#yukari awesome bestie

[llemon-soda]

self indulgent yukari and shinjiro best friendism

[galaxythixf]

@fatexbound said: ⭐ Send a "star / ⭐" and I will list muses I would be interested in throwing at yours, or potential muse combinations if you are also a multi. (If you are a multi and you want to see which muses I would be interested in throwing against a specific muse of yours, send ⭐+ that muses name) || Accepting

Lea Lea Lea, why do you want me to bug you even more than I already do? This is going to be very long so get ready.

Also I'm going to include all of your blogs so besides our Yochie …

Chie/Yu - This was actually one of the first ships I liked for Yu. I've only ever had the chance to explore it briefly before it was snuffed out but that was years ago. So I'm interested to see if I can fool around with it again, even if it's just as friends tbh. I just like their dynamic.

Chie/Yukiko - The besties. I love these two together either as besties or lovers it doesn't matter. We've talked about this before so I won't have to say much but I'm always down for interactions between these two. I almost never get to explore this one.

Naoto/Rise - I have always liked the dynamic potential between Rise and Naoto. Both being under such tremendous pressure and all, I just think I like how different they are despite their similar experiences. They're like total opposites but those types usually have an easier time meshing together for great interactions.

Naoto/Yukiko - I have always been … intrigued by Naoto and Yukiko interactions. I cannot explain where this idea came from I just think it would be interesting for them to hang out together. They're both busybodies that need to slow down. Maybe they should take it slow together.

Akihiko/Makoto - These two are slept on. There's potential here. Maybe Makoto should be dragged out of their damn bed for a change. Get up and do work, fool. Also join him in his likely very ill-advised adventures to Tartarus please. Having Makoto there really pushes him to do better and he likes that.

Akihiko/Hamuko - I know a lot of people like this dynamic and I'm welcoming any all interactions with it. I've seen his cringey dialogue/route with Hamuko and I love him for it. Haven't seen all of portable though but that doesn't really stop me. I mean I assumed the main story was essentially the same and paid more attention to the character interactions so if there's anything different main story-wise I probably did not see it but yes I am curious about these two.

Akihiko/Mitsuru - Ah, my first Akihiko ship. Brother, I love these two together. I am a 3rd year shipper first and a person second. I just really like their bond alright. She keeps him in check, he watches her back, it's so nice. This is like my bread and butter. I also just like how much she calls him out, it's hilarious. She knows him so well. Other than ships though I just like their dynamic in general I'm just biased.

Akihiko/Shinjiro - Shinjiii pspspspspsps. C'mere bestie, time to criticize Akihiko for his decisions again! The dynamic between these two has always been interesting, but I've never had a chance to interact with a Shinjiro before. Maybe I just like people that bully Akihiko is what I'm finding out?

Ken/Yukari - Yukari PLEASE tell Ken about your job as Pink Argus please please please. He may say it's childish or whatever but I cling to this interaction with my claws. He genuinely thinks it's so awesome, even if he's playing cool, he's definitely going to fanboy on the inside. Little brother wants to know what it's like, you're living his childhood dream at least fill him in on the details. He may have to collect her merch to support her.

Ken/Mitsuru - He's … trying to do his best at learning French to impress her but it's a little difficult, his English is better. I think he seeks her praise, even if he tries to act like he isn't. I'm a big fan of Ken seeking approval from his senpai and just genuinely valuing those bonds. Is this lingering feelings over the loss of his mother at a young age? Probably! But that isn't the point! The point is she inspires him and is the reason he's aiming so high in the first place.

Ken/Akihiko - Speaking of people that inspire him. Ken's still working on his physical routine but Akihiko is a still the goal he's aiming toward. Someone else to seek praise from and a role model he probably shouldn't be studying as closely as he is but that's fine, so what if he's a little reckless in combat. He admires everything ab out him and wants to grow to become as strong and reliable as him one day.

Ken/Hamuko - Hamuko couldn't escape this list. Past his little crush as a kid I just think he enjoys her company overall. She's quite possibly the person he feels is easiest for him to reach or talk to. Bearer of all of his childish and/or embarrassing secrets, I'm afraid. The same is essentially true for Makoto.

Ken/Shinjiro - Oof. Complicated. That's about how I'd sum up his feelings toward Shinjiro in general tbh. As much as he's accepted that truth too much as happened for him to simply act normal around this guy.

Ken/Futaba - Featherman buddies. Need I say more.

Ken/Makoto - Ken's like Akechi if he were actually nice. Ya know still traumatized and a little bloodthirsty but without all of the ugly personality traits. They have a lot of similarities what with trying to live up to all of that pressure they're under and really finding themselves. That's probably why I like when they chat so much? Because I feel like they could bond if they could get past all of the awkwardness. For some reason though I always feel like Ken's one emotional outburst from making this a very difficult path to travel by. It hasn't happened yet but I just feel like he's somehow going to shoot himself in the foot in this dynamic. On a lighter note, he'll watch your Yakuza movies with you Makoto and probably analyze them or use them as inspiration for combat techniques later. Idk how much you know about the Yakuza series but I'm so on board with them gushing about it because I also happen to be a big fan. I also just think … if these two just let loose for a second they could be giant nerds together, and that's just cute to me. Be silly together!

