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satorugojoswiife · 6 months

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in light of the previous anon's ask, are there any confirmed/canon ships in jjk? i just got into the series this year and i've seen a lot of people claiming satosugu is canon, as well as yutamaki.

Kenjaku x yujis dad.

There aren't really many, if any canon ships in jjk now that I think about it??? There seems to be something between hakari and kirara but nothing has ever been officially confirmed.

They are both very popular ships, but neither satosugu or yutamaki are canon. I understand why lots of people ship them though.

I'm not 100% sure but I think a big reason for lots of people saying stsg canon is due to the 'my one and only' line in jjk0, but that is actually exclusive to the viz translation.

The direct jp to eng translation is 僕の親友だ。たった一人のね -> "It was my best friend. The only one I have"

Viz's version, 'my one and only', still technically works but tbh I kind of feel like they worded it like that on purpose, almost borderline queerbaiting, but yeah.

Aside from that the ship does have lots of other things going for it tho! Definitely an important relationship in the series and whether people would like to interpret it romantically or plantonically is up to them. As far as 'canon' goes I'd say it'd be platonic (as of right now with the information we have).

While love is a very prominent theme in the series (the most twisted curse of them all, 'teaching' sukuna about love, ect.) I feel its mostly explored in otherways than romantic. Whether it be familial, platonic, or whatever. jjk is definitely not a romance focused series, so I'm not sure if we ever will see any canon ships explored. I guess mechamaru was heavily implied to have a thing for miwa, but.. . well, we know how that ended 💀

omg so sorry I went off on a tangent there !! I feel like people focus too much on what is and isn't canon. But idk who cares about canon, just ship what you like 💖 I hope everyone enjoys shipping their fave ships and has a good day 👍💖

Also ily satosugu and yutamaki shippers I don't mean for this post to come off as dismissive of your ships I was just trying to be as factual as possible. Ignore me tho and continue loving your ships!!

#ur faves will always be canon in ur heart and thats all that matters #dont care about what that one eye cat says #satofie canon (real)#yes im delusional #okay but like i dont ship anyone in jjk really but .....sometimes i think abt the potential nobamai had.....#like perfect enemies to lovers......#and nobara and mai share so many interests i feel like they could have gotten along so well and idk in my brain its cute okay LOL #we only do rarepairs here #but like.....open ur brain to nobamai #theyd be so powerful together #I KNOW EVERYONE LIKES NOBAMAKI INSTEAD BUT IM STUCK IN RAREPAIR HELL #thats like the one jjk ship i like LOL #im sure there r others????#idk i dont hate any im just neutral on most ???????#platonic relationships r so important to me that i focus on those alot more idk #romance is overrated tbh #love doesnt have to be romantic for it to mean alot #oh god i even went in a tangent in my tags help

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popsicle-parfait · 2 years

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JUST GOT AN IDEA, HEAR ME OUT!!!

So you know how in Steven Universe (if you've watched it) we a Spinel who got left behind by the one person she looked up to most? Why don't we do that but with Ryōmen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen? So my basis for this is that wayyyyy back before Sukuna got defeated and whatnot we have the reader who held a very important role is Skunk's court, the reader was very proud and content with his role by his Master's side and even has tried to appease him to many occasions! But we all know how Sukuna is so the reader doesn't get the attention he wants/needs and this goes on up until Sukuna is defeated.

So the reader still lives on and has to deal with the problems of being not only Sukuna's property but also with just being a curse in general and a pretty powerful one at that. Over the years the reader has gotten bitter and very lonely but on a fateful day he meets Yuuji while disguised as a human and believes he's some sort of reincarnation of his master since he still feels his presence amongst his aura. However, Yuuji denies this so of course a bit of an argument ensues which leads to the reader to believe that maybe he's just been forgotten and he has to try again some other time. Fast forward to the reader secretly watching over Yuuji in his endeavors as a sorcerer up until his first mission, when Sukuna awakens in Yuuji's body before fighting Megumi the reader descends upon his hiding spot and is overthrown with happiness over his Master's upbringing.

