i wonder where the idea of chilchuck being a deadbeat came from when theres like. no textual evidence for it ?

he knows what all of them are up to; he still writes to flertom and she sent him his neckwarmer, so that to me implies that they at least have a somewhat positive relationship?

its more ambiguous with meijack and puckpatti, but since meijack is also a picklock, i wouldn't be surprised if he taught her himself, considering how trades are often passed down through families, and because he talks about sending people to her if he dies.

also the way he talks about puckpatti is very like... it's obvious he wants her to take things more seriously, but he's accepting, and his tone here reads more fond to me than anything else.

like, he keeps his daughters' old toys under his desk? that doesn't scream 'deadbeat' at all, it screams 'empty nester' who doesn't know how to reach out or is scared to do so

EDIT: i know a lot of the 'deadbeat dad' stuff is jokes, but some people are Not joking and genuinely think chilchuck is a bad dad. this post is not saying that you cant joke about it; it is just outlining what canon shows regarding his (clearly positive) relationship with his kids.

thinking about the fact that young chilchuck used to have freckles and in the genderswap mirror verse he has pigtails….meijack looking so much like her dad while taking after his interests and also having her moms eyes is very important to me. its so cute

i like secondhand am obsessed w chilchuck because of u like i read all of dunmeshi in 24 hours and was moderately compelled but now im Very Compelled . thank u president of chilchuck nation

we can grow our great nation. we can become strong

nothing prepared for the noise chilchuck made here

slavic chilchuck moodboard

i've seen people talk a lot about how chilchuck is a caretaker, but he tries really hard to hide it - and how it seems like he probably wouldn't ascribe that label to himself - and i was wondering why until i remembered the genderbend extra!

here, woman chilchuck leaves the party because of her family - presumably because she wants to be with or take care of her kids and husband..... y'know, the things that man chilchuck is currently Not Doing? and its not because his family Isn't important to him, because it obviously is! and that's when it hit me:

many people have discussed how chilchuck is allergic to being emotionally vulnerable in-part because of the way half-foots are treated.... but i think there may ALSO be some gendered expectations associated with caretaking and being emotionally vulnerable that make him reluctant (at least earlier on in the series) to be open with others, especially about personal matters. especially when he's already being infantilized and dehumanized, being 'emasculated' (whether by other races'/cultures' standards or his own - unclear) is another thing he cold be trying to avoid by putting up his colder, more distant 'i'm only in it for the money' worksona.

throwing my hat in the ring with my own cunty chilchuck amv that happens to push the slavchuck agenda w a classic russian club banger (and a companion to my yalla senshi amv!)

i love izutsumi and chilchuck's relationship soooooooo much. chilchuck's arc (or at least a large part of it) is about opening up to emotional vulnerability and admitting that he needs others to help him just as much as he helps them - and him reaching out to izutsumi is a big and Very Important part of that!!

there's a reason He's the one always needling her, and it's not just because he's An Actual Dad... it's because he recognizes that she's similarly closed off, he's already recognized how being emotionally vulnerable isn't Actually All That Terrible, and he wants to guide her through that process too :')

broken glass

This may sound mean towards the people who are adamant about Chilchuck being a deadbeat, but.... I feel like there is a lot of self projecting about people their own fathers going on here. Or at least in some cases. 3 mutuals of mine have poor relationships with their dad and see Chilchuck as a deadbeat. He's accused of crimes he did not commit.

i dont want to put words in other people's mouths, but i think you're right.... that's part of why i made the post too lol bc my relationship w my dad is Also bad (not a deadbeat, just really uninvolved/absent) and i know a lot of ppl w deadbeats and chilchuck is.... obviously not either of those things ! he's a flawed guy and he's obviously made mistakes, but insisting he Has to be a bad dad/deadbeat/absent/wahtever is just.... not supported by the text! at all!

seeing chilchuck, who has spent the last 30 chapters saying as little as possible about himself and what he wants, just doing his job, and occasionally complaining, BREAK DOWN NEAR TEARS, BEGGING laois to turn back bc he doesn't want the him or the rest of the party to die... im gonna throw up 😭😭

she chil on my chuck til i tims

chilchuck is my favorite hater rep of all time. he's just in it for the love of the game

i’m sure i would have gravitated to him on my own but i think your chilposting definitely sped the process along for me. i want to pick chilchuck up and carry him around like an irresponsible child with a walmart doll.

me when i remember i can’t carry him around everywhere and squeeze and throw him like a toddler’s cabbage patch doll because he’s fake and not real