#taichi • i'll turn my courage into wings

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[※ Somewhere in an alternate route from SkullGreymon three-part episode (9-10-11)]

Something like water drops were heard… And this is what made Taichi wake up, his hands tied behind the back. He panicked: What happened?

Agumon wasn’t there. He wasn’t at home either. He was trapped in a prison…? Where’s Hikari and the others…? But he wasn’t worried about himself and yes with Agumon and the young kids.

“...”

Agumon… He was kidnapped before, didn’t he? Everything made sense now…They were looking for Agumon. Daisuke and the others were with him, but his memory was foggy right now… He can’t remember what happened next.

He sat on the floor. Looked around.

“Where the heck am I!?”

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"Life surely likes to punch me in the gut when I'm asking just for a break."

"Giant egg in the sky, tons of calls from Hikari and Daisuke... The higher ups demanding answers to... whatever happened that night."

"I'll have to call the kids later tomorrow, they wanted to talk to me anyway..."

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"You know I wouldn't do that to you. I'm a good loser. Yamato is the one who you should worry about."

"WarGreymon ranked higher than MetalGarurumon after all~"

"Senpai, that's how competition works??" Seriously, what a weird way to be a stick in the mud. "And Yamato-senpai would be gloating if he won, and so would you, anyways."

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Digimon Adventure Drama CD 1 (Character Song + Mini Drama 1)

I almost forgot about drama CDs! Digimon has a whole bunch of them, it turns out. Looks like I get to cling onto the Adventure cast for a little bit longer. This CD is a combination of very short drama bits and character image songs, as the name suggests. It feels a bit on the short side but I guess that's because it's only part one ;)

Download link

SOS! Grade 5 Class A

Translation here

A very silly story about Taichi and Sora fighting a potato digimon (Jagamon) during home ec class. Very esoteric references to 1970s anime are made.

I liked that this was just Taichi and Sora. I know that was probably more of a budgeting thing, but one-on-one moments (even dumb ones like this) are important to me.

There's something icky about Taichi commanding Agumon to digivolve just for his amusement...poor little guy

Favorite part of this was all of the meta jokes about this being an audio drama. For example, when they introduce Jagamon the narrator's like "well...we can't show you what he looks like, but he looks like a potato just trust me bro"

I had to look up who Ikkyuu-san was. At least the one Japanese commenter on the YouTube video understood the reference lol.

Image Song 1 - Turn Courage Into Wings (Yagami Taichi)

Translation here

A somewhat generic, but very Taichi song. (When it comes down to it, Taichi is a pretty generic shounen guy). Of course it focuses on courage because that's Taichi's thing.

At first the "you" mentioned in song was supposed to be a romantic interest and then I realized he could be singing platonically to Agumon or Yamato. I like the Agumon option best, that's really cute.

Takeuchi Sora's Fluttering Yellow Card

This was less of a drama and more of a little radio DJ-like snippet featuring Sora and Piyomon. Sora's VA is apparently a DJ IRL so this was an in-joke.

Mimi asks Sora where her hat came from and she just say "I don't know!" lolwut. I'm not sure if this segment is supposed to be in character or in some sort of weird "behind-the-scenes" world where the characters are aware they're in an anime. Seems like the latter.

Image Song 2 - Tomorrow I'll Be...(Takeuchi Sora)

Translation here

Damn, Sora's song was pretty dark. It did have a tinge of hopefulness, but mostly it sounded like she was singing about depression/existentialism being temporary. Kind of like a "this too shall pass" song. :(

She sings about how she feels like she has no one to fight for and has lost sight of her dreams. This fits in with that one arc where she despaired over "love" being her crest because it didn't suit her. I think we all know that feeling of being lonely in a crowd, even a crowd of friends. This song helped me appreciate Sora's character a little more.

Joe's Singer Debut!? (Parts 1 & 2)

I like how these skits introduce the character image songs, that's a really cute idea. These characters aren't singers in-universe (except for Mimi), so I guess they wanted to give context for why they're singing haha.

Part 1 is Gomamon suggesting songs for Joe to sing and performing little samples. Very cute. (Of course, he can't really sing well lol, but that adds to the charm).

