They Should Be Friends I Think

opinions on tsukasa tenma

buckle your fucks up.

"EVENTS, DISSOCIATION, SEGA."

contrary to popular belief, i genuinely think that tsukasa hasn't been overlooked by sega. at this point, after the "on the stage of dazzling light" event, it can definitely be assumed the sega knew what they were doing. he's been heavily dissociated through a lot of the events, and though a lot of people took that as sega being comedic, i dont think that's the case. in those scenarios, everyone around him looks uncomfortable. this all kind of came to a hilt with the new event. i think his group has finally fully realised how messed up his thinking is; rui definitely being taken aback by seeing this side of him. he dissociates through a lot of his day, and the constant muttering, quietness and panic in his tone through a lot of the event is almost unlike anything we've ever seen before. tsukasa isn't comic relief to sega, i don't believe. he's a funny character, but in the moments i've mentioned, he's an example of how laughing at an uncomfortable scenario will make you regret it.

tsukasa's memory issues have been played as a joke for the majority of the game's run time, as have his dissociation issues. but seeing rui's expression of pure unsettled concern when tsukasa abruptly stops the rehearsal session is definitely a step in the direction that sega wants to properly persue. when tsukasa stops that rehearsal session, his line delivery wasn't perfect but it was better than last time. however, he calls the stop because of his panic in not getting it perfect. he is, above all things, a perfectionist when it comes to his acting. he's used to playing the roles that he's good at, so he can perfect them better. but with the role of torpe, he's thrown right back into a panicked state of not being able to perfect an aspect something he's good at. in a softer voice than we've practically ever seen, tsukasa practically mumbles to rui "how do i put this..? it's like i can only feel [the role] on a surface level, or... something like that?" - tsukasa tenma, using elipses, and being very unsure of himself. tsukasa tenma, using elipses, and being very unsure of himself.

sega has obviously been wanting to do this for a long while, and i think it's a gross oversimplication to say he's been 'overlooked' or 'played for laughs'. because yes, he does funny (sometimes quite idiotic) things. but emu's event was unsettling. it made me very viscerally uncomfortable to see tsukasa fail at making someone smile and then - for the rest of the event - seem hollower and dissociated. i personally believe it's because the person he couldn't make smile was a young girl crying, just like saki. it must have shaken him up. but thats my speculation. for reference, rui even mentioned it in the white day event. "tsukasa-kun's been seeming off since we got back from america, but he seems alright now". that's a decent amount of time, and then he recovered from it. and then, a few weeks in-game time later, he gets thrown through a bigger loop, and immediately reverts into that hollow, dissociated state, where he's trying to stay grounded, but obviously is lost in his own mind. sega has been setting this up, that's definite.

"ASAHINA, SEKAIS, SHOWTIME."

tsukasa, as a character, is heavily... confusing, i think. mostly because his biggest parallel is to mafuyu. which, conscious effort from sega or not, is a big part of why he's being 'overlooked' in some aspects. i mean, honestly, mafuyu is equally as overlooked as tsukasa. both characters can be simplified down to 'annoying' if you don't understand them well enough. but they're two sides of the same coin. mafuyu does everything please her parents, so much so that she's lost any identity she had. tsukasa is desperate to make saki smile because she deserves it, so much so that he never really had time to formulate an identity. sure, tsukasa loves shows. he loves performing. he is passionate about a lot. on the other hand, mafuyu doesn't like or dislike much. she doesn't feel intense emotion like tsukasa obviously does. but what we see from tsukasa are emotions that aren't forced, but are most DEFINITELY not organic. he performs and reacts in ways that are meant to make people, of course including himself, smile. his silly, stupid actions of over the top yelling make emu smile, and make himself smile. he acts outraged at rui, which makes rui talk more about his passions, which makes them both happy. but it's all done with an intention that is at it's core entirely selfless. which is why mafuyu and tsukasa are so easy to compare - they are both so painfully like each other in such different ways that tsukasa would be terrified of becoming like mafuyu to the point where he digs himself further into the hole he's in to prove a point and mafuyu is so confused by tsukasa it would draw her into performative happiness to a more intense extent. but, because of their drastic dissociation, mafuyu and tsukasa aren't getting any development, as that would cause the sekais to change drastically.

so, let's talk about the sekais. the sekais of both mafuyu and tsukasa are... drastic. and i'll save the take about mafuyu for another day. but sekais are created from the emotions never expressed. from intense feelings. tsukasa's sekai. is. fucking. horrific. an infinite world that is EVER-EXPANDING, filled with things that he has suppressed_ or not truly comprehended. saki's plushies are there, idealised versions of himself (kaito) are there, as is never-ending idealistic scenery of a childish happiness he never really got to experience. for a lot of his childhood, it's implied he's been looking after saki. always caring for her, wanting to make her smile. it makes sense, when you think about it, that the origin of his dream to be a star would fade out - he doesn't want to comprehend that everything he does is for someone else. tsukasa tenma, when alone, is quieter, and more spaced out. but when he's in the sekai, even just with the virtual singers or a plushie, his instinct to aid others kicks in and that performative happiness - well, half performative, he's happy - rears its head. the sekai is a culmination of everything he's ever suppressed, and when i realised that 'what he's suppressed' is just his childhood, my outlook on him changed completely.

