#might just be overthinking it tho

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

Hey!! So these days I’ve remembered a joke that was quite popular in the fandom about Shinichiro not being able to get a girl because Wakasa was always with him and they would choose Waka over Shin. I just wonder how much of this could be true, since we don’t have any info of Wakasa interest in this topic or if he know he is good-looking and uses it to his favor.

Idk it is nice to hear your thoughts about it.

Hi there!!

First of all, I love the idea that Shinichiro got rejected so many time because of a bunch of different reasons, one being that his flirting skills are so bad his awkwardness somehow surpasses his good looks (I'll argue that in-canon he was meant to embody any average Japanese man with no specific physical trait (despite having a mixed-race dad) but like, scratch that, Shinichiro is handsome. Perhaps not in an outstanding, eye-catching way, but he is very good looking.) and leads to girls basically running away because he's being overly head over heels for a first meeting, is being a tiny bit too hopelessly romantic than it's acceptable (and sounds desperate sometimes) or starts talking about bikes because he saw an opportunity to and he lovesss talking about them (and the only other conversation topic that comes easily to him is his siblings) so it can go on for hours - so they leave. Shame on them.

(Another reason is because he goes up to girls he saw from afar before confessing his love and they reject him because.. they don't know him - at most they know his face but he barely if ever spoke with them. He's a loser, I love him)

Secondly: Wakasa's part in all of this.

We already know Wakasa loves to mess with people, to troll them (it's in the guide book), and we also know that Wakasa - alongside Benkei - made fun of Shinichiro rather often (teen Wakasa and teen Benkei's sole two lines are really just this lol (chapter 230 and 269)). I'd find it hard to believe for Wakasa to not be aware of his attractiveness. I don't see him looking for a relationship, but he must know the impact he has on others - even only objectively speaking.

So honestly? I think he'd do it, yeah, just to laugh at Shinichiro (playfully of course, he has no ill intent). It also helps to sort girls who'd go to other (more attractive or not) men given the chance. Shinichiro would do bad with casual relationships, he wants to give all of his heart to the person he loves, he doesn't want one that can end. Wakasa rather have Shinichiro cry because 'it's unfair!! a girl was finally interested in me, why did you have to steal her heart?!!' than get his heart broken because he thought they had something only for her to leave once she found someone else.

(Alternatively, Shinichiro simply whining that if Wakasa wasn't there, he'd have a girlfriend by now because they wouldn't just all focus on Wakasa - whether he did anything for them to focus on him or not)

It robs Shinichiro from possible relationships, but it's more of a test from Wakasa than a mean joke. Because Shinichiro is his dear friend and he deserves the best. He gets hurt easily, and one of Wakasa's job - as a friend and as one of Black Dragon member - is to protect him to the best of his capacities. Physical and emotional wounds both

Also it's funny to see Shinichiro's reactions to it.

And it's not like he does something everytime - people look at him more than they look at Shinichiro whether he intends for it or not! He's not stopping it, though

I may have gotten too serious about a fandom joke, oopsies

[akkivee]

but i mean if kr can do it, then i-

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

questioning sexuality is so exhausting

[ukusreticence]

idk if anyone will see this but please send me characters with feathered wings and i will draw them i beg of you

[vypridae]

xan do you know that nurse sharks cuddle eachother sometimes and get into little shark cuddle piles of like 40ish other sharks typically 🎉🎉did i tell you this before i don’t remmeber

aaand how’s finding a label🎉🎉 [wishing you luck on finding a good fitting one <33 but also aspec is a catch all term if you’re still unsure]

OH MY GOD??? I LOVE SHARKS ABABABABABBA ?????? im using this for important comic things methinks . 40 sharks in a cuddle pile is actually the BEST THING (i dont remember if youve told me this but im obsessed)

label finding is Not Really Working 😭😭 i found like three that might fit (arospec as more vague, cupio or nebula as more specific) BUT FFS I CANT TELL EHICH ONE FITS 😭😭😭 (in part cuz i lowkey dont think ive had a genuine romantic crush on someone) (at least recently) (UUUGUGGUUGUHH)

[kuiinncedes]

:c

[shibaraki]

