#in the bleak midwinter;

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I need to get something out of my system rq-

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE SUCH A TINY SERIES WITH A FANDOM BARELY BIGGER THAN THE COMMENT SECTIONS WAAAAAAAH IT'S SUCH A GOOD STORY WITH WELL-FLESHED OUT CHARACTERS AND PEOPLE JUST LET IT SIT ON WEBTOON

I WANNA MAKE A POST LONGER BUT I'D HAVE ALT TEXT TO WRITE SO 💔 WAIT FOR ME, TINY FANDOM

[rainebowevee]

[hollowkonpaku]

The javelin toss technique runs in the family 

In the Bleak Midwinter;

Omega in chapter 31 - Big Bad Wolf

Delta in chapter 43 - Lions & Sheep

[anditendshowyoudexpect]

CHRISTMAS WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT MY PLUM PUDDING

[chaoticmiserablelover]

Yes, I will fall for the responsible older brother with a cold front every single time.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Me every year when winter starts: damn Christina Rossetti was right…earth really DOES stand hard as iron and water like a stone…

[duahauuoplanh]

the truth is we died together once before. Arthur, me, Danny Whizzbang, Freddie Thorne, Jeremiah, and John. we were cut off from the retreat... Jeremiah said, "We should sing, 'In the Bleak Midwinter.' but we were spared. the enemy never came and we all agreed that everything after that was extra. and when our time came we'd all remember. you remember that God spared you. but what did you do with that extra time that he gave you, eh, Thomas?

[shaanks]

whether you celebrate this time of year or not, and whatever your traditions might be, please know that I love you all so dearly. I am holding all of you in my heart and hoping that the dark winter months treat you as gently and kindly as possible, and that there is at least some rest to be found during the holiday season from the year's usual horrors and inconveniences.

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Sometimes you just have to listen to the live version of a song and feel like you're ascending to godhood...

[natjennie]

just. the fact that ghosts is so family oriented it's insane like. the lineage of button house hasn't always been familial so most of the ghosts aren't blood related but family is literally built into the walls and the grounds and.

kitty's family shunned her, abused and manipulated, naive and misunderstanding.

thomas was betrayed by his cousin, the plaque reads "button house" because of the horrible loss of his love, he died alone and a joke.

most of the plague ghosts children died presumably, and the only child ghost we see is jemima.

humphrey was forced to marry someone who didn't love him, tried his best to make her happy and give them both a chance at life, didn't give up on her even when he easily could have turned her in.

fanny's husband killed her out of fear and shame and she kept his secret for so long, reenacting her death every night without rest.

julian was selfish and nearsighted and ruined his chance at a happy family, only realizing everything he could have had once it was already out of reach.

pat's wife cheated on him, he believed his family hated him, made fun of him, didn't respect him, only to find out they've carried on his memory in his absence.

mike's family is dysfunctional and silly and his parents care, too much, and want to do everything they can to help him and make him happy before they can't anymore.

and alison. alison. no mom, no dad, no siblings, brought to button house by an obscure family tie she had no idea existed. and then lucy had the audacity to take advantage of her loneliness, her kindness, her hope. she made alison believe she had found a family member, but wait a second. she's found nine of them.

"im sorry you lost the sister you never had" "youre the sister I never had" like.... they've been family the entire time. they play games together they laugh together they sing together they fight together they grieve together. in persevering, in finding the humanity in supposed monsters, she achieved a family. family family family.

[whiskeysmokeandcologne]

It's the bottom ✨️crooked✨️ teeth for me.

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Season 2 Episode 20 (#62) commentary/theory session.

(This is a more organized version of my original comment on Webtoon.)

I would like to state that I'm finding the most recent development interesting according to the plot and storytelling we've already seen.

Despite the whole soulmate concept being a building block to the many things, romance is not actually a very heavily pressed issue. I've seen some theories stating that she might not get with Omega and the two end up just having a really close bond. I find that to also be an intriguing outcome. Platonic soulmates are underutilized in stories.

My theory I want to happen and believe there's a chance of happening is below.

Sibling/familial dynamic with Delta and Anya is a very positive outcome in my opinion. Many fans are quick to jump to the gun of shipping, but bonds are deeper than that (not saying romance cannot be deep; though to me, a best friend has always seemed closer than a lover.) A brother you have chosen to call your own is so much deeper in tune with you than a blood connection you cannot choose, no? The people you choose to keep in your life are more important than the people you have no choice over being around.

Anya has shown to be starved of the sibling aspect in life. Her younger sister is dead (and past chapters have shown that Alexei blames her for it). Her older brother is a self righteous prick who seems to hold very few humans with value beyond practical purposes. No other familial connections besides her mother are to be noted (I wonder who her dad is). To have Delta as her adoptive sibling/cousin/etc would be very great development for her healing process.

Despite a few panels where they have close bodily contact for various reasons (i.e. checking on Anya's health, keeping the other safe, etc.), there has been no inclination of romantic attraction or even anything beyond going the next step after trust. He was the internalized bias she has known all her life. She is finally opened up to seeing him as someone she can trust and rely on (I'm thinking maybe even beyond the initial deal to a point but that has no backing). Anya is a very empathetic and emotional person. She wants to understand Delta. It's one of the first steps to peace in her view.

He has proven (from what we have seen) to be honorable to his word despite all the pushing backwards he has done fudging drama king. He's proven to be bloodthirsty and fight with an almost animalistic vengeance despite being quite tactical. He pretty much tells her not to get too comfortable because he is a cold blooded killer; but I feel she has stopped listening to that show of intimidation at this point. She is shown smiling, almost in an amused sense, after the most recent honesty dump.

I feel they have finally passed the point of him making elaborate shows of drama (cause he's a dramatic ruler and we all know it) to make her realize how scary he truly is and entered the the stage of being honest with feelings and opening up to the other. Truly, a development.

They currently have a unique relationship of "I'm gonna analyze you and try to make you talk about feelings and the past" though the intentions for the analyzing are completely different.

Delta—beyond keeping Anya healthy both physically and mentally—has only shown active interest in Anya as an experiment of sorts. Regardless, I'm almost certain he'll warm up (in his own quirky way) in the next few episodes after the fight (Anya is impossible to not warm up to). He has made himself appear to be cold, protective, and calculating to a cruel degree; but if you read closely, you will notice he shows sparks of unnecessary kindness and emotion. His humanity is still very much inside whether or not he believes it.

Anya, on the other hand, has shown much interest in learning about the androids and their origins as well as current social/political/war (idk what to call it) issues. She wants peace between everyone with minimum bloodshed if possible. Her hesitance towards certain topics and interactions is understandable after the trauma she has gone through and situations of constant fear she's put in.

I genuinely believe that if Kat and Ali don't throw a plot twist in (though this whole series is a series of plot twists and angst) Anya and Delta will come back from this with a deeper bond. One bonds from saving the other's life, no? Let's see how the creators plan this out.

I'm really curious as to your theories. The fandom is so small. I'm curious if I'll find anyone else here to talk about the story with.

Bonus:

Younger Omega

I need more of Omega before the war.

[rainebowevee]

fic: Grey Sweaters by perhapsless

[the-reincarnated-princess]

[its-to-the-death]

Battle of the Gingers Wave 3 Preliminary Round #5

Only one will make it into the bracket

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I think that we can all agree that at some point in anime or manga or webtoon when we see this sexy character and we literally fall in love with that character and then we look at the main character and we think and we say out loud or mentally "If the main character won't end up with this sexy character I'm going to riot".