#tbhk ideas

[mari-lair]

Aoi and Akane's favorite sweet flavor is raspberry and we got no hints that they like blueberries.

But their valentine sweet for Teru is blueberry. Which is an oddly specific flavor considering no one in this trio have ever shown interest in blueberries.

So I have a headcanon Akane really dislikes blueberries. He wasn't kidding when he said "This gift is filled with half of my hatred!"

It also explain why Aoi, known possessive girl, wasn't interest on who Akane was baking for during valentine's day. Which is a far cry from her huffy reaction the last two events.

[brujc]

(Part 1 here)

[musicalmoritz]

I don’t understand how so many Teru fans acknowledge that he was abused and STILL agree with him that all supernaturals are evil, when that belief itself is a product of the abuse he experienced. Teru did not come up with the “there are no good supernaturals” concept on his own, that sentiment has been in the Minamoto clan since Hakubo served them. Abusive households will brainwash you into believing things in order to keep you in line, which we see with Teru in how he’s entirely unable to see nuance in the situation due to his upbringing. That black and white way of thinking has been ingrained in him as a way to mold him into the perfect child soldier

Compare him to Kou, who didn’t endure the same physical abuse that Teru did (physical as in being put in life-threatening situations, Kou was still neglected which is also a form of abuse). He wasn’t expected to be an exorcist and therefore those ideals weren’t pushed on him as heavily as they were Teru. He’s able to look at things more objectively that way, because his feelings on the matter aren’t the product of a trauma response (trauma or any form of mental illness can skew people’s perception of things)

Also keep in mind that Teru contradicts himself at multiple points throughout the series. He lets the mokke live because Tiara likes them, even keeping one as a pet. He allies himself with Akane despite his association with the Clock Keepers. He lets Hanako get away because he doesn’t want to upset Kou. If Teru truly believed that there were NO good supernaturals, he wouldn’t make exceptions. Because that would mean putting his siblings in danger, and we all know that’s the last thing Teru wants to do

To be clear, I’m sure Teru does genuinely think that all supernaturals are evil. It’s a known fact that Teru HATES supernaturals. However, I think he is at least subconsciously aware of his own hypocrisy. That’s why Akane’s betrayal hit him so hard, for once he relied on his own instincts rather than the beliefs his abusers spoon-fed him, and he paid the price for it. But that doesn’t mean he was wrong to trust his gut!! In fact it’s a GOOD thing that Teru was able to make an exception, he made friends that way and seemed to have some impressive character development. Even if he didn’t realize he was doing it, looking past his own beliefs helped him grow so much as a person. He found an escape that way, something he wouldn’t have found if he stuck with what he was taught

Anyways. Most people who give this take don’t gaf abt humanizing the supernatural characters so I wanted to show how it harms Teru as well. By saying “all supernaturals are evil” you are agreeing more with Teru’s abusers than Teru himself

[bluejey]

when i love tbhk but im an object show artist first

[boomuchi]

Snapping

Credits and thank you to @mari-lair for suggesting the whole "child Akane crying after child Teru pushes him too far" idea! It was very fun making this💙

Also decided to put some lore and hints about the AU with it.

[vexsucks]

[who-tf-cares-bitch]

ive been seeing a lot of tbhk ship analysis' and ive come to the conclusion that almost every single tbhk ship has something wrong it. something fucked up

[tsutsumi-kurose]

god… new timeline mitsuba looking at dead mitsuba and supernatural mitsuba and being so sure that those are both the real mitsubas… feels like such an echo of supernatural mitsuba watching alive mitsuba in picture perfect... which feels like such an echo of alive mitsuba trying to be a person who will be seen and loved, who will make friends, even if that wasn’t his real self... only to realize as a ghost that his real, genuine self was already a person that someone out there could befriend and love. is there any version of mitsuba who’s not chasing some other version of himself? mitsuba is remade over and over, each time looking back at the previous version of himself and going oh, he was real.

[thelunarfairy]

The cat from the past

Can we call him that? I know, I know, you must have seen thousands of theories, thoughts and bets about the identity of our newest character, the black cat.

But, instead of comparisons, let's think about possibilities based on the current reality and a little on the old one.

Everything is based on Kako's main thought, about "getting rid" of the root of the problem, not being Tsukasa, but the entity inside him.

Still, he tells Amane that, if Tsukasa is an impostor, he needs to cease to exist, not in those words, but in the literal sense that his existence has no purpose if that is not the real Tsukasa.

Theoretically speaking, of course.

But, still, Kako was unable to get rid of the entity, without Tsukasa the entity was more "free", that's because the yorishiros no longer exist, as well as the seven mysteries.

And that's strange, don't you think?

If Kako's goal was to pull out the root, then why is the entity still there?

The red house remains in the same place, with Amane possessed, but still conscious. If Amane is still conscious, if he can show feelings, the ones that Tsuchigomori and Nene were able to feel, then that is still Amane - something that Nene recognized, it is the Amane that she knew, but in a different form.

Here we have the main theme of the work, rooted in the phrase "would you love someone even if they became something completely different? If they took another form, would they still be that person?".

