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daniels-kun · 1 year
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transmascutena · 3 months
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thinking about how akio sees his younger self in utena and wondering if there's any fondness there. doesn't change the horror of what he does to her obviously but i do wonder
#akio and utena#m#long ramble in the tags sorry:#the thing about akio is that he's so evil bit he's also so human#he has feelings. i just don't know what they are (if anything) toward his victims#he loves anthy at the very least i'm sure of that. even if he hates her too. just like she loves and hates him. the lines are blurry.#and i just. i have to wonder whether any of that extends to utena at all. we know anthy at times feels similarly about utena and dios#(and akio by extension.) the simultanious love and resentment. so it's not too unlikely i think.#like. even though he never had anything but bad intentions in getting close to her#i'm not sure it's possible to do everything he did and feel nothing#not that he has any meaningful amount of guilt or remorse for it. i don't think that.#and i obviously don't think he “loved” her in any of the ways she might have thought he did#but did he not care at all? did he not feel any kind of fondness or sympathy or just. idk. pity? for her?#whatever the case it wasn't enough to reconsider having her killed so you know. how much does that actually matter anyway#idk. i think about it a lot. how abusers are rarely entirely indifferent toward their victims#the role he's playing in her life is so fucked up but it IS a role he's playing and i wonder how much he you know... internalizes it?#how much does he believe the illusion of family that he invites her into? because akio DOES often buy into his own illusions.#(similarly i think it's possible that akio is fond of touga too. their mentor-protégé relationship is horrible and abusive#but that doesn't make it less real. you know? maybe real is the wrong word.)#when he talks in episode 25 about wanting utena and anthy closer that's obviously so he can continue to groom her#but is there something genuine there too? i don't know.#again. it obviously does not make anything he does better or even different. but it is interesting to think about to me.#on the other side of that coin does seeing his own past youth and naivete and desire to do good that he (maybe) once had#reflected back at him through her mean anything?#is there resentment there? that she is what he couldn't be? or more likely he just thinks that idealism is stupid.#either way it's something he wants to take from her. anyway ramble over.#i talk a lot about utena's feelings toward akio (familial vs romantic love and the way the two are intertwined in fucked up ways)#but not much the other way around. probably because utena is actually a sympathetic character whose feelings the show very clearly#wants you to analyze and think about.#which is... less true for akio i think. though he's still a complex character with complex motives. he's just harder to get a grasp on.
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motheryves · 5 months
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i just got done watching EP 33. when utena was trying to dissociate herself by talking about food and shit to distract herself from what's happening to her, that actually made me cry. like my heart broke.
fuck you, akio. you fucking bitch ass nigga.
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elliesgaymachete · 6 months
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Just got to revolutionary girl utena episode 33 and uhhhhhh like i figured something like this was coming eventually but god damn…….. this shit’s fucked up……… 🫠
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fagmegumi · 1 year
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i know I should focus on writing and not poke hornets nests but. though saionji haters of the “i dont care about him & dont wanna hear about him” variety are completely valid . If you for real think saionji is a villain the way akio is a villain. you completely missed the point of the show
#and i dont even mean that theyre the same but akio is much worse#i mean that we are literally shown - textually - that saionji is a steadfast; loyal; honorable boy whothinks he is upholding a strict but#fair moral system and genuinely means well#but he like everyone else (male and female) is groomed into the fucked up partiarchal worldview of possession and control that says that#people like him (men; ‘princes’) are responsible for protecting others at the cost of their own well-being AND the well-being of those they#are ‘protecting’#and we literally see everyone at some point or other fall into this slippery slope at akios behest INCLUDING utena both in tje first arc#when she thinks she can’save’ anthy just by telling her what to do and later when she slaps wakaba (the SAME gesture as saionji to anthy in#ep 1) after being manipulated by touga#in fact saionji being the boogeyman in the first arc and bein shown being abusive in such a self evident and ‘uncomplicated’ way at the ver#y beginning. is the POINT. bc from then on the manipulation abuse etc gets more subtle complex layered and complicated by many different#interpersonal rships at the same time.