#STARISH Path

[utapriyanderes]

Thanks for clearing up the Harem AU, Mod! As thanks, a question for that verse. What would happen if the kidnapped S/O starts to open up to Ren first over everyone else in the Harem? (Ex. S/O starts to confide in Ren because they think Ren is sympathetic to their plight?)

    Sorry for how late this is, here you go!

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    Note: Not a direct continuation of the main route.

    Walking down one of the many luxurious hallways on the first floor I look around. I’m keeping a sharp eye out in case I see any of the princes, but mostly to see if there are any ways to escape or leave this place. Amidst my little adventure, hoping not to get caught, a figure catches my attention from beyond one of the large windows. It’s Ren. His eyes are closed and it seems as though he is thinking to himself as he stands in the rose garden with a rose in hand.

    It makes for a picture perfect sight with the moon above him casting… almost a spotlight on him. I’m left thinking about previous conversations I’ve had with him. It started off with sweet words, but he ended up showing his genuine care. I… felt like he was worried about me in the current situation. As though he understood me in some way. So, it might not be a bad idea to go out and talk to him.

    I stare at his peaceful form for a second longer before making up my mind. Maybe if he understands… there might be hope after all.

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    “Hey… Ren?” I call out to him with a little hesitance. His eyes open languidly as he moves the rose away from under his nose.

    “Yes? What is it, Little Lamb?” Ren stares directly at me and the words that fall out of his mouth beckon me into telling him all that’s on my mind. I take a step closer still leaving a considerable amount of space between us. Ren moves to sit on the stone bench by us and encourages me over.

    “Here, how about we sit together and you can tell me everything alright?” Ren’s voice is filled with warmth as he holds a hand out. I look at his face which holds a nice smile, and then back at his outreached hand. He doesn’t seem to be playing around, and he seems to be ready to listen.

    Giving him a small nod I take his hand and allow him to pull me into the vacant spot next to him. Once I’m seated and comfortable he removes his hand from mine and keeps a little bit of distance, which makes me very relieved.

     “Ask away,” Ren says with soft encouragement as his attention shifts to focus on whatever it is I might say. Giving him another small nod, I take in a deep breath of the rose scented air.

    “Alright then…” I start talking to him about what’s bothering me. The situation I was forced into, my feelings on it, and how in a way, I feel like I’m trapped in a cage forced into a relationship that I don’t even know if I wanted or not.

    “...and so… that’s everything,” I finish up as I stare at him. Throughout all of my talking and explaining, Ren kept his focus on me. The smile vanished off his face and took a slightly more serious expression. We sit in silence for a moment as he processes what I just told him. Then after a moment an understanding smile gets placed upon his lips.

    “I see… I think I understand where you’re coming from…” I look at him with a feeling of hope rising in my chest.

    “You do…?” I ask, my voice rising slightly higher as a little bit of relief washes over me.

    “Of course, it might not be the same… but I was also forced against my will to be somewhere I didn’t want to be at the time.” I tilt my head at Ren’s words, encouraging him to continue.

    “My brother ordered me to attend Saotome Gakuen and become an idol so I could be a poster boy for the family’s company. It felt as though I had no say in the matter and I was forced to follow it. …So if that’s how you feel right now Little Lamb… Then I completely understand.” Ren wears a serious expression. I didn’t know he had a past like that… but it also makes it so much easier for me. If he understands and was in a similar situation… then maybe he’ll help me to escape.

    “Then Ren. Will you-”

    “Ah, (Y/n)... Jinguji.” I hear Masato’s voice coming from behind me cutting me off, his voice was soft but then got stern seeing Ren with me.

    “Is there something that you need Hijirikawa? Little Lamb and I were in the middle of a conversation.” Ren dons on a suave expression as he replies.

    “We’re going to hold a meeting, everyone needs to be there.” Masato seems a little irked along with Ren, seeming to be annoyed at our conversation being interrupted. I myself am quite upset about this interruption, but I choose not to be too upset with hopes that in the near future we would get another chance to talk like this. If Ren understands me, then that’s all I need to keep going right now.

    I get up from my seat on the bench and with Ren following somewhat reluctantly behind me. I start to follow Masato as soon as he turns around to lead us, but get surprised by my hand suddenly being grabbed. I turn my head back and see Ren with a finger over his mouth and a wink. I give him a nod of my head accepting his hand as a pillar of support. I turn back around and start to walk with Ren at my side.

    When we get to the meeting room everyone else is already there. Ren slyly lets go of my hand before taking an empty seat on one of the sofas in the lounge. I am then quickly greeted by a puppy looking Otoya and a worried Syo.

    “(Y/n)...! I’m so happy you’re back!” Otoya wraps his arms around my waist unexpectedly causing me to go ridge as I’m still not used to him doing this when I see him.

    “(Y/n), haah… I was so worried! I couldn’t find you anywhere in the mansion so I thought something happened to you. If you’re not feeling well then just tell me alright?” Syo speaks nothing but care and it does warm my heart, but sometimes that care can go into extremes if I let him.

    “Ahem, Ittoki get off of them you’re making them uncomfortable,” Masato buds in making Otoya reluctantly let go of me.

    “I’m sorry (Y/n)...” Otoya apologizes with a pout like a guilty puppy. I let out an internal sigh of relief before hearing… 

    “(Y/n)! You can come sit by me if you want. I have some sweets for us to share!” Natsuki’s voice drifts my attention away from the three idols around me and over to where he sits at the opposite side of the room at a table filled with tea and an accessory of sweets. He has a happy look on his face, and as much as I wish to sit next to Ren, I figure it would be best not to show too much of a bias towards anyone and move to sit with Natsuki.

    “Everyone’s here so we can start,” Tokiya starts off. My attention is then fixed on Tokiya while Natsuki pours me a cup of tea. I jump at slight contact of my hand being grabbed from under the table and turn my head to see Cecil sitting right beside me when he wasn't before.

    "It's okay prince/princess," Cecil whispers with a secretive glint in his eyes. I let out a deep breath as I focus my attention back onto Tokiya.

    “This meeting is to set up appointed times so the time spent with (Y/n) is even amongst us.” I take a look around at everyone at Tokiya’s words. Everyone seems to be in agreement, but when I look at Ren he doesn’t show any particular emotion on it. I also can’t seem to place how exactly to feel about this either.

    “If everyone is in agreement then-”

    “How well do you think this is going to work Ichi?” Ren suddenly interrupts with an amused smile on his face.

    “It won’t be perfect but outside of the set times, (Y/n) may choose who to spend their time with themselves,” Tokiya responds sternly back. Ren hums to himself in thought before saying, “In other words it’s so everyone can keep tabs on the others right?”

    Ren holds a now cocky grin and all I can think to myself is “what?”. Is it because I spoke to Ren or was this in the works even before that?

    “So you think it’s a bad idea then?” Masato interjects. Ren’s smile never fades, “of course not. This also means that we can keep tabs on the Little Lamb too.” Ren glances in my direction and gives me a wink. My heart was about to drop at his words but hopefully his wink meant that he wasn’t serious about what he just said.

    “Right, if we all agree then let’s start.”

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    The scheduling took hours. It was peaceful most times but sometimes there would be fights over what time someone got. Most times I’m with one idol and then I’m with two. I was hoping for a lot of gaps, but they took up nearly all the time I had and the small breaks I would get in between were hardly even breaks without another one coming in right after one left.

    All of me just feel so extremely frustrated at this whole ordeal. It makes escaping feel hopeless and even more so because every time slot I got with Ren also ended up being a double with someone else. Then when I spoke up about how I felt about the scheduling they said that it’s a placeholder for now and will adjust it accordingly, but part of me doesn’t even know if they will do that.

    I let out a big sigh not caring if Otoya, Syo, and Cecil hear it as they escort me back to 

my room. Then when we reach it I stay in the doorway.

    “Goodnight… I’ll see you all tomorrow,” is the only thing I can get past my lips without letting any frustration or disappointment show.

    “It’s alright (Y/n) things will get better okay!” Otoya tries to cheer me up while showing that he really doesn’t want to leave my side with how close he is.

    “Don’t worry prince/princess, your happiness is number one for us,” Cecil adds in with a pleasant smile on his face.

    “Yeah! We’ll make sure to arrange some things during our meeting!” Syo flashes a toothy smile at me. I nod my head languidly in their direction before closing my door where they rush to say their goodnights. Then in the darkness of my room I move myself to my bed and curl up into a ball. Tears start to prick at the corner of my eyes and all too soon they start to fall.

    Why… I was so close and now all hope seems to be gone. If only I had a little more time alone with him… then maybe I would’ve been able to escape or at least have something, but maybe this isn’t the end. Maybe Ren will help me out, but should I really hold onto that hope?

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    “How were they when you dropped them off?” Tokiya asks the three that came back from the room of their shared precious one. When the trio walked in, Otoya gave off the impression of a sad puppy, Syo looks glum and Cecil doesn’t hold any particular emotion.

    “They don’t seem happy to be with us… are you sure this schedule is a good idea Tokiya?” Otoya says gloomy and uncertain as he looks at his older group member.  Tokiya lets out a long sigh and opens his mouth to say something.

    “Otoya-kun, of course (Y/n) is happy to be with us! They were probably just tired today, but tomorrow they’ll be just as happy as they always are!” Natsuki says with a bright smile on his face, cutting off Tokiya.

    “Yes… Shinomiya-san is right. (Y/n) will also get used to the schedule and be happy with it as well,” Tokiya says, regaining his focus after the interruption.

    “If we’re being honest then we wouldn’t have to have such a tight schedule if someone didn’t get too close to them,” Masato adds in, having a jab at a certain orange haired idol as the mentioned male continues to sit languidly on the sofa he was on earlier.

    “That’s right Ren. You have to tell us what the two of you were talking about!” Syo says, looking fiercely in his direction. 

    “Yes, tell us everything you know,” Cecil adds on with a serious expression. Ren lets out a short breath and then focuses his attention on everyone else in the room, a smile curving up out of its neutral position.

    “Of course, allow me to tell you everything I learned about the Little Lamb.”

~~END~~

#Going to slowly start getting back into posting again but as of right now there is no- #set posting schedule and I don't know how frequent I'll be just yet so it could still be very slow. #Though I missed you all and hope to start interacting again! #Thank you for the ask! #Harem AU #STARISH Path #utapri #uta no prince-sama #uta no prince sama #yandere au #starish #otoya ittoki #masato hijirikawa #natsuki shinomiya #tokiya ichinose #ren jinguji #syo kurusu #cecil aijima #prince/princess/angel asks #yandere male #yandere males #yandere #au

[lady-elowen]

°˖✧‧₊⚘ 🧡🌹 𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖇𝖔𝖉𝖞!

𝕽𝖔𝖈𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖇𝖊𝖆𝖙! 🔥💚 ⚘₊‧✧˖°

Happy Anniversary, Rose Rose Romance~

I remember the day you came home with a lively kiss for me and mentioned the new solo project you were given by Shining Agency. You said it was to be the truest personification of you in song, and we talked endlessly over dinner about themes and ideas, also written down by me for you, just in case you’d need them for inspiration later.

I was honored to be kept in the loop with the production of the project, especially because you wanted me to be a part of it, saying with such an ease of confidence I am a large part of who you have become. I still remember the feelings of the comfortably fierce warmth on your lips and the tight embrace I gave you when you told me that.

Through all the many wonderful parts and progress on the tracks you shared with me, I had yet to see the visuals. That was the one thing you were adamant on keeping a surprise, until the “special day” came. I was fascinated by what it could be, and through your playful smirk were you more than satisfied, curiosity glistening in my eyes in those next few days.

I pondered for hours what type of clothes and aesthetics you’d pick after seeing the ones your friends in STARISH had done before you, absolutely obsessed with everything I envisioned you in. A designer’s mind is endless when it’s always inspired, I suppose, but I knew whatever you picked, it would look perfect on you. I could only ever see you that way.

The day of your shoot for the cover was coming, and you wanted me to come with you to assist the director. The theme was “Rose Rose Romance,” so catchy and fitting of you. I got cheeky and tried to get you to tell me what you’d be wearing, but of course being far more savvy than me, you chuckled and ghosted the corner of my lip and whispered:

“My heart burns passionately with how you think about me so much.~” My breath hitched as you held onto the side of my face with a couple locks of my dark umber hair; I couldn’t stop looking into your ocean eyes.

“Trust me. You’ll see everything when the cameras go up, my angel.”

I trust you more than anything.

It felt like I floated my way to the studio for your photoshoot, a smile on my face when I greeted the staff. Upon my arrival I started chatting with the director while we all waited for you to get ready, about the type of things we’d be looking for when the cameras would start flashing, even helping some position the set perfectly. I began to stare at the faint rose damask print against the orange of the backdrop, your signature orange, finding myself absorbed in the simplicity of everything.

I didn’t realize how much time had passed thinking about this surprise and the message behind the visuals until you finally walked on set. And when I finally saw you, in only a robe, I started to understand.

Your mind is brilliant. The concept so literal, yet so symbolic. It was you.

Upon my realization, I wanted my eyes to communicate everything I was feeling to you as we were there. You approached me steadily and gave me your robe, an equally intense expression in response. I’d seen you many times like this when we were alone together, as you fully and truly are, and with this album you wanted to express that to everyone.

You trusted me even more after that day, an honor for me to join you on the path you walk.

And as you started to pose for the cameras, your poor skin probably chilled from the air as the director started giving instructions, I was completely focused on making your vision come true with every question of opinion I was asked.

That shoot was one of the greatest embodiments of you. You are honest, true, and love unfiltered, strong. And you are amazing in everything you think and do for your fans, and it’s something I’ll always cherish that you save even more of those things for me, every single day

And when the album finally released, and everything finally came together, I saw a future of us, a bouquet of different colored roses in every space we share.

Happy Release Anniversary, my darling Ren. I’m so proud of you. I love you.

#UtaPri #Yume #Ren Jinguji #Elowen #EloRen #LadyElowenArt #LadyElowenWritings

[deciessomnia]

@lachrymosestorm :: Grey eyes widened as she stared at the man who she hadn't crossed paths with in some time. She might have been perhaps a chapter in his book, but gods was he the novel of hers. Her heart pounded as she gazed upon him. "Ren.." She whispered. It had been so long and all she wanted to do was run to him. She wanted to wrap her arms around him. "..It's been awhile.."

unprompted interaction ┆ always accepting ┆ can be cont'd

❝ Ciao~ ❞ Ren greeted Dez with a chuckle. ❝ It has been awhile since we've seen each othere, huh? ❞ with how busy his schedule been since after STARISH Tour, it was hard to find time just for himself. Let alone just to take a casual stroll through a park. It was great to see her again.

❝ Why not join me on a walk together milady? I'm quite free and I would enjoy catching up with you. ❞ he suggested with a smile on his lips. ❝ I've been missing your company, dear Dez~ ❞

#lachrymosestorm #🕊 𓆪 ㅤanswered ask. ⊱ i answer ~ just breathe #🕊 𓆪 ㅤ answered ic. ren jinguji ⊱ from passion to love... and then Into the future #🕊 𓆪 ㅤ otoge verse. ⊱ these feelings that are created by these tiny moments will keep us together

[uta-no-sin-sama]

If They Met Eri from My Hero Academia (STARISH) (+brief life update)

Me? Actually posting on this blog for once???

I know I’ve been gone for over 2 months (and still need to get to those 3 requests oops), but with work zapping pretty much all of my creative energy, I haven’t had much inspiration to write anything on here. I did not forget about the 3 requests, I just don’t have a whole lot of inspiration or energy to finish them yet. My apologies for taking a bit longer 

Hopefully, now that school’s back up again, I have a second job, and I have less hours working at my first job, I should have a little more time to be able to update this blog. 

How am I going to try to get back into the swing of things in terms of updating this blog? Well, this MHA and Utapri crossover idea has been living in my head rent free for over a week now. That, and writing tooth-rotting fluff happens to be my specialty when it comes to writing fanfics lmao

If you’re already caught up with Season 4 of My Hero Academia, feel free to skip over to the actual scenario under the cut (it’s long, I know). 

If you’re unfamiliar with My Hero Academia, or have not gotten to Season 4 yet of that show, allow me to briefly explain who Eri is without giving out too much spoilers (WARNING: this part contains mentions of child abuse): 

She’s a little girl (6-7 years old) who gets rescued by Izuku Midoriya along with many others from yakuza leader, Overhaul, who essentially wants to rid the world of quirks (superpowers). I won’t go into too much detail about all the terrible things Overhaul did to Eri, but let’s just say he treated her like nothing more than a lab rat in order to carry out his plan to get rid of quirks. This is because she has a power that basically allows her to turn any living thing back into a previous state it was in (i.e. she can turn adults into babies, give quirks back to those who lost them, even wipe someone out of existence by rewinding them to a state before they even existed) Yeah, she did not have a very good childhood.... The GIF below is what she looks like towards the end of Season 4.

This scenario is going to be in multiple (most likely 4) parts, with this being the first part. The other parts will have a link to this one so those who come across the later parts to this scenario can get some more background information in case they don’t know anything about My Hero Academia or are unfamiliar with some of the things I’ll be talking about in these next few scenarios. 

Anyway, let’s get on with the scenario!

*(Also, slight spoiler warning for Legend Star in Otoya’s part. I don’t go into too much detail with it, but it’s an implied spoiler, so I’d rather put a warning for something implied than to not and get flamed for it.)*

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Natsuki Shinomiya - 

- Should it be any surprise as to how Natsuki’s interactions with Eri would go?

- This man canonically loves anything small and cute. Eri definitely fits that description to a t. 

- He’s absolutely the first one in STARISH to warm up to her, and he almost instantly give her the nickname of “Little Unicorn” because of her horn. 

- If he ever finds out about Eri’s love for candy apples, Natsuki immediately rushes to try to make some for her (someone help him please, he’s trying to put sriracha sauce into the caramel). 

