#mainly for ukyo's route

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i absolutely love UKYO so so much that it kind of hurts <3

case #1: just look at this picture and tell me UKYO doesn't look amazing ^^

case #2: him and the HEROINE is just so cute <3

i actually do like UKYO (both the more timid one and the darker versions) since his actions are kinda understandable ^^

i actually feel so so bad for UKYO but i also do like the guy ^^ like so so much and the amount of time that i want to hug this man is downright criminal to be completely honest

(spoilers for his route in Amensia: LATER)

UKYO's route basically boiling down to us getting to bond with UKYO (like getting him some furniture because my guy needs that since he had none) and slightly about what happened on the 25th (and basically the entire month of August) because yeah the HEROINE got the dose of memory loss again and UKYO trying to protect her from what actually happened (which was kinda sweet of UKYO to do ^^)

that and all the other male LI just being jelly about UKYO being our partner. they do respect the HEROINE's decision, but still am jelly from their lingering feelings, i guess. i was really dying laughing when i got to the part where they decided to place random things into his food and drinks because (1) that's a health concern, and (2) i was being thrown to another planet because what??? those are some of the weirdest food combinations ever, and it doesn't even faze UKYO since his body is mainly on survival mode (which made sense from what happened in the base game)

Orion is back. i still have no clue if he remembers us or not though, but we slightly (since we got a slight flash) remember him. he also gave advice of being the only one to "save" UKYO, which makes slightly no sense to me, i'm sorry (╥﹏╥)

also so the plants are from Orion and Nhil ... well their human forms at least ^^

and don't think i forgot UKYO's thing about baseball bats and TOMA (?) like i have no clue what he is talking about (since i can't bare getting a bad ending than the ones that i got so (╥﹏╥) but i know i have to if i want to 100% everything (╥﹏╥) which will take a long time)

also the girls? the girls just decided to just apologize, but i was i didn't want IKKI's fan club to just disband because that would just ruin everything that Rika (slightly liking her since she does seem like a really nice and good friend to the HEROINE in this route anyways (we don't talk about her in some other routes) ^^) and that would actually just hurt more people than it'll help ^^ and because of what happened (which i know is really horrible), even if i can't really fully since they attempting to KILL the HEROINE

but, also can we talk about how the three groupies for a second here because they just decided to just leave the HEROINE? like hello? call the police? or the fire department and not leave her all alone in there? open the hatch so she could escape?

also that ending scene where UKYO decides to take the HEROINE away from the guys because he doesn't want the others to take the HEROINE while he was taking the wedding pictures <3 gosh that was lovely <3

but also there are just so little choices (╥﹏╥) but that's just personal preference as i actually do like choices (╥﹏╥) but it's fine since she regained some of her memories (and personality) in this. we got to reconcile with other UKYO ^^

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Hello and happy new year! and happy holidays too if you celebrated. Theres no rush to get to this or anything I promise, I just came here because I don’t know any other blogs that do otome self insert requests lol

I’ve been feeling really down lately and I was wondering what guys you think would be really gentle and sweet caring with their partners? I could just really use someone whos caring right now. but no rush for sure because I know it’s a busy time of year! thank you dear

Want to send in a request? Go ahead!

my beloved anon <3 i totally understand you. Winter is real rough on me, I usually need someone caring too. If you're looking to play: Ichiya from VariBari, Ikki and Shin from Amnesia (any if you're playing the fandisc). If you like Stardew Valley you could play through Elliott's route (i love him i love love love him)

if you just want to watch something (reading can be hard), I recommend watching The Princess Bride. But! Let’s do some headcanons now. Under the cut, we have: Ichiya Mitsumori, Masaomi Asahina, and some amnesia boys!

Ichiya Mitsumori

I can guarantee he would be gentle. He knows what it’s like to be ignored, so there’s no way he’d look over any problem you have.

Silent hugs. Any pain you feel is immediately obvious to him. You don’t need to tell him about it, you only need to ask for him to be there and he will.

He will cook. He will clean. No depression nest for you!

