#and it's so weird to know Exactly whats going on with him and yusuke and having it go *almost* completely unacknowledged in the show

[skrunksthatwunk]

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crossposted to youtube

[lightfeltmemories]

Boring request but.. 🤭 hiei general relationship headcanons? ♡ thank u

sorry it's kind of short but i've been waiting for a hiei request, lets gooo!!

tw: mentions of reader death

for starters, you might not like him at first, and vice versa, he's not exactly the most pleasant person, especially if you're human.

but lets say you managed to actually snag this guy somehow.

he's not exactly the most romantic partner and doesn't really like going to fancy restaurants or whatever, he does try to ask kurama about what humans like.

for a good portion of the relationship kurama would be used as his human translator since he doesn't bring up the courage to ask yusuke or kuwabara (something tells him they don't know a clue, either especially when it comes to women.)

he does steal get you things you or even might like, if you take him to the mall and you can't afford something, it'll be on your dresser either the next day or some hours later.

he watches you when you sleep, it's weird, but i feel like he would so something like that, he finds it oddly adorable.

he likes watching movies with you, especially scary ones, he thinks it's cute the way you scream at jumpscares, holding onto his arm tightly and burying your face into his chest.

he's surprisingly playful, he likes to tease you by playing with your hair or play fighting with you (he has to get really comfortable with you for this)

he's possessive as hell! not in an insecure jealous way, but in a "humans are fragile creatures" way.

he is SO afraid of losing you because he removed brick by brick in order to be comfortable with you and if you either died or left him for someone else that would crush him.

[cinderella-ish]

For the Fruits Basket asks: 2, 3, 19, and 18/20 for Momiji!

Oh, yay! I'm so glad you asked! (ask game here)

2. This might be the hardest question of all, because all the characters are so richly developed and I genuinely like (almost) all of them! I have a certain soft spot for Yuki and Momiji, of course, as the characters I relate to the most, and a similar soft spot for Ayame and Arisa, because I relate to them in a way as well, though to a lesser degree.

I've been writing a lot of Kyo, Saki, and (weirdly) Hiroshi, so I feel really attached to them right now. I mean, Kyo is a character whose happiness genuinely healed me. Saki's unapologetic weirdness is just the best (and uhhh my friend group in high school had a few people who shared several traits with Saki, so I was bound to like her). And Hiroshi and Yusuke are literally the best part of every scene they're in. (Especially Hiroshi in Cinderella-ish. Seriously, his narration is top tier!)

And Machi and Kakeru have a special place in my heart, too, partly because of their roles in Yuki's development, but also because of the ways I relate to each of them. And, of course, Tohru. I mean, there's so much to say about her, but her deep, deep empathy and the richness of her arc and development are just gorgeous.

I do keep coming back to Yuki and Momiji, though. They're central to two of the scenes that I found most surprisingly powerful; Yuki when he tells Kakeru "that isn't what I want!" and Momiji in his speech to Akito, when he says "a happiness might exist for me!" Outside of the major plot points of the series (which are nearly all centered around Tohru and Kyo), these two moments are, I think, some of the most satisfying developments for any of the characters, period.

(Oops, that turned into an essay 😅)

3. If we're sticking to named characters, I think Katsuya is the only choice. I know Takaya couldn't develop every single character in the series, but Katsuya is one whose development would have enriched not only him, but Kyoko, Tohru, and Grandpa Honda as well.

I think that the Katsuya-Kyoko relationship can be read as problematic and even predatory exactly as written. It reads as romanticized because it's told from Kyoko's point of view. But Katsuya himself remains kind of an enigma, and it's just really hard to like him when we don't even know what made him think pursuing a middle schooler was okay.

19. Oh gosh. You're going to get a few long answers, I fear. 😅

I have several favorite fanworks! Off the top of my head:

Ripples, by @proseprincess

So, canon divergent AUs are probably my favorite type of fic, and I especially love fics where one canon event changes, and everything that follows changes due to something like a butterfly effect. In this two-part series, Tohru never met Kureno in the park, which changes everything that came after in a big way. I love that this tackles some massive changes to canon, yet they all feel grounded in the world and characters we all know. The second installment is incomplete, but still very worth the read IMO, not only because part 1 ends with a massive cliffhanger, but because it's just so inventive and unlike anything else I've read. Maybe my very favorite fanwork.

I'll be Standing There By You, by Eboni_A

This is a beautiful, devastating AU told from Yuki's point of view where he finds out in the final weeks of her life that Tohru has terminal cancer. We see Yuki drop everything to come and support Kyo and be with Tohru in her final weeks, we see Tohru die, and we see Kyo and Yuki (and everyone else) try to keep going afterward. It's heartbreaking yet hopeful, and the author made relatively recent comments about a potential sequel! Fingers crossed!

Inertia, by miss_coverly @lesbian-kyoru

This is another canon divergent AU where Kyo and Tohru become friends with benefits before the curse breaks. It's honestly shocking how beautiful this work is. The prose is gorgeous, the angst is dialed all the way up, the sexual tension is dialed even higher, the characterization is crystal clear, it's honestly a masterclass in POV, the sex is sexy, and I could go on and on. I never thought a blowjob scene would make me cry, yet it did.

The Pursuit of Repeating History, by RiddleAfar @mistergrass

So, when I first started reading fanfiction, I stuck strictly with canon-compliant works. Then, I dipped my toes into canon divergence AUs like those above, but I heavily resisted reading anything with alternative pairings.

Then, I got curious about that one really popular Yuki/Kyo soulmates AU fic, and gave it a read. By the end of the first chapter, I couldn't put it down. And when I was finished reading, I knew I had to check out everything else by that author, which is how I ended up reading The Pursuit of Repeating History.

This story honestly showed me the power of fanfiction. The author legit crafted lore for the Fruits Basket universe. And the "lore" chapters (I think they're referred to as "intermissions") are each beautifully-told stories in their own right. But the author also grappled with how the curse might work, and I think they did an incredible job. I'm actually rereading this beast right now!

We'll Work it Out Together, by inheritanceofgeek @mrsmarymorstan

Okay, I'm a sucker for anything with lots of Hiroshi and Yusuke, and this story is probably the most Hiroshi-and-Yusuke-focused story on Ao3. (Probably worth mentioning the author's sideblog, @2d-iendfrays which is an absolute treasure!) In it, Kyo figures out he's asexual, then figures out he's demisexual, all with the help of his two wholesome buds.

Like almost all the authors on this list, inheritanceofgeek has some other really fantastic works that are worth checking out, from sexual humor to Yuki/Machi smut to a touching piece about new parenthood.

How Can I Thank You, by SharkFairy77

Another brilliant Yuki/Kyo piece, in which Yuki hosts Kakeru and Komaki for dinner (at the apartment he shares with Kyo), and at the last minute, Kakeru asks if Machi can come. (Machi is Yuki's ex in this universe)

The piece starts with dinner prep, and then dinner, and the character writing is just incredibly spot on. I loved the arc of the story through the dinner, and the way Kyo and Machi come to an understanding.

But then, we get into some A+ YukiKyo smut.

I'll Be Here, by Blanche2023 @biancanekoyokai

(Full disclosure - I beta read this work!)

This is a very sweet and sad piece about Kyo's first few days in Kazuma's care after his mother's death. Blanche's characterization is outstanding, and she handles tricky things (like writing a young Akito who's also performing head-of-the-family duties) in a really clever way.

I don't think there's enough pre-canon fic out there, nor enough gen fic, and this piece is just beautiful.

Escaping the future, by Modzy78

I really love the way Modzy78 thinks about the Fruits Basket universe, and her take on the canon-divergence of "what if Tohru never confessed to Kyo" is inventive, suspenseful, fluffy, and just such a fun read! I also really love her other canon divergent AU Cursing the Cursed. And Modzy78 is honestly a superhero for the fandom.

The Talk, by Geoduck @drgeoduck

Honestly, Geoduck has a ton of works you should read, but I'll mention this one because it's probably the funniest thing I've ever read. And then it somehow gets even funnier!

The Ones Who Walk Away From Sohma House, also by Geoduck

If you're a fan of Ursula K. Leguin (my very favorite author!), then you are probably familiar with her famous short story, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, and this short fic is an absolute must-read.

no one is lost, by emphasis

Momiji bumps into Ritsu in a gay bar. Not a pairing I ever imagined, but an excellent fic that puts Momiji in the position of "elder queer" to Ritsu. (Honestly, I wish there were more Momiji-as-elder-queer fics!)

