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everybody straight till the narrative foil walk in

In the town where I grew up, there was a large statue in one of the parks, of a famous historical white colonizer. I'm not going to say who specifically, suffice it to say that it was someone who wasn't worth memorializing for their deeds. And as you can imagine, this statue was a frequent target of vandalism, with paint or toilet paper or eggs on multiple occasions. Now, the local council was generally pretty lax when it came to repairing potholes or other public damage in the town, but every time, 24 hours after this particular statue was hit, the same person would always appear in a Hi-Vis vest, hat, mask and sunglasses, carrying a bucket of water, and wash it clean. They would do it as quickly as possible, but always made sure the face and the name carved at the bottom were generously scrubbed. This only encouraged people to do it again, and so it became a vicious cycle.

Within a year, the statue had sustained so much damage that it was unrecognizable and the lettering unreadable, so eventually the council came and took it down. Also apparently, the person in the Hi-Vis vest didn't even work for the council. They were supposedly just some 'good samaritan' who cleaned it, often before the council even discovered it needed cleaning, so they just let them do it and ignored the problem. They didn't bother putting the statue up again.

Much later, we found out that the anonymous 'samaritan' had been deliberately washing the statue with a bucket of saltwater, which had dramatically corroded it, causing irreversible accumulative damage far worse than spray paint ever would have done. It's even theorized that they were also often the one spray-painting it, just so that they had an excuse to come back after a day to wash it.

ocarina of time: adulthood

Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/mattecashew32/status/1537490263358185472

How did Aya outsmart Fukuchi? A (couple) possible answers

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Manga spoilers for bsd ch93

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The reason why this question comes up is because Fukuchi is built up very heavily, as an incredible fighter and as a big boy villain. In comparison, Aya is a self described incredibly average girl with no special traits. So the question goes, how did Aya outsmart Fukuchi?

1. Fukuchi isn’t actually built up to be smart. Fukuchi is strong as hell, he is the perfect soldier, he can take down armies, he is Fukuzawa’s equal or greater. But he has never won because he was particularly clever. He wins because he has the overpowered weapons, the element of surprise, and a very good ability (+hunting dogs surgeries). This is not to undermine his overwhelming combat prowess but he is just a little stupid! Do not be fooled by his confusing time shenanigans! This man is more himbo than you think.

You can skip to the next reason but I don’t want to sound like I’m making unbased claims so here is why I think he’s (as stated) a little stoop:

In his first ‘battle’ we see he almost frees his own prisoner, his second battle he wins because of time shenanigans (where at the end he is outsmarted, if by chance), he mistakes a tracking device for a flash drive, he didn’t foresee being found out by Ranpo despite knowing the ADA, he is bested by his own subordinate in battle and again only wins because of time shenanigans, this is a small one but he literally monologues his plan! Bitch what if that tracking device was also a recorder!! Old man doesn’t understand technology. His own subordinate who he expected to betray him gets a hit on his neck, and even after beating said subordinate he didn’t even know then that there was anyone else was in the room, and etc.

2. The encounter of outsmarting was very short, probably under a minute in between Fukuchi finding out someone was in the room, and Fukuchi being called away. I have no doubt that if there were any more time Aya would be dead, but great luck was on her side, very simply.

3. If during his whole fight with Jouno he didn’t realize Aya was there, then him not realizing Aya was in the coffin isn’t that unlikely. Especially since the sound of breathing and rustling would just sound like Bram. Even with the heightened hunting dog senses he isn’t Jouno, he can’t parse different heartbeats.

4. This ties into the first, but he is used to high combat situations. He is not used to these types of encounters (he has subordinates for the grunt work of killing witnesses) so non-head on fights would catch him by surprise. Aya’s moves are so simple that that is what claims her victory in the end.

