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superryunosukeyuki · 6 years ago

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:Re 179 Was Simply Kaneki Dreaming

When the final chapter of “Tokyo Ghoul: re” was released the TG fandom was left divided. While some enjoyed the idea of a happy ending, others were less than enthused. Several plot threads from the series were left hanging. Additionally, while exposition was dumped to reveal the fates of minor and supporting characters, several major characters (Eto, Mr. Yoshimura, Amon, Akira, etc.) had their ultimate fates left unrevealed. Also, the sudden shift from the tragic ending of :re 178 to the rushed happy ending of :re 179 felt rather disjointed, and in 179 itself there are several things that either contradict each other or don’t add up. I have gone through the evidence and come to a conclusion, and a number of others in the TG fandom have thought of this as well: :re 179 was simply Kaneki dreaming inside of Dragon.

I will explain the evidence in the chapter that justifies this, the literary reasons Ishida-sensei did this, and the direction the franchise may go in the future:

Evidence

The Setup

Firstly, the narration states that Kaneki was saved by Ayato from drowning in the kagune fluids from the previous chapter. However, if we go back to :re 168 we see that:

As Kaneki and Ayato descended deeper into Dragon, the increasing levels of toxicity became such that Ayato had trouble making it down any further. Here, we see that the toxin is so concentrated that his kagune is breaking apart. So, assuming he defeated the Dragon Orphans here, how could he have descended any further down to where Kaneki was drowning? Even if he could:

Kaneki was drowning extremely deep in this fluid and it was flowing so rapidly he couldn’t swim out. So, if Kaneki couldn’t get himself out of this, how could Ayato have gotten him out without drowning himself, much less carried him out of Dragon while its insides were collapsing all around them? This is the main basis of this theory. Kaneki couldn’t have made it out, and so the final chapter must’ve been him dreaming within Dragon’s depths. Now to the dream itself.

Tragōidia, the Greek word for tragedy, comes from the words meaning goat song. Why name the title of a supposedly happy chapter after a tragedy?

Ever-lasting Conflict

It’s stated that the remaining oviducts continued to produce the “Dragon Orphans,” but despite this these two faceless individuals are just chilling on top of an oviduct even though new orphans could be spawned at any time and attack them? Also, why would these creatures be a common enemy of humans and ghouls? If we go back to chapter 164:

Furuta states that these creatures would only attack and devour humans and makes no mention of them eating ghouls. This is seemingly confirmed earlier in the chapter when:

Furuta, a half-ghoul, is standing amid a group of dragon orphans, but they pay him no mind. The only dragon orphan that acknowledges him is the one he tries to “interview.” After this orphan takes a swing at him, he goes back to ignoring him and eating corpses. Later in this chapter, Kaneki, Urie, and Saiko were set upon by these creatures. However, Urie and Saiko are Quinx (not true half-ghouls), and thus would register as humans because their Kakuho are normally suppressed by their quinque frames. So, this again begs the question of why ghouls would join forces with humans against these creatures when these creatures don’t target them?

Another question is: why allow the oviducts to remain at all? In the final chapters the Goat-CCG alliance put all their efforts into finding and removing Kaneki, Dragon’s nucleus, in order to eliminate the creature. Later, they eliminate Rize, the nucleus of the poisonous oviduct to try and destroy it. So, why aren’t they trying to find and extract the nuclei of the other oviducts? This thought is even mentioned in chapter 165:

They are trying to get rid of these oviducts as quickly as possible. After all, why allow these oviducts to keep producing creatures that will kill civilians? The answer to both this question and the question of why ghouls would join humans in fighting these creatures is simple: Kaneki needed a common enemy for ghouls and humans to fight. In his time trying to find a method for humans and ghouls to coexist, the only time this ever occurred was when the two groups united against the common threat of Dragon. So, in his dream world Kaneki has created a scenario in which the two groups are constantly fighting the Dragon’s remnants together as a common enemy is the only way Kaneki knows how to bring peace between the two groups.

Tokyo Centric Unity

Now, on to the subject of the TSC:

The beginning of chapter 179 states that after the final battle the CCG was disbanded. Furthermore, the officers of the new TSC are called “peacekeepers” rather than investigators. However, at the same time the chapter still makes references to the CCG existing outside of Tokyo, and people who transfer out of Tokyo are still called “investigators” rather than peacekeepers.

Despite the beginning of the chapter saying the CCG was disbanded after the battle with Furuta, here it’s shown that the CCG still functions in areas outside of Tokyo. This may be explained by the beginning saying only “Tokyo’s” CCG was disbanded. However, when Shinohara recovers it states:

Here it simply states the CCG was dissolved in its entirety. Not just the Tokyo branch. So, why is Kaneki’s dream so insistent the CCG no longer exists in Tokyo but is apathetic that it exists outside of the city? Throughout the series, Kaneki has stated that he fights in order to protect his friends and those he loves. However, to others he gives no care. He even admits this while talking to Amon in chapter 119:

Here he admits that he only cares for those close to him, and that most of these close ones just “happened” to be ghouls. And, these ghouls were all located in the city of Tokyo. So, he doesn’t care if the CCG operates as it always has, but only if it’s not in Tokyo. Thus, while his mind envisioned happy ends for his ghoul friends inside the city by having them work with his human friends, ghouls either not close to him or outside of the city get the shaft. This is even alluded to in Kuramoto’s panel where it says he “deals with ghouls.” This is representative of Kaneki’s true feelings towards the Ghoul species overall.

