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Hey! You ever end up doing essay on the kazumaji gifs? (I'm highly interested because it's always majima o' clock where I live)

it’s always majima o’clock here too; maybe we live in the same area... but lmao i didnt write the essay on my kazumaji gifs because i didnt think anyone would want to hear it so i meant it more as a per request kind of deal. and you’re requesting. I want you to know you did this to yourself, my friend

below the read more for everyone’s well being. welcome to my first official majima analysis essay

ok so in those tags i said something like majima is softest with kiryu because it is absolutely the truth (unless you count makoto, which i love them too, but majima has moved on or at least is making an effort to. and that was pre-tacky snake skin jacket and pre-mad dog persona.) 

the prompt for the gifset was “maybe something about majima being stupid and unhinged but like, in a sweet way” and the whole point of this rambling is that kiryu is really the only one we see who causes the mad-dog persona to slip. kiryu says he can never get a read on majima but just because he is unpredictable doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand that he isn’t just batshit crazy. he trusts majima, and finds comfort in his lack of predictability, keeping kiryu’s life exciting and providing distraction from the insane amount of tragic shit that happens to kiryu. and majima has a similar experience of idolizing the yakuza lifestyle as teens/young adults only to have the yakuza drag them through hell. But this is supposed to be about Majima.

ANYWAY what GETS ME is again that mad-dog vibe slipping around kiryu. the only time we really only see it again is with Saejima when he comes back from jail. i’m gonna talk about that later too. LET’s GET TO THE GIFS i’m going in chronological order not the order i put them in

1)

Ok so as an audience, we don’t really know what happened between Kiryu and Majima between Yakuza Zero and Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami. Yes, we get that tiny ending scene of Majima going KIRYU-CHAN for the first time and Kiryu smiling at him. But we are given nothing as to how they met or why Majima started calling him Kiryu-chan. It is left completely to the audience’s interpretation. Because then it goes straight to the first scene with Majima in Yakuza/Yakuza Kiwami after Kiryu gets out of jail. It implies that they already knew each other, and arguably that they were somewhat close -- close enough for Majima to “miss him.” (What was majima doing for those 10 years, i don’t know, but he clearly wasn’t in a great place, missing both kiryu, makoto, and saejima, we ignore y5 lore in this household or make up shit to fill in the giant gaps) You could argue that Majima missing Kiryu is just Majima being “crazy haha woah” but his character is so much deeper than that, and it’s proven in this gif’s scene. Yes he is fighting Kiryu with all his men. But if you are reading this you understand that them fighting physically all the time is a secret love language. They never intend to severely hurt each other. Fighting is how they know that they have an equal, someone else who was modeled into a weapon because of the Tojo Clan.

And yes, “He belongs to me!” is an extremely gay thing to say. He doesn’t even need to say that, though. One of his men didn’t understand that he doesn’t actually want to hurt Kiryu. The guy picked up Majima’s knife and tried to actually hurt Kiryu. Majima willingly gets stabbed so Kiryu doesn’t get hurt. That’s a handful of gay subtext right there. Majima’s first scene in y1 is about how the world is a horrible, shitty place that will chew you up and spit you out if you care. Then he goes and gets stabbed. Self-sacrificially. He cares about Kiryu, even if it hurts. 

2)

This one isn’t as deep. It stems of the same concept of them fighting each other as equals. Majima explicitly says more than once that strength is the most admirable trait, Goromi says that it only matters that a man is strong. Kiryu is the only person who presents a challenge to him. He admires him. 

3)

(As a disclaimer, I know a lot of people are uncomfortable with Goromi. I’ve also seen a lot of non-binary, gender-fluid, etc. people project on Goromi and Majima, and I feel like that can only be a good thing. Obviously they deserve more and more quality representation. I think the people who dislike Goromi are valid as well, but for the sake of this argument we are going to see Goromi as the people who project on her do and I’m going to use she/her pronouns when talking about Goromi.)

