(I can't draw, so I used these two Picrews, with some minor edits by me - go check these Picrews out, they're great)
Hi, Mod Moose here, and I come bearing OCs. So, the one side character I found myself really latching onto for some reason was Becky Little, and I couldn't help but wonder what her life at Harvard was like. And I had OCs that I've more or less had for years across different fandoms, so…
This is Yoshimi and Yuri Mizuno (Yoshi on the left, Yuri on the right), third-generation (Sansei) Japanese-American identical twins from Queens, NYC. And there is a LOT to unpack with them, so there's more after the jump.
In the story I have made up in my head and would write if I had any writing talent, Becky arrives at Harvard in 1996 and meets these two among her housemates. She ends up roommates with Yoshi, but is initially closer with Yuri, as Yoshi's pretty quiet and reserved. However, over time she bonds with Yoshi, as they find that they have a bit more in common than they thought.
Becky also had a boyfriend in Harvard. Emphasis on "had". When she went to visit her family in "The Amazing Becky Little", Yoshi and Yuri found that Becky's boyfriend was cheating on her. And when Becky returned, Yoshi told her the bad news, as they were roommates and it'd probably be better for Becky to hear something like this in a one-on-one setting. Becky is of course devastated (and this is on top of her realizing during her family visit that she can be kinda insufferable and even insensitive without meaning to), but greatly appreciates Yoshi telling her. After this, they truly become friends… and eventually, much more. SO much more.
So that's where they fit in with Becky and the PA lore in general. As for Yoshi and Yuri themselves, again, there's a LOT to unpack with them. They were born in 1979, and were the best of friends from the beginning. They're identical twins, but have distinct looks and personalities - Yoshi's sarcastic, cheeky, and really cool (or at least, she tries to be), but she's also cynical and prone to gloominess, for reasons I'll go over in a bit. Meanwhile, Yuri's like the sweetest person on the planet, is somewhat more reserved, and her sense of humor is a bit more dry.
They also had a younger brother named Taro. Sadly, emphasis on "had". In 1992, when Yoshi was just twelve and Taro was just eight, they were in the car with their dad Goro (Yuri was elsewhere, with their mom Emi) when they got in a horrible wreck thanks to a drunk driver. And the impact hit the back of the car, where Yoshi and Taro were sitting. While Goro suffered from some broken bones, Yoshi was very badly injured, and her left arm in particular was so damaged that it had to be amputated. And Taro was killed on impact. This dark, tragic event hangs over the Mizuno family, especially Yoshi, who suffers from severe survivor's guilt and still has nightmares about it, all these years later. They had his ashes made into red heart gems that they wear in matching necklaces, to honor their little bro.
To end this on a lighter note, they also grow close to Nicky, who they of course meet through Becky, and end up becoming like her second and third older sister figures. When Nicky moves to NYC after attending Harvard, she bunks with Yuri, who lives alone in her own house right next to Becky and Yoshi's. And we're entering headcanon-for-the-show territory here, but when Nicky moves back to Hazelnut shortly after the events of "The Finale", Becky stays with her girlfriend/future wife and future sister-in-law in NYC, but they still keep in touch with Nicky and speak quite often on the phone and the like.
(OH, I guess I should elaborate on Nicky moving back to Hazelnut, huh. So… I headcanon that after the events of that episode, Nicky was let go from her job at the Wall Street Journal. Because she kiiinda sooorta physically attacked the President of the United States, Mark Hamill (god I love this show lmao). Yuri, who's a writer for the Journal and helped get Nicky the job, doesn't hold it against her (aside from some gentle teasing about "attacking Luke Skywalker") and is happy to be her reference for any new jobs she might take.)
Now for a bit about Yoshi and Yuri individually.
Yoshi
Yoshi is a huge, huge, HUGE hip-hop fan. It's practically her passion, her special interest. And it seems kinda funny at first (and I guess it is - there's some Michael Bolton in Office Space energy), but she's 100% serious about her love for the genre and is super knowledgeable about it. And she was able to grow up with hip-hop as it evolved from its inception in the late '70s, which is pretty cool. (In case you can't tell, this is very much Author Appeal for Mod Moose.) But what's REALLY funny? Becky Little's girlfriend being REALLY into hardcore gangsta rap.
She's a huge Star Wars fan - the movies, the books, the video games, you name it. Pretty much everything that made up the Star Wars Expanded Universe, at least before the Disney era. She also loves animation, her favorites being Batman: The Animated Series and, come 2011, Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
She loves aviation, and has wanted to be a pilot since she was a kid. And eventually, after saving up, she gets her pilot's license and her own small plane, which becomes her baby. And yes, she loves giving Becky flights.
And of course, she has one arm and wears a prosthetic. It took her a while to get the hang of having one arm, but she's adapted really well and can even do stuff like play some video games, using special one-handed controllers or even just some crazy techniques.
Speaking of, she loves video games and playing co-op games with Yuri. Her two favorites are Sonic the Hedgehog and Doom.
As for what Yoshi does for a living… she becomes a psychiatrist. Specifically, a child psychiatrist who specializes in grief counseling. Because she knows all too well what that's like, and wants to be there for kids going through similar situations to what she went through.
She's a lesbian. And her gay awakening was watching Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" video, who then became her first celebrity crush. And... I headcanon that a real Becky would look a awful lot like Olivia :D
Yuri (I don't have AS much about her, since she's a relatively newer OC)
Yuri's favorite music is pop/R&B, especially from the '80s. In fact, she's a bit of a Disco Dan (Disco Diane?) regarding the '80s - which meant she fit right into the early '00s when '80s nostalgia really took off.
She's an avid reader, her favorite genre being horror. She also becomes a writer - first writing articles for the Wall Street Journal, and eventually writing her own fiction and non-fiction books.
She's a huge Star Trek fan (her favorite is The Next Generation). Leading to a lot of playful feuding with Yoshi over what's better, Star Trek or Star Wars. Yuri's a bit of a film buff in general, and also loves animation, her faves being Jem and Sailor Moon.
She loves video games too, especially co-op with Yoshi. Her favorite is… also Sonic the Hedgehog.
She's a major space nerd. One of her most prized possessions is a badass telescope, and looks through it at the night sky every night.
Again, she's one of the sweetest people on the planet, but… don't make her mad. She doesn't get enraged like Nicky, but instead she goes into "tranquil fury" mode and it's legit unnerving.
She's aro/ace. She's a total shipper on deck for Yoshi and Becky, but is not interested in getting into a romantic relationship herself.
Also, my head-casting for them is the amazing Kimiko Glenn, using her normal speaking voice for Yoshi, and a somewhat lower voice for Yuri. Which would be funny, because given their personalities, you'd expect Yoshi and Yuri to have the opposite voices.
Lastly, here's an incorrect quotes blog I actually made for them for my own amusement. God I'm lame:
So that's about it. Sorry for the long post, but I'm really proud of these two and their story and felt like sharing. If you like them, feel free to reblog/like! :)