Kaneki’s True Feelings Towards Ghouls

While Kaneki cares for his ghoul friends, he doesn’t hold their species in any regard. Throughout the series, on many of the occasions that he thinks or talks about the differences between humans and ghouls, he refers to humans as “people” and ghouls as “ghouls.” After initially becoming a one-eyed ghoul, Kaneki actively tried to prevent himself from killing anyone (human or ghoul). However, after being tortured by Jason he adopts a much more ruthless persona and begins killing his ghoul opponents. Nishiki is even surprised by this when Kaneki kills a group of Aogiri soldiers after defeating Jason.

This continues in the following months where he kills and cannibalizes ghouls in order to increase his own power. However, he never shows this same level of ruthlessness towards his human opponents. He still tries to prevent himself from killing them, and at most just disarms them. He doesn’t view humans and ghouls different based on their biology, but based on which is a “person,” and most ghouls don’t fall in this category to him.

This hypocrisy of willingly killing ghouls while abstaining from killing humans never truly leaves Kaneki. This is evident after his final battle with Amon in the original series, where he begs him not to die.

He despairs at the thought of killing a human like Amon, even though he’s already killed dozens of ghouls. Even after becoming the One-Eyed King and forming Goat in the sequel, this attitude doesn’t change. The organization’s first mission is to aid the CCG in killing members of the Clowns (fellow ghouls), and simultaneously Kaneki risks his best fighters to raid the CCG laboratory to retrieve RC suppressants in order to save Akira (a ghoul investigator who wishes to eradicate the ghoul species). Later when his group arrives at the lab, he risks the entire mission in order to confront Amon just because Amon saw him as a “person.”

Later, when Furuta begins using the Oggai against Goat, Kaneki still refrains from any confrontations with the CCG that would result in human casualties. This results in Goat being forced underground into the 24th ward, and the organization slowly begins to starve. Even near the edge of ruin Kaneki continues to assert that they must not kill humans.

It’s only when Furuta attacks their base and he is about to lose everything that he finally breaks this rule by eating the Oggai in order to heal himself. This results in him becoming the Dragon and ravaging the surface (resulting in countless human deaths). You would think that after staining his hands with the blood of both humans and ghouls that he would finally view the two species equally, but you would be wrong. In Kaneki’s final battle with Furuta, after he declares he will defeat Furuta he will protect everyone, he states:

Here, he still refers to humans as “people,” but not ghouls (implying that he still doesn’t see ghouls overall as “people.”) Also, the way he says “ghouls, too” shows he still views them as secondary to humans. This attitude is evident in his dream chapter (:re 179) as the actions undertaken by several characters are biased towards human benefit (as opposed to equal benefit between the two species):

Here, for some reason Takizawa is hunting renegade ghouls even though it goes against his previous character development. During his battle with Amon in chapter 115, Takizawa in his inner monologue states he has decided to be a ghoul.

After he completed his first mission for Goat, Takizawa said he was going to go off own his and live normally as a ghoul. In chapter 145, we even see a silhouette of him hunting humans.

So, why at the end of the story is he hunting ghouls who attack humans when that’s exactly what he’s chosen to do, and that’s what he’s been doing? Also, why are he and Hakatori both all alone when they joined with Amon in chapter 178?

Kaneki was in the oviduct when they joined forces with Amon, and so he wouldn’t have known. Therefore, in his dream he has both them and Kurona alone in the end. Also, the actions he has them perform (fighting ghouls who attack humans, sheltering ghouls who can’t fit into human society, etc.) are what he thinks they should do to atone for their past misdeeds. Because Kaneki doesn’t view humans and ghouls as equal, they aren’t equal in his dream. Rather than both sides coming together and creating a new world, ghouls merely acclimate to the human world. Those that are either unable or unwilling to do so are shunned and killed as ghouls always have been. So, for many this world hasn’t changed at all. This is Kaneki’s happy ending. His dream only extends the benefits of peace to humans and his loved ones.

Nitpicks

Whew. So far, I’ve discussed all the inconsistences regarding the overall themes of this chapter. For finishing the evidence, I will merely go over small inconsistencies and errors in this chapter.

What happened to Hide’s scarred throat and face? In this chapter is stated that ghouls have started being researched for medical purposes. Thus, this could be the reason Hide has healed, but if this is the case why is he still wearing that mask?

In Fura’s panel, he calls his wife “Maki.” However, the “Tokyo Ghoul: Jack” series stated her first name was “Aki.” At first, I thought this might be a translation error, but then I looked at the raw and it indeed gave the characters for the name “Maki.” This is likely due to Kaneki either mishearing her name or not truly caring to remember it from when he was colleagues with Fura.

If Kanou had stabilizers they could use to prolong their lives, why did they work for him as long as they did? Why not steal these stabilizers as soon as possible?

It took me a while to figure this out, but why would Urie have to search for Shirazu’s body at all? Kimi and Kanou’s other assistants worked with Dr. Kanou on everything, and so they would undoubtedly know where Shirazu’s body is. Why not just ask them? Also, why place Shirazu’s body in the cemetery for the CCG’s “heroes” after the revelation in chapter 175?

So, the graveyard for CCG investigators was empty. Why would they could continue to maintain an empty cemetery, and why would they place Shirazu’s body there when it was only a place for the Washuus to gather food? Kaneki wasn’t present when this information was revealed in chapter 175, and thus didn’t know.

Next, we have Naki’s henchman Hooguro. The epilogue states he married a human girl in the ghoul fashion, but this requires bitemarks. How could an ordinary human bite with enough force to permanently mark a ghoul (whose skin is super hard). They could us an rc suppressant for this, but after it wore off he should have healed.

Then, there’s Ayato who commands operations “at high altitudes.” Are there Dragon Orphans who can fly?