Some other favorites:

The Night We Met, by pettyimperfections

Hold On, by Danyu

Heart Strain, by Kitty0430

I think about you all the time, by lucybeee @riceballcatfb (incomplete)

Making Nice, by Itsalreadyhalloweenright @riza-rin-rose (incomplete)

What's a White Lie Between Friends (& My Family)? by AnxietyAvocado

My Hands on You is Just a Fantasy, by unscheduledmakeouts

This Air is Blessed, by KyoDoodles

Please, Let Her Live, by @goldfishoflove

And that isn't even touching the dozens of phenomenal Yukeru fics! Just a small selection of Yukeru favorites:

fit back in, by @luftballons99

woebegone, by a-bigail @yunsoh

The Other Side of Paradise, by reconquer @yukisohmasmokesweed

If I Ever Feel Better, also by reconquer

if i do anything i regret tonight, no i didn't, by sacrificialParsnip (another fic where Momiji is an elder queer!)

i wanna be dyed with your colors, by halfhope

Like Fireworks in the Night Sky, by Princely_Hairdos (incomplete, currently being updated!)

President Perfect, by draebelle

tongue tied, by b_o_i (note: heed the warnings!)

And if you're familiar with OnigiriCat4Ever's canon continuation series, Always and Forever, some of my favorite works from that series include My Brother, Truth and Consequences, You Don't Understand, I Want to Understand, and all of their smut (collected in a separate series called Tohru and Kyo's Amorous Adventures, plus one explicit Hajime/Mutsuki fic).

And, of course, I'm really proud of my longfic, Bloom Within Us, and wrote it because it's the sort of thing I'd want to read. It's currently in progress, and I took a break from writing due to a family emergency, but I'm back at it and hope to start regular posting within a month.

uhhhh so I think I'll have to make my Momiji headcanons another post (hopefully tomorrow) because this got long! 😅 Thank you again for asking!

[immortalmsmoon]

Hi sorry I hope I can make this make sense I was wondering if you’d be able to write some head cannons on how Yusuke, Ryuji, and Akechi (separately) would react to a reader whose love language is making and giving food. Like the reader doesn’t look like they could even boil water only to find out they not only like to cook but is pretty damn good at it. Making them something like a boxed lunch or some sweets for Valentine’s Day or a small treat just because and always asking to make sure it’s to their liking.The reader will make it a point to find out what food they like to get when they order something from a restaurant and learning how to make it to surprise them and will keep an ear out to see if they ask for anything changed or added when ordered so they’ll know to change it so it’s more suited to their crushes taste, and the reader will probably let their crush know that if there’s something they’d like them to make that they’re more than willing to try. Being willing to learn and will make anything be it different types of drinks (classic sweet tea or whipped ice coffee) to a multitude of different entrees (soups, sandwiches, pasta dishes, etc.) and a boat load of different desserts. And early on making sure to have some extra stuff made so they can say they brought something for everyone if they’re worried about seeming too weird or pushy.

Yum!

Cast Line Up: Ryuji Sakamoto, Yusuke Kitagawa, and Goro Akechi

A/N: This is so sweet!! i absolutely love it! Thank you for the request!

Warnings: None, just lots of fluff!

Let me know if i missed any warnings!

Wordcount: 1069

Ryuji Sakamoto

it means so much to him the you go out of your way to make food for him, and find out exactly what he likes.

when you invite him over for a picnic one evening, only to find that you made all of his favourties, he melts

he knows how to cook very few things, and its just the stuff that helps him with track and is high in protein.

when you guys go on coffee dates, and have his favourites memorized, he feels like he's falling in love all over again.

On white day, when he comes over to your house to visit just to see all his favourite snacks laid out for him, he feels like his stomach is filled with butterflies

It had been a long tiring day for Ryuji. He had been training like crazy, and school had been as draining as ever. of course he loved training but it really did a number on him, especially with his crippled knee.

he slowly made his way to his apartment, not wanting to go home just yet. thankfully he received a call from his favourite person, asking him to come over. He quickly changed course, not even caring that he probably still smelled like sweat. it didn't matter, right? you'd probably just be playing video games or reading manga together anyways.

he reached your house quite quickly, and knocked on the door, hearing you squeak a "come in!" from the other side. he quickly opened the door, a grin on his face.

the grin spread even wider at what he saw once he fully walked into your house.

you were running around the kitchen, a cute little apron tied around your waist. all his favourites are on the table, and soon he's smiling so hard his face hurts.

he wraps his arms around your waist, pressing a kiss to your temple.

"How'd ya know, baby? about all the stuff I liked?" he says, and you can hear the smile in his voice.

"Because. I love you" you say, rubbing his hands with one of yours, the other stirring up some food. "and i may have also asked your mom" you say, blushing slightly. he lets out a laugh, pressing another kiss to your temple.

"love ya baby. More than anything."

Yusuke Kitagawa~

As an acts of service man, there is nothing he appreciates more.

he's never really had anyone take care of him as well as you do. Madarame did, but lets be honest, he was a terrible cook.

It makes him so happy, especially on nights when his art has taken over his life, and its all he can focus on.

he's kind of busy, whether its phantom thieve business, school, or his art, so he never really has time to make himself a good healthy meal.

he really wishes he could return the gesture, but he is no where near as good at cooking as you are.

Everything in Yusuke's dorm except for the painting in front of him had disappeared into a deep blackness, like a black hole had gone through the room and sucked up everything except for himself and the painting.

in the back of his mind he sensed that tonight he would be getting no sleep. it didn't bother him though. he dabbed at his palette, filling up the canvas with colour, sighing every so often when it whatever he was painting didn't come out the way he wanted.

as he continued to paint, he started to hear a voice. he ignored it though, after all he was so close to getting his painting right! just a little longer and it would be perfect-

"Yusuke!" a soft voice called, and then a soft hand appeared out of the abyss that was his room, gently resting on his shoulder. all of a sudden the blackness that had become his surroundings disappeared, and he was in a room, his room. there was a delicious smell, something savory but soft. it smelled amazing. he turned to you, a soft smile tugging at the corners of his lips when he saw all the food you had prepared. His heart soared; no one had ever put this much effort into taking care of him, not even Madarame. he knew if it hadn't been for you, he probably wouldn't have been eating.

Goro Akechi~

Again, as an acts of service man, it means SO MUCH to him.

he's often very busy with work and school, and it's just so heart warming to come home to you in his apartment, with a cute little apron on, rushing around making him food.

definitely returns the favour, and cooks you all sorts of little goodies. he has a lot of experience due to living alone for so long.

it makes him the happiest if you stop by his work place or school to deliver him food, especially if he's working late or couldn't bring food to school due to being in a rush.

he would eat anything you give him, but will also give you pointers on how to pair flavours and what not.

the moment Akechi saw you at the reception of his work place, his heard skipped a beat. you looked adorable, your small cute face all flushed from the cold weather, a sweet looking bento in your hands.

as soon as Akechi told you he'd be working late you rushed to make him some food. the last thing you wanted was your lovely boyfriend to be stuck at work with no dinner.

to be honest, he had not expected you to come, even when his boss told him someone had come to see him. he figured it would be some unwanted fan girls again, for the 5th time that week. he was pleasantly surprised when he saw you, a little smile on your face.

you quickly walked over to him, setting the bento down on the counter, before reaching up to press a kiss to his cheek. He held your face in his hand, and even though he was usually a stickler about public affection, he was willing to let this slide due to how tired he was. you then handed him the box, giving him one more kiss, before telling to eat all of it, and call you if he was hungry for anything else. he smiled. he was truly so greatfull for you.

[bisaster-energy]

you can tell me about your idea!!!

thank you so much 😭 it's kinda long sorry

SO i was listening to a song my sister like (Valerie, Amy Winehouse) and there's this line about ginger hair and it was just so specific ig it stuck with me? so im thinking man who do i know with red hair...DUH KUWABARA!!!

nearly every song i listen to gets assigned a character or ship or relationship of some sort idk why but yeah once i fixated on the hair i was able to expand on the rest of the song and a sort of idea settled in the back of my head about kuwameshi

we all know kuwabara is always the one getting left behind but what if while he's off doing his thing yusuke also feels that sense of loss? an absence even though it was his decision to up and leave. it makes no sense cos hey! you felt the need to go back to the demon realm bro but he cannot help how he feels left behind in some illogical sense. i made some notes 😤😤

centers round the time where yusuke goes back to makai after the whole sensui debacle and kuwabara is getting his education studying in prep for college (hell yeah boy !!) not sure if the timelines even match up like that but i literally dont care

i'm working under the canon divergence that keiko really did decide she's not gonna wait for urameshi like that but ofc she's still his bestie and he loves her sooooo much <3

so he's going back. he's a demon now so he feels drawn to the culture. it's a side of himself he's never known after feeling so othered ofc he's interested right?

