#Kanade and Mafuyu were also great

[memietroubadour]

I didn't post my gifs here so might as well with the best part of the Envy Baby 3dmv in PJSK that came out a bit ago.

Clipped from this video version because I prefer the costumes here.

[killjoy-prince]

Ready for another round of putting my event team in an MV I like?

[kuroenanan]

Heya! 2nd req I have made for this blog for now:'D Can I request for all Niigo members(separate) x reader; Where the reader is basically a huge fan of Niigo though is in denial that they're too much of a downbad fan for their songs. But one day, they catch the reader screaming every lyrics of their song in their room(you can pick whichever song of your choice!) and gets embarrassed to find out that the specific character was actually watching and the reader tries to act as if nothing happened. It is also your choice if the reader is actually good at singing or if they're LITERALLY screaming the lyrics wahaha

Diehard fan

a/n ; this is such a funny request. please enjoy!

a/n 2 ; i included my favourite commissioned song of each member, with a link to each! pls listen to them. they’re great.

characters ; kanade, mafuyu, ena, and mizuki.

# kanade.

since the members of nightcord are anonymous, and you don’t really know that your girlfriend is the composer of your favourite group, kanade can get a bit embarrassed whenever you talk about how amazing her group’s songs are!

she finds it a bit funny how you tend to deny how big of a fan you are, and if it were up to her, she’d gladly give you the title of number one fan.

one day, however, she doesn’t expect to hear you singing passion at 25:00 in your bedroom when she comes over for her weekly visit.

she stands there, mouth agape; your voice is beautiful, and your singing no less. you manage to hit every note with no issue, how come you’ve never sung for her before? she’d love to hear more.

when you find out she’s been standing there the entire time, your face flushes red and you pretend nothing was happening. she finds it adorable. <3

# mafuyu.

she can’t quite explain it, but mafuyu feels a certain warmth in her chest whenever you talk about how much you love nightcord, especially when you talk about how the lyrics of each song resonate with you.

she doesn’t understand why you deny it, though; if you like nightcord so much, why not express it?

it’s not until she finds you in your bedroom, as she arrived to your house for a ‘study session’ (a lie she told to her mother), singing saisei, that she seems to understand.

were you shy about singing in front of her? ashamed? you shouldn’t be — she finds your voice so comforting, and mafuyu feels a small, genuine smile form on her face.

it goes away, however, as soon as you notice her standing outside your door and go beet red; coughing into your fist and beckoning her to come inside. you really should sing for her sometime.

# ena.

ena can’t help but feel a bit proud of herself whenever you gush about nightcord — especially when you mention the artwork of each music video. that’s her art you’re praising; she wishes you knew that you were dating the illustrator.

she always asks why you deny it, and you respond with “i’m not denying anything!” which always makes her giggle.

nothing can stop her from being shocked, happy, and head over heels all at the same time, when she finds you in your bedroom singing i am rain, though.

it was a relatively new song from her group, and the fact that you already know each lyric by heart? could she be more in love?

she laughs as you realize she had been there the whole time, a lovestruck grin on her face as she enters your room.

# mizuki.

mizuki loves when you talk about nightcord! they can’t help but feel giddy whenever you mention the music videos, and how well they’re edited. that’s their work! and! you’re praising it!

they don’t question you when you deny your love for nightcord, only smiling as you continue to gush about it.

though, they’re absolutely awestruck by you, when they find you singing kimi no yoru wo kure in your room.

they feel like crying; you’re singing beautifully, and a song that’s dear to their heart, too. just when i thought i couldn’t love them more. they think to themselves.

giggling when you realize they’ve been there the whole time, they give you a hug; beyond grateful that you’re in their life.

[an-inspired-eternity]

Rui & Kanade, Depression, Healing, and Love

i want to bring to attention the fact that.. the world has been very, very cruel to these two and the visible state of their depression in their appearances (kanade pretty obviously so, as the length of her hair carries into the present time. rui similarly in middle school has very unkempt hair, but as well his uniform is barely together with his tie partway undone and only one sleeve rolled up)

kanade experienced a great deal of personal loss (mother died at a young age, father stressed himself into a coma thats left with some amnesia). she stopped going outside and functioning like a person, surviving only on her goal to save people with her songs.

rui was treated like a freak by his peers his entire life through elementary school into middle school to the point that (this is speculation but going off context clues of rui’s behavior early on in the story timeline wise + the bits of middle school rui we do see) he masked so hard and forced himself to be okay with his situation that he barely understands his own emotons anymore.

despite all of this. despite all of the heartache they’ve faced. they both still chose to love. they love, with their entire hearts, despite the cruelty they faced, from fate, from peers, from.. themselves.

kanade loved, and still loves her parents, carrying the love they gave to her with her. she loves the rest of nightcord. (whether you want to read into that romantically or not is up to you) she loves hona. even confronted by mafuyu’s mom, she swears to stay by mafuyu’s side and save her. i love you i love you i love you.

rui loves his parents. he also loves nene and mizuki, his old friends who were there with him through the darker parts of his life. he loves emu and tsukasa, who helped him find the joy in everything again. (and as of pandemonium it’s implied he might unknowingly feel romantically towards tsukasa.) he helps his friends with creating their dreams. i love you i love you i love you.

kanade writes songs for the people she cares about, hoping to help them- save them, making them feel better the only way she knows how. rui does the same, with shows and making robots. i love you i love you i love you.

rui and kanade became recluses, unable to connect with the rest of society. but through love, they were able to find a way back into the world, able to heal and reintegrate themselves with what they thought themselves uncapable of being. they’re able to love, and be loved. supporting those they care about and bringing that love to other people too. a message of hope for others like them.

it’ll be okay. it gets better. i love you i love you i love you.

[pjsk-story-summaries]

April Fools Year 2: MikuDemy

TL;DR: The members of each unit have been invited to attend a year at the prestigious MikuDemy school. Through this school year, they make friends within their classes, participate in a sports festival, and tackle a graduation challenge.

The Solid Heart class consists of Shiho, Airi, Akito, Nene, Ena, and WxS KAITO. They tend to be reasonable and care deeply for those in the Pure Heart class.

The Passion Heart class consists of Saki, Minori, An, Rui, Mizuki, MMJ Rin, and VBS Len. They are an energetic group ready for action.

The Cautious Heart class consists of Honami, Haruka, Kohane, Tsukasa, Mafuyu, L/n Luka, and VBS MEIKO. They are kind and considerate leaders.

The Pure Heart class consists of Ichika, Shizuku, Toya, Emu, Kanade, and n25 Miku. They are a calm, if slightly airheaded and naive, group.

Some translations (potato ghost) are available here and here. Missing dialogue scenarios have been referenced directly in-game.

Song (Be the MUSIC!) 2DMV

Upon login, Miku asks you to check in on the others at a new school in a strange version of Shibuya?.

The only Virtual Singers that appear in this event are the leaders and Miku variants.

Introductions

Leo/need discuss their excitement towards attending the brand new MikuDemy academy, a prestigious music school. They're a bit surprised about suddenly receiving admission letters, though. They were asked to look for "something special" while there.

MORE MORE JUMP! walk together to campus. Their Miku was the one to get them acceptance letters. Airi's excited, since the school has produced many great idols.

Vivid BAD SQUAD arrive on campus. When An points out how Principal MkuDayo looks a lot like Miku, Toya points out that MikuDemy is just a nickname. They'd all received challenge letters to attend.

Wonderlands x Showtime explore the school campus. They'd been invited to attend after saving Principal Dayo from a gutter. Nene's especially excited to attend. Miku cheers them all on.

Nightcord at 25:00 arrive at campus. Mafuyu points out the "MikuDemy" nickname only works in Japanese, and it's technically a university, not an academy. Miku had been the one to recommend they come.

The Virtual Singers (minus Miku) took the train to campus together. They're excited to have the chance to get closer to those who have strong feelings.

The Leaders (human) watch Principal MikuDayo's entrance ceremony. MikuDayo explains the core themes of the school as being "respect", "creativity", and "challenge". Though admission is only one year, she's excited for everyone to become close friends. MikuDayo jokes that classes are assigned by putting on her head.

Solid Heart Class

Nene, Shiho, and Akito introduce themselves. Nene's glad to already know some people. Shiho asks Akito if his sister is also in this class, to his annoyance. Shiho understands the sentiment. They all think the class name is a bit strange.

Ena sneezes in the hallway while walking with Airi. She bets Akito's complaining about being put in the same class as her. KAITO approaches and introduces himself to the two. When Ena seems surprised at his kind demeanor, KAITO lies and says the one she knows is a distant relative. He asks to hear more about the ones they know.

Ena thanks Nene for giving her singing tips. Both Nene and Shiho were suprised that Ena's already such a good singer since she's just in charge of illustrations. Ena praises Shiho's voice in turn. Ena notices Nene too shy to ask a question and prompts her to join the conversation.

KAITO and Airi gossip about Akito watching Ena make friends. They believe he's likely shocked to see Ena acting like a good older sister. Akito tells them that she's usually annoying and selfish at home.