Would convince you to do things to make you feel better (showering, getting dressed, brushing hair and teeth) by saying he’ll do it with you

Masaomi Asahina

He’s a doctor, so he’s tend to your physical wounds very carefully.

So so patient. He gets it from working with kids, ofc. but this means he’s a great listener. Even if you feel like you’re wasting time and just going on for the sake of dramatics, he’d say it’s good that you’re telling someone (and is honored you’re choosing to tell him)

I can’t explain how but you just feel the love when he’s near. His mere presence is a reminder of the love in your life

of course…. With one Asahina brother comes all the others. Expect lots of group hugs.

there’s one REALLY good fic (idk how to say this but it’s a 100/10 for me) that I reviewed early for him. Really recommend reading it. Link to my review (and the fic link) here: recommendation

Amnesia Boys

Ikki has the idea of ‘treat you like royalty’ stuck in his head and it will never leave

Again he’d do anything for you, but please don’t ask him to cook. For his sake and for your health. But he’d go great lengths to get any food you want.

Toma is so so protective. And yeah, while he may not always be gentle if he gets upset, he’s definitely caring.

Shielding from the outside world? Check. Hunting down anyone who talks shit about you? Check.

Ukyo would for sure be gentle. After the whole time loop thing, he’s trying to atone for what he did. You can try and tell him it’s too much and it’s fine, but he’d never tell you that he just likes being nice to you

He makes you pretty for fun. He’ll give the excuse that it’s for a photo and you’re helping him envision it, but you both know he mainly does landscapes

Braiding each others hair omggggg. Braid train. Even if you do the worst braid ever and get his hair knotted, he’ll wear it like that for the rest of the day

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Which Hogwarts Houses do you think all the Asahina brothers from BroCon are in?

Honestly, it’s been a very long time since I read Harry Potter so I don’t really remember too much about the qualities of each House, but I’ll try my best! Spoiler warning for their routes!

Gryffindor - Tsubaki, Subaru, Yusuke

I think Gryffindor’s core quality was bravery or something, but I feel like when it comes to Gryffindor, being able to stand strong when facing against adversity is what I think defines who they are, which I think applies to Tsubaki, Subaru and Yusuke. For Tsubaki, even though he felt inferior to Azusa, he never gave up on his dream of becoming the voice actor he wanted to be, and instead kept working hard to get the role he always wanted. Subaru also goes through stuff like slumps but he faces them head-on and overcomes them knowing what he needs to do to achieve his goals. As for Yusuke, he may be clumsy, shy and can make mistakes, but he always faces forward in whatever he’s doing. He admits to his faults but never shies away from them and will always do his best to become better rather than wallow in his weaknesses. So, I guess what I think they all represent for Gryffindor is that spirit to always face their problems head-on no matter how difficult they may be to deal with.

Ravenclaw - Ukyo, Iori

Ravenclaw is where all the intelligent and smart people are, so I think Ukyo and Iori fit it well. They’re both people who do well in their studies, great at taking care of people around them, and are basically seen as “perfect”. However, their strength is also a form of weakness for them, because even though they are capable when it comes to stuff in books, they can be weak to things that relate to emotions. For Ukyo, his ex-girlfriend’s betrayal is like the only thing that makes his perfect façade break, and I think even though he logically understands how he shouldn’t let it get to him, he can’t help it because emotions are emotions.  I haven’t finished Iori’s route yet so I’m not too sure what exactly his problems may be, but I assume it’s related to something like lacking passion because he seems rather apathetic to everything? So I think maybe his problem of being too good at everything makes it difficult for him to decide on what he wants in the future because he has too many choices but not enough desire for one particular thing. 

