#ebisu beast complex

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Drawing of The Crow and The Kangaroo (Beast-Complex Chapter 10). Ebisu and Orion do be cool pals in the manga.

[w2beastars]

Waezi2′s thoughts on “Beast Complex” chapter 10.

No surprise that there are cults in the world of “Beast Complex.”

Our hero of today’s short is Ebisu who is an albino crow. Like a lot of white animals, he lives in District Ø.

The problem with being a “bright” (an animal who is completely white) is that there is a marked for their fur/feathers. There are even animals who has a preference of eating someone who is white from top to toe(like the Lion Mafia boss who wanted to eat Haru). So a lot of white animals chose to live their life in District Ø to try and stay safe.

But the neighborhood is essentially a cult. Only white animals live there and the whole town is white as well as well as illuminated by lights to make the white look even whiter(which explains the many shadows). The “brights” are obsessed with their precious fur that it makes them narcissistic.

It is most likely a state of mind that the animals of District Ø has adopted to better handle the fact that they are “trapped” in the district... one that makes them douchebags.

Ebisu is not happy about living in District Ø. In fact, he hates it. He feels that everyone he lives with are shallow and he is frightened by this sterile place.

But he meets someone who has every single reason to hate the place even more than he does.

This albino kangaroo is nicknamed “Orion”. One of Ebisu’s friends explains that she is called that since she is actually not a bright, she has black spots around her crotch that looks like the star constellation, hence her nickname. Ebisu is first confused why his friend knows that. But the friend just smiles and says he knows since he has seen her birth marks, just like most of the males in District Ø.

Yep. Orion is sleeping with males in the district to be allowed to stay despite not being totally white.

In frustration, Ebisu goes to a playground and throw himself in mud to get not-white and dirty. But he doesn’t get to stay alone as Orion coincidentally walks by and observe the albino crow who seemingly has lost it. That makes Ebisu even more angry since it is Orion who has triggered him since he consider her the most shallow of all the animals who lives in District Ø. And that’s saying something since most of the animals are pretty full of themselves.

Orion explains that she was looking for Ebisu since she overheard him asking about her and she assumes that the crow wanna sleep with her as well like everyone else. She says that she will do it since the guys in the district association has told her that the condition for her to stay is that she will offer her bodily services to the males of the district.

Yep, she is forced to be the hooker of the brights because of spots.

Ebisu is stunned by this cruelty. As Orion talks, Ebisu thinks about the stars on the sky that he can’t see because of the many damn lights that illuminates the white little town. How badly he want to see them and how he has decided not to see Orion’s “stars” like the way the other males does.

It is appropriate that this little moment between Ebisu and Orion takes place at a playground. After all, why is it that little boys pull little girls' pigtails on playgrounds?

For the same reason Ebisu throws mud at Orion and awkwardly laughs at his own bad joke. Orion doesn’t think Ebisu is funny at all and slaps him.

The next day we see Orion at work as a milk saleswoman. The lama she sells banana milk to tells her that one of his “senpai” wants to meet her later.

So yeah, that’s how little respect Orion gets. A dude wanna screw her and he doesn’t even ask her face to face. He just tells one of his bros to go and tell her to come see him later.

Fucking asshole. One of many.

Ebisu arrives before she agrees to it and even insults the lama by saying that he is a crow who wants actual protein filled milk and is not a “kiddo” who sucks banana juice.

Besides insulting the lama’s masculinity, Ebisu want to apologize for acting like a dumb kid.

The kangaroo and the crow goes for a walk as they talk about District Ø. Orion tells Ebisu that she was not born with spots, they came when she was about twelve. And that it was her parents who thought it was okay for the district leaders to deem her a prostitute.

Orion is an essential part of a cult or any other toxic communities. She is the black sheep in a VERY white herd of sheep. By having her in the district, she makes everyone feel better about themselves and they are very aware that she is all the males’ “toy” because she is allowed to stay in District Ø where she is safe from animals who wants to kill her for her white fur. So it is established that being white makes you better than everyone else and living in Ø is a blessing.

It’s cult 101.

Even poor Orion agrees that she is lucky to be allowed to stay as she is frightened of the world outside Ø where white animals gets murdered and skinned. Ebisu on the other hand thinks the small white world of the “blights” is even more scary.

