#notice how most of them r just ryoma

[t4tkazumaji]

some of the pretty shots in ishin i got yesterday :)

[im-not-a-porno]

Oh boh how do i explain this? Hinoka is one of my favorite characters in all fates and my favorite sibling but it's a bit hard to explain why one likes something.

First, yes Hinoka is pretty boring, mostly because her hobbies and stuff are not that obvious as others, we know she likes Yoga from one of her quotes when you invite her to your room and if you talk to her in castle grounds she says that in a slow day she will ride her horse.

She has a horse besides her pegasus

This woman is the definition of horse girl and I love her

But a lot of her is very hidden and the main plotline barely using her, maybe less than even Camilla doesn't allow for people to see her fully you know?

The reason why i like her is because she (and honestly all the Hoshido siblings to some extent) has the healthies relationship with Corrin, especially if you compare it to Camilla.

In her supports Corrin is barely mentioned if ever and she doesn't like start romances because of it either (see CamillaxJacob support or CamillaxRyoma i really wish they were different).

Her supports with her siblings show she is a pretty solid sister, we see in her supports with Kaze she that she and Sakura are penpals and she inmediatly helps Sakura when she feels insecure in their supports. We find a lot of the family unit in her support with Azura (one of my faves) we see that she is always checking on Sakura; she describes Takumi as oblivious (which makes sense considering this man spends like 70% of his time training where we know Hinoka doesn't, more on that later), but she notices quite quickly Takumi's selfsteem issues and tried her best to reassure him (I saw someone saying that Takumi was just following her example and, you can make that case but these acts come from different places in ther heart. Takumi wants to prove himself useful and great, while Hinoka wants to keep everyone safe and has this feeling that we also see in Sakura of 'how could i send you into danger when I am more than capable of taking it'). Her relationship with Ryoma is slightly more solid, if we were to compare, because of their trauma bond, being the only ones that remember both the kidnapping of Corrin and death of Sumeragi and most likely the death of Ikona as well.

Hinoka does NOT fall short into being a good sister for Azura either (unlike someone that doesn't even have a support chain with her... i am not mad at Camilla i am mad at the devs for that choice specifically). Hinoka realized how little attention she has given Azura during her stay (which Azura doesn't seem to mind much tbh, introvert representation we love to see it) and Hinoka makes a point to take her shopping and spend time with her and HAND FORGE A FUCKING FIRE PENDANT FOR AZURA TO REPRESENT HER FAMILY IN HOSHIDO

LIKE-

The Nohrian siblings could never tbh anywho

The reason i said that Hinoka has the healthies relationship with Corrin is because, besides the main story not using her much, there is a slight like separation between them in their supports (which i hate) but combining it with the fact that she started training at 7 years old to rescue Corrin, the moment she sees them she basically falls into their arms sobbing, in a way they have not done in years, of relief that Corrin is back (the moment i fell for her as a character and i was so relieved i was playing birthright). When you invite her to your room she says things like "I'm glad you called me, i needed someone to talk to" when you are married saying things like "You two are good for each other, you know? I enjoy visiting" like some people might say that that is too casual or too distant but if you compare it to Xander or Camilla that have more this parent/child relationship with Corrin, this is healthier.

Hinoka depends on you as much as you depend on her emotionally, there is a push and pull that Corrin doesn't have with Xander or Camilla (it could be the same said with Ryoma saying similar things but Ryoma feels actually a bit more colder and like he remarks the age difference that Hinoka doesn't do.)

It doesn't feel like an imbalance in power as with the other older siblings, most likely because Hinoka must be like at most 1 or 2 years older than Corrin.

Her friendship supports are super fun (I am taking both Setsuna and Camilla with the festival of Bonds with Oboro and Orochi).

Her supports with Setsuna are honestly one of the most realistic when it comes to "two best friends that are bad at something and want to be better and they get better, failing but get better" (i could also talk for quite a while about how Setsuna is not so incompetent yall are just mean); I wish her supports with Camilla delved deeper into their siblings and their relationships like the parallels and stuff, we have something like that with Leo and Takumi but it is based on them mostly and not on the family dynamics we barely see (like yes them knitting is but also one of the few supports where bringing Corrin up makes sense for Camilla and Hinoka and they don't do it like bruh-)

Her support with Orochi is SO. DAMN. ANGSTY!!!!! Talking about the loss of Mikoto and how Orochi, although she does want to be a retainer for Hinoka she still is grieving and the phrase that Orochi speaks in the air saying "I'm sorry Lady Hinoka, Orochi lied to you... I know you would have been a great master and we would have been wonderful together but... let me be Lady Mikoto's... just for a little while longer" (i don't remember the verbatum but you get the gist).

Oboro's and Hinoka's was also rather sweet, very similar to Hinata's and Hinoka's where they want to help her because her retainers (*coughs* mostly Azama *coughs*) are not the best and they want to help her, and they talk about training the naginata together if i remember correctly and it's just rather cute.

When it comes to romance Hinoka has this thing the kids call "kinda rizzless" (same as Xander but i think both are great assets, like, they are the rest of the Group's bosses [outside of siblings] after all like come on, divas, HR ain't getting yall's assess!).

Her best romantic supports for me are with Hinata (her being catched as she faints of exhaustion by this hunk, golden retriever of a man? Hell yeah), Jakob (any time he is not a dick to someone is a win for me and they seem to have a good time), Subaki (story wise yes it's cute or whatever... it doesn't give em anything game wise and a single arrow kills em in battle so, your choice), Xander if you want that Bridgerton, Pride and Prejudice goodness (maybe the only time i ship the royal siblings together, not because the rest are horrible, i just prefer platonic stuff for em), a lot of people like Silas with her but i saw it rather platonic, Sophie does look good in red hair.

Good platonic supports for me are with Leo (the support seemed very like personal but in a friendship manner? Idk how to explain it), Kaden (clean a pegasus tutorial with Kaden, very fun, not that romantically charged), Saizo (Pride and Prejudice, Game of Thrones ass support, it's not bad at all but what do you mean you want them to fuck later diva?), Hayato (most of it is the age difference and the fact that Hayato just works a lot better with Sakura so it feels a lot like in-laws bonding).

The worst one is Azama but that's because he is trash... like yes the character can be funny for us jaja but as a romantic partner? Especially for Hinoka? With that support with two soldiers dying from medical negligence? (Because i never trust Azama i am pretty sure he let the second one die) that's a no diva, throw that trashcan of a man.

Anywho this is my very sane analysis from her, pretty sure i am missing some points but this is all on the top of my head

Yes i am obsessed, sorry for the bible

What Even Is Hinoka Anyways?

Every royal in FE Fates has some level of depth to them, even Elise and Sakura, and yet I could never get a read on Hinoka. Maybe because I never sat down and read her every single one of her supports like what I'm supposed to(?). Though I never bothered to because I prefer to get those supports when I play the game and for the simple fact that Hinoka never interested me enough to look deeper. All her character is in the main story is her being a dutiful, tomboy-ish big sister who wants to do her best to protect her siblings and make up for lost time, unless its Conquest, then she just becomes a heartbroken girl that lets her duty mask her sorrow. That's fine and dandy, maybe laced with a slight hint of misogyny, but what else is there about her to make me even the slightest bit intrigued? In terms of gameplay, she doesn't have a personal weapon like the brothers do (which is yet another layer of sexism, a bigger layer in fact), even if her class and starting weapon makes up for that. In Warriors, she gains a slight bit of depth in how she interacts with Elise. She grown only knowing the tensions between kingdoms and Corrin's kidnapping that she never got to grow up normally, like she doesn't even know what playing tag is. Even then, that still makes her character centered around Corrin.

I have to ask, what the hell am I not seeing here?? I asked on discord a similar question regarding Azura, and I got an answer along the lines of "How do you not get that she was *such and such*". I'm expecting to get a similar answer here, but even then, I'm lost as to what the hell Hinoka is supposed to be besides a last minute decision.

[velvetcoves]

little things in your relationship with the v3 boys + Byakuya <3

- mod velv

K1-B0 (KIIBO)

★ him tapping on your shoulder when he has a question, something to show you, etc.

★ Kiibo was a bit scared to cuddle you at first, due to his bulky frame, so he always has some sort of sweater or sweatshirt with him at all times in case you need cuddles

★ him refusing to let you consume anything unless he’s checked it over at LEAST twice

★ him always asking you how you’re feeling throughout the day

★ Kiibo making you little bracelets out of thread, and sneakily slipping them on you. by the end of the day you’ve got like 5 on your arm that you have NO idea when or where they got on you

★ ^ because of this, he likes to play with them on your wrist while you sit together and you’re just “wait what-“

KOREKIYO SHINGUJI

★ him running his hand up and down your back just enough to give you shivers every time

★ Kiyo gently pulling you to his side if you wander too far

★ him leaning down next to you just enough to whisper teasing words and sweet nothings into your ear throughout the day, before nuzzling his masked face into your neck and pulling away

★ Kiyo just being so nurturing with you

★ braiding his hair while he just relaxes into you. like you just playing with the gorgeous locks he sports, while his back is flush against your chest as you hum. he can’t get enough of it.

★ Kiyo kind of.. latching onto you in your sleep. good luck on getting out of bed on time hehe

RANTARO AMAMI

★ like i said in my relationship HCs, Rantaro is a bit of a doodler. so be prepared for that

★ him acting a bit like a crow and giving you the objects he finds. they mostly consist of rather small but breathtaking things. like a dried flower, a really pretty rock, etc. and his reasoning is that “it just reminds me of you. it’s because you’re so gorgeous.” the gODAMN FLIRT-

★ him sending you little smiles and smirks throughout the day, along with winks

★ Rantaro humming to you when you both are together, no matter if you’re alone or not.

★ ^ those little humming moments usually turn into him saying the stupidest things in a sing-songy voice. while you’re a giggling mess, he’s biting your ear-lobe gently while just seductively whispering something about cows and you just lose it

★ him booping your nose a LOT

SHUICHI SAIHARA

★ you straight up SNATCHING his hat and parading around in it

★ trying to figure out what tf he just wrote on the piece of paper he gave you like 5 minutes ago because his handwriting is so messy and you’re just “ 👁👄👁”

★ Shuichi constantly linking your pinkies together

★ you two having a couple of inside jokes that are the FUNNIEST things

★ him helping you edit any workload or essays that you need to submit soon

★ ^ along with that, Shuichi helping you write your essay that’s due at 11:59 and it’s currently 11:50. you two POWER through it lemme tell ya

GONTA GOKUHARA

★ Gonta teaching you how to handle certain bugs, as they’re delicate

★ you getting carried by ✨Gonta✨

★ straight up BABYING him if he ever gets a cut. like he’ll be working with some ladybugs and he hasn’t even noticed the decently sized cut on his arm, and you’re just “gONTA YOUR A R M-“ and he’s just “oh! Gonta not notice. oops :)”

★ ^ smh and then you’ll lightly scold him because you want your boyfriend to be careful and his heart is so full of love for you during these moments

★ you needing something from a height only he can reach, and Gonta just hoisting you’re up onto his shoulders so you can grab it

★ Gonta is w a r m. he’s like a full on human heater. so y’all’s cuddle session is otherworldly

RYOMA HOSHI

★ Ryoma silently laughing when you screw things up or start to stutter. he thinks it’s hilarious

★ also like Shuichi, snATCHING HIS HAT

★ ^ good luck keeping it for long though. he knows. he’ll find you

★ him actually opening up about his older tennis stories. your breath catches in your throat when you can hear the passion in his voice, dancing with a tinge of sadness and guilt as he tells you stories you’d never get to experience yourself

★ him being the big spoon. he needs his p r i d e.

★ ^ h o w e v e r. catch him on a bad day and this man is your little spoon through and through.

KOKICHI OUMA

★ Kokichi full on LAUNCHING himself at you if you ever come into his eyesight

★ him squeezing his way into you. like, if your arms are crossed, he scoots his way under your arms so that you’re holding him against your frame. another example is that if you’re sitting down, Kokichi will absolutely plant himself in your lap

★ Kokichi wiggling his way onto your back and falling asleep. you’ll most likely have to carry him in a piggyback ride on these rare days

★ him annoying you to no end just so you could kiss him to shut him up

★ chase scenes. that’s all i’m gonna say

★ him taking things that you’d need in a moment and having you look for them

KAITO MOMOTA

★ Kaito going off about constellations or somethin like that smh we love him here

★ him straight up YOINKING you back into his chest if you ever stand in front of him

★ you playing with his goatee randomly. he finds it adorable, but a bit embarrassing when you do it in front of Maki, he’ll tell you to stop. lmao don’t listen to him keep doing it

★ ^ Maki finds it hilarious

★ doing this thing when you two are reading and you have the book. you’ll straight up slam the book shut right under his chin to screw up the goatee and it’s FUNNY

★ Kaito just bein’ a simp for ya

BYAKUYA TOGAMI

★ him stealing very subtle glances at you from across the room. he likes to observe you, basically. the way you talk and move your hands with so much life, he LOVES it

★ you laughing whenever he scrunches up his face in distaste.

★ you resting your chin on his shoulder when it’s just the two of you. he’ll be searching for a book and you just plop your head right next to him on his shoulder, and he’ll say something like “too dependent on me now, hm?”

★ ^ stupid little rich boy smh i love him

★ while Byakuya isn’t a very cuddly person, but you two find alternatives. like you holding onto the sleeve of his suit thingy and such

★ that changes at night tho lmao like Korekiyo he LATCHES onto you

[bullshittierlists]

A few notes before I start: Sorry about the white backgrounds, that’s how they showed up and I didn’t know how to fix them. Also, these summaries are going to be a lot shorter than they have in my last few posts just since there are so many characters. Anyway, let’s begin.

Literally godly, this should be your regular outfit -

Rantaro Amami - I shouldn’t have to be the first person to point out to you that he’s hot. Not to mention that the pink bottoms work wonders with his hair.

Nagito Komaeda - Hhhhhhhh

Byakuya Togami - I will admit, I’m basing this position more off of his appearance in the promo art. I don’t know how much I like this look on his regular sprite, but he’s so hot in that promo art, you don’t even know.

Show me who picked this out for you so I can thank them -

Sayaka Maizono - SHE LOOKS SO CUTE OML. I’d go through each detail, but in short: everything.

Gundham Tanaka - Shirtless Gundham, what more can I say?

Ibuki Mioda - I absolutely adore how her swimsuit doesn’t just go with her hair, but matches it. Perfection.

Korekiyo Shinguji - When the trailer first dropped and I saw the screen with all of the released swimsuits, I immediately started scanning to see if they put Korekiyo in a wetsuit and by God, they did.

Shuichi Saihara - He looks more tired than usual, but I just have a gut feeling his other sprites will look better.

Mondo Owada - I probably should’ve put him in standard, but he looks so good without a shirt on, I couldn’t possibly.

Kaito Momota - Space shorts.

Sakura Ogami - She was actually going to be somewhere in the first tier originally, but I just can’t put her there because of the color. I probably should’ve put her down with the other people with this problem (Uhhh... okay... I guess) but I couldn’t bear to.