- He introduced Eri to Piyo-chan and she eventually learns the Piyo-chan song, much to the dismay of the rest of STARISH. 

- Although he’s sure to spoil the little girl right away, he does so even more once he learns about her past. 

- Satsuki also eventually warms up to Eri, and is very surprised that she’s somehow not scared of him. Once he learns of her past, though, he becomes extremely protective of her and you can bet there’d be hell for Overhaul to pay should the two of them ever cross paths. 

- I don’t think Eri would have too hard of a time getting along with Natsuki. Sure, she might get a little overwhelmed by his kindness at first, but she’d warm up to him in no time at all. 

Tokiya Ichinose - 

- I like to think that Eri has adopted a lot of Mr. Aizawa’s introverted tendencies, so with Tokiya being more on the introverted side, she’d have no problem warming up to him. 

- Tokiya is a bit taken aback by how quickly Eri warms up to him, since I feel that kids usually are scared of him because of his quiet nature. 

- Nonetheless, he’s amused every time he notices her following him around like a little duckling follows its mother. 

- You can bet that the rest of the members of STARISH - Natsuki especially - find this amusing as well. 

- He’d absolutely read to her whenever the two of them have some downtime together. 

Cecil Aijima - 

- I think it would be part of Cecil’s home country’s culture to be good with kids, so Cecil would naturally be great with children and getting along with Eri won’t be an issue with him. 

- He’s delighted to learn about her quirk and would be curious as to how and if her quirk and his magic could work together. (with Eri’s permission, of course)

- He’d be sure to start off slow with learning more about Eri’s quirk, especially in finding out how she was treated at the hands of Overhaul. His worst fear when it comes to his curiosities regarding her is to be anything like that slimeball. 

- Eri would be understanding to Cecil’s curiosities, but might be a bit hesitant of his intentions due to her past. She is, however, thankful that he would never do anything to intentionally make her uncomfortable. 

- He refers to Eri as a “Little Princess,” kinda like how he refers to Haruka, and calls himself her “knight,” sworn to protect her. 

Ren Jinguji - 

- Ren’s most likely to be the one in STARISH to accidentally scare Eri at first. 

- He can be a bit intense at times, perhaps not to the same extent as some members of their rival group, HEAVENS, but still. He might start out being a bit much for her to handle. 

- The rest of the STARISH members - particularly Masato - would never let him live it down, much to the playboy idol’s dismay.

- With a bit of reassurance from some of the other STARISH members, however, Eri would eventually warm up to him. Especially once she makes the connection that Ren and Mr. Aizawa have similar-sounding voices. (Fun fact: Ren Jinguji and Mr. Aizawa share a voice actor in the Japanese version of their respective anime)

- Whenever Eri would want comfort from him instead of Masato, Ren would absolutely use it to his advantage to give the blue-haired idol a smug grin on his face as if to say, “See, Hijirikawa? I told you she’s not scared of me anymore!” 

- Because he has long hair for a guy, Ren often lets Eri braid his hair or put it in some hair ties. It looks about as good as a little kid can style hair, but he refuses to undo what Eri did to his hair until after she’s fallen asleep for the night. 

- He also styles Eri’s hair in return. I think you can imagine whose looks much better in the end....

Otoya Ittoki - 

- He’s grown up in an orphanage for most of his life, so there’s a good chance Otoya has met at least one kid who’s similar to Eri in terms of personality. 

- He, like Natsuki, would warm up to her in no time at all and would absolutely spoil her rotten in anyway he could. 

- Now I’m melting just thinking about Otoya showing Eri how to play the guitar- (y’all are more than welcome to draw any of these scenario ideas and tag me in the finished product btw)

- He hasn’t had that great of a childhood himself, so he’s especially devastated to learn about the horrors Eri faced at such a young age. 

- He would help Natsuki and Syo make candy apples for her once they learn that it’s her favorite food. 

- Eri would most likely be reminded of Mirio when interacting with Otoya. I can’t really explain why, but Otoya and Mirio give me the same vibes for some reason.

Syo Kurusu - 

- Syo’s usually somewhat uneasy around kids, but because Eri is more introverted and shy than he is, I don’t think he’d have too much of an issue warming up to her. 

- Once he learns of her past, he swears that if he ever runs into Overhaul, he’ll beat him up for what he did to Eri. He doesn’t care that the yakuza leader has a terrifying power, he’ll still want to (understandably) fight him.

- He’s forced to help Natsuki (read: stop Natsuki from putting weird shit into the caramel mix and blowing up the kitchen - again) make and sample candy apples. 

- Has definitely given her one of his hats when he caught her trying one on behind his back. 

- I think Eri would think that Syo is kind of similar to Bakugo in a way, and even though the two haven’t met in canon (at least not to my knowledge), I think they’d still get along, so she’d have no issues getting along with Syo on her end. 

- Syo tries to introduce her to The Prince of Fighting, but is slightly disappointed but understanding when she doesn’t show much interest in it. 

Masato Hijirikawa - 

- Masato has a little sister in canon, so I think Eri would somehow remind him of his sister when she was younger. 

- He’s instantly protective of her, even before he ever finds out about her past. Once he learns about it though, his protectiveness only grows stronger. 

- Most likely to be more of the disciplinarian of the group, but I don’t think he has too much to worry about since Eri’s generally a good kid. 

- He’s the first one Eri warms up to (much to a certain Ren Jinguji’s jealously lmao), mostly because his personality is somewhat similar to that of Mr. Aizawa. 

- It’s also for that reason that Masato would be the one Eri would go to for comfort first. 

- 12/10 would definitely use those two facts against Ren any chance he could, much to the strawberry-blond’s annoyance

- I have this headcanon that Masato likes to knit/crochet in his free time, so I’m just imagining him knitting a little red scarf for Eri so she can have one like the grey one Mr. Aizawa has. 

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Sorry that Tokiya’s and Cecil’s parts are a bit short compared to the others, I had a hard time coming up with ideas while writing for them. 

I hope you all enjoyed! Next will either be a request or a second part of this particular scenario.

#uta no prince sama #utapri #starish #natsuki shinomiya #tokiya ichinose #cecil aijima #ren jinguji #otoya ittoki #syo kusuru #masato hijirikawa #crossover #my hero academia crossover #eri #eri mha

[mikaze-discord]

Class S: Love letters

This is the Class S+ Cecil love letters!! 

Please enjoy under the cut

TOKIYA ICHINOSE 

From Riri:

Maybe it was his midnight-blue hair, or perhaps it was his ocean eyes, but the very moment I laid my eyes upon him my mind immediately thought, “Wow, he’s very good looking… charming... I really like his vibe.” That was the first reason why he piqued my interest, rather, the initial reason why I fancied him. My eyes were drawn to him and the fact that Kay bombarded me with a truckload of his pictures didn’t help at all, I just fell deeper into the hole. But as if that wasn’t enough, she started spamming me with utapri songs and I fell in love immediately. They are all such good singers but there’s one of them who sticks out to me the most, as expected, it’s Tokiya. His voice has this intricate and refined softness that seemed to caress my ears and touch my soul. He has such a sweet (and might I add a handsome) voice, kudos to Miyano Mamoru for that.

So I started watching the anime and through that, I got to know him better. At first, he seems cold with an air of loneliness and uneasiness dawning on him. But as the series progresses, I discovered that he’s a good-natured, warm, and dedicated person who loves singing and music with all his heart and all. He’s hardworking, dedicating everything to his craft. He has pride in it, so when he was told that his singing has no ‘heart’ it affected him a lot. That caused a lot of distress in his system, and the fact that his company is pushing him to pursue other things than being a singer added to that. His passion for his craft is burning, a fire that no one could put out. That’s one of the things that I love about him. He’s dedicated to everything he does. He’s a perfectionist but he’s also a caring person who cares a lot about the starish members. He’s genuinely a good person but that doesn’t mean he’s perfect. He strives for improvement and development all the time. He helps the members whenever they need. Most importantly, his attitude towards his passion is respectable and admirable.

I might’ve said a lot of things but I guess that only means I love a lot of things about him. He’s such a beautiful soul that inspires me to be more dedicated to my passion, to make my dreams come true no matter what it takes. His path towards his dream was rough, it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows but that’s life, isn’t it? Despite that, he kept walking towards his dream. He’s admirable, respectable, and irresistibly loveable. That being said, I love all the things that made his character; that made Tokiya Ichinose be the kind of character that he is right now.

PS. Miyano Mamoru played a big part too. His insane talent gave life to Tokiya’s character.

From @poorlydrawnutapri:

When I first watched the Utapri anime like 6 years ago, having a best boy didn't cross my mind. At first, I was just most interested in Tokiya out of all the boys because I just thought he looked cool. I liked how mysterious he seemed and also, his hair, probably just because it was blue tbh. Either way, good design.

However, what really got me attached to him wasn't his looks. I then liked Tokiya's serious personality. I like how he starts off cold and stoic but how throughout the games and anime, he slowly softens up. I didn't just like his personality, I could also relate to his perfectionism and hard-working side, even when he exhausts himself, which is something I admit I also have. I continue to relate to him now after all this time, and that's why he's such a good character to me.

Besides that, his songs are nice to listen to and he has just a very pleasant voice. It's nice just to go listen to his voice after a long day. In a way, liking Tokiya also got me into the whole Utapri franchise: made some friends, made a couple of good memes, all that kinda stuff.

Also, I feel like it's a crime not to mention this so: he thicc. Like, dang, no wonder the guy only eats salads because all the fats he eats goes straight to that ass of his. (I am sorry that you had to read that.)

Overall, I just think he's neat. To me, he's relatable and has a nice character development. Tokiya is and will continue to be my best boy. :)

REN JINGUJI 

From @incorrect-jinguji-ren:

Ren Jinguji, the 5th member of Starish is without any shame my favorite character of the Uta no prince sama series. Though often disregarded Ren is and always will be my most favorite and I firmly believe that he has one of the most, if not the most depth in his character. I love Ren a lot however because of his surface charismatic attitude he is usually labeled as a “playboy” or a “lothario”. This is not correct and it should never define him, as he actually is one of the most gentle and compassionate characters of the series. Ren has a very deep surface characterization and personality that is never usually recognized unless you truly take the time to understand WHY Ren acts the way he does, and WHY he makes the choices that he makes. My favorite part about loving characters is being able to accept them for their demons and embrace what others would see as the “imperfections” in them. That Is the best way to truly love them. I love Ren because of his motives, choices, and most of all his passionate loving heart. Although the pain he hides and the personality of who he really is, is hidden under a mask of charisma, he never loses himself deep within.

He’s misunderstood, but he’s beautiful. He’s so deep, from the everlasting devotion to loving his passed on mother, to always cherishing memories and the past bond he had with his childhood best friend Masato, to going against what his brother wants of him because he wants to fight to have a choice and to be passionate about something that he wants to love, because HE wants to love it. Ren didn’t have the love that a lot of people had at such a young age, he made a path for himself and along the way succumbed to the human faults that we all falter from within the hardest times in our life or even dicult events. He almost gave up, just as I know many of us had almost done before, as I know and can relate to, and still do now.

But he dusted himself o and picked up where he left o, making himself happy from once the feeling of being a hollow shell with no reason why he even existed to realizing that the most important thing in the world to him was cherishing the people who made him see the world in colors and seeking the choices that had been stripped from him at such a young age. He broke free from the chains of his family, his past, and his regrets to spread a beautiful pair of rose wings, his own wings to fly. And I hope he always flies. I will always love him, and wish nothing but the best for him whatever that be.

From @chips-and-vodka:

Ren Jinguji- the sexy, charming and flirty member of the STARISH boys. The youngest of the Jinguji family, a troubled child who grew up without a mother. A person who possesses many charms and is blessed with the gift of beauty. A red rose he was, beautiful yet his thorns are to be avoided. Beneath his passionate and seductive mannerisms there is a boy that craves genuine affection, from the one he truly adores and cherishes.

Ren Jinguji to me initially was one with a beautiful, attractive deep baritone, who is voiced by none other than the legend- Suwabe Junichi himself. The voice is an accurate fit of how this stereotype of a charming bishie should be, youthful and sensitive, and at times warm and seductive. His portrayal brings out the appeal of the character, the emotions and thoughts a troubled young adult such as the ‘useless third son’ lived through. Many would see him as a romantic one, one who showers those around him with attention and passion. Within however lives a rebellious soul who distrusts many, but still somehow desires that ray of sunshine that brightens his lonely soul.

Ren Jinguji is one that deserves real love, someone who appreciates him for who he is.

SYO KURUSU

From Jules:

Why do I like Syo, huh? Well, there are a lot of reasons! Some of them are more personal ones. First of all, Syo has always been my best boy, since UtaPri (the anime) exists. So ten long years now.

His fashion style is the first thing I noticed and it immediately intrigued me. I remember that my first thought, after seeing him in season one, was “Woah, he looks really cool!” even though Syo was just in his school uniform! I think what also made me interested in him was his energetic persona. The way he looked up to Ryuya Hyuga and wanted to follow in his footsteps was really sweet to me as well. Syo’s enthusiasm and positive attitude actually encouraged me to become stronger in a way too, if I’m being honest. I, personally, have always found his songs motivating and they made me feel better. I really came to love Syo in his episode in season one. When he talked about his childhood and how weak he was, I really felt with him. From that moment on I cheered him on and Syo definitely became my favorite character. My interest never wavered over the next seasons either.

I also have personal reasons why I love him so much. I just feel very connected and relate to him a lot, y’know? We have quite a few things in common. Syo and I have the same eye color, we have both played the violin since we were little, and were born weak and with pretty much the same health and heart issues. I like to say that Syo “saved” me, which is true. There is also the fact that the blonde and I are both on the shorter side (and regularly get teased for it), too! Though, I’m even a little shorter than him.

But to be more positive again, there is just so much more to him than meets the eye at first! Syo is more than just the stereotypical short sporty character. He really cares for his friends and wants the best for them. Syo’s friendship with every STARISH member is different but still close. He’s also protective of the ones around him. Syo really cares about his little twin brother too, which can be seen in the games and the few times he talked about him in the anime. Syo’s big heart easily balances out his, sometimes, tsundere behavior and I love him for that. This blonde idol is just a great guy and deserves all the love he’s getting and more.

Seriously, stan Syo Kurusu, guys!

From Vic:

Syo Kurusu is my favourite idol within the utapri games and any other form of media pertaining to the franchise. He is my favourite idol because of several factors, one of which being that his voice actor is Hiro Shimono, who voices Zenitsu from Demon slayer and Lucifer from “Devil is a part timer”. Syo is a very outgoing character and is talented in many aspects athletically. Born with a heart disease, he continues to persevere throughout the myriads of life’s problems in front of him.

He’s extremely outgoing and is proficient in the martial art of Karate and desires to strengthen his body more than what it is currently. He is best friends with Natsuki and can communicate with each other proficiently. Syo is my favourite character within the franchise because of his resolve, perseverance and great chemistry with Natsuki and his teammates. Hiro Shimono did the character justice by making his voice one of young, adventurous and energetic. With that said, Syo is a character I truly enjoy within the franchise and wish to see more of him.

CECIL AIJIMA 

From Anon:

Greetings, princes and princesses, and welcome to a world of princes, questionably talking cats, and magic! I’m of course talking about Cecil Aijima, our foreign prince of UtaPri! So, why do I like Cecil Aijima? It’s borderline ridiculous, but it’s because of Cecil’s birthday. More specifically, Cecil’s Birthday Cruise card. But, I should start at the beginning.

Back when I first watched the anime, I thought Cecil was a little bit of a brat towards literally everyone, and one of my least favorites at the time. After watching through the rest of the anime though, I started to like him a lot more than I did before. To me, he had matured a lot after season 2, and never turned back to that bratty self. And so, when playing SL, he might not have been my favorite, but I didn’t hate him. Then, that one fateful day, I decided to pull in his birthday gacha. To my surprise, I had gotten the card in my first pull! Then the story dragged me into the Cecil Appreciation Group. I thought the story was incredibly cute. Then I got more Cecil cards so I could read more stories. Then the cycle repeated itself again. And now, well, if I’m writing this, I think you know what happened to me afterwards. I’ll be here, doing my best for him.

From Eden: 

The boy with childish like demeanor but continues to have a heart of gold for his friends and wonderful composer.

I remember first watching Utapri in middle school and questioning. "Well shit- this is my life now..." and I didn't really have a favorite character at the time. I was always bouncing between characters like Syo, Otoya, even the teachers. However it was season 2 that made me realize who my true favorite was. Despite his at first cocky nature when he was first introduced, Cecil to me was amazing! His singing was magical, his origins even more fascinating. You wouldn't think Utapri would turn that down the magic route but it somehow did.

As the seasons went on, and as I got more into the series, he just became more of a love to me. His kindness and child-like nature and curiosity, he felt different than the other characters.

I love the other characters, yes but him?

Something about him just felt right! He not only seems to be a protector for those he cares about but also feels like he would be the best person to be around. Always wanting to do anything new and exciting just to peak his curiosity and to learn more. Ever since then, he has always been my favorite. The one and only Annapolis Prince, Aijima Cecil.

#utapri #utanoprincesama #uta no prince sama #Tokiya ichinose #ichinose tokiya #ren jinguji #jinguji ren #syo kurusu #kurusu syo #Cecil aijima #aijima cecil

[syos-princess]

Shortcakes’ Wedding “Diary”

Pairing: Syo Kurusu x Jules (Kurusu) (Me)

Other Characters: Many... (Everyone from Shining Agency + Kurusu Family)

Word Count: 2500+

TW: It’s a positive rollercoaster! (Fluff)

Tag List/Special Wedding Guests: @of-comfort-and-love @minty-fresh-kicks @stars-sunglasses-and-sodapop

Info: So, today is finally our wedding day and I kinda went over board with this story, hehe... [blushes] It’s written like little vlogs (though I call them “diary entries”) from getting ready to the reception speech!

