#And Kai//maki

[justrandomgrill]

I'm gonna make it so every other fanart I make is Guili, cuz I need to appreciate and go back to some of my roots

[userblorbo]

MAKI ZENIN in 1x08, “Boredom”

[skaidoodles]

Perhaps this is too niche but my friends been making me watch Supernatural and I’ve been making them experience Danganronpa V3 so naturally we made a Destiel/Saimota au lmao

[stellaepluviae]

The Lord of the WHAT NOW??? 💀

[fishy-poof-crackers]

Why Trios Work - Part One

The Training Trio: Kaito, Maki, Shuichi

In Danganronpa: Killing Harmony, Kaito invites Shuichi and Maki to train at night. Though their time together comes with character and relationship development between the three of them.

Relationship & character analysis.

Disclaimers:

Spoilers for the entirety of v3: Killing Harmony.

Content warnings: illness/disease, discussion of blood.

I haven't seen v3 in awhile. I tend to think as I write and I may ramble and repeat things and not make any sense, haha.

1. Kaito has Maki's and Shuichi's best interests at heart.

The loss of Rantaro and Kaede has taken its toll on everyone in the killing game. It starts a sequence of events that leads into a downward spiral of bloodlust and murder.

Kaede's death hits the hardest for Shuichi. It's implied that Shuichi had feelings for Kaede. Even if it was a small crush, Kaito knows that they had a deeper emotional connection. They trusted each other, they were there for each other, etc.

But because Shuichi spent so much time with Kaede, he didn't form hard connections with the other students.

Kaito invites Shuichi to befriend him and help him cope with the loss of Kaede.

Shuichi makes a promise to Kaede that he will end the killing game. Kaito knows that Shuichi can't do this on his own. He knows that someone at least needs to be there to boost Shuichi's morale. By showing that he believes in him, Kaito is being his shoulder to lean on.

(Kaito himself also wants to end the killing game. He doesn't believe that he can do it by himself, or that Shuichi can do it by himself. It isn't just Shuichi fulfilling Kaede's wishes to stop the killing game; Kaito fulfills her wish to have everyone band together. He believes that it takes a team. Teamwork makes a dream work, right?)

Kaito invited Shuichi to help him grow stronger.

They have similar interests at heart.

Kaito invited Shuichi to achieve their goals.

Since this is chapter two we're talking about, there isn't much to say about Maki.

Kaito takes an interest in Maki.

Okay, Kaito isn't very smart, but somehow he's able to see inside her. The rest of the students brush her off, including Kaede, the main protagonist. I don't remember who, but one of the two (I think Shuichi) points out that Maki can't be heartless due to her talent. In chapter two, Shuichi still doesn't have the mindset of the others when it comes to her. He doesn't make an effort like Kaito, but he doesn't think she's some stone-cold bitch with a secret.

Yeah, it isn't much, but Shuichi sees something else in Maki, too. So, Kaito and Shuichi both see something in Maki (mostly Kaito).

Shuichi is surprised to learn Kaito invited Maki, but he's even more surprised when she joins. It's disappointing when she doesn't interact with them like Kaito and Shuichi have been, but as you probably know, this eventually changes.

Like Shuichi, Kaito invites Maki to help her grow stronger.

When I say stronger, I mean in all aspects. Emotionally, physically, mentally. He wants them to become stronger people, wants them to have stronger relationships- Kaito wants them to be strong.

Kaito invites Maki because he wants her to open up.

This is a big recurring theme in chapter two. Going back through this analysis in my head I simplified the reason why, and it makes me kind of sad. There are a few reasons Kaito wants Maki to open up. I'll do my best to emphasize how heartwarming they are.

Going stronger, yadda yadda.

Curiosity. This is far from the main reason, but I respect it. Heavily. I'm a curious person (sometimes) and I always want the fucking answers.

He sees her as a closely-guarded person. This ties into the third reason, so view this as a prequel, haha. Kaito doesn't think isolation will help her at all. I don't remember if he thinks this will make her a target (he probably does, but he's still not the main reason he wants to connect with her), but in general, he thinks isolated people are not happy. In a high-pressure situation, Kaito believes she's burying her emotions deep. He knows that isn't a good thing.

Kaito is genuinely concerned for Maki's well-being.

This hurt me a lot. It's so sweet, and it shows how good of a person Kaito is. As stated, the reason he's concerned about her is because he wants her to be happy. He wants her to be comfortable with herself. Kaito shows this throughout the game- evidence on this later.

