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itsclydebitches · 2 years ago

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Hey Clyde can you elaborate on the “No because…Ted was so deeply traumatized” GIF please?

Of course!

Obviously that's Tomlinfonda's post/argument, so I can only speak to my own interpretation of things, but basically it's acknowledging the tragic implications of our finale. Ted goes back to his son, but far more than that he isolates himself from everything and everyone else. It's all well and good to make headcanoned claims about his life in Kansas --"He's Ted Lasso. Of course he'll make a ton of new friends!" -- but based on what we're shown on screen, AKA the canon, Ted has rejected everything but his role as Henry's father.

He is no longer a premiere league coach, he's a kid's league coach for Henry.

He's no longer keeping some distance from Michelle post-divorce/post-dating Jacob for his own comfort and mental health, he's closely co-parenting with her for Henry.

He's not BFFs with Beard anymore, attending pivotal moments like his wedding, he's spending quality time with Henry.

He's no longer a part of the Richmond community or the Kansas community (we don't see Ted happily chatting with some extra at the game, an easy way to show that he's forming new bonds, nor has the series introduced Kansas friends he's still in contact with) he's a part of the Being Henry's Dad community.

I'm going to talk about this a lot more in the giant-ass meta I'm working on, but the tl;dr is that no one (that I've come across) is upset that Ted went back to Henry, only that the show implied that he gave up EVERYTHING ELSE to do that. Instead of having Henry come to London, or doing the work to make Kansas feel like a place Ted wants to be in for reasons other than this being where Henry currently lives, everything we get implies isolation and discomfort. No one is there to greet Ted at the airport (a sharp contrast to Rebecca tearfully seeing him off, previously begging him to stay). Michelle's house is a dull, sad-looking color pallet compared to the vibrancy of Richmond. She keeps literal distance from Ted, remaining in the doorway while Henry runs to his side and watching him walk in with arms crossed. We know he's not comfortable with her dating Jacob (quite understandably). Ted is not shown to attend ANY of the pivotal moments of his found family: wedding, book signing, giant get-together, despite having the time and financial means to do so. There are no more Diamond Dogs. There's no scene of him baking. No details to remind us of why he once loved his home state, like sunflowers and BBQ sauce. Ted can no longer challenge himself with the complexities coaching a premier team, despite having just come off of a brilliant season that involved re-inventing a whole new strategy. He's back to giving Season One advice of "Be a goldfish" - AKA just ignore what's bothering you, work to literally forget it, rather than engage with it as a means of self-improvement. It's a fine bit of advice for a missed goal, but in the context of his final line of the show? It reinforces the reading that Ted has regressed. Significantly.

"That's not true, Clyde, he's stopped running away from Henry now!" Ehhh has he? I mean yes, he's literally, physically there, but how healthy is that going to be for either of them in the long run if Ted hasn't addressed the root of his anxieties and, as Tomlinfonda's post says, has "killed every part of himself" that's not fatherhood? Ted was happy in London, thriving, right up until his mom unexpectedly arrived and gave him a massive guilt-trip about long-distance parenting. After three seasons of promoting, fighting for, and fully embracing non-traditional relationships, the series end with Ted panicking, going back to where he's "supposed" to be so that he can be the Mid-Western Nuclear Family Father™ that his mother expects. Why? Because Ted lost his own father and he's terrified of doing the same thing to Henry. I've even seen fans talking about how Ted has successfully broken a "cycle" by going home, but what the show and those fans both fail to realize is that living in another country and dying by suicide are not the same thing. Ted never "abandoned" Henry and we sure as hell can't equate him taking a long-distance job/moving permanently to somewhere he loves with his own father's death. If anything, this ending feels like the OPPOSITE of breaking that cycle to me. Moving between parents in two different countries, or moving permanently to London might hold a number of challenges for Henry (even though this is a show where characters frequently make huge life changes without any of the realistic consequences and I don't understand why these challenges are suddenly relevant now... ) but is that really worse than growing up with a father who, based on these last ten minutes, does not come across as happy to me? Who's presented as comparatively isolated? Who isn't shown engaging with anything that's not related to his son? Who may be back here in part due to outside pressure and his own, panicked assumptions? Who, according to what's shown on screen (remember, everything else is a heacanon) he has no identity now outside of his role as a father? I wish someone had ASKED Henry what he wants because despite the clear excitement about Ted coming home, this is a kid who is emotionally intelligent enough to realize what's been making his dad happy. No, you can't put that kind of decision-making pressure on a real child, but a fictional one in a trope-heavy show? Let Henry decide to move/continue long distance because more than wanting his dad beside him 24/7, he wants his dad to be happy.

Because... seriously. If we're worried about Ted potentially repeating the cycle of suicide, I'd say removing him from the support system he's slowly built over three years, denying him major connections with his friends, removing the intellectual challenges he loved, plopping him back in a state he's outgrown, keeping him close to an ex-wife and former marriage counselor now dating said ex-wife and a mother he's harboring a lot of anger towards, plus leaving us on the implication that he's backsliding by trying to ignore his problems instead of tackling them because, you know, he hasn't seen his therapist in months and all the people who know him well enough to challenge him are an ocean away... that's all a bit more concerning than an ending that says, "Ted needs to figure out how to parent Henry from London long-term" or "Ted needs to figure out how to integrate Henry and Michelle into his London life."

Parts of the fandom: Thank god Ted went back to Henry :) All he needs is his son :) He's improved so much in his mental health :) I'm so proud of him :)

Me: I've NEVER been more worried about Ted than I am now :/

It's an ending that says your child is the only thing that matters. Your friends, your career, your hobbies, what you need for your mental health... give all of it up despite, as the rest of the show argues, the fact that you don't have to. The problem is 100000% NOT that Ted ends the series with Henry. I wanted and fully expected them to reunite. But Ted reunites in a way that has him rejecting everything about himself that doesn't directly support his son, all of which is based off of -- imo highly inaccurate -- anxieties about what a "real" father looks like and the presumed fragility of kids. Ted rejects three years of growth and family because he fears that not doing everything that's easiest for Henry -- be there 24/7, don't make him move, don't complicate things with his mom, etc. -- will somehow make him feel the same way Ted feels after the death of his father. In reality, these situations are nothing alike, Ted is feeding the very anxieties he's been working to overcome, Henry has not displayed any significant difficulties with an unconventional family unit, and a happy, supported Ted would ALWAYS be a better father to Henry than one who feels trapped and isolated. The show could have easily given us a reunion while allowing Ted to keep all that he's built -- Rebecca lays out how that can happen right on screen! -- and instead the show chose to have Ted sacrifice everything but Henry when it's oh so clear he never had to.

Which yeah, feels tragic to me. Or at the very least incredibly bittersweet, with a huge emphasis on the bitter. There's nothing wrong with those endings, but it's not a conclusion that I think fit Ted Lasso's genre, or served the rest of the series well.

#Ted Lasso #suicide tw #mymetas

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letshareapapou · 7 months ago

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The Acolyte spoilers (it's gunna be kinda a downer so don't read if youre liking the show lol sorry)

So after this episode I'm just....not happy with any characters anymore, I started off really digging Osha, Sol and Jecki but now...ehhh

I get it was tagged as a murderer mystery so I expected people to die but I loved seeing stuff with Indara and Sol in this episode so much. I appreciate seeing a jedi (Sol) so emotional that you kind of understand why Jedi are told to not have attachments. I'm hoping the last episode is Sol redemption for his mistakes and taking responsibility finally because for now I'm just like brother eugh over it. (Which I get narrative wise but still )

With Osha being with the not Sith I'm just meh. The flirty stuff he's throwing feels more for the audience.(And this is coming from someone who loves his design and the actor himself). I just don't like it after he's killed a bunch of people right before lol not into it from a story prospective. It's similar to how I felt about Kylo Ren and Rey, just did not feel it at all.

Then Jecki, honestly I enjoyed how she went out, it made the not Sith feel powerful, just because Jecki was important it didn't give her plot armor, she was a Padawan fighting a much stronger enemy of course she should lose. But now she's axed so its one less character to root for lol

Like the repetitive killing of characters is like who are you left to root for/be invested in? There's only so much shock if no one you like is around at the end.

I've enjoyed seeing high republic stuff, the sets are fun and I loved loved everything with the not Sith fight (especially the metal shorting out the sabers) but storywise I'm struggling to be invested in characters

But there's still another episode so I'll finish it off and see.

#the acolyte #sad takes my bad

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theburninggalaxy · 11 months ago

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Atla live action real time reaction - ep1 Aang

(Minus the first five or so minutes cause I forgot, also i havent looked at any other opinions so if i like it and everyone else hates it or i hate it and everyone else likes it then oh well)

Ok why is Aang basically flying without his glider. Like ik technically he's not zaheer type flying but it still feels WRONG cause. Just take your glider with you.

Oh god please no I'm gonna get all invested in a thriving air temple fuckkkk

IT WAS A CELEBRATION THEY ATTACKED DURING A FUCKING CELEBRATION

That's a lot of bison

Ngl it does make more sense that it'd be a gathering of all air nomads instead of staging four simultaneous attacks and then spending years if not decades trapping them

Why are the air nomads getting involved in a conflict. Like. Even as a defence force that's unlikely to happen cause then otherwise s4 of Korra wouldn't have been predicated by Tenzin saying they're gonna break from tradition and become involved. Like yh some sort of response sure but seemingly sending some sort of volunteer force? No.

Imma say it now or I'm gonna be massacred when it comes up later: I don't like The Storm. And I really hope that by getting Aangs backstop changed here they also change when we get Zukos.

