#i think haruka is v cool

[noxtivagus]

milgram's my new obsession oh my god

[froqpi-art]

it’s been a while since i rlly binge-read a manga, but i read Gachi Koi Nenchakujuu bc a live action was announced with some toku actors in the cast (hiroki matsumoto, who’s kanata in ultraman decker, and kohaku shida, who’s haruka in donbrothers) so i was curious. now i’m kind of obsessed with it. it’s about gachikoi fans who r obsessed with a streamer group to the point of extremely toxic behavior, including but not limited to: manipulation, kidnapping, stabbing, getting canceled on twitter, lying, cheating, etc. it’s rlly messed up but also rlly interesting!

[canthaveshitinkamurocho]

Is hating yakuza 6 a hot take. Because I might

[ejtheoneandonly]

COMFORTING THEM AT THEIR WORST (or some sh*t I thought of at 3am)

Feat. Some Windbreaker characters that come in my mind (Haruka Sakura, Akihiko Nirei and Hayato Suo)

Haruka Sakura.

Haruka was bruised and normally, you would treat his wounds, he never admits it but L O V E S when you are the one doing it, as he consider your touches to be one of the most warm he has encountered in his whole life, you can even see it in his eyes, he is so mellow. When you try to talk to him about his day (before the brawl, of course) he remains strangely quiet, as if he is reflecting about something, you tilt your head "Haru-kun?", his eyes turned to you "what?" He coldly said...

"Is there something wrong?"

"Nah, nothing at all, why you keep asking?"

"Because it seems like you're going through something, do you want to talk about it?"

"No."

When you're done with your job, you both go sit somewhere outside, Sakura's face seems still at unease. You decide to try talk him out one more time

"Haru-kun-"

"Oh for f*cks sake what?!"

"How did you just talk to me..?"

"I said I'm fine! I don't need anything now!"

"If you say you're fine with that face that means you are not necessarily fine, you don't have to carry everything alone you know?"

"Ugh!" The bi-colored boy stood and groaned "I am not telling you I feel terrible just because you say-...so..." he said it himself. "And?" You were curious to hear the story. "..." Sakura grabbed his head and fell into the ground "Goddammit!!! Why can't I just feel to fit in no matter what I do!!! If I am not strong I am nothing! I really have no other things to offer!! I...I..." His voice was breaking and you didn't think twice before embracing him "You need to be patient, from what I've seen, things have been going very well in Furin for you, and you seem to have fun, I'm pretty sure your peers have already accepted you, or else, who are Nirei and Suo to you?"

Sakura is hesitant, but at the same time...he doesn't want to let you go.

Akihiko Nirei

You and Nirei were in a date, you were walking on the streets, admiring every single thing while you also see the yellow fluffball taking notes of the things you 'wow' at. Today was pretty nice, you bought some food, drinks and took some photos. The thing happened when he was walking you home, it was dusk time and some criminals arrived, threatening to harm you both, Nirei, wanting to be your hero, decided to face them himself but got outnumbered, fortunately, you knew how to fight, so you decided to help him. You both won, they left, you both went to your home, checking if there were any severe injuries. Suddenly, the yellow fluffball wailed.

"Oh no, what happened? Do your injuries hurt?" Your voice sounded so sweet and attentive, you were always like this, main reason he fell in love with you.

"It's just..." *sob* "Just..."

"You can tell me anything."

"I'm tired of being useless, I always wonder, how did I even get to enter Furin if I don't even know how to fight! Even if Suo-san trained me, I will still never be as cool as him or Sakura-san! I am so useless!! I am so useless!!" Nirei was 😭

"No! Don't say that! I love you just how you are! I chose you for you, I could have chosen Sakura or Suo as you say but no, want to know why I chose you?" You said getting closer to him

"🥺?" He looked to your direction

You kissed him in the cheek "Because you always have good intentions, even in the things you are not good at, you always give it all and that's what made me fall in love with you, you are the strongest in my eyes and heart, and always will"

Nirei just kept crying (lol) but it was okay, crybaby and all you still loved him.

Hayato Suo

Hayato Suo is someone who you rarely see sad, this patched person always kept in control of his emotions and thoughts, you were always certain he always had everything under control, but what would happen if those restraints...

...snapped...?

You and the patched guy were drinking tea at a chinese market, both enjoying the view as you enjoyed each other's company, even if you didn't spoke much, the silence was already good enough, but you decided to now check on him, you could feel it, there was stuff he has hiding, you sensed his mind was in a tempest, an unpredictable force that could break out at any moment. Hayato Suo is very good at hiding his emotions to the point it's scary, you will never know what's going on with him, unless he wants to tell you...

At last, you decide to break silence "Suo?"

He turned at you, with a tiny grin "yes?"

"I...have feeling you...you um..." You were sometimes scared that he might take your words the wrong way or worse, that a possible argument arised, but decided to take the risks. The chinese presenting guy blinked "anything you need to say?" He said as he finished his tea.

"You are going through something terrible right now and as much as you want to avoid it I know! I just know it! And I don't care if you say 'I'm fine', I know you're not but let me tell you, whatever you are going through, let me be there for you! As complex as it may be I will do until my last breath to-" You were passionately pronouncing those words you did cause a scene at the market, everyone was now staring at you "...sorry" you sat down again. He chuckled "your passion and dedication towards me is so admirable but..." his aura abruptly changed to a darker one "even if I told you, you would never be able to handle it, this is something very personal of me and I kindly beg you to leave it..."

You were speechless but mainly concerned, of course you never feared he attacked you, you knew he could never but the situation of right now, left you thinking, if he even trusted you enough, maybe not yet...

In the end, you both walked away from that place, you hoped one day, Hayato Suo would trust you and let himself be as vulnerable as ever, so you could be there for him with no doubt...

Forgive if this looks ooc, oh God T-T, also, to the 3 people that read this, you deserve the whole world ⚘️)) if you want another part then say so, I guess.

[oofuri2003]

Hanai transgenderism musings

I think trans readings of hanai's issue w his first name (azusa) are like the biggest easiest thing to latch onto for obvious reasons so might as well muse abt it. What we can gather is: Azusa is his first name, his mom named him, and he hates it. From what he says to tajima & nishihiro we can infer that he hates it bc it is traditionally a female/feminine given name.

