#hey takkun

[seieifsetsuna]

[hopes-memorial]

Follow up starter @bullet-rebuttle | Takumi Igurashi

"Hey, hey, Takkun~ Are you free sometime soon? Amai finished up orders and the store is stocked, soooo if you are, let's go out!"

It had been a good bit of time since they last had the chance to talk in person, but with some texting back and forth, they were at least able to call him... like they were right now.

"Please? Amai will make it worth your while~"

[honekujiras]

Summary:

This is not their first meeting. It probably isn't their second, or their fifth, or even their thirtieth. By the way that Takatoshi beams at him with such familiarity, by the way that Keitaro already knows how tall he is relative to the fence around his childhood home, there must have been an unquantifiable amount of time that they had spent together before that moment. Yet for Keitaro, there was never a world without Takatoshi. One day, he simply found himself staring up at this seven-year-old boy with dirt smudged on his rounded cheeks and knew, with a knowing beyond knowing, that he was his best friend in the whole wide world. Keitaro, Takatoshi, and the way home.

dragging myself out of hell (again) to post something. hey 13 sentinellers what's up

read the excerpt below (or check it out on AO3 above!)

The first memory that Keitaro has is of Takatoshi peering over the fence, all thick brows over sharp eyes.

"Keitaro!" he cries, straining on what must be the tips of his toes to bring his chin above the edge, and this one action has always confirmed something for Keitaro—namely, that this is not their first meeting. It probably isn't their second, or their fifth, or even their thirtieth. By the way that Takatoshi beams at him with such familiarity, by the way that Keitaro already knows how tall he is relative to the fence around his childhood home, there must have been an unquantifiable amount of time that they had spent together before that moment. Yet for Keitaro, there was never a world without Takatoshi. One day, he simply found himself staring up at this seven-year-old boy with dirt smudged on his rounded cheeks and knew, with a knowing beyond knowing, that he was his best friend in the whole wide world.

"Hi, Takkun!" Keitaro grins back at him. "What are you doin' here?"

"Ain't it obvious? I wanted—" Takatoshi manages to hoist himself over the fence, and Keitaro chuckles as his friend tumbles roughly onto the barren dirt. He bounces back onto his feet, unbothered by the stains on his clothes, and continues— "to ask if you're comin' to the ball game! The Ashitaba Titans are goin' up against the Shibugaki Cranes today, y'know."

"That's today?" Keitaro squawks. Ashitaba has been buzzing with excitement over the upcoming showdown, their hometown heroes against the veritable terrors of the recently formed Japanese Baseball League, and Keitaro is no exception. He loves spectating the matches in the nearby field, loves listening to the play-by-plays of away games over the radio. "Well, what're we standin' around for? Let's go!"

"That's what I was waitin' to hear," Takatoshi declares, grinning, and he takes Keitaro by the hand.

This street is a labyrinth of houses inhabited by a mixture of classmates and grandmothers who will pinch their cheeks and offer them freshly made onigiri when they pass by, but Keitaro knows it like the back of his hand. He lets Takatoshi lead the way anyway, their hands tangled together. Familiar, too: the paradoxically calloused softness of the palms of a boy who sharpens fallen sticks and plays make-believe war.

"How's your grandpa been?" Keitaro asks. Shrii-shrii-shrii, chirp the crickets.

"Oh," Takatoshi says, and if he hesitates for a beat Keitaro pretends not to notice. "Gramps has gotten way better, actually! Turns out a few days of rest is a real help, not that my old man'd ever admit it. He started workin' on a new piece of furniture, soon as he got outta bed. Hang on, did I tell you about the argument he got into with Fuyutsuki-sensei?"

Keitaro hums a no, and Takatoshi delves into an entire spiel about how his grandfather nearly fought their elementary school teacher over a single piece of fruit. There's something about the way that Takatoshi tells stories, the excited motions of his hands and the thousand expressions dancing across his face, that has always been so engaging to Keitaro. if Takatoshi ever became an author—that is, if he ever acquired the patience to sit down for more than five minutes at a time and write—Keitaro would read every one of his novels.

"Oh, and worst part is?" Takatoshi is saying. "Gramps didn't even buy the fruit in the end! He told me it was all about 'a man's pride,' or somethin'."

"Sounds about right," Keitaro says. Takatoshi's grandfather is the type of man to never back down from something once he's put his mind to it. In fact: "You're a lot like him, Takkun."

"Hey!" Takatoshi whirls around, bringing the two of them to a stop. "C'mon, I'm not half as stubborn as he is."

"You're provin' my point!" Keitaro says, doubling over with laughter at the scowl on his friend's face.

"Gramps would sleep outside in the pouring rain to win an argument!"

"So would you!" Keitaro points out. He wouldn't be surprised if he already has.

"Geez," Takatoshi mutters, sighing to veil the silly grin tugging at his mouth. He marches onward, Keitaro trailing behind him. "How 'bout you, Keitaro? Any new stories 'bout your family, or anythin' else?"

"Hmm." Keitaro thinks for a moment. "I don't think so. Not anything half as interesting as your stories, anyway."

"C'mon, don't say that." Takatoshi, though focused on navigating the street before them, tugs on his hand. "You got plenty o' stuff rollin' around in that head o' yours. You just need to man up and say 'em aloud."

"If you say so," Keitaro says, skeptical.

"I know so," Takatoshi insists, as always. "I—Hey, look!"

As they round the corner, Ashitaba's baseball field comes into view. It's nothing nearly as grand as what Keitaro hears the Americans have in their home country, but the sight is always breathtaking regardless: players warming up on the wide-open field, the stands packed and spectators spilling onto the grass around them. Takatoshi pulls him out of his slack-jawed staring and drags him toward the shade of a nearby tree, the boughs decorated with leaves that sway in the cool breeze.

Nearly a decade and a half later, Keitaro won't remember the result of that match. Hell, he'll hardly remember the dreams he had before the war, or the back alleys of his hometown, or the warmth of his best friend's small hand in his. But there are hundreds more of days like these to come, and for the wide-eyed kid he was back then, they'll feel like infinity. How could he ever imagine a world without Takatoshi?

[queenvernage]

hey takkun..... did you raise mari from the dead and then lie to her about your crimes against nature by chance?

[silver-strings-of-fate]

@fukushn asked// “ hey, go rest yourself, alright? let me handle the chores; you can’t be lifting these boxes in your condition! “ From Maruki Sensei!

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐓. 𝟐

--

"Takkun, I'm fine. I'm not even that far along yet," Ren protested. Though to be fair, morning sickness and migraines had unfortunately hit him pretty hard. As much as he didn't like it, Maruki was right to worry about him and the baby.

"At least let me help with something. I hate sitting around while you do all the chores."

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Picture REPAINT ~ Origins of the Ink Demon : Operation Drawcia Finale (4/14)

"Somewhere in the Southeastern United States..."

"ATLANTA, GEORGIA"

"CIGARETTE : NEVER KNOWS BEST"

Mamimi : (exhales smoke) Takkun...It's been like 5 years since that day. It's so sad that I even thought that I was dead. Even though, a reporter died before she had the chance to uncover these truth, but that reporter who died was me, the "original" me. And here I am at this southern city in the country is me...Mamimi Samejima, an ex-student and now a famous truth seeking girl that became a world famous news maker and photographer to uncover the world's truth. Became famous in the media such as magazines, news, and even the net. Single...dumped or cheated by my own lover back in Japan, still no clue that I'm really a copy to the original me. Who was that original me that died? Oh yeah, I was the copy of a girl who grew up as adult to become a reporter to makes news for the public. But when I was about to cover the truth, a "witch" came and killed the original that I attended on uncovering the truth about humans and witches conflicting each other.

(images of an adult Mamimi's death by Drawcia shown)

Mamimi : Did I really die? Died by the hands of Drawcia? How can the original killed by accident caused by the witch herself? So...Without further ado, I made a promise to Naota about the current situation of that explosion in 1994.

[cues Hailey's Comet by Tatsuyuki Maeda]

Mamimi : During that time when four fifths of Japan's population were all killed by the girl known as Maka Albarn, Drawcia had a planned that she would rebuild Japan's population after Maka wiped out all of it. No single traces of evidence was discovered until Takkun and I discovered that the cause of the explosions was a trace of a deadly superpower within a girl's heart.

Naota : Hey, Mamimi.

(cuts to a flashback of Mamimi and Naota)

Mamimi : Yes, Naota-kun?

Naota : About the country's population, I heard stories about someone who came to live on earth from the moon.

Mamimi : The moon? Someone came to live on earth from the moon? Who was strange visitor that came to the moon?

Naota : It was a little girl named Maka Albarn, a somewhat human girl born at sanctuary on the moon.

Mamimi : ''Maka Albarn''...I recognized that name before...the original Maka Albarn disappeared from the face of the world after Drawcia imprisoned her away, the one that was born at the sanctuary, was actually a copy created by an intergalactic being that conquered galaxy before us. But in terms of recognition, the real and original Maka Albarn is from the 1930s...Actually she was supposed to be born about 82 years before the creation of her human copy.

