Shouto’s burn covering his fire side is literally symbolic of how his fire side–the side he got from Endeavor–is scarring for him. His father scarred him, even if his mother was the one who poured the boiling water. No matter how powerful he grows and how comfortable he grows with using his fire side, he will always have a scar. It’s a realistic symbol of abuse I think. You can recover, but it doesn’t change the past. That being said scars don’t have to inhibit you, yet they’re there.
Dabi… I think once we know exactly what happened it will be easier to analyze, but for now I’d say that he’s literally trying to keep himself together (like when his staples separate when he’s mentioning regrets and going crazy and dead families) but his scars separate him from the world.
They make him identifiable, because presuming Dabi is Touya, his anger over his abuse/scars on his soul is indeed a major part of his identity and how he sees himself. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, either, but of course Dabi is not channeling this towards a healthy development. If he is indeed overusing his quirk, and in the above panel where he fiddles with the skin, it’s shown that he’s still hurting and not healing currently, and I hope and believe he’ll get the chance to do so some day.
I don’t think Levi will die next chapter. I think that if he dies, and I still hope he does not, there absolutely needs to be more build up to it. I think he’s safe for the next chapter, and a lot depends on the pacing. If he does not make it, his death had better be impactful and matter, and one quick chapter would not do it. He’s too popular with fans and too important to the overall narrative not to get a deserving send off if he does in fact die.
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Tokyo Ghoul Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence Relationships: Furuta/Touka/Kaneki Characters: Furuta, Touka, Kaneki (Characters will be added as they appear) Additional Tags: slowburn, slight canon divergence, descriptions of vomit, pregnancy
Summary: “Have you ever heard of what happens when you put a bunny and a guinea pig into a cage? Together? They die – because guinea pigs and rabbit don’t speak the same language.“
Furuta ponders what animal he would be – he could be a snake, born and raised in a poisoned garden. Or maybe a clownfish, he is already a circus attraction for the underworld. Perhaps even a rodent, something that carries famine wherever it goes. Whatever it is, he may never understand her words. Still, he tries.
When Illumi leaves the Zoldyck manor for a rickety old house occupied by Hisoka, Chrollo Lucilfer, and Chrollo’s group of friends, he expects a hellish semester. However, the more he gets drawn into Hisoka’s schemes, Chrollo’s frustrations with a red-eyed boy in his class, and Machi’s secret, he starts to realize hell might be where he came from, instead. College AU. Hisoillu, Kurokura, & some side ships.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Annie were to come out from her crystal after Armin manages to successfully exchange memories and feelings with her. If this happens, then Annie’s crystal will be broken in a way opposite to the one Eren used to destroy Miss Tybur’s.
In this way we will have two opposite approaches on how to overcome a person’s physical, but also emotional defenses (after all, Annie enclosing herself into a crystal is symbolic of her coping mechanism which is to isolate herself).
I think it would be a nice parallel and would underline once more the different POVs Eren and Armin have and which will create conflict between them.
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