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Disastrous life of saiki k
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The legend of vox machina (closed)
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Vox machina 1 2 3 4 5
Deadweight
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Comfort after disaster
How vox machina dealt with reader coming back from the dead (revival) (requested)
Prompt 29: actions that make them happy (requested)
Vax’ildan
Vax’s gn s/o takes a bit for him and Pike heals them (requested) (tw; blood, gore, Achilles heel slashing, throat slitting, a whole ass gash taking up reader’s torso.)
Jjba
Anasui
Weather report
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blasphemecel · 2 years
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Teruhashi Kokomi ― Schemes
PAIRING: Teruhashi Kokomi/Reader WORD COUNT: 5.8k TYPE: Humorous, Fluff, Light Angst, Fake Dating trope WARNING: Teruhashi’s brother’s creepy behavior is acknowledged and depicted
Kokomi stares at you from across the library while you're cluelessly waiting for her, scrolling through your phone. She smiles to herself in her usual kind way as she thinks how perfect you're going to be for this role. But she's getting too far ahead of herself ― she should start the motions on her plan if she wants to see it succeed, instead of being smug about it beforehand.
Teruhashi clears her throat to get your attention, taking the seat in front of you. "Hi." Ok, that was very bland, but somehow in-character for the image she tries to portray daily.
"Hold on Teruhashi, I'm picking the perfect filter for my selfie." She blinks at your disinterest, in a way mirroring it since she couldn't give less of a shit about your selfie and what filter you were debating on using. Regardless, you flash her the screen and address her in the deadest voice possible. "Do you think this one makes me look hot? Like if you saw it on your Instagram story, would you wanna bang? Be honest."
She usually has a hard time telling whether you're being serious, since you say the dumbest things in the most monotone voice possible. You could be a stoic comedian or moronic enough to embarrass Nendou for all she knows, but either way, she persists in this interaction. "Looks great, you should go with that one! But I wanted to talk to you about something."
"What could possibly be more pressing than my next post?"
A lot, you buffoon, she wants to say, but holds back. "I... need a favor from you," she settles on instead, with her best impression of fake meekness.
To signal that she has your attention, you put your phone away.
"You know how I have a crush on Saiki, right?" She pouts for good measure.
This again. You roll your eyes, much less careful about hiding your callous habits than she is. "Listen, if you want me to throw in a good word for you, I'm telling you the guy would rather watch paint dry than take anything I have to say into consideration."
"No, no! I have something else in mind. I think you'll like it."
Of course you would. She has to memorize and understand everyone in school to keep up with her reputation, and you're someone she speaks to on a more than regular basis, anyway. You like getting involved in useless antics. There's no way you'll turn down something mischievous, like what she's thinking of. Plus, that'd probably be the highlight of your year. You're lucky she chose you, of all people-
"Well?"
Oh right, she's getting ahead of herself again. She has to tell you first. "I want you to help me make him jealous."
You're the perfect candidate for this. Everyone around PK. Academy thinks you're cool because of your 'I'm-too-good-to-react-to-anything' attitude and you're attractive, so it wouldn't be a major hit on her reputation. You already know how she feels about Saiki, so you wouldn't get the wrong idea, though she's sure you'd be happy to date her for real (everyone would be). The students know you two are good friends too, so it wouldn't be out-of-the-blue random.
"... In what world?"
"Fake date me so I can make Saiki jealous," she clarifies, all sunshine and rainbows.
You don't particularly say anything for a while. You just stare at her, but your face is so absent, it borders on judgemental. Instead of picking up on the offense she's supposed to feel, Teruhashi interprets this as you being stunned into silence by her generous offer.
Except you're not good for much, apart from bursting bubbles with your honesty. "What fanfic ass plan is that, huh?"
She puffs her cheeks and frowns in a way she hopes is more endearing than threatening. How dare you find out that she got that idea from a fanfiction! And so what? She could pull it off. However, instead of trying to convince you, she figures she'd have better luck trying to appeal to your desire for chaos. "Come on! It'd be kind of fun, like a conspiracy between us."
"What do you think is going to happen if we do that?"
"Saiki will get jealous."
"No. I'll get death threats from half the people who attend here," you say, unimpressed by her delusions.
"So what? You can't handle it?"
"You're unhinged." By now, though, you're thinking about the potential clownery that could come from this more than you're fearing for your safety. You know Saiki won't care about any of it, but the entertainment? The drama? She has you hooked on this weird idea.
"I'm not unhinged, you know that," she shoots back, giving you a faux innocent look.
You pretend to think about it for a bit. "Alright, fine. I'll help you," in this absolutely unproductive endeavor, but you don't care to finish your sentence either.
"Yay! You're the best," Teruhashi exclaims, despite knowing damn well things would go her way from the very beginning. She makes a show out of giving you a hug, earning stares from the nearby students as you awkwardly pat her on the back like she's a part of your crew or something. You two will work on your acting later.
Well, if some random nobodies were already envious, how challenging could Saiki really be?
___
The plan goes in effect a few days after that. Teruhashi struts up to her two friends in her usual cheerful fashion, except more intense. She's glowing too; well, she always is, but this time, it's too blinding.
The good mood wasn't a farce. However, she would have to lie about what she was really excited about.
"Something good happen to you, Kokomi? Your smile is brighter than usual."
Mera squints her eyes at her friend, struggling to see. "A bit too bright."
"Yes! [L/n] asked me out, so we're dating now." She gives a happy sigh to seal the deal.
"Oh ok," Mera responds with an impressive lack of enthusiasm.
Chiyo squeals, but her response is not what Teruhashi was expecting, if anything at all. "Really?! I always thought you two would be cute together."
"What?" she asks, hoping not to betray any shock or repulsion she may be feeling.
"Well, obviously you and Saiki would've been cute too, but I think you two get along really well, so I'm glad you ended up dating. I feel like you bring out a different side out of that menace. It's kind of like a bad cliche book, but more adorable."
Teruhashi holds herself back from letting her eye twitch. Mera still doesn't care, apart from saying she likes you because you let her eat your leftovers from time to time. Neither of the other two can decide if that's mean or preferable compared to food waste.
