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Ataru's favorit hobby is staring at Lum when she isn't looking
#ok the last Lum isn't there#but he still stare at her desk#man trying to be subtle#I think I remember he did that too in different episodes#BTW THIS EPISODE IS AMAZING#I'M GOING TO SCREAM BUT IDK#SO I MAY LOOK CALM BUT I'M TOTALLY NOT#urusei yatsura#ataru moroboshi#atalum#uy allstars#lum#ataru x lum#lum the invader#urusei yatsura all stars
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Jealous little brat 🥰 Angel I promise they’re just sharing intel about overlords, relax bb girl asgbswjjhwjhwhjwjw
#yeah Angel isn’t subtle when he’s jealous and I think it’s funny LOL#I SWEAR HES NOT TRYING TO STEAL YOUR MAN IN THE WAY YOU THINK ANGEL#huskerdust#hazbin hotel husk#hazbin angel dust#overlord husk au#hazbin alastor#art#sketch#drawing#drawingoftheday#draw#fanart#hazbin hotel comic
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losing time
#the colors are way too girly and fun to fit with either my aesthetic or the subject matter but you know what. its elias it works#hope this conveys what im trying to say properly🙏 its in no way subtle#its night in the first page and morning in the other but it doesnt look like it at all oh man#vtm#vampire the masquerade#/elias#artists on tumblr#toreador#<not yet here but still#scarabocchi#vampire#oc art#comic
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Will never be over Oliver’s face whenever BT is mentioned
This face was after the interviewer said he hopes that bt are just on pause and will get back together:
Mama you’re an actor I feel like you should be able to control your face
How Oliver stark felt filming 8x06:
#he’s not even trying to be subtle#honestly so valid of him#if I had to do those scenes I too would visibly flinch at the mention#man looks so disgusted oml#my favourite evil British princess#when I say I hate the royal family I don’t mean Oliver stark#he is what the royal family should be#posting this in honour of the Oliver stark interviews#911#buddie#911 abc#evan buckley#911 fox#911onfox#eddie diaz#evan buck buckley#anti bucktommy#anti tommy kinard#anti lou ferrigno jr#oliver stark
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I love. LOVE. Get In the Water
It's one of the objectively best songs in the musical; I will die on this hill.
Poseidon was always, despite being pretty much the main antagonist of EPIC, a really underdeveloped character in my opinion. He just needed a little more nuance, and the fact that one (+ kind of one more) song managed to add so much to his characterization pretty much exclusively through subtext and implications is incredibly impressive writing. Because it did!
At the start, he's yet again playing games with Odysseus, the way he did in Ruthlessness. In both songs, he could kill him easily at any point, yet he chooses not to for the sake of playing games. In Ruthlessness, this becomes his own hubris as it leads to Odysseus escaping.
If you listen closely, at the start of GITW he already sounds slightly different. He's still trying to keep up this "God of Ruthlessness" front that he's so proud of, but he's no longer more or less carefree the way he was in Ruthlessness. He's been obsessing over this feud for ten years, and even if he would never admit it, it's actually clear just from his voice that he really is tired of it too. Not in the sense of it emotionally draining him the way it probably does Odysseus, but in the sense that it's a bother, a loose end in his life, a book that he finally wants to slam shut.
But he still has a reputation to uphold, and he still cannot close this book until Odysseus is dead, so he keeps up the game. Instead of just killing him, he's taunting him to kill himself. He might associate the idea of just striking him down with a sort of loss, like then he'd have to get his hands dirty. Then he's rambling about killing his people, his family. He's provoking Odysseus on purpose, likely trying to get him to snap back, to hate and fear him the way that Poseidon would think any mortal who has consumed this much of his time should. In his eyes, Odysseus deserves nothing less than to curse him with his last breath as his "darkest moment," the god who became the bane of his life.
And Odysseus replies, of all things, with ... sympathy.
Honestly, I don't blame Poseidon for being speechless for three full seconds. He literally just threatened to gauge Telemachus' eyes out the way Odysseus did with Polyphemus, and this absolute madlad of a man replies with an acknowledgment that he (might have) caused Poseidon pain too.
