#em post

[le-trash-prince]

You can choose, Kenta.

[megabee4tw]

just realized i always read your name as "mega bee for the win". is this true and if not, what are your opinions on "mega bee"'s

Yup! It's "Mega Bee Four The Win", it's an abbreviation, and mild rebrand, of my other main username: "MegaCombee4tw". I think I shortened it for it not to be a Pokémon thing here, but it was a while ago so I can't remember.

Also I really like bees, bees are great.

[le-trash-prince]

Thinking about Jeff initiating physical contact, and Alan being so used to it like he knew the kiss was coming, like he gets these kisses all the time

Wondering if Jeff has given up his powers at this point

Wondering if Jeff would blame himself for not forseeing whatever is about to go down, if he'd blame himself for prioritizing his own peace of mind and assuming they were all safe now

[le-trash-prince]

Kenta vs. The Horrors

[le-trash-prince]

It’s been two days and I am still thinking about You know I am not kind. There is just so much of ART’s character wrapped up in this line.

[le-trash-prince]

How to respond to affection from your boss, ft. Jeff

Receive affection

2. Don’t respond

3. Just leave

[le-trash-prince]

I have a lot of great memories from when the Yuri on Ice creators came to Animefest back in 2017, but one of my favorites is at the beginning of the “Meet the Creators” panel, when the moderator was preparing to begin their questions, and Sayo interrupted to say that she had something she wanted to share first. And then she pulled out a PowerPoint presentation of all her favorite male figure skaters. Truly iconic, and it showed what a passion project the series was for her. I can’t imagine how frustrating the last several years have been for her.

[le-trash-prince]

Kenta & Pete pt 2

From the very beginning of their relationship, Pete used his status to establish himself as Kenta's protector. This is not uncommon for people living with an abuser, and this is something that really strikes me as a key part of Pete's character. He uses his privilege to help people.

When Babe left Tony's house, he did so after finding out that Tony had been the reason behind Babe's family falling apart, that Tony was a saboteur rather than the benefactor he posed as. Babe didn't learn about the other children being sold until Charlie told him about it.

But Pete finds out while he is still living under Tony's roof, and that is what prompts him to leave. He doesn't confront Tony about it, he simply leaves. Because this is something that he can't just stand by and watch happen. This goes beyond shielding someone from punishment. His status as an enigma won't help, it won't end the cycle, so he leaves. And as we know, he spends the rest of his life building up the power he needs to put a stop to these children being sold off.

But Kenta, who must know Pete so well at this point, sees it coming and tries to stop him. For Kenta, Tony's house is his entire world. Tony is the one who gave him life.

He wasn't even allowed outside without permission. He doesn't have any privileges, he's there as a mere accessory to the needs of others.

He's been conditioned to believe that he owes everything to Tony. He is part of this house, and this is where he feels he belongs.

But if Pete leaves, he takes the only good thing in Kenta's life.

What goes unsaid is that rather than Tony being hurt by Pete’s actions, it’s Kenta who will be hurt if Pete leaves.

I don't know yet whether or not Pete reciprocated Kenta's feelings, but I do think that the kiss is told from Kenta's perspective, and I think Kenta took Pete's silence as rejection. So when Pete leaves, he appeals to their brotherly bond instead. We will no longer be phi and nong.

And in Kenta's eyes, it wasn't enough. He wasn't enough for Pete to stay. Pete left to save the others, when he had promised to protect Kenta.

And how much abuse has Kenta suffered since Pete left? To him, he was abandoned and betrayed.

But for Pete, he wanted Kenta to make a decision for himself. Kenta views himself as a tool, an accessory. Objects don't make decisions.

But Pete views him as a friend, as a good person. Kenta is not the object that Tony treats him as. He has wants and desires, he has feelings, and Pete wants Kenta to understand that.

Kenta wanted Pete to stay, and Pete wanted Kenta to leave, and it is tragedy that neither of these things happened. This is yet another example of broken family that Pit Babe has given us.

Kenta thinks it is too late for him to change, even if he is constantly being torn apart by the things he feels he must do, and by the abuse he continues to endure.

But Pete thinks it is never too late for someone to change. He still hasn't given up on Kenta, and how that must burn—to have someone believe in you when you have never believed in yourself.

Kenta has spent years repressing his reactions to everything that he has endured and witnessed and taken part in. He is putting everything into convincing himself that he doesn't care, that he can even kill his childhood love as long as it is for the one person who has given him purpose.

But he does care, he cares so much, and he is closer to his breaking point than we've ever seen him before.

pt 1

[le-trash-prince]

The scene with Dean in the garage fucking broke something in me. First of all I have to shout out Lee for his performance because when he was monologuing at Babe after attacking him, his screams gave me chills. 10/10 fall from grace.

But Alan oh my god ALAN

The look on his face at the mere thought of another person he loves being destroyed by Tony. “Why don’t you learn from Babe and Way?” Haven’t you seen what that man will do? How could you do this to yourself?

