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i do, in fact, believe Touhou is both structurally complex and internally consistent. i also believe that the works have explored an array of themes. there is not much else like it out there. i enjoy it as weird doujin multimedia Literature.

i take offense when people suggest ZUN does not know what he is doing, or that the works lack consistency or intention. there are few other fandoms where so many are quick to dismiss the complexity and merit of the source material in favour of cherrypicked interpretations. i think Touhou-as-Literature can be interpreted in a broad range of ways, as most Literature can be — but that doesn't mean there's not a concrete foundation!

there is a very clear difference between the broad collective of critical readings of Middlemarch and my headcanon that Dorothea is a repressed lesbian: these operate on different levels, and one of them is self-admittedly much less substantial. if you aren't familiar with all the Substance of Touhou, i can't blame you — it takes, like, months to "catch up" on the official works at any sane pace, and they're very fragmented to the point where you have to make an active effort to line them all up in your mind. but you can do these things. ZUN does consider them, if that's important to you. to suggest that the "substance" of his work lacks the elements needed for people to enjoy it purely on the merit of Canon is to suggest it lacks quality or sophistication. this isn't actually the dig at Elitist Fans you think it is: it's an insult to ZUN and the series itself.

and to be clear, this doesn't mean i think you shouldn't dream up weird sex headcanons about Momoyo. that shit is hilarious — i do it too. but the existence of fans who enjoy more direct readings of the works and critiques built off those readings does not threaten you having a good time doing something else. if you step onto someone else's blog, you should expect them to respond to your readings of the work with their own.

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༺ 𝔴𝔥𝔦𝔪𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔬𝔱𝔥 𝔭𝔫𝔤𝔰'𝔰 ☽🔮☾ ༻

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Fruit ice lolly themed stickers

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Red heart shaped homeware

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DRIED FLOWERS

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pngs - wax seals

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pressed flower pngs

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Sun postcards compiled by Dick Seeger (1980) PNGs.

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Random PNGs, part 170.

(1. From "The Fireside Book of Children's Songs" illustrated by John Alcorn in 1966, 2. Sun god opal, 3. From "The Un-zodiac" by Hallmark 1971, 4. Sun mirror, 5. Polyhedral sundial attributed to Francis Brief c. 1575, 6. Glass sun (?), 7. Sol (allegorical figure) illustration from 1596, 8. Sun wall plate c. 1880, 9. Gold & gemstone scent bottle.)

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ourgh idk

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at this point 2 sunny days in a row makes me feel like im on fucking adderall or something