In a transmasc reading it's easy to imagine "azusa" as his birth name/deadname, something he hates for being feminine or ill fitting, or bc of dysphoria, etc. If I was personally extending this you could imagine a hanai who has been dragging his feet on choosing a new name, too indecisive and perhaps too attached to "azusa", or worried about the social aspect of having to change it and tell people. OR too worried about changing it bc of his mom's obvious love for the name/she chose it and he has a v close relationship w her

I dont think a transfem reading of hanai from this is rly a stretch tho and it is my personal favorite of the two. Imo it fits his character p well: hanai is a person who fundamentally cares and stresses about how he is perceived, acting "normal" or "cool", and fulfilling his role, whatever that may be in the moment (as a son, a student, a captain, a cleanup hitter, etc).

To me a transfem read of hanai goes like this: as a young kid, he actually has no issue w his given name. Maybe he even likes it (likes that its fem, likes it bc his mom chose it and theyre v close, etc). Upon entering elementary school, he becomes aware that he has a "female" given name, and you can imagine that this is perceived as worthy of mockery by peers (I'm thinking similar to what happens to haruka from free). Hanai internalizes this - having a girl name, as a boy, is bad and worthy of derision. In my read of this his internalization of this fact causes him to become secretive and averse to being called azusa by others (notably, in canon, he seems unbothered by his sisters using his first name at home, and only bothered by his mom doing it in public). Even if he personally likes his own name, and in this read maybe even really likes that its a feminine given name, he has to keep up acting like he hates it, because that is what he is supposed to do. Boys are supposed to hate being named girly things. Being comfortable with his given name might give something away, or make him seem like there is smth "wrong" w him, bc he doesnt feel the "right" way about it. And, notably, he can avoid having to even broach any of that by just not sharing it in the first place.

Idt its hard to imagine hanai overthinking himself into this hole but also more broadly overthinking and rationalizing his own dysphoria which makes trans hcs for him so salient and fun to think about imo

[miraculous-showtime]

Some songs I want in Project Sekai !!

(flash warning for many of the linked videos!!)

Ki Do Ai Raku by Task - WxS I KNOW this is kind of outside of their usual genre/style of music BUT JUST READ THE LYRICS PLEASE!! i literally am so in love with this song and it just fits wxs so well it makes me feel ill I cannot describe in words how ecstatic I would be if they covered this! (very outlandish pick but i want it all the same)

Kimi no Taion by KutagawaP - Ichika & Saki this could probably be a full leoni cover BUT just LISTEN,,, this song is SO middle school ichisaki to me!!! it's so them! and it's so sad and bittersweet and it makes me emotional and they would sound SO GOOD singing this together. okay? okay.

Pajamy by Iyowa - Airi & Shizuku me and my lyrics relating to character arcs smh... ANYWAY! this song is literally just. Shizuku and Airi being scorned by the idol industry and AAAH IDK! I love iyowa and this song fits them so well and its been SO LONG since they've had a cover together. just read the lyrics please... thinking abt Shizuku's struggle with cheerful*days in the main story.... Airi wanting to help her through that... Airi being burned from how she was treated before she first quit being an idol...

Nee Nee Nee. by PinocchioP - Ena & Mizuki this song is literally about two online friends who are in love with each other but can't communicate properly. SORRY DID SOMEONE SAY MIZUENA???? I've seen people say they want this song with other ships but this is SUCH a mizuena song to me.... like idk dude it's just so them. I need them to cover this so bad.

Ironina by NILFRUITS - VBS this song could probably also work for 25ji but just hear me out the vibes would be so cool for a VBS song right? ALSO Akito alt and maybe An alt! :) the lyrics made me think of Akito so much he just HAS to have an alt.

Light Blue Invasion by Nayutalien - L/n this song is just so fun sounding and the lyrics are so leoni... everything about this song makes me think of them. I also think leoni just deserves more songs that are super fun and upbeat!!

shake it! by emon(Tes.) - MMJ this song is just so fun and sweet... I think it could be a really fun mmj cover! also the parts where the crowd is cheering? imagine a 3d mv where they're interacting with the crowd. idk I just think this would be super cute!!

Tiny Bunny by youman - 25ji literally the lyrics fit them so well, I can imagine exactly who would sing which lines. I also just love youman and this song. this song is so good and i think that 25ji would do an amazing job covering it! :)

Literacy by Wotaku - VBS tbh i don't really care who in vbs covers this I just want it... I think they would sound really really good. maybe anhane and akitoya alt vocals? i don't know but I really like this song and also it would be cool to have more wotaku songs in game!

UFO by Kikuo - Emu & Rui I don't know how likely a kikuo wxs cover is but. this song is so dreamy and the lyrics dude!!!! literally a song about lonely "aliens" looking for companions. this is SO emurui coded. this is one of my dream covers for them tbh. also ik i haven't been mentioning vocaloids BUT the vibe fits wxs luka so well to me i want her on this song with them. please just imagine this cover it'll change your life I promise.

Electric Angel by Yasuo - Minori & Haruka WOULDN'T THIS COVER BE SO CUTE??? like the song sounds super cute and i would love to hear them sing this... if anyone other than mmj covers this song I'll feel betrayed. ALSO THE LYRICS. SO minoharu coded! this might possibly be a bit of a pull from nowhere but I want it anyway

Amatsu Kitsune by Marasy - L/n I think this would be a really cool cover for them to do. I love this song, I think Saki specifically has a chance to really shine in this cover. IDK! I just like this song and the vibes fit leoni... also references to space and celestial stuff :)

Let's Die Together in Kurashiki by SLAVE.V-V-R - WxS although the lyrics do not fit them AT ALL the whole vibe of the song is SO cool. I would love to hear wansho do a cover like this! I especially think Rui and Nene could sound really cool in this, maybe they could get an alt vocal :) IDK this would just be a neat cover to hear

Baimei Baimei by Maiki-P - Mafuyu & Ena I have some newfound hope for this cover because of Maiki-P recently doing a comm for wxs! I just think the lyrics fit mafuena really well and also they could sound SO COOL singing this. it's just a really good song that I like a lot and I think a mafuena cover for this could sound amazing!

