#vol 4 part 2

[chouhatsumimi]

Words from Nukoduke, vol. 4, part 2

Words in bold are particularly relevant to the story, and words in italics seem like they’d be worth remembering outside the context of the manga. Bold and italic together means they’ve probably appeared somewhere in Nukoduke more than once. Kinda long list but it’s for a whole volume… actually it’s too long for tumblr, so splitting into four parts.

クロカンブーシュ croquembouche 埒が明く, 埓が明く らちがあく to come to a settlement マッハ Mach (number), (at a) fast speed / mach, (unidad de velocidad 1 mach es aprox. 1200kmh) 駆られる かられる to be driven by (one's feelings), to succumb to 未確認 みかくにん unconfirmed, unidentified 未確認飛行物体 みかくにんひこうぶったい unidentified flying object, UFO / objeto volador no identificado, OVNI 物体 ぶったい body, object / cuerpo, objeto 甘酸っぱい, 甘ずっぱい あまずっぱい sweet and sour, bittersweet / agridulce 命運 めいうん fate, destiny 反響 はんきょう echo, reverberation, response, reaction, repercussions, sensation, influence / resonancia, repercusión 徘徊, 俳徊, 徘回 はいかい loitering, roaming, sauntering, wandering about, prowling 悪どい あくどい gaudy, showy, garish, loud, crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest / chillón, llamativo, excesivo, vicioso 口説く くどく to persuade, to coax, to solicit, to seduce, to make advances, to make a play, to make a pass, to put the moves on, to come on to, to hit on, to court, to woo, to romance 大盛況 だいせいきょう great success, roaring business, busy, packed-out モフる, もふる to stroke (something fluffy), to rub, to pat 触発 しょくはつ detonation by contact, contact detonation, touching off (something), triggering, sparking, provocation, inspiration 抗う, 争う, 諍う あらがう to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny / contrariar, oponerse, negar 釘を刺す, 釘をさす, くぎを刺す, 釘を差す, 釘を挿す くぎをさす to give a warning, to remind (a person) of / dejar bien atado para que no haya problemas, afianzar, amarrar 過保護 かほご overprotective, excessive care, overprotection, overprotectiveness / cuidado excesivo, sobreprotección 盗聴器, 盗聴機 とうちょうき listening device, bug, wiretap 経過 けいか passage (of time), elapsing, lapse, progress, development, course (of events), transit / transición, proceso 付き添い, 付添い, 付添 つきそい attendance on, attendant, escort, chaperon, retinue 付き添い役, 付き添役, 付添役 つきそいやく attendant, best man (at a wedding), groomsman, maid of honor, bridesmaid 中枢 ちゅうすう centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man / núcleo, centro 飴と鞭, 飴とムチ あめとむち, あめとムチ, アメとムチ carrot and stick, candy and whip / la zanahoria y la barra de zanahoria これと言って, 此れと言って これといって not worth mentioning (with neg. verb), nothing special [I made a post about this expression!] 温厚 おんこう gentle, mild-mannered / dulce (carácter) 落ち込む, 落込む, 落ちこむ おちこむ to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits, to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition, to fall into (e.g. a hole) / caerse, desplomarse, hundirse, deprimirse がち, ガチ serious, earnest, honest, real 剣幕, 権幕, 見幕 けんまく threatening attitude, menacing look, angry look 育む, 育くむ はぐくむ to raise, to bring up, to rear, to cultivate, to foster, to nurture / criar, educar

#Nukoduke #Japanese in manga #vocab #I wish these had a little more space between the words but idk if I want to spend the extra time attempting to add it ;o; #vol 4 part 2

[sunflowersteves]

eddie’s campaign || e.m.

summary || you had taken eddie’s offer on joining the hellfire club.

pairing || eddie munson x fem!reader

author’s note || this can be seen as a part two to family video, or as a stand alone! i hope you enjoy!

warnings || vol 2 spoilers (blink and u miss it), fluff, fem!reader, idk 80s d&d rules (only modern) so im v sorry if it’s wrong

masterlist

You hadn’t set foot in Hawkins High since you graduated, since you’ve been off at college. You were adamant about never placing a single inch in this hell hole again, but here you were, walking through the halls for Eddie ‘the freak’ Munson. 

It all felt so…strange.

