You Taught Me Love

no one asked, but here is my big speech about shinra/izaya friendship

i wanna start with their school selves

i saw a lot of people saying that izaya was normal at school and shinra just made him "bad", but in my view it's not the thing. like, in shool izaya already wasn't "normal", he just tried his best to pretend to be an ordinary student. he didn't make any close relationship, isolating himself from strong connections with people (just like he's doing it now), but still had to be in the society because of his interest in humas

vol 9, ch 4

and this interest was already unhealthy, for example, he liked seeing people hurting each other

vol 9, ch 4

shinra wasn't really different from his current self. he was obsessed with celty and she was the reason he made friends with izaya and he didn't really care about others or anything that surrounds him in general. he stayed in his comfort zone (love to celty) and was alright

as i said, shinra invited izaya to his biology club because celty told him to socialize

then, izaya became interested. because shinra's lifestyle was different and opposite of izaya's, especially because their different opinion on humans: izaya loved them, shinra didn't care but he loved celty who is not human, so izaya was genuinely interested in his personality

vol 9, ch 4

then shinra was the only person who was a mystery to izaya, he couldn't predict shinra's actions and reactions and he was annoyed and facsinated about that at the same time

epitome of eighteen stories, ep 15 (translation by xcaneolupusx)

speaking about shinra, he could understand izaya's nature perfectly

vol 13, ch 11

so, izaya became interested in shinra and finally accepted his invitation to the biology club. everything starts here

izaya started feeling real attachment to shinra. now he was not just an interesting person, he was a friend. izaya felt free with him because they both were weird and shinra accepted izaya with all his strange hobbies and interests. their communication was full of mutual acceptance and they both were happy with it. but izaya's genuine attachment is really strong, as long as shinra preferred keeping distance with everyone except celty. not because he didn't like something about izaya nor he didn't care, it was just comfortable for him like that

the key thing: shinra being stabbed by nakura. i can talk about different aspects of this moment

for shinra it's just another proof of his crazy love for celty — he protected izaya mostly because he thought celty would praise him for such a heroic actions

vol 9, epilogue

for izaya it was a complex thing. at first, he was shocked by being protected for the first time. at second, he felt jealous and that's what i find a really important thing. he felt jealous because shinra wasn't alone even if he's so uninterested in others. he had someone who he loved, he had someone to love him, he had important connections, basically he had things izaya didn't

vol 9, epilogue

but despite everything, he still was a friend to izaya, so izaya wanted revenge. so, to my mind, this whole situation not made him who he is now, just gave him the reason to stop trying to conform and show his true self

eventually he promised to make nakura pay for this. shinra just agreed and gave izaya free reign. and izaya really kept his promise. 12 years passed and nakura is still suffering

izaya calls that nakura moment the turning point of his life and the thing that influenced his current self the most

vol 9, epilogue

i see this part as the starting point for everything happening in the plot, because this was the moment when izaya finally decided what to do

when shinra and izaya finish school, they see each other more rarely. because it's not necessary to meet every day and they both have things to do. shinra happily lives with celty, again, staying in his comfort zone and izaya, who doesn't have any life and friends, is alone with his love for humans and crazy ideas. and still he thinks about shinra as a friend

vol 9, ch 2

and shinra calls him a friend too

but shinra has priorities and celty is the most important of them, so when izaya calls him from the hospital, he just hangs up

shinra lives in his love and keeps distance with everyone else as always and izaya suffers with his attachment alone, because he can't and doesn't want to get rid of it. but he understands that he's the only one to blame in his state (because he chose such a life for himself) so he isn't angry at shinra. maybe just a bit

there is another important moment, when izaya thinks about shinra being mad at him, feels something like guilt and beats the telephone pole

vol 9, epilogue

friendship with shinra is the closest relationship izaya has, but again, i can't blame shinra for his uncaring attitude. he treasures izaya and still accepts him and izaya's problems are not something shinra can solve

their relationship can't be seen through the prism of normal friendship because they both are extraordinary people with their own standards

guys i NEED sebaciel fanfic recommedations

I DONT KNOW WHERE TO START

Dabi/Touya Todoroki Meta Posts

(All these posts are written by several different writers/bloggers, not by me…)

When did Endeavor give up on Touya?