Rafflesia by Utsu-P - VBS okay this pick seems kinda random but please stick with me here I have a vision. THEY WOULD SOUND SO COOL SINGING THIS. literally i cannot imagine a world where vbs would do bad with this song. especially An, if we do ever get this song I totally want an alt vocal for her. ALSO the lack of Utsu-P in game is a CRIME.

Lula by n-buna - 25ji (i could not find an official upload (or reprint) for this song help) this song feels very bittersweet to me and I don't know I just think it would be a sweet nightcord cover. this song is really wonderful sounding and I would love for them to cover something like this. they've done similar songs before so it's not impossible

Scissorhands by Nem - Tsukasa & Rui guys guys please this song is so them like you don't get it I need this cover. "This hand of mine cannot even caress your cheek. If that's the case, just how can I protect your smile?" LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS??? not to mention they would sound AMAZING with a song like this. this has potential to become my favorite ruikasa cover over fixer it could be so good... this might be a bit too overtly romantic for ruikasa but idk.... I can hope and dream.

Magical Girl and Chocolate by PinocchioP - MMJ I tried not to pick too many super popular songs (like ones i see on wish lists a lot) but i want this cover so bad. this song fits mmj so well and I love pino and mmj so it would be a dream come true for me tbh. I think they would sound really cute singing this, okay?? Haruka and Airi could have alt vocals for this :)

CH4NGE by Giga - Kohane & An really just another song I picked because I think it sounds cool and An and Kohane could totally do this justice. they could do such an amazing cover of this song honestly I've been wanting it for a while I think it would sound super good!! also songs like these are peak vbs vibes to me.

Tenkou Zen'ya by ChinmariP - Ichika & Honami really this is a very Honami coded song to me. Ichika is just here because solo covers barely exist and leoni doesn't have any songs without Ichika (I would've put Shiho otherwise). but also the vibe of this song very much fits with how other ichihona covers sound and I think it sounds really nice.. it's bittersweet and reminds me of main story/middle school Honami, i think it would be a neat cover.

[imustbenuts]

yakuza 1 kiwami thoughts after finishing it, very mixed feelings about this game :v

WHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. WHO. HOW. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS. the story. the COMBAT.

i get it. i really do. this is probably a project they started and finished in a short time by reusing assets and pulling the old motion capture data from the master and applying it in the remake. the future of the series hinged on this very flawed original ps2 game. the pacing doesnt let the story sink in and ferment as a result of this ps2 mocap. i get it.

the graphic updates are great. majima everywhere is actually really fun. kamurocho is super cool. the dialogues in the substories and MES are zingers. wonderful. amazing. the pores on everyone's face, fuck yeah. gimme that!

BUT. the main game makes me want to drop a sega arcade machine in front of SEGA's building over in japan. the maimai machines are getting it.

because i genuinely. i dont understand why certain decisions are done in the creation of this game.

story wise i get trying to preserve the og as much as possible and changing things as minimally as possible but. but. i would have re-written a lot of things. hell, i would have rewritten at least one thing and that is yumi.

as it is theres a lot of bits that seems like *checks notes* mr. yokoyama was on the fence about. but sir. SIR.

if you flesh out nishiki, flesh out yumi too. they are a package deal to kiryu's character foundations. im actually really ok with nishiki despite that ending where kiryu and nishiki dont talk! but then yumi??? she hasnt endeared me. COME ON SEDUCE ME MR. YOKOYAMA, SEDUCE ME WITH HER LIKE YOU DO YOUR MEN! im playing as kiryu, so for the love of GOD SEDUCE/ENDEAR HER TO ME.

щ(゜ロ゜щ)!!! WYD!!! you kind of did it with reina with y0!! sir!!

and also, why is yumi's tattoo and literal key defining trait is that shes beautiful (with the gekka bijin shit) and thats. it. beauty = instant love interest for kiryu and nishiki. this was already stupid in 2005 asian dramas, it was stupid in the 90s and its still stupid today. (source: me with all these asian dramas absorbed as background noise growing up)

if yumi doesnt get fleshed out, then drop the romance. just tone it down or drop it altogether. id even argue theres even maybe a better foundation for her to be kiryu's sister than romance, but thats my personal opinion stemming purely from the lack of polish she gets.

there is no in between here imo. the problem is that kiryu seems very... dense when it comes to romance and sex to the point that he reads like one on the ace spectrum. in y0 hes 20 and so reads like his brain was button mashing the hormones, so that still tracks for me. i can also accept him being attracted to anyone but that attraction must come with screen time. he spends more time thinking about nishiki and worrying where haruka's mom is than he thinks about yumi.

this poor butchered girl. yumi's character quality is like. as good as the ring he gave her. a mcguffin. hhhhhhgh. and then she dies getting shot by the guy she decided to move on with while kiryu is in jail instead of waiting for him, like shes... getting punished for it... jesus christ this writing choice is dreadful.

fine whatever... j-drama tragedy and all that. i can still accept all of these flaws bc y7 and y8 are such a GREAT time, and mr. yokoyama has clearly gotten better at this writing thing.

in retrospect for y8 personally, maybe kiryu is so dense he doesnt realize this love is more like a crush or some platonic or familial affection. and in y8 that has evolved into a twisted what if scenario hitch-hiking on his sense of longing for an alternate future that isnt rooted in any reality. (did they date???????????? even stayed together for a while to see if they were compatible in their daily lives or language? i think majima has even cleared the dating hurdle with MES here...)

THE COMBATTTT WHYYYYYYYYYYY

im. what. what is this. did people QA this enough?

so a bit about Game Design: Crowding.

generally, when the Player Character in an action game is surrounded by multiple enemies, it is ALWAYS a good idea to code some semblance of chill into the AI. if a few enemies starts whacking the PC, then the others in the crowd must hang back and chill. otherwise the PC gets stun locked and their health drains to a flat 0 leading to a game over in a snap.

fps games does this by purposefully making enemies have poor aim.

action games does this by limiting the amounts of attacks on screen from enemies.

so. why is it. the enemies here have a built in auto dodge, block and a stun lock dog piling brain.

not even monster hunter has this amount of read coded into their attack patterns. neither does the souls games. it's also offset by the longer than usual attack animations that asks the player to both read and commit on the screen from enemies and their own avatars alike.

but y1k. ?? ?? ?? ? ??????????????????? w h y. why did it toss out this piece of common sense out the window for the 2 brothers boss fight in debolah and for jingu. naze. doushite. wei shen me. WHY.

i think the most telling thing is when, during multiple BULLSHIT fights i was constantly thinking how i wished i was fighting majima instead...

majima is such a saving grace for me here. what a frustrating ride.

y1k reminds me so much of the same flaws gintama had early on, and i know for a fact things get good and there are good things in here. i really do like some of the plot points. but ugh. ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhg.

it just wasn't. sincere enough. you know?

tiger drop.

