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I am once again updating my Sih/Jr timeline as it continues to become evermore confusing with each new modern day phone Nakamura adds to the manga(s) series.

We can assume both Sekaiichi Hatsukoi and Junjou romantica are set in present day based off of modern day phone usage and the representation of fashion (better shown in Misaki and Ritsu- especially the latter- our fashion icon), so 2025.

For Junjou, with Usagi and Misaki having been together for 4 years, it would mean they met in 2021 or 2020 at the earliest. And what a wonderful glimpse into a non-Covid-riddled 2020/2021 it is. Obviously, the timeline is complete fallacy, but I’d like to imagine that even in 2021 Misaki was using flip phones, and Usagi was still using a fax machine. If we take this into consideration, it would mean Misaki would have been born in 2003 (sharing a birth year/ current age with myself, that makes me very happy), and Usagi in 1993.

With Sih, Ritsu’s love countdown lasted 364 days, meaning it’s been about a year since Takano and Ritsu reunited. So in 2024, or late 2023 at the earliest. This would mean Misaki was already working part time the publishing house by the time Ritsu was hired (roughly). Ritsu being 26 would make his birth year 1999 and Takano’s 1996, as he is 29.

This literally means nothing to anyone, but I just think it is interesting to put both mangas into perspective, as they continue to pertain to this narrative that they are set in the present, despite the very clear indications that a lot of the manga is really a product of its time (the early 2000’s-2010’s).

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this still probably needs editing but I wanted to see something. Do correct me if I'm wrong on some parts (especially Trifecta) I only included the confirmed couples since we pretty much have more info on them than the rest wrt to these topics (Congrats on Nostalgia for cramming it /j)

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Being an adult means being able to buy Junjou Romantica volumes after reading it for ten years. Nothing else.

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Just a quick little theory-ish question, how do you think each of the reapers committed suicide and why?

Hello Anon and thanks for the question. This will be a bit of a long answer, and please know this is all headcanon. I might be dead wrong about some of this, and this is all just my opinion. Also, I will also be obviously discussing suicide in this answer, so please be forewarned.

Now, most of my thoughts come from the one page in chapter 105 where we learn that all the Shinigami used to be human.

First, we have Grell. I would venture to guess that Grell would have been the one shown cutting her wrist i the images since it looks like the hand has painted nails. This would also explain Grell’s fascination with the color red.

I’ve thought a lot about the reasons why and have actually changed my mind quite a few times. There are a lot of possibilities with Grell. She’s emotional and dramatic - so she might have thought of it as her grand exit from the stage. She could have been a misunderstood and abused outcast who had been terribly shy and meek in her human life, and she just couldn’t stand the pain. The more I examine the character, however, I think the big hint lies in the fact she often equates love and death. I think there’s a good chance Grell died as part of a suicide pact with a lover or even a murder/suicide. She wanted to be with someone forever and took her own life in a vain attempt to do so.

Next is William. I’m not completely sure with method William would have chosen. He would have wanted something that was effective, but he’s not the kind to draw attention to himself. I think a gun would be too loud and messy for him, so he would be more likely to have overdosed so he could have simply gone to bed and not woken up. However, I might be backwards on that reasoning and logic.

William strikes me as someone who was never good at expressing his emotions. He did what he had to get done and was reliable, but he was the kind of person that was often overlooked and alone. He would tell himself that he was happy, but he might have been lonely. This is purely my headcanon, but I think he might have been a businessman. Each day was a routine, and he was efficient with his routine, but he was also stuck in a bit of a rut. There’s a chance that he simply wanted to escape the endless repetition his life, which would be ironic since he was punished with the same sort of existence.

On to Ronald, who is very much a ‘live in the moment’ kind of guy. I think he was always the party type, although he was also a good worker. When it was time to work, he worked hard. Afterwards, he partied hard, but he wasn’t the kind to think of the future. He didn’t like to plan ahead or think of the past. While he was seen as responsible enough during the day, his nights was filled with alcohol, drugs, and women. At some point, balancing both sides of his life became too much. Something happened to push him over the edge. Maybe his reckless lifestyle finally hurt someone other than himself, and he just couldn’t face it. After all, he’s a decent guy overall.

