#kimi no na wa au

[svetochey]

kimi no na wa au. it came to me suddenly and taken my mind completely. what year is it again

upd: Luz putting an insult on Amity's face felt very ooc, so i changed it to something nicer. i hope. as much as you can be nice while writing on someone's face against their will

[justafewsmallsteps]

Doodle dump. Throw it back to the Your Name AU (Kimi no na Wa AU). Kagome wakes up in Inuyasha’s body oh boy.

[lloydfrontera]

do you remember your kimi no na wa au? Cuz I do that au lives rent free in my head almost 24/7, I’ve been thinking about it for months, thank you

i do remember it yeah! oh man that was a really fun au, i literally couldn't stop thinking about it for days until i wrote it out of my head. swapping bodies is one of my favorite tropes and what is isekai but that trope sliced in half.

and i truly do believe making og!lloyd go through high school would fix him. it'd get him a whole new batch of issues but it would also fix him.

i also loveeee the idea of fantasy characters learning about the modern world! when it comes to choosing their career suho and lloyd get into a fight because suho wants to be a civil engineer but lloyd is fully committed to learning plumbing. suho doesn't understand, if he can't have a running shower back home he might actually throw both of them out of a window. they finally compromise on studying civil engineering but also taking a plumbing class with plans on learning more in the future.

i have many thoughts about how they'd react to the novel (mostly suho's absolute horror on how the original story would've gone like for his family without him being involved and lloyd's total existencial crisis about 1. being a side character in a novel and 2. having confirmation on what an absolute human garbage he would've been without suho's influence) but they're big and rambly and i need to get them sorted out before just babbling them out akdjsks

but i'm so happy you like it!!! i'm definitely coming back to it some time soon, it's a really fun au and there's a lot to explore in it!! 💜

[villainessprefect]

OC x Canon Week 2023 - Day 3: caress of the face / soulmate AU / "I can't believe it..."

summary: soulmate au OR the prompt I get to do a Your Name AU with bcuz that movie has a tight hold over me >:3c also this one Vale uses she/her pronouns instead of they/them

ship: IdiaVale (idia/fem!oc)

@theocxcanonweek​

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Idia is supposed to be greeted by the comfort of darkness no matter what time he wakes up. It could be past noon, and his room's cool, blue lights would help ease his tired eyes. And if he was really tired, he could return to the land of slumber with ease.

Instead, bright sunlight pours onto him from a window. Not even his blankets can help shield the intense beams. He groans and tosses to his other side but he's already lost his comfortable position. Great.

"Ortho...get the lights," he mumbles. "...Huh?"

Idia always spoke in a low voice, but this time it sounded softer, different. It's a few notes higher and doesn't sound as tremulous as usual. As much as he wants to linger on the change in vocals, the sound of a bell causes his eyes to finally open.

As his vision comes to, Idia is greeted by a black cat. A collar with black and white stripes hangs around its neck along with the chiming bell. Unusual blue eyes stare right at him as its tail flicks behind. The sight of the small creature is enough to motivate him to sit up in bed. A grin is already making its way to his face.

"What’s a little kitty-cat like you doing here? Come to get some scritchy scratchies?"

A hand slowly extends to the cat. Its eyes narrow before letting out a meow and turning its head. As if it's done its job of waking him up, it makes its exit. Idia lets out a tired sigh.

He swings his legs off the bed and his bare feet meet with the cold ground. It causes him to shiver and rub his arms. He's brought back to the reality of something being off. Especially when his chest is bigger than it should be. A quick glance down at his body makes him realize that this...isn't his body.

Desperately, his head turns from side to side, eyes frantically looking for a reflective surface. One shines in the door of the open closet and he darts towards it as if his life depends on it.

When he looks into the mirror he sees a young girl in black and grey pajamas. She's on the taller side, thin but not frail. He finally registers the messy brown strands that fall over his face and the odd blonde streak too. Bright purple eyes stare back at him.

