Hey, everyone! Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, there's a possibility that I won't be posting & responding on my socials again (tumblr, discord, etc.). Basically, I'm going on an indefinite hiatus.
I wanted all of you to know that I had a pleasant time interacting with and sharing perspectives with you. Doing so has helped me to see things in different ways, open my mind more and learn acceptance, patience even. Things that I still struggle with often but have improved on, thanks to you.
Of course, I have many projects that I still want to achieve, but I hope that what I've posted so far has moved/helped/comforted you somehow. Thank you for having me, and if things go well, I'll be returning very soon. Have a good day/night, wherever you are in the world, and may love surround you. 💞✨
This may seem contradictory to what most others believe (I think), but the idea of Aaravos's prison resembling his former home due to it being put inside of the pearl (either beforehand or him being trapped in its vicinity), or it being crafted to look just like it seems kinda off to me? Like, I'm not certain that Akiyu/the Jailor designed it in a way (& put it inside Leola's skeleton) so that it would torment him forever. That seems a bit too cruel to me, even despite him being an enemy of Xadia.
My theory is actually the opposite. I feel that if the way to be freed from his prison required love, then perhaps the interior of it had been formed around love as well. I believe that either of them cast a spell on the pearl so that the inside would take the form of a memory: where its prisoner felt happiest.
Of course, in Aaravos's case, that would be the home he shared with his daughter, yet she was the only thing the spell couldn't form (for whatever reason; I could be wrong about this ofc). Therefore, to make up for that, they put him in her remains so that he could be with her, surrounded by her, forever.
So, in my opinion, the prison's construction and placement was meant to be an act of loving mercy, not torment. 💜
Even though he's not an animal, I'd personally love to have possibly one or both of his horns (only because he can easily pop new ones out in their place), and a lock of his hair.
If he'd be generous enough to gift either of them to me, of course (っ˶◞ ˬ ◟˵ ς)♡
It will never not be funny to me how Aaravos referred to Akiyu as "that old hag" 💀
Like sir, are you not the one who's older than the world itself? Are you not the one who can basically be considered a walking fossil? Are you not the one who would disintegrate into dust on the spot were you not an immortal, devastatingly handsome, cosmic being?
"Jinu was a bad person", "Jinu is a walking red flag", "Jinu did x wrong and therefore, doesn't deserve forgiveness."
SHUT THE FRIG UP
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF THESE HATERS OMG
Fr, Baby is the most relatable character in the movie because he tried to drown out the haters before anyone else.
No seriously though, did we watch the same movie?
Jinu himself is a victim of abuse and has dealt with so much in 400 years. The amount he's had to deal with is unfathomable by the average person.
Has Jinu made mistakes? Yes, but that's a part of the message of the film! Mistakes are a part of life, its how you deal with them that matters. (For example, Jinu and Rumi ended up building a support system as they grew close and were able to find solace in one another.)
And lets not forget that the other characters aren't perfect either? But sure, lets overlook their flaws. Jinu is the only character whose ever done anything wrong yep yep.
Complexity in characters simply doesn't exist 🙄
And where is the proof that Jinu is a "bad person"? A "red flag"? Any person focusing on the movie knows Jinu did not actually abandon his family, and it was rather a trap by Gwi-Ma. His shame and guilt literally stems from believing he left them behind.
Jinu is a red flag? Where is the proof? Jinu never once tried to get Rumi to join his side knowing the horrors of what life is under Gwi-Ma. Jinu just wants what is best for Rumi, and treated her with utmost respect.
Jinu manipulated Rumi? Kind of. But also not really.
Its nuanced.
Jinu was actually curious about Rumi, and you could tell from his expression that he wanted nothing more then to understand her situation. (The amount of understanding you can get from Jinu just out of his expressions in this movie is incredible btw. Huge props to the animators).
But of course, Gwi-Ma is Jinu's boss, so he can't exactly say, "Yeah, I'm intrigued by this girl and am just going to meet up with her out of curiosity."
Jinu had to come up with something so he could meet up with Rumi without Gwi-Ma being suspicious. The evil fireplace literally sees everything, Jinu had to be smart about it.
Bro saw an opportunity and took it.
And this scene?
