#ALL OF THAT JUST TO BE ABLE TO FIND DAIGO

[todayisafridaynight]

thinkin back to the rggo story where mine saves daigo after he gets kidnapped because daigo thought kiryu was in danger and mine immediately scolds him for acting recklessly and daigo’s just ‘no one’s ever stood up to me before aside from kashiwagi’ and how that calls back to daigo’s Y0 substory where kiryu tells him only true friends will stand up to him and put him in his place and im--

#snap chats #'i'm going to be normal' WELL I WAS LYING. LIKE A LIAR. WHO LIES. #ill go in my kitchen in a sec im just. I'm Just. #*gross sobbing* #rgg really made up for Y3's Everything by giving the rggo stories and im so serious about this #people I Am Also A Part Of People complained about not being able to see mine and daigo together much and see their friendship #and.... the rggo stories..... bro theyve been fueling me for months..... im so ill...... #BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH THATS WHY I GET INSANE OVER DAIGO'S Y0 SUBSTORY TOO #like daigo just wanted- NEEDED real friends who would ACTUALLY be there for him for him #not for his status or money or any of that superficial shit #it genuinely makes me happy how dedicated mine is to daigo like No Shit but it's just. *crying* #i love how mine does tell daigo when he fucks up though i love that so much #like mine's such a funny character... he's so cynical yet when he gets the chance to pour his heart out he does #he meant it when he said he didn't take sharing a cup lightly and /i/ want to eat a cup because of it #THIS IS THE SAME SUBSTORY WHERE MINE BUYS A STOCK IN EVERY TAXI COMPANY LIKE DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN #ALL OF THAT JUST TO BE ABLE TO FIND DAIGO #dear god dont get me started on the hamazaki/mine rggo story. oh my god it's THAT but 10 billion i'm going to throw up #i'm just. i HAVE to go into my kitchen or i'll end up typing another essay jesus CHRIST #LIKE AGAIN I FEEL LIKE IM NOT SAYING WHAT I WANT OR GETTING MY POINT ACROSS BUT AAAA #i just need everyone to know i AM still ill over them i just havent had time or many ideas to sit and draw/write something

[designernishiki]

Fun fact: Takeuchi the guy who wrote those MineDai RGGO stories said that he thinks Mine and Daigo should be together. Like yeah bro. We got that memo loud and clear already

(if you have a link to where he said that id LOVE to see it btw)

YEAH he made that pretty fucking Obvious.

you know……with the combined power of takeuchi wanting minedai to be together and yokoyama being super into mine and wanting to bring him back…………you see where im going with this

#THERE IS HOPE. THERE IS HOPE IN THIS CHILIS TONIGHT #minedai #rambling #mine’s gonna make the wildest fucking comeback ever if the stars align and we see it happen #for real tho especially now that daigo’s a civilian it’d be great to see him get his happy ending. like that man never gets a fucking break #and hasn’t been able to make a life for himself that he Wants to live. and we know he’s a really soft guy under the chairman face he puts on #I think all he really wants (that I think he gave up on a long time ago) is to be in love and be loved and do the things a Normal person can #do that he’s never been able to. maybe travel. maybe try every hobby he can think of to find out what he actually Likes to do. start #collecting vinyls again after shoving the pink part of him away in storage for so long. and yeah. do it all with the love of his life #something just possessed me there but. anyway. you get it. point is I think after having such a strict high-pressure life for so long this #is the kind of resolve he Deserves

[majimasleftasscheek]

Hihi! Do you have any minedai headcanons? (Idk how to write aAAAAA)

hmmm I had to give this a good think cuz I normally don't obsess about them too much (compared to a certain other pair lmao) but here's what I got 👀

*note! gonna be a mix of silly and more realistic ideas. my interpretation of minedai is pretty unserious

Daigo

genuinely enjoys mine's company, as uptight and neurotic it may be. because daigo was given the chairman position, a lot of people don't respect him other than mine so it's nice to hang out with someone who, despite being overly respectful, is kind to him. he feels a lot at ease with mine, able to be more himself n all that. it's not much but it means a lot to daigo

that said, he totally goes out in his casual clothes when able and is still very goth coded. Mine makes intense but silent notes about every little thing in those outfits and thinks it's very cute when there's little details like tiny skulls n things

likes to do go out spontaneously when he can and takes mine along. mine thinks something like that is way too dangerous for a chairman to be doing but daigo confides that he's not worried if mine is with him (with an ulterior motive to loosen the giant stick up mine's ass to get him to live a little). cue mine choking on his heart

I like the idea of daigo being oblivious to mine's obsessive behavior to an extent. he becomes so used to mine's quirks that he writes it off as oh he's just like that lol. but he's not wholly dumb to it. he'll be lowkey flirty and that's when mine's questions daigo's actions like "why is daigo smiling at me? is he sick? I should call an ambulance..."

genuinely has zero idea what type of things mine likes. tho daigo grew up in a bougie type of life and mine currently lives it, he can assume things like fine arts and fancy shit tho personally he removed himself from that sort of thing as he got older (to avoid being anything even close to his dad lol). comparatively, daigo lives more modestly so gift giving is up to guessing but mine accepts literally anything from him and frankly refuses to give him hints as not to place expectations accidentally

likes to spar with mine and was surprised to see that daigo was decently capable of protecting himself and finds his informal style of fighting very charming. he's seen daigo fight before, but it's a bit of a different intensity when it's just to two of them trying their hardest to impress

has a network of friends/allies like kiryu, kashiwagi, etc that mine keeps a closer than needed eye on. daigo does get frustrated that he has to explain he trusts these people wholly and it's often a point of contention between them

very much likes slow days when they can just chill with each other, however that may be. cuddling is prime even if mine gets mad hot and sweaty so daigo keeps a full body towel handy. it's not unusual for daigo to go out of his way to prod mine for reactions as it's the highlight of his day

Mine

definitely has a shrine dedicated to daigo. for funnies: has weird shit like used napkins, articles of hair, etc just funky stuff someone wildin' would keep. realistically I think he'd be a lil more modest - having photos and baubles, typical normie shrine shit

absolutely has a folder on his phone/computer of "selfies" with him and daigo. most of them are just regular photos you'd find in like newspapers, half of them are blurry as hell, and there's a few he's taken himself but poorly done because he did it under a table or something. and of course there's many photos of just daigo, doing all assortment of things from working hard to hardly working

he's caught by daigo occasionally but mine attributes his behavior to "trying to find better phone signal" as he aims it coincidentally at daigo's spikey heeled boots. even when they're together together, he still does this on the sly

insists on paying for everything whenever they're out but with enough convincing, he'll back down and internally melts when daigo tells him he's just happy to have his company. has a habit tho of "making up" for what he didn't pay for such as ordering lunches n things before daigo can refuse

obvs very violently protective of daigo tho avoids being so in front of him as much as possible. it's very common for someone who's spoken ill of daigo to get their ass beat or thrown into the Tokyo Bay some days later. has a network of people dedicated solely to routing out daigo haters

is often confided to by daigo about the stresses of running the clan and it takes a lot out of mine for him to not be cold and calculating with an answer. has had to learn sometimes people just want someone to listen

at first, mine thought such confiding was some limp dick shit but over time realized that daigo never wanted anything out of such confessions which is unexpected. to have someone be so trusting and vulnerable with him is incredibly valuable

would have "sounds of daigo talking about stuff" recorded and sleeps to it every night. be assured clips of daigo sneezing are in there too

if he was in dead souls, he would be going turbo murder throughout the city just to dent the population of zombies that could even potentially get a whiff of daigo's darkness allure™ cologne. if infected, I imagine he'd have the will to remain loyal cuz the power of simp compels him

#gonna lose my mind @ tumblr formatting why do you fight me like I owe you money #anyway I hope you like! I think they're very cute and I like mine being a big ass weirdo #also daigo fun to draw in his lil outfits #minedai #yoshitaka mine #dojima daigo #yakuza #ryu ga gotoku #my art #my hcs

[yakuzacanons]

boys and their kinks pls?! 😳👉👈 who's the kinkiest of them all 🥵

Sweating nervously but also hell fuckin yea, major NSFW below the cut so if u ain't 18+ I best not catch you looking down there.

