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manofmanymons · 8 months ago

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may you share some takuma x kaito hcs i am in drought and dying

Yeesus do I need to start writing about them again is the takuma x kaito fandom okay al;kfjdaklj I thought was getting too annoying about them but maybe not???

first things first in case you missed any of the other times I rambled aggressively about them

here's the most recent time someone asked about them <3

here's a post from that time someone (multiple someones? all the same anon? I'll never know) was asking about marriage hcs 💍

here's a time I was just randomly babbling about them :P

this isn't a hc but just a scene that haunts my brain a lot >w<

this post talks about multiple ships but they're in it 💃🏻

here is a short fic that's like 90% just me shoving hcs in your face 📝

and since we're already shamelessly self plugging here's the first thing I ever wrote about them teehee

OKAY SO

GETTING TO THE ACTUAL POST NOW LMAO

several pre-relationship hcs

Dracmon knows the idiots are crushing on each other before either of them figures it out. Agumon can tell that there's something different about the way Takuma talks about Kaito but he's not sure exactly what it is.

Y'know that scene where if you pick the wrong dialogue, Kaito will get all pouty if Takuma says people would like him more if he softened up his speech or looks a little? I imagine Kaito might briefly worry about if Takuma would actually like him better that way. In the end he doesn't change, obviously, but the realization that he likes someone enough that he considered changing for them for even a second gets him angry and a little embarrassed. How dare Takuma make him have Stupid feelings.

Literally every single one of their friends (and most of the kemonogami) knows Kaito has a crush on Takuma. They have the restraint not to make fun of him for it, but they very much ALL know. They'll even try to subtly (why does that not look like a real word) play wingman for him, making excuses for why those two should be alone together or asking Takuma about his thoughts on romance and if he likes anybody. Takuma only realizes that's what they were doing in hindsight years later. Kaito never notices even though he's the one they were trying to help lmao.

At least some of them have bet on how long it would take them to get together.

Fuck it I don't talk nearly enough about idiot pining Kaito. He likes Takuma so much it's embarrassing. Miu has sent pictures to their friends' secret groupchat that doesn't have Kaito or Takuma in it of the stupid way he smiles when Takuma texts him. Ryo caught him on video trying to strangle Takuma for calling him adorable once. He will secretly replay the part of the video where Takuma calls him adorable when he's alone because he likes hearing it. Lowkey sped past the cute, silly "butterflies in your stomach" kind of crush straight to the "my heart hurts when you're here yet aches worse when you're gone" kinda head over heels. He would die before admitting it, even to Dracmon. We love a boy who's just a tiny bit pathetic alkdja

I swear I'm not tryna be hardcore delulu playing the game with ship goggles on but like...Every time I think about that time where he gets mad at Takuma for being too close to Miu, but instead of complaining about him being too protective, Miu remarks that it looks like he really wanted to spend time with Takuma, it just kinda reads like he was perhaps a little bit jealous. Most mentally sane and emotionally stable way of expressing that you want your friend to pay attention to you.

I think it's hilarious that Kaito's voice is so goddamn deep for a 14 year old. I also think it a contributing factor to Takuma's crush on him. Like "wow that guy sounds cool."

Anywho, established relationship part

For the first few years post-canon, they keep going back and forth between who's taller. Takuma doesn't really mind either way, but Kaito hates being shorter. Solely because of how funny his reactions are, Takuma will jokingly call Kaito "little" whenever he's taller, even if it's only by 1cm. "My precious little boyfriend," "my little love," etc. Kaito hates this. He does not hate how happy Takuma sounds when he's saying it.

Usually when they're in public, people assume they're friends. Kaito is unbothered by this. Takuma does not like the way people look at his boyfriend. Again I really don't think he's the jealous type in the sense of ever legitimately worrying about anyone stealing his bf away or minding it when Kaito spends time with Not Him, but I could see him getting irritated if anyone openly stared at or god forbid flirted with his bf in front of him. Bc like real talk for a second, outside a shitty small town, you cannot tell me that no one aged 13-17 would crush on Kaito just from looking at him. Way too many angsty teens in the world.

Freaking cat boy constantly lies on top of whatever Takuma's working on and falls asleep.

They are secretly both the "would you still love me if I was a worm" boyfriend.

Bf who overthinks x bf who rarely thinks things through

Obsessed with Takuma constantly thinking of 2-4 different ways to respond during conversations being how he actually thinks and not just a game mechanic. The patience it takes for Kaito to cope with being stared blankly at for 10 seconds after asking for a kiss bc Takuma's too busy wondering if he should ⬅️ tell him he doesn't need to ask next time, ⬆️ just kiss him, or ➡️ ask if he's sure he wants one. As if Kaito didn't already feel dorky enough for asking. "Why would he ask?" HE'S ALLOWED TO PROPERLY ARTICULATE WHAT HE WANTS SOMETIMES INSTEAD OF WAITING AROUND FOR TAKUMA TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE OKAY BUT HE WAS STILL SCARED OF DOING IT WITHOUT ASKING FIRST

Dracmon really does trust Takuma a lot and is more or less the captain of this ship. He still threatened to kill him if he ever hurt his partner when they first got together. Even when your bestie can turn into a mechanical dragon with cannons, something about a 10+ foot demon pointing a gun at you and telling you he would not hesitate if you screwed this up will really set ya straight.

Most of the time they hang out, they do whatever Takuma wants to. It sounds bad, but Kaito just really hates making decisions and really likes being around Takuma regardless of what they're doing. It took Kaito confirming this for Takuma's mom to stop getting on him about it though.

As close as they are, Takuma knows and doesn't mind that there are some things Kaito is always going to want to do with Miu instead of him, and Kaito knows and doesn't mind that there are some things Takuma is always going to want to do with Minoru.

Uhhh they are,,,very silly. Kaito high key one of those kids who decided he was too old for a lot of things when he was still really young, so sometimes Takuma has to force him to act his age and/or make up for lost childhood. Of course, Takuma himself has a tendency to think he's older than he actually is, but sometimes Kaito sounds so much like a tired adult that even he knows that's not normal.

Kaito has a lot of biases regarding how dumb he thinks romance is that he has to get over now that he's in a relationship. He's about to call someone else's big romantic gesture stupid until Takuma comments on how sweet it is and he has to go "yeah, real cute" instead. He's trying his best guys he really is.

...Several love songs have wormed their way into his playlists since dating Takuma. Some were even there since back when he just had a crush. Many are a result of Takuma sending him songs and saying "this made me think of you." Don't tell anyone. He only listens to rock and metal, he swears.

Sorry besties I cannot think of anything else rn I'm sure there's more but I'm eepy

#digimon survive #kaito shinonome #takuma momozuka

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wisheduponastar · 1 year ago

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First (blind) date (930 words, M/M)

For Day 24 of @danganronpashipmonths Saioma month. Inspired by the prompt : Blind Date

Shuichi has been waiting for almost an hour for his blind date to show up, so he decides to cut his loses and leave. Heading out of the café, he accidentally walks into Kokichi - who is on a blind-date as well. Neither know each other, or who they're supposed to meet - so the obvious assumption is the stranger they've met who's also on a blind date is their date.

This assumption, of course, does not get corrected during the fic - but them going on a blind-date together does.

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Shuichi shouldn’t have gotten his hopes up this much, he supposed. Although, when Kaito had said he found a funny, kind, and overall charming person who was potentially interested in Shuichi, he should’ve asked more questions. Because, the more he reflected on his own, it was a small miracle that he and Maki had ended up confessing to each other, and he wasn’t exactly the best at setting up blind-dates. He was a good wingman however, at least apparently he was (Shuichi didn’t have that much courage).

So now, as Shuichi sat alone at the café, he was simply people watching. Seeing if anyone who was coming towards the place had purple hair and eyes that looked like rose quartz (Kaito’s words, not his). And there wasn’t anyone. A few colourful hairstyles, yes - but the closest thing he’d seen to purple had been a girl’s jacket as she was walking past, and that wasn’t at all what he was after. Eventually, he went to take another morose sip of coffee before realising that he’d drunk it all. Some hopelessly romantic part of him said to wait, but the other part said to give up.

He was lucky it was common practice to stay on your own for so long in cafés, because otherwise he would have been getting a lot of pitiful looks. Deciding to cut his losses, Shuichi put on his coat and stood up to leave - grateful he’d paid at the counter. Leaving the café, and looking down in a slightly self-pitying way, Shuichi took a few steps before suddenly colliding into someone.

Taking a sudden breath, he stumbled back a few steps into the wall- reaching out blindly to try and catch the person he’d walked into. Although, based on how he felt - it was probably more accurate that they had run into him. Managing to grab a hand, Shuichi pulled up gently - getting the stranger onto their feet, and trying not to blush at the close proximity. His immediate reaction, a few years of being a detective, made him briefly look the person up and down - which only worsened the blush more.

Shuichi had accidentally walked into someone who was almost completely his type. They had shorter, and both controlled but somewhat wild darker purple hair, along with with eyes that sparkled slightly, and looked almost like amethysts. There was a large smile on the stranger's face as well, seemingly no ill will, as he gently took his hand back before saying, “Omigod - hiii!”

