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my only critique of hi fi rush is that there shouldve been blood. and sure, maybe it wouldve been totally tonally incongruous, but consider this: i want BLOOD.

Some people on tiktok are saying they feel hgns is turning into queerbaiting, because in 25-1 yoshiki is basically the reincarnation of the wife that was brought back to life and so its like the 2 of them are just the modern day equivalents of the husband and the wife, whats your thoughts on this? I probably didn't explain it very well but do you think the story is also going to take that direction or do you think its an over reaction ? I don't have the best analysis abilities so i was curious what you thought

I'm going to preface that I have not seen the original video making this point, and so I am working off talking points I've seen other people using.

I think hgsn has always had a problem with this. Not queerbaiting, but instead that when people are recommended this manga by other people, they are told it's a horror BL. Hgsn is not a BL. It was, but then after chapter 3, Mokumokulen removed the BL tags, and the official website where hgsn is hosted has not had it listed as a BL for a long time. It is currently listed as outsider, horror/bizarre, mystery/thriller. However, English sites continue to list it as a BL, probably for lack of an LGBT tag. Hgsn has not been a BL in a long time, and while yes, the pilot (<- btw the pilot has no bearing on the current manga. A lot of things have been changed from the pilot aside from the BL elements) and first three chapters have a lot of BL signaling, Mokumokulen has clearly changed their mind on having a romance between Yoshiki and 'Hikaru'.

Does this make it queerbaiting? I'd say no because the characters are still visibly queer. There have definitely been retcons, but Yoshiki being gay has gone unchanged. I've seen a few people pointing to Ch21 as proof that Yoshiki is heterosexual because when he looks at 'Hikaru's collarbone, he says "I don't feel anything in particular anymore". I feel the important part of that being is 'anymore', meaning he once did. This part of the chapter is a reflection on their sexualities, wherein 'Hikaru' tells Yoshiki he doesn't understand romantic or sexual attraction and Yoshiki, while he refuses to say outright, isn't straight. He was attracted to Hikaru's body and says he has feelings for Hikaru that 'Hikaru' wouldn't understand. This chapter makes it clear that Yoshiki is gay and 'Hikaru' is aromantic and asexual. They are still queer characters, the story is still fundamental a queer story of feeling othered in a small town and the terror of discovering your sexuality, and not having a romantic relationship between Yoshiki and 'Hikaru' doesn't take away from that.

I think an important part of queerbaiting is that despite being promised queer characters, the media has none or features them very little. Think of The Rise of Skywalker where the queer representation the director claimed was in the movie during press interviews is actually a kiss between two women limited to a background shot in a crowd shot. That two-second scene wasn't representative of anyone, was hidden away in the background, but then touted as a LGBT+ representation because the directors and company wanted the movie to be seen as progressive. That's queerbaiting and that's definitely not what hgsn is doing. Queerbaiting is not expecting a romantic relationship to develop between two characters and never having it actualized in canon. That's just being disappointed, which is still reasonable but not really grounds to accuse the author of something greater.

(I'm not going to touch much on that ancestors point. I think that Yoshiki actually being straight because he has the soul of a woman is a strange conclusion to come to, especially when we don't know if he even is a reincarnation of Hichi yet, and has really weird implications. And then the original sin being trying to bring someone back from the dead is the only thing that makes sense narratively because the danger of refusing to accept death as a natural part of life is a key theme in hgsn.)

So to just wrap it all up- is changing your mind mid-story about the genre messy? yeah, definitely. Is hgsn perfectly written? no- oh my god, no. Is hgsn queerbaiting? No, because Mokumokulen might have changed their mind on a romance, but they did not change their mind on having queer characters, and non-romantic stories of queer people are still important stories to tell.

And then if you disagree with people who are disappointed that hgsn isn't a BL, don't just start insulting them or their intelligence. They were picking up on exactly what the author wanted them to at the time. The introduction sets up the tone for everything that follows and hgsn changed its mind mid-introduction. Being told by the manga 'look at all these romantic implications!' and then a few chapters later getting told 'actually nvm' is going to be confusing for any reader. I think mokumokulen has put a lot of work into making this a gradual change (the real breakdown of a possible romantic relationship comes in vol2's bonus chapter and concludes in ch21), but it doesn't removed what was already there in the first chapters. And like- if you don’t like someone’s take, block them. Easy way to not see takes from them anymore. Or just like ignore it. Complain to a friend about it. Draft up a reply and delete it. No need to be a dick to them.