Now, I don't really think Poseidon was particularly hurt over Polyphemus' loss, or hurting in any way in that moment (if he were, I highly doubt he'd still be playing games, and he would've mentioned his son as opposed to speaking about his reputation.) But just the fact that Odysseus acknowledges that he might be hurting too is probably something Poseidon hasn't heard in ... who knows how long? His family is the Olympians. I don't think I have to say more.
It's actually more of a genuine apology than Odysseus' explanation in Ruthlessness ... (even though that was also a perfectly fine apology by Greek standards, as far as I'm aware.) Now he doesn't say "sorry" because he's still not sorry for hurting Polyphemus, since he still needed to do that in order to escape. But he expresses regret over the pain he caused in a more genuine way than ever.
I am convinced that Poseidon is utterly unfamiliar with sympathy or mercy. He's lived by his "Ruthlessness is mercy" motto for centuries, and he doesn't know anything else. No one would try to teach him something different. The other gods all live by this logic, even if he's the most vocal about it considering he seems to have made it his whole personality. Mortals wouldn't dare to question Poseidon in the first place. And barely anyone would be willing to treat someone with kindness who is in turn treating everyone around them with ruthlessness.
It's very likely that Poseidon hasn't encountered anyone like this until Odysseus. Ruthlessness is simply how he treats people and also how he expects to be treated back. The fact that Odysseus doesn't, the fact that instead of hating, fearing, or cursing him, he acknowledges that they have both hurt each other and that it doesn't lead anywhere to still pursue vengeance, must have triggered Poseidon in an unprecedented way.
To him, this was probably the most outrageous thing Odysseus could have said in that moment. And it throws him off so much that he is genuinely speechless, and then simply replies, "I can't." ... his most genuine-sounding line in the whole musical.
I cannot stress enough how much it threw me off to hear this line; in the best way imaginable, it doesn't sound like Poseidon. It sounds almost vulnerable. Almost human. Because he is genuinely at a loss so much that he forgets to put up his "wrathful god" facade for just one second. Standing ovation to Steven Rodriguez for his whole performance, but especially this part.
And then Odysseus goes all out to say something even more outrageous: "Maybe you could learn to forgive?"
... Which is when Poseidon snaps.
Kind of understandable, honestly. There's this mortal whom he has likely fantasized about seeing pleading, hate-filled, and terrified, cowering before him for ten years now ... telling him that he ought to learn something. Even hijacking his own motif and his instrument in order to turn it on its head, "defile" it if you will.
This f*cking mortal pr*ck took his own "Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves" catchphrase and turned it into forgiveness ... Of course, Poseidon is no longer hesitating; of course, he is no longer concerned with getting his hands dirty or not. He yells "DIE!" and unleashes his ultimate move (which is really overkill for simply killing a mortal if you think about it) ... But he does it anyway because this time he genuinely means it.
... That, and I am also convinced he jumps to that in order to simply shut Odysseus up, fearing what he might do or think if he lets him go on. Because you cannot tell me that Odysseus didn't actually reach him for just one moment. He was far too thrown off guard, far too vulnerable in that one second. That moment of kindness did something to him, and he hated it. He also probably didn't trust himself to be able to keep listening to Odysseus speak like that. So, he abandons his (still very technically feasible!) blackmail/intimidation and just straight-up kills him.
This simple exchange (my favorite moment in the whole musical, actually) tells us so much about both of these characters that it makes me want to skitter and squeal in excitement.
Here is Odysseus—the very same one whom Poseidon specifically tried to teach ruthlessness—becoming the first person in a long time to offer him sympathy despite how Poseidon himself showed him nothing but ruthlessness. And then one song later, here is Odysseus showing him the consequences of not accepting said sympathy.
Six Hundred Strike and what Odysseus does to Poseidon would've not hit the same, in my opinion, if he hadn't made this offer, if he hadn't given Poseidon this way out, even if no one watching genuinely expected it to work (probably not even Odysseus himself.)
Six Hundred Strike is not Odysseus exacting vengeance If GITW proved anything about Odysseus, it's that he does not want vengeance. He wants all of the hatred and pain to be over, to the point where he is willing to let go of, and I am inclined to say forgive Poseidon for what he's done to him. Six Hundred Strike is simply Odysseus teaching him this lesson that Poseidon couldn't have learned in any other way, because he has proven in GITW that he genuinely does not speak any language besides that of ruthlessness (more on that in this essay!)
