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am I the only one who noticed that whenever kusuo has a childhood memory kusuke is never there?

#its cuz he repressed the ever loving shit out of everything that has to do with kusuke lmao #the chapter where kuniharu says they have to go to the person who made kusuos limiter #and kusuo seemed genuinely confused when he said he was the one who made it #as soon as kusuke wasnt there to continually remind kusuo of his existence im certain kusuo was all to happy to shove those unpleasant #memories in a box in the deepest depths of his mind #and was also relieved to have in excuse to not talk to him and live life seemingly forgetting about his existence #which probably also had negative effects on kusuke given he was alone in a new place (and also like only 14 when he left i think) and #his brother never bothered contacting him. kurumi and kuniharu didnt either which probably had its on emotional toll on kusuke (esp kurumi) #the reason they didnt is most definitly because they viewed him as a capible and competent adult. which he wasnt. he was a teenager. #i know kusuke is definitly abusive and this doesnt excuse any of his actions at all. but he was still a teenager when he left. #and just no (direct) contact from any of his family for what 4 years? That HAD to have at least hurt him a bit #sorry for rambling in the tags lmao #the negative effects that the saiki brothers had on each other (both intentionally and unintentionally) fascinates me #saiki k #saiki kusuke #saiki kusuo

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I was thinking about how Saiki's friends would react to finding out about all the trauma and abuse he has suffered throughout his life, but the one that got to me the most was Nendou. Of course all of Saiki's friends would be upset and angry to hear about how the incident in 2nd grade affected Saiki or the torture Kusuke put him through, but Nendou would be absolutely devasted. He legitimately sobbed at the idea that Saiko was leaving PK Academy, someone who he was barely even friends with. He clearly feels so deeply for the people in his life. Imagine how heartbroken he would be to find out the boy he considers to be his best friend went through so much pain and is still dealing with the psychological trauma. The boy Nendou blooded himself and almost broke his back for to protect from a falling bookshelf. He loves Saiki so much and already feels a responsibility to protect him. Knowing that his best buddie was going through so much this whole time would break him. Nendou may not be the smartest when it comes to most things, but he is one of the if not the most emotionally intelligent character in the series. He is very in tune with and comfortable expressing his emotions, which is the exact type of person Saiki needs. I think Nendou would make it his personal mission to make sure Saiki knows he is loved and that his friends are there for him.

#i love them so much #nendou is THE best buddy

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Talking about Saiki and SA here a bit, btw, just a warning~

Thinking about how you said Saiki was a victim of SA and you’re literally so right. I feel like people sometimes just blow right past the fact that Kusuke is like that with his brother, but I think it can add a lot to interpretations of his character. But even if it only goes as far as what is shown in canon — which I almost doubt — it still remains the fact that Kusuke is doing all of that knowing fully well that his brother can hear him. It’s literally sexual harassment.

People point it out more often with Teruhashi and her brother (back to the reasons you said, people think it’s more serious if it happens to women). But the things he does, that’s all sexual harassment. And yet when Kusuke does similar things, it’s often brushed aside. Just,,, a bit crazy to me.

(And that’s not even mentioning when people completely disregard this part of Teruhashi’s story and act like she’s one-dimensional,,, but that’s another story)

But all this to say you’re literally so right. Anyways love you mwah =^•w•^=

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I NEEDD PEOPLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MORE.

(heed the sa warning + abuse and incest warning before opening, i talk a LOT here.. im mostly just reiterating what happens directly in the manga though.. ALSO EXTREMELY LONG POST WARNING..)

