alert that this is majority kirishima buuuut overall they are two sides of grief concerning loss
kirishima lost sakura, who was his hs sweetheart, at quite a young age and left behind their daughter for kirishima to raise alone. i wish we got a kznb to go more in depth but ofc it was hard but this was nearly a decade ago and heās had a lot of time to process this bereavement
he purposely enters yokozawaās life mistakenly at the initial point of the grief. during the fight (which iāll discuss a little more later), kirishima says he sees his younger self in yokozawa. i see this as kirishima probably had orbited his whole life around sakura, especially in her last few months, and thus created dependence and service towards her. when she died, that identity had nowhere to go for a little but he had to quickly āget upā for hiyori. and now he sees yokozawa struggling with that dependent identity that has nowhere to go anymore, and when this is called out ofc yokozawa reacts negatively
but to circle to kirishima iāve overall found him really interesting. he quite consistently gives off emotional maturity which is understandable. with this, he knows that people want him and he keeps people at an arms length. he has hiyori after all, and itās once said iirc that women tend to be complicated about kirishima being a single father. either pushing away, using hiyori to get close, or being weird with hiyori. his daughter is his #1. he knows that people want him for his looks and charisma. so heās never very serious with ppl he dates and can easily hide behind a masquerade of being teasing, and thatās what initially happens with yokozawa
before the main events, yokozawa has already caught his interest but doesnāt act. when he does act, itās an impulsive u-turn into the bar. he finds out everything about takano and can probably see the grief but is also interested in the chase this attractive man has just laid out for him. kirishima is used to ppl vying for him, but yokozawa wants nothing to do with him. yokozawa might not even be attracted to him at all and keeps telling kirishima heās annoying. but kirishima is ultimately still drawn to the chase and the sincere personality of yokozawa he can see underneath, especially with hiyori. yokozawa isnāt trying to have kirishima fall in love with him, so his relationship with hiyori comes naturally. without yokozawa trying and kirishima really realizing it, yokozawa slips into a domestic lifestyle where heās expected to be there.
but the catch is yokozawa never wanted to be there in the first place. yes, he adores hiyori, but what about kirishima? kirishima has let someone nestle in so deep into his life without knowing if yokozawa genuinely even likes him. and this hits a painful realization when yokozawa and takano talk. kirishima sees them but has no idea what they spoke about, but the thing that looks obvious is that yokozawaās orbit still revolves around takano no matter how hard kirishima tried, and no matter how close yokozawa got to the kirishimaās without trying.
so kirishima calls yokozawa out on the dependency and grief both as the āmature oneā and a ādonāt you see im better? why wonāt you fully look at me?ā way. but when yokozawa lashes out and tells kirishima to leave and he doesnāt want to see his face again, kirishima accepts it. because atp kirishima has realized this isnāt a fun teasing thing anymore, but that kirishima has genuinely fallen for someone who he perceives wonāt even truly look at him. so he walks away as continuing to force proximity would do neither good when now kirishima wants a genuine relationship where heās chosen reciprocally
and yokozawa does choose him, because yokozawa later admits that kirishima helped him get over his grief and that he actually does love kirishima š
i didnāt really include yokozawa because i think his side is easier to read? buuut i did want to add that feeling needed and wanted by the kirishimaās fulfilled his sorta itch of the hole that takano left of depending on yokozawa
and i really do love yokozawaās insecurity of sakuraā¦ so maybe another dayā¦
this is really a spoof kinda sihjr au ybc idea thing soooo donāt take it too seriously :P buuuuut these are also some twists of the canon relationships so if you really want you can ignore that aspect. overall itās supposed to still be lighthearted and comedic for the most part :)
the emerald department has also a notorious reputation among marukawa for sharing similarities with a specific photography club and even mino is a member of it. isaka insists that smth like this boosts morale, creativity, and trust but heās a client himself. when onodera has his first day heās mortified by the āemerald clubā and the threats from everyone in the department saying he has to fulfill his duty at one point. when he goes to isaka to complain to a higher-up, isaka smiles and says he knows and even engages sometimes and onoderaās face pales white as he realizes everyone is insane (also emerald department ā clubā¦ can leave the club but still work in the department)
takaritsu: just kinda imagine that takano never truly left his college arc depressed hoe phase. they wouldnāt recognize who each other are for even longer than canon. theyād feel this magnetic pull between them, but because of both their cynical mindsets, theyād try their best to jsut ignore it. but takano can see how onodera rejects all the advances from others but especially gets red and blushy which he loves to poke at. onodera also finds himself subconsciously noting whenever takano goes off to his āmeetingsā and who heās with, getting more jealous and bothered when itās yokozawa. he canāt wrap his head around why heās feeling pits of jealousy for a sexually harassing boss. takano manages to kinda drown his own feelings out with sleeping, but when he realizes who onodera is eventually, he goes super clingy and possessive mode. itās no longer about teasing the new hire, but having to restore his image to the boy whose seen it skewed more than once and left before and onodera has to reconcile that the past and present masamune are the same person