It's just the perfect representation of how Odysseus has now finally learned the balance between mercy and ruthlessness, which seems to be the core theme of the musical: Both have their time and place; one simply has to be willing to act in both ways and know when to use either. No one extreme is the solution. I am genuinely exhilarated that Odysseus finally seemed to have figured out that it's been both all along.
#this is easily one of the objectively best songs in the musical#god games is similarly great in subtle characterization#and thunder bringer is a lyrical masterpiece#those are definitely the top 3 if we go by objective quality alone#no i will not shut up about this moment ever#i love it so dearly#the CHARACTERIZATION man#i went from being annoyed by poseidon to dearly loving him as a character#is he my second favorite god now? maybe#inhales IT DOESNT MATTER HOW GOOD THE CHANCES OF IT WORKING WERE#ODYSSEUS GETS ALL THE CREDIT FOR TRYING TO LEAD FROM THE HEART#i will die on this hill#epic musical#epic the musical#epic the vengeance saga#get in the water#epic odysseus#epic poseidon#jorge rivera herrans#you mastermind#I'm gonna make a tag for these my epic essays#If you want more search on my profile for >#epicssay
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I plaaan on drawing Ink and Blue at some point but anyways, humanized version of Dream!!!! His original skelly design I got from @thaltro its like my most fav dream design ever!! I hope I did him justice ^^
#beetkeart#utmv#utmv au#utmv fanart#dream sans#ut aus#undertale au#I kind of imagine him to be cheeky#let my mans be a bit silly#a subtle kind of silly#As in Blue and Ink know about it and go insane trying to explain it to anyone else#LOOK whenever I think of Dream I think of a grandma who sneaks her grandkid 5 extra cookies#He's just such a guy#I'll be drawing Nightmare I thinj#although I'll have to scour the internet for a bit for a nootmare design#Also I couldnt think of any other pose to draw him in
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Pavitr when he saw Miles and Gwen talking to each other
#he didn't even try to be subtle lmfaoooo#spider man across the the spider verse#pavitr prabhakar#meme#across the spiderverse#Gwiles
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I just find it so fucking funny how baby JK was SO ADAMANT on ranking JM last on looks and now he's going full tail-wagging, puppy-eyed, "you're prettier than the clouds" bf on THE VERY SAME GUY.
Oh, how the turntables
#jikook#i know for some ppl this is still a sensitive subject and i get that! but also... its always been pretty clear to me homeboy was either#teasing/joking and/or overcompensating#like mans WAS NOT SUBTLE AT ALL he truly went through one of the worst pigtail pulling phase ive seen in my life#he truly truthfully doesnt know how to be normal about jimin. i would respect that about him if he didnt make it my problem#i just wish someone would send him old videos of his rankings and ask him 'this you?' i KNOW he would cringe so bad i just know it.#you know the 'if you told about a victorian child about x yz they would spontaneously combust' meme?#i feel like that would be anyone trying to explain to jk in 2013 about ays and him going on about how pretty jm is.#i would love to see it @ficwriters
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Pac reading the rebel books has made me remember how much I love the rebel info books about Foolish and Jaiden being in the Fed cause they’re so funny to people that watch them.