Naota : Over 82 years? That's quite a mystery. So...I heard some witch has a killed reporter that goes by the name Mamimi Samejima saying it was some kind of accident.

Mamimi : Indeed.

Naota : I see. You're just a copy of the Mamimi I know that died somewhere in the big city.

Mamimi : I know, Takkun. I'm the only "Copy" there is to ever have.

(cuts back to Mamimi in the present)

Mamimi : So the killing of the "original" Mamimi Samejima died about five years ago, this Mamimi was an adult reporter who was uncovering the truth from the Ohkuboverse, a shared universe destroyed by the Time Eater. It all makes sense, I Mamimi Samejima, is now the only "copy" ever to think to live in a big city. This big southern city is where I thought to be belong. (puts a cigarette)

(Cat meowing)

Mamimi : [To her cat] Although, I can manage myself alone, I'm a copy after all, since the original "me" died a long time ago. You know, a subsidiary in the State of Nevada was caught with major controversies, that witch was behind those controversies against the DWMA for hiding suspicious secrets. But now with it's downfall, who's going to save the world without a peacekeeping force? Even without Takkun here, you're the only that I ever have left, I guess that you're a copy as well, aren't you? I'm glad that we're liking this kind of town. Wanna go to the beauties of the North Georgia Mountains?

(door opening)

Mamimi : Visitors? I bet it's one of them, hopefully. I better make sure to tell people about FLCL's future in Atlanta. (walks up to the door) You should thank me later about FLCL having a future for a network television for around 18 years from the 2000s.

*door opens*

Mamimi : How many times do I have to tell you people from the network, FLCL will be made Adult Swim network when--Huh?

Haruko : Hey there, Reporter girl. Long time no see!

(Seinfield bass playing+audience clapping)

Mamimi : Haruko Haruhara. Why are you here I thought you left of into space, say you're still in that burgundy jacket with the black pants and no wearing shoes thing.

Haruko : Let forget to tell you, I'm the other Haruko Haruhara, my cousin left into space to find Atomsk, the pirate king who was inside of a robot.

Mamimi : Nothing's a big shot here in the south, you sure you live here? Would that be great for all of us?

Haruko : Be my lucky guess. Nice place by the way.

Mamimi : Okay...You may come in.

Haruko : So this is what's like being a copy to the original who died, yeah right. Mamimi Samejima, a now news maker and fascinating fan of the Atlanta Braves.

Mamimi : Oh, I'm also a fan of the Falcons and Hawks, I got Jerseys of them in the closet.

Haruko : I take no credit that we discovered that one thing's sure. The DWMA had some nasty secrets that was about their personal cover ups

Mamimi : True. It's just revolting that I found out that the runner of that joint is only a kid named Shotaro, a superhero called Dokeshi who is responsible for the hurting of Ashley's kind, he was that puppet to Shinra's man-made, a 1000 year old heartless. What did you find?

Haruko : Well...I discovered that Soul Resonance, a technique invented by Shinra Kusakabe, isn't Soul Resonance at all. Because the souls that make up the resonance weren't powered to each other, but powered by the hearts of others well. It is so convenient that the heroes of Soul Eater their selves have powering their selves up with the powers of a human heart, to connected with another that has the heart of a human-weapon. No wonder the Ohkuboverse is full of secrets. Talk about full of stubborn surprises. Wavelength and Resonance are the only type of sound. It happened once when I was coastal region of Georgia.

Mamimi : So how did you even knew?

Haruko : It is come to fruition that my guitar has the true power of a resonance, The Ohkuboverse...is nothing compared to this! Cover your ears please. (has ear plugs in her ear) I have ear plugs to cover the noise pollution

*loud Guitar riff+rumbling*

Mamimi : (covering ears as well her cat does) YAAAAAAAAH!!!

*sounds of glass shattering*

Guy : I can't wait to get into my sweet ride. (guy's car windows shattered) Oh my car!

Guy's father : We'll just buy a new one.

Guy : I love being rich.

Haruko : So...What you think?

Mamimi : That...was...amazing! But that was also a really too loud, you know! How did you know that Resonance and Wavelength can be doing it at the same time, it could be a Sonic Boom.

Haruko : Still making it cooler than I imagined!

Mamimi : So, since I'm inspired to rock out, this will be the latest newspaper of uncovering the truth. Behold, my paper news making thing's a huge success, the powers of this ink machine is incredible. It allows to make things magical and then appear at the same time. This ink has unique powers, I could be unstoppal and it could proven my works, my latest masterpieces.

Haruko : Hmmm...speaking of masterpieces, how do you even get off so easily with the powers of the ink.

Mamimi : Here watch this. (uses the power of her Ink Pen)

[Echo Night - Beyond OST : Track 11]

Haruko : Oh...It's...Interesting. That is the power of the Ink. So this is what you do on your masterpieces?

Mamimi : Bet you didn't know. I did it once before the original me died by accident. It's hardly not the witch's fault.

Haruko : With that power from your pen, you can do stuff to create thousands of masterpieces, but don't overdo it,

Mamimi : Trust me, this pen allows to make things special to me, it hardly understands that all truth-seeking papers to the press would understand the public's attention, however...I must not know if the public could even trust me. The State of Georgia gave me some send-off money, that's all.

Haruko : Well, that's the case you wanted, but you're just gonna regret everything on what you did.

Mamimi : Don't ask why. (finishes her work)

Haruko : Is it ready.

Mamimi : See it for yourself.

(Newspaper : SHINIGAMI TRICKED YOU)

Mamimi : Presto Change-o. Shinigami has been exposed as a fake. According to my daily news reads, it says that the Shinigami Charlatan, the second hero of the Ohkuboverse named Shotaro, was banished to the realm of darkness to be chastened with one human being.

Haruko : So much of being in the school newspaper. You sure that it's not just a minor setback that someone wanted to get in the trouble and take the blame on hurting Ashley's kind?

Mamimi : Yeah, but what inhabitant of the Ohkuboverse that comes from the Georgia?

Haruko : The relative to Ogun Montgomery, a dark-skinned dude said that his spirit lives on in the mind body, and soul of Killik Rung Montgomery.

Mamimi : Killik Rung? But I though his last name was Rung?

Haruko : (imitates as buzzer) Wrong. Rung was only just the middle name, but his full name was Killik Rung Montgomery, and besides he and his family moved to the city of Atlanta. He's the heir of the Montgomery family from the Ohkuboverse.

Mamimi : Who would've thought that an inhabitant of the Ohkuboverse is from this part of Town? I didn't know that he's from the southern states of America. So why in the World was Nevada part of the Ohkuboverse, why would it be the home of Shinigami and the DWMA?

Haruko : Because, smoky girl. You seem to never knows best, Nevada was only a real world land of barren wasteland after Shinra and his World Heroes Force organization made an expedition on the country of America which was for colonization on a land inhabited by the dry bones.

Mamimi : What? So that means...Nevada would not be part of the Ohkuboverse if it's a real world that place that no one want any part of it. But why...?

"Before the DWMA's downfall..."

~ Nevada, USA ~

Dry Bones : [To the DWMA] Give us back our land, you soul-stealing punks!

(a group of Dry Bones protesting against the DWMA)

Death the Kid : Please! What is the problem! I don't know why you Dry Bones are upset! We wouldn't do anything right!

Dry Bones 2 : You have to make Nevada to return to it's real world self! This is our land too, you know! The state of Nevada is a place for Dry Bones, a not place for the Devil's colonization!

Dry Bones 3 : You think you give a damn about protecting the planet's peace! You only think about is greed and power! Give back what is ours!

Death the Kid : Skeletons, please! No need to harm! You're all skeletons and you are definitely indeed monsters that makes Nevada, the home of everything, this state is what my grandfather's legacy told us everything that his legacy has the power to make us heroes, and that is why the Kusakabe Legacy is the most important thing of what we cherish to make us all heroes.

Dry Bones 4 : Oh yeah!? Well, News Flash, Kid! Your grandfather was the devil and you should know about it!

Death the Kid : We are trying to keep the planet safe, not destroy it, what do you have those against us that we didn't do anything wrong?

*Smash/Kirby SFX : Egg Crack*

Death the Kid : They just threw an egg in my face.

(cuts to Shinigami/Shotaro)

Shinigami/Shotaro : No! No! NO! Damn it all! I was so close! That witch Drawcia has ruined everything! The public will think that we are the bad guys and I was taken the blame for what I did, after the painful defeat and loss of my dear friend Emine. Oh, how did we even come to this. We're all doom, the DWMA is lost, I hope Drawcia the sorceress is happy. She have dashed this subsidiary of World Heroes Force. Death Weapon Meister Academy is dead! All branches of the school are beginning to shut down and cease operations. When will the planet and this entire galaxy will be safe from the clutches of evil now,? BECAUSE. OF. HER!