“Ummm… hello?” Shuichi responded, hoping he didn’t sound as confused as he was.

“Are you my blind-date?” the boy asked immediately, “Oh, introductions; I’m Kokichi Oma.”

“ I think so?” afterall, what were the odds of both of them being on a blind-date at the same place (even if one of them was an hour late).

“Huh, I totally thought my friend was kidding when he said he found me someone,” Kokichi was still smiling, “But wow - you’re exactly my type!”

Feeling himself blush furiously, Shuichi briefly averted eye-contact and took a breath, “I-I am?”

“Yup! I hate lies, y’know?” He tilted his head slightly, as if to examine Shuichi from a ninety degree angle, “Or maybe that was just a lie!”

“You hating lies, or me being your type?”

“Me hating lies, I am a liar afterall…” Kokichi seemed to trail off for a second, “But don’t worry; half of my lies are told with good intentions.”

For some reason, Shuichi hadn’t been able to stop himself from smiling the entire exchange, “I didn’t think you’d be friends with the person who set us up.” “What can I say?” There was a proud smile on Kokichi’s face this time, “I’m just globally adored!”

“Globally?” “Mhmm. I went to Britain once, and their president proposed to me.”

“They have a prime minister.”

“Eh, whatevs.” Kokichi looked up at Shuichi again, “Oh. You never introduced yourself, am I not yet worthy of your name?”

“No, that’s not it at all!” Shuichi reassured, although as he looked into Kokichi’s eyes he had the feeling Kokichi was just teasing, “I’m Shuichi Saihara, nice to meet you.”

“Geez… that’s formal,” Kokichi seemed to narrow his eyes, “You have a pretty formal job, right?”

“I do, actually,” Shuichi glanced down to see if he had an identification out, “How’d you know?”

“Nishishi, I can read minds!” Kokichi announced, “Or maybe I’m just lying, and I actually searched up everything about you before this date.”

“Or maybe you’re lying both times,” Shuichi pointed out.

“You’re pretty mean, y’know,” Kokichi said, his eyes suddenly pooling with tears slightly too fast to be real. “Apologise, or I’ll cry on you.”

“I think you’re the first person to ever threaten me with that,” Shuichi said, but he couldn’t help laughing slightly.

“Are you trying to call my bluff?” Kokichi pouted, “Fine. At least kiss me better.”

“I-Isn’t it a bit soon?”

“I just meant on the forehead or whatever. What were you thinking of?”

“Oh… nothing.”

“Wait, are you blushing?” Kokichi snuck slightly closer, “Awww, I made you blush!”

“I’m…” Shuichi tried not to smile too much, and then decided on a more diplomatic approach, “Where do you want to go?”

“Hmmm.” Kokichi looked for a second in front, before spinning around in a full circle, eyes somehow taking in everything around them, “What does my beloved want to do?”

“Your- your beloved?”

Kokichi looks up to Shuichi suddenly, a genuine smile that makes the wait and confusion worth it.

“It’s our first date, y’know. I wanna make a good first impression!”

#danganronpashipmonth2023 #danganronpa ship month 2023 #saioma month #saiouma month #omasai #saioma fanfic #saiouma #saioma #kokichi x shuichi #shuichi x kokichi

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mlm-mod-taka · 3 years ago

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hello, i was wondering if i could request some general dating headcanons for a ftm reader with hajime, kazuichi, and kaito?

GENERAL DATING HCS • hajime, kazuichi, kaito x trans ftm reader

hi anon! this will focus less on the ftm aspect and more on the general dating hcs since i feel like these men wouldnt mind you being trans. also, this wasnt proof read since i was in a hurry to go somewhere. anyways, i hope you enjoy these!

tws/cws: a $3-xual pick up line from kazuichi.

|| -> mod taka <3

you guys probably had the normal way of confessing and eventually dating. he fell for you first, and you did the same shortly after. a few months of mutual pining goes by, and you finally confess. nothing special in your process of getting together.

if youre dating this man, youre legally obligated to be friends with chiaki and nagito. and if you dont want to, well too bad because their charisma will lure you into their friendship trap.

hajime definitely loves the dates where you two are just in each others presence. it doesnt need to be in some fancy place, if youre there then he'll have a great time no matter what.

you know those types of friends that instantly watch/try something you suggets? hes that but hes your boyfriend instead. the moment you mention anything you like that he can participate in as well, he will join in on the fun.

if you two try to cook together, it'll most likely turn into a diasaster, but it would be so fun. the laughs exchanged during the process is probably the sweetest thing anyone will ever see.

he just, looks at you with so much admiration in his eyes. anyone could tell at first glance that this man is in love with you, and nothing you do could ever change that.

will ask if you want to have matching pfps on discord. its most likely a mlm couple that matches both of your energies from your favorite show or game.

will count the hours that you have your binder on, and immediately informs you when its time for you to remove it. will look away when youre taking it off, of course.

any gift you give him, he'll treat it like its the most amazing thing in the world. will really cherish anything you give him, because its from you! anything given by you is great for him.

his love language is most likely quality time. he doesnt need physical touch or words of affirmation, he honestly just wants to get to know you as best as he can and spend time with you.

probably shows his love by just straight up telling you. wouldnt be the person who'd say "i love you" immediately, but would say it once you say it to him. hes known hes loved you every since he realized his feelings for you, so he doesnt have any issues with it.

becomes alot more mellow and happy. its very apparent that youve had a good effect on his life, so he does thank you for that. becomes less concerned with what other people think, because your opinion is the only one that really matters to him.

doesnt hate pda, but at the same time he doesnt initiate it. mainly because if you do anything more than hold his hand, his mind will malfunction because of how flustered he is now that youre showing affection with him in public for others to see.

he really likes to see you wearing his tie. he thinks it matches you in a weird way. hajime smiles whenever he sees you wear it. he doesnt know why, but the sight of it makes his heart beat faster.

loves you very much, and your relationship is pretty standard and healthy. nothing much different from a straight one. the only difference is that his friends love to tease him about you, but thats pretty standard as well.

its quite common knowledge that kazuichi had a massive crush on sonia, and you were originally his wingman. yeah, you had feelings for him, but if he was happy then you were content with just being his friend.

in the process of trying to get with sonia, he slowly starts to fall for you instead. kazuichi actually loses his feelings for her completely, but he doesnt want to tell you that since thats the main reason you two are always hanging out.

the only saving grace that actually made you realize you liked each other is that sonia noticed kazuichi being less bold and gravitating toward you now instead of her.

with gundhams help, they make him realize that he likes you, which causes him to go into panic mode. you were his best friend! you could never like him back.

after a few more tries from sonia and gundham for you to confess to him, you finally do! and now you two are dating, hurray!

the start of the relationship was... awkward. a good kind of awkward though! anytime your skin grazed against one another, you would both practically be on the edge of a heart attack.

after that stage, he starts becoming his usual flirty self again. most likely says all those cheesy pick up lines to you whenever you guys see each other in the morning.

makes anything you want. you practically have him wrapped around your finger, you could just say that you want a small metal version of yourself and next thing you know, he comes in the next day and hands it to you.

will change the way he says some pick up lines in the middle of saying it so he doesnt make you gender dysphoric. "hey are you from japan? cuz i wanna get into your japantie- wait... youre a guy so you wear boxers, my bad."

is very clingy, of course he doesnt want to be, but this is one of the few times where someone he likes actually likes him back. hes bound to be a little enthusiastic, but would definitely tone it down if you asked.

his love languages are physical touch and gift giving. he loves giving you anything he finds, or anything that he created. everytime he gives you something, it feels like hes making more of an impression on you, so he loves it.

please please please give him a hug while reassuring him thats hes a decent person. he'll be like putty in your hands if you do so. the man is so touch and affection starved, hes practically on the edge of tears when you do this to him.

everyday youre together, the more he tries to convince you to have an animal child with him, which means he basically wants to adopt an animal with you and have it be both of yours hypothetical child.

very much wants a racoon if you do say yes to having an animal child, but eventually settles on a cat or a dog, like the regular person would chose.

everytime youre at a fast food restaurant that has a milkshake in the menu, then he will always ask for you two to do that "drinking from the same drink from two different straws" trope.

will always be the person who will stick beside you, no matter what youve done. loves you so much that it even surprises him, hes never felt this kind of love for someone, and it makes him happy that you love him back.

its very obvious that he likes you. whenever theres an opportunity to work with someone else in the class, he'll practically run to your seat to ask if you want to be partners.

says things that are a little too... romantic for it to be platonic. all the other people in your class are banging their heads against the wall because they just want you two to get together already so kaito can shut up.

maki finally had enough, and makes a situation where kaito can chicken out from confessing to you. which forces him to say his feelings, and you felt the same! turns out you just werent picking up the signals.

to everyones relief, you two were finally together, and they never have to hear about how handsome you are according to kaito, ever again.

now they have to hear what an amazing boyfriend you are from kaito, so basically nothing gets solved from him confessing. they still have to face his rambles about how cute and dependable you are, etc. etc...