All of these are theoretical but I find Fukuchi’s constant running into small evil plan inconveniences situation to be hilarious, which is beautiful because it’s even more surprising then that he’s actually the closest to taking over the world and doing the most damage any character ever has. Fukuchi as a villain is Fyodors opposite, where Fyodor has the all encompassing vibe of having everything planned out, Fukuchi has small issues constantly stopping him. While Fyodor commands total respect from his subordinates, 3/4 of Fukuchi’s have gone against his plan in some way (two directly betraying him). Where Fyodor killed nobody noteworthy, Fukuchi has killed 3 well established strong characters. Fukuchi being bested by a 10 year old is the biggest highlight of their differences: where Fyodor’s plans are a graceful sword slash, Fukuchi’s plans are a bashing mallet.

I love these panels because Jouno is trying to escape so he can tell Teruko and Tecchou about Fukuchi, knowing that he can’t take on Fukuchi himself. But then he says “once they become your opponent, how many days can you survive, I wonder?” which implies that he’s sure that Tecchou and Teruko could absolutely kill Fukuchi. He literally implies that again when he says “So long, commander. If you are still alive...” Like he is so damn certain that they could rock Fukuchi’s shit and I just find that so funny for some reason.

He’s basically saying this:

But seriously, those two are ridiculously strong in terms of both their abilities and fighting ability (and their fighting styles are fucking brutal too), if anyone could beat him it’d be them.

Sherlock: If Lord crime bad...why make fun puzzles for me to solve??

If Lord Crime evil...why make fun mysteries just for me?? 👉👈

Semi regular reminder that

James Bond is trans.

The main characters are all patriots. Not nationalists. Not loyalists. Patriots. They put the people before the nation or the government.

Sherlock has explicitly said he is not into women.

Mary is insanely perceptive and great at deduction and reasoning to the point she impressed Sherlock.

John Watson is a ladies man but simps like a mfer for Mary.

All three Moriarty brothers are deeply disturbed individuals with Louis being the most stable yet second most ruthless.

Albert shows signs of deep depression and OCPD.

Moran and Moneypenny are incredible and dynamic characters.

Sherlock and William are massive simps for each other.

While there aren't many women in the series owing to the lack of women in the original medium, the women that ARE in the story are all badasses.

The treatment of material in the story, particularly given the era it is set is, is very progressive. From the way mental health is handled (without demonizing the person but by getting them to work on themselves) to Sherlock growing to actually respect women through Irene and getting Moran to accept Bond into the team as well as see him as a man. Yes, people would not have been this progressive at the time but team Moriarty are literally a group of social misfits and outcasts fighting against an oppressive, discriminatory system and are all about found family. That's very lgbtq+ of them.

Edit- discreetly adding an edit here to let you know this is about yuumori, I'm so sorry for all the confusion.

My bad! (｡ﾉω＼｡)

Season 4 when?

How I think people would react if the bsd characters randomly decided to wear their canon outfits to (high, or middle i'm not sure) school for a day

Hunting dogs (group outfit): without the hat I think they have a 50% chance of being told to change. With the hat I think it would cross the line into looking too military-ish and they would have to get picked up immediately. Without a hat or cloak it would just be a weird day and nobody would get any explanation.

-Tecchou doesn’t get the memo and brings a sword in, he in all contexts is sent to the principle

Atsushi: when he turns around too fast his little belt thing slaps someone in the face, he is forced to fix it

Bram Stoker: in the nurse's office with an ice pack up against where his shoulder cuts off

Everybody, especially Nikolai, knows that he is the fashion peak of the school. This is yet another day of him giving it all.

-He would steal everyone's pencils and put them under his coat

Ango: he has the gay glasses but the suit is just confusing for all witnesses. would get a bunch of unfunny hairline jokes

Oda takes off his mask and everyone learns he has stubble and it's the biggest jumpscare of the year

I cannot underline to you how weird everyone thinks Dazai is. They ask if he’s broken a bone and he laughs at them and they go ‘uhm’

Yosano would get compliments from teachers on how pretty her butterfly clip is

Lucy is here to be the rival of Nikolai’s reign as peak fashion. She struts it she owns it and honestly everyone should applaud her when she enters classrooms

Chuuya’s hat gets stolen or lost within 30 minutes tops

This isn't related to his outfit, but Sigma puts his hair up in gym class and when he tries to take it out it gets lost in his hair and creates one of those giant knots that need to be cut with scissors. He is devastated but nobody notices the difference

Tachihara and Tanizaki start a debate on the dress code of boys vs girls because their shirts are so low cut

Mark T ends the debate after being told to ‘button up’ by a teacher in the hallway

I know I said ‘wear them for a day’ but Ranpo wears that every day and everyone hates him. The teacher says “try and figure this out, nobody has been able to in my 12 years of teaching.” he gets it instantly and wins a rolly polly. He is so smug. Poe swoons.