KAITO, Airi, and Shiho practice ping pong together. VBS Miku stops by to offer her help (though she doesn't confirm her identity). She's never played ping pong, but she's never lost a game of hanetsuki.

Ena asks Nene what sport she's thinking about. They're both considering the penalty shot game since they aren't too athletic. Akito calls them out for taking things easy. Ena and Akito start bickering, which makes Nene anxious.

Ena asks Shiho about the graduation assignment. They're all a bit worried abotu what it could be, but at the same time, they know they'll be fine.

Passion Heart Class

Rin does some idol catchphrases for An and Saki. An asks if Saki has an introductory catchphrase like her brother. She runs through her own rendition of it, but gets embarrassed after.

Mizuki points out both themself and Rui will fit in perfectly in a class called Passion Heart. They run into Len and Minori. Mizuki's super excited to be in a class with one of their favorite idols. They talk about the excitement of finding friend's names on class rosters.

An, Rui, Saki, and Len discuss the upcoming sports festival. An wants to play basketball, and Len soccer. Rui and Saki feed off their excitement.

Minori, Mizuki, and Rin discuss their lecture on the history of idols. Their assignment is to predict what idols might be like in 10 years. Mizuki and Rin think MORE MORE JUMP! will be a legendary group by then.

Minori decided to play a penalty kick game. Mizuki will play kickball with Saki and Rui against Akito and Tsukasa. An decides to ask Rui for some ideas on how to beat them. MMJ Miku cheers them on from the shadows.

Rui asks Rin and Len what sports they're going to play. Len wants to do soccer, and Rin's doing ping pong. Rui decided to go wherever needs more people since he's excited about all of them. Rin and Len both try and get Rui to join them.

The class discusses a recent challenge to play as a music ensemble together using the instruments found around school. Though it was difficult, they all found the experience to be highly valuable. They're glad they got to be good friends with each other through the year.

Cautious Heart Class

Tsukasa, Mafuyu, and Luka greet each other as classmates. Tsukasa recognizes Mafuyu as the one who helped Rui, and is surprised to find a Luka wide-awake. Mafuyu asks if Luka knows someone that looks like herself. Luka isn't phased by the question, but the two kids are shocked by her casualness.

MEIKO, Kohane, Haruka, and Honami greet each other. They guess that their class shares similar characteristics as deliberate and cautious. MEIKO teases Kohane over her shyness.

Luka asks Honami to not be so formal with her now that they're classmates. Haruka understands Honami's nervousness, since she feels strange calling her MEIKO "MEI". MEIKO feels jealous of that version of her, so Haruka calls her MEI. Honami tries calling Luka a nickname, too. Neither of them like it.

Tsukasa, Mafuyu, and Kohane chat about the sports competition. Tsukasa also is helping Kohane find who sent Vivid BAD SQUAD the challenge letter. Mafuyu suspects Principal MikuDayo was the one who sent it.

Tsukasa and MEIKO play ping pong against Kohane and Luka. Kohane sends over a curveball shot and wins the point. Tsukasa and MEIKO agree to practice even harder. L/n Miku watches on.

Mafuyu and Haruka run into Honami practicing for the sports festival by herself. The two of them are working on plays for the basketball team. An was the one to convince Haruka to join basketball.

Kohane, Haruka, Mafuyu, Tsukasa, and Honami discuss graduation requirements. Tsukasa belives they'll be fine as long as they attend class. Kohane still isn't sure who challenged her team. Honami also isn't sure what the "something special" she was asked to find is yet.

Pure Heart Class

Toya, Ichika, and Shizuku introduce themselves. Ichika's happy to be in the same class as Kanade, too. Toya asks her to introduce them.

Kanade and Miku arrive at class. Emu runs over to them and introduces herself. She starts talking about anime and invites Miku over to watch with her. Miku realizes she's made a friend.

Toya greets Shizuku, who is reading a picture book to Miku in the courtyard. Toya asks if they'd be interested in some of his picture search books and agrees to bring some over the next day.

Ichika talks to Emu and Kanade about their instrument class. Kanade found the various materials producing different sounds to be intriguing. They decide to ask Toya more about instruments.

Toya asks Miku and Kanade what events they'd like to play for the sports festival. Both Kanade and Toya are considering the penalty shot game because they're not athletic. WxS Miku (who denies her identity) runs in and offers to train them.

Ichika, Shizuku, and Emu discuss the sports festival. Shizuku wants to do the ping pong race, but Ichika wants something more involved. Emu invites her to play kickball with her.

The class discusses the graduation challenge. Everyone's glad Miku had so much fun that year. Ichika guesses the thing she was supposed to search for that day was "smiles".

Miscellaneous

The various SEKAI Miku watch the sports festival from the sidelines. Principal MikuDayo thanks them for all of their help.

Graduation is nearing. The SEKAI Miku are all sad the day will end soon. Principal MikuDayo asks for their help in ensuring things go well right until the end, to which they enthusiastically agree.

The Virtual Singer leaders (minus Miku) gather right before graduation. They're sad they all have to leave after finally getting so close. KAITO, Luka, and MEIKO believe the "something special" they'll all get out of this are fond memories.

Closing

On the day of graduation, Principal MikuDayo asks if everyone was able to find their "something special". The SEKAI Miku reveal themselves as the secret graders. They thank the others for being sources of joy (looking to the Pure Heart class), will (to the Solid Heart class), enjoyment (to the Passion Heart class), and confidence (to the Caution Heart class). With that, everyone graduated while singing the school anthem, "Be the MUSIC!".

Miku thanks you for watching over the kids. She hopes that you've found "something special" too.

[mizuruifan9]

My mizurui au!!! Time-changer

okay so I think my mizurui au was pure trash so I'm remaking it!!! With more info!!!

now time to info dump!!!!

It takes place in the 1600's, Rui is a simple villager in Europe, she is 19 years old, and sick, in this AU she also has long hair, she is best friends with Tsukasa, another villager who writes plays in his free time, and has 2 younger siblings who he adores(Saki and Toya live with him in this AU). Due to Rui's sickness, she needs to be taken care of by Doctor Kusanagi. Kusanagi guesses that Rui will die soon due to the disease. When Rui is about to sleep, her heartbeat stops and Kusanagi thinks Rui has finally died, but no. Mizuki is the goddess of life, with her strings she controls how long mortals live, she sees that Rui has a lot of things left that she can do, and doesn't feel like letting her die quite yet, and so, she doesn't cut the string, letting Rui live, but she is now less human, as her heart still doesn't beat, and the only reason she is alive is because of Mizuki, basically living in a corpse now, like a zombie. Kusanagi reports that Rui is somehow alive to Emu, and rumor spreads that Rui has been cursed by a witch and is a zombie. Ena, the goddess of beauty and death, sees this happening and doesn't like Mizuki's decision, and wants to let Rui die like she should've.

Bonus info on characters!

Mafuyu is the goddess of memories, winter, and the past and Kanade is the goddess of rebirth, future and desire.

Tsukasa is a young man(20) with a younger sister(Saki) and brother(Touya). His parents died 3 years ago of natural causes (the life expectancy wasn't that long back then) and so Tsukasa has to take care of his family himself. He met Rui while bargaining on the market for bread. Tsukasa enjoys to write poetry and plays when he is bored under candle light.

Emu is a young maiden, she is part of the Otori family who rules the village, sometimes she gives her extra money to the poor. Shes expected to be the next ruler when her father dies. Emu is also 20 years old.

Nene is a doctor, and the best one in their town, she serves the royal family and all the villagers if they pay a price, she is 21, and lives in the royal quarters. She currently takes care of Rui and Emu's father.

Rui is a young villager, she is very bright. Rui is 19 years old and horribly ill. She has long purple hair and is friends with Tsukasa. When they were kids, they would play together at Tsukasa's house.

An is Touya's friend, and her family sings songs for the royal family.

Mizuki is the goddess of life, she has a basket of strings, inside there is an endless amount, each representing a humans life, when she cuts the string, the human dies.

Ena is the goddess of death and beauty, she makes sure the balance of dead and alive is always kept, but there was once a maiden she favored...she doesn't wish to speak of what happened, but she will make sure Mizuki doesn't make the same mistake, and balance is kept.

also might make character ref sheets when I get the motivation, but for now @kaedahara-kazuhas-leaf has made some very great designs for Ena and Mizuki which you should totally check out if you are interested!

YEAH!!!!!!!

feel free to ask questions

I rewrote this at 3am so there might be some mistakes!

[nogenderbee]

hii bee! can i request n25 with a reader thats like a older sibling to them?

Hi hi! Of course you can! I finally did some headcanons this time and omg it was do long since I did them but I think it was still kinda good! Anyway, hope you like it ^^

♡˗ˏ✎*ೃ˚ 𝕆𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 ₊˚ˑ༄

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Kanade, Mafuyu, Ena, Mizuki with older sibling alike!reader

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ platonic

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ @bleachtheidiot @prsk-krow @badwhole @hearts4gf @modyuki @hakulivesformusic @no1mizukifan

✧ Kanade's not used to being taken care of so when you did, she was more than surprised

✧ it takes her some time to get used to but that's what she needs and maybe with your help, she won't have to carry all this burden alone

✧ she'd see you as a parental figure if not the fact you're almost the same age as her... so she sees you as a older sibling figure instead!

