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dnofsunshine · 2 years

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wholesome headcanons (digimon ed. p3)

as requested by @patamon & @sluggybasson107, and i'm also tagging @atsoraasayoma @charliecharls, @bokura-no-digital-world, and @digitalworldbound cos your comments made me smile so much <333

the one who hoards cute/cool notebooks but never uses them?? mimi, hikari, jou (to answer @earlgreymon)

possibly daisuke too, cos he wants to use books to write recipes in but jun either steals them or he loses them (and he's upset abt it every time)

hikari plays animal crossing: new horizons. her favorite game, however, is spiritfarer.

her & taichi share a switch but taichi let hikari decorate it to her heart's content so it's got a pink/white decal with various stickers. taichi doesn't even care if he's teased for it. he actually secretly likes the stickers hikari picked.

takeru doesn't own a switch (yet), so he's got a profile on the yagamis' switch and maybe even a game that's his own that he keeps at the yagami house

mimi adores baking. her favorite thing to bake is cookies, and her favorite kind of cookie is snickerdoodle.

palmon is her totally taste-tester, and she praises mimi's baking skills so much that the other digimon come with her next time to taste-test and suddenly mimi has a bunch of digimon in her apartment and her parents are so confused

she's bribed takeru to write something for her for school by baking him cookies

yamato was very displeased by this cos, hello, this kid needs nutrients??

ken's mom got him a switch lite as a present one year, but daisuke plays it more. ken likes the console, and he does play it, but he's content to just watch daisuke play it with wormmon and chibomon at their sides.

ken's mom adores daisuke. he's like another son, and he's so bright and loud and the complete opposite of ken, which she finds endearing

everyone, absolutely everyone, loves taichi & hikari's mom

this means nobody, absolutely nobody, will tell her that her cooking is awful

insomnia/stays-up-later-than-they-are-supposed-to squad: ken, takeru, jou, koushiro, miyako, and sometimes mimi. they prbly have a private chat where they complain abt lack of sleep and just "give me coffee made with an energy drink instead of water, please" and "are you okay?" and "i got two hours of sleep. no i'm not okay."

takeru & ken bond a lot cos of this private chat (these two = nightmares galore okay, so much hurt/comfort material)

ken really admires and looks up to yamato

okay but koushiro is def autistic, and jou & taichi are the first to figure it out. if others figure it out, it's just, a whole crew of neurodivergent acceptance and they'll beat up anyone who dares to cause a problem

takeru really admires and looks up to koushiro, like he looks up to everyone, esp his nii-san (he loves him the most, after all), but he's bonded with koushiro a lot thru their chat and the gaming shenanigans.

iori has so many dress shirts and shoes. as he grows older i bet he dresses very sophisticated, and miyako fawns over it every time, she thinks it's adorable in the way a kitten is adorable, and iori doesn't like it so she stops cos she respects his boundaries (but continues it in secret).

more takeru & hikari stealing their siblings' sweatshirts. please more. takeru in yamato's knife of day merch?? oversized?? and so many "is that my shirt?" and then cheeky grins and they'll always get away with it.

miyako can get away with stealing her brother's hoodies/shirts, but never her sisters' stuff, and she complains abt this a lot

mimi gives/lends her some clothes and she's like "i'm the Cool Sister™" and now there's mimi-nee, i'm weak for the honorifics and siblingship of these characters okay

i imagine ken is so shy??? like he would hesitate so much to use the characters' first names, it takes a lot of coaxing and reassurance and "it's ok, we're friends!" and even then he's shy, which means ken = bby

taichi cries during almost every studio ghibli movie

yamato also cries during almost every studio ghibli movie

imagine someone gets a cat. could be sora, or ken, or jou. hikari spends more time with them more than she ever has, and it's mostly for the cat.

i was going to write a headcanon for what the chosen would listen to if they were in the car together, depending on who has the aux cord, but i feel like that could have its own post?? what do you guys think??

others: wholesome p1, p2 // sexualities

thank you for all the reblogs, likes, and comments!!! they make me so happy!!! :D requests??

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seventeenlovesthree · 2 years

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Digimon shipping dynamic game

@atsoraasayoma

I am always a Takeru x hikari undying fan forever. Curious on your thoughts about them from another perspective. It’s probably been done to death in so many different ways but it’s refreshing any time just the same.