[ok to rb/p.ros.hippers dni]

April 8, 2021 at 8:00 AM

[The recording starts]

„Okay, we‘re filming!“, says Nanami with a big smile on her face. „Welcome to the first video ’diary’ entry of Syo‘s and Jules‘ wedding day! The happy bride is over here-“

[The camera swings over to Jules and Tomo]

„-getting ready for her big day! Say hello, girls!“ Jules smiles shyly at the camera and waves. „Hello…“, she says. „Hello, hello~!“, answers Tomochika and winks at the camera. She is currently doing the young brunette‘s hair. „Are you excited, Ju-chan?“, asks Nanami. Jules nods slightly to not disturb Tomo during her work on her. „I am! Nervous but very excited, hehe…“ Oh and how nervous she is. Jules is scared of messing up and it being on camera forever but at the same time she can’t wait to be married to the man of her dreams. „Just think of Syo and it‘ll be fine!“, throws Tomo in. The blue-eyed bride blushes hard, while the two redheads laugh warmly.

[The camera zooms in a little more on Jules]

Then the young composer speaks up again. „So, Jules. What’s on the schedule?“ The girl in question giggles. „Well, right now: getting ready. The wedding ceremony is at 10AM, after that the reception at 12PM and lastly the wedding party.“ Nanami nods behind the camera. „Syo‘s dad should be here soon with the dress.“, adds Jules. This time it’s Tomochika who speaks. „Your dress is so beautiful. I‘ve only seen pictures so far but it’s gorgeous.“ Jules smiles. „Yeah, it really is. Makes me wonder if I really deserve to wear such an amazing dress.“ „Oh, hush! It was custom made, by your father-in-law, for you. Of course you deserve to wear it. You’ll look like a real princess in it! Syo won’t manage to take his eyes off of you.“, exclaims Tomo with confidence. The brunette blushes again. „Thanks, girls…“ There is a light knock.

[The camera view gets lowered to the floor]

„Oh, room service! It‘d be good if you could eat something to ease your nerves.“

[The camera focuses on the two girls again]

Jules chuckles lightheartedly. „Yeah, I‘ll try. Even though I’m not hungry.” She takes a look at her phone on the table. “Hm, I wonder how Syo is doing. We spent the night apart. I hope he’s alright…” Another knock. This time it’s Syo‘s dad with the special dress in tow. „Good morning, ladies.“ „Good morning, sir!“ The middle-aged man turns to Jules. “How are you doing today, Jules?” The brunette smiles. “I’m doing well, thank you! Nervous but well.” “Heh, yeah, that’s completely normal, dear!”, answers her soon-father-in-law with a chuckle.

[The camera zooms out]

„Okay, I think we should let the bride get ready in peace now.“ It‘s Nanami‘s voice. Tomo nods at that. „Yeah, we can take pics of the finished look after. Right, Jules?“ „Yes, totally.“, Jules answers with a smile. „Alright, this is it for the first video entry! Bye!“ The three people in view smile and wave at the camera.

[The recording ends]

April 8, 2021 at 8:30 AM

[The recording starts]

„HELLO!!! My best friend is getting married today!”, screams Natsuki behind the camera. The other STARISH guys flinch at the shrill tone. „Was it a good idea to let Natsuki film for now?“, asks Otoya jokingly. „Ah, it’ll be fine!“, answers Cecil. Tokiya turns to the device. „Welcome to this first video from us, the guys‘ side.“ Everybody, except Natsuki, waves at the camera with big smiles on their faces. „Hello!“ Ren goes over to Syo, who leans against a window, and pats his shoulder. „This little man is the lucky groom today! He is excited to see his bride~!“ Syo blushes but tries to hide it with a frown. „H-hey! Don’t call me short!“

[The camera view gets very shaky]

„Aww, Syo-chan! I‘m so happy for you!!“ „Natsuki! Be careful with the camera-“

[The view is blurry before doing dark]

„Ugh. Natsuki. Can‘t...breathe...“ It‘s definitely Syo‘s voice. „Oh! Sorry!!“ There is laughter now. „Oh, the camera…“ „Don’t worry, Ittoki. I got it.“

[The camera gets picked up]

„Hello, this is Hijirikawa Masato.“, says the voice behind the device. „Welcome again to this little video entry of this special day. We‘re currently in the suite and getting ready.“

[The camera zooms to Syo]

„Kurusu, how are you feeling?“, asks Masato. The blonde smiles fondly. „Amazing! I just can’t wait to see Jules. I’m sure she looks gorgeous. I wish it‘s 10AM already, haha!“ Syo turns around and plays a little with his white suit sleeve, while looking out of the window. Cecil speaks up next. „Could it be that you‘re nervous?“ Syo takes a deep breath. „No! I mean, yeah, maybe a little. I‘m so confident and yet, today, I‘m even more nervous than during important auditions. Well, more like happy, excited, nervous, just so many emotions at once.” Syo turns to his friends again. “Is that normal?” Tokiya smiles at him. “Of course. You’re getting married today, it’s normal to feel like this.” The others nod at Tokiya’s answer.

[The camera zooms out to show the group]

“That’s why you should eat something, Syo-chan!”, exclaims Natsuki and points at the food that they ordered from room service. The young groom sits down at the table. “I’m not really hungry actually…” Otoya lays one of the sandwiches on a plate and puts it in front of Syo. “Believe us, you’re going to need every little bit of strength today.” The blonde idol smiles, nods, and starts nibbling on the sandwich. Then he moves to take his phone. “Maybe I should ask Jules if she’s doing okay…” Ren laughs and takes Syo’s phone. “Nice try, Ochibi-chan, but you guys agreed to not contact and see each other before she‘s walking down the aisle to you!” Syo blushes. “Y-yeah, I know! It’s just...weird without the usual good morning texts and all...”, he mumbles. The others let out a laugh. “These two really can’t live without each other.”, says Cecil. “It’s so adorable!!”, squeals Natsuki. The shorter blonde’s blush deepens. “H-hey now! Stop teasing, guys!” Ren puts his arm around Syo’s shoulders. “Seriously though, we’re so happy for you both. Jules and you are the definition of soulmates and we all are beyond excited to celebrate this important day with you.” Syo bashfully runs his fingers through his hair but has a big smile on his face. “Thank you, guys! I can’t imagine not having you all here with us.” All of them smile warmly. Otoya chuckles. “Man, I’m hungry.” Masato nods behind the camera. “Yeah, let’s eat before it’s time for the ceremony.” Syo waves at the camera. “Thanks for joining us. See ya later!” “See ya!”

[The recording stops]

April 8, 2021 at 9:50 AM

[The recording starts]

“Hello, again to another video ‘diary’ entry! It’s Nanami!”, says the energetic voice behind the camera. “This is the location of the ceremony!”

[The camera view goes around the venue]

There is a lot of green, it’s an outdoor wedding, a white path, and cherry blossoms all around, completing the spring wedding theme with their beauty. In the first row of the white chairs, on the other side of Nanami, sits Quartet Night.

[The camera zooms in a little more]

The four men wave at the camera with Reiji being the most enthusiastic about it. Shining is only one row behind them and looks like he’s about to cry from happiness. Beside him are Ryuya, who’s facepalming at Shining’s behavior, and Ringo who just laughs and says something to his teaching partner.

[The view swings over to the front]

There is Syo speaking with Kaoru, his Best Man. The rest of STARISH are nearby, as well.

[The camera gets closer to the blonde twins]

“Hey, Syo-kun! Are you ready for the big moment?”, asks Nanami. Syo nods. “Yeah! I got the message that she’s here! The ceremony should start pretty soon.” Syo smiles a little. “Hey, Nanami? How does Jules look in her dress?” The redhead chuckles. “I’m sorry, Syo-kun. It’s a secret.” “Not even a little hint?” “Nope!” Kaoru lets out a laugh. “Give it up, Nii-san. Besides, you’re going to see her soon!” Syo plays with his suit’s sleeve. “Yeah, yeah. You’re right.” Suddenly, Natsuki runs over to them. “Message from Jules! She’s on her way! 2 minutes!” The group nods. Everybody is taking their seats or positions. Syo takes a deep breath. “Okay, let’s do this!”, he says. „You got this, Syo-kun!“, answers Nanami.

[The view gets really shaky for a moment]

„Alright! The ceremony is about to start.“

[The recording ends]

April 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM

[The recording starts]

Shortly after the camera turns on does music start playing, signaling the arrival of the bride. It’s a very familiar song to everyone. The instrumental version of “Hatsukoi wo Mata Hajimeyou”, requested by Jules and self-proclaimed „couple song“ by the wedding pair. And there she comes. The bride in her wedding gown getting walked down the little path by her father-in-law. The dress is a kimono-inspired blush pink dress with sakura embroidery. Absolutely beautiful. Syo’s eyes start to shine as he sees Jules. His smile is bigger than anyone has ever seen. The brunette’s smile is just as bright. Both of them have tears in their eyes, which could fall any second. The young idol meets his bride and dad halfway down the path. He gives Jules a quick peck on the cheek and turns to his dad to thank him. They exchange a few words and a pat on the shoulder before his dad “gives” Jules over to him. Syo holds out his hand to her. “Shall we, my gorgeous princess?” The blue-eyed girl blushes but takes it without hesitation. „Absolutely, my handsome prince.” Now it is Syo who blushes. Both of them walk together, hand in hand, to the front where the officiant awaits.

[A little while later]

“Now it’s time for the wedding vows.”, the officiant announces. Jules, nervously, goes first.

“My Prince.”, she starts. “There is so much to say and believe me when I say that I wrote down 10 pages full of stuff I wanted to say but I keep it short. I love you. And with every single day that passes, I do more. You are the light in my life that keeps me going, even through the darkest moments. I can always count on you to make me laugh, since literally the moment we’ve met all these years ago. The day you confessed to me feels like it was just yesterday because time with you is flying by so fast. You make me so happy. This may be cliche but you are my best friend who understands me fully and where I don’t have to hide who I am. I know we can manage anything that life throws at us. I can’t wait to explore our life together beside you as your wife! I promise to always love and honor you till the day I die. I love you so much, Syo...”

Syo‘s eyes water again and he leans forward to kiss Jules‘ forehead. „I love you too.“ He squeezes her hands before starting his own vow.

„Jules. My princess. Let me start this off by saying that you’re the best thing that life has ever given me. I don’t know what I did to deserve someone as sweet and supportive as you. You’re definitely thinking now that you’re not worthy to be thought of like that but it’s true. You are everything to me. I will always protect you and remind you every day that you’re absolutely amazing. I love you with my whole being. The fact that you didn’t leave me due to my job but instead always encourage and support me through and through makes me so incredibly thankful to have you in my life. Our ‚Prince of Fighting’ marathons are also always so much fun. I treasure these moments deeply in my heart. I promise, no, I swear, as your prince, that I will always come back home to you, no matter how long we‘re apart and that I‘ll always love and adore you. I love you, princess.“

Tears are running down Jules’ cheeks, which Syo gently wipes away with his thumbs under her glasses. Then he turns his head away to wipe his own teary eyes. The wedding guests are very quiet, seemingly moved by the couple’s vows. After a short pause is it finally time. The officiant turns to Syo first.

“Do you, Syo Kurusu, take Jules Hawthorne to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love her, honor her, respect her, and be faithful to her, through anything life may bring, for as long as you both shall live?”

“I do!”, answers Syo confidently.

“Do you, Jules Hawthorne, take Syo Kurusu to be your lawfully wedded husband? Do you promise to love him, honor him, respect him, and be faithful to him, through anything life may bring, for as long as you both shall live?”

“Yes, I do!”, answers Jules in her soft voice.

The officiant nods at the now married couple. “I hereby happily pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss your princess.” Syo turns to Jules with a look full of love. He softly cups her cheeks, asking for permission, which she gives through a slight nod. Then he leans in for a sweet kiss, sealing their promise for eternity. Applause is rising around them as they gently lean their foreheads against each other’s. The couple turn their heads and catch the camera’s view. They chuckle and wave, showing off their rings with excitement. Truly an adorable sight.

[The recording ends]

April 8, 2021 at 12:00 PM

[The recording starts]

“Good afternoon, it’s Tokiya this time. We’re at the reception and waiting for the happy couple to arrive.” A sudden voice interrupts. It’s Cecil. “Hey, when will Syo and Jules arrive?” “Pretty soon, I’m sure.”, answers Ren instead. “I can’t wait~!”, exclaims Natsuki. “Shhh! I think they’re coming!”, says Otoya excitedly. Shining steps forward with a microphone in his hand.

[The camera zooms in on Shining]

“Hello, everyone! I have the great honor today to introduce the newly married couple! Let’s welcome them with a round of applause! Here are Mr. and Mrs. Syo and Jules Kurusu!!!” A big thunder of applause erupts. The married couple comes in, hand in hand, and just as happy as at the ceremony. Syo takes the microphone and addresses the crowd.

“Good afternoon! Thank you so much for coming and celebrating this important milestone with us. It really means a lot! This is the plan for the afternoon and evening. After the reception my wife and I have our first dance.” Jules’ shyness kicks in, which her blush gives away. The blonde gives her an encouraging smile and puts an arm around her. The blue-eyed girl smiles back at her husband. Syo turns back to the guests. “And after that, the buffet and bar are open, so eat and drink to your heart’s content. There are some surprises planned during the wedding party, as well. We really hope you continue to have a lot of fun today! Again, thank you all for coming!” Everyone raises their glasses:

“TO SYO AND JULES!”

[The recording ends]

#💍 shortcakes wedding 2021 #shortcakes 💗 #syotime

[utanoprince-imagines]

Starish and Quartet Night as bungo stray dogs’ abilities

A/N: Other than utapri, I am also a huge fan of BSD, and so I thought why not write about the boys having the abilities like the characters in BSD Generally I tried to keep it to classic literature book titles and based their abilities on the title of the book.

I also decided to split the boys into team ADA and port mafia. Not sure if I should put this as my disclaimer but putting a boy in the PM does not necessarily mean he is a ‘bad’ person. My take on the ADA and PM for this scenario is that they fight for different reasons!

All in all, these are just some headcanons I have and may not be 100% accurate to the boys’ personalities or the BSD plot.

Welp, this was a lengthy a/n mainly cause I’m kinda nervous about posting these kind of stuff. But thank you for reading till the end and I hope you like it!

STARISH

Otoya:

Designation: ADA

Ability name: In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)

Ability description: Ability user is able to travel up to 1 hour back into the past. Anyone who is standing within a 5-metre radius of the user will also be affected.

Otoya discovered his ability when his friend nearly cycled into the path of a bus 

Otoya looked on in shocked and desperately prayed that he could turn back time, which was what eventually happened and he managed to pull his friend to safety

Unlike the other ADA members who were recruited by Reiji, Otoya volunteered to join the agency at his own will 

Otoya is always eager to go on missions, whether he was assigned to it or not. He wants to do whatever he can to help others

He eventually trained his stamina by jogging every morning, as well as took self defence classes

Once in a while, he hangs out with Syo to play soccer (whether a not the both of them decide to use their abilities during a match is up to them) 

He looks up to Reiji a lot and is close to Tokiya 

Tokiya:

Designation: ADA

Ability name: Persuasion (Jane Austen)

Ability description: Once eye contact has been made, ability user is able to get the victim to reveal whatever secret he desires.

Tokiya stumbled across his ability when he was asking his mum what she got him for his birthday and she told him

She later admitted that she did not have the intention to reveal his gift in the first place

Tokiya initially had mixed feelings about his ability, as he was aware that some people wanted to keep certain thoughts hidden

But he later learnt how to better control his ability, and decided to use it for good

Reiji later recruited Tokiya into the ADA after having a chat with him in a cafe and Tokiya showing interest in helping with the agency

Tokiya has little to no combat skill, but to make up for it, he is extremely intelligent

Before going after an enemy, Tokiya does intense research on the person, sometimes asking Ai for help

He is then able to cause the enemy to go into a panicked state when his deepest, darkest secret is revealed

As much as possible, Tokiya avoids leaving the office and similar to Masato, he spends his free time reading as well as listening to music

Natsuki:

Designation: Port Mafia 

Ability name: Lost Illusions (Honore de Balzac)

Ability description: Ability user is able to send victim into a trance-like state, allowing user to brainwash the victim. For the ability to work, eye contact has to be made.

When he was a child, Natsuki was ordering ice cream when the man suddenly looked dizzy and said odd things

His parents later explained to him that it was an ability granted to him

Natsuki didn’t really understand it, but he was careful to not make eye contact with anyone for too long as he was aware that was what set the ability off

Growing up, he learnt how to control it and can now make eye contact with people without his ability setting off

Camus personally recruited Natsuki into the port mafia, recognising the strength of his ability if used well

Despite his tall figure, Natsuki loves cute things and is often seen bringing mini pastries to Camus’ office to eat with him (Camus appreciates that a lot)

During his off days, Natsuki enjoys catching up with his favourite TV show (Piyo chan)

He loves dotting on Syo due to his small size and enjoys putting him in ‘cute clothing’ (despite Syo’s multiple protests)

Masato:

Designation: ADA

Ability name: The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)

Ability description: Ability user is able to transport people to a garden which is inaccessible by outsiders. Only people within a certain radius are affected.

Masa didn't have the brightest childhood, and grew up emotionally broken

He first discovered his ability when he heard his parents fighting outside and he found himself transported to a different room 

When he finally came out of his secret room, he realised thst his parents had been searching for him, giving him a greater understanding of his ability

He uses his ability to save others from harm, but occasionally uses it as a retreat when he needs the time and space to think 

When Ren comes over to bother find him, they sometimes gather in his secret room, away from the public eye 

Masato learned how to fight with the katana to make up for his ability which lacks combat

He prefers office work and spends most of his free time reading 

Ren:

Designation: Port Mafia 

Ability name: Perfume (Patrick Suskind)

Ability description: Ability user is able to track down a person with his scent. For ability to work, a piece of clothing must be given to the user.

