#and i would like that kaito....give him to me... and i think i could fix the meiko. i could fix her. i can fix her.

[bmpmp3]

i was like. thinking about the software situation with the cryptonloids and i got curious if there was any progress on the non-miku NT banks yet so i went to listen to those vocals they use in that mobile game (if i remember correctly they use beta versions unreleased to the public?) and like. you know. despite how contentious miku nt herself is i think some of the betas for the others sound pretty good, len sounds fantastic and rin sounds about on par with her older banks (although i do miss a bit of her sharpness) and like. i may be killed with hammers for this but i was listening to the heat abnormal cover and i think i like the kaito nt beta sound more than his v3 like he sounds fantastic here. i dont dislike his v3 or anything but the nt bits ive heard has like some of the depth and richness i so sorely miss from his v1 while having the old-yamaha-keyboard-keyboard-key-spring sound that i do enjoy of his v3.... i do wish it had more of the v1 strength tho

[argusthecat]

The storyline of Duskmourn is interesting to me, because it feels like it's struggling to contain multiple different plots, some of which the author didn't want to write. I don't want to really speculate wildly about corporate interference or forced changes or anything, but I do think I have an interesting way to take what to me feels like a story missing a spark, and fix at least a little of it.

Make Jace the main character.

Go with me on this odd journey.

In Duskmourn, a group of plucky adventurers that supposedly fit the tropes of horror movie characters are assembled and go into the house dimension to save Nashi. Nashi is there with a bunch of expendables chasing his mom's memory scroll thing, which has been stolen. Jace is also in the house, chasing Loot, who has been stolen. There's some side stories that are really really good.

A lot of this story doesn't work for me, but weirdly, I think it's because the story is trying to remind the audience of Magic in general that Jace exists and matters, while not actually leaning into his existence. And one simple change could put him (and Vraska please) front and center. Just take away the macguffin of Tamiyo's memory scroll, and make Loot the only macguffin that matters. Functionally they serve the same narrative purpose, so not much of the rest of the story actually needs to change.

You can even keep most of the characters the same! Jace can go looking for help retrieving his fuzzy son, and find that Tamiyo is dead, but meet Nashi in the process. Nashi volunteers to come with him, maybe planning to take revenge on Jace for the whole phyrexian thing, maybe just because he feels like he's lost without his mom around and remembers that old conversation with Ajani and wants to do something to help. This pulls in the wandering emperor, and also Kaito, her second best puppy dog who goes woof woof whenever she needs anything.

The whole thing would recontextualize the participation of Niv, and it would also open up a fucking hilarious conversation with Ral who has been stalking Jace this whole time and Jace just walks in and goes "yo, I need help with some doors, I know there's some bad blood but my fuzzy son is at risk, and soon everyone else will be too if we don't get moving". But that also means that bringing in Zimone and Tyvar and Niko can be more about finding people willing to trust Jace - or at least not care about his past - which adds another layer to them.

Pros to this solution : a main character. Having a protagonist isn't bad. Having a protagonist and pretending you don't is stupid, and that's what they're doing with Jace anyway. This fixes that. Also, Nashi doesn't get a bunch of people who love and support him killed before we even learn their names. Also Nashi doesn't appear to cold-bloodedly not give a shit about people who care about him so much they'd dive into a haunted house. Instead, Nashi gets agency, and can still have his own arc with the emperor where he learns to move past his mom's death and grow as a person on his own. Also, this sets up to more people that Loot is actually kinda important, and it lets them have Valgavoth be a big bad in a way that's different from all the other big bads in a fun way.

Cons. Some people don't like Jace. That's fine, these people can be given an outlet through Ral punching Jace. I think everyone kinda wants that a little bit.

[everythingblackblack]

I like the idea of Aoko having blue magic (sapphires and lapis lazuli, a summer sky, blue flowers, a pretty lake, bluebird of happiness).

Maybe Hakuba having yellow (he fits a gold aesthetic/is quite a sunshine character) or white magic (his name and he fits the symbolism around white well).

I'm not sure if I want Kaito to have black magic (break stereotypes with him being kind, shadowy powers, gentle like the night) or white magic (white sinner, guardian angel aesthetic, blank like a poker face or an artist's canvas). Maybe he's special because he has to opposite magics simulataneously.

First of all, I want to say that I love your idea very much.

Look, I had also thought of something similar, but not exactly in the color of one's magic.

But rather, in the idea that it would be great if Akako had a coven of witches, but since she doesn't get along with other witches, she decides to invite her friends (the ekoda gang). I like the idea of Akako subjecting them to a strange ritual to awaken their magical abilities.

In 1412 (only there, not in other media) it is mentioned that there are 4 magics. Blue, red, white and black magic.

We could base on that or not for the color of their magic, but I also love the idea of Hakuba having his golden magic aura, okay, let's leave it as a golden magic user because I imagine it and it looks cool.

Very dignified and awesome.

Imagine with me Hakuba using the powers of the sun or something like that.

Akako helping him get magic artifacts like theirs but from other cultures would be cool too.

Maybe saguru would have a knight outfit because in Europe they had middle age in the past?

I really agree with Aoko with blue magic! But funnily enough I can't help but imagine her as a fairy, but very much in the style of a fairy godmother who takes care of princesses.

In Kaito's case, I really like the idea of him using dark magic, but you really bought me with the idea of him being “a protective angel”.

THEN I PROPOSE YOU SOMETHING.

Kaito's magic is based on illusions, maybe he wants to look angelic and even puts on angel wings to give that effect.

The color of his magic we leave it as purple, because it means mystery, but Akako could teach him to deceive others and in the end it really seems that he doesn't have a fixed color because he is able to change the color.

As an extra I propose Kazuha and keiko as green witches, and Hattori as Akako's apprentice because I think it's funny.

[apollowhoo]

Greetingsssssssssssss!! I was wondering if I could some headcanons for (Dangan) Kazuichi, Leon and Kaito with a little brother reader? I kinda just wanted reader to be going through one of *those* days, and the boys are just trying to make then feel better. (It'd nice if you could include cuddling and use he/him Pronouns ^^)

(Like…I didn’t understand if you wanted them together or separate. So i just wrote them all separately, i really hope i got it right, if i didn’t PLEASE tell me)

Male!Little Brother!Reader x Kazuichi Soda, Leon Kuwata, Kaito Momota (SEPARATE)

Kazuichi Soda

Ngl i feel like he wouldn’t notice your gloomy mood immediately but when Kazuichi does notices it, he would IMMEDIATELY go into action.

He's determined to cheer you up and tries doing anything he can to distract you from your troubles.

Kazuichi is a great listener, so firstly if you feel like talking about what's bothering you, he’d listen to you for hours and he would give you a word of advise.

Then he’d offer you to to fix or build something together. It’s his passion and he thinks that you would enjoy it or better, it would help take your mind off things. If you get bored or get tired of making repairs, he’d suggest a cozy movie night!! He would set up a blanket fort and cuddles with you while watching terribly made movies that are somehow funny. His purpose is to make you laugh though:)

Leon Kuwata

Leon will notices your mood immediately and just takes you outside to play some sports. He’d encourages you to let loose and have fun. Leon wouldn’t care if you're not good at sports; he just wants you to cheer up a little.

Afterward, Leon would take you for ice cream. Both of you would walk around the park and then Leon would finally would ask you what was bothering you.

Back at home, you’d be exhausted from being outside all day! Leon does understand this and allows you to rest.

Kaito Momota

Kaito's first instinct is to give you a big, warm hug. He wraps his arms around you, assuring you that everything will be alright.

To lighten your mood, he would suggests a game night! He can’t think of any other way to make a child feel better. You two play video games together, and Kaito makes silly little jokes creating a lighthearted atmosphere.

Kaito would also tells his own failure stories in attempt to make you laugh. Which doesn’t really work out so he just apologizes.😭

As the day comes to an end, Kaito would offer to stargaze with you!! He brings blankets outside and shows you the constellations, sharing their stories and encouraging you to dream big. You lie down with Kaito, feeling comforted by the peacefulness of the night sky.

That’s all sooooo byeeeee:>>

[meimi-haneoka]

{drabble} Somewhere I belong - Kaito/Akiho

This is the second Kaito x Akiho / YunaAki drabble that is paired with the first one I wrote from Akiho's POV. Please read that one first so you can have a better understanding of the situation!

