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ridiasfangirlings · 5 years

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Fushimi getting news in the middle of the night about a close relative to him is in critical condition, he can’t go to the hospital because its far and he is injured and he really can’t sleep and ends up sitting in the headquarters alone in the dark .How will S4 try to comfort

….Okay but the problem here is Fushimi hates all his relatives and would probably be happy if he heard one of them was in the hospital XD Maybe it’s Aya who ends up in the hospital and that gives him all kinds of conflicted feelings because he doesn’t exactly hate her and she was like one of the only relatives that he ever had any contact with but he also isn’t sure if he would want to visit her either. Like say Fushimi himself has been injured in a Strain incident and he’s in the Scepter 4 infirmary, in the middle of the night he gets a call on his PDA. He was having trouble sleeping anyway, kept awake by the beeping of machines around him and maybe he’s got some breathing tubes in his nose that are pissing him off. He reaches over for the PDA and it’s a message telling him about Aya. I feel like this would have to probably come from Yata, like I doubt Kisa even has Fushimi’s number and I don’t see any of the other relatives having it either. Maybe Aya got hit by a car or something in the city and as it happened Yata was skateboarding by and recognized her. He was the one who called the ambulance but he’s not able to get any more information on her condition since he’s not family or anything, he identified her for the hospital so they could call her parents and then left since there wasn’t much else he could do and he figured Aya’s parents would wonder why this delinquent kid who knew their daughter in middle school is here. He felt like he should let Fushimi know as family at least, Yata being unaware of Fushimi’s injury because no one had bothered to let him know yet. (Also the text is probably like ‘I guess you won’t see this until tomorrow unless you’re still awake at this time and if you are GO TO SLEEP Saru you can check on her in the morning I’ll see you then k’)

Fushimi stares down at the text, maybe about to reply but then he just sets the PDA down and quietly clicks his tongue. He leans back on the bed and tries to sleep again but he finds himself staring up at the ceiling, not able to keep his mind quiet at all. He’s still awake when Hidaka sticks his head in, it’s his turn to check on Fushimi and he’s surprised to find Fushimi still awake. Fushimi just clicks his tongue again as Hidaka says Fushimi needs rest, he really took a bad hit and he won’t heal well without sleep. As he’s going to check on Fushimi’s vitals the way Munakata showed him he happens to spot the PDA sitting on the table next to the bed. He’s like 'Aya…?’ Fushimi grimaces and mutters that it’s just a cousin of his and it isn’t important. He’s surprised when Hidaka gets all passionate about it, like one of your family members is hurt so of course that’s important. Fushimi says that’s stupid and he isn’t worried anyway, Hidaka gets a concerned face as he says that if that’s the case why is Fushimi still awake. Fushimi denies the text having anything to do with his inability to sleep and says Hidaka can leave if he’s just going to be annoying.

Eventually Hidaka leaves, looking concerned, and Fushimi ends up sitting there in the dark again. He hasn’t been by himself long when Akiyama shows up with a cup of tea, asking how Fushimi’s feeling. Fushimi complains about no one leaving him alone and Akiyama gives him this pleasant smile as he apologizes and says he just wanted to check on how Fushimi’s doing, he heard one of Fushimi’s relatives was in the hospital. Fushimi mutters something about Hidaka not being able to mind his own business and Akiyama hands him the tea as he says that it’s all right to share his burdens with other people sometimes, that sharing a worry helps to ease it. Fushimi again says he isn’t worried, that they weren’t close, but he gets a far away thoughtful look in his eyes as he sips the tea. Akiyama just gives him a soft smile and Fushimi looks away and keeps drinking. After this every time one alphabet boy leaves another quickly shows up, with tea or warm milk until Fushimi finally falls asleep. The next morning he wakes up to find Munakata by his bedside bearing the good news that it seems Oogai Aya has been stabilized and will be fine, Fushimi says he didn’t ask and doesn’t care and Munakata just smiles indulgently as he says he only thought Fushimi would like to know.

