#what happens when you're neck deep in a ship and a character and a fandom and wants to read quality fics but there are almost none

[djappleblush]

It's so frustrating how you're so excited to read a very specific scene in a fanfic AND IT'S NOT JUST FVCKING WRITING ITSELF

[moophinz]

I have never come across a more confusing relationship than these two fucks.

Seriously. The original first game made it clear they definitely know each other before that alley meetup, and the stabbing scene probably made a lot of people go 🤨. Really weird to say another man belongs to you. Can't just claim dibs on people smh. And then Kiryu is suddenly close with him in the second game and Majima's bitch ass almost dies for him again. Then in 3... Motherfucking three... they finally have a true bond solidified, and I'm seriously trying to make a post on whatever the hell was happening in 3. There's that much to discuss.

And then some really confusing mess happens from there. Sure, Majima hasn't appeared a whole lot in games, but then it's like they're trying to separate Majima and Kiryu though any means necessary while also still dropping huge hints on how much they mean to each other. Who needs interaction and shared screentime when you can just have Kiryu casually acknowledge that he and Majima shared tied fates "for some reason." Haha RGG what does that mean- And hell, while you're at it, have Majima be under the topic of love when talking to a hostess. Just. Do it. In the same game. Use Majima and Kiryu's close friendship against them, too. Twice. Good job, villains. Have that snakeskin bastard be the happiest he's ever looked and sounded in canon upon seeing his bestie. The audience will love it. Kiryu won't acknowledge him. Fuck it. Make them a big deal to each other even in spinoff games where they have almost practically past life versions of themselves. Zombie apocalypse? You're the only one who can put me down when I go full zombie, Kiryu-chan. But don't you dare put them on screen together for too long.

Hey, are we trying to separate them or not?

Don't stop there. Let's recreate them. Not down to the dot but just enough to make you really go hmm. Look at these fuckers.

Red and yellow is truly the greatest color dynamic they can think of huh. Zhao is clearly similar to Majima af, and Ichiban has a few of his own similarities to Kiryu. And then they've got their parallels. And then they've got their own dynamic that makes me want to snap my neck. I can't believe RGG did it again. Are they doing this consciously?

But as for Kiryu and Majima... The Western branch and localization team ship it. And pretty openly.

What more can I say to something so bold and beautiful?

The Japanese live action movie and stage play threw their own shit into the mix. Hey, uh, wtf is this? And Majima telling Kiryu that the angry look in his eyes is turning him on in the play and threatening Shimano if he tries to kill his Kiryu-chan. Wtfffffff. They both added more Majima (and Kiryu interactions) than was originally there. And they went deep. How did so many people walk away from the games with that as their takeaway about these two. Especially Majima. The translators. The movie director. The play staff. How do you even end up in a situation like this with your two most popular characters?

Yet, I don't know what the game writers even want to do with them. Half the time it feels like they're trying to escape them, but then other times it's like they're running full force into it like with the Majima Everywhere System. Not only did they add more of the fandom beloved, but they even added heaping amounts of whatever the fuck all that ho yay was. Just. Oh my god. RGG, if you're reading this hit me up at-