Send me two names among the following 12 and I’ll write a short analysis post about them:

Whether canon provides input on them or not:

Takari are a very interesting case to look at in general, because, from an objective storytelling perspective, there are only few characters who are as consistently framed together in the way these two are (besides all the jogress combinations, namely Taichi/Yamato, Daisuke/Ken and, to a lesser degree, Miyako/Hikari and Takeru/Iori). This might take a little longer, since I actually haven’t paid too much attention to these two before, so bear with me:

Adventure 01 obviously doesn’t give them a lot of screentime together, as Hikari joins the group fairly late in the series and is also sick for a big chunk of it - however, they’re still played as parallels from the very beginning: Not only are they the youngest members of the Chosen Children and the siblings (and story-related foils) of the main fighters in the final arc, but they’re also the carriers of two of the most significant Crests, that are bound to bring the Light of Hope to everyone through their holy/angelic Digimon partners. These roles are even more strongly defined in the reboot and thus, they’re frequently seen next to each other - but it’s not the only thing they’re being paralleled for. Each of them has their very own set of brother complexes/issues, which are also important factors in how their relationship is developing and framed - from 01, 02, the movies, Tri to Kizuna. To put this rather shortly - Takeru, at first, projects onto Hikari in terms of wanting to protect her at all costs (just like Yamato overprotected him being the youngest and considered to be the “weakest”), whereas Hikari, at first, projects onto Takeru in terms of seeing him as someone she has to rely on (like Taichi).

02 frames them together, because they’re now the seniors of their new Chosen Children group, they share the memories, the experiences, the pain and the happy moments - they’re on good terms here, relaxed and visibly close to a point that makes Daisuke believe they’re actually a couple (who go on vacation trips together). But due to their issues, they do not really confide a lot in each other at this point. This is why Takeru gets angry at Hikari for being so dependant on Taichi (just like he was towards Yamato) and why Hikari deals with stuff on her own without asking for help up front (and will actually end up confiding more in Miyako as her jogress partner than Takeru). Their conflicts don’t really get resolved in 02, but one can see that there IS a foundation of trust between them, a connection, which is exactly why Takeru is able to track her down and reach her when she’s at the Dark Ocean, making them “connect through worlds” (which, in my opinion, is similar to how Taichi and Koushirou connected, even though this time, Takeru INTENTIONALLY wanted to connect with her to save her).

So it’s no surprise that they’re framed as rather close in Tri - which is logical, since the rest of their “usual” friend group has disappeared, so the youngest ones are left(overs) to stick together. Additionally, since they’re now 14, there is also a teasing element between them, with Hikari frequently nudging Takeru about his “ladies’ man persona” (and appearing a tiiiny bit jealous about it in the process), which Takeru downplays/deflects each and every time. Tri frames Hikari as noticing Takeru as a boy now, making her blush on a few occasions - whereas Takeru is framed to be her anchor, especially during the arc where Hikari thinks that Taichi has died, holding onto her, steadying her, giving physical comfort. So there actually is a bit of ship teasing here among the good old “him being protective of her vs. her being dependant on her brother” trope.

Last but not least, we have Kizuna, where they’re framed as being among the last remaining fighters to protect the real world from rampaging Digimon - trusting and relying on each other like, apparently, very comfortable partners in crime, who go on breakfast dates with their Digimon.

So the answer is yes - there is a LOT of material to work with, despite the fact that they were never confirmed as canon.

Whether I think why and how they’d work:

Based on everything I have outlined above, I believe that I don’t even have to mention why exactly this ship is probably one of the most popular Digimon ships world wide. Due to all the parallels between them (the Crests, the angels, the brothers), due to the fact that they’re consistently standing next to each other sharing (knowing) glances (because they’ve definitely seen things that bound them together), due to them seeming so comfortable by each other’s side (when things are not at stake), caring so much about each other’s wellbeing, it’s only logical to think of them as a romantic couple. It almost feels like they’re destined to be together - and I do think that it could definitely work, because them overcoming their respective traumas and start healing together could be the most wonderful thing (which, unfortunately, was never focused on in each of their arcs, because, most of the time, they’re really just foils for the sake of other characters’ developments). They’d have to tear down their respective walls for that though and that won’t be easy after all this time: Once Takeru opens up towards her about his doubts and fears, letting go of his fake smiles, masks and walls he built to make her (and everyone else) feel at ease, he could finally rely on her in return - that is, once he is able to see that he has projected onto her and that she’s more than capable to fight for herself. Once Hikari finally comes to terms with that she is indeed her own person for her own sake, not for Homeostasis, not for Taichi, or anybody else, once she can be honest towards Takeru and display her trust and affections in a genuine manner, they really could become the unstoppable “partners in crime” power couple - both on and off the battlefield. They already are mutually supportive and comfortable next to each other - with a lot of gentle teasing in between -, they just need to let loose a little more.

