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libby's writing blog. i post links to fics here, as well as excerpts, other fic-related content, and reblogs of writing resources. i write both fanfiction and original content (though the original content has yet to make it to ao3; the story is long and is taking me a while to write)

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rating: T fandom: Persona 5 pairing: Shuake chapter 1 of 2

Come for the status ailment fuckery, stay for Ren trying to figure out how to live with consigning the guy he loves to death or worse! Come for the despair, stay for the hope! Come for the Shuake, stay for the royal trio! There's something for everyone.

Link here!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Pairing: Shuake/Akeshu Rating: T

"All right," says Akechi, settling grimly into his booth seat like he's getting ready for a war. "I'll entertain your misguided opinions. What elevates Black Condor above every other Featherman not just in the current flight, but in every other flight that's ever been on the screen?"

And once again Ren is staring the awkward truth in the face. I'm not really into Featherman. I lied the other day. I just couldn't cope with living in Tokyo without you, so I had to take weird measures, haha. Yeah, you're right, it is pretty pathetic. No, don't leave.

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It starts when Ren buys a Featherman keychain in memory of his rival. No problems so far, except that his rival is dead, and Tokyo is a hollowed-out husk without him. But when Ren runs into Akechi at a midnight premiere, the landscape changes, and he's faced with his biggest challenge since he killed his last god: Convince Goro Akechi that he likes Featherman.

Written for Shuake Week 2023, day seven: sharing a bed | regret | free day

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Pairing: Shuake/Akeshu Rating: T

"Then what brought you out here?" asks Lala. "To pay a premium for sparkling water?"

"Oh, you know," says the uptight boy, lip curling. "Life. Love. The sort of thing you hear a lot, I imagine."

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There's something wrong with Goro. He doesn't care if Ren wears a dress, yet every time Ren puts one on, it feels like the world is ending all over again. For his boyfriend's sake, Goro needs to fix what's broken inside him, even if that requires drastic measures; even if it forces him to talk about his issues with a stranger. Or, worse, talk about them with Ren.

Written for ShuAke Week 2023, day five: first date | fantasy au | crossdressing/dress-up

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sora yumura

It wasn't that he regretted taking Ibushi in, he thought as he made his way towards the bus stop. What else could he have done? But he had come to England for reasons that were not practical. He hadn't been thinking much about self-preservation, the same way he hadn't thought of it when he started casting pulses after Sam's death. His dreamer, his echo was gone, what did it matter what damage he inflicted on himself? He wouldn't have made the same choices if he had known he'd be taking care of Ibushi.

But even now, the thought of leaving Oxford was hard to entertain for long.

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sam quinn

Sora could imagine himself wandering around with shining eyes, enchanted by the colleges with their spires and their bay windows and their intricate stonework, gazing up into the vaulted ceilings of halls and libraries, the weight of Oxford's history gathered close. In the image, Sam stood next to him, poring through a guidebook like a tourist and pointing out places of interest, laughing when Sora walked into a pole. Or maybe Sam would have known the city better, being English; maybe he would have just let Sora look around, watched and grinned as Sora headed right for the pole, and then spent the next few days living in fear of Sora's revenge. It was so easy to picture those things here, walking through these streets. It was almost harder not to.

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ibushi arima

Rasim shot Sidney a grin over his shoulder. "Why should I do it to myself when you're—ah, hello again." He cleared his throat and straightened up in his seat as the door opened. Ibushi stood behind it, wide-eyed and curious. Behind him was Sora, holding a tea tray and eyeing Rasim and Sidney with a jaded expression.

He waited, though, and after a moment, Ibushi offered a tentative, "Hello."

This seemed to be what Sora had been waiting for. He smiled faintly, not that Ibushi could see it. "Go and finish your homework, Ibushi, so you can play for a bit before we redraw the runes."

What the fuck? Sora was going to get this tiny kid to help them? ... "What do you like to do when you play, Ibushi?" asked Rasim.

Ibushi brightened at the question and finally entered the room. "I like gardens," he said, enunciating carefully in his accented English. "I..." He frowned, made a pouring gesture. "...put... water on plants?"

