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periwinklepaperrabbits · 2 years

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Tsukimi festival and the music box of chapter 91

A couple people have pointed out that the boy and girl rabbits in Nene’s music box represent Hanako and Nene. I think this is actually a very important symbol and could actually offer a lot of insight into Nene’s mentality when she said she would stay here.

In the timeline of the story, Obon passed a little while ago. That means the next big festival in Japan, Tsukimi, is fast approaching. And this has a lot of thematic implications. One, Tsukimi has origins in the Japanese nobility writing poetry while gazing at the moon’s reflection on the surface of the water. Two, it is a gratitude festival. And three, one of the main legends associated with Tsukimi is that there are two rabbits kneading mochi on the moon. Maybe you can see where I’m going with this:

Nene has made it clear that, before she described living a long life, that she wanted to go to the moon together with Hanako. Throughout the manga, be it the severance or this scene, there is a constant underlying wish of Hanako living with her. She's not really sure how this would work, but she declares these things boldly and Nene-ly. Yet, it seems this option is becoming more and more unrealistic. And he also keeps trying to send her off alone with that hat of a brain he has.

So she looks down firmly at the reflection of the moon they’ll dance on– the music box. It's melancholy, but it's an ending she will settle with. If the moon is living a long life with Hanako, then its reflection is this after-life situation. She wants to be on the moon making mochi and dancing with the boy she loves, and she’ll settle with its reflection. It’s so romantic, so silly, so Nene— and it must be so, so dissatisfying to her.

Because she so eagerly suggested to him of living 90 years, of experiencing all those ephemeral, simple things that a human life has to offer. She described it with such wonder and shimmer that it even transferred to him. The strength to dare to dream of the impossible. These two not only fell in love with each other, but with life itself. And that’s something beautiful.

But, as the title of chapter 91 suggests, she wants them to fix their mistakes, the two of them. She doesn’t want to continue being selfish and risk more things, even if she loves that moon-dream dearly. And thus, she decides she’s staying here and not going anywhere. No longer pursuing that moon. She’s letting the music box, her cruel fate, unwind. She’ll be grateful for the nothings she has been given and accept that she can no longer live.

-but she’s under the illusion that this after-life would be something similar to life, when it’s not. He already made this choice– to abandon life and stop dreaming. And he’s looking at the girl he loves refusing to look up, becoming more like how he was before her. The last thing he wants is for her to stay here and never leave. Because that is reminiscent of what he did for Tsukasa.

Amane let himself die and stay here. Amane thought it was an act of love. Tsukasa thought it was an act of love. When really, it just made them miserable. (this Amane’s death=love idea is brilliant and not talked about enough imo, the original place I found this idea is mokkemusic's home-bound tsukasa post). And now Nene is thinking this. More than any fate before her, this is the last thing he wants to happen to her. We saw his fear when she mentioned staying locked in a place in the PP arc.

The idea of her being locked and following the horrible path he went down frightens him to no end. She needs to quickly see what becoming a supernatural entails and he has to be honest for once.

So let’s return to the moment and track Nene’s gaze and the music box in the following panels.

The way he tells her this is unsettling (I think he wants it to be, he wants her to recognize that ‘death for a lover’ is unsettling and unromantic). He’s not interlocking their fingers in their usual close and tender manner. Her eyes leave the music box briefly, but then immediately trail back to the music box, as she tries to make the decision seem as pretty as it was before Hanako became all chirpy and unfamiliar (similar to how he was during the severance).

And as he finishes explaining it (in the most horrifying way he can put it), her eyes become blank and unreflective. The “why would you say such a thing” is reminiscent of the picture perfect arc, when he first told her about her death.

And this is usually why he doesn't want her to fully understand these things. Because they're horrifying. Because sweet Nene doesn’t want to die die. She thought she could stay in the after-life with Hanako in a sort of happy pseudo-living in her mochi-making moongazing fix-up plan™. But the options actually before her in that path are so bleak. And- and as much as I love to tease Nene about this, it’s fucking tragic. These poor fucking kids. None of their plans are working, and the world just wants her to settle on her death like a falling leaf. Hell, even so much of the fandom does.

And she lets go of the music box and breaks down, struggles and pulls his hair. Her music box falls uselessly to the ground in the process (off-screen, we see it in the later panel shown above). He captures her hands, and how Hanako treats her henceforth is so tender.

