#dapper inserts: guild

[dapper-shipping-forever]

Let's do BSD, I'll let you choose which of your SIs! I wanna go with Aura for mine 👥👀🔍 Aura is an ability user employed at Manhasset. They're intelligent and resourceful, but stand offish, and very tsundere when it comes to Francis in particular, but a little bit so even with friends. However once friends with someone they're quite loyal and willing to fight for them. Aura will little use their ability to get involved in a fight on someone else's behalf and then be too shy to ask that same person to hang out with them. The duality of the tsun?

I'm going to answer specifically for my guild ! s/i. She's Francis's daughter lmao She would currently be with the ADA by then, she joined them after the guild tried to get the book originally in order to atone for her former group's actions, and also to find her father after he was defeated. Her ability is unbreakable diamond, and she can turn her entire body to be completely covered in diamonds, and she can kinda cover other stuff temporarily. She's eager and kind though definitely a rich kid lmao

👥: I think Gill would like to be friends with them; she's her father's daughter in a lot of ways, except she's more genuinely friendly than him ! Roasted right there. She'd think their tsundere tendencies are kinda funny. I mean, she'd probably have some mixed feelings seeing them getting closer to her father, but she'd admire their positive qualities and be willing to give them a chance. She likes friends, lmao

👀: I mean, she loves her dad a lot. Since Francis is her father, it would effect how she sees them as they get closer to him, perhaps looking with a more critical eye to ensure they're worthy, but she wouldn't write her off.

🔍: Seeing as they're pretty intelligent, I could see your s/i being the one who thinks of the plan. Gill could use her ability to protect the both of them and get them out of there.

All together, they could be friends with any of my s/i's ! They seem neat.

[dapper-ships-herself]

Dads and daughters

[yinxiong]

do u have any anime recs?? ive only watched the popular ones like haikyuu, bnha and aot but its kinda overwhelming to look for new ones so im asking u since i know & trust that u have good taste

ooohhhhhh boyyyy im vibrating bc 1) you’re asking me for anime recs 2) yOU SAID I HAVE GOOD TASTE HDJK THANK 🥺💞

okay but being serious here ,,, i’m not sure exactly what genres you’re looking for so i’ll put a list of my favorites + other ones similar to those 3 you might enjoy :))) if you have anything specific in mind lmk !!! i recently compiled a list of everything i’ve watched / tried to watch (it’s quite embarrassing actually) so hopefully there’s something you’ll like on there 😊

fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood

genre: shounen, action, fantasy, women characters being badass

very brief summary: two boys learn alchemy and try to get their bodies back, ends up unravelling government conspiracy in the process

this is my all time favorite uhdfdjks

top tier, a masterpiece truly

i'd rate it 100/10 but it surpasses that honestly

it's just really REALLY good

might be a little bit slow in the beginning but trust me it picks up quickly

if you’re interested it’s originally a manga and has some more details the anime left out !!!

assassination classroom / ansatsu kyoushitsu

genre: shounen, school, action, kids being kids but with knives and guns

brief summary: a class of kids are assigned to kill a super monster before he blows up the earth in exactly one year - the catch is that he’s their homeroom teacher :D

basically kids learning how to be assassins but also trying to pass school and it's all very heartfelt and you WILL adopt them all

10/10 i cry every time

honestly watch this first it’s very easy to follow

also a manga with a few storylines the anime left out, not crucial but i recommend anyways since i read it first before the anime even came out and it just has a special place in my heart

noragami

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, gods being literal disasters someone pls help them

brief summary: a girl accidentally meets an unknown god and asks him for his help, slowly learns more about his world (i’m so sorry this is really vague but it’ll all be covered in the first episode trust me)

the gods can find spirits (dead people) and turn them into weapons if that’s cool

sexy animation !!!!!

only big flaw with the anime is that they mess up the main character’s characterization a little bit so you might want to read the manga? also only has two seasons and the manga is further along ,,, but everyone is currently stressed tf out over the plot ohmygod ,,,

gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun

genre: romantic comedy but heavy emphasis on comedy, slice of life, literal chaos

brief summary: a girl has a crush on a guy who turns out to be a manga artist, she winds up being his assistant (this barely covers it though)

a bunch of high school kids being chaotic and oblivious

just watch it i can’t really explain it in words you’ll be laughing a lot

only one season so if you enjoy there’s also more chaos in the manga

your lie in april / shigatsu wa kimi no uso

genre: shoujo, classical music !!!!