The setting is the same as the first drabble, but Kaito's thoughts drift all over the place because....well, he's Kaito. He's been officially named as the "overthinker" by CLAMP so now I'm going to call him that for quite some time 😂

As you will be able to see, while Akiho thought to herself without problems that she loved him, you won't see Kaito thinking that, here. This is a very early stage of their new life and he's still far from acknowledging any of that, but he's starting to come to terms with things, at least.

This one might be a bit more angstier than the other one, again because this is Kaito we're talking about. His self-loathing won't disappear overnight. But I hope that the finale will comfort you, at least. ❤️

Once again, I'm not a native English speaker so forgive me if any line sounds weird!

P.s. Dandelion, thank you again! P.s.2 Yes, I also like Linkin Park 😁

Excerpt:

“I’m sorry...”, I blurted out, in a whisper. Every time we ended up in this situation, I would apologize. And she would never reply to it.   Maybe an apology wasn’t what she wanted to hear, but I had yet to find out what were the right words to say. 

Kaito's POV

I don't think I'll ever be able to forget it. 

The way she looked at me when they told her everything, that night.  The way she had slowly turned her head and kept her gaze fixed on me, while the British magician rattled off all that my plan had entailed, down to the way it had affected my body. He recovered all the previous memories, and he knew Akiho-san needed an explanation more than anyone else, but also knew I was in no condition (neither mental, nor physical) to give it to her. I could feel her gaze piercing through me, while someone was helping me sitting down, as I couldn't even stand up. 

Her hands gripped tightly the tablet, shaking. Her blue eyes, usually crystalline and bright like the Caribbean Sea, darkened several shades and became like a raging storm. They once again glazed over with emerging tears, but she probably held them back, because not even one dropped. 

And I felt so weak. My guilt, growing again by the second.   I would've given anything to remove that hardened gaze from her and bring back the soft features I've always known. But you see, that was my problem.   Giving everything the way I did before wasn’t the correct answer. And I had finally surrendered to the truth, that night.  But I didn't know any other way. I simply didn't know how to express how important she is to me without pushing it to an extreme, and that was exactly how we came to that point.  

I don’t know when exactly I started to hear that voice inside of me, telling me that I wanted to connect with her. 

I could hear it every day, before I carried out my plan. Louder and louder and louder. Kicking and screaming inside of me. I tried to fight it for so long, forcing myself not to hear it. But when she asked Sakura-san to bring me back, and she stated that she refused to keep living a fabricated life, wanting to go back to what she had before with me, I suddenly grew so tired. So, so tired. I was exhausted. I didn't want to fight it anymore. 

I've fought countless magicians ever since I was a little boy, and defeated every single one of them. People kept me at a distance for that. And yet, completely oblivious to all of that, she was the one who defeated me every single time.   Even this time around, she won. She won over that brutal, devastating desire to disappear forever that had consumed my life to such degree. She won over my guilt and self-loathing that I, quite frankly, haven’t got rid of yet. 

So here I was, now, clinging to her like a lifeline in the kitchen, while I waited to regain control of my breathing. I had tried to hide it from her, the first couple of times after I got back on my feet, following that fateful night. But she found out every single time and made very clear that if we wanted to live together from now on, this had to stop. I didn't know what to do with myself anymore. Why was I fighting it again?  So I did as she requested, and by now, this was already the third episode of seizure she had witnessed. 

I didn't know.... how any of this worked. But I wanted to learn. I wanted to try. 

I was slowly starting to get it. Why I caved in and agreed to go back to her, that night, despite how confused I was and how much I still despised myself for making her cry like that.   She made me feel wanted.   Made me feel accepted. Made me feel like I finally belonged somewhere. I hadn’t realized how much I actually had yearned for that, all this time. 

I thought I was nothing to her. I thought that she could've lived perfectly fine without me, without remembering anything of what we experienced together. Because, in the end, who was I? Just her butler. I embarked on that mission with the full understanding that I would've always been just her butler, and I played that part till the end at the best of my ability. An expendable tool to let her reach the happiness she deserved.  

But I wasn't. I wasn't, and I couldn't see that. I could only finally realize it that night in the most harrowing way possible, causing that face I wished to see eternally smile to be tainted with burning tears, as she poured out all her pain. Pain that I had caused. This wasn't the kind of support she wanted from me, and I failed her terribly. 

I was willing to do anything to make things right. So when she asked me, no, rather demanded to not be kept in the dark whenever I had one of my seizures, I had no choice but to comply. That was what she wanted, and there was no way I could refuse it to her. 

But now that the medicine was finally starting to kick in, and my breathing stabilized to a more normal rate, I raised my head to look at her worried face and I couldn’t help but think how unfair all of this was on her. She was so young, and she didn’t deserve to withstand all of this because of my choices.  

“I’m sorry...”, I blurted out, in a whisper. Every time we ended up in this situation, I would apologize. And she would never reply to it.   Maybe an apology wasn’t what she wanted to hear, but I had yet to find out what were the right words to say. 

She helped me stand up and supported me all the way to the couch, where I finally laid down and released the tension from my stiffened muscles. Seizures usually left me completely exhausted and sore.  

She sat down on the floor next to the couch, and we exchanged a long, wordless stare. Her eyes were again clear and bright. Before I drifted in a dreamless heavy sleep, I remember I felt so grateful to have her by my side.   I didn’t deserve it.   But the warmth I felt in my chest, contrarily to before, felt so nice.   And I was pretty sure she was the cause of it. 

[neon-dynasty]

Compleated Planeswalker Theories

Welp, here we go. I'm sure you've seen this image from earlier:

We were told that five of these Planeswalkers would not make it through the events of All Will Be One without being compleated. So for the next month we get to think long and hard about which ones it'll be. For now, however, here's who I think we'll be losing to Phyrexia and who will survive to fight the good fight.

EDIT: I should mention that a big part of why I theorize who will be compleated and who won't be is primarily due to the assumption that each side will have a mono-colored cycle of Planeswalkers. I'm also looking at the What If artwork and making huge guesses about which color they'd fall into based on the design. My pairs are: White - Kaya (ceramic and flesh) and the Wanderer (Elesh Norn styled helmet) Blue - Jace (lots of neon and tubes, robotic features) and Kaito (neon accents) Black - Nissa (spines and rotted plates and noxious fungus) and Vraska (sharp segmented Sheoldred-like body, skeleton motifs in the background) Red - Koth (blazing furnace chest and also revealed card) and Nahiri (looks like she's in full control, least deformed) Green - Lukka (large body set in the Tangle / Hunter's Maze) and Tyvar (emphasis on muscles, "natural" features like hair and tentacles)

Koth of the Hammer

They already showed us his card! That said, his "What If" art is pretty neat.

SAFE (from compleation - nobody is safe from Phyrexia)

Jace Beleren

Everyone's noticed it by now, but in his What If art, Jace has Luxior sticking out of his exposed heart. That's a very specific detail that all the other characters are lacking, and hints at some major story implications. Jace has been one of the poster boys for the game since his introduction, so it definitely fits the trope of a veteran leaving at the end of a massive crossover story arc.

That said, it gives me hope that the heroes will find a way to undo the damage of compleation, should they want that at the end of the storyline and beyond.

COMPLEAT

Vraska

I think Jace's compleation is going to be a motivating factor for Vraska, and possibly even what causes her to join the fight.

At least that's what I set out to say. After considering each character's design and color alignment, a couple of predictions got shuffled around. At least her What If art is incredibly awesome, and very fitting for her.

COMPLEAT

Lukka

Aside from the fact that his What If artwork is super fitting (and awesome), Lukka hasn't been a good character the handful of times we've seen him, and this could be a way for Wizards to sweep him under the rug. I think they'd even be willing to snip the whole "voice in his head plot" thread to get rid of him.

Again, that's what I would have said, but look at this art. We don't see any beasts in this piece. That said, it's him or Tyvar for the green rep, and I think Lukka is more likely to be safe in the end. If I'm right about the colors, we'd be seeing at least one Planeswalker in a new color in this set, and I don't think they'd introduce a new color identity to a Planeswalker after all the previous emphasis on how compleated versions of the characters have twisted versions of their personalities.