Ok I really like the scene where Gyatso tells Aang he's the avatar. I love the emphasis on their relationship and I hope it continues past ep1

OH JESUS THE ACTOR FOR AANG IS BETTER THAN I EXPECTED OW

Ehhhh this monologue feels very forced and I don't think it's necessary? The point would've gotten across without it imo. Just add another scene of Aang being a normal kid instead.

Also I don't like how they left out the social isolation he felt after everyone found out

With that said, I do like when Aang and Appa hug, it's a good setup for their friendship

I also don't like how it isn't Aang running away? Like. That's the basis for a decent chunk of his arc?

Jesus Aang was close to being killed

I'm not sure how I feel about the bending. The airbending looks fine but the fire and earthbending look a tad off. Maybe it'll get better once I see it in any light whatsoever. Why aren't scenes lit anymore why are people in movies and shows nocturnal.

While I agree that the air nomads fighting back is the right choice, I don't like how there hasn't been a single mention of their philosophies.

Ok I'll admit the back and forth between appa over the ocean and the battle at the temple is pretty neat.

Would've been better if we had any evidence that the comet is doing anything

This is pretty explicit violence bloody hell not what I was expecting. Not sure how I feel about it and how it's gonna work with the more lighthearted aspects

The music is cool.

I'm sorry but I just found Gyatsos death a little goofy

Cool iceberg

Why is Katara in the ship. Idk I don't like how they keep missing small things cause the small things are pretty important to character arcs

Why is the Southern water tribe so big

And why does it sound like there are multiple settlements in the south Pole.

No.

Wrong.

Ok the Sokka lecturing kids scene works well

Whys Sokka serious. Again.

Ehhh don't like how Kataras waterbending seems to be a secret from the village. Dunno why they did that.

Why haven't I heard a single joke from Sokka. Did they learn nothing.

Why didn't they find Aang correctly. Just. Why. It's such an important scene for establishing their characters.

Whys Zukos scar so small

Ok we got a little sarcasm

Ok Zuko is pretty much bang on just turned down a little

Iroh needs to be more lighthearted

AND THE FUCKING CABIN NEEDS TO BE LIT BLOODY HELL BRING BACK LIGHT

I'm gonna quote "but for me it's my destiny" until the end of time now

But where's the honour?

Aang is rightfully confused. A much more logical reaction than to ask someone to go penguin sledding and not caring what's going on

What the fuck. Where's his glider. That's just fucking wrong.

I'd like Sokka to make more intentional jokes but I am finding the dry sarcasm and humour decently funny

Ok the actor for Aang is way better than I was expecting

Why is Gran Gran saying the line. And why now.

Why is she saying all this. Why haven't we had any proper interaction between sokka and katara and aang.

Zuko needs to be angrier. Right amount of angst not enough anger.

I like Katara but she feels too old. Like I knew someone who was the type of 14 year old that Katara is and she feels older.

Zuko however. Yeah. Spot on. Its painfully and embrassingly familiar I do not miss being 16

Ok I really like Aangs explanation of bending. It ties it all together and brings it back to balance really nicely

I'll admit the moment where Katara bends is nice. Bit of a deviation but I'm not too mad at it? I hope it doesn't set a president for removing kataras agency

I don't like how him being the avatar is revealed.

Katara hope count: 1. Zuko honour count: 0.

Also where'd the water tribe get all the wood?

The music is pretty good I will admit

The water tribe kids fighting back is nice

Wait so Aang has his staff but it's not a glider?? Tf????

Ooh I'm a fan of how they're doing Iroh, minus the lack of lightheartedness (which. Is becoming a theme.)

Ok I'll admit, Sokka screaming on Appa is pretty funny

Might just be me, but imo Zukos desperation when he first saw aang out of his cell is really apparent yet really subtle and I love it

Ok I like how Aang apparently can't fly without smth to bounce off that's something

I'm in two minds about the change in what Sokka and Katara are doing. On the one hand, I like Sokka catching Aang. On the other, the fight with them there had some great moments and I'm sad that they're not here.

Nvm I fucking love that Katara was the one to stop the fireball

JESUS THE KID WHO PLAYS AANG IS A GOOD ACTOR I ALMOST CRIED WHEN HE SAW GYATSO

Not a fan of the lack of fun before finding out about the fire nation attack

The slow motion "Aaang" made me laugh I'm sorry I just find slow mo inherently funny

Seriously tho Aangs actor is some of the best child acting I've seen in a while

Yh they're definitely going with unintentionally funny sokka. Which. I don't like. At all. I get that they're aiming it at a different audience but still. Intentionally funny and goofy teenagers exist.

Having said that, I am enjoying moments like "oh is that all" I like the humour, it just isn't sokka

Zuko drawing I am accepting that as canon after the war he does art constantly to help him relax and during book two he'd use sticks to draw in the earth when he was bored I am accepting this as canon fight me.

And that's the episode! I'd say a 6/10 on the cartoon accuracy (0 being you know what and 10 being a moment for moment exact replica of the cartoon) a 7.5/10 on the "does this feel like atla" scale and an 8/10 on the enjoyment.

It's incredibly obvious that this is a show for teens. My 10 year old cousin loves atla and I would not recommend showing it to her. Personally I like the idea of making it for teens, partially cause it might allow for deeper exploration on a couple of things that wouldn't be appropriate for a child audience (Zuko and Ozais relationship in particular) however I think they've slightly missed it by cutting out the more lighthearted moments.

As for characters: Sokka is wrong but is just about recognisable, Katara and Iroh are pretty solid but do feel a bit wrong due to changes to events and lightheartedness respectively, the actor for Aang is fucking incredible imo but Aang really does suffer in the writing from the darker tone but ngl with this actor I don't actually mind it as it does still feel like Aang, and Zuko is almost perfect literally just needs a bit more anger.

The special effects are fine. I like how they're doing airbending and the firebending and waterbending are fine. Doesn't really add or detract anything to my opinion really. However I do like the costumes, they're simple enough to be recognisable but detailed enough to be realistic. I really like how much Aang blends in at the air temple but stands out in every other environment, its the sort of thing that can work a lot better in live action and I hope they continue to take advantages of the medium instead of just assuming live action to be the default.

There are some changes I really don't like (the way the find Aang in particular) and some I really do (seeing Aang in the air temple). I think the general vibe is a sort of alternate dimension atla where it's geared towards teens instead of kids. It's fundamentally the same show, but still very distinct in a way that could be its greatest asset or its downfall.

#atla #atla live action #netflix atla #not that i watched it on netflix cause the password sharing ban has landed in the uk #avatar #avatar the last airbender

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captainkirkk · 1 year ago

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Some more thoughts from chapters 200-300

Iruma is lovingly tossed around SO often, and he seems to love it. His classmates, Balam, Sullivan - they all love cuddling and throwing him about, and Iruma is just boneless in their arms like a very blissed out house cat

Obsessed with the misfit class as second years. It's nice to see a show that properly acknowledges time passing, and!! The class being upperclassmen to the baby first years is painfully cute

I'm shocked that "Iruma is Derkila's biological son" isn't a common rumour in the demon world or at least among the demon nobles?? Multiple people have commented on how alike they are, not to mention the fact that Sullivan was Derkila's most trusted confidant and then suddenly he comes out with a random child? Suspicious

Speaking of Derkila - he's definitely Ali, right? That's how Iruma has Derkila's mana? I'm half-expecting Ali to get his memories of being the demon king back, and just go "I don't wanna be the demon king anymore, I'm gonna keep hanging out with Iruma :3c"

Things are definitely starting to amp up., plot-wise It feels like something Big is going to happen soon, like Iruma is going to get hurt, or lose a fight, or lose a person (please no), or his identity is going to be revealed... idk but I feel like the status quo is about to be disrupted.

I could get behind Babyls having a torture studies teacher, but said teacher torturing a student during an exam?? HELLO?? JAZZ ARE YOU OKAY

Opera sensei is my favourite thing ever. Imagine Alfred coming to the Teen Titans to teach them a few things while Batman is off-world and he just wipes the floor for them. That's what this feels like.

I'm loving the emphasis on Iruma being squishy. He's put on weight!! I bet he's never been in a healthy weight range before considering how difficult his life was in the human realm, but now he's soft and healthy and has access to food every day and I'm so happy to see it.

Me: Ehhh I'm not sure how I feel about the idea of Iruma as the demon king. / Iruma: "I want to create a kind netherworld!" :D / Me: SOMEONE CROWN HIM RIGHT NOW

Are there OTHER humans in the demon world? Narnia spoke about humans in a round-about way so he could threaten Iruma without directly calling him out, but it still makes me wonder... How many other humans have visited the human realm? ARE there other humans who have made their home here?

Decided store all my thoughts on this post while reading the 'Welcome to demon school, Iruma' manga instead of spamming everyone with thousands of individual posts

Iruma's love language is head pats and no one can tell me otherwise!!

I really enjoy that the manga has explicitly said "love is love and not based off gender" in the demon realm. We have at least two background characters who have same-sex interests, although admittedly said characters are a little questionable (but interesting)

Although there are a few creepy side character that I hate with all heart that make uncomfy comments about girls. Even Lied. He's getting the Kaminari treatment smh

What do you MEAN the creators almost made Azz blond??

The misfit class has a group chat and Kalego is in it. I need fics about this immediately.

I love how m!ik encourages selfishness. Often shounen animes do the opposite and our characters are selfless to the point of ruin (*cough* bnha *cough*). But m!ik shows that striving every day for YOUR own desires and living happily is the most beautiful thing a person can do. (Especially to Iruma, who endured a childhood of neglect/abuse)

I will never get enough of evil phase Iruma. Evil phase Irumi is a fucking gift.

