#he deserves it for so many reasons but ughhh
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They should give David Tennant that BAFTA solely because you KNOW that man would give the most heartwarming tearjerking speech of the night
#david tennant#No seriously like can you IMAGINE#the overjoyed shock at it being his first one after 30 years in the business?#the choked sincerity in his voice as he talks about what good omens means to people with enby badge on full display?#The inevitable shout out of Michael very likely accompanied by yet another hug?#It would be GLORIOUS#he deserves it for so many reasons but ughhh#Good omens#Crowley#bafta tv awards
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park jimin fic rec list (Ⅲ)
woah it really has been a long time since i posted but i am so glad to be back and to get back into reading i saw so many of my favourite authors have updated and i am beyond excited to start this journey again but in the mean time here's jimin rec list as promised it was so exciting finishing this list cause i got so nostalgic making it and reading all the old fics i had on my reading list ughhh i just loved it so much and it got me back into the swing of things and i cant wait to make more lists, i do have another jjk list ready and i will post it the day after tomorrow so i hope you enjoy this one and don't forget to show all the love and support in the world to these amazing authors they work so hard to create these fics for us and they deserve endless praise and love for the commitment and generosity they have so please do leave them a comment, heart or reblog a small comment can go a long way here and can make someone smile even bigger so dont don't shy away from making someone happy... as usual you guys know this fics i recommend contain smut so minors don't interact you will be blocked... i really do love hearing from you guys so if you do have a little fic you are super into right now and you just want to rant about how amazing it is feel free to send me an ask 😊🖤
a- angst s- smut f- fluff
series
plot twist by @xpeachesncream f s a
↳ jimin isn’t interested in fake dating, but he’s definitely interested in getting to know someone the right way. after all, he feels like he’s ready to put himself out there and give it all he’s got. so, he takes a risk in trying something completely out of his comfort zone and hops on the new, popular dating app - only to come across and get to know someone he didn’t expect to meet.
a remedy for mondays by @dovechim s
↳ all you wanted was just one day off work. but for that to happen, you need to invent a plausible reason. and then somehow, somewhere along the way, things get out of hand, and now people think you’re having a baby with your co-worker Park Jimin after a one-night stand. confused? join the club.
it’s okay, that’s love by @/dovechim f s a deals with deep subjects
↳ People are constantly making some kind of connection with each other- be it friendship or romance. But human bonds always lead to messy complications; commitment, sharing, driving people to the airport, letting them get up close and personal with the darkest parts of ourselves. And sure- it’s scary as hell to watch them cross those boundaries you’ve so meticulously drawn, but it’s okay, because that’s love.
so it goes by @/dovechim f s
↳ Park Jimin knows a lot about humans. of course he does, he studies them for a living. he knows that they say hello by holding hands, and when they say goodbye, they put their arms around each other. but this particular human, he notes, is unlike the rest- stuck in a slump, going about your day praying for the Universe to stage an intervention in the form of an alien abduction. when he decides to finally fulfil your wishes, he finds that you have a little something to teach him about what it means to live life on Earth the way you do: ugly crying, underwear and all. in return, he shows you the possibilities that abound if you simply adopted their mantra: everything is beautiful, and nothing hurts.
love again by @taestefully-in-luv f s a
↳ A friend of yours is eager to introduce you to her new man but what happens when Park Jimin, the man who broke your heart 5 years ago walks in through the door?
the other woman: the seduction and the illusion by @namjooningelsewhere f s a
↳ No one told you being the other woman would never be easy, No one told you that his love would be two sides to a same coin. No one told you he came to you because you were his escape to his demons. No one told you he would always call you his, but he would never be yours. And most importantly no one told you, He never loved you because you dont destroy the people you love.
FUTURE HEARTS by @jungblue f s a ft. jjk
↳ It was everything, from his tattoos, to his touches, to the way sweat rolled down his neck as he strummed into his guitar on stage; everything about him completely enthralled you. So why are you now, two and a half years later, on a train to Seoul, telling a complete stranger the recollection of how you became fated to forever have scars on all of your future hearts due to the happiness, but most of all the pain, that came along with falling in love with Jeon Jungkook.
after the applause by @foxymoxynoona
↳ Jimin doesn't know how he would have made it this far after the shattering of his world without the support of his thoughtful, generous, helpful neighbor. Hanbyul has lived next to hottie Jimin and his adorable daughter for years now, long enough to remember the wife he was so devoted to and lost far too young. With each safely ensconced on their side of the brick wall of the Parks' grief, it will take an enterprising little scientist to set the stage for a second chance at love.
saved by @to-star-lake s a
rockstar au deep subjects read warnings
midnight memories by @hobipaint f s a
↳ there's drunk habits, and then there's drunk mistakes. What do you call meeting your friend - no, ‘former friend’ - at a bar, getting drunk with him and sleeping- 'accidentally' - with him? especially when everyone already knows that you stay away from him as much as the day does from night?
Easy. You forget about it.
heartbreak chronicles by @sugaxjpg s
↳ Park Jimin had it all — good grades, a place as the soccer team’s captain and, more than that, the broken hearts of at least half the campus’ population. Though, one thing he did not have was someone willing to break his heart and, after you were dragged inside a miraculous plan to play that part, the last thing counted on was the preposterous idea that, perhaps, you could fall for him as well.
drifting by@hongcherry f a
↳ After being assigned different partners for your midterm routine, your and Jimin’s relationship starts to deteriorate when you both begin spending more time away from each other and with your assigned partners instead.
growing pains by @taleasnewastime f s a
↳ Growing up the daughter of the boss of a gang is never easy, but normally the problems are around being given too many responsibilities, or the risk of being connected to a gang leader, or wanting to escape but not being able to. But you’ve got a different problem, you want more responsibility, want to be like your brother who’s been named heir, want a role in the family gang. Your whole life you’ve been denied what you want, being born a female seemingly your main issue; perceived as weak, naïve, trying to step above your station. But as unsupportive and dismissive as your family is, there is always the bright light that is Jimin; the boy you love but can never have.
tuqburni by @solastia f s a ft.myg
↳ You’ve spent two years building a life with Yoongi who you loved more than anything in the world. Now, his ex-boyfriend Jimin is back in the picture, and Yoongi begs you not to make him choose between the two of you, offering the choice of a polyamorous relationship. Though your heart is shattered, you agree.
stardust by @venusjeon f a
↳ struck by your beauty, Jimin begs to paint you naked behind the world's back so as not to stain your influential family—his patrons—with scandal.
drift by @snackhobi f s
↳ You used to think that there was nothing better than the sensation of coming first place. However, your rival- the talented, gorgeous, dangerous Park Jimin- is more than happy to prove you wrong.
the deli diaries by @jimlingss f
↳ Working at a grocery store deli is absolutely unbearable (and you’re also perfectly aware of how dramatic you are). But it seems like something, or rather, someone might make the job a bit more manageable.
best of me by @xotoosweet f a
↳ when he tells the story of how he met you in a few years, he'll claim that it was meant to be. you'll laugh and call it a coincidence. it was a coincidence that on the first day of summer semester, he decided to go on a run (though he claimed he always ran in the mornings). it was a coincidence that he chose a less traveled path in the university arboretum that morning. and it was definitely a coincidence that you were there, sitting on the rail of the river bridge.
the ten days of ex-mas by @kpopfanfictrash f s a
↳ Three months following the worst break-up of your life, you finally feel ready to start moving on. The world, it seems, has other ideas when you pick up the phone and find your ex-boyfriend calling.
strip by @yoonia f s a
↳ Summary | Everything you have done has always been about surviving life and raising your child on your own. Having someone else caring about you was the last thing you had expected. Especially when that someone is the same man you have watched performing every night on stage and secretly admired. But will he run the moment he finds out about your little secret waiting at home?
falling by @/yoonia s a
↳ For Park Jimin, you are everything he will ever need—his assistant, his housekeeper, his task runner, his fairy godmother. For you, he is more than everything. You have dedicated your life for him and, before you even realised it, your heart belongs to him alone. The only problem is that he is never yours, and you are living in a world that your love for him is nothing more than a fairytale ending. As you are suddenly given a chance to wake up and face the real world, will you be ready to embrace it? Will he be ready to deal with the world without you in it?
wrapped around by @jjkfire ft. kth f s a
↳ Freshman year was a mess and sophomore year doesn’t seem to be looking too good either. You know boys like them are no good for you but maybe they’re just your kind of type
baby, baby by @hobiwonder f s a
↳ When you’ve run out of savings to continue on to the last semester of your Bachelors - you take an unorthodox route. Helping a desperate couple have a child and getting paid for it? Heck yeah. But what do you know - it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.
love at first touch by bagelswrites (ao3)
↳ The first time you meet your soulmate, it leaves a bruise on both of you at the point of contact. From then on, your body begins rejecting any sustenance other than the touch of your soulmate. The trick is, the bruises take a few hours to appear, so you have to figure out who you've touched and find them before you starve to death. But once you do, all you ever need is them. So what happens if you're an idol and you meet your soulmate at a fan event?
our little family by @nightbts f a
↳ you were living a simple life filled with simple dreams; combining your two most loved things in life, children and teaching, you were starting out your career as a teacher at the local pre-school. but little did you know, how one child and her very special father, would change your simple life into something extraordinary
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brand new eyes by @missgeniality s
↳ Jimin’s eyes had potential to ruin you, and tonight you test the damage.
waves by @shina913 s
↳ It's Valentine's Day and your boyfriend decides to spice things up with a little surprise for you.
failure to communicate by @gukslut s
↳ Enemies to Lovers/ College AU
physical by @ppersonna f s
↳ you cant seem to escape the sexy fitness instructor that seemingly is everywhere you turn. it’s enough to make you irrational.
good for you by @candlewaxandp0lar0ids s
↳ Jimin can’t help the way he drowns himself in you. Why should he anyway?
ho-ho-home by @jjungkookislife s a
↳ Golden neighbor extraordinaire, Park Jimin, is (unintentionally) stealing your spotlight this holiday season. Despite your one sided rivalry with him, all Jimin wants is for you to remember him, to remember your past and hopefully create a future with you.
100km/hour by @chateautae s
↳ what exactly happens when you and your friends have to pile into one car for the ride home after an insane halloween party, and you find yourself sitting in park jimin’s lap? especially when he’s dressed as an angel, and you’re in the sluttiest devil costume ever?
what it's like by @jimilter s
↳ You’ve always heard great tales about how good the infamous fuckboy on campus, Park Jimin, is in bed, and wondered if there could be any truth behind these claims when the guy looks like an angel with his cheruby cheeks and precious smiles. So when a new gossip starts to circulate about how ‘hard he hits’, you have had enough of the suspense and decide to finally sample him yourself.
feel your touch by @/jimilter f s a
↳ You have always known yourself to be a sexual switch in bed, flipping between exercising and submitting control according to different situations and partners. And this camboy you are addicted to, one that seems to kinda reciprocate your interest, submits so beautifully that you just want to command him. But when things progress to levels you never anticipated, you end up discovering pleasant surprises that might just change your life.
the prince’s cinderella syndrome by @/jimilter f s a ft jjk
↳ He shows up at Halloween, every year, dressed the same, and leaves at midnight like some Cinderella. You would think he was a prankster if his eyes didn't look like they contained all the sadness in the world. You don't know him - no one on campus does. You don't know why he appears only once a year. You don't know why he never smiles. But you can't help falling in love with him. Even if he breaks your heart when he abandons you at midnight, again.
scream your panties by @opaljm s a
↳ As your midterms have ended and Halloween has arrived, you are looking forward to a pleasant time relaxing and enjoying the festivities at your sorority and Jimin’s frat houses. Luck is not in your favor, though, because things keep going wrong like a trail of dominoes falling – the only upside to your slowly deteriorating day being that you get to end it with your boyfriend’s delicious self between your legs.
first snow, last kiss by @taeshobipop f s a
↳ He broke your heart four years ago; the old loving memories of your time together now tainted by pure betrayal. Yet in the haze of new snow, after returning home for the first time, the moments you had once convinced yourself were nothing but a lie, reveal themselves to be otherwise.
antifreeze by @winetae s
↳ Jimin participates in the school’s adaption of The Nutcracker for extra credit but doesn’t expect his new dance partner to a) be this bad at dancing and b) be this fucking cute
what she likes by @untaemedqueen f s
idol au husband au marriage au
only you by @personasintro f s a
↳ you’ve been always there for your best friend, even when he became a single dad
sucker by @/personasintro s a
↳ You wish you'd pay more attention to Jimin. Like, how his eyes kept changing color. How cold his skin was, too unrealistically to be natural. Or one second, he flashed you with his sharp canines and the next one he didn't have any. How much he craved for you, but not the way you thought he was.
please, lie to me by @ressjeon s a
↳ "centuries of loyalty vs. only months of fucking, how could you miscalculate?"
summer synchrony by @seokkgenie f s a
↳ childhood friends to lovers
neon seoul @readyplayerhobi f s a
↳ It the city of New Seoul, another homicide isn’t newsworthy but instead just a statistic. But when the son of the mayor is murdered in an alley in a shady part of the city? Then it’s important. You and your partner, Detective Park Jimin, are given the honour of investigating the crime. Will you find out who killed him? Or will you fail?
serendipity by @btsracket s a ao3
↳ It's serendipitous. Jimin braces for darkness but finds his light instead.
the boyfriend concept by @/kpopfanfictrash s
↳ Win a Date with a Porn Star! You saw the sign when you walked in, of course, but you had no idea your friend dropped your name into the raffle. Fast-forward to later that day, when you actually win. You are horrified, of course, with no intention of accepting and setting yourself up for embarrassment. But then you meet Jimin, and decide this might be worth a shot.
Lovely Demons by @/kpopfanfictrash s a
↳ As penance for a crime committed long, long ago, the Witch Council banished you to the feared Tholoss forest. Your sentence was one hundred thousand days of solitude – or death, whichever came first. Your only hope of salvation comes from the demon names routinely sent your way; creatures who escape the inner circles of Hell and pose a threat to the mortal realms. For each demon you kill, days are removed from your sentence. For years you’ve existed, biding your time, until one morning you receive a name which throws your entire world into chaos: the name of Park Jimin, High Prince of Hell himself.
blue blood by @joonbird s a
↳ “Prince Jimin was born with blue blood. His coronation is rapidly approaching, but there are two requirements he must fulfil before becoming a king. He must have the skills to fight in battle, and he must have a Queen with blood as blue as his. You, a member of the royal guard, are assigned to teach Jimin the ins and outs of combat. You are not scared of death, of blood, or of battle. What you are scared of however, is falling in love with Jimin, the one man your blood decrees you can never have.”
i want to be with you by @oddinary4bts f s a
↳ moving to Seoul has always seemed like a good idea, until the bubble bursts when you realize your new neighbor is Park Jimin, and he's not the sweet angel you've always imagined him to be. Will the reality of Park Jimin forever be a nightmare, or will he turn into a sweet dream?
locked in love by @parkmuse f s a
↳ Getting locked in the mall on Christmas eve isn’t ideal, but getting locked in the mall with your brothers best friend that you haven’t seen in a while? Well, it might have been alright if you didn’t have feelings for him.
peaches and cream by @snackhobi s
↳ you wouldn’t mind your cute neighbour being such a shameless fuckboy if a) the walls weren’t so thin and b) he didn’t seem intent on adding you as another notch in his bedpost.
reset by @/dovechim s
↳ We are made of the pieces of what we remember, and we hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there are memories to call our own, there can be no true loss. But Park Jimin has no such privilege.
the dark side of the moon by @/dovechim s
↳ falling in love at first sight is cliche, not until it happens to you on a dark night in a lonely alley. but you’re only human, while Park Jimin is Alpha of his pack; it could never work out. so you resort to pining for him like a wolf howling at the moon, but when Jimin goes feral, that’s when everything changes.