SAFE

The Wanderer and Kaito Shizuki

They just introduced these two, and there's a lot more story left to tell for both of them. Tamiyo was already compleated. Jace and Vraska are a much more emotionally resonant couple in the story. And yes, there's a personal desire to see the Wanderer and Kaito have a chance at a happy ending, despite how amazing their What If artwork is (especially Kaito's monstrous spider form).

As a side note, Kaito's spark doesn't reside within him, and the Wanderer's is unstable. It's possible that Jin-Gitaxias would be able to fix both of those things, but unlikely, I think.

SAFE

Tyvar Kell

Dude is such a lovable himbo, but ultimately I can see Tyvar sacrificing himself to save someone else OR taking on a fight he doesn't know he can't win just to punch something. Either way, we just met him and have relatively little investment in his story.

Between him and Lukka as the green representative, I think Tybar is more likely to be compleated. I love the twisted Saitama vibes on his incredibly unsettling What If art.

COMPLEAT

Nissa Revane

Simply put, Nissa has too many loose plot threads dangling. Emrakul, Zendikar, Chandra, Liliana. I think Jace has a much better chance of being the veteran who bites it, and I doubt they'd off two original members of the Gatewatch in the same story.

That, and the face on her What If art looks a little too much like her regular face. I love the vibes though. It really screams (or perhaps whispers) "I am this forest."

SAFE

Kaya Cassir

Kaya is an active character with a lot of story left in her, but it would make a lot of sense if she were compleated as an extension of that. She's already been a noble, an assassin, and guild leader, an assassin, a hero, an assassin, and most recently, a cog vital component in Teferi's time machine.

At the moment, she's super OP as a Planeswalker, able to transport other living creatures across the planes AND through time, apparently. Her What If art shows a very Norn-inspired look, which suits her pretty well.

COMPLEAT

Nahiri

The fact that Nahiri's What If artwork looks so much like her original form made me think she was going to be one of the ones who were safe at first. However, she looks like she's actively enjoying her new state. And, unlike Tyvar, completely in control. That makes me think that she might strike a deal with Urabrask, undergoing Phyrexianization willingly.

Plus, I mean, sword arms.

COMPLEAT

And there you have it. That's my theory on who's going to be compleated, and who's going to continue the resistance against the Phyrexian tide. I tried to look for details in the artwork that may hint at specific story points (like Jace with Luxior), as well as keeping in mind the fact that we'll be seeing two color-balanced cycles.

As always, please share your own thoughts and theories. I look forward to seeing what we all come up with!

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

The Sky is Beautiful...

*pant!* *pant!* *pant!*

KAEDE!

*Everyone exclaims in surprise as Kaede, limp and drained of energy, staggers down the hallway towards the now pried open door, and finally...finally...

Gah...!

*...escapes from the lab!

Yes! She’s out! We did it!

Kaede! G-Gonta so glad you ok!

Guys...wh...where’s Miu...!? Where’s Hibiki!?

Hibiki’s fine. She passed out basically as soon as she got out.

Believe me, it was a shock to see her for sure.

As for Miu...She’s...

KAEDE!

*Miu runs from the research station over to the group, desperate to be reunited with her best friend.

*GRAB!*

Hnngh...!

*She wastes no time in giving her friend a big hug, but then pulls away as she suddenly notices the large bulge cradled in her arms.

W-Wait a sec...wh-what is that?

Miu...please...help him!

...

*Kaede unfolds her arms, and everyone gasps to see the figure of Monodam in her arms.

Isn’t that-!?

That’s one of the Monokubs!

Miu! You’ve gotta fix him! Please!

F-FIX HIM!?

What the hell happened to Monodam!? How come he looks so beat to hell!?

Wait, Sora, what’s going on!?

PLEASE! We don’t have much time, just...PLEASE HELP HIM!

I...Uh...!

Miu...!

...?

You heard her! Is there anything you can do?

...Kaito...!?

I have no clue what’s going on; not a one. I’m as stumped as everyone else.

But there is one thing I do get. Kaede cares a lot about this Monokub, and the fact that she’s protecting him means he’s probably not one of the bad guys!

And he DOES look in pretty bad shape...You’re the only one here that can do anything. We’re counting on you!

...

...Miu...

...Fine, put him on the table, I’ll see what I can do!

Th-Thank you...!!

Seriously, what is going on!? Why did you bring that thing out with you!?

That “THING” is Monodam, and he’s basically the only damn reason Kaede and I are still alive!

Kaede saved his life, and he repaid the favor by turning on his siblings and Zetsubou, and he’s saved our lives on more than one occasion!

A Monokuma did all THAT?

He’s more than just that! HE’S OUR FRIEND!

Why didn’t you tell us!?

Because we knew you’d panic like you are now!

Alright, everyone SHADDAP! Come on, hurry and put him here!

...!

*Kaede desperately hurries Monodam over to a workbench, and gently puts him down. Miu immediately removes his chest-plate, and inspects the machines inside.

Th-This is bad...I don’t know if I can fix this...

...!?

B-But I’m damn sure gonna try!

GUYS! I’m gonna need some shit, go grab all my stuff!

Right! Gonta come on! Between us, we can carry it all!

R-Right! Gonta right behind you!

Hey, wait for me, I’ll help too!

...I...AM-HAPPY...TO-SEE...THAT-YOUR-FRIENDS...ARE-AS-NICE-AS-YOU...*COUGH!* *SPLUTTER!*

They’re the best...right...Now come on, just lay down and let us help you!

Yoruko...Bring me over to them...

...Ok...

*Hesitantly, Yoruko carries Sora over to the table, ss Kaede and Miu tend to Monodam. The rest of the Foundation look onward at them, unsure of what to do or say.

I’m glad we got Akamatsu out of the lab, but...I didn’t think for a second it would turn out like this...

What do we even do here? I can’t even begin to think.

I say we just let them be and keep watching. I’m not completely sure about the idea of fixing a Zetsubou goon, but...

*Sayaka looks back towards Kaede’s desperate and crying face.

I’m going to trust Kaede’s judgement.

...So will I.

Alright...The Chairwoman has decreed...

...

Damn...

...That one...Monodam...Could he really have...?

*Seiko, Ando and Eden also watch the spectacle quietly.

YOU...DO-NOT...NEED-TO-WORRY...ABOUT-ME...*COUGH!* WE...HAVE-ALREADY-WON...

Wh-What?

OUR-GOAL-WAS...TO-GET-YOU-OUT-OF-THE-LAB. WE-HAVE...SUCCEEDED...

But...I...

Look, can you just stop talking...! This’ll make it harder...!

We brought the stuff.

Good, hand me that thing! I’m gonna see if I can patch this hole!

*Even though the holes pierce straight through Monodam’s body, Miu tries her best to reattach each of his pieces one by one.

KAEDE...

Y-Yes...!?

WHEN-YOU-FIRST...PROMISED-ME...TO-HELP-ME-SURVIVE-IN-THE-HUMAN-WORLD...YOU-SAID-THAT-I-WOULD-BE-ABLE-TO...FIT-IN-DESPITE...EVERYTHING-I-HAD-DONE, AND...WHAT-I-WAS...

DID-YOU...MEAN-THAT...? 

What? O-Of course I did!

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA...

What’s so funny?

YOU-TWO...ARE...THE-BEST...

What...!?

WE...KIDNAPPED-YOU...TRIED-TO...KILL-YOU...MULTIPLE-TIMES-IN-FACT...

AND-YET...NOT-ONLY-DID-YOU-SAVE-MY-LIFE...BUT-YOU’RE-LETTING-ME-DOWN-EASILY...NOW-THAT-I-AM-ABOUT-TO...*SPLUTTER!*

No...No no NO! Don’t you dare finish that sentence!

ALRIGHT...I-WON’T...INSTEAD...CAN-I-TELL-YOU-SOMETHING?

I-THINK-I-FIGURED-OUT...WHAT-I-WANT-TO-DO-WITH-MY-LIFE...

R-Really!?

I...THOUGHT-ABOUT-MAYBE-OPENING...A-NOVELTY-THEMED-RESTAURANT...

