I Think She’d Respect His Methodology

enough "overhaul loves character because they don't cause him to break out in hives when they touch" and more "overhaul loves character enough that he wants to have them around even in spite of his germaphobia". is it not more romantic to have him say "it's okay if it's you" as he willfully ignores his innate reaction to skin-to-skin contact just so that he can be with you.

Them somewhere in the universe

I made a gif from a photo

Me too Annabel me too

Suddenly, very suddenly. :'D

I remembered one dialogue from an old movie, so...

that sketch below.

🤍🖤

Sneaking glances

So…the new episode, huh?

SPY X FAMILY SEASON 2 (EP. 5)

More stuff on the garden because it very much deserves to be talked about and appreciated!

While there's a lot going on visually, our attention was directed to two plants in particular: the Erica flowers and the winged spindle tree.

Erica flowers, also known as heath or heather, are blooms of many colors that are commonly associated with good luck and protection. They're also symbols of love and even of familial affection, with pink and purple flowers being associated with feelings of passion and romance and of admiration and beauty, respectively.

While I can't find much in terms of symbolism on the winged spindle tree, a quick search showed me that it's also called "burning bush" due to the red hue of its leaves and it reminded me of this story about the prophet Moses and how God appeared to him in a burning bush. During this interaction, God tasked Moses with the mission of leading his people away from a life of persecution and slavery into a life of freedom and prosperity.

But in the context of SPYxFAMILY, what could they mean?

I think the winged spindle tree represented Yor's mission during the Cruise Arc: she was chosen by Shopkeeper to protect Olka and her son as they attempted to escape the clutches of the Ostanian underworld to live a life of peace in a neutral country. On the other hand, the Erica flowers represented Yor's ever-growing feelings for her family. To me, her noticing these flowers first reflected how, during the mission, a lot of her focus was on thoughts of her family being on the Princess Lorelei. Shopkeeper pointing out the winged spindle tree corresponded to his and McMahon's efforts to get Yor to focus on and to prioritize her mission. Which, to Yor's credit, she does try very hard to do. But this parting shot of the Erica flowers hinted at how, despite her efforts, the Forgers would always be on the back of her mind.

A less focused but still very prominent element of the Garden scene are the leaves. Like, okay, obviously they're everywhere since it's a literal garden. But I do think these leaves—in particular, the falling leaves and the ones being pruned off by Shopkeeper—say something about Garden and its approach to the world.

Where there is life, there is also death, and a garden is not exempt from this. To me, the leaves are symbolic of people and their removal from their tree/shrub/bush is symbolic of death. Where the falling leaves are the people who are lost due to accidents and natural causes (i.e., forces of the world that cannot be controlled), the pruned leaves are the deliberate deaths. In the world of SXF, these are the targets or "customers" Shopkeeper and his assistants tend to so that they can maintain the beauty of this world.

What I find interesting is that despite Yor being a rose in our eyes, Shopkeeper might very well see her as just another leaf. A loyal and reliable leaf, but still a leaf. And as long as the shears are in his hands, she's a leaf that could just as easily be pruned if he decides it's necessary.

always looking, not quite at you

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my friend captured this doodle into words so beautifully:

atsushis straight on open gaze vs akutagawa's pained glance to the side (but the framing of the panels makes it look like hes looking at atsushi….) - @windypuddle

「 Read it again. 」

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