#shiraki mayuko

[nerdygirlobsessions]

You know Mayuko would deck Akito if given the chance.

First time using Procreate, so pls be gentle lol. Inspired by art from @minoux who is no longer on tumblr

[konartiste-sideblog]

Hatori shares his past with Mayuko. Mayuko becomes hysterical.

[yinza]

Crosscanon book club for an RP buddy!

[Image Description: Digital artwork of Mayuko from Fruits Basket, Jason Todd from the DC animated universe, and Sleeper from Venom, in cat form. Mayuko and Jason are seated in a booth table, while Sleeper is lying atop the table. All three wear red holiday sweaters, Mayuko's featuring a gingerbread man and Jason's with a reindeer wearing sunglasses. Mayuko holds a book closed in her lap as she speaks, and Jason is flipping through his as he holds up a finger to make a point. Sleeper has their paws resting across the center of their open book. /end ID]

[akitoshigure]

[cinderella-ish]

Adulting: What did everyone do after the curse broke?

So, I have a LOT of headcanons as to what the different characters did after the curse broke. We do get several answers in Another, but for the answers we don't get, here's what I think happened!

Tohru: I don't think the specific nature of her job would be terribly important to her, so much as just entering into the workforce. From her outfit in the Prelude epilogue, it seems like she's not doing manual labor (like cleaning, which was what I initially thought she'd be doing, since she had experience). I wonder if she's an employee at a school; her colleague kind of looks like an elementary or middle school teacher to me. I don't think Tohru would be able to teach without further education, and she was very clear that she did not want to pursue further study. I'm not sure if Japan has classified staff/paraprofessionals or an equivalent, but I think she'd be amazing at that job. I also think she probably became a stay-at-home parent as soon as she and Kyo had the means for her to do so.

Kyo: we know he became a karate instructor, and I just bet he's a fabulous teacher. I think him eventually taking over the Sohma dojo would be a full circle moment for both him and the Sohma family.

Saki: I can honestly see a lot of different jobs for her. Some favorites that I've seen in fanfic are art gallery employee, ghost hunter, and food critic. I have her becoming a hairstylist in Bloom Within Us, after attending beauty school through correspondence. Her clients ADORE her and she uses her wave-reading to make sure they're satisfied and tell them anything they really need to hear. It's common for appointments to end with her clients crying and hugging her because she's just healed some childhood wound of theirs. I could also see her becoming a ritual mortician, preparing the departed for their funeral (which would include hair, makeup, etc...) I think she'd be really good at working with grieving families and getting the deceased to look just right.

Arisa: she worked to put herself through junior college after she moved in with Kureno (though they had the money, she insisted on doing it for herself), and became a nurse in elder care. She makes friends with the crankiest old folks and cries like a baby when one of them dies.

Yuki: I shared in my Yuki headcanons post that I see Yuki going into politics and eventually working in international relations. I see him wanting to see the world far outside of the Sohma estate.

Machi: I always pictured her becoming an accountant.

Kakeru: we know he goes to college, and that he wants to help Komaki's family with their business, so I always assumed he'd major in something that would help with that. Maybe business management?

Momiji: we know he went on to take over his father's corporation. In my Momiji headcanons post, I shared that I see him going to university in Germany, and getting his MBA (or the equivalent). I think he'd need to know this before beginning his third year, so I suspect his father sat him down at some point during his second year to bring up the possibility of taking over his business, and told Momiji of his intent to "adopt" him so he could officially be part of their family again without raising his mother's suspicions (in Japan, it's common for CEOs to adopt their successors). I think this is what would've led Momiji to pursue business instead of music. I do think music is probably still a huge part of his life; I suspect he still plays violin casually, and he probably has a season subscription to orchestras in both Tokyo and Berlin (or wherever the German branch of his father's company is).

Kagura: she studied childcare, and I actually think that's a spectacular fit for her. When she's not being a total yandere over Kyo, she's a very nurturing and big-sisterly character.

Rin: so, I think Rin would continue to have major health problems for the rest of her life, and would probably struggle to find work that accommodates her needs and doesn't trigger any of her stress-related symptoms. I think she'd have short stints in a few jobs, like maybe retail, or modeling, or something artistic or design-y, but eventually I could see her just taking commissions for her own artwork when she feels like it. She seems like someone who wants very badly to contribute, and I think it would take a lot for her to accept that her body won't let her work full-time or on someone else's schedule, but Haru (and all her friends) would gently encourage her to take better care of herself, and at some point I think she'd accept that working for someone else just isn't sustainable for her long-term. (Though, pregnancy would also be extremely risky for her, and I'm surprised they had kids, let alone TWINS.)

