#satou mafuyu

[kuro-ayameart]

I had a lot of fun drawing this, thanks to @fullmetalgirl98 for suggesting me the characters!

[given-anime]

New visual for the next Given movie!

Presale ticket information:

[x0401x]

“Hey, how’s it going on your end? How’ve you been spending your days? Tears, fear, anger and loneliness have been pushed onto us at random, in amounts that we can’t call even. But even while that happened, there were definitely times when we were smiling. I’ve gone through a lot, and just like you, I cried and laughed my way here. So I’m sure we’ll work this out somehow. We’ll get to see each other again.”

[xiexielians]

❝ Love you to the Moon and to Saturn Passed down like folk songs The love lasts so long ❞

[roger-maylor-brian-tay]

Mafuyu has a new hairstyle! 😍 But his old hairstyle is cute too. Ritsuka probably has a new hairstyle too, or maybe it's just the wind blowing his hair and styled it 😁

Akihiko kissing Haruki melted my fozen heart 💕✨

[izucaii]

i live thinking of you.

[mojinchiimanga]

[anonymouslyel]

satou mafuyu; as summer melts the snow

happy birthday to given's vocalist and guitarist, satou mafuyu!

may your seasons always be gentle and comfortable

*the 'ka (夏)' in ritsuka's name can also mean 'summer' & the name ritsuka (立夏) means 'beginning/first day of summer'

**yuki's (由紀) name technically means "reason, cause" and "chronicle" each character respectively but yuki, as pronounced (without minding the characters used), also means "snow"

sylvia plath - letter to ann davidow (letters of sylvia plath) // kizu natsuki - given, volume 1 // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // taylor swift - this is me trying // kizu natsuki - given, volume 5 // ocean vuong - on earth we're briefly gorgeous // kizu natsuki - given, volume 7 // frank bidart - half light: collected poems; "end of a friendship" // fortesa latifi // kizu natsuki - given, volume 5 // chloeinletters on tumblr // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 bonus story "to the sea" // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // lindsey kustusch - calling // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // dua lipa - love again // kizu natsuki - given, volume 5 // anne carson - euripides // thelist on tumblr // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // kizu natsuki - given volume 9 // raymod carver - will you please be quiet, please? // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // kizu natsuki - given, volume 2 // charles bukowski - raw with love // kizu natsuki - given episode 11* // mary oliver - the pond, felicity

[vyxnilla]

Given Mix_20

I want to sing and make music with you for the rest of my life!

[shiruba-tsuki]

It was... It was something so simple. My fear of change... and my fear of losing someone... The past and the present... Nothing is guaranteed, nor will it ever be, but— Right now... I know that spotlight— is dazzling. Now I truly regret that I’m not up there. I love music. I love Uenoyama-kun. I want to be able to stand by his side. Ultimately, that’s all there is to it. For years and decades... Like so, from now on... Forever. I just have to hold on to this moment.

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Side A Round 1 Match 29

Propaganda:

Ash -

"he just has those vibes ya know?"

Mafuyu -

"Mafuyu is a depressed gay autistic musician who often spaces out, takes everything literally, is introverted and has trouble connecting to others, doesn't like carbonated drinks due to the texture, expresses his affection by nuzzling, and he used to line his toys up in a row!"

[given-anime]

Our next amazing Given movie will release part 1 on January 27 in theaters in Japan! Stay tuned for more information. 🎸

[x0401x]

Given >> Ani-Art Aqua Label Acrylic Stands

[xiexielians]

Did some force take you because I didn't pray? Every single thing to come has turned into ashes 'Cause it's all over, it's not meant to be

[roger-maylor-brian-tay]

I Don't Get It

Ok, so I read a thread on X about what's happening in the next chapter of Given 10th Mix. I was excited to know that there was some akiharu moments there, but then afterwards I got disappointed and confused at how Akihiko is treating Haruki.

Honestly, I'm pissed.

So, they're like, supposed to be so called married, because Akihiko is showing off his ring, but then Haruki isn't wearing one because Akihiko doesn't let him? And his reason was so that Haruki doesn't look like a lonely married woman? It looks more like the only one married or engaged here is Akihiko (to whom tho? I don't know, because nobody else is wearing a ring) and Haruki is not. Who even think that when you see a person wearing a ring while having a coffee in a cafe all alone that you'll think "oh look, that person is a lonely married woman!" Who the hell think that way?? You cannot tell if a person is married and lonely just by looking at the ring and noticing zero companion he/she has!? And seriously, you do not jump to such conclusion right away after seeing a person wearing a ring and alone to be someone who is married and lonely! On the contrary, Haruki not wearing a ring is just telling everyone that he's single and can be approached by anyone! This is mind boggling to me! Would you want your partner to be the only one wearing a ring and you're not wearing one? Would you like that? I don't understand Akihiko's logic. I don't understand Kizu sensei's logic! Is Akihiko taking his relationship with Haruki seriously? Is Kizu sensei taking Akihiko and Haruki's relationship seriously? What kind of a partner is Kizu sensei trying to make out of Akihiko for Haruki? The Akihiko who freaked out from not having a clear relationship with Murata Ugetsu is now not wanting Haruki-his partner-for-real, to wear a ring while he does? So, that's like back then he wanted a relationship with Murata Ugetsu but the other person didn't want it. And now he wanted a relationship with Haruki and already got it, but then not wanting Haruki to let other people know that he is in a relationship with him? History seems to be repeating here, in a way. What the hell? This is confusing af. What the hell is going on in Akihiko's mind?

I'm taking this as "Akihiko not knowing how to be in a relationship with someone", given that he never had serious relationships with anyone in the past before, and that Haruki is the first person he's seriously romantically involved with. But 10 years have supposedly passed, and shouldn't he be going through some character development already? Unless Haruki as the person who's been in a real relationship before, allow all this to happen. After 10 years being with Akihiko and still not understanding him seems like he's okay with being confused all the time. Haruki seems to be tolerating his lover too much. Is Haruki taking his relationship with Akihiko seriously?

I even couldn't use the word married for their relationship because it doesn't feel and look that way. They're not living together when they're in the same town and only one of them is wearing a ring. So, to me Akihiko and Haruki aren't married, they're still just lovers. Kudos to Ritsuka and Mafuyu for looking more like a married couple from living together all this time.

Well, since Haruki is not wearing a ring then he's open to be snatched away by anyone anytime now lol.

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April 1, 2024