Hii anon !! sorry in advance for the rant HAHA

I'll admit I was also surprised when they dropped the blood relation bomb in imperial thronesong but if ur asking if it bothers me the answer is no.

I've seen some people saying that them being blood related serves no purpose to the story of thronesong which I completely disagree with. Obviously, if you dont follow the original story of the game then yeah this is gonna seem super out of nowhere and like a huge jump LOL. But Calebs story has always been about his love for mc, both romantic and familial, this whole time. Remember his line "can you carry a little of this sin with me?" what sin do yall think hes talking abt cuz theres nothing sinful abt being a straight guy in love w ur "gal pal", thats normal 💀

Ppl also seem bothered by how different his personality is in thronesong, but thats not really surprising either considering he doesnt have to worry about losing the role of being mcs brother since theyre literally blood related. In the main story, Caleb is only mcs brother because of the adoption (duh) and cuz mc views him that way. He's a lot more restrained because he needs to keep up that good older brother act, smth the high marshal clearly doesnt have to do.

(I'm emphasizing 'good' here cuz he loves being her brother and anyone saying he secretly hates it is wrong. he just doesn't *only* want to be that, he wants to be everything to her even if that makes him a "bad" brother lmfao. brother mother husband dog.. this guys the whole package HAHHA)

In the main story niether of them are sure that the other feels the same way so they have a lot more to lose if they were wrong. Yet in thronesong mc makes the first move and neither of them seem worried of the other regretting it cuz they know eachother in such a deep way, hence the different personalities they have!!

All this to say I really enjoy their story and we wouldnt be in this mess if infold had just had the english translation follow the intended story from the start. Cuz now people who were fully convinced they were only friends have been jumpscared by incest seemingly out of nowhere 😭 anyways, I usually keep my thoughts about lads to myself and my friends since this fandom can be a bit hostile 💀 If u dont agree with me thats fine, at the end of the day its just a game!

I haven't seen anybody talk about this, so I thought I might as well.

There's always a duo in a trio, and Huntr/x goes along that line subtly. Or obviously..

How? Here.

Mira and Zoey are always together, always close. Near each other, the same changing room--

They *are* the duo in the group. But they don't mean to be.

Almost always, Rumi is between the two of them, in the middle.

This could just be because she's the leader of the group, yes.

And with Jinu? He's almost always in the middle as well, because he leads the Saja Boys.

But I feel like she's between them so she doesn't feel left out between the two.

Mira and Zoey don't mean to separate each other from Rumi. They still love Rumi, they care for her. That's their best friend.

But at the end, it feels lighter in a way. All secrets were revealed, they accepted Rumi for who she was - everything was okay.

And that end bathhouse scene, Rumi finally joined them.

Rumi isn't hiding herself from them anymore, she isn't distancing herself to protect them from the truth.

The bathhouse is important.

When Rumi didn't go, it brought Mira and Zoey closer since it was just them. They know more about each other than they know Rumi, and Rumi doesn't know them like they know each other.

Again, they still care for her. They're concerned for her when she's distressed or acting off.

And the movie shows that with Zoey and Rumi or Mira and Rumi moments.

Like when Mira came to check on Rumi to see if she was okay. And Zoey wanting to help Rumi with her voice at the start-half of the movie.

Most of the movie shows care and the genuine love between the three girls.

The girls know each other, but like I said, not extremely well.

And the whole "Takedown" situation is relevant to this.

When Rumi wanted to change the Takedown lyrics and when Rumi started acting strange/off from her usual self, Mira and Zoey started to notice.

This moment. Zoey and Mira knew something was going on with Rumi.

The train scene, Mira called Rumi out on it, both of the girls lashing out.

The pause made Mira and Zoey think. The distance started to grow again.

Mira and Zoey believe / know now that Rumi is hiding something from them, and is keeping them away from the truth by pushing them away.

By the end of that scene, Mira and Zoey stop trying. They show Rumi they're concerned and want to help, but they stop pushing.

The talk here is important. So is "What It Sounds Like," but we'll get to that later.

The girls are vulnerable around each other, including Rumi. Rumi talks to them and they try to figure something out.

This was enough for Mira and Zoey. When Rumi said they could go to the bathhouse together, this was a sign of opening up and spending time with them, which they took. The distance was still there, but it closed back to normal.

Also, the only thing Rumi shared was she was scared of losing them. I won't mention that later, but it will make sense the more you read, so keep it in mind.

Toward end of the movie, Rumi was exposed. When Mira and Zoey confronted her, they still cared deep down. But they were scared and betrayed.

The duo part comes in here (I couldn't find the actual photo cuz I don't have Insta - and everywhere else is useless. But if you go to their "Climax" part, there will be a link with "(Mira Protecting Zoey)" credits to them !)

Mira protects Zoey from Rumi in that deleted scene, which shows the distance spreading out more and more.

This is where "What It Sounds Like" comes in and the end of the movie.

What It Sounds Like is one accepting themselves for who they are, but it also came as an apology to Mira and Zoey.

The song showed the girls that Rumi was sorry for keeping such a big thing from them and didn't think they'd understand.

Another thing, the distance was also created by Celine.

Celine made Rumi cover up, hide her patterns from her best friends, and lie about who she was truly.

In flashbacks when Rumi was running away to get air before the live performance of "Golden", Rumi wanted to tell Mira and Zoey - but Celine put the thought that they would hate her and wouldn't understand into Rumi's head, and she believed it for the longest time.

And if you look closely enough, Mira and Zoey's clothes have a very light purple pattern that blends in, showing they do accept Rumi for who she is and what she is.

The song was a hope that the girls would accept the apology and her altogether, and they did.

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Not only that, but my dad did it *knowing* how bad AI is for artists because I've explained it to him. He thought it was funny to use it anyway and wanted to see my reaction, I guess??? even my brother said it was disrespectful asf.

Whats even MORE annoying is I literally forced my mom to watch Ghibli movies with me and she never really liked them, but OHHH this stupid fucking AI thing is SOOOO IMPRESSIVE. 🫠🫠🫠