screams how much he loves you every other day, hes not afraid to let people know that he'd do anything for you and that you're the only thing that matters to him right now. its very endearing, but also a little embarrassing to watch...

is a sucker for the "give your partner your jacket when theyre cold" stereotype. the moment you mention that its a little chilly outside, he places his jacket on your shoulders.

is a sucker for seeing you in his clothes. he thinks you look so great in them, and secretly has a whole album of you wearing his clothes on his phone.

his love language is physical touch and quality time. most of your dates consist of you and him hanging out in your dorm, and having a cuddle session while he rants about something thats irritating to him.

doesnt exactly crave nor reject physical affection. sure, he'll be happy when you hug him, but its really not a big deal if you dont either. just do whatever makes you comfortable, he doesnt mind either way.

when you mention that you like a specific mlm couple in a certain media, he'll commission an artist to draw you and him as that couple. once its done, he'll print it on photo paper and give it to you as a nice little surprise.

if youre a cosplayer, he will cosplay with you. you dont even have to ask him, he'll just do it either way. thinks cosplaying is super fun and creative, so he really wants to try it with you.

definitely is the type of person who would change a fem term into a masc version so he can call you that without making you uncomfortable. would comment "yes s/o! #gatekeep #gaslight #boyboss!! <3" on any post you make. you think its cute, but good lord, he really needs to take it down a few notches.

you guys most likely have a bunch of inside jokes. everyone else is wondering whats so funny when kaito whispers "potato salad" to you and you both combust into laughter.

if you wear anything, this man will hype you up so much. there are times when you wear something that you know is ugly on you to see if he will still hype you up, and he does!

who cares if it looks bad? if youre confident in it, then you should wear it without any worries in the world. everyone elses opinion doesnt matter, youre still beatiful in his eyes either way, and he'll love you no matter what.

#📍 dismissal ∆#hajime hinata #hajime #hajime hinata x reader #hajime x reader #kazuichi souda #kazuichi #kazuichi souda x reader #kazuichi x reader #kaito momota #kaito #kaito momota x reader #kaito x reader #danganronpa x reader #danganronpa headcanons

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himiko-yumehellno · 4 years ago

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It’s too early for me to really have ships in DAFAA, but not going to lie, suffering best friend/wingman tenko + kaito/kokichi would be a funny dynamic.

That's fair. And that would be a funny dynamic. Tenko didn't mean to sign up to be a wingman when she tried to befriend The Mysterious Hoodie Girl Who Hid in a Bathroom, buuuut... You don't really realize any of what you're signing up for by being Kokichi's friend

#drv3 #kokichi ouma #dafaa #asks #shipping #oumota #tenko chabashira

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dangan-ronpa-cafe · 3 years ago

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hello! could i request some custom tea from mod mikan for maki x chiaki (i came up w the ship name miaki haha) in which the two get stuck inside on a stormy day and chiaki takes the opportunity to try and teach maki how to relax with blankets, and cuddles

Of course dear! This ship is so cute! - 💉 Mod Mikan

Stormy Days - Miaki

Maki would make an audible sigh, sitting back onto the bed. “We’re stuck here.”

“Then we can play video games,” the younger said with a smile that was deeply admired by the older.

“The power and WiFi are out, honey.” The brunette would state in an monotone voice.

“Huh? No it’s not. I’m playin animal crossing right-“ she went silent. The brunette looked at her in confusion to see her staring at her nitendo. On it, it showed the ‘Disconnected, could not connect to wifi’ “No, no, no, no!” Maki let out a slight giggle, watching her girlfriend panic and try to reconnect.

After around a minute, she gave up and sighed, laying on the bed. The older did too. “We’re going to die here without being able to say bye to Hajime or Shuichi” (I see Hajime and Shuichi being their wingman-)

“Chiaki, it’s not that bad.”

“I never got to see Mikan confess to ibuki,” (the ship is adorable I’m sorry-)

“I never got to see Shuichi confess to that simp, Kaito” after a bit, Chiaki sat up.

“You know what, we cannot give up!”

“You’re acting as if we’re in attack on Titan” she sighed, taking the orders hand.

“Come on, I have an idea!” The strawberry blonde dragged the brunette downstairs to the living room. Chiaki started grabbing all the blankets.

“What are we doing?” Maki asked, picking a blanket up.

“We’re gonna make a blanket fort,”

After about an hour, they finished. It looked pretty nice, had a mattress inside. “So what do we do now?”

“Cuddle!” Maki would blush at the sudden comment of her girlfriend, now going into the fort.

“Eh?”

“Come on, makiroll!”

“Chiaki-… this is stupid…” she sighed, following her. Chiaki tackled her into a hug, smiling and giggling. She was taken by surprise, but smiled. They cuddled the rest of the night until the power and WiFi game back on.

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I hope you liked it! I had a lot of fun writing this! - 💉 Mod Mikan

#💉mod mikan #danganronpa #miaki #💉chamomile tea #nanami chiaki #maki harukawa #oneshots #danganronpa v3 #danganronpa 2 #rarepair #Chiaki x maki #danganronpa rarepair

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toxicpineapple · 4 years ago

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why amamota works: “is it gay for you and your bro to both be comphet…I mean,,”

KSHDJDNDJDNDNDNDNDNDNDND pictured: two himbos crushing on each other while saying theyre straight and pointing out girls that they supposedly "like" while thinking the other is actually straight and interested in a girl

im all for kaimaki and amamatsu but it would be SO funny if kaito and rantaro pointed maki and kaede out as crushes and tried to wingman for each other while also being infatuated JDHSJJDJD god theyre so dumb. theyre so stupid and silly

#amamota #amami rantaro #momota kaito

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takonei · 5 years ago

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Incorrect quotes of Beta AU

~ B!Kokichi learns about homosexuality and other gay shenanigans~

Person: Are you gay? Kokichi: What does “gay” mean? Himiko: It means happy! Kokichi: ... Then no, I’m not.

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Person: Are you a homophobe? Kokichi: Wow I know I’ve been homeless about 70% of my life but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of homes

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*take 2* Person: Are you a homophobe? Kokichi: What does that mean? Kaito: It means you hate people who are attracted to the same gender as theirs. Kokichi: As in, hating Kaede because she likes girls? Kaito: Yeah. Kokichi: Kokichi: That’s a thing???

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Kaito: I just learned that Shuichi thinks I'm homophobic because I say that some things are manly so I would “obviously” hate gay people Kaito: Perhaps I should tell him about that one day, when I was 12, when the guys in the biker gang I learned everything from beat up my ass because I said some homophobic shit I learned from my grandparents Kaito: I think I’ve learned the lesson since then

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Kaito: Being gay is the manliest shit possible because nothing is manlier than handling a guy when you’re a guy Kaito: Girls can do whatever they want I guess Kaede, whispering: He is a little confused, but he’s got the spirit

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Kaede: I really wonder how people can look at me and say “That girl is 100% straight”. Kaede: Look at me. Kaede: There is nothing heterosexual on my face. Kaede: You are a fool if you think otherwise.

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Kirumi: From time to time Maki comes to drink tea with me and tries to figure out what her feelings towards Kaede are. Kirumi: Perhaps I should tell her that Kaede has been having “gay crisis” as she puts it and regularly comes to me to talk about it and get advice on how to flirt. Kirumi: If they want me to be their wingman, I will help them. They just need to ask me *clearly*.

#ok idk if im gonna do more someday those are just ideas that came to mind #ndrv3 #danganronpa v3 #ndrv3 au #beta au #shitpost #kokichi ouma #himiko yumeno #kaito momota #kaede akamatsu #kirumi tojo #kaemaki

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negamekos · 5 years ago

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A bit of a follow up for anyone who cares: I bought this yugioh 20th anniversary disc set in japan at some random cd store for about 6000 yen which I thought was really cool. The illustration on the cover I realised is the same as the one in the yugioh cafe post that @uglifish made

It consists of a DVD and CD set (shame about the dvd part, but I’ll get to it later). The DVD is essentially a ranking of the top 5 most popular monsters from each respective series, and what really excited me is the fact that the characters’ voice actors had returned to introduce the rankings. The CD is a collection of the best soundtracks from each series including my favourites Passionate Duelist and Playmaker’s Theme.

Not only that, but there’s also a commentary booklet with more details on the card rankings and an exclusive Black Magician Girl card which made me really happy:

The back cover has more info on the rankings and returning characters too:

(Sorry for the blurry photo) There’s two returning characters from each series, with the exception of VRAINS, which has three (Yusaku, Ai and Ryoken namely). The other characters that return besides the protags are Ryo, Aki, Kaito, Sawatari and the other two I mentioned.

Quite curiously, out of all the yu-tagonists, Yugi is the only one to not appear, with only Kaiba and Jonouchi being there instead :/

Now I only realised (or more like my parents realised) after I bought it that the region code in Japan is different from other countries, which means that there’s a possibility that I can’t play the DVD when I get home (still on holiday at the moment). But trust me I will find a way to get that DVD to play. Somehow.

