Who wants to hear some Yuu Salad headcanons?
Yuya has been likened to a tomato his entire life, and doesn’t mind it at all. In fact, he proudly endorses it and anything associated with tomatoes, such as a classic dish of spaghetti, meatballs and marinara sauce Michio cooked for his vlog. Needless to say, that video topped a million hits in only two days, and sales of all brands of marinara sauce hit an all-time record in Maiami City’s markets that month....which resulted in a shortage when Yoko went shopping for it. Yuya’s reaction? “Oops,” coupled with a sheepish smile and a shrug of his shoulders.
However, if someone were to liken Yuya to a strawberry or a watermelon -- or even a Christmas tree -- he’d know something was off about them.
Ute (Yuto) is actually pronounced “ooh-tuh”. (IRL, it’s a German name, a feminine version of the more common “Otto”.) Everyone mispronounced it as “yoot”, so it stuck. He doesn’t mind -- he actually thinks it’s cute. Ruri would call him “Cute-Patoot” just to mess with him. She’s a bit flirty and a bit of a troll that way, and it never fails to make him turn red as an aforementioned tomato.
As with Yuya, if someone were to pronounce Ute’s name right, something is very wrong, and he’d know it.
Hugo (Yugo) has never encountered the Fusion Pun before the events of the series. Nor has he ever heard of a place called Yugoslavia. It’s not like he’d learn about it, anyway, he’s never had a formal education! He does, however, enjoy being likened to a banana, and always teases Rin by calling her a green apple. Speaking of Rin, she was never fond of cabbages in the first place.
Joeri (Yuri) is accustomed to people mispronouncing his name, as he’s heard it for years. If you’re lucky, you’ll get off with a bruise, a scar or a broken bone, just so you remember. But that won’t get you carded. No, what will seal your fate is calling him a purple cabbage. Joeri insists that he be referred to as a dragonfruit (as it fits his dragon motif and is a fruit like his counterparts), and everyone at Academia complies out of sheer terror. During the Fall of Heartland, a few foolish souls had the nerve to call him a cabbage, and it cost them dearly.
Feel free to adopt these headcanons! More details to be added later.
You can cite me if you want -- I’d prefer you give credit where it’s due, thank you.