#brotp: it's always a competition

[kyouka-supremacy]

Dazai?

Eheh Dazai

Favorite thing about them: I really like how as a character he was able to deeply touch so many people!! Seeing so many people finding relief in being able to relate to and emphasize with the character makes me happy.

Least favorite thing about them: I mean, his personality? I don't like how his many flaws are written to be interpreted as strong points / good traits for his character to the point no flaw is actually a flaw, it makes the reading experience very frustrating for me.

Favorite line:

brOTP: Mmmmhh, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Dazai. Soukoku, probably. The Buraiha trio makes me emotional a little. Souheki, but in a very passive-aggressive, over-competitive, one-sided rivality, can't-stand-each-other way. Dazai and Kyouka. Dazai and Atsushi too I suppose, though I prefer them romantically. I think he makes for a lot of interesting dynamics with virtually all the characters, but none compells me in particular tbh.

OTP: Odazai is plain canon to me, idk what to tell you. I think they make for a beautiful, tragic love story. Get you a man who is willing to change the path of his whole life for another man just like that, nobody does it like them (actually, wait, I can think of another man... ). Although I always distantly liked them, dazatsu has grown on me like, an INSANE amount in the last few months. I'm not sure what happened. I think it was an unfortunate (lol) coincidence of growing a little fonder of Dazai and just wanting to give more space and agenda to Atsushi. Like to me a lot of what dazatsu is really is about giving Atsushi more agency and autonomy and independence and overall just respecting him as a complex, full fleshed out character. I don't see ANY kind of power imbalance in it I keep finding people talk about. Dazai pushes Atsushi to be better every day, and Atsushi does exactly the same for Dazai. Atsushi admires and respects Dazai, and Dazai admires and respects Atsushi equally. I really don't know why the ship isn't more popular and instead just gets discarded most of the time tbh. I feel like everyone should sit down a second and actually give Atsushi the dignity to choose for himself. And fyozai!!! The investment in this ship mostly goes on waves for me but despite that I firmly believe that they really make for an engaging and interesting dynamic to be interpreted romantically. The epitome of “You're both just enabling each other's mental illnesses. You're both perfect for each other. Never change. Just never involve anybody else in what you've got going on.”

nOTP: Nothing comes to my mind.

Random headcanon: Not canon related, but in modern aus I feel like he'd be one to always end up working at ceo roles and he would HATE it. He fires himself and starts working at some cheap frozen yogurt place and one month later he'll find himself as the ceo of the most important oil company of the country AGAIN without him even realizing it / despite his active efforts to avoid that. And he HATES IT. He fires himself again but the loop only repeats forever. He's just that kind of person for whom all doors open automatically.

Unpopular opinion: ............ I could be here forever. I regretfully fail to relate to a lot of characterization / readings of the character I've seen the fandom give him. I really don't want to dwell on this so I'll just mention something mostly unrelated to his characterization: I wholly can't share the take of him being physically built like??? At all??? Which got REALLY popular a few months ago. Dude feels like he never lifted a finger his whole life, I really don't know where the idea comes from???? And I personally don't take his manga visual portrayal as a telling factor for this; pretty much all the characters have the same body type, it's impossible for me to base the buff Dazai assumption on how he's drawn in the manga. Just one thing about his chracter though stop making him matchmaker for ss/kk he really isn't stop don't do it please

Song i associate with them: HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE associating him with my favourite vocaloid song ever but. Meltdown by iroha is a very Dazai song. So many other songs though... Parade of Liars by ryo. Abstract Nonsense by Neru. God-ish by Pinocchio-P. So on and so forth.

Favorite picture of them:

Favourite panel from the manga:

Favourite illustration:

Favourite illustration in the anime art style:

Favourite Mayoi card:

Send me a character?

[rainintheevening]

Okay, got tagged a bit ago by @musewrangler with

20 Questions for the Writer

My ao3 is CapGirlCanuck if you want to check any of these fics out.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

87

2. What is your total Ao3 word count?

598, 207

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Lots. Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Narnia, and Fullmetal Alchemist are my biggest.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Change My Name, 413

After All, 266

take my hand (together we walk out of hell), 266 (WIP)

From Brooklyn to Queens, 256

Sanguine Frater, 249

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! I confess lately it's been a struggle for reasons I'm not quite sure of, but I always reply eventually!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I almost never write angsty endings, so there is little competition for Softly, Softly, Falling Slow.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Hmmm, maybe Promise, one of my Christmas fics? Or possibly my Endgame fix To the End... Of Infinity.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Um, not really. Not that I can recall.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Never.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I have published one—In Another Time and Place, a Narnia/Captain America crossover. I have other crossover ideas I have half-written scenes for or would love to mess with at some point.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yep, one into Russian.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope. Though with all the contributions @novelmonger makes to much of my work, I think her name should be somewhere on most things.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Oh goodness, can I say Eric/Jade my original characters? They were 'accidentally' made for each other, and I love them so much. Eric is a foot taller than her, btw.

But for fandom I'd have to say... Staron. They are the best.

