I know you said they were self-explanatory. But...do you think you could explain the appeal for you in the ships and friendships listed in the "Still Really Like" tier?
Sure, no problem!
Generally, the vibe is that these are the ships that I most like for him, within the constraints that the other person has to be an Ultimate. (Since Makoto and Hajime, the non-Ultimates, are already in the highest tier.) For the most part, I like him with characters who will go against the grain of his more unsavory convictions, because the part of me that is really bothered by his thing with Ultimates wants to see him recover from it. (It's the burnt out former gifted kid in me, I think. And that hyperlink is to a song of the same name. It's a good song.) But to break it down more specifically:
Komanami: I like their interactions in the game, and since I mentioned that I'm kind of unenthusiastic to ship Nagito with any Ultimates, Chiaki is up there because, of the Ultimates, she at least would really push back against a lot of his stuff regarding talent. They both like games, they both have surface-level mellow vibes, and I love the height difference. The fact that she's willing and able to politely ask him to stop doing what he's doing is nice. And I think he's someone who would gladly just let her sleep on him.
Komazumi: Similar to Chiaki, of all the Ultimates, Mahiru is (and sees herself as) pretty normal, and she has/had a reserve course best friend. There's enough in place for her to refute some of Nagito's stuff, and she's often assertive and considerate. She thought to bring him food when he was tied up. Her comment that he would make a good stay at home dad (or whatever it was) in SDR2 also helps. And I think the fact that Mahiru is someone who will readily admit to not being okay is good for him. Also, luck and photography can be an interesting combination.
Kamukoma: This is opposite vibes from Komanami and Komazumi, but Izuru and Nagito's very similar baggage can work well in a scenario where they're both trying to heal. Or be an absolute powder keg, in a scenario where they're not. I ship them both with Makoto more, but I do still ship them with each other. Partially because there's too much good fanart of them not to. And partially because, as I've mentioned in the past, I have a personal fondness for equilateral triangles.
Nagito x Chihiro: Okay, so here the ship answers the question of "If I saw Nagito do an out-of-the-box extreme gesture of devotion for someone, which character(s) would I be cool with having on the receiving end?" and also "Which character(s) could use a slightly over-enthusiastic pep talk?" (I think Nagito would really flourish if he gave someone a pep talk and they actually brightened up and got inspired. He dreams of that kind of win.)
Like Mahiru, Chihiro will just openly not be okay. Chihiro will openly cry. Chihiro will openly ask for advice. I think those things would be good for Nagito. But also, Chihiro wants to "become stronger", and I think having someone willing to go to misguided lengths to cheer them on and help them out would be a positive thing. Nagito would love an Ultimate with a specialized intellectual talent who wants to push themself past their current limits. Would they potentially be a bad influence on each other? Yes, but in a way I'd be interested to explore.
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And now for the platonic:
Sonagito: This one is mainly because Sonia is one of the characters who doesn't seem to hate him, in SDR2. Her reactions to him are very focused on what behavior of his she dislikes, not disliking him as a person. And Nagito tries to stop Teruteru from harassing her and makes fun of Kazuichi when she rejects him. They have a cute thing going on, is what I'm saying.
I think there would be more here if she were only born a princess and not also hypercompetent at being a princess, speaking a bunch of languages, etc. If it was just "She was born with her station and that's enough to call her an Ultimate," then that could begin to pull a thread, but she's just genuinely excellent, which would only reinforce his belief in the concept of Ultimates, so that's one for the minus column, lol. Don't get me wrong, I love Sonia's skills for her character; just in the context of her being friends with Nagito, it doesn't advance what I would want it to. And that's fine.
Nagito & Taka: Their diametrically opposed ideologies provide exactly what I want out of any Nagito relationship. And Nagito's very particular vibe of "regular rule breaker who is highly respectful toward authority" would be cool with Taka's very particular vibe of "wants to be friends with everyone but also no running in the halls". They both have trouble coming across how they want to, with their peers, and they both have a kind of callous way of expressing themselves sometimes, and they're both highly principled in very different ways. It'd be fun to explore a friendship between them.
