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The question is not itself silly but I've been wondering if you have any specific Komahinananami headcanons for a while now and as for whether you would like to feed them to the audience 😳but since the headcanons can be silly I'll pretend this counts as silly question counter

Omg I get to yap about komahinanami!! Yayy

Honestly since I think of them literally all the time I'm not sure about specific so mmm some no despair ideas:

I think they wouldn't get married in a traditional way. Not only because I'm pretty sure it's not legal to marry two people, but I think they would enjoy it being a thing between them and maybe the people they're closest with. As in they exchange vows on the beach or sitting on their bed and only make a party with class 77 (maybe a few more people). I feel their promises would be very sweet

I really enjoy the idea of Chiaki and Nagito doing some internet bit in front of their chronically offline boyfriend and Hajime questioning what lead him to this point (he loves them a lot)

On a similar thought, Hajime being stressed out about exams. Like three books on the table, 20 tabs open, on his third coffee cup/ energy drink, trying not to bang his head on the table. And Chiaki and Nagito are there for emotional support because they basically live together at this point. They're also both smart so I think they could help him with writing summaries of his textbooks, and he definitely asks them to ask him questions before his exams

OH! I think they have designated fluffy pajamas both on Nagito's and Chiaki's house! Like at some point they bought some for Hajime and just keep them on their closet for when they have sleepovers. On the same vein, Hajime knows what their favourite cup and spoon is and makes sure to pass them to them when they come. On Nagito's house they have some fancy ceramic with cool designs and he's happy because he can finally share them (he thinks they're pretty). Chiaki puts stickers on their cups

Okay these are just a few. They absolutely adore arcade dates.

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Kind of curious about before the beginning if possible to retrieve in the context of your WIPs

Thank you so much for asking!! I started to write before the beginning of my current oneshot... and basically wrote a whole other oneshot. But I felt like it was getting way too long for a response haha so this is just a short section of something that I will probably try to keep reworking into a longer and better story. I've been exploring a lot of island mode komahina lately so that's what this is! Anyway, here's the little bit from the almost 1000 words I wound up writing today in response:

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Komaeda smiles thinly, his shoulders shaking in a silent, humourless laugh. "I wonder what I should do differently. This is my first time, so I'm afraid I'm not very good at this. I'm sorry that trash like me can't entertain Hinata-kun to his satisfaction."

Entertain? First time? "I don't really get it." Hajime says the words slowly, trying to grasp Komaeda's intended meaning. "This isn't our first time hanging out. And I've… I've always had fun before."

The hurt seems to fade from Komaeda's face, but the calming smile that Hajime's so used to seeing is still absent. "Oh? But…" He stares down at the pink ticket in his hand, a pensive look in his eyes. "Well… I was under the impression that these were supposed to be special. But perhaps Hinata-kun views them differently?"

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Speaking of Chiaki hype idk if you ever talked about these things but what's your favourite Chiaki line (or set of lines if scene is standout)! Since I know you have a really good memory for Danganronpa lines! Also personally curious about like favourite Chiaki art in-game. I tend to think about that one image in Chapter 6 of smiling Chiaki in Hajime's mind encouraging Hajime a lot, but in terms of sprites I like the one where she's just smiling hand in chest it's very cutie :) vibes with blushies

I think I got an ask about any chiaki moment that I liked but I answered fast because I didn't remember. What I said was the time she put glue on her mouth and the "I'm not a shortcake. I'm Chiaki". I think that besides the fact that it's a cute line on its own, it's a particular standout to me because it's the reason I ship soniaki! kinda. What happened is that shortly after I finished the game, I was scrolling through pinterest and saw that combo with "I love soniaki" or "soniaki is so cute" on top and I went "Wow, I didn't think of that. It is kinda cute"

Then I think the obvious answer th ch6 speech. Something I like about it is Chiaki's tone specially at the beggining, I feel it leaves the scene pretty open to interpretation on whether this is some sort of leftover chiaki code that glitched, just Hajime's mind looking for some sort of guidance, a memory, and things along those lines. I went to look at my screenshots to dig up any specific lines... ahem

She's basically saying that even if she isn't remembered, the positive impact she had on them would still be real. And as long as that impact is real, a part of her would still live on on the people she cared for. Maybe it's just really moving for me, I feel that sometimes we understimate the impact we can have on others, but just trying to be nice or trying to help or understand or whatever means something to people. I may not talk to a friend anymore, I may not even think about them, but that doesn't make the time we spent together any less important.

