#haruka (tactics)

[transient-winds]

I need them to share frugal lifestyle advice with each other.

"Oh Sakura! If you're looking for new pants, I know a place that sells these nice second-hand pair for under 550¥ if you're interested."

"Less than 550¥?! Really?"

[desperatepleasures]

average t4t couples

[fivexxxxx]

I might as well put it and tag it here for any wayward Tactics fans to stumble across someday.

Youko-centric, spoilers for volume 10.

[rascheln]

Alright, saying goodbye to catboy!Steve for a while. We're back to an animu icon😔

[secret-world-of-tactics]

Looking for mods!

Hello :D As you all probably know, Tactics is a tiny fandom and it can be hard to find any content. I find myself unable to really find a diverse array of posts I haven't already found. Although this could just be because tumblr search isn't the best.

This is why I'm looking for mods! Anyone else who is willing to look through possible tags, reblog, and tag said reblogs accordingly just to make it easier. This also helps in case I myself miss anything or don't see something, you can!

So send a message or comment on this post, there is no real qualifications since all you need to do is be willing to look through the Tactics reblog and reblog. That's all there is to it! You're free to make posts as well that are Tactics related

[hxnbi]

⸻ ❀°。❝ SHORT STACK ❞

requested by @kuppuru: furin boys + togame with short reader

pairings. hajime umemiya, hayato suo, haruka sakura, ren kaji, kyotaro sugishita, jo togame x gn. reader (separate)

note: tysm for your request! sorry if it took so long to write, i was suffering with exams but im finally free now. this goes to all my fellow short ppl out there 🫡 i also just wanted an excuse to find these goofy photos of my boys lmao

𝄞 ─ HAJIME UMEMIYA ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

What do you mean by that? You’re his significant other and that's all that matters! If anything, that only makes you even more adorable!

UMEMIYA's natural inclination to be clingy and protective intensifies tenfold when he's around you. As you often find yourself enveloped in his arms, whether it's at home, out for a walk, or even at a crowded event. He towers over you, using his height—and admittedly effective intimidation tactics, thanks to him being the leader of Furin—to shield you from the world’s troubles. 

"Up we go!" he jokes, effortlessly picking you up from out of nowhere and spinning you around like a merry-go-round carousel.

“Ume?!” you yelp in surprise.

Without realizing it, his face lights up like a neon sign, and he lets out a loud, joyful laugh. You’re so sweet! How could he not adore you?

Umemiya goes into press his lips against your cheek and buries his face in your neck. "You’re my perfect little charm." His laughter and love are almost infectious. 

Umemiya’s protectiveness doesn’t just stop at physical proximity, but extends to every aspect of your life. He’s always looking out for you, making sure no one dares to mess with you (not that anyone with a half-functioning nervous system would, anyway). Your height didn’t matter and will never matter to him, not when he sees you as his perfect partner and his other half, just the way you are.

𝄞 ─ HAYATO SUO ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

Without a doubt in my mind, SUO's a person who's all for teasing you. In fact, he revels in it. Even after calling the relationship official, Suo’s playfulness doesn’t stop. Rather, it only increases with time. Suo is all for teasing you about your height, flaunting his own height difference with that characteristic closed-eye smirk of his.

“Oh dear, do you perhaps need help?” he teases, pointing at something on a high shelf with one hand while the other resting at his back. “Would you like me to get you a ladder?” he asks 'kindly,' making you deadpan.

Suo finds your petite stature irresistibly cute, and he never misses a chance to remind you of it. But, to the surprise of nobody, like everything else in his life, he’s not as shamelessly open about it in public as opposed to in private. Rather, I see Suo bringing your height up when you least expect it, in hopes of getting a reaction from you recorded in his mind.

Though his teasing is always good-natured, Suo knows your boundaries well. He can tell when you're uncomfortable, especially around others. That alone is enough to make Suo's usual mischievous brows furrow, and he stares down whoever dares to cross the line, especially when he's around. His protective instincts kick in without hesitation. That, despite his constant banter, it’s clear that he adores you deeply, his eyes filled with warmth and affection so unlike his public persona that he discloses to the world.

𝄞 ─ HARUKA SAKURA ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

Okay, and? What about it? Who the fuck cares? He’ll just deal with anyone if they even dare to give you shit about it. SAKURA's nonchalant attitude towards your height is evident. He couldn't care less what others think, and he's ready to put anyone in their place if they dare to give you any trouble about it.

"If anyone has a problem with your height, they’ll have to deal with me," he barked, a protective arm around your shoulders. "And trust me, they won't like it.”

Nirei and Suo could only deadpan in unison seeing this. ‘He’s just a big softie…’ they both thought.

Regardless, his feelings for you don’t change. Sakura has also been through a lot. The people who berated and made fun of him due to things he didn’t have control over—his unconventional appearance—why do they care? Why should someone ever care? He understands how it feels to be judged for superficial reasons and is fiercely protective of you because of it. As for you? You felt warm, knowing he always has your back. 