Nagito & Kyoko: They're both so smart, and they have such different vibes. (This isn't an actual part of the character analysis, but I'm thinking of the Danganronpa Abridged joke/moment where Kyoko goes "No. Shut up," when Leon tries to say something during the first trial of THH, and comparing it to the canon moment where Nagito just says a knowing "I see," when Gundham says something in the fourth trial of SDR2. Does that make sense?)
They just know stuff, and they're both sitting on it, Nagito with a smile and Kyoko with a stoic expression. They could both just silently absorb and process information and both know that the other has picked up on what they have picked up on without saying a word. And then, if they're working together, both use it to corner someone verbally. And if they're no working together, then they try to work around each other mentally and that's also very fun!
Honestly, I love the idea of Nagito smiling sunnily at Kyoko and Kyoko staring stone-faced back and they are best friends, and I also love the idea of Nagito smiling sunnily at Kyoko and Kyoko staring stone-faced back and they are enemies. But it's also cool if they're not quite either one but they just have an understanding of each other that most don't have. Or if they're both dating Makoto and they just get each other in an almost kind of tense way, maybe accepting, maybe even hostile, just any angle for those two could be so cool.
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My Danganronpa Ships Hands Headcanons
Note: I'm a multishipper
- Naegiri (KyokoxMakoto)
Kyoko's hands are cold which is surprising considering that she always keeps them under gloves. Their cold and rough because of her scars. Kyoko's hands are her biggest insecurity, she hates looking at them. Makoto on the other hand (pun intended), loves his girlfriend's hands. He loves when she uncovers them and takes his hand. Whenever Kyoko choses to take off her gloves, Makoto gives Kyoko little kisses on her hands.
Makoto's hands are warm and soft. They're also small, he often wishes that they were bigger so they could cover Kyoko's hands to make her hands warmer. Kyoko loves when she gets to touch his hands but she's always afraid he won't like how her hands feel.
- Sakuraoi (Sakura x Aoi)
Sakura's hands are big warm and soft but she doesn't realize that at all. Sakura is always a bit afraid of holding Hina's hands. Aoi's hands are small, she's worried that she'll hand up hurting her with her strength. But Aoi absolutely adores Sakura's hands. She loves when her hands can hide in Sakura's hands and just feel the warmth and softness. Aoi always gives Sakura hand kisses and makes sure to encourage Sakura into giving holding hands when she doesn't feel to confident.
- MahiruxPeko
Mahiru has warm hands, Peko has cold hands. Peko isn't used to holding hands with others, whenever she feels Mahiru's soft hands she feels surprised by their warmth. Mahiru loves Peko's hands and once she takes it, she doesn't want to let go.
- MondoxHifumi
Mondo's hands are cold. Whenever Hifumi takes his hand, he offers to help him make it warmer. Mondo pretends to dislike it but absolutely loves when Hifumi holds his hand or kisses it. He would use every occasion to hold Hifumi's hand and make up the weridest excuses, just so he doesn't have to admit that he loves his soft hands.
- KiyotakaxChihiro
Taka has cold hands, when Chihiro takes his hand he immediately starts giving him small kisses on his hands. Taka completely melts when it happens.
- Miu x Kaede
My headcanon is that Miu has nerve damage in her hands. Because of that Miu's hands don't feel heat or cold, so it often leads to injuries such as burns. That disability also leads to
- ByakuyaxYasuhiro
Byakuya's hands are extremely cold while Hiro's are extremely warm. They often have conversations like:
YH: You're hands are so cold
BT: Maybe yours are just too warm
They love to hold hands. They do that all time.
