#shiina niki imagine

[seangelfish]

What they do for White Day (pt.2)

❥ Featured characters: Adonis Otogari, Keito Hasumi, Nagisa Ran, Niki Shiina, Mika Kagehira

❥ Tags: Fluff, established relationships/mutual crushes, stories are based on the !! era, no mention of pronouns

❥ A/N: Part 2 of What they do for White Day! Check out for part 1 here! This is also randomised, but part 3 (final) will consist of fan favourites alongside my personal faves! Happy White Day~ ♡

🤍 ADONIS OTOGARI

Adonis knew what to gift you for White Day the day you gifted him your homemade Valentine's Day chocolates. He knew you very well as the two of you had been together for a while, so he had an easy time arranging the things he wanted to do with you on that special day.

He had cooked you up a meal in his dorm room in which you found the food to be very tasty. The two of you gleefully ate together like a married couple, laughing and telling each other stories. Adonis would try to feed you himself and you'd let him.

But that wasn't the gift he wanted to give you. He handed you a small box which contained a stunning set of white earrings. He had asked his sisters what would look best on you, and they really did come in clutch!

It was a simple celebration, but he took into consideration that sometimes all you wanted to do was relax and stay inside.

"(Y/N), Happy White Day. My love grows for you every day."

🤍 KEITO HASUMI

Your relationship with Keito was a simple one, but the two of you were perfectly happy together. He was attentive and cared for your well-being, but he wasn't as romantic as the boys in the manga you read together.

But you didn't mind. His other characteristics make up for that. He was smart so he helped you with writing reports; he was disciplined so he helped you with your time management. Little things like that were lovable.

The time you gifted him Valentine's Day chocolates, the two of you had mirrored each other's shocked expressions. Keito was surprisingly bashful, but he thanked you profusely, accepting the chocolates with shaky hands.

"T-Thank you, (Y/N). I appreciate it."

He wanted to return the gesture. After all, he did love you even though he didn't show it in the ways you'd expect. On White Day, he gifted you a piece of white jewellery and a short manga he drew and wrote of the two of you. The manga consisted of a short story of how he fell in love with you and in which you could see the way he drew you so carefully and precisely.

"Happy White Day, (Y/N)," he stated shyly. "I'm all yours today, so what else would you like to do?"

🤍 NAGISA RAN

When you presented Nagisa with a box of your homemade chocolates on Valentine's Day, he was delighted, but he didn't think anything of it.

"Thank you very much, (Y/N). I love chocolate."

Therefore, you had to explain the reasoning behind why you gave him those chocolates in the first place.

It was barely noticeable, but a pink hue appeared across his cheeks when you told him you loved him. Smiling softly at you as he acknowledged your feelings, he admitted that he felt the same way about you too.

He remembered what Ibara said about White Day which was a month after Valentine's Day, so he started preparing something special for you in the weeks between that. He wanted to reciprocate your efforts, so he ended up booking a fancy restaurant for the two of you to enjoy, and then gifted you a white charm bracelet that he helped you put on.

"Happy White Day, (Y/N). I love you. I truly feel at ease whenever I'm with you."

🤍 NIKI SHIINA

Oblivious as he is, Niki thought the chocolates you gave him were a gift for working hard, but when he asked the other members of Crazy:B where their chocolates were, they looked at him in disbelief.

"Niki-han, you know (Y/N) gave those chocolates to you for Valentine's Day, right?" Kohaku had to clarify.

"S-Seriously?!"

Frankly, he didn't expect you to gift him anything for Valentine's Day, but then he realised that you liked him in that way which made things worse because he had just thanked you for the chocolates and walked away.

He decided to apologise the next day, but you brushed him off, telling him it was okay. He tried to accept your feelings as he felt the same way, but he never really had the chance to. With both of your busy schedules, he never got to fix things until White Day.

He had to beg you to meet him that day. Already prepared, Niki had made you lunch AND dessert, so when he finally got to meet you, he professed his love.

"I'm sorry, (Y/N)! I really really like you too!" he confessed. "I cooked all this for you, please accept them! Happy White Day!"

And of course, you were going to accept his gifts and feelings!

🤍 MIKA KAGEHIRA

Mika was extremely surprised to see you in front of him with a box of chocolates in your hands. He even tried dismissing you away because he truly believed you got the wrong person. When you stated that you were giving the chocolates to him, that they were addressed to him, he blushed a deep shade of red. He would've never thought you would ever like him back!

He accepted your chocolates and your feelings, and the two of you grew closer than before, establishing your relationship. Mika knew that he should repay your love back on White Day as he always dreamed of doing so. He was already preparing in between the two days, scribbling in his sketchbook on what to gift you.