Like how he did in PP arc, he cups her cheeks and affectionately tilts her face back up. And he explains the things that he adores about her that most would consider purely flaws— those playful, human, silly, Nene things that inspired him and filled him with life despite his death. That made him see everything differently. Those things she was trying to abandon right now. He wants her to be selfish. He wants him to be a little selfish. Why should they be grateful when this is what they’re given? What harvest have they been given? Why shouldn’t they fight back a little? Nene showed him her strength and fragility and revived those traits in him from his indifference. As tiny light says, she gave him the strength to simply wish wholeheartedly.

So damn it, they deserve to wish a little more. Because despite the mess they’re making, they don’t want to give up just yet. So I just just can’t be angry at them if they start following whatever trail Tsukasa is leading them down. And, speaking of that boy, Tsukasa showing up and reminding Amane of how he gave up is so painful. Because now Amane has the will to hope and not give up, not wanting Nene to either. And Tsukasa is going to exploit that. I truly can’t wait to see how this plays.

I have a lot more to add but this is getting long and I'm a bit snoozy so I’ll shut up now.

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SOME EXTRA FOOD FOR THOUGHT☆ ～('▽^人) (I’m too snoozy for full sentences and picture linking now but I need to talk more)

❤the famous tsukimi story involves the rabbit offering to throw itself into the fire as food for the old man who came.

❤in the Chinese version of the tradition, the elixir of immortality is what the rabbit is preparing, often accompanied by Chang’e, the Chinese Moon Goddess.

❤the alice in wonderland art released a little before this chapter is very evocative of the music box (mechanical themes, similar toys). Except only Hanako is the rabbit. Along w furthering the music box arg, in the themes of alice in wonderland, Hanako could’ve been leading her to fall down the hole (she’s the kannagi). But of course we know our boy fell in love.

❤A lot of people are pointing out the Karuto and Hanako comparison. I think it’s valid, and my two cents on it is that, yes, Iro does want us to recall that. And they're trying to contrast the two narratives right now. I doubt they’re going to end tbhk the same way (I’m risking looking like an idiot in the future but I’m stupidly confident). Because

1) short stories tend to have more shocking endings, because they have less time to develop a well-constructed narrative and rely on the ending to leave the reader

2) Aidairo is very self-aware, and will not repeat a storyline twice.

3) Hanako and Karuto are so different. Karuto sounded like he was trying to convince himself why Lily and him shouldn’t die though it’s clearly the first thing he wants to do (almost brushing off those reasons). Hanako is just stating facts and sounds so darn genuine in how the last thing he wants is for Nene to die. [insert his imagination of Nene’s life proceeding happily panel ch 86] More than anything he wants her to experience those things she can't experience with him. It’s part of his whole arc in how he’s learning to love life

4) Nene and Lily are so different. Lily wanted to stay with Karuto and only Karuto. Nene has expressed time and time again that she loves life as well as Hanako, and the stubborn little thing doesn’t truly want to just settle for one of them

❤[the Nene and Kou apple eating picture, nene more hesitant] See her hesitance here. Kou is far more willing to become a supernatural than Nene. Because Nene loves life.

❤I’m pretty sure in the original japanese, Nene uses ‘together language’ when describing their plan (we need to change how we’re thinking about this, begin our happy after-life). Because she’s trying to get them to do this together.

❤I wonder if maybe the tears in Tsu’s eyes are because Hanako swung his knife.

Okay I’ll shut up this time fr fr

#hananene #jshk #tbhk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #toilet bound hanako kun #jshk spoilers #jshk analysis #my analysis #...a lil’ long for a first post #( ◕▿◕ )#but that’s okay this manga deserves it #and honestly I feel like I’ve barely even scratched the surface of this brobdingnagian fucking chapter #even though it’s like 10 pages #this manga has truly perfected visual storytelling #Iro you motherfucker let these two sweethearts grow up happy and healthy #let them gush about their first kiss normally #Aida you’re sorta off the hook just keep drawing these beautiful panels #You can practically hear a slow tiny light coming from that music box #I love using nene as an adjective #aaaa I’ve come too late and the fanbase seems to have faded a bit #but idc I’ll just keep loving this lovely manga #I’m gonna follow up soon with a cheekholding analysis #and post art

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schrodingersvibecheck · 2 years

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fuckin around with a save in fallen hero retribution & choosing a regular ass human name as my villain persona is the funniest choice I could’ve made

[alt ID: A screenshot from Fallen Hero: Retribution reading “It's still hard to think of yourself as infamous. You spent so long trying to stay under everyone's radar. Be nobody. Be anonymous. And now you're Jeremy.” //end ID]

