could you do mayuzumi for the character headcanon game?? :>
oh, absolutely! thank you for the ask! please, beware this is gonna be a full of incoherent ramblings 😵💫
he puts bi in both bitch and bisexual lmao i think he considers himself as a bi curious at first before he realizes he’s actually bisexual. mayuzumi still thinks he’s attracted to his opposite gender but he doesn’t mind to explore/do a bunch of stuff (lbr he’s quite adventurous at heart since he spends his free time getting off at train stations he isn't familiar with, just to wander off)
the moment he realizes he’s not as straight as he thinks he is that’s when he meets akashi. the red-haired alien is legit his gay awakening
cis 😔 (i support enby mayuyu headcanon tho and I like his name so much it’s very unisex)
a ship i have with said character
MAYUAKA (I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!!!!)
gosh, i've been yapping in my late post and i’m going to do it again: this ship has so many spices. so many flavors. gordon ramsay would definitely approve.
their dynamic reminds me of those movies with the male lead whose life is dull and his world changes when he meets the manic dream pixie girl heroine (that turning his life upside down, literally the person who opens a door for him to a different world, quirky, ethereal, irresistible, and has bright (red) hair) because in the replace novel the way mayuzumi describes akashi is pretty much like that
mayuzumi likes his solitude. he’s content with his time alone, accompanied by his trashy light novels before akashi ruins it. by ruin, i mean, mayuyu’s life will never be the same again. akashi drags him to his life and mayuzumi will never escape from him
he doesn’t give a fuck at first because who the fuck is akashi seijuurou and how could he remember me when people barely know my name and did he just stalk me. it pisses him off when akashi out of nowhere being chummy with him. how dares a freshman talks in rude manner to a 3rd year senior in their first meeting, right. so, of course, the moment akashi recruits him back to the club and offers him to be a starter, and be the next phantom sixth-man, mayuzumi brushes him off. it’s like one of shoujo romance trope: rejection affection. the more mayuzumi rejects akashi, the more obsess akashi is with him lmao
since akashi always wins, he’s quite successful to have mayuzumi wrapped around his fingers eventually. mayuzumi went from ‘fuck it, i’m not interested to be involved in your middle school drama’ to ‘i love myself so much, just to pass the ball is so boring unless i find enjoyment from it’ to ‘oh, okay, this is actually fun, i think it’s not a bad idea to stay until the very end’ to ‘wow, you’re such a dick for using me as one of your shogi pieces’. no doubt mayuzumi is pissed at how akashi treats him but deep inside he can’t hate akashi for it because he’s also using akashi for his own sake
for someone who’s so prideful and self-centered, mayuzumi recognizes akashi’s talent and think highly of him. he always has adoration for him. he mentions that “akashi is one hell of a monster” even though he’s still in his 1st year of highschool. also it’s funny to me for someone who has zero fucks to give (self-proclaimed), mayuzumi ends up giving a lot of fucks to his favorite alien. it’s ironic he calls himself not a saint but he’s the only one who’s not giving up on akashi when akashi is literally at his worst. he brings akashi into his senses because akashi is about to lose it after his trump card is destroyed by kagakuro. he has the guts to interrupt the coach and gives akashi The Senpai Talk and boldly calling him PATHETIC to his face/in front of the entire rakuzan crew and i will never shut up about how akashi changes his whole personality when mayuyu is tired of his bs, about mayuzumi saves his ass when akashi in his self-destructive state. mayuzumi being the catalyst for akashi back to his true self is so beautiful. that's peak romance!!!!
