#to embarrass the bowlcut with

[haiiling]

“I don’t want to kiss and tell, but we ruined my dresser during intercourse. Will you go to old San Fran and find one with me?”

@fasciinating

[dailykugisaki]

Day 206 | id in alt

Kugisaki was just playing about your dumbass bowl cut. Also I will be drawing Inumaki's hair like that from now on(I could not stand the ugly ass bowl cut)

[deargravity]

hajun is really pushing it with his collection of ugly fucking glasses and it’s pissing me off

[that0nefangi1rlinyourarea]

THE BAND CLUB!!!! (MY ANIME CLUB OCS!)

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARACTERS!! (LEFT TO RIGHT):

Laurelle, THE Gal

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LEADER/PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB.

> Guitarist, Lead Vocalist

- Is usually a cheery, supportive, and fun girl to be around with. Usually has band sessions close to where the Anime Club's at. Avid Weezer fan. Though given the fact that she's nice to some people (most especially her friends/closest friends), she absolutely DESPISES the Anime Club. Let's say her band's having their rehearsals, and THEN the Anime Club would be, I'unno, blasting random anime music. Who does Laurelle despise the most in the Anime Club? Mort. Definitely Mort. She gets into arguments and banters with that lil fella occasionally, also poking fun of their weeb behaviour. Gets a weird feeling around him sometimes, makes her spine shiver with the thought of someone watching her from afar (Mort). Finds either Mark or Dave interesting. Oh right, Clyde and Laurelle are childhood friends. She's chill with him. Probably the only Anime Club guy she tolerates (aside from Dave). I could say she's part of the student council and sometimes tries to get the Anime Club in trouble.

》 LIKES: Seals (Harp, specifically), Playing music, Weezer, The Ergs!, Blur, Her special violin, Videogames, her friends, her pet maltipoo named Daisy, LOVESSSS Rivers Cuomo (80's-ish era with his BOWLCUT!!)

》 DISLIKES: Any insects (Yes, ants too), dirty areas, The Anime Club, Mort

Oliver, THE Striker

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VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB

> Drummer

- Sanest of them all. Very into SOAD or Korn. He's really chill! When it comes to the Anime Club, though, he doesn't mind them. Just finds them weird sometimes, usually with the Japanese terms/words they use so randomly. Probably dislikes Mort too, he finds him greasy. (Mort slander but I love Mort. . . I DON'T EVEN CARE!!) He's a very skilled drummer too! Probably gets along with Dave reaaaal well. He can also play the guitar! But prefers drumming 'cause he likes the thrill of it.

》 LIKES: Moths, Drumming, his friends/bandmates, beaches, sweets, other Metal Bands, being quiet

》 DISLIKES: Clingy girls/fangirls, whenever the band is sometimes not following the right tempo, not being in the right tempo whenever he drums, losing his drumsticks, whenever Erick is being annoying

Erick, THE Don Juan

> Guitarist, Backing vocal #1

- He.. Um. All I can say is, FREAKY. Probably gets the girls too. Doesn't care what people think of him, just as long as he feels himself and is having fun with what he does. Probably bullies the Anime Club with Laurelle. They're almost like siblings!! He's insecure about his braces though, but he can't help himself to smile with his teeth. With the Anime Club, yeah, he makes fun of them. He also likes picking on Clyde mostly because he's usually the sensitive one, but Laurelle catches him doing so and just scolds him for picking on her childhood friend.

》 LIKES: Women, his guitar, any music, picking on Clyde, making fun of the Anime Club with Laurelle, petting his dog, online dating (occasionally), his fans, comics

》 DISLIKES: Mint Chocolate Chip Icecream, The Anime Club, "Weird" girls, catfishers

Nolan, THE Nerd

> Bassist, Backing Vocal #2

- Nerdiest of the three. Loyal follower of Laurelle. He gets along with ALL of the Anime Club members. In fact, he sometimes hangs out with them. Turns into a shaky jittery mess whenever he gets confronted about something he's done/generally just gets shouted at randomly. Sometimes Laurelle asks him to disclose secret embarrassing information from the Anime Club members for blackmail, but Nolan politely declines. He's scared of Erick for some reason. Maybe it's because of how he's so easygoing and extroverted. Likes reading novels or any educational books in general, mainly Science with biology. Despite his geeky look, he can actually sing good! Bravo, Nolan!