___
"I'm just saying, a good fake partner would walk me to my class and kiss me on the cheek and tell me to be safe," Teruhashi says through gritted teeth. She doesn't know if you're being difficult on purpose or if you're just denser than lead, but either way, she wants to kill you right now.
"But why? It's like, just a few doors away from my class. Plus, that's so corny and disgusting," you counter. So much for 'bringing a different side out of that menace'. You're horrible.
"Because what's the point of fake dating if Saiki can't see it, you dunce?!" The words make it out of her mouth before she can even think about it. To play it off, she giggles and looks to the side, trying her best to be cute. Her cheeks redden in embarrassment ― Kokomi hates it when she catches her mask slip. "S-Sorry, I don't know where that came from."
"Whatever," you dismiss, picking your ear with your pinky, though you're grinning at her as if her brief freakout made you proud or something. "I'll do it, but I'm not telling you to be safe in front of everyone. I've got an image too, y'know?"
"Little asshole," she mumbles under her breath, turning away from you.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. Anyway, let's go to class before I'm late."
You're casual when you stroll in the classroom, noticing a few familiar faces, along with Saiki's. His attempts at not glancing in either of your directions are very blatant to you, but you're sure Teruhashi is too deep into la-land to notice that this won't ever work. You're just here for a free ride to the circus at this point.
You make a big deal out of it too, pulling out her chair for her. She sits down with as much practiced grace as she does everything else, though she's a bit taken aback by the gesture, even if she's aware you're doing it in a taunting way. Not that anyone else would understand that, anyway. Truth to be told, she hadn't expected you to double down on the obnoxious public displays of affection.
Kissing her on the cheek earns you a few glares from the losers in her class. Teruhashi swoons fakely despite this being what she commanded you to do earlier. You lean to whisper in her ear so only she can hear, "Be safe, Kokomi."
She raises her eyebrow and flushes a little again when you give her a second peck and leave the room to your own class. Trying not to dwell on it, she appreciates that you're willing to commit to the act in front of everyone, at least, even if the last part was unnecessary. Especially your use of her first name.
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"That Class-2 bastard sure is lucky, dating Teruhashi," Nendou says, regarding you, because anything involving the school's resident idol is news, apparently. "I'd kill to be one of them."
"Wait, what?" Kaidou asks in response to the last part of that spiel.
"Trust me, there's so many things I'd rather be doing than be either of them right now." Saiki rolls his eyes. Obviously, the entire ordeal has been transparent to him, but reading both of your minds has only made it worse.
He looks in your direction and hears the riveting inner dialogue, Man. I need to scratch me bumhole right now. Haha, in a fake Irish accent you had no reason to be putting on in your head.
"Really? That's what you think about while eating lunch with your fake girlfriend?"
Saiki hadn't given you much consideration before, apart from hearing an out-of-pocket thought here and there. You're the only insane person in this school that's immune to him, not at all fascinated by him, and he's been happy to be away from your radar. On a very surface level, it offended him you found him so bleak since he got used to getting attention by the colorful characters around the school by now, but concluded it was for the best. Except now with Teruhashi's plan, your introduction into his life seems inevitable.
He's not sure if he prefers the dim-witted shit that goes through your head over Kokomi's. Is Saiki looking? Is he looking? He has to be looking right now. Am I eating this cute?
He sighs. "Good grief. It's going to be a long year."
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"You should start walking me home," she suggests.
"Why? No one can see," you say.
"Well, some members of my fan club follow me home, so I think it'd be suspicious if you didn't. They'd notice," she tells you with a beam on her face.
Your eyes almost bug out from their rightful placement. "Incels follow you home?!"
"They're not incels."
"And what are they? Kokomincels?"
"Don't be rude," she chastises.
"I really think there are other things you should worry about. Like how these strange men from school know where you live, for example." You tilt your head innocently, though you find it funny how protective she is of those weirdos, obviously in case any of them overhear your trash-talking them.
"Shut up!" She punches your shoulder with a bit too much force, causing you to laugh. "Sorry."
"Shiver me timbers, you actually have a personality."
Teruhashi furrows her eyebrows. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Anyway, I don't mind walking you home now that I know you have stalkers prowling the streets or whatever."
"They're not stalkers. They're just preoccupied with me." She smiles at what she just spouted, too, like she believes it.
You shrug after the two of you put on your shoes and prepare to head out of the school. "If that helps you sleep at night. I figure you need some relief because, y'know, creeps-"
"Screw you! Stop that."
Raising an eyebrow, you turn towards her. "Damn girl, where'd you learn that word?"
"I don't want to think of anyone around me in that way. I'd be paranoid all the time," she whispers, scowling at you before trying to force her face into a more neutral position.
"Fairs."
"I wish you wouldn't say 'fairs'. It makes me wanna punt you." You're not that concerned about how happy she seems to reveal her plans of committing atrocities against you, if you have to be honest.
"There, there, I'm sorry," you say, probably disingenuously, before giving her a half-hug while you wrap your arm around her shoulder. "I think Saiki's behind us now and we're in his direct line of sight too, so major win for you."
"These two have to be the most indiscreet fake couple ever. I'm surprised no one has heard them have these conversations yet. Apart from me, the unwillingly omnipresent."
Right, Saiki. She forgot about that for a moment, so she hopes he didn't notice her acting strange earlier. You should stop provoking her. What's the point of this if you're making her look bad? Teruhashi makes a half-hearted attempt at convincing herself that she's mad at you for it, but she can't. "Well, did he seem upset?"
"No, I don't think he paid attention," you say, laughing.
"I did, but it doesn't matter. You're performing a 2.5/10 script in front of a mediocre audience of a single person who's on the brink of falling asleep. Nothing about it is salvageable at this point."
"Try harder to make him jealous, then. I want him to act on his feelings."
"You're kinda out of your mind, but whatever. I like that."
"I'm not! He just needs a push in the right direction... Saiki's a shy guy, but maybe you dating me can awaken his manly rage."
You snort out your nose at her wording. Manly rage? Saiki? That could happen in her dreams, you figure, but it's too unrealistic. "How can you read twenty-four books but not read the room?"
She waves you off with a dismissive gesture of her hand. "I don't read that much." Maybe being kind and perfect isn't that pressing at the moment.
___
"Hey, Kokomi, look," you drawl out, shifting while you're hiding something behind your back.