Also, going out of town until next week, I will still be able to post some but it'll be at a much slower rate so thanks for your patience in the meantime! Love y'all and I'll be back in full next week.

Kazuma Kiryu

Loves shower sex. Honestly, any sex involving some form of getting physically wet appeals to him. Bathtubs, hot tubs, sex on the beach, he's down as long as you guys don't get caught, especially by the kids at Morning Glory.

Majima Goro

Lots of people see Majima as the king of kinks but it's just that he's open minded. Actually isn't into knife-play, as he sees it was a weapon for slicing up enemies, not for using on his romantic/sexual partner. Loves to praise you and be praised. Would let you peg him if you asked very nicely. Doesn't mind tying you up but isn't a fan of being tied up himself.

Saejima Taiga

He's got a thing for fucking you against walls while holding you up. It's some kind of showing off of strength thing for him. Into biting you and doesn't mind if you return the favor, although he prefers when you dig your nails into his back or into his arms during sex.

Akiyama Shun

Likes being blindfolded. Secretly into office sex but can't get away with it often enough to really bring it up much. Also would totally lick whipped cream off of you if you let him. A total sucker for any kind of lingerie or hosiery. Wasn't sure about hair pulling at first but the more he tries it, the more he likes it.

Tanimura Masayoshi

He's a little embarrassed at how obvious this is but he's into handcuffs. Prefers to put them on you as he's pretty used to doing that but will allow you to cuff him too. Wants to try out spreader bars at some point in his life. If he's super cooped up at work, he really enjoys phone sex.

Ryuji Goda

Really into edging, both giving and receiving. Has a lot of stamina so he can afford to edge or be edged for a long time as it would take a while for him to be done with sex anyways. Has a few items laying around, like silk blindfolds and leather whips, but has yet to try them out. He thinks the idea is hot though. Loves garter belts especially. Particularly interested in the art of shibari.

Nishikiyama Akira

Has the BIGGEST most giantest praise kink in the whole entire world. Loves kissing with tongue and totally goes nuts if you drool into his mouth. Total freak in the sheets, although he seldom shows this side in public. You can bite him but don't slap him, please. Hair pulling is fine though.

Daigo Dojima

So shy to admit it but he has a pregnancy/breeding kink. Daigo's always kind of knew he'd have a family eventually given how important family has always been to him but he's not ready for one yet, so in the meantime it's a great bedroom fantasy. Also loves car sex, will totally have sex with you in his private car. Very Beyonce's Partition of him.

Mine Yoshitaka

BDSM king, has quite an arsenal of toys and is very well educated on them. Biggest believer of making sure his partner has a good understanding of BDSM before ever trying it on them, as it's only fun for him if it's fun for you too. Loves making you beg. Will give you a pearl necklace if you're okay with it. Wants to try wax play someday.

Tatsuo Shinada

Honestly down with most anything but he does enjoy with spanked. Also has a pretty big praise kink. Desperately wants to try some form of outdoor sex, like on a rooftop. Most likely of all of the boys to take you to a love hotel. He finds the setting to be a turn on in of itself. Loves things like roleplay or costumes.

BONUS ROUND

Nishitani Homare

Actual knife-play kink. Also will choke the hell out of you. Type of guy to put his hand over your mouth to silence you. Wants you to get loud as hell. Overstimulation king. The most likely person to send you nudes, so don't open your phone in public when he texts you.

Tachibana Tetsu

Office sex. Any hour of the day. That's it, that's his favorite thing. Loves to tease you at the office too, probably the best at subtly teasing you in public in general. Into gagging, both giving and receiving. Fond of ball gags in particular.

#yakuza #yakuza headcanons #yakuza imagines #ryu ga gotoku #ryu ga gotoku headcanons #ryu ga gotoku imagines #majima megaphone moment #goro majima #kiryu kazuma #majima goro #akira nishikiyama #akiyama shun #mine yoshitaka #saejima taiga #tatsuo shinada #tetsu tachibana #masayoshi tanimura #nishitani homare #daigo dojima #ryuji goda #imagines #headcanons

[skysquid22]

In Mine’s backstory in the RRGO story he doesn’t take Daigo’s warnings or authority seriously until Daigo reveals he shares the same sentiment that life is more valuable than money and saves him from his own actions. And……. Augh the little parallels between that scene at the docks and the end of Yakuza 3…….

What defines Mine's motivation is that he's struggling between two different ideals--believing that he can find someone to put his trust in vs believing that everyone is a liar who's only after their own gain. Mostly, he's acting on the latter with his actions and thinking. Seeking power in monetary gain with how he rises in the Tojo Clan ranks in his RRGO backstory and all of his actions during Yakuza 3. Kiryu calls him out on this method and Mine refuses it since he wants to believe in that other ideal. It is very, very apparent that Mine is desperate for someone he can trust for once in his life. He's searching for that answer in his backstory and he's at the point where joining organized crime is a good idea AND he nearly puts his faith in fucking Kanda. [All these excerpts are from the translation I linked above.]

But later, Kanda abandons him using the excuse that the younger brother sacrifices himself for the older brother to live which pretty much seals the idea that the bonds of the yakuza aren’t true trust between others. Factor in Mine saying his belief that their lives are more valuable than money and Kanda immediately valuing the money and the time/effort it took to make than money over Mine… it’s a complete and utter rug pull. One that he knew not to put much value in but did anyway because he wanted to believe in someone more than believe that people only care about power. Who is Mine but two wolves trying to kill each other and the winner dictates his mental and emotional state.

Wolf B won this round and Mine (implied?) doesn’t fight back and just outright asks the second acting Nishkiyama patriarch to kill him faster.

And the same process more or less happens at the end of Y3. He’s losing his reason to live only it’s worse now since he committed himself more to Daigo than he ever did to Kanda. He’s not going to try again and look for an ineffable bond because he had that with Daigo and it’s gone—the thing he’s been searching for all his life and joined the yakuza to seek becomes completely nonexistent to him. All that's left of his beliefs is the one he's been leaning on since he was a kid, that life doesn’t have value over money and everyone lies.

But just like at the docks, Daigo comes back and proves him wrong.

At the docks, Daigo proves to him that there is such thing as a bond you can fully believe in. And on the roof, Daigo wakes up, which completely upends the entire reason Mine fully adopted his nihilistic thinking and killed the optimist inside him. Kiryu was able to get Mine to understand that his thinking was completely wrong, leaving him lost and like his world had collapsed because it did practically. Both core tenements of himself were burned to ashes. With Daigo waking up, Mine realizes that he can still believe in another person.