Kaito wants Maki to heal.

Again, evidence on this later, but Kaito believes that if Maki lets her guard down and learns to trust others, she can learn to trust and love herself.

2. Dynamic (+Humor).

Their dynamic works beautifully.

Technically, their dynamic is called a "complex bro-ship" LMAO. ("Gym bros" also works, I guess. I hate that term, it's more sexualized than bro-ships.) But they ARE! This post was meant to be ambiguous- you can interpret it as a friendship or a romance. You still can! I just use the term 'friendship' a lot for this point.

Honestly, "bro-ship"s in media makes it seem like they have to be between two guys and there's sexual tension and they're probably fucking on the side, or it's a Disney Love Triangle where it's romantic and you have to choose one (not to mention that your love interests don't like each other), or it's one ship and friend-zoning and jealousy.

The Training Trio not only defies the typical stereotypes, but they go beyond it. It truly is a complex friendship. I fucking love it when relationships make the stereotype complex, but I love it even more when they break it entirely.

This trio also brings some good comedic relief.

And relief in general, but allow me to elaborate on the humor aspect.

When Maki first starts exercising with the group, the boys' reaction is priceless. They're like, 'Woah, where the hell did this come from?' It's hilarious.

Kaito doesn't do the workout with them. It quickly becomes obvious that he set the group up for emotional reasons, but it's still funny to watch. Maki and Shuichi call him out on it and he straight-up makes excuses and picks on Shuichi.

He isn't hurting Shuichi's feelings too bad either, and it gets Maki to laugh.

I adore humor like this if no one is actually getting hurt. Maybe this isn't the perfect example of how this humor works because Shuichi does feel a little put-down, and I don't think he should feel bad at all.

Even so, the way they make me laugh feels way less awkward than most of the other characters do in the cast. Partly because the other jokes used in v3 are rude and sexual, partly because the Training Trio brings a sense of comfort because it feels like a joke between friends.

3. Character Development.

Character development and a closer look to each of their characters.

I'll start with the most obvious one.

Maki

Maki becomes less cold-hearted and more open. She shows kindness to others while not letting them walk all over her. In the past, she kept up a prickly barrier that would poke you if you even touched it.

In the end, she falls for Kaito. She reveals it after the fifth trial when he's about to get executed for murdering Kokichi.

"I've never... fallen for anyone before."

Kaito replies that by learning to love and trust others, she can learn to love and trust herself.

More than vulnerability, allowing herself to care, and showing the two on numerous occasions, Maki allows herself to feel. After Kaito's death, she admits she cried that night. Although she also says she wouldn't allow herself to cry about it anymore.

Shuichi

Honestly, most of his character development can be chalked down to Kaede, but... Nah. I do believe that she was a huge influence, but hear me out.

I believe Kaede pushed Shuichi towards being more confident, but there were still times when he doubted himself. Shuichi is always doubting himself; however, we see Kaito and Maki not only back him up, but sometimes they even go so far as to give words of encouragement.

There were multiple times when Shuichi said he didn't think he could fulfill Kaede's wishes. At some point, he thinks about how he doesn't think he's able to do it without her...

...But he has Maki and Kaito.

Shuichi will never be alone again.

Kaito

This was harder to think about, especially because I didn't really care for Kaito in my v3 phase. I did go back to be able to form an opinion.

Kaito is encouraging, brave.... and full of himself. Maki (and Shuichi) have to put him in his place multiple times. Kaito listens and tries to become a better person while still maintaining his own beliefs. He sticks to what he believes in, which is also his downside.

But that's a character description, not development you're saying?

Yeah. You're right.

Kaito more or less stays the same. Not all the characters are going to develop that much. Especially in v3.

4. Mutual Relationship.

I implied before that their relationship doesn't lean one way or the other, meaning it's extremely mutual.

"But Maki has a crush on Kaito!"

Yeah.

So?

Maki still looks out for Shuichi after Kaito dies. While they're training Maki chooses to talk to Shuichi to get his view on something. She says that Shuichi can give her different viewpoints than Kaito, so she goes to him instead.

You have to understand that Maki and Shuichi went through Kaito's downfall together.

I've already explained how Kaito cares for Shuichi and Maki and how they care for him in return. So, there's no need to elaborate on that, but I will add a point.

Kaito's illness. They're both genuinely horrified. Neither of them wants him to die, and both of them want to do their best to help Kaito recover. He brought them together.