I love that Sullivan and Opera made their own Irumi merch. I'm sure official Irumi merch is gonna hit the market after the idol games, and then it's going to be an all out war between Azz, Clara, Ameri, Sullivan & Opera to buy it

Azz, drunk off his ass at the new years party having a meltdown about how SMALL Iruma is?? It gives the same vibes as the drunk woman crying about puppies in that one buzzfeed video

Drunk Jazz insisting he's the misfit class's big brother 😭😭 They're so found family coded I cannot handle this

Opera vowing to serve and protect Iruma the same way they serve and protect Sullivan.... I'm going to pass away

I'm up to chapter 200 and may or may not keep live-posting my thoughts, depending on whether my fever goes away

#i'm going to be caught up with the manga soon and i Cannot handle it #my posts #m!ik #liveblogging #manga spoilers

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bisexualryder · 6 years ago

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Ignite the fire inside of me Embrace the life of tragedy A tide of war and broken dreams

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I will fight this war for you And let the dawn of love survive Broken, I crawl back to life

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fueledbyapplepi · 3 years ago

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wanna know how ran rindou sanzu and koko would do when they're out on a date with their gf and they bump into her toxic friend who flirts with the bf and has the audacity to still be pick me and toxic towards the reader 😃. my man better shut her up and comfort me (and tell me to drop her) 😤

What a Shame | Bonten Ran, Rindou, Sanzu, and Koko

- When Y/N's toxic friend tries the boys from her. (female reader)

genre: fluff, crack (?)

warnings: cussing, minor mentions of violence and suggestive content (but nothing explicit)

A/N: I haven't written any scenario for weeks now so I apologize if my writing here is tarnished hehe. Okay but ngl, we all know at least a single person in our life who's like this tbh.

Ran Haitani

For the older Haitani, taking things seriously isn't really in his vocabulary. After all, life's too short to be uptight all the time. But of course, there's always one exception to the rule - you.

As his s/o, Ran has always respected you. You were the only one who was able to tolerate his attitude, and you were the only one who stood beside him and Rindou while they were in and out of jail before they became Bonten executives.

So it was only natural that Ran treats you like the queen you are because you deserve it.

"Ran, I think that's too much." You clutched your boyfriend's arm while pointing to the paper bag he's holding. "You don't have to splurge on Cartier for me."

Ran smirked at you, "Babe, trust me. This doesn't even cost an eight of what I earn."

You rolled your eyes at your boyfriend. Trying your best to fight the smile that's already forming on your lips. "Yeah, I know. But-"

Without even realizing it, you accidentally bumped into someone.

"Oh, I'm really so-"

"Oh, Y/N!" A familiar but unwelcomed voice said.

You looked up to apologize, and surprisingly, it was your old 'friend' from College whom you had to cut off for several reasons.

"Oh hi, Y/F/N! It's been a long time!"

"Yeah, yeah." She looked at you from head to toe and then to Ran. Forcing a smile on her face. "I'm surprised you're with a man! And a hot one at that. What's gotten into you? Did you manage to seduce him?"

Ran grinned at the sight unraveling before him. It's not like he's actually happy with your friend, but at the fact that he's going to make someone cry today.

Fighting back the urge to roll your eyes, you smiled at your friend. "Oh, actually I-"

"You know, Y/N isn't popular back then. And I'm guessing you must have already known why." Your friend cut you off, now talking to the tall man beside you.

"Ehhh? And why is that?" Ran asked with a smug look on his face.

"C'mon now! Just look at them!" Your friend exclaimed. Suddenly leaning to your boyfriend, too close for your liking. "But I can make you happier, you know."

To your surprise, Ran suddenly let go of your hand, and held your friend's shoulder. "Is that so?"

"I'm a catch." Your friend winked.

"Then..." Your boyfriend gripped your friend's shoulder tightly, then pushed them all of a sudden. "Get the fuck away from me and my woman."

Your friend suddenly tripped from your boyfriend's push. Ran immediately crouched down to your friend's level.

"You smell like cheap cologne. Your shoes are out of season. Like what, from four years ago? Your eyebrows look like they're drawn by a sharpie. You-"

Feeling bad for your friend and not wanting to make a scene anymore, you pulled your boyfriend's hand. "Ran, that's enough. Let's go"

"You're not even in Y/N's level so stay the fuck away." Ran whispered one last time before getting up and following your orders.

You and Ran immediately left the scene, not wanting to draw more attention.

"Ran, they were about to cry." You confronted your boyfriend.

"Heh, I wasn't even done. Have you seen their hair? Man I really wanted to"

"Ran, that was too much."

Your boyfriend sighed and nodded. Surprising you with a kiss on your forehead. "There's nothing too much for my queen, though."

Hiding the smile of content on your face, you bit the inside of your cheeks.

Maybe he was right. Maybe some people just deserve to be put in their place.

Rindou Haitani

For some people outside your relationship, Rindou doesn't seem like he cares. With his stoic face and quite impudent nature, there's a point on why outsiders see it that way.

However, Rindou is one affectionate and patient boyfriend. No matter how much he tries to hide it, his overflowing emotions would betray him.

You slid your hand across the table, trying to feel the warmth of Rindou's hand as your cup of coffee began to lose its warmth.

In return, your boyfriend held your hand tightly. His other hand is on his chin while he looks away, trying to hide the red tint on his cheeks.

You and Rindou were enjoying the peace surrounding you two in a café where you invited him. Rindou immediately agreed since it was rare for him to enjoy the serenity without his annoying brother.

Still, all good things must come to an end. Your peace was suddenly interrupted with an uninvited guest.

"Oh my! Fancy meeting you here, Y/N!"

Your eyes immediately shot up and looked at the person standing next to your table.

"Oh, hi Y/F/N." You smiled forcefully, trying to hide your annoyance from the interruption.

Rindou looked up lazily to the person, then looked at you. Although he might have already had an idea as to who the person is, your boyfriend still raised his brows as if asking.

"Oh, uhm Rindou, this is Y/F/N. We used to be on the same organization in College." You explained. "And, Y/F/N, this is Rindou, my boyfriend."

"Oh wow." Your boyfriend gaped at your boyfriend. Their eyes already screaming at how much they want your man.

To you and Rindou's surprise, your friend immediately sat next to Rindou without even asking.

Your boyfriend could only look scrunch his brows as he tries to fight the urge to flip off the table.

"Look, I don't really pry that much in relationships. But let me warn you..." Your friend leaned on to Rindou "Y/N won't take you seriously. She dated a bunch of our colleagues back then, and none even lasted enough for her."

You look at your friend wide-eyed. "Y/F/N. That was a long time ago, and I was immature back then."

"Meh, old habits die hard, Y/N." Your friend rolled their eyes at you. "So..." Suddenly they snaked up their hand on Rindou's chest, "take a pity on your gorgeous boyfriend, and let him go. Right?"

While Rindou may be a patient man for you, he can only take so much for other people. And your so-called friend was one of them.

Your boyfriend suddenly stood up, surprising both you and your friend.

"Look, Y/F/N. I don't give a fuck about how many guys Y/N dated because that's understandable for a gorgeous person like her." Your boyfriend suddenly held onto your friend's collar, "And your pathetic little attempt of seducing me won't work. Just look at you."

Your friend can do nothing but gasp at Rindou's remarks as he stormed out of the café while he grabbed your hand.

While walking towards the car, Rindou suddenly let go of your hand.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Your boyfriend looked at you with his brows scrunched together.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I dated some of my colleagues back then. I thought-"

"No. Why didn't you tell me that you have a friend like that? I could've taught them a lesson for you." Rindou said, his gaze suddenly softening. "That's not even a friend, Y/N."

You hugged Rindou. Burying your face in his blazer to hide your embarrassment. "I'm sorry."

Rindou patted your head. Further drowning you on the warmth of his arms to comfort you.

Sanzu Haruchiyo

Before even getting in a relationship with Sanzu, you had a fair share of warnings and disapproval from your friends and family. Although it may seem understandable considering that he's a high-profile criminal, there's a lot of things they wouldn't understand.

They wouldn't understand the euphoria someone like Sanzu brings into your life. And they wouldn't understand how he's a safe space in all of the chaos.

"Fuck babe. You're doing it again." A voice suddenly interrupted your train of thoughts.

"Oh, sorry. What is it, Sanzu?" You leaned on the pink-haired man next to you. Trying to convey your expression despite the loud noise of the crowd and blinding lights before you.

Sanzu smiled as you leaned next to him, "You just look gorgeous tonight baby. I'm just saying, maybe we can get home early tonight."

You deadpanned at your boyfriend. Hand running through your hair, you sighed once again. "Babe, we're celebrating Bonten's success tonight. So no."

Sanzu rolled his eyes before chugging the Cognac on the countertop of the bar. To his surprise, the Cognac was immediately refilled by the bartender.

You made a double look at the bartender leaning in front of Sanzu. And to your surprise, it was one of your friends and colleague.

"Y/F/N!" You exclaimed, wanting them to acknowledge you too, instead of just being in front of your boyfriend.

"Oh. Y/N!" They smiled. A look of disappointment plastered on their face "I didn't see you there."

"You work here now?" You asked out of curiosity.

"Yeah. I actually just got in a few minutes ago." Your friend smiled, "And who's this?"

"Oh uhm, he's Sanzu. My boyfriend." You proudly said, "And Sanzu, this is my friend, Y/F/N."