"I water plants," said Sora, heading to the dining table. Ibushi's face cleared.

"I water plants," he agreed.

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sidney bolstridge

A figure appeared out of the trees, a hulking, heavyset boy several inches taller than Sora. Sora had always thought of himself as a tall person; faced with this boy, however, he wondered if the time had come to reconsider. Dark-haired and dark-eyed, grim-faced and corpse-pale in the shadows of the forest, the boy looked Sora up and down. … He was much more immediately menacing—in size, in demeanour, even in his dark, nondescript clothes—than Imad. It was hard for Sora to even remember Imad as a threat when this boy was glowering down at him.

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rasim shariq

In Sora’s defence, the man was short; not tiny, but just a little too small for Sora to spot in time. That didn't make it hurt less when the man crashed into him. Sora staggered, catching himself against the Co-op, leaving a handprint on the window. The man himself stumbled backward, lost his balance, and would have fallen if Sora hadn't caught him by the elbow. The stack of books he was carrying spilled out of his arms onto the pavement. Mostly popular history titles, it looked like at a glance.

"Thank you," said the man—the boy, really—with a smile, white teeth against dark skin in a well-kept stubble beard. "I'm so sorry, I was..." He gestured inarticulately in the direction from which he had been rushing.

"It's all right." Then, because the boy looked to be about the right age for it, Sora added, "Are you reading history?"

"Me?" The boy laughed, self-conscious, and crouched to pick up the books. "No. These are just a hobby."

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Title: Seasons Fandom: Boueibu Pairings: Gen, Ibukin and student council friendship Rating: G

Every now and then, Ibushi finds someone who likes him. If only he could get them to stay. Half kidfic, half Binan High.

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Title: Seasons Fandom: Boueibu Pairings: Gen, Ibukin and student council friendship Rating: G

Every now and then, Ibushi finds someone who likes him. If only he could get them to stay. Half kidfic, half Binan High.

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How far into the Ibushi fic are you? The excerpt was really good and now I really want to read it lol

Thank you! I’m happy you liked it so much. I hope it lives up to your expectations, some parts of it kind of got away from me orz

I’m almost done with the last scene, actually, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be published in the next few days. I think the editing and betaing process might take a bit, and I’m moving to a new apartment in a week so I’m busy with IRL things.

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this-or-that questions - sora

questions taken from here

Hot or cold shower? Hot, please

Summer or winter? Winter

Typically boyish style or typically girlish style? Um, well, masculine I suppose? I wouldn't call it boyish. He dresses like a grown man

Night owl or Early bird? He used to be an obnoxious early bird, but then he destroyed his sleep with overwork and too much travel. He did that way back in high school, actually, with his intense studying and club commitments and hour-long commute, and things only got worse from there. So now he's more of a night owl, until he abruptly crashes

Full breakfast or ‘grab a bite and run’? Grab a bite and run

Easily panicked or always chill? "Easily panicked" isn’t quite the right way to put it. He’s often low- to medium-grade freaked out. But! He’s very good at hiding his feelings so it looks like he's always chill

Coffee or Tea? Coffee. Or better yet a coffee cup’s worth of straight espresso. Feed him caffeine

Dogs or Cats? Cats are lower maintenance so he would probably choose a cat. Also his wife is a cat person, and he would want to make her happy. But honestly he's not into animals much

Writing or reading? Reading as a hobby. He's always adored books, and also he writes too much for his work

Movies or TV shows? Movies

Outside or inside? Sora is an indoor boy

Overprepared or underprepared? Overprepared, although he can do pretty well improvising if he needs to

Sunny weather or rainy weather? Sunny weather makes stress headaches worse if he has them and is more likely to get annoyingly hot, but rainy weather is inconvenient. So he would say they both come with their own issues

Being surrounded by people or being alone? Where's the "being with only a couple of loved ones" option? Between these two choices, he would rather be alone

12-hour clock or 24-hour clock? 24-hr, please, he has to deal with all this timezone bullshit for work

Instagram or Snapchat? Instagram. Snapchat seems like it'd appeal to his sense of privacy, but he would actually just be suspicious of it. That said, he might be the kind of guy who makes an Instagram to follow people but never posts anything himself, but I’m not convinced he’d even do that. He’s not much into social media

Study over a period of time or last-minute cram? Over a period of time

Text or call? It depends on the topic. Usually text

Driving license or not? Yes

Cake or biscuit? Biscuit! Smaller, more convenient

Water or juice? Juice is tastier but less healthy so it depends on his mood really. What time of day it is (later = more likely to be juice), how self-indulgent he's feeling...

