As start of my âDunmeshi rarepairs I will birth with my own hands if I have toâ series
Iâve been reading dunmeshi enjoying everyoneâs dynamics with everyone and multishipping a bit in my head for optimal serotonin but⌠I think Iâve settled on some ships I particularly enjoy, and of COURSE Iâm alone in them. Theyâd be so interesting to have fics about them, sob⌠Which, on that topic, how the HELL are there so little Dungeon Meshi fics?!!!  Iâll make a post for every ship but Iâmma start by bundling the Thistle ones together, if ya wanna see my other ones just browse the dungeon meshi tag on my blog. Â
I kinda ship marcille with everyone, ship thistle with everyone, Laios with a lotta people⌠But I eventually had to find my niche, my otp, and⌠some stuck out of the lot. FICTIONAL MENTALLY ILL JERKS ARE INTERESTING IâM SORRY
The biggest part is that I think itâd be interesting for Thistle to have one actual ally and person who cares for him, and find that in the tool he dismisses. He never really seemed to understand that an extra soul got mixed into the dragon, somehow. Itâd be interesting to see him gradually understand it was more than a form change, then realizing that means he actually has someone in his corner, as a supportive presence. Heâs been alone for how long again?
Falin is a ray of sunshine, and thatâs what Thistle needs I think. Actual and heartfelt companionship. The dragon is forcibly devoted to him, but itâs Falin who extends extra care and attentions. Weâve seen esp with Thistle summoning the bunch of dragons that even monsters who have to listen to the dungeon lord still retain individuality and a certain degree of free will.
But look looook Falin is the thing that allowed Thistle to calm down and think things through, she grounds him.
Look at her lil nod at the end, she doesnât dislike him <3 (Even tho the other dragons he summoned def found him annoying at the very least so itâs not a forced devotion mind control issue)
Thistle and Falin, sitting on a web, o-b-s-e-s-s-i-n-g!
Pathetic meow meow x ultimate cinnamon roll basically. A cinnamon roll that will turn to bloody murder only for him, and is kinda aware and okay with that?? I canât wait to see how Falin will react to Thistle when sheâs revived in the last chapters⌠Thereâs a parallel here to be found as well, Falin is fully devoted to Thistle, like how Thistle is fully devoted to Derghal. Falinâs biggest goal is to protect the people she loves, like Thistle with his family. They have some interesting subtle similaritiesâŚ
AND. Also they are both natural born magical geniuses. Falin was ostracized for it while Thistle was lifted up for it though, but yes they were both treated differently for it and it affected them, also gaining a sense of responsibility due to it as well.
Itâd be interesting, I had thoughts about it with them battling it out for dungeon lord title and being both mage elves with personalities clashing⌠And then he âdiedâ holding her hand so hah! Thatâs a win in my books.
Yes so it has interesting potential due to a few things. Dungeon master x person desperate to study dungeons, the hand holding just as he died (She just happened to be the closest to him when he was dying, but I still think that speaks of potential future dynamics they could have had. The last thing he did was reach out for help and companionship. He mocked her for being a half-elf, and yet his last wish and hope is entrusted to her), the whole elf mage thing they have matching which means they share an area of study aka interests and conversation topics, but most of all itâs the tragic narrative of it yâknow.
I think in another universe, if Thistle had allowed Marcille a conversation as she had requested, she could have positively influenced him. If Marcille pacified him and they spoke- oh I have no doubt sheâd piss him off which could be a fun dynamic in non life-threatening scenarios lol, but he could answer her questions about dungeons, pertaining to her goals and dreams, and I think heâd gain a smart and capable companion along the way. Someone that would truly understand him and be able to intellectually ground him and argue it out to find the best solution.
As a dungeon master, I think he would be maybe the best placed to make her rethink through her dream and dungeon plans as well, if she starts seeing him not as a fully insane guy (which means she thinks she would fare better as a dungeon lord than him), but an individual influenced by the Power. Like the manga pointed out early on, Marcille may be great at theoretics, but practice is ultimately the most important thing, and experience as a dungeon master is what Thistle has, exemplified with how he created an ecosystem that worked with the layers unlike Marcille who immediately disturbed everything.
They both just want to live peacefully and forever with their loved ones </3 yeah I think theyâd understand each other better than anyone else. Itâs very interesting to note that Thistle was an elf in a kingdom of humans/tallmen, who had seen generations of the royal family as seen through the paintings. Losing people was his greatest fear, like it is hers. Elf otherized for being an adopted elf in a kingdom of tallmen projecting his want of belonging onto her by thinking she wants to be a full half-elf⌠She just wanted to talk đ She isnât afraid to call him out on his bullshit, yâknow what good.
They have a lot of parallels, like again long lived elf growing up around and surrounded by short lived loved ones. And thatâs without mentioning the 1000 years thing⌠They could have a lot of existential convos and themes.
⌠Marcille x Falin x Thistle polycule
You know, itâd be fun if Izutsumi interacted with Thistle as well, theyâd duel to the death fr. I just want more Thistle content okâŚ