brief summary: a former piano prodigy who no longer plays because he can’t hear music meets a violinist that brings color into his life once again

look

this is top tier

so beautiful hhdjfdks

i watched this on my new tv and shed real tears

as a pianist/musician i adore it a lot hhhhh the pieces they chose to play are all the favs (i performed a medley with my violinist friend for a show once hahahah)

a little sad tho beware of feels

the opening song is like . so freaking well known omg

akame ga kill!

genre: shounen, action, lots of fighting and blood, war

brief summary: a boy joins a group of assassins who are working to overthrow the shithole government (yea sounds kind of basic but there’s more to it)

mainly just girls with weapons

i mean there’s guys too but the girls are the best characters

the weapons are lowkey magical too

yea this is where my nickname came from lol

the anime gets a 7/10 but the manga probably 8/10

manga is darker, more graphic but better plotwise

no game no life

genre: shounen, a bit of ecchi ugh, lots of mind games

brief summary: two genius gamer siblings get transported to a world where everything is decided by games, they decide they want to beat god

very colorful and pretty animation!!!!

there’s some questionable “fanservice” moments but ignoring that the plot is legit

only one season tho :(( pls it was so popular when it came out where is s2

there is a movie prequel, a lot more angsty but still vv good

ao haru ride

genre: shoujo, the usual high school romance, slice of life

brief summary: a girl meets the guy she used to have a crush on, only to find that his personality has completely changed (she has too though)

insert falling back in love

one of the shoujo classics haha

i binged this in one night a few weeks ago

not sure if it was worth it but i had fun lmao

just a low stakes cute anime

also very pretty

only 12 eps, the manga finishes later

given

genre: just music boys being gay lol (jk it’s kind of sad)

brief summary: a boy learns to move on from his ex by joining a band (this is possibly the shittiest summary ever but i dont wanna give anything away hdjhkjs)

just watch it lmao it’ll make sense

idiot boys

band boys !!!

feels but not overwhelming

the comedy is top notch though

i adore given so much hhjkdf waiting for the movie to come out

THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

all the songs are on spotify i listen to them way too much

yuri on ice

genre: figure skaters being gay that’s all you need to know

brief summary: a figure skater falls into a slump, somehow winds up with the top skater as his coach (yet another shitty summary sorry)

hmm this isn’t actually one of my favorites but it’s popular enough so why not

i just really love figure skating hfjdks

it’s pretty accurate i’d say! there are even easter eggs of top men skaters irl hahah

definitely dramatized lol

but still pretty fun

bungou stray dogs

genre: shounen, urban fantasy, very dapper mafia / detectives

brief summary: a kid on the run after getting kicked out of his orphanage accidentally saves a detective, shit goes down from there

pretty fun as you learn about their powers, watch them solve mysteries

the fighting is cool too

until the machine guns appear ugh i just tune that part out

oh yea all the characters are named for actual literary figures and i didnt realize until s2 💀

fairy tail

genre: shounen, magic/fantasy, action, friends !!!!!

brief summary: just mages in guilds going on quests lolol what more do you want

fr it’s honestly quite chill

like there’s definitely an ongoing plot and lots of subplots / arcs

but it’s very character driven

so many cool character designs

was OBSESSED w this in middle school ,,, highkey embarrassing omg

one of the big anime/manga, if you like bnha i’m sure you’ll have fun with fairy tail

this was a stupidly long list and im clearly way too excited ,,, if you have any questions or just want to scream about any of these, my inbox is always open ;)))

[dapper-shipping-forever]

🥮, 🥐, 🍫, 🥥, and 🍨!!

I'm gonna answer with Laxus, my big brother, for this !

🥮) He's much more serious than my s/i, but he dotes on her and always gives in eventually when she asks him to play games with her, lmao

🥐) Kinda, but super rarely. Laxus is a fucking bitch asshole of a person, until some character development, but my s/i isn't at all confrontational and is pretty sweet, and again he dotes on her; their arguments rarely occur, but they did have one big one that is plot relevant to when laxus did a bad thing to their guild early in the series.

🍫) Most people who hadn't been raised with them both are surprised that they are siblings; they are little a like each other, aforementioned bitch boy and sweet girl duo. Most of those people actually sort of feel bad for her that she has a big brother like him. Those who have known them since they were kids know that while laxus is troublesome sometimes and she truly does have a ton of patience to not be bugged by that, they both care for each other a ton; these siblings honestly super love each other, and they have a sweet relationship, which is improved by his character development in the series.

🥥) She immediately jumps in to defend him; she's protective of him like he is to her, perhaps unexpectedly.