Unconditionally by @kstopping s a
↳ Jimin constantly torments you. But you love it.
Instinct by @evangelene f a
↳ A lost child appears into your life only to bring you closer Jimin–a man that you’d thought you’d hated once upon a time. Now all you want is to be there for the child, and maybe his father–but only if his mother gets the hell out of the way.
eternal sunlight by @kidguk f s a
↳ “college and soulmate au where the first words your soulmate will say to you are tattooed on your wrist. jimin thinks he met his soulmate exactly four months after he met and fell in love with you. you can’t explain your attraction or your feelings toward him, even though technically you’re meant to be with other people. taehyung and jungkook helpfully suggest that the universe might be glitching.”
foul play by @kimvtae f s a
↳ Everyone loves a good rivalry, and the students at your university are no exception. Unluckily for you, the rivalry of the decade is between yourself and a furiously irritating Park Jimin. A top gymnast and a basketball star shouldn’t cross paths, but Jimin makes his way into your heart before you can put a stop to it.
lost and found by @/kimvtae s a
↳ The only thing bigger than Park Jimin’s ass is his ego. After one too many scandals, after one too many mornings stumbling back to the dorms drunk or ruining the reputations of other idols, Jimin is given an ultimatum: complete a rehabilitation program in America or leave Bangtan.
if we were a movie by @/kimvtae f s a
↳ Friends with benefits never worked in the movies, but you and Jimin had been friends for so long, it was bound to work for you. Until, of course, Jimin gets a girlfriend, and you fear you may lose your friendship with him for good.
the pull of the tides by @goldenscript f s
↳ The expanse of the deep blue sea has always drawn you in. Each ebb and flow of the tides never ceasing to take your breath away. And now, a boy with hair as light as the morning sun and a smile just as bright does too.
hard to say by @floralseokjin f s a
↳you've had feelings for your best friend Jimin for as long as you can remember, but you always thought they were unreciprocated. What if it turned out they weren’t...?
↬looking for pjm library or the other members check out my library
#kiki's recs#moon's recs#kiki!fic!rec#jimin#park jimin#park jimin x reader#park jimin fic recs#jimin fanfic#jimin fanfiction#bts fanfction#jimin fluff#jimin angst#jimin smut#jimin x reader#jimin series#jimin oneshot#jimin:fluff#jimin:smut#jimin:angst#jimin:oneshot#jimin:series#favourites!pjm#jimin drabble#jimin bts#jimin fic#bts jimin#jimin fic recs
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PARK JIMIN | APR-JUN ’22 FIC RECS
⇰ hey, everyone! welcome to my quarterly fic recs list, featuring the love of my life, park jimin. 💛
❥ welcome! i’m a week late and the list is really short by my standards. the reason to which might be the fact that most of may and all of june were pretty busy months for me, and i was able to only catch up w fics when i was unwell and bedridden (which happened twice, unfortunately :\).
❥ length: there are the regular three categories based upon lengths: one-shots, series and drabbles; no smaus in this quarter, i'm afraid.
❥ ps! this list contains fics that i have read within these months, not just the fics that were posted during this time!
❥ WARNING ❥ MOST OF THESE WILL BE 18+ AND CONTAIN EXPLICIT SMUT - MINORS SHOULD STRICTLY NOT INTERACT.
❥ legend:
a - angst | f - fluff | s - smut | d - drama | h - humor
rating - pg-13 | pg-15 | 18+
tw - trigger warnings - including: mentions of insecurities, mental illness, abuse, infidelity, violence, blood, gore, any death, and more. check fic warnings before you proceed.
❥ - absolute favorites that i’ll remember forever!
∘ love me better - @taegularities | a, d, s, f | 18+ ❥
i got the chance to beta this mind-blowing fic by ridziette (although my hectic schedule didn’t allow me to complete the task blown away! an honest to god masterpiece of a suspense thriller! doesn’t even feel like a fic most of the time, it’s a whole-ass movie, guys! <3
∘ sexcapade - @hamsterclaw | h, f | 18+
so i inhaled most of rei’s masterlist but haven’t yet screamed abt all the fics, i will, asap! but this one - wow! there’s no actual smut in here but the entire story revolves around sex. the banter, jimin’s sexiness, oc being relatable - i love everything abt the fic! <3
∘ let’s get quizzical - @taleasnewastime | a, h, s, d, h | 18+ ❥
one of the most amazing f2l fics i’ve ever read!!! jimin’s cluelessness, oc’s pining, the angst bec oc is a pessimist like me - and oh! their entire bunch of idiots? everything is sO good! i read it back in april and while looking for the link, i read it again yesterday, lmao. <3
∘ nectar - @gimmethatagustd | a, s, d, h, f | 18+ | tw
this is a vamoire!reader x human!jimin - a rare and intriguing foundation, to begin with. and then you take in their personalities, and this fic becomes a delightful ride! jimin is the cutest bean in the whole world, oc is in her goth era and we also have nikki being the kind of friend i crave to have irl. the friendship and the chemistry between oc and jimin - chef’s kiss! please read this and shower jai w the love they deserve, y’all! <3
∘ limitless - @kimvtae | a, d | pg-15 | tw
brutally smashed my heart, but if you know me, you know that i enjoyed every bit of it. (: this one has an open end and man i love the way it is left on an ominous note sO mucH! <3
∘ arte factum - @lolabangtan | a, d, s | 18+ | tw
oh god this fic gave me the shivers!!! amazingly woven story, with both the smut and the mystery hitting exactly the right way! absolutely loved everything from start to the end, but especially the end. <3
∘ meet me at the finish line - @parkdatjimin | a, d, s, h , f | 18+ | tw ❥
jimin in this fic??? the biggest sweetheart ever, okay? he’s so caring and kind and just overall wonderful, even when him and oc are supposed to be rivals. :( their rivalry is such a cute journey, tho. loved the way it developed as they aged, and then the way their romance bloomed from it. <3
∘ i still want you - @parkdatjimin | a, s, d | 18+
the way this tore my heart apart and then julienned it? oc’s pov was bad enough, but then we had to see things from jimin’s pov too??? why, mindy, whY must you be so amazing at portraying gut-wrenching heartbreak? :( i love this fic so much!
∘ freak in you - @pshychives | s, f | 18+
okay, so this one is a steamy ride and a half - hot af and so well written! please, the way oc and jimin can’t get enough of each other? made me horny cry so many times, ughhh. absolutely amazing, dear writer, i am biting my knuckles as i write this bec this was too sexy! <3
∘ a remedy for mondays - @dovechim | a, s, h, d | 18+
this one is such a unique story! a hilarious but also emotional ride all the way through. absolutely loved reading it <3
∘ love again - @taestefully-in-luv | a, s, d, h | 18+ ❥
ahhh, one of the most amazing series i’ve followed in a while! dear writer does a brilliant job writing the most perfect humor, heartbreak and smut! aside from the amazing amazing chemistry bw jimin and oc, i love every other element of the fic thoroughly as well - from hobi’s friendship w oc, tae’s obsession w jimin and oc, the whole lucy thing (ew), dae’s entanglement w you-know-who, jeremy and naomi and even joon!!! <333
∘ gemini - @hamsterclaw | a, d, s, h, f | 18+
this whole au has my entire heart, ugh, especially yoongi’s playboy self and the bond he shares w oc, contrary to it! this fic, godddd, it hurt so bad but healed so good. the second half of this story, please, we love an oc who can build her life the way she wants to! <3
∘ fwb with jimin - @btssmutgalore | s | 18+
dee is a smut connoisseur, her blog’s name says it all, there’s no debate. and this is another masterpiece on her list. the subtle friend’s-sister backstory makes this all the more steamier, and when dom!jimin jumps out? mahhhn, we need some air-conditioning in here! this one is too good! <3
∘ adonis - @xjoonchildx | h | pg-16
ana wrote a 3k+ words drabble so she’s my role model now. (: LMAO, this fic is so fkn hilarious, man! i absolutely LOVE mrs. yun - how to be her neighbor, pls??? and as oc asked, who tf is doing recruitment in the city? lolol and the doordash driver giving her a thumbs up at the end? reading this fic felt like i was watching a romcom and i appreciated every second of it! <3
❥ note: that is all i got for now! a total of 14 fics with 9 one-shots, 3 series and 2 drabbles!
as always, there is a strong chance i might have read something but forgotten to save it, in which case i will include it in the next list when i find it again. i really hope all the readers, out there, make use of this list and give all these fics a try and all these wonderful writers some much deserved love! ❤️
#bts#jimin#park jimin#jimin smut#park jimin smut#bts smut#park jimin fluff#park jimin angst#bts fluff#bts fanfiction#park jimin imagine#bts angst#bts imagines#bts imagine#jimin fluff#jimin angst
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TBOSAS AU ✨CRACK! TAKE✨: The 10th HG Mentors According to Drunk Dean Highbottom. (Part 1)
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In my TBOSAS Crack!AU (Read [this] & [this] for context), Drunk!Casca Highbottom has a major problem when it comes to pronouncing people’s names right (intentionally and unintentionally). Many even accepted the fact that the Dean just gave up correcting himself after the last PTA meeting.
Moreover, most of the time, drunk Highbottom thinks that his top student, Coriolanus Snow is the 2nd coming of the ever gorgeous Crassus Xanthos Snow. And yes, Crassus was in fact Casca’s former super dead lover, drinking buddy, and karaoke pal.
In addition, the Dean hates the Plinths with a passion. However, it is not because they’re District. Casca simply hates them because according to rumors, Strabo Plinth, who was also serving in the army with Crassus Snow at that time, stole (dated) Casca’s ex boyfriend after the infamous Crasca University Breakup.
And now, Coriolanus Crassus Snow is going to marry the rich bastard Sejanus Plinth after graduation. And Casca is still swimming in DENIAL. How the odds were never in Highbottom’s favor.😭🔪
So here are our Mentors according to Drunk Delusional Dean Casca Highbottom (plus with his personal side notes and opinions about them).
Here are the other parts: [2] [3] [4]
⭐️MENTORS⭐️
Crassus Xanthos Snow (Coriolanus Snow)
I hate you, I love you, Crassus!😭🔪
You smell like roses and cabbages.
Poor AF. That’s what you get for breaking up with me!!
Is currently dating that idiot Plinth. I don’t know which one.😩😭
Obviously, you only did it for the filthy money!
Has a severe case of OCD and Paranoia.
Depressed & Obsessed AF.
War orphan who can’t pay his taxes.
Can’t even pay for therapy.
Can’t afford to buy f*ckin’ shoes.
Wears old clothes from the last century.
I want to spoil you so bad!😩
I too have money, please 🙏 marry me!
Extremely smart, but stupid.
Sucks at Physical Education.
Can and will malfunction when in a state of confusion.
Needs to pet a fluffy fat cat to avoid going batsh*t crazy.
Snow lands on top?? He’s a freaking “bottom”😏 for goodness sake.
Almost got evicted by loan sharks.
Can be easily hoodwinked into marriage.
I miss our ✨Thursday Clubbing✨!😭
Come back to me, Snow Bae!
I’m still single and waiting for you!
We’re technically still dating, right?🥺
That infamous “University Breakup” NEVER happened!!😫
CRASCA FOREVER!!
Will most likely win the Hunger Games by acting like a weak (but hot) little meow meow before poisoning everyone with Nightlock Berries.
Syllabus Plinth (Sejanus Plinth)
Ughhh!😩 Just go back to District 2 already!
You rich social climbing bastard!
Stole my gorgeous boyfriend!😡🔪
Is reckless AF.
Is wasteful AF.
Is a natural born menace to me.
The idiot heir to the largest munitions empire of Panem.
Wants to become the President of Panem for some reason?🧐
Throws bread to the dead.
No fashion sense at all.
Dr. Gaul hates him for being too nice.
His boyfriend stealing father throws money at me all the time.
Does not know what “personal space” is.
Doesn’t deserve to date my Snow Bae!
How dare you steal my boyfriend!!
I’ll crash your f*ckin’ wedding!!🤬🔪
How dare you stand where I stood!
You have daddy issues!
Peace loving?! Your family sells guns and nuclear missiles for a living!
The audacity! Give me your sandwich recipe!
Once choked my former boyfriend with gumdrops.
Will NEVER WIN the Hunger Games!!🤬🔪 I won’t allow this boyfriend stealing bastard to win anything!
Fetus Creed (Festus Creed)
A self proclaimed “Professional Dumpster Diver.”
Panem’s garbage boy.
A menace to society and the food industry.
Likes to act innocent & clueless.🙄
A natural born leader for fools.
President of the Losers Club.
King of delinquents.
Loves to steal and eat my hamburgers.
Can’t afford to buy a slice of cheesecake.
Is currently dating the cannibal.
Breaks the law everyday, all day.
Peacekeepers loathe him but can’t arrest him.
The Academy’s very own village idiot.
Your family owns the largest construction company in all of Panem, but reconstruction is still slow AF because of your very existence.
Your family members are super weird and super annoying.
Claimed to have never received the 200+ expulsion letters that I’ve personally written and sent to his parents.😫🔪
Has received at least 70+ demerits from me.
Why can’t you attend at least one f*ckin’ detention?!😡
Hangs out with cabbage boy and Plinth’s idiot heir all the time.
Needs to be expelled ASAP.
Why do you succeed and fail at the same time?!
Your ODDS are a piece of sh*t.
Will most likely win the Hunger Games through sheer DUMB LUCK.😩🔪
Listerina Listerine Vickers (Lysistrata Vickers)
Gives free hugs drugs to friends.
Does not prescribe morphling bottles for free.😭
Founder and leader of the “Snowjanus” fan club.🙄🔪
Started the “shipping” war of the century.
Very responsible, but unpredictable.
Suspicious AF.
You’re super lucky that your mommy and daddy are working under the President.
Stop using your “My parents are famous doctors” card to get out of trouble!
Biology is her forte.
Broke my expensive office aquarium on accident purpose.
Gave me weird looking vitamins as an “apology” gift.
Will stab people for medical reasons.
Knows how to manipulate the law.
Your wannabe local drug dealer doctor.
Has a neat appearance, just like her parents.
Might be the leader of an underground illegal drug company that I can’t name.
May have manufactured medicine without the President’s consent.
Is secretly a cry baby.
Hangs out with stupid garbage boys.
Girl, your so called “Miracle Pills” might be lethal and illegal.
Empathetic, I guess.
Will most likely win the Hunger Games by secretly slowly hugging drugging everyone to death.
Philip Raven’s Bill (Felix Ravinstill)
Ultimate Nepo Baby of the century.
Everyone’s favorite boy by default.
Very cool and competent.
Was given the biggest bedroom in the President’s Mansion for some reason.
President Gran Gran’s favorite grandnephew.
Is very rich, but don’t ask why.
Can win a war through the power of friendship and stupidity.