Cute!/Cool! -

Chihiro Fujisaki - a;lskdfh;adskfijshdkjc He’s so cute, someone help. I’m drowning in cute. He looks so excited to be wearing it, too. I think this was the best choice they could’ve gone with to not give him something too masculine or feminine, fantastic choice.

Leon Kuwata - This category was originally just going to be “Cute!” but his bottoms looked so cool, I had to put him up here.

Toko Fukawa - Not only does her swimsuit look good on her, but I love the way that they designed her and Genocide Jack to be wearing the same swimsuit in different styles. Super cool.

Tenko Chabashira - I think this was one of the only palette swaps that I actually liked. There are probably a few other swaps that I didn’t even notice, but I like this one specifically because of the color swap. She looks great in pink.

Kyoko Kirigiri - I think I would’ve normally put her in standard, but her gloves are just too cool.

Mukuro Ikusaba - Love the colors and love the pattern. Simple, yet great.

Mahiru Koizumi - Mahiru, your camera. You can’t take that in the water. Mahiru- MAHIRU

Akane Owari - This is actually the swimsuit she wore during chapter 2 in the original game and I thought she looked great both times.

Chiaki Nanami - Same as Akane, so there’s not really any reason for either one to be higher or lower than the other. Peko would be up here too, but it’s really basic.

Gonta Gokuhara - I just really like the pattern and also that he’s still carrying the thing over his shoulder. It’s really weird who got to keep accessories and who didn’t, but we’ll get there.

Masaru Daimon - He just looks so cool in his shorts, I’m sure he’s excited to have them.

Shirokuma - Despite how I may feel about Shirokuma, this is a very cute outfit for them.

Standard -

Kaede Akamatsu - Definitely the best-looking of the protagonists, even if Shuichi’s higher. He’s only higher because I have faith that his faults are because of the sprite choice. If I’m wrong, sue me.

Kirumi Tojo - This is another instance of getting to keep the accessories. She still has her headband on. Why?? It wasn’t crucial to her character or anything. I get that Kyoko has backstory reasons and Gonta and Mahiru’s personalities revolve around their items, but why Kirumi? She had other things that defined her better.

Peko Pekoyama - Like I said before, basic and kinda bland. She still looks good, though.

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu - He actually gained an accessory. Why does he have a necklace now? His shorts are nice, though.

Hajime Hinata - O r a n g. Or maybe red.

Maki Harukawa - Basic swimsuit, no color change whatsoever. A nice swimsuit, but nothing special.

Genocide Jack - Everything I said before about Toko’s swimsuit still applies, Genocide Jack’s is just way more boring.

Aoi Asahina - A good color swap, but not good enough to make up for her basic swimsuit.

Monomi - I like that they put her in a one-piece. Very cute. Wish they would do that all the time...

Monaca Towa - I just noticed that she is the only character other than Monomi to wear a one-piece. Why??

Makoto Naegi - The most basic swimsuit imaginable combined with his regular color scheme and pattern.

Hiroko Hagakure - I think I like that she kept her jacket? Maybe? It’s a different jacket, but it still counts.

Nagisa Shingetsu - Black and white bottoms. Okay. You do you, buddy.

Imposter - It’s fine. It’s just fine.

Izuru - I like that they gave him a separate swimsuit from Hajime, but why is it so bland and boring?

I love you, so I’ll forgive it -

Sonia Nevermind - She actually looks great and is so cute. So cute that she’d be in the top tier if not for one crucial fact. If you’ll notice, I mentioned earlier that Peko, Chiaki, and Akane are all wearing the same swimsuit here that they had worn in the original second game. However, there’s another character that appears in the scene I’m talking about that is wearing a different outfit than they are here. That charcter is Sonia, who was seen in a wetsuit in the original game. It was thrown off as a joke, but I still can’t stop thinking about how pretty she looked in that wetsuit. It’s literally my profile picture for my main blog, that’s how pretty she is wearing it. I’m mad because they’re basically agreeing that she didn’t look pretty/sexy in the wetsuit when that couldn’t be more wrong.

Celestia Ludenberg - I literally just wish she was wearing a one-piece, it can be the same style and everything. Honestly a missed opportunity.

Kotoko Utsugi - It’s just a weird pattern. Love the colors, though.

K1-B0 - I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love the floaty, but he still deserves more respect.

Miu Iruma - The pattern is... fitting... but still bad.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru - Taka... sweetie... why...?

Uhhh... okay... I guess -

Angie Yonaga - I like the look, but it’s exactly what she usually wears just without the jacket. Does that mean that she’s always wearing a swimsuit? Why? Even Asahina didn’t wear a swimsuit as her regular outfit.

Kazuichi Soda - I definitely like this color better than the piss yellow he used to have, but it’s still not great. I like that he got to keep his little logo thing, but I’m confused as to why he gets to keep his hat. It’s just like Kirumi keeping her headpiece. I’m fine with it in this case, but why him and not...? Well, we’ll get there.

Komaru Naegi - A lot of the outfits in this tier are just because I like the look and not the color scheme, including Komaru. Yellow’s just an odd fit for the shade of green that her hair is.

Tsumugi Shirogane - The same as Komaru. Nice style, but the yellow and blue clash for me.

Hiyoko Saionji - Surprise surprise, it’s the same thing. I think the style really fits her, but I hate the yellow and green. Not into it.

Junko Enoshima - Ok, we’re out of the color scheme repetition. I don’t know why she’s wearing a tanktop. It just looks a little off, but I can’t place why. I don’t know why she isn’t just wearing the regular swimsuit like she was in the promo art. If she was, I’d probably put her in Standard.

Yasuhiro Hagakure - I’ll be honest, I didn’t notice the alien pattern on his shorts until after I had already downloaded the picture and closed out of the tier list tab. If I had noticed before, I’d probably put him in Cute!/Cool! but I still don’t really like the color scheme. Fitting, but not pleasing.

Kurokuma - The only reason he’s above Kokichi is because he has a water gun and I think that’s cute.

Kokichi Oma - Literally just gut instinct. I like that he kept his checkered pattern and purple color scheme. Something just told me he should be down here.

Monokuma - It just feels wrong, but I can’t place why, same as Kokichi.

Teruteru Hanamura - I probably would’ve liked his outfit better if his shirt was buttoned up at least a little bit. Now that I think about it, Mondo should’ve had one of these, too.

Who signed off on this? -

Usami - WHY IS SHE IN A BIKINI??? SHE’S A STUFFED RABBIT.

Nekomaru Nidai - I can absolutely see him picking this swimsuit to wear, but that doesn’t mean I like it.

Mikan Tsumiki - You know why she’s here.

God no. I hate it -

Ryoma Hoshi - So Mahiru gets to keep her camera, Kirumi gets to keep her headpiece, and Kazuichi gets to keep his hat.. but Ryoma doesn’t get anything? I genuinely had to take a second to figure out who this was the first time I saw him. He can’t even have a sunhat or anything? That would’ve been cute.

Himiko Yumeno - I can’t imagine a world in which she would choose this swimsuit for herself. The color is off, the style is off, I could much more easily see her wearing something similar to Monaca’s swimsuit. Basically, just let some of the girls wear one-pieces. They don’t all have to be in bikinis.

Jataro Kemuri - The pattern. I can’t even stand to look at it long enough to figure out what it is.

Hifumi Yamada - It did take me a second to figure out what his swimsuit was, but as soon as I did, he hit the bottom of the list. Again, it’s definitely fitting, but I still hate it.

[takonei]

Beta AU - Main story, Chapter 2, daily life (Part 2)

Note of the author: Fun fact! This was one of the first scenes I imagined when I was making this AU. This is where the fun begins. :)

Chapter 2: The wolf and the lamb - Daily life

Day 6 since the beginning of the game. 7:30 AM.

Shuichi felt like he slept better than the previous night. The sun was shining through the window, it was enough to wake him up. He rubbed his eyes and glanced around his room, looking at nothing in particular.

It was then that he noticed something on the table of his room. A colorful pad that didn’t look like his monopad.

He took the tablet to take a look at it. There was written “Kubs pad” on the back. He frowned, and when he touched the screen, the tablet lightened up and a video started playing.

On the screen he could recognize his own silhouette on a teal-blue background, with written in flashy letters:

Shuichi Saihara’s Motive video What is your motive!?

And Monokuma’s voice talking cheerfully. “Alright! Back by popular demand, it’s time for the motive video! Who’s the most imp-”

Shuichi turned off the tablet. He stared at the turned off gadget with wide eyes.

“What even was that?” he asked himself. Perhaps talking to the others about it would be a good idea.

He got dressed up, put the strange tablet in his pocket and left his room.

Keebo was in the hallway, with a similar tablet in his hand.

“Hello Shuichi. Nice to see you up.”

Shuichi’s eyes were still on the tablet. “You got one of these too?”

Keebo looked at the item. “Yes, it was on the table this morning, when I was done charging. However I turned it off when I saw ‘motive video’.”

The other boy sighed in relief. “I’m not alone then.”

The two went to the dining hall. Tsumugi, Korekiyo, Kirumi, Ryoma and Rantaro were already here. There was a pile of 5 of those tablets on the table.

Korekiyo sipped his tea and put down his cup. “You also had those ‘motive videos’ I see.”

Keebo showed his’. “I can see that you gathered the tablets. Do we have to put them here?”

Rantaro shrugged. “The others didn’t watch theirs either, so for now we’re putting them here until we decide what to do with them.”

Ryoma was tapping his fingers on the table. “Kokichi went back to his dorm to get his. Speaking of which...”

The small boy appeared with his tablet. “I got it.”

The three put their tablets with the others. All they could do was wait for the others.

Shuichi wasn’t too much in the mood to talk, so he listened to the nearby conversations. Maki was talking about how she thought she had a strange dream but didn’t remember any of it, Ryoma and Rantaro were talking about the latter’s lab and Kirumi was telling Keebo about traditional meals she learned to cook for her job.

About 15 minutes after the morning announcement, everyone was there, and all of the tablets were reunited.

Angie was swinging her legs under the table. “Shall we watch all those videos together? At least we’re sure no one hides anything from anyone!”

Kirumi was visibly not pleased. “If those videos are about the most important people in our lives, watching them would mean falling into Monokuma’s trap.”

Ryoma looked up to the maid. “Stop sugarcoating this. I’m sure at least one of us already watched their video and decided to pretend they didn’t.”

Kokichi’s voice was almost unheard. “I would still like some privacy...”

Everyone started debating. Rantaro suddenly got up and asked for everyone’s attention.

“I understand some of us want some privacy about our personal lives, but those videos will probably make us remember important elements from our past and perhaps the Ultimate hunt, and we can’t exactly completely ignore them.”

He continued. “I discussed the issue with Korekiyo to know what could be a good compromise to reach. Some of us would like to keep their life private, which I understand perfectly, since we didn’t live through the same things. However it is a risk we have to take if we want to recover at least a bit of our own memories.” 

Kirumi raised an eyebrow. “So? What is this solution you suggest?”

Korekiyo responded. “We create groups of 3 or 4 people trusting each other enough to show their videos to the group. We fix a moment to watch those videos, and after that no one is allowed to talk to anyone outside their group about what they saw in the others’ video. Of course you can show your own video to the rest of us if you want to.”

Shuichi put a finger on his chin. That sounded like a doable plan. He didn’t have much to hide, but he hoped the more reserved people were okay with this.

“Do any of you have any objections? Please speak up if that’s the case. I wish to hear the opinion of everyone.” Rantaro’s voice sounded gentle yet confident. Shuichi would be lying if he said he didn’t envy him.

For about ten seconds everyone just glanced at each other. From Shuichi’s point of view, Kirumi and Kokichi were not comfortable, but were not saying anything. That, of course, didn’t stay undetected by the medic.

“Kirumi, do you wish to say anything?” he asked.

She sighed. “I would very much like my personal life not to be revealed to anyone, but I suppose I don’t have a choice.”

Rantaro fidgeted with his necklace. “Unfortunately it wouldn’t be fair to ask everyone else to reveal it and let one person watch the video by themselves. We established the rule that no one in the group was allowed to talk about what they saw in the others’ video outside of their group.”

Everyone was staring at her at this point. “Fine. I accept.”

“What about you, Kokichi?” Rantaro asked.

The small teen got startled. “Oh, it’s just um... Do we really get to choose the groups?”

He smiled. “Yes, we’ll just try to make sure the groups are composed of 3 or 4 people of our choice.”

Himiko gave him a pat in the back. “If you want we can be together in a group, we just need someone else!”

He smiled faintly. “I... I accept, then.”

Rantaro exhaled a breath and smiled at the group. “At least we’re getting somewhere.”

It took them a while to decide, but the groups were formed.

The first group were Shuichi, Kaito, Miu and Korekiyo.

The second group were Kokichi, Himiko and Rantaro.

The third group were Ryoma, Kirumi and Keebo.

And the last group were Maki, Kaede, Tsumugi and Angie.

They decided to watch the videos the next day morning, to leave the groups more time to get to know each other better.

At least they managed to get through this, for now. Kaito asked where the tablets would go, in case someone tried to watch their video.

They decided to lock all the tablets in Rantaro’s lab. Since a majority of them trusted him, he was chosen to keep the key to the lab.

~ Time skip, my old friend ~

5 PM.

Shuichi couldn’t help but think about the motive videos Monokuma gave them this morning.

After spending some time alone in his lab, he decided to go outside for a bit. He came across Kokichi carrying a small bag and Himiko without her coat on, the cloth rather used like some sort of bag.

“Oh, hey Shuichi!” Himiko joyfully said.

Shuichi blinked in confusion. “What are you two doing?”

“We were with Kaede yesterday at the casino and somehow the machine we were playing with broke and gave us a ton of monocoins! So we’re using them.”

Kokichi scratched his neck. “I feel like I’m to blame for this...”

She giggled. “Don’t be sorry, we got all these cool items, and since the MonoMono machine broke as well we got to keep the coins we used!”

The smaller boy was embarrassed by the events that happened, but he didn’t look really sad about it.

“I mean Kaede got a ton of coins too, I think she bought some sort of key?” she shrugged. “I didn’t pay too much attention to it.”

Shuichi knew exactly what she meant, but preferred to stay silent about it.

“So you guys got all of those items from the MonoMono machine for free?”

Himiko smiled with glee. “Yup! And it was things either I or Kokichi liked! Cool, right?” she elbowed him.

Kokichi stuttered. “R-Right...”

The two went their way and Himiko waved at Shuichi. “See ya later!”

He didn’t really know what to do before dinner, so he joined Rantaro outside. They talked for a while before Kaito approached them.

“I was looking for you two!”

Shuichi blinked. “Do you need us for something, Kaito?”

“We’re gonna have drinks at the pool, wanna come?”

Rantaro got up and brushed off the dirt on his coat. “That would be nice. Who will be there?”

The biker looked enthusiastic. “There will be Miu, you two and I. Oh and Kiyo decided to join in as well.”