🍨) I think this means the f/os in this source; he's protective of his baby sister, and this extends to any and all types of romance. Rogue and Lumen, and Sting, he immediately dislikes because of their interest in his sister, on top of their like plot introductions. Lumen especially he's like "this fucker just appears, helps his group kidnap and and seal away my baby sister in some magical prison library, then he decides to just turn to our side and declares he's devoted completely to her and calls himself her butler, not happening if I have any say", like Laxus is basically ready fight Lumen always. It takes a while for him to accept any of them. Erza is slightly different, since she and my s/i have been best friends since they were super young. He's used to Erza, but is wary of her and definitely consideres her as unworthy of being his sister's partner. He knows his sister isn't straight and has feelings for Erza, but he focuses more on keeping men away from her, men are wolves, that Erza kinda sneaks her way in and when they start dating he's like "well, fuck this" but he knows he can't stop them because Erza obviously makes her happy and, honestly if there's anyone to tolerate it's Erza.

[dapper-shipping-forever]

Dapper f/o tournament

Round 2, part 1

Whether or not you know an f/o and their source, I welcome yall to vote. You can vote however you choose whether it's based on how much you like the character as a ship or just enjoy the description of them. Reblogs alright, they help get more votes.

Have any propaganda? Send me an ask 🌸

Yosano: The healer amongst the ADA. Loves her coworkers, though has a sadistic streak. Insert "and they were roommates" here, s/i's best friend before getting deeper feelings.

Erza: Has been a main f/o for a long time now. Prettiest bitch in all the land, and an immense badass as well as one of the strongest wizards within her guild. S/i was the secretly pinning closest friend since childhood before confessing to her as adults.

[dapper-ships-herself]

Kisses for Chuuya!

Five kisses from my five s/is~

Today, April 29th is this boy's birthday!

I know I hardly give Chuuya as much attention as like Dazai, but I've been shipping with him for a long time now and I absolutely adore him, he's part of like the og three that I fell in love with upon first watching BSD.

He's got high emotions but he's a soft boy at heart, he cares so much about the people who work under him. He has such deep issues with his past and identity and it's amazing the way he's persevered and carved this path. He's got soiled hands, but he's not an evil man. And in our relationship, he's a true gentleman full of love~ He deserves so much happiness and so many, many, many kisses~

Happy birthday, Chu-tan, I love you~

[dapper-ships-herself]

@dokiqx @raudrfox2

The answer changes a bit depending on the s/i, so I'm gonna start with more general and like personal and then go into my s/is.

Dazai and I both, let's say wrestle with certain feelings about life and the world around us. When it feels like you're adrift and very little matters, it helps a great deal to have someone to ground you, and that's Dazai and I for each other. When the world is cruel, we can reach out our hands and feel the warmth, and through that feel safe and real. Neither of us are used to letting ourselves be fully vulnerable to the people around us, we're always masking something, maybe not for entirely the same reasons, but we are. Our relationship is when we both let those walls fall bit by bit, letting go of fear and trepidation. He never even thought he could feel real love before, both of us had thought we weren't worthy of it.

And Dazai is a genius, he's amazing and confident in his abilities, he can see straight through pretty much anyone, so I think why would he even want me, I'm so boring and predictable, I'm not a fan of taking risks and putting myself out there. But Dazai sees all my good qualities, he appreciates my strong empathy and my compassion, he sees how even though I struggle with my own worth I put so much worth into the lives around me, and I have a fun way of thinking about a lot of things, I'm creative bright even when I think I'm not. I become like a fresh, sunny spring day for his soul. And Dazai, his hands are so stained and his mind so jaded, even as he works to redeem himself and be on the side that saves people, he thinks there's too much darkness to ever truly be washed away. But I know that even though he's done a lot of bad, what matters most is what he's doing now; he's trying so hard to be good, to move away from the darkness that only acted as a negative feedback loop for him, that was never good for a boy with a mind like his. He is actively trying to be a good man, and I remind him of that. Neither of us are ever going to be perfect, but that's fine when we're together through our flaws. And through it all, we help each other see the beautiful things to live for.

Okay, now let's go into some specifics for the s/is.