the odd thing about sekais is that they can be group made or personal. and the wonderland sekai never clears that up. its heavily personal, with vague group flairs. but if you really look at it, its just personal. the virtual singers manifest in tsukasa's perceptions of others. miku as emu, kaito as himself - it's another parallel between mafuyu and tsukasa. in reality, tsukasa's emotions and perceptions are so heavily suppressed and warped, they have created an entire pocket dimension. and regarding that, the other members of wonderlands never seem to comment on it. it could be out of discomfort, or simply out of not truly understanding. the other members of wonderlands each seem to express different opinions of tsukasa. nene seems to like him, and be truly concerned, but never enough to stop him and calm him down. emu definitely likes him, and is concerned, though tends to not brings things up. and rui. he notices the issues, but lets them sit due to his own belief that he is unable to help. that is a problem for another day! but its interesting, because none of wxs ever talk about the issues they see. they express discomfort, all the way up until tsukasa is acting ‘normal’ again. they obviously care for one another deeply, and who can blame them for not acting on what tsukasa is displaying - its hard to help someone who doesn’t want to be helped.

i have a lot more to say on tsukasa but i do not want to go on forever-

all around, i believe he’s a silly funky man with a lot of concerning aspects to his character! <3 much love to tsukasa.

It's almost like when Varian is big fan of Flynn Rider in S1

One of the people I follow started drawing vat7k again so I'd like to promote my "Hugo is secretly Varian's stan without realizing it's Varian he's stanning" hc

dream is not going to revive tommy, wilbur is kicking tommy's ass out of the afterlife the moment he sees him. he's not dealing with this today and cain instinct has never been kicking in this much before

The moment Wilbur sits down in his makeshift boat, Tommy climbs aboard and sits down too. The boat shakes as he settles, water lapping up the sides and spilling over into the hull.

“What are you doing?” Wilbur asks, craning his neck around. Tommy is completely soaked from the rain. His t-shirt clings to his body, heavy and grey, while his dripping hair sticks to his forehead and dangles over his eyes, obscuring all but his frown from Wilbur’s view.

“Coming with you to Utah,” Tommy answers, wrapping his arms around Wilbur’s chest and gripping his sweater tight enough to tear it if Wilbur were to attempt to pull away. “I’m not letting you fucking leave without me.”

“Tommy-” Wilbur sighs, pushing a hand through his own wet hair. “Tommy it doesn’t work like that. Only people who are from Utah can go to Utah.”

“They’ll make an exception for me,” Tommy growls into Wilbur’s coat. “Because I’m not letting go of you until we’re in Utah or you come back to my house with me.”

“Tommy-”

“What?”

Wilbur stares ahead. The sun is peaking over the horizon, red and orange rays beginning to chase away the darkness. The storm will be over soon. “You need to let me go.”

Tommy fists his fingers deeper into Wilbur’s sweater. “No I don’t. Fuck off.”

The rain slows to a drizzle as the sun rises high enough to turn the black sky into a brilliant yellow. Grey clouds dissipate, making room for the white wisps of late summer. Wilbur sighs heavily. He’s missed his chance.

“Fine. You win, Tommy. I’ll go back to your ridiculous dirt house and sleep among the worms.”

“You’re not going to run off the second we get out of the boat, are you?”

Wilbur laughs. “I’m not a stray cat, Tommy.”

“You kind of smell like one,” Tommy says, finally lessening his hold on Wilbur. “I’ll get you a leash.”

“You’re the one who needs a leash.”

Tommy sputters indignantly, his voice drowning out the sound of the last drops of rain splashing into the water around them, and for the moment Wilbur forgets why he ever wanted to go to Utah in the first place.

Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

Meanwhile me in discord:

As if it's wasn't obvious I got a new fixation. but I found it funny that Peri is like help the new series to be popular while his original reason on the og show is to raise boost. And irep is still a cube! ugly ass

This sound to real

So I just had a weird dream

Basically a new Tales of the SMP episode came out and it had to do with the sea and a curse or something. I don't remember much but basically the episode happened and we were introduced to a character, that had red hair and green eyes ( and I think was a pirate???), called Sally. After the episode came out, the fandom lost it and everyone was theorizing that "Sally" was actually Sally the Salmon.

This prompted Karl? Or maybe Dream?? (I don't remember) to make a tweet that vaguely implied that Sally was indeed Sally the Salmon. This broke the fandom even more and also caused a lot of people to start drawing fanart of Sally. Eventually, Wilbur found out about this and was mad that people were drawing Sally the Salmon as a pretty shape-shifting pirate lady and not an actual fish so he made a tweet stating that Sally was indeed just a normal salmon and that his character did indeed fuck a fish and to just ignore whatever Karl or Dream were saying. His tweet got mainly ignored by the fandom because we were tired of his cursed shit and because he technically wasn't the main writer anymore so we didn't have to listen to him.

However, his tweet made a couple fans agree with him and call the rest of the fandom "cowards" and "pussies" for not accepting the cursed lore. This lead to like a massive fandom war where some artists basically drew extremely cursed art of Sally the Salmon as an actual fish while other artists tried to combat this while drawing Sally the Salmon as a beautiful badass shape-shifting pirate lady. This caused the words "WILBUR FUCKED A FISH" "SALLY IS A SALMON" "SALLY IS A SHAPESHIFTER" to go Trending on Twitter which lead to Twitter Description Guy snapping and having a villain arc by insulting the fandom and how shit his work is and then rambling about his failed marriage?? and crippling alcohol addiction??? in the Twitter Trending Description

After that I woke up :|

BEST DREAM EVER

HEY ANGST HERE

Imagine like if c!Dream revives c!Wilbur instead of going crazy like everyone thought, c!Wilbur is just like completely oriented on being a good dad for c!Fundy. 

I would cry, Let c!Fundy had a dad pls. 

A Drunkard, A Broke guy and A Obsession with eternity

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