I always viewed kokomi and makoto + kusuo and kusuke as like.. paralleling each other ? not sure if thats the right word, but IMMEDIATELY when i saw both of these dynamics i made the connection.. i guess since it was so clear to me, i assumed that it was so obvious and on purpose that everyone else knew too, but so many people just.. ignore it..

i think most people that read/watch saiki k have recognized the fact that most main characters are meant to parallel or relate to saiki in at least some way, (if anyone who doesnt know what im talking about is reading this, im sure at least someone on here has done a better breakdown on that, i just.. dont know where to find that..) but this particular connection is one i dont see often and i genuinely believe that its almost entirely because of the whole "sexual assault/harassment isnt as serious when it happens to men as when it happens to women" thing.. most of the fandom acknowledge that what makoto does is awful and kokomi is a victim, so why is it different when its kusuke and kusuo ??

its EXACTLY the same.. what we see on screen with the saikis is WORSE, actually.. and what WE see from these two relationships isnt the full extent of what the two victims experience off screen, and i strongly believe that its heavily implied that both kokomi and kusuo have been through much worse with their brothers than whats shown..

we have no idea what kusuke couldve done BEFORE moving away and creating the telepathy canceler (and dont say that he couldnt have done anything cuz they were kids, cocsa [child on child sa] is still a thing and still valid, ESPECIALLY since they were both kid geniuses and kusuke definitely KNEW better.. but yea, kusuo implies that hes been like that for a long time, way before we ever saw them, sooo..) and its highly likely that whatever happened that we didnt see, before or after the move, was WORSE than what he does ON screen (i honestly dont want to think about what a guy with an incestual obsession with his brother does with cameras everywhere in his brothers home..) and what we see him do is already insane..

literally using his brother to get off, manipulating him and forcing him to play the games that give him sexual pleasure.. actually, speaking of, ive seen some people say that what kusuke does isnt really incest because the only reason he uses kusuo is because hes a masochist and kusuo is the only person that can overpower him.. this is a total misfire LOL, his upbringing alongside kusuo and his relationship with him is the REASON that hes a masochist, the ENTIRE REASON why thats what he gets off to.. its not just CONVENIENT that kusuo is there to get him off, he SPECIFICALLY seeks kusuo out and forces him to do things that give him sexual pleasure.. he believes that kusuo is the only person in the world that can ever give him sexual pleasure, what about that doesnt sound incestuous?

and one of the worst parts of it is, kusuo BARELY acknowledges how weird it is.. in fact, he's COMPLACENT in a lot of the games, obedient even, being bribed into them the same way he does with simple things like bringing kuniharu to work.. this is the biggest reason why i believe the off-screen stuff is probably worse, because kusuo is obviously conditioned to think that letting your brother get off to you is just.. fine.. we hardly see him try to get away from this situation beyond simply calling him gross.. theres one moment during the cat tank situation where kusuke tries to get him to grab the limiter off of his crotch specifically so that he can see him in that position and kusuo looks terrified and cant do it, BUT its unclear whether the expression of fear was entirely his concentration because he didnt wanna break the limiter or because he didnt want to let his brother get off to that, and i think its mostly the former ? idk, i dont remember this part that well but im preeeetty sure..

he does acknowledge that MAKOTOS behavior is bad when he sees it, but he never thinks its a big enough deal that he needs to help her or anything, (except for maybe the okinawa situation) which i know is probably just for the sake of not letting the gag manga get too serious, BUT it can also be explained pretty easily by this whole thing.. the way kokomi is treated is literally the same way kusuo lives his life, even down to their incestuous brother being possessive to the point of berating their potential love interests.. (which in this case happened to be each other, kusuo and kokomi..)

so yeah, kusuo just. doesnt really know how bad it actually is ? or maybe he does, but doesnt acknowledge it because he doesnt WANT to.. him barely acknowledging it and being complacent is part of why some people dont really get that its sa and incest, but his complacency obviously plays a big part in how its effected him too, like thats purposeful.. like i said, hes been CONDITIONED not to acknowledge it..

to me, it looks like a classic situation in which kusuo doesn't acknowledge his trauma because he knows that if he did, it would change his outlook on his life, his family, and his childhood FOREVER. he would never be willing to tell anyone or ask for help on his own accord, and accepting that there was anything wrong in the first place means, to him, dealing with that issue by himself for the rest of his life.

why would he ever admit that anything was wrong if nothing would change either way? the only thing that WOULD change is HIM, and why would he want that? isnt it better to be blissfully unaware than to knowingly suffer in silence?

