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[riririnnnn]

So, it probably hasn't even been a whole week, and the theory that Bunny is the one who destroyed Sae's dream have already gathered a lot of traction—it's actually a very convincing theory, especially considering a previous theory of Luna being Sae's dream destroyer.

If you have read my other theory posts, then you must have realised by now that I love overworking my pea-sized brain and overthinking shi—that's exactly what I did with this theory too, and it has made me somersault to a conclusion that their relation might not exactly be as simple as we just thought.

First thing that caught my attention was this line:

It was when Isagi said, "I'm sure you have your own things you are excited about. Everyone does!"

It's not that tough to understand the hidden annotation that he has lost passion for something he used to treasure at some point. Considering he is from a soccer manga and IS a soccer player himself, I'm pretty sure he was talking about soccer only.

Now, two possibilities come in my mind:

He was interested in soccer since his childhood, and then he lost the spark.

Something sparked his interest in soccer, and then he lost it.

For this post, I'd like to think it's the second possibility.

And if you haven't guessed it already: I think that spark was Itoshi Sae.

Sae was only about 13 when he was scouted by Re Al, meaning Bunny was about 14 at that time which places them in the same age group which further means that the chances of them playing with/against each other is quite high.

Now adding one and one together, this is the theory I want to put forward: Bunny took interest in soccer because of Sae, then they formed some kind of unusual bond and friendly rivalry, then Bunny lost his interest and basically abandoned Sae, then something happened between them just like what happened between Sae and Rin in that snowy night.

...

Yeah.

I know it sounds like some cliché fanfic, but bear with me, aight?

He does seem like someone who's straightforward with his words—he literally said, "I envy you" to a guy (Isagi) he met some minutes ago. He just seems someone.. cruel. Someone who'd leave someone just because they don't seem to give them the kind of fun they used to anymore.

And before someone says, "Sae is cruel too," let me remind you that Sae isn't cruel, he is cold. He really doesn't seem hollow like Bunny does. His emotions are present, even though his face looks indifferent most of the times which is exactly what I want to pinch right now—Sae does NOT wear his emotions on his face often, so to have his expressions twist visibly so intensely, he and Bunny must have some kind of deeper history.

And this deeper history thing is exactly where my cliché fanfic-like theory comes from: Sae and Bunny weren't rivals from the get-go.

I know that FC Barcha and Re Al are canonically rival teams, and Sae was in the Re Al from the start, but who said that Bunny was in the Barcha since the start? Who said that Bunny was never the part of Re Al at some point?

Take a closer look at Bunny's profile in Isagi's phone:

"He joined the first team midway through the season..."

Hm?

If he were to be Barcha's old member, then why would he join the first team MIDWAY through a season? Wouldn't it make more sense if he were in the the first team from the very start? I mean, he is a member from New Gen World XI!

Yes, I know that Sae is the part of New Gen World XI too but is just in some supportive team of Re Al, but you get what I'm trying to say, right?

Besides, here's the elephant in the room:

His eyes looks so dead.

Yes, his scars.

The last time we had a character with a distinctive feature in their character design, Michael Kaiser happened. Which is why I think that Bunny has to have a deeper plot/background because why else would a character of a SPORTS manga have a scar like that? The scar just seem too eye-catching to be used on a character who is just that typical talented dude who crushes people's dreams.

And why would Sae watch someone's match who just crushed his dreams? Hm?

You getting me?

[thesoftquietdreamerdiary]

Can we please talk about how Evangeline was always so upset about Jacks leaving her? She’d get hurt, angry, confused every time he walked away. And there were so many moments. So many times where he disappeared or pushed her away and we, just like her, were left wondering why. And then we understand that the reason he keeps leaving isn’t because he doesn’t care. It’s because he does. Too much. He’s trying to put distance between them because he knows—he knows—that if he lets himself get close, if he lets that wall crumble for even a second, there’s no going back. He’s already falling. AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE HOLLOW.The mirth stone removes fear. Fear. And what happens? The day he spends with Evangeline becomes the best day of his entire life. He was happy. Actually, truly happy. And the next morning? He’s shy around her. Sweet. Like a boy completely undone by how good love can feel when it doesn’t hurt. (We don’t talk about what happens after. My heart can't handle it.) And in the end of ACFTL, Jacks himself says to Evangeline that he's never going to let her out of his sight. Cause now there’s nothing left to be scared of.Because the fear is gone. The fear of hurting or killing her is gone. Because she broke his curse,and now he can love her the way he always wanted to.

