#this makes no sense but idk how else to word it

[miwiheroes]

Hii <3

Respectfully, can you show me your pov? In my mileven pov, Finn did confirm that Mike "lied" during the confession, which is weird to me, I never percieved it as lying (he said he knew he loved her, he didn't say he loved her since moment 1)

It just puts down a lot of byler theories, they say Mike genuinely has feelings for El, at least, in seasons 1-3, the supermarket is like a checkpoint, since he says to her that it's the first time he likes someone like that, so I don't think he liked Will at that point. I thought he did like Will until the love confession. He is a teenager who is scared of people leaving him, so it makes sense that he didn't say it because he feared losing El.

Idk, I don't see why would they break up hehe

Hi, I'm just a bit confused by ur wording in the first paragraph because you say that "he said he knew he loved her" which is true, but then you say that "he didn't say he loved her since moment 1".

Here's what happens in the monologue. Mike describes "the day we found you in the woods" and then goes on to say "i knew in that moment that i loved you". So yes, he did say he loved her since the very first moment he met her 😭

I would understand your reasoning if Mike made it way clearer and said "I know in that moment that I loved you", rather than making it past tense. Making it past tense and saying "in that moment" makes it seem like him in the past knew that he loved her already, when the evidence clearly shows that he did not know that, nor did he feel it. Even if Mike didn't know it at that point, I still don't think he had those romantic feelings, because, as Finn and the Duffers have said multiple times, Mike felt the way about El as Elliott did about ET (which is not romantic love?? its just a fascination, curiosity and deep care for someone in trouble).

I would believe the monologue perfectly well if the writers didn't write insta-love. If Mike had just said something else about loving her, then I would have maybe believed it. But the writers chose to write a provable lie, which is not the easy way out if they wanted to make mileven endgame.

I understand why you don't want to believe byler theories, no matter how provable they are, because they go against something you really like. But believing that Mike's love monologue is something to be taken at face value is not going to work out in the long run. It would have made more sense to have mileven's story end with the love monologue, rather than have S4 end with it. There are still so many questions like:

Why did Mike call her a superhero and say that she can fly and move mountains when she specifically hated being called that and threw those words in his face previously? (yes i know finn added that part but they kept it in)

Why did Mike say he knew he loved her when he met her when he only ends up keeping her when she points to Will in the photo in S1?

Why did Mike say he knew he loved her when he met her when the writers could have just made him say he loved her without making a provable lie?

Why did Will have to be the one to persuade Mike to say I love you?

Why did Will's queer feelings that cause so much pain for the viewer become a tool for mileven's love without pay off?

What will happen when Mike finds out that Will lied about El saying all that stuff? The stuff that made Mike want to say I love you to her? And that Will actually meant all that stuff instead?

Why did El look so angry when Mike said I love you?

Why didn't the love monologue work to save Hawkins?

Why didn't Mike and El talk after the love monologue? Why didn't they simply write a scene where El talks to Mike and is happy about him expressing his feelings?

Your point about the grocery store scene I have explained in this post.

And yes, Mike is a teenager who is scared of people leaving him??? Exactly?? That's why he felt the need to say I love you to her. Some of u ppl have no concept of care and love outside romantic love and it shows-- Mike was scared of El not needing him anymore, he was scared of losing her. Which is why he was so scared of telling her the truth and explaining himself. He felt that the only way that she could be saved from harm was to say I love you.

But he needs to be wrong. He should be wrong about needing to say I love you to not lose her. She needs to express, or Mike needs to find out, that he does not need to force himself to love El to not lose her. If that makes sense?

If Mike ends up being right -- that means that he was forced to say I love you to save her, sacrificing his true self to not lose her. But he doesn't understand yet that he did not need to do that. Mike still has the view that he had at the beginning of the show: El needs me to say I love you in order for me not to lose her as a person. But in S4, El finds out that she does not need him to say I love you to know that she is not a monster. Her opinion on that front changes without Mike's knowledge.

Mike does not yet know this. So she should tell her that she did not need him to say I love you, in order to relieve him from being scared of losing her by her finding out the truth.

okay oof thanks so much for ur ask, hopefully that all makes sense.

TLDR: Basically, Mike can't lose El, yes, but he only says I love you because he's scared to lose her, not because he actually loved her in that moment he met her.

