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I isolated the text behind Sebek and Riddle in the last panel in case anyone was curious about what it said lol

Hi! I love your analysis and i want to know your opinion about he tian and jian yi jealous How did you think they gonna react if they see xixi and Mo with others o maybe if xixi and Mo have a good friendship, did you imagine he tian and jian yi watching them jealous?

UPDATED: added the Jian Yi bit I missed.

Gosh, you guys make me embarrassed lol. I honestly never expected these kinds of posts to get positive feedback. But I’m very excited that you enjoy reading it so thank you so much!

Back to your question. Firstly, as preamble, I’d like to state that I do not consider jealousy an entirely healthy sort of reaction nor do I endorse it in any way. A little jealousy is natural, but extreme jealous outbursts are truly unbecoming, nor do I want to romanticize them in any way.

(This is gonna be long, so better grab a chair).

Now when it comes to He Tian, I truly believe that feeling jealous will be a new and entirely unnerving experience to him. Looking back at his past experiences and childhood traumas, it’s quite obvious that he’s somewhat disconnected and detached from his own feelings. This is most evident in the emptiness that fills his life: he has no real passion (save for basketball maybe), no close relationships (until he meets MGS and co, and still he’s not open about himself yet), no deep ties to his family, and he practically stripped himself bare of any personal possessions. Hell, with all the money he has, his apartment is empty and all his stuff fits nicely in just a couple of cardboard boxes. So bottom line, He Tian isn’t used to getting attached to things or people, consciously or subconsciously he ends up avoiding it. That, of course, can be traced back to the puppy incident which basically splits itself into three points: 1) the puppy he came to love and care was gruesomely taken away from him 2) his brother, the person who He Tian trusted the most, betrayed him 3) He Tian was weak, so he had to entrust something he loved into another person’s care, and thus it ended up in a disaster, because he couldn’t protect the puppy himself.

Now that he is becoming more and more attached to MGS, I’m pretty sure that some of his deep-rooted fears will intensify, particularly the ones that relate to his past inability to protect something he cherished. On the other hand, He Tian clearly wishes Mo well. It’s evident from the way he went out of his way to find him a well-paying job at the photography studio, and even tried to compliment Mo on being industrious and finally looking like somebody. I do believe that He Tian is somewhat familiar with Mo’s reputation, at very least he probably heard the rumours and we know for sure that he had been checking the detention board. So he probably knows that in fact, MGS doesn’t have that many friendships outside his henchmen. With that said, I believe a part of He Tian would want to be supportive of Mo building healthy connections with other people.

And that’s where He Tian’s inner conflict will come into the light because he’ll be faced with his deep-running internalized fears that he may not rationally understand battling his desire to be supportive and selfless. Considering that He Tian’s upbringing probably caused him to shut off his own emotions, this is going to be very hard for him. The novelty of it, the inner turmoil of conflicting feelings, his inability to adequately process and express his emotions – all of it will likely put a strain on He Tian. While I don’t see him throwing a jealousy fit (he just doesn’t seem like the type, besides as I mentioned, he ultimately wants to be good for MGS even if he doesn’t always know how), I could see him getting crabby to the point Mo notices and wonders wtf is going on. Or, more likely, I could see him becoming extra-clingy, invading Mo’s personal space or y’know, going all “excuse me, let me borrow Little Mo for a sec”. What I do not see is He Tian being downright nasty about it and fending off anyone who comes into close vicinity of Mo. Absolutely not.

As for ZZX, I believe that as of right now he’s taking Jian Yi a little bit for granted, however, once Jian Yi gets kidnapped, his attitude will change. We know that ZZX is somewhat annoyed by Jian Yi’s antics. It just happens that our lovely airhead fits the bill of a boy who cried wolves. OX scattered these moments throughout the narrative, like when Jian Yi does that careless hide-and-seek thing making ZZX worry for nothing. So I expect that as the story goes on, ZZX will be taking him with a grain of salt.

Obviously, ZZX worries for him. And I think we’ve noticed something like distrust mixed with maybe some airs of disapproval when Brother Qiu gave Jian Yi a lift on his bike. The face that ZZX makes doesn’t look like one that endorsed Jian Yi being so careless around a stranger.

There’s also a strip from the earlier short comic series (it takes place after Jian Yi reappears), where a drunk older Jian Yi apparently ends up leaning against a very imposing stranger, to ZZX dismay at that. ZZX, who had previously pushed Jian Yi off, now quickly rectifies himself and tugs Jian Yi away from another dude. He’s silent but yeah, you can see it written all over his face: ZZX does not approve Jian Yi hanging around older men, haha.

