#sumire gets a hat because her outfit feels incomplete without one

[rubia-peregrinart]

Finished Royal 3 days ago and now I can finally get this out of my system.

I was of the ones to initially believe Sumi would be a FeMC, lo and behold… Roleswap AU !

I was aware that, despite being uncommon, male rythmic gymnasts do exist - but when doing some research, I was surprised to learn that Japan - of all places, conveniently - had their distinct Men’s Rythmic Gymnastics, with their own norms (in apparatus and movements particularly), so there we have it.

Ideas under the cut-

A challenge of roleswaps is that I never know how much I could/should swap, but here’s what I have so far :

- Sumire Yoshizawa was an ordinary girl until she had the misfortune of running into a drunk politician, alone, at night. Though a well-aimed blow of her umbrella saved her from assault, she ended up framed and was forced to move to Tokyo. Rumors spread fast, however, and Shujin students believe her to be some kind of yandere.

She’s quiet and reserved, but remains honest, able to speak her mind when prompted to even outside of the metaverse. (I dunno if I should keep Joker for her codename ? I had thought of Harley, y’know, but we’d lose the trump card symbolism (and create more comics shenanigans) so.)

- “Akira” Amamiya, codename Lotus, is a rising star of MRG, practicing hard both for his own self-fulfillment and to bring more recognition to the sport. He aims to be world champion - a promise he’d made with his late younger twin, Ren. His special status, looks, and manners, which has him sometimes dubbed “Shujin’s Akechi”, make him subject to the disdain of several male students.

Although friendly and likeable, he has a mischievous side that is quick to show to anyone getting to know him.

I might try to give their Personas a shot later - basically Cendrillon and Arsene but with eachother’s aesthetic. I was thinking of the name Irene (not quite a thief, but the one woman who managed to decieve Sherlock Holmes) for Sumire’s, and Kai (the deuteragonist of the Snow Queen, brainwashed and trapped by the latter Maruki-style) for Ren’s. Another candidate for Ren’s would be Nutcracker.

Thank you for reading ! Feel free to hmu if you have ideas - like with the FutaGo-but-evil AU, my brain farts concepts but sucks at making actual plots for them