If you want more on Mike's heroic obligations to say I love you to El, read this post please <3

[bisnes-socks]

I think between all the "San Francisco Boy", "I lost my phone" and "Staaphh!" we skipped over an important bit that he used "I'm glorious" 🧐 Maybe it's just me, but "glorious" would not be a first word that pops up to say in such sentence and there are more popular choices like amazing, gorgeous, wonderful, stunning, etc... "glorious" feels a lot more linked, well, with glory and victory, and I absolutely love it ❤️ idk, what do you think, is it a fluke?

ooooooh very good question anon! this got long again so i'm putting it under a read more

i don't think it's a fluke because in all honesty i don't think it's a word anyone involved in the making of the song would think of off the top of their head lmao - it doesn't seem to me like hooja or mårdis are very fluent in english either.

it's in the same bit as "you can't stop me, i'm unstoppable" and i think that's the point of it - he is unstoppable and he is glorious, so like... a force to be reckoned with and something larger than life, almost.

which really plays into the intense sense of freedom in the song. he could say "i feel glorious" and we'd understand that it's just descriptive language, but instead he says "i AM glorious" because it's like there is no need to water anything down. and in fact that energy is there through the whole song, isn't it. he is stating who he is, not how he feels. he's making a statement.

in my song analysis i talked about the urban dictionary meaning of san francisco boy, and it was pointed out to me that the urban dictionary definition wasn't there until the promo of the song had dropped, which i had not noticed, but as a result i've kind of pivoted with my interpretation of the word now.

i haven't found other explanations to the term, so it's up to everyone's own interpretation, but i think when you consider the historical and cultural meaning of san francisco for the lgbtq+ community, and you consider the pop culture references to san francisco, and the reputation it has, i think san francisco boy is just someone really free and ambiguously queer in pretty much every sense of the word. and most importantly, empowered by their own self-expression.

and so i don't think it is a fluke at all for him to say he is glorious or unstoppable. i think a san francisco boy is glorious and unstoppable because how could someone so free and so at peace with who they are be anything else? i mean isn't that, at the end of the day, the actual true glorious victory, to find your place in the world and live your life to the fullest? and isn't it then just a really delicious contrast, when in the next bit this glorious and unstoppable party animal has lost all his friends and is all alone, asking for help and getting a bit overwhelmed - until he finds his groove again and it's uno, dos, tres, baila. because it's like a demonstration, isn't it. ending up all alone didn't stop him, because he found his groove again.

and throughout all this he is that ditzy gayboy character i talked about in my initial analysis, and it's giving like... early 2000's bimbo performance, like paris hilton or something, where like you get ahead by playing into the stereotypes people have about you and gaining the upper hand without your critics realising it. and isn't that glorious?!

so i think our san francisco boy is playing. i think he is playing because he is playful, i think he is playing because he is silly, and i think he is, in a way, playing people because he can. because he is glorious like that

[mejaemin]

in tune - kim sunoo

day two of my valentine’s day countdown! ♡

wc: 0.8k

summary: you have one final surprise gift for sunoo on valentine’s day, and when you find out he has the same exact one for you, you realize that you guys really are the same ♡

warnings: crying (its happy tears tho !!), fluff, not much else!

an: idk why but he feels so ooc in this… i’m so sorry !!! i’m really not doing my job as #1 engene am i… i promise i’ll make it up to you all !!! enjoy my enhypen debut !!!

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you and sunoo are sitting together on your bed, cross legged in your matching pajamas and face masks. it was a very long day, full of dates, valentine’s celebrations, and love in more ways than one. you’re simply leaning against the headboard, your hands intertwined while you watch a drama on the tv. he’s sitting there, laughing along at whatever’s occurring in the scene when you reach for the remote, pausing it.

immediately he’s shooting up as well, turning to you and complaining about why in the world you would do that, but you just smile, gently shushing him. the whole time you were supposed to be watching the tv with him, you were thinking about your final valentine’s day present to him. it felt the most special of them all, and so you waited for the end of the day to share it.

“sorry, but i have one more thing for you.” you say, turning away to reach in the drawer of your nightstand, pulling out a pink envelope, sealed with a red heart sticker.

you hand it over to him, and his jaw is on the floor, his sanrio printed face mask falling off in the process. rather than trying to put it back on he rips it off his face, crumbling it up and throwing it into your mini garbage can from where he’s sitting.

he puts the letter down in his lap, finally closing his lips with a smile. “that’s actually really crazy, because…” he pauses, turning behind him to look through his bag, pulling out an envelope of his own, white with a pink heart sticker.

you take it from him, heart warm and cheeks pink. “you wrote me a letter too..?” there’s a pout on your lips and you haven’t even read it yet, but he nods, bringing you in with one arm to kiss it away.

