#and ryoma is like (begrudgingly) okay

[ink4spots]

Wahhh

[strawberri-draws]

OKAY YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WANNA MAKE AN OC FOR YOUR DRV3 AU, SO CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES? (SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS, THIS HAS GOT ME HYPED UP AND IDK WHY)

Yeah, ofc! I've been pretty busy lately so I haven't had much time to work on it, but essentially all you need to know is stuff like

- drv3's killing game takes place around ten years after the sdr2's casts first year of school, so like kokichi (for example) is around 5 years old when Hajime and the sdr2 cast first goes to hopes peak and 15 when he is ~taken~

- around 5 years after the sdr2 cast thing (basically the beginning) is when the tragedy (finally) starts to cool down, after the future foundation killing game. In this period, future foundation is still mainly a force for good/recovery, but corruption (and despair) still has its root's pretty deep in the ff and in society itself. (Japan, especially hopes peak area, is where the tragedy hit the hardest. The rest of the world felt it, but it wasn't quite as extreme.)

- So in towa city, we have DICE, which is Kokichi, Maki, Miu, Keebo, Gonta, Himiko, and Ryoma. Maki, Himiko, and Kokichi were part of the brainwashed Monokuma kids, and the others were kinda surprise adopted/begrudginly bonded lmao. Basically the situation in Towa is that life has started to kinda pick up again, but things are still very tense between adults/children. Komaru and Toko (plus the Warriors of hope who are kinda redeeming themselves or at least trying). DICE operates mainly as a secret gang that either A) plays stupid, obnoxious pranks to keep spirits up and have fun and B) is a general nuisance to Corrupted, despair people, specifically the future foundation members that keep trying to start shit in Towa. They begrudgingly work with komaru and toko sometimes but hold grudges against the WOH lol.

- for the Monokuma kids specifically - junko had the WOH kinda slowly infiltrate/kidnap the all the kids, more targeting like orphans and people who wouldn't be as noticed at first, slowly brainwashing until they had most of the kids in the city. Monokuma kids are aware the whole time, and while they can kind of fight, the specific brainwashing used kinda made them like, not realize anything was wrong? so. Eventually Miu and Keebo help out and create tech to unbrainwash kids without exploding their heads, and when the WOH fail the Monokuma kids are left kinda directionless? So they goof around and commit crimes and make gangs basically until they are freed. But they see everything as a game, which is very problematic depending on how badly the kid wants to win. (Speaking of them, there were a few given specialized roles, like Maki as a "Ninja" or something aka assassin fighters. Don't ask why Monaca thought it'd be sick and everyone else was like "yeah sure".)

- The rest of the cast is kinda more spread out, but generally Kaito, Shuichi, Kaede, and Maki are a squad that travel and solve mysteries/crimes, Tenko appears in towa a lot as a contract fighter for Future Foundation, Kirumi is like Byakuya's adopted niece and unofficial secretary, Ranter used to work at ff but eventually kinda settles with Korekiyo and Angie on Angie's island for a bit until DRV2, and tsumugi is uh,,,, having a time :) again drv3's pregame plots kinda span over ten years so there's a lot lol.

- yeah I have a lot more ideas/worldbuilding to do for this au but I hope this kinda helped? im planning on drawing more stuff for it soon so look forward to that I guess :D sorry my thoughts are very scattered about it rn lol

[mach1ne-g1rl]

once again Comparing/Crossing over ROTTMNT with Something Else™. Today I bring you Fire Emblem Fates Rottmnt ! I'm thinking abt this as if it were an AU and the turtles take up the royal childrens' places. This is gonna be long, TLDR at the end.

First obv is deciding which side they're on and I do that by basing their personalities off of the other characters. So I was thinking Nohr. I think Hoshido would be a good fit for the sake of "Being The Good Guys" and Karai would make a great Mikoto, but the 4 siblings just. don't fit for the Rise Siblings, I don't think. Ryoma for Raph MAYBe works? Takumi for Leo or Donnie is like. Alright. I can't see Hinoka being anyone and Sakura is way too shy and (for lack of a better word) weak ? And I think I'd want April to be Corrin, only cuz I don't know who else Corrin could be.

I find the Nohr Siblings to be the best fit. Xander as Raph, alright I can see some differences but mainly I think it works. Camilla as Leo I think it alright. They're both laid back but deadly and. Look, they're both the face people. Kind of. Camilla is definitely self aware though. Leo as Donnie ??? literally a perfect match idc. I think it's a little funny that Leo doesn't fit Leo but oh well. Mikey for Elise also works really well I think, very friendly & the sunshine in everyone else's lives.

I have no idea who the Hoshido Siblings would be then but that's alright they don't matter here ..!! Azura I have /some/ thoughts for. My first was she's Venus de Milo (i know not rottmnt technically) but she could also just be Big Mama's Assistant since I feel like they're definitely supposed to be a turtle. I also have never read or seen anything where Venus was in so maybe their personalities don't fit at all. My second thought was Casey Jr. I don't have much to explain besides that I just . it makes sense in my head ? Like we don't know that much of Casey jr to begin with and maybe he's more excitable than Azura but !! Really don't know who else would be her !!! Someone help me !!!

Ughhhhh okay I know Draxum would be King Garon and the Dragon Form thing would be like Kuroi Yuroi Draxum but FUCKKK YOU UU!!! Hes my babygirl and im really upset You're making me do this ,, thats messed up,,,,,,, im just a little boy,,,,, who likes draxum ,,,,,,,,, how could u

The rest of Nohr is like the foot clan ig idk, Iago would be like Foot Lieutenant , Hans is Foot Brute .. I want Cass to be SOMEone but mm I have no clue who? Rinkha seeeems kind of close imo but she's not on Nohr's side so it might not be fitting? idk

April as Corrin also doesn't seem exactly right (mostly to me just cuz Corrin's the third youngest, but April's the oldest in the show) But it could still work I think kind of. Alternatively Casey could be Corrin? Might be a better fit? Then maybe April could be Azura ,, same 1st letter of their names ,,, But I think April Corrin works alright (especially if Karai is Mikoto :3) Mainly cuz I don't think April for Azura works that well, they're pretty different

Maybe the purple dragons are hoshido? or idfk the mudd dogs,, I don't think there's any other Group that has at least 3 members (besides the cookie scout girls but erm)

TL;DR: They're the Nohr siblings (Xander Raph, Camilla Leo, Leo Donnie, Elise Mikey, Corrin April), Draxum is King Garon (begrudgingly) and Azura is either Venus de Milo/BM's Assistant or Casey Jr :3

I'd love to hear others' thoughts I am begging for others' thoughts cuz I fucking !! love !!! talking abt this shit I love love love doing this Im so autistic

[allykakamatsu]

Danganronpa V3 Smash Bros Tournament!

•Monokuma decides a good way to get everyone to kill each other is a Smash Bros Tournament, I mean, with all the salt someone’s bound to snap.

