#bc there's just something heartbreaking

[ilynpilled]

it frankly pisses me off that what is essentially “rapists and abusers should be depicted as monstrous caricatures because humanizing them is inappropriate” is considered a very moral and enlightened position to have on art by so many people. a rapist can feel pain, have moments of vulnerability, be amiable and charming, express remorse and compassion at times, be a victim themselves, and so on in real life. they are even capable of doing good things. they can have different sides to them and have individuals in their lives that they are kind to or have a decent relationship with. they will be a human being, and that fact encompasses a lot. conflating that with the claim that they deserve forgiveness or absolution is an issue. nurturing a mindset that believes they need to be one note and uncomplicated to be a correct and tasteful depiction of a rapist inadvertently falls in line with the logic of “how could they have possibly raped you? they are so normal and kind to me. they did all these good things here and there.” ok that doesn’t change that they are a rapist.

#and its always said by fiction affects reality warriors ok this affects victims bc they will have doubts about their abuse and #about their own abuser because they are not the boogeyman #there was this pretty heartbreaking post by an abuse survivor who put this into words #its one of those things where it feels like the intention is good but it does more harm to victims than the perpetrators really #im not saying its impossible to have a tasteless depiction of a rapist but u guys just project that idea onto shit where it doesnt apply #if something explores the reality and consequences of their actions and the impact on the victims without downplaying it or ignoring it #then this critique just holds no water to me #idgaf if they r humanized ive seen their actions and just because they have a solitary other dimension doesnt mean i feel pressured #to forgive or absolve them lmao? #(as in the piece of art in question is not advocating for that) #cw rape

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

well. i can't find my original fic rec list so here's a new (updated) one!

Daily Routines by The Garden of Unusual Delights (Shadowland) A number of people who feel depressed turn to comedy. Routines can also help. / As can having someone to care for. 4k words / oneshot / complete - TOP fucking tier. this rewired my neurons, shifted my view of Barnaby & his relationship with Wally, and also made me Deeply emotional

How to Greet New Neighbours by The Garden of Unusual Delights (Shadowland) He doesn't know what's happening, but he knows it isn't good. 8k words / oneshot / complete - STELLAR. an intriguing and engaging (and heartbreaking!) take on how Wally wound up sending material to the whrp

A Matter of Care by The Garden of Unusual Delights (Shadowland) When Julie is too sad to take proper care of her hair, Frank is happy to help out. 2.5k words / oneshot / complete - this person always gets characterizations Just Right, don't they? this a very sweet and tender moment between the besties <3

What to call it? What to call it? by Anonymous Wally tries to figure out what is different about the Neighborhood. But maybe there is no difference at all. 2.2k words / oneshot / complete - a fascinating exploration / behind the scenes interpretation of the secret 14 audios. the end always has me in my feels <3

Strings Of Fate by A_Cypress_Coffin Frank Frankly lived life by simply trudging along most days, but all of that changes when a new neighbor, quite literally, crashes into him. 27k / multichap / ongoing - a very fun interpretation of Franklydear and how the puppets perceive / experience / handle the true nature of their reality. i Cannot recommend it enough!

To Read a Clock by TurnedWorm Frank and Eddie try to teach Wally to read a clock. They get a bit more than they bargained for. 2.7k words / oneshot / complete - sweet and also Haunting! a stellar combination, and an interesting take on Wally's perspective. ngl it gave me chills!

my chest is bursting with abnormality by springtrap_wiki Wally realizes that something about him isn't as it should be. 1k words / oneshot / complete - a little peek into Wally realizing that he's different than his others neighbors. I like how this is handled - it hits home if im being honest!

Goin’ Out of My Head by 5_24 Picking someone up from the bus station seems like an easy task. But when adding Eddie Dear to that equation and the passenger just happens to be Frank Frankly, the results may vary... 5.4k / multichap / complete - genuinely funny, cute, and entertaining. the perfect read for a laugh!