“of course i did, baby. how else should i tell you how special you are?” he gestures to the envelope in your lap before turning to his own, pulling it open as gently as possible.

you do the same, pulling out the piece of paper inside. it’s pink, and sunoo’s words of love were written in colored ink. he starts it off with a thank you, telling you how happy is to spend the holiday with you, promising to make sure that you feel nothing short of loved today and forever. he then begins talking about his love for you and his favorite moments by your side, his words turning form a letter to more of a rant with the way he goes on and on. you can imagine him sitting on his bed while writing, kicking his feet while getting sidetracked talking about how much he loves you. it’s quite flattering, truthfully. at the end of the letter, he ends it with yet another thank you and a promise to be with you forever, signed with his full name.

by the end of the letter, you’d started crying, and you kept the paper at a distance to avoid ruining it. your boyfriend is truly the sweetest, having such a way of words, even if they end up not making sense, never failing to make you feel like the entire world. anyone who sees the two of you can tell how perfect of a pair you are, and if the fact that you tried surprising each other with the same thing doesn’t prove that than what will?

you toss your own mask, tears still falling as you turn to see sunoo finishing his letter. he looks up at you, teary eyed as well before pulling you back down onto the bed in his arms. with little bits of praise he peppers kisses all over your face, thanking you with everything in him for gifting him something so precious. your letter was a little more structured and poetic than his, wanting nothing but the most perfectly crafted words to leave your glitter gel pen. clearly, all your efforts worked as he holds you impossibly close, sniffling in your shoulder while thanking you and praising you through sobs of happiness.

“oh my god, thank you so much love, that was so beautiful, i love you so much..” he pulls back and you wipe his tears for him, leaning down to press a kiss to his plump lips, whispering a gently ‘happy valentine’s day’ to him.

“leave it to us to try and surprise each other the same way, right?” you giggle, wiping your eyes with your sleeve.

he nods, reaching for the letter to fold it back up and put it away with utmost care. you’re doing the same thing, and when you catch yourselves, another laugh is shared.

“we’re just that in tune, hm?” he pulls your comforter over your bodies, leaning into you with a kiss on your forehead before truly, officially ending the day together.

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perm taglist: @chenlezip @coquettejunnie

[quantumfeat72]

But unlike you, who gave up on your wish, and almost destroyed the world in the process...

I gave up on my wish, and destroyed myself.

[bitchapalooza]

I relate to Sanji too much because it really does seem like he’s adopted the mentality that physical and mental abuse is a form of significant affection but only directed towards himself, like he sees it’s wrong and unjust when other people are being abused, but when he’s the victim he feels this conflicted sense of I deserve it and Wow they love me so much! It’s heartbreaking just to think about tbh

[lazzarella]

I love that from the moment Tan kissed Fang on the cheek and Fang looks surprised and then has that super cute nose scrunch smile that he obviously likes him and that Tan brings out something in him no one else does (that we see)

But it’s also like… it’s always there, but it’s also a really lovely slow reveal of the full extent of his feelings? Until there’s no denying that oh, yeah, he’s just as gone as Tan is and just as adorably in love and that they’re perfectly matched

[tobisiksi]

tw: suicide mention-emotional maipulation

I refuse to believe that kusuo never tried to lose on purpose in one of kusukes games

a lot of people say that he probably was too egocentric to lose but man, ku gives up on things without thinking twice just for the sake of the others

just like when he gave up on satou when he and hii got together (the only example I can come with rn but there is a lot more)

and don't get me wrong, kusuo IS egocentric, but he knows where to trace a line he has a moral code and the principal rule is "don't be an inconvenience to the others"

so there is no way he didn't tried before

kusuke saw through his facade?

kusuke is insane and a masoquist and he has some suicidal behaviour aaand

I can see him telling kusuo to never try to fake a lost again or else he will off himself

idk he just yk, he's emotionally abusive and he's too obsessed with the idea of kusuo and him playing deathly games

TOO obsessed

he even took himself as hostage and he also kidnapped and brainwashed one of his brothers friends

he would say something like that

but I also believe that he wasn't aware of the heigh of those words

(I believe that he isn't aware of the heigh of all his actions, he just have a really twisted view of what is wrong and right)

I see this kind of scenario happening when they were young, when kusuo stopped copying his older brother (the motorcycle, the little cardboard robot, rock papper scissors, guys he was copying his older brother cuz he thought he was cool) and started to feel some resentment or even pity towards him

kusuke wouldn't take pityness very well, resentment? dont care, being hated? kay whatever but feeling any form of empathy or pity?????

it makes him sick

so he would say something like that but the thing is that he sees his brother as a God who is superior to every other living being

so he thinks that it isn't a big deal because his God had more important things to take care of

wrooooong, your God it's your baby bro who is just a child who used to admire you a lot before you started to get more and more insane progressively and the thing you just said it's fucking up his head because the love and hate he has for you were the strongest feelings his baby brain could feel and now he cannot come up with a way to make you stop envying or feeling resentful cuz of his powers (that he did not choose to born with in the first place) without making you have a meltdown that will end up with you killing yourself

[capquinn]

