#I mentioned this in minigenos's dub stream and everyone wanted more apparently haha

[adventurgal]

Marching Band AU

Part 1 out of 2

I mentioned this au in a chat and people were really enthusiastic about it! I was already compiling ideas for it, but I really wanted to share this! This is really long, so I’ll put the rest of it under the cut.

I’ll start with the Esper Squad.

Mob. Mobs in the color guard!

He wanted to play an instrument, but he just doesn't have the stamina to blow into something and march across a field at the same time.

What is that something??? I’m not sure yet. I was thinking a clarinet. He seems like a clarinet-ey kinda guy.

He plays the clarinet during concert band. He's actually not that bad!

He joins band because he was amazed by how much went into putting a show together! He thought it was cool, and felt that it would be a great use of his time. Tsubomi was a motivator too, she’s also in the color guard.

He's not that great at marching. At first, he's always off tempo and starts off with the wrong foot. After a year or so, he gets better at staying in form and not sticking out.

He’s surprisingly good at remembering his flag movements. He spaces out a lot during practice so it surprises everyone because he keeps to himself.

Carrying around heavy ass flags and batons isn't easy for him. He’s usually so sore after practice that he can't lift his arms

Note: I’ve only ever only held a flag like, once. I remember it being heavy, though I have no upper arm strength so who knows how heavy those things actually are. They look heavy...

Hes passed out on the field during practice before. Luckily it hasn't happened during a performance

All of his fellow guard members know he's the weakest link, but he tries so hard. They're proud of him and acknowledge how hard he's working!

Ritsu. He’s a flute/piccolo.

I might change this, but yeah. Ritsus in the flute section. (Self projecting? Oh, I'd never do that~)

His first year of band, he plays the flute during marching season. The next year he’s promoted to piccolo, and becomes a section leader.

He’s pretty good at playing the flute. He’s technically good at playing the piccolo too, but piccolos sound like shit. He manages to not make everyone's eardrums bleed, though.

He joins band because of Mob. He thought it was cool and wanted to be like his big bro

He has pretty good stamina. Impeccable posture. Almost perfect attendance. Always in tune. He's a model band student.

He always has his music memorized, always has his dot sheet. He’s always on point and makes sure that the rest of his section is too

He doesn't really talk so he doesn't get yelled at or told to stay focused

He helps out the other sections too. If they need instrument assistance, he’ll help them. He has extra reeds, valve oil~

Why the fuck does he have all of that stuff with him. Like, he just pulls it out of his pockets

He helps Shou the pit load their truck too. They could always use extra help

He gets really heated during competitions. If someone's goofing off, he’s the first to tell them be serious

Despite being a model student, he contemplates quitting band because he only joined because of Mob. School and such gets in the way too. After a while, he decides to stay, because he notices how much fun he has on the field! He starts to mellow out a bit once Shou joins too.

Shou. My precious fire child. He's a percussionist!

I’ve always imagined him being a percussionist. I don't know why, But he just seems like he’d play the drums.

I might flesh this aspect of the au out a bit more at some point? But Shou is a transfer student. He transfers into Mob and Ritz’s school (which is still Salt Mid. Or maybe Salt High? I’m not sure yet.) He transfers to Salt Mid. during Ritsus first marching season.

His first year, he's in the pit. (Which is the front ensemble. At my high school, we called it the pit.) He really wants to be in the drumline, and he begs Serizawa (Who I’m going to get to in a bit, along with Reigen and Dimple don’t worry,) to promote him. Seri says no, because he’s new to the marching scene.

He has a ton of fun playing so many instruments. The marimba, bells; The gong is his favorite. Especially during competitions. He loves the rush of adrenaline he gets when he hits it.

He practices a lot after school and outside of practice. He’s very passionate about what he’s doing.

Surprisingly, he’s the most composed when he’s practicing alone. He’s actually focused. He doesn't stay focused during practice.

 He’s always pulling a prank on someone, flirting messing with Ritsu, trying to piss off Reigen… He still manages to have any new material memorized by the end of practice some how.