Sukuna being the asshole that he is obviously doesn't share the sediment so cue the readers heart breaking and their mood plummeting, resulting in a "power up" so to speak. You see, the reader is formed from the scandalized feelings of consorts from the old world since harems were very popular and women often threw their all at these high figures to gain favor, however with his newfound experiences and feelings his being is shaped to now feed off of "unloved people" which include things like widowers, broken hearted students, abusive relationships, and worst of all, unrequited love. Now Sukuna isn't the target love interest for this story but he is an option so y'all get to play around with love dynamics. The reader, in a fit of sadness and pain lashes out and swears that he'll make Sukuna and all he "loves" suffer, which by then is branched onto Yuuji and his friends since he's his vessel and they share some form of being. Cue the reader storming off and wandering Japan with a hole where his heart is.

The higher ups and Jujutsu Tech on the other hand, don't know how to feel about this newfound curse. They don't see a reason to outright destroy it yet at the same time this could cause problems for future events and students, so they form the idea that this curse is to be domesticated or tamed in some way to steer clear of their way. The reader finds solstice in our lovely villains and learns through their history that Jujutsu Tech cannot be reasoned with and should not be treated lightly, hijinks ensue.

Possible love interests:

The people I see connecting with the reader the most here would be Gojo (Don't ask), Getou, Yuta, Toji not so much as an immediate love interest I just like the dynamic of the "lonely hearts Club", for this one however, HEAR ME OUT, Yuta's sister is a curse so it kinda works out, not only that but they both are heavily influenced by the theme of love so I feel like they'll really connect and see eye to eye with eachother. If you don't want to you can have her as a platonic love interest, you have creative reign over most of this anyway.

Platonic love interests:

So the people I see connecting with the reader but not so much as in a romantic way would be Nobara, Nanami cuz they're both very work oriented, Maki and Mai cuz reasons, and that's pretty much it like I said these are recommendations not must haves.

Bad/dark love interests:

These are people who I think the reader will do poorly with or won't have a good relationship with him. So, most of the clans; especially the Zenin(?) clan because while the reader is pretty powerful, due to his psyche plummeting he's very emotionally and mentally vulnerable so this leaves a lot of room for manipulation. I don't think he'll be entirely disrespected but due to him being a curse and stuff he'll be treated like a child or a "submissive follower" by these people. I'm also leaving this category in because some of y'all are DAAARRRKK.

Conclusion:

Okay so this marks the end of my little plot shop, like I said you can change whatever you want it is up to you seeing as I'm not the one writing this story. I'm leaving the readers interests, looks, fashion, whatever up to you because why would I???? Also please tag me if you do eventually use this, not for copyright reasons but because I want to see how people use this template I've made. If you ever make it this far down the post then please just let me know if you need plot making help or an editor I have a lot if time on my hands and could always help around.

#male reader #male reader insert #x male reader

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charming-2d-boys · 3 years

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sprinting into your inbox before it closes again 😤 could i get hcs of how aoi and itadori would try and flirt with someone they’re interested in? ty!

Hey, Nuke! Don't worry, I haven't received many requests yet (I think people have gotten used to them being closed and haven't checked yet 😂)

Umm, I'll only write for Yuuji since I don't write for Aoi (sorry! 🙇)

But thanks for requesting for this cutie and I hope you'll like it! 😄💕

this cutie!!

ok, but for real, Yuuji having a crush is adorable

he’s always so friendly and ready to help

but he’s somehow spending just a bit more time with you

you tripped? he's holding your hand for just a little bit longer than a friend would do

might also offer you a piggyback

and no, he doesn’t think you’re heavy or bothersome or whatever

he knows he’s strong enough to carry you

food? always willing to share with you

especially if you’ve never tried before

he likes being the first you’re experiencing something with

if you’re a shaman, he wants to train with you

if you aren’t, he’s visiting or calling as often as he can

also, depending on whether you are just a normal person who can or can’t see curses, he might just ask Gojou-sensei if he can bring you to the school

I think he’d be more than okay to spend time with you away from the hustle and bustle of the city and in such a large and green place as the forest surrounding the school

insists on going in the city when he doesn’t have to go and deal with any curses

you saw how much fun he has when he’s out and about

imagine how much more fun he has with you

mentally storing whatever your eyes landed and stayed on

he may or may not buy it for your birthday

do I need to mention how protective he is of you?

whether you’re strong enough to deal with whatever comes your way or not, Yuuji is there

he’s like a puppy, honestly

trying to stay by your side, helping and listening to you just like you do for him

you just know he’s there for you, no matter what

and that’s honestly pretty reassuring

the others just watching from the sidelines, both cooing at how cute you are but also feeling like you’re blind to how the other feels

Megumi always thinks it’s a little bit cute and also... gross?

