What if, after Shion confronts him post-Sirei destruction, Takumi realizes things have gone too far and locks himself up in the courtyard. The cages suppress his hemoanima, and therefore the effects of his pheromones on his classmates. It still takes some time for things to settle down, but eventually Yugamu is able to recover enough himself to concoct a way to reverse the effects of the original drug on Takumi.
Loose designs that I've been using for @byakuya-mioda and I's 006 au. Traced from game sprites and modified for the sake of Just Getting The Idea Out.
This is what I've been considering the Home Team of the Rebellion SDU. For the most part, Takumi and this team operate out of their home base at 2LDA, barring when he has to travel for diplomatic or war related reasons.
Some design notes and stuff under the cut:
The whole SDU's battle armor changed a little after humanity fully declared war on them, turning white as a representation of their alliance to the Rebellion. I've taken inspiration from a few fan redesigns I've seen around on tumblr, mainly still using black for the straps and such, cause it doesn't look quite right without that.
Takumi Sumino
Takumi looks mostly the same as before, just with his upgraded battle armor. He's thrown his whole self into his role as leader of the SDU, and is so desperate not to lose anyone else. He struggles to be a person outside of this though, and that has set him on a path of self destruction.
Eito Aotsuki
Eito has grown his hair out a little, and ties it up with a red ribbon that Takumi gave him. He still struggles with his Saya-no-Eito condition, but ever since learning the origins of it, has softened on his genocidal ideations. He's come to mostly accept it as a strange part of himself, though it does still make large social functions particularly exhausting for him.
He is Takumi's assistant, bodyguard, advisor, etc. and can always be found at his side. Rumors about the true nature of their relationship abound, even within the SDU...
Yugamu Omokage
Yugamu's put his skills to use mostly as a spy and infiltrator. He still kills if he has to, but the Rebellion broadly considers assassination a last ditch effort sort of play, as they want to find a diplomatic resolution to the war more than a military victory. This is great for Yugamu, as it means he's not generally expected to murder anyone he's not into.
He sticks around at SDU home base for the most part, reporting directly to Takumi. When not out on missions, he puts his efforts into chemical R&D out of the Bio Lab. He has continued his self-experimentation, getting even freakier with some of his body modifications <3 (his hairstyle is heavily inspired by sideloveless's rebellion yugamu cause i loveee that wolfcut so much)
Tsubasa Kawana
Tsubasa practically lives out of garage, basement workshop, and parking lot, working on projects of all shapes and sizes while keeping everything mission critical still running. Takumi fully believes the SDU would fall apart without her.
Unlike the others on the home team, she doesn't wear her class armor all that often, preferring more physcial alternatives instead. Most of her current outfits are made from Futuran local fabrics and cut for practicality, but she can and will raid the Gift-o-Matic for cute TRC styles when she wants to.
Being on the home team with a focus on R&D and repair means she doesn't have to see the battlefield much, but she'll still pitch in if they ever get attacked on their home turf.
I'm still not super happy with Tsubasa's fit bc I want to work a bit more red into it somehow - I'd like all of the home team to sport something red in their design. Eito has the hair ribbon, Yugamu has the dyed streak... Not sure. Maybe I should have made her scrunchie red? But I didn't want it to all be hair accessories. hmhmhmmm