There's a part of you on everything you said, everything you made, anyone you spoke to, everything you loved, so of course Chiaki's will will live on with the people she loved :) it's also like, even if everything seems to be going wrong and the future looks just as scary as the past, there's someone that believes in you, someone who wants the best for you, that has to count for something.

Fuck. Okay Chiaki, I'll do my best

Before I yap too hard and forget I think my favourite art of her in-game may be the beach one. All the girls look really nice there like look at Sonia and her pretty smile and hair

Just look at how soft she looks... But the chiaki ch6 smile rules

As of sprites I agree with you, Chiaki smiling hand on chest has been my favourite sprite since forever. I think her smile looks very pretty, and also like she's feeling proud or comforted. It screams "Thank you... I believe in you, guys" to me.

Outside of game I really love how she looks in that anime scene where she's in the bed, it makes her hair looks different and very endearing to me

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Requesting your wisdom for komahinanami on what you think they'd do to celebrate Nagito's birthday ✨Both Hajime and Chiaki at least give me the impression of being proactive about these things potentially

Hiiii I saw this earlier but couldn't properly answer at the moment but I've been thinking about this all month!!! I actually wanted to write down the idea I had for this but didn't make the time so I will do it here

I think they'd tell him happy birthday and give him a hug/gift at 00 or maybe when they wake up in the morning. I feel Nagito would be happy that his friends/partners care so much about him that even if he doesn't think too much of his own birthday, they take it as a chance to tell him so. I feel like he'd be grateful that they spend time and "put up" with him at all, so this is like an extra, but it seems to make them happy too so it's okay

Then the day moves on pretty normal but hinanami separates a little now. Hajime goes to run errands and invites Nagito with him but besides a few comments about his birthday nothing seems weird, maybe he talks a bit with Chiaki on the phone. Once they go back, they pick up Chiaki who's carrying a bag and go for a walk.

Except they deviate from their usual path and go to a new hidden spot. I'm picturing something like a high place with nice grass, just perfect to watch the sunset fall on the city/island. It's beautiful, they thought Nagito might like it and he does. When Nagito turns back to them, they're putting down some things to sit down and a cake (It might be store bought but I choose to believe they asked Hanamura to make it specifically for Nagito's birthday and had to convince him to not make something too big). And also they can take pictures

Basically a lot of words to say I like the idea of them taking him out for a calm picnic date on a pretty place. I think I made this with the assumption that Nagito might prefer something more quiet or intimate to celebrate his birthday than the traditional party (though knowing his classmates, he will not escape that) but you can always switch things up!

Coming up with something on the spot, I think that in some HPA setting, they (mainly Chiaki) might plan an outing with the whole 77-b class (like on all those dr3 photos) after school so Hajime can come too. Or maybe just the three of them. I like the thought of them planning a sleepover the day before so they can be with him the first moments of his birthday.

Maybe they could play some kind of escape game/murder mystery in a universe where that isn't in bad taste. I can imagine Hajime and Chiaki discussing what they'll do being we are gonna ask him what he'd like to do but we also these have 5 options for him to pick in case he just tells us "whatever you want!"

Ohh they can take him to the merry go round or to a library or to some kind of art expo where they also sell pretty trinkets. I feel Nagito would like pretty trinkets. And if they don't something on their own I feel like they'd try to coordinate everyone

Ahem- thank you for letting me yap about them🫶🫶🫶💕💕💕 my sdr2 trio, you will always be famous

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Danganronpa 2 cast on the category of their preferred time to be active?

mmm

don't let this fool you, Nagito's sleep schedule is also fucked he just isn't doing much in that time unless he's planning something. Thinking reserve course hajime studying at 1 am mmm

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18!! for the self-esteem boost purposes :3

awww ;-; thank you for asking!!

18: a compliment you’ve received?

it was awhile back but I got a really kind comment from someone who said that they've read hundreds of komahina fics but mine was one of the best and that I really understood the characters. It actually made me cry a little djkhjkfd i was so happy that my efforts did pay off

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@archsimp I'm so sorry, I tried to answer this five times and "there was an error in processing your post" every time. So I'm answering it this way! Thank you for asking <3

thank you archsimp!!! <3

4: Do you save your ‘cut scenes’ from your fics? (Want to share one?)

I have a document where I just stuff all of my cut scenes "just in case." But since they're cut for a reason (The Vibes Are Off), I rarely have a use for them later. It is sort of fun to look back and see the changes as the story evolves, though.