Ren discovered his ability when he was trying to return a lost handkerchief to a stranger who dropped it in a crowd

He took a whiff of it and immediately saw the location of the owner as well as the path he took

He was recruited into the port mafia by Natsuki when he stumbled upon him carrying out a mission

During his off days, Ren enjoys playing darts in an underground pub

He also enjoys looking for Masato from the ADA to hang out with him (also Masa might beg to differ)

What he lacks in combat, he makes up for with his ability, tracking down multiple criminals and targets with ease 

Ren is a sweet talker, and is easily able to convince target women to pass him their scarf/handkerchief for his team to track them down later 

He is often seen working with Syo, who helps with the combat side of missions

Syo:

Designation: Port Mafia 

Ability name: Fires on the Plain (Ooka Shohei)

Ability description: Ability user is able to use fire. He can also control the intensity, and how far it can spread.

Syo first discovered his ability when he was in a heated argument with a friend and accidentally set a portion of grass on fire

He then trained himself to be careful and to learn how to control his ability

Ren was the one who convinced Syo to join the port mafia, telling him that his ability would be well respected in the agency (he was right)

Syo quickly rose up the ranks in the port mafia, and is often tasked with leading missions

Syo is a very smart ability user, and knows when to use his ability to just threaten someone and when to use it to hurt someone

During his off days, he is often playing soccer with Otoya. Although he says that no abilities should be used, he sometimes uses his ability to trap Otoya within a certain space while he scores a goal

Syo admires Natsuki’s ability a lot, and enjoys working with him (although he will never admit it)

Cecil:

Designation: ADA

Ability name: The Call of the Wild (Jack London)

Ability description: Ability user is able to freely transform into a wolf on command. This ability is highly suited for combat

Cecil’s parents were the first to discover his ability when they went to wake Cecil up one morning but discovered a wolf lying in his place instead

They initially panicked but upon hearing the wolf mumbling, they realised it was just their son

Cecil was recruited by Reiji when he turned into a wolf to help sniff out for survivors in a snowstorm

Realising that they’re abilities worked well together, the both of them worked as a team a lot

Cecil is often seen training his stamina so that he could keep up with his wolf abilities

While he usually has a calm and happy personality, Cecil can become extremely violent when angry and has little control over his emotions

During off days, Cecil likes to take shelter in a high tree to read his book or listen to music

Cecil doesn’t like doing paperwork and is often seen asking Tokiya or Masato to help him (which they reluctantly agree to because Cecil is very cute)   

QUARTET NIGHT

Reiji:

Designation: ADA (leader)

Ability name: Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)

Ability description: Ability user is able to control snow over a certain radius. Depending on the user, light snow or a snowstorm can be summoned.

Reiji discovered his ability when he was a child and was upset that it wasn't snowing for Christmas

He ended up summoning a light snow over his house

He founded the ADA in hopes of using his ability to help others

On off duty days, Reiji uses his ability during winter festivals to make children happy by sending down snow to help them build snowman or take part in snowball fights

Reiji is not too fond of using his ability to hurt others. However if the situation calls for it, he will.

Depending on the severity of the situation, Reiji can either send heavy snow to scare the villain off or unleash a deadly snowstorm to directly hurt the villain.

The only scenario where Reiji casts a deadly storm is usually when someone he loves gets hurt.

He is often seen working with Cecil as their abilities work well together 

Reiji often uses his ability to trap the villain within a certain area, while Cecil swoops in to hold the villain down

Ranmaru:

Designation: Port Mafia (but is kind of a lone wolf) 

Ability name: In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)

Ability description: Ability user is able to leave no trace of crime committed. All evidence is wiped clean once the user leaves the crime scene.

However, much is still unknown about this ability. 

Ranmaru first discovered his ability when he devised a detailed plan to kill his friend’s stalker

When he was about to wipe off the blood on his knife, he realised it had already disappeared

He honestly did not know what to feel about his ability. He didn't exactly despise murder, but knowing that the cases remained unsolved bothered hims slightly

The only things he know about his ability is the fact that all evidence will be erased the moment he leaves the crime scene

But there is said to be more to his ability than that

He was recruited into the port mafia by Camus but with the condition that he was allowed to work alone

As he spends most of his time in his apartment, he isn't close to anyone

Ai:

Designation: ADA 

Ability name: Masks (Fumiko Enchi)

Ability description: Ability user is able to take the form of someone else. However, for this ability to work, the user needs to recognise the exact shape and form of the victim in detail.

Being a droid, Ai was programmed with the knowledge that his ability exists

His first experience with his ability was when he was people watching and accidentally morphed into a stranger he was looking at

Ai’s constant curiosity has allowed him to easily memorise the faces of others, as well as their physique

Because of that, he is a complete pro in using his ability

He was also programmed to distinguish between the right and wrongs of the world

He is fully aware of the capability his ability has to engage in wrong doings

Despite so, he chooses to only use his ability to do good

He's not a fan of fighting and prefers to write up reports and conduct interrogations in the office

He is close with Tokiya and is often seen hanging out with him

Camus:

Designation: Port Mafia (leader) 

Ability name: Phoenix (Osamu Tezuka)

Ability description: Ability user possess phoenix abilities to a certain extent, the most notable one being able to heal mortal wounds and revive selected people from the dead. 

Camus discovered his ability when he had a injury from horse riding and ended up healing himself when he hovered his hand over the sprain

He joined the port mafia as a low rank employee, but quickly worked his way up to the top due to his ability, eventually taking over the organisation 

Most of the time, he is inside his office (drinking tea) while watching over the city

He has a decent combat ability, but prefers to leave the fighting to his underlings as he felt that it was not 'royal' of him to engage in such things 

One of his known skills is the ability to revive the dead, but for this to work, the person needs to be dead for less than an hour

Camus barely uses this ability as he believes that death is inevitable, but if someone in the port mafia (or ADA because he lowkey loves them) is dead, he will not hesitate to bring them back to life

He is someone who likes working alone and is not particularly close to anyone in the organisation

#uta no prince sama #utapri #starish #ittoki otoya #ichinose tokiya #shinomiya natsuki #hijirikawa masato #Jinguji Ren #kurusu syo #aijima cecil #quartet night #kotobuki reiji #kurosaki ranmaru #mikaze ai #camus #uta no prince sama scenarios #uta no prince sama imagines #utapri scenarios #utapri imagines #utanoprince-imagines

[utapri-headcanons-imagines]

Masato Hijirikawa/Otoya Ittoki

Masato and Otoya’s relationship was a slow-burner. They bloomed quite late (especially compared to everyone else in STARISH), probably coming together as fully-fledged adults, as opposed to young lovers

Otoya is usually the one to start things out. He was the first one to ask to hold Masato’s hand. Otoya asked for everything first, but only did it if the other was comfortable enough. Surprisingly, however, Masato was the one to initiate their first kiss

Masato finds Otoya’s guitar strumming very relaxing, and Otoya feels the same about Masato’s piano playing. It’s really nice for the both of them to come home and be welcomed by the sound of their lover’s soft music

Otoya is kind of a dork when it comes to Masato’s theatre performances. He always comes on the opening night (he makes sure to clear his schedule a month before). He puts on his nicest suit and sits in the audience with a huge smile on his face. Otoya always gets really excited when he sees Masato enter on stage. He tries his best not to call out to him, though the ushers always hush him.

Otoya is strangely but utterly fascinated by Masato’s beauty mark. Masato finds it to be endearingly weird, and embarrassing; he doesn’t understand why Otoya thinks it’s so interesting. He doesn’t have the words to fully explain it, only ever able to say that he just finds it “pretty” or “beautiful”. Otoya will occasionally brush his thumb over the mark when they kiss, delicately stroking Masato’s cheek.

One of the favorite things that they like to do is to go on walks during late autumn. The leaves are crunchy and the weather is just right for the both of them. Otoya likes the weather to be warmer but he would rather hold hands with his lover while walking down the path. Otoya sometimes jokes about having Masato run with him in the hot summer.

Masato practices various methods of meditation, and will sometimes ask Otoya to join him. They both know that Otoya isn’t particularly good at sitting still or concentrating on mindfulness exercises, but it’s still comforting to have him around, even if he can be somewhat distracting. Otoya genuinely tries very hard to focus though, so at least you can’t fault him for that.

#request #mod shay #mod zozo #masaoto #character x character #headcanons #utapri #uta no prince sama #imagines

[the-calicos-missteps]

Flames to Aura: KHR and UtaPri

How the Flames of KHR would change to fit the aura’s of a performer in UtaPri. 

Note: The Aura’s will still be called by the original names from KHR. For example, red would still be Storm, orange would be Sky and so on. 

Whatever aura an idol has, this is just the area they excel in. It does not mean they do not have the other traits at all. I will be only be dealing with Dying Will Flames of the Sky here, and including Snow Flames as their own flames. I may include Dying Will Flames of the Earth later (because we stan Enma here). 

Red/Storm: From Disintegration to Inspiration. Performing artists need inspiration to perform. Without inspiration, nothing new can ever be made. You will never be able to draw people in without something new. 

Ex. Inspiration can hit like a sudden Storm. 

Orange/Sky: From Harmony to Charisma. If a singer is not charismatic, why would someone watch them? The ability to draw in a crowd is a must for an idol.

Ex. The Sky always draws people to watch it. 

Yellow/Sun: From Activation to Charm. While this can be confused with Charisma, they are not the same thing. Charm can draw people in; Charisma is the ability to keep them there. 

Ex. The Sun brings people out to play. 

Green/Lightning: From Hardening to Adaptability. One will go through many experiences and have many different gigs as an idol. They must be adaptable to be successful. 

Ex. Lightning is adapting and ever changing, especially when it hits an obstacle. 

Blue/Rain: From Tranquility to Attractiveness/Sexiness. Looks are definitely a must for idols. Many people are attracted to idols because of their looks. 

Ex. People always look hot drenched from water in the Rain. 

Indigo/Mist: From Creation to Daringness. You first need to dare to risk it all to become an idol. And even as an idol, you need to dare everything to stay relevant. 

Ex. Opportunities can slip through the fingers just like Mist.

Purple/Cloud: From Propagation to Mysteriousness. It can make people curious about you, and then they want to always know more once invested. 

Ex. Clouds hide what’s underneath, always making people curious. 

White/Snow: Freezing to Determination. To succeed as an idol, you must be determined to. You can not just float on by and just expect success. 

Ex. Snow slowly but surely always manages to beat everything in its path. 

Can you guess which characters have each aura? Hint: STARISH is very obvious. 

#katekyo hitman reborn #uta no prince sama #uta no prince sama fanfic #katekyo hitman reborn au #aus #dying will flames #idols #starish #vongola #anime #music

[captain-jinguji]

hiii! first off, i adore your blog so much! your writing is always so fun to read and it’s really good! i love it all! ^^ also, i’d like to request ren marriage headcanons like the reiji ones! please and thank youuuu 🥺🧡

Thanks and sorry it took so long 😅❤

REN JINGUJI WEDDING HEADCANONS

You already know my man Ren went all out for both the proposal and the wedding 💅

If you think this man didn't get all of STARISH and then some involved in your proposal, then you got another thing coming

(I might make proposal headcanons 👀)

Anyway you cant object in the fact that this wedding was massive

Like Kardashian weddings kind of massive

And in southern Italy both because he wants to honor his heritage and because Italy is beautiful, ultimately bringing out YOUR beauty 😌

It was close to the beach but not *at* the beach, rather at a remote location where you could smell the ocean breeze a few feet away but you were actually just surrounded by rocks, sand, and tropical plants

Ahem may you be surrounded by the most beautiful orchestra as you walk down the aisle

Masato is his best man by default and if you dont think that he slapped Ren right before the ceremony talking about "this is serious Jinguji. I hope you know that."

"I know Masayan, why did you have to slap me!?"

Anyway he gets all giddy and excited when he sees you walk up to him, shifting on his feet and twirling his thumbs

Wow hes never been so nervous.

The softest whisper of, "youre beautiful..."

But the vows 😩 y'all already know he made everyone weep

"Darling, the day I met you I could've never imagined the way you would absolutely rock my world. I tried time and time again to woo you and sweep you off your feet, to no avail. I do remember you slapping me after one particular incident, but looking back now it was well deserved." Cue cough from Masato "I agree" cough.

Ren silently kicked the man behind him before continuing, "but i knew that in order for me to win your affection, I needed to change my approach. So i took the time of getting to know you, of learning the ins and outs of your soul, all while you took the time to learn about me; something not many people do. Life gets tough, ive seen my fair share of mountains and rocky roads, but it's less tough with you by my side. I feel comfortable, loved, and secure when I'm with you, something I mostly only pretend to feel with others. You are truly the stars in my sky, (Y/N), and I wouldnt know what to do if your light ever went out of my life. I love you. "

Cue everyone low-key crying because we've never seen Ren being a softy

Anyway! Lots of roses flowers being thrown at you for good luck, fortune, love, and prosperity !

The cake? It wasnt even that tall, 3 layers. But it was BIG it took you guys a machete to cut it lol

Of course it had you and his face on it with some flowers as decoration 😌

Lots of funky dancing and "bride/groom and groom run down the path and into the ocean because those pictures would be fun" moments

Won't let anyone else dance with you all night because this is still surreal to him

Took what felt like a 3 month honeymoon but you enjoyed all of it, promise

#uta no prince sama #uta no prince shining live #utapri starish stillnotsorry #utanoprincesama #utapri headcanons #starish #jinguji ren

[utapriyanderes]

Blog Masterlist

~Story:

Their Yandere Types (ST☆RISH)

Their Yandere Type (QUARTET NIGHT)

Their Yandere Type (HE★VENS)

Ringo Tsukimiya & Ryuya Hyuga Type

Satsuki (Shinomiya) Type

Haruka Nanami Type

Tomochika Shibuya Type

Seiichiro Jinguji Type (Possessive & Manipulative Type)

Shining (Mitsuo) Saotome Type (Old ver.)

When You First Meet -

Otoya Ittoki

Masato Hijirikawa

Natsuki Shinomiya

Tokiya Ichinose

AUs:

Fairytale AU -

Teaser

Otoya Ittoki (Beginnings/Chapter 1)

Masato Hijirikawa (Beginnings/Chapter 1)

Natsuki Shinomiya (Beginnings/Chapter 1)

Tokiya Ichinose (Beginnings/Chapter 1)

Yandere Shining Live AU -

Syo & Ranmaru (You getting trapped inside.)

Natsuki, Ren, & Cecil (You getting trapped inside.)

Ren & Ai (Switching them to another.)

Exploring inside Shining Live with Natsuki and asking to see the others.

Fantasy AU - 

Yamato Hyuga Scenario.

Eiichi, Kira, and Eiji Scenarios

Vampire Eiichi Scenario

Harem AU -

ST☆RISH Path (Intro)

QUARTET NIGHT Path (Intro)

HE★VENS Path (Intro)

Robots (Ai) Takes Over The World AU -

Scenario

Non-Ask Scenarios (That could be story):

~ Ai Scenario

~ Masato x Reader x Ren Scenario

~ Ranmaru Scenario

~ Camus x Reader x Eiji Scenario

~ Ringo Tsukimiya Scenario

Choose Your Own Adventure Story:

Part One (No choice)

Part Two (choice split)

Oneshot “BLOOD SPLATTER PARTY-☆!”

Fanart Work:

~ Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Syo)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Ranmaru)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Ranmaru)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Ren)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Otoya)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Otoya)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Nagi)

~  Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Syo)

~ Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Tokiya)

~ Scenario Comic (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay) (w/ Camus)

~ Fairytale AU Otoya Ittoki (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay)

~ Shining Live AU Natsuki Shinomiya (by @fwaffer0vv0)

~ Shining Live AU Ai Mikaze (by @superkidiffical /Kenjay)

~ Shining Live AU Natsuki Shinomiya (by @fwaffer0vv0)

General Questions/Talks:

~  Is there any scenario where Natsuki would have to use violence? Or is his other side the one who always does that?

~  In this AU would Syo still have the heart problems he has?

~ Me on writing Utapri ships.

~ What would QN think of having a male s/o?

~  Who is most to least likely to take advantage of if their darling has a chronic condition like babying them, telling them that they need them around, etc.

~ Otome games.

~ Favorite Idol

~ Do you play Shining Live? If so, do you have a favorite UR card?

~  Favorite supernatural creature and/or legendary creature?

~  Do you think Cecil would consider cursing you via magic if you just kept refusing to stay with him or if you broke up with him or something like that?

~  What would the members think if you fought against them, but then by some "accident," came down with amnesia? Who would be most likely to take advantage of it?

~  Would be people that would Masato let it or would it be more tolerant to the touch? Like parents, the doctor or his sister?

~ Favorite event stories in Shining Live?

~  Is there an AU that you wanted to write for the boys, but never got the chance to?

~ Tears of Themis 1

~ Tears of Themis 2

~ Tears of Themis 3

~ Tears of Themis 4

~  What sort of case would you like to see if the Tears of Themis characters and Utapri characters ended up crossing over?

~  Would Quartet Night be able to share a S/O?

~  Out of all of the boys in the yandere verse, who would be the ones that might be able to evade capture by the authorities if suspicion were placed on them?

~ Out of Starish, who would break an extremely combative and stubborn S/O the quickest in this AU?

~ Harem AU 1

~ Harem AU 2

~ Harem AU 3

~ Harem AU 4

~ Court of Darkness

~ Camus

~ Court of Darkness & Utapri Boys

~ (Not an ask) 2021 Year in Review

Blog Chain Event:

Information

The Beginning

One

Two

Asks:

~ How would they react if their s/o is a female idol with a male majority fan base and if it was a meet and greet with handshakes and pictures that were cheekies.

~  Starish reacting to their senpai in QN trying to steal their s/o, and how far they’d go to keep s/o from being taken.

~ QN reacting to their s/o being stalked.

~  QN & ST☆RISH stalking their S/O.

