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[fightinggamegirlfriend]

THIS IS TRUE LOVE WE'RE MAKIN'

Hi, I'm Shallow/Ridley! I am one of those silly self shippers who likes fighting games a lot, but I have a particular soft spot for the booba fighting game series, Dead or Alive, where the (iconic) shinobi duo of Ryu Hayabusa and Hayate have stolen my heart. I also play other titles like Tekken, Blazblue, Guilty Gear, KoF, and many more! I (rarely) do art and writings but I've been recently making gmvs (game music videos) for fun!

TL;DR: I could be your local fighting game and ninja gaiden mutual <3

f/o list  |  byf/dni  |  self ship support blog

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gifs and image are created by me :3

dividers: cafekitsune, lootbox, ilililiilililiilililiil, animatedglittergraphics-n-more, rpinkling

[ivy-vinezz]

Hii :) how do u add a post link on another post? Like this

( DONT mind the goofy circles they’re ass 💔💔 )

I’ve been trying to figure out like bro they all over the posts I see when I log into tumblr likr BRO

also if u want could u screenshot the tut? I’m a lil slow ❤️

Embedded Link Tutorial :)

Hi for sure no worries!! These are called embedded links :)

Write something down on a post. In this case, I wrote My toyhouse page because the link connected to these words will take me to my toyhouse account.

2. Open the tab/image/wherever you want the link from. I went to my toyhouse page. Next, select the link and copy it!

3. Go to your Tumblr post, and select the words you want to embed the link in. Then click paste.

4. Your words should now have a little underline beneath them!

5. Save the post, and test it out by clicking on the words!

Yayayayaya it works !!!!!

okay that’s all lmk if you have any questions :)

[the-spinch-official]

Hey, guys, check out this laser book Hugi just found!

A dope laser book

[fayrobertsuk]

A Dastardly Audition | Fay Roberts

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Realised that, while I'm doing some fun voice acting work at the moment, I can't share any of it yet… but I can share auditions I've recorded, so here's one I sent off last night - enjoy!

[Link preview description: Against a teal background, what looks like an online audio player labelled "A Dastardly Audition | Fay Roberts" that lasts 3:23 minutes with the Patreon logo - a kind of misshapen, floppy p - and the shorter link to my Patreon page. There's a picture of me with bare shoulders in a black spaghetti strap top, grinning at the camera. I have wayward, curly light brown/ dark blonde hair that looks a bit like kelp floating around my head, glasses, and a short, goatee beard nearly the same colour as my hair. End link preview description]

[corvidaequeer]

PSA for those you can't figure out how to embed a link into a word or phrase on a tumblr post or description (via moblie)

or if youre like me & just need a visual step by step to understand things-

1) Copy & paste whatever link you want embed. (It does not need to be a link from tumblr it can be from any website)

2) Go back to tumblr & start a post & type out what you want to say.

3) Highlight the word(s) you want to contain the link, as if you're going to copy & paste.

4) Click here:

5) Then this will pop up:

6) Enter the link from step 1.

7) Hit "Add Link" & you're all set to post it!

[fightinggamegirlfriend]

🫰3 & 8, 💌 9, 🌹 1 & 8 for hyate and ryu (either separate or poly 👀)

Thank you for sending these asks in Ler! I'm going to tackle this ask with Hayate and Ryu as a polyselfship because it allows me to spare no expense on details. Which means this is a very long post, so please fasten your seat belts!  Major Spoilers for DOA2, DOA4, DOA5 and DOA6.

Also a slight nsfw-ish warning although it’s mostly just a throwaway joke of an implied threesome. Do whatever you will with this information. /lh jks

[Ask Game Here]

🫰3.) In what ways do you like to participate in your ship? Do you have a favorite piece of merch/art/writing featuring your f/o? Do you engage with your ship IRL by taking a token of them along on outings?

Obviously I engage with this ship by playing the DOA games, which helps as it’s a hyperfixations atm. I’m always trying to strive at being better at playing Ryu and Hayate/Ein, trying to execute crazy combos against the CPU, and also trying to pull off their more ridiculous command throws. I have a similar philosophy with the Ninja Gaiden Games even if Hayate doesn’t actually appear in those games, I try to use the Dual Katanas which is the combo of the Genshin’s Sword and Hayate’s Sword. 

Another way to engage with this polyship is… putting together silly video game music videos of them which is extremely fun to do. I’m not good with editing but golly it’s so fun when the footage you’ve put together flows seamlessly.