Death the Kid : Father. They just threw an egg at me. The Dry Bones have begun to protest about reclaiming the land of Nevada and they want the blood from the Kusakabe, which is me! the Kusakabe are the responsibility for everything that we had to offer from Grandpappy Shinra! What do we do? The public will turn against on us!

Shinigami/Shotaro : Let's hope not. I might come up with a plan. With the Mashimaverse's magic, the source of the witch's magic is beginning to increase, coming from six of the states. We need the legacy to be in touch! Rest assure that we must make our moves before we will begin of destroy the last of each of the heartless.

Death the Kid : Affirmative. With all souls being captured, we will finally have the Legacy that is what's left from the Grandfather as we all know, but my brother, Asura. He is such fool to think he is the problematic person because of the Kusakabe's influence. Perhaps, if this Demon Vibe would get our attention, we will destroy the inhabitants of the Mashimaverse, and then the witch order will fall along with it's heroes that will fall and take the blame!

King Boo : Not even buying it, scumbag! You don't know who are you messing with! It's a shame that your school will make a huge downfall after you soul-devouring faggots have taken my brethren away!

Death the Kid : Huh? Who's there?

[cues "Master of the Desert" by Jun Senoue]

(King boo appears)

King Boo : Just what are you two vertebrates doing on something to the real world?

Death the Kid : (Gasping) We were...We were...We were doing something for the school's controversies that began all over the media or the public will never find out about this.

King Boo : What about the public or the media to hear about this. Yeah, yeah, don't worry, the public will never hear about this...CAUSE I HEARD THE ENTIRE THING OF WHAT YOU DUNDERHEADS SAID! So we find out that your school was a subsidiary of an organization running by your grandfather. Death Weapon Meister Academy has been a facade the entire time and I eventually knew it from the beginning. You've been using teenagers as pawns and making witches taking the blame so that you could protect your grandfather's legacy for the Kusakabe? You and the Kusakabe family are nothing but arrogant fools, DTK! You would've been seeking the truth from your granddaddy Shinra Kusakabe, who turns to be alive!

Death the Kid : W-What!? How did you know that Shinra Kusakabe is really my Grandfather, and how the hell did you know that he is alive!

King Boo : Oh, you inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse are such clueless somebodies, by the way you forgot that Asura is really...your brother!

(shows of portrait of Asura)

Death the Kid : (in horror) Th...The Kishin...The Kishin is really my older brother!

King Boo : See what happens when you don't listen to the truth. Your true father, Darkside Death himself, have killed his renegaded son after he was turned into a puppet by demon vibe, the madness that your brother craves, was actually a concept that the original Hercules spread it out, and conjured his own heart to darkness. Now you know what true suffering is, you stupid human garbage.

Death the Kid : No please...Look! I was stubborn okay! Look! the only reason humans and witches became enemies to each other, because my brother was being used as a puppet for Demon Vibe, but the original Hercules conjured his darkness by giving the concept that is Madness! Don't you get it? We lie, we all lie about it! You see, we the inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse are nothing but spoiled arrogant beings, we just wanted to be heroes, just like my grandfather who was the greatest hero in the Ohkuboverse. But then the Time Eater and Homura came from the future and scolds us for everything that we did and not believing in truth.

[cues The Awakening by Akira Senjou]

King Boo : I see. Even though, your grandfather was the one who put you under his influence, you think everyone from the Ohkuboverse arrogant, and if you put the blame on the witches, that would be the Mashimaverse. They're the ones who did it and not you nor the witches their selves. The magic from the Mashimaverse was there responbility and you couldn't seek the truth, Kid. You couldn't seek it, you and these wretches heroes have been under the influence of Shinra Kusakabe, which is your Grandfather's manipulation.

(shows a flashback of King Boo talking to Luigi)

King Boo : (on the phone) : Listen here, green man. I'm dedicating to you that I want to capture Shinra Kusakabe's son, so that I could have a rematch with you one day. But all my brethren have been devoured by those things he call it Demon weapons, but they are bones made by one lousy kid that is a Dokeshi. And the only reason to make us understand is to believe in the truth.

Luigi : You have my word, I'll let you go this time, for old time's sake. But if I see you again, It's time for you to be sucked up for the rest of your life. You won't mincemeat out of me, once we make every inhabitant of the Ohkuboverse to understand of believing the truth.

(changes back to Death the Kid cowering in fear)

Death the Kid : No...Truth? Why truth? Why do you want us to believe in truth?

King Boo : To bring back the despair that what is supposed to be darkness that needed it's doors to be opened. And now, you opened the door to darkness all thanks to your lies, your arrogance, and even your grandfather's manipulation. Thanks to him, the public or the media in the real world will never hear about it as I, a King of the Ghosts, shall make you pay for what you did to my brethren, and it shall be your last! (summons a portrait that shows the eye of Truth)

Death the Kid : It can't be! It's...Truth! Please! Truth! I didn't meant to tell a lie! I just wanted to be the hero like my grandfather! Don't do this to me, please! Who are you!

King Boo : A cryptic metaphor perhaps. Choke on him, truth.

Death the Kid : No. No. No. NOOOOOOOOO!!!

Shinigami/Shotaro : What are you doing to my son!?

King Boo : Teaching you inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse a lesson about not believing in truth. A painful lesson for your demise and despair! (Death the Kid gets dragged away by the portrait itself)

Death the Kid : GAAAAAAAAH!!! I'M A MINOR STOP!!! LIZ! PATTY! HELP ME! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

*DBZ SFX : Fuse*

(later shows King Boo looking at Death the Kid who is now turned into a lifeless portrait)

(News Anchor talking on the radio while King Boo is blowing bubbles from a smoking pipe)

King Boo : You have a lot of ways before you seek into one's truth. But to understand the truth, you gotta believe in the truth. That's how things work in the multiverse when it comes to liars like you and grandfather making up all the lies. Now then, since the mansion that I resided that is now turned into a house by that green plumber, I've manage to make a source of the powers of darkness by retracing the steps of the Ink Demon's heritage. This could be proof useful to lend me on the details on whether we can make the Real world a better place. I will write for something to this world.

"That was the day, DWMA was finished..."

"Finished in the real world like nobody else..."

"With the multiverse keeping in touch, everything is possible now..."

"Who's going to save the world now when the subsidiary gone for now...?"

"I will make them all fall one by one, and then they' never have to deal with anybody..."

"This will be proven a victory for the great King Boo!"

King Boo : Let's have a toast to make the end of the DWMA...FOR LIFE!

~ Mission 34 : Vengeance of a Ghost ~

[sucroseverse]

littledevils is such a terrible influence on riku.

Riku 🍜: Hey guys, sorry I'm late! Oussa~a was a little sick today, so I had'a walk allaway here!

Noburu 👻: Ahh, I see, I see. Frightfully sorry to hear that.

Ari 🎷: You could have called in this meeting, you know.

Tamaki 💥: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE His Royal Highness WOULD UP'N CATCH LIGMA LIKE THAT.

🍜: "Ligma"? Wuzzat? Is it gonna kill 'im?

(all staring at each other)

Kiba 🦷: you... you don't know what that is?

👻: Don't say it, Tamaki.

💥: LIGMA B

🎷: Yeah. I would have assumed you'd be a professional on those kinds of jokes.

Lorenzo ☕️: Give the child a break, will you? Moments of ignorance are moments of teaching!

🦷: we are not teaching the kid how to be more annoying.

Hirokuni 🕹: I have a li2t!

🦷: fuck.

~ during Carnation's next rehearsal ~

🍜: Takkun! Com'ere, I've got a surprise for Minacchi!

Takumi ⌛️: Oohh. Is it heavy?

🍜: Myeh, nah. I just want'cha to watch this! Hey, Minacchi!

Minato 🛎: Ja? What is it?

🍜: Didja hear we've got a new producer?

Haru 🌷: Oi, ya lost yer mind, there ain't no one replacin' Ou-nii-san. What're ya on about?

🍜: 'Fraid it's true, Ouji-sa~a! Apparently their name is Candice.

⌛️: "Kyan... disu"?

🌷: No.

🛎: W-Who's Candice?

🌷: Minato, no.

🍜: (takes in a deep breath of air)

🌷: RIKU, NO.

[lynnetendo]

hey @tqumi some of gori-san's friends!! not all fit into the picture (there are more friends) but i really wanted to have all my kirbies in it! gori-san is safe and sends you and monkie-san lots of love and support

[the-himawari]

A3! Sakuma Sakuya - Translation [SR] MANKAI Playback (2/2)

*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi

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Sakuya: Uwahh… It’s full of people!

Izumi: (Sakuya-kun looks happy… I’m glad.) (…As expected, the uniform is a bit embarrassing though.)

Masumi: *Sigh*… Director’s cute… Our uniform really suits you…

Izumi: D-does it…?

Tsuzuru: How many times are you gonna go on with that? I’ve heard you say that 5 times already…

Masumi: I’ll say it countless times. At least 100 more times.

Izumi: Ummm… Where are the other three?

Tsuzuru: In the changing room. Itaru-san still hasn’t prepared his heart yet.