Shuichi sighed in relief. At least it wasn’t too much of a big thing. Not that he hated the others, but a hang-out session with a few “close” friends felt more comfortable for him than a giant party.

They walked to the pool and saw Kirumi and Miu holding drinks entering the building.

“Oh, Kirumi is joining too?” Shuichi asked.

Kaito shrugged. “We simply asked her to help us with the drinks, I don’t think she is gonna stay though.”

When they opened the door, the two young women were setting the drinks and snacks at the table.

Miu waved at them. “So you guys came, huh?”

Rantaro smiled. “I figured it would be nice to chat as a group of friends, so yeah.”

Kiyo was observing the pool area. Rantaro called him so they could sit down and chat.

Kirumi left, saying she didn’t want to disrupt their group, and that her task was done.

The drinks had bright colors, but that was to be expected by cocktails. Korekiyo took the glass in his hands to observe the gradient.

“We really should thank Kirumi for her hard work preparing these.”

Kaito laughed. “But hey, we won’t know if they’re good unless we drink!”

They all cheered, to forget about the killing game just for a few minutes.

Shuichi approached the drink to his nose to smell it. The alcohol smell was strong, but the fruit smell was able to cover it up a little.

He looked at the others, they hadn’t touched their drink yet. Rantaro and Korekiyo were talking about the pool area’s aesthetic, but Miu was looking at her drink with unease, and just when he was about to ask her what was wrong, her gaze shifted to Kaito approaching the glass to his lips.

It felt so sudden. Miu got up, slammed her hands on the table and yelled.

“DON’T DRINK THIS, IT’S POISONED!!”

The rest of the group was startled by the sudden reaction, especially Kaito, whose eyes shifted from the drink to his best friend, who had tears in the corner of her eyes and was visibly trembling.

There was a small moment of silence that felt like an eternity.

Rantaro was confused, but managed to mumble out “What are you-”

(BGM)

He didn’t finish his sentence when Miu abruptly sat back on her chair, elbows on the table and her hands covering her face. She broke down in tears, mumbling things to herself.

“I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorry-”

Kaito spoke up reluctantly. “Miu… What… How did you…”

The grip she had on her hair tightened. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here.

The boys looked at each other. No one really knew what to say. Rantaro smelled the drink and frowned. He made the others understand that it was definitely not alcohol for a cocktail.

Kiyo took a deep breath and set the glass down.

“Should we assume you are the one responsible for this?”

Miu’s head slowly fell down on the table, arms crossed to cover her head, and nails digging in her skin. She was still shaking and sobbing to herself, but she nodded.

“I’m… I…”

Shuichi was still trying to process what just happened. Did Miu just try to kill them? Rantaro looked pensive, Kiyo was silently observing the crying Miu and Kaito was shocked, to say the least. Shuichi felt bad, that must have felt like a huge betrayal for him. His best friend trying to kill him, and even if she seemed to regret it, the will to kill was there. In those colorful glasses.

It took her a while to even begin to calm down and cease the tear-filled muttering. When she raised her head just out of her arms, Shuichi noticed a part of her make up was smudged and her eyes were red. She didn’t even dare to look at any of them.

Since the others had been silent, Rantaro asked her the question everyone wanted to ask.

“Why…?”

She flinched at the question.

“I… Kaz… I’m- I’m sorry-”

She couldn’t even form a single sentence correctly through her sobs.

“Kaz… Would have never wanted this… What am I doing...?”

Korekiyo stayed calm and tried to interrogate her despite her current state. “Would you please tell us who is ‘Kaz’?”

She tried to recompose herself, unsuccessfully.

“Kaz…”

She rubbed her eyes.

“He’s- He’s my son- I watched my motive video this morning and I saw him and I knew I had to escape to protect him and I saw my chance with my lab opened and and-”

She was just rambling at this point. Kiyo told her to calm down one last time, but that made her completely enraged.

“HOW CAN YOU TAKE THIS SO LIGHTLY?? I TRIED TO KILL YOU ALL!!” she yelled at no one in particular, getting up from her chair, still in a panicked state.

“I-I-I tried to kill you all with homemade poison from my lab I organized this whole party to kill you and blame it on Kirumi and-and I didn’t even hesitate to do so because I watched my motive video and lied to you all but I just want to see my son again he needs me and I miss his precious face and and and-”

Tears were running down her face. She had completely broken down.

Kaito tried to get her attention but that turned out pretty unsuccessful.

“Miu, calm down! Look at me-”

“HE WOULD HAVE NEVER WANTED ME TO KILL ANY OF YOU!!”

Silence filled the building once again.

She fell on her knees and laughed to herself.

“What am I doing…?”

Kaito got up from his seat and got down to face Miu. He put his hands on her shoulders.

“This… Is a lot for me to take in, I will admit. To think my best friend tried to kill me.”

She winced at the last sentence.

“But that best friend also backed down and regrets what she has done. She did this for her family, and even though it will take a while for us to completely get over this, I can’t blame you for wanting to fight for your family.”

She looked up to him, but that didn’t seem to reassure her very much.

Shuichi himself was a bit doubtful by the statement. Of course the one to blame would be Monokuma and the mastermind for putting them through this but… At the same time he can’t help but feel like Miu really was responsible for this incident.

Kiyo seemed to be thinking. “I don’t think you are entirely to blame, but you still had your part in this. I think the best option would be to talk about this once all of us managed to stand back from the situation.”

Rantaro hadn’t say a thing. He didn’t look mad but he was certainly not happy.

Miu wiped away her tears. “I… I know this may sound selfish but…”

Rantaro turned to her.

“Can we… Keep this between us? I know I don’t deserve it but please…”

The others glanced at each other. Rantaro was stirring his glass. “What do you think, Shuichi? You’ve been quiet for a while.”

He was startled by Rantaro’s sudden question. His gaze wasn’t making things better either. “I- uh….” he paused. “I think… We should at least make sure the products used for this are taken away and the poison destroyed.”

Rantaro nodded. Shuichi turned to Kiyo. “And Kiyo’s right. I think it should be better not to make anym- any bad decisions with emotions taking control of us.”

Miu, sitting on the ground, clenched the trembling fists resting on her legs, tears filling her eyes even more. Those same emotions pushed her to act this way, and saying this just reminded her of her lack of self-control.

Rantaro stared at her for a few seconds before turning to the rest of the group. “So to sum this incident up, we keep quiet about this for now, destroy the materials and wait for tomorrow to decide what we do?”

The others nodded. Rantaro got up from his chair and briefly looked at the two best friends before turning to Shuichi.

“Us two should go to Miu’s lab to get rid of the materials. You okay with this Miu?”

Her eyes didn’t even move. She simply muttered. “Yes. Do what must be done. That’s… What I deserve at the very least.”

He gestured to Shuichi that they should go and leave them alone for now. The blue-eyed boy turned back to Miu one last time to see her wiping her tears with Kaito at her side.

They closed the door and headed to the lab. They had so many questions but both knew it would be better to wait for the next day to ask her about it. Or maybe Korekiyo, who stayed at the pool, would probably be able to get to know what was going on with her.

-

The walk was silent, just like the time the two were meeting the other ultimates about a week ago. But it felt different. They had just escaped death because their attacker didn’t manage to get through her plan. She was so close, if she reacted just a few seconds later and the situation would have been a disaster.

“Hey…” Shuichi said. Rantaro slightly turned his head.

“What do you think of all this? You didn’t say much back then…”

His friend took a few seconds to think about an answer. Or more likely, to wonder if his thoughts were worth being told.

“What is done, is done. Miu tried to kill us but couldn’t bring herself to actually do it. We’re alive and that’s what matters. We should focus on making sure no one else gets their hands on the poison.”

Shuichi’s eyes widened. He didn’t know what to expect, but it was certainly not this. “You… Actually don’t plan on telling anyone about this?”

“No.” He replied. “The less people know, the better it is. This entire academy reeks distrust and fear of being killed. If we talk about this incident the others will snap just like she did, and some probably won’t back down before actually committing the act.”

“That’s… One way to think.”

But Shuichi remembered what the monokubs said the day before. “But... The monokubs said they would refill products if someone tried to destroy them.”

Rantaro started thinking. “Honestly I don’t think that will be the case for certain situations. But for now just the prepared poison should be destroyed.”

Shuichi hummed in agreement. They were forced to trust Miu not to try anything again. They could only hope Kaito and Korekiyo would be able to calm her down for the time being.

Rantaro turned to him. “Ever wondered how you were able to guide the others during the class trial?”

He had thought about it, it was a bit strange to him. “I don’t really know why. Tsumugi said I was leading the debate but… I’m just an average guy. I’m a violinist, my talent doesn’t even have anything to do with leading. I’m bad at this.”

The green haired boy hummed. “You know, I talked about this with Kiyo, yesterday.”

Shuichi blinked.

“To him it was normal for the others to follow your lead. And I agree with that. I mean…” he chuckled.

“Let’s be honest here. We’re the two leaders of the group, you and I. But my influence is more… Direct. I got the group to cooperate, to get organized, you know the deal.”

“My influence has its limits. I think you realized it by now, but I saw how the others looked at me during the investigation and trial. I’m completely indifferent when it comes to people dying. I’m used to it after all.”

“Even just now, the reason I asked you to say what you think is because they would most likely listen to you.”

Shuichi was confused. “But why?”

“You have that compassion. That innocence the others have. You felt bad for Gonta dying. For Tenko dying. You have that kindness that I lack in those stressful situations. People are more drawn to you because of that natural kindness. That humanity. You can keep calm but still have that feeling of compassion. That’s what the others are looking for in the trials. Someone to relate to, who doesn’t sound and look like an experienced murderer.”

Shuichi was surprised to hear Rantaro talk about himself this way, but it made sense. Of course he wouldn’t try to take advantage of this in the future, however it felt strange to be considered a leader by Rantaro himself.

“That’s what Kiyo told me. That it was more about instinct than a concrete feeling.”

He nodded. Of course the therapist would know what he’s saying. Shuichi had to assume this role as a leader. A role that Rantaro couldn’t fill completely.

Rantaro stopped in his tracks.

“From now on that’s our job to keep this group together. This is gonna be hard, I know, but it’s necessary.”

He fidgeted with his necklace. “Let’s be honest here. We won’t all get out of here alive, and I’m 100% sure another murder will occur in the next few days. But if there’s anything I’m trying to do in those times, it’s to make sure the group doesn’t completely loose it.”

“You and I will be the leaders from now on. So I’m counting on you to help me with this.”

He extended his hand.

“Deal?”

After hesitating, Shuichi shook Rantaro’s hand.

“Deal.”

They arrived at the street artist’s lab. It was time to take away the products, even though they knew she wouldn’t try again after this incident.

It was just to make sure.

They entered the lab. Nothing looked like it had been touched yet from a quick glance, since everything was clean. Rantaro went to the lab bench. That’s when he noticed small droplets of water in some of the glassware.

“That was definitely used recently. At the very least today.”

“Do you think she has more of the poison in the lab?”

Rantaro shook his head. “Even though she planned this in a hurry, she still covered up the evidence. She most likely threw the surplus away. Perhaps...”

He turned to a white plastic bottle labeled “bin”. He grabbed it and stirred it for a few seconds to judge how much liquid was in there.

“There isn’t much, but it’s still something.” Rantaro said as he looked at the sink.

Shuichi frowned. “I know nothing about those products, but there’s a reason it’s kept in a separated bottle, right?”

The green-haired boy sighed. “I know, but it’s either someone gets their hands on this and could try to use it and frame Miu, or we risk polluting who knows where since we don’t know where those pipes lead.”

“Fair point.”

Rantaro poured the transparent liquid into the sink. It’s smell was stronger than the “cocktails” from earlier, most likely because there was fruit juice to cover it.

He went to one of the shelves and opened it to see many bottles labeled as toxic or inflammable. “As for the ingredients we can’t do much because the Monokubs will replace it, right?”

Shuichi nodded. “I don’t know when they’ll replace it, but they will do eventually.”

“I see.” he closed the drawer. “Then there isn’t much to do anymore for now.”

Rantaro didn’t say a thing as he walked to the exit, passing by Shuichi.

“Oh and...” he stopped in his tracks and put a hand on his shoulder.

“Tomorrow you and the rest of your group will watch Miu’s motive video. I’m not supposed to know about this, so from now on pretend this event never happened. I don’t know anything about her motive video and will not know about it unless she talks to me, and make sure to inform the others about this. Got it?”

Shuichi actually got scared by Rantaro’s sudden reaction, but he nodded. “G-Got it.”

Korekiyo entered the room right after.

“I see that you’re done with the ingredients?”

Shuichi approached the two others. “We did what we could do, but if we steal things the monokubs will refill it.”

The tall young adult put a finger on his chin. “I see. I’m also done talking to Miu, she is alone with Kaito as far as I know.”

Rantaro was quick to respond. “So? Has she calmed down?”

“We agreed on doing therapy sessions so she can cope with the situation. But of course that will be after we officially watch her motive video.”

He nodded. “Alright, we’re good to go for now. Oh and-” he turned to Shuichi.

“You two make sure we left nothing in the lab. I got something to check.” he said as he left.

Korekiyo asked if he could take a look at the lab. They stayed in it for a while, searching in every shelf if anything looked like poison.

After about 10 minutes, they left to join the rest of the group. They will have to pretending nothing happened.

They found Kaito and Miu going back to the dorms. Miu seemed to have calmed down enough for now.

Shuichi and Kiyo decided to stay outside to talk about something other than what just happened. Even though Kiyo had a threatening aura, it was pretty relaxing to talk to him.  It’s like you almost wanted to trust him immediately. No wonder he was called the ultimate therapist.

About two hours later, they ate dinner. The atmosphere was tense, mostly because of the upcoming day, but the most cheerful ones were able to bring back a few smiles.

Shuichi decided to take a walk before going to bed. After all tomorrow he would watch Kaito, Korekiyo and of course Miu’s votive videos. He was nervous at the idea of this “motive video compilation”, but it was too late to go back.

But he had a gut feeling this wasn’t going to go as planned. Everything seemed way too convenient.

"You good?”

Shuichi got startled. It was Kaito, right behind him. “Don’t scare me like that...”

He laughed. “Sorry, man.”

Kaito sat down next to Shuichi. “Today was... Special.”

Shuichi nodded. “I don’t really know what to think about this. I don’t even know if I can trust her anymore.”

He nodded in understanding. “We... Talked after Kiyo left. But it’s like I both do and don’t get why she did this.”

“... I think we should let her talk to Kiyo. Either she is genuine in her regret, or Kiyo will be able to tell if she’s lying.”

Kaito leaned back to lay on the grass. “I really want her to say the truth. I want to believe in her.”

Shuichi turned to him. “If it’s not too personal, how did you two become friends so quickly?”

He chuckled. “We’re mutual fans, y’know? I’ve been admiring her work ever since she started and she is a fan of the family! We knew each other’s names and when we met here, it just sort of clicked.”