》 LIKES: Books, Singing, Making up basslines, Giving Laurelle for chord ideas or melody ideas, Anime, Talking about his interests

》 DISLIKES: Confident/Out-going people, Crowder Areas, Pornography (He gets shy and probably wees himself due to being too flustered.), Getting wrong answers, No one listening to him ramble, Getting yelled at

[welcometoteyvat]

In the portrait, Xingqiu's face is the picture of a young master. Hu Tao traces the clean, swooping curve of his jaw, follows the serious line of his lips that don't quite reach his unsmiling eyes. Whoever painted this sure has a masterful way of capturing their subject's likeness. It's like a serious-second-son could come alive any minute! Oh, but the painting has one thing off... Hu Tao turns back to the real Xingqiu, standing next to her, and squints, plum-blossom eyes narrowing. Well, besides the embarrassment dusting her friend's face, his bangs are a bit off—the bowlcut the painter gave him isn't doing the portrait much good. No matter—it's still a great likeness, and enough to rib him about for days. Hu Tao nudges Xingqiu, and he startles, going a bit pink. She almost laughs (when did her lack of composure get this bad?).

"I almost can't believe my eyes! Who knew Feiyun Guild had such a capable, noble second son! Look at this portrait... doesn't he look like the perfect boyish prince?"

"Hu Tao... you know this was only because of my father's orders..." Ah, and there's the second young master's petulance again. He's really too much fun to tease...

"Shame. You're quite handsome like that, y'know? People might even start making the connection between Guhua's chivalric successor and the handsome guild master in the painting if you dressed like that every day."

"Hu Tao!"

[scribzzsposts]

they can never make me hate you walkuki, still love them even after 5 years

the small comic-esque drawing is based off my old walkuki fanfic (that i never published cus im embarrassed about my writing skills(+ it’s from 6th grade and my grammar was horrendous ^_^)) of them meeting for the first time! :3

context: kuki and wally first playdate 2gether and kuki caught a glimpse of his green eyes and just straight up lifted his bowlcut to admire them

[theshippirate22]

some things said by my mother while watching stranger things out of context (have fun trying to figure out wtf she’s talking about:

-that kid looks like the kind that would steal your shovel in the sandbox

-HEY! it’s my sandbox kid!

-who the hell is noah there’s not a kid named noah

-um is that guy gonna kill him? also why is he so gross.

-like seriously has he heard of a brush. or a shower. or standards of any kind.

-wow it’s a good thing they have a medical level sedatives in the house

-that guy is evil. i know he’s evil. he’s nice. WAIT does he die????

-i can’t believe you let him die

-*awkward laugh* you’re a predator

-is that a. werewolf romance novel. wow that’s the sound of all my respect for you disappearing

-wait does the sandbox kid have teeth

-he’s like WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY KID IS AN EMO

-the greatest villain of all time. a white man who thinks he knows stuff

-i don’t know what Harrington’s problem is. clearly Sanbox is ready to fight in the netherworld. he’s got a hand towel and a snorkel

-i mean, he is a pretty good babysitter

-that guy scares me and also is he drunk

-yeah i’ve been to that mall. i was alive in the 80s remember

-i’m sorry how long have their kids been missing

-okay so his dad hits him. that’s just an explanation not an excuse shut up

-you can tell it’s the 80s because they could afford a BUCKET of meat

-eating all the candy and getting fat? is he you?

-THAT MAN IS TIRED!1!!!1 It has been like four days and he hasn’t slept once and also the only shower he took is when they sprayed him with a literal hose to get off the radioactive gunk. goo, if you will

-Fun daddy/daughter activities in your area! closing the portal to hell

-I TOLD YOU D���ART WAS HIS FRIEND THEYRE 3MUSKETEERS BUT LIKE THERES TWO OF THEM

-I’m planning you a birthday party. and guess what? i did all the planning and made you be born on the same day as the bowlcut kid. we can have an eggo waffle bar

-you know what? The Thing™️ isn’t ugly yet. maybe it’s because he’s a 12 year old but still

-okay great? you tranked him? he’s still gonna be in trouble when he goes home without you

-um that’s not her dad right? why does he care so much

-i don’t know why you like him. he looks like a kicked puppy half the time. what do you mean that’s why you like him? i’m putting you back in therapy

-i’m sorry how old is the kid supposed to be? 17? why did they chose an actor that was a Man™️

-that’s how i felt the first time i took you driving. and i wasn’t even bloody and concussed.

