#splashingemeralds

[exclamaquest]

what drew u to hiyuta? its just such a unique pairing

essay under cut

as all good things do, my love of hiyuta started in an au! in my original talentswap au, the way things shook out had Hiyoko and Yuta on Jabberwock together after the events of swap universe SDR2. through that, i started to explore their potential dynamic in the au more (Yuta having been through Towa City with soldier!Hifumi, and Hiyoko dealing with the guilt she felt from being a blackened) and started putting them together in more aus (most notably powers au, which is where it solidified more as a ship for me).

eventually, i started thinking about them in a potential nondespair au. i think that while they're a great example of opposites attract (their dynamic is in the same very rough vein as April and Andy), they do have a LOT in common (although Yuta's character is very speculation-heavy, you can easily extrapolate a lot about potential directions he could have gone in).

Hiyoko and Yuta are both uniquely affected by their talent or by their lack thereof. we know in canon that Yuta is a gifted swimmer in his own right, but chose to pursue track and field because he knew that he would never be as good as his sister. despite being incredibly good at his chosen field, there's no question of him ever being an ultimate. as someone who grew up in the shadow of a famous relative, i can say firsthand he's in a very unique situation. despite his own merits, through no fault of his own, he will always, always be overshadowed by his sister.

it's nobody's fault, really--it's a combination of what's necessary for Hina to shine to her full potential and the way that the world is structured around the ultimate system. that doesn't make it any easier for him to cope. for the most part, he isn't Yuta, he's Hina's brother. if one thing had changed, if he had been noticed before her, he would be an ultimate, but that's not how the cards shook out, and he has to be okay with that fact.

Hiyoko, as we all know, isn't "herself", either. she's the heiress to the Saionji family. ever since she was taken from her father, she's been shoved into the spotlight. she's desperately trying to carve her own path while still being forced onto one that's been set for her since before she was born. she's under a lot of pressure to perform in specific ways and to be "on" all the time--she doesn't have time to figure out who she is. she's a pessimist with trauma she's unwilling to work through. she does legitimately care about her talent and about preserving japanese tradition (as you can see in her FTEs), but her relationship to her talent and her family's legacy is tainted.

i think a lot of the ship is about the contrast of the shadow vs the spotlight. they're two people with very different but equally fraught relationships to their talents or lack thereof. due to this i feel like they'd very much be able to see through that in each other--they're not Hina's brother and the Saionji heiress, they're just Yuta and Hiyoko.

they're also finding themselves outside of their families and cementing their personal identities alongside one another.

ofc there's the fun combination of the unhealthy pessimism with the unhealthy optimism too. Yuta has the good old Asahina "if i don't think about it, it didn't happen" don't-do-sadness thing going on, while Hiyoko is firmly in the realm of assuming the worst from everyone. Yuta sees beauty in everything and Hiyoko is drawn to destroy it.

i think there's a lot to be said about them learning from each other in this regard--Yuta learning that it's best to be cautious in certain situations and that it's okay to take what he wants and to be selfish sometimes, and Hiyoko gradually coming to realize that there is beauty in things and sometimes things DO work out for the best in addition to letting herself put her guard down.

i'm gonna cut myself off here because this is getting long. i COULD go on for longer but tl;dr i think they're very very cute together and am always open to talking about them.

and they both like traditional sweets :]

[t0bey]

hi rowan im asking about akane and fuyu in the fe3h au even though i know already and i just want the rest of the class to see

GHJF alright ill post the bits ive written about both of them here!

[deadmaidclub]

your kuzuhina awakening is very nice to see. whats your opinion on their next-door neighbour pairing of kuzunami because i love em both &i always appreciate infodumping about it

i think its really cute!!! she is a very calming presence so i think shed help him with his. uh. anger management. i thought it was cute how they had a couple moments of like. chiaki being friendly with him and being able to see through him so yeah <3

[notsodaily-smolkakyoin]

roy! just wanted to let you know that these doodles of kakyoin are absolutely adorable! please let him know of how good of a lad he is

[[He needs to change out of those pajamas soon though]]

[dailybabykak]

can i give him 1 (one) smooch

there’s a line :]

[mercyofficial]

hey alex guess the word i'm gonna say here's some tips. it starts with k and ends with n. the rest of it is akyoi. you are CORRECT. Kakyoin

thanks nina!

[seiishindraws]

Do you have any reason for liking fuyuhiko and chiaki? I'm playing through the game after seeing how cute they are and its not going how I thought from seeing your art of them haha

i have answered this question twice before haha. sorry for giving you false expectations asjdkhadb

in short: i base everything over their one interaction outside the party during ch1 and my friend @splashingemeralds's ramblings about them

[lesbiankakyoin]

welcome to my mindscape. my name's hiero but you can also call me melon. i use they/them, ze/zir, he/him and it/its pronouns in order of preference. i like my friends and i like silly anime characters. check out my about for more in that little bar just to your right if on pc, and enjoy your stay ^_^

here me carrd if on mobile

(bunch of usernames from when i was 13 that i dont remember cuz i didnt use tumblr a lot -> iceburn -> splashingemeralds -> lesbiankakyoin)

[taegeukgidva]

yes i draw wonderful quote by @splashingemeralds

[exclamaquest]

junkeon sounds like an eeveelution. the first dual type eeveelution and its steel/fairy

fucked up eeveelution that breaks into your house and eats your food because it can't be fucked to find a way back to its own apartment

[t0bey]

Akane but in the Sanrio collab she got paired up with big challenges as god intended

[notsodaily-smolkakyoin]

happy belated birthday. i still get a mini heart attack when you like my posts on daily_kakyoin

((Ahhh thank you! And please don’t die from that, your kakyoins are super cute and so is your art style ;w; ))

[dailybabykak]

what did this baby get for crimbus?

switch.....

[seiishindraws]

hiiii :D! hope im not being a bother! i rlly love ur recent kuzunami drawing and im kinda starting to ship it myself. but i was kinda wondering what made u start shipping it? was there any specific reason because ive never rlly heard of it before :o?

I've explained it before i think so i'll keep it brief, but you can thank my buddy hiero @splashingemeralds for getting me into kuzunami, ze kept tweeting about them and i liked the idea a lot 🥺 basically taking that one moment they had outside the party together in ch1 and rolling with it from there.

i will once again take this opportunity to share tweets from hiero's fuyu bot bc they make me smile

also this classic:

[exclamaquest]

(slides from under your door) Got any thoughts on kuzunami if youre still doing that thoughts thing

(picks you up and puts you in a cup with some paper under the lid so i can release you back into the wild) ofc i'm still doing the thoughts thing ill never stop doing the thoughts thing im always a slut for having an excuse to share my opinions

and i dont think a whole lot about them theyre not like in my top ships to think about sorry but i DO think theyre very cute

[dailybabykak]

baby boy. give me your wisdom

make sure to stretch when at your desk for long periods of time! don’t want an old man back earlier than you’re supposed to :[[