Dabi’s Found Heart

Touya & Tenko’s tears

Touya’s scarred heart

The Todoroki Legacy

Touya’s self-suicide

Was it ooc for Touya to not care about Natsuo?

Touya in PL war arc

Touya VS Shoto parallel

Touya VS Hawks parallel

Touya VS Tenko parallel

Touya’s fears of feelings and connections

Touya’s quote on Hero society

Touya VS Shoto parallel - 2

Touya’s sad expression

Villains - The Origin

The reason behind Touya’s tears

The Todorokis & the Shimuras

Endeavor for Touya’s sake

Touya earned Enji’s respect & fear

Touya’s emotions

Touya: A deeply hurt child

Touya VS Shoto parallel - 3

Touya to Shoto: “A Half-Baked Puppet”

Touya’s cat behavior

Touya VS Hawks parallel - 2

Touya, Society & Empathy

Touya VS Joker parallel

Touya exposing Enji to the public VS real-life Asian culture

What type of murderer is Touya?

Touya, Tenko & Hawks parallel

Deku to Touya in PL war arc

Effects of Emotional abuse

Enji to Touya: What went wrong?

Is Touya really abusing Shoto?

The Todoroki Family discourse

Touya VS Bakugo parallel

Touya VS Deku parallel

Touya’s accidental death

No one should be called a ‘villain’ for the rest of their lives

Heroes: Their crimes & punishment

Touya Todoroki: A good & caring person?

What exactly is Dabi’s ideology/philosophy?

The Todoroki family was never okay from the very start

Touya & his 3 years of comatose

Deku to Touya in PL war arc - 2

Touya, Enji, Shoto & Bakugo: Their metabolism

Understanding Little Touya’s behavior

Touya & his hair in various colors: The symbolism

Touya is a POWERHOUSE

Meaning of Touya - Touya & Arrows

Meaning of Touya - Touya & Lanterns

Enji naming his 1st son 'Touya’ VS the symbolism behind his super moves

Shoto to Touya VS Enji to Touya - The parallel

Touya Todoroki - The Dancer in The Dark

A daily reminder of abuse and trauma ft. Touya & Tenko

Enji to Touya VS All Might to Deku - The parallel

“Being different is scary”

Shoto to Touya: Hot udon & family grief

Touya, Tenko & Toga - “The house that denied me”

Touya & his friendship

Dabi meta compilation by dreamersleeps

Touya’s trolley problem

Touya & his siblings

Touya VS Aoyama - A Disposable life

Touya’s tears - Now VS Then

“A hero to whom?”

Touya & The Todorokis - Lost in darkness & distance

Touya, Tenko & Toga - “What does it mean to save?”

Touya & Hawks - Actions VS Justification

Toga to Touya - “Maybe you’re just bad at judging others”

Touya VS Stain: Their body count

Touya and the age gap between his siblings

Touya becoming Dabi: Endeavor’s reality check

Touya VS Shoto parallel - 4 

Touya to Rei - A Complicated Love 

Dabi, Gojo & Eren - Fuckboys Or Not?  

The Todoroki bros & their soba noodles 

Dabi just won’t die 

Shoto’s “Touya-Nii” 

The Sacrificial Lamb: Analyzing Touya’s quirk reveal 

Dabi: On Twice’s Death 

Dabi VS JJK’s Maki Zenin 

Todoroki Family Abuse Analysis  

Dabi VS JJK’s Maki Zenin: Part-2  

Endeavor’s Behavior Towards Touya: Mental & Emotional Abuse 

Understanding little Touya Todoroki’s behavior 

Touya and Rei’s complex relationship    

Little Touya Todoroki’s Trauma 

Kid Touya’s age and it’s significance  

League of Villains: Redemption Discourse 

Touya VS Deku parallel - 2 

Rei and Touya: A mother and son 

Touya to Toga: “Let’s smile, Himiko Toga.” 

Touya and Toga: The Villain Siblings 

Touya to Endeavor: “You lit the fire in me, Dad” 

The Tragedy of Touya Todoroki: Being Lied to and Discarded vs Just being neglected  

Touya-Nii-San: MHA’s Fuji Shikimori 

Dabi/Touya Todoroki: A Virgin, The Purest  

The Tragedy of Touya Todoroki 

To start the new year well, I finished drawing Carla!

