Pre-dateviators scenario idea with touch-starved player x Johnny Splash, involving that statistic about lonely people taking longer showers to simulate human touch.
Man's just forced to watch while you sob your eyes out about wanting a hug. By the time you get the dateviators, bet that sweetheart of a shower would be absolutely vibrating to hold you while singing, – you have been unknowingly using him as a source of comfort after all – but way too polite to just pounce.
Ever since getting the dateviators, the player has been very hesitant to show strong emotion. With the feeling of being watched, and judged. They’ve been very quiet. No laughing hard at a meme, no getting mad at a tv show, and certainly no crying or getting upset. And the objects around the house start to miss the sounds of the player just living.
Soon one day the stress of trying to keep the dateviators a secret, doing all the quests, not being able to leave the house and their job catches up to them. And they just cry.
Maybe they sit next to a dateable having a small conversation with them, (Maybe the player has a panic attack, about all the stress they’re under) then boom the wave of stress just crashes on them. And the dateable is shocked at first, because this is probably the first time they’ve seen the player cry since the dateviators. Then they comfort the player, saying maybe they should take a break. And they miss their emotions, their laugh. Everything.
Someone please right this fic with Hector and/or Mateo I need to cry into their arms.
Date everything with an mc who talks to themselves while they pace around the house.
By the time you get the dateviators, the objects basically know everything about you. They’ve heard your angry rants about something stupid someone you know said, your family drama, likes and dislikes, passions and hobbies.
When they relay these facts to you in passing conversation, your face flushes in embarrassment before they chuckle and assure you it only makes them feel closer to you.
Minor cw for gambling if anyone needs it; the in-game casino drives a good portion of the plot here.
You tend to keep your distance from Ouma. You don't need your life complicated by him pulling something on you because he sees you as a target. Or a friend, for that matter.
You're much more content spending your time with Kaede and Shuichi in the pianist’s lab, or with Tojo, helping her as she takes care of things around the Academy, or with Gokuhara as he searches the grounds within the dome for any elusive bugs. Unfortunately, it would seem the last of those activities has left you open for scrutiny under the eyes of one five-foot-one brat.
Outside with the entomologist, you can recognize some of the sparse wildflowers; dig back in your mind and find the symbolism assigned to them by a few cultures over the eras. The most you can offer past that is a comment on how the dome keeping you on Academy grounds doesn’t let the weather from outside in, so there must be some artificial way of keeping the flora on the grounds alive. It’s nothing your fellow students couldn’t have come up with on their own, and if you’d said it to anyone else, you’d probably be met with an exasperated reply at best, but Gokuhara is as genuine as ever as he nods and begins to ponder aloud which bugs could survive without natural weather patterns and precipitation. He hasn’t found any of those hypothetical bugs after a few days of searching, mind you, but you certainly don’t mind hearing about his interests.
You haven’t met anyone like him before, but it’s been weeks and he doesn’t seem to be faking any aspects of his personality. So, finding yourself without any memory of a talent that would give you a clear indication of how to spend your abundant free time at the Academy, you make your way outside most mornings to meet with your friend.
It quickly became apparent upon your arrival that Gonta was one of the few among you with the discipline to quickly settle into a routine, and despite prompting from Chabashira, Momota, and even Shinguji, you’re rarely in the mood to rise at a decent, consistent time each day.
Once some time has passed and the sun has climbed high enough to make you cringe at the thought of wearing a suit in the heat (even a well-fitting one that nicely compliments the color of a certain someone’s sharp, red eyes), you wish Gokuhara well and excuse yourself to your other pastime that you prefer only slightly less to following him around.
The air conditioning in the casino is welcome after trying to keep up with Gokuhara for a few hours, and the sounds of the machines distracts you from the world outside.
The only time during your confinement at the Academy that Ouma Kokichi had truly managed to frighten you was when you had been so captivated with your round of Salmon Fishing that you hadn’t noticed him sneak down the stairs. After startling you enough to get a flinch, he’d cackled and told you that you were lucky he hadn’t come here to kill you.
You hate to admit it, but he was right.
Dinner that night starts off routine. It’s one of the few times besides nighttime that all seventeen of you are in the same room at once. No one’s going to pass up on Tojo’s food, and considering how hard it is to tell her no, none of you want to be the first to suggest eating separate from the group. Your spot between Gonta and Hoshi goes unchallenged. By now, you and your fellow students know who you want to spend your time around.
Still with a lingering ache in your hands from having them tensed at the controls of the casino machines for hours, you settle with your elbows on the table (sorry, Kirumi) as you sip your water.
