Thinking About How "You Really Are Amazing!" From Teru To Mob In The Broccoli Fight Is About Disconnect.

It’s her world

Mezato is a very intriguing person despite her position as a side character restricting the audience's knowledge on her, but there are some implications I have become very interested on.

During her conversation with Ritsu post-LOL Cult arc, she mentions something akin to "people really aren't born as equals", referring to how Mob is so disadvantaged compared to Ritsu even thought they're siblings. However, that also says a lot about her motivations. Mezato has two main reasons for organizing the Psycho Helmet Cult and trying to make it influent (with Mob's help as their messiah): 1) it sounded fun; and 2) she wanted to take part in such a massive event. Although the "fun" part can be attributed to the fact that well, she is a fourteen year old with a weird perspective, both motivations are directly associated to not only Mezato's passion, but her opinion on herself.

First of all, she becomes fixated on anything that appears worthy of her attention. It kickstarts her adventures as the school journalist, hunting for any kind of news that she believes to be interesting, and by that she doesn't mean "math class is cancelled": Mezato goes far beyond, from catching shoplifters red-handed to infiltrating a cult that supposedly brainwashes its members. It's clear that the mundane is not enough to her. Mezato wants the current biggest thing. This is one of the reasons she gets so interested in Mob, and being so obsessed with the worldchanging, Mezato cannot bring herself to care as much about the common, the mundane. This way, she can only see entertainment, or better put, value, in what stands out.

Equally, Mezato wants to participate in something she sees as 'big'. Being someone who is so attracted to the flashiest parts of reality, she wants to have an active, direct role regarding them. It makes her feel entertained. It makes her feel fulfilled. It makes her feel special, most of all, because even being in the Biggest Thing's shadow removes her from the condition of banality she disdains so much. That's what makes the Psycho Helmet Cult sound like such an excelent idea, as hollow and uncritical it could be.

But what does these beliefs say about Mezato? Simple. Mezato doesn't think she can be interesting or valuable by herself. She is not shown as pretty, or academically gifted, or athletic. She doesn't appear to have friends. She doesn't even have an ability with the occult like Mob does. Mezato is a normal, lonely girl who has no other excuse to be noticed besides her imprudent detective work, but worse than that, she thinks she can't change. Mezato will never be attention-worthy as herself, so she appeals to inserting herself in whatever interesting thing she finds in the hope that it'll make her Someone by association. She could be a loser, a nobody, but at least she helped build something that is wonderful, and that is the closest she can get to being important.

Her interests and achievements, in this sense, are more like an extension of herself than a result of her passion. A passion that isn't understood by anyone else. A passion that others ignore and are annoyed at, which only reinforces her loneliness and her obsession with chasing after Big Things. If she succeeds, she will finally have a part of herself she can be proud of. After all, there are a hundred wonders in the world with the potential to change everything; there is only one Ichi Mezato and she can never be like them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERUKI HANAZAWA WORLDS BESTEST BOY

I've had so many terumob thoughts lately. I have had this story in my head for over a year and part of me wants to sit down and blast it out and the other is just not quite sure how to start it yet.

But i have been noodling on the not great Terumob moments. The arguments, the struggles, the "Teru still slips into worship phases" that causes tension and discomfort.

The moving in together moments that are no so pretty.

Teru who has lived alone for most of his formative years is suddenly living again with another person.

Shigeo who still struggles to be his whole self (because he will always have ups and downs) who doesn't always read the room and misunderstands queues from Teru. No fault of his own. But Teru gets frustrated and annoyed. Because that's just how humans are. We get upset at the ones we love sometimes over things that we love them for.

Of Shigeo leaving the dishes uncleaned because he just didn't notice.

Of Teru staying out late and not telling Shigeo because he never had to tell someone where he was because no one ever cared. And Shigeo feeling hurt.

Of Shigeo getting frustrated over small things and making the whole apartment shake. And Teru loves him for being himself but he also has a massive headache from making poor choices the day before and now is upset.

Of Teru doing everything because he has ALWAYS done everything and not communicating what he wants.

Teru not understanding the unsaid family relationship Shiego has with his parents. The things no one says but they all do that he, in all his observance, can't always figure out.

I'm rambling

But I just love exploring their relationship as adults. I want more of this. I need to write this. One day one day

After I write the like, 10 other things I have in my WIPs

Day 1: Family or school life

It was hot. The sun seemed merciless that Friday afternoon, but perhaps the excessive heat was coming more from Mob than from the star itself. No matter how much he quickened his pace, it seemed he would never get home, and of all the days he could take a brief break on the way, this would not be the chosen one. It was then that a familiar voice took him out of his internal purgatory, with an excited call

'HI MOB!!' Tome said in all her ecstasy 'How lucky I am to bump into you! Can you come with me to return Mezato's camera? I can't find her anywhere' And, as tempting as it sounded to help his friend, it was not an option to stop and risk being late

'Ah, Kurata-san! I would love to help you but I can't right now, I really need to go home... Sorry...' he said, gradually lowering his tone

'GOSH, but what is so important that you have to do that would stop you from HELPING your friend here?' The girl replied, in a teasing tone but with a hint of curiosity.

'Y-yes! And I need to go now, see you tomorrow, Kurata-san!' Mob finished, returning to his firm step from before, but not leaving without first wishing good luck in finding the owner of the camera.

'Ah, Teru is coming over today, my parents want to meet him!' The boy replied, now more excited, unable to contain his smile that escaped when he mentioned the other boy's name.

'Ohhh, the boyfriend is going to meet the parents, huh? So things are getting serious!' She said, not abandoning the joking tone.

Terumob Week Day 1: Family/School Life

Teruki settles for studying in the same high school as Mob. He doesn't know, but Mob is trying his hardest to go to Teruki's dream college too.

☆ Day 5 and 6 : fashion or prom/movies or music

Non-color version and prompt list:

I would have LOVED to have added more details, but unfortunately this is all I could do...

BUT I still need to end this week well, so happy bday Teruki, your final gift is for tomorrow!

Oh marcille, they could never make me hate you ☺️ your my favorite little lesbian

I have a theory now for how Saitama got his power and it’s ‘Saitama accidentally did to himself what the Weapon X program did to its subjects’

Like you can say that his training program wasn’t that intensive but when you remember that he had like no money, thought a banana for breakfast was enough, and did not step himself up gradually, yeah I can see why he was spitting blood and it’s because he was straight-up starving himself, man was burning SO many calories that he did not have

So yeah he stress-activated his own meta gene

And no one understands it because the OPM world is in fucking shambles and no one has figured out exactly why some people develop powers and some don’t (aka they haven’t discovered their version of the meta gene yet)

I feel that this theory is sound and holds up to scrutiny

One Piece on Ice 2024: Sanji (Koshiro Shimada) doing everything with 100% enthusiasm