Mob’s character in one picture:

I'm so deep in my Our Dining Table Bullshit that I'm not sure I'll ever come out of it.

There was

So

Much

SILENCE

Seriously, the pauses in this episode were pregnant with twins.

There was always just enough silence for Yutaka to think but not speak and just enough silence for Minoru to spiral deeper in his fears about making Yutaka uncomfortable and interrupting whatever words Yutaka would ever possibly try to say. For those who have read the manga, the way that Minoru is so scared about making Yutaka uncomfortable, so scared about ruining this safety that he has built with Yutaka (thanks to @isaksbestpillow for ruining me with that translation in her subs), so scared about losing all this warmth and fullness that Minoru has finally been able to feel after losing his mother that he tries to break his own heart is such a phenomenal set up to the parallel we will have with Yutaka's fears later on. Minoru tries to distance himself from the potential heartbreak that comes with Yutaka's silence. He tries to break his own heart while the wound would not be too deep, where the relationship they had in maybe salvageable.

And the only thing Yutaka ever says to Minoru this entire episode is "Minoru?" and "No, I'm fine," And he is fine, he is completely fine, but even though Minoru is looking at Yutaka, he is so caught up in his fears about everything he has possibly just lost because he couldn't contain himself. Because he altered their relationship by kissing Yutaka that MINORU. CAN'T. SEE. IT.

When Minoru says "I wasn't going to tell you any of this. I knew you would be uncomfortable" he can't see all the words that are spinning around Yutaka's head when Yutaka inhales. He can't see Yutaka fail to find the words he needs to say, fail to figure out where he needs to start in all of this, and he fails to see that with Yutaka's exhale, Yutaka is giving up everything he wants to say.

gif by @laowen

Minoru is so focused on getting that last touch of their hands, so busy promising Yutaka this is the last time they will ever touch, so then they can be friends, and they can go back to how it was, and Yutaka won't have to feel uncomfortable knowing that Minoru likes him, THAT HE FAILS TO SEE HOW MUCH YUTAKA'S THUMB IS TWITCHING.

gif also by @laowen

Yutaka wants to reciprocate physical touch, physical intimacy with Minoru so badly. But Yutaka has to process everything. Yutaka is a) in shock and b) having so much trouble figuring out what he wants to say, what he needs to say, that he can say nothing. Minoru says he wants to go back to the way they were before, and so Yutaka's thumb will twitch with the impulse to stroke Minoru's hand but it will not make contact with Minoru's flesh.

And god

God

GODDDDDDD

I need someone to gif the moment that Minoru pulls his hand away because there was a millisecond of time where Yutaka reaches back out like he's going to try to take back Minoru's hand and he STOPS HIMSELF. And I have not stopped thinking about it. I have not stopped thinking about it.

FOLKS, I HAVE NOT STOPPED TALKING ABOUT IT. LIKE LITERALLY @waitmyturtles AND @lurkingshan AND THE REST OF THE ENTIRE CLOWN SERVER HAVE HAD TO HEAR WAYYYYY TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS STUPID FUCKING SHOW, AND YUTAKA'S STUPID FUCKING HANDS, AND EPISODE 8'S STUPID FUCKING GODDAMN PIECE OF SHIT PREGNANT FUCKING PAUSES.

Our dining table lost in translation

Just a little something that I think has been lost in the Gaga translation because I saw people refer to the girl in episode 5 as Minoru's university friend or a girl with a crush on Minoru.

From the Japanese script it's pretty clear the girl is Minoru's ex-girlfriend and she initiated the breakup but the subs fail to fully convey that.

This is the Gaga translation: I shouldn't be the one to say it. But all this time, you've been important to me.

This is the original Japanese: 私が言うのもあれだけど、今でも穣は大切な人だから (Watashi ga iu no mo are dakedo, ima demo Minoru wa taisetsuna hito dakara)

My translation: This may sound weird coming from me, but you're still important to me.

It's also pretty evident Tane isn't familiar with the girl from the way Minoru refers to her as kono oneechan/this big sister instead of Nao-oneechan. Nao the ex-girlfriend is a visitor from a past where Minoru's life didn't yet revolve around taking care of Tane. She's without a doubt one of the people Minoru means in episode 2 when he says "I often have to cancel plans at the last minute. I know it's not my fault but most people aren't that understanding."

Minoru and Nao were ordinary students going out. Then Minoru's mom died, Minoru became Tane's guardian, and Nao withdrew herself while she still could. This has made Minoru wary and resigned to no one wanting him because Tane and him come as a package deal. It's like trying to date as a single mom except you're 23 and people your age don't yet have that maturity or responsibility.

It's no wonder then that Minoru looks at Yutaka with Tane like he's looking at a small miracle. To care about Tane is to care about Minoru. And to Yutaka, whether he realises it or not, to care about Tane is to heal himself, the small boy who didn't get the love he deserved.

So if you ask how I'm doing after episode 10 of Our Dining Table, well . . .

Why is Koji the best dad? EVER? He did everything right this episode. EVERYTHING!

He gave Minoru and Yutaka time to have a date without Tane, then Yutaka got in his head and moved away from Minoru's touch.

But Koji noticed his son's behavior when he got home from the date, and jumped into fix-it mode. He knows Minoru is too kind to push anything with Yutaka, and even though Minoru seems annoyed at his father's antics, Koji's heart is always in the right place. He understands these two boys love each other, but on their own, they will let the distance grow.

So he gives them a way to be with each other. He tells Yutaka he has to stay the night. He leaves them alone. He allows them to be close.

He consoles Yutaka!

Which allows the boys to be there for each other.

Because Koji cares for all his boys. ALL. OF. THEM.

So Tane easily understands that Yutaka is family.

I could (and probably will) write thousands of words on this statement alone, but while Yutaka worries about his place in their life, and overthinks how to define himself in their lives, and Minoru doesn't want to overwhelm Yutaka, Tane gets exactly what his dad has taught him.

Because Koji teaches all of his boys how to love openly and without fear. He teaches them to be proud of that love and not coward away from it. He teaches them that when you love someone, you don't hide it. He teaches that you love your family, even when they aren't there.

And Tane understands that Yutaka is family.

Koji made sure of that.

CREDIT:DEDOUSIKI

sometimes the brainrot is so strong you just end up reblogging half of the things in the tumblr tag and memorizing half the catalogue of fanfics in AO3 before you even notice

The sfh fandom is dying so have more memes cuz I can't write fanfics

jagi can also mean self, myself, oneself

He could never do nothing wrong.

strangers from hell fanart

i redrew a scene from the show~

u wish u never ever met him at all

inst: qqzoloto

‘𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐞𝐭’ 

self indulgent piece🎉 nbc hannibal as the strangers from hell poster just because mjjw and hannigram are the same ship in different font and I love that for them🤝🏽

btw the characters aren't supposed to represent the counterpart in the poster-- it's been a while since I watched sfh (yes I did the opposite than people usually do. sfh to hannibal pipeline) so I don't really know who would be who beside mjjw😭 the order is like lawful-unlawful? sort of

bcs + barbie

el michoacáno

But no, then Lalo leans back in, and kisses him again. Then it’s his blood in Lalo’s mouth, and damn blood all over both their hands; and Lalo doesn’t see him as he really is, but this is probably as close as anyone could get and still want him.

If you’re into Lacho, or just Nacho as a character, go read Burmese Boxing by keuppia on AO3. It’s so good.

Ok but when Lalo said “I get my best ideas when everybody else is asleep”, what kinda ideas are we talking about? Does he come up with plans to sabotage his enemies?

Or is it more like Lalo texting Nacho in the middle of the night like