Hufflepuff - Masaomi, Azusa, Natsume, Rui

I think the core values of Hufflepuff lie in kindness, empathy and just generally being a peace-loving person. I did a Harry Potter quiz back in the day and I’m a Hufflepuff apparently haha. But I think one of the biggest parts of being a Hufflepuff is being accepting. I think I remember in the books that “leftovers” that didn’t really fit in other Houses would go to Hufflepuff as well, so I believe Hufflepuff in general is a very chill group, in which all the brothers I’ve listed are very much that imo. Masaomi is like the nicest big brother ever that just hopes to protect his brothers as a doctor and care for them. Azusa probably tries his best to create harmony because Tsubaki is chaotic lol, and having to watch over Tsubaki has probably also made him more considerate of others, Natsume seems to love the ideal simple everyday life and thinks that a simple life is a happy life and I think that’s very much what Hufflepuff wants out of life as long as you’re happy haha. For Rui, the slow paced life where everything is peaceful and he can do what he enjoys in his own little world seems to go with the House well haha.

Slytherin - Kaname, Hikaru, Fuuto, Wataru

For Slytherin, the House seems to be mainly full of sly and “evil” people, but I feel like it’s full of people who are unpredictable. They could be good, could be bad depending on how they are influenced by the people around them. For Kaname, his flirty and teasing personality where he loves getting cute reactions from Ema makes him very sly, but at his core, he is a nice guy who would change his job to properly take care of the one he loves. For Hikaru, the way he gets a kick out of teasing his brothers and everyone around him feels like Slytherin, but also the fact that he’s willing to do whatever he can to get what he wants (e.g. crossdressing to get better info out of people) shows that he’s someone who doesn’t let anything get in the way of his goals imo, and that sounds like Slytherin? Haha. For Fuuto, his mischievous personality and bossy attitude is like a snobby Draco Malfoy in a sense lol, yet when he’s honest, he can be a pretty good guy. I haven’t done Wataru’s route yet but I feel like considering his antics, he seems to be rather possessive and also seems like the type to do whatever he can to get Ema’s affection and attention.

Anyway, I really didn’t intend on this being so long but I felt like I needed to explain why LOL. Thank you for the question, it was interesting trying to think of which House suited which brothers haha! 

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Y'all... T_T

Recently lost all my Amnesia: Memories progress again... T_T

And that time around, I was actually working on getting all the endings, rather than just the good endings (although my first time around, I got Shin's normal end and one of Ikki's bad ends, but that wasn't because I was actually aiming for those). Going in order, I was halfway through Kent's route, aiming for the good ending (which I start with for each character). Then I started getting busy with school again, so I dropped it for a while.

And I opened it up like... yesterday? And after it re-downloaded, all my progress was gone 😭

Lolol I don't think I'll ever unlock Ukyo's route at this rate 😅

I have a hunch as to what the issue is, and that hunch isn't anything directly related to the game. Nonetheless, I wish they had a means of storing game data -- properly. Mystic Messenger has it's account system. Afterl!fe was connected to Google Play Games. Something like that! So I don't have to risk losing it yet again, and so, when people get knew devices (phones, mainly), they don't have to restart all over again.

OTL... Such is life, I suppose. And I wouldn't mind as much if it weren't so finicky :((

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Amnesia ~ Shiro Edition

So recently, I finished rewatching and replaying Amnesia (both anime and game are super good) and of course it got me thinking of Sheith and Shotor and all the many Shaladin ships I adore.

If you don't know the series it's pretty much about a girl (Heroine) who wakes up on August 1st with no memory of her life. She spends the span of a month, with the help of a spirit, trying to collect the pieces of her memory while falling in love all over again with her boyfriend (of choice because otome games are all about different routes) who she does not remember.

You'd think it'd be super easy right? Wrong. The series is all types of effed up with tons of plot twists and angst which is why it made me think of Shiro.

Here's my crossover list that I cannot for the life of me stop thinking about I'm so not sorry y'all:

▪Shiro = Heroine (the amnesic who tries his best to get his life back together after waking up in a hospital bed. He will have slight personality changes (of Kuro/Kuron/Sven/etc) depending on who he dates as he tries to remember his past...I know, I know it's very obvious of me but he is "technically" the hero(ine) of Voltron and his "clones" are slightly different in canon so it kinda works here--just bare with me peeps it'll get interesting, I promise.)

▪Keith = Shin aka Red ♡ Arc (the outcast who has always been by Shiro's side and vows to protect him from any harm at the expense of himself at times...how strikingly familiar this is! Let's also not forget their shared past and how much Shiro impacted his life for the better. He is the most adament in helping Shiro recover his memory but doesn't want Shiro to suffer in any way while trying to regain them--oh how coincidental and very Keith-like of him.)