Regarding the actual DOA/NG fandom there is some fanworks of the two. I’m do believe that Hayate and Ryu work more as friends, but I don’t mind them being paired together either. But the following writings I do like are the following.

Crippled and Crossroads by Calico Kat.

Valleys of the Dead by Lonewalker, which is NG II but Hayate doing the remaining fiend clean up after Ryu’s carnage :P

The Spring Gathering by WonderlandSyndrome. Sadly there’s only two chapters but god they have Hayate and Ayane’s sibling relationship down to a T (hayate is a bad influence on ayane lmao)

IDK if this counts as fanwork. But shout out to the DOA6 blood effects mods, especially the Hayate one, since well… I don't think he’s ever going to physically be playable in a Ninja Gaiden game :(

My favourite pieces of art of Ryu and Hayate, is literally しんじ@デブ’s entire DOA/NG art collection on PIXIV. If I had to pick specific artworks, it would be any work with Ryu covered in blood, the DOA Xtreme Gaiden Art Parody, and the sketch of Hayate plaiting Ryu’s Hair (it’s sooo cute). Shoutout to the gorgeous illustrations of evilwizardval who’s transfem!Hayate art unlocked a part of my brain that made me go ‘OH. Oh I can totally see that’ (which I mean it’s now my headcanon ahshshhs) and this piece by Iulia Crimson on Artstation.

I don’t necessarily have an irl token of them/or an item that reminds me of them, but I do have two pieces of hand created merch, in which I screen printed the Mugen Tenshin Symbol on a black shirt and a pair of white jean shorts (to mimic Hayate’s Deluxe Outfit in DOA6).

I have worn the shirt a few times (I wore it at a recent convention!), but I have yet to properly wear the jean shorts. I plan on making a print with the Hayabusa Clan emblem but just haven’t found the appropriate clothing item to put it on yet.

🫰8.) What are some common tropes you could use to label your ship at a glance?

You are opening a big Pandora’s box, you know that right? /jks. 

A pretty straight forward trope for this ship is the whole 'Forbidden Secret Polyamorous relationship’, at least to the Mugen Tenshin and Hayabusa Clans until post-DOA6.   Ridley is eventually slowly introduced to each clan, but that’s not without controversy in these communities.  These ninja clans have survived colonization due to their isolationist policies.  So you know. It’s not a very warm welcome at all for Ridley.  It does take time for them to warm up to her and even then there would be reservations but they would never be malicious in their hostility towards such an unconventional relationship. 

On the flip side at least Ryu and Hayate are like the perfect folks to take home to meet the parents.  Other tropes include childhood friends to lovers (Hayate and Ryu), acquaintances to friends to lovers (Hayate and Ridley) and strangers to lovers (Ryu and Ridley).

If we’re talking about extremely specific tv tropes for this ship, then the ones that appear the most are ‘longing looks’, ‘hands-on approach’, ‘enter stage window’, ‘I didn’t mean to turn you on’, ‘love confessor’ and ‘after action patch up’.  This is just a shortlist, and of course there’s more nuance to this triad’s relationship with each other, but these tropes show up the most when I think about the trio.  I would have liked to include the ‘battle throuple’ trope but unfortunately none of the warriors games feature a playable Hayate and nor has DOA given the opportunity to fight Victor Donovan in hand-to-hand combat yet. So this trope gets left on the cutting room floor sadly.

More of a… NSFW-ish answer but also. so much implied threesome subtext. To the point it becomes actual text…. sorry.

If the ship was canon, DOA6 would absolutely lampshade it in the ‘Trivia’ side content, which is really just character vignettes that are written like script format fanfiction.  The article would be titled ‘Tag Team…?’ It would specifically go like this:

Helena Douglas: So Ridley, would you prefer taking on Hayate or Hayabusa in a fight? Ridley Rosé: Oh, Helena, you should know me better! I can take on both! Helena: Helena: You mean in a fight right? Ridley: ;)

Yeah um.... Feel free to hit me with the 'go to horny jail' bat.

💌 9.) Who was the first to say "I love you", and what were the circumstances? Did it happen innocuously, or was it terrifying for the one to say it (maybe even the one to hear it)? Was the sentiment mutual?

I know QP relationships don’t involve romance, but I feel the time when Ryu and Hayate verbalise/define their relationship is when Hayate sees Ryu off for his revenge against Doku, just as he dons the legendary black falcon armour for the first time. The exchange is sentimental, a shared confession of “I love you and I will help you carry the burdens of the world that rest on your shoulders.” Just something sappy like that.

