#LITERALLY AND FIGURITIVELY

[basimibnishaqs]

"wahhh i hate the chosen one trope its so boring" mad because you're not the chosen one are you?

[daedelweiss]

The fact that HALF of those screenshots did not contain Leo concerns me... is he gonna get the "all leos treatment of being thrown through a window both in literally and figuritively" in other words mf gets TRAUMATIZED

also poor innocent baby gonna be really going through it, and his brothers look very worried and murderous

haha! there were just several scenes containing the missing turtles and i get giddy when i see the 3 of them in a shot, especially when they're arranged by arc 😂

but uhm... haha... leo treatment?? never heard of it haha- /s

[typingwithmyhandstied]

Would've Could've Should've is the ultimate song for Rosalind Lang (or at least one of them)

"If you would've blinked then I would've

Looked away at the first glance

If you tasted poison, you could've

Spit me out at the first chance"

Dimitri Voronin did all that to build up Rosalind's trust and form a bond with her, so that she would fall in love with him and be one of his tools. This displays how easily it could have not gone that far and how she wishes it hadn't. And poison is the only thing that can kill her.

"I would've stayed on my knees

And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil

At nineteen

And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven"

Rosalind was even 19 when most of this happened (I'm pretty sure but I suck at timelines). Now, she is stuck at the age of 19 and thinking about all of her bad decisions at that age even though it isn't even completely her fault.

"And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts

Memories feel like weapons

And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering"

Her past is full of ghosts. Juliette, Dimitri Voronin, all of the people who were killed that she feels like she is to blame for. She was also always wondering about things like love, and now she wishes she had stayed in that state.

"And if you never saved me from boredom

I could've gone on as I was

But, Lord, you made me feel important

And then you tried to erase us"

I feel like this part is kind of self explanitory, and I'm bad at explaining this. If everything with Dimitri hadn't happened, Rosalind feels like everything could have been the same boring that she was used to. She would have never destroyed it and not been able to go home to the Scarlet House. He made her feel like she was important and then destroyed everything including her and the ones she loved.

"God rest my soul, I miss who I used to be

The tomb won't close, stained glass windows in my mind

I regret you all the time

I can't let this go, I fight with you in my sleep

The wound won't close, I keep on waiting for a sign

I regret you all the time"

Rosalind wishes she could go back and change the past, so that everything hadn't happened. Dimitri is dead, but still the tomb won't close. She feels like she should have died and deserves to, but she didn't. She can't leave it in the past. She can heal from any wound now, but she still can't heal from the scars of her past (both literal and figuritive). She can't forget the past. She can't move on. She just keeps thinking about it and living in it even though Dimitri is gone.

"If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?

Years of tearing down our banners, you and I

Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts

Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first"

Again, Rosalind feels like she should have died, but she can't. And she can't let the past die either, so she feels like she can have no closure or clarity. She's been 19 for years. She's spent all her time trying to undo everything and redeem herself. She's done so long trying to fight back against Dimitri even though he is long dead. Rosalind has been chasing down the White Flowers and "tearing down their banners" ever since.

Summary:

Rosalind is stuck in the past. It won't die. She's trying to change it. While Orion is trying to go back to his perfect idea of the past, Rosalind is fighting to redeem, rewrite, and stop reliving hers. She is trapped in it and fighting the same battles. While everyone else moves on and grows old, she is still who she was at 19 and full of regrets.

[jacksmusesdrv3]

Do you have a link for the 'ouma isn't dead' theory? I want to reread it but can't find it. I absolutely love that theory but I always have a hard time remembering all the hints/evidence towards it.

Alas I don't have a very specific post of it (not anymore, or maybe it’s privated somewhere, or deleted, I can’t find it)- what I have is scattered pieces of evidence and general ideas of the theory everywhere and the kitchen sink

So to get a basic outline for mine at least, it’s basically:

Kaito plays a role in Ouma’s plan for the whole chapter- he helps co-ordinate a bunch of stuff that Ouma needs, and also keeps the group off his tail when they try to ask after him earlier on. To this end, he trusts Ouma enough to arrange and enact the Fake Crushing Plan(tm) and even help engineer his own kidnapping plot, among other things. Notice how cryptically he talks about the plan’s success to Shuichi, and obscures his relationship to Ouma when prompted by Kiibo to explain.