Before he was ready to die thinking he was ‘right’. At the end, he knows he’s wrong, but he doesn’t believe he’s deserving of that bond anymore. Instead of rediscovering his reason to live, he just found a reason to die. It hurts… I imagine that if Mine was successfully talked down the vibes probably would’ve been similar to this scene in RGGO: Recognition of mistakes from both parties, Mine’s apology (which he does on the roof), Daigo offering a solution, Mine affirming his kinder core belief, and Daigo believing in Mine (ALSO happens on the roof).

Last point on Mine’s state of thinking and the parallels between his origin story and the events of Y3—Daigo straight up tells Mine that his thinking that people only lie to each other and care about power will get him killed. I love foreshadowing when writing a prequel. ALSO crazier to me is after Mine meets Daigo for the first time he’s disappointed in him because “He’s the same as me. Or how I once was…” which says so fucking much about his emotional state at that time AND his relationship to Daigo. The quote is specifically referring to the family bonds within the yakuza and how those outweigh the pursuit of power through monetary gains. Mine constantly assumes that the world is shit, thus acts accordingly to protect himself, but is clinging desperately to the idea that he can come to trust someone. A belief he’s so desperate for he joins the yakuza and nearly forces his answer as Kanda. Mine finally finds it with Daigo, I wonder if he would still consider them the same as one another. (I suppose this kinda supports the idea that Daigo could be Mine, but chose to live life with faith 'forward' rather than assume the worst of people.)

Daigo quite literally brings out the best in Mine. He’s not only Mine’s reason to live... Daigo is Mine’s proof that putting faith in trust is the right answer.

To recap:

#yakuza #yakuza 3 #rgg #mine yoshitaka #daigo dojima #minedai #might as well tag that #skyspeaks #this was written for myself but y'all can enjoy my brainworms too #reference #for my own purposes

[keathen-arth]

Here are some ✨ Incorrect Quotes ✨ of Firefighter Daigo Rescuer in Orange Characters

Mostly consists of the main trio ofc

Shun: Can you keep a secret?

Daigo: Do you know anything about my life

Shun: No I do not. Good point.

Shun: Man, I only ever see you awake, do you ever shut down or stop running?

Daigo: Oh, I'm always running.

Daigo: The question is from what.

Shun: Okay, truth or dare?

Daigo: Truth

Shun: How many hours have you slept this week?

Daigo:

Daigo: ...Dare

Shun: Go to bed.

Daigo: I don't like this game.

Shun: This is such a bad idea.

Daigo: Then why are you coming along?

Shun: One of us need to be able to talk the cops out of arresting us when this inevitably goes wrong.

Shun: Why would you think any of this was a good idea?

Daigo: Probably because I'm a dangerous sociopath with a long history of violence.

Shun:

Daigo: I don't know how you keep forgetting this.

Daigo: Who thinks I can fit 15 marshmallows in my mouth?

Shun: You're a hazard to society

Yuki: And a coward. DO TWENTY.

Yuki: Daigo, I am questioning your sanity...

Shun: I never questioned it, I knew their sanity was missing from the start.

(this generator is so on point istg)

Yuki: I really like this whole 'good guy, bad guy' thing you guys have going on.

Daigo: It's not an act, it's just that I'm mean and Shun isn't.

Shun: Oh, fiddlesticks.

Yamagami: Look, I understand this is a tense situation, but let's watch the fucking language.

Shun: So what's for dinner?

Daigo, staring at the food he just burnt: Regret.

Shun: I think I'm falling for you.

Yuki: Then get up.

Daigo: You're right.

Shun: That's... That's an unusual phrase for you. Did you just learn it?

Yuki: If you had to choose between Shun and all the money I have in my wallet, which would you choose?

Daigo: That depends, how much money are we taking about?

Shun: Daigo!

Yuki: 63 cents.

Daigo: I'll take the money.

Shun: Daigo!!!

Shun: If Daigo and I were drowning, who would you save?

Yuki: You two can't swim?

Daigo: It's a hypothetical question, Yuki! who would you save?

Yuki: my time and effort.

Shun: We can't tell you because you're not a member of the club.

Daigo: What club?

Yuki: The hating Daigo club.

Daigo: …The fuck? I should be the leader of that club!

Daigo: Are you sure this is the right direction?

Shun: Certainly, I'm as sure as I am honest!

Yuki: In that case, we're definitely lost.

Daigo: Shun, what do IDK, LY, and TTYL mean?

Shun: I don't know, love you, talk to you later.

Daigo: Ok, I love you too, I'll just ask Yuki.

Yuki, watching Shun and Daigo from afar: Two Bros, Chillin in a hot tub. Five feet apart because they think they’re not gay, BUT THEY REALLY ARE-

*Shun and Daigo flirting with each other yet again*

Yuki: And you two are sure you're not dating?

Daigo: 100%.

Shun: Of course not! Why would you think that?

Yuki: I wonder why that possibility would even cross my mind, Shun. I fucking wonder.

Shun: Yuki, I’m afraid.

Yuki: Just stay close to Daigo.

Shun: That's why I’m afraid.

Shun: So are you two dating now?

Daigo & Yuki: Yes.

Shun: Why?

Daigo: I happen to find Yuki very appealing.

Shun: Yeah, I can understand that.I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with Yuki.

Daigo: Come on, I wasn't that drunk last night.

Yuki: You were flirting with Shun.

Daigo: So what? He's my partner.

Yuki: You asked him if he was single.

Daigo:

Yuki: And then you cried when he said he wasn't.

Yuki, to Shun: My life is in the hands of an idiot!

Shun, motioning to himself and Daigo: No no no no no, TWO idiots!

Yuki: In your opinion, what's the height of stupidity?

Shun: * turning to Daigo* How tall are you?

Yuki: Daigo and I were crossing the street, and this dude drove by and honked at us

Shun: * Sighing * What did Daigo do?

Yuki: He chased him to the next red light, then reached into his window and...

Daigo: Who wants a steering wheel?

Daigo: *coughs blood*

Shun: Don't die, Daigo!

Daigo: Don't tell me what to do!

Daigo: We have a problem.

Shun: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.

Daigo: I’m in love with you.

Shun: We called off the prank war last night at midnight, dork.

Daigo: I know.

Shun: Ah. Okay. Um. Cool. Neat. Very cool. Cool. Cool. Coolcoolcool-

Shun: Is there something you would like to say, Yuki?

Yuki: Oh, there are SEVERAL things I would like to say.

Shun: Can I bother you for a second?

Yamagami: You're always bothering me, but go ahead.

Daigo: We should be partners.

Shun: You mean like, partners in crime?

Daigo: Yeah... that’s precisely what I meant.

Daigo: You’re overthinking this.

Shun: You don’t know the appropriate level of thinking, Daigo. What if I’m underthinking?

Yuki: So... who's the big spoon and who's the little spoon?

Shun: We're chopsticks!

Yuki: Well... that's cute!

Yuki: Does that mean you two snuggle together perfectly?

Daigo: No, it means that if you take the other away, the only thing the other is good for is stabbing.

Shun: I asked Yuki out.

Shun's classmate: Oh, I’m sorry.

Shun: Why?

Shun's classmate: Well, I assume she said no.

