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I have. Something to talk about and its very very VERY important.

We know that last scene of TDJ where its just PEAK yearning but can we PLEASE appreciate the micro-expressions that passed over both Yohan & Gaon's faces when they faced each other DIRECTLY after a MONTH (if im not wrong) of that whole blowing up fiasco + Yohan's arrest before that??????? Because my GOD.

So we see Gaon call Yohan by his Full Government Name™ (which wasn't very wise for a declared dead enemy of the state who is ALSO wanted but we'll let it pass for romanticisms' sake) and look at his face. His face is one of a scared man. He's not hesitant but he is afraid of how Yohan views him after what transpired between them.

In turn, Yohan looks back and well.

He is also somewhat apprehensive. They're both testing each other & the waters they're in. Although Yohan doesn't have a revenge vendetta shackling him down anymore, Gaon, on the other hand, has tremendous stuff to unpack. They're carefully, if not gently, evaluating the distance between them.

And then, Yohan gives a clear sign that he holds nothing against Gaon. An open arm, an open invitation. To join him? Maybe. To decide what to do with them? Perhaps. It's vague but it's also clear that Yohan is done manipulating Gaon & that he has left the ball in Gaon's court.

Then come the positive changes. With Yohan's green signal, Gaon is somewhat relieved but also incredibly guilt-ridden. I think these frames speak for themselves.

The wet smile & the eye crinkles. He is so relieved to be in Yohan's good graces but also just looking at Yohan be his ever glowing self after serving his life's purpose.

Yohan. My dearest Yohan. Look at him. He's equally heart-broken to be seeing Gaon like this, to be leaving him behind but that little nod he does???? Like he's made a decision that he needs to stick with for the betterment of Gaon???? That's what truly gets me. It's so clear the distance between them is hurting him but he also knows that it's necessary to give Gaon space & time, to unravel & to explore things on his own. Perhaps another assumption on his part because who truly knows what Gaon wants except Gaon himself?

Then it's a brief look exchanged. As he turns, giving Gaon one last reassuring smile as he turns and leaves behind one of the most important people to him.

And gaon watches. Look at his micro-expressions here. Look at his breathing. His sagging shoulders. His eyes. His wet smile. His balled hands. His tiny nods.

He also thinks this is necessary but you can so clearly see its taking every bit of nerve & fiber in him to stay rooted to his place & not chase after Yohan. He's DELIBERATELY not taking a single step towards Yohan. He thinks he doesn't deserve to chase after him, that hes content to see Yohan: alive, well and so utterly free. That's all that matters.

I would genuinely like to appreciate both jinyoung and jisung for their acting bcs they NAILED the raw emotions needed for this absolutely stunning yet gut wrenching scene. It's so difficult to convey such complex emotions through such little means yet they did it to PERFECTION. They both gave their characters LIFE. And for that i will always be grateful bcs i dont think anyone else could've done Kang Yohan and Kim Gaon the way they did.

pretty boys & their genderfluid divine mums

People who hate Frodo Baggins are my enemy. "He didn't do anything and was useless"--yeah, okay, so what you're not understanding is that he was the sacrificial lamb. He endured physical, mental, and emotional torment that got worse and worse as his will broke. Everyone knew this. EVERYONE KNEW THIS. That's why everyone was devastated about it. Because Frodo was the most innocent among them, that was the entire point. He represented ordinary peaceful people being destroyed by the horrors of war. And as a hobbit he also represented some of the last vestiges of magic in what was basically a post magic apocalypse.

Frodo was basically an innocent puppy thrown into the Torment Nexus so that EVERYONE ELSE could maybe have a hope of surviving. And he did that willingly. HE DID IT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL, KNOWING IT WOULD RUIN HIM.

Frodo haters won't see the light of heaven

"who made you realise you were also attracted to women" literally the goddess i was supposed to worship. i thought my ass was soooo religious until i realised i just fucked with the imagery of a dark skinned naked woman portrayed as a symbol of female rage with a necklace of decapitated heads, a skirt made of human arms, a decapitated head in one of her (multiple) arms, and a long lolling tongue. i did NOT stand a chance????

vanoe, sherliam, and rooftops <3

1. Where is he?

the similar desperation to find their respective partners....yeah :')

however, one thing that catches my eye : noe is more innocent in the way he looks for vanitas, presumably because he thinks vanitas left to be alone as opposed to thinking he straight up ran away. while sherlock is downright anxious, thinking that either liam left to "finish the job" as was the plan, or something bad happened to him.

