#ill say tsubaki

[littleplantfreak]

you’re marrying Kaji and Enomoto and Kusumi come out like this during the wedding 😭

[jalapenobee]

do i still get respect on this site if i say that xxxx was absolutely a polycule

[caramelmochacrow]

hiiii im back at it again w my d4dj headcanons, yeahhh. you know the drill. :)

(cut cause dude this is genuinely long)

yuka has a low immune system, but high stamina. vise versa for esora. yuka holds someone's hand that's sick and she gets the illness for a whole week and she cannot leave her bed. esora's fine tho bc she had to hold a few animals and stuff (also bc her parents didnt want her to be sickly and have a low immune system as a kid)

noa is terrible when it comes to jokes that involve an incorrect fact. especially when it comes to her interests. someone will say something like: "you sing so bad, crows look like song birds" or something and noa's like "but crows are song birds. theyre in the passerifo--" and then the person's like "i was joking noa jeez" especially when she was a kid.

people know this buuuut idc im saying it again. tsubaki is cousins w toya from prosekai. they were rlly tight when they were younger but then tsubaki's father had to move them away for his job. toya got sad abt it bc his cousin was the only person he had before tsukasa and saki appeared in his life. yay. he reconnected w her after he met vbs and they visit each other regularly now :) (usually tsubaki tho bc of toya's situation from what i understand but yea)

saki is hard of hearing bc of her synesthesia. (idk how her synesthesia works and sometimes the series likes making shit up so.... myeah) her brain fills in words sometimes from context clues and she usually guesses right. sometimes she doesn't, of course. she struggles w being almost mute at first when it came to speaking because of it.

towa's younger brother plays baseball and treats baseball players similar to how his sister treats idols. he's a little weirded out by noa but he's ok w her now. he's alright w ibuki, but wishes she wasnt so harsh on his sister and he thinks saki's kinda cool bc wow!! dj!

abyssmare speak full english when theyre by themselves, which unnerves some of the students at yoba at first, but now theyre fine w it.

marika's older sister was a clean freak, that's why marika struggles w cleaning. rip.

also marika had a six-month relationship w rei's older sister till they broke up because of Reasons (if you read her relations event w towa you know) :3 rika's the only one in m4 that knows this relationship yea

aoi started growing out her hair after the my prince event to at least be worn w a small ponytail :3 everyone in rondo loves it, nagisa likes pulling on it sometimes. tsubaki thinks it's super cute (she doesnt tell aoi) and hiiro likes giving aoi little ribbons so she can tie it up w it.

haruna's related to riko from love live. in what way? dont know. you decide~

ibuki is aro (questioning if she's ace but not sure) and saki is ace, but simply doesnt think of ibuki in that way. aroace solidarity i suppose.

[revoleotion]

Secret Santa: dishes

@mahi-does-some-art

Puff!! Remember when you said you my secret santa match was very lucky? Yeah. I had to step away from my PC to laugh for a bit. 

This year I ventured out into the world of writing scripts/audio drama-esque texts, and it was a lot of fun to do this with this gang. Imagine this to be a vaguely canon divergence AU where Kuro and Sloth are both a part of one another but also Sloth is the weird twin.

I hope you enjoy!! Merry Christmas (Eve)! 

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The date: Christmas Eve

The cast: Mahiru, Sakuya, Kuro, Sloth

The problem at hand: dishes 

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[interior: the Shirota residence. The small apartment is decorated with what its inhabitant perceived to be christmas-themed; there's a little more than a healthy amount of red, gold and green.]

[An old radio by the living room door is playing what seems to be a loop of Christmas songs. It has almost reached a number of repetitions that would instill bloodlust even within the calmest person on earth. Unfortunately, neither of the beings inside this room have a lot of self-control.]

[SAKUYA and KURO are sitting on the floor, next to a small Christmas tree with presents piled up next to it. SLOTH is lounging in front of the TV, staring at the blank screen like it is showing something interesting.]

[there are noises from the kitchen, the clink of dishes in the sink, running water.]

Sakuya: This sucks. 

Kuro: Feel free to offer your help. 

Sakuya: Do I look like…?

Kuro: Yeah. 

Sakuya: (sitting up) Wait, what exactly makes you think I'd walk in there and offer to do the dishes? 

Kuro: Your–

Sloth: (simultaneously) Your crush on him. 

Kuro: What it said. 

Sloth: (turns back to the TV with a shrug) 

Sakuya: That's a little childish now, isn’t it? 

Kuro: No you are childish. In fact–

Sloth: You’re twice more childish than the rest of us. 

Sakuya: You two are five times more childish.

Sloth: Okay but you are infinity times more childish, so checkmate. 

[KURO extends a fist towards the television. SLOTH'S hand snatches out, hesitating, before giving him a fist bump. It looks like this behavior is a recent development.]

Sakuya: I should have accepted Tsubaki’s invitation. But I expect him to be drunk by now, and that’s when he starts telling everybody how much he loves his friends. 

Kuro: Oh god.

Sakuya: So perhaps this is better.

Kuro: Slightly. 

Sakuya: Yeah. 

[A beat.]

Sakuya: Why is he like this. 