The violinist raised an eyebrow. “The family? Is she your long lost sister?”

“Haha, no! That’s how I call the gang. They’re like family, but like a man family. They taught me everything I know. I may have missing memories, but I never forget the family.”

Shuichi weakly smiled. “Man family? What is that supposed to mean?”

“We’re all men in the gang. It’s kinda like a rule. And if you’re not a man, then become one." He chuckled. “Manliest shit I’ve ever seen.”

Shuichi blinked. Perhaps he didn’t want to know more about the gang, considering that he is not exactly the definition of a ‘man’. But if Kaito considered them his family, then good for him.

The two went their ways, to their dorms. And hopefully wake up mentally prepared to watch those motive videos.

[blackhakumen]

Fanfic #4: More Than Just My Retainers (Fire Emblem Fates)

One day at a blissful evening in Hoshido, the town's folks has gathered at a festival at a large and peace park to celebrate the return and admiration of the Royal family's sister, Lady Corrin. Everyone is filled with joy at this event and each of Corrin's Hoshidan siblings enjoyed her company as well as the festival she contribute in...all expected for a certain prince of the family known as, Lord Takumi.

As much as he enjoyed festivals and other various celebration types of events as much as the next guy, this is one of the festivals that Takumi is honestly isn't too fond of. And that's mostly because of Corrin herself. As you can see, unlike Ryoma, Hinoka, or even Sakura, Takumi is the only one in the family who doesn't fully trust her yet (he also doesn't trust Azura either, but that's another story.) Now as much as he wanted to trust Corrin and even wanted to really see her as one of his beloved siblings, he just couldn't bear to see her as such for only two main reasons. One being that he knows little to nothing about her since he hardly met her when we was a young child. And second reason is for the fact that throughout her childhood, Corrin was raised by his clan's rivaled nation known as Nohr, the same nation who was responsible for the both the murder of his father as well as for the ruthless attack on their town and region for their own personal gains.

So after learning that Corrin was raised by the same nation who'd caused his home so much pain and misery throughout his and his other siblings lives had already leaves a bad impression of her right off the bat. And how his siblings (Mostly his two older siblings) are all set on trusting her that quickly is beyond him.

It's a already been an hour here and the Archer has already gotten tired of the multiple praise they given to Corrin and even festival itself that Takumi already wanting to leave as soon as possible.

So knowing that the whole town's folks, who were all invited to the event (including his siblings), already all over Corrin in a matter of seconds, Takumi decided to sneak out of there before anyone would even notice.

After successfully leaving the festival, Takumi begins looking for a bar where he and his two personal yet closest retainers; Hinata, a Samurai warrior who was not only Takumi's first right handed man, but was also his childhood friend from way back, and Oboro, a Spear Wielder and fashion designer of the trio who was like her prince, has a grudge against Nohr for having their assassin murdered her parents in a young age (Also while doesn't want to admit this to her yet, Takumi has a bit of a crush on Oboro for quite now but that's besides the point) frequently get together a after a long day in Hoshido. Where hopefully he could spend some quality time with the two people, who he cares for and that were just as important as his his family.

Once he enter the bar door, Takumi was immediately greeted by everyone in the room, most noticably the old bartender, who he knew since was young whose name is, Toshinori Yamato

Toshinori: Ah, Lord Takumi. Fancy meeting you here tonight.

Takumi: Thanks, Toshinori sir. It's always great to see you guys again today.

Toshinori: Not that I wanted to get into your personal affairs but weren't you supposed to be attending a festival with your family or something?

Takumi: Well I was, but I decided to leave early cause of.....you know, personal reasons.

Toshinori: Hmmm...make sense. Well either way, you're always welcome to stay here for a while if you like.

Takumi: Thanks again, Mr. Toshinori. By the way, have you seen Hinata and Oboro around here?

Toshinori: To tell you the truth, I-

Slam!

Oboro: 'heavy sigh' Honestly, Hinata, did you have to go that far in a sparring match like that? You almost cut off my hair for Pete sake!

Hinata: I don't see what's the big deal is, Oboro. You know that I don't really pull my punches as much in battles.

Oboro: And you also know that A. I'm not a Samurai and B. It's just a sparring match, not some kind of battlefield, you numbskull.

Hinata: Yeah yeah, I know all of that, but where's the fun in that if the match itelf isn't all exciting?

Takumi: Hey guys.

Hinata: Sup, Takumi. Now as I was saying..........Ahhhh dude!! Lord Takumi, is that really you?

Takumi: In the flesh, Hinata.

Oboro: Oh my gosh! I-its so nice to see you again, milord! We are soooooo sorry we didn't see you here earlier!

Takumi: Relax, you two. I didn't want interrupted your little rivalry going on. Plus, we're in a bar now, so there's no need to be so formal here (or almost anywhere that doesn't involve missions for that matter).

Hinata: (Chuckles) Whatever you say, Takumi, my man!

Oboro: While I am really glad to see you here with us, L- I mean... Takumi, shouldn't you be at the festival with your brother and sisters?

Takumi: I was...at first but...I decided to come here instead.

Hinata: Really? How come?

Takumi: Well, everyone else was already too happy to see Corrin. So much to the fact where I'm practically ignored....again. Plus after finding out that the person, who was supposed to be my blood sister, turns out to be raised by the same nation who murdered my father and everyone else in the village while I was young, it tends to irritate me very quickly. So I bailed.....('sigh') I know it was pretty rude of me to up and leave them like that and not trusting Corrin like everyone else does , but....I don't know...I just.... can't trust her...at least not yet actually....so I still kind of need a little more time to fully do so. And that festival really not helping me think otherwise....

Oboro: Takumi...

Takumi: B-but enough about me. The only reason why I came here is to hangout with you guys. So tell me about one of your friendly sparring match you guys were talking about earlier.

Hinata: Oh.... well it was pretty fantastic! You should've seen us earlier! I'd totally whooped Oboro's butt back there!

Oboro: That's only because you look like you were about to slice me up into shredded ribbons! And like I said before, I'm not a frickin Samurai like the rest of you guys!!!

Hinata: Geeez... you're still on about that? Look, I don't see why you didn't took that fight a little more seriously than usual. I've seen the way you used the Spear of yours in the battlefield before. So you shouldn't even have any reason to go that easy in a match with yours truly.

Oboro: How many times do I have to tell that......

Takumi was grinning and even chuckling to himself while seeing his two retainers argue like they usually. But after realizing that they're already gaining attention from the other customers, the prince decides now it'll be the best time to calm them down.

Takumi: Alright, you guys, that's enough. While I don't really mind seeing you argue back and forth like that, we're already causing a scene. So could you please tone it down a little?

Hinata/Oboro: (Abruptly stop Arguing and blushes in embarrassment while watching everyone's eyes on them) We're Sorry, Takumi....

Takumi: (Chuckles) No worries. Just take it down a notch, okay?

Oboro/Hinata: Of course/Roger that!

Hinata: By the way....not that don't really mind but...why do you hangout with us all the time, Takumi?

Takumi: Hmm?

Oboro: You know...Hinata does has a point. While I always enjoy your company, even more so than Mr Dumb-Dumb over here,-

Hinata: I heard that, ya know!!

Oboro: Zip it, Hinata. As what as I was saying, I always wondered why you would always wanted to spend some time with us more than you would with your siblings...

Takumi: Well, if you want me to be honest...I 'sigh'.... always thought of you two as more than just my retainers....in fact, I think of you guys as my dearest friends...

Oboro: R-r-r-really?

Hinata: Y-you really think so, Takumi?

Takumi: Of course, I do. Hinata, we've known each other since we were children. I mean one of the reasons why I told my father to make you one of my retainers so that we could hangout more than we usually do since I'm royalty. Plus, you're the closes thing as a brother to me. While I do love my siblings very much, Ryoma is taking full time on being Hoshido's new king, Hinoka's too busy caring about Corrin to even notice, and while I do spent time with Sakura from time to time, it'll only be a matter of time when she'll start growing up someday.... So since we've grown up together and after everything we've been through.... I'm starting to think of you as my brother.

Hinata: Takumi I.....(smiles brightly while giving Takumi a firm handshake) Thanks man. Part of me thinks of you as my brother too!

Takumi: I'm really honored that you think that way, Hinata. And as for you Oboro, while we only known each other for a few months now, I've already think of you as a really close friend to me. You were always so kind to me and Hinata. Even when there are days when both of us had bad days, you were always there to try and make us feel a little better than I was before. Plus I've always enjoyed the clothes you design for us. So all in all, I'm really thankful that I met someone as kind and beautiful like you in my life.

Oboro: T-t-t-t-takumi I....(sniffing) no one ever thought of me like that....even before my parents was still alive....Thank you, Takumi ( begins to cry while giving Takumi a hug) Thank you so much for being my friend!!!

Takumi: (Blushes while hugging Oboro back) I-It's okay, Oboro. You're always welcome. So please don't cry, okay? It honestly pains me seeing someone like you so broken like this.

Oboro: O-o-okay, Ta-takumiii...I'll try....(sniffing)

Takumi: (Smiles Brightly) You know, you two might not be as professionally skilled like Saizo or Kagerou, or as well known as Hana or Subaki, or.. whatever Asama or Setsuna's supposed to be. And you guys might be too much to handle sometimes, but you guys are the best friends a prince like me can as for. And I wouldn't trade our friendship for the world!

Hinata: .... (Tearing up) Seriously, though. You guys are the bestest friends a guy like me can ever ask for! Thanks guys!!!

Oboro: ...............

Takumi: Oboro?

Oboro: I....I.... I'm grateful for you guys too!!! I always thought that I would be alone in this world, but ever since I met you guys, you made my life so much better than it was before!!! (Sniffing) I.... love you...so much, Takumi....as your retainer and as your best friend! I'm so glad that I met someone as kind and amazing as you too!

Takumi: (Blushes) Oboro......

Oboro: You too, Hinata!

Hinata: Huh?

Oboro: I love you too you Dumb-Dumb! You may have gotten on my nerves most of time, but I never once, doubt our friendship. So thank you for being my friend too, Hinata!

Hinata: Wow......and here I thought you didn't like me.....thanks, Oboro. You maybe bossy sometimes, but I'm really glad I met someone like you too!

Takumi: (Smiles Brightly) I would like to make a toast to our founding friendship together and let us never be broken apart. To our Friendship!

Hinata/Oboro: To our Friendship!!!

And so, Takumi enjoys the rest of the night spending time with his two cherish friends in the world. While he does realized that he'll might get in trouble with his siblings (mostly with Hinoka) once they've discovered that their brother bailed from the festival, Takumi's too relaxed and happy to worry about that now. He's already at the bar with two important people in his life, so he might as well enjoy every last minute with them before he heads home.

[lore-a-lie]

Chapter 2, Act 3: A Sonata by Moonlight

Daily Life

Kaede made her way through the gates of greed and lust, only to find Ryoma waiting at the top of the spiral staircase on the other side, candy cig in hand looking out at the two buildings before them as he looked over his shoulder to give her a nod.

“So, things getting any easier on you yet there boss?”

“With what, Angie? Not a chance, there’d be no point in trying to reason with her right now. And please don’t call me that, it’s weird.” Kaede replied, scratching her cheek a bit in embarrassment.

“Whatever you say. Time to get move on I take it?”

“Yeah, I’m not really sure what to be expecting though.”

“My best guess? Literal blackjack, minus the hookers." Ryoma began with a roll of his eyes and a shrug. "But barring that I know there are slots, a fishing game, some car racing, and color crusher type game. Pretty standard arcade stuff more than a genuine casino, they even use tokens instead of chips. They barely even look different from the monocoins.”

“Are casinos really so different? I only kinda know about them from western movies.”

“Yeah, I’d been to a few when I’d have competitions that’d take me overseas, so while this place definitely has the look of a casino down, and the slot machines do help, the lack of actual dealers makes it feel a lot different than how’d they work in America. Kinda weird how legal it was over there.”

“Sooo, you been to America often?” (Now’s my chance to find out more about his previous lady friend~)

“You know you’ve got a ways to go before you’ll be any good at being subtle. It’s kinda refreshing, with how guys like Kokichi can be, but your thoughts are an open book. Even your hair gives you away.” (Drat. But what does he mean my hair?... It’s the cowlick isn’t it? Stupid hair. I can never get it to behave right.)

His words rang true as Ryoma began to chuckle at the sight of Kaede’s not-so-inner dilemma. The wry smile didn’t leave his face as he slowed his pace at the fork in the road between the Kumasutra and their destination, causing her to match him until both came to a stop as he gave her a knowing look.

“Though before we head in, if a certain pink pianist has anything to do with a black and white bat-winged toy going missing in front of the fountain room, she might want to take a quick look near the entrance of the Love Hotel. Might find a similar prize wandering around in the bushes if she catches my drift.”

“W-what, why would I be picking up weird little Monokuma dolls? It’s not like there aren’t enough toys in the Monomachine, r-right?” (Damn, he’s onto me! But that’s a place I never thought to check before…)

“Right, of course there are. Must have been my imagination it just happened to disappear after you showed up... Or maybe someone else has been collecting them?” Ryoma’s words didn’t match the smug look on his face though, and it didn’t take long for Kaede’s attempt at indifference fell apart.

He paused for her to catch up as he watched her scamper down the right-hand path in search of another doll to join the two on her back and his chuckle broke into a full deep laugh. It didn’t take long for her to find it either, now that she had a proper hint.

AND HE’S SO CUUUTE! Lookit him with his little bellhop hat as he struts around, like he’s got himself a widdle job! … Ahem. I’ll… just put him in my bag with the others for now. And go thank Ryoma for this. Who is my new favorite person. Sorry, Kaito.

Kaede couldn’t wipe the stupid grin off her face as she made her way back, rambling her thank yous and giving half-hearted requests for him to keep from sharing her odd little hobby with the others. But all he could do was chuckle and nod as they made their way to where Kaito and the others were.

Kiyo was already in the exchange area, looking at the different bottles in the bar and upon noticing the two of them indicated everyone else were downstairs in the game room. Ryoma went on ahead to make sure Kaito wasn’t getting into too much trouble but Kaede took the time to look at the prizes she could try to save up for first.

Hmm, well the Crystal Bangle is nice but a lot of these look expensive, I wonder how hard it is to earn these medals. The Ladybug brooch is also pretty cute, Gonta might even like one as a gift sometime. A Travel Journal might be fun to look through and I could also probably find someone who’d like it when I’m done with it, like Kiyo sounds like he’s been to a bunch of places...

Tennis Balls are easy to have fun with when you’re bored but I could probably just borrow some from Ryoma’s lab rather than buy my own set. Don’t need any more Teddy Bears, even though it is pretty cute.  

The Factory game could also be a fun little time killer, and the console’s design is nice. I think it’d be good to have something to take care of daily so the Banyan Tree could be a good investment, but what would I call them? Plants gotta have names-

Holy shit look at those Headphones! Oooh, those would be great to use with my lab’s CDs, they even look like they dampen sound if I just need some quiet time. But it’s a bit pricey... The Space Egg is pretty but I’d rather use that money for the headphones. Oh wow, look at that key!

