#they wont leave my fucking MIND

[darkkitty1208]

Something I like to think about while chin-deep in this godforsaken serirei brainrot is the something-of-a-parallel in how both Serizawa and Reigen are both actually very lonely people.

One of the things I love about ONE's storytelling and style -- especially in mp100 -- is the way the sad stuff is deliberately concealed under humour/comedy while still managing to sprinkle a tasteful amount of seriousness in the mix. The show balances the Funny and the Plot really, really well.

But if you step back and peel off the slapstick for a moment you'll realise that a good amount of characters in the show are the kind that, if you think about them a little too hard or for a little too long, will just be devastating. Seri and reigen fit into that a lot -- while unlike reigen, serizawa isn't much of a comic relief/joke character that hides behind his flashy ways to obscure the raw existential terror of being fundamentally flawed inside, the way his character is being laid out in the story and how he subsequently grows and develops as a person is still very subtle. And kind of depressing, if you think about it.

They're both very isolated people. Serizawa being a former shut-in forced to navigate in society independently freshly after spending years relying on the boss of a toxic workplace environment -- understatement, btw, it was literally an evil organisation -- and Reigen spending most of his life faking who he is and robbing himself of the opportunity to form meaningful bonds and relationships and connections to people as Just Himself and not the persona he for some reason staunchly puts on... it's just something that gets me real pensive these days.

They literally complement each other. Reigen, giving Serizawa that one needed push to finally let go of his dependency towards anyone who poses a higher power over him, and to become his own person, and serizawa, being reigen's first ever adult friend besides a couple middle schoolers and a green cloud -- and the thing is!!!!!! The thing is. Serizawa admires reigen not for his psychic powers (or lack thereof). Somewhat-of-a-parallel aside, there's a contrast to how serizawa and reigen are about vulnerability; seri's the kind of person who'd dump his entire life story to anyone who's willing to listen (case in point: his literal first meeting with mob) but reigen would rather rub salt on his own underwear than share a single piece of his personal life or just about anything pertaining to his full, honest, human self. It literally took mob plowing through half the city to get him to admit that he isn't psychic. The only way he knows to form connections or befriend people is the indirect way -- giving personal advice without revealing any personal experience, giving encouragement and reassurance while acting like he himself knows how to handle a situation even when he's cornered himself/struggling not to let things go to (further) shit, being sincere but not exactly being honest.

Which is why seri probably wouldn't think twice about reigen's social 'adeptness' and 'wiseness'. Spending most of his life not exactly being taught social norms or how to read into social cues, it's not a wonder someone like reigen is somebody that seri canonically admires and looks up to a lot.

But that's the thing. Serizawa admires reigen for him, and his skills, and his good heart that pushed seri to choose what he wants in life and to make decisions of his own, instead of reigen's facade of being a great and powerful psychic. I firmly, firmly believe serizawa knows reigen isn't psychic at all, and while i think he might've been conflicted about it at first, i do think he eventually grows to accept it because reigen doesn't need to be a psychic for serizawa to connect with him or to admire him, unlike toichirou.

And that really enforces the whole "psychic powers are still a human trait/don't make you any different from others" message that the show time and time again delivers real, real well.

I just. Ugh. I love them a lot.

[just-null]

im so mad at u omg

how dare u make my noritoshi obsession 10 times worse

Noritoshi spews his true feelings when you're upset with him. Similar to a very eager puppy trying to regain your favor by any means...... but realizes what he says and blames you for turning him into a fool. Another downside for him is that he won't take his words back in fear of you getting the wrong idea.

you're just a bully that he hopes will forget about the embarrassing words he blurted out.

hes simultaneously reeling and embarrassed. is this what happens when you make your love upset? does that imply he's your love?!

[socialflairity]

these theater kids in my class today were talking about how their friend could sing a C# and i nearly broke my neck looking up at the mention of a C# goodbye i rlly thought they were talking about jack

[wazzappp]

Shut UP I'm thinking about Robbie visiting the Sanctum Santorium for Midnight Suns stuff and finding one of Stranges magic books about demons open and fucking finding himself in the demon book don't fucking TALK TO ME

[arkhamsbrat]

sorry to all my lovelies requesting anything abt dick grayson i cannot write for him because i am Literally Him!

dont look at the tags im not writing for him look away

[theplasticman]

sometimes you find yourself seething over small slights so intensely. ive started praying my twitter mutual actually dies

[silverselfshippingchaos]

so there's this character. i always thought he looked kinda stupid and i never found him attractive. but, uh....

... has he always been this handsome?!

[antisocialgaycat]

For once in my life i just want to be the youngest and least experienced person in the room. I want to be allowed to absolutely suck, to not have to be a role model, and to not have to constantly be performing. I want to be allowed to show emotions instead of being a constantly cheery, happy, approachable and experienced leader. I just want to be able to relax and be myself and do things for myself and not have to show people how to do everything.

[chesters-ocs]

am i ignoring writing rn? yes

am i instead gonna throw myself into a completeley unrelated project that i am fully unqualified to do? yes.

[dullahandyke]

Brain trotted up to me asking to experiment with pronouns again ... bro I'm 20 I thought I had this shit sorted

[mrsrookhunt]

Imagine two enemies where one confesses

Enemy 1: "I've always liked you, bastard."

Enemy 2: "No fucking shit dumbass, I like you too."

Both: "....fuck."

Now multiply that by like 15 and square it by gªy² and you've got Bungou Stray Dogs

[mail-me-a-snail]

look me in mine eyes. vance being full of cyberware n wires n little glowy lights but also being filled with something a few biological shades from blood, ok?

[ramicorn]

tf you mean i was better at managing my emotions as a child

what happened

[my-thoughts-and-junk]

just finished rick and morty season 2 and god. i wish season 3 was just summer going on romps to try and save her grandfather from space prison. intersected with sideplots of her grandfather being interrogated for info and giving a different backstory each time.

[finalexpenses]

calf1sh orpheus and eurydice.....

[marsixm]

i rly want to be more physically affectionate with people- like i always wanna pat people on the shoulder or give hugs like i see my other coworkers do but im scared bc im worried people will think im creepy- which i know is just the anxiety and insecurity talking. or im scared if i do it to a Straight Man theyll freak out (which again has never happened) i mentioned this to one of my coworkers and he started hugging me when he sees me now which is so sweet omg