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“got married as soon as possible” yeah we know

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I'm like experiencing yuri pssychosis

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Thai fansign event with Vivinos and Qmeng-- Q&A shared by participants

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sorry but YES YES YES I ALWAYS LOVE THE FANARTS THAT HAVE HYUNA FONDLY SEEING HYUNWOO IN TILL NOW IT'S REAL AH

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till is the maknae

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Live in memory

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ALNST Watch/Read Order

Here I've tried to compile an order to consume ALNST by listing all the main pieces of content in order by release (not the BTS tho) to understand the story better and in hope that you'll enjoy this experience with context that you wouldn't get with the MVs alone (ofc I won't list everything that could provide lore, but if you're also interested in looking through all the other material, I made another post with all the links) (also if you think I forgot something pls I invite you to point it out so that I can add it)

Legend: Music Video -> ❤️, Patreon Free Tier Post -> 💜, Comic -> 💙, Sub Songs -> 🩷, Others -> 🤍

❤️ - R O U N D 1 | Alien Stage

❤️ - ALIEN STAGE

❤️ - R O U N D 2 | Alien Stage

🤍 - Alien Stage Official Site (link: https://alienstage_eng.creatorlink.net/)

❤️ - R O U N D 3 | Alien Stage

💜 - ALIEN STAGE Audition Behind the Scenes-

💜 - My Clematis: The First-Ever Harmony

💜 - A Legendary Comeback Coming Soon!

💜 - INTERVIEW WITH LUKA

❤️ - R O U N D 5 | Alien Stage

💜 - Anakt Garden Child's Diary

💜 - Goodbye, Anakt Garden!

❤️ - TOP 3 | Alien Stage

❤️ - MIZISUA | Alien Stage

💜 - ALIEN STAGE MAGAZINE

❤️ - All-in | Alien Stage

💙 - Cheer up (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💙 - On the stage (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💙 - Untitled (Ivan and Sua's conversation) (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

🩷 - Love & Peace (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Hyuna Part.1)

🩷 - Drunk & Party (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Hyuna Part.2)

💜 - IVAN INTERVIEW

❤️ - R O U N D 6 | Alien Stage

💙 - Confession (og ver/ fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💙 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TILL (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💜 - Anakt Garden Outstanding Student Interview

💙 - Untitled (Touching Lips) (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💜 - Guardian Interview: Pet humans trending! Raising them well pays off!

💙 - 🍴(og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

💙 - Heavenly Garden (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

❤️ - F I N A L | Alien Stage

💙 - Trace (og ver/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

🩷 - Nowhere (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub: Ivan Part.1)

💙 - Our diva (official eng tl/fan eng tl: @/WhataFruit on X)

❤️ - wiege | Alien Stage

💙 - Arise and walk (official eng tl)

🩷 - Take My Hand (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Hyuna Part.3)

🩷 - Heart (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Sua Part.1)

🩷 - Paratise (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Ivan Part.2)

💙 - The True Face (official eng tl)

💙 - My fragile god, fading fast (official eng tl)

🩷 - Mi Vida Loca (VIVINOS - ALNST Sub : Till Part.1)

❤️ - KARMA | Alien Stage

💙 - The Witch's Decision (official eng tl)

💙 - Scars (official eng tl/fan eng tl: @/ka_akeakamai on X)

💙 - Remember Everything (official english tl/fan eng tl: @/ka_akeakamai on X)

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Isaac literally taught his little brother, his adopted sopping wet miserable cat son to ride a bike, it's so ridiculous but it's so sweet, I love these guys

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sobbing and crying and wailing and howling like a crusty dog about the new comic There's So Much to unpack but I can't see or think with my tears. So none of this will be coherent or completed thoughts, just straight up word vomit

I think the biggest thing is the fact that Till only begins really unpacking his trauma and grief once he is older. More specifically, when he realizes he is older than Ivan. I feel like it's such a significant detail (obviously since the comic does kind of center the last half on it) because Till is now an adult and holds more life experience to reflect on the past, which finally gives him the ability to (try to) understand Ivan whereas before he couldn't.

