daydreaming abt historical fantasy au..... hcs under cut bc it will be a lot of text although a lot of it is based off canon
ok so maybe not the most creative idea but kurumi comes from a bloodline of witches except their family hasnt had powers manifest for many generations and the most is that they keep their young looks
however kusuo is the only one with powers and it seems that whatever powers previous generations could have gotten has been passed down to him instead (basically he has every power he has in canon)
also kusuo has powers bc hes transmasc lol
in this au there r mages who can control basic elements (fire water earth air wtv) and kusuo disguises himself as one of them bc witches aren't accepted in society
his work requires him to meet many ppl and some of these people get unusually attached to him and they continue interacting with him even though he doesn't say a word back to them
kusuo claims that he has nothing to do with them and they are a pain but somehow finds himself doing whatever he can to make them safe and happy
kuusuke doesnt have any powers but hes extremely smart and became an alchemist after graduating from a fancy school thing (i swear i know the right term but not now how embarrassing)
he spent his whole life trying to limit kusuo's powers and eventually remove them completely (same as canon haha)
he also wants to remove powers from other witches and mages while hes at it teehee (cute girl sticking tongue out image here)
btw he does a lot of experiments and some of them r not very ethical but dont worry about it lol
their grandma (i forgot her name srry :(( ) owns a famous boutique, kurumi works there too
moving on to other characters i was thinking saiko family is a royal family althogh they arent liked by the public bc of their attitude honestly if metori became the king the country is doomed
but that is if he didnt have the power of friendship
metori is the crown prince of the country and nendou is his knight
what?!??!
yes u read that right
nendou became a knight bc of his almost inhumane strength
almost got fired multiple times but hairo, another knight with the best reputation possible helps nendou keep his job
also a very kind person he will drop whatever hes doing to help ppl when they need it
he likes playing with children (fails many times bc his face is scary he is sad) and buying things from them even though he doesnt need wtv tjey r selling
one day nendou invites metori to meet his friends (almost got fired for the nth time. hairo is crying. keep up the good work.) and miraculously metori says yes since he has nothing to do and is somewhat curious about how peasants spend their time
somehow his friends are: kusuo, a mage who is just average but has genius alchemist brother
kaidou who is just some guy who really wants to be both a mage and knight at the same time but cant do both
and aren who came from a mercenary background but decided to become a knight instead and is quickly climbing the ranks
metori is very impressed with these people (except kaidou 💀💀) but it didnt last long when all of them act so god damn weird
they met at a bar, saiki brought a box of dessert from a cafe to eat, kaidou is sitting at a corner muttering something about having a hidden power and that he can destroy the bar rn if he wanted to and aren is normal but sometimes he says something scary every now and then
anyways they definitely hated metori but they warmed up to him after a few times meeting and they get to enjoy rich ppl luxuries
a few months later metori wakes up in the middle of the night in cold sweat when he realises that he is friends with those peasants and that he enjoys spending time with them
congratulations now u have the powers of friendship and character development
ok next teruhashi family is a high ranking noble family
maybe teruhashi family being low ranking nobles who r gaining a lot of popularity would be good too
metori is the crown prince and is constantly sending marriage offers to kokomi but makoto burns every single marriage offer letter from anyone (the only time kokomi is grateful to him)
kokomi and makoto r the most beautiful ppl in the country or perhaps the whole world and the kokomi objectification by men is even worse in this au so shes kinda fucked up inside
but dont worry !!! she does have awareness that she is going insane and makes sure to have some self care hobbies
which is sneaking out and interacting with people she wears a disguise that covers up her beauty so that when she interacts with ppl they respond back like shes just a person and this is important to her because it reminds her that life is not just get married have children and die
interaction with ppl as in just buying random things from whatever store she sees (she has 0 social skills if it isnt acting)
it gets even better for her when she comes across chiyo who is a low ranking noble whos title was bought instead of earned
when they first meet, chiyo deduces that kokomi is a noble from the way she talks and carries herself but doesnt know which family (it doesnt matter to her shes just excited to meet a new friend)
their first meeting is quite awkward bc neither of them know what to talk abt so they just sat together on a bench in silence for a few minutes
well its not that bad in the end bc chiyo decided they can go shopping or eat at cute cafes
kokomi started to get irritated (she was actually anxious bc she has never been treated as a friend before she just doesnt know) so she told chiyo her identity to see if chiyo will start worshipping her
chiyo needed a while to process but shes extra happy bc kokomi revealed her identity and chiyo took it that she wanted to be friends
she also starts talking about herself more and asking kokomi questions
this stuns kokomi as this is the first time someone was genuinely interested in her as a person
unfortunately she feels overwhelmed and goes home to rest (the whole time with chiyo just replays in her head constantly)
anyways they continue meeting outside and eventually go to gatherings and tea parties together
many ppl gossip abt chiyo not being enough for kokomi and when kokomi heard it the first time in public she broke her perfect lady act without thinking to defend chiyo (she almost started beating up ppl but she controlled herself so everythings fine :3)
i think i like kokomi x chiyo a lot do they have a ship name??
queer platonic kokomi x chiyo.....
wow this post is damn long
i actually just wanted to daydream of what kind of witch outfit kusuo would look good in
also im not sure abt kaidou in this au.... definitely a delusional person tho
maybe hes quite smart academically but i just dont have a clear direction of his role in this au
i will be surprised if anyone read this much thank u for reading my brain vomit
if u can tell i dont have much knowledge on historical settings lololol
i havent thought abt other characters much but aiura is definitely a witch who can do fortune telling
maybe imu is the leader of an information guild
akechi is either working in imu's guild or hes a detective













