alright, i just got around to finishing Dungeon Meshi- and damn if it didn't stick the landing!
there's a lot to recommend in this manga. first- it's extraordinarily fucking funny. it does not forget that it's a comic, and consistently has great visual gags even when something deeply fucked up and serious is happening.
and it fires on all other cylinders, too- the character designs are great, the worldbuilding is intricate and believable and does a lot of interesting things with standard fantasy tropes, the main cast is likable and has a great dynamic, the story keeps a lot of plates spinning without getting up its own ass or forgetting the details...
but the thing that really impresses me about Dungeon Meshi- the thing that sticks out as something it does uniquely well- is the theming.
Dungeon Meshi is about hunger and eating. it is about those things, hardcore. just about every plot point and every character dynamic is about that theme, approached from a dazzling array of different angles. it's got plenty to say about like, actual food and cooking, sure- but it also gets into the nature of desire, the cycle of predation, differing personal tastes, taking the other into oneself, satiation vs motivation... it makes sure that every development in the story is grounded in and building on that theme somehow.
Food is not a gimmick- Food is what the story is about, and not as a bit. this isn't a silly food-world full of food-creatures and food-magic- this is a normal, well-developed fantasy setting, in which a story is being told that focuses relentlessly on the relationship of the characters to food and eating. it manages to feel completely natural, even with so much going on that you'd think the food thing would get in the way. it doesn't get in the way. the story was designed around it, down to the smallest detail.
i think it might be a 10/10 manga! it does everything it sets out to do, completely successfully, with a ton of humor and charm. well-paced, well-drawn, well-written, good ending- i can't think of anything to complain about. highly recommended.
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[Byrd rolled out of his tiny sleeping bag with all the grace of a freshly born gazelle and launched himself on top of his brother, shoving his stuffy little nose directly in front of Robin’s]
Byrd: Robiiiiin..?
Robin: Go to sleep, Byrd.
Byrd: But I needs to ask something really important.
Robin: [sighs] What?
Byrd: How do girls go pee if they don’t have a willy?
Robin: Oh my god…
Oscar: Who’s talking about willies at this time of night?!
Wren: I want a willy!
Courtney: Ugh, me too.. so much easier for camping.
Oscar: I’ll lend you mine.
[Robin threw his pillow at Oscar, gagging exaggeratedly]
Robin: Gross!
[Robin ducked as Oscar threw it back, rolling his eyes with mirth at his parents simultaneous cackling]
Courtney: Okay, okay.. everyone go to sleep!
[Wren shook her head and leapt out of her sleeping bag, only to be slammed back into it by Oscar’s forearm]
Oscar: For fu-..dge sake, sleep!
Byrd: [whispers] Fuck.
Courtney: BYRD!
Robin: I could totally eat some fudge though.
Courtney: Ohh, me too.
Oscar: I think I have some somewhere, hang on…
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Haiii :3!! I was wondering if you could write something like your Jaehyun x bimbo reader, but with Ten maybe?? It's fine ofc if you don't wanna!!🫶
pairing: ten lee x bimbo! fem! reader
tags/ warnings: smut (minors pls dni !!!), soft(ish) dom tennie !!! (he's still very mean lets not get it twisted), dumbification, slapping, breeding (who's shocked), name calling (dummy, cum dump), pet names (baby, good girl), dubcon ?? (consent is never explicitly stated), reader is v naive
tennie is always so booked and busy, of course he needs a ditzy airhead to keep his dick wet for him !!
dare i say he takes advantage of your dumbness a little bit ...
"it hurts so bad, baby," he says with a pout, holding your chin so you look up at him, "you're gonna help me, right? you don't want me to be in pain, do you?"
of course you don't want that ! so you nod up at him dumbly :((
and in the span of a few seconds, you're on your back, your legs being pressed up against your chest in a mating press as he pounds into you at a brain numbing pace !
any squirming or wriggling away from him is instantly noticed, pausing his thrusts for a few seconds so he can slap you around a little bit 😵💫
"don't fucking run from it," he says after landing a slap on your cheek, "just take it. for me, yeah? you can at least do that right, can't you?"
belittles you so much omg :,( when drool is running down your chin, your eyes rolled back to the back of your head, he doesn't stop at all ! just calls you his dumb girl and continues on like nothing `(*>﹏<*)′
TEN AND BREEDING !!!!!!!!!!! if you don't end up limping out of his room stuffed with his cum, best believe he isn't finished with you.
even though he's such a meanie, he disguises it as praise ! "pretty cum dump for me, hm?" "such a messy girl" :3333
pumps load after load into your used cunt, making tears stream down your face, your whole body shaking with overstimulation.
"t- tennie.." you whimper out, to which he just shakes his head at you.
"good girls don't speak." he says while looking down at you with a cold expression, then slowly beginning his thrusts again, making you hold back a loud whine.
you're sure he's been fucking you for HOURS at this point, yet you still don't want him to stop !
keep in mind, he literally does not care if you cum or not, you're here for him, not the other way around ! even so, you always end up creaming his cock either way ≧ ﹏ ≦
he finally pulls out, the squelch noise when he did was a little humiliating, especially when he laughs down at you :(((
you can feel his cum dripping out of your abused hole, but of course you want to keep ten happy, so you take matters into your own hands (literally) and scoop up what's dripped out, putting your fingers in your mouth to clean them !
tennie thinks you're prettiest like this :,) looking up at him with glossy eyes, your own fingers stuffed in your mouth, just so fucked out for him ... of course he has to take a photo !
tells you to stay still while he grabs his phone and takes a few pictures, the flash making you squint a little bit. he laughs, puts his phone to the side and places a kiss on your cheek.
"such a pretty dummy."
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