This was the most obvious example that something was off. Right before the Dragon arc we saw that Kuroiwa was stabbed through the side of the neck in a way that would be a death sentence. Indeed, we see him stop breathing and die. However, Kaneki may only have heard that Kuroiwa was stabbed, not that he was killed. Since he didn’t see Kuroiwa, he would have assumed that he was injured and thus would recover. However, another thing to notice is Kuroiwa’s wife. Here she is depicted as having long, light-colored hair. However, when we saw her at Takeomi and Yoriko’s wedding:

She is shown to have short, dark hair. Kaneki probably never actually met Kuroiwa’s wife, and so in his dream he created a vague mental imagery of her.

On another note, the text refers to Takizawa as a half-kakuja. However, in his battle with Amon Takizawa developed into a complete Kakuja.

Kaneki is unaware of this as he left the CCG laboratory before this battle occurred, and so to his knowledge Seidou is still just a half-kakuja (so, that’s what the text box says as the chapter is Kaneki’s dream).

Finally, there’s her. On Amino Apps someone did a translation of Ichika Kaneki’s character profile, and one usual aspect was missing: a birthdate. Practically every volume character profile gives the character’s birthday. Touka calculated her due date to be 12/28 but calculating this can be inaccurate. Even if it was accurate, why not still put it in her profile? It seems to be Ishida giving us a subtle hint that she hasn’t actually been born. Another thing is: why would Kaneki and Touka (who are genetically dark-haired) have a white-haired child? Indeed, with her sesame pudding hair and left kakugan she appears as a carbon copy of someone we already know: Haise Sasaki. Haise was Kaneki’s dream of human happiness where he is surrounded by those who love and cherish him. In the same manner that she is surrounded by people who love and cherish her at the end of the chapter.

Literary Reasons

Now that I have gone over all the evidence implicating the final chapter as a dream, I will discuss Ishida’s likely reasons for making it this way. Throughout the original and :re, references are made about a number of literary works. The most commonly referred to work is Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” but another work referenced is Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

In the sequel “Through the Looking Glass” Alice is transported to a new world where she is caught in the middle of a chess battle between white and red sides. In the original story, Kaneki learned of the ghoul world. In the sequel, he is originally a ghoul investigator and must pick which side he will ultimately be on. In Tokyo Ghoul, the white side is composed of humans (as shown by the white coats of the CCG), and the red side is composed of ghouls (as shown by the red robes of the Aogiri Tree).

There is also a chessboard theme that is repeatedly shown throughout the manga, and this represents the characters who are pieces in the game. Furthermore, in place of the tea party from the Alice novels, coffee is instead used for the theme of eating.

Finally, several ghoul characters wear animal themed masks that represent the animals from the Alice series. Touka’s mask represents the White Rabbit, Nishio’s serpent mask represents Bill the Lizard, Ayato’s mask represents the March Hare, Koma’s mask represents Pat the Monkey, and Irimi’s mask represent the Puppy.

Now that we established the parallel, I shall get to the point: the Red King. In “Through the Looking Glass” the king of the red pieces is sleeping throughout the game. Different characters believe that Alice herself is part of the Red King’s dream and that she will disappear if he awakes. At the end of the story, she questions if this was indeed the case. So, the same thing applies here. At the end of :re, we are left wondering to ourselves if the ending was a dream.

Ishida’s Personal Reasons and the Future

Now, why exactly would Ishida-sensei end things on a dream chapter you might say (aside from literally reasons) and just quit the series he’s worked on for so long when there are still many plot points left unanswered? Well, in interviews done after :re’s ending Ishida says that he has been working himself almost non-stop since the second half of the original series, and this has led to issues with his health. If he had shown Kaneki still trapped in Dragon, people would have demanded he make a third and final part (which he is in no condition to do).

However, in one interview he states that he now “hates” working after doing it so hard for so long now, and that there “probably” wouldn’t be any more sequels. He needs time to rest and recuperate. However, him saying “probably” still leaves open the option for a final part. Once he fully recovers, he could reveal the finale of :re to be a dream and then continue the series. As to whether or not he actually will, I…..

I believe he will return to our place, Tokyo Ghoul.

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mamsellechosette24601 · 5 years ago

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The Secret Commonwealth

Like everyone else, I’m very excited for the HDM tv show release. But when I think about the semester to come, The Secret Commonwealth is by far the hdm-related thing that worries me the most, its premise having been haunting me for a few months now. So I’ll just vent about it because it's only 7 weeks away and I’M. NOT. READY. (SPOILERS for hdm and the extracts of tsc that came out so far)

When I first reread hdm, 4 years ago, something that struck me the most was the theme of solitude. Perhaps it had been unconsciously affecting me since my first read as a child, but it was then that I became truly aware of it. Daemons, when friends with their humans, were a perfect solution to our intrinsic solitude. Lyra and Pan, Lee and Hester, etc - they always had each other, so wherever they were, they would be at "home". Rereading the books, I was at a phase in my life where I had to make some decisions which to me then were all too similar to Lyra abandoning Pan. Abandoning all sense of comfort and of belonging, to accomplish something that was perhaps more important. Complete and utter betrayal for those who could not follow you. Lyra's decision affected my own, and from then on I had to deal with the fact that I was even more alone than I had been before (which I expect is an all too common feeling for anyone transitioning into adult life - I'll eventually get there). But then, I knew that Pan would return to Lyra and that they would always be together, which offered me a lot of comfort. On one hand to know that at least someone in the world (even if ficticious) was not facing eternal solitude, and on the other the hope that, if Lyra had been able to find solace in herself, then perhaps we all could too. Of course, it's much easier when there's an actual physical representation of your soul talking to you in the shape of a cute animal, but hey, metaphors. So I set out to it, and for 2 years it actually worked quite well, but then it started getting harder. So I reread hdm again, a few months ago.