Kuro: Tsubaki? I always expected it to be a healthy mix of trauma and mental illness. 

Sloth: That's what people say about you, too. 

Sakuya: Hah. 

Kuro: (shrugs, like this is not something he can or wants to deny)

Sakuya: I meant Shirota, though.

Kuro: Do you expect my answer to change here? 

Sakuya: I didn’t really expect an answer. I was just making conversation. 

Kuro: He likes to be useful. This is probably fun for him. 

Sakuya: Not for us. 

Kuro: It's not about us, though. 

Sakuya: Urgh. 

[A beat.]

Sloth: Does Tsubaki's party have a karaoke machine? 

Kuro: I didn’t think you out of all people would be in favor of abandoning Mahiru like this.

Sloth: Don't imply that I'm a person. That's disgusting. 

Kuro: My bad. 

Sloth: Besides, I wouldn't abandon him. I just want to steal the karaoke machine. Naturally. 

Kuro: Naturally. 

Sakuya: I hate to disappoint you all but there's no karaoke this year. They're doing a board game marathon because karaoke doesn't have enough human interaction, apparently. 

Kuro: So, that's why you're here?

Sakuya: (noncommittal shrug) 

[The sounds from the kitchen have stopped. There are steps in the hallway.]

[MAHIRU stops at the door, looking at the three others in his living room. He seems a little stressed but it’s not a bad look on him. Truly, it’s hard to imagine him in a state where he isn’t stressed at all.]

Mahiru: Does anyone want something to drink?

Kuro: We're good.

Sakuya: We know where you keep the liquor. 

Kuro: Exactly. 

Mahiru: Ah… that's great, then. 

[MAHIRU walks towards the table and starts tinkering with the remaining cups and mugs on it. The display is a leftover from both breakfast and the cake they had in the afternoon – a lot of “oh no, leave it, I will use it later” and then you catch yourself drinking from an unused cup once that ‘later’ arrives.]

[It happens within the blink of an eye. SLOTH'S face grows restless, dangerous. It sits up, eying MAHIRU with pure, unfiltered focus.]

Sloth: Sit down. Now. Or else I'll slit your throat. 

Kuro: Wow. 

Mahiru: (blinks) Sorry? 

Sakuya: Yeah, sorry about that. 

Kuro: (trying to look like he is somehow not related to SLOTH at all) It doesn't speak for all of us, by the way.  

Sakuya: I agree with the sentiment, though. What's so important in the kitchen?

Mahiru: The dishes?

Sakuya: Okay, and now you're done with them. 

Mahiru: I still have to prepare our desserts.  

Kuro: I thought you did that yesterday. 

Mahiru: It still needs a bit of work. 

[SAKUYA rolls his eyes. KURO slaps his arm.]

Mahiru: Is there a problem? Can't you get along for one afternoon? 

Sakuya: Hey. We're being civil here. 

Kuro: Fighting is too exhausting. I refuse to kick that guy’s ass in my free time, I’m already doing it during working hours. 

Sakuya: You don’t work. 

Kuro: Fighting you is a full-time job. 

Sloth: (continues staring at Mahiru like a sleep paralysis demon)

Mahiru: I don't see your problem. 

[MAHIRU grabs a few empty cups and starts walking towards the kitchen again]

Sakuya: He doesn't get it. 

Kuro: Nope. 

Sakuya: Why doesn't he get it? 

Kuro: Because you can’t just say things to him. You need to hit him with a steel chair. Metaphorically speaking.

Sakuya: Wow, good thing you clarified that. 

Kuro: You're welcome.

Sakuya: I don’t want to say anything until we're one hundred percent certain that this is not an elaborate display of kink. Do you think he will get out a maid costume next? 

Kuro: No, that's still wrapped and under the tree. Right next to you. 

Sakuya: Nice. 

Kuro: (shrugs)

Sakuya: Full offense but I want to celebrate Christmas with him, not… (gestures vaguely, before realizing he doesn’t care all that much about hurting KURO’S or SLOTH’S feelings) you. 

Kuro: You need to say that to his face.

Sakuya: Thanks, I would rather die. 

Kuro: Well, if you're lucky, your problem will solve itself in about five to ten seconds. 

Sakuya: How so?

Kuro: (pointing at the empty space in front of the television SLOTH was sitting just seconds ago) 

Sakuya: … It's not going to kill him, right. 

Kuro: No. 

Sakuya: Are you just saying that because you don't want to get up?

Kuro: Wouldn't you like to know.

[A beat.]

Kuro: It wouldn't hurt him. 

Sakuya: (rising to his feet, a little nervous) Are you sure?

Kuro: Yes. It's a part of me. And I would never let anything or anyone harm Mahiru. 

Sakuya: Hm. That’s the one thing we can agree on, isn’t it. 

Kuro: That and our mutual dislike for theater kids. Does that mean nothing to you?

Sakuya: (snorts with laughter, then tries his hardest to make it seem like KURO didn’t just make him laugh) Okay. 

[SLOTH always moves like it’s not human. And of course it isn’t, but the uncanny fills out every little movement, every inch of its body. KURO may pass for a human from time to time but SLOTH refuses that privilege. It drags MAHIRU inside, gripping his festive snowman pullover so tight that it threatens to rip it apart.]

