tell me, you fool

“Gentle light shone through the transluscent curtains above his head, drawing the lines of his fair figure.”  — a lil' bit of everything, tho mostly svt this days

[tirralirralirra]

The wind is blowing.

I hate this. I really hate running. I got dragged into this and suffered for it. But if I hadn't run with them...

And we defy it by running

Bravely, calmly, and without fail.

Believing the answer we seek lies ahead

I’m sure of it. Joji’s the better runner.  Even if there’s no difference now, Joji will become way faster than me. He’ll see worlds I can’t see.

What is strength?

Damn it. What did I do?

What is running?

I'd better go.

What is living?

Today’s my last day. I have my own life to live. Hey, Kakeru... Don't go too far. The place you're going is beautiful, but it's too lonely.

It’s all beyond the wind.

My love hasn’t changed. Never has, never will. I like running. I love it. I’ll leave all my lingering attachments on this road!

Hope resides within our hearts.

Released from everything else, I can face myself. When I’m running, I don’t need to put on an act.

Look. The road is right before your eyes.

Why are we so desperate to keep running? Why can’t we stop doing something so painful and difficult? For our friends. For our goals. For ourselves. Stubbornness and pride. I don’t know. I doubt anyone knows. That’s why we can’t look away. That’s why it sticks in our hearts.

So we run again today.

I lost hope once. I felt betrayed by myself and the entire world. But I was wrong. Running returned to me in an even more beautiful form. Can one man be so blessed? I’m happy. I could cry. I am truly happy. Even if I can never run again, I love running!

We’ll run to the edges of the earth.

Hey, do you like running?

[kotaroist]

"I felt for the first time the earnestness of the people cheering around me."

happy day of birth, roy @hansooyung ( ˶˘ ³˘(ˊᗜˋ*)!♡

[rololonde]

wrapped around your finger

[ruikasas]

atsuhina icons

[crandoodles]

do you guys think he dreams of the day shoyo says this to him too

[hawberries]

hinata is… setter catnip

[anpanman95]

you can’t tell me this didn’t happen

gotta love their glow up :’v

[tricodekus]

turn that frown upside down tsukishima-kun

[mazusu]

shits that sougo says/does: episode 35.

[kiyomie]

kurapika requested by @itadorii-yuuji

[purelovemechanism]

sorry i disappeared. is this anything

[perkyshelley]

chose a hill but i won't die on it. feel free to come and be killed on my hill

[dee3312t]

I’m THROWING UP AND SCREAMI

(Got permission from op on Twitter to cross post!)

[cryinggirlnamedhelen]

hxh theory: the dark continent creatures have a weakness for love.

first of all, the chimera ant arc. netero has a constant theme of love, wearing a shirt with the kanji 心 on it, which means heart. hearts are often associated with love, and netero makes a heart shape with his hands later in the arc when (i think?) he is fighting meruem.

all three of the chimera ant royal guards died because they loved meruem so much and were so loyal to him. pouf and youpi both went into poisonous flames and liquified their cells in order to save meruem, which led to both of their deaths. pitou was scared that gon was going to fight meruem, which ultimately led them to attack gon, leading to their nearly immediate death (although gon was always pretty dead set on killing pitou.)

meruem died in the arms of the one he loved most: komugi. he refused to continue fighting after remembering komugi, and much of his maturity was formed through his gungi games with komugi and love for her.

now evidence no. 2, ai (nanika)

first, i would like to make a note that ai’s name has pronunciation for the kanji of 爱, which means love. alluka and nanika were both loved by no one except for killua, not even her other family members.

that is also the reason why killua gets special privileges when it comes to nanika’s wishes. essentially, killua could probably wish for meruem’s death without a consequence.

when killua asks nanika to heal gon at the hospital, nanika continues to say “i love you” to killua over and over again. i may be cherry picking evidence here, but i’d also like to point out that she said it in the presence of gon, who was only in his current state because he fought a dark continent creature and made a dangerous nen vow.

so uh yeah ig

@opalwatch @monosanimegenericzone opinions???

[iwroteyoualoveletter]

HxH: The Apology You Didn't See

Gon, with his whole heart, apologizes to Killua after the Chimera Ant arc.

This whining on the floor scene is not his apology. It is a reaction to Killua bringing up the things that hurt him, after they undoubtedly talked about it, and rubbing salt into Gon’s guilt-ridden wounds. Notice that Gon doesn’t complain or say, “I already said sorry!” He just gets to his knees and apologizes, again. He is owning his mistakes, the ones Killua isn’t yet ready to let go of entirely, and Alluka scolds him for it. Her calling him out is the only reason Killua backtracks and says the most important line that proves a significant scene occurred between them off-screen: “You already apologized.” 

