//DUNGEON MESHI SPOILERS, chapter 71
this scene!! it makes me very surprised that i havent seen it talked about yet, backpack thistle is so fun but what about laios sharing facts to thistle???
i think the fact that thistles way of thinking and decision making is similar to the one of a child is such an important part of his character and this scene just shows that off so well, he really just wanted to be able to be with everyone and have all of them be happy and healthy so he tried his very best to do exactly that,
deciding to just seal everyone up is, like i said, a solution that shows off his childishness, if you dont leave the dungeon you wont be harmed, so why not just close the exit?
in this scene it still shows that, he still just thinks that way and is interested in what laios is sharing because, well, interesting facts, but also its useful information to better the dungeon
i really love how laios chose to reason with thistle and explain how his actions are causing pain to the ones hes trying to protect and this isnt exactly resulting in what he hoped for but instead just making everyone miserable and thistle takes the time to understand and think of another solution
buuut,, well, doesnt go as planned, but again this just even further shows that thistle just very much has the mindset similar to one of a childs, taking the most direct and somewhat rash approach for a solution,
this is all over the place but i really just wanted to share this scene since it stood out a lot to me and is so far my favorite; ive seen a lot of people dislike him for his actions but really i just think that with his childishness (or rather age? he would be older than marcille but to me very much acts like a teenager at the oldest,,) combined with his desire and the whole situation,, i really just,, aahhhhh, i really like thistles character
WRONG: demonizing Kabru for killing people and being manipulative
RIGHT: demonizing Kabru for telling Rin her smile is cute, teasing her about being clearly upset when he gives attention to other woman, kissing her on the mouth with a wink because haha sorry it was the only way haha, and then turning around and going Yeah She’s Like A Sister To Me :)
Dungeon Meshi - Senshi and Izutsumi Summer
plays a funky tune that is so captivating and endearing that i permanently embed myself into the fabric of the kingdom
i dont think ppl understand that thistle is a good example of the “1000 year old kid” trope. it was used right, it makes such a good allegory to the adultification that happens with brown kids. everyone around him ASSUMED he was an adult and gave him adult responsibilities, and it backfired tremendously. but the thing is people in this fandom are so ship brained it flies past people’s heads so they do shit like ship him with an adult like laios or his brother.
he’s not a *literal* child but there is a reason why kui has deliberately drawn him several years younger than his first appearance lol. even his tallman form looks like a child, whereas short elves like fleki and otta look like adults as tallmen
remember, wrt full-blooded elf aging 80 year olds are equivalent to 16. if thistle was brought into the castle when he was 20, and delgal was 40 by the time the dungeon was made, he’d be 60 at most
grown-ass man literally pouting
I’m obsessed with this actually. The canaries were probably so shocked when this happened. Mithrun feels no desires, he never acts on whims, never goes off on his own, never does something other than what he’s told to do.
And now suddenly he’s making a snap decision, going against what he was asked to do, it’s almost like he’s doing what he wants to do. But it’s because it’s what Kabru wants. And Mithrun trusts Kabru.
chilchuck looks so cunt here okaaayyyy no wonder marcille want the pouch too he straight up looks like modeling for it
48 hrs with no sleep and a lil hungry and the spirit of Toshiro Nakamoto (aka Shuro Dungeon Meshi) comes to me in a vision. but unlike Senshi he doesn't say anything, and he just gives me this vaguely uncomfortable facial expression, opens his mouth, closes it, turns around and walks away.
beneath the wings of their deity, the royal family prospers.
any pronouns OK! | rt heavy!!grips onto my favorites and shakes them so hardd auuughh
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