I Think We Should Talk About Leo/Need More

Is it just me, or is anyone else slightly irked by all of those videos that excuse sexualizing the pjsk characters, specifically the 3rd years, just because they've moved up a grade and "are now 18" 😭😭 Kid you not, since the games 3rd anniversary I've seen SO many fucking videos literally just. plainly sexualizing mainly Rui and Tsukasa and it's excused because they're "eighteen"??? 😭 Literally please do enlighten me on where their ages were confirmed, 'cause all I've seen is just speculation and people just assuming that, oh, since their all moving up a grade, that must mean that their aging up too!!! And sure, it could be working like that since the only character to canonically have their age confirmed is Haruka, who was stated to be 16 in the mmj main story, and since she was a 1st year at the time we can assume all of the 1st years are 16, the 2nd years are 17, and so on and so-forth. But still, even if that is the case and they did actually age up, your first instinct was to SEXUALIZE them??? 😭😭 I know that it is not that serious, but sexualizing the pjsk cast was a problem even beforehand, even though they're all inferred to be MINORS 💥💥 can't we go back to like. focusing on them as actual characters. or somethign

I'm posting the emurui separately bc they're cute to me and I like looking at them

guys somebody please respond this is urgent. do you think that he would wear black eyeliner instead of red if he was in n25 instead

🎈🌟 How to be vulnerable

(aka yap session about rui and tsukasa’s trust in and importance to each other)

🎈 ♡ 🌟

In Rui’s case…

His playful somewhat childish demeanor when around Tsukasa is an act of vulnerability in and of itself in my opinion. Toki Shunichi has even said the directors had told him when recording to use a more playful tone whenever Rui is talking to Tsukasa😭

The fact that some of Rui’s closest friends (Nene and Mizuki) can pinpoint the ways that he’s changed since meeting Tsukasa shows just how much Rui confides in him, it honestly makes me kind of emotional.

He gladly shows Tsukasa the mannerisms he was previously shunned and alienated for, because he’s been shown a place where he belongs through Tsukasa, and he trusts Tsukasa with his true self.

Rui, who was prepared to let himself be a lost cause. Who was ready to accept loneliness forever. Who was fully prepared to give up if it meant the people around him would be happy. And then to have some crazy ass get down on one knee and hold out his hand to you. To show you that you didn’t have to be alone and that he was willing to give you somewhere where you were loved and happy and trusted by him, when all you’ve heard your whole life is people thinking your dangerous and weird…

In Tsukasa’s case…

I think Rui being his age is something really relieving for him, because he doesn’t have to be a big brother or a role model or a senpai. He can just be Tsukasa. And he trusts Rui enough to show that more childish side of him that he didn’t really get to show anyone else before now.

There’s no expectation to be the big brother, the role model, the senpai, because of the trust he’s placed in Rui, which Rui of course reciprocates. For Tsukasa, I think that’s quite vulnerable in and of itself.

Tsukasa, while oblivious, I think expresses his love for Rui in his own ways. This may be delusional to some people but I think it’s quite accurate to say Tsukasa also fell victim to love at first sight, maybe even moreso than Rui.

I’m not sure how to articulate it in better words but Tsukasa expresses so much through shows and in turn is able to understand someone else’s show. He’s said “I know that if they [Rui’s ideas] come to life, they’ll always turn out wonderful”

The fact that his vision of the “best show ever” is one with Rui’s directions. I think that’s a testament to how much he loves and appreciates and trusts Rui, even if he never outright says the words.

i was thinking about Mafuyu's diluted sense of taste and imagine her having the tendency to over-season her food whenever cooking or having a penchant for things that are particularly sour due to the tart taste and sensation briefly resembling taste Kanade walks into the kitchen at 3 in the morning for a glass of water and sees Mafuyu casually eating an entire lemon like it's an apple

Rui was technically hugged by Emu and Nene in Wonderland x Showtime's journey to bloom video (more so emu, but then again this all comes down to if you even consider what theyre doing a hug) and he certainly looked very shocked (that also could be because he was being ambushed but shhhh......)

personally though in my humble opinion, I think Rui's very touch-starved due to all of the years he spent alone in isolation, but he wasn't aware of that until he met Emu, aka one of the most physically affectionate people to ever roam this Earth

so about Rui and hugs

He canonically has texture issues like the non official autistic king he is (he hates veggies so much because of it) and i don’t think he would be very used to hugs aside from maybe his parents

plz correct me if i’m wrong because i would like to see it if it has happened but i don’t remember ever seeing Rui get hugged on camera so i’m curious for how he would react (i’m surprised though because he’s in a group with Emu Otori)

my bets is on he wouldn’t like it very much but what do you guys think

happy first actual proper tumblr art post

drew these in 2023 !

if i ever type :3 then don't worry I'm still good but if you ever see me type >:3 then be careful , I'm being evil

I JUST OPENED TUMBLR WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME

rui kamishiro of the mitski song

[class of 2013]

Thinking about this too now because Milgram Fucked Me Up with pomegranate imagery 🔥🔥

Typically, they're used to symbolize fertility, death and immortality, while in Japan those last two get swapped out for abundance and the cycle of life. In jewelry, though, like I'd say he's wearing, they're usually used to express new beginnings, such as when somebody is getting married or expecting a child.

In Japan, pomegranates have a special cultural significance due to being connected to Hariti, the goddess of fertility and healthy childbirth, though she is also recognized as a female demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents in many folk traditions. Her story is about, essentially, learning to empathize with the suffering of others.

Now, how does this correlate to Rui? Lowkey, zero clue. Hariti's story of learning to empathize with the suffering of others calls to mind Rui's bloomfes card where he states that because he's suffered, he can be kind to people, though that's all I can really say.

Even though it wasn't in your initial post, he's wearing a ring on each hand, which I also want to talk about. On his right hand, he is wearing a ring on his pointer finger, which is typically used to symbolize leadership, authority and self-confidence, though it is also used as a symbol of accepting leadership from other people due to it being a passive hand. On his left, he has a ring on his middle finger, which is more commonly associated with balance, though is also used to symbolize power, responsibility and stability.

Also. The flowers. Because I fucking LOVE flower imagery!!!!!!!!!!

I reckon that the flower on his chest is a chrysanthemum, which are suitable funeral flowers in Asian countries, specifically when white. I believe that it's also notable that these are the same flowers that were used in LUTF, specifically due to their correlation with being funeral flowers. The flower he has, however, is red and thus largely symbolizes love and passion, strength of power, determination and courage. In Japan, chrysanthemums are considered auspicious and a symbol of success, too. As a whole, they still retain a connection to the idea of a long life, rebirth, and heavy grief in Asian countries.

The flower on his hat could be a rose considering its shape, which is also famously a flower of romance. A white and red rose is used to symbolize enduring love that is both passionate and pure, the bonding or unity between two people, and can convey a message of unity or reconciliation. And again, white roses are often used as a funeral flower due to symbolizing eternal love and new beginnings.

with that, I bid farewell. do what you will with my yapping Goodbyebye

nobody is talking about the pomegranates on rui’s 2* costume what is up guys.

honami gets apples and nene gets grapefruits bc they’re their respective fav fruits (well honami’s apple pie technically)

meiko grapes i cannot place to save my life. related to wine probably

ichika blueberries… makes sense she’s blue

RUI… POMEGRANATES… ig he already got grapes for island panic 🧍‍♀️ but still i can only think of the greek myth of persephone where she eats a pomegranate in the underworld and is forced to stay with hades… like wtf why pomegranates what’s up sega

i am DEFFO looking too much into it but like… why pomegranates???? the outfit’s swatch doesn’t even look that good on him 😭