#hws japan college au headcanons

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APH College AU Headcanons: Japan

JAPAN/KIKU HONDA

- Double majoring in STEM (idk, engineering/robotics maybe?) and digital animation/game animation (inspired by hetahonda’s hcs). - He couldn’t really decide between having a “useful” major (STEM) that’s pragmatic and doing something he’s done as a hobby for years (digital animation) but might not be a great way of supporting himself later, so just went with both. Anyway, he’s pretty good at managing the workload most times, so it’s not that stressful/taxing.

- Like Germany, he’s rather Organized (but a little more chaotic and Done with Life) - All his assignments are written on this massive calendar that takes up most of the wall, would like to have his whole year planned out but his professors don’t tell him their assignments that much in advance - Green tea once a day in the afternoon; before school started, he bought a bunch of large bags of loose leaf tea so he just needs some boiled water to make it. Therefore, he also brought a plug in kettle that is a permanent fixture in his room now. - Usually* finishes all assignments in a timely manner, and also usually** tries to help anyone in need of assistance (aka Will Pull an All Nighter With You to help you finish that paper by 7 AM if you ask nicely, are a casual friend, and aren’t overly annoying/someone he likes to tease a lot). - *However, sometimes he just can’t be bothered to do his work (sporadic but extreme laziness) and procrastinates. On these occasions, he just waits till a couple hours before something’s due and then it’s crunch time; but even if it’s sloppily put together he usually gets good marks.

- **And also, sometimes he just wants to watch anime and do nothing and isn’t in the mood™ for being Generous™ and helping people get work done, and he just hides out in his room, wrapped in blankets like a burrito, with a “do not disturb” sign on the door. - Sleep schedule is either really chaotic (energy drinks and 4 AM nights) or really Extra/Healthy (bed by 9:30 PM, watches anime for another hour and then turns in for the night). However he can get by pretty well with ~4 hours of sleep, and doesn’t really drink coffee; tea is preferable. - Sometimes relies on ramen + boiling water (from that kettle), sometimes goes to China’s restaurant to eat (I have this whole AU planned out and yes, China is the chef of a small restaurant). If he can be bothered (maybe 15% of the time?) to eat good food, he’ll go to China’s. - Was sad he couldn’t bring his cat (and his dog) to school, but visits them on weekends because he left them with China - Tried to help Greece (Heracles) bring his cats to school because he felt bad about leaving his own behind. Keyword tried, because it wasn’t successful - Respected because of how he can get away with certain things*** and how he can keep up his grades although he’s double majoring and considering his sometimes chaotic schedule, but most people would still consider him approachable. In contrast, Ludwig is more revered but distant to the average student, while Kiku is on a more even level with people. Maybe it’s due to his more typical work schedule and eating habits (re: ramen and 4 AM nights) or just because he seems more college student-esque. - ***Getting away with things: aka sneaking somewhat inappropriate subjects into essays and going off-topic in discussions, but being so conversational (I think he’s really good at pretending to be casual and nice when he might actually be feeling cranky) that the teacher doesn’t always notice. - He’s still a bit awkward though, and prefers to be alone. I think he’s an ambivert who can adapt okay to the situation, but who has more introverted tendencies. - However, I also think he tends to thrive more around shy people because he can relate to them a whole ton, and definitely doesn’t mind if a friend isn’t really talkative. - He’s just really good at pleasing people with the conversation they like. - Good at judging people by first impressions, and picks up little things about them and their habits. - His notes are pretty neat, but sometimes hard to read because his handwriting gets a bit messy when fast, and he writes shorthand a lot, making up acronyms that stand for things only he knows. They contain a lot of doodles (they’re more like designs and building studies than doodles, unlike Feli’s) and ideas for projects and things he might do if he has the time (or if it fits an assignment). - Friday night TV with Alfred; horror shows or anime, but never romantic sap or anything. Alfred talks all throughout the show though, to Kiku’s half-annoyance. - Grades around the A- to A range, his grades are pretty consistent and stable. He takes test studying actually really seriously, so it often makes up for homework that wasn’t the best. - He’s got an idea for a pointless simulation game where you try to avoid all the hardships of college, and it’s based on his daily life. He hasn’t actually made it, but every time something dumb happens to him he mentally adds it to the list of things that the game characters are going to have to face. - He made another pointless game in high school where you try to get to school on time. He got driven by Yao a lot, who wasn’t the most punctual, and it usually resulted in them getting out the door with almost no time to spare. Their route was always cluttered with random wildlife, down trees, road maintenance, garbage trucks, slow cars, and traffic, and he had to run to his first class sometimes to not be late. All that was converted into a game, where players just have to pick their route and hope for the best. - A bit of a resident anime nerd. In the art club and robotics club (the latter is only because it’s recommended to join if you’re majoring in the area). Sometimes, he makes posters for events and things happening around college.