Kaito lies about the two items being crushed. Not only was the last Electrobomb way too useful to waste as a resistance item, the omni controller could not have been destroyed without freeing Monokuma from the trap designed to keep him away from the hangar in the first place (at least, such a thing would be pointlessly risky to do during this plot...)

Kiibo felt ill in the hangar due to the air- the reason had to do with something interfering with his systems, but in the JP text he was sure it wasn’t the Electrobomb causing that. A reason for that could be that he was sensing something in the air, however we never find out what it was that he sensed, just that leaving the hangar made him feel better (note: he is still within the Electrobomb’s range). The point being: perhaps a substance was used giving off a scent that he did not recognise and/or polluted the air, and that substance was coming from the hydraulic press.

Ouma used the Electrobomb in order to knock out the signal, to create the illusion that ‘the audience stopped engaging’. At least, the only established way to explain a sudden, timed blackout is an Electrobomb being used. All of this is so he can go underground - figuritively and literally - in order to mess up Monokuma’s master plan, that we don’t actually learn what it was in its entirety (due to missing bits of evidence- the nature of the ‘audience’ is a topic in itself, aha)

The long and short (without getting into all specific details of how they pulled it off- there’s... a lot to cover there): keeping Kaito as a possible ‘accessory-to-conspiracy’ in mind, and also a Danganronpa V3 script book that shows up in Chapter 5(?), the events of the plot may have gone down somewhat differently to what was said (Kaito’s a very good actor, so he’s capable of pulling it off, too)

I hope this helps! It’s an exciting thought, if hard to put down on paper entirely. I have a feeling some others may have gone through more particular details?

[cenobittten]

Here's a totally new take on FNAF for you

Trauma theory

The Five Nights at Freddy's franchise is an allegory for the impact of trauma, generational trauma and coercive control told through a family and friends business. Abuse also fits under that umbrella - initially physical, mental and emotional abuse before being extended to corporate, political and workplace abuse

There are many parallels between the pizzeria and ideological movements such as multi-conglomerate corporations, cults, religion and brands

Freddy represents the faceless corporation or other ideological movement. This is a constant until Security Breach. 

All other characters represent different 'roles' in each game, based on the dysfunctional family dynamic. This is why every single version of the characters are their own distinct entities.

Literally and figuritively, the trauma turns healthy, functional humans into robots. Creatures who can only function following their 'programming' or following instructions. They are entities designed to be manipulated and observed for entertainment purposes and do not have a 'self'. This trauma is represented by a 'bite'

The soul/remnant inhabiting the endoskeletons changes each game. This should be taken more as a broad, thematic concept for this theory rather than focusing on why each soul ended up where. The games do make sense filling in each relevant characters - I know where each fits - but ultimately that isn't needed to understand this theory. 

Multiple entities may be associated with each character depending upon the lense through which you read the game through. For example, Foxy is inhabited by Fritz, associated with Michael and also represents multiple roles, including the 'lure' (FNAF 1), the outfoxer (FNAF 2), the rescuer (Security Breach), the absent (misc other games)

The toy aspect ESPECIALLY the plushies are a vital aspect to the story. Implicitly, all of the animatronics are entities manipulated or placed into certain roles depending on the situation. However, the toy animatronics and plushes represent items of manipulation - individuals who are placed into the roles within the game. This is where the aspect of coercive control - where individuals are manipulated into playing subtle roles into manipulating others either by being forced, tricked or unknowingly. Therefore, FNAF 4 reveals definitively that all animatronics - especially Foxy - are pawns in a larger game. 

