#in defense of a friend

[mohntilyet]

still i think the one of the more fun differences drawn between illario and lucanis that was lost would be illario's ability to endear himself to others but serious lack of empathy, vs. lucanis' (self perceived) inability to be charming but how much he cares. it's interesting that the game has gone with the "lucanis' ability vs illario's lack thereof" because i think illario being the dellamorte 'best in show dog' vs. lucanis' attack dog would have made me so unwell.

lucanis is... awkward. he's not unlikable, because he is usually very polite, but he doesn't speak much and only seems to care about the other dellamortes. he once sent viago de riva a knife with no note (who knows what he could have meant by this). he does what caterina asks of him, and by his own admission, cannot say no to her. he is a dramatic and prolific killer, and that makes how untouchable he is even worse.

and the crows like illario, sure, AND he's a good assassin! he's even a good crow! he's so good that he can make lucanis smile, and so he is the charming, sociable one. he's the one that stays in treviso and can be relied upon to care, illario's even the one people prefer over caterina and lucanis!

but illario is decoration. he's the prize poodle, and even if poodles were bred to be working dogs, nobody will ever pick him to protect the house over the german shepherd that regularly mauls intruders. anyways the analogy is getting away from me. the point i'm trying to make is that i want illario to have a different kind of jealousy/hatred that's not just over 'being bad at killing' but also an arrogant loathing for everyone around him that is getting harder to hide, because they've forgotten he can bite and is just itching to rip someone's jugular out. illario is very good at hiding his family resemblance to caterina, while lucanis suffers under his grandmother's, and his own, reputation.

[chirrups]

Owl grian is adorable

pov: you are mumbo

[temeyes]

to this day, they still don't believe him

[fourdollarwords]

Made for Chapter 34 of @morningstarwrites' wonderful fic Of Saints and Sinners. Rosie and Husk both having found out about radioapple dating but being sworn to secrecy immediately made me think of his scene in Friends.

[maiko-coy]

Smiling Critters but Catnap is some sort of cryptid shapeshifter that can has a 100% capability to do harm but the others doesn't know and are trying to teach him the ways of being a friend which is sorta working--

[tranboo]

i keep getting these videos in my recommended and its like. are we on the same internet. are we seeing the same situation play out. because i dont think we are

[accirax]

🎶 You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see, I wanna be innocent! 🎶

[ciderjacks]

Chilchuck is one of those special characters where you learn about his past and you go “ohhhh that explains a lot” except where for most characters this happens like once or maybe twice, with Chilchuck it happens literally any time you learn anything at all about him, and every time it’s explaining a different thing he has going on.

[duckwnoeyes]

Willow Rosenberg is the type of girl to mock Orpheus for turning around. Bc how hard is it to walk straight and not look behind you? If Willow was Orpheus, she’d easily march out of the underworld w Eurydice, bc she is better than the myths. She’d never even entertain the idea of doing something silly, like looking behind her, not even to check if Eurydice wants to come back. Because Willow is better, and stronger, and she’ll drag her best friend back to life without so much as a backward glance, without digging up her body. Because Willow doesn’t understand what it means to love someone enough to turn around. To turn and face them is weakness, and she cannot be loved while she is weak.

[princehoneytea]

some redesign busts

[neodiekido]

one of my fave bits in v3 is when kaito will be like No lol im fine. im completely healthy. What makes you guys think I'm sick? Lol. and his sprite just fucking looks like fhis

[blackhholes]

Teen Wolf

4x03 Muted ⎮ 5x09 Lies of Omission

[untamedsinning]

advanced flirting, or something

[simps4aang]

That one anti kataang who was like "I hope all the girls who ship kataang get a guy like aang" like ma'am are you blessing me???

[iwroteyoualoveletter]

HxH: The Apology You Didn't See

Gon, with his whole heart, apologizes to Killua after the Chimera Ant arc.

This whining on the floor scene is not his apology. It is a reaction to Killua bringing up the things that hurt him, after they undoubtedly talked about it, and rubbing salt into Gon’s guilt-ridden wounds. Notice that Gon doesn’t complain or say, “I already said sorry!” He just gets to his knees and apologizes, again. He is owning his mistakes, the ones Killua isn’t yet ready to let go of entirely, and Alluka scolds him for it. Her calling him out is the only reason Killua backtracks and says the most important line that proves a significant scene occurred between them off-screen: “You already apologized.” 

In both the anime and the manga, the Japanese clearly says it: もう謝ってもらったし

The “mou” is the “already,” and interestingly enough, it’s put into a list by the use of “shi,” which functions a bit like “and” might: You apologized to me and Alluka is free because of you, by the way, she healed you. 