✧ but naturally siblings are not only just care and protection... so once you start being more silly and tease her, she's surprised yet again but doesn't make big deal out of it

✧ whenever you tease her, she'll just nod, admitting it's true with faint blush on her cheeks

✧ she definitely talked with niigo about you or even introduced you to them!

✧ you also have spare keys to her house, just in case

✧ now not only Honami comes to take care of her...

✧ first time you scolded her for bad lifestyle, she stayed put and you could even have traumatized this girl a bit...

✧ she still lives like she does but now also tries to take care of herself more as to not upset you

"Yes, I did ate today. And only one meal contained noodles... yes, I know it's 9am... sorry... I'll eat cereal next time..."

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✧ Mafuyu made sure to keep her good girl act all of the time, in fact she treated you like her mother if anything

✧ that's when your caring side started to mix with constant teasing...

✧ she started treating you more like a good friend and the more time you spent together, the more chances of her revealing her real self to you

✧ once she does, it's clear she needed it and there's no room for any teasing so you better show her only care

✧ she starts to value your opinion more than anyone's (though her mom's opinion is still slightly more important to her...)

✧ you technically have lots of power in your hand and if you spend enough time with her, you may be just the key she needs to break from her mother

✧ but let's focus on Mafuyu only! As for your teasing... she doesn't really get it at first, in fact she'll be completely blunt about it and just agree

✧ looking that you're probably older than her but not too old, she'll often go to you for help with school and it also works as good excuse to make her mom let go of her

✧ it usually ends on you two hanging out more than studying but you or her can't complain! After all everyone deserves a bit of break and she's no exception

"I believe you. I'll... try to do something with that... thanks for sharing your opinion with me. I'll most definitely keep it in mind."

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✧ Ena was usually the older sister so it was definitely a nice surprise for someone caring about her for once

✧ though you definitely made her feel insecure a bit... you're so great to her and yet she's the one treating her little brother badly... (but she'd never admit it)

✧ you could definitely catch her blushing first time you were so caring towards her

✧ but when you started teasing her about it... she stops being all nice and kind towards you and will show her tsundere side eventually

✧ expect her to remember your teasing. Because she'll most definitely come with revenge!

✧ maybe it'll even become a friendly game of yours! Unless you're the type to take slight teasing with no problem and even come with comeback... then she'll be more salty most of the time...

✧ in the end, you're probably the only person that she trusts so if she's feeling down, you're the person she'll usually reach out to!

✧ if you want to help her with her anger issues than go on because you're the one she'll let to do it! But be aware that this won't be an eyes way

"Oh shut it already!! I'm not getting soft for anyone! It's just your imagination! ... Sorry for yelling..."

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✧ Mizuki has older sibling themselves so they began to see the similiarities from the very beginning of your relationship

✧ they'll immidietly develop a soft spot for you and trust you easier since you remind them of their sibling so much!

✧ they may not even notice it when they start looking for your praise in everything they do

✧ they also often look up for spending time with you! Simply because they enjoy your company so much~

✧ and when you become more teasing, it's really perfect for them because they'll immidietly come with comeback

✧ so if you're someone who can tease but can't handle someone teasing them, you better not start this endless war with Mizuki

✧ if you can handle a bit of teasing tho, the two of you know that when one starts teasing, it'll mean the war starting!

✧ they definitely told you many stories about niigo, they might've not introduce you to them but they told you enough stories for you to know they're nice people!

"Y/N, look! Isn't this collage cute? I did it when I was on call with Nifhcord yesterday."

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[icedroppedinparasolcider]

so, i started thinking (which is already a dangerous task for me to do at any given time), and it lead to me asking a question: "Why is WxS Kaito in Solid Heart?" and it sent me down such a deep rabbit hole of realisation that i'm going to word vomit everything into this post.

so first, for the unitiated: during the second april fool's day event, the cast of project sekai was stuffed into a single school: the All Music Mikudemy (or just mikudemy from here forward), and organised into four classes, with one from each unit entering each class. cautious heart, with honami, haruka, kohane, tsukasa, and mafuyu; passion heart, with saki, minori, an, rui, and mizuki; solid heart, with shiho, airi, akito, nene, and ena; and pure heart, with ichika, shizuku, toya, emu, and kanade. but one additional part of it is that the virtual singers also got shuffled into these groups, with one from each sekai (two from vbs) entering the four classes: 25ji miku in pure heart, mmj rin in passion heart, vbs len in passion heart, l/n luka in cautious heart, vbs meiko in cautious heart, and wxs kaito in solid heart.

we know it's these specific versions of the virtual singers because of minor design details shown through their live2d models and the way they behave (or, for miku, it's really obvious she's from the empty sekai). rin having the stage sekai ribbon specificially, len wearing the uniform like he does his street sekai jacket, luka's sweater having the same blue accents and her wearing the same locket, meiko wearing the same earrings she does in the street sekai and using the kamiyama uniform's tie, and kaito having the same mustache pin he wears on his wonderland sekai uniform. there's also the fact these six are considered the "initial" virtual singers of each group and were part of the cast of the 2.5 anni virtual singer event. which was probably what decided who would be part of the mikudemy in the first place.

all of this established, i again ask the question at the core of this: Why is WxS Kaito in Solid Heart? the way he behaves aligns far more with the vibes of cautious heart, especially with the fact he's the initial virtual singer of tsukasa's sekai. his controlled, older brother air (if emu's "kaito onii-san" says anything) matches the way tsukasa feels and behaves regarding saki, that's certainly a large part of what formed kaito into the sekai in the first place. he's the leader of the virtual singer theatre troupe, he handles most of the directing for their shows, he functions as the "straight man" to the comedic natures of the wonderland sekai cast. everything kaito is aligns with cautious heart, not solid heart. so Why?

the short, and probably real answer if we assume colopale didn't put a ton of thought into an april fool's event, is that they otherwise wouldn't have a virtual singer for solid heart. none of the chosen cast fits the description of solid heart, most of them significantly worse than kaito does at first glance, and cautious heart already has two of the major "mentor" virtual singers in l/n luka and vbs meiko. the closest to a solid heart rep beyond what they already have would probably be vbs len, but i definitely agree that he's better fit for passion heart, for reasons i'll get into later as i answer the big question (including but not limited to: keeping len with rin).

but i think there's an actual reason behind kaito's solid heart placement, something i discovered by looking through the other virtual singers and why they fit the classes they've been assigned.

first, let's look at luka, meiko, and cautious heart as a whole, since i already have a short (by my standards) description of what makes cautious heart cautious heart on my blog as is, it's just more focused on why tsukasa's in it in particular rather than about the class as a whole. cautious heart is, by description, a grouping of natural leaders that handle those around them with great care and kindness, often to a point it begins to reflect poorly on their mental health (look at honami and mafuyu). all of them come from some level of "talent"—haruka is regarded as a perfect idol, kohane has a natural gift for singing, mafuyu's... entire story—but where this separates from pure heart, who carry the same trait, is the way this impacts their lives, starting in some way negatively. as their talent brings with it expectation, either from themselves (tsukasa and mafuyu) or the world around them (everyone else), and this expectation is something that weighs heavily on these characters. a massive central part of all of their themes is this expectation, the impacts it left in their lives, and how they move forward with this expectation. some of them leave it behind them (mafuyu), some of them chase with the dream of overcoming it (kohane and tsukasa), and some of them completely redefine what these expectations mean (honami and haruka).

if we look at l/n luka and vbs meiko, we can immediately see a couple throughlines to this theming: namely the factor of talent and leadership. luka is the senpai of the school sekai, having knowledge of all four leo/need instruments to a degree that she can reliably teach the members of the band how to improve throughout their entire story, and being the only one to genuinely test shiho's mastery of the bass earlier in the story. the role luka plays in the stories of leo/need's members matches the role honami plays in the relationships of the band, sharing that same unending drive to care and support the others in the group, something especially shown through her roles in Stella After the Rain and Live with Memories. vbs meiko is very much the same way for the street sekai, being the owner and bartender of crase cafe and holding a mentor role for the other virtual singers and members of vivid bad squad. she doesn't step in to assist with improving their singing until vbs get noticeably better, roughly halfway into their journey to surpass rad weekend, because not only does it provide opportunities for the other virtual singers to provide their input, but her teachings exist on a level above what the others offer at first.

both school sekai luka and street sekai meiko stand on a level beyond the other virtual singers in their sekai, and choose to offer their wisdom akin to a parent or a teacher rather than peer-to-peer like many of the other relationships with the virtual singers tend to be. they are leaders within their sekai, even looked to as such by those that made the sekai they're part of. perfect fits for cautious heart.

