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one more niki analysis.
for now.
ok this one technically i've had in mind for MONTHS but couldn't figure out how to word it until just now because i a) read hot limit about three months ago and it hasn't left my head since b) the idol exploration event.
anyway. the actual crux of this is: niki's character is specifically written to be content, not happy. these often get confused imo. the second part of this is his contentedness isn't natural, it's forced. the third part of this is no one fucking notices, except for one rinne amagi, because of course he does. by no one, i'm talking specifically character-wise here; niki in game tends to get written off as childish or otherwise doing well, and that comes directly from his other unit members.
side note: i'm fairly confident in my own reading of "niki will pretend to not be bothered by anything, ever" and this is bolstered by a few different things; a) the honeycomb summer lyrics in my last post where there's a part of the intro, "hidden the true feelings out of habit / and now you're regretting it" (rinne amagi you slick bastard) b) hot limit. like the entire story. mostly because he was being troubled by multiple different things throughout it (work, idol activities, and his family last name/father's scandal) and the only person who noticed was rinne, and that's probably because he knew the damn guy for five years c) also in hot limit, the exploration into niki seeing himself as a burden because of his illness. why did they add this into his character and then not elaborate further? i don't know. if it never gets elaboration, i'll implode. anyway, it's a part of his character that he usually doesn't show, but he references it as "not wanting to inconvenience the people around him" REGARDLESS of if the people in question don't mind him inconveniencing them (rinne). in general, the only thing he makes a fuss about is food, likely because of his metabolism and the fact that he does become more of a danger to people when extremely hungry (he has bitten hiiro before.); i.e. the inconvenience for everyone else is a 19-20yro trying to bite them, not complaining that he's hungry.
i digress.
niki has referenced himself as being content with certain things before. for instance, in hot limit, it's phrased distinctly as "just getting to eat every day is a bliss to me - i need to be satisfied with that", which comes up again in his letter from the idol exploration:
"it feels like happiness is there to fill my stomach, too!" oh, is it? is it niki? is it now?
basically, what i'm getting at is niki's expectations for life are so incredibly low, so he's satisfied with getting to eat every day. that's it. just satisfied. side note: this is why i went insane when survival was added to his profile; the way he lives/talks about living, he's been surviving more than living. this is also why i think rinne and niki work so well as a pair, rinne's into living and niki's busy surviving. though, to be fair, rinne and niki's relationship is built on this crux anyway. rinne intends (hopes, maybe? his goal?) is to help niki with what he has identified as a problem. thank you rinne amagi.
(for the record, right after i read this, my live reaction was "WHAT IF I KILLED MYSELF". that's quite dramatic, and i won't, but i figured someone might get a laugh out of that.)
this isn't the first time that rinne has referred to niki (well, more so implied) as "not happy", as it happens in hot limit, too.
"that's why i'll grant his wish and make him happy" oh ok i see.
anyway. niki's fascinating, because this forced contentedness vs happiness is so interesting to me, because beyond rinne's own read of niki, it's easily bought by everyone else he knows. most notably, kohaku and himeru, as their impressions come off of reading niki quite differently to rinne's:
(i grabbed these screenshots after i finished the event for the time being. rinne's i grabbed before LMAO)
both of them appreciate and even look up to niki in certain ways, and they both like his focus on food. but what's interesting is how both of them see him vastly different from rinne; where rinne focuses on his low self impression, himeru thinks niki's perspective of the world is interesting, as well as i think he gives credence to niki being selfless, which kohaku sees him as both childish and reckless. i'm pretty sure both himeru and kohaku see him as more naive than themselves, which is a fair read. this also does line up with what happens in hot limit; while rinne is aware of the troubles niki's going through, himeru and kohaku are both surprised at the end.
niki's own effort, i think, to convince himself of being satisfied and content pays off, because the only person who notices otherwise is rinne. which, imo, is a whole other source of depth to their relationship; rinne probably saw niki working that out. he was 14 when they met, and likely the shiina parents leaving was recent (side note: i'm a certified niki's parents hater. i know we don't have much info on them, but i don't trust them after that burden thing), which is something i've mostly extrapolated by the contact he seems to have at 14 vs at 19, where they're pretty much never mentioned. yes, i know, niki chose to stay in japan. i just don't think you get through your parents leaving you in your native country at 14 while they gallivant around the globe and your communication with them steadily dwindles results in anything good.
ok. i'm sorry for the parent hating.
but unless proven otherwise i'm expecting them to be the source of these problems.
