ok, ok, I have this terukaneaoi au where akane dies and wakes up in the 80s and to which he then continues living life in the past (after many confusing realizations) and then meets the schools messiest relationship known to man in the process; teru and aoi, everyone knows how much arguments they get into yet they still look great together. akane somehow manages to get close to aoi (with the help of nene since akane kinda got attached to her since shes the only one to know about his situation). aoi is interested by akane and wants to know more about him while akane is like, literally in love.
while with teru, he finds out about this and like the great boyfriend he is, he of course, somehow (intentionally) meets akane and gets really angry at him. (he's just jealous; he really cares about aoi and is just afraid she will leave him), akane is confused, aoi stops teru from doing anything else and from then on, anytime aoi hangs out with akane (which is a lot of the time since aoi has no one else she actually likes to hang out with unless it's akane or nene) teru comes along.
akane and teru have a rocky view of each other but teru eventually becomes fond of akane (which takes a long while, in the meanwhile they have lots of petty arguments and relentlessly make fun of one and another, aoi has to force them to get along).
I can't. All the new official art of the sleepover after the battle with No.6 is killing meeeee
WHEN DID THIS COME OUT?!??!! (they are so cute, I love them all so much)
Is this like a magical girl au thingy?
I don't know, it gives me magical girl vibes.
New Akane coloring 🕰️✨
YES!! Absolutely! Everyone sleeps on them.
They are so funny.
The way Kou is very judgemental of Akane is wonderful to me, he really just assumes shit about him?? He has a "my senpai is weirdo" view on Akane.
Which makes sense considering the kind of talk Akane has with him off manga?? Like bro, please -
But at the same time!!
Kou looks up to Akane, sees him as a dependable senpai, considering he was an option for guidance, putting him on the same panel as the brother he idolized and the supernatural whose power is knowledge, only stopped from asking for help because Akane was being crazy about Teru's bet.
So on a normal day he would see this "weirdo upperclassman" as someone helpful.
Which leads me to how Kou called Akane when Teru locked himself. HE CRIED TO AKANE OF ALL PEOPLE FOR HELP.
I also genuinely believe he thinks Akane is so cool! He got some awe going on considering how flustered he gets near him.
Honestly this mix of concerned cause he assumes Akane is a weirdo with insane tastes, and flustered cause he genuinely respects him/wants Akane to think he is cool, makes for a really funny dynamic.
Bro really blasts Akane while simultaneously having a kind of admiration for him.
And Akane? Akane also judges him a lot.
He looks down on Kou at times too, cause to be fair, Kou is very spaced out, and their world view does not align.
I will never forget the scene where Akane had to REMIND Kou that "Hey, your friend is dead. Get your priorities straight kid."
But he likes his spunk too, he is inspired by his determination, he wants Kou to succeed. I'm glad Kou goes to him for help cause Akane does like him, if he can help, he will.
He sucks at pep talks though, he comes off as very awkward when he tries to cheer him up.
He also understands Kou extremely well despite barely interacting.
He only scowled Teru after the brothers fought because he ALREADY KNEW Kou would protect Hanako.
Akane could also sense he has some kind of connection with Supernatural MItsuba, who I doubt Kou ever mentioned to him, he is always very silent about Mitsuba. So Akane must have noticed from body language alone?? My boy-
He sees him as a good kid, so much so he goes "you sure you're related to Teru?"
He also appreciates Kou's cooking skills.
bonus: this wonderful panel
There are plenty of small changes in Akane's behavior once the severance is over.
The one that caught my attention the most is this brand new habit of protecting himself.
Akane loves to be alive, but he has no fear of death or pain.
Teru bullies him every day and he keeps his guard down in the student council. Aoi stabbed him, the injury so severe that chapters later, it hurts Akane to even move, yet he kept himself wide open in battle.
This habit really is very new.
So what changed? What made him constantly be on the defensive?
It wasn't self-preservation. It's his duty.
He is needed alive.
The keeper of the present can't die.
Akane still isn't careful with himself. He isn't protecting himself, he is protecting the idea of a better present.
post canon au again haha
[part 1]
role swap