#Homra is suffering don't make them part of this

[ridiasfangirlings]

If Fushimi ended up writing an anonymous Yahoo Answers/Reddit question about his relationship with Yata pre-betrayal, post-betrayal, and after they reconcile, what would it look like? I just saw a post doing this for another fandom and I thought it might be funny/interesting to see how Fushimi would describe his situation while either asking for advice or just plain venting.

r/amitheasshole

Would I be the asshole if I betrayed my best friend because he isn’t paying attention to me anymore?

There’s this idiot who’s been clinging to me since middle school, I’ll call him M. In middle school he used to call me amazing all the time and we had all these plans to take on the world and show everyone that we weren’t just powerless kids. M was always useless without me, I was the one always telling him what to do and he agreed that my plans were the best even though it’s not like I needed to hear that. Anyway we had this one big plan that got ruined and some other guy had to step in and save me (edit: us). We ended up joining this group that was supposed to give us power but everyone there is so useless and lazy, the guy in charge just sleeps all day and still M keeps calling him amazing. It’s obvious I don’t belong there with those morons but M can’t ever admit it, he just stares at our lazy leader all day long wagging his tail like some yappy dog. Even the only guy with any sense in the group keeps telling me stupid stuff like ‘I want you to always stay here,’ which he wouldn’t say if he thought I actually fit in, it’s clear no one wants me here but M can’t see it. He’s supposed to be looking at me and now it’s like I’m not even here, every time he asks me to go to do something I tell him no and he just shrugs like it’s nothing and asks some fatty to accompany him instead.

Anyway, I got a job offer the other day and I’m thinking of leaving and joining this other team. The thing is, the job I’m thinking of taking is at odds with the group I’m in now. I think our leader suspects but of course he doesn’t care at all, why would he. But I want to be sure M cares, so that he knows I had to leave because our friendship is obviously already over. I’ve been thinking of doing something big, so that he’ll really hate me. WIBTA if I burned something precious to him and tried to goad him into killing me? It feels like this is pretty much the only sensible course of action I can take right now to make him pay attention, it’s obviously his fault anyway. WIBTA? 

r/amioverreacting

Am I Overreacting by trying to get my ex best friend to fight with me?

A few months ago I had a bad breakup with a former childhood friend, we’ll call him Blossom. We used to be really close but he stopped caring about me and I took a new job, I’m not typing it all out again, check my post history if you care that much. Anyway, this new job is fine, my coworkers are morons and my boss is irritating but he gives me a lot of freedom. Sometimes my path crosses with Blossom just in the regular course of things. The other day I saw him walking around smiling and laughing, like I hadn’t even left. He hasn’t even made a single attempt to get a job at the same place as me either, it’s like he’s not even trying to chase me at all. It’s not a big deal to me but it’s annoying because he’s acting so stupid that it pisses me off and makes me want to do something drastic. 

I’m thinking of just following him around secretly and goading him into fights whenever possible. I don’t really want to hurt him — much, and anyway I want him to hurt me more — I just want to remind him how it’s all his fault that I’m gone and he doesn’t get to forget me that easily. If I don’t do this then I won’t be able to get him to hate me, and it’s important that I’m the guy he hates the most. AIO by trying to get him to notice me a little more? 

r/relationshipadvice

How do you know if someone actually likes you?

This is such a pain but I guess I need advice. I have this former childhood friend, we’ll call him Idiot Virgin. We had a falling out a few years ago but now we’re back together again. He said he was excited that we can be friends again but lately I’ve started to realize that I care about him in a way that’s more than friendship. I guess it’s something like love, who knows. I just want him to look at me more than anyone else and it makes my heart beat a little faster when he smiles. He’s a total moron and uselessly energetic and is so stupidly honest that he’s hard to handle. Everything he says is either zero or one hundred points and lately I keep feeling like every time he talks to me it’s one hundred.

