#blader anons

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Hello there! Have you got any soft kaihil friendship Headcanons

Friendship Headcanons?? i have them aplenty, come get em fresh!!! IF NO ONE MAKES CONTENT OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP I WILL DO IT MYSELF THEN

i like to think their friendship doesn’t completely solidify until post-GRev; sure they consider each other friends and teammates, but it was mostly by association since their friends are friends. its after the whole chaos where the lull of daily life returning kinda had them just sit down, take a breather and realise that they miss being around friends

so i think, it kinda just. grows from there:

Kai tends to be...gentle with Hilary. not in a way where he belittles her or does an 180 in personality but, he often displays the same behaviour he has with Max whenever he’s with her; just a little bit more patient, just a little softer around the edges

but he doesn’t really give her any special treatment beyond that, since she’s an equal in his eyes, a respect that Hilary very much appreciates

Kai doesn’t trust anyone with driving his very nice and shiny car, EXCEPT Hilary because she has a) a brain, b) patience, and c) is responsible. oh? Max wants to practice his driving? sure, here are the keys, take Hilary or be ready to run laps until you puke.

Hilary really appreciates Kai’s trust in her but she’s also not above calling him out when he’s being a jerk or falling back into unhealthy habits – and as much as he grumbles about it, he’s secretly thankful that she isn’t afraid to stand up to him when he’s in a funk

Tala likes to joke they and Ray are the Competent Squad of the Team but he and Hilary both know its just her. she’s the competent one. Ray sometimes gets too mischievous for his own good and Kai isn’t patient enough to deal with them, so Hilary has to kick their asses back into gear

Max: kai if you could choose who would be the next team captain, who– Kai: Hilary. Tyson: but she doesn’t even beyb– Kai: Hilary.

when Hilary announced that she got herself a date, Kai (and the other boys ofc) kind of went unconsciously into Overprotective Mode – dont get them wrong, they know Hilary could move mountains if given the opportunity, but that wont stop them from being protective

Hilary: what is wrong with you, at least Kai is mature enough not to– Kai: what’s their name and vaguely last known location Hilary: >:o

Kai once accidentally ripped his scarf and after finding him trying to clumsily mend it himself, Hilary sewed it back together for him. every since then whenever he rips something he just wordlessly walks up to Hilary in a silent request to help him

they have a rather obvious height difference, but that doesn’t stop Hilary from being fiercely protective of this guy, who’s almost two heads taller than her, whenever he gets uncomfortable around people

for some reason, Kai knows exactly how much Hilary can benchpress and tbh the team doesn’t know what terrifies them more; Kai knowing or the fact that Hilary could probably benchpress Max

Reporter: Kai do you ever feel like you have to walk around with a bodyguard? Kai, immediately: i have Hilary

Hilary tends to get very nice jewellery from Kai as birthday presents; they are usually very simple and lowkey but look pretty nonetheless. these days you often meet her with small ruby earrings that the team swear are genuine. Kai never comments. (they are real.)

in a way, Kai sees Hilary as breath of fresh air – she’s cheerful and headstrong, yet kind and mature. on the other hand, Hilary finds Kai’s presence as comfortingly grounding, when things seems to get too hectic around her, he always seems like constant. its like they balance each other out in a way.

their friendship isnt a loud one. or super obvious. its quiet, but soft and kind. its a bond that very appreciated by both of them, so its not unusual to see Hilary take notes of training procedures to run it by Kai after, and not a few hours later she is seen dragging him around the store by the arm.

look im not saying Hilary would shank Boris if she ever got close enough but Hilary would most definitely come at him with a sword and Kai would stand aside with his phone like “you’re doing great Hilary”

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I wish there were more fics about the Bladebreakers truly loving being friends with Hilary. QuQ Some of them (Kai, Tyson, Kenny(??)) probably never had a girl for a friend, so it brings a whole new perspective to them. Plus, I bet they suprise her on her birthday with gifts that fit her interesst, or support her in the same way as she support them. Just... me being weak to female-male friendship QUQ < 3

LITERALLY....idk what some writers are on but if i were any of the Bladebreakers i’d love, respect and appreciate Hilary every day of my life because she’s so willing to put with 5 WHOLE TEENAGE BOYS nearly everyday of the week. meanwhile i grew up with one (1) younger brother and i barely made it (jk i love him but if he touches my shit one more time–) so like yes? STOP BEING COWARDS AND WRITE MORE HILARY + BLADEBREAKERS FRIENDSHIP.