The walls were decorated with colorful paper, most likely something to do with sports. You knew there was another basketball game tonight with much of Hawkins talking about it. You could see all the old lockers, almost shuddering at the past memories that seemed so recent, yet so long ago. Yeah, this was definitely odd.

Your feet came to a halt as you stood in front of Ms. Hank’s classroom. The door was slightly ajar, and you could hear someone murmuring. You gave two gentle taps on the door, slowly pushing it open. 

“Eddie?” His head perked up at the sound of your sweet, smooth voice. He tried to ignore the pounding of his heart in his ears. 

“Good evening, m’lady.” He couldn’t help but cringe on the inside at his greeting. He doesn't even know why he cared. You had literally just reconnected earlier that week, and the wild, untamed urge he had to touch you—to feel you—was absolutely insane. 

He just doesn’t get it. He's 'the freak' of Hawkins High. He doesn't ever care. Ever.

He’s supposed to be hard as stone, not giving a single flying shit about what anyone thinks of him. I mean, shit, he’s fought in another dimension before.

But for some reason, as you stand with a small affectionate smile in front of him, he can’t help but care. 

“Glad you are able to join us, newcomer.” He placed a figurine on the table, making sure that it was in the exact place he wanted it to be. You placed your belongings on a table nearby and then walked over to stand right next to Eddie.

And wow, you smelled good—perfect—like cinnamon, earthy and light as his breathing seemed to deepen. It was intoxicating. How was he supposed to be Dungeon Master when your presence sent him into a downright spiral?

With his nerves, Eddie couldn’t help but talk. And man, did he talk fast. 

You were trying your best to keep up with every single word he was saying. Your eyebrows were creased, your eyes were darting around from his hands to his eyes, and your index finger was on your pillowy lips—God—that only made him worse. So much worse. 

“Hey, Eddie?” His mouth snapped shut, head swiveling over towards you at lightning speed.

“Yeah?”

You took a step closer to him. Your arm was almost touching him, and he swore his heart was in his throat. Shit—he needed to get himself together, but his body burned just by standing next to you.

You opened your mouth, and he leaned in. His body was too curious about what you were about to say. Personal space? Yeah, fuck that. 

But before you could utter a word, the classroom door bursts open with a crowd of boys. Some of them you recognized from knowing their siblings, and some of them, you had even babysat before. 

“All I’m saying is—listen, okay—all I’m saying is that Return of the Jedi is ten times better than A New Hope.”

Lucas scrunched his nose. “Um, I beg to differ. A New Hope is what started everything all together. You wouldn’t have Return if you didn’t have Hope.”

Mike just rolled his eyes and murmured under his breath. “Yeah, whatever.” Before they could bicker anymore, they realized there was a new presence in the room. 

“Who’s this?” 

“A half-elf, lawful good cleric.” 

Dustin rolled his eyes. “Yeah, I gathered that this random person is here to play. I’m asking who it is.”

Eddie clicked his tongue. “All you need to know, Henderson, is that you have to step up your game for this campaign.”

Dustin looked like he was thinking, and then it clicked. “Hey, wait, you’re my babysitter!” His smile, which wasn’t so gummy as you remembered it to be, was beaming. 

~~

All of you had been playing for a while, going through the ropes and getting a hang of things. Much to Lucas’ dismay, Eddie kept giving you tips and tricks that could save your ass or give you a chance of being at a higher level. 

“He didn’t do that for us…”

Eddie sent a glare. “Shut it, Sinclair.”

But now, it was time for the true part of the campaign—the battles. 

Eddie looked absolutely giddy as watched everyone take their rolls, watching each and every one of their actions. Lucas and Dustin had already rolled theirs and completely failed—already taking a lot of damage. 

Mike rolled his dice. His hands were pressed together as if he was praying to the Gods. “Please, please please—”

The dice came to a halt, and everyone moved their head to see a number. Well, fuck.

Eddie tsked. “Well, well, Wheeler, a four. An absolute miss.” Eddie takes his own dice and rolls. “Looks like the Aboleth excretes a black-like fluid onto your face causing you to suffocate.” Eddie splats his hands out in front of him to make a gesture. “You turn to your friends to help, but it’s too late, Wheeler, the ink enters your lungs causing you to crash onto the ground.”

Eddie’s maniacal laugh booms across the room. Mike, Lucas, and Dustin all sigh in defeat—the aching emotion covering their entire faces. Now, it was all up to you. You were the last remaining character left. 

