#hikaru no ai

[hikago-fanfics]

Can We? Should We? (2)

"You know, Akari, since meeting Nase on the train that time," Hikaru said starting the conversation, but actually the name Hikaru mentioned made Akari uncomfortable, "gossip about our relationship spread among my friends. Maybe at that time I was lacking a clear explanation."

Akari remembered well how Hikaru had rejected her feelings even though she hadn't said it yet. She wants to be free from the childhood friend status, but she also wants to remain to be his childhood friend. Because that's the only reason that makes them close and not awkward with each other.

"Mmm, should I say that you really are my girlfriend?" Finally Hikaru managed to say it. He thought Akari would definitely wanna help him get out of trouble with such questions. He didn't want to bother with it anymore.

"..." Suddenly Akari's tears fell after hearing Hikaru's words. She knew Hikaru wasn't really serious about his request, just being a tool to get rid of trouble & bother, but still being the first girl Hikaru asked for made Akari so happy.

"A… Akari?" Hikaru immediately felt guilty. "Sorry, I'm sorry. Do you already have someone you like? Or… could it be that you already have a boyfriend? Duuuhh, I should have been more sensitive…" Hikaru really panicked. He regretted having dared to admit something he shouldn't have done without permission.

"I like you, Hikaru," Akari managed to express her heart with words. For a moment Hikaru was stunned silent until Akari repeated her sentence. "I know you don't realize it, but… it's been a long time since I like you."

Tick, tick, tick. The sound of the clock hands sounded clearer. BOOM. Suddenly Hikaru felt his heart explode, his face turned bright red and it felt hot.

"Su… suki? You?? Me???" Hikaru said in disbelief. The strange pounding heart suddenly came uninvited. A different heart beat when he felt excited against Akira. "What is this strange feeling?" he thought.

"So, may I come to your place later as your girlfriend?" Asked Akari to be sure. This time she looked straight at Hikaru. Hikaru was the one who averted his eyes to the other side. He became confused and just answered with a nod.

"May… maybe it's okay?"

#HikaGo fanfics #Shindo Hikaru #Fujisaki Akari #Hikaru x Akari #Hikaru no ai #hikaru no go

[floatyflowers]

Sister Complex| Yandere! Oshi No Ko various x reader| Chapter 2

Chapter 1

You want to scream.

You want to cry.

But, you know that it is no use, and it will change nothing about your permanent situation,  it has been a year since you were born.

After getting stabbed to death by that man,  you got reborn as the daughter of your best friend, Ai Hoshino.

And she kept to her promise and named you, her baby girl, (Y/n).

However,  you are the youngest triplet to two other siblings.

Your brother, Aquamarine,  who is the oldest triplet.

And Ruby, who is the middle triplet.

Their names match their eye colors.

On the other hand,  you have a very unique appearance.

You were born with heterochromatic eyes, your right eye is blue and your left eye is ruby red.

And each eye has a star in it

Adding to that, your hair is purplish like Ai.

What you have in common with your siblings, is that all three of you are reincarnated.

"So, who were you before you got reincarnated, (Y/n)?"

Ruby inquires, pulling the feeding bottle away from her lips.

"(Y/n) (L/n)" you reply while watching TV.

Aqua who wasn't interested in the conversation, is now staring at you with wide eyes.

"No way,  Ai as my mother, and (Y/n) as my sister, this must be a dream come true" Ruby squeals, before hugging you.

Aqua pulls you by the hand to speak to you away from Ruby's ears

"Have you received it?"

"Received what?" you look with confusion at the boy.

"The anime action figure-" you cut him off.

"Wait, you were the one who sent me the expensive action figure? "

Indeed you received an action figure from an anonymous person on your birthday.

But it is not just any ordinary action figure it is (favorite anime character) action figure.

"Yes, that was me" Aqua admits shyly.

"Thank you, it's the best gift I have ever received!" you say, hugging him.

Ruby pouts in jealousy at the affection you are giving Aqua.

"I want a hug too" The girl rushes to you and forces herself between you two.

You chuckle as you hug her back,  while Aqua rolls his eyes.

"So, who killed you, do you remember their faces, (Y/n)? " your older brother demands.

"No... I don't" you lie.

But, you do remember everything about your murder.

The thought of it only brings tears to your eyes.

"Imouto, are you crying? "

Just like now.

"Why did he do that? I thought we were friends"

You mumble to yourself, starting to cry hysterically, attracting the attention of the only adult in the house who is babysitting you and your siblings.

Miyako picks you up and tries to calm you down.

Aqua and Ruby give eachother a knowing look, realizing that you do remember your murderer.

"What is upsetting you, Do you miss your mommy?"

Speaking of the devil.

"I'm home!"

Ai's voice echoes through the apartment.

The famous singer's eyes grew big upon seeing you in tears.

"(Y/n)"

Ai takes you out of Miyako's arms and holds you against her embrace while patting your back.

"Mommy is here now, no need to cry"

You calm down a bit, relaxing in her embrace.

"I'm going to protect you from any danger, my (Y/n)"

Chapter 3

Tags: @thigh-o-saur @yevenle @amanda-akedia @rxsesss @storylaa

#tw: toxic relationships #platonic yandere #reader insert #yandere oshi no ko #aquamarine hoshino #ruby hoshino #Aqua Hoshino x reader #hikaru kamiki #Hikaru Kamiki x reader #ai hoshina #daughter reader

[aibbabus]

I am BEGGING Oshi no Ko fans to understand that the story isn't giving us an incest plotline for the sake of it, but because the manga is about how teenagers are sexually exploited by the entertainment industry. Chapter 141 just talked about how consent is taken away from vulnerable women and children by predators in power.

MEM-cho mentions that the twins kissing is what the audience would want to see. Abiko & Yoriko also ignore Aqua's discomfort by saying that entertaining his audience is his responsibility.

Aqua is clearly uncomfortable with the thought of kissing Ruby, while she doesn't have the same reservations. But this isn't because Ruby has some incest fetish; it's because she doesn't see Aqua as her brother.

"Well, this is still creepy for her!" I need you to understand that Ruby, or Sarina, isn't a well-adjusted girl. She's a child who has suffered from immense trauma that skews her perceptions. She died from brain cancer when she was 12 years old. There's no way Ruby has a proper, healthy understanding of familial and romantic relationships.

And most importantly, this kissing scene is for the 15-Year Lie documentary to get revenge. Aqua is playing Hikaru Kamiki, and Ruby is playing Ai Hoshino. In other words, Aqua has to sexually exploit Ruby in the documentary to ruin Hikaru's reputation. He's at the homestretch to get his revenge, and all it takes is taking advantage of a vulnerable child.

This is Aqua's final test. He has to choose if he will perpetuate the cycle of exploitation and violence that got Ai killed, or if he'll make the right choice Hikaru Kamiki never did before he went too far.