But as they walk and talk, they don’t realize that they have walked outside their district. They only realize it when they can finally see the stars since there are no bright lamps to obscure them.

... That, and some extremely not-white animals ambush Ebisu since he as a albino crow is worth a small fortune.

This splash page is the heart of this little tale since this is the moment where Ebisu on first hand faces how scary the outside world actually is and that he is a target as a bright. And Orion realizes that she is a strong kangaroo whop can just kick threats away. And she saves Ebisu by not just kicking the assaulter away, she does it in a way so the crow can see her spots.

It reminds me of when Louis showed Juno his prosthetic leg. It’s a sign of trust and opening up about something you are ashamed of. Something you are okay with sharing.

Establishing their bond and trust in one another, Ebisu and Orion runs away from the sterile District Ø and toward the Hidden Condo where they start a less safe but probably happier life.

[onegraycat]

Now that they’ve left Cultville, they can finally eat things other than white bread and milk!

[anotherbeastarsblog]

I don't care for the idea of brights. Like if there was any one thing I could cut out of the Beastars canon entirely I'd get rid of brights even before getting rid of chimeras.

The only indicators we had that all-white animals were important or valuable before that Beast Complex chapter was the shishigumi boss only eating all-white animals, which is just a flex honestly, and wasn't limited to special white animals since a white dwarf rabbit is a common coloration of a common animal, and Ebisu talking about bulking and self-defense since an albino crow is a rarity, which tracks completely on it's own without adding a society-wide fascination with white animals.

It creates a scenario where either every dove and polar bear in existence is this special kind of thing that deserves cult-like worship and government protection, or it's about elevating albinism for some reason which A) doesn't need a special name, B) doesn't even always result in pure white animals, and C) are special because of their rarity, not pigment, in a society with dozens upon dozens of phenomena that'd be as or more rare without receiving extra protection.

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WIP tag

List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or as little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, art, vids, gifsets, fanwork, or original work!

I was tagged by the wonderful @peachchanvidel​

1) Haruka/Seiko ‘Lovely Complex’ Fanfiction.

“I’m sorry to cut this short, but I have to go somewhere.” Seiko smiled.

“Of course! Don’t let us keep you!” The first girl nodded.

“Ah, Seiko, wait!” Haruka said loudly all of a sudden. Seiko blinked at him in surprise and didn’t miss the way he easily pulled out of the first girl’s grip and also didn’t miss the way her heart warmed at that harmless action. “It’s already late and if you’re going to Risa’s place you’ll have to go across that street where the streetlights are being fixed, I’ll go with you. It’s too dangerous for you to go alone.”

2) Murtagh/Nasuada ‘Inheritance Cycle Fanfiction

“Will you allow me to heal you?”

“Yes…”

“Where are they going?!”

“Away.”

A sob made its way out of her throat. Her heart hurt.

“Try not to burn down Aroughs, would you? Cities are rather hard to replace.”

Everything around her was on fire. People who meant the world to her were burning. Tears were streaming down her face. The air was vibrating around her in a way that made her teeth jar. It was as if the wind was beating down on them in punishment and yet the fire did not cease. She fell to her knees, screaming, screaming, screaming someone’s name. To save her, to save the people around her, to see her one last time. She was dying, her body was on fire, her blood burned like oil. It hurt, it burned, it was the most agonizing thing she had felt in her life and through the fear and pain devouring her mind, she heard someone scream her name.

3) Jaeki Assasin AU.

“You look adorable.” Jaeha chuckled.

“Hah?” Kija made a noise of confused outrage.

“So this is what an artist’s workshop is like.” Jaeha moved on and looked around, still holding Kija’s face in his hands.

“It’s a mess,” Kija blurted. Jaeha looked back down at Kija.

“I was about to say it looked artistic.” Jaeha shrugged, that playful grin tugging at the corners of his lips.

4) Little Miracles (Teen Dad!Kagutsuchi AU)

“He’s coming this way!” Kagutsuchi shot to his feet and dived behind the sofa. He watched with narrowed eyes as the baby crawled over to Yata and the duffel bag.

“Kagu, can you stop being terrified of your own kid?” Yata asked, watching as the baby rubbed his face experimentally against Yata’s school uniform pants.