I have been looking at Fyodor for the past half hour and I still cannot imagine what I would say if I saw that in the hallway.

Loisa and Margaret got an astounding amount of extra credit in their fashion history class

Poe wore his outfit the same day, he is not in fashion history he just wanted to wear it and was too scared to when nobody else was

If someone wasn't included it is because they either fall into ‘oh god an emo’ or ‘surprisingly formal wear for school’

// bsd chapter 100.5/ 101 spoilers

Currently all I can think about is how much hope Tecchou has for finding Jouno, he doesn’t even say ‘I need to see if Jouno is okay’ he just says he needs to find where he is. Inevitably, Tecchou will find out that Jouno is dead-and more, that the person with whom he held the deepest respect for betrayed them and killed him. I am currently ruminating in the ticking bomb that is Tecchou’s inescapable crushing grief over his boyfri-great comrades sacrifice and passing.

As much of a downer that was I would like to say that he’ll learn that Jouno died being what Tecchou knows he is-a good person. (or at least that Tecchou believes he is)

Had this idea when i saw the vol 21 back cover :'^)

low effort low quality memes from a classic video

I have a feeling someone did this already but anyway AHHA

yeh….

i kind of think tecchou would eat soap anyway but for the sake of the joke

Unfinished/miscellaneous Tecchou things from my ibis paint library go!

God I love this man

Tecchou's true morality

~mandatory warning: bsd manga spoilers

Tecchou is one of the characters (along with Teruko) who intrigued me the most in the entire DoA arc. Despite having multiple chapters dedicated to him (and the HD), we know very little about his character. I thought it would be fun to try and dissect Tecchou's morality a bit :D

Firstly, his introduction panel.

Tecchou is the strongest Hunting Dog in combat if we don't take into account their abilities.

Maybe Tecchou is more of a threat than we give him credit for. Next, we have the line 'steel in body and mind' - it's likely that Tecchou is incredibly rooted in his ideals kunikida manifested and in 'goodness' Despite his eccentricities, Tecchou is actually an extremely determined and strong-minded character. The 'meteoric slash' is something I'll come back to later.

At first glance, this is just Jouno and Tecchou quipping at each other- but look at Tecchou's expression. His eyes are closed (almost reverently and in respect of something) like he's talking about something that's inherently true to him. While he and Jouno treat it as a joke in the next panel - it's still clear that Tecchou believes in some kind of 'truth' of this world. I can't begin to guess at what it is - but clearly, it's something that matters a lot to him.

It's clear to anyone, bright as day, that Jouno doesn't particularly like Tecchou. And in this panel, we can genuinely see Tecchou's slight confusion at realising that Jouno hated him. This happens on numerous occasions where Tecchou is seemingly 'oblivious' to the feelings and things happening around him. (It could be that he's just unobservant owo)

Tecchou gets A LOT of tunnel vision.

When Tecchou is incredibly focused on something, he forgets that everything/everyone else around him exists.

Like this, for example:

And this reflects when he's attacking people too.

While Jouno is gloating talking, Tecchou doesn't even bother truly 'looking' at his enemies. He's just entirely focused on killing them. He didn't seem to care that he was attacking a literal child.

Next, look at these panels.

Tecchou looks like a monster.

His hair covers either his entire face or covers an eye. I think it's incredibly reminiscent of 'blinding' yourself. Tecchou is so incredibly driven and has a needle-point's intensity that his 'virtues' and 'goodness' that he fights for blind him from the truth, simply because he doesn't look at the bigger picture - goodness and badness are not something that intersects for him.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have virtues and morals - he does, more so than anyone.

He believes so much in the intrinsic goodness of the world and people in it, and beyond anything, he simply wants to protect the it and keep it safe for innocent people.

