#team mom kunikida

[nihilo-sensei]

BSD Head-Canon: Never Volunteer to Drive Atsushi and Akutagawa Anywhere

I like the idea of SSKK, neither of whom can drive, getting a mission that's too far to walk even with their powers but also too far from a train station, so Kunikida has to drive them there while they bicker in the back seat. Everyone else who can drive refused because by now the arguments (and sexual tension) between the two have become legendary in both the ADA and the Port Mafia. Chuuya vowed never to drive them again after they argued for three hours straight on the way to a job. (They slept on the way back; Atsushi's head was resting on Aku's shoulder and Aku's head was resting on Atsu's. Chuuya definitely took a picture. Of course he texted it to Dazai. Why yes, it would make good blackmail material.)

[constarlations]

Pokémon Timeskip Series: Battle Legend Lyra 🍒🍂

One of the two Johto-Kanto champions, Lyra is best known for her bright and cheery down to earth attitude both on and off the battle field! She likes to travel ALOT you can find her in coffee shops in Kalos or surfing the waves in Alola or just about anywhere with her Fiancé, Silver by her side and never turns down a challenge to a good battle (even if she accidentally sweeps the other person’s team whoops) Her favorite drink is boba tea, her birthday is March 4th, she has a crippling gatcha AND otome addiction, and is 165 cm tall but that’s all for text no one is gonna read aaaaaa-

Drew out my timeskip Lyra due to me wanting to update a few things in regards to her design (can’t believe it’s been almost two years since my timeskip designs HELP) but I hope you enjoy!

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[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

apron kunikida is from the anthology yes ^.^

I owe the anthology artists my life. And you, anon, for the clarification.

[kunidazaimoment]

607 "it's mother's day at the office! kunikida is being celebrated as team mom" submitted by anon

sorry for that ugly atsushi, i fell sleep doodling him (aand i only woke up to post this, i am too sleepy to redraw him)

[danceofthebloodypetals]

I went to the Anime Convention and here are some funny moments.

I also got Saint Seiya commissions which I will be showing shortly.

Apparently, I was the only one cosplaying as Kunikida which is not a surprise. What was a surprise is the amount of compliments I got. I mean I cosplay him in the past but never got this many compliments before. o.o It was nice.

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We went to a Bungou Stray Dogs panel. They were talking about ships at first, listed all the ships except for Kunikida ships. My friend is like oh man I am sorry that Kunikida keeps getting forgotten by the fandom.

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Brother: I am caught up to Bungou Stray Dogs. I know everything.

Panel: (talks about theories)

Brother: I don't know what is going on.

XXX

We also have Bungou Stray Dogs photoshoot. At first, they were doing every character, team, ship except for Kunikida which again is not surprising. I was so used Kunikida being forgotten. I was also the only Kunikida there so I felt shy. My friend want to suggest Dazai and Kunikida because she thought it would be hilarious to have all the Dazai gang up on one Kunikida. She kept talking about it very loudly, hoping the organizer would hear us but she didn't haha. It was only when the organizer decided to turn around and was very surprised to see me when I was there the whole time.

Organizer: OMG, Kunikida!

Me: (awkwardly waves) Hi.

She also realize that she forgot to include the Kunikida and Dazai duo team.

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I as Kunikida have a photoshoot with all the Chuuyas. They had this idea that they would comfort Kunikda after the shit Dazai pulled which I agree to. And then one of the Chuuyas just pull a knife and gun out at me and I couldn't stop laughing, like how was I going to react to that? XD

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I heard someone talking about Saint Seiya on Sunday while waiting for ice cream. I was in my Kunikida cosplay but where were you on Saturday when I was in my Sasha cosplay?!

There was another person who knew Saint Seiya (she is one of the artists I commission) I was so surprised and her response was that she was old. Lol, does that mean I am old too? XD

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Also, my Sasha wig keep sliding off and nobody told me about it. T.T I even took a picture with my brother and my mom called me ugly. Like no shit, my wig is sliding off, why didn't anyone tell me?!

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My friends and I were trying to find some laynards and this mysterious booth that my brother asked me to find. We couldn't find it but my friend and I were joking about how we were dummies for not finding this booth and how we share one brain cell.

[that-was-anticlimactic]

my little ranpo fits right in perfectly

“I realized that there isn’t enough competition on my team,” he continued. “So I decided to give you all a reality check! Thus…” Ranpo stretched out his arms. “I made a pyramid!”

“Like… that thing from Dance Moms?” Kyouka asked, tilting her head.

Ranpo snapped his fingers. “Exactly! Now, before the work week begins, I’m going to go through everyone’s placements. That way you can see where you all stand with me.”

The pages of Kunikida’s notebook turned frantically before the book was shut. “Ranpo-san, we just do not have time for—”

But of course, Kunikida was ignored, because when did anyone in the agency ever listen to him?

[or, ranpo becomes invested in dance moms (thanks, poe) and creates an ada pyramid and it goes exactly how you think it will]

△3,013 words | ranpo centric + ada family△

[kaylichun]

Part 1

Part 2 [Here]

[smol-sirens-garden-tobemoved]

Rang

@aratakiigang​ Has Asked:  Ship Bias (for anyone) I  Send ‘Ship Bias’ and I will share up to 5 Ships I have a bias for for my muse!

Okay. I will do this with some favorites, A few though I may not get to use a lot but I want to share my love for my babies

Rangiku Matsumoto

1. Gin Ichimaru (Top Ship) 2. Toshiro Hitsugaya (Yes guilty of this ship) Don’t really have many others but I am interested in hearing anything people have to say

Chuuya Nakahara

1. Garth Nix (I know this is an OC but Mira has ruined me) @diverse-hearts-ocs​ 2. Osamu Dazai 3. Doppo Kunikida 4. Ryunosuke Akutagawa 5. Ango Sakaguchi (Again going to blame Mira)

Levy McGarden

1. Gajeel Redfox (Love him) 2. Freed Justine (They would be cute) 3. Mest (Had this ship and miss it) 4. Rufus Lore (Always thought this would be randomly cute)

Beidou

1. Ningguang 2. Kazuha Don’t really have 5 for her either

Koshi Sugawara

1. Daichi (Love team mom and team dad) 2. Asahi Don’t have a lot for him either but wanted to share

Gentaro Yumeno

1. Dice Arisugawa 2. Hifumi Izanami (Look their rivalry turned ship would be cute) 3. Ramuda Amemura 4. Jakurai Jinguji (Don’t question it) 5. Fling Poly

Hifumi Izanami

1. Doppo (Hifudo is my shit) 2. Harper (Yes another OC. I blame Aspie for this one) @mckiingbiird​ 3. Gentaro Yumeno

Jakurai Jinguji

1. Ramuda Amemura 2. Gentaro Yumeno 3. Hitoya

Jyushi Aimono

1. Kuko Harai (I Love them) 2. Ramuda Amemura (The idea of him fixing Amanda and sewing clothes) 3. Hifumi Izanami (Same as Ramuda) 4. Gentaro Yumeno (Poets and songwriters)

Kuko Harai

1. Jyushi Aimono 2. Ichiro Yamada All I really have tbh

Ramuda Amemura

1. Jakurai Jinguji 2. Gentaro Yumeno 3. Fling Poly 4. Ichiro Yamada 5. Samatoki Aohitsugi (I could put lots here)

Mist Flaive

1. Saga Latour 2. Elizabeth V. (Not too much here)

[ifellintothestyx]

I am taking a break from Genshin Impact to give you Jouno Saigiku headcanons:

Jouno is that sarcastic, heavily introverted friend who has weird tastes but they stay around because they're also the reluctant mom friend

They have a sixth sense for whenever their friends are on their bullshit

Jouno can tell when someone's lying because he can hear their heartbeat

Unfortunately for his friends (HD), he can tell who the real culprit of a prank is

He is immune to all pranks. On April 1, the Hunting Dogs minus Jouno all get together to plan elaborate pranks to finally get him

None of them have worked yet but they're not giving up

Jouno hates alcohol and smoking (if they're disgusting enough for first-timers, they're unbearable to him)

He rarely drinks alcohol, unless he's in a really bad mood and he has run out of fucks to give

He ain't a lightweight either

He's polite enough to other people and only gets ruder the more you get to know him

It's a sign of his friendship if he calls you a "dumbass who was dropped on their head as a child"

Because he can figure out your secrets easily and he's an honest asshole, the other soldiers don't like him

Jouno would have just as much admirers as Tecchou if he wasn't so much of a dick

He knows that. He does not care. He will be honest and expose all your dirty little secrets if you don't listen to him when he says that he does not want to be your friend

Jouno is ace. Don't @ me

Soldiers like to talk shit behind Jouno's back. Jouno can hear what they say, but he doesn't care

He doesn't give a damn if people hate him. As long as they can follow orders and not fuck up investigations, they can have their opinions

As long as whatever prejudice they have against him does not directly interfere with work then he won't bother with their existence

Doesn't mean that the words don't hurt though

He has attachment issues and a past with fake words and relationships which is why he's mostly straightforward when voicing his opinions on someone

You don't have to worry about him not liking you, he'll tell you when he does

He doesn't dislike everyone. People who do their jobs right, efficient people, (the Hunting Dogs) are on his good side

He has a curiosity for the ideals or mindsets of his targets, which is why he was interested in Kunikida

He hates lofty ideals because he's a realistic person which is also why he tried to show Kunikida that his ideals meant shit in a world like theirs

Jouno is a problematic asshole, no doubt about it

But he's also a reliable friend, superior, subordinate, etc

You need something done quick and in a certain way? Go to Jouno

You need help with someone giving you a hard time? Go to Jouno

He gives compliments as easily as he gives insults, he's just hard to please so you don't hear them often

I have a headcanon that the Hunting Dogs each have teams to help them with their work

Jouno's subordinates have a love-hate relationship with him that is similar to his relationship with the Hunting Dogs

"Yeah he's a bitch, but he's our bitch"

Jouno is a strict boss, but whenever one of his subordinates isn't feeling well or if they're having a hard time, he gives them a break or lessens their workload without question

He lets them do whatever they want after work, as long as they come back sober and ready the next day

He doesn't care what kind of shenanigans they pull, as long as they don't interfere with their jobs too much

He's an asshole to them too, but he's also an understanding boss

Jouno will take insults as much as he gives them so his team is allowed to retaliate, as long as they don't bring up sensitive stuff

Jouno also limits himself and his words whenever one of his subordinates is particularly sensitive

Jouno will take insults to himself easily, but will throw hands when someone insults his team or the Hunting Dogs

That arrangement goes both ways

His team will not tolerate any insults nor being pitied for working under Jouno

Teruko, Tachihara and Tecchou have each beaten up at least one mouthy policeman who had a few choice words about Jouno

Jouno knows they do this

There is no warm feeling in his chest shut the fuck up

[leap-loves]

Leap’s Selfship Masterlist!