- Mikan x Akane
Mikan's hand tremble a lot when she's nervous. Mikan is worried that her cold hands will push Akane away. But Akane loves kissing her hands. Akane takes every opportunity for Mikan to touch her, she sometimes randomly asks Mikan to check her temperature just so Mikan can touch her.
- Kokichi x Shuichi
Kokichi's hands are warm which was confirmed in the canon.
"He can like about a lot of things but not the warmth of his hand"
Shuichi's are cold. Kokichi always uses that as an excuse to hold Shuichi's hand. Kokichi often gets flustered when Shuichi calls out how warm and nice Kokichi's hands are.
- Toko x Kiyotaka
Toko's hands are actually really nice to touch. They're warm and soft, Taka loves holding them. Toko had no idea that her hands are like that since she never really held hands with anyone.
- Hajime x Chiaki
Chiaki's hands are really nice to touch, they're small and soft. Chiaki loves holding Hajime's hand. Sometimes, he would hold her hand while she plays her Nintendo with one hand. Hajime would get worried she is uncomfortable playing like that so he would let go of her hand but then she will immediately ask him why he let go.
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Emotionless or stoic male reader who's texts like an airhead but only they're s/o can understand them with Hiyoko, Akane, Chiaki, Chihiro, Toko, Genocide Jack and Sakura
This should've been done way sooner but oh well
I know you sent in another one, but I forgot which one came first, but this one covers some of the more fun characters, so I'll do this one first
Also, my apologies if any of these came out messy, especially Hiyoko and Genocide Jack's parts 😅
Emotionless Reader Who Texts Like a Crackhead Airhead Hiyoko, Akane, Chiaki, Chihiro, Toko, Genocide Jack and Sakura (Part Three)
Hiyoko Saionji
It was hella surprising for her, honestly
She thought your stoic behavior was cool, and it basically drew her to you
Boy, was she in for a surprise when you texted her
You: Yooooooo Hiyokooooooo!!!
Hiyoko: What the hell?? Are you high or something?
Hiyoko: Jeez, at least let me join in!
You: No. And I'm not high! This is just how I text!
Hiyoko: Awww man, we could've had fun!
Hiyoko: Wait, THIS is how you text?! That's gonna get so annoying!
You: Awwww, c'mon! And just when I thought about coming to visit you and bring candy. But if you're gonna misbehave, then...
Hiyoko: CANDY? WHAT KIND
Hiyoko: Nevermind, it doesn't matter! Just come over here and bring me all of it!
You: What's the three magic words?
Hiyoko: Please
You: And?
Hiyoko: I'm sorry
You: And?
Hiyoko: I love you
You: There we go! I'm on my way! 😁
Hiyoko: Wait, that's six magic words, not three!
You: ...I changed my mind
Hiyoko: WAIT NO-
She might act exasperated, but she really doesn't mind
Unless you text her at 3:00 AM, cuz she's not putting up with that shit
You: OOOOHHHHH HIYOKOOOOOO
Hiyoko: Did your brain get up and walk away?! It's 3 AM, you moron!
You: I knooooow~ 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hiyoko: I'm not playing these games, what do you want?!
You: Do you think oranges are named after the fruit or the color? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Hiyoko: What the hell kinda question is that?!
You: Well, which is it????
Hiyoko: Go to hell!!!!! You made me stay up five extra minutes trying to answer your damn question!!!!!
You: 😁😁😁😁😁
Hiyoko: 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
You: ☹️
Even though Hiyoko is a bratty lil bitch, she does love you
She can't help but smile to herself when she receives one of your texts
Unless it's at 3:00 AM, of course
I might've gotten a little carried away with this part 😅
Akane Owari
She doesn't really care too much, honestly
You looked pretty cool when she first saw you, so you became friends and even more
She wasn't too surprised when she saw your texts
You: Heyyyy Akaneeeeeee 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
Akane: Hey wassup
Akane: Hold up this is different from how you usually are. You good?