Izumi: Yeah, I understand how he feels. I never thought that it would actually turn out like this…

*flashback starts*

Izumi: I’m fine with going to an amusement park, but even without uniforms…

Masumi: You can’t, I want to go on a uniform date with Director.

Itaru: Alright, so only Director-san.

Izumi: Hey, that’s not fair..! If I’m doing this, then I’m taking everyone with me!

Itaru: Ehh… Tsuzuru, you’re against the uniforms, right?

Tsuzuru: I wore a school uniform in our performance the other day, so I don’t really mind.

Itaru: Seriously? An unexpected betrayal.

Citron: Give up!

Itaru: Now, now, we still have senpai.

Chikage: Well it’s true I’d like to decline… Give me a break and let me be the teacher in charge.

Citron: No way! It’s meaningful if everyone does it together!

Itaru: —Oh yeah, we don’t have enough uniforms! I mean we don’t have 4 sets of them, right?

Masumi: If it’s uniforms, we can borrow one from Banri; Banri and I both have spares.

Tsuzuru: Just give up already, you three. At this point, we’re all in the same boat.

Sakuya: I’ll ask my friends too!

Itaru: GG…

Chikage: Good grief…

Izumi: We have no choice but to give up, huh…

*flashback ends*

Tsuzuru: We told them we were forcing them to come along and then finally… Ah, they’re here, they’re here.

Itaru: Ugh, this is seriously cringe! Let me go home right now, I beg you!

Chikage: Give up. You’re not the only one suffering.

Citron: You’re horrible at sports!*

Itaru: You mean we’re terrible sports.

Chikage: Sorry for the wait.

Sakuya: Wahh! Both Itaru-san and Chikage-san look great in their uniforms!

Chikage: Thank you, Sakuya. …I should’ve avoided the role of a high school student though.

Itaru: Serves you right for tripping the flag… is what I want to say, but I’m also involved here.

Tsuzuru: Anyways, everyone’s here now so let’s go in.

Chikage: Ah, before that, I have something I want you to promise me. It’s that we definitely won’t take any photos.

Itaru: It’s legit a matter of life or death if I’m seen by the people at the office like this. So it’s especially the worst of the worst if Kazunari finds out. So pictures are absolutely NG, kthx.

Tsuzuru: Ahh, that guy… He’ll probably post it to instablam in the blink of an eye.

Izumi: That’d be rough for me too…

Sakuya: I understand! Though that’s kind of too bad.

Citron: It can’t be helped. If the birthday boy can live with that, then I can live with it too!

Masumi: Let’s go already. My date time with Director is decreasing.

Tsuzuru: You seriously don’t waver, huh…

Citron: Sakuya, you’ve put your birthday badge on properly, right?

Sakuya: Yes!

Izumi: You get various benefits when you’re wearing the birthday badge, right?

Sakuya: Yes, I can’t wait!

-pause-

Cast member A: Happy birthday!

Sakuya: Thank you very much!

Izumi: The effect of the birthday badge really is impressive, huh?

Sakuya: I’m happy various cast members called out to me and also put on performances for me.

Tsuzuru: For now, what should we ride first?

Masumi: The Ferris wheel.

Sakuya: It seems fun if we ride it together, right!

Izumi: If it’s the Ferris wheel here, then it looks like we can all fit inside.

Masumi: Even though I wanted the two of us to ride it together, why did it turn out everyone’s joining…

Tsuzuru: Alright, alright, you can do that next time. Sakuya said he wants everyone to ride it together.

Masumi: …I got it. But I’m the one who will sit next to Director.

-pause-

Izumi:  The haunted house was pretty scary and intense…!

Sakuya: Right? At first, it was scary and intense. But Citron-san taught me all the names of the ghosts so then rather than being scared, I started to feel a bond with them.

Tsuzuru: The names of the ghosts…

Sakuya: Mii-chan, Takkun, he knew everyone’s names!

Citron: The other day on TV, they said when you think you’re scared, if you give them names then you can be content** over your fear!

Itaru: You mean you can conquer your fear.

Citron: That’s it!

Izumi: (That sounds like a lesson from a children’s education program…)

-pause-

Chikage: It’s about lunch time, right?

Izumi: Fufufu, I’ve been waiting to hear those words! Tah daaah! Actually, I made lunch boxes!

Masumi: Director’s handmade lunch box…! I’ll eat them all.

Izumi: Tsuzuru-kun and I made them together for everyone.

Masumi: …Then I’ll only eat the parts that were made by Director.

Tsuzuru: You get nothing.

Sakuya: Ah! It’s napolitan!

Option 1: “Because that’s what Sakuya-kun likes.”

Izumi: Yeah, because that’s what Sakuya-kun likes!

Sakuya: Thank you very much… I’m happy!

Chikage: As expected of Director-san. By the way, I’d be glad if you had tabasco sauce.

Masumi: I don’t understand why you’d put tabasco in the precious food she made.

Option 2: “Its colour combination is nice too, right?”

Izumi: Its colour combination is nice too, right!

Sakuya: That’s true… there’s a lot of garnishes put in.

Itaru: This isn’t the amount you put in for garnishes. They’re the main dish.

Izumi: Eat up, alright, Sakuya-kun!

Sakuya: Yes!

Citron: And now, we can’t forget about this! Happy birthday~!

Sakuya: That’s a big cake! Wait, from where!?

Citron: Fufufu… The surprise is a huge success! Our preparations were perfect!

Sakuya: I’m really happy! Thank you very much, everyone! I was longing for this a little—going out and having fun to my fullest in my uniform. I never imagined it would come true after I graduated…

Izumi: …That’s so great, right, Sakuya-kun?

Sakuya: Yes! U-um… I have something I'd like to do.

Tsuzuru: It’s rare for Sakuya to say something like that.

Izumi: That’s true… What is it that you want to do?

Sakuya: Would you please allow me to take a picture with my smartphone? Just one photo for my memories is enough, so…!

Izumi: A picture…?

Sakuya: I definitely won’t show it to anyone else!

Tsuzuru: That’s fine with me but… How about Itaru-san and you guys?

Chikage: …If the main lead today says so then it can’t be helped.

Itaru: Well, I guess it’s only fine if Sakuya’s the one who takes it. Since I’m sure he won’t send it to anyone.

Sakuya: Thank you very much!

Citron: I brought a shellfish stick!***

Sakuya: Shellfish stick?

Tsuzuru: Could you mean a selfie stick?

Citron: That’s it!

Izumi: …Alright. I think everyone’s in frame. Make sure to smile properly, alright, Itaru-san and Chikage-san.

Chikage: I understand.

Itaru: Roger.

Izumi: Then once again, Sakuya-kun…

Troupe members: Happy birthday!

*click*

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*Citron says "お嬢様が悪い" (ojou-sama ga warui: ~the young mistress is bad), which Itaru corrects as "往生際が悪い" (oujougiwa ga warui: a phrase meaning ~being a sore loser/not knowing when to give up) **Citron says "幸福" (koufuku: happiness/joy), which Itaru corrects as "克服" (kokufuku: overcome/conquer) **Citron says "千鳥足" (chidoriashi: staggering/drunken steps), which Tsuzuru corrects as "自撮り棒" (jidoribou: selfie stick)

And here’s a clear shot for everyone~

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[tsunflowers]

mari: hey takumi kaidou's on the phone for you takumi: wtf why. tell him I'm not home

mari on the phone an hour later: kiba! it's so good to hear from you. no you're not interrupting anything, don't worry. you want to talk to takkun? takumi: give me the phone mari: oh I thought you wanted me to say you're not home

[sysig]

10% toner, pls replace ink before printing

[kibounohane]

Haga: I call you 'Takkun'...

Handa: yeah you don't really say Handa-kun, right? Lol

Haga: but you said it yourself, right? Even after the series ends, I call you 'Takkun'

Handa: yeah I'm 'Takkun'.. That's fine by me... I like 'Takkun'

Haga: that's why I call you 'Takkun'... Even when meeting you at another shooting, I say "Hey Takkun, long time no see"

Handa: yeah I got used to being called that.. People don't really call me Handa-kun.. (...) I like being called 'Takkun'.. Not 'Taku-chan', though... I don't like that. But 'Takkun' is okay

[strawberrii-milktea]

Salvation

sal·va·tion /salˈvāSH(ə)n/

noun: preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.

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I wanted to explore Akiharu’s character and write out why he goes to Karasuno instead of Shiratorizawa like Wakatoshi and Takehiko, also to explain why his last name is different.

This does get dark, I definitely headcanon mama Ushijima to be... a less than stellar parent when it comes to raising her sons.

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⚠️ TW // toxic mom, gaslighting, psychological abuse, physical abuse, divorce, Rin blames the divorce on Akiharu, discrimination (Rin only cared about Akiharu because he’s right-handed and looks more like her), and manipulation ⚠️

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Wakatoshi is left-handed and so is his twin brother, Takehiko.