•No one kills each other, aside from Maki attempting to kill Kokichi, but it does become a weekly tradition despite the rage.

Kaede Akamatsu

• Get’s into a heated debate over who gets to main Rosalina with Kaito, but after a bit she caved and agreed to pick someone else.

•She end’s up picking Peach after Tsumugi makes a comment that they kinda look alike.

•Little did anyone know that Kaede is actually kinda a monster with Peach and frequently does really well in the tournaments.

•Favourite stage is New Donk city, and every time she gets to play on it she sings Jump up Superstar the entire match.

•Nobody is sure if they love or hate it.

•When not singing, she’ll make the stage music anything that has a dominant Piano.

•Favourite item is the Star Rod

Shuichi Saihara

• Acts like he’s never played before and decides to main Chrom due to him seeing easy enough to play and liking his personality.

•In actuality has played on and off for years and is a proud Dedede main but is too embarrassed to admit it.

•Also plays Pikachu but cause it’s Miu’s main he doesn’t usually use the electric mouse.

•Usually middle of the road in the tournaments.

•Prefers to fight on Battlefield but so long as the stage doesn’t move he can live with anything.

•Likes to keep items off.

Rantaro Amami:

•Good with all three Link forms, but has a bias for Toon Link.

•Can’t remember when he started playing, but given how he’s the only one who doesn’t panic by tripping they assume it’s Brawl.

•They also assume this because whenever someone picks Meta Knight he gets visibly distressed.

•Tournament wise he Can either do really well or really s**t depending on the day.

•Doesn’t have a favourite stage but tends to pick the Zelda stages cause he likes them the best.

•The only one who’s happy when a warp star shows up.

Ryoma Hoshi:

•At first played Incineroar cause its the only cat.

•After realising how bad his recovery was though, he kinda just tried anything to see what would work.

•Found a few semi-mains, namely Snake, Link and Villager

•Usually doesn‘t try to hard in tournaments so comes in last, or will even sit out, but when he wants to win, he will.

•Moral of the story, if he picks Villager, panic.

•No stage or item preference, but when it’s his turn to pick he tends to go with Shadow Moses island cause he likes the look.

Kirumi Tojo

•Mains everyone and is good with all of them.

•Like, can beat Mario with Little Mac good.

•Does have a slight preference towards Shiek though due to her admiring the ninja’s loyalty.

•Due to her skills, she tends to sit out with Ryoma to give everyone a chance.

•When she does play though, well, try not to loose too fast.

•Also usually the one who has to stop Maki killing Kokichi if he beats her.

•Always goes random when stage picking time comes, but also puts all the stages in battlefield mode in case it lands on something BS.

•For similar reasons tries to ignore items

Angie Yonaga

•Everyone expected her to pick Palutena, and while she does have her as a sub main, Angie usually plays Sephiroth. •Why? Angel (kinda), kick ass theme, and loves watching the others panic when they see him. Plus, Atua told her to pick someone unexpected.

•Also tried Pit and Dark Pit, and while she likes their personalities she isn’t big on their gameplay.

•To this day the only one who’s beat Kirumi in a match, and outside of that time she’s still good in tournaments.

•Atua told Angie to pick Big Blue one day, and ever since everyone dreads her turn on stage select.

Tenko Chabishira

• Always plays as a girl no matter what.

•Plays Min Min more often than not, but occasionally surprises everyone by whipping out villager.

•Why? “She’s Himiko cute!!”

•Pretty good at the game, but super competitive. Unless you’re Himiko, be prepared to get yelled at at least once if she looses.

•One day while everyone was playing random, she got Ken and kinda hated that she likes it so she occasionally plays him in private. •Shuichi caught her doing this while he was playing Dedede, and they both promised to never tell a soul.

•Punch Out stage or bust!

•Doesn’t have an opinion on items, but when she plays villager she hopes for the bunny hood cause she thinks it’s adorable.

Korekiyo Shinguji

•Lucario or bust (he likes the aura theme) though he’s also kinda a monster with Lucina

•Strangely though, whenever he uses Lucina he acts... different? (the class is convinced he’s possessed when this happens.)

•Outside of that though, tends to be one of the worse players.

•Second to none at recovery though.

•Hyrule castle has been his favourite stage since day one And that’s never gonna change.

•Always has items on, he likes the surprise factor (he and Shuichi are never allowed have a one on one fight)

Miu Iruma

•Has probably been playing the longest aside from Kirumi.

•Has played all the games, and cause Of this is decent with all of the OG 8, but will always pick Pikachu.

•Will only ever pick someone else if it’s a random match or someone makes her give Shuichi a turn, and in that case she picks Pichu as a backup.

•Despite her boasting, is usually in the lower end of the group.

•Doesn’t stop her from rubbing it in when she wins though.

•Tends to go for Wily’s castle for her stage, if for no other reason than she’s the only one who can handle the yellow devil.

•Super Hammer or bust!

Gonta Gokuhara

•Likes Donkey Kong the best, but also tries to learn how to play Joker from Kokichi cause he looks like a gentleman.

•Also likes all the Pokémon even if he isn’t the best with them.

•Honestly, aside from Olimar he likes everyone, and he only really dislikes Olimar cause he’s bullying the bugs!

•Everyone agrees to never touch the pikmin rep when he’s in the room.

•Tends to come in last with the only one he can beat kinda consistently is Ryoma without villager, but he still has a lot of fun.

•Tends to pick whatever stage everyone likes best, and has no clue how to use items.

Kokichi Ouma

•Always plays Joker because who else is a phantom thief going to pick.

•Actually he plays Villager in his spare time but Kaito is the only that knows and that was a mistake so shh.....

•Begrudgingly teaches Gonta how to play, if only from the horror on someone’s face when they get cocky only to loose to the guy who didn’t even know what a Smash Bros was a few weeks ago.

•Peak troll. Camps with gun, let’s people *cough* Kaito and Miu *cough* Hit fake smash balls, always picks the auto scrolling stages, he just loves making everyone groan.

•Only thing that makes him visibly salty is Miu on stage select cause f**k yellow devil.

Kaito Momota

•A proud Rosalina main. A badass space princess that protects the stars, what’s not to love?

•First time they all play, they all expect him to suck..... so you can imagine their surprise he‘a one of the best players in the class, especially at edge guard

•Despite that, is the most susceptible to stage hazards and bad items, especially fake smash balls. He has gotten better at recovering from them though.

•Never asks anyone to turn them off though, cause it’s worth it for the black hole and the assist trophies.

•Whenever Kiyo plays Lucina, he makes sure to sit at the other end of the couch.

•Always tries to give people pointers, though since he really only plays one character he’s not the best at it.

•Will ALWAYS pick either the Mario Galaxy stage or the Star Fox stages

Tsumugi Shirogane

•Tends to pick Kirby for A, the cute hats, and B, it gives her an excuse to rant about the lore. You know those Kirby fans who obnoxiously push how the series is super deep? That’s Tsumugi.