This time I tried to a slightly different way of drawing the eyes, little less simplified nose, sharpest fearures and used more detailed shadows. I mostly tried to turn my eye study into practice (I don't know what you think, but it seems to me that giving up lineart gave a slightly better effect).

Still struggle with figuring out how to draw long hair but I'm satisfied that I have left the comfort zone for once! And I give up drawing the ahoge on purpose because I don't think they fit his serious look.

It's my own art. Reposts on another sites prohibited, reblogs and all comment appreciated!!!

i’m a laito stan, he’s the hottest man for me but hard agree on ayato looking the best in cgs!!!! how did they manage to make him look so consistently pretty in every cg even the non satoi ones is smth i’ll always question- even in merch arts he always looks fine, i’ve never even seen someone complain about his looks tbh.

// Ayato reminds me of those k-pop idols, who have no bad pictures so their antis can’t use their looks to mock them.

Other than that, Ayato is labelled ‘Visual God’ for a reason. He’s considered the most desired face in otome games.

With the bulk of the blood spilled by a Reaper’s Death Scythe producing the record of their memories, I would really like to know whether there is any relevance to the separatw spots of blood that are cast off filled with thwir own individual images.

Are they simply reflective of singular emotions that have 'splashed' free as a surplus from the blood producing the full reel? Are they singular memories that have been kept separate in the person's heart for a specific reason - a moment, or an individual, that they hold most dear to them?

We know that Rachel was the person that Angelina always felt closest to, and that she loved her sister the most deeply of all.

But if that does hold some truth to the nature of these individual orbs, then look at whose image Sebastian's blood held:

I'm reading Kino's route and I'm falling love with him. He really really loves Yui. Such a baby boy 😭.

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Yui komori Eva

17 years old 21 years old

Human Vampire

sacrificial bride Queen of demons

Biology in Diabolik Lovers

Okay, so you know in the first season of the anime, towards the end, when Yui goes unconscious and Reiji flounces off to go make a potion? Rejet did the lovely thing of actually showing three of the pages of his book, as follows:

Now, most would pass these over as filler. I did, the first umpteen times I watched it. However, I’ve taken a 12U Biology and a 12U Chemistry class (this here sentence also acting as a disclaimer because I’m no expert), and recognized the molecule in the first picture to be an organic one, redrawn here, to be more clear:

At first, because of the double rings, I thought it might be a sugar, and found it hilarious. Rejet was just trying to seem smart, poor Reiji is being reduced to making sugar water.

But no.

I did some looking, and this is actually very, very similar to the structure of a nucleotide. To explain, our DNA is made up of sequences of four different bases: Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, and Thymine. The names aren’t really important here, but it is important to know that there’s two types: Purines, and Pyrimidines. Purines (Adenine and Guanine) have two rings, and Pyrimidines (Cytosine and Thymine) have only one. As such, Cytosine and Guanine will bond together in a DNA strand, where Thymine and Adenine will bond together.

Why is this important?

Looking at the structure, it’s just a neat little thing Rejet thought to include. Maybe they had a chemistry nerd on their team that wanted to have some fun and add some realism, except, one thing is weird and would never happen IRL.

These single bonded carbons. That’s really, really weird, and I consulted with my Biology teacher, who couldn’t make sense of it either. However… thinking back to the context of the issue, Why is Reiji making the potion?

He’s trying to force Cordelia out.

I hypothesize that those two separate rings are bonded together because Cordelia’s DNA has latched onto Yui’s. Those bonds, very, very breakable bonds, are desperately latching these two otherwise extraordinarily singular compounds together. And that’s really freaking neat. Furthermore, what does Kanato give Reiji to finish the potion? Cordelia’s ashes. Cordelia’s DNA. For it to latch back onto itself. For further hints, take a look at the second and third pictures.

The second (first in this repost) shows the inside of a cell going through mitosis, where cells split for growth, healing, etc. It’s showing DNA replication. In the final picture, it’s showing the DNA ‘ladder’, base pairs included and clearly marked (the little lines that look like rungs).

TL;DR: Rejet is smarter and more thorough than we give it credit for, and Reiji likes to fuck around with DNA.