i mean sure he grew up with other humans but almost everyone hated him/was scared of him ironically he was called a demon or monster or wtv

reactions like that are why he almost decided not to come back to life in the first place!! it wasn't a welcoming atmosphere and even his home didn't feel great cos his mom isn't exactly the mothering type

im all for deadbeat moms but the neglect will fuck a kid up. demon heritage or not

and he loves her and all but it's just all fucked up at home so he ended up wandering around a lot being mad about his shitty life and he likes fighting so that's what he did!

and obviously in makai this behavior isnt like. crazy or uncalled for

but yeah the only connections he's got to ningenkai is his mom, keiko (her parents by extension) and of course kuwabara; the only friends he managed to not scare off

anyway. you get it. so yusuke is back in makai and without his permission his mind keeps wandering to kuwabara who he hasn't seen in let's say. a year and some change? i'll decide later but A While

and like. last time he was in the demon world kuwa was WITH him yknow? like yeah the world was ending but it feels weird without him even if he is having a blast fighting with his new demon buddies and acquaintances

so he's a little distracted when he literally came here to fight he cant even focus on it

"how is college prep treating him? are the teachers there just as bad as middle school? did he make new human friends? a girlfriend?" basically he's spiraling over changes he might be missing out on this very moment

there's a bunch of talk in the song where the singer wonders if valerie dyed her hair if she's busy if she ever paid that fine if she sold her house if she got a man so that's where i got it lol

yusuke doesn't have to worry about kurama and hiei cos hey they're from here and have lived way longer and they actually do visit but who knows what typa shit could be happening to kuwa right now

ofc he can take care of himself he's really strong but yusuke can't help but remember that time he let kuwabara go when he shouldn't have and he almost died because he wasn't there and yeah. he's worried. sue him

so it's half worry half wistfulness and maybe some other secret third thing and when hiei and maybe kurama (depending on how the idea forms as i write) come to visit or maybe they're also participating wtv

he cant help but think well kuwabara could be here with us if he really WANTED to :/ he's got the jigen to down pat by now so...why hasn't he...

and those old but ever remaining insecurities resurface about how people don't wanna be around him they think he's a nuisance at best no good waste of time a trouble maker. keiko already dumped my sorry ass so who knows maybe kuwabara just...wisened up

hiei and kurama are like this bitch is back on his bullshit (affectionate)

they manage to weedle his worries out of him hiei ofc trying to act like he doesnt really care (he cares a lot) "you must not have much faith in kuwabara if you think he'd abandon you just from some time apart. and i thought HE was the oaf between the two of you"

kurama with his fox self is like "well yes hiei is right of course kazuma is too loyal to do something like that. but he is human...the only human of us now."

yusuke is like wth is that supposed to mean on the defensive even tho kurama is their friend and hasn't even said anything untrue and hiei narrows his eyes a bit maybe but is still acting like this doesn't really concern him

"i just mean that...from what i've learned about humans over the time i've spent with them...time feels different. we demons live such long lives that when faced with the human lifespan well...it can be laughable to some. that's why demons can be so callous about their lives."

yusuke just wants him to get to the point ofc "what i'm saying is we don't need a lot of contact with each other to keep relationships fresh and healthy but, kuwabara might be a little different. 3 years will do nothing to your bond but...i do worry about longer periods..."

and he seems to just trail off and it just gets quiet and a little sad and hiei isn't looking at them anymore

kurama starts again pretty cheerfully tho "well, don't worry! i'm planning on staying in the human world for quite some time once i'm done with this visit! i do have the company to take care of so i'll make sure to see kazuma all the time! i'll even send him a message from you if you want to say anything :)"

kurama has deliberately been using kuwa's first name knowing damn well urameshi doesn't even use it because this dude is not JUST a sweetie he's a fucking master manipulator. gaslight gatekeep bbg

yusuke is like okay yeah no new plan i'll just go see him now. no need for a middle man thanks anyway and then he's just gone. left the tournament early. like bruh that's what you came here for 😐

so yeah he's breaking into kuwa's house next thing you know and ofc he goes through the window not the door like a normal person and he just kinda stops short because he hasn't seen his friend in what feels like forever even though it's only been like a year or so but he just looks so different

and yeah a big part might be the hair he's never seen without that popadour, long soft copper coils, and he's somehow even bigger than when yusuke left him jesus when did he get so swole? when did he have time in between all those brainiac classes

yusuke knows he's bound to look a lil different too ofc i mean they weren't kids anymore really but like. when they hell did you go and grow up?

"next time i come back is this even gonna be your house anymore? will you still wanna hang out with dropout delinquent demon urameshi?" he gets so insecure in so little time

anyway kuwabara didn't sense him at first cos yusuke isn't a threat and he never really thought he'd be coming especially not yet but when he does notice

kuwabara just gets the biggest goofiest grin he's like urameshi you dog when the hell did you get back in town you're early!!

and yusuke is significantly eased by this reaction but now he feels stupid cos he up a left everything just to what? bother kuwabara while he studies to achieve his dreams? yusuke has got no human world aspirations like keiko had. like kurama has. like kuwabara.

and ofc kuwabara looks glad to see him but he wasn't desperate enough to just show up like yusuke had just done and he feels like a pathetic loser so he pouts

he's like yeah hey man just uh. checking in. and i should probably check out hah you seem busy with your books so im gonna scram and he tries to retreat through the window

and ofc kuwa is NOT letting him get away

and there's that desperation yusuke had selfishly wanted to see. kuwabara had just grabbed him without thinking even though he'd promised himself when urameshi left he wasn't gonna just sit around waiting for his life to start when he came back

he remembers when yusuke took him into that headlock and he wanted to succeed like he said he would that day

but still he's just thinking about urameshi all the time and it's awful. he always said he was gonna beat him some day but he just wanted to be near him. but all he sees is his back, even right now

part ii cos it's too many words!

[arcplaysgames]

okay sorry, having a full time job leaves less time to mainline Persona than when I was full time depressed, but I played a good chunk and wow

Shout out to the localization team for knowing exactly what they are doing because I am personally thrilled to bits. I sure hope there is some, ahem, choice fic on the AO3 about Alice because goddamn.

Anyway, I am SUPER BAD at this game. Even on Easy, the controls just feel..... weird. When the game told me I'd unlocked a new combo, it did help me understand a bit that this is basically a fighting game with permanent hoard mode, but as someone who doesn't play fighting games, it's a steep learning curve.

Whatever, it's a big world, and there are AssCreed-style Prison Keeps that have to be taken over to progress the story.

The Core of every Prison Keep is an item emblematic of the Jail warden's power. For Alice, there's the first big magazine she made the cover of, her first designer dress, and her big CD. Ann is not thrilled with any of this, clearly seeing herself in Alice. It's easy to imagine that all of these Core items are things that Ann aspires to as well, and the reflection is clearly disheartening.

Again, this game makes the whole Inspirational Model thing work so much more than P5 original. I really feel for Ann here and I'm glad that rather than just a villain the cast isn't really connected to, there was effort here to make it feel more personal.

I really like the writing! It's good!

ONLY NINE? Oh well, I am going to read all of them anyway.

Anyway, after stealing all the Cores, Alice's Jail goes on high-alert and the team has to bail to consider their infiltration tactic.

AND THEN

BY GOD

A drunk dude tries to cause trouble with the Thieves on their way back to Sojiro's.

Hey it's Chaz! And oh. Oh we are putting on a whole show here.

looks at the camera

raises eyebrows

I cannot overexpress how much this fucking guy sounds like Mask-Off Adachi As Played By Troy Baker. Like, I was so fucking convinced the witch was back and this was Troy that I googled it and was LITERALLY SHOCKED to learn this is not actually a Troy Baker performance.

Whoever Tom Taylorson is, they are doing some WORK here.

Everyone is extremely cold towards Chaz the Cop and

I LITERALLY IRL CACKLED AT THIS. OH MY GOD HARU I LOVE YOU? Haru you're a gift.

Anyway Chaz-- I should call him Zenkichi if he's gonna be around for the whole game........

Anyway, Chaz is extremely upfront about shit. He is with PubSec. Everyone is looking at what's going on with these personality shifts and going

Which, admittedly, it totally does.

Chaz asks Reverie outright if they're involved. He says no, they're being framed.

Pardon my language, but the amount of cunt this man is serving with every fucking line of dialogue is staggering. Oh my god, I might be a little in love?

NOT A PERSONA GAME WITHOUT A DEAL TO FULFILL, here we go!

Chaz wants to work with Reverie and the Thieves. He knows this isn't their doing and if Reverie is arrested, the incidents will continue. So if they team up, Chaz will use his leverage to ensure Reverie avoids arrest.

oh my god this is my guy, y'all. I am being targeted like a sniper's sight and I am fine with it. I'm in.

hey Chaz do you wanna kiss?

awwwwwwww shit yeah, dad is on my side!