Haru: I love that he does metalwork and makes most of his own accessories, so I always imagine him continuing that. I could also see him picking up odd jobs (like dog-walking? why does that seem like something he'd do?) from time to time. I think an independent, artisan-type job would suit him best.

Kisa and Hiro: most of the fandom seems to have Kisa becoming a teacher and Hiro becoming a lawyer, and those are absolutely perfect jobs for them.

Ritsu and Mitsuru: I like to imagine that Ritsu goes to work for Ayame, specializing in styling traditional clothing. This is how Ritsu comes back around to wearing whatever tf he wants, which ends up being a mix of "women's" kimonos and more flamboyant menswear (like his idol, Ayame). He and Mitsuru do eventually get married, and Mitsuru's the one who ends up running the onsen, because that girl deserves to relax!!!

Ayame, Mine, Shigure, Akito, Hatori, and Mayu: we mostly know what these characters do as of Another, and I don't have a ton to add except for Mayu (see below).

Megumi: Since we know Megumi becomes a teacher at Kaibara, I also headcanon that Mayu's still a much-loved teacher at Kaibara in Another, and that she and Megumi are work besties who like to mess with Makoto Takei when he's being especially obnoxious. I also headcanon that Mayu eventually introduces him to his future wife, since we know he likes older women.

Kureno: I imagine he'd become someone else's assistant; even better if he can work from home.

Yusuke and Hiroshi: In Bloom Within Us, Yusuke helps his dad run a grocery they own, and Hiroshi becomes a doctor (GP). I think, if I were only going off canon and not the elaborate backstories I created for them, I could imagine Hiroshi being someone who emcees events (almost a la Ryan Seacrest? but on a much smaller scale) and Yusuke I could see working at a University as like, a freshman advisor or residence life director. Basically someone who makes sure everyone's adjusting well to the campus and who people can go to with questions. I could actually see both of them doing this.

Kimi and Nao: side note, I kind of ship these two? But anyway, I can see Nao becoming a very stressed out CEO or (more likely) director of a non-profit, and I can totally see Kimi as someone whose job it is to secure donations for that non-profit, which she absolutely does by flirting with prospective donors. They'd be almost frighteningly effective when working together...

What do you think? Did I miss anyone?

Also, I almost used the scene where Tohru imagines their future together while at Kyoko's grave for the header image, but it made me cry, so...

[sylver-drawer]

There are some tik toks about Tohru having Hajime at 19 and her and Kyo getting down to business, but no one’s talking about Kinu????

Like, Kinu is a year or two older than Hajime and the the others in Fruba Another. Since Tohru was 17/18 at the end of Fruba, everyone can assume she and Kyo had Hajime a year later.

But if Kinu is??? A year or two older than Hajime and co, that means that,,, Mayu and Hatori REALLY hit it off right when Fruba ended assuming Mayu wasn’t already pregnant in the finale. So really, the moment the curse broke, Hatori and Mayu wasted the least time.

[lilium-dragomir]

[landofanimes]

Fruits Basket The Stage: 2nd Season (2023)

Backstage with the girls

[the-sage-libriomancer]

Okay but just imagine if you had this guy in your friend group who’s a jerk with hardly any redeeming qualities but then your friend group drifted over the years after an incident with two of them and the guy turned into a mere passing thought.

One day you see his name on a student’s form - huh, that’s weird. Maybe the kid’s parents are going through something and he’s staying with his cousin for a while. That goes to the back of your mind as life continues. You notice that the kid stays withdrawn and doesn’t appear to have any real friends even if people idolize him. Then, several months later, he starts coming to school on a regular basis with another student; one of the most sweet and naive people you’ve ever known besides your best friend.

Finally, another student transfers from another school into your class. On his paperwork you notice the jerk’s name as his guardian. You also notice it’s on the sweet girl’s paperwork too. Later, when you talk to her, you find out that instead of living with her grandfather, she’s actually moved in with two boys and their older cousin, known for being a creep and a bastard. The girl promises nothing bad is happening.

The only solace you find in the situation is that the two boys seem to respect her and her female friends mention having visited and approving her living situation. You let it go after these observations.

Then that scumbag shows his face their senior year as their guardian and you wonder how you ever thought it was okay for three teenagers estranged from their immediate families to live with him for three years.

