#i hope this wasnt too negative

[alfiely-art]

ohhh kurumi ? all of the numbers go all out

Ohhh Kurumi. Alrighty here we go

I will admit. My first impression of her was not... great? I didn't dislike her, but I had a feeling she was just gonna be delegated to Yuma's love interest. Each second Shinigami got jealous or Desuhiko called her Yuma's girlfriend did not help KDJEJS

As for headcanons, I think she's super into true crime and going down researching rabbit holes. She's watched Buzzfeed Unsolved. She just loves figuring out the answers to stuff she doesn't know!

I have a lot of complaints about her character sadly. She's really held back by the game needing her to be Yuma's love interest. Like... I WANT to enjoy her screentime, but whenever she appears I have to deal with Shinigami becoming a raging asshole and Desuhiko being annoying about the shipping!!!! Which isnt her fault but it just made me want to get the scene over with. The game just, really wants you to ship these two despite them... not really having that sort of chemistry?? At all??? I was also confused by her inclusions in some parts of the game. Why did Makoto drop her into the restricted area. What did she do to warrant that. Anyways, onto some praise- I do like the little bits of character the game offers us, she's definitely the sort of person I'd be pals with. I also like her design a lot? It's not too flashy but it's very nice. And I like that she was introduced via Yuma discovering she was stalking him. Iconic really

My favorite pairing for Kurumi... honestly it's. Kinda difficult? She doesn't interact very much with the other characters. I did like how much she looked up to and admired Yuma and Halara. So... them? Platonically? Let Kurumi out of her cage Kodaka let her interact with people

My overall opinion is that I like Kurumi herself a lot, but the game just absolutely drops the ball with her. I will get her out of there and she will be the protagonist of a super cool game or show where she gets to flex her highly specific knowledge on everyone.

[dunmeshistash]

What do you think about Shuro? And more specifically his relationship with Laios, and idk if you talk about ships but what are your thoughts on laishuro

I have this headcannon that Laios has some sort of unrequited crush on Shuro just because it's sorta funny

I ship pretty much everything. Like, as default I think everyone should kiss everyone 👍

If I'm honest I'm not much of a Shuro fan, he's a little boring to me and reactions to the chimera episode made me dislike him a bit lmao.

Ignoring the fandom I like him as a character and I LOVE his fight with Laios. Shuro's relationship to Laios is my favorite part of that character so laishuro pretty much saves him for me.

In universe Shuro is said to be quite the introvert even for people from his country. He's not the standard for someone from the eastern archipelago and it bothered me a bit when people used that to justify how he wasn't honest to Laios. I understand the idea that he comes from somewhere where reading social cues is not only expected but required but he's also someone who avoids confrontation and is quiet/shy in general.

Here's a bit from Maizuru's description from the adventurer's bible

"People tend to describe Shuro as "drab" and "shy" (...)" so specifically HE IS the exact type of person who would cause the biggest misunderstanding with Laios, just compare him to how his retainers or even his father and brothers act.

It took them saying they used ancient magic on Falin/seeing chimera Falin for him to finally snap, everything else he decided to just take it cause he thought it was better to take it than to confront Laios directly.

So besides the cultural differences you have to take into consideration this was pretty much the perfect storm brewing for that confrontation, and it's as much who Shuro is as a person and who Laios is as person that caused it.

I also disagree that the fight was a "they're both in the wrong" situation. Don't get me wrong, Laios was VERY culturally insensitive to Shuro and even more insensitive to his feelings, but there was nothing he could have done differently with the information that was available to him.

Specifically I see this comic being used to justify how Laios was to blame too, making Shuro into the victim

Like that's a major white guy move but he DIDN'T HEAR Shuro's name and Shuro never corrected him. I'd understand it if his reaction was "Your name is too complicated so I'll call you Shuro instead" that would be a major dick move, but Laios did not hear his name because Toshiro mumbled it, and for someone that forgot Kabru's name several times I imagine he made an effort to remember Shuro's.

Laios never met someone from the eastern archipelago before this, nobody ever explained to him he wasn't acting in an appropriate manner and most of all he thought they were friends. He trusted Shuro to set boundaries for him, he always respects boundaries that are set even when he doesn't fully understand them (Recalling the "I forgot about feelings.." when Chilchuck says it feels wrong to eat merman)

Instead of explaining ANYTHING to Laios, Shuro instead held it all in until it exploded all at once, he blamed Laios for not knowing something he couldn't know, and accused him of not being serious about saving his own sister.