By the time they’ve reached their Kizuna ages, I could definitely see them spending study sessions together - with him comfortably practicing creative writing while she’s reciting her pedagogy teachings towards him. And since they’re both, apparently, very fond of coffee shops and the likes, one will frequently see them spending time there (also to provide Patamon with beverages of his choice and Tailmon with all the sweets she can get). Basically, I could see them spending a lot of their freetime together - and with their respective friend groups, just tagging along and having fun (for example gate hopping with the 02 gang or lounging around in Koushirou’s office with Taichi and Yamato).

Whether I’d prefer them as platonic or romantic ship:

This may sound a little bit weird regarding everything I have talked about so far, but despite the fact that I have grown to appreciate the romantic appeal of Takari a loooooot more throughout the last months, I always kinda preferred them as “platonic life partners”, if that makes sense? As outlined above, they have everything it needs to have a beautifully supportive, gentle and understanding relationship with each other that hits a lot of spots I usually fall for and I could definitely see them living together eventually - but rather as best friends (and also probably cuddle buddies, once they’ve gotten rid of their walls towards each other) than as classic romantic partners. I can definitely appreciate romantic framings for them, but I also love the idea of Hikari endlessly teasing Takeru about the ridiculous execution of his crushes (on Meiko for example), once he has finally admitted that his “dating phase” was just him trying to compensate. The boy has a lot of “broken family” related trauma, so him spending his life (whether romantically or platonically) with someone coming from a happy family to heal is still one of the best things (and the Yagami family has probably adopted him by now anyway, just like Koushirou). Takeru is the kind of person whose own romantic life needs a lot of time to actually get into motion, while he’s absolutely marvellous at sensing romantic opportunities for his friends (just like Mimi would, in my opinion) and that is why, in my opinion, he would be the best possible wingman for Hikari (to set her up with, for example, Koushirou or Miyako). They can both be absolute trolls when it comes to teasing their brothers (and others too) for example, so that’s absolutely something I could see them bonding over.

So yes, I’d actually enjoy both “timelines”, the one of them being platonic life partners as well as them being a romantic couple.

#my two cents #takari #meta #takeru takaishi #hikari yagami #digimon #analysis

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starline148 · 1 year

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Pocky Request for @atsoraasayoma

And thank you so much for requesting Takari because I LOVE THEM since Digimon Adventure aired :,) and I barely drew them in these all years ;w; So it made my day! I hope you’ll like it!! I think they were my first OTP even if I didn’t know what an OTP or a ship was... So they’re pretty special to me! The pocky is vanilla, sweet, soft and aphrodisiac.

#takari #digimon adventure #digimon zero two #digimon tri #takaishi takeru #Kamiya Hikari #takeru takaishi #hikari kamiya #hikari yagami #tk takaishi #kari yagami #digimon last evolution kizuna

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genork-the-fandork · 2 years

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Note: I meant to finish this much, much sooner than I clearly did... I’M SO SORRY. Life is hard ;w;

Hello, @atsoraasayoma ! I’m sorry that I wasn’t clear, but @animegenork is my main blog, where I do my fangirling and nonsense ramblings. This is the blog where I take writing requests! (Tumblr doesn’t let you reply on posts with a sideblog, unfortunately.)

In any case, I’d be happy to write your request. c: I hope you like it!

Word Count: 2080 words

A/N: I had a hard time coming up with a real reason for why Taichi would ban Hikari from seeing Takeru, considering how much he loves Takeru as well. So that was kinda flubbed, I think, and maybe a tad out of character. Otherwise, it should be okay...?

“But Taichi,” Hikari whined, “you and I both know he didn’t mean it.”

“I don’t care, Hikari. He went too far.” Taichi scrubbed his hand through his wild mane of hair, a crease forming between his eyebrows. “I know I’m an idiot, but being told that outright to my face by Takeru? That’s a low blow.”

Hikari sighed. It had been a prank, or least Takeru’s idea of one. Everyone else had laughed, but Taichi’s eyes had shone with hurt. As his sister, Hikari had been the first to notice this and the fact that he wasn’t laughing.

“I don’t want you hanging around him outside of school, Hikari,” Taichi muttered, and Hikari widened her eyes. “At least until he learns his lesson.”

“That’s not fair! You’re my brother, not my father!” she cried. The thought of not even getting to walk home with Takeru, her best friend, was unbearable. For more reasons than she would be able to explain. “What if he apologizes? Will that fix it?”

