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🎵 POV/character spotify playlist masterlist

Hi everyone! Over the past few months I’ve been working on these so I’d like to share some POV/character playlists I’ve made! I’ve included a little drabbles to introduce them and I intended them to be playlists that emulate what it is like to be their significant other or reflect the personality of the specified character.

Feel free to recommend me some music or share playlists of your own! I hope you enjoy both reading and listening to these!

CHARACTERS

GENSHIN IMPACT: Zhongli, Xiao, Yelan, Childe/Ajax, Wanderer, Diluc Ragnivndr, Lisa, Signora, Kaveh.

HONKAI STAR RAIL: Himeko, Kafka.

ENSEMBLE STARS: Arashi Narukami, Tsumugi Aoba.

TWISTED WONDERLAND: Malleus Draconia, Jamil Viper, Rook Hunt.

PARADOX LIVE: GOKULUCK

DANGANRONPA: Byakuya Togami, Nagito Komaeda, Kokichi Ouma, Gonta Gokuhara, Kaito Momota.

FFXV: Ignis Scientia

HYPNOSIS MIC: Ramuda Amemura

POV playlists for Genshin Impact, Ensemble Stars, Twisted Wonderland, Paradox Live, Danganronpa, FFXV, Hypnosis Microphone utc.

I will update this post whenever I make new playlists!

KEY: favourites ❤

Author’s Note: sorry in advance if some of the song choices may not fit the character, I mainly listen to the song and then after that, I ‘feel’ which character it suits. they also tend to be the songs that inspire my oneshots of the character or embody how I perceive them.

GENSHIN IMPACT

ZHONGLI

POV: you're falling in love with the wangsheng funeral parlor's consultant ❤

Genre: kpop/jpop, soft romantic.

Description: the idea of soulmates are part of the many stories you’ve been told by your parents. the concept of this idyllic conditional love is one you’ve yet to expect and frankly, you may be fine never finding a partner with the many people who’ve disappointed you throughout your lifetime. well, that is what you thought before you started sharing lingering, fleeting, and ephemeral glances with the handsome consultant a few doors away from your family’s store. you can’t help but be drawn to his ethereal, almost celestial, beauty when you realise this is the same man you’ve seen in the murky dreams of your childhood. when you reach out to lower his hand and propose to pay for the meal you’ve shared together, instead of reassuring him that you’ll handle the bill, your hand instinctively finds itself in his. you flush and try to laugh it off but you are on the verge of succumbing to a wave of embarrassment as zhongli’s thumb tentatively and tenderly brushes over the back of your hand. slowly, your fingers intertwine. like they were always destined to be there together, like missing puzzle pieces finally fitting together. for once in your life, you feel complete. for once, you feel an overwhelming sensation consume you as the consultant warmly gazes at you with those glowing amber orbs.

(a love letter from a zhongli main)

XIAO

POV: conqueror of demons is infatuated with you.

Genre: kpop/jpop, traditional, slow, melancholic, wistful/yearning, cathartic

Description: your calming, serene presence makes his karmic debt dispel itself from reemerging onto his skin, his worry over hurting you with it dissolving into the recesses of his mind. on the rooftop of wangshu inn, you lean further into his warmth as the cold night breeze bites into your skin. upon seeing the way your shoulders shudder as you shiver, he brings you into his being. the action settles the thoughts racing in his mind and the restless worries that normally cloud his head this time of night. your hand is warm in his and now the only thing he can bring himself to worry about is whether you can feel his heartbeat, thundering in his chest, with the way you're laying against him.

YELAN

POV: you and the valley orchid are more than just "business partners" ❤

Genre: kpop, deep house, r&b, soft romantic, seductive

Description: being of noble birth, you’re starting to get tired of the cushy and constraining life your parents have set out for you. you don’t know how to feel about your betrothed, neither the responsibilities laid out before you in the next coming years. it was unexpected when you encountered the mysterious and enigmatic valley orchid during an evening stroll outside of your estate. what was even more astounding was the suspicious offer she put forward, admitting she’s witnessed the strength you possess during the night prowls you regularly embark on (ones you thought were inconspicuous enough). she offers you a job (of sorts, you aren’t exactly sure how you’re getting paid) to target certain known individuals for the ministry of civil affairs. you’re pretty sure what you’re doing is illegal, but with every rule’s she’s broken in your book, she’s a criminal. one who’s extracted the truth from unfortunate individuals in immoral ways, dirtied her immaculate hands with the blood of the tainted and knows every way to best you. yet another crime on top of those is undeniably stealing your heart. you just hope she doesn’t steal the vestiges of your wavering dignity tonight as she corners you in the depths of your family’s estate. well, it’s not like you mind. you’re starting to lose track of the many firsts she’s taken from you (firsts she definitely doesn’t want your betrothed to take before she does, stimulating her competitive spirit). nevertheless, you desperately hope she takes another with the way she stares you down like your her latest prey under the glow of the moonlight and the intoxicating kiss she presses against your lips, leaving you breathless under her touch.

CHILDE

POV: analysing the enigmatic 11th fatui harbinger, tartaglia

Genre: kpop/jpop, duality, energetic, dark

Description: even within his internal conflict, he longs to bask in your presence like a moth drawn to a flame, a lonely ship guided by a lighthouse, a sunflower leaning towards the sun. but he can’t, he tells himself. he can’t succumb to his selfish desires and pull you into his world of devious activities conducted in the cover of midnight or the pain of ever learning of his true form. he can’t love you because that’s selfish of him. he can’t put you in danger because of what he does day in and day out. because his love burns brightly within his chest, he’s willing to burn his entire existence from your mind so you can forget him. but he’s just ajax - a selfish boy with selfish desires. he can’t help but gravitate to you. he can’t help that he wants you - in more ways than one. so how can he resist when you offer yourself so willingly to someone like him. surely you know the consequences, right? but maybe the risks are the last thing on his mind as he descends into you like a wave crashing onto a shore. drowning you fully in him and his pleasure.

SCARAMOUCHE/WANDERER

POV: traversing the world with your soulmate, wanderer.

Genre: kpop/jpop, a mix of genres (slight duality theme)

Description: you follow wanderer on his travels, witnessing how he navigates the world with his new identity, traverses the planes of his newfound persona, and explores the inner-workings of his being with you by his side. although, at times, that other side of him shows. it’s rare but you do sometimes catch glimpses of the fearsome, manipulative and calculating balladeer resurface from the calm and playful exterior he puts up in front of you and the other people you encounter along your travels. regardless of the different sides he possesses, you’re ready to give up everything for him, sacrifice yourself to give him the life he deserves. you'd even kill. this is something you realise as you both stand over the bodies of your enemies, weapons in hand, residual elemental energy tinkling at your fingertips. By his side, you’ll venture the world together and explore his ever persona, until he finds a version of himself he’s most comfortable.

DILUC RAGNVINDR

POV: celebrating your birthday with your beloved, diluc ragnvindr

Genre: kpop, birthday-themed

Description: in the bustling tavern, the smile that splits across your face aches with how much fun you’re having surrounded by your companions in the warmth of the angel’s share. as per your request, diluc has reserved the entire place to celebrate this joyous occasion with the key figures of the knights of favonius you’ve befriended (and distastefully, he recalls, a certain cavalry captain but let’s not forget the troublesome bard you’ve invited and is indulging in the complimentary bottles of dandelion wine that line the grand table). for once, he feels his lips quirk ever so slightly as your laughter tinkles in his ears and your joy fills him with an unbridled sense of happiness. as the hosts of the party, you both find yourselves behind the bar to refill drinks and place more food platters onto the table. playfully, you bump your hips into his before pressing a chaste kiss against his cheek. you’re flushed by how much fun you’re having and he loves how it looks on you. alongside that, you’re excited to finally go back home to the dawn winery with your beloved to finally open your present. after all he’s wrapped up so nicely in the new outfit he’s commissioned, draped in a rich crimson and adorning silver chains and embellishments. the least you can do to unravel it all. it’s your birthday day after all. anything you says goes, right? even if it was unspoken, he can guess the wish you made as you blew out your candles. he will do everything in his being to make that wish come true and so much more. before fulfilling this however, he’ll spell out his affections for you against your skin. he’ll await your every command tonight. it’s your special day after all, just say the words and he’s all yours.