[pocket-of-summer]

Chapter 5-3

Haruka: *pant* Dry land... Finally...

Natsumi: Even if we made it back to shore, the TV’s at the seafloor, isn’t it?

Akihiro: T...V...? You’re talking about this box-shaped device used to display pictures, right? I’ve never actually seen one, but...why would one be at the seafloor?

Natsumi: We don’t know how it got there, but that’s actually how we entered this world. If we can only leave through the TV, then...

Natsumi: Sorry, Murexmon, but do you think you can ferry us down there?

Murexmon: I...

Dedemon: I-I’m sorry, Natsumi, but I‘m too tired to swim all the way down there right now...

Natsumi: Ah! You turned back into Dedemon... You should rest up! We’re only alive now thanks to you.

Pangorumon: Judging by the cracks in the sky, I think we’ll be safe for another day at most. But we should definitely leave by tomorrow.

Haruka: Hey, Pangorumon, I was wondering... Why can’t you stay as a cool dinosaur, anyway?

Pangorumon: We need energy to maintain our evolved forms, a tradeoff for their power. Some food and rest will fix- Urgh...

Haruka: Ahh! That’s right, you got hurt in the battle just now! Can you walk!?

Pangorumon: Grh... I’m fine!! Don’t go treating me like I’m already out of commission.

Haruka: ...Tch, fine then! I was...just asking...

[complete-gay-chaos]

For the October Write-blr ask game!! :DD (also I'm pretty sure yee may be working on some writings for Fandoms I'm not in, but I do not mind those being the ones you talk about!! (I'd actually really enjoy it fgdv I love learning about other characters like that :DD) /gen /pos /nf)

☕ coffee or tea: describe your OC’s favorite place to relax.

👻 ghost: can you tease some wip ideas that have been haunting you/something you want to write in the future?

🥧 pie: let’s talk about food in your wip. are there any special recipes or traditional meals? do any of your OCs cook or bake?

okay yeah so I'm going to apply this to the multichapter fic I'm writing rn bc I have to keep the ball rolling I have to keep the ball rolling aha

you're correct, it's a project sekai fic which like pardon me but I will absolutely explain this to you it's living in my brain 24/7 project sekai is a rhythm featuring hatsune miku and few other vocaloids (MEIKO, KAITO, kagamine len and rin, luka and I think that's it) but basically there are four musical groups in the game not counting the virtual singers and they're

vivid bad squad- I started out with them 10/10 good stuff they're like high school kids who also preform on the street and like at gigs and stuff and they all want to throw a musical event to outdo this really big one that one of the member's father threw

leo/need- they're very wholesome. middle school friends who stopped being friends bc of unfortunate circumstance and the nthey come back together in high school to form a band together and have emotional baggage. very sweet. love them <333

more more jump- going to be honest don't know a lot about them, they're an idol group and I know their leader, minori, like didn't start out an idol and is trying really hard to be good at it and I know haruka like was an idol but was unhappy w it or something, idk much about shizuki or airi though

wonderland x showtimes- okay so I don't know much about them from the actual game but they're VERY popular in the fanbase bc the fandom really saw the four male character in the game not counting len and KAITO and completely latched onto them and ignored most of the other groups w/out men in them (other group w boys is vbs, which is also v popular in the fandom) anyway, they're like a musical theatre troupe and they do shows and stuff, pretty cool. nene and emu are the girls in the group and they're both slightly unhinged. absolute queens.

OKAY OKAY OKAY NOW MY FAVOURITE nightcord at 25:00 okay so basically they're an online music group who voice chat over what's discord in everything but name to make music aaaand they're all depressed. :D but basically there's kanade and she's like an extreme shut in, and then there's mafuyu whose mom is like so controlling she destroyed any semblance of a personality in her daughter 👍 A+ parenting. and the main group story is them helping her figure out like The Emotions and develop a personality again. ena is my profile picture and she's the group's artist and basically she's a little bit attention seeking and frustrated bc her art is good but it never came as like natural talent for her and she never gets a lot of recognition for it and also her dad is a shitbag who said she should give up bc it's too hard for her. and the MIZUKI AAAAAH I love them I love them I love them so they're the group's animator they do like cool videos and stuff with the songs and she's literally the best person ever and she has like serious abandonment issues bc they're always made fun of for dressing and acting weird and they lost all their friends because of it and they're worried they'll lose 25ji bc of it too AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE REASON WHY THEY'RE MADE FUN OF FOR DRESSING/ACTING WEIRD IS BECAUSE SHE'S TRANS which like aaaaaah! AAAAAAH! no canon confirmation just hinted at, but common fandom belief is nonbinary or transfemme just bc of how she presents herself. I, ever the intellectual, think she's nonbinary and transfemme.

short interlude aside, I'm writing a mizuki-centric multichapter fic rn so I'll probably just answer w headcanons and the like bc they're not my OCs :P

describe [Mizuki]’s favorite place to relax.

there's not a lot of canon to pull from but I would say either in the empty sekai, but more likely, it doesn't matter where, just around the members of 25ji <3 really taking canon and running w it here but I think it's true!! they love their friends!!

can you tease some wip ideas that have been haunting you/something you want to write in the future?

okay so actually I did have an idea come to me about an ena fic, I also really like ena so I do really want to do something ena focused and hanahaki fics are really popular in the sekai fandom from what I've read but I've not seen many where ena gets it, plus a few common things about hanahaki fics rub me the wrong bc I'm aro, and if you want it done right you gotta do it yourself. also I don't write romance a lot so writing it is always interesting.

let’s talk about food in your wip. are there any special recipes or traditional meals? do any of [the characters] cook or bake?