Rereading The Subtle Knife, I kept comparing Lyra and Will, imagining how each of them would be leading their lives after the separation. Will was someone who knew very well what solitude was and it seemed to me that even with Kirjava, Mary, and his mom, he would always feel dissatisfied away from Lyra, because it had been with her that he had first known companionship. As for Lyra (to quote a scene that always makes me cry from the BBC W&P series), she "seemed to have the gift of happiness". She shared such love with Pan, that I had no doubt she would eventually lead a full and joyous life. And then on the day when I was going to read her separation from Pan, the extract from the Secret Commonwealth where they are no longer together came out. And now the scene had to be read with the incertitude of whether they would ever be as close as they had once been. Then, having finished the book, it struck me that, even with all of his own problems, Will in the end was not as alone as Lyra, and certainly not as alone as we will see her in tsc. Of course, as any person, he will have a lot to face growing up (and we would know the details if Pullman ever made up his mind to release the long-promised green book), but there is such tragedy to what is happening to Lyra, given what we see of her in Northern Lights ("we're not alone, anyway...") , and I don't really know how to deal with it.

Across the series, we see Lyra losing some of her confidence, and as I have claimed other times, I fully support it as part of her development towards wisdom. But there's overconfidence which leads to hubris, and then there's self-love, which she's apparently struggling to find in tsc. And I can only too well relate to how she's breaking apart and, as aforementioned, expect that everyone else can, at some level, relate too. Growing up comes with doubting yourself, and the people around you. It comes with separating yourself from whom you once were and finding out who you now want to be. There will inevitably come a moment of rupture, within you or with others, and you will have to find out how to heal. For the past year, however, looking at the grown ups around me, I have come to doubt whether this process of healing even exists, or whether we just keep breaking apart more and more and having to come to terms with a solitude that only gets more oppressive each time. And I have come to a point where I expect to find the answer to it in tsc, and am deeply afraid that Pullman might have reached some very negative conclusions. So I'm hoping that by the end of the book Lyra and Pan will be fine, because if Lyra, who has faced ruptures more deeply and more literally than any of us can conceive, can heal, then so can we all. But if not, if even their love cannot be strong enough, then I seriously don't know what to do (probably hide the book and don't open it for the next 10 years, creating happy fanfic in my own head until the trauma is half-forgotten, just like I did when I first read hdm).

PS: I understand it's all fiction and fully respect Pullman's right to write whatever story he wants to! I also enjoy the drama! Everything I say is in a very human-condition-y kind of way, but would love to read once the book is released analyses on Lyra's mental health! Anyway, I only decided to write this post because I haven't been seeing as many people freaking out about what we know so far of tsc and wanted to bring in more hype/nervousness.

PPS: on the bright side, we'll most certainly see Malcolm and Lyra getting to know each other and you bet I'll be a crying mess once they open up about their adventures.

#his dark materials #the secret commonwealth #the book of dust #none of us are ready #waiting for tsc to punch us in the gut #lyra silvertongue #Pantalaimon #will parry #kirjava #lee scoresby #hester #daemons

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whatwewrotepodcast · 6 years ago

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Character Profile - Ithuriel

Basic Statistics 

Name: Ithuriel Age: 6 months or eternity, depends how you look at it Nationality: Currently American, formally Divine Socioeconomic Level as a child: N/A Socioeconomic Level as an adult: Low Hometown: Heaven Current Residence: Brooklyn, New York Occupation: Enforcer for Raif Income: N/A Talents/Skills: Proficient with a range of hand guns, good aim, also competent in hand-to-hand fighting, and the use of a spear in both ranged and hand-to-hand combat. Salary: N/A Birth order: 3rd of 7 Siblings (describe relationship): Technically the other 6 Arc Angels are his brothers and sisters. Previously a good relationship with most of them, though he was closest to Gabriel, Amitiel and Raphael, however his relationship with Gabriel suffered after his fall. Spouse (describe relationship): N/A Children (describe relationship): N/A Grandparents (describe relationship): N/A Grandchildren (describe relationship): N/A Significant Others (describe relationship): N/A at commencement of TSC Relationship skills: Ithuriel’s relationship skills are not the best. He has a tendency to be prickly and overreactive, and often blows things out of proportion. He can be shy and reserved and hard to get to know. He makes up for these deficits by being a genuinely kind, warm person who never intends to hurt anyone, and generally feels guilty when his actions adversely affect those he cares about.

