Nociception & Nonsensical Metaphors

65 soul eater

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Ok, so I didn't want to use the title to say that this chapter is actually an explanation chapter about 33 and 33.5... But it is.

I don't think I'll get into very specific details about the actual poems, but I was still moved to write this because I would like the references made in the poems to be thoroughly understood. Enjoy.
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The first poem called 'understand' mentions two fictional characters: Soul and Maka. These two are from an anime and manga series called Soul Eater. The reason I picked them was because throughout the series despite the occasional heated argument, they still shared a bond that I think is incomparable to any other that would exist in real life.

Soul eater is about people that can transform themselves into weapons (Soul) and their weapon Meisters or weilders (Maka). Good friendships, strong bonds, and chemistry between weapons and weilders are essential both when training and when fighting the forces of evil.

The following quote is a taken from
souleater.wikia.com and highlights the many aspects of the Soul/Maka relationship that inspired the two poems.

(I highlighted some good parts. My apologies for some of the esoteric language especially there at the beginning but I'm not going to explain it).

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"Being Meister and Weapon partners, Maka's soul can naturally resonate with Soul's. Their level of resonance reach abnormally high levels, often leaving people around them in awe of how much their souls show to expand and match. This, however, does not mean that their relationship is near perfect.

The two often bicker, usually as a result of different views on things or contrasting personality characteristics. Interestingly, when these fights happen, it is usually a result of one caring for the other but in a different sight. Maka had once become convinced that she had to become stronger in order to prevent Soul from getting as injured as he did when the two first fought Crona, but Soul insisted that he should be the one protecting her, rather than the opposite way around.

Despite their differences, Soul and Maka have a incredibly strong friendship.
Past their bickering, however, Maka shows to have a very strong friendship with Soul and is rarely seen without him. Maka is also willing to stand up for Soul at all times, to support him no matter the situation, and to help him no matter the danger. Maka doesn't possess immense skill and expertise in hand-to-hand combat like Death the Kid or Black☆Star. Thus, she has a constant need for Soul's help. This dependency on him creates a strong bond between them. She is shown to care for Soul so much that she becomes upset when she believes that he does not trust her. Such as when she hears from Medusa that Soul had told her of his dreams of the Little Demon whilst he did not tell Maka anything. Maka states that despite Soul's usual twisted and sarcastic demeanor, Soul always listens to her and is always there for her, a quality of Soul's that she greatly values.
She has trouble understanding Soul on some personal levels. Some of these misunderstandings are not very impacting on their relationship, but some concern her. Soul's deep appreciation of music is one of the primary misunderstandings she becomes obsessive over. Maka, personally, does not know a lot about music and has little appreciation of it and is envious of people that can talk to Soul (like Liz) on a close level for his love of music. In an effort to get closer to Soul, she has stated that she reads a great amount of books related to music in order to understand him better.

The relationship between Soul and Maka has been read by fans as having romantic tones. This interpretation owes to actions taken by the duo that are often associated with romantic attraction in fiction: dancing or appearing to be dancing, hand holding and bringing their heads towards each other and blushing when either party or another brings up their closeness.

Despite this interpretation and their closeness, neither the anime or manga actually depict both Soul and Maka as a official couple or having romantic feelings. Furthermore, series creator Atushi Ohkubo has stated in an interview that he had no intention at the time of speaking of developing a romance between the main male and female characters along with Franken Stein and Marie Mjolnir, though only contradicted himself with latter two."

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It's extremely common for soul eater fans to think that at the end of the series Soul and Maka should have become a couple. As a result we have many SoulxMaka fanfics here on wattpad. I, however, believe that their platonic bond and friendship is a thing of beauty that offers refreshment....

And that is why I used the example of Soul and Maka in those poems along with the ability to use a weapon's relationship with it's weilder as a metaphor for a close friendship.