Sloth: Open. Now. 

[MAHIRU is forcefully positioned next to KURO and SAKUYA. SLOTH grabs a present from the pile and puts it into his hands.]

[Despite its rough exterior, and the intense expression in its eyes, SLOTH’S behavior seems less aggressive and more assertive; this is the driving force in this group when it comes to enforcing self-care. It prefers trickery but just like KURO, it has come to terms with the simple truth that you have to push MAHIRU towards his own wellbeing, with the gentleness of a high-speed train.]

Mahiru: But the–

Sloth: We’re here to celebrate with you.

Sakuya: (nodding along, his face gentle) Do you really think any of us care about Christmas? You know how I steal the Jesus figures from nativity scenes that make the mistake of putting him up before the 24th?

Mahiru: No, and I think I preferred not knowing that. 

Sakuya: (shrugs in a way makes it clear that he is not very sorry about this) I declined an invitation for a board games marathon to spend this day with you. 

Mahiru: You love board games. 

Sakuya: I love you more. 

[a beat.]

[He’s never openly said it before, and was waiting for the perfect moment. Perhaps with flowers involved. An Orchestra. He’s pretty sure he imagined rain, too.]

Mahiru: (softly) I just wanted it to be perfect. Because it’s the first time you celebrate with us. I know how important Tsubaki is to you and… I didn’t want to make you pick sides because I’m not your divorced parent, actually. 

Sakuya: Calling you Daddy is off the table, then?

Mahiru: I didn’t say that– Listen, it’s supposed to be a perfect day. And I like doing housework, you guys know that. You’re not making me do anything I dislike at gunpoint. 

Kuro: Except opening presents. 

Mahiru: There was a switch-blade involved, yes. With a candy-cane pattern.  

Sloth: (looking pleased with itself) Festive. 

Kuro: I am supposed to be mad at you but you wanted to stab someone with that on Christmas, so I suppose you stayed true to your word. 

Mahiru: (with a long sigh) Let me open a present, if that makes you happy. 

[MAHIRU squeezes the gift SLOTH gave him. It’s soft, giving in to his touch, the wrapping paper crinkling a little. He suspects that it might be a Christmas sweater.]

[The present is also very maid-costume-sized but MAHIRU doesn’t make that connection yet.]

Mahiru: Okay. 

[he braces himself for it, like receiving an act of kindness is somehow something he needs to emotionally prepare himself for. After a few seconds, he slowly pulls away the wrapping paper. He has a habit of removing all bits of sticky tape first and attempting to leave the wrapping in one piece, but once he tears into it, his movements become at least a little bit less careful.]

Mahiru: That is… 

[MAHIRU pauses. His face is slightly redder than usual.]

Mahiru: (groans) Very funny. A maid dress. 

Kuro: You’re welcome. (pauses) Wait. That’s not my present. 

Sloth: No. 

Kuro: (tilting his head) Great minds think alike?

Mahiru: Just exactly how many maid dresses will I find in that pile, friends?

Kuro: Two. 

Sakuya: And counting. 

Kuro: Oh my god. 

Mahiru: I hate you guys. Worst Christmas ever. I’m going to the kitchen. 

[but he doesn’t move. He’s smiling. For once, he doesn’t look stressed at all.]

[henshin-9]

Look, I yell that I hate the BT and DZ fandom (and honestly the Jrock fandom in general) a lot. Not everyone tho, my friends are BT and DZ fans, they are the evidence to me that not everyone is trash. And I have spoken to some people online that... well the chats die or we don't really get along too well but they weren't bad people at all, not getting along isn't enough for me to scream they suck cause sometimes stuff just doesn't work and that's fine.

I wanna explain what I mean when I yell about the trash of the fandom. I won't be giving names (except one), but I will be giving reasons.

We have:

Clowns who go "minors DNI" but will send and request nudes when in contact with 17 year olds AND UNDER or write insanely sexual stuff around them. (17 is still a minor, pedos, and everything under that age is even fucking worse)

People who claim Atsushi was abusive towards his cats cause the cat pics are "clearly" just for attention... like bruh, there are quite some cat pics, sure, especially of Tsubaki... but do you even realize for how many years this man had cats? Compared to those years, there aren't many pics at all... that is like just a few pics per year, probably not even once a month. If he wanted to "exploit his cats for attention" he would have made a social media where he would show content of his cats daily doing the weirdest shit with them. Did he? No. He wasn't abusive.

Fuckers that claim Atsushi was a predator, especially towards young girls... uhhuh, look idk if you've seen this man before but if he would go after anyone it'd be your grandparents.

We have some hypocrite clowns who will indirectly call your work or art trash or will otherwise offend you and then yeet a "lol" behind it.

Clowns without a personality who just copy whoever the fuck they last spoke to, different person every week the fucking mysteryboxes of the fandom and sadly they often copy someone from the rest of this list.

People who want to share content but if the content is already online, will bully the other uploader to take it down (have heard too many stories about this, too many people had it happen to them but haven't seen it myself. Yet, Ive heard it more than once so I believe it)

Ableists... yeah people, autism and ADHD really do exist, other mental illnesses can also make people be a bit weird sometimes, some of us are really struggling with it... it's not fake news -_-

Stalkers.