I feel like you can see it in the dialogue Till gives to Ivan, because it's important to remember that this isn't the real Ivan but a hallucination. Ivan isn't saying anything; Till is the one making him say it, based on what he believes Ivan would say.

I find it so interesting and heartbreaking that in the moment Till begins to understand Ivan's perspective, Ivan's face can't be seen.

These two panels aren't juxtaposed, but they are still in the same pose. And it's Ivan "saying" the lines "can't you say it first? I wish you'd say it first" that triggers Till to reflect on how old Ivan was when he died. And that's what leads to the second panel. Exact same pose, and Ivan's face can't be seen. I think it's this moment that Till realizes that Ivan wanted comfort, and thus that Ivan had been scared.

However, Till can never know for sure because Ivan is dead; he can never confirm or follow-up on this, as reflected by the shadowed face.

Even when Till starts verbalizing his realization that he's outgrown dead Ivan, we still can't see his face:

And Ivan is still in his Round 6 outfit/the form he died in. I feel like this reflects how much Till regrets not understanding Ivan during this time. Not just during Round 6, but when they were this age, when they began the competition-- the time they all really needed support from one another.

I don't think it's a coincidence that even as we see child Ivan's face in the memory, we never really get to see hallucination Ivan's face as this is happening.

AND THEN THE FUCKING HUG WITH BABY IVAN??!??!

Something about how adult perspective on childhood and something about how even though it happened too late, just having an understanding of what Ivan was going through/empathizing with his fear is enough to bring Till some peace because now Ivan isn't a figure to fear but rather someone Till knows cared about him. Like as he's going to hug Ivan, it looks like they'll kiss right??? But the positions are reversed because Till is the one on the left and initiating while Ivan is on the right and looking shocked but Till doesn't kiss Ivan. Ignoring shipping, the hug shows that Till isn't pushing Ivan away anymore, that he's not rejecting him anymore out of not knowing what Ivan's deal was. And the fact that Ivan becomes a child when Till says "I never knew you were so scared" reflects how he's retroactively re-contextualizing their past and understanding why Ivan chose to sacrifice himself and the love that existed, that they were family and I'm crying and going insane and I can't write anything comprehensible anymore

You know how sometimes the healing process is like, you as the adult forgiving your child self or providing for your child self. I feel like it's like that but towards the guilt of dead childhood friends/family. But also something about how you can never fully understand the people close to you, especially loved ones you've lost, but you can always trust that the love was there. Even if you don't understand it completely or if it wasn't compatible with you, past or present, it was there and sometimes that's enough

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Maybe it's the brainrot speaking but here's my Alnst x K-pop Demon Hunters au

Mizi: Zoey

Sua: Mira

Till: Mystery

Ivan: Abby or Romance (Haven't decided yet)

Hyuna: Rumi

Luka: Jinu

Add you ideas if you want, it's fun to see others interpretations :3

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Scars

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The “accident”

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Till coming to terms with his survivors guilt in a way Mizi and Hyuna were never able to!

Throughout the comic Ivan is either presented as he was in round 6, or as a child. He is either this choking, forceful presense causing Till harm, or he is unobtrusive and relaxed.

These are the lenses through which Till has interpreted Ivan all his life. His childhood friend, and the man who died with him.

But now the question, "were you disappointed?" He is seeking a deeper understanding of who Ivan was as a person. How Ivan may have seen him and how that may have driven him to act in the way he did. He begins to see him as he truly was, a grown man unmarred by their final moments together.

It is not forgiveness. It is not reconcilliation or even reciprocation. But it is this understanding that can enable Till to work past his trauma.

Ivan cannot be infantilised like Luka. He also cannot be what Sua was to Mizi, this idea of what happened twisted and distorted as a way to punish herself.

Till can begin to see Ivan as the truest representation of himself, as imperfect as he was. And he can use this to start moving on.

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Healing my child after karma✋🥸❤️‍🩹~

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Lion fish.. Till..

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Nowhere.