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Soudam week 2023 - September 1-7!
Thank you for this ship week! It's been a blast
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AWWW these headcanons are so sweet and the art really does them justice <3 kaz with glasses is always a delightful look and hough, gundham being shy. lovely.
and thank YOU for taking part! it's been lovely seeing your submissions and its been worth the time <3 im glad you liked it
Day 6: Studying
I finally finished this piece and the week of prompts! Thank you to the host for creating this event - I’ll create a summary post in minute ✨
A slight College AU with Kazuichi helping Gundham with his mathematics work
HC 1: Gundham gets flustered when Kazuichi explains something extremely complex related to mathematics or engineering like it’s simple
HC 2: He gets so flustered because it’s one of the only times Kazuichi doesn’t overthink his presence and is genuinely showing his talent
HC 3: He never lets Kazuichi know this or tells him, unless… (everyone go make a mental fanfic where Kaz finds this out and they smooch pls 😌)
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hough im a sucker for sillhouette couple scenes, especially with the moon. you really capture the serenity and calm and the late night energy and thoughts, how the light bounces off the water and them <3 lovely
Day 5: Night / Moon
In true scatterbrain style here is day 5, I really wanted to do a silhouette piece and always enjoyed beach night scenes
In this one Gundam and Kazuichi chat on the beach in a cycle where they can enjoy each others company
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hough god this is so tender, the genuine worry and fear in kaz's face as he tries to figure out what he *can* do. and vulnerable gundham. the one appearing so strong so long yet being held in his arms. this is so good
Day 7: Hurt (whoops no comfort)
SDR2 Spoilers Mentioned
I just wanted to draw Kazuichi holding Gundham, perhaps in an AU where they’re in a relationship before his trial or in a post story event where Gundham gets hurt.
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aww their expressions are everything, and the idea of a photobooth is so wonderful! i do love the bonus piercings and details in the time skip designs, so sweet, so cool
Day 3: Celebration / Party / Reunion
Based on the idea they attend their high school reunion party together and find a Photo Booth later in the night 🎊📸
I always like time skip looks because you get to redesign the characters ✂️✨
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AUs are perfectly fine ^_^ and this is so pretty, the soft colours and lightings and the gentle yet confident yet nervous little looks, and long hair kaz is absolutely delightful :D
and i'm glad you had fun, it's mi first time hosting something like this so i appreciate the feedbacks ksns
Soudam Week Day 7
So the prompt was actually canon divergent, which I misinterpreted as AU
I rlly like mermaids so I came up w Souda the merman who has been captured and experimented on by isolated animal scientist guy Gundham and they hate each other but are also lonely and hopelessly in love and I am very sleepy after so much drawing
Gay yuri basically
Thanks for Soudam week Soudam week guy I’ve never taken part in a week event thing before and I had a blast <3
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this is a perfectly valid entry <3 and i love those ideas! the despair girls crossover works with the duo surprisingly well and the idea of an AE kaz is so cool and has a lot of fun and sombre potential indeed
gah!! im having more trouble choosing which canon-divergent au to write (T_T)
i will tell you what aus i thought of instead (>_<)
@soudamweek-2023 does this count as an entry?
soudam ultra despair girls (in this case, boys) au
this is a canon divergent au where kazuichi isn't a remnant like his classmates and, like komaru, spent his days during the tragedy in his room in solitude until he ends up coincidentally meeting remnant!tanaka when he finally escapes his confinement.
since kaz is clueless and is more than relieved to having seen his classmate again after a long time, he doesn't suspect tanaka and they team up.
tanaka, as a remnant, has his own motives in helping kazuichi but gradually stops and begins to genuinely care for him and eventually loses his despair-
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sdr2 ai!kazuichi au
its kinda self explanatory haha
ai kazuichi in the neo world program is like ai chiaki, being an observer to his classmates and make sure nothing goes wrong
ultimately, he ends up falling for the breeder and he doesn't know how to deal with his feelings since he wasn't programmed to fall in love
theres kind of sad undertones in this one bc the real kazuichi isn't here and is replaced by an ai (TwT)
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this was so beautiful, the pacing out of the events of gundham's life, how he was young when he lost the only one who really loved him, how he had to face life alone even during the darkest of his moments. and kaz's reassurances, how he opened up an entire new perception and meaning on life for him, how a frazzled pink light showed up among the darkness of the quotidian. the warmth, the safety, the reassurance. So good
Soudam Week 2023 - Day 7: Loneliness
A/N: The dawn of the final day! I had Day’s 1 and 7 were written both on the same day and were written as parallels for the boys. Like bookends. I loved looking at all the submissions people did - they were so well done and cute!
