#ka. interaction

[tsuiokuno]

starter call / @tewwor (yuma)

atsuya sits himself down in front of the nightshift doctor, his left arm bandaged and carefully supported by his right. he doesn't bother hiding how much he dreads what's about to happen.

“all right, let's get this over with.”

[julietcpulet]

Jinshi’s armor: Expectations vs. Reality

So I’ll admit I’m in the camp that was super excited for the Jinshi armor reveal. That was only heightened by the visual release that looked incredible. The final result though was…less than spectacular. Some of this I think though is due to the high build of anticipation from people who have read the novels and also the release of said image that promoted a stellar look. Thought I’d break down some thoughts on why some people, me included, might’ve been a bit let down by the armor.

1. This is what we thought were getting. As the meme goes, the pastels 😂 the excellent fit, him looking muscular and like a white knight with the glinting armor and hair whipping in the wind as he comes in valiantly to rescue Maomao. Expectations were set pretty high by the quality of this visual and how well they captured him as the Moon Prince in this image.

2. This is what we got. With expectations being what they were because of the visual and lead up, the letdown can be all the bigger. The armor looks too big on his body. Whether this was an intentional choice to show he doesn’t “fit” the role of Zuigetsu and the Moon Prince, I’m not sure but it looks puffy on him and as I mentioned to someone else it’s like he’s wearing a Power Rangers outfit. The colors are also fairly matte which makes him look like a static figurine.

3. It needed Lihaku’s perspective. In the novel Jinshi’s entrance in armor and his overall demeanor is more intimidating and awe inspiring but that comes down to being viewed not through his own eyes but through Lihaku’s.

He was just crunching his way over the filthy snow when he spotted someone entering the fortress. A man, his white cloak and long black hair lovely in the night. Lihaku, who had never expected to think of any man as “lovely”-let alone in the middle of a battle-smiled wryly to himself.

If they had started the episode from Lihaku’s pov and then done a dramatic pan to Jinshi entering the stronghold in armor, music swelling, that would’ve had a wholly different kind of impact. They could’ve then flashed back to the carriage parts. Instead the linear approach took away a bit of the drama when he appears.

The man’s hair, partially tied up, was held in place with a silver hair stick. Anyone who saw the design would have thrown themselves flat on the ground.

4. Anime design differs from the novel. In the light novel his hair stick is silver, not gold and it’s in the shape of a qilin, a mythical Chinese creature. He’s also wearing armor described as blue-purple with under-padding and a matching helmet.

Today, Jinshi was not the eunuch Jinshi. His hair was held in place by a silver hair stick, and he wore not his usual black official’s outfit, but armor and a helmet of bluish purple, with thick cotton underpadding.

Jinshi swallowed heavily and reached up to touch the hair stick on his head. It was sculpted in the shape of a qilin-a symbol of the Imperial family.

But that man, the possessor of a face as beautiful and delicate as a celestial nymph’s, clutched a willow-leaf saber and wore blueish purple armor to indicate to those around him who he was.

I can get the change to not have him wear a helmet, although I think there could’ve been a dramatic opportunity to having him remove it mid-scene to reveal its Jinshi underneath. Say during the addition of the speech scene if he takes off his helmet, that would’ve solidified the shock of the soldiers seeing Jinshi beneath the helmet.

I also understand having the hair stick be a red ball with the qilin on it but not in the shape of one, that could be hard to animate from different angles but I think it could’ve been silver without much issue. The purple-red-gold combo of his armor was ok in the visual as well and does make sense with symbolism but somehow in the actual episode looks dull and without any highlights or glinting off the armor has less visual appeal. Just a few tweaks could’ve made the armor closer to the original and also given that intensity he’s supposed to convey as the Prince amidst the soldiers during the ambush.

5. Shisui takes the focus. The goodbye between Maomao/Shisui taking up much of the episode caused compromises for time which is understandable but as such the impact of Jinshi’s arrival in armor and subsequent battle feels like child’s play compared to everything Shisui does. In essence his “hero moment” sort of felt stolen. She comes across as the hero and him as the boy playing swords. Much of her story has inadvertently given her main character focus when she’s still a side character to a long series where Maomao and Jinshi have bigger narratives. To me there could’ve been a way to split these points of the story where important parts like the goodbye and Jinshi’s storming of the stronghold hold equal weight without each fighting for control in the episodes.

Overall it’s not terrible, I get what they were going for and there are limits to what can be animated repeatedly so I get the design couldn’t be too complicated. But I think when people, or at least me, were expecting this big moment where Jinshi comes on the scene in his armor swooping in like a prince out of a storybook, the result was a bit of a letdown. It just lacks the gravitas. Also constraints on time are really starting to show which I think is making it difficult near this end bit of the season when there’s a lot fans are wanting to see.

[barbieaiden]

yeah um clearly late august me was going through something

[tsuiokuno]

he shrugs and gives nanami a pat on the back. “i'm kindly reminding you to keep being humble so you don't become like gojo. just the one is already more than enough.”

" Okay, that's one in a million, I don't see why you are being an ass about it."

[tsuiokuno]

starter call / @spilledw1ne (utahime)

after asking the waiter for 2 glasses of beer to start with, atsuya quickly skims the menu before handing off the laminated paper to utahime.

“by the way, how's miwa doing at school?”