ADA! Gillian has been through some pretty deep trauma with the loss of her little sister when they were kids, and at the time she thought she'd never ever recover from that and stay in the emotionless darkness forever, but with the help of Fukuzawa and Ranpo and the other agency members, she was able to heal. Despite the guilt and trauma that still sticks to her, how easy it would be to write the world off as simply cruel and uncaring, that's not her style. She loves the world, she loves the people in it, she knows that there's darkness but that only means that the rest of them should try their hardest to spread as much love and compassion as they can to balance that out. To Dazai, her unwavering light is strange but so calming. She's so strong in her determination to protect her family and everyone and everything that needs saving, it really touches something in him. She teaches him that it's okay, that they deserve to laugh and love and live, and she helps show him how to actively view the world for it's good parts. Even if someday it's hard, some days she's sad and can't forget the past, some days she tries very hard to push away the anger that festers in her at the unfairness that abounds, she still tries and now they can stand by each other's sides and try together. And he also knows what it's like to suffer and lose the one person who's most important, and he helps her confront the guilt that still clings to her, in fact that's something mutual. And she also, even though she accepts and appreciates her ability for how it lets her help people, it's also an ability that takes away a person's free will and can cause a lot of destruction, and she is afraid of the inherent evilness of it, and though Dazai respects how she's made the concious choice to only use it to help people, he sees her fear and helps her accept it.

Mafia! Gillian and Dazai probably have the most complicated relationship of all. Neither really wanted friends or saw the use of them, but they became each other's first real friend after he joins the mafia. They connect and resonate in a much stronger and more natural way than either were really prepared for; and then they were part of the quartet with Ango and Oda too, and she loved them all. She could be quoted as saying the three of them were probably the only things keeping her sane in the Port Mafia. And then she went away on a mission for a few weeks, no contact with her friends, and suddenly that little slice of joy she had was shattered, Oda was killed, Ango had been a double agent the whole time, and Dazai had abandoned her without so much as a good bye, much less and explanation. It sent her to a dark place for a while. She wanted to hate Dazai, and she certainly felt bitter, but she couldn't bring herself to hate him; how could she, really. She disliked being in the Port Mafia, but not only does she feel she'd have no where else to go, that if she left she'd be leaving her father, Ougai, aka the only person who's ever seen to genuinely want her around and stay that way, but her ability is literally to control darkness and too much light literally causes her pain and discomfort, it's clear to her that she was born to forever stay in the world of darkness and never be able to stand in the light. When she and Dazai eventually meet again four years after he left the mafia, there's a lot of complicated feelings too work through. She's bitter and angry and can't understand why he'd leave her like that if their friendship really meant anything; Dazai thought it was the right move at the time, he justified it to himself by reasoning that he knew she felt chained to the mafia and he had to leave quickly and cleanly in order to successfully rid himself of his dark past, he couldn't risk waiting for her to come back from her mission and having to convince her. But, really, he was afraid. After all, he's convinced that everything he desires will slip through his fingers the moment he obtains it. If he tried to hold on to the happiness she brought him and selfishly took her with him, he'd only bring her ruin some other way, and he wasn't deserving of her. He genuinely does regret it though, and it's not easy for him to admit that he was wrong but he knows that this is one instance where he was so terribly wrong. They have to work through these feelings in order to get anywhere, and she also has to realize that she does have the capability to step into the light, which she does partially with Dazai's help. There's a lot of fighting through the bullshit to finally be together.

Jekyll! Gillian takes the stuff mentioned earlier about always masking some part of ourselves to the extreme. Her ability, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, literally manifests her jaded view of the world into a physical creature of chaos, aka Hyde. And she rejects Hyde hardcore, that's why she's so unstable, destructive, and difficult to control, as well as hates her in return. She puts on the sugariest of sweet faces to try and mask this darkness, but Dazai is able to see it. He recognizes her mask easily, because he's basically doing the exact same thing. Eventually, after a lot of plot haha, they're able to help each other let go of their facades a bit and better accept themselves for who they are. They find this kinship in each other that honestly makes it easier for them to let go of their guards at least a little bit. They both hold a lot of jaded darkness with themselves, and they've both done some pretty terrible things and dirtied their hands, him in the mafia and her in the Order of the Clocktower, and they were both able to break away from that to try and become better people, and that's really nice for them to be able to relate to each other.

Circus! Gillian is, true to the name of her troupe the Circus of the Disillusioned, disillusioned about much of the world. It's dirty and cruel and not on your side. But, the circus always promoted family, the whole reason Voltaire formed the troupe was to attempt to not lay there and accept their wretched fate, that they as humans should try and create at least small pockets of a world more right and colorful. And this ideal stays with her. So yeah, they're both not huge fans of the world, but she has a more innate desire to change that, and she believes it's the duty of humans to fight through and not back away from the world through means like suicide (does that make sense? Trying to word it properly). So she actually is pretty, hm, disgusted is too strong of a word to use, she clashes a lot with Dazai's suicidal jokes. And she's too tsundere and jaded herself to outright be all flowery ~I will help you~, but that sort of discussion is a theme between them early on. Their abilities are foils for each other as well, Dazai is an ability nullifier, she's an ability amplifier, and that sort of reflects their views too.

