A (failed) attempt to make a moodboard for Muhyo and Roji! They have so many cute moments in the manga that I got to get up and make this instead of being lazy all day (lol).
This is my first try, so please go easy on me 😂.
And, I can't repeat this enough: "Seeing, thinking, feeling as one." Adfdgfj how dare they be so real I'm ded-
mini dance series of original four; from the spin, a momentary embrace, to the final end bow. vaguely paralleling the series of events in canon i guess?
click for captions and better resolution (bc tumblr’s resizing sucks)
songs listened to while scribbling these: 1 / 2 / 3
(BECAUSE THERE AINT ONE AND IF THERE AINT ONE THEN I'LL DO IT MYSELF + i made a frikkin mindmap for this because boy my brain cannot multitask)
Warning: Maybe OOC (will try my best not to be), and the only characters that will be swapped are the main 5 bc i can't deal with any more than them, ok? ok. Hope you enjoy :)
PS: A lot of Swap! Roji's backstory is inspired from this one AO3 fic by AnnetheBAMF called when it rains it pours.
There are two iterations of the Swap AU I thought up of, though really the only main difference between the two iterations is between Muhyo, Yoichi, and Bico's roles, and that Bico now has more tempering! Other than that the two versions of the Swap AU are the same.
Swap AU Iteration 1 (Enchu-Bico pair):
This duo was mostly based off on how much Bico misses Enchu and how close they become after the og series and in the sequel.
Bico is definitely going to be reading up a lot about magic law tools and devices in order to do her best in supporting Enchu.
Unlike OG!Roji, she actually becomes a Judge (+ coincidentally saved his mom) in order to assist Enchu.
Enchu, on the other hand, is super grateful that he has such a good friend that would be willing to do so much for him, and is more than ready to repay that gratitude ten-fold
They generally have a very feel-good, soft and warm atmosphere around them as they work together.
Definitely have pushover issues though. They literally cannot say 'no' to each other, and are overly kind to each other, which causes mistakes that could've been avoided if they just like. Talk.
Muhyo sometimes gets annoyed at how reluctant they are to talk about stuff to each other. You're partners ffs TALK.
In this iteration Muhyo takes Yoichi's role, while Yoichi takes Bico's role.
Muhyo definitely doesn't try as hard as OG!Yoichi did in order to find Roji, BUT HE DEFINITELY TRIES WAY TOO HARD LMFAO.
Sometimes Enchu doesn't understand why Muhyo doesn't want to re-try and become an executor like he is. Dude definitely whittles away at Muhyo trying to get him to become one.
Muhyo is completely and totally uninterested in becoming executor atm. He's staying as Judge for the time being.
"I'm busy trying to keep all of your asses in check and trying to find that dumb idiot. I don't have time for that."
That said, he's definitely gonna take up the opportunity to become an executor the moment he's forced to, whether that be because Page went 'yes' or the circumstances to find Roji went 'ya have to.'
Yoichi, on the other hand, seemed to be more of a fun older (?) brother figure to Roji in this AU, and seems to be distraught when he found out that Roji turned traitor.
Not nearly as pervy as OG! Yoichi because Rio 100% beat that into him and forced the respect women juice down his throat.
Actually really proficient in creating magical tools and is slightly envious that magic law practitioners can use them, but accepted it. That said, he's still very strict on how his babies are used.
Swap AU Iteration 2 (Enchu-Yoichi pair):
If you didn't see it in the OG manga that these two would be the main duo in the Swap AU... then yer blind. go re-read this fucking masterpiece again until you see it.
"i am worried about you and you fucking know it bc i won't shut up about it" moments are definitely gonna be a consistent thing between these two.
Yoichi went to visit Enchu's mama this AU and saved her by fending Teeki off for long enough until Enchu got back from the executor's congratulatory party in order to actually save her.
No, Teeki doesn't get banished, but it's enough in order to keep Enchu's mom alive here.
When they learn about Teeki, they definitely become a lot more protective of each other and Muhyo, since they're all possible targets for Teeki's mind games now.
Yoichi in the swap au doesn't have time to chase after women. He's more like his sequel counterpart in that the people chase him and he can't.
Whether or not Enchu and Yoichi become YoiEn/YoiChu/EnChi is up for debate.
Yoichi's a Judge in this AU too hehehaha. Enchu's the executor he's always dreamt of being, and they're kinda known as an unstoppable duo. The elite team with flawless teamwork.
Muhyo takes Bico's role, while Bico takes Yoichi's role.
Muhyo basically embodies the grumpy blacksmith dwarf in a fantasy setting trope who creates really powerful stuff and learns really quickly. Rio's star student.
He also still has a considerable amount of ren, but when asked why he didn't become a magic law practitioner, he replied: "Someone's gotta make sure they don't die doing it."
Looks down upon other artificiers if they create mediocre/really low quality stuff, but a surprisingly good mentor.
Since his ren isn't constantly exhausted, Muhyo's much more active in this AU.
Bico, on the other hand, is an assistant judge, who's currently undergoing research into Roji's whereabouts on behalf of Page and Muhyo (latter did not request of it, but he's a fucking tsundere)
Bico is also fairly powerful, and going to undergo the examination to become a Judge sometime during the events of the story.
General Info that stays consistent between the Swap AU's:
Enchu's mama may be ill but SHE AIN'T DEAD YET (hence why Enchu's still on the good side ehe). Enchu sends back money for medicine and the like for her on a periodic basis.
Aroropathy is still a thing here, just not between Muhyo and Roji, but rather, between Enchu and Bico/Yoichi.
One way or another, Enchu gets chosen instead of Muhyo to become the executor. Muhyo, the good sport, doesn't mind actually.
Roji takes Enchu's role in this AU for both iterations.
Due to his abnormally high outflow of ren/tempering, Page was a lot more worried about this young boy who was hated and cast out of his village due to his tendency to attract spirits, and brought him into the magical law association in order to safeguard him there.
Roji's an orphan in this AU, and was adopted by Page the moment he could. Very quiet, and was homeschooled until he was deemed fit enough to join MLS.
There were definitely a lot of rumors surrounding Roji and how he seems to be oddly inadequate for the school, but he becomes friends with Enchu and co.
(im a muhyoji stan so i'm making them good friends too. muhyo makes roji get out of the box and roji teaches muhyo to become more interested in things outside of magic law. like life, or magic law tools)
Teeki doesn't want their happiness to last, however, because sick bastard decides to kidnap Roji and siphon his ren into his own body in order to empower him.
Roji is essentially brainwashed into becoming a battery for Teeki and Ark all while leading said organization. He's put into a comatose state and his consciousness was put into a boy-sized puppet.
Teeki also manages to arrange a massive disruption on the executor's ceremony in order to force Roji into despair once he sees how happy they seemed to be even though he was gone.
That was a lie, though. They never stopped looking for him. But he was a boy put through so much torture, he didn't know any better.
Roji becomes the spearhead behind the massive event that happens in the town. Whether or not it was worse due to the tremendous amount of ren he had is up for interpretation.
Eventually, they manage to make Roji come back to his senses like they did OG!Enchu and poor boy hugs his friends and cries before being sentenced to Magic Prison No. 12
Like OG! Yoichi, his primary visitor is Muhyo, no matter the iteration.
And that is everything!!! I hope you guys enjoyed by text barf and feel free to add anything y'all would like :DDDD
