#love all the cuties who hyped me up <3 they're so sweet

[felucians]

tiktok fandoms have collectively come to the conclusion that I could pull my fictional crush & I am thrilled because now I just need a real version of one of them to come into my life and I'll be living my best life

[6okuto]

nia please tell me about cove… where does he come from… who is he…………………………

(I saw a glimpse of him in the “more posts like this” recs and I’ve been blessed)

REV REVERIE-STARLIGHT U JUST MADE MY DAY. Ok. mild spoilers (the beauty is in the small moments and casual intimacy,, But that's the Game so i can only say so much.) If u want to hear more Let Me Know. everypony should play and see for themself though. wink. my vn masterlist has some cove too!!

Cove Holden is the love interest in GB Patch's visual novel "Our Life: Beginnings and Always" available on Itch.io and Steam for free. You play through 4 life phases: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and fully grown—all with different moments you can play in any order!! Steps 1 to 3 have their own DLCs for 4USD each, and the wedding DLC is only 3USD, but the base game easily has up to 20 hours of playtime alone!! FOR FREE!! (there's also 2 NSFW DLCs on patreon. planning 2 get the second one soon. cove wait for me)

while you don't actually have to romance him,, cove can be the childhood friends to lovers story OF UR (MY) DREAMS!!!! his personality and appearance change depending on your choices (but can also be customized) bUT in general!!

he's very sweet and cares about those close to him deeply!! he's very thoughtful and respectful!!

it's stuff like,, he'll offer to give you his homework when you think you've lost yours. he'll buy you a gift to surprise you with at a market, even though you are Also at the market albeit separated for a while. there's a scene where you're watching fireworks and if you say that they're loud, cove will cover your ears to muffle the sound :'))

he loves the ocean (his special interest)! he surfs, volunteers to help clean the beach (you can join him), has pet fish, etc etc.

^ cove's canonically autistic!! some traits here

climbs through your window a lot.

my crybaby... /sooo affectionate. sobs..

clingy /affectionate /pos /my dream. he always wants to be with you if he can. you obviously don't have to be physically affectionate but i, too, am a clingy cuddly person especially when it comes to him... he can give you piggy back rides, you can cuddle on the couch and in bed, he'll offer his hand to hold, etc. etc.!! and he gets so so smiley and happy whenever you hug and kiss OHHHHMYNGJH

he gets flustered and shy about flirting orz... he has to kinda hype himself up to try a cheesy pick-up line on you 😭🩷

something that comes up is how cove can struggle with new things or taking steps (romantically) and how you stay patient with him!! because he really does want to do them!! I don't kneow it's very heartwarming to me 🥹

u can make it a slowburn! u can have a crush from the very beginning! U can say i love u first! He can confess! U can propose! He can propose (in multiple ways)! WHAT A WORLD!!

6 foot 4 (193 centimeters) 👍

his favourite flower is white linen poppies! :-)

he likes anklets. as in you can wear an anklet and he's like ( !!! )

bit messy /still affectionate. didn't want to say slob. he'll wipe his hands on his pants and there's sand on his bedroom floor hebsbdjsbdj

loves his parents.... there's some angst and struggling but. by step 4 him and his parents are so :-((( WAHHHHH!!!!

"i pick her and she picks me" -> "i pick you and you pick me" Ok. wjy. mi cabesa. MI CORAZON NO SABE YO COSA HABLA BUT WWAAAAHHH 😭😭😭😭🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Step 3 DLC Happiness Moment....

step 4 coves + opened my game for quick screenshots. Do u think he's a cutie patootie handsome beautiful gorgeous perfect angel boyfriend BEcuauseheis. HE IS 😭😭😭. Akaashi and Cove are the same level of boyfriend husband to me. Gen Srs. if u told me to pick one i'd spontaneously combust in front of u

If u like my writing U'll Probably Like Cove And OL. If you want to get to know me and also be so so happy giggly sentimental for a couple days,, U, reader,, should play OL and tell me so we can talk about it TOGETHAH!

aND! if u like the look of this, GB Patch is currently developing Our Life: Now and Forever!! a new story in a new town with two new love interests (qiu and tamarack my beloveds) and even MORE customization!! ^___^ YIPPEEE

[stuffgoeswrong]

Maybe it's late but do chuuaku next if you feel like it!!! Have a sweet day 💕

Of course! It's never too late!

Chuuaku

Ship it

What made you ship it?

Honestly? This person's art--I mean look at it. I love their style, it's gorgeous. After that, I just started seeing more official art of them and hearing about the hype for Chuuaku on Twitter (or at least I thought it was fairly popular over there). Then I began to rethink the characters and what they could have in common, which turns out is kind of a lot. To quote my anime journal, they've both been hurt by Dazai and have been lone wolves for most of their lives. They've been through so much and I want them to bond over being used by people they once trusted (Aku--Dazai, Chuuya--Shirase, Verlaine, anyone else from Stormbringer? I haven't actually read it yet). They each ponder their self-worth but admire those around them (Chuuya admires Mori's leadership but worries about his own humanity, Akutagawa admires Atsushi for being able to stand up to him but doesn't see his own strength as good enough, and obvs Dazai). Listen, so we all know Chuuya is a loyal character, it's one of his core traits. But Akutagawa has that same potential too! He's kept his promise to Atsushi not to kill anyone for six months. I believe Beast even as an alternate universe implies traits that are there in every version of a character, so Akutagawa's protection over Gin can also be seen as loyalty. Any two people being fiercely devoted to each other or having that possibility is a huge plus for me. Yeah, they haven't had any actual scenes together in the main story (ig Dead Apple kinda counts, I always forget that exists) which made me a little iffy at first, but they've had a little screentime together in Wan! which is good enough for me and I ended up loving them!

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

Chuuaku's vibes are like off the charts emo autumn season and I love it. Their color schemes are so Halloween-y and I always picture them within an aesthetic collage of hot chocolate, falling leaves, and overcast skies. I also like how easy it usually is to come up with headcanons for them, like Akutagawa would be so bad at compliments (thinking about him like Kageyama saying knife instead of nice) and Chuuya would appreciate him trying yet he's so much smoother at it, they both shop at Hot Topic, love similar music, effective on missions together, find it easy to bully people together, and go on midnight motorcycle rides to help Akutagawa's lungs. Oh, I love that Chuuya is kind of the mentor Aku never had and so it's for sure just one of the most positive relationships Aku could have. Also, it seems to me they're both workaholics so it would be fun to see them realize this about each other and force the other to work out making time for fun things, not necessarily with each other. In my opinion, Chuuya needs someone calmer than Dazai and Akutagawa needs someone who's patient but still outgoing. Of course, I believe that with any Akutagawa ship, he needs to be less obsessed with Dazai to be more in tune with his partner. I think Chuuya could help him move past this because of his specific position in Akutagawa's life as a coworker and someone who knows Dazai pretty personally. Overall I like that this ship, like my other favorites, is pretty balanced power-wise, has a great aesthetic, is on opposite ends of the personality spectrum, and has room for "missing or behind the scenes" fanfictions. Also the possibilities for AUs (from mayoi alone we get detectives and bandmates)!

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Not sure since there aren't several fans I've talked to about Chuuaku, but I'm gonna use this opportunity to say that these are the top songs that remind me of them: I Will Follow You into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie, Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne, Better Than Me by The Brobecks, Easily by Bruno Major. Perhaps my unpopular opinion would be that they're actually just very domestic.

Thanks for the ask!