Hayate was the one to tell Ridley “I love you”, after telling her his plans of taking down DOATEC before the events of DOA4.  The build up towards this is all the times they’ve been hanging out, and Hayate knows he’s breaking clan rules by doing so, but Ryu knew it would ruin Hayate emotionally to cut out a person like Ridley who was in his corner during the events of the second tournament, when Ryu himself couldn’t be there. In the time spent sparring and just generally hanging out to get to know each other, Hayate appreciates that Ridley has no expectations of her.  For once she can put aside clan responsibilities and live in the moment.  Ridley sees her as human, more than just a tool for violence.  That’s why Hayate fell for her. 

Ridley is taken aback by Hayate’s confession, and when the pro-wrestler doesn’t say anything, Hayate thinks she doesn’t fully reciprocate those feelings, and as he turns to leave, she grabs him by the arm and kisses him.  I know it’s cliche as fuck but I am not immune to the trope of grabbing your love interest by the arm and kissing them. Let me have this one /lh.  But yeah um Ridley isn’t sure how to express her feelings (zero romantic relationship experience lmao), but she is so grateful to have met Hayate because she doesn’t have to pretend to be someone else.  She can be her true more introverted self around Hayate, as opposed to the loud character she plays in the squared circle.  (FYI, Ridley has been told prior by Hayate that he has a QP relationship with Ryu and that it’s also an open one, and Ryu does know Hayate has feelings for Ridley as well, and is okay with them seeing each other). 

Explaining Ryu’s feelings and messy confession to Ridley is going to need some set up, but essentially hours after DOA5, Hayate, Ayane and Ryu stop by Ridley’s apartment as a temporary rest stop, because really they’ve spent at least a whole week or more chasing down Victor Donovan’s old loose ends of DOATEC (now M.I.S.T.). Before this, Ryu started gaining feelings for Ridley because of her bond with Hayate, and since she’s special to Hayate, by extension she’s important to Ryu.  Initially back in Post-DOA2 and DOA3 Ryu just thought it was a good thing to allow Hayate to see Ridley, and in the times he and Hayate meet up, xe does talk about her.  

Ryu didn’t think much of this, brushing it off as more immense respect and reverence for the Australian being in Hayate’s corner as support when he himself could not. It isn’t until DOA4/Ninja Gaiden 3 that he realises he is attracted to Ridley.  But he buries those feelings down because it just feels… wrong to pine for the same woman his other partner is in love with, even with the agreed upon open relationship.  It probably doesn’t help that he was trained to be a ninja from birth, and there is emphasis on suppressing your emotions to be a more ‘effective warrior’. There is an additional baggage that associating with Ryu kinda puts a target on your back, so there’s extra reasons why Ryu doesn’t let Hayate know about his feelings for Ridley.

Back on track, Ryu and Ridley do have a conversation over some food, it’s the first time Ridley has seen the Dragon Ninja with his helmet and mask off.  She mentions she’s never seen him without it on, and they have a back and forth about it, which is detailed here.  At some point, the topic of Hayate comes up, and Ridley, nervously, brings up the whole ‘open relationship’ thing, and asks Ryu if he’s ‘okay’ with her and Hayate seeing each other.  Now for as much as she knows they’re in an open relationship, and that “Ryu is okay with this arrangement”, she’s never really been told by Hayate what Ryu actually thinks, and takes this opportunity to hear what the Dragon Ninja thinks/feels in this moment.  She wants to avoid conflict, and the only way to do so is by actually communicating as Hayate’s partners.

She never expected to hear the following from Ryu Hayabusa, who states “I’m grateful that you have been there for him when I could not. With all the things she’s told me about you, and how you see her as more than a shinobi, it’s fair to say it was only a matter of time for you to get together.” Ridley is taken aback because to her this is like THE ultimate ninja.  Who has known Hayate since childhood, is their ‘life partner’, who should for all intents and purposes should at least have doubts and has a right to be jealous, but isn’t. 

Ryu’s confession of love is… vague?  He doesn’t directly say ‘I love you’, but he does use his confession as a way to ease Ridley’s concerns of potential conflict or jealousy, saying: “If you fear competition for his affection, then you’re mistaken,” after that he lifts her chin up, and states: “You’re important to Hayate, and by extension, you’re important to me.” Should mention that he’s sort of a little close to Ridley, and from a certain angle it looks like Ryu is close to kissing her.  Which makes it even more awkward when Hayate walks into the kitchen and interrupts such a moment, and even then xe is taken back by Ryu being a little too close to Ridley, and he would quickly realise that Ryu’s maybe been keeping some secrets from them.