asaisa: isaka may have or may have not somehow kinda help kickstart the emerald clubā¦ but who knows. asahina certainly does know of the club himself and how isaka engages in it. these two never managed to confess their feelings for each other but have been still joined at the hip. asahina is his secretary still who knows everything including who isaka is meeting. isaka is a thrill-seeker hiding his insecurity. to others, he looks perfectly content indulging himself, but heās insecure about what asahina thinks. he believes asahina looks down at him not only for engaging in that stuff, but for being queer as well. so he acts bold and flirty in general to hide his terror. on the opposite end, asahina has to watch the love of his life engage with all these acts and look like heās having fun while with him, isaka acts like he canāt stand his lecturing. asahina cannot rationalize that isaka would want to commit to someone as āboring and sternā as asahina, so he keeps quiet just to stay next to him. eventually they would get tg as the club is falling apart
torichia: hatori has managed to hide from chiaki the emerald club antics for a while now as heād feel ashamed if chiaki found out. but one day while chiaki is at marukawa, he happens to learn the surface of it and asks hatori later what itās about. hatori is mortified and tries to cover it up, saying it helps coworkers with bonding and creativity. yoshino innocently asks if it would help with his manga and the creative block heās in, and when hatori says yes, yoshino asks to try it out. ever since then, they engage with each other decently. hatori frames it more manipulatively now telling chiaki it helps with writing ideas for his manga, and chiaki believes him and doesnāt mind it. but hatori feels guilty for lying, but also still indulges in it because now he gets to be close with chiaki like heās always selfishly wanted. eventually, it would come to a head where chiaki innocently and genuinely says itās a help and lifesaver, and hatori confesses that it was all a lie and that he was using chiaki for his own desires. chiaki feels hurt that hatori lied to him when he trusts him so much. then it would follow a kinda similar pattern canonically BUT hatori is the first to leave the club activities as he commits to yoshino fully and cannot be engaging in them still. and as a stoic and reliable person, heās the first domino
yukisa: this would honestly be the most similar to canon? kisa fully takes on the persona of the emerald club and is one of the most vocal and active members. heās insecure about his ability to love and his age but in marukawa, nobody cares about either of those. but yukina still catches his eye and happenstances lead them to the cafe kiss and more. but kisa still cannot wrap his head around the idea that a sparkly prince like yukina would ever want him, so he self-sabotages even quicker. he tells yukina about the club and that heās not quitting and that yukina should find a young girl he actually likes. kisa knows he potentially just threw a great guy away but canāt imagine a possibility where yukina could like him. but kisa still kinda watches yukina, and yukina is very persistent and eventually tells kisa that admittedly, heās never been insecure before and he is with kisa and the club activities, but that he genuinely does love kisa and wants kisa to choose him. kisa, somewhat also shaken by hatoriās decision to leave the club activities, takes the leap of faith and quits himself to be with yukina
kiriyoko: yokozawa is takanoās #1 client. if he canāt be with takano for real, heāll reach that part of takano the only way he can which is through the club while also being his best friend. i also imagine kirishima would engage in it occasionally, but never really be fully committed. but kirishima would notice things between takano and yokozawa, the hostility of yokozawa to onodera, and overall watch from the sidelines the dissolution of the club leaving only the department. when the club dissolves and yokozawa is left rejected by takano, kirishima decides to swoop in and ask yokozawa for a drink. cause kirishima could always clearly see that the club was yokozawaās excuse
ijuuyuu: both of these guys were never indulging in it. yanase always saw it as deplorable and ofc saw hatori as the same and would taunt him for it in regards to yoshino finding out. ijuuin was aware of it, but was too busy chasing after misaki and deadlines to ever really engage in it. once both are rejected by yoshino and misaki respectively, they lose their āonlyā chance to actually experiment with guys as the club has been dissolved. during their canon drinking, yuu also mentions the emerald club and how stupid it was. ijuuin politely disagrees, saying heās sure it helped people realize feelings even if complicated. yuu is cynical, but ijuuin suggests that they give it a try as they already confessed their heartbreaks were guys
thatās all for the couples! some extra stuff is that mino probably leaves after kisa (idk anything about him). takano leaves formally after everyone else does but stopped a while before. misaki often gets mistaken for being in the emerald club or told he should join and he gets really bothered while usagi makes misaki promise to never ever engage in it. thank you for reading this is def smth lol
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The main conflict at the beginning was that when Isaka and Asahina met, they already were at a power imbalance. Isaka assumed Asahina was friends and his caretaker out of obligation and debt to his father for saving them. As long as the power imbalance was there, Isaka wouldāve spent his whole life telling himself Asahina was āin loveā with his father to save his heart at the possibility of maybe Asahina didnāt even really like him romantically (main reason), and as a person.