#Fushimi Saruhiko #Talking K #Saru hates all his relatives this was hard XD #like normally he would hear about that and probably be either 'good' or 'who is that person and how are we related'#Aya he might feel a little conflicted on #like he wants to say he hates her but he doesn't #and if this is post-ROK he may be a bit more aware that she got the same shitty family hand he did

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1-lightofjustice · 3 years

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You feel uncomfortable about Scepter 4 year-end track, is it because you're Reisaru shipper and in that track Fushimi ditched Munakata to chase Misaki? You know that the track was made by Yellow, one of official GoRa's members, right? The track is, sadly for you, canon.

Fushimi ditched Munakata? Oho, I support it fully. Like hell, sometimes on Drama CDs or short stories (especially Gakuen K) Fushimi is so tolerant with Munakata's shenanigans and made me want to scream "just kick him and run away Fushimi!" (Case point : Munakata fishing trip, Munakata got handcuffed, Munakata's King Game, Fushimi became Santa Claus). And for me, the fact that Fushimi can refuse Munakata and willing to do so without any fear or hesitation is the cute and healthy point of Reisaru. He already coldly rejected Munakata many times you know, like when he refused to accompany Munakata on his hobby because it reminded him of the time when he was roped by Totsuka into various activities, he refused to play cheese with Munakata, he refused to see autumn falling leaves together with Munakata on their day off, etc. So yeah, the fact that Fushimi ditched Munakata to chase Misaki didn't bother me at all.

So what made me feel uncomfortable for this track? Just one word, Timeline. The explanation is a bit meta-y so if you don't want read my rambling, the short answer is there's discrepancy with the main canon timeline, and while it's not impossible, the implication made me uncomfortable. Again, not impossible but hella uncomfortable for me. For full explanation....

See, for me, since most of K Drama CDs are mostly gag tracks, the ones that I treat as canon are Drama CDs that I think can be slotted in canon timeline. Drama CDs like Crow's Repayment, Snow White, and Izumo's Room are definitely not canon because there's no way those were happened on main timeline situation. Drama CDs like Everything Sank Except Me and That Guy and Munakata Fish The World is obviously placed after ROK (since Munakata got weakened like he can't pull a tire and Sarumi's improved relationship). Other drama like Munakata-kun's Strap, Elevator, or For Justice can easily be slotted in pre-anime or even post season 1. Window Shopping, Figure Direction, and Private Hero are obviously pre-anime by the casual appearance or mention of Mikoto and Totsuka. There are Drama CD that used as blatant promotion of K Project, like Guys Meeting in The Shower and it's Girl Version counterpart which completely break the fourth-wall by "Hey we are bunch of K boys in K world let's we dip in hot water and talk" which is definitely not gonna happen in canon.

So what category is YEP (Year End Party) Drama CD? It's logical enough to happen on canon. It didn't break any fourth wall. If we assumed that YEP Drama CD is truly happened on canon, on what period it's happened? It's definitely on pre-ROK, and by the casual mention of Mikoto, can it happen on pre-Season 1?

The answer is no. Why? Because unlike other Drama CD who has no mention of time as our foothold, YEP Drama CD has two hints about the specific time it happened. First, it's about year-end party, so the drama CD was happened on the end of December. Second, by the mention of ABCDEFGH as a squad that was expected to come by Munakata, it means that Scepter 4 Special Ops Squad was already formed, since before it ABCD were leaders of 1st-4th platoons and EFGH were ordinary swordsmen of 4th platoon. Is it impossible for them to have casual gathering together? No. Is it impossible for them to get grouped together on formal gathering with their boss? Yes. Because based on Scepter 4 structure, they were not a group yet, they were not even on the same platoon. Like, if EFGH was invited, how about the rest of 1st-3rd platoons? How about the 5th platoon leader and members? (Poor 5th platoon, they didn't get any screen time except a brief mention on Season 1 episode 8). And before Special Squad was formed, Fushimi is just an ordinary rank on Intelligent Division, so why did he come to gathering for Scepter 4 bosses and leaders of Swordsmen platoons, with bunch of troublemakers from 4th platoon? (I mean, yeah he is Munakata's favorite and the King's private soldier, but that was not.... an official title). The Drama CD with the mentioned casts was not logical to happen if Fushimi and ABCDEFGH was not yet grouped under a special group, which is currently named Special Ops Squad.