Enough rambling from me lol Please enjoy!
CW: kids mentioned and slight canon divergence that I want to day share with you guys
Day 7: Loneliness
Loneliness was something Gundham was intimately familiar with.
Growing up in a single household, with a mother who was working more than she was at home, he learned to fend for himself pretty quickly. He never resented his mother for being gone so long, he understood that she was doing all she could to ensure he was provided for.
But sometimes, the feeling of betrayal and guilt would rear, because he was for a time jealous of his middle school classmates who had both parents love. And then he would remember his mother’s exhausted face and cramping fingers and feel shame at the thought.
And then, at 12, she was gone. Gundham was now truly alone, aside from his beautiful animals and his love for the dark arts. He did side jobs to ensure none were the wiser of his orphan status, for his mother’s maternal home was all he had to remember her by and he refused to let it go so easily.
Then, at 16, he was recognized as the Ultimate Breeder, and soon found himself surrounded by other ‘unique’ people. With his class, he found himself surrounded and even befriended, but he still felt alone. Even among the unusual, Gundham still managed to stand out; a beacon of otherness that even those who grew close to him still could not fathom.
Until Kazuichi actually looked at him for the first time. And oh, how it felt to be seen.
A coward who still poked and taunted a demon with a caviler flair that made it just enticing enough to keep it entertaining. The taunting turned to mutual respect and soon the mechanic became something more to him.
He never expected for the feelings to be recuperated, and will never be more grateful that not only were they reciprocated, but also that Kazuichi was the one to kiss him first. It felt like something awakened within him, as though it had been waiting for the neon mechanic.
He felt whole for the first time since losing his mother, only to soon lose it as both the mechanic and Chiaki were lost to them due to the ravings of a demented blonde.
Then, he spent nearly two years wandering the rapidly growing wasteland of Japan, Despair coloring his every perception of the world. He kept himself away from everyone, even his friend and disciple. For what was the world without his beloved?
He felt nothing, enjoyed nothing and let the sweet poison of despair wrap him in a cocoon. It was a hollow existence, when a flash of familiar neon pink raced pass.
And then the cocoon cracked.
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The night was particularly humid, the very air suffocatingly wet with heat. It made even the light grey tank he was wearing was sticking to him like a second skin. But the heat was more preferable than the cold - the wretched, bone cracking, burning cold that was made his skin feel like it was blackening and peeling back from his flesh.
He had awoken in a cold sweat, memories as Remnant of Beasts Despair assaulting his mind and drowning him in frozen waters that felt unnatural.
It was a tainted cold, one made by her and was not welcomed. So he sought refuge in Jabborwock’s heat. It seemed to be the only thing to chase the cold away.
“Gun?”
Well…not exactly the only thing. He amended, hearing the other’s reason approaching steps over the sounds of crashing waves.
A hand, - a welcoming warmth he gladly accepted - cupped his cheek and Gundham blinked opened his eyes and looked down to find Kazuichi looking up at him. Full pink lips were pulled into a frown and the taller man couldn’t help running a thumb across the lower lip.
“What are doing out here?” Kazuichi whispered. He pulled away only to use his other hand to gently hold Gundham’s.
The feeling of a calloused tracing the back of his hand ground him and brought Gundham more into the here and now. The screams of the past lowered to whimpering whispers.
“Do not worry, Cara Mia. I had simply needed fresh air to calm my aura.”
By the way he scrunched up his face, Gundham could tell that Kazuichi didn’t completely believe him. They both knew why he would leave their cabin in the middle of the night. But, as usual, the shorter man let it go with a quiet hum and the hand on his cheek sliding to gently hold the nap of his neck.