Ugh, that’s even more expensive though! What does it mean “something good might happen if you keep it”? Gah, I wanna know~

“See something in particular that catches your interest?” Kaede jumped a bit as Kiyo’s voice interrupted her thoughts. (Ryoma really wasn’t kidding when he said I was like an open book huh? Maybe I should work on that.  At least a certain someone’s bothering to “read” my feelings this time! Still mad at you.)

“Y-yeah, kinda. But the good stuff looks like it will take a lot of playing to save up for. Like those headphones. Or that mysterious “Key of Love”. Is that the only way to investigate the hotel area?”

“I highly suspect so but it doesn’t sound like you can really use if for “investigating”. Even with the key, you can’t unlock the doors before their “opening hours” and Monokuma indicated their use is rather limited in practice.” Kiyo said very matter of factly, despite this being the first Kaede ever heard of this.

“Huh? When did he ever talk about them before? You see him here earlier or something?”

“No, not at all, I already bought one the day before you see. Apparently, when you have one in your possession he sees fit to wake you at some unholy hour of the night to see if you might be interested in participating in an unusual scenario. How it was explained doesn’t particularly appeal to me though, so if you’d like it I’d be more than happy to give it to you.” (What?! But it’s so expensive! Why give it away?)

“A-are you really sure? I mean you must have spent a lot of time to buy it didn’t you? How bad is the “scenario” he offered you exactly?”

Despite her concerns, Kiyo had no issue with taking the decorated key out of his pocket, so Kaede gladly accepted the trinket dropped into her waiting hands. Seeing how confused she still was he explained.

“It’s hardly like any of our currency matters in this place, and it isn’t “bad” as much as it simply doesn’t interest me, intriguing as his offer was. You have no control who here may join you on your “visit” to the hotel, and whoever does will see the keyholder as some sort of “ideal” partner for their preferred sexual or romantic fantasy while the keyholder must act in accordance to this forced roleplay lest the other party feel terribly dejected. I’m not particularly fussy in regards to gender in cases like this so I don’t find the random element too distasteful, but it’s the lack of control the keyholder has that bothers me.”

“I see. And any purely romantic scenes might be kinda awkward the day after right? You said you took this sort of stuff rather seriously before, when you and Ryoma were talking about your past girlfriends.”

While her question was innocent enough Kiyo looked rather panicked by the mention of his previous partner. It took a moment to settle his wide-eyed staring, and lose the bit of hostility in the air, before he calmed down enough to respond. (Jeez, it’s like that time when I just asked him about if people had thought he had a siscon thing before. It’s pretty hard to not get nervous when he has freakouts like this.)

“Right. I… It has been awhile since Her passing but I’m not at all comfortable with that sort of intimacy. Particularly one that is forced for the sake of someone that should the scene play out right won’t keep many memories regarding the night previous. I’m unsure how that is meant to work, drugging perhaps? I wouldn’t put it past Monokuma or his kin.” (Yikes, why is that not the bigger deal breaker for you?!)

“M-maybe it’s more like a weird shared dream? That can happen right?” (And be maybe be less rape-y? Please?!)

“Perhaps, but then how would the partner be selected I wonder. Or the “dream” controlled. A most peculiar means to bear witness to a friend’s hidden desires. I can’t help but wonder what my own scene could contain. Nothing in regards to Her I’m sure, as that ideal would be too intricate to match to my satisfaction; I know Her too well to be fooled by a fake.” (It must still be hard to for him to accept she’s gone if he’s still using present tense for her like this. Though I wonder what mine would be like too.)

“So was she like a childhood friend of yours?”

“I… suppose you could say something like that. I do hope you enjoy whatever beauty your nighttime visit may reveal to you. You would let know if I was your visitor, wouldn’t you? Simply for curiosity’s sake of course.” It was clear he wanted to drop the subject as he teased her, which still got Kaede flustered at the implications.

Luckily for her, she wouldn’t need to respond to this as Kokichi came up the stairs with a childish pout.

“What are you two still doing up here? Come on you’re missing the good stuff! No more of your dilly-dallying, the prizes don’t even matter right now! This is supposed to be a good time together. Isn’t this what you wanted Kaede? Or does that only count for if it’s something Tenko invited you to?” Kokichi pointed at her accusingly as he complained. (Okay, yup he knew. At least he’s not actually mad about it.)

It was fairly obvious any annoyance he was feeling was fake, he even stereotypically crossed his arms as he humphed for emphasis, but his adamance that she come down certainly wasn’t. Seemed rather odd to her considering she should be the more optional person for his gambling crew than Kiyo was, seeing how Kokichi claimed this was meant to be a guy focused event and Kiyo was the one who invited her.

Rather than respond she rolled her eyes with a giggle as he took her by the hand tugging her down the stairs and half-heartedly encouraged Kiyo to follow them so they could see “just how much Kaito sucks at gambling” as he put it. The transition from the warm golds of the Casino’s main hall to the neon-lit blues of the game room down the stairs was odd as ever but she was beginning to see what he meant.

Maki was clearly trying, and failing by the looks of things, to encourage Kaito to stop playing the slots to at least try something less random as he must have been on some sort of losing streak. Regardless of his own luck she still managed to have a fairly large pile of tokens beside her, which was probably part of how Kaito could continue playing at all, while Ryoma was messing around with some of the other games. It looked more like he was investigating than playing though, and Kokichi caught that too.

Upon reaching the bottom he suggested that Kaito and Maki switch machines so the six of them could sort out what games would be played by who had the most “luck” at slots first. Everyone would get to pick a game in the order from who won the most to the least, and he even had a bunch of card games on him to give them a few more options “in case the arcade games here suck ass”. (Which probably means his choice really will be Blackjack just to be cute. Not that I know how to actually play Blackjack.)

Kaede wasn’t entirely sure how this “competition” was really working, as all she knew to do with these was pull the lever and leave everything to chance. If anyone asked her what any of the combinations on these machines meant she wouldn’t be able to tell them, but since she was getting more medals than she put in (and she put in as many as she could each time) she figured she wasn’t doing too badly.

That was more than Kaito could say as he quickly burned through the last allowance Maki gave him putting him dead last. Ryoma proved to be nearly the opposite not long afterward, as his machine started to practically sing as it spat out medals for him at a ridiculous looking rate. Kokichi wasn’t quite that good, but he also did fairly well.

According to his huffy attitude, Kiyo managed to do better though, and Maki gave up at some point to take jabs at Kaito so she was considered second to last while Kaede was considered third last. (Oh well, I never was all that lucky anyway. Not really unlucky either, but still this was fun.)

Kokichi was obviously very impressed by Ryoma’s skills and luck to do as well as he did which just earned some sore losers griping from Kaito much to Kaede’s amusement. She did try to muffle her giggles best she could, but that quickly became an impossible effort. Even Maki couldn’t wipe the sly smile off her face as a thought crossed her mind.

“It’s hardly either of their faults you happen to be the idiot who doesn’t know how to quit even if he does manage to get ahead.”

“Come on Maki Roll, stop calling me an idiot! It hurts my feelings ya know...”

“Then stop acting like one. There’s hardly anything smart about gambling in the first place. There’s a reason it’s illegal and I’m not going to bail you out if you get addicted to it.” Maki chastised him, and with her aura, Kaede could almost believe her false talent of child-caregiver wasn’t wholly misplaced.

“Hey now, you’re talking to Kaito, Luminary of Stars! No way I’d do something as uncool as get hooked, I can stop whenever I want! My instincts were just off today is all.”

“That’s not the best argument for your case my friend, and there’s more this than instincts and luck,” Ryoma said, as he stared at his coin pile at a loss for how he would actually carry any of his winnings.

“Luck’s just a superstition, it doesn’t really matter if you try hard enough!” Kaito exclaimed, though Kiyo only shook his head at that as he began his own ramblings.

“And how exactly do you believe you can “try” hard enough with slots of all things? Surely you must see that the other options here have some level of skill about them yes? And besides that, it’s hardly as much a superstition as you may believe-”

“How is it that after we got stuck in a school without any teachers we still managed to end up with a guy who’d end up giving us all lectures anyway? I didn’t wanna learn today…” Kokichi groaned.

“Kehehe, then why invite me of all people? My inclination towards education is hardly an unknown fact here. But back on topic, it’s odd someone who puts so much faith in the power of personal belief to try to denounce the power of superstitions. If you truly don’t believe in the supposed superstition their effects should hardly affect you, much like many practices in religions like Voodoo.” Kiyo continued after Kokichi’s interruption, though upon the mention of “Voodoo” Kaito looked rather ill again.

“The reason they last in the cultural consciousness as long as they do is but a testament to how many of its people still believe in them, rather than proof of any grains of truth to be found. This can get to the point idioms can exist in common usage for long after the meaning of their words have been lost to the people that use them in favor of the concept they are thought to represent. Humanity often puts a lot of faith in the power of words and the hopes that by using them to influence the hearts or minds of others that they can sway the powers of fate in any manner of ways. Luck is more often based on observation and personal perspectives, as what counts as “lucky” or “unlucky” is incredibly subjective and fickle.”

“Basically. Though confidence can change how something’s going to go too." Ryoma agreed. "You can’t expect to win a match if you go in thinking you’re going to lose. The mind’s a powerful thing, that’s why things like placebos can work at all. That’s why in sports it can get easy to develop personal patterns or pre-game rituals, you get to thinking if it worked well before it will again.”

“But luck isn’t a superstition because it’s only there if you want to see it and superstitions are more complicated than that? Ugh, this stuff is confusing! Let’s just have some fun with the games! It’s Ryoma’s pick, right? So shoot.” Kaede suggested in hopes of finding something to lighten Kaito’s mood.

As Ryoma also saw the problem he offered to play the 1-on-1 mode in Outlaw Run against him, while at Kiyo’s request Kokichi finally got his game of blackjack. Implicitly under the threat that Maki would throttle him if he tried using the joke that started all this again. Maki turned out to be pretty good at it while Kiyo didn’t fare as well. As Kokichi was willing to share the rules to it as they went along Kaede at least got the hang of it before they moved onto the other arcade options.

It was a nice night overall as they fell into idle chattering, seeing how much they could win. Kaede quit after she earned enough for her headphones though, but she stayed with the others after trading for her desired spoils just to enjoy this atmosphere for a little longer.

When Kaito called it a night Ryoma left with him, with some light-hearted bantering with Kokichi as the latter tried to give him a “Death Flag” under the pretense of it being like a Jolly Rodger dissolving into a brief debate about space pirates.

As Maki left some time afterward, apparently having gotten herself the Space Egg Kaede noticed before, Kaede went with her so neither girl would be wandering around on their own at night. (What can I say, some instincts are hard to break. And it’s not like they’re really out of line in this place now are they?)

The walk back was fairly quiet, as Kaede didn’t really know what to say and Maki wasn’t often one for conversation, but it was a pleasant silence between the unlikely pair. A far cry from how tense things could be around the revealed assassin before, which in itself was a hopeful sign of progress.

But not one that was able to last, as Kaede began to hear arguing coming from behind the doors to their dorms. Kaito’s voice first as his was louder and deeper, and given how things have been going the second was likely Angie’s.

Kaede sent a nervous look to Maki, to see if she should go first to make sure things wouldn’t be too hostile to her friend, but Maki paid no heed to it and opened the doors herself. Kaito and Ryoma still hadn’t gone to their rooms yet and Angie, Tenko, and Tsumugi were standing near the opposite wall.

“So what if we were out a bit late? There ain’t any official curfews and we’re more likely to wake someone up by talkin’ here than we would have if you let us be. You’re all overreacting, back off.” Kaito complained.

“Official curfews? Maybe, maybe not, but there will be one for us all starting today." Angie said. "Atua thinks the next murder would most likely happen at night, like Himiko’s did before, and as such the student council will be responsible for making sure everyone else is safe in their rooms when nighttime comes from now on.”

“And let me guess, for you guys to “enforce” it this rule won’t be actually applying to any of you does it? So this would only be keeping half of everyone here inside. Not sure how that would prevent anything.” Ryoma said, being one of the few keeping his volume lower than normal for the sake of those sleeping.

“Of course it would when that half doesn’t include anyone we know has a penchant for violence!” Tenko barked, placing herself between Kaito and Angie.

“Seriously, this again?! And that’s bullshit, you’re the one here most prone to throwing us guys around! Not to mention Kirumi’s outburst. Ryoma and Maki haven’t threatened anyone, not even when she had her video freak her out back then… Well okay, she says scary stuff sometimes, but she doesn’t mean it!”

Kaito was clearly making the effort to keep his voice down, but with his personality, it was hard to keep his enthusiasm from causing his voice to raise. But at least no doors opened to see what the ruckus was.

“I don’t need anyone defending me here, Kaito, so stop it. But I agree with Ryoma. Even if your Atua isn’t a lie with so many people still being allowed out during this danger period the odds haven’t really changed. You’ve just limited the potential murderers and victims to put your own people at the greatest risk.”

“Fine, fine~" Angie sighed. "Then I’ll ask Monophanie if she and Monodam will do the rounds for us with their Exisals tomorrow night, okay? Since she’s sleeping like Atua is right now and I don’t know where he would be.”

“What the fuck?! You’ve got to be kidding, you can’t seriously be trusting these clowns! Basic wilderness survival tip: Never. Trust. A. Bear. With absolutely anything! EVER.” (Exactly! And that reminds me-)

“So, should I ask Monodam to reopen the manhole cover while we’re taking the risk of asking them for favors? I saw what you guys did earlier, this isn’t something you should be deciding for everyone alone.”

“THEY DID WHAT-” Kaito stopped himself mid-yell as he remembered himself and tried again. “You guys did what? That’s going way too far-”

“Come on, let’s all just go to bed okay? It’ll just plain bother everyone if we wake them up like this. Why don’t we talk about things tomorrow after we’ve all had some rest and time to think?” Tsumugi offered to try and settle things down, as she began nervously looking at the rooms around them.

“Yeah, I think that’s a good idea too. This needs to be discussed with everyone, we won’t accomplish anything here otherwise.” Kaito gave Kaede a worried look but backed down at her request. They didn’t say anything of where the other council members were or when Kokichi and Kiyo would be coming back.

Kaede thinks she heard their footsteps signaling their return a short time later as she was trying to sleep, as neither set sounded as heavy as Gonta or Kibo (despite the latter’s small stature) and both lacked the gentle clicks of Kirumi’s heels so she assumed the other members had already gone to bed.

But that wasn’t her only interruption as she heard a squeaky set of knocking at her door. She ignored the first few sets of rapping, but after the fifth set of three squeaks she gave in and found Monodam on the other side wearing a sleeping cap and a blankie. (What the actual hell, didn’t I see enough of you today?)

“Err… Hello. I’m-Sorry-If-I-Woke-You-Up-But-I-Heard-You-Have-An-Item-You-Could-Use. I-Thought-This-Would-Be-A-More-"Polite”-Way-To-Ask-You-About-It. May-I-Come-In?” (... Is this about the Love Key?)