This is from my main WIP from my original version of chapter 17. This story is sort of a canon rewrite with Major Traumatic Changes, and this was going to be my original version of Hinata and Komaeda meeting again after Nidai is injured on the beach. But kmhn had already had a Major fight just in the last chapter and I couldn't stand seeing yet another fight dfhjkfffd it would've been too much combined with what had recently happened. So I wound up skipping this scene and just going straight to a reconciliation moment later in the chapter. But here's the skipped scene.

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“Hinata-kun.”

A quiet, rasping voice shatters Hajime’s reverie. A chill slips down his spine. Slowly, he turns. Komaeda stands at the junction between the third island and the central island, one foot still on the bridge and one on the land. His stance is stiff, like he’s holding himself upright through sheer force of will.

“What happened with Oowari-san?” Even the effort of speaking that question aloud seems to make Komaeda sway on his feet.

He’d never made it to the beach, had he? Had it taken him this long to even make it back to the central island?

Something between concern and disgust wells up in Hajime’s chest. Why is Komaeda even talking to him?

He’s so exhausted. So tired of worrying about someone who won’t let him worry about him.

“Oowari’s fine.” The words come out stiffly. “But Nidai took the hit from Monokuma for her. We don’t know if he’s gonna make it.”

“Oh.” Komaeda blinks a few times, as though he’s processing what Hajime said. “How... how meaningless. The best his death will bring us is the hope in overcoming the despair of his loss. Oowari-san should have known better than to recklessly put her life at risk. And Nidai-kun shouldn’t have bothered—”

“Look, I don’t want to hear it. I don’t really feel like hearing anything from you right now.

17: Do you regularly discuss your fics, or do you keep most of the info to yourself before you start posting?

I think I probably talk about them way too much... but even though I do vaguepost about how much I'm suffering writing them a lot on here, I try hard to keep any actual important plot points to myself before posting. I don't want to ever say "this is the chapter where X happens" or whatever, especially since my chapters tend to get a lot longer than I anticipate and X might not happen for another two chapters or something. I also don't want to be annoying about talking about them so I only post about them when I am truly desperate for attention dfhkdjffd...

18: How do you decide what POV to write in?

Right now since I'm mostly writing kmhn, I do find it easier to write in Hajime's POV, so I gravitate towards him. It's probably a mix between knowing how he thinks from playing the game through his POV, and just really resonating with him as a character. But I have written one Komaeda POV story so far, This Endris Night, and I wound up choosing him as the POV character there because he was the one who needed to come to an important realization or acceptance of a certain feeling (basically a transition from fear to acceptance, which hajime had already achieved but komaeda hadn't yet). This was a short multichapter, about 15k.

Basically, both with kmhn and outside of it on my old account, I think I usually pick the character who has the biggest personal journey to go on throughout the story, especially for shorter stories and oneshots. But for my main WIP LAFF, it made sense to write from Hajime's POV since it's so similar to the original game in structure, even though both he and Komaeda are going through the same amount of Misery and both have similar personal journeys. Since he's easier for me to write too, that was another factor in why I chose him to be the POV character.

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I'm interested in 11 from the writer craft questions meme! 🫶

thank you archsimp!! <3

11: 📎 — are you a heavy planner or a “vibes first, sort it out later” writer?

A mixture of both, honestly. When I was younger and newer to writing, I was much more of the vibes-based type. This was good when I only wrote oneshots, drabbles, and crackfics, but when I tried to write my first serious multichapter in around 2018, I didn't plan it enough, wrote myself into a corner, and left it unfinished forever after only around 30k words. At the same time, I love the vibes-based feeling, as it feels like I'm solving a puzzle that I'm creating myself. When I rely too heavily on a plan, I find that I never write anything at all, because the plan has to be Perfect before I can even start.

I found now that a mix works best for me, where I have certain key events set in stone, but the connections between them are nebulous until I write them. This is my approach for my current longfic and it's working really well for me. Granted, this story is based really heavily on plot beats from actual canon, so that is definitely something I lean on as a crutch when I feel lost, but it's working well enough that I think I can try the same when I eventually try to write a post-canon DR2 fic. The most important thing for this approach, to me, is having a sense of the ending. My old failed multichapter story, I didn't know how it would end, which is why I had nothing to aim towards. This time, I do have a proper ending planned, although the tone and feeling of it are still quite up in the air.

To me, I guess I view it as going on a trip to a destination I've never visited before. I've done my research about locations, stops I plan to make, distance, what to expect when I get there, and more. But as I drive along, different sights might catch my eye, and I might make short detours or even skip areas that I planned to visit in favour of something else. But I still have an ultimate destination in mind, even if I don't know exactly how I'll feel when I get there or how long it will take.