mostly berserk meta. i'm into berserk mainly for griffguts and i'm a huge fan of griffith.
madchen
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replied to your post “I know this is a stupid ass question,…”
listen its the best option. he can work from home or whatever but let him soak up the feeling of being loved and needed and doing whatever just for himself bc he feels like it with no obligation to anyone else
like griffith would love being domestic r u kidding me
lol i feel like this is griffith’s idealized state of being but also the struggle it would take to reach it would be wild
madchen
replied to your post “I know this is a stupid ass question, but if Guts, Casca, and Griffith…”
grifith house husband
there is something really satisfying about imagining constantly working career driven Griffith getting together with Guts and (probably after a lot of conflict and breakup makeup drama and soul searching) dropping it all ngl.
not a stupid question at all, I’ve seen a lot of gr8 modern au concepts and idk it’s fun to think about
Personally tho I am super not creative lol so I kind of really suck at this kind of thing. I want to like, think of stuff that’s exactly the same as canon but modern, but when there are no modern equivalents (like swinging a sword? wtf can guts do today that fills the same niche?) i’m at a loss lol, and then it all falls apart.
I can throw out some ideas though. Like I think Guts will always be casual as fuck, t-shirt and jeans style. Casca would appear well put together but only bc she’s got a good grasp of basics and classics, idt she’d follow fashion. Griffith would be meticulously dressed to fit whatever niche he’s trying to rise up into.
Though in a modern au Griffith presumably wouldn’t’ve been getting people killed since he was a kid and therefore he might not be nearly as driven to succeed at something as he is in canon, and therefore he might channel his urge to change the world into something a little more chill, like volunteering.
But then again maybe he still feels the need to push himself bc it’s ultimately a way for him to justify his existence bc he hates himself, and he can still hate himself without blood on his hands, so he could end up like, working his whole life to succeed, going to a top university on a scholarship, studying law or something.
Either way he’d follow fashion and look the part.
Also like, would Casca still be doing something “masculine”? I mean ngl I like to picture her as a carpenter or something, v blue collar, biceps, jeans and a tool belt. that might be a little self indulgent of me tho lol, but yk what, idc, it’s good. Would she still idolize Griffith? Did Griffith still help her in some way when they were kids?
Guts… lol idk, mma fighting? personal trainer? trucker? maybe driving is his zen. stunt driver? some kind of sport?
Also it’s hard to figure out how they’d know each other lol since they’re all such different people. I remember thinking of au ideas once with @yesgabsstuff and @mastermistressofdesire where the concept was that they all met in group therapy lol, which lbr is probably the most fitting way to update berserk’s setting bc god knows they all need it, and it’s an idea I’m still p fond of. Like it’s nice to imagine them in a world where they can actually constructively deal with their many many issues lol.
Though I mentioned volunteer work, so maybe Griffith runs a non-profit w/ Casca as his right hand woman, and he gets Guts to volunteer his time or skills for a money raising campaign or smthn thru a bet.
Or hey they’re all gay, maybe in a modern au they’re less repressed and they meet at pride or the local gay bar.
Or maybe the Hawks are a softball team. or it’s a college au and they’re a dnd group lol. (the idea of evil as the gm. a terrible gm that completely railroads the plot and creeps everyone out.) (tho i really can’t imagine any of them getting into dnd lol)
Anyway yeah I can’t rly come up with anything more coherent than this lol, there are too many possibilities.
if other ppl want to jump in and add ideas plz do
I’m just gonna add that whenever I think about modern AUs Guts & Casca are either siblings or best friends, I just really love their dynamic when it’s stripped of the forced romance bullshit
Griffith would hopefully be more chill but still successful for sure. In every AU he was born for some sort of greatness, except in the good ones it doesn’t weigh on him like a boulder and he can focus more on his true passion which is bringing about change that helps humanity as a whole
tbh it doesn’t seem likely to me. Farnese’s “crush” on Guts is compared to Casca’s on Griffith, which isn’t a promising prelude to romance lol, and to me it seems like Farnese herself doesn’t really consider it a genuine romantic thing so much as admiration bc he shattered her worldview and changed her life.
But yeah I feel you about wanting Farnese to be happy. I want her to become like a full-fledged witch – she genuinely loves helping people, and we know she’s never been happier than when protecting Casca and feeling like she can contribute something unique, and imo it’d be great to see that aspect of her character growth focused on, whether she ends up in a relationship or not.