-button up your shirt hotshot you’re embarrassing me

-oh that’s a BAD word

-i know you’re on a LOT of narco right now which is why i’m going to excuse the ten minute rant about the police guy. but can we please unpause it

-dang those officers have seen some STUFF. unfortunately, only the black one has learned from the past. the white one is just a miracle of science that he’s still alive

-SHUT UP ABOUT SEASON 3 WE’RE NOT THERE YET

-is that ted danson?? you love ted danson!!1!!1 wait. it’s not ted danson is it

-they actually can’t just murder people and then make it okay by playing the ghostbusters theme

-is he referencing star wars again?? i’m gonna start copyrighting them just because i’m annoyed

-that thing is kinda cute. oh it’s evil?…. it’s still cute

-what is with this show and spiders?? my heavens

-soooo the jabberwockies are like- wait, what’s it called? oh right demogorgan

-does Sandbox have a name? well he’s my favorite and i’m gonna call him Sandbox anyway

[uneasywolf]

//called me a freak? told me to get out?? omg you wanna fuск me so bad it's embarrassing// henry shaw jr is like the flattest character ever but i like to hc that he has really strong inner homophobia and he got angry at credence so quick and unprovoked mostly because he found him very attractive and hated himself for this. he has a thing for bowlcut boys ok.

[virtuallaundry]

tbh its pretty interesting how corps try to give their vtuber talents some kind of unique design and identity but then when the talents graduate and go for a new persona, half the time they just go for generic anime character with very little thought towards character design

this was brought on by how dogshit 10jins model is. he literally just looks like a generic korean webtoon protag with the bowlcut and sharp eyes and dorito chin and purpose-less trench coat. he has no identity further than "kinda modern looking" its actually kind of embarrassing. same goes for kuro and doki, their designs are kind of complicated but theres not actually much meaning to any of it, so its all just visual noise. mikas (literally dont know her new name but its similar enough that its kind of stupid 🙄) new design probably has some kind of identity but honestly the design is so busy that i have no clue what its supposed to be. at least matara and mint have clear concepts...

i love being mentally ill lmfao

ok nevermind i looked up some of their designs and god michi's (sp?) design is also so lame. just some "alt" egirl aesthetic

its also just kind of a shame in 10jins case cuz his old model actually fit his voice and character, and now his new one is just... existing

[dyingbuck]

A look into 2022 Internet in the Stranger Things universe or,

Do you ever think about how in the Stranger Things universe, there is probably a ton of talks online about what happened in Hawkins because I do

[pufferish-of-peace]

GUYS. The hermits raised mumbo hc is beautiful and amazing in every way

so

what about

The oldest hermits showing off pics of baby mumbo to every new member??

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Tango: oh and this was his birthday!! He was so excited for it he even built himself little presents<3

Xisuma: aww this was taken when he brought his buddy Jumbo over, they had sm fun :)

Bdubs: Ah the first time he ate redstone! I was teaching him how to use repeaters and then he BIT OFF a torch! If you squint you can see Impulse running towards us in the background, he watched the whole thing go down and scolded me for a good twenty minutes

while Mumbo is literally dying of embarrassment because they should ALL BURN THOSE PICTURES OF HIM WITH A BOWLCUT WHAT THE FU

[jorisjurgen]

THEY... ARE.... CHIGYUS!!!! THEY HAVE SIX FUCKASS 10YO CHILD LOOKING BOWLCUTS!!!!! [my telekinesis throws everything around the room] AMD THEY'RE ALL EQUALLY CHUBBY, BECAUSE OF THEIR DAD'S GENETICS

And also their cocks are small & identical too. Like really really on the smaller side like they're all embarrassed about it.

Hate it when ppl draw matsuno brothers and interpret their haircuts as normal adult man hair and not what is in canon. And i hate it almost as much as when people give them big cocks man

[scarahours]

𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐃! [09 fucking bastard]

12:17 P.M LUNCH TIME

You looked around the bustling cafeteria full of chattering students who had just finished their classes - trying to spot the redhead in the room, "Ah, [name] over here." Suddenly, a familiar voice calls you over.

You see Diluc in the upper-left corner of the room, sitting gracefully by a tinted casement window with his legs crossed. His beautiful scarlet locks tied up into a high ponytail and bangs flowing down at his sides. He wore a white long sleeved polo shirt with black slacks that made him stand out from the rest - although you aren't so sure if there was anyone else who could compare.

Ah but there IS that one guy lately, he was just on the... smaller side.

If your ex was handsome, then Kunikuzushi was absolutely pretty.

Dark indigo hair with a bowlcut that he's somehow capable of pulling off, in fact - you doubt anybody else could make it look good as much as he does. And those enchanting amethyst eyes that captivate you whenever you two pass by each other in the hall? Oh, where to begin.