Says it how it is or keeps their mouth shut? Keeps his mouth s h u t. Lmao. Then rants at length to his wife later

Always runs out of charge or always keeps a charger on them? Always has a charger

Read the whole book in one sitting or take a year to finish it? He would be a one-sitting guy if he regularly had that much uninterrupted spare time. It doesn’t usually take him more than a couple of sittings, regardless

Climb the stairs or take the lift? Take the lift. Stairs make you look disheveled when you get where you’re going, and that’s no good

Apple or Samsung? Apple is trendier, more expensive (not things he cares about per se but they project an image), and more secure (he definitely cares about that one) so he'll probably go with that

Write on paper or type it out? Typing. It's faster

Does the assignment as soon as it’s set or does it in the lesson it’s supposed to be handed in? Closer to doing it as soon as it's set. He constantly has this restless anxious sensation telling him he absolutely can't let himself fall behind in his work/schoolwork or else he'll never catch up and then he’ll be a complete failure, even if he’s not actually in danger of falling behind

Love at first sight or get to know them? Is this asking if you fall in love with Sora at first sight? You might get a crush, I guess. He's attractive and charismatic and courteous. But if it means will he fall in love with you the answer there is no. You need to be friends with him for a while to even have a hope

Use a hairdryer or let it air dry? Let it air dry, but he probably uses a bit of product to make it look neater

Converse or Vans? Vans, probably, if he had to wear one of these

Order the same meal or something new every time? Something new

Listens to the album as the tracklisting or shuffles it? In order

Hits on strangers or cries because they’ll never meet again? The second one, I guess? But honestly neither one sounds much like him

Believes in fate or takes it into their own hands? He takes it into his own hands, for sure

Believes that ‘Sex should be in a bed’ or that ‘Quickies are cool too’? He starts at “sex should be in a bed” but within about two days of losing his virginity he does a complete 180 to “quickies are wonderful”

Ace at tidying or has a literal dumpsite in their house/room? Somewhere in the middle, closer to the former? He's not actively bad at cleaning and he wants a clean house, but he's busy

Marmite or Peanut butter? Peanut butter

Rap or rock? Rock

PJ’s or naked? ;) PJs

Puts others first or ‘every man for himself’? A few specific others > himself > everyone else

Bus or Train? Train

Pen or Pencil? Pen

Candles or Febreeze? Candles

Notes or flashcards? He likes both for different things. Usually he studies from notes but he's been known to use flashcards

Chocolate or candy? Chocolate

Phone camera or digital cameras? He prefers digital cameras in theory, but he doesn't carry one around so he ends up using his phone camera

Card or Cash payment? Card

Smiles in every photo or ignores the camera? He smiles, of course!!!!

Likely to read this whole post or skip past? He would read it. You never know when you might need to know something

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excerpt: ibushi fic

I’ve been working on this fic for about ten million years although admittedly I’ve taken breaks in the middle to write other stuff. I started out expecting to just write a shortish kidfic, a few thousand words long maybe. It’s now at about 16k words and I still have another scene to write (and then I have to edit it, which usually adds words, although betaing mitigates the damage a little). However, a lot of the time when I think I'm going to write a scene for this fic, I end up writing two or more, so actually who knows when it’ll end. Possibly never. I’m posting this here so that I don’t give up, now that I’m so close.

The second semester is off to a better start than the first. Akoya probably has something to do with that. On a personal level he can be trying, but Ibushi's workload is lighter with him on the council. Not that Ibushi would dare say either of those things to his face.

