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Thinking a lot about post-series Marcielle and Kabru being friends. I know I've seen multiple people talking about how Kabru is probably the only person in the cast who would read and love the Dalclan books as much as Marcille does, and I can actually really easily picture Kabru having already read them while he was living with Milsiril. Like he was too impatient to leave home and in a last-ditch effort to distract him Milsiril gives him this famously dense elven political drama series to distract him, and it works... for about two months, and then he finishes the series and leaves anyways.

But also on another note, I think it's interesting that another commonality they have is that they both experienced a combination of tallman and elven upbringing in their childhoods. They've also both had their lives directly impacted by the divide between the experiences of short-lived races and long-lived races through this upbringing, and have clearly spent a lot of time thinking about what it means.

I dunno I just feel like they'd have a lot to talk about.

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do people even know the extent of sanctions on the iranian people? my mom's family can't afford fruit anymore. it's a state of psychological warfare; literally nobody living there has any sort of hope for the future. added sanctions from the EU are going to destroy the lives of 87 million innocent people

#iran #politics

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In Japanese, they don’t say “moon,” they say “tsuki,” which literally translates to “moon,” and I think that’s how language works.

#tumblr #good for her

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“I don’t care about dumb weed jokes,” I said naively, before I saw this

#420

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#thats a steal #twitter

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It's incredible how people have been protesting pants and skirts not having pockets but not a single peep is heard over the fact that skirts no longer have underskirts by default. Underskirts (or lining) was a thing when I was a child, no skirt would be made without lining, you didn't have to think and check if your whole ass is visible in a skirt because lining was a thing!!!! Now most skirts don't and it's simply because it's cheaper, fuck the fact that a customer doesn't want their panties shown in broad daylight, it saves a couple of cents on material.

#fashion #capitalism #😞

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fb marketplace is a place of illusions and disappointment. let me buy furniture you vile sirens.

#my ramblings

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btw japanese lgbt people who are also in solidarity with palestine are protesting tokyo rainbow pride (TRP) that’s happening this weekend so let’s not reblog stuff about tokyo rainbow pride happening especially without understanding who is sponsoring it

(if you scroll on this page you can see some of the sponsors who are also on bds lists)

this has the statement they (TRP organization) made it’s in english too just scroll down

#palestine #protest #article #japan

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Cause My Insides are Red

And Yours are Too

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#story #germany #man I get it

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#tumblr #transphobia

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Strange how people keep saying that "Shuro hates in Laios the same traits he supposedly loves in Falin", which is...

Seriously, look at him and his dialogue - does he hate Laios for being a monster freak? For being nerdy and weird and loving nature? For eating bugs? No, that's not it.

Shuro hates* Laios for being so profoundly socially inept (from his perspective).

The key difference between Touden siblings isn't that Falin is a pretty girl - the key difference is that Falin is caring and accommodating to other people, and Laios is awkward and unobservant, seemingly egotistic at the surface level.

(others have already written wonderful essays on why and how they grew up like that)

It has to be noted that Shuro is a sheltered noble from a land where proper etiquette is paramount - he is used to people being incredibly subtle AND incredibly observant around him. He comes from a high-context culture where everyone assumes things based on lots of social cues and shared understanding of context. That's not even a matter of being neurotypical, that's his culture (in addition to his personality and brain chemistry)

He is also rather introverted as person and doesn't have many friends. Even his attachments and emotions in childhood are expressed subtly, in a restrained and proper way. He is polite and refined, perfectly fitting into his house's expectations - even if that means repressing his childhood interests and little weird joys.

In that particular way, the opposite of Laios.

Shuro hates* Laios for being the opposite of the image HE was grown into. This strange man is so utterly insensitive and so open about it - he has no sense of shame (like Shuro), no tact and ability to shut up (like Shuro), no restraint (like Shuro). Look at him talking non-stop about things he wants to talk about and having fun (unlike Shuro) while completely overestepping Shuro's obvious boundaries!

The boundaries, I must say, that not only never before needed to be spelled out, but in Shuro's upbringing and culture would be as ridiculous to spell out as "I want to pee, so I'll go to the bathroom and remove my pants and sit on the toilet and release the sphincter holding my pee in my pee bladder"

Falin is not only awesome in his eyes for being weird and in touch with nature, but for being very delicate, observant and caring AT THE SAME TIME. She is a gem in Shuro's eyes, a miracle of his dreams.

In Falin, he not only sees a nerd-freak - he sees a hope for an introverted, polite, restrained person like himself to reconnect with that love for nature and nerdiness and freakiness.

Laios isn't like that. Laios is unobservant for subtle cues - and so a lot more loud, persistent, enthusiastic and unwittingly annoying. Yes, Falin has all that inside her too - but she restrains herself in order not to be a burden. And so does Shuro, in order to fit expectations. There's similarity between them in that regard, between two introverted and restrained weirdos. And a hope for a kindred, more open soul, from the more restrained Shuro's perspective.