“It’s going to take more than that. I know you two are close, but the last thing I need is my sister hanging out with someone who thinks insults are funny.” Taichi turned to leave the room, stopping with his hand on the doorframe. “I’m sorry,” he murmured, and Hikari could tell by his voice that he was. “It’s just for now. Just give me some time.”

She didn’t reply as he left, and it wasn’t until she heard the front door of their apartment close that she sat down hard on her bed, wondering what in the name of the Digital World she was going to do now.

~ ~ ~

“Taichi said what?”

Yamato let out a heaving sigh. “You know how he is. It takes him forever to get over things.”

“I thought that was you.”

“And that mouth of yours is probably why he’s pissed.”

“It was a joke!”

“For someone so grown up, you sure are childish.”

Takeru groaned. “So I can’t hang out with my best friend until this all blows over?”

“That’s the gist of it.”

“This is awful.” Takeru lowered his head, rubbing a hand down his face. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.”

“On the bright side, at least you’ll have some time to think. Maybe you’ll come up with some nicer pranks, or at least ones that don’t hurt the gogglehead’s feelings.”

“Yeah, sure. Thanks, Yamato.”

His brother nodded and left, leaving Takeru with his thoughts. He wasn’t sure he could handle time away from his best friend--unlike Taichi and Yamato, they didn’t exactly subsist on time away from each other. They were always better together, but now they couldn’t have that except in school. And it’s not like they had much time, then.

This was going to be rough.

~ ~ ~

“Hikari? What’s wrong?”

Blinking to clear the fog over her vision, Hikari glanced over at Miyako, who was leaning down to meet her eyes. Sora and Mimi, just ahead of them, were looking back at her in concern. “Oh, sorry. It’s nothing.”

Sora raised an eyebrow. “Hikari, you’re your brother’s sister, and that face doesn’t mean nothing.”

Mimi put her hands on her hips. “Come on, girl, tell us what’s up.”

“Only if we get some ice cream.”

The girls agreed and led Hikari to an ice cream shop, where they took over a corner table and leaned in close to hear what was on her mind. Hikari wanted to smile at this, because even though they were all in high school, they had never once given her the feeling that they’d left her behind and moved on.

“It’s just, ever since Taichi forbid me from seeing Takeru outside of school--”

“--which is completely bogus and stupid! Go on.”

“Thank you, Mimi. Anyway, I’ve just been, I don’t know, feeling weird. I can barely talk to him at school because of class and everything, and not seeing him just feels... wrong. It’s like I’m empty without him.”

A worm of doubt and embarrassment slithered through her at the smirks the three other girls exchanged. “Don’t just smirk at me! What’s going on?”

Sora’s smile was kind. “I think Mimi can explain it best.”

Flicking her hair over her shoulder, Mimi set her hands on her hips and declared, “Obviously, you’re in love with him!”

“What?” Hikari’s heart beat faster as if in confirmation. But there was no way that was true... right? “How can I be in love with him?”

“You want to spend more time with him, right? And you feel empty without him around? That’s a clear sign of missing him. But while I missed all of you while I was in New York--” and here Mimi threw her arms around Sora and Miyako and squeezed them both, “--I didn’t necessarily feel empty inside without you around me. I knew I could still call or email you, and there was the Digital World, too.”

Miyako nodded. “I bet you think about him even when you two are apart, and you see things on television you wanna tell him about next time you see him because they reminded you of him.”

“Well, yeah, but isn’t that the same with everyone else’s best friends?” Hikari gestured to Sora and Mimi. “Don’t you two talk constantly about your favorite dramas?”

“It’s not the same with Takeru, is it?” Miyako shook her head. “You want to talk to me about our favorite anime, but when you see something you know Takeru likes, you want to watch it so you can talk about it.”

Hikari wanted to protest, but she knew that they were right. It was different with Takeru--it always had been. No matter how hard she tried to deny it, it had always been a different feeling when she was with him. And lately, her heart had done somersaults whenever they talked, constricting when he smiled or when he was playing with Patamon.

With a sigh, she pinched her nose and said, “Oh my God, I’m in love with him.”

“Ladies, we have liftoff.” Mimi brushed her hands together as if they’d achieved something grand. “Now what are you gonna do about the Taichi thing?”

“I can punch him for you,” Miyako offered.

“No, it’s fine. I can figure this out. I think.” Hikari released a breath. “Now I guess I just need to tell him.”

