Despite the Intentional & unintentional teasing/hurting by Ivan to get Till’s mind off his own circumstances & to pay attention to him (resentment & love), Ivan underneath it all wants to support Till and sooth his pain - and occupy Till’s thoughts in the process
Alt interpretation of Ivan ROHM cover art:
Finally figured out what I was missing. Ivan wanting to do better for Till after all the mistakes made, being in Till’s thoughts, loving & supporting him
What am I missing from my interpretation of this cover honestly. There’s something I’m missing but I’m not sure what.
Interpretations I’m sticking to:
- a supportive God: Ivan wants to be a God that cheers Till on and support him in his pursuit of autonomy (re: cheer up)
RWBY alnst au worldbuilding is surprisingly easier to do. Surprisingly bc 1) I can make up color last names, 2) the team name would add up to MIST if I go with Mizi as leader.
Now to work the child abuse & other themes in…
Meanwhile Sua’s ROHM comes across as both serene & fragile, a little resigned, a little like she’s pushing herself, but completely and utterly confident in her love and ability to provide and that Mizi loves her back, it’s awesome
Gotta focus less on ROHM even though it’s fun to listen to. PBH did a really good job of showing how Ivan downplays his own pain, his yearning for Till, & his desire to love & support Till
One downplays their own pain in favor of begging for the acceptance of supporting the other with love, while the other is an anguished declaration that begs/demands the other to accept their love & support while also full of regret for not noticing them before, what’s not to love
Ivan ROHM implying ‘so the sudden transition between slum childhood, bought & sold, then AG completely destroyed my world, left me lost & afraid & traumatized, which I only managed to somewhat recover from after meeting you, fist fighting you & falling in love with you, +
Till’s ROHM implies ‘losing Ivan was the worst day of my life, it completely and utterly destroyed me, I’m sorry I didn’t notice you, I love you, I’ll give you everything you ever wanted dammit just accept my love goddamn it please, please I’m begging you’