[ilithrain]

the first post 🤌

[rainingriversofyou]

Starborn, Fireheart & Lady Death - CC, TOG & ACOTAR

Artist: renata_watsonn

[skania]

I keep seeing people saying "Aqua only wanted to date Akane because he couldn't date Kana", but I'm not convinced things are that white-and-black.

The thing is, I think a lot of us underestimate just how attached Aqua got to Akane. Sure, at first he wants to keep her near because of her intelligence and incredible insight, but that changes the moment Akane figures out his secret.

The Japanese side-text even gives us a helpful ただのビジネス、 カップルを越えて— telling us that they're becoming more than just a business couple.

This little moment right here pretty much disarms the guy. He gets a taste of what being understood is like, and he can't help himself after that. Suddenly he is letting down his walls and allowing Akane to watch his childhood videos, something that even takes Gotanda aback because Aqua doesn't let anyone watch those.

More importantly, he even goes as far as to confess his goal to Akane. It was a clear gamble to gauge just how honest she was to him when she told him that she would be his ally no matter what, and Akane gives him more than he bargained for.

Akane is the real deal. What she is offering him—unconditional understanding and support—is the real deal. And Aqua doesn't know how to react to that. His black star even reverts back to white!

However, we see just how important this was to him a few chapters later, when we get this gem:

"Did you think you finally found someone who understands you after meeting Akane Kurokawa?"

In hindsight, the fact that Goro is highlighting Akane's understanding of Aqua and putting her right up there with Kana completely sets-up the events that would follow.

Because, what happens after Aqua finds out that he's finally free?

He thinks of both, Kana and Akane. She has managed to get under his skin to the point he is genuinely considering her as a romantic option, something he said would never happen.

This is when things get pretty interesting, because Aqua began dating Akane just to use her, right? So he no longer has any reason to keep her around.

Except he wants to keep her around, and this time it's for entirely personal reasons. He knows his growing attachment to Akane will do her no good though, so he shoots that selfish thought down at once.

Akane is young and she has a bright future. I can't hold her back forever...

By his own admission, he thinks he is holding her back, so he decides to break up with her to set her free. He even says as much as they're walking to the bridge, almost like he's trying to convince himself it's the right thing to do.

I don't think... it's good for me to keep you tied down forever, Akane.

In other words, Aqua isn't breaking up with Akane because he isn't romantically interested in her. At the contrary, he even ends up admitting that he is attracted to her.

However, he doesn't seem to be entirely sure of what he feels for her and he is under the impression that Akane isn't romantically interested in him.

All this to say, Aqua mainly wanted to break up with Akane for her. Because he has been deceiving her and holding her back.

Case in point, a chapter later he goes on a date with Kana, who even asks him what he plans to do with Akane. You'd think that this would be the perfect moment for Aqua to confirm his romantic-disinterest in Akane by telling Kana something like:

I tried to break up with her but we got interrupted

I'm going to break up with her

Or any variation of those lines, since that's what he intended to do last time we saw him with Akane. He tells her this instead:

We talked about it the other day, but we got interrupted.

Oh, so breaking up actually isn't a done deal.

We'll probably get an answer... the next time we meet.

So, it isn't only Akane who is trying to figure out what Aqua is to her. Aqua himself is thinking about what Akane means to him.

Something about his conversation with Akane got to him, so he starts second-guessing whether he should break up with her or not even though it's "a little too late", since they talked about breaking up already.

If he were 100% intending to pursue Kana, why would he be telling her all this? Not to mention, why is he thinking carefully about his relationship with Akane instead of focusing on his relationship with Kana?

When it comes down to it, ever since Aqua found out that he is free to love someone, Akane and his relationship with her remain at the forefront of his mind. He even broaches the subject right after Akane finds his corpse, which was far and away not the time for that lol

Which of course leads us to the moment they get the answer Aqua alluded to earlier.

Akane finally understands what she feels for Aqua, and while she tries to keep a smile on for him, her true feelings come pouring through her tears.

Aqua wondered if Akane even harbored any romantic feelings for him. Those tears seem to be the answer to that question.

Which leaves us with: What does Aqua feel for Akane?

Aqua seems to realize it in very much the same way Akane did earlier. Through it all, they have been supporting each other, getting to know each other, understanding each other and having fun together.

Their relationship hasn't been a lie. Akane sincerely wanted to get close to him to help him. He sincerely wants to stay close to her to protect her.

Since Aqua had already resolved the question of 'should I fall in love?', that left him with two other questions to answer.