He gazes down at the teapot as the tea steeps and tries to keep thinking easy thoughts about the student council. There are some fall flowers he's been eyeing in the garden at home that might look good in the window, if Kinshirou will allow them. If he has time to gather them. The news out of Tokyo isn't good. Tomorrow he needs to get ready for a weekend trip—

"Arima!"

He blinks, looks over his shoulder. "Yes?"

From his desk, Kinshirou regards him with icy displeasure. "The tea should have been poured twenty seconds ago."

"Ah, sorry." He got distracted after all. Or rather, he failed to get distracted from the only thing he's been able to think about all day.

Kinshirou's expression doesn't thaw. As Ibushi pours tea for the three of them, he wonders how Kinshirou would respond if he said, Forgive my distraction. My grandmother is dying. Probably with something like, Did I ask? Well, no, Ibushi tells imaginary Kinshirou. But you might act a bit less like I'm slacking off to spite you personally.

"Here you are," he says aloud with a smile. The teacup clinks gently as he sets it on Kinshirou's desk. "And for you," he adds, turning to hand the other cup to Akoya.

Akoya gives him a distracted nod. "Thank you, Arima-san."

"Of course."

He has a place here, for the first time. It's not what he imagined, but on most days, he values it. Usually he can even take pleasure in it.

"Arima."

On days like today, he holds his tongue and waits for that feeling to return.

"Yes, Kusatsu?"

"This tea is bitter. You let it steep too long."

"Sorry, I was a bit distracted." My grandmother is dying. "It won't happen again."

Kinshirou raises an expectant eyebrow at him, then glances at the teapot. As if Ibushi is a servant; as if they've known each other for six months and not close to a decade. It's not unusual, but today is the wrong day for it, or else it's just one day too many. The soft, plaintive hope lingering in the back of Ibushi's mind finally slips away.

He takes a breath. "Of course," he says, again with a cheerful smile. "Whatever you like, Kinshirou." And he makes his way back to the teapot as if he hasn't said anything unusual.

His whole body is thrumming with nerves, but the office is silent. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Akoya lift his gaze from his work. That's good; if Akoya is here, maybe Kinshirou will let the use of his given name stand, rather than reveal too much by making a scene. And once he's set that precedent, it'll be hard to go back on it. It's almost as though Ibushi planned this out instead of acting on momentary impulse.

The only problem is that he doesn't plan moments like this. He plans to avoid moments like this. He maintains his little smile as he retrieves their spare teapot—he doesn't want to leave the room to wash the usual one with Kinshirou in this mood—but he can feel Kinshirou's eyes on him. Any moment now, Kinshirou is going to snap at him. He'll say to be proper or claim they're setting a bad example for the school or whatever comes to mind, probably, as a cover for Stay away from me.

He sets out the teapot, checks their little electric kettle to see how much water is left inside. There's enough, if he's only making a small pot.

Any moment now.

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Title: Amore Fandom: Boueibu Pairings: Enkin, Ibuatsu pre-relationship, miscellaneous friendships Rating: T

Behind-the-scenes exclusives about the J.League soccer team the Binan Amore and its players, staff, and "unbiased" reporters.

(Or, what happens when you're watching the World Cup but you still want to think about magical boys.)

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oc questions - sora yumura

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with? He was an only child. I mean, his parents didn’t exactly have time to have more children :\ so the closest person he has to this is Ibushi, who’s eleven years younger. They aren’t siblings, but they live together so it’s almost the same thing. He’s much closer to Ibushi than to any other cousins who are closer to his age.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like? Very good, for the brief period that they were alive at the same time.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like? Same as with his mom.

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know? It wasn’t a single event so much as witnessing the way Ibushi was emotionally neglected as a tiny baby. He was eleven by then but until that point, he hadn’t given much thought to how his aunt and uncle had treated him. They’d taken him in when his parents died and given him every opportunity he asked for. What more could he want? But seeing it happen to baby Ibushi really troubled him and made him rethink a lot of things (as well as making him decide to be there for Ibushi, since obviously no one else was going to). No one is aware of this except maybe his wife when he’s much older.

