#thistle dun meshi

[vashvana]

If I had a dime for every time I was infatuated with a black, white haired villain from a popular manga/anime series who wears purple and commits evil because the trauma they endured as kids led them to develop unhealthy coping mechanisms, leading them to blindly place misguided faith in the manipulation of an alluring, golden colored character who is pure evil but amasses cult-like followings, ultimately resulting in some prophetic doomsday-like event, I’d have two dimes. Weird that that’s happened twice.

[wisteriawater]

Do you ever think about how Thistle probably ended up nannying Edodio and Yaad? Maybe even Delgal when he was really little. Like I can see them having him help with the teeny children since he technically would have been... you know employed enslaved by the royal family.

Like, look at him go. Big brothering. I think about what life was like for him before the dungeon a lot. Little guy was trying his best. Also the fact that Thistle apparently has no sense of humor makes far more sense than I was prepared to handle, but that is another panel entirely. I almost feel like I dreamed that one. (posts we make when writer's block messes with your fic update schedule.)

[butchdarling]

[ID: A digital drawing of Thistle from Dungeon Meshi holding onto a skeleton. He looks over his shoulder fiercely at the viewer. The color palette features mostly dark warm tones. End ID]

like a stubborn weed (won’t let go)

[butchers-broom]

being dungeon lord as a 4’3” elf boy would be so crazy you’d be like damn I’m a four foot three elf boy and lord of the dungeon

[mirrology]

THINKING... ❛ ❁. ━━ of being a unsettling ghost child.

❛ ⟡. dungeon meshi, thistle & gender neutral reader. platonic. wc: 515

❛ ⟡ ━━ I'M BACK!!1!!1 ,, dungeon meshi spoilers , mentioned golden kingdom ,, reader was apart of the golden kingdom's royal family , as unsettling reader may be, they're still a child. little bit of angst. we need more platonic dun meshi fics (⌣̀ _ ⌣́)

❝ Sometimes I see her on the sidewalk, biking on the wet chalk, spelling out their names, and I feel insane. 'Cause I know it's just a game that I'm playing with my brain. I don't see her, but I see her and I know it isn't real, but I fake it anyway. ❞ 𓂅 dead girls, penelope scott.

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Thinking of being a ghost child that haunts the dungeon. You have the face of an angel, plump cheeks and a sweet giggle. Yet those empty eyes and creepy smile say otherwise. You don't hurt the people coming down from above, you just... observe. Watching them with a wide smile, standing still in those awfully bright white clothes. Most of the adventurers quickly depart from the place they saw you at, spooked by your unsettling presence.

You find amusement in the frightened expression that crosses their faces, you don’t speak. Never move, at least that's what the adventurers think — except to follow them with your eyes, watching their every step as they creep through the winding halls. Occasionally, you might tilt your head, as if curious about the beings who dare come to such a place like the dungeon. 

Contrary to what they think, you are not a vengeful spirit, nor a dangerous entity. You are simply curious.

You do not seek to hurt or torment. Your actions are fueled by a desire to understand the world around you, the strange and varied creatures that reside in the dungeon, and the people who wander its depths. 

Of course you weren’t always like this, you remember a time where you were a “normal” child with a family, living happily in one of the most renowned kingdoms. You remember bright purple eyes, silver hair and soft hands holding your own, hair ruffles by large hands and… the downfall of a kingdom. Those memories are fuzzy but get clearer the deeper you go into the dungeon. 

Once, you ran into an elf with the same purple eyes as the person in your memories, his were just… colder and he looked tired. He looked stunned when he saw you, his eyes got misty and he got this sad look on his face. “(name)?” he uttered your name with a trembling voice. You tilted your head in confusion, how did he know your name? He reached over to embrace you, for some reason he didn’t go through you. Warm hands cradled the back of your head as you were held in a hug, pressed into his shoulder. You quickly pieced together that this was someone you used to know. 

Faintly you could hear a “I found you” as tears pricked at the corner of your eyes at the comforting feeling that was entirely him. As much as you wanted to remember his name, you couldn’t recall it. That made your lower lip tremble, seeing him tired, hearing his solemn voice and how tightly he held you didn't make it better. Suddenly you let out a sob as you apologized for not recognizing him nor remembering his name and burying your face into his shoulder.

He let out a surprised noise then reached over to wipe away the small tears that gathered by your eyes, “No need for tears, you’re here now and that's all that matters” he smiled and lightly tousled your hair. “As for my name? It’s Thistle”

You blinked at him and sniffled, “I like it…” you grinned.

