Today’s Thistle Is: Combin’ Out His Hair

​they TUCKED HIM INNN

LAIOS EVEN TOLD HIM GOOD MORNING IM SOBBING

hes just a little guy..aaughhhhg

Rereading Dungeon Meshi-

I just noticed they tucked Thistle in ☹️ He's just sleeping guys shhh

a shiny mirror. you see your family smiling warmly around you.

Im too exausted for proper(ish) essays, but im so crazy over this scene. i can't contain myself

TW for: S/A !!! (For the nature of the writing and well—the scene itself)

He's confused at first. he doesn't know what is going on. This slight pause isn't because he's scared or frozen but to assess the situation. After all It was kinda sudden.

All he doesn't like this feeling. he feels uncomfortable and that some sort of boundry has been breached. But he hasn't fully processed it yet.

And right before he fully comprehends and does something about it—

He suddenly becomes compliant?

It's like he forgot what he was gonna do—like He loses the motivation to enforce his boundaries.

he still feels uncomfortable. that doesn't change. But he isnt aware of that. Well, that makes sense... since he never really did fully process what was happening. It's like he lost the will to care about or process it.

This panel. Christ... Thistle finally builds up the power to say stop. It's weak—confused and disoriented. I dont think it's even directed to anything specifically. Its intentions are vague.

But god... and the lion's response? Reassurance. how he can't help it, he needs this to live, he's been waiting for so long—oh, and don't worry, I'll take care of you.

Its just so chilling.

Thistle's powerless, weak, and complaicent. It's out of character for thistle. This entire scene is. However It's still thistle. His behavior and actions are his own, and for me that's the terrifying part.

This wasn't... Forced? There's no fighting and thrashing— Its just a complete submission. he didn't resist. he didn't fight back even if he had the ability to (we know bc he has, for 1000 years in fact). The lion didn't directly force him either. It didn't violently force him to have its way. But it's still violating. And that's the thing; the assult wasnt violent, but passive.

The demon has slowly but surely torn down thistle's sense of self so much it turned him into a completely different person. Like his identity was shattered and rebuilt to submit.

It starts small, building up the situation, taking away his desire to resist and enforce his boundaries, then it gives a rose tinted explanation of what is happening. Finally, it comforts and praises him. This is what gives thistle the illusion of choice, a passive way of getting him vulnerable.

You can see how it affected him vividly through this part. it's like he forgets what he was fighting for. He forgets his boundaries, his identity, the things he cares about, everything. It's being ripped away from him.

Thistle never stood a chance.

It wasn't his fault he submitted. It was the demon's for putting him in that state. His complaicency is due to the fact that he had no power for any other way.

it never mattered that thistle never fought back. Even if he did fight back or didn't, even if he succeeded or not—what then? it would never change the demon's nature. One who seeks consumption will always consume. In other words; it will always find a way.

I honestly dont think it was the demon's intention to harm thistle. It's selfish but not moralisticly evil (nothing ever is). It seeks fulfillment and not suffering. But its blind pursuit for satisfaction caused suffering, That's what makes it malicious. It doesn't matter if he intented or was aware of it or not. the demon benefited from something that could harm him and did it despite that. And that will never change.

Remember that I love you + dungeon meshi

in due time.

love thistle, hes my favorite! not super unpopular which i am very happy about

but on the other hand.. my other favorite guy......

delgal....god..help me..help....

honorable mention mickbell, benichidori and hien they could never make me hate you guys

I HATE being a fan of characters that aren't big fan favorites help me guys

So see I like Laios and Kabru they're popular right? Then semi-popular we got Thistle.

Then. Then my other favorites. Yaad, Eodio, Obrin, and fucking DANDAN???

I have to make my own content but I dontwanna

PLEASE TUMBLR PLEASE

The way his hair is tucked behind his ear though. Thistle probably did that. I'm gonna throw up that's so sad ☹️ he wants his little brother home

i love how in Dungeon Meshi they keep referring to "the lord of the dungeon" while in the manga translation im reading its translated as "the master of the dungeon"

they are trying SO HARD to avoid saying "dungeon master" but like this IS the ultimate set up for reoccurring a dnd gag just ACCEPT IT

I just realized I haven't shown off my Falin and Thistle shrine yet!! It's always growing and changing, and I still have so many plans for it :)