[princescar]

this was supposed to be angst but it turned to fluff somehow. Spooning saved matsuda i guess

[danganfixationronpa]

Only those familiar with DR0 understand just how much Junko truly DOES comprehend how painful love is...

[theminecraftgay]

They saw you from across the bar and hated your vibe

[princescar]

My wife back from her shift at the Nightcore Factory

or basically i wanted a new discord pfp so I recreated his only fucking anime appearance in the Sailor Moon style, with both cool and warm versions!!

[skateironicallycantskate]

that is so fucking funny to me. bitches love matsuda’s pathetic swag

[funishment-time]

i wish he'd put his feet away .

[princescar]

Its My Birthday!!! So matsushima art!!

[spiralhigh]

hi again! On an earlier post, you listed Dependent personality disorder as one of your diagnoses for Matsuda and that you would write a post on it if anyone asked. I would love to see it since I agree with that headcanon (and most of your thoughts on him in general honestly). Have a nice day!

okie dokie artichokie!

first off, i think it’d take a lot for matsuda to actually get diagnosed. he doesn’t match the “stereotypical” presentation of dpd because his standoffishness and tendency to hole himself up make him look more independent than he actually is.

dr0 is a good point in time to analyze him from because it’s a situation where he would be actively triggered pretty much 100% of the time due to being unable to rely on otonashi/enoshima

symptoms of dependent personality disorder include:

trouble making everyday decisions without support. matsuda has difficulty with basic hygiene, dressing himself, socializing, etc.

fear of not being able to take care of themselves. for matsuda, this presents as an extreme drive to protect the people who could take care of him, even if it means doing something he thinks is morally wrong. it started with his mother, obviously, and then it moved to enoshima.

doing uncomfortable tasks to get support or nurturance from others. literally everything he does in dr0 is in service of this. he doesn’t know how to live without enoshima, so he’ll throw his life away to make sure she never leaves him.

avoiding conflict in relationships due to fear of losing them. this symptom is often misunderstood — friends of mine with dpd have explained this as being an instinctive manipulation tactic. matsuda takes this to a fantastical extreme, literally erasing the conflict from otonashi’s mind and constantly lying to her to keep her in line. “you didn’t see a dead body. who do you trust? me or the notebook?”

feeling uncomfortable when alone. we rarely see matsuda on his own outside of very stressful situations, but i think it’s fair to assume this applies. he’s shy and introverted so he needs his alone time, but he’ll freak out if he doesn’t have the option to see enoshima/if he doesn’t know where she is.

fear of abandonment. i don’t think i need to explain this one

tendency to only interact with the people they depend on. this one also feels obvious to me LOL

behaving submissively. this is a criteria that he only half-fits. he can stand up for himself in situations where it’s necessary in order to prevent being abandoned (e.g. talking back to the steering committee on behalf of enoshima), but he has trouble asserting himself in a meaningful way otherwise. his bratty schoolyard bully behavior is permissible only because enoshima/otonashi is the kind of freak who likes that sort of thing

oversensitivity to criticism. this isn’t something we get to see much of over the course of dr0, but i do think it’s reasonable to assume given the fact that matsuda is implied to be a very sensitive person behind the aloof mask he puts on. it runs so deeply in him that otonashi can clearly see the loneliness in his eyes even when he’s trying to keep his cool…

pessimism and a lack of self-confidence. another thing that half-fits. matsuda is confident in his abilities… but only when it comes to his talent. he’s otherwise a pretty big raincloud of a guy. this is especially reflected in his view on the situation with the reserve course’s parade.

willingness to tolerate abuse and mistreatment from others. this one… also needs no explanation, LMAO

dependent personality disorder can be caused by childhood trauma and neglect, so matsuda’s history would make him prone to developing it. obviously there are other things i’m probably missing but this is the gist of why i think he has dpd <3

[yasukematsudadefender]

Real! + Obssesive compulsive personality disorder comorbid

[spiralhigh]

I like to think that matsuda just struggles alot with taking care of himself and doing adult tasks because he never really had anyone to teach him how to do those things or how to do them properly. Then it snowballs with his crippling self-hatred and his pride to ask for things.

