haiii!! My name is Magi (any pronouns) and I’m an audio drama enthusiast. Here’s my main blog
I make OCs and listener designs and may or may not have gotten just a teensy bit obsessed with them to the point I care more about my ocs and listeners than the actual canon content,,,
You can ask both me or my characters questions, but please specify who you’re asking! If the question isn’t related to the audio drama stuff, ask it on my main instead! If you ask for a character, I’ll respond as them :3
The listeners fall into 1 of 2 categories;
Kintsugi Kid and Other. There are also Non-Listeners
Kintsugi Kids are listeners that I use for an au where all the audio dramas are intertwined and take place in the same universe at around the same time. Others are listeners in different set universes (mostly because I literally can’t fit them together.) Non-Listeners are just side OCs I made that are connected to the listeners.
Let’s meet the characters :D
Welcome to the Kintsugi Kids AU!
This is an AU based upon multiple different audio drama series (i.e. YuuriVoice’s “BitterSweet” and “Lost & Found”, Escaped Audios “My True Love is Dead” and “The New Jersey Rats”, etc etc), so it’s technically a crossover, but not exactly. (More on that later when its all ready)
You can find all the content I make for this series here
Warnings: Cigarettes/smoking, mentions of cannibalism, sex (kind of??? more like mentions of being a slut and having a situationship), murder
More info below!! Will be updated with more characters as I make them
Lets meet the listeners for Yuurivoice’s series!!! Starting with…
Riley Jewels, AKA SugarBoo
His tag here
I’ll talk about the masks at the end, don’t worry
Some notes that didn’t fit in the image:
Riley has HSD, or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (which is based on the fact that I have this!!)
There’s always at least one firefly around him (for a lore reason yet to be revealed heheheh)
Carries around a locket that he always has on him (kinda like Al with Betty)
Riley has not gotten top surgery, he just binds
Next up, Kaspir Ominira
Yes, Kaspir changed their name based on the nickname Charlie gave them.
Their tag here
Notes:
Kaspir moved away as a result of their parents divorcing and one of them getting full custody
Kaspir is AMAB
Birth name is Lysander
His eyes are black, he just wears contacts because he loves looking like some fuckass fae
Kaspir plays the bass and drums, and makes music with Riley, sometimes even preforming together
His hair is dyed. obvs.
Next, Vivien Yarime, AKA Sunflower
Ignore that it says orchid in the image i think i confused yandere!Finn’s nickname with the actual one (also ignore the fact his proportions are different from everyone else I swear they’re all the same age group its just that he was originally a MHA oc and i didn’t feel like drawing him all over again ok? ok thanks)
His tag here
Notes:
He has vitiligo, in case you couldn’t tell
He and his brother were separated as infants, Vivien lived with their mother in Scotland while his brother lived in Japan with their father
His son is twelve years old, adopted at six, and his name is “Davie”
He only learned his brother even existed when they turned sixteen
He is trilingual, speaking Scottish Gaelic (primary), Japanese (secondary), and English (tertiary)
Used to live with Kaspir & Riley before Riley moved out. Viven moved out soon after Riley
Had a situationship with Kaspir while they were living together (LMAO)
Now, lastly (at least for the YV Listeners) Kiyoshi Yarime, AKA Rook
Yes he eats people. God forbid a guy gets a little hungy.
His tag here
Notes:
Fucking hates Kaspir
Also trilingual, but Japanese is his primary and Gaelic is his secondary
EDIT: ITS NOT CANON THAT HE’S A SOCIOPATH ANYMORE I RETCONNED IT LMAO
NOW i can actually talk about the lore because Kiyo is the reason this au is interesting
The Kintsugi Kids is a group created (albeit accidentally) by Kiyoshi.
In case you don’t know, Kintsugi is a Japanese art form that fixes broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, though it’s most commonly gold thats used.
Kiyoshi was raised by a leader of the Yakuza (the Japanese mafia, basically), so he was born into blood. But, there’s a difference between his fathers group and his. Kiyoshi has no interest in drug trafficking, extortion, or any “normal” activity for organized crime. Kiyoshi only really kills people who get in his way, threaten him or the members of his group, or “bad people” (abusers, rxpists, etc etc). What’s important to note is that this is NOT because of any moral compass. Even if, somehow, there were no more threats and no more “bad people”, Kiyoshi would still kill. The reason he kills only these kinds of people is because it’s the easiest, and if he gets caught, there will be a multitude of people who back him up, calling him a “vigilante” and wanting him to face no punishment. He thinks long-term, and this is the best option.
The way this group started is when Kiyoshi murdered someone who was attempting to assault someone his age (who ended up being one of his classmates, Isshin Joumei), and Isshin swearing loyalty to Kiyoshi to repay him. It became a pattern of Kiyoshi accidentally rescuing people and then the people he rescued following him around. Like I said, Kiyoshi never intended this to happen.
The masks in all of the characters’ art is a sort of calling card that someone is part of the group, characterized by the fact that they are kintsugi pieces. Each mask is personalized and designed by the person wearing it, then are created by another member of the group called “Buggi”. Kiyoshi houses all members of the group (except for Listeners) in his own home.
While the other members of the group joined as a show of loyalty, Riley, Kas and Viven are all in it by chance. Vivien is joined into it by blood, but is still loyal to his brother, and Riley and Kas are loyal to Viven, so they’re loyal to Kiyoshi by proxy. Kiyoshi rarely asks anything from these three, but when he does, it’s usually something concerning each other, and afterwards he pays them quite a bit of money as a thank you. Even Kaspir, despite the fact that he hates their guts.