OR-PERHAPS...EVEN-HAVING-MY-OWN-TALK-SHOW...?

I-HAVE-ALWAYS-HAD-A...FLAIR-FOR...SHOWBIZNESS...AND-EITHER-WAY-I...COULD-TAKE-ADVANTAGE-OF...MY-APPEARANCE...

DO-YOU...LIKE-IT...?

It sounds AMAZING...! I’m so proud of you for figuring that out!

Me too pal...Me too...

Shit...! Hold on, I-I can fix this...! I can...

Come on Miu!

...

*Monodam quietly looks up towards the sky, clear even through the trees and leaves.

YOU-KNOW...THIS-THE-FIRST-TIME-IN-ALL-MY-LIFE-THAT-I-HAVE-SEEN-THE-REAL-SKY...

R-Really?

Yeah...It’s not much...But hey, it’s the only one we’ve got.

IT...IS-BEAUTIFUL...BETTER-THAN-ANY-HOLOGRAMS-OR-MAPS-I-HAVE-SEEN...IT-IS...REAL...

*He raises a shaky paw upwards, as if reaching out to touch it.

I...WISH...I-COULD-SEE-MORE...OF-YOUR-WORLD...

...!?

BUT-I-KNOW-I-DO-NOT-NEED-TO. 

I-DOUBT-THERE-IS-ANYTHING-OUT-IN-THE-WORLD...BETTER-THAN-SPENDING-TIME-WITH-THE-TWO-OF-YOU...

Monodam...! 

*Kaede grabs him.

MONODAM! DON’T! PLEASE!

Oh shit, oh shit!

...

*Monodam moves his paw, and gently strokes Kaede’s hand.

THANK-YOU...SO-MUCH...FOR-BEING-MY-FRIEND...

NO! DON’T EVEN TRY! COME ON, PLEASE!

!!?

...

*Monodam’s arm goes limp...and he rests his head back...

it-really...is...beautiful...

... ... ... ... ...

...!

...!

...!

*Miu slowly removes her goggles.

...

I’m sorry Kaede...

...!?

*Kaede...falls to her knees...helpless...

//Monodam...has died...//

[thebladeblaster]

Finally more information on my Zexal isekai idea

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-Infernoble knights are too good so Aichi is using normal ole Noble Knights 😅

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First off decks for all six of the poor isekaiers that have to deal with the Six Demon Numbers

Aichi-Noble Knights

Kai-Dragon Ruler

Kamui-Super Quantum

Misaki-Bujin

Chris-Fire Fist (It was that or Zoodiac and there’s no way in hell he’s getting Zoodiac)

Ren-Ignoble Knights

I might add a few cards to their decks of new stuff is released or I think of new stuff between now and writing it .

The Six Demon Numbers (SDN)

Note: When I say “the Barians” I mean Vector😅. Vector is putting them through this.

Vector + Void team up = bad time for everyone

Overall, I was very vague with this originally because I hadn’t thought up much about them besides them essentially compelling the hosts to help the Barians. I’ve decided to make it a bit more unique by making it similar to Dirriding AKA the coolest concept in G. Essentially when the SDNs are in control it’s more like a full on possession rather than just influencing them. On top of that similarly to Diffriding if they lose 3 times then the number goes. However, they can be snapped out of it by one loss. Aichi and Kai are still the ones at the start who aren’t possessed.

I was thinking that if they do lose the SDN that they would end up back on their Earth. Essentially like how if they lose on Cray they’re sent back. Because it is that. If they lose there they can’t get back to Cray. However, since it’s connected to the SDNs it’s tied to the individual’s losses rather than the team.

However, even when not possessed things aren’t exactly peachy 😅. Their told that if they do get the numbers for the Barians that they will be sent back to Cray and they actually mean it. This becomes very complicated due to forming bonds with the Zexal gang.

They are of course also on a time crunch because Cray is wearing away more and more and they have to get back before it infects Earth. Also, little does anyone though that the Void is getting more than they think out of their little arrangement. It’s influence is able to enter the Zexal universe after its first contact while back on Earth the distortion in the timeline caused by the isekai is causing Jammers to appear in both worlds.

The SDNs are partly influenced by both the Void and Barian power which is how they have their special properties. The game plan is to force both their enemies to destroy each other.

Other Plot Stuff

The story will check out what’s going on in the Vanguard world from time to time. The isekaiers friends are looking for them and the finals to the Asia Circuit is delayed. Ultra Rare is trying to find Takuto to try to fix the situation.

Takuto is being kept deep in Barian World and they will give him back if the isekaiers do what they want. Then Takuto would take them back. Of course the isekaiers don’t know that they have Takuto or even where he is 😅.

Team Dreadnought is wandering around watching things. Considering they know that the Void is going to destroy their world Leon reasons that they could just stay in the Zexal world. Jillian and Sharlene aren’t very happy but there isn’t much they can do😅.

Aichi finds himself talking to #5 a bit. The numbers kinda make Psyqualia flare up. As you guess #5 is indeed the worst and basically just trying to gaslight Aichi into believing that the Zexal cast is their enemy. I mean Kaito doesn’t help😅…Yeah, when Aichi first wakes up it’s near Kaito who is doing what he does to people with numbers.

You can’t blame Aichi for thinking Kaito’s bad guy when he sees this. This causes a chain reaction of other Zexal cast members battling him thinking that he’s the enemy 😅. Poor blorbo.

On the bright side he gets some bonding time with Kai because he’s the first person he finds and Kai quickly realizes that Aichi cannot care for himself so is forced to look after Aichi😅. All he really needed to see is that Aichi can’t cook at all and is just eating whatever is cheapest, can’t balance a budget, or do other stuff and is like “okay he needs intervention”.

[plaindangan]

Heeeeello! Let me welcome you to the ask work! I hope you will have fun, big smooches.

Anyway now for the ask.

(No hopes peak AU Shuichi X Kaede) Saihara Shuichi did it! He’s finally a full fledged detective! Admitedly he’s still very not confident in himself and shy, especially around girls (which his uncle and mentor told him more than once, causing a lot of cute reaction from the admitedly quite feminine looking (except for what’s under his pants~) emo-looking femboy)

And today he’s going to take on his very first case alone! Well he wished he had an assistant but it’s not like he had many friends, and kaito his quite busy being in space as we speak. But anyway, his mission is simple, investigate and find who could be behind the theft of an expensive necklace at a very high-ranked gentleman club .. well, admitedly it looks more like a theatre, especially considering the fact the main attraction, the pianist, who is also the one who owned the necklace, is the reason why it’s so popular, some say she’s the new reincarnation of a sexy seductive Venus! .. and some says part of her body are so large they could be confused with planets, but it’s not like Shuichi liked curvy girls in particular. (It’s a lie, he DEFINITELY has a ultra thicc tall girl kink. Funny considering his own butt his incredibly large for a boy.) Uh, funny, she has the same name as his childhood friend crush who he told he was gonna marry when he was very young. Anyway hopefully it will go well!

(Spoilers, after that adventure a lot of problem are fixed, he has a girlfriend, good income, AND an assistant… hopefully he would be able to focus around her~)

(If you don’t like some part don’t hesitate to contact me in my dms so we can change what’s wrong , also Kaede is definitely gonna wear an ultra sexy dress~… or lewder~)

Disclaimer: Below is content that's more on the racy side! If not for you, you probably shouldn't read!

They say that reality has its perks...and boy was Shuichi realizing that even the rumors her heard about Club Harmony's owner tended to not live up to how magnificent the truth was.

When he first got there, the club owner, Kaede Melodic (a name that brought back nostalgia memories...but certainly couldn't be her) was in the midst of her show. Beautiful, radiant, blonde hair that seemed to glow under the spotlight. Fingers that graced and played a melody that could rival even famed pianists in terms of skill. That had hypnotized every person, male or female, with its tune.

And, yes, there was no shame that she was incredibly sexy. Her curvy body was coated in a purple dress, that was hardly leaving much to the imagine in terms of covering her incredibly large breasts that seemed to dwarf friggin' solar systems, which seemed to jiggle ever so slightly as she played - enough to ensure people's eyes would remain on her show no matter what!~

When the taller woman stood up, giving a demonstration on how much said dress clung tightly to her body and how said dress had plump thighs exposed, people found themselves hollering like crazy. Shuichi only barely resisted doing the same, but did find himself clapping just as intently...hm? She had winked at the crowd, which earned even more fervor...but why did it feel like it was aimed at him. Like specifically?