Extremely likable AF.
Must be protected at all cost.
VIP student who can’t be arrested.
Is the Class President.
If he gets hurt, we all get hurt.
I’ll be dead before you get kidnapped.
Haven’t you heard? His granduncle is the current President of Panem.
Has common sense.
Your bromantic boyfriend is a freaking kleptomaniac.
What’s with the Hello Kitty merch?!
Your family is corrupt AF.
Hates his shady & scheming relatives.
Half of your uncles are banned from entering The Academy.
Can you file a very powerful restraining order for me?🥺
Needs to work on his “begging” skills.
Might have the power to end the Hunger Games forever.
Will most likely win the Hunger Games by hiding and having a lot of sponsors to keep him alive.
Andrew Keys Under Sun (Androcles Anderson)
A wannabe reporter like his mama.
A self proclaimed “professional kleptomaniac.”
Stole my morphling bottles.😠🔪
Stole my very expensive wristwatch.
Stole my personal diary journal.
Where is my freaking wallet, Andrew Keys?!
Is straight up a criminal.
Knows how to pickpocket like a pro.
Never give him a hairpin.
I gave you an inch, you f*ckin’ ran a mile.
You’re lucky that your mama can destroy my reputation.
Stole a thousand & plus items from school.
Is maybe secretly dating the Class President.
The only reason why you haven’t been arrested by the authorities is because of your bromantic boyfriend.
Your family only got filthy rich by blackmailing powerful people.
Can break into anyone’s house without being detected.
Dammit! Why do you have natural luck?!
The odds are always in your favor!😩
Can bribe anyone with a slice of pizza.
Will most likely win the Hunger Games by literally stealing everyone’s weapons, sponsors, lovers, mothers, fathers, and of course, your life.
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i have no words. me when i lie bc i have so many words. in my head at the end of last chap i was so excited for the possibility of choso meeting everyone else but now im gonna kms if he does. i dont think mentally i can handle that. also like UGHHH THAT BROKE ME. GENUINELY LIKE SOME TESRS WERE SHED WHEN HE TOLD HER AB SUKUNA like it was at that very point where i felt so horrible for some reasom even tho i didnt even do that to him and tgese are fictional characters. i never watched jjk and just found this fic one day so maybe thats why i was ultra shocked when i read the part ab sukuna but its the fact that ik choso will forgive her and love her even tho he has every reason not to that rlly makes me wanna kms like u love someone SO much u would genuinely push anything they do aside is crazy to me like he deserves EVERYTHING anyways she better choose choso or im rioting pls update soon🙏🏽🙏🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽
Y’all gotta read & watch jjk fr😭🙏 I swear it’ll help u predict things & understand why they’re characterized certain ways!!
Update might come tmr & not today tbh? Idk the next chapter is a lot to write😭 BUT WE’LL SEE !!
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Hey! Since there is already a Wakasa one, why not Benkei for the the character ask game?
( not me trying to know mor about the 1 first BD 👀)
Hi! Sure, i can do that! (I'm always more than glad to talk about BD so if you ever want to ask something or discuss about them, do - it makes me extremely happy)
My first impression
BD's tough guy! Obviously meant to always be depicted with pretty boy next to him - typical contrasting complementing-each-other duo. BD lore incoming! More about Shinichiro (???)
My impression now
He got neglected T~T. Least fleshed-out BD founder. Unfairrrrrr
I truly need to gather every scenes with him and additional information about him to thoroughly extract everything I can find cuz damn without a bit of work he won't ever gain a proper shape in my mind
He's somewhat simultaneously cool-headed and hot-blooded. He could choose to talk to take care of issues - but he has always had the physical strength to punch his way through lol He's impatient, so although he can think about his actions, he doesn't spend a lot of time choosing them. Despite that, he never seems to lose composure.
I'm trusting him to be the only common sense BD 1st gen had (Shinichiro can appear sane but isn't, Takeomi has too much hubris and is out of touch with reality even when he feels bad to actually think things realistically through, Wakasa has common sense but he rather have fun so he disregards it). He joined them in their mess everytime, but it was to make sure they'd get out of there lol
I need to know just how many times him and Wakasa saved Shinichiro and Takeomi's asses.
Favorite thing about that character
He's one of the few characters that see their dream come true! :) Props to him for that, he deserves it! He got into delinquency very young, so it's nice to see he got out – even before the final timeline
Least favorite thing
Hard to say when there's so little about him
Maybe the lack of eyebrows but it's part of his charm so idk
!! The fact there's nothing about him without Wakasa! Wakasa has scenes without Benkei (I'm thinking Original Timeline) but the opposite is not true! It makes characterization harder for readers because he's always near Wakasa. He never interacts with anyone without Wakasa also interacting with them. Which greatly sucks. Let Benkei develops his personality dammit!
Favorite line/scene
Him nodding here. It doesn't have much purpose, Senju is not even looking their way, but Benkei truly cares about her as well
Favorite interaction that character has with another
Mutual instant understanding and trust with Wakasa. They've been archnemesis for a few (speculated) years before becoming the two literal guard dogs (Komainu) of Just Some Guy who showed up one day and made them be friend. It's been over a decade they hang out almost everyday. They know the other better than anyone else and their special attack requires them both for it to work. They're a duo, so, of course, they shouldn't be separated.
A character that I wish that character would interact with more
He got nothing with Takeomi in canon-story. I mean, of course there's a point to it - whether it's Takeomi's conscious or not fault, or for another reason: Takeomi is isolated from the rest of BD narratively speaking. And he never seemed to have actually connected with them - but the fact that 1) we only know those 4 from BD 1st gen (there were HUNDREDS of members. We didn't even get to know some captains :() 2) we don't even clearly see the dynamics between each of them back then
Another character from another fandom that reminds me of that character
Ughhh hard to say.
Delmon from Gachiakuta; plus they both have a pretty boy as their duo partner.
(Big scary dudes who have a soft side - I love Teddy Bear-type of characters)
A headcanon about that character
Same as for Wakasa - I heavily inspired myself of irl Benkei's life to imagine what (TR) Benkei's childhood could've been like. It's a tough one for sure, but mostly: the previous Ragnarok gang members (1st and 2nd gen) were like big brothers to him. He spent his childhood roaming around with them. I mean, Ragnarok HAS to mean something very dear to Benkei - he got the logo tattooed on his body (at 13 at most) that's not nothing. He grew up rather poor. Raised by a single mother. He took most of his physical appearance from her (beside his eyes color). He was a troublemaker as a kid
He is used to emptying Wakasa's plate when Wakasa is not hungry anymore (same for Shinichiro and Takeomi) and is glad Senju came along to help with this lol (from what I remember Senju and Benkei are ranked in the top 3 of the biggest eaters while Wakasa was in the top 3 of least-biggest eaters; and if I don't recall correctly well take that as a hc)
A song that reminds of that character
It's even harder than with Wakasa. Despite knowing a lot of song I have nothing specially for them, unfortunately 😔
I perhaps have one that fits, but it'd only fit headcanoning Benkei's life to be similar to IRL Benkei's so.. cw: mention of past rape, child born out of rape's POV, crude language — Christ by Abuse-Ken
An unpopular opinion about that character
I don't know what the opinions on Benkei are to start with
Favorite picture
This one because it's the best to look at his tattoo
#answering asks#ask game#you have 'no preservation skills' Shinichiro. 'thinks he has preservation skills but does not' Takeomi. And 'has preservation skills but#disregard them bc life is more exciting that way' Wakasa#BD 1st gen days must have been very funny#poor Benkei (I'm sure he enjoyed it too)
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and thats SOOOO GOOOD YOUR BRAIN !!!! it hits different considering with what you said about his past and the deserving part (free our woof woof), i doubt his self love is that high (to confirm? cause you did say tho that hes past that)(if there was space right before that, its because i think i might have broken the ask by typing too much) your snippet gave me many thoughts especially the "it's unnerving, but also very sad" and oh my goodness it reminded me of quotes that would fit for this particular dynamic:
the first one being : "there is something so beautiful about reaching out to the monstrous with intent to touch it gently. To risk the sharp teeth and the lethal claws, to defy fear and revulsion, and choose to be delicate with something that can be, and often is, incredibly brutal"
the second being the legendary : “Pylades: I’ll take care of you.
Orestes: It’s rotten work.
Pylades: Not to me. Not if it’s you.”
and thats SOOOO GOOOD YOUR BRAIN !!!! it hits different considering with what you said about his past and the deserving part (free our woof woof), i doubt his self love is that high (to confirm? cause you did say tho that hes past that)(either way a win) - rambling
UGHHH, I LOVE THAT
Rambling, I swear your asks never miss. I'm just a sucker for that kind of dynamic, it makes me so soft to think about a character that's so used to violence that they expect to be treated with it all the time, and when they receive kindness instead, they just go: ?????? and melt.
And it's not even about "fixing" them (even if that's chaotic, fun, and doomed to fail), but seeing them as they are (the violence, the claws, the sins they carry), and deciding that they deserve to be treated with care anyway.
I melt too!!!
And about Joren... He knows he deserves better than how he was treated in the past, but that's not saying much! The man is over being maltreated and used like a weapon by other people, but that's it.
All he wants from MC is to be together, he'll take whatever they want to offer as long they don't treat him like the nobles. MC taking advantage of his feelings to mistreat him is something he won't forgive.
Our poor man wants the bare minimum :(
That's why I've said that he doesn't know how to deal with soft gestures of affection, it's not something he's expecting but man, does he want it.
A MC that treats him with care could get him to cry with just that. I imagine him so ashamed to be seen like that since any sign of weakness was a reason to mock/punish him in his past... Also, he wants MC to see him as a protector, someone strong they can rely on... AHH, the great potential for hurt/comfort is too much!!! The intimacy!!!
Fun fact!: You could even play this IF without sleeping with him, and that doesn't affect your ability to get a "good" ending, though you'd miss a lot of content since this is a heavily erotic story, lol
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Ignorance Is Bliss: Gonta's Tragic Fall To Killer
edit: THIS IS VERY LONG I'M VERY SORRY I DID NOT INTEND FOR IT TO BE THIS LONG LMAOOO (ig i really like talking about gonta)
i suggest reading it in parts if it helps im so sorry -___-;;
Some of my own biases first
Before I get into anything, I’ll just state my biases here hehe. I freaking love Gonta and I’m not writing this to bash him, I sobbed and still sob over trial 4 of Danganronpa V3 and it is by far one of my favorite trials in the franchise. He is such an amazing character who I adored every moment he was on screen and DAMMIT I WISH HE WAS ALIVE HE DESERVED NONE OF THIS (i’m gonna go cry in the corner now)
BUT … Kokichi is also my favorite character of the series. I can ramble on forever about why I love this character, but just know that I think he is both a fascinating and entertaining character throughout the game who I can spend hours trying to analyze.
However, I do not at all defend this little bastard’s actions in the game … Well no more than I think is necessary (For example, I do believe his emotional response during the trial and before Gonta’s execution, as well as his hatred for the killing game were all genuine). But it may be possible that I can be biased so sorry if some conclusions I draw may be due to Kokichi being my favorite character coloring my perception. But don’t take this as me tryna push the blame all off Kokichi and onto Gonta. More like tipping the scales a bit more to the middle (Though it is more leaning as Kokichi to being the guilty party lol) to shed light on the gray area that I feel went untouched in the story and fanbase. Moreover, I really want to go in-depth about how Gonta's character arc is set up and how taking in all of Gonta's actions leading up chapter four, it makes full sense why he agreed to Kokichi's plan.
Now onto this essay (Idk how long this is even gonna be … im worried) (update from future me … oh dear … I have created a monstrosity -___-;;)
A little refresher and me babbling about why I love this trial
So … One of the most deciding chapters in the game, trial 4 by far is one of my favorite chapters on an emotional level, spiraling the story into the craziness of chapter 5 with the amount of pressure it puts onto everyone involved. Yes, there is Gonta and Kokichi - I’ll get to them ofc - but it also officially causes the schism between the workout trio’s dynamic, with Shuichi taking a reluctant stand against the extreme belief Kaito has been peddling all game, siding with the asshole of this whole situation. It is the make-it-or-break-it chapter for a whole lot of people for so many reasons, with the rivalry of Kaito and Kokichi - and their respective ideals - ramping up to a toxic level as the fanbase itself will grow decisive over the justifications of both characters. You will get Kaito haters saying how he is stubbornly ignorant throughout the trial, hindering and in a sense, endangering the lives of everyone by fighting for Gonta’s behalf. Meanwhile Kokichi haters will point out the contradictory actions Kokichi takes along with the millions of loathsome things he spews out by the end, all onto of making Gonta the patsy. (Though, at the end of the day, I love both of these characters a lot … ughhh liking Kaito and Kokichi at the same time is painful)
Then there’s the dramatic reveal of Kaito’s illness to the rest of the group, breaking a sense of security in the group after already being dealt a blow to morale. Then there is the hint of the horrors of the outside world that pushed Gonta to kill. With prior knowledge of the games, more clues to the endgame revealed is dropped here in chapter four.
Not to mention the emotional gut punch of just .. Gonta, the gentle giant who only wants to protect everyone, who is forced into a situation where he must come to terms with something so heinous for him that he does not even have memory of doing. Major props to the voice of Gonta (both English and Japanese) to bringing me to tears everytime, as well as Kokichi and Kaito’s VAs delivering extreme performances as the two characters clash. By the end of the chapter, the characters and audience are distraught as the comedic relief of Miu and Gonta have their lives ended in tragic ways. The contrast between the group’s unity after Kiyo’s trial to the end of Gonta’s trial is night and day. All in all, this chapter juggles so many dramatic beats excellently and AHHH RIGHT RIGHT I’M MEANT TO ANALYZE THIS NOT RECAP WHOOPS THIS CHAPTER IS SO GOOD
I: Why ‘Personality Change’ Inherently Makes This Trial Dumber
However, my issue lies in how even the story seems to simplify the complexity of Gonta’s actions. The prime example of the story watering down Gonta’s actions is during Shuichi’s closing argument segment in which he theorizes that Gonta may have had his personality changed during the avatar error to explain his actions.
“Maybe the cord affected the avatar’s personality … because I still can’t believe that such a kindhearted person willingly killed someone”
Now, yes, there is reason to doubt this conclusion in the text itself: With Shuichi having his own biases, the group not knowing of the motive yet, and this personality change never being brought before during the trial, it can be assumed it’s only Shuichi’s speculation and not factual.
BUT WHY DID THE WRITERS/CREATORS LEAVE THE LINE IN? Personally, as much as there should be doubt put on the statement, Shuichi is the protagonist, so what he says will be taken as the truth as players would assume that is what the writers want you to believe. So, I will be arguing under the pretense that this line is meant to be taken seriously, as I am sure that a good chunk of people came away from this trial under the impression that Gonta killed due to a personality alteration.
We don’t get to see a lot of Gonta in the virtual world - well no more than the others - so whatever few lines there are must count for a lot.
(Though I’d say one actual plausible shred of evidence pointing to a personality change is the fact Gonta is the last one to speak upon entering the virtual world, being oddly silent for the first 3-ish minutes of the start of the virtual world segment. But I think I can dispel that with just the avatar error causing memory issues or Gonta getting acquainted with the world.)