Therefore, Asahina always had to be the one to shatter their imbalance, and thatās exactly what he did in this act.
When Isaka kissed Asahina and pinned him on the couch, Asahina had no idea why. The only thing he knew was that Isaka was down for some reason. That couldāve been due to a girl rejecting him or he was just bored. It was a bad, unexplained move on Isakaās part but imo purely driven by impulsive desperation with no real expectation. But if Asahina had reciprocated at that point, their power imbalance wouldāve still been intact. Maybe they couldāve moved onto a romantic relationship, but Isaka would probably constantly wonder āDid he just accept because he has to āpleaseā me as part of his duty?ā And Asahina may wonder if Isaka just sees him as a plaything. Their foundation wouldāve been built on sand.
Thatās why I love Asahina pushing him off and immediately saying āWhy do you always do things to trouble me?ā Asahina thinks heās being toyed with. Iāll come back to this, but in the true confession later, Asahina apologizes first before confessing, saying he doesnāt wish to be a burden with his feelings. That ties directly with the pushing-off quote. He thinks his feelings are a burden and have been something heās hidden for years. His feelings are his most troubling aspect of his personality. He is torn between guiding Isaka to the right path and wanting him for himself. Isakaās existence is a trouble to him and him thinking Isaka has found him out and making fun of his feelings is the worst possibility ever because now he actually has become a burden and is now being looked down upon. Then not only that, but after this Isaka insecurely lashes out and basically says to stop taking care of him. Asahina in this scene feels he has been completely stripped open, made fun of, then tossed aside. What use now does he have?
Then Asahina moves out, quits, and returns the flower which is so amazing. Yes, he does want to see if he makes it in his own. But he also sees himself as a burden to the Isakas as a whole, and that flower of course is him āletting goā of his feelings and also the shackles of loving him. Asahina is a perfectly capable man, he never truly āneededā the Isakas to be successful. Along the same line, the Isakas donāt need him (and he possibly thought he wasnāt wanted, as shown that once itās all good he returns to Marukawa).
Now itās the rainy confession scene. Isaka has realized heās made a terrible mistake of ignoring Asahina and making him think heās not wanted. In the apartment, Asahina hides behind the noble, unproblematic excuse (which is also true) that he wants to make it on his own. He also tells Isaka that heās not his caretaker anymore, and therefore not tethered to him and doesnāt owe him anything. Isaka literally crumbles. He knows he now doesnāt have any authority over Asahina and has messed up. All he can do is muster a shaky āDonāt goā while grabbing onto Asahinaās wrist. This is the pivotal scene showing that the power imbalance has shifted drastically. Asahina used to be āunderā Isaka as a caretaker and commanded. Here, Asahina is commanding Isaka to basically leave him alone. Isaka knows he canāt command him, so he begs him, as much as his ego can, to not go.
But, of course, Asahina loves Isaka and canāt stand seeing Isaka so disheveled. So he confesses, simultaneously apologizing for his feelings as a burden and thatās a reason why he left. After all Asahina likes him as a friend and they grew up together. Asahina was not confessing here expecting a positive reaction. They were conjoined at the hip since kids, of course Asahina and Isaka were close. But he also thought Isaka were straight and that he genuinely did like Asahina at least platonically as evidenced by him being sopping wet from the rain. This confession was pure-hearted with less to lose now.
But all this to say, for the same reason why itās good Asahina didnāt reciprocate the kiss, Asahina had to be the one to confess first. It wouldāve been the same cycle of wondering if it was duty or not. And honestly, Isaka has such low self esteem and coping (thinking he was in love with his dad BUT ALSO then wishing he was a woman so Asahina would love him) in regards to Asahina that I donāt think he ever wouldāve confessed and power imbalance like I said.
I love it that Asahina was the one who flipped everything on its head as affectively emotionless as he is and was the forefront of having them become equals and setting up a good foundation.