Part 2 is the studio rep explaining that the next drama CD will be about a love triangle between Mimi, Koushiro, and Hikari. That sounds like a terrible idea. No chemistry between either pair if you ask me...Maybe that's the joke though.

Image Song 3 - There's Another Me (Kido Jou)

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This song was all about Joe facing and overcoming his insecurities and fear of risks. He talks about how you'll never grow if you completely avoid pain of any kind. Honestly, a pretty inspirational song for kids out there. I can definitely relate to Joe's timidity. I'm always avoiding getting out of my comfort zone which has held me back in some ways.

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mE: Everyone shut up "I'll Turn My Courage Into Wings" sung by Taichi Yagami is playing

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I am currently watching "Would you like a Cup of Coffee?" on Netflix, a K-drama about a very charming, calming mentor-mentee slice of life story that makes you appreciate the smaller things in life and... Even if I still have many different ideas at the back of my head, I'll be damned if this one doesn't give a kickstart to the prompt.

The drama is about a uni student failing an exam and being depressed about it, so he decides to go to a small coffee shop to restart studying - but then, the coffee that gets served to him changes his entire outlook on life and he decides to study under the barrista to learn how to make coffee himself. The barrista doesn't seem to be interested at first, but keeps him under his wing eventually. Through the stories and people we meet in and around the café, we learn a lot of little lessons together with the characters - and if that isn't exactly what I needed at this point in time in my life, I don't even know.

The question is - how to set this up?

Idea 1: Since it's a Koushirou centric story, it'd be easy to just put him in a situation where he has to get his head clear. Whether he is still studying at uni level himself, I haven't decided yet, though making him go through a phase of sheer boredom, self isolation etc could be a great set-up. He's underwhelmed at uni, doesn't feel challenged and actually considers whether a change of field wouldn't be a good choice. Coffee is not exactly his beverage of choice (that's Oolong after all), but once he winds up at that particular coffee shop, the taste is what makes him light up - and in pure Izumi Koushirou fashion, he would get invested in doing research about it, trying to understand the craft, ingredients etc. Of course he's taking it on too rationally at first, even if the coffee shop owner (still blank, haven't decided who to pick here yet) is enchanted by his enthusiasm, so he hires him as a part timer at first, covering up for his only other employee, Yagami Taichi, who is also a university student, who was even more lost than Koushirou about where his life should lead him. (Alternatively, Taichi could be the one who inherited the coffee shop and decided to quit uni altogether, not having enough faith in himself to go for a career in politics, so even though he's still young, he does it full time - and he's GOOD at it, oh so good.) So they'd basically figure themselves out together, visited by regulars (Taichi's friends, Sora, who studies fashion design here too, and Yamato - who actually studies music, that's how they met; Koushirou's friends/acquaintances would be Mimi, who I'd love to turn into an experimental baker here and Jyou, who's craving a good dosis of caffein. Then Hikari and Takeru, the latter would use the place as writing space, the former is obviously a sweet tooth and would just love to lounge around... To be defined further.)

Idea 2: While the main character in the drama is a very studious, curious and awkward guy who fits more as Koushirou, putting Taichi in his shoes could be interesting too - so instead, Taichi would be the uni-dropout and ends up in that café/coffee shop, totally enchanted by that very young looking red-headed barrista who kinda looks out of place. (Kou inheriting the shop would be charming, since he IS a curious person who would be invested in the science behind coffee making as mentioned, but, again, maybe he is too rational about and needs someone who could complement his rationality with a bit of heart-felt courage...?) Taichi would start as a regular visitor, but would eventually ask to work full-time, which completely irrirates Koushirou. And so, the slow-burn begins...

To be continued.

there’s this trend of “build your own movie/story based on your big three” in twitter, so i thought of doing one using @tangledupblue’s zodiac headcanon.

how to play: use your sun, moon, and rising sign (you can find out here—note that the rising sign is the ASC one) and match them with the table above. sun sign is for characters, moon sign is for au/setting, rising sign is for the trope. for example, this is mine:

virgo sun: koushiro

taurus moon: coffee shop au

pisces rising: amnesia

aaand that’s it. i hope you find something interesting!