You’re half-listening to Tenko’s excited (and tragically one-sided) conversation with Yumeno when Ouma calls your name.
“What are you going to spend all your casino coins on?”
You’re caught off guard by that. You aren’t saving for anything so much as attempting to get anything done in this awful place. People like Akumatsu and Momota are keeping up their training to do what they’re good at and you’ve been pretty much left on your own to find anything that will leave you with a sense of accomplishment.
Besides, any thoughts you had about getting that gourd insect trap had been suppressed quickly.
… What? He wouldn’t exactly have much use for it here.
Despite being seated at the opposite end of the table from Kokichi, Momota hears the question and perks up.
“That’s where you get off to? Not exactly the most relaxing place to spend your free time.”
A grin stretches across Ouma’s face. “My thoughts exactly. There’s so much noise in there, it’d be all too easy for someone with bad intentions to sneak up on you.”
You take a breath and pass Hoshi the salt shaker, silently returning to your drink. Ouma doesn’t need to be reminded that you think he’s the person with the worst intentions here.
Sensing you aren’t taking the bait, Kokichi shifts his attention abruptly. “Any luck on your bug hunt, Gonta?”
You shift your gaze from Ouma to Gonta as the latter slumps in his seat beside you.
“No, nothing yet,” he pouts. “Gonta could have sworn there were tiny bugs outside. Maybe microscopic…”
“So you’re not busy! Great—”
You’re used to Kokichi being rude; your limited interactions with him have been quite enough for you to gather the kind of person he is. You’re decidedly less prepared for him to attempt to help you.
“Like I was saying, if you’re completely focused on Salmon Fishing, you’re not exactly on the lookout for any suspicious characters. Wouldn’t it be best if someone could be a bodyguard for our resident gambler?”
Momota is gracious enough to exchange a glance with you. There’s always an ulterior motive with Ouma, and you’re hardly the only one who’s noticed.
Before you can call him on it and press him for answers as to why on Earth he would want to, A: keep you of all people from harm and B: assist you in spending more time with Gonta, the man beside you is already nodding eagerly.
“Gonta won’t let anything bad happen. Gonta would be perfect for the job!”
Knowing that reminding Gonta about your afternoon routine would just cut his bug hunt short, you’d planned on just sticking around outside the next day. No such luck. After pulling you inside the Academy to eat lunch with him, Gonta happily joins you on your walk to the casino. Watching him take in the building with wide eyes as you enter, it occurs to you that he might not have spent time in here before. It’s not like you see a lot of your classmates join you when you’re here, but watching him study the machines after you descend the stairs makes you wonder if you’re the only one who shows up here on a regular basis.
Pondering whether or not it’s worth it to move off of “kind” difficulty for your first few rounds of Outlaw Run, you sense Gonta settling next to you. He’s not looking over your shoulder at the game, but glancing around the floor and settling his gaze on the stairs up to the building’s entrance, evidently taking his “bodyguard” role seriously. He glances back at you and gives you a smile when he notices your eyes are on him.
…Cool. That’s fine. You wanted this, right?
After a couple hours of going back and forth between machines, Gonta gently sets a hand on your arm before you can start another round.
“Dinner will be ready soon.”
Right. You can’t spend all your time here. You glance at your coin counter and think back to the insect trap that you’d looked at the first time you came here. You’ve got coins to spare, and even outside of your excitement that Gonta is spending his time with you, it means a lot that he’s now taking half his day to look out for you while you hole up in here, away from the world.
Gonta blinks up at you from where he’s settled cross-legged on the floor next to you as you hold out enough coins to buy the gourd insect trap (and then some). It’s barely a third of what you’ve racked up in just a few days.
“There’s a prize counter upstairs with stuff that’s not in the school gacha. Get yourself something nice, okay? If you’re going to spend your time in here watching out for me, I’d like to at least get you something to say thanks.”
He says your name softly as he reaches his hand over to yours, but doesn’t take the coins yet. His hand is cooler than yours after your marathon of casino games and you feel warmth spread in your chest at his touch.
“You don’t have to do that. Gonta is happy to spend time with you.”
You figured he’d be hesitant to take the coins; he’s too good of a person to not feel the urge to give something back when receiving a gift. You try to brush past the second part of his statement, hoping he won’t notice that you’re probably a bit too happy to hear that from him.
You assure him a few times and shoo him up the stairs with a promise to meet him in a couple minutes once you’ve finished your last round for the day.