And in the present they do play with their power imbalance to an extent, but they acknowledge this and are equals. Isaka is seemingly always the one chasing Asahina anyways and is still majorly insecure around him. They are both independent, successful men who choose to work and be with each other. The key is Asahina is choosing to stay, not because he has to.
your tags reminded of my own ideaā¦ like ijuuin was always trying to pull misaki away from usagi and was so possessive. ik canonically he appears to like chiaki but whoās to say he canāt start having a jealous streak to the point he tells yanase like āwho do you care more about, the friend who rejected you or your boyfriend?ā and yanase is angry and defensive but chooses chiaki because theyāre besties and have history, and ijuuin is hurt and in one final lash accuses yanase of still have feelings for chiaki which eats yanase up. then ijuuin is like oh shit why did i do allat and realizes to love someone he canāt just have total control over them and realizes he fell in love with yanase harder than he thought (hiding it behind licking each others wounds) and that he messed up
like yanase canāt help but wonder if ijuuin is right that he still has lingering feelings, which eats him up, but regardless of he does or not i think he would always choose chiaki because of their shared history and bond alone. a new love, even born out of admiration, trying to strip him of his agency and independence would be insulting.
then iād love for ijuuin to go to chiaki for smth grand (cause i imagine yanase would treat ijuuin like a brick wall, and ijuuin being manipulative and desperate would go to someone yanase cant ignore). like imagine ijuuin being like āhey yoshino letās collab or make a special artwork tgā and chiaki beaming in ignorant bliss and rambling to yanase how much he loves ijuuin and wants to marry him cause yanase kept him out of the loop lol
AS PROMISED, I will embarrass myself by detailing what I've noticed about each way the couples of Junjou and Sekai fuck (Excluding Domestica, Mistake, Trifecta, and Sentiment simply bc I FEEL LIKE I DIDNT READ THEIR STORIES IN ORDER </3 IM SORRY ONCE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS FRANCHISE, I WILL INCLUDE THEM!!)
Putting under a cut bc I have some self respect. no i dont.
NSFW underneath?? LMAO??
Romantica:
Okay so these two?? Deadass? Are the quintessential brat/brat tamer dynamic I've EVER seen. And it's really in emotional sex scenes does Misaki drop his little brat role and is more open/honest about how he feels. Otherwise it's "Does it feel good?" "NO!!!! (It feels good :( ) everytime HAHA.
Also all the other couples do pretty natural positions, but I've noticed that Usagi is always CONTORTING Misaki's body around. Straight up manhandling him at times. If I was more shameless, I'd be showing evidence of the FUCKED UP bends Usagi is putting Misaki in. And the more fucked up it is, the more Misaki seems to like it too?? LOL always going on about I can feel Usagi-san getting bigger and I can feel him better like this. There's a couple scenes I remember where Usagi is telling him to spread his legs even further than they already are, and Misaki is obliging.. ok king good for you LOL.
Speaking of Usagi in him, there's two scenes I will not let go of. The scene where Usagi asks him what he wants, and he whispers into Usagi's ear about it and the next scene Misaki is getting fucked into the bathroom wall. That AND the scene where Usagi had him pressed against the window, like front to the reflective surface and Misaki is going it feels so freaking good??? I WAS HOLDING MY PEARLS? YOU WHORES? WHERE IS YOUR SHAME?
Less NSFW, but these two looove to kiss. They are always french kissing, all day, the whole scene. Literally can't even kind of separate kind of.
Also I noticed that Misaki does have some energy to him?? Like I feel like it's common in Yaois where the bottom character will be like I'm tired enough!! but he doesn't really ever do that?? (To clarify, he does try to "stop" Usagi, but its never due to exhaustion) and bro.. theres that one scene in the recent chapters where there's SJDKNGK lord help me, there's cum pouring out from between his legs (AM I GONNA GET FLAGGED /LH) and Usagi tells him he doesn't want to stop and Misaki says me neither?? like ok divas.. if this was a different series, Misaki and Usagi would be 30x crazier I just know.
Last details I want to point out: Usagi's interest in using toys on him, as well as his little edging play where he decides when exactly Misaki can release. In general, Usagi is pretty rough and aggressive when it comes to their scenes too. Just.. he just kinda looks like he goes as it roughly, since Misakis always complaining that it hurts lmao.. I'm pointing this out bc in a later couple, its pointed out how gentle they are. Take that as you will.. but Misaki does end up enjoying it more often than not. Since Usagi's always telling him he can handle it when he does say it. Also this ongoing arc of Misaki trying to gather his courage to top Usagi. I hope we get to see it eventually lmfaoo. Good luck, Misaki I'm cheering you on...
I wanna die lmAO
Egoist:
I feel like these two are pretty fair, like they're both openly gay which means Nakamura doesn't do the whole how could I like this!! with them. They're both usually down with whatever. A good number of their scenes has them switching between who's on who's lap. Which means they have a decent amount of scenes where they're straddling/riding each other. (Misaki and Usagi also do this, but to a lesser extent but thats only bc of the aforementioned contorting)
Oh also, their asses are NOT against also having sex in public. I'm LOOKING AT THE LIBRARY SCENE AT THE BEGINNING.
