#even more so

[captn-john-hart]

It all started when I got arrested the first time. You can't be forced into handcuffs and thrown in a cage during your formative years and expect no sexual awakening.

[manic-pixie-aquarius]

"Byler isn't gonna happen"

Okay, then why is Mike spending all of this time in season 5 separate from El?...why is he spending more time with his best friend (who's in love with him) than his girlfriend? why is it hard for him to be on the same page as his girlfriend and why is it so easy for him to communicate with his best friend? why does he have everything in common with his best friend, and nothing in common with his girlfriend? why is his constant use of DnD metaphors seen as immature by his girlfriend, but his best friend finds motivation in these metaphors? why does Mike and El's relationship only work when they're apart? why does he immediately apologize to his best friend but drags his feet when it comes to apologizing to his girlfriend? why does he constantly mirror the authoritative men that controlled El's autonomy? why does he lie about being in love with El at first sight when he initially thought she was just a "weapon" and tool to find Will? why did Mike cry into his mom's arms at the end of season 3 in the same exact way he did in season 1 when Will was presumed dead? why does he not accurately remember his girlfriend's favorite flowers but remembers his best friend's favorite song? why is he always the one to comfort Will willingly, and in his protective state shove away anyone else? why does he know when to give Will space and when he needs extra reassurance, but seem pretty clueless when it comes to El? why does El seem so much more vibrant when she dumps Mike in season 3? why did "there's more to life than stupid boys" become El's mantra in that season, a mantra that still sticks in her subconscious?

why do you want this girl to stay in this unfulfilling and frankly triggering relationship that was built upon blooming adolescent infatuation?

[vaguelyaperson]

i love ph!bakugou/teacher!deku because i need izuku to witness katsuki continue to be utterly obsessed and encaptivated by him, even tho izuku is a quirkless civilian now, ok? i need izuku to slowly realize over those eight years that it was never ofa that allowed him to stand by kacchan's side, that kept kacchan coming back to him again and again. look, i need him to recognize that katsuki's been obsessed with this damn freckled faced nerd since childhood - before the quirks, before the heroics - and that ain't gonna change, ever.

[raddestrose]

someone get Kakashi an ao3 account

[celluloidbroomcloset]

I dunno—I get why folks get annoyed with Stede for letting the crew kick Ed off the boat, but the dude does argue with his crew (one half who had been marooned, the other half who had been nearly killed) to let Ed stay on board to recover, even to the point that he goes searching for the man who tried to have him murdered multiple times, just on the off-chance that the little gremlin would vote to keep Ed on board. Then when Ed does get kicked off, Stede promptly follows him everywhere, and brings him back to the ship once it becomes clear that Ed actually does want him around.

Besides that, Stede truly does not know whether Ed is prepared to have anything to do with him at this point (whether Ed wants to be around him). They've obviously not had a chance to say much of anything to each other, though Ed is just as obviously mad at Stede and more or less tells him to fuck off.

It's a bad situation, but Stede does pretty much everything he can to keep Ed on board, then follows him even when he's forced to leave the ship. (This ignoring the thematic necessity that they needed to have a reconciliation outside of the space of the Revenge, and in a space where Ed actually seems to feel more comfortable than Stede does.)

[samforgoragain]

I am not fluent in Japanese, okay?

I only know hiragana and katakana.

I do not know kanji, so I’m probably wrong…

But is Sanji’s fucking name “THREE O’ CLOCK”??

^^THIS FREAKS FUCKING NAME IS 3:00

LIKE???????

FUCKING 3:00 IN JAPANESE IS “SANJI” (さんじ)???

I KNOW IT’S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, AND THERE’S PROBABLY ANOTHER MEANING, BUT???

[hallowpen]

Hello! 👋 First of all i just wanna say, as someone who isn’t very familiar with Thai culture your explanations have been very enlightening and just give TLP another layer of depth, so thank you for posting them 🥹🙏. With that said, I was reading one of your posts that said “the social class nods are subtly woven into their interactions” and I was just wondering if you could maybe expand on that?

Hello!!! 😊😊😊 Aw... thank you!!! That actually means so much to me because this series means so much to me. I've been anticipating the adaptation of The Loyal Pin for who knows how long, at this point. I love the novel! (I own both the Thai and English versions. Though I haven't actually read the English translation yet, so I don't know how accurate it is to the original hehe) Once FreenBecky were attached, I was SOLD. Then the MOC decided to back the series and I knew how monumental this series would be, not just for Thai GL, but for Thailand in general. It makes me extremely proud to see important sapphic media on such a large scale. I could never have imagined something this grand happening just three years ago. It makes me emotional.

Before I get too in my feels, let me actually answer your question...

Just for clarification purposes, the ask is referring to my tags on this reblog of @dragonsareawesome123's gifset.

It's important to understand that Anil and Pin's whole dynamic is built around their social rankings, so it makes sense that their interactions reflect that... even if it's not entirely conscious. Anil is royalty, and because of that she is afforded certain liberties that Pin is not. Her 'mischievous' behaviors are excused and overlooked because, yes she is young, but she can also do as she pleases. She never faces any repercussions in the same way that Pin does. It's one of the perks of being a highly ranked Princess. Anil is favored in the palace because it's her home.

Pin is a guest. Yes, she holds the rank of 'nobility', but it is a title reserved for what higher ranking royalty would consider a commoner. She was afforded the privilege to live in the palace because Princess Pattamika took her in. Pin was not born into royalty. Neither was Pattamika, for that matter. Pattamika is strict with Pin, in much the same way Pin is strict with herself. Because neither of them can afford to have her fall out of line. Pin holds favor with Anil and her family, but it does not afford her the freedom to betray her social standing. If anything, it only enforces it. It makes you think...would they sill favor her if she were to go against their wishes in any way, shape, or form?

Pin is forever on the outside looking in... and she subconsciously knows it. And, in some ways, Anil subconsciously knows it as well.

"People say that it is so hard to hear Lady Pin uttering a word. As if you’re afraid something will fall out of your mouth." Anil to Pin

Unlike Anil, Pin must hold firm to palace rules.

"Why did you hit her?" "Lady Pin failed to take good care of Your Highness. She disgraced you by putting you in danger." Pattamika to Anil

"Please feel free to do as you wish. As if you would listen to me if I try to stop you." Pin to Anil

She dares not to disobey Pattamika, because she knows and understands why she'd be punished if she were to do so. And she cannot talk her way out of it, the way Anil can.

"Although she might be strict, meticulous, and strongly adherent to tradition... she loves me dearly, and continues to teach me and educate me in many things." Pin about Pattamika

"Poor Lady Pin, I really pity her. She often gets punished because of Anil."

She keeps her feelings of adoration for Anil hidden as secret treasures in her room.

She's quick to question Anil's lack of adherence to formal etiquette:

"Aren’t ladies normally supposed to [dance] with a gentleman? It would look peculiar if we do it together."

The only times she feels comfortable and gets to be herself is when Anil, for lack of a better word, 'allows' her to be. And Pin feels indebted to her because of that.

"Without you, I wouldn’t have been able to get through those lonely and miserable times. Thank you for being my friend, my home, and my everything."

So to answer Anil's question, Pin would feel incredibly lonely should Anil ever leave her... as she would no longer have an escape from society's class structure and expectations.

"With you, my life in the palace is never lonely." Pin to Anil