#hachicule

[gsunny6]

Apparently there’s ship war bullshit rn in the twewy fandom over neshiki n erishiki?

Thought I’d add my like ten cents just for funsies (aka I am being a goober)

Obviously neku is also a lesbian

Clearly eri n neku should just date shiki at the same time instead of fighting over her n making shit complicated

Also everyone should marry beat

Joshua get the fuck over here

[gsunny6]

Can I raise you

Neshikijosheri

I shouldn't say it but I will say it

Joshikieri

[scramble-crossing]

1, 3, 15, 16 for the love for fandom asks :]

List 3 positive things about your current fandom

1. It feels like a cozy and closely-knit community :] When I see someone on the dash + in the main tag there's a good chance I'll recognize them (to the point where I sometimes actually take notice of new talkative folks dropping in) and even know a little bit about them, the characters they like, the headcanons they have, their thoughts about the series, etc. It's cool! And it makes me appreciate the content I see even more when I'm like "Oh it's them!! Hi!" like I'm excitedly waving to a distant neighbour. Of course from fandom events I know twitter would be a whole different ballpark but I'm not on there and never will be <3 so that's ok!

2. It's not as much of a thing anymore, but we had a bunch of really fun polls back when they were still new and exciting and I still remember the autistic + trans tournaments fondly

3. There's a lot of aspec headcanon-ing and acceptance + celebration of those headcanons! I was on tumblr in the late 2010s. That's when I was first getting into fandom, and coincidentally it was also the peak of """ace discourse"""". I didn't trust fandom spaces for a long time after that. Here I can come in swinging saying "Idc if you all think Sho is hot. He does not fuck." and not only have I not caught a single bit of flack for that, turns out quite a few other people hc him as aspec too! And not just him either, I've seen quite a few aspec headcanons floating around out there without anyone tearing them down...it's nice :]

3. A character that fandom has helped you appreciate...Popular pick! I've answered this one before and I'm running out of ideas so I hope you don't mind if I hop on 9. A ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy just to shake it up a little

I'm not much of a shipper myself, but I've warmed up a lot to NekuBeat in the last little while, and as an extension Hachicule. My personal belief is that a Hachiko Gang polycule is good but ONLY if each relationship Neku has is different. One has gotta be a platonic partnership or QPR. One romantic. One utterly incomprehensible and unlableable (vague hand gesture) something or other and no one knows exactly what it is, not even the people involved. Shiki and Beat take turns swinging between the first and second option but Josh always gets to be third.

15. The character that always makes you smile

(LONG SUFFERING SIGH)

...

^This fuckin guy. Bane of my existence. Ruiner of my life. I hate him.

16. Tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

I'm out of steam so look at him. I think more people should see this screenshot in particular

What the cat doing

[regallibellbright]

Any sequel to Like A Butterfly is going to be hilarious I can tell you now because I'm like 80% certain I would not be able to come up with a reason to put the UG and Kongming in conflict, which is the natural thing to do with all these schemers, so instead Kongming is just.

There.

In the background. Existing. Still as inexplicable as he was at the start. Probably per manga spoilers in Kyoto.

So like the entire fic is Joshua joining the Hachicule and the dynamics of that, but we all just casually know it was facilitated by the existence of a randomly reincarnated Three Kingdoms tactician who became a music manager and isn't currently Joshua's problem so it never comes up except in oblique references.

[gsunny6]

hello! you told me in the replies to contact you when I finished twewy so here I am

Hachicule

That is all

[gsunny6]

Rhyme: ditches to go hang out with the new kids

Rhyme: wait I forgot that they’re even worse

I love the player polycule thing because you just know that for three fucking years those three dumbasses waited for Neku and when he came back none of them tried to confess because they all have terrible self-esteem and thought he loved the others more.

