#hed like having it cropped pretty close but hed start getting insecure whenever too much of his forehead shows LOL

[angel---eater]

dave and dave if he didnt have oculocutaneous albinism (thanks dirk for the health complications)

[imagine-danganronps]

Do you have any boyfriend ryota headcanons? Im really curious on what hed be like in a relationship!

   Wow, I said I’d do this ages ago, didn’t I...? Well, Nonnie, you can wait no longer, so here’s what one can expect if you want to date one very precious, fragile, sweet-as-hell cinnamon roll that is Ryouta Mitarai~!

   (If you haven’t seen DR3, you’re gonna have a few spoilers up ahead, so... Beep, beep, it’s the Spoiler Car, coming through!!!)

    Expect right away that your first meeting with Mitarai is not going to go very well... Mostly because he’s not the most social person and he isn’t really interested in talking to others when he could be working on his animations. You’re either going to have to be just as shy and get caught in an apology back and forth for bumping into him, gently push through his boundaries, a weeb too...or just plain lucky.

    He will quickly latch onto you if you’re into anime too, though. He could talk to you for days about the color schemes, character depth, and incredible music of your shared favorites. He might also try to change your mind if you aren’t too fond of one of his favorites, only to blush and apologize when he’s realizing how pushy he’s being.

    He falls pretty quickly, this poor boy. You’ll likely be his number one fan, moral support, and...honestly his acting significant other, even if you two aren’t even together yet. Mitarai means well, but his home is a mess, he takes horrible care of himself, and he is going to treasure you like his anime collection when you cheer him on or try helping with suggesting things. (You end up learning so much about anime and animation from him, that it’s incredible.)    The thing to take from here is that your continued support and genuine care for him, his health, and this anime of hope he’s making... He’s gonna fluster himself over his feelings for you quite a bit.

    Your first key note is him going to shyly say it’s okay if you start calling him “Ryouta”, if you want... Instead of using his last name... You allow him to use yours, as well, and he’s embarrassingly giddy over such a sign of close friendship. (His head echoes you saying “Ryouta” every time you leave and he won’t stop smiling or humming songs that remind him of you. Imposter notes that when a character smiles, their joy is infectious. Ryouta knows it’s because of you and the feelings you’ve been giving him.)

    He is going to try and fail so hard at asking you out. Remember, our sweet boy has grown up feeling that people...are just so hard to deal with. Anime was and still is his comfort and solace...but he still likes you so much that he really wants to ask you out... He has the worst luck with it, though.    Ryouta then does it his way and makes a small animation of your favorite animal doing it for him. That would work, right...? I-it’s super cute-!! He still can’t give it to you, though, and has Imposter slip it into your desk for him.

    (He’s so scared you won’t talk to him ever again after you see it and can’t even work on his animation. He’s also gonna cry a little out of fear, just because losing you would be agonizing and he’s worried this whole time he might’ve taken your kindness for him for granted and he’s going to be so lost without you--)

    He screams when you knock on his door and falls right off of the bed in a rush to get to you. When you say you loved it and of course you want to date him.... He’s crying a little again and hugs you close.    (Right then is the best moment of his life and he will likely animate it how he thinks it would look like from a third person view. He also keeps re-watching it whenever the need strikes him. He’s a huge dork.)

    Prepare for anime binge watching with your new boyfriend. When’s not animating, he’s watching anime and you will watch it together and then get caught up in lengthy discussions about character and story arcs. His favorite ones are watching anime you haven’t seen yet and keeping an eye out for your reaction.

    Dragging him away from the screen to be healthy for a little bit, geez. Eating more than just instant ramen, fast food, and chips. Going for walks (he’d need the jog, but he wouldn’t be able to handle it). SLEEPING. You will have to care for him, but he always makes sure to thank you for what you do and remind you that he loves and appreciates everything you do for him. This boy won’t take you for granted (unless he’s too deep in the animation zone; you’ll bring him back and remind him, though!)

    Watching your boyfriend successfully blush every time you shower him in affection. Call him cute, kiss his cheek, kiss his lips... He’s gonna blush and get all shy~ They only thing he can really handle is holding your hand. That’s pretty much the number one reason he ends up going on walks with you for a little exercise; he gets to hold your hand the entire time and it makes him happy.

    Sleep with him once, he wants to sleep with you more. He clings a lot at first, but will eventually relax over time. Still has an arm around you, though. He also likes spooning and kinda likes being the little spoon more? But getting to be the big spoon means he gets to hold you and that’s pretty wonderful too... As long as you’re with him, he’s happy.

    Insecure, but he does trust you; more and more as time passes. Early on though, expect to hear him rag down on himself because there’s not much to him aside from his talent and there’s plenty of other people way more interesting than some nerd who likes anime and does nothing but draw all day and night... Your loyalty to him warms him up, especially since trying to be an assertive boyfriend to flirty jerks doesn’t work too well for him. (This boy tries so hard to be what he feels a boyfriend should be.)

    Not the best at cooking, honestly. Does a little better with baking at least, as long as he keeps focused? But you’re gonna have to be the one entrusted with dinner more than him; Ryouta does his best to help, though!!

    If you draw, sing, make music... Anything artistic leaning, he’s going to tHROW HIMSELF INTO YOUR INTEREST. He’s going to be so supportive of you, just like you are of him. He loves seeing whatever you do and if you do something with your hobby/talent, he’s gonna put it up somewhere where everyone can see. (With music or singing, he’ll have it downloaded so he can listen to it whenever he wants.)

    If you’re into sports? Oh boy, he doesn’t know a lot about them... Only from a few sports anime he’s watched before; that’s how sports are like, right? Ryouta tries his best to still be super supportive and learn enough that he can cheer you on! (He also likes watching you move; you’re so incredibly graceful to him!! Likely uses watching you as a reference to moving characters.)

    For someone who is down on himself when not into his talent, his heart breaks if you did the same. He sees you as someone so amazing to him... Looking so sad... It’s almost not right. He does his best to cheer you up and might even delay work on his anime in order to put all of his focus on you; for all you’ve done for him, it’s the least he can do.

    It’s been mentioned before, but yes, Ryouta totally takes a little time out of his day to make little animations for you. He’s super embarrassed about it at first, but later on, he loves being there to see your reaction. He often does them when you’ve had a bad day or when he wants to remind you how much he loves you. Longer, fancier ones crop up for Christmas (along with an anime or a thing you like a lot), Valentines Day, your birthday, and your anniversaries.    (He let Ibuki make music for one, once. Never. Again.)

    When Junko involves herself in Ryouta’s business? It’s a mess. Ryouta’s main concern is not getting you involved and getting you hurt on his behalf... Meanwhile, you and Imposter are freaking out, because what happened to him?! (Well, you’re freaking out. Imposter is the voice of reason for you.)

   ...I want to keep going, but also talking about Despair Ryouta is gonna hurt me too much so, hEY IF YOU WANT ME TO KEEP GOING, HIT ME UP, BUDDY.   I hope you liked this?? So many HCs to make up for the time I was gone and hadn’t responded~