"S-Seriously...? Th-This has got to be some kinda joke..." Idia pinches his cheek. It's soft. "But it feels so real..."

The temptation to poke more at this body is strong but he's also scared. He's not sure what would happen or what's even happening. It's easy to come to the conclusion that this is some sort of spell, but not even the strongest of magics can do something like this. Well, transformation magic can work even if illegal, but transportation to? Maybe this was something like an anime. It'd be kinda cool if it were but he doubts that it could be true.

"This has...got to be a dream..." He takes in a breath and looks around the room. It's far different from his. Purple walls that are hard to see behind the various bookshelves, hanging lights that decorate small sections are scattered about for some added flair, and a desk made from wood instead of metal. At least there's a television with a game console. It's comforting in a way to see something familiar, even more so when it's retro.

"Vale!" A voice, loud and demanding calls out. It makes him flinch and nearly shriek. "Breakfast is ready!"

Idia gulps and looks to the door. Does he really have to go out there? Like this? He just wants to go back to his room. Or stay in here. Whatever. The bed may not be his, but it's still a safe space from the outside world.

With slow steps, he begins to make his way out of the comfort of this room. The hallway leads to a kitchen and from here he can see an older woman. Mother, perhaps? Regardless of who she is, he tries to make a quiet approach. He isn't noticed even as he stands at the kitchen's entrance, eyes going from the woman to the plate of eggs, sausage, and toast on the table.

"Ah!" The woman gasps when their eyes meet and Idia thinks he's so screwed. As if he's been caught in this lie he didn't even want to be in. He's ready to pathetically apologize for being here until she speaks. "I didn't know you were there," she sighs. "I have to go. I didn't have time to feed Grim, so please do it before you leave."

Idia nods obediently. He's not about to say no at a chance to get closer to Grim. Still, he shuffles past her and sits at the table. Grim is in here too, keeping a safe distance between the two humans.

"Did you get enough sleep?" She asks. Idia isn't sure how to respond. Thankfully, he doesn't have to. "You really need to start sleeping earlier. It's okay on the weekends, but not when you have school."

The mention of school makes his stomach flip. Is he supposed to deal with a social danger zone like that in his dream?! Sevens, what a nightmare this is turning out to be.

"Text me when you get to school, okay?"

"Okay."

"Love you, have a nice day!"

Idia doesn't have it in him to squeak out a similar response or an excuse to stay home as she takes her leave. As the front door shuts, his eyes go to the food then the clock. It's early, too early for him to be up. But he's not about to pass up breakfast like this.

Then he hears a meow. His eyes perk up as the cat looks up at him with pleading eyes. Despite this strange hell, Grim totally makes up for all the pain he has to go through. He takes a piece of meat from his plate and offers it to him. Grim seems wary before taking small steps forward and taking the offering. Once all is gone, he nuzzles his head against his hand. Idia smiles as he finally gets to pet the soft and fluffy creature.

"I wish I could stay here..." He tells Grim. "It'd be nice to spend the day here with you. I-I don't know if I can handle this dream school..." He shutters at the thought of going outside. Would people know it's him? Where was he anyway? Things seem familiar yet alien at the same time. Maybe it's just the dream stuff.

"Even if this is a dream...why does it all feel so real...?"

~...~

"Brother! Brother!"

The sound of an electronic voice rings in her ears. It's enough to pull her consciousness away from sleep. It's strange though, she thinks. The last she checked her alarm clock was set to music and not a young boy's voice.

Vale stretches as she lets herself wake up. Her room is oddly dark and for a moment she considers the hour. Had her alarm gone off in the middle of the night? No, she wouldn't be that careless, although she doesn't put it past her to do when running on four hours of sleep.

When her eyes open, she finds herself in an unusual setting. It feels like she's been plucked out of her world and set into a futuristic one. While there are still some familiar things, a desk, a closet, bookshelves, and this bed, it all feels...off. It's different and not in a bad way, but this isn't hers. None of this is.