Like everyone knows that Jaiden loves the fed (but do they know she’s really there for her bestie Cucurucho) and Foolish is such a wild card that no one can actually put together why he works for the federation apart from “his own gain”
It’s really Jaiden and Foolish (and Leo!!) against the world…
#like i could go on about how foolish was one of the first to question the island and that he knows more than he lets on to further his-#mission in figuring out the island and its secrets but we’d be just repeating stuff loll#but man yall the subtle lore foolish gives us is so fricken juicy like i know you dont like the idea of the feds as much as you let on but-#he really has gained love for the workers who sre just trying to do their jobs#qsmp#qsmp foolish#qsmp resistance#qsmp rebels#qsmp jaiden
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john making the “woman” character in that one short story from skywriting by word of mouth be named amie l’nitrate i.e. amyl nitrate i.e. fucking POPPERS is and always will be insane
#my man was not even trying to be subtle about it#so many details of that story drive me absolutely mad#sososososo interesting#i think about it every single day#and what those fags must have gotten up to on the ‘66 paris trip while john was off from shooting hiwtw#mclennon#john lennon#paul mccartney#skywriting by word of mouth#john and paul
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somewhere in my soul it makes me sad that this bit is like, difficult to translate/localize well, because when vanitas is calling ven brother and he’s having none of it he’s using the same word xehanort uses to refer to eraqus in his journals (it does literally mean sibling but in context of xehaqus it likely means something closer to like… sworn brother (samurai flavor)), and Ventus is NOT having it, which is just a little extra flavor that doesn’t come across. Like hey we are not making this parallel to our masters and you do not get to insert yourself into our lives like this we’re more similar than we are different it’s not unsalvageable (you idiot) and Vani has just given that up because he was kind of also talking about something else entirely (you idiot) so the conversation becomes less “hello. I consider you family” and more like
vanitas: hello my other half. Day to my night. My brother in arms. The bond which will inevitably end with one of us dead
ven: would you cut that out
#mine#It isn’t even a special fancy word is just the same word. Just a little subtle flavor#Good for English majors who read the Xehanort reports#unintentional or not vanitas paralleling himself to Xehanort SUCKS#in a way that i think about a little too often to be normal about#and putting ven in an eraqus position is both an insult and also sucks . the man did try to kill him#Also it is the same word in English! However it doesn’t really….. like tell me ‘my brother eraqus’ doesn’t sound confusing#you kind of intuit that it’s different but it’s weird
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I wanted to write a serious analysis post to prove that I have shit to say but I'm too tired so here's some hcs about their uni days before I log off for the night:
> light struggled with forming friendships prior to meeting wily. I think despite being affable, most people tended to like him on a surface level and as a result he never really felt understood or valued in any of his relationships (I also think he could be somewhere on the autism spectrum and masks whenever he's not working, but maybe I'm just projecting lol)
> light reached out to wily first, due to recognising their shared passion. I think part of the appeal could've also been in how wily didn't look up to light as obviously as everyone else, which, to light, made him more approachable
> wily was very averse to light's friendship initially. at this point, his chronic inferiority complex was in full swing, prompting him to pick out the "best" student in his course (light) and treat them as a rival. in his mind, light's attempts to befriend him were a form of mockery, an attempt to make the one person who saw through him fold. this was compounded by the fact that deep down, wily did in fact regard light with the same sort of reverence as everyone else, he just diluted it with bitter envy and hatred.
> eventually, wily accepted light's friendship on the internal grounds that it'd be easier for him to gain influence whilst working with light rather than against him
> wily spent the better part of this friendship (begrudgingly) (semi-consciously) pining; I like to think that he was extremely territorial of his friendship with light whilst simultaneously resenting his kindness; this, combined with feelings that ranged from "this guy isn't the worst... at least he understands what I'm getting at" (<- horrifically in love) to "someone needs to fucking kill this guy and it'll be ME" led to a lot of internal push-and-pull on his behalf. light was vaguely aware that something was up, but 1) didn't know how to broach the topic 2) figured wily would be able to sort it out himself. this would obviously bite him in the ass later, but in his defense I don't think wily would be open to the idea of an emotionally honest conversation even if light tried
#⚡️💀#I like to think wily would get into moods sometimes where he'd get really snappy with light and focused on his work#[he is internally comparing himself to others]#and light would just shrug it off and try to cheer him up in subtle ways later#unfortunately imo wily is the type of person who needs people to tell him how they feel#otherwise he'll just shrug it off -- because why on *earth* would anyone try to endear to *him*? even if they *should*?#thank you for the support btw??!! I was not expecting people to really notice this blog#but I'm glad we can all be mentally ill about old men together 🤝🤝🤝#mega man classic#rockman#megaman classic#mm classic#megaman#dr. light#dr. wily#thomas light#albert wily#lightwily#dr light#dr wily
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rots obi-wan kenobi is horatio-coded, send tweet.