Ridley doesn’t reciprocate Ryu’s feelings at the start. Now she is physically attracted to him upon finally seeing what he looks like under the mask.  But she can’t really comprehend why Ryu would take an interest in her.  It kinda throws her perspective of Ryu’s and Hayate’s relationship through a whole other loop, she genuinely feels she’s intruded upon it and potentially ruined/tainted their QP relationship too. 

Hayate does reassure her that she’s done nothing wrong and that he is going to seek answers for Ryu’s behavior.  Ryu and Hayate talk it out afterwards, and Ryu does somberly confess he’s gained feelings for Ridley Rosé.  Eventually after some back-and-forth, and a brief kiss as an apology, both come to the conclusion that they’re fools for not being more communicative with each other.  That Hayate should have allowed more space for Ryu to vocalise his feelings, and at least made it so that Ryu could feel comfortable in telling them he had developed feelings for Ridley too.  Ryu should have been more honest to Hayate, even if he didn’t feel comfortable in harboring an interest in their life partner’s girlfriend.

The trio do eventually sit down and take time to iron out the relationship boundaries and dynamics with each other, and all mutually agree to at least give polyamory a try. It isn’t until the events of Warriors All-Stars in which Ryu and Ridley are dragged into a whole different world. It gives the two time to get closer and Ridley develops proper romantic feelings for Ryu. It’s mostly discussed in  this post here, but after a good chunk of time after that whole adventure, Ridley does gain the courage to say “I love you” to Ryu, which catches him off guard and causes his stoic exterior to melt for a moment while in her presence.

Um.. for a final joint confession, there is an exchange between the trio after the events of of the sixth tournament, where Ridley is given an unexpected phone call from Helena Douglas to go to a specific hospital, as Hayate’s sister Ayane had to be hospitalized, as conventional Mugen Tenshin medical resources were not working, as Ayane had lost a lot of her blood via transfused into a cybernetic abomination that was a resurrected Raidou. Ryu is there because he tagged along with Helena, Bayman, Marie Rose (no relation to Ridley) and an unconscious Honoka to the hospital, who went through the same thing as Ayane. Ridley ditches whatever post-tournament celebrations are occurring that night, and instead heads for the hospital via motorcycle. 

When she makes it and meets the shinobi duo who are anxiously awaiting a briefing on the purple kunoichi’s health status, she embraces them in a very brief group hug. Ridley does eventually hold each shinobi’s hand intertwining her fingers with theirs, and simply says "I'm glad you're both okay, I know its silly to be worried for both your safety due to your capabilities as shinobi, but I love you both so much I can't help but be worried for the both of you." They appreciate this, Ryu responding in tow giving her a forehead kiss and Hayate kissing the back of her hand that's holding theirs.

There is an inverse version but i want to make that it's own post, plus answering this question has gone on for a long while so i have to cut it short here sorry. but yeah um Hayate and Ryu are quite devoted to Ridley, in a way that brings them kinda closer actually. sorry for such a long section like. god. writing this part was a struggle. /lh.

🌹1.) What terms of endearment do you and your f/o use for each other? Are there any particular nick/petnames that get used depending on specific contexts?

I had to do some research into this and it turns out that in Japanese culture there really aren’t exact terms of endearment like how in the West we use ‘darling, baby, honey, beloved’ etc. It’s more about language and social cues, and even then the closest thing is using honorifics, but as a white person I don't exactly feel comfortable having myself or even my self insert be referred to with such honorifics. Idk it just feels weird. 

That said, I do believe that since the Hayabusa and Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clans have isolated themselves for so long without colonisation, that I think they would have their own dialects and terms of endearment in their own respective cultures. It’s just that I don’t have any proper ‘demonstrations’ of such but know that they do exist! Aside from that Ryu and Hayate would also use usual western terms of endearment for Ridley, like ‘darling’ (big fan of this word!), ‘dear’ and ‘doll’ (it’s a little old fashioned, and only used in a private setting).

Another headcanon I have is that Hayate knows a little bit of German (due to his time in Germany as Ein), and so Hayate would use some Germanic terms of endearment for Ridley and Ryu. She mostly defaults to using the term ‘Leibling’ (meaning Darling) when referring to both Ridley and Ryu, although sometimes she refers to Ryu as ‘Schatz’ (meaning Treasure). 