By the way, if anyone’s interested in the card rankings, I’ll just put them here (idk how to do that read more thing, sorry):

(take a shot for every dragon you see in this list)

DM:

5th: Red-Eyes Black Dragon

4th: Black Magician

3rd: Blue-Eyes White Dragon

2nd: Osiris the Sky Dragon

1st: Black Magician Girl

GX:

5th: Elemental HERO Divine Neos

4th: Elemental HERO Neos

3rd: Cyber End Dragon

2nd: Elemental HERO Flame Wingman

1st: Yubel

5Ds:

5th: Shooting Star Dragon

4th: Junk Warrior

3rd: Shooting Quasar Dragon

2nd: Stardust Dragon

1st: Black Rose Dragon

ZEXAL:

5th: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon

4th: No. 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon

3rd: No. 39: Utopia

2nd: No. 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon

1st: Gagaga Girl

ARC-V:

5th: Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon

4th: Starve Venom Fusion Dragon

3rd: Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon

2nd: Clear-Wing Synchro Dragon

1st: Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon

VRAINS:

5th: Gouki the Great Ogre

4th: Trickstar Holly Angel

3rd: Borreload Dragon

2nd: Decode Talker

1st: Firewall Dragon

#anime #yugioh #dm #gx #5ds #zexal #arc v #vrains #long post #ygo #i double checked the cast and it’s actually ryo idk why i thought it was manjoume lmao

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yakuzacasual · 4 years ago

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Hey!! I was wondering if you can do some Toru Higashi with a male reader?

PREFACE

wait, wdym someone actually asked me to write something for them??? WDYM I HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT OF MY MOT COFFIN TO WRITE SOME DELICIOUS JUDGMENT???

Dearest Non, I am infinitely thankful for leaving this ask, because there is nothing else I would rather have as my first request than gay Higashi! And while i’m not exactly sure if this is what was expected of me (or even if it’s any good lol), i definitely had fun letting out some of my feelings about our baby king.

TORU HIGASHI WITH A MALE S/O

Starting to understand that he may be attracted to the same sex is quite an experience for him and the road to accept himself the way he is proves to be all the more bumpy, if not perilous at times. It get significantly easier once grows to admits that he did have a crush on Kaito at some point and while he still retains some feelings for his ex-captain, a new flame comes to swallow him whole as you enter the picture.

If you are a part of the yakuza business, it is most likely that you and him have been sworn brothers for a longer period of time now. He knows you inside out and cannot imagine a single other person that he would be more comfortable with. Through thick and thin you have been there for him, even as he tries to come to terms with his identity you still don’t turn away from him.

That inevitably leaves him spiralling into a state of lovesickness. He absolutely wishes to tell you his feelings - you have been so accepting of him, so patient when trying to guide him into this sense of acceptance, you would understand why he would fall for you - but then he worries that would gross you out or ruin this perfectly stable brotherhood you have had for years.

At some point though these feelings burst out of him like a flood, but you’re right there to reassure him, that you absolutely reciprocate the love and there is nothing wrong with you both experience. Your oath is all the more powerful this way.

If you are a civilian, chances are you ran into leftovers of some nasty fight and decided to lend him a helping hand regardless of his quite obvious associations with the underworld. Making sure you establish a relationship maybe require mostly your work and engagement. Sure, Higashi wants to have something, anything, with you, but he’s not exactly eager to drag you into his own mess. Eventually, he will break and let you in little by little, still making sure you are kept at arm’s length when it come to his yakuza dealings.

Entering a romantic relationship with him as a civilian is actually a bit easier. There’s not much history that he has to lose, not early as much ties to be broken in case your relationship goes south. And rather than being afraid, he’s actually quite curious about this foreign predicament!

From that point onwards Higashi doesn’t treat you any different, than he would be significant other of a different gender. He may be a bit more awkward about any public displays of affection, but he definitely won’t allow anyone to think he is ashamed of you. Anyone makes fun of your relationship? Oh, he’s got his arm around you in a jiffy, sending stink-eyes to everyone who dare judge. And believe me, he does his yakuza shtick quite convincingly. Should the time come that he introduces you to his underlings, he’ll be the proudest man in the world for being your partner.

But damn, he loves to see you in a suit. If by any chance your occupation requires you to wear one on a daily basis, he’ll be so, SO blessed.

At some point you may have been threatened by Kaito, the protective older brother. When you both come to the agreement that Higashi must be protected, he becomes the absolute best wingman for your relationship.

#Ryu ga Gotoku #yakuza #judgment #judge eyes #higashi toru #higashi x reader #headcanon #imagine #request

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spiritsncrystals · 5 years ago

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I'm so tempted to say Johan lol but I'll resist! Your thoughts on Edo Phoenix?

Save johan for another time

I can do that.

What i like/dislike about them

HEROs. Yeah im a hero fangirl so that's definitely a reason I like him, but i also like his growth as in going from being a bit of a **ck in s2 to someone who actually does generally care. And let's acknowledge his acting skills bc if he wasn't a Duelist i bet he'd be an actor. Although what i don't like about him is probably when he was an ass in s2. (also that wardrobe of suits) alsooo when he kinda threw a tantrum in arc v

What i like about their appearance

Considering he was in arc v too I'll be looking at both. His gx design and arc v design

I mean i like that in gx the suits supposed to kinda show that he's kinda classy/smart (sassy bastard yes.)

Although i kinda prefer his arc v design, it had more colour to it than just mostly a grey suit. There's white and gold in the mix too, clearly a good choice in the colour department

Do i prefer to use dub or sub names for them?

Tbh aster's not a bad name it's just not as smoothly running with phoenix as edo is. So yeah edo over aster.

Favourite card they used

I can't remember if edo ever did actually used destiny hero dangerous in either of the animes (i might have to double check)

If not its a tie between Diamond dude and dreadmaster (diamonds pretty much his iconic lvl 4 and under monster and then dreadmasters just big stand mood.) Although the clock tower prison is pretty so I'll say that too.

OTP

Proshipping- short n tall dynamic is perfect.

Whatever tf edo x kaito is - yeah towards the end of arc v those two started hanging n that and i get ship energy from it, plus both are kinda sassy.

NOTP

Honestly i don't really have any ship I'd put here.

OT3

Platonically i could get behind edo x judai x Johan, (dw the spiritship part of its not platonic to all my loyal fellow spiritshippers)

Yeah tbh in one of my fics edo is pretty much a wingman. So I guess that inspires this

Edo x grace x Gloria that would be an experimental but they are all seen together in the yuya vs Dennis duel near the end of arc v so yeah. I mean edo does have two hands i guess.

Favourite moment they were in

In gx it was obviously when him and ryo were playing house in darkworld

And in arc v its actually a moment from the dub. Cuz its just when zarc shows his ass up and him and sora (team "good" fusion representatives) go to duel him he makes this really dumb yet I find funny sassy comment when zarc says oh there's no yuya here (or something along those lines) he goes "Well he must've kicked you in the face with ugly on his way out" it's dumb but i love it

Least favourite moment

Tbh it's more just a comment that i don't like. It's when he says begone you runt to Judai after judai looses the duel against him before meeting his Neo spacian pals.

And again with arc v. That tantrum he pulls off when yusho's kinda offering new light to him and he just rips smile world (or universe) in two in frustration and just pretty much pulls a tantrum. It's just childish. I don't like that he's being childish.

Would i fuck marry or kill them?

Hug him. That's that.

#Yugioh gx #Ygo gx #Gx #yugioh arc v #Ygo arc v #Arc v #edo phoenix #aster phoenix

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commentaryvorg · 5 years ago

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Danganronpa V3 Commentary: Part 4.9

Be aware that this is not a blind playthrough! This will contain spoilers for the entire game, regardless of the part of the game I’m commenting on. A major focus of this commentary is to talk about all of the hints and foreshadowing of events that are going to happen and facts that are going to be revealed in the future of the story. It is emphatically not intended for someone experiencing the game for their first time.

Last time in the first half of chapter 4’s investigation, Kokichi won the Deflection Olympics regarding his responsibility for Miu’s death and in the process was hypothetically being an absolute asshole to Gonta due to thinking he remembered everything, and meanwhile he was very deliberately being an asshole to Kaito by making a big deal of how great Shuichi is compared to everyone else in order to jab at Kaito’s jealousy.

He also suddenly decided to stay behind from re-entering the Virtual World, totally to keep an eye on Maki and definitely not on Gonta. So now everyone’s in the Virtual World again to investigate it, minus Kokichi, Gonta and Maki.

Kaito: “I sorta like this body. Not as much as Himiko likes hers, though.”

Tsumugi: “Huh? You like these disappointing graphics?”

Kaito: “They’re not that disappointing, y’know? They’re kinda stylish. I like ‘em.”

Yes, Kaito, the reason you like this avatar is definitely just because you like the graphics and not at all because it’s nice to have a body that isn’t painfully dying on you.

Tsumugi: “I trust you to help out Kaito. Good luck with Maki.”

…Oh no. Oh no, are you implying you’re encouraging Shuichi to be the wingman in hooking up Kaito and Maki because you already want to insist that you totally wrote Maki to be into Kaito. No, no no no no. I wasn’t ready to have this conversation about how amatonormative and incredibly not your doing that is until chapters 5 and 6, nope, we’re postponing this until then, there’s enough going on in this chapter as it is.