Anyway, back to my original point. I think that post Jian Yi’s return, ZZX gonna treat him with greater care, precisely because he had lost him once. Those feelings of loss and inability to prevent it will probably cause ZZX to act low-key possessive like he did in that strip. Sure, he’s worried about his safety, but I cannot help but feel that ZZX feels a bit inadequate when he sees Jian Yi get close to someone older… and bigger? If we go waaaay back to the first kidnapping attempt, we see that in the aftermath ZZX feels down allegedly because he wants to grow up and become strong in order to protect Jian Yi. Perhaps that is why he appears slightly pissed when Jian Yi ends up close with someone ZZX can’t take on?

As for ZZX and Momo… well, I just don’t see them giving off couple vibes. They are probably gonna spend their time in rather comfortable silence. For Momo ZZX is someone who doesn’t annoy him with endless chitchat, and for ZZX Momo is someone who doesn’t indulge in silly ideas. So no, I don’t imagine them spending time next to each other would somehow bother Jian Yi or He Tian. It’s just not that type of bond.

EDIT

Apologies to the anon who asked the question. I seem to have misread it a bit. I usually answer these things when I’m back from work and by the end of the day, I’m thoroughly braindead and confusing 3’s for 8’s, lol. Again, my apologies.

So the question was actually about how would Jian Yi react to seeing ZZX with other people, not the other way around.

I do see Jian Yi as someone prone to jealousy. In fact, I think we can safely assume that Jian Yi displays some signs of anxious attachment style. Attachment styles are, by and large, the behavioural patterns that define our habits of building and maintaining long-term and short-term relationships. Anxious attachment forms in children when the parental figure vacillates between being there for them (caring, feeding, being emotionally supportive, etc) and being either distant/absent, or insensitive and otherwise not providing them with attention and care. The child thus undergoes greater levels of distress, because the parent is unpredictable, and the child doesn’t understand what to expect and whether they will be cared for or left on their own. As they grow up, they start displaying such behaviours as being clingy or smothering, since they subconsciously believe that the only way for them to survive is to cling close to their attachment figure, often both in the emotional and physical sense of it.

Now from what we know of Jian Yi, his father was absent from his life, while his mother seems to be frequently missing. We have seen tell ZZX that some auntie is picking him after kindergarten. Some flashbacks also show him being lonely and apparently alone at home. There’s also a scene where a young Jian Yi is weeping and coming up with an idea that “mother doesn’t want him anymore”, which are also quite telling.

From the narrative, we learn that it is ZZX who becomes a significant attachment figure to Jian Yi. Hell, during the kidnapping, Jian Yi isn’t thinking about seeing his mom again, he’s thinking about ZZX. Apart from clinginess, people with an anxious attachment style may indulge themselves in constantly testing whether their partner worries about them. Now I’m not saying that Jian Yi is manipulative in any way or that he plays games with ZZX, however, he does often want his attention/approval, like when he does that pounce thing or when he half-heartedly tries to play hide-and-seek in an inopportune moment. Also, quite clearly Jian Yi doesn’t like being separated from his boyfriend, lol.

Typically, jealousy in people with anxious attachment manifests itself from their own deep-running insecurities. Insecurity makes people become very critical about themselves, so they may often have these lines of thinking: “you are so desperate/needy/selfish, of course, he/she will be annoyed by you” and thus they may often feel unfulfilled because they tend to suppress their need for affection. These suppressed feelings, in turn, may result in short anger outbursts and some distrustful or controlling behaviour. We have seen bits of both when Jian Yi had to deal with a love-letter from a girl who had a crush on ZZX (what’s her name again?).

How Jian Yi would behave if he became jealous: likely he’ll become emotionally withdrawn due to deep-seated insecurities, might fluctuate between emotional outbursts and clinginess. Will he be nasty to the other person? No, not very likely. However, he did display the so-called behavioural jealousy (the set of defensive measures against the perceived threat of a romantic rival): he agreed to help the girl deliver the love-letter on condition that she’ll never approach ZZX again.

So yes, I do see him being inclined to some jealous behaviours, but again not towards Momo x ZZX. As I said, there isn’t anything remotely romantic about them spending time together.

