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[grelleswife]

I’m too drained to give this parallel the careful thought it deserves…but child!Dante, nibbling away at bonbons to stave off hunger while he waits for a mother who will never return.

Dhampir kids eking out a living outside the cloak of Marquis Machina’s patronage by selling a drug named ‘miel’ that bears a striking resemblance to bonbons…

Mochijun’s too purposeful of a writer for that to be mere coincidence.

[neversetyoufree]

Oh holy shit Noé just got a flash of memory about his Ruthven incident.

I wonder if he's going tell Vanitas about this.

My immediate thought is that even if he just tells Vani, "hey I just felt weird and got a weird flash of something Ruthven-related in my mind that I don't remember," that could be enough. Vanitas knows about Jeanne's condition somewhat and knows Ruthven is suspicious as hell. He might be able to start putting things together.

However, that would require Noé to recognize that a personal problem/discomfort of his is worth acting on, which, y'know. He's Noé, so that's rather unlikely.

[cassiebellbottoms]

I like how we’re approaching the dham prejudice now bc if we entering an arc focusing a lot on them, that will be addressed very much. And we have each part of the spectrum here.

-Nox and Manet who are very prejudiced and hold strongly to those beliefs.

-Orlock who wouldn’t openly say these things but do align with his servants.

-Vanitas who’s a jerk to everyone which is why Dante gravitated towards him.

-Domi, who is the most interesting element here. Because that’s the majority, and even us at times, may end up in.They know the bigoted thinking is backwards and wrong but subconsciously feed into it. And she was ashamed discovering that fact.

-And of course Noé, the sheltered boy who sees the world honestly like a child, is just confused. And rightfully points out the elephant in the room. Also I think it’s fitting (even though it makes sense regardless bc its Noé) that it’s the character with melanin who speaks up about it.

[amxlm]

[grelleswife]

Boyfriend behavior

[grelleswife]

In a flurry of rose petals: Then and now, Lady Dominique knows how to make an entrance with style. 🌹💁‍♀️

If you don’t have an automaton to create your live shoujo filter, hand-tossed special effects are also fine.

[neversetyoufree]

HOLY SHIT TINY DANTE

[neversetyoufree]

Obsessed with how Mochijun sometimes doesn't outline teacher's sleeves separately from the body of his coat. It's such a fun look to have his hands silhouetted against the black like that