Your height has nothing to do with who you are as a person, and he’s learning that, step by step. He’s always ready to defend you, ensuring you never have to go through the pain and ridicule he did, and not just because of your height, something you never had a peace or sovereignty over. Perhaps, he sees a bit of himself in you.

𝄞 ─ REN KAJI ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

Doesn't treat you any differently. And why should he? Is there some kind of top-secret reason that he's unaware of? Why should such a thing as height matter in his relationship? Dude grills his vice-captain Kusumi to get the full story, until he realizes that there is none. Tch, do you think he cares about bullcrap like that? Well suck it up, you shouldn't and never have to worry about such an outrageous thing.

KAJI continues to be his calm and composed self (when he isn’t blasting music until his ears bled), offering you the same level of respect and affection as always. Because, after all, "Why would your height change anything about how I feel?" he scoffed, putting back his headphones and closing the conversation right there, making you crack a smile at how matter-of-fact he was. 

Kaji’s grounded nature makes you feel secure. Height, weight, appearance, all those superficial aspects of a person doesn’t matter to him. It never did, because you never judged him for how he was. All he's doing is returning the favour to the one he one he loves, nothing more.

…So why are you looking at him with those sparkling eyes like he just found a cure for cancer?

𝄞 ─ KYOTARO SUGISHITA ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

SUGISHITA is in the same boat as Kaji, and, in actuality, it’s even more pronounced, as, while Sugishita doesn’t say a word, he’s quietly observant. Your height is just another characteristic to him that he loves in you, nothing that affects his feelings or how he treats you.

He is but a silent trooper that stands at your side.  Admittedly, it gets funny at times, seeing the difference in height between you and Sugishita, apparently especially when walking side by side. But he doesn’t mind. To him, your height is just another thing that makes you uniquely you. And all with a stoic grunt and a subtle smile that he tries to hide, but the hearts in his eyes don’t disappear with such that. 

“They’re so cute, aren’t they? You just have to show it!!” Umemiya says. And show it, he does.

The way Sugishita pats your head and cheeks, similar to how Umemiya would to the same to him, is his way of expressing affection—all in the most awkward way possible, as Sakura would scoff while the trio of Suo, Nirei, and him would from a distance. 

“...The hell is he doing? Does he treat them like a puppy or something?"

“S-Sakura-san!! Y-You might want to—”

All Sugishita would see was red, and it wasn't just from Suo's hair. "YOU—"

But don’t let that fool you. The end was anything but pleasant, as yet another chair became a victim of Sugishita’s wrath, and was broken that exact day, much to the dismay of Umemiya. 

𝄞 ─ JO TOGAME ♪♩ ₊⁺ 𐫱

TOGAME's initial reaction to your height is one of surprise, with the way he would stare and drill holes into your skull, genuinely amazed at how someone could be so short and yet so oblivious, like you didn’t have a care in the world. But his curious stare quickly transforms into admiration. At first, you really thought that he was judging you, from the way his eyes would stare down at you for seemingly uncomfortable amounts of time, but to Togame, it was nothing more than fascination. You were so petite (to him), to the point of being even adorable… 

Togame ran his fingers through his locks of hair. Shit, if you ever knew.

His best friend Choji is a bit on the shorter side, sure, but you? You were like some kind of tiny sprite. Unbeknownst to you, he finds your petite stature almost endearing in a way. And unintentionally or not, takes it as an opportunity to be even more attentive and caring over you. Togame’s affection is shown through his actions, whether it's reaching for items you can’t, or holding your hand protectively in crowded places. Whether it’s out of a sense of curiosity or if he truly loves you, one thing is clear, he can't help but show his affection in every little gesture.

©hxnbi. comments, reblogs, and likes are always appreciated ♡

[11rosebunny]

Hiiii, just to say I love your Shishitoren and Bofurin contents, I'm so glad that I found your blog 😊. Personally, I prefer Togame, but your writing of them all is so great ^.^

Could you maybe do a jealous story like them reacting to you beings jealous or just them being jealous/possessive (I love this trope)?

Like Togame and Suo being jealous, just give me life 😂

It's okay if you don't want too no worry ^^❤️

(Sorry if it's not clear. English isn't my first language)

When they are jealous

—Haruka Sakura, Toma Hiragi, Jo Togame, Hayato Suo

Haruka Sakura

When it comes to someone else taking your attention away, as much as he'd like to convince himself he's chill about it, inside he is jumping around in circles.

For the most part, he's able to control himself and differentiate when you're being just kind and flirting back, so usually, he doesn't mind it if another guy speaks to you in a nicer tone.

However, if he comes to notice that the guy begins to go on a tangent, ultimately speaking a little too much to you than he'd like, starts to grow a bit irritated. Of course he won't go up to the guy and punch him, after all, the person he so happens to be usually jealous of is Nirei.

His face transforms into a small scowl, while trying to shift his eyes away from the scene. At the same time he keeps repeating to himself,

'I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care.'