“I thought we agreed that you’d wake me up for these walks? You don’t need to be alone after a nightmare.”
“You had been so busy with the girls,” He sighed, leaning down to press their foreheads together. “I did not want to disturb your well earned slumber.”
The scoff the other gave was exasperated, but it fondness colored it in that way that made Gundham’s lips twitch to a small smile. He brought their joined hands up to cover it in a tender kiss.
“You know I’m basically an insomniac, right?”
“It still doesn’t mean you should lose more sleep due to my weakness.”
“What you went through isn’t a weakness so stop saying that!” Pink eyes narrowed before they softened and he breathed in their mingled breath.
“You don’t have to be alone,” he repeated, bumping their noses together.
Emotions swelled and formed a lump in Gundham’s throat and made the corner of his eyes sting. Swallowing, he unclasped their hands so that he could cradled the others face and leaned down to kiss him. He made sure to pour all that he felt in it, feeling the shiver than ran through his love and the sigh that escaped when he pulled away.
“I am grateful to have you on my path.” He croaked and now those jewel colored eyes were shiny and wet with unshed tears. “You are the light that keeps my darkness at bay.”
“Fuck I forgot how sappy you get when you don’t get enough sleep,” Kazuichi sniffed, rubbing his eyes. “Come on, Hamster Boy. Let’s try to get a couple more hours before our girls wake up. They’re gonna want to visit Sonia and Chiaki first thing and knowing you, you’re gonna want to feed all the farm animals first.”
As Kazuichi led him away from the beach and towards their cabin, Gundham fleetingly wondered if his mother was watching and approved of how his life unfolded. He wondered if she saw him surrounded by love and acceptance, and found peace in the heavenly realms.
He hoped that, when they all reunited, that their new realm would continue to bless them with the warmth and light to combat the loneliness that tried so hard to break him as a child.
Gundham thought all these things, looked as Kazuichi stepped through the threshold and go to check on their daughters and couldn’t help but wonder at the peace he’s somehow managed to carve in this wretched world.
And the remnants of the ice melts away.
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such a solid use of the prompts, you capture the bittersweetness of the loss and how selfless gundham really was, how kaz was able to cling onto the last few memories and thoughts of him. so tangibly tender
Day 7: Loneliness/Canon Divergence/ Hurt Comfort
@soudamweek-2023 Last one! I did say they can't have nice things when I'm involved... Teheh. I had a lot of fun, thanks for hosting and thanks everyone who left kudos on my works for this week. I saw you all 💜🙏
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they look so SNUG! the bird can definitely tell for sure. at least it seems to be getting along with the duo for now. gundham being so proud and kaz being so cautious yet curious. amazing
Soudam Week
Day 6 - Studying/*Winter*/Warmth
Do you think the bird can sense their gay
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aaaaww this idea is so COOL, talent and personality swaps can have so much potential and this does them justice! i like the idea of kaz keeping the different coloured eyes, and his bargaining with a 6 foot tall yet lovingly pathetic dude to help them both. this was so lovely
Soudam Week 2023 - Day 5: Restless
A/N: Talent and Personality Swap AUs
It isn’t stated, but Ultimate Breeder!Kaz is a emo lol
He was infuriating.
Kazuichi felt his eye twitch as the Ultimate Mechanic gave another exaggerated sigh. They were in Hope’s Peak extensive library, seated in the very back corner next to a large bay window. He and Tanaka had been assigned for a project that was, supposedly, to help bring them closer together.
A fools quest, if you asked him. The Ultimate Breeder couldn’t see himself becoming friends with such a loud, bright and intrusive person.
“What is this time?” He snapped, glaring up at the garishly dressed teen. Honestly, how much neon purple and pink could one stand to wear?
“Just bored.” Broad shoulders rose and fell in a shrug and dammit why did he have to have such a physique. “Don’t know how you can stand just sitting here all day, doing nothing and being happy about it, babe.”
The smirk that stretched across his pale face made his stomach flatten and twist and he ducked his head, cursing the other for making him flustered. Tanaka and is ridiculously inappropriate nicknames.