Now imagine your name is Mayu and the bastard’s name is Shigure.

when i tell you that last sentence hit me like a brick to the face -

actually, i think the best part about this scenario is that mayu canonically ends up marrying hatori, which means that she's not only legally related to shigure, she also has to see him all the damn time bc he's her husband's best friend in the world. i'm sure shigure eventually proves himself (especially if hatori vouches for tohru's sketchy living situation with them), but i think it'd be really funny if mayu kept up her grudge against him and made herself the #1 Shigure Sohma hater of the family. she and yuki have roasting sessions of him. if ayame is in the room they team up to make fun of him via a boke-tsukkomi routine. one time shigure drops by to annoy hatori and mayu answers the door wearing a custom "I h8 the year of the dog" t-shirt. it was apparently a christmas gift, but she refuses to tell him who gave it to her. (it was hatori.)

[jujywrites]

Invincible Summer

howhoops, I forgot to actually announce this on my fic blog *facepalm* For @holly-poly 2023, I got the opportunity and motivation to properly write out a plotbunny I've been keeping for at least 3 years. As sometimes happens, it turned out to be about 3 times as long as I had thought it would be, so I'll just link to my usuals and leave a preview here. Over 3k is my full-post limit here, even with Read More, lol.

Shout-out to the lovely folks of @polyamships for their support!

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and see a preview below~

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A rather mousy girl chooses the seat next to her ten minutes before the first class begins; Mayu has been there for twenty minutes already as she doesn’t have much else to do on that day of the first week. She keeps skimming the textbook for this class.

“Hello,” the girl Mayu does not yet know says. “I’m Sohma Kana. Pleased to meet you.”

“Hello. Likewise.” The bare minimum she can say to avoid being rude.

“Are you planning to enter the medical field? I am; right now I’m a physiology major. I think I’d like to be a nurse, or maybe work in the lab and make discoveries, or maybe…”

Clearly, not looking at the girl makes no difference in whether she talks, so Mayu gives up on trying to read her textbook.

Sohma Kana’s face is somewhat flushed, as if she ran to class. Her eyes are hazel, bright and eager; her hair, unlike Mayu’s, is too fashionably short for a ponytail, landing at her chin. However, she wears a decorative hair clip featuring one of the Sanrio characters whose name escapes her.

Mayu notices two things quickly; Sohma-san stopped speaking, and she has an expectant look on her face. This leads to a third thing: Mayu blushing (and praying that Kana doesn’t see it, and blushing harder). Because Sohma-san asked a question, probably, and Mayu hadn’t heard anything because she had been too distracted, maybe even staring.

“Shiraki. Shiraki Mayuko. I’m not, this isn’t, it’s just an elective. I’m studying to be a teacher. A high school teacher,” she adds, the realization dawning.

“I see… This way you can have a backup career as a school nurse!” Sohma-san beams a smile, giggling freely. “Well, Mayu-chan— is it all right to call you Mayu-chan? You can call me Kana-chan— let’s make a study pact.”

“Study pact?” Mayu stammers, caught off guard by... Kana-san’s eagerness.

The girl smiles, undeterred. “Let’s support each other by sharing notes if one of us misses a class, cheering each other on, that sort of thing.”

Mayu much prefers to study alone and keep to herself (because in her skewed logic, that way only she will know if she screwed something up). She has a way of studying that isn’t meant to be disturbed, and—

Kana-san gazes at her, quietly earnest. “It can just be for this course, even if we have other classes together. I do hope we have more classes in common!”

Why does she feel like a goose being imprinted on by a cygnet? She laughs shortly. “We just met. You hardly know me.”

A cat-like grin steals over her face for a moment. “I have good instincts. You seem like an interesting, nice person, and I like you. Besides, if we do end up in other courses then I’ll learn more about you!”

Mayu feels warm everywhere, not just her face anymore; she shifts in her seat, scratching the back of her neck, and admits defeat. “All right.”

[nerdygirlobsessions]

Was cooking up a lil Mayutori angst fic since we are now in the year of the dragon and found this absolute gem in my drafts. Mayuko wonders why they always are at her place and quickly learns why.

[anime-ships-all-good]

Hatori Sohma x Shiraki Mayuko

Fruits Basket

[novinare]

MAYUKO SHIRAKI dedicated teacher (missing a social life!) • fruits basket • she/her • straight • open shipping

[keisuke-akm]

What do you think of Shigure/Mayuko or Akito/Kureno?