LISA MINCI

POV: the partner of the knights of favonius' head librarian

Genre: kpop/jpop, soft, romantic, chill, implied wlw

Description: in the comfort of your arms, you and your partner find yourselves lazing on the window seat of your shared abode, basking in the sun that streams across your languid forms and illuminates the woman dozing against your chest. you aren’t used to this slow pace she’s used to. in contrast, your busy lifestyle means you aren’t able to enjoy tranquil, quiet moments like these very often. however, every time you come home to visit your darling, she always makes it a point to drag you into a small cosy nook in your house or the library to have a cat nap with her. she makes it her responsibility for you to relax whenever you’re with her (though you’re aware it’s mainly because she knows this is the only way you’ll condone her constant lethargy). you chuckle at her languor as she nestles herself into you, making sure she’s comfortable against her human pillow. gently, you place a tender kiss against her forehead. you hope that simple gesture blesses her dreams with the way she smiles in her sleep instantly after it. maybe, you think as you surrender to the fatigue that sinks into your body, you could get used to these lazy afternoons with your beloved.

SIGNORA

POV: the crimson witch's faithful lover

Genre: kpop/jpop, orchestral, a mix of different genres (she’s a very complex character)

Description: faithfully, you stand by her side, conquering the world together and witnessing how she makes it bend to her will. you relish every second you spend alongside her. even if she initially stated that you’re only a valuable asset she could not afford to lose, a vessel of great power to assist her in carrying out her grand plans, a partner (in the strictly working sense) to help her achieve the aims given to her by the great tsaritsa, but you know it’s so much more than that. it’s so much more than what you ever thought it could be - if the red marks across your neck and the crimson lip stains that adorn your pulse point are anything to go by. whatever you have with her goes well beyond the working relationship you started of with. it’s because of this ambiguity that you relish in the masqueraded dance you share upon a bloodied battlefield of crystalline flowers, flittering moths, and fallen bodies. although you dutifully serve the tsaritsa, you loyally obey signora’s every word.

KAVEH

POV: the renowned sumeru architect (not so) secretly adores you.

Genre: kpop/jpop, art-themed

Description: pressing a kiss against the nape of his neck, you carefully tug free the silky blond locks secured by the rouge ribbon he’s tied into his hair. you pull away to catch him stir from his abrupt nap atop his work desk once again, murmuring nonsensical mutterings into the arms he’s propped his head on and snuggling into the large sheets of drawings and calculations beneath him. you hope he isn’t drooling onto the plans he’s worked so painstakingly on as you gather his curled form into your arms to carry him into his bedroom. just as you tuck his head into your chest and secure your hold on his lithe frame, you catch a glimpse of kaveh’s personal notebook sprawled onto the table. the little remarks that line the margins of the pages makes you chuckle but you stop to admire the graphite depictions of yourself that litter the next page. planting another kiss onto the crown of his head, you begin to exit the study room. to kaveh, you’re his muse, his inspiration and his purpose. he dreams of capturing your beauty in every medium, he wants to portray your every single feature, which he adores you so much for, and he aspires to paint his undying love into your being. although, the latter is an issue for another night. at least in his dreams, he is able to do the same. perhaps, when he isn’t too busy with his projects, he’ll turn those dreams into reality.

MULTI-CHARACTER

POV: summer vacation at the Golden Apple Archipelago

Genre: kpop/jpop summer playlist

HONKAI STAR RAIL

HIMEKO

POV: you're as beautiful as the day i lost you.

Genre: kpop/jpop, mixed, full of longing/implied reincarnation, implied wlw.

Description: "I'm sure we're about to embark on a fascinating journey together." even in this life, where you've sacrificed your heart and conquered hell, himeko is just as breathtaking as the day you met her, when you exchanged rings, and your last kiss goodbye. it's a shame she doesn't remember you, her wife.

KAFKA

POV: the flourishing romance between you and the infamous stellaron hunter.

Genre: kpop, mixed, pining

Description: to be added.

ENSEMBLE STARS

ARASHI NARUKAMI

POV: walking down the runway with arashi narukami

Genre: kpop/jpop, deep house, r&b

Description: this isn’t your first runway. although it is the first you’ve shared with the renowned model trio of yumenosaki academy. adorning luxurious silks that feel like air against your skin, glittering jewellery that rests against the expanse of your clavicle and line your wrists and fingers, and glamorous cosmetics that enhance your already beguiling features, you glance to the opposite side of the bustling dressing room. your countless years of experience in modelling mean that gliding in heels are no problem for you. but why do the gorgeous electric violet eyes across the room make you trip up? why does the way her mouth curves into a sweet smile instantly draw you to her? why does the playful glint that flashes over her visage make you want to smear the bold rouge painted over her supple lips onto your own? you can’t help but gravitate to her. with the way she lures you in with her spellbinding beauty and competitiveness, it’s not surprising how the silks and jewellery you adorn gradually pool around your intertwined forms. to her, this is another runway in the comforts of her personal room. with all of your experience, you’re determined to put on a show she’ll never forget.

KEITO LECTURE CIRCLE

POV: bibliosmia and the descent of petrichor

Genre: soft kpop study playlist

Description: studying with BIBLION.

TWISTED WONDERLAND

MALLEUS DRACONIA

POV: you're bewitched by the king of the abyss, malleus draconia

Genre: kpop/jpop, PIXY-centric, based on overblot malleus

Description (potentially spoilers for chapter 7): in this capsule of time, where the clock stops ticking, where the world around you is frozen in a state of suspension, where the shadows coagulate into permanent shapes across the cobblestone floor, you realise it is only you and him. surveying the slumbering forms of your companions, the truth of the reality you’re regrettably living in settles deep into your heart. as your body is racked by an overwhelming sense of disbelief, you don’t hear the sharp clack of heels that approach your figure nor the heavy drag of a tail against the floor and grows louder as it nears you. frightfully, you whip around to witness one of your friends, your beloved tsunotaro, grow closer, ever closer to your trembling form. you feebly press your palms into his chest as he leans into you, desperate for some space to comprehend what he’s done, to understand the full extent and gravity of the actions he’s taken. weakly, you resist his advances as he grabs your chin and pulls you into him, trailing ink across your lips and jaw as he does so. at some point, you’ve stopped fighting, you’ve stopped countering his advances, and you’ve stopped yearning for the sweet and gentle tsunotaro you’ve gotten to know over these past few months. at some point, you surrender to him, falling deeper into his depths, allowing him to drown you in his affections and the love he holds, one that’s only for you. as you waltz over the world he’s frozen, you’re slowly starting to indulge in this fantasy he’s created. you’re starting to take pleasure in being his, the lover of the king of the abyss. truly, this isn’t the way you wanted to confess to him but maybe this is what you needed to express your undying devotion to the heir of the briar valley. the thought immediately vanishes as his lips descend onto yours once again, eager to claim you once again tonight. dragons are fiercely protective of their treasure. it’s only right, he thinks whilst marking his name into your skin, that he guards what’s rightfully his.

JAMIL VIPER

POV: whisked away into the tundras by the vice housewarden of scarabia

Genre: kpop/jpop, hip-hop, dance-pop

Description: regardless if he uses his unique magic, he should know how his presence spellbinds you. his gorgeous charcoal eyes are hypnotising, his straightforward and caring nature is enthralling, and the saccharine words he whispers into your ears are the only hypnosis he needs to get you to follow his every command. His every being is electrifying: that much is proven as he slips his hand into yours (his very touch casts a spell on you), brings you closer to him (the spicy perfume that he adorns renders you defenceless), and connects his lips to yours (his very taste is absolutely intoxicating). As you admire him under the vibrant luminance of the fireworks above the both of you, you wouldn’t mind falling into this hypnosis once more. the smile he flashes you makes you make to want to fall once again into his temptations and dive into him fully. the night is young, you remember, you have all the time you’ll ever need to understand the hold he possess over you. for now, you’ll relish in this dazzling display of fireworks with the enchanting male by your side.

ROOK HUNT

POV: they don't deserve you, mon amour.

Genre: kpop/jpop

Description: you deserve so much more, mon trésor. and he’s right. you really do. with the way he tenderly holds onto your hand, how he brings your form into his chest as your own squeezes and shudders with a painful feeling you’ve become accustomed to over these past few days, weeks, months (at this point you’ve stopped counting), you wonder how you could ever desire more. how you could ever want anyone else when he’s by your side, unfailingly your loyal partner, who’s supported to you all this time. that’s why he’s your best friend, your partner-in-crime, your most trusted confidant. maybe that’s all you’ll ever be. but with the way his heart thunders into his chest to the way his eyes briefly flicker to your lips and you do the same in response, perhaps there is still some ground you’ve yet to cover in your relationship with the enigmatic beauty from pomefiore.