Their father, Takashi, never saw anything wrong with being left-handed, he thought that it would be something that made them unique and something they could use to their advantage.

But for some reason their mother, Rin, hated it. Said it was unnatural. That kind of thought process was pretty common, people viewed being left-handed as a sign of bad luck or malicious intent. Some even thought it linked you with the devil.

Wakatoshi and Takehiko were 6 years old when their father pleaded with Rin to let them continue being left-handed.

Akiharu had just turned 4.

He wasn’t quite sure what was going on as he sat by his mom and listened to the conversation, so he simply shrugged it off and resumed coloring.

Wakatoshi and Takehiko are left-handed.

Akiharu is right-handed.

Akiharu had to stay inside a lot growing up, he had a weak immune system and got sick if he was outside for too long. His mom said it was because of the grass or something like that.

While his big brothers played with a volleyball outside, Rin would cuddle him, cooing as she played with his hair. She’d tell him how special he was because he was right-handed like mommy, he wasn’t freaky like his big brothers.

“Freaky?” He tilted his head in confusion, “mama, what does freaky mean?”

“It means odd or strange, something not normal.” She replied coolly.

But big brothers Wakkun and Takkun weren’t odd or strange, in fact, they seemed more than normal to him.

Rin cupped his chubby cheeks with her hands, pressing her forehead against his.

“Haru, my sweet, perfect angel,” she started. “I’m so glad you’re like mommy. not only do you look more like me than the twins do, but you use your right hand like a good boy is supposed to. You’re the perfect son. The best son. I’m so lucky to have you.”

This was normal for Akiharu. Normal for five years.

Until Rin and Takashi got divorced.

“Are you going to take the twins?” Rin asked Takashi as they started making arrangements for the divorce, he frowned and shook his head.

“No. I think the boys should all stay together.”

Wakatoshi and Takehiko were 11.

Akiharu was 9.

A few weeks had passed after that, Akiharu was at home with Rin while Wakatoshi and Takehiko were visiting their paternal grandparents.

“You’re the perfect son. The best son. I’m so lucky to have you.”

Rin told him that a lot, especially whenever his older brothers weren’t home.

When they were home, she acted cold towards him, cold and unloving. It was as if he didn’t really matter to him like she said, it hurt and he constantly wondered what he did wrong until they’d leave once more and she’d go back to cooing over and coddling him.

Akiharu was 11 when he confronted Rin.

“You’re the perfect son. The best son. I’m so lucky to have you.”

“I know you only say that because I’m right-handed, mom.”

It had stunned her at first, making her eyes go wide with shock. But she mellowed out before flashing a sickly sweet smile that made Akiharu’s stomach bubble and churn uncomfortably.

“I say it because it’s true. You’re the perfect son for me and I love you.”

“Then why don’t you say it all the time? You never tell me that when Wakatoshi and Takehiko are here.”

When did Wakkun and Takkun become Wakatoshi and Takehiko? When did he stop calling them that?

He watched her eyebrow twitch, anger flashing in her eyes as she kept her smile.

“Don’t be selfish, Haru. Besides, haven’t you wondered why Takashi didn’t take you boys?” She hummed as she inspected her nails, acting almost as if this conversation was nothing new to her.

“it’s because he only wanted the twins, my angel. He loves those two so much, so much more than he could ever love you.” Her words were laced with pure venom as she set her hands back down on the table before glancing back up at him.

He felt chills creep down his spine.

“That’s not true, mama...”

“Yes it is, why do you think he taught them everything and didn’t include you?”

His heart sank at her words, shoulders visibly sagging.

“If that man truly loved you as much as he loves the twins, he would’ve taught you right alongside them. But he didn’t. Because he doesn’t even care about you.” She stood up and walked around the table towards Akiharu, who had tears streaming down his cheeks, and curled up next to him before gently nudging his head to rest onto her chest.

“He’ll never care about you as much as I do, Haru. That’s why I always tell you how lucky I am to have you, because I know he would never tell you that.”

He believed her.

He believed her for three more years, until he finally snapped at her.

“You’re the perfect son. The best son. I’m so lucky to have you.”

“Shut up,” he growled. “Shut up, shut the fuck up! I’m sick of hearing you say that to me! You don’t mean it, you never really mean it! The only reason you say that is because I’m right-handed and because I look more like you than Wakatoshi and Takehiko do! Because I favor the Ushijima side.”

They got into a very heated argument that night and it ended with Rin slapping him hard enough to make his ears ring, make his nose bleed and send him to the floor on his back; successfully knocking the air out of his lungs.

After that, anytime Wakatoshi and Takehiko weren’t home, rather than cooing and coddling him, she would slap him around. Sometimes going far enough to yell and blame him for her divorce.

He knew logically that the divorce wasn’t his fault, but the more she screamed it in his ears the more he felt like maybe it was because of him.

Maybe if Akiharu was left-handed like the twins, his father would love him like he loves the twins.

So he teaches himself how to write with his left hand in secret, practicing at school, at friends’ houses or when Rin isn’t around to yell at him. He gets good really fast and even figured out how to write with both hands at the same time, that’s still pretty difficult for him to do though.

The following year, before the new school year started up, Akiharu filled out the paperwork for Karasuno high school with his left hand; under the name Akiharu Utsui.

Not Ushijima.

Wakatoshi asked him why he wasn’t going to Shiratorizawa. Takehiko did not. He already knew why.

Takehiko knew what Rin was doing, he even made several attempts to stop her, trying to convince her to take out her anger on him instead of his little brother.

But Rin never yielded.

and Wakatoshi never got an answer.

By now, Akiharu had made plenty of friends over the years, ones that even taught him how to play volleyball so he could play with them at recess.

Including Kira Tsukishima: a tall, hyperactive, loud mouth, blond with an equally tall, but laidback, snarky twin brother in the form of Kei Tsukishima and Kei’s shorter, shyer, freckled friend: Tadashi Yamaguchi.

Kira was the one friend that Akiharu had told everything to, and before high school could start for them, Kira had suggested something very pleasing yet very dangerous as the four friends walked home.

“Hey Akkun, if you don’t want to live with your mom anymore, why don’t you just come live with us?”

“Kira, I can’t just move in with you-“

“Well why not? I’m sure our mom would be more than happy to take you in! Right, Kei?”

“If she knew what was going on, she definitely would take you in. Might even adopt you.” Kei chittered sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

“Would she? That would be awesome! Akkun, you could be our brother!”

“No way! Don’t you have enough brothers already?” Akiharu teased and lightly kicked Kei’s shin, which made the blond snort.

He wasn’t exactly wrong, besides Kei, Kira also had two older brothers: Akiteru and Hikaru. Akiteru had graduated high school a couple years prior and Hikaru would be starting his third year.

and as it turns out, mama Tsukishima was more than happy to let Akiharu live with them.

So he packed all of his essential things into the Tsukishima’s van under the guise of “their house is closer to Karasuno, it’s just for three years”.

Not like Rin really cared anyways.

Kira had also managed to convince Akiharu to join the boy’s volleyball club with him, Kei, and Tadashi.

He smiled as he watched them all fill out their sports forms, Kei and Kira were arguing over the importance of school sports while Tadashi simply laughed at Kira’s flamboyant reactions.

Maybe joining this team with his friends could give him the salvation he desperately needed.

[sweethurtss]

☎️📱 ✔️ Takumi and Kouki

☆ relationship building ☆

☎ for your muse’s info in my muses phone (name, ringtone, picture, last text received/sent).

name: takkun 💖 ringtone: WHEEL of FORTUNE ~Unmei no Wa~ by Riri last text received / sent ): [ KOUKI -- outgoing] : going shopping with Umeko, want anything? picture:

📱for a voicemail my muse left yours.

[ YOU HAVE ONE MISSED CALL ] : "... hey Takumi, I'm going to be running a little late... I swear I'm going to be on time next time, I won't keep you waiting. [Kouki's laugh is distant, like he pulled his mouth from the receiver] But I came across a guy who was selling something I think you'd really love, I couldn't say no since it's for you. But I'll be over to your place with an apology dinner and your gift soon, I promise. You just sit your pretty little self on the couch and relax, okay? I'll see you real soon."

✔️ for a daydream my muse has had about/involving yours.

Kouki's daydreams aren't all that wild, he thinks a lot about holding Takumi's hand in public... about being able to just lean over and give him a kiss. That isn't to say he doesn't also get a steamy daydream every now then. The first time was definitely when Mikan's skirt pulled up a little while sitting down. Kouki couldn't stop thinking about pushing it even higher up so he could nip the softness of her thighs... But usually, he tries to keep his thoughts more tame so it's easier for him to match Takumi's pace.

[melonbreadallthetime]

Ken-chan’s Fan Event 2019

I was lucky enough to score tickets for all 3 sessions on the 24th and although the general format is the same for every session, the things said in each session are actually pretty different because of how Ken-chan decided to do things.  Each session had me in stitches, I was laughing so hard my face hurt, and overall, I had a super wonderful time.  

