Old Kyoko I Never Posted For Some Reason

UM UM UM UHHH UM UHH UH UM UM UM UMM UM UM UMMM hello?? does anyone hear me?? 🎤 is this thing on?

⚠️ witch's heart spoilers ⚠️

specifically, wilardo's conclusion (though im not finished yet so also warn me for spoilers)

NGL I LOWK GOT RIZZED UP BY WILARDO IN THIS SCENE like okaaayy make me the cutest flower crown ever okay then

also can we talk about how cute claire is with this look like it gives off a different vibe from when she's wearing her bow

a wandering knight, drawn to the quiet of the forest. her touch may be a blessing or a curse.

why does my tumblr feed match my tastes so well all ive done here is read en[redacted] stars tl stories shoutout to my translator homies I could never do it like yall do I love you

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Important!

So I've been reading this insanely amazing Webtoon that has quickly become my favourite of all time. I'm also normal about women

i love “i know the end” by phoebe bridgers for mitsuba but SPECIFICALLY right before the nightlife arc—i like to imagine him half-consciously walking to kou’s house at night beneath fuzzy streetlights and city skylines and the song’s lyrics are his thoughts. it feels very much like a mitsuba song but in a way that’s so disillusioned and weary that it fits perfectly for him at that exact moment

also i really need official illustrations of him walking alone it’s such an interesting concept to me

okay i know jack shit about phoebe bridgers so i had to look up the lyrics and i love this!!! idk what the song itself sounds like, but the lyrics alone are awesome. and now that you said that, i also desperately need that illustration. maybe i should draw something related to that hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

I can be shaped by more than the things that hurt me

i've been thinking about this for a while, and i wanted to write about it, soooo:

a quick little essay on the two mitsuba variations, 三葉 and ミツバ, and why they aren't as seperate as some may think!

let's gooooo!!! (・∀・)

i've noticed that in the fandom, some people tend to fall into two camps regarding the two different versions of mitsuba: either they don't recognize the differences at all and mix up the two's traits, or they go the extreme route of believing that the two mitsubas are completely different characters who can't be regarded as one character no matter what. personally, i think both of these are wrong, but in different ways, and i want to share my opinion!!

personally, i view sousuke mitsuba & no.3tsuba (the term i use for the supernatural version) as two different entities, but not two different characters, with both of them being two sides of the same character arc coin, if you will. they are fundamentally different in terms of physical circumstance, with sousuke living and dying as a human and no.3tsuba being entirely supernatural, but the core character motivations and personality within the two are the same. after all, no.3tsuba was made with sousuke's soul!!

the main motivation for mitsuba as a character is the fact that he's lonely and wants friends and a place to belong. this carries over between both incarnations of him, with sousuke being the set-up for no.3tsuba's arc and no.3tsuba being an extension of sousuke's arc. you can't have sousuke without no.3tsuba, and you can't have no.3tsuba without sousuke. fundamentally, they share the same struggles, motivations, and flaws, making them function as one character with one shared character arc who simply has two different incarnations/variations of himself!

(example below)

i think it's now also worth going over mitsuba in the new timeline, and the dreams that he has of the old timeline. instead of just one version of mitsuba being present in his memories, both of them are, sousuke *and* no.3tsuba!! and he regards them both as himself, "the me who's dead" and "the me who became a supernatural." they're both treated as equally mitsuba, both just being different parts/versions of him. and if the mitsuba in this timeline is sousuke, and they're supposed to be two completely different people, then why would he have no.3tsuba's memories? to me, this is because they share the same soul, with no.3tsuba inherently being an extension of sousuke mitsuba and his mind. if aidairo regarded them as completely different like so many fans try to insist, i don't think they would have made such a strong connection between the two.

another thing i want to mention is the alternate universes!! within the alternate universes for jshk, mitsuba is always one character, not two, which becomes interesting when you consider that in the alternate universes, mei shijima & no. 4 are always portrayed as seperate people. so, if sousuke and no.3tsuba really were different people like so many fans insist, wouldn't aidairo do the same for mitsuba? so, considering this context, it seems aidairo themselves regard mitsuba & his different versions as one character, instead of two different people like they do for mei shijima & no. 4

(side note: this point was specifically brought to my attention by my beloved mutual @musicalmoritz!! thank you, roxy)

so, in conclusion: despite the different physical circumstances surrounding these two versions of mitsuba, they still share the same soul at their core and are simply two sides of the same coin, that coin being mitsuba as a whole. thank you for listening to my special interest fueled ramblings!!

Gardening on Aoi's balcony (*^_^*)