Spoiler alert, he does care.

The worst part is, he can not blame the air-headed male for acting like how he acts, when it's literally his personality. So when he witnesses the both of you becoming a little too friendly, the best he will do is force himself into the conversation, regardless if he was even in it or not.

Afterwards when Nirei finally leaves, he waits till he's far enough before launching his body towards yours in a flash.

Toma Hiragi

If you've never seen jealous, then you have now. It's not the usual for Hiragi to explode on sight at another dude that seems to be hitting on you, other than if it was a random guy, then he's surely dragging you away with him to wherever, while cussing out the boy to leave you alone.

But when it comes to people he knows, he's jealous of Umemiya, and not for those reasons. Hiragi is aware that he's best friend simply has an outgoing and extroverted personality, he doesn't blame him whenever he gets a little too close. But jeez does it drive him crazy on the inside.

His mood instantly shifts, but not in way anyone would expect it to go. Rather then blowing up at the grey-haired male, instead, the atmosphere around him grows calmer, almost as if he's trying to avoid its not happening. The tactic for him, is it straight up ignore it by any means possible.

He'll start responding with dryer answers to anyone and spends a hefty amount of time on his phone to get the scene off his mind of Umemiya guiding you with him around the place on the roof top. He might even throw in some earbuds and blast rock music.

Afterwards when you two are back together, you can't tell if he had a scowl on his face while walking away with you by his side.

"Is something the matter?" You asked looking up at him. He doesn't say anything, still too pissed about what happened earlier so instead, he reaches his long arm behind your back to the side of your hip and brings you a bit closer to him without saying another word.

Jo Togame

Whenever he finds himself in a tight situation, specifically in public when a guy that's being friendlier than usual comes by to say hello, he's able to hold himself together very well for the first few minutes.

He even adds himself to the conversation whenever he sees a chance to—purely because he does not want to seem like a loose thread just watching the both of you speak when he's right beside you standing like a weirdo. However, when he starts to take note of how the other guy is getting closer, all up in your face, flat out ignoring whenever your boyfriend chimes in, and worst of all throwing in hints that you two should meet another time, he knows right away.

This is one of the very few times where he finds it extremely hard to keep his cool and usually, he's able to do that.

Seeing that he can't really talk to the guy because he keeps ignoring him, he'll slickly wrap his arm around your shoulder to lean on you or he'll wrap his arm around your waist and at the slightest—pull you closer to him. He stays quiet the entire time, he won't see this situation as such a huge deal where he has to hammer the guy into pieces, but there is a tiny part of him where his ego begins to escape.

He'll never cut your time short simply because he wouldn't want his time to be cut short either, but the most he'll ever do (which is quite intimidating), he will whisper in your ear.

"Are you trying to piss me off?" All while putting a smile on his face.

He only does this when he feels like it's going too far and for him, it works. Hearing his deep voice whisper in your ear to watch what you're doing makes you do a reality check that if Togame really wanted to beat up the guy right in front of you, he would without a doubt.

Hayato Suo

It's extremely hard to make him feel jealous. He knows how to keep his cool and trained himself to never lash out at all, only if something absurd had happened right before his eyes. But aside from that, even if you try to get him jealous, chances are—it's not working.

Even speaking to another guy, spending more time with your friends, or replying late, he will never get jealous or mad at you for that. So what is the only circumstance where he does feel a slight hinge of jealousy?

That is only when you get physical with another guy. He can flirt with you for all he cares and yet, he will never get upset at the sight of the random guy calling you pretty (he might even add on and say "She is, isn't she?") but the moment he sees him trying to lay a finger on you, there's a chance where he'll grip his arm in midair to stop him from touching you.

"I think that's enough yes?" He says while pulling you closer to him and putting the guys arm away.

Afterwards, the whole mood of the conversation changes, in fact he might be the only one who continues his happy go lucky personality and on with the conversation. It's awkward, the way he flat out rejected the guy for you without you even asking. Not to say that you didn't appreciate it, but now it made the other guy uncomfortable which was what Hayato was striving for anyways.

He's pricky whenever someone tries to touch you and the only time where you'll see his attitude changes.

[swordlike]

Why I think Muu has NPD !

with more information from trial 3 this might change, but i have npd and for now i think this bug has it too. BTW if your weird abt people with personality disorders in the notes im stealing shit from your house ! take everything with a grain of salt, im not a therapist and disorders present differently for different people, this is just for fun. so lets get into it, all the translations are from the milgram wiki <3

belief in her own superiority, you can especially see this in one of the repeat lines in its not my fault. the imagery of the mv is also very tied to the idea of this, we know the mvs are biased, meaning this is how muu sees it herself, her being queen is only natural. 

next is muu’s sureness of her own innocence, this is of course, readily apparent. this ties into several npd traits, but mainly lack of empathy and self importance. she defends herself at every opportunity, in both audio dramas and her songs. 