#like. revenge of the sith actively draws padme/ophelia parallels with her funeral scene (the water the hair the flowers it is NOT subtle)#and you can see similar visual allusions to hamlet in anakin’s dark-and-brooding madness#but these are largely stylistic parallels not structural ones.#whereas obi wan mirrors horatio not in aesthetics but in his actual role in the tragedy!#it’s about loving a tragic hero so much and being helpless to save them. you can’t stop their fate.#you try! because you don't know this is a tragedy! but it's already too late and all you can do is play your part as the witness.#it’s about being cursed by the narrative to survive. alone. when everyone else gets to die at the end.#because someone needs to remember it all. someone needs to tell the story.#will the story you tell be of the good man and dear friend you loved? or will it be of the death and destruction left in his wake?#now cracks a noble heart!!!! (his and yours both.)#rots#revenge of the sith#hamlet#horatio#star wars#sw#shakespeare#obi wan kenobi#mine: sw
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Hypothetically, how do you think Mark would turn out if he never got his powers? What would he be doing? How would it change the original story? If the original Mark met this version of himself, how would they react to each other?
This took me a min to respond to because I am extra and had to draw something about this, but thay just means I was so delighted to take this ask, holy shit. I love thinking about AU's, tysm fo the ask, anon! :)
I don't know of the comics add any details about Mark's interests other than being a hero like his Dad (ex. even comic hobby seems to go right back to that). Nothing about school life stands out either, (besides struggling with geography, a detail I love sm), so he's probably an average student who fumbled hard when he started to get busy with Invincible stuff! So, while I can see the possibility of him working hard and striving for career that also helps saves lives ergo paramedic, fireman, emergency dispatcher, etc I actually adore the idea of him interning at the GDA???
(Okay, note, while I do see him training or getting experience in random roles, Cecil would not EVER let Mark actually be a GDA solider because imagine telling Omni-Man his son got killed. Yikes! So, intern/trainer uniform and not the official solider one.)
I can see him diving into it wholeheartedly, eager to not only prove himself, but help people like his Dad does, kinda trying to get as close to his dream as he can be. And honestly, Nolan would probably be thrilled the last reminder for Colonization Time is permanently delayed (ergo Mark never getting his powers), so I can see him either encouraging this, or being slightly conflicted? I don't know how much he actually trusts the GDA or Cecil, so it could just be bittersweet?
But, I love the idea of GDA!Mark for the potential strain in their dynamic. See, while we can't have the kind of unfolding drama in s1 considering Nolan's slaughter spree might not necessarily happen, the idea of Mark having to process the weight of his own idolization, unable to stand side by side with him on the field, feeling like Nolan feed into the idea he'd get powers, only to end up disappointed year after year could foster some bitterness and/or desperate need to prove himself. He would see Nolan slightly more, but maybe that's just a reminder of what he can't do. Where he can't reach. Nolan having doubts in GDA, would only worsen the strain, how exciting!
Plus, GDA seems to be the classic kind of trust nobody type of government agency that may to try detach Mark's (almost) unshakable faith in his Dad, and could push him to look into what exactly his Dad's past/planet/history is exactly like for documentation, as Mark tries to grasp how much he trusts Nolan and the GDA. If Slaughter Time does happen, then that's incredible drama!!! As Mark, who feels aligned with both the GDA and his Dad, now has to work to find the truth, probably to prove his Dad's innocence, only to find the horrible news instead.
Does Nolan tell Mark and Debbie at the same time, who both already know, haven't told the others, and you got family drama of the fucking century again? Ideally? Yes. I love dramatic irony a normal amount.
I think GDA!Mark and Canon!Mark wouldn't get along tbh. While C!Mark is relieved by the lack of maliciousness, GDA!Mark is literally seeing where his entire life could have been if he'd only gotten powers. 'Cause, while I do think Mark is a fundamentally kind person, it's also clear he's incredible hard on himself which I think crosses over to alternate selves. So, he'd be bitter as fuck. Yeah, they both suffered, but I think the envy would go crazy. GDA!Mark would start questioning everything, like if that Nolan loved his son more for having powers, and if C!Mark just fucked it up somehow, so if GDA!Mark got powers maybe he could've done something different? Said the right thing? Like there's this desperation to know could it have turned out any other way? Was it truly his fault? Was it something he should've said better? I think there's a quiet spiraling despair in seeing the distorted mirror version of oneself and still seeing them suffering. Was there really no other ending? It had to be this way?
