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[elilelibeli]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[londonfolkhorror]

[nerefee]

partner is on a work trip and I’m alone in the apartment and ooooh boyyyy I’m going crazy

[survivor-of-my-childhood]

Jahrelang war ich der festen Überzeugung, dass Liebe scheiße ist. Erst durch ihn habe ich realisiert, dass die Menschen, die ich liebte, einfach scheiße waren.

[sppppicy]

Some people are artists.

And others are art.

But you,

I’m sure you are both

<3

[xaempyria]

Not Another Walk in the Paris.

by Princess Aaempyria

what it to be called

another name?

just when it smelled

equally sweet ?

just as it looked

equal in color ?

it was called

another name?

love.

lust.

wonder.

her.

& he liked it.

and so he wanted it.

almost needed

her.

but she knew,

the boy was just trying

to make a return.

[aestum]

(by Will Swann)

[eekmachine]

Today i make the important bones of this layout. And then i shave my head. and then i make more layout. And then maybe i take a break to read pdf.

[overuseduniverse]

sometimes I understand. sometimes I understand why my dad abused me. sometimes I don't. sometimes I wonder why he did this to me. sometimes I wonder why he did what he did to lead me into performing such dangerous and scary things to myself, like self harm down to my muscle and the constant mixing of pills and alcohol.

he doesn't know what he did to me, but he sees it. he sees it on my skin whether he owns up to it or not. but everyone who knows agrees - he doesn't ever want to see or talk about it because he knows he's the reason behind it. he knows, if it's talked about, that his name will be a part of the conversation. and it will not be spoken in a polite tone

[marcopuggini-blog]

Marco travaglio Contro Beppe Grillo a Otto e Mezzo del 26.11.2024 Il Commento di Marco Puggini

[bthump]

I see a lot of people acting like Guts was so good to Casca when he admitted he just wanted a side chick. Reading the manga it felt that she was unimportant to him, someone to fuck and throw to the side. Even when he was trying to be there for her it felt so...forced. Like he didn't want to be there at all, why do you think that is?

I think it's a combination of Miura deliberately writing it as a flawed attempt at a relationship in terrible circumstances between two fucked up people that was always kind of a mistake, and like, probably some bad writing as well lol.

Like I think it's supposed to at least come across as sweet and earnest and hopeful at the time. A genuine connection between Guts and Casca. Miura has said in an interview that he wrote their relationship to add more drama to the Eclipse, so presumably the audience is meant to root for them to an extent, so that the Eclipse rape can make the reader even more angry lol.

But I don't think it was ever intended to be true love or even necessarily a good idea on the parts of the characters. When Guts invites Casca along he directly says she might get in the way of what he wants to do (fight strong opponents) so his invitation is conditional. This actually foreshadows Guts abandoning her in a cave to go and fight monsters, because she does get in his way.

Casca also cries when Guts fights Wyald and afterwards tells him to die on his own if he's so insistant about it, so even if she hadn't gone insane she probably would've gotten in the way of his dream to throw himself into danger over and over anyway lol.

On the rescue mission they start getting jealous as they get closer to Griffith. They essentially break up right before the Eclipse starts, Casca telling Guts to leave to pursue his dream while she stays with Griffith.

Judeau puts a lot of energy into trying to get them to hook up and leave together, and it's strongly implied that it's because he doesn't feel like he deserves Casca himself and he wants what he thinks is best for her. But when he dies he regrets never telling Casca about his feelings, and Casca even has a little romantic moment with him after he saves her life, which echoes the way she falls for Griffith and then Guts when they save her life.

And it's kind of jarring when she's already hooked up with the protagonist of the story, and certainly suggests that her relationship with Guts is not exactly all-consuming for them. It's realistically unromantic.

Post-Eclipse, Casca is framed as Guts' responsibility that pulls him away from the more visceral temptation to go after Griffith. And this causes him to nearly kill Casca, and then nearly rape her.

When Casca gets her mind back but can't look at him, Guts swings his sword in frustration and restlessness and thinks about Griffith's intense gaze from across a field. After she gets kidnapped, Guts only seems to care that his sword couldn't hit Griffith.

I could go on lol, but basically there are so many deliberate details that point to Guts and Casca's relationship being intended not as super romantic, but rather a more realistic hookup that isn't necessarily a net positive for either of them. And I do think that's what Miura intended, to a greater or lesser degree. I'm sure it was meant to be somewhat genuine and sweet, but I think they're ultimately shown to be incompatible and like, a trainwreck overall.

And yeah, a lot of Guts' shitty treatment of Casca is definitely deliberate, since after the Eclipse he does abandon her, and later attacks and assaults her, and she's currently traumatized by not just Femto and monsters, but also him.

I've actually written a ton of posts about their relationship and its flaws, so I'll link some in case you're interested in more detailed takes:

This is probably one of the best posts I've written about them imo, about how Judeau and Guts' relationships to Casca are compared and contrasted to highlight some of Guts' flaws.

Guts and Casca's hook up being paralleled to Griffith and Charlotte's hook up in terms of both men trying to repress their feelings about the other.

How Judeau's manipulations reflect on Guts and Casca's relationship.

Visual parallels during the Guts + Casca sex scene that suggest they're both rebounding from Griffith.

My take on Guts wanting to earn Casca's affection in ch 33.

Guts and Casca's relationship as a mistake that contributes to the Eclipse happening.

Guts and Casca's hook up failing to have an impact.

A long list of moments that contradict Guts and Casca's relationship as particularly romantic.

Thanks for the ask!

[hiya-im-mary]

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[joequiinn]

yes my first draft for the twelve days of promptmas IS 12k words and 23 pages, what about it?

i've got a taglist open, so let me know if you'd like to be added!

[ygmitsu]

:(

[inkiidae]

off topic but i cant stop thinking of 'real men' by mitski