Art thiefs.

Hypocrites (will complain about what someone else did and then do the exact same like it isn't an issue anymore suddenly)

And as much as I want to avoid names... if I have to explain this one we'll be here for a month so uh... if I say "Gekka Reijin" most people will understand what I mean cause holy FUCK get professional help...

Like I am also not a fan of gatekeepers, people who are insanely quickly offended even if you didnt mean to offend them and they won't forgive it no matter what (like bruh I say sorry and didn't even mean it the way you all see it but whatever I guess. Why did this happen several times I am literally trying to be careful about what I say and how I say it. Idk what to do anymore about this), people who will fight you over having a different opinion and people that just suddenly ignore you while you don't even know wtf happened (like wtf just tell me what your problem is cause idk what I did)... but they aren't necessarily bad people, I just don't work with them but they are NOT what I mean when I'm bitching about the fandom... even tho I don't like em. It's the disgusting fuckers that I yell about.

Anyway my DMs are open ONLY to people who do NOT identify with this goddamn list. If you are like any part of the list, please do not speak to me.

Minors can talk to me but not about NSFW topics.

P.S. I'm also not a fan of the VK war fighters. BT is VK or BT isn't VK. Toll said they aren't VK but if someone wants to believe BT is VK then whatever... no need to start a whole war about it. Also other Jrock related social wars like just let people be... like you can yell about it, sure, but omg don't scream at people specifically and call them names just cause you don't agree with em.

[bihastuff]

Hiya! I like see you post about other manga, we have very taste in shoujo (akatsuki no yona, tsubaki to renren). Is there any shoujo you'd recommend? Do you read manhwa at all (korean manga)?

Oh hey , I hope you have a great day . For shoujo manga I don't really read that many , I have just recently started reading some shoujo and those are the ones I'm currently reading :

Firefly wedding:

The story is about a girl called Satoko , she was raised in a noble family and she was born with a chronic illness . Unfortunately she doesn't have many years to live , her dream is to get married to make her father happy . One day she got kidnapped , and those kidnappers commissioned this assassin Shinpei to kill her but she proposed to get married to him and he agreed and then they try to escape those kidnappers . I pretty much described the first two chapters . Honestly I love both Satoko and Shinpei they are the same age as Yona and Hak . The manga has beautiful artstyle and I enjoy the development of their relationship .

I'm not sure if the story is considered shoujo or Josei but it's marketed toward women

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk :

The story takes place in highschool, the female lead is called Yoi she is a tomboy girl , she is very tall and handsome and all the girls have a crush on her in the school and they nicknamed her prince , she caught the attention of the other prince of the school called Ichimura . It's a very wholesome story not too many things happen . You got the usual festival chapters you got introduced to another second male lead you know it's your typical romantic highschool story . So far I enjoyed it , the manga also have beautiful artstyle . Some few complaints you will see about the story is that Ichimura has no personality hopefully we will learn more about him and his family in future chapters . also he keeps saying to yoi how she is not like other girls who he dated .

As for manhwa , I don't read that many but my favorite are : weak hero and the return of the blossoming blade .

But I think by your question you want a romance manhwa and honestly the only one that I read and I loved is :

Like wind on a dry branch

The story starts with Reita who finds herself at the mercy of an evil nobleman and his dying wish to have her buried alive beside him. Before she was buried , an archduke called Killian who owed money to the nobleman , saved Reita and took her with him . The archduke has a bad reputation he is a womanizer not true and he killed his brother true . Reita also is a very interesting character she is a very talented mage . The story is a slow burn with amazing dialogues it takes 120 chapters for them to kiss but honestly I prefer it this way , because Reita is a window and it takes time for her to grieve the death of her husband and her daughter , and to recover from the abuse she endure under the hand of that nobleman. Also there is a mystery surrounding her but I think you will discover it if you want to read the story .

[mahi-does-some-art]

Btw will any of your kinktober featuring Tsubaki, Germaine, or Touma?

(if you don't want to answer that's fine)

I have ideas for some guilty TsubaKuro (theyre both bottoms but Tsubaki insists he'll.make it work) and two ideas for ToumaTooru, both of which I'll do my best to write!

Homestly, the five things ive already posted are a downgraded quality from my normal writing bc i was zooming to get them done in time but I think I'm just going to stop giving a fuck and let my kinktober ride into November (or even December bit lets hope not) so i can feel good about it.

REGARDING GERMAINE.... I will try my best. We know so little about him and I have no way of knowing if my current characterization of him is right at all so... ILL TRY!!! All I can say is everyone pray for Kuro and Mahiru

[goofballproximitysurveyor]

🏳️‍🌈 the main 5 from xblaze. go knutz

yippee wahoo clicks heels together

Touya - bi but everybody and nobody wants him. at the same time. ace touya is also fun and transfem touya is also fun.

Es - Schrodinger's sexuality where I hc her as a lesbian when I hc Touya as transfem but also bi when I'm in strictly canon mode. you understand how it is.

Hinata - She says some pretty gay things sometimes like canonically. I know my initial first impression of her was world's gayest straight girl but I think she's bi now. Also I think trans Hinata is fun.