and the fact mayuzumi has a soft spot for akashi... that’s so sweet of him. he has the right to be mad after what akashi and rakuzan have done to him, but he’s pretty mature about that, just chilling out and moving on, never holding grudges. he thanks akashi instead for making his last year of high school not that bad. not to mention the way mayuzumi gives akashi the softest smile……… it’s like reassuring him “hey its okay its not a big deal its just silly basketball after all” GOSH MAYUZUMI IS SO BOYFRIEND CODED. no wonder akashi is smitten lol
oh, also, in the novel, mayuzumi is aware how lonely akashi is when he stares at his back that unexpectedly small for a basketballer. he probably knows how heavy the responsibilities akashi carries on his shoulders even though he’s not that close with akashi at that time??? like if we have to compare with people who are close to akashi, they barely notice that??? maybe nijimura and midorima do notice but they have known akashi for like years while mayu at that time has known akashi for weeks/months. what I love the most about mayuaka relationship is that mayuzumi humanizing akashi. he’s just a brat that needs a hug!!!
i've become a broken record that repeating the same thing until my mouth foaming at this point lmao but anyway i love mayuaka so much. akashi is the only one who can trigger mayuzumi’s dere to come out. akashi who is meromero only with senpai. they’re really made for each other in every universe. from queen and king of heart au. their past live as emperor and knight. also i hate to say it but they’re the embodiment of “right person, wrong time” but fuck canon am i right.
last but not least, mayuzumi is sure one of the funniest characters in kurobas. i love the way he gives akashi nick names like:
1. obocchan/young master/spoiled brat
5. rich bastard (our king mayuzumi chihiro “fuck the rich” icon but he takes fuck the rich too literally)
6. captain (no matter how much mayuyu annoyed at akashi, he still respects his fave gremlin by calling him captain…….. sarcastically)
and if we talk about mayuaka, it’s compulsory to bring our girls from a clockwork apple and honey and little sister aka kaguya, ringo, and sasha. these fictional girls are literally the personification of akashi seijuurou himself.
like kaguya is the alien girl who appears on the rooftop and calls the protag oniisama as we all know mayuzumi depicts akashi as an alien who opens the door to a different world (“a heroine-like character finally showed up and it looks like it was just getting interesting” i quoted from the novel where akashi comes to interrupt mayuyu reading the light novel right when kaguya shows up lol im not making it up) and he’s older than akashi (he lowkey wants to be called oniisama by akashi??? you gross otaku, mayuzumi!!!). ringo is the heroine of the novel, her character is pretty much like oreshi. and the last one sasha, the most obvious one, the red-haired with hime-sama cut and mismatched eyes, the honorable student with bad personality, the copy of ringo, successor of her when ringo “fails” at her mission, the unneeded copy but the protag has to save her from disappearing…… that’s just bokushi lmao
mayuyu said weird things happen on the rooftop and guess where akashi and mayuzumi meet for the first time.
OPPOSITE ATTRACTION!!! THE GIRLIES DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER OMG IT’S FUN TO SEE!!!! tbh i don’t really ship mayuzumi with anyone but akashi (bc this bastard has no friends and barely interacts with others lmao) but hey mayuyu’s relationship with hayama is quite interesting to me, both platonically or romantically.
hayama who is so loud would legit annoy tf mayuzumi out and mayuzumi who’s very blunt and being an idgafer would also irk hayama. they’re like the opposite end of the spectrum. the similarities from both is they’re very arrogant and quick-tempered (with mayu, at least, he’s violent inside but quite composed outside) BUT i think, at some point, they can tolerate each other (or just being used to be around each other lol).
also, if we pay attention enough, hayama is lowkey obsessed with mayuzumi-san. the way hayama is upset that mayuyu doesn’t attend the retirement ceremony is funny to me… is it “he’s fun even if he’s annoying” or is it “he’s useful and he’s a teammate” or is it “he’s a senpai and I kinda miss him” thing??
not to mention that one time after the graduation ceremony, he asks akashi where’s mayuzumi-san, did he cry, was he real, etc etc to the point he starts annoying akashi lmao like out of rakuzan uncrowned kings, hayama is the only one who says mayuzumi’s name especially multiple times (he seems having a thing for older guys who ignore him and are angry…… yes mayuzumi and miyaji but this isn’t about him haha)
mayuyu’s type is cute imoutou and hayama falls into the category
NO ONE LOVES MAYUZUMI THE WAY HE LOVES HIMSELF. well, the closest one is akashi, but my god, bro literally is obsessed with himself. he thinks highly of himself and gives no fuck what people (akashi) preserve him. he’s probably aware that he’s hot and he insists to keep himself mysterious like a light novel protagonist. the reincarnation of narcissus. a true icon of self-affirmation.
