I like friends to lovers more than enemies to lovers.....
I know it's a hot take but I absolutely love a good romance that starts off with a deep friendship between two people and then becomes more than that.
Enemies to lovers is like fast food, it's not good for you, it's toxic. It's delicious, but it's not the ideal meal you should have.
Friends to lovers is like a home cooked meal, it's wholesome, it's filling, loving and sweet.
And who says there's no tension? There is.
You love your best friend and are having a dinner with them, all you could think is how beautiful they are and how you wish it was a date.....and you stare at their eyes and they stare back at you and you both go on eating as if you didn't feel your ears heating.....cuz my ears are heating just by thinking about the amount of tension familiarity between two people can bring. Enemies to lovers is about attraction that stems from hatred and more often than not leaning more towards physical attraction. Friends to lovers is the culmination of knowing someone so long that you can't live without them.
The only friends to lovers I can't root for is when one has a crush on other and constantly keeps chasing them even after getting rejected and in the end they still somehow get together.
I would rather be in love with a friend that has been beside me when I needed them than an enemy trying to kill me whom I only like cuz they are hot.
(Also enemies to lovers CAN be done right, ex. Pride and Prejudice. But one has to make both the characters realise their enemy is a good person or has traits that they do like)
There's no way Rat Man is dead right? He even went out spewing Jesus's line about resurrection.
But I DON'T want Nikolai to be the one who saved Fyodor at the last minute, let it be anyone else (let's say Agatha Christie). Nikolai saving Fyodor will take away all of the emotions of the climax. It was such a sad/heartbreaking moment for Nikolai that Dazai, who always had snide remarks, didn't make a joke about it (probably because he understands Nikolai and would feel the same way if Chuuya died).
If Fyodor survives and is ready for his next villain arc with Agatha, then let him be the one to reveal himself to Nikolai and recruit him....this time not as a pawn but as an ally/friend.
As an INTP. It's really hard to exist in a world that feels so integrated for sensors or people with high Fi/Fe. I just feel like an alien among my peers. I don't speak in class. I don't have many friends. I hate my incompetent and overly strict teachers. I don't get social cues and dynamics. I don't get inside jokes. I don't get why I have to know the stuff they teach me. I don't think I should trust my teenage mind to pick a career for the rest of the life. Everything seems bleak and boring.
It sucksss when you are not good at maths and physics and all that nonsense that people care for. It hurts when you don't get to be appreciated for your talents beacuse people don't care about the things you are good at. Especially being an INTP, it's hard to ignore that most of other INTPs are known for being the math and computer nerd (not a huge fan of computer either).
I want to read poetry and dissect 19th cen. novels and their themes. I want to debate on philosophy and politics. I want to write essays and articles on global issues. I want to read books by authors all around the world.
It took me some time to realise (not really, I always knew) that I was made not for the STEM subjects. I was made for the art, the history, the love for literature. As John Keating said in dead poet's society;
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for"
I have a headcanon that Kunikida ounce ran into Port Mafia Skk when he was in highschool. He saw them commit extortion or some illegal shit but he couldn't understand what they were trying to do (he thought they were doing a student film). And Dazai and Chuuya decided they can't let a witness roam free so they try to intimidate Kunikida.
Chuuya, holding bullets: where do you think you are going brat?
Dazai, pointing a gun at Kunikida: my my you look like you are in a hurry, not for long~
Kunikida, raises his hands: okay, this is getting too in character, I won't interrupt your shoot. Let me go.
Chuuya: what are you talking about? The only thing we will shoot is YOU
Kunikida: hey, hey....what is a little kid like you doing with bullets!
Chuuya: WHO THE FUCK YOU CALLED A LITTLE KID, BITCH?
Dazai: calm down, Chuuya. He's not wrong
Chuuya: wipe that smug smile off your stupid face, Shithead
Dazai: I think you need a timeout Chuuya. You are being very naughty today!
*Kunikida watching them having arguments*
Kunikida: hey, guys. Please let me go. I have class in two minutes, it's my final year, I have entrance exams to study for
Chuuya: wait...you go to school?
Kunikida:....yes?
Dazai: how is it like?
Kunikida: it's good for me, since I am the student council president and the top student but for most people it's terrible
Dazai: I wonder what it's like, to go to a normal school...
Kunikida: who doesn't go to a school?
*Chuuya and Dazai have a discussion between themselves*
Chuuya: we are letting you go on one condition, you won't tell what happened here to any one.
Kunikida: I don't even know what's happening here but sure, I won't open my mouth. Can I go? I am late!
Dazai: enjoy the freedom my friend, as long as you can
Kunikida, on his way to school: what the fuck just happened
They all forget what happened that day because of more important things that came next. But one day Kunikida witnesses Dazai and Chuuya having an argument and he gets deja vu, as if he has heard those same things before......
(most of the characters didn't have a normal childhood and that will forever haunt me~)
Richard: hehe....do you think Charles and Camilla are fucking eachother?
Francis: yes
Richard: *spits drink out* I was just kidding
Francis: we are all fucking eachother, when will you realise that?
(ps: I was clutching my imaginary pearls when that revelation happened)
This is gonna be controversial 😅....... anyways~~~
I don't really like to use the word "queer". But for the purposes of the poll that would be used (I am not meaning to be offensive!)
I was really curious as to what people think about this since almost half of the posts I see are about the gay stuff in BSD (most of which are really good posts). The shipping is also mostly leaning towards m/m and w/w (and I am a multi-shippers)
So I wondered what the actual fuck is going on? What do you people think about it? I am not long enough here to form an opinion so I wouldn't state mine.
What is it that makes bsd so.......gay?
(I know about Rimlaine being an actual couple. Nikolai and Ranpo I heard are also gay. I know irl Dazai had a crush on a boy and other BSD authors having questionable sexualities. But this poll is ONLY about BSD anime, manga etc. And not concerning the real life authors)
(Also Q is referred to as they/them and are non-binary with no one knowing their gender. I am pretty sure Higuchi says something about that in Wan)
Richard : Why isn’t the statue smirking at me?
Camilla: It isn’t smirking at anyone, they’re all just imagining it.
Richard : Three of us saw it, Camilla. How do you explain that?
Camilla: *points at Francis* Sleep deprivation. *points at Charles* Paranoia. *points at Henry* Delusional personality disorder.
Oliver: there's someone I like, since years and I finally want to confess....
James: I love you too
Oliver: what?
James: you said you were confessing
Oliver: I was talking about confessing to Meredith
James: oh...okay *stares at Meredith* I hate you sooooo much, bitch.
Richard at the beginning: I want to study the classics, the arts and languages with Julian and his group of beautiful pupils.
Richard in the middle: I want to help these crazy people murder their best friend who is annoying.
Richard in the end: I...just want to sleep for ounce.
"If I had followed the multitude, I should not have studied philosophy" ✨ ✨ 🖤 she/her 🖤✨✨(casual blogger/multi-shipper)
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