#laishiro

[hiekka]

they would have so much potential for gentleness in their dynamic after all their deeper complex-clashings would demand further vulnerability thus trust and understanding...

[kyonshi-8610]

i'm going to kill both of you

(from this)

[sunatsubu]

various laios ships/interactions: - chilchuck scolding the clumsy new intern - toshiro getting distracted from studying - celebrating after a successful dungeon dive

[pixesos]

laios’ 3 boyfriends ….

[alteregomp4]

Toshiro is on the same level of importance as Falin to Laios... which could mean nothing.

[ciderjacks]

This came to me in a vision

[asexualaromanticautistic]

Toshiro sees Falin and thinks "someone that is similar to me but can express their 'weird' side = suitable for a partner" and then he turns around to Laios and thinks "someone that is similar to me but can express their 'weird' side = jealousy that is misinterpreted as hatred"

I also think his supposed 'hatred' for Laios stems from the fact that he comes from a place where he has to actively compete with other men (ie the inheritance competition thing) IN THIS ESSAY I WILL-

[mothhuuny]

laishuro is like a unique breed of toxic yaoi that im coining as "vaccine yaoi" which is, yaoi that was toxic at some point, but after beating eachother up, they are now a little bit more healthy. not fully untoxic yet, but in a healthy way. like how most medicines are made out of a little bit of poison. vaccine yaoi.

(this same concept can absolutely be applied to yuri, but laios and toshiro are the two that inspired this name for me)

[piiinkfreak]

The Touden's rizz is unstopable...

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[do-you-ship-it-polls]

Which controversial ship is the best

Explanations under the cut!

Galadriel/Halbrand (Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power) 60 reblogs - 5614 words total.

I didn't read it but it's something about homophobia and racism and misogyny if you like or dislike the ship, i'm not sure which one.

Katara/Aang (Avatar The Last Airbender) 58 comments - 65 reblogs - 796 words.

The arguing actually happened on the Katara/Zuko poll, but it was about this ship. Mostly Zutara shippers complaining about Kataang shippers but i saw maybe 2 kataang shippers in the comments. I repeat: Kataang is on here because it was incredibly controversial on my blog

Laios/Toshiro (Dungeon Meshi) A few comments and reblogs, 228 words out of what I can count + someones 644 word post that was linked to me.

The reason for this is because I jokingly used the tag "shuro has the worst case of allistic disease i've ever seen", because the way he exploded at Laios reminded me of the experiences i've had with allistic people who secretly hate me but never told me. This means I hate asian people and think only white men can be autistic.

Shiro/Keith (Voltron: Legendary Defender) 43 comments

This ship is pseudo-incest and a man grooming a teenager because they met when Keith was an unspecified younger age and Shiro was an unspecified older age. I'm gonna pass away

Zim/Dib (Invader Zim) A few comments and an ask but it stopped quickly

I haven't watched Invader Zim, but I allowed it on the premise that Zim is seen as a child (because I don't like adult/child ships obv). But Zim's age is a big debate.

Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh) Many reblogs saying the same thing about me

I haven't watched the anime. I saw the same guy twice with the same name and tagged it as "selfcest" incase someone had the tag filtered. This singular tag caused multiple comments and reblogs telling me that it's not selfcest and that it's offensive to DID systems to call it selfcest. I almost snapped here, honestly.

Time to vote! Explode my notes if you want, there's multiple good choices to pick from.

[malaierba]

Thoughts on Toshiro’s eating behavior, restrictive ed/disordered eating habits, and ARFID (obvious warnings apply).

Been thinking about how Toshiro’s eating is described in the manga. Especially when you consider the context within which he snaps — which is jokingly referred to as “he has hangry”. Interestingly enough, emotional deregulation IS a common symptom of EDs. That, alongside all the symptoms that Ryoko Koi chooses to illustrate in him… it’s done too accurately for it to be dismissed as him simply choosing not to eat and starve, as if it were that easy.

Basically, I think Toshiro’s inability to eat is ARFID-coded, and that’s symbolism in itself. I also think food is one of the few areas in his life where he exerts control effectively.

Assuming that he was under the influence of the dungeon (not necessary for this analysis to work tbh), his behavior is a quite accurate depiction of how desire works for people who are chronic ascetics in general, and ED'd in particular:

According to Maizuru, he’s a person who's denied themselves all their life (“saving Falyn was his first selfish request“),

Who seems to only experience a sort of self-agency when it's linked to deprivation (not really eating food from anyone who wasn’t Maizuru as a child, turning down her food as an adult even though he’s otherwise easy to pull around),

Who's actively reaching towards something for the first time in their lives (so he doesn’t know how to work towards it without burning himself out).