▪Lance = Ikki aka Blue ♤ Arc (the lady's man, with a rabid fanclub, who wishs to find someone to love him for him and not his popularity. He has a secret ability that Shiro is somehow immune to which piques his interest...oh, how very in canon this is to Lance.)

▪Matt/Pidge = Kent aka Green ♧ Arc (the genius who has trouble understanding human relations at times but is an analyst whiz and the only person who figures out Shiro's true "dilemma"...it could be either Holt sibling since they are both highly intelligent enough to figure out the whole plot.)

▪Hunk = Toma aka Yellow ◇ Arc (the sweetheart who tends to worry for Shiro's safety and is afraid of taking big risks...I am so sorry for giving Hunk this one but his heart's in the right place despite the twist but I apologize in advance--if you don't get what I mean, perfect! More angst to be uncovered.)

▪Lotor = Ukyo aka Black 🃏 Arc (the mysterious stranger who encounters Shiro in his moments of peril and always appear on the night of August 25th with his own personal agenda that is somehow linked to Shiro's amnesia and past...If anyone knows this arc then you'll know how hard it was for me to pick Lotor over Keith because this character could also give up everything and anything to protect the heroine even through death--part of me wants to switch this to Keith for the devotion but the plot twist is 100% Lotor.)

▪Allura = Mine (the "princess" co-worker of the maid cafe (named Voltron because why not?) who Shiro works with. She is his good friend who's supportive of the decisions he makes. She also has hidden feelings for Lance but won't confess to him at first unless Shiro tries to date Lance...oh snap will you look at that even Allurance is a definite possibility.)

▪Pidge/Slav = Orion (the "young" spirit who helps Shiro through his amnesia. No one but Shiro can see the spirit because of the fact their souls are intertwined...I'm torn because it could easily be Pidge (or even Matt) since the spirit is very eccentic and knowledgeable of what actually happened to Shiro--yet it would be extremely funny to see Slav try to help (read: irritate the hell outta) Shiro in the background too.)

▪Zarkon/Alfor = Neil (the Spirit King who grants Lotor's wish and who's soul he's intertwined with--now depending on how it's portrayed, Neil could be of great help (Alfor) or could be Lotor's downfall (Zarkon)...Ah, I can't decide on either King since Neil is actually neutral on the matter unless Lotor chooses his path to be either "good" or "bad". I do think Zarkon would be the best option mainly because his VA is also called Neil--what another lovely coincidence.)

There are other characters like the owner of the Maid Cafe (totally Coran) and the President of Lance's fanclub (maybe Nyma or Ezor?) and so on but I wanted to jot down the main cast first.

The main point is the heroine (Shiro) can be with any of the five main love interests (or even Orion since the release of the sequel game) with different endings and whatnot. Best (read: worst?) part is, they all do love the heroine in their own way and will in invertedly create tons of angst in trying to prove their love.

I might make a fanfic or small snippets if I'm daring enough to try. I can't make any promises but this has been in my head for weeks and I wanna dabble in it some more because I love all Shiro ships and this would be a great way to express "all ships are canon in every alternate reality" when it comes to Shiro. And okay yes, I want a Shiro Harem and this is a great way to get my fix~☆

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ooooook so i’m picking up amnesia again, after not playing it since 2016? and not getting even one single ending (maybe slight spoiler in regards to touma and ukyo idk)

this time, i landed on toumas route and so far, he’s been really sweet (i love older brother types so muchhh~~) but i’ve also been spoilered so i can’t bring myself to trust him TT

like, i’m on august ninth? now, i think?? (edit: sixth), just a day after the memory in the alley. in the alley the heroine asked him “touma... was it you who i loved??” and he had this pained expression and said “let’s not talk about this right now” or something like that and the next morning he told her he’s her boyfriend. but knowing what i know, mainly the general idea of his bad ending AND that he isn’t the true route makes me think that he maybe lied to her???

