Some of my favorite moments from the shadows house Manga and anime
(of course spoilers ahead)
Anyone who's seen my previous post about my head cannons for mistress Shirley and Rum will immediately know that these two are my favorite more specifically Rum as she is just the sweetest little thing ever in the show
Here are some of the reasons why she's just so precious
Her photographic memory
Her ability to calculate things in her head very quickly
She's so shy that she has to use her finger to talk to people
She's actually a bit more tan than the rest of the characters making her stand out from that alone
The manga makes it clear that the animal associated with her would be a rabbit/bunny
She's incredibly shy around new people but enjoys people like emilico who are very outgoing and who can stand up for her
She doesn't like being a burden to other people around her (pretty sure a lot of us can relate to that)
I really do think that if mistress Shirley survived the debut she would have been a lot like Emilico just holding on to Rum hugging her and squeezing her face as rum lets people do that to her
She's totally touch starved
When I went back and looked through the manga I noticed that I wasn't the only person who thought Rum was too precious to hurt, it seems like a lot of other characters know to be gentle with her
For context about the scenes
Emilico pets Rum's hair in order to comfort her about her feelings about mistress Shirley and whether or not she deserves to save her during the debut
We never get to see this in the anime, but in the manga it's revealed that when Emilico and Rum first found the hut that had the orange tree in it rum was holding on to her dress the whole time and Emilico didn't seem to mind (it wouldn't surprise me if she told rum that it was okay for her to do that)
(Serious spoilers) During the chapter when they first meet Emilico, Shawn says close to the end of it that "the five of them will become close friends once they enter the house", and when he says that we see Lou putting her hand on Rum's back in a very gentle way as if to support her
(Serious spoilers) The last scene has Patrick patting Rum on the head as she looks like she's about to cry. Why let's just say him, Rum and Ricky were all yelled at by a mean Shadow causing them all to fly back in a cute anime style he pet her head in order to comfort her
And it's not just them being gentle with her it turns out many people also recognize her skills and compliment her for it
(seems like my head Cannon about her becoming friends with the future debut members was actually true I mean look at Matilda asking her to become friends with her that's the sweetest thing ever)
I think these scene speak for themselves
But my favorite part about all of this is her relationship with Emilico as the manga reveals in future chapters that the reason why Rum even has a bow on her finger to begin with is because of her
(Once again A Major spoilers but mostly for these two) for context, the name Rum and Rummy in the show come from a subconscious memory Rum has of her little toy bunny that she had back when she was in the village, the reason why she calls herself a Rum is because it comes from her old toys name… an old toy that just so happened to have a bow on its ear… the same bow that she now wears when we first met her, all the way up to the end of the debut. The lavender bow on Shirley's finger actually belonged to Rum before she entered the house (which explain the color she was given when she did enter the house)
This is one of the many reasons why I really love Rum, she is just a sweetheart of a character that just screams "MUST PROTECT!". I have a lot more head cannons for her than I do a Emilico or anybody else of this show, and I think it's because of the hidden potential they have with a character like her. They took full advantage of it and one of the earlier scenes and I hope they continue to do that. She's an underrated character with the most amount of potential for growth
Summary: Miyano is a high school student with a secret–he’s a BL fanboy. He’s passionate about his hobby but doesn’t share it with others easily, until a chance encounter with a quirky sempai named Sasaki brings a new friendship. Sasaki doesn’t know what the heck a ‘seme’ or ‘uke’ is, or why he should be worried when Miyano threatens to draw doujinshi involving him, but he’s eager to learn about his cute new friend’s hobby!
Review: I think everyone knows about this manga and it’s anime, but if you don’t this post is to force you to read it! This was one of my first manga and I have cherished it since then. It’s a slow burn which makes it all the more better. The characters are really mature and incredibly sweet to each other. More than it being yaoi, it’s more shounen-ai, with cute scenes and heart melting sweet kisses. I would really recommend it to everyone, and there is an incredible anime to watch too! This series even have an incredible spin-off!
Bring back the book genre of brave, funny and kind characters in mystery novels and crime fiction where people can fall in love and have great friendships. 👍❤️
Examples: Why didn’t they ask Evans, by Agatha Christie.
Any Sherlock Holmes book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
I think Emily Rodda’s Teen Power Inc. (Raven Hill Mysteries) book series for in this category too.
Feel free to add your own book recommendations on crime fiction. 🙂