Clearly I can’t tell Idiot Virgin this though, because if he doesn’t feel the same way we won’t ever be able to talk again. I’ve been trying to think of ways to get him to admit that he likes me, so that I know it’s safe to tell him that I like him. The problem is I already did something once that really hurt him and I don’t really want to do that again, because then he’ll really hate me and I don’t think I could handle that this time. Maybe I just won’t say anything, these stupid feelings will go away eventually right? If he wasn’t such a virgin it would be easier to know how he feels, but he keeps blushing every time I get too close and it’s impossible to say what that means. Does anyone have any suggestions that aren’t stupid for how to get someone else to confess first?

Comments

TheHatGuy Fushimi, everyone knows it’s you. 

BandoutheGreat lol it’s definitely Fushimi 

ShoHey I thought you guys were already together?

 LadiesManYo just tell him dude don’t make us deal with this shit again

[profnodanna]

What do you think about Cathedral, old Scepter 4, and Purgatory?

I haven't read BEFORE ZERO yet (I know, I have no excuse), but I can confidently say I can't wait to know more about these clans and their dynamics.

So far the best shaped is Habari's Scepter 4: we have already had the opportunity to know two of its clansmen (Zenjoh and Shiotsu, four counting the twins) and thanks to War Stories we got a clear idea of what meant to be a blue coat under Habari's kingship.

Since both Scepter 4 (Habari's and Munakata's) have the same role as "guardian of the order" and the blue vs red unavoidable fate my first concern was that going back to talk about the previous clans would have just turned in another version of Scepter 4 vs Homra we already saw. This wasn't the case, and I'm really glad for it.

Old Scepter 4 has showed to have its own characterization that makes it different from new Scepter 4, thanks to its main trio (Habari, Shiotsu, Zenjoh) and its experience in fighting the red clan.

I must say that I find the Habari-Shiotsu-Zenjoh dynamic a lot more interesting than the Munakata-Awashima-Fushimi one (idk why, but in my head they're not a trio? Maybe it's because I compare them to the Mikoto-Kusanagi-Totsuka trio, so the comparison it's just unfair, idk... Well, that's another story).

I want to know EVERYTHING about Cathedral: so far I only know that it was a powerful clan of pacifists. I want to know more about Seigo, his kingship and his relationships with the other Kings. I don't have any particular wish about what I want to find, just give me a new cool clan to love (before it's wiped out, because why having nice things when you can suffer?)

Last one, Purgatory. So in War Stories we saw some interesting characters, like the man who saved a woman from being enslaved. I like the idea of the red clan made - also - by desperate and hopeless people who feel they can't be part of the society anymore, who only know violence to survive. At the same time, to me it's the less interesting clan: so far Kagutsu doesn't seem to be a "proper" character, he's more like this crazy villain only useful to advance your plot, and with him all his clan. It's a bit like Fushimi Niki, a sincere evil character whose main purpose is to help building a story rather than exploring why this character is the way he is. It's not bad in itself, it's just... not interesting to explore, I guess.

[ridiasfangirlings]

Hi it's the Dewa Anon, you're probably tired of me only talking about him lol but I'm currently trying to give Dewa a personality and backstory that don't involve him just being Chitose's caretaker. Usually when I'm thinking in this dead parents scenarios(yes there are several "backstories" I really have nothing better to do) he usually ends up with distant relatives that don't necessarily want to take care of someone else's kid and while they don't mistreat him(when I'm not craving his suffering that is lol) they're not the best either as an excuse as to why he never mentions them. But like really, one of his backtories have him raising his sibilings(yes I gave him sibilings dont judge me, baby boy needs family) and even having a twin(this one was just because I thought it would be funny tbf).

Okay but imagine he has a twin and not even Chitose realizes it because the twin does not wear a hat and glasses and therefore just looks totally different are you guys sure you're identical. This is K we're talking about so statistically speaking the likelihood of Dewa having a tragic family life is higher than for normal people, I could totally see him with either dead or neglectful parents. I could kinda see his parents being really irresponsible types, like maybe they're alive but they disappeared for months at a time and Dewa, as the oldest, would have to be the one who takes care of all his siblings. If we go with the twin brother scenario say his brother took a bit after their parents too and is somewhat flighty and irresponsible, Dewa's kinda got no choice but to learn to be someone rather dependable and responsible himself. He gets annoyed at the way his brother acts but also wants to help him because he feels like his brother could be more than just another worthless sort of person. Then just to bring that good ol' 'story full of happiness' feeling maybe his brother dies tragically due to his personality being what it is and that's how Dewa ends up with his caretaker kind of mindset, he can see some of his brother in Chitose but he feels like Chitose at least has the capacity to learn and this time Dewa intends to make sure the idiot he's fond of actually stays safe. He still keeps in contact with his siblings even when he's in Homra and they will occasionally stop by to say hi, say his parents turned over a new leaf after his brother died and are being useful people again (though Dewa still has a frosty relationship with them because it took this long for them to turn around). Dewa sends them money from his own part time jobs and he's still close to them even though he doesn't have to be their parent anymore, imagine they're also all fond of Chitose who is totally here to be big brother's cooler best friend.