Both Gon’s apology, and Alluka’s freedom, are clearly topics they’ve discussed before. Her ability is not. Why does he suddenly reveal it at this time? Unfortunately, this post isn’t about that; it’s about the apology we didn’t see, and more importantly, the promise we didn’t hear. 

How do we know there was a promise?

Ging Freecss told us. 

For all his flaws as a father, Ging gave Gon some solid advice about apologizing to one’s friends. There are rules. It’s more than just saying “sorry.” You have to say what you did, and more importantly, make a promise: you promise them what you’ll do next time, and then you keep that promise, no matter what. 

It’s so important to Ging that Gon understands this, because even after telling him about Kaito’s ability, he tacks on: 謝り方間違えんなよ！！ 

It’s not just “don’t mess up your apology (or you'll be sent flying)," it’s “don’t mess up the way you apologize.” The action instead of the noun. 

On his way to Kaito, thinking about his apology, we learn that Gon is thinking about Killua too. He tells Leorio that he owes Killua an apology because he said some really terrible things to him when he got all messed up fighting the enemy. Gon is highly aware he hurt his friend. He is not oblivious. 

When Gon finally meets Kaito, we see him put his new knowledge of apologies into action. He says sorry, and when Kaito prompts, “What for?” Gon explicitly lays out what’s eating him up, “For not being able to fight alongside you, for not being strong enough. Next time, I’ll protect you!” He carries out the apology as best he can, even inspiring an eavesdropping ant to later own his mistakes to Kaito too.

The scene with Kaito is proof that Gon knows how to apologize to his friends, and that he is serious about making up for his faults. It’s existence is evidence that Gon apologized to Killua and made a promise to him too.

But why didn’t we get to see it? In my opinion, there are two potential reasons. 

Reason 1: Togashi wants to leave it to our imagination. 

It’s not uncommon for Japanese media to shy away from providing a perfectly polished emotional pay-off. Even in the romance genre, confessions are rarely explicit. The words “I love you!” might come out as, “The moon is beautiful tonight.” We know that Gon and Killua share an intense bond, and Togashi is well aware that people view their relationship through various lenses; to keep the apology and promise hidden, it allows each fan to insert what would make them happiest into the missing scene. It’s not a cop-out so much as a standard of Japanese storytelling. What can you read into the situation from what’s been implied? From the subtle? Between the lines? 

It’s true that there might be a "right" answer in Togashi’s mind, but if he’s chosen to be vague intentionally for the sake of keeping fans content, we’ll never know it. 

Unless!

Reason 2: Togashi will reveal the promise to us at a later date. 

It has happened multiple times throughout the series that an event occurred, but we didn’t learn the details of the event until later. Just as an example off the top of my head, when Gon is knocked out in the final round of the Hunter Exam, Satotz has to tell him what happened after he wakes up. Even in that re-telling of events, another seed of mystery is planted when Gon learns that Hisoka gave up his match after whispering something in Kurapika’s ear. We don’t find out what it was for several more episodes. Togashi has deliberately kept information from readers for the purpose of future storytelling, and this might be one of those moments.

It’s very possible we’ll discover what Gon’s promise was to Killua in the future, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we found out about it from a 3rd party, like Alluka. 

So, we know an apology was said and a promise made, but why did they have to separate? 

That’s tied to the promises they’ve already made that we do know about. 

Back in episode 38 of the anime, when leaving Whale Island, Gon tells Aunt Mito he’ll return after he’s met Ging. In episode 146, Killua tells Alluka he’s going to protect her from their family. As much as they want to stay together, and as much as we the viewers want them to stay together, it’s not the next right thing for them to do. It’s painful, but they need to spend some time apart. The day will come when they can be reunited. Alluka says it, Gon and Killua say it, and the lyrics of the song overlaying their parting say it:

いるよ 傍に 一番近く / I’m here, as close as I can be

今は ただそれだけでいいから / For now, that’s enough

いつかそっと 言いかけた / One day, you told me [about it] quietly,

夢の続きを 聞かせてよ / Let me hear the rest of that dream

The vows they made to each other under the stars are not forgotten. Their separation only feels so long because Togashi’s health has made producing his manga inconsistent. Send him healing vibes, and be reassured that Gon and Killua will meet again. ♡

[therulerofallpotatos]

Seen plenty of posts ribbing Wilson for being the repressed one but tbh multiple times we see Wilson question if House is sincerely flirting with him and every time House shuts him down so are we sure Wilson is the repressed one here?