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symphonic-scream · 10 months ago

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No one asked but here's more from the

Niijima Twins Au

In case anyone seeking this is out of the loop, this is an au where Makoto and Goro are twins, Shido is their biological father, but they were raised by Niijima Sr until his death

They were super close growing up. Holding hands as they walked to school, sharing everything they got, using every excuse to see the other at school when they were in different classes over the years

Like, they wanted to match as kids. If there was something sold in multiple colours, Makoto would get the blue, and Goro the red. Sneakers, blankets, and even matching cat and dog plushies when they reached primary school. The red dog sits behind a law book in Goro's room. Makoto's blue cat is carefully placed on her pillow each morning, next to her Buchimaru plush

They only really started to split apart after their dad died, and, they found out that he wasn't their biological father. Makoto felt that since their bio dad never reached out, he didn't want them. Goro needed to know who he was. Needed him to love him.

They were 14. Makoto started to feel the stress of always being second, never number one. Goro killed his first target for their Father. They no longer walked to school together. They didn't speak up at dinner, sitting as far from each other as possible. Both felt the loneliest they ever have

A few years pass of this. Makoto finally gets something, she's Student Council President; Goro is named the Second Detective Prince. Shujin's top two students, Goro Niijima, and Makoto Niijima. In that order. One grows angrier and angrier by the day, while the younger falls asleep after pouring over study manuals, tears gathering as she knows it won't be enough, she'll never be enough

Kamoshida confesses.

Madarame cries on Natiomal Television.

"ALL YOU DO IS EAT AWAY AT MY LIFE!"

"Oh, dear sister, don't you get it? You're just a pushover, another stepping stone on my path to success."

"WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUR BROTHER?! AT LEAST HE DOESN'T ASK SUCH SILLY QUESTIONS. ...I'll be eating out from now on."

A contract is formed. The status quo changes.

"CHARGE, JOHANNA!"

Things get worse before they get better for them. Goro knows who the Thieves are. He knows he has to eliminate his sister to preserve their Father's wishes. Secretly, he hopes he can simply scare her off with the death of their leader. Maybe she's smart enough not to go against him?

But no, things don't work that way, and in the depths of a ship, Goro makes the ultimate sacrifice. For the Phantom Thieves. For his Joker, his Rival, his one Love.

For his sister.

The Niijima's mourn in darkness. The apartment feels colder, too quiet. Makoto throws a hefty law book to the ground, and holds that red dog so tightly it might just fuse with her fraying heart. Sae doesn't know how she's going to live with herself, blaming herself

But, nothing severe comes. After a God is taken down, he appears in Shibuya. Goro Niijima falls to the pavement, crying silently as Sae sobs into his messy hair, as Makoto calls him stupid, an iron grip on his jacket

He isn't supposed to be alive, but fuck it. They got their second chance at a healthy family, and they're going to fucking take it

Okay done with that section lemme just go off on the After shit for a bit

Goro is there for Strikers! He and Makoto take turns driving, so neither gets too cramped up, though the Haru joyride does happen cause I love that bit

They don't get closer overnight. That shit takes a long time to repair. But, they both got into the same University. Goro for Psychiatry, Makoto for Social Work. They share a dorm, with two bedrooms and a living room. With each day, the ice melts little by little

Now for some fluffier and funnier bits!

Like. They'd be the most emo karaoke duo. Like, they'd go all out of the equivalent of MCR songs, pouring their little emo hearts into it. Their first shopping trip together while healing their relationship is to a Hot Topic.

Dark Academia Goro, and Grunge baby punk Makoto, fighting the urge to flip off cops as they walk together to a shared class. They sit in the back of the lecture and share looks like "we know more than this clown"

They're both banned from Scrabble and Risk on Game Nights. Just like how Haru is banned from Monopoly and Futaba from Clue

Makoto has her motorcycle, it's her baby, yeah yeah. Goro with his piece of shit car that he swears is the best thing on the road, he has it named (Robin) and doesn't let anyone eat in the car or anything

Also they're both gay. Haru practically lives in their dorm by the second week, and there's rarely a moment when Goro's not calling or texting Akira from his hometown

Anyways. I missed this au. Feel free to talk to me about it or ask about jt

#niijima twins au #makoto niijima #goro akechi #sae niijima

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glitched-lullaby · 7 years ago

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Some More about Sato

As I was writing I Want to Tell You About Sato, I wasn’t able to fit in all the information that I had from my dream or that I came up with to fill in the gaps post-dream, so here’s some additional info and trivia. Sorry for the sheer amount of it, I thought there’d be less but I got carried away.

Information is broken into chunks of related information.

The girl’s name is Sicily, which I completely forgot to go back and edit in. WHOOPS.

Sato is 34 at the time of the incident, and is 41 in the present.

Appearance-wise, Sato looks much like Tosaki from Ajin, though wears a labcoat instead of a suit, and has pure white hair that’s fluffier/less well-kempt than Tosaki’s. It’s even messier after the incident, and the staff at the hospital kind of gave up trying to make his hair look presentable.

Korona has black hair that’s shoulder length. It’s cut flat across the bottom, though the volume makes it splay out a bit, and the bangs are cut the same way. She usually wears red and white. In my dream she was in a red tank top and a white skirt. She also carries at least a small bag with her for her phone, wallet, and keys.