I think unintentionally I kind of made food the way a lot of the characters show affection for one another or try to express how they're feeling about one another, and kind of a way to show how close they are/how much they trust each other. no traditional dishes but a lot of meals made in the place of telling people you're sorry, or you're there for them, or you love them. gift giving, the love language of the emotionally constipated <3

[stepswowdsen]

【KagePro】 KuroEne and KonoEne Rambles 🖤💛💙

✨ Sen's Resources ✨

Made a Notion page. It's a Drive folder that contains resources for my various interests. It contains scans, doujinshi pictures, fan-made colour edits of official art, upscaled images, etc. I'll be adding to it whenever I get time~

I made a Google Drive folder to put my KagePro resources (upscaled versions, edits, eventual scans) in that my mutuals can have access to! I'll be cross-posting it to my socials.

I'm not done adding to the KagePro ones yet for now cuz there's literally sm to go through. I'm prioritizing archiving 9/6 and all related ships (Takane/Ene x Haruka, Konoha, Kuroha) due to my favouritism. My wife Ene and her Haruka lookalike harem 🖤💛💙

And KHR has endless merch that releases almost daily. So this will be an archive over time 🙏

I think most of Magi's official arts are scanned online, so for FGO and Magi, I'll mainly be putting LimGuda and JuAli's ship doujinshi that I've collected from EA/JP artists, eventually.

Outer Science MV: Comparison

Original MV

KagePro Wiki

"Welcome to my womb" (Youkoso waga tainai he) "Love and ego's final destination" (Ai to ego no shuuchakuten)

Original MV

KagePro Wiki

"Lives, give praise; (Oukashiro yo seimei yo) As love and ego press hands together" (Ai to ego no gasshousai)

Outer Science (Original MV): (X)

Outer Science (English Fan-Translation by vgperson): (X)

Rambles

The KagePro fandom wiki has clearer screenshots than what I can get from the Outer Science MV... I ripped the YouTube videos myself, but comparing the screenshots, they're lighter and clearer than the Original MV posted online...

The only thing that makes sense to me is if the people managing the Wiki (who are also the main scanners/archivers in the KagePro fandom) have access to the Mekakucity V's Blu-ray/DVD that contains the original KagePro Song MVs, and that the Blu-ray (BD) edition has colour corrections applied to it to make certain details easier to see

Like you can actually see the straps on his sleeves, the lines and colours, and the cracked glass texture that's overlayed on the entire MV, much better

The Original MV posted online is already in HD but I imagine it has to be compressed for web upload? It makes me so curious about the Blu-ray cuz the Blu-ray versions would definitely have them in the highest quality possible. Ultra HD.

It's lighter so you can actually see the lines/details better on his clothes (like you can see the lines of the straps on his sleeves) and the details are much clearer

I recently got my hands on Sidu's artbooks and the Mekakucity V's Blu-Ray through secondhand resellings, so I'm SO excited for when it finally arrives <3

KagePro Playing Cards by Sidu 🖤💛💙

KUROHA JOKER CARD OH MY GODDDDDDDDD 🃏💖

The composition in this is so cool... It sucks we don't have this in HD... This will do, though 👍

I knew my fave was jester themed. Another evil gay jester for the bag! <3

Ene matching with her bfs~~ All three of them! 🖤💛💙

Ene = 6

(Mekakushi Member no. 6)

Konoha = 9

(Mekakushi Dan member no. 9)

Haruka = Jack

Kuroha/Saeru = Joker

Icons Credit: @/lowenklasse

Idk how people are making Kuroha PFP icons with this art cuz the preview's rather small but the composition and expressions are so good in this...

Love you bizz natch~ 🫶🖤💛🐍

You have the coolest art compositions in KagePro

Also DMM region locking who can view the previews to JP only users??? Bruh... Ig I can use a VPN later

KuroEne/KonoEne: daze MV Outfit Charms 🖤💛💙

Sidu's Artbook Scans Credit: @/ayara-resara

Mekakushi Dan (and Secondary Charas) Concept Arts by Sidu

Takane, Haruka, Konoha, and Kuroha Concept Arts by Sidu

Sidu's Artbook Scans Credit: @/ayara-resara

Takane/Ene and her bfs. All three of them 🥰🖤💛💙

NOT RIGHT NOW BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL I EDIT KUROENE NEXT TO EACH OTHER... 🙏💘💞

My ship logic is that I don't need my ships to be canon to be king 👑

I know what they are in my heart 🫶💗

Also looks like concept art Ene had one thigh high longer than the other? They're symmetrical (black thigh highs with a blue dot and line) in her current/finalized design

Kuroha's Concept Art by Sidu (My Edit)

I did a quick edit of OP's scans and edited Kuroha's clothes just for fun

I also edited out the note Sidu made that marked the height of Kido's older sister, Rin, who is 165 cm

Takane/Ene = 157 cm (5'1") Haruka, Konoha, and Kuroha/Saeru = 182 cm (6'0")

It was a manual edit I did using CSP's Copy Stamp tool

You can select an area and copy the pattern to do touch ups. It works great.

Depending on the art, Kuroha's either drawn with all black colours that are the same colour, or black outer clothes and a collar, inner shirt, and boots that are a darker black.

I personally prefer the 2nd (with the inner clothes and his collar and boots being darker) cuz it adds more visual contrast to his design, which uses mainly black, gray, and yellow colours.

KagePro Playing Cards: Upscaled Versions (My Edits)

Upon further inspection, I looked at the Kuroha Joker card PFP icons and saw that it must've been from the DMM image preview cuz there was still a bit of the grain/pixelated-ness, just blurred

So I think I know what they did. They upscaled the image so that it gets the image in higher resolution. It blurs the lines subtly, but it reduces noise (smooths out the grain/pixels on the image). It must be the same method that manga scanners use to upscale manga.

Ok, I got it now 👍

Kuroha Joker Card (Upscaled Version) 1160 x 1160 px (OG) -> 2320 x 2320 px (Upscaled)

I made a Google Drive folder to put my KagePro resources (upscaled versions, edits, eventual scans) in that my mutuals can have access to! I'll be cross-posting it to my socials.

I also upscaled more arts! You can check it out in the KagePro Drive folder. Link is at the very top.