#enstars#ensemble stars#niki shiina#tenor talks#GOD. i fucking love niki shiina. im so normal.#i realize this doesnt have a good conclusion either. you see your honor i dont care.#this isnt an actual essay and you cant make me write a conclusion.#anyway. feel free to ask for elaboration on certain things im always down to talk about niki and sound genuinely insane about him#because i am.#i think niki needs more elaboration in game but im content to do a million elaborations myself because. fuck you.#anyway#sorry for using the read more all the time like 95% of my mutuals are bsd fans LMAO im trying not to clog dashboards#<- dont take this negatively bsd mutuals. personal quirk of myself. youre all fine.
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hi hi!! i'm quantums lover georg, (but you can call me tenor!) so finally succumbed to the desire to make an account centered around them! it should be mostly reblogs but i might make some original posts, so just join me for the ride!
wanna look at a specific quantum character? directory here: seele qingque silver wolf fu xuan lynx xueyi sparkle jade tribbie (tba) castorice
#mod stuff#is that a good tag? man idk. usually i use tenor talks#we'll put that one too#tenor talks
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hadestown is the best orpheus/euryidice adaptation because orpheus is dressed like a butch lesbian. next question
#ALSO youre telling me orpheus is a tenor????? thats like. lady deep voice range.#he/him lesbian gender envy#hadestown#talking tag
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sammy once again showing why the thirst tweets were too tame for them
#the rose#the rose kia forum livestream q&a#kim woosung#lee hajoon#park dojoon#lee jaehyeong#*gifs#*the rose#ceohan#me who's played tenor for 16 years 👀👀👀👀#also you DO NOT want to get blown like a saxophone (or any single reed my dude)#they get BITTEN..... <3 like.... they make teeth guards that are little rubber stickers so your top teeth don't#wear out sax/clarinet mouthpieces#soooo on mar 10th when they give me my vvvip uke and sign it#and talk to me and ask me the same basic ass ''do u play an instrument'' q they've asked every other person w/ vvvip#(which i KNOW i'm going to be incredibly unhinged about btw)#i may tell that man... ''clarinet and saxophone for almost two decades (and also you bite reed instruments a lil with ur upper teeth fyi)''#((this was my most HATED joke in middle school lol))
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Theon is 19 in AGOT which means that yes absolutely Jon is right that he’s an ass. How many 19yo kids have you met that weren’t kind of cringe & annoying. College is full of guys exactly like Theon. I am so sorry but it’s true. 🙏🙏🙏 it’s rly not his fault!! plus. the horrors.