Also my top brotp is probably Eric and Casey, my original characters, but in fandom... Peter and Edmund Pevensie *gets clocked by @novelmonger*

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Ugh. *hides* The ones I've already started posting, I am absolutely DETERMINED to finish. But then there's all these things that I've started without publishing, that I'm beginning to be less and less sure I'll finish.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Um, dialogue, emotion, poetic stuff.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Plotty stuff, subtlety, people not saying what they're feeling.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Love it, as long as there's not so much I feel stupid. It makes the story so much realer.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

MCU, specifically Captain America.

20. Favourite fic you've written?

This is a stinking hard question to answer. But I'm going to name Peter and the Lion. With When You Love A Wild One, Sanguine Frater, and My Brother's Keeper all as high ranking possibilities.

Okay! Tagging @novelmonger @ablatheringblatherskite @clawedandcute

[ginger-grimm]

WAIT WHEN DID YOU REBLOG FHE BROTP ASK. I WANT MINTY AND TABBY, AND MINTY AND WILLA, PLEASE, IM ON MY KNEES

- @come-along-pond

Thank you so much @come-along-pond! I'm gonna tag @dancingsunflowers-ocs and @daughter-of-melpomene as well! Also let me answer for both friendships in this post to make it easier!

who steals french fries off the other’s plate: Minty for both. She doesn't even have to sneak them because Tabby will give them without asking and Willa is preoccupied with work even while eating that she won't even notice missing food on her plate.

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple: Tabby does for Minty and Minty for Willa.

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail: Tabby and Willa will always have to bust Minty out of some kind of trouble. It's not that she's malicious, she will just do things without thinking sometimes. Like, why are you trying to give your special concoctions to the TA?

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues: Tabby gives Minty dating advice always (aka she tries to nudge her in the right directions, sometimes physically) and for Minty and Willa, neither are really good with romance because they're both such fools when it comes to love lol

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes: Minty cheats when she plays with Tabby and Willa effortlessly manipulates Minty because she's competitive as fuck and will throw a fit if she doesn't win

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk: Minty for both, she loves the privacy she gets up top

who starts and who wins the pillow fights: Minty will start them but Tabby wins and Willa will start and win them usually lol

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush: Tabby does this to Minty with Ben and Minty does it Petra with Willa and they respectively hate it

[cryscendo]

kurt hummel obv for the character tag thing!!!!

of course, the love of my life <3

favorite thing about them

literally everything, he’s the best character. BUT if i have to pick one thing, it has to be his ability to be his own advocate. what i mean by that, i mean his speech to blaine in prom queen. him standing up in front of the whole school and accepting his crown despite knowing that this all happened due to bullying?? he’s so brave and i love that he’s learned to be his own hero throughout s2.

least favorite thing about them

uhhhhhhhhh what a question. probably how he struggles with communication. this is very clear with blaine, but we also see this with characters like rachel. his life would be so much better if he just communicated more.

favorite line

like i mentioned before: “i am going to go out there and get coronated. i am going to show them that it doesn’t matter if they’re yelling at me or whispering behind my back. they can’t touch me. they can’t touch us or what we have.”

brOTP

kelliott!! (or kurtcedes ?? idk i love them both so much)

nOTP

i don’t think i have one?? kandler maybe?? i can be convinced of most kurt ships bc hes my little fandom bicycle <3

random headcanon

he refuses to be a passenger princess. so long as he can help it, he will always be the driver. despite other people’s driving ability, he just operates under the assumption that he’s the better driver

unpopular opinion

not really an unpopular opinion here on tumblr, but the writers had no business not utilizing kurt’s voice during competitions. i think we as the audience were supposed to be convinced that he wasn’t as good as his classmates, but i never bought it

song i associate with them

i don’t wanna go the easy route and pick a song he sings in glee so i won’t. i have Spotlight by Patrick Stump on my playlist for him and i think it perfectly encapsulates his story <3

favorite picture of them

i could NEVER possibly give a single response to this. however, i currently LOVE this pic of him

send me a character!

[pencilofawesomeness]

Hello!

*Taps fingers together* I come to bug you regarding the Secret Santa exchange!

I saw your character prompts and decided to try and mix all three. I wanted to ask if there was any Laxus + Cobra brotp, or Cobra + Thunder Legion friendship headcanons you'd want to see added?

If not headcanons, then anything in particularly you would like to see regarding the five of them?

Hahahah hello there, mystery person~

Oooo you bring to the table a tantalizingly interesting prospect. I do have waaaaaay too many thoughts, and many of them are admittedly steeped in my own AU because I accidentally sold my soul to it (as authors do) so by all means, do not feel encumbered by my thoughts/ideas. Treat them as a buffet to pick and choose and take inspo from, because unfortunately you just gave me license to ramble :D

(and this is going to be rambley; too tired to make this cohesive beyond bullet points)

(I love these idiots very much)

—Laxus and Erik brotp is so real to me, fam. It's the "hey we got a lacrima bestowed upon us, whoo" bonding, for one, but beyond that, the sort of....quiet mutual understanding of what it is like to have a "father" figure who is just treating them like a weapon, making them *stronger*, with a faux sort of affection. Beyond the trauma, though, they are both deadpan assholes and I love that for them. If Erik (and this is the htryds coloring) spends a good deal of time having the braincell, then with Laxus he can channel the little-shit-little-brother energy and bully him a bit, and Laxus can be grouchy back and know that Erik can parse through the emotions and figure out what's genuine or not without him figuring out how to put in the effort.