[thatanimewriter]

Hiii, can i pls request nanase haruka, kirishima ikuya, and kirishima natsuya with a racer s/o. If you are busy or currently resting then feel free to ignore this ^_^ Thank youuu <3

an s/o who is a racer

➳ character/s: nanase haruka, kirishima ikuya, kirishima natsuya

➳ warnings: swearing, mentions of drinking (natsuya), reader is picked up (natsuya), mentions of death (ikuya), snail racing

➳ notes: my favourite boysssss. also, i told my friend about this request and we made a joke that the s/o was a snail racer, so there’s a little drabble at the end for that as well lmao

── 𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐊𝐀.

would never have suspected

though, he doesn’t really care about it all too much

he thinks it’s cool, but he never really took interest in it??

of course, he’d come to your races and support you

sometimes he brings the club

but the one thing he really enjoys is getting to see you with that determined and confident expression

he loved the smirk that spread across your face right before you got into your car or mounted your motorbike

once, he gave you a kiss and said ‘good luck, hope you win :))’

only to get a mischievous smile and a light elbow in the side, then

‘of course i will.’

damn, that’s hot-

he also finds it cool to see your different racing outfits

and all the helmets

when he first came over, he gaped at the wall of helmets

at first, he wondered why you had so many

but when you explained to him that sometimes it depends on the car

it sorta made sense to him then

but still, it’s strange to have a partner with a wall’s worth of helmets

he brought rin to one of your races

it was a mistake.

── 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐈𝐊𝐔𝐘𝐀.

scared.

very, very, very scared

his mind immediately goes to

‘omg what if they crash-’

and for so long, he refused to go to any of your races

he was too nervous that he’d witness someone die

but he also found that he felt bad for not being there for any of your achievements

so instead, he wanted to surprise you

you mentioned that you had an event before but you never invited him to come along

he assumed you gave up, which upset him a little bit

but that only gave him more of an incentive to come along for the surprise

patiently waiting by the vehicle you’d shown him a multitude of times, he noticed you had your name printed on the side

‘what the FUCK-’

he turned to find you standing with your arms crossed and your brows furrowed 

though he could tell you weren’t mad by the smile that slowly crept onto your face

‘surprise?’

the moment, as funny as it was, felt special to the both of you though

since that event, he did come along to the rest, getting over the roaring engines and becoming familiar with the blur of your vehicle

of course, he can’t forget the glint in your eye every time you leave to start the race

also, don’t you dare pay for victory food >:((

── 𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐘𝐀.

sick nasty

he’s definitely the most into it

he found out when he first came over to your house and saw your leather jacket

and then he saw a matching helmet not too far away

kinda just put two and two together

actually

he was the first to suggest coming to one of your races

you didn’t think he’d be interested, so you didn’t ask, but you were more than happy to let him tag along

once, he asked if he could ride shotgun for one of your races

it was immediately shut down

but you did take him to a drifting track so he could experience it

he thought you were so cool ;v;

as for actual events with prize pools and such, he would drop everything to come

if you win, he’ll run down to you and put you on his shoulders

probably cheers just as loud as the crowd

and 100% takes you out to the local pub for victory drinks

though sometimes it feels like it’s for him more than you

nevertheless

he’s your most devoted fan

and you can always count on him being in the crowd to scream his lungs out for you

he never expected you to text him to meet him at your house to see you race. but, if it was your passion, he wasn’t gonna miss it. walking up to the door, he knocked lightly, waiting for the light padding of your feet as you came to open the door. when you pulled it open, a bright smile blessed him, causing his face to heat up a little.

‘thanks for coming!’ you said, stepping out of the way to let him through before gently closing the door. waiting for him to take his shoes off, you led him through the hallway and into your kitchen. he stood in silence, waiting to see what you would do. ‘would you like a drink?’ you asked, to which he nodded.

‘just water, thanks.’

after pouring him a glass of water, you brought it outside, much to his confusion. as you continued to guide him through your backyard, stopping at a table with paint set up and a small terrarium. watching you pull a large snail from the terrarium, he couldn’t help but snicker at the ridiculousness of the situation.

‘are you bullying jeremy?’ you demanded, holding the creature in your hands protectively. he lost it, doubling over and holding his stomach while his shoulders shook.

‘no, it’s just that when you said you were a racer, i thought cars and shit, not snails,’ he explained through fits of laughter.

‘then you can paint bob’s shell.’

[asrielmerrymoon]

That’s cool! How would Pastel feel about Haruka?

No idea who that is I'm not into MHA. I think they're a MHA character that is. ;v;

[legend-of-zelda-voices]

Compilation Post

Mitsuki Saiga

Part 2

First Role as Link: A Link Between Worlds

Other LoZ Roles: Ravio (ALBW), Gulley (ALBW), Irene (ALBW), Link (TFH, LA:Switch)

LoZ-Related Roles: Hyrule Warriors

Main LU character: Legend

Other LU characters: Ravio

Alternate LU Voice for: (None)

Some characters with the same voice:

Maria Ross (Fullmetal Alchemist 2003), The Luminary (Dragon Quest XI), Joshua Bright (Legend of Heroes), Haihane (Sekirei), Lin Shaolee (Black Cat), Benio Amakusa (Ouran Highschool Host Club), Dain (Deltora Quest), Edward V (Black Butler), Kako (Monogatari Series), Nasu Suketaka Yoichi (Drifters), Elio (Pokémon Masters), Jing (King of Bandits)

...

In the game:

A Link Between Worlds (Link)

Link's Awakening: Switch

A Link Between Worlds (Ravio)

Hyrule Warriors (Ravio)

A Link Between Worlds (Gulley & Irene)

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Singing

"Seasons~Harukanaru Sora" from Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time

Translated title: "Seasons~Faraway Sky"

This song is a duet.

Mitsuki Saiga is the one with short hair.

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"Ashes to Ashes" from Velvet Underworld

I think this song is for the character Garagara.

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"Awakening Light" from Kiratto Pri☆Chan

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This song is a duet for the characters Solulu and Luluna.

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"Despertar del SOL!" from Kiratto Pri☆Chan

Translated title: "The Awakening of the SUN!"

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This song is for the character Solulu.

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"Yuuki no Harmony" from Inazuma Eleven GO

Translated title: "Harmony of Courage"

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This song is for the character Shindou Takuto.

