He's Her Pwetty Pwincessa

Mama…

This has been a most worthwhile evening 🍽

Various French Miku designs!!!!

1) Marie-Antoinette flavoured Miku

2) Northeastern French Miku

3) Choose your fighter : french high school stoners edition

SPY X FAMILY (CH. 105)

>> spoilers below

i think my favorite part of this recent chapter was seeing how franky has so many people in his life: from the forgers, to his fellow informants, to regulars at his store—there are so many people out there that he cares about or that he at least holds enough goodwill towards that he'll do them a solid when they need him. and for a lot of those people, that goodwill and care is returned. i mean, look at these faces! and the teller, too~ in a world where people are forced to take sides, i feel like franky's side will always be his own and whoever he thinks are behind that line

but what really hit was just franky's attitude as a whole. he's creative, curious, and cheerful, even in the face of frustrations and difficulties. he doesn't perform a life—he lives one, and while that means taking a lot of Ls in all sorts of directions, he can curse at them and pick himself up again just as quickly.

i really wonder about that strength tho—how much of it is the result of a healthy mindset? how much of it is a coping mechanism so he doesn't have to face his pain? how much of it is knowing that Life only gets infinitely harder if you can't pick yourself up when you get knocked down?

More monster AU!! Need to practice bird wings more rip

No other characters really have assigned mythical creatures so im prolly gonna have to make a lot of stuff up, which means just damianya for now! Sticking to Greek mythology creatures most likely as well

Outfit change

summer day

After what seemed like an eternity, we're finally having another Yor/Garden arc! And even though it's only been one chapter, so many major reveals have already happened...

First off, it's revealed that the SSS has been working with Garden, seemingly giving them undercover jobs on behalf of the prime minister. I always thought that Garden could potentially be one of the SSS's targets, similar to WISE, since both Garden and WISE are doing their own form of shady dealings without government authority. But this reveal completely changes that...now we know that the already corrupt SSS and government have a working relationship with Garden to do their secret dirty work.

This makes my previous thoughts from chapter 114 about a potential Briar sibling reveal even more intense, since now we know that the two organizations work together and intermingle on a somewhat regular basis. It doesn't seem like Wilker knows that Yor is part of Garden, since the assassins' identities are kept a secret, but a chance encounter with Yuri definitely seems more likely now! I wonder if lower ranking SSS members like Yuri know about the boss's dealings with Garden.

We also learn a lot more about Shopkeeper in this chapter. He appears to be someone who treasures the "old ways" of the country. He speaks fondly about the 16th century mansion that Garden has their meetings in and seems exasperated by all the East-West friction happening in the current times. He makes it clear to Wilker that Garden's main purpose is to protect the nation, not do whatever petty job a politician gives them. He rejects a job to interfere with a soccer match against the West, but eagerly takes on Wilker's other job that involves what Shopkeeper calls "imperial lands," and the deer they're told to protect "divine beings." So yeah, it's pretty clear he values tradition and the past culture of the nation, which is a good thing to know about a character who's been shrouded in mystery for so long.

Another thing we learn is that Belle, the seal from chapter 103, also has a connection with the SSS and prime minister. The way Wilker talks about her to Shopkeeper gave me the impression that they had spoke about the topic before, so maybe Garden was involved too? When does the corruption end, lol.

And the other big reveal in this chapter is...new Garden members!

There's Gympie (who appears to be an actual child and my first thought upon seeing him was "I don't remember this kid from among Naruto's classmates" 👀) and Hemlock, who has some kind of antagonism with Yor. Another member, Thistle, is mentioned though doesn't actually appear. It's interesting how all the Garden members' names are related to plants somehow. Guess it makes sense for an organization called "Garden" 😅

By the way, in case anyone is wondering, Hemlock is a man. I wasn't sure at first, but he uses the male pronoun "ore" in the Japanese version.

Also undefeated assassin Yor being afraid of bugs but not a ladybug...guess we all have things we're weak to even if it doesn't always match our skills 😂

Good call here from jules about Mitera being the same place where Damian and friends did their treasure hunting in chapter 104. Could Yor's mission somehow lead to more Anya backstory on top of everything else?!

But out of everything that happened in this chapter, Hemlock intrigues me the most - I wonder why he has such a thing against Yor, and why Shopkeeper had to specifically remind him that they're supposed to protect the deer and not harm them. I look forward to learning what his deal is in the coming chapters. Perhaps some backstory about him and Yor in their early days at Garden? And of course, having Yor do a job with a male coworker who seems to be close to her age, even one who doesn't like her, opens up the potential for jealous Loid maybe? Not likely since I doubt Yor or Hemlock would allow themselves to be seen by anyone on their job...but it's nice to dream 😅 Regardless, I haven't been this excited for the next new chapter in a long time! Cruise Arc 2025, let's go!!!

SPY X FAMILY (CH. 108)

>> spoilers below

the fact that melinda is canonically a nerd is now my favorite thing about her! on one hand, it's a light and silly thing that makes her character feel more like an actual person. that she's interested in these things is giving big daydreamer vibes and i can totally imagine her geeking out about this stuff in the future with anya, who likes most things as long as they seem like an adventure lol.

on the other hand, it supports a lot of the common ideas about donovan, like how he's controlling and abusive of his family and how melinda seems to have it the worst. his presence loomed throughout the chapter, ever-present in melinda's thoughts like a ghost haunting her psyche. i wouldn't be surprised if her finding comfort in the supernatural is also her way of escaping from him, like a fantasy, a room in her mind palace where she's safe and can get away from the her scary reality.

and then there's her friendship with yor! it's genuinely so interesting to me that melinda seems so attached to yor and that she thinks so highly of her and her opinion, to the point that she'd even consider going to a psychologist at yor's recommendation even after yor mentions loid's concussive therapy lol. because while yor is perfection incarnate, she doesn't strike me as the type of person donovan would want melinda to have as a friend. and given melinda's strong resistance to anything her husband might find displeasing, it's amazing that yor is an exception. is this all really just because of how good and kind yor is? or is there something else? does she know something about yor that makes it safe to be friends with her?

i'm so excited to see what the therapy sessions will be like tho! i personally want this to be an exploration of her past, and i genuinely want this to end well for both of them: for melinda to feel better and to have her heart closer to the forgers, and for twilight to get his insight into the desmonds and to connect with melinda's experiences. i would especially love it if melinda comes back for multiple sessions and we see a change in her wardrobe choices from being extremely covered like now to being in more normal clothes as a way to show how she's gotten comfortable with loid and with talking about herself. i can also totally see endo-sensei using this as an opportunity to bring back more of twilight's memories of his parents, especially if he delves into the difficult marriage between melinda and donovan. (it's not that i think the relationships are similar btw i just love any and all twilight and damian parallels. imagining twilight empathizing with damian given his parents' bad marriage because of twilight's own experiences of having to listen to his parents fight is <3). i'd prefer this over a twiyor moment, but i'd be happy if we get one anway hehe

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