#oshi no ko #onk spoilers #aqua hoshino #ruby hoshino #ai hoshino #hikaru kamiki

[strabuzov]

The Black Star in the eyes of the Hoshino family.

#oshi no ko #ai hoshino #Hikaru Kamiki #ruby hoshino #Acqua hoshino #Unfortunately it is hereditary #But they make a very nice effect

[futuristicmiraclenightmare]

Some cute Ai/Hikaru and Aqua/Kana parallels I found as in they have friendly banter

(spoiler ch 140)

Ofc both Dynamics are very different but they just banter over the most silliest things, and Ai and Hikaru were just downright petty when they couldn't decide who was weirder out of them both Hikaru just resorted to pointing out Ai's mismatched socks😂while Kana just likes to tease Aqua over the most insane stuff that are somehow true most of the time.

There's also this

Hikaru/Ai also have a lot of parallels to Akane/Aqua as well but that's for another post

I'll just drop in these cute pics as well because why not?

Also side note my exam is tomorrow and they only informed me today now I have only a day to prep 😭

#oshinoko #onk #oshi no ko #onk spoilers #oshinoko spoilers #ai x hikaru #aqua x kana #aqukana #parallels #honestly hikaru/ai is growing on me their relationship was kind of cute before everything went wrong #but I don't think they would've ever worked out even if Hikaru didn't kill her #they had too much individual trauma that would've gotten in the way #but aqukana is still cute but I have a hard time deciding between them and aqua with Akane #atp I don't really care much about the romance it's getting too frustrating tbh #i just want to see Ai's past #aqua hoshino #ai hoshino #hikaru kamiki #kana arima #ai and hikaru were both literally just airheads that shared a similar energy back then lol 🤣

[hamliet]

Oshi no Ko's Angel of Light: Kamiki Hikaru

So, I wrote a review of Oshi no Ko previously, just not on this blog. I talked there about the meaning of Hoshino Ai as a name (it's literally hoshi no eye, Ai spelled in katakana to reinforce that it's a loanword, meaning starry eye, and of course, eye/ai is a homonym for love) and how Oshi no Ko uses wordplay and puns to introduce its themes.

Naturally, I wanted to talk about the other parent, whose name is just as significant.

Kamiki Hikaru is literally "god of light/shining god." Well, okay, sort of. It's technically "kami of light," and kami doesn't translate super well into English. It's often referred to as a god in Shintoism, but it's not quite the western perception of a god. Spirit is another popular translation.

Of course, this references the supernatural themes of the story, as well as Hikaru's role. See, "angel of light" is what the Christian Bible calls Lucifer, the Christian devil. Pretty fitting for Hikaru's role in the story as the main villain.

But wait! There's more! Lucifer itself, as a name, refers to the planet Venus, known as the morning star. Which, of course, is the "star" we see in the story associated with Ai.

(Yes, the story is very much using distinctly Christian allusions alongside Shinto ones.)

Hikaru, like Lucifer, is known to, well, want everything for himself. That doesn't mean he wants all the worship of the world like Lucifer literally did according to mythology. No, instead it's far more insidious but no less disturbing: he sees himself as entitled to dictate how the world runs. He decides whose life is worth living, and makes others pay for mistakes of people they don't even know. He's playing God, in other words--exactly what Lucifer did to fall from heaven in Christian mythology (it's not actually super biblical hence why I'm using "mythology").

Lucifer is also called "Satan" obviously, which literally means "accuser" in Hebrew. That's kind of the perfect summary for what Hikaru sees himself as: he's visiting his hatred of an abuser he has every right to hate on everyone and everything that remotely reminds him of her.

The thing is, as said above, Hikaru does have the right to hate Airi, just like Aqua has the right to hate him. But following the path of revenge is Not The Way.

So, is Hikaru Satan?

No. He's a person.

The Path To Hikaru

Hikaru is not all that different from the other characters we know and love--Ai, Ruby, Kana, Akane, and especially Aqua. Fitting since they're all idols of sorts (yes, Akasaka is constantly using religious references to add social commentary to the idea of an "idol" as a false god/object of worship). They're also all actors.

Hikaru is what Aqua risks becoming. No, seriously. Hikaru was traumatized as a child via rape that led to the creation of a life.

As a result he's pretty anti-life as a whole, and especially anti-woman. He's constantly seeking revenge on women, hence his murder-happy spree. The problem is that he's not seeing these women as individuals: he sees everyone and everything as a representation of Airi, the person who assaulted him.

Also, society as a whole's attitude towards male victims of sexual assault, especially male victims of attractive women, means that Hikaru would not be seen as a victim. One of OnK's major themes is how messed up society is and how it dehumanizes people via fitting them into roles, and this is a perfect example of the harm that can come from it. Hikaru would be seen as a boy, and all boys clearly want sex. A famous actress slept with him? Lucky him! Even though this never came out publicly, Hikaru absolutely knew this was the case and it certainly plays a role in his grudge against the world.

Even though Airi is dead (probably as a result of him provoking her husband by revealing that he wasn't the father), he still isn't satisfied. No, Airi is still everywhere. Killing the perpetrator, making them pay, did not erase his trauma.

If Aqua kills Hikaru, his trauma will likewise not be erased. Not his trauma as Gorou, not his trauma as Aqua. Hikaru's death will fix absolutely nothing in his life besides stopping more murders, but there are ways to do that that, y'know, don't involve killing. If Aqua kills Hikaru, he will lose the best part of Gorou (valuing life) and the best part of Aqua (the future Ai wanted for him, a future with Kana and Ruby).

Aqua, You are Your Father

Aqua, you are your father. It's almost like the entire series has been trying to give you this message and you keep ignoring it. (By the way, because I know I'm going to get asks about this, I am NOT saying Aqua and Hikaru are moral equivalents. Not at all. I'm just saying that Aqua is walking a path that will end with him being just like Hikaru if he doesn't get shoved off said path.)

From being the violent stalker who attacks someone who has never felt loved in his first acting job after Ai's death to scenes like this:

The story is asking Aqua to take a good long look at himself, and he's trying desperately to avoid doing this. Why? Because he's also playing God, same as his father, same as Satan in Christianity. He thinks he is responsible for everything; a natural, childish attitude that people grow out of as they age.

Of course, Aqua is not nearly as toxic in this as Hikaru--he's not attacking innocent people--but the root of this is still a belief that he somehow controls what happens, when he doesn't. He doesn't at all.

Aqua, too, is just a person.

But Aqua struggles to understand what it means to be a person, to be Hoshino Aquamarine.