Just imagine how this must have felt for Laios, everyone is always underestimating how serious he is, everyone accuses him of being stupid, clueless, and now this guy is telling him he isn't serious about saving the person he loves the most in the world and wants to protect always. To me this wasn't a "they're both in the wrong" situation, Shuro is far more in the wrong than Laios. But that's just how I see it.

That all being said, they understood each other finally and made peace after that fight.

And several times after this we see that Shuro really cares for Laios, and Laios still wants to be his friend. He even offered to save Laios if he fails (and he's sure he's gonna fail). So their relationship is dear to me, especially cause after this they finally have the foundation for a true mutual friendship <3

I think my dislike of Shuro comes from relating to him to be honest, it happens often that I see my own failures on a character and get angry at them for being angry at myself lmao. I also got a little annoyed cause I only saw people defending him, apparently those were made as a response to hate he had gotten? But since I never actually seen the hate it just felt annoying to see Shuro being white knighted.

Anyway I love the two of them together and I'm really happy they finally understood each other better. laishuro might be my favorite Laios ship, one sided crushes are great.

[wraenata]

Pillow attack courtesy of the @tapakah0 army

I missed the battle. I passed out under the pillow. Sorry :(

(Thank you for the pillow attack though!)

[fourx]

would u you kill me if i said story wise tpot 2 wasnt all thst great

[orcelito]

As for my post this morning. If anyone was worried. Me personally I'm okay (I guess) but my dad's in the hospital and things r still very up in the air. So.

[citrine-elephant]

still waiting for leon's body to ship. and because i desperately want that particular model, i'm waiting a few more days before messaging the seller.

but my god am i feeling ANTSY

[angelpaperclip]

I'd been wondering why the whole "yaaaaay women!!" stuff was making me uncomfortable and I think this tag hit the nail in the head.

You say you love women, then bunch them into a group as if their identities didn't matter. Like they're all replaceable people that could be swapped out for anyone else & it wouldn't matter who they are as long as they're women.

ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE THESE WOMEN ARE CONTENT CREATORS. They made a platform for themselves with their own effort, charisma, and individual talents. THEY'RE THERE BECAUSE THEY EARNED IT.

They're not just pretty faces for people to fawn over.

[wabblebees]

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[cainite-bite]

i love when dumbasses are like “we should ban transitions because what if/this one person regretted doing it” because like..... I regretted my gallbladder surgery to get it removed- should I advocate to have it banned so no one else can have it done? I have known 7 people who have regretted surgery for a knee, should we just say because those 7 regretted it (and there are plenty more out there) that we shouldnt allow anyone access to it?

[the-acid-pear]

Killing my dad with a rock arc

[leave-your-body]

SO ABOUT THE POST ABOUT SONGS THAT GOT SUPER OVERPLAYED? LIKE? I didn't realize sparky deathcap was popular on tiktok I just knew a bunch of my mutuals listened to it and I needed to give it a try lol. I don't have a tiktok so it's always weird to find out a song is popular on the clock app

YEAH. tea merriweather-metro it makes me so angry in the head. i have tiktok and i regret it so bad im so glad u saved urself.... the thing abt september specifically that makes me angry is that usually when tiktok songs get popular, different versions of the song do too, or at least different parts of the song, or other songs of the same artist. but no!!! no one (that i've seen) has taken the time to listen to the rest of the song or listen to anything else he's ever made (as sparky deathcap or in los campesinos). cuz the only part thats actually trending is the beginning part with the pretty little guitar and just. OUGH. sorry for the paragraph but i think i get to be a little toxic this time...

[lunar-fey]

strattera update: hot.

[ncoley]

oh they were serious about ari/ana gr/ande playing glinda.................

[kimmkitsuragi]

this is so stupid. i wish i could see the world

[fagutt]

i am sane and normal and goign to smoke after this post to become even more sane and even more normal

[orcelito]

Actually we r at 6 months now without any major deaths in my life, which is great! That's the longest I've gone without any major deaths since last May! The second longest was 4 months between July and November last year. Wow !