Now Gonta’s first concern upon entering is his lack of strength, saying the following when he is told strength is equalized:
“N-no! If Gonta not strong, Gonta no can protect everyone!”
So far, it is in line with Gonta’s personality, with the first thing he thinks of is his ability to protect others. Of course he would be concerned if he cannot help them with his strength. I believe if you choose to chat Gonta up for the optional dialogue during these scenes, he would be upset he wouldn’t be able to protect everyone. All of which are in line with his character up to that point (I’ll get into that later), so him exhibiting that great anxiety is not OOC for him. Gonta’s first priority is to help and to believe he is stripped of that already makes him nervous. Not because of a personality change, but because that is how he is as a character.
Ah, let’s get to the moment Gonta officially screwed himself over. When Kokichi is about to leave for the forest, Gonta volunteers to follow Kokichi:
“Gonta not understand what’s going on. Gonta not sure how helpful he can be … But Gonta can watch Kokichi so he not do anything weird!”
And as Gonta is about to leave, he assures the group:
“It’s okay! Leave it to Gonta! Gonta keep eye on Kokichi!”
Once again, I do believe this is not Gonta acting out of character either. As I said earlier, Gonta now believes he has nothing to help his friends, so first thing he will do is find a way to help everyone that is not regarding his strength. So he offers himself up to do the ‘dirty’ work of keeping an eye on the brat, Kokichi. So in these scenes where Gonta is under no influence such as despair, he acts completely like the Gonta we know and love. Anything after this will be disqualified as he would be in despair (“A despair that makes you want to die” as Kokichi explains) so his morose sprites can be explained away by that. In the Danganronpa universe, despair can be such an intense feeling that it can change the way a person acts. We see that with Kokichi after he swiped the key card (Acting even more antagonistic) and with Gonta, acting more reserved and nervous. And hey, can you blame them? They did just recall the memory that everything they have been fighting for is a lie and everybody they love is dead :))
But hey, "a personality change can’t be too apparent during these early scenes. Otherwise the clue to who had the avatar error would be given away very easily." So … What about the times the audience/characters are not privy to? Surely that is the time to demonstrate Gonta acting out of character to prove the personality change. Hmm … If only there was a flashback to something like that - OH RIGHT WE GET A FLASHBACK TO THE MOMENT OF THE CRIME DURING THE POST-TRIAL. Let’s see what ‘alter-ego’ Gonta says as he does the unthinkable.
First thing Gonta says as he ambushes Miu is:
“S-Sorry …! Gonta so sorry …!”
Gonta does not take any uncharacteristic joy or apathy from this action, instead apologizing first thing without hesitation. If there was a personality change, have him be silent, not saying anything to Miu as she dies. But no, during a scene in which the audience only sees after the verdict, Gonta acts like how Gonta would in this situation, spluttering out apologies right away.
Of course, Kokichi, wanting to distance himself away from the violence, turns away and explains:
“Don’t be sorry, Gonta. She was trying to kill me, too. She said it was for the world or whatever, but that was just a poor excuse. We’re doing this to stop the vicious cycle of misery! So you don’t need to apologize.”
Kokichi and Gonta should be on a similar enough wavelength here, since Gonta agreed to Kokichi’s plan after all. And here Kokichi is, giving Gonta the justification he would need to explain away the deed (and probably something Gonta agrees with).
Except, even as Miu falls to the ground, Gonta weakly still tries to object:
“B-But … but …! Ergh … nrgh …! Gonta sorry! Gonta so sorry, Miu!”
This final bit dialogue here is the nail in the coffin to the possibility of Gonta not having a personality change to me. Even though he is partnering up with Kokichi here and should agree with what Kokichi is saying, Gonta still defies Kokichi’s command to not apologize, continuing to do so in distress. He felt no joy, only misery, even when he did agree to this plan. (And as I will argue later, Gonta did willingly choose to do this.) But like normal Gonta, Gonta in the virtual world is extremely torn, even after the deed is done.
Once again, the writers had the opportunity here to write Gonta acting differently to demonstrate the personality change. Have him explain to Miu about how “Gonta needs to do this. Gonta no can let Miu to continue this violence.” (So essentially, what Kokichi is saying). If they chose that as his dialogue instead, that would be OOC for him. It would come across off as if Gonta believes he knows better than Miu, similar to how Kokichi views himself in this situation. It would make this ‘alter-ego’ Gonta think he knows better than others, solidifying the supposed personality change.
But the writers don’t do that. Because Gonta never thinks he is smarter than the others. Gonta is unsure of himself to the very end of the line, and even after committing the crime, he kneels on the ground and weeps. This decision pains Gonta greatly and not something he took lightly. He completely ignores Kokichi’s reasoning here, choosing to apologize nevertheless, knowing he is in the wrong. Yes, I am sure he believed he was doing the ‘right’ thing and agreed with Kokichi on a conceptual level to the plan. But in that moment, Gonta is aware of how wrong his action is. Just like normal Gonta. As such, there is literally zero evidence to Gonta acting OOC to elicit the possibility of a personality change during any part of the virtual world.
So then why?
Why put this contradictory line in there? It can be said that it was just a theory Shuichi made up, and it doesn’t matter anymore since the motive is explained post-trial. But it is still just unnecessary and muddies Gonta’s character in the long run. Personally, my theory is that it is there as a safeguard measure to dispel any doubt in the player’s mind of Gonta’s actions. Once again, I will explain why I think Gonta is totally capable to killing, but upon first viewing, I’m pretty sure a good amount of players (including me!) would see this as an extreme heel-face turn for Gonta’s character (Cue Kaito saying “I STILL BELIEVE IN GONTA” lol). So to alleviate that criticism, the writers snuck in the possibility that Gonta was under some external influence to explain it away. Is it backed up by the story? No … Does it overall weaken the trial with its inclusion? Yes … But it does quickly offer an easy explanation to skeptics of Gonta being the killer.
But it only ruins the trial. The purpose of the avatar error/memory loss is solely for Gonta to have a ‘defense’ (Let’s be honest, if Gonta remembered, he’d be so obvious unfortunately) and twists the knife for the reveal.
And why does this error occur? All cuz Gonta is left-handed and doesn’t know his left and right apart. I … don’t love this (Since it once again casts Gonta as someone who is incompetant to not know his left and right) but I am willing to accept it since the effect of this mistake is dramatic and heartbreaking for everyone (Kokichi’s outburst, Gonta’s denial and realization, Kaito’s stubborn defense, etc etc).
But when you add the personality change layer to it, it drags the entire trial down with it. If Gonta took the plunge due to this ‘personality change’, then that would mean it is all because he switched up the cords. So … if what Shuichi believes is true, THE WHOLE REASON MIU DIED WAS CUZ GONTA WAS LEFT-HANDED AUGHHH. It makes this whole entire thing become ten times stupider. Not only does it make this trial shallower and the death more preventable, it ruins Gonta’s character, making him look both idiotic for making such a silly mistake and diminishes his agency in his morally dubious actions during the chapter. Instead of allowing Gonta actually challenge the viewers’ perception of him as completely pure, the writers take the easier route of writing it off as ‘personality change’. Yes, it is tragic but a whole lot less compelling. I dislike that it makes Gonta become a one-dimensional character who is the pinnacle of good. And I’m saying this as someone who adores Gonta! But I want Gonta to be treated like a human, and I want to have my perception of him challenged, flaws and all. I feel like chapter 4 had the chance to do so, but could not fully commit to it, leaving a good chunk of the fanbase shoving all the blame onto Kokichi and making Gonta lack any of the agency in his own dang story. So when analyzing chapter 4, I will look at it under the reasoning that Gonta is acting completely like himself, even under the influence of despair.
II: Gonta’s Character: A Tragic Fall
“Gonta Idiot”
I’m just gonna say it: Gonta is smart as shit, or at the very least, he’s on par with most people in his class in terms of cognitive thought. As much as I do love Gonta’s caveman talk in the localization (Idk, I personally find it endearing and adorable), it does him dirty in terms of how general English speaking audiences will view him. It makes him come across as considerably ‘behind’ everyone compared to his portrayal in the Japanese version of the game (Where he speaks normally, just in third person like some other characters in the franchise i.e Tenko and Ibuki). Even though he literally was able to grasp language and become an Ultimate after being isolated from humanity for 10 years! It is impressive how quickly Gonta must’ve adapted to get to where he is now. However, being isolated for so long has its negative effects, stunting Gonta in terms of language and his gullibility.
To get language out of the way first, I feel like just because Gonta cannot fully communicate the extent of his thinking, it does not make him inferior to others in terms of reasoning. He is shown during trial 1 to be capable of making logical arguments about why he cannot be the culprit (After the joke about finding an alibi, Gonta reasons how he should have been spotted if he left the AV room). Then during trial 2, he was able to determine Kirumi’s rope trick regarding how she constructed the ropeway. I don’t think people should take Gonta’s inability to communicate fully as a reflection of his intelligence. He is shown to be competent like everyone else and grasps the situation he is in … outside of a few gags stemming from his gullibility. Speaking of which …
Guilbility does not equate to incompetence, but it is something Gonta falls short on. Most definitely from his many years of isolation in the forest (And judging from what he said about his childhood, he likely was isolated from children his age from the very start), Gonta does not have the experience to fully grasp the motivation behind what others tell him, leading him to get roped into Kokichi and Angie’s schemes. However, I don’t think his gullibility plays as much of a factor in any of the things he supposedly gets ‘tricked’ into doing via Kokichi. With a less severe example, the Insect Meet and Greet is usually the incident most people point to as Gonta’s gullibility leading to disaster. But if you go to either Kokichi or Gonta’s second free time event, Shuichi would be interrupting their little ‘strategy meeting’.
When prompted in the second FTE in chapter 2, Gonta will say:
“Oh! Shuichi! You here to help Gonta think of way to get everyone to trade motives?”
(Also, I find it so funny how Shuichi interrupts their meetings together during chapter 2 twice, so whenever you want to hang out with one of them during chapter 2, you gotta shove yourself into their discussion. idk I’m such a sucker for Gonta and Kokichi being friends … ugh chapter 4 emotionally wrecks me everytimeeee …)
It is interesting that Gonta is well aware of why Kokichi wanted Gonta’s help, and shows that, even before chapter 4, he has been on board with Kokichi’s plans of his own volition. Without the FTE, the story makes it appear Gonta was completely strung along blindly by Kokichi. Yes, it is likely that Kokichi realized that the best way to get everyone in a group is to tell Gonta they all hate bugs. But it seemed Gonta was thinking hard of some plans with Kokichi beforehand with the goal of showing everyone the motive videos.
And yet, even though Gonta demonstrates having the same understanding as everybody else, how come everyone is convinced that he is too incompetent to make his own decisions? Well, it definitely doesn’t help that Gonta is usually the first one to criticize his intelligence before anyone else, having been completely convinced of his inferiority even before entering the Ultimate Academy.
Idk but to me, I feel like Gonta’s constant over-critical view of himself is often overlooked and never fully addressed by anybody else in the cast. It is depressing to me that nobody had ever truly noticed how these thoughts influence Gonta’s actions, and the longer they were left unaddressed, the more they festered. I believe that it is this feeling of incompetence that pushed Gonta to kill. Not some personality change, but Gonta’s own character flaw finally coming into fruition. Where characters like Shuichi and Maki have developed over the course of the game into better characters, there are tragic characters like Gonta who fall due to their tragic flaw. It is his self-loathing that I think is the cause of his descent and drive to enact the plan in chapter 4.
I mean, his final line in the whole game is:
“Gonta is so sorry … for being stupid!”
Ughhh … It hurts smmmmm he deserved none of this, especially that brutal execution :(
(The disrespect of the writers paying off Monophanie’s weird incest baby side plot during Gonta’s exectuion smh … the disrespect makes me so upset … at least his execution music is a bop)
Yes, technically that is Alter Ego Gonta’s final line, but like I argued previously, I believe that is essentially Gonta. And in Gonta’s final moments, he believes he has truly failed everyone due to his persistent feelings of inadequacy. He feels both stupid for the plan forcing him past a moral breaking point in killing Miu and that he could not even complete the plan correctly. (I’m sobbing over the fact this is the final line for him T___T)
However, these final words almost parallels Gonta’s introduction during the prologue, showing that this descent in his character had hints dropped from the start.
As Kaede walks up to Gonta for the first time, she mentions feeling a bit unnerved, and the first-time players may also have the expectation that Gonta would be an intimidating musclehead judging from his huge physique. Maybe like a Nekomaru/Sakura kind of character.
Until…
“... Hm? Oh! Thank you!”
[Kaede] “Huh? Thank you?”
“Oh! Sorry for scaring! Gonta scary-looking. Most people not wanna talk to Gonta when meeting for first time. So, like gentleman, Gonta say thank you! Thank you for talking to Gonta!”
AHHHH MY HEART MY GUY IS LITERALLY THANKING KAEDE FOR EVEN TALKING TO HIM WHY IS HE SO SWEET (sorry sorry, I’m already distracted)!!
But right away, Gonta’s first act is to apologize for his appearance - Almost like he comes full circle, Gonta’s first bit of dialogue is him apologizing for scaring Kaede and the last thing he says is an apology for failing everyone.
Anyway, Gonta apologizes based on his perception that he looks scary, something he (accurately) assumed Kaede felt. So apologetic that he even thanks Kaede for even talking to him. As explained later during his introduction, Gonta has always been called scary at a young age, so his negative concept of himself is already well in-grained into him. So Gonta from the start has a very poor self-image of himself. It is why he constructs the goal of being a ‘gentleman’ something he reflects his ideals onto.
As stated in third FTE:
“Gentleman behave like like a gentleman! Kind, earnest, refined, polite … Oh, and gentleman always treat lady with respect. That very important”
He does go on to list some other attributes, which are more so based on the people he looks up to than the definition of gentleman, but his goal remains the same. Gonta is constantly striving for a perfect standard, which for anyone, is impossible. Gonta has this pillar of perfection (Which he already is ofc >///<) that he constantly compares himself to. Though played off as a joke, during this same free time event, when he mentions other ‘traits’ of a gentleman, such as saying clever things and solving mysteries, that are clearly based around his classmates. It shows how Gonta looks up to his classmates, believing that he should be able to do all the things they can do as well. Gonta believes his friends are all closer to being the standard of “gentleman” more than he is, deepening his inadequacy.
As revealed in his fourth FTE, his rich and esteemed human family flat out rejected him after being raised 10 years in the wild:
“So they get mad at Gonta. Say Gonta not worthy of family name. They blame Gonta’s forest family. Say it their fault.”
Gonta’s upbringing is rough man, with being isolated as a kid only to be dismissed by your human family once he returned. Once again, Gonta brings up not being ‘worthy’ of the family name, showing how Gonta is demeaned for who he is, likely regarding his intelligence and ignorance to social life. As such, he makes the resolve to be a gentleman to satisfy his human family. So not only does he think himself below others, he is constantly striving for an impossible goal.
With his low view of himself, it is seen throughout the entire game that Gonta is constantly apologizing, even when he is unknowingly helping the group (For example, finding the manhole in chapter 1). He doesn’t believe himself to ever be intelligent enough to help, constantly striving for it but believing he is always coming up short. Out of everyone in the cast, Gonta points out his stupidity the most, and honestly, I can’t put every example here because we’ll be here all day. But it is disheartening watching Gonta never be willing to accept himself as competent, choosing to apologize first as he believes anything bad that happens (and this game sure does have a lot of bad things happening) is due to his own failings as a person.