plus, he genuinely does love his brother and knows in the back of his mind that kusukes feelings toward him comes from their unhealthy upbringing and relationship and its more complex than just "hes an evil guy blah blah.." because he isnt really evil and kusuo KNOWS that.. actually, he might be the only person in the world who COULD understand..

so yeahhhh.. kokomi and kusuo are both CANONICALLY victims of sexual harassment.. (and incestual abuse at that..) and, by my interpretation, implied victims of sa as well !! (im not really sure where the line can be when it comes to this sometimes, like when your brother sniffs your bedsheets and rubs himself on them or gets off to you right in front of your face or tries to get you to grab something positioned over his crotch so he can see you in.. THAT position.. but i already said that its pretty likely that both brothers have gone farther than that off-screen..)

anywayyyy.. this is so important to me and i wish people would talk and write about it more instead of pretending it never happened and mischaracterizing every one of these characters, especially for the sake of a ship like i was talking about in my other post.. it sucks that people so often just cast kusuos canon issues aside..

#i really wish this was talked about more.. #prev tags #also about how he wouldnt go to anyone with his troubles #in my mind i can see kusuke sa kusuo when they were kids and kusuo trying to tell their parents and they just. #dont believe him #With the way those two seem convinced that kusuo used to bully kusuke it seems like kusuke manipulating them was pretty early on... #that and both their parents prob dont think kusuo is able to be bullied bcuz of his powers #kurumis thoughts about that are prob more subconscious tbh (and possiby influenced by kuniharu) #but if they didnt believe kusuo i see this majorly influencing both the kids #kusuo with thinking that if his parents dont believe him than no one would #which can explain WHY hes complacent and lets it happen...bcuz he sees no choice #and kusuke learning that he can get away with doing ANYTHING to kusuo #which causes him to do more harmful and extreme things... #anyway thinking about them and their childhood makes me ill #holy shit so many tags #tw sa mention #tw child abus #saiki k #the disastrous life of saiki k.

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I forgot to mention but do you think Saiki ever thinks about how his hair color doesn’t match either of his parents? Do you ever think a tiny part of him honestly wants to think his mom cheated? That he has an actual dad out there who will care and do things dads are supposed to do? And then immediately feels guilty because how dare he wish that for his parents? They are trying their best and he thinks selfish things like this?

#I think about how people’s hair changed to match with their families and none of the saiki’s hair changed to match kusuo #We only really see Kaidou and teruhashis family having the relatively same shade of hair #But I think it’s safe to assume this is the case for the rest of the population #Also here’s an angst headcanon just because lmao #saiki kusuo #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki k #saiki no psi nan

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Chibi saiki is adorable I wanna squeeze him and hold him and give him coffee jellies and treasure him and and

#Look at how happy he is to get coffee jelly he’s so precious #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki no psi nan #saiki k #saiki kusuo

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Teleportation? Can people just move really fast too?

#It just seems like teleportation but I feel like saiki would acknowledge it if it was... #But at the same time he’s an unreliable narrator so maybe not actually #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k

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How do you know? Why do you say that like he’s destroyed planets before? Also “flavored”? Which ones of you are licking his glowing fist?

#My first instinct would not be to lick the person who’s about to throw a punch’s fist #But to each their own ig #Probably a good diversion tactic I bet it would shock him and gross him out and give you time to flee #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki k

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Despite this Matsuzaki still cares about him and wants him to succeed he’s a really good teacher. But why would you rip his clothes off though what sort of solution to getting dress coded is that?

#saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki k

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Was people getting their clothes ripped off an actual issue that needed to be fixed? Their clothes were getting ripped that often? Humans need to take better care of their clothes damn.

If it’s normal for small dudes to be strong why does saiki not use that as an excuse for when he uses too much strength? It probably wouldn’t actually explain it that much but still

#saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki k #People need to stop ripping off other people’s clothes why do they do that in the first place

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Damn can baseballs really break your teeth? I’ve always been terrified of getting hit in the face with sports balls but this just adds to it. Hooray.

I am really curious about the story behind this. Who was the kid and how did he get hurt? Did saiki just think “hey I can heal that so I’m gonna” and then just did it? WAS IT AKECHI???

