THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2010) - One of the Brothers Bloom gets disillusioned with their ongoing mission, he executes a plan to sacrifice himself and end the group in a way that ends up fulfilling the original reason it existed
LOOPER (2012) - One of the Loopers gets disillusioned with their ongoing mission, he executes a plan to sacrifice himself and end the group in a way that ends up fulfilling the original reason it existed
STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI (2017) - The Last Jedi is disillusioned with the Jedi's mission, he's stopped from ending the group but still sacrifices himself to bring hope to the galaxy, which the movie implies is the original reason they existed
KNIVES OUT, GLASS ONION, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: song cool :D
I am a Serious Person who thinks Serious Thoughts, so let’s hunker down and Interrogate this image. Analysis is needed. It arouses my Intellectual Curiosity. I Want Answers.
First Off, Where Are We?
The decor is giving me hotel room vibes. Mainly in the design of the lamp and the little notepad thingy on the table. But I guess anyone can by a notepad with a pen stand or Anonymous Lamp. I Guess. But I’d expect more to be on a desk if any actual work was too be done at it, which, again, leads me to think hotel. The champagne(? I don’t drink, is that champagne? I’m kind of assuming it is) bucket and the cramped nature of the armchair’s placement (normally you’d want a chair that you could turn around by a desk) supports this argument.
But maybe answering this would help:
What does this mean?
...I don’t know. Do you know? I don’t know. All my pathetic one-language-knowing self has to go on is a comment someone made of Minitokyo for this scan
which google says means “be glad.” What is the significance of that? I know not.
What time is it?
Well, judging by the orangey clouds outside the window andd the fact that tuxedos are kinda evening wear, I’d say duskish.
What’s the occasion for the get-up?
A party? A wedding? A date? Prom? Iuhhoh.
Why, if he’s going to unbutton ever single button on his shirt, would he not untuck the shirt?
That doesn’t seem comfy to me. I’ve never worn a tuxedo, though, so maybe it makes sense? Or not? Maybe CLAMP jsut wanted to show off that sweet cummerbund? Maybe Kurogane is just Super Committed to this Melodramatic But Somehow Oddly Restrained Fanservice.
Like, In Shonen fighting anime characters shirt disintegrate at the slightest breeze, but noooooo in this CLAMP series you will get a narrow strip of skin and You Will Like It.
And, y’know, you will like it.
How come when I search “cummberbund” on pinterest, half the images I get are of Benedict Cumberbatch?
I don’t think the answer can actually be found in this picture, but I feel like I deserve an answer anyway. I get it. It sounds similar, but why? Does this happen when you search Cabbage Patch too?
Why you napping when your glass is full, son?
Yuuko would not approve.
What are his legs resting up against?
Too high for most pieces of furniture. Maybe a bureau? I’m thinking the wall, though. I hope he’s not scuffing it. He prolly took his shoes off, though.
Did someone just come in?
Or does Kurogane sleep with one eye open at all times?
I think someone just came in. But I don’t suppose we can rule out that second option.
What is this?
Some kind of paper? cloth? Most probably something from what he was wearing, but his pocket square is accounted for already:
Maybe gloves. He’s not wearing gloves in the picture.
The more I look at it, though, the more I”m not sure if the part below it is... like, a belt loop? Or just a part of the chair?
I Wnat To Know. This detail was clearly included on purpose.
Anything interesting on the bottle?
Oh hey, it says “Cham” something right on there so it is champagne. Why did I doubt myself? I’m always right and was not wrong several times about several things in the diatribe already. I never reveal my ignorance to the masses. No.
Other than that I don’t really see anything recognizable. Just some Fancy Design Noodles. That’s the technical term for what those are. Feel free to drop this into conversation and look like The Smartest Person At Your Local Function.
What’s the significance of the lion decoration on the bucket?
I think it’s just that lions are cool.
Why did I just do this? Nothing of value has been gleaned from this? So why?
