yeah i said i wanted him a little sluttier but like he just finished his birthday this seems a little unfair but whatever man HELLO SAILOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah i said i wanted him a little sluttier but like he just finished his birthday this seems a little unfair but whatever man HELLO SAILOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was talking about tenma and social media here and so i figured i'd like to give it a more extended take here! and an expansion on kai's sns as well! <33 (mixing in a3 yume lore in this btw so NONE OF THIS IS CANON)
i still do believe that tenma has a dump account on any sns he can ego-search [egosa] (look himself up and see what people say about him) but i personally don't think he's the type to constantly egosa lol i think his feed is so carefully curated but it's mostly affected by the reels/shorts kazu, kumon and yuki send lmao
on inste...i think his official account is something he has the password to but his agency has this on surveilance! so a lot of things have like certain clearances from PR and management (but they give him leeway when it comes to friend photos lol)
...can i hc that igawa takes the best photos of him because tenma appears the most relaxed in front of him so its really REALLY GOOD BOYFRIEND BAIT PHOTOS and fans go rabid (its me, i'm fan)
tenma's dump account on inste. oh don't get me started, the only people that have this account would be mankai members + trusted industry friends, AND EVEN THEN, natsugumi and a select few just for close friends where you can visibly see his loser posting LMAO like its a free space where he looks extra pathetic on camera and lots of garden shots
bro sometimes just stories those bonsai reels like dude just use the damn repost function 😭
i think when looking at it through the yume lense, his pining and yearning ass is on display and he has the cheesiest music choices he makes sure any yearning is on story so that its only 24 hours and not immortalized on his dump's grid like he doesn't know how to curate that shit LOLLLL
when kai enters that priv, he makes sure he's EXTRA CAREFUL like there's no...man idk what's the word in english but in filipino we call it "parinig" which is like you put something up for attention and you're hoping the person you intended it for sees it but not really? whatvr nagpaparinig si tenma 100% yearnermaxxing apo hiking society typ shit
ah. according to google it's hinting! yeah that's a pretty good term lol he tends to drop AYUN VAGUE POSTING ABOUT IT AND CLEARLY INTENDED FOR HER LMAOOOOOOO but like when kai sees it its mostly:
kai: lol who tf is yearning on blast--HUH????? TENMA??????????
tenma also has a twitter acc! (this is mostly infected by yume) but mostly because he likes to keep tabs on kai's tweets online. he thinks she's funnier than him when she tweets and he's practically heaving and fighting for his breath when he sees something remotely funny
but that's on priv. he also has official twitter acc lol
kai: haha surely nothing will get me on twitter
tenma official account (with tenma behind it): are we sure about that?
i'd also say kasumi (a3 oc) is more active on twitter because she likes to shit talk anyone who crosses her bc god forbid a girl just needs to let it out
ok enough about tenma. ENOUGH ABOUT THE MEN LETS TALK ABOUT GALS!!!!!!
kai has three inste accounts. yeah. THREE because one is the irl account she gives to normies, the other one is her cosplay inste and the other is her dump (where the cosplay offshots and lots of kai in a wig cap lol and more personal photos--ahem, risque-- go!)
one of her cosplay friends help her take the more "thirst trappy" bait photos because kai doesn't know how to LMAO you can guess tenma's first reaction.
tenma: this is evil (tl: this is hot)
kasumi: wow her collarbones are so promient here
tenma: she's so pretty and you're looking at her collarbones?
kasumi: where the hell are YOU looking???
tenma: ...her face?
kasumi: thats what they all say. i'm staring at the fake tongue piercing actually
kai on twitter is just active for fandom + occassional tenma posting drama reviews and yeah, sure. ragebaiting tenma fans by acting like they're dating lol she's got a few tweets of "oh my god guys my boyfriend posted again" (they already met irl, she continued tweeting shit like this bc she didn't think they would date later on and thought it was just funny)
miya (kai) on twitter: i think tenma-san's performance here is a lot weaker, he sounds a little sick. normally he'd push his voice here and (its a long thread of analyses and clips from his previous shows and recorded free talks in mankai just to prove her point)
tenma who is viewing this from his priv: how the fuck did she know i was sick (he was in fact sick during filming and had a cold)...HOLD ON THAT DRAMA IS SO OLD I WAS A LITERAL CHILD??? WHERE IS SHE GETTING THESE CLIPS??