Shun: No, she said yes.

Shun's classmate: Really? Then I’m sorry for her.

*playing twister*

Yuki: Right hand red.

Daigo: *ends up on top of Shun*

Shun: You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?

Yuki: I stopped spinning like 15 minutes ago. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't notice.

Daigo: *yawns*

Shun: Yeah, being that pretty must be tiring.

Daigo: Then you must be exhausted.

Yuki: Will you two shut up? Some of us are lonely.

Daigo: I’ve never asked someone out. How do you even do it?

Yuki: Oh, what I do is, I look them up and down and I say: “Hey… how you doin’?”

Shun, scoffing: Oh, please.

Yuki, to Shun: Hey, how you doin’?

Shun:

Shun: *giggles and blushes*

Shun: *pretending to joke* So when are you going to go out with me?

Daigo: I don't know. When are you going to ask me to?

Yuki: And you just ran away?!

Shun: I didn't expect him to flirt back!

Daigo: Hey I just got a pet snake. What should I name him?

Shun: A pet WHAT?!

Yuki: William Snakespeare.

Shun: There's no way he like me back.

Yuki: Daigo would throw himself in front of a moving car for you.

Shun: Daigo would throw himself in front of a moving car for fun.

Shun: I find it very unseemly of Daigo to start dating again. Isn't the customary period of mourning 10 years?

Yuki: Die. Let's find out.

(THIS ONE IS OUT OF LEFT FIELD)

Shun: Hey, did you know as a kid I accidentally ate paper?

Yuki: I feel like we've all done that at least once.

Daigo: I ate it too-

Yuki: See?

Daigo:-On purpose...

Shun & Yuki: ...What?

Shun: Well, remember when Yuki made a romantic dinner for me?

Daigo: Shun, she microwaved you a pizza.

Amakasu: Please be Daigo's partner.

Shun: Can I decline?

Daigo: I've already burnt the receipt. No take backsies.

I know Shun's the comedic relief but Daigo literally has zero braincells. There's only one braincell between the three of them and Yuki and Shun shares it most of the time. Shun is 99% Daigo's impulse control, I love their dynamic. Also, I like to think that Yuki is a lil bit sassy, I know the 'shi-ne' (go die, or fuck off) text is a bit too far in their line of work but that's just so millenial-gen z humor I can't blame her.

#pray for Shun's sanity y'all #a little spoilers in the tags maybe? #I've just read the raws and when i say yuki has a female partner y'all are about to flip #and that glasses guy with og!daigo #translate groups pls adopt this manga #firefighter daigo rescuer in orange #megumi no daigo #nakamura yuki #onoda shun #toake daigo #daigo x shun #daishun

[canonsinthehead]

RGG/Yakuza/Judgement at the Grocery Store

UPPER MANAGEMENT = UP WORKING CLASS = WC CHAIRMAN AND HIS ENTOURAGE = CE CLIENTS= C

Yakuza:

Kiryu (WC): Initially a Stock clerk was eventually Promoted to IT (responsible for price accuracy for the printed price shelf tags, maintaining the computers, point of sale software the cash registers use, and any electronic scales that weigh and print prices).

Akiyama (CE): Investor. Due to his generous “donations” to the company, he is part of the chairman’s entourage (due to his wallet’s  size, his opinion matters). Thanks to him (and Tachibana), they were able to raise the salaries of the employees not part of upper management, so all of them love him and get along well when he is there. Akiyama can admit that he grew quite fond of many employees, especially Hana who will become his personal secretary. As expected, many members of upper management can’t stand him, wondering why he is even allowed to be around (they are jealous)

Haruka (WC): Cashier

Nishiki (WC): Online order clerk. Spends a lot of time chatting with Kiryu but likes his position since he is away from the upper management most of the day (he thinks they are scary and wants none of it)

Yumi (WC): Cashier

Daigo (CE): Chairman. A big picture of him is in the store saying he is the boss but you can rarely see him in the building. But for the few times, he visits the place, the upper management wake up out of their coma and pull up an act as if issues where not part of their daily lifes (they basically threaded MAjima to not blow the whistle about who is not doing their jobs.  Saejima (WC):. He prefers something more simple and since he listens to Majima’s endless rants about his position everytime. he would better be left alone away from customer service but ended up as a Loss prevention associate (helps a grocery store combat and apprehend shoplifters and unlawful employees. They often monitor security cameras for suspicious activity, and some dress as shoppers to monitor activity covertly. Loss prevention associates often contact local law enforcement to alert them of problems.). Lee, who is a security guard works along him.

Ryuji (C): Rude customer

Yuya (WC): shopping cart attendant. While he was proposed higher level position many times, he declined them

Nishida (UP): Previously a stock clerk who graduated from his position to become Majima’s right man. They separate Majima’s workload between them.

Majima (UP): Customer Service Representative. Held to higher regard because of more experience, knowledge, and skills. Since nobody in this company wants to do their job, he has to do a lot people’s tasks. Is the main person dealing with issues with customers (that’s the person we send when they say “I wanna talk to the manager”). Stressed.

Date: (highest working class) Pharmacist.

Rikiya (WC): Floor Clerk

Hana: (upper working class) HR Secretary. She will likely interview new employees. Nishitani (UP): Supervisor. Regardless his personality, he actually does his job. He knows how to make the daily life spicy (Kashiwagi hates but since he knows how to manage rude clients to fuck off so gracefully and he can shut down arguments easily). Since he does his job so well, you can find do all type of random stuff in the store like taking hold of the AUX cord to blast Japanese 80s hits in the radion (play Namidawo Misenaide -Boys Don't Cry- by WINK) or buying items just to annoy Majima. His favorite activity is to announce employees birthdays on the store’s microphone before slapping a cake in their faces (Kiryu couldn’t escape it, Nishiki ran for his life). Nishitani succeeded to slap a cake in daigo’s face to everyone’s excitement (covertly or invertly expressed). He is just appointed himself to Mine’s burning anger, not now but one day. Always to take home what they are supposed get rid of (past date item and damaged food products) Mine (CE): Chairman Assistant/Secretary.

Kashiwagi (UP): Inventory Control Specialist. Give this man a break. He is at the clock at 6AM everyday. Mr. Black Coffee. He spends most of his time making calls to suppliers (and often arguing with them) and check the inventory (IF PEOPLE WERE ENTERING THE DATA CORRECTLY SMH.)

Shinida (WC): Grocery clerk, who graduated from his position to become (kinda off) Majima assistant to help with everyday tasks. To take charge when Majima is too tired or angry. If not, they kinda work as duo for Majima’s work load.

  Tachibana (CE): Financial Advisor. He is basically the one over the upper management of the store. If it was not for him being so good at problem-solving and calm regardless of the situation, Daigo will penalize him for how poorly the upper management are doing their job (that’s not on him lol). Always wanted to give Kiryu a promotion so he could join the upper management team and put things back in order.

Baba (WC): shopping cart attendant. Just wants to put his earphones on be left alone.