Thanks for the ask tho :D !!! Currently trying to remember I have this blog while I fight art block fjgkfg.
Oh! And Bonus idea of interning at GDA still means he hangs out with Teen Team!!! Maybe he helps log injuries, reviews battles, handles reports, memorizing villain weaknesses as base support, but there's this underlying part of him that still feels so useless next to them? I can see Rex and Mark getting off on the wrong foot immediately, but Kate and Mark bonding? Mostly because I want Kate and Mark bonding like please.
#invincible rotating in my mind#asks#mark grayson#I LOVE STRAINED FATHER SON DYNAMICSSSSS#I LOVE EVERY MARK BEING TRAPPED UNDER THEIR FATHER'S SHADOW#i can't tell if mark's peers/coworkers KNOW if he's omni-man's son but like mentor cecil hoursssssssssss#oh and cecil does absolutely try to use mark to know more about omni-man under the guise of finding the truth or something#if im being super indulgent mark still has like slight invulnerability#cant fly cant be super strong cant do jack shit but be hard to kill#which he finds out post-nolan flying away / end of s1#and it just adds to the mounting mental spiral of anguish#but i love the idea of it haha imagine knowing you did have a power all along but its so fucking subtle it didn't even matter#the bitterness would go CRAZYYYYYYYYY#anyways also if the eyes look slightly funky im trying to be better about keeping distinct features!!! mark looked white as hell before djf#i need to practice !!!#invincible au
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I think we as a fandom don't talk enough about Aira being Hiiro's fan—y'know, as an idol.
It might be because most people don't read the main story, or because it's not blatantly stated in there like other things, but it's something I think is a very unique facet about their relationship.
As we know, Aira separates his professional life and his personal life a lot. He will wait in line to shake hands with Hiyori Tomoe and buy a dozen CDs just to have a couple of extra minutes just talk to him, even though he can do this at any time since they're both idols living in the ES dorms and friends from the same circle.
And while this is admittedly silly from Aira's part, he truly sees this something serious and actually, he's kind of justified in thinking this way? He takes pride in being an idol otaku, and he wants to play as fair as possible with fellow fans, he doesn't want to take advantage of the fact that he's living and working alongside these super stars, and in my eyes that just shows how pure-hearted and honest he is.
With that in mind, it would be obvious to conclude that Aira would be a fan of his unitmates. He's definitely a fan of Tatsumi and Mayoi, but it's explicitly said in the MS that Aira is a fan of Hiiro.
This is from episode 89, "Grace"
(this episode may or may have not changed my brain chemistry forever lol)
Here, Aira makes the statement that he wants to protect Hiiro as an idol.
Hiiro is new to this world; he's a rookie, he's unpolished, far from perfect, but he's brimming with potential and he shines brightly on stage regardless of his imperfections — especially to Aira's eyes, and Aira wants to protect that, he wants to keep Hiiro's shine, and to help him grow and become the great idol Aira sees in him.
And I just can't express how much this means to me??? To their relationship??? This is why I can't understand people who say Aira doesn't care about Hiiro (these are opinions I've read way too often on twitter...), when Aira more than anyone wants to protect him not only as a person (like when he comforts him, cheers him up and motivates him after Rinne disowns him), but also as an idol. Aira trusts in Hiiro the idol. He sees his potential and he admires him deeply — not only as a fellow idol or as a friend, but as a fan.
And what gets me is the wording Aira uses here. He talks about wanting to protect Hiiro, to defend him. This is stated in another chapter and I don't remember exactly where (I believe it's one of the last episodes of the MS, but please correct me if I'm mistaken), but Aira states that he wants to protect Hiiro's purity — and this can be interpreted many ways, be it in that he wants to protect Hiiro's innocence as in his personality trait (his endearing naivety, his trusting and friendly nature, his endless curiosity, his earnestness and sincerity), or his purity as an idol, in the sense that because Hiiro is an idol, he has an appearance to keep, he has to be shining and to be pure and beautiful all the time (because that's the image idols give to the world, to their fans; the image that gives countless of people like Aira hope); this can include protecting Hiiro from the darker sides of the industry, such as toxic fans, unhealthy relationships with fame, corrupted producers or people from the industry, among other things. Aira seems to be aware of these issues (as he mentions in the second chapter of the main story, see below), so it makes sense that he wants to shield Hiiro, who knows absolutely nothing about this industry or the city, from those things.