Inside Jokes by The_PastelVoid In which the puppets are waiting for Sally and discover that Wally apparently has a contagious laugh when Barnaby tells what is called an "inside joke". 2k / oneshot / complete - pure fluff and laughs <3

Goodnight, Wally! by PastelDemon ... But what would happen if, one day, without any warning, Wally suddenly could sleep just like everyone else? 19.5k / oneshot / complete - very sweet with a sprinkling of angst, and an entertaining take on what a new-to-sleep Wally might be like

Welcome Home: Fantasy AU by ImaginatorOfThings What would happen if we took our lovable cast of puppets, and put them into a Fantasy alternate universe? 28k / series / complete - a VERY fun fantasy au with a fascinating twist. it made me tear up, it made me feel some dread, it made me smile! what more could we ask for <3

#be kind to the ones that are a touch ooc a lot was written Before the big updates #but i wouldnt rec something thats distractingly ooc. bc i wouldnt read it <3 #ive read most fics in the tag but these are the bookmark-worthy ones i found (imo ofc) #god but the first three by the same author. THIS GUY GETS IT. #the way they write barnaby & wally (separately And together) is just. hnggggggg its so good.... #there's not a lot here but i promise its all a fun time <3 #tho maybe. dont read the second one if youre already having a bad day lmfao #when i said heartbreaking i Meant it. i got a little choked up. that shit HURTED <3 #welcome home puppet show #welcome home #every day i rattle the tag and Almost every day nothing new / nothing i wanna read falls out #Which Is Fine. i miss reading fic but Man I'll Take What I Can Get. #and when the fics are good? oh BABEY theyre good....

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

no one told me how isolating unmasking would be

#and its certainly...something #like i dont regret it #i dont wanna masking to be my default and i dont wanna be in pain or uncomfortable anymore #but realizing that the ppl in my life have never been exposed to the real unmasked version of me #and finding that most of them dont like that version #well its kinda heartbreaking #and dont get me wrong i do love my alone time #but im also so terribly lonely at the same time #and dont know hoe to fix it bc for most ppl relationships depending on the going out aspect #and lots of that stuff is painful for me and im trying to not force myself to do #so im just left on my own #just wasnt ready for how terrible this would be even tho its also great #autism #ry rambles #probably will delete later

[lotus-pear]

you can clearly see where scara gets his good looks from

#i believe in ei supremacy🛐 #idc if she discarded scaramouche or whatever she was doing it for his own good #miko legit wanted to kill him but ei set him free upon seeing him shed tears in his moment of creation #she saw his gentle heart and wanted him to be something more.. she didn't want him to just be a lifeless vessel for her gnosis #even if scaramouche didn't understand and felt betrayed.. abandoned by the woman he called mother #ei had a heart kind enough to set him free.. i hope one day she gets the chance to tell her son that she did this out of love #bc you can clearly see how much scara wanted ei's love–its absolutely heartbreaking #HE STOLE THE GNOSIS BC EVEN THOUGH HE RESENTED EI HE WANTED A PART OF HER WITH HIM #HE WANTED TO SHOW HER THAT HE COULD CARRY HER GNOSIS JUST LIKE HE WAS INTENDED TO.. THAT HE WAS NEVER DEFECTIVE #DEEP DOWN?? THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT REVENGE. HE JUST WANTED HIS MOTHER'S ACCEPTANCE😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #I DONT THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND HOW INCONSOLABLE I AM ABOUT THIS #genshin impact #raiden ei #ei genshin impact #ei genshin #raiden shogun #beelzebub #lotus draws

