#so they were like 'what if the S4 Homra rivalry was more violent and less gay?'

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You has point in Domyouji's dad scenario, difference between old Red Clan and Mikoto's Red Clan is so drastic, also why old Scpeter 4 is way more brutal than Reisi's Scepter 4. Makes me wonder, what if one of Homra's members (Akagi or Fujishima or others) has dad/uncle/family member who was part of old Scepter 4. Their PTSD is triggered by Homra's red power, but then they realize that Homra is more like family than mafia organization like Purgatory

Honestly I feel like this would be pretty interesting, like old Scepter 4 had to deal with so much more messed up shit than current Scepter 4 does (it makes me think of that one old ask I had before we got all this info about the past Red and Blue clans that wondered how the ghosts of the old Kings felt about the current Kings and now I'm just imagining Kagutsu and Habari watching these guys like wow these new kids have it easy we were locked in a battle to the death and they're just locked in a battle with unresolved sexual tension). I could actually see this scenario maybe even working with Doumyouji's dad, like imagine post-ROK the Red and Blue clans are on friendly terms and Doumyouji's actually made pretty good friends with the Homra guys. His dad has some idea of the whole thing with the Slate being destroyed but he knows everyone still kept their powers so when he hears his son is hanging out with the Reds he gets concerned, like maybe he calls Scepter 4 one day looking for Doumyouji and Hidaka answers the phone, giving this perfectly calm offhand 'Oh, Doumyouji-san? I think he's down at Bar Homra right now.”

Doumyouji's dad freaks out and races to Homra thinking that he needs to protect his son, like he can't believe Scepter 4 just let Doumyouji go into what's clearly a nest of danger. When he gets there though Doumyouji's just laughing and chatting with the Homra guys and is super surprised that his dad showed up. Kusanagi greets Doumyouji's dad and offers him a drink and maybe he kinda offhandedly lights his cigarette with his powers without really thinking about it, like from Doumyouji's conversation he was able to figure out that Doumyouji's dad knows about their powers. Doumyouji's dad immediately freaks out seeing the Red power though and has to leave the bar, Doumyouji's really worried and hurries after his dad to check on him. His dad is still shaking and insists that Doumyouji not have anything to do with Homra again and Doumyouji's all confused, like no it's cool now they're my friends.

His dad can't quite believe that the Red clan could ever be 'friends' with the Blue clan and imagine he calls Munakata all irate like I entrusted you with my kid and you let him spend time with the Red clan. Munakata's totally calm though, assuring Doumyouji's dad that they have made a truce with Homra and that Doumyouji is in no danger. He suggests Doumyouji's dad visit Bar Homra again some time and make his own decision and maybe that's what Doumyouji's dad decides to do, like he goes down to the bar one day alone (but brings like his old sword along just in case) and he's greeted again by a surprised Kusanagi. Kusanagi pours him a drink and chats with him and imagine Doumyouji's dad just observing everything that's going on in Homra, first on his guard and then slowly lowering it as he sees how friendly the Homra guys all are with each other. Maybe a couple S4 boys are there too, like Hidaka stopped by to see Chitose, Benzai and Fujishima are having an Animal Crossing playdate, Akiyama's helping Kusanagi clean the bar while Fushimi and Yata (well, mostly Fushimi) help Anna with her schoolwork. Watching them all together being friendly and happy he starts to realize that maybe not all Red clansman are bad and that it isn't the Red power itself that caused all the misery S4 had to deal with, that it was Kagutsu who poisoned the Red King's throne and not the other way around, and he thinks that maybe this isn't so bad after all, peace between the clans.