Hamura, Kuze & Sagawa (UP): Head supervisior, but nobody is sure what is role is since they can’t answer nobody’s questions about anything. More the corporate type, since they send another head supervisor (lower than them) to do all the work (a.k.a answering clients complaints). they spend all their day laughing, chatting and smoking and discussing everything but work-related things. But if there’s financial losses or their quota are not met, you will sure hear one of them raging anger ready to crack the whip on any subordinates. Shimano (CE): Store Manager. He represents the Chairman when he is not there. So he kinda acts like he owns the place (in a way he does owns the building). He is the one watching over a lot of things in the store and especially keeping an eye over the employees. He picks Majima apart and sends Sagawa to scold him about what he is supposedly doing wrong. He is behind most (if not all) employees discharges. Keeps the business afloat. Mirei (UP): HR Yakuza 7/Like A Dragon

Ichiban (WC): Started as a custodian but (after Jo’s training) was upgraded to stock clerk for general merchandise and non-perishable food items. They are always calling him to go check prices and exchange articles since he is so fast and his store clerk colleagues are nowhere to be found.

Adachi (upper working class): Butcher Nanba: (upper working class) Works in the pharmacy.

Han Joongi (WC): Food Preparation: Bread.

Zhao (WC): Food Preparation: Pastry/bakery. Decorates the cakes and makes pastries sold in the grocery store. Saeko (WC): Beauty & Health Department Staff. Masato Arakawa/Ryo Aoki & Kume (C): KAREN Jo Sawashiro (UP): Hourly Supervisor & Training. Technically has the same job as Nishitani but he doesn’t even want to associate with this brown hair clown. But recently he has been upgraded to pay management and was more than willing to cut Ichiban’s pay off when he accidently spilled his coffee on him. (Chill, Jo! Is it even legal?!? Apparently, it is…) Taka The Striker (WC): Auto Care Center Main Manager Yumeno (C): Karen Reina (WC): Cashier Hamako (WC): Senior Cashier

Judgement/Lost Judgement/Judge Eyes

Yagami and Sugiura (C): they came only to buy a bag of chips and move on with their life but they are stuck waiting to checkout and it takes forever. For some reason, everyone that day filled their cart to feed the entire population of china.

Minami, Akutsu, Kaito (WC): Stock Clerk who is always late (or don’t even come) when someone call his department. Spends most his time chatting and smoking. Get to work when the boss or supervisor is near.

Tsukumo (WC): Data Entry Clerk

Higashi (WC): Electronic Department Staff

Mafuyu (WC): Beauty & Health Department Staff

  Saori-San (WC): Cashier that covertly hate her job

Awabe (WC): Overnight Stock Clerk

Kengo (WC): shopping cart attendant

Sawa-Sensei (WC): Cashier

Kazuki Soma (CE): Investor. While nobody really knows where he stands or where his interested for the company comes. Rumors says he is an old supervisor but nobody ready really knows. Gets along well with Shimano and was able to conclude all types of deals with him like in exchange of generous “donations’” they could redirect some of the employees to work in his company. Some believe, him and Shimano use the grocery store for money laundering.

#modern au #yakuza like a dragon #yakuza 7 #yakuza imagines #yakuza headcanons #yakuza #rgg imagines #rgg headcanons #rgg #judge eyes #lost judgment headcanons #lost judgment #kiryu kazuma #majima goro #goro majima #shinida #nishitani homare #ichiban kasuga #zhao tianyou #han joon gi #osamu kashiwagi #akira nishikiyama #takayuki yagami #sugiura fumiya #higashi toru #like a dragon #ryu ga gotoku imagines #ryu ga gotoku headcanons #ryu ga gotoku #ryo aoki

[snowmaniaph]

Drama: Kieta Hatsukoi special talk

Michieda Shunsuke as Aoki

Meguro Ren as Ida

Portraying high school boys’ love and friendship that started because of a certain misunderstanding, the youth romantic comedy manga “Kieta Hatsukoi” will have a drama adaptation.  Michieda Shunsuke from Naniwa Danshi and Meguro Ren from Snowman, two who received praise for looking like they stepped out of the manga, will have a special talk about working together.

Getting along because of their favorite SMAP song

Michieda: He asked (Mukai) Koji-kun for my contact information as soon as the drama was confirmed. I think it’s cool how he casually showed care (for his kouhai).

Meguro: We can’t meet personally so we talked through text. But there are limits because of the distance.

Michieda: (laughs)

Meguro: I’m not the type that’s good with long-distance communication so it was hard for me. But when we actually met for script reading and interviews, I feel like we quickly got close during maybe our 2nd meeting.

Michieda: When we talked about something we had in common during an interview, Meguro-kun was surprised when I said our common point was that we both liked SMAP. He previously mentioned on TV that he listened to SMAP’s “Kono Shunkan, Kitto Yume Janai” while going to practice.

Meguro: It’s because until now no one had liked that same song that I liked a lot. So I was very happy that you liked it too!

Michieda: We both got excited (laughs)

Meguro: Micchi, do you inform your members when you get cast in a drama?

Michieda: I don’t tell them much of the details. When drama becomes the topic while chatting with members, I tell them when I find the right timing.

Meguro: It’s hard to find the timing to tell members about a solo job, right?

Michieda: That’s why before the release of news, there are members who really know, and there are members who only know a bit. But everyone is happy for me. (Nishihata) Daigo-kun even went out of his way to say “Do your best-!“.

Meguro: Everyone in Snow Man also congratulated me. The other day, Raul sent me a mail saying “I’m really looking forward to it. I want to watch it soon.”. Sakuma (Daisuke), who read the original work, kindly said “I can’t see anyone else as Ida”. Wanting to meet everyone’s expectations made me want to work harder.

Michieda: Ida’s serious and awkward side and his airheaded side can already be seen during our script-reading so I am excited to shoot.

Meguro: Micchi is also perfect as Aoki. He already feels like Aoki.

Michieda: Aoki’s facial expression changes quickly, and his emotions vary a lot, so I want to express all that in my own way. The original work is a manga, so expressions like Aoki’s bulging eyes when staring at the eraser is hard to do (laughs).

Meguro: It’s not as much as Aoki’s, but Ida’s facial expressions are also often comical so I want to express that properly. Ida is someone who says what he genuinely thinks about Aoki, so I want to be able to properly do those cool scenes.

Michieda: In a photo shoot today too, I got shy just by staring at Meguro-kun. Aoki also has a lot of scenes where he gets shy because of Ida. I’m still thinking if it’s ok to release those as it is (laughs).

Meguro: Then, I will work hard to make Aoki feel shy (laughs).

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Q: Would you two get along if you were actually classmates?

Meguro: I think we would get along. Because I find myself enjoying our conversations, and I feel like we really have the same wavelength.

Michieda: I feel the same. But Meguro-kun has a cool image so I might need courage if I want to talk to him.

Meguro: If our heights were the same as now, would we be next to each other if we were asked to line up according to our height?

Michieda: Ah! In school assemblies!

Meguro: We would be able to talk then.

Michieda: I feel like once we talk we would find out that we have a lot in common and then we’d get closer.

Meguro: Rather than an extrovert who loudly has fun with a lot of people, I find someone who stays alone in the classroom more interesting. Micchi has that image. Am I wrong?

Michieda: I am very noisy once we get close, but I am very shy at the start (laughs).

Q: Any episode when you felt your heart skip because of the other?

Meguro: When he carried me on his back for a magazine photo shoot. I am always the one carrying someone else, so having someone carry me after a long time made my heart skip (laughs).

