The first things I noticed in the new preview teaser are the hydrangeas. ( x )

Now, having been more than two years in the “Kuroshitsuji” fandom, it has severely taught me to pay attention to flowers and their language/significance. Yana Toboso loves to elaborate her background and illustrations through floriography in conveying the meaning/depth/intention of a particular scenario or a character.

Or it could be that the writers and director just throw in the flowers on this mise-en-scène just for the heck of it.

In Victorian England, Englishmen sent hydrangeas to those women who rejected them as a sign of “frigidity mockery.” Because of this practise, they believed that when a woman grew hydrangeas in her garden it meant that she would soon be a spinster. ( x )

Of course, this is just a guess when it comes to this anime. Because in Japan, not only they are heavily cultivated, but they also carry a different connotation.

Long ago, in the land of the rising sun, it is said that an emperor was so busy running errands and businesses that he neglected a maiden that he loves deeply. To make it up to her, he gave her blue hydrangeas as a symbol of his sincere apology and gratitude. ( x )

What do blue hydrangeas mean?

Blue hydrangeas have a meaning of forgiveness, rejection and regret. So, while they may be super pretty, they don’t have the happiest meaning. We’ve all been in an argument with someone and said something we’ve immediately regretted, and if you’re looking to apologise, then blue hydrangeas are a great starting point. ( x )

We saw Kazuki in front of a flower shop. And he definitely feels regret and, possibly, guilt. The desire to apologise to his late wife’s family, but how about the purple ones?

Purple hydrangeas carries the meaning of desire for deep understanding towards someone. It is often gifted during the fourth wedding anniversary of a couple. It is also represented by pride, royalty and gracefulness across different cultures so it is ideal to be gifted as a sign of appreciation to your partner after four years of marriage.

Are hydrangeas Yuzu’s favourite flowers? Are they connected to his relationship with Rei? Or are they connected to the woman, Karin, who showed up at Kyu-chan’s coffeehouse? She has a mole on her left lower lip.

My suspicion is that she might be the beneficiary of the money K sets aside. She could be related to Kazuki’s late wife’s family, a twin sister or sister? The most important question is: is she a friend or a foe? One way or another they have to introduce her. “She’s” been briefly mentioned in the first and second episodes like Chekhov’s gun. And that gun has to be shot sooner than later.

Cant get an image right now of her, but the image of Kazuki's partner in the intro caught my attention since theres hydrangeas all around her. Blue and purple hydrangeas

Blue hydrangeas symbolize apology, regret, and forgiveness, and purple hydrangeas mean a desire for deeper understanding (and abundance, elegance and royalty, but its not something relevant for this)

Really nice touch for a lot of feelings kazuki might have surrounding her, more for the meaning of the blue ones than the purple, though

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My lovely mutual (@reikurusu) tagged me in this and it seemed a fun way to get to know each other better! I kept it at 5 people because I don't know who else to tag since I haven't been back on tumblr for very long yet and am still getting reacquainted with everything/everyone on here.

Last song: Love From The Other Side by Fall Out Boy. I just saw them in concert and this song has been stuck in my head day and night. I like it a lot, it's super catchy! Plus, the line "I'd never go, I just want to be invited" is such a banging introvert lyric.

Currently watching: I recently started watching the show From with my family, we're only on the first season still. It's very dramatic and dark, and we all like to try to guess what is really going on. We'll see how it plays out though, my sister is afraid it might go the way of Lost and get too convoluted and just overall too much. Some of the characters are kind of annoying me already, but I am mainly just watching it when my family is watching it so I'll probably stick with it as long as they are watching it.

On my own, I am watching Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion and My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 on Crunchyroll, while also just randomly rewatching episodes of Moriarty the Patriot (mainly The Two Detectives Act 1 & 2 because I love watching Sherlock and William work together).

Currently reading: Uh I guess, the manga for Moriarty the Patriot since I just finished reading volume 12. I started reading the manga after I finished the anime and didn't realize at first that the English translation isn't yet caught up to where the anime ends with The Final Problem, so now I am impatiently waiting for the next few volumes that come out later in the year.

Of actual book books (I know comics/manga are real books too but it has been so long since I read an actual text-only book that wasn't for school that it is worthy of distinction here), I just finished reading A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske. It had exactly the right mix of intriguing plot and romance that I crave (I can't read much stuff with just one or the other).

Also, if we are talking currently reading then of course I am also reading a stupid amount of fanfics all at once. I am currently rereading floriography by ashrivaille because Sherlock and William solving murders together is my current favorite thing. I ship them so much it's ridiculous (also Mycroft and Albert but that's a whole other thing). I honestly have a difficult time finding actual books to read that aren't fanfiction anymore because I am so used to getting exactly what I want from a story in fanfics due to filters (praise ao3's tagging system) and already knowing the world/characters. I find it difficult to get invested in other books and often find them kind of boring, or like flat? Could just be also because without the specific tags/tropes that are used to label fics, it is harder for me to find books I would be interested in since I'm relying only on plot summary.

Current obsession: Hmm I wonder....?? Yeah, no it's pretty obvious my current obession is Moriarty the Patriot since over half of the media I'm consuming is related to it lol. It's just so satisfying watching William set up these intricate crimes/plots and Sherlock deducing the hell out of them (and also to see evil nobles get what's coming to them).

My sister showed me this scale once on Pinterest where someone had placed character pairs from "be gay do crime" to "be gay and solve crime" and Sherlock and William were in the middle lol. Whatever genre that scale is seems to be my BRAND since the "solve crime" end was Kato and Kambe from Millionaire Detective (one of my fav animes), and while I don't remember what the one originally on the "do crime" side was I feel that Rei and Kazuki from Buddy Daddies fits well there (another of my fav animes).

Wow, this got so long lol. Gonna tag some people I think it would be cool to know more about, but no pressure! Feel free to ignore it if you want :)

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