#the pumpkin

[zolupine]

KINGDOM HEARTS X HITACHIIN TWINS : WHY

heres something absolutely no one asked for. this is crossposted on twitter i just need to know someone else understands . my vision? my delusion? whatever. ENJOY! ___

i wanna talk about this because its been on my mind all fucking day.  thus begins the insane hitachiin kingdom hearts thread.

i gave kaoru's keyblade the name twin blade of the early spring in reference to his spring birthday, his ending of his arc with hikaru (two huge flowers will bloom) and the fact that he's considered the mature brother despite being younger. thats just the simple explanation.

moreover the keyblade hes holding is not the one id give him, i drew this in class and literally only know what the kingdom key looks like off the top of my head minus the chain because ive been thinking about the papou fruit a lot recently, but thats besides the point

i kind of go into it in the margins but there are a lot of "twin" narratives within kingdom hearts, or i suppose quintuplets? if we count xion. this will take a minute to explain so i'll do my best to simplify it. the main dude in kh is named sora, in kh one he tried +

to kill himself kind of not really but did anyway and separated his heart and his soul. his HEART became a heartless (which was retconned because kairi- another of the destiny island trio member was like wow i love you bro bro come back to life and he did.) and his nobody-

became a seperate being that will soon be known as roxas. the reaason why he's roxas and not "sora's nobody" is because basically he was manipulated by this dude named Xemnas whos High key EVIL and put a tracking x in his name yes that is the reason behind the x's in all the +

organization XIII members because thats just the way it goes. Thats why axel is lea, etc. MOVING ON! Roxas as Sora's nobody, possesses a striking resemblance to a guy named ventus. this is where it starts to get messy. ventus is ANOTHER parallel to sora, but like way in the past+

hes the protag of one of the games called birth by sleep which contextualizes a lot of the lore in kingdom hearts but whatever thats not important right now, the important thing is that ventus has his "Darkness" extracted by him and thus forms vanitas- who looks suspiciously +

like sora. So now we've established our parallels. Ventus and Sora are the "True" bodies so to speak, and Vanitas and Roxas are offshoots of their original selves. Got it memorized? I would explain more but this is turning into me reciting basic information about kh and not ouran

im also skipping xion because . im Sorry. i dont know where they fit in the narrative im making up on the spot. ok back to hitachiin land i think that it would be completely unfair and a disservice to their characters to make them a nobody and a heartless respectively

also quick note, hikaru also has a keyblade called the twin blade of the late bloom (similar reasoning to kaoru, spring birthday, the tie in to the ending, and late bloom representing hikaru's late development within his narrative, his obliviousness, his rashness, etc.)

i dont think either of the twins parallel any of the residents of sora's heart hotel, but that doesnt mean i can't try. on one hand i could go the route that kaoru is sora and roxas is kaoru. although they no longer posses the "identical" twin trope, something thats very common

within roxas's narrative is that he's constantly confused for sora because he technically, IS sora, he's not real. this mirrors the line in the manga "the one not me is hikaru and the one not hikaru is me. we are seperate individuals, this is absolute"

ok continuing the roxas shit, i think its uber funny because finally there's something outside of the manga that i want to touch on and it's both kaoru's and roxas's  desire to keep their found family despite knowing it'll all fall apart.  that's right. the carriage.

Episode 21 of Ouran, titles “Before it Becomes a Pumpkin,” is all about kaoru and his relationship with the people around him, providing an introspective look on his relationship with the rest of the host club and his reference to cinderella in possibly the best possible way.

kaoru understands more than ANYONE that this isnt permanent. this different with roxas is, is that roxas is forced to forget due to being placed in a simulation, watching xion die, etc. he too experiences that idea of realizing change must come but through his own death

roxas's carriage so to speak is his summer vacation, as seen at the end of kingdom hearts too in which "I guess summer vacation is ... over." in which summer vacation is his idealized life with axel and xion- even as a member of organization xiii, they were his family above all +

else, just in the way that kaoru has his family within the host club, and he doesn't want to let that go. "but still, one of these days, it'll all turn back into a grubby pumpkin again." i think these lines parallel each other ENOUGH to draw a connection, but not something

definitive. its almost a reverse of their narratives which. is pretty goddamn cool. and about hikaru being sora? it's more of a reach than roxas. i think that hikaru is too impulsive and Mean Spirited and self isolating to be sora, who believes his friends are his power

hikaru does too, but he doesn't like opening up to ANYONE. except for mori i guess. i mean if we're taking into consideration the start of hikaru pursuing haruhi arc he doesnt talk to kaoru, tamaki, and does his whole schitchk with haruhi so its whatevs. but yeah

and little sidenote, i think that if haruhi HAD to play a role in this silly narrative ive created, it'd be kiari, or xion : ) yay i'm very tired and this thread is very long! ive you've made it this far- awesome follow me if you like kingdom hearts and or ouran

[rennarita]

the man that always carries a lot to the ring but make it halloween.

[spicymochi]

little pumpkin thief

[nataliedecorsair]

I drew a bunch of silly stuff with my werewolf woman and decided to gather it one post. Sometimes you just have to decompress through being goofy

You can read about her here.

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These comics are just some silliness I drew for fun. It's not really canon, she lives in a separate setting and isn't able to talk as a werewolf. Her original story is also pretty rough and tragic.

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Pumpkin carving comic was a reward I drew for my patron Taxis

Beach comic was a reward I drew for my patron Shroom

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[daily-spooky]

via

[tree-whispering]

everybody say happy birthday pumpkin

[victusinveritas]

In case you need it for your D&D games or siege actions— here's what the ballistic trajectory of a flaming pumpkin fired out of a trebuchet looks like.

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Autumn Garden by Boris Groh

[docbe]

People starting apple cider vs pumpkin spice beef are weak, I will demolish any seasonal beverage you put in front of me without hesitation

[vintage-tigre]

The happiest cat at the pumpkin patch

[sleepnoises]

not putting this in the main tiger thread because i think that will jinx the glazing but the underglaze turned out cute

[doodlesfromthebird]

Going to a pumpkin patch today! 🎃

[sillydegu]

Laurel: devourer of pumpkins! 🎃🐀

[monstermonger]

Happy spooky season from your friendly neighborhood fire-lizard :D