"What?" she asks, trying to peer at it.
You raise your hand and wait for a second before finding it fit to reveal whatever you're hiding, perhaps to raise the tension. Teruhashi almost scowls and calls you dramatic, but decides against it. Instead, she's left to frown at what you pulled out.
A piece of paper with LEAVE HER ALONE SHITHEAD!!! written in chicken scratch. There's a little red smeared on it, like the person's finger was bleeding, and they wiped it on their message for good measure.
"Do you likey?"
"No, I don't 'likey'," she replies, crossing her arms. Kokomi leans down and adjusts herself, narrowing her eyes like she's analyzing this literature you've presented her. "I don't recognize the handwriting."
You rise an eyebrow. "I didn't figure you would-"
"Well, why wouldn't I? I know almost everyone's handwriting. Even yours," she says, pridefully flipping her hair as a smug smile overtakes her expression.
"That's... interesting." Pretending to not feel weirded out is not your strongest forte. Why does she put so much effort into things that are virtually useless? "Anyway, I just thought it was funny."
"How's that funny?"
"I told you I'd get some kind of threat before Saiki ever gets jealous." You smirk. "So I was right."
"Oh, buzz off! This isn't even a proper threat."
"You should try saying fuck next. The look on the teacher's face will be epic."
Teruhashi pouts and glances away from you. "Hmph. No way."
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Teruhashi has already instructed you to 'accidentally' meet up with Saiki and his goons once or twice, making it look like you two were already on a date and 'happened' to see them ― which miraculously turned out to be extremely boring and uneventful. You walk her to her house every day (more so on account of your concern rather than the time she requested it), and you've been up to some really annoying antics in school just to appease her. Nothing has worked. You want to girl-he-doesn't-care your way out of this one, but you can feel that she's giving up on the plan too. So when she calls you on a Saturday, you figure it's time for you two to plan out your break up.
However, she just stuns you into silence by saying, "I'm going to the shopping center. We need to go out."
"What, do you have Kokomincels at the shopping center too? Do I have to ward them off with my partner-ly rage?"
"Oh my god, let it go! I was just thinking we could take some cute pictures and hang out." Great, now Teruhashi's whining at you on the phone.
"Eh, I don't know. This is becoming more than a 9-5 job. Now you want me to do this on my free day? Does Saiki even have social media for him to see the pictures?"
Are you immune to her charm or something? She's in disbelief at what she's hearing. Furrowing her brows, she continues, "Don't act like you have something better to do."
You turn back towards your laptop and blink at the empty Google search bar glaring in your direction. Knowing she's right, you decide to lie. "Maybe I do."
"And what is it?"
"Playing... a... a game on the computer?"
"Go outside. Touch grass. How about that?"
"Uh, with my auntie? I'm playing with my auntie."
"If you don't wanna hang out with me, just say so," Teruhashi says, letting out a fake sniffle, activating her trap card labelled manipulation.
Usually such cheap tricks don't work on you and you'd rather laugh at crybabies than sympathize, but you fall for it this time. "No, not like that. We can go out if you want to, I guess."
"Thanks," she sings, joyful all of a sudden, the actress. "You're the best, [Y/n]! Meet me there in an hour."
"Yeah, yeah, I know. To my haters: keep sucking. I'm about to cum."
"Oh my god, EW." With this last shriek, Teruhashi hangs up, and you bask in the moment to feel superior for your own stupidity. Once it turns less amusing though, you stand up from your numbness inducing position and figure it's time to get ready.
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"This one looks like you," you say, pointing at some weird trinket on display. It's kind of like an old man's head over a centipede's body. You wonder how it got conceived in this world and whose sick mind came up with it, but you appreciate the ugliness.
The shopping center can be occasionally interesting, though neither of you has bought anything. You're broke, but you don't know what Teruhashi's deal is. Everyone offers her discounts and then tells you that you'll have to pay more for hanging around her. As if.
"Shut up. I look like this one," she insists, directing her attention towards a cute bear figurine. She coos at it too, but you're making a face like you couldn't care less.
"Boooring."
"And you're this one." Slyly, she picks up the one that resembles a miscarriage, with a giant head thrice the size of its body.
You tilt your head. "Damn, you really did me like that. But it's true, my mind is quite huge."
"First of all, you did me way worse. And more inaccurate! Ugh... I've had enough of this." Figuring that she won't get any fun out of tormenting you since you always flip her insults to your advantage or brush them off, Teruhashi decides it's time to change locations. "Wanna get some coffee?"
"In the afternoon-"
"Don't be a wuss."
"-as per my schedule."
"I'll have a gingerbread latte," she announces, looking quite happy with her choice.
"Of course you have blue hair and drink that." Your tone borders on condescending, even though she knows damn well you don't even mind her pick.
"Oh my god, do you have to be so smug about everything? What does that even mean? Pretty girls drink pretty drinks."
Ignoring how redundant her last sentence was, you let out a burp that's been building up for a while and Kokomi rolls her eyes and pushes you away. "You ever drank a death cocktail?"
"No?" she answers, scratching her eyebrow.
"Like, uh, monster, coffee, shaved ice and lemonade thrown in together?"
Kokomi shakes her head in disapproval. "That sounds horrible."
"It tastes like horseshit and gives you explosive diarrhea, too," you explain. "That's why it's a cocktail of death. It kills your taste buds."
"Umm, alright."
"Wanna try it?"
"No way!"
"Live a little."
"Don't tell me to live when you're offering me a death cocktail," Teruhashi retorts, obviously irked. You grin at her. "What's so funny, huh?"
"I like it when you relax," you say, taking a strand of her hair to twirl around.
"I'm always relaxed."
This time, your offending finger points at her features rather than a disfigured statuette. "My face when I lie."
She sticks out her tongue. "Would be a beautiful lying face."
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After taking a few pictures together at the coffee shop, you head towards Kokomi's house, since you still insist on being a decent person. What surprises you, though, is that she pretends to be bashful ― she knows you'll agree because who wouldn't? ― and asks you to hang out at her place for a bit.
When you hear him, you have barely taken off your shoes. "You've got some nerve coming here." You see his feet first, and you recall Teruhashi telling you her parents aren't home, so you're startled by the intrusion.
