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Rin, Kabru, & Toshiro: On Asian Identity
I have a lot of thoughts about Rin's identity as a second-generation Asian refugee and how it impacts her relationships with other characters, especially Kabru.
I see Rin as being Indonesian specifically. The name "Rinsha" is of Muslim Arabic origin. In real life, Indonesia has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, so what might seem like a geographically incompatible name works if Rin is the Dungeon Meshi equivalent of Indonesian.
Rin also says that her parents came from an island that isn't Wa, and Indonesia is a series of islands.
In her Adventurer's Bible entry, she's described as having "no real knowledge or attachment to the East" because "she's second-generation." She also clarifies to Mickbell that she was "born here." From this character description and her dialogue, we get the sense that Rin doesn't really identify with being Asian.
As noted in this Rin masterpost, a large part of this is because she was denied her parents' cultural identity by the elves. They likely suppressed any cultural markers she had and denied her information about her heritage. Since she wasn't born in the Eastern Archipelago and her parents died when she was young, she understandably hasn't inherited a lot of cultural knowledge.
Rin seems to have internalized ethnic self-hatred. Her disconnect from the East and her unwillingness to remedy that disconnect suggests that she has shame surrounding her Asian identity.
Again, she doesn't have many opportunities to interact with people from her parents' homeland, and her trauma also impacts her behavior. Remembering her parents is probably painful, considering the horrible way they died, and since they're her main connection to her cultural heritage, it makes sense that she wouldn't broach the topic.
You could also argue that Rin identifies more with her Northern identity than her Eastern identity since she was born and raised in the North for the first eleven years of her life, and as a result, she doesn't feel the need to connect with her parents' culture. But considering her home was presumptively still steeped in her parents' culture and her main association with the North is probably her parents' murders, this seems unlikely.
It's important to note how different her experiences are from the story's other Asian characters', like Toshiro's, for example. Toshiro travels to the Island as an adult of his own volition (technically, his father's). He's completely culturally Eastern. In comparison, Rin's parents fled from the East. Her family had to assimilate into an unfamiliar Northern culture, and later, she was "raised" by western elves, who are coded as colonizers in text. She seems to have internalized the elves' suppression of her culture and the way assimilating to the North required them to discard parts of their heritage. Her lack of interest in her culture seems learned.
Her strong attachment to Kabru further complicates her relationship with her Asian identity. I see Kabru as Indian or Nepalese; his name derives from a mountain on the border between India and Nepal. On top of being the only person who treats her like a human being during her childhood, Kabru is the only other significant Asian person in her life. They share the trauma of their parents having been brutally murdered and being raised imperfectly (much more severely in her case) by elves. While in the elf's care, they're both othered as tallmen— this aspect is strongly emphasized in the text — and in the main story, they're othered as Asian people in its European-inspired setting. Their shared experiences as Asian refugees are the foundation of their close bond.
It's not a stretch to assume that Rin consequently views Kabru as her main connection to being Asian. While they're from very different parts of fantasy Asia, their experiences as Asian refugees still overlap significantly as seen above, and the way she clings to Kabru suggests she wants to connect more with her culture, but for the previously stated reasons, she doesn't prioritize it. Besides, she doesn't have good models for what embracing one's cultural identity as a refugee/immigrant looks like. Just like her, Kabru doesn't seem to have many cultural ties, similarly because of his upbringing with the elves.
Toshiro could completely topple Rin and Kabru's original dynamic. Rin doesn't seem to like Toshiro. Their personalities would probably clash at first, because just like him, she's prone to judgment, out of self-preservation, and she's quiet. One of their canonical interactions is being captured by the orcs together; they don't even speak to each other in this scene.
Kabru and Toshiro become friends by the story's conclusion. Deep down, Rin might feel threatened by this. She's been Kabru's closest Asian friend up until this point. Toshiro, as an Asian person who was born and raised in his culture, might seem like a "better Asian" and thus, Kabru's replacement for her. This would be the worst projection of her buried insecurity over her disconnect from being Asian and how it potentially separates her from other Asian people. Given her personality, I doubt she would express this beyond acting wary around Toshiro.