•Rants the whole match, leading to people preferring Kokichi obnoxiously joining in on Kaede’s singing to it. •Knowing they’re not safe when she’s not playing either, they all agree that unless it’s random’s to never pick a Kirby stage or character (another reason for Shuichi to hide being a Dedede main)

•She’ll occasionally rant about other series too, but Kirby is the biggest example.

•Despite this, she’s actually a pretty good player, even if she can be a bit to sadistic with down special sometimes.

Kiibo

•Refuses to touch ROB or MegaMan to avoid falling into the stereotype of the robot playing the robots.

•Instead picks Pyra and Mythra cause they’re great characters with a bit of computer theme that only Tsumugi knows about mercifully hasn’t ranted on yet.

•Plays very predictably, but just because you know a Lightning Buster- Prominence Revolt is coming doesn't mean blocking it is easier.

•As such is usually in the middle of the pack tournament wise. •Refuses to use side B as Pyra because one time he did and Kokichi did a stupid combo which took him from 30% to death so he’s not taking any chances again.

•Tends to put The stage on random, which he occasionally regrets if he rolls a side scroller.

Himiko Yumeno:

•Mains ALL the magic users. •Robin, Zelda, Hero, Sephiroth, so long as they have a big focus on magic she’s all in.

•Tends to use Hero the most, specifically Eight, because she likes the MP gauge.

•Despite seemingly never practicing and only doing okay with most moves, is the fastest thing in the freaking world at picking the right spell. If she gets magic burst or Kamikaze, prepare to die.

•Everyone assumes she’s probably played Dragon Quest cause of this, but she hasn’t confirmed and just chalks her skill up to magic.

•The only one who can make Tenko stop raging.

•Keeping with the theme, will usually pick the World Tree stage.

Maki Harukawa

•Messed around with everyone a bit but was only super good as Zero Suit Samus.

•Even then she’s mostly middle of the pack, but she doesn’t mind too much.

•Unless she looses to Kokichi, then it’s a struggle for Kaito and Kirumi to stop her from killing him.

•Tends to handle snacks cause Kirumi has to be in the room to keep order and she usually gets knocked out early. •The most frequent subject of Kaito’s tips, which range from helpful to ”Kaito I don’t have a f**king Luma”

•Tends to pick Shadow Moses island cause she likes the look, and though she won’t tell anyone she loves the music

[fatesdeepdive]

Entry 12: All Hail Takumi

Castle building time! I built a giant dragon statue that heals units during invasions, which is nice I guess, and also an arena so I can make my soldiers fight to the death and bet on whether they perish! Unfortunately, when I went to use the arena, the dumb clerk said I couldn’t use it yet. Meanie.

Support: Hinata/Oboro

C: Hinata’s hair is too long, so Oboro cuts it for him. He requests she make him look like Takumi, because apparently one dude with a pineapple haircut is too few. The duo reflect on their mutual admiration of Takumi, their desire for his coolness to rub off on them, and their rivalry over who is more loyal.

B: Hinata offers to cut Oboro’s hair and she rejects him, saying that he will mess it up because he’s Hinata. The two of them continue talking about how cool Takumi is and how much they want to be like him.

A: Hinata and Oboro discuss the fact that they only bicker because they respect each other. Also, Takumi is cool. All hail Takumi.

S: The two of them get engaged, talking about Takumi throughout their proposals.

Review: Holy crap you two, shut up about Takumi. He isn’t even cool. They have good chemistry, but all they talk about is how much they love Takumi.

Support: Azama/Hinoka

C: Azama makes fun of Hinoka’s hair, clothes, and clumsiness, despite the fact that she’s a goddamn member of the royal family and probably could have him executed on the spot. She threatens to stab him and he brings up the fact that he’s only her retainer because he saved her life once.

B: Hinoka is sad over the deaths of innocent soldiers and Azama gives no sympathy because people die every day. She questions why he saved her when she was a child and he says he did it because she looked furious and he thought saving her would be interesting. She points out that he’s a horrible person, but says she respects his confidence.

A: Hinoka begs Azama to save a dying man and Azama says it isn’t worth the effort. When pressed, he says the man will die anyway. Hinoka orders him to do his damn job and he begrudgingly tries to save the dying man. He dies anyway, and Azama tells Hinoka that she should have just let him die peacefully, telling her that her kindness will be her downfall.

S: Azama goes up to Hinoka and tells her that they’re engaged. Hinoka kinda just goes along with it after Azama lists his good qualities.

Review: I actually kinda liked this one, oddly enough. Azama’s dickishness went so far that it looped around and made him likeable. This conversation touches on the horrors of war in a way that most conversations don’t and I do enjoy Azama teaching Hinoka that there are limits to her kindness. I just wish that Azama’s lackadaisy attitude was a facade, a la Hawkeye Pierce. The two of them, like most couples in this game, have little chemistry. Still, Azama going up to a member of the royal family and declaring the two of them engaged is so audacious I respect it.

Support: Corrin/Mozu

C: Mozu is lugging around some heavy boxes full of vegetables, because she is a strong little girl. This leads to a conversation about Mozu’s village; Corrin asks if Mozu misses her old life, Mozu says not to worry, Corrin says she’ll probably never stop worrying about Mozu.

B: Mozu talks about hunting as a child. Apparently she fought bears, because Mozu is a god of death.

A: Corrin decides to give Mozu a basic education, which Corrin is in no way qualified to do, considering that she has consistently shown herself to be the dumbest person in our army. Corrin says some stuff about the army being Mozu’s new family and Mozu cries. It’s sweet.

S: Corrin says he used to pity Mozu, but now has nothing but respect for her for her courage. The two of them get married.

Review: Corrin’s interactions with Mozu are very sweet. The S-Rank, again, doesn’t really work, but then again few S-Rank’s do. Overall, a very charming support line, if a bit bland. Also Mozu killed a bear with her bare hands because she is a terrifying death god disguised as a little girl.

Support: Hinoka/Setsuna

C: Setsuna makes Setsuna a cup of tea so bad it’s almost poisonous. The two of them discuss the fact that they both suck at cooking and decide to team up to become better chefs.

B: Hinoka and Setsuna try to make eggs. It does not go well.

A: The girls finally make a good meal by working together and decide they can do anything if they put their minds to it. Setsuna gets stuck in the pantry.

Review: This was a fluff support line, which is okay, I guess. I would have liked it to have a bit more meat, perhaps an explanation of why she made the walking disaster that is Setsuna her retainer, but I will admit that it was a fun read.

Birthright Chapter 10: Ninja Village

The party travels through Mokushu, the ninja country from Kaze and Saizo’s support conversation. Kaze says that he isn’t worried about the people of Mokushu being conquered by Nohr because of their sick martial arts prowess. Zola sneaks up on the party because...wait, hold on, they didn’t tie him up? We weren’t shown him escaping, so I guess that means they just let him go after he tried to kill him. My god, Corrin gets dumber with each passing moment.