“For the last time, I am not ‘babe’. If you must refer to me as something, then let me my title, you infuriating cur.”
“I love it when you get frisky.” The taller sighed and that made the twitching in his stomach worse. “But seriously, this shit is boring! I’d rather be working on my projects.”
“Research is the most important step.” And now he sounded like a broken record, because they’ve been at this for a full hour now.
The other had no patience for anything outside his machines. It made Kazuichi lament that he wasn’t partnered with Nagito or Peko; he’d even take the Ultimate obsessed Hinata. They at least were more level headed and understood the importance of research and preparation.
“Doesn’t make it not boring.” Was his response and the smaller teen glared. “I finally get some one on one time with you and you find a book more interesting than yours truly? I’m hurt.”
Tanaka pouted as he leaned his chair back on its two back legs. A six foot something young man shouldn’t look that pitiful by simply pouting. He managed it somehow, damn his eyes.
They wouldn’t get anything done if this fool continued to disturb his concentration! Maybe it was time to employ some drastic measures.
“How about this?” And Tanaka smirked at the slightly annoyed tone that colored the smaller Emo’s voice. “If you can somehow manage to stay still, I’ll give you a kiss every five minutes.”
That caught his attention, like Kazuichi knew it would. The chair crashed down on the floor and the mechanic ignored his indignant hissing as he looked across the table in surprise.
“No fooling? You’re not gonna back out on your word?”
“As if I, the future ruler of this world and the next, would ever go back on my word,” he scoffed, waving a hand dismissively. “I swear it on my name.”
Grey eyes sparkled mischievously as Tanaka leaned in. “And you’d really give me free range? Just like that?”
“It is not free range! Only one simple kiss per five minutes -“
“But I still get a kiss right?”
“As long as we can get some work done.”
He wasn’t about to let his GPA fall because of the others inability to stay still. Tanka shrugged, trying to come off as nonchalant, but the eager grin was a dead giveaway and Kazuichi looked away with a scoff.
“Cool. Let me just collect now.”
With more speed and agility than he thought the other possessed, Tanaka leaned over the table and circled a hand around his wrist. He barely had enough time to process what was happening, before the sealed their lips together.
It surprisingly a gently kiss. For all his rough edges and boisterous displays, he had assumed the other would be like that in all aspects.
But the lips under his was undemanding - just pressed against his in an unhurried motion. Something wet slides against his bottom lip and he whimpers.
The other pulls away, Kazuichi’s yellow and pink eyes flutter open. When had his eyes closed?
As he mentally catalogs the past few seconds, his project partner has already resettled in his seat and is reading on the books they gathered for their research. He looked much more focused now, even grabbing a notebook from his bag to begin taking notes, as though he had not just skewed Kazuichi’s mental palace.
This mortal was more tricky and dangerous than he first perceived, Kazuichi thought, worrying his lower lip.
He would be more weary in the future.
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Aw i love the idea of gundham loving the winter and kaz being more of a summer person striving for warmth. their gentle communications and interactions after their fun but tiring day are so wholesome, and with such a lovely end. v good use of the prompts!
Soudam Week - Day 6: Winter & Warmth
A/N: the random generator landed in the middle of these two, so I combined them and it worked nicely lol
my personal headcanon of Kazuichi with in a poly ship is in here, but it’s a blink and miss kinda deal.
Day 6: Winter and Warmth
Winter was Gundham’s favorite season.
The snow falling in the woods was the most enchanting sight. And seeing in backdropped behind his paramour, who looked ethereal in the soft buttery yellow light of the desk lamp, took his breath away.
It had been a wonderful day, their entire class on vacation in the mountains to experience the temples and winter festivals outside city limits. Many had no experience it before, so it was mystifying to watch them all shes their mortal concerns and frolic and enjoy life as the children that they were.
Even as it grew colder and the wind blew harsher, they still refused to leave the fantastical vision that their minds conjured until the approaching darkness finally forced them to flee into their temporary realms.