Ok that’s it, please feel free to add on/react/whatever! Thanks for reading!

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College AU revised r/ships between the Asians pt. 1

It was too long so part 2 is (hopefully) coming with the SEAsians, India, South Korea, and Mongolia

Part 2! part 3 coming soon

spoiler, all of them are not related

China still loves taking people under his wing because he’s got a Big Bro complex (consistent in every AU)

Tried taking Hong Kong (THEY ARE UNRELATED) under his wing first in freshman year (1st year) because he apparently looked like he could use a responsible brother figure

Yao is neither responsible nor a brother figure 

Leon lowkey/highkey hates him but once in a while Yao drops actually good advice and it convinces him not to cut him off

Yao lowkey knows Leon dislikes him but he shrugs it off as teenage angst or something

Also Leon called him “Teach” once as an insult when Yao was lecturing him too much (trying to rub it in that he’s a fucking Old Man in his beliefs if not in looks) but Yao took it as a compliment so now they’re stuck with each other

They used to be closer but now Leon just does whatever he wants and Yao texts him about once a month to lecture him on some stupid stunt or other

Also Yao brings him food to his dorm at least once a week and Leon is keeping him around solely because of that tbh

Leon is friends with Taiwan and Macau because they got put in the same Russian Math class in middle school or something. HK fortunately got put in the back and noticed Taiwan looked as bored as him so he sent her a paper plane (expertly folded) and they became friends

Macau (Vincent in this AU) lived in the same neighborhood as Leon and one day Leon noticed he was also in Russian Math (it took a while though; he’s not really super perceptive) so they started vibing

Leon and Mei then started cheating off of Vincent’s homework

They’re still friends to this day (this day = college/university)

Because of Leon’s regular interactions with Yao he gets to know Mei and Vincent too

Mei thinks Yao’s an ass, probably because he said something rude to her once and because he gives off “I’m really successful and friendly but I’ve pretty much thrown my morals out the window at this point and would and could blackmail you and all your friends” vibes

Don’t leave them alone together because any conversation devolves into passive aggressive insults within two and a half minutes

Vincent thinks Yao’s decent but Yao also likes him the most despite interacting with him the least

Absence makes the heart grow fonder?

Anyways, it’s mostly because Vincent is really good at tuning out Yao’s rambling and somehow can tune right back in when Yao drops good advice or when he states the Main Point of his lecture

They don’t talk much though

We now come to Japan my man 

Kiku was pretty disconnected from the whole lot of them for a while

He probably meets Yao through Arthur or Alfred, but he’s really bad at first impressions and comes off very standoffish so Yao’s immediately put off and becomes hostile himself. Kiku tries to leave as quickly as possible because Yao is radiating animosity

However, Yao thinks about their meeting later, and comes to the conclusion that it might’ve been a fluke and that he should try talking to that guy again

The second time they meet is better but they’re still not super close; Yao’s really friendly but Kiku is confused because he thought Yao disliked him

Yao introduces him to Mei, Leon, and Vincent (he doesn’t really introduce them, more like Kiku bumps into the other three at Yao’s dorm when he goes to bring Yao some food for dinner)

Leon doesn’t like Kiku on sight, but he does better with Mei and Vincent (the first likes him, and the latter is neutral on him)

He and Mei become really fast friends (they might also date but idk)

Leon becomes more neutral about Kiku but still prefers to have nothing to do with him

Vincent vibes with Kiku and they become casual friends (Kiku was sorta disparaging towards him at first, probably because he thinks Vincent likes Yao too much)

Speaking of Yao, they’re both still very ambivalent about each other

Yao attributes it to their personalities just not meshing together

Kiku thinks it’s Yao that’s the problem, not him

They’ve grown much more distant but still recognize that the other is a good acquaintance to have around, so they’re still cordial to each other

They’re not super close though

reiteration: none of them are related, not even Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and China