He struggles to see other people as people, too. This ranges from sabotaging Ruby's auditions to how he treats Akane to his protecting Kana without considering what she wants. It's been brought up multiple times in the story so far:

Aqua also fundamentally does not see Ai as a human being, either. Unlike Ruby, who calls Ai "Mama," Aqua only ever calls her "Ai," her persona. Aqua and Ai are foils to Kana and her own mother, in that Kana's mom lived through Kana only to abandon her, and Aqua is living through his mom... but ignoring what she would actually want.

(Ruby isn't flawless or perfectly healthy, and the story certainly doesn't frame them as good twin bad twin, but Ruby's overall worldview is absolutely more in line with what the story wants to endorse.) That's why we have lines like this, where Ruby reveals that she has a healthier view of their mother than Aqua does. She knows Ai was flawed.

This is extra notable because he has 0 problems calling Hikaru his father. It's almost like Aqua is drowning in self-hatred, in feeling unloved, in the idea that he brings bad luck just by existing.

He'll call out Ruby for her negative traits, but Aqua thinks he deserves them. Aqua dehumanizes himself, the same way he dehumanizes Ai, and he has to see both his mother and himself people before he can step off this path.

Essentially, what he tells Ruby here is exactly what he needs to realize, but he has not done so.

The root of Aqua's God complex is that he cannot move past his trauma. It's actually psychologically realistic that a child who experienced such an event would be stuck in a childish mindset wherein they feel guilt for not being able to save their mother.

But it's not just Ai that Aqua couldn't save. It's Sarina, too. She is the one who introduced him to Ai, after all. He didn't move on from her death in his past life, either, which can probably be traced back to his own tragic birth circumstances--the idea that he only brings death, because his mother died giving birth to him. Gorou even states that he became a doctor to help people like his mother, but the point is also that he wanted to bring life, not death.

Except, he isn't God. Neither Gorou nor Aqua are. He can't save Sarina, and that isn't his fault. But Sarina ends up okay as Ruby, not through his own intervention. Aqua couldn't save Ai, but that's not his fault.

The point I'm making here is that Aqua needs to heal the hurting child within him. The story has also brought up the theme of children suffering at the hands of the entertainment industry numerous times:

His path towards healing would involve taking a long look not just at the hurting child in himself, but the hurting child in Hikaru, too. Which is not the same as excusing. After all, we already saw what happened with Aqua thought his dad was dead: despite the supposed justice and his proclamations about being free, he was still every inch the trapped, terrified, traumatized child afraid to live. Killing Hikaru won't be any different.

Becoming Human

So, is there hope for Aqua?

Yeah. A ton of it.

Despite the tragedy of Ai's story, every other arc has ended optimistically. The story's optimism, also, is fundamentally rooted in humanity. Every character, even the ones who seem like exploitative jerks like the producers who edited Akane to look bad and the self-centered mangakas, end up having their thoughts and motives explored, and we see where they are coming from. Not only that, but they have the best of intentions.

Frankly, this is true to life as well. Precious few people see themselves as the villain. Almost everyone thinks they're doing the right thing. It's very human.

The end of the reality dating show arc is kind of what I expect in the end here. There, all contestants came together and pooled their unique individual talents to exonerate Akane. I would expect Ruby, Miyako, Kana, and Akane (who herself has finally realized that she can step into her own personhood instead of trying to be Ai/whatever Aqua needs and vowed to stop him) to come together to save Aqua from himself.

Aqua is incredibly loved, and he doesn't seem to understand this. Love is what enabled Ai to die smiling. A lack of love, feeling undeserving of love, is what torments Sarina/Ruby, Aqua, Kana, and more. The bastardization of love is what torments Hikaru.

Love allows someone to be themselves, truly, to individuate. This is what Aqua needs to learn:

He also doesn't need to earn the love of those around him, nor the love of Ai. She loved him just because he was her son, and all she wanted was for him to be happy and to live.

Imo, it's pretty unlikely Akasaka plans to end the series with Aqua becoming Hikaru 2.0. My guess is that Hikaru will be stopped because of Aqua, and he'll even likely die, but not at Aqua's hand. I suspect Akane, Ruby, and especially Kana (the one person Aqua has consistently placed above Ai) will help save Aqua from himself.

#oshi no ko #onk #oshi no ko meta #aqua hoshino #ruby hoshino #ai hoshino #hikaru kamiki #kana arima #akane kurokawa #onk theory #onk meta

[mojinchiimanga]

#doukyuusei #classmates #m: doukyuusei #kusakabe hikaru #manga #mangacap #manga cap #shounen ai #shounen ai manga #boys love #yaoi #bl manga #yaoi manga

[ayanooverblot]

𝓘𝓭𝓸𝓵

𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝗼𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐗 𝐀𝐢 𝐇𝗼𝐬𝐢𝐧𝗼! 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

(𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐔!)

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐃𝗼𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐢𝐭" 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝗼𝐧𝐞, 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝗼𝐧𝐞, 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝗼𝐥𝐥𝗼𝐰𝐞𝐝, 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝗼𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝗼 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝗼𝐧𝐞 (𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐝𝗼𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐭!)

ˢᵒʳʳʸ ⁱᶠ ⁱ ᵗᵒᵒᵏ ˢᵒ ˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉ ⁱ ʷᵃˢ ᵛᵉʳʸ ᵇᵘˢʸ! ⁱ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸ ᵗʰⁱˢ!!!

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 1

𝐀 𝐢𝐝𝗼𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞

𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝗼𝐫 𝐏𝐎𝐕.

𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙽𝚁𝙲, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. Well you changed thanks to the book and you didn't like this look because it was the opposite of you. The thing that you notice more is your 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 and 𝐯𝗼𝐢𝐜𝐞. Your eyes were so sparkling and your voice were like an angel voice. And of course the people notice that. They always complimented you and always follow you like a lost puppy. Also many people wanted you to be a singer and a model. You didn't like that idea because they were obliging you. At first you just ignore those comments but then it became 𝐰𝗼𝐫𝐬𝐞. Many people knew your social media and keep commenting about how you need to became a 𝐈𝐝𝗼𝐥. The worst part is that they knew were you live and always gived you 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬. Just because you didn't want to became an idol. Thanks for your 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 you started to post music videos in YouTube and many people were employed you for a model and to join a music girls group. And of course you accepted because you liked to 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝗼𝐩𝐥𝐞. After all that, you became an 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝗼𝐥! Now you weren't an average girl anymore.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

𝕐/ℕ ℙ𝕆𝕍.

After a tiring concert I decided to go home walking. While I was walking I was thinking how was Grim doing right know? I miss him so much, I wish he was here with me.... Since I was thinking too much I wasn't looking where I was walking and for accidentally I bumped in to someone.

"𝐈'𝗺 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝗼𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝗼𝗼𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠" I said while I was standing up.

"𝐈𝐬 𝗼𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝗼𝗼𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝗼𝗼" The pretty boy said while standing up.

"𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝗼𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝗼𝗼𝐤 𝐬𝐢𝗺𝐢����𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝗼 𝗺𝐢𝐧𝐞!" I said to him trying to make a conversation.

"𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝗺𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝗼𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝗼𝗼𝐤𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝗼𝗼" The boy said with a little blush on his face.

"𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝗼𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭?" I asked him.

"𝐈 𝐰𝗼𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝗼𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝗼".

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝗼!" I grabbed his hand and started to run to a beautiful place to walk.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Some hours have passed and I find out that we have the same interests as him! He was very charming and fun to hang up with. When we keeped walking he stopped out of nowhere.

"𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝗼𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐮?" I asked him.

"𝐘𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝗼𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝗺𝐲 𝐡𝗼𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝗼𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐠𝗼 𝐚𝐭 𝗺𝐲 𝐡𝗼𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝗼𝐧𝐠?" He said to me with a serious face.

"𝐔-𝐮𝗺𝗺𝗺, 𝗼𝐟 𝐜𝗼𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞" I said a little scare of him.

I didn't want to go but I remember that he said that he is bipolar and have some venting problems.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝗼" He said while grabbing my hand to led me to his house.

I was kinds scare. What happen if I did something wrong and he want to hurt me? The only thing to find out is going to his house.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

When we arrived to his house he opened the door. I came in into his house and then he closed the door and hugged me. I was confuse, why did he hug me out of nowhere?

"𝐘/𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝗼 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" He said while he keeped hugging me.

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐮?".

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝗺𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐭𝗼𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭....𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗼𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝗺𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝗼 𝐛𝐞 𝗺𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝?" He asked me while he was looking at my sparkling eyes.

I didn't knew what to say, I just met him and he wanted me to become his girlfriend.

"𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐮.....𝐈'𝗺 𝐬𝗼𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝗺𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐝𝗼𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝗼𝐰 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.....𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬? 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐲𝗼𝐮 𝐭𝗼 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝗼𝗺𝐞 𝐲𝗼𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝" I said rejecting him the most nicest way.

"........."

"........."

Why he isn't saying nothing? Did I broke his hearth right? I'm such a horrible person...but, I didn't have to be his girlfriend right? Bu-. Soon my thoughts were interrupted by Hikaru grabbing something sharped and inject it in my arm. It feels like I being drugged. The only thing I remembered it was Hikaru kissing my lips then my neck.

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When I opened my eyes I reliezed I was in a bed. I feeled so tired, I can't not even move my bod-wait. Why I was naked? Why all my clothes is on the ground? Don't tell that I did 𝐢𝐭 with Hikaru. I looked all around the room until I found a note in the table. I started to read it and it says.

𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘠/𝘕

𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶! 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩. 𝘉𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ;)

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘶

When I finished reading it I couldn't believe it hr did this. Thank god that we used protection if not I would killed him. Now my question is, what I gonna to do with him? Because I know he will 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 leave me alone.

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

ⁱ'ᵐ ᵛᵉʳʸ ˢᵒʳʳʸ ⁱᶠ ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᶠ ⁱ ᵗᵒᵒᵏ ˢᵒ ˡᵒⁿᵍ ⁱ ʷᵃˢ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒᵐᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵇˡᵉᵐˢ. ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵗʳʸ ᵗᵒ ᵘᵖᵈᵃᵗᵉ ᵃˢ ˢᵒᵒⁿ ᵃˢ ᵖᵒˢˢⁱᵇˡᵉ. ˢᵉᵉ ʸᵃ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ⁿᵉˣᵗ ᶜʰᵃᵖᵗᵉʳ!

#twisted wonderland #replaced #oshi no ko #ai hoshino #riddle rosehearts #ace trappola #deuce spade #cater diamond #hikaru kamiki #trey clover #azul ashengrotto #jade leech #floyd leech #leona kingscholar #ruggie bucchi #jack howl #kalim al asim #jamil viper #vil schoenheit #rook hunt #epel felmier #malleus draconia #twst lilia #silver #twisted wonderland sebek #angst #fypシ゚viral #x reader #twisted wonderland angst #twisted wonderland x reader

[sunsetsmakemesad]

Ok so Ai just wanted to love. Hikaru just wanted to be loved. Wow.

#im so sad for them #sadboy and sadgirl #they been through it #oshi no ko #oshi no ko ai #oshi no ko hikaru #hikaru kamiki #ai hoshino

[kyrieeleisonelise]

I am SO excited to see how their dynamic progresses.

It was interesting that this chapter was entirely from Hikaru’s POV without mention of it being part of the movie. I’m not sure if we’re meant to interpret this as being more ‘real’ than previous chapters.

it’s also interesting we haven’t really got much of an Aqua POV about his thoughts playing his father yet, compared to Ruby who got quite a few chapters of her getting into the role of Ai.

#oshi no ko #onk spoilers #hikaru kamiki #ai hoshino

[ameltouati1]

Oshi no Ko Chapter 141 : Hikaru And Ai

I know the latest chapter of oshi no ko was very controversial and everyone is making their own speculation about what might happen but can we take a moment, just a tiny moment to appreciate this panel :

Hikaru has been lying his whole life, always fooling people and never showing his true colors. However, for the first time in his life, someone was able to see through his lies, someone who could tell that Hikaru wasn't fine as he always says.

And he opened up to her, we saw in the last chapter that both of them were enjoying each other company and having fun together but Hikaru seems to trust her a lot to the point of telling her about the abuse

And Ai, Ai went to confront Airi the moment she heard all of his story, which was huge change in her character, she usually seems detached from the world and not getting involved and always saying -not what she want to say but - what people want to hear, but here, she stood up for Hikaru's sake and made Airi know what she truly is (nothing but an abuser).

#oshi no ko #onk #oshi no ko chapter 141 #onk 141 #Ai #hoshino Ai #hikaru kamiki #kamiki hikaru #hikaai #kamiai #anime #manga #himekawa Airi #oshi no ko manga

[hikago-fanfics]

光の愛

All of the fanfics on this blog are titled Hikari no Ai. Hikari (meaning light) from Hikaru and Akari. I described both shining so brightly. And "ai" means love. Love takes many forms: life partner, brotherhood, friendship, and rivalry. 

I dedicate this work to hikago fans, especially the Hotta-sensei & Obata-sensei (Japanese manga) versions. Also to my friends, who are part of my life, who know and are equally crazy about this work, both those who are still alive and those who have passed away. 

This work is not intended to be commercialized. It is free to read, share, and rewrite (translate) in your own languages. But don't forget to mention the original source in English: this blog of mine.

This fics' genre is tragedy, Chika-san! Hehe, you're right. Sorry, apparently the main genre is tragedy. I think it's just slices of life. You can say it's all in one. No need to add horror or thriller genres, okay? For me the thought of death and endless suffering is horror. The scariest horror. 

Do any of you feel sad to the point of tears? Honestly I spent a lot of tissues. If you keep reading until here, maybe you are a masochist. Hehe, I was kidding. But I want to make one last fanfic after this with a warm ending. This time it really seems like the ending. I won't write hikago fanfics here anymore. Maybe. Please don't expect more.