fun fact! the name miya comes from an alternative reading of the character: 海 (in cn this is read as hai - the character for "sea", in jp this can be read as kai or [u]mi - ACCORDING TO RESEARCH LMAO) i had to do some digging if the name was proper enough and can be used irl and so far it tracks??? [with some limited CN background, i treated it in a similar case!]
when kai finds out that tenma could see her tweets, she stops tweeting those ragebaity tweets to save her own dignity (and not give tenma anymore blackmail LMAOOO) but habits die hard...she'll end up slipping up LOL
random twitter user: miya-chan, i kinda miss your tenma bf tweets...
miya (kai) who is now dating tenma: a lot can happen in three years, i'm a changed person now
miya (kai): i'll still be watching his dramas tho! gotta support my boyfriend! <3
random twitter user: i knew you wouldn't last without baiting us one more time lmao
thats it. i may not have tenma bd posting but this is as close at you're going to get lmao i have more thoughts but...yeah ill let myself rest lol
how do i put it into words...... hmmm............. KHGDKGHRLUGHKJWRHBEJKGRBNUI:OTHJNLRJTBHM RGNJPBK KLDUHRGNKRJGNBDIUGRHNBUYG HJBHKDPGBNURHGNRBGHBEF<MGNRIPRYGBBPOIURGN CHARACTERRRRRRRRR CHARACTER CHARTACET CHARATCGERJ 👍
CANON IN TOMOLIFE LTD TOO???? FUCK BDJABSKSJDKSJ once a yearner forever a yearner
ok but im going to be honest…KAI CAUGHT FEELINGS FIRST I JUST FELT IT WAS TOO FAST SO I SAID NO (miscommunication canon event unfortunately travels even in tomolife ltd)…….SO NOW…..LMAOOOOOOO
despite me rejecting kai’s acknowledgement of feelings towards tenma, they still ended up dating in the game btw, so the moral of the story is to shoot your shot!!!
CANON IN TOMOLIFE LTD TOO???? FUCK BDJABSKSJDKSJ once a yearner forever a yearner
ok but im going to be honest…KAI CAUGHT FEELINGS FIRST I JUST FELT IT WAS TOO FAST SO I SAID NO (miscommunication canon event unfortunately travels even in tomolife ltd)…….SO NOW…..LMAOOOOOOO
CANON IN TOMOLIFE LTD TOO???? FUCK BDJABSKSJDKSJ once a yearner forever a yearner
ok but im going to be honest…KAI CAUGHT FEELINGS FIRST I JUST FELT IT WAS TOO FAST SO I SAID NO (miscommunication canon event unfortunately travels even in tomolife ltd)…….SO NOW…..LMAOOOOOOO
FUCK I FINALLY SECURED A SPOT FOR TOMOLIFE LIVING THE DREAM FUCK OH MY GOD I DONT HAVE TO MAKE THEM STRAIGHT I CAN FINALLY HAVE GAY MARRIAGES FUCKKKKK I FEEL SO LIBERATED
A3! Translation: Chikage SSR Card “Margrethe in the Sun” [ Touching My Blue Hour ]
The blue hour and the belt of Venus bleed into each other, existing simultaneously and separately, together they melt beautifully.
This has to be one of the more beautifully poetic Chikage backstage stories I think 🥹 and definitely one of my favorites
Part 1
Chikage
I’m home.
Masumi
… *Sigh* Yeah, welcome back.
Chikage
… ?
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Chikage
Hey, I’m back.
Itaru
Senpai, good job at work. Especially this late into the night.