Sister Location marks a turn in the franchise. It is where we start to follow the stories of the Afton Family and others specifically. We begin to see new concepts at play like the impact of trauma on robotic functioning. The SL bunker is itself a metaphor for buried personalities, as a result of said trauma and coercive control. At this point, Matpat and the fan theorist's general perspective on each character's role is broadly correct. However, the stories of each have been tampered with and misrepresented, just as those in coercive control relationships unwittingly present masks/different faces for whatever reason. In other words, the games are also propaganda or misdirectional

MoltenMCI represents the coercive control that has taken place to manipulate the trauma survivors in the story into places/positions where they are effectively silenced or retraumatised. This can include being continually exploited for their stories. This comes from an expansive web of manipulation, propaganda and deception and is not the fault of any one character

Sister Location marks the turn of the franchise from trying to control people using trauma to preserving souls. I believe this became Freddy's goal once the technology became powerful enough to give souls immortality. Capitalising on the experiments William and other Freddy employees learnings and experiments, they perfected a means to capture souls digitally and place them in robotic bodies.

Crucially, these new robotic bodies came with additional capabilities such as the ability to see through walls, hear other animatronics thoughts and network with other technology

During Security Breach, we see signs that the experiments begin to broaden with food, health and digital realms becoming targets. Virtual reality becomes another means by which to transfer souls into digital consciousness. This is more powerful than the old means - creating trauma that induces compliance. Create a whole new version of a person digitally and they will do whatever you want.

Generational trauma and cycles of abuse are a big and integral part of the story. This is why so many stories echo and parallel one another. Children are bitten and go on to bite others.

In Security Breach, this extends to corporate and workplace abuse and - consequently - not all souls in the animatronics are children.

Our cast:

'Freddy' - The leader of an ideological movement or brand. Represents the top authority figure in said movement.

William - A morally-grey figure who may undergo a redemption arc. He becomes Springtrap and may or may not have been part of the resistance against Freddy's since Help Wanted

Henry - William's accomplice in the early days of the pizzeria. Unseen but vital to the story. He is as much to blame for the crimes that take place as William. 

'Clara' Afton - So far, ambiguous. Potentially William's accomplice or enabler, another leader at Freddy's. I strongly believe she is Ballora and Roxy. There are strong signs that she was an unwitting experiment herself. May have been blind as to the crimes occurring at Fazbear Entertainment.

Michael - The golden child. Initially, he was an unwitting accomplice in the crimes taking place at Freddy's but only due to being kept ignorant and a secret puppet. He was unaware of his role as the 'lure'. He himself was the victim of abuse and trauma connected to Freddy's from a young age and perpetuated the cycle. The trauma he experienced at Freddy's became the template for future victims due to the compliance and silence it invoked. As he matured, he understood the consequences of his actions and transformed into a kind, benevolent entitity who worked to free the family from Freddy's control

Elizabeth - A forced flying monkey. Traumatised at a young age, Elizabeth became William's favoured child - a confidant - while young. However, this subjected her to abuse at Freddy's (and from William and Michael personally), stunting her growth and ultimately burying her personality. She becomes an unwitting accomplice to William and his master plan, making her into a flying monkey. That is, until Michael's example of transforming into a kind individual and his return to the Sister Location to free the family.

Crying Child - An early victim to abuse at the hands of Michael and William via Freddy's. Killed before he had a chance to live, Crying Child's unique trauma saw him as a test subject to repeat the experiment that took place with Michael. He never developed his own distinct personality due to this.

This is based exclusively on the games. More is coming but I need to read the books and gather my thoughts together more.

[darth-sonny]

How much older is four??

You mention he was in the prison demension for years of all things..

I love that donnie both in the literal and the figuritive sense loss his twin

hmm. the answer to that question is:

I don't know

he's definitely older. older than Raph and One. and he's 100% older than his dad and Lee. is he older than Draxum?? mmmmmmmmm I don't know...

let's take a look at the Prime Leo AU time dilation: Leo was in the prison dimension for a whole month. but to his family, he was only in there for 10 minutes. now if you apply that logic to the W&W AU, Four was the for a whole fucking YEAR in Earth time, who knows how long it's been for him

so, yes. Four is older than everyone in his family, but he never really aged physically and psychologically

[awarehamart]

Some arts and WIP for a Libby, Ank and Vapour.

Libby's campaign recently finished so i thought I'd actually draw her happy for once in the second image with her mam Vanessa, who she ends up living with.