Eight People I’d Like to Know Better!

hello! thank u @psi-groovin for tagging me :^D

1. Name / Alias

My real (long) name is Victoria but I’ve told everyone to call me Tori bc it sounds more informal, which is more my vibe! No alias here I guess, but other nicknames are Tor and Vicky. One friend also calls me “Ori” and “Coney Island” (those have silly origins). Don’t be afraid to call me any of these or make up your own lol

2. Birthday

February 6! I love my date bc it’s an even number and it’s also shared with several cool people like Rick Astley, Bob Marley, Aaron Burr, Babe Ruth ... Rick Astley ... it’s nice

3. Zodiac Sign

I’m an Aquarius ♒️ When I was little I used to think I was a Pisces until I realized the dates, but even now when I see stuff like “things the zodiac signs do” or whatever I tend to relate more to Pisces than Aquarius, so that’s interesting

4. Height

I’m 5’6.6” but I like to round that to 5’7” (hehehe)

5. Hobbies

Doodling, sculpting, playing video games, blasting old music, watching cooking shows and ‘80s comedies, researching random topics and facts to annoy people with, photography, ruining my sleep schedule, constantly reminding my mom of Bill & Ted Face the Music

6. Favorite Colors

My top favorite’s been orange since I was a wee tiny thing! Some other colors I love are sky blue, navy blue, marigold, ivory, and pine green

7. Favorite Books

Most favorites rn are Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Bev Bevan’s The Electric Light Orchestra Story. I hate to admit I don’t actually read books often, I like reading articles online and whatever’s in the newspaper, plus some comics... If anything I feel like I’d read more sci fi and historical books so if anyone knows anything, do recommend :,^)

8. Last Song I Listened To

“Bang Your Head (Metal Health)” by Quiet Riot— I decided to rewatch Footloose the other day after a long time of not seeing it and this was the song was blasting in Ren‘s car

9. Last Film I Watched

The 1985 adaptation of Clue! My mom and I adore the movie (apparently I used to get bored of it as a kid?? how terrible) and we watch it all the time if we aren’t watching other ‘80s comedies

10. Inspiration or Muse

For drawing I get inspired mostly by music, the movies and shows I watch, photos, and casual observations. Sometimes I think up characters and scenes inspired by a song’s lyrics and vibes. For my style I‘ve had a whole lot goin’ on omg— as a kid I desperately wanted to draw in an “anime style” and firstly it was DBZ Kai. Then I wanted to draw like Pokémon, and then Hetalia... Lucky Star, Tamako Market... then I wanted to go for like a Disney style so I studied Glen Keane and Don Bluth... it’s almost a little embarrassing how much I’ve changed my mind ahaha and nowadays I go for a sorta cartoony style inspired by several different things I guess but I’m trying to experiment with new mediums

11. Dream Job

For a while now I’ve dreamt of myself as an illustrator of some sort, like illustrating kids books or even just making my own. Otherwise going into comics or concept visuals sounds cool, but I need to work on my tendency to procrastinate first. If none of that comes to be, I‘m not really sure where I’ll find myself yet

12. Meaning Behind Your URL

Personally I wanted to go for something a little ridiculous :^) I originally thought of something like “not actually a nacho” but then I changed it to “quite actually a nacho” lol, and the whole nacho bit is basically a guaranteed aspect of all my social media accounts (sometimes it’s pierogi-related instead)

Many thanks again for including me!! now I shall tag @melagerie @tommyshaw @bilbao-song @emmadangerheart @turnleftaticeland @gwempool @baycitystygian & @beelzebugz Some of you I haven’t tagged before so, as I always say, don’t feel obligated or pressured to do this 😌

MY BBY JETTY FOR THE QUESTION THHINGY !!

JETT TAYLOR (●´ω｀●)

Full name

Jett Marie Taylor

Preferred name/nickname

Jett or J

Generally referred to as

Wife, J, J.T, Jetty

Appearance.

FACECLAIM: Nope.SEX: FemaleHEIGHT: 5′10WEIGHT: 160BUILD: Average. B-cup breast, has some meat on her thighs, and a small butt.HAIR: She currently cut it but, she has 4c hair thats naturally red. Pretty long when its straightened but she prefers to keep it in a neat ponytail or braids.SKIN: Mocha-ish skin tone with a few moles scattered on her face. EYES: Pretty brown eyes with short lashes, her glasses hang a little low on her face so you can’t really tell how nice her eyes are.MOUTH: Plump lips that she constanly moisturizes on a daily basis.NOSE: Cute, small nose. HANDS: Averaged sized hands with skinny fingers, nails are usually short and painted.FEET: Small, bute cute feet. Toenails are ALWAYS painted, usually a pastel color.SCARS: NoneCLOTHES: Her style varies. Most of the time she dresses plain since shes home a lot but, the days shes going out her style could be catagorized as ‘Kawaii’ or ‘harajuku’OTHER FEATURES: None OTHER NOTEABLE FEATURES:None

Speech.