then there's rin and len. the former is really easy to assign to passion heart; stage sekai rin takes most after minori, if not clear by her being the least experienced of the six and her role in Hear Me! Hopeful Stage and Connected by Painful Hope (performing two different roles for minori and haruka respectively but they're both parallels to minori's own role in the idol group; rin's empathy and understanding for minori's struggle and the extra perspective she gives to haruka that she otherwise wouldn't have considered). everything about mmj rin connects back to minori in some way, and as a passion heart student herself, it was a given that stage sekai rin would be assigned the same class.

but len approaches passion heart from a completely different direction, something that adds a new perspective to the class and their stories. because on the surface, len would be better fit for solid heart: his relationship with akito is one of the core dynamics of the street sekai, he's constantly in competition with street sekai rin, and even to some degree with miku (mirroring the early dynamics between akito and an), and he played a major role in akito's chapter of BREAK DOWN THE WALL. most of the evidence points toward solid heart vbs len, but i believe the part that puts him in passion heart is the fact rin is a given to go there. because rin and len are a pair. they share a number, they're both kagamines, and across every sekai they have a special relationship that works as a motivator for at least one member of the sekai. and out of every group, it's vivid bad squad that puts the most emphasis on the importance of partnership. it's a massively central and unendingly important aspect of its story and the growth of its characters.

street sekai len takes this pairing of rin and len to an extra level, as their relationship is the example of vivid bad squad's partner dynamic. every time conflict arises between the two, it's ultimately born from wanting to be a better partner for the other; something that's directly paralleled across both the bad dogs and the vivids. entire plot points are built from the importance of this dynamic, the fact they are the most important people in each other's lives (not even in a shipping sense, this is just direct storytelling; to deny that fact is to deny the essence of the group itself), and that manifests itself into the dynamic of rin and len. a pair of virtual singers whose relationship transcends sekai. no matter the circumstance, no matter the personality they're given, they are partners.

and when you look at passion heart through this perspective, you can immediately see a pattern: every member of passion heart strives to embody a certain light they were given. saki with tsukasa, minori with haruka, an with nagi, rui with tom gray, mizuki with yuuki. and, within their own groups, their stories develop their characters through their relationships with others, having entire events around a particular, vitally important person: saki's Parallel Harmonies with ichika, minori's entire dynamic with haruka, an's entire arc from Bout for Beside You to Whip the Wimp Girl!!, rui's relationship with tsukasa after the main story, and mizuki's My Footprints, Your Destination and Our Escape For Survival for ena and mafuyu respectively.

passion heart is built around its relationships, the importance other people play in their lives and growth. to not include the inseparable pair of rin and len in that class would simply be a mistake.

this brings us back around to kaito and solid heart. what about wonderland sekai kaito connects him to the themes of solid heart? well, if school luka and street meiko are cautious heart students at the ends of their journeys, and street len is a new perspective on the meaning of passion heart, i think wonderland kaito is meant to be both of these things. because kaito is the solid heart connection to cautious heart, a representation of what they're capable of by embodying a class solid heart often envies.

wonderland kaito pulls a lot from tsukasa's character (obviously so, as a manifestation of his emotions), and tsukasa's story, despite himself being cautious heart, reflects the themes of solid heart. specifically the events On the Stage of Dazzling Light and Towards the Phoenix at the Sky's Edge. stories about tsukasa's struggle to perform as the actor he wants to be, the latter specifically putting him in a position of intense longing for a goal he feels is lifetimes away from him. yes, both of these are for the sake of the character he's playing, but that reflects perfectly in the stories of solid heart, who put their all into their work to achieve the goals they've set out for themselves, and will put themselves through the most difficult climbs just to reach the top of the cliffside. if the way his story presents itself wasn't better fit for cautious heart, and nene wasn't already a perfect solid heart student, tsukasa would be solid heart. and kaito, carrying such a major piece of tsukasa: his dedication to his craft, is the solid heart within tsukasa. the drive to grow, the will to keep pushing no matter the challenge, the willingness to try anything that might lead to success, even if they get hurt in the process. yes, he acts more like cautious heart, but that's the point.

shiho has always been an odd one when it comes to solid heart's themes. yes, they act like a member of solid heart (all the way down to the common mischaracterisation of them being an asshole, a universal trait of solid heart characters), but their story has always worked in contrast to the rest of solid heart. solid heart characters come from a position of inferiority, feeling the need to overcompensate and push themselves to their limits in order to "keep up" with the rest of their groups' capabilities. shiho has never had this struggle; they've always been skilled, the most experienced member of the band. shiho has an entire event, Don't Lose Faith!, that has ichika confront them about the fact they hold back to not outshine the other band members, so they don't glow too bright and take the glory for themselves. it's the opposite of what solid heart has always needed to do. because shiho, like kaito represents, is already there. their drive was uninhibited by their environment, save for the struggle to find a band they can participate in. their actual ability as a musician has never been hampered by the world, while the rest of solid heart run off the belief they're worse than their group because that's what the world has told them, directly or indirectly. shiho is the sunlight that solid heart is capable of achieving.

so wonderland kaito, much like shiho represents, is an embodiment of what solid heart can do with their determination to grow despite the challenges. because they look up to the cautious heart students, they're envious of their skills and talents. but kaito is the proof that they can be that.

that, i think, is why kaito is solid heart. the virtual singers are representations of these characters' feelings and aspirations, and wonderland kaito serves as an embodiment of the goals of solid heart. their mission to be like the cautious heart students that seem to have everything together. kaito shows them that it's possible by being like cautious heart but still solid heart.

[tsukikoayanosuke]

Spin Around My Carousel - Ruikasa Week 2024

Day 1: White & Black Lily

Dirty. Cursed. Unlucky. Bringer of Misfortune.

Those are the words Rui would often hear.

No one would even look at a black flower without an assumption of death. It was cruel of them to judge a flower from its petal.

But Rui was used to that.

He was unlike his siblings who had strived for greatness despite their petals. Mafuyu had joined a traveling musician, Shizuku became the kingdom's greatest archer, Honami opened a chocolate shop, and Akito finally settled in another kingdom as a prince's personal bodyguard.

Rui was the only one who hadn't left their garden. Shizuku, Mafuyu, and Akito had left months ago. Honami is the one who has a true reason to stay: her business. Rui? Well, he never has a reason to leave, but he doesn't have a strong desire to stay either.

Oh, dearest black lily. How does your garden grow?

Sometimes he would stare at his carousel, watching the gear spin in its loneliness. Just like him. A carousel is nothing without its horses, and it wasn't like Rui didn't know what horses looked like, but it just…

"Rui?"

Ah. What a beautiful voice.

Rui looked behind him and saw an angel dressed in white standing by his doorframe. Ah, is he here to take him up to heaven? Oh, Rui wouldn't mind if he could see someone as beautiful as him every day.

"Hello? Rui? You're staring again."

"Can't I stare at my favorite flower? " he fake pouted. "You hurt me feeling, Tsukasa-kun."

The angel named Tsukasa just rolled his eyes and walked toward his work desk carefully. Rui’s room was always messy with bits and bobs scattered around. He never has the will to clean it.

"What are you doing this time?" Tsukasa leaned close to his shoulder so that Rui could smell his natural floral scent.

Rui looked back at his carousel. "Nothing really. Just thinking."

Tsukasa's brow furrowed. "Must've been a hard thought if you're not even tinkering around."

Rui chuckled. "You know me so well."

It was true. Their first meeting was an accident; Honami invited her coworker Minori, who happens to be Tsukasa's sister, to their house to work on a new recipe. Tsukasa just happened to accompany her. When he was looking for the bathroom, he accidentally stumbled into Rui's room when Rui was making his latest invention. Ever since then, Tsukasa would often visit just for a chat and tea, sometimes watching Rui work or play something on Mafuyu's old piano. There were also times when Tsukasa would stay for the night and Rui would be lying if he didn't enjoy sleeping together in the same bed when Tsukasa accidentally fell asleep while watching Rui work. It was certainly an endearing sight that Rui wished could frame on his wall. He adores Tsukasa and cherishes their blooming friendship.

Perhaps it could grow into something more…

But that was wishful thinking on Rui's side.

He cleared his throat, trying to clear this thought. "It still needs something… But I don't know what…"

Tsukasa hummed. Rui knows he doesn't know much about machinery so he would never blame her for being unable to help. "We can try painting over it."

Rui hummed back. Bending down to open his tool box he took out his set of paint to show to Tsukasa. He only has limited colors and most of them have already dried out but nothing some drops of water can fix it. "I only have these." But then he looked back at the carousel. "But I don't think a paint would work."

Tsukasa hummed again. "How about changing it into something else?"

"Like what?" Rui asked back.

Tsukasa shrugged. "I don't know…a music box? My sister, Kanade, makes songs for music boxes. Maybe you turn it into something similar…"

A music box. Perhaps… If the carousel spins around while playing music… Not only that. He could at some lights on the roof and bottom… That would make it into a…

"A night light…" Rui finished his thought. "That's it. That might work."

He heard Tsukasa chuckle. "There you are." Both of his hands suddenly reached for Rui's cheek and he froze. Oh, he was smiling. His smile is so beautiful. "There's the Rui I know."

Oh, gardener above, what did he do to deserve this?