Scowling, you figure you should ask what this guy's problem is. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Can we not do this right now?" Kokomi whines, turning towards him.
"Who's this tool?" you say, facing away from him like he's not even there and pointing your thumb at him. "He looks kinda familiar."
"Just my annoying brother Makoto-"
He grabs your... finger? And lowers it. You stare at him like he has committed a war crime before he continues his speech from earlier. "The meaning of that is," he starts, switching his mocking grin to a glare, "you have a lot of nerve coming here after I've had to watch you walk with my Kokomi, bringing your disgusting lips to her ear," at this he has the nerve to tap you, "and whispering things that make her laugh."
You shake him off of you with disgust. "Dude, that's your sister. You can't... talk about her like that."
"You've been watching us?" Kokomi yells, shaking a little. Sure, she knew he sneaks into her room when she's not there by now, but this? Doesn't he literally have a job? For how long has this been going on?
"She might be my sister, but I'm tired of pretending there's anyone out here worthy of her besides me," he says with a laugh, then faces Kokomi like she's going to agree with him. She doesn't respond apart from gagging.
It’s reasonable that you want to give his ass a beating, but you're frozen in place. You're not sure what's stopping you; you're so bewildered that he's comfortable enough acting like this in front of both of you. It's like you can't move. So you continue looking at him with repugnance, all your facial muscles tense.
"Well!" Kokomi exclaims with strange cheerfulness. Then she talks a bit too hastily. "Since you're already here and it'd be rude to send you away, let's go make popcorn and watch a movie!"
You're about to go along with what she suggested since it'd probably the best way to deescalate the situation without causing a scene, but you see Makoto reach out to grab her by the forearm, and you finally do the right thing and push him off.
"Come on," you grunt. "Knock that shit off."
In the blink of an eye, it escalates into a tussle. Makoto punches you and you punch him back before kneeing him in the balls, leaving him kinda useless. Kokomi gasps in shock and runs to where you assume the kitchen is, and you make it a point to step over his hunching body carelessly before kicking him in the ribs while he groans in pain in the background.
"The fuck is up with him?" you ask. "Dude's creepy as hell."
"I don't know. He's just kinda weird."
"That goes beyond kinda weird. You do realize that, right?"
"He's pretty much always been like this," she explains with a nervous giggle. "It's better if you ignore him."
"Then you're not mad at me for kicking him in his dick, right?"
"No. You could've stomped on it, and I wouldn't have said anything!"
Leaning against the counter, you tilt your head curiously. She would have let it go, for whatever reason, but now she's telling you she wouldn't have minded whatever consequences you bring onto him.
Like she sensed your confusion, she smiles and says, “Good girls don't snitch."
"Kokomi." Your expression is somber when you address her, and she hasn't seen you look so serious before. It's making her nervous. "You don't need to pretend everything's fine. He was overstepping, like, twelve thousand boundaries."
"I don't know what you're talking about. It's not that big of a deal, really." Despite her insistence, you can see that her lips are quivering already.
“I won’t pry, but you don't need to pretend-"
Before you can even finish your sentence, Teruhashi's whole body trembles as she starts full-on sobbing. Though it does nothing to hide her crying, she brings her hands to her eyes and tries to turn away from you. It's too late though. You already saw her boogers.
"Do you want a hug or something?"
You're not good at this, but that doesn't surprise her. She still finds comfort in your embrace while you draw patterns on her back.
"I do need to pretend, though," she mumbles, stopping you right there.
"And why do you think that?"
"Are you serious?! Would a perfect girl overreact to something so silly, or turn her back on her brother?"
You frown against her forehead. "It's not silly, though. Do your parents know about this?"
"You know, I feel like you're not taking my reasons into consideration right now," she says, pushing you away, balled fists resting against your chest. Then she tries to rub the tears out of her eyes, but it doesn't accomplish anything more than irritate them further.
"I am, I just don't understand why you'd think that," you say. "I mean, I know you like playing a role or whatever. And that this is probably scary to confront, and you'd want to do it on your own time, but being perfect doesn't really include letting someone walk over you, anyway."
"Yes, it does!" she argues, raising her voice. "If you- If you look a certain way and start r-reprimanding people or turning them down, everyone thinks you're a stuck-up bitch! And that you think you can get away with everything just because of your appearance!"
"Yeah, but that shouldn't count when you didn't even do anything wrong." Seeing this conversation isn't coming out all that productive, you switch to admitting something else. "Plus, you're Teruhashi Kokomi. You're the perfect girl no matter what you do, right? I mean, at least, you're perfect to me either way."
You swallow dryly, realizing this is a much more loaded thing to say than you initially thought it would be. As long as it helps, you just hope it isn't too much of a problem.
After wiping one more tear with the back of her hand, Kokomi inhales and leans into you again, circling your waist with her arms. After a while of silence, she speaks again. "Thank you for today."
"Well, are you still down to watch a movie? Or, are you even ok with staying here? We can go somewhere-"
"No. Here's fine," she cuts off your rambling. "I just want you... to hold me like this for a little longer." She sounds so tired.
"Alright."
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Next week at school, Saiki almost trips over nothing. While he's sitting.
Because he overhears Kokomi think, I wonder if [Y/n] will like what I did with my hair today?
Does that mean he's free from her affections?
Still, she's quick to shake her head and slap her cheeks. [Y/n]?! I meant Saiki. I'm just thinking weird stuff because I'm vulnerable after what happened over the weekend-
"No, you're not. You haven't thought about me at all in two weeks, and when you crashed our get-together a while ago, you were hoping [L/n] would do something stupid the entire time because you were so unengaged in what was going on."
-and then [Y/n] said all those nice things.
You told her nice things? He must be delirious and hallucinating. These can't be real events.
Teruhashi forces herself to throw him a glance, though she gets bored with it quickly enough and her thoughts trail off towards you again. She replays the moment you said 'You're perfect to me either way' in her head over and over while ignoring the whole context behind it because if she even thinks about all that again, she'll probably burst out into tears in class. Swings her legs back-and-forth like a lovesick teenager, even.
Then she realizes what she's doing and snaps out of it like a trance before a terrified, if not grossed out, expression overtakes her. You? She likes you? The same person who talks to her about farting and loogies (she's still too scared to search up what that means) while eating, just to inconvenience her?