[s0fter-sin]

less a continuation and more of a thought bubble but ghost would hate price in this au

when he pulls him out of the gulag, so many of soap’s new behaviours click into place. things that never made sense to him as a natural progression of who soap was, that aren't just a product of walling himself off and turning his heart to stone

his soap never smoked. always complained when ghost lit up about the damage it did to the lungs, how it would slow him down in the long run

his john, always trying to be the best soldier

that's why seeing him suck on a cigar like it's second nature is so jarring. even more so when he'd only take a few puffs; enough for a taste and to make smoke coil through the air around him. always the same brand, always left to burn down in his fingers

then ghost sees him gift his cigar box to price, something that took pride of place on his desk practically before the man clears medical and seeing the way they both relax as he sets a match to one makes him realise

in an effort to run away from soap, john had tried to mould himself into price

god forbid ghost ever reads soap's journal. he's heard the "what the hell kind of name is soap” story from him, of the first time he'd ever met the captain and if he ever saw his words echoed in john's hand? saw just how far the man had wormed his way, so deep into him that he was speaking with his tongue?

price's monologues, making himself larger than life all in an effort to make this shitstorm feel more grand than just another war they're all trying to live through, acting like he’s being profound when he’s really just dodging anyone that questions him

letting price take roach out from under his wing like soap didn't identify with the kid the second he saw him, all of his self-deprecative habits hitting tenfold as he blames himself for every stray bullet; as if price could've plucked them from the very sky

the way soap steps back without a word of protest to let price command the team he handpicked and price just accepting? like his years of leadership mean nothing, like john means nothing after trying so hard to follow in his footsteps, just to be tossed aside

the rage ghost would feel at his indifference, as if soap’s behaviour is to be expected and not a series of red flags. add the nuke mission and his actions during and after shepherd’s betrayal? ghost would despise him

#this instalment brought to you by mactavishs journal bc holy shit #his obsessive hyper perfectionism is heartbreaking #he sees literally everything as his fault #every failure every mistake every accident he always looks for something he couldve done better #then increases his training to /make/ himsef better #the way he sees himself in roach and wants to help him become a better soldier like price did for him #only to immediately give him to price bc who better to turn him into a better soldier than price #there is so much characterisation in this thing and it blows my mind that it wasnt an ingame easter egg you could find and read #its an actual journal you could buy #it completely changes his dynamic with price from mentor and mentee to this godlike hero worship #and ghost finding out that soaps changed himself so much for this insane guy who almost nuked america? #that he cant see beyond his thirst for vengeance that soap would do literally anything for him #the shepherd betrayal and prices ‘you have to trust someone to be betrayed. i never did’ and you never thought to warn soap?? #the rest of the 141 you can understand but hes so callous in that scene #and since ghost and roach live through it i just know ghost would go apeshit for treating soap like hes not worth the dirt under his boots #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #talk to me ghost #09 soapghost #09 soap #09 ghost #captain mactavish #ghoap #soapghost #ghostsoap #cod mw2 #ghost cod #soap cod #captain price #we’re a team. ghost team #save post

[comandrlexa]

Clexa + The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

What can we do? Whatever can we do? I want to live with you forever. I want to kiss you and lie down with you and wake up with you every day of my life till I die, years and years and years away. I don't want a memory, just a memory

#no. memory's a poor thing to have #it's your own real hair and mouth and arms and eyes and hands I want. #this just made me cry bc lexa literally drifted about until she came back to clarke #suffering in my own heartbreak at the moment which means I'm reverting back to making clexa x poetry and love quotes edits #moss made something #clarke x lexa #clexa #clexa edit

[mrehkka]

Benni stops by Zim's base sometimes to check up on him and try to get Zim to run away with him and hide from the Empire aboard his ship (he's a pilot and the head of the organic sweep team)..... I realized belatedly that bc he's wearing purple and has one of those head devices, he kinda looks like a tall buff Tak whoops

