#and it all went downhill from there

[scribblurri]

another one for @tenkasen (last one I swear). What’s yugioh without emotional damage am I right

there's no specifics for yuma/yusei's bit so I just went with the flow (haha get it) anyway lies down and dies

#yugioh #ygo #my art #fanart #why did I do this to myself #it was supposed to be a flat color sketch. #and then for some reason I told myself it would be good rendering practice #and it all went downhill from there #judai yuki #yusei fudo #yuma tsukumo #yuya sakaki #yusaku fujiki

[afterthelambs]

Mushitaro+Yokomizo's parallels with other character pairings

I noticed a surprising amount of parallels between Mushitaro and his dead friend Yokomizo with the other characters in BSD (fyolai, dazai, ranpoe, sskk). There's even potential foreshadowing for the future of certain characters. Idk if anyone's done this before but I wanted to write something about it since we're meeting them in the anime soon. Just hear me out for a bit, and spoilers for the manga up to current events!

So Yokomizo is a mystery writer and his goal is to create the "Ultimate Mystery" greater than anything else in the genre. He achieved this by having his friend Mushitaro secretly kill him, turning his own death into a real life mystery. Basically, his death at his friend's hands brought him fulfillment.

This is a common theme in BSD characters: Death as an expression of love or death with the person you love bringing fulfillment. Yokomizo turned to Mushitaro to be the "key" to his death because Mushitaro is the only one he trusts. Mushitaro agreed to this plan because he cares about Yokomizo. He wants to "fulfill his friend's final wish" even if it hurts him in the process. This murder represented how much they loved each other. Chapter 56 shows Yokomizo telling Mushitaro "you truly are the only--" while Mushitaro cries:

To me this parallels Fyodor and Nikolai's storyline later on. Chapter 78 is where we find out that Nikolai wants to kill Fyodor because Fyodor is "the only one who gets him" (which sounds a lot like what Yokomizo's last words to Mushitaro were). Since Nikolai's goal is to go against his emotions, that means his actual desire is to keep Fyodor with him. Nikolai's basically saying "You're the one I have to kill because you're the one I love the most." Just like Mushitaro, it's death as an expression of love.

I believe the parallel is intentional since it's through Mushitaro that we first meet Nikolai in chapter 57. Isn't it fitting that the characters with very similar arcs serve as introductions to each other?

This could be more than just a cool parallel. It potentially foreshadows Nikolai's future if he does manage to kill Fyodor (or if he's fooled into thinking Fyodor is dead). We see what happens to Mushitaro after Yokomizo is dead. In chapter 69, he writes to Yokomizo as if he were still alive and cries while doing it. Then he hallucinates Yokomizo giving him advice in his time of need:

In the same chapter he says "I can't drum up much interest in the outside world any longer." While Yokomizo found fulfillment in dying, Mushitaro was left alive and suffering. Maybe this is what awaits Nikolai if he achieves his goal? I've seen people meme on this before, the whole Nikolai-kills-Fyodor-and-instantly-regrets-it but given this parallel, it's actually a possible direction for his character. But this is just a guess/meta/prediction so take it with a grain of salt.

On a lighter note, there's Ranpo and Poe. They also have a dynamic where they're the only ones who get each other, and that's the reason Poe wanted to kill Ranpo initially. The difference is they realized immediately that the other's presence fulfills them more than their death would. (good for Ranpoe for being the most stable pairing in BSD). From chapters 32 and 49:

The next parallel is Dazai and his constant desire for a double suicide. It's not as clear a parallel since there isn't any love here (he begs literal strangers for it). But he does have the same concept of death bringing fulfillment, even if the rest of the BSD cast is (rightfully) horrified/confused by it. Interestingly, he actually does commit suicide in the Beast universe... in the presence of Atsushi and Akutagawa. So like Yokomizo, he still wanted his death to be witnessed by meaningful company.

So is that all? I mean, the main duo of the series is Shin Soukoku but they don't seem to have any parallels with Mushitaro and Yokomizo. They try to kill each other yeah but they hate each other. This is supposed to be about death as an expression of love, or death by someone you love bringing fulfillment. What parallels could they possibly have with them?

Oh wait whats this--

oh. oh.

So Yokomizo had a terminal illness... with one year to live... and he used his friend as a last resort to finding fulfillment...

That sounds familiar...

Yeah... 🥲

Akutagawa desperately wants acknowledgement from Dazai before he dies. He thinks the only way he can achieve that is through his rivalry with Atsushi. Just like Yokomizo needed Mushitaro, Akutagawa needs Atsushi for his fulfillment. The fact that it can only be Atsushi PLUS the fact that Atsushi hallucinates Akutagawa telling him what to do in the recent chapter 105, similar to how Mushitaro hallucinated Yokomizo giving him advice in chapter 69? It shows they do find meaning in the other (even if it's not 'love').