"You're awake!" Comes from a robotic boy hovering in the air.

Vale stares at the young boy. If this is a dream then it definitely has to be a sci-fi one. And if it is, it's pretty damn amazing to find something straight out of fiction literally in her face. Even if it's not real, it's still-

"Cool..." She breathes out in a low voice. It startles her with how groggy and deep she sounds. A hand goes to her throat as if to ease some invisible pain. Slender fingers glide over her pale skin. At the corner of her vision she spots something like flames, blue ones. They're close, too close and instinct causes her to nearly jump out of bed.

"H-How is there fire...?" She turns her head to catch the flames. Unfortunately, it falls over her shoulder, resting peacefully against her as if it were meant to be there. These unnatural flames are touching her and not burning her to a crisp. Was this also part of the dream? If so, it's a strange part. Especially when she realizes that it acts like hair.

"Brother...?"

In her shocked state, she nearly forgot about the other boy in the room. Busy brushing fingers through her new flames, she almost doesn't register him calling out to her. Then again she isn't used to having a sibling like this male dream self of hers does. When she does look to him, a part of her spirit saddens with how worried he looks.

"Commencing scan for any irregularities. Please, hold still."

Vale does as she's asked. She remains frozen in spot with fingers wrapping around a strand of blue fire.

"Scan complete. Hmm...There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with you physically. Are you okay, brother?"

"Y-Yeah! Fine," she croaks out. She hates having this stranger worry over her. It's not like she wanted to cause him stress. She just didn't know what was going on. "Just a...late night. Stood up longer than I should."

It's a familiar excuse and she waits for that regular scolding. But none comes from the younger sibling. Instead, he nods, understanding.

"Oh! Your latest game just dropped a new banner, right? So you were grinding for it? Did you manage to pull the character?"

"I...did," Vale answers and feels bad for lying. She didn't stay up to try for some silly gacha, she was kept awake by a new chapter dropping right before she was supposed to go to sleep. Then one thing led to another and it's easy to see how sleep escaped her. "Uhh...what time is it?"

Maybe getting a sense of time would help. It's hard to tell if its morning or evening with these dim lights. If it weren't for her natural rhythm waking her up within the usual hours, she'd guess that she slept the whole day away.

"The time is currently 7:35 AM."

"Ack!" She yelps. "School! I'm going to be late!" Vale darts towards the closet and opens it. She pauses as she looks to the unfamiliar mess of clothes. There's a uniform looking set hanging at the end that looks untouched. It's different from hers. More proper and outstanding and fit for a well-off school.

Wait a minute.

If this is a dream, does she even have school? By the looks of it, she does. And if she does, well, she isn't one for skipping classes no matter how tempting that sounds. She may not be a model student but she does make the effort to be as good as one.

"Idia..." The boy breathes out a foreign name. That has to be her name or this body's name. "You want to go to school?"

"Well...yeah?"

If the boy could imitate tears, she thinks he would be doing it now. Something shines in his eyes as he's quick to shout out his brother's name again before tackling him in an embrace. She can't help but return the favor.

"I'm so happy! I'll be with you every step of the way!" He chuckles as he pulls back. It's impossible to tell if he's smiling with that mask over him, but she knows that he is. "I guess that new character must have been really encouraging. Oh! While you get ready, I'll go get us breakfast. I'll meet you outside, okay?"

All she can do is nod, infected by his joy, how could she say no? Vale watches as the boy seems to have an extra hop in his hovering as he leaves the room.

Once alone, she lets out a deep breath. So much happened in such a short span of time that it's hard to keep track of things. While she knows she has to get ready, she takes a few minutes to look around the room.

She stops in front of a PC on the desk. It's nice and sleek, way more advanced than any she's ever used. She's almost afraid to touch it considering how expensive it must be. What causes her gaze to linger is the monitor and the sight of her own reflection.