Michieda: I thought “he’s tall” and “I don’t have strength” (laughs). For me, it was when Meguro-kun princess carried me. No one besides the members did it to me so I got embarrassed. In “Kieta Hatsukoi” Aoki’s heart also beats fast because of Ida, I’m sure it feels like this.

Meguro: I’m used to carrying someone so it was the same as usual for me (laughs).

Q: What kind of “heart flutter” do you want to give our readers?

Meguro: What I like about this work is the part where people have pure feelings and fall in love with another person. I think people who see this drama will also want to experience a pure kind of love that makes you think “it’s because it’s that person that I fell in love”.

Michieda: High school students Aoki and Ida are both awkward but still try to express their feelings through words. I think seeing them try their best to convey their feelings to each other will give that heart-throbbing feeling.

Meguro: The two of us haven’t had a lot of interactions, so please also look forward to our pair’s fresh chemistry.

#snowman #snow man #meguro ren #naniwa danshi #michieda shunsuke #kieta hatsukoi #translations #ren meguro

[cerastes]

Forget if I already sent this so apologies if double ask, but I adore Deirdre's weapons so very much. Unconventional weapons are a favorite and particularly ones that can involve big ol sweeps, that and chains in combat, considering she at first used the trident how did she land upon her eventual weapon of choice?

You didn't double ask so no worries! Chains as weapons have always fascinated me as well, especially since you can attach whatever at the end and suddenly you have More Weapon with More Role, for example, in Deirdre's case, it's two large hooks, but you could swap a hook for a solid long nail, or a mace head, or just about anything that can serve as either a weapon, for more creative utility, or both. I like weaponry that can also be creatively used for other ends, personally.

I do plan on posting that story when I'm done writing it and I do address that in there, so I won't go guts deep into the details but, basically, the trident was passed onto her by her adoptive father, himself a tridentmaster, and she became sufficiently proficient with it, but it never really clicked with her. The idea that her father had was, since she can sharpen things, the trident, in her hands, becomes not just a powerful weapon that can stab from afar as well as a being able to defend with its prongs, catching weapons and limiting evasion around its lunges, it also becomes a slashing weapon that can be swung about. That works out on paper, but the trident is an unwieldy weapon to swing in the first place, it's not designed for that, plus having to pump magic into it while swinging such an awkward weapon was difficult. Deirdre could either swing properly or pump the magic into the weapon, but could not do both properly at the same time.

Still, the deadline for her first Gladiatorial fight is nigh, and there's not time to hammer out that particular dent, so our brave bnuuy, stars in her eyes, was ready to start her Gladiator life, the path to greatness and glory! Unfortunately, unbeknownst to her and the audience, but not to her adoptive father and other interested parties, her debut fight had a secret purpose: One of them was going to become state-sponsored Gladiators, specifically taking on the duty of doing the state's dirty work, taking out inconvenient faces and such. Her opponent was very much instructed to kill her, and her adoptive father was forbidden by the powers that be from telling Deirdre what was really up with this match-up, so she goes in there, and eventually starts getting ragdolled pretty hard, so she tries to give up, referees "don't notice" (as instructed, they got a good paycheck that day). His attacks eventually hit her on the head, and part of her helmet gets torn out, exposing her mouth and jaw, and while straddling the line between life or death and realizing, Oh Fiddlesticks, This Guy Actually Wants To KILL Me, in a desperate bid, she throws the trident like a harpoon and manages to disarm the guy. Before he can grab his weapon off the floor, she goes Daigo Umehara on his ass, successfully sharpening her hands with magic, a task far more easily achieved on her own body that on a foreign object. This would take explaining how magic works in the setting, but for now, just understand that magic is far, far more effective on its own user due to compatibility, as everything in this world, organic or otherwise, has a degree of magic resistance or permeability. So she starts clawing, punching, and swiping like a wild beast, ripping chunks of his armor away, and finds it far more easy to move around and, hey, what the hell, this feels natural, this clicks. Before she can get too happy about it, though, her enemy manages to pin her with a counter, and it seems like it's a stalemate for now, as he's got her wrists and is mounting her. In a move no one predicted, less of all her foe, though, fueled by pure instinct, Deidre leans forward with all she's got and, magically sharpening her teeth, chomps right through the armor on his neck and bites out his carotid artery, killing him. Basically eats the guy's neck in live television. That was a pretty rough day for TV networks, by the way. Damn eventful on social media, though.

Since his intent to kill was pretty apparent, the match was ruled a victory for Deirdre, who was not punished since it was clearly self-defense. Fighting for her life like that taught her quite a bit, first and foremost that, to put it in a way, "Yeah, ok, I may be able to use the trident in practice mode, but I'm getting my ass whooped in ranked with it. My HANDS, however..." so she immediately switched mains, basically. She just found it very, very natural to fight with the freedom afforded to not having to hold anything. So she thought "ok, but I'm going to get Absolutely Killed By Weapons if I go without weapons into the weapon fighting arena".

THAT is when A Certain Archbishop (the same that is mentioned in her post and who would eventually become close friends with Deirdre), a sponsor of Sun Eater (her father's Gladiator Club), comes to the office, congratulates her, and points out that she was in fact Much More Baller without the silly old pointed stick, and that she should, in fact, drop it. Deirdre shares her apprehensions to this Archbishop and, it turns out, this Archbishop is in fact a retired Gladiator herself, and a very successful one, so she helps Deirdre out pick out her weapon.

"You see, Gladiators of old used nets or chains to restrain their opponents, and it's why you're allowed a side-weapon in matches, maybe we can think of a side-weapon first?" the Archbishop suggested, and just like a gas leak levels a house during summer, inspiration overcame Deirdre's brain.

"Chains! I can wrap and attach them on my wrists and arms, and they'll naturally follow the motions of my swipes! If need be, I can hold them, sharpen them, and swing them to add momentum for a truly colossal slice! I bet I can cut through a whole dude! It's perfect!"

"There's NO way that'll work, sweetie. Also that's a bit scary so don't phrase it like that."

And it worked really damn well.

With more experience, Deirdre refined her fighting style, adding two large hooks to the chains. She'll usually hold the hooks by the base and use them as short blades, and then adjust the length of her grip according to what she thinks is the best way to deal with her current opponent. Plus, when she needs to REALLY go in, she can just let them go and use her Beloved Very Sharp Hands, and since the chains are wrapped around her arm, she's not disarming herself. It all worked very naturally to fit her naturally aggressive, wild, momentum-based style of fighting.

Her adoptive father was very ":(" for a while, though. The old goat thought he taught her well...! He got over it, though. She got him the OST of his favorite old movie on vinyl, original package, so he was like ok maybe this isn't so bad fine I forgive you hmph!

#oh god this ended up very long sorry #it was like three sentences in my head #deirdre caerbannog gutraidh

[04tenno]

So, Yokoyama is in fact a writer involved with RGGO? I’ve never looked that deeply into the mobile game so I had never known who all was involved with it.

Ngl, I’ve always kind of viewed Daigo as possibly being gay? I don’t know why it is exactly, but there’s something about multiple things surrounding him that just led me down that path of headcanon(?). But wowie Daigo asking Mine if he has a partner of indiscriminate gender on their first time out together was certainly a choice. On top of that, everything else that happened with the bottle, and even that whole incident regarding Daigo totally having snuck off to see a lady.