I’ll try to keep this up to date!

Romantic F/O’s (I wanna date them):

- TFP and Knightverse Bumblebee x Dawn [ Float Like A Butterfly ]

- Nightwing / Dick Grayson x Indi / Gloria [ Sunshine in the Shadows ]

- DBZ(A) Android 16 x Raine [ Fly Away with Me ]

- Pokemon SW/SH Raihan x Chantae x Leon [ My Greatest Challenges ]

- BNHA Taishiro Toyomitsu / Fatgum x Mai Kanemoto / Monarch [ MaiTai ]

- BNHA Keigo Takami / Hawks x Asuka Hoshino [ Winging It ]

- Obey Me! Beelzebub x Faith Holmes  [ Devils Food Cake ]

- Bungou Stray Dogs Doppo Kunikida x Christina Andersen [ Written in the Waves ]

- Bungou Stray Dogs Chuuya Nakahara x Sachiko Yoshihara  [ Red and White ]

- Genshin Impact Childe x Jade [ Soak and Shock ]

- Genshin Impact Albedo x Calla [ Opposites Attract ]

- Genshin Impact Scaramouche / Wanderer x Ava [ Third Times the Charm ]

- Genshin Impact Tighnari x Shiko x Cyno [ From Land to Sky ]

- Genshin Impact Jean x Jia [ For You, Always ]

- Genshin Impact Baizhu x Yuming [ YuZhu ]

- That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Soei x Meira [ Strings of Fate ]

- That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Carrion x Elaine [ Deer to Me ]

Platonic F/O’s (I wanna hang out with them):

- TFA and TFP Ratchet + Dawn [ I Needed That ]

- Red Hood / Jason Todd + Indi / Gloria [ Light in the Dark ]

- Red Robin / Tim Drake + Indi / Gloria [ Vigilantes Run On Caffeine ]

- Robin / Damian Wayne + Indi / Gloria [ Tiny But Mighty ]

- DBZ(A) Vegeta + Raine [ Monkey Say Dragon Do ]

- Pokemon SW/SH Hop + Chantae [ We Could Be Legends ]

- BNHA Eijirou Kirishima / Red Riot + Mai Kanemoto / Monarch [ Hardwing ]

- BNHA Tamaki Amajiki / Suneater + Mai Kanemoto / Monarch [ Fly With Confidence ]

- Obey Me! Lucifer + Faith Holmes [ Double Blue ]

- Obey Me! Mammon + Faith Holmes [ Golden Glow ]

- Obey Me! Leviathan + Faith Holmes  [ Game Night ]

- Obey Me! Satan + Faith Holmes [ Hell Hath No Fury ]

- Obey Me! Asmodeus + Faith Holmes [ Beauty with a Hoodie ]

- Obey Me! Belphegor + Faith Holmes [ Nap Time ]

- Obey Me! Luke + Faith Holmes [ Sweet As Sugar ]

- Obey Me! Solomon + Faith Holmes [ The Sorcerer and His Apprentice ]

- Bungou Stray Dogs Osamu Dazai + Christina Andersen [ Calm as the Sea ]

- Genshin Impact Venti + Calla [ Easy Breezy ]

- Genshin Impact Bennett + Calla [ Heal by Fire ]

- TMNT Turtles + Renne [ Turtle Time ]

- Cyborg 009 00 Cyborgs + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Alpha-Numeric ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 001 / Ivan Whisky + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Just A Baby ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 002 / Jet Link + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Gotta Go Fast ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 003 / François Arnoule + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ ??? ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 004 / Albert Heinrich + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Swiss Army Cyborg ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 005 / G. Jr. + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Team Yeet ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 006 / Chang Changku + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Fre Sha Vocado ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 007 / Great Britain + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Why Mom Doesn't Fucking Love You ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 008 / Pyunma + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ Sand Guardian ]

- Cyborg 009 Cyborg 009 / Joe Shimamura + Ashley Sanders / Cyborg A [ ?? ]

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Also I'm perfectly fine with sharing f/o's!

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This is an updated profile version of my BSD self insert OC, Christina Rossetti. I’ll describe her character through these main 10 tv tropes you’d commonly find in characters you might know, and hopefully you’ll find some of these relatable too! There will be some side tv tropes that aren’t on this page, but I’ll mention them down below also.

♢ Team Mom- She is definitely the ultimate one in any group setting. If you are feeling your absolute worst, Christina will stop everything to smother you in your favorite blanket, foods, comfort items, and give her ultimate support speech all the way through. It’s no joke about that, and, if needed, will give you so much of a pep talk that your ears will fall off! She means well, but if you really need your personal space she will understand and back off if needed.

♢ Girly Bruiser- Despite her petite and seemingly delicate appearance, Christina is definitely a LOT stronger and tougher than she looks. Though she may love her fashionable purses, dresses, and other jewelry sets, she will NEVER put her life in danger over a ruined piece of fashion because she’s too pragmatic about that.

♢ Badass Adorable- As mentioned above, she can easily create powerful blows against any enemy that dares to cross her. Christina has a very strong stomach, and if needed, will get her hands dirty even if it ruins her favorite accessory along the way. This makes her easily one of the strongest and most resilient young ladies of the Armed Detective Agency.

♢ Beauty = Goodness- She is as beautiful on her outside appearance as much as she is kind and selfless.

♢ Adorkable- Christina is so sweet to other people that it is even embarrassing. Not to mention she can get surprisingly shy and flustered at certain times. This mainly happens when she has a crush on someone (Atsushi *cough* *cough*) , is unprepared for something, or has to lie/cover up (even though she’s AWFUL at it). 

♢ The Fashionista- Whenever she’s off work, you can easily see Christina don her favorite little pink dress, fluffy cat hoodie, or any sort of clothing that shows off her voluptuous figure. Ever the shopping vigilante, she will happily go on a mall excursion with Akiko and Naomi on weekends as long as she can shop for clothes too!

♢ Stepford Smiler (formerly)- Although others did not see it at first, Morgan was the first to notice her not really smiling for herself. Once he did call her out on that Christina admitted that she was faking it by pretending for other peoples approval. Christina Rossetti had a hard life in the past, and it truly shows when she tries so hard to make others happy even if it costs her happiness.

💟 The Pollyanna (currently)- After Morgan lectures her about taking care of herself and relying on other people, Christina eventually gives in and decides to become more self oriented. She realized later on that she needs to make herself happy first. Then she becomes a beacon of light in many peoples lives by balancing a healthy amount of selflessness and self-oriented activities. Now it’s truly hard to get her spirit down because she knows how to smile for herself.

💟 Crazy Cat Lady- It is no secret that she loves a lot of animals, but mainly cats. Everything from her main desk, to her office walls, to her favorite pull sweaters are all (in some way or another) cat themed. If she could do so, she would adopt every single cat on Earth and raise them all lovingly. In fact, she loves cats so much that even Ranpo and Dazai call her “crazy cat lady” as a frequent nickname.

💟 The  Empath- There is a reason why Christina has a literal “Heart of Gold” from her ability name,”Goblin Market”. Not only is she compassionate, but also very sensitive to social atmospheres and can easily defuse any conflict if needed. She can quickly read body language, assess emotional situations well, and even throw away anything to help her closest friends or a stranger in need. Hence why she is incredibly valuable to the Armed Detective Agency, because she can talk people down from a crisis or a hostage situation in a heartbeat. It is also another reason why she’s nicknamed, “ The ADA’s Sweetheart”.

💟 All Loving Hero(ine)- Even with some of her sworn enemies, she’s managed to forgive some of them despite the fact they hurt her multiple times. Christina’s very chipper, and is ready to think the best of everyone even if they act difficult towards her. Unlike certain people, she has no interest in revenge against her opponents, and prefers a “live-and-let-live” attitude…unless if they seriously hurt her loved ones. If so, then you’ve screwed up REAL BAD.

Side Tropes

♢ Deadpan Snarker- She mainly acts this way towards Dazai in multiple interactions. They are good friends, but they love to banter and tease each other like crazy when they do talk to each other. Most of their communication consists of savage talk and roasts from across hallways and cubicles in the Armed Detective Agency. Sometimes it can get too much and either Kunikida, Morgan, or Atsushi will have to talk them both down to prevent it from going too crazy.

💟 Spoiled Sweet- In her childhood she was pretty much the embodiment of this trope. During her younger years she lived a comfortably upper middle class life with her parents. However, when she lost her father to sudden illness in her teenage years, her living situation quickly turned into a “riches to rags” story. Nonetheless, she still has the makings of sweet and kind young woman despite her current lavish apartment living in Yokohama.