A young boy with fiery blue hair stares back at her. Golden eyes are kept in the shadows of said hair and make it seem like he hasn't slept in days. His lips are naturally painted blue and when her mouth opens, she finds a set of sharp teeth. He's dressed in oversized yet comfortable pajamas, a dark long sleeve with a character over her chest and matching bottoms. While not one to care for appearances in dreams, she does in this one.

"This is some dream, huh?" She speaks and pulls at her lip to get a better view of those teeth. Again, she ends up playing with the fire dancing on her head. "So real too. Maybe it could be..." A hand reaches out to touch the monitor. She stops just before her skin could meet with the screen. "Nah. Just a dream."

[anzukero]

i wanted to tell you that… wherever you may end up in this world, i will be searching for you..

[backgroundcharacterno5]

かたわれ時

Kataware Doki

[1] [2] [3]

[sunnnfish]

Thinking about Your Name. It’s about dreams and the magic hour and expanding your perspective and wanting to be someone else and somewhere else. It’s about dissociation and familial obligation and names and desperation and displacement. It’s about knowing someone in ways no one else does. It’s about wanting to know someone in ways no one else does.

It’s about wanting to stand up for someone else and in turn standing up for yourself. It’s about time and connection and union. This is the gate to the netherworld. It’s about ghosts and memory and lingering.

But its also about hope and love and unconventional and weird love. It’s keeping things unsaid but endlessly communicated all the same. It’s becoming someone else and loving that someone else who has become you. It’s also about friendship and the friends who will come with you. It’s about knowing something is missing but knowing it’s out there somewhere—just keep looking. Keep looking.

[taraxacum-vulpes]

i'm gonna be sick,,,

[inklessletter]

Since I've been reading a lot lately about steddie AUs based on other stories (The Little Mermaid, for example, I'm guessing due to the live action coming out recently) it got me thinking. I actually thought of this a while ago, but, to those who have seen it, please, picture this: a steddie AU based on Your Name. It doesn't have to be a retelling of the same story or a copy of the plot, no. I mean the energy. The motive. The hard fix-it. The discovery about each other when they have not even met in real life. The dissonance in their stories. The swapping. The whole musubi thing. The twilight hour. The story repeating itself, and the stars, the gods, the legends trying to warn them for them to avoid it.

Fucking hell, it just gives me the chills just to think about it.

If you haven't seen Your Name, please, find it, take a couple of hours and let your life be changed for ever.

[thecutestlittleslime]

Some Kimi no Na Wa!SubMas sketches featuring the boys' facial confusion.

[snowystarguardian]

I just think it would be neat if kimi no na wa au of link click.

LIKE IT WORKS SO PERFECTLY!?! (Especially after season 2 finale wow)

Like i am in shambles thinking about it ahhhh.

More thoughts in tags in case of accidental spoilers lol

[mac-lilly]

Black (stupid) songwriting journal of fate - Part III (Epilogue)

Last round of the Kimi no na wa AU. Happy Juke Jeudi!

Part I / Part II / Part III

A few years later:

Five years have passed since The Orpheum burned down, and Luke has to admit his plan ("Rock The Orpheum then shoot to stardom") didn't quite work out.

After they escaped death spectacularly, they got another shot to play a showcase. It was a successful show, landing them a manager, a real studio, and even a small North America tour. 

And this really should have been their breakthrough, except it wasn't.

While his friends all had some accomplishments to show off (Reggie's about to graduate college, Alex is in a stable relationship with Willie, and Bobby has become a single dad), Luke feels like he's stagnating. 

Because ever since the Orpheum incident, he's been experiencing a serious case of writer's block. (And he thinks it's ironic that his songwriting journal with the missing page has become a metaphor for his life because that's how he feels -- like a part of his soul has been ripped out.)

Anyway, their label is unsatisfied and threatens to terminate their contract if they don't come up with new music soon.