#but saionji is also literally again TEXTUALLY shown in the final arc#to paradoxically be a better person than touga who seems the least bad of the 2 and goes around calling himself a feminist#bc when saionji sees the truth of what akio is and what the duels and prince/princess roles do to people he immediately is disgusted and#wants nothing to do with it and cannot even STAND the sight of akio. whereas touga sees it just as clearly and has for a much longer time#but he still will not separate himself from akio because he wants the power he thinks he can gain regardless of the consequences and hurt#to himself yes. but also to others; anthy utena nanami AND saionji.#and this isnt even to say that ohh the real bad guy is touga actually hate touga instead. tougas situation is also complext#none of the kids are bad people (though some are better people than others i.e. utena and wakaba)#they are all victims of a system in which they are being groomed and manipulated to play roles that disregard their humanity and cause them#to be in pain and to put other people in pain#and lastly you can say ‘well but saionji was still an asshole he slapped anthy while she was in a sort-of gf role to him that’s literally#abuse.’ and YES. he was and it is.#however rgu isn’t about finding The Bad People who do The Bad Things its about showing how these toxic systems perpetrate themselves to the#misery of EVERYONE involved.#and that happens because people buy into it from a VERY young age. but that doesnt mean they cant learn better.#the only truly bad guy in rgu is akio and that isn’t because hes an exception to the ‘everyone is a complex morally grey human and people#cause hurt to each other without setting out to do so’ but because he’s NOT a normal human being he is basically a thought experiment.#of what would happen if someone LOST the ability to change and question themselves and learn better. or you could say. to revolutioniz
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vaugarde · 2 months
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ngl i actually quite like the black rose arc
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jiusyn · 8 months
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OHMYGOD UTENA FINALLY FOUND OUT
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citadelofswords · 1 year
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there is VERY LITTLE that is happening on screen that i like!!!!! what the fuck!!!!!
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the-cooler-king · 4 months
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Anthy himemiya gives me the strength once again to get through the day...
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dellalyra · 10 months
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𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 - 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
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A/N: request from my wife @soraya-daydreams - this is almost crack I stg.
Summary: The kids try edibles. Yuuji - maybe went overboard.
CW: the kids do edibles, swearing, crackfic, one or two suggestive sentences idk. mdni shoo go away
“But where would we even get it? It’s not like I have many drug dealing contacts.” Nobara hisses, as the three first years discuss their plans in a secluded part of the grounds.
“Fushiguro - your parents would definitely know where to get some, why don’t we ask them?” Itadori pokes his boyfriend’s shoulder.
“Yeah they probably would, but they don’t do that shit anymore - Dad never could because of … all the eyes. Plus, with Akio being so young I don’t want them to have something to worry about if they start to fuss over us all smoking.” Megumi muses.
“Valid - when we started dating your Dad gave me lube and condoms and asked if I needed the sex talk, I think I died again that day.” Itadori nods, solemnly.
“Back to the issue at hand! Where do we obtain one bag of weed?” Nobara says, hands slapping the desk she sits at.
The three first years had decided that they wanted to do teenage stuff - since their lives were so crazy, Megumi was a potential heir for a large Sorcerer family and the son of the strongest sorcerers alive - Itadori was Sukuna’s vessel and Nobara was well on her way to a first grade, as well as the issues with being a young woman in sorcery. Because of their guardians (self-appointed) being as chill as they were, they didn’t really have anything to rebel against, so there was no point in sneaking out when they can just say where they are going with a ‘text when you get there’ from Y/N. There was no point in trying to sneak their parents alcohol, because there’s a ‘you can drink with us, or under our roof safely’ policy in place too. There was no secret dating, Itadori and Megumi were together already and Nobara… well, she hoped it wouldn’t be long before a certain Zen’in girl realised she was crazy about her. So that left smoking a joint, but Itadori said he had tried a cigarette before and hated it when he was at a party in school and Nobara didn’t want to smoke and stain her nails - so it was decided Yuuji would make brownies… special brownies.
“We could ask someone? Todo, maybe?” Yuuji suggests, before being answered with a unanimous ‘absolutely not’.
“I don’t know anyone else we could ask for weed from!” He responds, his sole idea shut down.
“You guys need weed?” A voice asks from behind them.