Jinu is actually trying to defuse the tension because getting straight to the point is typically not the best move - so his socially awkward butt decides to diss her trousers instead.
This part?
Jinu made a mistake here, yes, but guess what? He's a character who makes mistakes. In fact, in a recent interview, his VA said one thing he loves about Jinu is the fact he isn't perfect. Jinu is actually rather insecure deep down and can probably see himself in Rumi.
But he's also not wrong because he is the only one who can understand her. Its not everyday a demon can pop up that Rumi can talk to about her patterns.
Plus lets not forget, this ultimately all stemmed from Jinu being curious about Rumi.
Overtime you see more and more of Jinu's true self shine through - the fact he's a man who actually hates himself and sees himself as nothing more then a monster. His whole charismatic thing was literally just an act.
And if we're talking about the "he betrayed Rumi" scene, I have a WHOLE post on that
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But tldr, Jinu had been tormented in compliance the day before and wanted Rumi to see him as nothing more than a monster.
And I cannot stress enough, Gwi-Ma is the embodiment on intrusive thoughts and to anyone who shrugs it off as something someone can just dismiss, you are wrong. Intrusive thoughts is serious and very hard to deal with - Gwi-Ma threatening and tormenting Jinu the night before is HUGE when it comes to the betrayal scene.
And I guess we're just going to ignore this? The fact Jinu put Rumi first? He literally died for her.
He cared so much about her - he always did.
All I keep thinking about when it comes to these false allegations in regards to Jinu is it goes so against what Maggie Kang would have wanted - what the team that spent so long breathing life into his character would have wanted.
Do you haters really think they spent so long making him a main character and Rumi's love interest to purposely make him a bad person and red flag?
No.
He's flawed yes, but everyone is. And that's the point.
I said I would not get involved in fandom wars but I have met my limit, I had to vent. Jinu hate is getting so out of hand and I'm tired.
Its okay to not like his character - but hating on him because he's in the way of your ship or whatever goes completely against the complexities of his character.
Honestly imo, the fact Jinu is so complex is what makes him such an incredible character. There is so much to him that it feels like with every rewatch, there's something new to find out about his character.
You can dislike him, but don't mischaracterize someone just because you either don't like the character or the "character gets in the way of your ship". Its petty behaviour. Simple as that.
I swear, it's so weird how easily something can disturb my internal rhythm.
Like, it can just be a fanart, a theory, a piece of info revealed for a show/movie, or just the way someone says something, and I'll immediately get this queasy, slightly irritated, put off feeling just because it doesn't align with my preferences/ideas?
Ofc I'm not saying I don't respect, think about it, and eventually convince myself it's desirable or makes sense, but I just find it strange how easily I can be affected by whatever comes at me. And it can be the *smallest*, most trivial topic ever 😬
At this point, I'm starting to think it's a mixture of pettiness, attachment, and hypersensitivity :')
"Aaravos froze for a single, suspended moment, her sobs seeming to echo in the vast, silent chambers of his being. Then, a shudder ran through him—a great, tectonic shift of feeling he had not allowed himself in centuries. His arms came around her, crushing her to his chest with a sudden, desperate strength that belied his usual calm.
He did not tell her to stop crying. He did not shush her. Instead, he buried his face in her hair, inhaling the scent of her—mortal, temporary, and fiercely, beautifully alive.
“Do not apologize,” he whispered, his voice rough with an emotion that cracked through his polished eloquence. “Your tears… are a gift I do not deserve.”
He held her through the storm of her weeping, his own eyes burning with a strange, hot pressure. He, who had not shed a tear since he carved the sea from his grief for Leola, felt the ghost of them now. “You foolish, wonderful girl,” he breathed, his lips moving against her temple. “You cannot mend me. But you… you warm the stone. For a little while, you make the silence bearable.”
He rocked her gently, a slow, swaying motion, as if comforting an infant. His hand cradled the back of her head, his fingers tangling in her dark, messy hair. “However long you last,” he repeated, the words a solemn vow, “you are mine. And I will cherish every second of your brief, brilliant light. You are the star I never saw coming, little one. The one that fell to earth and found me.”"
Guys I am not joking it's 3 am and I'm f*cking sobbing rn