For him, his first priority when the killing game starts is to protect everyone. And I want to emphasize the word protect. Gonta believes himself to have very little that he can offer to the group, but with whatever he is able to do, he is more than willing to throw himself and give it his all if it means helping everyone. At any opportunity where he believes he can help, Gonta will take that action. He does it because he doesn’t believe he would be able to help out any other way because of his perceived ‘stupidity’, so Gonta always attempts to take the initiative and do what he is told. And when he fails in that action, something he believes is the only thing he would be able to do to help, he believes he is a failure and it is his fault when something he couldn’t prevent occurs.
Another point I would like to mention is his emotional outbursts. Likely due to growing up with no social convention put in place, Gonta gets emotional quickly, as seen in his introduction when he believed Shuichi may not like bugs. Paired with his great empathy and he is likely the student who takes each death to heart the most.
Sorry about this getting into a Gonta character analysis. I wanna make sure I get across how I believe this character is written and I wanna stress Gonta is not by any means intellectually challenged, but rather suffers from a very critical view of himself. This is the fatal flaw that ends up pushing him over. So with this disaster in the process, let’s see how it spirals >:)
The Downward Spiral
That’s right, baby >:D
I’m going to go through all the chapters until the virtual world and highlight key points that I believe show the mental state Gonta was in to commit the crime. So strap in, folks, this is gonna get long :))
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Though this is small in the grand scheme of things, during chapter 1, Gonta shows dismay since he wasn’t able to stop the fight between Ryoma and Rantaro in the dining hall.
“O-oh … Sorry. Gonta not where he needed most …”
Yeah this is minute, but establishes Gonta is quick to blame himself for the issues between others.
During the strategy meeting set up by Kaito in the Game Room, Gonta was one of the participants. I think it only makes sense that Gonta will be a part of something if it means he can help. But during the investigation for Rantaro’s death, Kaede asks why Gonta was alone in the AV room, with Gonta explaining:
“Gonta happy to be invited to meeting. But Gonta think he not be much help, cuz he not smart … So Gonta in here alone, watching bug movie!”
I totally believe I am looking too deep into what essentially was a red herring, but it is the first example in a pattern I notice with Gonta. Gonta did join the strategy meeting. Yet due to believing he would be useless, he strikes out on his own (To watch the most inspiring movie of them all, Bee Movie starring Jerry Seinfeld lol). Gonta decided to be alone for his own plan to help because he believes he would fail the others. This could connect with him growing up isolated in the forest, being cast out by kids his age for who he was. Gonta is used to sticking to himself when stressed, thinking he would fail people in a group setting. That anxiety overpowers him, so he while he takes a proactive step, he usually does so by himself. However, this ended up screwing him over in the end in making him appear more suspicious. So yes, this really is just a fun joke in the game to pad out the first class trial’s time, it is indicative to the actions Gonta will take later on as in the next chapters.
Also during his interrogation in the AV room, Gonta says this when trying to prove his innocence to the group:
“But … you guys not gonna believe Gonta, huh!? Cuz Gonta so big and scary-looking, huh!?”
[Kaito] “C-Calm down … You’re making a really scary face!”
“Cuz … Gonta feel so useless!”
Even though Rantaro’s death was nothing to do with Gonta, he still blames himself for the tragedy. He thinks it is because he wasn’t present during the strategy meeting, he caused this to unhold :(((
But I think this shows that Gonta wished he actually collaborated with everyone else instead of being alone. And we will see this new drive to help others in their plans in chapter 2 and 3, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
One last thing in chapter one, when Kaede is about to be wheeled off to her execution, Gonta is one of the three who at least attempt to stop it and face off against the Exisals. We see that Gonta is willing to put himself in danger for the sake of others, and he does value his strength greatly as an asset to make him useful. Once again, Gonta will take action whenever he can, unflinching of what it could do to him.
After chapter one, the killing game has officially begun, and in Gonta’s eyes, he believes he has already failed to protect two of his friends.
Ahh chapter two … hmmm now what did Gonta do in chapter two - THAT’S RIGHT, LET’S GO, INSECT MEET AND GREET TIME WHOOOO (random titbit - the lie bullet for “Insect Meet and Greet” is called “Insect Flee and Plead” HONESTLY THE LIE IS MORE ACCURATE THAN THE TRUTH)
Gonta took the deaths of Rantaro and Kaede with a lot of guilt and sadness, and in some part, believed he should have been able to prevent it. Though Kokichi does rope Gonta into listening to his schemes at the start of the chapter, I do think Gonta agreed with the motive video sharing idea. As I stated previously, in the FTE for Gonta, Gonta acknowledges Kokichi’s goal and is helping Kokichi brainstorm. In my eyes, I see it as Gonta again trying to take initiative to protect his friends (like watching the bug movie to motivate himself to fight), agreeing with Kokichi’s plan as he wants to be useful with someone else this time. Last time, he went at it alone, so this time, he will make sure he follows along with Kokichi to stop the motive together.
After torturing getting Kokichi to like bugs for a night, we arrive to the morning of Himiko’s magic show. As everybody watches in tense anticipation for Himiko to get out - The red flags waving like crazy - Gonta says:
“Uhh … Gonta starting to worry. Should we do something?”
When the timer hits 20, Gonta then leaps out of his chair and rushes over to the tank to save Himiko. Against Angie’s protests, Gonta argues:
“B-But … If Gonta do nothing, Himiko get eaten by piranhas -”
As this plays an instrumental role later as a clue to the piranha tank trick, it makes sense out of anyone for Gonta to be rushing ahead to stop the act. Notice how Gonta shouts about how if he does nothing, Himiko would be killed. It is another prime example of Gonta taking action to stop a death, believing it would be his fault if he did nothing (Even though, once again, Gonta couldn’t have done anything in this situation). Gonta never is a bystander during the killing game. He is always, in his own ways, trying to take steps to protect his friends.
But it is all in vain, with Ryoma’s body being found in the tank instead.
During the investigation, when asking Gonta, you are met with his crying sprite with him saying:
“Gonta coulda saved him … No, Gonta shoulda saved him!”
Where last time during Rantaro’s body discovery, Gonta was more in shock. However, the fact that it happened again is deeply upsetting to Gonta. The whole reason he agreed to Kokichi’s plan and also interrupted Himiko’s show was to prevent something like this to happen again, only for Ryoma’s body to be found dead. Here, not only does he think he was somehow capable of preventing Ryoma’s death, he corrects himself to say that he was also responsible for stopping it. Even if that meant putting his life in danger (Jumping into piranha-filled water), Gonta believed he should have done so anyway, apologizing to Shuichi and Kaito for being a coward. Gonta puts a heavy pressure on himself for things outside of his control, which definitely does not help alleviate any of the stress in a killing game, only doubling it for Gonta. Not only does he deal with the pain of losing his friends, Gonta’s high standards of himself make him feel even more guilty.
Out of everyone in the cast, Gonta appeared to be the most affected by Kirumi’s reveal as the culprit (I mean, Gonta did want Kirumi to be his mom lol). When Shuichi accuses Kirumi, Gonta is the first to react in shock. He agrees with everyone else as they start to doubt Shuichi’s accusations. But once it is confirmed and we arrive at post-trial, Gonta asks Monokuma:
“Can Gonta be blackened instead of Kirumi?”
[Shuichi] “What?”
“Gonta … Not smart boy, but even Gonta understand what everyone is saying. Kirumi should live, not Gonta! World needs her!”
Though it goes unaddressed in the chapter, it is a recurring toxic trait of Gonta to constantly use himself as the shield to protect others. And here, he quite literally believes he has less worth than Kirumi, which is why he should die instead. Gonta clearly is fond of Kirumi, and his protective nature is sparking him to act, pushing him to ask the question. He wants to save Kirumi and everyone else, and because he believes he is stupid, he is convinced the action he must take action now is to die in Kirumi’s stead. It is Gonta who instigates the other students to surrender their lives, and though Kokichi points out that Kirumi steered the group in that direction, Gonta is the one who brought it up first. Because that is Gonta’s character. Yes, Kirumi may have relied on the knowledge that Gonta would be willing to do anything to help everyone else, but Gonta is not gullible for falling for it. It is just how he thinks unfortunately, which Kirumi only could hope would get him to make such a request.
To Gonta, his life only has value if it is to protect others, and he seems willing to throw it away now, especially under the extreme stresses of the killing game. That is quite a drastic measure under normal circumstances, but Gonta is starting to become desperate due to his attempts earlier this chapter have failed in stopping anything. Though it is his own life, it shows Gonta is willing to risk a life if it means protecting everybody he loves.
But … unfortunately, Kirumi is executed, regardless of Gonta’s push to change the outcome, leading to now four deaths Gonta believes he should have stopped. Despite all of his actions in this chapter, nothing stopped his friends from being killed horrifically, and the pressure is only further mounting on Gonta.
Chapter three rolls, and though I will get to Gonta and the student council, I would like to point out some dialogue during the exploring segments of the game.
[Gonta] “Anyway, if you find dangerous area, come get Gonta. Gonta will protect you!”
Though he offers it with a wide smile, Gonta wants to be always present in case something dangerous could happen to everyone, willing to risk his life if it means helping others.
After receiving the Necronomicon as the fresh, new motive, Gonta is quick to wonder if that means all the deceased are actually alive, citing the courtyard message as a connection. And ofc Gonta would make the connection, since he truly wants to believe that all his friends are alive and he hasn't failed them yet. This prompts Angie to thank him since he provided a plausible evidence to justify Angie using the book:
[Angie] “Nyahaha! You’re so smart for telling us, Gonta. You’re a savior to those four people.”
Angie had perfectly pinpointed what Gonta would want to hear in that moment, being told he is smart (The one thing he has said time and time again that he isn’t) and that he is a savior (affirming that all of his actions were not in vain).
Ignoring the logistics of how Angie managed to hug Gonta (I would like to believe the student council all volunteered to be Angie’s step stool lol), Angie says the precise things to win Gonta over.
[Angie] “You work so hard, Gonta. You’re always trying to keep everyone safe. Even when you go berserk, you’re still considerate of everyone else, aren’t you? I know this … because Atua is always watching you.”
It may seem that Gonta fell for this because Gonta is just gullible and would fall for anything Angie would say. But in my opinion, Angie does tactfully alleviate the exact concerns Gonta has been worried about throughout the whole game. No, Gonta doesn’t want to hear praise or recognition for his efforts. But he does want to have confirmation that he is on the right track. And Angie says exactly what Gonta would want to hear due to her ability to manipulate, not because Gonta is naive. When Angie says that there is Atua, a god that is watching over Gonta, it provides Gonta with some relief from his own guilt. He is provided a safety net that if he follows Angie’s commands, he can prevent more suffering once again. Though he does mainly abides by Angie’s wishes throughout chapter three’s daily life, he does so because he believes he finally has a set purpose. He even asks when given the offer to join student council:
“... You need Gonta? Okay! Gonta join student council too!”
Gonta is actually in disbelief that Angie has found him useful enough to join the student council. And since he looks up to Angie like he does with everyone else around him, he wants to go along because Angie/Atua must know what is best for Gonta, right?
The next morning, Gonta covers up the manhole, all in attempt to stop more misery. Yes, he is brainwashed just like everyone else in Angie’s little cult (aside from Tenko) but I believe this stems from Angie knowing what Gonta needed to hear in his state rather than Gonta just being ‘dumb’.
Gonta finally found some stability and a voice that can guide him to help everyone until whoopsie daisies, look turned out to be dead the next day :D
I’m getting a bit repetitive here, but once again, another pillar for safety, one that Gonta really had hope for, is ripped away from him in an instant. He is seen crying over Angie’s body, weeping at the prospect of her death being a murder:
“B-but … why would someone do such awful thing!?”
“Well, duh Gonta, you are in a killing game, what do you expect by now?” … Except Gonta truly believed that helping out the student council will be able to set everything right again. But again, his genuine, whole-hearted efforts turn out fruitless. To him, he once again failed to save a friend.
“If so … Gonta could saved her! If only Gonta saw! But Gonta was sleeping … Sorry, Angie … Gonta no could save you!”
I could only imagine this stung more for Gonta since he went to bed properly to enforce student council rules. But since Angie died at night, Gonta would likely see himself as slacking off in his duty to protect everyone, ending up blaming himself all over again. Just like Ryoma’s death, Gonta blames himself. The mindset Gonta continues to hold on to is extremely debilitating for him to handle, further adding to Gonta’s already poor self-image. (It could explain why he decided not to join the seance, since usually Gonta would be proactive and do anything to help his friends. Angie’s death must have been hard for him to swallow.)
And just as they all process Angie’s death, Kiyo swoops in with his majestic see-saw murder tric and takes Tenko down with the rest of his remaining braincells. During the body discovery, Gonta straight up just weeps and spouts apologies. He only just enters the room, but already he blames himself for Tenko’s death.
Surprisingly, where chapter one and two provided sympathetic murders, chapter three throws Gonta for a loop, it being the one time Gonta actually is angered by the killer.
“Th-that right … Killing two friends for your dead sister!? That … wrong! That so wrong!”
Yeah, you tell Kiyo off, Gonta >:D
Where trial 1 and 2 had Gonta see people he loves die, Gonta always could sympathize for the killer. Yet, at least in my interpurtation, I think Kiyo’s trial showed Gonta the murderous intent hiding amongst his peers. Though, I might just be reading too much into it. But if I am correct, Gonta would be disheartened that someone he could trust like Kiyo would kill with such little remorse.
And here we are, chapter four.
A little recap of Gonta’s state leading up to this chapter: Gonta shows time and time again to make attempts to help everyone, either alone or following a leader like Angie or Kokichi. He takes proactive steps to protect the people he cherishes, but because of factors of his control, nothing he has been able to do can stop his friends from dying. However, due to his low self-esteem, he instead blames himself for everyone’s deaths and grieves the loss of the seven students (Well … idk about Kiyo lol) greatly. So like a cycle, Gonta feels ever more useless as more and more people die around him without him being able to control or stop it.
Okay, chapter 4 time let’s go (sobs)
After Kokichi swipes the card key and Kaito bolts after him, the conversation between the seven remaining students continues. When everyone takes turns to praise Shuichi, Gonta says:
[Gonta] “Shuichi is so amazing. Gonta wanna be useful to everyone too.”
[Maki] “Don’t worry. When the time comes, we’ll use your body as a meat shield.”
[Gonta] “Okay! Gonta hope time come soon!”
Oh buddy … You really don’t want to hope that …
It seems ever since Kirumi’s trial, Gonta has been more and more willing to use his life to protect the others, this being the second time he has been fine with being used a meat shield (The other time being chapter 3, during the exploration segment). Being that Gonta thinks he’s useless (Admitting in the dialogue above that he strives to be useful to everyone), he is beginning to value what little he does have to help the others. And yet, it barely goes addressed amongst the students how much Gonta is okay with throwing his life away.
In his final FTE in chapter four, when approaching Gonta in the AV room, he will say:
“What can Gonta do … to be useful for everyone? Gonta think he could protect everyone … in underground passage. [...] Gonta … no can take it anymore! Gonta not wanna lose anyone else!”