Also I love that Hiro's cue for hold me is going "I'm cold" to Nowaki, and he's always ready to show up LOL. Nowaki always down to give Hiro a BJ, always. He does it more often to Hiro, but Hiro has like one or two down his belt. They're a surprisingly balanced couple in that regard. Super touchy with everything, there's a few frames I can think of where their hands are all over each other.
Also.. a lot of tongue work.. SKDJHNSDKJH like.. all over hiros chest from Nowaki.
On a cuter note, Nakamura LOVES to cut to black with them in an embrace. Deadass these guys are just two gay men in a relationship and we get to peek in on them, like that's what it feels like when I read through their chapters.
And that's all she wrote for Egoist. A lot of their chapters are not very sex heavy.
Terrorist:
THIS IS ALSO A COUPLE THAT'S NOT VERY HEAVY ON THE SEX?? (Which tbh makes sense considering their dynamic LOL they're barely surviving being together with what they do to each other)
But, with what we do have .. Shinobu is like almost always the one initiating which again makes sense considering he's the 'terrorist' here lol. There like two times where Miyagi politely asks for it and ofc he gets it bc Shinobu literally NEVER backs down lol.
They kinda start off with Miyagi pushing him against the floor and fondling him while kissing him. Seeing as he was trying to scare him off there. The other time he was forceful was when Shinobu tried to break up with him, upset that he was just stringing him along. But other than those two instances, Miyagi tends to be pretty gentle with him? He likes to hold him back to his chest, and he also guides him through a few times since Shinobu likes to lie abt being experienced.
Shinobu likes to sit on his lap quite a bit too. To insert himself into Miyagi usually lmfao. In general, Shinobu is pretty cuddly and all over Miyagi LOL even outside of the sex scenes.
THEIR cut to blacks always end up with them lying over each other bc they are attached skin to skin bro.
Nostalgia:
Okay, OKAY. RITSU AND TAKANO. RITSU AND TAKANO are the usual reason I wanted to even make this post in the FIRST PLACE. BECAUSE AHHH??
First of all, FIRST OF ALL. Takano is 10000% a service top?? Especially in the beginning, he is often making Ritsu come without ever getting anything back. Which makes sense considering their relationship very early on, but this continues to when they're both clearly on board. He is ALWAYS servicing Ritsu. When they are separated, Ritsu even comments how gentle Takano was with him. like yall. its SOO many blowjobs, fingering, nipple play. It's only way later when he starts to ask Ritsu to touch him too, but while Ritsu is touching him, man is still working his fingers. Do yall know how long it took for Ritsu to suck dick for the first time??? I'll tell you, the new art style had started to take form. Also, they like to kiss, not as much as Misaki and Usagi, but you know what they do a lot of?? They hold hands during sex a lot. THEIR fade to black tends to consist of a frame of their fingers intertwined.
And ritsu.. ritsu.. oh ritsu i will expose this ass so fast bro. I will never forgive Nakamura for that final frame of Takano asking Ritsu what he wants him to do and Ritsu whispering, Takano calling him a pervert, and then Ritsu saying "And then Takano gave me exactly what I asked for until dawn." AND THEN NOT SHARING WHAT THAT WAS?? I'VE HAD THE WHOLE MANGA TO KNOW HES JUST AS INSANE AS TAKANO. CMON MAN. kdnhkjs.. I sound like a degenerate. (I am one.) But okay, some sus things that Mr. Ritsu was up too? Those wet dreams he had. Like three in a fucking row and each one was about Takano railing into him. And that one frame where he was basically begging Takano to go deeper and release deep into him?? ok. OK. I'll let you guys make your own assessment on what that means, bc contrary to this whole post, I wish to not be struck down by tumblr/lh
Yknow what was also a crazy scene??? Where he started to masturbate, and then Takano called him? And he went to stop, until Takano started praising him and he started to undress himself again until he literally came while on call with Takano? Crazy shit to pull from someone who tries his best to act composed. ok diva. Speaking of, this man has a praise kink. I don't make the rules and that's not even a headcanon because it's just true. Literally comes to Takano telling him he feels good and that he loves him. (In contrast to Misaki fyi who with his whole brat thing is very much like STOP!! DONT SAY IT!!) Ritsu WANTS to hear it, he ADORES hearing it. The only time hearing Takano say I love you bothers him is when it cracks at his barriers.
Nah, bc as soon as Takano pulled away, Ritsu became a whole fiend now that his service top wasn't servicing. AND A PART OF IT WAS BC HE TOLD HIM NOT TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL HE CONFESSED?? LIKE YOU DID THAT SWEETIE.
And ugh, don't get me started on their official couple sex scenes, where Ritsu has to stop Takano from teasing him so they could "feel good together." Good to know he knows Takano literally only focuses on him during it bro.