* - I don't think Shuro's feelings to Laios are properly described as hate. Yeah, in his darkest moment he says that, but honestly it felt more like an accumulated stress from a continuous cultural and personal misunderstanding, rather than a profound personal hate.

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What was the post about?.. Oh, yeah, Shuro loving Falin and disliking Laios. That's not him being too horny to think, that's him loving in Falin the defining difference between the two - they aren't gender-swapped clones, after all. Give my boy some respect and nuance.

#dungeon meshi #liaos has unfortunately been doing an accidental microaggression the entire time they’ve known each other

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still not done with solo rounds

ARIA JUMPSCARE??? THE GENRE CHANGE??? this was fantastic. she did a great job showing off her range. also ‘love is over’ nice zenkaiger reference

actress, but her voice is great

ok I do have context for her. they showed her desperately practicing her introduction in the car before getting out and then showed her greeting everyone with like, a percentage completion as she did her rounds and they highlighted when she was awkward (lmao) it was a funny bit, so seeing this as her performance vibe was surprising.

oh I like her voice too, even though it’s a pretty actress-heavy group there are a lot of strong vocalists

I’m so easy I love funky high energy songs. anyway she’s the host, and honestly. the energy reminds me of the uncle wang song lmao I liked it

I was excited to see this after seeing the costume, the commitment to aesthetics means commitment to presentation. mom says her voice is so-so and I kinda agree but also wow colors!

ICONA POP JUMPSCARE?? they took out the cursing

the pro gamer. honestly she’s doing great

she started shredding on that guqin

in her intro she was talking about writing songs for john legend and I was like huh? she sounds like kind of a big deal? apparently this song is really popular in china which makes sense considering it’s very… generic pop. also left at london has waiting on a ghost with the lyrics ‘now I’m in a ballroom just waiting to dance with your ghost’ so I wasn’t particularly taken with these lyrics. it’s fine she has a nice voice. OKAY now I’m done

#cflb #orlbs #Youtube

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continuing solo rounds

after seeing wuxia performance this one went like ‘it’s not fair :(‘ which was pretty cute. I actually liked the song and I liked her nostalgic idol vibes. huge point difference but what do you expect going against a woman with a sword

there wasn’t ep 2-1 out so we just watched the rest of the performances, I have no context for who’s against who

I like how jazzy and dramatic this one is, was really hype from the beginning

I don’t think I typically like the idol-esque songs but I like hyperpop, could use more work on vocals imo but I enjoyed it. she’s a singer, so it might just not be the song for her

YOOOOOOO!!!!!! YOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Presentation was really good

american kpop star, the idol training really shows

really strong vocals, also I swear I know this song?? is this an anime op

she’s apparently a businesswoman, I think the vocals are so-so but I was really taken by the opening and she has a cool vibe

SHE’S SO FLEXIBLE AND ATHLETIC??

one rappers, she has a cool vibe

she’s a good dancer, I’m a sucker for scarves OH THE FAN

#cflb #orlbs #Youtube

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finished watching first performances, here’s the ones that stuck out to me

ok I changed my mind she’s pretty butch

after the first two notes I was like CARMEN??? anyway she’s the oldest contestant, but she has a very cute vibe. she was against the rock song so that was a fun contrast. they seem to get along too

a couple of weeks ago lex showed me a thai ghost movie and just now I was like. wait I recognize that poster. and yeah it was the same actress. thai ghost movie jumpscare. I liked the song, she’s got solid stage presence. very idol. before the round she was sitting down so her dress FLOOFED around her and her opponent was like WOW it’s like a pillow! you’re like a princess! so I’m like the prince ;D but it fell flat lmao. should’ve dressed more butch

her opponent had a good voice tho

her dress is so good and her vocals are really strong. I’m surprised the visuals are so elaborate for a first round. whenever there’s a shot from the side, she looks like she’s emerging from a flower. I’m obsessed actually

I also love this woman’s fashion, she’s always dressed in florals and I’ll always respect jewel-toned pants. side note, the actual episode just mutes some of the performance (probably bc copyright) so I’ve been playing the song from the youtube playlist while the ep plays on tv

what the fuck I know this song. where do I know this song from. also the french woman is dressed in the most stereotypical french outfit during the talk segment did they dress her or did she dress herself

the braids are… well I’m not sure about them, but when she’s not in this outfit she’s the other only butch-adjacent woman on the show. also, she majored in french in college and coincidentally (or maybe ‘coincidentally’) got matched against the french woman. apparently this is her first time dancing

she was facing the wrong way lmao. dancer and actress, I was impressed by her vocal quality, even though I think it sounded a little forced. like, pressured

YEEWAAAAH OPERA SINGER AND SWORD THE SECOND I SAW THE SWORD I WAS SO EXCITED FOR HER I guess in this case she could be considered wuxia butch?

I hit the 10 vid limit lol I have to make a separate post

#cflb #orlbs #Youtube

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finally at the solo 1v1, I always love how all out folks go with fashion

new season of sisters make waves is starting, this lady has keys sewn to her… cape? blazer?

#cflb #orlbs

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my single contribution to the fandom.

#dungeon meshi