On White Day, he surprised you with a handmade plushie that he had beautifully sewn himself. It was decorated with bows and craft jewels, reflecting the image of you. He had also gifted you a bag of hard candies some of which were his favourites.

"Happy White Day, (Y/N)!" he chirped happily. "Thank you for loving me back. I really hope you like everything!"

Intro page | Ensemble Stars masterlist | Rules

[eclown4hire]

the bees!

[the-heavenly-principles]

Himeru: give an example of a fruit that we eat with the skin on

Niki: oh fuck.... wait - I'm thinking

Rinne: I don't believe it

Niki: apple apple apple apple

Himeru: do we have an apple? 9 points bravo! Mr. Rinne, the same question, give an example of a fruit that we eat with the peel

Rinne: kiwi?

Kohaku: kiwi with skin? are you fucked-

Rinne: SOME PEOPLE EAT

Himeru: who the fuck eats kiwi skin - has anyone here ever eaten a kiwi with skin here? -

Kohaku: no

Niki: me

[would-they-listen-to-that]

I'm the one who asked if you could send multiple asks for the event and I'm realizing you already kinda answered that question so...oops (I only have one or two or maybe three more requests after this I swear I'm sorry, you donate to do all of them lol =_=)

anyways, can I also get a selfship playlist for Rinne Amagi and Niki Shiina x reader? please and thank you, and have a nice day/night!

‧₊˚🖇️✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡ here you go, caller! i'm assuming that you want a polyamorous playlist as you submitted multiple names!

Everywhere I Go - Hollywood Undead

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

If I had You - Adam Lambert

SIMP - Full Tac ft. Lil Mariko, Rico Nasty

All the Things She Said - Poppy

Stupid for You - Waterparks

Fireflies - Owl City

Coffee - Jack Stauber's Micropop

Summertime - My Chemical Romance

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

thanks for dialing in!

[magicalcraftgirl]

Modern Fashion AU - Niki + Ruggie

Background: Ruggie needed a place to stay during the spring/summer close to his new part time job, so Niki offered his place until the end of the season. bits of chaos ensues but they'll be alright👌

[oshisanbignaturals]

*furries your bees*

[agried]

sopping wet beast

(something silly i doodled for @hex82141a and @mirrortouchedsea's apocalypse au while i malded over colors on something yet to be seen)

[sanaimissyou]

D’you think sometimes someone opens a random cabinet or closet and like. A bag of chips falls out

[paniniichan]

Ballade of the Lost Ones - Wandering / Chapter 2

Characters: Yuzuru, Tsumugi, Niki, Madara, Rei Proofreaders: Aru, Oli, Azu

＜Several Days After the Bag Thief Incident＞

Yuzuru: Cleaning, cleaning, funfufufu~n♪

Moving the broom to a fixed rhythm is the most efficient way to sweep up the falling petals. My skills haven’t faltered either. 

Ah, meeting expectations as expected…♪

Oh, there seem to be more sakura petals falling over there. I’d like to clean those too if possible.

But I’m almost out of time, and in addition, I mustn’t completely take over someone else’s job. I must restrain myself.

Tsumugi: ……

……? (Rubbing his eyes as if he’s hallucinating)

Yuzuru: Oh? Aoba-sama, a pleasure to see you. 

You seem to be in a state of shock, are you alright?

What is the reason for you staring at me with such bewilderment?

Tsumugi: …Ah, this is ES, right? My brain confused this place for Yumenosaki Academy for a moment there. 

Maybe I should instead be asking why you’re cleaning here, Fushimi-kun? ES has its own cleaning staff, after all.

Yuzuru: I am well aware. I believe a member of staff was cleaning here until a short while ago, but it seems they’ve been absent for a while now.

When my hand subconsciously reached for it, a strong yearning swept over me and I simply began to clean. 

Since I have been living in the dormitory and no longer need to clean the Himemiya Family’s estate, I’ve completely lost the opportunity to pick up a broom.  

Tsumugi: Ah. Now that you mention it, I can see what you mean.

You don’t need to use a broom in any of the dormitory rooms. And all the other spaces are cleaned by the janitorial staff. 

Yuzuru: It is as you say– Ah, it’s that time already…!

Thank you very much for your understanding, Aoba-sama. Anzu-san has called for me after this, so you’ll have to excuse me soon.  

Tsumugi: Eh? You too, Fushimi-kun?

Truthfully, I’ve been called by Anzu-chan as well. You’re heading to the “COCHI” Meeting Room, right?

I was also going to head over there in just a moment.

Yuzuru: You’re going as well, Aoba-sama? I was sure it was a task I had to take care of.