Kuon -

jk she joins Tsubaki in characters who are "canonically straight" who i headcanon as lesbians except Kuon actually has a better case because TECHNICALLY she doesn't have a direct male love interest. she's just not into Elise. Much less brain work to say "well lesbians don't have to be interested in every girl who is interested in them" than explain Tsubaki and Jin's intricate dynamics through a gay lens.

Mei - Luc and I like to just say "yeah she's on the spectrum alright" at each other every time we talk about this (aro, ace, autistic). But also I think Mei is a lesbian. to me. Also she's agender because every character I relate to in a mentally ill way has to share as many of my personal identifiers as possible.

[baeshijima]

sophie! sophie! i'll send another ask later wishing u a happy new year, but for the last remaining hours of 2022 i'm really curious to know what your favourite genshin pv is? or just any genshin video from the official channel!

nonnie !! nonnie !! ill be looking forward to that message later 😌

as for ur question, my top answer for both pv and gen video is Tsubaki In Thawing Snow. hands down. without a doubt. everytime i rewatch it *coughs in having it on loop rn* i cry bc its

(young)kamisato ayaka

(young)kamisato ayato

kamisato parents (mainly mum but we get a glimpse of the dad)

demonstrates some of the turmoil the siblings went through after their parents death, as well as ayakas resolve to be strong which granted her vision

timeskips to basically pre-inazuma quest where we get a glimpse of ayaka in her role

overall, no matter what other pv genshin puts out (unless its like,,, ragbros/ragnvindrs or dain or travelers past with sibling or even a diff zhongli pv of morax era hehehkf) then this pv will always be no.1 to me ;w;;;

an honourable mention for gen video tho is sayus collected miscellany bc dain saying "muji-muji daruma", "yoohoo art" and "fufu whirlwind kick" will never not be my favourite thing 😭

[invigilatcr]

@constellaris​  /  prompts that make me go 👀  |  accepting  

[ HAIR ] + [ CLOSE ] w/ tsubaki uwu ♥

            he can feel her eyes on his figure  ,  observing  ,  staring  ,  as if she’s trying to take in his figure  .  you huo’s eyes were downcast on the ground  ,  he can feel the way tsubaki’s eyes are trailing over his body  .  it’s not until he lifts his eyes from the ground and meets the woman’s gaze  ,  it was as if she’s trying to bore a hole into him  .             “  what  ??  ”  he says lazily  ,  hands still tucked in his pant pockets  .  he had joined tsubaki to an event  ,  a silent companion . . . he’s not sure how much he could do to help her situation  ,  he did tower over many of the attendees so perhaps it’s intimidating enough to ward away unwanted attention  .  well  ,  his height and bored expression  ;  his lax stance and his sharp appearance . . . that’s perhaps enough to keep tsubaki safe from people that wanted to approach with ill intentions  .             seeing her raise her hand  ,  something compels you huo to lean down  ,  “  something in my hair  ??  ”  the man asks  ,  feeling her fingers card through his styled hair and loosens a few strands from the holds of the gel  .  

[queen-ofsunflowers]

To be honest, I would like some info about Daichi and why Shiro joined a gang and how he met Ayame.

anon, i could kiss your face.

If it's alright, I'll be answering these as if they were in the MnM AU, since that's where most of the development for these guys came from. The mentions of magic and the like are minor, so it can easily be taken out to fit in with Persona Lore. If asked, I can rewrite them if need be.

Also please note that Daichi's part contains spoilers about Arena/Ultimax!

This got long, so it's under a cut!

About Daichi:

Much like the Amamiyas, the Arisatos were a very well-off and well-known family within the non-human community. Daichi was their only son. He was the perfect boy to them, especially since he did so well in school. Daichi's always been more logical than emotional, even when he was young.

The hands-off approach his parents probably had to his upbringing most likely had something to do with it. They weren't bad parents, just... not really there when it came to emotional matters. They tended to see things with logic and reason, and this is something that passed on to Daichi, too.

Growing up, Daichi developed an interest in robotics. He often combined the technology with magic to see what would happen. He's an inventor at heart. A minor interest in psychology would later help him in future endeavors -- both job-wise and wife-wise.

As mentioned in a previous post, Daichi's and Yuriko's marriage was arranged. It wasn't... ideal for either of them at first. Not to say that they didn't get along, there just wasn't something that clicked. Then again, they were also kids at this point -- about eleven or twelve. Kids are awkward at this age, and Daichi's emotional distance made things worse. He knew there was no way out of it when it was announced that this would be the person he was going to marry. So, he went along with it.

It was Yuriko who made the first steps in trying to make the best out of the situation she was in, getting advice from Ayame and trying to get know Daichi a little better. Daichi, being emotionally stunted, wasn't exactly receptive. It wasn't until he saw a frustrated Yuriko break down did he feel guilt over it. And he hated it.

Daichi really doesn't think about other people's feelings at this point and is lucky that it wasn't Yuriko who caught him looking in her bedroom to find a way to fix his problem, but it was Tsubaki instead, who was still a little kid at the time. She nearly snitched, but Daichi is persuasive enough to keep Tsubaki from doing so and instead helped. She gave him one of Yuriko's psychology books. That's where her major interest was. And with the few that Daichi had read, it was a starting ground.