💟 Platonic Life Partner(s)- Christina and Morgan are seen as this since they both known each other from The Guild many years ago. Even though they constantly share the closeness (and nagging tendencies) of a married couple, they are the FARTHEST thing from it. Christina is highly supportive of Morgan’s romantic relationship with Dazai, and vice versa. Regardless, both sides care greatly for each other, and will easily go to hell and back to protect each other no matter what.

[ao3feed-skk]

by kurokonekokilled

No Ability AU. Sequel to Pocket Change. Dazai and Chuuya left the Port Mafia to join the Armed Detective Agency almost four years ago, planning to pull the two organizations together into an alliance - or at least a tentative test run - in order to bring about a better, safer Yokohama. The two want to bring peace and order to the city that they love, and no sane criminal would dare oppose a team of skilled operatives with the backing of both the Port Mafia and the Armed Detective Agency.

As people from each organization get paired up with each other, how will Akutagawa and Atsushi manage to find a rhythm to work together? And what will come of spending so much time with one another?

 Rating will change as story progresses.

Words: 2406, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Bridging The Rift

Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Dazai Osamu, Nakahara Chuuya, Nakajima Atsushi, Miyazawa Kenji, Yosano Akiko, Kunikida Doppo, Edogawa Ranpo, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Tanizaki Junichiro, Akutagawa Ryuunosuke, Tachihara Michizuo, Higuchi Ichiyo, Kouyou Ozaki, Hirotsu Ryuurou, Akutagawa Gin, Mori Ougai

Relationships: Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya, Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi

Additional Tags: AU, No Ability AU, ADA Dazai, ADA Chuuya, awkward negotiations, Angst, kouyou is a good mom, Truces, Dazai and Chuuya are already married, this is the sequel boys, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, this is gonna be just as sappy as Pocket Change so strap the fuck in

[athina39]

Dead Apple Movie Report/Summary

as promised, here’s my reaction thread/summary/speculations/theories about the Dead Apple Movie!!! sorry it’s a day late orz

everything under the cut because IT’S LONG. the CR subs comparison is c/o Fayto-san!!!! i watched the movie in SE Asia, so it’s a different company who handled the subtitles/distribution (it’s ODEX).

here goes! (also a warning/enticement: i’m shamelessly biased towards chuuya and soukoku)

Extra Notes:

- we probably got ourselves perma-banned so many places yesterday (the restaurant where we had lunch, the coffeeshop we went to pre-movie, the foodcourt where we had our post-movie drink, the entire mall itself....) because we were..... quite wild haha

- we took up a whole row in the cinema and there was another group that had their own row behind us! they're chuuya fans too, which is always awesome. the girl behind me is educating her new-to-the-fandom friend to ship soukoku "even if dazai is an asshole", which is Big Mood.

- certain someones (lol) cough "walking dead show" whenever soda is onscreen;;;;; if only They Knew that was the actual theme of the show (more on that below)

- our group was the loudest in the squealing/shrieking ahahaha. and aside from the obvious chuuya and soukoku scenes, we were the loudest at: (1) ALL THE GIRLS (each time yosano/agatha/tsujimura/kyouka's mom appeared, there's guaranteed squealing; Kyouka is Best Girl); (2) akutagawa's Dynamic Entry & akutagawa's curl-up lol; (3) that scene in the OP with the pm dazai & ada dazai; (4) the backstab scene; (5) dazai's handcuff escape & pill swallow. we were also fairly loud at some of atsushi's scenes, but it was more out of laughter??? like.... tiger son, you're kinda unintentionally funny/narmy this movie;;;;

- the people behind us each time there's an atsukyou scene: "BUT. SHE'S. 14." / "she's cuuuute" / "but. she's. 14."

- drinking game: drink for (1) each time atsushi yells kyouka's name - you won't make it out alive within the first 30 mins. slightly easier version: drink for (2) each time there's an orphanage flashback. fast-paced version: drink for (3) each time the "CLAWSSSS" was repeated

Movie Itself:

- chuuya's dynamic entry is so cool, pink motorbike included. like 30% of movie budget probably went to the animation of that scene. it's also asdfghk;da that chuuya tooling/destroying buildings is like, part of his theme in this movie. also, it makes me excited to see a pm days!soukoku driving a car to a mission - they both drive like hell lol

- dazai's "hi, chuuya~" haunts me until now, like. stop sounding so sassy and flirty, gdI but then again, dazai's teasing voice when he talks to chuuya the entire time is sassy and flirty so. asdfhgla

- dazai's “It would have been interesting if Chuuya got struck with lightning instead.” made us shriek because pre-movie, we were discussing that the French term for lightning strike, "le coup de foudre" is associated with love at first sight

- dazai complaining that because chuuya arrived 5 mins late, dazai had to get hit 3 times & chuuya just rolling with that = old married couple vibe much;;;;

- on a more serious note - it's very interesting to see this side of chuuya - in his previous appearances, he was the type to immediately blow his fuse whenever dazai says something to infuriate him, but this time, while he still bickers with dazai, there's a serious edge to it? chuuya's about to deal with the cause of death of his sheep fa(r)m, after all.

- (also - wtf was that dude holding a gun to dazai's head doing??? he just allowed dazai, his hostage, to fucking talk in the communicator the entire time???? bro, you ok??? are you sure you're a villain??? it would be funny tho if the 3 smacks that dazai was talking was 1 smack per sentence that he said on the communicator - because he did say 3 hahaha)

- chuuya activating For The Tainted Sorrow wordlessly (come to think of it, he has never said anything to activate For The Tainted Sorrow? like, everyone else says their ability name....) and on a whole building range = fucking lit. i wonder how's the range/control for his ability... because he managed to knock every single one of the mooks (incl the Lightning User) on that building rooftop in like, 3 seconds. and he managed to do it *without* crushing his bike, which is also on the roof, so he's able to do fine-tune who can be affected.

- chuuya so very tsun-tsun and dishonest when he wants to "help"!!! like aside from destroying buildings, being married w/dazai and being beautiful - one of chuuya's themes in the movie is that.... he does things that others tell him to, in two ways. one is if it's an order/job - which he'll only take from his superior/boss. another is if it's a debt he has to repay.

- soukoku then meets shibusawa; dazai says that all the gems that shibu's throwing away are wasted and it would have made for a good gift to women. chuuya asks for shibu to return the sheep fa(r)m, but shibu says that the sheep won't return because they committed the (apple) suicide. (so the sheep are Ability users? at least these six?)

- in the crunchyroll ver, shibu calls chuuya (&dazai?) "boring guests", while in odex ver, he calls them "bored guests"

- upon hearing confirmation that sheep fa(r)m is deader than dead, chuuya activates corruption wordlessly and tells dazai to not stop him. dazai actually acquiesces to that order w/o mouthing off, so it's good to see that he actually acknowledges how important it is for chuuya to avenge the sheep fa(r)m, despite the events in 15...

- building with soukoku&shibu explodes....... and camera pans to dramatically billowing in the wind coat of fyodor as he watches the proceedings, and calls it great entertainment. (so fyodor has already seen corruption at work? hmmmmm)

- re: the ADA briefing re: shibusawa....... like. ranpo-san. if you already knew how everything will happen/end......can you like.......inform the rest of ADA too......

- the fog events where a fog appears then disappears after a *few minutes* leaving behind a corpse of an Ability user started 3 years ago. the info that they have on shibu is that he's 29, he's an ability user, he goes by "collector", and he's the person responsible for the fog events

- also laughing at how... the meeting kunikida & tanizaki went to, to meet with the Special Ops agent... so shady hahaha. though apparently, this is the first time that the "calling card" of a stabbed, juicy apple is left behind.

- tanizaki: "why an apple?" / kunikida: "how should i know?" asd;sfha;ds why is that your main concern tanizaki, there's a dead person there in front of you hahahaha

- (flashback to bar lupin - dazai asking soda if he knows about apple suicides & soda replying that it's cinderella..... and dazai saying that soda is really interesting because of that.....dazai, your definition of interesting.... is if people don't know cultural/literary references? and soda's an aspiring author at this point??? do you sure??? and dazai giving such motives to snow white ahahaha, the definition of overthinking....;;;)

- dazai gets ambushed by ango in front of bar lupin after dazai took the pill (that would supposedly eventually act as an antidote) (like.....how the fuck did dazai end up hiding that pill in his mouth for that long and he kept on talking a lot and it didn't slip or melt wHAT) & ango says that dazai's the one who brought shibu back to yokohama;;; dazai doesn't get captured by ango's team, bec that's when the fog appears

- (atsushi sleeps inside kyouka's closet???? like............why. i thought he had his own dorm room before??? and kyouka's apparently living (in the dorm???) that's quite far away from the agency itself, bec they had to walk a long way to reach the agency?? i was initially thinking it was like, just behind the office or just the next street over hahaha

- ADA budget apparently is spent on high-tech communicators (just use special satellite phones asdj;asd) and fancy gun storage. i'm a bit disappointed that there wasn't a flamethrower. also, the gun that kuni gave atsushi??? had so many fucking bullets.

- ango and his team is able to monitor the fog in yokohama so they're.... not in yokohama? do they have like an airship or something? the fog is apparently able to remove any non-ability users in the vicinity & separate the ability user from his gift. ango reveals that the HQ of the enemies is an abandoned tower called Mukurotoride in the middle of yokohama and i'm just.... did nobody ever think that an abandoned tower in the middle of a busy city isn't damn suspicious???? it's apparently been there for a long time ffs

- (atsushi has this one-track mind that because dazai saved him, then dazai must be good at all costs, which is. i'd love to say it's because he trusts dazai, but it's more like those fanatic belief, really. it would be great if the manga can explore this deeper - because atsushi's hypocrisy is a really interesting facet of his character. atsushi who doesn't even want to point his gun towards the enemy abilities in the beginning and who say that 'even if he's a villain, we don't know the type of person he is...' 'no matter how bad they are, there's no need to kill them', but when akutagawa says that bec dazai is an enemy now, he'll kill him, atsushi reflexively points a gun at aku...)

