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Midnight Teatime #3 - Intimacy
🕑 Added 2020-07-06 09:22:45 +0000 UTC**Remember to save your essays elsewhere, y'all! Patreon has been spiriting away posts**
Deepest thanks to Emily and Lola for putting together the Midnight Teatime prompts with tons of love and affection for the MPL universe <3
Dearest Patrons, some changes will be made to the MTT segment:
• First off. I will be doing this as a monthly exercise to spread out the content a little, so y'all will have time to go through all of the comments at a more leisurely pace (I know there are a LOT of comments to take in ;D)
• Secondly. This exercise was created for you guys to engage in more in-depth discussions, and to flex your essay-writing muscles. And I will still be reading (and loving!) all of your essays, but I will excuse myself from the participation of this segment, just so I can remain on track with the MPL production timeline <3
Without further ado, here's this week's prompt.
This Week's Essay Prompt:
For this week, let's talk about the juxtaposition of how Tora and Poppy express intimacy with each other, or with others. One of the things that gets us excited as Webtoon readers is the feeling we get when we see a genuine connection between two of our favourite characters. Intimacy -- an action of mutual vulnerability and openness -- can be expressed in different ways by different people. So let's discuss this topic, using either the canon story or a Secret Garden post. Remember to use spoiler tags if you're touching on Fast Pass episodes <3
Guidelines:
1) Essay Prompts are posted once a month. "Essay" = any written analysis, opinion or theory based on the prompt. Research the topic and learn something new, or let your mind run away with the question. Basically, just have fun!
2) As soon as you've completed your essay, post them in the comment section below. There are no deadlines, but do finish up your essays before the next prompt is up, so more people get to read it.
3) There are no word count requirements, but feel free to link to an external document (eg, Google Doc) when necessary.
4) This exercise is open to ALL Patrons, so...
• If you are a non-Fast Pass user, note that there will be spoilers, so do navigate the posts with your own discretion.
• If you are a Fast Pass user writing about FP content, you must mark your post with the *SPOILER WARNING* tag. Fast Past-related posts without a spoiler tag will be removed immediately, but you may re-post it with the tag in place.
5) Please be respectful and courteous. Everyone's thoughts and opinions are equally valid and welcome. And if your opinion is a strongly negative one, do be gentle with it.
6) This exercise is meant to open up more in-depth discussions, so even if you're not posting an essay, you are always welcome to leave your comments, and dive into more discussions with the essay contributors.
Final note from Lily: This is a fun, informal writing exercise, and while I respect all theories and analysis, the essays presented here are not necessarily conclusive to the main MPL storyline.
Comments
Considering 1st: where are the main characters at in their own seperate lives? 2nd, how do their pasts fit into their personalities? Actions: Tora is action oriented. Take his physique for example--every muscle was worked on meticulously and he carefully chooses what he eats. His height allows him to take in more knowledge of how people act in the world. His keen instincts are at their peak. Words: Poppy needs to talk or she will bottle it up. Losing her father taught her to value a persons time, so when she is with you, she is there, not somewhere else. Touch: When it comes to touch, Tora is not the uncomfortable sort! Assuming he has been on the receiving end of pain and the one who dishes out pain (and quite possibly death) touch isn’t unfamiliar to him and it has been showing in romance as well. Poppy, she will dive into every other way to express how she feels,,,leaving touch for last. Gifts: Tora loves gifts. Poppy loves to give gifts. When a gift is involved, their relationship progresses. Quality Time: The longer the two are together, the better. Things divide when they are spending time apart, with no communication. So they aren’t playing catch up when they do get together, they just need to make a phone call or send a message when apart. Our two main characters’ feelings, have been deemed mutual by the reader. When will the characters know the feelings of the other? When they understand HOW they are expressing it.
When Poppy is talking about her childhood to Tora, there is a sentence about "the bad guys"( I don't remember the words)... but since this episode I feel that there is something serious that made her father and mother split...and Poppy and her dad live in such secluded place. I always think that's related to mafia... And I think that this "fear" make Poppy keep herself appart( like keep safety distances) from others. And she was really concerned about self defense... I keep thinking that her mother can be the root of her walls. And maybe her grandmother became overprotective after Poppy lost.... And it is really admirable the fact that Tora is super nice to people, despite his look. He always try to comfort people. He did to Poppy, Gyu, Quincey, Frank (or Fred... I'm confused now). And considering how hard it was his childhood... it's amazing he still be close Quincey despite his father... And he became very grateful for Alice support... I love how Lily twists things... I don't know how to Express myself clearly in English... but if you see how Poppy acts you would believe she is an open person. However, despite Tora is selective (which is obvious since he is surrounded by violence) he is very honest with this feelings. NOTE: I hope it is at least understandable (even with languages mistakes).