(Also iirc Sojiro's original job was some kind of liason between Wakaba's lab and the govt and he hates PubSec on principle, so this is great.)

puts a finger against Yusuke's mouth

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh let me have this one, Yusuke. I need it.

[symphonic-scream]

🦞

Ooh Lobster!

Surprise you get a P4 au since I haven't gotten an ask for that. Apologies, if you were hoping for Yusuke

Anyways. I'm going to talk about my first P4 arcana swap, known as the Lovers Naoto au

The end of this will have a list of the Arcana incase things aren't clear

Kanji Tatsumi has been living with his older brother since his dad died and mom entered assisted living, but when his brother has to go overseas for a year for his job, Kanji is sent to live in their old hometown with an old family friend

Daidara isn't bothered having Kanji around, as long as he doesn't act out. He doesn't mind what he does, though when the kid shows interest in crafting, although with fabric, he's happy to spend the odd night teaching him about the value his labour and love places in his products

He's only a first year, and ends up sitting beside this bored girl with pigtails. When he compliments her nails and asks if she did them herself, well, they click. She's used to just being hit on, and he's happy to have a friend who, gets him. They walk home together, though they pause when they see police tape

Two boys are walking home the same way, one tries to ask Rise out again, and fails. The other apologizes, introduces himself as Yu Narukami, and the other as Yosuke Hanamura. Yu's uncle shooes them all away, and Yosuke mutters about having to go play manager for the night

A few days go by, and a third year dies. Apparently, Saki Konishi worked with Yosuke. Yu gets worried. Kanji's hand goes through a TV, and Rise and Yu watch him try to punch a TV in Junes

They all fall through.

They wander around, find a haunting room, and when they make their way back to the start, a Bear. Teddie let's them leave, and they don't exactly plan to go back

Only, Rise insists they do. They find a glass version of her in there, who talks about how she despises how they look and talk about her. That she wants to run away and be nobody

Kanji defeats a monster, and Rise gets her Persona too. He hugs her tightly, his chair and her crossbow tossed aside for a moment

Yosuke goes missing.

On TV the night before, Kanji sees him. He's dressed like a king almost, talks about how for once, everyone's going to see him and do what he wants!

So they go back into the TV. Yu runs off ahead, and when they catch up with him, his shadow is there, spouting that deep down, Yosuke disgusts him. How he hates the way he talks about their classmates, and how he keeps him around to look Better

Yu admits, after, that it's partially true. But he doesn't fully hate him, cause he's been in love with his best friend for a few years. Kanji and Rise pat his shoulders

They do save Yosuke, who laments not being saved by a beautiful girl. Yu volunteers to carry him home. Neither talk about how Yu interrupted the shadow of his best friend to shout about how he cared how Yosuke felt, he'd willingly give up his nights to help if needed

Things are normal for a little while.

Kanji makes some friends. Naoki Konishi, who skips school sometimes. Yumi Ozawa, who barges into the Home Ec club to demand they help the Drama club with costumes. Yu's cousin Nanako, who loves the dolls he makes. Ai Ebihara, who's lost and doesn't know who she really is. Kou Ichijo, a second year who doesn't understand why reading is so hard. Daisuke Nagase, who wants to be a good leader.

He works at the hospital where his dad died. An old lady talks to him about her life, and a nurse is, weird.

Yu and Yosuke mention a classmate of theirs that they're worried for. Yukiko Amagi was on the news for getting into a fight with some news crew trying to get footage of the "haunted" Amagi Inn.

Yukiko appears on TV. She's, in a white dress. Calls herself the ghost of the Inn, daring any "suitors" to end her grief and arrive for their Wedding

Before she disappeared, they saw her talk to a girl none of them knew. They didn't hear the conversation, but Yukiko yelled at them and they ran

They save her. She tags along for the investigation

Then, Rise shows up to homeroom one morning and freaks out. Her favourite idol group, ROYAL, is taking a break. And her favourite member, Prince, the sole boy, is coming to Inaba

She drags the boys and Yukiko to the bookstore in the shopping district to try to see if they can meet him, and they barely get a moment to chat with a quiet, well mannered Naoto Shirogane. He looks tired, worn down.

The girl that spoke to Yukiko is outside talking to the cops. Chie Satonaka, a young action movie star, who used to live in Inaba. Here to study how the cops handle the case for her next role

Naoto goes missing, appears on TV. He's dressed in the outfits his female counterparts wear on stage, and it's jarring to look at. He invites the viewers to stick around to learn the truth behind their so-called "Prince"

So the gang goes to save him, but they need more clues. His fellow idols appear on day 2, and offer little bits about him. One stays behind, and softly admits that Naoto's been struggling with his appearance and identity for a while. The idol, Knight, begs them to find him

And they do. Shadow Naoto outs him as trans, and once defeated, Naoto shakily tells them about how his break is because a camera was found in the girl's change rooms. His agency holds his transition hostage in his contract. He fears returning to the stage as is

More plot shit happens. You know the drill. Then, Chie tries to talk to them, and Yukiko kinda, blows her off. Tells her this is real to them, not some, role

Chie does an interview. Goes missing. Her shadow is dressed like a kung fu hero, calls herself a fraud

It's revealed the reason she came home was because she met her idol, who called her some nasty names. Said she was making a mockery of martial arts. She remembered being a kid and promising to be Yukiko's knight, and how as kids they wanted to get married one day

The timing was all wrong, and she softly confesses that she knows her idol was right. She's, nothing, really. But, she wants to help them find the killer. So she can actually do something

Anyways. Here's the arcana for it

Fool Adachi

Magician Rise

Priestess Yosuke

Empress Margaret

Emperor Yukiko

Hierophant Daidara

Lovers Naoto

Chariot Yu

Justice Nanako

Hermit Fox

Fortune Chie

Strength Yumi

Hanged Ai

Death Hisano

Temperance Dojima

Devil Sayoko

Tower Kou

Star Teddie

Moon Naoki

Sun Daisuke

World Kanji

[latenitewaffles]

What's Katsuro's relationship like with the other thieves 👀

This is LONG so I'm putting it under a read more

Joker and Katsuro's relationship is well. Like all of the other confidants. Not gonna go too far into it but when someone helps you find your passion for your craft again and then helps convince your dad to let you go to school for music and not finance or whatever? You're gonna be friends with that guy for a long time. And maybe you develop a crush.

Katsuro is a cat enthusiast (this has nothing to do with his name I SWEAR). Morgana is cat shaped. This results in Katsuro holding Morgana a lot more often than Joker, Futaba, and Haru do. Morgana doesn't seem to mind though.

Katsuro is a musician who likes rock especially, so OBVIOUSLY Ryuji thinks he's cool from the get go. Then he notices the Kosei Art Student weirdness. Still cool but like for real what is a time signature and why are you so absorbed in the music of this game. You keep getting killed bro. Katsuro gravitated to Ryuji cause of the punky style and stayed cause it's easier to beat Ryuji in Super Bash Bros than it is to beat Futaba.

Katsuro works with a few idols who do photo shoots every now and again, so he tends to show up to said shoots for moral support, and sometimes Ann is there! It's a crepe lunch for both of them, Katsuro's got a bit of a sweet tooth, and Ann gives him fashion tips!

Both Katsuro and Yusuke can have long winded conversations about their respective arts and absorb no information whatsoever because they'll talk while the other person is hyperfocused. (ADHD/Autism friendship!) They're close though, and they knew each other when Katsuro went to Kosei!

Makoto and Katsuro did NOT vibe when they first met; they're in the same class so Katsuro met her prior to Kaneshiro's palace. But they definitely get along better after they get to know each other! Katsuro's grades aren't exactly the best (in math especially) but at least he doesn't complain when Makoto asks him to study. Makoto is slightly envious of him though because he memorizes things so much better than she does, so he ends up getting better grades than her on their History and Literature midterms lol. Anyway, study buddies!

Futaba knew of Katsuro prior to their meeting! He helped an artist she listens to record some albums so as you can guess, Futaba was geeked to know that the Katsuro Suemitsu they're helping is the same as the Katsuro Suemitsu credited on some of Mai Okino's latest songs (I randomly generated that name don't look into it). Of course, she realizes how much of a dork he is, so now they play video games together! And honestly they'd probably go to a convention too.

Haru and Katsuro... Idk why but i feel like they'd be super close! Haru has a nickname for him that he loves (Katsu-kun!) and Katsuro ends up giving her a nickname too (Oku-chan!!) They're very happy to hang out together even if they don't have much in common! However, in Mementos? Shadows beware, the positive vibes will positively kill you!

Akechi and Katsuro... hostile. Do not pair them up, they will trip over each other, and it will not be pretty.

Unfortunately I do not see much of a reason for Katsuro and Sumire to hang out, they've really got nothing in common... aside from the fact that Maruki altered them the most out of everyone else in the team.