More beneath the cut

Physical Characteristics:  Height: 6’2” Weight: 110kg Race: Caucasian Eye Colour: Golden Hair Colour: Dirty/Dark blonde Glasses or contact lenses? No Skin colour: Fair, but with a bit of a golden hint, tans easily Shape of Face: Sharp, strong jawline, high cheekbones, long, straight nose. Overall impression of hard, clean lines, very little softness. Distinguishing features: Two large, nasty scars down his back, from shoulders to hips. A pair of stylised Angel wings tattooed on the inside of his left wrist and a tattoo of an ornate spearhead on the inside of his right forearm. How does he/she dress? Jeans, usually fairly loose cut, blue. Black or grey long-sleeved shirts or t-shirts. Black trench coat, military style boots, a scarf if it’s cold. Always muted tones though, never wears colour, always black/white/grey. Mannerisms: Often runs his fingers through his hair when he’s troubled. Pinches the bridge of his nose when he’s thinking hard or when things are driving him to frustration. Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) Has a fondness for chocolate, but nothing that really counts as a habit per se. Health: About as good as can be. More than human. Doesn’t suffer from most human illnesses or diseases, has improved healing from injury and is able to survive with less food, water and rest than the average human. Hobbies: Currently doesn’t really have hobbies, though he does like to people watch. Favourite Sayings: N/A Speech patterns: Tends towards overly formal language, doesn’t use a lot of contractions, does have a New York accent but it’s towards the more upper class end of the scale, and sometimes veers into a very generic, hard to locate sort of American accent. Disabilities: N/A Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Professionally broody chic. Tends towards the shabby side though. Greatest flaw: His short temper. He had a propensity to explode over minor issues, has a very short fuse, and often says things in fits of anger that he later regrets. Best quality: A genuine kindness and love for humanity. Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes  Educational Background: None Intelligence Level: Technically very high – he’s an Angel and so has divine intelligence, but his lack of experience in the world means most of the time that intelligence is of very little use to him as it hasn’t got anything to back it up. Any Mental Illnesses? Technically no, though it could be argued he has a bit of PTSD about his Fall. Learning Experiences: Everything is a learning experience for Ith. He’s been living on earth for just over 6 months and so everything, from learning how to safely cross the road to making toast are learning experiences of him. Character's short-term goals in life: Work off his debt to Raif and be able to live his life free of debt and restrictions. Character's long-term goals in life: Get back to Heaven. How does Character see himself/herself? Ithuriel has a pretty complicated relationship with himself. On the one hand, he’s quite proud. He was an arc, and as such had quite a high opinion of himself. He was very powerful, there were few who could tell him what to do or how to do it. He was convinced of his own righteousness. However, since his Fall, his sense of worth took a bit of a hit. He still sees himself as ‘better’ than most humans, more moral, more ethical, but he also fell, and that took some of the wind out of his sails. He is now conflicted about who he is and what his existence means, and where he stands in the world. How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? Ithuriel doesn’t think much of how other people see him, especially at the start of the story. He doesn’t think much about other people’s internal worlds. However, as he develops, he does start to worry that people think of him as a bit stuffy, a bit uncool, and a bit overly righteous. How self-confident is the character? Initially very, but he lost a lot of faith in himself and his ability to make the right decisions when he Fell. Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Definitely ruled by emotion – probably one of his greatest flaws is letting his feelings get in the way of making the sensible, logical decision. What would most embarrass this character? Any reference towards sexuality or sexual activity, especially towards the start of the story. Emotional Characteristics Introvert or Extrovert? Introvert How does the character deal with anger? Very, very badly. Mostly by letting it explode all over the place. He has a short fuse. With sadness? He lets himself feel it, but only within himself. He doesn’t tend towards being demonstrative about his emotions. With conflict? Again, not well. He tends to shout first and think later. With change? He’s gone through a lot of changes recently and considering the magnitude of them, he coped remarkably well. That said, he did struggle a lot with readjusting to his new role in life. With loss? By suppressing it until it bursts out of him in explosions of jealousy towards those who have that which he has lost. What does the character want out of life? At the moment, he’s just trying to do with best with what he has. What would the character like to change in his/her life? He would go back to Heaven and get his wings back. What motivates this character? Partially the desire to get back to Heaven, though he rarely admits it to himself. Mostly a deeply in-ground sense of what is right and what is wrong and the desire to correct the wrongs and do the right thing. What frightens this character? The idea of dying alone, in a strange world, and going to Hell. The thought of becoming corrupted and evil and losing the parts of him he sees as ‘good’. What makes this character happy? Simple things such as chocolate, watching people who are happy, the feeling that he has made the right decisions, Merry. Is the character judgmental of others? Oh boy yes. Incredibly judgemental, though often he feels a bit bad about his original impressions once he gets to know people. Is the character generous or stingy? Generous. Is the character generally polite or rude? He likes to think he’s polite, but often he can be a bit rude, in part because he doesn’t understand social cues very well and in part because he’s just a bit brusque and too self important to worry about the ‘niceties’. Spiritual Characteristics Does the character believe in God? God literally created him and he knows Him personally, so yah he does. What are the character's spiritual beliefs? He doesn’t have beliefs, he has knowledge. Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life? Not really, because Ith doesn’t need to ‘believe’ in things. He knows and understands the truth of the world and the Heavens so it’s not a spiritual experience for him, it’s just his reality. If so, what role does it play? N/A How the Character is Involved in the Story  Character's role in the novel (main character? hero? heroine? Romantic interest? etc.): Hero/Romantic interest Scene where character first appears:

Ithuriel shifted his weight, pins and needles tingling down his legs. He sighed, a brief allowance of impatience.  He was crouching uncomfortably on the edge of a low building, his gaze fixed on the dark street below. It was nearing dawn and the streets were empty with the early morning hush. A biting breeze was whistling around the edges of the stout brick buildings, its prying fingers reaching under coats, lifting hats, and chilling blood. He turned the collar of his heavy trench coat up against the cold, but didn’t dare shift his position. In the quiet, even the slightest of sounds would carry. He’d been hunched on the exposed rooftop for hours now, and he was damned if he was going to risk startling his quarry for the sake of a moment’s release.  

Relationships with other characters: 1. Merry -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the novel).

Ithuriel initially sees Merry as a bit of a helpless human in need of rescuing, though it doesn’t take long before he begins to see her as more of an important tool to use against Moloch. He’s bemused by her and the often flippant attitude she takes towards life. She’s the first human he’s had prolonged contact with and she forces him to re-evaluate the way in which he perceives humans and accept them as individuals rather than one sort of mass that he can judge all together. As they get to know each other better, Ithuriel starts to respect Merry’s independent nature and her bravery in the face of a world that’s much bigger than anything she ever knew before. This respect soon turns to friendship before developing into something deeper.