The you who definitely doesn't see her in any romantic sense. You've never treated her as anything different from a friend, and you're one of the few people she has met who aren't embarrassingly desperate. And you've seen bits of her real self one too many times. There's no way you would want her.
Despite your abrasive personality, you've been helping her through both ridiculous exploits and legitimate issues. You've been supportive of her in your own strange way all this time, though she didn't realize it. Going as far as to tell her you don't mind her flaws, but then again, you probably just said that to make her feel better.
Kokomi slumps in her seat. It’s too complicated. She shouldn't have proposed this fake dating idea at all.
(Briefly, Saiki wonders if he should interfere. Then he decides it'll be better to let his acquaintances solve their problems without his help for once.)
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"Hey," you call out with a wave, rising your eyebrows. "You're not being a very good fake girlfriend by avoiding me for over a week."
"Speaking of that," Kokomi replies. "Don't you think it's about time we stop this?"
"Oh? Did you realize Saiki doesn't and will never care? Hallelujah." You make congratulatory jazz hands at her, which she slaps away.
Then she looks at your grin, and her mood worsens. "I don't care about what Saiki thinks anymore, too!"
"That's good for you. So, what's our story? I farted in your face and you had enough? Or maybe we can make up something dramatic, like, you found out I have a negative credit score and kicked me to the curb?"
"You seem happy. Are you that excited about stopping hanging out with me?"
"We've hung out before that," you counter, dismissing her point with a wave of your hand. "I don't need fake dating to do that with you. I don't see why you're mad, anyway. You're the one who wants to stage a break-up for our fictitious relationship. I couldn't care less."
Settling her lips into a tight line, Kokomi tries not to sniffle or react in any other unsavoury way. The harsh reality is, she has gotten too comfortable around you, her mask slipping off more and more ― be it the anger, or the crying, or saying what she means without calculating it beforehand.
You still notice that she's acting off. "What's up?"
"Did you ever want it to be real?" After she drops this question on you, she closes her eyes like it'll prevent you from hearing it, or like it'll save her from ever witnessing your reaction.
"Well, you don't need to tease me."
Her eyes snap open again, widening. You're just standing there, slouching with a frown on your face.
"What? Tease you?" she asks, irritation lacing her tone.
With a vague hand gesture, you continue. "I don't see what else this would be."
"I'm not teasing you! I'm trying to tell you my feelings! This is the first time I've even attempted that, so maybe you could be a little more appreciative." Belatedly, Kokomi realizes what came out of her mouth and clasps her hands over it. "I'm sorry."
"You don't need to snivel and pretend to be sorry around me."
Her face is very red, so you suppose you should spare her, but the other part of you that's a terrible person wants to prolong it.
"Well-"
"Silly. I've always had a crush on you. That's why I thought you were mocking me."
"You did? Or, I mean, do?" It's like she just short-circuited. Though, she realizes she could’ve avoided a sizeable chunk of this mess if she knew this information beforehand. "You should've told me."
"You always brag about how everyone loves you. I figured you'd be able to tell."
"You never expressed any interest in me! And, for the record, a nice girl like me would never mock you for your feelings."
"Sure." You roll your eyes. "Just 'cause I don't act like my life revolves around you?"
"Um. Yes," she deadpans.
You burst out into laughter. "You're so weird, Kokomi."
She averts her gaze to the side. "You really like me? Even though you know I'm two-faced?"
"I don't care, you do you. Do you still like me even when I scratch my ass by rubbing it on the edge of my desk? Exactly."
"Oh my god, ew," she says, backing away from you, though her chuckles betray her.
You smile at her and Teruhashi smiles back, for the first time in a way that seems genuine rather than intending to charm. It's looser around the edges, and she squints her eyes further, and it looks more broken, but honestly? She's never been as beautiful.
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rassebers · 8 months
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What the!
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no-psi-nan · 4 months
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You know, I think it's an obvious conclusion that Kusuke probably doesn't give a shit about sports but actually it would be pretty funny if the Brits got him really into football (soccer) or rugby and he spends a surprising amount of time trying to convince the sports leagues to let him upgrade the players with robotics or whatever.
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oceanwithouthermoon · 3 months
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man, if i were kusuo saiki and my brother knew everything i was saying without hearing it, i would pretend that everything he knew i was saying was wrong and act super confused just to fuck with him
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ruuinxs · 15 days
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HOW COME IVE NEVER REALIZED THEIR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE?? WTFFF???
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it’s way bigger than I imagined oh my god 😭
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junosmindpalace · 8 months
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Hello :) I was wondering if I could request saiki k x reader where the reader has an ability like Wednesday where when they randomly get psychic visions when they touch a certain object/person? I am obsessed with both saiki and Wednesday right now lmao. If you don’t want to that’s perfectly fine ❤️
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hi there! thank you so much for your request! i hope it's alright i did this in a hc format, since none of my oneshot ideas really worked out :(
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He doesn’t know whether to feel comforted by having another psychic friend who shares his ability to see into a future predicament or not. At least you had enough common sense to not run your mouth over your abilities, but that just made your reactions to your visions all the more questionable.
Your psychic powers differed slightly from Saiki’s. His visions tended to play out quicker than yours, and unlike you, he wasn’t able to see into the past. Even still, he was able to relate to the anxiety they produced. 
Typically they weren’t anything too horrible. You could deal with them rather well, just like Saiki has grown accustomed to his own intrusive powers. But on certain days when the universe just seemed to be throwing anything out there into the world, it could easily get overwhelming. 
Though you could see into the future for a brief couple of seconds like Saiki, you didn’t always have the means to deal with them, let alone deal with them efficiently. However, Saiki had an assortment of different psychic powers at his disposal, and so sometimes he helps you out to avoid being responsible for anything bad that happens to you. 
He makes it out to be a huge hassle of course, but the second you try to take matters into your own hands, he stops you, deals with the issue himself, and scolds you for not being more careful.
Treats you a little bit when your visions are just a little too much. He completely understands being overwhelmed by your powers, and so he’ll do things for you that personally help cheer him up, such as buy you a treat or spend the day lounging around with you in the security of his home. 
This was usually the routine that followed, so much so that it just became a part of your normal.
