#which in my opinion and my portrayal is what leads him to inputting the sequence into his commands that

[qismet]

i was thinking about verlaine again today and had an insanely long thought about the misunderstanding of verlaine's character and people's need to vilify him under human morality for his actions when news flash he's not human and has never considered himself to be.

he was born to be pan's personal attack dog, a thing to be commanded by trigger phrases to protect, to hurt, to kill. in the time after rimbaud saved him and gifted him his name (we'll look into that) he spiralled with the idea that he isn't human and was just a weapon waiting to be brandished. rimbaud fashioned him his hat as a way to avoid such a fate and yet still with these gifts, his name and his hat, verlaine comes to one shattering conclusion: the person he trusts will never view him as human

verlaine shot rimbaud because he didn't consider chuuya human. it solidified to verlaine that no matter what name he had, or if he wore the hat rimbaud made for him to avoid being controlled by others, he himself still was not viewed as human by him. the one total act of freewill that he decided on, which was saving chuuya and allowing him to be raised in a village away from his past so that he would never have to know it, was denied because chuuya, and then by extension verlaine himself, would never be viewed as human by the person he trusted the most

rimbaud remained his one fine string attaching him to the humanity he had built for himself and it all came crumbling away when he had to 'betray him', even though in his eyes rimbaud had deceived and betrayed him first. you think back to his removal of the flags from chuuya's life and he thinks he's sparing him this same fate, detaching him from his feeble grip on the people who will never view him as human, but he didn't know that they had never viewed chuuya as anything but

it's like that meme that goes i'm sorry my love language is acts of service and all i know how to do is kill people

but it's actually so upsetting

[sparda3g]

Fairy Tail Chapter 537 Review

I feel like I have brought upon the storm that I was trying to avoid. While the last chapter has people all riled up to rampage, this chapter is arguably a continuation. Truth be told, it was a rare moment that I decided to check on the spoiler and before I even got to look at the pages, the comment made me begin singing Doraemon theme song. After the chapter released, I can say that while it depends on your view on a specific pairing, I find the chapter to be decent, only to hit a wall of absurdity.

This chapter is like the prime definition of mixed bag. Reviews are a form of opinions from one or two people; meaning what I think can truly differ from yours. I'm explaining this because it is up to your mind whether you judge this chapter for the desire that you wish to have. My explanation on my issues with the chapter may not sync well with yours.

As the last chapter brought in tons of negative feedback because of its decision for its grandest battles, this chapter is arguably not as bad, though let's go over the good part. Mavis and Zeref took nearly entire chapter to themselves as it draws the definitive conclusion to his character. If you don't like the pairing, this would really put you off; otherwise, you may like this a lot. As neutral I look at this, I would say it's decent.

What I like about is how it manages to play off as a tragic character story closing its tale. Mavis has to take the most difficult task: to end Zeref for good in which has Mavis struggled to make a move. The idea behind it is her love for him will always exist, so it has her broken and suffer the curse that Zeref has gone through.

Mavis' struggling with her mind was rather good, showcasing that Zeref is not the only person suffer the curse. It does have that vibe of broken hearted person killing his/her lover to end misery. It reminds me of another manga that I can't say since it is a huge giveaway, but know that it was written well and made the moment more special. The question is if it was done well here.

It all comes back to full circle, with Mavis being the start and end point. Realistically, Mavis didn't want him to die but he has to be punished, so I was fine with that conclusion. It's a tragic yet "happy" ending that to save the world, both must disappear from the face of the planet.

The art is drawn neatly well and how good it sequences the sanity of Mavis with Zeref. I sort of wished that characteristic was there in the first place, and I mean more of its portrayal. That would actually leave you guessing rather than playing safe. There's some neat drawing on the significant panel, including the two lovers not leaving each other's side ever again. I guess instead of "I want you to help me to live," it's to die. Good to know.

I want to say that the whole Mavis and Zeref was really good and if you like the pairing, that's perfectly fine. I just have some issues with few points that I want to address. For starters, the dialogues, mainly towards the end, are rather a bit tacky. Mavis comes off playing like Helga from Hey Arnold! with its back or forth wish, or a yandere. I didn't mind much since she was meant to be insane, so that's fine. The morale of love conquers all could have said in a less tacky approach. I understand the concept of the series, but the choice of words could have handled more effective.

Next, the solution to die in peace as a mortal is basically getting love like a kiss, and that feels cheap. They have already done that technically, so why start now. I get that Mavis got the idea from the battle against Jacob, but the solution is off from something that was already established. I guess you can argue that it depends on the kiss, like who approaches first and what not. I don't know; it's confusing as it implies that it's making the rules as it progress.

Lastly, as much as this is a sweet moment for those two, the background behind it is lackluster, though not necessarily on the pairing, more so with Zeref. While he admits defeat, the fact he got defeated in a normal fashion and carries off without any more input towards to the protagonist doesn't feel sweet justice. It feels like another arc to be taken care, yet this is the finale. It's similar to other series where the moment does portrayed as a sad and tragic moment, but the background and beforehand don't translate all that well. The pairing is fine in a sense, it's just the main villain is ending on a whimper.

The strange part is how much Fairy Heart has contributed to this arc and it barely left anything remarkable. It's entirely filler. That part actually makes it hard to comprehend. You can say that this chapter could be decent on its own, but the overall package would look bleak. Despite the iffy feeling with the conclusion of Zeref and Mavis, I did find it to be decent for its standalone moment, even if everything that leads to it doesn't work strongly. Then, Mashima decides to pull the big gun: Makarov is alive.

I respect fans that want him alive and happy that he is, but going by my view on the writing, this was really disappointing. I'm not hungry for deaths, but I am overstuffed with fake deaths. I'm not entirely sure if he was sleeping all this time or he was revived by Mavis and/or Zeref, but the fact that this guy cheated death over 3 times is baffling. Perhaps if they make it into a running gag, it would lessen the damage. Regardless, it damaged the sad moments that occurred throughout the arc, so now it begs the question: what's the point?

The only upside is how Laxus always remain calm until he sees his grandfather alive, breaking into tears. It would have been effective however if he arrives at the Guild home and begin to cry, finally giving in the thought of his grandfather has passed away. That would have got to me, but instead, we got this and all's well that ends well.

This chapter could be more divisive than the last chapter as this one does present a neat closure to Mavis and Zeref, though the big picture raises tons of disappointment, and the return of Makarov, all depends on the fans' desire to see him back or not. I wouldn't mind that much, have it not overdid the concept of fake deaths, let alone for Fairy Tail members. As the ending slowly approaches, it has to ignite the fire of excitement before it leaves us on a sour note.