"I feel bad for you." Your friend frowned at Sanzu, "Y/N here doesn't really know any fun. I mean, just look at her! Boring, right?"

You immediately felt all your confidence crumble in a matter of seconds. Feeling embarrassed by your friend, you immediately pulled your boyfriend's arm.

However, Sanzu just gripped your hand. As if trying to tell you to just stay in your seat.

"Oh?? And how about you?" Sanzu asked. A hint of sarcasm and annoyance dripped in his tone.

"Well, perhaps we can have fun tonight." Your friend leaned on the countertop, whispering in your boyfriend's ear. "I'm fun to be with."

"I don't think so." Sanzu grinned, "Y/N's boring you say? I mean, your pathetic attempt to entice me isn't exciting at all. You can't even compare to my Y/N."

Suddenly both to you and your friend's surprise, Sanzu pulled your friend by the neck. His hand choking the life out of them.

"See, I don't know if you know me or not, but I'll make sure that the moment we leave this club, you'll be fired from this job of yours and everybody in Tokyo will know how much of a bitch you are."

Your friend could only quiver in fear. While you, seeing that the situation escalated quickly, pulled Sanzu away from the bar.

"SANZU!" You exclaimed. "That was too much! You scared them!"

"As they should." Sanzu smiled at you. "I only did what I had to Y/N. What they did was too much, too."

"But-"

"That's not a friend, Y/N" Sanzu brushed the tips of his nails at your hair. "See how they treated you? If they're on Bonten, they would've been dead already."

You sighed. Not wanting to prolong the argument, you cupped your boyfriend's cheeks, "But promise me, you'll control yourself next time, okay?"

"I'll try to, princess." Sanzu smiled, his hands on your hips, "So, can we go home now?"

"No."

Kokonoi Hajime

It took quite some time before you and Koko got together. Although he might have had his heart broken before, the second time around trying with someone was different. Most especially it was you.

You were patient around him, and kind enough to understand the trauma and pain he's been through. Thus, Koko was a protective boyfriend around you.

"Koko, you really don't have to accompany me here. I'm literally just getting my nails done!" You sighed as you trailed behind your boyfriend. "Don't you have a meeting with Sanzu tonight?"

"Cancelled it. It's not urgent anyway." Koko waved his hand, a sign that it was time for you to drop the topic.

Koko opened the salon's door. The smell of toluene immediately hits you.

As you were about to talk to the reception about your appointment, you felt a tap on your shoulder.

"Y/N?"

To your surprise, it was a friend of yours at work. You immediately smiled, not wanting to be impolite, "Oh, hi Y/F/N!"

"You're doing your nails today? But I thought you were still the plain Y/N I know!" Your friend laughed.

Deciding to ignore her rude remarks, you pulled Koko by his hand "Y/F/N, this is my boyfriend, Koko. And Koko, meet my friend, Y/F/N."

"I didn't know you got a boyfriend now!" Your friend exclaimed. "How come? I mean Y/N isn't really the type to attract men. Especially someone your type."

Koko immediately frowned at the rude remark. "Y/N's a great girlfriend. So I have no idea what you're trying to imply."

"C'mon now! I'll show you what I'm talking about." Your friend nudged Koko, "How about meeting me at my place tonight?"

You immediately raised a brow at your friend's remark. While Koko, clearly annoyed at your friend suddenly snapped.

"Look. I don't know who the fuck do you think you are, but you're clearly crossing the line with my girlfriend." Koko pointed a finger at her, "And never, will I ever go out with a low life like you."

Overwhelmed with the way your boyfriend defended you, you suddenly grabbed your boyfriend's wallet, and took a couple of hundred dollars.

"He's right. And go buy a new personality." You immediately handed the money to your friend and stormed out of the salon.

Koko surprised with how sassy you became, suddenly hugged you from your back. "Babe, I didn't know you can be like that."

You held into your boyfriend's hand and leaned, "I know. And thank you for defending me, Koko"

"And babe?" Koko whispered, sending goosebumps in your skin.

"That's Bonten's money. Not mine."

You turned around and faced your boyfriend with a surprised look on your face, "Well shit."

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platinumrosetail · 2 years ago

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Book request

Yandere lmk x magi hinahoho twin reader

So it was during a fight in a Storm and fighting a enymy and she fall into the lyunreth the other and her brothers try to find it

She go though the lybresth against the enemy and win ( now for this it goin be water and plant powers cuz I don't know what else do she like yuni oni)

So her wepon was a a beautiful LOUTS flower pendeite

And when she won it her enyms in rage did a attacking but the labyrinth didn't like that and sent him out but gave the reader a extra reward for being kinda ( or punsmet lol)

So she gets sent to the lmk and she changes a little bit she still tall and buff but has LOUTS flower looks and her hair like a beautiful LOUTS poud and her smki like water and other stuff basically she look like a LOUTS godsse and she fall into the lmk world try to find a away back home and help her friends who she doesn't know don't want her to go and fell in love with her

I’m guessing you mean one with text for the conversation, “” this is what I meant but I’ll try my beast with this so I hope you like it! 😁

Warning: noob author, dark theme, yandere romantic characters, female!reader, and others.

Characters: various males.

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( fair warning, since your didn’t seem to have specify how far you wanted it to go I’ll just do 2 episodes of season one to help at least hopefully make it into a long post, and I’ll try to have the characters and reader have conversations, ain’t no guarantee but I’ll make sure to at least try and do that. 😅😁)

You wake up to bricking in a whisper like tone that you can only make out a few bits of; like “Who is she?”, “How is she as tall as sandy?” Which was random for you to hear cause most people would know how you’re so tall except for children of course and you also don’t know who this sandy person is.

“Um… who are you people and where am I?” I ask to the people in the room that was turned away from me though when I had spoken that seem to have alerted them on how I’m awake now.

“Oh! I’m mk, this is mei, pigsy, tang-” this ‘mk’ kid was interrupted by a pink pig like man.

“Kid! We don’t know if she’s a threat or not! So don’t go introducing us to her so easily!” He scolded the boy. I sweatdrop but understand the possible skepticism.

“ooh, but pigsy she seems like a nice person, plus we found her all alone and she could be like sandy all big but in reality a sweetheart.” Mk tries to justify which made pigsy groan before relenting.

“Fine!” Then he turns to me. “But if you do anything to mk and the others I’ll make sure you wished you were never born.”

“Yes, sir. Thank you for allowing me to stay here.” I thanked him politely.

after everything got settled with how i’m ging to sleep and how things run i began working for pigdy with mk and getting to know them all.

it wasn’t long for their supposed mayor and leader of this city to come visit the shop which i had found a bit weird and suspicious on how he came here all of the sudden.

the mayor spoke a few words to mk and creepily said “cause i’m the mayor!” very loud with an insane look.he looks at me before he left and i got a chill as he does so.

when he was out of my vision i could still feel his eyes on me even if he isn’t there anymore.

“that was one weird mayor.” i say as i look back to where he left just to make sure he wasn’t actually there watching me with hios insane eyes of his.

“ehhh, he’s been mayor for a good long while so i wouldn’t worry about it, he’s done some good things to this city plus he usually not out of his office most of the time so if you’re uncomfortable then you’ll won’t be seeing much of him that much anyway.” mei says trying to ease my worries which helped with what it could.

“ok, i guess i’ll have to take your word for it as y’all been in this city longer than i have.”

“yea! and since i got this open to anything key from the mayor let’s test it out shall we!” mk suggested.

i worry they’ll get in trouble so i go with them just in case.

that worry was very much justified. mk and mei began opening a lot of things, some was things you shouldn’t open while others are things were empty thankfully.

mk even got a bright idea to put it to his head to see what would happen, i don’t know what had happened but it must’ve been something.

though soon after this red like person came in and demanded that we handed over the key, not likely as it might be used for something no good and would put many people in danger plus they seem to know him and don’t have a good history with the red boy.

all three of us battled the red boy until his own mother decided to join in on the fun of this battle.

sadly they now have the key to anything, which most definitely won’t be used to unlock any pet stores to see any puppies or cats.

we couldn’t get the key back so we just had to leave it at that, plus we can most likely defeat whatever comes at us for if it is being used by red boy, who i now know is called redson family.

What I didn’t know is that I seemed to have sparked a interest in redson.

mk was over at his mentor; monkey king’s place training and stuff when it happened. we had to faced this big shadow likle being that suspiciously looked like a monkey.

“shouldn’t we wait for mk?!” i asked mei as we all fail to defeat the purple and dark theme monkey beast.

“ehhh, i think we can handle it and if not then we’ll call mk over to help.” i sigh before deciding to go help the bystanders to a safer place away from here not noticing or taking in account that i’m being watched.

after heling the bystanders, i soon joined up with the others and help them take down the monkey beast.

“we should really call mk over now.” i say to mei as the beast took down the others and us which she finally agreed on doing thankfully.

(i’m doing this by memory so some things might be wrong than in the actual episode so please bare with me, thank you.)

It oddly enough wasn’t mk who defeated the monkey beast but a shadowy figure that also looked like a monkey; I wonder if that’s the famous monkey king.

“He that’s monkey king!!” Mk exclaimed before grabbing me and rushing off to his supposed monkey mentor. “He can finally meet you now, (Y/N)!”

“Hey, monkey king! I’d like for you to meet a new- wait you’re not monkey king…” mk stopped himself when he noticed the differences between monkey king and this newcomer.

“Uh- yea i get that a lot.” This new monkey squatted before introducing himself to mk and me. “But my name is macaque, six eared macaque actually.”

I was skeptical as tang never really mentioned about this sized eared macaque before or he musta forgot, that could be it and I’m just overreacting on this monkey fellow.