Chikage
What’s up with Masumi? He was going around looking like the world was about to end.
Itaru
Perceptive as always. That’s cuz director had to go on a trip overseas, which is like a rare limited time event.
Chikage
So that’s why.
I’m going on a business trip the day after tomorrow too, now that I think about it.
Itaru
Wow, talk about a coincidence. Is it gonna be a morning flight? I got a meeting near there, want a ride?
Chikage
Thanks for the offer, but it’s fine. It’s a late-night return flight. I’ll just take a cab.
Itaru
Gotcha.
Izumi
Here we go… Hah. This suitcase is so hard to wheel. Guess cheap stuff are cheap for a reason.
Ah. Chikage-san, you’re back.
Chikage
Yup, I am. That luggage’s pretty huge. You’re going abroad, I hear?
Izumi
Pretty much. I’m getting all ready for it now. It was so sudden so now I’m scrambling all over the place.
You’re really something, Chikage-san. Even when you go on unprompted business trips, you’re always so smart with it. Like you just get it done without a hitch, don’t you?
Chikage
Well, you get used to it. How long’s the trip gonna last?
Izumi
It’s gonna be a 3-day trip at the start of the week.
Chikage
Then you’ll be back the same day as me.
Itaru
Director, do you need someone to come pick you up?
Izumi
No, I’m all good. My ETA back is around early evening, so I’ll book an airport limousine bus.
Chikage
You sure are being smart with it.
Izumi
Is that your shot at a compliment?
Chikage
Sure is. Securing a way to-and-fro is important when you’re traveling far.
Izumi
Oh, right. Chikage-san, what do you do to pass time on the plane? I’ve been wondering ‘cause it’s been a while since my last long-haul flight.
Chikage
Not much, really. It’s either I work, or… maybe read a book, I suppose.
Izumi
A book… that sounds great, actually! Maybe I’ll buy something tomorrow.
Itaru
If you’re heading there anyway, why not party up with senpai? You two probably got totally different tastes, could be an interesting book trip.
Izumi
You’re right… If it’s okay, I’d love to go with you, Chikage-san.
Chikage
Of course. It has to be after work but let’s meet up and go there together.
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Chikage
So, do you have anything particular in mind, director?
Izumi
Hmm… not really. I thought maybe I’d go look for a romance novel.
Chikage
Why a romance novel?
Izumi
Just feels like something that’s easy to get into. How about you, Chikage-san?
Chikage
Hmm… I’d say mystery?
Izumi
You phrase it like a question.
Chikage
I mean… anything works, really… as long as it’s not a romance novel.
Izumi
You say anything works and yet there’s an exception.
Chikage
Not that I can’t read them. But it’s just in our nature to avoid things we’re not good at. You’d wanna avoid investment books or business articles too, right?
Izumi
It’s not that I can’t read them either, but… fair point?
Chikage
Exactly.
PART 2
Bookshop owner
If you’re having a hard time picking, why not give this a shot?
Izumi
Um, is this… for gifts?
Bookshop owner
It’s a blind book. The cover’s all hidden under the wrapping paper, so you won’t know the title or synopsis.
You buy and it’s a surprise waiting for you.
Chikage
Hm… you see these overseas often. I didn’t know we had these in Japan too.
But, these blind books don’t even have a single hint or recommendation notes.
Izumi
Hints?
Chikage
As an example, some at least have author names written on them with “For fans of this author.” Or there’d be keywords, or the kinds of mood the content has.
Izumi
Ohh! But yeah, now that you mention it, there’s none of those on these…
Bookshop owner
The only hints you’ll get from my blind books are the book thickness and color of the wrapping paper. I thought that people are more likely to stumble into the kind of books they normally wouldn’t pick this way.
Chikage
Talk about a gamble. What’s your move?
Izumi
It sounds fun…! I’ll choose from these, I think.
Bookshop owner
Take your time.
Izumi
Oh, since we’re here already, why don’t we pick a book for each other?