while i’d consider these definitely major factors, i’m more interested in these lines from its not my fault,

her fear of being found guilty, of being caught out or wrong, is very common in those with npd, the way shes trying to set up es as special and understanding to manipulate them into not hating her out of this fear is really telling (you can also see her do this in both her audio dramas). the way she repeatedly asserts her innocence and status is also a common self soothing tactic to maintain ones ego, if she was “wrong” she would have to acknowledge that she isnt as perfect as she thinks, and this fear keeps her from even acknowledging the possibility. which is to say, i think muu is slipping into the queen bee role and imagery in the mv out of the fear she is wrong, as how npd functions is the grandiose self is a coping mechanism for poor self esteem and deep rooted shame.

manipulative tendencies, muu spends a lot of her interogations talking around es to get them to see muu as innocent, in her second interrogation with es its especially clear that shes trying to talk circles around them to get them to believe in her innocence. Also this.

she also is in the habit of using others. in the not my fault amv you can very clearly see the other girls bringing muu "honey", and one can’t so she immediately gets rid of her, for people with npd this is a common maladaptive defense mechanism, if someone stops providing you with praise or status theyll cut them out to protect themselves and thusly their ego.

people with npd, are unable to regulate their self esteem on their own and as such rely on outside praise or personal success to maintain their egos, know as "supply", which is one way you can interpret the honey in this reading.

belief others are jealous of her or out to hurt her. at multiple points across milgram muu accuses others of being jealous of her and thus out to get her, which is a common symptom of npd.

due to their belief in their own superiority and suspecting others of jealousy, people with npd are prone to hierarchical thinking and can often use putting others down as a way of maintaining their position, which would make sense since we know muu was a bully.

lack of empathy, people with npd struggle with affective empathy in particular (feeling stressed or anxious in response to others negative emotions), note muu’s lack of distress over others being hurt or upset.

avoidance of situations she doesn't like, while this may seem vague, this ties into multiple symptoms, having a large sense of self importance often can mean viewing certain tasks as bellow you or being extra adverse to things you don’t want to do regardless of consequences. she often is shown shoving her work off on other people, theres SO many examples of this one but heres just a few.

black and white thinking, not much to say about this one, this set of dialogue is also her trying to talk es into thinking she's innocent.

theres also her situation with haruka which ties into several things ive mentioned, lack of empathy, using others, etc. It's worth noting she says it makes her feel that they're friends, this probably reaffirms her own importance to her

dont really know where to put this one but. its very funny how she dodges the question.

as for how i think this could affect trial three, i think muu will either completely crash and burn and despise herself (narc crash moment) or she'll lean even harder on her grandioseness to cope.

anyways theres more i could say but this post was already getting long, maybe ill add more in an rb sometime, but in conclusion:

[smdevisp]

Thoughts on 0903 relationship during T1

It's just my thoughts on 0903 friendship in Minigram and Milgram (probably Minigram can be considered T1 as there are few illustrated timelines). I decided to write it because I had seen some people who thought that their relationship is about hating each other— or only Fuuta hating Mikoto, which is obviously wrong statement.

Firstly, I want to start with Mikoto's birthday timeline from 2021. Fuuta came to him on his own will, just to chat. And his first phrase is oftenly mistranslated.

In Japanese he says:

はぁ？知らねぇよ、お前の誕生日なんて。

Which is pretty derogatory and also can be translated as “I don't care”. But なんて itself also has meaning of excitement when it's put in the end of the sentence. So that Fuuta's statement means “I didn't know it was your birthday”, which also can serve as an answer to Mikoto's statement. (like: “Did you come to celebrate my birthday?” — “Huh, it's your birthday today? I didn't know.”)

Fuuta just wanted to chat, and their conversation despite being rude from Fuuta's side (he talks like that to everyone actually) is still kinda friendly— because they're talking about mutual understanding. And it's the first and only time when Mikoto (not John) uses pronoun “omae” (お前) in the dialogue. He usually calls everyone by their nicknames or uses “socchi” (そっち) towards his mother and Haruka.

There is another point. Nicknames. He hadn't given Fuuta a nickname, probably because Mikoto considered him as a childish person and a person with whom he could hardly get along. But it's strange, because there are Muu and Haruka, who also have childish behaviour, and Kotoko, who doesn't even trying to hide her disgrace towards Mikoto— and they do have nicknames, which Mikoto considers “useful” towards right people.

I thought it could be also about respect. No one likes when they are disrespected, and Mikoto clearly understands it, and it can be another tactics of making friends with people around. In their first dialogue Fuuta mentioned that he hated shitty nicknames given by Mikoto to everyone else, and it could be possible that Mikoto had taken it into account. “So, he doesn't like nicknames? OK, no nicknames. Maybe we will become friends if I don't use any.”

Returning to the birthday timeline, I can name few reasons why Mikoto used “omae” (which as I said he didn't use towards anyone else).

His T1 voting started, and he was kinda nervous about it. He also mentioned that he was tired of something (no surprise, it's hard to act like he does all the time). So he could use “omae” because he got tired of his friendly mask and accidentally showed his true self.