In the archway to the part of the garden stands a tall, beautiful woman with long blonde hair - holding a motorbike helmet under her arm and smiling.
Megumi thought he knew the woman from somewhere, photos maybe? Or was she at the wedding?
“Tsukomo-san! It’s - absolutely amazing to meet you!” Nobara says, shooting up from the bench.
“Wait - Yuki Tsukomo?! Who was Todo’s mentor?!” Yuuji adds.
“Ah, so you know that little knucklehead. Crazy kid, whole lotta balls I’ll tell ya that much. So - you guys need weed?” She says, leaning against the arch and shoving her hand into a pocket inside the jacket, before producing a small bag of greenery from inside.
“Eh! It’s - not what you think, we’re not - wait, is that weed? You have some?” Nobara asks.
“Sweetheart, I’ve travelled the world and back twice, of course I have some good - here, take this - share with the boys if you want.” She says, winking at Nobara who, for the first time in 6 months, swoons over someone who isn’t Maki Zen’in. Yuuji doesn’t fare much better.
She turns to leave, but gets caught by the sight of the boy beside Sukuna’s vessel.
“Holy shit, kid. Frightened the fuck outta me, fuckin’ clone of your old man.” She says, surveying him.
His head snaps to look at her.
“You knew him?” He asks.
“Yeah, cool guy - pretty fucked up, but still pretty cool. If ya ask me, you were way better off with the Jujutsu Royals - Y/N’s a badass, love that lil’ lady. The beanstalks alright, too - got some talent. She have the baby yet?” She asks, as she clips her bike helmet on.
“Um, yeah. He’s 10 months old now, just started walking.” He says, flabbergasted by this woman.
“Sick one, tell her good job from Yuki. Enjoy kids.” She says, and saunters away - and second later they hear the rumble of an engine.
The three are silent for a minute.
“What the fuck just happened?” Yuuji asks.
“Um… a special grade sorcerer just gave us a bag of weed.” Nobara says, equally as confused.
“I’m too tired for this shit. C’mon, let’s go inside.” He says, as they all begin making their way to the dorm rooms.
“Bone apple feet!”
Yuuji plops a plate of really delicious looking brownies down on the desk in front of his two fellow first years.
“So… do we just�� eat a brownie each?” Nobara asks.
“Well, I made 6! So there’s 2 for each of us? Or we could ask the second years -” Yuuji is cut off.
“Ask the second years what?” Came the voice of Maki Zen’in from the doorway.
“Oh! Are they brownies?!” Panda asks, immediately making a beeline.
“They’re eh… special brownies.” Megumi nods.
“Shit - you kids make edibles?” Maki asks, a pleased smirk on her face.
“Do you guys want some?” Yuuji asks.
“Shake!” Inumaki says, sliding past Panda to grab a brownie as he turns away to pull his mask down and eat.
Maki looks at Nobara, who flushes and smiles, as Maki takes a seat on the bed beside her and takes 2 brownies - passing one to the flustered girl beside her.
Yuuji and Panda go next, each almost devouring their brownie in one bite - with Megumi taking his and deciding that you actually can’t taste the weed.
They all sit there for a few minutes.
“Yuuji - are you sure you put enough in? I’m not feeling anything?” Megumi asks, perplexed by the lack of effect.
“Well, I used the whole bag - but it was pretty small I guess.” They all just sit and chat together until out of the blue, a highly unusual sound comes from the corner of the room.
Inumaki was hysterically laughing at his phone, tears streaming down his face.
He spins the phone around, and immediately Maki and Megumi lose it laughing - true, belly shaking laughter from both the ex-Zen’in’s.
The video in question that made them all lose it was a man doing a voiceover on a video of a bird.
Maki’s laughter doesn’t seem to disturb the girl beside her, who - apparently within the last 30 seconds - passed out asleep, drooling on Itadori’s shoulder, and cuddling his arm.
Itadori on the other hand, had never looked so serious in his life. In his head, he was desperately trying to answer the universe’s biggest questions.