Chikage
Now I didn’t say all that about this selection, but… well, it’s not like I had anything in mind anyway, so sure.
Let me take full responsibility on my choice for yours.
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Chikage
—Director, have you made up your mind?
Izumi
Mhm. How about you, Chikage-san?
Chikage
I have.
Izumi
Okay, let’s do a reveal on a count of three. Ready… go!
Chikage
Blue gradient wrapping… What made you pick this out?
Izumi
It had that mystery novel kinda feel, y’know? And Chikage-san, you picked out a pink and purple gradient for mine.
Chikage
Felt like a romance novel vibe. Can’t guarantee what’s inside is gonna match, who knows.
Izumi
Hehe, true. Alright, I’ll go on and pay for this. Thanks for choosing mine!
Chikage
Same here.
Izumi
Ah, oh yeah!
Chikage
There’s more?
Izumi
When we finish these, if we like them, wanna swap? I’m curious about what’s in the one I picked out for you, too.
Chikage
… Sure thing. As long as it isn’t a romance novel, that is.
Izumi
Aww.
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Chikage
(All right, let’s see what’s in here…)
(The title is “The Blue Hour Whispers Your Name”)
(Blue hour… the time after sunset and just before sunrise, when the sky is dyed a deep blue…)
… I see.
(So it’s an anthology series themed around that blue hour.)
(I’ve read some of these before, but it’d be interesting to go back to them with this in mind.)
… Though there are a few autobiographical I-novels mixed in here, they aren’t my kind of thing, but it’s better than a romance novel.
*Director, on a different plane.*
Izumi
Oh, wow…! I knew it, Chikage-san!
(A romance fiction anthology, perfect for this stylish and pretty wrapping. But… I wonder what this title means.)
(Right, I’m on Airplane mode. I’ll look it up later, let’s dive into this for now)
PART 3
Chikage
(——I sent my luggage ahead to the dorm, so I’ll just take a cab back.)
(As for tuning in after the trip… It’s already late, I’ll just send a LIME text to Spring Troupe and——)
Izumi
—Ah! Chikage-saaan!
Chikage
… Director? I thought you were back on the evening flight?
Izumi
I was, but my flight got delayed. I arrived just a while ago.
Chikage
It must’ve been rough for you. Welcome home.
Izumi
Ahaha. But I figured since it was gonna be late, you’d probably arrive around the same time. I thought we might as well go back together.
Chikage
I could get behind that. Should we head to the taxi bay, then?
Izumi
Wow… the queue is so long, even this late at night…
Chikage
Looks like other flights were delayed too like yours. Maybe we should’ve summoned Chigasaki regardless of the hour.
Izumi
Should we just join the queue?
Chikage
Hmm…
If we wait a bit, we can take the first train ride of the day. That might actually be faster. Let’s grab some coffee somewhere until then.
Izumi
Sounds like a plan.
Chikage
Hand it over.
Izumi
Huh?
Chikage
Your luggage.
Izumi
It’s all good, you have your own bags too… wait, actually, where is your luggage?
Chikage
Had it delivered. Easier that way.
Izumi
Figures, this is your thing.
Chikage
Now you know, so hand it over already. With how you’re wrestling with that suitcase, the first train would’ve gone and went before we even make it to the cafe.
Izumi
I’m not that bad! Ah— Chikage-san, wait up!
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Izumi
It’s just the two of us in here.
Chikage
Probably because everyone else is waiting for a taxi.
Izumi
Could be, if you hadn’t told me about the first train, I probably would’ve queued too… Speaking of which, did you get to finish the book?
Chikage
Around 80%, but work kept me busier than I thought it would, I couldn’t exactly finish it entirely. Did you?
Izumi
Yup! I was completely hooked, read the whole thing.
Chikage
So it must’ve been a romance novel.
Izumi
All thanks to you. You sure know your stuff, Chikage-san!
Chikage
Just a lucky guess.