(getting over your toxic ex-friends with your confidant rook hunt)

PARADOX LIVE

GOKULUCK

POV: rebelling against the system with 獄Luck (GOKU LUCK)

Genre: kpop hype playlist

Description: setting the world aflame with HANCHO, PITBULL, smoking dog, and anonymous.

DANGANRONPA

BYAKUYA TOGAMI

POV: you detest the ultimate affluent progeny, byakuya togami

Genre: kpop/jpop, rap, hip-hop, dance, money-centric

Description: you hate his guts. you fume at his inherent smugness and that suffocating sense of self-entitlement he prides himself so much on. he’s arrogant, insensitive and conceited. god, the sight of him infuriates you tremendously. wiping it off his face is the only thing on your mind as you grab his pristine collar, and furiously pin him against the wall. but why do you feel utterly powerless as an image flashes before you of those same irritating lapis blue eyes staring into yours with love and a foreign gentleness that looks out of place with the haughty male you’ve understood over the past few weeks. why do you feel absolutely defenceless when he forcefully yanks you forward and presses a kiss against your lips with the passion only a lover could hold?

NAGITO KOMAEDA (spoilers)

POV: you're his ultimate hope.

Genre: kpop/jpop, pop-rock, synth, based on another episode: ultra despair girls nagito komaeda

Description: you’re his ultimate hope. but honestly, who you are you kidding? he's your ultimate hope. you'd do anything for him. you'd sacrifice your soul, surrender yourself wholly to his every whim and you’d willingly let him drown you fully in his despair, just to fulfil his unbridled obsession for hope. the same hope he’s eliminated in this world brimming with hatred, madness and absolute chaos. nevertheless, you'd go to the ends of the world for him. sacrifice every single ounce of humanity you have just for him. because whilst you are his sun, he's your universe, and you'd gladly burn for him.

KOKICHI OUMA (spoilers)

POV: witnessing a commendable performance from the "mastermind"

Genre: kpop/jpop, villaincore

Description: it’s amusing, honestly. how he could possibly think that this elaborate scheme of his would convince anyone - that this “mastermind” lie, this twisted performance was actually plausible. but you know better, you ponder as your eyes bore into his own, swirling with that corrupt despair he claims he’s so familiar with. however, you know so much more than he ever could about this world, about the puppeteer who holds all of your strings. well, you’ll just watch this carefully crafted game of his whilst waiting for it to fall apart like a house of cards. it’s only a matter of time.

GONTA GOKUHARA

POV: the ultimate entomologist melts your heart ❤

Genre: upbeat, romantic, a bit of melancholy

Description: you aren’t one for this mushy love stuff people nowadays seem to obsess over. especially not in this game of life or death. however, you can’t seem to help to stop the way your heart flutters at every adorable action the ultimate entomologist makes, nor the warmth he emanates every time you embrace him (you’ve done it so often he’s started affectionately calling you ‘snuggle bug’). Regardless, you can’t stop the way your walls melt around him or stop fawning over the blinding beam he shoots you. when you grab a handful of his collar and crash your lips against him, you can’t help but think ‘well, who’s the pot calling the kettle black now?’

KAITO MOMOTA (slight spoilers)

POV: the luminary of the stars is your universe

Genre: kpop/jpop, space/universe themed

Description: you abhor the optimism he unfailingly displays, day in day out, rinse and repeat in this absolute hellhole. but, you eventually find that you can’t, not when he’s a brilliant light in this desperate situation, a star in this night sky that seems to want to consume your every being, the unending universe that holds all of you and everyone together in this sick game where lives are nothing but numbers and objects of entertainment. you just wish you could’ve spent longer in the stars with him before the next day came.

FINAL FANTASY VX

IGNIS SCIENTIA

engine revving, hearts roaring (a night drive in the regalia.) ❤

Genre: kpop/jpop, R&B, dark synth, sensual

Description: a night drive in the regalia but you’re not sure if a simple ride is all he desires. not with the way he’s looking at you. truthfully, you're not sure when he fixated those crystalline sea foam orbs on your figure but when you stare back, they darken into pools of oceanic teal, hazed with a grey fog that sinks into the flecks of aquamarine that speckle his bewitching optics. in this moment, he's a predator but, as prey, you don't give in easily - you’ll dance around his elaborate trap before he finally snaps, and makes you his.

HYPNOSIS MICROPHONE

RAMUDA AMEMURA

POV: his smile is downright tooth-rotting

Genre: kpop/jpop, sweets-themed playlist

Description: the sweet flavour of artificial strawberry and sugar of the lollipop he’s recently popped into his mouth invades your senses as he pulls you closer against his mouth. you experimentally lick his bottom lip to taste more of it and you can feel the corners of his mouth curve upwards against his lips. in return, you smile and relish at the way you connect perfectly pressed against each other. you’d take this delectable sweetness over the bitter, metallic taste of cigarettes. oh right, that’s why he’s kissing you, you’ve yet to go on your latest sugar supply run. it seems that he’s slightly pre-occupied - surely he knows at this point you’ll never let you go. oh well, you think as he guides you to the couch of his studio, he knows how to use his cuteness to his advantage. his smiles and his demeanour is downright tooth-rotting - if he keeps up at this rate, it’s bound to give you a cavity at this point. well, you think as your back hits the plush sofa, you wouldn’t have it any other way.

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UTDP/Summer Camp: Kirumi Tojo

in-game info from v3's UTDP Mode and Danganronpa S: Summer Camp AU, for fanart/fanfic inspiration etc. note that this is a "nice" universe where v3 goes to Hope's Peak and Junko never Junko'd.

this post details Kirumi Tojo's scenes with others, as well as insights about her that these bits provide. there's a Lot, so jump on down under the cut.

(i hope to do all characters over time, so Hang Tight for your fave!)

> more UTDP/Summer Camp character databases <

NOTE: As stated, in the UTDP/Summer Camp universe, the v3 kids go to Hope's Peak, likely as Class 79. Regardless of their backstories in v3, they are "played straight" in this universe, e.g. Shuichi and Kyoko are both the Ultimate Detectives, etc.

KIRUMI INSIGHTS:

[Mahiru, on a photo of Kirumi by herself:] "...your expression is much different when you're alone...You may look distant, but you also look dignified and beautiful, soft and lovely." (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Mahiru)

"...being served by someone else just doesn't feel right to me." (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Leon & Kyoko)

Has experience with most video game genres, as a past employer once requested that she play games with them (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Hajime & Chiaki)

Considers starting her own maid business a command from the "future of many" (Summer Camp, Potential of Talent 1)

Prefers her curry "moderately spicy," and how she likes her eggs "depends on the meal" (Summer Camp, Campfire 3)

"A life spent in support of others is a life of immeasurable value." (Summer Camp, My Future)

"People often think of me as "helpful" because I am on the front lines, serving you directly. But the truth is, it takes the work of countless people I'll never know to allow me to do my job." (Summer Camp, Kazuichi's Potential of Talent 2)

Experienced at juggling, as she once taught an elite troupe of entertainers for a master who loved circuses (Summer Camp, Tsumugi's Summer Festival 3)

KIRUMI & OTHERS:

Often serves Byakuya, something that makes Toko very jealous (UTDP, w/ Byakuya Togami and Toko Fukawa)

Offers to refer Celeste to a "superior butler agency" (UTDP, w/ Celestia Ludenberg and Teruteru Hanamura)

Offers to help Toko take care of her hygiene (UTDP, w/ Toko Fukawa)

Happily reminds Rantaro of his own maid as a child (UTDP, w/ Rantaro Amami)

Mediates conflicts between Mondo and Taka (UTDP, Winter 1)

Helps Leon think of a gift for Kanon (UTDP, Winter 3)

Kazuichi is, unsurprisingly, turned on by Kirumi, but his heart belongs to MISS SONIA (UTDP, Kazuichi's Spring Festival 3)

Unfazed, however, Kirumi encourages Kazuichi about his talent (Summer Camp, Kazuichi's Potential of Talent 2)

Offers to refer Teruteru to good waitstaff when he opens his restaurant (UTDP, Teruteru's Winter 3)

"Delighted" by Shuichi's compassion when he asks her to relax before graduation (Summer Camp, Shuichi & Kirumi)

Helps Sakura train and shares her concerns about the Warriors of Hope (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Sakura)

Serves Sonia, which makes Sonia both very comfortable and very uncomfortable (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Sonia)

Sonia does, however, want to hire Kirumi as her personal maid (Summer Camp, Sonia's Potential of Talent 2)

Sayaka commands Kirumi not to serve anyone for a whole day, and in DR's greatest paradox, Kirumi accepts...not without discomfort (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Leon & Kyoko)

Recruited by Chiaki to help her farm loot in a video game, as long as Kirumi has fun doing it (Summer Camp, Kirumi & Hajime & Chiaki)

Byakuya agrees to act as Kirumi's business advisor when she leaves the school (Summer Camp, Potential of Talent 1)

Gundham's nicknames for Kirumi: "Omnipotent Servant" and "Avatar of Servitude" (Summer Camp, Potential of Talent 2) + (Summer Camp, Summer Festival 1)

Discusses a potential robotic copy of herself with Monaca (Summer Camp, Potential of Talent 3)

Teaches Sonia a folk dance, and happily dances at the campfire with her at her request (Summer Camp, Campfire 1)

Byakuya is aware of Kirumi's "other job" and offers her an investment deal in a maid business (Summer Camp, Campfire 2)

Chiaki really wants to get to know Kirumi (Summer Camp, Campfire 3)

#kirumi tojo #tojo kirumi #danganronpa s ultimate summer camp #ultimate talent development plan #danganronpa #utdp/summer camp insights

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The second flaw in the plan to counter 3-2's motive is. Like. Statistics.