To top it all off, the red eyeliner that compliments his perfect porcelain face. How embarrassing, he's put everybody else to shame. And those – wait a minute... why were you suddenly thinking about him?

You quickly snap away from your thoughts and scurry over to Diluc. You pulled out the chair across from him and sat down, plopping your bag under the table. He had already gotten food for you two like he said, a full course lunch meal that was sure to keep you stuffed throughout the day.

You see the hesitation in his eyes, but decide not to comment on it. A few minutes of silence goes by with neither of you saying a word, until he decided to break the ice. "Are.. you okay? You seemed spaced out earlier when you saw me."

"I'm fine, sorry I was just distracted." You quickly answer.

"Ah... I see. I thought you were thinking of backing out." He pressed his lips into a thin line.

Being with him now, talking like this... it made you feel like you were back in stage one. Back during the time when your relationship was at it's lowest. It was like walking on eggshells, with you afraid of saying something that can destroy your relationship - never to be mended again.

It felt suffocating and uncomfortable.

Diluc Ragnvindr was a man of class, every move was precise and calculated. You've never seen him falter - no, not even once. Not until the death of his father three years ago. There was never a day when he didn't mourn over the loss of his closest family, it completely broke him both physically and mentally. Meanwhile his brother had his own way of coping and went off on his own - drowning himself in liquor and looking for distractions to forget his misery; leaving the older one to shoulder all the responsibilities that an 18-year old shouldn't have to go through. During those dark times, his only solace was you.

Nowadays he looked a lot better, and you were glad. He used to be so close to you - like a nail tacked down to a coffin. Now he was someone out of your reach, yet strangely enough - it didn't hurt as much as it used to.

"First of all, I'm thankful that you took the time to meet me today." He took out a bouquet of roses from the seat next to him and handed it over to you in a gentle manner.

You could feel the burning stares of jealousy and curiosity alike coming from behind.

"No, no it's alright you can have this back.." You attempted to give it back to him but he merely shook his head.

"I bought it for you, I remembered how you always liked them."

If you were your 18-year old self you surely would've been head over heels, but now you've matured and learned from your mistakes. Enough to know that gifts can't buy back the trust and adoration you once held for him.

It didn't feel good to receive such an extravagant gift, much less at a public area where rumours between the two of you could easily spread. But out of courtesy you decided to suck it up and accept it.

"... Thank you. So what did you want to talk about?"

He stays silent for a moment and ponders over it, before you finally hear him say the words you least expected "I'm sorry."

What?

"I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry for hurting you and being selfish over and over again. I overlooked the fact that you were suffering too and I just focused on myself."

"... Hah." You gripped the end of the table in anger.

"I don't want your fucking apologies. Save it. Your sorrys aren't going to fix shit." You grab your bag and stand up, leaving Diluc behind and storming out of the cafeteria, shaking.

You fastened your pace and never looked back, not wanting to let anybody see the tears that were threatening to slide down your face. Eventually you found yourself running down the flight of stairs and harshly bumping into someone.

"What the fuck? Watch where you're..." Great. Just your luck.

It was Kunikuzushi. Out of all people, to see you in such a pathetic state.

"..."

"Which bastard did this to you?" It wasn't a question, but a command telling you to confess.

You didn't answer, you simply kept your head down. Dark spots began to drip down the floor and only then did you notice the hot tears that had already started to stream down.

Kunikuzushi saw red.

FUN FACTS:

Scaramouche became "friends" with Diluc in order to strengthen the partnership between Dawn Winery and Raiden Corporation, the company owned by his family.

It was by Ei's will because of a certain favour she's granted him before.

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[mokutone]

Rock Lee for the ask game? If you’re not too tired of it yet :0

i am NEVER too tired for my boy...

answers under the cut!

favorite thing about them — UM. EVERYTHING!!! of all the kids in naruto he is my ABSOLUTE favorite. he is tied for my second favorite character. he is so cute and he tries so hard and he is sooo full of love and earnest dedication and also visually he is just? perfect? his eyes and his lower eyelashes and his determined little mouth and his bowlcut. god i literally love him sooo much. favorite boy. precious son.

least favorite thing about them — absolutely nothing. he is perfect to me in every way. i have no notes. well okay. i do think the drunk rock lee thing is kind of a cheap gag and i don't love it, but even that is like...fine. i guess.

favorite line

this isn't like!!!! a proper line!!!! but i LOVE his little excited, disbelieving laugh when Gai said he could take off his weights!!! it means the world to me. he means the world to me. he is my son and i love him soooooo much!!!

brOTP —GAI SENSEI!!!! HE HAS ENDLESS LOVE AND RESPECT FOR GAI SENSEI...literally like. i dont know how gai sensei could ever be more of a dad to rock lee than he is already. i'm obsessed with their bond. Gai sensei means the world to rock lee and rocklee means the world to gai sensei. they are so important to each other. oh to think of it. ohhhh my heart! my heart and soul! wahhh!!!!