Are we alone in the universe? Is there other intelligent life? What is life, what are we here? Are human’s the true villains? Which Disney villain has the best fashion sense? Who closes the bus door after the driver gets off? Is this a simulation, am I being controlled by a greater being? What is God, was Ariana correct - is God a woman?
His mind was running through every profound thought a man could ever have, the universe’s question’s suddenly becoming his main goal and a quest only he can achieve.
Megumi’s interest in the multitude of videos that had Maki doing impressions of birds and Inumaki cackling had dwindled, growing distracted by the beautiful boy in front of him. Yuuji was so pretty, so perfect, so kind and so sexy. That thought flushed through his mind as the memories of times they had… ‘spent the night’ together made him giggle like a schoolgirl and flush bright red. He made his way over to Yuuji and sat himself on his lap, stroking his hair and pressing kisses to his cheeks.
“I love you, Yu - you’re so pretty. I wanna be your husband someday and I’ll help you make meatballs every night and we can get a dog.” Megumi started his enamoured rant, as he realised he’d never said these things out loud before and wondered why the hell hasn’t he? They’ve been dating for 4 months now, he must have just forgotten. He continued gushing over his boyfriend and pressing kisses to his nose and cheeks - Yuuji was externally smiling and had the Nobara free hand wrapped around his love’s waist but inside his mind was a whirlwind.
Is the s or the c in scent the silent letter? How does glue not stick to the bottle? What is colour? How many holes does a straw have? Is this real - am I real?
Panda, on the other hand - had never felt more paranoid in his life. This room, eyes everywhere. They we’re watching him, the walls we’re watching him. He abruptly stood up and stumbled to the door, and tried the handle.
It didn’t budge.
(It was just locked, he just needed to slide the lock.)
He tried again.
Nothing.
By now he was panicking and pulling at the door with all his might. He was Panda - he will not be imprisoned! So he did the only thing he knew and slammed his way through the door. It flew off its hinges and lay in two pieces on the hallway floor.
In the corridor, looking at a cheering Panda, running away and chanting ‘freedom’ - stood a tall, white haired man and his wife.
They just exchanged looks with each other before poking their heads into Nobara’s dorm room - where they had originally planned to knock.
They both surveyed the scene in front of them for a moment, before you just whispered:
“What the fuck…?” Your voice alerted the kids who all immediately froze.
“Is this opposites day? What’s going on here, kiddos?” Satoru asks, leaning against the wall.
“Nothing! Nothing is going on! We’re just - we’re having a girl’s night!” Yuuji spouted.
“Yeah! A girl’s night.” Megumi agreed.
As you both looked at all of them, you poked Satoru and pointed to your eyes - desperately trying not to laugh. The red eyes and droopy faces and flushed cheeks were painfully obvious and highly recognisable from your school days.
The kids were high as shit.
“Oh - what are you all doing?” Satoru says, thoroughly enjoying torturing them all.
“We’re eh - Nobara and I - we’re talking about boys! Crushes on boys and things. Penis talk.” Maki tries to explain.
Inumaki can’t deal with this and can’t hold back his laughter as Maki says ‘penis talk’ he loses his mind and flops laughing onto the desk.
“Maki honey, you’re a lesbian.” You say, and she raises her eyebrows - forgetting the ultimate flaw to her excuse being that she has no more interest in penis possessing men than she does going on a date with a curse.
“Also - Nobara doesn’t look like she’d make for a great conversation right now.” Satoru smirks, looking at the slightly snoring Kugisaki.
“Yuuji? Megumi?” You say, excited to hear what they say.
“I am doing homework! Studying, learning about eh - curses.” Yuuji says, picking up a blue object from beside him.
“Oh? I didn’t think you could do homework on a Nintendo Switch?” Satoru can’t help it now, the frantic excuses might be the highlight of his week.
“I do my homework beside a switch everyday.” Megumi says, smirking a provocative smile and pinching his boyfriend’s cheek.
That’s the final straw for you and Satoru who can’t help it anymore and the dam breaks.
You fall into him, head in his chest as he almost collapses from crippling laughter as you all survey the whacked out teenagers.
“Shit, ‘toru - were we all the obvious?” You ask, wheezing.
“God no - you guys were way better, how high are you?!” He asks, tears falling from behind his blindfold.