#I hang out in the music department a lot & we have a few tenors that are dead ringers for mr feon turncloak onjoy here.#my sib met many Theons in Econ 101. they can be found everywhere#to be clear. at least 1 of the theon-coded tenors is gay. diversity win. the other wears boaters sometimes.#ahhhh talking talking im just talking 4 the joy of it
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people's absolute inability to understand the purpose of metaphor will i think be the thing that kills me
#it's not even that ppl can't understand metaphors like#even when they DO understand them#they don't seem to get the point of them ig????#like they will accurately describe what the metaphor is depicting#and yet still somehow get dragged into long debates about the vehicle of the metaphor#that are completely divorced from both its tenor and its purpose in the story#like of COURSE the tiny intricacies of the metaphor are important#but if you are discussing them without any reference to what the metaphor is actually saying then you are doing something wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!#this was inspired by a specific tiktok video i saw about whether the tv show in i saw the tv glow was or wasn't 'real'#that was based entirely on supposed clues and easter eggs and did not once reference anything about trans and queer identities#and the role of the tv show as a representation of literally anything to do with them#aside from saying basically 'this is what this represents but i want to talk about whether it is real' in the intro#but i see it so often about so many things#and it drives me spare!!!!#i saw the tv glow#mo rudaí
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Tosca at the Bavarian State Opera
Music Direction Andrea Battistoni Producer Kornél Mundruczó Mario Cavaradossi Jonas Kaufmann Floria Tosca Eleonora Buratto Baron Scarpia Ludovic Tézier | 27.07.2024
I attended this run with a renewed mindset, hoping that Kaufmann could rise above the distracting direction. Unfortunately, the issues were too irredeemable for even his star power to overcome. The production's best part was the Te Deum scene. Tézier was able to sing a menacing rendition of Scarpia's aria, "Tre Sbirri" free from the interference of background activities. Meanwhile, Kaufmann's Cavarodossi was preoccupied with taking photos during "Recondita armonia" or arranging film projectors while singing his lament, "E lucevan le stelle". The audience was distracted; Kaufmann appeared even more so.
The director's vision, while ambitious, was also uneven. Scarpia's den-torture room duplex was a smart design, adding more dimension to the second act. However, the production awkwardly repurposed the same torture room (minus Scarpia's den) for Tosca's leap to her death. The height could not be more a few meters tall, making what should have been a dramatic conclusion feel unconvincing and anticlimatic.
The audience's reaction that evening was more despondent compared to the first performance I attended in June. Kaufmann was in healthy vocal condition, and his acting was reliable. Tézier could play Scarpia in any circumstances; he completely owned the role. Buratto was consistent throughout the course of her performance.
#Now that the recording is available online I could talk more#Dare I say that Castronovo was slightly better than Kaufie as Pasolini/Cavarodossi. He's more convincing at least in the first act.#But both were even in the second and the final acts. This production hates the tenor. Period.#opera diary#tosca#puccini#jonas kaufmann#ludovic tezier#eleonora buratto#bso#opera
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this is what i get for logging back in. a pretentious don g aNaLySiS post on my dash. leave me alone havent i suffered enough
#operablr user you're finally awake! you hit your head pretty hard...#misogyny? classism? what are you talking about? we must go woobify that tenor!
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Choir director gene reallll
#my ocs#gene#you can literally go through my sketchbook and tell exactly what was going on in my life at the time#i wanna learn how to conduct#my choirs pretty small it wouldnt be hard#i wanna be more involved anyway#maybe the cute tenor will notice me more 👀#actually fun fact my mom started talking to her friend about me and cute tenor guy turned around to join#i think hes liiiikes me#vut then again ive thought this about MANY other guys#so#do with that what you will#what was this post#oh yeah im projecting on to my ocs#like i do
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'VE GOT A DATE WITH AN OWL!!!!!
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Being the oldest sibling is nice and all, but I'd prefer if I was the younger/middle sibling instead. It's a lot of pressuring being the oldest (especially since I'm the firstborn daughter to immigrant parents who worked hard to get here) as you're the first one to do things, almost like a leader. Being a leader is very pressuring though, and I like being a follower more. With high school, it's nice hanging with the sophomores and seniors (surprisingly I don't really interact with the juniors as much). I get to listen to their difference experiences in life, and they can listen attentively to mine.
So yeah. I just wish that I had an older sibling(s) instead of me being the older sister to my younger sister. Too pressuring tbh.
