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there's an interesting historical reference to a poem (that is somewhat similar to the original sleeping beauty fairy tales) in diasomnia chapter 4 main story that i wanted to yap about

spoilers under the cut

I translated the Main Story Book 7 Chapter 4 Ep 63 (which is posted on my tl account over here) when it was first released, and looking back on it now, i realized that there's this part that hasn't been talked about(?) (or maybe i'm just out of the loop now LOL).

But basically there's this part where baul and lilia explains that they were going to 野ばら城 (which i translated as Wild Rose Castle) to deliver a message to Queen Maleanor, Malleus' mother.

If we break down the meaning of each character:

• "野" ("の/no") means "wild,"

• ばら ("bara") means "rose,"

• while "城" ("shiro") is just the word for "castle";

Thus, I translated 野ばら城 to 'Wild Rose Castle.'

HOWEVER. 野ばら on its own is also the Japanese translation of Goethe's poem, "Heidenröslein," which is a story about a young man who decides to pluck a small rose on the heath despite the rose's warning that she will stick him with her thorn. Here is a screenshot of a summary of the poem's text from its wiki page.

I think it's an extremely interesting choice on the Twst writers' end to choose this specific word as the name for Maleanor's castle since if you just wanted to search up an actual wild rose, you would have to type 野バラ instead (using the katakana バラ as it's the more common way to type the word 'rose' in Japanese).

Plus, taking into account the message behind Heidenröslein, I can't help but recall the actual Sleeping Beauty fairy tale AND the Maleficent (2014) movie. (Angelina Jolie herself said that Henry betraying Maleficent's trust and love just to take away her wings is like an allegory to rape).

What does it mean for Twst lore?

Well, nothing much, really. Since they never touched on this topic again after Silver and the guys left Lilia's dream 😔. We'll have to wait until Heartslabyul dreams are over until we get new lore drops related to Diasomnia, but I just found this as an interesting etymology that I wanted to share! It also just shows the detail that the writers put into writing the main story as they reference content somewhat related to the stories where the characters are twisted from.

(I like to yap about twst lore so follow me if you want to see more of that + i'm in dire need of friends </3)

Intimacy Prompts

Sharing a glass of wine

Fixing their hair

Touching foreheads

Eating from the same plates

Painting their nails

Dancing to their favorite song

Sitting in the room while they bathe

Putting your feet in their lap

Resting your head against their back

Sitting on the counter while they cook

Fixing their clothes

Being comfortable in their home

Doing their hair

Their cat/dog/pet liking you

Giving them a massage

Warming up their hands

Taking their make up off

Sharing a pillow

Tracing tattoos

Knowing the sound of their footsteps

The Coffin of TWST

(I’m sorry for my bastardazation of their style- I just thought it was so cute 😭)

Ahhh this has got to be my highest effort spoof- I told myself I’d just draw my faves in the style but no- I present to you coffined Ramshackle

[Ramble]

Okay… but talking more about the actual worldbuilding of TCOAAL? THERE’S MUCH POTENTIAL AS A DYSTOPIA! We got corrupt government, capitalism, cults, and demons! So much to dig into-

If I were to make an actual AU… I think it’d be interesting if it plays out as episode one. The setting of the apartment alone already has enough ideas to work with- Yuu, who was supposed to be visiting, gets quarantined into the apartment as others are convinced they have the parasite. Will the rest of the TWST cast be neighbours or guards? Both would be neat. (Grim’s just an entity a nearby cultist summoned that is demanding Yuu to give him their room for a shelter-)

bradnero old wizardman yaoi...

Noya & Kageyama spend a significant amount of time in Italy together when Kageyama joins Ali Roma. But one night during one of their stroll around the city, Noya announces: ‘‘I found my next stop, so I’ll be leaving in a couple of days.’’ Kageyama simply nods - he knew Noya would be leaving Italy eventually.

‘‘It’s about time that I visit the beaches in Brazil, and finally conquer beach volleyball. Don’t you think?’’

Kageyama’s eyes widen before Shouyou’s name escapes his lips - they haven’t seen each other in months, except in video calls. 

Noya laughs at Kageyama’s expression. 

‘‘You have a couple of days to gather everything that you want me to bring to Shouyou.’’

So, for the rest of Noya’s stay, they hunt for gifts and Kageyama gathers a package that hopefully feels like he’s sending a part of himself & a part of Italy to Shouyou.

caiowe dump

True love conquers all

the one he loves most

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