[zombiecare-rot-art]

Thistle my beloved~ 🧡🧡🧡 I can not wait for him come back in the second season!!! He has my heart!!!

This one is a bit rushed I needed more time before work than I actually gave myself 😳

[owlropothry]

hello :3 what is ur fav dun meshi character????

Imma be boring and say Marcille thistle and falin

[nikster1111]

i think i posted about this before but also the blind trust marcille has for laios is so apparent!!! when she was incapacitated and they were feeding her she literally had no idea what they were giving her and still ate it. didn’t even question it too much.

from the first episode/chapter both chilchuck and marcille were the most outwardly loyal and patient out of all the characters with him 😭😭

i genuinely don’t think anyone in the dun meshi universe hates laios. maybe except for thistle (i’m not caught up rn) like bro even befriended orcs and talks about it like it’s normal.

if a character is written well, they won’t just be one way to a person the whole time. as the story progresses and the status quo shifts the character’s thoughts and opinions WILL reflect this…. with that being said yes it is normal to get mad at someone you love. yes it is normal for some people to be awkward with and still want to protect the person. yes it is normal to have conflicting opinions with people and still want to work with them.

but anywho i think this makes laios interesting because people know he’s weird and Not Normal but they don’t hate him for it or anything. like… a good way to make a protagonist that everyone loves but also make it so that not everyone likes him.

"(blank) hates laios!" WRONG WRONG WRONG. SHUT THE FUCK UP

shuro is just as awkward as laios and it is made So clear he considers him a friend and likes him. he defends him when the canaries start talking shit and actively readies himself to physically fight them so they dont get to him.

namari also likes laios. she respects him as a leader and also defends him and readies to fight the canaries.

ive not actually seen anyone claim izutsumi hates laios, but a lot of ppl Are weird abt them. izutsumi and laios' relationship was rocky at the beginning. he struggled to figure out how to interact with her. but by the end, she actively seeks him out to talk with during the lead up to the feast. she hides behind him when falin wakes up. she has already realized shecan do what she wants and does not need to stick around, yet she does. she sleeps near him on the windowsill, waiting with him and marcille for falin to wake up. she has accepted him as part of her life and wants to keep him in it.

marcille does not hate laios. let me say this again.

Marcille Donato Does Not Hate Laios Touden.

marcille Loves him. in a platonic, familial sense. laios returns this just as readily. she yells at him. she whacks him. she tells him whats on her mind. she uses healing magic to ease his pain during the parasite fiasco. she reattaches his leg when he loses it. she teaches him magic. she lays her head on his corpse and cries before reviving him. she launches herself at him two times, when the canaries interrogate them and when he talks her down in the tower. he is a comforting presence to her. she trusts him, she cares about him, she worries about him, she imagines him as a big fluffy dog that loves and protects her. laios is her rock when falin is taken from them time and time again. and she tries to be his as well. she whole-heartedly, unconditionally, loves and trusts laios.

chilchuck does not hate laios. laios pays him his rates, no questions asked. laios trusts and respects chilchuck's job as a lockpick. laios does not see him as a child (at least, i cant think of an instance where he does so). chilchuck states, outright, he sees him as a friend and doesnt want to see him hurt. he actively worries about him as the falin situation gets worse. chilchuck respects laios. he shows almost 0 hesitation in helping get falin back, nor eating her by the end. he does not think of leaving him once, until he realizes he could lose him. chilchuck is cowardly with emotions and prefers to bottle things, so his first instinct was to bolt. he was angry because he was scared of watching someone he cares about destroy himself. laios is his Friend.

and holy shit. holy Fucking shit. kabru DOES NOT hate laios. kabru has the rockiest start known to man with him, and he Still helps him by occupying the canaries. he warns him about them. he hides the black magic from them just as shuro does. his whole Thing is trusting laios despite himself. kabru has his own baggage regarding other people, just like laios, yet he tries so hard to believe and trust this man. he Wants to. kabru is not very hopeful, but laios makes him Want to be. he states like 3 times he wants to be close to him and sees him as a friend. he stays through the entire feast!! the man who hates monsters, whose biggest trigger is monsters, actively, consciously, Willingly stayed through the entire monster meat feast. all to help his friend get his sister back. he could've left!! the feast was like an entire week!! yet he was there for every single day. he was one of the closest people to the door when falin awoke!! after reuniting with her brother, her friends, the people who knew her the most (plus senshi and izutsumi), the first person she greets is kabru!! he wants to be close to laios, he likes laios, laios is his friend and he cares for him, he wants to meet his sister!!! kabru fucking stays on the island with him as one of his closest, most trusted advisors when he becomes king!!!!! he wants to help him succeed!!!! he wants him to be happy!!!! laios is his friend!!!!!!!!