so, please let me explain: during her memory, the heroine seemed to talk to someone (who it was isn’t specified). she said “maybe he doesn’t even see me as a normal girl” and “i’ve been crying about it all the time” know ur pain sis and all that and it generally seems like she’s seeking advice from that someone and i feel like that certain someone was maybe touma in regards to ukyo, so the true route as far as i know?? and the reason why touma seemed so hurt when the heroine was fainting and asked whether she loved him was because she rejected him ((maybe even in the same alley??)) and he was internally like “why do u have to scratch this wound open bbiTT”

AND NOW that he had the entire night time to think, i think maybe he just went with it? i mean, orion even said that someone might say that they’re your boyfriend even though they aren’t??? so it’s a “what the eyes don’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over” kind of situation and he basically snatched her away???

and

yeah

that’s it thx for coming to my ted talk maybe there’ll be more maybe there won’t

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Brothers Conflict (Passion Pink) Part 2 - Asahina Kaname Route

Okay, I'm not the most interested in Kaname since he feels like such a pervert lmao, but we'll see I guess loll. LOL I hate it when Kaname makes everything become so sexual, but I really like his voice so I'm confused😭 It's so cute how Ema is becoming more snarky with her responses to Kaname because he's so over the top with what he says lol. I love how Ukyo is the one who scolds Tsubaki and Kaname for troubling Ema with their incessant flirting, like geez to them lol! I love how Ukyo told Kaname to like get away from her forever😂😂 Anyway, I think I'm already kinda warming up to Kaname, just because on the dates, he's not so "crazy" about her and acts normal lol, but still really loving and sweet. I liked how he held her hand when she got a bit cold after the dolphin show, he probably knew she would be uncomfortable if he hugged her, so he did that at least and I think that was quite considerate of him considering how he usually acts haha. Lmao when the right option was to say that she wants to be like Kaname (kind and attentive), it was kinda cute how he laughed and thought she was cute for saying that hahaha.

Aww I love the zoo one where Ema doesn't go check out Tsubaki and Azusa filming because it's a day out with Kaname and she wants to properly spend time with him because of that. Lmao when Ema got turned off on going on the rollercoaster after Kaname said it would be wonderful to hold her hand and kiss her when it gets to the highest part on the ride lolll. Well, he didn't explicitly say her but he might as well have😂 Aww, even though I thought Ema was really reckless to overdo it looking for Wataru in the rain, but I think alike Kaname, it was really nice to see that she cares so much for the brothers that she was so obstinate about finding him before caring about herself. I would have loved to see Kaname hug her~~ I agree with Kaname though, there's something about listening to the waves at night, seeing the sky and the ocean kinda merge together, and you start to think about how vast everything is and how small other things are. It really helps to calm you down, but I guess at the same time it can be unsettling though haha. Kaname is such a sweet talker to say that he would save her before she would even get scared or cry hahaha. I definitely love the more serious Kaname, there's something really mature and alluring about him when he's not joking around haha. LOL when he went over to the water and tripped over seaweed😂😂 It was so cute how he pulled her into the water too for laughing at him. OMG I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT!! I knew he was going to be corny and say that love is mightier than the pen and the sword but I honestly didn't think he would kiss her so suddenly!!! The CG is so beautiful btw. Something I wish Masaomi's route had was something like a kiss CG though, that would have been so nice, they were just so polite with each other all the time, it was kinda sad we never got to see anything more romantic, it was still cute though of course but yeah~ I'm really enjoying Kaname's route now.