Can he fall in love with Akane?

Does he want to fall in love with her?

Going by this, he obviously decides that the answer to both questions is yes.

Now, this post isn't here to claim that he did fall for her or anything, he obviously still has unresolved feelings for Kana. What I'm 100% here to say though is that Aqua's feelings were way less set in stone than people make it sound, and that that the order of events clearly show that Aqua actually gave his feelings for Akane a whole lot of thought, even before he realized he should keep his distance from Kana.

[aoflameandco]

Sweet youth

[stsg8990]

200% Hollow Purple

[manikas-whims]

“but here, Utahime omits nothing.”

“like Utahime, Gojo does not omit a single step..”

..and thats on soulmatism 😌👌

via JJK chapter 223

[linkspooky]

I gotta ask, you have any thoughts on what the Prison Realm might be, or what it could do to Gojo? Jogo called it 'that horrible thing', and Getwo said it needed 'time to process Gojo'. I'm just super curious about it, and whether or not Gojo's Infinity barrier will be able to protect him from whatever (terrifying) stuff is inside.

Do I have thoughts? Well, thinking is hard but I will try my best. There’s quite a lot of symbolism I’ve noticed revolving around the box. There are a lot of people who asked why specifically it’s a six-sided die with actual eyeballs attached to it. The first and most obvious, the six-sides are a symbol for Gojo possessing the six eyes. 

As for why it’s a die, this is just a guess but. 

Alea iacta est ("The die has been cast") is a variation of a Latin phrase once uttered by Caesar when he marched his army into Italy -  used to say that a process or course of action has been started and that it cannot be stopped or changed

Once Kamo Sr. threw the die, everything was out of his hands and the world already had changed. 

When the box captures him, it specifically has one eye open stapled open. This once again could be a symbol for Gojo having the six eyes, even if he wears a blindfold he can still see, his eyes are in a way always open. However, the eye is crying tears of blood, it’s being damaged, and Gojo has similiar blood on one side of his face.

Gojo's been associated with one eye before.

He’s often depicted with one eye open, and one eye closed. Especially in pivotal moments such as when he comes back from near death in the fight against Toji. Gojo is typically depicted as someone all-seeing, always able to preceive everything around him, so him losnig an eye is a serious loss. 

When Gojo is eaten by the boss, he’s also reflected in the pupil in a way that completely destroys his face, he’s depicted with the pupil being a hole in his face. This could symbolize many things, the destruction of is identity, that he might come out of the box unrecognizable. 

There are two more pieces of evidence, but these aren’t my finds they’ve been pointed out by the fandom in general. In the opening for season two of Jujutsu Kaisen, there’s a one eyed cat depicted, missing the same eye that Gojo is often depicted as being without.  

And Gojo is similiarly shown with the light shining over only one of his eyes. 

Geto said that the “processing” that took time with the box was because of Gojo’s immense cursed energy. If the Six-Eyes is inevitably part of his technique, maybe part of the processing is taking one of those eyes out? There’s also the mythological parallel. Norse mythology has been referenced before in Mei Mei’s character, who is able to see through the eyes of ravens, like Odin who sent the two ravens Hugin and Munin around as his messengers. Mei Mei is someone who Gojo has paid off with money to be an ally, and if she’s the raven then logically he’s odin. 

Odin's self-sacrifice - He sacrificed his eye in Mimir's well and he threw himself on his spear Gungnir in a kind of symbolic, ritual suicide. He then hanged himself in Yggdrasil, the tree of life, for nine days and nine nights in order to gain knowledge of other worlds and be able to understand the runes.

This story has several things in common with Gojo’s current situation. He is a character who seeks wisdom, as the end result of budhism is “enlightenment”, and Gojo himself because of his six eyes is an enlightened character and associated with the concept. 

His given name is, in my humble opinion, one of the funniest words in the Japanese language. Satoru was originally the Buddhist verb for attaining enlightenment. It means to get rid of all your doubts and all your polluting thoughts (greed, hatred, delusion, etc), and grasp an eternal truth greater than the cycle of reincarnation we live and die in. 

 Nowadays the word still very much retains its original Buddhist meanings, but more commonly used outside of Buddhist contexts, as the verb for having a huge epiphany in a silly or dramatic context. When you remember you left meat off the fridge and realize it’ll get bad before you get back home, you use satoru for that. [x]

The same way that Odin sacrificed himself to hang himself on the tree of yggdrasil, Gojo descendsed to the bottom of the subways all alone to sacrifice himself in the fight against the special grade curses. He also fought against the tree. Gojo being able to see into the infinity is also something equivalent to knowledge of the nine realms that no one else has. 