—Also, depending on the setting, they both have the tendency to pull the ~too good for you~ bad boy vibes as a defense mechanism, which makes it utterly unusable on each other, which is fun. Mostly, though, Laxus and Erik have the ability to enjoy a mutual quietness, so to speak; not trying to prove anything, but just leaning back and being normal young adults (with a little salt on the side) and doing whatever. That said, Erik is a bit too much of a dark mirror of how things could have been worse for Laxus, if Ivan was more involved, and this leads to Laxus winning the "big brother instinct" award of the two, which is an experience Erik is not used to but....does not necessarily hate.

—This is a fun headcanon that I haven't had the chance to incorporate into my series yet, but they have fun little music debates. Laxus got Erik into the magic of using music to calm the overstimulation, but they have wildly different tastes. Laxus loves rock and roll and metal, and Erik turned to liking types of bluegrass and straight up classical music. They meet in the middle at alt-rock. They are both always trying to win each other over on certain songs or genres. It works surprisingly often but it's part of the fun to swear undying rivalry to the other's favorite.

—For more Cobra-specific vibes (aka the canon edgemaster), I can see them being a bit more competitive with each other. Which quickly doesn't work when they have completely different specialties, but an effort is made.

—Also something I haven't had the chance to capitalize on outside of the scenarios in my head, but Bickslow and Erik definitely have a fun "we perceive you but we don't care" vibe that I love. Your secrets are obvious but not their business. Sometimes they people watch together for the fun of it, because all of the thoughts they *do* have regarding the things they know have got to go somewhere.

—Evergreen, being the queen of gossip, really really wants in on this. They tease her for it though, and purposely dangle that tea on a string. (Though sometimes Ever *does* get in on it, mostly when it comes to roasting anyone who was particularly rude or annoying, or the silly speculation at the expense of friends, like figuring out what job Nab will eventually go on or what animal Bisca will adopt next.)

—On this same note, Bickslow and Evergreen both have insufferable little sibling energy amongst the Thunder Legion squad, nevermind that Bickslow is the second oldest. Mostly it's just really fun to tease the more serious ones.

—Though Ever and Bickslow are also the most keenly aware of what it is like to be feared. Truly feared. Having eye magic that isn't quite controllable (as a kid, especially) will grant that experience. It is their unspoken agreement never ever to speak of this, of course.

—On an individual note, it is worth it now to bring up that I am an avid fan (read: it's canon to me and sometimes I forget it's not real canon) of the theory that Bickslow was one of the kids experimented on by the Bureau of Magical Development. He's got that unhinged flavor that comes from straight-up trauma, and it does add more context to his otherwise creepy magic. I also hc that the babies are all deceased test subjects, and that is why they have stuck with him all this time. (I am very passionate about the babies as characters, unfortunately, and my little mini series I'm doing for them on tumblr is proof. I am soooo normal.)

—Another theory I love, and that I have somewhat brandished into my own spin, is that Freed is half demon. He sees this as an awful thing, raised by his human parent (mother, in my case), without any real context for demon culture other than the fear of it, so that's why he's super edgy and has locked all of his demon traits away into a single form he swear never to uses unless things are ~Dire~ or whatnot. It's really not that bad though lol.

—The fact that Erik will Know Freed's secrets bother him immensely. Freed is, unfortunately, *just* a smidge too dense to realize that Bickslow has also known all along, just because Bickslow is strangely very good at keeping things to himself, whereas Erik's magic is more obvious. In my au, Laxus knows too, and is literally just waiting for Freed to admit it, because it's not that big of a deal, really.

—Laxus is also the only one who (at first) knows about Bickslow's past, among the team. Mostly because of some variant of Laxus having seen/met him when it was all raw. Depending on the au flavor, this either is what gives the chaotic dude and the stoic dude a sort of mutual respect (closer to canon) or makes them the og best friends (htryds style). In the latter case, they are each other's impulse control and/or voice of reason, which is probably unfortunate because they're not great at it. This is why Bickslow has doodled drawings on half of Laxus's furniture and why Laxus gets away with avoiding his problems a little longer than he should.

—Freed is simultaneously the most responsible and the most edgy and ergo reckless of the crew. Everyone agrees he's got to value his safety just a little bit more. He's also the only one who consistently remembers the schedule/to-do-list.

—Erik shares the "living itinerary, doesn't have executive disfunction problems" braincell with Freed, and in the right conditions, they work very well together. Bonding over the experience of herding cats, that is their teammates.

