#serena rinnen

[silkhy-john]

To this day, one of the most tone-setting events for me is Hoh’s death. And even more tone-setting than Hoh’s death is Serena Rinnen’s conversation with Hoh before she closes his eyes, and the fact that she’s one of the first people (if not THE first person) we see get not what she wants, but what she needs from the tower.

And every time I reread, Hoh and Rinnen are the point in the story that reimmerses me in the tragedy of it all.

[druskels]

idk

[deiaiko]

Laure, are you awake enough to answer questions?

Laure: Zzz.

Hatz: No. I don't think so.

Khun: I doubt that he will answer anything even if he's awake…Unless you confiscate his pillow.

Shibisu: Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen him awake again after the crown game.

Serena: We just kinda drag him around, huh. That's kinda funny actually. Why do we do that?

Bam: Maybe you just don't want to leave him out?

Serena: Or maybe because it's fun to bother him.

Masterlist

[ochoislas]

CERCANÍA DEL CIELO

En un circo solemne de heleros, sobre ceja rocosa descanso: un océano verde de yelo ante mí se dilata encrespado.

Ya mil quiebras resorben la nieve que dispersa pendía de la sima, y en la negra humedad reluciente soldanelas moradas titilan.

Ruge el salto ya lejos, ya cerca, ora aquí, ora allá se derroca; es constante fragor, paz serena, donde vibra una voz fervorosa.

Sólo se oye silbar la marmota, clama un buitre vecino del sol; estoy solo en mi ceja rocosa, y conmigo —barrunto— está Dios.

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HIMMELSNÄHE

In meiner Firne feierlichem Kreis Lager ich an schmalem Felsengrate hier, Aus einem grün erstarrten Meer von Eis Erhebt die Silberzacke sich vor mir.

Der Schnee, der am Geklüfte hing zerstreut, In hundert Rinnen rieselt er davon Und aus der schwarzen Feuchte schimmert heute Der Soldanelle zarte Glocke schon.

Bald nahe tost, bald fern, der Wasserfall, Er stäubt und stürzt, nun rechts, nun links verweht, Ein tiefes Schweigen und ein steter Schall, Ein Wind, ein Strom, ein Atem, ein Gebet!

Nur neben mir des Murmeltieres Pfiff, Nur über mir des Geiers heiserer Schrei, Ich bin allein auf meinem Felsenriff Und ich empfinde daß Gott bei mir sei.

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

di-versión©ochoislas

[towerofgodsource]

Tower Of God

Art by Miho Tanino (character designer)

[wiseguava]

The ones that got left behind

rip serena and hoh tho, sometimes I wish we could've gotten to see more of them!!

[shirodevorak]

Ma’am I love you

[lover-of-art-things]

[resipiscenza-sideblog]

Tower of God icons // S1 ep 9-10

[mariaashby64]

Serena hon, why you be such a mood.

[ahopefulmoon]

"The world is unfair. They looked the other way when things were taken from us, and got in the way when we tried to take.

But now that I think about it, I've never fought like that before. I always make excuses. I've never risked my life for anything. I always regret things once they're taken from me.

Whatever the outcome, I wonder what would've happened if I'd stood up to them just once.

Maybe I never stood a chance at winning in my life.

But if I'd faced them, maybe my heart wouldn't feel so empty right now.

But the road you flee down keeps on going.

You can't do anything if you're not alive."

- Serena Rinnen (Tower of God S01E09)

[druskels]

(2020 MAR) (although the 6 on the left are from 2019)

Made in anticipation for the anime! which I did not like but we won't go into that.

(assume all my ToG art from March and April of this year was because of the anime)

[msrose1322]

Promise me you won't die, Shibisu.

[ilikelookingatthings]

There is no romance in the Tower of God you lying shippers -_-

So.....I watched the tower of god anime and then read the webcomic…..I’ve got a bone to pick with tumblr now because there is like....0.1% romance in it. and I LIKE READING between the lines and shipping naturally. Its fun but I have nothing I can really work with. 

people tried to sell me on the koon baam romance ship but even their HUGS feel platonic friendship to me....I’ve TRIED to get on that ship. That friendship feels solid but Koon feels like he projected that he wants to protect Baam from hurt because Baam reminded him of a younger him who was still motivated with Maria until he realized through his own actions to help, he pushed Maria out of his reach. -_- koon like Shibisu had noticed Baam didn’t have the same look inhis eye of losing something like everyone else and they didn’t want him to lose that. Koon will definitely go further for Baam than he will the others but I’m trying shipers but its not clicking romance wise for me. Even after Baam got angry at Rachel and stayed angry after she hurt Koon. Just no romance between the two from my view in all the chapters I’ve read. probably doesn't help we don’t exactly have closure with Koon and Maria meeting yet.