OTP —i don't really care about this kind of thing! i thought his crush on sakura was fairly cute.

nOTP —i don't really care about this kind of thing! i don't really understand gaalee, but like, i also. don't give a shit? it's fine, i'm glad people are having fun.

random headcanon — i think he takes friendship very seriously KDGJHSDKGJHSD like i think he treats all of his close friendships with the intensity that people usually reserve for romantic attachments! this is something which confuses Tenten and Neji a lot. Tenten knows who she is and is in many ways confident, I think, but she's also a little bit concerned with trying to act appropriately, and not sure what that means all the time! Lee acting as unrestrained loving as he does to the people that matter to him embarrasses her a lot.

Similarly, Neji would probably react poorly to somebody trying to be friends with him in a socially acceptable, mild way, like if somebody just complimented him on occasion and hung out around him a lot. Lee is something Neji could never prepare for. He is so completely unashamed and genuine in his affection and even his admiration for Neji that sometimes it just straightup short circuits his brain.

but this is just now Rock Lee is!!! he can't love halfway. the affection that he feels for his friends is cranked up to 11 at all times. He is overwhelming but in the most genial way possible.

unpopular opinion — is this unpopular? i see him as transhet. he has put so much effort into emulating gai (who is so unambiguously gay) that its hard for people to get a read on him but the little fella just! loves girls!!! good for him!

song i associate with them — ghsdkghsdkgh Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. what do u want me to say...he's having a good time! he's hyped!

favorite picture of them

this gif!! i love it so much i send it to my friends all the time 2 let them know im cheering them on :)

[byleresque]

Based off this post from @bowlcut-cleric about Mike forgetting that Will moved away and the Party pretending they Do Not See It

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The leaves started changing color last week, but Mike Wheeler stays caught in last summer. He doesn't feel the autumn chill or have a lot to say about starting high school.

Mike can't seem to focus on much at all since they left.

Since he left.

Mike watches his friends stomp the crunchy leaves along the sidewalk with a blank, unamused expression. One hundred worlds away. The dark circles under his eyes betray a lack of sleep.

"It's almost Halloween already." Max says while peeling a giant maple leaf down the center.

Dustin gasps. "Shit, we haven't even picked our costumes this year. What's our theme?"

"Do high schoolers even go trick-or-treating?" Lucas asks, pensive. Max nudges him with a smile, nodding to include everyone in the group.

"These high schoolers do." She boasts. Lucas brightens immediately.

Meanwhile, Mike is confused. Halloween? How can it be Halloween already? It seemed like just yesterday they were sneaking into movie theaters and sweating buckets walking up the hill to Cerebro.

He wonders what Will would want to be for Halloween.

Without thinking he turns to his right and says, "Hey, Will, what do you want to-"

He stops cold. His mouth clamps shut with a click of his teeth. Will isn't there. He knows that. He knows that, but being reminded of that fact shredded his heart every time. Especially when the reminders were this visible and embarrassing.

His friends are looking at him with pity. Leaf enjoyment forgotten. He averts his eyes, scuffing the toe of his sneakers against the concrete.

The first time it happened they all had a little laugh. The second time wasn't as funny. The third and everything after was just met with silent worry for Mike.

"God, I mean, um." He gathers himself, grounds himself despite wanting to go home and scream into his pillow. "I mean, what do you guys want to be for Halloween? I was thinking we do Stars Wars this year." He grinned, but the mirth didn't reach his eyes.

He found Lucas' face to ask a wordless question (how was that save?). His mouth tightened into a thin line, but Lucas gave an encouraging little nod (passable).

"Oh, oh that's great!" Dustin recovers first. "As long as I get to be Chewbacca. I've been working on my Wookie impression and guys, it's like, dead on."

They share a laugh together and continue on towards home, politely excusing Mike's psychosis.

"I'm serious!" Dustin cackles. Lucas smacks him on the back, chatting animatedly now. Max hangs back with Mike. He can tell she wants to say something and braces himself for the mockery.