He just,, YELLS at Ritz from across the field. He just wants to talk to him, he doesn't care if he’s annoying people.

It’s very rare that he’s close to him during practice. During their breaks, Ritsu usually scolds Shou for bothering him. Then they canoodle.

His second year of marching, he’s finally in the drumline. He's a tenor!

His lackeys are the rest of the drumline.

He breaks sticks all of the time. Not because he's playing too hard or something, but because he’s always twirling them when he’s not playing.

This drives Serizawa absolutely insane, but he’d never show that to Shou

He likes to throw them at Reigen when he’s distracted

Teru. He’s also in the color guard!

He’s not attending the same school as the rest of the squad. He still attends Black Vinegar.

Shou originally went to B.V, so he knows Teru. (I might change this) Teru meets Mob and Ritsu through Shou because of this

At first, he’s very competitive against Salt Mids guard, but once he gets to know everyone he chills out a bit and starts to root for them

He is B.Vinegars guard captain

He was originally a saxophone, but switched to guard because he thought everyone looked cool

He’s really good at playing the sax. He’s a bari sax! He also plays the clarinet, the trumpet; he's dabbled with every instrument there is in his school's band

He’s also a model band student, much like Ritsu

He has so much fun on the field and he’s very enthusiastic about marching in general

He has little spirit days with the rest of his section. Like, they’ll have pink day, they have to wear pink to practice. *wink wonk*

He doesn't get to hang with the rest of the squad that much because of his school, but at competitions, they hang and wait for their results together

Reigen. He’s a part of this too!

He's the boss of the field staff. He’s the one who puts each formation together and writes the show

He’s really enthusiastic. Everyone laughs at him because he’s just. All over the place, always

He’s a jack of all trades. When he helps out each section he knows what the fuck he’s talking about

I could see him being a brass player, maybe he was a trumpet or maybe even a mellophone when he was in school

But, yeah. He’s well versed in everything. If Mobs having trouble with his hand work, he’ll grab his flag and show him how to do whatever it is he has to do

It’s the same with Ritsu. If he's having a hard time with a set, Reigen will march it for him to see what the problem is

This annoys the fuck out of Ritsu

He’s so proud of Mob. Once Mob showed interest in marching he started showing him videos of his own shows when he was still in school. Once Mob told him he actually joined, he started crying

He gets so pumped up during competitions holy shit

If the band has a really powerful hit, he’s yelling at the top of his lungs! He’s so proud of the kiddos!

If he feels that the band wasn't scored correctly during results, he’ll go and try to fight the judges

Serizawa has stopped him from doing this wayyyy too many times

Dimple encourages him to fight the judges

The last competition of the season, he starts crying during the last note. They’ve come so far. He’s so proud ;O;

Serizawa. He’s also a percussionist!

He directs the pit and the drumline too, sometimes

He was reluctant to help out with the band, but once he saw how passionate the kids were he wanted to be a part of the magic

Once Shou joins the pit he’s so happy oh god

He’s just really proud of the kid and happy that he's found a less destructive outlet to let out his energy

He’s way more… open. During practice. He likes making music and is very happy to see children just as enthusiastic about it like how he was when he was still in school.

He gets really nervous during competitions. Everyone does, but he usually needs to step away after the band performs to compose himself

He’s always doting over his section. He brings snacks and extra blankets for when it starts to get colder during practices

Dimple. He’s also there.

I’m not really sure what his role is yet? He’s kind of just there. He helps Reigen and Seri whenever they need it though.

He helps the pit load their truck for competitions. He’s usually the one to drive it too

This isn't security guard Dimple. This is muscle man Dimple

He’s also really proud of the kids. It’s a ton of work and they do it pretty well

I’ll make another post with the Telepathy Club, Body Improvement Club, and Student council eventually. I burned myself out typing this out, lol

If you have any ideas, PLEASE send them to me. I would like to see them! Thank you for reading this!

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