Everyone gets along the same with Sophia and Gramps Zenkichi so there's really not much to say here lol.

[makangerous]

Ayumu Rank 8 (Fortune Confidant)

You receive a text message from Ayumu.

Check the book “Psientific Meditation to Achieve Your Potential”. It's at the closest Shinjuku bookstore to me. No one ever looks at it, so it should be fine. Goodbye, Emi.

(Ayumu was in trouble last time he sent me a weird text… I should investigate this soon.)

You rush over to the Shinjuku bookstore.

Morgana: What's the name of that book Ayumu mentioned? “Psientific” something? You should search for it.

(It was tucked away behind the other self-help books. Let's open it up…)

Morgana: Hey, a piece of paper fell out! What does it say?

I've been wondering why I have these powers. Perceiving Mementos doomed me to a life on the street. My tarot readings can only do so much. If they're not enough to break me from this cycle and give me somewhere to belong, they're not good enough to truly help others. I've realized that maybe this isn't the world I'm supposed to be in. Maybe Mementos is calling me home. The Kiritani over there always sounded furious. But perhaps he's calmed down now. Or he's hurt. I should visit him regardless. He's one of the only people who accepts me. This book taught me breathing techniques and other ways I can slip into this dimension layered under ours. I might be able to ask my cards to take me directly to where he is. I would've brought you to Mementos with me, but you have too much to live for out here. If I ever come back, I'll tell you how it was, okay? – Ayumu

Morgana: No way! Did he actually enter Mementos on his own? We need to get him out of there, stat! Round up the others!

You call the Phantom Thieves and go to Mementos.

Ann: There's a real, live person stuck in here?! Without a Persona?

Makoto: How did he sneak in without the Nav? At any rate, we must hurry. Do you have any idea what floor he could be on? Was he trying to find something in particular?

You lead the team to the floor where Kiritani was fought.

Ayumu is lying facedown on the ground. The Shadow of a certain Shinjuku landlord is gazing down at him.

Ryuji: There he is! Yo! You alright? We came to save ya!

Yusuke: Quiet. There's a shadow standing by his side. We should prepare for battle before drawing any closer.

Shadow Fukui: Boy, you're incredibly lucky I was here. Those Shadows would've had you for dinner. What were you thinking, forcing yourself into a realm that makes you sick? You've got drive, but you have no clue where to direct it. You play with cards instead of getting a job… Yet you raised quite a sum that way. Maybe you know something I don't. I'm the one who's underwater on my properties. I paid millions for them, but no businesses want to move into such a shady area. It's been like this for over a year. I have to sell all of them so my own family doesn't have to live on the street. Wanna trade lives? …Nah. Tell you what, though, I'll give you a hand.

The Shadow disappears.

Morgana: The Shadow's gone! Quick, let's return him to the real world before he wakes up.

You run forward and grab Ayumu.

(We left Mementos, but Ayumu's still unconscious. There's a keycard in his pocket with the name of the hotel he's staying at. I'll take him over there while everyone else goes home…)

You carry him to the hotel.

Inside Ayumu's hotel room, Ayumu lies on the bed as you hover over him. His eyes open.

Emi? I'm back here… You rescued me, didn't you? That was the stupidest thing I've ever done. I phased in exactly as planned. Within a second, my brain felt like it exploded and I passed out. I forgot how overwhelmed I get experiencing Mementos from the outside. Why would it be better inside? I saw a man rush over to me as I collapsed. …Who was it?

>Fukui.

Oddly enough, yes. I remember now. Why would he be there, and why would he care?

Ugh, it's no use trying to puzzle it out tonight. You're my favorite guardian angel, though. Thank you so much. It's going to take me years to pay back this debt to you… Oh well. You should head home. It must be really late. I'm going to sleep some more…

[thuganomxcs]

━━   ❝   𝐎𝐡 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.   ❞ Well..of course, who wouldn’t want a little briefing before taking the task of a random request like this? So maybe it would have been easier for him to bite,give her the answers she needed. “Well everyone’s sayin’ she’s sick.” Said Yusuke, though he had suspicions but he could not exactly tell her those suspicions..because by the end of it she’d really not want to go through with this.

“I’ve heard Hanabi’s been actin’ weird too..ya know what they say about a bullied person in a corner. Girl’s probably at home sweatin’ a black eye.” Or worse, ‘something’ had gotten into Hanabi and in term worked on her rage to do something horrible to that other girl. However, that was only a suspicion considering he does not ���feel’ that entity as strongly as he had before which could mean it’s either left or most likely found a host.

The list of compliments, despite being meant only to explain the boy's reasoning, still stole Haruko a blush of embarrassment. For someone who had just joined the school, she didn't expect to get all this attention. And it felt even more awkward the more she realised the people around kept staring at them.

How odd...

"I wouldn't judge anyone's intention by their face," she tried to protest as the boy pointed at his own face -- maybe because she suddenly felt burdened by that task. "... Which suspicion do you have, exactly?"

[leblancc]

yusuke with an s/o who has a similar personality

characters : yusuke kitagawa

— themes : could be read as romantic or platonic, gender neutral reader, spoiler free.

Yusuke may be surrounded by people who share interests and ideals with him, but there’s something missing in his interactions with them. He isn’t sure how to put it into words and it’s evading him no matter his attempts to try and understand it, but he knows something is wrong. He doesn’t voice it very much and he doesn’t say anything so the group doesn’t get the wrong idea. He cares for all of them, he truly does. He feels seen and cared for with them and there’s nothing more he would ever ask for when he has such incredible friends and allies. When he’s sitting in front of a canvas, it feels right. He usually doesn’t pick up on it unless they’re being too rowdy and he can’t concentrate, but his classmates chatter and laughter to one another starts to itch at the question he’s been yearning for answers to. He’s the only one not being spoken to by anyone that isn’t his professor, he realizes. Being called weird and bizarre because of how he acts and sees the world (he considered himself quite normal, but he supposes not) doesn’t faze him so much as it hammers in that divide. That’s never bothered him when his attention is pulled towards his passions and it still doesn’t, but the realization starts to sink in.

Being able to meet someone who understands him, is like him, is so wonderful to Yusuke. It’s like a breath of fresh air after keeping himself in his room for so long, or like a new brush to a fresh canvas that patiently awaits for a masterpiece to be graced upon it. In truth, he’s a little shocked that there’s someone who he can relate to on such a deep and fundamental level, but he’s so excited all the while. There’s so much he wants to say and does say and for once someone understands him and expands the conversation. It’s exactly what he’s looking for, he realizes. You better clear your schedule because this boy will not leave you alone for the rest of the day. He’ll go on and on, realizing just how much you two have in common and that you’re like his other half! He’ll most definitely voice that and it’s up to you to decide if you want to take that in a platonic or romantic way because he doesn’t really allude to either or. If you absolutely must go or it gets too late, he’ll let you depart and be on your way but he’s hopeful that he’ll see you again some other time. He definitely doesn’t think about asking for you phone number to call and text you in his excitement and glee, but he does eventually get it.

He could (and definitely will) go on and on about his art and inspirations with you for hours if you let him. You two share conversations about different topics pretty frequently, even if it’s not just art, and he’s so invested the entire time that he’s disappointed if he has to go. It’s exhilarating to be able to go back and forth on topics you agree on and be able to share criticisms and ideas that only improve each other’s work. He hopes that you’re not similar in the sense you went through something like he did with Madarame, but he knows topics like that can be sore spots and unbelievably personal. Yusuke doesn’t have to worry about needing to explain something because you already know what he’s talking about. His sketchbook is personal to him so not just anyone can go through it and he’ll be okay with it. Even for you, he doesn’t show everything to you as it’s like an open book to his ideas and feelings, but he does show you some of his sketches and plans. He also has a couple Phantom Thief-related drawings in there that he becomes acutely aware of and tries to avoid. If you show him yours, he’s so touched and honored and voices that right away. He’s careful not to smudge any of the lines his fingers may have been too close to or get any charcoal on the sides if he was recently shading with his fingers.

The Thieves don’t really understand the technicalities and specifics and he’s not bothered by that. He gets that they have their own interests and he respects that, but is touched when they show an interest in his. Still, being able to talk to someone who shares the passion is incredible. He does have to ask why his friends were so flustered and against Ann being his muse for his nude painting. A woman’s, or even in general, anatomy is nothing to be flustered over and it helps expand his talent and craft! If you’re as confused as he is, then he figures it’s a preferential thing no matter how many times he offers. If you two go to an art museum or somewhere that has a painting hanging on the wall, he’ll no doubt marvel at it and give his opinions. He notes the brush strokes, the masterful color theory put into it just enough that it’s neither dull and boring to look at or an eyesore, the perspective, the medium itself, the potential message of the piece itself. He’s so intrigued to hear your opinions and thoughts on it and listens to every word you say with a clear intrigue. If you want to share you ideas for new pieces or just your thoughts in general on something unrelated, he’s happy to listen.