Because I just wanted to have an excuse to stare at this image for a half an jhour and you are all my unwitting accomplices.
i was going to make a well-researched list post on the serious scholarly topic of “does this kinnporsche character cry during sex?” but i realized that the answer is an unequivocal and resounding yes for all of the characters* except tawan, who instead shouts “woohoo!” and high-fives during sex
* mafia dads excluded because i don’t want to think about it
a numerical assessment of how badly the kinnporsche characters need therapy
Based on the show. Living characters only (as of ep 12) because Tawan would (hilariously) fuck up the curve. No mafia dads because the only therapy they need is to die.
Porsche - Has gone through a large number of life-altering and traumatic experiences in a very short period of time and they aren't going to stop anytime soon. Clearly he doesn't believe the good changes will last, which is consistent with his previous mindset of having to make it only long enough to take care of his brother, neither of which is a healthy way to think of his own life, nor to develop and maintain relationships. On the other hand, he actually rolls with a lot of crazy shit pretty well and has proven to be ridiculously resilient. 7/10, could use some help but does also work through challenging things on his own, even if that isn't the wisest course of action.
Porchay - Was literally attacked and kidnapped like five minutes ago. Also going through a large number of life-altering and traumatic experiences. Is constantly on the verge of tears and not doing so great right now, but obviously feels like he has to hide it from his brother, the one person he shouldn't be hiding it from. Hugs are good but they aren't enough. Honestly aside from the whole kidnapping-and-mafia fiasco he seems pretty well-adjusted, but that one thing is, you know, kind of a big deal. 8/10, and sooner rather than later, has anybody checked whether he has PTSD, that seems both likely and important.
Yok - Obviously already goes to therapy and has for years. 2/10, needs to start handing out her therapist's number.
Tay - Needs both Yok and her therapist to tell him to get out of a relationship that makes him unhappy. 4/10, DTMFA.
Khun - Hey do you want to make yourself really sad? If you want to make yourself really sad think about how unlikely it is that Khun got anything close to the help he needed after his abduction, and certainly not in any long-term and sustaining way that had a chance of teaching him healthy coping mechanisms, so he got the unhealthy ones in the form of agoraphobia and a constant anxiety-distraction feedback spiral. And everybody writing him off as crazy and deciding he wasn't good for any kind of responsibility any more, even though he clearly still tries to protect Kinn and still speaks up to say the shit nobody else in the family can say as the "crazy" one. And obviously knows all of this. Are you sad? GOOD YOU SHOULD BE. 13/10, plus he also needs a million hugs, which, as previously discussed, are no replacement for therapy, but he deserves them anyway.
Macau - Don't really have a lot of data to assess, but honestly he seems mostly as okay as he could be, given the circumstances of having been raised in a viciously abusive home and certainly being aware that his brother is shielding him from the worst of that abuse. 6/10 of the sort that will probably come due in a few years when he looks around as an adult and is like, wow, my childhood was fucked.
Vegas - Just. It’s. You know. *waves hands* The only reason Khun's coping mechanisms for dealing with terrible trauma aren't the worst ones on this list is because Vegas exists and his coping mechanisms are even worse, plus the trauma is ongoing and escalating. The whole "using sexual coercion to pretend to be in relationships ostensibly for the purposes of following your dad's orders to defeat his brother so he doesn't beat you" is, um, wow, that is a lot, that is a whole lot, especially when combined with a side of extreme self-loathing and apparent outbursts of self-harm. 15/10, needs a whole team and years of help, but in the meantime let's all prescribe "kill your dad" to get the ball rolling, that is sound medical advice, I just know it is.