~  STARISH and QN with jealous of a friend of your s/o.

~  STARISH and QN reacting to your s / o trying to end the relationship.

~ HE★VENS stalking their s/o.

~  QN, Tokiya and Ren if they found out their possessive behavior ended up putting their s/o into danger?

~  The s/o is also a yandere! How do QN & Starish react to it?

~ Being with Masato on a daily basis.

~  QN and STARISH if your s/o could escape from where they had locked them up.

~  Haruka when she notices QN taking an interest in her s/o.

~  In a relationship with Yamato, Natsuki, and Reiji? (All separately)

~  The reactions of the QN, STARISH and HEAVENS at the first meeting with reader.

~  "Hot" headcanons for the boys of STARISH. (NSFW-ish)

~ HE★VENS if your s/o could escape from where they had locked them up.

~ In a relationship with Eiichi and Eiji. (Both separately)

~ QN stained with blood.

~ Cecil with a S/O like in Yandere Simulator.

~  Could I request a short first date for QN and them discovering or realizing they really like their s/o?

~  May I ask about how our STARISH boys would react to a rascal s/o that does everything to push their buttons and test their limit?

~  Risque headcanons for HEAVENS. (NSFW-ish)

~  QN react to their s/o trying trying to kill them.

~ STARISH stained with blood.

~ How do you think STARISH would react to their s/o hurting themselves?

~  How Tokiya will react to his s/o being a comprehensive lover?

~  A class + Ai how they would treat you if they had you locked up.

~  What if Ranmaru's s/o noticed his strange ''extremely jealous'' behavior and started flirting with other guys just to tease him?

~  QN’s s/o being a rebel.

~  S/O finds Otoya and Natsuki actually killed someone.

~  Hi, what would a relationship be like with Otoya and Ai?

~  HEAVENS S/O attempting to murder them and whether they succeeded or not.

~  A NSFW (sexy) scenario with Yandere Masato. (NSFW-ish)

~  How would Ren, Ranmaru, Syo, Otoya and Ai react to their S/O's over-baring parent(s)?

~  A reader who's in a relationship with both Yandere Eiichi and Yandere Kira.

~  HCs for yandere QN and Haruka realizing the target of their affection is falling in love with a fellow female idol.

~  HCs for QN's isolation techniques and the ways they separate their darlings from the world.

~  What would the A class Starish boys do if they noticed you falling for S Starish class boys?

~  Satsuki and Natsuki working together due to a female darling.

~  How would QN kidnap the reader? And where would they hide them?

~  QN with their crush loving singing/music by another idol who is noticeably less skilled than they are.

~  Ren and Camus sharing a darling.

~  How Quartet Night would deal with their s/o having depression and anxiety episodes from too much social isolation when QN's been at work for too long.

~  How would QN react to one of their kohais trying to steal their special someone from them?

~  Otoya and Ren fighting over the same love interest.

~ Headcannons for Yandere Yamato.

~  Poly relationship with Yandere Masato and Natsuki seeing someone flirt their fem s/o in front of them.

~  Reiji & Ai sharing an S/O.

~  Poly Ranmaru and Ai and their dynamic with a fem! darling.

~  Eiichi/Reader scenario but the Reader is also kinda yandere and otherwise into Eiichi's creepy behavior.

~  How a Yandere Tokiya would handle one of his anti-fans harassing and stalking his S/O.

~ How would Yamato kill someone.

~ Reacting to a ballerina s/o (Otoya, Masato, & Tokiya)

~ Masato and Tokiya sharing a s/o.

~  What would happen if the reader ends up with an unusual supernatural creature bite on a botched escape attempt and transform after your human yandere captor re-confine you?

~ S/o knocks out their captor out of self-defense and runs away only for them to come back and recapture them. (Eiichi, Kira, Van, & Yamato)

~  Ren and his brother Seiichiro both having their eyes on the same s/o.

~  Headcanons of Quartet Night with a world famous female figure skater.

#I finally made a Masterlist everyone! #I don't know if it will be helpfiul but also hopefully it will be! #I'll try to update it often! #Here you all go~!

[utanoprinces]

Dragon Route: Natsuki

After a long stretch of months in the creative pit, I have been very busy on my selfship blog but otherwise quietly sticking to work I have emerged with one of the first of my written commissions! Commissioned by the very kind and longsuffering @eldritchdoctor, who waited far too many months for it to be completed, the first of the Starish routes is here to be read at your leisure. This one, like Reiji’s, will not be in narration-player format like the others but is instead a very long one-shot. I hope you enjoy!

Tale of: the Merchant and Citrine Dragon

The first time you met him, you thought it’d be the last night you’d walk the earth. To this day, you wonder if—had you not crossed paths with him—it would have been. Your cart had broken down in the middle of the mountain crossing, right on the curve overlooking a valley. Normally, that would spell doom, as the kingdom at large is well aware that the area is rife with the Fae and all their mischief, tricks, and traps laid to ensnare unlucky or unsuspecting mortals. It’s said that even straying a meter from the man-made path is enough to get yourself caught up in a wild goose chase after false lanterns or end up some unknown creature’s meal, so when you’d nervously sat down on the grassy hill beside your broken cart in despair only to minutes-later be met with a sudden, gentle voice, you had immediately assumed it was the end.

“Cute, little human~!” The voice called. “Did your wheel box fall apart?”

Wheel box? You thought to yourself very absently, unable to think much else with a chill running down your spine. Realizing he meant the cart, you looked up—and froze in place.

He was tall, so tall. Broad-shouldered, but with a softness about his entire demeanor that nearly made you forget the danger you were in, and clad in a long, smooth coat that graduated from rich yellows to soft browns. Farther up, you were briefly entranced by the green of his eyes, like grass in sunlight, framed by a pair of filigree spectacles and wavy, beige-gold hair that twisted in so many shiny, pleasant ways that you were nearly bowled over by the very unprecedented desire to dig your hands into it and run your fingers through to the ends.

However, the most arresting part of the open, inviting face gazing down at you was not any of the features you’d normally consider yourself familiar with. Instead of his pale skin, his gentle smile, or those eyes that threatened to capture you once more, it was the twisting, bronze horns curling across his forehead that most caught your eye. 

He tilted his head, face shifting into a concerned expression with wide, owlish eyes.

“Hm? Can you not hear me…?” He kneeled before you to reach your eye level, still smiling far wider than was appropriate. He waved his hands in front of your face—his fingertips had claws!—and hummed. “Are you all right, human~?”

“What are you?” You blurted. His face broadened in surprise before he smiled once more.

“A friend. Here to help you.” He turned his attention away from you and tapped his face, standing straight as he approached your fallen cart with an appraising eye. Your attention zoned in on the golden tail behind him, crested with feathers near where it disappeared into his coat and at the end, where it splayed into beautiful long plumes that shimmered faintly in the moonlight. You quietly decided that—whatever he was—he was certainly the most stunning creature you'd ever seen.

It went on like that, with the strange being waving his hand in a seemingly random pattern and somehow pulling your cart together again. When he finished reassembling it, he returned to you and helped you up by gripping the back of your clothes as if you were a kitten and settled you on your feet.

“Are you traveling alone?” He asked. “That seems so lonely!”

“I don’t exactly have a choice,” you replied carefully. “I have to make a living somehow.” He hummed in awe, face turning once more to that innocent, wide-eyed expression. You almost wondered if he was teasing you, but he just seemed so… guileless. It was hard to gauge, so you kept your guard up, even as his tail swayed with interest.

“What is it you do exactly? I haven’t gotten the chance to talk to many humans! Syo always tries to drag me away when I see any.” 

You frowned. ‘Syo’? You shook your head and walked down to your cart, carefully brushing over the joints and straps and making sure nothing had fallen out when it broke down. You took up the straps again. “I’m a merchant. Traveling, usually but… I’ve heard of some opportunities near the capital that seem profitable.” 

“P… profitable?” The being squinted, as if testing the word in his mouth. You stared at him.

“Do you… know what commerce is, er…?” 

He brightened. “Natsuki!” His face fell again. “...and no… but I’m very curious to learn.” Somehow… something about the way he seemed so knowledgeable and yet so childish at once… it struck you. You couldn’t help breathing a small huff of amusement as you straightened the straps over your shoulders and took a step.

“You’re right, Natsuki. The journey has been pretty lonely, so far.” 

He easily caught up and fell into step beside you, politely and thoughtfully folding his hands in front of him. “I can keep you company! I’m so curious about humans, you know!” You smiled awkwardly at him.

“As long as you don’t try to snare me or take my name or anything…”

“Take your name?” He blinked. “Is that something humans do?” He gasped. “Is that what bandits do? Now I know why I always see people running from them!” This guy… was he really Fae? That was what you had thought until his eyes had lit up with understanding… moments before he seemed to shrink in on himself. “A-ah… I see. You’re… afraid.” You flinched. He sounded so, so terribly sad. You weren’t expecting a being like him to care what a human thought… or maybe you’d even thought he might show his true colors if you were blunt with him. However, to your surprise, he genuinely seemed concerned. He lowered his eyes, looking out over the swathes of forest that stretched away down the side of the path as you both trudged forward. “I… understand. Tokiya says humans avoid the valley because they are afraid of the Court, but… please believe me when I say that dragons and the Court are not entirely alike. We don’t wish to hurt humans.” He paused and frowned. “Well… most of us.”

You weren’t entirely sure how to respond. Court? Dragons? He was a dragon? But dragons hadn’t been heard of in over fifty years! Still, his tail, his horns, the casual way he’d used magic… it matched the legends you’d heard. What in the world were you meant to do with such information, though?

“I’m not afraid,” you blurted, and immediately snapped your mouth shut, feeling your face heat up. Okay, maybe that was impulsive. Maybe you’d just wanted to reassure him that you didn’t hate him, with him looking so gentle and wounded like he was. Almost instantly, his gaze snapped back to you, face splitting into an overjoyed grin that seemed to glow brighter than the moonlight itself… or perhaps that was the faintly-shimmering, golden mist that very subtly bloomed from between his lips and surrounded you both. Your heart stuttered as you were overcome with imagery, sensations… something you’d never quite felt before.

Biting into sweet pears and feeling the juices run down your hands but knowing that it would be washed away by clean water. Licking honey from your fingertips, surrounded by the scent of fresh bread and butter and the laughter of people you love. Being held in a pile of soft cushions, fingertips brushing down your skin.

He was golden. He was radiant. He was celestial. 

He… was the most beautiful thing you’d ever experienced and—you blinked. Wait just a moment; what was all that? You stared up at him, faltering in your steps as your brows knit and you attempted to gauge his demeanor. Natsuki simply smiled, his eyes soft and distant, his energy overall serene and unthreatening.

“I’m happy if that’s the case,” he said carefully, eyes never leaving yours. “I’m happy if you trust me enough to take you wherever you’re going.” He blinked slowly and tilted his head. “You are… incredibly fascinating and cute.”

The heat in your face had increased, your walk had continued, and finally, after many hours, you’d reached the end of the mountain pass. Before you reached the outpost, Natsuki regaled you with tales of his interactions with pixies, of the annual revel of the Fae Court and all the dragons that met there, of his home, his love of animals. He also asked plenty of questions, both mundane and vast, about humans and human life. Little by little, he entertained you and kept you at ease and—strangely—in a way, he kept you safe the entire while. Finally, he glanced up towards the wall of the outpost cresting over the distant trees and looked back to you, lifting a hand to gently brush through your hair.

“I hope you stay safe on the rest of your journey, cute Merchant,” he said, leaning down to smile at you directly. “...and I hope you keep me in your thoughts.”

With that, he waved as innocently as a child and faded before you could reply, leaving you alone on the path with a mended cart and entirely stunned. 

⁂

With the city bustling around you, you sigh quietly and look up to the mountain range at the edge of the horizon. The sky is bright and blue, nary a cloud in sight; the air is the perfect temperature for traveling… and you are traveling light, so everything is in place for a pleasant journey aside from the usual possible hazards of being abroad. You lick your lips, glancing up at the smudges of grey-green in the blueness once more, the distant peaks only just showing over the top of the city walls. 

It has been some time since you’ve journeyed through the mountain pass. Years, even. You’ve led a relatively calm life moving your wares between the capital and surrounding villages, but now it's once again time for you to leave your roots and start somewhere new. Whether it's because you've heard rumors of new, even-more fascinating items to sell in existence beyond the mountains or simply because your heart is yearning for the road, you haven't decided. All you know is that you are called to go… and so you do, though it's lighter this time than the last trip, with only the gear you need to camp safely along the trail and the items you plan to sell on the other side.

As you take the first steps out of the city and onto the path towards the mountains, an errant thought flits through your mind; you wonder if you’ll meet him again… that strange, golden-colored being. With the way the wind is tugging at your clothes enticingly, you get the sense that anything—and especially something incredible—could happen. That in mind, you hike your pack higher on your shoulders and begin the several-day trek to the base of the mountain pass.

⁂

By incredible, you hadn’t really meant ‘earth-shattering’.

Of course, you should really know by now that things rarely work out exactly as you expect them to, for better and for worse. 

You hold onto your pack tightly, doing your best to press yourself under the rocky outcrop you’d managed to scramble to when the first roar echoed across the horizon. The very earth seems to shake with another agonizingly-loud bellow, a sound you’ve never heard in your life, so ear-splitting that you think it might have the power to kill you just from the vibrations it’s sending through your body. You squeeze your eyes shut as small pebbles and sand pour down around you. Something in the air thrums—subaudible, thunderous pulses… a chorus of them in various pitches. You pull your legs up, whimpering quietly as you continue to hide, unsure if you should be praying to the powers that be, and look up just in time to see a jaw-droppingly massive figure of gold go crashing into the forest below the path. Another rumble echoes through the ground as trees fall around the impact. You stare, unable to close your mouth in your shock as the figure is followed by several more, some pausing in the air to hover. 

Dragons.

You realize the pulse in the air is the sound of their wings, big enough to cast a full district of the capital city in shadow each. There are seven of them, including the golden one that had fallen to the ground before, each a different color and almost glowing in the sun. In fact, there’s one who seems to glow like the sun itself, judging by the halo of light around its wings. You watch as they fly around each other, mouths opening and closing as different sounds fill the air with their wingbeats. Roars, growls, noises not unlike echoing wolf yips. Explosions of colored light shoot upwards from where the golden one had fallen, crackling outwards like the sparkling explosions seen around festivals in the city. Despite your fear, you can’t help but crawl forward, looking on in awe. The closer you get, the more the roars seem to take shape in your mind, almost as if they aren’t mindless sounds at all, but a true language being thrown back and forth. 

“Someone bind him! Tokiya… Tokiya your spells!”

“I’m trying my best! I wasn’t prepared for this today.”

“Who would be, Ichi?! Just get on it!”

“I’d like to see you try harder yourself, Jinguji!”

“Stop arguing and hold him in place while Syo gets his glasses!”

The group descends as a smaller, rosy-pink dragon darts in like a falcon. Shortly after, a cloud of rainbow smoke as big as the palace rises from the impact. The roars decrease to smaller sounds, more human sounds. Shouting and arguing below the pathway. You take a hold of your pack, gingerly slinging it back over your shoulders before crawling out farther to peer over the ridge. With the rocks strewn around the path biting into your palms, you bend down, carefully looking down between the trees. You see an array of richly-dressed men scrambling around, clothes flashing and glittering in the patches of sunlight that manage to stream through the trees. Two dark-clad members of the group stand over the figure on the ground, hands raised and shifting between movements. One is writing in the air furiously with a sleek, black quill. Dripping purple coils of light follow his pen, sinking downwards like silt before fading from sight. The other, a man whose robe resembles the night sky, complete with glittering stars, uses a silver finger cuff to claw glowing, white runes into the air over the figure on the ground, who is growling and thrashing against a violently-bright, purple light barrier over him. A smaller figure in pink and white dashes left and right around the barrier, holding something delicately in his hands.

“You”—he stumbles and curses—“you have to hold him still! I can’t get through the barrier if he’s thrashing!”

The man with jet-colored hair and the black quill hisses, “What more do you want us to do? This is already the limit of Hijirkawa’s and my power!” There is a flash of light and another of the men comes into view, hair strikingly red. Seemingly without thought, he drives his foot down hard through the light barrier, immediately crying out in pain but staying firm with his foot on the bound figure’s chest.

“Ikki!” “Otoya!”

As it all unfolds before you, somehow the beings move in such a way that the crowd parts for an instant—just long enough for the man on the ground to make eye contact with you through a ripple in the barrier. 

Green… like sunlight through leaves.

You clap a hand over your mouth as the realization hits you.

It’s him.

Natsuki is distracted long enough for the smallest man to force his hands through the barrier, hissing in pain as he shoves a distantly-familiar pair of glasses over Natsuki’s eyes. Immediately, the barrier ripples and shatters apart, making a sound like cracking crystal before dissipating. Natsuki’s shout of anguish is cut off by a sharp silence; he falls limp on the forest floor. The group of men shares a collective sigh of relief, each slouching or closing their eyes as though exhausted. Shaken, you move to crawl away from the ridge but accidentally send a cascade of debris down the side. The jet-haired man looks up, eyes narrowing as he scans for the sound before widening when they land on you.

“We’re not alone,” he says sharply. The others follow his gaze, each pair of jewel-colored eyes landing on you in turn. You feel an alarming stab of dread lance through you and you recoil in fear, but not before you hear a crackle and shuffle. You scramble backward, still blinking hard in surprise and making sure you have everything you need. Unfortunately, you turn around and run right into the arms of one of the taller men—an orange-haired man clad in little more than an abundance of sheer ruffles. He catches you firmly around the waist, pack and all, and smirks, tilting his head and batting eyes bluer than a summer sky.

"Are you lost, little lamb~?" His voice is smooth and sinuous, rich and low as it sinks into your ears. Without even moving, you can tell you won’t be able to break his hold, so you simply fall silent, glancing back to where the others are slowly gathering Natsuki off the ground before looking back to the one holding you.