- ango's subordinates track chuuya (A5158) down and sends him a message to "pay his debt to professor glasses"

- bitch trio scene! shibusawa's theme of boredom bec he's apparently that much of a genius whose intellect can't be surpassed. dazai says that he's just like shibu before, bored beyond belief. when shibu asks dazai how he's surpassed it, dazai claims that he's going to show shibu and that shibu doesn't know what's dazai's true intentions. shibu shoots it down by saying that it's only dazai who thinks he's fushigi mystery. dazai says that shibu needs salvation.... by either an angel or a demon.

- and because call a demon and he'll appear, fyodor appears. who tells the two that they're the only ones who think they're being mysterious because they're pretty easy to read. (shibu then calls fyodor "Majin Fyodor-kun" ahhh). dazai claims that fyodor's the one most likely to betray shibu, which fyodor agrees with. shibu just says that there hasn't been anyone who surpassed his expectations, so he's looking forward to it.

- during the entire bitch trio scene, there's a focus on apples and a certain skull.

- aku telling kyouka that she now has the opportunity to kill him in an ability-less world asdfgh;lasd

- the PM apparently has made an emergency passage specially made to counteract ability user-attacks and can't be penetrated by the fog?? i wonder how they made it?? a nullifying ability from dazai??? hmm

- aku says that the fog is a "dragon's breath" & aku schooling atsushi on information gathering is asdfjg;asd (i wonder who gave the info to aku though....? probs mori haha)

- at this point, i'm gonna jump the explanations and go with - during this entire movie, shibusawa is already dead. he's a walking dead. except for That One Flashback, shibu is dead.

- shibu then welcomes the bitch trio to his collection room, Draconia. which is filled with crystallized abilities. the room has abilities that are bright red and dull red - apparently, all the ability users that is engulfed with the mist will have crystals in the room - once the ability user has been defeated by their ability, the ability will be crystallized and will become a bright red gem inside the collection room. the collected ability can then be taken and used by anyone who's holding the red gem.

- fyodor says that the collection is enough to make a devil jealous, while shibu says that fyodor sold him information about most of the ability users in his collection, which is how he was able to collect them. (remember in the Fyodor v A chapter - fyodor got himself captured so he can steal the notes/docs about Port Mafia members. *more on this below)

- Shibusawa: But how did you gather all that information? Fyodor: Every city is filled with rats. Dazai: Meow.

- that meow also haunts me hahahaha

- shibu then basically says that he's actually just looking for That One Special Ability to make the collection worthy

- akuatsukyou arrive at the end of the passage? but it's foggy, so either the fog is stronger, they're outside of the passage, or aku's lying about the passage being impenetrable by the fog asd;fasd

- Shibusawa: To me, people are nothing but machines of flesh, behaving in identifiable ways. But there is just one person I fail to comprehend. Myself. Dazai: Don't you have any friends? Shibusawa: I don't need friends. I understand everyone's mind, after all. I will surely go to the world beyond, between my lines, past the blank spaces. Dazai: You wouldn't be saying that if you actually had friends.

- this exchange is just so asdfgj'asds like pls you two

- akutagawa summarizes rashomon's ability as.... "to change a cloth to a blade and send it flying towards the enemy". i'm so proud of how aku's able to utilize that ability and create so many things (so demon armor is literally like a suit of blades??? damn son);;; (also, this brings to mind the saying "silk hiding steel" hahaha)

- aku defeating rashomon by slapping it towards the vat of lava..... damn son again;;;; aku going "just as planned", then rashomon apparently survives and aku changes it to "just as i expect from my own ability" ahahahaha.... and aku telling rashomon that he should quiet down and that he belongs in there (in his coat).... ahh bless him

- atsushi shattering the crystal on Byakko by shoving the blade inside its mouth.... is apparently Foreshadowing for something later

- chuuya complaining that he's being expected to go to ango's facility by one phone call.... but chuuya.... you still went..... ;;;;;

Chuuya: You've got some nerve, expecting me to answer your phone call like I'm on your beck and call. Ango: May we have some time alone? This is a government facility. You don't expect to get away doing something like this, do you? (referring to chuuya probs destroying a dozen doors in the process of him reaching ango's office) Chuuya: I'll be the one to decide if I do or not. Not you. Ango: You have a debt to me. Chuuya: No, you have a debt with me. Ango: What are you talking about? Chuuya: Don't act dumb. Do you think I'm stupid? It's about what happened six years ago. Ango: What do you mean? Chuuya: It was the government who sent Shibusawa into the Dragon Head Conflict. It was supposed to end the conflict that had engulfed all of Yokohama. But he never had any intention of maintaining peace. All you did was create more corpses. You sheltered him anyway, because he's a gifted that can help in protecting the nation. That's why, not only did you turn a blind eye to all the corpses he'd produced overseas, you covered it all up. Ango: All for the peace in this nation. Chuuya (grabbing Ango): Watch your mouth, professor glasses. If you hadn't sent him out, all six of my friends would be alive right now. Ango: Will you kill me? I wouldn't mind. I've been prepared ever since I'd decided to ask for your assistance. Chuuya (throwing Ango aside): It's a deal, then. I'll accept your job. And you'll pay with your life.

- back at the creepy beautiful castle:

- fyodor and dazai utter the "keikaku doori" line, which means shit is about to go down - apparently fyozai had made a team-up to sneak into the collection room w/o shibu knowing - dazai reveals that he worked to "guide" shibu in yokohama because shibu is someone that can't be touched because he has the protection of the government... which means that he'll just continue filling up his collection room with ability users and japanese gov't will just turn a blind eye to it, and therefore shibu must be stopped by other means - fyodor says that even w/o dazai meddling with shibu, shibu would create a fog in yokohama. - fyodor takes out 2 abilities. 1st ability can summon all ability users in the area and teleport them to a single place. 2nd can turn the abilities of the gifted who touch it into crystals. (was A a foreshadowing for this all along? A's ability is to change the lifespan of his subordinates to jewels....what is with fyodor and ability users re: gems hahah) - fyodor holds up the 2 gems so that dazai can touch it and nullify it

- (a side note: at this point, here are the characters who've been shown to still retain their abilities: Dazai, Chuuya, Fyodor*more on this later; Dazai because his nullification still works; Chuuya, because he still had that glowy red when he dealt with ango and cracked an entire office wall in the process)

- the logic is that, if dazai touches the 2 gem abilities... the crystals will be broken and the abilities will return to their "former state"*** (v important) and the ability to summon all ability users in one place (aka The Fog) will be cancelled and therefore fog will disappear

- fyodor offers the 2nd gem first... dazai touches it.... but instead of the abilities returning to their owners, the abilities escaped from the crystal shells inside the collection room and fused into one

- before dazai can work on dispelling the fog by touching the 1st gem, shibusawa stabs dazai in the back with a fruit knife. shibu says that he expected this, bec nothing surpasses his expectations. dazai just blandly says "i see... so this is where the betrayal happens", bec fyodor had supposedly locked the door to the collection room when they entered it, but woopsie, apparently not, because fyodor values entertainment

- dazai asks shibu what's his next step, but shibu says that his target is dazai anyway, so there's "no next"

- dazai says that he didn't expect a fruit knife to hurt this bad, so there must be poison in it

- shibu tells dazai that he can now taste the death he's longed for dearly

- in CR subs: dazai says: "How could you? This feels great" while in ODEX subs, dazai says: "What have you done? This doesn't feel great at all", which i think makes more sense

- fyodor says that "with the owner dead, the ability leaves him", and dazai "dies" and "no longer human" crystallizes

- (a side note: so it's confirmed that if ability user dies, ability leaves him.... but what happens to it next? is it transferred to a next person? how about its effects? the people that yosano healed... will their effects be gone and therefore the people will regain their wounds??)

- shibu holds NLH in his palms. shibu's very excited to see NLH crystallized because it very blue (as opposed to the red-gem abilities), the blue changes to red, gemblocking him.

- (presumably, NLH activates?? but.... fyodor held the two gems before and they didn't really activate.... but maybe they didn't because they were already active??)

- Fyodor: The merging ability (the 1st gem, aka: The Fog, aka Shibusawa's Ability) and the disabling ability (NLH). With the two contrary abilities becoming one, a singularity is born. Even with Dazai's special ability, what you really desire-- your lost memories-- will never come back.

- fyodor then says that he'll help shibu recover his memories, and slits his throat

- (joint orphanage flashback time!! c/o atsu and shibu as shibu regains his memories! shibu experiments on young atsushi by electrocuting him. shibu says that the president was mistaken about atsushi's ability, implying that atsushi's real ability isn't Beast Underneath the Moonlight. it's apparently a Very Special Ability, but atsushi's not able to use it properly because of his youth/inexperience. shibu says that even he isn't able to pull the ability out and collect it with his fog.