Ridley uses the Irish term of endearment, ‘a rúnsarc’ for both of them which means ‘beloved’ or in some cases ‘secret love’. She does also use ‘dear’, ‘honey’, beloved’ as well for both shinobi. Many of these are used in private settings, simply because it does visibly identify to rival ninja clans and enemies that these are weaknesses of the shinobi and Ridley to some extent that they can exploit.

🌹8.) Do you and your f/o enjoy kissing? What circumstances do you most often share a kiss? What spots do either of you like to kiss the most? If kisses are a no, how else do you two show affection?

So.. the trio do like kissing, although most of the time it’s usually in more private settings, like morning kisses or kisses at breakfast, late night kisses on Ridley’s apartment balcony before the Shinobi leave to return to their respective villages. 

The most common places where Hayate and Ryu kiss Ridley are the neck, behind the ear, cheek, forehead, shoulder, the knuckles and the back of her hand. They also kiss on the parts of her body that have tattoos on them. I know tattoos are taboo in Japanese culture but anyone with critical thinking skills can tell that Ridley isn't a yakuza. That said she's usually responsible enough to cover them up in public settings anyways. But in a private, more intimate setting? Both shinobi are unapologetically affectionate when it comes to kissing Ridley’s tattoos.

Ridley kisses them in similar, almost the same places as previously listed, but sometimes she will include kissing them on the bridge of their nose, their back (in more.. ‘intimate’ settings), their stomach and just below the collar bone. There are also scar kisses, but that’s mostly in relation to the scars on Ryu’s body (mostly a very large yet faded scar on his back, but there are smaller ones too.)

The trio will usually kiss each other in circumstances after fighting or the aftermath in overcoming some sort of challenge or so against a formidable foe. They do kiss on celebratory occasions, like during festival outings (be it nationwide festivals, or clan-only festivals), important milestones. For example; Ridley and Hayate giving Ryu an individual kiss each after finally becoming the head of his clan after his father passes the title to him. Or if by chance Ridley ever wins the DOA Tournament, both Shinobi would briefly display the rare moment of PDA with her; then kissing her hand during the post-tournament celebrations.

[fightinggamegirlfriend]

me rambling about some character interactions (honestly its really just Hayate/Ridley/Ryu, and some additional Ayane characterisation??) that occur right after the events of DOA5. uh. DOA5 and slight Ninja Gaiden 3 spoilers, but also a VERY LONG post!

thinking about a moment that’s set immediately after the events of DOA5, where Hayate makes a quick detour to Ridley’s apartment only to find Ridley in an emotional wreck because she’s been listening/watching the news reporting of a DOATEC facility (that Hayate, Ayane, Ryu, Kasumi and others were on) that had blown up not too long ago - and that Ridley has been dreading the absolute worse case scenario that none of the Shinobi made it out alive. She was informed before hand by Helena of what was planned, and that she'd promise to ensure the Shinobi would be fine, although after that platform collapsed, she has to do DOATEC's PR/Damage control and hide/lie to the public what actually occurred on that platform facility.

(What occurred on that DOATEC facility out in the ocean is that it doubled as a facility that harbored MULTIPLE Kasumi clones, and the Mugen Tenshin Siblings + Ryu got a little more than they bargained for, as the Kasumi Clones have reached their 'final' phase as being walking shapeshifting weapons of mass destruction that can also mimic abilities off the fly. and one of the clones copied Ryu's form and tried to do a dangerous technique of his, and the real Ryu had to respond quickly by doing the same thing and uh. it leads to facility going kaboom and everything collapsing. If you don’t believe me you can just watch this video. Obligatory DOA5 spoilers.)

There would be a moment where Hayate and Ridley are just standing in the middle of her apartment, embracing each other and Hayate profusely apologising to Ridley for causing any distress. "I’m sorry for making you worried, it was never my intention to do so. It was going all according to our plan but it went south so quickly, and I was powerless to stop it."

Ayane would eventually enter the apartment herself, because she would get really antsy about getting back home after the events of the day. However the moment she lands on the apartment’s balcony and enters, she immediately regrets her actions as she almost interrupts her sibling and Ridley’s intimate moment (even though it’s literally just two people hugging). Just as she’s about to turn tail and head back outside, she’s halted in her tracks when Ridley just barely croaks out a "thank you," to her for “having Hayate’s back,” and even adding on a “I’m glad you’re okay too...”