You two would be on the same wavelength when it comes to being stuck in your own heads when you have a burst of inspiration that has your mind going into overdrive. It’s not the same as zoning out, contrary to popular belief, but rather forming the ideas into a way you can picture it and eventually process into a physical form. If one of you slips into a train of thought, the other usually manages to get the other out if it’s bad timing or something comes up. If it’s both of you, then you’re both going to be there for awhile. Once, the Thieves witnessed the two of you sunken into your thoughts while you and the group are out and they’ll never forget seeing you and Yusuke snapping out of it at the same time and turning to one another. It’s like you two read each other’s mind and it’s kind of impressive, in all honesty! At the same time, it kind of freaked Ryuji out. Futaba quietly comments that there are two Inari’s now in horror that’s more comical than rude and makes a note to protect her precious figurines before they can be reassembled again. Yusuke would love to bring you to Mementos to get your opinions and thoughts on that and if it proves as inspiration for you. The only problem is if you’re not a Phantom Thief and so he has to keep that a secret and he’s so upset by that.

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[raspberryranpo]

Ty ty for indulging my many requests! Might I ask for P5R boys for rosehip and chamomile tea pls?

P5R boys + rosehip & chamomile tea

persona 5: ren, ryuji, yusuke & akechi

rosehip tea: how romantic are they?

chamomile tea: what is their sleep schedule like? does it change with an s/o?

YES A P5 REQUEST AHH

——> tea prompts

REN AMAMIYA

how romantic are they?

ren reeled in like twelve girls (including three adults) so of course he’s suave

and he knows it too. but he’s still kind of awkward and shy about it though

but there’s something charming in his awkwardness that just makes it 10x funnier

what is their sleep schedule like?

spot on thanks to mona but it completely changes if you’re sleeping over

stays up & talks to you about whatever weird stuff yusuke and ryuji were on about that day

you both end up staying awake until like three cry-laughing over yusuke falling into a rubbish bin

RYUJI SAKAMOTO

how romantic are they?

often walks up to you, all confident, and then just completely loses it once he makes eye contact with you

ryuji has read many.... romance magazines, so he likes to think that he knows exactly what he’s doing

news flash: he does not

but he likes to try. he truly, truly does

what is their sleep schedule like?

like he’d said in the game, he often accidentally pulls all-nighters when playing video games

it’s probably exactly the same with you - you both often end up playing some weird game until six in the morning and then both panic knowing that there’s school

or sometimes you both sleep until you almost miss your bus, which is really scary at the time but is a funny memory to look back on

YUSUKE KITAGAWA

how romantic are they?

yusuke has the world’s most extensive vocabulary so he will call you beautiful in seventeen different ways

but he’s still shy & awkward, so please bare with him

he has moments of extreme confidence where he throws at you every compliment in the universe

but he also has moments where he just can’t get his words out because he’s just completely shell shocked at your beauty

what is their sleep schedule like?

like ryuji, yusuke often ends up pulling all nighters due to either a) how hungry he is or b) he’s painting something that he can’t let go of just yet

but when you come around to his dorm, he finds himself wanting to just curl up in your arms and rest

always wakes up on time regardless, so he’ll never sleep in to have a few more quiet moment with you

GORO AKECHI

how romantic are they?

is not awkward at all on the outside. he’ll give you sweet compliments and bring you flowers every time he picks you up

but away from the public, he’s much more reserved and quiet about his affections, so good luck getting him to open up

however, he always makes it a point to kiss you whenever he sees you, and to kiss you good morning / good night if he sees you that early or late

what is their sleep schedule like?

akechi is probably one of those people who can run on four hours of sleep and still function properly

but he always enjoys having a small nap with you whenever you sleep over his apartment

the feeling of being protected by someone else unconditionally always makes him really soft though (he might shed a tear, though, so beware)

[misty-wisp]

what is her opinion on goro? and if no one else asks, what's her persona?

Ah, yes. Goro Akechi. The one and only Detective Prince.

Or, the Defective Prick, as Asuka likes to call him.

She and him go way back. And by that, I mean about a week or two before her boss's palace got taken care of. Said boss, which I named Shiro Ogata, and his little DVD rental store was under investigation for possibly being a front for a little something more shady, which I have proven to be true, but the cops don't know that. And as a result, Akechi got to interrogate Asuka for what she knows, since she's basically the only worker at that shop.

Of course, if she were to tell the detective everything, Ogata would have it so that she doesn't wake up the next day, so she had to put her theatre acting skills to use. She wanted, no, needed help, for someone to save her, but she couldn't just make it obvious. Doing her best to show that something is wrong, and that she's being used for a drug cartel's gain, while also doing her best to tell that nothing's off, that there is absolutely nothing shady going on.

And it looked like he understood everything.

And yet, in the end, Asuka was saved and recruited by the Phantom Thieves before he did anything to help.

I don't think she'd even try to forgive Akechi for that. They wouldn't meet again until the TV station trip, which surprisingly isn't much later, since I have her "arc" placed right in between Yusuke and Makoto's arcs in the story. It's a short one, with Ogata's palace being small enough to complete in only a day or two to avoid time constraints.

She'd most certainly take her chance to roast Akechi on live television that day.

As for when he shortly joins the Thieves for Sae's palace, she'd still have her grudge against him, and it's no help that she can easily tell he's putting up a blatantly obvious fake-as-all-hell act. A year of being the queen bee of the drama club can do that to ya, I suppose. They'd quickly turn into a duo that does nothing but bicker at each other, and it's...not fun for the rest of the group to deal with.

And if we bring in my headcanon of Akechi having his hot takes on literature and the like...him and Asuka would have arguably the most heated debates of all time.

As for Asuka's persona...It's Aradia, of Wiccan mythology. I got the idea upon playing through SMT: Nocturne, as Asuka's arc focuses on freedom from her abusive job. And given how Aradia is a supposed goddess of freedom...I think you can make the connection here.

But wait, you may ask, aren't mythological figures supposed to be the second tier personas??? Yes, but...Aradia's a purely fictional goddess. And yes, I know, mythological figures are all fictional, but bear with me here...or don't. It's supposed to be weird that Asuka's persona isn't exactly much like the rest of the gangs'.

Aradia's main skills would focus on Curse attacks and debuffs, making Asuka a glass cannon of sorts in terms of stats, much like any mage in a JRPG.

[skrunksthatwunk]

THROWINF MYSELF DOWN A CCHIMENY SO I CAN DIE SLOWLY IN THE CORBWEBS

YEAHH‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

god im glad you're so Completely Normal about them im going to hold you to that talking about them for hours thing bc every time you add to this i think of like eight other things i've been meaning to talk about or haven't even thought of. horrible beautiful entropic kuwameshi discourse wherein brainrot begets brainrot. we are mad scientists shaking hands and everything is on fire and we're eprobably married or something. ok here goes. first things first: fUCKIGNucjgun. ourhfhh. secondly: the yusuke side of kuwameshi makes me want to rip my teeth out like yusuke thinks no one loves him and then boom the wake happens and i think if he wasn't so [gestures vaguely] emotionally stunted he'd maybe think a little more about what it means that kuwabara kept running back to him again and again even if it meant limping away and what it means to him to be loved for no reason. without anything to gain. he never had anything to offer anyone really he was just a dirty scrappy smart-mouthed kid so no one loved him (or so he felt) and yet here is this fucking guy who just loves the everloving shit out of him and he's kind of great? he's kind of an amazing person?? he's kind of wonderful and strange and a doofus and noble and fun and oh well i guess i have to make sure nothing happens to him because i could kill everybody in the world and then myself and it wouldn't make a dent in the vengeance debt i'd be owed. in a bro way of course.

hes fucking unforgivably ridiculous is my point. god. hhhhhhhhh

minutes away from smashing in all my neighbors' windows with a baseball bat over this but instead i will say YEAH THE KUWABARA MASOCHISM LINE. I THINK ABOUT IT A LOT. and not just because of my penchant for weird homoerotic dudes-fighting media but because yusuke too one look at him thought "oh this guy again" and said "you're one of those intricate rituals guys aren't you" with lethal force. if i was kuwabara and he told me that i think i actually would have died on the spot that would have killed me. he's right of course but still