Thank you to everyone who has read, followed, and sent messages plus giving advice to the end. Next I will focus on writing my projects. Not hikago anymore. And certainly not in English. I'm not confident with my English skills even though google translate has helped me a lot. Alright. Bye bye, minnaaa!

#hikago fanfics #writer talk #closing speech #hikaru no ai #hikaaki #akihika #光の愛 #hikaru x akari #thanks and bye #I'm sorry that I am stupid to make right name tags for every post

[floatyflowers]

Sister Complex| Yandere! Oshi No Ko various x reader| Chapter 3

Chapter 2

It has been four years since you got reborn as Ai's daughter.

And let us just say that life is going smoothly and easily for you.

You have a loving mother and siblings.

Well, Aqua and Ruby are kind of overprotective of you.

To the point where they chased away all of your kindergarten friends.

So, you can only be around them.

Surprisingly,  Ai herself encourages them to do so.

Unfortunately for you,  your siblings were sick today,  they have a stomach ache.

So, you had no one to play with at kindergarten.

You were all alone.

Right now,  you are waiting for your mother to come and pick you up as she promised.

But today,  she is late.

Which is strange, because she always arrives on time or even early.

But, you don't mind waiting for her.

While waiting outside, you watch the kids walk home with their parents while you stand alone, looking down at your shoes.

This feels uneasy, having to wait for someone to come and pick you up.

While waiting,  you don't notice someone approaching you until you feel their appearance beside you.

You turn to look at the person beside you,  however when your eyes land on the familiar face.

Your heart drops to your stomach.

"Hello"

Hikaru Kamiki greets you with a smile,  his eyes staring down at you,  his star pupils sending shivers down your body.

"Mama told me not to talk to strangers" you stutter out in fear,  clutching tightly into your backpack.

"But, I'm not a stranger, now, am I?"

Your eyes widen at his words, thinking that he knows about your reincarnation.

But,  that's impossible.

"You are a stranger, I don't know who you are, sir," you say,  looking ahead of you instead of him.

Hikaru chuckles and pats your head.

"You are a very intelligent child, you remind me of a dear friend of mine"

Back you could say anything, he walks away from you,  leaving you in confusion.

Then you hear the familiar voice of Ai,  calling for you      

"I'm here now, sorry for being late!"

✨🎭✨  

The next day, you stay at home, doing nothing but watching TV.

However, you didn't expect to watch your mother get attacked by the same stalker that killed you.

And when you tried to protect her, you get hit on the head sharply.

The hit was enough to make you lose consciousness.

However, the last thing you saw, is the lifeless eyes of your mother staring at you with a smile on her face.

You wake up two days later to find yourself surrounded by your siblings...

...not remember anything about your past life.

Chapter 4

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#tw: toxic relationships #platonic yandere #yandere oshi no ko #aquamarine hoshino #ruby hoshino #Aquamarine Hoshino x reader #ai hoshina #Ruby Hoshino x reader #hikaru kamiki #Hikaru Kamiki x reader #reader insert #daughter reader

[aihoshiino]

Do you have a theory on why Ai and Hikaru broke up?

My theory rn (and for a while, tbh) is mostly that while their relationship was going reasonably well, Ai felt a lot of guilt at not being able to 'love' Hikaru in the way she felt she should; this is a pre-twins Ai, after all, whose hangups about her ability to perform and feel 'love' will have been much, much worse than they were even at the start of the series.

I imagine this would have caused some conflict in their relationship, which will have been further exacerbated by the very, VERY understandable baggage Hikaru was bringing in, given that we now know his abuse at Airi's hands was happening very close or even in parallel to his relationship with Ai.

The breaking point I'm not sure of. I've wondered before if it might have been to do with Ai's pregnancy but it's unclear, at least via 15YL, whether or not he knows Taiki is (biologically) his child so I'm not sure how that would have played into things.

If nothing else, I still feel pretty certain that the note they ended on was essentially a miscommunication tragedy.

When Ai says 'I can't love you' to Hikaru, she's blaming herself. It's a apology, an admission of guilt and a self-directed condemnation of her own (as she perceives it) dirty and broken nature.

Hikaru hears this as a condemnation of him - he thinks that Ai's inability to love him is because of his own supposedly dirty and broken nature.

Neither of them can properly communicate their feelings to each other because of trauma and a tragedy starts snowballing... or that's what I think, at least.

#oshi no ko #oshi no posting #onk asks #onk spoilers #ai hoshino #hikaru kamiki #csa mention

[aspoonofsugar]

Oshi No Ko - A Family Of Stars

I caught up with Oshi No Ko, so here are some opinions and meta thoughts.

AN INVERSION OF NAOKI URASAWA'S MONSTER

Oshi No Ko and Monster are 2 very different stories, but some plot elements and conflicts are similar:

Monster is the story of a surgeon, who must track down a serial killer whose life he has saved. This monster is one of 2 twins and the story deals with the brother and sister uncovering their past

Oshi No Ko is the story of a doctor, who is murdered and reborn as his favourite idol's child. Together with him there is a twin sister and they must track down the killer of their mother. The series leads the twins to find closure with their previous selves, so they can embrace a new life

In short, in both series there is a pair of twins and a murderer. It is just that in Monster the twins have no memories nor sense of selves, while in Oshi No Ko they have too many memories and baggage.

Finally, in Monster the characters must uncover the truth behind Johan, while in Oshi No Ko they must find out who Ai really is. The former is about understanding a monster, whereas the latter is about empathizing with a goddess.

(A)IDOL

The invincible smile that tears up the media Wanna know her secret, so mysterious Even the things she lacks end up in her area Such a perfect liar, you are: [Miss] ingenious, godly idol (You're my savior, you're my saving grace)

In religion an idol is:

An object which represents a deity, so it can become a manifestation of the god itself

A fake god, at least in monotheistic religions, like Judaism, Christianity and Islam

So, idols are gods. And yet, they are fake gods. In particular, monotheistic religions refuse idols because they are over-simplified representations of the divine.

Similarly, people worship celebrities, but only aknowledge their simplistic personas. Actors and idols are put on a pedestal, but also objectified:

So, what'd you eat today? What's your favorite book? And if you wanna go to play, where are you gonna go? I haven't eaten at all That's a secret No matter what you ask She's elusive, evasive Yet still shining bright; Her secret: out of sight, as if visible, has the taste of honey

They aren't seen as people with complex emotions, but as blank slates fans project their feelings onto.

This is why Ai Hoshino is the ultimate idol:

Drawing everyone's eyes You are the perfect, ultimate idol Never to appear again A reincarnation of Venus With that smile, with that "I love you" You captivate everyone Even if those eyes, those words, are false They make up a perfect love (Ai)

Ai's whole self is a lie. Not because she is malicious, but rather because she lacks a sense of self:

She is not sure of her own emotions and can't tell truth from lies. Everything is mixed and unclear. What does it even mean to love? What does Ai even want?