Check out the Read More for a full write-up and more pictures!

Ken-chan's guests for the 24th were co-stars from his current show GEKIIKE Masquerade, and they were Isaka Tatsuya and Washio Shuuto.  Shuuto has been a guest for Ken-chan before (not when I went), and I’ve actually been a fan of Isaka Tatsuya for over 10 years (from when he was Ichigo in Burimyu) so there was a hilarious war inside me between my 18-year-old-self who loved Tatsuya best to my current self that loves Ken-chan (equally?  More?  A LOT even if it’s not as long).  Shouma was also there because Shouma’s ALWAYS there; I’m pretty sure Ken-chan has never had a fan event without Shouma.  Although he’s usually there in a helping capacity, maybe emceeing, this time he was more like one of the guests and was on-stage for the Q&A and Etudes (improv skits).  Kainuma Yutaka, an actor Ken-chan met working on Nintama was the emcee.  

So the format was: Ken-chan, Tatsuya, and Shuuto would appear as a debuting idol group, perform their 2 debut singles (not original), and then there was a Q&A session with questions from the audience (we had to email questions beforehand), and then there were the Etudes (they always did three), and then Ken-chan did a present raffle for the audience, giving away solo cheki (polaroids) and one of his handmade uchiwa, and then the show would end with him taking photos with any fans who paid for a cheki with him.  Surprisingly, they also offered cheki for Ken-chan's guests, Tatsuya and Shuuto and Shouma, which is rare.  I’ve never seen an actor event where that was an option.  

1) Debut Idol Group

This portion is a gag, since these three are pretending to form an idol group together, but they basically styled themselves like one of those... color-coded, young-boys-breaking-into-the-industry, put-together-by-an-agency type idol group.  So they all had color-coded headbands (Ken-chan had red, Tatsuya had blue, and Shuuto had yellow), and they all had white T-shirts with their idol names SHARPIED on (Ken-chan's shirt read Akkun, Tatsuya’s shirt read Takkun, and Shuuto’s read Shukkun).  They also all wore these REALLY TIGHT skinny jeans with color-coded belts, and their makeup was A LOT OF BLUSH to make themselves look boyish.  Shuuto even had freckles drawn over his blush.  Ken-chan was also pitching his voice to sound much higher.  Tatsuya’s Takkun personality wasn’t all that different from himself, he was pretty silly and hammy.  Ken-chan as Akkun would stutter a lot, would not stop wiggling his hips across the stage and striking poses, and very excitable, very... manufactured idol.  Shuuto as Shukkun was SUPER SHY AND QUIET and wouldn’t really talk or move at all, he just stood on the far right towards the back of the stage with his shoulders all stiff and a terrified, deer-in-the-headlights look.  

Then they performed their two “singles” which were actually songs from like the 70’s or 80’s (I’d heard them before but couldn’t place them).  They’d play the original music video behind them and then sing (so really it was more like a karaoke session), and they actually didn’t know all the words to both songs, so they had uchiwa themselves on-stage.  One one side they had Sharpied their names (Akkun, Takkun, Shukkun), and on the other side, they’d printed THE LYRICS to the songs.  Ken-chan would sing and also DANCE by flailing like a maniac most of the time around the stage, shaking his hips constantly and striking dramatic Jojo poses, like someone drunk at karaoke who’s getting WAY too into the music but it’s great for spectators.  Tatsuya was honestly putting in a decent amount of effort too, singing nice and clearly and trying to dance along even though there was really no following Ken-chan.  Shuuto, because of his character, would stay stiff and still in the back right of the stage, quietly singing along and holding his uchiwa up to his face, very obviously reading the lyrics and not really ‘performing’ like the other two.  

Usually during the instrumental breaks in both songs, Ken-chan would try and get Tatsuya to do something ridiculous with him.  In the first session, he’d make Tatsuya bend forward so that he cold leapfrog over him sideways, and then he made Tatsuya leapfrog over him, and then they pulled Shuuto in for a 3-man pyramid and then they’d RUN back to grab their uchiwa off the table so they could start singing again in time lolololol.  Second session, they did lifts for Ken-chan; so Tatsuya and Shuuto would take either of Ken-chan's arms and lift him in an angel pose and carry him across the stage, In the third session, they kept trying to do these lifts that they didn’t really know how to do, so Tatsuya would lift Ken-chan onto his shoulders, but then he kept trying to get Ken-chan to sort of... stand? By bracing his feet on his thighs and it was not working because Ken-chan didn’t know what to do and then Tatsuya accidentally decked Ken-chan in the crotch with his head and Ken-chan dramatically rolled around the floor on-stage, clutching his crotch and the others sort of checked on him before hurrying to grab their lyrics because they were missing their cues lololololol.  

And then after the performance, Yutaka-san and Shouma would join them on stage.  They’d joke around about how Shukkun was new and that’s why he’s so nervous and not doing as well as the other two.  Yutaka-san would point out that they only formed their group recently, as in, TODAY, and Akkun said in one session, “Well he arrived last in the morning.  So he’s the new guy.  I’m his senpai by two minutes.”  

Oh and I forgot to mention that their idol group name was “Atashi,” which is (1) the most feminine way to say “I,” and (2) a reference to Arashi, the most famous Japanese boy band that’s existed since 1999.  

Then they would “transform” into themselves with an “illusion” which just meant Ken-chan would twirl around on-stage shouting, “ILLUSION!!!” and they’d flash the lights on the stage, and then the three would start acting like themselves to start the Q&A session.

2) Q&A Session

They always did about three pre-selected audience questions that had to be e-mailed in before the day, and it was fun because they would ask the question to all four of them in most cases, and usually they’d get a little de-railed and end up talking about one question for several minutes.  Most of the questions were summer-themed and resulted in a lot of really random information from all of them like how Tatsuya really likes to go riding on his motorcycle out into nature and go solo-camping, Shuuto refuses to turn on the air conditioning even in summer (to get stronger, whatever that means), and Ken-chan was actually scouted at age 15, but didn’t decide to seriously pursue work in the entertainment industry until he turned 18.  There was even some conversation about choosing to stay in entertainment, and Shuuto brought up the great point that most actors quit around the time that they’re 29 and move on to other things and/or start a family, “so the ones who stick around past thirty are the weirdos.”  And Ken-chan was like HEY and Tatsuya was like ‘yeah maybe...’  But Shuuto fixed it to say that the over-thirty actors are then some of the most wonderful senpai to learn from as a younger actor.  

One of the questions that I found really cute was one that asked how they did their summer homework back when they were in school.  Do it at the start of summer type, work on it gradually throughout the summer type, or the procrastinator.  Tatsuya said he always had a lot of anxiety about it so he was the type to do his homework little by little every day throughout the summer, and that he’s the same way now as actor.  He has nightmares about getting the script and then the tour of a play starting the next day when he hadn’t learned any of his lines yet, so he’s very diligent about memorization.  Ken-chan and Shouma were both procrastinators who put off their homework to the end, although Ken-chan also mentioned a friend he had in high school who would dedicate the first two weeks of summer entirely to vacation, and the last two weeks entirely to vacation, but would do his absolute best for three days right in the middle to finishing all of his homework then.  Shuuto said he was the type to never do his homework and run away from the teachers.  In the first session when this question was asked, there was actually a child in the audience (she looked maybe about 8?) and he noticed her and kind of immediately backtracked and said to her directly, “But that’s not good, okay?  I did a bad thing, you have to do your summer homework.”  

Tatsuya apparently really likes camping by himself, winter camping, and recently has started buying more and more camping gear.  He invited Ken-chan to go camping with him, and Ken-chan said he’d go, and Shuuto just flat out immediately refused, going, “Nope, it’s summer, there are too many bugs.”  And they were like, “Didn’t you want to be stronger?  Don’t you not turn on your air conditioning for that?” And he was just like, “This is different.”  Tatsuya mentioned recently buying an axe for camping purposes, and very casually said, “Between a knife and an axe, I prefer an axe, you know?” And everyone else was just like, “I have literally never thought about that.  Nobody thinks about that.”  

There was a question about favorite places they’ve visited when traveling, maybe for work, and it got sidetracked because they started talking about weird experiences in different places.  So Ken-chan went to this kind of foresty and mountainy area for a shoot and they were filming at night and in the distance they could see a weird red light.  They thought maybe it’s the SDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) or maybe a matsuri, except it was like 1am, so Ken-chan and several others went to go check it out.  And as they were getting closer, the light moved up, grew into a bright orb, and then suddenly vanished.  So they all thought they saw a UFO.  He also says half the people he tells this story to don’t believe him, but Tatsuya believed him because he then talked about a ghost encounter inside a theater he was performing in.  He was crawling in the space under the stage to get to the other side of the stage and there was someone in front of him that wasn’t supposed to be there because he was supposed to be first in line getting out, so he tried crawling faster to catch up, but when he turned this one corner, nobody was there.  And then they all agreed that there are definitely haunted theaters everywhere.  