It’d be an interesting conversation piece for sure because I’m at a loss over here 😭💀

I wish we had gotten to see more of their bond in the actual game, but I can take this for what it is. It’s just… huh? What are y’all implying over there? Uh interesting writing decisions all around. Great job, guys. I could probably talk about these kinds of moments in the games endlessly…

Yeah! He and Takeuchi wrote a great deal for it and supervise everything they don't write themselves. That's why RGGO's stories are basically immaculate to this day. Yokoyama also wrote part of the previous mobile games, RGG Mobile and RGG Kizuna, and Every Day I Lament that none of it was archived, because Mobile's plot takes place in 2008...

I do get the impression Daigo is gay as well, but that's different from being able to make a definitive statement, right? Certainly a number of things point to that, not the least of which is that he's never so much as looked at a woman since becoming chairman. If intentional, the fake-out in that character story would've been a fun nod to it. And it's incredibly funny that it's not intentional but it is recognized.

That aside, I wish we saw more of them too! But at the same time, what was there was quite telling, at least to me. It's clear just from the way he speaks to Mine, his desperation to talk him off the ledge, and the look in his eyes when Mine steps off that they were quite close. There's also this missable conversation where a journalist is looking into Mine and can't find any family or friends, and Kiryu acknowledges Daigo'd be the only one who'd know anything about him. It works, for the time the game is able to spend on it, I think.

But yeah, I could (and have) talked about these moments for ages lol, and I hope to do more of that eventually.

#asks #yakuza 3 #ryu ga gotoku online #yoshitaka mine #daigo dojima

[luminiera-merge]

(gaiden spoilers)

sometimes it feels funny that the watase family are somehow the first people to go look for kiryu but the more i think about it the more it makes sense despite the fact that the main people on the hunt are people kiryu's never met?

like, 6's ending and gaiden (ESPECIALLY the ending) make it pretty clear that very few people believe he's really dead. that being said, who has the resources to go look for him? the main roadblocks would be:

-being sure you can deal with whoever will inevitably come for you if you look for him (yakuza are always never far behind wherever he is)

-having the money and manpower to look for him (not only do you have to be able to look all over, but be able to deal with anything, not to mention if you DO find him he'll start mowing all of you down)

and the omi alliance are basically the only people who have what's needed. the tojo are in hiding (incl. majima, saejima and daigo) and even shortly after his death, were hit with the saio triad war and THEN the 3k plan. the morning glory orphanage kids don't have the know-how and would be in too deep if they looked. akiyama can't do it alone. date's sworn to secrecy. the hirose family...actually, what's their deal? did the daidoji approach them about the secret of onomichi? bc surely they'd have to keep those guys quiet too

so of the omi alliance, that naturally falls to either the best of them, or the few that actually know him. the watase family checks both boxes by virtue of watase's meeting him 7 years before! even if watase's gone, he can just go send his guys to look. easy.

#like a dragon gaiden spoilers #gaiden spoilers #the omi alliance has an unbelievable turnover #iirc the watase family and the kijin are the only two families to make proper reappearances? #(not counting the go-ryu clan bc idk if they were even proper yakuza in gaiden)

[todayisafridaynight]

they didnt give daigo a belt chain because if they did he would’ve got stuck on the bench he sat on after kiryu kicked his ass and then we couldn’t progress the plot

#snap chats #we wouldnt be able to even meet ryuji.. #anyway yeah you caught me this IS just a Story Time excuse #i was out with my friend from college and while we were out we sat on these low seats right #like think of benches but for one person like it had those planks and shit #and these chairs were basically on the ground #anyway i was wearing my favorite belt chain and when we were going to leave i tried to get up #but. SOMEHOW. my chain jot only slipped through the panels of the seat #but all three chains got wedged into the concrete gap- like yk with concrete theres a gap in-between two slabs #yeah it got wedged in there #and i tried carefully removing it but i ultimately had to just rip it out #and it was broken beyond repair and i cannot for the life of me find the same exact one #so BIGGEST rip to me ill miss you belt chain o7 #i got it from spirit so i mean. hopefully when october rolls around i can get the same one but yeah #anyways daigo

[designernishiki]

my friend and I were talking about how disappointing it is that we don’t get any really significant canon interactions between haruka and majima especially while haruka’s still a kid– but then it got me thinking about how they’d interact hypothetically in the present and/or upcoming games with haruka being an adult and all. and like, as much as I still wish there were more canon childhood interactions, I think the way the story has gone its sort of the perfect time period for them to, for one reason or another, find themselves alone together and talk on an adult-to-adult level. Because man do they have shit to talk about.

There’s no two people on earth that have felt more powerful mixed emotions over the years for kiryu, or who have been so diehard in caring about him– moreover, they’d have a strong understanding of one another’s feelings when it comes to kiryu’s hard-headedness and insistence on making choices for them that are, though usually out of love, not their choices, and usually result in him pushing himself further and further away until he’s totally out of grasp. They both love him so, so much and have been hurt so many times by being left behind or pushed away for “their own good” in one way or another, it’d just make sense for them to at some point click and just sorta let it all out like they never really have been able to with anyone else– at least not to such a mutually understanding extent. and all with the simultaneous assumption that, whatever they’ve got resent over when it comes to kiryu and his choices, none of it nullifies that they care deeply for him and by no means think of him as a horrible person– he’s a damaged person who doesn’t quite realize how that damagedness manifests and projects onto others, namely his loved ones.

haruka could probably talk for lengths about how she didn’t really want to be an idol if it meant she couldn’t see her dad anymore, but that decision was basically made for her and changed the course of her life. Or how one time when she was around 14, while daigo was still comatose, he’d taken her up to kamurocho from okinawa and told her they could do whatever she wanted for the evening– and when she called him out and asked if this was because he planned on getting himself killed the next day, he didn’t say no.

majima could talk just as much about all the times he got left behind in kamurocho, mainly with the massive task asked of him to babysit the tojo clan, while kiryu went off to an island somewhere like he may as well have never existed, let alone done a gigantic favor pro bono to allow him to be in such a peaceful state for as long as he was. he wanted to go with him, and to not be that far apart, but kiryu never once picked up on it and all he could do was wallow in the feeling that kiryu didn’t care about him as much as he cared about kiryu.

among many many other examples.

I just think they have a lot to talk about.

#tempted to legit write something based on this thought hxhdhfhhh #long post #rambling #haruka #majima #kiryu #kazumaji #yakuza #haruka sawamura #goro majima

[amaryllisblackthorn]

so i just wanted to write a bit how daigo's hard on himself bc it's a thing i've noticed and it makes me sad

the most noticeable exhibits of this are in kiwami2 and ykz5 -- note that I've barely seen ykz4 so it's not being included here in detail. in kiwami2 the scene in serena tho with kashiwagi ??

the way kashiwagi bursts into the room and is like 'are you okay daigo?! you're not hurt, are you?' and daigo turns his head away/down?? as if he's feeling ashamed?