Dearest lily; white instead of black. White lily. Bright lily. Such a gorgeous flower; pure, innocent, and easy to love. He could already imagine the praise Tsukasa receives every day. Beautiful, both inside and outside. Such contrast compared to him. Can a cursed being such as himself stand next to something pure as the white lily?

"You're thinking again." Tsukasa rested his forehead on his. "What's in your mind?"

Rui closed his eyes, basking in Tsukasa's presence. He shook his head. "Just how lucky I am." He put his hand on top of Tsukasa's. "Thank you for being here."

Tsukasa grinned. "Of course." Then he smiled again with a tint of pink on his cheeks.

"Anything for you, my lily."

Oh, heaven above, have mercy.

"You're gonna be the death of me."

And Tsukasa just laughed at him, as merry as the spring.

With a final stroke, Rui let out a sigh of relief as he leaned back in his seat. It was done. "Okay…"

"Wow…" Tsukasa was standing behind him, hands on Rui's chair as he stared at the new carousel. It was painted with brand new color with gold lining. String lights on the side of the roof and base. The stage, once empty, now has two dolls resembling the lilies, holding hands. He was jumping on his heel. "Come on! Come on! Spin it!"

Rui smiled and spun the key a couple of times. The light shone in a gentle orange hue as the sound of a piano gently resounded like a lullaby. The two dolls started to spin as they danced around the stage.

"It's beautiful…" Tsukasa said in awe. Rui could see his gaze softened and he once again prayed to heaven that he could stay strong from the sight.

"Not as beautiful as you," Rui stated the fact. Tsukasa didn't answer. He didn't have to, for Rui could see his cheek reddened.

"You're such a tease. Come here."

Dirty. Cursed. Unlucky. Bringer of Misfortune.

Those were the words Rui would often hear.

But when Tsukasa pulled him out of his chair into a dance, Rui didn't care anymore.

Tsukasa was so kind and merciful toward him; giving him a chance when others would look away. He who would cradle him gently like a newborn sapling, who would whisper to him encouragement to finally leave the garden, who would never laugh or leave him after a crude mistake.

Oh, gardener above, what did he do to deserve this?

To stand, to dance, together with the purest lily he had ever seen…

To fall in love…

To finally have the courage to cup his cheeks and lean down, kissing him with all the love he had until he could cry.

He prays to the heaven above that they could be together eternally. Just like the never-ending spin of his carousel.

[cinnamon-stheater]

MizuEna - 𐙚˙⋆.˚Infinitely Colorful ₊🖌⊹♡

SORRY THIS WAS SO LATE !!! the ask came like october 13th and i was like "huh i have no motivation. let's publish it NOW instead" anyway established relationship mizuena !! they're already girlfriends :DD something fluffy for your eyes after mizu5 (i started writing this like right after it came out so. yeah) i used they/them pronouns for mizuki !! might end up switching to she/they sometime but also i'm not that practiced in writing characters with two different pronouns so uh. the switch might be a little hard :<< warning: this was written by somebody who does not know ANYTHING about makeup. deepest apologies if you tear out your hair while reading ^ person who looked up headcanons and cosplays to figure out what to do for makeup enjoy the show !! ☆彡

Three brief knocks rapped against the front door of the Shinonome's house, almost drowned out by the Nightcord music Ena had blasting in her earbuds. It wasn't her fault Kanade and Mafuyu were such good composers.

"Oi, Akiyama's here," Akito called from outside Ena's room. The music didn't drown out his voice, unfortunately. "You should let them inside."

"I know," Ena retorted, pausing Lower One's Eyes and ripping out her earbuds. "I'm going right now." She knew that Mizuki usually just went upstairs to her room by themself though, so when she opened the door she wasn't surprised to be met with a pair of pale pink eyes shadowed by long eyelashes.

"Hi Ena!" Mizuki greeted cheerfully, having let themself inside the house. (How, Ena had no idea. Maybe she'd left the door unlocked when she tried going outside for better cell service earlier that day.) Mizuki had also kind of invited themself over - Ena had tried to object that she was busy with art projects and homework, but to be honest, she was really tired, and she knew herself well enough to know that she wasn't going to spend the long weekend they had doing homework. So why not spend it with Mizuki instead?

"Hi Mizuki," Ena smiled, letting them in. "You didn't bring as much as I was expecting." Her mind flashed back to the last sleepover they had, when Ena had trouble fitting Mizuki's stuff through the door. This time though, the other had only brought a single, large duffel bag. "Are you sure you didn't forget anything?"

"I don't forget things like you, Ena," Mizuki replied with a teasing grin.

"Hold on. Who was the one that didn't bring the makeup over last time?"

"Aah, I guess you're right. I brought it over this time though!" Mizuki fished out a cute pink makeup bag from their duffel bag, holding it up for Ena to see.

"That's great," said Ena happily. "Let's get started! I was thinking we could go for this look.."

The two chatted eagerly as they made themselves comfortable on the soft, plush cushions on Ena's bedroom floor. Mizuki started with Ena's makeup, their makeup bag and some other things they'd shoved in their duffel bag last minute strewn across the diamond-patterned rug. Their hand found Ena's as they patted blush on her cheeks.

"Hehe, you don't even need blush with how red your cheeks are already," Mizuki teased.

Ena flushed even harder, considering slapping Mizuki in the face. "Shut up!"

Mizuki's hand felt cold in hers as her girlfriend leaned in for the details in her eyeshadow. How did she fall in love with this person again?

"What color do you want your lips?" Mizuki brought out a few lipsticks from their makeup bag, all different shades of pink and red. Ena had hers in a pile on the floor beside them, with colors she didn't think she'd ever used.

"Surprise me," she decided after a moment of thought.

"Ooh, brave are we?" Mizuki reached out a hand to gently press on Ena's eyelids. "Close your eyes then!"

Ena felt a cold stick trailing over her lips, and her mind raced to try and find out which color Mizuki had chosen. Red? No, Mizuki wouldn't have been that bold. Hot pink? That wasn't right either. Mizuki surprisingly had doubts with that color. They'd mentioned it briefly on a Nightcord call once, Ena remembered. She also couldn't see Mizuki choosing any other color that wasn't in the red-pink shades either, like green or blue. Most of those didn't look right on her.

Meaning that it had to be...

"Done!" Mizuki declared happily. "Open your eyes!"

In the mirror Mizuki handed her, Ena's reflection blinked back at her, its eyes widening. A gentle pink was layered over Ena's lips, not too bright, just noticeable enough that someone glancing over wouldn't be able to tell but another gazing at her would. It was almost like a whispered wish, a wisp of cloud at dawn, a tiny brushstroke painting a flower petal.

It was what she'd expected the color would be. She smiled softly.

"It's great," she said, her heart lighter than a ribbon. "Now I'll do your makeup!"

Mizuki nodded in agreement. "Okay!"

Ena put a hand on her chin. How should she do this? Mizuki wore makeup on a regular basis - usually easier and basic things, like foundation and eyeliner, not too extreme. Ena didn't want to pile on makeup, but... she wanted to do something different. Something that would stand out, but only to someone that knew Mizuki. Only to her.

As an artist, Ena had spent most of her life studying things. Not academic wise, that was Mafuyu - studying how things would look on canvases. If she were to paint a scene of the city, how would she make the sky stand out or blend in? How would she make sure the tiny strokes of fur on wolves were visible or if they were just another wolf in the crowd? She almost laughed to herself. All these things where the answers came easily to her, and she had absolutely no idea where to begin on the beautiful, blank canvas of Mizuki's face.

Something that stands out. With the thought in her head, she began her work.

Mizuki usually didn't bother with eyeshadow - if anything, it was only the lightest pink. Ena wanted to stay true to that, while still adding a special flair. She brushed on a thin layer of pink, then added a second layer of lavender reaching from the ends to a blended halfway point on the eyelid. It almost reminded Ena of twilight.

She grinned. Now for the other eye.

"Hey Ena," Mizuki chattered. "Do you have any outfits planned for dress-up later? How should we do our hair? Do you have any movie recommendations? Because I do! What about -"

"Mizuki, stop moving!" Ena said indignantly. "Hold still." She reached out to rest her fingers on Mizuki's cheek, trying to steady their head. Mizuki fell silent instantly, their body still. The silence dragged on until Ena finally finished their eyeshadow, leaning back to survey her work, her hand slipping down to her side.

"Done!" she declared proudly before glancing down to the floor. "Hold on, I forgot the blush.."

She found the blush beside her leg, flicking it open and taking the already pink-pad out. When she looked up, however, Mizuki was struggling to meet her eyes. She paused, frowning, the pad of blush halfway to Mizuki's already bright face.

"What?" she asked with a small frown of confusion.

"E-eh?! Nothing!" Mizuki stammered for a bit, regaining their composure. Their cheeks slowly faded to their normal color. "Carry on, Ena!"

Ena didn't press further, instead opting to finish Mizuki's makeup. Lipstick wasn't that much of a problem since Mizuki usually used lip gloss, but it still took her a moment to think about. She settled on red, not too bright and softer around the edges. She finished off with a small touch of mascara.

