Oh, actually, this is really exciting.
There are some interesting parallels between Yuji and the white dog (Shiro)
_ They both died on the same day
_ They are friendly
_ Both are trustworthy
_ Megumi was very attached to Shiro
In most mythologies, the white wolf symbolizes protection, intelligence, sociability and compassion, being the antagonistic part of the black wolf.
Yuji is also associated with the white tiger of Byakko, the protector of the western cardinal point (I talked about it in this post), which ended up becoming his nickname at his old school.
The curious point is that one of Megumi's Shikigami is also a tiger that has not yet been shown, which makes him doubly linked to Yuji. It's interesting for me to see how Megumi and Yuji complement each other, whether it's Megumi being the duo's strategist and Yuji the muscles, Yuji being a melee fighter while Megumi is better at long distances. Black and white, like yin yan.
I wonder if the wolf thing was intentional or just an aesthetic choice, although I doubt Gege would approve of something like that if it wasn't to create parallels. This man likes to pair manga with anime.
Overall, I'm just rambling on about these.
After the last chapter, I'm getting impatient with the manga and Gege Akutami.
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For the Laicion nation (aka, me and three other people)
I had this illustration commissioned (a big thank you to @lunehowls) for my werewolf AU Laicion fic (still a WIP).
The general pitch is as follows :
AU in which Laios never got to meet his sister again, putting his life on a whole other path, a more desperate one. A military deserter with barely a coin to his name, Laios hitches a ride on a boat to one of the elven continents, where he learns about magical tattoos that binds one’s soul to a wolf’s, effectively making them artificial werewolves. Illegal magic be damned, this feels like the answer to… everything.
In the process, he learns about the existence of an illegal fighting ring in one of the elven cities, where beastmen gladiators gather. Freshly tattooed and without anywhere else to go to, Laios decides to head there, where he meets Lycion, an elf and artificial werewolf gladiator. If they first bond over a simple shared meal, by spending time together (sharing the same room in the barracks, maybe the same bed? gasp) they find that they have a lot in common, notably a shared distaste for the body they were born in, a dysphoria partially remedied by becoming a werewolf.
They bond :)
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I can't believe! 😭😭😭 Yana san blessed me with HIM on 202 chapter's cover! Seb you are so handsome this time...
We poor souls have been left with a big cliffhanger not knowing if it's Snake, Doll or someone from the staff that has discovered our kids in the stables. And yes, this seems the beginning of Finny/Snake's flashback!
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Ran Mao skdjdkf loves Ciel so much <3 She's been paying attention to all of this little bits and routines and she thinks it's sooo cute and funny <3
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remember when sebastian and ciel comforted snake on being himself on the campania? YEAH 😭 that was nice times.
YANA I WILL OFFICIALLY RETRACT 75% OF THE SNARKY COMMENTS I’VE MADE ABOUT YOU OVER THE YEARS IF YOU PRESERVE SNEK FROM HARM AND RETURN HIM SAFELY TO THE PHANTOMFAM PRETTY PLEASE I’M BEGGING
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Looks familiar...?
Several times while wandering through the F.O.L. Orphanage Finny has the feeling that he has seen the building and the rooms within it somewhere before.
And he’s right. Parts of the orphanage look very similar to rooms in the Phantomhive Manor. Here are some examples (left: Phantomhive Manor; right: F.O.L. Orphanage):
There’s the big staircase at the entrance...
...the reception room...
...or the servants’ room:
Looks like someone modeled the orphanage after Phantomhive Manor.
And it’s not just the looks. The children in the orphanage are being taught to act like servants and to manage a household like a manor...
...and then there are children whose teachings (and way of dressing) are very similar to the Phantomhive twins’ education and tastes.
It kinda seems as if the orphanage is trying to recreate the twins. The focus on games...
...even the preference of certain tastes (which is something the “aptitude test” is asking about)...
...that they get their own room (which again looks familiar) when they turn ten (a very important date in the twins’ lives).
All these similarities to the twins are kinda eerie and too much to be a coincidence. I wonder what’s the purpose of that...
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