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.ballet dancer tuxedo mask

as i mentioned before, i still got some dancers left~ many of you missed him, so here is tuxedo mask <3 my c0mmish3r got you covered :D

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Source: sail0rmoonn

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The parallels my mind is making from Anya to Mamoru. A.k.a Princess Anastasia and Prince Endymion:

Teenage orphans with lack of identity due to memory loss.

Growing up having dreams every night connected to a life they used to have where they were royalty until their kingdoms fell to war and rebellion:

Music box that triggers their memories:

Context: I ended up having a lot of songs from the Anastasia musical on my playlist and one of the songs In My Dreams is just feeding my Mamo brainrot because, change a few lines and he could sing this.

[Diaclaimer, I haven't watched the musical but judging from the songs, I'd say it does not end the same way the movie does, so the parallel I'm making is mostly referring to the Don Bluth film with exception of this song from Broadway]

First verse:

'They said I was found

By the side of a road

There were tracks all around

It had recently snowed

In the darkness and cold

The wind in the trees

A girl with no name

And no memories, but these

Rain against a window

Sheets upon a bed

Terrifying nurses

Whispering overhead

“Call the child Anya

Give the child a hat”

I don’t know a thing before that'

Mamoru parallel:

Woke up in a hospital at age 6, doesn't recall his name or parents, nurses trying to figure out what to do with him.

Then this verse:

'You don’t know what it’s like

Not to know who you are

To have lived in the shadows

And travel this far

I’ve seen flashes of fire

Heard the echos of screams

But I still have this faith

In the truth of my dreams

In my dreams

It’s all real

And my heart has so much to reveal

And my dreams

Seem to say

“Don’t be afraid to go on

Don’t give up hope

Come what may”

I know it all will come back

One day'

Mamoru parallel: Do I need to explain? He's definitely had these very words going through his mind for the last 10 years of his life.

And then the parallels between Usa and Mamo and Dimitri and Anya:

Don't get along with their love interest at first:

They fall in love as they "search for" a missing princess:

Love interest turns out to be someone they knew from their past:

They regain their memories, decide to give up royalty in favor of a life with love interest. (Give or take 100 years in Usamamo's case)

But also Anastasia is just a movie I've loved since I was a kid. And I'm honestly just really intrigued by the story and how a mystery from real life history, has turned into a beloved fictional romance.

The Sailor Moon parallel is just my mental illness 💀

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Important paint study

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Not to plug my own post but damn adding Scott cosplaying Usagi with Ramona cosplaying Mamoru to Scottmona fanarts I will hopefully get around to one day (and would love if some talented soul would share their own take on as well if they be so inspired :3)

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Classic episode2 bickering redraw!

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Inspired by Usagi the Spectaphile by @ninjettetwitch !!

@floraone and everyone, here are some of the extras I did for #smutember2020! I tried to recreate what Mamoru would look like in Usagi's eyes in this wonderful fic!!✨

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What if Sailor Moon was gayer...

*me to me* make them lesbians...

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Practicing different proportions...

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ok take this entire post with a grain of salt because i'm really hyperfixated right now and just writing whatever but,, something i think about A LOT is mamoru's behavior (particularly anime mamoru (which i think may have something to do with ikuhara being really critical of japan's treatment of vulnerable children)) can be explained as results of neglect and developmental delays.

he was raised in an institution from the age of five, and probably primarily raised himself. he had to become self-sufficient at a very young age because he knew there was no one who would support him besides himself.

having more-or-less been an adult his whole life, he seems very mature. he's very successful in school, has worked multiple jobs, and owns an apartment. he's very well-mannered and polite, and never childish or poorly behaved. he has many accomplishments/skills for his age and is worldly. but if you pay close attention to him, there are aspects of his personality that are very childlike still or couldn't grow much. particularly emotional and social ones

here's a list of his signs of trauma/neglect/developmental delay (because i'm not sure how to make these into a paragraph):

-He's very naïve in general. Despite the cynical façade he put on early in the series, he doesn't understand many everyday social concepts and has a tendency to take things at face value.

-For example, he doesn't seem to have a firm grasp on gender. He's had very few close relationships in life, and only seems to have a very sketchy idea of what boys and girls are. Since the sailor guardians are pretty much the only girls he's been close to, he assumes their characteristics are indicative of all girls, instead of being idiosyncrasies of theirs.

