When Sensei actually does end up choosing Yuuka over her (she realizes she could've potentially broken both of their hearts but loved Sensei enough try pushing her luck anyway -- and it was all for nothing)
There was a Twitter post that suggested that the Trained Card, due to the 4koma making a mention of fortune-telling and how Mizuki would rather not know what the future held for her, is actually relative to the Tarot, specifically the Eight of Swords (Mizuki is blindfolded and surrounded by 7 mannequins + the broken mirror), which symbolizes helplessness, hopelessness, among other things, which is a result of an internalized thought pattern or perception that's preventing the bearer of the card from moving forward. Mizuki is essentially holding herself back because she believes the knowledge of her secret will inevitably change the perception of Mizuki herself.
There was a Twitter post that suggested that the Trained Card, due to the 4koma making a mention of fortune-telling and how Mizuki would rather not know what the future held for her, is actually relative to the Tarot, specifically the Eight of Swords (Mizuki is blindfolded and surrounded by 7 mannequins + the broken mirror), which symbolizes helplessness, hopelessness, among other things, which is a result of an internalized thought pattern or perception that's preventing the bearer of the card from moving forward. Mizuki is essentially holding herself back because she believes the knowledge of her secret will inevitably change the perception of Mizuki herself.
All it's really changed is her...
To be honest, Mizuki didn't want anybody else to reveal her secret to her friends. But I wondered how Student A found out that Mizuki's transfem, she never told anybody else and even people close to her like Rui and Mafuyu had clues to Mizuki's secret, but they have no idea what secret it is.
To be honest, Mizuki didn't want anybody else to reveal her secret to her friends. But I wondered how Student A found out that Mizuki's transfem, she never told anybody else and even people close to her like Rui and Mafuyu had clues to Mizuki's secret, but they have no idea what secret it is.
It's implied that Rui definitely knew, and likely figured it out, as did An, but the difference is that while Rui and An kept it to themselves, opting to instead bond and accept Mizuki for her personality, Students A and C are more likely individuals that would attack her for her identity. Mizuki being transfem was a working theory practically since launch, so I wouldn't be surprised that people who bullied her often would've often inferred that she was AMAB.
I bring this up because what makes Mizuki run away from Niigo, despite knowing in her head that they'd accept her, is that she fears that acceptance only comes conditionally; it is pity meant to offset the cruelty others inflict on her for her identity, not acceptance for who she is in general. This concept of this overt focus on her identity, a part that doesn't entirely encompass Mizuki but is still important and sacred to her nonetheless, is exactly why Mizuki felt she had no choice but to run and isolate.
In truth, it's why I can relate to her. I'm a big Miku fan, and I've only begun to amass my collection of merch of her, but I've shown her to my mom again and again to unapproving response. She can't fathom why I like her, and thinks it's a girly thing to like. She will never understand me, and that's alright. I can relate less because while my mom can't fathom my appreciation, she's never outright attacked me for it, unlike Mizuki, who's definitely been bullied into near submission for it (submission referring to her middle school days where she's dressed masculine and had low self-esteem as a result).
Harmonic_Vector said: despite knowing in her head that they'd accept her, is that she fears that acceptance only comes conditionally; it is pity meant to offset the cruelty others inflict on her for her identity, not acceptance for who she is in general.
I think that's stretching the meaning of a redraw, it's just a similar position with vaguely the same facial expression but clearly different elements like the cigarette, burned clothes and different fire.