When asked if there was anything recent that they started getting into, all of their answers were for super old franchises.  Ken-chan talked about getting into Pokemon cards for the first time, meeting up and playing games with Shouhei (1st Nishinoya from Engeki Haikyuu), and Tatsuya talked about how it was hard to collect Pokemon cards as a kid because you don’t have money, but as an adult you can go all in and really build the decks you want so it’s more satisfying as an adult to play the card game.  Shuuto for some reason listed Dragonball, and when asked what his favorite season or version he liked, he said, “All of it.”  And they were like, oh come on pick a favorite, and he was like, “It’s not about that.  It’s about the world.”  

There was another question that asked them to compliment the person on their right, but they were sitting in a line on stage and there was nobody to Shouma’s right, so then they all stood up in a 4-person circle, arms around each other other and touching foreheads and the emcee was like THE AUDIENCE CAN’T SEE YOU IF YOU DO THAT, SIT BACK DOWN.

So Ken-chan complimented Shuuto saying that he’s really kind and this is because he pays a lot of attention to the people around him and knows how to read people’s moods.  When Shuuto was complimenting Tatsuya, he started listing things going, “Well he’s an idiot...” And everyone else was like, “...in a good way, right?” And he was like yes yes, in a good way.  And then “He’s loud...” The emcee added, “In a good way.”  Followed by “He’s clumsy,” and the emcee went, “In a good way—I shouldn’t have to be adding these!!”  But since Tatsuya didn’t really know Shouma because they were meeting for the first time, Shouma said it was okay, they could skip him, but the others insisted that Tatsuya could pull it off.  So Tatsuya looked at Shouma very carefully and went, “His hair looks like Trunks.  A small, good-looking face... great smile!” And it was super cute and adorable honestly.   Then the emcee told Tatsuya and Shuuto to compliment Ken-chan, since it’s his event and all, so they both talked about how warm and inviting he is as a person, and they thought it was wonderful how much thought and effort he put into planning his events, even if he asks them to do ridiculous things, it’s with such genuine enthusiasm they’re happy to go along with his whims.  

3) Etude improv skits

And now for my favorite, the improv skits that Ken-chan always does at his events.  They did three every session, and these were probably some of the best I’ve ever seen because Tatsuya and Shuuto were so great and the dynamic between the three of them was so fun.  I’m not going to remember all of these and not in exact order, but the first one they did was in a bathhouse.  There was always one that was idol themed because of the whole Atashi thing lol.  

Bathhouse This one was a bit of a mess because the others took these little buckets and put them over their crotches like men do in public baths, Shouma was pretending to be a cleaner/staff going around mopping and cleaning, but then Ken-chan out of nowhere decided he was going to be an old woman so he was covering his chest and pinching his thighs together and shrieking any time any of the others got near him, “Iyaaahh!!  A man!! What are you doing here?!”  So then Tatsuya and Shuuto sort of... semi-switched to being women too, and Ken-chan walked through the audience to the back of the room, complaining like comical old ladies do, but there were staff members in the back of the room working the projector and the music, so he got annoyed that there were men even in the back lololol.  And then Tatsuya clutched his chest on-stage and fell over like he was in pain, so Shuuto shoved Shouma at him going, “HELP, do something!”  And Shouma bent down next to Tatsuya, checked his condition, and then screamed, “SHE’S GIVING BIRTH!!!!” Which then had all of them pulling open Tatsuya’s legs and getting up into his crotch while screaming the entire time and I just... I could not breathe.  But then it turned out Tatsuya was fine, but then Ken-chan fell over so they started spreading his legs to help deliver a baby and it was just... so much.  I don’t even remember how it ended, just that it was a mess lol.

They actually do the bathhouse prompt twice, in the first session and then the third session because they wanted to try and see if they could do it better the second time around.  They couldn’t lolololol.  But that one had Shuuto, Shouma, and Ken-chan just constantly avoiding Tatsuya and leaving him behind while he kept trying to be part of the group and was whining that they kept leaving him.  At one point they get ready to leave without him, and this involved Shuuto going and grabbing Tatsuya’s actual backpack from off-stage and bringing back an earlier joke about Tatsuya’s solo camping.  Ken-chan commented on how cool the backpack was, and Shuuto went, “It’s great for camping!  And you know, between a knife and an axe, I much prefer an axe!”  

Mermaid princess This one started with Shouma on the chairs rowing like he was on a boat, and Tatsuya wiggled (swam) over and said hi to him, which resulted in Shouma just shrieking like a maniac and passing out.  Because that’s what anyone would do when confronted with a mermaid I guess.  So then Tatsuya got all grumpy and pouty because she just wants to become a human, but, “All these human men are useless!” which, I mean, mood.  Shuuto grabbed 4 of the uchiwa off the table and made makeshift crab claws out of them to hold in his hands and walked sideways across the stage singing “Under the Sea” and then Ken-chan showed up as some other unspecified undersea presence and tries to convince Tatsuya to stay in the sea.  And then Shouma revived himself and went, “I’m not a man, I’M A WITCH!!!”  And offered Tatsuya the chance to become human, but Ken-chan grabbed Tatsuya’s arm and dramatically spun him around and HELD him REAL CLOSE and was just like, “Don’t go, stay.”  And suddenly it got WEIRDLY romantic and the witch came around going, “Don’t be fooled by his--” and Tatsuya just went, “Shut up for a sec!” And just stared longingly into Ken-chan's eyes!??!?!  He put his hand on Ken-chan's arm to start, and then it moved to his chest, and he kept inching closer, and Ken-chan kept inching closer and it was kind of like gay chicken except that NEITHER WAS BACKING DOWN and eventually they got to touching foreheads and Tatsuya whispering throatily, “I’ll stay with you,” and it was just A LOT.  OKAY.  A LOT.  I basically watched my teenage-actor-crush and my adult-actor-crush nearly kiss and it was TOO. MUCH.   Shuuto and the emcee were just off to one side of the stage laughing and generally staying out of the way by that point and even Shouma just left them be once they got to touching foreheads because it was like ooookaaayyyy you two are clearly having a moment.  

Idol auditions For some reason, they decided that the idol auditions for this one would be done like a variety show and Shouma was the host of the program with Shuuto, Ken-chan, and Tatsuya auditioning.  Shuuto was nervous and shy and could barely talk or do anything and mostly all he could say was his random generated number 3289 or something and Ken-chan was then number 56 (because what’s consistency worth) and was enthusiastic but BAD.  So he kept stuttering and flailing around and shaking his hips nonstop but none of it was meant to look good.  Tatsuya admitted he was only doing this because he wants to break out as an actor, which the host frowned upon, but then Tatsuya was actually the most impressive one lololol.  Well, comparatively anyway.  Certainly he was the coolest.  But it ended with the host announcing that the three of them could be idols together and they were like yaaaaaay!

Pokemon In the second session, the first prompt was Pokemon and Ken-chan actually prepared a lot of things for it, so then they were like IT’S NOT IMPROV IF YOU PLANNED IT ALL OUT BEFOREHAND!!! But basically the 4 of them drew cards to see who would be trainers and who would be Pokemon, and then the ones that got to be Pokemon would draw cards to see which Pokemon they’d be.  But Tatsuya admitted he didn’t know any of the pokemon past the first 150, so they told him to do his best with the first one and then gave him a second card so he could play two.   Shouma and Ken-chan were trainers, and Shuuto and Tatsuya were Pokemon, with Shuuto being Pikachu.  Shouma introduced himself as “I’m Festival Boy!!” because he was wearing a happi and obviously you never fight any named trainers in the game outside of gym leaders.  But then Ken-chan went, “I’m RedYellowGreen!.”  By the way, I was seated in the first row for this session which was RIGHT UP against the little stage and that meant being absurdly close to all of this nonsense.  Shouma told Shuuto-Pikachu to tackle and he literally went and tackled Tatsuya, knocking both Tatsuya AND Ken-chan over lololololol.  Shuuto and Tatsuya were low on the ground on all fours or crouching to be the Pokemon, and making dumb little pokemon cries the entire time, and when Tatsuya got beat on a couple more times, Ken-chan switched him out.  I missed what Pokemon Tatsuya was supposed to be first because I was too busy wheezing but the second time, he was Venusaur.  It didn’t matter though because Shuuto-Pikachu went over and shocked them both so Shouma won the battle.   The emcee had no idea what was going on because he doesn’t know anything about Pokemon, but he figured it was good because everyone was laughing so much.  But at the end, Shuuto again said, “This seriously wasn’t a proper etude!  Don’t call it that if you—just tell us what you want to do and we’ll do it!  Don’t lie!”   I couldn’t help but remember one of the third-year videos Ken-chan did with Hiroki and Justin were Ken-chan was again a trainer and Hiroki and Justin were Pokemon and Hiroki had that really great Squirtle cry and then Hiroki and Justin attacked Ken-chan, RIP.  (x)