As mentioned in the dining hall scene earlier, Gonta did open up the manhole once again, believing he could be used as a meat shield in the underground passage. Similar to how Kaito becomes desperate in the next chapter, Gonta is now ready to do anything because he swears he will not lose anyone else. Right now, his goal to have everyone escape due to Angie’s plans of staying idly in the academy only led to her death. So in Gonta’s eyes, escape is the only option he has to save everybody, not keeping them trapped in a killing game where murderous intent can fester, like Kiyo. By chapter four, after the loss of three people in the last chapter, Gonta has reached his breaking point in how many deaths he can deal with.
I do love his final FTE, even though with what we know happens in this chapter, it is clear that with Shuichi’s words or not, Gonta is dead set on his self-destructive goal.
(But something I just love in the final FTE is that Shuichi affirms to Gonta that he already is helpful
[Shuichi] “I don’t think you need to work so hard to be a gentleman. You’re already incredible.”
[Gonta] “B-but, Shuichi! Gonta must become gentleman! For forest family”
[...]
[Gonta] “But … Gonta no help to anyone right now.”
[Shuichi] “You are! You saved me before, remember? I almost fell down the staircase!” (referring to first FTE where Gonta catches Shuichi from falling down some stairs)
[Gonta] “Oh!”
[Shuichi] “Gonta … you’re a more amazing person than you think you are.”
[Gonta w/ a crying sprite] “Sh-Shuichi!”
Ughh this entire interaction just warms my heart, especially now sifting through how much grief Gonta goes through the game and how often he self-deprecates. And the fact he grows emotional when Shuichi motivates him, maaan he really needs a hug. I just needed to show this.)
Moving along, when Shuichi heads out to meet up with Kaito and Maki at night time later, Gonta does intercept him before he goes:
[Gonta] “Oh, Shuichi? You should go back to room. It’s nighttime.”
[Shuichi] “Ah, it’s just that … I promised to meet up with Kaito and Maki …”
[Gonta] “O-oh … Um, Angie’s gone, and student council not around anymore … But Gonta still think it best to not go out at nighttime. Cuz Ryoma got killed at nighttime. And Angie, too.”
[Shuichi] “That’s true … But the promise I made to Kaito is really important to me. I can’t break it. I promise, I’ll go right back afterwards. And I’ll make sure we stick together.”
[Gonta] “... Gonta careless just now. Gonta not know you make such important promise to Kaito. Gonta … so useless.”
[Shuichi] “No, no! Not at all, Gonta. Don’t worry about it. We all know how much you care about us.”
[Gonta] “...”
[Shuichi] “Gonta?”
[Gonta] “Shuichi, Gonta come to decision!”
[Shuichi] “Huh? What have you decided …?”
[Gonta] “Um … well … Hmm, actually … Gonta will tell everyone tomorrow, when everyone together.”
Now this alludes to Gonta’s plan the next morning, but let’s break this conversation down. At first, Gonta still brings up Angie’s idea of prohibiting people from walking around at nighttime, a line of reasoning which makes total sense, especially since Angie proceeded to die at nighttime as well. How come nobody in the student council other than Gonta bring up and try to enforce the rule after Angie died? Because out of anybody there, Gonta truly wanted to take initiative and saw the student council as an avenue of doing so. He saw the logic behind Angie’s rule and followed through with it because she isn’t exactly wrong (Having everybody forced to sleep at the same time could decrease a killer being able to freely roam).
But after Shuichi mentions his promise to Kaito, Gonta grows despondent, calling himself useless for somehow failing to notice that Shuichi went to see a friend (Again, not his fault in the slightest). When Shuichi assures him that Gonta shouldn’t worry, Gonta becomes silent, contemplating, and judging by the fact Shuichi has to ask Gonta’s name, he must have grown quiet for a good while.
I think this is the key moment where Gonta shifts slightly as a character. Where before he wanted to have more cooperative solutions like joining Kaito and Kokichi’s strategy meetings in chapter 1 and 2, and then joining student council in chapter 3, he has realized that he must stop the game alone. He realizes quietly to himself that he alone has to stop the killing game, and with his self-destructive tendencies having been built up for the past chapters, he will make his own plan. He has come to a decision where he will end this by himself, no matter what.
Now let’s see what Gonta’s decision is . The next morning, the dining hall is in uproar:
[Gonta] “But we gotta do it! If not now, then when!?”
[Tsumugi] “L-Like I said before, it’s reckless! There are still two Exisals, right!?”
[Gonta] “Gonta know that … but … Watching friends disappear … Seeing everyone get weaker … Gonta no can take this anymore! That’s why Gonta go fight Monokuma!”
Just like Tsumugi said, this is beyond reckless for Gonta to do. But Gonta illustrates his thought process clearly: He can’t stand being useless anymore, not for a second longer. The build-up from the chapters have been clear from the start, with every action Gonta takes failing in the end, more bodies are piling up. And ofc, Gonta blames himself.
When Himiko explains further that it is reckless, Gonta acknowledges it:
“Gonta know it reckless … but it only way to save everyone. Waiting around, doing nothing just make more victims … That why Gonta risk his life! Real gentleman would risk life! Gonta gladly give up life to save everyone!”
Gonta really can’t take it anymore. He needs to act. Now. He will do something, even if it is on his own. For someone so gullible, Gonta has become ironclad in his resolve, not succumbing to any of his self-doubt in his plan nor is he relying on someone else anymore. This is the clear set-up to his actions in the chapter, Notice how he fully acknowledges what he is doing is reckless. But he believes it is all he can do. His decreased value of himself and his inferiority to everyone else around him makes him fully willing to take his own life if it means he will do the right thing in his eyes.
But thankfully (or un-thankfully if you really think about it) Miu intervenes before Gonta can go through with his plan with her own brilliant idea: The Virtual World. So with all of this recap and build-up underway, it is all about to crumble when Gonta is exposed to the truth.
III: 'Stupidity' is Bliss, After All
During his time in Virtual World after being exposed to the flashback light, Gonta almost never speaks, and when he does, it is usually one phrase and some ellipses with a sad looking sprite. He is seen following along with Kokichi, rushing ahead with Kokichi in silence towards the chapel. When deciding on splitting up in the chapel, Gonta says nothing, just agreeing when Kokichi recommends coming along to the mansion. He uncharacteristically lacks any of his usual questioning nor enthusiasm. Though when they are about to split off in the mansion, Gonta is about to take his leave:
[Gonta] “... Gonta go now.”
[Tsumugi] “It’s surprisingly cold out there, so be careful. You should come back here to warm up.”
[Gonta] “Thank you … but Gonta okay. Gonta not smart enough to get sick.”
[Kaito] “Someone who isn’t smart wouldn’t want to save everyone … They’d only think of themselves.”
[Gonta] “Oh … thank you.”
Ouch ... looking back at this knowing it is the last interaction Gonta had with the group while his hands still were clean … maaan. This seems like the one time, at least to me, where Gonta accepts the compliment of his intelligence rather than denying it. He appears shocked, especially with how much Kaito’s words ring true for what Gonta is about to do. In some ironic way, it affirms to Gonta that he has to be doing the right thing … right? He is doing this to save everyone. He doesn’t want to kill Miu for himself, he’s doing it for everyone else. After all, Miu is the one who is killing for themselves. She will be forced to know the truth if she doesn't get caught. (Hell, during Alter Ego Gonta’s confession post-trial, he literally says “Gonta just … want to … save everyone.”)
Upon first playthrough, I barely even noticed how weird Gonta was acting, since the characters of interest were Kaito, Kokichi, and Miu for me so far. So Gonta being bossed around by Kokichi didn’t strike me as anything unusual. However, now that I look back at it, Gonta being this reserved is actually jarring from what I expect from him. But this is not a personality change, this is the effect the despair from learning of the outside world had on him.
During the flashback to Kokichi and Gonta out in the woods, Gonta wanted to tell everyone about the flashback light first. But Kokichi asks the weighted question of whether Gonta should trust Kokichi’s assumption that the flashback light holds the secret.
Now yes, that is manipulation on Kokichi’s part, taking advantage of Gonta here to expose himself to it. However, Gonta was susceptible to it for the same reasons he wanted to fight Monokuma earlier in chapter 4: He has made the resolve to stop the killing on his own. It is not like Gonta mistrusts others, but he wants to rely on himself now. He can’t just stall for time and round everyone up. He has grown desperate and if what Kokichi has been saying is a lie, Gonta does not want to waste time gathering everyone for something that would turn out useless? So Gonta acts, choosing to expose himself to the truth first because he can’t wait around. He has to end this killing game and protect everyone now.
Unfortunately, he recalled the end of the world and the destruction of humanity. And as Monokuma mentions later, the flashback light simulates a ‘deja-vu’ feeling, so it tricks the brain to think that it experienced the memory before. So it is not like Gonta was just told that the world ended. No, he recalls bearing witness to it with his own eyes. The effect of such knowledge is completely devastating, which we see with Kokichi and everyone else in Chapter 5.
I think Alter Ego Gonta put his conflict into words best:
“Inside is hell! Outside is hell! What should Gonta and friends live for!?”
Gonta has put so much effort and energy into getting everyone out of the killing game, willing to throw his life away at the sight of danger many times. But it now is all completely pointless, because even if Gonta succeeded in his plan, he would just be sending his friends to an outside that will hurt them all. People like Kirumi and Kaede killed to go outside, and yet in the end, all the deaths were even more meaningless. Their hopes, efforts, and suffering has all been rendered meaningless to Gonta in a matter of seconds.
Gonta’s sole motivation, his plan, everything he pushed himself to do were all based on his ignorance to the truth. And now that he knows, he can only feel stupider for trying.
The flashback light puts Gonta through so much pain, and now he realizes that if his friends learned of such a truth, they would all suffer like him. But the last thing he wants is for his friends to feel that pain. He is more than willing to be their shield and protect them. But while before it was the killing game, now Gonta will become their shield and protect them from the despair-inducing truth.
It is then Kokichi proposes his plan: A mercy kill. A plan that involved Gonta taking the life of everyone else and bearing the brunt of the outside world by himself. In some ways, it parallels Gonta’s decision to take on Monokuma earlier in the chapter, with Gonta recklessly risking his life to the sake of others’ safety. Yes, Gonta may be alone in the end, but at least he finally would be useful to his friends in protecting them. Except with Kokichi’s mercy kill plan, it has twisted to become the inverse, where Gonta protects everyone by having them be killed while he sacrifices himself by living his life in an apocalyptic Earth alone. Just like much of his life, Gonta will end up alone and isolated from the others. Something he unfortunately is used to.
Throughout this essay, I have been emphasizing the word “act” and “proactive”, because that is what Gonta has been doing. He is constantly shoving himself into plans. He doesn’t want to sit back until he is finally ‘useful’. He wants to be constantly of use to someone, to prove that he can be relied on. Because that is what gentleman does.
So here Kokichi is, relying on Gonta to commit an action to save everyone. And Gonta in chapter four has mentioned that he is at a breaking point, that he can’t take any of this anymore. He had tried to act before, but they all failed. So, with the weight of the despair heavy on his shoulders, he fully accepts after Kokichi explains his plan. Kokichi did rely on knowing how Gonta functions to get him to agree, but it could only be Gonta who would have agreed to it.
But not because Kokichi thinks Gonta is dumb.
During the fourth trial, after Kokichi finally name drops Gonta as the culprit, Himiko is about to argue that Gonta is not smart enough to commit a murder, only to be interrupted by Kokichi the moment she is about to say the word smart. How come out of any of the points Kokichi could have interjected, it was Himiko’s?
It is because Kokichi knows that out of anybody there, Gonta wants to end the killing game, and unlike Kaito, Gonta has shown to be desperate enough to act on that goal whenever he can. Kaito constantly talks the talk but he sure as hell never walks it. Kaito says what is inspiring to the group, but when it comes to a concrete plan to end the killing game, Kaito is too straightforward to think of something. Meanwhile Kokichi has noticed Gonta’s attempts before, especially with his decision in chapter four. So when Himiko is about to call Gonta stupid, Kokichi interjects due to that be completely false. Gonta has thought through so many ideas and plans throughout the entire game. Yet, everyone else fails to recognize that because of their poor understanding of Gonta.
(Personally, I think Kokichi could notice such a thing due to his distrusting nature. With him being a foil to Kaito's belief, he must doubt everyone and everything - It is what allowed him to learn more, at the expense of being the asshole of the group. Whenever Gonta claimed he was dumb, Kokichi's first instinct is to doubt that, possibly thinking Gonta might be trying to lower Kokichi's guard. So Kokichi keeps careful watch of Gonta, realizing Gonta is not what he claims he is)
He is a fully capable student nor was he tricked into this. There is nothing naive about Gonta’s intentions here: This is completely his volition in taking part in the plan.
To provide a crappy analogy of how I think Kokichi’s manipulation went, I’d say think of it more like Gonta is walking down a road and has reached a fork in the road, one left and one right. And say Kokichi, for some odd reason, really wants Gonta to go down the left side. Now, if Kokichi were to somehow directly shove Gonta down the left path, you can’t say that it is Gonta’s decision to go left. That was directly Kokichi involving himself and forcing Gonta to make a decision. This kind of like what Kokichi does in chapter 5 with Kaito, blackmailing and forcing Kaito’s hand at the prospect of Maki becoming the blackened (Though I do think Kaito did end up agreeing with Kokichi’s plan to end the killing game, but he needed an extra push into that direction).
Rather, it is far more indirect. Like as if Kokichi just built a huge, shiny sign at the intersection that says to go left. Now people could look at that sign and choose to ignore it (Probably Kaito, who only goes right out of spite for the sign lmaoo). But just because Gonta is the kind of person who would likely follow the sign’s direction, he decides to go left. See, Kokichi did set up the decision for Gonta to make, but Gonta, at the end of the day, made that choice because of who he is as a character.
Then again, that is a gross simplification but that is how I see Kokichi’s extent of manipulation. He provided the plan and Gonta agreed with it because he wanted to act. The events of the killing game have slowly been chipping away at Gonta, so now that the opportunity has provided itself, Gonta takes it willingly. Yes, this action may be to kill Miu, but it is something Gonta can do at this point. He needs to have control to protect everyone.
Gonta killed because of his own tragic flaws of constantly looking down on himself. This constant inadequacy forced him to need to prove himself as useful. Coupled with his strong sense of selflessness, it becomes clear that Gonta killing is fully in character for him. It is built up from the start, and the stresses of the killing game fostered an unhealthy mindset that everybody’s deaths are his fault. So he grows the most desperate to put an end to everyone’s misery, no matter what becomes of him.
Almost similar to Kaede, if only Gonta had been a bit more selfish, he wouldn’t have done this. He wouldn’t feel the need to protect everyone from the truth. It may seem like Gonta would never hurt anyone, something he claims during the trial, but Gonta’s main goal is to protect them all from danger. So if that means he has to hurt something to protect the people he cares about, then he will do it.
Where the fanbase fails Gonta
So why did I do this? Why did I … checks word count … WRITE 10K WORDS (holy crap I rambled a bit too much) JUST TO ARGUE THAT GONTA WORKS AS A KILLER.
Well, I think it is because the fanbase overall has been guilty of simplifying and dumbing down Gonta’s agency. Now, that’s common enough. I mean fanonized characters are only natural, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I suppose my issue lies in the overlooked aspect of how much Gonta had a say in his decision.