Okay, I died when Ema fed Kaname her Bento when they went to the park, like omggg that's so cute. Honestly though for Ema, regardless of whether she likes Kaname or not, I think it's a bit hard to act normal with him after he kissed her like that on the family holiday lol. Omggg, Kaname was pretty pushy, but honestly him asking if he could kiss her again and stuff was pretty hot lolll! Especially when he licked or kissed her ear or something loll omg. He's moving wayy too fast for Ema's innocent mind haha. But at least even though he's pushy, he's never really forced her to do anything, and the drive to the night view was something she was okay with going to with Kaname. But she did trust him to not overdo it and he did push her past her boundaries a bit so yeah...it was hot but also I felt bad for Ema. Okay, Kaname apologised to her, that's good. I guess her avoiding him and Iori telling Kaname how down she seemed helped him realise he might have gone a bit too far lol. Omgg when drunk Subaru pushed Ema down though, like it was hot, but I felt so bad for her because she was scared, I think Azusa comforting her after he saw them though was what made my heart melt. He's so sweet, I love Azusa😭 Anyway, ever since I checked Kaname's VA and realised that it's Suwabe Junichi (VA for Archer from Fate/stay night), I was like, no wonder why I love his voice!! Hahaha, and yes, now I like Kaname even more loll. I'm so glad Ukyo was there to hit Kaname at the cultural festival, lmao at the things he says sometimes, like seriously, super inappropriate lol. But lmao at Kaname announcing to her classmate that he's Ema's boyfriend loll.

Honey in cafe au lait?? Is that a thing??🤔 Anyway, I usually hate it when the guy is jealous and possessive, but honestly when Kaname got jealous and mad, I couldn't help but feel a bit happy because it was kinda..cute? Hahaha. On the other hand, Azusa being a bit "mad" that Kaname took Ema away was cute too, I love him loll. It's kinda interesting how Ema always thinks Kaname is playing around with her and isn't serious at all, but then she does stuff like stay over in his room hahaha, anyway, it's cute how he always says good morning to her~ When Ema asked if they could sleep together (since she couldn't sleep), I knew Kaname would find it difficult to hold himself back, but dangg, the kisses🥰🥰🥲 Awww Kaname let her use his arm as a pillow, that's actually really cute. Anyway lmao I find it hilarious that Juli the squirrel is calling her pitiful for spending Christmas Eve playing games hahahah. It's kinda cute how hardcore Ema is when it comes to games though lol. Lmaoo at Yusuke and Tsubaki's new year's wishes, they're so silly😂 It was kinda interesting to see both Ema and Kaname bury the kitten, mainly because it was nice to hear that the idea of the dead's souls/hearts returning to the side of those who think about them is a nice way to view death? Honestly though, I really want to like Kaname but his "romantic scenes" have been irking me quite a bit, especially the last one sleepover CG(?), like I really like how hot he sounds and I alwaysss get enraptured by his voice but seriously, he needs to stop lol. Like, if Ema was more receptive to his advances, I think I wouldn't be as uncomfortable but she's always telling him no and to stop it, but he just continues and says afterwards that he held himself back already. Like excuse me dude, if you held yourself back, you wouldn't be practically forcing yourself on Ema and touching her without her permission especially when she says no. Like seriously, he's the adult here! Anyway, yeah I feel like the only time I liked him was around the kiss scene lol. On the other hand, I find it interesting that Ema still thinks Kaname is just playing around with her when he's kissed her and stuff. To be fair though, he's always teasing her and he's never seriously told her his feelings in a way that she would understand as not playing with her so I'd say it's more his fault, especially since she's younger and more naive, and she considers him her brother so...

Very Kaname-like to give Ema perfume for White Day and then tell her to only use it when she goes out with him haha. HAHAHA, I just realised I missed out on a funny zoo date where Kaname asks Ema what animal she thinks he would prefer compared to Juli, and she said it probably doesn't really matter to him because he likes human girls the most😂😂 I mean, it's nice that Ema finally realised her feelings when she saw Kaname with another girl and Tsubaki and Yusuke said he always does that and is never serious about any girl, but it was pretty random and sudden tbh lol. I feel like it could have been done better especially since most of Kaname and Ema's recent scenes have just been him "attacking" her lol. I'm glad that Tsubaki who is usually as playful as Kaname is, is now shouting at Kaname telling him to stop playing around with her if he isn't serious, because really, if she doesn't understand and think so, there's no point if he thinks he is serious. Oh wow, did Kaname just break his phone to prove that he's serious about her and won't talk to other people? Lol! Whaaat! Kaname quit being a monk and went to his mother's company?? Honestly though, I'm rather suspicious of this monk thing, like was he actually a host all along? Lol, I mean, we never actually got to see him do anything related to his work this whole entire route lol. Anyway, the kyodai/brother ending is really weird considering the flow of events and how Kaname kissed her and stuff for alllll those months, like that doesn't make sense!! Lol anyway doesn't matter. Btw, Kaname in the epilogue(?) is sooo hot in a suit, and omggg at Ukyo discovering their relationship in the worst way especially with how Kaname says stuff lol. Otherwise, the CG was niceeee 🥰