So we have this plan to play Motive Keepaway, but it's rooted in a mistake. The Monokubs fucked up. They meant to deliver everyone's video to them, but accidentally distributed them at random, creating this opportunity.

The plan is based on a distribution error. So. What happens if, purely by chance, someone did get the video that was meant for them? Why are we assuming a 100% error ratio?

That brings us to our killer.

As previously noted, Ryoma is one end of the utilitarian spectrum. 3-2's central conversation is about whether or not some people's lives are simply more valuable than others. The other end of that spectrum is Kirumi Tojo, the Ultimate Maid.

In every Danganronpa, there is always one person in the group who is the elite. The cream of the crop, representing the highest echelons. In DR1, that was Ultimate Very Wealthy Loinfruit Byakuya Togami. In DR2, Ultimate Princess Sonia Nevermind. V3's utilitarian Supreme Individual is the last person you might expect.

There's something interesting, in a chapter about utilitarianism, in the paradox of Danganronpa's most service industry character ever being pinned down as its most objectively valuable human. This is achieved through navigating a complex series of bullshit rooted in Kirumi being a Backdoor Godmode PC to arrive at "Prime Minister of Japan somehow".

Tsumugi wrote a bunch of convoluted lore and backstory worked directly into her meteor plot to justify this. But taken on its face, "The humble service worker is the most valuable contributing member of society" is a bold fucking statement and I applaud 3-2 for it.

3-2 leans into this pretty quickly. It doesn't play up her official status, her position as Prime Minister of Japan in a time of dire national crisis; That's saved for the last-second sucker-punch, to drive home the point that they're making and make it less ambiguous.

Rather, it examines Kirumi both as a person and as a figure of utilitarian value through her work. It shows us Kirumi through the dependency that the entire group builds on her. They lay this on thick. They really want you to notice how much she does.

This is a lot to ask of someone. Even if she is a Backdoor Godmode PC, there's still scheduling and logistics to think of. When you look at all of this and you think about that sucker-punch question at the end of the case, "Out of all of us, was Kirumi the one that most deserved to live?" That's a hard question to answer.

Ryoma certainly believed so.

He offered up not only his but all of our lives in exchange for hers, and he went to his grave believing that was a good trade.

Was he right?

That is the moral question that 3-2 wants you to come away grappling with.

#danganronpa #danganronpa v3 #revisiting drv3 #kirumi tojo

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uten4 · 7 months

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Rambling about the UNI2 character pages

It seems like these bios follow the arcade mode timelines to some extent, because Hyde, Orie, Gordeau, Vatista, and Seth's bios all mention that they were the one to defeat Hilda, when that can't possibly all be true, right.

Interested to see what Hyde will say about not being around Linne anymore.

OH MY GOD???? WALDSTEIN ABANDONED LINNE? This is very unexpected but I think I love it. Wald got several moments focusing on his own relationships in the first game, but I still think his association with Linne held back his character being able to shine on its own. Waldstein fans feel free to fight me if you disagree.

Kuon personally beat up Carmine? 😭

ORIE ABANDONED LICHT KREIS????? DUE TO DISAGREEING WITH THEIR MORALS?!?!?!?!?! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥THIS IS ALL I WANTED FOR HER AND/OR WAGNER!!!

"[Gordeau]'s combat prowess is said to be an even match for Paradox, considered the strongest of all"... hmm... I don't think I like that. In the first game Gordeau was always insistent that Hilda was stronger than him. He is a very modest person, to be fair, but he was VERY insistent about it, and Amnesia's entire battle strategy was predicated on the belief that Hilda was far stronger than any of them. Well, I'm assuming Hilda is weakened right now, so maybe it's about the current state of affairs. And in any case this sentence is worded in a silly way; it still asserts that Hilda is considered the strongest of all. Maybe it means that Gordeau is close, which is fair-- even Carmine was scared of him.

It's really really beautiful that Gordeau's motivation is that he wants to keep the world a nice place for Roger >,_,< It makes sense especially because Roger was an adventurer who valued the beauty of the world so much.

Vatista is also acting on her own? I LOVE THIS TREND OF CHARACTERS BREAKING AWAY FROM THEIR PREVIOUS AFFILIATIONS

Hilda is jealous of Kuon. I'm rooting for her!!!

After so many of Chaos's character bios mentioning Hilda or Gordeau, this new one mentions neither 💙 I like it! He's 110% his own character who needs not to be defined by other characters. And he and Kuon had a super interesting relationship in the first game all on their own! I can't wait to see what specific things Chaos has to say about Kuon trying to destroy the world now 🤩

Nanase and Byakuya don't have any big changes mentioned in their bios. I'm scared.....

Phonon's quote is referring to someone as "partner"... is this... KUON!??! If Phonon really wants to destroy the world with Kuon, that would be hilarious.

Wagner and Londrekia's quotes are hilariously dramatic.

#unib #uni2 #op

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The mind is beautiful because of the paradox. It uses itself to understand itself.

- Adam Elenbass

THIRD PERSON POV

THEY SAY FINDING friendship and love within one person is a rare thing and anyone would be lucky to have someone like that—yet Byakuya is a stubborn mule.

It’s been two months since things have changed between Namika and Byakuya, he has noticed that she is not the same woman he remembered. She’s glowing and almost looks happy, but he could read her like her favourite book—the depths of her very being but he will never say anything.

He had no idea that Namika would do anything in her power to see him happy, even if she was destroying herself in the process. Well, that is in the past now, she is moving on—baby steps.

“And where exactly are you going?” Byakuya addressed as he watched his friend run around her apartment for her things. He was seated on her couch, his phone in his hand scrolling mindlessly through social media.

“To a restaurant downtown,” she huffed while looking for her shoes.

He sighed, “You have been going on a lot of dates recently.” He didn’t want to prod in that subject because ever since she left Aizen, something about her changed and he can’t put a finger on it.

“If I want to settle down and have kids, I will have to look for a partner, isn’t?” she quirked her brow at him while she slipped her heels on.

“I thought you—”

“That I gave up on love? Nonsense.” She smiled dreamily but it didn’t match her eyes. “I’m a hopeless romantic. I deserve at least some grand adventure of falling in love with someone, because clearly it didn’t work in the past.”

The way Namika said that something irked him.

Was she still unhappy about Aizen? Whatever she is feeling he had to be there for her.

“I’ll drive you to the place,” Byakuya announced, grabbing his coat and keys.

“Thanks, Kuchiki!”

***

Every Friday night, the gang would have a meet up so they would catch up with each other’s lives and unfortunately, the girls have plans besides Namika. Today was just the guys and every time they meet up unsupervised, chaos ensues.

“No, she was totally looking at me,” Izuru says loudly.

“She was definitely looking at me,” Shuhei refutes.

Grimmjow slaps both his direct the table, “SHE WAS NOT CHECKING EITHER OF YOU FUCKERS!”

“Why do you always have to be so rude in public,” Byakuya sighed. “Or in general?”

“Shut up, Prince.” He glowered. “I don’t take orders from you.” Grimmjow was aggravated by Byakuya.

As the conversation prolonged and the drinks came flowing, Byakuya was drunk—drunker than usual. It seems that his mind was replaying the conversation earlier with Namika. Something was off and yet he couldn’t put a finger on it.

“I’m going for a smoke,” he declared.

The flicker of the lighter brought the cigarette alight, against the harsh winds of the night.

