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love how olly's back pats for the girls are a little rough, but still encouraging.
and then when it comes to qifrey he just smacks him as hard as he can lmfao. enough to make qifrey stumble and olly isn't even a little bit sorry.
he's not sorry and he's ready to smack qifrey again if needed
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obsessed with how qifrey walks around with the aura of a huge slut but in reality it's just an expression of him being an adult virgin constantly consumed by unslaked lust for his not-husband with whom he lives a pleasant cottagecore life raising four daughters
Tetia, why do you have the same frame design as Qifrey and Iguin, Tetia?
Why does the plant in the frame resemble the plant that Shirahama said symbolizes "memory of the past," Tetia?
Right image: WHA Reproduction Selection translation by LetoPridet
Why are your motivation and themes revolve around remembering and being remembered, Tetia?
What happened/what is going to happen to you, Tetia??
tartah and coco’s relationship is fascinating and i really adore tarco but i feel like the most recent chapters make it very clear they’ve chosen custas and agott over each other which just further substantiates their respective queer coding. tarco begin their relationship developing a bond of mutual ignorance, bliss, and “normalcy” [read: heteronormativity], but as the story progresses tartah’s world is completely expanded by custas, and he sacrifices coco’s trust in him to chase after custas in parallel to oluruggio/qifrey (who are also very queer). coco chooses to stay with agott rather than follow him.
it’s also interesting bc custas and coco are deliberate parallels and sort of an “andrew in drag” situation for tartah who clearly has a crush on coco and also had his relationship with custas open with a classic “do you like me or something?” at the same time you have agott who is pretty clearly meant to be a lesbian—even just from basic narrative coding, coco, tetia, and richeh all have young boys they’re positioned opposite of to explore what young crushes look like, whereas agott only has that with coco.
i feel like tarco were so necessary for advancing each other’s character arcs, but i do think shirahama sort of deliberately pulled off a bait and switch with them. tartah has a crush on coco, and maybe coco reciprocates, but it’s that sort of “first love” that comes with a lot of idolization and isn’t necessarily realistic. as both characters begin to understand the reality of the witching world, they drift further apart. as they realize the falsehood of “normalcy” they’re pushed further towards custas and agott. i still love them a lot bc they’re the first they know to ever really understand each other. and yet, it’s through understanding each other they come to understand their respective selves and this ironically develops them beyond the other.
As much as I enjoy reading fic of the big damn tragic Olruggio love confession moment followed by tears and a distraught memory wipe...
Considering the fact that both baby Qifrey and adult Qifrey have asked Olruggio "But I don't understand, why?" and "Why would you go this far for me?" (ch 93 and ch 40 paraphrased) respectively, I think it's fair to assume that canonically he's never spelled his feelings out in words.
It's not his style to say stuff like that aloud, after all. Acts of service king, he gets embarrassed and flustered trying to verbalize.
Therefore, I think maybe Qifrey doesn't even KNOW Olly loves him crazy insane devotion style. He just thinks that's the type of person Olly is, maybe he'd do this shit for anyone, he'd give a stranger the shirt off his back, sky's kindest most radiant star, you have a gentle soul etc etc
and oh BOY is THAT sooooo tasty (said with immense pain, sickos.jpg etc).
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I can't stop thinking about how anxiety management was depicted in the latest WHA episode, so I'm going to yap about it here.
As Euini has an anxiety attack, he is surrounded by three people who approach his anxiety differently.
Agott highlights his positive qualities and his strengths. She urges Euini to face a stressful situation head on and gets frustrated when he can't. This is how Agott manages stress and anxiety- she is hyper-competent and constantly pushing herself. From a therapeutic lens, this is closely aligned with CBT and ERP strategies for managing anxiety- reframe thoughts and face anxiety directly.
Richeh tells him that he can move forward and encourages him to be "alone". She is urging him to prioritize a sense of safety. This is how Richeh operates- she prioritizes her own sense of safety by being highly protective of her autonomy, which has been threatened in the past. Again, from a therapeutic perspective, this approach is reminiscent of trauma-informed strategies- build skills to support safety and stability in order to function through triggering situations.
Alaira doesn't say a word to him. She kneels down next to him. She witnesses and doesn't try to fix. She is concerned yet calm. Because she is the test proctor, she is limited in how much she can intervene, but like a good teacher, she is a quiet, reassuring presence. Alaira's approach reflects the importance of co-regulation- it is healing to have another person witness and hold space for pain with compassion and empathy.
Euini benefits from a combination of all three strategies. He takes in the supportive presence of the group around him. He realizes that his assumptions are false- no one is ridiculing him. If anything, they are quietly concerned for him. He gains awareness of his own negative self talk and learns to doubt the accuracy of it (he isn't quite ready to reframe negative thoughts into positive, but doubting is an important step). He takes steps to foster a sense of safety- turning the cloak into a cloak of borrowshade to hide. That's what really allows him to move forward with the test.
Most media would have a struggle like Euini's be resolved the Agott way- push through and suddenly find courage to face anxiety. That's not wrong, but it isn't realistic for every person. Safety and support from others can be essential for managing anxiety, and I'm so glad this episode depicted that.
Unpopular opinion: I don't think its a problem that olly doesn't want to be a teacher, nor do I take issue with him knowing he would prioritize qifrey over anyone else. The discovery that actually teaching is his passion and that he cares greatly about the children under him, perhaps more than anything else in his life? That's qifrey's character arc, not olruggio's. Teaching children is something olly likes helping out with but his passion? His passion is in his own work, qifrey, and this life they've built for themselves.
I don't think any of that lessens olly's affection for the current girls—they're important to him! But they're important to him partially because they're important to qifrey. He clearly now also loves them as individuals, but they wouldn't be in his life had qifrey not wanted them. And would he remove them for their own safety? Yes, but I don't believe he'd then choose to be their mentor—I think he'd find them a good place then ultimately return to qifrey's side. That's not a strike against olly's character, he just has different priorities than his partner and that's just how life goes sometimes
Thinking Orufrey thoughts and I'm just like. you know how Olruggio was called "Ghodrey's shining star" because he was a witch prodigy. And everyone was glazing over him and how well he does magic and stuff.
And when he only saved two people in Nauz, it didn't look like anyone actually realized that what hurt him was that he couldn't save more people. When the village chief brought him to the Great Hall, he told Olruggio that he had "nothing to worry about" as if it was the beasts themselves that was the problem. And then kids at the Great Hall were more interested in hearing about what the outside world is like than actually getting to know him.
Like, it didn't look like people actually recognized him for anything that was him.
And then came one Qifrey. Olruggio saved him from drowning, Qifrey pulled away, Olruggio learned about his missing eye and went like "Okay you stupid idiot prepare to be cared for!"
And well, knowing Qifrey at this point, it took a while, but he eventually acknowledged that. He didn't care about Olruggio's accomplishments. He didn't care about where he's from and what he's done. He just cared that he's a good kid.
Like when everyone else went like "You are so good at this and that!" Qifrey just said "You are good." To Qifrey he's not a "shining star" because of his accomplishments and talents. He's the most kind and radiant one simply because of what he chooses to be.