They all turn to you in hope, “C’mon! You can do this!”

You nervously picked up your dice and threw it onto the table. Everyone’s eyes are wide as it bounces across the table. All of their heads immediately peaked over—rushing to find out what number you had rolled. 

All the boys gaped at you, utterly and completely shocked. 

Was this real life? Was Eddie dreaming? It sure felt like he was dreaming. The person of his dreams, standing right before him, rolled a nat-twenty, more specifically on your first roll.  A damn natural twenty?

No one in the room could believe their eyes. You, a person who had only just dabbled in the arts of dungeon and dragons, were a fucking natural at the overly complex tabletop game. He could kiss you. He could really practically kiss you. 

“Holy shit.” Dustin paused, locking eyes with you. “Holy shit!”

“Holy shit is right, Henderson.”

“Am I that impressive to you, dungeon master?” He choked on basically nothing; he felt his brain short circuit as the words left your mouth. He wanted you to call him that for the absolute rest of his life. 

By this point, he had no idea what he was doing. Holy fuck, what was he doing? His hands had reached across the table as if they had their own brain, and they grabbed your cheeks. He pulled you forward, so your face was just inches away from his.

“You are so fucking amazing. Where have you been all my life?”

You. How can you be so real? You’re smart, funny, so—so—pretty, and you were good at D&D? Somebody has to fucking pinch him because he is definitely dreaming. 

You erupted in giggles, causing Eddie to laugh as well. Your hands went up to grab his wrists, which he thought was to pull them down. But, no. You kept his hands on your cheeks, even giving his arms a tight squeeze. 

“I’ve been here, Eddie. You just had to look harder.” 

His heart was in his ears, “well, fuck, I think not being around you is my only high school regret.” 

“Yeah, Eddie, if you don’t date her, I swear to—”

Eddie groaned, “shut up, Dustin.”

~~

The ending of the campaign was great. You had saved everybody's asses, and all of them adorned big smiles on their faces. 

Especially Eddie.

The boys had already left, and now, it was just you and Eddie again. He insisted that he didn’t need any help with cleaning up, but you shook your head and helped him anyway. 

“Eddie?”

He didn’t look up from what he was doing; he was way too nervous to look you in the eyes. Jeez, what was wrong with him?

“Yeah?”

You paused, “you know, I’ve always thought that you were cute in high school.” 

Oh. Oh, shit. “Really?” 

You nodded, nerves bubbling into your stomach. “Yeah, I always admired that you didn’t care. You just seemed so free and fun. When you would yell across the cafeteria, I swear to you—it’s true—that it always made my day. I don’t know. There was just something about you—”

You were cut off by a pair of lips melting on top of yours. You let out a surprised gasp but quickly gained to your senses as your hands wrapped into his hair. 

Oh, my, you are addicting—so fucking addicting. He could taste your cherry lip balm, smell your sweet perfume, and feel your skin brush up against his. 

You broke the kiss for some air, the two of you heavily breathing in the small classroom. Then, the two of you just burst out in laughter, not being able to help yourselves. 

Yeah, Eddie ‘the freak’ Munson was royally fucked. You’ve absolutely ruined him. 

~~

ppl who wanted a part two: @lizzieaurum @alwaysspoopy @ourheartsofsteel @madmaxis123 @chiggennuggie

#eddie munson x reader #eddie munson x you #eddie munson x fem!reader #eddie munson x y/n #eddie munson imagine #eddie munson fanfic #stranger things fanfiction #stranger things #stranger things 4 #stranger things spoilers #stranger things vol 2 spoilers #eddie munson #eddie munson fluff #part two #fix it fast #fem!reader

[carolferrris]

my beloved hal shelf has now because the hal and carol shelf...and yes that is green lantern 192 I just found it at the store today

#Personal Stuff I Guess #thinking about switching out 181 for another comic...I love it but the yellow stands out #also new is gl 64 aka parallax view part 2 #I got a lot of comics at a second hand store i got archers quest emerald dawn emerald twilight/new dawn gl 2011 vol 1 hal and pals darkstar #rising the gl vol 2 and the gl season 2 vol 1 #oh and funeral for a friend! And then gl 1990 annual 4 the switching lives issue

[skeletalheartattack]

