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You guys are absolutely right, that bitch hangry

Shuro talks a lot of shit for someone who just subjected Laios to one of the funniest examples of emotional whiplash I’ve ever seen.

He went from this:

To this:

Within the span of what?? An hour?? Less??

Yeah, sure. It’s completely normal to swing violently from “you disgust me I hate everything about you,” to “if you’re in danger ring this bell, and I’ll immediately get someone to to transport you to my country—where I have a great amount of power and influence—so that you can be safe forever.”

Poor Laios just went through a mixed signals marathon at the hands of this man, can you possibly blame him for misinterpreting Shuro’s behavior up to this point??

#it was just such a huge reaction that laios didn't expect at all!! i feel for both of them but the situation is objectively very funny to me #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #shuro #toshiro nakamoto #laios touden #laishuro #neo queen serenity’s posts #dungeon meshi spoilers

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Shuro talks a lot of shit for someone who just subjected Laios to one of the funniest examples of emotional whiplash I’ve ever seen.

He went from this:

To this:

Within the span of what?? An hour?? Less??

Yeah, sure. It’s completely normal to swing violently from “you disgust me I hate everything about you,” to “if you’re in danger ring this bell, and I’ll immediately get someone to to transport you to my country—where I have a great amount of power and influence—so that you can be safe forever.”

Poor Laios just went through a mixed signals marathon at the hands of this man, can you possibly blame him for misinterpreting Shuro’s behavior up to this point??

#i do get why shuro acted the way he did. but it’s just very funny given the circumstances #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #laios touden #shuro #laios dungeon meshi #dunmeshi laios #laios #shuro dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi spoilers #deliclious in dungeon spoilers

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes 🎲📱

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #the magnus archives #tma #tmagp spoilers #darrien laurel #tmagp 13 #futures #tmagp 9 #rolling with it #neo queen serenity’s memes #the magnus protocol spoilers

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リトルガイ. ritoru gai. littol guy. aku got assigned little guy by the japanese dub itself i cannot BELIEVE

#any american character when they see akutagawa: omg it’s just a little guy #bungou stray dogs #nathaniel hawthorne #francis scott key fitzgerald #ryuunosuke akutagawa #bsd

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I can’t believe I only just now noticed this.

But when Francis is using his ability, which is named after the irl Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, he glows GREEN.

The GREEN LIGHT was a central narrative tool used throughout The Great Gatsby novel. It was a huge deal to Gatsby, and was a consistent metaphor for his love for his romance interest, Daisy.

Fitzgerald, whose character in BSD is meant to directly mimic Gatsby, has a wife and child he would commit atrocities for. He believes what Gatsby believes: that only through money and power can he can live happily with the people he loves.

He embodies the green light and everything it stands for when he activates his ability, and that’s so fucking cool to me.

#bsdrewatch2023 #bungou stray dogs #bsd #atsushi nakajima #francis scott key fitzgerald #ryuunosuke akutagawa #bringing this back in light of today’s episode #f. scott fitzgerald #neo queen serenity’s posts #bsd rewatch #nakajima atsushi #akutagawa ryuunosuke

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@evesevilart It’s from the most recent episode that aired a few days ago (episode 16). In this scene, Chilchuck reveals that he’d figured out the pattern of the spell that had been moving the structures around the city center, keeping them trapped on that level. Cracking this code meant that they could finally get out, and return to the surface.

A thankful and joyous moment, right? Except that same moment in the manga was just MORE heartfelt, and MORE affectionate, and for whatever reason, Trigger didn’t include the most endearing part:

Ah, what could have been.

I’m convinced that Trigger DID animate the “good job, Chilchuck! You’re so cool!” praise/petting scene, but they edited it out because they accidentally made it too horny

#understandably many fans did not approve of this change 🤣 #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #chilchuck tims #marcille donato #laios touden #senshi #neo queen serenity’s posts #chilchuck #chilchuck dungeon meshi

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The Black Butler revival will, of course, in this day and age, be the complete embodiment of pro-ship vs. anti-ship discourse, given the subject matter.

But for those of you who are watching this for the first time in 2024 (which includes myself!), there are certain things about the show you simply must understand, for the sake of media literacy.

The first is that Black Butler is supernatural gothic romanticism at its core. This genre alone should tell you that the relationships integral to the plot will be complex, messy, and toxic, by default. That is not only a huge part of this genre’s appeal, but very much the point of the story.

The themes are dark, the terrible things that happen to the main characters are dark, and therefore the relationships at the forefront (and in the background) will reflect that.

The gothic genre has been alluringly popular for over a century (longer, if you know your history) because audiences are entranced by the macabre, the tainted antiheroes, the monsters who live inside us all. It’s popular for a reason.

That being said, understand that whether you, the viewer, ship Sebastian and Ciel or not is irrelevant. Their bond doesn’t need to be understood as romantic or sexual, but it sure as hell isn’t normal. It isn’t healthy. And the audience knows that. That’s the draw. It’s what makes them compelling to watch.

Ciel and Sebastian’s relationship mirrors many gothic novels, poems, and penny dreadfuls written in the Victorian Era (the very same time period in which Kuroshitsuji takes place). The Victorian folks who read these tales for the first time ate that shit up, because it was tantalizing. It was shocking. It was inappropriate, and monstrous, and violent, and erotic, and went against societal norms. But that was the point.