Regardless on your stance on this whole little side quest, the player has the choice to go along with Goromi which creates actually a lot of subtle connecting between the two of them. Even in just talking to her, we see the mad-dog mask slip. She talks about how much she cared about the girls at Club Shine and wonders how they’re doing. Literally says “all part of my tragic-ass backstory.” And Kiryu sympathizes with it. Says he sees through the “i hated it” bullshit and sees Majima/Goromi’s true self, which is that the cabaret job was hard for Majima because he cared about the women and didn’t like using them as a source of income and knew it would be his fault if they got hurt. 

Also, Goromi says that "When I’m with a guy, it’s all about if I’m having enough fun. That’s why he’s gotta be strong.” Sound like someone we know? Someone who we are talking about in the last gif with i-just-got-the-shit-beat-out-of-me-and-it-was-awesome bliss on his face?

Anyway, the scene in the gif is near the end of the session. Kiryu is talking about how he’s been in prison for 10 years, and Goromi says that now that he’s out he should try to relax and and a little fun. Arguably, “since you’re so lonely right now, I’m gonna give ya a hand!” is most of Majima’s role in YK1. Kiryu gets out of prison. Majima wants to fight him all the time and says it’s because he’s gone soft and needs to train. Majima Everywhere presents excitement in his life when everything else is hard and shitty and traumatizing. Yes, Majima kidnapped Haruka. But there isn’t a lot of info on that. Majima says he did it so they could fight but it very likely could have been an order from the Tojo Clan or even Nishiki. Until he develops a bond with Haruka, Majima is, in a way, all he has. Nishiki is mean now. Yumi is ???. Kazama is i don’t even remember but he certainly isn’t any emotional support. He’s lonely. Majima is the only person he has from before prison, and quite possibly the only person who understands what he is going through. 

4)

YK2, Kiryu has yeeted out of Majima’s life as Kiryu does, but he’s trying to protect haruka so I’ll let it slide. And what does Majima do now that Kiryu’s not there? Leaves the Tojo Clan. Yes it’s because he doesn’t like the 5th chairman’s style and to make up for Kawamura, but the point is he’s bored. The use of “MY Kiryu-chan” is obviously written there because “haha majima he’s crazyyy” but come on. Majima left the Tojo Clan after Kiryu stepped down as the 4th chairman. Because he was bored. Because he couldn’t trust his own men. The only person he considered an equal just wasn’t there anymore and he found it difficult to adjust. (That’s YEARNING, fellas)

So yes, HIS Kiryu-chan came home, but what is home in this context? It clearly isn’t the tojo clan, so I guess it could be Kamurocho in general. But if the clan doesn’t make it home, what does make it home? Perhaps a certain triangle shaped man??

5)

Oh boy silly Majima wants to fight Kiryu again hahaha weeeeeeeee NO listen, LISTEN, he does want to fight kiryu again, because 1) the man has been bored for a year 2) FIGHTING IS THEIR LOVE LANGUAGE 3) Majima is once again surprising Kiryu in a world where nothing surprises him anymore, where kiryu expects people to be vile and only want him for gain. Every single goddamn game it’s “Kiryu plz save the Tojo Clan plz” and Kiryu NEVER gets anything in return unless you count, i don’t know, Daigo and Haruka’s safety? But Majima doesn’t give a shit about any of that. Majima is one of the only people who consistently does things for Kiryu (even if they’re presented in an abnormal way). Majima is really the only one who makes sacrifices for Kiryu. But this fight, it kicks off YK2 of “hey, i missed you but i won’t admit it because we’re manly yakuza, please let me try to make you smile.”

6)

THE kazumaji scene. Going off of Majima being the only one to make sacrifices for Kiryu, here’s a perfect example. Majima first aids the Tojo Clan which he swore to leave literally only because Kiryu asked him to. Then, here, he get beaten within an inch of his life because he promised Kiryu he would protect Kamurocho from Ryuji. Majima does not give a shit about the Tojo Clan at this point. Yes, Majima LOVEEESSSS beating people up, but he’s fatally wounded. This is not a Majima who would die for the Tojo Clan. This is a Majima willing to die for Kiryu. After warning Kiryu about being to trusting, too.