You’re cracking your knuckles and shaking the tension out of your hands out as you ascend the stairs to find Gonta, not holding the insect trap, but a teddy bear.
A little surprised, but reasoning that he probably likes traditionally cute things almost as much as he likes bugs, you comment, “I should have known. It suits you.”
He fails to meet your eyes and you pause, following his gaze to the bear in his hand.
“Actually… Um. Gonta thought you would like the bear. It’s for you.”
…Oh.
Well. That won’t do.
You brush past him and he begins to stutter out the beginnings of an apology, but you stop him before he can spiral. Or before he can get any redder.
“Just… hang on.”
The sound of an object being dispensed and the accompanying sound effect come from the prize counter. You turn back to Gonta and hold out the gourd insect trap.
He takes in an excited breath and allows you to hand him his gift. In return, you take the stuffed bear. When you meet his eyes, they’re the same color as the red ribbon around the toy’s neck.
On the way back to the Academy through the courtyard, Gonta reaches for your hand and loses his nerve twice. Ascending the stairs near the dorms, you finally make the decision for him and intertwine your hands. The lingering blush on his face makes the warmth you felt in the casino return to your chest. Gonta, ever the gentleman, opens the door for you on your way into the school building, and you try not to grin too hard.
And promptly suppress a scowl as you remember that you have the brat to thank for the attention.
Author's Note: I love Gonta to death but between how unique his personality is and the choices made surrounding his speech for localization, I am not at all confident in writing dialogue for him.
Whatever ulterior motive Kokichi has for setting up Gonta and the reader isn’t really part of the story. If you subscribe to the belief that Kokichi genuinely sees Gonta as a friend, it could just be that he wants to be a wingman, but I also imagine there’s probably some plot Kokichi has that would be easier to execute if Gonta wasn’t keeping watch over the courtyard.
I couldn’t resist the idea of them getting gifts for each other. I want to involve the gacha machine in Kiibo’s setup story but the idea of including the casino prizes in this one popped up in my head and I couldn’t not include it.
Heyyy! How was your day? May I get Rantaro with an S/O who is regularly calm but is a bit “scary” when angry? I would like for it to be hcs! Please do take your time, I don’t wan’t you to be overworked. <33
hiii, my day has been alright, thank you for asking!
thank you for being so considerate!
rantaro amami with an s/o who’s intimidating when they’re angry:
category: headcanons
• he loves how calm you are usually, it matches very well with his laidback demeanor and it makes for a great couple dynamic :-)
• but when you’re angry, he knows it’s for good reason and he trusts your judgement (he just makes sure to keep you in check before things escalate too much)
• he's an extremely approachable person, so when you're in a state of anger, he tries to be the voice of reason with interactions with other people (you two balance each other out very well!)
• over the course of dating, rantaro has become very good at calming you down internally if things ever do make you angry
• he takes your hand and rubs your knuckles between his fingers to remind you that he's by your side, and he's good at getting you to calm down without you even noticing 😭
• he whispers in your ear that things are going to be okay and shows that he's calm throughout
• despite how you may be scary at times, your boyfriend has more or less gotten used to the ways that you react to provoking things
• with how drastically your mood can fluctuate, he's become accustom to reminding you that no matter what state of emotion you're in, he's here for you and loves you regardless
could i request nagito being clingy towards reader?
YES I LOVE CLINGY NAGITO
I LOVE CLINGY KOMAEDA
also anon apologies in advance if you were looking for a fic 😭 I'll write you a blurb after the hcs
my personal headcanon is that he's reaaaaally clingy in private
like 'please don't leave me alone I will cry' clingy
to the point that the two of you are always late to breakfast
I think it was confirmed somewhere that Komaeda's scared of his luck affecting others so he likes to stay away from ppl he likes but you assure him it's completely fine and he starts hanging around you more
when you two start dating Komaeda's like bawling bc hOW
he's scared to cling to you at first but then you're like it's fine
and now Komaeda lOOOVES clinging onto you
You'll be like doing the dishes or smth and this 5'11 dude is clinging onto you with his arms around your waist rambling about how much he loves you
patting him on the head is enough of an answer (he cries)
Komaeda tends to not cling to you while in public so you always stick close to him
you never know when his luck will strike next
speaking of his luck, he's really blessed around you
He'll be out in public trying to stay far from you and idk the island wind just gets super strong for a second and knocks him over to you
Komaeda apologizes every time and you're like
"You're allowed to cling... you know?"
