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[killiakill]

i'd bet twenty bucks these twinks were designed by koyama

[87foxeninaboxen]

When I first watched this scene I couldn't tell if Char was making fun of Garma here or not, but after watching it a few more times, it really strikes me how "because he was a spoiled kid/because he was a brat" is so much more personal than "blame this on the misfortune of your birth." One puts no personal blame on Garma in the worst way possible, whereas the other personally implicates him. "Because he was a spoiled kid," in particular, puts Garma beneath him when they're both the same age. Why didn't Char say this to Garma when he was taunting him, was he particularly trying to twist the knife by telling him his death was personally meaningless?

It's tempting to say this comment is him personally trying to justify a betrayal he feels bad for, "you died because you were too spoiled/naive to see the world as it is," but I really don't know. The scene is so short and the line delivery so straightforward it's hard to tell. That being said, if that reading is the case, there's nothing I think Garma could have done to subvert Char's revenge plan. Even if he hadn't been naive, even if he personally turned against his family and all they stand for, I still think Char would have killed him. His motivations are so self-serving and unshakeable he would have just thought up a new reason.

Then there's the fact Char misses Garma's funeral when we know from Kycilia's comment he was expected to be there. Why, would it not make sense for Char to want to see the consequences of his actions in person? I think it's interesting that at Garma's funeral, something he should be happy about, he's instead drinking alone in a bar not looking particularly celebratory.

I do believe Char was being genuine when he called Garma a friend, though I don't think he cared about him in any way that mattered in the grand scheme of things. Of course he cares about Sayla a great deal more, but it feels similar to how he cares about her, just not enough to set aside his revenge plan to be with her.

I think the biggest scene that points towards Char actually caring about Garma is the infamous Kycilia headshot - "Garma, I'm sending your sister to join you." It's easy to read this as Char mocking Garma one last time, and I think that's an aspect to it, but it's also very telling that at this moment where his revenge is practically complete, he's thinking about Garma, not Degwin or his father. I think a part of him was genuinely saying a final goodbye to Garma here.

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Also there's all the side media like Char's Daily Life and Gihren's Greed but those are super not canon so I'm not including them sorry this post is disjointed as hell

[the-indigo-symphony]

The plural community is sleeping on clones as a metaphor for being a new headmate, especially in the case of introjects. You're just a few weeks old but expected to act the age of your body. You might have memories of things that never happened and yet matter to you. People constantly compare you to the being(s) that played a part in your creation, to the point of erasing all of who you are outside of them. Do you see my vision

[killiakill]

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[killiakill]

happy pride from studio trigger

[killiakill]

cant believe ive never thought of posting these for stairsweek until this year: the outdoor metal staircase at the LA Convention Center, which was the location of Anime Expo Homestuck meetups for many years (until the convention organization took control of designating cosplay gathering sites for crowd control reasons)

[killiakill]

mecha yaoi comes in many forms...

[killiakill]

always thought zukka was fun but ppl feel bad for suki and make it a throuple and that just doesnt make sense for me. also i always liked zuko with mai. and then i realized. we can just ship suki with mai and complete the square. but then ty lee is a kyoshi warrior now so we oughta invite her. and the rest of the girls too. and before you know it youre looking at the Greater Kyoshi Island Polycule rumored to include even the fire lord himself