Trust. It's what their dialogue is mostly about — having a person whom they could understand and trust. And it's not that usual for Mikoto to talk about his tiredness so directly (in T1), and in this dialogue it seemed that he got awkward of his own words (“It wouldn't become better if I just say it to you”). And yet Fuuta got the point and continued without even noticing the difference (perhaps because all the dialogue started when he noticed Mikoto's strange behaviour).

It was John, not Mikoto. It's kinda stupid idea but it could work, if they accidentally switched. But it would make things far more complicated, so it's meaningless (from my point of view).

There is no right answer to this, tho. None of them can be right as well as all can be right at the same time.

In Minigram they also don't show any hatred. They do talk to each other and do stuff like playing shiritori with Yuno and drinking coffee together (they don't have a lot of interactions, which is pretty sad).

Also not to mention John's words about the person Mikoto wanted to be, and this ideal portrait really fits Fuuta's description. So there is not actually hate, but envying each other's particular traits— and I won't talk about it because there is a good post about their opposite traits (read it, if you haven't!).

So, can we think about their relationship as of friends' one?

Yes, why not?

Okay, it's not that strong bond as between Mahiru and Yuno, Muu and Haruka, but they have friendship potential at least, despite there are a lot of things which they're annoyed by (Mikoto smokes -> Fuuta hates smoking, and other stuff). They're quite opposite, which is obvious, but it doesn't imply hate for sure.

And it would be cool to see them interacting more. (At least in Minigram because I have no hope in T3. It will be super hell.)

It went kinda messy, but well, it's the way as it is. Feel free to argue.

[archivalofsins]

Seriously, the lack of long-term thought/planning being put into the verdicts of characters is so impressive to me.

I can't understand how people aren't concerned about how voting Amane Guilty with no consideration for her circumstances or sin is going to impact Mikoto's trial. Mikoto, the character who canonically has Dissociative Identity Disorder, something that not only forms in childhood due to abuse but through going undiagnosed can lead to recurring abuse throughout one's life.

Amane possibly being Guilty/Unforgiven showcases that it does not matter how bad the prisoners' circumstances may get within the prison or how bad they were outside of it. It showcases that certain individuals are undeserving of safety and peace of mind as long as enough people just dislike them. It showcases how children who do not fit societal norms are adultified and treated as threats for not fitting those norms.

Something that will definitely negatively impact Mikoto because despite being older than Amane, they have been heavily implied to have a great deal in common through the source material. From what we've been shown of Mikoto trial two so far it seems he will be trying to make an emotional appeal of sorts in his voice drama.

Coming directly off the heels of the beginning of Amane's trial, where people have displayed a great lack of compassion, doesn't bode well for that tactic. Especially since a good deal of people already hold disdain towards his character for just existing in a way they find distasteful. These things only serve to make me feel my concerns around this are valid.

Outside of that, I just believe it's unfair for certain adults within Milgram to continue to be infantalized and coddled to the extent that they have been while the only prisoner to be taken to course and interrogated for their behavior fully is the youngest individual here. It's even more unfair for the prisoners who come after her to have their trials after such a precedent has been set.

A precedent that firmly states ones circumstances can be disregarded when taking into consideration their sin or even worse the sin can be disregarded entirely in favor of only looking at the harm they can cause in the prison presently. That isn't fair to any of the characters who are still on trial or about to be. Simply because it wasn't considered when it came to any of the characters on trial before them.

Every prisoner in here is a threat to someone, and some have voiced their dislike for other prisoners, specifically just like Amane has. Yet that wasn't used to say they were any less or more forgivable. Nobody said, "Oh no, if we vote, Yuno Innocent, she's going to attack Haruka and Mu." Despite the fact she blatantly admitted in her second written interrogation, the two were beginning to annoy her.

Or said anything similar about Futa and Shidou, who voiced their disdain for Kotoko after what she did. To be fair, people speculated those things I know I did. However, that information wasn't manipulated and weaponized to the extent it is being here.

So, yeah, I still think it's unfair for those things to suddenly be used against Amane when they didn't matter as much before. It's even sillier when you take into consideration that anyone in Milgram can attack anybody for any reason during the intermission as long as they can still move, which everyone else would be able to.

However, we've been expressly told that Mikoto's other personality will be restrained if they continue to be a problem, which they more than likely would be if voted guilty again. Having this stated implies prisoners who are voted guilty twice may be restrained more.

This is something concerning when it comes to Amane's case for me. Because there's a guy in here that specifically kills kids for attention. If everybody else hasn't fucking forgot. I thought it'd be a difficult thing to forget given the fact that he bragged about being able to kill anything smaller than him in his second voice drama.

Then, specifically stated through the lyrics of his second song-

"I will keep on killing to be your good boy. I can't stop, I can't stop- Am I still INNOCENT?"

Along with other lines such as,

"I will definitely make you love me again. I wasn't wrong, I wasn't wrong- Please don't say I'm a loser. Hug me again as you once did."