He only clings in public when he feels insecure. Only case. Either that or he's jealous you're not paying him enough attention
but that's only if you don't pay enough attention over the course of a week or smth
When he does cling, he's cold. He's super cold. It's a blessing during summer but a literal nightmare during winter
He likes feeling your bare skin, so he'll slide a hand under your shirt onto your stomach
you used to squirm but now you're just used to it
He's also super comfortable to hold too
His hair is a soft mess it's soooo fun to play with
He also likes being the little spoon! He likes feeling protected, but he doesn't mind being big spoon when you need him to
"Mmm, Y/n," Komaeda mumbles, tightening his arms around you.
"Nagi," You yawn. "It's morning. We have work."
"Hinata can operate without our help just fine," He nuzzles his face into your chest. "Five more minutes, please?"
"Mm," You rest your chin on his head, and his hair tickles your face. "If I get yelled at, I'm blaming you."
"I'll take any blame you throw my way," You feel Komaeda smile against you.
"That's not good, you know," You mumble. "What if I betray you?"
"Then I'd deserve it," Komaeda cranes his neck so that his ear is pressed against your chest. "Your heart is calm."
"That means I feel at peace," You smile. "How about yours?"
The rays of the sun kiss Komaeda's lashes as he opens his eyes to look at you, and he smiles. You place a kiss on his forehead, no longer needing to hear his answer. You already knew the answer. The fact that he could sleep well around you was more than enough of an answer.
"It's always been at peace around you," He moves a hand to your cheek, pressing a kiss to your lips. "As it will continue to be."
ft. hajime hinata, nagito komaeda, fuyuhiko kuzuryu, gundham tanaka.
wc. 1.5k
tw. cursing, food mention, light angst.
hajime.
oh god. this poor boy is gonna have a coronary.
if this is in island mode, he's even more unsure. you have this spectacular talent and he can't even remember his. do you even actually like him, or do you just pity him?
yeah he's overthinking a lot.
like... the two of you hang out a lot, right? and you were pretty much stuck to his side since he disassociated on the beach, and you're always concerned about him, and you bring him his favourite foods, and you remind him to rest...
nah strictly platonic. he's dense cut him some slack.
if this is normal school mode, it's chiaki who ends up convincing him to confess. she tells him that you talk about him a lot and she's certain that you like him back.
hajime: panic mode activated.
but he decides to grit his teeth and just do it.
he spends the day before gathering up stuff for you; he buys flowers in your favourite colour, boxes up your favourite dessert and even writes a short note on how he feels in case he loses his nerve to do it in person.
when the time comes for him to actually confess, though, he's so flustered he can barely get the words out. you can probably get the gist because he's scarlet in the face clutching flowers and a cute pastry, so please just. take pity on him and interrupt him. he will thank you for it.
so relieved that you reciprocate that his knees actually give out. he's horribly embarrassed about it but you wave it off. when he's calmed down and accepted the reality, he gets the gentlest, most carefree smile you've ever seen on him. it's actually quite lovely.
"you really mean it? you... feel the same? oh, shit, jesus, thank god. i was so nervous... what do you mean you could tell?!"
nagito.
okay. this is a tricky one.
i know it's a popular opinion that, because of how much nagito loathes himself, he would never confess to the object of his attraction. i don't necessarily subscribe to this idea, because he does confess to hajime in the game (albeit in a roundabout way).
my thoughts are that nagito tries to keep it to himself.
he really, really does. he tries his hardest to convince everybody, including you, including even himself, that he has no favouritism for you. that you're another spectacular ultimate, but that's it.
vehemently denies having further feelings for you than that, though he's asked often if that's the case.
he doesn't want to make you uncomfortable, and he thinks that you knowing that he does have a crush on you can only make you uncomfortable. he cannot fathom the idea that you might even like him back. it literally never even crosses his mind.
so he bottles it up. and no matter how much it pains him to see you get along with other people, other ultimates, other people worthy of hope, he keeps to himself. he offers a soft, encouraging smile and nothing else.
until it becomes too much.
i think he'd wait until he knew it would be the last time you'd see each other for a while. perhaps right before you went on summer break, or even the last day of school. he asks you to wait until you are alone, until everybody else has gone.
and he tells you, with tears shining in his eyes and an urgent flush on his pale cheeks, that you are the most magnificent person he's ever known. that your hope exceeds every bound he placed upon you, that you ever bothered to associate with trash like him was far more than he deserved. he doesn't let you speak until he's finished.
he tells you he loves you as though he's signing his death warrant.
when you tell him that you love him too, he's shellshocked. he thinks you must be lying, or that you must pity him. unless you're willing to stand there for hours convincing him, he's going to leave thinking you were just trying not to hurt his feelings.
if he does finally come around to realising that you're sincere, it might just break him. he'll fall to his knees, finally letting himself sob, wondering what he ever, ever did to deserve this. if not, he'll leave you with an encouraging, bittersweet smile, and assure you that you have nothing to feel guilty about.
that you ever even talked to him, is more than enough for him.
