mangga-gigil

🎭 jester 💙 feathers 👁️ wolfy 🪻 lirio | they/them | 🇵🇭 | 🔞 | heartsick aro | my digital hoard. i love art, writing, fantasy, my dollhouse, warm fuzzies, familial situationships, the world, and chicken. my heart is made of mango. (bg: madstuart | header: In A Roman Osteria, Carl Bloch | icon: Thistle from Dungeon Meshi)

[pusong-mangga]

🥭 Mango is love, mango is life 🥭 (but only if cold)

Expect...

messy tags (mostly consistent, not always. this is my personal archive and i like tagging! on that note, a lot of stuff here is saved to be reviewed later, so while i do try to avoid carelessness with misinfo, pls take things with a grain of salt) (translation guide)

multimedia posting; a little bit of everything

spamming whatever i'm focused on atm

spamming long-term interests (fantasy, folklore, d&d-adjacent works)

character dynamics: troubled families, secret third things, aspec ships, aspec divorce, brotps. i love platonic and familial love stories.

sad goobers: atm thistle and yaad from dunmesh, orin the red, hypnos and zagreus, caduceus clay

queerness, neurodivergence, aroace mental illness

i talk about incest trauma and being agefucked

journal tags: #daldal, #mangga media, #mangga writes (AO3), #mangga audio, #mangga art

serious / negative-leaning tags are #bebisel (media, drama, not all negative), #isyu (general/politics), and #kalat (personal/vent).

potentially sensitive content labeled with "cn" (for media; posts focusing on that topic are labeled as is; ask for my tags if you're unsure)

About Me

📖 studying culture, history, and lore

🇵🇭 filipino-in-progress

🧠 thoroughly pickled brain

✍️ writing about families, neurodivergence, trauma, identity, and intimacy in aspec contexts

🖼 sisyphus rolling a boulder labeled Art up a shitty shitty hill

🎵 music lover (usually indie and pop), ex musician

🥭 devourer of cold juicy philippine mangoes

🐍 critters that own my heart: snakes, dinosaurs, dragons, horses

Currently Rotating in the Headspace

... college transfer + moving to the city era

... Fanfic wips (dunmesh fairy tale au)

... Thistle Dungeonmeshi (and his special white boys)

... Fixation chuchu: middle ages, fairy tales and folklore

sticky notes / list tag / 🌟 / 🌼 / 💛 / 🌻

🌐 in case tumblr ever goes down: @pusongmangga on bsky

🖼️ posts with images are tagged #described and #undescribed; posts with only alt text but no img description are tagged #alt text

✨ feel free to spam or tag me! i don't bite. talk to me about thistle and his white boys :)

[pusong-mangga]

note to self keep emotions on a tighter leash than usual today (sleep deprived + hungry + thirsty)

[pusong-mangga]

oh my fucking god i went all the way to the venue for a thing only to find out it's tomorrow not today 💀💀💀 (still have to go tomorrow bc i paid for it)

[pusong-mangga]

on the bright side we touched grass & walked through a forest when it wasn't too bright & found a random person fishing

[pusong-mangga]

did not have a meltdown 👍

[sistah-girl-2009]

Y'all want some propaganda?

WAM!

BAM!

POW!

VOTE FOR SENSHI!!!

He's sexy and will make sure you get your nutrients!!!

@mimosa-sexypeople-contests-2026

[pusong-mangga]

note to self keep emotions on a tighter leash than usual today (sleep deprived + hungry + thirsty)

[pusong-mangga]

oh my fucking god i went all the way to the venue for a thing only to find out it's tomorrow not today 💀💀💀 (still have to go tomorrow bc i paid for it)

[pusong-mangga]

on the bright side we touched grass & walked through a forest when it wasn't too bright & found a random person fishing

[pusong-mangga]

note to self keep emotions on a tighter leash than usual today (sleep deprived + hungry + thirsty)

[pusong-mangga]

oh my fucking god i went all the way to the venue for a thing only to find out it's tomorrow not today 💀💀💀 (still have to go tomorrow bc i paid for it)

[pusong-mangga]

note to self keep emotions on a tighter leash than usual today (sleep deprived + hungry + thirsty)

[localcryptideli]

Beldaruit time yay!