—Not a headcanon but I want to whack all of them with sticks. The Sad Boi Stick, the Whump Stick... All flavors. Getting the ones who never fess up to their trauma a good thwack makes the trauma spill out, and I enjoy the possibilities that entails. Put them in Situations. >:D

—I do also appreciate them being silly-goofy, too, of course. No need to be angry all of the time, in some of their cases. (They all need affection so bad. The hurt/comfort allure of it all. Just sit down and admit they need it, etc etc.) Something that is conveniently done after a good physical and emotional thwacking— *gets dragged away forcefully*

[tdpriya]

there is no universe where i don't ask you on your opinions on my lords and saviours: jo, eva, macarthur and lindsay

you don't need to do all four if it's too much!

no worries, i can do all of them!!!

Jo

Sexuality Headcanon: She's sapphic in some kind of way! I don't solidly headcanon her as pan, bi, lesbian, or anything of the sort but I do think she's into women. Gender Headcanon: Cis woman. A ship I have with said character: Jomaria is so cute tbh. A BROTP I have with said character: Jock!!! Her and Brick's whole rivalry thing is one of my favorite parts of TDROTI and it always has been. A NOTP I have with said character: Her x Cameron. Also her x Lightning. I just really can't see it working but I do like her being friends with them. A random headcanon: She isn't flexible at all and she really wishes she was. General Opinion over said character: One of my favorite Total Drama characters!!! When I was a little kid I think she's part of what awoke my taste in tough women. I'm pretty sure I had a crush on her as a kid. I love her fierceness and competitive personality and her really dumb insults are pretty funny to me. I like her way of playing the game and wish we got more of her in All Stars.

Eva

Sexuality Headcanon: Lesbian! Gender Headcanon: Cis woman but nonbinary butch Eva is also a cool idea. A ship I have with said character: Evzy! Her and Izzy need to kiss please. A BROTP I have with said character: Her and Noah! I love Team E-Scope sorry. A NOTP I have with said character: I don't dislike any Eva ships except the obviously bad ones (her x Chris or Chef). A random headcanon: She struggles to express gratitude towards others and struggles to show others she likes them. Her social skills aren't great in general but she does try! General Opinion over said character: Even if she doesn't have as much screen time as other gen 1 characters I absolutely love her. Fierce girls are one of my favorite things and I find her overbearingness to be kind of funny. I wish she was a competitor outside of Island 2007.

Macarthur

Sexuality Headcanon: Lesbian. Gender Headcanon: Cis girl but I could definitely also see her as trans. A ship I have with said character: Macsanders of course! I think they'd make a cute couple. A BROTP I have with said character: Not sure actually.  A NOTP I have with said character: I haven't watched Ridonculous Race in a long while but her and Brody never appealed to me. At all. A random headcanon: I think she used to get injured a lot when she was younger because of her brashness. General Opinion over said character: She's okay! I didn't have that strong of an opinion of her when watching Ridonculous Race and I feel like I'd need to see it again to form a solid opinion of her.

Lindsay

Sexuality Headcanon: Sapphic! I sometimes see her as bi and sometimes see her as a lesbian. Gender Headcanon: Trans girl! She's very proud! A ship I have with said character: Lyler. They're wlw to me. Bethsay is also cute! A BROTP I have with said character: Her and Gwen! Their interactions in Island 2007 are kind of funny. Also her and DJ! A NOTP I have with said character: Her x Chris/Chef and also her x Heather. It's just a kids cartoon and I don't think shipping her with Heather is the most heinous thing ever but I just don't get it. A random headcanon: She's very tall! She stands at around six feet, even without her heel boots. Tyler is shorter than her. General Opinion over said character: She's sooo good. She's one of the most memorable characters in my opinion and I find her so adorable and funny. I don't like how she gets dumber every season though.

[tokuteasings]

Have any general headcanons for mbjr brotps?

YOU FUCKING KNOW IT BECAUSE I LOVE THEM SO MUCH THAT I CANNOT SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THEM-

This is going to be centered within MBJR themselves but if you wanna ask about BroTPs outside of MBJR, lemme know~! I can go on and on about these guys and how Aruto basically has tried to adopt them and the YuaNaki brotop and the IkaAruto brotp listen i got so much

Of course, we know Jin and Horobi are close as father and son but Horobi and Ikazuchi are these two absolute adult figures but while Horobi has mostly a level head, Ikazuchi is a bit more brash. He will jump to defend Horobi and Horobi has to physically hold him back. But honestly, these two are these older kindred souls that go out and just sit under a tree and look at the stars and talk philosophical things. Ikaika also tries to get Horobi out of Daybreak Town more and thus, tends to invite him to his workplace and planetarium. Subaru is always happy to see him and even though Horobi is slightly hesitant to get to know Subaru, he warms up to him and basically signed the adoption papers. In return, Horobi reminds Ikazuchi to relax and visits to "check up on him"

Horobi and Naki on the other hand are the two parents of MBJR. They tend to sit in silence most of the time and simply enjoy each other's company and often share books and things of the sort. IT's like a mini book club between them. Because of my headcanons that Horobi knits, he gives Naki a sort of scarf even though they don't need it. It's his silent way of showing that he cares. Naki is Horobi's reminder to take time to himself and relax, to enjoy life and if anything...Naki wants to help Horobi find a "dream" even if it's something small. It's one step at a time. Horobi is also fiercely protective of Naki as is Naki of Horobi and while all of MBJR would shoot Gai on sight, Horobi is rushing to get to his ass first just to stab him.

