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[raivenantcravings]

Round 6 Reaction/Analysis

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I woke up to twitter analysis saying that Till never even looked at Ivan until his final moments. And I made pre round 6 fanart titled "look at me." Couldn't manifest it. He never looked at him in the end,,,

broo dont look so happy. oh my god you lovesick fool.

reaction and analysis under the cut

First detail I noticed was that are the mics clear because both Ivan and Till are being vulnerable? They have nothing to hide anymore, so they'll show the world their whole being.

Anyways, to my main point,,

My interpretation of the ending was that Ivan was really trying to "cure" Till.

Till opens up with wanting to feel pain, to feel hurt.

"Please, leave me scars"

"Please, hurt me so that not a single drop of me remains"

Which, I realize he's talking to Mizi, but it's a cry for "help" either way.

Ivan's part goes:

"Notice my pain and mend me right now"

Again, he's talking about himself, but I think it could apply to what he does to Till.

So they kiss.

And, I've seen a lot of other people already say this, but I also do feel the kiss was not only meant to be for Ivan to selfishly show his love for Till.

Like bro don't go nonconsensually kissing your crush, what are you doing!?

When the scores came out, Ivan was much lower than Till than I expected. I thought it'd be a Mizi-Sua situation where the scores were close, but Mizi barely edged it out.

But Till almost had 20 points over Ivan.

And I know it's because Till is a rising star. And his new image change would really garner the attention of everyone. But it's not like Ivan is a nobody either. I didn't expect the scores to be so different.

I do think its because Ivan kissed Till. As a final nail in the coffin that guarantees his loss.

Alien Stage is commentary on the idol industry. One of the most prevalent issues in the idol industry is the romantic lives of the idols. Idols are not supposed to be in relationships, at least not outwardly. Their whole image is for the fans. Nothing they do should ruin that public image as an idol.

Much less in a in a queer relationship.

Now I don't believe the universe of Alien Stage cares about LGBTQ+ issues because there's bigger issues surrounding their human pets. But I think that it is an issue that Vivinos is trying to address because they certainly never shy away from queer issues in their other works.

And I feel the idea that idols/pets should not be swayed by their romantic emotions is still prevalent in their society.

So for the audience to see Ivan kiss Till, in one of the most outrageous and public displays possible, further pushes the votes in Till's favor.

And yeah, I also do believe that he kissed Till for him to finally look at him, but I also feel that it was a self-sacrifice too.

And then Ivan violently chokes Till.

Possibly, as another way to give Till votes. Since when Mizi started punching Luka, the audience was outraged at her actions.

Violence is definitely frowned upon on the stage.

More on the choking scene,,

I also saw some people saying that it's because Ivan wanted Till to die with him, which may be part of it. I don't think everything Ivan did was completely selfless.

But

Till accepts it. Earlier when he is at the bar (party? venue? the private show either way), he fights the alien who tries to punch him.

He did show him Mizi's missing image, so he is enraged in this moment, but he does have fight left in him even then.

He doesn't resist when Ivan chokes him just closes his eyes and awaits death. Perhaps if Mizi was already dead, he can just join her in the afterlife since he had no way of knowing she was still alive.

In this way, Ivan is his savior. The one who is finally freeing him from all this pain he felt after losing Mizi. This is his "cure."

And for Ivan, he sorta wants to be a savior to Till. He has freed him on multiple accounts from his shackles. Even helping him run away with him, so they can experience freedom together.

They both get what they want, but,,

Ivan lets go of Till and Till, with an expression that feels like shock, finally looks at Ivan.

Killing him would not give him the freedom that Till needs

that Ivan wants Till to have.

So, like the countless times Till has been chained around his neck, Ivan gives him his chains:

hurting him like he desires.

A scar around his neck.

(Where the scar from his name is)

And mending him,

by taking away the final chain that Ivan could release from Till.

His "cure."

It felt like his final desire was to get Till to snap out of it, to realize that he needs to find true freedom, to not get apathetic at the situation, to keep on going and to live.

He really, truly loves Till even if Till does and never will understand it.

Also final thoughts, is it not strange that Ivan is able to release Till's bindings so easily?

No one else is shown releasing the bindings, so maybe it is just as easy as a press of the button. Yet, I don't feel like it's just poorly designed if that's the case. Because you literally have a person like Ivan releasing a dangerous human like Till. Shouldn't a cautious society like the world of Alien Stage made sure it wouldn't be super easy to get out of.