My goblin girl Ank's just been living the goblin life, killing shit and trying (unsuccessfully) to do good by her faerie patron, Tian. I want to finish the draw the squad with her party so bad but I've ran out of steam with it at the moment

Finally, Vapour is fairly new and I've only played her twice but she's haunted literally and figuritively by a white dragon

[sofie-sims]

While Holly was busy “fertilizing” the pee bush, one of the boulders started a fire on the lot!

She tries to ignore the fact that her life is (literally and figuritively) going up in flames…

“Nope…nothing to see here.”

There’s also a wild fox running amuck—thanks to yet another lot trait. Luckily she doesn’t have anything for him to steal.

As the fire spreads, it finally registers in Holly’s brain just how much danger she’s in.

And she’s starving—but of course she can’t roast (or do anything) on a lot with an active fire on it! Ugh. At least she has 2 more days before she eventually dies from hunger (sometimes you gotta look on the bright side).

Meanwhile, the flames are increasing and showing no signs of letting up. I didn’t want her to use the fire extinguisher because that just seems…unrealistic? Where would she get a fire extinguisher on a deserted island? So for now she’s just waiting it out—hopefully it dies down soon.

In the meantime, I’m sure she’ll continue freaking out and running around like a crazy person.

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[yioh]

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[kindauglypikachuicon]

Anyone who has terrible fashion sense is committing a crime everyday

[skittymon]

Akechi is actually a bastard lol

[spitefulsatanwrites]

'bully in big boy shoes' (C. rk800)

ask; “What abt Connor reacting to the reader punching the shit out of Gavin”

warings; cursing, slight violence in the workplace

rating; pg13

pairing; conner model rk800 x GN!reader

summary; conner has been getting pushed around at the DPD since he has arrived and y/n is sick and tired of gavin reed always being agressive towards him.

pre-revolution

~

"hey, tin can." the voice game out gruff and sounded like someone's annoying younger brother trying way to hard to get your attention for something completely foolish.

the voice belonged to gavin reed and oh boy oh boy, did it travel throughout the entire office, which seeing as it was almost always bustling with life and people, that was pretty impressivly annoying.

conner was standing with his back turned to the man in the semi - spacious break room making a cup of coffee to help sober the lieutient up from his hangover, flipping a small coin in between his aligile fingers and back into his palm when the voice from behind him caught his attention.

conner had been dealing with gavin for weeks now while, he hadn't stepped off since he arrived and if he didn't know any better he would've said it must've been out of some sort of pent up jealousy or insecurity or even rage.

but today was different for some reason, conner couldn't explain it and it made gears whirl figuritively and literally in his andriod brain.

"Give it a rest, Reed you've picked on him everyday this month and ne never gives you a reaction."  y/n, a senior detective on homicide, spoke up before conner could even respond to the insufrable nickname Reed had given him on the very first day he even stepped into the DPD.

Reed's head sanpped back to them and he seemed surpised, you hardly ever spoke up at all and when you did it was always about work, you hardly ever stuck up for yourself that is.. "this is between me and him y/n, keep out of it."  he said recovering from his slack jawed silence after a moment, but you weren't having it, you were feeling bold today and if you were honest, you liked Conner, he was nice to you, and Gavin was the worst.

"is it, though?" you asked squinting at him with a fake suspision, "cause you talk so loudly, sometimes I think you want every one to hear you being a bully" you laughed bitterly and looked back to  conner, who was just quietly watching the exchange, his face not showing much but his LED was blinking wildly like he was in deep thought about something.

Gavin tried to speak but you merely cut him off like he wasn't talking at all, or like he was below you, like he treated everybody else, "I think.. you just like to swing your dick around because you're an attention whore and need constant validation, you constantly need to feel like someone thinks you're 'SO COOL' but are you.. really?"

you slowly made a paced walk towards the man, who was sputtering out curses trying to find the right words to hurt your feelings, but truly nothing he could've said would've hurt coming from someone like him.

he was red in the face and looked so pitiful if it wasn't him you would've felt a bit bad about your harsh words, but in the moment it really only made you wanna laugh in his face, he finally managed some words after a long few moments, "whatever, you're just protecting the plastic prick because you wanna fuck him or something, stupid bitch.." was all he got out

"excuse me?"

now you were fuming, "you're gonna regret those words when you eat your goddamn teeth." you barked out angrily, flinging yourself towards him fist raised to land a solid blow to his face but before you could make contact Conner grabbed you by the arm and pulled you back, "y/n, I am going to suggest you don't do that." he said simply, artifical brown eyes just boring down into yours, you wanted to pull away but you were completely captured by his touch for a minute.

