🍊HAPPY NEW DAMIANYA YEAR!!🍊

forger family vacay

hello i am back from my (extremely long) hiatus :D

I'm finally home from my vacation and able to discuss the latest SxF chapter...all I can say is, I have a lot to say! I'll start with funny stuff first before I move on to analyzing...

Anya was especially hilarious in this chapter - where do I even start with her gremlin-ness? 😂 First off, there's her calling the butlers "henchlings' henchlings" (in the Japanese version, I believe she's using some mispronunciation of 弟子, which means "follower")

Then she calls out Twilight for being, well, Twilight, even giving his behavior its own acronym 🤣

She feels bad for George because his family isn't important enough for Twilight's aforementioned Twilighting 😅

And this doozy of a nickname for Bill!

In the Japanese version, she calls him something like "old man bully who hits people with balls" 😆

But joking aside, we get these profound words from Jeeves that seem to resonate with Twilight.

His words remind Twilight of the hypocrisy of his position: on the one hand, he agrees with Jeeves and wants the children to be able to grow up as they wish, without being burdened by the expectations of their parents. But that's exactly what he's been corralling Anya towards this whole time...doing whatever's best for Operation Strix, regardless of what may be best for her.

This scene reminded me of his musings when they first took Bond to the dog park; another case where he's aware that the morals he believes in are the opposite of his actions and yet...he continues with the mission.

I also think it's great that the other parents thank Anya for her bravery during the bus hijacking. Even if their kids don't act grateful, the parents should be on their behalf. Perhaps seeing this praise for Anya right before his eyes is what made Twilight feel even more guilt upon hearing Jeeves' words - he's seeing more and more what an exceptional girl she is despite not having the perfect traits for his mission, and yet he's still manipulating her (not realizing she's aware of the mission and wants to help).

But on that note, it's nice to see that George's dad and Becky's mom somewhat agree with Jeeves. As of now, I'd say out of all the Eden kids we've gotten to know, George and Becky seem to have the most decent families. I especially like how Becky's dad is adorably doting, to the point where he gets crushed when Becky asks Yor for help instead of him 😅 Also Martha having to reel him in, lol.

But despite being an overbearing dad, at least he isn't quick to jump on Loid supposedly "seducing" Becky 😂 He seems to not take it seriously, which is good since Becky is the one making the moves with her silly little girl crush.

Also Emile thinking Yor is pretty~ I'm surprised he had something nice to say about anyone connected to Anya, lol. I really want a chapter where Yor takes all the Eden kids on a playdate and they start thinking she's awesome like Becky does, even Damian.

Speaking of Yor, just when I thought she would be demoted to "background character" for whatever arc is coming, the last few panels give the impression that she'll have her next moment in the spotlight soon! Is she just destined to always catch Melinda when she falls? 😅

Not only are we getting more Yor/Melinda interactions next time, but also (hopefully) more of Anya reading Melinda's mind. I know there's theories floating around of how Donovan may be able to read minds and is possibly the one behind the experiments done on Anya, and that Melinda may have some psychic abilities too. Also some relation to that Arnold Crowley character introduced several chapters ago. I'm not good at theorizing, so I'll leave it to fans who are better with that kind of stuff 😅 But I think they're all good theories and I'm keeping my fingers crossed we'll get more insight into Desmond secrets very soon!

...but unfortunately the next new chapter won't be until November 25th, so we'll have to be satisfied with theories for now!

LOVING THE NEW KIDDOS!!!! and my girl CONNIE FINALLY GETTING NAMED, WE LOVE TO SEE IT

i mean she literally would i guess

And they called it 'puppy love'

(Pose refs under the cut)

I tried finding the og artists, only kinda got one but I'm not even sure it is that artist ;3; and the other I cannot decipher the handle for the life of me.

Damian: Could you not stand so close? You’re making me claustrophobic.

Anya: What does claustrophobic mean?

Becky: It means he's afraid of Santa Clause

Damian: No, it doesn't.

Anya: HO HO HO

Emile: Stop it, you’re scaring him!!!

just a slay alien Donovan Desmond ✌👽🪩

SPY X FAMILY (CH. 108)

>> spoilers below

the fact that melinda is canonically a nerd is now my favorite thing about her! on one hand, it's a light and silly thing that makes her character feel more like an actual person. that she's interested in these things is giving big daydreamer vibes and i can totally imagine her geeking out about this stuff in the future with anya, who likes most things as long as they seem like an adventure lol.

on the other hand, it supports a lot of the common ideas about donovan, like how he's controlling and abusive of his family and how melinda seems to have it the worst. his presence loomed throughout the chapter, ever-present in melinda's thoughts like a ghost haunting her psyche. i wouldn't be surprised if her finding comfort in the supernatural is also her way of escaping from him, like a fantasy, a room in her mind palace where she's safe and can get away from the her scary reality.

and then there's her friendship with yor! it's genuinely so interesting to me that melinda seems so attached to yor and that she thinks so highly of her and her opinion, to the point that she'd even consider going to a psychologist at yor's recommendation even after yor mentions loid's concussive therapy lol. because while yor is perfection incarnate, she doesn't strike me as the type of person donovan would want melinda to have as a friend. and given melinda's strong resistance to anything her husband might find displeasing, it's amazing that yor is an exception. is this all really just because of how good and kind yor is? or is there something else? does she know something about yor that makes it safe to be friends with her?

i'm so excited to see what the therapy sessions will be like tho! i personally want this to be an exploration of her past, and i genuinely want this to end well for both of them: for melinda to feel better and to have her heart closer to the forgers, and for twilight to get his insight into the desmonds and to connect with melinda's experiences. i would especially love it if melinda comes back for multiple sessions and we see a change in her wardrobe choices from being extremely covered like now to being in more normal clothes as a way to show how she's gotten comfortable with loid and with talking about herself. i can also totally see endo-sensei using this as an opportunity to bring back more of twilight's memories of his parents, especially if he delves into the difficult marriage between melinda and donovan. (it's not that i think the relationships are similar btw i just love any and all twilight and damian parallels. imagining twilight empathizing with damian given his parents' bad marriage because of twilight's own experiences of having to listen to his parents fight is <3). i'd prefer this over a twiyor moment, but i'd be happy if we get one anway hehe

And I guess I'll just miss her

Even though she isn't even really gone

But things are just different

Ever since she cut her blue hair off