He took her moving to the side as permission and puttered his way in like a sleepy toddler, giving Kaede’s collection of dolls an odd glance as he took a seat on the couch, patting at the seat beside him. With a sigh she humored him, and he began to explain while swinging his feet from side to side.

“This-Is-My-First-Time-Doing-This, Normally-Father-Didn’t-Let-Us-Help-Since-It’s-Past-Our-Bedtimes. But-Monosuke-Didn’t-Want-To-And-Monophanie’s-In-Angie’s-Room-So-It’s-My-Job-Now. So… Do-You- Have-Any-Ideas-On-How-This-Works? We-Know-You-Didn’t-Buy-It, Only-Kibo-And-Kiyo-Have-Bought- Them-So-Far-And-Only-Kibo-Used-His.” (Woah, what? KIBO??? Not like… Miu or Angie or something?)

“I, Uh… Kiyo gave me the general idea of it sure. If I go I’ll meet up with one of my friends at random and play out some sort of “scene” with them. That’ll… Probably be suggestive. But they won’t remember anything about what happens in there if I go.”

“Correct! Except-It’s-Not-Actually-Random, We-Choose-Who-Goes-With-You. We-Try-To-Make-It-With- Someone-We-Think-Makes-A-Good-“Ship”-With-You. Monophanie-Got-Really-Into-That-Part, She-Has- Charts-For-You-All-And-Everything-Now! We-Think-Father-Went-According-To-Popular-Demand-Too. Do-You-Want-To-Use-It-Tonight?” (“Popular demand”? According to what? Or who? What even is this?!)

“... That depends, can I just tell you who I’d like to meet? Or ask who you have in mind?”

“It’s-Not-Fair-For-You-To-Pick! Even-If-Kibo-Would-Have-Picked-Miu-On-His-Own, Father-Still-Didn’t-Let- Him-Choose. But-According-To-Monophanie’s-Charts… I-Think-Kaito-Had-More-“Ship-Tease”-With-You-Today-Than-Kokichi-Or-Kiyo. But-Which-Of-Those-Three-Is-Still-Up-To-Me.”

NOOOPE. NOT HAPPENING. Either Maki kills me or I’ll wish she did. No matter how nice Kaito is I’m not doing that to her. And heaven forbid I get either of those other two, definitely not interested. I don’t want to think about that stuff with Miu, but if Kibo didn’t forget… That might explain some things. But it’s just too sad to consider right now.

“Yeeeah I think I’ll pass.” (Potential for embarrassment and self-preservation beats curiosity this time.)

“Oh. That’s-A-Shame, We-Don’t-Really-Know-How-This-Works-Yet. Sorry-Shuichi-And-Rantaro-Aren’t- Here, They-Were-Monophanie’s-First-Picks-For-You. And-Kokichi’s-Too, Which-Was-Kinda-Weird-To-Me. Maybe-Things-Will-Be-Different-Tomorrow-Night.” (I… I’ll just forget I heard that. For multiple reasons.)

“Do… Do you even understand what a “love hotel” is ?”

“Of-Course! It-Is-A-Place-Where-Things-Like-Father’s-Videos-Happen. The-Ones-With-The-Delivery-Men- And-Women-Who-Keep-Ordering-Things-Without-A-Means-To-Pay-For-Them. I-Don’t-Understand-Why- They-Keep-Doing-It-Though, And-Monokid-Would-Always-Kick-Me-Out-Before-The-Payment-Issue-Was- Resolved-So-I-Don’t… Miss-Kaede-Why-Are-You-Holding-Your-Face-Like-That? Did-Your-Eyes-Fall-Out?”

“No, it’s fine. I’m not sure what I should have expected here really.”

“Okay. It’s-Fine-If-They-Did-Though, It-Happens-To-The-Best-Of-Us! But-With-That-Question-Answered- I-Have-Another-Thing-To-Ask…” Monodam got a bit nervous so Kaede nodded for him to continue. “Is- It-Okay-For-Me-To-Stay-Here-Tonight? Monosuke-Says-He’ll-Do-The-Announcements-By-Himself-Now- When-He-Kicked-Me-And-Monophanie-Out-And-Angie-Said-It-Was-Okay-For-Her-To-Stay-With-Her. So- I-Thought-I’d-Ask-Is-All...” (Good grief, seriously? Why me? I can’t go kicking a kid out this late, even if he’s a cub. That’d just be fucked up. So is a bunch of childish robotic-teddy-bears kidnapping us, but still.)

“Fine, You can stay. Just for tonight, I’d rather you not get in the habit of this. Hopefully, you can work things out with your family tomorrow or something.”

He wasn’t really listening as he just gave her side an awkward hug. But any moment had was quickly lost.

“Thank-You. I-Also-Hope-This-Will-Just-Be-For-The-Night. Your-Collection-Of-Tiny-Not-Fathers-Is-Rather- Disturbing-To-Me. Shuichi’s-Room-Has-Shelves-For-Those-If-You’d-Like? So-You-Can-Get-Them-Off-The- Bed-So-You-Can-Sleep-Better-”

“But they’re teddy bears, why shouldn’t they be on my bed with me? Who keeps plushies on a shelf?!”

“... Miss-Kaede-You’re-Worrying-Me. Why-Do-You- Like -The-Not-Fathers? How-Do-You-Fit-In-That-Mess- Anyway? Are-You-Okay? Is-This-A-Cry-For-Help-”

“Do you want me to kick you out? And why did I become a “miss” instead of a “bastard” if you’re going to keep being rude about how I keep my own room?”

“No-Miss-Kaede, I-Will-Stop-Questioning-Your-Creepy-Not-Father-Pile. Monophanie-Said-Angie-Told- Her-That-If-We-Want-To-Be-Friends-Calling-You-Bastards-“Bastards”-Is-Bad. Am-I-Doing-Okay?” (NO.)

“Well, uhh, that’s good progress for you? “Miss” is much more respectful. So just… Keep working on it.”

“... Is-It-Complaining-If-I-Ask-To-Use-A-Different-Bed? Like-This-Chair? It-Is-Comfy-And-I-Fit-Well.” It was pretty clear he just wanted to be as far away from her Mini-kumas as possible, further helped by the chair facing away from it. Being a rather bouncy seat for him was just another plus he was enjoying.

“Sure, just give me a minute.” Kaede went through some of the Monomachine prizes she had to find something to help make a better bed. (A rude uninvited guest is no excuse to be a poor hostess, right?)

As she came back and gestured for him to get down so she could make his bed she realized the blank stare he kept giving the toys on her bed was probably his best attempt at a glare. With a chuckle, she laid down a wearable blanket as a little nest and added her Helping Yachi for some company, which he appreciated as he snuggled into place with another set of “thank yous”. It was almost cute, all things considered. (Ignoring how he’s a murderous little brat only here ‘cause no one else can stand him.)

Nothing else came up as she tried to go to sleep again at least. Not even her previously racing thoughts about the current motive’s potential dangers or unpleasant memories of the days previous, as she chose to focus on her unwanted roommate’s odd sounding snoring to help ease her into slumber at long last.

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How about the boys, Kaede, and Toujou with an extremely self-loathing, anxious s/o?

Mod Saihara currently has lost her voice (Sorta) and is Mc suffering so time to get these asks done b o i 

Saihara Shuichi:

He’s definitely self-loathing and anxious so the feeling is mutual.

However, he doesn’t feel it on the same level as you .

Sure he does loath and gets anxious, but in your case it’s heightened.

 Putting yourself down often, feeling bad because you believe you’re no good for him, getting anxious over little things...

It hurts him more than it hurts you, he detests to see you like that. 

He’ll try and make you feel better, offering to do most of the talking in social situations, helping you with work, etc.

....but that leads you to feeling useless and he has to comfort you about it which makes you feel terrible for dragging him into it and in turn causes you to cry.

As you can tell, things get pretty messy at times .

Your anxiety can make him anxious, your self-loathing makes him regret feeling a certain way about himself because you have it so much worse...

He encourages you to tell your feelings often, holding you close as you explain your worries and issues .

He’ll give you compliments often, in hopes to boost your self-esteem.

Some days he’ll just sit with you in comfy clothing, letting you run your fingers through his hair as you said it calmed you.

He loves it as well, almost purring with content.

It’s easy for the two of you to break down, but you help each-other get back up and move on.

Amami Rantaro:  

He makes it his responsibility to act as an anchor for you.

He’ll always coo in your ear when you come to him crying, assuring you that everything is fine .

He tells (and shows) you how much he loves you often, he’s ready to do anything for you.

He loves cuddling up against you, draping an arm over you.

Compliments are given literally hourly, he can really make you blush when he wants to.

One day he’s comforting you about your anxiety when you snap.

“How would you know anything?! You’re always so damn calm and have no worries?!”

A hurt look crosses his face, your anger fades and replaces with dread.

Apologies are spurring out of your mouth, telling him how sorry you are for saying that, he has problems you know but you just lost it oh god please don’t hate-

“Hey, no worries ok?” He takes your hand, a gentle smile on his face “I’m fine!” 

You break down crying, he comforts you yet again.

He is a little hurt after what you said, but he knows you really didn’t mean it. So the sting goes away by the next day.

He’s very determined to make you feel good, good about yourself, good about life, he doesn’t want you to have any anxiety.

It’s easier said then done of course, but he’ll be damned if he doesn’t do it.

Ouma Kokichi:

The line “But my darling s/o is perfect!” comes up quite frequently. 

If you’re feeling bad about yourself then he’ll shower you in cuddles and kisses while he whispers words of comfort in-between.

 When you’re feeling bad about yourself he’ll tickle you, kissing all over until you’re laughing.

There’s times when he tries to always be happy for you, pushing away all of his insecurities away.

But after a while you notice, and tell him that the relationship is about the two of you, its both ways and not one-sided 

He laughs, brushing it off as your imagination 

You tell him angrily that you’re not lying! You’re not making it up! Is it because he doesn’t trust you? Or does he think that you can’t handle it?

“Please don’t think that. I really do care about it begin double sided...but I have worries that I shouldn’t deserve it. I shouldn’t complain because I deserve to feel bad...”

He forces himself to tell the truth, it makes him feel...weird... Uncomfortable. 

You assure him that everything that he suffers from is not justified, he doesn’t deserve any of it.

The night is spent of the two of you venting, tears and sweat and joy all into one.

It’s early in the morning before the two of you are done; calm, content, happy, even if it’s only for a few hours. 

He can work with it, snuggling as close as he can to you before he mumbles a good night. 

He’s very content that night, the calmest you’ll ever see him.

Kiibo:

Step one: Tell partner that they are worthy and deserve all the good things in their life .

Step two: Comfort person by making them comfortable, using blanket, food and water, and comfy seating.

Step three: Take the persons mind off of things(Playing games, going out. etc.)

It had seemed oh so easy on Wiki-steps (with pictures).

But life was harder, much harder.

He had stumbled over his words, he had panicked slightly and had maybe swathed you in too many blankets...

You appreciated his help nonetheless, thanking Kiibo for all of his help.

You do try and not bother him too much...but he somehow has a sixth sense for when you’re feeling down 

Talking to a robot about anxiety is a bit tricky...but you make do

He tries to help you out with your issues, if you maybe wanna get a therapist he’ll get one for you.

Whenever you’re feeling bad about yourself he’s always spouting out compliments, all the reasons why he loves you.

He doesn’t realize it, but it makes you blush a l o t.

/////

He’s not too big on cuddling, as he really isn’t that good to cuddle with...

But if the night is warm, you’ll just lay next to him, letting his metal cool you.

Sometimes he’ll end up heating up too much and it becomes uncomfortable, so cold nights can also be a thing. 

Kaito Momota:

Unless you come and ask him for help, or are really obvious,he really is oblivious if you’re hating on yourself and/or feeling anxious.

After he finds out, he won’t stop kissing you until you feel better. 

Tight hugs because he’s a strong boy.

One of his anxiety relievers does happen to be sex- he’s horny alright but if you’re not really into that then he’s fine with doing other things to make you feel better .

A favorite activity is playing with his hair, putting shinny clips into it and braiding it.

Whenever you even feel bad about yourself his man is there and telling you why he loves you.

He’ll push you onto the bed (lightly), eyes boring into your eyes (You notice that they really do look like space).

A kiss to your lips and he compliments your hair. 

Another kiss to the neck and he’s telling you about your laugh.

On and on he gives kisses and compliments until your face is burning and you feel better.

Kisses to the hand are something he likes to do in public, just to remind you that you’re not alone, he’s there and he cares about you.

Korekiyo Shinguuji:

Look me in the eye and tell me that he hasn’t researched everything about anxiety and self-loathing .

This guy is practically a walking textbook .

He’ll go on about how to treat thoughts like these, how it’s normal for people to feel that way.

Whenever he physically comforts you (actions speak louder than words, as he says) his touches are always gentle, his words are always careful, his hands always are modest and respectful.

You begin to wonder is he really is your boyfriend, or if he’s just taking pity on you.

He treats you like a fragile piece of glass, being soft with his touches and words.

One time you took it the wrong way, yelling at him that he treats you like a child, that he thinks you can’t do anything.

He looks shocked for a second not knowing what to say.

“It hurts you know? It makes me feel useless.It makes me feel like you’re really in it just to see me get better...” he can see you swallow.

 He takes a breath; s/o, he doesn’t think you’re a child at all. He treats you gently because he wants to. It’s the only way he knows how to comfort. He truly does love you, he wants to see you get better as a person yes, but he wants to see that because he loves you...

He never meant to make you feel worthless, he’s sorry.

You’re crying now but he’s afraid if he should hug you or not, you might get the wrong idea.

But when you wrap your arms around him he knows to do the same.

He has to take a step back and think about what to do from then on, whether or not you may take it a certain way or not....he’s always cautious of that.

But he knows that you love him, and he loves you, so everything will be ok.

Gonta Gokuhara:

When he learns about you being anxious he is in d i s t r e s s 

He never wants you to feel or think those bad thoughts 

He’ll end up crying along side of you in situations, so that you won’t feel alone.

If you’re anxious because you’re scared he offers to protect you with his muscles! Gonta is really strong! but he won’t ask you to suck his dong 

However when it comes to your self-loathing...he really doesn’t know how to fix it, which saddens him 

He’ll give you compliments about yourself! Gonta has many compliments!

As a nice treat, he’ll treat you like royalty.

“This way m’am, as he bows and gestures to the oranges.”

What a dork.

He likes to hold you in his lap and arms, caging you in and giggling that you’re like a chrysalis.

He’ll make sure that you’re eating properly, as eating is important for you to be healthy!

He’s definitely concerned about your well-being, it shows when he stays up all night until you fall asleep .

Hoshi Ryoma:

Ah yes, the moping in self-pity and the anxiety attacks, how he loves them dearly.

Of course, he’s joking, he makes sure you know that.

He’s been here before a lot, so he understands when you have to have things a specific way, otherwise you’ll get anxious. 