Shuichi: (This map was made by Miu… Is that what’s bothering me?)

Shuichi picks up on this and realises that this is suspicious. (Reminder that it’s thanks to Kokichi asking about this last time they were here that he even knows at all.) Which really should lead him into wondering what that would mean and thinking that their understanding of the world’s layout as shown by this map could be misleading. But he… kind of doesn’t, awkwardly.

Keebo and Shuichi are the only ones who find the toilet paper, meaning that nobody else knows exactly where it was found, including Kaito. That’s also relevant.

When they reach the bridge, they tell Kaito about the signboard and where Shuichi found it.

Himiko: “What about that bothers you? It just got washed from the chapel to the mansion, right?”

Shuichi: (From the chapel to the mansion? That’s odd…)

Come on, Shuichi, you already should have realised that your understanding of this world’s layout might be off since Miu made the map, it shouldn’t be hard to start to piece things together with this.

Also wow, look at Himiko being really slow on the uptake and not even realising that the signboard was washed in the wrong direction compared to the river’s apparent flow. I guess that’s why the writers think that noticing that fact is such a huge deduction that they’re going to have us do an entire Psyche Taxi segment about just that.

Kaito: “Shuichi, let’s get pumped and investigate! If we can find a new clue here… We can clear my name!”

Shuichi, you’re not going to tell him that you’ve already found enough evidence to do that? You’re just going to keep leading him on? That’s honestly kind of a dick move, buuuut the players need a game to play, so.

Kaito: “I’m gonna give it my all! But not because I don’t trust you or anything like that…”

Of course not! Kaito has absolute faith that Shuichi can clear his name and doesn’t need his help with it, but…

Kaito: “It’s just that after hearing all that crap Kokichi said… As a man, I can’t stay quiet!”

He hates the way Kokichi’s been treating him like the kind of person who’d totally murder someone and then deceive everyone about it, and he wants to be able to stand up for himself and prove using his own words that that’s not who he is. He wants to stand up for his convictions and show them what kind of a person he really is! Like a man does! (His definition of a “man”.)

Kaito: “Hmm, a cell phone! I can’t believe there’s something like this here!”

Shuichi: “Kaito, perfect timing. I’d like you to help me out with something.”

Shuichi might not have necessarily been about to test the cell phone’s function with Kaito specifically, but since Kaito joined in the conversation and since he’s doing so to prove it could have been used to log out Kaito in particular, Shuichi ends up picking him as the guinea pig.

Kaito: “Help you out!?”

Look at Kaito’s expression here! He looks so surprised at the idea that Shuichi genuinely needs his help for once and is asking without Kaito having to prompt him. And, okay, his avatar doesn’t have the most nuanced expressions, but in fact, it being his avatar and not one of his regular sprites here makes this work better. Kaito’s regular sprites that express surprise only show either a confused or a horrified flavour of it – but this one here is unspecific enough that in this context it reads like the surprise is a positive thing.

Think about the times in the previous chapters when someone told Gonta he could help them with something, and Gonta reacted with utter delight at the notion that they need Gonta!? That’s this. That’s what’s happening with Kaito right here.

Kaito: “Of course! I’d never say no to a favor from my sidekick!”

He’s so thrilled that he can actually do something to help Shuichi. Especially during an investigation, in which Shuichi can usually do all of the investigating by himself without needing Kaito’s investigative input at all.

Kaito: “So what do you need me to do?”

Shuichi: “Ah, you don’t have to do anything. You just have to stand here…”

Kaito: “Hm? I just gotta stand here?”

…And then this is the moment Kaito begins to realise, wait, this is not the kind of Grand Important Help that he’d been envisaging. This is barely help at all.

Shuichi: “Kaito Momota…”

[*vwoop!*]

Shuichi: “He logged out. Just as I thought.”

And, sure enough, Kaito Helps Out His Sidekick By Doing Absolutely Nothing. (Except for looking like an idiot and then not getting to continue to investigate this place, as if Shuichi felt that Kaito didn’t need to keep investigating this place because it’s not like he’d find anything anyway.) Apparently Shuichi didn’t really need his help after all and why should Kaito have ever thought he did?

While Shuichi may be completely oblivious to Kaito’s underlying issues about needing to feel useful to him and has no idea he just jabbed Kaito right in those, it was still kind of a dick move to do this without even telling him what it was for and warning him that he’d be logged out if it worked. I guess he’s just a bit too wrapped up in Ultimate Detective mode to think about that right now.

Shuichi: “I see… Thanks to Kaito’s help, I’m starting to pin this down…”

It’s a good thing that at least Shuichi thought what Kaito did there was “help”, because I don’t think Kaito ended up seeing it that way.

Shuichi: (…I bet Kaito was pretty surprised when he logged out all of a sudden.) “…I should apologize for that later.”

Yeah, you kinda should.

Once they’re done at the chapel, the rest of them head back to the mansion to investigate the rooftop upon Shuichi’s decision, and they run into Kaito in the entrance hall.

Kaito: “Hey, Shuichi! What was that all about!?”

Shuichi: “Ah, Kaito! I’m so sorry! I just wanted to see if you could log out using the cell phone—”

Kaito: “Then tell me first! That was bad for my heart! I suddenly got logged out! I panicked and rushed back here!”

Shuichi: “Ah… sorry…”

From his expressions and animations here, Kaito seems just a bit more worked up than you’d expect him to be if the only problem was that Shuichi did him a big startle. This got to him, more than he wants anyone to know.

Shuichi could have told Kaito that, hey, at least the experiment was a big success and now he has another important clue that’ll prove Kaito’s innocence! But he doesn’t. Of course it doesn’t occur to him that Kaito could actually do with hearing some reassurance that he was in fact helpful.

I do appreciate how immediate and genuine Shuichi’s apology is, though. He really does feel bad.

Himiko: “Come on now. That’s enough. Don’t interfere with the investigation.”

Kaito: “I-I wasn’t interfering…”

Himiko, I know you’re not doing it on purpose, but you’re not helping.

Shuichi: “I wanted to investigate the rooftop next.”

Kaito: “Huh? What’s important about the rooftop? Wasn’t Miu at the chapel the whole time? We found her on the ground next to it.”

Tsumugi: “Now now, let’s believe in Shuichi’s reasoning.”

Himiko: “Shuichi can do it for sure. He’s the Ultimate Detective, after all.”

Guys! It would take Shuichi ten seconds to explain to Kaito why he thinks the rooftop might be important! Quit giving Kaito grief for taking a moment to try and understand the case himself instead of leaving it all to Shuichi without even knowing why!

Kaito: “If you’re gonna be like that, then do what you want. Investigate the rooftop or whatever.”

Kaito’s not even remotely bothered by this, you guys. This is definitely not the phrasing of somebody who’s bothered by this.

Kaito: “But Shuichi is my sidekick! In other words, his deductions are my deductions! And my deductions are his!”

Praising Shuichi and thinking he’s an awesome detective was supposed to be Kaito’s thing! He did it first! And he did it while being part of a team where Shuichi needed him and he was important to Shuichi’s success, not by just mindlessly leaving everything to him without even trying to help like these guys are doing. (Even though Kaito definitely believes right now that he could just mindlessly leave everything to Shuichi and it’d be fine.)

(Also, are you sure you want your deductions to be his, Kaito? Your deductions are not great.)

Tsumugi: “What are you… some credit-stealing bully?”

Ouch. The “bully” part: completely off-base. Not Kaito, not ever. But the “credit-stealing” part? Kiiiinda close to the truth right now.

(Kaito doesn’t respond to that, sadly, so we don’t get a glimpse of how it might have affected him. But the fact that he immediately changes the subject is a thing in and of itself.)

Kaito: “Well, I’m gonna investigate Miu’s avatar since I got interrupted last time.”

So I guess, regardless of the order the player did things in, logging out Kaito was one of the first things Shuichi canonically did over there, meaning Kaito didn’t get much time to look at anything else.

Shuichi: (It feels as if… something is missing. But I wasn’t paying close attention the first time, so I don’t remember…)

This is in the storage room on the roof. Not sure why he isn’t able to piece together the fact that it’s probably the lattice that he’s already found by the chapel. This does go to show, though, that despite Shuichi’s excellent observation skills, they aren’t necessarily so great when he’s not in Ultimate Detective mode and he can miss stuff on those occasions.

Maki shows up on the roof to tell everyone that Monotaro’s analysis is finished. She’s apparently already been to tell Kaito, because when everyone else logs out, Kaito is already there – so it’s kind of interesting that Kaito didn’t join Maki in coming up to the rooftop to get everyone else. Presumably he wasn’t happy at having his investigation cut short again (having obviously not deduced anything of note by himself) and just logged out on his own in a sulk.

Maki: “I’m not trying to sound like Kaito but… I don’t think you should carry the burden alone.”

For not trying to sound like Kaito, you sure sound exactly like Kaito right now. But is that really such a bad thing, Maki?

Still, what she means is that she’s saying it because she genuinely feels this way and not just because she’s parroting Kaito’s lines without necessarily agreeing with them, which is good!