With time, Rin, Kabru, and Toshiro could resolve her fears and the deeper issues they point to by all becoming friends. Interacting with other Asian people would heal her. She appears unphased by Mickbell's microaggression, implying it isn't an uncommon occurrence; she seems to only hang out with Kabru and their party. Being around other people of color would lessen the amount of othering she experiences and grant her a break from defending her identity.
Beyond the potential for cultural exchange and bonding over being Asian in fantasy Europe, Rin and Toshiro are also very similar in character. They're both anxious, quiet, and caring. If they made a little effort, they'd relate to each other and get along well.
Ideally, Rin would also befriend Hien, Benichidori, and the other girls in Toshiro's party. Kabru and Toshiro have their own issues with their treatment of women, so without positive Asian female friendships, she'd have another issue on her hands. Still, Kabru could be the bridge to a friendship with Toshiro, and Toshiro could be the bridge to friendships with his retainers. And with mutual growth, they could all enjoy each other's friendships.
Rin herself points out the vast cultural differences and language barriers between different parts of the East. The Asian characters of DunMeshi might not always share culture, but because of the story's setting in fantasy Europe, many of them experience being nonwhite in a mostly white locale. A support system of other people of color could allow Rin the space to explore her identity and culture and begin healing from her childhood trauma.
#rinsha fana#rin dungeon meshi#dungeon meshi#dunmeshi meta#kabru#toshiro nakamoto#shuro#kabru of utaya#my silly thoughts abt rin but also just me heavily projecting other asian am ppl in my life onto dunmeshi charas#love rin dearly#it's so important to me that all the asian charas become friends and bond over being asian#dunmeshi#delicious in dungeon#*mine#*meta
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Just realised I never posted any of my blue exorcist fanart, this must be fixed immediately
Drew this about a month ago after talking to some friends about headcanons and several of them agreed with the headcanon that Yukio has asthma (which was apparently apart of the original concept for his character which I did not previously know! Very interesting!) and one of them asked me to draw Rin comforting Yukio and handing him his inhaler during an asthma attack, so I did!
I'm incredibly proud of this piece, more blue exorcist fanart to be posted soon
#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#blue exorcist fanart#ao no exorcist fanart#okumura rin#rin okumura#blue exorcist Rin#Rin blue exorcist#yukio okumura#okumura yukio#okumura brothers#okumura twins#brotherly love#i love these two dearly
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this is super random and unprompted but.... one of my fondest memories is when i was in high school and became super unwell from a PE class, my friends literally had to drag me to the infirmary. it was also a class right before lunchtime, so they bought food from the cafeteria for me. and when i couldn't eat any of it, they bought me hot tea with extra sugar and stayed with me throughout recess to make sure i was ok.
i miss them.
#rin rambles#ok maybe it's not that unprompted i just rewatched the whole kinich-mualani-kachina friendship moments in the aq and i was reminded of them#they were also the group of people who took notice of my interest in guitar and bought me one on my birthday#i love them all to this day#it's just sad that everyone went their different ways after high school and we're all so out of touch............#i miss them dearly. Truly.#treasure your friends#school is the easiest place to make friends i feel.#it just gets harder from there imo. making friends in uni is harder and in workplace is even harder#or maybe my ability to befriend people just diminishes over the years. who knows#either way i feel like making connections when you get older is harder because there are parts of you that has been molded and scarred and-#-maybe even broken beyond repair. And so trying to find someone who clicks well is just that much difficult.#oh dear. grandma is musing again huh. ignore this old woman hahah
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my delusional ass hiorin-pilled brain praying for a crumb of rin and hiori interaction during the pxg match only to get 50 chapters of isagi vs rin and a couple lines of karasu and hiori being overtly horny and borderline romantic to each other
#sorry for rarepair doom posting on main#you know what would be worse? if the interaction we got was just them insulting each other#like NOOO#blue lock#bllk#hiorin#hiori yo#rin itoshi#no hate to tabiori btw#also love them very dearly#hashtag multishipper 4 life❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
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Meirin my beloved
#she's my daughter#i got a sticker of her from my frind and it's my prized possession#i love her dearly#kuroshitsuji#black butler#meirin#fanart#chibi#fuck her#traditional art#doodle#may rin
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Rin and Ruri!! For the Rin and Ruri event!!!