There's a scene where Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars start randomly bickering over something innocuous and get pretty vicious and *very* loud. Tuxedo Mask slips away and remarks "It's scary when girls fight."

It's not a jab, it's more like an observation. He sees an element of Usagi and Rei's very unique dynamic and assumes it applies to *all* girls. He doesn't have much info to draw from and is currently constructing his idea about how girls function based of off the sailor senshi. It also shows how he takes things at face value, because he instantly accepts his first interpretation of the situation and doesn't think much further into it.

-Another example is when Zoisite managed to trick him by pretending to surrender, and Mamoru just trusted him!😭

-Even though he's a teenager, he doesn't understand dating at all, and doesn't know what the appeal of it is. When dating Usagi he tries to be romantic by emulating things he saw on TV and acts very odd. Because of all of his responsibilities, he probably never had many opportunities to bond with his peers. Dude has no clue what partners do together, what he's supposed to be feeling, or much of anything really! he also gets confused by girls liking him and doesn't catch on to their advances most of the time..

-His expressions are very subtle or could even be described as blank. Difficulty with facial expressions are a common characteristic of neglect. (Lots of fans think he's cold because of this.😢 he's not!! he just has a rough time okay??😢😢)

-He has a hard time asking for help. It doesn't even usually occur to him as an option. He's so used to solving everything himself, asking somebody else seems unthinkable

-When he's walking down the street with a shoulder wound, and Usagi shows concern about it, it doesn't even register! He gets annoyed by her following him and asks her why. She answers that she was worried. "About me?" he asks, despite there being no one else in the alleyway. He's completely baffled. It's never occurred to him that someone may care about his well being.

-He's very shy and usually plays social interactions safe by not talking much. Sometimes this actually has the effect of making the conversation awkward. (That time in SuperS where he has guests over and just sits there while usagi and chibiusa argue over who his real girlfriend is. he doesn't intervene even when it makes the guests uncomfortable)

-HE'S SUCH A PEOPLE PLEASER. i don't think i have to explain this one, but he dated rei for a while despite really disliking it because he didn't want to hurt her feelings!! and that time he apologized to usagi for not knowing her birthday and scrambled to get her a gift even after she hit him and embarrassed him in public. he wasn't mad for a second. he thought he must be in the wrong!! (he doesn't value himself as much as he should😢)

-he struggles to be vulnerable, even in small, mundane ways.

-when pressed, he has a tendency to shut down, using submissive body language and avoiding eye contact. (like when mercury cornered him and tried to force him to be direct with her. (he ended up running away))

-he is VERY selfless. in Transylvania no mori, he's stabbed and is dying. he focuses all his remaining energy on comforting Usagi and making sure she knows it's not her fault, when he should probably be focusing on survival. he clearly wants to take care of others, which is good, but he has too little concern for himself!! he wasn't taught he had value

-he can act prickly (probably out of fear/defense mechanism)

-he doesn't set boundaries!!! the closest he usually comes is ignoring the person causing him problems😭😭😭😭

i don't know where i'm going with this but developmental psychology is one of my special interests,, also i think usagi is so good for him because she unconditionally loves him and accepts him where he's at instead of expecting him to be more mature or something!! and you help people with delays grow by meeting them where they're at and nurturing whatever needs they have instead of questioning or criticizing them!! she teaches mamoru to value himself and can teach him the things he didn't learn!! she had a really safe and loving family and a stable childhood and she can use the benefits her secure life gave her to help him!!!!!! :,,,,DDDDDD

(people always think usagi is the fragile one, and mamoru ought to protect her better, but she's really the strong one of the two!! she had the safe childhood. mamoru is a bit (emotionally) frail from his hard life :,,>)

mamoru is so grateful to her for loving him, he gives her his 100000000% and takes care of her with everything in him!!!

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I made an Oppositio senshi OC as a counterpart to Tuxedo Mask. (Thanks to Shire for helping me name him!)

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✦Moon Orgel✦

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Chinchilla Tuxedo Mask🎩🌎💛

The second Sailor Moon chinchilla I’ve drawn!

Sailor Mercury is next 🫧💙

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The way you draw movie Afton is so cute! Looking at him makes me wanna lay down on a couch or bed and kick my legs while giggling and twirling locks of hair.

Can’t help but make him a little bit silly

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I thought I was dreaming, he looked like a demon

+ timelapse‼️ this one was super messy I kinda didn’t know where exactly I wanted to go with this ;b