(no, i don’t have a good understanding about astrology. but if you’re interested, maybe i can refer you to my friend right here @dutchforstrangers)

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💎💅🏻♡

Headcanon prompts [Love/Romance] list

💎 = What kind of gemstone would your muse prefer on their engagement or wedding ring?

"I want a ruby ring~ A pretty shiny ruby ring! Because red is the color of love, right?? Right??"

💅🏻 = Does your muse always try to look their best around their partner, or are they comfortable wearing anything around them?

"... Maybe? I never noticed it before..."

♡ = Is there any kind of person that your muse will never date?

"Yamato. Too much for me. And he's happy with Sora. And I'm not saying I ever liked Sora that way, but she's sometimes a little... tense."

"But I can't get with people like those two. They're great friends, but dating them?? Nah."

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"Hikari, Daisuke... Everyone... I've got bad news. Before dropping the bad news, I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

"So the bad news is... That weirdo with spiky hair running amok thru the Digital World told me to take Daisuke to him.”

“Agumon is still in his hands. He promised to not harm anyone if I do that. He tried putting one of those rings-and-spirals on me, but they did not work. I tried being reasonable with him but it didn’t work either.”

Taichi scratched his neck, “So do you have any ideas? How can we get Agumon back and prevent him from doing whatever he’s plotting to do with Daisuke?”

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"Wow rude, calling the goggles the symbol of 'stupidity'!?"

"DO YOU KNOW WHO STARTED THIS WHOLE TREND!?"

"RESPECT THE GENESIS OF THE GOGGLE TREND, OKAY!?"

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He  sighed in relief – Ichijouji hadn't done anything that could prevent him from telling the others about that trade, and about what happened to him as well.

“... He still has Agumon though…” Taichi muttered to himself, grimacing. He left the base quickly, before Ichijouji could come back and do something to him.

He knew Agumon would be fine, or at least he hoped for. As soon as he reached the closest village, he sent an S.O.S to the younger kids and waited there.

"See you soon, Senpai."

He saw no particular contradiction in this exchange: the return on investment for capturing Yagami had already well exceeded the original cost.

Firstly, all of the other chosen were infuriated and wholly focused on yelling at him earlier - that much was all he had even really wanted. He could've drank in that anger forever.

Second, testing the spiral on someone he wouldn't particularly miss. It hadn't worked, but he did need to get around to that, and despite what he told the teen, he had no intention of ever hurting the other children. He bore far too much affection for them.

And of course, a method of retrieval for Motomiya that could leave the boy in tears was nothing to sneeze at.

He waved and started walking away. Preparations would be needed.

Taichi was free to go. The non-exit doors would only open for Ken.

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"One of the mysteries of this world is Sora's hat. Is it soft? Is it hard?"

"Daisuke said he's been curious about Miyako's orange helmet since the day he saw her bending it."

"Are those hats magical? Or is it some special ability only girls can have?"

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"OK, maybe it's because I have no time for jokes lately -- Life is eating me alive I swear, but why are you all pasting chicken stickers on my head when I submit a photo to the group chat?"

"Where's the JOKE!?"

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 “You don’t need any more coffee.” 

"Sorry, but I need coffee if I want to deal with those old and grumpy elders complaining about the digimon, my antics and my suggestions to prevent more buildings get wrecked during digimon fights."

"I may have no Agumon for a while, but I can protect both parties here."

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"Symbol of... what?"

Taichi is dumb. Don't forget it. Maybe this is why Daisuke gave the goggles back. To look smarter, at least.

As a runner-up for the next gogglehead of her group, Izumi wants to agree with this guy - but when she looks at his face, she sees what Junpei means by 'symbol of stupidity'.

Maybe goggles really are cursed.

" ...I'll do my best to turn the goggles into a symbol of sagacity, signore. "

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"Please don't call Omegamon bald "

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"It had been ages now and PEOPLE ARE STILL REMINDING ME ABOUT THE TIME I DREW THAT DIGITAL WORLD MAP!!"

"GIMME A BREAK!"