So, while those voting Amane Guilty are concerning themselves with Shidou's very secure fucking safety because he has one of the strongest people here guarding him around the fucking clock. I'm worried about the safety of the isolated child that's only been checked in on by Futa and Yuno.

Not even just because of Haruka's history either. Because again, if people have forgotten, Kotoko has stated she does not go easy on children before.

20/06/18

Amane: Thank you very much for teaching me. ……but, though I realise it’s strange me saying this after I asked you, I must admit it’s kind of unexpected. You give off the impression of someone who wouldn’t want to get involved in things like this.

Kotoko: ……well, you’re not wrong. I’m surrounded by people who could all be murderers, so I don’t plan on going out of my way to talk and make friends. I can’t let my guard down. But I like ambitious people like you. If you want to study more, then I’m happy to teach.

Amane: I see…… You look scary at first impression, but I quite like the way you treat everyone equally regardless of whether they’re older or younger than you. You don’t just treat me like a child or anything like that.

Kotoko: Treat you like a child? Hah, you’ve got to be kidding. Back when I was your age, I was already the person I am today. I don’t have any plans to let you get away with something just “because you’re a child.” ……remember that.

There, I’ve finished marking. 83%.

How do I put it… Even though you act like this, it’s not like you’re super brilliant at studying or anything, huh.

So, no, I'm not voting in favor of possibly restraining the child with these two walking about very free. That's wild. Haruka is doing nothing to hide the fact that he kills kids. He threatened Es in his second voice drama before threatening to harm himself. Kotoko has expressly said from the beginning that she has no plans to let Amane get away with anything just because she's a child and expressly told her to remember that.

Yet, most are still concerned with the safety of these fucking adults. I'm concerned with Amane and Mikoto having the ability to defend themselves in the case they get attacked. Because no one else is going to help, as has been illustrated well by Mikoto's birthday this year and Amane's last year.

22/06/27 (Amane’s Birthday)

Kazui: What’s up, Shidou-kun? You’re looking pretty down. I guess you must be tired, I’ve been relying on you a lot lately.

Shidou: Yeah, I just remembered…… today is Amane’s birthday. I’m just getting a bit sentimental.

Kazui: Hmm, it’s unfortunate, but at the moment we can’t worry about that. ……you understand, right? There’s something that you need to do right now. And if you tried talking to her your words definitely won’t reach her. Don’t look at me like that. We’ll just wait until the situation changes. Let’s do our best.

Shidou: Yeah. I’ll do what I can. I can’t have a child making a face like that. Even though we’re “murderers”…… we’re also the adults here.

Shidou has done nothing to hide the fact that he still has more important things to concern himself with than Amane's safety. Something the rest of the cast has shown as well except for Futa, who has interacted with her and tried to check in on the younger prisoners the most this trial.

But no, apparently, these other adult murderers are just at such an unfair disadvantage against these two specifically.

[andthatisnotfake]

40 for 40

Starting the countdown to my 40th birthday by posting a drabble a day until then (literally exactly 100 words each).

It'll be 40 different ships, some of which I've never written or even read fic for, so please bear with me. I hope they don't turn out too OOC lol.

I'm pinning this post and will be adding links to the drabbles here, after a read more.

I hope you all enjoy them and celebrate my birthday with me!

1 - Madirosh: Goal!

2 - Matt x Tommy: The sunset couldn't compete

3 - Runhlidia: Suffocating

4 - Dralivia: Home

5 - Elle x Tao: Flowers

6 - Taywhora: Good food, champagne and pretty girls

7 - Kurtofsky: Too sick for fashion

8 - FirstPrince: Suck on it!

9 - Diamond Chaney: Spilled coffee

10 - Branjie: Just be happy

11 - Ca$h x Darren: Darren and Ca$h sitting on a tree...

12 - Patrochilles: Silent Vows

13 - Haruka x Michiru: The Sun Inside

14 - Vegebul: The Only Alternative

15 - Quinlar: Better than sunball

16 - Asttimini: Catastrophe

17 - Ineffable Husbands: Teacher Aziraphale

18 - Ed x Stede: Offended

19 - Bertvannah: New Look

20 - David x Patrick: Cheap Tactic

21 - Darcy x Tara: Just like in old times

22 - Fiyeraba: Cliché

23 - Brittana: The Future

24 - Havolina: Shoot your shot

25 - Stedrika: Natural enemies

26 - Kurtbastian: Love Kicks

27 - GreenTia: Not starry night

28 - Rune x Addam: Midnight blue roses

29 - Amerie x Malakai : Untamed

30 - Kofi Grande: Snack

31 - Poppy x Casteel: Watching

32 - Gelphie: Hair

33 - Black Cherry: Company

34 - Zutara: Bedtime story

35 - Wilmon: Funny Coincidence

[desperatepleasures]

I hate you so much kantarou

[fivexxxxx]

Another Tactics fic; this time--oops, it's porn. I never thought I'd write Haruyo or an AU, but here's both of those things.