Ikazuchi and Naki share exactly one (1) brain cell and Naki has it most of the time. Ikazuchi is only allowed to have it because he's planning something that could either cause some sort of chaos or he's driving. He tends to rope Naki into dumb things (like how they tore off Gai's clothing) and records these moments to share in the MBJR group chat or to Aruto and Yua. These two are highly competitive with one another and Ikazuchi triggers Naki's feral brain half of the time. Don't let them play Mario Kart together because they can and will yell at each other. Naki on the other hand, is Ikazuchi's restraint half of the time but because they're being...influenced by Ikaika and Fuwa...sometimes they willingly join Ikazuchi on his escapades. Subaru is roped into this most of the time as well.

Naki and Jin on the other hand is more so Naki is the dotting sort of person who reminds Jin to take care of himself and Jin just replies with this cute, "I know~!" if Horobi is a hands-off but caring parent. Jin visits Naki at A.I.M.S often, just to hang out and chat and sometimes with Yua as well. He brings lunches for the humans and a new book for Naki to read. Compared to sitting in silence, Jin is always sitting in a chair beside Naki just watching them work oro stealing Naki's jacket because, "It's unfair that Naki has all the cool clothing!!!" and honestly, these two trade clothing the most out of all of MBJR.

Ikazuchi and Jin are just begging for trouble. Ikazuchi can restrain himself half of the time but most of the time, these two are egging each other on when it comes to like the dumbest fucking shit. Ikazuchi is bringing out his motorbike? Jin asks how fast he can drive that thing vs his own flying and suddenly you hear Yua being called up because those two got pulled over by some cops. But if anything, Ikazuchi is the person Jin goes to for spontaneous shopping trips. Sure he can ask for Horobi and he often does but Ikazuchi (and his knowledge of human things is better than the other's) knows things that Horobi doesn't and Ika is like friends with a lot of vendors and thus, they warm up to Jin too.

They all have made a "Subaru Protection Squad" because Subaru tends to visit Daybreak often whenever he isn't busy. He's still working out his own Singularity but with Ikazuchi by his side, he's gotten a lot better in understanding it. He went to MBJR to understand more about it and Horobi has basically adopted him. Sometimes Subaru makes deliveries to Naki just for the excuse to hang out with them and Jin is always barging into Subaru's personal space just to tackle him into a hug.

Now that Horobi and Jin have a much healthier relationship, Jin actively calls Horobi his father in public. Horobi also has begun collecting magnets since Jin draws a lot and hangs his drawings on the wall with the said magnets but has this framed picture of all of MBJR (Subaru included) on the wall as well.

[g0nta-g0kuhara]

Thoughts on Makoto?

Forgive me if anything I say here is off, it's been a while since I've seen a playthrough of thh!

favorite thing about them: His presence during class trials is so funny to me. Like Hajime has this air of confidence to him, Keade is very confident and extroverted, and Shuichi is a Literal Detective, so them leading class trials all makes sense, but Makoto is like. Just a guy??? Who's trying his best??? I love him so much least favorite thing about them: Like I said with Shuichi, all protags can be a bit mean to the other students. Makoto is alright about it, but oh my god some of his thoughts during character introductions... DUDE..... favorite line: The entire opening monologue. "I am so normal" dude you have no idea GHDKJFSDF

brOTP: MONDO AND TAKA He is refereeing all of their weird competitions only partially against his will

OTP: Probably Kyoko x Makoto or Byakuya x Makoto?

nOTP: Maybe Junko?? If I had to say one

random headcanon: Makoto has a very mild version of Nagito's ultimate luck on top of his talent as the ultimate Hope. Stuff like always being able to find clothes in his size at the store that he likes (he chalks this up to being average) or always having left over dip with whatever he's eating no matter how careful he tries to be about it

song i associate with them: Kangaroo Court by Capital Cities

favorite picture of them: His splash art is very cute and very iconic!!

[cyberdragoninfinity]

zane for the character ask thing?