(Slight detour because this user adores Reggie and wants him to shine: Reggie buys them some time by uploading "Home is where my horse is" to Sunset Curve's official YT, and it goes viral, and Luke is only slightly cranky about it because it stops their label from kicking them out (for now).) 

Meanwhile, Julie is equally unsatisfied with her life. She's enrolled in college, and while she's fine singing and playing music in general, she, too, struggles with creating her own brand of music. There's a song stuck in her head.  

Random side note: They've both developed inexplicable mannerisms when trying to write: Julie toys with a folded piece of paper (a blank, ripped-out journal page), and Luke absently touches his cheek. 

Anyway, both feel like they're missing a part of their soul.

As time grows on, Julie and Luke have a few almost encounters (Luke's visiting Reggie on campus when he catches a familiar piano tune but ultimately being unable to locate where it's coming from. Julie walking past the ruin of The Orpheum, hearing the strum of a guitar, remembering the band that almost died there.)

One day, on the anniversary of their Orpheum performance, Luke's frustration escalates. So he grabs his guitar and his journal and drives to their old studio.

The same night, Julie gives in to an unexplainable magnetism that draws her to her mom's old studio, which she's been mysteriously avoiding for the past three years because every time she walks into the studio, she's overwhelmed by a feeling of loss. (Her dad believes it is related to her mom's death. But Julie's not convinced. This loss feels different.)

She settles behind her mom's piano and starts playing the melody that's been haunting her, and suddenly she's accompanied by a guitar. Julie should be bothered. But for some reason, it's soothing her and gives her inspiration.

Together, they finish the song.

Luke's been up in the loft the entire time, and when he comes out from his hiding place, Julie is not amused. But she cannot help but sense a cosmic connection between them.

Luke explains his backstory with the studio and is surprised (and proud) when Julie tells him she used to listen to their songs back then. 

There is a bit of awkwardness because they both feel the bond, but neither has the courage to address the elephant in the room.

There's this usual back-and-forth between them that's solely there to make the reader suffer. 

Eventually, Julie asks how Luke knew about the song, and he explains he has no clue. It's the first time in the last five years that he finally felt music again. 

Julie says it's the same for her (because they are soulmates and they need to be together in order to be complete), and she starts toying with the paper again.

And, of course, Luke spots it and gets overly excited and shows her his journal and how it is missing a page. And Julie places the page where it supposedly belongs, and the words Luke wrote during their sunset meeting reappear. And so do their memories. 

Another hug.

And then, it's Julie who hands Luke the page, and this time Luke kisses her -- not on the cheek.

The end. 

Part I / Part II / Part III

Does this qualify as HEA?🙃

Is this ending kinda cheesy? Yes, it is ... AND I LOVE CHEESY JUKE CONTENT! 👻

So, I hope you've been enjoying my rambly posts about this AU. Thank you for all the kind comments in the tags (and the threat of getting blocked). 💜 (It feels like this won't be the last post about it. Fleshing the storyline out just made me more invested in the idea.)

Anyway, I'm gonna watch Suzume no Tojimari (a new movie by Makoto Shinkai -- the director of Kimi no Na wa) next Thursday. So there's a good chance another Jatp-meets-Makoto Shinkai AU will haunt me very soon.

[judahlux]

𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮

Movie AU

The whisper of the wind is cold.

The bell calls and the ocean sings.

They sing a song, they try to tell him something but he doesn't listen. He can't.

When the water covers him, the silence and warmth are familiar. He has been here before. The blue sky is visible from the surface.

Then someone calls his name.

Daniel.

Daniel.

Daniel.

Find me!

"Where are you?" Daniel shouts. His throat hurts. He feels like he's drowning.

Silence again.

"Where are you?" Daniel cries. He needs to see him. One last time.

"I'm right here."

Daniel sees someone's silhouette distorted, like someone who is underwater and ripples dance over him.