“You know I don’t like particularly like talking to you,” Grimmjow remarked as he stood beside Byakuya. Grimmjow was tired of this cat and mouse game that Namika and Byakuya are playing for years. Anyone who could see them together knew that they weren’t just friends—they were something more but less than that. And Byakuya is an adamant bastard who is too selfish to allow himself to be happy

“Then why are you?” Byakuya remarked.

“You need to know that you’re a damfool to be wasting her time,” Byakuya quirks his brow at him. "Namika."

"She’s been acting quite different lately and I don’t know what’s worrying her. Is it Aizen or perhaps something she’s not telling me?”

The blue haired man laughed. God, this pompous ass had no clue.

“She doesn’t give a fuck about him anymore and the reason is to why she’s been acting differently is that she’s done waiting on a man who would not love her.” Grimmjow hisses as the wind picks up. “I have known her since college, just like you, but for a man that’s supposedly her best friend can’t see that she has been in love with you for years.”

Byakuya feels numb. The tips of his fingers don’t even feel the burn from the cigarette. He’s just standing there so still and more emotionless than ever.

“Why?” he whispered.

“I’m not sure what the fuck is great about you but stop making her even more miserable.”

Byakuya drops the cig on the floor and turns to Grimmjow with a scowl on his face. “HOW AM I MAKING HER MISERABLE?”

“YOU’RE SUCH A BASTARD TO NOT SEE THAT EVERY TIME SHE’S WITH YOU, SHE FEELS THAT MAYBE SHE HAS A SHOT EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESN’T!” The blue haired man yelled loudly. “You keep giving her these mixed signals and she thinks to herself, ‘Am I not good enough for him to love?"

“She is more than good enough; Namika is the standard that any man would be lucky to even look her way more or less love.”

“You’re deflecting.”

“Do you want me to say that my feelings are mutual?”

“It doesn’t matter to me, but to her it does.”

“I may be an emotionless man, but I know that her and I would never last.”

“You’re assuming shit without even thinking about it, have you ever thought of what you want? I know that things have been rough since your wife died but Hisana and Namika aren’t the same.”

Byakuya knew that but the line between Namika and him, scared him. He would never admit it aloud, but he felt more for Namika. It was wrong for him to even fantasise the life they would have because he is a man of his word. He swore by Hisana’s deathbed that he would never open his heart again. He loved Hisana so fiercely, but the love was never reciprocated.

‘I’m sorry for being so dependent on you,’ Hisana took a deep breath in. ‘And I’m sorry for not being able to return your love, these past few years have been a dream. Thank you, Byakuya.’

He then adopted Rukia as his own, as it was his late wife’s wish. He never told anyone besides Namika because she was always there for him, no matter what.

Was it wrong for wanting her?

All these years, he was blinded by love for another when he should have seen it right in front of him. Byakuya was indeed a fool. He takes a deep breath and tips his head backward.

He knows what to do but would she accept a cold heart like his?

***

Namika was let down on another date, he had no personality nor any respect towards women thinking they were just breeding vessels and to obey the man’s command. A true asshole.

It was around two a.m. when there was someone knocking on her door, she walked to the door and peeped through the fisheye door viewer and a sigh of relief left through her.

Opening the door, there was Byakuya disheveled and drunk.

“What happened to you?” she asked as she brought him into her apartment.

“My eyes are open now,” he answered.

She chuckled, “No, your eyes are closing. You’re really drunk, I thought you didn’t overdo it?” Namika opened her fridge for a bottled water and passed it to him.

He let out a laugh of his own. “Tonight, was different.” He didn’t want to worry her about his actions.

“I believe so, Grim messaged me earlier you were with the boys. I know they are uncivilised without the girls.”

“Can I take a shower?” he asked to which she nodded.

***

After his shower to rid all the grim and uneasiness, Byakuya was somewhat relieved. He was grateful that Namika still had a few of his clothes here, he changed into his sweatpants and plain black tee. He takes note of the boxes around the apartment, it’s clear that she hasn’t unpacked. He will use this into his advantage somehow.

“I messaged Rukia and told her you’re staying over and put your phone on charge.”

Damn, he forgot to inform Rukia that he would be out late, but his phone died.

“Thank you,” he replied.

He moved to the vacant side of the bed, it felt weird now for him knowing of his best friend’s feelings toward him, but it also felt right. Like his life was a puzzle and there were some pieces that didn’t fit but Namika might be the perfect piece in his incomplete puzzle.

Namika watched him closely as his gray eyes were starting to droop, and his hair was fanned across the pillow.

“What’s on your mind, Kuchiki?”

“Why are you calling me by my last name? I’ve noticed it ever since you came back.”

“I think I’m used to hearing your surname more than your name, because Sosuke always referred to you as that.”

Or is it that you gave up on me, he thought.

“Mika.” Byakuya whispered.

“Yes?”

“I want you to call me something no one else calls me.”

She was speechless at his sudden administration. Maybe the alcohol was still in his system and he’s delirious—Namika gave in to his antics.

“Okay, Bya.”

This was just a delicate beginning of something extraordinary—it’s miserable and magical.

#byakuya kuchiki x reader #byakuya kuchiki x original character #byakuya kuchiki #bleach anime #bleach manga #bleach fanfiction

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shinxeysartgallery · 6 months

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4D SCIENCE SPOILERS!!!!

Finally had a chance to read the new Dr. Stone miniseries. I honestly have a lot of mixed feelings about how it's playing out so far, but I'm still interested in seeing where it goes. Probably won't give a huge review until the entire thing's done, but yeah.

Don't really know how to feel about the time travel plot, but I kinda expected this to happen regardless. Since Byakuya seems to be back and in the future, I wonder which scenario caused it? Guessing it's least likely to be them physically dragging him into the future, but still possible. After all, they're mining on the moon for the energy to do the whole time travel thing. Alternate timelines and paradoxes were mentioned, so maybe it's from a different timeline where he didn't die? Maybe we can get a reference to the REI timeline. She needs more love. Another thing that was a fairly big deal in the chapter was AI, so maybe they made an AI of him? It's too early to tell, but it's kinda interesting.

Also, so happy for these two:

#dr stone #dr stone spoilers #dr stone 4d science #also don't like how it seems like Senku might be forced into a relationship at the end of this #but we'll see how it plays out

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recurring-polynya · 4 years

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Do we have a Byakuya giving Renji marriage advice fic? I'd love to read one!

I know this is gonna seem like I can’t read the prompt, because it’s 95% Byakuya giving Rukia marriage advice, but I just honestly think Byakuya trusts Renji on this, given that Renji has worked for him for years at this point and just sort of anticipates all his needs and understands him better than really anyone, and also, Byakuya does not understand Renji at all and has no idea how his dumb jock brain works. He knows exactly how Rukia’s brain works, though.

Anyway, I am back on my Byakuya-writing-letters bullshit, please enjoy some Sunday afternoon feels. I think it should be obvious, but this takes place the night after Rukia and Renji’s wedding.

❤️ 🥂 🎊

It was late at night, but Rukia couldn’t sleep. Too much excitement, maybe, the unfamiliarity of a new house, the evening’s pleasant alcoholic haze fading into the beginnings of a hangover. It certainly couldn’t be the idea of a new life entirely, looming in front of her like an iceberg, complete with a new name and all sorts of new possibilities. Primarily, there was a new bed and a new person who slept in it with her, and she found the idea of waking him up terrifying, so she slipped out from under the blankets and crept downstairs.

She was digging around in the kitchen, wondering if Renji had gotten around to making any pickles since he moved in a month ago (there was an entire cabinet full, wonderful man!), when she remembered the note.

Rukia had briefly flipped through the envelopes of wedding money they had received earlier. The one from her brother bulged, and when she opened it up, the bills inside were large. Renji got nervous in the presence of large sums of money and she suspected he would attempt to give it back, so put it away quickly to deal with later, but not before she noticed a sheet of paper tucked inside among the bills. It had only her name on it, in her brother’s finest handwriting.

After retrieving the note, she settled on the couch (which had been Renji’s but was now theirs because that’s how this worked) with the jar of pickles tucked beside her (the pickles were hers because they were the spicy kind Renji made specially for her even though he couldn’t eat them himself).

My beloved sister, the note opened.

It is my impression that one of the important roles of an older brother is to go before one’s younger siblings, to chart the unknown terrain of life, and to act as guide and mentor. My own marriage was characterized by deep love and joy in the face of hardship, and I hope that yours will contain all of its happiness and none of its heartache. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you, I have no idea how I did it.

When our lots were first cast together, as you know, I declined to form a close relationship with you. This was a mistake on my part, born of the fear that you would remind me too much of Hisana. Later on, to my horror, I found the truth to be far worse-- although you do share some of your sister’s fine qualities, in personality, you bear a much greater resemblance to myself.