Yuuji is not afraid of PDA and takes pretty much every opportunity to touch you

sometimes, he honestly just wants to shove the two of you into one another so you’d just get together already

you clearly like one another!

Nobara is your hypewoman, but a lot more... aggressive

insists on gossiping talking a lot with you about Yuuji

also gives Yuuji plenty of advice on how to act and how he could ask you out

Gojou is the biggest fan and already calls you two the OTP

tries to give Yuuji more free time so he can spend it with you

also makes fun of you two - as if you didn’t see that coming

he’s like an older brother, an annoying one

and Sukuna?

Yuuji’s body almost constantly has those red marks, whether on his face or hands, from slapping them whenever Sukuna pops up

yes, Sukuna likes being a little pest and popping up every now and then to annoy Yuuji

even you, if he can

but he doesn’t really care, for the most part

he’s mostly interested in embarrassing Yuuji in front of you

in the end, everyone waits for the day the two of you will announce you’re officially together

and then Gojou will give you two The Talk

#jjk #jujutsu kaisen #jjk x reader #jujutsu kaisen x reader #yuuji #itadori yuuji #yuuji x reader #itadori yuuji x reader #jjk yuuji #jjk writing

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hamliet · 3 years

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when does a relationship become queerbaiting? theres a book that i really like and the 2 male leads characters have a lot of storylines and arcs where they get closer and i think some of the tropes used can be similar to the typical romantic tropes, neither of them end up with anyone at the end of the story since its more about found family and the long journey the whole cast goes through. they even get shipped by another character as a running gag. personally i always saw it as being open to interpretation but recently the revised edition of the original novel came out and there were several lines those 2 characters had about each other that were kinda toned down, i didnt think much of it but i saw a post about how it was clearly baiting and the author was being homophobic for toning it down. i didnt think it counted as baiting since as far as i know, the novel was never advertised as anything with romance and the author never pretended they were gonna end up together. i am definitely a little weirded out by the decision to change those specific lines but a lot of the story stayed the same, including a lot about their relationship so idk what to think.

i guess im more confused on if it counts as baiting, or even substext??

Sooooo I am not the best person to ask about this, because I’m a cis woman who has thus far in life only been attracted in a romantic sense to cis men. I can talk a bit about baiting as a general concept in fiction, but you should definitely take it with some grains of salt.

Baiting, for me, is like deliberately playing up an aspect writers have no intention on delivering on. Usually this is done for ratings, to tease fans, fanservice, etc, but without payoff, it is just bad writing. Red herrings are good in writing, but only can be successfully used if the actual result is more satisfying than the herring. This applies to writing in general, not just to romantic ships. However, when the baiting involves historically underrepresented groups for no reason other than to get fans to spend money consuming the story, I think we can all agree that becomes something more grotesque than just bad writing: it’s insensitive, socially irresponsible, frankly hurtful.

Some common examples are Bridgerton which has a gay character, who is extremely minor, yet they played up this character in advertising. Also, Rizzoli and Isles I think actually had its producers mention deliberately playing up the lesbian subtext to hook the audience without ever intending on following through.

That said, context also matters. Like, there are aspects of the culture of the work’s author, the target audience, and such that come into play here also (so like, romantic tropes differ by culture. For example, enemies to lovers is common in Asian stories but less in the west, and the “girl who pursues a guy” is extremely common in Japanese shonen in particular, while it is very much a cringe trope that almost never results in romance in American fiction. So if a writer reads, say, tropes that are common in America into a Japanese work and says it’s baiting, that’s quite possibly not the intent even if it may have been the experience of the reader. So even if there was no intent, there can still be hurt, and that hurt can be real, if that makes sense.