im just. people like laios!! laios is a nice guy! he is friendly and cares about people! he is weird, he doesn't understand most social cues, he oversteps boundaries, but they stay beside him, because they like him and he is their friend. he is their friend!!!!! friendship is not all sunshine and rainbows, relationships in general are not sunshine and rainbows. you will upset people, people will upset you, you will get into arguments, things will happen, but at the end of the day, the people close to you like you! they love you! they care for you! they want to work it out and get through it because they love you, but they will feel those emotions first! human relationships are complex and messy and life is complicated. even shows for toddlers know this.

if you truly believe any of these characters hate laios you are worse than a toddler. watch some fucking oobi or something. god. fuck.

take this

thanks

[vashvana]

Tinkle my son (i think tumblr ruined the quality a bit 🫠)

[vashvana]

Thistle headcanons ^_^ (spoilers ahead)

• autistic and trans

• extremely picky about foods, ik the golden country residents don’t NEED to eat, but i imagine he has some safe foods he makes every now and again when he’s particularly upset

• he forced himself to like “fancy foods” but has a small sweet tooth in private

• makes model replicas of the kingdom and its citizens (tbh i got this one from a fanfic and it fits his character well, reminiscing on his “glory days”

• mentally cannot be older than 15 in human years, he is a CHILD

• plays some familiar songs he associates with his early days

• senshi DEFINITELY made a meal for him after the story. I like to think they also met at least once before the story, when Thistle was searching for Delgal, based on this fanart I saw

• some characters probably warm up to him over time (laios) but many people either become neutral (marcille, but I could see her coming around him) or dislike him still, (chilchuck, and kabru very specifically. Idk why i just think kabru would despise him)

• his relationship with chimera falin was sibling-like, even if we didn’t get shown much of it. I think she would’ve still tried to help him in some ways after the story because that’s just who she is

• if he ever met ramona flowers they’d bond over their similar hair (he would hate to admit that though)

• (TW ahead) the golden lion incident™️ and the entire concept of desires being taken away is definitely supposed to be a metaphor for SA. I think after the story, he survived (i cannot handle otherwise) and slowly had the people around him help him gain his desires back (it’s possible because we saw it with Mithrun). But I think the incident left him very scarred, probably for most of, if not the rest of his life.

• finding out yaad was in delgal’s body the whole time probably is a big moment of growth for him, but is definitely very hard on him at first, leaving him distraught and angry

•once he finally grows up after the immortality spell was broken, he probably doesn’t continue on as a jester or mage or whatever, he probably lives somewhat solitarily, either traveling or residing in some lowkey country side. But I could also see him trying to do some good for the kingdom to make amends. it would probably be a big transition for him being able to decide what HE wants to do rather than having royal responsibilities thrust upon his shoulders like they had been for his entire life

• if he ever interacts with izutsumi she probably calls him tinkle ❣️

• i’m his older sister real





[vashvana]

Thistle I’d take such good care of you, I’d bake you the biggest birthday cake every year and you wouldn’t have the weight of an entire kingdom on your shoulders, you could be a kid. I’d always be there for you. I’d also support and respect your pronouns (saying that to spite my dad)

[vashvana]

[Dun meshi manga spoilers!] do you guys ever think about how Thistle is the perfect parallel and amalgamation of every major character in dun meshi. Everything he did was to protect his brother, his best friend, just like how Laios went to all these extreme lengths to save Falin. However, he lost himself to the better of his fears and to the madness of the dungeon/lion, just like Marcille. Senshi watched his family die, helpless to do anything and Thistle, who spent all of his upbringing, serving Freinag, could do nothing when he suddenly died. Chilchuck has a strained relationship with his family because he lacked emotional availability, and Thistle’s family relationship was ruined because of his lack of emotional control. Izutsumi grew up without a family until the others, and as far as we know, Thistle probably grew up in a similar situation as to her before being taken into the kingdom. I believe this to be true considering he was literally just brought in one day as a bought servant, so he was probably in some kind of similar trafficking situation to Izutsumi beforehand. I 🩵🩵🩵 Thistle guys