Overall, I loveee Suwabe Junichi's voice and I really think he made Kaname a better character than he actually was lmao. Honestly, I really enjoyed the beginning of this route and I really thought I'd love their relationship because of how forward Kaname is, but I think from the middle onwards, I lost a lot of interest because of how clunky the flow of events were, and the events themselves were rather disappointing I guess. Most of the events that happened after the kiss was mostly just Kaname "teasing" Ema and a lot of them were more uncomfortable than sexy even though his voice really made me love and hate it lolll. My heart was confused haha. Kaname does a lot of things that are a bit over for me especially since Ema isn't very receptive towards it and tells him to stop but he really doesn't and touches her quiteeee a bit, so yeah I didn't like it all that much, but at the same time I could never really understand Ema either? Lol. Like, she seemed so confused throughout the route about Kaname and I feel like she only liked him because I "chose" him through the dialogue options than because she really liked him lol. I think a lot of it was just awkward, especially her revelation that she likes him, like lady, you saw him with Hikaru before too lol, but anyway their "confession" of love to each other was also pretty underwhelming considering how frustrating their relationship was throughout the route lol. Otherwise, I loved Kaname's voice and if you ignore how much he touches Ema and says so many inappropriate crap, he's actually pretty sweet and loving. I definitely prefer Masaomi overall though haha.

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Shall We Date? Ninja Shadow Part 33 - Tou Route

Lol at Kou and Sou eating soba whilst Tou does the work. They do seem pretty close though, mainly because Sou seems to really care for them both. But, Tou seems to always be on edge for some reason.. Ooh, so the three of them come from the village of Shinki, a hidden village that passes on the art of puppetry where they are able to manipulate puppets to fight. It’s kinda cool that Tou has a vermilion bird, Kou has a dragon and Sou has a white tiger. It’ll be nice to see them all. Anyway, the shogunate is offering them protection due to their village being destroyed and probably because their art form or fighting style is unique and important I guess. And it seems like Sou has some sort of amnesia since he was the village chief and he was there when the village was attacked, but he woke up with no memories of what happened, I guess that’s why Kou and Tou are rather protective of Sou? Although I feel like there’s probably more to it than that.

Well anyway, I’m not sure what’s wrong with Tou and why he doesn’t want to talk to “mere humans” (is he not human?🤔), but really, he’s starting to aggravate me with how rude he is to the heroine. Like, I doubt Kou really cares about the heroine but at least he’s polite, Tou is just straight up aggressive and I just want someone to punch him ugh. On the other hand, the heroine is way too resilient against Tou! Usually she’d at least get mad even if she persistently tries to get the guy to talk, but here, she practically just ignores Tou and tries to get him to talk about himself etc. I guess for someone who wants to be left alone, that can be infuriating lol. It was nice of Tou to find a lost kid even though he hates people. I guess he just doesn’t like to involve himself with others if he doesn’t need to. I thought it was kinda cute how he couldn’t help but react a little more softly towards the heroine after she called him nice haha. It was really sweet of the heroine to get Kou’s help on what Tou likes to eat, so that she could make him dinner as appreciation for him using his energy (with the vermilion bird) to find the kid and thus exhausting himself. I liked how considerate she was to leave the dinner next to him instead of touching him (since he doesn’t like being touched) to wake him up.