OH AND THE TETHER TO HUMANITY THING see team urameshi (minus genkai) each fall along this little punnet square im gonna make now hold on save to drafts

ok it's an oversimplification but this creates a sort of gradient where kuwabara is the most human/representative of humanity and hiei is the most demon/representative of demonkind and kurama and yusuke fall into more ambiguous/transitional zones over the course of the story, where what exactly they are is a little more complicated. kurama's obviously human-adjacent and his character's about that ambiguity the whole time that's like. literally how we're introduced to him, but yusuke becomes demon-like/ambiguous much more distinctly (though he is always far more sympathetic towards demons and morally gray ppl/outcasts than anyone else in the square, which skews him more demon-aligned than kuwabara, if we wanna think of it that way (see yusuke befriending previous opponents/enemies of both demon and human varieties while kuwabara tends to only skew human, with kurama being an exception and hiei being a much more difficult/begrudging exception (just like how yusuke is an exception to hiei and kuwabara is a begrudging exception to him. hiei and kuwabara's foilship on this front is insane to me but i digress)).

and once yusuke wakes up and says it's mazokuing time and atavisms all over the place kuwabara's the last one that's purely objectively distinctly human and that isolates him and makes him feel like he can't follow. they're all going back to demonland to do demon shit and even if he could keep up with them he knows he wouldn't belong, wouldn't match with what they were or what they'd become. and he doesn't want to feel out of place in team urameshi any more than he already does (hiei's actually in a similar boat, reflected in his hesitancy to engage with humans, humanity, the team, and friendship kinda broadly. it's an insecurity they both share, though much of the source of that also comes from being rejected for being seen as a bloodthirsty monster, something he shares with yusuke and that is addressed. again, yusuke's more gray position on things makes it easier for him to get hiei, whereas kuwabara (as much as he's looked down upon as a bloodthirsty punk by some) clings to his honor code as a way of distinguishing himself and proving them wrong, and thus isn't really able to reach hiei. but hiei has his own honor code and shows surprise and dismissal at the idea of humans having honor codes. again, this is something they have in common, that anti-the-other-side bias despite having a good bit in common. oh my god. anyway), see his reaction to finding out genkai died and no one told him, etc. he is yusuke's primary tether to humanity and his old self as focused on by the story (as well as keiko, though with different emphases) and they both let yusuke go. yusuke leaves and kuwabara, for once, does not follow him. he needs to move on. (it's a lot like how keiko is portrayed. yusuke's shit wears on them both so so much ough)

so when kuwabara finally chooses not to follow, to stop chasing after yusuke, in effect trying to reform his identity around himself rather than yusuke and living his own life and accepting that as much as he loves him it's not meant to be, it means that the healthiest thing for him is to stay at home. to be away from yusuke because he means so much to him, because he's nothing without him, so maybe he can love him in a way that hurts less. and it sucks. it's brutal. and kuwabara pushes on anyway.

and after all that, after taking some time to figure himself out (and in turn giving kuwabara some space to figure himself out), yusuke decides to come back. he chooses to chase after kuwabara, to rejoin his loved ones, to return and love and be loved again. to accept the world that treated him like shit and never thanked him for risking him and his friends' lives to save it and that he resented and that he ran from. he comes back home to kuwabara. he gives up fighting (for the most part) like he did. he settles down. he comes home, because humanity and love are worth it. because kuwabara and all he represents and all he is is worth it.

and ain't that fuckin peachy that kuwabara's love is finally returned (both in that he comes home and yusuke's care from him is actually expressed outside of life-or-death situations)? (head in my hands screaming bawling my eyes out)

i don't mean to say "humans nice demons bad therefore it's good yusuke returned home" btw because like. frankly i have watched the show and am capable of basic reading comprehension. that's the whole damn point of the demon human thing is that it's not that simple. etc. what i like about yusuke returning home and returning to kuwabara and humanity is more that it shows him coming to love and accept the broken fucked up world he came from.

yusuke comes home to live with the people who love him in spite of every reason he has not to. because the people are worth loving even when they spit on him and the world is worth saving even when he's never thanked for it. yusuke's not really an honorable guy (not in an honor-code sense), but he gives people chances. he gives people chances over and over because he knows what it's like to be dismissed and mistrusted and he gives the world a chance over and over and over and he is rewarded for it as much as he is punished for it and goddamn. he keeps trying so much he comes back from the dead twice. sheesh. and yusuke coming home is him giving demonhood and the demon world a chance and trying to listen to himself and figure out if that's the place he belongs and deciding "no, because most of the people i love are in the human realm. so i'm going back." like he has from the beginning, yusuke chooses his loved ones. he has people he cares for in the demon realm and that demonness is a part of him, and i think he accepts that. but these are the people he wants to be around the most, the people he loves the most, the place where he wants his roots to stay.

he goes back to the human realm because the things he loves the most, more than endless fights or adventure or strange new landscapes, novelty and impermanence and relative anonymity, is here. being known and loved. loving and knowing and staying long enough to watch things change and grow and die.

he goes back because those things that are so precious to him can't follow. or, in the case of kuwabara, they weren't willing to follow.

point is the show ends at a perfect-as-it-could-be place for kuwameshi actually becoming something more healthy and balanced for the both of them. love that can express itself in ways besides sacrificing yourself for them and listening to them mourning you in the most excruciating way possible and then not talking about it afterwards. head in my hands AGAIN they're esufkucingsdl;jfasdfd. hell on earth. phew

thinking about how when hiei kurama and kuwabara were trying to bust out of itsuki's interdimensional monster guy and kurama was like ok. itsuki we're going to torture you until you let us out. so we can fight sensui 4-v-1 kuwabara was so desperate to save yusuke that he was fine with both of these plans that he otherwise would have found so dishonorable he woulda died to avoid them. but not if it's for yusuke. and when sensui kills him anyway kuwabara's also fine with 3-v-1 if it means he gets to avenge yusuke, even if it means humanity basically gets wiped out because of it. kurama and hiei are the same, but it's kuwabara who most consistently risks his life by clinging to his honor code, and here is probably the one time he breaks it. bc he can't lose yusuke again. if he doesn't even know who he is without yusuke then how is he supposed to be the same guy with the stupid honor code? like that matters now. he can't be the bigger man if he's barely even a person without him. jeeeezzzzz

[sadisticyouko]

Kurama Falls for You | HC

A/N: Unedited headcannon/ drabble type thing, I might consider editing in the future. It’s my first post so I hope it’s okay ! >////<

Summary: Basically what it would be like for Kurama to fall for you! ♡

Warnings: None ! Fluffy baby

First he regards you much in the same way he has all human women

Sure you’re cute. But a lot of girls are cute. The main difference being that you didn’t blatantly fawn over him the way they always did.

You had a life outside of him. You had interests, a family, friends. You were able to go whole conversations without turning to include him or even talk about him at all.

It was curious. Even so, it’s not like he thought of himself as the center of the universe anyway.

It started after he made a simple joke. He’s always making those subtle jokes to himself. They usually go over everyone’s head; Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Botan not exactly being the intellectual type, and Hiei of course occasionally getting it, but not being the type to laugh anyway. But this time you were there hanging with the group. He laughed to himself as usual, only this time looking up to meet your gaze. Finding that coy smirk and a small giggle. That eye contact electrifying. A little secret that only the two of you were in on.

He starts to seek you out for conversation after that. Knowing that no one could really be his equal in intellect, he opens the floor to more abstract thinking. Creative critical thinking.

And you’re weird. Oh, you’re super weird. Who even comes up with that type of stuff. Oh, but you’re so unique. In all his 200 years of living as a demon (and 25 as a human), no one has ever made him laugh as hard as you. Or come up with as many unique, creative, weird-ass ideas as you. No, you’re totally different. A complete freak. Just like him.

He usually doesn’t like opening up to anyone, about his former or current life even.

But he can’t help telling you everything, just knowing you’ll have a unique take on things he had always considered so mundane. You’re like judgement-free therapy.

He starts finding small ways to touch you. The more he gets to know you the more your skin starts to feel like a magnet to him. At first its just the graze of your fingers as he hands you something. Resting his hand on the small of your back to guide you somewhere. Brushing the hair out of your face. Resisting the urge to cup your face and pull your mouth closer to his.

And he’ll catch his thoughts straying like that. You become so tempting to him. But he’s not the type to take things the easy way. No, he’d rather play in this little limbo for as long as he can until either his resolve breaks and he takes you, or he ultimately loses interest. His little plaything.

You start to pick up on the strange way Kurama’s been acting.

You love hanging out with all the guys, even Hiei can be fun sometimes. But there’s something different about Kurama. He can follow along with all the quick witted comments you make, even adding on to them. Sometimes a conversation among the group will end up with you two going on and on about something without even realizing that the others are just staring at the two of you in your own little world.

He has common sense. Something you think a majority of people are lacking in these days. And he’s a bit of a jokester; while he seems like someone who should be the voice of reason, the practical one, the parent of the group, he often does silly things, almost like he’s hoping to get caught or find himself in trouble. What a troublemaker, you think to yourself with a smirk. Surprised to see that no one else has caught on. It was his sense of humor that first caught your attention about him.