Pete - Actual therapists, unlike parts of fandom, would hopefully realize that whatever the fuck Pete has going on is more complicated than Stockholm Syndrome or trauma bonding, and by his own admission goes back way, way farther than his current predicament. An actual case where, "Tell me about your childhood," would be a solid opening gambit but would by no means get the whole story. A bit later when trust is established they can also tell him that he can't be somebody else's sole source of emotional support, because that is already happening and oh boy that won’t end well. 10/10, will somebody who doesn't have him chained up please ask him about stuff, okay, there's clearly a whole lot of something going on.
Kinn - Okay bear with me here but my thinking on Kinn has changed drastically since the beginning of the show. Early on I would have rated him very high for very many reasons, but it turns out nearly all of those reasons come down to needing to be able to separate himself from his abusive and manipulative father and enforce boundaries in that regard. Not an easy task, for sure, but with everything else he has proven to be remarkably open to facing problems head-on, acknowledging them, and changing things to fix them, even when it requires him to admit pretty terrible things about himself. 7/10, because that dad thing is still pretty fucking dire.
Kim - Surprise dark horse contender, maybe, but while I think, say, Khun and Vegas know they're fucked up, I'm not sure Kim knows how fucked up he is. Definitely needs some help realizing that you can't actually just create entirely new personas for different facets of your life and expect that to end well, then go around telling people you just met that you like your invented self better as if that's a normal thing to say, then inadvertently reveal that the compartmentalization was never going to work because you were just repressing a lot of rage that risks exploding out and hurting people you care about. 11/10, being beautiful and writing songs isn't going to cut it, get a professional in here.
Arm - Sees so much shit while watching a whole mafia do things that he definitely needs help coping with it. Also seems to be Khun's primary source of support which is neither healthy nor easy, even though it is adorable. 5/10, and no, alas, watching cctv of other people's therapy doesn't count.
Pol - N/A, nothing for therapists to examine, has literally never had a thought in his life.
Okay, okay, so on the topic of LXC knowing Quite A Lot about NMJ and JGY's bodies, I am having a series of unfortunate thoughts. Consider:
LXC is a skilled artist. Fandom always forgets this, for some reason, even though it is darling and precious and we should encourage it. He is an artist with a wealth of knowledge of The Male Form. This is a fact that cannot be argued.
Therefore: LXC is secretly one of NHS's porn suppliers.
NHS does not know. He has always wanted to meet this artist. He can't figure out who they are. They sure do know a lot about muscles. LXC has always known who distributes the porn. It used to be a funny secret he kept to himself. Then it stopped being funny but kept being a secret.
And: LXC keeps painting post-canon because what else is he going to do, think about his problems? Ha.
Which means he is corresponding with NHS, but NHS doesn't know it's him. Not at first. They are both in a bad place post-canon. Their letters are revealing. Not the naked art kind of revealing. The emotional trauma kind of revealing.
(I don't ship it, that's not where this is going.) (I mean you can go there if you want but my headcanon daydreams are not going there.)
Eventually NHS knows who he is writing to, and LXC knows that he knows.
Then:
a. in the bleak ending nothing gets better, everything gets worse, they never speak to each other again
b. in the funny ending the truth is revealed in a series of implausible hijinks and everybody is embarrassed
c. in the healing ending their shared love of art leads to them realizing they are both damaged people with years of hidden anger and hurt to deal with, and maybe they can find a way to deal with it with each other, as the only two people who really understand what a monster of a mess they've come out of
...
There! I did it. I found a way to make LXC and NHS talk post-canon that I find personally satisfying. As in all fandom things, the solution was to apply pornography and naked men.
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Psst! Remember the sauna scene in Ashes to Ashes?...
Now this requires serious thought...Is neekid with a towel a costume? Of course, to us, it's a resounding yes, and thus, I stand corrected!
#I thought he looked very criminal-like very foreboding... #LOM did you do that on purpose #make Gene forebodingwas that supposed to be a warning #goddamnit
OMG, why didn't I realize that's why Gene is wearing black? The whole Devil trying to convince Sam/Alex that Gene is Evul and must be betrayed at the end of both series through the wearing of black! D'oh!
