#i mean listen

[completeoveranalysis]

[1]

Chapiter 182 - A Night For Vows

In which BATTLE HUSBANDS. 

Listen I don’t even care what else is happening we have the return of Battle Husbands. I’m happy.  

It’s giving the same vibe as the opening for Chapiter 17, but upgraded! They’re in battle, but now they’re facing the same way because they’re on the same page, plotwise, emotionwise, and directionwise. They’re not fighting different battles or aiming for different goals anymore - they’re united on the same path. And they’re no longer disguising their feelings through joviality or putting on a front. Now they’re both serious. 

In another contrast, the chapiter 17 cover had them in opposite colours, which is relatively common for them, but this new cover actually unites them visually. They’re wearing the clothing in a way that matches their personality, but the colours are vastly the same - white all over with the emblematic flames, a slash of black across their middle, as well as across their wrists. The only actual point of difference is in their faces - where Kurogane has black hair with a white band, and Fai has the opposite, but even THAT is brought in line with the other through other elements - ie, The symbol on Kurogane’s white band is an exact match for the one at Fai’s waist, and they’re visually RIGHT next to each other, so you can’t miss it! Kurogane also has a long looping cord across this waist, in white, while Fai has a black cord tying his hair back, with the same kind of tassels. 

Also! In the Chapitre 17 cover their weapons were crossed in an X (a visual clash) while here they they’re angled to be held in the same direction. This brings the visual focus towards them both, together, in the middle of the page, with their differing styles now united in the same goal. OH, and the physicality of their weapons? Before they held the weapons BETWEEN them. The X of the weapons actually kept Kurogane and Fai physically apart (as if they were on opposite sides of a conflict), but now the weapons are on the OUTSIDE, bringing Kurogane and Fai RIGHT in close to each other, with the weapons on the outside. So now even physically they're together, closer to each other than anything else, and on the same side of any conflict around them.

So they're aligned now, both symbolically and physically, and it's with intention from the characters themselves. They’re worked for this, and they’re choosing it deliberately, and they DESERVE it. 

Also like, a FLAME SCYTHE? GO OFF Fai that is INCREDIBLE.

And OOPS I totally forgot that the cover will have splash text as well. What does it say.

The translation I have is something along the lines of:

“Measuring and delimiting one another

Even so, those days come to pass. 

Tonight, the men shall

Link those swords.”

Which is potentially the most homoerotic way they could have phrased that and I strongly approve.

#I am a simple gay #Linking swords? Say no more! #I mean listen #Listen what else would they be doing #Liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #Tsubasa #Vol 182 #Kurogane #Fai #Kurofai #You could probably make something of the fact that fire is Syaoran’s element #And now both his dad’s are wearing it #Now that he’s alive and back at it again at krispy kreme #Oh I also like that this is a cover that uses chains #But Fai is in CONTROL of the chains now #Wielding them loosely and however he pleases #Instead of being chained up himself #You know what that is? Growth.

[technicallyblakebelladonna]

saw a post on my dash that was like "where is X fic about X thing, it NEEDS to exist where is the fic i will pay in kudos!!!"

like no. pay in comments and by pledging ur undying loyalty to the fic author or dont pay at all. kudos mean nothing for someone pouring their heart and soul and time into something that they're posting for free on the internet. give feedback. be loud about how much u love something. dont just slap a like on it without saying what u liked about it.

#random reagan rambles #i mean listen #kudos are all well and good but as a sole metric they are DEPRESSING #they are depressing by themselves #posting a fic or fan art is like leaving it in a void and hoping someone shouts back #it's dark and it's lonely until the stars come out and start speaking about what they like about a thing you created #COMMENT! ON! THINGS! #REBLOG THINGS!!!!!! #JUST DO IT!

[xjoonchildx]

#i mean listen #it's perfect #it's fire #it's everything #their voices together #usher's voice on this track #so so so so fucking good #legends only #everything i asked for

[futureempressoftheuniverse]

fred andrews really watched his son get convicted for murder, get sent to juvie/prison, escape, then run away after being exhonerated, and when mr andrews finally finds him, instead of being like "hey archie let's get you home get you some therapy and work on that martyr complex of yours", decides to drive his teenage son to the canadian border and say "damn it sure would be nice if we could live in the wilderness together, to bad we can't ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" even though there's literally no reason he can't go with him and gives archie their dog before DRIVING AWAY AND ACTING AS THOUGH HE NEVER SAW HIS SON.

#and people are really out there saying he's the only decent parent in riverdale #rule number one of riverdale: there are no good parents #fred andrews #riverdale #riverdale season 3 #archie andrews #i mean listen #i understand that most media centered around kids/teens needs the parents to be a little absent or bad in order for the plot to work #bc if the parents are present and taking care of their kids then it's less likely they'll get into as much trouble as they do #and i'm not against that as a plot device in the slightest! #but when characters esp teens act as tho a parent is the best that doesn't mean that it's true #obvs fred's one of the better ones since he's one of the few not directly tied to a murder #but he's not great! #anyway #can you tell i'm rewatching riverdale season 3 lol #thinking a lot about the core four's relationships with their dads this rewatch #and about veronica and jughead parallels #but that's another post #myposts

[diasphoriaaa]

so was anyone gonna talk abt pedro pascal and ethan hawke starring as old cowboys in love in a western short film by legendary director pedro almodóvar as a response to / reimagining of the ending of brokeback mountain, a film that he declined to direct bc he felt like the script wasn’t physical and raw enough, or was i just supposed to find out because IT WAS AN ARTICLE GOOGLE RECOMMENDED TO ME. HUH????

like what the fuck is this!!!! what the fuck!!!!!