That being the case, I imagine that by the time you find this note, you will have tied yourself up into knots over whether or not you ‘deserve this’ or if you can ever be a satisfactory partner. We are very fine Kuchiki, you and I, Rukia. We are strong of body and of will. We are dignified in all we do. We devote ourselves to our duties before our else. Our hearts are strong and love strongly, but we hold them close, as we must. Our family is our pride, which, paradoxically, makes it nearly impossible to share ourselves with those we hold closest.

Your sister Hisana was an exceedingly stubborn person, who formed her own opinions of me, which may or may not have had any grounding in reality. She frequently told me that I was ‘kind’ and ‘thoughtful’ and ‘sweet’ and a variety of other adjectives that no other thinking person would dare to apply to me. It is very difficult to live with such a person for long before you find yourself trying to live up to their misguided delusions.

As it happens, this is among the distressing number of personality traits my adjutant shares with my late wife. His optimism is endless, his vision is permanently rose-tinted, even when he insists upon wearing those horrendous goggles. Any yet, time and again, I have seen him bring out the best qualities in the horrible ne’er-do-wells under our mutual command. Indeed, if I have ever been a good brother to you, it is mostly due to his belief that I could be so. It is a verifiable fact that you are one of the best best souls in all of Soul Society, one would think it would be unimaginable to inflate your worth beyond its actual measure, and yet, somewhere, he manages that, as well.

How is one supposed to live up to these sorts of expectations from the person they love most of all? It is impossible. At least in my case, Hisana was quite aware that I am a pompous buffoon, whereas Abarai fully believes the sun rises and sets for your personal benefit. I am going to tell you something that may be difficult to hear: you have to simply deal with it. He is never going to stop. If you are truly as like to me as I suspect, you will rebel against this, your brain constantly trying to sabotage your happiness.

The fact of the matter is, Rukia, these feelings of inadequacy spring from the very fact that you hold him so dearly that your own estimation of him is also blown out of proportion. Do not misinterpret me. I am very fond of Abarai, but he is a mess. A disaster. You have probably never seen his filing system, but it would give you the vapors. (I do suggest that you take responsibility over that aspect of your household management.) Again, I sympathize. He is actually not nearly so bad as your sister, whom I once watched deface a centerpiece at a very fancy benefit dinner (the end result was extremely offensive and also very humorous). In my mind, she is still the most perfect person I have ever met.

Perhaps I am mistaken. Perhaps you are plagued with none of the insecurities that troubled the early days of my marriage, and that I was only able to come to terms with once it became evident that our time together would be finite. I desperately hope this is the case, and if so, please do me the courtesy of destroying this letter, and forgetting all of this.

In either case, I wish you the utmost happiness with your horrible husband.

Your affectionate brother,

Byakuya

Rukia’s fingers clenched on the edges of the paper. The edges of her eyes were burning. How dare he do this to her, after all these years? How many times had they crossed paths in the gardens in the hours when they should have been sleeping? Since when did they need to say things in order to show how well they understood each other? Rukia had half a mind to march over there right now and punch him in his perfect face. He was most likely sitting out next to the koi pond this very minute.

“Thinkin’ of skippin’ out on me already?” a sleepy voice asked behind her, and Rukia jumped nearly a foot in the air.

“What? No!” Rukia rubbed at her hair and frowned apologetically at Renji, who seemed more interested in yawning. "I was thinking too loud and I didn’t want to wake you up.”

“Nah, my skull is too thick, I can’t even hear my own thoughts most of the time.” Renji leaned over the back of the couch, and Rukia guiltily folded her note in half. “Letter from Captain?”

“Uh, yeah,” Rukia excused. “Sorry. It was kinda personal.”

“I understand. I got one, too. It was less personal.”

A piece of paper dropped in her lap and as she was busy unfolded it, Renji grabbed her jar of pickles.

“Hey, that’s mine!” she protested.

“You don’t gotta tell me what your brother wrote to you,” Renji yawned, tucking the pickles under his arm. “But I think you should probably listen to him. He knows what’s he’s on about.”

Rukia looked at the piece of Squad Six letterhead in her hands. In precise, businesslike handwriting, it read:

To: Abarai Renji, Assistant Captain, Sixth Division

From: Kuchiki Byakuya, Captain Sixth Division

Re: My sister/Your pending wife

Lieutenant Abarai,

Please be aware that Rukia is prone to poor decisions when she has insomnia and it is in your best interest to prevent her from consuming excessively spicy and/or vinegared goods past a respectable bedtime.

Sincerely,

Captain Kuchiki

“Rat fink!” Rukia exclaimed.

“Come back to bed,” Renji implored, pressing a kiss into her hair. “I know some good ways to make your brain shut up.”

“Okay,” Rukia agreed grumpily. “I’m eating those pickles for breakfast, though.”

“I’m makin’ pancakes, but suit yourself.”

Rukia decided that maybe it was best to try and get some rest. She had a big rest-of-her-life coming up the next day.

#my writing #byakuya kuchiki #rukia kuchiki #renji abarai #renruki #byakuya feels are the worst feels #but pining-for-his-dead-wife byakuya is the best byakuya #the paradox of byakuya

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chinchillasinunison · 2 years

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Because Christmas is right around the corner I'm thinking of a DR Toy AU....... majority of Class 78 are the Naegi kids' toys......

Sayaka and Leon would have about the same forms as they do in my BatB Ishimondo fic, i.e. a music box with Sayaka as a ballerina on the top and a very worn baseball respectively, but more modern than those, obviously.

Chihiro would be a children's laptop that has some basic spelling and math games, akin to something made by Leapfrog.

Mondo would be the little figure on an RC motorcycle. He actually came in a set of two, The Crazy Diamond Racerz, but... we don’t talk about what happened to Daiya...

Kiyotaka is a funny case, as he's not technically a toy. He was Komaru's baby monitor way back when, but Makoto would use him as a "walkie-taka" ("walkie-talkie" morphed into "walkie-talker" which was mutated via baby talk into "walkie-taka") when playing pretend sometimes so he became sentient via Toy Story rules. He decides that he's the authority figure of the toys to everyone else's annoyance and refuses to be put away even if Komaru's older now and therefore does not need him.

Hifumi is a hamster-shaped puzzle eraser that Makoto got at a bookstore that he felt bad about actually using as an eraser, so he became a toy instead. The stand he was on was in front of the manga display, which explains... a lot.

Celestia Ludenberg is an antique china doll. Straight from France, at least that's what she claims (they found her at a yard sale). She's more for display than actual play, kept on a very high shelf in Komaru's bedroom, and she very much prefers it that way.

Sakura is an action figure! The knot of her tie is actually a button and it makes her do a roundhouse kick when you press it.

Aoi is a rubber bath toy shaped like an otter. She can squirt water out of her mouth and she is pretty tiny, so it takes a good deal of effort to bounce over to see everyone everyday all the way from the bathroom, but she always tries to!

Byakuya piggybank. That's it, that's his entry.

Kyoko is just a knock-off rubix cube in varying shades of purple.

Toko is Komaru's electronic secret password journal. If you grew up in the 2000s you know what I'm talking about. She's very paranoid about being read by anyone besides Komaru, meanwhile Syo will just let whoever pop her open, but threatens them with violence not to tell.

Yasuhiro is a microwavable yak doll filled with flaxseed and lavender— basically a bootleg Warmie. Very soothing to hug. Too bad Hiro himself is terrified of the radiation he gets from the microwave. A profoundly paradoxical existence, this guy leads.

Junko and Mukuro aren't toys at all, they're neighborhood kids. Junko likes to steal and mangle kids' toys a lá Sid from Toy Story, and the Naegi kids are a frequent target of hers. However, their things somehow always end up back on their doorstep the next day, if a bit worse for wear (Mukuro sneaks them back). The only plaything Junko doesn't do this to is her own teddy bear, Monokuma.

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bleachbleachbleach · 2 years

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It’s a Summer Film! (2021)

In keeping with our tradition of having now watched multiple Director Byakuya movies, last month I mentioned that we were planning to watch It’s a Summer Film! because it was impossible for me to read the synopsis as anything but a Director Rukia Movie:

"Let's make a movie together!" A girl passionate about samurai films and a boy full of mystery make a film together that transcends time and space.

And omg, it was so delightful!!! It’s about a girl who lost the Film Club’s summer film bid to another girl (whom she then declares her Arch Nemesis) because no one was interested in the weirdo movie she wanted to make, so she sets off to make her own by herself.

Well, with her two friends, Tatsuki and Orihime! Tatsuki is in the kendo club and Orihime is in the Space Club!