Reed was already snickering, backing up with his hands up like he was surrendering, "yeah, tin-can.. control your partner there.. fuckin' manaic.." he grumbled before heading back out towards the main area.

"what a prick." you muttered with a sour look on your face, still staring out where Reed had left from, god how much you wanted to just give him one good punch to the face..

"why did you do that?" conner, whom you'd almost forgot was there asked from close behind you, "I mean, I am an Andriod, he cannot destory me and if he does.. I will just be replaced."

y/n was a bit taken aback, not even they knew truly why they did that, maybe it was because you hated Reed or maybe just because you liked Conner or maybe both.

"cuz'.. I like you. Just because your an android doesn't change that, nobody should be treated like that— he’s just used to swinging his dick around for attention.”

that made the gears in conner's artifical mind whirl again and his LED flash a mixture of the three colors, "oh." was all he managed, but you had changed him, you'd taught him something without even knowing it, something he'd always remember.

[sleepyghostuwu]

Part 6/??: Akutagawa Fluff

Read Part 5: https://sleepyghostuwu.tumblr.com/post/655760104867627008/part-5-akutagawa-fluff

Sorry I didn’t update this for a while…😅 I‘ve been getting a lot of homework and requests lately and the exams aren’t helping either 🥲 There was also writer’s block to deal with, so I got stuck. But now I finally thought of something to write, so here goes! Enjoy! :D

P. S. Thanks for the 157 followers! I really appreciate your support!! <33

Warning: Lots of crack

- It all started when you entered the office.

- "Morning, everyone!" You chirped, expecting the usual "Morning, (y/n)!" and Kunikida's ignorance as he went about his work schedule.

- It took you approximately a minute and a half to notice that something was off about your colleagues.

- Atsushi and almost everyone else (except Fukuzawa; he's too busy to deal with this lol) was staring at you like you've just broken the law.

- Kunikida was staring at you with the disappointed expression he usually reserved for Dazai, which wasn't a good sign.

- What made it worse was that Dazai was looking at you with the innocent smile he uses whenever he was playing pranks on Kunikida.

- Gulping nervously, you ask your colleagues nervously, “Um, is there something wrong…?”

- Silence. Kunikida adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat. Then, walking towards you, he suddenly slammed his hand on your desk and went ballistic.

- “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!”

- You flinched at his harsh voice. “M-me? What happened?! What did I do?!!”

- But Kunikida was too mad to give you any hints. “YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT, SO STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH AND ADMIT WHAT YOU’VE DONE!!”

- You look at your colleagues pleadingly, silently begging them for an explanation, which they didn't give, because Ranpo wasn't interested in the tide of events before him and the others didn't want to intervene, especially when an angry Kunikida is involved.

- After an intense moment of silence, Dazai finally began to speak, his innocent smile twisting into a sly grin.

- “You see, (y/n)-chan…I may or may not have told them about your date with Ryuunosuke Akutagawa.”

- “You WHAT?!” Dismay seized you in its vice-like grip as Dazai’s words echoed in your head. You knew Dazai was a snitch, but you didn’t expect him to be that evil.

- Dazai’s child-like grin remained plastered on his face. “You see…the office was getting boring, so I thought I’d spice things up.” 😏

- “Hey, you’re the one who knew that Akutagawa was going to ask me out yesterday but passed it off as a mission instead of telling me about it!”

- Kunikida’s flaming stare was now diverted to Dazai. “You‘re the one behind all this?”

- “…maybe?”

- You braced your ears for another round of Kunikida’s lecture, but the poor man was too tired of Dazai to even think of talking to him. Clenching one of his fists, Kunikida adjusted his glasses with another hand and grumbled incoherently as he returned to his desk.

