Hi! a deaf reader and the Dragon Ball gods? (Shin, Beerus, and Whis, Daishinkan, and Zenon) I find it funny to imagine studying ASL and interacting with the reader. It's even funnier if Zenon is perhaps angry at Beerus, but still stops to "listen" to the reader's suggestion. pleasant conversation with Wis and Shin over a cup of tea?
Okay, so, I had a super long version of this one, but it got lost :( I wanted to redo it, but this has been sitting in my drafts for months
Also, the reason I didn't do covers or anything
🌸 Shin (Supreme Kai)
Shin is SO gentle about learning ASL. He studies like his life depends on it.
Practices each sign painfully slowly at first, eyebrows furrowed, concentrating like he’s defusing a bomb.
He gets embarrassed when he makes mistakes, his ears twitch and turn pink.
You always reassure him with a smile or a soft touch and he instantly brightens.
Loves having tea with you because it’s quiet, calm, and he can watch your hands move as you sign. He thinks it's beautiful.
Starts signing even when he talks out loud, just to reinforce the language.
Gets protective over you when others don’t understand or keep messing up your signs.
Lowkey proud that he is the one you go to when you want true peace and gentle conversation.
💙 Whis
Of COURSE he learns ASL in like two hours.
Not only learns it, he becomes absurdly elegant with it. His signs are fluid, graceful, almost like a dance.
Loves having tea with you because it allows full conversations without speaking, a type of communication he finds “refreshingly refined.”
He catches small details in your expression and immediately adjusts.
Whis is also the one who teaches Beerus and Shin when they struggle, gently teasing them in the process.
He absolutely compliments your signing technique, as if you’re performing art.
Sometimes purposely exaggerates his signing to make you laugh.
If you teach him slang signs… he uses them on Beerus at the worst possible moments.
💜 Beerus
Pretends he doesn’t care about learning ASL. Says things like: “Why would I need that? You understand me just fine.”
Lies.
He practices behind everyone’s back, usually at night while eating snacks.
Whis catches him once and never lets him forget it.
Beerus gets competitive when he sees Shin signing more fluidly than him.
His hands are surprisingly accurate but his expressions are always dramatic.
When he signs “I’m hungry,” it looks like a death threat.
If you sign something cute or affectionate? He pretends he didn’t melt.
If Zeno signs at him faster than he can understand, he pretends he understood and just rolls with it, hoping Whis will rescue him.
Secretly enjoys when you correct him, because it means you’re watching him.
🤍 Grand Priest
Learns ASL instantly and perfectly... of course.
Treats it with deep respect, almost as a ceremonial language.
His signing is pristine, crisp, and almost unnervingly silent.
He loves asking questions about human communication, fascinated by the nuance.
Talks with you during walks, hands moving smoothly, barely even looking down because he doesn’t need to; he already memorized every sign.
Sometimes helps refine your signs if you use regional variations; not because he thinks they’re wrong, but because he wants to understand all versions.
Often translates for Zeno or the angels when things get chaotic.
Gives you small smiles every time you thank him.
💛 Zeno
His signing is FAST. Chaotic. Wrong sometimes. But he tries so hard.
Loves the visual element of sign language, it’s playful, expressive, like a game.
If he’s yelling at Beerus, and you tap his shoulder or sign to him? He STOPS. Instantly. Looks at you like “Yes?? What was that?? Tell me!!”
Beerus is both relieved and offended.
Zeno loves when you sign stories or jokes to him, he watches with the purest childish joy.
Sometimes repeats your signs with exaggerated movements because it’s funny.
Every time you pat his head or give him a supportive smile after he tries a complicated sign, he vibrates like an excited puppy.
He likes signing “friend” with you over and over again.
Tea with Whis and Shin
Whis pours tea while signing to Shin about something refined and philosophical. Shin responds softly, his movements slow and careful. You join them and Whis lights up, switching into perfect, elegant ASL.
It’s peaceful, quiet, the only sound is the clink of porcelain and the soft swish of Whis’s staff as he pours tea. Shin hangs onto every sign you make, smiling warmly. It becomes usual.
Zeno vs Beerus (Interrupted by You)
Beerus is panicking because Zeno is mid-lecture, arms flapping dramatically. You walk up to them, tap Zeno lightly, and sign: “He didn’t mean to. Maybe give him one more chance?”
Zeno’s entire face softens. He nods at you. Beerus is saved. He will never admit he’s grateful.
Whis Teaching Beerus
Whis: “Lord Beerus, no, that means something VERY different—” Beerus: “WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SIGNS?!” You: (trying not to laugh) Whis: “Because communication is important, my Lord.” Beerus: “I COMMUNICATE JUST FINE.” (He does not.)
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