It’s the way you can see both of their hearts breaking. Alan has tried his best to be a father figure to all of these men but his family is being torn apart. He’s not just angry at Dean—he is filled with grief, and yet he loves Dean even still, and he feels like he has failed him.

And the way Dean begs North to let him go after Alan embraces him. He wanted Alan to hit him again because he’d convinced himself that Alan never really cared. But now he has to face the fact that he’s betrayed someone who truly loved him as family, and it hurts. It hurts to be faced with love when you have turned yourself into a monster.

Ppl not watching Pit Babe assume all of our psychic damage comes from the mpreg but the real damage comes from the family we lost along the way.

[le-trash-prince]

THIS SCENE

THIS SCENE WAS EVERYTHING TO ME

First of all, shout-out to Nick for quietly but assuredly knocking on the door to the stall while Boston and his hookup are making out and then proceeding to give a heartfelt apology and confession, as if the hookup isn’t even there. 95% of people wouldn’t be caught dead even walking into the bathroom, and the other 5% would cause a loud, raging scene. Nick is in his own league.

Also I do feel bad for the hookup for getting interrupted and then having to stand at the back of the bathroom stall during all this. Shoutout to you bro.

Anyways can I just gush and be emotional over this scene? After everything that Nick has done to try and keep Boston by his side, he comes in with this speech to say goodbye, and he gives Boston so many things that he needed to hear.

First of all, this apology was absolutely necessary, as was the “You don’t have to forgive me.” Boston hasn’t gotten a single acknowledgment that what happened to him was messed up. The only apology Nick gave before was when he was begging Boston to stay, and that’s not a real apology, that’s just saying what you think someone wants to hear. While Nick could have gone into more detail about why what he did was wrong, this is still a heartfelt and genuine apology. He’s not apologizing just to make Boston happy with him. He’s not begging for forgiveness. He’s just saying that he’s sorry.

Then there’s this. This is one of the things I love about BostonNick because they do seem so truly happy around each other, even outside the bedroom. And Nick has never said it until now. Boston has gotten closer to saying this than Nick. And Boston probably hasn’t heard this from anyone before.

We know that Boston is used to people only wanting him for sex. We know he was surprised when Nick asked him to help move because he couldn’t comprehend someone wanting a favor from him that wasn’t sexual in nature.

Earlier this episode, Atom compliments Boston’s photography skills, but that conversation was about sex and Atom trying to get into Boston’s pants. Nick has already made it clear that he isn’t asking for anything, and I don’t think Boston is used to people complimenting him without an angle.

But this is the part that Boston needed to hear the most. Because honestly, who doesn’t need to hear this?

“You’re not a bad guy.” Boston especially is constantly villainized by the people around him, when there’s only a few specific things that he has really done wrong. And this statement wouldn’t hit the same coming from anyone else. Because Nick knows everything that Boston has done wrong, and Nick has done some of those same things himself. Nick means it when he says Boston isn’t bad. And this in itself is an apology for things Nick has said before. That Boston is a bad guy, that he deserved what he got for sleeping around.

“Your friends love you for who you are” It’s the way Boston has to steel himself for a moment when Nick says this. Hats off to you, Boston coz I’d be weeping. You are so dedicated to not feeling emotions but Nick has gotten to you.

“Because I love you for who you are.” Honestly do y’all think Boston has ever expected that he would hear these words? Boston is so scared of being known. He tries to wear his confidence on his sleeve, but he is scared of exposure and he is scared of letting people close.

And yet here is Nick, who knows Boston. Who knows that Boston lusts freely and openly, who knows that Boston can be mean with the truth, and that he has the fatal human flaw of desiring companionship. And he loves him. Who doesn’t want that!!

Boston is processing more feelings in this moment than he has in his entire life. The Boston of 8 episodes ago would not care about Nick saying goodbye. The shirt is bang on the nose once again because the old Boston, the pre-Nick Boston would be smiling like nothing mattered. But instead, his walls have crumbled.

I cannot say enough that I love the way this scene closed. That this is what pushes Boston to chase after Nick. The development!!! 😔🤌✨

And then we end with a parallel shot from before the bathroom!! The cinematic poetry is killing me. Nick seeing Boston with someone else and deciding to move on—and then Boston seeing Nick with someone else and realizing that he wants to hold on.

I need ppl to yell about this with because I’m not okay, I love this red flag ship, and I want to glue this scene to my eyeballs.

[le-trash-prince]

I thought this response was so funny

“Why the fuck would you take pictures of us kissing?”

For future blackmail material

To feed my voyeur kink

To put in my bestie scrapbook 💖✨ what’s wrong with that?

[le-trash-prince]

Pit Babe keeps acting like they’re doing omegaverse lite “they just have super powers that’s all” but I swear to god they’re going to have someone go into heat and another character is gonna explain it like “He’s overheated. You know, like a car.” And then “I’m gonna fuck him.”

[le-trash-prince]

head empty no thoughts just koala benz

[le-trash-prince]

From this ^

To this ^ 🥹🥹🥹

[le-trash-prince]

I just know that if ART were humanoid, it would be twirling its hair around its finger in this scene