#purplearts#yugioh#yugioh arc v#arc v#ruri kurosaki#rin arc v#duel links#i will do a digital drawing later in celebration but for now... for now traditional will have to suffice#i love both of them dearly btw. they're awesome
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#ive been staring at him for almost 10 minutes now .......#😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#hes so tiny .....#tiny owl ..#baby owl ...#owltoshi rin ...#hes so tiny and cute and small and i lovehim sos o much 😭#he looks so proud of himself ....#hes doing art !!!!#hes very artistic#my lowkey artist bf ...#gughhughughhhhgughhugh#i actually love this so much imgonna puke my guts out and offer it to him#the sparkles ... the pink paint smeared on his cheeks ....#the proud spark in his eyes .....#oh itoshi rin the world doesnt deserve u 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#will protect him with all my life .....#i tear up everytime i see him in his school uni ...#hes just a boyyyy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#just a boy who loves owl and ice cream and sweets and hate calligraphy ........#😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭#i love love love love love love him dearly ......#— rinnie <3#itoshi rin#blue lock
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I love superhero characters! Don't let anyone tell you I don't!
#Spectral Phoenix#Rin#Kanya#Simon#oc art#my art#My sillies <3#love them oh so dearly#Ive been cooking these guys since Freshman year#VERY proud of how their story's shaping up#I'll be back in a few days (hopefully) with the antagonists (team rocket type mfs love them dearly)#Please ask me things about them Id love to yap
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THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD I LOVE CHIGIRI
#lena watches blue lock#CHIGIRIIII <333 him and karasu and otoya are such an underrated duo actually#it’s giving ‘got dragged into the relationship against his will’ /j#ALSO RIN!!!#isagi dashing to rin and getting dodged SKFJFKFJD#the rinsagi went really hard with this ep i have to admit it#AND THE BACHISAGI SCENE WHERE BACHIRA JUMPED ON ISAGI WAHHH#OH AND THE FIRST PART when chigiri and isagi LEAPT onto nagi. thats one of my favourite panels ever im so happy#the gagaryu or wtv their ship name is also ate#AHHHH I LOVE BLUE LOCK 20 TEAM SO MUCH 😭#theyre all so SILLY sniffles. oh and the additional time skfjgk HELP ME i love bachira so dearly
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vocaloid huevember day 7, song is year 3 class c-14 chiyoko kubozono's joining of the cabinet !
#worked on this for so long and i still don't love it like the lighting still feels off#i dunno....... I'll probably rework it a bit before it's a print#anyway i love this song so dearly#title is a mouthful but still#vocaloid#vocal synth#huevember#kagamine rin#huevember 2024
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Only 55 pages into System Collapse and already hit with the incredible need to just reread the entirety of the murderbot diaries.
#books#the murderbot diaries#i just love murderbot so dearly#i want to reread lord of the rins first#but i'm def rereading murderbot at some point
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also mourning for twenty sundays rin fic @naosaki
#that was my life line#my reason to breathe#the very thing that change my existence and perspective of the world#crying shaking screaming#made me absolutely insane and reread it on sad days#note: which is very often#twenty sundays my absolute love and joy and my reason to live i will miss you so much#come back please ive been dying to be in your arms and hold you close all day#OH MAHH GAHHHHHHHH#im gonna sob so baf#twenty sundays is the queen#she stays on top#she will be missed dearly#she will close to our hearts#im cryinggggg#im need her#im need twenty sundays#ART PLEASE#i cling to her very existence#awkward rin is my og fave#twenty sundays was the og ong#twenty sundays had altered lives and rin lovers were born out of it#i will forever not shut up about it#i feel sorry for those who have not yet read it#it was the masterpiece the world needed#NEEDED AND WANTED
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cw/tw. gif(s), child neglect, depiction of starvation & frostbite, suicidal thoughts
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𝐆𝐥���𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈
Candour of Light and Shadows
Quest Started
I still think
Some people were born a shadow.
"ーHappy birthday, sweetheart!"
"Thanks, mama!"
"May Lady Tsaritsa bless my little snowflake so he grows up big and healthy... And may She protect you from all dangers and surround you with love and happiness!"
"..... Mama, what about-"
"Hold on, darling."
Every year, instead of burning candles, I burn the memories of you.