2. Ah, there he is.

once again, pretty similar right? except vanoe seems a bit anticlimactic, the way they're shown together as mere silhouettes without expressions, still under the same sky and on the same roof despite whatever went down between them. on the other hand you have this gorgeous moment of sherlock with an expression of awe staring at william whose face is deliberately not shown, but his presence is still so impactful as the sheets billow in the breeze.

3. Face to face, side by side.

the way noe and sherlock completely flip their roles from when they were looking for their respective partners. noe sees vanitas, and is immediately struck by the realisation that he really is here, he really is alive, but he's injured and he's looking at me and what do i even say now? sherlock, having confirmed liam is safe, is pretty content to sit beside him with a smile on his face, even as liam avoids looking at him for the time being, because he knows liam has so much on his mind.

4. Where do we stand?

noe is pretty much walking on eggshells here, he asks random questions as opposed to actually addressing the heart of the matter, he backpedals and apologizes when vanitas doesn't say anything, and the second he gets cold (clutching at his clothes) the first thing he does is tell vanitas to come inside, offering to leave because he's assumed he's lost the right to stay near his partner.....</3

compared to sherlock, who's still smiling and knows exactly what he wants to say. and yet, he's still caught off guard by the fact that william is returning the same sentiment to him.

and i'll tell you why this difference exists : time. sherlock has had months to figure out exactly what he wants to say to liam because he woke up first, while noe came face to face with vanitas immediately after regaining consciousness.

5. Ouch.

i actually hate it here, one scene is vanitas himself cementing noe's miserable future and the other is cementing sherlock's win against what was supposed to be liam's future.....ough my heart. and the parallels in the expressions, vanitas and liam having the same determination, but then you have noe absolutely shaken while sherlock smiles softly.

6. The future.

beginning of the end vs beginning after the end.

vanitas will carry on the work he deems important, and noe knows he needs to accept that if he wants to stay near vanitas. but, still, noe is noe, so he won't change either, he'll never be just a vampire or just a tool, he'll challenge vanitas every step of the way. liam, though, has no idea what to do (or more specifically, no idea how to go about doing the things he knows he must do) but sherlock reassures him, tells him there's nothing better than a blank canvas :)

even though vanitas and liam here have expressed completely opposite sentiments, what remains the same is the warm acceptance of their respective partners, because whatever they choose to do, noe and sherlock ain't going nowhere.

7. I trust you, wherever you go.

the extra reassurance on sherlock's side because he knows right now, he's more grounded than liam is, and he also knows that he'll keep holding onto liam as long as it's required, before they inevitably stand shoulder to shoulder again. meanwhile noe, who has been the one to accept vanitas' decision, simply says "let's go".

also, the fact that vanitas is still surprised when noe reaches out, as if he was expecting noe to reject him. i mean, entrusting someone with the task of killing him and refusing to change anything despite their clash (plus you know, the notion of "how could anyone love someone like me?") does make for one insecure vanitas.

extra ramble because i look into this stuff way too much : the difference in positioning is so so fascinating to me because sherliam sit without touching each other at the bench, as sherlock is content to coexist till liam manages to collect his thoughts. but noe deposits himself right behind vanitas, back-to-back, because he needs (?) that physical contact right now.

and then, here, when sherlock is speaking to liam, they're both sitting (in fact, sherlock is even lower on the floor compared to liam) because right now they don't have anywhere to be, it's just a quietly hopeful beginning. on the other hand, vanitas is sitting awkwardly and noe is standing above him, holding out a hand, because even if vanitas is the one making decisions, noe is the one who'll take them towards the end (by eventually killing vanitas).

8. Just look at them.

noe 🤝 sherlock = being perfect to the point of being unattainable in vanitas' and liam's pov. almost like they're the brightest sun you'll ever come across.

vanitas 🤝 liam = being beautiful with their imperfections (shown in the form of injuries) in noe's and sherlock's pov. almost like they're the moon (spots included!) that needs the sun to shine.

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no, haha, i don't have a type -

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when I think of my death, I think of that leopard

much needed addition, series medicine seller is also entitled to diva moments <3

mononoke is so funny because you have the series medicine seller who's like idgaf war veteran on the 9-5 grind and judging people in his head sexily and then you have movie medicine seller whose whole thing is poster pretty boy does unnecessary twirls and flips while hunting down enemies and ships lesbians in free time

sometimes my pinterest glitches tf out and today it turned this

into this

lore accurate i must say