#I like angsty/sad media sometimes though tbh

[leejeann]

Danny Motta started watching Link Click and the name sounded familiar and it looked super interesting in his reaction vid, so now I've started watching Link Click. Just finished episode 5, actually cried, it's going great so far lmao

[thekillingmoonmoon]

🦋 here before I make an attempt to go to bed!

As a literature major I could go on forever about the significance of any damn literary symbol I see and butterflies are no exception 😤 it doesn't help that my Gaelic roots call me to find good or bad omens in nature.

And I could definitely use some therapy myself after reading TR; the immense grief I feel alongside the characters hasn't been this bad since I watched 91 days a few years back, and it forces me to wonder just how I've been able to somewhat steadily cope with all the grief I've endured in recent years.

Having a soft spot for that mutual care and affection between two partners is absolutely valid and if anything I fully endorse those kinds of dynamics! In the case of Ran I can absolutely feel that tender care for the reader oozing from his soul in both the way he verbally and physically interacts with us. (And I am absolutely tired of tragic love stories myself tbh)

Alas, I am both excited and nervous for Dahlia given the angsty components of it, and oh dear. I imagine it must be very awkward for the Haitanis to have to be in the same room knowing what beasts lurk within in the form of Ran's underlying affection for his brother's girlfriend

As for faves, my heart lies with Inui, Ran and Wakasa. Absolute worst? In all honesty Taiju is on thin bloody ice right now. I know he's an awful man but there's something about him I can't quite discern. As for guilty pleasures, Hanma is one whom I have quite the liking for but I will deny it to my grave. Maybe I just have a thing for guys who wear round glasses? Zeno Robinson's portrayal of him in the dub is no help either, it's simply brilliant.

Thus, my thoughts of Ran and Rindou are ones that I must dwell on before bed. Until then, very much love to you!

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hello sweet 🦋, I hope you had a good rest! I am responding right as I am about to sleep😌

Another Lit Major! I feel like I'm gathering together a secret society of literature nerds 🌚I completely get you with regard to reading everything as an omen or a symbol, sometimes it gets a bit difficult to turn off when you're consuming media but I guess it comes with the territory.

I also have Gaelic connections😳 apparently one of my ancestors was a highwayman🤨 but that's not fully confirmed

TR is truly an emotional journey. Like, the first arc or so feels so light (bar Baji ofc, but we don't get to know him well enough to truly grieve him) but wow does it escalate quickly👀

the problem is, I read TR in one night. like four hours hunched over my tablet like some manga gremlin and just sniffling my way through the last few arcs (Tenjiku arc WHY?) so I really went through all the stages of grief in a short period of time.

a lot of the fics for TR are very dark and sad and I totally understand that this is how many people process their feelings about content and that it's a very healthy and valid way to deal with emotions. but if we don't get a happy ending for TR, I still want to create the opportunities for happy endings within that universe? maybe it's sappy and unrealistic, but it is also a manga about a timeleaper and a kid who can take down people in a pair of flip-flops.

rose red!Ran is such a sap, I love him. just this devilish gentleman rogue who would offer up everything for those he loves, including his own happiness, which is why he stood aside and watched Rindou and Reader be happy together. But now Rindou has made his (empty) bed, and must lie in it (alone). because he hurt reader, whether intentionally or not, and even though Rindou is Ran's beloved baby brother, Ran's love for Reader and his devotion to her happiness seems to have taken precedence 🙃 I will address how Rindou felt about Ran's not so subtle feelings for reader and how he dealt with them (spoiler alert, he played ostrich) so don't fear! (although I am full of fear, lol)

You have excellent taste, my friend. Top tier pretty boys with excellent hair (I'm personally a fan of Black Dragon! Wakasa's unruly mop of silver hair, very 90s, very soft) and I just know that all three of your boys are so sweet and tender with their lovers, and snarky/solemn assholes with everyone else - which is goals, really.

hmm.. Taiju. taiju taiju taiju. if you've been here a while you've probably realised that I use a lot of religious/spiritual metaphors around, and that I'm a strong campaigner for religious guilt as a kink. and Taiju just ticks all my horrible man boxes, oh dear. my worst is Kisaki. like man, just get that she's not into you. try dating someone else. get a hobby that doesn't involve revenge over a woman's freedom. like he's so clever??? he could be so successful in something not illegal or horrible??? idk, it's clear that he isn't using his braincells to think about his life choices.

and of course Hanma is the best worst guilty pleasure. like he's so unhinged. he'd be such a terrible partner, but my god would he be loyal. he would destroy everything for you, and laugh whilst doing it. I do think it would be very difficult to earn his loyalty and affection, esp now after Kisaki's [redaction]. he's finally felt emotional pain, proof of his humanity, and it would take one hell of an individual to worm their way into his heart. but a relationship with him would be wild. like, off the wall, screaming with joy in the early hours kind of wild.

hmm I should not ramble

I hope you had sweet dreams about the lovely Haitani brothers💕 what's your favourite Haitani era?

my thoughts tonight are of Takeomi, as per usual, and his stupid 90s grunge boy haircut from the Black Dragons era😅

lots of love to you💕 and good morning when you read this!