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets? His wallet, his phone, not much else. Maybe a couple of coins if he hasn’t gone home for the day and taken them out yet. He’s a pretty neat person. Not like Ibushi who carries everything under the sun in his pockets.

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams? Lots of bridges. And flying, except sometimes he realizes in the middle that he can’t fly, and then he starts to fall.

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares? Just the falling nightmare, mostly. His other nightmares are many and varied.

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target? Nope.

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up? I mean, I’m not sure what “current” means really since I know what happens to him through his entire life, but I’ve been mostly talking about him like he’s in his mid-twenties, so the answer is that he’s maybe a little less rich than he was when he lived with his aunt and uncle, but he’s still doing pretty well. He’s going to be rich for his entire life, to be honest.

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing? More. As much as he can have without looking weird or getting uncomfortably warm. And in the summer, he might choose to just suffer through the heat.

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been? Oh, lord. Um. Here’s a secret: Sora is an anxious person deep down, less in the OU than in some AUs, but still to some extent. But when he’s actually in a crisis he does really well, it’s just in general that he’s scared. So in terms of situations when he’s scared at the time, he’s probably most freaked out when his wife gives birth for the first time. This long, drawn-out, fraught medical situation where she’s suffering and there’s absolutely nothing he can do...

In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been? Honestly, he’s that infuriating kind of person who’s most calm when he’s taking exams. He has that in-the-moment calm that I mentioned, and he never finds a question he can’t answer because... he’s that infuriating kind of person.

Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way? Not really? He’s not like hardcore desensitized to violence but he’s not squeamish either. It’s just blood. If there was like tons of blood because someone was bleeding out, that would be more disturbing, but it would be the dangerous wound that was the problem, not the blood. And he’s never in a situation like that anyway, so... (At least not yet lol. Who knows what new torments I can devise)

Does your character remember names or faces easier? He has an excellent memory for both. How can you be a diplomat and forget who people are... I’d say he remembers names slightly better but you’re not going to catch him out with either one of these.

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not? He likes sensual things, I suppose, if he’s given the opportunity to enjoy them without cost (”cost” here meaning not financial cost but the loss of time, face, power, leverage, &c.), but he doesn’t prioritize them. So the answer is no, not in themselves. They can make a statement, which might make them useful, since Sora is preoccupied with power rip

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success? Success. He’s not sure lasting happiness or even contentedness is a real thing. As he gets older he'll become happier, but he still won’t prioritize happiness over success.

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child? He liked puzzle toys, but mostly he liked to read. He’s a nerd and he has always been one.

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others? Ambition. He does also admire wisdom? But ambition is the quality that makes those few people who have it shine. That said, his wife and most of his closest friends aren’t the most ambitious, so it doesn’t reflect who he chooses to become close to.

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before? It’s ridiculously hard to get him to open up. Like, you’d better be in it for the long haul because I’m not talking about months, I’m talking about years. It hasn’t destroyed relationships because it’s stopped him from starting them to begin with. He trusts so few people that he’d never even had a girlfriend before he started dating his wife in college, despite knowing that society would expect it of him. And he only has a few real friends, all of whom were willing to put up with his shit from the start. He can perform the part of a good friend or boyfriend, but he’s just doing what he knows he’s supposed to do. Also, sometimes he needs a lot of affection, but he can’t quite bring himself to say so, even when his wife would be happy to give it to him. So he just suffers. It doesn’t cause problems in relationships, so it’s not as relevant to this question as how closed off he is, but it makes him unhappy. ...Honestly, looking back on this answer, it’s all just stuff he has issues with because he was neglected as a kid :\

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism? He compares his actions to other people’s to see who got the best result and why, for self-analysis. It can turn up good or bad, but he usually does it when something hasn’t gone as well as he hoped and he wants to learn, so in practice it’s typically a form of self-criticism.

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others? He thinks he probably caused it. He also thinks the good things that come to him are due to his hard work and natural ability. He has a nice, healthy internal locus of control.

What does your character like in other people? He’s drawn to intelligence, wit, and a certain dark sense of humor. Things like moral character and integrity are nice too, but secondary.