#guess i have to FUCKING WATCH NOW #WHAT THE FUCK #pedro pascal #ethan hawke #i just #i mean listen #i have reservations and Thoughts already but also this seems like such a great collaboration and i’m #excited by the way the director was talking abt it

[the-eyes-of-andyserkis]

A thing I made (I love this shoot 🥹).

Photos by Spencer Murphy, National Portrait Gallery

#andy serkis #i mean listen #he's too beautiful #i love this jacket he should wear it again #not that was he's been wearing lately hasn't been absolutel 🔥 #i made dis #my edit #his profile #🥵🥵 #sexualizing that old man across all the timelines

[thisaliennerd]

mostly i want to give younger me a hug, but sometimes i really want to shake 18 year old me and tell her to get her shit together

#i mean listen #she had a lot going on #she was in a bad place #but she was also very stupid and sometimes im just very annoyed by her lol

[officeshoebox]

Had a silly thought:

What if Ryan is a descendant of Caleb's somehow? They both clearly have a flair for the dramatic, Ryan's outfit in "I Want It All" at the end feels very Caleb-like, both very musical and hell of a dancer. It'd make it even funnier with the Nick Danforth-Evans hc because then you have your grandfather or great-something grandfather possessing your adopted son and making him your level of dance. And you're just like- who is this.

#jatp #ryan evans #caleb covington #i mean listen #it's a funny thought

[emma-d-klutz]

Having lawyers in your life is great, because you really can't "just google" everything. Like I have questions about some specific ass situations.

#i mean listen #is that info out there online? I'm sure it is #but it will be in jargon I cannot decipher and precedents I don't know how to search out #but calling up a buddy or my dad and being like 'so is this specific hypothetical illegal and if so how' #takes six minutes and they'll explain it in layterms

[sleazyjanet]

big brained crackship (is it crackship if they’re bound to have at least SOME interactions in s3?)

#ted lasso #art #digital art #nate shelley #bex mannion #nathan shelley #nate x bex #natebex #i mean listen #i am putting this into the world #because if it DOES happen #i’ll be a visionary #and if it doesn’t happen #i am all for multishipping

[cuppajj]

Gotta love overlord and his hate boner for drillburst

you said it not me

#sfhnfmbmmmfnsda #b #mdnsafb #n #cjj askbox #lovely anon #i mean listen

[anyroads]

So fascinating how half this hellsite is like, "the Queen's death is an opportunity to remember the destructive imperialist reach of the British monarchy which should end" and the other half is just like, "sure I could focus on the sociopolitical ramifications but tbh I just like when people I hate die, here's a list of other people who I want to die, being on the right side of politics means I can just have fun with wanting people to die, right?"

#I mean listen #I'm far from shedding a tear for the queen and have been making some Jokes all afternoon #but not being fussed about someone's death isn't the same as reveling in it #like it's just genuinely creepy how some people are just like OH YEAH HERE'S MY CHANCE TO ENJOY A DEATH WHAT IF THERE WAS MORE OF IT #like what

[regular-lord-reckoner]

update on the stone: it’s still kicking around in there apparently :/

i was fine yesterday, didn’t have to take any pain medicine or anything and i was fine when i woke up this morning but around mid afternoon it started up again so that’s...awesome

i kinda had a feeling it wasn’t quite done because it’s been pretty sore back there but today it really kicked into gear again so i am presently guzzling water and hoping for the best

h-happy halloween :’)

#i mean listen #i have the day off tomorrow #i have two 150 mg delta 8 edibles and other wares #my mom needs to take my car to work tomorrow because hers broke down #side note: that's how i spent my day yesterday!! #waiting for them to get towed back from where they broke down #which was over an hour away #and i had to meet them in a creepy closed parking area to take them home #fun stuff but anyway #she's got my car so i'm not going anywhere #so unless i'm having some kind of medical emergency i WILL have a good day tomorrow #and i hope everyone does as well!!

[ariesbilly]

I’m honestly so annoyed they had Edd*e hold a knife to Steve’s throat… like that’s hot and it should have been Billy doing it 😭

billy doesnt need weapons his fists are powerful enough

#i mean listen #im all in favor of giving that man a knife to threaten steve #but also that fight scene makes me so insane that shot of billy just wailing away on steve and yelling and crying ???? unmatched #i think billys more of a pin someones wrists to the wall if he felt threatened #and that is... so hot #something to think about #briana answers things

[pomegranatefishmouse]

I've found I'm not too good at writing fluff. I am, however, very good at writing horrible depraved acts of violence. The sort of things that you'd seek out eye bleach after encountering.

.... Write what you know?

#oops #is that too sad? #i mean listen #i love fluff as much as the next guy #love to experience it someday #but im very good at angst. and horror. and dread. #and sadness

[thatdykepunkslut]

Taylors wift is just elon musk for horse girls and gays who are afraid of faggots

#punkblogging #if any of y'all call me a fucking misogynist for this #I literally almost exclusively listen to women fronted bands it's not because she's a woman #I even listen to pop sometimes!!! (I mean not radio pop but still) #she is just fucking lame as a human being and she's an awful songwriter and an industry plant in the exact same ways as musk #I could say this about most men in the music industry as well but no one is out here fucking worshipping... idek I literally #do not know enough men fronted bands to put together an example