Also, enjoy zim and skoodge in Earth clothes lol

#invader zim #iz zim #iz dib #iz skoodge #iz oc #iz ocs #iz oc benni #my art #Zim's a heartbreaker pass it on #isn't it canon that zim was voted cutest face in the academy or something? lol #if it's not it is to me #it's canon in all my stories haha #Benni exists bc I had a dream about him lmaoo #he was totally obsessed with zim and trying to whisk him away from earth when the armada arrived to wipe it (and zim in the process) out #but zim isn't in love with him and so doesn't take him up on any offers #he appreciates their past but things are different now #but benni can't help checking up on him despite all the rejections #he's probably ask zim to marry him all the time if Irkens did that #but since it's not in benni's vocabulary it's just an affectionate obsession lol #rather than the words 'being in love'

[newbiealliance]

im so scared of the last episode of the miniseries

#hfjone #i did not go into the miniseries expecting a satisfying ending btw dont get the wrong idea #becsuse thats obviously not what one aims to do but GOD i just want something good to happen to these people #someone theorized its gonna end eith everyone being presumed dead #bc the next episode will likely come out on the 15th #which is a day before the report about liam being presumed dead is issued #and its so plausible and im very scared #because idk if i can handle anymore heartbreak from this series after one 18 #anyways my prediction is that the series will end with ava calling her lovely wife (voiced by me)

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

open season on blue moods

boygenius, Not Strong Enough // Anne Carson, H of H Playbook // @daisies-on-a-cup // Franz Wright, Night Walk // images from Pinterest

#idk how this all fits together it's just vibes and I wanted to Make something idk #and I have the night walk quote scrawled on my arm rn bc I need that. idk. I need that. #Lu rambles #web weaving #music #the caption is from heartbreak feels so good btw :) #idk I'm spending the week with my SIL and she's leaving next week. my brother already left #there's a lot going on and even though I had a WONDERFULLY productive day today it is in fact open season on blue moods

[littlespoonevan]

y'know how a lot of the time the thing that inspires us to write fic is a show failing to explore a particular storyline/aftermath of a storyline in enough detail??? well actually sometimes the thing that fuels me to write fic more than anything is when l've read a fic with a premise i was obsessed with but that was executed completely Wrong and i feel so much betrayal and spite well up inside of me i have no choice but to write it the way i imagined it askdjfh

#this is not at all directed at the buddie fandom #it's just something that happened to me before in another fandom and resulted in me writing what turned out to be a very popular fic of lma #*lmao #and something i felt yet again reading a fic this morning in a *different* fandom #i felt so frustrated and unsatisfied askjdfh i was like 'i need to fix this' but i won't bc i'm not adding another fandom to my roster rn #it's just that it's somehow *more* disappointing than when the show doesn't give you what you want bc you basically expect that #but when a fic doesn't?????? even though it's well written and generally characterised well??? #heARTBREAKING tbh #mine

[thedreadvampy]

I tried listening to Olivia Rodrigo and I'm sure this is really good for its target audience of Teen Girls Going Through A Breakup but has she actually ever put out a song that isn't about a guy cheating, breaking up with her and moving on to someone else?

like babe he's not coming back it's been 2 years you gotta find something else in your life

#red said #it's not to my taste. tbh #content aside pop music is going through a very early 2000s breathy oversinging phase #hated it with xtina and alanis hate it with ariana and olivia sorry #it's a personal taste thing but to me however hard you go with the backing track that kind of soft pretty vocal style kind of #drags it back into midtempo sludge for me #also tbh it's just extremely normal music. like i went over to her yt bc people were talking about how Weird vampire is #it's not though????? it's super not???? #anyway the only one I've got anything out of is good 4 u cause she sounds more involved and less self-pitying on it #every other Olivia song I've heard sounds kinda the same bc they all have the same earnest self-pity vibe #which is what a lot of people need out of music! music that makes them feel the depth of their anger and sadness! #but idk it's never done it for me i like there to be something of a tongue in cheek or a hysterical edge #i think most of the songs I've heard from her are just too controlled and polished for them to not sound to me #like she's the person who sees you crying cause your partner is in hospital and goes YEAH I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL #MY EX CHEATED ON ME 5 YEARS AGO AND IT REALLY TRAUMATISED ME AND I'M STILL NOT OVER IT and then you have to comfort her #like i recognise she's a 20 year old making music for teenagers so that is. appropriate. #but i struggled with the wallowing then too. were i a Teen at school with Olivia's character i would be so desperate to tell GROW UP #and it's not the lyrics it really is the music #heartbreak is a perfectly good theme to write on but oh my god not every song about it needs to be a mouthful call to arms