And Ayane is in complete shock and disbelief to hear this from Ridley, a person she has resented for so long for ‘taking her sibling away from her'. Only recently she has started to soften that stance over time after witnessing first hand Hayate’s and Ridley’s affection for one another. So hearing those words do disarm arm her slightly, like just enough to leave a tiny crack in the cold exterior she has but not enough to break it entirely. That said, in this moment Ayane would be caught off guard to just see Ridley in such an emotional state, and for a brief moment she feels her heart sink a little, and she doesn't know why (it's a ‘I don’t want to see my sibling’s precious person be in such distress’, but Ayane doesn't know it yet.) To get her bearings she sits on one of the couches, and does her very best to not tear up at Ridley’s sincere words.

Lastly Ryu enters the apartment, and I think a little before hand, Ryu would recognise that what has occurred in the last few hours have been exhausting, so he's open to Hayate's suggestion of a detour to Ridley's apartment for a brief rest stop. He would also acknowledge that there's no way that Helena Douglas and DOATEC in general can just hand wave away what's happened, and that there's absolutely a high chance the news would cover this incident, albeit they news would never know the true story. Ryu would reason that just telling Ridley in person that he's okay is a genuinely overall, good idea.

Winding down would also allow the Shinobi to fully process and comprehend the events of what happened at the facility, and relay more accurate (and critical) personal accounts of what occurred at the facility to their respective clans.

When Ridley finally pulls herself together, she does her best to make the Shinobi trio at home.

Uh during this down time, Ridley actually sees Ryu’s face for the first time and the interaction itself is highlighted in this post! There would be a lot more exchanges between these characters, although I'm not super sure how they would unfold right now, but there is a follow up exchange between Ryu and Ridley again, where he takes her aside and privately thanks her for being there for Hayate, when Ryu himself couldn’t (be it preoccupied with clan duties, the occasional demon fiend troubles or artificial gods etc.). Additionally I think in this moment Ryu, in a semi-tired state does confess to Ridley his feelings for her (albeit in vague terms) + mentions that since she's Hayate's special person, that by proxy, she's also special to him. He’s had these feelings lingering around for a while (since DOA4/Ninja Gaiden II) but he never really fully accepted them until the events of Ninja Gaiden 3, where Ridley makes a surprise appearance and punches the daylight out of a mutated Cliff.

Again, as previously mentioned, these feelings for the pro-wrestler is partly due to how genuinely supportive she's been to Hayate and Ryu holds those in high regard who are willing to lend a shoulder for others to lean on. I am aware its not exactly a sound justification for what will eventually turn into a polyship, but within the lore of DOA and Ninja Gaiden there's only so much I can work with, so cut me a little bit of slack. (also the connected timeline is kind of a mess... i have no clue when NG3 takes place tbh.)

I guess I should stress that Ryu does not envy Hayate and Ridley's relationship or closeness, I feel like Ryu is more rational in his emotions and doesn't let petty things bother him. like you'd have to try VERY hard to get him to be jealous.

ANYWAYS, back to the confession, I’m not sure if Hayate should walk in on the conversation or happen to overhear or, or have Ayane snitch on Ryu (would be an insanely funny idea, but it would be OOC as she deeply respects and holds Ryu in high regard). Whatever choice I go with, Hayate would be hurt to know that her relationship with Ryu wasn’t 'strong enough' for her life partner to feel comfortable in telling her that he had romantic feelings for her girlfriend. Ryu would justify the decision to not divulge these feelings to them as: “I wanted to prioritise your well-being first,” and that “I wanted to ensure that I could provide cover for you if any Mugen Tenshin Clan Elder asked me where you’ve gone. I don’t want you to be exiled or hunted down all your life like your sister, all because you’re seeing a person who isn’t from a Ninja Clan.” Hayate would feel very tired and defeated by that last justification, and even as Clan Leader, she knows she’ll have to answer a lot of questions if she dared tried to change that policy/rule (traditional can suck sometimes).

A few hours before the Shinobi trio leave Ridley’s apartment, Hayate would present the question to Ridley if it was alright to open up the relationship to include Ryu. Ridley doesn’t mind this, although she’s very confused on how Ryu has gained feelings for her. She literally says: “I’m not that special.” It would take a bit for her come around to develop her own feelings for Ryu, she IS attracted to him after seeing what’s under that mask, it’s just the development of romance between the two will take some time, but she’s open to trying :3

uuhhhhhh god this post is so long so I'll end it off here. there's nothing more to add atm other than Ayane being the obligatory fourth wheel to all of this unfolding before her eyes (much to her annoyance).