To finally finish this (incredibly long) analysis - I think this truly sums up Tecchou better than anything else.

He believes that it is his job to punish the wrongdoers, to bring criminals to justice and that his sword is a method of doing so. For him, there is no grey morality. If you commit evil, you deserve the appropriate punishment, no matter your reasons. But this mindset is what genuinely blinds him from the messy reality of the world - and the way his own morality turns him into a 'monster' in the pursuit of justice.

Finally, (I swear this is the end), while I couldn't read the IRL Suehiro-sensei's Plum Blossoms in Snow, a common symbolism of plum blossoms is 'preserving the sanctity of life' and in Confucianism, plum blossoms also stood for 'principles and the value of virtues.' Sounds like someone we know :D

And now I'm going to get poetic, simply because I can. The 'meteoric slash' likely refers to the way his blade flashes in the air when he fights with it. Much like how evilness is often associated with darkness, its Tecchou's blade that streaks across it like a meteor slash and brings light to them.

~Thank you for reading!

A pack of good dogs

You know what, the recent chapters left me in the mood for some Hunting Dogs analysis.

As others (see the great analysis by @hamliet,  @linkspooky and @blackandwhitemusician), they are introduced as a counterpart to the ADA on the opposite side of the spectrum from the Port Mafia: the servants of the government, representatives of a blind justice devoid of empathy or mercy, attacking whomever they are unleashed at without questioning it, putting law and orders above the people.

But doing a re-reading … the biggest proponent of this amongst the Dogs is Fukuchi. He is the one who declares openly that he doesn’t believe in the ADA’s guilt, but he still has to hunt them down until they die or surrender, even encouraging Fukuzawa to do the latter so the Agency can get a fair trial and the Dogs can switch to defend them.

But the point is, Fukuchi is the traitor, he is also the leader of the Decay of Angels, the very organization that committed the crimes that the ADA is framed for. That advice is not the genuine if misguided goodwill of someone that’s blindly devoted to the law, it’s a trap to worsen the position of the enemies, knowing full well that they won’t be able to defend themselves.

All of the other Hunting Dogs, even if in varying degrees, are a lot less devoted to this ideal of Law Above All.

Let’s start with Tachihara.

He’s the one we have known for the longest time, because of his infiltration in the mafia. He presented himself as something of a thug, a rude hothead who nevertheless managed to be part of a very special division, so he had to have some talent. He was also depicted as a true mafioso, loyal to his criminal family. So, the reveal that he was actually a spy came as quite the surprise. 

As a Hunting Dog, he showcases quite a different personality: he’s more serious, posed, his speech more polite and respectful. The one thing that stays is his loyalty, and this is what creates his main conflict.

Hunting Dogs or Mafia? His dilemma arises from the fact that he got accomplishments and social relationships in both groups. He considers himself as defined by the orders he receives, and by obeying them, he acquired a respect for both the leaders he served, Fukuchi and Mori. Morality has no place here: while trying to understand if he truly is a mafioso or a government agent, he thinks to the bonds he has within the groups, at the standing he managed to acquire; the fact that one association ostensibly protects people and the other hurts them is not something he worries about.

Or rather- conventional morality. His ultimate decision is partly due to the fact that while he gives intense loyalty, he expects the same loyalty in return. The fact that Fukuchi was revealed as the leader of the Decay of Angels was the tipping point, because he had betrayed the Hunting Dogs that looked up at him so much.

Tachihara ended up acting on his personal feelings and values, not because of a blind obedience to the law.

Then, let’s take into consideration Jouno. 

… where do I even start with him?!

Right from the beginning, he is introduced as rude, ruthless in his pursuit of criminals, downright sadistic in psychologically breaking people, even just suspects, to extort a confession out of them. He looks like the ideal image of a merciless legal system that only cares about locking up criminals under the pretense of absolute justice … except for a couple things.

First, Jouno is the first to acknowledge that se ne sbatte altamente il cazzo he has little care for justice, and nobody cares that he does, either: he just enjoys seeing people terrified, and as long as they’re even vaguely suspected, the public opinion will claim that he’s doing the right thing, the necessary thing for everyone’s safety, and hail him as a hero. Nice middle finger at the concept of torture and ignoring the human rights of people involved in crimes from the authors, here.