"And.. done!" She set the mascara down and handed Mizuki the mirror, scooting over beside Mizuki to look in it as well.

"Wow, Ena! I look so cute~" A reflection of Mizuki's smile grinned at Ena in the mirror, and there was an involuntary tug at the corner of her lips. She rested her head on Mizuki's shoulder, savoring the warmth that radiated from her girlfriend.

"Yeah, you do," Ena breathed.

They stayed like that for a while, Ena's head on Mizuki's shoulder, Mizuki's head on hers, sharing in one another's presence. Every muscle in Ena's body relaxed, her worries and struggles fading from her mind. With her hand tight in Mizuki's, and their other arm wrapped around her shoulders, a blanket of comfort enfolded the two in a seemingly infinitely colorful tranquility. If only time could stop...

"Hmm.. wanna change into our pajamas now? Then we can draw each other!" Mizuki suggested excitedly. "And after that, we can play board games.. ooh, maybe we can bake something as well!"

"Hah? It's going to take all night to do all of that!"

Mizuki laughed. "It isn't a sleepover party if you don't keep going until you fall asleep!"

"Hold on, I think I've heard that somewhere before.."

"Haha, really~?"

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It was supposed to be a little (lot) longer and they were supposed to do all the things Mizuki mentioned above, but I'd already not posted for a (really) long while and thought this was good enough :')) I'm not getting bored of it but it was hard to write for some reason ?? I'll try to do mizuena justice sometime... *cries*

Hope you enjoyed the show !!☆彡 Curtains closing~

[pink-tk-a-latte]

Tickletober Day 21: Costume

[sfw tickle fic!! project sekai — lee!kanade, ler!ena]

prompt by @/august-anon

had to get out my cringe writing style for this one so sorry I love kanaena... background polyniigo. also she/they mizukiiii but niigo only uses she/her bc they don't know yet (lore)

The click-click of her mouse, the whirring of her monitor, the rhythm that she had looped over and over, all faded into the background as Kanade composed. Her mind had been vacuumed into a hyperspeed tunnel, only the simmering need to finish for the people counting on her and the latent triumph at seeing a project close to fruition traveling through her nerves.

A gentle opening and closing of her door followed by much rougher stomping went unheard by her. She was only broken from her trance when warm breath whispered over her ears had her shrieking out of her seat.

“K!” berated Ena, pout audible. “I’ve been calling you for ten minutes, and you didn’t even reply to me! Honestly, when you’re like this, you can be as bothersome as those two…”

Ena’s hands lifted to play with Kanade’s hair, running her fingers through it and mumbling about how long and pretty it was "even though you've never used a single product on it!" Her chin refrained from hooking onto Kanade’s shoulder and nestling into the temping warmth.

Kanade turned to meet her profile. Brown eyes that swirled like thick syrup, blazing with ardor, met her gaze for a moment. “I’m sorry, Enanan… I didn’t hear you.” Her worn and contrite voice had Ena softening instantly. She succumbed and nuzzled into Kanade’s neck with aggression.

“Ugh, it’s fine. I didn’t mean to say you were a bother, okay?” Her cheek squished against Kanade’s, and the softness seemed to calm her down. Kanade chuckled and reached up to cradle Ena’s face in her hand.

“Did you need something, dear?” Ena’s drooping eyes fired open at the question.

“Ah, right, I was getting to that! Mizuki wanted me to show you the costumes she made us for Halloween.” Ena departed for a moment, returning with a pair of dresses. One was pink and ruffly, bedecked with bows and flowers. The other appeared more gothic, with a large collar and lots of velvet. Ena twirled them in her hands. “What do you think? Mizuki wanted us to go as Kuromi and My Melody. Then I just happened to mention that Airi and I dressed as them before, and she got all whiny and upset and insisted on tailoring the costumes herself to ‘make it special.’” Ena rolled her eyes as she recounted their antics. “Such a child, seriously. But they’re cute, so I can’t be too mad.” A tiny blush puffed up her cheeks, and Kanade laughed.

“They look wonderful. Mizuki really is so talented.” Kanade swiveled in her chair to get a better view. “I hope she had fun.”

“I’ll say! She was pretty much bouncing up and down asking for my thoughts. It sounded like so much work, but as long as she enjoys it…” Ena shook her head. “A- Anyway, I’ll admit they look great! And it’s nice that they’re unique,” she babbled on as she set the dresses down. Kanade thought she sounded quite proud of Mizuki. But she didn’t dare say.

“That’s not all!” Ena whipped around, hiding something behind her back. “Listen, I know you and Mafuyu said you didn’t want to dress up for Halloween, but…”

A pit formed in Kanade’s stomach. Surely they didn’t make—

“…Mizuki took the time to make these costumes for you guys too! This is the Keroppi one for Mafuyu — I told Mizuki this green totally clashes with her eyes, but I’m sure Mafuyu will pull it off anyway. She looks good in anything. Ugh! — and this… is yours.”

Kanade blanched at the outfit Ena held up. It was clearly Cinnamoroll-inspired, with lace trimmings adorning the bodice and icing-like swirls on the hem of the frilly skirt. It really was fine work, but the problem was…

“Th- That’s way too cute for me.”

Heat pooled in Kanade’s cheeks, surely turning her face an embarrassing splotchy red. How could she wear something so adorable!?

Ena pouted again. “But you are cute, Kanade! We’ve never seen you dressed up but we know you’d look so good. And I swear, it’ll only be for one picture. Or two. You don’t have to come out with us or anything!” Suddenly Ena’s hands gripped her waist, and Kanade choked. “You never wear anything but this. You have so much potential!”

“EHe– Ehenahaha, wahait!” Kanade curled into a ball on her chair, Ena’s bruised fingers worming between her ribs. Her bony elbows made gentle and futile attempts to push Ena’s hands away.

Ena scoffed, but the sound lifted into a laugh at the end. “Now you’re laughing at me? Jeez, K.” Her cheek landed flush against the crown of Kanade’s head as she squeezed Kanade to her guts. Ena’s nails, painted herself, found the hem of her jacket and scribbled underneath.

Squeaking, Kanade shoved her flushed cheeks into her knees. The desk blocked her escape; she had nowhere to go but further into her chair. “EnaHA! NohOHO myhaha sihihiHIdes!”

“Well, your shirt doesn’t give you any protection. Maybe if you wore the dress…” Ena giggled at the huffs and hitches in Kanade’s breath and the bashful shake of her head. She’d made herself so small, just begging to be held and squished and gobbled up. Her cheeks were so full of life and glee, Ena just wanted to kiss them pink.

Kanade tired quickly. After Ena's scrawling over her underarms and Kanade's desperate wriggling, her stitches had turned to wheezes and her begging to whispers. Ena released her and captured her child-like smile with her lips, and Kanade dissolved into a giggly puddle again as Ena attacked her with kisses.

While a happy Kanade scrubbed lip gloss from her cheeks, Ena stood back as if admiring her work. “Sorry,” she apologized with a more relaxed kiss, “got too excited.”

“You’re fine, starlet.” Kanade pecked Ena’s forehead, cheeks still flaming.

Ena sighed. “Look, if you don’t want to wear it, I won’t make you. But we really do think you’re cute, whatever you wear.” That coy demeanor…

Kanade slumped forward and took her hands. “I think… I will wear it.” Eyes like sun-warmed earth lit up. “You and Mizuki put so much thought into it.”

“Really!?” Ena squeezed their hands, bouncing on her heels. Her face suddenly flushed, and she turned away with a glower. “I mean, Mizuki will be happy, I guess.”

Kanade chuckled. She wouldn’t want to spend Halloween with anyone else.

[queersekai]

Day 3 of @sekaitransparents' event: Favorite cover or favorite commission song

Flag(s): Sapphillean (Honami, Ichika, L/n KAITO, Shiho, and Saki), transgender (Haruka, Minori, MMJ Rin, MMJ Miku, and Shizuku), polyamorous (An, Toya, VBS Rin, Akito, and Kohane), fluidflux (Rui, Nene, WxS Rin, Tsukasa, and Emu), and queer (Mafuyu, Kanade, Ena, Mizuki, and 25ji Luka)

Favorite overall is Engeki/Theatre, but I figured I'd do my favorite for each group because why not? More info about my feelings under the cut because this post is long enough as is

Leo/need: Regulus. It was Voices until Regulus got leaked, and then this almost instantly became my second favorite song in the game. Honami sounds amazing, and KAITO's tuning is leagues better than it was in Hoshi wo Tsunagu (worst 4th rotation song and it's not even close because of the tuning). What's especially funny is Leo/need is tied for my least favorite group (with WxS)

MORE MORE JUMP!: IF. I nearly gave it to JUMPIN' OVER ! or The Peachy Key, but no, IF still takes the top spot. My one issue is I hate Airi not being in this set. It's funny, this ended up being the only song not from 4th rotation. Anywyas I still wish Haruka got her 4th event with the r-906 commission... I knew it would be great and I love JUMPIN' OVER ! but man... Haruka was robbed