This theme is in the relationship of the twins, Aoi and Akane, Kou and Mitsuba, and even mentioned for the first time in the Yako arc, where she became something different, but was still her.

That was Amane, the one he hid when he became Hanako, the one he avoided over the years and knew Nene would fear.

And him having memories of his childhood when he saw Kako, only strengthens this thought even more.

But what about Tsukasa?

The little boy who showed no apparent feelings, empty eyes while he became "that thing".

So, here is the root.

What did Kako do so that Tsukasa would not become the yorishiro?

The entity said that he sacrificed everyone, Tsukasa, the twins' parents, and well, Tsukasa died early, four years old, like in the other reality.

In the other reality he sacrificed himself because he had a wish.

In the current reality, Amane said that he sacrificed Tsukasa.

It means that the entity tricked him, or that Amane was never sick.

Which makes everything even more confusing, he died at four years old, and Kako was with Amane at that time, saying that he could change the future.

Why would Amane want to change the past/future if everything was fine?

If he wasn't sick, Tsukasa wouldn't disappear, he wouldn't want to change anything, right?

So, Tsukasa sacrificed himself for Amane's health, but in that short period, Kako came back and made a proposal to Amane, probably so he could have Tsukasa back.

Tsukasa from the old reality had no interest in going back, and he did it to find out why and how Amane was going to kill him.

What would motivate Tsukasa from this reality to come back?

That's where the answer lies.

Kako wasn't interested in making deals (theoretically) I imagine he tried to force Tsukasa to do something he wanted, but the boy didn't do it, just as the entity wouldn't allow it.

Let's look at the "punishment" that Tsukasa would have, being a servant of the clock guardians, so that he could be kept under control?

Tsukasa hadn't been punished for what he did yet, had he?

Rumors say that whoever tampers with the clock, the guardians will steal the time of that person's life, how could they steal Tsukasa's life?

Servitude?

A punishment would be to simply take the boy's spirit and place it in a cat-shaped toy (even though he said he's not a toy), where it would work for Kako and be kept under control.

An interesting idea, isn't it?

Yes, but it's not that useful.

Despite everything, Kako's main objective was not achieved.

The entity is still there.

BUT

This made me wonder… if the entity is still there and Tsukasa, theoretically, has become a servant, then, the entity wasn't the problem?

If absolutely everything, yorishiros, the seven mysteries, have disappeared and the entity is still there, free, both in the school and in the city, then was the problem really Tsukasa?

The entity is there, but Mei, Kou's mother, Mitsuba, are alive, suggesting that the deaths are linked to the boy.

What was different about Tsukasa for the entity?

If the child Tsukasa we saw at school in the current reality was not him, but a representation (perhaps) of him, or a part of him, was not as dangerous as the real one, then what did he do?

Tsukasa from the current reality still grants wishes, but needs to be summoned.

The old Tsukasa is summoned only by the desire from the bottom of the heart, no rituals are needed.

It seems that Kako discovered Tsukasa's objective and intervened.

Or, in another hypothesis, Kako just didn't want to be a guardian anymore, as Teru suggested.

If the current reality comes true, his yorishiro will disappear. The Yugi family will succumb, as will everyone else, except Nene.

Maybe Kako was just being selfish and making Tsukasa become a servant, because the boy is too smart for him to be able to "get rid of the poisoned root".

It's funny, if the cat is in fact Tsukasa, he just seems to be having fun.

Remember, the twelve-year-old Tsukasa will still appear at some point, he seems to be waiting for it.

The cat, if it is Tsukasa, which it seems to be, seems to know everything, or, part of everything. He is a supernatural, if Nene and the others remember, so does he, even though Kako tried to affect his memory (like he did with Amane).

Tsukasa was waiting for this, as if he had planned the whole thing. He's the boy who can travel through time using the house, it wouldn't be the first time.

It's as if he's showing Nene that in most cases, he and Amane wouldn't be able to grow up together.

It still makes me wonder if Kako just didn't want to get involved with that entity and no longer serve any God, to be free in his own way.

As always, just confused and jumbled thoughts, don't take it too seriously.

[iamhereinthebg]

AKAMEI SIBLINGS WE WONNN!!!!

WE DIIIIIID

Love this bonus sm. Akane is just 'let's get this over with' too he has no time to lose help. And any bonus with Mei-chan is always a win.

They eat Clementines/tangerines together, Mei actually taught him, trust me

Bonus:

Supernaturals and their weird choice of stuff to be arrogant about. And none of them being presentable in society

[ocelotlesbian]

lion koub and mitsupooch!!

i started this drawing in march, abandoned it for a while, and i FINALLY finished it over 7 months later that's crazy. also highly important information: mitsuba is specifically a chihuahua. anyway woof woof or whatever idk go furrify your blorbos okay bye

[itzprismosblog]

[lets-runaway-and-elope-queer-ed]

Mitsuba Sousuke and Kou Minamoto from Toilet Bound Hanako-kun have entertained the idea of eloping in Volume 24 Chapter 118

They didn't go through with it as of now

[nyanrial]

something's in the bushes...

[every-akane-aoi]

ft. teru minamoto

[mysteriousmissme]

holy shit and aw mitsuba’s face in the middle panel he’s adorable. kou’s face says otherwise but.