kisumako ;D
oh my gosh thank youuu…!
who’s the werewolf and who’s the hunter Okay, so I usually default to having Makoto as the werewolf whenever it’s an option, but hear me out on this - werewolf Kisumi. Fluffy, white wolf with a pink sheen to his fur. Probably a pretty damn rare and valuable wolf. The kind that rumours get started about and who attracts hunters. Makoto being the hunter a given, but throw in hunter Sousuke as well for an OT3.
who’s the mermaid and who’s the fishermanThis one works either way very well, but I do like the idea of Kisumi being a fisherman who specifically seeks out merfolk to study or whatever and orca merman Makoto being a bit more than he bargains for.
who’s the witch and who’s the familiarOkay, so I’m a bit biased from that Free! witch fic I wrote ages ago, but I’m kind of stuck on Makoto being a witch and Kisumi being a genie. But even in a non-genie setting, I think Kisumi would make a great familiar. Probably fox-themed, because that’s a go-to for Kisumi, but basically hangs around Makoto, casually draped off him, and helps make his magic extra sparkly.
who’s the barista and who’s the coffee addictMAKOTO IS ALWAYS THE COFFEE ADDICT. I think a lot of fandom generally agrees on that? Kisumi is the barista who lowkey infuriates him, because Kisumi insists on making all the fanciest, bubbliest, artsy drinks ever and Makoto just wants a black coffee. Is that so hard? And yet Makoto could go to literally any other coffee shop to get his plain black coffee, but he keeps coming to this one where Kisumi works, doesn’t he?
who’s the professor and who’s the TALet’s switch it up from the expectation here and have Kisumi as the professor. He’s the head lecturer for a university fashion degree and Makoto is his ever-faithful assistant, who also happens to model all of his creations. The students all love Professor Shigino’s classes, which has as much to do with Makoto as it does with Kisumi himself.
who’s the knight and who’s the prince(ss)Okay, gonna break the rules a bit for this one - Makoto is the prince, Haru is the wanderer who somehow gets roped into becoming a knight and Kisumi is the meddlesome genie/spirit who’s loyal to Haru. Both Kisumi and, surprisingly, Haru are prone to matchmaking each other with Makoto. How the ships work out is up to you.
who’s the teacher and who’s the single parentI’m always going to have Makoto as the teacher, because it just feels right. Let’s pretend this is a situation where Kisumi’s parents are out of the picture for whatever reason, leaving Kisumi to act as a guardian for Hayato. Kisumi quickly notices that Hayato performs well in classes taught by Makoto and wants to thank Hayato’s teacher for helping him so much. But oh my, he wasn’t expecting Mr. Tachibana to be such an attractive, single man and it’s far too late for Kisumi to abort the parents evening. Help him.
who’s the writer and who’s the editorBreaking the rules again, Hayato is the young prodigy writer who both Kisumi and Makoto (the two of them established as a couple in this AU) are tasked with being the editors of to make sure Hayato doesn’t get too overwhelmed by the industry expectations of being a writer at his young age.