#basically raising kaito and yagami

[woundedheartwithin]

Something something Genda means he and Matsugane didn’t listen to their elders, something something they were just friends not lovers, something something this totally isn’t a direct parallel to Yagami and Kaito’s relationship, something something they’re like brothers not everything has to be gay etc etc etc and so on and so forth [insert toxic dudebro homophobic bullshit here]

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Since it popped up on the Podcast, how would you rank the sibling dynamics from healthy to trainwreck?

This is an innocent-sounding question until you go over the franchise and realize just how many sibling relationships there are in Digimon and that all but like three of them have elements that might raise eyebrows. In the interest of being comprehensive, this includes all named characters in any anime, manga, and game I’m familiar with, treating the reboot separately and including Survive because... (looks at Kaito and Miu’s bios) ...holy crap.

Sibling Relationship Rankings! (Healthy is Higher)

Joe & Shin Kido (Adventure): Shin understands Joe’s hang-ups and offers support to make his own choices without steering him in any specific direction, for or against the family. And Shuu exists too (depending on the language you’re watching in)

Juri & Masahiko Kato (Tamers): For all of the awkwardness and potential points of fracture in the family, Juri and Masahiko are very close. Fun Fact: She started carrying around her iconic hand puppet to amuse and entertain him!

Keito & Nozomi Tamada (Re:Arise): Even with very different personalities, Keito and Nozomi have a lot of respect for each other. Unlike some big brothers, he comes to a mature conclusion when he realizes she’ll be just fine with Pumpmon at her side.

Yamato Ishida & Takeru Takaishi (Adventure 2020): Yamato’s worry over Takeru only affects his reluctance to take on time-consuming side quests when he might be in danger. Far more chill about trusting Takeru with the rest of the team, he’s a motivation rather than a mental handicap.

Masaru & Chika Daimon (Savers): Perhaps a more controversial pick for the healthier side, but Masaru and Chika have a playful relationship that proves that Chika dishes out as much as anyone in the family. Given how much harm DATS and Digimon have done to the family, Masaru risks her love to keep them away from her.

Joe & Shin Kido (Adventure 2020): Shin’s still supportive and still encourages Joe to make choices for himself, but having that bugout bag ready to go raises some serious questions about that family and which side Shin’s really on.

Ai & Makoto (Tamers): Toddlers fight. It’s okay. They come together for Impmon’s sake and the fact that they’re the only duo in the franchise with mutual custody over a digivice has to say something about the strength of their relationship.

Nene & Kotone Amano (Xros Wars Manga): Nene’s tactics are still desperate but not quite as extreme as the anime, and it counts for so much that Kotone fights so hard for Nene once the tables are turned. And good lord that backstory...

Takuya & Shinya Kanbara (Frontier): There’s definitely a sense of Takuya lapsing into thinking Shinya encapsulates everything frustrating about having an older brother, but he gets over it.

Miyako Inoue + Three (Zero Two): Perfectly normal large household. And while wondering what it would be like to be an only child is something every youngest does... top of mind fantasy, Miyako? Really?

Jianliang & Shaochung Lee (Tamers): Speaking of four-packs... there’s no doubting how much they care about each other, but Jian’s occasional short fuse with Shaochung betrays his usual calm demeanor, and we never get a picture of the full family dynamic once Rinchei and Jaarin are included.

Daisuke & Jun Motomiya (Zero Two): Everyone likes to paint Jun and Daisuke as something uglier than it really is. As much as they annoy each other, it’s still a pretty conventional sibling dynamic and they’d still fight hard for the other... even if the feeling’s closer to obligation.

Koji Minamoto & Koichi Kimura (Frontier): There’s no questioning the bond they develop, but there’s no way Koji and Koichi go from “don’t know the other exists” to “ZOMG Twinzies!” without a ton of awkwardness and feeling each other out. They’ll get better, but from our standpoint this is where we start to drift into trainwreck territory.

Tomoki & Yutaka Himi (Frontier): Tomoki can spin it all he wants but Yutaka comes off as a real jerk. Not that some resentment isn’t a little justified given how much Tomoki is coddled, but taking it upon himself to be the bearer of tough love is still not cool.

Taichi & Hikari Yagami (Adventure 2020): Hikari has a blind faith that Taichi can save the day in any circumstance, up to and including international shipping crisis. Meanwhile Taichi sees Hikari lapsing between typical friendly eight year old to brainwashed robot and doesn’t find any problem with it.

Yamato Ishida & Takeru Takaishi (Adventure): Lessons in how not to be an overprotective big brother. Yamato freaks out at the slightest notion that Takeru might be exposed to danger, including his very presence in the Digital World. When you have a complete nervous breakdown realizing that little bro’s actually pretty capable on his own, it’s not about your relationship with him anymore.

Touma & Relena Norstein (Savers): There’s caring about a little sister, making her plight a central cause in your life, and then involving her in a chess match with a madman. There’s a lot to forgive here (they are raised in a family where your kneejerk reaction to Grandma is “I bet she supported the Nazis in World War II”), but everything about their relationship just makes you uncomfortable.

Kaito & Miu Shinonome (Survive): Maybe it’s not fair since their game is the franchise’s unicorn, but their bios have warning flags all over it. He’s overprotective, ready to fight at the slightest hardship, and she repays this attitude by being rebellious and weird and eager to pursue trouble. May end up being worse once the game actually comes out.

Rei & Hajime Katsura (Appmon): Another one where their backstory makes you sympathize with the lengths they go to in order to stay together, but risking the security of actual guardians to go it alone? Jesus. Even with their ride or die attitude, you still sense a bit of friction in their relationship, and so many of their hardships are their own doing. 