The definition of what constitutes ‘baiting’ varies. I do think that, in true Tumblr fashion, the term gets thrown around a lot and loses its intended meaning, or is so rigidly defined that creators can meet the letter of the “not a bait” requirement while ignoring the spirit of it.

To start with the latter: regarding something hitting the letter of what most wouldn’t consider baiting yet not really the spirit, let’s look at The Rise of Skywalker. This movie had a genuine lesbian kiss in it... between two characters we’d never seen more than a glimpse of while others are celebrating around them. Since it has a kiss, it’s not baiting, right? Well... the director deliberately said in the lead-up to the film that he included it because he “wanted LGBT people to see themselves in the film.” If “see yourselves in the film” is like a nanosecond of background, then, like... idk. Baiting or not, it feels icky, and I know some people consider it baiting and some don’t even if they don’t like, love that representation. But I think this is more queerbaiting than like, Nobara and Maki, who don’t have explicit romantic coding.

Going back to the former, in terms of ‘queerbaiting’ losing its intended meaning... I think there are a lot of really poorly written romantic ships out there, often het, while a lot of same-gender relationships are really well written regardless of whether there’s romantic coding within the text. The main emotional energy in stories with 90% male characters (as frankly many if not most stories are, great job world) is probably between two men. There’s just so much more potential with well-written characters who share a lot of screen time, so of course people are going to ship them. In my opinion, this does not inherently make it baiting, but it certainly creates an environment that lends itself to baiting even if the writers aren’t intending to do this.

Like, you could say the main emotional energy in BNHA is Bakugou and Deku. However, Bakudeku is 100% not queerbaiting. It’ll never be canon romantically (I don’t even ship it lol). There has been nothing to imply romance between them even if the main emotional message can be seen in their development. Deku/Ochaco is likely to be canon, but there is a significant lack of genuine emotional energy between them (the story’s plots and themes don’t coalesce around their relationship), so it’s probably going to feel forced. In contrast, Naruto/Sasuke had an actual kiss in canon, which while played for laughs is a lot more direct romantic coding than anything between Bakugou/Deku. I actually don’t think the majority of Narusasu is baiting, but I definitely think that one moment in chapter like 3 was really poor fanservice for yaoi fans, and has not aged well at all.

It is also the case that fans can confuse headcanons with what is actually in the text, and that just never ends well. For example, Clover and Qrow’s ship in RWBY: a lot of people read Clover as gay, which led to “bury your gays” outrage when he died. A member of the crew stated explicitly they had never intended for Clover to be a love interest for Qrow, and truthfully here was nothing strictly romantic in their relationship--nothing like a kiss or a declaration of love or a parallel to another romantic couple. Hence, I don’t personally consider it queerbaiting or bury your gays, but a lot of fans felt that it was and their pain is legitimate even if I think textually the argument isn’t there. The one thing I do think is true about this in particular is that there was also no strict platonic coding, which encourages headcanons. Clear writing, yo. It can help.

Note the word “can” not “will,” because strict platonic coding doesn’t always fix things, either. In what was probably a reaction to the outrage over Clover’s death, you had extremely blatant platonic coding of Ruby and Penny’s relationship this season leading up to Penny’s death. Ruby refers to Penny as “our friend” three different times, wherein “friend” sends a platonic message and “our” sends an even stronger message that it’s not about the two of them despite the fact that their friendship is one of the sweetest and most interesting in the show. A lingering Ruby-Penny hug then is followed by a lingering Penny-Weiss hug, then Yang, then Blake, etc. The writers went out of their way to hit people over the head with “platonic” and yet they have still gotten accusations of bury your gays and queerbaiting because people will see what they want to see in a story.

Seeing what you want to see in a story also isn’t inherently bad. People who are underrepresented are going to have to read themselves into stories because Lord knows writers ain’t incorporating them well enough if at all. It’s why “Mary Sues” are common in fanfiction, which is primarily written by people who are not straight white men: because where the hell else are we to see ourselves in fiction? So essentially the macrocosm of culture creates this problem, both in terms of baiting and the misuse of the term, and the only fix is a shit ton more good representation.

#ask hamliet #writing stuff #Anonymous

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