Tbh, i like to imagine Kai has very little experience with girls because of the Abbey and the fact he went to an all boys school but bless his heart, he’s trying because he does see Hilary as part of the team but shit, he’s so out of his element. its endearing and hilarious, actually. girls like small animals right? let’s give her a frog. why is she screaming.

Tyson and Kenny are kind of way too used to her since they go to the same school. it’s not like they disrespect her (well, Kenny doesn’t) but she’s a classmate and now a teammate, so not much changes for them really. so they just continue to bicker (Tyson at least) and push each others buttons (again, Tyson) but at the end of the day, if you hurt or insult Hilary, they are out to get you because NOBODY gets to make fun of her EXCEPT Tyson (not really, but she appreciated the sentiment).

Max and Ray however, are probably the best since they are social enough/grew up with girls, tend to be more mature and its nothing unusual for them. Max especially jokingly likes to flirt with Hilary (mostly in hopes to get out of trouble), while Ray just appreciates to have someone on the team who isn’t absolutely nuts in their own way (he says, as he scales mountains in a single leap like a ‘normal’ person). he also downs his Respect Women Juice every morning for breakfast.

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I need to know more about Astrid :D How does each of the boys think about her? I find it kinda cute that their so protective of their "sister." < 3

oh, Astrid Rundström is babey! i’m actually surprised you all noticed her, since she’s such a minor character, that’s only been mentioned once!! but, for anyone who is interested; Astrid was one of the kids Sasha had fostered over the years. Astrid came from a very bad home and therefore has a rather skittish personality, but thanks to extensive therapy and lots of support and care from Sasha, she has grown to be more confident albeit still introverted. she’s pursuing her dream as an artist in a prestigious art school she had been accepted to. like many of Sasha’s former foster kids, she too was very excited to meet her new brothers, since she had been the most recent one to move out from Sasha’s care.

all of the boys where initially wary of her, as they are with new people, but seeing this very tall young woman with doe eyes and soft smile, they could immediately tell “yeah if people are mean to her, i’ll get very angry”. its a lot of careful back and forth between the two groups but there is this sense of kinship between them – like they recognise the invisible (and even visible) scars left upon them by bad people, so it kind of eases the tension a little as they know, that they have had similar, unpleasant experiences.

Ian of course, usually takes the boldest steps when it comes to socialising and is the first to develop a friendship with Astrid by asking all sorts of questions – its also to ease his brothers a little by taking the attention away. Bryan is the second to strike up a conversation once Astrid mentions her artistic career path and it ends up with Bryan and Ian bickering over who gets to talk with Astrid, since Bryan wants to know more about art but Ian calls it boring. Spencer kind of just goes with the flow, happy to let the first two take the lead but does ask Astrid about her studies and university in general, what the process and life on campus is like. Tala, naturally, takes the longest to warm up, but even if he doesn’t look like it, he’s actively listening. he’s quick to take note about Astrid’s nervousness and her meek disposition, and becomes the first to get gruff with a stranger when they make Astrid too uncomfortable.

all in all, Astrid (and many others) becomes a very familiar figure in the boys life, where they keep up with her over social media and the occasional festive holiday card. it ends up, that upon every question on who is Astrid, the boys just absentmindedly mention that she’s “a sister”.

Kai: we have a what–

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Please tell us more about Marty :D How is she like in the first season? What does she think about Hiromi?

OH, i literally had resurgence in Beyblade Nostalgia (like always) and i was thinking i should re-draw Marty’s character chart again!! i love her so much yall she’s so very cute and good i [starts crying]

1st Season Marty was literally Babey – in every sense. she’s was a little wimpy and a crybaby (the bane of Kai’s existence), however she was already very talented when it came to beyblading. she handled battles like chess and is pretty much a strategic and tactical genius, however, something Kai, as the captain, pointed out very soon, was that Marty lacked the natural intuition and ‘instinct’. she relied a lot on her book smarts and her knowledge instead of, yknow, relying on her gut and instincts, which had to be trained onto her. most of the time she teamed up with Kenny to act as the mechanic and strategist since she loved taking things apart and repairing them.

personality wise; 1st Season!Marty was a very shy, soft-spoken individual, something which carried over to the later seasons, but the initial shyness does wear off by season 2. she was already super nervous about being the only girl in the team full of strange boys – Kai especially terrified her. she does warm up to them rather quickly however, since Max is a social butterfly and brought her out of her shell. she got along very well with him, Tyson, Kenny and Ray, and whenever she was frightened she would kind of hide behind Ray and even Kai but would immediately run for the hills as soon as he noticed her cowering. Marty did end up growing a spine after competing in a few hard battles and discovering her true spirit – at heart, she’s brave and just, but also kind and forgiving.