- As soon as Kunikida left, your colleagues began bombarding you with all sorts of questions about your dinner with Akutagawa.

Kenji: Woah, (y/n)! You had a date? What does that mean?

Atsushi: "Are you alright, (y/n)? Did he hurt you?"

Kyouka: "He'd better not." >:(

Tanizaki: "Wait, so did he ask you out or was it the other way round?"

Yosano: "Are you guys together now?"

- You choked at Yosano's query and spluttered furiously, "W-what? No, we're not! We just met last week!"

- "Oh, really?" Yosano seemed amused at your reaction.

- "Yes!" You exclaimed, clearly outraged at her words. You and Akutagawa together? The world would perish along with you, literally and figuritively. Huffing in contempt, you excused yourself to the washroom to compose yourself and sort out your thoughts.

- You didn't like Akutagawa, not in the way your colleagues suspected. You were just nice (or scared) enough not to decline his offer to bring you out.

- Or...did you accept his invitation to eat out because you genuinely wanted to?

- Yosano's question had successfully caught you off-guard; it sent you staring at your wet reflection in dismay as even your emotions begin to confuse you. Then, throwing more water at your face, you finally calmed down and decided to head back to work.

- As you were returning to the office, you suddenly heard loud, muffled crashes coming from the Armed Detective Agency, followed by a lot of yelling. In a panic, you activated your ability and burst through the door, bracing yourself for a tough fight.

- The door swung open, revealing the horrific scene behind it. The windows were shattered to smithereens and the walls were freshly scarred with deep claw-like marks. One look at the wreckage and you knew that the Agency was about to pour a lot of finances into the repair works. Spotting your colleagues crowding at a corner, you shut the door and rushed towards them. "What in the world happened while I was gone?!"

- Glaring at you, Kunikida stepped aside, revealing Dazai, who was holding back a battered Atsushi and a certain man in a black coat. Your eyes could not get any bigger in shock.

- "Akutagawa...what are you doing here?"

- Akutagawa did not reply. Kunikida's voice was stern as he towered over the mafioso and commanded him to speak. "(Y/n) just asked you a question. Answer it."

- Hesitantly, Akutagawa pointed at your desk, which was, surprisingly, still standing on the ground. On the tabletop was a coffee cup that was still in its takeaway cup holder. Surprised at the sight, you shifted your gaze back to Akutagawa, whose pale cheeks were now tinted pink.

- "Oh..." you could not help but feel flustered upon realising that Akutagawa tried to give you a gift, only to be cornered by the Armed Detective Agency.

- Then again, as someone from the Port Mafia, he had broken into the office, so it was not surprising that the Armed Detective Agency would retaliate.

- "Well?" Kunikida demanded for an answer, shooting daggers at Akutagawa, who had no intention to embarrass himself with such a lame excuse.

- You decided that it would be better to answer on Akutagawa's behalf and began shyly, "Um...he came to give me coffee."

- There was a stunned silence as everyone (and even yourself) tried to digest such an absurd explanation. Even Dazai was looking at Akutagawa in astonishment. "Interesting...I didn't know that giving a cup of coffee required such a drastic method."

- "YOU DID ALL THIS FOR A CUP OF COFFEE?!!" A horrified Atsushi yelled at Akutagawa, who was now glaring at the weretiger.

- "You got a problem with that, Jinko?"

- "Alright, both of you, that's enough," Dazai's cheery voice broke the impending argument. "Why don't we sit down and talk through this together? Fighting you is getting tedious."

- Before anyone could respond, the door suddenly burst open, revealing a blonde woman in a suit. Her hair bun was ruffled and she was armed with a pair of guns. Aiming her weapons at the Agency members, she shouted, "AKUTAGAWA-SENPAI! I'M HERE TO SAVE YOU-"

- However, before she could finish, Akutagawa cut her off. "Lower your guns, Higuchi. We're just about to have a talk."

- "But, Senpai! They-"

- "I said, lower your guns, Higuchi."

- Reluctantly, Higuchi obeyed and lowered her weapons. Smiling, Dazai tipped his head towards the door. "Why don't we head downstairs for coffee? This place looks terrible."