Vivid BAD SQUAD: Gekokujou (no I am not using the EN title. I refuse). I nearly gave it to Kashika because Kashika is amazing, but... Gekokujou is ridiculously important to me. It and its event were leaked right after my grandma died (in an odd coincidence with the event, from pancreatic cancer). This song has helped me cope and got me through some of the darkest days of that time. Either way, though, I flip back and forth between Gekokujou and Kashika as my favorite

Wonderlands x Showtime: CYBERPUNK DEAD BOY. It's really not even close. Mr. Showtime and Hakoniwa no Coral (again, refusing to use the EN title) are runners up for this, but there has yet to be a disappointing Rui commission imo. Also, EMU FINALLY GOT TO SWEAR (kinda)

Nightcord at 25:00: Engeki and it's not even close. This is my favorite song in the game. I'm so excited for the full version to come out (and I only wish the single was coming out on my birthday, but no I have to get Teammate and Hug instead). Next closest are probably Samsa and bug because I have predictable picks

[tdlosk-concepts]

if there was a saiki k x proseka crossover, i think these would be the units.

some characters do not have comparisons; and before i dive in, i would like to tell you why. there are simply not enough characters in the disastrous life of saiki k. you may think, "but there are most definitely over twenty characters," and while you would be correct, i am only using pk academy students, and furthermore, virtually only main characters. i highly encourage you to enjoy thinking of either your ocs or the proseka characters being in the group, because i am very aware that without these characters, the story would not be possible!

there were three tdlosk characters i wanted to include, but could not. these are mera, hairo, and arisu. i just couldn't make them fit anywhere, i apologize. i felt like untrained reverse-hermit mizuki every time i had to type out that no character could fit properly into a slot.

be warned, i go on paragraph-long rants in here. like, almost an essay about teruhashi. actually, my vbs rant is very long overall, composed of like two essays. enjoy!

L/N; Nendou(Ichika), Chiyo(Honami), Reita(Saki), and Saiko(Shiho). Most of these are the OGs, and I could see them doing a school band. Don't ask why I thought Saiko belonged here, I hink he would be cute in a school band setting. Or maybe I'm biased. And I think Nendou would play the role of "getting the group back together," and if that makes Nendou play Ichika, so be it. Reita would play the role of "sickly little guy," and also the one ti set everything in motion, so that makes him the Saki of the group! I think Chiyo as Honami explains itself, but it's mostly because I think of Chiyo as having sweetheart/caretaker vibes. Saiko as Shiho, however, seems like an odd comparison. To simplify down so that I'm not blubbering about it nonsensically, they are both relatively tsundere, and while they do want a friend group, they tend to act like they don't need or want it.

MMJ; Suzumiya(Minori) and Makoto(Shizuku). Nobody could possibly fit into the role of Airi or Haruka, and sadly, they both had to be forcefully excluded, and I apologize. Now, onto the hard conclusions I drew and stretching I did. Fair warning, MORE MORE JUMP! is my least favorite unit. I haven't read its main story, and I know next to nothing about the members. However, from what I can tell, Minori, while clumsy and unlucky, has the spirit to do great things. That, I would compare to Suzumiya after her guardian spirit is rehabilitated. While not setting of explosions every other minute, she's still naturally clumsy, and she also has rather high spirits despite that. Makoto as Shizuku was a hard task to pull off, and I feel it may be a disgrace to Shizuku's name. However, considering that Makoto is famous within the TDLOSK-universe, I couldn't not put him in MMJ. His placement as Shizuku was only because I view Makoto as relatively tech-illiterate, so that headcanon of mine allowed me to draw at least one connection. I apologize for the weak conclusion.

VBS; Satou(Kohane), Kuboyasu(Akito), and Kokomi(Touya). Sadly, I couldn't think of anyone to compare to An, I apologize. Teruhashi as Touya explains itself, but I think I should explain why I chose it over Teruhashi as Mafuyu. The reason is; Teruhashi would start singing street music out of spite for her brother, like Touya and his father. As far as I have learned in proseka, while Mafuyu did do lyrics as a method of rebelling from her mother, that wasn't the only reason. While Touya did ENJOY singing, it wasn't something he was set on doing until the end of the main story. With Mafuyu, she already wrote music before meeting Kanade and the others, and still made music outside of Nightcord at 25:00, and it was one thing sje was sure she enjoyed. Teruhashi doesn't seem like the type to be set on something unless she was made to realize she enjoyed that thing seriously, and not just as a method of rebelling. In the show, she, sadly, doesn't do much outside of what she thinks will make her seem like the perfect pretty girl, most exemplified when she goes for ramen with Nendou, Kaidou, and Saiki, and even though it's disgusting, she thinks that not eating it makes her stuck-up. I relate this more to Touya, instead of Mafuyu, because the one person she doesn't act in front of is Makoto. Mafuyu still acts like she is very in-line with her mother's views most of the time, as exemplified by the fact that even when Mafuyu's mother upsets her, she usually holds her tongue. On the contrary, Touya is shown to correct his father, and show his anger to him, such as when, in the VBS main story, his father states "And to think it was from just one bad influence," to which Touya retorts to "leave Akito out of this," because it wasn't Akito's fault he rebelled. Teruhashi is shown to correct and yell at Makoto when he pisses her off, which lead me to connect her to Touya. Moving on from that, I should explain some if my other examples. Satou as Kohane is a strange one, I know, but it works out in my head. Satou is very ordinary, and that is how he views himself. He has plain ambitions, plain interests, and plain hobbies, much like how I would describe pre-Vivids Kohane. This is including the mild social awkwardness. Satou is shown to be a perfect ambivert, knowing how to navigate a social situation, but not typically starting his own conversations. Even before meeting An, while Kohane did have friends, such as Minori, and she could have full conversations with those friends, she has not, to my knowledge, been shown to have started many conversations before she and An started the Vivids. Satou is shown to have only three friends, as far as I can remember, and never does he start a conversation with them, it's always the friends that start the conversations. I feel like if Satou explored hobbies outside of the regular, he, much like Kohane, would find something that brought him confidence and that he enjoyed doing. Kuboyasu and Akito are relatively self-explanatory, but there is some explaining to be done. Kuboyasu, much like Akito, is self-conscious reguarding how he appears to others, and is VERY focused on getting to what he wants, and where he wants to be in his life. In the same way that Akito wants to surpass RAD WEEKEND, Kuboyasu wants to be a normal highschool boy.

WxS; Kaidou(Tsukasa) and Kuusuke(Rui). A strange duo, I know. HOWEVER. Kaidou has an intense need for attention, making him a perfect candidate to be the equivalent of Tsukasa. Kuusuke as Rui explains itself. I sincerely apologize for having two blank spaces in a unit again, but nobody fully fit.

N25; Saiki(Kanade), Akechi(Mafuyu), Aiura(Ena), and Imu(Mizuki). I feel like I'm vaguely insulting Mizuki by comparing them to Rifuta, but simplifying a character's personality is NOT below me. I think I should start with the weakest connection, that being Akechi as Mafuyu. I chose this over Akechi as Emu, and honestly, I'm not sure that was a good decision. The only reason, and I mean ONLY reason, I chose to compare Akechi to Mafuyu, was because I view Akechi as having had a bad and possibly abusive relationship with his father. It could be me taking a comedy show too seriously, and I won't go too in-depth about the headcanon, because it's not currently important. But anyways, moving on. Saiki as Kanade is very self explanatory, given how they both have wished on multiple occasions to "disappear" or "sleep forever." It's also about Saiki's guilty conscience, relating to Kanade blaming herself for her father's coma. Aiura and Imu as Ena and Mizuki respectively are both very self explanatory.

Please tell me if you have other ideas!!!

[mythgirlimagines]

Headcanons for the April Fool's PJSK unit swaps?

I do have a few lol!

Aoharu/friends:

Airi’s generally the most in-tune with how everyone is feeling on any given day, since she’s used to reading body language.

Ena was a bit awkward with Ichika and Saki at first, but the awkward phase didn’t last nearly as long as she thought it would.

As for Ichika and Saki, though Saki’s disappointed that she doesn’t talk to Shiho and Honami much, they’re glad they still have each other.

Yume Yume Jump!:

An’s actually warmed up a bit to the idea of being an idol, though she still insists her position is temporary.

Shizuku is absolutely the big sister of the group as a whole, since she has the most experience and is the most mature in some ways.

Shiho and Kanade like sitting in silence together after practices. It’s quite calming.

Fantasista:

The group spends a lot of time at Tsukasa’s house when they’re just hanging out, though Akito also shows everyone Vivid Street.

Rui enjoys Toya’s genuine curiosity in his inventions and everything, and likes showing off what they can do.

Even under their genre, they’ve decided to perform a good selection of music, usually due to Tsukasa and Akito’s contributions.

Happiness Sentai SaniSani☆Wonder!:

It’s not that Mafuyu necessarily enjoys taking on a darker role, but it allows her to kind of let loose for a change.

Haruka and Kohane were a bit quiet with each other at first, but they’ve found that they have very interesting conversations.

