Free pull! 😁

And if it’s not doing that, it’s giving you inverted results (so if I’m searching up iork, it’ll give me rkio as well). It’s annoying as shit because it used to work just fine, so of course they had to go and break it. 😒😒😒

I hate whatever the fuck they did to the search there.

I’ve all but given up on searching for ship content in Japanese on there, for example, because it now breaks the search down and gives you every single time even just one hiragana or katakana in your search shows up.

I saw this little island floating in the sky and took it as a challenge, okay?

There were so many complaints about Natlan movement mechanics (most are essentially slightly faster versions of what other characters already do, though). Meanwhile, Kazuha remains the king of distance aerial travel.

Finally stopped procrastinating on doing my taxes.

They really went and threw the entire Riku Protection Squad at Tamaki as his birthday guests, huh? Honorary Big Brother (Self-Proclaimed) and the Riku Protection Squad.

#WutheringWaves  #WuWaFanart #Brant

Okay, that's... more or less what I have planned out on this one so far...

"Stop playing around and trampling on people taking this seriously."

These words shock Riku, and maybe they break him a little as he looks up at Tenn. The tears have stopped falling, but they're still welled up in his eyes as he asks brokenly, "Tenn-nii... you don't remember our promise...?"

Meanwhile, Tenn dons his icy persona, no longer caring that anyone else is near them as he tells Riku coldly that he doesn't belong in "this world" and he won't be able to handle the pressure of the entertainment industry. He accuses Riku of trying to be an idol to trace the path he's already tread.

Unfortunately, Riku calling Tenn "Tenn-nii" did not go unnoticed by either Gaku or Ryu, but they wisely keep their questions to themselves. Whether that's because of the scene in front of them or because they know Tenn will spare no gentleness toward them for butting in is anyone's guess, though.

Tears still run down his cheeks as he reaches toward Tenn while once again begging, "Tenn-nii, please, what can I do to make you stop hating me?" Iori wastes no time in stepping between the two, drawing Riku to himself to comfort him and so Riku can cry into his shoulder.

Gaku begrudgingly agrees with the assessment but notably does not apologize for his own comments; Iori doesn't seem inclined to bring that up, though, and Ryu notices that.

The conversation gets cut off there as the green room door is thrown open and Riku is unwillingly pushed through the doorway.

Iori relents, apologizing smoothly before reiterating it's not his place to divulge this information since it is between Tenn and Riku; Gaku seems set to argue, but Iori continues to say he'd extend that courtesy to anyone since no one wants personal information divulged without their knowledge.

Ryu starts to interject that Gaku is going too far, but Iori remains unflappable and instead remarks it seems Gaku takes after his father after all if he's so willing to push obvious falsehoods to tabloids. Ryu again tries to mediate, this time toward Iori since he knows that comment hurts Gaku.

As Ryu tries to calm Gaku down, Gaku instead tries to force Iori's hand by mentioning how Iori's protectiveness toward Riku seems to be something more than just a member trying to protect his center; he makes a more direct threat by asking how it'd affect their group if it came out they were dating.

Meanwhile, outside of the room, a whole different confrontation is occurring as Gaku gets in Iori's face, demanding to know what's going on since "those two" clearly have history. However, Iori insists it isn't his place to tell and refuses to budge on that position no matter ho wmuch Gaku presses.

Through his tears, he just continues repeating apologies over and over again. He can't stop it, it just keeps spilling out of him. And Tenn... well, Tenn's heart breaks a bit as he sees this, because he never considered that Riku would think he hated him. And he knows he can't comfort him on this.

Without realizing he's crying, Riku reiterates that Tenn left him and he doesn't know what he did wrong. "I didn't mean to make you leave. I'm sorry. You didn't have to keep taking care of me, I just wanted you there... I didn't mean to make you hate me, Tenn-nii... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

He even manages to say that's why he's so angry and hurt that Tenn left him. For his part, Tenn doesn't really respond to anything Riku says because he has no intention of telling him the truth... at least until Riku asks what he did wrong. Wide-eyed, Tenn haltingly asks what Riku means by that.

He's about to cut the visit short, which causes Riku to blurt out what he wants to say. It's difficult for him; his conflicting emotions are really hard to put into words, but he manages to say Tenn still means the world to him. "Tenn-nii is still my perfect and kind older brother who I love..."

He acquiesces, kicking everyone else out of the green room despite Iori's protests, since he doesn't feel comfortable leaving Riku alone with Tenn after what he's learned. Tenn manages to get his way, though.

Once the door is closed, Riku's hesitance returns, and Tenn quickly grows tired of it.

The slip-up doesn't go unnoticed, but Gaku and Ryu think he's just correcting himself to show deference to a senior idol for being overly familiar. Tenn himself is about to refuse, but he makes the mistake of looking directly at Riku, who has managed to finally face him with pleading eyes.

There's noticeable relief from Riku at that, but he grows hesitant again, lightly grasping Iori's sleeve for support even as he bites his lip. He shuffles his feet a bit, trying and failing a few times before he finaly manages to ask, "Can I talk to you privately Te- um... Kujou-san?"

Riku, on the other hand, doesn't get it; he doesn't realize that Gaku was being rude himself with that comment and instead it makes him hesitant as he thinks he won't be able to make amends for his mistake. Ryu is quick to notice that, though, and he accepts the apology on their behalf.

The two of them make their way to TRIGGER's green room, where Riku makes an almost uncharacteristically proper apology. Gaku's the first to say anything, commenting, "So you have manners after all." Tenn immediately points out the irony, but Iori and Ryunosuke were bother thinking it, too.

Iori waves the others away, turning to ask what Riku means. Riku is nervous and evasive again, refusing to look into Iori's eyes before as he quietly says that he should go apologize. It's clear he doesn't feel comfortable with going alone, though, and Iori's protectiveness wouldn't let him, anyway.

No one wants to pressure him to go apologize, especially if it makes things explode or cause more trouble, but it weighs on them as they change out of their performance costumes.

But while they're gathering themselves together, Riku grabs the back of Iori's shirt, asking if Iori will come with him.

They're at a loss of what to say in response to that; how can they possibly react to it? No one even knows what to say regarding Riku's continued bitterness, even if Iori can tell there's some degree of indecision and conflict there.

Still... his reaction was a lot for while they're working.

After all, Riku's description of his brother certainly doesn't match the venomous reaction he had when they ran into each other. But Riku explains how Kujo Takamasa put pressure on his parents' club, forcing them to close down in his attempts to take Tenn... and how Tenn willingly went with him.