Anyway, here’s the listeners for Escaped Audios!
Tag here
Notes:
May or may not have killed their own father (tbf it was an accident)
They are intersex
Was born in the UK, moved to America when they were ~6 years old
Met Vivien in school when they moved, then met Kaspir when Kaspir moved. They all went to school together.
Now, for the Others
Karmor, AKA “Partner” from GBAudios’ Bastards VS Zombies
Tag here
I literally cannot think of any notes atm im so tired lmao
the rats meet the nicest looking crime boss they’ve ever seen
kiyo looks so cute in this art omgg 🥹
I plan to make more of these with other members of the kintsugi kids. Im most excited to draw them meeting viv, kas, and bug
More notes on how i imagine them meeting under the cut,,
I imagine that if Jessie didn’t immediately call out to Kiyoshi and note him to be the boss, bing might’ve mistaken him for a butler or escort and could’ve brushed him off, to which kiyoshi would scold him, not because he mistakenly thought he was a lesser status, but for brushing him off because of it. But im not sure if that’s mischaracterized,,
Another scene idea i had would be that one of the bada brothers would accidentally break something (i.e. a piece of pottery, something hung on the wall, a plate, etc), and jean immediately resigns himself to his fate before Kiyoshi just calmly picks it up and puts it aside, telling them not to worry because it means they get to make another Kintsugi piece. The rats die of whiplash
One more idea is that kiyoshi locks them all in a room to play Russian roulette (jessie isn’t allowed to play and the rats aren’t allowed to decline). Kiyoshi never actually loads the gun and just fucks with everyone’s head to see how they behave in a life-or-death situation.
the rats meet the nicest looking crime boss they’ve ever seen
kiyo looks so cute in this art omgg 🥹
I plan to make more of these with other members of the kintsugi kids. Im most excited to draw them meeting viv, kas, and bug
More notes on how i imagine them meeting under the cut,,
I imagine that if Jessie didn’t immediately call out to Kiyoshi and note him to be the boss, bing might’ve mistaken him for a butler or escort and could’ve brushed him off, to which kiyoshi would scold him, not because he mistakenly thought he was a lesser status, but for brushing him off because of it. But im not sure if that’s mischaracterized,,
Another scene idea i had would be that one of the bada brothers would accidentally break something (i.e. a piece of pottery, something hung on the wall, a plate, etc), and jean immediately resigns himself to his fate before Kiyoshi just calmly picks it up and puts it aside, telling them not to worry because it means they get to make another Kintsugi piece. The rats die of whiplash
One more idea is that kiyoshi locks them all in a room to play Russian roulette (jessie isn’t allowed to play and the rats aren’t allowed to decline). Kiyoshi never actually loads the gun and just fucks with everyone’s head to see how they behave in a life-or-death situation.
Making the audience fall in love with a character and then killing hurts their feelings. That's pretty good, but I think I can do worse. I could make them fall in love and then reveal at the end they were dead all along, and that their story was told by their grieving elderly husband. But nah, I already did that.
I can do worse.
What if I made a Listener character go from meek to confident, but along the way they make some bad decisions? Yeah. But I'll depict those negative actions in such an exciting way that they feel exciting and empowering and wish-fullfilling. I'll create all the high of doing wrong and create such a smokescreen of dopamine that they never question it. Then once they form a strong sense of identification with the character I can make their life fall apart and have everyone leave them. Ha ha! Then I won't end the story. Everything I built up until then was the prologue to the real story and they'll have to deal with the fallout while rebuilding their lives. Hahahhaahha AHAHAH! AND! Glimpses of the life they could have had would haunt them!! Imagine!!! Imagine "No Children" by the Moutain Goats at a low point! OHHHHH OOOOOOOOHHHHH!
Something i really want to know is if Karmor remembers his past or not. He remembers he’s from Earth, but he doesn’t remember how he got to springrock or how he lost his voice.
We, the viewers, have seen glimpses of what seems to be his past, but other than that, we have nothing else about him. Is that just because he doesn’t remember, or is he hiding something? I NEED TO KNOW BRO. THAT CHANGES A LOT.
WIPPIE YAY YAY!!!!! I amvery tired idk what to say now i just think kas is epic :))) i.will look at the rest of your goobers tomorrow trust........jumps around
HALLO I HAVE ARRIVED AS YOU REQUESTED :3 i dont go here as yu know but im very curiosu about kaspirs mask.........it doesnt have eyeholes.........can they see out of it somehow? idk if some if the others dont have eyeholes or if this is something already answered in canon i just like kaspir so im asking about em :D
-a friendly moff
(u should also tell me more about them in general i think thyere so cool)
YES THEY CAN!! theres a very small camera built into the mask and a screen on the inside (like a headset) that they use to see!! It also has multiple settings such as heat sensors and night vision!!
Something i really want to know is if Karmor remembers his past or not. He remembers he’s from Earth, but he doesn’t remember how he got to springrock or how he lost his voice.
We, the viewers, have seen glimpses of what seems to be his past, but other than that, we have nothing else about him. Is that just because he doesn’t remember, or is he hiding something? I NEED TO KNOW BRO. THAT CHANGES A LOT.