Now when we established that YEP drama CD happened on late December, before ROK and after Special Ops squad was formed, let's look at the detailed timeline of K :

Special Ops squad was formed on Side Blue, detailed time was on 1st May 2012. Fushimi particularly joined Special Ops Squad and became the third-in-command on 6th June 2012. So the mentioned casts (Special Ops Squad) plus Awashima and Fushimi were expected to have Year End Party together with Munakata, it certainly happened on late December 2012. And what happened on December 2012? Apocalypse well quite almost close to that. On 7th December 2012 Totsuka was dead, and 12 days after, on 19th December 2012 Mikoto was dead, killed by (a very unwilling) Munakata. So if YEP drama CD happened on 23-31 December 2012, more or less a week after the end of Season 1 and Mikoto's death, then...

-Scepter 4 ditched Munakata even thought they were aware that more or less a week before their King killed his friend. If the rest of squad didn't know about Mikorei's relationship, then at least Awashima knew how hard mental blow that was received by Munakata on K Season 1. Yet she still ditched Munakata. I don't know what happened on previous YEP, but would the ever loyal Awashima ditched her King when she knew that Munakata was very possibly on his sad and hurtful period?

-Fushimi taunted Yata with mentioning Mikoto just more or less a week after Mikoto's death. Sure we knew that Fushimi could taunt Yata even after Mikoto's death, but (I hope) he didn't specifically search for Yata and taunt him with how Homra and Mikoto is suck just after Mikoto's death. On canon, after Mikoto's death Fushimi avoided the hell of Yata and Homra, on Missing King Yata called him first, and on ROK, their meeting was coincidental.

-I love Scepter 4 as a whole, and I particularly love Munakata and Fushimi on the same degree. But my love for each of them is a little different. I love both of them to be happy of course, but if Fushimi got flooded with angst, I will feel "oh yeah Fushimi angst, mmm delicious, give me more" but if I stumbled upon Munakata angst I will feel "noooo don't be sad, I don't want him to be sad, please someone fix it!" Yeah sorry Fushimi XD. And that is the reason why I can't enjoy Mikorei after Mikoto's death, because watching Munakata's constant brooding over Mikoto's death is damn uncomfortable for me and I can't even feel sad along with him for Mikoto's death (I don't hate Mikoto, but I am indifferent about him). So yeah, hearing how Munakata sounded genuinely upset when Scepter 4 members ditched him, when Fushimi ditched him, when I heard Munakata's lament that he was alone on the end of video, when more or less a week before he killed his friend, I can't enjoy it. I can't laugh for Munakata's misery, I feel uncomfortable as hell instead.

Please note, just I said, the track is not impossible to be canon. Is it possible for Awashima and the rest of Scepter 4 members to be annoyed enough by Munakata to ditch him even though not long ago Munakata killed his friend and almost died in the process? Yes. Is it possible for Fushimi to taunt Yata with Mikoto after Mikoto’s death? Yes. Is it possible for Munakata to be left alone in a bar? Yes. BUT, as Fushimi, Munakata, Awashima, and overall Scepter 4 fans, that kind of portrayal makes me uncomfortable so much, especially since I valued Scepter 4′s bond so much and don’t care (or you can say quite disliked) about Sarumi’s taunting and fighting, also Munakata angsting over Mikoto. Also if the lack of Yata’s anger and depressed over Mikoto’s death means that the Drama CD happened before Season 1 a.k.a December 2011 (Fushimi joined Scepter 4 on October 2010, so December 2010 would be his first YEP and he shouldn’t know about previous party), then as Scepter 4 nerds I need explanation why only ABCDEFGH, Fushimi, and Awashima that was expected to come when they were not on the same squad before and Fushimi even just an ordinary member of Intelligence Division that rarely associate with Swordsmen Squad as Hidaka pointed out. Compare that to another Scepter 4 annual event like Flower Gazing that included Zenjou, Yayoi, and even we can assumed that there are other Scepter 4 member joined on flower gazing on other places. Also, Flower Gazing as annual event is already mentioned 4 times but there's no mention of Scepter 4 year-end party except on that Drama CD.