You: Yep! This is just the way I text! 😋😋😋😋😋😋
Akane: Ok cool
You: I loooovveeee yooooouuu!!!! 😍😍🥰🥰😍🥰🥰😍🥰😍
Akane: love you too
You: Can I come over????? 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Akane: Sure. Door's unlocked
You: On my wayyyyyy
Akane: Sweet
So she really doesn't mind too much
It's just a thing you do, and she just rolls with it
Then there's your 3:00 AM texts
She's usually half asleep and has no idea what you're talking about
You: Heyyyyyyy Akaneeeeee!!!!!
Akane: What are you doin texting me at 3 in the morning, you knucklehead?
You: Volleyball is just hardcore hot potato
Akane: What the hell are you on about
Akane: Screw this I'm goin back to sleep
You: NOOOOOOOOOO
If you text her at 3:00 AM with some random bullshit, she's going right back to sleep
But she still loves all of you
Chiaki Nanami
She doesn't really care, honestly
You were pretty stoic, that's cool
You text like an over-caffeinated teenager, that's cool
So she wasn't too surprised by your first text
You: Heyyyyyyy Chiakiiiiiii!!!
Chiaki: Hey hey. How are you?
You: I LOOOOVE YOOOOOUUU😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😅
Chiaki: Love you too
You: Can I come hang out with you??!!??! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Chiaki: Sure, the door's unlocked. Wanna play some games?
You: HELL YEAHHHH
Chiaki: Cool, see you soon
She's usually awake at 3:00 AM, so she doesn't mind talking
She might take longer to reply, but she'll at least have a conversation
You: HEYYYYY CHIAKIIIIII
Chiaki: Hey what's up?
You: Took you a couple minutes, didn't it?
Chiaki: Sorry I'm in the middle of a Mario Kart match
You: That's ok!
Chiaki: So what's up?
You: Would a fly without wings be called a walk? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Chiaki: No, I think it would still be a fly. That is an interesting thought though
You: Oh- Alright then
In the end, she doesn't really care
She still loves you all the same
But seriously, y'all need to get some sleep
Chihiro Fujisaki
Poor boi thought you were intimidating at first 🥺
But he also thought you looked really strong, and he admired you for it
So he found the courage to strike up a conversation with you
You were way nicer than he thought
Especially through text
You: Yooooooooo Chihirooooooo
Chihiro: Hi (Name)! ☺️☺️☺️
Chihiro: Wait, is something wrong? You usually don't talk like this...
You: Nope, I'm good! How I text is just different from how I talk!
Chihiro: Oh okay!
You: I looooveeeee yooooouuuuuu!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Chihiro: I love you too!! 🥰🥰🥰
You: Omg you're too cute I'm gonna die 😍😍😍😍😍
Chihiro: Oh no! Please don't die!
You: Don't worry I won't! But can I come hang out?
Chihiro: Well, I'm in the middle of a project right now... But I can take a break and we can cuddle!
You: Yaaaaaaaasss!!! You do need a break anyway
He is so sweet omg
Even if he can barely understand what you're saying, he still tries to humor your texts
Even at 3:00 AM, where he's usually awake and typing away on his computer
You: Hey Chi Chi~ 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Chihiro: (Name), it's 3:00 AM. Are you alright?
You: Yep! Just wanna talk to my adorable programmer bf! 😍😍😍😍😍
Chihiro: Aww! What do you want to talk about?
You: Why is the letter 'x' used more in math than the English language? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Chihiro: Well, not many words have the word 'x' in it... But in algebra, the letter 'x' is often used to represent an unknown quantity or variable. Similarly, in English, x represents the unknown, as in X-rays, which baffled their discoverer, and Malcolm X, who chose the symbol to represent the forgotten name of his African ancestors.
You: Woah... You actually had an answer🤯
Chihiro: What can I say? I am the Ultimate Programmer, after all!
