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[koushirouizumi]

{Excerpts from Repeatverse Pt. 5} (KouxTai A.U.s Edition): {U n i v e r s i t y} A.U.

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{D I G I M O N} Adventure: [2020 Reboot/Spin-off] ~ Episode 02 (Japanese version) + D I G I T A L {P r o j e c t i o n}!Taichi's {A d v i s o r}!Koushiro + Yamato & Koushiro Interaction{s} {YamaKou} + (Bonus) Taichi & Koushiro {KouTai} / {TaiKou} / {Taishiro[u]}

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One Piece Chapter 1094 - Initial Thoughts

And we are back again

Another week break has been rough but we're back with our Straw Hats in Egghead

Let's see how it goes

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release

Starting with a Shimotsuki-themed colour spread; Zoro in the middle of course but you have Kozaburo, Koushiro, Kuina on the right, Yasuie, Ushimaru (plus Onimaru) and Ryuma (Zombie and I think regular) to the left. Seems only Toko is left out among the confirmed Shimotsuki

Well that's an ominous title as we pick up right where we left off

Graphical reminder that the Gorosei are above Vegapunk in chain of command

The Mark IIIs have started their assault on the Navy though as the VegaTank 8 sticks to the cloud path with its special wheels

Sanji's lady senses immediately pick up where Bonney is, as he darts into her direction

Vegapunk like 'a lady radar's not real but ok' XD

Bonney is under attack though, with a guy using like a shell Monk's Spade

Bonney been packing heat this whole time?

Gratuitous ass shot in a splits cartwheel while firing a gun

The attack is non-fatal, since it's called 'Near-Death Experience'

A Yohoho in the chat for the navy guy hit with it, he was suddenly bones for a second, and now there's the trauma

Bonney runs right into a Mark III but this one's not on our side

Old Lady Vice Admiral Bluegrass has commandeered this Mark III with her Ride-Ride Fruit, which allows her to command anything like a vehicle

Whoa lady the aging effects are temporary cool it down

Bonney once again stutters at the sight of her father's visage, which allows Sanji though to get the jump in to save her

Shell Spade man's attack is Whack-an-Otter, which I guess means he might have an Otter-based skill or fruit

With Bonney in hand Vegapunk drives to Sanji to make their escape

Back with Luffy vs Kizaru, and both are showing signs of fatigue

Kizaru's doing a lot of dipping out of the fight

The two, Zoro and Lucci then sense something though, the ominous aura felt by Jinbe and the other Vice Admirals

Also Nami, Chopper and Usopp are accounted for tending to Stussy

Saturn makes the order, all Pacifista are to cease

Knowing the chain of command, Atlas confirms that a Gorosei must be here

What the? WHAT IS THIS?

There's literally a summoning circle there!

Why did he need a boat if you just just summon him?

Marines are told that Saturn is coming, but you also have to be a certain rank (Commodore) to witness his arrival, all others must avert their gaze

This ritual circle is making a lot of emissions

I mean, the revision of '5 Elder Planets' makes sense and all but then you gotta use a pentagram to summon them

A non-Commodore didn't listen and gets immediately killed

no seriously WHAT IS THAT?

Saturn's fruit is not of this world, he's for sure an awakened zoan, black fire scarf like Lucci and Kaku wonder if the colour is reflective of alignment, but he's got like spider legs and a ram's horns and fur, also finger claws

My guess is the Ushi Oni, as Naruto fans would know it as the Gyuki aka the Eight Tails, they have toxic breath too

What's interesting for the Ushi Oni is that they do frequent around water, and have been attributed to poisoning water sources, maybe the Gorosei are the devils of which the fruits are named?