“I’m 5ft 11 inches.” Megumi says, smiling brightly and patting the top of his head.
That sets you both off again.
“Oh fucking hell, this has gotta be edibles.” You say, trying to catch your breath.
“That’s a fun word - isn’t it, edibles? ED - IB - LES. edi-bles. Wait - am I saying that right? Hold on, am I talking or is this in my head?” Maki considers.
Megumi stands up at this point, and puts a hand each on you and Satoru’s shoulders.
“Mom. Dad. You guys - you guys. You’re awesome. I love you both, Mom you are so badass and scary and you give the best cuddles and shit! You made a baby a while ago and then like? You can make flowers kill people? That’s so awesome. Dad you’re like, an idol, you’re so cool and it’s so fun that you have so many eyes, you’re like a spider! And I like your fancy hair.” He says, before throwing his arms around you both and hugging you tight into him.
Who the fuck was this kid?
You pet his head and thank him, and Satoru says that you both love him too - and that he also likes his fancy hair as he desperately tries not to laugh.
You notice Yuuji is deep in thought.
“You okay, Yuu?” You ask.
He looks at you, the most contemplative look you’ve ever seen on anyone.
“Is a gingerbread man made of house? Or is a gingerbread house made of flesh?” He asks, eyes wide with realisation.
You and your husband sit on the bed, megumi curling back up in Yuuji’s lap as Maki and Toge continue cackling over videos of dumb animals.
You settle in, Satoru’s arm around you.
There’s no way in hell you’re missing this show.
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transmascutena · 6 months
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rose-bride-bracket · 11 months
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alright, while I work on deciding who to include in the bracket (+ other things), here are all the utena submissions I got. only one shall survive to the actual bracket. I could make a mini-bracket, since there are 8 different characters, but I don't really feel like it. therefore,
propaganda below (note - some of these characters had multiple submissions, so if they are eliminated here, the rest of their propaganda will be released afterwards):
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shiori: You wouldn't really vote against Shiori, would you? 🥺 Even if she knows you must hate her, don't you want to mend your relationship? 🥺 When she's depending on you with all her heart? 🥺 She knows what she wants this time, really; this must be it. She's winning, right?
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touga: Victim of CSA forced to perform an impossible gender expectation that is unhealthy for him and will ultimately kill him(metaphorically or literally depending on how you view him in Adolescence). Betraying the only people in your life that may have ever seen even a sliver of vulnerability from you and manipulating them for both your own goals and playing your role as a pawn in Akio's fucked up game. Honestly? It's about being forced into a position of inferiority and a feeling of being used and using that vitriol to hurt and manipulate others to gain back that sense of power no matter how superficial. Just kinda choosing to live in your coffin because the idea of anything else is so foreign that it's terrifying and feels like a death in itself and to make that choice would mean abandoning everything youve done to adapt to the current system.
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kanae: shes soooo rosebride. shes so desperate for the princess role which she technically has achieved but which she'll never actually have. the way she's compelled to blame anthy. ough
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idk who this is but it's not mamiya guys right. mamiya has purple hair and he set the fire and both of us are alive and we will obtain eternity together right guys. right: hes such a rose bride. literally. but to me hes his own kind of rose bride. at least before. yknow
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juri: Underrated as Rose Bride to Ruka. Forced to swallow down her emotions because he decided he knew what's good for her.
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saionji: he needs a W. but also he's kind of a rose bride in relation to touga specifically--being manipulated by him to continue playing the role he's been given
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nanami: oh you know ;) (ridiculously loyal little sister being manipulated by her older brother)
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utena: 39 episode run of Akio trying to rose bride her
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hotmonkeelove · 8 days
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Dear Fellow Utena Fans,
I am really ashamed to be part of the Utena fandom here. Seriously, I can't turn around without seeing people saying, "Saionji and Touga's abusive behaviour is because they were in denial that they're gay for each other." That is not funny, nor insightful, nor realistic. I'll tell you what it is, though. It's fucking homophobic! I am sick of it! RGU's appeal is largely due to its themes of queer acceptance, but you people can't even learn from it! You just promote hateful, dated stereotypes, because "Huh-huh, that's funny!"