[maroonangels]

Missy being canonically pansexual means so so so much to me y’all have no idea

#I always say I’m bi but I rlly bounce back and forth between pan & bi #but her being canonically pan means so fucking much to me. like the bi characters mean a lot too but I never see pan characters and I just #like she’s pan and it’s not a big deal and I’m just so *sobbing on the floor bc that’s the kind of rep that hits me straight in the heart* #I remember when I first came out as pan and it was the biggest deal ever and nobody understood it and I felt so insecure about my label #to see that absolutely nobody has said something invalidating her or anything makes me feel all sorts of emotions #I need more of her in s2 and I need her backstory immediately #heartbreak high #missy beckett

[evansbby]

btw i just finished binge watching The Sopranos today and oh my god, it is legitimately my favourite show ever… like it is SO well made… everything from the writing to the acting to the music choices just… WOW.

#seriously I didn’t think I’d like it bc I don’t usually like shows that revolve around middle aged men #BUT HONESTLY #it’s such a pleasure to watch something that you KNOW is a great piece of cinema #these days people just churn out badly written tv shows and movies for money #but the sopranos is legitimately just… wow #I can’t even explain how immensely I enjoyed that show #usually I have such a bad attention span #but when I tell you I was HOOKED #just such incredible acting and gripping storytelling #ALL THE LITTLE NUANCES AND HINTS AND PLOT TWISTS #THE HEARTBREAKING CERTAIN SCENES #THAT FINAL SCENE?!?!? #bro….. seriously I cannot recommend this show more #literally I think the best show I’ve ever seen #rip james gandolfini tho what an AMAZING actor

[brookheimer]

I’m not gonna lie I respect Kieran but I don’t always agree with his takes on roman. He thought roman was called a ‘bendy fuck’ because of the bendy way he stands lmao. He also said the first thing Roman (quite recently) thinks about when he wakes up is Gerri which I just don’t think seems that plausible but ok king you do you

honestly kieran’s roman takes (at least the ones i’ve seen) have always been, like, really really in line with mine. this is the first one i’ve seen that hasn’t been so it really threw me for a loop — typically reading interviews with him is just like receiving confirmation after confirmation about my perception of roman. haven’t seen the ones you’re talking about though, to be fair (altho i think maybe i did see the bendy one but i read it differently — i saw it as more of a way to lead-in to talking about how roman/kieran sits and stands weirdly [which is obviously true] than an actual interpretation of the line iirc). never heard the gerri one, for sure — that def sounds like a joke but if he meant it seriously then, idk man. who knows

but i think also what caught me off-guard was that it wasn’t just a weird take from an actor so much as it seemed to imply that, like… the voicemail/logan death guilt doesn’t actually come up in the show proper ever again? like, if it did, kieran wouldn’t be like “oh i’ve actually thought about this” like it’s a surprising thing for him to have considered, yknow? i wasn’t expecting like Roman You Killed Dad or anything (i wouldn’t Want that, honestly) but i definitely thought the direction his character goes this season would be heavily impacted by his own repressed guilt and anger and horror due to his last interactions with logan (and the fact that, again, he’ll never know if he fucking killed him!!!) — like, i thought that would be a huge part of his motivations in general as well a root cause of his inevitable impending breakdown.