Zola surrenders and begs for amnesty. Corrin asks why they should trust him and he says that they really shouldn’t, cause of the whole attempted murder thing. But, he doesn’t have an army anymore, which means he isn’t a threat. He says that he can be of assistance and Corrin decides to bring him along, ignoring objections from the smart people in the party. To be fair, she does say Hinoka will kill him if he acts suspicious, but seriously just leave him in Mokushu he’s obviously going to betray you. Want to know how I know? Because he didn’t join our army.

Suddenly, someone throws a shuriken at Sakura. Kaze identifies it as belonging to a Mokushu ninja. Zola speculates that Mokushu might have an alliance with Nohr. The daimyo of Mokushu, Kotaro, shows up and says that Mokushu has an alliance with Nohr. Then the battle starts.

The map is filled with spike traps that activate as we step on them. We can use the Dragon Veins to spring them on the enemies instead. At the start of turn two, Takumi just kinda wanders into the battle and starts shooting Hinoka, which is weird because she isn’t one of the sisters he hates. Also he keeps muttering kill and is labeled an enemy, which is probably bad. He also whines about his inferiority complex, which is why he’s way lamer than Ryoma.

Azura sings to him and breaks his mind control. What can’t singing do?

During this map, I was reminded that Takumi is an unstoppable death god who can kill everything with ease. I paired him up with Corrin and waltzed through the woods, one-shotting ninjas left and right. I did hold them back and let Saizo kill the boss, though. Because, you know, he killed Saizo’s dad, something only told in an optional support conversation. Saizo actually has unique dialogue with him where he does the whole Inigo Montoya thing. Although, it was technically Hinoka who did the finishing blow, because Saizo doesn’t hit hard enough to kill.

Overall, this map was fine, I guess. The spikes were more a nuisance than a serious game changer. I did get good healer HP, though. Speaking of healers, there’s one stationed in the top right of the map who watched as I killed every other member of the army and slowly approached her before putting an arrow between her eyes. We’re the good guys!

After the battle, Hinoka and Sakura cry over how happy they are that Takumi isn’t evil anymore. He explains that he and Ryoma were separated after being attacked and that he ended up falling into the bottomless canyon. Then he woke up mind controlled and attacking us. I’m sure that’s not something we need to worry about.

At the end of the chapter, Takumi is finally nice to Azura because she saved him. Also Azura starts coughing, which means she is definitely going to die at the end of the game.

Kaze returns with Kagero, Ryoma’s ninja retainer who was imprisoned in Kotaro’s cellar. She tells us that Ryoma went to Cheve to fight Nohr. And didn’t look for his brother ever, I guess.

Overall, this chapter was okay. The stuff with Zola was dumb and could have been handled last chapter, and the fact that is completely sidelines Saizo is kinda frustrating, but Takumi got some cool character development and there was some foreshadowing about the bottomless canyon.

[queasyboys]

It was nearing the end of the second trial and honestly? Shuichi wasn’t holding up so well.

Not only was he suffering from the intense grief of losing Ryoma and most likely Kirumi, but his anxiety also caused a terrible raging stomach ache.

He could feel Kaitos gaze bearing into his back, but he couldn’t stop. Not now. He could tell the trial was almost done. He just had to retell the whole thing and then they would vote. Easy as that.

The explanation came easy enough. He was still crazy nauseous, but he pulled himself together enough to explain it to everyone. Besides, this was the last big ‘speech’ he had to give. After this he could just totally be silent.

Shuichis stomach gave a loud burble and he winced at the large wave of nausea that overcame him. Kaito was still staring at him, eyebrows furrowing, yet he didn’t say anything. Most likely because he didn’t want to embarrass Shuichi.

His hand unconsciously sat on his belly, which was slightly distended. He begrudgingly removed it when it was time to vote, clicking on Kirumis icon before turning to look at the huge screen the sat near Monokuma and his cubs.

And there it was. The culprit, or better known blackened, was none other than Kirumi Tojo. Shuichi knew that the whole trial was over, so then why did he still feel like he was about to throw up everywhere?

Luckily, everyone was focused on listening to Monokumas speech and he could take care of himself a bit. He drew his hand over to his belly and carefully kneaded it, sighing in frustration as it provided little to no relief.

He jumped in surprise as Kirumi suddenly rushed by him, running out of the trial room. The screens flickered back to life, and Shuichi's pain grew double the amount. His stomach gave a painful lurch and he wrapped his arms around himself.

Kaito stepped near him and rested a hand on his shoulder. The detective leaned into him, gripping his arm.

“ It’s okay. Don’t look at the screen, you’ll feel worse. We can go to your room after this,” Kaito whispered. Shuichi could only nod and bury his head in Kaitos shoulder.

Saiharas stomach gurgled harshly and he whimpered softly into the rough fabric of Kaitos jacket. He felt a large hand run through his hair and he let out a soft sigh.

The execution ended quickly, and Kaito was soon steering him to the elevator. The feeling of movement was harsh on his stomach, but he knew he couldn’t just stay in the trial room forever. Besides, he could actually be cared for when he got back to his room.

So began the trek back. Kaitos hand never once left his shoulder, and in turn Shuichis arms never left his stomach.

They reached his room after a fair amount of time, and the detective fished out his key to open his door and let the two of them in. As soon as that door opened, he slowly sauntered to his bed and shakily laid down, curling in on himself.

Kaito sat next to him, face contorted into worry. “ Are you alright? Do you need anything?” His voice was uncharacteristically soft and gentle on Shuichis ears.

�� Uh, I’m not sure. Just… stay?” He pleaded, looking up at Kaito. His stomach groaned again, making him tense up as a cramp tore through his stomach.

“ Yeah! Of course I could do that sidekick!” Kaito smiled and leaned down to kiss him on his forehead. “ Do you feel like your about to throw up?”

“ I’m not sure. I’m just really nauseous,” he sighed, rubbing his stomach through the fabric. It provided no relief, and Kaito seemed to notice.

“ Can I try something?” He asked, hands hovering near Shuichis tummy. The blue haired boy nodded, face flushing.

Kaito unbuttoned his shirt, which made Shuichis slightly bloated stomach pop out. Shuichi immediately turned bright red at the gesture, but he couldn’t deny the amount of relief he felt.

Kaito then started to run circles into his round tummy. Shuichi sighed in relief. He didn’t feel 100%, but he did feel a hell of a lot better.

“ Thank you, Kaito,” he mumbled, eyes shutting as he started to drift off.

Kaito chuckled, “ Any time sidekick.”

This was inspired by @hongusbonkus post!! Also I just,, live for Sa.imota??? I love them so much... my writing requests are open by the way!! I hope you enjoyed this!!

