got hyperfixated on this
The naegi parents never lived a normal life but were actually spies.
Makoto was birthed for a mission but they didn't have the heart to put him up for adoption afterwards
Komaru was an accident, so she was kept oblivious.
It's more makoto centric, im bad at explaining lol but like
makoto naegi was an ultimate spy, ultimate lucky student as a cover.
In canon he got in because the first girl who was picked, her grandfather or someone was ill so they redrew.
what if that wasn't the case, what if she wasn't real at all, what if she was a story made.
He was there to figure out the Kamakura mission, all the while having to keep up an appearance he only kept up for Komaru, even then, it wasn't 24/7.
Now he had friends who knew someone fake. He had to be normal while also doing his job.
Makoto is on the break of tears frfr
Idk, just got excited by this.
Oh this is very interesting!
It would be great if in this AU Makoto would be able to prevent Hajime from being turned, or orchestrate his rescue somehow.
I wonder who would be the first to catch on that Makoto is a spy.
-Byakuya might already know or be quickly suspicious considering the connections his family has.
-Kyoko would definitely suspect something the moment there is a whiff of anything strange going on. Maybe Makoto tries to avoid her the most because he knows that she could figure him out. But then that might make her more suspicious. I feel like this would have a good ending though, cuz if Makoto tells her what he knows of the Kamukura project they could work together.
-Then there’s Sayaka the “psychic” who might keep accidentally getting close to the truth of a situation, freaking the hell out of Makoto.
-Of course, the funniest part hung would be of Yasuhiro was the one to find out first by means of fortune telling. He could try and tell the others, but since his desperate for money, maybe he would tell Makoto what he knows and offer his clairvoyance for a price. And makoto is forced to go along with it so that he can keep an eye on Yasuhiro. This has the most potential Buddy-cop story lol.
But back to the angst a bit, I imagine his friendship would be altered from canon. Putting a wall between him and the smarter classmates like Kyoko and Celeste. If Byakuya knows the truth because of family connections there could be a very interesting dynamic between the two boys.
Idk this is just what comes to my mind.
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An Idea for a Talent Swap Au (Spoilers!!)
Thinking about how similar Min and Xander both are + the paralels between the two, I realised that maybe, if they had different circumstances, they could've had each others talents.
And thus this AU was born!!!
I'll just ramble about some of the ideas I had (feat. some doodles i made). Btw if you dont understand my handwriting, I put a description on each image for accessibility purposes :] (let me know if I fucked them up pls!!) (also Im not a native english speaker so if I fuck up the grammar let me know aswell!!!)
Backstory changes!
I was mainly focused on making this as close in character and canon as I could? Like imagine if they had made one different choice and their lives would have changed completely, butterfly effect and shit.
This means that I had to come up with how they even got the talents in the first place and who they were before the killing game. This is what I ended up with!
In this Au, the Chariton incident did not happen, so Xander's family is alive and well. This means he did not have his realisation that school sucks and that Gpa doesn't matter.
As for Min, for some reason or another, (I've been toying around with the idea that she got burnt out) was not able to achieve the Ultimate Student title. We've seen that she can get quite angry about the school system, so I'd imagine she could take her frustration out on similar unjust systems.
Dynamic between both of them
I also think they'd have a very interesting dynamic! First impressions, probably not great! Min would definitely have a lot of pity and compassion for Xander, having been in his situation before. I don't think Xander would be a big fan of that though, after all, in his eyes, Hope's Peak is a great institution which has given him the opportunity to be an Ultimate. I think his position would take Min by surprise, but she could later on understand where he comes from.
Maybe it's just my "Ex Religious Vibes (tm)" but I like to imagine that Xander would eventually disilusion himself with Hope's Peak. Although since they are on a killing game, the odds are low as fuck. The only way for that to happen during the killing game would have to be for Min to talk about her backstory.
However for that he'd have to 1. be willing to listen 2. Min would have to be willing to share her past (which, she doesn't really seem like the type to ""trauma dump"") so yeah;; not gonna happen.
A shame because they'd have a really cute dynamic. Personally I think they would behave kind of like siblings, bickering and fighting, but still caring for each other quite a bit. Feel free to interpret them as you wish though :3c.
Personality, Talent, and misc. changes
In this Au, I wanted them to mostly keep their personality but have them impact the way they tackle their new talents + have some changes due to their new backstory.
Min, since in this au she's very familiar with pushing yourself beyound your limits and its consequences, I'd like to think she would have a more gentle side to her, and remind her fellow students when to take a break (much to their surprise). She wouldn't want people to be as hard on themselves as she once was.
As for her talent, I think she'd definitely be more thorough with her research, and more careful as to who she'd expose and how she'd expose them. She'd read a lot of sociology, psychology and law books; essentially mastering the theory side of her talent. However, due to her intimidating and unrelatable personality, she'd have to work extra hard to rally people and have them join her side.
Because Xander having survivor's guilt is so essential to his character, I wanted to sort of pay homage to that. However, since his family is alive, I replaced it with other forms of guilt. Moreso with the guilt of not being constantly productive that comes from toxic work habits, plus the guilt and cognitive dissonance that comes with participating in Hope's peak's shady pratices and yet feeling like you should be grateful for their generosity.
He still has a very fiery and passionate personality, which he keeps under wraps to maintain his "Very Responsible Ultimate Student" persona. Being so determined, I figured he wouldn't have such a big problem with motivation and procastination like Min, although he, kind of like Eden, would have a problem knowing when to stop and take breaks.
Story changes?
I've not yet given too much thought on how this would change the story and I'll need to do a little but of guessing work. So, if I were to guess, Min would have to be the one to recieve the "kill teruko tawaki" letter and attempt to murder her, while Xander would be the one to stop her.
Her murder plan would probably be much more elaborate than Xander's, but she'd be easily overpowered by an enraged Xander. I don't know what would happen after that? My ideal scenario would be Min giving up on murdering Teruko and they all stay alive but...yeah no. Someone's gotta die and narrative-wise it makes sense for these two to die.
I don't think Xander would try very hard to hide his crime. The solving would probably be mostly figuring out Min's murder plan. He wouldn't straight up admit it, but he wouldn't fight the accusations very much. I think David would be the one to defend him, he'd get really depressed, but hey! Atleast he gets closure in this au :').
Dynamics with the others?
I've not yet thought about how their relantionship with the others would change aside from Xander would probs try not to get into fights (and fail) while Min could be more confrontational but still plenty antisocial. Anyway!!,here's an extra doodle on their thoughts on David.
Anyways that's all I have for now!! If you liked this au, feel free to add on to it or borrow ideas, that'd be hella sick!!! Just give me some credit and it's fine.
Also as a reminder: [[Do not repost my art anywhere else]]
Thank you for reading!!
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DR Rarepair week day 3!
Prompt: Talent Swap/ Favorite AU!
Listen, i love the cute fluffy ships but consider: the *drama*!!
Some AU info!:
- this is just about Kyoko and Syo so this au just swaps syo and kyoko's talents. toko remains the ult writer
- this time the top secret kirigiri family business happens to be on... the other side of the law... yeah.
- the anonymous detective syo has solved several murder cases by tipping off the police and writing out detailed accounts of their deductions but no one can figure out who they are.
- syo remains as obsessive and eccentric as ever (also she owns a conspiracy theory board because toko needed to give her a designated space to work on cases away from her novels) which contrasts kyoko's calm and calculating persona
- and well, even if syo does identify the so-called "ultimate killer"... it's not like she promised to use her talent for good or anything
- in summary: evil lady rights 💜💜
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