“Maybe he’s scared cause Take’s really small?” Sakuya suggested, crawling closer to the baby.

“I-I’m not scared!” Kagutsuchi hissed like a cornered cat. “Also, what the hell is that smell?”

5) Hanakotoba Gone Wrong (based off a conversation I had with @mokomokuren)

“I will inform her at once.” Kunimi turned and walked out. Ebisu sighed and sank back into his chair. It was exhausting, all this thinking of gifts and what someone would like most. If it had just been some random normal gift, he would have sent an envelope of cash or some check. But this wasn’t the kind if situation in which he could do that. It was a time that required ‘delicacy and sharp thinking’ as one of his female shinki had told him once when he was a child.

Ebisu grumbled under his breath and bent down to pick up all of the books. As he straightened up to put the last book on his desk, he slammed his head into the table. Letting out a muffled howl, Ebisu curled up on the ground and rubbed the back on his head. It was then he noticed the open magazine near his face. It was a section for women and it talked about western flower meanings. Ebisu sat up, crouched underneath his desk and grabbed the magazine.

6) Shin Soukoku Fanfiction

There was a sudden crackle in the air and then Rashoumon went right past his face and hit something behind Atsushi. Atsushi felt blood splatter against him and he fell to his knees, suddenly able to breathe. He looked up and saw Akutagawa walking towards him, his face contorted with pure rage. Atsushi ignored the cries of pain and terror behind him and leaned heavily on Akutagawa’s legs when he came and stood next to him. Rashoumon was doing all the work. Atsushi felt exhausted. He was tired and he wanted to both laugh and cry.

How ironic did they look? Special Task Force Detective leaning for support on The Black Beast? How did Atsushi’s face look, torn between sobbing his eyes out at the amount of fear that had hit him and laughing because he felt so relieved that Akutagawa had come to save him? Atsushi squeezed his eyes shut. A tendril of Rashoumon slowly curled around Atsushi, warm and pulsing with life and comfort.

7) Through Your Eyes (Blind!Kiun Takiun Fanfiction)

“Daddy! Look! Isn’t that man running there from Mom’s picture frame? Look at him dad-”

“Kiun! Get down!”

Kiun only briefly saw a truck run into the man he had been looking at a moment ago and his father swerved violently to the right to avoid crashing into the truck. Someone smashed into their car and for a moment Kiun saw the shards of glass from his window hang motionlessly in the air and then they rained down on him.

“DADDY!”

8) Zoe and Zander Universe (Original Story)

“Don’t I?” Zander grinned. “Anyway, now that we’re done with breakfast, we should get moving, Princess. We need to outrun our pursuers and find you new clothes.” Zander got to his feet and threw the apple core somewhere behind him. She got to her feet too and Zander barely had enough time to draw his dagger and block her. She growled in frustration as she tried to overpower him and stab him. “I thought we weren’t going to do this so early in the morning?” Zander asked. She glared up at him.

“You said you didn’t have breakfast, so I let you have breakfast,” was her answer. Zander wanted to slam his forehead into the nearest tree. Why was he stuck escorting this wild creature?

9) Lawlu (Vampire!Luffy Fanfiction)

Law stared, and the boy stared back. It took two seconds for the boy to recognize him.

“Geh,” The boy made a noise in between a gasp and a sound of disgust. “Got to run!” Law was ready this time. The boy had obviously been born with fast reflexes, but he wasn’t escaping from him this time. Law grabbed the back of the boy’s shirt.

“Oh no, little heartless boy, you’re not running anywhere.” Law said in his darkest voice.

“Why can’t I? I can do what I want! I have my rights!” The boy flailed his legs around wildly as Law held him up by the back of his glaringly red shirt.

“Little heartless boys are dead. And dead walking people don’t have rights.” Law replied. He allowed a manic glint to grace his eyes as he ran his tongue across his bottom lip. “You’re going to become my research subject, Mugiwara-ya.”

“EH?!”

Lesson of the day? I have too many WIPs.

Anyway, I tag @sapphiredragonprincess @rest-in-bees, @scarfblogs, @themusicalbookworm, @vida-connor and @pocketflutter

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Do you know why little boys pull little girls' pigtails on playgrounds?