“W… what did you do to him? ‘Natsuki’, right? Is he okay?” You swallow uncomfortably. “Are you going to kill me?”

The man blinks several times before laughing, a pleasant, breathy chuckle. You hear a hiss from behind you and the man clothed in the night sky robe (Hijirikawa?) speaks. 

“Jinguji, is now really the time to be laughing? A human has seen us… and worse, has seen Shinomiya on the brink of—”

“Quiet,” the jet-haired man murmurs firmly. “We shouldn’t speak of this in the open. If word gets out, the Queen will want an audience… and none of us want that.” He glances among the group, taking in their equally-cowed faces and lowered eyes. His eyes return to you, narrowed suspiciously. “We should bring the human with us. They’ve seen too much and they know his name… We can wait for him to regain consciousness and then decide what to do with them after.” You open your mouth to argue that it’s insensitive to discuss your fate as if you aren’t present as well, but before you can get a word out, the man who is holding you extends a claw before your face. A small flame springs to life on the tip of his finger and it draws your attention just long enough for him to snap his fingers, sending the flame up into a shower of sparks.

You black out instantly.

⁂

The time of day is uncertain when you wake again, but judging by the heat, you assume it’s after midday. It’s almost uncanny to wake with no side effects from your sudden unconsciousness. In fact, you almost feel better than you did before you’d been so rudely knocked out. All the same, you habitually rub your eyes as you sit up to peer around you.

Sunlight filters through a canopy of leafy trees overhead; a few birds are shifting and twittering in the branches. You take a deep breath—wherever you are, you’re outside, lying on warm stone. There is a very distant sound of… music? But it’s not an instrument you’ve heard before… airy and whimsical and reverberating… not unlike the tuning forks you witnessed an alchemist use once during a visit to the palace court. There’s a quiet rustle of fabric behind you and you turn to see the smallest of the other men you’d met, perking up from a stone chair not far from the bench you’re lying on. He’s dressed in a strange, white, two-piece bodysuit with pink sheer draped over him. It’s more revealing than the fashions in the cities and villages you’ve seen, so you can’t help but feel a little flustered over it and blurt the first thing that comes to mind.

“Are you some sort of courtesan?”

He flushes pinker than his clothes—it makes the blue of his eyes pop—and growls, “What? No! Of course not!” You blink at him several times, surprised by his embarrassment, then laugh once. Twice. You decay into little giggles and sit up all the way while he huffs and crosses his arms. “Oi, I was generous when I offered to watch you and you’re havin’ the nerve to laugh at me! You got any idea who I am?” You choke down your mirth and look at him after noticing your pack carefully stowed away beside your bench. His tail is a deep, dusty pink and flecked with scales that resemble splotches of gold leaf… and it’s thrashing subtly, much like an annoyed cat. You breathe an amused sound once more and tilt your head.

“Nope. No idea. Are you someone important?”

“Imp…! Important!” He splutters, standing up abruptly. He stalks over to you and, despite the danger you’re clearly capable of falling into, you don’t feel scared. He simply narrows his eyes and blows his bangs out of his face, standing tall. “Syo Kurusu, of the Starish Weyr, where you’re currently being held.” He sniffs. “Who are you? Don’t look like a princess.” You smile with vague interest.

“‘Syo’, huh. That’s a curious name.” You stand up, still looking around as you straighten your clothes. You tell him your name and explain you’re a humble, traveling Merchant. He frowns as he listens to your concise explanation and nods when you’re finished.

“Eh… That explains why you were traveling through the valley, I guess. Shame you had to…” He wrinkles his nose, looking unsure. “...shame you had to see everything. But… You said Natsuki’s name.” You lick your lips and nod slowly.

“We’ve met before… It was a long time ago.” 

Syo snorts. “‘A long time ago’. Heh. You’re really a human.” He rubs the back of his head as his eyes bob around thoughtfully before going wide. “A… a Merchant, you said?” You frown.

“Yeah… nothing special, like I said, but—”

“You’re the one he talks about all the time! You have to be!”

You blink. “What?” Syo grabs your hand and starts pulling you towards an archway that disappears into a hall. 

“Come on, come on! I’ll take you to see him.” He turns back and gives you a surprisingly bright grin. “We can get this all cleared up without Tokiya wanting to wipe your brain or somethin’. He’s careful, but honestly? He’s a little hard on humans.” He releases your hand as you enter a high-ceilinged hallway, lined with equally high windows. The walls are carved of a cream-colored stone; it causes the sunlight to suffuse the entire structure with a richly-golden shade. Syo continues to chatter aimlessly as you pass various crossroads in the seemingly-endless… castle? Manor? You’re actually not quite sure what to call this building aside from the term your guide had used earlier, ‘weyr’. Best you can tell, it’s easily as big as one of the grand council halls from the capital and, consequently, one of the largest structures you’ve been inside. You pass a hallway and see a flash of inky tail slide along the stone, disappearing into a doorway you only can catch a glimpse of at the pace you’re traveling. 

Eventually, you realize you’re slowly ascending, whether by stairs or grand, spiraling staircases, to higher and higher levels until you—quite suddenly—step out of a stone archway and find yourself knee-deep in lush grass. You lift a hand to shield your eyes at the change in lighting and glance at Syo, who is stretching casually. A light breeze ruffles his clothing and hair and he sighs before stepping out towards a stand of trees in the middle distance. You follow, stepping carefully, unsure of the new territory. 

“So… what’s this about Natsuki mentioning me?” You ask lightly. Syo’s tail lifts and ripples as he climbs onto a log, treading down it while lifting his arms for balance. 

“Ah… A few years back, he mentioned meeting a human,” he explains. “And uh… We actually haven’t had any dealings with humans since…” He frowns. “Well, it’s been a long time. At first, we got worried. Natsuki doesn’t always… know his own strength. With how excited he gets, he could easily hurt one of you guys. You’re all so small and fragile.” You hide a laugh with a false cough, thinking it’s funny for a man so small to be talking about humanity’s stature. Syo hops down off the log towards the end, beginning to lead you to where the trees grow a little thicker. The sound of wildlife increases and the air itself seems to thrum with some unseen energy. It tingles in the base of your spine and makes you feel a little stronger, a little fuller. Syo continues, “Anyway, when he told us about how calm you’d been, we were pretty amazed. What with the way dragons used to be known, you… seemed to take us pretty in stride, heh.” 

You shrug gingerly. “I was scared, I won’t lie, but… I figure if some Fae is being kind to me and helping me out, then I have nothing to complain about. I got to see magic up close!” You take a measured, excited breath as the rush of the memory returns to you. “Not even Trickery or the typical Spellweaver stuff, like… Real magic! He just waved his hands and my cart came together again!” Syo’s ears lift slightly before he winces.

“R-real magic….” You nod. “Are all of you like that? I saw some of the magic being used earlier… the guy with the quill and the one with the finger cuff. You’re all dragons, aren’t you? Just like he is…” 

“Mm…” He agrees vaguely. “We’re all dragons, sure. Not all of us are like Natsuki, though.” He pauses before some draped branches of some species of willow tree. You lift a brow.

“Oh? What… what makes him different?”

Syo looks back at you. “Natsuki’s… the strongest magic user I’ve ever seen outside the Queen’s Court… and maybe even then.” You can’t say that anything goes against your expectations at this point, considering you’ve been existing in a vacuum of spectacle for who knows how many hours now, yet still you feel your heart drop. Syo pulls the curtain of branches aside and steps through and you follow dazedly. Light blinds you for a moment and you lift your hands while your eyes adjust once more. When you lower them again, your jaw drops.

The mountain rolls before you for a great distance. You’re amazed that despite being this high, there’s no snow to be seen. Instead, there’s an expanse of the same grass you’ve been wading through, along with splashes of wildflowers and trees, and—most eye-catching of all—a lake. It’s so clear and gentle that the surface is almost mirror-like, reflecting the slowly-reddening afternoon sky, peachy clouds, and the brilliant sun. The wind ruffles it every few moments, causing the trail of the sunlight to shatter into glittering patches. Still, it’s not the environment that makes your breath catch.

It’s the massive, golden, feathery dragon sleeping on the bank of the lake.

You blink rapidly several times, going completely still as you drink in his looks. A great mane of feathers begins at the crown of his head and hugs his jaw like a lion, descending down his spine in a small trail before bursting into another crest of feathers at both the base and the end of his tail. A strange contraption extends from his ears on either side: filigree bars that hold glass disks to his eyes, a dragon’s replacement for human spectacles. 

He breathes in deeply, eyes closed, and exhales again, causing the grass in front of him to flatten. 

The comical interruption of your admiration makes you laugh, drawing Syo’s gaze. 

“C’mon. Looks like he’s still sleeping, but… He should be waking up again soon.” He trudges down the hill towards the bank and you all but stumble after him, eyes still trained on Natsuki… or… you assume it’s Natsuki.

“He… he’s as big as the town square!” You say breathlessly.

“Mm? Oh. Yeah, Natsuki’s also one of the largest of us.”

“I thought he was… still in his… human form?” Your voice falls to an awed whisper as you finally reach him and marvel at the jeweled, almost lacquered look of his scales. His chest rumbles with the sound of his breaths, louder than the quiet tide of the lake. Syo smacks a clawed hand on the side of Natsuki’s neck and hums.

“He kinda got put through a lot earlier; that binding spell by Masato and Tokiya was no joke. After somethin’ like that, access to the other plane can get pretty volatile, so we brought him out here in case he shifted back and forth… and so he could absorb some of the properties of the lake.” He points to the small waves that are washing up on the pale sand and you notice small whorls of colorful iridescence in the water that seem to be drawn to the bits of Natsuki that are partially submerged. His scales glitter visibly as the whorls sink into him with every breath. Suddenly, the sound of an explosion rocks the air and Syo’s eyes widen as he turns back towards the direction of the weyr and curses under his breath. He waves at you with both hands in a frenzied manner and lurches into a run.

“I forgot I had something waiting for me—messy—uh…! Stay right here and try not to startle him if he wakes up!” He bursts his way back up the hill, calling over his shoulder to not tell Tokiya you were left alone. When he’s gone, you turn back to Natsuki, whose eyes are still heavily shut. Up close, you can see that the scales over his eyelids are so fine they almost appear velvety. The quills of his feathers are as big around as your lower legs. Before you’re even aware, you’re resting a hand on his cheek that’s as tall as you are at least. 

His scales are warm… 

You drag your hand over them gently, feeling the strange, stone-like texture with unimpeded inquisitiveness, flexing your fingers against the curves and ridges as you take steps towards his snout to watch his breaths bend the grass. One of his paws is beneath his chin, massive fingers and claws extending outward and digging into the sand. Seeing him this way, you can hardly believe such a behemoth could fit into the man that’s only a few inches over average height… and such a gentle one at that, or so you’ve experienced. After staring wondrously at the grass in front of him, you make your way back, studying the size of his eye sockets, the ways the folds of skin around his ears grow thin and smooth for flexibility, the places where his feathers are joined to his body. All at once, you’re overwhelmed by how cute he seems to be despite his size and the dangerous glimpse you saw earlier that you’ve yet to understand. You can’t resist burying yourself in the side of his mane, suppressing an excited squee as you ruffle your limbs and face in the surprisingly soft feathers. You’re so enraptured, you don’t notice his breathing come to a stop before resuming at a more subdued pace. You’re about to pull away when you freeze up as his entire body shudders and you hear, no… think, no….

“Don’t stop,” a polite, gentle voice appears in your mind and surrounds you. “I’ve never felt anything so soothing....!” You lift your head from the feathers and lean back enough to peer at the eye closest to you, which is open at last and vivid green and very much looking back at you as best it can. He blinks slowly and you see the scales of his muzzle shift into what can only be a smile. His lower eyelid bunches up. “I think this is what dragons used to experience from princesses. Waah, what a wonderful feeling! I could keep you like this forever!” You jolt away from him in surprise and his eye follows you as you point up at him.

“Y-you’re awake! ...I hope I didn’t disturb you…” Your words die in your throat as he lifts his head, impossibly high; extends his arms out, impossibly long; and yawns. He shakes his mane loose and then lowers his head onto his paws again. His entire body ripples as he shifts to face you better. After a few moments, his eyes clear, then bloom with a warm expression that makes you feel more adored than you’ve ever experienced in your life.

“Oh? It’s you,” he says contentedly. “You’re as cute as you were when we met before. It’s so good to see you again; it’s like my heart has filled up with cherry blossom petals!” He extends his head forward to nose you and you think he might knock you over, but you’re surprised to feel that he’s as gentle as a building-sized creature can be and nudges you with the same force a hungry, curious horse might. “To think we’d meet again with you adoring me in such a way~ Please… please continue while you tell me how you found me here!” You glance back at the direction Syo had departed unsurely. Should you really give in so easily? You get the sense you aren’t meant to be interacting with him alone after whatever it was that had happened earlier. All the same, his eyes are massive as he stares down at you, and still full of that adoring look that’s making your legs weak. 

You cave.

When you rest your hands on his nose and stroke him gently, his eyes fall closed. 

“It’s nice to see you again, Natsuki,” you murmur, the warmth in your voice undisguised. “You stayed in my thoughts.” At your words, he releases a sharp chuff like a big cat and a cloud of glittering, golden mist pours from him, surrounding you in an instant. Immediately, your senses alight with tastes, smells, visions, sensations. Sweet, lemon cream bursting on your tongue from a festival pie. Dazy, midday sun warming your skin after walking in the shade for some time. Sinking into freshly laundered bedding after a long day at work. 

Your body melts under the wash of feeling and Natsuki catches you with one scaly finger. You hug the digit instinctively and he carefully drags you to his other hand, placing you in his palm. You shudder breathlessly and press a hand to your forehead.

“W-what…” You take a deep breath as the sensation clears away. “What was that?” Natsuki shifts his head to the side and hums lowly. 

"S-sorry… When you mentioned that you've been thinking of me, I couldn't help but suddenly feel… as if I really could spend forever with you." You blush immediately and gawk at him, eyes wide.

"What, uh… what exactly do you mean by spending it with me…?"

"You know~" Natsuki singsongs and traces the end of his thumb claw up your legs before lifting you and pressing you to his cheek. You stutter quietly, scrabbling at his paw in surprise and the rush in your system from the unfamiliar feeling of being lifted so high, so easily. As you sink against his scales, you hear a purr-like sound thunder up from his chest. "Seeing each other every day! And watching the stars together… Oh!" He smiles a toothy, dragon smile. "I have to take you to meet all my friends! Especially Syo-chan. He's so cute and small~ I'll be able to invite you both to stay on my hoard while we watch the stars!"

As he prattles on with increasingly obscure and fanciful suggestions, you can't help but wonder if he really told you the whole truth about the mist, or if he really meant his suggestion of staying together so innocently, after all… but you’re helpless against the warmth he exudes. Even beyond your surprise, you feel a swelling in your chest and a sweet, peaceful buzz along your spine. It’s almost as if you’re feeling the same sensation he described as you were petting him before.

All in all, you can’t really complain.

⁂

The pair of you continue catching up as the sun sets. At times, you wonder whether Syo or one of the others will come back to check on you, but as soon as the thoughts spring up, they’re ebbed away again by Natsuki’s genial disposition. He asks you questions about how your journey ended, what you’ve been doing in the time since he last saw you. It’s strange; despite years having passed since you met him, he talks about it like it’s only been a fortnight or so. As your conversation passes back and forth easily, the sun dips to the edge of the mountain, lilac twilight overtakes the sky, and the lake and bathes you both in purple. After a while, Natsuki’s eyes widen as he notices the time.

“It seems to be getting late…” He hums in disappointment. “I was enjoying seeing all the birds today… but!” He turns his head to peer at you with visible glee. “Do you know what this means? We can go to my hoard and you can see the stars. Oh…” He pauses as he hears your stomach grumble faintly. “Perhaps we should find you something to eat first…. All right!” You’re about to ask what he plans to do, but a cloud of colorful smoke pours off of him, obscuring him from vision even though you can still feel his grip on you. You cough and splutter, narrowing your eyes and waving your hands.

“N-Natsuki?!”

It’s not long before the air clears again and you—once more—feel your face warm as you realize it’s no longer a dragon before you but the man you met first. Natsuki beams at you as he keeps you tightly-held around your waist, his eyes scrunching up cutely. 

“Are you surprised? I look very different like this, don’t I? But look!” He squeezes you in an iron-gripped hug. “It’s so much better for being close, isn’t it? Now I can hold you with all of me!” Your heart skips several beats at his words and you splutter, half bewildered and half smiling. You pat his back where you can reach and agree with him that it’s better if only to encourage him to loosen his hold just a bit. He does so, but your settling exhale is short-lived as he merely dips down to scoop you into a princess carry. Before you can even respond, he presses his forehead to yours, laughing quietly, and waves his hand.

You appear in an entirely new environment: a large dining hall, lined with beautiful sconces and a large fire pit in the center. There is a bustling energy around you and it takes only a moment to notice the group of the dragons you’d briefly met before are seated or loitering around you. Natsuki adjusts his grip on you comfortably and sings.

“Hi~!”

Chaos erupts. Heads snap in your direction. Syo, as soon as you see him, splutters in his drink as the jet-haired man’s eyes flash at him.

“You left them alone? After earlier?”

The man with the starry robe passes by and lightly brings the blade of his hand down on Syo’s head, frowning. “We told you to watch over the human until further instruction. Kurusu.” Syo grabs the top of his head with a pained wince.

“O-oi, Hijirikawa…! One of my circles erupted. It was an emergency!”

“And having a human in our midst isn’t?”

The orange-haired man, sitting at the end of the dining table, laughs into a hand, swirling a tall glass in his other. “Typical Shorty,” he mutters. Syo stands up, slamming his hands on the table as he glares down the length of it.