Emu’s just glad everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, but she still wants to work harder for the sake of Mafuyu’s smile!

Fellow Hobbyists on Days Off:

There’s a nice little cafe they like going to most often when they get together, but Honami also recommends places that have great desserts.

Nene’s been teaching Mizuki how to play some of her favorite co-op games, just for fun. They’re actually quite good.

Minori loves hearing about everyone’s hobbies, as well as how their days are going in general! She’s the one who checks in with everyone most often.

[pharaohbean]

zero's (spontaneous) fantasy au

welcome to this thing i put this together in (quite literally) 30mins or whatever

feat. very little lore. please take this and do something with this it's copyright-free (some of this was inspired by other posts ive seen so!)

Ichika

A knight of the White Kingdom, having been away escorting Saki to the neighboring Imperial Kingdom. Cut her hair after losing Saki to the opposing army when the kingdom attacked. Shuns herself and expects others to do so (they really don’t). Her family were once nobles of the Imperial Kingdom, but after the White Kingdom annexed their land decades ago, Ichika grew up to be a knight instead.

Saki

A noble of the White Kingdom who was kidnapped by the Imperial Kingdom. Truthfully, the entire kidnapping was orchestrated between Saki, Kohane, and Toya to start the war. Saki helps their side as the army’s trainer, often filling in as general when Toya and Rui are on the battlefield. Perky and upbeat, she embraces both her noble status and trainer status simultaneously.

Honami

The Imperial Kingdom’s head naval general, in charge of all of their naval forces. From afar, she seems intimidating and powerful, but truthfully she’s a softie at heart, not wanting to hurt anyone. However, being friends with Kohane and Mafuyu gives her the determination to help them in the war.

Shiho

A knight of the White Kingdom. She’s been enrolled in the White Kingdom for as long as anyone can remember, and avoids questions about her age. Truthfully, she’s one of the last remaining Heavenly Messengers and is one of the oldest people in existence. Her stoic nature makes sure very few people get close to her—Akito and Ichika being two of the few.

Minori

A guardian angel, tasked with protecting Kanade. Fairly new at her role, the clumsy angel disguised herself as a knight-in-training to be Kanade’s squire (despite her also being in training). She’s not much better at being a knight than a guardian angel, but she’s trying her best! Has a little bit of healing and wind magic under her belt.

Haruka

The court magician of the White Kingdom. She specializes in water and ice magic specifically, and has a weakness for penguins. Her power is so great that it's rumored she can control the weather; whether this is true has yet to be confirmed or proven by the spellcaster in question.

Airi

A knight-in-training for the White Kingdom, but secretly a fairy of the woods. She only recently joined the White Kingdom as a knight-in-training, but is slowly rising through the ranks. She became close friends with Haruka and Shizuku after they accidentally found out about her being a fairy, but they swore to keep it secret. Airi also has a little bit of light and fire magic.

Shizuku

The Baroness Hinomori [above nobles], and an exceptionally skilled archer. Her airheaded personality is a well-known fact in the court, but just as well-known is her deadly accuracy. Some say she was blessed by a Heavenly Messenger when she was younger, but Shizuku denies this claim—it was simply practice.

Kohane

The crown princess of the Imperial Kingdom. She has an incredible amount of magic relating to nature, able to make things bloom with just the touch of her finger. She wants to overthrow her corrupt foster parents, but feels too meek to do so, so she recruits Toya to help her, the two having met in diplomatic meetings.

An

The Rose Princess and ruler of the White Kingdom. Despite her young appearance, An has been ruler for quite some time—truthfully, she is one of the few remaining Heavenly Messengers. She rules the kingdom with grace in the public’s eyes, but behind the scenes is truly a mess without Toya and her guards.

Akito

A high knight of the White Kingdom; one of the Golden Rose Trio. His grumpy and straight-laced personality often makes him the braincell of the trio; he wields his sword well and is often on the front lines. He is also Toya’s personal bodyguard, and the only one (seemingly) aware of the double-life he currently leads.

Toya

The king-consort of the White Kingdom. Although he and An are married, they are simply good friends; the marriage mostly to give Toya authority as well. Secretly, Toya is the commander of the Imperial Kingdom’s army, even having tamed a dragon to his side (it’s mostly for show). He leads the army in the hopes of weakening the Imperial Kingdom in the fight against the White Kingdom to then prompt a coup from inside.

Tsukasa

A high knight of the White Kingdom; one of the Golden Rose Trio. He is often regarded as the trio’s leader, and can be quite dramatic and full of bravado. However, he is undeniably an inspiring and encouraging leader. Takes Saki’s kidnapping the hardest (aside from Ichika), and is the head general of the White Kingdom’s forces.

Emu

The Countess Otori, and daughter of a renown adventurer. Her perky personality makes her an unusual fit in the court of the castle, but has had some of the most brilliant (and most wild) ideas that the kingdom has ever used. Her grandfather was a famous adventurer who mapped out the entire continent, and she wishes to follow in his footsteps.

Nene

A mage of high-end magic, currently under employment for the White Kingdom. She is known for having a wide arsenal of magic, but primarily specializes in time magic, which has affected her greatly. She was employed by An at the start of the war, but secretly knows about Toya’s double-life.

Rui

The court magician for the Imperial Kingdom. He practices and specializes in dark magic, an artform although not banned considered taboo for its self-destructive purposes. His innate power is summoning magical creatures to his side; however, he refuses to fight with them unless necessary.

Kanade

A knight-in-training for the White Kingdom. Although quiet and new to the job, she is a kind soul who wants to help everyone. Her father was a noble, but after he went missing Kanade wasn’t granted the title until he was confirmed dead. She became a knight in the hopes of fulfilling his lifelong dreams and to try and find where he went.

Mafuyu

A legendary warrior of the Imperial Kingdom, skilled in both sword and bow. She went missing for quite some time, but reappeared to lead the very first charge to kidnap Saki. She leads her own specialized force into lightning-quick charges. Her emotionless personality allows her to suffer little-to-no emotional shock—although truthfully, she’s just lost and trying to find her purpose.

Ena

(holy frick I hit the image limit-- this is 2.5anni & world link ena!)

A wandering witch specializing in shadow and water magic, and one of the few remaining Heavenly Messengers. Her original homeland is unknown, perhaps even long gone, but she comes and goes in a mist. To encounter her is said to be an omen of death or salvation, depending on her mood. Often regarded as the original creator of dark magic, although this isn’t true.

Mizuki

(white day 1 mizuki here)

A high knight of the White Kingdom; one of the Golden Rose Trio. They often encourage Tsukasa’s antics and are obsessed with looking perfect and cute despite being a high knight. They often commit their own expeditions, either solo or with a handful of soldiers, to go into enemy territory.

go wild go nuts be crazy i wanna see so lmk please

[ask-robokasa-and-rui]

Lore Post//

Rui decides to open the window and let the person in. When he does open the window though, he finds out that...it's not a person...it's a robot! It's Honami!

Honami?!

Hello Kamishiro, hello Hanasato. I'm sorry if I scared you...

Yeah geez why were you standing in front of the window? Are you the girl from the ring or what?

Ehehe! Well I came here to-...ah. Tsukasa shut down?

That's what we're assuming!

Why don't we bring him to [redacted]?

Oh, that's a good idea!

What?

[Redacted]! I'm her roommate.

N-no. I-I couldn't hear what you said...it's blurred out.

Huh?

Anyway! We should get him to them! But Rui is also an engineer!

Oh? I never knew that Kamishiro!

Y-yeah.

Don't worry. I'll bring him to [Redacted]. Maybe they can help recover their memories!

How do you...

So? Shall we go?

With no other choice, Rui and Minori follow Honami. She takes them to an old looking house. It's not like, one of those abandoned houses, but it looked old just because of how empty and nostalgic it felt.

I brought them!

-!

Great...

A girl with pale skin, blue eyes, long light blue hair with a low ponytail walks out of a room

Oh, this is Kamishiro?

Yes. I managed to find him thanks to the tracker you used!

Tracker?

I used a program that allowed us to see where Tsukasa went. He is easy to program into, so it wasn't that difficult. Oh. I should introduce myself. I'm Yoisaki Kanade. It's great to finally meet you.

Yoisaki Kanade...It's a pleasure to meet you, Yoisaki-san.

Hm...? Oh...! Oh no...Tsukasa...

Is something wrong Kanade?

He looks horrible...

What do you mean?

The last time I saw him, he was bright and flexible. He looks awfully broken...

The last time you saw him...?

Yeah. I used to work with the company Tsukasa, Nene and Honami was in.

Honami too? So...Tsukasa, Nene, Mafuyu and Honami all come from the same place?

You know who Mafuyu is?

Yeah...She killed my friend.

That must've been Emu then.

Emu?

She's the mastermind behind the robots. Well...not so much of a mastermind. But she has the gateway to control any robot or electronic on her own free will.

What?! S-so she can also control Tsukasa?!

Not Tsukasa. She can't break something that's already broken.

I-I see...

I'll go fix him up. If you want you can come with me, or Honami can bring you tea and you can wait.

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