Maki: “You’re Shuichi Saihara before you’re a detective. Don’t ever forget that.”

She’s got such a lovely and important point! Nearly everyone else has been mindlessly looking up to Shuichi purely because of his detective skills, and Shuichi himself has been very fixedly in Ultimate Detective mode, to the point of accidentally being a dick to Kaito a couple of times and not even feeling like he had the right to tell Kaito that he believed his testimony about being logged out and going to bed. But there’s so much more to Shuichi than that. He’s also a person who cares about his friends and wants to save everyone.

Maki: “Well, I shouldn’t be talking. I threw away my identity as Maki Harukawa to be an assassin…”

And that’s exactly why you’re telling him this, isn’t it, Maki? Because you know better than anyone else what it feels like to shut away your true self in order to devote yourself to a talent that does necessary but horrible things, and you don’t want Shuichi to do the same! It’s so fitting that Maki should be the one to say this to him.

Shuichi: (Was she being… considerate just now?)

Yes, she was, you dingus. Put away that Ultimate Detective mindset and think about it as Shuichi Saihara for a second, come on.

Maki: “By the way… did something happen between you and Kaito?”

Shuichi: “…What?”

Maki: “When he logged out a little while ago, he looked like he was in a bad mood.”

Shuichi: “I’m sorry… that’s probably my fault…”

Implying that Kaito was apparently more than just freaked out at being suddenly logged out without warning and was actively upset about something. Yep.

Or, possibly, Maki’s actually talking about the second time Kaito logged out and picked up that he was in a bad mood as they walked back from the chapel, even through his less-expressive avatar. So… my description of him being “in a sulk”, which I was semi-joking about at the time, really does seem quite apt, actually. This investigation has only got him even more wrapped up in his feelings of inferiority and the fear that maybe Shuichi really doesn’t need him any more.

Maki: “I don’t know what happened between you and Kaito, but… That idiot is simple, so I’m sure he’d forgive you if you just apologized.”

Shuichi already did apologise for logging him out without warning, more than once. But that isn’t the issue here. Maki’s wrong to be assuming that Kaito’s simply upset because of some specific thing Shuichi directly did to him that can just be apologised for and forgiven. The real underlying problem is much bigger and not even remotely Shuichi’s fault and cannot be fixed so easily.

Still, look at this mini instance of Maki trying to get Shuichi and Kaito to make up, like she’s also going to be doing in chapter 5. She’ll be massively misunderstanding the problem then, too, but to be fair so will literally everyone involved.

They log out, which means Kokichi’s here again, what joy.

(Given that Kokichi’s been here the whole time, he also would have seen Kaito’s reaction when Shuichi logged him out. Knowing Kokichi, he probably picked up on how much Kaito was bothered by that, didn’t he.)

Shuichi: “…You planned to meet Miu on the roof, right? Did you end up meeting her?”

Kokichi: “… Ooohh, so you know about that, Shuichi. Impressive, Mister Ultimate Detective.”

Don’t act so surprised, you deliberately tried to make sure someone would overhear your conversation about that so that Shuichi would find out. It didn’t take Shuichi’s detective skills, it took Keebo being in the right place to hear it and then being co-operative enough to share the information he had.

Shuichi: “Can someone verify that you were at the salon the entire time? Did you meet anyone there?”

Kokichi: “No, I don’t have a witness… But, you can also say there’s *no* witness who can prove I *wasn’t* there! Unless, you saw the salon empty yourself.”

I feel like this is Kokichi deliberately trying to hint at Shuichi that he should lie during the trial and claim he did see the salon empty himself. …Which then makes the fact that Kokichi proceeds to throw a tantrum when Shuichi does exactly that even more frustrating.

Gonta: “This no time for sleeping… How come no one want to do investigation!? That not gentlemanly at all!”

Awww, Gonta. It really doesn’t make any sense that they’d all just take a nap during an investigation! Don’t they care about finding Miu’s killer like he does!?

Kaito: “First you log me out, and now we get called by Monotaro cuz he needs to tell us something… I wasn’t able to finish investigating Miu’s avatar again…”

Yup, he’s in a big sulk. He should know that he wasn’t likely to have made any meaningful conclusions anyway because his investigative skills are practically non-existent, but he still wants people to think that he’s good at this! He wants to try and prove that he can be! (Especially now.)

Kaito: “What are we gonna do!? I can’t clear my name like this!”

He’s still hung up on this. He has to believe that Shuichi will be able to clear his name for him, but he doesn’t want to have to just rely on Shuichi for everything (and be useless next to him), dammit!

Monotaro talks about how Miu deleted all the dangerous objects but left the hammer.

Monotaro: “The way the program was written makes it seem like she did it on purpose.”

I’m not a coding person by any means, but I presume this means that, rather than deleting every dangerous object individually, she just did some big blanket deletion of everything classified as “weapon” or “dangerous item” or something within the code, then added in an exception for the hammer. Which would explain why she managed to also miss the toilet paper, because that probably wasn’t classified as dangerous since it isn’t in real life.

Monotaro: “Hmm… I didn’t really see anything that could have been used as a bridge to cross the river.”

Shuichi: (So only that signboard could have been used as a bridge.)

Implying, of course, that there was never supposed to be a bridge across the river, because the world was originally not separated by Miu’s wall and you could just go between the mansion and chapel without having to go via the river.

Monotaro then talks about how Miu turned herself into an object, which is something Kaito explicitly doesn’t know about during the trial. Meaning that apparently, even though he was annoyed that he had to cut short his re-investigation of Miu’s avatar to come and hear this so you’d think he’d at least want to actually hear it, he isn’t listening. It seems he’s still too distracted by his issues caused by the cell phone debacle and everything that followed it to be able to pay attention to anything else. Apparently things are getting to Kaito enough right now that he’s not quite managing to follow his own advice about not moping around when you could be doing something to make a difference.

Shuichi: (Which wall was the one Miu added?)

That wall. She added that wall.

Monokuma’s black and white halves are the wrong way around in this shot of him. The artists probably missed it because he’s being seen from behind and upside-down so it’s not quite as obviously off.

Monokuma: “…Hm? Low energy? Me? No, no… I’m excited. Really…”

I mean, you should be – look at this delightful story that’s unfolding that Kokichi was so kind as to write for you!

Monotaro: “When this class trial is over, I hope we can all get to know each other better!”

Himiko: “Nyeeeh… that’s the kind of line that triggers a death flag.”

It’s a little awkward that Himiko’s aware of the concept of death flags re: Monotaro’s whole speech to them here, considering that the previous person to raise massive death flags in a vaguely similar kind of speech was Tenko.

Kokichi: “Maybe that’s just another way to stop the killing game. If we all die, then the killing game would end.”

I mean… he does have a bit of a point, since if the blackened got away with it then it would be a very abrupt ending to the story that wouldn’t have the big hope-versus-despair final battle thing the audience apparently craves. But clearly Kokichi isn’t aiming to give everyone a boring story, or else he wouldn’t be doing this.

Himiko: “Well… we don’t have to worry. We’ve got the Ultimate Detective on our side.”

Tsumugi: “Yeah, it’s time for the detective to shine. Shuichi, please keep up the good work.”

They’re not Kokichi, so they’re not doing it deliberately, but this cannot be helping with Kaito’s jealousy and inferiority issues right now.

Shuichi: (If I can’t find the truth here, everyone will be sacrificed… And I will never let that happen—)

Kaito: “Hey, Shuichi. You’re getting all tense.”

Shuichi: “Ah, what?”

Kaito: “Didn’t I tell you before? Shuichi, don’t carry the burden all—”

And that makes the fourth time Kaito’s said this to one of his sidekicks this chapter. Kaito is still genuinely trying to support him – based on Shuichi’s expression and his inner monologue, he was getting tense and Kaito wasn’t just inventing a problem that didn’t exist in order to have an excuse to help. But it’s not a coincidence that all four times Kaito gives this line about burdens happen in this specific chapter – the one in which he knows that he’s dying – and not any of the earlier ones. He desperately wants, not just to be able to, but for his sidekicks to know that he’s there to carry their burdens right now. His impending death is making him feel weak and pathetic and useless, and he can’t let that be true.

Kokichi: “And didn’t *I* tell you before not to get in the way, Kaito?”

Kaito: “Huh? What’s your problem?”

Kokichi: “We’re all relying on Shuichi to carry our asses through this class trial, okay? You’re like a parrot repeating the same lines over and over. You’re bothering him. I think that’s the most annoying thing you can do to Shuichi, y’know that?”

Kokichi Doing the Thing Count: 3! I think this is the only time he’s ever quite this unsubtle about targeting Kaito with it, but he’s still making a point of talking about how great and reliable Shuichi is next to Kaito, so it’s still the same idea.

Kokichi was only witness to one other time Kaito used the burdens line, but apparently that’s enough for him to claim that Kaito’s just hollowly repeating it. Obviously someone as awesome as Shuichi doesn’t need someone as useless as Kaito and just thinks he’s annoying, right. Obviously Kaito’s words are just meaningless platitudes and couldn’t possibly do anything to help.

