containment unit @mizukimium - Tumblr Blog

hi! im milo (they/them) i made this blog so i don’t have to be annoying about mizuki and ena on main <3 i write stuff on ao3 and post art and writing on this tag! all my other misc stuff (playlists, gifs) can be found here. thank you for visiting !!

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thehermitlynx

someone added this tag to my post (referring to ena) and i've pictured it in my head but an actual drawing/comic of it would be beautiful

This took wayyyy too long lmao sorryyyy lol, i took it way to seriously I was thinking of what to write here, about the symbolism and whatever, but I was too focused on finishing that I forgot exactly what i wanted to say????, I think some of these are pretty obvious tho for people who overanalysse stuff wink wink Some more thoughts under cut

mimikyuno

it’s very special to me how colopale made mizuki trans and then they narratively paired her up with ena, a certified misandrist lesbian (to me). in a way i think the mere fact that ena loves mizuki so much and she feels so comfortable around her is in and of itself a dismissal of the misreading of mizuki as a just another “otokonoko”. ena’s clear disinterest in men (see sanrio comment) and antagonism towards them (she legit very very rarely interacts with a man who isn’t her father, and we all know what their relationship is like, or her brothers, whose head she chews off 24/7) are narratively poignant for both ena’s character (her art is put down by a man who believes her weak, she objectifies herself in an attempt to achieve agency etc.) but also her relationship with mizuki. tbh we can even imagine that ena’s dislike for / disinterest in men might have also had a role in mizuki’s fear of things changing if she came out. there’s some angst potential there. but the truth is mizuki is a woman and ena sees her as such and loves her the most so jot that down

the-overanalyst

mizuena the problematic intelligence gap pairing. ena who's an average student at best vs. mizuki who breezes through all her schoolwork and tests without even attending class. mizuki who knows exactly how to steer a conversation and has a sharp comeback for everything vs. ena who lands one witty remark and probably lets that high sustain her for days. mizuki who references a bunch of different media and deeply understands narrative tropes vs. ena who couldn't even understand the meaning of her dad's painting from the day she was born.

it's kind of sad and kind of impressive. ena is definitively weaker not just physically but also intellectually. and yet, the one time they seriously go head to head, in a chase and an argument, it's ena's victory. because it was really a battle of will, the one thing where ena always has the upper hand. and ultimately, mizuki wanted her to win.