anyway. after rewatching paddys pub home of the original kitten mittens im still left astoundingly upset at how joyce and dees relationship develops over time. watching them together in these earlier seasons, theyre so so unbelievably good for each other, in the sense they only they would fit together in the way they do. the bit about the lady eating an entire aleeve of chips ahoy is such a cute little moment between them. despite the fact that they would never have willingly become friends with each other, despite how theyre so so fundamentally different people, they still bond. they still have so much they share. under the surface theyre soulmates just as much as the rest of the gang is, they just happened to get into a lesbian situationship and then never recovered. which. like. it happens to the best of us i suppose
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Iβm sure it hasnβt escaped your notice but I was just rewatching the high school reunion eps and Charlie is the one who argues that Dee deserves a place on the freight train after the guys tell her to get lost πππ something about how the freight train never denied a loser in need? He genuinely likes herrrrβ¦.. anyway thatβs it thatβs the ask
thank you SO much for this ask....not only are you so fucking right but you've also set off a HUGE avalanche of feelings about their interactions in these episodes. it is doing SO MUCH with their attitudes to each other & to social status & how those things intersect
(don't even get me started on this bit ^ the way it instantly communicates that charlie not only understands the importance of the social hierarchy & knows his exact place within it, but also accepts it as just. a fact of nature. addresses it openly, frankly & straightforwardly. he is so aware of & so resigned to his place in the world dude it fucking kills me. it's so much sadder than if he was oblivious or delusional about it. he started internalising this shit from the moment he was born anyways)
dee & charlie are the only ones in the gang who display this ^ kind of desperate, sycophantic admiration for the cool kids. it's the same desire to fit in that drives them both every day in their normal interactions with the gang. and they both get it. charlie understands & accepts what's driving dee to bully him, because it's the same thing that normally drives him to bully her
and then when she wants to join the freight train!!! god thank you for drawing my attention back to this moment. first off, he simply wants her around bc he genuinely does just enjoy her company. secondly, he's taking pity on her bc as discussed, he knows they suffer from the same sickness
and thirdly, there is a dash of something more uh...let's say more selfish in his motivations here, too
if you look at the 'initiation' scene, mac & frank are visibly laughing β charlie isn't, though it does seem like he's enjoying it. possibly taking it slightly more seriously than the others. mac & frank are having fun torturing dee in a very surface-level way, while charlie is getting some deeper psychological satisfaction out of bringing her back down to his level
as for this exchange which ends with them just wordlessly staring at each other......
this is just sexual behaviour idc idc!! this is charlie being jealous of both dee and adriano!!! partly disappointed that they're not gonna bang, partly smug about it
like, this is lowkey possessive behaviour. they are back on the bottom together again.
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hello dearest, I hope youβre doing well π©΅
for the aot ask Iβve come with new questions:
15.a) if you could have prevented the death of a single character, which one would it be? (I already know the answer but still π€£)
15.b) what is your favorite (top 3 if you canβt choose one) soundtrack?
15.c) do you prefer the anime or the manga?
much love to youuu ππ
Hi my dearest Dee β¨
I'm fine, even if I barely slept last night. I hope you're doing well too!
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15 a- If you could have prevented the death of a single character, which one would it be?
As you already guessed, I would have saved Hange of course!
Like Erwin died when the answer to his lifelong quest was within his grasp, Hange sacrificed themself before they could explore the outside world, quench their thirst for knowledge, help make people's lives better with new discoveries... I'm fascinated by their intelligence & all those amazing qualities that make them one of the best written characters in SNK, personality-wise. They would have been such an asset in the post war SNK universe.
15 b- What is your favorite (top 3 if you can't choose one) soundtrack?
If it's about the instrumental OST only, those I listen to the most at the moment are:
For the songs with a vocalist, my all-time favourite are:
I can't listen to 'Bauklotze' without crying now obviously π
15 c- Do you prefer the anime or the manga?
To be perfectly honest, I read the whole manga only once. I often read a random chapter or a few panels online but I still have to read it again (& it's a pain in the ass because I have the Edition Colossale & every book is f*cking heavy lmao). Besides, the French translation is not very good imo, it missed most of the dialogues' subtleties / nuances :((
Still, the manga panels are amazing, Isayama has a real talent for drawing the facial expressions & making us understand what's going on or feel so many emotions without a single word.
But I love the anime, even if a few things missing or changed kinda rub me the wrong way! The animation is insane (Levi's action scenes are always flawless & omg it's part of why I love the short badass so much!). The music is amazing & epic. The VAs are phenomenal (I only watch the Japanese version with French or English subtitles). It's a f*cking great show!
Just a few words about the scene between Eren & Armin in the last episode. As much as I cannot accept Eren's actions, I still felt sorry & sad for him. But the scene with Armin in the manga was so pathetic it almost swept away my sympathy towards him. Thanks Mappa for fixing this scene, making it a real moment of emotion between soulmate friends, & giving Eren a bit of his humanity back.
So anime it is!
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Thanks for taking the time to send these to me!
Sending much love back β€οΈ
Have a nice Sunday lovely Dee π
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