Yes, Kokichi plays a major factor in this, and I am biased to not place all the blame on Kokichi. But the reason I wanted to prove Gonta’s motivations is because I dislike the notion of Gonta being treated like he is solely a gullible person, who just was under some kind of influence (Whether that be Kokichi or the personality change or despair) to commit such an action. Gonta is like everyone else as in he is fully capable of committing a crime when the right pressures are applied. And like most killers in this franchise, Gonta inevitably fell victim to his most toxic tendencies: His self-loathing and selflessness culminating to a self-destructive level.
I like Danganronpa for how it twists my understanding and perception of characters. So having trial four counter my belief that Gonta as this sweet character and reveals the deep guilt and pain Gonta has been harboring throughout the game is fascinating to explore, it makes me love him all the more for being a three-dimensional character with a complex motive built from his own flaws. As much as argued why Gonta did the mercy kill, and as I do understand the motivation behind it, I still think it is not the correct thing to do in this case. By no means am I condoning Kokichi and Gonta’s actions, only understanding why they agreed to the mercy kill plan.
But much of the discussion around this case is “I will never forgive what Kokichi did to Gonta”. As if Kokichi did something so drastic that it pushed Gonta like this. No, Gonta’s fall was set up from the start slowly. Kokichi didn’t trick Gonta, but he did initiate the plan for Gonta to carry out
But Kokichi has more blame since he instigated and thought of the plan, with the meeting the Monokuma, luring Gonta out, and introducing him into the plan. But Gonta chose to go with the plan because he believed that was the right thing to do, he also has some fault in this. It is not solely Kokichi’s fault just as it is not solely Gonta’s fault. In my eyes, both played a part and agreed in Kokichi’s morally dubious plan.
But at the end of the day, trial four was just an emotional trainwreck for everyone involved. We see Alter Ego Gonta fully accepting his punishment, saying;
“It’s okay, Kokichi. Please let Gonta sacrifice himself … for everyone’s sake. That’s all … Gonta can do anymore …”
Like always, Gonta is concerned about what he can do for others, and now, with nothing, he will give up his life. He can no longer fight the killing game, he’s given up fully into despair. And thinking that the others may try to interfere and get killed, Gonta takes the punishment willingly, guilty of his actions and deciding to succumb to the rules of the killing game if it means the least amount of suffering overall. During his final moments, Gonta admits he is not scared, he only hates himself for not being enough.
“Gonta love you all …!”
“Gonta is so sorry … for being stupid!”
#danganronpa#anime#dr v3#danganronpa v3#drv3 gonta#gonta gokuhara#character analysis#analysis#long reads
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CAN I KNOW MORE ABOUT DIAVOLO-12 they seem like my exact type of character
YOU ARE KEEPING THIS WHOLE OPERATION ALIVE BESTIE THANK YOU FOR SENDING ASKS UGHHH edgelord time.
First of all, he's inspired by this guy!
But you know, instead of being a living embodiment of death itself that isn't exactly evil but isn't exactly good either, more of a true neutral force of nature Diavolo is just. An irredeemable asshole. He is also somewhat inspired by General Zaroff from the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. For those who didn't know, Zaroff was a big game hunter who wanted to hunt the "most dangerous game," stating that "Instinct is no match for reason." What was this "most dangerous game?" Humans.
He also quotes and references the wolf a few times -- mainly the above scene, and the "Pick it up," scene, and the scene between the Wolf and Puss in the Cave of Souls.
He was created somewhat on impulse because I wanted to make a character that was just an asshole. No tragic backstory, no true motivations anyone can relate to or sympathize with, basically, he just is the way he is because that's just the way he is. He doesn't have a tragic backstory. He didn't lose his friends or companions. He wasn't rejected by anyone, he wasn't outcast by society, he just. Was.
Diavolo was somewhat notorious for his activities, hunting down Guardians and non-Guardians alike solely for the thrill of the kill, solely for the thrill of the hunt, all for whatever he's itching for. He prefers to chase his prey, to make it fun for him, often goading them along or attacking them just to slip away before they can retaliate or land a hit. At first, many thought he was just some collective delusion or a rumor because of how he had never yet been tracked, even though the damage he was doing was very real. That is, until he started hunting and assassinating Guardians, which built onto his already-existing notoriety of randomly attacking people from the shadows. Now he was more of a concern than he was originally.
He only ever called himself under the alias "Devil," often stalking his prey and leaving mocking notes and anonymous messages to either scare them or goad them into challenging him directly, only to saunter right into his trap. It's nothing but fun for him -- he has no allegiance, but would gladly work with whoever would provide him with enough playthings.
He can't be redeemed solely because he doesn't want to be. He doesn't care enough. He's perfectly happy killing and maiming and scaring as many people as he can just for the thrill of it.
In lore, he was killed by Nebula-10 after hunting and stalking him for several years. Nebula had encountered him several times over this stretch of time, Diavolo having stalked him since the events of vanilla Destiny 1, only meeting his fate somewhere between Forsaken and Beyond Light. This means that Diavolo played a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with Nebula for over seventeen years.
Eventually, Diavolo was found and resurrected by Redrum, who promptly moved Nebula-10 right to the top of his hitlist and set to work on killing him once he re-learned about himself. Even dying and being Risen couldn't undo the seemingly innate evil present in this guy. Questions of the very nature of people. No motivations, no reason, he just is.
Upon encountering Nebula the Titan questions why Diavolo continues to live, and Diavolo calls forth his Ghost and states the following;
“Now tell me. You shot me at point blank range, but cara mia, I am standing right here. Riddle me this, Pavone. If your Traveler is so good, so pure, why did it give me, someone who, in your words, is ’Undeserving of the Light,’ its blessing? Tell me, why couldn’t it had sent its Light to your precious Cayde, or someone equally as deserving as you would be so foolish to believe? Couldn’t it have bent its own rules for once? To bring back your cherished loved ones because they were more deserving. You will come to learn, piccolo Titano, that this world isn’t so black and white, isn’t so cut and dry. Isn’t meant to be understood. What I am saying, cara mia, is that this dangerous game of ours just got a thousand times more interesting.”
Another thing he's said to Nebula;
"You and I are not so different, Pavone. You have killed. I have killed. Many who are deserving, many who are not. Hypocritical that you are to bear your teeth at me and call me a monster when I am simply doing the same thing your beloved Vanguard does. Explain to me how we are so different -- we are both killers. Both Lightbearers. And don't lie to me either -- you cannot tell me that you are not thrilled by the rush of the kill. Of blood and bones cracking against your fist. You cannot tell me that you do not delight in the slaughter as I do, Pavone. We're all monsters. All of us."
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HI UBI!!! TOP 5 favorite ships from Ina?? 👀👀
HIIII CHICKEN!!! 💛
Ofc!! That was really hard because I'm a multishiper 😭😭 I love so many couples at the same time hELP
1. Gensaku
Friends who'll go to hell together if that's what it takes. They are a duo, a perfect one, with close ties, mutual trust and support. I feel like they would live and die for each other (poetic license only, I don't want anyone dead here). They have a very strong emotional charge because in fact they have been through hell together and more than once. Anyway... They my everything
2. Somefubu
Holy cow, they are married!! Ughhh i love them 😭😭 Their whole development is so, so beautiful. Someoka slowly trusting Shirou and Shirou trusting him to the point of being the first person he tells about his problems... *Sigh* i want what they have.
3. Break trio
I don't know how to put into words how much I love them. They seem to complete each other in an amazing and adorable way. Goenji, Endou, Kidou, they needed to find each other to solve life's most difficult knots. Could they solve it themselves? Yup, but with all the support and love Not necessarily romantic, I think it's a love that goes beyond that) they have for each other, it became much easier and less painful. Break trio deserves more.
4. Tourika
Silly girlfriends. They are so funny together and they care so much about each other 🥺🥺 I love how Rika drags Toko into the most random situations possible. My dears 😽😽
5. FuGen
there are no reasons for this, I just like it a lot??? In OG their friendship gets a terrible start and in Ares they are good friends. But other than that? Absolutely nothing. FuGen just knocked on my door and as soon as I opened it, they never left 😭😭😭😭😭
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In fake girlfriend AU How Mikasa and Eren finally become a couple?
ughhh this is so hard, anon you do not know how many times I've tried to write this, so here's hoping this time I actually post it 🤣 Also i apologize I can't quiteee remember my timeline of events for this so we'll see how it works out, I know it all took place over the christmas/new years holidays so lets see what i can work in here.
The straw that breaks the camel's back for Eren is New Year's day.
Mikasa is stunning, standing in the morning light, giving him that shy sweet smile because she was his New Year's kiss, because they'd done a fuck of a lot more than that last night while Zeke was passed out in the wine cellar. She looks away, blushing as his mom enters the dining room and Mikasa is quick to excuse herself, citing that she'd like a quick refresh before they head out for brunch.
A brunch that Eren very explicitly hadn't been invited to, and one that includes Zeke's mom, Dina.
He can't shake this feeling, this dark cloud over his mood, looming over everything, this knowledge deep in his bones that he might lose her.
He doesn't plan it, and he has absolutely no good reason for how indignant and righteous he is about the entire ordeal, but as he watches his dad pull out one of the family rings, grandmother's diamonds, a bomb goes off in his head, ears ringing.
Now, he understands the brunch.
Zeke is beaming, he's never seen his brother so happy, eyes lit up, the crinkle around his mouth as he smiles real and full for the first time in so long, finally receiving the approval he craves.
It's too bad he has to ruin it.
Eren has always gotten everything his brother wants after all, why would this be any different?
His father holds out the ring, grandma's prize diamonds and before Zeke's outstretched hand can reach for it, Eren's there, claiming his prize like he deserves it.
As if he's not about to tear apart their family because he stole his brother's girl.
"Eren?" Grisha questions him curiously, and Eren shrugs, steeling himself for what's to come, taking few steps back towards the doorway, and examining the ring in the light.
It's perfect for Mikasa really, too bad his brother won't be the one to give it to her.
He will.
"Eren, thats for Mikasa."
"I know," he shrugs, blase, and his mom looks him over suspiciously, she can tell something is off.
"I think it'll look great on her," he pauses to look up at his brother, "I'm just sorry it won't be you proposing brother."
"Eren what?" His mother whispers, horrified and Zeke and his father are staring as they try to compute what he's just said.
"You heard me. I'll be the one proposing to Mikasa."
His brother is at a loss for words, and Grisha is in pure disbelief, "Are you saying you've been with your brother's girlfriend?"
Eren hums, throwing the ring box up in the air casually, "Yup!"
There are gasps of horror around the room and Eren's eyes thin to slits finally as the rage takes over, all the times Mikasa was neglected.
He scoffs, "Can you blame me? It was so easy."
Like leading a lamb to slaughter, except instead he's stealing this lamb and she's now his prized possession.
"How many times did you leave her alone Zeke?"
His brother's mouth parts in horror as he realizes, but Eren cuts him off before he can speak, "You most certainly weren't warming her bed older brother, because I was."
"Eren," his mother admonishes in horror and Zeke's face is turning red with rage but Eren goes on. "How many times did you neglect her Zeke and for what?"
Eren laughs humourlessly, "So you could get daddy's praise instead of treating her right?"
Mikasa chooses exactly this moment to enter the room, sweet and unassuming, a new coat of lipgloss applied to her full pink lips, a smile on her face, ready for the day.
Her entire expression changes as she realizes the situation, the tense atmosphere and Eren turns to her casually, this isn't how he wanted to do it, but it has to be done. He can't let her leave him, can't let Zeke propose like his entire family seems to be planning.
"Shit," she curses as she realizes what she's walked into, just as Zeke rushes at him, all of his pent up rage coming out in one go.
Zeke gets one solid hit in, a punch that almost knocks Eren to the floor and for a moment, as his head whips back from the impact Eren is reluctantly impressed, assured his brother has broken several bloodvessels, and possibly drawn blood.
Although Zeke is bigger, Eren has always been scrappier and he returns right back with a harsh punch to the face, his hit landing true and he can hear the crack of poor Zeke's nose. Oh well, Dina has friends in plastic surgery, his brother will be fine. Eren gives him no time to retaliate, drinking his knee up into his brother's stomach.
His parents are yelling, Zeke is cursing him, screaming about how unfair it all is as he drops to the floor limp. Mikasa just barely drags him away and he thinks he realizes how his brother has felt all these years as Mikasa pulls him to the corner of the kitchen away from Zeke. Watching his parents tend to Zeke instead of him, it hurts in a way, knowing he's now probably the family disappointment. Mikasa is the only thing he has and that's if he's lucky.
But as she coos at him, her hand finding his eye, worrying over how it'll heal before she whispers that they should make a run for it, he thinks he realizes something else that Zeke didn't.
Mikasa is more important to him than anything else, his parent's approval, his family, any of it, he'd burn the world for her, he already is, and he doesn't have a single regret.
Even less as he pulls her in for a long kiss, and it tastes like blood from the gash on his head and her strawberry lipgloss, but he doesn't care, he loves her.
She curses as she pulls away, looking him over with exasperated affection, "You just couldn't wait till we went home could you, for me to explain?"
He shakes his head, vision blurring slightly as the ringing in his ears intensifies, Zeke got him good.
"We should get married, you know I just stole the ring."
She kisses him again, a quick press of her lips to his, "I'll say yes later Eren, for now lets get out of here before your family goes ballistic and Dina gets here for brunch"
His mother is crying when he leaves, there is blood all over the kitchen floor and his dad is yelling not to come back.
But as he looks over at Mikasa gunning it out of their long driveway, bypassing Dina's car on the way in, he thinks it's all worth it.
WOW SO THIS IS ABSOLUTE CHAOS!! BUT HEY IT WAS KINDA FUN !!
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Reading Midnight Sun: Chapters 3-4
The more I read, the more I realize SM this book is in dire need of an editor.
Chapter 3
The chapter opens with Carlisle and Edward having their first conversation since Edward came back. Edward remembers how his father told him to leave when he learned how much Edward wanted to eat Bella (Hey, look, a Cullen who cares about human life !).
Carlisle tries to convince Edward to leave again, to keep Bella alive, and Edward struggles to find a (good) reason to stay, but he knows he really has to.
Things grind into a halt when he imagines Bella walking down the aisle.
It was odd, the pain that image caused me. I couldn’t understand it.
I wonder what it could mean ? Why does Edward feel that way ?
How much of this reluctance came from my obsessive curiosity, and how much came from my unsatisfied appetite?
What could it possibly be ? I’m on the edge of my seat.
Finally, Edward makes out his mind. He’ll leave, and leave Bella to her human life. This will be his last day, before his disappearance from her life.
(Spoiler alert: It won’t be)
However, behold ! A truck approaches !
[It] was going to spin across the lot and crush the girl who had become the uninvited focal point of my world.
Wait, what ? Bella is the focal point of his life ? Since when ? Why ? Did I miss a chapter ?
He saves her, of course. The crash goes on for pages, actually, but the description is way too elaborate and wordy for me to understand what happens exactly. We are treated to this, however:
A word I’d never said before in the presence of a lady slid between my clenched teeth.
I don’t know why, but this made me want to crawl out of my skin. Edward really is a NiceGuyTM.
After the crash, Edward tries to gaslight her into thinking he was next to her: it doesn’t work, because Edward is an atrocious liar.