Noooo ;-; you ruining the pussy ecosystem!! :<< She meant to thriving, she meant to be DENSE and fertile :((( not some barren land ;-;

bald pussy vs bush is like lawn vs natural grass.. allow some overgrowth!!!! think of the biodiversity! I’m tryin to skip through that wildflower meadow‼️

[murphyslawyer]

why didn't that idiot just fucking kiss me in Rome? I think I'm going fucking crazy

[dude-iloveu]

lowkey wanna make all my ocs malay or mixed malay just because i want to explore different aspects of malay ppl from different states

[cheeriofluff]

Oh how much I adore making my OC dress up as a character I'm currently super hyperfixated on, there's no reason to it other than it brings me comfort and I think that's enough of a good reason to do it

[g0thsoojin]

📓🖊♣️

[depressedraisin]

thinking about her (the soaring climactic string lines in the "so do you wanna walk me to the car....." part of there'd better be a mirrorball)

[akkivee]

tho i will say!!! honobono being the antithesis of bonds by treating people as playthings and the tobari bros consistently causing trouble in various territories tells me it really is intentional that we have characters set in homies and hoods and it’d be neat to see if any of that comes to light in the tracks lol

[cryptidtumbleweed]

I feel like Mikey would struggle with letting his brothers know when he’s not doing okay - emotionally speaking.

Like... throughout the show, he’s always so supportive and understanding of whatever his brothers are dealing with. He listens, he gives advice... and he’s not exactly afraid of telling them when they’re in the wrong (think Dr. Feelings and the whole Donnie & Shelldon scenario). In a way, he seems to act as some sort of therapist of the group, despite being the youngest one.

He’s also a very open person, most of the time at least. But something I’ve noticed is that we hardly see him angry or truly upset with his brothers. If he’s the one always making sure they’re alright - why wouldn’t he be afraid to show them emotional weakness? After all, he’s the positive one. He’s the one who always sees a silver lining, the one who lifts everyone’s spirits up when they’re down. He’s the one who brings them together when they’re arguing.

So, maybe he thinks... What if he can’t be vulnerable like that? What would his brothers think if he couldn’t smile through it all and find a brighter side? I mean.. you think about the turtles. Raph is the strong one. Donnie is the smart one. Leo is the daring leader. And Mikey? He’s the positive one. The happy one.

While he might be visibly upset in the moment, because of what’s just happened... I don’t see him being very good at opening about or dealing with negative emotions in the long run. He’s only 13 and seen so much, been through so much - of course he wouldn’t be able to handle all that just fine. So - he pushes them down, far away to the back of his mind where they all pile up while he puts his focus on smiling and helping his brothers.

And Raph’s overprotectiveness? Only makes it worse. Of course, he’s just worried about his family and wants to keep them all safe - but even the show acknowledges that it’s a bit much sometimes. So of course, Mikey wouldn’t want to worry him. He doesn’t want to add to the stress his older brother’s already dealing with, and he wants to show him that he can handle things just as well as the rest of them (maybe in the past he’s tried to open up about something but Raph’s reaction was overbearing and left him overwhelmed?). Leo and Donnie don’t strike me as the most emotionally aware ones - they’re used to seeing Mikey happy and full of life, so it’s hard for them to imagine him struggling to keep that smile on his face when he’s actually hurting.

So, with accidentally having put himself into the position of the group’s therapist, using toxic positivity to support them and always trying to find a bright side, and the fear of being seen as weak or not good enough to handle the job... Mikey struggles to truly allow himself feel hopeless or angry, especially in front of the others.

Also failure would be something he’d struggle with - again, the pressure of being the youngest one and the unintentional stress that Raph’s protectiveness and worrying causes being the top two reasons. He wants to prove himself good enough, skilled enough, tough enough - both physically and mentally.

In conclusion: Mikey’s afraid of his brothers seeing him vulnerable or weak because he’s used to being seen as the one who’s “always okay”

[meliohy]

GUESS WHO IS GETTING A FULL ARM TATTOO?

[raksh-writes]

I got my results today, so Im back to uni starting tomorrow (yay!), but at the same time it has not assuaged my stress levels whatsoever sooo yeah, that's fun 🙈

Damn you, anxiety!