Dismissing such thoughts, Shuichi had to wait until after clean up and the other patrons left, before he could meet his client. Knocking on the door of her dressing room he heard a sultry voice from behind it: "Come in!~" "Ah, ma'am, I'm hear to talk ab-oh!?" Her face turned bright red as he bared witness to Kaede as she sat in front of her dressing mirror, seemingly putting on her make-up. As it turns out, Kaede's dress was a backless one...and boy did it reach low. Just low enough that large peach that she calls her rump was partially exposed...and the fact it didn't seem like she was wearing underwear!! Shuichi began to stammer out, half embarrassed and thinking he should leave....and 'another part' of him stirring, getting him excited as he couldn't bare to turn away!

Kaede noticed through her mirror, and a small smile formed from her plump lips. Turning around and standing up (which had the effect of Shuichi realizing how much this woman towered over him), she sauntered up to him, hips moving ever so seductively. Stopping when she was right in front of him - of giving him a personal closer at her enticing breasts - said smile turned almost cheeky in nature.

"Like what you see, Detective?~ You always were a lover of the 'larger' side of life!~" That smile...that playful tone...it was then that the pieces finally put into to place for Shuichi. This was...his precious friend Kaede! Kaede Akamatsu!~

"I-It's you!? I-I didn't expect! I mean! I..." Kaede giggled at Shuichi's reactions and wagged her finger teasingly.

"What? That I'd grow up looking like a total bombshell? That'd I be just your type?~" she teased and pulled the detective in for a hug. A hug that had him face first in what seemed to be the world's softest set of boobs most would dream of getting a glimpse of!~ Doesn't help that the rest of his body was so pressed up against her alluring one which were as equally amazing...especially to that 'other part' of him that was barely containing itself.

"Pssh, the case can await a bit later...I've been so eager to talk to you ever since I saw that ad for your agency online! We have so much to discuss...and to do?~" That sultry voice came back and, as Shuichi glanced up, he could see a lustful smirk on her face. Slowly, Kaede reached down and grabbed at the detective's bottom. Even for a guy, Kaede could tell he had an ass that most girl's would envy. His pants seemed to be just straining to keep himself

"Aaaaah~" He moaned out, face flushed and flustered. Only encouraging Kaede to continue, pulling down both his pants and boxers....after a couple of tries given how tightly they clung to him. Once off, she was practically salivating as she squeezed and rubbed the pale rump in her midset. Jiggly and squishy to the core. Kaede could play with it all day.

"Looks like I wasn't the only one to grow up into something stunning!~ I could just sit you down and play with this all day.....but I can feel something else clamoring for my attention!~" By now, Shuichi couldn't hide it. Her large, thick, rod was now fully poking at Kaede's thighs. Just begging and throbbing to be place between them!~ Something looked ever so apologetically about.

"K-kaede! I-I'm so-!!" Her was about to apologize before a kiss broke such thing....and he found himself getting lost in how sweet it felt!~ A silent answer: there was nothing to be apologetic about!

As Shuichi felt her slender fingers reach around, softly grip at his member, stroke it (or to be exact 'play it' as if it was a piano key) and eventually situate itself in-between her awaiting thighs...he knew that this was going to be quite the long night before the case could ever actually be talked about.

The first of many long nights as, with Kaede's help, they found the thief responsible...and she happily stuck around!~ Club Harmony became a place where Shuichi could use as a second office, where both could conspire to figure out their next case, to 'investigate' each other's bodies some more...

To eventually get married in!~

[infolane]

ARC V MONTH DAY 11: Legacy For the Future

@arcvmonth

Nothing much today, just a bit of dialogue between Zarc and Ray about the ones being brought from a different universe into a new world...

Words on the screen, from your friend.

funfareomens: So, what are they called?

Your companions, that’s what he’s talking about. Unlike him, you don’t have the convenience of names being already attached to them, like his cards.

unnaturalmoirai: It’s easier if I show them, hm? I’m sure you’ll understand why they are the best equipped to inherit this world.

The two of you talk about that often. What would you do to fix this world? He shares with you the painful shards in your chest that made you aware that there is no fixing this mess... But if it all could restart, come back from ashes...

It would be nice, right?

Of course, it would be pointless if you just gave the world back to humans. To selfish, cowardly, bloodthirsty humans. No, if everything were to restart, it would have to be trusted to things not corrupted by humanity, things from another universe, a bridge between the hopes of this place and the newly reborn universe.

First comes the statuette of an angel.

unnaturalmoirai: Her name is Asuka. Sociable and all around good, she’ll be a voice of right even when the world naturally gets bent out of shape.

funfareomens: She does look pretty capable! 

unnaturalmoirai: She’s got to be. I’m sure everyone will love her, when the time comes.

Next up, the radio, with the coordinates stuck to the back in tape. You’ve checked those- middle of the ocean. You never did figure out why they were there, but by choosing him, you decided to give this a meaning.

unnaturalmoirai: Edo. He’s special and hard-working. Out of everyone, he is the most magical, too.

funfareomens: Do you think your dad will understand this?

unnaturalmoirai: No.

unnaturalmoirai: But as long as he keeps chasing my shadow, he’ll learn. I believe in him! And I believe in my friends, too. It’s all going to fit together and people will smile for it.

It isn’t that you think utopia is possible. Stars in the sky are unreachable, too, but their light makes all paths more worth taking, even in the dark.

A wind up bike is next. Plastic,a children’s toy.

unnaturalmoirai: Jack Atlas. He’s a bit kooky, but that whimsy will be loved too. I want him to bring people together...

funfareomens: People these days only join each other for brutal spectacles. That’s a big task you are putting on him...

unnaturalmoirai: No bigger than the ones you are giving your dragons.

unnaturalmoirai: He’ll be king. He’ll bring people together. And he won’t be alone, especially because of Crow.

A bundle of black feathers, tied together with red thread.

unnaturalmoirai: If Jack is to see the world from above, then Crow will look rom below.

funfareomens: Isn’t if weird for the feathers to not be flying?

unnaturalmoirai: >:I

unnaturalmoirai: I know what I’m doing, and he agreed to the job!

unnaturalmoirai: I’m sure that when they are reborn, even if they don’t remember a single thing, they’ll find a way.

A picture book is presented, tied to a pen with a heart shaped eraser.

unnaturalmoirai: These are Kaito and Haruto. They’ll be together, even after everything is gone. That sort of warmth and love- I trust they’ll bring it to the new world.

funfareomens: Sometimes that scares me.

funfareomens: What if they get corrupted too? Hurt, lonely, broken...?

unnaturalmoirai: Then all we have to do is kill that world again and begin anew again. And that is something I want to always be able to do with you... break it, fix it, break it, fix it...

unnaturalmoirai: Someday, all the pieces will come together. I’ll meet our friends and have a good time. Neither of us will need to be in pain. There won’t be blood, there won’t be cruel spectacles where you are dancing in a cage...

unnaturalmoirai: But look, these two will be, respectively, our “stop” and our “tiebreaker”.

Two teddy bears join the table. One cream, with purple patches. One white, with blue ones.

unnaturalmoirai: Reira and my nameless little darling.

unnaturalmoirai: We should both listen to him, if we ever can’t decide on whether the world can be forgiven or not. 

funfareomens: I can’t wait to meet everyone in the new world.

unnaturalmoirai: ...Me too.