I found them interesting in the way they built current akigure relationship, other than that, i have no interest. I'm more of a Hatori/Mayuko and Kureno/Ritsu shipper (i actually *adore* Kuritsu lmao). No you can tell that shigure/mayuko or akito/mayuko are notp for me. I wont read fanfic of them unless it provoke akigure angst

[cinderella-ish]

Masterpost: Fics by Main Pairing or Character

(Longer fics with more than one main pairing may be listed multiple times)

Honda Tohru/Sohma Kyo - Pre-Relationship

Along a Pitch Black Path | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket M | also Akito/Shigure, Mayu/Hatori | AU & tragedy What if Akito's slash to Tohru's arm had been fatal? This is the darkest timeline.

Burn Me | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket T | Angst If Tohru had to pick one word to describe how Kyo makes her feel, it would be heat.

Completely Hopeless | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | hurt/comfort Tohru swoons on the way home from school after failing one of her midterms. How does Kyo get her home safe?

Lifeline | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Tohru/Kyo | angst Tohru sat on the floor of her room, clutching her knees to her chest. It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay... She clung to the words like a lifeline, desperately seeking to reassure herself that she wouldn’t lose her mother again.

Lonely Future | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket G | Tohru/Kyo | angst Kyo Sohma didn't believe in soulmates.

Love Me Not | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket T | Tohru/Kyo | angst Tohru finds Kyo on the roof. Kyo convinces himself it doesn't mean anything.

Honda Tohru/Sohma Kyo - Getting Together & Early Relationship

ichigo ichie | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket, Ouran High School Host Club, your name. T | also Akito & Haruhi & Tohru | crossover, drama & romance Tohru Honda wants to break the Zodiac Curse and free Kyo. Haruhi Fujioka wants to get out of the time loop that's kept her and the Host Club from advancing grades. One morning, Tohru and Haruhi wake up in each other's bodies. Will they be able to break the cycles that keep them and their found families trapped? Fruits Basket x Ouran High School / Your Name AU

Of Lost Cats and Half-Shadows | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket & JuJutsu Kaisen T | also Megumi/Yuji | crossover, drama & romance Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara enroll at Kaibara High School to investigate the Zodiac curse and free the souls it binds. Kyo is immediately suspicious of the three new students and rejects their attempts at friendship. Will they be able to break this ancient curse before Kyo is locked up forever?

The One Who Stays | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket T | also Akito & Yuki | AU, drama & romance What if Yuki hadn’t run after Kyo? Tohru confesses her love. Kyo confesses his sins. Yuki sees it all. And then Akito arrives.

On Top of the World | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket G | fluff Tohru has a surprise planned for her date with Kyo.

We Have the Rest of Our Lives | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | fluff & hurt/comfort Kyo helps Tohru change her bandages after she's released from the hospital.

Honda Tohru/Sohma Kyo - Established Relationship

Baby's First Birthday | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket Another G | background Machi/Yuki | mild hurt/comfort Tohru can't seem to get her camcorder to work.

Hold Me | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket T | Tohru/Kyo | hurt/comfort A year after the curse breaks, Kyo still gets nightmares.

Like a Bolt Out Of the Blue | Short Story | Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket Another G | also Hajime/Mutsuki, Momiji/OMC | fluff & pining At their annual family beach trip, Hajime wrestles with some big feelings.

Like Father, Like Son | Short Story | Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket Another T | Gen - Tohru & Kyo & Hajime & Yuma (Tohru/Kyo as well) | fluff When Tohru and Kyo can't find their two young sons one morning, they turn up in an unexpected-- and very cute!-- place.

So Lucky | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket T | hurt/comfort Kyo always wanted to protect her. She was so incredibly precious to him. He never wanted to let anything bad happen to her. But, as he quickly learned, protecting Tohru was a lot easier said than done.

Welcome Home | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket G | fluff Tohru anxiously awaits Kyo's return from a training trip.

Wish | Short Story | Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket Another G | fluff Tohru and Kyo take their three children to their small town's Tanabata festival.

Other Pairings

Along a Pitch Black Path | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket M | Akito/Shigure, Mayu/Hatori, also Tohru/Kyo | AU & tragedy What if Akito's slash to Tohru's arm had been fatal? This is the darkest timeline.

Bloom Within Us | WIP - 200,000+ words | Fruits Basket T | Saki/Kyo, Momiji/Hiroshi | AU, angst, drama, & hurt/comfort What if Tohru Honda didn't survive her fall from the cliff? Kyo, Yuki, Saki, Arisa, and the rest of Tohru's loved ones mourn together and figure out a way forward without her.