You’re always using your powers for some kind of good, and though it sometimes tires and stresses Saiki out with how often you put yourself on the frontlines, he can’t help but find it a reason to like you so much. You were just so kind and generous, always going the extra mile just to make someone else's day a little easier- and that included him too.
He’s surprised when you seemingly read his mind and do something he's been meaning to for him, such as getting him a treat he’s been eyeing for a couple of days or delivering an item he accidentally left behind at school. At first he’s confused, but once he realizes you must’ve touched something he had earlier, the dots connect. 
If the rest of his psychic friends try to badger you into using your powers to help them with their own business, he immediately steps in to defend you from getting your kindness taken advantage of, since he knows that your sweet natured heart would never allow you to say no.
”But could Y/N just--” “No. Get lost.”
”But I just need--” “Figure it out yourself.” 
Truly romantical of him. 
Other than those bits, he doesn't linger too much on your powers.
He's glad he can feel confident leaving you alone without making some sort of large commotion with your powers, but he still likes to stay close and take care of you where he can, even if he'll never admit to it outright.
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duckymcdoorknob · 1 year
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congrats on 1k!!! you deserve it for being such a cool writer!! :D i also really adore how you set up the event its so creative and cute ahsjhdd
id like to order a medium black coffee with light ice, sweet cream cold foam, and cream + sugar please! name for it will be Saiki, thanks in advance!! <33
Ummmm brb I’ll cry RQ 🥰
Thank you for the kind words 😭😭😭
I hope you enjoy this!!!!! I had a blast writing it, and I think it’s absolutely adorable. Here’s some soft Saiki for the soul-
♫ -ᥕᥲі𝗍ᥱr, ᥕᥲі𝗍ᥱr, ⍴ᥱrᥴ᥆ᥣᥲ𝗍᥆r- ☕️
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If someone had told Kusuo that he would be spending part of winter break with his friends, in a cabin, hidden in the mountains, he would’ve laughed. Famously stoic Kusuo Saiki would have broke into laughter at the thought of being stuck with his dumbass friends(affectionate).
At this moment in time, he was not laughing.
The outside air was chilly, and the clock had just struck 3:30am. Kusuo was seated on the edge of the living room couch, calmly sipping a mug of tea, and observing the chaos unfolding in front of him.
Said chaos was Aren and Kaidou exasperatedly teaching Nendou and Toritsuka how to play poker. The two seemed to have the hang of it… until they didn’t.
“Nendoooooooou.” Kaido groaned through his hands, “This is not blackjack. You don’t say hit me.”
The pinkette exhaled fondly, resting his cheek on his closed fist. He was not inherently against playing a few rounds, but realistically, his powers would keep him from playing fairly, so he opted to watch the chaos unfold.
Saiki would be lying if he didn’t say he was enjoying himself. It was purely schadenfreude, but he did love watching Kaidou absolutely shit himself when Nendou would end up with round-winning hands.
The psychic boy was content with himself. He barely even noticed how late it had gotten until someone made him…
A sudden weight on the right side of the couch made him avert his gaze from the table. His eyes locked onto you. You were bundled up in your blanket, most definitely exhausted, and yet unable to sleep at the same time.
“You’re up late, can’t sleep?” Kusuo asked softly, tuning out the din from the card-players.
“Mmm.” You replied, blinking the drowsiness out of your eyes, “Why are you awake?”
Kusuo scoffed in amusement, and pointed to the table across the room.
“What are they-“ you cut yourself off with a forced yawn ripping from your throat, “what are they playing?”
“Poker.” The pinkette replied, “at least they’re trying to.”
The boy went on to explain to you how the four had been at this for quite some time. His words fell deafly upon your ears after a while. While you were glad that you were finally tired, you didn’t want to stop listening to Saiki tell you stories.
Thankfully, Kusuo’s powers let him know exactly what to expect in that moment. As he calmly recounted his tale, he carefully put his tea on the end table, and moved a pillow onto his lap.
Within a second, you nodded to convey that you were listening (you were not), and then your eyes fluttered closed while you fell forward, murmuring about how you were “going to lay down for a little bit”. With an effortless swoop of his arms, the pinkette caught your exhausted figure, carefully lowering your head onto the pillow.
His hands found refuge in your hair, fingers carding through it absentmindedly as he continued to speak. His words flowed like honey, and his tone was low and gentle.
“You wouldn’t believe how many times Nendou actually had a decent hand. Kaidou was losing his mind almost every roun-“
Eventually, he realized that he was talking to absolutely no one anymore, and that you had fallen asleep. He removed his hand from your head, opting to rest it on your side instead.
“I suppose it can’t be helped.” He murmured, removing his glasses and closing his eyes. Despite his resting state, he was still perfectly cognizant of his surroundings.
Kusuo was 100% aware of Nendou taking a photo of the two of you, along with with Aren berating him for it. But what he wasn’t expecting was for Toritsuka to settle onto the couch next to him, resting his head on Saiki’s shoulder, and for Kaidou to cover the three of you with a blanket.
Maybe his friends weren’t the worst people in the world.
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airbendertendou · 7 months
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NOTHING TO SEE! ♥︎ saiki kusuo
synopsis : you need to meet your tutor-of-sorts, but bring along your babysitting duties
cw : soichi , knowing junji ito lore isnt needed! , possibly ooc , mention of eating scorpions! , lowercase intended , name used instead of yn
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“get down from there right now!” a clatter is heard as a bundle of nails fall to the floor. letting out a sigh, you pinch the bridge of your nose before looking up. “i don’t have time for this today, soichi. are you coming with me or not?”
pink hair is easy enough to spot as your grip on the eleven year old’s wrist tightens. soichi giggles to himself, muttering things you’re glad you don’t hear. you grit your teeth, smiling tensely at your classmate. “i’m so sorry about this.”
as always, saiki kusuo stays silent. he looks from you to the child attached to your arm and blinks. you make soichi sit beside the wall, scooting into the booth beside him as you place your bag on the floor.
you clear your throat, “last minute babysitting duties. his brother is studying for college, so i’m their last resort.” you watch soichi from the corner of your eye — he’s making faces on the window at everyone who passes by. “he listens… fairly well.”
the table goes silent as you bring your school books out. saiki glances at the child again, blinking at soichi's glare. a waitress stops by your table, flinching at every gag soichi releases — he's not a fan of sweets. you smile awkwardly again, letting out a small laugh and apologizing profousely.