Their dynamic is so excellent, and I love that they remain such an important part of the film, even after Renji also comes into the picture. Here’s Rukia (armed with an umbrella) sparring with Tatsuki at their VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER:

Rukia, who is also an enthusiastic artíste in this film, has a very specific idea of the kind of boy she wants as the star of her film:

So when she finally finds him, she gets dead-set on having Renji in her film. Rukia even follows Renji after he jumps off a bridge into a river, which is a clear AU reinvention of the Memories of Nobody bridge exit!!

She also invites him back to the van down by the river:

But there’s something you should know about Renji...

He is from another dimension. A different temporal dimension, to be specific, and the reason he is so afraid to engage with Rukia--DESPITE THE FACT THAT SHE IS THE VERY PERSON HE CAME TO THIS TIMELINE TO WITNESS--is because he’s afraid that interacting with her too much will rend space-time and punch a hole in the universe.

Which would be. Non-ideal.

In the course of filming, he is compelled to admit this, which, as usually happens when you announce to all of your new friends that you are a time traveler from the future, spurs a chalk talk, which has less to do with dealing with the fact that their classmate is a time-traveler from the future and more to do with making sure the math checks out:

Luckily, Orihime did the math, and she assures everyone that, at least for now, the time paradox is static and all is well.

Universe-rending potential on the backburner, you know what that means?

It means it’s time to make a fucking movie.

Two movies, actually--the romcom the Film Club was officially making, and the samurai movie no one but Rukia wanted. Though the two films are initially set up to be rival projects, with Rukia taking the Not Like Other Girls stance, her rival is actually super, super nice (and has no idea they are at war with one another), and instead of fighting a bitter battle to the death, they help each other work towards their joint premiere.

These movies are low-budget, MacGuyver-level productions of of love, of friendship, of summer excursions to shoot on location. Most importantly, it is about the power of storytelling. <333

(Because you know why Renji broke the laws of space-time to come find Rukia in the first place? The future doesn’t make movies anymore, and she was one of the last greats. He fell in love with her movies.)

But sometimes a story can be too powerful. As Rukia struggles to complete her film--changing the ending over and over again, refusing to end it, refusing to end it in the way it seems destined to end--it becomes clear that sometimes, whatever your opinions of fate or destiny or that which has been scripted, you need to let go of the things you love most.

You lose them to save them.

10/10, EXTREMELY EXCELLENT MOVIE. STRONG RECOMMEND.

All of the characters are absolutely top-tier, from the mains all the way down to the most random person Rukia recruited off the street to do high-level movie jobs for her. It’s quirky, it’s funny, and combines the best of both words in its meta “a movie about making a movie” + SURPRISE TIME TRAVEL SCIFI splendor.

Good job Rukia!!! You did amazing. ToT

Director Renji agrees:

#director rukia #kuchiki rukia #abarai renji #bleach au #it's a summer film!#no brain just bleach #i cannot stress enough how utterly endearing everyone in this movie is #i love everyone in this film studio #we also watched one about people working at a podunk amusement park in southern japan #and one about a girl who gets a job at a maid cafe in hokkaido #or at least very north now i can't remember #in any case those were all right but not as great as this one

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uenodivision · 2 years

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Sakurai Clan - Inspirations

Aranai:

Shōtarō Kaneda - Akira

Celty Sturluson - Durarara!!

Lady - Devil May Cry

Aoi Himezaki - Rival Schools

Akira Kazama - Rival Schools

Iori Suiseki - Paradox Live

Shisuta:

Lily Aquaria - Black Clover

Iris - Fire Force

Izumi Curtis - Fullmetal Alchemist

Ibara Shiozaki - My Hero Academia

Yumiko Takagi - Hellsing

Shiki Ando - Paradox Live

Kisouna:

Franziska von Karma - Ace Attorney

Mia Fey - Ace Attorney

Athena Haruka - Don't Meddle With My Daughter!

Senpuuji Kyouko - Daibanchou

Byakuya Kuchiki - Bleach

Eleanor Varrot - Valkyria Chronicles

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Fate, Time and Spinning Wheels

We all know about how changes in fate and time are themes in Yashahime. But there was also a VERY interesting conversation on the topic in the OG that they might be referencing in YH.

Here, Naraku is talking to Kikyo right after coming out of Mt Hakurei

A spinning wheel of fate, you say? Which spins and weaves a red thread?

Haven’t we seen THAT exact same visual in Yashahime? Yes, we have

The red threads are everywhere in Yashahime. They’re in the windmill of time, in the twins’ hair

And even in this new advertisement

In the original series, this is Kikyo’s view on fate and destiny, from that same conversation.

Which Treekyo seems to have inherited, since the tree wants to maintain fate as it should have been, even if it takes eliminating Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru, those who are actively trying to interfere with time for their own purposes.

Meanwhile, this is what Naraku has to say about fate and destiny.

While Kikyo believes that fate cannot be changed, Naraku believes that the strong are able to make their own fate. This is the approach that Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru seem to be taking, using their POWER, their STRENGTH as demons to literally alter time and fate.

In the newest episode, episode 25, we also have a similar speech from Towa, on the topic of strength and weakness. Like her uncle Inuyasha before her, one of Towa’s goals is to protect those that matter to her.

But it also has to do with fate. Here, Towa falls into despair because she believes that she cannot change Setsuna’s fate (to die), and she wasn’t even able to avenge her death. However, Towa is given a tool that allows her to change Setsuna’s fate and resurrect her. Therefore, Towa has been able to surpass Sesshomaru as he was in the original. When Sesshomaru was faced with Kagura’s fate, he tried to avert it using Tenseiga, but he was unable to use the sword on Kagura due to her body dissolving as she died. Tenseiga needs an intact body to work on, and Kagura didn’t leave one behind.

This time, Tenseiga cannot work normally either, not because Setsuna’s body is too damaged, but because the blade is broken. However, Towa is able to use a power THAT SESSHOMARU DOESN’T HAVE: Her ability to make energy blades, in order to use the broken Tenseiga to successfully revive Setsuna.

And at that point we can clearly see that th twins absolutely have demonic powers that they didn’t inherit from Sesshomaru. Because Sesshomaru ABSOLUTELY CANNOT USE ENERGY BLADES. He’s unable to use the broken Tenseiga to save Setsuna. Towa using her energy blade to make Tenseiga work is not a test, it’s a last resort. So if she didn’t inherit this power (energy blades) from her father’s side of the family, she must have inherited from her mother’s side. Rin didn’t have any powers of her own, being a normal and untrained human girl without any power of her own, but Kagura’s brother, Byakuya, could create energy blades. Therefore, it makes sense for Towa to inherit the ability to create energy blades from her mother’s side if her mother is Kagura, which would make Byakuya her uncle on her mother’s side.

So, regarding FATE, we are being given different perspectives and viewpoints:

Kikyo, who believes that fate is unchanging

Naraku, who believes that fate can be altered if you have enough power

Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru, two great demons who have altered the timeline, causing many paradoxes and anomalies to sprung forth.

Towa, one of the anomalies created by Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru’s altered timeline, who combines several viewpoints regarding fate. At the beginning, she starts out like Kikyo, believing fate to be UNCHANGING, that there is nothing she can do to save Setsuna. However, when given A TOOL that would allow her to revert Setsuna’s fate and bring her back to life, Towa takes that change and she is able TO USE HER OWN POWER in order to succeed.

Another point regarding the theme of FATE in Yashahime is severing fate, which is probably going to be relevant regarding Zero’s curses, which tie her own lifeforce to her tagets’. This episode has tied it to Setsuna’s blood blade

And talking about time and fate, in YH, the Tree of Ages is another big symbol of those concepts. And, like the Shikon Jewel before it, it has acquired a light side and a dark side. On one side, we have Treekyo, the spirit of the tree that has taken on Kikyo’s visage

On the other, we have Roothead, the demonic parasite

That looked like Onigumo did after being burned.

However, Treekyo is looking rather threatening in the latest trailers

But she’s been subtly menacing before, too

And we should remember one important rule about Kikyo. In the original, the real Kikyo was never a villain. However, THE ONE WHO WASN’T KIKYO, BUT TOOK HER VISAGE, definitely was one.

Treekyo may have taken on Kikyo’s appearance, but IT’S NOT THE REAL KIKYO. And the last time someone else took on Kikyo’s face, it was Naraku in his plot against Inuyasha and Kikyo to take the jewel for himself.

