#he makes a stuuuupid comment and she calls him on it

[lisbonsteresa]

#i'm not even adding a fucking caption i am DONE #GOODBYE ALL #FAREWELL #WAVE TO MY SPIRIT AS IT ASCENDS #holy actual flaming bag of shit #we are getting SERIOUSLY ROMANTIC up in this bitch and i am not prepared or even remotely ready #(and yet i've been ready for 34-ish episodes) #it's just.....so! perfectly! them! #he makes a stuuuupid comment and she calls him on it #and he decides to fight fire with fire and turns on the charm but then SHE'S being a little skittish and makes another joke #then they share enough eyesex to get the entire city of melbourne pregnant #and his voice gets all deep and low and....just fuck me directly up #jack robinson you little shit this is when you start playing trump cards #AKA actually wearing your heart on your sleeve for this woman and i could not be more proud #and fuuuuuuuuck her face.....her voice on 'more than anything'??? #my god it's true it's so so true #she wants this; she wants him; it's what she's wanted for such a long time now but wasn't sure she'd ever get #and now here he is in front of her; offering it all to her #and she can see from the way he looks at her; from his eyes that he is being 100% honest and sincere and now she finally knows #that he wants this as much as she does #and HER reaction confirms to HIM that SHE wants this as much as he does too and i just lasjdflk #(and the way he pulled her in close!??! whoooo don't get me started on the fact that phryne; badass extraordinaire who always takes charge #is MORE than willing to let detective inspector jack robinson wrap his arms around her and guide her wherever he wants #(because that's where she wants to be as well) #i am.....too emotional for this #also! i found a new otp tag #otp: more than anything #mf bw

[watayaaratamblr]

I read a past ask in your blog and thought of sending this too. I used to love and gush about Taichi so much but that changed over time because most fans can't seem to take constructive criticisms against his character like a good sport. Sure, Taichi is a great creation of Suetsugu, but he has a fair share of flaws too. It went downhill for me after his confession. It's hard because I like Taichi and I want to talk about his flaws without getting eyerolls or defensive flames from fellow Taichi fans mistaking me as an anti. How uncomfortable it is to share a completely honest constructive opinion only to receive heavy backlash from ppl I'm supposed to share the same interest with. I expected more from them but sigh, that's the toxic side of fandom for you.

I still love him. But now, not as much as I love Arata. The way some Taichi fans put him on a pedestal like an indefeasible god and the way they keep on commenting "Omg no Taichi :(" in every chapter that doesn't have him (because duh the focus of the arc isn't Taichi ffs) irk me so. From my experience, Arata fans are calmer and more openminded. Now I mainly interact with Arata fans and lurk in Arata fandom spaces and my experience has never been healthier. Truly, Arata fandom >>> Taichi fandom. Thank you for this blog! It's a breath of fresh air.

Thank you very much for this ask, for sharing your feelings and for selecting us to share them with I am really really happy ❤( *´艸｀)❤

I'm so glad to know that we are one of the parts of this fandom where fans can feel safe and enjoy the wonderful story of Chihayafuru ❤

And I understand your feelings perfectly, I myself have loved some characters in the past which when I approached their fan-bases I discovered that I was an "anti" according to their definition I was very dumbfounded. (Sakura Haruno is my most recent one (;o;))

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You know, someone else told me a very similar story to yours, he called himself over the net: "Mashima Taichi" because he feels a striking resemblance with this character.

Now that I mention him, I'm a member in a Facebook group for Arata fans, if anyone wants to join, they'll get this question: "If you are a Taichi fan, and for a safer place for everyone, please know that we love Arata most here so we might be less sympathetic towards Taichi and most might ship Chiharata, ARE YOU OK WITH THIS?" (or something similar)

I asked the guy I mentioned above who became an admin there (& who is also helping me sometimes with this tumblr account) and he told me that he added this question because he understands the intensity of Taichi fans's obsession, that he was initially his fan but like you described, not in the way of so many others. still, as he tried to share his thoughts with them he discovered that they can't hear what he has to say because they love Taichi "above reason" so it's safer for a non-Taichi-fan to discuss Chihayafuru (mainly Taichi) with only those who can understand why some fans have less sympathy with this character than them and also who CAN tolerate Arata & Chiharata because apparently it's what triggers most of the aggressive fans.

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I think it's true, we get blinded with our love sometimes haha and we are inclined to feel defensive for the simplest of reasons.

My close friend is a Taichi fan, I like to tease her sometimes but I also like to tell her the positive news about Taichi before anyone else.

I'm not a very fan of Taichi tbh, but I think, we can have a wonderful experience with Chihayafuru by focusing on the right people and the right things, I for one feel really happy when I see my close friend fangirling all over the place because of Taichi... She seems happy, our moments become light and fun, it's because of Taichi and it makes me also happy.

I wish the whole fandom becomes like this too...

Speaking of which, I want you to find people who love Taichi as much as you do and have as much fun as you can so I want to recommend an account here (@formashimataichi), I admire the person who runs this account, I feel like they have a very big heart & a large mind; I want to talk to them sometimes but like?... Do I feel shy? (i'm stuuuupid!)

so at least, I hope you can find a precious place to exchange your thoughts about Taichi there,

and of course, we are here for you too (We might be boring though because I sometimes feel like I am an Arata-Baka (●≧艸≦) and I feel so ignorant when I meet someone else who pays more attention than me to other things in Chihayafuru lol)

so let's be positive & always share what we love and enrich this unpopular fandom with our fluffy feelings at least ^^

And let's be friends (Ɔ ˘⌣˘)˘⌣˘ C)

#I feel really happy #thank you anon #you made my day #beautiful fans #chihayafuru #chihayafuru deserves beautiful fans #Suetsugu sensei deserves beautiful fans too #wataya arata #I want to tag Mashima Taichi too but I don't want this to be read by the wrong fans