I think it’s most likely that Ronald jumped off a building. First off, those shoes in the picture do look like his.

Jumping is sometimes considered an impulsive action since it doesn’t take any planning, which would fit into Ronald not thinking ahead. It’s also interesting to note that Ronald now has to jump down with his lawnmower for it to be effective, which could mirror his death.

Undertaker is a bit of an odd one for me. I have an idea that he might be the original Shinigami and might have never been human. I’ve read a theory that he was the one who collected the souls of the others, which is why he is shown as a solid figure on the cover of 106 while the others are mere skeletons.

I rather like that theory. If he was human, however, then I think it might have had something to do with someone he loved or thought he loved since his actions now seem related to attachments. He might have been a bit like Grell in that regard. Since the drowning figure shown appears to have long hair, that could have been him.

There’s really very little to go on with Alan and Eric since we only have them in the musical and the single image of the manga. If all the Shinigami are repeating their lives as humans to some degree, maybe there’s a hint there. Alan might have been ill as a human, and took his own life in order to avoid suffering. He’s another one who might have taken an overdose as that would fit his more somber personality. Eric is brash and impulsive. Just like in the musical, his actions might have led to the death or injury of someone he cared for, and he didn’t feel he could live with the guilt or without that person. Since his death was more passive since he simply allowed Sebastian to kill him, perhaps Eric allowed something to run over him - like a train or horse. He purposely put himself in something’s way so that he could end his life.

Sascha’s death seems to the easiest to guess since the hairstyle looks the same as the image with the rope.

Since Sascha claims to be happier now as a Shinigami, it’s safe to assume that Sascha’s life hadn’t been an easy one. There’s really no hints as to why beyond that. Sascha is a bit of an observer with the use of a camera, so there could be the feelings of not being able to participate in life. Also, there is a hint of a slightly morbid fascination that had preceded death. Sascha might have heard that those who commit suicide become Shinigami or was just curious what happened after you died.

There’s almost nothing to go on with Rudgar. He smokes, so perhaps something to do with fire? His personality seems close to William’s in some ways, so there might be a similarity to their stories.

Finally, there’s the newest Shinigami, Othello. The clue might be right there in his name since the character of Othello kills himself after finding out that his wife, whom he had just killed for betraying him, had been faithful. Like the Shakespearean character, perhaps our Othello had been lied to and done something horrible while believing the lie. After discovering he was tricked, he stabbed himself rather than allowing himself to be arrested.

That’s just my thoughts of the matter. I’ve read other theories as well, but i hope that answered your question, Anon. Have a lovely day!

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Hope they keep little happy 🔔

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best review i've seen

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It's been a while since I drew Louis and Lestat.

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claudia de lioncourt giving these to louis and lestat respectively

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Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

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Btw y’all can bet there’s gonna be sebagni in my dadbastian AU. Not the usual way people write it tho. I write this as a world where some demon species have no concept of romance, sexuality or intimate affection and their reproduction is a bizarre demonic version of cell division. However some of them, mainly those who have lived in the human world enough, might find humans (or other sentient creatures tbh) that they develop a special bond with and become close to, tho it’s a kind of bond that can’t be described with human language. So Sebastian just meets Agni and is like “he’s the one”, I call it a queerplatonic relationship because it’s the closest human term for it but if Seb tried to explain it we wouldn’t understand a word lol. But still sebagni nonetheless 😌

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(Edited to clarify a couple of things).

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Sorry I was briefly fixated on making ibuprofen memes and now I have many of them so take my collection and do with it what you will

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lulled by the devil

(pose ref)

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Feliz mes mi gente

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Oh the duality of man (or demon I guess)

featuring two sketches I did of Sebastian

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That Butler, The perfect drink

The original is called

The Making of the Perfect Martini, Guy Buffet, Lithography

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i lied i had like atleast one more weston thought to expell from my brain, before i miss this boat entirely. we're heading to green lands woooo