Speaking about portrayal, I also don’t like some of jokes on that track. Namely when Munakata said that he installed surveillance camera on Scepter 4 dorm, Awashima’s dorm to be exact. I knew that Munakata is an S and can quite ignore the concept of privacy and personal space, but as a boss and a man, just like Fushimi said, that action is a crime. And not the funny one. Awashima should and must protest for that, no matter how loyal she is to Munakata. And Fushimi as the main advocate of privacy and personal space should not accept that kind of behavior from Munakata and didn’t let Munakata be with just a simple protest. Honestly, if I have a boss who pulled that stint of me, no matter how amazing he is, I will lose my respect on him. And I respect the hell outta Munakata. I will not say that the track is mischarasterized Munakata, since as you said Kabei Yukako (Yellow) is the writer and she wrote an amazing Munakata in LSW and Sand Castle story, but maybe she played with fandom jokes “tyrant Munakata” a little bit too hard. So yeah, I prefer if that track, especially that particular aspect, is not canon.

Not that I hate the whole track of course. I like some trivia about Scepter 4, especially the ones that was confirmed canon on other materials like Awashima loves plushies and Benzai has younger sister. I also like when Fushimi can baffle Munakata with his card trick. But still, Scepter 4 YEP Drama CD is uncomfortable for me.

Also track like Megane of Blue is also written by Gora Orange, it didn’t break the fourth wall or seemed happened on alternate universe, but you don’t actually believe that in canon Munakata truly became crazy if he lost his glasses right? Especially since we already got 2 glasses-less Munakata and he turned out just fine (three if you count Optician Drama CD, which is canon since it was mentioned on Countdown). On drama CD, script writers often exaggerate characters to create a joke, either Gora or non Gora.

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ridiasfangirlings · 6 years

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I think that Kisa is aloof with Saru cuz no maternal instinct but also she's right, they are alike. Like how Kisa offered Niki to look at other hospitals and then ran off when she felt she was gonna be mocked. Think she's AWARE of her obligations and I don't think she'd have qualms with providing $ for Saru if asked but will dodge any parenting/feelings. What if the 30M yen used to rescue Saru came from Kisa? Can you write one where they, maybe not reconcile but, come to a better understanding?

I think you’re right that Kisa is aware of her obligations, theimpression I got from Niki mocking her with that “even thoughyou’re his mama” line is that she may have at one point wanted tobe that – Niki doesn’t strike me as the type to make comments thathe doesn’t think are going to hurt, and I feel like if Kisa reallydid want to have nothing to do with Fushimi from the start shewouldn’t have felt anything from that particular jab at all ratherthan making an ‘uncomfortable’ face as she actually does. Kisa ismentioned as being a prideful woman and she seems to feel like if shestays too long with Niki she’ll be pulled into his orbit. I can seethat being part of the reason why she ultimately decided to basicallyhave nothing to do with her son, that if she were to try and care forhim it would pull her back into Niki’s 'orbit’ somehow, that this manshe married who she can’t understand will still have a hold on herthrough the child and so she cut ties for her own sake. I also wonderif she does have some regrets on that part – again, Niki’s lineabout her being Fushimi’s mother and the mockery accompanying it –like part of her knows that she abandoned her child to the whims of amonster just to keep herself safe, she chose her ambitions and theworld she wanted to be a part of over a world where she could haveprotected Fushimi from Niki. And that could even be part of why shecontinues to ignore him even after Niki dies, like Kisa knows she hasno right to start loving this child now and assumes that Fushimihimself would consider it more freeing if she just let him go and doas he pleases without her interference because she knows she has noright to call herself his mother after all this time.