[paipayaseeds]

Kaito may have been a documented idiot, with a good heart might I add, though he'd have good intentions in mind whenever a fruitless and rash act was made by the man who lacked a few parts of his cranium,

It shouldn't have come to a fucking shock to anyone that this fucker didn't read a LICK of the student hand book. Probably hadn't even bothered to skim through the darn thing just a bit. Now here they were, dumbfounded and annoyed at the man's decision.

Of course, Kaede didn't show her frustration.

"Well, then Anya is safe and.. Kaito just was taking.. Precautions-"

"Just say he was being dumb,kid." Ryoma interrupted, the man not having been afraid to state the obvious.

".. Okay he didn't do the smartest thing but! It's fine! I'm sure Kirumi and Tenko are handling this. How about we all just move to the dining hall for now?"

"I suppose that'd be the best decision until that love sick astronaut comes to his senses."The long haired boy agreed(?),a slightly bothered tone resonating between his words. This day had been both stressful, confusing.. And beautiful of course. A human denying death and battling the lingering effects wasn't something the Anthropologist got to witness daily, but today it came at the cost of his patience and energy.

Well, his patience just fine. Energy was of short abundance.

"I agree without our history fanatic! I and the spirits wish to rest after this long day! In fact, I'll meet you all there!Bye-onara!"

And as quick as her sentence was spoken, The silver haired artist left before Kaede could tell her no. She didn't NOT like Angie but.. She was rather insistent.

"Shouldn't we go get Koki-"

"Nope. There's enough headaches in this room already, don't need another!Whatever or wherever that grape flavored condom went to isn't my concern. "

"Hmph. Funny, coming from you, Miu."Ryoma decided to retort, the inventor glaring at him before flipping him off and follow behind Angie.

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The arguing between the two wasn't really good for Anya's senses.. Like,

At all.

While Tenko had been right about Anya not belonging to anyone, the way Tenko and Kaito had been arguing kinda went against quoted statement. They'd been fighting like 2 siblings battle royaling for a teddy bear. It was humiliating and most importantly,

Annoying and headache inducing.

Anya was a coward yes but, if the ringing in their head didn't stop soon, they'd been sure about to retract back to becoming a corpse again, missed or not. When she'd been 'asleep' there was no yelling.. Sleep.

She really wanted to sleep but.. She needed to be tended too.. But,

'I'll..ill just take a nap. Yeah.

Just a... Little..

Tiny..

Nap. '

Breathing softly, Anya went noticeably limp in the astronaut's arm, her snores soft and blocked out from the Akido master's and Astronauts childish war.

"Hmmmnnn... Bunny.. Taro."

Shuichi watched in slight admiration as Kaede seemed to hold a lot of patience, even for idiots like Kaito. Shuichi wasn't one to judge others, either for their intelligence or otherwise but; it was clear Kaito hadn't been the sharpest tool in the shed.

Something uneased the already uneasy detective the moment everyone seemed to dismiss the purple-haired boy. Kokichi often tormented everyone with his honest lies and false truths, causing everyone to distrust the short boy. A part of Shuichi considered the possibility of Kokichi being the culprit, but... Was it really something he'd do? The identity of the culprit remained a secret, and that simply just didn't sit right with him.

Shuichi had yet to discuss what this meant for the killing game; Anya... surviving. Even that still contained millions of questions with no answers to; thanks to Kaito kidnapping the small girl. He hoped, despite not enjoying Monokuma's company, that the stuffed bear would at least clear up some things.

Maybe he should've just enjoyed the peace at that moment, but something in his gut wouldn't let him, and he despised it.

"Kaede." Shuichi tried catching her attention before they made their way to the dining hall too. "Don't you think it's weird that... Anya survived? I mean, the Monokuma file said she was... But I guess it's not all that reliable, huh."

He continued, "But she lost a lot of blood, and the ice, not only that but w-" Shuichi bit his tongue, realizing he may sound strange for not celebrating Anya's revival like the others. "I don't know... I may be reading too much into this." He nervously laughed, keeping all of his noisy thoughts internal.

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“She’s dead!” Tenko paled as she suddenly caught the green-haired girl going limp in Kaito’s arms. “Oh my god! You killed her! Again!” Tenko nearly tripped over her feet as she began screaming. 

“Relax! She’s not dead, she’s just-” Kaito looked down. “Ohmygodshe’sdead!” A blood-curdling scream escaped his throat.

“You idiot! How could you!?” Tenko shouted in terror, pointing an accusing finger at Kaito.

Neither of them had thought to check her breathing; perhaps idiocy was a contagious disease.

She couldn't help but let her eyes analyze his stance, wondering what attack should be used to safely switch who had been carrying Anya; because it was quite obvious Kaito wasn't a very good suitor.

Not like Tenko was any better.

Kaito swallowed and pushed down his incoming panic attack, legs suddenly going faster in urgency, startling Tenko as he finally made his way to the dormitories. Tenko watched in panic as Kaito looked to be ready to slam through the fucking door,

so before he could get millions of glass shards all over Anya, Tenko hurriedly opened and held the door for him. Despite alarms going off in her head for serving a male — even something as simple as opening the door for him —, multiple other alarms rang out in her head too, and successfully drowned the first one out.

Tenko slapped Kaito on the arm as he raised his foot in front of Anya's dorm.

"Damn it Kaito, don't break a woman's dorm door down! That's private! Give her to me!" Tenko refused to allow this man in Anya's room, somehow dismissing the fact that Rantaro slept in Anya's room as routine.

"Why!?" Kaito countered, a muddled and slightly disgruntled expression contorting onto his face.

Tenko opened her mouth, a smug look on her face as she began listing things in her head, counting fingers.

"Okay- no, just- Fine!" Kaito begrudgingly handed her over.

"She can stay in my room!" Tenko said a little too chipper.

"Tenko, you little- Give her back!" It was ridiculous. One second they were screaming in terror about how Anya was fucking dead, and now they were tossing her back and forth like a bag of potatoes.