Overall, he loves everything about you
And he still admires your strength, even after seeing your true colors through text message
But y'all... Get some sleep
Toko Fukawa
She thought your stoic demeanor was pretty hot ngl
Something about stoicism is so appealing to her
Then she found out how much of a headache you really were over text
You: Heyyyyyyyy Tokooooooo!!!!!!
Toko: ...What are you on?
You: My love for you! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Toko: Wow, you're way more annoying than I thought.
You: Maybe but you still luuuuuuuv meeeeeeeee! 🥰🥰🥰
Toko: *love
You: You gonna say it back orrrrrrrr?
Toko: *or
You: Oh come on! 😒😒😒
Toko: Fine, I love you too.
You: There! Was that so hard??
Toko: Yes.
You: ☹️
She is exasperated by you sometimes
And by that, I mean all the time
But she does smile when she sees one of your hyper-energetic texts
Unless it's 3:00 AM, then she's not putting up with your shit
You: Heyyyyyy Tokoooooo!!!!
Toko: What do you want? It's three in the morning, dummy.
You: Did you know that, statistically, you have walked past or spoken to a psychopath at least once?
Toko: Yeah, you.
You: You're the worst 😑😑😑😑😑😑
Toko: That's what happens when you text me at three in the morning. Now go to sleep.
Yeah those conversations will not last long-
She still loves you, even if you piss her off sometimes
Genocide Jack
Oh geez-
So this started off with her trying to get some kind of reaction out of you
She saw how stoic you were and made it her mission to fluster you
And it never worked
And so, she gave up frustrated
But then she gets a text from you
You: Heyyyyyyyy Jiiiiiiilllll!!!
GJ: What the hell
You: This is how I text! 😜😜😜😜😜😜
GJ: WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE THIS ENERGY TWO WEEKS AGO
You: Hmmmmmm???
GJ: DON'T PLAY DUMB I WASTED ALL THAT TIME TRYING TO GET YOUR PRETTY LITTLE FACE TO SMILE AND NOW YOU HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO BOTHER ME
You:
You: I love you?
GJ: Whatever love you too sweet cheeks
You: Can I come over?
GJ: Sure
It's kind of frustrating how you have no reactions when you're together physically, but how you have all the energy you could possibly have over text
But your texts are entertaining for her
Especially the 3:00 AM crackhead ones
You: Yoooooooo Jiiiiiiillllllllll!!!!!!!!
GJ: Hey wassup
You: Did you know that, statistically, you have walked past or spoken to a psychopath at least once?
GJ: Yea you
You: Are you fucking serious
You: TOKO SAID THE EXACT SAME THING
GJ: Weeeeeell it takes one to know one ya know?
You: ...Fair enough
Even though you annoy her a lot, she still loves you
And she will be one to humor your 3:00 AM texts
Well, if she feels like it at least
Sakura Ogami
She never minded your stoic nature
You were a little like her, in a way
She always found you to be interesting, so that's how you got to know each other
She was a little bit surprised when she saw your text, but she got used to it real fast
You: SAKURAAAAAA
Sakura: Hello, dear.
Sakura: Are you feeling alright? This is very unusual for you.
You: I'm all good! This is just the way I text.
Sakura: Oh, I see.
You: I LOOOOOVVVEEEE YOOOOUUUU!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Sakura: I love you too, dear.
Sakura: Would you like to come work out with me? Nothing too difficult, just some simple exercises.
You: Sure! I'm on my way!
She loves receiving your texts
It helps her to be a little more energetic as well
If you send her a text at 3:00 AM, she'll see what you have to say, try to decipher what you're saying, and ask you to go back to sleep
You: SAKURAAAAAAA
Sakura: (Name), it's three in the morning. Is something wrong?
You: No but I gotta question
Sakura: What's your question?
You: Are lobsters mermaids to scorpions?
Sakura: I'm not sure I can answer that.
You: Awwwww 😢😢😢😢😢
Sakura: Please go to sleep.
She worries about you sometimes
But she wouldn't change a single thing about you 🥰
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