Rachel and Baam have the most interesting dynamic because they were close friends and she told him her dreams and taught him his morals so maybe a little like family. but I don’t sense romance in it at all and even when others ask Baam says Rachel is special to him but not in a girlfriend way. god its like sora and riku, or axel and roxas but none of the potential romantic chemistry

top moments of potential romance is the devil of the right hand guy(Kang Horyang) with the skinny glasses lady(Yeo Goseng) in team sweet a sour where we get hearts and blushes from at least one of them and a semi date/dance and she doesn’t seem disinterested. both are luckily still alive. 

second in my opinion for growth potential was the spoiled prince guy named Prince with the berserk girl (yeo miseng)who even a different character shipped together. Prince actually put her life over his which was a big character growth for him. They interacted the most but that going to go nowhere unless a certain someone can unabsorb Prince. (-_-)

third Urek Mazino has a clear crush on princess Garam Zahad which I find cute but she clearly isn’t interested in him and not even in a way I could see as possible it could morph from dislike to interest at this moment.

Shibisu(purple jumpsuit guy) and Serena Rinnen(cat burgular) who bonded fighting and nagging at each other over passing the shinsu wall and the king game. Both are solid good people and in the comic the lizard princess anak implied he was popular cuz Serena visited him. but she decided to give up on the test and live her best life so that ship isn’t going anywhere.

Anak and Shibisu has shipping potential as well cuz she call him handsome and get irritated when he sees other girls. though not as much cuz webcomic him jokingly call her daughter.

Princess Androssi and Hatsu the sword guy had potential cuz she at least finds his face a cute and was flattered when he said it was his dream to eat food with a beautiful princess. but it really doesn’t go anywhere past that.

Princess Androssi asked Baam for a date on her own and jokingly implies he is her boyfriend but its hard to tell if she actually likes him romantically or if its just fondness cuz she likes she was kind and reminded her its not good to beat up on the weak or betray and stuff and doesn’t want her to be lonely. she kissed him on the cheek. and took him on a date. and she gets jealous that Rachel is still special to Baam. but she is also a princess who isn't allowed to date and more importantly Baam really doesn’t seem interested in her romantically either.

there's the princess Yuri and Baam ship but early on she just vaguely thought his face was a little cute and she was more motivated about wanting a irregular to shake things up. they pushed her to focus on Baam a little more later but it doesn’t feel naturally romantic because she has barely interacted with him.

honestly in the Web comic I think Yri has some romantic potential with her silver haired guide who has been traveling with her for years and he’s got a smidge more common sense than her. but princesses can’t date and there hasn’t been romantic hints of interest though they have a strong dynamic.

Rachel and koon have chemistry but just from disliking each other so much and their connection to Baam.

the most successful ship we have is a story of Arelene and V who were engaged and defied king Zahad to be together. Like I’ve caught up with the web comic and after a bunch of time skips later NOTHING with romantic potential has revealed itself to me a built apon! not even stuff I could properly just project and read into -_-.

Does Baam even know what puberty is? he really doesn't seem like a unknowledgeable harem dumbass when others bring up girlfriends or dates. He just seems too polite to turn Androssi down.

and hell no I don’t ship the red head guide with Baam. I’d sooner ship her with koon because they both are suspitious with the other but they work together well.

and the ship of yeon yihwa and Viole...like she disliked him due t him being part of a terrorist group and snapped about him all the time. sure its very tsndere and she gained a girlfriend wife nickname in regards to viole as well but she stopped appearing a lot. never confessed she actually likes Viole though lots of hints she does. and more importantly Viole doesn’t hint he likes her romantically back.

like...Maybe Rachel and her idol friend. the idol doesn't care for Baam very much either. Rachel was worried about her as a teammate and the ex idol follows Rachel and seems to care about her. but the idol had been manipulated by the Emily program and wanted to use Rachel to get on the train herself to figure out stuff I regards to her own family.

There WAS that girl on the train and her guy companions who all missed her and she and another guy confirmed being in love with each other but she is dead.

like anyone actually look for romance better look somewhere else. even the side characters don’t get much action there...anak’s mom fell in love and they were targeted and killed. a top princess candidate got tricked by falling for a guy and running off and was betrayed and stuck on the level of names for years.

not that tower of god HAS to have romance to be good and all of them are competing and could die at anytime or back stab each other. and others interpretations can be valid but I don’t see it and I’m disappointed

[towerofgodsource]

Tower Of God | Friendship