Idol Dressing Room Shouma played the manager in this skit, who’s trying to sell them on this idea of being in this play with this one director.  Mind you, their parts are things like “long-horned beetle,” and “rhino beetle.”  Tatsuya and Ken-chan are arguing about whether or not they should, with Tatsuya being interested because of who the director is, Ken-chan thinks it’s a pain, and when they ask Shuuto’s opinion, he just quietly and shyly replies, “Let’s do it,” and they were like, “Well if Shukkun says we should, then I guess we should.”  But as soon as Shouma leaves, Shuuto drops his shy act and comes over to the other two all casual going, “Man, I hate our manager, he’s so useless!” and they all start bitching about their manager which had the emcee CRACKING UP because that’s realism right there lol.  But then Shouma came back with his happi wrapped around his shoulders because he was the director now and with a deeper voice was like, “You guys are going to be my new actors, right?  Show me a demonstration!” and then he sits down and dramatically crosses his legs and Tatsuya starts off.  Since he’s a type of flying beetle he just kind of throws his arms behind him and runs in a wiggle to mimic flying, and Shouma went, “No no no, that’s not what I’m imagining.  I need you to be more... sexy.”  So Tatsuya does it again but sexily and then Ken-chan as a rhino beetle stomps in but Shouma tells him to be more manly so Ken-chan does it again but this time with his chest SUPER PUFFED OUT (like how Shouhei was doing it when mimicking Daichi in Winners and Losers).  And he just marches up to Tatsuya and goes, ”You’re a beautiful beetle.  Let’s mate.”  And Tatsuya just goes, “Okayy~” and turns around and Ken-chan hugs him from behind and they start swaying together and I just DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY KEEP— And then Shuuto came in as the long-horned beetle and just started pulling and plucking at their hair and that ended the scene which... you know.  Okay.  I don’t really know how the idol dressing room prompt ended this way but it sure did.

Evil Organization This one was so campy I was dying real bad.  Shouma put a chair on himself and called himself the chair monster and I think he was like, trying to hire Shuuto and Tatsuya from their ‘evil organization’ to help wreak havoc so he was telling them to demonstrate acts of eeeeevillll.  So Shuuto went first, pulled up one of the chairs, and put his foot on it.  And they were like, OH MY GOD THAT’S SO EEEVILLLLL.  PUTTING YOUR SHOES ON A CHAIR???!?  I can’t even remember what Tatsuay did anymore but it was just as campy basically, and then Ken-chan made this dramatic entrance from the back and the others on-stage went into defense mode because they thought that he was making a hero’s entrance, but then Ken-chan was like, “I’ll show you evil!  I’m going to use a chair not as intended!” and laid a chair on its back on the floor and awkwardly lay across it going, “How easy it is to sleep in this chair!!”   After the skit they were all asking him, “Were you one of the evil guys?”  Ken-chan replied that he was being their leader and they all went, “THEN WHY DID YOU DO A HERO’S ENTRANCE?  COMING UP FROM THE BACK LIKE THAT?!”  

Idol group break-up This one starts with Atashi at their final performance before breaking up basically, but also starts with Tatsuya bragging about his solo debut, which is super upsetting for Ken-chan, and Shuuto continues to just be quiet and off the corner, unbothered because he just cares SO LITTLE about being an idol lolololol.  Ken-chan kept going, “Shukkun!  Aren’t you upset?  Doesn’t this bother you?  We’re supposed to be a team!”  And he just kept going “...not really.”  By the end though, they look out at the venue from where they are on-stage, the magnificent Tokyo Dome, with all its bright lights... all the sponsor ads in the distance (cue raucous laughter from the emcee)... and they get overwhelmed with emotion and decide that they’ll do their best together for their final concert.  Shuuto just stands quietly next to them and they’re like, “Are you overwhelmed, Shukkun?  Are you moved?!”  And he just goes, “...not really.”  

High School girls I’m just gonna say that Shuuto and Ken-chan make the WORST high school girls.  They were getting the speech patterns down, deciding to go the Mean Girls route instead of just normal high school girls, and they kept teasing and sexually harassing the teacher, Shouma.  Shuuto just sat spread eagle in his chair, pretended to lift up his skirt and was just fanning his crotch, and Ken-chan commenting on the cute pattern of his underwear before just LIFTING BOTH LEGS UP INTO THE AIR WIDE APART like, “Look at mine!!” and then were like, “oh my gawwwdd, put your legs down, we can see everything!” and Shouma as the teacher was just like GIRLS PAY ATTENTION TO THE LESSION.  Ken-chan kept... lifting his legs up in a split... I just... SIR YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR CROTCH AWAY PLEASE.  But then the girls start gossiping about how it’s the teacher’s last day, and Shouma then does turn and says that because it’s his last day, he does have a confession he wants to make.  Tatsuya stands and shyly puts his hands together because he was playing the girl that had a crush on the teacher, but Shouma goes to Shuuto instead who was like, “Ehhh??? Gross!!!” and then Shouma went, “...then... Ken-chan!” and Ken-chan was like, “Why am I a second choice?!”   They eventually pull the emcee into the skit too, making him the principal who starts yelling at Shouma and the girls then start adding stories like, “And he touched us!  He’s a pervert, a pervert!”  When Tatsuya joins in, Shouma goes, ”Okay hang on, I definitely never touched Takkun!” and outs himself for the others.  Sadly the principal is a creep too because he’s mad, but he eventually yells, “You lucky bastard!” and the girls are like, “EHH!! EVEN THE PRINCIPAL!!!” and that’s how that one ended.  

4) Prizes For the raffle prizes, Ken-chan took solo polaroids there on the spot and also gave away one of his handmade uchiwa per session.  My friend actually won one of the polaroids in the first session!  The uchiwa went with the idol theme obviously, but he’d also asked us to make our own to bring to the event, because he would sign ours!  I didn’t know that when I made mine because the autograph announcement was like, only a couple days before the event, but yeah that’s really atypical of actor events too.  

Below is the one I made; the first uchiwa I’ve ever made actually!  It was a lot of fun.

5) Polaroids and autographs I actually got two cheki with Ken-chan and one with Tatsuya during the first two sessions because I just couldn’t let the opportunity pass.  When I showed Ken-chan my uchiwa, he was very happy and impressed and signed both sides of it “just in case” it would rub off on the plastic side.  Since he always allows a little more time for each person, I told him how happy I was to be able to make the trip from America to see him again, and he smiled wonderfully and thanked me for making the trip.  When I went back for another cheki in the second session, I asked him for a “fun pose” so he offered to do the big heart with both our arms and then told me to pull out my uchiwa again so he could sign it again “since you came back a second time all the way from Seattle.”  He’s soooo sweet!!!  

When I got my polaroid with Tatsuya, I told him that I’d been a fan of him since his Burimyu days and his eyes popped open like, “Oh wow!  That’s a really long time!”  And then he put his arm around me for a HUG basically, which is also SUPER RARE for fan events so I was very shook, but also my heart was soaring.  And then as I was leaving, he said, “Thank you for supporting me for so long, I hope I can keep meeting your expectations!”  

For all my younger followers who don’t yet have the income and means to travel and are afraid of missing out, don’t be!  It might take 10+ years before you can meet your favorite Japanese stage actor, and maybe it’s in entirely different circumstances than you could ever expect, but never say never!!!  It can still happen!

Overall, this is what I love about Ken-chan's events.  They’re never very big, which is on purpose, in small venues with close quarters, so that he can make them feel more intimate and personal and so that he can take more time for each person for cheki or for handing us the merch himself as we buy it beforehand.  He does so much that’s so atypical of other actor events, and a large part of that is because he’s independent and doesn’t belong to a major agency, hence fewer rules, and the other part is because that’s what Ken-chan loves to do.  He really wants to be really close to his fans, and other actors he has as guests comment on it all the time.  He’s not afraid to be embarrassing or ridiculous in front of us, and it’s always great in some ways to see the guests he brings and who will go along with his shenanigans.  With this group, Tatsuya and Shuuto are both over 30, in fact, they’re both older than Ken-chan (who’ll be turning 31 in September), and I think that also made for a much more off-the-cuff show because they’re all veterans and they’re so comfortable with themselves.  I don’t really know Tatsuya to do events, but he kept saying he had a great time and was real sad during the third session that they were now done.  Maybe he’ll be inspired to have his own fan events soon!  I’m sure Ken-chan can help him brainstorm.  

I feel like this day had about a dozen dreams come true, even dreams I never had prior to this day, so I had a wonderful, amazing time, and I really hope I get another opportunity in the future!

[silver-strings-of-fate]

@fukushn asked// “ Hey… this is new for both of us. but i reckon you’re going to be a terrific parent. ” Can Ren tell that Sensei is still rly nervous about this all? Probably.

pregnancy prompts

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"I can certainly try my best," Ren said with a chuckle, placing a kiss on his partner's head. The baby hadn't exactly been planned, but it was certainly a welcome little surprise. And while Ren had been mostly excited, if a little anxious, Takuto seemed to be overloading on the latter.

"But I think you're the one that needs reassurance, Takkun. Relax a little. Everything will be fine."