Like, he struggles with doing laundry because he doesn’t know to separate colors, or how much detergent to use, or what settings to put the machine on and since he’s too prideful to ask for help, he ends up not doing it. Which feeds into his self consciousness.

Or never learning to use chopsticks and refusing Junko's help to teach him, telling her to fuck off and eat somewhere else. Because not knowing how to do basic task when he’s a fucking DOCTOR gets to his head. EVERYONE knows how to tie their shoes, so he's not GOOD enough for not knowing, so he never asks for help. Which then feeds into his pride, like a cycle.

And when he is confronted, he will throw out "I have more important things to do." or "There's more efficient ways of doing it, I like MY way."

Or maybe im projecting onto this guy to much LMAO

YES YES YES YES YES EXACTLY. this is such a common struggle among grown children of neglect, so it makes perfect sense for matsuda to struggle with it too. you’re absolutely right about his pride getting in his way, as well.

it’s a vicious cycle. he’s stuck in a very confusing position where he is an extremely dependent person who is too prideful to be honest about his needs. he needs help with things he’s ashamed of not knowing, and the shame makes him crave comfort, but it also makes him refuse the help that might make him more independent. so either the thing never gets done and he’s miserable, or eventually someone does it for him and he’s still miserable. rinse and repeat.

and the thing is, he’s NOT incompetent. he’s obviously shsl neurologist, but beyond that, he’s good at rolling with the punches and making difficult decisions. he’s good at communicating. (the scene with murasame where it’s said that he starts speaking more casually and easily, and that’s how he is when he’s getting down to business?? character defining moment.) he’s good at asserting himself in front of authority figures, even when he’s scared.

….but those aren’t skills that are easy to name. when you’re embarrassed because you can’t hold your chopsticks right, it’s hard to counter that shame with how good you are at writing research papers. and he’s only really good at all those things when he’s doing them for the sake of others, anyway. (even if he’s really doing them selfishly.)

the fact that he’s shown actively struggling with very basic self care (always wearing dirty clothes, rarely leaving his lab, etc.) in ways that are gross and hard to romanticize feels so real to me. like, it’d be so easy for him to be another sad bishie with a tragic past who still manages to look and act attractive at all times. but he’s not! and i think that’s a big part of what makes me care about him so much as a character.

[princescar]

hi hello im alive drawing soon

[akiastar24]

I don't even know when I started shipping these guys it just spawned :/

Anyways my contribution to the Morrmorr community 🫶🏾

AGHAGAHAAHGAHAH I WISH I KNEW HIW TO DRAW FORESTS 1

[spiralhigh]

do you have any other age regression headcanons of matsuda?

BOY DO I EVER

i already headcanon matsuda as having selective mutism, but i think he’s especially prone to going mute when he’s like. having a Four Years Old Moment. in part because he’s likely to already be overwhelmed, which makes it harder for him to string words together, but also because the sound of his voice (which is fairly deep) makes him uncomfortable.

his insults get a little more juvenile and simple. “carp-faced spray tanned bimbo” might become “super-ugly”, for example.

big time pouter. when he’s feeling like himself, he tries to keep his cool. but if he gets frustrated while age regressed? expect to see him crossing his arms, sighing, rolling his eyes, grumbling, etc.

he’s pretty good at masking it most of the time. the only person he trusts enough to let his guard down around is enoshima. he sincerely believes that she’s the only person who would tolerate him in such a vulnerable state.

he still struggles to express his emotions. most things he doesn’t want to feel get translated into frustration/anger. sometimes this makes him lash out at others, but more often it’s turned inward and results in a meltdown. lots of hair pulling and hitting his head.

it embarrasses him to think about his behavior once he’s back to normal. he doesn’t have a name to put to it, so he just assumes he’s some otaku manchild stereotype deep down. it causes him a lot of shame, so he doesn’t like to talk about it.