In both the anime and the manga, the Japanese clearly says it: もう謝ってもらったし

The “mou” is the “already,” and interestingly enough, it’s put into a list by the use of “shi,” which functions a bit like “and” might: You apologized to me and Alluka is free because of you, by the way, she healed you. 

Both Gon’s apology, and Alluka’s freedom, are clearly topics they’ve discussed before. Her ability is not. Why does he suddenly reveal it at this time? Unfortunately, this post isn’t about that; it’s about the apology we didn’t see, and more importantly, the promise we didn’t hear. 

How do we know there was a promise?

Ging Freecss told us. 

For all his flaws as a father, Ging gave Gon some solid advice about apologizing to one’s friends. There are rules. It’s more than just saying “sorry.” You have to say what you did, and more importantly, make a promise: you promise them what you’ll do next time, and then you keep that promise, no matter what. 

It’s so important to Ging that Gon understands this, because even after telling him about Kaito’s ability, he tacks on: 謝り方間違えんなよ！！ 

It’s not just “don’t mess up your apology (or you'll be sent flying)," it’s “don’t mess up the way you apologize.” The action instead of the noun. 

On his way to Kaito, thinking about his apology, we learn that Gon is thinking about Killua too. He tells Leorio that he owes Killua an apology because he said some really terrible things to him when he got all messed up fighting the enemy. Gon is highly aware he hurt his friend. He is not oblivious. 

When Gon finally meets Kaito, we see him put his new knowledge of apologies into action. He says sorry, and when Kaito prompts, “What for?” Gon explicitly lays out what’s eating him up, “For not being able to fight alongside you, for not being strong enough. Next time, I’ll protect you!” He carries out the apology as best he can, even inspiring an eavesdropping ant to later own his mistakes to Kaito too.

The scene with Kaito is proof that Gon knows how to apologize to his friends, and that he is serious about making up for his faults. It’s existence is evidence that Gon apologized to Killua and made a promise to him too.

But why didn’t we get to see it? In my opinion, there are two potential reasons. 

Reason 1: Togashi wants to leave it to our imagination. 

It’s not uncommon for Japanese media to shy away from providing a perfectly polished emotional pay-off. Even in the romance genre, confessions are rarely explicit. The words “I love you!” might come out as, “The moon is beautiful tonight.” We know that Gon and Killua share an intense bond, and Togashi is well aware that people view their relationship through various lenses; to keep the apology and promise hidden, it allows each fan to insert what would make them happiest into the missing scene. It’s not a cop-out so much as a standard of Japanese storytelling. What can you read into the situation from what’s been implied? From the subtle? Between the lines? 

It’s true that there might be a "right" answer in Togashi’s mind, but if he’s chosen to be vague intentionally for the sake of keeping fans content, we’ll never know it. 

Unless!

Reason 2: Togashi will reveal the promise to us at a later date. 

It has happened multiple times throughout the series that an event occurred, but we didn’t learn the details of the event until later. Just as an example off the top of my head, when Gon is knocked out in the final round of the Hunter Exam, Satotz has to tell him what happened after he wakes up. Even in that re-telling of events, another seed of mystery is planted when Gon learns that Hisoka gave up his match after whispering something in Kurapika’s ear. We don’t find out what it was for several more episodes. Togashi has deliberately kept information from readers for the purpose of future storytelling, and this might be one of those moments.

It’s very possible we’ll discover what Gon’s promise was to Killua in the future, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we found out about it from a 3rd party, like Alluka. 

So, we know an apology was said and a promise made, but why did they have to separate? 

That’s tied to the promises they’ve already made that we do know about. 

Back in episode 38 of the anime, when leaving Whale Island, Gon tells Aunt Mito he’ll return after he’s met Ging. In episode 146, Killua tells Alluka he’s going to protect her from their family. As much as they want to stay together, and as much as we the viewers want them to stay together, it’s not the next right thing for them to do. It’s painful, but they need to spend some time apart. The day will come when they can be reunited. Alluka says it, Gon and Killua say it, and the lyrics of the song overlaying their parting say it:

いるよ 傍に 一番近く / I’m here, as close as I can be

今は ただそれだけでいいから / For now, that’s enough

いつかそっと 言いかけた / One day, you told me [about it] quietly,

夢の続きを 聞かせてよ / Let me hear the rest of that dream

The vows they made to each other under the stars are not forgotten. Their separation only feels so long because Togashi’s health has made producing his manga inconsistent. Send him healing vibes, and be reassured that Gon and Killua will meet again. ♡

[dicennio]

If you’ve got enough free time to fantasize about your beautiful death… Why don’t you just live your life beautifully to the end?

make me choose @jane-h asked gintoki or sanji

[dicennio]

Goodbyes are only one side of the coin. You can’t say goodbye until you’ve said hello

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