Judging by this situation, others may be assembled as well.

＜30 Minutes Later. “COCHI”, a Coffee Shop Near ES Building＞

Niki: Huff, huff. Hiyaaaa~☆

Madara: Hi there! –Huh, wait? What’s up, Niki-san? You’re sweating like crazy.

Yuzuru: So it seems that Sakuma-sama, Mikejima-sama, Aoba-sama, Shiina-sama, and myself were all summoned to this place.

Niki: –Wha!? There’re way more people here than just me!?

What even is this? Anzu-neesan told me to come here so she could get my help with something, no doubt about it–

I thought I was gonna be taste-testing a new menu item, I even skipped all the way here from the dorms!?

I never once gave up, even when it felt like my legs were gonna break!!

Rei: So then, is that why you’re sweating so much? I can’t imagine you’d sweat that much naturally in early spring.  

Madara: Hahaha☆ Aren’t you just overflowing with energy?!

Niki: Noooo, I can’t do this anymore… I used up all my energy just getting here, I can’t move anymore. Goodbye, cruel world…!

Rei: Shiina-kun, what on earth are you doing? You’re being unexpectedly serious. 

Tsumugi: It would be fine if you ate something while waiting for Anzu-chan, wouldn’t it? There’s still some time until the meeting is supposed to start. 

Niki: Whoa! That’s a great idea!! Alrighty, I’ll take one “Seasonal Burger Plate”!

＜About 10 Minutes Later＞

Niki: Nomnomnom…♪ 

Madara: Niki-san sure eats a lot. Since I’m a big eater myself, I feel a sort of connection with you ☆

Yuzuru: I do recall Mikejima-sama set up food and drink carts at the school gates relatively frequently. 

Madara: That really brings back the memories. I can remember how a furious Keito-san would rush in after a while like it was just yesterday. Hahaha!

Yuzuru: Please do not laugh about such matters. As I was not a member of the student council at that time, I could only watch and remain in my position–

Oh? It seems like Anzu-san arrived at some point during that exchange. In that case, let’s end the stories of reminiscence. 

Anzu-san, welcome. …Yes, there are five of us gathered here. 

Ah, now that everyone who Anzu-san called for is present, shall we begin?

For what important matter did you bring us here today?

Eh? There’s someone you want to introduce me to?

–Ah, you are…

Niki: Nomnom– Aaah~! Aren’t you that guy whose bag was snatched the other day!?

Rei: What on earth do you mean by snatched?

Yuzuru: Truthfully–

＜Several Minutes Later＞

Rei: …Hm. So to summarise your story–

Fushimi-kun and Shiina-kun happened upon a scene of larceny, and this man they helped also happens to be a film director.

Madara: It seems that coincidences like these truly do exist.

Though I don’t think I’ve heard the story of “I met someone downtown who also happened to be a film director” before.

Rei: Well, there is a phrase that reality is often stranger than fiction.

 In any case, this director wanted to request for Fushimi-kun and Shiina-kun to star in his film and therefore made an offer to ES for a film production, however…

At the present moment, ES’ hands are full and he was pushed aside. 

Tsumugi: It’s a shame to say this, but as someone who is involved with office management I can give some insight.

Every department has its hands full with something this time of year, so it’s not easy to plan new projects. Therefore I think something like a movie that takes a lot more time is even more likely to be dismissed. 

Niki: Hm? Isn’t that strange though? Why did Director-san come here with Anzu-neesan if ES rejected it?

Yuzuru: I believe Anzu-san raised her hand to take on this plan as a part of “P Choice”.

Rei: Oh, I see. What a good idea.

After becoming an independent individual from the “P Association”, Ojou-chan has become responsible for the “P Choice” project.

Certainly, since this is the case, she can also take over projects that have been rejected from ES.  

Niki: So then the reason we were called here today is… Yuzuru: We will be appearing in this director’s film as a part of “P Choice”, correct?

[zmzebra-writes]

Title: The Wrong Amagi Wedding Chapters: 1/? (next) Genre: Comedy Summary: After being invited to their father's second marriage, Rinne and Hiiro find themselves having to temporarily return to the village. Not wanting their friends to be alone, the rest of Crazy:B and Alkaloid join them on their journey back, but these "city folks" might not be the only ones learning something new during this visit.

In this chapter.... Rinne receives a strange phone call from an unknown number during practice. The rest of Crazy:B find themselves wanting to stick their noses into his business.

It was practice as usual for Crazy:B. Meaning that everyone showed up late, talked for another ten minutes, and then began practice 30 minutes later than scheduled. They had just reached their Niki-sanctioned snack break when Kohaku noticed a buzzing noise coming from Rinne’s discarded jacket.

