#my heart just cant take it thats all

[kijeu]

favourite bang chan fancams 5 / ∞ [ 210912 inkigayo - thunderous ⋆ ]

[uhohmichio]

I've been thinking about Mayumi and Kiryu's relationship in yakuza 5....

[SPOILERS FOR YAKUZA 5!!!]

I haven’t seen too much discussion around their relationship other than her irrelevancy (which yeah she really got the short end of the stick but also shes on the cover?) or how Kiryu’s disinterest in her makes him asexual. While the asexual interpretation is valid, I don’t necessarily think he is and during this game I think his depression is the main reason he acts so disinterested in Mayumi. From the rooftop scene, we know kiryu was at his lowest of lows during the six month period he’s been away from the orphanage. At this point of his life, he’s lost his foster father, his brother, the love of his life, his rikiya, has separated from someone he fell in love with, and now separated from haruka, everyone from morning glory and his community in okinawa, while also staying away from tojo members (like having to distance himself from daigo). It was the first game in my play through (y0-y5) that opens with kiryu in a long period of isolation and grief. [in previous games it opens with him meeting up with nishiki or haruka/at morning glory] I think Kiryu was so depressed from being separated from everyone, he just allowed Mayumi to stick around because he wanted some sense of normalcy in his life in fukuoka. (He has lived the past ~5 years living in a house full of kids, I’ll bet company comes as normalcy for him) They did establish some sort of romantic relationship since Mayumi says “We’ve been together for six months, yet we’ve never had a moment like this”. So they have yet to fill this expectation of physical intimacy their agreed relationship has. But depression can morph/dampen the way you express or feel love, so maybe Kiryu was trying during this time and the most he really could do was just passively allow her presence/company or he just kept her around for company and convenience and settled for a distant but peaceful relationship. Meanwhile, Mayumi delegates herself to performing acts of service; she helps him cook, clean, and do basic tasks around the apartment. His apartment is so bare and spotless, I don’t think he’s bothered to decorate and make it feel like home (other than a photo he puts in a corner) and I don’t think it would be as clean if Mayumi wasn’t there. She’s probably also convinced herself that her way of helping is helping him emotionally. As Below.

I think Kiryu’s reaction is him partly in disbelief that anything she does would make him happy. But he also probably doesnt feel much of a difference when she is there and wouldn’t want to outright say that to her. However, he does complain about her cleaning his shit, bc that’s something he probably feels he should do himself.

Kiryu’s never really had very traditional relationships and this one is no exception but his depression heavily affected how he treated Mayumi and their relationship.

Anyways, despite him complaining to her about her cleaning his shit and acting indifferent and disinterested in every single interaction with her, he still thanks Madarame for sending Mayumi to accompany him. From all the events leading up to this point that have shaken kiryu up to rise to action and with Mayumi’s true identity revealed, he’s come to realize his appreciation for Mayumi’s company. So I’d like to believe his gratitude towards Mayumi and Madarame was genuine even if he couldnt reciprocate Mayumi’s feelings.

[soundleer]

Literally had a BIG motivation to draw Peebii & Jaylene with Abel & Adam is almost like twin sisters meeting twin brothers:D

Abel & Jaylene

I think this two would get along very well,Abel teaching her some spell that he learn and comfort her if she feel nervous and might be SUPER OVERPROTECTIVE since Abel is the eldest twin and they would even talk together the cult they join with Jevin

Adam & Peebii

I felt like they would both have chaotic relationships (mostly BC of Peebii) but still have the best younger brother and big sister energy and I can tell Peebii would love to bully Adam with bugs and centipedes XD Then I thought something evil in my head by Peebii literally saw Adam's head flew off from his body after being murdered by Black

GIGGLES AND FLUTTERESS OOH I LOVES THEIR DYNAMIC

(ALSO GODDAMNN THE HORROR PEEBII AND ADAM INTERACTION 😭😭)

[good-enemy]

Finally started watching severance, I'm a few episodes in and I have several questions, first off why does Helly only seem to own 1 pair of shoes

[boxwinebaddie]

oh freckle, freckle⠁.. what makes you so s p e c i a l?

[glitterghost]

Belle (2023) 🌹

[silverselfshippingchaos]

sometimes I forget i just have a random ass picture of s.ugiura on my bedroom wall LMAAAOO I saw it in the dim lighting of my nightlight and got a little startled ajdbajsb

[lokh]

oh my god. a manga where everyones actually wearing masks???

edit: NEVERMIND jumped the gun here it was just for one scene cos they were at a nail salon 😭

edit 2: hmm actually. depending on how recently this manga was drawn it could just be reflective of how not everyone wears masks. the customers are wearing masks in the salon but outside usually not but Sometimes. they are

edit 3: I WAS RIGHT??

[indiegame]

woof woof what a week

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

rewatching 13s era for me is not so much diminishing returns as it is something opposite and eviler...............increasing losses? increasing losses

[xoxo-ren-xoxo]

it's controversial to say this i guess but i genuinely believe last life was the least interesting life series season and youre all lying to me about enjoying it

[cicidraws]

i miss how i felt before this year.

[dangaer]

thinking a lot about in a world where toma might be considered "i would kill for you" and heroine might be labelled "i would die for you", shin stands wholeheartedly in the: would you live for me? in turn

[bitchapalooza]

I'm sorry for my posts today, I guess the stress from the entirety of September was piled too high and is collapsing onto my head. I'm just so tired y'all....

[coridallasmultipass]

Finally got around to buying the Nikke profile stickers I want since I keep drawing dupes! Bought all the Bow Wow Paradise ones!! It was one of my fave events bc I love dogs and dog girls and Happy Zoo and ESPECIALLY Biscuit so much. As you can see, I got all the 'dog' girls as my showcase team, too, lol:

Also, as an aside, I just got a new personal record in Overclock at level 16!! Which is why I remembered I needed to edit my profile when I went to check if it changed to 16 (I think I was at 12 maybe last time they ran Overclock in the Simulation Room).

[cosmik-homo]

I wrote about this on discord a bit back but I think a big part of the whole doctor-master complication is that it's the type of argument and the master is the kind of person where they'd rather die than do something that might make it seem like conceding they're wrong, regardless what they actually think, and that's why "where I stand is where I fall. Stand with me" that almost works on Missy: She has made her move here, she killed him- made so he's dead when the other shoe drops- and he knows and acknowledges that and can offer her a way of coming near him and being on the same side without it being her side losing, saving face that she can join him in this. And the speech very much highlights how to the doctor it's never been about winning, always about harm to people and help to people, but I don't think the master is as affected by that as by the 'if you want to hold my hand now I can make it so it doesn't make you seem the fool for your past actions'.