VOICECLAIM: Click ACCENT: When pronouncing certain words her little Creole accent will appear.VERBAL TICKS: Since she’s very shy at first, she tends to stutter a lot or not talk at all.LANGUAGE: Mostly English but a little of Cajun FrenchARTICULATION: She is terrible at explaining things, she gets so frusterated most of the time because she tends to have a hard time putting the words in a proper way so the other person(s) can understand.EDUCATION: It varies honestly, sometimes she’ll use big words sometimes she doesn’t. It all depends on the conversation topic really.LAUGHTER: Her laugh is squeaky, and annoying to most people. Since she’s always laughing though, peple get used to it.GRUMP: Not really, only if she’s angry.BREATHING: ..duh

Mannerisms.

FACE: She’s very expressive with her emotions, most of the time she’s happy so you’ll always see her with a smile on her face.HANDS: She uses a lot of hand motion, usually when shes explaining something or excited.LEGS/FEET: Only when she’s nervous.EMOTIONAL OUTBURSTS: She is not prone to these, when she’s happy she shows it very well and when her emotions are in a more negative state, she tends to cry.HABITS: Besides fidgeting a lot, none.POSTURE: Due to being related to a model her posture is very straight, she only slouches when she’s tired.WALKING POSTURE: She is very upbeat and girly when she walks, she also skips A LOT.SITTING POSTURE: She usually likes to sit criss-cross but usually her legsare crossed since she wears a bunch of skirts and dresses.PERSONAL SPACE: She’s the queen of invaiding personal space, she can be very touchy but it’s usually to show affection, nothing sexual.SPACIAL AWARENESS: She is very aware of what’s going on but is still clumsy at times.OTHER: She’s very poliet when she speaks but after a while she tends to be very goofy and childish.

Health:

DIET: Her diet is slightly poor, she eats a lot of sweets and since she can’t cook she tends to eat out when there’s nobody at home to cook for her.SLEEP: Her sleeping schedule is pretty good. She usually sleeps late on the weekends or breaks, though.EXERCISE: She jogs here and there but she could work out more.ACTIVITY: She’s a hard worker when it comes to activities, she always make sure to input 100%CLEANLINESS: She bathes regularly.ODOUR: She smells good all the time, there’s never a day where she doesn’t smell good.MEDICINAL DRUGS: NopeNARCOTICS: NopeADDICTIONS: NopeILLNESS: NopeINJURIES: NopePARASITES: NopeOTHER: None

Personal.

INTROVERT/EXTROVERT?: AmbivertOPTIMIST/PESSIMIST: OptimistGENDER: FemaleSEXUALITY: DemisexualROMANTIC: There’s times where she feels lonely but she’s never been in an actual relationship so she’s not too sure what she wants from one and if she even wants to date.MEMORY: Her memory is supringly really amazing, she remembers a lot of stuff really well.PLANNING: Unless its fashion or school related…no.PENSIVE: EhINTUITION: Not all the time but most of the time.PROBLEM SOLVING: I guessss.GOALS: To have a sucessful clothing line.INSECURITIES: NoneACHIEVEMENTS: So far her biggest achievment is graduating highschool a year early with 4.0 GPA.ANXIETY: When her friends or family is angry at her.OVERWHELMED: All the time, being an adult is so hard for her.SELF-HELP: She usually take’s a day to reflect and think to see what she can do to fix it.COMFORTS: Being around the people she loves, her room, and a closet full of clothes.BAD HABITS: Eating when stressed.PHILOSOPHY: She belives in Christianity, mainly because her dad is a pastor.TRIGGERS: Nope

The Past.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS: She was very close with both of her parents.SCHOOL: School was a breeze for her since she was very friendly she had a lot of help.ADOLESCENCE: She was really confused at first but ignored it after a few days. Puberty was pretty normal for her.LEAVING HOME: It was okay for her since she knew we would be staying with family.FURTHER EDUCATION: She’s currently in college studying costume desgining.FIRST JOB: Her first (and current) job is at a cafe, shes a barista and enjoys it very much. She kind of wants to quit though and work at her friend’s comic shop.LIFE EVENTS: Graduating at 17 and getting accepted to her favorite college.WORST DAY OF THEIR LIFE: She never really had one of those, even if she properly tried to see the good in it.BEST DAY OF THEIR LIFE: When she met Felix and Toshi, the most important people in her life besides family.LESSONS: Always try to see the better in people, the outcome might be better than expected.LOOKING BACK: She wouldn’t change a thing.