[mcrcki]

"keep staring, sorrengail, and i'll think you actually still feel something." the last thing she wanted was to run into mira right now.. after their reunion being well.. intense. kat was happy to keep their own distance. "did you pick the tightest dress so i could tell you weren't wearing armor? wanna go for round two?"

@lcngliive for mira sorrengail

[archaospetryx]

This isn’t Harley related,,, buuutttt hear me out🙌

Those rubix couple from that one former content farm YT,,

So uh yes💕😳

Interaction between him and Harley cuz I need to draw Harley more again💔🙏💕 LIFE HAS BEEN STRESSFUL BUT IM THINGBOSSING THRU IT🔥🔥👇👇

I’m gonna crash out,😔

[tsuiokuno]

“well, you both have a penchant for pointless dramatics,” he shrugs, “and sure, yeah. better than the opposite, i suppose.” he does find it really amusing that she's complimenting a new shampoo he only got because it happened to be on sale.

" gasp - you dare to compare me to that guy " a chuckle - flicking a lighter on and off. " my acting was on point wasn't it " a tilt to her head. " take the compliment though , at least I said it smell nice. "

[more-things-in-heaven-hell]

{ you are the river of light - that I cling to in the belly of the empty night }

[themosthatedbeingg]

It’s not munday but I like my outfit for today —-

[tsuiokuno]

“it's about your physical appearance. personalities have no bearing on it whatsoever.”

"Stop saying I look like Skelly J. Graves ( Chicken Little ). He's dumb, and a coward! AND I AM NOT A COWARD".

[villainmade]

  full moons have never been lydia's favorite, but it's the day after that always seems to be worse. despite managing to get a few hours of unexpected sleep, she still finds herself feeling fairly tired the next morning (though it's likely nothing compared to how a handful of her friends are feeling). as much as she'd love to stay in bed, maybe try to catch a bit more sleep, there are things to be done and people to check up on.

  once she's gotten confirmation from scott that malia's on the mend, and from allison that nothing else of note had happened the previous night, lydia makes her way over to jake's apartment with a quick pitstop on the way. by the time she makes it to jake's door, her hands are so full that she has to use her boot to make some semblance of a knocking sound. it's kaitlyn who answers the door, looking less than thrilled at the idea of company.

  " good morning, " lydia greets brightly (too brightly), not waiting for an invitation to step inside. she sets the carrier of four drinks on the kitchen counter, the extra cup held in the crook of her arm finding a spot beside it before she turns back to kaitlyn. " i figured after last night, everyone could probably use a little caffeine, " she remarks, taking a sip from her own cup as she steps aside.

  kaitlyn looks a little bewildered (borderline suspicious, really), brow furrowed slightly as she shuts the door behind lydia. " a little caffeine might be an understatement. " then, angling her body slightly, she yells, " jake! visitor! " kaitlyn waits a second, listening for movement. when she finally hears it, she pulls two coffees from the drink carrier, lifting them in a cheers gesture. " thanks. " and then she's retreating back to the sanctuary that is the room she shares with mike, leaving lydia alone to wait.

  @terrorsmade

[tsuiokuno]

cont. / @ofovertime

having assumed the laugh nanami let out was one of agreement to his joke, atsuya is shocked by the other's reply. for a full moment, he can only stare wide-eyed at nanami, his mind replaying the words to make sure he heard it correctly.

“huh? no, that first part was just- i wasn't—” he stammers before cutting himself off. he can feel himself blushing, and it embarrasses him, (to be acting like this, at his age, in response to someone a decade his junior,) which only worsens his blush.

“—don't tease your elders!”

[tsuiokuno]

atsuya raises an eyebrow in amusement while simultaneously ignoring the warmth creeping up his neck at higuruma's forwardness. he takes something from his coat pocket before tossing it to the other — his spare lollipop.

“well, i'm still on the clock, so you have to settle for this for now.”

open — mutuals only

“You look so biteable today.” Swear he's trying his best to curb the urges ( he's gone through two pencils already ), but clearly — he's failing.

[seaoftheworst]

@geishaprincess sent: "PINNED + reverse" (geishaprincess for Zoro)

Send “PINNED” for your muse to pin mine against a wall. Send “PINNED + reverse” for your muse to be pinned by mine instead!

She had been driving him up the wall, the subtle flirting, the way that she seemed still so unaware that he knew the customs of Wano, that he knew about that custom. Then there was the way she was constantly getting herself into danger. She was going to be the death of him, having caused his heart to still more times than he could count already. He did not know what it was about her, but something in him wanted to make sure that the world knew that she was his.

The final straw was that smile, the cunning little smile that she had just given him when she had teasingly called him Samurai-san again, instead of the name that he was going by in Wano. In a blink she was pressed against the wall behind her, his body pinning her in place. One arm braced on the wall, he tilted her chin up so that she was looking at him.

"You do like to taunt me, Tsuma (妻)." He slipping into his grandmother's native tongue, referring to Hiyori by the term he had been taught to mean 'my wife'. Before she could respond, his lips were on hers.

[tsuiokuno]

“hm?” atsuya grunts out in slight surprise, the voice pulling him out of the slight daze he's in as he's heading towards the entrance of the school. he turns around and finds fushiguro there, asking for his time. the boy's body language, though, has him immediately alert.

“yeah, of course. is everything all right?”

starter for @tsuiokuno

" kusakabe-san. " struggles for words, just for a moment. hesitant. a nervous habit, the way his hand instinctively drifts to his own wrist, fingers tracing over skin. " do you. . .have a minute? "