Mk started training with this new monkey acquaintances of ours as monkey king; i don’t really think this would be a good idea plus the advice that is most definitely not good advice coming from this dark monkey named macaque.

I sadly can’t really say anything as mk seem to get more dark than he actually is and that could react very bad on my end as well as make a scene but i do make sure to give him silent support here and there.

Though this feeling i had gotten proved to be correct about macaque being someone we couldn’t trust.

Macaque had betrayed mk and was truly after monkey king’s powers that was inherited from him to mk

I decided to help mk out as I had followed the two to were this beast was which was not some random dwelling beast but in fact a power of macaque that he had used to i guess have mk lured out so they can get buddy-buddy with each other to get macaques plan in motion.

“Spirit of nature and life dwell in my body and in case me into natures will, buer!” i chanted which had light in case my body turning my body.

Me and macaque started fighting each other as mk was busy trying to get himself unstuck from where he was trapped by his staff. Monkey king soon came in som show and is now helping me defeat macaque.

It was a difficult battle but we finally became victorious in it and mk even was able to help and get his powers back with encouragement words by monkey king which allowed mk to get his staff from keeping in place.

“Oh! Monkey king!! I would like for your to meet a new friend of mine, (Y/n)!!’ I look down art the monkey before giving my hand out for as handshake with the monkey king who also introduced himself.

“H-hi! Hi! Nice to meet another one of buds friends. You can call me sun wukong or just sun if you want, b-but monkey king is also aright, too!!” Sun blabbed on making me chuckle at his nervousness that is never thought he would have.

“Well it’s nice to meet you as well, as mk said my name is (Y/n).” I reintroduced myself for myself this time before me and mk headed i off to pigsy’s shop.

What i didn’t know is that every man i meet from here on out was going to gain a obsession with me and would like to keep me to themselves.

(A/n: hello!!! Hoped you liked it!!!! I don’t usually make things like this so i hope i did alright and hoped y’all liked it!! And this will be my big break of taking request for a long while, I’ll still post but for my little ideas and stuff and I’ll also be busy on Wattpad with updating my books so i won’t take any request for a long while until i see fit it’s time to start doing requests again. Also I’m burned out on lmk request so i won’t be doing those as much as you’d probably hoped for when i do post on here so please keep that in mind and even then when i do open my request again i would like for some of those request to not be of lmk as i want y’all to understand that i don’t just only do lmk ands know that lmk request would most likely burn me out so i hope y’all can understand that and hope y’all have a wonderful dayevening/night!!!)

#anime #various x reader #anime x reader #x reader stories #lego monkie kid x reader #lego monkie kid #jttw #crossover #anime crossover #lmk macaque #magi kingdom of magic #magi x reader #magi sinbad #yandere x reader #yandere #romantic

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zee-has-commitment-issues · 3 years ago

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Songs on my Wilmon playlist, and why:

Hi. I just wanted to talk about some songs on my Wilmon playlist because it's like 9 hours long and I've been listening to it while I edit "You Have Reached the Voicemail Box of... Wilmon"

So here we go:

Friends by Chase Atlantic: this is really a whole Wilmon vibe and I will fight anyone who disagrees. "Heart on your sleeve like you've never been loved. Running in circles, now look what you've done" is 100% a Wille lyric. "And what the hell were we? Tell me we weren't just friends. This doesn't make much sense, no. But I'm not hurt, I'm tense. 'Cause I'll be fine without you, babe." Simon's line 100%. That is a Wilmon song right there. That is their whole vibe. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

ICU by Phoebe Bridgers: "Whenever I feel good, it'll be the last time. But I feel something When I see you now. I feel something When I see you," Wilmon. That's it. That's Wilmon. 9/ 10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Fight or Flight by Conan Gray: Ehhh. This is like... kinda a Wilmon song. Some of it fits them, and some of it doesn't. A Gray area if you will (let me have that pun. I'm sad and gay, ok?) Like "I'd rather die than have to cry in front of you. Fight or flight. I'd rather lie than tell you I'm in love with you" is definitely a Simon line. The song itself is about cheating, though, so not exactly Wilmon. 5/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

If This is Love by Ruth B: YEP. This one right here. This is Wilmon. This is their entire relationship in a song. It leaves me broken and sobbing every time. "If this is love, why does it break me down? Why do you break me down?" WILMON LINE. "even though it hurts in this moment, I have always known it. You're the other half to my broken heart." WILMON. 100/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez: this is much more of a Wille song than a Wilmon song. "Everyone thinks that we're perfect. Please don't let them look through the curtains," is very much a Wille line, but... curtains. You know? Overall, I can see it. 7/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

ilomilo by Billie Eilish: There are two specific lines in this song that make me think of Wille and Simon talking to or about each other. The Wille one is "And I don't wanna be lonely. So tell me you'll come home. Even if it's just a lie." That is definitely what goes through that boy's head every single time he sees Simon or thinks of Simon. And the line that I think Simon would say/think is "the day I met you, I just wanted to protect you, But now I'll never get to." Yeah. He won't get to protect Wille, even if he wants to. Because he broke up with Wille (for good reason) and he can't be his protector anymore. Idk I think those two lines really sum up how they think about each other. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Mine by Taylor Swift: I definitely don't need to explain this. Like you all know, right? This makes sense to everyone universally? I'll provide one line that just makes it make sense if I'm alone in this: "You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter. You are the best thing that's ever been mine." 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

They Don't Know About Us by One Direction: Again, I don't need to explain this. "They don't know about the things we do. They don't know about the I love you's" is 3000% a line written for Wilmon. "They don't know I've waited all my life. Just to find a love that feels this right" and you know what? THAT'S RIGHT. No one in their world knows about them. Because Wille monumentally fucked that up. So this song is definitely for Wilmon, but it also makes me sad. 100/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Don't You Remember by Adele: this is pain. This song is pain. This is what it sounds like. Especially if you think about Wilmon. "You left with no goodbye, not a single word was said. No final kiss to seal any sins. I had no idea of the state we were in" reminds me a lot of Simon thinking about Wille leaving. About him saying he wanted to be with Simon and then taking it back. It hurts a lot, but it's definitely a Wilmon song. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Would You Be So Kind by Dodie: a very cute Wilmon song. Reminds me of like episode 2's shenanigans. Adorable little babies falling in love for the first time. "'Cause I like you but that's not enough, So if you will Please fall in love with me" is so cute. They don't know if the other likes them, so they just really hope. Early Wilmon vibes. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Samurai Swords by Highasakite: This song is in the show, so I don't think I need to explain. It's the scene where August leaks the video, so obviously it's quite emotional. They just love each other so so much and this song makes it so much harder. "I'm not focused, I'm not stable. There's no patience, no salvation. There's no heartache, I'm not loving." It hurts. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

GO TO HELL by Clinton Kane: So this song is about cheating, and that's not Wilmon. BUT some of these lyrics just scream Simon. I can see Simon screaming this song at two in the morning after the breakup. "It's hurting in my chest to breathe, When all I see are stories of our love So hard, but it was not enough" yep, definitely Simon. "Did you care when you just Tore my heart to shreds?" Simon. Because did Wille care? Did he? "This is my loving last farewell. I hope you both go rot in hell." Simon talking to Wille and the queen. This is Simon's breakup song. 6/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

People Watching by Conan Gray: This song is for Wille. This is his song. If I had to pick a song to describe this little fruity prince, it would probably be this one. "But I wanna feel all that love and emotion. Be that attached to the person I'm holding. Someday, I'll be falling without caution. But for now, I'm only people watching." He really wants to be attached to Simon, and he can't. He feels like he's not allowed to. He feels like he has to be cautious. He can't fall for Simon. He continues to watch his life from the sidelines. 10/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Je te laisserai des mots by Patrick Watson: I'm going to use the English translation of lyrics for you guys because I think more of you guys speak English than French. But this song is so fucking sad in the context of Wilmon. The title, when translated is "I'll Leave You Words," and the lyrics don't get any less fucking sad. "I’ll leave you words Underneath your door Underneath the singing moon" they'll leave words for each other in secret. "And when you’re alone for a moment Kiss me Whenever you want" Kiss me, please, but only when we're alone. LITERALLY FUCK OFF. This song is so fucking sad when you give it sad context. 100/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Last Kiss by Taylor Swift: yeah. It's sad. They definitely both listened to this song on full blast and cried after they broke up. "I never thought we'd have a last kiss. Never imagined we'd end like this. Your name, forever the name on my lips." Yeah, they definitely thought these exact words without the prompt of sad country music. "So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep" Simon thinking about those damn magazines he keeps buying because it means he gets to see Wille. "And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe. " Wille thinking about Simon when he keeps waking up alone and all he wants to do is reach out and touch Simon. This is very much a Wilmon breakup song. "Sit on the floor wearing your clothes. All that I know is I don't know How to be something you miss" I could write an entire fic about that one lyric. 300/10 deserves to be on the playlist.

Let me know if you want a part 2. Again, this playlist is literally 9 hours long so I could make like 400 parts of this.

#wilmon #playlist #I will not explain myself #take this and be grateful #young royals #young royals netflix #netflix #prince wilhelm #wilhelm young royals #simon eriksson #simon young royals

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ryuichirou · 4 years ago

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You're one of my favourite snk blogs! I love the manga, but it feels like a lot of snk blogs don't like it much anymore, and even though I think a lot of their criticisms are wrong, it upsets me that so many think it's bad now. I'm glad you still enjoy it as much as you do, makes me feel less alone in the fandom

Oh, thank you so much, Anon!! I’m very happy to be one of your fav snk blogs hehe .w.

