#im chilling and even though i still gaf about him i do not gaf about him

[levon]

lowkey being single is awesomeeeee like maybe it’s just bc i was in a kind of controlling relationship but like the amount of freedom i have now . crazy shit. im in love with all my friends and i’m never dating anyone again.

[kroosluvr]

royal trio tennis au sketches and notes and stuff YAYYY YAY

EDIT ALSO I HOPE EVEYRONE LIKES THE SIGNATURES I CAME UP FOR THEM IN 2 SECONDS ON THE LAST SLIDE

(for clarification there r actually 2 persona tennis aus housed in my head

1) this one where royal trio are pro players striving to become intl stars

2) like a persona q3 thing where everyone plays team tennis @ their respective clubs/schools and its fun and awesome)

more notes under the cut

these r gonna be stream of consciousness bear w me ill keep it short bc imlazy

goro is born into the sport bc shido is like an intl tennis superstar but as with canon he dgaf about goro at all. his mom is dead too. etc. he probably never sees his dad except on tv and hes probably tossed around various boarding schools/tennis camps/etc so goro strives to become even BETTER of a player than his dad so 1) shido looks at him and acknowledges him and respects him 2) he can SURPASS him. thats his entire goal. anyway he prob shoulders huge expectations like oh thats ur dad so u must be a good player right and then those expectations he inflcits on himself.

sumire picks up tennis maybe around age 9-10 or so, when before that she did rhythmic gymnastics with kasumi. but even from an early age she was discontented by how Good kasumi was, almost intrinsically, and she had a gut feeling that made her switch tracks to tennis - also a sort of independent sport where SHE HERSELF can succeed on the court, without needing to depend on others. yet she still feels pressured by kasumi's success which gets in her way a lot. she feels determined to carve a name for herself bc THIS is the path she chose, so she better fucking make it count. those expectations on herself weigh heavily as well. in addition i think her parents literally dont gaf like if she becomes an intl superstar (not maliciously they just genuinely want sumire to be happy and dont demand success of her) but she kinda is like "wow they dont expect anything of me because im bad at it? then ill just have to become AMAZING so theyll have to be astounded" kinda thing

meanwhile akira was always a sporty/athletic kid, he doesnt have much attn from his parents so hes just doing whatever. soccer baseball basketball the works. but he picks up tennis at maybe age 13 and hes GOOD. so he immediately gets like scouted and Trained and he like improves in record time. hes real chill and relaxed about it though because he never Needed tennis the way sumire and goro do. hes just out here for fun and games literally. if he wins he wins - but the thing is, akira kurusu hates losing. thats the thing that propels him to the top.

shujin academy is still the same private school we know but they also house a tennis academy known as the shujin tennis academy yeah yeahyaeeayhah and they just train the coolest of players and the royal trio r their pride and joy etc

cont'd here

[lieutenant-columbro]

absolutely 100% this ^^^

highkey i think that's really where the main appeal of columbo as a character lies... he's very comfortable, confident with himself, and just does not gaf what other people think. even though we do see people thinking of him as a little weird, he rarely if ever gets ostracized or treated poorly for it. i think it's important to note, though, that on the occasions when he is called out for his oddities, he understands his own worth and is willing to stand up for himself. i have no doubt that loads of people can admire that confidence and wish they had it for themselves (god knows i do ajsjdjdjwhw)

being underestimated is another thing im sure a lot of people can relate to: everyone wants their abilities to be understood and appreciated. but what's different about columbo is that he just...doesnt care. being frequently underestimated is probably something most people would find frustrating or a hindrance. but again, columbo manages to work that into the exact opposite of what you'd expect. he works it to be to his benefit almost every time. dr fleming was right about the fact that he knows how to turn his "defects" (obviously in this context these arent real defects, but just any mannerism/behavior of his that would necessarily be outside the norm) into virtues. he's driven as hell to use his skills to the fullest, and doesn't give a damn anymore about seeming flashy or cool when he's doing it. he understands that his value doesn't lie in how good he is at putting up a tough front, it's who he really is and what he can do that matters.

as for how he interacts with suspects, he did chill way tf out after prescription: murder. ofc he still manipulates the suspects to an extent, that's just how he is 😂 but, like you said, he doesn't care so much about being tough and pressing people. he was honestly playing some serious 4d chess-level mind games in prescription: murder, like with the fake suicide, but it felt as if he was almost trying to stick it to dr fleming in a way? he's setting up this big elaborate sting as if to say hey, fuck you, i am capable, i am smart, and i'm gonna catch you no matter what. but i think it also sort of acted as a wake up call for him: realizing like, "oh shit, what if i really did end up taking this too far one day and someone got hurt for real". combining this with coming to understand he doesn't need to be so "tough" to succeed and be valued, he mellows out and isn't as hard on suspects anymore, as we see in the main series.

FELLAS OK I AM HAVING A THOUGHT 😳

after the events of prescription: murder, columbo thought a lot about what dr. fleming (sidenote fuck dr fleming all my homies hate dr fleming) said about how he doesn't get by on looks, was like "lmao bet" and purposely grew his hair out and started dressing more messy from then on, just to be able to better screw w people