2. Belial: -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the novel).

Ithuriel’s relationship with Belial is initially antagonistic. Ithuriel fears becoming what he sees in Belial and as a result tries to push Belial to be better to assuage his own fears of losing himself without hope of return. It quickly becomes important to Ithuriel that Belial choose the right side though this is primarily a reflection of his insecurities. Belial becomes a proxy through which he tries to convince himself that he can still be saved. Over time, this attitude shifts towards a genuine desire to see Belial save himself, and an appreciation for who Belial is as a person. How character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began: 

Ithuriel’s arc is one of coming to accept his new existence and appreciate the grey areas that make life so interesting. He begins to see the value in people and the ways in which they can be good and worthwhile without having to adhere to a strict sense of morality. By the end, he has come to realise that humanity is worth saving because of the intrinsic value of life, and all the beauty and wonder that humanity has created.

#character profile #ithuriel #revelation #character #writing #am writing #writers of tumblr #writer #writeblr #angel #fallen angel #character sheet #wip #novel #YA #new adult #young adult #contemporary fantasy

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lxcieherondale · 6 years ago

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I was tagged by @jimesch

1) Are you excited for the TID TV show? Why or why not?

I'm excited but anxious about it. If they stick to the books and are able to pull it off well, I think it could be fantastic, but I'm very scared of them ruining it, so I don't want to get my hopes up

2) What's your favourite quote from tsc?

'Words have the power to change us'

3) Which character is most like you and why? (Physical appearance or personality)

The character I relate to most is probably Tessa, because we both share a fondness for books, and we look pretty similar appearance-wise, so it made me really happy to see a character who resembled me as a main character

4) Any theories on what will happen in Queen of Air and Darkness?

WELL, I won't go into too much detail because I want to make a separate post about this, but I feel like Ty won't succeed in bringing Livvy back but they'll see her ghost. I think Annabel will die sacrificing herself for one of the Blackthorns, and I actually think Julian and Emma will get a happy ending?

5) Any theories for The Wicked Powers?

I'll have more solid theories when we get QOAAD, but I don't think Kitty will get together until TWP, and that Ash will have a central role in the plot.

6) If you were going to get a shadowhunter chronicles tattoo, what would you get?

I would probably be Basic™ and get the angelic power rune.

7) Shadowhunters TV show fan or not?

I was really excited for it, but I was very disappointed and stopped watching.

8) How long have you been a fan of CC's books and have you been in the tumblr fandom as long as you've been a fan?

I read all of her books for the first time in about a month in 2014, before the release of COHF. I only joined the tumblr fandom about a month ago though (although I had been following blogs before that)

9) Favourite ship, brotp and notp

Ship: Herongraystairs or Kitty

Brotp: Magnus and literally anyone he's friends with

Notp: Clabastian (why is this even a thing?)

10) Which characters do you think are underappreciated and why?

From TID, pretty much most of the characters, particularly Charlotte, Henry, Cecily, Sophie, Gabriel and Gideon, because they all have really interesting storylines and personalities and I think they get overshadowed by Tessa, Will and Jem (who I do love) and yeah I just love them. We haven't had TLH yet, but at the moment I feel that Christopher is underappreciated and we should definitely talk about him more because he's great! Also Catarina and Ragnor, because I love them.

11) Three things you associate with/love about your favourite season

My favourite season is Autumn, so three things are: cooler weather, the reds and browns and oranges of the fallen leaves, and more comfortable, warm clothes.

12) What's your Hogwarts house, Ilvermorny house and patronus?

My Hogwarts house always changes between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, Ilvermorny is Pukwudgie, and patronus is a Nebelung cat

13) What's your favourite song, lyrics or band/singer?

I don't really have a favourite song or lyrics at the moment, but my favourite artists at the moment are Years and Years, Lorde or Troye Sivan. I've also been listening to the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again soundtrack a lot

14) If you're in high school (or an equivalent) and you want to go to uni, what do you want to study?

Either English Literature or History

15) Coffee, tea, water or soda?

Probably fizzy drinks like Fanta

16) What's your favourite mythical creature?

A phoenix

17) What TV show/movie do you refuse to watch?

... Shadowhunters

18) What could you do a 40 minute presentation on with no preparation?

Cassandra Clare's books, Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, myself I guess? Oh and theories for future TSC books if that's not already counted.

19) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you move to?

Scotland!

20) What 'dumb' accomplishment are you proud of?

I don't even know, to be honest... I'm ahead of schedule on my reading goal for this year so I guess that?

21) What's your name?

Emily, but I usually go by Em!

I tag: @forget-me-not-james-hrndle @simonlovvelace @sophielightwocd @isabellelovelxce @cars-tairs @jamesscarstairs @clockworkanguish @lvciecarstairs @thewarlocksquad and anyone else who wants to do this (sorry if this is annoying)

#tag games #em talks too much

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aforgetmenotslove-blog · 7 years ago

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Why I Love TSC

It took me an agonisingly long time to pinpoint exactly why I love TSC. Why did I name my dog after Tavvy Blackthorn? Why do I stay up until midnight waiting for the release of a GotSM book? Why am I, as someone who hates making posts and has never done so in my life, so willing to create a tumblr blog for the sole purpose of entering the RSoM contest? What about these series make me care so goddamn much?

(under the cut because you can’t confine my love for TSC in a reasonable sized post. That is impossible)

It could be because of the beautiful writing full of poetic prose, rapier wit and incredibly quotable quotes:

“You are all that exists on the earth and under the sky that I do love.”

It could be because of the gorgeous character development. Take for example Alec who initially struggled with his sexuality and was riddled with self-doubts, but is now confident with who he is and is also the father of what must be the cutest family ever.

