I think one of the interesting metanarrative elements of xxxholic is how the reader gradually grows to love Watanuki along with the characters. I know loving the characters happens with most media, but we meet him at the same time Yuuko does, which is to say, when he is alone. So it feels as if we are becoming the part of the family he's built for himself! And it is very fun also in the sense that I had a similar reaction to you in that Watanuki can be a bit Much in the beginning, and in the same way Doumeki himself feels, until a lot of that is stripped away to pure love for the Noodle Boy
Yes!! Absolutely!
The fact that we meet Watanuki at his most lonely, and we don't even realise it? And neither does he?
And we have to slowly grow to learn what he's about and figure out his journey alongside him? And make all these discoveries about his past and his reality at the same time that he does? It's a very powerful journey to go on with a character!
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tonight i am thinking about how will said “where’s dustin right now? see, you don’t know, and you don’t care, and obviously he doesn’t either and i don’t blame him” during the rain fight and then by s4 dustin was the party member that mike was closest with
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For his birthday, Xue gets a little smile from Xiao and a practise polearm. He also gets lifted into the air by Zhongli, many doting headpats and a little trip to Mondstadt to meet up with Klee (and albedo).
Before accepting the gift from Xiao, he hugs him. "Thank youuu! Does this mean you're going to teach me how to use it?" He looks up with his big light pink eyes, hoping Xiao would say yes.
Then, hearing that he gets to go on a little adventure with Zhongli made his eyes light up so brightly. He gives Zhongli a big hug. The small dragon could bounce off walls he's so excited. He's thrilled to be going to see his friend.
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So I’ve started playing dnd with some friends, and so far, here is what has happened:
My character is a tiefling, and the one other tiefling decided it would be fun to trash talk the (I can’t remember her race but I’m just going to say) elf in infernal with my . He didn’t realise said elf could also speak infernal.
That same tiefling tried to seduce the dragonborn character within a minute of meeting it. He’s a warlock. (Luckily he failed)
The same tiefling kept trying to suggest setting the super thick forest on fire and burning everyone. The dwarf kept trying to suggest cutting down a tree in the forest. The “elf” kept trying to stop them as she’s a tree hugger.
Yeah that’s about all I have to report. See you next week with more dnd updates :)
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shoto todoroki is fucking shameless. and surprisingly clingy.
he’d done a good job becoming a little more social little by little. he’s still a little wonky and awkward during the few times he tries to make conversation, but he tries and that’s the good part. you’re proud of him.
you’ve known shoto since you were kids, his closest friend, you’d seen him through it all and you’re so grateful that he’s found friends he feels comfortable and happy with, though he always reassures you that you’re dearest to him, which always makes you a little too giddy and flustered for somebody who’s supposed to be his closest friend and nothing more.
you’re in the cafeteria chatting with your mutual friends, shoto had told you to go off without him since he needed to go the bathroom and you found yourself sitting next to midoriya when he’d scooched in next to you, happy to see there was still a spot for him at the table. you liked midoriya a lot, he was sweet, cute and most importantly he made shoto come out of his shell in a way that you regrettably never could, plus the way he flails around when he gets embarrassed is pretty funny.
(you did notice ochaco’s face going completely blank for a few seconds, but you didn’t think much about it.)
after a few minutes of giggling and chatting shoto shows up, and something is immediately wrong with the way his natural straight face goes absolutely dead in the span of three seconds. it’s subtle, but you know him and it’s there. there also seems to be a chill in the room now.
he’s at your side of the table in three seconds, but he doesn’t register your smile in greeting as his cold gaze is glued to the green haired boy next to you.
“midoriya,” and his voice even sounds a little deeper, colder as he speaks like he somehow managed to use his right side on his mouth.
“that’s my seat.” he states calmly.
“oh ! my bad, todoroki !” izuku splutters an apology, but shoto’s eyes do not waver, staying fixed on the boy until he grabs his tray and makes a move to stand “i didn’t realize this was your spot, sorry !”
you feel a little bad at how intensely he’s apologizing, but you’re still shell shocked about that look. shoto seems unfazed though, his expression morphs slightly when izuku goes to squeeze in next to iida.
“i always sit next to yn.”
it’s so stupid. really, it is. how fast that makes your heart beat. because shoto does always sit next to you, he always has and he still always does when you come over to his house. but it’s the fact that he didn’t say he always sits here, in his unassigned assigned seat.
he said he always sits next to you. and your mind and heart races.
you don’t get much time to think because immediately he’s next to you, sighing before sitting as close to you as he can. he looks over to you and you look back, still a little startle but his features are soft again when he looks at you. he drops his utensils to thread his fingers with yours under the table.
“ did you wash your hands, mister ?” you tease, but you squeeze his hand when he squeezes yours. he frowns but it’s not the one from before. it almost looks like a pout and you snort.
“yes, i did.” he snips, you giggle and his eyes soften. even as you assure him you were just kidding he doesn’t mind, he couldn’t be mad at you.
you offer him a bite of your lunch as truce and he leans forward and plops a piece in his mouth from your chopsticks, then offers you a bit of his precious soba noodles and even holds a hand below them so they don’t spill because he insists on feeding you himself.
your friends pretend they don’t see the lowkey romantic exchange, but with the way shoto keeps insisting to have you eat his food and the soft barely there smile when you crack a joke that manages to break through his icey demeanor, they can start to figure out why he wanted to sit next to you so bad.
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