YESSSS

favorite thing about them: waaahhhh so much. god i love zane. his character arc is so so good. His dub voice is I think my single favorite dub voice so far ( a high honor; I love a lot of the dub voices!!), I love how he can go from mumbling to a snarling roar in an instant. I love his Hell Kaiser design, I love the way the show storytells through his deck and how he plays it. He's also in my Single Favorite GX Duel so I think that counts as a Favorite Thing.

least favorite thing about them: genuinely trying to think about. what my least favorite thing about him is. hm. I do adore dub zane but it's a shame a lot of his relationship with respect re: dueling and himself and others got cut in order to play up a little bit of a "edgy mid-2000's tough guy bully older brother" characterization with him in the dub; the respect thing is such an important part of his character and it sucks to lose that!!

favorite line: sorry theyre all dub lines but "CYBER END DRAGON.... IT'S BEEN REAL" *EXPLOSION* still makes me go absolutely insane and "he's got one" re: jaden desperately telling him that he cant go, that syrus needs a big brother, literally makes me start crying. Also special shoutout to the fact that the dub specifically had zane tell syrus he loves him on two separate occasions!!!! That's so dear to me. Sub wise I do also love "I don't need an assistant" re: yubel being like 'i'll help you down on your way to hell.' he just goes hard.

brOTP: his bond with syrus is my single favorite yugioh siblings dynamic and every time i think about them im just like ;__; aauuaaghhhwwaahhhh......could talk about them. for ages. I also love his friendship with Jaden and Alexis!!! Zane Truesdale has Three Whole Little Siblings!!!!!!!!! I know and see the truth!!!!!

OTP: you know i gotta be on that idolship babeeeyyy!!! I did not expect a gx ship to weasel into my brain but he and Atticus just make me so soft. Why don't you come with me into the light and maybe you'll fucking calm down. love CAN bloom between a NIN fan and a Jimmy Buffett fan.

nOTP: never could vibe much with zane/jaden as a ship????? idk. thats his little brother to me. also again if you ship him with syrus im biting you. and im biting you. and im biting you. and im killing you.

random headcanon: zane alan truesdale my autistic aromantic gay nonbinary competitive pokemon player........... he is transneutral to me. his ideal gender is a 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 floating steel cube with the hell kaiser jacket on it. He listens to Tool. He'd go to raves and stand again the wall with his arms crossed. His special interest as a small child was printers. He loves old computers. His favorite Pokemon is Dialga. i could go on.

unpopular opinion: HE'S NOT. EVIL?!?!?! PEOPLE ALWAYS ARE LIKE "my sexy evil husbando >:3" WITH HELL KAISER AND IT'S LIKE. HES NOT EVEN EVIL!!!! HES JUST MENTALLY ILL!!!! HES HAVING A MANIC EPISODE SOMEONE HELP HIM. also. his 'death' is better in the dub than in the sub imo (it's the telling sy he loves him. for me.) <3

song i associate with them: Heel Turn 2 by tmg is the Zane Song Ever for me but also Bleed Out off their latest album.... "I will go down punching, but I will go down/ and my corner men won't bring me back around...."

favorite picture of them: sorry it's not an in-show screenshot but it's always going to be this pic from tag force

i cannot fucking believe this is a real picture of ryozane marufujitruesdale from a Real PSP Game that Really came out and that you can play but it IS. emulate Tag Force 3. my final message.

[bosstoaster]

If you're still up for it, I've gotta ask for your headcanons for Otacon. Seeing his cringe ass in MGS1 on the PS1 was the first time I felt Seen by a video game developer.

Of course!

Sexuality head canon All MGS characters are bi until proven otherwise tbh.

OTP Literally no one is surprised by Otasune as my answer

BroTP Honestly, I would love more of him and Mei Ling hanging out. There would DEF have been an early, painful section where he's trying to flirt and she's not interested, but after that they'd just be fellow geeks. They're peers, I wish they had more time to show that

NoTP [stares directly at Naomi]

Headcanons This boy is a drama hound. He's all in on forum drama, he's caught up on the latest gossip about BNFs on Livejournal, and he's always in your business. It's canon that he used the stealth camo to go through the rooms of some of Shadow Moses' big wigs, I believe.

Favorite Line Him grumbling at Snake for treating his lil bots like tools and not toddlers is SO funny. "...You only think about yourself >:|" Also shout out to him BRUTALLY roasting Raiden in the most cheery tone with Snake on the line to hear if Raiden snaps back at him. Absolute mean girl behavior.

Way I relate TBH we might have run in some of the same circles circa 2005-2007 and that scares me

Second hand embarrassment I mean, his entire first appearance. Buddy. My dude. I know it's a stressful situation and you just got saved by a very hot soldier in a catsuit but also shut the fuck up. For your own sake.

Cinnamon roll or problematic fave? More problematic than the fandom sometimes characterizes him, but overall a Cinnamon roll. Esp given the competition in this game. 'Against nuclear war' alone puts him head and shoulders against almost every other named character.

[giurochedadomani]

Steve for the ask game!

This is about this game

favorite thing about them

'peaked in highschool' kind of vibe. Don't get me wrong I adore him, but it makes for a really interesting character, when someone who has grown up in a really cozy safety net suddenly doesn't have it, things start not going his way, etc (the struggles with getting into an uni, the crappy jobs, etc.).

least favorite thing about them

I don't think I have one. The posh look in s1, maybe? And that's just because I've always been way more into metalheads, so the polos do absolutely nothing to me. But to each their own xD

favorite line

Ahoy, Ladies! Didn't See You There. Would You Like To Set Sail On An Ocean Of Flavor With Me? I'll Be Your Captain. I'm Steve Harrington

brOTP

Robin, although I have read some fics that flesh a little more Tommy and Steve's relationship and in which Tommy helps Steve out 'for the sake of old times' which are....... interesting)

OTP

Metalsandwich (it's a breath of fresh air? It's honest to God the first time I encounter an ot3 which people don't reduce to a love triangle? Like, everyone has their own little headcanon about it, but all seems to be in the direction of thinking how would they work).