Conclusion

I've never been good at ending things, haha. I really like these three! I believe they were crucial to the plot and they definitely didn't waste our time.

If you have any suggestions you can put them in my inbox, but I also read comments and reposts.

Speaking of which, both of those are very appreciated! I've never done an analysis on my own time before. Thank you.

[grayisatorturedpoet]

YHS BEDWARS & MINECRAFT HEADCANNONS

I've been rewatching the krew's old bedwar videos and seeing and yhs brainrot is constantly living rent free in my mind, those two things came together and exploded and left behind a lot of debris and ideas

Was thinking about their roles between the main four and came with this:

Funneh and Alec are on offence, always going on missions to destroy peoples bed or kill the other teams (or just terrorize the players). Love making plans, spend the first few moments of the games plotting and spectating everyone to see how they should act

First thing Gold does when spawning is making a path branching out to the resource islands, she MONOPOLIZES the emerald and diamond generators. Other than that, she's buys the bulk of all the items like the weaponry and other tools, and supplies the others. By the time Funneh or Alec make a quick trip back to stock up, she's got them covered, dropping a pile of fireballs, ender pearls, bows and arrows, etc etc

Kyran spends his time making the most elaborate and over the top base and bed defence you can imagine, he is an absolute /menace/ to the other teams. Unfortunately, he's also an absolute annoyance to his own team as well. Not a single game has gone by where Alec hasn't yelled at some point about the absolute maze that their base has become, and how he can't figure out wether he's actively exiting or entering their base. And if Kyran might just play it up for fun to piss him off, he'll deny it thoroughly

Though Kyran's intent on annoying Alec doesn't stop there, another thing he loves doing is snatching up any and all dropped items before Alec can get to them. Gold'll be dropping a bunch of supplies as they're actively being attacked but that won't stop Kyran from nudging his character just a little closer and picking them up before Alec gets the chance. safe to say that Alec despises his inability to harm his teammates

Another thing about Kyran (gen don't know how this became so centred around him) is that he works silently, meaning there's sometimes a lot of miscommunication going on, like him forgetting to alert his team members of the open patch in one of their paths. He'll turn his screen, witness Funneh fall into the void, and go "oh yeah guys the path is broken"

This isn't necessarily about bewares or Minecraft really but Evan for SURE has those crinkly pics where if his mouth is right up against it, you can hear every breath, ever minuscule shift in his stature, in a very annoying loud way. When he starts screaming into it, people begin either piss themselves laughing, leave the call, or just mute him

oh and on that note, Alec LOVES muting Evan. I'm sorry I'm never letting go of my Alec Evan one-sided petty rivals. Evan is a certified yapper and not even a fourth into whatever rant his on about this time, Alec mutes him without a word and Evan is absolutely oblivious to it. He'll reference something the next day in person and Alec is confused and doens't really care and Evan just believes he has short term memory

Back on to Minecraft tho, cute ass Kai/Valerie thought. Valerie bought Minecraft on her phone and was so excited to play it but to her misfortune, she spawned in the middle of the night near a particular large mob of..mobs. by the time she was surrounded, she quickly left the game and didn't open it until a few days later, hoping maybe it'd be daytime or she'd be in another location-and safe. Of course, that did not happen and she once again left just as quick

She told Kai this story, to which he laughed, took her phone, managed to get away from the mobs (and even kill some!), and make her a not so shabby dirty house by the time it was daylight

Between Kai and her, Kai is the one that goes out mining and bringing resources and branching out their home, while Valerie is the one who builds cute little houses and picks flowers, though Kai loves to bring back flowers for her when he is on one of his hunts or mining trips. Every single flower brought back is safely put in a pot or stowed away in a chest somewhere, Valerie is very protective of them

[thelemoncoffee]

fuck you. V3 role swap au between the protags and antags but it's not just swapping Shuichi and Kokichi.

i mean shit where Tsumugi is the protag after Kaito get's set up and dies because he "killed" Maki (Rantaro swaps with her), Kokichi is her support, Kaede is the mastermind and Shuichi is a antag

i have no clear thoughts for this i'm just having a moment all of this is nonsense and would take an act of god to make coherent

[thirdlotusprince3]

Would you rather look over as assistant teacher and babysit

Only select if you know the fandoms

[atlas-library]

Once again, @mana-jjk inspires me with her analysis of Toge. She reminded me of his harmless pranks, like the one where he steals Maki's skirt— And she doesn't seem to care that much, right.

So I've been having a silly headcanon, dancing around in my mind.