"What's your name?" asks Daniel. His voice is on the verge of cracking. He knows who this guy is but- he can't see him.

The current starts to get stronger. He feels the water trying to reach his lungs. Daniel runs towards the figure as if it were his last hope.

The ripples stop and then he can see him.

Hair as golden as the sun, face soft but frightening. Eyes as blue as the sea. Bright as the sky.

Daniel reaches down to his wrist, a red band tied around it. The boy lifts it up and shows it to him as he looks at it tenderly. He smiles at Daniel. A lotus flower peeks out from the center of the band.

It's the hachimaki Mr. Miyagi gave him.

Daniel puts his hand on the cold glass. The boy does the same.

Daniel sticks his forehead and whispers "Who are you?"

The current comes closer. The glass shatters and the boy disappears.

Daniel feels the water filling his lungs.

He wakes up in the sand stinging his skin. His eyes bathed in tears and his heart pounding. At his age, anyone would think it was a heart attack. But he knows better.

Find me. I’ll save you. I promise!

He didn't tell him his name.

Daniel raises his hand. There's something strange about it. A squiggle in black.

Johnny

[lloydfrontera]

I just love that Kim Suho is the reformed Lloyd frontera and Lloyd frontera is the reformed Kim Suho, and now you know what? Your kimi no nawa au makes so much sense man, Suho and Lloyd really are........

it just??? it's so??? i literally sort of screamed when i got to that part i swear-

honestly... kinda made sense? except it also felt like a plot twist? idk it always felt a bit strange that lloyd and suho's lifes paralleled each other so much but i always attributed that to, well, plot being plotty y'know? it could've been a coincidence, meant to highlight the protagonist's qualities and characteristics and while it was very convinient it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. it's normal for isekai novels to have protegonists strangely well suited for the novel they wake up to. it's a common trope. but the reveal that kim suho is lloy frontera reincarnated? that this was fate deciding lloyd gets another chance to be a better son, a better brother, a better friend and a better person? it recontextualizes everything.

suddenly it's not just suho choosing to be kind and a good person despite everything he went through (altho, i do think that's still very much part of the narrative, after all he did lose all memories of his previous life so this doesn't take away from suho's own agency but it does add a new layer to it), now it's also lloyd choosing to be better person that he was before, it's the tiny part of him that still remembers his regrets pushing him to be kinder, to be responsible, to be better. it's correcting the mistakes he'd made and repairing the damage he'd done.

it's very poignant in the way only a reincarnation story can be

AND ALSO YEAH I KNOW i joked in that post that there was a point in that au where lloyd and suho start blurring their edges together because of spending so much time pretending to be the other but this takes it to a whole new level. it sorta makes it fall apart but i'm choosing not to acknowledge that. i can handwave it just like bk moon did with everything happening just because javier made a wish upon a star.

it could be a glitch in the universe that recognizes they're the same soul in different bodies but keeps mixing them up. maybe i could even connect it by making it so it's javier who causes the glitch in the first place. maybe lloyd does something to him that upsets him but someone tells him to "be patient. someday he'll grow up. as time passes he'll be a new person" and tiny javier who's tired of being told to be the bigger person whenever lloyd and he fight just grumbles "well i wish he'd be a new person already"

and if it just so happens that a shooting star crosses the sky at that moment, well... he is the protagonist after all. the world does tend to bend itself in order for him to be at its center.

[mamoonde]

prompt: wangxian, no-wars AU, pining lwj wake up in the body of wwx

Wangji wakes up to a now familiar ceiling, the kissing stick figures on the wall smooth under his fingertips, and sobs.

Wei Ying's body is warm, hale and whole, golden core pulsing in his dantian - and alive, alive, alive.

Wangji hasn't failed yet - and that is enough.

[yullen]

people: criticizing Makoto Shinkai's same-ass hetero star-crossed lovers formula

me: het? it's not all Yullen AUs? they're not just there for me to project Yullen off of???