With Takano being gentle as Ritsu points out, its a stark contrast to Usagi. Like bro is always asking Ritsu if it hurts/if he's comfortable like.. UGH. Im such a Takano defender yall I fear. Honestly, it says something to me that the only time Ritsu tells him that it hurts is when Nao gets in the way and tells Ritsu to break up with him bc he'd be a disadvantage to him. And so Takano asks him if he'd break up with him just bc Nao told him too? (Crazy scene btw, my mouth was open) and he decided that they would only have a physical relationship then and not a real one. Also, one of the only scene where he mainly focuses on pleasuring himself only.
Also, make no mistake, Takano kinda a freak too tho. Where he drank that water just to kiss Ritsu and give it to him? ok sir. ( again, literally servicing Ritsu. It always comes back to that LOL)
I just know they're gonna be such an annoying couple now that they're together, if that "Takano pulled me into his arms and we kissed and kissed over and over." was anything to go by.
Erotica:
Let me make something clear, Kisa is a whore lol. There's like no way around it. Probably the most experienced out of all the couples thus far and it shows. Man is always leading sex between him and Yukina. There's even a scene where he's telling Yukina where exactly to go and Yukina is all "Is this right??" Which.. good for him bro. Deadass. I support him.
He always face deep into Yukina too, giving him blowjobs and letting that shit get over his face. LIKE YALL IM SO SERIOUS LIKE 80% OF THEIR SEX SCENES ARE KISA SUCKING OFF YUKINA. I WANNA SAY MORE BUT I CANT. HE'S A SERVICE SUB TO TAKANOS SERVICE TOPISM. If he's on Yukinas lap, he's bouncing himself while Yukina watches.
Yukina too is always asking questions like I said, and then also asking Kisa how he'd like him to fuck him.
But what's fun about them lowkey is that as the series progresses, Yukina stops asking the questions and is more aware of what Kisa likes already. Even when Kisa is like you don't have to do x thing, he's then like "Oh but you liked here?" I thought that was a neat detail. Like he's learning LOL.
That being said one of the funniest parts of their dynamic is Kisa being over 30 so he passes out after they fuck leaving Yukina to lay there. And when he does stay awake, Yukina tends to ask for extra rounds lmAO. Good for that old man and his resident young'in.
The way I actually wrote this... Lord help me. thank you if you read this far??
op i love this post so so so so much zero notes on it, its perfect.
i was left inspired (and i have nothing better to do), so i wanna give my grain of salt with the couples excluded (trying to keep it as spoiler free as possible) :D
MISTAKE
It is actually hard to have a proper take on them (thats not based almost entirely on headcanons that is xd) considering there is almost no nsfw of them in canon: as far as i remember, they only have one full sex scene in act 1 and then like a few panels where they are shown fucking and from there on its, if anything, just implications of the fact that they fucked.
The first two are pretty standard tbh, but i feel you can actually decipher a few things from the third one. essentially that a) they actually do have a lot (A LOT) of sexual desire for each other, but try to keep it hidden so that it doesnt interfere with their jobs. b) Asahina may get pretty aggressive, considering he warns Isaka that he would regret practically begging to have sex with him. and c) Isaka himself is, for Nakamura standards, very very very dominant.
Considering the fact that (unlike what you'd expect from a good assertive uke like Kisa or even Hiroki) Isaka never seems to get on top of Asahina (other than whatever they were doing in act 1, most times we see them do it its in missionnaire), it seems to me that he simply is the one to initiate the whole thing, just to then let Asahina take the reins (the service top x pillow princess ever iktr !!).
SENTIMENT
There is also not much to say about them considering they are barely in their beginnings xd
From what I can gather so far, they both really seem to like touching each other. For instance, we can see from the fantasies Ijuuin had with Misaki that he just really likes to fill whoever his partner is with caresses even if he is not receiving any, and we can see this same thing in sentiment, although Yuu actually does reciprocate. And then there is this whole thing with Yuu being obsessed with Ijuuin's body (a bone fetish practically jfhjgjsjf) and wanting to touch it all.
Speaking of Yuu, we can also see that he seems to like being manhandled (considering he thinks at some point that he wouldn't mind being taken this way, even if it hurt), and that he loves physical shows of affection (like hugging and kissing) whenever he is feeling vulnerable.