“Actually,” Carlisle corrected, “most of the school seems to be in the waiting room.” I anticipated her reaction this time—her aversion to attention. She didn’t disappoint. “Oh no,” she moaned, and put her hands over her face. I liked that I’d finally guessed right. That I was beginning to understand her.
Edward is very clever, guys. A teenage girl might feel embarrassed from so much attention. Who would've guessed ?
I had a show to put on now. I knew the role I would play—I had the character down: I would be the villain. I would lie and ridicule and be cruel. It went against all my better impulses—the human impulses that I’d clung to through so many years. I’d never wanted to deserve trust more than in this moment, when I had to destroy all possibility of it.
Hmmmm, I’m not so sure it goes against his better impulses.
Edward tries to gaslight her (very badly) again, and fails (epically) at it again, because he’s still a very bad liar.
“Nobody will believe that, you know.”
Don’t say that ! Stick to your cover story ! Ughhh.
Chapter 4
Edward goes back to school, and learns his family is very upset with him, as he just exposed the secret.
Jasper plans on going to kill Bella to keep the secret:
The Cullens don’t care about human life counter: 4
They have a reunion to decide what to do with the fact Bella knows they aren’t human. Rosalie and Jasper want to kill her, and they make quite compelling arguments about needing to keep the secret (the Volturi, we remember, could kill them for it.). They even volunteer to do it themselves (Evil blonde moment #4), which leads to this gem
“Yes, Rosalie, we all know how proficient an assassin you are,” I snarled.
She hissed at me, momentarily beyond words. If only that could last.
(Those are her rapist. He’s referencing Rosalie murdering her rapists. He’s acting holier than thou because Rosalie murdered her rapists. This is our hero, ladies and gentlemen? He ignores, of course, the fact he himself spent a decade murdering rapists and nonces)
Carlisle objects to killing her on the basis of the sanctity of human life, scolding Rosalie. Edward reacts in childish jubilant joy.
I controlled my expression very carefully. It wouldn’t do at all to grin. Or to applaud, as I wished I could.
Very mature, mate, especially Alice saw you deliberately go to Bella’s house and eat her.
Jasper is haunted by his memories of the newborn wars. Wanting to avoid danger and detection, he argues to kill Bella. Edward’s argument ? I won’t allow it.
Very convincing, Edward.
Jasper relents because of Alice’s intervention (Bella will be her friend, so she has to live). Alice also lets slip that Edward will fall in love with Bella, and turn her into a vampire, much to his horror and dismay. In fact, she lays her prophecy: she will die or she will be changed. Edward is horrified and runs away.
Conclusion
It's actually pretty interesting to see what was going on behind the scenes, and how wishy-washy Edward is and how close she was to being murdered. It makes him look like a real douchebag, though. I still can't believe he used Rosalie's rape against her.
#twilight renaissance#anti twilight#twilight#midnight sun#edward cullen#anti edward cullen#Reading Midnight Sun#rosalie hale
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The Newsreader, 1x01.
Don't worry, babe, you're gonna do just great.
Ngl, I learned this show exists bc of Sam, but the joy I felt when I learned Anna Torv is there. Hell yeah, that's a wonderful combination.
The worst thing about this that it's Sam's personality. "Lessons, lessons, lessons." I'd say this man isn't real but hey, there he is.
This little moment destroys me. How he's unsure and looks at her in the other room, thinking if he should take her to his place. How his shoulders sack. How he's almost begging the emergency doctor to give him another way to solve this, asking him not to put him in this position. Realizing he can't just leave Helen in there. I just-- It seriously destroys me, I rewatched this moment at least 5 times in a row.
The eyes reddening, the tears behind that facade. Baby boy. Baby.
The bestest babiest boy.
I've had them for solid 10 second (34 minutes, actually), but I already love them. I think this is one of the best combinations that could have happened: Anna and Sam in a show together.
I have so many bisexual feelings about this.
And she's the better woman. Ok, Mindhunter s3 when???
They're so cute. Both of them.
Oh, she's settled in already? Niiice.
Same, Dale, same. She. Her.
Look how close they became. Dale praising her and closing his eyes while hugging her. The adoration in his eyes. I love everything about this. This feels like a role for Sam cause it's kind of... very similar to him and his beliefs? Idk. The respect Sam and Dale have for women and people in general. Ughhh.
Dale follow Helen in the office like a puppy, and everybody watches it while knowing that she, indeed, was staying at his place (without the reason named). Oh, the rumors. I love this.
"Why DID you take those pills?"
I think he deserves to know, yeah.
We seriously don't have enough media of men praising women. This scratches a very particular sense in me. And the fact that he sincere, that he genuinely MEANS it? I need a Dale in my life. This wonderful golden retriever puppy.
"You sound dead."
"I feel dead."
He's been up for 17 hours and he told you about it, what do you want from him? :D
My only read problem with this show so far is that Helen is so obviously addicted to alcohol. The wine is always in her house, she drinks at Dale's place to relax when she has nothing else to do. Even at the end, she pours two glasses but only she drinks whlile Dale completely ignores the wine.It's a problem and even though she passed out at the beginning, it's meds in the spotlight, not alcohol. I'd like them to acknowledge that problem.
The name and the topic of the show reminded me of The Newsroom, a much bigger show that aired around 2015. While I think there are similarities (especially the way men treat women in The Newsroom, Will with McKenzie and Don with Sloan), this has a completely different vibe to it. And oh, that beige/yellow tint again.
Other than that, 10/10. Made me smile so much & it felt so cozy.
#natiswatching#the newsreader#long post#i'm sad i can't binge watch this since real life happens but yeah
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HI AGAIN MIKI! Sorry abt this novel of an ask /D UR RIGHT CHILDE'S DESIGN IS UGLY aksjfnaks these arent even hot takes tbh theyre just facts! also candace yeah hers is... i agree. Things i like abt her are her shield + heterochromia (nod) + her colours! and ah dont get me wrong i love bennett, and ofc razor! (he was the first 4star i pulled and im v attached to him) my irks towards their designs are mainly bc i think they deserve better. and i think ur completely right regarding ayato’s design! Smth more traditional (like ayaka’s?) wouldve been a lot neater + fitting! every time i look at his long sleeves i cringe just a bit (hes one my mains tho pfft). and yeah abt sumeru! after all the orientalism, insensitivity, tone-deafness by hyv throughout the region i rlly dont like many of them… at least design wise, tho i like their actual personalities! (srry nilou + nahida + dori) also obvs bc of how white they all are ugh yup ur right. reason why my fave sumeru chars are cyno + collei who imo can do no wrong + i already liked them from the manga lmao (i would type more abt sumeru but its just beating a dead horse @ this point)
Oh yeah i love those designs too! Kazuha is such a bby girl :)) And kokomi!! her pastel colours + attacks are so pretty! what chars have ur favourite ult animations + why? which are the ones u’ll never get sick of? (i love yelan’s, shenhe’s + xinyan aka my beloved who deserves More) I hope im not bothering u w/ these questions btw but i rlly enjoy getting to know my mutuals! (also i rlly appreciate u putting the accents over my name, tysm it rlly warms my heart!)
TŪĪ HI AGAIN!!! im so happy to see your reply!!
ajsfdlk im VERY GLAD we agree on the childe part (his design really is UGLY) and many of the other things too!!! just saying things as they are bc we are absolutely correct 😌 oh and yes i understood what you meant abt bennys and razors designs! their designs are indeed quite basic and simple and they could have had better ones for sure. its just that i really like their characters and im already a bit attached with the designs they have but that doesnt mean they couldnt have or deserved better ones! and abt ayato, yes i was exactly thinking he should have like a male version of ayakas design!! and was so disappointed when he didnt. those long sleeves.... ajkdlfs i get you yeah, theyre so WEIRD and useless they only serve as ayatos boba tea storage
abt sumeru... yeah hyv is def not listening and just doing what they want and its. so disrespectful. ughhh the characters do really deserve better design wise yeah. and collei is one of my fave sumeru characters too! i also saw her first in the manga (tho idk if i ever finished the manga? bc it wasnt complete in the official website when i read it) and then seeing her again in the main story, years later and with the remaining sequels of all she had suffered before.... i love her a lot she deserves all the love in the world 💜
ooh and my fave ult animations! the prettiest for me is probably kokomis animation! i love how she makes like a water swirl and everything turns blue and purple its so so pretty!! i also love kazuha (all the anemo and maple leaves around him is so Beautiful) and ayakas ult (she looks so pretty with her sword and her hand fan right about unleashing a huge cryo swirl) a lot. oh and hu tao yoimiya and albedos too! (i feel like im just mentioning my mains at this point but well ajkdlfk i see their ults a lot so is normal that theyre my faves ig!) and ooooh shenhes ult animation is also very very pretty i really like hers too! and xinyans!! her ult is def the best from all the 4 stars, its sooo cool how she sets her "stage" on fire and YES she does deserve a lot better bc shes an amazing character and i love her a lot too!
oh and dw youre not bothering me at all!!! on the contrary im always so happy to see your asks!!! i love interacting with my mutuals too and i really like talking to you! and abt your name yes of course! i made sure to write it as it is and that includes the accents obviously!
now i have a question for you! well, several questions actually but theyre all related: which are your fave genshin characters? which of them do you have, or rather, which 5 star characters do you have in general? is there any character you dont have that you really want? and finally, what are you fave teams to play with?
okay now i thinks that all for now! hope you have a great day!! <3
#ask#i wrote the questions here bc it was faster for me but let me know if you prefer that i send you an ask with them!
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i just watched sharpay's fab adventure and im in LOVE, peyton is EXACTLY what sharpay deserves, and im glad she FINALLY got a happy ending!
as a resident sharpay stan since the ripe age of 5, im really happy with how much shes achieved since she graduated high school, a leading role IN NYC?? love.
if only everyone in hsm could see her now UGHHH
also i rewatched hsm 2 and finally watched hsm 3 and can i just say i hate kelsi so much. AND so many of these kids are just ungrateful?? they complained about the manager at the country club saying hes terrifying?? i have never met a more well mannered manager in my LIFE. fucking wish i had that type of manager at MY first job.
also YOU ALL WANTED JOBS??? WHY'RE ARE YOU COMPLAINING?? YOURE WORKING AT A COUNTRY CLUB WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS?????????? AND ITS YOUR FIRST JOB?????
also taylor in hsm 2 was really stoking the fire cause first she tells gabriella that these weird rules her sister told her aboutig dating and then later on lies to gabriella saying troy asked for sharpays opinion on his new shoes. not to mention for some reason no one sees troys new position as an golf assistant as a good thing? bitch he has some sort of power now, FUCKING help your friends out to get into higher positions!! you have sharpay who will LITERALLY do your bidding.
not even talking about how much troy did change when put in a position with more freedom and power like thats all on him, how're are you NOT gonna help chad out????????????????? hes LITERALLY always talking about U of A and you just DON'T TELL THE BIG WIGS ABOUT HIM?????? thats on you bitch NOT sharpay.
#sharpay evans#hsm#i fucking LOVE sharpay#rant#long rant#sorry#also this seems like sharpay is writing this post#biased towards sharpay obv#ALSO KELSI GOT HER JOB AS A PIANIST AT THE CLUB#SHARPAY EVEN TOLD HER PERSONALLY ABOUT THAT YET SHE COMPLAINS ABOUT HOW ITS BORING#YOURE FUCKING LOVE SONGS ARE BORING#i am really heated sorry bout that
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Why I grailed my servants :3c
(spoiler, the answer is love)
ENG companion to my JP list
Ozymandias
MY KING!! MY LOVE!! The number one character I spoil most across both games!! I bought his scale figure before I ever even touched the game. His design is just perfection. He's seriously the reason I'm addicted to this godforsaken game now. I. Love. Him.
Robin Hood
Robin carried my ass through soo much of the early game. I adore him, his personality, and the pretty final art (not this summer one which is also great). He's been through the whole game with me, just like Ozy, and has a special place in my heart because of it. He's currently my only low rarity servant grailed on EN.
Achilles
Ok but like. I loooove him!! His design, his personality, ughhh. Yes, please. They hit me right where it hurt and I thanked them for it. Every time I see him in game I just "!!". And every time he smiles I swear I could fly. Feed me all the Achilles content, I'll gladly slorp it up. I AM READY FOR THAT SUMMER OUTFIT.
Karna
I can't imagine it's possible not to love him like... did you close your eyes during his moments in story/events? Completely ignore his interludes? Please he's just soo good. Whether as a bestie or boyfren, he'd treat me right. 15/10. Immaculate vibes and impeccable fashion sense.
Arthur
The only Arthur for me!! Until he gets an alter... then I'll admit that I have two hands. For now, I use both to hug this goodest boy. I constantly think about how he won that poll for nicest face. Over allll the waifus. It's what he deserves. The goal for next year is to NP5 him, wish me luck!!
Arjuna Alter
I really liked his design and when he finally dropped I went hard on his banner (also because Karna was on the same one and I figured either SSR was a win at the time lol). Fun fact: he's the first limited five star I've gotten to NP5 :0
Zhuge Liang Lord El-Melloi II Waver Velvet
Waaaaaver. Nuff said.
No, but really, he's just an exhausted dork with the hots for one of the thiccest men I've ever seen in my life and then he adopts a daughter who ends up taking care of him cause he's a big loser like... What's not to love?? Righttt, there's the whole being one of the best supports in the game I guess. Mostly the other things, though.
Summer Kiara
takes deep breath. WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE WIFE W
She'd kick my ass and I'd thank her. 1000% smitten. First wooman I grailed in EN!!
Ashiya Douman
Newest grail let's gooo!! My poor little meow meow. Such crimes he has committed. I make no excuses for him I'm the first one to call him terrible. Damn if I'm not a sucker for that body though. I want him to lie in my lap so I can pet him like a content cat. He will probably bite me but honestly that's all just foreplay in the end.
On our way to 2k gold Fous as well as bond ten!! I'm actually reading through the story so no final ascension art yet, but you know as soon as that bitch is unlocked I'll equip it!! I AM WEAK.
♧
Since there aren't as many chars as the other list, I will also add thoughts on potential future grail candidates for this account:
Santa Karna
I am positively smitten with the first (and prob only) male Santa. From his incredible design to his animations, I can't get enough. My desire to grail him is impossible to ignore at this point and I've already resigned myself to the fact that it's going to happen.
Saber Astolfo
I don't even know what happened but I suddenly grew a crazy fondness for Astolfo seemingly overnight. Especially his saber unit. He's so stinking cute. I love his animations so much ugh. He's a good boy and deserves love.
Salome
Wife. Honestly she's just so fricken gorgeous. One of my top fav female char designs in game for sure. She deserves at least a silver card. I'll have to decide whether or not to go all the way to gold.
Paracelsus
I have love for him and his pretty final ascension. His interactions with Master once he's summonable are all so precious imo. I don't know... he's got a cute smile and I'm weak, okay??
Mandricardo
MY FRIEND.
Vritra
Assuming I can actually get her at some point... Dragon Wife. Nuff said.
Honorable mention: RIDER KINTOKI. WHO I MISSED OUT ON. BRING HIM BACK DAMMIT.
#clovers fate#tl;dr: i just think theyre neat#also gotdam i need more grails#inspired by all those yt content creators talking about their grailed servants#i wanted to suffer for a few hours and make a post about mine too!!!#long post
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