When he said magic was his one true love all I heard was "aroace beldaruit aroace beldaruit aroace beldaruit" do you see my vision

[some-pers0n]

It's been said before, but I wish that the concept of non-averse/repulsed aces and aros was used to lift up and give a platform to sex and romance favourable aspecs as opposed to saying it in a way that tries to encourage aspecs to conform to an allonormative society or to make us seem palatable to allos because we can still engage with sex and romance in a "normal" way. I don't like seeing sex favourable aces and romance favourable aros be used as a "gotcha!!" rather than a valid identity that coincides with any other stance

[some-pers0n]

It's okay it's okay!! The self-contained identity can still participate in a way that appeals to wider society!! You don't have to worry your pretty little head over these freaks and weirdos potentially going their whole lives without engaging with sex and or dating anyone. The ace can still be handing out water bottles at the orgy and writing the filthiest smut you've ever seen! The aro is being the best wingman you can ask for and writes the most beautiful romantic poetry you've laid your eyes on! The ace can still fuck and suck and be kinky af but don't you dare ask me how I feel about sex favourable aces outside of that niche OR how they still don't feel sexual attraction and aren't 1-1 with an allosexual. Same goes with aros! They can still conform and marry people and live the perfect nuclear family lifestyle! Isn't that perfect? Aren't they doing exactly what we expect they should do regardless of sexual orientation?

[some-pers0n]

Always remember The Golden Rule: Allos are wrong and never to be trusted about these things and don't listen to a single thing they say. Each allo who responds to an ace or aro with this type of rhetoric must submit a 15 page essay explaining the intricacies of being aspec in our society. Aspecs get a free pass

[pusong-mangga]

all that to put a mentally ill aroace filipino in a problematic familial relationship with an okay-for-their-time aroace white person but you know what. you know what

[pusong-mangga]

figuring out which century to put them in is surprisingly hard... renaissance would be tempting but not how i see their society... otoh setting it any earlier than the renaissance takes away a lot of their vibe... and ofc during the renaissance there were still many places that retained ways of life and thinking from earlier medieval periods... BUT the black death would be a really fucking good catalyst for thistle's overprotectiveness/delgal's fear... auuuughhh

[pusong-mangga]

the age disparity issue is so key to this family that i'll have to do some ageswap fiddling and say thistle (who actually is named thistle in this - he got it while he was in india) arrives at the melini household as a young child (~4) while delgal is about a decade older in his teens and already had a son/married young. thistle is still meant to take care of him, acts mature for his age, delgal happily takes advantage of his favorite new little "brother" to clean up after him and be his bestie but also grants him a lot of privileges outside his rank. eodio grows up and has a kid incredibly young too (when yaad is born thistle is in his late teens, delgal a young-mid adult) - and the au is set primarily when yaad is a teenager (thistle is an adult working as an alchemist/astrologer while delgal is middle aged)

[pusong-mangga]

1300s notable events:

catholic church power declining

someone slaps the pope, this snowballs - the papal seat is moved from rome to france (1303)

the great famine (~1315)

hundred years war between england and france (1337)

black death pandemic & ensuing scapegoat massacres of the marginalized (1346)

catholic church schism - two popes, factions get violent about it in the big cities (1378)

ciompi revolt - cloth workers strike & proto union (1378) (woo!)

first major peasants' revolt in england (1381) (woo!)

medici bank bullshit (1397)

1400s notable events:

italian renaissance (year fucking one onwards i guess)

more medici bank bullshit (1429)

invention of printing press (1439)

fall of the ottoman empire sends greek scholars fleeing west and fuels the renaissance (1453)

end of hundred years war (1453)

wars between italian city states that ends in a peace treaty (1454)

wars of the roses (1455)

attempted medici assassination (1478)

christopher fucking columbus (1492)

italian wars follow french invasion of italy (1494)

direct trade route to india established (1498)

(bolded = fave)

[pusong-mangga]

(distressed pancakes girl meme) historical realism... magical/fantastical realism... or historical fantasy...

