AU where the Ishimarus navigate a zombie apocalypse together but Takaaki got bitten and turned into a zombie a while ago and Kiyotaka remains entirely oblivious to it because his dad already just kinda looked like that
I ended up watching the original 1961 Parent Trap and LORD but there's a lot going on in that film.
But ignoring the more . . . distressingly unhealthy 60s attitude toward marriage dynamics. . . The actual twin swap is such a good angle (and the effects genuinely hold up really well) I just wanted to capture the stress of trying to assimilate into a life so unlike your own, and that gut punch moment when they get to meet their missing parent for the first time.
And from there I just couldn't help imagine a future parent reconciliation, with a couple of siblings added into the mix . . .
Unlike in the film where they were right to have gotten divorced (and shoulda stayed super divorced)- Takaaki and Kiyoko's seperation was very much a symptom of Toranosuke's scandal and demanded by Kiyoko's father. So when they meet once again as a result of the Twin's shenanigans, the two of them could easily develop a genuine connection, now they're older, more experienced, and freed from the pressure of expectation.
And I'm not immune to making every red eyed Dangan character an Ishimaru sibling
(Truth be told, this has been on my mind ever since @puckishpal 's just marvellous fic Changed, and I really wanted to get this out in time for @mini-mecha-cowboy 's Kiyotaka week prompts AU and Lookalike, but uuuh- I managed to miss that by just a few ;; )
more of these since ive had them saved for.. a while. and my writers block is really bad right now... havent touched my fic in half a year and havent been able to do any art in general at all recently. i dont have much motivation as of late, but thanks to you all i can keep on going and im trying my best to get things out, so thank you all for interacting with me and making me feel good about myself <3
grown ass MAN 💜
bruh when i was looking for a picture of takaaki to copy/paste i literally looked up "meow" on google. they i went to the dr wiki and searched up fucking "meow" again.
THEN I GOT TO THE PAGE AND ACCIDENTALLY STARTED EDITING IT AND YOU KNOW WHAT I TRIED TO FUCKING ADD? MEOW.
something about the ishimaru name dying with kiyotaka. dying with takaaki. how they were never able to come back from toranosuke’s mistakes. how taka never got the chance to pursue his goal and change the way the public viewed them. how takaaki is now the only person left who truly knows how bright and motivated and inspiring kiyotaka was. and how he’ll forever be the only person who knew that. something about the ishimaru’s forever only being a shit stain in the world of politics. with no one left to clean up the mess.
sigh…
rip kiyotaka ishimaru. you would’ve loved four hour youtube video essays about shit you didn’t know existed.
Every time I come across @/mickules posts with Takaaki I am reminded how friggen tall he is… add Taka having Celeste’s height, and they’re just. wow. Also Taka did nothing wrong, Mondo made an innuendo not knowing Takaaki was in hearing range. (If he did know he wouldn’t say anything that wasn’t polite bc demon cop scary)
i am so painfully behind but i'm COMMITTED to finishing the art i have for takaweek because i love this goober so damn much. also here is an old doodle i did forever ago