Ai is supposed to embody love. After all, she is associated to the Morning Star, which is called Venus, also known as the Goddess of Love. And yet, Ai's true eyes are dark:

Similarly, the word "ai" means love, but our idol's name is written with no kanji, which makes it the Japanese transcription of the English word for eye.

Ai's name is the sound of love, but with no kanjis (no meaning) attached. Ai is an empty love with empty eyes. This is the pun she is built on.

Still, why is that so? Well, Ai's parents don't put kanjis in her name, just like they don't love her:

So, Ai's character is defined by these 2 ideas:

I have never been loved by anyone Nor have I loved anyone else

On the one hand she was never loved. On the other hand she has never loved. Because of this, she thinks of herself as a fake.

AI (PURPLE) = AQUA (BLUE) + RUBY (RED)

Ai has stars in both her purple eyes. Aqua and Ruby instead have only 1 star each. Moreover, Aqua has blue eyes, while Ruby has red eyes. The idea is very simple. They are Ai's 2 sides:

Aqua is blue, right, mind and an actor

Ruby is red, left, heart and an idol

Together they make Ai, down to her 2 parallel careers (as an actress and as an idol). That said, the twins' foiling with their mother gets deeper:

As Miyako highlights, both Aqua and Ruby are liars. It is just that they lie about opposite things. On the one hand Aqua hides his most positive and vulnerable side. On the other hand Ruby hides her negative feelings. Aqua always sulks, while Ruby always smiles.

Aqua suppresses his wish to love others and to be happy with them

Ruby suppresses her fear to be unloved and abandoned by those around her

In short, each twin explores one of Ai's complexes (to love and to be loved). They really are the 2 faces of Ai (love).

AQUA - THE UNLOVING ACTOR

Aqua's story starts with Gorou Amamiya:

Gorou is a person strongly defined by guilt, which is at the root of his backstory. His mother was a young girl, who died by giving birth to him. As a result, Gorou feels he lives at her expenses and does all he can to rectify this mistake. For example, he becomes an obstetrician, even if he really wants to be a surgeon. Not only that, but he ends up developing a saviour complex. He feels it is his failure that Sarina dies, even if her illness can't be cured and has nothing to do with Gorou's area of expertise.

So, it is really no surprise that once Ai arrives, he projects on her the 2 people he could not save:

Ai is Sarina's favourite idol and a young girl like her

Ai is a teenage mother and is desperate to give birth in secret, just like Gorou's own mother

Ai represents Gorou's chance of redemption and catharsis. He could not save neither his mom nor Sarina, but he can help Ai. She needs the kind of doctor he is and this time he can make things right. However, Gorou is negated this closure and gets killed and reborn as Ai's own son. A son, who is destined to witness his mother's death. This time again, Aqua is powerless and can't save Ai. So, the story repeats and Aqua is left broken:

Aqua's real wish is to save people, but he keeps failing, so he chooses the path of revenge. He becomes his own antithesis.

He feels he doesn't deserve to live happily with others, but his wish to connect is too strong and he ends up forging some of the deepest bonds in the series:

He insists he is only focused on revenge, but ends up warming up to Kana and Akane to the point he goes out of his way to support them multiple times. Even when it doesn't help his avenge quest.

This is made clear in recent chapters, as well. Aqua has decided to give up on all his bonds. He cuts ties with Akane, decides to manipulate Kana and betrays Ruby's trust. He insists he is ready to go to hell alone. And yet, even after he takes such a dark turn, he can't help, but to save Ruby:

As Crow Girl says, this is a bad move on Aqua's side. His revenge would be easier if Ruby hated him, but he lets his true feelings out. He tries to repress his love and care for others. And yet, it keeps manifesting through the cracks of his vengeful persona. Aqua decides not to love, but he still does.

RUBY - THE UNLOVED IDOL

Ruby's story starts with Sarina Tendouji:

Sarina's life is doomed by her illness, which results in her parents abandoning her. Not only does she suffer physically, but she feels unloved. Despite that, she refuses to give up and laces on 2 people, who become her personal lights (stars):

Ai is the girl Sarina wishes to be. A person who is showered with love, as she shines brightly and moves freely on a stage.

Gorou is a parental substitude, as he is the only adult, who supports Sarina throughout her illness. He is even the person who stays with her, while she dies.

So, Ai and Gorou are around when Sarina's parents aren't, which is why she ends up idolizing them. Ai becomes some kind of ideal self, while Gorou becomes her first crush. The truth, though, is that they are the 2 pillars of Sarina's life.

Ironically, Sarina's make believe family becomes Ruby's real one. In particular, Ai becomes a mother, who loves her children with all her heart. This is healing for Ruby, who projects her wish for love on Ai:

It is Ai's strong emotions, which make it possible for Ruby to recover from the loss of her mother:

Ruby pursues the career of idol earnestly to become a star who never lies. And yet, she keeps lying to herself, as she refuses to confront Sarina's past. This negation is why her reaction to Gorou's death is so strong. This discovery becomes a catalyst for all of Ruby's negative feelings:

Ruby becomes her own antithesis and starts to climb up high through manipulation and lies. It is implied she weakens her relationships and later on she enters a violent fight with Aqua, which breaks their bond.

And yet, when Ruby hits rock bottom and confronts the painful truth that her parents have abandoned Sarina, it is Aqua who comes to her rescue:

Even if Ruby breaks their relationship and is prepared to live without trusting anyone anymore, she is still loved. The girl who fears rejection and abandonement is loved even in her darkest moment.

IDOL + FANS = MOTHER + CHILDREN

Aqua and Ruby are opposites. Aqua is scared to be loved and can't let go of Gorou. Ruby is scared to be unloved and can't face Sarina. And yet, they are also the same. Both project their deeper issues on both each other and Ai.

Gorou's feelings over his mother are projected on Sarina. Similarly, he projects his feelings for Sarina on Ai

Sarina's feelings over her mother are projected on Gorou. Later on, she decides to become like Ai because of her promise to Gorou

In short, Gorou wants to protect Ai because of Sarina and Sarina wants to become like Ai because of Gorou. As a result, Ai ends up as the object of their fantasies and wishes. A real godly idol.

Obviously, Gorou and Sarina's feelings towards Ai grow deeper and more complex as they are reborn as her twins. Slowly, their relationship goes from that of idol and fans to that of mother and children.

So, Aqua and Ruby's story is about overcoming the idealization of Ai. Both as fans towards their favourite idol and as children towards their mother. After all, isn't a mother their child's idol?

SUSANOO, AMATERASU AND MARIA

Among other things, the theme of idolisation is conveyed through the religious motif of the Hoshino Family.