Nene & Yuu Amano (Xros Wars): There’s nothing seemingly wrong on the surface between Nene and Yuu, but that’s why their actions are so extreme. Yuu’s more than happy to treat her as an enemy general in his game, while Nene’s aligning herself with dark forces and causing real trouble to get him back. It’s all very loud and intense for a relationship that, without external influences, is just nice and cordial.

Yuuko & Yuugo Kamishiro (Cyber Sleuth): You can be anything you want on the internet! So why not take the identify of your big brother who was stricken with a mystery illness at a young age and lead a legion of hackers? And if you’re Yuugo, use your digital body to take control of that avatar! Nothing weird about any of this!

Ken & Osamu Ichijouji (Zero Two): Like Tomoki, Ken can come up with whatever rationale for Osamu’s abuse he wants, and Osamu at least had some kind moments, but there’s no denying that this family was a mess. And of course Ken’s reaction to Osamu’s death... could have been better.

Taichi & Hikari Yagami (Adventure): Hikari’s introduction to the series was intended to be a little creepy, and that just sets the tone. Her blind loyalty to Taichi is a primary point of emphasis through three series, and Taichi sometimes goes ballistic worrying about her... when not accidentally endangering her life. And that’s before she unleashes a world-destroying abomination at the mere suggestion that Taichi’s dead, and why telling him “what you’re doing is wrong and I kind of hate you for it” is a big moment for her, even though she’s wrong.

Neo & Rei Saiba (V-Tamer): There’s going a little overboard to keep your family together or save a sibling’s life, and then there’s aligning yourself with evil forces to avoid having to deal with your sister’s manageable disability. Call it being jaded or delusional, but when it drives your sister to attempt suicide there are definitely issues you two need to work through.

Erika & Ryuji Mishima (Cyber Sleuth Hackers Memory): Because aligning oneself with Arkadimon is always a fantastic idea. He’s overprotective, she manipulates him because of it, there’s resentment, there’s anger, and basically the entire game is spent watching these two outdo each other in terms of causing wanton destruction throughout the city and cyberspace.

Honorable Mention: Bagramon & DarkKnightmon (Xros Wars): The battle of who can stab the other in the back last.

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Kirino Drabble

Hi there! This is just a little something I wrote a while ago to show how Kirino usually acts around people she’s close too. Also I wanted to do something cute and funny. Hope you enjoy!

He never really needed an alarm. Someone would always end up calling him in sometime in the morning about a case or something similar. That’s why it didn’t surprise him to hear the phone ring that morning.

Yagami groaned as he reached for his phone on the table beside him. He rubbed his eyes as he picked up the phone to see the caller ID. The first word he was able to process was the name of a cop: Ayabe. Yagami immediately turned his head to his desk only to still be surprised at who he found.

It wasn’t the dirty cop who’s side job was to sell information, but his sister Kirino Ayabe.

“What is with you Ayabes and breaking into my office?” Yagami asked glaring a bit at the girl in his office chair.

Kirino gave him a small smile. “Kazuya told me your reaction when you wake up is priceless. And he was right”.

One of the agency’s cats had jumped up on the desk and was rubbing his head against the woman’s hand, seemingly excited for the new company. “I also wanted an excuse to come see your cats” Kirino added looking down at the cat she was petting.

Yagami sighed and got up to stretch. “You know you look nice when you’re sleeping” Kirino spoke up. “Wait that...that sounded creepy...”

“Yeah maybe a bit” Yagami said but gave her a smile to reassure her he wasn’t upset.

“I just meant...it’s nice...to see you so peaceful you know?” Kirino said trying to explain herself awkwardly. “You deal with a lot of shit. A lot of fucked up shit might I add. So it’s nice to see you at peace once in a while...”

Yagami stood there for a moment with a hint of surprise on his face. It wasn’t long ago when this girl would barely say anything to him, let alone seem to care about him or any other client of Ayabe’s. Then again a lot had happened between now and the day they met. Still, to her her say all of that now was surprising. Surprising but sweet.

Before he could say anything, Kirino got up from the chair. “A-anyway those documents you wanted are on your desk. Kazuya sent me since he was busy with work.”

“Oh. Yeah thanks” Yagami said watching her hurry to the door. “I appreciate it”.

“Yeah well just try to rest some more before you start doing shit okay?” Kirino said turning her head when she got to the door.

“Hey it’s fine. Not that early. Plus I actually didn’t have that much work last night for once” Yagami reassured her.

Kirino raised an eyebrow at that. “Seriously? You’re gonna try to convince me that after I basically caught you passed out before you could even get back home?”

Yagami gave her an equally confused look before a realization hit him. “Oh! No I live here. I guess I never mentioned it huh?”

Kirino stared him a moment seemingly trying to process this new information. “...Oh. I see”

“Hey come on, don’t look at me like that. It’s not that bad. It’s not like a need anything fancy” Yagami said crossing his arms.

Kirino took another look at the couch before looking up at him again. “If you say so. Well...I guess I’ll see you when I see you” she said as she took her leave from the office.

Yagami shook his head but smiled. She definitely was an interesting one.

Bonus:

“Hey Tabo? You order anything recently?”

“Huh? No...not that I can think of...” Yagami spoke confusing into his phone. “Why? Is there a package at the office?”

“Yeah it was just dropped off” Kaito responded back looking at the item in question.

“Just sit still. I’m almost to the office anyway so I shouldn’t be along” Yagami said sighing a bit.

“Sounds good” Kaito said. Yagami could hear him moving around before he spoke up again. “Oh I see! It’s about damn time you got one of these. Though I don’t know how the hell you’re gonna for it in here”

Yagami was even more puzzled. “What? What the hell are you talking about?”

“Huh? Wait so you seriously didn’t order this futon?”