#Fall Hair Colors

[cinthgarden]

Hi sorry it’s been awhile. I cinthfied him in the meantime

[moniqueesworld]

Autumn is here🍂🍁 I know what you’re thinking…and the answer is yes.

[arttsuka]

Stanford, your boyfriend lab partner blew up

[kulai]

cali shenanigans (they dont know each other on roblox)

[anakirui]

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.

[mikelogan]

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (2023)

Kate Siegel as CAMILLE L'ESPANAYE

[blackwomenrule]

[kneworder]

getting back into the transcendence au by finally reading some foundational texts (@seiya234’s series)! family of all time <3

[eggsistential-breakdown]

whole slew of ian doodles from various @reblogincarnation-blues writings!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Badass Mindscape Ian from Chapter 4 of All the Old Familiar Places

Same as 1

Very normal Bian (he's ok) from Chapter 5 of The Mirrored Heart

Soulmate AU Ian as Mira meets him in Chapter 3 of The Mirrored Heart and an older version because he survives to a happy ending and I'm giving him one (1) break (soulmark design inspired by this awesome art by @that-ghost-pal!)

pissy little baby Ian!Bill from Chapters 4 and 9 of All the Old Familiar Places

Twice divorced gray eyesed Ian (my favorite chew toy) from Chapter 1 of The Mirrored Heart

Sick of this bullshit Bian from Chapter 5 of The Mirrored Heart

This bullshit Bian from Chapter 4 of The Mirrored Heart

[pricknim]

My take on a human Rarity in a college au type of setting

-> is studying medicine because her parents want her to become a doctor

-> is interested in the biology part of her major at least (to her own surprise she's really into geology)

-> chose her current uni just to get away from home ; she's only keeping in contact regularly with her sister; only calls parents once a week

-> is really into fashion, would like to pursue it, despite her parent's wishes (she just needs a push)

-> bi

-> died her hair after moving out; got her piercings in high school, but hid them from her parents

-> is rooming with Rainbow Dash in the dorms ; asks her a lot to model for her ; they get along surprisingly well (after a few months)

-> met Fluttershy first, she patched up her bag that got ripped prior somehow

-> got introduced to Applejack through Fluttershy, she often patches up clothes and makes stuff to her and her family, so AJ is more than happy to supply her with materials when needed

-> met Twilight and Sci-Twi in their shared classes (could tell them apart right away) ; they introduced her to Sunset Shimmers

-> met Pinkie through Rainbow; through Pinkie she became good friends with Maud and Starlight

[ashleyslorens]

[believeintheruin]

The parallels were too much for me so I had to draw them hanging out/ Siffrin (isat) babysitting the Collector (toh)

[horseshoemybeloved]

Doodles I did on scrap pieces of label paper :)

[biganimal92]

shout out to my boy lampwick

[dragon-tidbits]

Saw a post of yours where you were asking for requests. If you’re still doing that, how about Stan (Gravity Falls), but he has long hair?

Behold, the many flavors of Long Hair Stan tm

[blackwomenrule]