How respectful :)

[koiyyo]

maybe i should call myself the birthday anon.. hm.. anyways hi :) same anon who asked what they gang gang would do for kaede’s special day! ( i’m two days late for the himbo’s, ik ik ) so, how would the gang celebrate not only kaito’s b-day, but also easter 👀👀👀 i love seeing this account’s writing i’m sorry if this is a lot-

kaito momota’s birthday! - hcs

happy (belated) birthday himbo and thank you anon for the ask <3

only doing v3 cast for now because i am working on a couple bigger projects.. but hope this is enough! 

sorry i didn’t get to the easter part in your ask, my motivation decided to go kin rantaro’s sisters :(

written by mod irusu

kaito

he’s really pumped for his birthday

the type of guy who will use “well it’s my birthday in a week” as an excuse for anything. 

super grateful for all of the presents and will probably use them for the rest of his life

hugs everyone who gives him gifts.. hugs everyone in general…...

shuichi 

he gets kaito a moon rock from the japan aerospace agency since he had went there on a trip before

kaito is super fascinated by it

he, kaito and maki go on a trip after the party to the park where they just hang out and stargaze

maki

she gets him a specially made bracelet with a moon charm on it

gets super embarrassed when kaito hugs her 

but shuichi sees her smiling later on

kaede

gets kaito a pair of headphones

he’s a bit skeptical on this until he wears them and they are very high quality.

kaede admits she didn’t put much thought into her gift but is super glad he likes them!

kokichi

he helped organize the surprise party but will never admit it

he gave him a milk puzzle begrudgingly after he was forced to by shuichi

otherwise just harassed him the whole time, shuichi and rantaro had to get him to stop every time he did

kiibo

still doesn’t know how birthdays work but he’s trying

kokichi let him have a joint gift with him after twenty minutes of needless bullying

was really fascinated with all the gifts kaito got 

himiko

gave him a joint gift with angie

it was just a painting that angie made but himiko claims she blessed it with her magic (she put glitter flakes on it) so it’s a joint gift now

she also claimed that she put a ‘all of your favorite food will be on sale’ blessing on kaito

angie

she gave kaito a painting of the surface of the moon and kaito thought it was really cool and hung it up in his house.

just kind of let himiko do what she wanted and let her say it was a joint gift

also offered that he will get another gift if he donated blood to atua

he declined this offer

tenko 

went to the party even though she was grumbling about degenerate males the whole time

didn’t get him a gift but that was okay with kaito

just hung around and glared before leaving with angie and himiko

rantaro

gave kaito a model rocket from NASA since he went to houston last summer.

just vibed the whole party until he left near the end of it

korekiyo 

got kaito a book on history of extraterrestrial life 

otherwise just stood in the corner of the party before leaving pretty early

local cryptid still

kirumi

set up the decorations, food, etc

she didn’t have time to get a gift and apologized a lot, but kaito said it was fine since she set up almost the whole party

ryoma 

went to the party

threw kaito a box of candy cigarettes

then left

they were pretty good candies..

gonta

gonta was going to give kaito a living butterfly but kokichi convinced him not to

totally not because he’s scared of bugs

instead, gonta gave kaito a succulent 

kaito still has it to this day

nobody bothered to tell him it’s a fake plant

miu 

she gave him a thong in front of everyone but when the party was ended she gave him a small gift bag that had a remote control robot

threatened him not to tell anyone since she was embarrassed about it

kaito thought it was really cool!

tsumugi

she gave kaito an anime about magical girls fighting in space

he.. was confused at first but when he watched it he had to admit it was pretty good

otherwise helped fixed up the rips in his space print jacket and just hung around

again, thanks for the ask anon! 

here’s a little secret about one of the bigger projects: it will be a full fledged fic and a collab between me and mod kiwi. still in progress but the thought counts.

- mod irusu

[imagine-shenanigans]

Here you are @princess-zola​! Sorry it took so long~

Takumi/Zola + Sibling Reactions

Okay ngl this ship is VERY good

I’m imagining that it was a slow burn, with the two begrudgingly and slowly getting along more and more, with Takumi probably watching him suspiciously. Then they slowly fall in love because of the amount of time they’re spending together, until they get together.

Ryoma finds out first through Kagero, who is making her usual rounds of checking up on the royal siblings for Ryoma, while Saizo watches the man himself. She initially thinks about staying silent, but she also has a duty, and so she’s the one to tell Ryoma about their relationship. Ryoma is surprised, and confused, because he honestly hadn’t seen it coming! He knew Zola and Takumi were on better terms, but he hadn’t expected them to fall in love and get together. He spends the next few days watching the two from afar and secretly, until he comes to the conclusion that Zola genuinely makes Takumi happy, and Ryoma is happy with that! 

He ends up not saying anything until Takumi himself brings it up, and the two have a long heart to heart as Ryoma ensures that Takumi knows he’s perfectly alright with it, and he asks and makes sure that Zola makes Takumi happy, and tells him that he supports him, and that’s all he needs to know. He doesn’t say anything else or delve into it past the one heart-to-heart, but he doesn’t need to because if he did it’d just make it weird for Takumi. 

Zola is initially really really nervous, because Ryoma is the Crown Prince, and his heart nearly stops when Ryoma asks to have a talk with him, until Ryoma asks and makes sure that Takumi makes him happy, and is acting like a big brother to him? Ryoma has the same talk with Zola he has with Ryoma, and then thanks him for making his brother so happy, and if they ever need anything, to come to him.

Hinoka has no clue, until Takumi tells her. She doesn’t spend much time with him to begin with, as involved with her training as she gets, so the last she’s heard of him . She’s confused, and ends up asking a bunch of questions, because she thought he hated Zola??? When the fuck did all this happen???? Takumi are you married or just dating?? Oh god she’s been so absent what has she MISSED. 

Takumi’s pretty upset with her because for a long time she’s kinda been absent from his life, but eventually with some coaching from Zola and some other people, he takes a breath and rationalizes that he didn’t tell her, and he was being pretty secretive regardless, so he ends up doing his best to update her on his life.

Zola is a little scared of Hinoka, because she takes the most effort to talk to, because her default reaction is “if you break my brother’s heart I’m going to kick your ass” which then makes Takumi more pissed. She means well, and both know that, but they do end up having to talk to Hinoka about the fact that it’s not something that they really want to hear from her. They get along decent enough, but there’s always the underlying protective big sister vibe so they don’t tend to be around each other much.

Sakura is the only sibling who actually knows, and stays updated on Takumi’s love life. So she already has seen the relationship progressing, despite how closed off Takumi tends to be with his love life,  and sort of expects it by the time Takumi tells her! She gets along with Zola pretty well after the ice is broken between them, so she’s really happy for her brother! She knows how happy they make each other, and she makes sure to tell Takumi that all that matters to her is that they’re happy, and she gives them a hug! She’s the ultimate supportive sister because she’s constantly helping them set up dates for the other, and help make plans when asked. She also is the only sibling to actually actively spend time with the others, and she often initiates contact.

Takumi is really happy, and this is the only sibling he doesn’t have any sort of conflict with telling them, and he feels safest telling Sakura, because the two are pretty close. He makes sure to get her sweets as a repayment for her being so thoughtful and kind.

Zola is really grateful for Sakura, and other than Corrin, she’s the sibling he likes best! He doesn’t feel as nervous around him, or her him, and they get along pretty well once the ice is broken. At first he’s really confused when she asks to spend time with him, wondering when Takumi is going to turn up, until she tells him that she just wanted to get to know Zola better. He’s tearing up, because he never really had this family experience, and it makes him feel wanted and welcome!

[fatesdeepdive]

Entry 20: Oops! All Supports #2

You know, now that Ryoma and Felicia have joined us, we actually have all of our main units. Let’s learn a bit more about them via mediocre Support Conversations.