A huge part of gothic romanticism is the blatant sexualization of the relationship between the “monstrous” characters and their human counterparts in the story. Sex itself doesn’t need to take place for their bond to be sexually charged. The forbidden nature of their relationship—which typically involves layers of social taboos, moral ambiguity, or simple infatuation—is what makes their interactions erotic. Sexual contact rarely ever actually happens in these stories. It’s the taboo nature of their bond that creates the tension.

One of the many reasons audiences love this genre is the constant question of morality in its themes. Who, between them, is the real monster? Could the human character have ever been saved? This genre is often associated with tragedy, because the bond forged between the characters in these stories are destined to end in death and destruction. The reader knows it can’t end any other way. How can it?

But an integral element of these gothic tales is the catharsis that comes with this tragedy. The corrupted human often gets what they want in the end, even if it’s at the cost of their own life. Whether they regret their choice to foster this monstrous relationship varies on the story, but it doesn’t change the trajectory of their descent.

Sebastian and Ciel’s relationship is the whole plot of Black Butler. Their closeness bears a grotesque ick factor, but it is deliberate. It is a constant reminder of how unnatrual their bond truly is. Rationalizing or watering down how abnormal they are about each other misses the point entirely. They will never have a normal, healthy relationship, and that’s what moves the plot forward.

That’s why you’re watching it.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #ciel phantomhive #sebastian michaelis #the soundtrack repeatedly uses gregorian chants of the agnus dei. like COME ON. gothic media loves a catholic allegory #gothic literature #gothic romanticism #neo queen serenity’s posts #please remember to be civil! or else my block button will be upon ye #black butler analysis #kuroshitsuji anime #yana toboso #black butler anime #classic literature #black butler meta #black butler season 4 #black butler s4 #kuroshitsuji season 4

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Me, watching Black Butler for the first time, like, a week ago: hey look, this kid is named Ciel! That’s the French word for “sky.”

Me, a week later, remembering that ciel is also the French word for “heaven”:

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #ciel phantomhive #sebastian michaelis #I AM NOT IMMUNE TO RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM #neo queen serenity's memes

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I’m convinced that Trigger DID animate the “good job, Chilchuck! You’re so cool!” praise/petting scene, but they edited it out because they accidentally made it too horny

#don’t tell me they wouldn’t have jumped at the chance to animate that scene. where’s our chilchuck harem fanservice trigger???? #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #chilchuk tims #laios touden #senshi #marcille donato #chilshi #chilaios #marchil #chilchuck #chilchuck dungeon meshi #neo queen serenity’s posts #senshi of izganda #dungeon meshi episode 16

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Fellas is it gay to kneel between your friend’s legs and beg him with tears in your eyes to pause the mission, just temporarily, so that one no one in your party dies in the effort? Is it gay to plead with him and tell him that you’re afraid to lose him, that all 3 of them matter to you, but that your fate is ultimately in his hands?? Fellas????

#catch me shipping all the dunmeshi ships idgaf THEY’RE ALL GOOD #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #chilchuck tims #laios touden #chilaios #i was so certain that somebody had to have made a post about this by now and NOBODY HAS??? #like trigger follows the manga but they EMPHASIZED the angles on how close chilchuck is between laios’ legs #i wasn’t even thinking of them in a shippy light until this scene #chilchuck #laios dungeon meshi #chilchuck dungeon meshi #chilchuck x laios #laios x chilchuck #neo queen serenity’s posts

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The laishuros and the labrus had a delightful episode today.

Not only did Laios and Shuro have an adorable reunion, full of ~informal~ and affectionate language (to his household’s dismay), but also gentle and affectionate touch, encouraging Shuro to take care of himself.

Then Kabru shamelessly inserts himself into the conversation, bats his eyes at Laios, and tries to “introduce himself,” when the man clearly has no idea who he is.

Kabru then sees Laios leading Shuro away for perfectly normal reasons and goes “I’ll join!!” with as many ulterior motives as possible.

These three have a hilarious dynamic, I want as many scenes with them together as possible.

#laios: SHURO MY BESTIE I LOVE U REJOIN OUR PARTY #kabru: i am looking…👁️🫦👁️…respectfully…nvm i can’t take it anymore i have to bag that man #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #laios touden #kabru of utaya #kabru #shuro #toshiro nakamoto #laishuro #labru #neo queen serenity’s posts #shuro dungeon meshi #kabru dungeon meshi #laios dungeon meshi #laios x kabru #laios x shuro #shuro x laios #kabru x laios

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New favorite party dynamic: Marcille picking up Chilchuck like he’s an angry, betrayed cat being taken to the vet

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #chilchuck tims #marcille donato #senshi #laios touden #this is why izutsumi loves him so much. kindred spirits #neo queen serenity’s posts #chilchuck #marcille #laios

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if chilchuck is into blondes and finds dwarves attractive, then him saying "no party romance" isn't a rule, it's a survival mantra

#poor poor bisexual dilf man #chilchuck tims #dungeon meshi #chilaios #chilshi #marchil #delicious in dungeon

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Bothering the beast

#this is EXACTLY how i behave around pandora #cats

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chapter 416 was so cute

#eri #kouta izumi #izuku midoriya #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #mha #bnha

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re-read the 200s and I love their awkward phase in-between animosity and rekindled friendship :) bakugo has an awkward way of expressing his interest and worries regarding deku’s quirk and deku in general it’s so funny to follow

#my hero academia #katsuki bakugou #izuku midoriya #bakudeku #boku no hero academia #mha #bnha

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love language

#my hero academia #best jeanist #tsunagu hakamada #katsuki bakugou #boku no hero academia #mha #bnha #i love their relationship