Izumi
Hnn…
Chikage
You can go to sleep if you want, it’s okay.
[ Option 1: I couldn’t ]
Izumi
I really couldn’t do that. I’m the one that invited you to come back with me.
Chikage
… If you’d rather not have me see you asleep, we can get separate cars.
Izumi
Not that I mind, but… I feel like that would make it harder to sleep.
[ Option 2: Aren’t you tired? ]
Izumi
Aren’t you tired, Chikage-san?
Chikage
Not particularly. I’m used to coming back on late-night flights from overseas trips.
Izumi
Is that how it is?
Chikage
Exactly how it is. If I hadn’t run into you, I’d probably be working inside a taxi on the way home.
Chikage
I can just read the rest of the book while you rest.
Izumi
Okay… I’ll take you up on that.
Chikage
Director? I thought you were gonna sleep.
Izumi
I am. But I feel like I’d bother you if I sat next to you, so I’ll be over here.
Chikage
Facing each other feels more distracting, but do as you wish.
Izumi
(…Hm? I can hear someone’s voice)
Chikage
………
Izumi
(It’s Chikage-san, but… maybe it’s because he’s speaking in a foreign language, but his voice sounds different from the usual Chikage-san—)
Chikage
Rise and shine. Are you awake?
Izumi
(There he is… the Chikage-san I know.)
(The one from just a moment ago—that must’ve been him in the middle of work he has to keep quiet about.)
Did I sleep for a while?
Chikage
Not too long, but we’re almost at our stop, so it’s best to wake up now.
Izumi
Did you finish the book?
Chikage
Yeah, it’s decent, I suppose. A bunch of dark and moody themes, I don’t think you’d like them, director.
Izumi
Is that so… what’s the title, by the way?
Chikage
Here.
Izumi
“The Blue Hour Whispers Your Name.” Blue Hour?
Chikage
It’s exactly just like now. Night turning into day, day turning to night. That time in-between when light and dark blur together.
Izumi
… It’s kind of like you, Chikage-san.
Chikage
Me?
Izumi
Ah, well… you have a different face when you’re outside MANKAI Company, right? To me, you’re still you no matter what. But… sometimes I wonder which Chikage-san I’m facing.
Chikage
………
Izumi
(Like just earlier, when he was on the phone in a language I don’t recognize…)
Chikage
… I get it. You’re right, that does sound like me.
So, you wanna read it? My book.
Izumi
Mm… only if you read mine in return.
Chikage
“The Gaze of the Venus Belt.”
… Blue hour and Venus belt.* Talk about a match by chance.
Izumi
Do you know what the Venus belt is, Chikage-san?
I wanted to look up the title, but I was so sucked in while reading it that I completely forgot.
I thought I’d figure it out by the time I finished, but the story never described it anywhere.
Chikage
Hm… This kind of thing is more fun when you figure it out yourself.
Izumi
Aww… Okay, I’ll look into it.
Chikage
… Here, it’s dark and can be hard to understand—my Blue Hour.
Izumi
… Then here’s mine, the Venus belt that heals with its warmth and loving affection.
Chikage
Very well said. For someone who doesn’t even know what a Venus belt is.
Izumi
Oh, come on… it’s a romance novel, but please make sure to read it properly! Let’s make a pinky promise.
Chikage
Alright, alright.
Izumi
It’s a promise, okay!
Chikage
More importantly, it’s time to get off now.
Izumi
… Huh? Oh! We’re already at the station! Come on, hurry, Chikage-san!
*Director scurries ahead.*
Chikage
… If I’m the Blue hour, then that might just make you my Venus belt.
Story Clear!
———T/Ns:———
The Belt of Venus is the anti-twilight arch or the soft pink-purple blurry band that appears in the sky opposite the sun during blue hour, which is just above the shadow of the earth. Blue hour and the Venus belt are a joint phenomena that always appear together at dawn and dusk, one dark (Blue Hour) and one glowing warmly above it (Venus Belt.)
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