Every year, instead of huddling in front of a warm fireplace, I relive the memories of the icy grave you call home.
Every year....
I wonder.
Why didn't you just di̴̖̊ë̷̻͙́̒̿̆ that day?
Why did the gods pity you when your own blood couldn't care less?
Why you? Why me? Why us?
I dare not defy the fate bestowed upon me. This is the role we were bestowed with. The second option. The second best. The supporting role.
The shadow.
....
But maybe....
........
Just... maybe.
.............
Maybe all this time, I've been tricking myself, thinking I was undeserving. Of the spotlight. Of the warm fireplace. Of..... a home.
“....”
“Wha....?”
“Happy birthday, Cov!!”
“My my, did we catch you off-guard so much you were about to unsheathe your sword?”
“Ah... I'm..... sorry.......”
“It's fine, it's fine. More importantly, do you like chocolate cakes? I had no idea what kind of cake you'd like but since you love hot chocolate and cookies, I thought you'd like themー”
“......”
“Cov?”
“...........”
“Thank you.”
Maybe one day, I'll be able to feel truly worthy of this.
......
I guess…. Just for today, I can be the light.
𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞
Candour of Light and Shadows
Quest Completed
[ To be continued(?) ]
#rin's adopted children: coviello#rin's queue is serving tea#happy birthday my child my baby my traumatized pookie with trust issues#i somehow managed to finish this an hour before their birthday here#and i already said it on their last story quest but#it still baffles me that they're well liked. i love them (/p) dearly and i'm glad people find them interesting enough-#-to care about. idk. it just. i don't think i'll ever not feel awed about this#thank you always for the love and support to this character#more of them coming soon. maybe. mayhaps even more than them. maybe they'll get a brother and a sister soon#ps. i am swamped with stuff and has no energy right now. please know i'm not ignoring asks and messages but i'm just directing-#-the little energy i have to more important/urgent things. i'll be fine. will be back soon. hopefully.
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things vash has done since i adopted him:
fell into the toilet
screamed at me while i made tea
ran into the couch
slid into the wall after chasing a toy
tried (and failed) multiple times to be friends with my resident 15 year old cat
tipped everything in my shower over
nearly fell out of the cat tree (twice)
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im back on my bullshit hi. ok goodbye again disappears back into the void of finals season where im going to fucking drown
#rin writes stuff#listen i needed. yusuke and akechi interaction so i didnt go mad#and also because i love yusuke and i love akechi dearly#persona 5#p5#persona 5 royal#i Adore this btw. weird conversation about some weeds
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if you love me you don't love me in a way i understand plz!!!!!!!!!!
oh anon u should not have asked bcs i am incapable of shutting up abt the tragedy of bruce and jason's relationship. i tend to be very careful when it comes to creating characterisation for the both of them bcs their canon personalities are incredibly messy and disjointed.
its set in a very flashback esque to modern-day events that makes it very disjointed. and i did this for a variety of reasons but mostly to sorta signify how shattered and disjointed their own relationship is. when you think of them i understand that jason's characterisation as red hood is rather, bland. but this isnt to say that there doesnt exist a lot of potential for what could be.
their relationship is shattered glass tearing and ripping apart each other and their love for each other bleeds out of them in a way that its no longer truly healthy. bruce is so deep in his denial and grief to be able to learn how to love this boy who is supposed to his son and jason is too deep in his anger and trauma to be able to see anything clearly.
the whole point is to give u unreliable narrators amped to a 100 bcs neither of them are really reliable in their recollection of events. they are so consumed by their pain that neither of them are meant to see anything clearly.
bruce loves his son no doubt, and jason loves his dad. but the narrative has doomed them both. they are not meant to love each other in a way either can comprehend anymore bcs they are doomed by the readers.
it isnt going to end with them reconciling, it isnt going to be with them becoming how they were before, but at the end of the day, when u strip them of their masks and costumes and what not, all that remains is two broken men, a father and a son.
#IM SO EXCITED JUST THINKING ABT THEM GOODBYE#i love them so dearly i love their potential i am not insane abt them i am so Normal abt them rin knows how normal i am abt them <3#one day i will finish writing this...not today </3#jason todd#bruce wayne#batman#robin#red hood#k
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