Whenever you’re anxious, he’ll sit you down and make you talk about the issue before calmly giving you advice and helping out with the situation if he can.

Cuddling isn’t something he’s really used to, but if it makes you feel better he will.

He’s also ok with you using him as a stuffed bear with some persuasion.

When it comes to self-esteem, he lets you know how great you are to him, how you made his life brighter and how he’s improved a lot just from you being there.

You’re a blushing mess by the time he’s done, and he’s pleased 

When you two are in the mall he’ll compliment you on new clothes;

“Those look cute on you s/o.” “The color really compliments your eyes!”

things like that.

Fuzzy things help him calm down a lot, so he might bring in a few fuzzy blankets, or even get kittens to help you relax.

Having something to take care of seems to brighten your day, he’s happy for you..

There is however, times where all fails.

When that happens, he sits you down and makes you repeat after him:

You are good. 

You are needed.

you are beautiful.

He makes you do that over and over until you really believe it.

Kaede Akamatsu:

When she finds out that you’ve been feeling anxious she’s by your side in a flash.

She delicately runs her fingers through your hair, loosening all the knots and ties in your hair.

She’s making you calm down, singing softly and telling you to close your eyes and just take a breath 

In and out, in and out.

She assures you that everything is going to be alright, she’ll be right by your side to help you. She believes in you.

After that she’ll get you comfortable before playing the piano, a soft, trim beat with soft notes and easy transitions from note to note 

She’ll play until she thinks you’ve calmed down, after which she’ll give you a small kiss before asking what you want to do.

When you are out in public, she’ll sometimes squeeze your hand lightly, assuring you that she’s here if you need her.

When you have troubles with your self esteem, she offers to talk about it over a cup of warm tea.

If you need to cry she cradles your head and lets you go.

She’ll remind you how much you mean to her daily, rubbing your hand against her check as he nuzzles it.

Rubbing circles idly on your hands is something she loves to do as well.

If you feel the need to get professional help, she supports you 24/7.

Toujo Kirumi:

She’s been noticing the signs but has always refrained from telling you, as to respect your privacy.

One day she feels the need for it to be talked about, so she brings it up casually, asking you if you’re feeling ok.

When you reply that you aren’t truly well, she prompts you to explain 

You pour out your heart, explaining every fear, hate, and worry about yourself as she listens with a serious face.

After you’ve finished she spends the next hour or so making sure any tears that need to be emptied do get there, having a box of tissues and a glass of water at the ready.

She’ll stroke your hair as she lets you lay on her chest or on her lap, assuring you that you’re so pretty and lovely.

After she feels that you’re ready, she’ll give you a tender massage, working the muscles to relax from their tight position.

She’ll also run you a hot bath to help as well, making sure that the water is just right and the bath salts are pleasant.

She’ll remind you of how special you are to her, how much you make her happy before wishing you good night.

If she thinks you need to get the help of a professional she’ll be honest and tell you. If she notices you seem to be sad or panicked in public, she’ll ask you if you’d like to go home or not.

She’ll hold your hand when shopping, still managing to push a kart and get all the groceries within the hour.

Wonder-mommy. 

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How about the boys reaction to their s/o doing a extremely dorky expression of them, even going the extra mile by dressing up as them? Thanks and I love the way you write characters!

Ahhhh thank you for such a cute request! I hope you enjoy these!

~Mod Kaede

Kaito Momota

He and you are engaged in a battle of terrible pick-up lines

He’s the one who started it you swear

All of his pick-up lines are space related too like how many doeshe have stored in his brain

It’s a never ending battle he seems to have an endless supply ofthem you’re going to lose if you don’t do something

You grab his coat from his shoulders and throw it over your own, bumpingyour fists together and giving him the biggest grin you can muster

“Hey are you from Mars? Because you’re out of this world”

He’s frozen in place for a few seconds, his mouth gaping open inshock and his feet rooted to the ground

When he finds his way out of his daze though he sweeps you offyour feet into his arms and just kisses you, surprising you

It’s safe to say you’ve won the battle though

Kiibo

The poor robot had malfunctioned after Iruma had forcefullyimplemented some new ‘improvements’ and was now at the mercy of the inventorsince you’d asked her to fix him

She’d taken him apart doing so and you were playing around withhis detached arm

It’s when Iruma mutters that she’s going to bite his damn head offfor breaking her upgrades when he reboots

You get carried away angrily pointing Kiibo’s finger at her andput on your dorkiest Kiibo impression

“Please do not bite my head off!! You’ll break your teeth andcause great pain to yourself trying to do so!”

It’s only after you yell this that you notice that Kiibo hasfinally rebooted and is looking at you with SUCH denial on his face

“I-I do not sound like that!”

You explain to your clueless robo boyfriend that you were onlyteasing him but his pouting face is so cute and you have to stifle your laughsas you reassure him

You plant a kiss on his forehead to try and placate him but reallyit only works him up even more

Rantarou Amami

You don’t know how you ended up here but here you were, in Amami’sroom, rifling through his wardrobe

You’ve been at this for the last hour, trying on all of yourboyfriend’s clothes and posing in the mirror

On one particular occasion you’ve found his favourite shirt andwhen you see yourself in it inspiration hits you

You introduce yourself to the mirror as Amami and start describinghow mysterious and cool you are, mimicking his movements

Your description moves on from his personality to all the thingsyou love about him when you hear a light laugh behind you

Oh nO AMAMI HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STANDING THERE

He comes over and pulls you into a hug, teasingly saying he neverknew you thought that way about him

You can’t bring yourself to say anything you’re too embarrassed

But when you look up you see Amami’s also flushing because all thethings you said made him so happy

Kokichi Ouma

Everyone’s in the cafeteria and you and Ouma are mock fighting

One way or another it ends up with Ouma daring you to do animpression of him

There’s no way you can back down from this challenge, so withgreat determination you tell him to wait right here and you’ll be right back

He’s beginning to get impatient as you’re taking a while and he’sstarting to think you wussed out

When all of a sudden you slam the doors to the cafeteria openwearing his black cap and cloak and wielding a Panta bottle

You march over to everyone dramatically and jump onto a table,proclaiming the cafeteria as your land now and saying that you rule overeveryone here

Ouma almost spits out his drink he’s laughing so hard

He gets really into it with you after he’s finished laughingthough he’ll get up on the table with you and challenge your position as leader

Eventually the two of you will agree to co-rule the cafeteriatogether and run around pranking e v e r y o n e they’re afraid for their livestwo Oumas are too much

Shuichi Saihara

It all started when Saihara just wonders out loud over how he can’tfind his hat one day

You practically jump on the opportunity to help him find it

Leave it to you! You are now an ace detective! And Saihara is yourglamourous assistant! And together you’ll solve the mysterious case of themissing hat!

Saihara is both confused and dumbfounded as you drag him aroundthe school with a magnifying glass in your newfound role as Ultimate Detective

He doesn’t really think you need to spend so much time looking forhis hat but you’re so enthusiastic about it and he doesn’t mind seeing you soenergetic

You suddenly start acting like him as you investigate after awhile he asks you where the change in character came from

When you explain to him that you reckon that by pretending to behim you’ll be able to figure out the location of his hat easier he’s justspeechless

Because oh gosh how are you so cUTE he has to cover his facebecause he’s blushing so much

He asks you to please be yourself again because he can’t handlethe embarrassment

Korekiyo Shinguuji

He and you have been sat together for the past couple of hourswhile he’s told you all sorts of stories about various people from differentlegends and folklore

You’ve been captivated by each and every one of them and they’vegotten you thinking on what Shinguuji would be like as a character of his own legend

At first you were just discussing what the story would be with him

But then before you know it you’re up on your feet, acting out thestory the two of you had put together

You naturally take the role of Shinguuji himself, wearing his capand imitating his composed and graceful movements and manner of speech as youfight off imaginary beings

He sits there and enjoys your performance from start to finish

When you reach the end and bow for him he plays along and clapsfor you

He’ll then walk over you and lightly press his lips against hiscap on your head whilst praising your performance

Gonta Gokuhara

The two of you are just sitting on a bench outside enjoying theoutside and each other’s company

In the middle of one of your conversations, a butterfly fluttersalong and perches itself on the back of your hand

Gonta swears he can see sparkles in your eyes as you stare at thebutterfly in awe

You turn to him in excitement and squeal from excitement because abutterfly!! Just landed on your hand!! You are the chosen one!!

He notices you’re almost bouncing in your seat and cautions younot to jolt your hand so much otherwise you’ll scare the poor butterfly away

You just look him in the eyes with your most serious expressionand

“I would never! A gentlelady never startles a bug!”

Now it’s his turn to have sparkles in his eyes he’s just so elatedby your impression of him you must be his soulmate

Expect him to start uncontrollably gushing over you non-stop forthe rest of the day

Ryoma Hoshi

You run up to him one day and ask him to teach you how to playtennis

He’s taken aback at first because he didn’t expect you to takesuch an interest in his hobby

He jokingly asks you if you’re sure you’re up for the challenge,because learning tennis with him of all people could be a dangerous task

You immediately one up him though when you change demeanour

You shove your hands in your pockets, put on your bestHoshi-stance and leer at him, asking him if that’s because he’s scared youmight beat him

You’re smirking at him when you say that after all, he’s not thesame person he used to be anymore, his tennis skills nowadays might put him toshame

He’s speechless and trying to stifle his laughs at yourover-dramatic acting skills

But when you can’t hold up your expression anymore and startlaughing, he can’t hold back from chuckling alongside you

He swiftly turns away from you so that you won’t see his red faceand starts heading to the tennis courts, playfully telling you not to get leftbehind

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some V3 relationship HCs :) (boys)

(f/n)= first name <3

-mod velv

K1-B0 (KIIBO)

★ I LOVE HIM-

★ anyway

★ Kiibo has a basic understanding of human nature, but there are things that he just.. doesn’t get

★ like.. why do you have so many cups?? don’t you need only a couple?

★ and yes, he supposes that rock shines, but why do you need it?

★ you’ll have to explain to him some of your nature, and most humans as well. he’s very interested in learning as much as he can :)

★ after he gets some of it, (which took a while), he’ll start collecting little things that remind him of you. like a crow

★ your reactions mean everything to him

★ if you have any games that require timing, i have one word for you.

★ Kiibo.

★ he can literally pass any levels you’re stuck on

★ did i mention he heats up?

★ even though he’s.. made of metal, he’s surprisingly very comfortable! however, there are times where some parts of him dig into you uncomfortably, but there are solutions :)

★ like sweaters!! and blankets

★ speaking of, i feel like Kiibo would have a love-hate relationship with winter

★ on one hand, he gets to see you in the snow, help you make a snowman, and keep you warm during the cold nights

★ but.. his body gets stuck more often.

★ and the metal gets cold quickly, and he doesn’t want you cold :(

★ but you just remind him of the sweaters and you’ve got a happy robot :)

KOREKIYO SHINGUJI

★ whenever you two go out, he always has to be touching you in someway

★ it’s never something big, and most times you don’t even notice him until later

★ more often than not, his hand finds its way to your back

★ it’s now a habit of his, to kind of lead you with that

★ if his hand isn’t at your back, i feel like it would be somewhere on your arm. like a linked arm, or he’s holding your hand so he doesn’t lose you in a crowd.

★ ok but his h a i r?

★ can i be a simp for hair

★ he definitely would let you, and only you play with his hair. like braiding it, brushing, etc.

★ i feel like he would rarely call you by your actual name, because he uses so. many. pet names.

★ “angel, could you grab that for me?”

★ “dearest, come here for a second.”

★ stuff like that smh oh to be called dearest by Kiyo

★ he’d tease you sometimes as well

★ if you’re shorter than him, he’d definitely hold things above his head so you couldn’t grab them. and if you’re taller than him, then oh boy. he’d hide stuff from you. not important things, but stuff you’d need only in that specific moment.

★ he also really likes to play with your fingers lol it helps him concentrate

★ ok but just imagine.. Kiyo in the middle of a conversation, you’re not really paying attention as you’re screwing around on your phone. suddenly, Kiyo’s soft fingers interlace between yours, giving your hand a squeeze before he begins to play with your index finger as he continues to talk. tracing the shape of it into his mind. almost like he wanted to make a copy of you.

★ he could never try to replicate you, though. you’re so perfect to him.

RANTARO AMAMI

★ TEASE KING. STEP ASIDE KOKICHI

★ Rantaro is definitely that dude that if you’re wearing a hat, he’ll pull it down over your eyes or he’ll just straight up steal it.

★ play with his hair plEASE-

★ his hair is soft, threads through your fingers rather easily, and smells like lime

★ y’all are that couple that has one’s head in their lap as they read or somethin, playing with the other’s hair.

★ he is also that dude that comes up behind you, covering your eyes with his hands as he whispers, “guess who?~”

★ Rantaro actually has pretty small hands, and they’re actually cold most of the time.

★ beware of him and his goddamn hands smh

★ he will definitely stick his hands under your shirt for “warmth” as he so says. you know that he just wants to see your reactions

★ he’s actually god at eyeliner, so if you need to wear some, he’s your guy. hey, the dude has sisters.

★ speaking of, his sisters absolutely ADORE you. usually when you go over to his house they just.. immediately snatch you for 99% of the time and Rantaro is just “😀”

★ he leaves you little doodles everywhere. like he’ll bring you a book you asked for, and like on the 120th page there’s a crow with heels and it's the funniest thing you’ve seen all day

★ he starts laughing when you bring it up, and eventually you both are just laughing so hard at it you can't breathe

★ he has so much fun when he’s with you. he can never repay you

SHUICHI SAIHARA

★ steal his hat steal his hat steal his-

★ Shuichi is flustered rather easily when it comes to you, so use that information to your advantage hehe

★ expect lots of cuddles from him, especially those back hugs. like the ones where he’ll come up behind you and wrap his arms around you, leaning his head on top of yours if you're shorter, or against your back if you’re taller.

★ he’ll let out a small sigh of content as he nuzzles into your form, trying to keep his face hidden.

★ he finds your voice so soothing, especially when you read to him? like watch this:

★ you two are working on one of his cases together. your job is reading out his notes from the scene, your voice a low murmur as he works away. you haven’t noticed that he’s just.. stopped writing, staring at his pen as he begins to play with it. scratchy handwriting is what his eyes rake over, an adoring smile plastered to his face as he just listens. eventually you notice he’s stopped. “..Shuichi?” your soft voice asks, and he jolts a bit, grasped from his daydream. “a-ah.. sorry (f/n).. continue?”

★ more often than not it's your murmurs that causes the sleep deprivation to slap him in the face and just be knocked tf out.

★ helping him with cases is one of your favorite things?? like Shuichi you’re so smart give yourself some credit?????

★ every morning he greets you with a small smile. even though he’s still really tired, he makes an effort for you :)

★ i love funky detective man smh

GONTA GOKUHARA

★ b,, baby man,,

★ if you’re terrified of bugs, he’ll try to keep his little friends away from you, he doesn’t want to scare you at all :(

★ if you don’t mind bugs/you like them, he’ll be overjoyed!!

