#stage break

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[garvi-oddis]

maybe in another universe?

[otlwoozi]

놓치고 십지 않아, 부디 내게 상처를 내줘.

i don't want to let you go, please, leave me scars.

[egophiliac]

LET THE BOY HAVE AN EDUCATION

officially at the point where we're starting to see where it's all headed and I am just going NYEEHEEHEE in delight at it all. ahhh...next week can't come soon enough...

[chibassy]

Alien stage? More like alien sillies. The idiots.

[dreadark]

a fundamental aspect of Ivan and Till’s relationship is their inability to understand each other

but we do see Ivan try to understand him… like when he mimics what Till does

if he can’t understand why Till would tell a flower to cheer up, then maybe copying him will help?

and… this goes both ways

(similarly styled hair... and the ads/sponsorships on their clothes)

until Mizi shows up, Till in Round 7 follows the rules perfectly—no matter what Luka does, he just keeps singing his assigned parts to the best of his ability. it’s the “perfect” round for the segyein audience who want to see the ultimate singing battle

but following rules and catering to expectations… is exactly what Ivan would do

with the little time he had left, Till really tried his hardest to understand Ivan… why he did what he did, and how much it hurt to have to suppress your true nature to survive…

[samipekoe]

im so sad guys

[sinister-yet-satisfying]

I hate it here

Let this be a lesson against believing politicians lies.

Keeping wealth concentrated in the 1% is the end goal of capitalism.

They will do whatever is necessary to keep the working class desperate and dependent on the system that impoverishes them.

[kimseokjinn]

The fake maknae line

[freyadragonlord]

Han Yoojin: the best way to tame beasts - and people! ;) - is through food!

Sung Hyunjae, serving him eggs: that's really clever, Han Yoojin-gun

Han Yoojin: I can surely bond with Chief Taewon if we have a few meals together

Sung Hyunjae, serving him dessert: how brilliant ^^

Han Yoojin: wow this is really good, maybe you're not completely terrible

Sung Hyunjae: ^^

[redpapercraness]

bring me brightness

[artuurle]

I find I'm still stuck in place after so long.

[atrophiedemotion]

i love seeing more people talk about mizisua not being as healthy as people make it out to be, because their relationship is partly based in deception. and i just find it fascinating to think about the fact that sua, in lying & hiding the truth of the world from mizi and sacrificing herself for her to keep going in alnst, makes it so that mizi doesn't even get a chance to consider sacrificing herself for sua in turn. which i personally think might've been something mizi would have considered if she'd known. sua, by keeping the reality of alien stage from a sheltered mizi, (sort of) basically takes away her autonomy in that decision.

that isn't sua's intention of course, but it ends up that way anyway. sua trying desperately to keep mizi happy and innocent ends up hurting her more than helping in the long run, and i think sua knew that, but she wanted her to at least have happy memories of growing up and of being with sua. unfortunately those memories are stained now, stained by the truth and the omission and the fact that sua knew but mizi didn't, but now she does. it's heartbreaking. it really lays the groundwork for the 'selfishness and selflessness go hand in hand' theme in alnst.

and mizi, afterward? "hatred is easier than a word as vague as love" makes a lot of sense when you consider that mizi's rage at luka could've been pointed at sua as well, or even completely. not that she doesn't still love her with everything in her, but she is still able to feel anger at her for lying and turning her world upside down with her death. those feelings can exist simultaneously (another theme in alnst visible through every couple).

[captaindelafere]

Mike Faist as Art Donaldson CHALLENGERS (2024), dir. Luca Guadagnino

[kazz-brekker]

the book ice court heist has big group project involving people who don’t like each other vibes but the tv version is just going to be forced couples counseling via trying not to die together

[tagidearte]

Who?

(Can't do digital art again yet. Traditional has been fun, though. Click for not blurry quality)