"ah... i'm so happy, but... i can't help but feel sorry for you. wasting your affection on some worthless insect like me. are you sure this is... truly what you want?"
fuyuhiko.
this man GOES ALL OUT 🗣
he has the wealth and connections to give you a confession you will never forget. plus... yeah, he's not-so-secretly a huge romantic at heart.
he just :((( wants to give you the most spectacular confession ever :(( because you deserve it :((
and he loves you so much. he would not confess unless he were a hundred percent sure, and maybe not even then unless peko convinced him to.
basically uses his expenses to make up for his nervousness. because oh boy is he nervous.
gets peko to subtly find out your favourite activities and foods so he can plan around it (she is not subtle).
takes you out somewhere super nice for dinner. he's like blushing the whole time and very anxious that everything is okay for you pls reassure him.
honestly halfway through the evening it becomes pretty transparent what it's all about. the fancy food, the permanent lovesick pink blush on his adorable lil face, the way peko came up to you the other day and asked bluntly, "if someone were to take you for a romantic evening, what would be your ideal setting for it?" before walking over to fuyuhiko the second she had her answer.
yeah... he's not very smooth. but he's TRYING!!
so when it all winds to an end, he asks if everything was okay. and then he's like... "so. you uh. probably figured out what this is all about, right?"
have pity on him and say yes. if he tries to explain to you that this is a date he WILL malfunction.
gets all fidgety waiting for your answer. "w-well? don't just leave me hanging here, dumbass! what's your answer?!"
then immediately worries he's going to frighten you into reciprocating, which is absolutely the last thing he wants, so he backtracks quickly. "hey, look... if you don't, uh, feel the same, it's cool, alright? just don't freak out on me or anything, okay?"
honestly just blinks in surprise when you tell him you like him, too. flushes bright red but tries to play it off like he's so cool </3
"you - you serious right now? you better not be bullshitting me... r-right. well. uh. thanks? i mean, not thanks, but... oh, fuck it, you know what i mean. wipe that fuckin' smirk off your face, already!"
gundham.
... i mean, what were you expecting?
gundham,, does not confess. the two of you are in a full-blown relationship before he properly admits he truly likes you.
it's just!! he's the dark supreme lord of ice!! overruler of hell!! it would be unjust and immoral to confess to you, thus making you unable to refuse his terrifying advance. and gundham is a gentleman :)
it's not because it's shy it's not he does not get shy stOP SAYING THAT.
so you gotta make all the first moves.
he MIGHT be the first to ask you on a date. but will vehemently deny that is is a date. "gundham tanaka, overlord of ice, spits upon your puny human courting traditions!"
but... please go to the fair with him. he'll win you a stuffed animal 👉👈
he might confess accidentally. like you'll be out on a walk together and see some huge, dark vulture chasing a smaller sparrow through the sky, laugh uproariously and compare them to you and him.
"aw, so you're chasing me, gundham?"
*record scratch*
NO NO THAT IS NOT WHAT HE MEANT!! CEASE LOOKING AT HIM LIKE THAT!!
hides his entire face in his scarf. congrats you killed him <3
once you tell him it's okay, you like him too, he emerges a little.
"are you merely under my dark influence when you say that?" he demands. "or is this your true, pathetic human heart shining through?"
ignoring the fact that he just called you pathetic, you assure him it's how you truly feel. and for one of the first times in a while, gundham is shellshocked.
he can't remember the last time anybody truly loved him. for someone like you to... it's almost too much. he is a demon, after all - he doesn't deserve someone like you.
but when you smile at him so softly like that, as though he is a creature worthy of love, gundham is weak.
"you... are making a grievous error. to love that which is unlovable casts you down a path of shadow and grief! o-oh, but... well, i - i suppose, if you insist. human! do not presume to take my hand without warning! extended contact will surely melt your skin clean off!"
And finally, we wrap up the 500 follower event with Shuichi’s personal LSE! Thank you so much again for 500 lovely angels, everyone! And I’m actually nearing 600 followers very soon as well! I wonder what kind of event I have planned for that special day <3
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