#pretty panels

[sage-reads-things]

Ahhhhhhhh it's the big romantic gesture!! Literally how can it get more romantic than this <33 If my man arranged for trained dolphins to write my name in beautiful water cursive at an aquarium, I would marry him on the spot.

[sailor-b]

[flange5]

Tales of Suspense #58 (1964)

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THAT'S MY MAN!!!!!!

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THEM <333

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Gondaira's art always makes me want to cry. Mutsumi's expression is so soft and vulnerable as she sees her mother onscreen, and the way Taiyo's eyes are bright against his face is sooooo cool. I love love love this panelset, I could stare at it for hours <3

This also confirms a couple things about Mutsumi's accident: Firstly, it happened four years prior to the series, meaning Mutsumi was 13-14 when the accident occurred (we already guessed this from previous chapters, but it's nice to have explicit confirmation). Secondly, Taiyo doesn't know much about the accident, to the point that he didn't know it was what caused Rei's death. That isn't surprising, considering he only learned about the spy world and the Yozakuras' true nature very recently, but it did surprise me just how much he doesn't know yet—with the next two arcs looming, he's going to be learning a whole lot about the Yozakuras very, very soon.

[sage-reads-things]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the detail on Oga's chain mace??? I mean LOOK at the level of shading on the flower insignia. It looks almost photorealistic! Don't mind me, I'm just going to be staring at this without blinking for the next twenty minutes.

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Them <3