Even the flowing sweats are beautiful Aqua These eyelids that hid the Ruby within

The lyrics reference the legend of Susanoo and Amaterasu:

According to tradition, the 3 god siblings Susanoo, Tsukuyomi and Amterasu are born from the creator god Izanagi. as he washes his face in a river. Tsukuyomi (Moon Goddess) is born from Izanagi's right eye, Amaterasu (Sun Goddess) from his left eye and Susanoo (Sea God) from his nose. In short:

Aqua is a composite version of Tsukuyomi and Susanoo. He has inherited Ai's right eye, like Tsukuyomi. However, the opening associates him to his mother's sweat, like Susanoo is born from Izanagi blowing his nose. Finally, his name links him to the sea

Ruby alludes to Amaterasu. She has inherited Ai's left eye, the opening links her to her mother's eyes and she herself mentions the goddess

This reference loosely comments Aqua and especially Ruby's arcs.

Amaterasu and Susanoo enter a fight, which leaves the Goddess crying and depressed. She hides in a cave and without the light of the sun, the world is left in darkness. The other Gods come up with a plan to lure Amaterasu out of her prison. In particular, the God of Enterteinment Ame-no-Uzume organizes a celebration for a new bright Goddess. Amaterasu gets curious and eventually comes out from the cave, so the world gets sunlight back.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Ame-no-Uzume is mentioned multiple times together with Amaterasu. Moreover, the characters visit the Goddess of Enterteinment's temple and they metaphorically enter Amaterasu's cave:

What the story does is clear, right? Ruby's arc is loosely an inversion of Amaterasu's story.

The Sun Goddess enters a fight with her brother and hides in a cave, only to be rescued by the Goddess of Enterteinment. Ruby is guided by Crow Girl (who could be a composite character between Yagatarasu and Ame-no-Uzume herself) and enters a cave, where she finds Gorou's body. This leads to Ruby going through her eclipse phase, where her eyes go dark. Eventually, she is helped by her brother and she finds her inner light again.

It is possible that Aqua's story will mirror Susanoo's in a similar way. After all, the God of the Sea is famous for killing a monstrous serpent to protect a Princess and for finding a Magical Sword within the beast. This may reference Aqua's quest for revenge, who leads him to find a princess (Akane-Princess Saya) and a blade (Kana-Tsurugi). That said, it is too soon to say.

As a final note, Ruby and Aqua's fight ties into the mythological motif. After all, Amaterasu enters into conflicts with both Susanoo and Tsukuyomi. In Amaterasu and Susanoo's case, they go through a divination ritual, so that Susanoo can prove his good intentions. Susanoo passes the trial, but the aftermath leads to the siblings fighting. When it comes to Ruby and Aqua, Ruby gets angry at Aqua for betraying Ai. As a result, Aqua has to mend his bond with Ruby by revealing his past self. To do so, he proves his identity through the Ai-keychan (a divine sign). He passes the trial.

What's most interesting about these references is Ame-no-Uzume's role. The Goddess of Enterteinment is an ally of Amaterasu, but Crow Girl leads the characters towards darkness. Thematically, she may embody the darkest part of the enterteinment world, which finds fun in people suffering.

So, what about Ai? What is her religious symbolism? Let's turn to Christianity:

Sing, dance, flutter, I am Maria — Right, lying is the most exquisite form of love

Mary is famous for having Jesus, while still a virgin. She is so perfect that God chooses her to bear his child. Similarly, Ai is an idol and is requested to be pure, so for her to have a sexual partner is out of question.

Still, Aqua and Ruby's reaction to the idea of a father is interesting. It speaks of their idealization of Ai both as her children and as her 2 biggest fans. At the same time, it betrays a wish to repress everything related to the final member of the Hoshino family.

MEPHISTO

As @hamliet explains in her meta, Hikaru Kamiki's name means God of Light, which is a reference to Lucifer, the fallen angel turned king of hell. It is a fitting imagery for Ai's enemy. Ai is Aqua and Ruby's goddess, so her killer can only be the devil. Similarly, Lucifer betrays God and Hikaru betrays Ai.

So, what is known about Hikaru Kamiki? Only 2 things:

He was raped and forced to have a son when he was 11

He is a serial killer, who targets famous celebrities

In particular, it is probable Hikaru idolises Ai, just like his children do. As a child, he is raped by a woman, then he meets Ai and has a relationship with her. However, his unsolved trauma almost surely ends up compromising his story with the idol and he eventually kills her. Later on, he projects his feelings over Ai on women similar to her, whom he targets in a neverending cycle.

This psychological mechanism makes him the embodyment of the most twisted love possible:

He was loved wrong (he was raped)

He loves wrong (he kills women he is attracted to)

Given this premise, he is clearly going to be defeated and he will probably die in the end. Still, the way he goes down will be important for Aqua and Ruby, as it will decide their future, as well.

In general, Hikaru is probably meant to be a negative foil (a jungian shadow) to the twins, as he represents their darkest parts. In particular, it is gonna be interesting if he foils them not only on the main theme of love, but also on the theme of lies and truth.

Aqua explores the idea of lies. He hides things from others and manipulates them. At the same time, he also experiences how good beautiful lies can be (his happy life when he thinks his father died). Most of all, though, he embodies the idea that a lie can become truth and vice versa. For example, his most effective manipulation technique is to mix his true feelings with his lies. He tells Kana she is cute because he thinks so. He tells Akane he is interested in her as an actress because it is true. He manipulates both girls, but his feelings are genuine.

Ruby explores the idea of truth. She hates liars and doesn't want to lie even if it would help her become an idol faster. Still, she experiences how painful truth can be (her discovery of Gorou's body). This leads her to lie to both herself and others. In the end, though, an even more painful truth comes out (her parents do not love her). No matter how much Ruby tries to hide her feelings, truth will come out. And yet, despite how agonizing it is, truth also leads to happiness. She is devastated after seeing Sarina's mother again, but this lets Ruby and Aqua find each other as Sarina and Gorou. As a result, Ruby is now happier and stronger.

So, in which way may Hikaru foil his children here? There might already be hints:

Just like Aqua, Hikaru is a master at manipulating others with truth. After all, it is implied he manipulated his rapist's husband to kill her by revealing her infidelity. Similarly, he orchestrates Ai's death by telling an unstable fan about her pregnancy. Even when it comes to Yura Katayose, he openly tells the actress to watch her step. An open threath masked as advice.

Just like Ruby, it is possible Hikaru values truth and hates liars. This could easily tie in his backstory and explain why his relationship with Ai degenerates:

I shall lie today as well (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) Hoping that one day, these words will become true (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) And yet, still, (Hey! Hey!) I have been unable to tell you, and you, alone (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!)