“Don’t worry, it can’t possibly go wrong. Unless I’ve been wrong about you two this entire time.”

“Thanks, Mimi, that’s reassuring.”

“Anytime!”

~ ~ ~

“Taichi is being unreasonable,” Ken said, taking the bowl of candy away from Daisuke before he ate too much sugar. “I’m sure he was just lashing out because he was hurt.”

“He never reacts like this. Did I really go too far?” Takeru groaned and fell back onto the carpet, spreading his arms out on either side like he was going to make a carpet angel. But he knew doing so would only remind him of Hikari.

“I thought it was funny,” Iori said, raising his hand like they were in class. “Although it was a bit childish.”

“Yeah, it was.” Takeru grimaced. “And I’ve been feeling crappy about it ever since.”

“I wish there was a way we could help.” Ken furrowed his eyebrows, which Takeru recognized as his thinking face. There was a moment of silence among the boys before Ken spoke up again. “Is Taichi open to an apology?”

“I hope so. I really miss Hikari.”

Daisuke narrowed his eyes and leaned across the coffee table until he was in Takeru’s face. “You miss her, huh?” A smirk climbed up his face as he rested his chin on his fist. “Are you sure that’s it?”

“What are you talking about?” Takeru could barely understand Daisuke on a good day, and this was anything but.

Iori translated. “He’s asking if you’re sure you only miss her.” The younger boy raised an eyebrow. “I’m wondering the same thing. Is that all you’re feeling?”

Why was he being psychoanalyzed? “Of course that’s it! She’s my best friend! Everything’s so boring without her; I wish she was here to help translate Daisuke-speak.”

“So you wish you were with her more often,” Ken mused, slowly unwrapping a piece of candy.

“Um, yeah? Why are you all making a big deal about this?”

“You clearly like her, you dingus!” Daisuke finally shouted. “And I should know, I’m the expert on having a crush on Hikari!”

“You couldn’t even get her to hold your hand.”

“I thought we agreed never to speak of that, Iori.”

“Like her?” The realization hit Takeru like a brick. Of all their friends, he should have been the first to realize this; he’d always been good at picking up on signals about this type of stuff. But here he was, just as clueless as Daisuke used to be. How had he been so stupid? “God, you’re right.”

“Of course I’m right!” Daisuke puffed out his chest proudly. “Now, onto the task of wooing fair Hikari’s heart--I’m thinking white horse--”

“Why would we let Takeru ride a horse when he has Pegasmon?” Ken looked confused. “And wouldn’t it be better to shower her in flower petals and present her with an extravagant present.”

“I’ve heard that he needs to sing a song. I’m sure Yamato would back you up, Takeru,” Iori suggested.

Takeru needed to stop this. “Uh, thanks, guys, I’ll consider all your ideas, but I think I need to do this on my own.”

Daisuke shrugged. “Your funeral. Don’t come crying when your boring gesture doesn’t work.”

“I appreciate the confidence, Daisuke.”

“Anytime.”

~ ~ ~

“And that’s all the reasons why you’re not an idiot and I am for suggesting you are.” Takeru pressed his forehead into the floor, his knees aching from how long he’d been crouching. “I’m really, really sorry, Taichi--please don’t be mad anymore.”

The floor creaked, and he felt Taichi’s hand ruffling his hair. “I suppose I could forgive you. Really, I could never stay mad at you, Takeru.”

Takeru lifted his head and smiled at Taichi. “That’s great to hear.”

“Just watch it next time, okay? I know I’m an idiot, but it hurts when it comes from my little brother.” Taichi wrapped one arm around him and hugged the younger boy. “But thank you anyway for the apology. It means a lot.”

“I will. Thank you, Taichi.” Takeru sighed. A weight lifted off his shoulders. Now he could see Hikari again.

There was a sound of running, and Hikari suddenly appeared in the hallway, breathing heavily even though she couldn’t have run too far. “Did you make up? Taichi, have you stopped being stubborn?”

Taichi winked at Takeru and walked away. “Yeah, yeah, yell at me later. I know you want to talk to him.”

Hikari did just that, practically tackling Takeru in a hug. Even though Takeru was very much a hugger and had been used to this sort of thing from Mimi and Miyako, he’d never received such an enthusiastic hug from Hikari before. How long had it been, five years? Six? He laughed and hugged her back, his face aching from how wide his smile was. “I missed you, too, Hikari.”

“About that.” Hikari pulled away, a determined look on her face. “I’m just gonna say it, so please don’t hate me.” She took a deep breath before saying in a rush, “I think I’m in love with you.”