So there’s a lot of symbolism tied with Gojo going into the box, when he leaves it, he’s probably going to at least lose an eye and come out with his mind effected because Odin had to hang himself on the tree and commit an act of self suicide first before he could attain enlightenment. 

[usopps-froggy-hat]

rooftop boys in ep. 1025 part 2

[random-kali]

“Rooftop boys” 😂😂😂

[sasusaku-confessions]

“I firmly believe Sasuke is the one who took all the steps in the relationship. He was the one who kissed first, who held hands first, who began the more intimate parts of their relationship. Everything. But not because Sakura was too shy! No, just because she never wanted to push him, and she always wanted him to go at his own pace. She waited for him to be ready for everything, and happily went along with every overdue gesture :)”

[never-mess-with-the-uchihas]

The effect Sakura has on these two fools XD

I miss Kakashi and his Chibis so much T - T ❤️

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[random-kali]

I really love seeing Sasuke riled up and chaotic like this! 😂😍

[random-kali]

THE TIMES SASUKE UNCONCIOUSLY PROTECTED NARUTO

So first of, I was kinda feeling depressed so I watched my favourite comfort show which is Naruto. Then I realized how Sasuke unconciously protected Naruto even after years of being apart.

So please join me on reminiscing the good old days 😂

Alright, so the first time he did it was when they were fighting Haku:

During this fight, Haku actually said that there was a shift in Sasuke's way of fighting because during that time, Sasuke is now fighting to protect a friend which is Naruto.

Then Sasuke rushed to Naruto when he realized where Haku's attack would be.

And then during the war when they were fighting Obito the Jinchuuriki, Sasuke did it again without realizing what he was doing.

There was a scene before Sasuke joined the battle and he was with Orochimaru on their way to reanimate the four Hokages, Orochimaru noted that Sasuke was worried about Naruto.

Notice how Sasuke keeps Naruto behind his back where his Susanoo can protect him? This isn't the only time Sasuke put Naruto behind him or near him. There was a moment before where Naruto wanted to run after the three Hokages (Hashirama, Tobirama, Hiruzen) to protect them from Obito's attack but Sasuke stopped him and made sure Naruto stayed beside him.

THIS!!! This was the scene where I first noticed Sasuke protecting Naruto. Just look at how he put his arm in front of Naruto, protecting him with his Susanoo 🥺 The hand of his Susanno was even around Naruto it's not even extended in front of him! ~ahh my heart~ 💛🥺

So the questions is, why would Sasuke take Naruto with him to safety if he wants to kill him in the end? I mean, when Sasuke joined the battle he still has intentions of cutting ties with team 7 ESPECIALLY Naruto. So why would he save him? If you think about it Sasuke really cares deeply for Naruto and truly see him as his best friend 🥺

Sasuke then immediately went back to where Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi when he saw the Infinite Tsukoyomi and covered them immediately. Look at how fast he landed, he's in a hurry to shield all of them from the moon.

Then when he picked Naruto instead of the others 🥺 Yeah I know, at this point both Sasuke and Naruto have already met the Sage of Six Paths so both of them already know that they are the key figures in the war and are the only ones who can seal Kaguya. But still, Naruto even noted that Sasuke moved without really thinking just like what he did when he saved Naruto against Haku.

Honestly, these moments made me realize that Sasuke truly cares about Naruto even when he wants to kill him. It seems like even in the beginning Sasuke is like an older brother to Naruto. Just like how Itachi was to Sasuke.

I think these moments will really make you realize that their bond is different. It's much deeper than anyone else. I just love these characters so much 🥺💛💛

[ydotome]

Sasuke looking at Sakura

[godtierwallflower]

NaruCole’s collection of canon badass power couple cards are so pretty and romantic!

[never-mess-with-the-uchihas]

The effect Sakura has on these two fools XD

I miss Kakashi and his Chibis so much T - T ❤️

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[never-mess-with-the-uchihas]

Am I the only one who loves it how Sasuke always brings Sakura into the scene, OUT OF THE BLUE, and makes random comments/gestures when it's NEITHER EXPECTED NOR REQUIRED XD ?

(Only Post-Manga/Boruto Scenes included)

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"You take after your mother"

Source: Sasuke Shinden: The Star Pupil

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Ofcourse, I am totally not implying that She lives in his mind(and heart) 24/7 XD.

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