If there is more to it, I wonder if that'll be a plot point later on. With Ivan leaving behind the secret to getting out of the bindings for Till. So, when a character maybe Till or even Hyuna or Mizi have been captured, they're able to escape since they know how to remove them.

Maybe, I'm just being delulu

And final final thoughts, the kiss was great and definitely made me almost scream. But the way Ivan nuzzled Till has got me acting up.

Like, it's just so soft and sweet and not a big show of it like when Ivan kisses Till on stage.

It feels so intimate, so personal, so full of love.

I just, I just can't. They'll be the death of me.

[ironpaladont]

sorry to my non xiv followers i suddenly got in a mood gejshjdhd

[fandomsandflyingstingrays]

Actually going insane over all the melodic motifs in the Ithaca Saga because what do you mean "keep your head down, he's aiming for the torches" is sung the same way as "keep your friends close and your enemies closer", what do you mean Odysseus's name is sung in the danger motif the same way Polyphemus's was, what do you mean the danger motif plays when Penelope asks Odysseus to move the bed, what do you mean Athena's motif mixes with Legendary when Telemachus arrives, what do you mean an instrumental of Little Wolf plays when he fights the suitors, what do you MEAN-

[cierv-o-robot-o]

hyper fixations are so embarrassing for me because I make every part of my life center around the thing I'm fixating on like I would get out of bed and serve myself a bowl of cereal and be like "just like my Best Friend Finn the Human would :)" and it's completely unironical

[evilrobertsmith]

y'all don't fuck with the ' im so dirty babe ' line in i never told you what i do for a living like i do

[spookyteeth]

ghost of you.

timelapse!!!;

oughh i love ghost of you so much . i watched it again today and lowk was like damn. tears in my eyes. IM KILLING ALL OF THEM WITH KNIVES!!!!!!!!!! it makes me wanna sob that mikey throughout the music video was getting comforted bu gerard like the whole thing and then on gerards command 'mikey, lets go' he then gets shot. do you think after the war (if gerard lived) he would be able to go home without his brother ? as someone that has a younger sister this sat with me in a very uncomfortable and sad way

[kindaasrikal]

Kai monstrosity yet every action he takes is one he knows a fellow ninja would’ve.

“Cole would wait and see what happens”

“Jay would make a joke”

“Zane would-….maybe i shouldn’t do what Zane would do…”

“Nya would know where to attack”

“Lloyd would keep a level head, he was always the best at planning”

And every action he takes is in memory, in honour of the ones he loves as if he is already mourning them.

I’ve said this many times now, but Kai isn’t just Kai. He is everyone he loves, and when they are gone, he clings to their memory like a lost child in a crowd.

[pookapufferfish]

made a new version of my top post for the season

[pinkpinkmermayyy]

haven’t lost my virginity because I never lose

[qwiopty]

sorry its been a while since ive posted!! i've got a lot of exciting things happening all at once bahaha!! commissions cons and schoolwork and all 🙈🙈 in the meantime are there any things you guys would like to see from me again minus doodle reqs.. esp continuing any concepts or previous artworks? 🤫 lmk!!!

also have doodles of tails and pals!!

[who-the-fuck-are-you-bruh]

My one and only head canon (which I'm holding in my mouth and shaking it like a rabid dog) is what Ray can't sit straight when he's off duty

Flying heads under read more! Mostly for my own enjoyment but you can take a look too, I guess

he's beauty, he's grace, he's sending my sorry ass atoms to space

[ironpaladont]

It's been a while since I updated my theme, it's time for a change.

[fandomsandflyingstingrays]

Underrated moment from the stream is Anna and Jorge's little fist bump during Odysseus and Penelope's hug. I'm laughing so hard at the idea of them reuniting and just doing a fist bump being like "yeah we did it"

[battleonthebigbridge]

Sethos and Wanderer both having been the chosen with power of gods but are now both starting over in a more "normal" life in Sumeru city. Both of them being basically adopted into friend groups. Sethos being described as a puppy by Faruzan while Wanderer is represented by cats... The warm and cool color schemes in their designs... Sethos being an extrovert and good with people while Wanderer is introverted and avoids people whenever he can but Sethos keeps chasing him down... BUSY LITTLE BEE... WANDERER SMILING AT SETHOS... I need to pace back and forth for a while.

[evilrobertsmith]

i have not seen one person talking about how fine ray is in the famous last words mv and its a damn shame

[spookyteeth]

okay which one of you freaks are gonna do that nerd shit where you analyze everything on the new mcr trailer i ain't smart enough for this