Ai sees herself as a liar unable to love. This is obviously the real lie, as her heart is full of love. Still, it wouldn't be surprising if Ai's own issues exasperated Hikaru's fear to be used again. From what we know, it is probable Ai and Hikaru have feelings for each other, at a certain point. Then things go bad. What if Ai's inability to express her love and Hikaru's inability to understand lead to their breakout and eventual tragedy?

Obviously, this is all a theory, but one thing is sure. Ai and Hikaru's relationship is key for understanding their characters and their legacy to the twins. Still, Ai is already dead and Hikaru will die in the end. How can their story find a closure, then?

A WORK OF FICTION TO SHOW THE TRUTH

The climax of the series is building up towards the movie, which is gonna represent Hikaru and Ai's story.

Interestingly, Aqua is playing Hikaru, while Ruby is playing Ai. It is obvious a lot of emotional payoff rides on this. On the one hand it is gonna be a chance for Aqua and Ruby to sort out their feelings towards each other. On the other hand Kana and Akane will probably do the same, which will solve their love triangle with Aqua. (spoiler - KanaXAqua is probably endgame).

What is really interesting, though, is that the movie is set up to reveal who Ai really is. After all, the godly idol asks the director to film the real her and this request should be satisfied. Not only that, but Ai leaves her children 2 tapes whose contents are still to be shown. So, whatever Ai's legacy is, it will be made clear. This is true also for her bond with Hikaru:

So, does Ai forgive Hikaru or not? Her children seem to believe in the latter. However, the former is probably true.

First of all, it is probable Ai realizes Hikaru is behind her murder. The stalker arrives with a bouquet of white roses, which are associated to Hikaru. Moreover, Hikaru is the only person, who knows both about the twins and the new address. Secondly, Ai shows no rage nor fear for the fan who murders her. The man is clearly a stand-in for Hikaru in the scene. Despite his actions, Ai does not lose time hating him, but spends her final moments affirming her love for her and Hikaru's children. In short, Ai possibly knows of Hikaru's involvement, but doesn't regret their kids.

Still, will Aqua and Ruby portray this in their movie? And does Aqua's revenge ride on Ai's forgiveness or hate towards Hikaru? Will the twins understand their mother?

Whatever the result, it is probable Aqua and Ruby will eventually run into their father. In particular, Hikaru is set up as a threath to the 3 main girls:

He sends Akane white roses and she is determined to stop Aqua's revenge, which may put her in harm's way

He is the thematically opposite of Kana. He embodies twisted love and twisted truth. She embodies healthy love and genuine feelings

Finally, there is several build up towards him trying to eventually kill Ruby:

He comments that Ruby is growing up beautiful

He kills Yura, who is the original first choice for Ai's role

Ruby ends up playing Ai in the movie

If this third scenario becomes true, it could give closure to all the character arcs. Ruby may empathize with Ai and forgive her father. Aqua may be given the chance to save Ruby (symbolically both Ai and Sarina) this time. Finally, the outcome may offer catharsis to Hikaru before he dies. In short, I think Hikaru is gonna die, but that the twins are not killing him. Rather, they are gonna understand their mother's feelings and survive their parents' tragedy.

A SECOND CHANCE

Hikaru and Ai's story is a sad one, but Aqua and Ruby's is gonna have a happy outcome. After all, the whole series is about overcoming death and getting second chances.

Gorou and Sarina both go past their deaths and are given brand new lives

The new B Komachi is a second chance for all its members. It is a second chance to live for Ruby, a second chance for Kana's career, a second chance to fulfill Mem-cho's idol dream. Finally, it is the second chance of Ichigo and Miyako's wish to come true

Miyako and Ichigo's love story will also be given a second chance

The movie is the director's second chance to realize Ai's wish to film her real self

In short, this theme is everywhere and it is possible the series ends with B Komachi performing in a dome, exactly as it starts. This time, though, things will go well.

Still, doesn't something feel odd? After all, if the series is about second chances, why isn't Ai given one?

THE REAL AI (TRUE LOVE)

I think there are 2 reasons Ai isn't reborn:

1- Aqua and Ruby are Ai's second chance

The twins are Ai's legacies and will fulfill her dream for her:

Someday, surely, I will have it all in hand I am such a greedy idol Because I wish to love everybody properly in a life-sized way

Ai's wish is to reconcile her family with her idol career. She wants to love both her children and her fans. She wants it all. Well, Aqua and Ruby come to embody these 2 different forms of love:

Aqua is given a lot of focus when it comes to personal relationships. An important part of his arc is his feelings for Akane and Kana and he is not that much interested in the enterteinment business per se. In the end, he may also choose to fulfill his dream to become a surgeon

Ruby's dream is to become an idol, who shines even more brightly than Ai. Moreover, Ruby's wish is pure in how she doesn't want to lie nor to manipulate others to get there. She is right now also stepping into the role of actress, so by the end Ruby may catch up and surpass Ai in both her careers (idol and actress)

In other words, Aqua may live the love of a happy relationship and family, while Ruby may live the love of openly loving the world and people in general. Whatever the case, Aqua and Ruby will fulfill Ai's main wish which is for them to grow up healthy and happy.

2- Ai doesn't need reincarnation because she in fact does fulfill her dream

Ai wants to love both her family and her fans, which is what she does at the very end.

She remembers the stalker's name and his present. She proves to him she never took her fans for granted

She is able to tell her children she loves them and realizes she is not lying

Ah, I've said it now at last This is definitely not a lie; I love you

Ai's wish is to love and to be loved and she gets it through her twins. Aqua and Ruby feel they owe their mother something and that it is cruel they get to live a second life, while Ai doesn't. Still, they are wrong. If Gorou and Sarina were not reborn, Ai would have had a stillbirth, which would have broken her. Just by existing, they fulfill Ai's dream. They give Ai the love she so desperately craves.

By the end, Hoshino Ai becomes the embodyment of true love. True love isn't perfect. It is complicated, as people struggle and make mistakes. Still, if the wish is genuine enough, it shines incredibly bright. So does Ai, not as an idol, but as a real person (the true Ai).

#oshi no ko #oshi no ko meta #oshi no ko theory #ai hoshino #aqua hoshino #ruby hoshino #hikaru kamiki #my meta

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And some Akane/Aqua and Ai/Hikaru parallels(google translate was a bit wonky)

This one below was figured out by @usagiakane on twitter so I can't take credit for that

I feel like Ai and Hikaru have more in common with Akane and Aqua rather than him with Kana if I were being completely honest, but again these are very different dynamics but in a weird way past Hikaru reminds me of Akane like they even the same flustered sweat drops when they talk to their crushes.

And the scene where Ai said she understood he was lying,and the scene Akane said she'd go to hell with Aqua if that'd make him happy those are very different scenes but the meaning of understanding the other was more of less the same and Aqua and Hikaru had a similar shocked expression as well.

Plus the casual age jokes 🤣

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