#I saw an edit of Cutthroat and was hoping he wasn't a murderer when I looked him up

[hisredhysteria]

Terms of endearment or nicknames // pet names with the Akudama

Note: Random post as I've always thought about this kind of thing with Cutthroat. These are entirely my personal opinion though, so if they seem out of character, that may just be why. I don't think it's too jarring though.... I THOUGHT WHY NOT POST IT

Swindler

Oh my, I love her... I'd like to think she gets a little flustered at first if the roles are reversed and she's on the receiving end of being called something endearing.

She probably gets flustered trying to use terms of endearment at first too.

After a while it may come naturally to her and be something she uses as a tease.

Swindler using cutie as a term of endearment is the first thing I thought of when thinking of her in this context— I'm not too sure why..

Swindler feels like someone who'd call you a nickname more so though, if not just your name. Especially when the nickname stems from an inside joke or conversation—

She forgets it's just a you and her thing too, so people are confused when she first talks about you and she forgets to use your real name—

Brawler

I feel as though nicknames are something Brawler may use kind of often once he gets used to using them? But he's not using anything too cutesy sounding.

Bro if you're by any chance Hoodlum..

As far as terms of endearment....not often.... definitely just a nickname kinda guy.

He probably calls you a nickname related to food too....

This one isn't gender neutral, but "My girl" oddly feels like something he'd use...it's not necessarily a term of endearment either, but it's definitely something I'd see him using when he's referring to his s/o..

If you use any term of endearment on him he'll likely feel as though you're questioning his strength in some way...but more likely than not confused..

"What's with the frilly names?"

I'll add these at the end as they're definitely just personal perception, but the term sweet cheeks came to mind with Brawler....as well as him using meatball as a nickname—

Doctor

Oh goodness, she's really good at describing words when she's referring to people... she'd likely use nicknames or endearments often in some context. Insult, sarcasm, or not...

Sweetheart or dear....not always in a kind way either, but...

Self-indulgent perhaps as it's one of my favorite words...but doll?

"Well aren't you just a doll?"

Your nickname more often than not with her may have something to do with your appearance or her personal feelings towards you...

She sees someone else using terms of endearment as somewhat revolting I feel like...or maybe just demeaning in a sense to her as that's what she can tend to use them for...

Use something unique enough though and maybe you'll pique her interest.

Hacker

He calls you by your name and that's how he likes it. There's really no need to come up with a pet name when yours works perfectly fine.

Although some of the options do interest him a little...

I could see him calling someone his player 2

Or you two would have an inside joke and that becomes your nickname for a little while.

Calling him anything though...

Depending on the term of endearment and how close you are to him, he may not even acknowledge you said it by letting it happen and then continuing to talk.

...Or he'd find it straight up cringe worthy...why are you doing this to him?

Demeaning even...

He may like it though...only if it's something that'll make him raise an eyebrow. Unexpected, you could say.

Hoodlum

He's tried out at least every term of endearment ever....hit or miss.

I feel as though Hoodlum has potential to use several terms of endearment and rarely sticks to one... but it's like a rotation. Maybe one he'll use a little more than the others or he'll go through phases where he just uses one.

He also feels like someone who'd use them with strangers depending on how confident he's feeling around them...only to possibly regret the choice of words after thinking about it for too long....or maybe he thinks he sounded really cool

This is absolutely soul crushing, I don't know why either, but I can see him using babe...

I wanted to say dude or bro, but I just can't see Hoodlum using that in a romantic sense...unless it's with Brawler..

Darlin'

Toots... (like Jinx uses from Arcane...)

I'm putting honey and pumpkin on the list too. Honey // Hun feels like something he'd use. Pumpkin though? A little...

Hoodlum gets flustered at anything endearing you call him, but he definitely doesn't want you to stop calling him it...

Courier

I can just barely see him using someone's name if I'm honest...he seems like the kind of person to refer to you as shithead and only that....or just not refer to you at all and expect you to know he's talking to you...

Who else is he really talking to anyways though...?

He tends to use things that can be seen as insults. They're like a different way of telling you he cares about you....