So, next time they were at an event together, they had a conversation. An actual conversation, not just Yuriko trying to make awkward small talk. Both of them were around fifteen at this time. Their relationship developed from there until it ended up being a mutual affection that for a while after realizing it, Daichi thought was some sort of illness because of how being around Yuriko made him feel. She couldn't help but laugh when he told her that.

So, yeah, that kind of helped him grow emotionally as a person. Not entirely, but enough that he wasn't a total robotic asshole.

It wasn't surprising that Daichi ended up going to school for robotics and engineering. This would later help him get a job with the Kirijo Group, who didn't realize that the two people that they just hired out of their respective universities were engaged. Both of them would be working in different departments for the time being, but they would work together.

Their wedding was bigger than either of them wanted and shortly after their university graduation. This was also the first time that Daichi met Shiro, which was interesting to say the least. They were opposites, but Shiro was legitimately the first good friend that Daichi had, the second later being one of his co-workers, Eiichiro Takeba -- Yukari's father. Shiro helped Daichi realize when he needed to loosen up, and Daichi usually kept Shiro's impulses in check when need be. ...I should also note that Daichi's affinity was for Electricity and Shiro's is Water. Yes, the two have gotten into heated debates that ended up with both of them shocking the other.

Shiro is also the one responsible for Daichi's iconic crescent moon earring. The two of them did the piercing after making a bet that Daichi lost. And Daichi is a man of his word, so he went through with it. Yuriko was the one who bought the earring as a birthday present. When asked why, she said that she thought it fit him. He took to wearing it every day after as a lucky charm.

Daichi is a lightweight. This was found out the hard way at a New Year's Party for work. Usually he was careful, but something that night made him drink a little too much. Yuriko had to drag him home and left him on the couch with a bottle of aspirin. Minato, unfortunately, inherited this trait of his father's.

So. Daichi originally wasn't a part of the Shadow Research Project. I mean, he did work with Shadows, but with his studies in engineering and robotics along with past experiments of his in his youth, Daichi Arisato was seen as the perfect candidate to work on the development of the Kirijo Group's new project: the Anti-Shadow Weapons. And let me tell you, he loved it. The Artificial Cores at this point were already created thanks to the existence of Plumes of Dusk -- which here are simply just concentrated shards of pure magic. He was like a little kid trying to contain their excitement on Christmas morning when working with those. And he did his job really well. And I mean really well. He was the second lead on the project. So... what exactly happened?

Minato. Minato is what happened. His son might have been unplanned and an accident, but that didn't mean he wasn't wanted. Daichi, the man of logic that he was, did his research about this before Minato was born. Yuriko has found him more than once reading a parenting book that he bought from somewhere in the days leading up to Minato's birth. She thought it was cute how much he had gotten into it. In truth, it was because Daichi didn't want his child to have parents like he did. He wanted to be better than his parents. He wanted to keep his kid from being emotionally stunted like he had been. So, a new set of instincts slowly began to awaken in Daichi.

The first time Daichi held Minato was the first time that Yuriko saw him shed tears. Needless to say, that having his son was something that kind of changed him and allowed him to experience a whole new range of emotions he hadn't felt before. As a parent, Daichi was what he hoped to be. He couldn't provide the same kind of comfort and love that Yuriko could, but he found his own way to express it and spend time with his son. He picked up on whatever caught Minato's eye and learned about it so he could talk to him about it. He was relieved when his logical mind came in use for when Minato got anxious or upset, allowing him to figure out the right words to say in the moment when he knew what was bothering the boy.

The reason that Daichi was transferred to the Ergo Labs to work with Yuriko, Eiichiro Takeba, Ikutsuki and Miyako Mochizuki was actually because of his work with the Anti-Shadow Weapons. More specifically, because of his work with Labrys. Daichi had been growing... steadily uncomfortable with some of the "tests" that they had the Units doing. Specifically destroying each other for combat data. He had spent time with the units, unlike the others on the team. He knew them fairly well.

The first instance where Daichi began to argue with the other engineers on the project was when Labrys had to kill #24 because of the latter being hacked by the team. The whole thing made him nauseous. He had a child of his own, and the AWWS... well, he helped create them. They were like children to him. It was wrong. He knew it was. But he was having a hard time getting them to listen. The breaking point was when they went to erase her memories. Something inside of Daichi snapped, so when Labrys broke out, he chose to help her escape. He tried to stop them.

"Dr. Arisato, get out of the way!" "...no."

Labrys had tried to help him, but the only order he gave her was to run and not look back. Evidentially, the whole thing failed. To prevent Daichi from trying to save or do anything to a deactivated Labrys, he was told that they had her destroyed due to her escape attempt. Daichi should've been fired or worse for what he did. It was only because of his own intelligence, abilities and a suggestion from another department head that he wasn't. Instead, he was transferred to Shadow Research so that Yuriko could keep an eye on him in case he had another... "outburst".

It was actually Daichi's proposition to bring Minato to work with him and Yuriko. The babysitter they had flaked, so they didn't have much of a choice. They were careful, though, and Minato was a pretty obedient kid, so it worked out.