just, like…. idk man. im going to be kind of disappointed if they handed such a deeply fascinating and heartbreaking plotline to us on a silver platter then whisked it away to just have it be General Dad Death Emotions. you can’t just come up with something so emotionally devastating (the first time you stood up to your abusive yet beloved father might have literally caused his fucking death, your tiny step towards self-respect might have actually killed him, it might be all your fault, and hell, if you weren’t such a disrespectful ungrateful horrible son he might still be here, it’s your fault it’s your fault it’s your fault, or maybe it isn’t, maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe you didn’t kill him maybe it was okay to stand up to him a little bit — but maybe not, because you don’t know, you’ll never know, as long as you live you will have to live with the knowledge that there is a 50/50 chance you killed your father but you will never ever ever be able to know the truth no matter what you do bc the only person who knows is dead) then not do ANYTHING WITH IT.

#it’s so uniquely horrifying and heartbreaking and so filled with potential and possible directions for his character to go #so i’m hoping it just was phrased weird in the interview or smth #bc you can’t just give us something as devastating as that then act like it never existed and never impacted the character at all #idkkkk #Agh! #succession #succession spoilers #roman roy #kieran culkin #casey shut the fuck up about roman roy

[sangre]

cannot explain how profoundly miserable i am. but homura was right that even this pain is proof of love 😔

#i have to say goodbye to the puppy i adopted for only a week because my something scary happened in my house #and family members who live with me can no longer handle being with an animal so in theory today is my last day with her #i'm mostly explaining it here bc i can't stand to say it over and over again it's too sad #and if i'm MIA or spotty or anything it's because i'm trying to keep afloat and it's already insane just doing that #please cross your fingers and wish the best for her. i know she will find someplace loving. #why is the end of the year always such a time of heartbreak GJBKHDSF. wack

[linagram]

mrs sanada and mrs yoshioka reveal!! wow!!

i don't think i'll show everyone's family members, friends, etc, unless they're very important to their backstories and overall plot, but these two definitely play a huge role here. i haven't written full profiles for them, but you can still read some info about them under the cut.

Mrs. Sanada's name, Miori, is written like this: 美居 and it means "beautiful, pretty" and "to stay, to be in the present". Fun fact: she shares a kanji (美) with Aimi and Naomi.

Mrs. Yoshioka's name, Chihaya, is written like this: 知早 and means "knowledge, understanding" and "early, fast".

Both women were pretty young when they gave birth to their oldest children, Miori was 25 years old when Kei was born and Chihaya was 22 years old (Mahiru, I am so sorry.) when she gave birth to Eiko.

Funnily enough (in kind of a messed up way), Kei is also 25 years old right now (26 if we're going with the T2 timeline) and when he was asked what he thinks about children in his interrogation, he said that he wouldn't be surprised to find out that he already has a kid because of his "lifestyle". Oh, just to add to that, Kei wasn't a planned pregnancy. Same goes for Eiji. There's nothing sad or scary about it though, since Miori really was okay with having kids.

I probably should've revealed this sooner, but I wasn't sure how to bring it up. Miori and her husband actually have a quite open relationship, meaning that they're married, sure, but they're free to date anybody they like. Honestly, if I had to describe their relationship, it has both platonic and sexual elements, but they don't have any romantic feelings for each other. They're just friends who find each other very attractive and wanted to live together and that's it. They're so chill about it that it's honestly kinda sweet. (And now you can also see that one of the reasons why Kei doesn't really understand how romantic love works is because his own parents don't like each other in that way) So, where am I going with this? Well, uh. Yeah, there's a possibility that Eiji and Kei are actually half-brothers, it's just that both of them got all the genes from their mother. Their parents couldn't care less about that though and even if it did turn out that Kei and Eiji's biological fathers are different, Miori's husband would still love Eiji the same way. (A very subtle difference between Eiji and Kei's designs is that Eiji doesn't have any noticeable beauty marks and he's more pale than Kei and Miori)

"Then why did Chihaya have Eiko when she was even younger?" Sadly, she had to grow up too fast 😔 Yes, that's why her name meaning is like that. And that's also why her relationship with Eiko isn't really a relationship that you would expect a mother and a daughter to have, for example, Eiko calls her "the head of the family" and says that she "respects" her, but doesn't really "love" her. Chihaya basically had no choice but to have a child at some point in her life and Eiko is a walking reminder of that, so sometimes she prefers not to even look at her own daughter.