I usually headcanon Toge as trans, not in a binary way though— He mostly uses he/him and they/them pronouns in my mind, but is very much close to the genderfluid label. A bit of pangender and agender at the same time, if we had to use some other labels. He's all and nothing, his gender fits his moods and outfits, he's Toge, that's it.

But what if? What if it didn't cross his mind before the school (it didn't, it was still there but he'd think "That means I'm a guy" when he's never been one, at least not entirely)? What if the first time he gets to break gender norms is by stealing Maki's skirt?

He keeps staring at it, wondering, and when Panda teases him about it (thinking Toge is having other thoughts, or probably knowing he doesn't yet still teasing), Toge shakes his head. Fish flakes.

So Panda tilts his head to the side, deep in thought, and then— "Wanna prank Maki?" And it's the perfect excuse.

Toge nods. Salmon.

The first time he steals Maki's skirt and puts it on, it feels... weird. They're not the same height or size, Maki's hips are slightly wider than his— But then, Toge convinces himself it's just for the prank. Panda loves pranks, he loves Panda and pranks are funny.

Maki doesn't find it funny, though, just annoying; she rolls her eyes at them, calls them stupid and childish (in a typical "Boys are stupid" fashion she's learnt in elementary school), and flicks Toge's forehead as she walks past him. She doesn't even ask for her skirt back... which seems obvious, since she probably has a spare.

So Toge doesn't take it off right away.

He walks around the hallways dressed like this, feels the wind on his calves, and twirls to watch the pretty movements the skirt does. He does this the rest of the afternoon, until the sun goes down and Maki taps his shoulder with a pout. Oh. She wants it back.

So Toge follows her to her room, waits until she invites him in, and doesn't look around in case she doesn't want him to— But her closet has a glassdoor on the inside. He sees his reflection and, when Maki isn't looking, slowly lifts up his shirt until the waistband of the skirt is visible.

It's slightly too big. It doesn't fall prettily on his hips. Still, he likes it.

Behind him, from the corner of her eye, Maki watches Toge as he shyly admires his reflection. She'd seen that look before— On Mai, every time they'd get new clothes she felt really fit her.

Maki doesn't get Inumaki a lot, but she gets him in that specific moment. He does look pretty in a skirt.

[mitsuristoleme]

hi bbs

cant believe i hit 100 followers lmao

ok so i thought i'd do a little event thing because why not

you guys can send me request for any of the prompts (ill put them below) with any kny or jjk character

im using prompts from @me-writes-prompts from this and this post because i have no idea how to make my own

p.s. i will also write wlw and mlm if u want me to

prompts-

"You look so hot today, babe." "Hotter than yesterday?" "Hotter than yesterday."

Always finding ways to have fun i.e wearing costumes and playing around, hosting parties.

"If we were to fight, like in a fight fight, who do you think would win?" "Obviously, me. You would admit defeat the moment I punch you." "Hey, I'm not that easy!" "Oh, yes you are."

The late-night karaoke and dances

"You know what they say, love. Warriors don't go to war without their armor. Let's get ready." *their partner nods seriously and puts their work clothes on* "Gotta be prepared."

Taking random (not-so-good-looking) pictures of each other and their partner pretends to be mad before bursting into laughter.

"Oh, I really want this. It's so cute!" "Now, I know, you were only after my money. I've already bought you 50 of these damn ducks." *gasps and mockingly puts their hand on their mouth* "You found out my secret."

“Can we please go back to sleep? I’m tired.”

“My muscles are aching.” “They weren’t aching last night when we were…” “Shut up. That's exactly the reason why they are aching right now.”

“If you promise to carry me to the bathroom, I’ll get up.”

They don’t want to get up, but they do anyway, because their partner has made them their favourite breakfast

“Coffee time! Let’s get you out of bed.” “But-,” “No buts.”

Smooching them all over the face, because that’s the only thing that gets them to wake up

Whispering gently in their ear to wake them up

“We can shower together if you get up.”

“I don’t wanna go to work today, can we just cuddle? Please?” “Yeah, let’s do that.”

“I’m not kissing you until you get yourself off that bed and brush your teeth and shower.” “Unfair.” “No kisses for you then.” “Hey!”

“Wake up!!!” *sprays water on your face and laughs maniacally at your reaction*

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dividers by @/cafekitsune

[jasvvy]

[suginami-division]

Maki’s Thoughts on Roppongi Division

Kai Quinlan

“I know very little about Kai-san and his occupation… I only know him as a parent to Zakari-kun, which I can see I’ll be able to expound on him later. So I’m sorry but… That is all I can really say about Kai-san.”