[fieryjeanne]

Do you have any fem sengen headcanons 👀

Hullo there!

To be honest, I don’t think I have ever given them much thought 🤔 I usually tend to imagine fem sengen more or less the same as canon sengen (or my hc’d canon sengen if that makes any sense 😂). However, if I give it some thought, there might be some little differences (depending on how different their reality is from ours and their canon).

Separately

Senku

I wouldn’t be surprised if fem Senku would have been more frequently underestimated than “canon Senku”. However, she would be quick to shut everyone’s mouth as soon as she gets the chance to prove just how smart and capable she is. Since she went to the same school all her life, she probably doesn’t need to constantly prove herself, they all know who Senku Ishigami is, but if she has to go somewhere else (say going to Africa to research Ebola), she’s quick to build a reputation. It’s not that she cares much about that, she simply wants to make science unbothered.

The main critique she would have to face is her lack of manners and how “unlady-like” she acts. Even if she behaves the same as the canon Senku, the expectations are different and that, added to her lack of care about her appearance, would probably lead to her hearing comments such as “what a waste of a cute face”. She doesn’t care about this either, or at least not usually. She might have had a moment of self-doubt at some point of her life. Two if we count her “she likes me, she likes me not?” thoughts once she realizes she might have (potentially, maybe) developed feelings for Gen.

Gen

She probably had a harder start in her career as she had to ensure her place as a magician/mentalist instead of getting treated as a magician assistant (this idea is based on something I heard -can’t remember where, maybe Lucifer- and a quick search for “sexism in the magician community” on Google 😂).

She also probably, probably, recurs a lot more to the manipulation tactic of “playing dumb” and “acting all sweet and innocent” (similar to what Amaryllis does). She doesn’t have to like it, but she knows it gets the job done. In the long run, she uses this technique less though, as most people already know who she is and how scary she can actually be.

There is one thing that might have counted as a previous HC I had but I completely forgot about it until now which is fem Gen being like Haruka from Sailor Moon or Kashima from Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun. I like the versatility canon Gen has and I suppose that would be the equivalent for fem Gen.

Together

Again, everything is pretty much the same 😅

Despite the initial doubts Senku might have had, she eventually concludes that she can use her brain to make her way to Gen’s heart (as if she hasn’t already), but still gets embarrassed the first time Gen genuinely calls her “pretty” or “cute” (she might have said it teasingly before, so it was easier to dismiss, not that it makes her words any less truth).

Gen's “charm technique”, Senku originally finds it irritating, not because she buys the act but because she thinks Gen is actually really capable and doesn’t need to play dumb to get what he wants. Eventually, she learns that, much like Gen, she doesn’t have to like it to recognize its effectiveness. At the end of the day that is what really matters, right?

Probably will continue thinking about this as I sleep, but that’s all I got for now.

Thank you for the ask! It was fun 💚💜

[traceofexistence]

it's beating a dead horse at this point

"the kiss™"

trashing manga haruka for kissing usagi while ignoring, half of the plot, and the before and after reactions to it. is not a fair criticism especial when in the same breath praising the 90s haruka for flirting with everything that walked in front of michiru, because we got michiru to react to the flirting.

I have said this before in my meta (probably not here) the manga doesn't spoon feed you everything. It is a VERY short story. we do get however small pieces to connect ourselves.

first piece to the puzzle, and a very big one is naoko using kissing as intimidation tactic, the victim of most of the kissing up to "the kiss™" and after it is mamoru (beryl kissed him, black lady kissed him, nehelenia kissed him[for sure in the anime not sure if she did in the manga I dont remember] galaxia kissed him then kicked him in the face. you get the drift. Usagi also falls victim to not only kissing but sexual assault by prince demando

but does haruka belong to that bunch? you will ask, and the simple answer is Yes, she does. At that point of the story, harumichi have revealed themselves as the enemy, haruka literally tells usagi that "playing fighting games is dangerous" before the inners tell her to fuck off. both harumichi have openly threatened the inners and usagi that if they interfere with their plans they will attack them. therefore haruka is seen as the enemy.

with that out of the way let's see what's in the minds of harumichi before the kiss

haruka: what we're trying to do may be a waste of time

haruka: no matter what we do, it may be too late

michiru: we started this knowing that, haruka. the wheels of fate have turned. A new awakening will soon come.

michiru: all we have to do is bring the three talismans together

by the way that last panel is the outcome of a harumichi kiss, the only harumichi kiss that exists (along with the one from seramyu curtain call) it might be off screen and we only see the moment after it, but every detail on this panel is manga way to show that these characters have kissed.

their mouths partly erased, and there is a thin line connecting them, that is the saliva after a kiss. anyone who has read any romance manga in their lives have seen this before..

now back to the dialogue they have.