"Hey," Her voice is restrained to a murmur. "Don't sweat it. We don't think you're weird or anything. We all miss them." She kicks a rock aside and it goes down the storm drain with a satisfying clunk. Mike swallows back the lump in his throat.

"Thanks, Max..." He says slowly. "Since when did you start being nice to me?"

"Ew." She rolls her eyes but seems pleased with herself regardless. "You're a Grade A weirdo, just... You get a pass for this one."

Max leaves it at that, and Mike knows he should feel comforted. He should. His friends are kind. But they had him all wrong.

They all thought he was blue from missing his girlfriend and missing his best friend. How could he tell them it was so much worse than that? How he never felt fully awake with Will gone, how much he wanted to hear his voice? How he called twelve times last night? How writing El letters had become a mindless task? The guilt was eating him alive.

As well it should. He wasn't supposed to be thinking thoughts like this. Why couldn't he just miss his girlfriend like a normal person and be done with it?

...Mike takes a deep, deep breath. Don't overthink it. He tells himself, knowing fully well he will. The scent of decay and dirt fills his lungs. Just a bit longer. He only had to hold on until Spring Break-- that's when everything would be okay.

[majimasleftasscheek]

I want to write some smutty fic + plot with kiryu and majima, but I've only played kiwami 2 so I'm scared I don't know enough about them as characters. Any tips or suggestions? (also bless your art c:)

klsdjkld thank you also I'm super flattered you'd come to me for tips 🥺💖 I can give a lil insight from things in the games so I’ll try not to be explicitly spoilery but just giving a heads up in case

so obvs I speak from a shippy dippy perspective but they do genuinely care about each other, especially in y3. Majima's a person Kiryu trusts and Majima's equally someone who would willingly do whatever to help out people he cares about. Majima's the type to be like yeah I'll die for you (serious)

since you've played 2, then you can very much see how Majima's willing to get back into Tojo bullshit cuz Kiryu asked him to. It's certainly telling that Kiryu goes to Majima of all people for help when it comes to Tojo shit which I think is a nice way to show he respects him to some degree. As nice as Kiryu is tho, he can still be a rude lil turd and likes to make jabs. He’s got a tendency to say shit he thinks is cool even if its inappropriate lol

also like, Kiryu doesn't really know how to read Majima but also I don't think Kiryu knows how to read many people tbh. There's a wild freeness about Majima that Kiryu enjoys seeing and indulging in, like when they fight and he seems to actually have fun with it. I don't think he's 100% aware of why he enjoys it or why he's willing to put up with Majima's dumbassery but Kiryu doesn't really need answers. Majima is Majima and that simplicity works for him

there's a lot of stuff in Dead Souls that gives insight into Majima and because I'm ill of course I know all of it. Lots of softie moments, Majima's a bit of a control freak about his appearance, he's an ass but it's playful assholery, he loves his subordinates even if he's a turd @ them, he's forgetful as shit, he's a bit of a stickler for rules - by the book type of stuff. THERE'S ALSO a part with a lil girl and he's so cute and awkward with her and it fulfills my dadjima addiction. I think Maji would love Haruka very much and Kiryu would be pleasantly surprised by that side of him

in y3, it's Kiryu's big dad simulator so you get to see him being a wise old fart even if sometimes he's a total boomer and embarrassing. He tries his best and has the best intentions but honestly his lone wolf attitude is often his downfall. Kiryu's very much a "I'll take a bullet for you even if there's other options to definitely not take a bullet" type of guy. He blames himself for a lot of problems out of his control and he's got quite the track record of running away from things if he feels like it'll be for the greater good of everyone else (it isn't lol). Suffer in silence sort of dude

they honestly don't interact much after 3 tbh cuz I guess it was too gay lmao but uhhhh they're definitely still motivated by each other's actions. 5 is very big on Kiryu beats up a lot of people again™, due to something that happens to Majima. At that point, Kiryu's life is quite far removed from the whole yakuza thing so I think it says a lot that he throws himself back into the fray for this bowlcut bitch

also! Majima’s wacky but it’s most certainly a façade. He’s very capable of toning it down in serious situations and equally, Kiryu’s a funky dude! Majima’s the type to put up fronts for his image while Kiryu’s very reserved but will absolutely go all out on something cuz he just can’t not put his 100% into everything even if it’s silly

I tried to keep things mostly factual based on the games with a couple of my own hcs thrown in so I hope it helps!!

I have another post I'm writing for like deep angsty shit for another ask so if that'll be of use to you, keep an eye out for that :)