_ “Um. I’m gay,” Alec said. (From a snippet, omg I love love love snippets so much)_

It could be because of the crazy amount of diversity in this book. You have people of all sexualities across a variety of cultural backgrounds who all have insanely different pasts. This especially means a lot to me as a person of Chinese descent growing up in a white country. Growing up I very much wanted to not be asian. I wanted to be like the people I saw in movies and cartoons and read about in books, the majority of whom were certainly were not asian. It took me way to long to learn to appreciate my culture and the beauty of its history and differences, and reading about characters like Jem (who, along with Julian, is my absolute favourite. He is so kind and precious and SO DAMN PERFECT. AHH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!) and Aline ( _“My wife” and the perfection that is Haline) _and Jia (an asian women in a position of power! YAS!). And of course, as mentioned earlier, so many people from the LGBT+ community. We have our kickass trans woman, Diana freaking Wrayburn, our freewheeling bisexual warlock, the fabulous Magnus Bane, the utterly gorgeous heartbreaking genderqueer, Anna Lightwood and my personal fave, Raphael:

_ “I’m not gay,” said Raphael. “I’m not straight. I’m not interested.”_

But ultimately, I think the reason I love the series so much is because of Cassandra Clare. She is so incredibly accepting, clearly because I mean just look at the all the diversity. She generously answers fan questions - I almost cried from sheer happiness because of the crazy amount of answers from yesterday’s q&a. She presents us with so many beautiful snippets - all the magnificent pride month snippets, hello? And even this competition is a gift, hoe many other authors gift us with such wonderful bookish opportunities. And of course she is the creator of this world. She has blessed us with beautiful books and even more beautiful characters and is my biggest role model. So thank you so much Cassie for this gorgeous world which has allowed to make so many beautiful friends I would have never have talked to otherwise, for the diverse characters who I have been to connect with and cry with and fall in love with, and thank you for being an overall wonderful human being who is as beautiful as her characters. <3 <3

#malecparty #tsc #OMG I LOVE TSC SO DAMN MUCH #malec

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court-0f-dreamers-main · 7 years ago

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Thank you so much for the tag @artistic-frc-9! It was great to get to know you better too, and I love doing these (p.s. we have heaps in common! 😊 )

Name: Priyanka but everyone calls me Pri Gender: Female Sign: Gemini Height: 5’4” Sexuality: Straight Favorite Animal: Isn’t it obvious? 🐢 🐢 🐢 Dream Trip: New York City for like 3 months! I have also been there like 3 times in the past but I just love love love it. Dream Job: Masterchef Judge/Celebrity food critic 😆 When and Why I made my blog: July 17 - I needed the emotional support after Livvy. Followers: hmmm Reasons for my url name: fandoms are my little hidey nook and I love turtles...lame but thats the truth of it Favorite music band: changes constantly, and I have a very wide music tastes, but my favourite songwriter is the Lin Manuel Miranda - everything he touches is gold. Tattoos: Nope, I can’t decide on anything I feel that strongly about yet Favorite emoji: 😁 1. Would you rather be exceedingly rich but unhappy, famous but somehow with little money, or happy and wealthy but in ill health? Oh geez with this question, there are so many variables, am I rich and unhappy but able to get happy by like, you know, checking my tumblr? Do I have little money but am just about to inherit a giant fortune or win a game show? I am in ill health for like a week with a cold? 😁 2. Do you have any piercings that are not in your ear lobes? I had a belly button piercing...it didn’t go well 😑 3. What kind of exercise do you do/sports do you play? I play netball and swim 4. Can you sing well enough that you wouldn’t be booed off a karaoke stage? I think I can! But i’m pretty sure no one with their hearing intact will agree. 5. Can you cook any meal from scratch? Yes I love cooking! It’s my stress release. Whenever anything bad happens in my life, I find myself at home baking as a release. 6. Describe in 5 words the last person you had a serious crush on (even if it’s your partner!). Strong, Gentle, Kind, Selfless, Painter. (I’m pretty sure everyone knows exactly who I’m describing) 7. Android or iPhone? My bastard iPhone died (with all my photos 😭) so using Google Pixel now 8. Have you ever broken a bone? No surprisingly 9. What’s that one song you can listen to an embarrassing number of times in a row? Why do you listen to it on repeat (does it pump you up, mellow you out, make you smile, remind you of someone, you just effing love it, etc etc)? Hahaha. There is always a song I have on repeat so much that my family and friends end up hating me and it. At the moment its still Despacito (i have multiple versions). 10. What is the last book you read that wasn’t TSC? I am currently reading Court of Mist and Fury I’m passing the tags along to people I’d like to know about. Pick and choose whichever questions. Sorry if you’ve already been tagged in this - @alexandraherondaleblackthorn, @sugarcookieclaire, @mermaid1354, @wondurr-one, @mostawesomepineapple, @howtobesatan101, @sania0810, @graciesamosblackthorn, @basically-a-trashcan, @fandom-life-is-for-me15

#tag game #my crush is julian blackthorn #anyone want me to celebrity food critic something they cooked

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cheddarxx · 7 years ago

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THE SUNDAY CURRENTLY

THE SUNDAY CURRENTLY: VOL.1

I decided to do the TSC last Friday since there’s an easy format to follow and I think it’s fun to do. I got this idea from Maine Mendoza’s blog and it’s been a while since I haven’t visited and she haven’t posted that much :(

Anyway, The Sunday Currently was made by Siddathorton and you can check them out, too!

CURRENTLY

READING

Tweets about BTS most especially tweets about Kim Seokjin’s tummy. Our man shook lots of ARMYs right now in DNA Dance Practice. See this link.

WRITING

Well, aside from writing TSC, I’m writing a fanfic of BTS. I actually started this story a week ago and damn, I haven’t made any improvements yet. I hope I can finish this and be able publish it somewhere. (yes, somewhere kasi nakakahiya omg)

LISTENING

A playlist from Spotify to help BTS on HOT100. Playlist consists of 70+ DNA and the other songs included on their new release album HER. But I’m loving the Track No. 4. Can I just say that the Vocal Line just killed it? I also listened to IU’s new songs last night and her voice is too much. Indeed a queen.