Haruka has second thoughts of their plan. that is very clear, but michiru is adamant that this is the only way. what way you ask? well that's the whole ass plot of this arc isn't it, michiru simply talking to mamoru is enough to make usagi jelly, but to make mamoru jelly is not that easy. so haruka has to play the big game, and MICHIRU IS AWARE!!! they need to go to extreme. and we know michiru knows because of a later scene that everyone fucking ignores. (again this story doesnt spoon feed you the answers you have to use your brain)

what's the point of their game? to distract usagi and mamoru enough so them do not interfere with the harumichi plans

and here comes "the kiss™"

haruka: don't get in our way (odangochan) . Playing fighting games is dangerous.

she says the exact same thing she told her as haruka couple of paged before.

the plan worked, usagi can not stop thinking and DREAMING of haruka, her bi ass is in trouble.

later on

haruka outright praises michiru in every way possible with an adoring expression on her face, while giving usagi tickets for her concert

haruka: once you hear Michiru's violin, you'll be hooked. she's a wizard that turns instruments and tunes into living beings. if you are interested, will you come and listen?

and then at the concert uranepu attack them telling them "we are not going to fight alongside you" etc

after some time and with usagi sleeping at mamoru's like she always does.

haruka pops up and puts her hands on usagi's face to close her eyes

then proceeds to say the following to usagi

haruka: don't hang around on my way home again. I'll grab you and eat you! (threatening but also half serious)

then she turns and is about to walk away when usagi stops her

usagi: wait wait! you are uranus right? I can tell because you two have the same scent of the wind. we are friends right? we are the same sailor guardians right? why won't you tell me anything?

haruka: I wish we could have met like this without knowing anything, you and I.

then usagi asks her if shes a man or a woman

and of course we get the infamous "man or woman, is that so important?"

what's important in this panel is the little word that I have put in a green circle. that's the sound of haruka touching foreheads with usagi, she doesn't try to kiss her. of course that exact moment mamoru shows up, and gets jelly. so again goal accomplished. but what usagi says to mamoru is very VERY important

mamoru of course being protective, asks usagi what this person did to upset her and usagi while crying says "this is not it, this is not it. I'm in tears because it is so painful"

usagi is worried she had upset mamochan, by seeing her with haruka like that, and she apologizes, but mamoru instantly tells her that he believes in usagi. usagi then admits to have been jelly when she saw him with michiru.

then mamo admits that he's also jealous of that person, too. but there much be a reason why that person always has that look on their face as if they trying to tell you something. there must be a reason these two are so bitter.

usagi: right? right mamochan! I could feel haruka's pain and sadness. I couldn't stop the tears.

then shit happens, their cover is blown, time goes by until usagi sees them again and harumichi just run away avoiding her.

then setsuna shows up and the last important part of this comes to play.

the three of them introduce themselves to princess serenity

setsuna begins with: we are ready to make amends for our rudeness. but for the sake of protecting you and this planet, please forgive us. we, too, have been warriors since time immemorial against invaders from the distant cosmos.

then they talk why they cant fight together, and once the outers give their reasons

haruka is distressed

haruka: please don't make this face princess, we never meant to confuse you.

then michiru explains that Uranus is a warrior with the strengths of both genders (which is massively mistranslated in all versions including smc3, and ignores the cultural aspect haruka is based on)

but that is besides the point, the actual point is that the outers apologized, and explained themselves about their doings (which is safe to assume includes the kiss) which also is safe to assume again that michiru is aware, they had the talk at the beginning after all that implied they will use any means necessary

michiru even says at the end of the entire convo, that they can resent them for what they are going to do, but they cant let the world end. so michiru knows

also another thing about michiru is that she speaks for herself, she speaks for the outers, she has her own mind, she is not a prop to haruka, contrary to popular belief.

just because the mange has limited time with them, since the focus of the third arc is hotaru, doesn;t make their time any less important.

now it has to be said, for obvious reasons

I do NOT think the kiss is appropriate, nor that it is necessary, it is there though for a reason, haruka tries really hard to convince usagi that she's bad news and that she should stay away from her (a.k.a not interfere with their plans) their whole existence is about the cause justifying the means.

I still think that Haruka could have done a million different things than kiss usagi. but at the end of the day it's a think naoko has used before and used again many time.

it's bad, but it is what it is.

the difference now with the 90s is that haruka is a FRIEND who flirts non stop and even scares the shit out of usagi when she tells her (in front of michiru) that she has a chance with her now that she broke up with mamo.

also michiru being annoyed with haruka somehow is seen as great and cute and haha they are so an old couple. what's up with that?

last but not least, the biggest 90s crime is that the producers told the VAs of harumichi that they should play them as a married couple, when megumi ogata questioned that "haruka crossdresses and all but is still a girl, right, so they are a GAY couple, RIGHT?" the answer they got was "THEY ARE NOT A GAY COUPLE"

there is a video proof, of megumi saying that in an interview in 2017.

I have my thoughts about it, but you can think for yourselves what that means overall about 90s haruka and harumichi in general

I will just point out that 90s haruka was constantly jealous of MEN, when michiru is a lesbian. 🤷‍♂️