[bye-bye-firefly]

Hi!! Do you have any DR post-game headcanons?? Or backstory headcanons? Or food preferences headcanons? Headcanons in general???

omg okay. so like. my whole thing is that i really really hope that it was a simulation that they werent just ai or that this was all real like i really desperately want to believe that when shuichi maki and himiko got out they woke up and found out they were just. in a simulation. and they merge the two realities they were living into one and we get everyone like. Together. and theyre ALLOWED to be happy although traumatised. and this goes for all the games like i dont want to believe that the canon that is presented is meant to be taken super literally. v3 makes me want to believe that they were ALL simulations it was all just for tv and why would they kill actual kids for tv and not have real ass people be like "thats so fucked up Why Are You Doing This" because thats the one part of it all that my suspension of disbelief will not allow me to go and that seems like something everyone else can agree on. theres no way parents would just let their kids go on a show where they could get MURDERED BRUTALLY. and then have that death TELEVISED. and thats like my main one and its really a popular fandom one but i just. I need this. To feel okay

other headcanons...my favourite one is that when shuichi is deep in thought, he makes a concentrated face and puts his fist under his chin. i love having kokichi and kaito be brothers. i like thinking theyre found family and that sure they hated each other for a while but they found comfort in each other and that should continue on in every universe. they should be allowed to be brothers. i also like to think that shuichi and kokichi are two people that just completely run on no sleep like so often that its worrying. this is consistent no matter what reality they are living in. kaito has a hero complex and i think that one is just canon but i havent engaged in the material recently enough to say...i have only been referring back to my notes on characterisation from the last time i did a character analysis...i should really fix that i need a refresher i cannot just Live Like This who am i if i dont have a proper handle on who these fucking people are

i have thoughts on sakura. she doesnt have that gravelly voice that they give her in the game she like fully has a deep voice but its still feminine and gorgeous and sure it has some growl but it just feels like. they tried to make her sound like a Man. you know? and im not a big fan idk thats just my thoughts on that. chihiro is a girl in stem and she was actually trans and thats my headcanon that i think was controversial like 3 years ago. it might still be controversial idk idc

i know this is not something you asked about but i keep thinking about it because of kokichi and kaito but its just. aughghguthhghj;orwisjkh NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HOW TORTURED I AM ABOUT THEM so much of that fucking game is dramatic foils SO MUCH and always ALWAYS people love the dramatic foils BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DO like OF COURSE people would love oumota now im not particularly a fan of shipping them but idc if other people do but for my purposes im talking about them as like found family as like brothers because thats how I see them just . i keep thinking about the die young animatic even though that is BLATANT shipping it just reminds me how bad it hurts kokichi hated the killing game as much as everyone else (besides tsumugi of course) and no one believed it and kaito had to work with him in his final moments and kokichi was under so much stress and was panicking so bad over everything because who could just be COMPLETELY TOTALLY NORMAL about DYING that he just let it slip that yeah he HATED this shit he wants to END this his plan the whole time was to END THIS and the only person he trusted was shuichi and he was going to die and he was so young and he had to die either way he had to die and kaito had to help him die and im sure kaito never saw himself in that position he never thought he would be the one killing but he WAS because he HAD TO because he HAD TO SAVE MAKI he HAD TO KEEP HIS FRIEND SAFE but kokichi was also sort of in a way his friend that night and kaito was the only friend kokichi had that night and even after all of this people STILL were like outside of it looking in like I will never know Kokichi. AND ISN'T THAT JUST TRAGIC? no one even fucking knew him because he couldn't be honest out of pure fear and terror and a need to protect himself and that was ALL he was thinking about was am i safe and am i by doing this attempting to stop the killing game. he always knew it was going to go that way. and that is so tragic. and kaito had to be the one to carry it out and it didnt even fucking work it didnt even end the killing game. but at least kaito went to space. at least kaito went to space, somehow. and monokuma didnt even get to kill him. i just wonder if kaito in some way did find a way to like kokichi. i wonder if knowing that kokichi was always and forever hating the killing game no matter what he said gave him comfort and helped him forgive him. surely they had time to have a moment like. i dont know if i can forgive you but i would like to try. surely. i like to believe it. kokichi was understood for like the briefest of moments and kaito saw him as he was and then he was dead. i hope that brought him comfort. and this is mostly why i want to believe that its a simulation broadcast as drama television. like surely kokichi wasnt understood for a few hours and then killed for a plan that failed. kokichi gets to live a life outside the killing game and got to see kaito and later shuichi and everyone else and everyone got to see the show while they were waiting for everyone else to come out of the game and maybe they understood each other a little more and maybe they felt bad for each other after thinking about it for a few weeks like. maybe we didnt deserve to be put through that. maybe being put in that kind of situation brings the worst out of people and we just saw the worst of each other because we had to find some ways to survive. i HOPE. SOOOO fucking badly. for MY SAKE....

[bekaito]

the only real ideas that kaito was ever able to throw out there for suggestions usually only had to do with choreography, never once really having to do such things as 'concepts' before now. it was before actually realizing he even wanted to be an idol that he would just focus on dancing, with the occasional rapping, but now that he was being told previously that he had to focus on vocals as well? well.... that was a whole new skill for him to learn and try to keep up with on top of everything else.

maybe, if things worked out for him in the end, kaito would be able to manage either perfecting all of the above or at least he'd hopefully get lucky enough to one day debut with just his rap and dancing skills. that was all just wishful thinking in the end.

giving a small laugh and shaking his head, kaito takes a moment to imagine actually injuring himself before finally speaking again. "i'm only kidding. if i did end up hurting myself, well i'm pretty sure that the judges would be kicking me out of the competition first before anyone else." he states, giving a small sigh as he does so. "so don't worry, i won't be doing anything dangerous, especially if it could possibly jeopardize my chances of making it to the end. i think i may try doing something like dancing 'cool' or even just bring some flowers and recite some sort of poem. probably not the coolest idea, but i've seen it happen in some dramas before."

"what are you planning on doing?" he asks this out of curiosity, tilting his head slightly towards the side a bit. kaito doesn't even back away or move the moment that the other helps fix his glasses, smiling at what the other says. "actually, we could add braces? maybe those that are watching the show would think it's cute at least?" he's half-joking back with jaeyoung, though it does sort of make him want to do this now. "think we can find some fake braces somewhere in time thought?"

jay raises an eyebrow, listening to everything kaito is saying. this is another thing he learned when it comes to teamwork: he has to listen, not just inject his own thoughts and go on an intangible ramble that only makes sense to himself. he thinks he's been doing a great job so far, but again, who knows if that translates well to the viewers at home.

sharing ideas can be fun though, so it's not entirely a loss to someone like jay. turns out brainstorming and coming up with concepts with other people can be pretty productive. jay's kind of stuck on what cool thing he should be doing himself, so that's another reason why he's seeking kaito out.

"i think someone else is bringing a guitar?" jay says, surprised at himself that he remembers. maybe he's becoming a better person after all, a functioning member of society. but at kaito's next ideas, jay can't help but laugh a bit. "aren't we supposed to be doing something cool though? pretty sure tripping and falling on your butt isn't a cool thing." but they are supposed to be nerds—then again, nerds aren't incompetent. "also, isn't that... dangerous? you could twist something." he wonders whether kaito is just setting himself up to fail on purpose, but who knows? cute failure might fit the teen crush vibes after all.

having no sense of personal space as usual, jay fixes the glasses on kaito's face, still laughing. "it suits you. not all nerds wear glasses though. should we add braces to the costume?" it's just a joke, not a real suggestion.

[meimi-haneoka]

This is completely, completely random, but I think what drives me utterly insane with feels in Clear Card Arc is how in the end the love Kaito got for Akiho proved to be stronger than his own self-loathing, stronger than his depression and stronger than the complete disregard for his life.

I won't use the heavy word that starts with "s", but the depiction of Kaito's state of mind might remind of that, and I would've never imagined CLAMP would depict that in CCS.

👇

Back at the Fake Moon, he was so lost and had hit rock bottom so hard that he was ready to let himself rot in that cage for eternity, without even the mercy of death but at the same time not being able to live either.

Forever condemned to be reminded every single waking moment of all his mistakes and what he lost in exchange for fixing them.

All of this, in a shape that deprived him completely of his human dignity.

They found him sleeping, because only sleep could alleviate some of that torment.

And even when Sakura with her immense empathy miraculously recognized Akiho's most important person in him, and freed him, he refused to come out of that frigging prison he imposed on himself.

Not even Sakura spelling out in front of him "Akiho had a special person and that was you" could convince him to move his ass out of there.

It's only when he saw her, heard her say those things with her very own voice, and then saw her putting herself in danger for his sake, that he finally moved.

His love for her, his will to protect her was stronger than his will to let himself rot away.

Stronger than the monster that was eating his sanity away from the inside.

