#i will never not hate how tenmiko was handled it was so ‘go girl give us nothing!!!’

[plushiehamuko]

most of the discussion around whether v3-3 was a good chapter is about korekiyo, and while that’s good discussion and all, i think we should ACTUALLY also acknowledge how the potential for tenmiko to be a meaningful dynamic was completely thrown away. v3-3 is generally seen as the main highlight in both tenko and himiko’s development, and while i agree with that much, i think it would have been much better if that bonding moment between tenko and himiko happened much earlier and they spent the time leading up to that chapter forming some sort of actual relationship. this would have made tenko’s sacrifice much more impactful, and it would have allowed for himiko to have more complex feelings about the situation so her development doesn’t feel like a once-and-done thing

#squishy talks too much #personally i’d like to see their relationship devolve into an absolute mess and disaster where neither of them are happy #leading up to tenko’s death #leaving himiko to feel anger and confusion and sadness and not knowing how to grieve when tenko dies #but you can also be normal and take this in a route where they have positive relationship development #make it about them overcoming the differences that make them seem so incompatible #i will never not hate how tenmiko was handled it was so ‘go girl give us nothing!!!’ #about tenkos <3