As for Guts + romance I think it’s either Casca or bust (wherein bust = an emotional and somewhat suggestive climax w/ Griffith lbr), and I’ve got my fingers crossed hard for the latter.
not a stupid question at all, I’ve seen a lot of gr8 modern au concepts and idk it’s fun to think about
Personally tho I am super not creative lol so I kind of really suck at this kind of thing. I want to like, think of stuff that’s exactly the same as canon but modern, but when there are no modern equivalents (like swinging a sword? wtf can guts do today that fills the same niche?) i’m at a loss lol, and then it all falls apart.
I can throw out some ideas though. Like I think Guts will always be casual as fuck, t-shirt and jeans style. Casca would appear well put together but only bc she’s got a good grasp of basics and classics, idt she’d follow fashion. Griffith would be meticulously dressed to fit whatever niche he’s trying to rise up into.
Though in a modern au Griffith presumably wouldn’t’ve been getting people killed since he was a kid and therefore he might not be nearly as driven to succeed at something as he is in canon, and therefore he might channel his urge to change the world into something a little more chill, like volunteering.
But then again maybe he still feels the need to push himself bc it’s ultimately a way for him to justify his existence bc he hates himself, and he can still hate himself without blood on his hands, so he could end up like, working his whole life to succeed, going to a top university on a scholarship, studying law or something.
Either way he’d follow fashion and look the part.
Also like, would Casca still be doing something “masculine”? I mean ngl I like to picture her as a carpenter or something, v blue collar, biceps, jeans and a tool belt. that might be a little self indulgent of me tho lol, but yk what, idc, it’s good. Would she still idolize Griffith? Did Griffith still help her in some way when they were kids?
Guts… lol idk, mma fighting? personal trainer? trucker? maybe driving is his zen. stunt driver? some kind of sport?
Also it’s hard to figure out how they’d know each other lol since they’re all such different people. I remember thinking of au ideas once with @yesgabsstuff and @mastermistressofdesire where the concept was that they all met in group therapy lol, which lbr is probably the most fitting way to update berserk’s setting bc god knows they all need it, and it’s an idea I’m still p fond of. Like it’s nice to imagine them in a world where they can actually constructively deal with their many many issues lol.
Though I mentioned volunteer work, so maybe Griffith runs a non-profit w/ Casca as his right hand woman, and he gets Guts to volunteer his time or skills for a money raising campaign or smthn thru a bet.
Or hey they’re all gay, maybe in a modern au they’re less repressed and they meet at pride or the local gay bar.
Or maybe the Hawks are a softball team. or it’s a college au and they’re a dnd group lol. (the idea of evil as the gm. a terrible gm that completely railroads the plot and creeps everyone out.) (tho i really can’t imagine any of them getting into dnd lol)
Anyway yeah I can’t rly come up with anything more coherent than this lol, there are too many possibilities.
if other ppl want to jump in and add ideas plz do
Aaaa im finally done with the «Berserk» poster 🌸 its seriously one of the best mangas i have ever read in terms of art AND story…. also FUCK griffith but at the same time i adore him ya know?
thank you! and yeah that’s totally fair! We might have slightly different interpretations of Griffith, but that’s just cause he’s a really complex interesting character and there’s a ton of room for emphasizing different aspects of his personality and stuff.
also just as an aside, for like, non-bdsm sexual scenarios I can really easily see Griffith taking the lead, especially at first, because he’s so used to being in control etc. so for me a lot of it depends on like, the scenario, how established their relationship is, etc.
oh man. ok i’m sorry this is honestly a terrible answer, i got really carried away when it came to griffith lol.
i have a more thoughtful, meta-y answer to a similar question here and i’m linking it to sort of compensate for just answering this with a picspam lol.
under a cut bc it’s long.