Marty always embraces new potential female friends! she formed a friendship with Mariah pretty quickly in 1st Season – it took a little longer with Emily, mainly because there was a bit of history between the two of them. she was very happy and welcoming towards Hilary and tended to be the first to admonish Tyson whenever he took things too far with Hilary. they both end up being best friends and love to have Girl Time to get a break from the boys and beyblading in general. the two of them have a very Red Oni, Blue Oni dynamic going on since Hilary is a lot more temperamental than Marty, who’s still soft-spoken.

im just....,.,.girls......

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Do you think you could do a headcanon for the bladebreakers on their dance moves? Or if they have any at all? :3

OKAY THIS IS LIKE HILARIOUS SO IM JUST GONNA. KJBKJDBJ lets just go from Worst to Best aight?

Kai

listen i know we all dream of him being able to flip shit all breakdance style but

god, this kid can’t dance to save his life

he’s way too stiff for that and he has no idea what to take from the general atmosphere

(trauma does that to you)

while im pretty sure he knows AT LEAST some form of ballroom dancing (fukin rich kid) he’s not an avid dancer nor has he any desire to be

the most you’ll see him do is like. tap his foot to the music if he likes it

otherwise he’s very good at the Disappear Instantly move

Kenny

okay not going to lie; he’s a bit like Kai

he’s not bad per se, he just. doesn’t care very much about dancing

he probably knows a very basic waltz very well

otherwise he’ll prefer to just. stick to a corner and watch and drink fruit punch or work on his laptop

he does have pretty wild moves tho, mostly saved for very enthusiastic moments like seeing his team win, but he won’t use them on the dance floor or anything

however, there was one memorable party where someone spiked the punch and Kenny had a little too much and kinda went ham

he doesn’t remember half of that evening anymore

also all devices containing incriminating videos mysteriously short circuited 

Ray

like sure, he took some tap-dancing classes when he was a kid

but those didn’t stick very well into actual dancing than it did to his martial arts

he’s hella awkward on the dance floor

he just doesn’t know what to do?? he’s not. used to scenes like this and its not like he can just bust out some tai chi to make up for it

usually, he just has to be kinda eased into it with his friends, he’ll find his rhythm on his own after a while

he’s a master in the “White Boy Side Shuffle” how Max called it

no, he’s just shy and a tiny bit embarrassed, leave him alone

he’ll get the hang of things eventually and then, its actually pretty fun shimmying on the dance floor with him

Tyson

KJSBDKJ OKAY LISTEN

we know this kid was pretty much glued to hip with Max, so he pretty much picked up everything from the other

usually it looks goofy because thats just how Tyson is, he loves it when his friends laugh when they’re too shy to make the first move

so, he just puts himself out there, getting all funky fresh and you know he’s gonna pull everyone into his orbit

and after he got everyone to move, he busts out his actual repertoire in dance moves and they’re??

not bad??

he’s actually pretty good, easily being able to move with the rhythm

he’s the absolute in shuffling his feet all light and quick, Kai was kinda miffed that he wouldn’t move like that during training where it actually mattered

either way, Tyson doesnt mind getting all down with the fancy footwork, its fun!! especially with friends!!

also, him and Max? Unparalleled.

Max

i wonder who was actually surprised because i sure am not

c’mon, he’s an active cheerful kid who regularly hangs out with all sorts of people in America, he definitely learned how to hold his own when it comes to dancing

also; its fun!

this kid would hear any music and you can already see him bobbing his head and shaking his shoulders – its just a feel good thing

he’s very versatile – he can go from typical college frat boy bop to actual choreography he copied from watching videos/actual dancers performing

its. pretty impressive

but really. Max is just in it for all the good fun; he’s pretty much known for making up little dances on the spot whenever he has to wait

its not rare to see him and Tyson goof off and challenging each other to ridiculous dance offs

he’s been pretty much banned from dancing to Light It Up by Major Lazer bc he makes everyone just look bad

LET HIM DANCE HE’S JUST HAVING FUN

Bonus: Hilary

a bit of a shy dancer at first

she’s never been particularly interested before, but seeing everyone having so much fun, she did get curious

so she has Max show her some moves and she picked the few that she liked and went with it

she’s quite good too!!

and quite cute while dancing

she agrees with Max; its fun being able to let loose

she always starts off with this cute little shimmy before being spun around by the boys

once on her birthday, Kai gave her a spin in a classic ballroom dance and she was so happy and nervous she stepped on his foot twice

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I have a headcanon about Bryan. He's actually super smart and loves to read, but because he has anger issues, he comes off to casual observers as dim. He is fond on the classics and is known to carry at least three books and an e-reader everywhere he goes. After a stressful day, it's almost impossible to get him to acknowledge anyone else is in the room because he's so into his book.