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poe writing while fukuzawa narrates his deeply emotional and detailed history with fukuchi:

you're Bad. i hate u 🙄🙄 (i love u <3)

Me? Bad? Never!

ok who else dislikes wriothesley immensely

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I have been so laaaaazy 😭 so I haven’t really been working on anything I guess there’s this silly little sketch:

And I’m always skipping around on my fics 😔 I leave them alone for months 😞 poor things:

Marcos can see when it clicks on Chen's face, eyes widening just a fraction, his thoughts are too calm—like he knew this apology was coming at some point but not really when. Not over tea.

“You always have been. A lot of good things”

A memory—a flash of teal—the smile grows strained on his face.

He can’t help the small pettiness that rises in him—a small bite—a nip really.

“You’ve always thought the worst of me” the glare is fixed to Chen. Something he never had the balls to do when he was younger—old hurt that festered only now finally healing.

“Telepathy scares you” it’s a statement, a cold one at that.

Chen does not look away. “Unnerves me”

“You have plenty of reason to be nervous or unerved…or scared.” He can’t bring himself to keep looking at him. Less because he’s intimidated more because he’s guilty.

“or paranoid.”

Looking back up, “it’s all warranted.”

Friends in my phone I hope you know my dashboard is like one giant coffee klatsch of Swiftie goodness today and it is making me feel very warmie ❤️

save do you have any tips for managing migraines

uhhhhhh lessee

personally i have prescriptions for it cause mine screwed my brain up but obvious ones like proper rest + maybe log what you eat and see if theres any correlation + general put nutrients in your body stuff which is actually kind of hard to keep track of

i have some REALLY WEIRD scent based triggers so i have to stay away from ammonia-like scents and eucalyptus cause those will put my ass out flat IMMEDIATELY, thats not an everyone thing but maybe note if theres sensory stuff around you that might be a trigger

for me warm toned lights and screen tints are way better than cool tones/white light and if youve got light colored eyes wear amber tinted sunglasses outdoors

water + salty snack > pedialite > gatorade and depending on caffeine sensitivity maybe moderate that cause it can either help or hurt, kinda depends on the person, but water and saltines will get you electrolytes and its cheap as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck even if it doesnt taste as great as gatorade

sunlight on your skin and not in your eyeballs

also vitamin d just in general helps but its way better to actually use the sun for that than trying to digest it so like just 10ish minutes in the sun is what my neurologist recommended on top of taking 2000mg tablets

thats what ive got off the top of my head

the patrochillies au i want is the one where pat is married to chillies for so long that thetis just becomes his pain in the ass mother in law that he has endless amounts of sass and criticism for and bitches abt for 3hrs before her arrival abt how awful of a mother she is and then spends the evening with her trading thinly vailed insults back and forth while achilles tries to enjoy the wine

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Ok you got me thinking about him so-couldn't help myself- I kinda just whipped this up in 5mins so it sucks-(ーωー)

But imma still throw it your way- catch!! :]

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The sun is setting the sky a beautiful orange and yellow that you cant help but stare at it's making your surroundings seem ethereal a gentle breeze blows by as you sit there admiring the scenery changsheng resting peacefully in your lap a soft sleepy hiss escaping the white snake every now and then you gaze at qiqi who's running around in the distance picking up various herbs you'd be running around with her if you weren't feeling so under the weather you take in a deep calming breath enjoying the scenery just then you hear the sound of the door open behind you followed by the sound of familiar footsteps baizhu smiles down at you warmly and offers you one of the cups he's holding

"It's a special tea with a unique blend of herbs to help you dear" he says softly the warm smile on his face never fading as he hands it to you before sitting down next to you leaning his head on your shoulder as you both gaze at the sunset the tea is warm in your hands it has a nice fragrance it calms you down further as you take in your surroundings once more...

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I just needed to do something for baizhu

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oh my goodness this is so so so so brilliant !!!!! i loved it SO much !!!!!! your writing style my BELOVED, you did so well at capturing these really lovely peaceful vibes and it was just SUCH a pleasure to read, thank you !!! :D

love to put mint in a drink. what's this? little treat, for me? oh! i nibble on my refreshing vegetation! how sprightly and invigoratingly minty in my mouth! i imagine this is what grass tastes like to chubby, shaggy ponies standing in a field.

s9 is absolutely unwatchable gas-n-sip cas might be your little guy but the way he is treated by fellow characters and the story is so obscenely degrading and proof of how much spn disrespects cas and the average poor homeless working man