Last bit of angst before this ends: if Yokomizo's illness truly is foreshadowing for Akutagawa's illness, then idk if I like that because it kinda foreshadows that Aku's ultimate fate really is to die even if he somehow manages to come back from being a vampire.

And that's fun. Everyone loves the thought of their favorite character dying :DD

#i was rereading the series and i need you all to know the scream i scrumt when i realized yokomizo and aku both have terminal illnesses #and it all went downhill from there #also chapter 69? nice #but fr its cool how much these storylines parallel each other #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd mushitaro #bsd yokomizo #fyolai #ranpoe #bsd ranpo #bsd poe #bsd dazai #sskk #shin soukoku #bsd nikolai #bsd akutagawa #bsd atsushi #bsd meta #bsd analysis #bsd spoilers #bsd manga spoilers

[swankpalanquin]

A mycorrhiza... is a mutual symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant

#i've been sitting on this idea since kendall called greg a parasite and i was like excuse you #he and tom are in a mutual symbiotic relationship #and it all went downhill from there #the little heart picture finally put me over the edge with this #disclaimer: this is unscientific and has not been peer reviewed lol #spores... sporus... #please excuse this craziness i'm going through a stressful life change lol

[fanficmemes]

I am not afraid of power tools. I don’t cry when I have to pick up a nail gun and it is not going to nail my foot to the floor. I am not afraid of jam saws, and no one is going to slowly cut my fingers off with it. I am not afraid of power sanders or their ability to sand human flesh and bone. I power the tools, the tools do not power me.

#personal tag #dkdksksksksksksk #look i am deathly afraid of power tools #and then i saw the post about not being afraid of cars #and it all went downhill from there #so I HAD to make the power tool affirmations #funniest thing I’ve ever written but I am so so serious

[bi-shop]

so is virgil like. controlling karnak in this au like a muppet or

only the head

#not an art post #rtc twister au #i was struggling on how i could swap virgil and karnak because the idea of a rat doing the competition is funny #then i went “...what if ... what if muppet karnak” #and it all went downhill from there

[foxden-frontier]

have you told tumblr about the miracle of autism that is Joy?

HI GORD. HI. THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME

Hello tumblr followers of faghooper you will be subjected to jules and roy.

jules (he was fucked up). mr The Idle Boy from 35mm a musical exhibition. Ok now imagine Roy from (not)Hit 2009 slasher movie Red Hook. ok now imagine they went to the same college together and started dating

i mean like. roy is in fact in college in the movie. and the idle boy's nightmares are all said to be nightmares had by college students so it makes sense

anyway. theyre both tragic in their own ways. jules not being able to go a single sleep cycle without a nightmare. roy in a relationship thats hard on him PLUS someone attempts to murder him? what else is there to do other than to help and comfort each other.

the sketch was one of the first things i drew of them :D

side note. look at their cat please. his name is ollie.

#foxbox #jules n roy #i want a tag for them but 'joy' doesnt work #to everyone outside of brightcord #this silly ship started literally as a joke #but unfortunately i see something and i run with it so . sorry to gord for having to deal with me rambling in its dms for like #a month straight about these guys #'haha what if idle boy and roy went to the same college' #and it all went downhill from there #anyway listen to 35mm a musical exhibition #and also watch red hook (2009) the full things on youtube for free

[jakemcdormans]

Jake McDorman as Mike Pratt in SHAMELESS (2011-2021) ➪ Season 4 (part two)

#jake mcdorman #mike pratt #shameless #shamelessedit #dailytvfilmgifs #filmtv #cinematv #tvedit #jakemcdormans #and it all went downhill from there #his face in gif 7 and 8 kills me

[herequeerexitentialfear]

"these characters in a found family would not neatly assign each other roles reminiscent of a nuclear family bc found family is about unnameable bonds that rarely fit into a nuclear family structure"

RIGHT! but also nothing is more funny/tragic than characters assigning each other the roles of a nuclear family as a way of showing how they expect each other to act, and then it all falling apart bc you cant neatly put each other into roles & boxes and when you do it just ends badly<3

anyway i love Celia, 'Father' of her genderqueer 'Son' Rametto, who is nine years younger than her and puts her on a pedestal as his his father figure; and speak of the devil and you shall summon him bc these two less than a decade apart genderfukers can fit so many father-son issues.

kid. kiddo. "isn't that what fathers do, damage their children"- i am shaking you by the shoulders- choosing someone to be your 'Father' does not get rid of that. getting hurt by your parents comes free with having someone hold the role of raising you, and choosing who it is will not stop that hurt.

- now get Celia down from that pedestal before you tell her 'your not my dad' and then watch her crumble under the weight you put on her shoulders; and watch your worldview shatter as you realize she is just a hurt kid like you; and she isn't your father but at the same time, she is in every way that matters, because you placed her there; and you cant take back the damage that did to both of you.