“Rinne, your phone is going off,” he said, as he leaned over to glance at the lit up screen.

“Who’s it from?” Rinne asked as he walked over, drying his hair with a small towel.

“Doesn’t say,” Kohaku looked down at the strange string of numbers, “The phone number looks real strange so it’s probably spam. See?” He lifted the phone to show the group.

Rinne stiffened at the sight, before giving an overexaggerated sigh and letting the towel drape over his neck. “That company really won’t stop calling to get us to take their job on HoldHands.”

He swiped the cell phone from Kohaku. “But as you know, being the leader means being responsible, so duty calls~,” Rinne said as he began walking out of the room to the hall, “You guys do what you want while I take this.”

The door clicked behind him.

“That was strange,” asked Kohaku, “I’m not just imagining things, right?”

“HiMERU agrees. Amagi is hiding something.” HiMERU put a hand to his chin as he contemplated the possibilities based on the evidence. “Perhaps he is hiding his phone calls with a dangerous loan shark who is threatening him to pay his debts before they turn to more gruesome methods.”

“Or maybe he’s hiding an affair with a mysterious lover!” postulated Kohaku. He looked over at Niki with pity, “Sorry, Niki.”

Niki, who had a granola bar in his mouth, bit down and began rapidly waving his hands as he made noises of denial. “No, no! What do you mean by sorry?! What Rinne does in his free time doesn’t matter to me. Besides, I don’t think it's either of those things.”

HiMERU switched his look of pity to one of curiosity. “Oh? Do elaborate, Shiina. Who do you think Amagi is talking to?”

Niki finished chewing his food while he hummed. “Well I don’t know the specifics, but the last time Rinne got all stressed like that over a random number was when his dad called him.”

“Rinne’s dad?!” exclaimed the others.

“That’s what I said when it happened,” said Niki, “We were just hanging out in the cafeteria kitchen after hours, since the one in the dorm was busy, when he got a call. He got all stiff when he picked up, and talked seriously with short answers. Afterwards, he told me it was his father looking for his input on village decisions, but it sounded like he wasn’t in the mood to talk about it then so I didn’t push.”

“Oh wow… Rinne’s father…” repeated Kohaku, “I forgot he was supposed to still be in contact with his family.”

“Cutting ties completely with family is tricky,” said HiMERU, “Family has a habit of finding you, wherever you are, and sneaking back into your life.”

Kohaku seemed saddened by these words but nodded. “That sounds about right.”

No one was quite sure how to move on from those dark words as they thought about their own families. 

Thankfully, the door to the practice room slammed open soon enough, revealing Rinne. “Man, the mood here looks heavy. Did all of you miss your beloved Rinne-kyun that much? Kyahaha! I’m flattered.”

HiMERU glared at Rinne, regretting feeling even a touch of empathy towards the man, but Kohaku remained curious. “Was that really your father you were talking to, Rinne?”

Rinne’s eyebrows raised. “Hahhh? And what gave you that idea? I told you, I was just talking to a company looking to hire us to promote them.”

“Rinne, be real. This isn’t one of your better lies,” said Kohaku with a flat look, “Besides, Niki told us you’ve been talking on the phone with your father lately, so is it true? Or is it something else?”

Rinne combed his hand through his hair and sighed. “As much as it pains me to say this, yes. And while normally I’d just say everything is as boring as it ever is, there is an actual issue this time.”

The rest of Crazy:B became tense. “What’s the issue?” asked Kohaku, nervous about what the answer would mean for all of them.

“It’s not that serious, you guys. Crazy:B will be fine,” said Rinne, “I just need to take a week or two off to go to the village for a bit.”

He looked directly over at Niki. “Oh, and you need to come with me.”

“What?! Why do I have to come with you?” asked Niki, “This isn’t another of your strange plans to get me to marry you, right? I live in Japan so the laws of your village don’t apply to me.”

“I wish this was a plan to get you to marry me, but no. We aren’t the ones getting married this time. My father is.”

“Your father is getting married? What happened to your mother?” asked Kohaku.

“Died when I was a kid from illness, I think,” said Rinne, raising a hand to his chin in thought, “Hiiro was still a baby at the time so I was only about four or so when it happened. For once my father decided to treat me like a normal kid and shield me from the details, so I don’t really know what killed my mother.”

“I’m sorry about that.”

Rinne plastered on a wide smile. “Nah, don’t be! You can’t really miss who you didn’t really know. It happened like a really long time ago so it doesn’t really bother me anymore.”