“Say that again? I’ve told you I’m not—” “Syo~!” Natsuki says brightly, approaching the table with you still bundled into his arms. The others each stiffen as you’re brought closer, as if you might be more dangerous than them. However, Natsuki only sits down on the bench beside Syo. “Will you watch the stars with us later?”

Syo looks nervous. “I… I dunno about tha—”

“Wait, wait.” The jet-haired man breathes irritably, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Natsuki." He looks up at Natsuki flatly.

"Mm? Tokiya?"

Tokiya (you assume?) blinks slowly, his sleek, black tail lashing subtly against the floor. "We need to know how this human knows your name." Natsuki’s face lights up in excitement before Hijirikawa sets a gentle, elegant hand on his shoulder.

“Shinomiya. It’d be best if we discussed away from the influence they could be having on you,” he says gently. You look up at him and his violet eyes slide your way, narrow but not necessarily judgemental. Under such a gaze, you suddenly feel like a child, so you say nothing as Natsuki is led away by the stoic pair.  Watching them sit in a huddle together at the far end of the table, Syo sighs and gestures for you to sit beside him and—having no other options—you sink down beside him. 

“Natsuki brought you here to eat, right?”

You blink and smile as good-naturedly as you can, considering the situation. “That’s pretty perceptive.” Syo turns pink and shrugs awkwardly as he takes a piece of white chalk from his clothes and begins to draw some symbols on the tabletop.

“I’ve read a lot about humans. Plus, Natsuki knows more than he lets on. He wants to take care of you, too, I bet.”

You hum, watching him with tired interest. “Actually… can I ask you something about that? I… I still don’t know what’s going on here, really, but he’s said some things and…” Syo lifts a brow, pausing his scribbling for a moment.

“What kind of things? Natsuki… eh, he talks a lot. He can be kinda… head in the clouds.” 

“W-well…” You feel sheepish about it now, but your curiosity wins out in the end. “He says things that… could be taken romantically, among humans… but then he talks about me like I’m… a pet?” Syo snorts and slaps the table over the symbols he’s drawn and you almost fall off your seat when an array of food appears in their place. He waves at it all vaguely and tucks his chalk away again.

“Eat up. Anyway, that’s kinda how he is, so it’s hard to say. He’s never courted anyone before, I can tell ya that.”

“O-oh…?” You blurt while gingerly assembling a plate from several of the dishes. It all looks fairly normal, which you’re a bit intrigued by. Where did it come from? Or did he bring it into the world by magic alone…? You glance at him as you begin to pick at your food. “Wh… why’s that, you think?” Suddenly, Syo looks nervous and coughs as he hurriedly assembles his own plate. 

“It’s… kind of a long story….” 

You look back to where Natsuki is flanked on either side by Tokiya and Hijirikawa. He keeps glancing between them as they speak with rigid motions, looking a bit like a scolded dog. Your eyes meet and his look immediately softens, lower eyelids bunching up with a faint, reassuring smile. Even his tail reacts, lifting from the stone floor and rippling its feathers hopefully. You bite your lip to suppress a smile and wave. His eyes scrunch up the rest of the way and he lifts both hands to wave cheerfully before Tokiya snaps his fingers in front of Natsuki’s face… and dread shoots through to your stomach. 

It’s just the smallest instant, but Natsuki’s eyes flash with something… an energy you’ve certainly never seen from a human before. It looks cold and distant and predatory… like seeing lightning crackle beyond storm clouds. You swallow heavily, but then it’s all gone the next second, replaced by Natsuki’s usual innocent look. You turn back to Syo.

“I think I’d like to hear it…” You mumble. However, when Syo opens his mouth, the orange-haired man slumps onto the bench across from you with a melodic sigh. You and Syo both look at him questioningly and he shrugs with his hands, closing his eyes lazily.

“Such a cold reception, you’ll hurt my feelings. I just wanted to introduce myself to our dear, new companion.” He shoots you a suave wink and extends a hand to you. “Ren Jinguji. The Clinohumite of the Starish Weyr.” You take his hand and he leans across the table to ghost his lips over your knuckles. You shiver and he allows you to pull your hand back. Syo rolls his eyes.

“Yeah, sure, like that’s really all it is….”

Ren’s eyes narrow, distantly cool. “Perhaps I also want to make sure you aren’t spilling secrets, Shorty. I, for one, don’t care who knows what about us, but I don’t want to spend an evening getting lectured by Hijirkawa because you’re too loose with a pretty face.” 

“‘Shor’—!” Syo splutters. “Listen, I’m just trying to make things easier for us. It’s not like we officially decided to lock ourselves up here, like those guys.” He nods in your direction. “What if they can help?”

“What’s a human going to do?” Ren glances at you. “Uh… no offense.” You hunch your shoulders noncommittally, wishing you could just get some answers. Unfortunately, Syo can only pout at Ren’s question and finally lowers his head without saying anything. Ren hums absently and nods to you. “Enjoy your stay… little lamb.” He gives a vague wave and slips off the bench, slinking away back to where he’d been sitting before. 

It’s not long after that Natsuki is released from his questioning and happily bounds over to you and you do your best to hide your growing trepidation while he chatters happily, seemingly unphased by whatever had occurred before.

⁂

When you’re done eating, you look up to see Natsuki gazing at you fondly, his chin resting in his hands in a childish way. He looks cute with the little, curling tendrils of his hair pressing up against his cheeks and between his fingers like that. His eyes glitter and you find your heart rate speeding up before you look away, feeling a rare case of shyness overtake you. 

“Y… you’re staring…”

Natsuki hums and nods brightly. “We get visitors very rarely! It’s exciting to see how carefully you eat the food… and how adorably your face lights up when something tastes good.” He peers at you through contentedly-slivered eyes. “It makes me want to cook so many things for you and see all your expressions.” You meet his gaze, more boldly than you have all day, almost as if to challenge him to continue. He doesn’t look away, only stares at you equally unabashedly, his eyes almost hypnotic in the depth of their color and the unquestionable happiness he feels from making eye contact with you.

You’re only able to hold his gaze for a minute.

“S-so…” You cough after breaking his gaze and look at the table. “You mentioned watching the stars?” He stands so abruptly that you squeak and lean back, bumping into Syo and rousing him from his post-meal drowsy state. Natsuki offers you his hand in a surprisingly elegant gesture. 

“Please join me, won’t you?” He tilts his head and smiles at you. “Finally, I’ll be able to share my most valuable treasure with you.” Syo snorts from behind you and then crosses his arms and looks up at Natsuki, raising an eyebrow. 

“Are you really sure you want me uh… intruding on your….” Natsuki steps around you to bend down, throwing an arm across both Syo’s and your shoulders and humming a pleased, high-pitched sound.

“Of course~! I want to spend the night with my favorite people!”

“F-favorite?” You blink in surprise. “But… this is only our second time meeting…” Natsuki hums with a smile, pulling back to clap his hands together and fix you in an earnest look. 

“Mm~! And I can already tell we’re going to be great friends!” Saying this, he slips his arms under your knees and along your back before you can protest and gathers you to his chest, turning to grin over his shoulder. “Coming, Syo~?” Syo grumbles but gets to his feet anyway, scratching at the back of his head.

“Yeah... Fine, fine.”

Natsuki takes you through winding halls, just like you’d journeyed with Syo earlier in the day, with Syo following close behind. For a few minutes, you wonder if he’s going to take you back out to the area above the weyr, but then you recall he’d mentioned showing you his hoard and if there’s one thing you know about dragons, it’s that their hoards are always hidden away safely. As you might expect, he takes a sudden turn down a hallway and you arrive at a massive, circular door that’s painted a cheery yellow. You can’t help but smile when you see it’s inlaid with a pattern of bronze vines and ducklings. Natsuki adjusts his hold so you’re safely cradled in one arm for a moment while he waves his hand and the doors creak open. Over his shoulder, you see Syo frown for a moment, but then Natsuki is hugging you again, giggling and dancing you around in a circle as the dim hall suddenly changes to a bonfire-bright glow. You look around… and your jaw drops in amazement.

His room, lit by a sea of yellow, white and pale-green floating lanterns,  is… more than anything you could imagine. 

The ceilings are tall enough to hold him in his dragon form and dusted with varying shades of moss that follow the curved, etched arches and frieze-like carvings along the ceiling. The far walls are barely walls at all, mostly just open archways out to the mountain. You see the shapes of deer and other twilight creatures flitting about the edge of the room without fear, grazing on the grass that seems to be encroaching on the room proper. However, what’s most amazing to you is the alarmingly vast pile of plush toys, pillows, cushions, and blankets in every size, shape, and color filling the room. Your breath gets lost on the gossamer, lacy curtains that art strung up in seemingly random places, yet it all draws your eye to the deeply-colored ceiling itself, so dark you can’t tell if it’s pure black or not.

“Welcome to my room…!” Natsuki stops spinning and looks at you with a bright smile. “It’s full of my favorite things, so of course I had to bring you here.” You splutter quietly, unsure how to respond, but Natsuki is as carefree as ever and continues walking until he finds a good place atop the pile of plushies. He sets you down, waiting for you to get your footing. “Please get comfortable! I’ll make the stars appear!” You turn to Syo, who has crawled up on his own on your other side and is already plopping down in the arms of some giant, pink, round plush. He yawns cutely, his tail curling over his feet, and you find you don’t want to disturb him with more questions, so instead, you settle down yourself. Natsuki waves his hands over the room like a conductor of a grand orchestra and you watch as the curtains all come undone, lowering into sheets of fine fabric. The lights dim and, near the true center of the room, a strange table begins to shift. A panel opens in the top and a bronze globe slowly emerges from the center. When the room is properly dark, Natsuki lies down beside you, close enough that the ends of his hair brush yours. He sighs contentedly and waves one final finger upwards.

You gasp as the previously-inky ceiling comes to life with a sea of stars, constellations, galaxies… It’s as if you can see the real sky clearer than you’ve ever seen it. You glance down to the globe, seeing it glitter as it turns in its frame. “Star projector,” Syo mumbles from beside you. “One of Natsuki’s greatest accomplishments as a magic user; it can match the sky from anywhere in the world with a wave of his hand.” You’re rendered speechless, only able to stare up in true amazement. 

Time passes in relative silence aside from your gasps of awe when a handful of shooting stars streak across the display. Natsuki remains still beside you, his hands folded over his stomach and tail tip flicking occasionally. You glance his way every now and again, getting caught on the way the stars reflect in his eyes. Eventually, Syo falls asleep, leaving your spirit to flutter shyly at the thought of being alone with Natsuki so close. After a while, Natsuki draws your attention with a hum. 

“May I confess something?”

Your heart skips a beat. “S… sure.”

His lips curl faintly, but his eyes remain on the stars overhead. “Perhaps… it isn’t unfair for the others to worry about my intentions towards you.” Your mouth goes dry at such an ominously-worded statement.

“W-what?”

His eyes slide to meet yours, his expression a strange mix of gentle… and almost concerned. “I’ve never courted, before, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t yearned for it every now and then. The idea of… someone who I love beyond all else… and who loves me. It’d be…” He shifts bashfully. “It’d be lovely to have someone to experience this with… who doesn’t just humor me. W-who accepts all of me.” You’re still debating what to say when his eyes flash green in the darkness and he looks at you intently. “Could… Do you perhaps think… that person could be you?”

Your heart stutters and you lick your lips, hands flexing nervously at your sides. His stare bores into you.

“I’m not entirely sure why, but when I’m with you… I feel like I don’t have to worry anymore.”

“Natsuki….” You want to tell him that it’s way too soon to ask a question like that, that you can’t possibly know what you can be for him since it’s only your second meeting, and sure it’s been incredible, but you’re just a human and this is a very different world than you could ever dream up and you’re still not entirely certain what’s happening… 

But you are interested. In fact, you’ve never felt so right about hearing such a thing from someone before. However, before you can give him a proper answer, Syo yawns again, shifting around in his sleep to curl around the plush he’s snuggling, and Natsuki loses focus entirely. His face lights up at the sight of his smaller friend and he all but pounces across you to catch Syo around the waist, squeeing about how adorable the smaller dragon is. Syo wakes up in a frenzy and you watch them wrestle, half amused and half still flustered by the conversation that had been cut short.

It takes you too long to see Natsuki’s glasses slip, bumped by Syo’s flailing hands, and fall into the pile of Natsuki’s hoard.

All at once, the very earth seems to shatter apart. The temperature of the room drops as an explosion of electric yellow light fills the room. You hear Syo shout, voice still raw from sleep, and you’re blown back, down the pile of plushies. The air seems to crackle with a pulse of energy as a cry rises above the noise. You hear the stone floor cracking and you scrabble frantically for a handhold in the pile until you manage to hook your hands onto something and try to look up.

Natsuki has collapsed to his knees and is clutching his head as he writhes and convulses in place, his eyes glowing green and his scales rippling with light as an aura forms around him, pulsing out and in with a dull, audible thud. You watch as light flickers through his clothes, as the air seems to split them into frayed holes at the seams and thinner parts. The shout that seems so unending pours from him in anguished streaks, so deafening you can scarcely hear your own thoughts. You think you yell his name, but you can’t be certain. Over the cacophony, you hear Syo shouting for help and names, some familiar and some unfamiliar. Mixed into his words, you hear strains of him calling for you, asking if you’re all right, but all you can think of is to try to help. You think if you can get ahold of his glasses, you might be able to help, to put a stop to this like you saw the others do earlier. If you can only get close…

You begin the arduous process of climbing, dragging yourself up by a fearful, iron grip even as the aura surrounding Natsuki seems to fight you every inch. The air claws at your clothes and limbs; something beyond the perception of sight shoves at you as if to push you away from him. Your eyes water from the pain of the blinding light, from the horrific sound of his screams. You’re almost relieved when you crest the top of the pile, believing you’re making true progress, when Natsuki’s cries form words.

“No! Leave them alone!”

You look at him, attempting to see through the light. Does he mean for you to ignore the glasses? His body shakes, spine contorting as his face twists.

“Don’t hurt them!”

You watch, horrified, as his head creaks in your direction, eyes overtaken by the green glow.

“Why shouldn’t I?” A voice that is not entirely his own leaves his lips. His face shifts back to terror.

“Please! Please, I want to keep them!”

You shiver, burrowing into the blankets in fear.

And then, he smiles.

“Keep them?” It thunders in your head… and everything goes dark.

⁂

You open your eyes to see you’re in a glen at night; the moon is bright and full and low-hanging over the horizon, and all is quiet. There’s a small breeze, warm like a caress, but your heart is still pounding in your chest from the adrenaline coursing through your veins. 

“Keep them?” The low voice repeats quietly… and you look up to see Natsuki. Except it isn’t Natsuki… or at least, it doesn’t look just like him. The eyes are too narrow, the hair too wild, the expression too cold. Not-Natsuki tilts his head, glaring at you in a coolly appraising manner. 

“Who are you?” You ask. Nothing more than a faint breath.

“Satsuki,” he replies flatly and takes a step toward you. You try to move, but you’re frozen in place like the worst kind of nightmare. He stands in front of you, only inches away, and then prowls around you in a circle like a pacing wolf. “And who are you? Why does Natsuki want to keep you so badly?”

“I-I don’t know.” You lower your eyes, feeling your knees tremble. “We’ve only met a second time today, but it’s… it’s been wonderful. I’m not sure how he feels but… I feel like we could be good if… if we stayed together.” Satsuki pauses and fixes you in a predatory, inhuman stare.

“Oh?” He chuckles bitterly. “Sure, sure. Humans fall for dragons easy.” He growls softly. “Maybe dragons fall for humans easy, too….” Suddenly, his hand flashes out, sinking into your hair and pulling your head up to look at him harshly. His claws prickle your scalp and your eyes open just to terrified slivers; you’re afraid to resist at all. Satsuki scoffs. “Yeah, you’re his type. Even looking at you, I…” He catches himself and flinches. “...I definitely can sense something beyond your humanity…” You frown weakly.

“Like what?”

He pulls his hand away and shakes it like he’s just brushed it through a campfire. He hisses under his breath. “Like… like you’re just this… void. A magic sinkhole. A drain in the magic plane.” He curses under his breath, remarking about a stinging sensation. Suddenly, his eyes go wide and he looks at you again. “A conduit.” He laughs, although it’s a sharp sound, more resembling an exclamation of surprise. “You’re a conduit.”

“W… what’s a conduit?”

He grins wolfishly. “You’re our ticket out of this pit. Mine and Nat’s. That band of unimpressive idiots callin’ themselves Starish. With you…” He trails off and reaches for you again, poking your forehead roughly. “We can finally seal all the leaks in Natsuki… keep him from hurting anymore. From breaking things.”

You ask him to explain… and he does.

He explains that Natsuki didn’t hatch quite right. Something scarred the egg before he could and left scores in it that weakened the innate ropes to the magic plane all dragons are born with. When Natsuki was born, he was born unable to control how much magic could flow through him at a time, resulting in a destructive force… and the creation of Satsuki, who was Natsuki’s subconscious’ last-ditch effort in protecting those around him. 

It makes your heart throb with sympathy.

He was ripped from his parents, contained only by the Queen’s Court until a proper group of dragons could form that would be strong enough to keep Satsuki from taking over entirely each time Natsuki’s only protection—a simple, crystal barrier in the form of glasses—managed to fail… and so they had lived for hundreds of years, bound eternally to Natsuki’s care… and Natsuki to them. 

Naturally, resentment bred well in such an environment, which only served to strengthen Satsuki’s anger… and thus, the destruction each time he was given control. 

When Satsuki finishes explaining, you ask him what being a conduit means.

“A human that absorbs magic,” he grouses. “At a heavy rate. Most of the great Spellweavers through history have been conduits, though… I dunno if they knew it themselves.” You fall silent, head rushing with the overwhelming revelation of knowledge. He looks away, seemingly calmer than he was at the start. “Y’know… If you stay with Natsuki like he wants… you could probably learn a lot. If… that were somethin’ you were interested in. I know it’d mean he’d be able to leave, since you’d be able to keep him in check. Probably… would go a long way to makin’ him happy.”