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"Houseki" from B-Voice album

Translated title: "Jewel"

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"Love Like You" (Japanese) from Steven Universe

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"Cool Heat" from Inazuma Eleven GO

The video won't play on the Tumblr app, so click here

This song is a duet for the characters Ibuki Munemasa and Shindou Takuto.

The second picture lights up when Shindou sings.

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I think this song is for the character Jomy Marquis Shin.

"Coming Home to Terra" from Toward the Terra

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"Bokutachi no Shiro" from Inazuma Eleven GO

Translated title: "Our Castle"

In the Compilation Post for SS Link/Sky

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"Maji de Kansha! from Inazuma All-Stars" from Inazuma Eleven GO

Translated title: "Super Thankful!"

In the Compilation Post for SS Link/Sky

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Part 1 - Click Here

[docholligay]

SHAMASH DAY DRAWING ANSWERS

MY top five on here each get an entry into the Shamash Day for Eight Days! 

The neat thing is now that I’m using google forms, I can look at these without seeing your names at the same time, which please me because it’s slightly more objective! 

question was: What was your favorite thing I did this year? 

After much debate, I've settled on the history lessons you include in the Strange Empire liveblogs. I've formally study the time period in other countries, but I don't know the US/Canada (particularly the Western US) takes on it very well, and I absolutely love reading your dissections and explanations of society in that place and time. I would 100% read any book you put out on the subject. If the question had been since the last Eight Days, and not the calendar year. my answer would have been the Overwatch Christmas Carol. I went 380 pages back on your blog before confirming that Stave 5 was published December 31st. That was just an awesome piece of writing that had me make an occasion of reading each part. -- @pouncequick  

After “having Midge” the second most popular answer was Strange Empire, which surprised me but made me very happy, and I think, should also delight @skylineofspace ! BOY HAVE I BEEN ON A JOURNEY WITH SLOTTER--someone else pointed out how he’s SUCH an interesting character, and I agree! 

But you won versus the other Strange Empire people because I accept open pandering, and I worked SO SO SO hard on The OW Christmas Carol that it warmed my heart to see someone include it even if it didn’t TECHNICALLY count. 

I mean I think having a baby was pretty cool and important, but aside from your amazing transition into motherhood and still being insanely productive on top of that (which I do not want to diminish because hot diggity KUDOS TO YOU AND YOURS FOR FINDING SUCH A GREAT BALANCE), I adored your recent series "Ghosts I've Met" - you do CNF really, really well, and I love getting these insights into how you polish your own experiences for sharing. I have them open in separate tabs waiting for when I have the capacity to comment on them like they deserve, and every time I go over there I have to reread whichever I've landed on because they're just so compelling. I also really liked the updates on your reading list! Our tastes only really overlap in a few very specific places, but I love hearing your thoughts on what you've read because I like your insight! -- @wouldntyoulichentoknow 

Thank you! I really enjoyed “GHosts I’ve Met” as a thing to do, and was pleased to see CNF/ original fic be nominated a few times for Writing day! 

You apologizing to Haru for calling her Usagi. I can't even explain why it made me laugh so hard but it did and I thank you for it.-- @annoni-no

I CONSIDER IT A SACRED DUTY also this won for being the only answer that made me laugh. 

The book pitches/draws. It’s expanded my reading list and I love hearing your thoughts on books. Also writing, but that’s a given every year. My favorite recent writing is Michiru with amnesia on the serious side and the Michiru v. Rei cook off on the silly side. -- @automatuck9 

I’ve REALLY enjoyed doing the book pitches, and I’m hoping as Midgie gets a little older and more independent that I can do more reviews of the stuff I read! There’s stuff I read that I would love to talk about but just don’t have the time. 

The "Little Love Letter" series you did for Valentines day was amazing. The Haruka one was my favorite. Your voice for Haruka is so distinct and somehow charming - and it's always captivating. Reading how much that blonde little butch loves Michiru was so entertaining. Also your fic explaining your image of how Haruka cut her hair was also up there in my favorite things you did this year. --- @i-needa-nap-please

Thank you so much! 

[cloneslugs]

Wolf + Yayoi + Akiyama :)

this is seriously ill im sorry

Wolf

First Impression: well he seems neat <3

Impression Now: he's very soft and kind.. <3 and very cool very nice man i love you wolf

Favorite Moment: the whole rice thing b/t the divine child and him and kuro, this isnt a moment but i enjoy how he speaks to people he makes me (: 

Idea for a Story: I'd like to see him first meeting Kuro ^__^ that would be cute.. or how he grew up w Owl bc it seems so … … … well anyway he has a lot of cool background that would be fun to explore 

Unpopular Opinion: i think people draw him smiling too much in some interactions i dont want him to even remotely have a sense of humor or even emote well tbqh, not that i think hes unhappy or anything but like well … + also people are freaks w him but that's another story.. i dont think he would date grandpas

Favorite Relationship: kuro <3 it's cute how he actually engages in conversation w Kuro i like how he talks w him and how Kuro talks w him it's nice.. i think his relationship w Owl is interesting but not . good. Emma + Isshin + Sculptor & every other friend he meets i enjoy esp Kotaro ^^

Headcanon: *gives him transgenderism + autism + homosexuality*, selectively mute (:, he also just has a general issue w socializing & when he doesnt know what to say he defaults to repeating people or just ignoring people, he likes being called Wolf by like Kuro and whoever but Isshin deciding to call him Sekiro makes him feel a little something (:, he can "cook" + knows lots of misc skills like sewing and stuff, doesnt like loud noises, doesn't like being in water -_-, i think he has trouble differentiating b/t what he likes v what he dislikes bc hes used to just putting up w things and never really got to acquire preferences ever hes accustomed solely to survival, he's done kuro's hair for him before <3 but he does it very quick and messy but he tries 

Yayoi

First Impression: ig this is her k1 substory idk i just kind of like . wow this lady seems cool ig goodbye 

Impression Now: … hi <3 she holds a very very special place in my heart now i miss her everyday please babygirl come back to me i need you back ive written out how you can come back please 

