#real talk sayaka is underappreciated smh

[meticulousmaker]

In my danganronpa AU's I make Sayaka and Taka have a sibling like relationship! I agree with your post a lot, I thought my idea of them getting along was just because they are two of my favorite characters from the first game, but I'm glad I find someone who agrees

YO im glad to hear ppl agree!! that post got more attention than i expected but 100% i agree with you, i could totally see them acting like siblings - down to squabbling like siblings over trivial stuff. time to ramble more headcanons yeehaw

given how strict taka is, i imagine that one way he shows care for other people is being overly protective of their needs, if that makes sense? like "you should be eating three full meals a day and achieving at least 8 hours of rest! any less may be detrimental to your performance as a student!". we see some of that in-game. i imagine him kinda hovering around sayaka to make sure she's hydrated and taking breaks after performances, and she's just like "taka, thank you, but i've been doing this for years."

i also imagine that taka doesn't really care for pop music - he says something to that effect in both his free time events and school mode, i think, where he admits he doesn't really keep up with pop culture in general. but!! the idea that he would start to get invested in it because of sayaka is making me happy. like, in his free time events, makoto gives him the advice that getting into pop culture stuff will give him something to talk with other people about, right? i can imagine that conversation happening pre-despair or in a non-despair au, and as a result taka launches into studying up on the things his classmates enjoy to talk with them. what we see from the free time events is he absolutely leaps at the opportunity to study, regardless of what he's studying. i can imagine him diving DEEP into pop idol content and being, like, kind of confused but in a respectful way. like it's not his thing personally but if his friend likes it, then he likes it! and it's wonderful to hear people light up talking about their passions.

speaking of that, as i said before, i think he and sayaka would recognize that Determination and Drive in each other and respect each other for it. it's the same reason i imagine both of them would butt heads with leon, who is basically one of the Geniuses taka dislikes so much. he's a guy who's coasted on his talent without working for what he has and takes his opportunities for granted. i could similarly imagine that sayaka wasn't a fan of mondo at the start for the same reason taka wasn't, though i imagine sayaka would more than anything just be intimidated by him. after taka and mondo bond though i imagine that would ease her worries about him A Lot, which then leads to the fun idea of mondo and sayaka as friends. i mostly just imagine they would talk about mondo's dog, i bet sayaka would like lil fluffy white dogs dfkhsdf