Do you have any headcanon or opinion for Shigeru ships?
I could talk tons about them but I'm not sure which one you refer to so I'm just gonna talk about all of them 😊
ShigeTsurugi - My FAVORITE Shigeru rareship. They gave me senpai-kohai love where Shigeru live for Tsurugi's validation❤️. The height gap, the age gap, the hierarchial relationship ❤️. Shigeru's biggest turn on is Tsurugi calling him "good boy" when he behaved ❤️(His second best turn on is when Tsurugi scold him, RAWR). I love writing them in my native language because we have honorifics for senior ❤️
ShigeSerena - My most written Shigeru rareship. I originally shipped them simply because they both are just very beautiful??? But when I started writing them, I then realized they have so much potential stories. They could meet from 1000 different occasions and their story is easy to write because they don't share the same field. Funfact Shigesere noncon fics are the most viewed in shortest time among all fics I've written, and I've written 81 fics so that means something.
ShigeHikari - They are giving me groupie love. You meant to tell me Dawn adore Gary because she knew his grandfather from TV, and because he makes great poetry. Seriously kudos for Hikari for discovering Gary's hidden talent. Not everyone can do that.
ShigeLillie - A more respected form of groupie love. (Most) Academist respect each other, hence I envision them to be so. Heavy on Lillie because Gary is a more renowned and experienced figure. This ship along with ShigeLusa are the hardest to write.
ShigeLusamine - Based on the Indigo League season, Gary seemed to prefer the company of older women. And this one actually shares common interest with him about experiment and research (though in different degree and moral ethics, with Lusamine in-game being more more extreme)
ShigeAsahi - Both are my FAVORITE characters. What's stopping them? They are in a team, they are beautiful and they are perfect. Like Lusamine, I think Asahi is one older woman Shigeru actually respect due to the shared interest and fields.
ShigeKoharu - I'm sorry but they are giving me cousin incest, that does make this ship better, huh? With their similar socioeconomic background from the same region, similar naming pattern (Oak and Cherry? Seriously?), no one can tell me they aren't at least distantly related. Their personality kinda contrasted and they might not be dating, but what they are is cousin and fucking. This take is not for everyone though. I personally started shipping this from reading a fic where they are not related, but they were friends with benefit before they dated, and it is sooo good
ShigeHaruka - The definition of a clean slate and a perfect canvas to write any story. Brunetteshipping is one of the classic Anipoke ships and one of my favorite. Sadly I am not creative enough to write on a blank canvas, so I don't have any idea for this ship yet.
Now onto to headcanons. I actually adjust each character to serve different stories. Like, if a story is rated noncon then the character has to play villain.
I do write Shigeru with consistent traits though, because I write him based on the greatest person on earth, me 😊.
I'm not sure which ship you want headcanons for, if I write them all this tumblr will explode. So I will give you my Shigeru hcs that applied to all my stories. Some are :
- Generous. You will find Gary almost always paying in my stories, because it is just the norm here; Due to the strong Arabic influence, men are expected to pay, and even when hanging out with fellow guys, they don't split bill, but take turn to take the bill. Gary is already paying for group trips anyway for his cheerleaders in the series, so is this even a hc? I can't say unless I delve deep into Japanese bill etiquette first.
- Driving. I live in car-centric country, and (again) , it is the norm for guys to pick up, drive, and drop off their date or friends to destinations as an act of service. So my stories take place in a car, or a car park, or on the way to the car park... (No I'm not American 😊) Again this is reversed in TsuruShige where Gary is the passanger princess.
- In-general materialistic setting. This is not a Gary hc but my writings in general, even in other fandoms. You will find me writing a lot about luxury in the story, it is because the author is a material girl and a big fan of American classic The Great Gatsby 😊. I also find the Gary character is in line with the setting, he has only several episodes in the series but he has the most wardrobes. The beach shirt, the archeologic costume, the yukata, the winter puff jacket. Gary is a material girl like me 😊
- Flirty. Does Gary flirt or does he not? I honestly don't see him as someone who is hesistant to express his interest, directly or not. He is always outspoken and brash. Like his expedition, Gary loves the thrill of the chase. The downside of this trait is I cannot write beyond that(yet). I was a serial monogamist, I had 6 exes, casual dating was my hobby before I got married. I often lost interest after I got the person, so my story is 95% courting and that's all, then it's ending.
- Partygoer : Season 1 Gary was wild(WHO APPROVED THAT SCRIPT). To be honest, I just love clubs, I spent my early 20s in clubs. That's why a lot of my stories take places in clubs or a party. Lately, I no longer waste myself in a club like I used to, but that doesn't mean I stopped doing it. Just because we no longer see that side of Gary in newer season, doesn't mean he couldn't do it off-screen.
- Specialized genius : I love to emphasize Gary is a research scientist and a geneticist, since that's what he actually do in the series, he is a certified geneticist. With the Aerodactyl revival episode, he is a confirmed prodigy. Anyway, having this kind of job allow him to travel the world, which makes it easy for me to set the backstories.
- Rich, famous, and priveledged. These are canon, I just love to highlight them because these make writing backstory easy. Everyone knows Gary, he is on the TV. His grandad is on TV. His granduncle is too. He's been everywhere, he had a scientific breakthrough. He simply is a high profile person. I admit maybe I emphasize this too much. Honestly why? I'm not gonna lie. I just love him haha
- Fussy. This is a personal hc hahhaa I'm a picky eater, I don't miss details, and call it motivation or affection when Gary was put as a rival/mentor figure, the point is, just like me, Gary only fuck with the best. 😊
Thank you so much for the ask! It's not everyday I get to talk about them since rareships are oftentimes as dead as graveyard although it does not stop me from expanding Gary's story to the internet library. Do not hesitate to send me another!