Guts:
standing up w/ like 50 broken bones and marching up a staircase with his giant sword to try to kill his ex bc he said he’s beneath his notice:
this one might actually be my favourite guts character moment:
Guts finally getting close to moving on and recovering:
sums it tf up:
i wanted one moment that shows guts’ like, tender, caretaker side, and this is the most painful:
a purely self-indulgent choice bc i love that “he’s back” feeling so much lol:
and how could I not include this:
Casca
love the concept of casca being invested in the dream:
her proud smile here:
physically lashing out with her sword in a rage:
in a good au casca went on to lead the still-undefeated band of the hawks:
sure it’s ruined two pages later, but man i love her attempt at a last stand:
Farnese
i love her early black and white thinking tbh:
this is my favourite character establishing moment for farnese:
stabbing a demon tiger in the eye is probably my fave farnese moment overall:
Serpico
I love this early moment where he tells a dude he doesn’t even know his tragic life story while vaguely hitting on him and makes him uncomfortable:
like he’s a weird but enjoyable combination of diplomatic and offputting:
preventing guts from getting himself killed the same night he tried to kill him himself:
And finally a more dramatic, serious moment because the first three moments there rly don’t do him justice and I love his backstory:
Griffith (I will try to show restraint but I could spam almost every panel he’s in honestly)
I’m including Femto and NGriff:
what an introduction:
getting himself killed for guts:
somehow simultaneously maintaining denial while essentially confessing his feelings:
this:
but especially when paired with this:
there’s a lot to love about this scene but this is the best moment imo:
every single second of chapter 17 but let’s sum it up with this:
this whole exchange but especially this first panel here:
he just heard that he’s achieved one of the most important steps on the way to his dream and this is what he fucking does:
sorry but this is the coolest moment in anything ever:
again literally all of tombstone of flame really but let’s go with this moment in particular:
all of the second duel as well:
of course:
obviously the whole monologue but it always comes back to this:
fuckin ripping my heart out:
and again:
and again:
i’m gonna keep going like this:
The Moment Of Despair Is The Touch Of Guts’ Hand:
and then:
i’m sorry i really did mean to be more restrained than this lmao:
the entire moment of the sacrifice but i’m picking this panel to illustrate it:
can you believe:
OBVIOUSLY but this also includes Griffith blaming it on the fetus because that is so in character:
you, of all people:
aaaaaand let’s call it a day w/ this:
i’m the opposite lol, for me it’s the former.
I actually have a giant headcanony post on it here if you’re interested in the long self-indulgent explanation focusing on how I feel like it fits with the characters yadda yadda yadda
but i mean lbr ultimately it really just boils down to personal preference and the fact that I like reversing the assumed/social/etc power dynamic when it comes to sex and romance, whether that’s bdsm-y or purely emotional or whatever, and since Griffith tends to have more power by default (hawk commander, promoted to nobility, guts looking up at him and striving to be his equal, eventual demigod) I like the idea of reversing that when it comes to emotional + sexual feelings for Guts.
Plus canon has this moment which is basically whatiloveinaship.jpg
Hard not to take that and run with it.
Also if you want to share your perspective I’m interested in what appeals to you about dom!Griff/sub!Guts!
hunter-rodrigez
replied to your photo “manga-and-stuff:
Berserk
Kentaro Miura
yoooo can someone plz tell…”
@bthump its from the Rosine Butterfly apostle fight from volume 16
awesome, thank you very much!
Berserk
Kentaro Miura
yoooo can someone plz tell me when this is i want to know for reasons and i can’t put my finger on it rn
a chapter number would be perf but i’ll also take a rough approximation like which fight it’s from
And so, a little over a month after I put it aside to work on other things, I have now come back and finished my Griffith fanart and Holy. Fucking. Shit. Look at this thing. Now back to my description, now back at the picture, now back to me. This is certainly one of my most ambitious drawings that I’ve ever done up til now and boy does that make me even happier with how well it turned out. When I was about only halfway done with the background and I had only colored in his face i was feeling quite unsure about whether or not it’d all turn out okay, but to repeat myself, it turned out fucking phenomenal. I debated with myself about whether to go with this blueish-purple eclipse color scheme, or to go for a orangeish-red variation, but since I’ve always liked the visual of the cold, blue and purple eclipse (from the Berserk movies) and now seeing this completed, I’m really happy I went with this one. I just don’t think the red would’ve looked this as good as this does. Well anyway, i could just keep going on and on about every little detail or symbol I tried to pack in here, but that’d just take too long so I’ll leave it for you all to enjoy.
me: tbh guts’ sad wistfulness and his inability to hate griffith for sacrificing him to the point where femto had to do something ridiculously ott just to piss him off was a terrible writing choice and completely flattens guts as a character post-eclipse while contradicting like half of the black swordsman arc
also me:
i
love
this
tragic
romance
you're the only one 