"why do i go out in public with you."
as always, you tend to speak your thoughts. saiki flinches at the echo, watching as you scowl at soichi. the kid grins, mouth full of nails as he wiggles in his seat. you sigh, looking back to saiki, "i'm surprised your other friends aren't here. they usually go wherever you go."
"i managed to ditch them." saiki reads through his text book, not meeting your gaze. "for now. they'll probably show up soon."
a squeaking sound interrupts the silence. soichi is taking his pointer finger and dragging it harshly down the window. when he sees both of your eyes on him, he grins. "hehehehe—"
"soichi," you frown, but keep your voice soft, "remember your promise?"
the boy's smile falls, eyes squinting as he pouts. "behave and i'll get a treat."
"not just a treat!" you dig through your bag again, the crinkle of a wrapper hitting saiki's ears. soichi sits up straight, eyes widening and brightening. "your favorite treat."
a lollipop is in your hand, the orange color gleaming in the lights. saiki doesn't hide his disgust at the sight of it ; soichi can't hide his excitement. there's a scorpion in the candy, seemingly still twitching around the stick.
saiki takes a sip of his drink, "disgusting."
soichi hisses at the pink haired boy, “i’ll curse you! may you always find watermelon seeds in your soup!” curling against you cutely, he bats his widened eyes, looking at the lollipop before back at you. "how nice of you to bring me a treat, name!"
"an hour or two of quiet, that's all i ask."
the eleven year old agrees, seemingly purring as he lays his head on your shoulder. you let out a sigh, relaxing at his subdued state. you grin saiki's way, "it's safe to study now! so, i'm confused on this part—"
saiki is in disbelief of what he hears. the child may be calm, but his mind is running and yelling, going in circles with topics. you pop up sometimes — soichi's nicest thoughts are always about you. soichi narrows his eyes at the pink boy — there's a slew of threats and curses heading his way.
"he listens to me the most," you speak up. saiki looks to you and your gentle, caring smile. "that's why his family hired me. i just think i'm nice and he appreciates it."
that could be true. it was shown in your toughts and soichi's. your kindess and the way you listened to the boy ; the way he melted into your side and trusted you.
it made saiki kusuo feel a little warmer than usual.
——♥︎—— soichi is so so silly <3 i hope i got his character close to what it is ]: based on me watching my nephew <<3
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(Might draw this out later but)
Imagine Kuboyasu coming over to Saiki’s house while he’s babysitting Yuuta and they talk for a bit. Yuuta doesn’t like that Kuboyasu is dragging Saiki away from watching Cyborg Ciderman with him and doesn’t really like him all that much until Yuuta watches a character that looks like Kuboyasu come in and save Cyborg Ciderman from almost dying and Yuuta starts begging Kuboyasu to stay so that he can protect Saiki and keep them both safe. Kuboyasu, being surprisingly good with kids, tells Yuuta that he’ll only stay if Cyborg Ciderman (Saiki) needs protecting and that Saiki is perfectly capable of keeping himself safe (this strikes a major chord with Saiki and he stays quiet the whole time this is going on).
After Kuboyasu leaves, Yuuta draws Saiki and Kuboyasu as Cyborg Ciderman and that other character and he tells Saiki that he’s glad that the character that looks like Kuboyasu was there to protect and save Cyborg Ciderman and it doesn’t make him weak that he was saved and Saiki begins having a crises about it because on one hand, Yuuta is right, and on the other he has to face the issue of realizing his silly feelings for Kuboyasu and his protectiveness.
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jamoncitofail · 2 months
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Saiki has narcolepsy because I said so
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mikulovingtrash · 10 months
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could you do Kaidou Shun, Kuboyasu Aren, Ochaco Uraraka, and Tenya Iida with a band kid reader who really really REALLY likes music and their main love languages being quality time, physical touch, and acts of service? 99% of the time when they’re doing their own thing you can expect a pair of headphones on them and blocking out everything else going on, and sometimes does the song and dance with it as well if they know it, even they don’t know it very well. Ty!!
Yayy 1st ask! Tysm <3 i rly luv music too, everything i do needs music
Kaidou Shun- No matter which instrument you play, he thinks you're so awesome and skilled. He definitely wants you to teach him so you guys can play togther <3 speaking of being together, the two of you are always together (like 2 peas in a pod lmao) You'll be blasting music in your headphones while he studies and you two look so cute! (His mom loves it) He was really flustered about physical touch in the beginning but now he can hold your hand without fainting! (Hes so cute omg) After a performance, he'll bring you pain meds, water, and maybe a towel if ur extra sweaty (i luv him sm) He doesn't laugh at your dancing because he sucks too P.S- He thinks you look super cute in your headphones ♡
Aren Kobayasu- i feel like he already knows how to play an instrument. Either a wind/horn instrument like a trombone, the drums, or a fucking electric guitar. I KNOW y'all play together. That's one of the main things you guys do together. You two definitely make playlists for each other as well. He buys you new headphones when he notices yours being affected by how long you've had them (such a sweetie) He does get a little embarrassed by PDA sometimes, but mostly, he's all over you (and you're not complaining) He laughs at your dancing but then he'll dance worse than you lol P.S- He thinks you look goofy in your headphones but in an endearing way ♡
Ochaco Uraraka- she used to think she couldn't play any instruments because her quirk got in the way :( but you got her those weird gloves that only have some fingers and now she can!! :D She supports you so much, she's your #1 fan! You'll practice and she'll just sit there and listen before showering you in kisses and praise <3  I feel like she wears headphones a lot too, but not as much as you do. (No one wears them as much as you do) She definitely loves hugging you, but won't hug you after a performance because you're sweaty lol. While you're performing, shes screaming and holding up a sign that she made for you 😭 shes so cutee! She can dance well because of the performance with the class she did, so you look extra goofy next to her ♡
Tenya Iida- If you play, perform, and listen to a kind of alt style of music, I feel like he'd call it satanic lmaoo HE WOULD CALL YOU A HOOLIGAN HAHSH But if you enjoy classical music or mainstream music, he is on one knee immediately. Someone he can show off to his parents! He doesn't wear headphones because he's proud of his classical and mainstream music, so he doesn't hide it. Still gets flustered over holding your hand in public lol (super soft kisses AHH) He will definitely do anything for you, you have this man wrapped around your damn finger 💀 he loves study dates with omg, I just know it! CANNOT DANCE FOR THE LIFE OF HIM, HE HAS NOT IMPROVED
I wear over the ear headphones, what ab u guys?