Episode 24, "Suspicious"
And personally, I think Aira means both. He wants to protect Hiiro's purity as a person: he wants to protect the cheerful and positive Hiiro he knows and loves and admires (Aira himself states this. Multiple times. So much so that Aira often comments about how uncomfortable he feels when Hiiro is gloomy or troubled, that he is always the first to ask what is wrong or if something is bothering him.... but talking about Aira's high perceptiveness for Hiiro's emotions is a topic for another day) — but he also wants to protect Hiiro as an idol, wants to protect the immaculate image he gives to the world and to his fans, because Aira loves him, the same way he loves an idol from a fan standpoint. And he hopes that by protecting this purity, Hiiro will grow to be the talented and shining idol Aira knows he can be.
And what gets me is that after thinking of Hiiro this way, Aira snaps out of his self-deprecating thoughts and decides to give his best in the Ullambana (episode 89). Aira literally overcame his insecurities because of Hiiro. Thinking of having to do his best and keep working hard in order to keep up with him and with Alkaloid gave him the strength he needed to stop spiraling down his own insecurities and focus his efforts into something that was worth it: in keeping Alkaloid alive, and keeping Hiiro The Idol alive, because Aira believes he will become an idol that will soothe, delight and captivate hearts of many like Aira in the future — and Aira has to become an accomplished idol and a strong person if he is to be next to him on stage to protect him and to help him grow.
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I say a lot, mostly jokingly between my friends, that Aira is the biggest HiiroP... but after writing this whole post, I realize I'm not so far off from this assumption. Aira loves Hiiro as a friend, we all know and understand that, but what is often overlooked is that Aira—who divides his professional and personal life so strictly—recognizes the rookie, unpolished, but talented Hiiro as an idol, and he wants to see him grow and succeed not only as his friend and unitmate, but also as a fan. Hiiro is so shining and wonderful on stage that it awakens the idol-ota instinct on Aira, it brings him back to his roots where he watched and admired idols from afar and inspired and soothed his lonely heart. And honestly? I think this is terribly wholesome, if not incredibly beautiful, and I'm getting emotional over hiiai once again, so I'm going to finish the essay here. Thanks for reading ahdjfk
#we also don't talk about aira being the one protecting hiiro enough...#we usually think of hiiro since he's physically stronger and there's been scenes where he acts very protective of aira#like the famous “let go of aira!” scene w rinne#but we as a fandom often forget that aira does protect hiiro#albeit in a more subtle way#but honestly to me that's what makes it even more noble and admirable.#aira is tiny and weak but he's still one of the most determined and hardworking characters in enstars#and if he has as one of his goals to protect Hiiro's purity#then he will#idk man im just very moved by kanojo-kun trying his best to protect hiiro and his smile#and how he wants to nurture his potential as an idol bc he knows hiiro is capable of giving other people hope#the same way idols in the past did for aira#ueueueue#sorry for the long ramble#this was kinda copypasted from a chat w a friend on discord#but i tried changing it a bit so it makes more sense all together#hope it made sense lol#ensemble stars#enstars#enstars alkaloid#alkaloid#aira shiratori#hiiro amagi#hiiai#my post
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Warningggg: Dumbass over here made this as images moving around, fading in and out as much as possible so motion sickness or seizure warning i think!
two years ago i compiled doodles i did of these two freaks because the thought of them being buds made me giggle. Also just the idea of Crowbar being relieved that there's a cleaner now to help keep the manor and members all tidy only to slowly realize that HK is just as troublesome as the others (she doesn't always mean to be teehee) yeah you can tell this is from 2 years ago with the fuckin song (ok song was 1 year ago but only because i heard Apple Bottom Jeans and went "oH ok I'll use THIS")
#my art#the felt#crowbar#hk#movie maker ftw#im trying to make this as corny as possible#also also#the subtleness of HK losing those eyelashes oaugh#i think she just looks funnier without em#and its just cuttteeeee#yeah it aint as visible here since most drawings are older buuuut#damn i realize how Crowbar's got the deadass look on his face#ooog you triangle man
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