- in CR subs, shibu says that: "It's the only special ability that won the envy of all other gifted." // in ODEX subs, shibu says that: "It's a special ability that can grant the wishes of other ability users"

(a side note - if his real ability is an ability that can grant his wish, it's possible that atsushi probably read a picture book somewhere or got influenced into thinking that Tigers are Bad. his ability goes haywire, bec it was too strong and he was too young to control it, so atsushi's ability has formed into a tiger because atsushi needed something to blame. something beastly. something monstrous. he can't accept that he himself is the one who's hurting others, so he has formed his ability to turn to a tiger. the regeneration, the shounen power ups... they're not very "tiger-like" or it'd make for a very OP tiger, so his ability could be to make his wishes to reality, like "i want to heal!", "i want to be strong!" and the tiger is just the form that atsushi can deal with/can understand. you can even say..... that byakko is his fursona;;;; *gets kicked*)

(more side note: irl!atsushi wrote a story Tiger Poet, which features a man changing to a tiger....that is a poet... so he might have read that story and got an idea re: the tiger. there's a quote there, "We are all the trainers of wild beasts and the beasts in question are our own inner-selves.", which could be atsushi getting the idea of personifying his ability as a tiger so he can "tame it", aka control his ability)

- anyway, young atsushi didn't enjoy the electrocutions, the tiger takes over and claws shibusawa's face off, killing him

- shibu then says that the reason why he targeted atsushi to begin with is because he heard from a Russian named Fyodor that atsushi's ability is special (see the same contrast betw the CR and ODEX subs noted above)

- present time, fyodor then confirms that shibu died at that point. But. upon death, shibusawa apparently inherited a new ability - the ability to split himself (his soul? spirit?) away from his corpse. his body (aka, the skull that's been there the entire time) is the one who remembers death while his mind doesn't remember it and has retreated into a room (the Collection Room) to deal with his Feelings. (so it means that the shibu soukoku faced off in the beginning is walking dead shibu as well, because apparently shibu has gone for the gem collection quest after his death)

- a side note: so Shibusawa's Real/Original Ability is The Fog (1st ability can summon all ability users in the area and teleport them to a single place....and presumably "pull" the ability away from them). after dying, he got the ability to separate his mind from his corpse (redefining mind over matter), presumably given to him by fyodor?. he then gets the ability to turn abilities into crystals, presumably given to him by fyodor too?, then because he's basically a ghost wandering around earth, he tries to find a reason for "existing" to fulfill the void, which leads him to gathering abilities (*more on this later)

- the abilities continue fusing to each other, creating a huge mass. dazai's "dead" body is sucked into that mass.

- fyodor comments that dazia is quite greedy, because even in death, he intends to watch the city fall into destruction. fyodor then says that as congratulation for their anniversary of being friends (LOL; also - they've known each other for a year already? or is fyodor gigglesnorting here and considering that very same day as the start of their friendship?), he'll tell the dead dazai the reason why he managed to keep his ability in the fog.

- a "2nd" fyodor appears, the personification of his ability. he looks exactly like him. they say the "I am crime. I am punishment. Did you know? Crime and punishment are close friends." line ahahaha

- fyodor merges with his ability

- the mass of abilities that sucked dazai in changes for to a dragon

- fyodor reveals that the dragon is the form of the chaos of special abilities. (remember that "original state of abilities" that fyodor said above? apparently, it's a dragon)

- the singularity anomaly readings are over 9000, more than the events 6 years ago (aka, the opening scene). ango checks on chuuya's location to see if he's on his way

Ango: Chuuya-kun... Dazai-kun is almost certainly eliminated by now.Do you understand what that means? (implying that if chuuya ends up using corruption, there's no dazai who'll nullify it, therefore he'll also die) Chuuya: I don't care. Ango: Are you sure? You haven't taken your reward... My life. Chuuya: Don't get cocky, asshole. You were a just lowly infiltrator six years ago. It's not like anyone would have listened to you if you had opposed their plan to use Shibusawa.  (Chuuya lowkey implying that he actually doesn't blame Ango all that much, despite all his talk earlier) Chuuya: This is nothing but that idiot's plans. That Dazai is still inside there. No doubt about it. I need to give him a smack, or I'll never get over it. I'm hanging up.

(can i just say.... chuuya.... even though he has no proof of it whatsoever, he believes that dazai's still alive and waiting for him. ango, who can see the readings of the ability users, knows that dazai's dead. but chuuya----he doesn't need that kind of logic. unconditional trust is here, folks. also, the theories about chuuya actually being able to read dazai's plans/motives??? hell yes)

- chuuya's in a plane approaching the castle (so confirmed that ango's office really is floating over yokohama??? or at least not near it?)

Tsujimura: We're approaching the target. Chuuya: You're that chick from way back. Tsujimura: I'm Tsujimura. Are you really going? Chuuya: Yeah. Tsujimura: It's no use. No human can defeat it. That thing is a monster beyond human comprehension. Get overconfident and fight it, and you'll die. (lowkey spoilers about chuuya being beyond human, thanks bones) Chuuya: That's not a reason to chicken out and go home. Do you know when it's all right to chicken out and go home? Tsujimura: I do not. Chuuya (jumping off the plane): There is no such time.

(chuuya's badass way of removing his gloves and jumping off and his hat and coat flying off???? the whole cinema SCREAMED)

- chuuya chants the "grantors of dark disgrace" line and corruption activates

- chuuya lands on a building, breaks it down to chunks and launches them at the dragon (with dazai inside hahaha)

- extended battle scene with chuuya just battling a dragon, which is the force of a fuckton of ability users' abilities combined, and nailing it. like. just. think about it. the dragon is formed by the force of all the abilities. and there's like, more than 128 of them (as per the initial briefing with ADA). chuuya actually defeated the force of that many ability users. fuck.

- chuuya jumps down to a huge-ass building, floats it and uses it to beat up a dragon. a building is being used as a baseball bat to hit a dragon. the sheer scale and ridiculousness of how powerful he is??? amazing.

- chuuya ends up ramming the building to the dragon's mouth. that's how the fight ends. he makes the dragon choke on AN ENTIRE BUILDING.

- chuuya then yells "DAZAIIIIIIIIIIII" as the dragon explodes (while he's still in corruption mode)

- chuuya reaches dazai, who's inside the dragon, and chuuya (still in corruption mode) punches dazai in the face

- the punch is apparently the key needed for dazai to bite down on the pill, releasing the antidote to the poison (if only romeo and juliet knew about this method...)

- dazai lives. chuuya coughs out blood from using corruption for too long.

- they float in the air and dazai. just. softly touches chuuya's cheek, disabling corruption.

Dazai: You believed in me and used Corruption? I'm so touched I could cry. Chuuya: Yeah, I did. I believed in your disgusting craftiness and refusal to die.* Dazai: That was a somewhat violent way of waking Snow White. Chuuya: You're the one who planned it by hiding an antidote in your mouth, knowing I'd punch you.

...JUST.

dazai's voice.

chuuya. admitting that he believes in dazai. in ODEX subs, it was "i believed in the fact that you wouldn't die", which is extra doki in that ----- even though they've said "i'll kill you" to each other so many times (even in the beginning of the movie) and even though chuuya knows about dazai's double suicide longings.... he still believes that dazai wouldn't die.

and just. dazai implying that he's snow white. and chuuya just rolling with it????? dazai implying that chuuya's the prince who woke up snow white. and chuuya just rolling with it????????

this is high-level flirting i CANNOT

and chuuya KNOWING that him being here is part of dazai's plans and him being here anyways knowing that (even though he had mentioned about dazai's plans always toying with him---)--------------- i CANNOT

Chuuya: Let go, asshole. Dazai: (*dazai presses down on chuuya's head to prevent him from moving*) Don't move. The fog hasn't cleared. I don't want to have to protect you from your special ability in this situation. Chuuya: It's still not over? Dazai: No, it's just beginning. Chuuya: Shit. I can't even move a single finger. (Chuuya collapses into Dazai's thigh, his face/chin landing on Dazai's upper right thigh/hip) Dazai: I predicted things this far. But the rest is on them.

and of course. the lap scene. the scene that killed everyone in the cinema. just. there's no words that can bring it justice. the fuwafuwa atmosphere. the shoujo music background during the floating then the lap scene. the sound of dazai's hand patting chuuya's head. the body placements. the camera angles. that pic in the magazine???? oh boy the actual scene, the extended scene is 10000000000x gayer.

just think.

dazai. who shoved atsushi off when he fell on him.

dazai. who had chuuya fall on his crotch and legs and just. let him stay there. like yes, the point is that dazai has to keep on touching chuuya so he can nullify chuuya's ability and therefore not have his powerful ability have a separate form that can fight them. but they didn't have to stay in that position, did they? i mean, chuuya can't move but dazai could have shoved him off, right? he could have touched him using anything else but keeping him between his legs and patting his head/hair right.

.............BUT WAIT.

dazai.

before he "died".

he.

already nullified the ability to form abilities to crystals. the only ability left is shibusawa's fog, which can trap ability users in one place and extract the ability from them (and just that. the abilities shouldn't be trying to hunt down their "owners" anymore, because no more moon crystal power. right???)

so.

dazai........didn't really have to keep touching chuuya then?

.......is that so. huh.

.....i see.

sasuga dazai.

(i mean even that conjecture is incorrect - as in the Fog can also make abilities fight their owners, aside from just extracting them..... did dazai really have to touch chuuya like that????? .....he really did, huh. i see. sasuga dazai)

.........also. the ability, even if given form, only attacks the owner. (except for that lol-worthy case of rashomon and the tiger having different ideas and attacking each other). so if dazai, as he says, really hates chuuya and wants him to die...... he can..... just let the ability kill chuuya, right??? he doesn't *have* to protect chuuya from it, right? his keikaku that will allow him to use the antidote pill is done, right....? ....ah, but he has to protect chuuya... i see.... sasuga dazai) (unless dazai thinks that chuuya's ability would also hunt him down, in which case.......... dazai, you think yourself that important to chuuya that his ability will hunt you too, huh...... i see.... sasuga dazai)

....also.

dazai.

saying that this is within his predictions, while he's holding the collapsed chuuya to his thigh. still with his hands on chuuya's head. dazai....... why are you predicting that chuuya will end up in your lap. more importantly, why does your predictions END once you have chuuya in your lap. you're leaving the akuatsukyou children to fend for themselves and didn't predict the next parts because you got chuuya in your lap already. .....i see. sasuga dazai;;;;

(a sidenote. from above. fyodor sold the port mafia's information re: ability users to shibusawa. the ability users that shibu knows about will be in the collection room, their abilities getting taken from them. chuuya has his ability The Entire Movie. he didn't lose for the tainted sorrow, at all. so.