It would actually be really interesting if Kisa had been the one topay Douhan’s fee, like maybe even though she has no contact withFushimi she has been keeping tabs on him, using her money andresources to have someone keep an eye on his whereabouts at all time.Then say she’s actually at that party where Awashima and Kusanagi runinto jungle!Fushimi and that’s when Kisa learns that Fushimi has leftScepter 4 and that his whereabouts were unknown until this moment.She still doesn’t act, again wanting to let that child do as hewishes, and then one day Munakata himself comes to see her. Kisa’sconfused as to why a disgraced government official would be cominginto her office and Munakata just calmly requests money from her inorder to save her son. Kisa scoffs, thinking this is some kind ofransom, but Munakata just smiles and says that on the contrary, herequires funds in order to rescue Fushimi from a situation thatMunakata has put him into and after considering many avenues hedecided that this would be the best course of action. Munakata tellsKisa how he’s sent Fushimi on a mission that Fushimi may not returnfrom and that the only person who can save him is requesting a ratherlarge sum of money. Being as he is about to be discharged from hisposition Munakata cannot afford such a thing but he knows Kisa can,and he is asking her assistance as Fushimi-kun’s mother. Kisa scoffsand says that she isn’t that child’s mother, not really, but Munakatajust smiles and requests she think about it, leaving the informationas to where to send the money on her desk. Kisa watches him go,trying to get back to her work, but soon she takes her phone andtransfers the money.

So then post-ROK Fushimi is recovering in the hospital and Munakatastops by, saying that Fushimi has a visitor. Fushimi’s had a lot ofvisitors in the past few days and doesn’t think much of it, Munakatanotes that this is the person who paid Hirasaka Douhan to rescue him.Fushimi’s a bit surprised that Munakata didn’t pay Douhan himself,Munakata just requests that Fushimi give this person a moment of histime. Then Munakata leaves and Fushimi sits up straight as Kisa walksin. I feel like initially he’d be angry, wondering what she’s evendoing here and he gives this bitter twisted smile as he notes it’s alittle late for her to be a mother. Kisa admits that he is correctand she was never a mother to him before, and she knows that it wouldbe useless to ask for his forgiveness after all this time. However,she admits that she can see some of herself in Saruhiko, that shefeels he is truly her child more than he is that man’s, andfor the sake of that she paid for his rescue. Fushimi’s a bit boggledby this, since after all he’s always considered himself Niki’s sonand that was part of what was so hard for him, feeling like he had nochoice but to become that person, and yet here Kisa is admitting thatshe feels Fushimi has more of herself than Niki in him – oh oh theyboth have a sense of 'guilt,’ too, and that’s where the differencelies and why they’re able to come to some kind of an understanding,Kisa clearly feeling the sting of what she knowingly gave up andbeing aware that it was wrong. She knows it’s too late to be a motherbut she also tells Fushimi that should he need anything he is welcometo reach out at any time. I feel like they wouldn’t quite reconcile –it’s been too long and Fushimi can’t forget that this is the womanwho left him to his abuser – but they do come to some kind oftruce, Fushimi realizing that Kisa too had her desires twisted byNiki and that maybe in another world she could have been a mother tohim, realizing that she’s never seen him as only his father’s son andKisa accepting the fact that by letting Fushimi go she wasn’t givinghim freedom, she was abandoning her responsibilities. When she leavesFushimi doesn’t say goodbye or thank you, but he does take her phonenumber and the two of them just give each this nod of acknowledgmentbefore Kisa walks away and returns to her own world.

#Fushimi Saruhiko #Fushimi Kisa #Talking K #this is not to let Kisa off the hook mind #she basically sacrificed her son to Niki to save herself #but I wonder if she did at some point want to be his mother #maybe Saru was a wanted kid before she realized Niki was a piece of trash #Kisa assumed Niki would watch the child then realized she was wrong #but if she gave up her ambitions to watch him she'd be pulled off her path into Niki's world #so she abandoned her son for her own sake #and she knows it's selfish and wrong but her pride is too much to try and connect with him after

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