#honestly what do I tag Taka's mum as

[picnokinesis]

15 Questions / 15 Mutuals 

Got tagged by @eldritch-ace - hello there!! Thank you for the tag :D

1) Are you named after anyone? Hm I mean, technically ‘Taka’ is a nickname that the fabulous @archervale gave me, and it’s a reference to Hawkeye from the Avengers. So....yes? Irl name wise, I believe my name is both biblical and runs in my family, which is why my parents picked it. 

2) When was the last time you cried? Honestly not completely sure lol. Hmm I definitely cried watching the end of episode 8 of The Last of Us, so maybe then? That feels like it was a while ago though, so maybe some other time in between then. I don’t remember though rip

3) Do you have kids? Biological kids? No. Original characters? Yes. They are my kids

4) Do you use sarcasm a lot? I try to, and sometimes I nail it, sometimes I don’t hahah

5) What sports do you play/have played? I mean, I don’t intentionally do any sports, other than what I was made to do at school, but I do run around frequently out of choice, mostly during my job haha. And I used to do cycling. I also do a reasonable amount of walking, actually! 

6) What's the first thing you notice about other people? Whether or not they’re wearing Doctor Who merch

7) What's your eye color? Brown

8) Scary movies or happy endings? Angst. (But real talk - happy endings. I can’t do scary movies hahah and I generally do love my angst with a happy ending, or at least a hopeful/cathartic one)

9) Any special talents? I’m unbelievably good at being unable to shut up about whatever I’m obsessed with at that current moment. I also do this ‘teleporting’ thing where I move quickly or people don’t notice me take a more efficient route (usually, this happens at work) and I seem to suddenly ‘appear’ in places. I often use this for evil to unnerve visitors on tours by going from the back to the front without anyone seeing me move, and it brings me great joy

10) Where were you born? In a hospital. Fun fact, when I was born, the nurses didn’t write down the time of birth, and my mum was just like ‘at some point in the morning’ so like. I don’t actually know what time I was born haha. I guess you could say I’m....I’m a....timeless ch- *gets shot*

11) What are your hobbies? I draw, I write, I play percussion in an orchestra (currently learning glock and xylo which are haaaard), I sing in my church choir and I also like writing music! I mainly do electronic music, using samples I’ve recorded irl (like a squeaking gate) and turning them into synthesisers! I’ve actually got a whole album/EP’s worth of music and I want to put it up somewhere on the internet soon

12) Do you have any pets? Do the grasshoppers in my garden count

13) How tall are you? Uhhhhhhh 5′7″ i believe but i don’t remember

14) Favourite subject in school? English

15) Dream job? Would love to be a tv script writer and/or documentary presenter tbh. Like, getting to write cool stories and someone else makes them for me? And then get to talk excitedly about cool stuff?? Sign me up

 No pressure ofc, but here are some tags!

@archervale ; @chaoticacecryptid ; @sunshinedaysforever ; @gabeorelse ; @southernlynxx ; @novantinuum ; @kasterborous-constellation ; @emptyofdust ; @strikingtwelves ; @puffins-studio ; @echo84 ; @theoreticalabsurdity ; @krebkrebkreb ; @1-of-those-things ; @sadgician

#taka gets tagged #i feel like i've been tagged for other things too and forgotten about them RIP #sorry guys #i've been busy lately rip me

[mickules]

your comics make me scream but in a good excited way if that makes sense??

seeing what you said about headcanoning Kiyotaka's parents to be divorced, what kind of relationship do you see him having with his mother?

!! Good screaming is an excellent reaction !! I hope you're ready for something depressing! (the [ask dump] these head-canons came from) Use your discretion: the next comic has potentially distressing discussion of divorce and child custody ->

Taka's mother was coddled and primed by her family for the sole goal of entering an influential, comfortable marriage, and was left woefully unequipped for the hideous reality she found herself in. She's far from heartless but trapped in this trainwreck of a scandal- given the option of escape or ostracisation, she took what she saw as her only lifeline. Once she was sent abroad and away from the influence of her family, she does end up marrying for love and eventually summons the courage write to Taka in an attempt to reconnect, and to atone.

Taka does feel conflicted, but since his father doesn't seem to begrudge her (outwardly at least) Taka is inclined to do much the same. He writes back to his mother diligently but (at least initially) out of obligation. The distance caused by the years and miles apart is just a little too far to bridge. Like an Aunt you can't quite picture the face of, who always kindly sends a birthday present every year, but she clearly can't remember how old you are, as the gift is far too childish for you.

Hmmm. . . with as inflexible as Taka is, I don't think he'd just straight out call Hiroko 'mum' even if her and Takaaki were to marry. I can see him adding it to her name like a title or an honorific: "Mother Hiroko" or "Hiroko-Okaasan". Hiroko might not appreciate how old 'Mother Hiroko' makes her sound, but she can't bring herself to correct him.

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It'd be awkward to say the least (Taka's never said his mother was dead, but the way he acts around the topic has made most of the class assume that she is) Taka gets his tactile nature and over the top emotional and dramatic tendencies from her, as well as his volume.

(!! AH thank you so much!)

Taka has no memories of his maternal grandparents, and in-fact doesn't even know his mother's maiden name. Funny Byakuya should be mentioned, because he knows who they are, and will happily use this information to his advantage.

While Taka's maternal family are also old money business royalty, they aren't as overtly caustic as the Togamis - Taka's mother did grow up feeling loved. It was only when the scandal hit and her family issued the ultimatum of essentially 'choose us or the fire' did she begin to realise that their love of her was contingent on her usefulness to the family name. Her father disowning Taka, a completely innocent child, was ultimately what started her on the path to eventually cut ties with her family herself, though by then the damage had already been done.

(edit: more Takaaki asks [here])

next set of asks are [about pairings] previous lot are [about Taka and Ishida as twins]

#danganronpa #kiyotaka ishimaru #takaaki ishimaru #ishimaru mother #honestly what do I tag Taka's mum as? #byakuya togami #yasuhiro hagakure #I don't think Hiro is dumb - rather that if it's not of immediate interest to him; he just completely fails to pay proper attention #anon #ask #dr1 #non despair au #but some backstory despair #angst #divorce tw #dangan-answer-ranpan #dangan-minicomic-ranpan #dangan/mainAU