- chuuya's ability too strong and can't be extracted, just like atsushi - OR chuuya's ability not in port mafia records - OR chuuya's info is there, but incorrect/incomplete - OR chuuya's info is there, fyodor kept chuuya's ability's information and didn't sell it (a good theory for fyoya fans???) - OR collection room can only get abilities from humans?

(signs point to the first one....... but the other options are also hmmmmm)

- fyodor planting a broken crystal of shibusawa's original ability crystal on the skull's head (it looks like a goddamn horn) so that shibu becomes the "point of singularity" in lieu of the dragon bec dragon is dead. fog continues.

- shibusawa realizing that all his plot?? at collecting abilities? is just his way of trying to cope with the fact that his real thirst lies with atsushi. no really. he just really, really, really wants to see atsushi again.

- another sidenote: AGATHA IS A QUEEN. also, we're laughing about how Agatha is in command of EU. (no brexit in BSD world, apparently) (but also crying a bit because..... Verlaine and Rimbaud and the Trancendentals could be part of the clock tower order??? because there's 12 Transcendetals, there's 12 #s in a clock and they're from france, therefore europe, therefore part of EU therefore----)

- THAT FUKUMORI BACK TO BACK SCENE. MOTHER OF FUCK. mori having faith in dazai's keikaku..... but he's wrong.... because dazai's keikaku had already ended a few minutes ago, with chuuya in his lap. (but really. so mori can't 100% predict dazai, apparently. because mori thinks that it's still within dazai's plan, but dazai says it's not anymore, so.) also. mori being able to kill the ability-elise but not doing so because of the power of cute??? wow, just wow.

Mori: Fukuzawa-dono. Fukuzawa: What a coincidence, Mori-sensei. Mori: Are you having a problem? Fukuzawa: I've just had a glimpse of a solution. Mori: Excellent. Is it not at times like these that your daily actions speak? (They attack each other's abilities) Fukuzawa: I thought you only used your scalpel. I'll be careful from now on. Mori: No mercy, even for an endearing girl. The lone swordsman, Silver Wolf. You are indeed full of sin.* (CR: you are indeed guilty; ODEX: you are indeed, full of sin) Fukuzawa: That was nothing but a demon. Elise: Hey, Rintarou! What the heck are you doing, leaving me behind?! Mori: It's the real Elise-chan~ Fukuzawa: I think she's a demon either way.

- the akukyouatsu v shibu fight continues, with shibusawa basically saying, "ATSUSHI THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE" in repeat. the reference re: tiger v dragon is brought up. shibu says that he's not bored anymore bec atsushi's there.

- the tiger and the dragon are enemies. (more on that here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TigerVersusDragon) apparently, because the dragon represents all the abilities fused together, the tiger is the opposite (......so..... tiger = no abilities? hmmmmm. no wonder fyodor wants him. it's the fulfillment of his goal of a world without abilities, then?). shibu says that atsushi's ability is the opposite of all the abilities, the most special ability of all. atsushi's ability crystallizes, but before shibu can take it, atsushi grabs and says "that's not an ability, that's me!"

- (side note:

- i wasn't expecting that atsushi (whether it's the beast underneath the moonlight or the possibility that his is an ability that takes the form of his desires/wishes) would be the opposite of all the abilities. i would think it's more of dazai's or someone who can erase an ability, but. MC powers? - then again. all of shibusawa's info came from fyodor. so it's also highkey possible that this is all Fake News from fyodor)

Shibusawa: I understand everything, now. Why I'm here, why you appeared before me, and what his words mean... You... You must be the angel who saves me.

- shibu proving dazai right that "an angel" saved him, though technically a "demon" saved him "from death" before too....

- atsushi kills shibu for the second time by crushing his skull

- AGATHA. BEING DISAPPOINTED. THAT YOKOHAMA IS SAVED. because. "The scent of a burning nation goes well with tea." AGATHAAA

- at the end of fighting, chuuya's propped up against the wall of rubble (YOU KNOW THE ONE). his hat apparently landed a few feet away from him. (did dazai drag him there so he can be near his hat? did dazai look for the hat?? did the hat get magically pulled to where chuuya is??).

akutagawa appears.

chuuya asks what the hell is he doing here, then says that the idiot dazai is safe.

akutagawa..... bows to chuuya.

like damn.

akutagawa "DON'T YOU ORDER ME, YOU FOOL" ryuunosuke, bowing down to chuuya. a+++++++++

but then akutagawa starts to leave chuuya behind ahahahaha

and chuuya goes..... what, you're just gonna leave me here when you see i can't walk what. but seriously, his line is: "Oi. Lend me a shoulder."

(so.... dazai and chuuya were together till daybreak, in time for chuuya to wake up, for the spoonDI cover to be shot, for them to have matching bruises on their lips in that photo, huge smiles in their faces, for dazai to change clothes, for chuuya to be unable to walk.......... i don't to say they banged in the rubble, but they totally banged in the rubble.)

- dazai basically saying that, welp i did this keikaku and harmed so many things! - atsushi: but dazai is helping yokohama!!! - Dazai: Do I look like such a good person?

- atsushi.... i want to say it's your trust or that it's your naivete, but...... are you sure you have eyes lol

- dazai reveals that he hopes that shibu managed to fill his boredom and loneliness..... dazai, stop projecting your issues on others. stop helping others with your same issues achieve happiness.... do it to yourself first please.....

- as the ending song plays... we have this scene from ango:

Ango: Given the complexity of the three masterminds' motivations, we still don't have a full picture. Dazai-kun's the same as usual, and demon Fyodor's intentions are impossible to comprehend. But, beyond all the scheming and lying, the incident may fundamentally be very simple. How is a man like Shibusawa, so intelligent that others look like alien creatures to him, to act, to be destroyed, or to be saved? To be one of three aliens in the world, in isolation and loneliness... I can't even imagine it.

.....like, given the movie. it really is a good summary. all these genius aliens.... they actually have such simple thoughts.

- shibu did all of that, but he just really wanted to see atsushi again. - fyodor did all of that, but he just really wanted to be a bitch and have fun. (and maybe kill all ability users eventually) - dazai did all of that, but he just really wanted to try an apple suicide and be saved just like snow white.

.....one of it is not like the others, ahahaha;;;;;;

- chuuya looking beautiful in the ending scene, as he talks with mori

Chuuya: Were you aware of the trick, Boss? (*referring to dazai not really dying? and using that antidote pill?) Mori: Dazai-kun was acting on his own, and I expected he would need your help. As a forerunner. Chuuya: So I was an opening act? Mori: Dazai-kun decides the star. (in ODEX: Dazai-kun was the one who decided on the star.) Chuuya: And what do I get in return? Mori: The return of order in this city. Chuuya: The peace of this city, huh? Mori: Good work. Chuuya: You don't need to thank me. It was your order, so I'm just doing my job.

- asdfgj;asd - mori #1 soukoku shipper confirmed. like. even if he has that much faith in dazai's plans (see above), he also has a lot of belief that dazai's plans will work if chuuya's there to help.

and that "dazai decides the star"/"dazai decided (on you) being the star.... and chuuya....... just rolling with it. he's not ok with simply being an "opening act" ahhaahh. and mori knowing that dazai made the plan with chuuya having the starring role. and chuuya Knowing that too.

and here comes chuuya's concept of "reward" again.... does this boy get paid.......

chuuya's reward being yokohama's peace???? is he really part of the mafia??????????? a pure boy. someone give him the yokohama peace prize.

- second to the last scene is fyodor still creeping on them:

Fyodor: Everything is but entertainment. But in order to end this world, rife with crime and punishment, I really do need that book. The blank novel sleeping in this town.

(so Book's location is confirmed to be in Yokohama at this point)

- final scene with ADA doing business as usual and atsukyou going out for a mission? to buy crepes? to buy chazuke? idk

[mindfilledwithgalaxies]

Kenji: You’re like our mom. Team mom! (Chanting) Team mom! Team mom! Team mom!

Kunikida: I’m not the team mom!

The whole agency and Fukazawa: (chanting) Team mom! Team mom! Team mom!

Kunikida: Wait, why are you chanting?!

Fukazawa: It is a catchy chant.

Kenji: Team-

Kunikida: One more chant, and no Apple Juice after work!

[kaylichun]

Part 1 [Here]

Part 2(end)

[furinjuru]

Our Sea Of Today - Chapter 15 - Impact

Weekly updates! Vague relationships! Thinly veiled angst! And more! On this week’s chapter.

Dia whistles softly as the three members of Aqours step out into the field, sunlight warming her body. They had decided to get some fresh air before doing final preparations, something that in Dia’s opinion was a waste of time. Now that she’s out here, however, it does feel nice. She wishes they’ll be able to hold a performance out here soon.

“It’s a nice day, isn’t it?” Yoshiko asks while staring directly at the sun, no clouds obstructing her view. As always, Dia quickly takes action.

 “Don’t do that, you’ll ruin your eyesight.”

 “Okay, mom.” Dia scowls. “I’m just happy...that my bad luck isn’t so bad today.”

 “Bad luck?” Chika asks. “What do you mean by that?” Yoshiko visibly flinches at the question.

 “Nothing. What do you mortals call it again...a Freudian slip, that’s what it was.” Chika continues staring at her until she relents with a sigh. “Just...something that happens occasionally.” More like every time. “Usually it would rain whenever I want to do something outdoors.”