WATCH MS. PAC-MAN DANCE

WATCH MS. PAC-MAN DANCE

#this is from the instruction manual for Namco Museum vol. 3 #got it today with a bunch of 360 games while i was yard sale shopping today #im honestly surprised to have found a house that was selling games. usually i figure folks would just sell them online for good money #but no each game ranged from 3-6 dollars #so i got: Dead Island 1. Mirrors Edge. Borderlands 1. and Namco Museum. #i also got Banjo Nuts & Bolts elsewhere. i had it a long time ago but i think i gave it away/sold it #so now i can see how far i got into the game now that i have another copy #that yard sale w/ the 4 games i got. they also had borderlands 2. some COD games. halo 3. and kinect adventures #they did have some PS2 games. only two worth mentioning is an eyetoy game. and Kingdom Hearts 2 #i'm always on the lookout for PS2 games but. i didnt grab KH2. theres a lot of pretty dudes in that game (from org 13) but im not a KH-head #though theres always a part of me that regrets not buying literally everything #but given that those 4 games costed me 15 dollars..... listen thats a good deal but i didnt have a lot of money on me #or not a lot i could risk spending all in one place #anyway. im playing dead island atm :) i picked sam b

[airlocksandaviaries]

As a matter of fact, I did watch Stranger Things Season 4 Vol 2! And as far as I’m concerned, it was a 7 second video of Eddie Munson saying “Harrington’s got her, don’t ya big boy?” right up close to Steve’s face as Steve has a bisexual realization in the front of a camper van.

And you know what? I enjoyed it immensely.

#im living in this lovely fluffy world called denial #you all should join me #stranger things #stranger things season 4 vol 2 #stranger things vol 2 spoilers #stranger things spoilers #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddie #the only part of the episode i'll accept

[13eyond13]

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#so far in my sporadic picking away at various manga series i feel i have the weirdest reader relationships with JJBA and Attack on Titan #when reading JJBA i am not really that invested in the characters or even whats happening to them and yet i still never decide to dnf it #and i dont even know what it is that keeps me reading except that its just very unique i suppose? #such an odd combo of different things that somehow manages to eventually have its own sorta cohesive logic and charm #also the art is just fun. its ornate and goofy and macho and flamboyant and gross #but as soon as i put it down i stop thinking about it too #and dont feel like picking it up again for at least several more days #with attack on titan i found the art style mostly really bad at first ngl #it reminded me of awkward drawings a high schooler would make like the inconsistentness #of like there are good action poses here but the people also look weird ugly bland and stiff and the backgrounds are often so empty #idk i was feeling pretty blah about it but something about how starkly straight-forward the story is was interesting to me #where its literally exactly what you heard its just #theres a bunch of humanoid giants attacking our city #and we have to stop them. that's it #and also the awkwardness of the art style i find works extremely well when it comes to the titans #like they are genuinely creepy to me. and they do actually feel massive the way theyre drawn. and the mystery around them interests me too #anyways im like 60% through part 1 of jojo(also read most of part 4 a few years ago) and only on vol 3 of AoT #but yeah those are the 2 series i have the most mixed feelings about so far #wouldnt say i love or hate either of them but still also continue to want to find out more #13readsmanga #p

[buckys-metal-arm]

The fact the Loki S2 soundtrack isn't on Spotify yet... Homophobic

#loki season 2 #natalie holt #loki series #loki disney+ #i just wanna save all of last episode's scoring is that too much to ask? #loki series 2 #i remember s1 it came out in 2 parts #like vol. 1 was episodes 1-3 and then vol.2 was 4-6 and they need to get on doing that again man last episodes music went so hard

[webdollzz]

Hii!!

I saw your post where you said requests are open!! I love love your writing! ❤️❤️

Would you be able to do a story where Eddie meets the new girl at Hawkins High School and she’s the shyest person ever? 😂 He really wants to become friends and it’s just full on fluff where Eddie is incredibly sweet to her even though she’s quiet and stutters because of how nervous she is🥺

scared?

warnings: none, overall fluff, eddie being a sweetheart, reader being nervous.

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you were new to 'Hawkins high' so everything was very nerve racking so you avoided speaking to people. it was lunch time , so you were headed to the cafeteria. you hope. as you were headed there, you were maybe a foot away from the door when you heard some shouting, a man was shouting something. You walk into the cafeteria, and you understand what he's saying now.