Maki: “Kokichi… you’re annoying.”

Kokichi: “Whoa… killer girl’s glaring at me… I was only kidding around…”

No, you were deliberately trying to hurt Kaito by hitting him where you know he’s vulnerable. And while there’s no way that Maki’s aware of this and just shut Kokichi up because he’s annoying, damn right he deserves to get glared at for that.

Kaito: “Finally, that pest is gone. Thanks, Maki Roll.”

Maki: “Just suck it up, Kaito. Now’s not the time to be bickering with each other.”

Kaito: “Ah, my bad. Sorry.”

Maki really does just think that this is meaningless bickering that Kaito shouldn’t be letting get to him. And of course, Kaito is doing a good job of acting like it isn’t getting to him. Still, Kaito both thanked Maki, something he very rarely does that shows he really does feel personally grateful to her for shutting Kokichi up, and apologised, meaning he believes he did something wrong. So he knows he was letting it get to him when he shouldn’t be.

Shuichi: “…Kaito, I’m okay.”

Kaito: “Hm?”

Shuichi: “I know what you want to say, Kaito. You don’t have to worry.”

I really want to read Shuichi’s “You don’t have to worry” as meaning that Kaito doesn’t have to worry about not being good enough to help Shuichi because Shuichi doesn’t see it that way and appreciates all of his support. But… that’s not what Shuichi means. None of what Shuichi’s saying here is even remotely about denying what Kokichi claimed he thinks about Kaito, because that’s so obviously untrue to him that he has no idea Kaito is worrying about it and that Kokichi’s words might have lodged somewhere.

Shuichi just means this as “you don’t have to worry about me, I’m fine”, because he’s confident enough that he can do this after having done it three times before. He still knows Kaito is trying to help him, and there’s a genuine smile on his face because he really does appreciate Kaito’s effort and willingness to do so… but he also is basically telling Kaito that he doesn’t really need it right now.

Kaito: “I see… In that case, I’ll believe in you and won’t say anything else.”

And at least for now (now that he’s talking directly to Shuichi and can’t possibly show that this is getting to him), Kaito seems like he’s fine with that and simply believes in Shuichi and is proud of how far he’s come.

Kaito: “But if you have any problems, let me know. I’ll help you. I’m here for you, bro.”

…But in literally his very next line, he’s still feeling the need to stress this. He cannot let it drop without making sure Shuichi will ask him for help at even the slightest opportunity.

{Later addendum edit: I also just love how Kaito said he won’t say anything else… and then he immediately says something else anyway, which is of course the fact that he’s there for Shuichi and Shuichi should absolutely tell him the moment he needs anything. Perhaps Kaito really was initially planning to let the “I won’t say anything else” be the last thing he said here… but then his desperation to be needed bubbled forth and he just couldn’t leave it at that. Oh, Kaito.}

Shuichi: “…Thank you, Kaito.”

It’s okay, Kaito. Shuichi knows. The moment he needs anything, he wouldn’t hesitate to ask you. The fact that he knows you’re there for him is already an immense help in itself. Just keep being there.

(The BGM piece Heartless Journey has been playing since Maki shut Kokichi up. I mentioned before that it’s chapter 5’s theme, and, well… that’s Kaito’s chapter, isn’t it? Previous times this theme has been heard include when Kaito punched Shuichi at the end of trial 1, when he explained why he was training Shuichi in chapter 2, and also why he believed in Shuichi in that same chapter, all of which were moments centred on Kaito’s character. So hearing it again here helps underline the fact that this moment is very relevant to Kaito and his story.)

{Later addendum edit: I didn’t do a great job of explaining my point about why I consider Heartless Journey to be a Kaito-related theme, so let me elaborate, since I’m going to keep bringing Heartless Journey up a few times in the upcoming trial.

See, to be fair, that theme is just a generally sad-sounding BGM piece that gets used a lot in general sad moments, even ones that aren’t specifically focused on Kaito. My point here is that the only times it’s used in moments that aren’t especially inherently sad, it’s instead being used for character drama moments that are centred around Kaito. So it’s both a theme for General Sad Stuff, but then also the closest thing there is to a theme for Kaito’s character arc.}

Kokichi: “You must have it rough, Shuichi. That obnoxious guy is always bothering you. If you ever need my help, call me! I’ll shut him up, so he never gets in your way!”

You have absolutely no fucking right to be saying anything along the lines of “if you ever need my help, I’m there”. No. Shut up.

Kokichi’s whole thing of insisting that Kaito is annoying Shuichi kind of feels like he’s specifically calling out how Kaito keeps going out of his way to tell Shuichi “I’m here for you, let me help you”. So it may well be entirely on purpose that Kokichi is parroting those words of Kaito’s here, in an attempt to make them sound emptier and more annoying. After all, he’s parroted other kinds of words to try and make them sound empty plenty of times before.

Gonta: “Gonta not really understand what happen… But… Gonta try real hard to be useful this time.”

Reminder that while Kaito’s issues have been a lot more in focus lately, Gonta is also still absolutely desperate to help everyone and hating how he doesn’t feel like he can. They are both adorable and the best.

Maki: “…You didn’t forget, right? Remember who you are. Make sure you never forget that.”

Maki has this little reminder to Shuichi not to get too caught up in being the Ultimate Detective, which is lovely of her. (And… maybe he still kind of ends up forgetting her words. But also maybe that’s the only way he can reach the truth in this trial. Shuichi Saihara absolutely wouldn’t want to believe his friend Gonta could kill anyone and condemn him to death, after all.)

By the way, I’ve never commented on this before now, but what even is the buff Monokuma statue in the Shrine of Judgement and why is he carrying this big round vase thing above his head? Is he trying to be a statue of Atlas? Because, no.

Kokichi: “Let’s get it started – the heart-racing excitement as the blackened and the spotless face off!”

There goes Kokichi stealing Monokuma’s line, even though it’s not voting time. It’s almost like he wants to feel that he’s the one in control of the game this time, or something. He also puts this in his script and makes Kaito do it next chapter, but I guess this is him wanting the chance to do it himself while he’s still alive.

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himiko-yumehellno · 5 years ago

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Saiouma Week Day Six: Appreciation Day

Title: Three Days to Set Up a Confession is As Easy As Cookies and Roses

Summary: Shuichi employs Rantaro's help to confess to Kokichi. Rantaro's got this.

Word Count: 2260

Note: I don't really talk about other writers or artists I like (I mostly just rb their stuff on Tumblr and leave comments when I can), buuut... I chose one of my favorite saiouma artists, @natsumiheart , for this day of Saiouma Week! The piece that inspired this fic can be found here. I'll admit that this fic only briefly mentions the comic that inspired it, but I hope you enjoy anyway!

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Rantaro wasn't new to being a wingman. He'd done it for plenty of his sisters before, and he was a frequent choice for people to go to for romance advice, even if he himself was aro. Still, he can't say that he had ever been in a wingman situation quite like this before.

Because not only was Shuichi requesting help from him in confessing to someone, but he was asking for help in confessing to Kokichi Ouma. AKA, the person literally everyone knew had a crush on Shuichi.

Except, it seems, Shuichi himself.

"I'm sorry, could you please repeat that? I want to make sure I heard right." Rantaro would have pinched his nose in exasperation if he wasn't so polite. Instead, he merely crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at Shuichi, who was glancing to the side and not making eye contact. "You want my help in confessing to Kokichi?" The guy who calls you his beloved? The guy who flirts with you every other day? The guy who I hear endless talking from about how you're so amazing it should be a crime?

Shuichi shifted his weight, a frown on his face. "Er, yes, of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too, I just thought I should ask since you helped Kaede out with her and Kirumi, and, well..."

As Shuichi trailed off, Rantaro took a deep breath, letting it out and starting to plan how he could do this. Since he already knew both of them loved each other... "Alright, give me like, three days."

"What?!" Shuichi snapped his head up to look at him, jaw dropped. For once, he didn't seem to care that he was being loud, and his eyes were wide and he visibly struggled to find the words to express his surprise. "But – three?! How – I know you're friends with him, but –"

Shuichi's rambling stopped as Rantaro calmly put a hand on his shoulder, smiling at him with his trademark easygoing grin. Shuichi blinked at him, and Rantaro squeezed his shoulder reassuringly.

"Hey, don't worry about it, I'm serious. I'm gonna go find Kokichi and talk to him, so don't wait up on me, okay?"

Shuichi nodded slowly, seemingly coming out of his shock as he stepped back from Rantaro. "You... Are you sure you can help me in only three days?"

Rantaro wasn't surprised at Shuichi's surprise, since it had taken weeks for Kaede and Kirumi to get together, even with Rantaro's help. But on the other hand, what Shuichi didn't know was that his crush liked him back, and Rantaro was going to use that to his full advantage. "Yeah, I got it. I'm not a suspicious guy, remember?"

Shuichi couldn't hide his snicker at the inside joke that had come from one time the class played Clue, and Rantaro waved as he walked away, already pulling out his phone to call Kokichi and request a hang out.

Now, let's see if he can put this plan into action...