[purplelea]

PLEASE VOTE NEKU AND HIS PARTNERS

He has three (3) partners: Shiki, the girl ever who's obsessed with fashion and sewing (and she's so good at it) and who has TERRIBLE self-esteem issues, Joshua, who can only be defined as "what if god was the most annoying gay theater kid you've ever seen", and then Beat, the sweetest boy ever who's trying very hard NOT to show it, and whose brain is only filled with love for his sibling, friends, and skateboarding.

Them being Partners is so so so important to the story and to Neku since he's the worst emo teenager you've ever seen at the beginning of the game. He gets somehow forced into making pacts with each of them and he hates it. He just keeps on complaining internally all the fucking time. And his Partners, one by one, help him to become Less Terrible and to unlearn how to be an asshole, which is pretty important and also quite the feat given that he (checks notes) tried to kill Shiki two days after meeting her. So yeah, big kudos to them

Their Partners bond is more than just words! It's a literal pact they have to make and it links their lives together. It allows them to fight the monsters and thus, survive, but it also makes that if one dies, then the other will too. Their lives are literally intertwined, and one of the most important messages of the game is to Trust your Partner, otherwise they can't survive.

Their relationship evolves SO MUCH during the course of the game!! Neku goes from actively hating each one of them for simply talking to him, to being ready to give his life for each of them (and voluntary letting one of them kill him after being betrayed by the same person). And each in return gets changed by meeting Neku, in a very positive way (I won't get into details but THE CHARACTERS ARCS. AMAZING)

Play twewy, trust your Partner, and vote Neku!!

Semifinals, Matchup 2

**Remember, you’re not voting for the best ship, you’re voting for which ship fits the partner trope the best!

[purplelea]

Look guys. Are we tying this. We can do it I know we can. So. Are doing it or not

Round 3, Match 2

[gsunny6]

It’s probably because Joshua is immortal and the usual nonsense associated with immortal/mortal stuff.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE JOSHNEKU AGE DISCOURSE TO ME …?? Im a pretty new twewy fan and am extremely confused.

[purplelea]

How come there's so many polyshippers and multishippers but so little fics on Ao3. Guys what

Feel free to elaborate but no hate on this post please! I'm curious what of these ships people are into and why, and how the poly ships stack up against the mono ships

[gsunny6]

@purplelea hachicule,,,

ARE YOU hopelessly fixated on a specific fictional polycule and have way too much time on your hands? boy do i have an unnecessarily elaborate ship chart for you!

(versions with 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 characters and an example under the cut)

feel free to make any edits or add stuff to your liking :]

[purplelea]

What's better than one partner? Three of them. Vote Neku and his partners Shiki (our fashion queen), Joshua (what if god was the most annoying gay bitch on earth) and Beat (strong boy with a heart of gold)

Round 3, Matchup 4

**Remember, you’re not voting for the best ship, you’re voting for which ship fits the partner trope the best!

[gsunny6]

I use Hachicule, which is also flexible enough for eri to be present

What name do you give the polyam ship for shiki/neku/joshua/beat(/and sometimes eri)?

So far I've got

JoshNekuShikiBeat (descriptive)

Playerpact polypile (which is my tag for them but a bit of a mouthful)

Player ot4 (no eri, eri may still be shiki's gf. Look, i don't know.)

Polypact

Player polycule

Pact partner polyship

Post-undeath support group with benefits

Neku and Neku's defense squad

Neku's very weird polycule

[yoshiyakiryu-archive]

hachicule is excellent. compact and yet descriptive!

What name do you give the polyam ship for shiki/neku/joshua/beat(/and sometimes eri)?

So far I've got

JoshNekuShikiBeat (descriptive)

Playerpact polypile (which is my tag for them but a bit of a mouthful)

Player ot4 (no eri, eri may still be shiki's gf. Look, i don't know.)

Polypact

Player polycule

Pact partner polyship

Post-undeath support group with benefits

Neku and Neku's defense squad

Neku's very weird polycule

[regallibellbright]

At 287 votes we currently need ONE more vote for Joshua to tie it up!

Come on, Hachicule teamup tiesweep!

Round 3, Match 2