I also like Harringrove a lot

nOTP

Nancy.

random headcanon

He's extremely competitive, but only in the stupidest context (which is bad, because Eddie knows exactly which buttons to push to get him to follow into some crazy idea)

He's exactly that type of person who'd ask you a hundred times if you're mad at him and why you're mad at him (which is not bad per se because when Billy is morose it can be a bit tricky prying of him why is he mad. And I kind of feel like Eddie would be kind of the same, shutting off in the bedroom and turning metallica up to a 110%)

He undersells himself a lot and cares a really unhealthy amount about what others think about him

He hates texting and has a brick phone until his 50s, however having a chat with him can add years to your lifespam

unpopular opinion

song i associate with them. If Steve was Spaniard he'd definitely be an Hombres G fan and he'd get all dolled up for a date to the tune of 'Voy a Pasarmelo Bien' (I'm going to have a great time) (🎵 I know I have some enemies, but tonight they cannot count on me, I'm gonna turn into a werewolf, I've promised myself that I won't sleep alone, because todayyyyy... Today I'm gonna have a great time 🎵) . Although Hombres G quite literally have a song that goes 'Devuélveme a mi chica' (Give me my girl back) about the loser of the class whose girl prefers to go with a really posh hot guy in a yellow sweater that would be more of a jonathan type of song but it does make me think about Steve

Anyway Hombres G is one of the most iconic 80s Spaniard groups.

favorite picture of them

the moment he grimes up good I'm literally on my knees

[sidneypoindexter]

Storm for the ask meme!

Sexuality headcanon: Lesbian

Gender headcanon: She's a woman. That's all.

A ship I have with said character: Storm/Blossom, I also like Storm/Mint and Storm/Smurfette but my main ship for her is with Blossom.

A brOTP I have with said character: Storm + Blossom as best friends is very good whether or not they're being shipped romantically. Also, Storm + Clumsy as friends, and Storm + Hefty as competitive rivals. The friendship quartet of Storm, Blossom, Clumsy, and Brainy is also always very good.

A NOTP I have with said character: Storm/Hefty romantically. I've seen it and I do not like it.

A random headcanon: She was delivered during a storm, which is how she got her name.

General Opinion over said character: Literally iconic. I love her.

Ask meme here

[ginger-grimm]

Frankie/Ruby for the brotp questions?

Thank you @andromedalestrange! Also gonna tag @dancingsunflowers-ocs!

who steals french fries off the other’s plate: Frankie lives to snack, she's always mooching fries from Ruby as Granny frowns upon it behind the counter.

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple: Frankie, obviously. She's such a whirlwind and while Ruby (especially cursed Ruby) isn't shy herself, Frankie always likes to play daredevil.

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail: Ruby tends to be the one to bail Frankie out of trouble (even out of jail once or twice for vandalism) but she does it with love.

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues: Honestly, they're both disasters about it. Frankie/Winona knows she has a love for someone but not who (Roslyn stays in the Enchanted Forest during the first curse and Frankie doesn't remember her of course) and Ruby is entirely dating obsessed.

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes: Frankie has no chill while playing games. UNO, Monopoly, Scrabble, it's all ended up on the floor at some point.

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk: Frankie but just to be competitive.

who starts and who wins the pillow fights: Frankie starts them but Ruby tends to finish them.

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush: Frankie does it but mainly to annoy Ruby haha

[birdiepuh]

Two different fandoms just because I can: Sasuke and Childe (two bitch boys)

And I love my bitch boys Sasuke: favorite thing about them: If I have to chose I would say the way he pouts, his cheek all puffy and red and his eyes go big and baby.

least favorite thing about them: his godDAMN ATTITUDE. SIR. You are NOT a strong mf, everyone you "killed" died of other circumstances, step down CHILD.

favorite line: "First Thing In The Morning And They're Already Driving Me Nuts." -Because you are absolutely peaceful to get along with Sasuke

brOTP: Sasuke and Itachi, absolutely

OTP: NaruSasuSaku all the way, Sasuke has TWO hands

nOTP: Sasuke/Itachi. Just no. But also any ship that has Sasuke be in a relationship with a tutor of his, like Kakashi or Oro. No.

random headcanon: (I have too many) My go to headcanon as always lol, he is a trans bby. He bites. If you dont watch out he will bite you, but only if he is comfortable w you (or for self defense)

unpopular opinion: I THINK YAMATO SHOULD HAVE ADOPTED SASUKE

song i associate with them: Black Night Market, the song from one of his endings. Very much Vocaloid vibes. Also about any western song I hear favorite picture of them:

Childe: favorite thing about them: There is no brain. Nothing. Nothing but an unquenching thirst for competition.

least favorite thing about them: Always low on health. Always dead. Always getting the MOST DAMAGE. PULL IT TOGETHER BOY. Also the way he is a twink when he SHOULD be a bear. Smh.

favorite line: "You can run, but you cant hide! <3" - the way he says that. I just.

brOTP: Childe and the traveller, no matter if its Aether or Lumine.