It really does suck that so many people think that the manga sucks these days. Of course, they can have their own opinions, but the majority of criticism we’ve encountered boils down to “I had my expectations, and the manga didn’t go the way I wanted it to, and now I’m salty”. I don’t know why it’s so hard to understand that you can criticize some aspects of media without going “ughhh it’s bad now, I want the old manga back”. The truth is, the old manga never existed, and they never saw the story the way it’s always been. People just came up with the story they like, and as soon as Isayama continued to draw it the way he originally planned, they got upset. I can ramble about it a lot, trust me, I’m a whiny bitch, but I’ll say just one thing – the story about humanity fighting titans is a dead end. You can’t make it good or not predictable and repetitive.

SnK is one of the greatest mangas I’ve read, and while it’s very complex, it’s still easy to understand, you don’t need a map to keep up with all of the storylines, as well as with its themes and the way Isayama perceives and delivers his story, his priorities and such. The characters are so well-written, the story surprised us so many times and it keeps doing that. I don’t find anything that Isayama is doing right now, ehhh, off or unfitting to the story. The characters act accordingly to their circumstances, the story unravels accordingly to how the plot worked so far. I clearly enjoy the manga and its characters a lot, you can see me talking non-stop not only about the characters that I draw all the time, but about the rest of the cast as well. It’s the first time when we can say that we genially love everyone (well, almost, since the amount of characters is too big).

When Katsu and I got back to SnK a year ago and started rereading the manga, we were scared that it was going to be bad. We’ve heard negative things both from its fans and from antis with their whole “nazis” bs. The timeskip was scary, because ironically it was exactly the moment we stopped reading last time because we caught up to it being ongoing. And then... nothing happened. Everybody was wrong, and we liked it. Nothing was off, the flow was perfectly maintained, and we liked new events with all our hearts. Are we scared of the manga disappointing us in the future? Definitely. We’re terrified with each upcoming chapter lol Still, we don’t mind being wrong or corrected by Isayama, and we don’t mind owning our mistakes. We also hope the ending will be satisfying.

The fact that it’s an ongoing series doesn’t help too, I think we mentioned before how it fucks up the pacing when you spend a month speculating about the new chapter. Reading spoilers fucks it up too and it’s the easiest way to burn yourself out before even reading the chapter.

You’re not alone, Anon. I also disagree with all the criticism because to me, people who complain about the manga just read it wrong lol ¯\_(ヅ)_/¯ They were reading the story that was never there in the first place. I know there are people who are excited about where the story is going, we sure are, and I’m glad you see how good it is too.

#replies

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m-twst-ocs · 2 years ago

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Since I Feel like I gotta ask What Would your Characters think of the Wanou dorm boys

Shu Ibuki ( Housewarden )

Hiei Ibaraki

Hoshiguma Ooeyama( Vice Housewarden )

Kurama No Mae

Shunpei Amagi

Shinobu Renko (Yuusona )

Clover: "Hm? They're fine to me. They're not bothers and they're pretty nice. I don't mind them so... yeah."

Simon: "Wanou dorm...? Ehhh.... too tall me! Huh... Jade and Floyd are tall, but they're not that tall! Just... scary and intimidating..."

Eli: "Hm? Oh some of them are so cute and pretty! Especially Shu! He's super cool and easy to get along with hehe!"

Mason: "Huh? Eh, they're fine. Hiei's strong and good at fighting... all oni are pretty good at fighting, but some don't like fighting so. Whatever. But they're cool, I guess. Tall-asses though, and that's coming from me."

Liam: "Um... they're okay. I don't mind them."

Malika: "Hm... Wanou dorm is very dignified and kind. Hiei is... something, but he's fine to me! They are nice to speak to and occasionally allow me to hang around the dorm!"

Carmen: "Hah? Wanou dorm is filled with okay people... former delinquents though... nah, not my type. I want a fighter to fight, y'know!"

Kaleena: "Um, they're okay I guess. Easy to talk to, pretty cool... but, eh. They're just nice to hang around. Kinda glad they're not delinquents anymore."

Tina: "Um... uh... well... th-they're kinda scary with their height... and I've heard a few things about them, so... it's a bit intimidating to be around them..."

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icharchivist · 7 years ago

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Which are your favorite scenes from hxh (manga)? and the ones you don't like it? Do you have a favorite line?

Oooh heyo nonny!!

And… tricky question!! I have a lot of scenes I really love, I have different scenes depending on the characters, or the meaning, or the impact they had, or the planning, or even the framing. So it’s hard to pick one.

I’ll try to answer as much as I can but I’ll go under the cut because it’ll get lengthy! (actually now i’m back to the top and yup i wrote about 5k that’s lengthy. I’m sorry I…. never know when to shut up.)

Thanks for the question though ❤ Take care!

More under the cut!

Let’s start with the easy one to answer, I mostly love all of hxh, all of it. Begining to end, I really loved most of it.

But if I had to pick a scene I don’t like, it’ll be that weird bit of Leorio’s Prison Exam. This was a trainwreck, even in the manga, although at least in the manga they didn’t have… some stupid lines.

I hate this scene. The fact Leorio uses a slur, the fact he puts himself in a situation to touch Leroute… That was extremely uncomfortable to read and watch. I usually blame it on the fact it was 1997, that Togashi didn’t know any better, or even that it was an editor thing (since it was revealed recently that Togashi does the “let the Editors get what they want until you’re popular enough they can’t tell you anything anymore” - and the fact that when I see some anime art insisting on the gropping, it’s. probably something more insidious in the industry. Or so I hope since the rest of the manga isn’t like that).

To be fair both version of 1999 and 2011 changed this scene in 1999 a lot, in 2011 slightly. I’m not even touching 1999 since i hadn’t watched it and the few bits i’ve seen makes me “ehhh” but again, 2011 makes Leorio even more moronic in this scene. The line about Gon telling him to have her bet on his age and him yelling “it’s obvious i’m just a teenager” and her being surprised isn’t in the manga. I remember thinking “Leorio that’s stupid you know you can trick people with that you had that conversation earlier” and at first i laughed but when i realized it wasn’t in the manga and how much they removed of Leorio in the anime in order to make him complain more/be more idiot, it makes me really angry. Like the idea of the bet itself wouldn’t have been this bad if it wasn’t consistant with how much the 2011 anime shitted on Leorio.

Anyway, there’s still some pervy undertone of this scene and I just try to live with the knowledge this scene exists by thinking it was consensual and that she didn’t seem bothered at all by it, but guuuh.

I think this is the only real scene I have a complete reject of? It’s even worse since I love Leorio, I love his character in general and all of his scenes (that the anime deleted) so it pains me even more that this scene exists, and that this scene exists soon enough for the audience to get a bad idea of what Leorio’s character would be like.

Especially in the Prison Exam that is extremely forshadowing, and have a lot of character development. Imo it’s because this entiere exam is surrounding Leorio, outside of the actual fights. Because it’s all about, despite mistrusting Tonpa and having all the reasons to do it, he still wants to give him a chance, and that he’s angry that people would take this chance and turns it against him. It’s also a very important Leorio’s “mini arc” since every fights start and end with Leorio making comments about it, showing concerns for everyone, being ready to give up on his chance to become a hunter when he sees Killua is going after a killer.

It was about his willingness to give people a chance (Tonpa), the fact he wanted to protect the others (Gon & Killua) to the point of giving up on his dream for now (to stop Killua from going after a killer because he’s worried for him (in the manga it’s even precised that the killer once tore apart the heart of an 11 years old with his bare hand - Killua going after him is supposed to be an irony (since he’s not 12 yet, he’s turning 12 in a few months, even if he mentions he is 12), since it’s something Leorio just told him*.), all while he has his ruthless moment exposed in that exams

(his insistance for Kurapika to kill the guy which, imo is contrast for later with the whole “if you kill him i’ll kill you” when Kurapika is losing it toward Chrollo, and that Leorio starts to seriously worry about how Kurapika is reacting to actively killing and trying to kill people - since Leorio goes from “nah I’m sure he’s fine and he killed tons of spiders now” before hearing from him again, to realizing nothing is fine and he has misjudged the impact it would have on Kurapika. I will repeat, the Prison Exam was extremely forshadowing and that’s where Leorio’s forshadow was at: at his dynamic with people, not with the part with Leroute itself.)

ALL OF THAT TO SAY I’m still extremely upset at this scene because this Exam was set up to explore Leorio’s character, and yet the moment he had actual spotlight, while he showed his medecine wit (by almost killing Mitanji), and that he got caught up by how the fight was all about putting his trust into people in doubt, which is, again, like i was saying, the reccuring theme toward Leorio’s Prison Exam as a whole. And I think that “mistrusting this person’s gender” was going in that direction, but that was poorly done imo and it doesn’t excuse the slur nor how it got pervy. So I just. Really dislike how they went about all of this.

*ALSO IM COMING BACK ON THAT but there are like two major Killua & Leorio scenes that have been downplayed in the anime, this one and the one where Killua asks Leorio to do street auctions because Leorio is really good at it. If we’re going to talk about fav bits, i love those little moments. While they are probably the two characters of the main four who seems to get along the least (hell Killua didn’t even remember his name, but to be fair you’ll notice he barely remembers people’s name during the whole course of the manga. Even Wing, he barely ever called him by his real name, only nickname. I think it’s somethign that comes from isolation habits and the murders and all that kinda forced him to end up forgetting such things as names) they have such an amazing dynamic?