#behold….. jeremy #also giving them the scary armor makes it even funnier bc all the lil guys just go AAAAH JEREMY #fallen hero #fhr #fhr sidestep #eva.txt #alt id #also having a delightful time being the village whore! we are kissing n fucking everyone it will let us lads #shoutout to the very funny scene with lady argent and ortega if u have any amt of romance with both of them

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clambuoyance · 2 years

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hello /waves shyly/ i am the anon who recommended red as a timkon song, and i just want to tell you too that i think The Lucky One by taylor swift too fits naive, just-out-of-the-test-tube, teen celeb kon sooooo well!! esp the last verse of the song where it goes "and they still tell the legend of how you disappeared / how you took the money and your dignity / and got the hell out" > parallels his decision to go live with the kents in smallville and completely change his image as well.

i like to think the image change (while we all lament t-shirt kon sometimes) was necessary for kon to truly examine who he wanted to be. and it only grew after he died and came back (re: adventure comics 2009 where he makes lists of what would superman/lex do). and idk i just feel like this song encapsulates that!!

rambling aside, i love your art, and your song reccs on IG too! thank you for always sharing your timkon/kon-el brainrot with us <3

Oh my god love this songs vibes it’s very “getting disillusioned with fame” vibes

Also I big agree! Kon in smallville just…the vibes are too good. I guess I’d prefer it if they changed his haircut at least. But It’s very fitting for 2000s I guess. I also like how some artists draw tshirt Kon tbh (Francis manapul, Marcus to), but I can’t get behind how the artist for tt03 draws him tbh…And design wise, i wished they at least let him keep some accessories…and then let him transition into a new style that’s somewhat punk but something new and different too? In my head, that era of Kon in the 2009-2011 comics should have led to someone who was more sure in himself. Not insecure and not falsely confident like when he was younger, but like healthily confident if that makes sense…

Like this was just a doodle for what my version of tshirt kon would be like

Also random, i could literally rant for hours about how superboy’s written in both the 90s and 2000s bc both have good and bad, i have traits I prefer in one vs the other etc etc, but while in the 2000s he gives more…”macho” or “serious” Vibes based on appearance—I feel like he’s still pretty snarky at times, and surprisingly emotional and soft still? Sorry that was a random ramble. Kon in smallville is just vibes if u get it u get it

#I could get Into it #but I won’t #like yes tshirt Kon has very different vibes BUT personality wise I feel like there’s more similarities than ppl realize #or that in the 90s kon actually was getting less and less confident and matured as his solo went on #BUT tshirt Kon chould have never replaced the importance of ttk to Kon #but also kon being malewife vibes is way better than him flirting crudely all the time #and 90s superboy is funnier but tshirt #kon has this Sad boy swag idk #I’m literally rambling idk what I’m saying ignore me PLEASE #tldr both eras have good n bad but my brain likes to take my fave parts and combine them into my idealized characterization and he lives in #a lil bubble where the reboot never happened and his arc in smallville reached the closure n conclusion it deserved #but he’s a comic book character so he is fated to never having resolved arcs or consistent characterization #alas #someone should let him kiss a boy tho I think he needs something to be awoken in him #okay bye .#ty for the ask sorry for my crazy ramble #clam answers #dc #kon el #kontent #song tag

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lestatlioncunt · 2 years

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i was tagged by @risingsh0t @indorilnerevarine @shadowglens @swordcoasts and @arklay to make some of my ocs in this picrew, thank you so much everyone this was soso much fun!!

i’m tagging: @uldwynsovs @morvaris @nuclearstorms @faarkas @denerims @cultistbase @steelport @stormveils @devilbrakers @girlbosselrond @florbelles and whoever else wants to do this!!

maegar lucretio celtigar (hotd) || visenyra cornelia celtigar (hotd) arianne aspasia vance (hotd) || cassandrae (bg3) camylla (bg3) || violante waesphine (bg3) || moira velez (fnv)

#tag games #did a lil bit of editing on some of these bc the colors wouldn't fit the oc aesthetic/general colors and it was making me insane :)#THO PEACE AND LOVE ON PLANET EARTH I LOVE THIS PICREW IT ALLOWED ME TO FINALLY DO CASSANDRAE LORD THANK U #i say bg3 but truth is i mean that these three beloveds float in my mind without any setting at this point jfdnk #cassandrae looking expensive. violante looking like a murderer. camylla just :3. yea it fits i love all of them #then we have ari looking smug as usual my girl my fave milf. i couldn't stop from putting that kiss mark on the cheek. yea i'm preteding #it's from rhae u all know it <33 miss ari is a big hit with the ladies good for her #oh and the Twins. maegar ily. vhanya...please put down the knife. the tears + weapon peak vhanya moment please don't do smth stupid girl #ari @ maegar: what u got there :) oh a knife it's okay baby go have fun :)#ari @ visenyra: vhanya baby what u got th-CALL THE FUCKING GUARDS SHE HAS A KNIFE. PUT IT DOWN PLEASE #i love them all but just let me say violante kiss me sloppy please ok bye.#oc: violante #oc: cassandrae #oc: camylla #oc: maegar #oc: visenyra #oc: arianne #oc: moira #i love how colton is not here with the rest of his family. all the time i'm like he's a good man :) (pushes him in the dirt) sorry babe the #writer is making the women (ari& rhae) kiss with tongue go take a walk or smth