 “Oh.” Chika nods, putting on a thoughtful expression. “I see. So...in other words.” Chika poses the way Yoshiko would whenever she’s in fallen angel mode. “A god has cursed you since birth, sending holy water from the heavens in order to keep your power in check.” She says with a knowing smile gracing her features. “Did I get that right?”

 “Huh?” Yoshiko blushes at Chika’s fallen angel act. Somehow, it makes her seem a lot cooler than usual. “T-that’s the gist of it, yes.”

 “Then don’t worry!” Chika giggles. “You can borrow some of my good luck!”

 “What?” The idea is absolutely insane, even by Yoshiko’s standards. Chika is unfazed by Yoshiko’s blatant confusion.

 “And I’m sure Dia wouldn’t mind sharing some of her luck too!” Said dark-haired girl tenses up at her name, then begins to scratch at the mole on her face.

 “I don’t have that much luck either.” She shrugs. “Buuuut, I suppose I can help relieve you of your misfortune.”

 “Wait a second, you two can’t do that,” Yoshiko says indignantly. “It would be unfitting for a fallen angel of my caliber to burden you with such a powerful curse.”

 “Oh?” Chika smirks mischievously. “Are you sure? Aren’t we your little demons? Wasn’t it our job to help you in any way we can?”

 “U-uhm,” Yoshiko stutters, “I changed my mind! Yohane can handle this herself.” She hears Dia sighing.

 “Give up, Chika’s too fired up to quit now.” She smiles as well. “Just accept our gift.”

 “That’s right! So please borrow our power, Yohane-sama!” Chika beams at her, and Yoshiko remembers why she likes Chika so much as her heart threatens to burst out of her chest. She’s so nice! And when Dia is her smiling, more laid-back self, she gives off a similar feeling.

 “...you two are weird. That’s so dumb,” she says, confidence filling her tone. “Fine. If you want it so badly, then Yohane will accept your gift.”

 “Great! And in return,” Chika grabs Yoshiko’s arm and begins dragging her towards the auditorium. “Yohane can help us with preparations. Isn’t that right, Dia?”

 Dia nods, looking as smug as ever. It takes a while for the gears in Yoshiko’s head to begin turning, but when they do she tries to break free of Chika’s grasp. “Y-you tricked me! You can have your stupid luck back.”

 “Sorry, no refunds,” Dia answers seriously. “You’ll just have to suck it up.”

 Yoshiko sighs as Chika continues to lead her by the arm, trying not to focus on the physical contact. “I don’t feel very lucky right now.”

 “I do~,” Chika says in a sing-song tone. “I know something good’s gonna happen! I can just feel it. No bad luck here.”

 Even though that sounds like the opposite of Yoshiko’s experiences throughout her life, she can’t help but smile at her friend’s optimism. “We’ll see.”

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 “There you are!”

 The three first-years had been walking aimlessly when someone approaches You from behind, putting their hands on her shoulder. As the three turn to face the newcomer, You smiles brightly while the other two stare at her in awe.

 “Kanan-chan!” You greets the blue-haired girl, shocking Hanamaru with how informally she addressed her.

 “You-chan.” She returns the smile before turning her gaze towards Ruby, the redhead letting out a squeak as she locks eyes with Kanan. “Ruby-chan, good to see you. It’s been a while since we talked normally, hasn’t it?”

 “Y-yes!” She stutters. “Uhh, it’s been a while, Kanan-san.” Kanan chuckles, causing Ruby to turn bright red.

 “You don’t have to be so formal, Ruby-chan. Dia isn’t here right now.” Ruby nods, and Kanan finally turns towards the last person. She remains silent, putting on a contemplative expression while Hanamaru sweats under the attention. Then, Kanan snaps her fingers. “Then you must be Kunikida-san, am I right?”

 “Yes, I’m Kunikida Hanamaru. Pleased to meet you, zura.” The words hang in the air as Hanamaru processes what she had said. “Wait, I meant-”

 “Don’t worry, it’s your verbal tic, right? I know about it.” Kanan walks towards her, offering her hand, which Hanamaru takes. “Matsuura Kanan, although I guess you already knew that. I’ve heard a lot of things about you.”

 “Really, zura?” Hanamaru looks happy, but You notices that Ruby is sweating profusely.

 “Yep!��� Kanan says, grinning. “Ruby talked about you a lot whenever I came over. A lot.” She emphasizes.

 “Kanan-chan, please don’t....” Ruby moans, covering her reddening face with her hand. Hanamaru looks equally embarrassed. The reactions only fuel Kanan to continue.

 “Did you know that the reason Ruby wanted to be moved up a year was so she can be in the same year as you?” Kanan asks, the teasing smile still etched on her face. Now even more embarrassed, Ruby launches herself at Kanan, trying to cover her mouth using her hands.

 “Don’t listen to her, Hanamaru-chan! Kanan-chan, you’re just a big liar. I never said anything like that!” She shouts, eliciting loud laughter from Kanan. “Stop laughing, this isn’t funny.”

 “It’s kind of funny,” Kanan replies, out of breath from laughing so much. “You’re a lot more forward nowadays, aren’t cha?”

 “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Ruby pouts, crossing her arms.

 Kanan hums, ruffling Ruby’s hair as the redhead tries to maintain a neutral expression. “Yeah, you’re kinda like your sister in that way. I just hope you don’t become as much of a workaholic as she is.”

 “I’ll keep that in mind,” Ruby says genuinely. “Thanks, Kanan-chan!”

 “Of course, Ruby-chan. Anything for my favorite underclassman.”

 “Wait a minute, favorite?” You interrupts, seeming to have taken offense to Kanan’s statement. “What about me?”

 “I don’t even like you most of the time,” Kanan replies jokingly. “Same with Chika. Both of you are too much of a sh- too much to handle most of the time.” She corrects herself after realizing that cursing in front of Ruby is a big no-no.

 “What about Sis?” Ruby asks curiously.

 “Second favorite,” Kanan assures, Ruby giving her a wide smile at the answer. “And Kunikida-san, even though I only met you today, I already like you a lot, so you’re number three.” She then adds, “Especially since Ruby-chan is so fond of you.”

 Ruby hurriedly changes the subject, “By the way, why are you here Kanan-chan? I thought you’d be in the student council room.”

 “Well, You-chan here,” She clasps the girl’s shoulder, “told me she wanted to sign up for the swimming team, but for some reason kept forgetting to take the form from the student council room.”

 “Oh....” Now that You thinks about it, she remembers having a talk like that with Kanan. But the following days were so hectic that she completely forgot about that. “Right. I forgot about that.”

 “And this is why you’re not my favorite underclassman,” Kanan says, laughing at You’s displeasure. “So, you’re still interested, right? I can help you sign up right now.”

 You sighs. “Sure, I guess.” Gleefully, Kanan leads the three first-years towards a nearby booth. After a brief conversation with the girls managing it, they hand You a form and a pen, which she quickly fills out. The process is quick, and when she’s done she can feel an encouraging pat on her back.

 “See, wasn’t that easy?” Kanan asks. “Doesn’t take more than a few minutes. You must’ve been really busy if you can’t even spare that much time to come to the student council room and fill it out.”

 “I wasn’t busy, I just forgot about it,” You says, although both are just as bad.

 “Either way, thanks for joining! And just so you know, I was lying about before. You and Chika are my 35th favorite underclassman.”

 “Thanks, I guess.” Kanan gives her one last pat on the back before walking away.

 “Woah,” Hanamaru whispers. “Matsuura-san is really cool, zura.”

 “You think so?” You shrugs as the three begin to wander around again. “I guess I’m used to hanging out with her, so she isn’t really that cool to me.”

 Still, You remembers when she was younger and saw Kanan as an older role model, unlike Chika who was also older, but not exactly respectable. And at that time, she probably thought Kanan was indeed cool. So Hanamaru does have a point.

 “Did you do something to make her mad? She kept joking about not liking you. I-it was a joke, right zura?”

 “Yeah, it was just a joke.” You waves off the concern. “Plus, it’s not that bad. At least I’m number 35 in her books.”

“Do you know how many first and second-years there are?” You gives her an inquiring look. “36. So the two of you are tied for last.”

 Dammit. She didn’t notice that. Ruby looks like she hadn’t known about it either. “That’s not a lot of people, huh?”

 “No,” Hanamaru says, almost solemnly. “I wonder how many people are gonna apply next year? I hope it’s more than this year.”

 Ruby nods, but seems different, somehow. Like there’s something she’s hiding. Since Dia is her sister, maybe she knows something they don’t?

 “Well, we can only hope for the best, right?” You offers. “It’s a nice place. I’m sure more people will come if they know about it.”

 “Yeah,” Ruby smiles. “You’re right. We shouldn’t be worried; let’s stop talking about this.” “Oh, let’s see the other clubs, zura!” The three of them find themselves agreeing with Hanamaru’s idea, and they continue to walk around, checking out all of the stands and going to the cafeteria when they finally get bored.

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 Hours pass until Kanan’s voice blares through the school’s sound system, announcing that the club performances are about to begin. Ruby was practically shaking in her seat in anticipation of it, something You found both funny and endearing. They quickly made their way to the auditorium, wanting to get a nice spot to watch from. Luckily, they’re able to stand right in front of the makeshift stage, waiting for the performances to officially start.

 While Ruby excitedly talks with Hanamaru about school idols, You sees a flash of crimson in the corner of her vision. A second-year stands to her left, her red ribbon causing her to stand out in a sea of first-years. You recalls seeing her before, although she struggles to remember her name. “Sakurauchi-san?”

 The crimson-haired girl freezes up, slowly turning her head to the source of the voice. When her eyes meet You’s, she furrows her brow as if attempting to remember her as well. “Watanabe-san?”

 “That’s me!” You grins, trying to lighten up the mood. Riko seems relieved that she got her name right, her shoulders relaxing. “Didn’t expect to see you here. Usually the second-years are the ones running the show.”