"or a game where you toss balls into laundry baskets!" he shouts.

"Want something, freak?" a guy shouts back, jason you think? the guy or 'freak', rather, pulls a funny face that makes you giggle a little.

You're walking past a bunch of tables, a little lost, actually. not really sure where to sit, or where you're 'welcome'. A voice speaks up behind you, "Why, hello there." says the boy.

"Um..hi?" You stutter out, nervous of why he's talking to you. "I'm Eddie, Eddie munson, And you are?" Eddie asks. "I, uhm, I'm Y/n, Y/l/n" You reply back, shaking his hand that he had held out. "Nervous?" He asks. "ahem, yeah, yeah a little. I don't really know where I'm going, I joined late, so I'm gonna have to stay behind for a couple years while everyone graduates this year and it's just really-" You ramble, but he interrupts you by grabbing your arm. "Hey, it's okay, I was supposed to graduate last year, and the year before that, and I'm pretty sure the year before that. so don't stress man, it'll go quickly, I promise. and you'll be great." He says, he's so sweet to someone he's just met. "Here, come sit at my table," He speaks, leading you towards the seat next to his. "This here, is Gareth." He gestures, Gareth gives you a little wave, you return it. "And this, is Jeff." Same motion as with Gareth. "And these two, Are dustin and Mike." He finishes. "Oh! mike wheeler, right? I was friends with your sister in middle school." You say. "Ahh, you're that y/n. she spoke of you." He says. You give him a smile, before looking down at his shirt. "Hellfire? What's that?" You ask, leaning towards Eddie, noticing they all have one on. "That! my little friend, is our dnd club. You should come see how the game works, we need a female on our team, well, a real one. Gareth playing as a female doesn't count." He chuckles out, teasing his friend. "Oh! uh,yeah, sure. I'd like that." You say. "And..you should come see our band, corroded coffin." a band, too? so he's in a band and a club? cool. "You're in a band? Awesome! what do you play?" You ask, turning your body towards him , indicating you're fully interested. "Electric guitar, Shes quite a beaut." He says. "Wow..you speak highly of your guitar." You chuckle out. "Well, she is my sweetheart." He replies.

I think I'm gonna really like it here.

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a/n: Thank you so much for requesting baby! I appreciate it <3, I hope this lived up to your expectations.

have a good day my little loves <3

#pls dont bully me #ellie williams #ellie williams fanfic #the last of us 2 #abby anderson #dina tlou #jesse tlou #the last of us #tlou #tlou part 2 #vol 2 stranger things #stranger things 4 #mike wheeler smut #mike wheeler #lucas sinclair #jonathan x nancy #nancy wheeler #steve harrington #eddie munson #eddie and dustin #dustin henderson #will byers

[chaveztodd]

stranger things : season 4 chapter nine : the piggyback : THE SAPPHIC REUNION!!!

#elmax #elmax icons #the best part of vol 2 perhaps #st4 icons #stranger things 4 vol 2 #st icons #stranger things 4 icons #max mayfield icons #eleven icons #eleven hopper icons

[nothingbutartstuff]

This is what happened in Vol 2 right... right??

#ronance #robin x nancy #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #vol 2 spoilers #i hate vol 2 #could have been better #first part of season 4 was good #going to cry

[blue-jos10]

i think my favorite scene was when eddie graduated and brought his guitar with him onstage to shred a few chords before snatching his diploma and flipping the whole school the bird while running down

jason and practically the whole town apologizing to eddie after the truth came out was so satisfying

also when dustin ran up and jumped at him and he would've fallen but steve was there to catch him and he smiled so wide and warm

yeah

nice one there, duffer bros

#the steve nancy and jonathan sorting-their-issues-out scene was pretty cool too #steve's smile even though he was heartbroken was so emotional #will's coming out scene was also so touching #i love how jonathan was holding his hand in support the whole time #and joyce and mike didn't really understand but were trying their hardest to #another thing i loved about that scene was how will internally moved on from mike and felt genuinely happy despite the chaos around them. #stranger things #stranger things part 2 #stranger things spoilers #st vol 2 #st vol 2 spoilers #stranger things vol 2 spoilers #eddie munson #stranger things 4 #mike wheeler #will byers #dustin henderson #steve harington #blue's bs

[noa-ciharu]

I have a confession to make: all my knowledge on TB and X/1999 are second-hand knowledge (mostly from you) because if TRC and Holic already traumatised me so thoroughly, I fear trying out the other, even angstier ones. Heck, I still haven't even touched the Clover books I bought last year

Lmaoooo I'd actually say level of angst is more subjective than objective measure. Cuz yea, some tropes and tragedies are just more catastrophical than other but it's actually ours as readers emotional reaction that matters. So whilst TB and X might be 'objectively' angstier than TRC for example I'd say that as a fact amounts to nothing.