Takeru blinked. He had a feeling he’d heard her correctly, but still, he had to be sure... “You’re what?”

She said it just as fast as before. “I think I’m in love with you.”

“Come again?”

“I’m not saying it again, Takeru!”

He laughed again, but this time it was nervous. He could still see some of the spikes of Taichi’s brown hair around the corner, and he didn’t want to make the older boy mad again. But hell if he wasn’t going to take this chance and roll with it before Taichi did something to undermine it all. “I, uh, I think I’m in love with you, too, Hikari.”

“Say that again?”

“Absolutely not.” Takeru gave her one of his signature crooked grins. “I missed you like hell, Hikari.”

“I missed you, too.” She lightly flicked his forehead. “Never piss off my brother again, doofus.”

“If it means never seeing you? Wouldn’t dream of it.”

Hikari smiled and hugged him again, and Takeru wasn’t sure if he would ever be as happy as he was in this moment.

#gen writes #digimon drabble #digimon #takari #takeru x hikari #this is also sort of a fic but alas #thank you for trusting me with this request--i hope i did it justice!

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koumi-blog · 2 years

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The School Wide Love Letter Challenge

by AtsoraAsayoma

Takeru confesses to the others during an after school session about a girl he likes, but all of his attempts to tell her how he feels are going nowhere and he needs their advice. When Hikari has to leave, the other Digidestined have had enough. They all corner him determined to get to the bottom of who this mysterious girl is, and they all know who it is. But can they get through the thousand masks of Takeru so he can finally admit the truth? Will he confess or will the efforts of the entire Digidestined Team be enough to lead to a conviction? Underneath Takeru's hat he smirks as a trial begins...

Words: 5108, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of The School Wide Love Letter Challenge

Fandoms: Digimon Adventure tri.

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Additional Tags: Digimon 02 Tri Version After

from AO3 works tagged 'Izumi Koushirou | Izzy Izumi/Tachikawa Mimi' https://archiveofourown.org/works/41514474

#fanfic #ao3feed-koumi #ao3feed-koumimi #ao3feed-mishiro #ao3feed-mishirou #koumi #koumimi #mishiro

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elisathewritersstuff · 2 months

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Oh you’re a writer as well? If you have anything Digimon related I am open to reading. I myself am Atsoraasayoma on there as well.

I do but I won't spoil what its about as I want it to be a surprise.

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shihalyfie · 3 years

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@atsoraasayoma replied to your post:

The part that really convinced me (and I will straight up be that biased takari shipper) is when Takeru talks about how he is always walking diagonally to the intended object of his affection. I never really saw him constantly looking at Patamon as if having to look without worrying about him looking back either but that’s just my take. When he asks who is the focus of your heart? That’s kind of I don’t know- does Patamon really have anyone else he is close to? It almost begs the question why would he ask that? Lastly I seemed to always see Takeru perpendicular you her in most parts of 02 in that protective pose of his. But again that’s just my bias kicking in.

I would be very careful with that word “diagonally”, and not take it too literally. One reason I made the post was to point out that the way this song has been translated has led to a massive disparity in removing ambiguities that actually were more free for interpretation if you just go with what the original text says.

Specifically, the word used in the lyrics that usually has been translated as “diagonally from behind” is naname ushiro, and -- well, I think the dictionary explains this more succinctly than I can.

You’ll notice that there’s a more metaphorical meaning of naname as well -- being a bit “off” or “distorted”. So in other words, it doesn’t necessarily literally mean a diagonal off-side look as much as the point is that there’s something “askew” about the angle or way he’s approaching it (and especially from behind, which I don’t think applies any more to Hikari or anyone else than it does Takeru’s very oblique way of approaching people in general), which is a pretty accurate depiction of Takeru’s mindset at the time.

As for the question of “am I the focus of your heart”, note that this is a very blunt way to read the line -- specifically, the line is “boku ni atte iru ka na”, which is a very oblique way of putting this question. You could say it’s supposed to be invoking a rather glossy vibe of “is it something to do with me” or “can it be found with me” (it’s just that this is a really awkward way to put it when you’re translating lyrics, so most people understandably wouldn’t want to be too literal about it). Moreover, the ka na way of phrasing a question is a more “I wonder...” kind of mood than it is a direct proposition, so the take-home is that you have someone very unsure and uncertain about the situation and how he or anyone else feels, and hesitant to ask about the exact nature of what’s going on, which is, again, quite in-line with Takeru at the time of 02 (even with Patamon, really).

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