It is also worth mentioning how much emphasis they both seem to put in pleasuring each other. Like everytime Ijuuin asks if Yuu wants to go all the way, and when the answer is negative find the way for both to feel good; and then Yuu being able to eventually do it despite his fears, and insisting Ijuuin doesn't need to put any extra effort for him (as we can see, there is some of Yuu's lack of self-worth intertwined in here :s)
(I also find it funny that they both seem to have experience, considering they are supposed to be each other's first time with a man jdhfjhjhgjsjfkshj)
DOMESTICA
I could literally talk about these two for hours because there is SO MUCH to be said (they kinda are, along romantica and nostalgia, probably the couple with the most growth in this regard), but I'll try to keep it brief kdhkfjskjfksjflsjfk
We can start by mentioning edging and dacryphilia as CONFIRMED kinks for them, as both are very present throughout the novels. Leaving the punishment thing aside (which tbh is mostly used as some sort of comic relief), it is essentially that Hatori loves to see Chiaki "drowning in pleasure" (i.e. overstimulated) as a way to show how much he desires him and as some sort of validation that Chiaki loves him back. So he does everything he can to get Chiaki to this point while putting a LOT of self restraint on himself to not just cum at the mere sight of him, only letting himself go once he sees Chiaki completely out of his mind.
And since he notices how much Hatori tends to keep things to himself, Chiaki appreciates being able to see this more "unkept" side of him. Willing to accept anything (ANYTHING :p) Hatori throws his way, Chiaki tends to take a pretty passive stance and just let Hatori do his thing (with a tiny bit of resistance at first bc Nakamura), although this doesn't mean he is all that submissive. Most of the time he ends up being the one to beg Hatori to go all the way (although its mostly bc of the overstimulation jdfhsjhfjshd), and it has even come to a point where he CONSCIOUSLY provokes him more than once (just to then have Hatori go "oooh he keeps unconsiously provoking me omgggg >.<" jdhdjghjdhfj he is so STUPIDDDD).
Idk idk idk but as a whole the fact that Hatori is constantly worrying about Chiaki being straight (lmao) and forcing himself into the relationship, while Chiaki is so self conscious about not being as attractive as a woman, just for both of them to be so ridiculously down bad for the other itĀ“s pretty poetic to me in its own special way ^^ and it is something that can be particularly evident in some of their sex scenes (like i already explained it on Hatori, and then you have Chiaki constantly fawning on how hoooot Hatori is and how goooood he is at sex and blah blah blah).
All this to say that, for a couple that most of the time fucks in missionnaire-ish position (although this changes as the novels progress), these two bitches are NASTY.
TRIFECTA
And as expected from another couple developed by Fujisaki, these two are also FREAKS.
Kirishima is kinda like an Usagi on steroids (this considering it'd be a lot harder to tame Yokozawa than Misaki jdhfjshfj). He is VERY descriptive and more than once mentioned to be pretty aggresive (there are even mentions of Yokozawa leaving quite prominent marks on Kirishima's back,,). What is key in him is that he LOVES to tease Yokozawa in any way he can (leaving the usual caressing aside, there is a LOT of dirty talk........), to the point he kinda admits that simply seeing him pissed off turns him on kdjfjgsgkshjg He also doesnt seem to mind public sex at all, considering he gets Yokozawa to do it in a car and more than once he tries to initiate things in the office,,,,
(also he kinda has a foot fetish but shhhhhhh)
But oddly enough, Yokozawa himself is about as freaky as Kirishima (up to the point he even questions if he is not a masochist kdhkfjskjg). Pretty much because he knows that his attitude turns on Kirishima, and he knows that it could all be avoided very easily by just not being so prideful to fall for such stupid provocations,, and yet he keeps doing it every single time. It is constantly shown, and even explicitly said, that he prefers that Kirishima is rough with him, because he is a freak but also because he would rather not seem vulnerable in front of him; and even if he doesn't love the idea of bottoming, he lets it happen just for Kirishima. To me, all this is proof of two things: how much Yokozawa loves Kirishima to be willing to take ANYTHING he throws his way, and how insecure he is to not tear down his own barriers around him.
(I do not know how was I able to write all this with a straight face JDHJFGJAHFJDWUGJDSHJ ok bye)
i love love love these but i wanna add onto mistake!
absolutely right that theyāre surprisingly sfw honestly and thereās barely anything of them in generalā¦ so i just wanted to add to it with my own headcanons
i absolutely agree that isaka is a pillow princess through and through. iād like to imagine asahina is the first and only person heās ever been submissive too (as i imagine isaka was a playboy back in college lol).
i also think asahina is a severe service top with a hint of being a stone as well. iād imagine the majority of his pleasure comes from pleasing isaka and reducing the ceo and ābocchanā into a complete mess and being the only one capable of doing it and having that power. but the moment isaka tries to initiate any service to asahina, heād be hesitant to comply. in his mind, asahina being the āservantā is so engrained in his mind still he cannot imagine why isaka would want to please instead of be pleased and would feel uncomfortable having isaka do that
when i first saw that it broke my heartā¦ like i genuinely donāt know what the hell was going on there but oh my goodness my goats in the more recent stuff they have been looking beautiful š„¹
Takano and Onodera's relationship fascinates me so much because of their Impatient Ć Indecisive dynamic. Onodera doesn't have the confidence to say "I love you", and Takano literally cannot wait for him to. And that leads to two problems:
Takano seems to be invalidating Onodera's concerns
Takano is saying Onodera does not need to be decisive to have him
Which is why they were stuck for so long. When Takano asks Onodera "How many times do we have to sleep together before you'll be mine?" it made me scream at the screen: "That is the problem! That is YOUR PROBLEM!!" The sex may affirm their mutual attraction, but it's also distracting them from truly addressing what's keeping them from becoming official! These two are so frustrating it makes me laugh.