And of course, we get the Majima collapsing on the pavement and Kiryu rushing in to CRADLE him in his arms like a damn fanfic. You’ve even got the “I did it for you” which everyone knows is basically an “I love you.” Look at Majima’s face in the gif. Bless the Kiwami 2 graphics, first of all. He’s looking at Kiryu like he wants him to be the last thing he sees, like he wants him to know that he’s going out for Kiryu, that despite the fact that he’s about to cough up blood he needs Kiryu to have the information he needs to save the clan and Kamurocho. He’s telling Kiryu all this with labored breath because he promised. Kiryu “One-Expression” Kazuma is viably worried as hell, the little nod in the gif kills me because Kiryu needs him to know he’s touched and he’s so grateful. The only reason Kiryu left him was because there was danger elsewhere and he trusts Kaoru enough to take care of him. (Side note: I love Kaoru Sayama, but I still feel like she’s good enough a character on her own and doesn’t need to be a romantic interest for Kiryu. Like it was like oh... she’s Girl so she needs to fall for the Big Strong Male Protag.... If Majima was a cis girl they would have made out in this game, maybe even y1.) 

7) Speaking of sacrifices, Yakuza 3, the game where Majima literally joined the Tojo Clan again because Kiryu wanted him to protect Daigo. That’s a huge lifestyle change, Majima.

Yes, this scene is funny because Majima is riding in a Barbie-ass truck like a 15 year old driving on a learner’s permit in a downpour (yet proves he can drive stick seconds later) and thinks he hit Kiryu while he purposely hit everyone else. Look, Majima needs this ok y3 he looks like he’s been crying since kiryu left no one No One is going to hurt Kiryu now

That truck is likely stolen, he’s driving erratically as fast as he can because Kiryu is in danger, how did he even know that Kiryu was in danger is it like some kind of 6th sense... If you didn’t already know, I would take a bullet for Majima’s voice actor; his delivery of “Kiryu-chan! Where are you?!” could have just been like haha oops kiryu did i hit you ;3 but instead it’s this raw cry of genuine panic, like did his actions get kiryu hurt, Majima could not live with himself if he was the reason Kiryu got fatally hurt

8) Ok I’ve hinted at the fact that I have beef with the Hot Mess that is yakuza 5, wasn’t huge on Y4 and Y6 was fine but it was heavily based on the events of Y5. In my head I’ve got an entire fix-it fanfic in which Majima yeets out to Okinawa with Kiryu after Y3 I could write that upon request too ANYWAY here’s another sacrificial majima...

Despite not caring for Y5, THIS SCENE is RAW. Maybe he’s not super “unhinged” in this scene but it’s just so much. Majima, who Kiryu brokedown in his taxi bc he thought he got killed (because Kiryu made him stay in the tojo clan haha we’re out here crying), chooses Kiryu over Saejima. Saejima, Majima’s oath brother, Saejima. We love Saejima, Majima loves Saejima, but 25 years is a long ass time. Majima changed. Saejima changed. For awhile he had Makoto, but then Kiryu was all Majima had for a good chunk of Saejima’s time in prison. This is the man Majima got his eye stabbed out for defending. But the BaD GuYs that arent memorable enough for me to even look up the names of are like look, we want to watch the world burn because we are Bad Guys, so either you are going to fight your brother to the death or we are going to snipe Kiryu’s daughter in the fucking head. Obviously he doesn’t know that Baba is going to betray them, so he has to pick between Saejima and Haruka. He chooses to potentially kill Saejima for Kiryu’s happiness. I’m sure if things didn’t change, Majima would have held back and let Saejima kill him. Majima would rather die than see Kiryu in pain. Majima would rather kill Saejima/let Saejima kill him than let Haruka die. If that’s not a giant declaration of unconditional love and devotion, I don’t know what else to tell you.

Anyway, thanks so much for indulging me and listening to my yakuza opinions if you made it this far you the mvp :’’’’)

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@distinguishedkingdomwolf asked for some Hosea/Dutch fic recs, and BOY HOWDY am I happy to deliver.