[ridiasfangirlings]

1. Homra & S4 as rival middle schools. Homra is a public school in a rough area of the city, so adults (outside of the school staff) see the students as delinquents & think they don't have much going for them. S4 is a private school where all the students come from rich, influential families. The school is run super strictly, more like a military school/boot camp, so the rich kids tend to act out when off the school property. But they always blame any damage done by them on the Homra kids.

I would hope that Munakata would be a bit harder on his kids here though, blaming everything on the other school is unacceptable unless they started it in which case please carry on. Maybe the two schools are like right across the river from each other, Scepter 4 is located in the rich gentrified area while Homra in right in the middle of the city. Homra's school was at one time like a failing school, the teachers didn't care and neither did the students and that's why it got a bad reputation. There was a lot of trouble with gang activity at the school as well until Mikoto took the job as principal, the first time some gang member tried to intimidate a student on school grounds Mikoto basically just walked over, put out his cigarette, and calmly punched the guy in the stomach. The students learn pretty quickly that Mikoto won't stand for any sort of bullying or intimidation and that he's strong enough to protect them from any gangs or drug dealers. Vice principal Kusanagi also gets a reputation for being a friendly ear and for finding (occasionally less than legal) ways to help struggling students earn money so they can keep up with their schooling. School counselor Totsuka is super weak but he always seems to know the right thing to say to ease tensions within the school, though sometimes students who go to see him end up having to help him with his weird hobbies as part of their counseling sessions. The school quickly begins to turn around, everyone's still pretty rough around the edges but the students feel more cared about and like they have the ability to thrive and to protect people instead of being failures.

Meanwhile over at Scepter 4 the school was initially a really strict private school, where kids from wealthy families went to compete and become the best in order to secure their futures. The school initially had high rates of students suffering mental breakdowns and such, the competition causing a lot of students to burn out and quit school in shame. When Munakata takes over as principal though he brings his unique vision to the school, turning it into a place where everyone is helped to find their unique niche where they can succeed. Naturally the school is still very orderly and strict but they also have random 'mental health' days (when principal Munakata invites all the students to participate in fun bonding activities like making a scale model of the Eiffel Tower out of puzzle pieces or going to an insect museum or doing a ninja obstacle course). Munakata is an extremely supportive principal, he has keen insight and can always tell where a student will most excel. His vice principal Awashima is the strict one who helps keep all the kids in line, they occasionally get some pretty bratty students who need to learn humility and discipline in order to thrive properly in school.

The two schools of course have a total rivalry going on because they're close enough that they can see the other building from their school and like imagine in the morning and after school students standing on ether side of the river yelling at each other. Occasionally clashes happen because they take similar routes home, the Homra students won't hesitate to throw a punch and the Scepter 4 students aren't going to take that lying down. Both schools probably end up blaming the other whenever anything happens, Scepter 4 says those barbarians from Homra caused the trouble while Homra blames the stuck up rich kids using them as scapegoats. This usually leads to their principals being called and Munakata and Mikoto get to 'talk' it out, with Munakata noting that once again Mikoto has failed to instill discipline in his students and Mikoto shrugging and being like not my fault your kids deserved a punch in the mouth, Munakata.