[pusong-mangga]

all that to put a mentally ill aroace filipino in a problematic familial relationship with an okay-for-their-time aroace white person but you know what. you know what

[pusong-mangga]

figuring out which century to put them in is surprisingly hard... renaissance would be tempting but not how i see their society... otoh setting it any earlier than the renaissance takes away a lot of their vibe... and ofc during the renaissance there were still many places that retained ways of life and thinking from earlier medieval periods... BUT the black death would be a really fucking good catalyst for thistle's overprotectiveness/delgal's fear... auuuughhh

[pusong-mangga]

the age disparity issue is so key to this family that i'll have to do some ageswap fiddling and say thistle (who actually is named thistle in this - he got it while he was in india) arrives at the melini household as a young child (~4) while delgal is about a decade older in his teens and already had a son/married young. thistle is still meant to take care of him, acts mature for his age, delgal happily takes advantage of his favorite new little "brother" to clean up after him and be his bestie but also grants him a lot of privileges outside his rank. eodio grows up and has a kid incredibly young too (when yaad is born thistle is in his late teens, delgal a young-mid adult) - and the au is set primarily when yaad is a teenager (thistle is an adult working as an alchemist/astrologer while delgal is middle aged)

[pusong-mangga]

1300s notable events:

catholic church power declining

someone slaps the pope, this snowballs - the papal seat is moved from rome to france (1303)

the great famine (~1315)

hundred years war between england and france (1337)

black death pandemic & ensuing scapegoat massacres of the marginalized (1346)

catholic church schism - two popes, factions get violent about it in the big cities (1378)

ciompi revolt - cloth workers strike & proto union (1378) (woo!)

first major peasants' revolt in england (1381) (woo!)

medici bank bullshit (1397)

1400s notable events:

italian renaissance (year fucking one onwards i guess)

more medici bank bullshit (1429)

invention of printing press (1439)

fall of the ottoman empire sends greek scholars fleeing west and fuels the renaissance (1453)

end of hundred years war (1453)

wars between italian city states that ends in a peace treaty (1454)

wars of the roses (1455)

attempted medici assassination (1478)

christopher fucking columbus (1492)

italian wars follow french invasion of italy (1494)

direct trade route to india established (1498)

(bolded = fave)

[pusong-mangga]

all that to put a mentally ill aroace filipino in a problematic familial relationship with an okay-for-their-time aroace white person but you know what. you know what

[pusong-mangga]

figuring out which century to put them in is surprisingly hard... renaissance would be tempting but not how i see their society... otoh setting it any earlier than the renaissance takes away a lot of their vibe... and ofc during the renaissance there were still many places that retained ways of life and thinking from earlier medieval periods... BUT the black death would be a really fucking good catalyst for thistle's overprotectiveness/delgal's fear... auuuughhh

[pusong-mangga]

the age disparity issue is so key to this family that i'll have to do some ageswap fiddling and say thistle (who actually is named thistle in this - he got it while he was in india) arrives at the melini household as a young child (~4) while delgal is about a decade older in his teens and already had a son/married young. thistle is still meant to take care of him, acts mature for his age, delgal happily takes advantage of his favorite new little "brother" to clean up after him and be his bestie but also grants him a lot of privileges outside his rank. eodio grows up and has a kid incredibly young too (when yaad is born thistle is in his late teens, delgal a young-mid adult) - and the au is set primarily when yaad is a teenager (thistle is an adult working as an alchemist/astrologer while delgal is middle aged)

[pusong-mangga]

all that to put a mentally ill aroace filipino in a problematic familial relationship with an okay-for-their-time aroace white person but you know what. you know what

[pusong-mangga]

figuring out which century to put them in is surprisingly hard... renaissance would be tempting but not how i see their society... otoh setting it any earlier than the renaissance takes away a lot of their vibe... and ofc during the renaissance there were still many places that retained ways of life and thinking from earlier medieval periods... BUT the black death would be a really fucking good catalyst for thistle's overprotectiveness/delgal's fear... auuuughhh

[itsis0k]

she was getting ready to go out ouuhhheuu my baby daughter 😢😢

[wellen-katze]

*Boogie Street* Shakes - Disco Elysium comic

[divinum-pacis]

A Buddhist monk sprinkles holy water outside the music bar where a fire killed a number of people in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

[xzkey]

marcille doodles

[definetleynotapornbot]

gained conciousness for the first time 26 minutes ago what the hell is thisSHIT

[everyday-oblivion-system]

@funnier-as-a-system