Niki made a face at Rinne, but decided it wasn’t worth investigating in front of Kohaku and HiMERU. Besides, more importantly…. 

“That still doesn’t explain why I have to go with you?” he said.

“Is it wrong for a man to bring his wife as his plus one to a wedding?”

“I’m not your wife!”

“I cannot believe you would divorce me right before I go to my own father’s wedding. What am I supposed to tell them?”

Before Niki could retort back and drag out this conversation longer, HiMERU cut their routine off. They did have to go back to practice eventually. “Amagi. Please elaborate on the details of your request.”

“You’re no fun, MERUMERU, but whatever,” said Rinne as he returned his phone to his pocket, “My father appears to have taken a strange curiosity in what is keeping me and Hiiro here in the city. Hence the request to bring guests with us. Just another strange end-of-life request. So I plan to bring my beautiful wife and Hiiro will probably bring his little girlfriend along as his guest.”

“You mean Love-han will also go to your village?” asked Kohaku. He didn’t know a lot about Rinne’s village, but the little he did know made him nervous for his best friend’s sake. If the villagers were anything like Hiiro and Rinne, Aira would be in trouble. Kohaku still remembered how shrill Aira’s voice became as he complained about what Hiiro was going to do with one of ANIMALS circle’s chickens.

“Based on how tightly wound both of them are around the other’s fingers, most likely.”

Kohaku couldn’t let his innocent friend who shrieked when he saw a bug go into the woods alone without protection. “Rinne, could I come along too?”

Rinne looked surprised for a moment. “You really want to come to my village, Kohaku? I doubt the cell phone coverage is very good out there.”

“Someone needs to be there to protect Love-han from you and your brother’s stupidity. ” huffed Kohaku. 

“Niki will be there too, you know?”

“.... Sorry Niki.”

Niki, who was still hungry and had moved on to eat a sandwich, looked up at the sound of his name, “Huh? Why ‘sorry Niki’ again? What’s going on?”

Rinne laughed. “Alright you got me there. How about you, MERU? Interested in learning about my mysterious backstory? We could make it a big bee family trip! Maybe the rest of Hiiro’s little group will want to come too and we could all enjoy a joint unit mission.”

On one hand, HiMERU was interested in learning about Rinne’s secrets. The older Amagi was secretive when it came to information about his past. On the other hand, the idea of going on a car trip with Rinne Amagi and The Tatsumi Kazehaya seemed like hell. So obviously HiMERU would have to—

“It could be nice to take a break for a bit,” said Kohaku, “It feels like we’ve only been getting together to work lately.”

“.... HiMERU will attend your father’s wedding. Should HiMERU bring a gift?” HiMERU could force himself to endure it.

“Nah, my father has a real hang up against ‘city’ things,” Rinne made air quotes with his hands, “I had to hide all the books I stole from the city up in a hole in a tree. Never bothered to look up there, but the birds certainly did.”

“Noted.”

“Well I’m going to go let Hiiro know he’s going to have to get some vacation days for him and his girlfriend,” said Rinne as he waved on his way to the door.

“Wait, Amagi. We still have practice—”

“Byeee~!”

♠♡♢♣🐝♣♢♡♠

To Rinne’s mild annoyance, Hiiro seemed excited to return to the village for their father’s wedding once Rinne reassured Hiiro that he would not order the village to attack him if he entered. Not that Rinne ever got a chance to share that scare tactic order with anyone other than his brother.

When Rinne mentioned that the rest of his unit would be joining them, Hiiro’s eyes widened as he began to fidget.

“If the rest of your unit mates want, father said they would be welcome to attend the wedding as our guests,” said Rinne, taking a guess at what his brother wanted to ask.

Hiiro’s eyes lit up as he smiled. Rinne internally sighed. 

“I’ll ask my unit if they want to join us right away!”

Rinne’s lip quirked upwards into an uneven grin. “Knowing your friends, I’m sure they’ll love to see where we came from.”

Hiiro began rapidly talking about all the things they could show everyone when they return, but Rinne’s mind drifted away. Despite the innocent appearance of the event, Rinne knew to stay on his guard. He’d learned the art of strategy from someone, after all. 

Alas, one can only run for so long. Rinne could see the risk he took by declining the invitation would not be worth the consequences. The best course of action would be to accept on his terms, and keep an eye on the villagers. No matter what, Rinne would put his life on the line to make sure his friends and Hiiro made it back to ES intact.

It probably wouldn’t come to that, but it was better to play it safe with the stakes so high. Rinne was not about to let Hiiro throw his future away because of a dirty trick.