Relationships.

FAMILY: Marcella & MarshalFRIENDSHIPS: She has a few friends, but only three close friends. She doesn;t like having a huge social circle.FRIENDS IN NEED: She tries her best to be of help even if she never went through what the other went though.NEEDING A FRIEND: She prefers to go to family for help but sometimes she’ll go to friends.ANNOYANCES: She tries to understand the other person so the aurgument doesn’t get crazy.ROMANCE: n/aMARITAL PROBLEMS: n/aADVERSARIES: Lying, being inconsiderate, and thinking the things she likes is stupid.ENEMIES: Disrespecting her or the people close to her.STRANGERS: She can be very shy around new people but if she knows that the person is a mutual or they are intrested in the same things she starts acting like herself.FUN STUFF: Going out shopping, visiting pet shops, and going to shops that sell sweets and baked goods.DATING: N/A BEST FRIEND: Toshi & FelixLOVE: NoneWORST ENEMY: NoneRESPECT: She respects everyone even if they don’t do the same with her. She likes to fight with kidness lol.

Interactions.

MINGLING: It depends, she is good when it comes to small talk and people such as her classmates but besides that she can be a little weird at it.COMFORT LEVELS: She feels pretty comfortable if the other person isn’t being weird.PHYSICAL: She’s very touchy with people she knows, hugs are her favorite.GROUPS: She likes being in groups, unless it’s ful of people she doesn’t know.OPENNESS: She’s kind of open. Only with people she’s close with, though.GENEROSITY: Queen of being generous tbh JEALOUSY: Eh, she’s not really the jealous type.TEMPER: She’s very patient.AFFECTION: She’s very affectionate. She tries to show it with her words and sctions.DISTASTE: Here’s the thing… she doesn’t show that to people she dislikes cause she doesn’t dislike anyone.ETIQUETTE: Eh, she can be poliet but for the most part is very childish.RESPONSIBILITY: She always takes responsiblity of the things she does.SELF ESTEEM: Usually she has other people stick up for her but when she doesn’t sometimes she’ll try to do it for herself.CONFIDENCE: NopeHONESTY: She’s only honest if she really needs to be, if not she tries to spare people’s feelings.LEADER OR FOLLOWER: NeitherPARTY TRICKS: She likes ti sing time from time so she’ll do that to impress people.PRAISE: She loves praises.FAILURES: Nope, everyone usually likes everything about her.CRITICISM: Pretty well honestly.INSULTS: She is horrible at taking insults.EMBARRASSMENT: When she’s embarssed she usually just tries to hide for a few hours.FLIRTING: ..nopeATTENTION SPAN: If it isn’t related to her hobbies, it can be very short.

Life.

CAREER: BaristaPROMOTION: Nah, she doesn’t plan to work there for long.BOSS: YES, her boss loves her and treats her as if she was his own.DUTY: Normal young adult duties.TECH: Eh, she;s like every other person.POLITICS: She tries not to get in stuff like that.COMBAT SKILLS: … not really.HOME: Her home is all over the place but organized enough to where she still can find things.DAILY LIFE: She copes pretty well.INDEPENDENCE: She could live by herself if she wanted to, cooking would be her only problem.COOKING: Do you mean constantly burning food? Then, yes.BUILDING: She can be pretty okay at that stuff.CLEANING: She likes a neat and tidy home. SHOPPING: When doesn’t she shop?DRIVING: Yes,FINANCES: She lives under the care of her little sister so she’s pretty well taken care of. If she lived alone she would still be fine.MARRIAGE: N/AKIDS: Not really.PETS: Yes! She has a small turtle named Green Dog.DEPENDANTS: NoLAW: NoCOURT: NoPRISON: NoTRAVELLING: The only traveling she’s done is travel to California, but she would like to travel more if she had the money.MEDICAL: YisssILLNESS: NopeWORRIES: She worries if she fed her pet or turned off the car usually.PEACE: Doesn’t matter.PARTYING: If it’s not wildt and more laid back, she doesn’t mind.HOBBIES: Watching anime, drawing, sewing, baking, and reading yaoi.