Lmao at Kou tricking Tou into praising the food without realising it was actually the heroine who made it. It was pretty funny when he tried to say it actually tasted awful when he realised, but it was also really sweet when he eventually admitted to the heroine that it did in fact taste really good. It’s nice that Tou is looking at the heroine more favourably, but at the same time, I feel like the heroine is allowing Tou to step all over her a bit too much. It’s like when he says one “nice” thing that any decent person would say, such as thank you or good morning or something, she reacts as if it’s like a blessing from the gods or something and it honestly feels really weird because it doesn’t match her character imo. Like, of course it’s nice that he’s more accepting and receptive to her now, but I feel like there are other ways to portray her happiness over it without undermining herself. LOL, it seems like Tou is actually kinda jealous of Ukyo and the heroine’s relationship, he probably wants to be as close and nice to her as Ukyo is, but is too shy to do it haha. It was really nice and thoughtful of the heroine to take Tou to the ocean since he doesn’t like people, it was pretty cool to actually see him enjoy himself playing with the waves with the heroine. I’m not a fan of Tou, but when he held her hand and said he wanted to be friends with her, he was honestly so cute.

Lmao when Mashiro kept touching Tou for the fun of it, so Tou used the heroine as a shield against him (since he’s fine with touching the heroine now) hahaha. Tou’s story wasn’t anything surprising considering how he is right now, but yeah, to be betrayed by a human that was nice enough to spend time with him and teach him things, only to have said human bring other people to surround him and try to kidnap him is definitely a frightening experience for young him. It’s saddening that those people skewered his view of humans, but I’m glad the heroine is able to show him the kindness of other humans. I found it especially cute when he held her hand and said he really appreciated her teaching him how to touch others🥺 HAHAHA, I love how Tou misunderstood the heroine for wanting to be a man and that’s why she’s dressed as one all the time🤣🤣 I’m surprised he already knew she was a woman though, I thought he would be a little more dense, but I guess he’s an observant guy. I never expected Kasumi to be a puppet! Like, I’m not surprised he was the one who attacked Shinki village etc, but to think he was a puppet that Tou randomly found and fixed over a long period of time was interesting.

Their party before their mission the next day seemed like fun, loved how Mashiro was causing trouble again and getting scolded by Makoto haahaha. On the other hand, it was logical of the heroine to want Tou to socialise with the others but it didn’t need to be done by sacrificing herself to her own loneliness! She could have guided him to talking to the others! But I guess she’s kinda jealous and sad that she won’t be the only one Tou would focus on anymore so she just left the party instead so she didn’t have to see it. Honestly, it’s kinda cute how she’s troubled over it. Omgg, Tou saying he didn’t want to leave Nagasaki because He finally made his first friend (the heroine) here so he doesn’t want to leave her, he’s so adorable!🥺 Btw, I really liked the heroine’s confession, kissing him on the cheek was so sweet~ I actually enjoy how vague Tou is about his feelings, because I feel like it’s pretty natural that he wouldn’t know whether these feelings of his are love or not. He’s spent most of his life avoiding people so he’s barely experienced what friendship and socialising with others is like, let alone romance! Haha. But knowing that the heroine is the only one he wants to touch and feels happy about being kissed by already shows how special she is to him anyway haha.

I love how confused Tou is about what it means to be lovers, and I love how Kou is constantly apologising to the heroine saying he doesn’t know what went wrong when he raised Tou and taught him about human stuff hahahaha. I agree with Sou, should just let things go naturally and I think he’ll eventually come to his own realisation of how it feels to be in love, since really, love isn’t something you can really teach someone, it’s something you’ll experience and feel, and I think Tou will be able to understand as long as his feelings for the heroine remain strong. The kiss was sweet~

Overall, I quite liked Tou. I thought I would dislike him (especially with how things went in the beginning) but he’s actually cuter than I thought, he’s definitely a guy that takes a while to warm up to though hahah, but when he softens up, he’s pretty silly and cute. I think as long as you understand that Tou is only a prickly guy because he’s never really learnt to interact with humans due to his past, you’ll find him more adorable as the story goes on, especially when the heroine influences him into trying harder to mingle with all the others, and it’s also pretty cute how the heroine acted towards Tou. She’s obviously the one who had to initiate everything, but it was sweet to see how he ended up being able to move her heart with how clueless he was haha. It was pretty nice and innocent hahaha.