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When Taiga asked MC, “You got a man?”, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was trying to gauge whether she was romantically available. Maybe it was an early sign that he was interested in her himself. Before getting emotionally invested or making a move, perhaps he wanted to know if someone else was already in her life.

If his only goal had been to distract or calm MC down because she was under pressure, he could’ve asked literally anything else. But instead, he asked: “You got a man?” (Or another meaning: “A boyfriend?” or “Experience with… you-know-what?” 🛏️)

That doesn’t feel like random teasing to me. His expression also stands out. He isn’t smiling or joking around: He looks serious and focused, which makes the question feel more genuine than playful.

I like how Taiga reacts when MC asks what’s gotten into him if you choose the 3rd option, he actually seems caught off guard before laughing at how flustered she is. Though, he brushes it off with, “Well, it doesn’t matter. Everything’s screwed anyway.”

I interpreted that as: “There’s no point dwelling on relationships when we might not make it out of this.”

And that made me think… if Taiga believes they’re all doomed, why bother letting yourself love someone if you’re just going to lose them? Maybe he avoids getting attached because losing someone would hurt too much. That’s why I loved seeing Taiga slowly open up to MC. It shows how much he trusts her. Elias even said that maybe he’s been waiting for someone to believe him, and I can’t help but feel like MC is the one person willing to do that when no one else will.

Which makes his Affinity 25 voice line hit harder: “You’re not getting away from me, kitten. You’re here till death do us part, whether you like it or not.”

JP ver: "I'm not letting you go, kitten. It's already decided that you'll be here with me until death do us part."

That’s literally a wedding vow.

To me, it feels like his mindset changes. Instead of “What’s the point of loving someone if the world is fcked?” it becomes: “Even if the world is fcked, I still have you. You’re staying with me until death do us part.”

If anything, once Taiga falls for MC, he seems to realize that love isn’t meaningless because death is inevitable, it’s because life is uncertain that he chooses to hold onto the person he loves. Like he seems to believe that love is something worth holding onto even if death is inevitable.

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Saw this, looks fun!

Link to the quiz is here

… yeah, that tracks.

Soft tagging @blockcat-safari, @jackdraw-spwrite, @cityofangeisislying, @audioeidolon, @venusplantt, @bardicc-inspo and @voidindite in case they would like to play along :)

Ngl it's accurate very accurate, me writing crack funnies hc and fics and also brainrotted self lol

Oh look it's my favorite genre of isekai anime.

Hm. Sounds about right I suppose-

does this say something about me

uh oh, they know *scampers away*

thanks for the tag, toasty <3

Ignoring what i got!

thank you for the tag, fellow moots @sk8102 !!

Before I respond, please note that Twst and ATLA’s magic systems are very different. For the purposes of this ask, I will be operating under the following assumptions:

No magic at all; bending will take the place of magic.

We play by ATLA rules. That means only one element maximum per person (although there would be some variability with sub-elements); Malleus cannot be the Avatar himself.

Sub-elements (metalbending, sandbending, lightningbending, etc.) won’t be listed individually; I will only be focusing on the 4 core elements.

Yuu will be considered a non-bender.

No spiritbending will be considered.

When determining these, I took into consideration the characters’ personalities, how they handle problems, and magic specialties from the Twst world. I also considered what each element in the ATLA world is associated with. Then I tried to find the best fit with all of these factors in mind.

These won’t be perfect, since we have so few options to sort into and the Twst characters weren’t really designed for the ATLA world.

There’s lots of characters included here, so I won’t be including individual explanations on the placements. A lot of them are self explanatory though, so I don’t think I necessarily have to.

Placements below the cut due to length!