Then, the second part. Fukuchi sees this, has likely seen Jouno behave like that for quite a long time now, and decides he would be an ideal new member for the Decay of Angels, now that, with Gogol and Sigma dead as far as he knows and Fyodor in a jail all the way in Europe, the organization is dwindling down in members. After all, Jouno doesn’t care about justice, right? He’s also a former criminal to boot, he joined the Hunting Dogs just to escape jail (like Tachihara, by the way). As long as he’s given the chance to torment people, he should jump on any wagon, right?

No. Jouno briefly pretends to agree, to get him to lower his guard and try a surprise attack. Why?

Because, while he genuinely is a sadist and doesn’t care about justice, he likes saving people. Just that: while in the Hunting Dogs, he found out that the serotonin release he got from seeing people saved was greater than the one he got from hurting them. It’s a pretty selfish motivation and Jouno doesn’t try to pretend otherwise; still, it’s a very far cry from the idea of a blind justice that ruthlessly pursues the criminals, it’s something much more human.

Now, onto Tecchou!

He ends up partnered with Jouno in chasing the Agency, and he presents himself as a diametral opposite. Where Jouno has a no-nonsense attitude, he has a lot of quirks. Where Jouno is rude, he is always polite. Where Jouno is sadistic, he doesn’t enjoy violence one bit. Everything he does, is for the service of justice. He seems like a good candidate for the role of ‘law-obsessed antagonist’ … except he isn’t, either.

It’s the most evident when he and Jouno interrogate the cafe owner. The latter tries his usual psychological warfare tactics, figuring out that his employee Lucy is an ally of the ADA and he himself is an accomplice; he was about to make him confess by making him crumble, but Tecchou stopped him. His motivation? He admired the loyalty of Lucy and the cafe owners, saying that he wanted to see such noble characteristics rewarded. Those were good moral principles, and he wouldn’t have acted against those who displayed them; Lucy would have received no punishment. 

If he had really put law and justice above everything, he would have thrown Lucy and the cafe owners in jail in an heartbeat, or possibly even killed them; instead, he goes by his own, personal principles. 

Last but not least, we have Teruko.

Well, what to say about her? She’s basically the crossover between Jouno and Tecchou from hell.

She’s violent and sadistic, alright. She has a lot of enthusiasm both in physically fighting Sigma and in deconstructing his view of himself and the world in general. But she’s also very careful not to hurt civilians (something that isn’t exactly a top priority for Jouno) and has quite interesting ideals behind this attention.

She talks about people ‘built for violence’ - herself included - as beings that, without the existence of law and order, would dominate other people, and comments that this would just suck; thus, by becoming an Hunting Dog and placing herself at the service of the government, she becomes an embodiment of this order, of this principle of protecting those weaker; and this is the reason behind all of her actions.

So uh, we found her! We found the person for whom Fukuchi’s statement could be true! Still, she has a very interesting reasoning for her ‘sticking to law’; and the time we see her put this worldview into practice, it’s to protect people who aren’t directly involved.

All in all, despite having been their commander for likely years, Fukuchi doesn’t seem to really know his subordinates. Even of Jouno, of whom he noticed the actual disinterest for the law, he didn’t realize the better inclination until he was betrayed by him.  That thing he went telling Fukuzawa was essentially a bluff to get him to surrender, and his subordinates have shown, time and time again, that they’re not the blind attack dogs everyone believes them to be: they’re people with their own minds and value, and I think that when push will come to shove, even the survivors, Tecchou and Teruko, will side with the Agency, the side that saves people, against Fukuchi and his tricks.

Thanks to anyone who bothered to read my ramblings!

In light of me finally reading chapter 100 after having all of it spoiled and being fine with that for a week, I’d like to get down some Tecchou thoughts I’ve been having. (Spoilers for bsd 100)

The Hunting Dogs deal a lot with loyalty, specifically the corruption of loyalty to the wrong forces. They are especially affected by this because unlike the ada and pm, they are highly regulated and controlled by the government, quite literally dying if they don’t follow orders.