I can't help but get moved to tears thinking about this depiction of how the love for your most important person can save you from depression.

It might not be for yourself at first, but you gotta start from somewhere. Something must give you the "fuel" to keep fighting those demons inside and overthrow them.

A love as strong as that one can do it, it can be that "fuel".

Then everything else can come afterwards. Like a newfound self-worth to learn to live again.

Kaito was so convinced he didn't deserve to live a life out there, he was so sure that it was over for him, forgotten by everything and everyone...but when he heard from Akiho how important he was to her, that changed everything, and he managed to find the strength in himself to go back to her.

It wasn't certainly easy for him, even as a dragon you can see how much he's suffering while he's literally dragging himself out of despair's chokehold, to go back to her. But he did it. For her.

Love defeating death, basically.

And all of this was possible thanks to Sakura's immense empathy and compassion. How she made possible for those two to reunite and let Akiho's love pull Kaito towards life.

Cause Sakura certainly made him go back to his original appearance, and then saved him in other ways, but without Kaito's consent and effort, that last, painful "okay" said with the eyes of the dragon, things would've been very different.

And Kaito came back only because he felt the pull of Akiho's love and the one of his love for her.

Sometimes I wonder if people really realize how huge that is, and what heavy, extremely heavy thematics were addressed in Clear Card, with the subtlety and sensitivity that the topic and target audience required. I wonder if there are people who related to Kaito's behavior in the story, and felt comforted by seeing what happened in the climax.

[mar-the-magician]

H Is For Hawk

Despite how busy I’ve been recently, I still wanted to do something for Hakukai week, so I picked my favorite prompt (birds) and wrote a fic for it! Apologies that it’s not more 😅 I love these two adorkable idiots so much and will definitely be writing more with them! 

“We should race sometime.” Kaito watched as Watson glided smoothly back over the field onto Saguru’s leather-gloved hand. Saguru fed her a small treat and gave Kaito an amused glance out of the corner of his eye. 

“She’s pretty fast, you know? I bet she could keep up with me!” Kaito laughed cheekily, bending forward and reaching out to stroke Watson’s feathers carefully. Saguru smiled at him, shaking his head.

“Considering that she was literally designed for flying, and everything about her is conducive to speed…” 

“Exactly! She might just be able to barely match my pace on a good day!” He laughed. Saguru sighed, trying to hide his smile.

“Have you ever captured birds mid-flight?” Kaito stopped laughing after a moment, looking pensive.

“I’ve actually caught some of the less well-trained doves when they got out and flew away— obviously they’d never do that now, but they took some time to get acclimated to my house when I first got them…” 

“You caught them from your glider?” Saguru raised his eyebrows. Kaito shrugged.

“There was no other way to catch them covertly, and not everyone puts two and two together to make four the same way you do, so no-one else knew I had them at the time.” He parroted one of their classmate’s voices perfectly, even taking on his posture as he said

“Just because Kuroba-kun used doves for a couple tricks doesn’t mean he owns some— maybe he just rented them!” Saguru stroked Watson and looked off into the distance, thoughtful.

“But— that’s not how training birds… works… you have to build up trust and make sure they know they’re safe with you, give them positive reinforcement and show that you respect their boundaries… and all that before you even consider teaching them tricks…”

“You know that because you have trained a bird in the past.” Kaito mused absentmindedly. Suddenly he did a double take, whipping his head around to look at Saguru.

“Did you—“

Saguru met his gaze, confused. 

“Did I what?” 

“How you just described training a bird sounded a lot like how you’ve talked about the early stages of our relationship.” Kaito’s stare remained fixed on the speechless Saguru. 

“Was Watson— practice for you??” He whipped around to face the hawk who was still perched comfortably on Saguru’s glove.

“Are you the reason why we’re in a relationship??” Saguru got his words back at that, laughing a little at first before growing more serious to say

“We might have taken longer to get to this point if I’d never had experience with someone who took time and effort to build the foundation for a healthy relationship, but I always would have wanted to be with you. I always would have done anything within my power to get past that front you put up, and consequently fallen in love with you.” Kaito blushed and scoffed at this, putting a hand in front of his mouth.

“I— that’s— thank you… Hakubaka.” There was no bite in the insult, in fact it almost felt like a term of endearment. Saguru smiled at him fondly.

“Come on— let’s go inside, it’s chilly out here, and I think Watson’s had enough exercise for the day— plus, I think Baaya should have hot cocoa ready for us by now!” Kaito coughed, trying to shake his blush, and handed Saguru Watson’s hood. 

“Th-that sounds good. Thank you, Sa-chan.” He murmured. Saguru gently placed the hood over Watson’s head, lacing it up, and reached to link arms with his boyfriend.

“It’s not a problem. I wanted to do it.” He gently shoved Kaito with his hip as they began walking.

“Just make sure to return the favor— I need to spend some time with your doves!” Kaito’s face lit up, and his step grew bouncier.

“Of course!”

“Now, hot chocolate.”

Thank you for reading! This was quite fun to write 😁 the title is the same as that of a nonfiction book I read once, about a woman’s story with becoming closer with a hawk (that’s a very oversimplified version of it, it gets pretty dark in some places) and some parts of it reminded me of Kaito and Saguru’s relationship, and thus, this fic was born! And for everyone wondering about my WIPs— they’re coming, I promise!!! I’m going to try to get another LR chapter up by the Friday after tomorrow!!! Goodness it’s been a while on that—

Anyhow, enough of my rambles! Thank you for reading and I wish you all a very happy Hakukai Week 2022!!

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Brother knows best.

You know something Rantaro?

Yeah?

When you told me that you were gonna provide our ride to Mr Kizakura’s home...

This...isn’t exactly what I thought you meant.

Huh? Is there a problem?

Well...

*Shuichi looks out the window of the helicopter he and Rantaro are flying in.

You’re not afraid of heights are you?

No, not really. It’s just...isn’t this a bit much?

I wouldn’t say so. We’ve got a chopper on hand, and an ace pilot~

...

*Nico gives a thumbs up from the seat up front, wearing prescription sunglasses and headphones.

Plus, if we want to get here and back again, we can avoid traffic and train delays like this, right?

Uh huh...I guess when you put it like that...

Don’t worry, it’s fine. Nico’s not gonna go crashing into anything.

We’re on official business 404, refer to me as Agent Static.

Right, right, sorry...

...

You ok? You really that worried about the flight?

No, I’m alright with the flight...I’m just thinking about other things...

Like what?

Just...a lot of self-loathing really...I’m looking back at everything that happened yesterday night and...realizing that I was so stupid...!

...

I don’t quite know for sure if my feelings on the matter have changed but...doing what I did...hitting Kuripa back, calling everyone useless...and hiding from a truth I couldn’t accept.

Hehe...

*Shuichi hangs his head.

I haven’t changed...I’m the same coward I’ve always been...Unable to accept the truth, therefore I question whether it’s right to even reveal it...

But you still did so, right?

...?

I might not have been around to watch for myself, but I’ve heard stories about the things you did. Sounds like a lot of people have reason to thank you.

I’m not going to claim that I’m the reason we survived the Killing Game, Rantaro...If that was the case, more of us would have gotten out alive.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Killing Game’s, it’s this...No matter what, they always take up around 6 chapters of our lives.

Huh?

I’m saying that no matter what, Danganronpa would have gone on for as long as the creators willed it. If something had gone wrong in production, they would have fixed it.

Say Tsumugi dies, they’ll just make someone else the Mastermind and incorporate it into the plot. 

So...the fact that 3 of you got out as opposed to 2? It’s not much better, but it’s still an improvement over the fact.

...

I still feel like I haven’t learned anything...I thought after the Killing Game ended, and we got a chance to live new lives here, I believed I had what it took to help people...

And with Mrs Kyoko taking a shine to me, I thought I could do it...But in the end, I became arrogant and self-centered, and I took things too far...Now in an attempt to rescue the girl I love, I ended up setting us all back...

I ruined everything...

...

*Rantaro pats Shuichi on the shoulder, and turns him around to look in his eyes.

You know what the biggest problem with you is?

...Huh?

it’s not that you’re weak, nor is it that you let your emotions and feelings get the better of you. You’re smart, compassionate, and you’re generally a good guy.