[32coconuts]

hello 3 other danganronpa fans in the year of our lord 2025

[armless-sock]

I'm secretly a whore for junko x matsuda I love them so much and they need to kiss more

[princescar]

doodle for my wife @dani-the-toad that ended up really fucking cute

[spiralhigh]

i like domestic headcanons so: what do you think is matsuda’s favorite food, what are his sleeping habits like?

domestic headcanons…. oh yeah baby it’s all coming up tumblr user spiralhigh

favorite food (and more):

matsuda’s eating habits are. um. bad. he’s the kind of guy who eats one meal a day and that meal is two cup noodles and a kitkat. he has a stash of umaibo in one of his desk drawers because he thinks that counts as food. it’s bleak

he has the flavor palate of a grade schooler, so even when he’s eating properly he tends to go toward comfort foods like noodles, omurice, curry, etc.

he has a sweet tooth <3 he prefers things like red bean paste and chocolate over fruity flavors

he doesn’t tolerate spicy food very well… he talks a big game but he always orders his curry mild

sleeping habits:

if you thought his eating habits were bad, oh brother wait until you see how this guy sleeps. he has insomnia, but a lot of it is self-inflicted (lots of caffeine, lots of forced all-nighters). oftentimes when he’s asleep, it’s because he crashed and passed out.

he prefers sleeping with enoshima. it’s harder for him to fall asleep in his own bed than it is in hers

he is not above sleeping on the cot in his lab. it’s not comfortable and it fucks up his back, but he will pay any price for the convenience of not having to leave his little research cave

he has a habit of sleeping under the bed when he’s upset. he got used to hiding under the bed as a kid to avoid encounters with his mother, and it just kind of stuck

he tends to sleep on his side, somewhere in between the fetal position and the yearner position

he’s more prone to stress dreams than he is to full nightmares. his dreams almost always have enoshima in them

[spiralhigh]

Does yasuke have a love language and if so what?

hmm… well, let’s go through them!

words of affirmation: certainly not. that boy doesn’t have a single nice word to say, and whenever he does, he’s going to be tsundere and shy about it. his words are more of an acquired taste than a love language.

quality time: this one seems a bit more likely. matsuda is the type of person to get a lot out of devoting his undivided attention to someone. he’s devoted to a fault. he’d have to be very comfortable with someone in order to give them this, though.

gift giving: maybe! i don’t think he’d be great at giving spontaneous gifts, but i definitely think he’s the type to grab the check on a date (even if his date protests, lol).

acts of service: moderate likelihood. if he’s in a good place mentally and physically he might do acts of service, but a lot of the time he struggles to even take care of himself, so it would be inconsistent.

physical touch: more likely than you think! i don’t think he’d be a big fan of pda, but in private i think he’s pretty clingy. matsuda keep your hand out of enoshima’s hair for one second challenge.

and if you’re wondering what he prefers to receive…

words of affirmation: he needs this more than he thinks he does. he spends so much of dr0 fishing for verbal confirmation from otonashi that she still remembers (and loves) him. matsuda is a very neurotic person, so being told directly how someone feels about him would go a long way in keeping him comfortable.

quality time: he receives this about as well as he gives it, since this one kinda has to be mutual. i do think he prefers giving deep undivided attention more than receiving it, though.

gift receiving: neutral. matsuda has enough surprises to deal with in his life and he isn’t very materialistic to begin with. he mostly treasures gifts as keepsakes to remind him of who gave it to him, but he could do that with a stolen t-shirt just as easily.

acts of service: i’m gonna be honest with you, this is less of a “love language” need and more of an “assistance with daily tasks due to poor mental health” need for him. rating: undetermined

physical touch: this is a big one for him. his tendency toward being an antisocial little hermit makes him uncomfortable with most touch, but this leaves him touch-starved most of the time. he needs to be held and kissed soooo bad. if you get to the point in your relationship with him that he lets you do this for him, that’s how you know you’re like. getting married