#especially Kabru

[imsosleepyofyourbull]

I firmly believe that Kabru is autistic but masks so hard that he’s convinced himself and (almost) everyone around him that he’s neurotypical.

That man’s special interest is people and how they work, but he just thinks it’s him Being So Good At Socializing — like he doesn’t spend 95% of his time people watching and adjusting his personality in response to the traits he witnesses and obsessing over the intricacies of human interaction while mapping an ever growing relationship chart in his head. For fun. He even admits it in the manga!

Like, look at him!!!

It’s such a shame that — because he’s the narrative foil to Laios and his interest is generally considered more “socially acceptable” in both their world and our own — more people don’t realize this about him. He’s constantly misinterpreted as a horribly manipulative person who only acts the way he does to use the people around him, when that’s explicitly shown to not be the case at all. Kabru is naturally empathetic and is almost always thinking about other people, regardless of whether or not they’re right there with him or a thousand miles away.

I mean, his most defining motivation is his desire to do everything he can to avoid another tragedy like the one at Utaya. Someone who doesn’t care wouldn’t have a goal like that, and they most certainly wouldn’t go about it the way he does. He’s constantly working to help people who can help everyone else and tries so hard to make sure that anyone who seems like a threat is actually someone he needs to worry about before doing anything about it. His supposed aversion to Laios is only because of the ridiculous trolley problem he’s set up in his own head.

Outside of that, he (rather justifiably) hates monsters but is desperate to understand Laios’ love for them and his apparently most selfish goal in getting close to the guy was literally just to become friends with him.

When he’s interacting with the canaries and they imply that they’re going to take him and all of his friends to the West, his first thought is of Rin and how much she’d hate to be stuck in the place that gave her so many bad memories.

He helps Kuro learn Common when Mickbell is asleep and firmly looks forward to the day that the half-foot and Kuro can communicate properly so that their relationship can get properly started without any miscommunication.

And he understands Mithrun with only a handful of weeks AT BEST interacting with him, getting enraged when the elf seems to give up and immediately trying to help him find a new motivation for life.

I’m excited just thinking about the day that Kabru starts unmasking more and more around his friends — both new and old — because if being with my current friend group has taught me anything, it’s that hanging out with anyone so unabashedly themselves is bound to make you more comfortable with yourself too. It’s part of the reason why I like Labru so much! There’s something nice about imagining them hanging out in the throne room or laying in the grass outside and talking for hours on end about their special interests. They might not strictly understand what the other finds so fascinating about monsters or people, but they can grasp that shared feeling of love.

They probably influence each other in really good ways too, with Kabru helping Laios figure out what people are thinking even when it doesn’t make sense or Laios helping Kabru understand that not everyone and everything needs to be analyzed a thousand times over. They both get to learn that there are people like them and people who will love them without them ever having to change a thing about themselves. They deserve to know that they’re fine the way they are.

[hotsugarbyglassanimals]

I’ve reached my limit with white boy fans to say the least

[thetransguard]

kabru is canonically too smart for miscommunication trope. if anything laios would flirt with him One Single Time and kabru catches on immediately and runs it through his mental processor (does laios not know what he's doing? -> no he does. is he doing this to practice?? -> laios would not lead me on like that -> is he aware of how i feel? -> am i aware of how i feel???) and then literally the next time laios is free he schedules a meeting they sit down at the table kabru leans across looks him dead in the eyes and says very calmly on a scale of im just playing to lets get married how serious are u about this

[justshipsandstuff]

Post canon spoilers!

Lately I’ve really enjoyed drawing Mithrun just living life and interacting with other people

[honeyxilia]

Trans flag from the colors of the title card from Dungeon meshi's second opening !!

[laikabu]

i have to say, interpreting laios as someone who’s completely not interested in humans is such a bad takeaway from him. it’s like people didn’t read the parts where he got so excited at anyone sharing his interest, or getting so deeply hurt by people who betrayed him. not to mention his destructive selflessness(“my pain doesn’t matter because falin suffered more than me”)

same as interpreting thistle as a fully grown adult and not someone with a teenage brain and body stuck in a thousand year arrested development, in a story that centers fantasy age dynamics and how it affects people. what a boring interpretation of the themes

[pluvioseprince]

wobbly hot water bottle

[honey-doc]

Man i just love this scene. How these two are sitting down by a campfire and sharing food together. That’s like one of the first forms of human connection since ancient times…it feels purposeful.

When you really take a moment to appreciate the ambiance and imagine the sound of the crackling wood and gentle warmth from the fire, how Kabru is quietly passing the mushroom to Mithrun as they finish it in silence..this little breather is very tangible and pleasant I think. Kabru even dozes off after they finish eating…

[xeemaee]

another reminder to read the labru comic by raccoononcaffeine on twitter its so good

[mikkeneko]

Kabru: I identify as a weirdosexual, I am attracted to FREAKS and FREAKS ONLY

Laios: Hey Kabru, wanna eat a meal cooked out of the unfertilized embryos of eggs laid by giant bird-reptile hybrids on the way to the bottom of this death-labyrinth to rescue my sister the harpy-dragon? :)

Kabru, already unbuckling his cuirass: Laios, you're so fucking weird. I'm going to have to kill you

[apparently-artless]

•●◉ DUNGEON MESHI E14 ◎ KABRU ◉●•

↳ requested by Aera (@books-are-my-life-stuff)

[xenitheos]

well I'll be damned, my boy can fish

i cant stop thinking about making myself this shirt and i cannot stop thinking about my boy (i didnt even read the manga yet i accidentally got spoiled about him and its become my life now, drying until season 2 inshallah) so have this

[bi-hop]

this Labru shit goes crazy, get prepared to die behind it

[holmsister]

Just these two panels for my own personal viewing pleasure

[riliphins]

[sangrefae]

i wish people weren't so determined to hate toshiro bc every time i see him in the manga im like Bro why are you so beautiful. hes literally so handsome. just walking around looking like that. no wonder laios fell in love with him. and i have no one to show these images to