Daichi being a part of the Anti-Shadow Weapon Development team is actually the reason that Aigis was present at the labs when shit went down on August 26th. She had been brought in for an issue that no one else was able to figure out, so Daichi had to take a look at it. Luckily, he was able to "solve" it. Nothing was wrong. Aigis was just beginning the process of developing emotions. After what he believed happened with Labrys, Daichi wasn't going to let that get stripped away from any of the other ASSWs.

It was luck that Aigis was there. Shortly after was when Daichi, Yuriko and Eiichiro found out what the other two were planning to do with the Shadows they were researching and sought to put an end to it. They left Minato with Aigis, as the boy's own abilities weren't strong enough to protect him. And if anything happened, Daichi trusted that Aigis would protect Minato. His last words to his son were "I promise everything will be okay".

All three of them split off to put an end to the project and shut it down. Daichi's last words to his wife were "I'll see you soon".

He had just managed to shut down his area of the lab when everything started going to shit. The Shadows were beginning to get out of hand. His first thought was the head over there and suppress them. Do whatever he could to destroy them to keep the Fall that his crazy co-workers were planning from happening.

He never got close. He ran into Ikutsuki first, who was pretty much hellbent on stopping Daichi by whatever means necessary. And so, they fought. Daichi was going to do whatever he had to stop them and keep the world from falling.

When all is said and done, Daichi was stronger than Ikutsuki, something that the latter somewhat admitted to. He would have most likely won their fight if it wasn't for one thing. After the explosion, Minato ran from Aigis and started looking for his parents like the scared little kid he was.

Daichi heard his son calling for him, and the panic he felt was instant. His son was caught in the middle of this. That became his top priority in an instant: keeping Minato safe from the chaos around them. However, the moment that Daichi's back was turned, Ikutsuki took his shot.

Daichi Arisato's last word was his son's name, followed by a scream. Minato would be the one to find his father's corpse.

About Shiro, his gang and how he met Ayame:

So... Shiro. I’ve mentioned before that he was a delinquent in his youth. It’s not hard to blame him for becoming one, honestly. A lot of people were afraid of him for his appearance. Fiery red hair and red eyes... It’s no wonder that a lot of people were afraid. It kind of sucks because Shiro -- while rowdy and impulsive at times -- is a genuinely nice guy. The friends that he did manage to make knew that. Shiro is also extremely charismatic, so talking to people and making friend with those who didn’t avoid him was easy.

What happened to form the gang in the first place was that fear makes people do terrible things. The group had been in middle school when someone decided to do something about “that group of troublemakers” (which they weren’t yet) and kind of jumped one of their friends on their way home from school. Now... Shiro is impulsive and extremely protective of his friends and loved ones. When he heard one of his friends was in the hospital, he wasn’t gonna let the ones who did it go so easily. He and the rest of the group got together and beat the shit out of those responsible with word not to mess with their little “gang” ever again.

And that was how Shiro and his friend officially became delinquents. Shiro really didn’t mind all that much, to be honest. It kept a lot of dumbasses from pulling the same stunt that started the whole mess in the first place. Besides, he and his crew had some morals. They refused to harm any innocent bystanders in the conflicts that arose and there were plenty. Luckily Shiro and crew were... special, so to speak. They could handle it easily. Needless to say, you fucked around with them, and you found out how much of a bad idea that was.

Years after the crew had formed, there was one fight that escalated and got bad. Like, “crew underprepared, and the other side was fighting dirty as hell” bad. As their leader, Shiro was a major target. He took a heavy beating to protect the rest of his gang that by the time police arrived to break up the fight, Shiro was bruised, bloodied and struggling to stay awake. He could have died if one of his friends and right hand didn’t get him to an ambulance in time. Shiro went unconscious, thinking he was going to die when he heard the sirens.

The first thing that Shiro saw when he woke up was Ayame tending to him and by his bedside. It took her a second to realize he was awake. And because of the painkillers in his system, the first thing Shiro did was give her this dumb, goofy grin and ask if she was an angel because of how pretty he thought she was. Ayame, knowing full well how much morphine was currently in his system, started laughing so hard that her face turned red. It wouldn't be until later when Shiro was fully conscious and not high on painkillers that they had a proper conversation.

Shiro apologized for his behavior while on painkillers, but Ayame told him it was alright. If anything, she found it cute. And Shiro found her smile cute.

And Shiro fell hard for the sweet nurse who took care of him for the rest of the time he was in the hospital.

[littleplantfreak]

decided to leave my laptop home for once this morning and it just so happens the be the day i end up with enough energy to write 😭

[masked-and-doomed]

Alright! Two possibilities to consider !

1. Without his future diary

2. With his future diary

I'd give it a hard "not catching" without his diary. He is a pretty smart guy considering! Not. Enough smarts to catch Kira. I don't doubt that he could figure out that it involves the supernatural. <- I think he is. Mentally ill enough to figure that. And he'd be right while everyone else around him was wrong ! Take that non-believers ! But I think he would never be able to properly search for Kira. He's more a 'run around and see if anyone slips up' kinda guy when it comes to his method of catching criminals. And well. Kira is working at home. Alongside that, Kira has really made the image of himself of being an honest dedicated man. I'm sure if he got *a* speck of a suspicion on anyone he'd follow it, but Kira really keeps it clean and sneaky. (Last sentence to say, yes, he sniffed out Tsubaki, a very innocent presenting girl, though that was only because he was told of her acts through his diary and would have never known otherwise that he was living close by to a. Cult with many crimes committed by its followers.)