#Celia doesn't have daddy issue #shes the target of someone else's #i love these funky two so much its like Celia & Cecio but even worse. Cecio forces Celia to be his parent but not on purpose #and he doesn't resent her for not living up to that #that much #celia #rametto #thebirdwrites #gold & silver #Rametto just looked at his brothers best friend and decided she was the only motherfucker her respected and so she was his role-model #and it all went downhill from there #CELIA WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PUT YOUR 'SON' UP FOR 'ADOPTION' ?? #TO YOUR EX? #shaking them<3 #i mean in truth his brother is just to obvious about being a mess to parentify in an idolizing way. #so he picked the next best thing: Celia #this is widely regarded as a bad move #they are sooo adam raised a cain coded<333

[godsprettiestprincess]

Never ship something as a joke kids. You don’t wanna end up like me.

#this whole thing came from Emily showing me a clip of them and me immediately yelling WHY DOES SHE LOOK LIKE ME #because well. she does. #and it all went downhill from there

[norrussell]

Ah! I just remembered, today marks one year since I made my first contact with the f1 world

#It was a charles leclerc edit on my fyp #and it all went downhill from there #but hey #My first gp was singapore #02.10.2022. You will always be famous 🧡

[paskariu]

Ok this is definitely not me getting emotional over goldfish but like

If someone got a cat or something and it died due to improper care you'd have an animal cruelty case on your hands.

If someone got a goldfish and it died due to 'living' in a goldfish-bowl it's "just get a new one".

#like imagine someone locked you in a 1m^2 room and said that's enough #why the fuck am i getting so emotional over goldfish rn what the hell man #nothing even triggered it i thought about getting a goldfish remembered goldfish-bowls exist #and it all went downhill from there #riu speaks

[redjaybathood]

Character bingo: Tim Drake

To better understand my answers, you gotta know I have tag TIM blocked on Tumblr as it's some kind of acronym that terf use (I don't remember what it means bc I don't hold useless information in my head - I barely hold any information in my head and mostly through repeated exposure. But), coincidence? I think not.

Also, re: they could have been such a great character, if they were handled differently. Yeah: if there was less of him, if he was finally dis associated from Robin as soon as the new one appeared (Damian, mostly but to be honest - it should have been since Steph). And if he was not some kind of perfect version of Robin. I recently saw a comic panel with Bruce simping for Tim and it's disgusting, no gonna lie.

In my highly dysfunctional point of view, parents should hate all their children equally.

#character bingo #like. I'm joking here but I am also seriously fed up with Tim and his role in comics #i sincerely feel for tim fans especially the ones of young justice tim - i was given to understand that it was his best #and it all went downhill from there #which is exactly my point #there should be less tim

[winterstellium]

I have having a 7H Aqua Venus at an Aries degree. Every romantic match I have on a dating site (mostly NUiT) jumps straight into throwing their love obsession over me at me and starts talking about marriage and kids.

It's like, I don't know you, I literally met you a couple days ago.

#My Texts #It might be the dating sites though #It's just so weird to me #And then this one due starts a Truth or Dare in relation to sex stuff #and it all went downhill from there #This isn't to say relationships like that don't work at all #you do what's best for you #However; it doesn't work for me #Let us be friends first before it starts getting more serious

[waylouder]

me: I used to be f2p you know

my pulls:

#i don't like his play style I'm ok with losing #LISTEN I GENUINELY WAS #Xiao was my first paid 5* #and it all went downhill from there #that first diluc was a lost 50/50 on childes banner and I will never live that down #proceeds to fall madly in love with him #n is talking #genshin

[lukeferrous]

Never have I known hatred as when my apartment complex switched its laundry system over to exclusive payment via laundry app. That’s right, laundry app. This app requires you turn on location data and Bluetooth every time you use it. You cannot delete your credit card info from your profile. It has *ads*. The mandatory laundry app. Has video advertisements. Cornering the no-doubt lucrative “I just put in a load of laundry, this sounds like a great time to head to a *sit-down restaurant*” market, I’m sure!

#my feud with this app shall be long and bloody #fucking web 3.0 #late-stage capitalism #techbro startup bullshit #to download this app i had to basically solve a myst game irl #and it all went downhill from there

[pinkferrets]

listen im just saying that i want jotaro and josuke smooch rlly hard is it because theyre related idk!!! is it because of the 12 year age gap yeah probably!!!!

#proshippers please interact #and here i thought i was going to be normal about a show for once #nah #unfortunately i saw josuke and im like oh ur cute #oh ur CUTE #then him and his nephew interacted for the first time #and it all went downhill from there #downhill /pos #LMAOOOOOOOO #and the way he jehehheehehhe loosks up to jotaro as a mentor oh my god my brain is short circuting i have 2laeave i have to GO!!!!!