The terrible ways Saionji and Touga are shown treating people has nothing to do with their sexual orientations, whatever those may or may not be. It's all to do repeating a cycle of abuse they have both fallen victim to. Touga has been sexually abused most of his life (likely by more than one perpetrator). He copes by acting out this sexual abuse on his best friend, attempting to abuse his sister, and his compulsive promiscuity. Touga also manipulates and back-stabs those around him, thinking it makes him superior to others, i.e. no longer a victim. Saionji copes with Touga sexually abusing him and betraying their friendship by lashing out at anyone who angers him. He is particularly abusive to Anthy, as he thinks that as the Rose Bride, she has no feelings. (In fairness, Anthy has also convinced herself she has no feelings, and actively goads him into hurting her, at Akio's behest, to lure Utena into the duels.)
If you ship Touga and Saionji, fine, that's great! Go right ahead. There is certainly a lot of angst/ tearjerker potential there, with them working to rebuild their broken friendship and overcome the horrible trauma they've been through. They're both in need of a lot of healing, which could develop into romantic feelings for each other, as well as a redemption arc. However, claiming they're abusive because they're gay and trying to downplay the abuse they, themselves, suffered, is just a load of bullshit.
This stupid joke/ theory is insulting to not only the queer community, but also abuse survivors. (And yes, I fall into both those groups.) Being gay doesn't make anyone an abuser, nor does being abused by someone of the same gender make a person gay. I shouldn't even have to say that, let alone twice on my blog, but idiots...
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I hate when people think Utena and Anthy are solely fighting over Akio in the last arc, how stupid can you get?? Yes this is about James Somerton.
He also made a really gross joke about Anthy and Akio..
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It’s sadly not just James Somerton being a fucking weirdo, but it’s something I’ve seen in the fanbase more than I’d like to say. When I say this I mean others joke about relationships similar to Akio and Anthy as well.
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do you for real hate lestat? i mean, he’s still not far off from his white book counterpart who ran alongside louis in chasing and murdering enslaved people. or is it because his character is supposed to be a horrible dirtbag that people love him for the villain he is? is it because he’s blonde and a manic pixie that people are more likely to look past the horror of his actions in favor of magnifying the tragedy of his self sabotaging nature? in vc where all the characters are morally bankrupt it seems lestat is the only one embraced as the demon he is lol
this is an interesting question. well first and foremost he's not a real person he's a fictional character and i find him very compelling at that..i feel like a lot of the people who profess to love lestat dont actually like the character just the few traits they've abstracted to make up a character in their heads? like he's certainly manic but he's not under the manic pixie dream girl trope at ALL but you wouldnt be able to tell that based on like.i was going to put a bi flag cat ears edit from twitter but i actually dont even want to propagate it it's so terrible. i agree its sooooooo annoying to me that people are endlessly interested in dissecting his trauma rather than his abuse . as if they cancel out and as if that makes sense to do w the show like why are you anticipating what will happen in season four rather than enjoying the meal in front of you . and it's always a weird relatability thing that's at its core a total refusal to empathize with Black characters. Like the show specifically is one of the best depictions of abuse i've seen and i think it's really important that it shows abusers are not one dimensional monsters incapable of love. if your worldview is predicated on a dichotomy of good loveable people who went through bad things and evil irredeemable people who do bad things then not only are you incapable of imagining change or growth but also you are wildly irresponsible wrt your own capacity for harm. love and abuse can and often do exist tangled up together and that doesnt elide or excuse the abuse but it makes what survival or healing looks like very complicated. this is incredibly rich subject matter and people are. well actually i am going to make you look at the cat ears edit i wish there was away to put spoilers like discord. actually no i dont want it on my blog nvm but just imagine it says "thriving in non-discriminating bliss" and theres a best mom ever mug. anyways do i HATE lestat? no like there are good well written characters who are both awful AND like deeply fucking irritating to me like there is nothing to like about akio from utena for example, and jack rackham from black sails annoys me so much. i would confidently say i hate them. lestat on the other hand i'm occasionally fond . ish. of . Also yes love a good villain. That said i need him to be brutally murdered every season
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