Yukine's journey toward acceptance of the life that was robbed of him, this time with finality, exemplifies the emotional and beautifully rendered arc that has defined his character.
Yukine finally accepting the reality of his death. Yukine stepping out from the fridge that contained memories of what was once his life. Yukine freeing himself from the shackles of his trauma. Yukine running to protect the person who cherished him the most in the world. Yukine standing up to an abusive father. Yukine wholeheartedly apologizing. Yukine's growth, and Yato tearing up as he stretches his little arms to pull him for an embrace.
Yukine's gratitude for what Yato did for him is evident throughout the series. He was given a name more precious than any other. He was treated like a human--an ordinary teenage boy. And life after that was one exciting journey after another. Now, Yukine can no longer be entirely consumed by the horrors of his past because he knows that his reality with Yato is so much brighter. Far brighter.
Yukine could break out from that refrigerator because of the true, sincere, and nurturing love shown by the only father figure in his life. Yato has said multiple times throughout the series that Yukine was his priority above all else, and Yukine was the only person he swore to protect the most. Hell, he even went straight to hug him after Yukine apologized for turning into that form! Yato did not need to summon Yukine. Yukine came to protect Yato on his own decision. As he always did.
The journey to their healing will be painful, and this chapter shows that Yato and Yukine will face it together. No more secrets and no more miscommunications. They will help and be by each other's side as they always have, not only as god and shinki but, this time, as family.
"I will not let him die. Not Yato. No matter what happens... I swear I won't let anyone take him from me!" -Yukine, Noragami Vol. 17 Chapter 67.
838 notes
·
View notes
Over and Done With
An excerpt from All but One by @aconstantstateofbladerunner... aka the fic with the rawest non-villain version of All Might I've personally had the pleasure of reading so far.
~~~~~
All for One’s ugly mug gazed confidently out the mansion’s floor-to-ceiling window like the untouchable god he thought he was for far too long. Then he turned around, and sealed his fate. The greatest villain Japan had ever known’s skull was no tougher than the glass Toshinori burst through compared to the raw force of One for All.
He went flying, but steadied himself mid-air with some quirk. “S-so,” he hacked. “You must be the new pe-“
Toshinori caught the monster’s chin with a right hook. Then he grabbed with the left.
He crushed the jaw until it was practically liquid, then yanked what was left clean off. All for One screamed, raw and unfiltered.
An energy pulse pushed Toshinori back. Some lackeys tried to come at him. Toshinori backhanded a windblast that imbedded them in the walls.
All for One attempted hover away down the hall. Every piece of glass in the room shattered with the force of Toshinori’s leap. He went for the neck. The bastard under his bloodied hands hacked fire and bile. Shapes and shadows of a quirk danced at the corners of Toshinori’s vision. Another slam into the floor cut it off. He grabbed his hair-
Curly. Dark. No!
He grabbed a handful of his hair and yanked it off before digging the same fist deeper into his brains. The marble floor cratered. A sudden electrical shock loosened Toshinori’s grip just enough for All for One to force-jump away. But he didn’t get far. Toshinori was on him before he could even stumble. He slammed his heel into the beast’s back; his spine snapped like a twig. Gurgled wails almost drowned out the satisfying sound.
The floor collapsed and they fell into a kitchen. More lackeys. More hurricane-force winds.
All for One managed to flip himself over somewhat in the meantime. He hurled some sort of metal spine. Toshinori slapped it to the side. A flurry of smaller spikes was blown away with a snap of his fingers. He leapt over a fissure in the ground like he was jumping a puddle. And he landed on the bastard’s knees.
Then Toshinori paused. Ice crept into his veins. Here was the man whose existence tormented him almost all his life.
Jawless.
The orchestrator behind thousands upon thousands of torturous crimes against humanity.
Head deflated.
The man who murdered my mother.
One eye dangling from its socket.
But there, under his remaining eye, was something Toshinori hadn’t ever noticed in their encounters. Few and faded, but undeniably there. Freckles.
The father of the greatest light of my life…
Toshinori hit him harder. What was left of a face disappeared behind two falling fists. He pulled back. The walls around them were starting to melt. All for One dug his nails into Toshinori’s costume while his skin spasmed, desperately trying to activate the right quirk. Displaced teeth poked out of a gurgling bloody mass. He hit him again. And again. And again.
All for One stopped swinging his arms at some point. Toshinori wasn’t falling for that again. His heel plunged into the monster’s chest, squishing and crunching organs beneath. He didn’t let up until he was sloshing in a puddle. Even then, it wasn’t over until all was still.
So he waited, hovering over what was only a corpse in theory. Long enough that blood on his face that wasn’t his cooled and crusted. It was over far before Toshinori accepted it. He couldn’t accept it. It happened too fast. There was a whole strategy ready to go. He was going to trick him. Use One for All in one part of his body at a time like Izuku did. But the bastard just wouldn’t move. No way it would be that easy.
And yet…
The investigators had to scrape up what was left into a bin.
45 notes
·
View notes
I’m midway through Giant Robo and as much as I hate to point out something that reminds me of getter bc I say every mecha I’ve watched since has been very different:
I immediately notices two characters who have green hair and not only did I call they were siblings just based off of that but they are related to a mad dead scientist. I am once again wondering if Imagawa had the Kei is Genki plot point from the start and the team still used it after he left because this scarily aligns with what fucking happens later in arma. Like I heard he took his script with him but there is- so much foreshadow in the eps he did to the entire family plot line that unfolds in arma. So many lines Saotome saids about Go alluding to he’s a clone, a line from Musashi pointing out Genki is different, even Genki always had that yellow shirt in group photo that upon a second look feels like a *girl* would wear it and not a boy, but they have the cap still. Not to mention like I’ve said in a couple recent post MANY times is the weird factor that Kei originally was a side character, even my one friend pointed this out. Sure, she does show up in the manga when Sho isn’t around much and she did pilot shin getter during that point, but it’s not like she did much since Ryoma was doing the fighting for that section and then she died.
Also just the fact Kei is two characters merged into one is something imagawa would’ve done, given his other works he’s Frankensteining all these characters together and Giant Robo predated Arma, it’s not out of line for him to do something like this again especially when he keeps the same story telling beat of throwing his viewers into it and not explaining a thing. (Also I haven’t seen G gundam but KNOW family is a theme there for him too)
I’m always gonna go insane whether or not what we got in arma was actually lacking Imagawas original vision or not but this made me go more insane.
9 notes
·
View notes
Hey yall, happy reminder that if your doctor/therapist/psychiatrist treats you like shit? Drop em. Like dead fucking weight. There's a difference between them telling you some hard to swallow information and them being a straight up asshole. Take care of yourself. I know it can be hard to distinguish between hard to swallow information and them being rude, and if you're having a hard time with it then maybe attempt to reach out to them and see how they respond. If they double down and do not take your feelings into consideration, dump em. If they seem apologetic and want to understand and help you feel more comfortable about the information you were given? Then hang on, you may have misconstrued some words. There ARE doctors who care and want to help you. The medical field isn't wholly evil, I promise. I work in it too, I know there's some rules we can't bend and some things we have to do but.. All in all, it's all about giving patients the care they need to live a better life. Please, please take care of yourselves out there. When it comes to your mental health, the only one who can truly take the best care of you is yourself. In the sense that you have to make the decisions to make changes, take leaps, and ask for help. Be good to yourself 💙
11 notes
·
View notes