The cold never bothered Gundham, for he is it’s master and it would not make him succumb to its will. But his love, who was the very embodiment of the sun and summer, could not say the same and was quicker to leave their companions behind in a mad dash for warmth.
Gundham was one of the last few to come in and by that time, night had completely fallen. His compatriots milled about in the large sitting room, with his paramour standing out amongst them like a giant pink beacon, cuddled in Nekomaru’s lap with his eyes closed like a content house cat.
He shook his head, fondness making his head swim. Of course his Little Sun would go to their shared companion in a bid to siphon heat.
“Finally done playing Frosty?” Kazuichi greeted, half lidded eyes fluttering to glance up at the breeder.
Gundham chuckled and his smirk softened at the corners. “My commune with the spirits of this mountains has been a successful endeavor. And now I seek to retreat to our shared lair.”
The other gave a sleepy hum, probably too lethargic to get the hint. Luckily, the bigger teen seemed to understand, for he gathered the mechanic in his arms before gently handing him over to the goth’s waiting arms.
Mouthing a quiet ‘thank you’ and giving a fleeting kiss to his forehead, Gundham retreated and started to make his way upstairs, only pausing to say tonight to the Dark Queen and their other shared companions.
Entering and closing their shared room was a bit awkward, but he managed without dropping the other. As he placed him on the bed, Gundham moved to go and get dressed for bed, when the other suddenly struck out and wrapped his arms and legs around his body like some kind of demon.
They both crashed onto the bed, air leaving the breeder’s body as the other maneuvered himself so that he was entangled with the other. Gundham laid there, taking in the mass of body heat the other radiated and soon felt his own body relaxing and his breathing began to deepen.
Nudging pink hair aside, he leant down to press his nose against the juncture of his love’s neck, before following him into the realm of sleep.
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Day 7: Loneliness/Canon-Divergence/Hurt Comfort!
as soudam week draws to a close, I'd like to thank you all for so many delightful submissions, the writings, the arts, have all been such good and interesting experiences, and its been lovely seeing the varied interpretations of the prompts!
of course, i'll continue to reblog tagged week art here for a short while, so it's alright to submit things late ^_^
as for todays doodle? i like the idea of them crossing paths in their childhood. lil buddies
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the idea of kaz building gingerbread tanks is so delightful, and gundham and the devas doing their part to help and being mighty impressed in the process, this is lovely and gives some classic wintery vibes
Soudam week day 6
Winter
I winter makes me think of gingerbread and baking :3
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these designs are so COOL!!! I may not be so familiar with bleach myself but its so cool to see the overlaps and parallels you find ^_^ this is really clean and i love their sterner expressions, this is a really interesting and well thought concept
Day 4: Free Day (AU Bleach) ⚔️
The rest of the days will be posted late and randomly ORZ I didn’t really like my day 3 and it stumped me so there’s a backlog ✍️
But ANYWAY I decided to use the free day as an opportunity to combine my current fixation on Bleach with Soudam and drew them as Ulquiorra and Grimmjow (I wanted to draw Sonia as Orihime but decided not to add more onto my pile)
I’d like to revisit this one day as I can see some fun parallels with the remnants as Espada, Junko as Aizen, Mukuro as Tosen, Izuru as Gin, the Dr1 crew as the Gotei 13 🤔
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Silhouettes my beloveds, theres something so tranquil about this. the beach, the waves, the moon, so calming. the colour scheme is a great choice
Soudam Week
Day 5 - *Night/Moon*/Restless
I hope sand gets in their shoes
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I've always loved that skiing art, and this story does it justice! I will never tire of gundham lending and sharing scarfs, the way they know they're gonna get teased about it later, but for now they get to share such a warm moment together with this. kaz never quite thinking ahead, gundham offering such a perfect solution, so so lovely
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Day 6 — Winter/Warmth
this fic is based off that one official art of the class 77 going skiing :D
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I love how they both comfort each other in their own ways in this, whether its the giving of a jacket for warmth, or the clunky yet goodwilled reassurances. the way they both try to process what happened and how, in spite of everything, they're both here. and they're going to be alright. so good
Day 6: Studying/Winter/Warmth
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