[mirrortouchedsea]

HiMERU awakes with a start. Where was he? Where was Kaname? How long until the performance? How long did he have to save him? His heart is pounding in his ears, breath ragged. Looks like he wouldn’t be sleeping for a while. 

He looks around the room, hoping he didn’t wake anyone else. Rinne had the great idea of a Crazy:B bonding night that none of them could get out of at Niki’s apartment. Kohaku was still snoring on the couch and Rinne was splayed out on the floor. 

“Ah, did I wake you up? Sorry, HiMERU-kun, I know how much you need your beauty sleep.” Niki shuffled back from the kitchen with some granola bars in hand. “Did you want one?” He sits next to HiMERU on the futon they had pulled out for him to sleep on. 

“No, you didn’t wake HiMERU up, and…thanks, but HiMERU doesn’t need anything to eat right now.” He shifts his weight awkwardly. Part of him, the part that was still reeling from the nightmare at who knows how early it was now, wanted to spill everything to Niki, about Kaname, about his past. The rational part that was still trying to catch up with everything, said that was a bad idea. 

“HiMERU--” 

“Can I--” 

They blink at each other. Niki motions for Himeru to go first. “HiMERU had a bad dream, is all.” 

“Does the giant man eating meatball haunt you too?!” 

“What? No. What kind of dreams are you having Shiina?” 

Niki laughs and it’s like a beacon in the darkness of HiMERU’s mind. “I’m just messing with you, HiMERU-kun. But we’re always here for you, you know that right?” Niki gestured to Kohaku and Rinne, still sound asleep. 

“Yes, he knows. What were you going to say?” 

“Ah, well Rinne kinda stole the blankets again so I was wonderin’ if I could share the futon with you.” 

HiMERU’s face heats up at the idea. How was Niki able to be so forward like that? 

“HiMERU cannot imagine having to share a bed with that brute.” It was such a non answer he almost face palmed himself. Niki laughs again before grabbing his pillow and laying down next to HiMERU’s still warm sheets. HiMERU lays down next to him, unsure if he should face Niki or face away. 

He rolls over and looks at Niki, who is scarfing down the last of his granola bars and tucking the wrappers under his pillow. Maybe this was a mistake. 

“Ne, HiMERU-kun. I know…you don’t like to talk about your past but…we care about you. Whatever you were dreaming about, we won’t judge you for it. You’re our friend, okay?” Niki doesn’t wait for an answer before closing his eyes and wrapping himself in his blankets. 

HiMERU doesn’t respond anyway, but the words play in his mind as he drifts off, the warmth of Niki’s body and the soft snores of Rinne and Kohaku lulling him to sleep. 

---

“Oiiiiii, Merumeru, why’d ya steal my wife from me last night?” Rinne’s voice pounds against HiMERU’s head like the sun after a hangover. 

“He didn’t steal me, I just moved ‘cause you’re a blanket hog!” Niki calls from the kitchen, something delicious cooking on the stove. 

“I can’t believe you’d be so mean to me! Kohaku-chan, can you believe it?” 

“I believe it and I also think you need to shut the hell up. It’s too early for this.” 

HiMERU rubs the sleep from his eyes. There really was nowhere he felt safer. 

[toujokaname]

Game master / Episode 4

Author: Akira

Characters: Rinne, Hiiro, Niki, Kohaku, Aira, HiMERU, Tatsumi, Mayoi

"It's sad that you can say that so innocently, Otouto-kun."

← Previous ✧ Directory ✧ Next →

[ Read on my site for a better viewing experience using Ois~su ♪ ]

Season: Winter

Location: Amagi's House

Ten minutes later. In a luxurious mansion at the center of Amagi Village, the guest room.

Rinne: Well, go ahead and eat your fill ♪

Hiiro: My hometown... Did we decide on calling it Amagi Village? Here's some local cuisine made with the Amagi Village's specialties ♪

Niki: Looks like it's finally time for me to show my true colors.

Kohaku: That's not somethin' ya say with the most serious face of the century.

Aira: Waah, looks amazing~♪ And delicious~♪

But actually, is it safe to eat? No human flesh or anything, right?

Hiiro: Aira's prejudice against my hometown has been intense since a while ago...

Niki: I think it's safe~ *Sniff sniff* Don't smell anything weird in the mix.

HiMERU: You're bizarrely dependable when it comes to meals, Shiina.

Rinne: Sorry to disappoint, but these ain't exactly rare ingredients and dishes, are they?

Tatsumi: Indeed, it doesn't seem like there's anything too unfamiliar.

Hiiro: Umu, so if you were expecting some exotic cuisine, I apologize.

The kitchen really put in a lot of effort, though, since you're our guests.