All this to say er- he's well. Just a guy. He's not in enough power or knowledge to figure out who Kira is. I'd give him a small piece though since I'm sure he could figure out the method somewhat. He's trying his best 💙

Now, scenario 2! With his future diary. Now things are interesting! I'll be considering this part for my vote since this is where most of his potential shines!

So! His diary. First, we can believe it tells him crimes just! Right there. The nature of diaries seems to be "this is a possibility in the future, so you may see it in the present and act on it sooner", as with Keigo's diary and any crime that seems to happen will be notified to him if he is able to find it in this 'supposed future'. That's how Keigo found out about Minene in the cult. And that's also how Yomotsu found about the cult's doings! So. A thinking piece.

Or perhaps with these two diaries that detail crimes, they simply alert the user of someone they would be interested in stopping, leading into showing the entry of the crime. Hrm..

Nevertheless, even if Tsubaki put up a pretty good front of being an innocent girl, Yomotsu still found out about the crimes she was letting her followers commit and possibly asked them to commit. Now, was this possible because there was a physical person to commit the injustice? Or is it possible because in some form they were involved, regardless of being the one to commit it up front?

(which is basically to say, does he know because the diary says Tsubaki discussed it with her followers? Or does he only know because the followers committed the crimes so freely that it was only reasonable to assume that Tsubaki was in on it, without it outright telling Tsubaki was involved)

(Will it predict that Kira is writing in his silly little notebook with his pen?)

Truly, quite troublesome to think about,, I'm no smart guy like Kira after all,,,

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT!! I HAVE AN IDEA!

So, the way most Diary Keepers can be notified that another Diary Keeper is nearby, is that their diary emits a static sound, as well as having the future rewritten.

Considering the nature of the Death Note, Light is in fact 'changing the future' of these people's lives, as if it were to be normally used by a Shinigami, the human's lifespan would be taken. I believe it would constitute as a change in the future. Not only that, Yomotsu does specifically have the justice diary.

And you know how you defeat a delusional vigilante with a god complex and a supernatural item to help them with their shenanigans? Another delusional vigilante that bears a supernatural item that helps them with their shenanigans. (Though without the god complex. I suppose he has an inferiority complex that he doesn't show)

I believe with how his justice diary is, reflecting his own. Mildly confusing, to say, sense of justice and morals, it would pick up that. Someone had a heart attack,, (considering his diary also tells him people that 'need help' like with Karyuudo in the visual novel and not only just criminals committing illegal activities..)

Ah, right. I forgot to mention that this is only if Kira happens to be in person, with the notebook, and kills someone nearby him and Yomotsu. Kira has done so before,, Mister Penber... Though he doesn't usually do this stunt..... (Namely because it is pretty reckless and unnecessary)

I've been yapping. A lot. And I've no conclusion. Man. Uhhh hrmm.. well y'know? I believe in him, okay?

He also has hypnotisation powers with his fucking diary. Man. He can. Physically kill Kira. Swarm him. Trample him.

He's clearly meant to be the hero here. And you know what he said !!

“The heroes are righteous, and the losers are evil.”

And you know what Kira is gonna be at the end of this ? A sore loser !! Because Yomotsu never loses. Ever. Don't. Don't read the manga.

Considering how... Much of a pathetic man Yomotsu is, I can never see Kira ever even noticing his presence. He's got. Worse fish to worry about biting his ass. Like the police I guess. Not some random 30 year old man who's basing all of his morals and beliefs off of tosukatsu shows. And his civilian form is pretty unassuming too. He's just a silly weirdo. Who wears paper bags. On his head.

Not! Not only that, he has a weird ass name considering!! Like he's named after the fucking slope that leads into the underworld?? What the fuck?? Kira probably would be tryna find out what his actual name is. Because Yomotsu would be stupid enough to give out his real name. Lucky him, he's got a weird one.

At the very least, I believe in his survival.

....maybe not his survival actually. He's an impulsive man. Doubles down on a plan B when plan A goes wrong, rather than retreating because he miscalculated the situation and scrambles to make a different approach.....

Nahhh he'll be fine !!

What is Kira gonna do,,, man.

He'll. He'll survive 👍

Finding him? Err... I'm leaning yes. If he found out Tsubaki, very unassuming girl is a Diary Keeper. He can probably figure out Kira,,,,, probably,,,, I'm leaning yes.

Hopefully this was. Somewhat? Insightful. I might be just as full of bullshit just like my mans. Spouting whatever.

It would be so funny if Kira was caught by this guy. Guy who gets rocks thrown at him by children. This is the guy you lose to Kira.

Majority as of writing this is dead and not catching. It is saddening how many non believers there are.

[honda-nihon-kiku]

Anyway 2p Japan’s name is Tsubaki Honda thank you for coming to my ted talk

[oofuri2003]

seemingly cannot let this AU GO!

[arundolyn]

Izayoi with Amane's colors