What does your character dislike in other people? He dislikes people who adopt stances he considers impractical, quixotic, or pointless. Included in this are a lot of more rigid moral stances and people who do things on principle even though no one is actually affected by it. It reads as self-righteous and counterproductive to him. Also lack of intelligence, shallowness, rigid demeanor... He’s picky.

How quick is your character to trust someone else? He moves at a glacial pace.

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person? Suspect them of what...? Um, well, he has a clear idea of who his friends and loved ones are, so I guess it wouldn’t change? But whatever it is, he’ll probably care a lot less about what they did if he’s close to them. He won’t even make excuses for them, he just won’t care.

How does your character behave around children? He’s good with kids. Ibushi stuck to him like a little burr when they were younger so he knows how to handle them. To some degree, he finds them relaxing, especially as his career grows more intense and the people around him are more powerful and constantly maneuvering (like he himself is, and does).

How does your character normally deal with confrontation? Keep in mind that he becomes deputy ambassador to the UK at a young age and is eventually appointed ambassador. Dealing with confrontation is practically his job description. He does so by defusing it, or ideally by avoiding it before it starts. He’s a master of smiling and making agreements backed up by subtle threats (because you can’t properly negotiate without them, of course), and of extracting all kinds of concessions from you despite conceding nothing himself, while seeming reasonable and accommodating the whole time. Picture Ibushi turned up to 11. If push comes to shove and there’s absolutely no way to avoid open confrontation, he can be cold and ruthless and quite scary. With people he loves, he’s much the same except he drops the threats and the scariness. He doesn’t ever get heated.

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation? That is impossible to imagine, to be honest. He would try to defend himself if someone came at him first, but he’s not exactly trained and he’s a little underweight. Also, after a certain point he has bodyguards to do that for him.

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true? He dreamed of going to England and studying literature there and then becoming someone politically powerful, mostly just because his family is the type to expect that and it seemed like a good way to protect his loved ones, assuming he acquired any besides Ibushi, and get the world to do what he wanted. It’s a cliche reason to want power except he didn’t have any nefarious goals in mind so much as just like... there were issues he felt strongly about, right? For example, the LDP’s domination of Japanese politics in what’s supposed to be a multi-party system (remember he is an anglophile lmao), the government’s shortsighted and stupid responses to the bursting of the asset price bubble, the international relations problems caused by most of their leaders’ unwillingness to just bend a little on the topic of World War II... These are the things small Sora worries about, along with making sure his grades are always the highest in the class/school/city/ideally prefecture and nation, making sure he’s learning English really well, and making sure Ibushi is doing okay. (And yes, although he isn’t a WWII apologist and recognizes that Japan did messed up things, his objections to politicians’ refusal to unambiguously admit it, drop Yasukuni Shrine visits forever, &c. are mostly pragmatic.) So, he thinks, if he could put himself in a position to influence those things and other issues that’ll undoubtedly arise, why shouldn’t he? ...The dream mostly came true except he studied history and politics in England instead out of a sense of duty to his family, he realized that he couldn’t go very far in Japanese politics without joining the LDP regardless of his own beliefs (he is that type of politician rip but like how can he effect the changes he wants if he’s stuck in some powerless minority), and he learned that even powerful politicians sometimes feel helpless. He did get to join the literature club at school, at least, so I guess that’s something.

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting? Food, when he’s feeling anxious or unhappy. He gets an upset stomach. This is why he’s underweight :c. At all times: dirty/unhygienic surroundings and people who take power and use it to do gross things. That’s offensive to him on several levels lol

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable. He’s at home with his wife. They’re sitting on the couch, leaning against each other and reading quietly together, but then he tells her something he just read, which starts a fun debate.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable. He’s in public, surrounded by strangers, the object of someone’s public and extremely embarrassing display of emotion. (I don’t know when or if this happens, but he would find it excruciating.)

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve? Willing to improve, if he agrees with the criticism. Otherwise he’ll smile and nod and promise to do better, then ignore it.

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method? Try it with a minor variation to see if it was just a fluke that it didn’t work, maybe try it again with a larger variation, then move on.