For example, Chobits hit me harder than xxxholic did. Chobits is fluff psychological drama whilst xxxholic is.... well, xxxholic. But something about asexual allegories and all the talk what romantic love truly is got to me. Similarly out of all scenes in X (like betrayal scene, Rainbow bridge, all scenes where Kamui is suffering somehow), scene that actually got to me the most is one around vol18 about the character that is nowhere near close to being my fave. Similarly I've heard that some people didn't get emotionally devastated by TB ending while it destroyed me for life ;-; out of all clamp mangas I'd say that's the one that got to me the most, no seconds

So yea, what I'm trying to say is TB or X might not necessarily hit you harder than TRC or xxxholic did

#as for clover i love that manga but pacing and storytelling is messy in first 2 vols #it's vols 3 and 4 that are amazingly done and emotionally hitting (also that's part where plots starts being clearer) #pity series got halted i wanted to see the ending :<

[robin-the-toy-wonder]

Stranger things vol. 2 spoilers!!!!

I think the thing that hits hardest about Eddie’s death, tho I also feel like he might not be dead, is the fact that they just left his body in the Upside Down. His friends, his party, just left his body behind and didn’t even try to scrap together some story the town would believe to shine a good light on him.

When Dustin approached Wayne, you can see Eddie’s missing poster is drawn all over. The news reports blame Eddie for all the murders. Wayne knows Eddie is innocent but to everyone else he’s Satan’s spawn. They didn’t even give him a proper burial, and it seems like the only one who grieves him is Dustin, despite all the characters previously caring deeply about him.

I get the characters are busy with the fallout of what Vecna has done, but Eddie’s death was PART of that fallout. They didn’t even have to canonize him as queer, but they could’ve at least given him a goddamn funeral. I don’t even know why his death is hitting me so hard, I can’t think of a fictional characters death that has hit me this hard in a while. Maybe it’s the fact that he was a good guy, who in the end doesn’t even get a proper goodbye.

After everything we’ve seen the Hawkins group come out of, they’ve always had to pull together some batshit explanation to satiate the authorities. Why the fuck didn’t they do that for Eddie. They at least owe it to Wayne.

This got a lot longer than I meant it but in closing: I’m not mad they killed him off (definitely sad tho) I’m mad they built a storyline about how much people cared about getting Eddie’s name cleared, only to just throw it in the mud and step on it. The Duffer brothers took a queercoded, neurodivergent-coded character and made him an unnecessary martyr. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk ig

#stranger things episode 9 #stranger things vol 4 part 2 #stranger things vol 2 #eddie munson #stranger things spoilers #dustin henderson #wayne munson #anti duffers #duffer brothers #duffers sleep with one eye open

[note-boom]

Here's another S4 thought.

We know we're getting to at least Volume 18 in the manga (Skyfall, yay!). And the series already started with Untold Origins as the backstory arc.

However...what if, instead of ending at the Sky Casino arc, they go all the way up to the Kamui Revelation arc and end not with [redacted's] removal from the narrative (ㅜ_ㅜ) but with Heartless Dog instead.

If I remember my read of Vol. 20 correct, we did have flashes of the Heartless Dog short story hinted at in the beginning. So I think it would be kinda cool to start with Untold Origins, have Yosano's backstory in the main season with the Hunting Dogs and Sky Casino arc, and then end with Heartless Dog as a sort of question mark OR perhaps have that be the intro to the 2nd part (if there is one, and we do have enough volumes for there to be, I think...).

Either way, I think it would be neat to have Ranpo and Fukuzawa's backstory -> Yosano's backstory -> Akutagawa's backstory as a "fun" follow up to the angst incoming. It probably won't be to end the season as it is a pretty weird way to end it, but I would kill for it to be like an OVA to s4 or be the starter to part 2...I don't know.