My favourite kinds of Vandermatthews fics are ones where they’re being old men together and the focus is primarily on them rather than the other characters, so that’s the kind of list I’ve compiled here. Some of these may contain spoilers, so be wary, and mind the tags in all of them in case I’ve forgotten something.

Now, in no particular order:

Slipping Through His Fingers by Toakenshire. There are currently only two chapters, the second of which is my favourite chapter of any Vandermatthews fic ever, but it’s a work-in-progress multichapter fic. Rated explicit, though it currently contains no smut aside from vague implications in the first chapter. There’s so much beautiful prose and witty banter in the second chapter that it just absolutely completes me. One of the rare pre-canon fics I’ve enjoyed.

Red Dead Redemption Mini Fics by TopHatCat. A multichapter series of minifics focusing on Dutch and Hosea. Most of these are WONDERFULLY fluffy, but a couple of them will rip your heart apart. Rated G, and no archive warnings apply. Like the fic above, this contains some wonderful banter that really makes the characters feel like themselves.

Who In Their Right Mind Would Look For More? by Aylwyyn228. This is one of the rare fics I enjoyed where it’s written from a young Arthur’s POV rather than Dutch or Hosea’s, but it’s VERY wholesome and centers around Arthur realising that those two gay old men are... well, gay old men. Rated mature, and warnings for some mild period-typical homophobia, and implied child abuse/sexual abuse - mostly Arthur’s fear of it, though there’s nothing graphic and it never happens on the page. Overall just a really satisfying fic to read, and there’s a very soft scene with Dutch and Hosea that just melted my heart.

We’re Never Far Enough Away by Aylwynn228. Dutch and Hosea talk after the failed trolley station robbery. Some exploration of the nature of their relationship as well as Dutch’s other romances, and as always with this author, some very enjoyable dialogue between the two. Rated M for Mature, a very bittersweet fic overall.

Just a Talk by TopHatCat. Dutch wakes Hosea up in the middle of the night to talk about some insecurities/doubts he’s struggling with. Bessie/Hosea are together in the fic, and their relationship isn’t sidelined for the sake of Dutch, which I really appreciate; I love fics where canon couples aren’t diminished for the sake of another pairing, even if I prefer the other pairing more, you know? Rated G. The ending is stuck in my head, which I love.

We’ll Finally Relax by Emby_M. Big warning for spoilers, angst, and character death. Written from Hosea’s POV and personally obliterated me on the spot, but it’s beautifully written and really stuck with me. There’s some “your closest loved ones are the only ones who know/refer to you by a name you don’t usually use” trope in here, for those of you that enjoy that! Rated T.

Reblogging is appreciated, since I don’t know if this’ll show up in the tags!

[findteenpenpals]

CALLING ALL 15-20 YEAR OLDS

Hey we are a group of teenagers and we are looking to start an online summer camp of sorts. The idea behind the whole thing is we often feel like outcasts like we don't belong where we are or anywhere in general so we are trying to create a place where everyone can find a place of belonging. The whole thing is in Beta so we can't release much details yet but 1) We will have events like an online sleepover 2) We'll have digital badges (we don't know how those will work but if any one has ideas please let us know) like pun master for making 30 puns 3) CHALLENGES like pay someone a compliment, walk a mile, indulge in self care. For completing you earn points for the whole team. By the end of the summer the team with the most points wins! We are also open minded and accepting and we've tried our best to eliminate problems caused by time zones so everyone is welcome. What we need from you now is telling us whether you'd be interested in joining this summer (sometime in mid/late June) Poll: 1) https://strawpoll.com/b9zfy2w Contact us at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/distinguishedkingdomwolf 2)*anxiousmageofmind if you have any questions(which you probably and hopefully do)

[findteenpenpals]

Discord Group Chat

Hey remember us? You probably don’t! We are the teenagers from the online summer camp thing. Have no idea what we are talking about have a link : http://anxiousmageofmind.tumblr.com/post/161062059790/calling-all-15-20-year-olds.

So we got a decent number of people who agreed. We can’t start the camp before mid June because of our busy school schedules but what we can do is make a group chat. If you want to join the camp feel free to Join the group. We’ll still try to keep it interesting with story times and puns.