How does your character behave around people they like? With the very few people he likes and trusts, he’s witty in a sarcastic way, free with his many opinions, and prone to complaining about things. He can also be very thoughtful, but usually only in understated ways that don’t require either him or the beneficiary to admit that he’s being nice. With his family (Ibushi, his wife, later his children) he’s more openly fond, but honestly he’s still pretty restrained unless he’s in private with his wife. If he enjoys someone’s company but they aren’t part of his small inner circle, he’s a bit wry in a distant echo of his tru snarky self, and there’s a chance he’ll give his honest opinion if the opinion’s not too unusual.

How does your character behave around people they dislike? Honestly, you’d never know he dislikes you. He’s charming and courteous and he’ll make conversation with you as much as is necessary to be socially acceptable and keep up the facade. His close friends and loved ones will know something’s up if they see this happening because there’s just nothing there at all that’s real, but most people will never catch on. But good luck getting any genuine emotional responses out of him. Behind the mask his internal monologue is a constant stream of contempt and annoyance.

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status? Protecting his status, for sure. He doesn’t really think about honor. But if he did, he would say that either it’s intact or it’s not, regardless of the world’s opinion. Of course, the world’s opinion might be relevant to his status, in which case he might pretend to care...

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat? Remove the problem or threat, I’m afraid. If you read that in a slightly ominous way you’re not wrong.

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)? I mean, maybe? He’s probably had bug bites or something? Nothing major.

How does your character treat people in service jobs? With courtesy, of course!! I’m not sure he really notices them, but his default is courtesy. If he likes you a little, courtesy. If he thinks you’re scum, courtesy. If he barely notices you, courtesy. ...If you’re a close loved one, snark and complaints.

Does your character feel that they deserve to have what they want, whether it be material or abstract, or do they feel they must earn it first? He feels like he has to earn it, but he also feels like he can and will earn it.

Has your character ever had a parental figure who was not related to them? Not really. His aunt and uncle haven’t been great parental figures either. Distant, very critical, the type of people where you know they’re satisfied because they don’t have anything to complain about. He’s been kind of alone in this regard. :c That’s part of why he tries to take such good care of Ibushi (at least until he fucks off halfway around the world for college orz). He doesn’t want Ibushi to grow up without someone older to go to. He’s more of an older brother figure than a parent figure, but that’s the basic idea.

Has your character ever had a dependent figure who was not related to them? Nope. Ibushi is his cousin and not really a dependent anyway.

How easy or difficult is it for your character to say “I love you?” Can they say it without meaning it? It’s extremely difficult. He hardly even says it to his wife. He tries to let her know in other ways. He goes to more effort for his children when they're tiny and won’t get it if he’s subtle, but it’s uncomfortable for him. He could say it without meaning it, if he couldn’t avoid it for some weird reason, but it would actually be harder. Almost all the sense of nakedness and exposure (which is still there even though he doesn’t mean what he says? I don’t know, he’s just that private) without any of the connection. That’s not one of the ways he lies and puts on an act, anyway. He has some moral standards!! And also, it would feel invasive and skin-crawlingly uncomfortable for him to fake love. The real thing is scary enough :c. Faking friendship is as far as he’ll go.

What does your character believe will happen to them after they die? Does this belief scare them? He doesn’t believe in an afterlife, but he doesn’t give it much thought one way or another. He’ll make the best life he can here. (That’s what he’d say if you asked him, but sometimes if he’s already worried about something, the anxiety will bleed over into random things like the fear of dying.)

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Title: Spindle Fandom: Boueibu (Puella Magi Madoka Magica AU) Pairings: Kinatsuen, Ioryuu, Ioakoryuu gen Rating: M Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, major character death

Chapter Summary: Kinshirou and Atsushi try to look after Io and Ryuu, while Io and Ryuu try to do the same for them. Io even goes so far as to spend money on an outing. Meanwhile, En makes an unlikely alliance and works on the problem posed by the second years in his own way.

Atsushi's observations about En are crystallizing into a theory that even he finds too strange to be true. He has more urgent concerns, though, as his worry for his friends finally spurs him to act rashly. He regrets it almost at once, but by then, it's already too late. The damage is done.