In a Pickle | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Machi/Yuki | hurt/comfort While Yuki is on the phone with Tohru, she asks about Machi, like she always does. As he answers, she notices some signs that their lives are about to change in a big way.

Jellyfish in the Water | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Mayu/Hatori | humor & hurt/comfort Mayu gets stung by a jellyfish while on her honeymoon with Hatori

Like a Bolt Out Of the Blue | Short Story | Fruits Basket, Fruits Basket Another G | Hajime/Mutsuki, Momiji/OMC, also Tohru/Kyo | fluff & pining At their annual family beach trip, Hajime wrestles with some big feelings.

like the flowers and the bees | WIP - 10,000+ words | Fruits Basket E | Machi/Yuki, Momiji/Hiroshi, Saki/Kyo | smut In a world without Tohru Honda, three couples explore intimacy as they fall in love, process their grief, and deal with the many twists and turns of life.

Of Lost Cats and Half-Shadows | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket & JuJutsu Kaisen T | Megumi/Yuji, also Tohru/Kyo | crossover, drama & romance Yuji, Megumi, and Nobara enroll at Kaibara High School to investigate the Zodiac curse and free the souls it binds. Kyo is immediately suspicious of the three new students and rejects their attempts at friendship. Will they be able to break this ancient curse before Kyo is locked up forever?

Something to Talk About | Flash Fiction | JuJutsu Kaisen M | Megumi/Yuji | hurt/comfort & romance Megumi and Yuji's relationship deepens after Sukuna is defeated.

Where We Left It | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket G | Tohru/Momiji (one-sided) | angst Momiji reflects on his love for Tohru in the wake of his curse breaking.

Gen

Bloom Within Us | WIP - 200,000+ words | Fruits Basket T | Kyo & Yuki & Saki & Arisa, Kyo & Kazuma, Kyo & Momiji, Kyo & Hiroshi & Yusuke, also Saki/Kyo, Momiji/Hiroshi | AU, angst, drama, & hurt/comfort What if Tohru Honda didn't survive her fall from the cliff? Kyo, Yuki, Saki, Arisa, and the rest of Tohru's loved ones mourn together and figure out a way forward without her.

Don't Be a Stranger | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Arisa & Akimoto | slice of life After a draining day at work, Arisa Uotani runs into someone from her past.

Fly on the Wall | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket G | Machi | angst Machi's thoughts on the day Haru destroyed her classroom.

Furedi | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Ensemble Cast | fluff & humor When his younger cousins come over to watch Mogeta, Shigure finally tells Kyo the true nature of Jason, just in time to invent a new threat in the surrounding woods: Freddy.

ichigo ichie | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket, Ouran High School Host Club, your name. T | Akito & Haruhi & Tohru, also Tohru/Kyo | AU, crossover & drama Tohru Honda wants to break the Zodiac Curse and free Kyo. Haruhi Fujioka wants to get out of the time loop that's kept her and the Host Club from advancing grades. One morning, Tohru and Haruhi wake up in each other's bodies. Will they be able to break the cycles that keep them and their found families trapped? Fruits Basket x Ouran High School / Your Name AU

Melon Splitting | Short Story | Fruits Basket T | Tohru & Yuki (Tohru/Kyo and Machi/Yuki appear) | humor & hurt/comfort Back at the beach house, a game of watermelon splitting goes wrong.

The One Who Stays | WIP - under 5000 words | Fruits Basket T | Akito & Yuki, also Tohru/Kyo | AU, drama & romance What if Yuki hadn’t run after Kyo? Tohru confesses her love. Kyo confesses his sins. Yuki sees it all. And then Akito arrives.

Over (Un)Easy | Short Story | Fruits Basket G | Haru & Yuki, Shigure & Yuki | slice of life Yuki moves into Shigure's house and stumbles through his first day outside of that dark room.

Same Thing | Flash Fiction | Fruits Basket T | Kyo (brief mention of Tohru/Kyo pre-relationship) | angst As Kyo watches his senpai graduate, he reflects on the upcoming year; the last year of his life outside of the cage.

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[theonethatshowsupinyournotes]

"The teacher" Put some fucking respect on Mayuko Shiraki's name right fucking now. /j

fruits basket is so wild bc literally every character has depth and development, like they developed the prince yuki fan club, the teacher, akito, and like a bunch of other characters. there are entire chapters/episodes dedicated to the most minor characters of all time