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wonderlands x fyp

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havent read kaito's wl card story yet but tsukasa having a sekai for years and not noticing/finding it is both wild and so funny

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top hit wonderlands x showtime theatre troupe is actually my high school's student council ?!?!?

little wxs stuco AU comic from 2022

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just joined tumblr today. have this.

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An in the distance:

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hot take ??

the only reason people say that "mafuyu and tsukasa have nothing in common" when presented with mafukasa parallels is because they equate mafuyu and tsukasa being similar to "tsukasa has depression" because the fandom equates mafuyu's personality to being depressed and nothing else.

it doesn't help that people (primarily younger people in the fandom) who DO believe in mafukasa parallels end up making the mistake of portraying tsukasa as depressed because as of right now he is not (although it's possible he was in past because of his Very Unclear Middle School Backstory but that's irrelevant)

anyways, mafuyu and tsukasa are narrative foils because their core personalities are built off of the concept of wanting to make the people around them— especially their families— happy.

they both developed personalities at a young age based on someone they looked up to. for tsukasa, it was seiichi amami's performance that inspired him to be a star— a hero that could cheer anyone up. for mafuyu, it was her mother taking care of her that inspired her to be a nurse— and you can see the similarities from there.

for mafuyu, her identity would first come into conflict when her mother expressed her want for mafuyu to be a doctor— suddenly, "everyone's" happiness didn't match what she wanted to do, leaving her in a state of disorder and eventual depression.

for tsukasa, his identity was something he nearly forgot in its entirety at the start of the main story— becoming arrogant and fully absorbed in a hero persona, forgetting the kind person he truly is. furthermore, his current character arc seems to be foreshadowing that what "being a star" to him is going to be called into question— maybe it is something more than just being the main character that saves everyone.

their insecurities are incredibly similar.

in mafuyu's first mixed, mafuyu feels insecure towards ichika because unlike ichika, she feels as if her lyrics have no genuine meaning to be expressed to other people— despite them being her very real feelings. this is brought up again in her second mixed as well.

in tsukasa's third focus event, something similar happens. when watching seiichi's performance, he thinks that his acting is "real" and feels inferior towards him, which is ironic because tsukasa has been method acting this whole time. when tsukasa is acting out rio or bartlett or really anyone at this point in the story, it's not just those characters— it's a reflection of his traumas.

just like mafuyu, tsukasa undermines his passions he's poured his feelings into because someone else's work is more genuine in his eyes.

now, then, foils have many similarities and parallels (and i could honestly list a lot more), but how i define them is that they usually have some kind of major branching difference that MAKES them foils.

for mafuyu and tsukasa it's pretty straightforward.

mafuyu's people pleasing behavior comes from external expectations and pressures— her mother's demands.

tsukasa's people pleasing behavior comes internally, from himself— if he can't meet his own standards, if he can't be the perfect big brother or the perfect star, then he is nothing.

and even then, there's some overlap.

tsukasa's behavior was indirectly encouraged by his mother praising him for being a "good big brother" over the phone instead of asking him if he was okay while home alone.

mafuyu's terrified to be herself around other people because she doesn't want to worry or bother them— she doesn't want to be a burden— and projects her mother's expectations onto them, not realizing that they would prefer the real mafuyu if they knew the truth.

and the concept of mafukasa being foils is most perfectly and blatantly portrayed in these two cards.

mafuyu, the marionette, sitting limp on the floor— puppeteered by her mother's demands and donning a mask to hide her true self.

tsukasa, the jester, standing above everything else— puppeteering silenced plushies— his feelings. he's not being completely honest with himself, and he doesn't even realize it.

mafuyu has cut her strings and ripped her mask in half. she has acknowledged her true feelings and expressed them to her mother, even if she had to run away in the end.

tsukasa has not yet cut his.

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my wxs as n25 au story is finished!! it's completely entirely 100% self-indulgent, i made it out of boredom and out of procrastination for my schoolwork, and it has not been beta-ed, but i hope you enjoy it nonetheless :)

edit: NASHI FROM THE FUTURE HERE. i made a rewrite. pls read the rewrite instead.

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now this is a really strong parallel, but why is tsukasa the maater of the strimgs while mafuyu is puppeteered by them? because his situation is much more self inflicted

mafuyu is very directly controlled by her mother, but tsukasa's issues are a bit less straight forward in origin. his parents told him to smile and be brave for his sister yes, but they did not intend for him to internalise that as "i cant be sad ever". his expectations for himself, while yes first prompted by his parents, are entirely his own. the subconscious expectations his troupe have for him are because thats what hes lead them to believe. mafuyu very much is at someone elses mercy, but a lot of this is tsukasa's own making, and he doesnt even realise thats what hes doing

it can also tie in to how hes a bit neglected and spent so much time alone growing up. his parents are a negative impact because of the lack of presence in his life, which is the opposite for mafuyu

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also listen ok there's a REASON why i got dragged into jingfu and that reason is. Honorifics

jing yuan always calls fu xuan "符卿" (fu qing) which GUESS WHAT 卿 qing is a term of address for ministers/officials CLOSE to the emperor

BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IT'S FOR

1. term of address for intimate friends

2. term of address between HUSBAND AND WIFE?

now I'm not saying that it automatically makes them canon but the POTENTIAL here??? the potential,,,,,

plus the fact that 卿 qing can also be modified to be 愛卿 ai qing, ai meaning beloved???? as i said the POTENTIAL

and they are just so fucking funny too. that tweet that's like "pov you're just a little hater" "and? 🖕" THAT IS THEM

but at the same time that's not all there is because there is CLEARLY a history of trust and collaboration between the two. it's impossible for there not to be considering their positions; doubtless they've had to cooperate hundreds of times to keep the luofu running smoothly. plus, let's recall that these people live for eons so they've spent what. hundreds of years knowing each other? and they're close enough for fu xuan to call him jing yuan and not general (in private, at least, according to jing yuan's character story 1 (WHICH BTW WAS LITERALLY JUST THEM FLIRTING OVER CHESS WHAT THE FUCK MIHOYO?)).

WHAT'S MORE is that fu xuan tends to use 本座 ben zuo to refer to herself instead of 我 wo. like, when she's talking to us or other people she mostly uses 本座 ben zuo. but whenever we see her in-game conversations with jing yuan, she ONLY ever uses 我 wo. that's yet another display of intimacy; when you use formal (noble, even) personal pronouns then the people you choose to use informal personal pronouns around are very close indeed.

moreover, fu xuan describes herself as the best person to ask about jing yuan bc she knows him the most:

AND in jing yuan's voiceline about fu xuan, he says that he knows her mind:

so like the duality of this rivalry and arguing on the surface, but deep down there's this profound understanding of each other as individuals......... plus honorifics............. yeah they stole my heart

also they're just really fucking funny. To me

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So, just caught up on the light novels for My Next Life as a Villainess, and I have some takes I need to share somewhere on how I think this is going to end according to character, themes, and foreshadowing.

Of course, this story isn’t necessarily consistent with character. Or themes. Or foreshadowing. But light novel 11 gave me hope. Spoilers under the cut.

Keep reading

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theyre going to end kavehs whole career

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BONUS:

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Betrayal

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meeting your boss’ kids:)))

no im not delusional :))))))))))))

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your honour they may hate each others’ guts but their vibes together are ✨immaculate✨