[casually ignores the fact they haven’t answered an ask in ages]

OH THIS IS. PRECIOUS. THAMK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GOOD FOOD. i always thought of him as more of an artist and Spencer as the bookworm but. i can definitely see how all of their habits could rub off on each other since they’ve grown so close.

i think Bryan is just one of those people you don't know much about except the few things they physically express e.g. his temper and loud mouth. so when you actually get to know him he’s ??? full of surprises. then again, his brash exterior might just be the leftovers of his natural defence mechanism (it used to be worse) so people find it a bit hard to look past his constant jibes. i like to think that Bryan and his brothers don't truly relax until they are in familiar quarters, thats when most of their walls come down, usually when its just them or at home. him and Spencer have heated literature debates.

this also only strengthens my idea that Bryan, in the future, might just become a teacher of some sorts – most likely Arts and/or History!! but i can now easily see him as a Literature teacher, who will demand to act out certain parts of the assigned books and smuggles in copies of Fahrenheit 451 bc “fuck the district, stick it to the man, kids”.

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Headcanon: The Blitzkrieg Boys competing in G Rev was completely contingent on them going to therapy in the off season.

can i just preface this with the fact that i had to google what ‘contingent’ meant despite being a writer, i am really not very smart shvdjhsv–

BUT I LEARNED A NEW WORD, SO! also yes, you absolutely have a point. i like to imagine their distinct absence during V-Force was them recuperating and being fostered by a foster mother, so it was a long adjustment period to society in general considering how the entire foster system was kinda fucked and the fact that no one knew how to handle these boys. while not banned from beyblade per se, they did have a gap from the regular competitions, mostly because they had to re-invent their schedule from the ground up since the Abbey had run their entire day for them for the past few years.

all of them were put into tutoring for regular schooling (and catching them up on what they have missed out on) and of course therapy because jesus christ– they got a lot of time to re-discover themselves in very natural and nurturing circumstances and therefore also stepped into the path of healthier mindsets, which of course allowed them hone their blading skills with different goals in mind. initially, they wanted to participate just the four of them, until Kai reached out to them via Mr.Dickenson. by the time he met up with them, he immediately felt the difference; Tala, while frosty as ever, had lost a lot of his stoic aura; Bryan’s typical snarls had turned into mouthy quips; Spencer’s natural intimidation had softened into a natural quietness, and Ian’s gained a lot of his child-like attitude back. it wasn't a very noticeable difference, but to Kai, who had grown up in the same circumstances like them, to him, it was almost blatant how much they’ve progressed from child soldiers to actual teenagers.

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Kai relationship headcanons after G-Rev events (since the Bladebreakers aspect is covered)

im not good with romance whatsoever thanks to lack of experience and interest but this is my blog and i do what i want so Kai suffer with me (but honestly i’m a disaster with romance ahjsgdhj)

since it’s post-GRev, Kai mellowed out quite a lot but I don’t see him dating until he attends university, partially since he, while possessing basic knowledge on how relationships generally work, completely lacks maturity and interest in such commitment

it really depends where you currently stand with Kai in the relationship since a relationship with him is bound to be a slow one; patient, kind and independent people certainly catch his interests

while being pretty much as Extra as it gets, Kai doesn’t do grand gestures but rather subtle signs, which might be a bit hard to pick up on unless you’ve been friends with him for a while before; a long previous friendship with him certainly has it’s perks

sometimes it feels like he’s not really listening, but he’s very attentive towards his partner – in his very own quiet way, again, it’s all about subtlety

and then there is the not so subtle fact that Kai seems to harbour blatant favouritism towards his partner

Tyson: “hey Kai!”

Kai, reading: “no.”

Partner: “Kai?”

Kai, already closing his book: “yes?”

Tyson: “are you for real–”

he keeps all the selfies his partner takes whenever they steal his phone – he has a particularly nice photo of them as his background picture

his way to initiate cuddles is to turn the heat in the house lower so his partner will come scuttling up to him to leech on his warmth bc Kai is an absolute dork who has to take any other route instead of straight out asking them

he’s really putting an effort into the relationship, but sometimes finding the right words is still hard for him

Partner: “i really appreciate you, Kai”

Kai, internally: “i appreciate you too, very much so, you put up with me even when i mess up, you remain patient and kind, you’re wonderful and i’m kinda scared how much feelings i have for you”

Kai, externally: “i’d punch the sun for you”

honestly, it’s kinda endearing most of the time