Good night my love

el is a neurodivergent abuse victim who grew up being treated like a lab rat, mike has been bullied his whole life & has insecurities due to his parents' strained relationship, and they both defy the stereotypical roles in a m/f romantic relationship; there is nothing conformant or insignificant about them and to insist that there is & try to erase the importance of these details is disgusting, especially on el's part.

it's actually scary to me how much these blatantly false takes on el/mike/mileven have spread and are just constantly regurgitated without a second thought & ppl will double down on them even when they're proven false. i honestly feel like this is an example of how susceptible a lot of ppl are to falling into bigoted echo chambers. you might say i'm overreacting and maybe i am, idk, but tbh i don't feel like i am; everything i see bylers claim about el, mike, and/or mileven is just is ableist, misogynistic, and not at all based in reality with what is said/shown in the show.

and also, i think byler shippers expect this ‘perfect relationship’ out of mileven because it’s the ship that we spend the most time focused on in the show, or any other reason they can think up, and that’s just not realistic. like, at all.

yeah the abused neurodivergent girl who was raised in a lab for literal experimentation and the awkward boy who struggles with words and is raised in a household with parents who don’t love each other and was a social outcast all his life are going to have the perfect relationship and have absolutely no troubles with communication or affection or anything else necessary for the ‘perfect relationship’. that’s absolutely realistic and not at all out of their reach and perfectly logical. girl bye.

Paradis 14

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Hange saying they won't go back to Marley to keep their sister safe must be such a tough decision pheww 🥺 

The talk about their ✨feelings✨, how awkward and slightly unsure they both are about it, makes it even more touching. The way Levi immediately pressed when Hange mentioned, "someone else" hehe 🤭 I like how Hange joked about what Levi said, because believing his words would be too good to be true, but he'd also never lie about wanting to stay with them, so they have to make sure. Ughhh, that's so sweet!! And the way their face lights up in the 3rd and 4th picture, my heart!!

The ending is so tender, with Hange's whispered words and Levi's reply which is even more of a mumble, the word blurred - I love what you did there!! 😭 The hug is lovely, it's such a soft ending of this part and very fitting. Levi looks so surprised when Hange hugs him haha, of course she wants to!! 😁

Don't trust the fox mask ❌

Like who would even be friends with him after finding out smtg like this

(I can go into how wrong Shu is for her and why Kotoyuki is so much more compatible with her, but that's a whole other post lol)

Kotoyuki immediately letting her go once he realizes he was being manipulated, and also saying he still has feelings for her to some capacity but needs space for himself so he doesn't jump into anything they'll both regret

Says he will take the brunt of the blame and shame from their families so she can be happy and free too

Like a redemption arc doesn't get better than this gang

"But he got angry with her for rejecting him in one ending"

The game literally tells you his possessive and controlling nature is bc of the spell that was placed on him (his clan pressuring him to possess Hinako as his wife), it is not Kotoyuki speaking for himself 😭✌️✌️✌️

Kotoyuki being called a failure by his clan bc even though he has all the reasons and pressure from his god, he refuses to trick or deceive Hinako into marrying him, wanting her to truly love him- all while he was still under the spell!!

He's the best idc idc

Also the only one worthy of a bad ass bitch like Hinako is Mr. protective, sacrificial, caring, loyal, doting, affectionate, kind, rich, handsome sexy-voiced fox man idc idc

"You only care about a handsome man and a ship, he's going to tie Hinako down, it goes against the themes of the game"

Hinako admitting she likes Kotoyuki enough to be the one to propose to him this time when she's ready btw:

The true ending is about compromising between her two selves. She can have a happy and loving relationship with the right person, while also maintaining her freedom!! The fact that she says SHE'LL be the one to propose to Kotoyuki means she 1. Has grown enough to stop seeing marriage as only a death sentence, and 2. Only marry him on HER terms.

Fuck it, they can be a couple and never officially marry to piss off their families

Who knows

She's so young (yes I know she's actually like 20 yrs old- That Group of ppl calling Kotoyuki a groomer literally didn't bother to pay attention to the first ending where it says this), so her future is not set in stone.