Leorio tries to protect everyone that’s a fact, but I love how in the Prison exam, when he explains why he wants to protect Killua from the killer, Killua goes against the killer by doing exactly what Leorio was saying. It’s not just him doing his family’s technique, it’s hearing Leorio go “This guy ripped hearts of kids” and Killua going “lmao okay watch this.” (this exam was also so great for Killua’s development since i’m p sure this is also where he realized he didn’t have to kill people after Kurapika insisted he didn’t want to but that’s another discussion).

Then in York New, we learn that Gon has no idea where they’re supposed to go and Killua mentions he’s the one in contact with Leorio because Gon doesn’t have a phone, which means him and Leorio had been talking for a while too. And again, later, Killua asks, with admiration and a smile, for Leorio to help with the auctions because he knows and values Leorio’s strength.

all i’m saying is that Leorio & Killua’s bond is criminally underrated.

So now more into the good stuff.

For most of the reasons I said earlier, I adore the Prison Exam. It’s full of forshadowing and it explains a lot about each characters when you know where to look. From the most obvious one being “we will face the spiders” to the least obvious ones with Gon using his wits against a guy who uses explosions’s techniques on candles and later the introduction of rock/paper/scissors, passing to everything that would have pushed Killua to end up moving out of the assassin’s life*, this was great.

*Also about that the common misconception is that it’s all about Gon and I kinda disagree? It’s a lot about Gon and Gon had a huge part to play don’t get me wrong, he’s like, 90% of it, but I think the anime changing the line from “Only 3 people can leave this place and I intend to be one of them” to “Only 3 people can leave this place, and Gon, I intend you and I to be two of them” was a serious issue because by the time of the prison exam, Killua isn’t settled over what he wants yet, and while he is attached to Gon, his first friend of his age, it’s not to that kind of devotion just yet.

which I think does a disservice to the scene where Gon gets tortured by Hanzo and Killua is barely reacting because he’s hurt in his ego. Killua realizes how much he cares and wants to care when he is distressed. Also i find it interesting because if Gon became his Goal at this moment, imo, it’s because the other two exposed all the ways that it was possible that makes Killua able to face it. From Kurapika refusing a fair kill that Killua wouldn’t have questioned, to Leorio’s caring that went as far as to yell at Illumi for Killua because he was telling him not only he could achieve his goal, but he already did and should screw anyone hwo would get into it.

Fuck i love those scenes Nonny what did you unleash. I’m just at the Hunter Exam and it’s not even when my favorite scenes happen.

It’s hard to really pick fav moments but it’s still clear to me, my fav arc is the York New Arc, so it’s ESPECIALLY in the York New arc that I have my favs moments.

Of course, there’s the soft moments: Kurapika’s smile and the “I have good friends” are excellent moments especially considering Kurapika’s minset about it. The smile happens when he feels like he lost all will to live, because the spiders died and he has no idea what to do with his life, he feels dead inside, he threw all his life out of the window for it, and seeing his friends again reminds him there is possibility for him to be happy. That he has a new family, that he can work on it, that all isn’t over. And it’s the feeling also with the “I have good friends”.

But the reasons I love those soft moment is also because of how much it comes back to bite him in the ass after.

I personally think that when he told Gon (and the other two) everything about his powers, and that Gon said that now he’s putting a lot of pressure on him, I think Kurapika’s intend was to make sure they won’t endanger themselves, especially Gon. Kurapika knows Gon really well, Gon was ready to climb up the walls of the Zoldyck and face Mike all alone, damn the consequences, because he didn’t care enough about his own life to protect a friend. It’s when he realized the guardian would be in danger that Gon backed off and found another solution.

Kurapika was there when it happened and I think he was completely aware that this was the kind of shit Gon would be pulling. Hell, Gon kept provokating the Troupe, over and over again, because he knew they hurt his friend.

Kurapika telling everything to Gon was for this precise intend. “If you get caught, you’ll put me in danger” is stronger to use against Gon than just “Be careful they would kill you.” The pressure Kurapika uses on them is directly to make sure that none of them will put themselves in danger, since they have Kurapika’s life in their hands.

Which is ironical because Kurapika throw his own life away all the time, so he’s barely using it as a pretext to make sure the others ones don’t hurt themselves in the way.

Which to me leads to a scene I really love, once Gon and Killua are kidnapped. First of all, since we talked about fav lines, I adore the exchange between Gon and Chrollo.

Chapter 111

I love this. Gon is still confrontional, but, while he is indeed hostile, his face is really soft still in the first panel? Gon still tries to understand others. And Chrollo’s answer is incredible because it’s a really perticular mindset that is really hard to comprehend imo.

But that’s not just why I love this scene, this is about the line, what I love and is overlooked, is the fact that right after that, Kurapika realizes where he fucked up.

Kurapika had a plan, and his plan involved making sure the other three will keep out of trouble by putting them under pressure to stay far from the Troupe. However, Kurapika’s impulsiveness got the best out of him and he rushed out, and Gon and Killua both sacrified themselves, knowing they wouldn’t be as hurt as if Kurapika was caught.

Kurapika fucked up so bad he is the reason why the plan went wrong, and he realizes that, he realizes that it’s his fault.

Chapter 111

Honestly just this explains everything about his current isolation and that’s something I love. No matter how Kurapika is trying to plan everything, to protect everyone, he ends up being the reason why it goes wrong. Suddenly all of his choices turned against him, and at this point, there’s nothing else he can do about it.

This is the turning point in Kurapika’s character that led to him handling everything on his own, so to me it’s such a key scene that I really like. Kurapika’s feeling of guilt, that he tries to never adress, seems like such an interesting concept to me, it’s such an interesting and important scene to me.

Chapter 117

Finally one of my favorite scene from this arc is when Pakunoda comes and accept all of Kurapika’s bargining about saving Chrollo. It throws Kurapika completely off the rail to realize that those people he always hated, who had no mercy torturing, killing, and selling the 128 people who were his entiere world, the people who went as far as to torture children to make sure to turn the parents’s eyes red, would feel that much self sacrifice and compassion toward each other.

This is something that is reccuring with how Gon handles Pitou protecting Komugi later. Gon and Kurapika both were in a point where they completely demonized, for good reasons, the people who hurt them. There’s something when you only see them as monsters, it allows you to step out of it, to concentrate on wanting to kill them without remorse; The issue is when you consider that they can be as human as you, that they love people too.

In York New, probably because his trauma was long lasting, Kurapika is extremely frustrated but he manages to work around it because of his guilt for putting his friends in this situation, and how much he doesn’t want to lose anyone ever again. Kurapika lost his entiere world to those people, and he’s about to lose the only part he managed to rebuild, so he sacrifices his own revenge to help his friends.

But even there, he had to face the fact the Troupe were made of people who loved others, of people who would sacrifice everything for each other, the way Kurapika would sacrifice everything for his own. It’s so much easier when you’re facing a monster without emotions to take your pick, and I think that was the mistake with going for Uvogin first.

While we, the audience, knows that Uvogin loved his own, that he was extremely close to Shalnark and Nobunaga, Kurapika didn’t know that. All he saw of Uvogin was this man, who behaved more like a monster than he did a human. A man he saw eat off the skull of another guy to use said skull as a weapon. A guy who had no memories of who he killed, a guy who outright told him he found it funny to kill people.

Ironically, Kurapika says it was perfect he could fight Uvogin first because of technicall reasons that are true : if he can use Chain Jail against Uvogin, he can use it against any member. But I find it extremely ironic that he says clearly that it’s perfect he could go against Uvogin first while Uvo was probably the one who acted the most like Kurapika expected the Troupe to be: Bloodthirsty, having fun killing people, laughing at the idea of massacre, never surrending. (the anime was… weird, idk if it was a mistranslation or something, but in the anime Uvo repeats “kill me” when Kurapika is attacking and asking questions, like begging for mercy, while in the manga it’s clear Uvo always replies “Go Die.” Even while dying, Uvogin behave with such pride that there’s no way for Kurapika to feel Pity for him, Uvogin didn’t beg for mercy.).

But if anything, Pakunoda was the complete opposite for Kurapika and it threw him off guard. I think if Phinks or Feitan would have done what they wanted to do (go after Kurapika and kill him for touching Chrollo) Kurapika would have been comforted in his idea that the Troupe was made of horrible people. But instead Pakunoda accepted the bargining and the fact she cared so much, and was even ready to help the kids as much as possible, and even came to Kurapika fully intending to give him back the kids, making sure the kids are okay - all of that was the worst case scenario for Kurapika. It humanized the Troupe much more than he wanted.

Even by identifying Uvogin as a monster, Kurapika still felt terrible killing him. Kurapika isn’t a killer, he doesn’t want to kill, and it was a blow for him. It has to be done, someone has to kill the troupe, and he knows he has the will to do it, but even there, he felt terrible. after Pakunoda though it was like “how dare they show humanity.” How dare people who knows love and care would actively destroy families and use the love the families have against each other?

Which is why then Kurapika settles with Isolating Chrollo. Because if they are able of such selfless love and sacrifice for each other, this is what will hurt them. “Now you will know the feeling of being privated of everything you love”, Kurapika says.

Because Kurapika is frustrated, shocked even, but the safety of his own is more important at this point, because he put them in this situation to start with, and he already lost everything and doesn’t want to lose anything ever again. And I think that’s the reason why he’s isolating himself now.

I’m not done yet, like I said, it’s also one of my fav because that’s exactly the same thing that happens when Gon meets Pitou, except that Gon reacts completely differently.