Support: Corrin/Ryoma

C: Corrin asks Ryoma to tell her about what their siblings were like as children. Ryoma doesn’t, because he’s busy.

B: Ryoma talks about what the siblings were like as kids. Hinoka was a crybaby and the other three were exactly the same as they are as adults. Ryoma also talks about how he wishes Takumi had more mental fortitude, Azura opened up more, and Sakura took better care of herself. It’s nice that he cares so much about his siblings, but also Ryoma is roasting them.

A: Corrin is sad about having missed her life with the Hoshidans and Ryoma promises to make new memories with her. He also gives Corrin a ring the Hoshidans made as children and promised they would give to Corrin as soon as she returned. I guess they all forgot until now.

S: Ryoma reveals that Corrin isn’t a blood relative, something that he’s known for years and never told Corrin. This makes everything he does in Conquest really weird. Also, it’s kinda messed up that he lied to Corrin constantly up until now. Corrin states that Sumeragi, who died saving her, is still her father. Then Ryoma proposes and they get married. Ugh. I wonder how the other siblings would react to Ryoma marrying their sister, because the letter doesn’t exist in this timeline.

Review: Ignoring the inceSt Rank conversation, this isn’t great. Corrin wanting to learn about her past is good, but it only happens in the B-Rank. Ryoma vowing to make new memories is good, admittedly, but I wanted more from this one.

Support: Kaze/Setsuna

C: Setsuna sneaks up on Kaze by accident, because apparently she’s uncomparably stealthy when spaced out. Kaze offers to train her to become a ninja.

B: Setsuna falls in a pit and Kaze helps her escape.

A: Setsuna, thanks to Kaze’s help, learns to escape from the traps she constantly gets caught in. Kaze decides that Setsuna should stick to being an archer.

S: Kaze explains that he’s been spending so much time with Setsuna because he’s constantly worried she’ll accidentally kill herself. He proposes so he can always be around to protect her.

Review: Okay, but just okay. Setsuna accidentally being sneaky is fun and Kaze worrying about her is cute, but that’s about it.

Support: Hana/Jakob

C: Hana asks Jakob to train with her. He is very rude to her.

B: Jakob makes fun of Hana for training. Hana explains that she trains so hard so she can protect Sakura, something Jakob somehow didn’t figure out.

A: Jakob agrees to spar with Hana so he can become stronger for Corrin.

S: Jakob proposes.

Review: This one has some good dialogue, with Hana and Jakob bouncing off one another in a fun way, but the plot is lacking and Jakob is a bit too mean.

Support: Azura/Hinoka

C: Hinoka apologizes for ignoring Azura recently, which is a thing that she’s been doing I guess.

B: Azura and Hinoka go shopping together.

A: Hinoka gives Azura a necklace she made.

Review: None of these are very good. Worse, they don’t even flow together. It’s a shame Hinoka and Azura’s line is mediocre; Hinoka’s characterization is centered around her losing Corrin, and Azura was essentially a replacement for Corrin. There could be some great drama derived from their interactions, but this Support Line is incredibly mediocre.

Support: Felicia/Subaki

C: Subaki is terrified of Felicia because of her klutziness. This makes Felicia cry and throw wet laundry at him.

B: Felicia, upset over the C-Rank, almost ruins dinner. Subaki, hiding in the pantry, stops her.

A: Felicia, thanks to Subaki’s help, makes a good meal.

S: Subaki says he loves Felicia because of the chaos she brings.

Review: This one was cute. Subaki freaking out over Felicia being cursed is fun, as is him injuring himself to protect her.

Support: Sakura/Silas

C: Sakura tries to ask Silas something, but can’t spit it out because of anxiety.

B: Sakura, still unable to spit it out, tries to examine Silas. She mutters something about a curse.

A: Sakura finally explains what’s going on. She thinks Silas is cursed and has fake memories, which is actually a really interesting idea. He says he doesn’t.

S: Silas is sick...lovesick! He proposes to Sakura by pretending to be unable to breathe. Normally it’d be cute, but Sakura’s a medic and I feel like messing with her head like that is uncalled for.

Review: I like how the game acknowledges that Silas is a dumb character who they should have given a better backstory. Setting that aside, this one isn’t great. Sakura spends three Supports mumbling before she explains what’s going on. Remember, these supports are usually read days apart by players.

Support: Mozu/Saizo

C: Saizo finds Mozu farming, the most important thing to do while you’re invading an evil empire. Saizo offers to help her out, because he grew crops as a child in the mountains.

B: Mozu cooks for Saizo and he likes it because it reminds him of the country.

A: The same thing as the B-Rank.

S: Saizo offers to take Mozu back to his village and proposes.

Review: This one is surprisingly cozy and nice for a Saizo support. Not bad.

Support: Hayato/Hinoka

C: Hayato fins Hinoka folding origami cranes. She explains the classic paper crane wish trope and Hayato offers to help.

B: Hayato supplies Hinoka with papers enchanted with magic charms.

A: Hinoka completes the charms with Hayato’s help.

S: As Hinoka teaches Hayato more origami, he proposes because of her compassion.

Review: Not bad. Calm, but nice. I especially like the detail of young Hinoka folding cranes and wishing for Sumeragi’s safety. I guess she didn’t fold enough.

Support: Azama/Rinkah

C: Rinkah goes to Azama for healing and refers to him as a heretic. Azama refuses to heal her. She then dies in a battle with a swordmaster who proceeds to eviscerate Azama, because that is what happens when you don’t heal your allies.

B: Rinkah points out that calling Azama a heretic is justified, because he is an atheist. Azama does not deny this and explains that he’s a monk not because of faith, but because his parents were. Rinkah goes full Jehovah’s Witness on Azama and demands he worship her fire god, who is also apparently a dragon because every Fire Emblem diety is a dragon.

A: Rinkah suggests Azama stop being a monk and he explains that he’s a monk because he’s good at healing people and put in a lot of work to become one. Rinkah begrudgingly accepts this.

S: Rinkah and Azama agree to go on a pilgrimage to a mountain associated with the god of flame together. Also Azama proposes because he likes arguing with Rinkah.

Review: I have very mixed feelings on this one. Azama’s atheism is such an interesting idea that hasn’t shown up in any other supports yet. I don’t really think this support uses the concept as well as it could, and Rinkah is unbearable during this one, but it is a line that gives Azama depth.

Support: Kaden/Oboro

C: Kaden finds Oboro making braided bracelets. She offers to teach him how to braid.

B: Kaden tries and fails at braiding.

A: Oboro finishes Kaden’s braid for him and gives it to him as a gift. Kaden praises Oboro’s passion and Oboro thanks him for giving her company. Then he tries to quit and she drags him back.

S: Kaden finally makes a braid, which he proposes with. It’s cute.