If I were writing the story (or adapting it), I would bring Hatori and Kisa into the foldāthey speak with Takano and Onodera respectively. Kisa is also someone with low self-esteem and once thought he wasn't good enough for Yukina, yet they're able to date. When Onodera asks how, Kisa answers Yukina was able to give reassurance for everything he was concerned of. Onodera then realizes he's never gotten any reassurance from Takano. Meanwhile, Takano and Hatori are drinking, and the latter is very drunk and complaining about Chiaki getting on his nerves. Hatori wonders aloud if Chiaki is taking him for granted, so he acts the way he does, knowing Hatori will never leave him, and annoyed as he is, Hatori admits he's glad this is at least happening after they've started dating, while Takano ponders whether Onodera is taking him for granted with how much he keeps delaying his confession.
Nao, in my adaptation, also serves to highlight these problems (as nothing more than a concerned friend). He'd get the wrong idea but still hit the nail on the head by saying stuff like "You think just because you can say 'I love you' so sweetly, you can do anything to Ritsu and it'll be okay?!" and "There's no way you're enjoying letting that jerk take the lead and decide everything for the two of you, right?"
ive being so much stuff about takano x yokozawa so i just wanted to put in my two cents. i think theyāre functionally incompatible because of their pride. but i kinda want to dive into my interpretation of them over their course (and thereās a lot of interpretation cause thereās barely anything about their college days </3)
i think yokozawa really admired takano for his being. he was aloof, confident, intelligent, and mysterious and thatās what pulled him in. yokozawa explicitly says smth he remembers fondly is that he was the only one that takano let in. there was this confident and handsome dude being the only one confiding to yokozawa, whoās already mistaking love with admiration. he feels indispensable and needed by this highly competent guy which fuels his ego and protectiveness
takano on the other hand is already pretty unstable. heās hesitant to get close to anyone, but yokozawa seems stable and honestly maybe straight? causeā¦ yokozawa had a gf. iām sure takano was wary to not get close and fall for another guy who could break his heart again and that leads me toā¦
takano and yokozawa taking advantage of each other. takano had hit rock-bottom, and whether or not he knew yokozawa had feelings for him, he was willing to throw their friendship away. yokozawa realizes he does have feelings for takano, and takes arrange of that to sleep with him multiple times at his lowest. i interpret this time as pretty toxic, but yokozawa still has takanoās best interests at heart. even if takano sleeps with others, pushes yokozawa away, and ultimately tells yokozawa they can only be friends. yokozawa genuinely cares and does help takano get out of his slump. and takano is grateful- but he regrets crossing that line
i think their friendship is great with mutual respect and i love it. yokozawa helps takano out and gets him his job at marukawa. takano affirms yokozawa when heās self conscious about being seen as āscaryā when heās just started in sales. but yokozawa is chasing a losing battle. i see it as takano wants to throw the whole past away, and yokozawaās feelings are part of it BUT he doesnāt know yokozawa still has lingering feelings. he took it at face value when yokozawa said heād just be friends. takanoās looking ahead while yokozawa is stuck in a limbo. they continue to be drinking buddies where takano pours his heart out, and yokozawa mostly keeps to himself because he wants to be the āprotectorā and āput-together oneā as a callback to takanoās lowest. he doesnāt allow himself to feel vulnerable
but i donāt think either wouldāve worked as a couple. theyāre both too proud imo. yokozawa is snappy and obsessive about competence, takano is calm with his main thing being emotional maturity (basically) so he never needed anything from yokozawa. we see yokozawa āsubmittingā his pride in a sense to kirishima, but i just canāt see that with takano. cause takano dgaf. kirishima does and will affectionately tease yokozawa out of genuine love, and yokozawa feels comfortable enough to āswallow his prideā and be seen at his softest in return. he has always been boastful and prideful with takano, because takano had always been the one person heās wanted to impress. but takano doesnāt ever fully look or acknowledge him. their personalities just would clash and never lead the way to vulnerability.
simply put, takano doesnāt necessarily need yokozawa anymore (not to say their friendship should cripple and die). in fact i want to see them hanging out again š yokozawa always needed someone to feel indispensable. but takano needed someone who didnāt baby and hover over him and acknowledges his wounds