THINKING

About how I should be living my life. Charot! I was actually thinking to quit my job because I knew from the start that I will never be happy in this field. And the fact that it’s already Monday, I hate it.

SMELLING

Bath soap since I just took a shower.

WISHING

I should have made a better choice few months ago. Ugh, regrets! Regrets! And I’m also wishing that BTS won’t exhaust their body that much because they just had a shoot for their comeback yesterday 20 hour straight with more than 600 K-ARMYs. Guys, srsly, take a rest.

HOPING

To actually do what I really want to do ever since and take that first step.

WEARING

Shorts and yellow sando that I always wear during college days (or dorm days!)

LOVING

I know this is so lame but I’m loving BTS’ new album because my bias just got more lines this time. Yes, this is the line distribution I signed up for, Big Hit. I love you!

WANTING

To purchase a set of Love Yourself: HER album. I already ordered a random version but I am going to give that to my sister. Bakit kasi ang mahal ng shipping fee sa kpopmart or yesasia?

NEEDING

A 12-hour sleep.

FEELING

exhausted but fulfilling. It’s Sunday so that’s normal feeling, right? And also, I am kinda excited for this remaining months can offer me. Will something gonna change? Hmmn…

That’s it, folks! My first ever TSC. Looking forward to more of this and I hope I wouldn’t be so lazy making TSC in the future. C’mon, future Che, you can do better.

#mevsife #the sunday currently #tsc #bangtanboys #bts #kimseokjin #dna

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graciedroweuk · 8 years ago

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Woman who ate 9,000 chocolate bars a year cuts them out to lose weight

Lady who consumed 9,000 candy bars annually reduces them out – and loses 15 rock

Five gown dimensions have fallen by ditching her favorite handle.

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CHOCOHOLIC: Anita decreased 15 rock

Anita Garrett, 39, from Auckland, Newzealand expanded to 28st 8lb because of her 25-a-day candy club routine.

32 to some dimension 12 slimmed after changing the sweet handle to get a healthful lifestyle and undergoing weight reduction surgery.

The federal government group chief, who dropped 11 rock and originally had a bypass ten years previously, obtained the fat after boy Brody was created having a situation that triggers tumours to develop in his mind.

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DEALING: Anita utilized candy to greatly help her deal with her boyis disease

Of utilizing candy to greatly help her deal after decades, Anita ditched the nice treat permanently and required handle.

She stated: “For so long as I will remember , liked candy.

“As a youngster my loved ones might take a seat having a big-block collectively while watching Television and divvy it.

“It was usually my go to after I was pleased, unfortunate as well as bored.”

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SCOFFING: At age 18 Anita was consuming three large cafes of candy each day

“I was so large I couldn’t connect my shoelaces, or stroll towards the stores without getting away from breath”

Anita Garrett

She began scoffing atleast three large cafes of candy each day while Anita arrived her first work at age 18.

“That’s once the fat truly started initially to creep ” she explained.

“At my greatest I got through five blocks each day and had been a dimension 34.

“By the full time I’d Brody with my spouse Shane, I’d slimmed-down to 17st 7lb after getting a gastric bypass and adopting a brand new diet.”

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CHOCOLATE: Anita utilized the nice handle to handle her boyis disease

Brody, today outdated five, was created with Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC), an ailment that triggers low-malignant tumours to develop in the torso.

Her small tot’s battle have been attempting for weeks to consider Brody and traumatised Anita for a lifetime and applied candy to help ease the discomfort.

“I simply didn’t attention anymore had been with Brody, and so I consumed on I possibly could get my hands whatever,” she included.

In only a couple of months Anita went to some dimension 24 from the dimension 18.

She considered 23 rock while Anita fulfilled spouse Shane on-line in 2005.

She stated: “I was consuming five large cafes of delicious home prepared foods, all cleaned along with nearly a litre of carbonated place in addition to candy every single day.

“I was so large I couldn’t connect my shoelaces, or stroll towards the stores without getting away from breath.”

Decided to be always a wholesome mother for Brody, aid was wanted by Anita in a nearby gymnasium from the fitness expert.

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SAGGING: Anita was quit with extra skin pursuing her weight reduction

That I observed the results instantly and began instruction me with dumbbells, and “They released me to some high-protein diet,” she explained.

“After ditching glucose for many liver organ and vegetables I decreased three-stone in only several months.”

The 15 rock mark was decreased below by Anita, but was quit with loads of sagging skin.

She included: “I might actually notice my flaps of skin hitting against me after I did situps or I had been operating, it had been awful.”

Superstar physique changes

Thursday, 15th June 2016

Have a look at these superstar physique changes that are incredible.

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Claire Richards from Actions has openly fought together with her fat for several years

Earlier this season Anita, using the assistance of her spouse, flew to Thailand to truly have the extra skin eliminated in a $12,000 (£7,500) procedure.

She stated: “We couldn’t manage to possess it-done in Newzealand, therefore we went offshore also it totally transformed my life.”

After having an arm-lift and a long tummytuck, Anita certainly will today squeeze into 12 apparel and decreased to 13 rock.

“Brody enjoys the slimmer me, and I understand he’s happy with me due to the large grin on his encounter even though he can’t chat due to his situation,” she explained.

A lot of challenges in existence, the final factor I’d like would be to not be about for him “He encounters.

“Losing the fat hasn’t just transformed my entire life, it’s transformed his too.”

from network 4 http://www.church-papers.com/woman-who-ate-9000-chocolate-bars-a-year-cuts-them-out-to-lose-weight/

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