A common trigger (perhaps the main one) in EDs is the desire for control. The logic often goes, what's easier to control than what you eat? what do you own more fully than your body? It tracks in Toshiro’s case: when he is picky that's one thing he can fully control, no one could force him to eat not when he was a child nor as an adult. Toshiro's “whims” are most indulged when he restricts or rejects food, rather than when he reaches for it.

The reason why I’m getting ARFID vibes from him is Maizuru’s wording. On the screenshot I shared, she said “he never ate much, but he ate plenty of what I made”, making it sound like he’d try stuff made by other people, but in the end, Maizuru was the only one who could tailor it to his tastes the best (and made it with love). Rather than fighting him or forcing him, he worked with him, which is the best course of action for parents with kids who are being picky eaters.

There’s also the wording used by Maizuru: I think he's ARFID and perhaps ortho coded, or some other restrictive ED. Here we have to note that EDs aren't exclusively or even always about weight, weight is often a secondary effect of the behaviors that are motivated by the ED. In layman terms, they're eating disorders not weight disorders.

With the established, I do see a narrative relevance to giving Toshiro this type of relationship with food:

It sets him in obvious opposition to Laios: You need to eat and take care of yourself to succeed, neglecting yourself equals not taking your goals seriously vs. I’ll sacrifice everything recklessly, myself included, in the pursuit of my goals.

Tangentially related but lol, can’t help but think of Laios getting SO mad when Toshiro’s reaction to his plan (admittedly thought of on the spot) to get back Falyn is “you aren’t even EATING” which, SO fair, you can strategize and make detailed long term plans all you want, but as they say the secret to your future lies within your daily habits.

It makes him a mirror of Falyn, her passiveness reflecting Toshiro’s own. Falyn explicitly says at the end of her adventure, while she’s turning down Toshiro’s marriage proposal, “I’ve always wanted to travel; I’ve always just done what my bother and Marcille want, I want to try doing what I want now”, which is reminiscent of Maizuru saying “He was always such a well-behaved, reasonable boy, so much so that it worried me sometimes. The only time he ever made a personal request was for this task” <- person disconnected from their desires. (More on this idea here, I love it as a narrative choice).

And then (here’s where I get suppositional). It could be an extrapolation of the way his upbringing has permeated so deep within himself that he overtly controls what he eats even under normal circumstances. This extreme exertion of self-control, this constant self-monitoring, would be unsurprising in the guy who’s a little too good at following social scripts and masking (fun fact, did you know that ARFID is often co-morbid with autism?).

I often think of him in this scene, where he seems to be telling Senshi that he’s had enough / he doesn’t want something (featuring the other Weird With Food character, my beloved Kabru, maybe trying to help him? or maybe hassling him too lol):

Looks like some habits are hard to break. But, Laios does get through to him when he kicks his ass, and Falyn seems to have reached him too with his words, so perhaps there’s hope.

Look at him forcing himself to eat a burger while holding so much distaste in his heart. Did he and Laios order for each other? At least Laios seems to like his meal.

[kyonshi-8610]

not sure about this one boss

[dunmeshiboyhalo]

Toxic yaoi Laishiro my beloved. How can Toshiro not fall for him after having finger stuck in his mouth, his hair pulled and getting asked what his mouth is good for?? Insane

[toxycodone]

Laishuro hate fucking but it’s not actually hate fucking they just have complicated feelings for each other

they’re so insane to me. Laios is just obsessed w the version he made up of Toshiro in his head and Toshiro is just like “this white boy is crazy but my dick is hard”.

they have so much potential tbh bc like. Laios over here just like making shit up about Toshiro (I think like. Sm extra content proves that Laios just does not understand this man) BUT ITS THE SAME W TOSHIRO. Toshiro makes a lot of just bad assumptions about Laios and his character and doesn’t understand the deeper meaning his actions carry and the fact he’s just. Not tactful w words.

laishuro hate fucking where Toshiro pretends he’s Falin (or the next best thing to Falin) and Laios is none the wiser. Toshiro then finds himself falling for all of Laios’s weird mannerisms and comes to actually understand that man. Yeah.

[alteregomp4]

Same image to me honestly.

[danganphobia]

Laios was so happy his body was trembling. He leaned forward, embracing Toshiro from his kneeling position, burying his head in Toshiro’s stomach.

“Please,” he pleaded, holding on tight. “Don’t run from me. I’m going to do the best I can. I’ll be the best boyfriend ever, just you wait.”

An exhale left Toshiro’s lips, his hand coming behind Laios’ head, stroking his hair gently, the other on Laios’ shoulder.

“Okay,” Toshiro promised. Laios relaxed, comforted by Toshiro’s words. “I won’t…”

final scene drawn for my laishuro college au fic, ordinary things (as long as i'm with you) by @anactualgoblin! thank you so much for this wonderful piece.