#When he first heals Akechi they didn’t have super fast healing right? And akechi was certainly surprised #Or was this after the classroom incident? #I actually think it was after the classroom incident since there akechi gets beat up from bullies and they don’t heal right away #But it’s still an interesting theory lmao #saiki no psi nan #saiki k #the disastrous life of saiki k

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Okay I have two main points against the “why didn’t he just dye his hair”: #1 do you know how fucking expensive hair dye can be? And continually dying your hair? It doesn’t last forever and the cost would add up. And what happens when some comes off and people ask about it? What’s he supposed to say, that he dyed several random strands pink just because? Not to mention the messes it can cause (especially when it’s newly dyed). Also this is literally just easier then going through the process of dying his hair every few months

#2: he’s literally a freaking toddler what do you mean 😭 ???? I know he’s a genius but he still is a kid. Do you just think he came out of the womb with the knowledge of someone who graduated college? He still had to learn right from wrong and critical thinking skills...

#Also it would have not helped his self-esteem and self hatred if he was the only person in the world with naturally colored hair #So this is one way he’s not alone #It upsets me that people forget he was a child too... #He still is a child #But just like his parents they seem to think he’s a fully grown adult simply because of his powers #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki kusuo #saiki k

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You can change someone’s values?? Like their core beliefs? Do they forget about how they used to think something else or does their brain supply them with a reason as to why they changed views? How does that effect the people around them? Like you target one specific person and they get the majority but the people around them get like the edges of it? Have you changed anyone’s core beliefs?

#If he did it was probably for the best tbh #WAIT WHY DOESNT HE CHANGE THE CORE BELIEFS OF TORITSUKA??? #can’t he just make him...not a pervert? #Or does he feel like it’s too immoral to change anyone’s core values no matter what #saiki k #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k

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Ah, the early stages where they definitely weren’t his friends.

I know he’s hypnotized everyone into thinking they’re hairpins, but what kind of hairpins do these people wear? Do they never think about the shape/structure being odd for hair clips afterwards? Does saiki’s mind control just cease them from thinking about it after at all?

#saiki k #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k

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WAIT WAIT WAIT. YALL REMEMBER THE HAIR SALON EP WHERE THEY GET HAIRCUTS AND THEN THE STYLIST GIVES NENDOU THE WRONG HAIRSTYLE? THIS IS REMINDING ME THAT IT ISNT NENDOUS NATURAL HAIR AND THAT HE STYLES HIS HAIR AFTER HIS DAD

#He’s the best boy 😭 #nendou riki #i feel like this is common knowledge but it kinda just clicked for me lmao #Still though it’s really sweet #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #saiki k

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The letter is addressed to shuuichi asou yet saiki says he received the letter...saiki is the author confirmed?

#The whole plot is actually from the mind a sleep deprived saiki making shit up for shits and giggles #And then when it actually happens he can never remember that he wrote it in #Or maybe he gets drunk or high and then writes the plot #Or both or all three #I’m not here to judge #saiki k #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k

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Is not having a tucked in shirt really considered a sloppy uniform? I know a lot of schools are strict but really?

So Nendou is always in violation of the dress code I guess? But I don’t think schools should get to decide what the students do with their hair the school doesn’t own it 🙄

#saiki k #saiki no psi nan #the disastrous life of saiki k #Does he just expect nendou to get a buzz cut or smth #Leave him alone he has snazzy hair don’t be jealous

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Teru helps Saiki with something he is struggling with and she helps him. And then he is like "well now I am in your debt" like remorsefully. And Teru says or things that for her she is paying her debt, she feels like he is constantly doing little things for her and even him just listening means a lot but she feels like she is not doing as much back. And then Saiki K realizing that he never felt like she owed him anything so the same should apply to her. And slowly like that they begin to heal. Idk how in character this is but the concept fascinates me

#<- YOUR TAGS #YOU GET IT #SRRY IM RLLY EXCITED IVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP I WANT THEM TO HAVE SO BAD #LMAO #saiki k