OTP: Zhongli and Childe. Get that old man. Certified senior citizen fucker.

nOTP: I honestly dont know that many ships with Childe, so I dont have one (yet).

random headcanon: Would think it's hot that Zhongli might faint during fucking.

unpopular opinion: Again, not that deep in the fandom to know whats popular and unpopular, I think that Childe actually is a pretty sad characters despite his happy nature

song i associate with them: I dont have a song for him :( YET

favorite picture of them: It's this beautiful fanart by @ YakPenSidTi on twitter. The way Childe SHOULD look smh

[twisted-art-wounders]

anzu/tea

favorite thing about them: She’s head strong and will stand up for what she believes in, also she doesn't back down to Kaiba and his stubbornness I respect her the most for that. least favorite thing about them The focus a lot of dancing but bearly showcase her other sporty side I wanna see her play basketball sans a skirt. favorite line “no one learns to like themselves all by themselves, it’s a constant game your always playing.”

brOTP Her and Serenity are pretty good together tbh, but I like her and Atem just chilling without the whole romantic part. And weirdly enough her and Kaiba cause again she wont take his crap and he’s respect her for that. OTP Peach~ nOTP idk random headcanon She does take martial arts after those few insistences in school since she’s know she’ll have to take care of her in NYC. unpopular opinion I really do wish we saw her duel more, even if not competitively but just for fun again cause it’s fun to watch her beat Joey. song i associate with them

Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

favorite picture of them

[tdpriya]

stepbros, scarlett, dawn, gwen mayb

~ @totaldramedy

@totaldramedy alright here we go this is a lot...!!!

Chet & Lorenzo

Sexuality Headcanon: None in particular. Gender Headcanon: Cis men. A ship I have with said character: None really. A BROTP I have with said character: Them and The Rockers!!! A NOTP I have with said character: Shipping them with each other. A random headcanon: I think they get so competitive over video games, even after getting along. They will fight over games and not talk to each other for like a day lol. General Opinion over said character: I was annoyed by them at first but they grew on me as I watched! They're kind of cool but it sucks that they got kicked off basically the moment they learned to get along. I liked them interacting with each other positively.

Scarlett

Sexuality Headcanon: Lesbian. Gender Headcanon: Cis woman. A ship I have with said character: Poisoned Apple/Ella x Scarlett sounds cute but idk much about it! A BROTP I have with said character: Not sure! A NOTP I have with said character: Scax is not my thing. A random headcanon: I think some evil things she claims to have done are exaggerations or lies to make herself seem more evil. General Opinion over said character: I have very mixed feelings on her. Scarlett Fever is actually one of my favorite episodes of Pahkitew Island despite it also kind of sucking. I thought the evil reveal was a bit cool but I wish it felt like it meant something. It was completely solved by the end of the episode and then we never hear of Scarlett again. God, I wish Pahkitew Island was longer.

Dawn

Sexuality Headcanon: Sapphic. Gender Headcanon: Transfem and nonbinary! A ship I have with said character: Bawn and Zawn are cute! A BROTP I have with said character: Dawn and Dakota should be besties I think... I just think their interactions would be funny. A NOTP I have with said character: I need Dott explained to me. A random headcanon: She is not a natural blonde. She bleaches her hair. General Opinion over said character: She may not last long but I love her!!! I think her aura thing is neat and her design is too... Most of her interactions are pretty funny as well and tbh the easiest way to make me like a character is for them to be kind of funny. I don't mind her sort of early elimination because idk what could be done with her if she stayed longer.

Gwen

Sexuality Headcanon: Bi! Gender Headcanon: Nonbinary transmasc! A ship I have with said character: Gwourtney and Gweather are pretty neat! I've gotten a bit sick of Gwourtney due to overexposure (it's the only wlw ship that gets a lot of content sadly) but I don't hate it and I enjoy it occasionally. I do enjoy them in an admittedly different way than others though since I see Gwen as a man. A BROTP I have with said character: Gwen and Owen! I really like moments between them in TDI 2007.  A NOTP I have with said character: Aside from the Obvious Gross Stuff, I don't get Gwent. It's always felt so stiff and boring to me. A random headcanon: Most of his makeup is a mix of paint and something else. He's also used paint to dye his hair before. Sometimes you need to improvise okay... General Opinion over said character: I LOOOVE HIM IN TDI 2007!!! In other seasons he gets so much worse which is so so so upsetting. I can't stand how he acts in Action and All Stars and his World Tour personality is very hit and miss for me. It only gets worse when the love triangle happens. I am so insanely attached to his TDI 2007 iteration though. Probably because of nostalgia. When I was a little boy, my sister and I fucking obsessed over Gwen so much.