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yearningyvette · 9 months
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the real reason saiki is afraid of ninjas 😔💔
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sol-is-the-reason · 1 year
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Morbidly Beautiful || Saiki Kusuo x morbid! Fem! Reader
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Good grief...
That was the only thing he could say. You were a persistent annoyance in his life just like his inner circle of friends which he didn't even know how it came to be.
But...there was one thing different about you that being he didn't quite mind  your 'annoyance' of a presence. In fact, he was the one who created a situation where you would become a part of his life.
Why?... Because he was intrigued. Intrigued with your goth-like appearance. Intrigued with your spookishly creepy borderline strange behaviour. Intrigued with your whole vibe. He went through the hassle of creating such a set up that you'd have no choice but to talk to him. He even went as far as to convince Teruhashi and Aiura to let you be in the group(of course indirectly) just to be close to you. To get to know you.
You, who always adorned a black robe or trench coat even if ment breaking through the school uniform rules and getting away with it. Your long painted black nails and long winged black liner that contradicted your full blood red lips that were always twisted in a smirk.
The way your head was always held high with those knee high black boots that boosted your already very tall height even more. It gave you an almost ethereal vampire-like look.
What amused him more than anything though, was the people more or less feared you, tried to get away from you, not knowing in the end you just feasted upon their fears only to gain your own amusement as well as motivation. Motivation to continue this and scare them ....it got a good laugh out of you.
Especially when they see your stationary like your leather Black notebook which was titled the 'Wills of the Dead' or your water bottle that had drips painted upon them and 'poison' written on it. You even went as far as colouring your water red with food due to make it seem as if your drinking blood.
It was all very amusing to him. Even more so because despite your gothic appearance you were more or less a very kind soul...in your way. But nevertheless there wasn't a single time where you could have helped out but won't. You were the literal definition of 'Never judge a book by it's cover' and that was what he loved about you.
Yep. You heard it right. The Saiki Kusuo was in love with you. How? Not even I know.
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This has been sitting in my drafts since FOREVER RRR. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO CONTINUE IT ANYMORE. Give me some ideas if you'd like. Or enjoy it as ig 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠_⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠ㄏ
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no-psi-nan · 7 months
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One thing I never see people talk about is that canonically, Terusai is super one-sided...
From SAIKI'S side.
Over the course of the series, Saiki's respect for Teruhashi grows with every interaction. He bends over backwards to prevent her feelings from being hurt, he puts less and less effort into avoiding her, he looks after her safety and happiness, he risks his reputation by publicly rescuing her, he's fascinated by her beauty the one time he gets to admire her, she galvanizes him into action when he's in shock about the meteor and the "return" of his powers.
On the other hand, Teruhashi starts caring about the fake fanboy version of him she invented, and over time, grows comfortable with the fake silent glum mask he projects. She doesn't find him physically attractive and she struggles to compliment him to his grandfather. She likes how safe he makes her feel, and finds his presence comforting, but at no time does she know his actual personality, nor does she really make any real attempt to get to know him better, instead focusing on ways to impress him and make him "offu". She knows that her fanclub could put him in danger (hence tossing her chocolates out the window) but still calls on them to force him to hang out with her on multiple occasions.
In order for them to have a real relationship, Teruhashi would have to learn Saiki's actual personality and decide whether she likes it as much as the fake versions she fell in love with.
But for that to happen, Saiki would have to reveal his powers (prerequisite for showing his real personality), which would immediately force Teruhashi to face three MAJOR crises:
The INCREDIBLE mortification of blindly chasing after someone who could hear every one of her mean/rude/bizarre/thirsty thoughts and who was trying to let her down gently the whole time for SIX FUCKING YEARS, all while she made SO much trouble for him
The subsequent reckoning about what it means to be a "perfect pretty girl" after finding out someone was watching her struggle and fail at it, plus the possibility that people only like her because her beauty is a magical power like Saiki's ESP, and NOT because any inherent goodness or effort on her own behalf
The fact that her fans almost killed both Saiki and Nendo when he was "powerless", and the realization that the Kokomins (whether part of the club or not) have almost certainly hurt many people on her behalf, and that she herself has mobilized them against Saiki before. Also the fact that they actually control her almost as much as she controls them, because she has to work so hard to meet and exceed their expectations
While Saiki already knows and likes her for who she is, Teruhashi (who regularly goes to mental and physical extremes to maintain her persona) is going to have to grapple with her own sense of self before she can even really find out what Saiki's actually like, much less have a healthy relationship with him.
And meanwhile Saiki knows that dating Teruhashi would be a major risk for him, as much as he might like to, because she attracts so much attention that it would constantly risk his identity.
There's so much baggage they have to work through in canon in order to finally be on the same page, and so much to explore psychologically, especially when you remember that Teruhashi is also apparently only 5 minutes away from starting a cult based on like every canon AU hsfjdlshfks.
She's under a huge amount of stress! Has been for a long time! And then if the guy she thought she knew turned out to be a god, sometimes even The God she prays to, what's that going to do to her psyche??
Anyways this post got away from me but there's so much fertile ground for really interesting analysis and character development! But I've never seen anyone tackle any of this so I figured I'd type it up in case people didn't realize just HOW bonkers it all is lol!
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oceanwithouthermoon · 7 months
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hc that kusuo gets nervous about texting and phone calls because hes used to knowing peoples intentions at all times so he just has severe phone anxiety
he hates making plans over the phone because hes always thinking what if they're trying to prank me and i wont know until im there, what if kusuke did something again like what happened with toritsuka, what if they somehow found out about my powers and are calling me over to tell me we cant be friends anymore, etc.
his friends, in particular aiura who probably constantly wants to text and facetime, help him learn that there are people he can trust that he doesnt need to have this fear over
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