You stare at him, watching as all the harsh lines of him soothe away the longer he stands near you. He closes his eyes and sighs.

“Just a suggestion.”

You blink and then the glen is gone. You’re lying on top of Natsuki’s hoard in complete silence, the only thing lighting the room being the moon filtering in through the curtains. You shift around unsurely, expecting your body to hurt, but you… Oddly, you feel better than before. You feel like you’ve had a week of good rest, like you’re body is more fit than it’s been in years. You rub your eyes and look around, heart thudding in shock when you see Natsuki, face down in the cushions a few feet away from you. In the distance, Syo’s voice is echoing through the weyr, still calling for help. You crawl to Natsuki and do your best to turn him over, cautiously, as though the energy might erupt again at any moment.

He groans quietly, face wrinkling up and smoothing again as he comes to and opens his eyes blearily. Belatedly, you realize his glasses are still nowhere to be found, but… but this is Natsuki, right? His draconic pupils widen, then narrow, then widen again before adjusting to the light and focusing on your face. Immediately, his expression melts into adoring relief. 

“You’re okay,” he breathes, a large hand lifting to weakly cup your face. “Thank goodness… thank goodness he left you alive.” You smile, leaning into his touch.

“Yes… he was actually… very helpful.”

Natsuki looks distant for a few moments before his eyes clear, flickering with realization. You’re not sure how, but, looking at him, you’re able to understand that… he knows. He knows everything Satsuki told you while you were inside the magic plane. He breathes a fragile sort of exhale as he pulls you down against his chest, holding you with a far more insistent, mature care than he has all day.

“...will you stay?” He asks. You find your hands settling against his chest, gently fisting into the fabric there. 

“I want to,” you admit. “But it’s so strange I… I’m not certain how our future would look together. I’m just a Merchant… and even though I feel more at home here than I ever have, in just a single day….” You tilt your head side to side, contemplating. “I always find myself wanting to travel… but… if what Satsuki said is true…” You lift your eyes to look at him, feeling your face heat. “Then… you could join me. We could go together.” Natsuki looks uncertain at first, brows knitting as he considers your words before his face slowly blooms into joy. He leans forward to nuzzle his forehead with yours; you chuckle at the awkward, gentle bump of his horns on your head. 

“Traveling with you… I think I could enjoy that forever.” 

You giggle softly and pat his hair. “Gives us plenty of time to get to know each other, hm? Who knows what can happen. It really might turn into forever.” Natsuki’s cheeks tinge pink and a puff of yellow mist streams out of his lips, sending you both into a very flustered fit that bleeds into pleased giggles.

Starish finds you like that minutes later, still hugging and excitedly chatting about all that the future can hold with a shared hope, shared anticipation in your hearts.

You get the feeling that everything is going to be okay, as long as you have him.

End

#uta no prince sama #utapri #dragon au #Shinomiya Natsuki #Shinomiya Satsuki #dragon!natsuki #dragon!satsuki #dragon!starish

[utxpri]

This is pretty much a follow-up to the previous question about STARISH with the same premise, so it’s formatted just the same. :3 Thank you so much for the ask!! I appreciate it!

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MOST

Reiji: Already sort of mentally unstable, so it’s a slippery slope with him. Falls apart easily and quickly and winds up latching onto you. 

Ai: Tries to “adapt” and figure out how to survive, but winds up sliding down a dangerous path. Becomes compliant to avoid pain. 

Ranmaru: Determined not to cave, but more afraid than he lets on. Easier to get to than you’d expect, once you get past the prickly parts. 

Camus: Holds onto his dignity pretty well, but definitely not impossible to break. A few well-placed hits to his psyche can do a lot. 

LEAST

#Utapri #Uta no Prince Sama #Ai #Mikaze Ai #Reiji #Kotobuki Reiji #Ranmaru #Kurosaki Ranmaru #Camus #Most to Least #Headcanon #Kidnapping Au #Reader

[my-bread-now]

30 utapri questions! Technically tagged by @dekiaibadchoices

I’m tagging @weenie-kun​ and @of-comfort-and-love​

original here by @/stanreiji

Hope you’re ready for some rambling because a hoe has been meaning to talk about some of this stuff for a while!

1. Your best boy?

Ai and Otoya are my moon and my sun respectively 

2. Your least favorite boy?

Camus because his holier-than-thou attitude can really get on my nerves sometimes.

3. A character that you never thought you would love as much as you do now?

Cecil, i found him annoying at first but now i find those same traits kind of endearing and he's trying his best

4. A character you can relate to in any way?

Reiji, but for more reasons than because i see him as a brother.

i also live with depression and ADHD and i deal with it in a similar way (deflecting with an upbeat personality). I also sympathize with how much shit he’s been through and his ability to still keep smiling even if it’s just for others.

(oh also he’s a nerd and i love him)

5. A character that you think deserves more love?

I think a lot of people treat Otoya like he’s just this default basic character but he’s such a sweet boy with so much love to give

(also it drives me up a wall when he’s the only one people refer to by his last name)

6. A character you would want as your partner/lover?

7. A character you would want as your mentor/senpai?

Ranmaru, punk rock baby!

8. Your favorite ship?

Haruka/Tomochika and Oto/syo

9. A character that you want to cosplay/have already cosplayed?

i’ve actually never considered that before....

Reiji i guess 

10. Favorite side character?

Ringo because fuck gender

11. Your favorite solo song?

there are so many different solo songs that i love for different reasons that it’s impossible to choose just one...

Dear...Burning my Lady! 

that song always goes hard and it’s so fun to dance to

and Synchronism because its super poppy and fun

12. Your favorite duet song?

Tsukiakari no Dearest, Emotional Life, and Haru Hana

13. Your favorite trio song?

Mugen no Trinity and Masquerade Mirage

14. Your favorite group song?

STARISH- Mirai Chizu

QN- Poison Kiss and Dancing Over Night

15. Your least favorite song?

Camus’ terrible english (can’t remember which song it is)

16. Your favorite singer?

Natsuki, Ren, and Ai have the most appealing voices musically

17. Your favorite group/trio/duo?

overall i love when they form groups with contrasting vocals, for example i love the duet between Ranmaru and Cecil because they have two very distinct sounds and they pair well together.

18. Your favorite member of Starish?

Feels a bit obvious... Otoya

19. Your favorite member of Quartet Night?

again kind of obvious... Ai

20. Your favorite member of Heavens?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

my only exposure to the heavens boys was when they were antagonists (and even then it was only three of them) so i feel like it’s not a very kind or informed opinion...

21. Your favorite seiyuu/voice actor?

I mean all of them have a wonderful presence together and it’s fun to watch them interact but...

Mamoru Miyano

that man emits such bastard energy i love watching him interact with his co-stars because he dials the chaos up to 11.

And Aoi Shouta because he’s such a sweetheart and has such a natural passion for music

also Tatsuhisa Suzuki because he’s in an actual band and has been in other shows i love

22. Favorite Drama CD?

not sure if i’ve ever listened to any and if i have i certainly can’t remember...

23. Your favorite shining live card?

24. Your favorite song beatmap?

Original Resonance and Tsukiakari no Dearest

25. Your least favorite song beatmap?

Couldn’t tell you honestly but i would assume it’s anything with an awkward flow

26. Black Deja Vu or White Gravity?

The opening vocals in White are kind of painful to hear but altogether it flows a lot better.

Black opens with some really nice instrumentals but the repetition bits annoy the life out of me.

27. Utapri merch that you own/want?

The only thing i own is a button made by another local artist

I’ve looked in the past but i can never find a good place to get merch but i really love those old voice clocks.

28. How did you get into Utapri?

god that was like seven years ago....

If I remember correctly i saw a promo image for 2000% somewhere on tumblr and i thought it looked neat so i looked it up. i actually watched 2000% before 1000% and only got half way through Revolutions before school started to get much more intense and i kind of fell out of touch with it until i saw that they had made a mobile game for it and playing it was like being reunited with friends i hadn’t seen for years.

29. A set theme in shining live that you want to see in the future?

Something space themed

30. Why do you love your best boy?

I feel like we compliment each other when it comes to emotions.

Ai doesn’t have many and i have too many but we both want to learn more about them and how they work.

We’re like the two halves of a brain.

I want him to enjoy life... he’s been through so much and i can’t change that, nor do i want to because it made him who he is and brought our paths to cross. I can’t change the past but i want to make the future worth the wait.

He’s my moon.

And in a similar light i want to protect Otoya from his piece-of-shit biological father so he can always shine his light on others.

He is my sun.

#tag meme #ask meme #ayaka kotobuki #aya speaks #fun fact if you couldn't guess from above but i hate Shining Saotome and wish to keep his meddling ass away from all of these boys #long post #i have a lot of emotions ok

[utanoprincesamascenarios]

I'm not sure if requests are open, the description says they are but it could be a mistake. If they are could I request Starish reactions with a scaredy cat s/o. It's the season of spookiness and I'm not taking it well.

Otoya

Being a bit of a scaredy cat himself, Otoya understands how his s/o feels during Halloween especially.

He tries to be brave for them, and he’ll always assure them that none of the pranks are real, and that although the decorations look real, they’re just pretend, and that it’s all in good fun and in a few days everything will be back to normal.

When his s/o clings to him when something especially spooky crosses their path, he feels a tiny bit of pride that he’s the one they go to when they’re scared. Of course, it gets to Otoya too, and he returns the bear hug right away.

When everyone else wants to watch a scary movie, Otoya arranges his own movie date with his s/o to keep their mind off things. They have a cuddly movie date with comedies, and they just laugh when they hear their friends screaming in the videos that somehow made their way on social media.

Masato

Masato vows to keep any and all scary things out of his s/o’s sight. If the decorations in the dorms get out of hand, he’ll sneakily tear down the more gruesome ones. If something is hidden away, waiting to be found, he’ll disarm the trap before his s/o can even get close.

He doesn’t want to ruin everyone’s fun, though, so he’ll hold his s/o’s hand whenever they need him to, and he’ll lead them to the less scary decorations so they can have a bit of holiday fun too. There’s plenty of shops to admire that utilize the colors of fall instead, and they’re just as fun to check out.

They’ll do a lot of Halloween activities that are completely innocent, like carving pumpkins and thinking of a cute couple costume, that Masato will make for them, of course. Masato will also bake Halloween treats with them and hand them out to everyone early on Halloween.

If something really scares them, Masato will hold them close and whisper they’ll be alright in their ear, and he won’t let anything happen to them. They’ll be safe as long as they’re in his arms, and that’s just the thing that his s/o wants to hear.

Natsuki

Even though his initial reaction to his s/o’s scared reactions is that they’re just the cutest things he’s ever seen, he’ll quickly change his mindset and promise he’ll bring a smile back to their face, since that’s when they’re actually the cutest.

Natsuki knows all the shops in town that have cute Halloween decorations, the ones with the cutest stuffed animals, and the ones with the best tasting Halloween-themed desserts. His s/o would be so overloaded with all the cute parts of Halloween they’ll forget there’s anything scary out there in the first place.

He’ll buy them a cute costume to wear on the actual holiday, and he’ll stay in with them and give candy to all the Trick-or-Treaters. Kids are too adorable to be really scary, so they’ll have a great time watching all the costumes pass by. Everyone is so creative this year, Natsuki is already planning the next costumes for them to wear next time.

Natsuki is a pretty big guy, so he promises that he’ll be his s/o’s personal bodyguard any time they feel like they need some extra protection during the spooky season. He’ll pick them up and carry them in his arms, claiming that he’s too tall for any vampires or werewolves to get him. Ghosts might be a bit trickier to take care of, but he says he’ll ask them nicely to leave his s/o alone. He’s got them covered no matter what kind of monster may appear.

Tokiya

Tokiya, being the logical guy he is, really doesn’t understand what is so terrifying about Halloween, but he makes an effort to see things from his s/o’s point of view. Fake blood was more cheesy than anything, and although special effects in movies were getting better, they were still pretty easy to spot, but he supposed that too much of this stuff could wear away at someone.

His s/o gets a little more clingy, and he takes it in stride. He’ll talk about the origins of certain monsters and movie characters, and somehow hearing these things explained in the most matter-of-fact way possible really detracts from the scare factor. Tokiya rattling on about the figures in the horror genre is actually pretty soothing, and they’ll end up falling asleep more often than not to the sound of his voice on those nights they were too scared to sleep.

Also: “I was a big wolf in one of my stage plays, and I wasn’t so scary then, was I?”

Tokiya isn’t the biggest fans of Halloween parties to begin with, so he has no problem staying inside when the rest of Starish goes out to scare themselves silly. But in the off chance they do want to go out, he’ll stay by their side and talk with them most of the night. If anyone tries to pull pranks on them, he’ll quickly shut them down and give them a look that will guarantee they won’t try it again.

There’s plenty of stuff to focus on that isn’t scary that can improve their view on Halloween. He’ll tell them to focus on black kittens, jack-o-lanterns, candy, hiding under a blanket with hot cider… which he suggests they do, because that’s one of the best parts of fall.

Ren

Ren loved that his s/o was a little scaredy cat. The fact that they were practically always hanging from him was absolutely amazing, and he loved that he was who they turned to when their fears were acting up. And of course, he always told them that they can latch on as long as they needed to. He’ll hug them and give them kisses and picks them up and smother them with affection to distract them from any terrors.

Ego boost aside, he’s genuinely very attentive to his s/o when they’re upset. He knows when to remove them from a situation that’s a bit too much for them, and he’ll stick with them as long as he needs to in order to calm them down. Sometimes he’ll take them on a drive just to get them to focus on something else.

Ren’s favorite part of Halloween by far is the costumes, so he sees this as a great way to bring a little positivity to the night. He’ll tease that they could always dress up as a ‘sexy’ version of something, or they could always go the route of dressing up as elegant vampires that would surely gain the attention of everyone that saw them. How could they be scared when they’re too busy stealing the show?

In the true spirit of things, Ren thinks of a cute nickname for his s/o just for Halloween. Perhaps they’re his black kitten, or they could be his little devil… the possibilities are endless, and his s/o is too busy shooting down all of his advances to be scared of Halloween.

Syo

Syo, of course, will be the absolute bravest person on the planet for his s/o’s sake. Nothing can get past him. No one jumping from behind a corner, no hyper-realistic spiders hanging from the ceiling, no jump scares on websites… Well, that last one was a little trickier, but he was good at looking over his s/o’s shoulder and making sure they don’t follow any weird links.

He sees Halloween as a good time to try to get over their fears. He believes in them, and he knows that if they put their mind to it, they’ll be able to take anything head on. He’ll ease them into scary situations on their own terms; they’ll start with something small like plastic bugs and rats and gradually move on to scary movies and things like that. Of course, if anything gets to be too much, he’ll calm their nerves and tell them he’s proud of them for trying.

If his s/o is embarrassed about being scared, he’ll take the fall for them and claim that whatever going on is too scary for him, and he’ll insist that they should knock it off because it’s getting to him. Then when no one’s looking, he’ll wink at his s/o and give them a knowing smile.

Syo has the perfect alternative for scary moving nights: Prince of Fighting! Sure they’ve watched them a million times, but they’re not scary at all now since all the suspenseful scenes are easy to predict at this point.

Cecil

Since Cecil isn’t used to any Halloween traditions yet, he’s more confused than scared of anything. He’ll ask his s/o to explain their reactions and what’s so scary about stuff, and they’ll usually refuse and just tell him to ask someone else. But he’s pretty persistent, and through explaining things to him, his s/o starts to realize that all these things they thought were terrifying aren’t so bad.

Cecil reminds his s/o that he spent a good chunk of time as a black cat, so he can personally guarantee that there’s nothing scary about felines. He thinks that all of the Halloween creatures are just misunderstood, and he’ll talk to his s/o about that and those conversations also help ease their fears.

He also asks if there’s any Halloween songs that he should know about. Once his s/o fills him in, he’ll insist that they sing together. It’s hard to be scared when you’re having a blast singing a duet with Cecil, and he’ll definitely start up random singalongs as often as he can.

Cecil is always wanting to learn, and as a result of that, his s/o ends up learning things too. Knowledge helps get rid of the fear of the unknown, and it’s a subtle way Cecil helps his s/o get over the Halloween jitters. By the end of the season, Cecil sits back and smiles as they take in all Halloween has to offer. It took a little bit of work, but he knew it was just the thing his loved one needed.

Also, since Halloween is his birthday, a lot of the focus is taken from spooks and instead directed at birthday prep and festivities. His s/o never had a lot to look forward to during this season, but now that Cecil was around to dote on, they had a brand new outlook on the holiday.

I hope your Halloween isn’t too scary, and I hope you can have a fun day despite all the scares! 

#utapri #uta no prince sama #otoya ittoki #masato hijirikawa #natsuki shinomiya #tokiya ichinose #ren jinguji #syo kurusu #cecil aijima #starish #headcanons #HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

[kumistone]

It's your birthday again!  ✨ Who would have thought that i can actually be loyal to someone? Haha! It has been eight years since i first saw your face on a mouse pad in the internet cafe i frequent to everyday during my college freshman days. Funny how i am still so into you today when back then i keep on laughing at y'all because who would name their group STARISH? Looks like the joke is actually on me!  😂 Thank you so much for being my girly fantasy, my wild dream. I can't keep track on how many times have you made me feel better whenever i feel like giving up. (The cringe, i know. But it's true!) Your color means love and passion, which you embodied wonderfully - you are overflowing with them, that i feel like it's seeping on me as well. You are one of my inspirations, and i am forever grateful. The wishful kid in me hopes that one day we can finally accept our deepest fears and anxiety as a part of ourselves and be happy for the way that we are. I will continue to grow and walk down to the path of self-love! I love you, Ittoki Otoya!  💕

#Otoya Ittoki #otoya #utapri #utapri sl #uta no prince sama #happy birthday my love