Something is definitely going to happen with the tree and its spirits in S2, and Treekyo may not be as benevolent as she made herself look like. Because it was never the real Kikyo to begin with. She may not even have to be “evil” per se, just completely dedicating to her goal of preserving the Tree of Ages and fate without caring for factors such as the continued survival of paradoxical existences that would never have existed if it hadn’t ben for Kirinmaru’s and Sesshomaru’s intereference.

#yashahime #fate and time #yashahime theories #yashahime meta

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So. About that new method of summoning Genocide Jack.

I've already talked at length about the paradox of Jack. She's a gross, noxious stereotype but also easily the most fun and entertaining character in Danganronpa 1. Simultaneously frustrating and hilarious.

The new handling of Jack in Ultra Despair Girls is similarly back and forth. Toko tases herself in the fucking brain to forcibly summon Jack.

It's weird that this is a thing she needs to do in the first place. In the original game, there were times when she seemed to be able to call Jack out at will. On two separate occasions, Byakuya ordered her to bring out Jack and she complied. The first time, she went into this weird trance. The second, she forced one of her switching sneezes.

So it's cool that Toko has a means of manually switching to Jack now but it feels like she already could do that so it's weird. Also the taser feels. Like. Something something electroshock therapy, a cruel and torturous practice performed on asylum patients. Tasing herself in the brain feels like a deliberate reference to electroshock and that's gross.

So, for obvious reasons, I'm bothered by this "upgrade".

But also Tokojack is still a lot of fun to have around all the same. Especially since Komaru's got that bland sandwich-board protagonist persona and desperately needs spicier personalities like Toko or Nagito around to liven things up. She is definitely her brother's sister.

And while I disapprove of the use of a taser to the brain specifically, there's something genuinely funny about using Genocide Jack as a fucking Magical Girl henshin. Also, she can form the Spirit Bomb from Dragon Ball Z.

So. Ugh. I love this character but I wish she was less offensively handled.

#danganronpa #ultra despair girls #toko fukawa #fukawa toko #genocide jack #genocider syo #revisiting udg

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kuinliekkienroihu · 3 years

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I (crysuzumushi, haha) am working on answering your ask game prompts, you picked two of my very favorites, thank you! I'm gonna ask you to do Kaname too! And Byakuya.

Okay, thanks for the ask!! Sorry it took so long to answer, i wrote a novel. Also sorry for all the spelling and grammar mistakes, English isn’t my first language

Kaname:

1. Favorite thing about them

How he always seeks to act according to his sense of justice. Also he's one of the best written characters in the entire series. He's very complex, which makes him feel kinda like an actual person with understandable actions caused by his past. There are a lot more things, but i'm not good at putting things to words so yeah.

2. Least favorite thing about them

How underutilized he was as a character. I'm really glad there's more of him in cfyow, even though i've only read the first part

3. Favorite line

" I follow the path least soaked in blood. The path I walk is justice."

4. BrOTP

I have many, mostly Shuhei, Aizen, Gin and Sajin

5. OTP

6. NOTP

hmm, i don't like him and Aizen romantically at all, same goes for Sajin

7. Random headcanon

He has a plant garden in Las Noches in which he grows, among many other things, the ingredients for Aizen's tea, which is Kaname's secret special mix of herbs. Aizen really misses the tea Kaname made for him.

8. Unpopular opinion

He did nothing wrong, or rather, all he did was (more or less) justified

9. Song i associate with them

10. Favorite picture of them

This is my favorite too

Byakuya:

1. Favorite thing about them

Yes. I love every single thing about him. Even the things others would consider as flaws are perfect. I really like how calm and collected he is regardless of the situation, he's intelligent and calculating.

A very well written character with, in my opinion, the best character development. Especially his relationship with Rukia from ignoring her out of pain (since she looks almost identical to Hisana), protecting her to keep a promise, letting her be executed to keep another promise to genuinely caring about her and saving her life in many occasions, clearly regretting what he did to her and trying to compensate for his actions.

Kubo wrote his development extremely well, in the end of the series he's objectively a better person than in the beginning, but his personality didn't change much. He's still the same overly serious, stuck up asshole we know and I love him for it.

Another thing I love the most about him is the fact that he's another walking contradiction. But somehow, these contradictions make a paradox or a perfect harmony without cancelling each other. Kubo did an amazing job making him have many layers in his character. There's this line from a book (had to look it up, the book is called "the chrysanthemum and the sword") that the author used to describe Japanese people, I think I read that in someone's ig story and it got stuck in my head since it reminded me of Byakuya so much, and in my honest opinion, describes him rather thoroughly, especially second, third and fourth ones. His zanpakuto, which is one of the infinite reasons I love him, being fully portrayed by the second one "both militaristic and aesthetic" being combined into the beautiful but deadly weapon Senbonzakura is.

"both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways"

When you think about it, he has the most fitting zanpakuto for his personality compared to the other shinigami and the way he uses it is one of the tiny details which make him, him.

His spot as a captain and the head of the Kuchiki clan is in my opinion fully earned (rest of the nobles (except Yoruichi) can go fuck themselves) (sorry Tara, ignore this please lol). He is hardworking and precise, almost workaholic, has trained hard from a very young age and puts duty above everything. But he still has a hidden "work mode: off" -side which we see occasionally as cracking a dry joke or the wakame taishi fuckery in general. Latter being, in my honest thoughts, hilarious and adorable.

There is a lot more but i literally can't list everything. This is already a hell of an essay.

2. Least favorite thing about them.

My answer is probably as you can expect: none.

There is one thing i don't really like, but it's about the writing.

!!TYBW SPOILERS!!

In the beginning of the arc i think that immediately releasing bankai, especially when he knew it was gonna be sealed, was out of character and i would have been very upset if he stayed dead, since the action which resulted in that was not something he would do.

3. Favorite line

“If it’s for the sake of my pride there’s nothing I won’t destroy.”

I know it’s from a filler but this line just sums his whole character, personality and motivations up so well.

4. BrOTP

I have so many, i want him to have friends lol. But to point out the most significant ones i'd say Rukia, Renji, Kenpachi, Toshiro and Ichigo

5. OTP

The only one i really ship him with is Nanao. Hisana is kind of “it’s canon and i’m fine with it.” I haven’t seen enough of her to form an opinion about the ship, but it’s obvious how much Bya loved her and it’s so sweet.

6. NOTP

Okay, i have never mentioned this before since i know many of my followers/mutuals ship them. Renji. The only ship I. Can't. Stand.

Like, platonically? Yes, they're bros. But romantically or especially sexually? No. Fuck no.

I don't care if you ship them, good for you, but please tag the stuff so it gets filtered.

7. Random headcanon

He sleeptalks a lot. And it's not mumbling, he talks the same way as when he's awake but it's absolute nonsense.

Byakuya, asleep: Do not eat the drawer.

Hisana, awake: *watches him in utter confusion*

Byakuya, still asleep: Give him a pink tricycle.

Hisana: To whom?

Byakuya: Head captain Yamamoto

Hisana: *trying not to laugh*

Another hc that i have is that he is a closet metalhead and likes especially power- and symphonic metal (this might sound very weird if you know nothing about this kind of music lol)

8. Unpopular opinion

His actions in the soul society arc were understandable. He was put between the bark and the tree (i hope you get what i mean) and had to choose from just letting things happen and going against central 46 and all of soul society (or at least that’s what he thought). Also the line he said to Ukitake, which is still easily in top5 most asshole things he has said/done, in my opinion shows what he thought of Rukia’s execution and why he didn’t do anything to prevent it. “Once you’ve let one of your people die.. ...two or three more make no difference.” Both of his parents are dead, Hisana is dead, Ginrei is most likely dead and he thought for 100 years that Yoruichi was dead too. I think Byakuya thought losing one more person he cares about couldn’t hurt more than it already has and therefore didn’t think it was worth breaking the promise he made in his parents’ grave and trying to save her. And that fucking breaks my heart.

9. Song I associate with them

I have a 6h long playlist which I’m not gonna post. Can’t choose just one lol.

10. Favorite picture of them

*digs through nearly infinite pinterest board, tumblr and phone’s gallery*

This is (one of) my favorite manga panel(s) of him. I love how calm but powerful he looks. The lines representing the heavy spiritual pressure. Like an inescapable doom approaching (which indeed was the case). And for some reason i love it.

My favorite fanart, which i obviously can’t post since you can’t post others art so here’s the link: https://www.deviantart.com/keelerleah/art/Bleach-Byakuya-Looking-Back-127254804

and then one which I think is official art or at least an edit of it, if I’m wrong please lmk

#long post #sorry this took 2 and half eternities to complete #bleach #kaname tosen #byakuya kuchiki #ask game

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