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jazz-penguin · 2 years

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The Wheelers need to team up so Nancy would distract Jonathan with something and Mike could finally spend some time with his best boyfriend without being interrupted.

#byler #jonathan is a super protective brother #sometimes too protective #he prevents them from flirting - come on jonathan! your lil bro wants to have a date #nance you could actually help your lil brother #mike tried his best a couple of times but jonathan didn't give him a chance #poor will actually thought mike was not interested and even turned himself into a milkdude!#stranger things went too far #let them kiss #best boyfriends

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meatriarch · 4 months

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gently whispers in my half asleep state so vaguely hand gestures if this is worded weird:

villains / big bads / reluctant enemies / etcetc however you wish to describe them, villains are incredibly complex. not everyone is going to view them in the same manner, not everyones going to be comfortable with the actions they take, decisions they make, their inner thoughts and feelings on what they do. but writing villains as what they are - villains - means understanding that how they think, how they behave, is very different than your heroes, your good guys, your in-between background npcs. me writing nancy for example is very much me taking her and pushing her slowly into more extreme territory ie her abilities, or the fact shes been killing since she was a child, or how shes treated johnny as he grew up. its looking at thomas and focusing on the effects of his familys situation, of charlton & charlies a.buse, his being bullied growing up by kids his age, how charlie uses that against him to upset and rile him up to be so aggressive and violent and kill under the guise of "protect the family" but hes also just needlessly being a fucking dick and re-triggering tf out of thomas. its ludas complacency in charlie coaxing the hewitts into that territory of both killing & eating people. the hewitts & sawyers are villains but theyre sympathetic in the sense of their respective situations - poverty, a.buse, disregarded and left to rot by the gov. & leo's. their family dynamics are complicated and confusing af - but theres a twisted sense of bond, of devotion, of loyalty, to their families that at its core is still very human and understandable.

maria, lee, and those with dire au's are all villains in those respective verses and routes yet are still sympathetic because of the way their hands were forced, into becoming complacent, into wanting to not endure the conditions and hells they were subjected to in order to survive. "domesticated" routes for cc / nosy isnt lined up to give them a "redemption" arc of any type - its the exploration of how two people who've lived in this dynamic for so many years have not only been affected by those days to weeks to months to years of repeated conditioning & reinforcement & praise & isolation, but is also their respective effects on those theyve bonded with in that time and how that, in turn, has altered the life they live under this shared roof. its sad. its tragic. its complicated and confusing and infuriating to anyone on the outside looking in - but for them? its their normal. its their comfort. its their home. its their new family, because the one they had before everything went to shit all but seemingly, in their eyes & it being drilled into their heads through those twenty years, all but abandoned them, left them for dead, left them to rot. and as fucked up as it is, they found that love & loyalty in the situation they were left in - and in one another, in maria & lees case in nosy. as skewed and unreliable as their perspectives are.

writing villains and how they affect those around them, those they encounter whether on positive or negative terms and how they also are affected by those people and scenarios to me is part of what makes them very interesting.

i send kisses to the sky for all my mutuals who take on villains and bad guys etc, i love writing them and i hope you guys love writing yours too ♡

#[ 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘦. ] ── * the yappening.#but also if you see me being like 'omg my poor lil meowmeow' about like thomas for example - thats literally just me being silly.#v.illains are more often than not always going to have a MUCH different perspective on the actions they take than anything #theyre going to see nothing or very little wrong with some of what they do etc etc. writing in the context & lens of the v.illain means #showing those trains of thoughts thru them. all my v.illains are assholes. end of. but they are also my lil meowmeows because #IM silly and i just think theyre neat to write and explore.#in other words: let your v.illains be v.illains but also dont be afraid to allow them room to be human either (: they can #have fears and desires and heartaches and love while still being cruel and cold etc #kisses to the sky for all my fellow v.illain writers ♡

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