AJJGJHGJGJGJ I'm so sorry I didn't update this for so long QWQ I had homework to do and exams to prepare for but I just couldn't stand how long part 6 has been sitting here as a draft so I had to finish this up- ( T v T ) I'll try to upload part 7 ASAP once my exams end and also rewatch BSD because I need my memories back HAHA- Stay safe, eat, drink and rest well, study if you're still a student like me and shine bright! Bye~!

[nachosforfree]

Regarding the last post: WHO DID FUCKING WHAT????

SKEPHALO IS DEAD FIGURITIVELY AND LITERALLY 💔

[princess-of-the-corner]

how would dannys teacher act if he knew about dannys condition

Its not like he could really do much to help, but... ignoring the times the kids disappear(both figuritively and literally) while trying to help them keep up on stuff they missed is a good start.

[putschki1969]

Hello!

Do you have any idea of what Keiko's ミチテハカケル could be translated as? Katakana titles are the worst :(

Hi there!

For everyone who doesn't know, ミチテハカケル is one of KEIKO's solo songs. she debuted the song at her K002 **Lantana*咲いたよ** concert and it was included as bonus content on the CD which came with the Blu-ray release of the live. Check out my post with booklet scans (incl. lyrics) and MP3s of this release.

As for your question...well...it is indeed quite tricky with titles such as this...Katakana lyrics are the bane of my existence!

Anyways, I will still give it a shot since I actually haven’t looked into it yet and you have made me curious with your ask. Here goes nothing...

I am pretty sure ミチテハカケル is katakana for 満ちては欠ける (michite wa kakeru) which describes the ever repeating phases of the moon, waxing and waning. Once the waxing reaches its peak and the moon becomes a full moon, it will immediately start waning, an ever repeating cyle if you will.

Different variants of the combination “michiru (to wax/fill/overflow/rise etc) x kakeru (to wane/lack/miss etc)” are often used in metaphors to highlight the fleeting nature of things. Nothing stays in the same position just as the moon waxes and wanes; Yet, the one constant in life is that everything is a rise and fall, things will always repeat themselves. Most often, this phrase is used to showcase similarities between the moon and love. Something along the lines of: love starts waning once it reaches its peak, just like the moon, so you should treasure its fleeting climax. But one should not despair if love is lost because a waning moon will eventually become full again just like a wonderful love will grow anew.

Having said that, it is still pretty hard to come up with a suitable translation, especially one that fits the song title and how the phrase is used within the lyrics. Depending on the context you could go for a literal translation and just say “waxing and waning” or pick something more figuritive like “fleeting”, “transient” “ever-changing”, etc... Phrases like “ever-repeating” “cycle” or “again and again” would also work even though they are kinda the opposite of the previous set of words I just mentioned. Either way, I would definitely treat it in a metaphorical sense and use a simile or another figure of speech to make comparisons. Taking a closer look at the lyrics I would personally translate ミチテハカケル / ミチテハカケテ as follows:

ミチテハカケル輝きが消滅するMelody Just as the moon waxes and wanes, the brilliance of a melody disappears ミチテハカケテ繰り返す日々に間違えないで Careful not to make mistakes in this cycle of ever-repeating days ミチテハカケル照らされて鳴り始めたSymphony Just as the moon waxes and wanes, a brightly shimmering symphony starts ringing ミチテハカケテ振り返ることはいつでもできる I can always look back over the past, like an ever-repeating cycle ミチテカケテモ終わりなき旅は進んでいくよ Despite this journey being a never-ending cycle, I will continue onwards

(Note: I think one can see a pattern here. When used as ミチテハカケル it feels most natural to translate it as a metaphor for transience. When used as ミチテハカケテ I would personally interpret it as a way to emphasise the repetitive nature of what is happening. It is actually quite redundant to use ミチテハカケテ together with 繰り返す/ 振り返る / 終わりなき because they literally mean the same in this context.)

All right, I hope this was helpful. Please note that I am not a poet (or particularly articulate or an English native speaker) so I am sure there are better ways to express the different layers of ミチテハカケル in the English language but alas, this is all I could come up with :P