He occasionally plays little pranks on you. Like messing with you while you’re eating, tripping you up while you’re walking, or crashing your selfies. No one believes you though.

“Kurama? There’s no way! He’s not the silly type. He’s too smart for that shit!”

He gives you those innocent bright green eyes, “I’m sorry if I’ve caused you any harm (Y/N), but Yusuke is right, I couldn’t possibly have done those things.” He gives you that coy, fox-like smirk once Yusuke’s back is turned.

You glare at him with your own little smile and a shake of the head, vowing to get him back.

It seemed like a little harmless flirting at first. Genuinely enjoying each other’s company.

Things took a turn when he overhead someone bad mouthing you in the hall. A coworker or classmate. You were in the other room, listening to them talk their shit and tell each other about how much of a whore you were making of yourself spending all that time with Suichi. How you were such a freak, a weirdo, a slut, just trying to get into the boss’s pants. Fat, ugly, stupid (Y/N).

Normally you would have stormed in there and called them on all their bullshit. But this time you just listened. Stirring your coffee from the break room, a small earshot away. Tears forming in your eyes as you realized you were truly alone. And no one could ever possibly like you.

That is, until you heard Suichi’s voice. The cold, demonic look in his eyes sent shivers down their spine. They could never possibly know you. They could never hope or dream to be as brilliant as you, as gorgeous as you. He went on and on defending your honor, commanding them to leave and never fucking say your name again before he did something he would regret.

As you heard the sound of their footsteps as they ran off, you turned the corner to enter the hall where Kurama was standing, a bit stunned to see you. “You...Kurama...” you sniffed.

He was by your side in a second, cupping your face and brushing a tear away with his thumb. His green eyes as hard as steel. “I won’t let anyone talk about you like that.” There’s a moment of hesitation where you’re just looking into his eyes, memorizing the features of his face, before he presses his lips against your forehead and releases you to walk away.

You bite your bottom lip. You might like Kurama.

[headcanonstation]

Phantom Thieves having a crush headcanons

Ren Amamiya

He tends to lay it on thick

He won’t flat out confess, but he will say various things that are definitely not leaving much room for questions

He’ll use cheesy pick up lines as well as just as cheesy nicknames that are exclusive to s/o

To be fair to s/o if they don’t think he’s serious: he does playfully flirt with his friends. //cough Ryuji

He is the master at catching glances without being caught and he uses that to his advantage. No one will know he’s got his eyes on s/o 

If s/o manages to catch him looking at them, he is a little bit caught off guard and his face may blush a little bit

Ren doesn’t really mind if any of his friends tease him about the crush. But honestly he isn’t going to really talk about his crush- at least, not that often. He just doesn’t see times to really mention it

Usually pretty calm and relaxed whenever he’s around to s/o. However, sometimes if s/o catches him off guard he could be left stuttering a bit. And by catching off guard is more so friendly, unexpected gestures or seeing how adorable s/o’s laugh is

Daydreams about the possibility of his crush reciprocating his affections. Honestly, he never really thinks on the possibility of rejection. That rarely, if ever, crosses his mind.

Ren starts to get really, genuinely nervous when it comes to giving an actual confession and/or s/o confessing. He kind of seems more shy-ish and blushy

Ryuji Sakamato 

Oh no

Oh no

Look its one thing to look at girls and think they are super cute, its another to actually find himself having feelings 

He’s gonna be flustered about it like the sweet golden boy he is

Talking to them? Blushing. Seeing something that reminds him of them? Blushing. Thinking about them? Blushing. His friends teasing him about it? Look at that face, its adorable

He really badly wants to ask them out but just? can’t?

Its the fact that Ryuji seems to struggle finding the right words and is tripping over them to a point that a repeat of said words is necessary 

Which leads to him kind of backing out because he’s too flustered

Honestly like a puppy 

He is so bad at hiding any gazes towards his crush.  Anyone with eyes can see those looks are a little too long to be one if a friendly gaze

Seems to be a lot more fidgety whenever around his crush.

Ryuji tries to be around his crush more but really struggles 

Is more willing to "study" if it means more time to hang around his crush. Even if that means involving school. 

Gets flustered if they ask to train with him or watch him train. Finds he will try harder with them around

Struggles with eye contact when it comes to s/o

Compliments? Oh no- he’ll become so red

Ann Takamaki

What. a. sweetie.

Whenever she knows she’ll be hanging around her crush, she’ll try to look nicer for them. 

Will play with her hair a lot more often whenever around her crush

May also play with the hem of her shirt

She rather bring her feelings to the grave than say it aloud. For certain: she wouldn't be the one to confess her feelings I don’t make the rules

Doesn’t really stutter or trip over her words

Say she is cute and pretty she will for sure get blushy 

Pretty good at maintaining eye contact

If they give her literally anything she grows a faint blush and is super grateful and happy

She knows giving a present can just be a friendly gesture but this is her crush let her have this

Doesn't take teasing well when it comes to her crush pls don't its embarrassing and she doesn't need fuel to that fire

Yusuke Kitagawa

A crush? Oh dear-

His first assumption was this just meant he felt a surge of inspiration for his art

He had to be told what it was he was actually feeling towards s/o

It's weird. Nothing really inherently changes with how he acts around his crush. If anything, he is just trying to be around them more now or is talking about how their beauty is unrivaled

Is really shameless whenever he looks at them and really isn’t trying to hide it

If they watch him do his art, or are just around, he finds it harder to focus and he feels a weird type of pressure now to do well-

Finds himself observing them and becomes keenly aware of some of their quirks

Yusuke is gonna daydream and someone is gonna need to snap this boy out of it

Will start trying to find excuses to touch s/o, whether he’s actually aware he’s doing that or not is up to you.

Feels kind of honored in a way whenever his crush compliments his art

Isn’t gonna confess right out the gate, mostly because he weirdly doesn’t see a reason to do it right away

Not even because of nerves necessarily

Like Ren, he seems pretty chill and relaxed. Which he is, s/o would have no idea he really is crushing on them

Makoto Niijima

O h.

Is super unsure how to approach it and it really doesn’t take much to get her blushing. S/o just looking her way and offering that smile to her will do it

Makoto finds herself often kind of "fleeing" the scene cause she just doesn't know what to do 

And she isn't the best when it comes to being secretive when looking their way. Her face bursts to red if/when she is caught by her crush if she has a book handy her face is going right in there

Confides in Ann and is ultimately asking her for help 

Has also for sure confided in Sae if she had any helpful advice

Someone please help her

She is pretty stiff when around her crush, even when sitting across from them

Uses school as a way to help her get closer to her crush. "Why don't we study together? That way we can help each other."

Sometimes worries she may be getting on her crush’s nerves

If they give her literally anything she grows a faint blush and is kind of not sure how to operate 

Makoto kind of rather just watch from afar in a sense. 

Futaba Sakura

Futaba would need someone to tell her how she’s feeling. Like, she kind of has a . . .guess of what it is she’s feeling. But she really isn’t gonna gonna grasp it

Futaba becomes a lot more talkative when it comes to her crush. A lot. Not only that but she will definitely talk with more nerdy lingo. {Someone smite her if they don't understand something she said}

While not super blushy, unless her crush touches her, she is VERY fidgety. Rocking on her heels, playing with her pockets, playing with her hands-

Stealing glances is 50/50. Sometimes she is as good as Ren, other times her skills are on the wavelength of Ryuji

May sometimes attempt to doll herself up for s/o. However, doing this is usually super subtle as well as rare

If she can, Futaba kind of prefers things like calling her crush. Because they can't see her and it helps the nerves. But the part she isn't a fan of is being unable to see them. Plus, hearing their voice over tech just isn’t the same as hearing it when they are standing next to one another

Like Ann, she would kind of prefer to take these feelings to the grave than say them outloud. It's embarrassing and she really doesn't want to feel what rejection feels like

That’s the part she’s feels the most uneasy about 

Haru Okumura

She knows exactly what she is feeling. Now its more of a question of what it is she’s going to do with them

Will more often invite them to cafes or just quaint places in general

No real nervous ticks or anything, a lot like Ren and Yusuke honestly

She prefers not to confess, as she doesn't want to risk putting any kind of wedge in the friendship she has

Not like she can't though, but she will holdout against doing so for a while

Gets nervous if she learns someone flirted with her crush or her crush flirts with someone else, regardless if it's playful

May actually push her a bit more towards the idea of a confession if that happens

Offers to buy things for her crush sometimes. She can afford it and she would love nothing more than to see them smile even if its something typically expensive and they insist she doesn’t have to do that

Whenever s/o offers to help garden with her she’s already smiling so wide and sounding a little excited before she can really do anything about it