But anyway. Tecchou. He’s loyal, he’s single minded, and he genuinely believes in the principle of protecting the innocent.

He gets the order to apprehend a terrorist organization, but ends up following his heart and selfishly trying to save his friend instead. It /sounds/ like a normal character arc, and yet

And yet we know this is wrong. Tecchou is beating up an innocent teenager who knows nothing, his perspective is crucially flawed by no fault of his own. He’s loyal, he’s single minded, and he genuinely believes in protecting the innocent, but all of this is flipped by circumstance to make him go against what he truly wants. This is the effect of war on a decent person, in any other context him and Kenji would get along, but opposing factions have caused them to conflict.

Do you ever think about Fyodor sneaking in Russian wine (illegal contraband but he's a terrorist; what's surprising) and getting drunk on it in front of Nikolai. His accent comes out when he drunkenly talks about world domination and Nik forever makes fun of him for it. He likes it and contemplates telling him, but he's a jester. Fyodor would probably think he's having a laugh.

Then, Fyodor calls him 'Nik'. Like he was an old friend. Something intimate and forlorn- something Nikolai himself didn't even know he felt.

Once Fyodor sobers up, and he realises what he'd done, he just agrees to never speak of it again.

Nik doesn't tell him it stings.

it’s their love language

Fyolai headcanons because I'm trash

1. Fyodor is usually cold and blunt, but around Nikolai he becomes passionate, in more ways than one, he talks more freely about things he enjoys, he laughs more (chuckles mischievously), and he's more willing to be himself in a way

2. Nikolai struggles to braid his hair, which leads him to pestering Fyodor to do it for him, which means rat man usually sees the clown without a shirt, early in the morning, late at night, etc

3. Fyodor is an anemic rat, and Nikolai takes advantage of this, whenever Fyodor stands up to fast and starts wobbling, Nikolai is immediately there to catch him

4. Nikolai often laughs so hard he cries, and Fyodor wipes his tears away while gently holding his face

5. Nikolai follows him around sometimes, giving advice and trying to scare Fyodor

6. They read together, you cannot convince me otherwise, these two write things together or write things for each other, much like Poe and Ranpo, Nikolai will write soliloquys and poems about how Fyodor makes him feel, whether it be good or bad, and Fyodor reads old literature to him

7. Nikolai makes Fyodor food on a regular basis, usually cake and sweets, because Fyodor surprisingly isn't very fond of heavy/bitter food, and occasionally this food will be poisoned or include some kind of prank, because y'know, it's Nikolai

8. Nikolai likes to sew (flashbacks to when he sewed that guys skin back on inside out) and he has definitely sewed himself plushies of Fyodor, and they are either adorable or horrifying, he loves them all. He stabs them occasionally, but he always makes more. He also once sewed Fyodor a Nikolai plushie, and Fyodor refuses to admit it, but he keeps it safe and out of harms way, sometimes he'll pretend to play chess with it, or talk to it, Nikolai cuddles with these plushies almost every night, and has at least 7 tucked away in his cloak for when he's away and wants something to do or something to comfort him

9. Fyodor told a joke once, and Nikolai was thoroughly devoted to him ever since, he adores the anemic rat, through all of his flaws and strange tendencies

10. (Bonus) Sigma takes pictures of them at various times, he knows this can be dangerous and potential blackmail if they ever got out, but he finds it sweet that the two have each other (really Sigma is struggling with his "humanity" and he cherishes the moments Fyodor and Nikolai spend together because it makes him feel like he belongs with this strange family of two (borderline insane) husbands and their strange book spawned kid) He got one framed once, of Nikolai poking Fyodor on the nose, and both Fyodor and Nikolai keep a copy with them

@saintsprotecttheghoul and @thebgcharacter here you guys go 🏃 (I'll be reblogging this later because almost everyone is inactive djdbdjh)

*hands you these memes*

low effort low quality memes from a classic video

I have a feeling someone did this already but anyway AHHA

tecchou suehiro [bsd] manga icons !!

Dos-kun gets a special offer this festive season

bsd + textposts