[fatesdeepdive]

Entry 25: Oops! All Supports Volume #3

You know the drill. Let’s get some more Supports done. I’ve got about 100 Hoshido Supports left and only seven more story chapters, so I’m not sure where I’ll find the time to write them.

Support: Kaden/Sakura

C: Kaden finds Sakura taking a nap and asks her to become a napping buddy.

B: Sakura and Kaden take a nap together in a meadow. Sakura falls asleep petting Kaden.

A: Sakura says she feels bad for taking naps during a war, but Kaden convinces her that napping will help them fight better.

S: Sakura reveals that she can no longer sleep without Kaden by her side. The two of them start dating, and also presumably start sleeping together in the other way.

Review: A decent, cute fluff Support.

Support: Oboro/Saizo

C: Oboro, disgusted by Saizo’s bad fashion, decides to make him look nicer.

B: Saizo runs away from Oboro as she tries to rip off his clothes and replace them with nicer ones.

A: Saizo, after being asked by Ryoma to attend a royal ceremony, begrudgingly apologizes and asks Oboro for help.

S: Oboro asks if Ryoma is the person who is most important to Saizo, then throws a fit when he says he is, because she’s in love with him and wants to be the most important person to him. Saizo says he likes her too, which is nice and all, but Oboro is acting really clingy for someone who hasn’t even started dating Saizo yet.

Review: A very fun Support Line, Oboro’s grating behavior during the S-Rank notwithstanding.

Support: Hinata/Sakura

C: Sakura is nervous after almost dying in battle. Hinata tells her that enemies always go for the weak link, which must make Sakura’s anxiety skyrocket, and offers to train her to be tougher.

B: Hinata begins training Sakura, who struggles to appear tough.

A: Hinata ends up getting hurt, because enemies attack strategically instead of avoiding people who look confident. Sakura whines about not being useful because all she does is heal and Hinata reassures her.

S: The two of them get together.

Review: Not bad. Sakura trying to be tough is fun, as is Hinata terrifying her out of stupidity. The S-Rank is really bland, though.

Support: Takumi/Rinkah

C: Takumi and Rinkah, both being assholes, get into a fight with each other. Takumi asks how secure the Flame Tribe’s alliance with Hoshido is and Rinkah grumbles about how she wishes the Flame Tribe was still independent.

B: Takumi finds Rinkah cooking for herself in the middle of the woods. They bicker some more.

A: Takumi kills a deer and gives it to Rinkah as a thank you for allying with Hoshido. Rinkah begrudgingly admits that she and Takumi make a good team.

S: Takumi and Rinkah continue hunting together. Takumi proposes to Rinkah using a precious Flame Tribe jewel given to Sumeragi years prior.

Review: An okay Support. The dialogue is good and Takumi and Rinkah bounce off each other decently well, but I wish it went further into Rinkah’s thoughts on the alliance.

Support: Hinoka/Subaki

C: Hinok and Subaki talk about how, when he trained Hinoka to be a pegasus knight, he taught her to calm her anger and bond with her steed.

B: Subaki reminds Hinoka of a time when, after Sakura got lost in the woods, Subaki stopped her from flying through a storm and saved Sakura himself.

A: Subaki and Hinoka discuss how the new recruits admire them.

S: Subaki asks Hinoka for romantic advice. She reveals she's never had a boyfriend, which is good for Subaki because he has a crush on her. The two of them hook up so they can lead the next generation together.

Review: Not bad. A bit bland, but it gave some good backstory information and Subaki was much less arrogant than normal.

Support: Orochi/Ryoma

C: Orochi shows off her divination cards, which were made by Kagero, a nice detail that connects this to other Supports. Orochi points out that Ryoma is dull and stern, and promises to make him laugh.

B: Orochi tells Ryoma stories about Mikoto and Kagero. They aren't that funny. Ryoma smirks.

A: Ryoma requests Orochi tell him more stories about things he hasn't noticed.

S: Ryoma asks Orochi to marry him because Orochi makes him feel like a more complete person. Also Orochi keeps talking in third person, a character trait that is annoyingly inconsistent.

Review: Not awful, but also not particularly memorable.

Support: Hayato/Mozu

C: Mozu asks Hayato to give her a charm that will make her less nervous during battle.

B: Hayato gives Mozu the charm. Mozu asks him if it's just a magic feather and he insists it's real.

A: Mozu's charm has been working perfectly, so she asks Hayato if he wants to mass produce them. Hayato explains that the magic doesn't work that way.

S: Hayato does the obligatory "I've always loved you" thing and Mozu says yes because he's dependable.

Review: Just okay. After reading this a few times, I’m still not sure if Hayato’s charms are real or not.

Support: Hana/Silas

C: Silas tells Hana that he's disappointed by how weak she is in battle. Hana retorts that she fights to protect Sakura, and Silas says that Sakura must not be fighting for, which pisses Hana off. Silas is weirdly mean in this one.

B: Hana criticizes Silas's fighting and the two of them argue about who is more loyal to their respective princess. Hana, being Hana, suggests they spar to find out who’s more dedicated.

A: The two of them draw and note that their constant sparring has made them stronger.

S: Silas proposes to Hana. She assumes he's trying to throw off her balance with the ring, which is funny. The two of them spar to decide who likes the other more.

Review: Not awful, but Silas was an asshole in the first conversation. Also I’m pretty sure this is like the third Hana conversation where she marries someone after sparring with them a bunch.

Support: Kagero/Silas

C: Silas sees Kagero making a flower arrangement. Silas, a Nohrian noble, is fascinated by how different and scary Hoshidan art is.

B: Kagero makes a cup of tea that looks and smells evil. Silas runs away.

A: Kagero makes a terrifying portrait of Silas. He calls it ugly, she gets upset, and he explains that he also sucks at painting.

S: Silas, after mailing Kagero’s paintings to his family, nobility of the nation he is rebelling against who could probably use the letters to track the army down, proposes to Kagero. Apparently, his parents think that Kagero’s art is just Hoshidan weirdness and accept their marriage.

Review: A decent Support. Part of the problem with Kagero Supports is that the audience can’t see her horrid art, but in this one there were at least good descriptions of how horrible it is. I like the idea of Nohrians being really into Kagero’s art, because Nohr as a culture seems to love spooky nightmare stuff.

Support: Azama/Felicia

C: Azama asks Felicia what it's like to be devoted to another person. Felicia explains that thinks it's natural to want to help people out. Azama is confused by this, so Felicia offers to let him work as a maid for a while.

B: Felicia attempts to teach Azama how to be a maid. Unfortunately, she's Felicia, so it goes very poorly.

A: Azama yells at Felicia while she works so she doesn't mess up. Felicia says that he's been a big help, and he has a breakdown over becoming a better person.

S: They get together.

Review: It’s weird, a lot of these raise questions about devotion then abandon them to play with characters’ quirks. Hana/Silas did the same thing. Setting that aside, this one is fine but forgettable.