 “Well it’s not like I’m a member of a club, so I’m in the same position you are.”

 “Oh, right.” You blushes, sheepishly rubbing her neck. “You’re a new transfer, right? How’s Uranohoshi?”

 Riko shrugs, her gaze wandering back to the stage. “I’ve only been here for a week, so I don’t think I can form a solid opinion on it just yet.”

 “But what’s your first impression?” You asks, hoping that she’s not being too much of a nuisance, especially since they’re pretty much strangers.

 “It’s...different,” Riko mumbles out. “Compared to Tokyo. That’s where I come from. It’s a lot quieter, so I prefer it here.”

 “Oh, so you’re more of a quiet person?” She nods, and You feels even guiltier now. She probably isn’t even interested in talking. But she hopes that Riko will forgive her, because You would rather die than stand awkwardly fiddling her thumbs or third-wheel Hanamaru and Ruby. “I guess you’re pretty close with Kurosawa-san?”

 Riko seems to put some thought before answering. “Somewhat. She’s the one who asked me to watch their performance, but I don’t think she’d consider us as friends. I believe it’s just her showing her appreciation for letting her borrow my piano.”

 “I remember Dia saying that yesterday.” Riko’s eyes snap open, staring at You with a mixture of shock and awe.

 “You’re on a first-name basis with her?”

 You shrugs. “I guess so, but it’s mostly because of Chika.” At that, Riko looks understanding.

 “Well, she’s a nice person, even if she’s a bit too forward.” You nods in agreement. “Her and Yoshiko-san. They’ve both been very kind to me in my first week. Even though I’ve rarely interacted with people other than those three, they seem to be nice.”

 Before You can respond, the sound of a microphone turning on from somewhere fills the room. In the middle of talking, more first-years have entered the room, but there’s still a lot of empty space. Once everyone is quiet, the blonde headmistress from before steps up on stage. Her smile wavers slightly when she sees the number of people in front of her, but it quickly returns twice as strong. “Everyone! Good morning! I hope you’ve all had a shiny day.”

 Murmurs of confusion spread through the small crowd, which are quickly silenced when the headmistress continues. “As you can see, we have a few very beautiful performances from the clubs of Uranohoshi. First, let’s give a round of applause for the Choir Club!” She exits the stage as another group steps up. Hanamaru’s paying extra attention to them, as she’s considering whether or not it’s worth it to join.

 Club after club finishes up their demonstrations, all of them eliciting a positive response. Hanamaru says that she’ll join the choir, but might join other clubs that pique her interest. Ruby is still restless, while Riko looks...bored?

 But finally, it’s time for the performance they’ve been waiting for. The curtains part and three girls step forward. Chika stands in the middle, Dia to her right, and Yoshiko to her left. She hears Ruby letting out a shocked gasp when they walk out in their outfits, and You admits that she’s also surprised by how good it looks. It seems like all the effort she and Yoshiko put into it didn’t go to waste. Riko, however, seems concerned more than anything else. “Aren’t those skirts way too short?”

 “I think they’re wearing shorts underneath.” You says, although warmth spreads to her cheeks as she imagines what a disaster that could be.

 Chika steps forward, drawing the stares of everyone in the crowd as she does so. “We’re school idols. The three of us are...” She pauses, and when she continues all three of them speak at the same time. “Aqours! We’re pleased to make your acquaintance.”

 “Today, we’re going to be performing a song for everyone. Please listen.” She nods towards the person managing the sound, and the three of them get into position. She holds her breath, waiting in anticipation until the first notes ring out.

 “Sparkle! I noticed the new thrill in my heart. Because of you, standing there in front of me.”

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 “As long as I’ve got love, I’ll be okay!”

 The music fades out as the three idols pose one last time, panting quietly. Ruby is the first to clap, then You and Hanamaru. Riko stares on in amazement before she remembers to clap as well, and finally, the applause spreads through the room. Chika turns around to face the other two, and from You’s position she can barely hear what she says.

 “See?” She exclaims. “What did I tell you? No bad luck here!” You smiles at that, watching the three girls on stage grinning ear-to-ear. They face the crowd and bow before leaving the stage.

 “Hey Ruby?” The redhead stares at You. “I’m gonna go for a bit, can you watch my spot?” She nods, You saying a quick thanks before running off backstage.

 “Good luck!” She hears Chika shout to the next club. Her eyes light up with joy when she sees You. “You, come here!”

 She doesn’t have to, though; Chika runs over to her, pulling her into a big hug. “Ew, gross, you’re all sweaty.” Chika frowns, but continues to hug You. Dia and Yoshiko approach her as well, clearly satisfied with their performance.

 “So, did you see us?” Chika asks. “Did we wow you? Did you immediately think ‘I want to join this club right now’?”

 You giggles, nodding to all of Chika’s questions. “Alright, I get it. I’m gonna join the club.”

 “Thank you so much!” Chika hugs her even tighter, and Yoshiko decides to join in on the hug. After some prodding, Dia joins in as well. “Let’s commemorate the occasion. Let’s take a picture together! Hey, Mutsu!” A brown-haired girl turns around to face them. “Can you take a picture of us?”

 “Sure!” She smiles, walking over to them. “Uhm, whose phone should I use?”

 “Here, use mine.” You hands over her phone as they get into position, Chika in the very middle. They take a few pictures before Mutsu returns You’s phone. “Thanks a lot!”

 “No problem. That was a great show, you three. Keep it up!” She congratulates the three school idols before walking away, helping her friends manage the other performances.

 “I’ll send you three the pictures later, okay?” You says.

 “Perfect! I’ll add you to the group chat, and....” She trails off, realization slowly dawning on her face. “I left the sign-up form on the stand...I’ll give it to you tomorrow?”

“Sure, I’ll be heading back out now.” She runs back, returning to where the rest of her friends are. She thanks Ruby for guarding her spot before turning her attention to the stage. The Drama Club had already started their act, performing a short play that helped soothe everyone’s nerves after the energetic live.

 But as the performances wind down, You notices something odd. It started off as a small suspicion that grew as more clubs took their turn. By the time all of the performances are finished and Mari goes back on stage to end off the day on a high note, she knows that something is wrong.

 Yoshiko has a lot of explaining to do.

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 “And then, did you see how high we jumped? I’m so glad we decided to wear shorts.”

 After saying their goodbyes to the others, Yoshiko and You walk towards the bus stop together, although for Yoshiko it seemed more like a march. The earlier success has kept her mood high, and even after the tiring performance she seems energetic, like she’s ready to do it again.

 The same couldn’t be said about You. The energetic girl is deep in thought, too calm compared to her usual personality. Eventually, Yoshiko couldn’t take it. “Okay, what gives?”

 “Huh?” The pair stops walking as they reach the bus stop. Yoshiko looks at You expectantly. “Sorry, I guess I’m a bit out of it.”

 “What’s wrong?” She asks, and You can’t tell whether Yoshiko is irate, concerned, or something entirely different. “Aren’t you happy? We did it, You. Our hard work didn’t go to waste. Everyone was talking about us. So what gives?”

 You stays silent at first, but eventually reveals the question on her mind. “Are you actually happy, Yoshiko-chan?”

 “What?” Yoshiko stares at You as if she was crazy. “Of course I am! What would make you think that I’m unhappy?”

 “You’re a member of the Supernatural Activity Club, aren’t you? That’s what you told me.” Yoshiko grimaces. “I noticed that the club didn’t have a stand or a performance. It’s like you’re giving up on it.”

 “Well, you’re not that far off,” Yoshiko answers with a sigh. The bus arrives, and they quickly get on. It’s a bit more crowded than usual as people return home from work, but luckily, their usual seats are empty. “Don’t think too much about it. The club’s gonna get disbanded, even if I did do something. It wasn’t exactly popular.”

 You continues to ask questions. “Why? I thought you liked being in that club.”

 “I-I do, but...I just didn’t have time to get anything ready. I barely finished the outfits for the performance on time, do you really think I had time to set up something?”

 “You could’ve asked for my help.”

 “Well, I didn’t want your help.” You flinches. “Sorry, that came out wrong. I mean, it doesn’t involve you, so I didn’t want you to work overtime just to help with the club.”

 “I wouldn’t have minded,” You argues. “I had a lot of free time.”

 “And I know that,” Yoshiko replies, her tone exasperated. “You’re really nice, You. And it kinda felt like I’d be using you. You’re already a big help with Aqours, I couldn’t bother you with something so selfish like my own club.”

 “Because it doesn’t involve me?” Yoshiko nods. “So would it be fine if it did involve me?”

 Yoshiko faces You, her expression unreadable. “What do you mean by that?”

 “Weeellll.” You smiles. “I’d be splitting my time between swimming, Aqours, and this, but I want to help you with the Supernatural Club, too. It seems like fun.”

 Yoshiko goes silent, then looks away from You. “...are you sure?”

 “Yep!” You places her hand on Yoshiko’s shoulder, causing her to return her gaze to You.

 “I feel like I don’t deserve to be this selfish.”

 “Now you’re just spouting nonsense.” You shakes her head. “You’re the exact opposite of selfish. I mean, look at everything you did for Aqours! You deserve to be selfish every once in a while.”

 You pulls back. “Besides, I like spending time with you. It’ll be fun, okay? For now, it’ll just be the two of us. I’ll make you an angel outfit that you can use for the club, or something.”

 Yoshiko snorts at the weird nickname You’s given her. “I’m a fallen angel, get it right.” Yoshiko opens her bag and pulls out a sheet of paper, handing it to you. “The club form. Just write down your name there,” She says, also handing You a pen. “...thanks You.”

 You signs her name on the paper, increasing the number of members from one to two.

 “That’s what friends are for, right?”

A single drop of a smile

Diffuses into happiness