Guild! Gillian at first seems to have the most innocent view of the world, after all she's rich and spoiled by her father, Francis. And she acts rather carefree too, like someone who's always been secure and never known difficulty. But she has known pain, and there's more than a naive rich girl beneath the surface. She's cunning and knows how to read people, she's been trained in the art of business since she was a child and had it drilled into her that you must never roll over for the world. She's also been taught that she's the daughter of the great Fitzgerald, which means she's meant for greatness too, and she hides it from her father but that's left her with a desperation to prove herself and live up to a great big shadow. But she's genuinely kind too, she loves the world for it's flaws and wants to support the people in it. So yeah, they're ways of thinking clash a bit, but at the same time they work perfectly in other aspects. At first, it's more like he's interested in her for the sort of contradictions she poses, but he starts to genuinely respect her and admire how she chooses to see kindness and work for it, how she takes things in to her own hands to make the world she sees in her mind real. And she respects him for his intellect and eventually for his resolve once she learns of his past. And respect is pretty much the bud that will bloom into love.

There's a lot of fighting to find the light in the dark and acceptance of ourselves.

I hope this was all coherent and not to rambly ha.

[dapper-ships-herself]

Some bloody (venty?) doodles featuring some BSD s/is

They're fine.

ADA! s/i's one in particular is from a maybe canon scene, I flip flop between this and another way to cause her pain oop. The dialogue is basically: "Ah, I did it; I managed to protect my precious family. I'm... So happy." *Falls over*

[dapper-ships-herself]

I'd been having such a hard time determining what guild! Gillian's ability is, like literally haven't been able to have any clue about it besides knowing I wanted it to be offensive and something suitable to an heiress. I'd considered healing, but the last power I came up with for circus! Gillian was a support ability, and tbh not enough of my BSD s/is have abilities that let them tear a motherfucker to shreds. But, I think I've finally decided on one I like quite a bit, the details still need to be kind of ironed out, but here's my thinking so far.

First up, the name, I'm thinking something nice and simple like Unbreakable Diamond.

As the name implies, she can turn her entire body into an unbreakable diamond material, causing most any attack to bounce right off her. Now, making her completely invulnerable feels a bit op, so blunt damage still hurts, so if she were knocked around enough it would rattle her and eventually an opponent could exhaust her enough to start dropping her diamond layer.

That alone would be more of a support ability, here's where the offense comes into play. Not only is the diamond hard and sharp enough that if she were to hit or slash at someone it would do some serious damage, she can also separate small chunks of diamond from her body and control them, sending them flying forward to reduce a target to ribbons.

I think it would also be cool for her to be able to spread her diamond coating to objects, like a crystalline Midas touch. It's easy for her to spread a surface level coating onto an object, but it will disappear after a bit of time, like a day or so possibly depending on certain factors. With some concentration and will power, she can completely change an object to turn it into solid diamond, undecided if she could reverse this or not. She can also do this to people, but it'd hurt quite a lot; if they can withstand the pain though, they would benefit from her invulnerability.

She can also change the color of diamond she turns into, the default is classic clear diamond. Does the color of diamond she uses have any sort of added benefit? Why yes of course, it's a very important effect that she must choose wisely. It's all about the aesthetic~

A concept for this was she could turn her body into whatever gem she has on her person, so like holding an amethyst she could basically absorb it and that would be her crystal layer, and that's fun too so I'm not sure if I want to incorporate that aspect into it. In this case, a weakness would be making sure she had no gems on her, which would mean she couldn't transform or control any crystal projectiles, but I thought it could be cool if she had a tattoo on her where the ink was inlaid with diamonds and other crystals (in which case, they'd have to cut her arm off and hm boy wouldn't that suck huh).

So that's the work in progress~

[dapper-ships-herself]

Atsushi and guild! Gillian interacting is really fun, because his internal monologue is basically that of Haruhi's from OHSHC

"Damn rich people"

[dapper-ships-herself]

Fun fact about ADA! Gillian

Originally, I had it so that she had a slight connection to the guild.

Before I decided on her background and that she was raised by Fukuzawa, I had it that she moved to Japan from America (since I am American y'know) and before she moved the guild sought her out for her gift. She almost accepted, but she had heard some rumors about the Guild and, upon further research, decided that they are not a group she wants to be associated with. They kept pestering her for a while until she got an offer to move to Japan (the details on that I hadn't figured out, maybe the agency reached out to her or she just wanted to get away from those assholes).

I still like that, but there's not really room for that backstory in any of my current s/is.