★ he probably has a bug named after you

★ more often than not, you’ll find them in your room or on your things. usually they’re really gorgeous, he says they remind you of him that day :)

★ he tries to switch up the bugs you find each day, so it’s always a little surprise when you enter your own room

★ ask him to carry you

★ he wants to carry you.

★ pl e a se

★ Gonta is also really warm, and his hands are HUGE

★ expect so many head pats from him. he loves how small you are compared to him

★ boops from Gonta? boops from Gonta.

★ this man straight up craves your cuddles.

★ because of his body temperature and scent of pine, it’s not hard at all to fall asleep in his embrace

★ i feel like he wakes up rather early, so he gets the pleasure of watching you sleep

★ not in a creepy way! he thinks you look so.. peaceful. angelic, is more of the word.

★ he absolutely LOVES seeing you in his clothes. just the way the cloth envelopes your tiny frame, you with your adorable smile and sweater paws?

★ god he loves you sm

RYOMA HOSHI

★ when you two first got into a relationship, he rarely touched you.

★ he literally had no idea what to do

★ he lived all of his life on eggshells, scared of every coming day

★ and then you, his ray of sunshine, just came to him?

★ he’s just so lost

★ however, you knew what to do.

★ you basically taught him that no, you’re not going to disappear from his life at any given moment. you promise.

★ it took some convincing, but you got there.

★ anyway, he doesn’t show too much PDA, but he’s taken up the habit of grasping your sleeve when you two walk together

★ given the fact that you’re likely taller than him, this boy l o v e s your hugs.

★ the way you just envelope him in your loving embrace.. he feels like he doesn’t deserve it.

★ he might tell you so, but you quickly shut him up with a kiss or something :)

★ spooning spooning spooning-

★ he’s usually little spoon, but he’ll be big spoon if you want :)

★ Ryoma really likes being held by you. he feels like time stops, like all that matters is you in that moment.

★ he just feels so safe when he’s around you. he’s gotta get used to it

★ one time when you both went on a date, you accidentally found the main base of the stray cats in your town

★ they LOVED him and now you go there frequently to visit the cats

★ ya’ll definitely have a cat from there too smh you’re so cute

KOKICHI OUMA

★ at the earliest stages of your relationship, i have two words for you.

★ good luck.

★ you are not safe from Kokichi.

★ you are targeted by him.

★ anyway, i definitely feel like he would be so clingy with you.

★ he doesn’t care that you’re in public, he will latch onto you and be a nuisance.

★ holding onto your sleeve, holding your hand, latching onto your leg so you have to drag him around, full on trying to tackle you, etc.

★ p i g g y b a c k r i d e s

★ if you don’t want him to completely annoy you, just hoist him up onto your back for a ride

★ he LOVES it

★ i also feel like he wouldn’t really know what he’s doing at first.. you make him feel so many things, emotions that he thought were buried a long time ago. it’s a bit too much for him

★ patience is key with Kokichi. please just wait for him. he’ll catch up when he’s ready.

★ but when he does? and when you’ve convinced him you’re not leaving anytime soon?

★ you have the most caring and lovable man right at your side.

★ he’s.. so soft with you.

★ Kokichi absolutely adores being held by you. probably the most out of the V3 crew. he feels so secure, so sure of your relationship in those moments. he sleeps best when you’re around, which he desperately needs due the insomnia that plagues him most nights.

★ quiet cuddles are such a treasure to you. he’s usually silent during your cuddle sessions, his head either in the crook of your neck or buried in your chest, inhaling your scent so he can imprint it to his mind. it makes you more in love with him.

★ also DICE adores you-

KAITO MOMOTA

★ he is,, the biggest simp for you,,,

★ literally every single day, Kaito looks at you with the biggest grin on his face because every time he looks at you, he notices a new thing that makes him love you even more.

★ stargazing da te s✨

★ ^ these dates often end up with him going on a rant about the constellations and their movements, star types, etc. and you love him for it

★ his coat is so warm?? you wonder how he wears it 24/7

★ he absolutely LOVES it when you tackle hug him. he doesn’t even care if he was in the middle of a conversation, just feeling the sudden embrace of his s/o makes him melt.

★ those tackle hugs usually end up in him turning around and scooping you up, spinning you around before planting you back down and giving you a sweet kiss

★ PDA? he loves it

★ he NEVER would do anything that makes you uncomfortable though.

★ your PDA mostly consists of hand holding, hugs, all that soft stuff :)

★ he would definitely have to do a double take if you ever wore his jacket.

★ “hey (f/n)? where-“ and he’d just s t a r e at you, his face going ablaze in red

★ he’s like that Tamaki gif

★ yeah that one ^

★ more often than not, you get piggyback rides from him

★ the gentle rock of his body as he walks, his overall warmth, his scent of lavender.. it’s perfect to lull you asleep.

★ he wouldn’t have it any other way :)

[solosorca]

Ryoma has the idea of Ice play after he sees Tezuka eating a popsickle

Also for @ayameandfriends who also requested ice play

Send me a pillar NSFW headcanon/prompt and I shall write fic

It was another blisteringly hot day. The air shimmered, thick and heavy.

Ryoma leant back against one of the poles holding up the veranda roof, a leg danging off, hanging in the heat. He fanned himself vaguely as he flicked through a magazine, his brain too mussed to take more than half the words in.

Abive him, a bell pinged, a sharp sound cutting through the constant hum of cicadas. His eyes flicked up to it before returning to the magazine via Tezuka.

Tezuka was sat opposite him, looking particularly un-Tezuka like. His hair was stuck in odd directions where he’d brushed it out of his face and his yukata was falling off his shoulders, offering a truly delectable sight. A book was in one hand and a popsicle in the other, which was melting all over his hand.

Ryoma watched with interest as Tezuka pushed the popsicle past his lips, taking most of it in, sucking and then sliding it out again. Ryoma shifted, now uncomfortably hot, he could imagine Tezuka doing that with something else, something infinitely more enjoyable for Ryoma.

Tezuka noticed him staring and his eyes narrowed. “What?”

“Nothin’,” Ryoma muttered, turning back to his magazine, his face burning. There was no way he could concentrate on reading now! 

Carefully, so as not to be caught, Ryoma glanced up through his damp fringe. Tezuka was still struggling with his popsicle, trying to keep the sticky blue liquid off his book.

It stirred up all kinds of thoughts in Ryoma’s head, all the things he wanted to do to Tezuka right now. Touch him, kiss him, take him up to bed or do him right here on the veranda, straddling Ryoma’s legs, fucking himself, his yukata barely staying on or strip him and lay him bare on the floorboards and drive all thought from his head.

A bit of the popsicle broke off, falling onto Tezuka’ bare chest. Tezuka twitched and gasped -a gasp that almost sounded like a moan. Ryoma bit his lips, trying to think about anything but tracing the lines of Tezuka’s body with ice, relishing every shudder and moan.

Fuck. That was hot.

Before he could stop himself, he was scuttling off to the kitchen, emptying the ice cube tray into a glass.

It wasn’t fair! Tezuka was far too attractive for his own good and always found a way to show it off at the wrong times. At least they were alone today, not like that time at a stupid party Tezuka had kept fiddling with his tie, drawing attention to his neck, which was Tezuka’s Most Attractive Spot -or, at least, the part of Tezuka that Ryoma likes kissing and sucking at because Tezuka made The Best Noises when he did that and .... he was getting off track.

Anyway, the worst thing was Tezuka had no idea what he was doing to Ryoma! He’d had to run away to the bathroom during that stupid party to try and calm down.

Tezuka was still reading when Ryoma returned, but had managed to eat the last of his popsicle, Ryoma was sort of disappointed.

“You hot?” Ryoma asked, kneeling in front of his boyfriend.

Tezuka looked up from his book and raised an eyebrow that said ‘what are you planning, Echizen Ryoma?’. Ryoma grinned in reply.

“I’m here to cool you down,” Ryoma said, motioning to the ice cube filled glass.

Tezuka raised his eyebrow further as he worked out what Ryoma meant. Then, he nodded, a silent motion of consent.

Ryoma was so damn lucky.

He plucked a cube of ice from the glass and pressed it to Tezuka’s lips. They parted slightly and his tongue licked carefully at the ice, the melt water dribbling down his chin. Ryoma slid the ice off Tezuka’s bottom lip and bopped him on the nose with it.

He leant in and kissed him, Tezuka’s lips cold and wet against his own. Tezuka titled his head to allow their lips to fit together better, Ryoma’s nose hitting his glasses.

Ryoma swallowed the moan as he pushed the ice against Tezuka’s neck.

“Why?” Tezuka gasped against Ryoma’s lips.

“’cause you’re hot,” Ryoma replied, dragging the ice down, leaving a trail of cold water on Tezuka’s clammy skin. “Just relax, Buchou. You know I’ll stop if you tell me.”

“I know,” Tezuka said as the ice cube, now a tiny sliver of ice reached his collar bone.

“Good,” Ryoma breathed, catching Tezuka’s lower lip between his teeth.

Tezuka moaned, his hands grabbing onto Ryoma’s hips and trying to pull him close. But it he was close, he couldn’t watch Tezuka properly and how was he meant to enjoy turning Tezuka into a moaning, shuddering mess if he couldn’t see?

“I want to watch you,” he whispered into Tezuka’s ear before nibbling on the lobe.

“Shouldn’t we go to bed?”

“Nah, it’s more fun out here, where anyone could hear us,” Ryoma replied smirking as Tezuka shifted uncomfortably under him. But not the ‘we should go inside’ uncomfortable, but the ‘finding the idea so hot he was getting very hard very quickly’ kind.

Fuck. Ryoma was lucky.

He fought away the temptaton to call Tezuka a pervert, just in case it scared him into saying no. Tezuka’s inner pervert was an elusive and beautiful creature, one that could easily be scared away.

“I love you,” Ryoma said instead. It wasn’t necessary they both knew it, but he couldn’t stand not saying it.

Any resistance to the idea died away in Tezuka and he sighed, pressing a kiss to Ryoma’s cheek.

“You need more ice.”

Ryoma pulled another ice cube out the glass, sitting back slightly to get a better view of his wonderful Tezuka. More of his chest was exposed now, including the hint of a nipple. The half gasp half moan that escaped from Tezuka’s mouth as the ice was applied to his collar bone and dragged along the ridge to his shoulder made Ryoma’s cock twitch. He’d been hard for so long now he could hardly bare it.

Tezuka’s head fell back against the post, his neck becoming even more exposed and begging for Ryoma’s mouth.

It was so tempting, to lean in and suck small marks along the smooth column of Tezuka’s neck, marking him as his. 

Tezuka’s eyes fluttered shut as Ryoma slid the ice back and forth, pushing the yukata further off his shoulder to expose more of his nipple.

Once the ice had melted, Ryoma grabbed another piece. The ice in the glass was melting quickly so Ryoma was running out of time to tease.

Tezuka only just managed to bite back the scream as Ryoma pressed the ice hard against Tezuka’s nipple. His head snapped up and he glared at Ryoma as he completely failed to hold back a moan.

Ryoma just smirked and circled the ice around the nipple, relishing Tezuka’s shiver and groan.

“You’re gorgeous,” Ryoma whispered, his eyes falling on Tezuka’s other nipple, alone and abandoned. He took it in his mouth, gratified when Tezuka’s hand flew to his hair to keep him there.

he licked and sucked at the small nub, pressing the ice against the top of the other. Above him, Tezuka whimpered and cried out a Ryoma nipped the nipple between his teeth and tugged. In his other hand, the ice had completely melted so he used his fingers to massage and pull at the nipple, thoroughly abusing both of them.

When he pulled back, Tezuka’s face was a picture of debauchery. It was glorious.

“Was that good?” Ryoma asked, trailing his fingers down Tezuka’s chest. “You were nice and noisy, I like it when you’re like this.” He kissed Tezuka, Tezuka opening up to him completely. 

It made him slightly guilty about what he was about to do. 

He swallowed Tezuka’s cry as he presses the next cube against the tip of his cock. Tezuka tried to squirm away, but Ryoma kept in in place.

“I can stop,” Ryoma offered, taking the ice away, but not far, hovering next to Tezuka’s twitching cock.

Tezuka bit his lip and shook his head infinitesimally.

Ryoma was far too lucky.

He pressed the ice against Tezuka’s cock again and Tezuka stifled as Ryoma slid the ice down the underside.

“How does it feel?” Ryoma asked, twitching the yukata aside so he could see his work.

“C-Cold,” Tezuka sobbed.

“But you like it,” Ryoma purred, moving the ice back up the topside and to the head. Tezuka panted and gasped as Ryoma pressed the ice into the slit, a hand flying to his mouth to stifle the shout of pain and pleasure.   

His body was trying to simultaneously escape and press into the ice. It was so good to watch.

Ryoma quickly opened his jeans to relieve the pressure on his own cock.

 The ice had almost gone again, the water trickling down Tezuka’s cock.

“Have you cooled down yet?” Ryoma asked, grabbing another ice cube out of the glass. It had all almost gone, he’d have to hurry.

Tezuka shook his head. “It’s both,” he managed.

“It’s both what?” Ryoma asked, smirking.

“Hot and cold,” Tezuka gasped as the ice slid back down his cock and onto his balls.

“You’re beautiful,” Ryoma breathed, taking Tezuka’s cock in his hand and pumping it as he pushed the ice further and further down.

“R-Ryoma,” Tezuka moaned.

“You’ll like this bit,” Ryoma said. “But cover your mouth, people might hear you.”

Tezuka whimpered and did as he was told as Ryoma picked up another ice cube -the last one.

“Good boy,” Ryoma praised and Tezuka glared at him.

Ryoma reaffirmed his grip on Tezuka’s cock, pumping just enough and the pressed the ice to Tezuka’s entrance. Tezuka made a noise that sounded distinctively like a squeak a Ryoma started to push the ice inside him, his hips jerking helplessly. 

“You like it, don’t you?” Ryoma asked once the ice was fully inside Tezuka.

Tezuka pulled his hand away from his mouth only to draw in a shuddering breath, Ryoma decided it was best not to tease him anymore. He squeezed Tezuka’s cock harder, wishing he’d brought some lubricant out with him and jerked his wrist faster, a finger inside Tezuka, keeping the quickly melting ice inside him, the cold water pooling up around it.

Tezuka pressed his head to Ryoma’s shoulder, his free hand grabbing and clinging to his back. It didn’t take long for him to come, Ryoma could tell he’d been holding back as long as possible. Ryoma held him tight through the orgasm, Tezuka shuddering and gasping in his arms.

“What about you?” Tezuka asked once he’d recovered, sitting up and pushing his hair off his face so that it stuck up at weird angles again.

Ryoma grinned, “you got any good ideas?”

Minutes later, it was Ryoma’s turn to be leaning against the pole, Tezuka in his lap, grinding against him like no tomorrow and making him feel like the luckiest man alive.