Eiko's little brother, however, was born because Chihaya genuinely wanted to have a child that she could love, but.. In the end, she still felt nothing for him. She should've expected it, really. She doesn't even love her own husband after all.

Just like Kei said, Miori really is a toymaker and she really does love to see children's face expressions when their parents buy them the toys they wanted. Her toys, however, are popular mostly with "weird" kids and teenagers because her toys can be cute, but they have this creepy vibe that scares other children, especially very young ones, and their parents. And honestly, good for them, because literally all Sanada family members are criminals in some way. Miori's toys are totally not dangerous in any way, trust me <3 (Some of her toys have tiny hidden cameras and yes, that means she's responsible for many cases of child kidnapping. Why did she have to kidnap them? For her husband's movies, of course!)

Hm? You want to know what Eiko's parents do?.. Well, for certain reasons I still can't tell you much about it, but what I can say is that they got a new job recently. And no, they still were criminals even before that. If you want a hint.. Pretty much all main characters and side characters have never seen or heard of each other (not counting the established dynamics like Akio and Arata, Kei and Ruka, etc) since they come from different towns, cities, etc, but these two actually knew Takame when she was in her twenties and even spent some time working together.

Just a fun design note: Kei and Eiji look a lot like their mother, however, Eiko and Chihaya don't look that similar. Only when you take a closer look, you can notice that both of them have some shade of purple as their eye color and also Chihaya has a hair gradient as well, it's just that hers is a "reverse" version of Eiko's. And Sanada brothers have a very close relationship with their mother even if Eiji hates her, meanwhile Chihaya and Eiko honestly act more like coworkers.

Some information about their husbands: Kei and Eiji's father has been mentioned to be half-American and he really doesn't look that much like them. He's also younger than Miori. Meanwhile Eiko's father is older than Chihaya, has a hair color that's similar to his daughter's (though he lacks the gradient and it's a bit darker/more "dirty") and wears glasses.

Eiko's younger brother's hair color is very similar to Chihaya's, but just like his father, he doesn't have a gradient and he also got his eye color from his father.

The reason why Miori is.. like this is because YAY, HER FAMILY ALSO WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL! She had a lot of generational trauma to deal with (and is now inflicting it on her sons) and she grew up not knowing how to be a child, but also not knowing how to be an adult. She also got the "pain=love" belief from her own parents as well, except she really does love her sons and doesn't know how to show it in a more healthy way.

Eiji had to protect Kei from her because he didn't want Kei to grow up and become like her, since the older boy was already showing signs of it and Eiji wanted to show that it's wrong and begged Miori to leave his brother alone. Except Kei got jealous because he started to think Miori loves Eiji more and he still grew up to be exactly like her.

She still had some oddly cute moments with her kids. For example, she made some toys for them (no, they were completely safe) when they were little and they slept with them too (Eiji still has one hidden under his bed. Yes, he finds his mother terrifying. Yes, he still loves her). When something really bad happened to Kei in school, she took him to his favorite cafe and talked to him about it. And when Eiji got his heart broken because the girl he liked turned out to be dating someone else, she suggested that they make her the star of his dad's new movie- Ah, that one is probably more scary, but still, she cares.

#if you haven't got it yet. yes chihaya and her husband had an arranged marriage. #there is something so. heartbreaking about sanada family actually loving each other and just not knowing what “healthy” love is like #i think i'm getting better at drawing older women. probably. #it's okay guys old women yuri can fix them 😌 /j #🍓prisoner 005: sanada kei 🍓 #🗡️guard 001: sanada eiji 🗡️ #💎prisoner 006: yoshioka eiko💎 #tagging these three bc. yeah their mothers