and what daigo says to him is 'sorry…i couldn't protect chairman goda' to which kashiwagi goes 'i heard. dont worry about it. you're alive, that's all that matters' and then offers him a cigarette&a light, which daigo accepts

its just such a short scene that always gives me a lot of feels and i feel is underappreciated but that’s also because i hyperfocus on daigo

but it's like, kashiwagi bursts in worried about daigo while daigo feels bad for not being able to protect the chairman but kashiwagi doesnt care about that, he's only caring about daigo at the moment and its just asdfghjk

all kashiwagi cares about rn is that daigo's okay!! but daigo's upset he couldn't protect the chairman -- as tho he's let them down, perhaps? 👀

srsly tho kashiwagi's interactions with daigo come off quite paternal, in a different way than kashiwagi's older brother interactions with kiryu and nishiki, which makes sense given context but it's something i always find cute/sweet

its a scene that i think shows that despite daigo being in his sort of 'angst, apathetic' 'phase', there's more to him than that&he actually cares quite a bit about things--his 'disrespectful' interjections at the meeting at omi hq i think are also supposed to be a sign of that, but i digress

and then there's the scene in ykz5. when daigo insists on like a proper duel/shootout with kurosawa to settle things and kiryu's all worried, daigo goes 'maybe i can finally say i lived up to the title of sixth chairman. kiryu-san' and that ???? that's absolutely in part related to the events from ykz4, and aaAH

not to mention what aizawa tells kiryu in the beginning of the game -- albeit aizawa is putting on a show -- "truth be told, all i know about you are the stories, fourth chairman. but it was the chairman who was always telling them. He said it was his duty to protect the Tojo Clan you left to him […] The other execs don't want us having these talks with the Yamagasa Family. say they're not even in the same league as the Tojo. how this equal alliance is anything but. but the chairman took it all in stride because of what he promised you."

not to mention daigo's "it may not always seem it…but i'm trying my best to walk this path" from the beginning ???

this is also sort of a tangent, but also the way daigo tells shinada that he didn't have any dreams of his own bc his path was already decided for him as a yakuza so he was fine with getting expelled to protect the baseball game was really sad, esp juxtaposed with how we're told that shinada remembers dojima-kun as having 'the top marks in the grade' aah

and i looked up the original japanese text to confirm that Shinada does specify 'Dojima-kun' as having first rank in the whole grade. assuming his father's reputation didnt intimidate the teachers' gradings -- and i dont think they did since it seems like daigo wasnt known for any yakuza ties in high school -- that means daigo was bright and could have potentially had a future with opportunities in another life aaah but i digress

and then in ykz6 when kiryu's writing that letter, aAH ;-; talking about children who believed they'd be loved and acknowledged by surpassing their parents/proving themselves ;-; the undertone of kiryu acknowledging he let daigo down by not being present for him despite his parental role and aaH i could go on about their relationship but im already rambling ;-; ;-;

daigo looks up to kiryu so much and it hurts me so much and makes the letter at the end of 6 so cathartic in a sense bc it's a validation of feelings for daigo and the shots of his face in the car during the scenes AAAhH

bc while kiwami2 shows that daigo's hard on himself outside of his relationship with kiryu, ykz5 makes it pretty clear that he feels like he's let kiryu down in a sense, by like failing to live up as chairman and stuff -- just that whole 'maybe i can finally say i lived up to the title of sixth chairman. kiryu-san' && 'it may not always seem it…but i'm trying my best to walk this path' is so !! heartbreaking !! and it's like, kiryu's distance, particularly post ykz3 but also like in general ever since Dojima died which is a whole !! other thing

this has gone offtopic a bit bc there's a lot about daigo that breaks my heart, so i apologize for the tangents

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[yakuzacanons]

Hello! Could I request headcanons for the boys falling asleep on their s/o laps please? S/o is also stroking their heads, gently smiling. I think it would be kinda adorable 😚 Thank you! <3

OUGH finally getting to this one, thanks for ur patience. Every month the list of boys grows longer I stg lol. Headcanons below.

Kazuma Kiryu

Never lays his head in your lap with the intention to fall asleep mostly because he'd feel a little bad for pinning you in one spot. He has this funny habit of crossing his arms when he sleeps, especially on his side, so he looks kind of grumpy despite being peacefully asleep.

Majima Goro

He has to be VERY tired for this to happen, otherwise he's usually spooning or cuddling you to sleep. He'll likely be sprawled out, full starfish style and probably snoring with his mouth open.

Saejima Taiga

Kind of a mix between Kiryu and Majima. He doesn't intend to fall asleep with his head in your lap because he knows he's a big guy and would be hard to move but if he's exhausted, he just might not be able to help it. Being around you calms him greatly. He'd just turn into a warm, cuddly puddle honestly.

Akiyama Shun

Would fall asleep with his head in your lap on purpose. The feeling of you stroking his hair just lulls him to sleep. Probably falls asleep with his arms lazily wrapped around your sides.

Tanimura Masayoshi

Constantly a sleepy boy because his job is physically demanding and he can kind of get called in at any time, so he might actually just crash with his head in your lap. Might even mumble something silly or weird occassionally, although if you tell him what he said, he will not remember a darn thing.

Ryuji Goda

Basically like Saejima for the most part. He does find it really relaxing to just kind of lay there and get pat on the head by you though. He doesn't let most people touch his hair so it's especially nice coming from you.

Nishikiyama Akira

Secretly baby about it. Sometimes he just needs some cuddles but he's too stubborn for his own good to ask for it, especially on bad days. Just wants to nuzzle comfortably to sleep, honestly.

Daigo Dojima

If he's being completely honest, this is his preferred method to sleep. He has a lot of late nights and you're his happy place and comfort person, so falling asleep with his head in your lap while you stroke his hair is basically his idea of heaven.

Mine Yoshitaka

He'd have to be absolutely exhausted for this to happen because Mine is absolutely a top and a dom. It's a rare baby moment for him to fall asleep like this, being coddled a little. Deep down, he desperately needs moments like this, even if he doesn't know it yet.

Tatsuo Shinada

Loves laying his head in your lap just in a general sense, so it was kind of bound to happen that he would accidentally get too comfy and fall asleep. Feels kind of bad for just conking out on you though.

Ichiban Kasuga

He's too shy to admit it at first but he just loves laying his head in your lap and feeling all comfy and cozy with you. In reality, Ichiban is kind of baby on the inside. It's really easy for him to fall asleep near you in general.

Tianyou Zhao

Doesn't fall asleep that way intentionally. Type of guy to wake up, realize what happened, and say something snarky to try to cover it up like "Ah, did I fall asleep? Sorry, your lap is just so comfortable."

Joon-Gi Han

Silly goose didn't even realize he fell asleep. Normally, he's pretty good about not just crashing in random places. Probably inadvernently wrapped his arms around you while he fell asleep or grabbed your hand in his sleep, but he'd deny it if you told him. He gets embarassed.

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[skysquid22]

Long drive back to HQ and Daigo casually falls asleep on Mine’s shoulder. A full twenty minutes of Mine trying not to explode or move lest he wakes Daigo up who’s now gently snoring near his ear. Hands gripping his knees, doing his best to lower his shoulder just so that it’s at a better angle to rest on. He can smell his shampoo (mint and rosemary, very green) and feel the way his hair presses against his chin (it’s soft despite all the product keeping it in place. One good hand ran through would break the style easily—how would the Sixth Chairman look with his hair down?). Then once the car stops, he’s stuck on wether or not to wake him up, but Daigo gets up on his own with a yawn, sparing Mine from shaking his shoulder. Daigo apologizes with a soft smile and worried laugh, but Mine finds his sanity where Daigo had hidden it by laying on it and tells Daigo he didn’t mind at all and was glad he was able to take a nap.

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