I adore your work so much!! You never miss with these perfect pieces! Sometimes other writers have a different portrayal of how I see him (which is fine!! Creative control of their daydreams and interesting to see how others imagine!) but you always seem to write Quinn exactly how I also imagine him which makes these even better, especially dad!Quinn!! We’re on the same Quinny brainwave!! 💜

Ahhh thank you so much!! 😭🥹 This means so much to me bc sometimes I worry I’m off in my own world with how I see Quinn, especially when it feels like everyone else has the same take on him. I’ll catch myself thinking my perception of him is oversimplified or something compared to the way others portray him. But then I’ll watch a random video of him, and it all just clicks again for me. He’s literally just Some Guy™️ — so softly spoken, reserved, with this strange but endearing sense of humour, so observant, thoughtful, intelligent, and calm. And he’s such a classic eldest sibling it’s honestly ridiculous at this point.

And yet he has all of these little strange quirks — or “Quinnisms,” as my friend and I call them (think of the way he rubbed his eye in that video where he’s asking whether Jack ranked himself against his brothers or in that post-game interview when he got an arm cramp and made a joke that no one laughed at, and he did that sharp exhale like he wanted the ground to swallow him whole or in that clip of him playing pool with Jack and Quinn does this awkward hand movement as he says “cut the cameras” or whatever or the way he waved like a dork at the end of his Amazon episode on the boat 😭😭��). He’s genuinely the most awkward guy I’ve ever seen, and yet somehow, he has just enough charisma to pull it off — it’s such a fascinating combination lmao

He’s just so weirdly relatable, and that makes him so easy and fun to write, so knowing my version resonates with you is the best reassurance. thank you again!!!! <3

That said, everyone’s versions are valid! These are really just concepts at the end of the day, shaped by how we all interpret him. That’s what makes this so great — there’s no right or wrong way to imagine him 🥰

[luna-the-cretar]

You’d think that, between Gideon and Kremy, Gideon would be the easier one to get a read on (in terms of feelings towards certain situations and party members), but no. I can read Kremy like a motherfucking book. The way he spins lies and half-truths like a spiderweb; the way his tone will shift subtly depending on who he’s talking to, what they’re talking about, his feelings on the situation/subject/towards the person, etc; all of it. Kremy is so fucking easy to read for someone who’s supposed to be a silver-tongued conman.

But Gideon? His tone doesn’t shift all that much. He generally has a happy, confused, or entertained tone in his voice, with the exception of when he’s angry, frustrated, or upset.

Idk, maybe it’s harder for me to read Gideon because I listen to the podcast (it’s just easier for me since I can listen while driving or working), so I have to rely on tone shifts and other verbal cues. That, or maybe it’s because all of my past blorbos have been emotionally constipated men, who would only express their actual feelings about a situation based on tonal shifts, body language, and reading into what they’re saying.

[spacexseven]

merry Christmas!!!!

merry christmas to you too!! i hope the holidays are going well for you!

[samuelroukin]

they need to do so much tip touching but there's so little time </333

[mokeonn]

Honestly, having multiple older customers at my job encourage me to vote by telling me that "it's between freedom (trump) or socialism (harris)" or some other "vote trump" talking point has genuinely encouraged me to vote far more than any "vote blue" posts on this hellsite ever have. Like fuck yeah I'll vote for socialism cheers comrade

[constantvariations]

I can't stop thinking about the relationship between characteristics and faunus types. Given we know next to nothing about faunus biology and how it may differ from human, are these traits regular genetics or symbolic like semblances (sometimes) are?

Is Adam stubborn because he's a bull faunus or is he a bull faunus because he's stubborn? Is Blake agile and dexterous because that's how cats are or just how she is? Is Velvet easy prey for bullies because she's naturally shy or do her rabbit instincts make her so? Does Sun love bananas because they're a delicious source of potassium or because he's a monkey boy?

To what extent are faunus influenced by their animal side?

[wereh0gz]

I'm sure there's posts out there that say this better than I ever could but it pisses me off when ppl try to reinvent the binary in "progressive" ways like the whole men/non-men thing like. Gender is way too fucking complicated and categories like that don't really help ppl they just continue to exclude ppl who don't fit neatly into your ideas of gender (multigender and genderfluid ppl for example. Or y'know. Ppl like me)

Like can we please just throw this idea away I'm sick of it

[the-purple-painter]

What constitutes a painter?

Someone who overlays their gimmick on a post, and considers themselves to be a painter (thus I’m a painter because I call myself one, overlaying or “painting” purple hues onto posts I screenshot then reblog)

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

it's the way you never know what exactly himmel was thinking, but you know without a shadow of doubt that he was so in love with frieren....... when his feelings get conveyed in silent moments and no words at all. when no words are needed for you to understand them but also, because no words were used, there will always be a gap in your understanding of them