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Day one of Rantaro's plan: a hangout where Kokichi and Shuichi baked cookies together.

Rantaro hadn't needed to say anything more than "cookies" to get Kokichi to agree, and after a quick text to Shuichi to meet them in the school kitchen, the three of them found themselves mixing batter that Rantaro bought from the store yesterday after hanging out with Kokichi.

So far, Rantaro's favorite part of this whole thing had got to be when Shuichi walked into breakfast with Kaito and Maki, and Kokichi muttered to him, "Do we even need the sun anymore?" only to find, with quickly covered up elation, that Shuichi stayed after breakfast to bake with them.

Rantaro had snorted at seeing Kokichi hide his real emotions behind a cocky attitude. Kokichi had socked him in the arm.

That said, a close second favorite would have been when Kokichi called him over to "check if the batter looked right." Of course, he only called Rantaro over to talk without Shuichi hearing.

"Alright, avocado dork," Kokichi had hissed at him; his batter was perfectly fine, and Kokichi had wasted no time getting to the point. "I know you and your weird matchmaking thing. Are you trying to set me up with Shuichi?"

Rantaro only shrugged. "Maybe," he replied nonchalantly, and Kokichi punched him again, both because there was no way to tell whether or not that was a lie, and because it could be true. Thankfully, Kokichi wasn't very strong, and Rantaro didn't see any bruises when they finished up, and he went home with two happy friends, and a bagful of cookies.

Shuichi texted him and thanked him for the help getting closer to Kokichi today. Kokichi called and said he was going to steal all his cookies at midnight for trying to set him and Shuichi up today. Rantaro just laughed, made a tick mark on his calendar, and started preparing for the next day's matchmaking event.

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Day two of Rantaro's plan: trying to convince Kokichi to confess.

"C'mon, I'm sure nothing bad will come of telling him."

"'Nothing bad' my ass! He'll hate me even more than he normally does, obviously!"

Rantaro rubbed his forehead, giving Kokichi a deadpan look as Kokichi huffed and turned away, staring at the books laid out on the table in front of him. The few others in the school library didn't pay them much attention; their whispered debate was going nowhere, and Rantaro was starting to wonder if he should have brought Kokichi somewhere else to talk about this.

"Kokichi, Shuichi isn't really the 'hating' type. You know this. I know this. He's so far from the type of person to hate someone we have a literal fan club for him. You started it, shouldn't you know this?"

Kokichi muttered something under his breath that Rantaro couldn't hear. "Sorry, what was that?"

Kokichi picked his head up from where he had been scowling at a page about the physical geography of Mongolia. "I said, that he wouldn't believe me anyway! I'm too much of a liar; remember when I tried to warn Kaede about Miu pulling a prank on her and the dummie walked right into it anyway?"

"You're not much of a liar with me," Rantaro offered, but privately he had to admit Kokichi had a point. That hadn't been one of Kaede's better days, but oddly enough she became a little better at spotting Kokichi's lies after that incident. "And Shuichi knows you well enough to believe you when you're being serious."

"Hah!" Kokichi scoffed, just a tad too loudly, and quickly got shushed by a library assistant. Kokichi stuck his tongue out at them when their back was turned, then turned back to Rantaro with one of his more serious expressions, slumping in his chair. "I only lie less with you cause you buy me Panta – but that's a lie! ... And why should I trust that he won't start hating me after he knows a liar like me thinks of him like that? He hates liars like me; just accept it..."

Rantaro took in a slow breath as he watched Kokichi deflate. He hadn't wanted to play this card, but if Kokichi left him no choice...

"Give it a go, tomorrow afternoon, and if you do it I'll be DICE's getaway driver for the next month." Rantaro closed his eyes, but he already knew Kokichi was probably gaping at him. After months of pestering for Rantaro to join DICE or take part in their pranks, he was offering to be their driver, just like that? Rantaro held up a hand before Kokichi could say anything. "If it goes badly, you can just say your confession was a lie, right? Just make sure I'm there to see it happen."

Rantaro opened one eye, and was pleased to see Kokichi with a blank expression. That probably meant he was thinking it over; Rantaro knew he couldn't resist an offer like that, and smiled as he rested his head on one hand.

Kokichi took his time thinking. Rantaro waited patiently.

"Alright, fine!" Kokichi agreed finally, again being shushed as he had grown too loud again. Kokichi didn't stick his tongue out this time, instead grinning as he stuck a hand out at Rantaro. "You better buy me a box full of Panta too!"

"Of course." Rantaro took the offered hand, and as Kokichi shook it with a pretend air of dignity, Rantaro chuckled. Now, to see if he could get Shuichi to confess as a bonus...

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Day three of Rantaro's plan: picking out flowers with Shuichi.

It hadn't taken much pushing from Rantaro for Shuichi to agree to buy Kokichi flowers. Sure, he had been embarrassed about the idea at first, but they weren't arguing about confessing for a half hour (unlike with Kokichi), so Rantaro counted his wins. Plus, Kokichi was going to be stopping by Shuichi's place to confess in... Half an hour? Twenty minutes? Fifty? Kokichi was finicky like that, but Rantaro didn't mind. He just had to make sure they were done and back to the dorms by three pm.

Easy as... Oh, hey, cool, they dyed roses blue!

"Hey Shuichi, take a look at this," Rantaro called. Shuichi, a little down the aisle looking at some bellflowers, glanced up at him before heading over, eyes analytical.

"Blue... Roses?" Shuichi smiled, shaking his head as Rantaro chuckled. "Well, they do look nice. Do you think Kokichi would like them?"

"Honestly? Yes, completely." Rantaro smirked as he imagined Kokichi's face, being given blue roses by Shuichi. He didn't blush often, but Rantaro knew Kokichi's face would be bright red if Shuichi gave him something he found cool. "I think he'd find them interesting, don't you think?"

Shuichi narrowed his eyes at the flowers and tilted his head in thought; Rantaro shrugged and left him to it, checking his phone to text Kokichi and ask where he was currently.

Twenty minutes and a purchase later, Rantaro was giving Shuichi a last-minute pep talk as they headed towards the dorms of Hope's Peak. Shuichi brought up a couple of his concerns with Rantaro, but Rantaro shot them down as swiftly as they were spoken. Shuichi was nervous about what to say? "Just keep it short and simple. Offer the roses, say you like him, and wait for his answer." Shuichi was worried Kokichi would be lying if he said he liked him back? "Knowing him, he'll probably immediately declare his love was a lie, so you don't have to worry about being tricked, just accept that this is his way of turning you down. It's not the best way, but on the other hand, it's not the worst."

The pep talk was kept short, because as soon as they reached the second floor of the dorms, Rantaro paused, gave Shuichi a thumbs up, and pointed to where Kokichi was waiting with a tapping foot and an unusually sharp outfit outside Shuichi's room.

Shuichi gave a light gasp; he glanced to Rantaro once more for reassurance, and slowly, hesitantly, he made his way towards Kokichi. As Kokichi checked the watch Rantaro wasn't even aware he had, Shuichi quietly brought out the roses in front of him, seeming to shake off his nerves as he took a deep breath.

Rantaro held in a chuckle as he leaned on the wall next to the stairwell door.

C'mon... C'mon, notice hi – yes! Haha, eye contact made!

Kokichi had glanced up, and Rantaro had to try hard to hold in his giggles as he saw how red Kokichi got within a few seconds. Of course, a blink later and the blush was gone, and Kokichi was casually talking with Shuichi with his hands behind his head.

Rantaro couldn't hear them well, but that was a normal experience for him when it came to match making. He simply leaned forward a tad and strained to make out what they were saying.

"... -cy... ting you here!"

".... Wanted ... Wait, this is my room, why – nevermind."

"So? Does Shuichi ... something... say to me?"

Rantaro crossed his fingers. Do it, do it, do it, do it!

"Yeah, actually. I... you these."

Shuichi offered Kokichi the flowers, and Rantaro silently cheered as he watched Kokichi blush again, taking the flowers with what was probably a snarky comment, though Rantaro couldn't hear it from here. Shuichi went red as well, though not on the same level as Kokichi, and Rantaro inwardly happy danced.

Ooh, but it seems the show wasn't over yet. There were still the mutual feelings to confess!

"Ooh, why... Shuichi... ?

"Er... You see..."

Shuichi glanced back at Rantaro discreetly. Rantaro made sure to give him the very specific thumbs up and grin found in that HTTYD3 meme. Shuichi gave him a light nod, smiling, and turned back to Kokichi, taking a deep breath.

"I really like you, Kokichi. Romantically."

Rantaro beamed, pumped the air with his fist; he had to restrain himself from outwardly celebrating too much, but c'mon, who wouldn't be excited?! Especially when it involved a best friend? Rantaro sighed in relief as he thought about how he'd no longer have to listen to Kokichi's pining rants, and as he realized that he should probably leave and start planning how to tease Kokichi at their next hang out, he nearly missed Kokichi pull Shuichi down into their first kiss.

Rantaro chuckled and left, humming a song that played while he was at the flower shop.

Now, if only he could get Kaito and Korekiyo to stop being oblivious that easily...

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