Hidetoshi/Mitsuru - We're testing this out and I'm still getting a feel for how he is but he genuinely likes Mitsuru and would like to spend more time with her if possible. He respects her, even if he's a brat sometimes.

Hidetoshi/Hamuko - Heyyyy Hamuko do you like bratty men? Because they sure do like you. I'd be lying if I said he wasn't going to try to look cooler in front of her in his own … unique way.

Hidetoshi/Yukari - Yukari you have the stamina for this, you'll be fine. Dealing with irritating men is like her forte. I have no idea, I just wanna see where this one would even go.

Goro/Makoto - LMAO you've answered so many asks for these two to guess the dynamic I might suggest here. I like a little rivalry. Maybe a little rivalry as a treat? Get under her skin for the hell of it? Could this turn into an actual friendship with a little work? Probably! Will Goro make that difficult? Absolutely! I mean he genuinely does admire a few things about her and Sae speaks about her enough for him to have an idea of what she's like outside of PT relations anyway but does he get a sense of joy picking on her? Yes, yes he does. He loves to challenge her.

Goro/Akira - Rivalry!! It never gets old!! But this time, gayer!! He simultaneously cannot stand and wants to get closer to this damned twink. A blessing and a curse. He has never met someone that he's felt so connected to and somewhat disgusted by in his life and it's really only because Akira has everything that he wants. He admires what he's able to do and that he's managed to get so many people to follow him. His charisma is natural and Goro's jealous of that. Jealousy and admiration. He won't make this easy either. He can never make anything easy.

[silverwarewolf]

"Give me a character and I'll break down..." ask game: Marisa from Touhou. :3

LETS BREAK IT DOWN FOR MARISA YO

How I feel about this character

LISTEN i've been in the fandom for a *very* long time. My opinion of Marisa has changed in many ways - I think the consistent opinion is that she's awesome as fuck, man.

There's also the fact that *because* she's been such an integral part of the series almost ever since the beginning, it's difficult to summarize the ways she has grown and that the world has grown around her as well in a way.

Gameplay wise I don't like her that much. But she still is one of my very faves amongst the many characters of touhou.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

This one kinda stumped me. I don't really ship her romantically in any traditional sense tbh. I guess I've been known to enjoy the magician trio (marisa/alice/patchouli) but DEFINITELY not in a fanon way.

It's more like... mariali is very farcille-coded to me, except that not only is marisa the Weirdgirl TM, she's also got a very bold personality, which adds to the dynamic. Maripatchy is like... you know when you're more of a theoretical scientist and then your bold and bright field scientist turns out to be quite admirable in her own ways and you enjoy brainstorming together and staying up late discussing stuff and bantering and - oh this is very domestic isn't it. yeah that's the vibe.

Alipatchy is WONDERFUL they're like, two magician besties who enjoy each other's quiet and both enjoy Marisa's more adventurous side. And in turn Marisa's bold character brings out certain traits in them that i really like and are underrepresented.

But it really is more of a qpr thing than a romantic polycule.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Marisa and Reimu are the sort of childhood friends and forever colleagues that pull each other like Pluto and Charon. They quite literally are the crows-playing-with-wolves dynamic (Reimu is foxcoded, Marisa crowcoded, that's a thing). It's the "i would destroy the world if something happened to you but in the meantime we have a normal daily friendship" vibes for me. It's the being the only family they have. It's the fact that the narrative is so closely tied to them.

Sometimes I like to throw Yukari into the mix because I think she, too, would have a certain fondness for Marisa in many ways. She would show the benevolent side she did in FS, maybe.

My unpopular opinion about this character

...Depending on the scope of the fandom you look at, trans marisa can be a niche opinion.

Sometimes people downplay her unhinged side I think. Or rather, I've seen a lot of "tomboy brazen witch" and not enough of "hardworking curious and whimsical" you know?

Like, yes, she can steal books from patchouli, but have we forgotten her drive to examine enoko's trap or her enjoyment of the black market? Her challenge to momoyo? She's very determined.

And her stars taste like sugar!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

Ehhhhh I'm actually pretty alright with things as they stand? I mean, it would've been cool if one of Satori's recollections showed spells from Mima (her mentor) because I'm *sure* one of those should have in-universe been one of the strongest skills she saw - but I understand the many complexities about pc98 and I mean they didn't even *have* spellcards so it likely would not work... so I'm not very hung up on that, or anything related.

some shots from WaHH where Marisa's care for Reimu is front and center below.

she was so worried that reimu seemed to have died!!