Just wanted to put out there that we don’t allow homophobes, racists and other terrible stuff. Any people of this sort will be banned immediately. Also we don’t discuss politics because nyeh. And please don’t peer pressure others. Swearing is okay but don’t be excessive or use derogatory language. If you do I’ll probably give you a high five with a brick on your face. We chose discord because it’s the best platform for what we do and plan to do. Want to join or tell us we are losers contact us on any of these links (you can also tell us we are amazing) 1) http://anxiousmageofmind.tumblr.com/

2)https://www.tumblr.com/blog/distinguishedkingdomwolf

3)http://meowlium.tumblr.com/

4)http://smol-angst-child.tumblr.com

[findteenpenpals]

LOOKING FOR BESTIE

Hey I’m Isra! I’m 16.5. I live in the UK. I’m a person of many interests. I’m currently doing GCSE’s. Psychology is one of my most favourite subjects. I really look music but I can’t play anything. I really like art am also terrible at it. I do a lot of creative writing and that’s like one thing I’m good at. My favourite musicians include: Sia, Fallout boy, Panic! At the disco, MCR (it almost feels like mcrx betrayed me), BVB. I also am obsessed with Disney music. When I say obsessed I mean I can sing you the entirety of frozen. I also really like Hamilton and everything you say I can link to a Hamilton song. I watch anime but I have been falling behind. Tokyo ghoul Is MY FAVOURITE ANIME. Yuri!!! On Ice,Card captor sakura, vampire knight, tutu.princess ( I don’t like this one but um putting it here because hate attracts friends) sailor moon , murder princess are anime I have watched. I can’t recall any others but I have half watched many animes as well like I can’t seem to get around watching the whole thing these include, steins gate , psycho pass , death note , aot (I’ve actually had it soiled for me so guess who is not continuing that), full metal alchemist, black Butler ( I’ve watched the first two or three seasons ) , durara and others. Not very relavent but I’m watching the third season of Skam and no I haven’t watched the other season cause I’m a rebel. I also LOVE STEVEN UNIVERSE. I also like several other things so if this lost.doesnt attract you I’ve got a whole other one. Now *things I’m looking for* I want a bestie. Like I get if people are busy but please don’t spontaneously burst into flames after two days because I’m a weekling and probably will blame myself. I’m hoping to share numbers so we can contact via WhatsApp ie talk to each other every day but I can understand if you’re not comfortable. I can also do snap chat but I think it’s hard to get meaningful conversation there. *I also should mention* I see dear and darling and I love you a lot. (Especially the last one) so please don’t get freaked out. I just hate that people have made these terms romantic. My planatonic friend deserves love and how do I remind them I love them. I am also a very caring person. I will probably remind you to drink and eat and I can help you cope with bad days. Also I’m very lgntqia+ friendly and I’ve made contributions to the community myself. I just want everyone to understand I do not discriminate so if that’s something you’re worried about don’t worry Preferences 15-18 , and can cope with time zones *Contact me at* https://www.tumblr.com/blog/distinguishedkingdomwolf

[findteenpenpals]

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I did post here earlier but I’m posting for a different thing.(sorta). Anyways ey I’m Reva( not my real name I’ll tell ya my real name once you contact me). Anyways I’m obsessed with hamilton and like reading . I’m 16.5 and looking for someone who will stay in a conversation. Please no homophobic ot. Racist or just bad people in general . I really like art and food. My favourite musicians are Mcr, fob , p!Atd, marron 5, Sia, Troye Sivan and others. To know more about me contact me? Anyways I’m looking for people.to add on snap chat but I don’t mind contact on tumblr either. I want the type of people who’d snap chat alot and snap chat me a lot and talk to me that alot. Yeah please contact me if you’re actually interested in talking to other people and won’t abandon me after two days. My tumblr : distinguishedkingdomwolf ( I’ll five you my snapchat once we talk a little) So yeah please message me. (Thank you blog person whose helping people meet.other people. You’re doing amazing work!)