Mireya Quinlan

“Thankfully I can go further with Mireya-san. She’s been… Well, pretty typical for parents I’ve encountered in my job. Making sure their children are on course and are fitting in with their peers… I am thankful that like Eiji-san, Mireya-san doesn’t pry into my jittery behavior. Though to be fair, her and her son are a breath of fresh air for me. The increase in younger students have been especially rough so being able to talk with more… Mature students helps calm me down.”

Zakari Hiroya

“Finally we can get into Zakari-kun. And what can I really say? He is in the age demographic of students I’m more comfortable lecturing at the University which normally wouldn’t be out of the ordinary. He is unique however in that like Touya-chan of Katsushika, he’s in the process of catching up in his education. And unlike the little serial killer, he’s willingly choosing to return to school. It’s a great thing he is doing and undoubtedly a hard thing to do at his age. Still, he’s been doing well enough. A little too well actually… It’s embarrassing, but he’s actually been taking note whenever I get a too passionate about my lectures. It’s starting to become such a bad habit, even Ro- I mean Tsutsujimori-kun has been scolding me about it. Either way, he acts as a good reminder that I need to probably hold back a little… Stay on topic lest poor Zakari-kun writes down anything else mortifying.”

Private Party

“I must be nice for Zakari-kun and his family to all work together as a family unit. Albeit, I am uncertain if a rap battle was exactly what they imagined for themselves. Unless if one of them chose to enlist in the competition? Still, I hope the other teams are welcoming towards Private Party. And I hope Ryuko hasn’t said anything crass towards them, since I actually like this group… The members of the group to be exact. I'm unsure of how they do on stage.”

[brainclouded]

Not because they like each other means they should be together

[nectardaddy]

heathers musical mentioned 🔥 🔥 i am literally obsessed with it (see exhibit a, attached below)

my blog was almost going to be heathers themed if you can believe it (six was the third choice)

on that note i think maki would play heather c. amazingly!!

M O O D

I think heathers and maybe hadestown are my favorite musicals though!

[roseunspindle]

What I read in September 2024

Love this series so much!!!!

Such a disappointment

very silly nostalgic read, got it in a @shiftythrifting book box XD

How is this story so good!!!!

A very slow, kinda philosophical, kinda slice of life, kida biology textbook on snails ^_^

Loved that Touya didn't take a specific side when he reaches the one kingdom, just tries to prevent any further killing.

Really sweet slice-of-life manga

Cute-reread, could have been a bit longer to fully flesh-out the message. But over all cute.

Another cute slice-of-life

Preparing for the agony...

a fairly good sequel Arden can be yeeted into the sun.

I love this series every time I reread it.

Not a bad overview

He's in her clutches!

I didn't know much going into this and there was a lot more murder than anticipated XD

[theweirdkidinside03]

Chappell Roan's still HOT TO GO! as she remained on top of Countdown Top 40 for the second week in a row

HOT TO GO! - Chappell Roan

Die With A Smile - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Taste - Sabrina Carpenter

Guess (feat. Billie Eilish) - Charli xcx

Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba) - Megan Thee Stallion

Dilaw - Maki

I Love You, I’m Sorry- Gracie Abrams

Cherry On Top - BINI

Lucky - Halsey

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart - Taylor Swift

Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan

Casual - Chappell Roan

Misteryoso - Cup of Joe

Why Why Why - Shawn Mendes

A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

Who - Jimin

LIFETIMES - Katy Perry

Buzz - NIKI

Somebody Save Me (feat. Jelly Roll) - Eminem

Tiramisu Cake - We Are the Night

MOUNTAINS - Stray Kids

Guy For That (feat. Luke Combs) - Post Malone

Cry Baby - Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie & David Guetta

sining (feat. Jay-R) - Dionela

WOMAN’S WORLD - Katy Perry

Delusion:All - ONE OK ROCK

Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Tommy Richman

Angel Of My Dreams - Jade

The Emptiness Machine - Linkin Park

Tough - Quavo & Lana Del Rey

the boy is mine - Ariana Grande

360 - Charli xcx

Because I Love You - Halle

Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter

Too Sweet - Hozier

Liar - Jelly Roll

Did It First - Ice Spice & Central Cee

15 MINUTES - Madison Beer

Paladin Strait - twenty one pilots