Heizou In Boothill's Outfit

Mizi & Till’s shared rebellion

This scene is very interesting to me

It’s not merely a scene showcasing Till & Mizi’s relationship, it’s not simply a heartfelt scene featuring their closeness & how they did hung out. But rather, the scene also features them hiding from aliens - An act of rebellion

I think it’s very intentional… Because if the point was to simply have a sentimental scene about the two as Till passes away, they could’ve chosen any scene. Any scene where the two are hanging out, any scene where they have a geniune moment. Yet the background of the scene is them evading an Alien. Hiding from its watch, obscuring its view of the two‘s “rebellion”, going against the expected in an otherwise “mundane” moment.

A simple moment, the two are bonding. It develops as expected, there’s sincerity, yes. Yet as the two are huddled up close, in the background we can see they are hiding, the scene is not as simple as a normal sincere moment. They are actively going against the expectations of the aliens.

And to me… for this to be the main theme of the flashback showcased to us feels important.

Especially when you consider the deviations in Round 7 as compared to how other Rounds‘ deaths are executed!

In the case of Round 7, it’s the only flashback moment. Unlike Round 1 & 5, that contain various scenes of the past to create a more emotional impact for the deaths, Round 7 only contains this singular scene with Mizi. And even that only happens AFTER Till is shot. Not before, so any sentimental value hits the viewer differently too.

Thus it all ends up putting the focus on that flashback between Mizi and Till EVEN MORE. And when the core of this major sentimental focus is the two’s act of rebellion TOGETHER… it begs the question of what narrative purpose it serves, no?

Because let’s rewind a bit.

Round 7 goes incredibly… “”normally””. There’s no last minute contradiction or twist, even Till’s death lacks impact. Its almost underwhelming because of how simple the execution is. The Round progresses like a typical in-universe “Alien Stage“ round - for the Aliens it develops almost entirely as expected. I think you can kind of see where I’m going with, but to me, narratively, it’s very reminiscent of that flashback with Mizi. Both are simple at first glance… but is that really the point?

For the Aliens its going as expected. It’s going as it’s supposed to go, no tricks, no secrets. And yet in the flashback they are being tricked. Mizi and Till are tricking them, Mizi and Till are going against their expectations in secret. They are secretly rebelling, hiding the truth together.

Till looks beat up & scuffed, he‘s flustered and anxious, yet Mizi holds him close, beckoning him to not make any ”unexpected moves”, to not alert the Alien that everything is not under its control, that they are going behind its back.

A very similar sight to the very end up of the Round I feel… Mizi holds a wounded, anxious Till close. As the Alien’s cheer in the background - for them the round was an exciting success as expected…

And then she says something to him, during which Till’s hand falls to the side.

A coincidence, MAYBE… but also clear parallels. I think, this scene is supposed to parallel the two’s act of rebellion against the expected, like the flashback (the only flashback, and thus one of the most integral scenes in the entire MV)

Perhaps… there is more to it than it seems. Perhaps there’s more going between the two in the moment than the Aliens are privy. Perhaps they are once again defying their expectations. Perhaps once again, they are secretly acting out, keeping a secret. A secret, like… the Round didn’t go as expected. That the fire that was shot didn’t pick up the target correctly in its aim. That the beating pulse went under their radar. That maybe just maybe, though on his wounded, his heart is still beating.

That perhaps, once again, like in the past, their defiance, their rebellion in their own small way, has gone unnoticed from the Aliens’ watchful eye. A shared secret to save their lives

Aka, Till‘s heart is beating (even if faintly) and they are trying to trick the aliens and go under their radar, lest he be shot multiple times like Ivan was

I had fun lining without using my usual go to pencil brush, and colouring them like this is also very refreshing

cause you can look right through me, walk right by me, and never know i'm there

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Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not fucking blue.

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"tragedies: the love was there"

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3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

you are the one sending me other ppl's bad takes adfghjkl do u want me to screenshot our chat

so many kaeya takes i see are the worst. like when fatui teaser released and everyone was yelling how jester is kaeya's dad and kaeya is a fatui plant, including you. literally every single kaeluc take is unhinged. the kaeya psychopath manipulator takes. kaeya shy bean victorian orphan being saved by rag family and he like never known love before takes. kaeya passing out drunk daily in the tavern takes. diluc did nothing wrong takes. this is why i'm never going into kaeya tag afghjkl

every single ship war take i've seen is the most stupid, but after this lantern rite i've seen "guizhong x ping is canon, if you ship her with zhongli its lesbian erasure"

oh oh, i remembered one super infuriating popular take, it's that Xiao should have died in the chasm and that like hoyo didn't kill him bc they're too cowardly and it "cheapened his sacrifice" and zhongli saving him was deus ex machina. bitch his entire character arc is about finding will to live and self-worth, his fucking banner is called "invitation to mundane life", how do ppl manage to see v clearly PTSD chronic pain victim of abuse who thinks he's not worthy of peace coded character and go yeah, when his father figure saved him from suicide attempt it was cheap :\ :\ :\ he should've died :\:\:\

I think if i put into words how happy this type of image makes me I would get diagnosed with something