Rinne: Out here in the sticks, it'd be downright rude not to lay out a spread so big you can't possibly eat all of it.

Anyway, that's how you show your guests that the village and household are rich.

Mayoi: Truly, the amount of food is enormous... I might be unable to finish it.

Niki: If there's any leftovers, just toss 'em into my mouth, Mayo-chan! C'mon, c'mon ♪

Mayoi: Eep, please don't open your mouth like a goldfish right in front of me! It's frightening to think you might eat me too!

Kohaku: Watch out, 'cause when he's hungry, he'll really take a chomp outta ya.

Rinne: Alright, let's cut the chit-chat there.

We'll revisit our current status and talk about future plans.

I know it's bad manners to talk while eating, but I'm the law here, so no one's gonna complain.

Niki: —Seconds, please ☆

Rinne: Fine. We've got plenty of ingredients, but don't go pulling embarrassing stunts like eating up everyone's share, Niki...

Well, it's fine. As long as you're full and smiling.

Rinne: But first, we need to have a conversation before Akan-san and the other staff, meaning those who aren't idols, join us.

HiMERU: ? What, is there something you don't want the producers to hear?

Rinne: Akan-san's a bit of an airhead, so I ain't too worried on that front. But Anzu-chan, for all her spacey vibes, seems surprisingly sharp, right?

She's one of the top-notch producers at ES, so we can never be too careful.

Aira: Anzu-san might be on our side though, depending on how things play out...

Rinne: I can't trust her that far. No matter how good she is, there are many restraints placed on professionals and members of society.

They can't go against orders from higher-ups, basically.

Hiiro: Umu, orders from authority figures are absolute! So there ♪

Rinne: It's sad that you can say that so innocently, Otouto-kun.

But whatever—bottom line is, things haven't changed just 'cause we changed locations.

It's still a showdown between Crazy:B and ALKALOID to decide which idols are superior—Matrix.

The only difference is whether it takes place in ES's turf or the Amagi Village. The premise remains the same; keep the matches rolling until all ten rounds are up.

Tatsumi: It's disheartening to admit that as ALKALOID, we've yet to win a single battle...

Aira: Yeah... Rinne-senpai pulled some shady tactics to end the first and second matches, and Crazy:B totally owned the dance-off in the third.

HiMERU: HiMERU deeply regrets what occurred back then.

Tatsumi: Indeed, I never could've imagined that the gift HiMERU-san innocently brought would contain laxatives.

HiMERU: To offer an excuse, HiMERU was also deceived by Rinne and used as a convenient tool.

Kohaku: Rather irksome he didn't use Niki-san or me, since we could've smelled the laced laxatives, but I admit it was shrewd.

HiMERU: Yes. It was all a scheme by Rinne; HiMERU is innocent, as it lacked malicious intent. ...Well, he did have a vague suspicion that it was some sort of setup.

Rinne: Gyahaha, winning feels great, so we just need to win ♪

HiMERU: It is rather gratifying to witness our wins accumulating steadily, however...

If this situation continues, our final victory will be confirmed too early, and the program will be less exciting—That's the dilemma we're facing.

Tatsumi: Hence, the decision was made to relocate the showdown to the Amagi Village. That's our current situation.

HiMERU: Please don't steal HiMERU's remarks, Tatsumi.

Tatsumi: My apologies...♪

Rinne: Yeah, that's right. For the first time in history, cameras will be rolling in our hometown—in the Amagi Village. And it seems that not just the general public but also folklorists are gettin' real excited about it.

Mayoi: As long as the fans enjoy themselves, that's usually all that matters, in our case...

Hiiro: Umu. Though it doesn't quite resonate with me. I'm wondering what's so intriguing about it.

But is it a problem? Nii-san, did you get reprimanded for breaking the taboo of keeping our homeland secret as per our customs?

Aira: Customs...♪ Taboos...♪

Mayoi: Aira-san's eyes are sparkling in response to the traditional village words...

Tatsumi: Does this boy like or dislike traditional villages...?

Aira: But, but, isn't there a bit of a thrill in seeing something scary? ♪

Plus, it's not just curiosity, but also 'cause I'm happy to know about Hiro-kun's hometown, which I've always wondered about.

It's unfair that I'm always the one teaching and revealing things.

Hiiro: Fufu. If that's how it is, you won't have any chance to flex on me this time, Aira. I wonder if you're alright with that ♪

Aira: What was that?! Don't use city slang(?) like "flexing," barbarian!

[ ☆ ]

← Previous ✧ Directory ✧ Next →

[nguyenfinity]

Have you ever seen a bee on ice

Bonus:

Don’t worry Rinne makes a loop around and grabs him too

[chiamew]

since billy isn't animated yet, do you have any imaginings on how his voice might sound?