Favorite Moment: her k1 substory always makes me sad um.. everything in k2 when shes taking charge.. i love watching her interact w kiryu they have a really interesting relationship.. i like when she got on ryuji for his bullshit and i really really like her introduction in k2 i love watching her handle shitty lieutenants <3 i love you.. oh also whenever she looks sad + worries over daigo thank you for being a mom ma'am <3

Idea for a Story: um i have a lot of stuff already written for her bc im a sicko .. um ig most interesting to me is how her relationship w dojima developed & also what she was up to when dojima died and daigo went to prison right after bc i think about that period (+k1 substory) a lot.. </3 seeing what she was doing in 3 when daigo was shot would be nice iwant her to be homophobic to mine i think <3 ik a rggo event covered it but id like to see more of her when she stepped up to he acting chairman & how that went ig more in depth.. or just her general role w the dojima family back when it was relevant and uh yeah <3 

Unpopular Opinion: um i personally would never call her a milf that feels so :x idek to me gross almost not even bc im a homo or anything i just never would it feels too disrespectful aieeeeeee 🙈 also i wish people didn't care for her just as daigos mom or her being more compotent than daigo or whatever idk people are weird about them in a stupid way and i </3 ik shes just a side character but whatever.. also i hate everyone who writes her like "yes i married dojima for power and i crave violence" fuck you im the only right person ever 

Favorite Relationship: um daigo.. i have lots of thoughts they are so nice together ilove them very much <3 kiryu and kashiwagi are very cute w her too they respect her very much its sweet <3 i think nishiki and kiryu helping out w daigo as dojima members when daigo is little has very sweet potential b/t lady dojima and them not saying they outright would be seeking for a maternal figure but um.. also well kashiwagi uhh well i want her to move past her [k2] baggage and um.. um.. 🙈 boyfriend 

Headcanon: she's so bisexual shes very very bisexual and she knows it and no part of it even concerns her shes just bi + also her first major crush was on a girl that went nowhere and it embarrasses her to death <3, her dad is who introduced her to wielding a sword it was a very unorthodox introduction and came about by kind of bittersweet means but she very much enjoys it (he didnt teach her anything more than the very very shoddy basics he really just helped introduce), she comes from a very non-traditional [japanese] family, really bad vanity issues i wont publicly elaborate on, um something about dealing w loneliness, she was like daigo and was top of her class in school, she comes off as prett7 different outside of professional settings + acts a lot colder and meaner than she actually is around work people bc that's the only way she thinks she'll be taken seriously, she was a very excited first time mommy <3 she still loves daigo more than anything, she used to sporadically grow her hair out and chop it all off and grow her hair out and chop it all off growing up mostly as a teen -_-, she doesnt socialize well but shes good at parroting and imitating proper social etiquette,  she has an "older sister", she loved kiryu and then she hated him more than anything and now she likes him again, perfectionist but a lot of things come naturally to her, not very expressive but her eyes give away a lot, she used to really like kazama very fondly until she didnt, shes not much of a hand-to-hand combat fighter but she can handle self defense, cooking does not come naturally to her ):, shes kept every gift + prize daigo has gotten for her, shes not much for gifts (from people not daigo) but she likes flowers 

Akiyama

First Impression: he's funny (: 

Impression Now: he's still just funny <3 but also bisexual i love him he's very endearing and easy to like 

Favorite Moment: hanging out w haruka in rgg5 or any time he is having fun w hana <3 his one substory in rgg5 where you get more of his background is nice or when he first gets together with shinada + tanimura is funny.. anything that's not rgg6 um

Idea for a Story: i want him to hang out w haruka more <3 or just some of his day to day life.. what he splurges on when he does ummm.. background on when he and hana first met + his ex fiance, hin hanging out w the rest of the group .. anything fun i think ^_^

Unpopular Opinion: he has annoying/questionable moments but so does everyone in the series um.. akiyama/hana is superior when he crushes on her hard vs her to him idk if that's even unpopular ummm idk idek any freak stuff w him nobody talks about akiyama much 

Favorite Relationship: hana (: trans bisexuality <3 him + kiryu & haruka are sweet together, him and tanimura are fun.. i think hes a nice central point for both 4+5 protags i just enjoy him <3 hes good w people 

Headcanon: hes the least athletic i think that's canon though, tried to keep a fish tank in the office but hana ended up taking over + then getting rid of it but by then he wanted an office cat or bird or something "more interesting" so that hed feel like taking care if it but by that point she put her foot down on animals, tries out lots of misc hobbies that he eventually drops (golf, tennis(very embarrassing), gardening, etc (mostly sports bc he feels like a lazy piece of shit sometimes + gets splurges of Yeah Fitness!!!)), all kinds of math teams and etc growing up he actually really likes math, has a lot of gifts he chickened out on giving hana just kind of buried in the office, bad at video games, can't cook, he buys lots of cheap things bc he doesnt really see the point of splurging on fancy unnecessary stuff, magazine hoarder bc he just picks up whatever for a mindless read when at the store and forgets if he's gotten it before 

[forffax]

uhhhh mr. zero detco and also kiryu!!

THANK U BRO ILY (nyet het :])

Zero!!!!:

serious hc: his vision is not... great, and he wears contacts but switches to glasses post-cannon. also king of being gay, trans of gender, and autistic :]

silly hc: manlet zero is so ridiculously funny to me svdhdgsvs he's not even super short but all his friends are super tall in comparison

sad hc: he refused to play his guitar and had a v hard time cooking for himself for a couple years after hiro's death. it's easier now, but the wound re-opened a little after the recording studio case

fuck cannon: he either leaves or is removed from his job and opens up a detective agency with akai (also he moves in with hiro and they get married after about a year :] )

Kiryu my dad Kiryu:

serious hc: bi and trans!!! autistic kiryu is also a VERY good hc i like it a lot. his cooking is very good too :]

silly hc: sincerely thinks that his rapping and shades in like a butterfly make him incredibly cool. haruka is mildly embarrassed whenever he sings it but also finds it very endearing in a "god my dad's a fucking DORK" way

sad hc: the nightmares from the events of y1 never really go away, and get a lot worse for a while after y6 when he's on his own

fuck cannon: dvnfhss v similar to urs bro... he is just simply happy with his family in Okinawa :] also he's a v good grandpa to haruto and spoils him a LOT (but refuses to admit that he does)