When he's calling you a nuisance, he's doing it because he cares. Can't say the same for anyone else he's saying it to though...

Courier doesn't mind too terribly if you call him any sort of terms of endearment either and it always interests him a little to see what nicknames you come up with. He's not gonna stop you with terms of endearment, but an annoying nickname may earn you a tongue click.

At some point, if you just call him Courier after using a nickname long enough, he'll be a little put off guard..

Cutthroat

No one could have guessed, but angel.

Emphasis on the my before it though. It always has to have MY in front of it.

I, myself struggle to see Cutthroat using any other sort of terms of endearment if I'm honest... probably because I like angel so much that I'm somewhat blinded to the others. Although, I have seen others use my dear, my dearest, (my dearest may work, especially in the circumstance he uses angel afterwards...)

"My dearest angel..." ....yeah I can see it—

Possibly "my flower" ....but maybe he'd just compare you to one instead?

"Looking at you is like watching a flower in full bloom..~ .....Ah-! Do you bloom like one too..!?"

I think Cutthroat seems to be a nickname kind of person as well, but it's a play on your name if it's not short enough already.

He'd also like to be given a nickname! It makes him feel special to you. Just make sure they're nice....I feel like he'd be a little upset if you pulled a Courier on him—? He may just ignore it more often than not too...

#I need to make a post rambling about Brawler soon #IGNORE ME NEVER SHUTTING UP HERE but #I also wanna talk about Doctor although I'm not sure when the next manga release is so maybe I'll hold? #Okay but I was thinking about The Shining as its my favorite horror movie...yes way before Akudama Drive— #.....okay nevermind it was a silly idea but I was just thinking #I know technically the scene where Jack is limping through the halls with an axe was the inspiration for that episode... #but what if....I wrote a story where the reader was the mother and Cutthroat was in a sense Danny in the story— #that would be super self-indulgent but there's never a shortage of that with me #Stop I just realized my friends name is also Danny omg hi Danny if you're reading this I PROMISE TO MAKE THAT BRAWLER RAMBLE #did I ever mention on here that I was almost not gonna watch akudama drive #I saw an edit of Cutthroat and was hoping he wasn't a murderer when I looked him up #the first thing I saw too was that his name literally translated to murderer.... #I was so disappointed that I wasn't going to watch it #But I couldn't stop thinking about it so I told myself if I was still thinking about it 5 hours later then I had to watch it #and well literally right at the 5 hour mark I caved #oops #I just enjoy talking to myself a little too much here

[hisredhysteria]

Hmm, 5, 12 and 13 for the ask game ^_^

5) Least Satisfying Death

......Ahh forgive me for saying this, but none of them. I think every single one of their stories ended exactly where it was meant to and even though it hurt to watch them all go...I was very satisfied with it because to me, each death was a reflection of their own karma or values as a human. But, I am biased because I love bittersweet endings.

12) Did you watch the Directors cut?

I did a while ago! I think I prefer it too because it builds on Pupils character from what I remember...as she helped Courier escape. When I saw that I was kind of mad they ever decided to take it out...

I wanted a side of the story where Pupil actually realizes that what the execution division was doing was no better than what they thought of Akudama...you could definitely tell that's where she was heading...and so her helping Courier out kind of satisfied me a little...at least from what I remember about it—

13) What made you watch Akudama Drive in the first place?

....an edit I found on Instagram of Cutthroat.... I was really hoping he wasn't another serial killer when I looked him up too and of course his name was literally murderer...I think I've said this, but sci-fi is absolutely not my thing, and I wasn't gonna watch it at first. But I couldn't stop thinking about it, so I said if 5 hours passes and I'm still thinking about it...then I have to watch it—

Still not a fan of sci-fi....but this story really touches me as someone who is HUGELY into criminology and reform within the criminal justice system. So I think that's why I loved it so much....

A story coming from the criminals point of view that paints them as human as anyone else.

#akudama drive #AHSEB THANK YOU FOR ASKING #me answering anything akudama drive related extremely fast ... #yk edit okay I also just thought of this #I did love Arcane too which is kind of another story similar from the criminals point of view #I've referenced Arcane a few times in my writing like Jinx saying toots-