Meanwhile Fushimi and Yata also work at their respective schools, Yata's an alumni of Homra who thinks Mikoto's the coolest and wanted to become a teacher so he could work by Mikoto's side. Fushimi meanwhile also went to Homra with Yata and he hated it, feeling like he didn't fit in at this rough school and he was always being looked down on and ignored by the other students. Munakata recruited Fushimi over to Scepter 4 personally, where Fushimi probably ended up as the top of the class without even trying. Munakata then convinced Fushimi to come back and become a teacher, even though Fushimi kinda hates teaching and children and all that. Fushimi becomes like a math or computer teacher while over at Homra Yata gets to teach something like art or gym. Maybe they both end up coaching rival sports teams who constantly end up playing each other, the kids are all really competitive but their coaches are the worst of all (their students assume these two must hate each other because Fushimi's always taunting Yata at competitions and Yata's always threatening to kick his ass, so they're very surprised one day after a competition when both teams walk in on them making out in the club room).

[ridiasfangirlings]

Hey heya what if a red clansman (who is a strain) ever meet Gojou Sukuna and Mishakuji Yukari and they don't know much about them, touch them and make them feel the pain the red clan felt when they lost their king and totsuka for 24h, they can't fight but they didn't want to do nothing either They can feel the feelings of grief the red clan felt but stronger for a day

Actually what's immediately interesting to me with this is that technically haven’t Yukari and Sukuna felt a similar pain by post-ROK by losing Hisui and Iwa? (For that matter, Yukari lost Ichigen-sama too.) So I wonder if they would learn anything from this or if it would make them reexamine things at all. If either one was to have any kind of change of heart I would think it'd be Sukuna more than Yukari, I feel like despite his whole demeanor Yukari's a fairly astute guy and I think he knows full well the pain he caused the Reds and considered it an acceptable sacrifice for Nagare-chan's dream. Like say this happens post-ROK, maybe one of the Reds who was Mikoto's clansman but didn't rejoin after Anna became King gets Strain powers thanks to Hisui's awakening the Slate. Afterward everything dies down and the Strain hears rumors of what's happened afterward, like how the Green King is dead and how that person was really behind what happened to Totsuka and Mikoto. The Strain also learns that while Homra assisted in taking down the Green clan they allowed two of Hisui's clansmen to live and that pisses the Strain off, like don't you guys remember what they did to our King.

The Strain decides to get revenge and seeks Yukari and Sukuna out. He finds the two of them just eating lunch at a cafe and poses as a waiter, bringing them both their tea. Sukuna's about to take his when Yukari stops him, smiling calmly as he says this man isn't our waiter. The Strain clenches his teeth and tries to attack but Yukari easily stops him, wondering if this is another person wanting foolish revenge. The Strain grits his teeth and runs at them, Yukari and Sukuna both manage to hit him back but he does manage to brush their hands with his. Almost immediately the two fall to their knees and the Strain laughs, telling them that they need to pay for what they did to Mikoto-san and Totsuka-san and that they're going to feel all the pain the Red clan felt magnified ten fold for the rest of the day. Yukari's sweating but he manages a shaky smile as he wonders if that's it then, how lacking in beauty, and the Strain spits at him that the Greens deserve to suffer for the pain they caused everyone.

The Strain makes his escape, leaving Yukari and Sukuna behind with a very worried Kotosaka. I think Yukari would be better able to withstand all the feelings going through him, like he knows what grief and loss feel like and he knows how to calm his mind and clear his thoughts despite the pain. Sukuna though can't stop crying and he's all cursing and hiccuping through his tears. Yukari tells him to breathe and Sukuna just shakes his head and part of him is probably so pissed, like how could that asshole say we don't know this kind of feeling when here Sukuna's feeling the same way he did when Hisui died. That would probably make it hardest on him, like he knows this feeling of grief isn't his own but at the same time the only thing he has to compare it with is another terrible experience that he didn't want to have to feel again. It does remind him though of the real cost of what they did, like even losing Hisui he maybe didn't think so much of the loss the other clans suffered as well and it's conflicting for him, knowing that maybe even with their differing philosophies they aren't different in that respect. (Also imagine this happening after the short story where he meets Anna and Sukuna's suddenly realizing that this is what Anna felt when Totsuka and Mikoto died and now he unexpectedly feels very guilty about his part in it, even if he doesn't want to regret it.)