I know you hit some bumps recently, but even the most patient man cannot retain his stance 24/7.

No...the problem with you, Shuichi, and what has always been your biggest weakness...Is that you rely too much on the people around you.

Huh?

Hm...Ok, maybe the more accurate phrasing would be that you’re...too dependent.

I’m not ashamed to rely on my friends. If anything, I think the fact that I have friends who I can be there for, and who will be there for me, is a good thing.

It is! 

But it’s because you think that, that clouds your judgement.

You’ve gotten so used to having people by your side that you assume that you can fall back on them all the time, every time, whenever you’re in a rough situation.

Up until now, that’s been true. Kaede and Kaito in particular always have your back.

But with the current situation...I mean...You get the picture...

Kaede’s not with me and...Kaito is...

To be honest, you sort of pushed him away. I think that might be on you.

...

Too honest? Sorry...

On top of that though, Kyoko has made it hard for you to really rely or depend on anyone, now that she’s cut you off.

I mean...There’s you who’s helping me now, right?

Hahaha!

I’m sorry...Who was it again that said he couldn’t trust me under any circumstance?

...!?

You’re taking back what you said only because I’m the one person who’s still here for you. Do you see the problem now?

...

Trapped in a potential death trap or not, the reality that you can’t accept, Shuichi, is that your friends aren’t always going to be there for you.

I mean...All your friends are striving towards different goals. Kaito wants to go to space, Maki wants to settle down somewhere...Even though you’re all fighting against Zetsubou, they’re all free to make their own choices, and in those situations...They can’t be there for you, and there’s little you can do to help them. 

Not to mention that in those times, you need to decide yourself exactly what you want to make of yourself too.

The more time you have together, the better. You’re happy with your friends and family around you, and I’m in no way saying you should ditch them and start living a life you’re not enjoying.

But there are times in life where you need to deal with problems ALONE. Or times where you need to take charge and be EVERYONE ELSE’S emotional crutch.

And THAT is what you lack, which stops you from being the kind of leader and detective YOU want to be.

...

To be honest, it’s kind of Kyoko and Byakuya’s fault too. Sure, they had good enough reason, given that you saved the Future Foundation from total inside collapse

But the fact that you were able to pull that off doesn’t necessarily mean you have what it takes to be a Branch Chief. We all have different skills for different tasks.

Rich coming from someone who’s good at almost everything.

Hmph! You have no idea! In our world, Agent 404 is as big a noob as they come!

Seriously, he barely even knows how to brush his teeth properly!

Thank you Static...Good to know you care...

But she’s right you know...I get how easy it is to fall for the trap of relying on everyone around you who seems more capable...But if you do that...then you limit how much you yourself can grow.

If you really think you haven’t changed much...I think that may be the reason why.

...

Maybe you’re right...But what can I do to fix that?

Shuichi...asking me would be missing the point entirely.

Only YOU can figure that out...

...

Hey, I think we’re near our location. Anywhere I can safely land this thing?

There’s a park not too far away, just drop us off there. Take off as soon as we’re out so the local police don’t come for you.

Isn’t Himuro-san a member of the government though?

Yes, but for finance. It’s not a good look if she’s using a chopper for her own personal use.

Just let me know when you finish up down there.

Let’s go.

...Yeah...

*knock!* *knock!* *knock!*

Hm?

*Koichi hears a knock at his door, and goes to answer it. Shuichi and Rantaro stand in the doorway, Shuichi akwardly diverting his gaze while Rantaro retains a stern expression.

H-Hello, Mr Kizakura...It’s been a while.

Ah! Young Mr Saihara, nice of you to drop by!

Who’s your friend?

Oh, this is Ran-

Uh! This is Agent 404...of ERR0RM3SS4GE.

ERR0R0M3SS4GE? Isn’t that this...phantom thief hacker group thing that’s been going around lately?

My real name is Rantaro. I’m actually an old friend of Shuichi’s.

...!

You sure you should be telling me that stuff?

Think of it as an equivalent exchange. We have...lots of questions we need to ask you today. And I’m gonna need you to trust me.

Oh yeah? Hehe...What can I help you with?

...

Mr Kizakura...It’s been a while since we last spoke, so I imagine you’re a little out of the loop...But recently, one of our agents was trapped by Organization Zetsubou in a heavy-duty, militaristic lab.

Sounds rough...

Yes...But the reason we’re here is because we think you may have some information.

The trapped agent turned up some old documents that proved the lab was property of the Future Foundation back in the day...and you, sir, were one of the agents who was present in the operations of the lab.

...!

*Koichi’s face becomes serious.

Just to check...did you find out what exactly was going on at that lab?

All we know is that it has something to do with contamination, and that human test subjects were involved. Your name appeared on the documents though, so we figured we’d have to come to you for any more information.

...

Are you willing to let us in to talk?

Just one question...did Kyoko put you up to this?

No. This is a personal investigation. The more we know about the lab, the better.

Though more than likely, I will be reporting the findings of my results to her once the incident is resolved.

...

Hmph...Fine, I guess I’ll bite. Come on in, both of you.

...!

...That was easy.

*Rantaro and Shuichi fist bump as Koichi lets them in his house.

[manofmanymons]

Anyways I love how stubborn and obnoxious part 9 Kaito is because it literally wouldn't make any sense for him not be

Sure he wanted to be more comfortable with relying on others and wanted to trust Miu to keep herself safe

And he was slowly gettin there a little at a time

But then Takuma (seemingly) fucking died and Miyuki kept trying to kill everyone no matter how hard they tried to reach out to her

And maybe he was (relatively) fine at first

He'd be a little clingy with Miu after losing Takuma but wouldn't completely stop trusting her/their friends

But then the attacks start, and maybe even then he's not that bad off. Maybe he was even glad to see her alive and hopeful that they could reach her.

Now days have gone by. Things keep getting worse with no end in sight. The one person he trusted the most is gone and the monster trying to kill them all is their own friend.

Taking his eyes off Miu isn't an option now that they're being attacked in their own "home." This whole trusting in friends thing didn't work out. Especially not in the non-truthful routes.

So like,,,of course he's gone back to his old ways. Trying to be better didn't get him anywhere, so why not go back to what was working before? Plus it was established in part 6 that he gets angry and withdrawn when he's scared. It's not a GOOD response, obviously, but it's one that makes sense. I'm not saying he SHOULD take his fear (and maybe also grief?) out on everyone else, I'm just saying that it'd be kinda out of character if he didn't.

He's being frustrating and cruel and you know what I'm happy about it. Again not because it's a good thing but because it's a realistic thing. You don't get over years of capital "I" Issues in under a week. He wouldn't feel as human to me if he brushed off ALL of that like "well I have learned to trust my friends and my sister and therefore believe that we will get through this together :)"

Though I do think him being AS bad in the truthful route as in the others is a little dumb bc that would make Takuma the first "death" they've had to deal with and there are two more people there helping and giving support so while obvi he'd still regress in his feelings towards Miu I don't think he should've been AS argumentative or withdrawn from the others. Key word being AS bc like I even still think he'd be a little bitchy but it seriously makes no sense that he wouldn't handle the situation ANY differently after only 1 death vs 3. Like in nontruthful routes he watched Ryo and Shuuji both go batshit crazy AND witnessed fuckinnnn Wendigomon like there is no way you're telling me his trust issues are just as bad in the route where that DIDN'T happen as in the one where it did.

Althought we didn't see the ten days Takuma was gone so I like to think he at least hung in there for a couple more days before completely regressing in the truthful route wjejskdnnd

I dunno I just like that he isn't somehow magically fixed by the power of friendship yknow he's allowed to be a kid who never learned a healthy way to process fear and stress but he's allowed to work through it and start getting better again

You will never make me stop thinking about my son

I went on a long version of this rant in the homies' gc but one thing I like about Tamers and Survive is that they're both really good examples of how progress isn't linear

The characters are trying to grow and be better—and they're succeeding!—but they still backslide into their bad habits again. And that's okay! Their friends don't just suddenly give up on them. They don't give up on themselves.

Maybe every two steps forward is another step back. Maybe they'll take five steps forward, eat shit, and fall seven steps back. But they keep at it, and their friends are with them all the way, and it's so very endearing to me.