#shitpost#I just need an older sibling figure in my life#shout out to the senior mellophone player and the sophomore tenor sax player for being the nicest non-related brothers I've had#shout out to my math tutor who's now in college and went to the high school I'm enrolled in#they were so fun to talk to about my interests and helped me not fail at my worst subject throughout middle school#EDIT: also shout out again to the same sophomore tenor sax player for comforting me during my really bad panic attack on Monday
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honeycomb summer and niki shiina
"didnt you say the last post was your last analysis" yeah, well, i lied.
hot limit is much less a story from niki and more a story about niki. this distinction will carry throughout this post, as i think it says not only a lot about niki himself, but also the relationship between niki and rinne, which i think is a vital part of both their characterizations.
i mean, oddly enough, niki doesn't even show up much in his own center event! this is because, of course, he's trying to juggle three different things (work/cooking opportunities, idol activities, and his family name), but it does show a decent amount into his characterization. namely, niki's reluctance to ask for help (rinne acts of his own accord in hot limit, not because he's prompted), his low self esteem, and the way his illness actually affects him in his day to day life. i think its worth it to note that his low self esteem is intertwined with his chronic illness, as he specifically references himself as a buden and having to be thankful he's lasted as long as he has. (side note: the new profile for niki having survival in his skills is both aggravating and justifying to me in equal measure. he would look at his 20 years of life and go "wild how i survived that huh!" and then move on.)
ultimately, though, i think the most important part of hot limit is niki and rinne. they're central to the narrative, but more than that, hot limit makes it clear what their relationship is. there's a heavy level of devotion in their relationship, but what's particularly interesting to me is rinne's perspective about niki. not only does rinne want to fundamentally "change fate", as he absolutely hates the perspective niki currently has, but he interestingly refuses to be clear about it, except for at the end of hot limit, when he outright states it to himeru and kohaku.
ive been sitting on this screenshot for months. they make me so ill.
anyway. that's not the point, my point is to talk about honeycomb summer, the song that came out with hot limit. because much in the way that hot limit is a story about niki, honeycomb summer is a song talking to niki.
there's two places in particular in the lyrics that standout as direct lines that are attempts from rinne to talk to niki. this is more than likely part of his campaign to "change fate".
niki fucking hates talking about his issues (see: hot limit) so the first part makes sense. basically, hes a master at deflecting. laugh, smile, move on, don't elaborate further. help him.
the second part is a bit more interesting, because it's both a typical crazy:b lyric and a typical rinne amagi-ism. but under the lens of honeycomb summer, and particularly the quote at the end of hot limit, this is a direct fucking plea to niki shiina. you can want more than just to survive. it's okay to be greedy.
#enstars fanart#ensemble stars#niki shiina#rinne amagi#tenor talks#im normal. im so normal. i can be trusted with niki shiina.#anyway. id like to say im confident this has been said before but im not. so if it HAS been said before uhhhhh great minds think alike#and i love you.#im not giving this a proper conclusion because i have work in an hour and should focus on that but i needed to write this analysis.#for posterity.
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"it seems to be written to be played with a guitar" king it really really does not. that's not what guitar sheet music looks like
#why does english not have a good word for partitur. partitura = partitur i know what word i'm talking about anyway#the thing that includes all instruments' parts. is what i mean#but like this is written for soprano alto tenor bass and piano... where does the guitar come in...#adding music to the list of “things that have been done very wrong for ordem” alongside geography i suppose 😭#echo.liveblog#ordemlb#(edit a few hours later ok he said the image was just for aesthetics false alarm)
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supernatural is also further studies for summer sons. for reasons like it definitely influencing lee mandelo, for the classic horror, for the in-text reference to their lives being akin to "an episode of supernatural", for the blood-drinking violations, for the incest dynamics, and so on... but people don't take supernatural seriously either, do they.
#me is mark#was just reminded recently how much people talk about spn like a bad show that does things accidentally#or how sam/dean are so incestuous it's so crazy and funny wowww why is the show itself shipping the brothers#what the hell did i just watch etc.#and i feel like i'm being petrified into stone in real life.#no more jokes. i'm too serious about spn to enjoy this tenor of conversation.
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in another life i am an opera singer 😔
#preferably a cis male tenor.. or a cis female soprano. no gender situation#having a gender situation just makes singing complicated. i’m scared of going on T because i fear i’ll lose my singing voice#talk
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unrelated to anything but i would kill and die to play grace chasity
#PLS I CAN SING TENOR AND IM BATSHIT INSANE PUT ME IN COACH#soupy talks#nerdy prudes must die#grace chasity#personal#not smosh
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