Is this ramble me just desperately wanting Heartless Dog to be acknowledged somewhere? Yes. But could it fit with the whole backstories theme this season'll have? Also yes...

Either way Heartless Dog 2023 anyone?

#you know that was a pretty wordy way to just say i need akutagawa's indoctrination into the pm animated #seriously though it would be SO cool if this season had 26 or 24 episodes instead of the usual 12/13 (i forget which)... #...and part 2 start off with heartless dog because it would tie in SO WELL with volume 20 espeically #*especially #like harukawa and asagiri already sort of drew it into vol 20 so.... #anyway yeah....i need it #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd s4 spoilers #bsd season 4 #bsd manga spoilers #manga spoilers #bsd spoilers #spitting nonsense #bsd musings #bsd akutagawa #bsd heartless dog

[thelostsisters]

i think el is gonna feel so guilty when she sees vecna, not because the show wants the audience to sympathize with him, but because of something we’ve seen with el throughout the season: she hates inflicting pain upon others, even if she’s only indirectly/not even at all responsible. it’s part of her compassionate nature, it’s a part of who she is.

when 002 is getting electrocuted, we see el watching in absolute terror, as if she’s feeling guilty for the situation. of course we know it isn’t her fault; 002 was the one who antagonized her in the first place, and was the one who spoke up during the interrogation which made brenner suspicious. and brenner was the one who decided to use a literal torture method as a means of punishment on a child. yet el sees him being hurt, and knows that the situation that caused this does involve her in a way, and she feels guilty about it.

and then angela. oh, fuck, did el feel bad about that. bc this time she did directly inflict pain upon another person, even if angela was the one mocking her dead father and absolutely deserved getting smacked with a rollerskate. but el spends the rest of the evening upset about what happens, even crying at the sight of angela in pain and having flashbacks to the massecre at the lab (which was, once again, not her fault, but now that she knows the truth she probably still feels guilty for being the one who removed 001’s soteria). angela was an absolute piece of shit who got what was coming for her, but that didn’t matter to el, even before mike began feeding into her guilt. she saw a girl in pain because of an action she chose to take, and it didn’t matter whether el was in the wrong or not, because inflicting pain upon other people who have hurt her is something el hates to see

with vecna, a huge part of his appearance is the burn scars all over his body from being struck by lighting multiple times when he’s exiled to the upside down by el. of course we don’t know whether el herself created the dimension he was sent to, or if her creating it was even a conscious choice of hers, but the fact of the matter is she chose to exile him, and he was hurt in the process. and because this is el we’re talking about, the girl who is so caring about others that she views their well-being over her own self defense, i think she’s going feel as if she’s responsible for this happening. and not just 001/vecna’s physics state—she’s responsible for the creation of vecna, and because he’s seeking revenge on her specifically, she’s responsible for all the tragedies that have occurred on his behalf (to quote season 1 el “i’m the monster”; she feels as if any problem she have have in some way been involved with is her fault)

i think a big part of el’s story is going to be about her learning to overcome her guilt and realize that it’s okay to stand up for herself. how she’s going to get there, i don’t know. maybe nancy and her will have a conversation about the massacre, since nancy is going to find out about it from vecna himself. and, of course, that conversation alone probably isn’t going to make her guilt go away; it’s a process that el is really going to have to work through. but at the end of the day, el deserves to be free of these guilts that she has for things that she was in no way in the wrong for, and i really hope that’s a struggle she’ll be able to overcome

#tldr; el is a baby who deserves the world and did nothing wrong but fuck does she feel like she has #i think a big part of her guilt comes from her fearing that she’s becoming like brenner #think max in s2 not wanting to turn out like billy #and i think the parallel between 001 getting electrocuted by brenner and then by the upside down lighting will probably play into this guilt #stranger things #stranger things 4 vol 2 #stranger things 4 #stranger things meta #el hopper #eleven hopper #001 stranger things #st vecna #vecna stranger things

[wheelercurse]

sometimes people assume things for a bts picture or a rumor (that isn’t confirmed) and then get mad when it doesn’t happen.

#remember when many of you thought Will was getting Vecna’d in s4 #or when some misunderstood Noah and thought they woulfd explore more about Will’s past in the Ud in vol.2 #that he said it would be part of s5 not 4 #or when you believed that Mike’s monologue was about himself and they called you out if you believed in the leaks that he was gonna say ily #and now I am seeing history repeat itself