Kite was the one who kickstarted Gon’s goal, and he was someone that Gon held in high respect, and he feels responsible for his death - but Kite wasn’t his entiere world. So unlike Kurapika who felt the pain of losing everything and didn’t want to lose anything ever again, Gon went in the fight without even thinking about what else he could lose. He went in with pure fury.

The issue there is that the Ants are technically monsters, not metaphorical like the troupe. And they had to exterminate them, the whole mission was about that. During the full arc, people encouraged Gon to have this anger against Pitou, the adults even said that because of said anger, he was their best hopes. Some, like Shoot, was seeing that it was not a good idea, but they still left an unstable child on the battlefield.

And Killua who was there for Gon all along thought he could handle it, and didn’t know how to get Gon out of his denial: how could he? Gon is his light. (See also, one of my fav lines: the ‘you are light” monologue (and on that topic, the “I’m glad i met you” line)) And Killua never handled things like that before. Even when it was question of getting Kurapika out of his revenge, they did it behind Kurapika’s back, they only told to Pakunoda they didn’t want Kurapika to kill again, but they never outright told Kurapika to stop.

So we had Killua, also a child, unable to help, unable to know how to, and went with everything Gon wanted. And everyone around them were comforting them that it was the right thing to do: go against Pitou, not try to get why, and just kill them.

Hell, accidentally, that’s something Killua actually re-enforced:

Chapter 230

This is a problem, Killua wanted to protect Gon and used as much as he could for it, but it pushed Gon to even more focus on Pitou to the point where stuff went all wrong.

And then meeting Pitou actually happened, with Pitou caring for Komugi and sacrificing themselves for her, for the King. (also, both Pitou and Pakunoda gets their arm broken during the events that will lead to both their confrontation to Gon and Kurapika). Just like Pakunoda, Pitou showed self sacrifice, showed humanity, showed pure caring and love for someone.

And that Gon couldn’t stand. For the same reasons as Kurapika did: it is easier to go against someone you consider a monster than someone who feel love the way you do.

The problem is that, nothing prepared Gon for that, and for months he only focused on Pitou. Unlike Kurapika who lost everything and knew he wanted to protect what remained, Gon was just a lost kid. His anger that he focused on Pitou went all over the place, and eventually this is why he snapped at Killua when Killua tried to calm him down. Although Killua used Kite, Gon’s trigger, in order to do that. So while Killua did good, he used right the word that would get all of Gon’s anger attention and Gon ended up snapping at him.

It’s funny to me (ie super sad) that Kurapika is the character who’s entiere plot is about revenge, but yet he’s the one who’s able to work around it eventually when realizing he has to find another way. On the other, it consumed Gon. they both threw they life away for it, but Kurapika is doing it strategicly while Gon went all out about it.

This is so sad but that’s some of my fav scenes.

(so for short: Kurapika facing Pakunoda, Gon facing Pitou, Killua telling Gon to focus on Pitou and what it brought)

Leading me to, especially the manga’s, I love how Gon’s breakdown is framed in the manga during the CA arc. This is such an intense scene in term of framing, and while the voice actor did an amazing job in the 2011 version, I still get chills over the manga panels:

Chapter 305

tHE FRAMING MAN.

The manga tried a lot to have an atmosphere, in fact, you do see a lot of the background during those scenes before it happens. But then, when the truth come out, everything is blank. It’s completely blank. The only things in Gon’s mind is him being helpless, Pitou, and Kite’s corpse, and those words he repeats and that takes the whole frame, that are slowly crumbling all over him. His word is crumbling, his denial is suddenly hitting him right in the face. It’s such a powerful scene.

Finally for the last huge scene I really love:

Chapter 335

I already talked about it in length on others posts, so I won’t go as much in depth, but I love how Leorio opened up to the Hunter community all of the sudden. The Hunters tends to be extremely secret about their powers, and Leorio went on and showed them all when he punched Ging, because he reacted with his guts. Everytime Leorio talks in the Chairman Election arc, he is being more than honest, he always makes a point that he’s doing a selfish, honest thing. And everytime he does, it is because he cares too much about others.

I still laugh that Leorio saying why he’ll be Chairman was legit “if you elect me i’ll use the position for my own gain and my own gain is helping people.” Somehow Leorio believed it would make him unlikable, but instead, what he exposed was how devoted he was into helping others.

Ging mentions at some point that Hunters are really selfish by nature, and that’s something everyone kinda knows. But Leorio showed every sense of how much he was ready to do just to help others. He gives his everything for that.

I find it really appropriated too that it’s what had him join the Zodiacs, especially on the Boar position - since it’s also a quality that is supposed to be found with the Boar. While we could say it’s an improvement upon Ging, I wouldn’t agree completely because while Ging does everything he wants, Ging does all of it because he wants to see the people he works with being happy and therefore he doesn’t want to settle.

There’s just a lot about it that I really love.

That’s about all for the Really Huge Scenes I love so i’ll move on to a few others scenes i like:

-Like i mentioned, Killua trusting Leorio with the auction, which is manga only, that I absolutly love because of how Leorio manipulates the guy, and also, ofc, Leorio’s arm whrestling contests. It shows a lot of how streetwise Leorio is. Of course he is, you’d tell me, he had to, but still i love how the manga shows it and it’s really, really nice scenes to see.

-Gon and Killua meeting up with Feitan and Phinks at the auction still makes me howl, I love it so damn much. I love how offended they were by it, and how they actually came at them to talk to them about why they’re not planning to go after Kurapika just yet, and how Phinks actually ended up liking them because of Pakunoda’s last memories.

-Bisky revealing her true appearance.

-Every scenes between Meruem and Komugi

-The full Kurapika’s past chapters, all of it. Especially when he rides with Pairo, when they arrive the village and Kurapika gets so happy his eyes almost turn red, and the moments with his mom.

Fav lines in general:

“One could simply dodge the question with a plausible lie, but I consider lying a sin equal to greed, and as dishonorable.” - Kurapika

“I think maybe if i were here by myself that things probably wouldn’t go as smoothly…. But with Leorio here, I feel a lot better and at ease.” - Kurapika

“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things more important than what you want.” - Ging

“Gon… you are Light. Sometimes you shine so bright I have to look away. Even so, is it okay if I stay by your side for a while?” - Killua

“Some people in the shadows deserve to be chained to hell”“Are you sure? It feels like you’re the one chaining yourself.” - Kurapika & Izunavi

… And because it’s me you’re asking:

-Every scenes between Kurapika and Leorio.

But now this is starting to get really long, I’ve been writting 4k already and If i get in some of my favorite scenes for those two it’ll take hours. but so:

-Kurapika being taken aback when Leorio runs first to save the sailor man.

-I love the reccurance of Kurapika’s smiles about Leorio.

-Their conversation in the first exam -and the repercution it had on their storylines + more about their characters journey.

-Them meeting again in the DC arc. and some more DC arc stuff.

-Leorio calming Kurapika down when facing Chrollo

I’m trying not to ramble on repeating those because the post is already long enough but I have one tiny scene to talk about, and it’s to be understood I’m pretty sure i’m overreading it but I really love it, and it’s only a question of framing, ie, of up to interpretation.

(..)

Chapter 38

First this, after they all got their licence and are thinking about going after Killua, there’s those strange little moments where Leorio looks directly at Kurapika, a little taken aback. He’s silent, and honestly those panels almost seems out of place. It gets explained a few chapters later though:

Chapter 44

“it’s been a long time i wanted to ask” This seems to be the reason why Leorio was that insistant in the previous chapters, without actually saying anything about it. He knew something was of, and we was wondering about it. He was seriously worried.

BUT I’m here to nerd about the framing, excuse me two minutes: It might be because Leorio is indeed the tallest and doesn’t stand in the frame all the time,but notice how Leorio is barely in the frame?

Especially this panel

Here’s the thing though, framing wise, what it could say is that Leorio is actually going out of the limits that are imposed by the stories. On this panel especially, he’s looking right at Kurapika’s face, which is itself completely closed by the framing. The Frame is hiding Kurapika’s face and emotions, like a metaphorical wall hiding him, like he was setting them up. (which is consistant with Kurapika’s narrative.)

And Leorio gets off of this wall. Leorio is out of the frames, he’s actively looking out from it. Even on frames where he could have easily been put in, the framing of those pages always show him getting out of them, like going out of those walls set up by the narrative and trying to look past them, getting concerned, trying to understand what is out of his sight.

One of the few times he’s actually in the frame is when he asks his question, the framing focusing on his eyes: an insert that would generally mean something more personal, something he’s trying to look out for. The focus is on how he’s trying to reach out and how he’s being serious about it.

And of course, more than just the framing, there’s what is being said. Leorio had been really harsh at times during the hunter exam, but here, he’s been worried for weeks at this point, and he’s been looking for the right moment to ask what’s going on. He gets gentle, understanding, there’s a moment of silence after Kurapika reveals what was said where Leorio looks at him with concern. He takes into account evrything he knows about Kurapika, and it’s shown that it’s sort of bothering him, that he feels like things are getting suddenly more serious, that it’s not just words.

This is really hard to exactly talk about and I know it sounds like shipper nonsense, but I always loved framing and even without the shipping conotation and just with what we know of both characters, I find it quite coherent with their characterizations. Don’t take my word on it though, but this is also why this is one of the scenes that I really love (and incidentally, the scene, once i read the manga, that made me seriously ship them, because framing manipulates me more than you may think).

SO YE THAT’S ABOUT IT and I’ll stop there before I start remembering scenes I’ll damn myself for not including.

So… ye that’s about it dkhfjdkfhdjkfhdf sorry for the very long answer, one day i’ll manage to shut up I swear. One day.

Have a nice day!

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