he’s the peak epitome of THAT tumblr post “I’d fuck my clone because who would know better how to fuck ME than ME”. pro-clone mayuzumi ftw!!!
mayuyu deserves his own harem dream. he’s voice by a seiyuu who often casted as a protag from harem anime or heroine's love interest from shoujo romance anime. with his ginpatsu + bishounen face + ikebo and a partner that embodies of three heroines from his fave light novel, he could’ve got his own anime.
a brotp i have with said character
the entire rakuzan first string (ik they’re super asshole to mayuzumi lol but that’s okay he is asshole to them as well so the feelings are mutual <3). it’s fun seeing them drag mayuzumi to their clownery outside basketball and not to mention despite there’s clearly a big distance between him and his teammates, at least they try to get to know him better (following akashi’s order). also since i'm a professional delulu, they would hang out w mayuyu a lot after he graduated. either visiting him in tokyo or hanging out at his house uninvited (his mom invites them bc she likes them and I always have this hc his relationship with his mom is like saiki and his mom lol)
higuchi, he’s probably the only one who’s nice to mayuzumi in rakuzan pre-wc
miyaji, ik it’s fucking crack brotp they never interact lmao but it would be hilarious if they went to the same uni and they fought over their 3d and 2d waifus on daily basis using their burner accounts. also both probably have anger issue so how mess it would be putting them in the same room
himuro, again, they never interact BUT i really love the fujimaki dream team lineup. i think mayuzumi could tolerate himuro and like him as a person. they seem like those friends who smoke blunt together lol also maybe himuro would be the reason mayuzumi keep playing basketball (after being baited by a light novel ofc) idk i just really want the spin off of tfs team happened!!!
takao, mayuzumi would find him pain in the ass and takao would find him amusing just like his shinchan. i think their friendship would be like shrek and donkey. i need more mayuzumi and takao interactions tbh please im obsessed with tfs…..
a notp I have with said character
mykr, our brother kuroko deserves BETTER. this is literally what mayuzumi says about kuroko 😔
!!! i'm not fond of every ship that has bottomzumi in it
for someone who doesn’t give a fuck about people’s opinion and god he lacks of presence, i think he cares a lot about his appearance. he would work out regularly but not a gym rat level. if i recall correctly, fujimaki said mayuzumi joins basketball is just to make his body fit. imagine how hot he would get in his 20s akashi you lucky mf
my mayuyu headcanons are mostly gross bc you know…. mayuzumi himself is a gross otaku…. i do believe at least once in his life mayu has a fap guilt after he sees akashi crossdressing as his fictional waifus from kenototo and he saves the pics of akashi crossdressing
general opinion over said character
patron of self-love. king of sass. paragon of seven deadly sins. he’s the moment. he’s an icon!!!
mayuzumi is the character i didn’t expect i would end up simping for lol i still couldn’t believe this punchable jerkass has been my fave for 10 years. he's always at the back of my mind and coming back uninvited like a cockroach in my room
he’s the most normal among these basketball freaks. he wouldn’t sacrifice his sanity for a basketball obsessed cult and he’s so real for that. he’s like the fresh air for this show. his internal monologues, his wit, his snark, he's so fucking funny oh my god
the contrast between his face and his personality is so delicious. fantastic. perfect. he looks nonchalant but he is actually quite competitive, very prideful, yet really pragmatic when it comes to his own ability. a true icon of self-worth, a king of know his place.
i would forever be thankful to fujimaki for creating this beautiful asshole. gosh, i need to put mayuzumi in a fireplace and snort his ash like a coke
anyways, if i saw anyone said mayuzumi chihiro is kuroko 2.0 in the year of our lord 2025, i would legit throw hands 😩
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