The only think I can remember about Sicily’s appearance is that she had long blond hair and wore a dress that reminded me of a cross between a lolita dress and an Alice in Wonderland dress. It was also light blue.

Like in My Hero Academia, most people in this world have special abilities. The rate is lower in this world though, at ~60% of the population having special abilities. ~50% of those with powers tend to keep quiet about them (or at least around strangers), and ~40% of those people don’t even know they have these abilities. But… are there heroes in this world too? Yes, though there aren’t nearly as many as in MHA.

In my dream, I was experiencing it in an abstract, somewhat 1st-person somewhat 3rd-person perspective, from Sato’s POV. I had no idea that it was a memory that was replaying in his head. In hind-sight, it actually kind of made sense since there were a few observations I made about the world that didn’t line up, like I swear it was some sort of generic sci-fi enemy base’s hallway with vents when I was looking for/going towards the girl as Sato. This led to the idea of Sato misremembering as he replayed the memory of the event, and mixing it up with other events from his time with the I.G.P.A.

I’m pretty sure there’s two subconscious influences that formed Sato’s condition. The time loops definitely came from the Sexy Brutal (along with something else people who have beaten the game will probably notice, but I don’t want to point it out for those who don’t like spoilers). The fading in and out of awareness while many years pass came from something that occurs early on in Wolfenstein the New Order, which I was watching Twitch’s Brownman play a while back.

There were a few gaps in the “memory” portion of the dream too, such as the details of the mission’s setting. The only thing that I can remember about the mission is that it was incredibly important for the team to rescue Sicily, which is why Sato saw it absolutely necessary to risk his life. I think there actually might have been a background plot with a villain organization going on, but that could just be Sato mixing up his memories and it affecting my dream. Who knows?

I also didn’t know what had actually happened between Sato turning around to reach for Sicily and him being hospitalized, as my dream jumped from the former moment to Sato going to lunch with his daughter. I could tell that a lot more time had passed than it seemed, but Korona was still the age Sato remembered her being before the event.

Speaking of Korona, her and Sato’s names popped into my head as I was thinking about the dream. Sato’s was most likely influenced by Ajin, as there’s a character called Mr. Satou in it and Sato’s appearance was very similar to that of the character Tosaki.

Korona’s mom was a one night stand Sato had in college. Sato’s dorm mate had dragged him to a party his friends were having, and after everyone had a couple beers Sato ended up in bed with one of the friends.

In-universe, Korona was named after the beer Corona by her mom. It was meant to be a light-hearted jab by her mom, but Sato found it distasteful and nicknamed her Koko.

Korona’s mom tend to live day by day and was rather carefree, but she knew she didn’t have the money or the responsibility to take care of a kid. After Korona was born, she hunted Sato down and asked if he wanted Korona, stating that if he didn’t, then she was going to send her to an orphanage. Sato decided to keep her, and managed to balance work and child with the help of his older sister. He and Korona’s mom never kept in contact, so they haven’t seen each other since Korona was transferred into his custody.

Most of Sato’s coworkers never knew he had a kid as he usually kept to himself. Only his superiors and his teammates in his MCG knew. Basically, it was on a need to know basis unless he was close to someone.

Korona has met Sato’s MCG plenty of times.

After the incident, Korona moved in with her aunt. She visited her dad in the hospital every day, and later did the same when he was transferred to the psychiatric hospital. She’s always been very close to her dad.

Part of her wishes that she could go back in time to the way things used to be or go back and prevent the incident, but another part of her is happy her dad won’t be risking his life anymore and that she gets to spend more time with him. She feels selfish and guilty for thinking these things. This may be part of the reason she decides to stay in her child-like form.

In the present, Sato has moments of clarity where he’s aware of his surroundings for brief periods of time. These moments are getting longer and more frequent, though the longest they usually last is about hour.

Sato never saw what happened to Sicily, so he firmly believes that she’s dead. Even when people tell him that she’s in hospital, it’s only a momentary relief for him as he can only hold on to the memory while he’s lucid. Most new information is like that for him.

Sato is bi, but isn’t interested in getting together with people. He prefers to focus on his work and spending time with his daughter. He sometimes wonders if Koko wants a second parent.

She doesn’t.

Korona is in an I.G.P.A. funded college studying to become a field researcher like her father was. Her father’s trauma has not deterred her from this, though she is more careful in her work. She doesn’t think he would approve if he became aware of this.

Sato’s old team still visits from time to time, though he doesn’t recognize some of them anymore.

One of my personal favorite memories of the dream version of this story was towards the end when Korona was taking Sato out to lunch and then for a walk around town. There was a moment where they had to leave the place they were staying in because there were a bunch of guys with aggressive personalities at a nearby table. They were being loud and that paired with the usual noise of a restaurant’s outdoor seating was causing Sato to panic and believe he was in the middle of a mission going south. Korono said, “it’s okay daddy, come on, let’s go this way.” She gently led him away by the hand as her aunt waited to pay the bill, reassuring him the whole way. It was so gentle and caring, and her love for him showed through.

#I want to tell you about Sato #my writing #original writing #gl writes

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