YES I DO I THINK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME

ok so for the jp I have two that fit my vision:

Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Niki Shiina (Ensemble Stars!!)

example one • example two (watch from 5:00 to 5:58 for niki on the second one) (also listen to the full song you won't regret it.....niki my love)

and Megumi Ogata as Hanako-kun (Toilet Bound Hanako-kun)

example (its a tad higher than I tend to imagine but it captures the tone I think he'd have)

and for English I'd think Lucien Dodge as Kenji Miyazawa (Bungou Stray Dogs)

example (I imagine this but like with a country accent or whatever)

[infernaltenor]

a second niki shiina analysis

i dont have a snappy title for this just know its on rinne and niki

ok so! im actually gonna start with a disclaimer that this post is meant to be taken platonically if only because i interpret their relationship as platonic and will use this lens for the whole analysis. for a quick run down as to why, mostly i think its ooc for both rinne and niki; rinne since his go to with any character younger than him by a few years (hinata, yuta, kohaku, just to name a few off the top of my head lol) seems to be to go into "older brother mode", and niki largely since he doesnt rise to any of rinne's flirty bait/joke with anything other than annoyance.

that out of the way. i think theyre silly.

realistically, i think their relationship chart sets it up perfectly; niki and rinne have known each other for five years and probably lived together for most of it, meaning the most important thing is that niki absolutely knows all/most of rinnes tricks. thinking back to the honeybee story with kohaku, while both himeru and kohaku wrote niki's knowledge of the situation off, he brings it up with rinne right at the end. more than likely, this is the sort of thing niki's sort of.... used to with rinne.

also a major portion of their relationship is rinne's weird flirty/jealous moments. i think what drives a portion of the friendship is that niki is rinne's first actual friend. he's weirdly jealous (fs1 niki scout story, for instance. also funnily enough, niki calls him an overprotective father) because of that importance in the relationship; im not sure how to explain it without knowing someone for a long time and not having that experience of not having many friends before, but let's just say. i get it. i get rinne. i get the overprotectiveness/jealousy. but rinne does by and large flirt jokingly imo! it's not just niki who gets hit with it, as iirc himeru does occasionally too, meaning that its likely meant to be taken as a quirk of his personality. personally, i think niki gets hit with it the most because of their familiarity, at one point or another in a relationship interactions tend to boil down to poking fun at one another, and what is rinne and niki if not that?

niki's a bit harder to nail down, if only because i think his character is meant to be written as someone who intentionally puts himself down and tries to lower peoples expectations of him (for instance, the idiotification, intention to only think about cooking, etc. he has layers. i need to see him have a breakdown); with rinne he's both at his softest and most brash, given that most of rinne and niki's outward relationship is like watching two cats hit each other over the head. in the main story he is uncharacteristically nice (at that point) when rinne's distressed over the situations, offering to go back to rinne's hometown with him, and well. i cant blame him! five year friendship, probably living together, they're genuinely attached at the hip, especially considering that niki was both 14 when they met, and his parents had left him alone following the controversy that hit his father. i can't help but think that niki especially doesn't think rinne would survive on his own, hence the offer that he extended.

i also just think this level of depth in a relationship, especially when taken platonically, irregardless of gender is vastly under represented in media. rinne and niki read to me as incredibly close friends who have been stuck with each other for years and cant imagine the other one without them, which is something that usually gets pushed romantically; but i think in many ways that its a detriment, especially with these two. yes, that's partially because in general it feels occ, but also since the depth in it, imo, lessens with a romantic context, and it erases a large part of both of their personalities.

[aureiki]

!!ID LIKE TO HEAR ABT PROJECT CHOCOLATIER

project chocolatier !! basically just whatever chocolat fes (!) had going on except theres no festival and they're just on a choco making show and are supposed to make chocolate as a team and then perform together afterwards I havent thought of the story too much tbh !!

dynamic wise tho !! It's just all the members kinda fucking up while cooking and ibara is like 'this is fine' while niki goes 'VICE PRESIDENT NO IT IS NOT' also the idea of tetora being in a cooking show with niki shiina is so. sweet to me I think they must interact happily ! it's mostly ibaniki being goofs (you can see it as romantic or platonic it doesn't matter) and kinda just involves them being friends . outside of working relationships . thru cooking . ibara opening up more . yeah . tetora blows up the kitchen probably and breaks makoto's glasses at some point too yeah

art concept for their outfits I dont exactly know what I was going but ! Something funky, modern, lots of hearts and reds and browns bc i imagine this to be a valentines day/white day themed shuffle :D