mira ★彡

… And then the stars come in and light up all their world.

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One of the many cute adaptation changes the SxF anime made in the castle make-believe episode is to have the WISE agents be a much more active part in Anya's 'rescue the princess' game...

...which also partly explains why WISE spies see Twilight as a papa and call 'Anya' 'Anya' like she's family instead of 'Anya Forger' like she's an asset to the Operation. The WISE agents at the castle saw and understood it's all real, especially to the little girl - hence their tears and their heartfelt congratulations. It's only the theoretically best spy in Westalis who cannot see it.

special afterschool committee to look at this instagram reel on my phone real quick 😳📱👀🌅

No thoughts, head empty

pathetic wet rag of a man

malewife

I made a thread on twitter to show how episode 142 was an obvious callback to episode 43 so i decided to post it here as well. Warning: the panels from 43 might be triggering.

First of all we notice Kieran lying a lot in episode 142. The man didn't have a plan at all coming in there and he makes no effort to go around her ability either. It's clear deep down he didn't want to end their partnership, he knows they make a great team but he's doing everything to put distance between them for her sake only. He cares about her so much (read: he's in love with her) and wants to keep her safe.

This is already a huge difference compared to episode 43. Kieran got his walls up so high when Lauren came to the cave. He is acting cold with a disdainful and arrogant attitude, and uses rhetorical questions to avoid lying to her. There's not a single lie from Kieran in episode 43 except for the one where he slips up when he tells Lauren he has always been a monster.

Kieran's "i am merely stating facts" from 142 is obviously a lie while in episode 43 he is actually stating facts: he talks about the atrocities he committed as the Purple Hyacinth. He is proving Lauren right: he is a monster.

Kieran physically hurts Lauren in 43 and it's not a lie when he tells her he wouldn't cry. He is cold and brutal. In episode 142 he could have said something more hurtful in trying to push her away but he can't. He cares about her too much now and would never hurt her again. "I'm not indifferent to what happens to you" = how to tell someone you care about them without actually saying it. Kieran please.

Another obvious callback to episode 43 is that Lauren now admits she was fully aware of the risks from the beginning.

They've come such a long way since then. From Lauren calling him a monster in 43 to her reassuring Kieran in ep 142 about who he is as as a person and that she isn't afraid of him while she takes off his "mask" (the glasses)... i'm not okay.

Lauki's dynamic is so well written and i'm still in awe of how Eph and Soph handled the development of their relationship after what happened in 43. Lauren telling Kieran she trusts him and won't back down is so important and yet another milestone in their relationship.

To end this post i want to point out the differences in atmosphere and lighting as well. Episode 43 is cold and dark, and episode 142 has a very warm atmosphere.

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Conclusion: Lauki's development is wonderfully written. I dare say it's legit one of the best dynamics i've ever come across in a piece of fiction.

babygirl daddy

𝖣𝖺𝗍𝖾 🌹

but like. he’s a hugger! hugs are hellos and goodbyes to him. he likes throwing an arm around a friend’s shoulders while they walk together. he’s the type to grab someone’s hand to lead them somewhere and then just not let go. and he has a tendency to lean on people. like toya will just be standing there and then suddenly he’ll have to support half of akito’s weight because he came up behind him and pressed himself against his back and has his chin on his shoulder now

he also tends to gravitate towards kohane and start fussing with her hair because her pigtails get messy!! lots of fly aways and hat hair! vbs will be in the middle of planning a show and akito will just have kohane half pulled into his lap so he can fix her hair. he’s not paying attention <3

and if someone sits next to him for a prolonged period of time he Will end up either draping his legs across their lap or he’ll lay down and rest his head on their lap and maybe even fall asleep. for the latter though he has to be really comfortable with the person, so he usually only does it with vbs (kohane and toya end up with lap-napping-akitos more often than an does, but it’s happened and will happen again in the future) And mizuki

akito is always the little spoon. 100%. this is a guy who likes to be held. he usually has a hard time falling asleep but if someone holds him or ^ again if he’s laying on their lap and they play with his hair a little he’s out like a light.

when toya first started sleeping over at the shinonomes’ house he and akito would fall asleep on opposite sides of the bed, but he would wake up to akito curled up by his side and/or clinging to one of his arms. he didn’t mind, but the first 2 times akito woke up and found himself so close to toya he freaked out and fell out of the bed. after the second time and learning that toya really didn’t mind, akito relaxed and also started being more freely affectionate with him in general.

sleepytime cuddles are not a toya-exclusive thing. more than once during vbs sleepovers at an’s place (i imagine they all drag out a few futons and pile them with blankets and pass out sprawled all over each other) he’s ended up tucked in kohane’s arms. this one is funny because kohane is tiny but in his sleep akito will curl up so he fits perfectly in her arms

on the other hand an is a VERY messy sleeper but he’ll curl up as best as he can. one time he woke up like folded over her stomach because of how she flopped around during the night

he’s affectionate with ena too!!!! when he was little he clung to her and until he got taller, ena would carry him around. like a lot. he was all about being carried. nowadays since things are awkward and difficult (but getting better!!) it manifests more as akito letting ena take him by the arm and (literally) drag him wherever. they’re getting back into the habit of hugs, and akito will lean down to let ena kiss his forehead if she wants

and speaking of siblings: akito is soooo playful and affectionate with rin and len. when he visits the sekai they both tackle hug him and he’ll laugh and hug them and swing them around and give them noogies and mess up their hair.. he lets them use him as their personal jungle gym basically. if rin decides she wants to hang off his arm and len decides to climb up onto his back in the middle of practicing who is he to stop either of them

and he’ll be affectionate even with people he doesn’t know very well. like when vbs was helping kohane, nene, ichika, and minori practice for that fan festival minori did something really well and he tousled her hair as a little “good job!” gesture and she still hasn’t emotionally recovered

he’s a sweetie. he has a lot of love in his heart and he can’t keep it all in and so he’s really really really affectionate!!!! but again if you point it out he’ll get so flustered he won’t be able to form a coherent sentence for 5-10 minutes.

in conclusion: the world’s number one goofball ⬇️⬇️