Mithi

20 | multifandom sideblog enjoy me spam posting and then never mentioning the media again

[mithidria]

netflix really cancelled spinning out just to make two other, much worse skating dramas

[pikurusu00]

[neo--queen--serenity]

It’s incredibly important to me that the anime decided to include this scene that wasn’t in the manga. In the manga, Maomao does pass out in Jinshi’s lap after saving him from what was obviously an assassination attempt.

HOWEVER, the manga cuts off at this point, keeping strictly in Maomao’s perspective, and cuts straight to when she regains consciousness in bed after being treated for her injuries. The manga doesn’t show how she got back. They SAY how, and she briefly mentions, “wow that must have been embarrassing; he carried me back,” but we don’t SEE it. We don’t get to feel the true impact of what that means. But the anime DID show us, and holy shit.

They SHOW us how taboo this is. They show Jinshi carrying her out of the temple, after a public attempt on his life.

They show us the shock and horror on Lakan’s face as Jinshi silently walks past him. Horror at the state his daughter is in, horror at another man—a man with a status he could never dare to question—staking such a public claim over his child, horror at the fact that he could never have this level of closeness with her (as Maomao would never allow it).

Everyone hides their gazes, as is their custom when someone of his rank passes by, but the air is different this time. Jinshi is furious, he’s terrified, and he could not give a single shit about how inappropriate it looks to these palace officials.

The shot that slowly follows her trail of blood—even though it’s a small detail—that in particular leaves such a intense impression of how poignant this is for him.

Maomao talked about this scene in the manga like it was nothing to her. She did what she set out to do: she saved the person who was targeted by the attack. She didn’t even know the target would be someone she knew. But she has no idea that this happened afterwards as a result of her bravery. To her, it likely wasn’t even an act of bravery at all. She acted on impulse; she did what she knew was the right thing to do.

The anime didn’t need to include this, because the manga didn’t show it. But damn, I’m so glad they did.

[mafuyuakgae]

a fleeting thing / print

[cranity]

THE FUTURE RULES!

[malizce]

Don’t go wasting your emotion Lay all your love on me

[miamitu-illust]

what a good pupper

[huyandere]

hello chainsaw man enjoyers

[yvotoro]

makima 🫀

[pineapplebread]

Aki

Prints are available: here

[pj-doodlebugz]

some wha stickers!!

redbubble :]

[xieliancore]

feral qifrey my beloved

[bleuuuuuet]

🌟✒️🩸

And the alternative versions

[from 2022]

[beldaroot]

i love a hypocrite :)

[3rdexistence]

i don't think i've seen a single orufrey piece where they were just ... kissing or something? they're always looking at each other longingly or holding each other while half dead? idk it just seems like every single one of you sickos prefers pain and suffering

[jesperr-fahey]

something about. olruggio the watchful eye. qifrey the witch who's going blind.

[twenty-qs]

It’s the way that Olruggio’s magic is based on fire and light and making useful tools to help others, to dry off his friend Qifrey because he knows Qifrey hates being wet, to keep the atelier beds warm because he knows Qifrey and the kids are having trouble sleeping. He’s kind and practical and that’s the essence of his character.

It’s the way that Qifrey’s magic is water based even though he’s afraid of water, because Olruggio once told him that he can conquer his fears by understanding them better, and he uses this magic to chase the brimhats—his greatest fear—and defeat them by learning more about them. All his brilliance is twisted toward a dark obsession with the things that hurt him. But at the same time there’s whimsy too in the pretty water flowers and animals he sculpts for the children, for his mentor. Because maybe if he can find joy in such things, it’ll hurt a little bit less.

Their magic says so much about them, down to the way Olruggio’s drawing is precise and controlled to make sure his heat doesn’t burn anyone, and the way Qifrey’s drawing is layered and intricate with always some ulterior motive. This manga is so well crafted and thematically dense and just beautiful.