The Vegatank is knocked off its course by Kizaru, who barely missed the tank

Luffy's on his popeye energy, but he has to dodge one of Kizaru's laser, turning him into a spinning top again

But he uses the momentum for an ACOC Hook punch called a 'White Star Punch' in scanlations, sending the fist through the head much like he did with Kaido's face

Also some stars popped out for the headache Kizaru's gonna get

That seems to be Luffy's final blow though as he runs out of gas, right as Saturn recognizes him as Nika

I know the spider legs are intimidating but I just can't stop seeing Dr Kureha's trousers, Oda likes those flame legs

The Vegatank 8 is alas the most recent casualty of Egghead, but all its passengers are safe

...if not standing right in front of a towering Gorosei

There's some cold introductions between Saturn and Vegapunk

But Bonney is going straight for the kill, grabbing a sword and plunging it into Saturn's chest

Dialogue implies that the Gorosei must've commanded Kuma's personality wipe, maybe we'll cover what she saw next chapter

It has been 5 weeks since we have seen our wife, our queen, our light of the Revolutionaries, Nico Robin. WHERE ARE YOU HIDING HER ODA?

Well things continue to get more complicated.

We all knew Saturn would have to get involved but I don't think we were expecting a full demon summoning shit to go down. With Luffy exhausted in front of him too it's falling down to Sanji, Bonney and Franky to help him and the Punks escape.

Part of me feels like Kizaru will recover too, you don't see him KO'd after all. I am hoping that Zoro just finishes Lucci quickly after this though because I still don't buy that Lucci's in the Billion beri tier. Jinbe seems to be aware of the threat moreso that Nami, Chopper and Usopp so I wonder if he'll jump into action at all.

But obviously I doubt Bonney's stab has done anything really to Saturn, except probably invoked his rage from 'she's just a little girl' to *Kill Bill Sirens*. But I do very much hope we see that flashback, maybe Kuma will come in to save everyone again, either pawing Saturn away or pawing the Sunny away with the Punks and Crew.

There's still also the threat of Blackbeard there, that would definitely be a fruit he'd want, maybe the Yami Yami no Mi was the fruit of a former Elder Planet? But it could also invite an unlikely alliance. Or the Revolutionaries simply show up? Speed not really on their side though unless Dragon kinda flies there. Caribou gonna jump in an steal the Gorosei, clutch move of the century XD

Many directions things can go, but I very much need to know that Robin's safe and sound.

[bagerfluff]

My Lap > Stupid Office Chair

Older Izumi Koushiro x Non-Binary Reader

Prompt - Sitting in someone's lap

“Get out of my chair”, Koushiro said while glaring at you.

You placed your foot down to stop the chair from spinning. You stopped it so you were facing Koushiro. You looked at a slightly blurry Koushiro, “No, this is fun”, you said before going back to spinning.

Koushiro sighed, he had only left for a few minutes and he came back to you spinning in his chair. Normally Koushiro wouldn’t care, but he needed to work.

And to work he needed to sit in his chair.

The one you were currently spinning around in.

No matter what Koushiro did, he couldn't get you out of his chair. Koushiro looked over to his right, Tentomon and your Digimon were peacefully eating some food that you brought to Koushiro’s office.

You had come to Koushiro’s office a few hours after he did, you had nothing to do. Koushiro thought you wanted help with something or needed a quiet place to study or something like that.

But no, you just wanted to see him.

That’s what you said, “I just wanted to hang out with you, you’ve been busy this past week”. That may have made Koushiro’s heart beat faster.

You hadn’t really done anything since you got here though. You mostly talked with the Digimon, watched TV, or asked Koushiro what he was working on. But now, you were being a little annoying.

“Come on Y/n, I have to work”, Koushiro said. He tried not to make his voice sound as mad as he was. You stopped spinning again, facing Koushiro with a smile on your face. “That’s why you want me to get off?”

You asked, which made Koushiro confused. Yes, that's what Koushiro wanted. Koushiro nodded, and you smirked. You leaned up and grabbed Koushiro’s arm.

Koushiro was about to say something but his words got caught in his throat. You had pulled Koushiro into your lap. He was sitting with his back to your chest and Koushiro could feel your arms wrap around his waist.

Koushiro’s face got red and his heart started beat increased again. You moved yourself up so you were sitting straight, “you know, this isn’t as fun as spinning around but”, you buried your head in Koushiro’s shoulder, “I like it”.

Koushiro squirmed around in your arms. “L-let m-me g-go”, Koushiro stuttered. You turned your head so you were facing Koushiro but your head was still on his shoulder.

“But this is what you wanted right? This is what I want too. I want to stay in your chair and you want to work”, you said. Koushiro looked down at his lap.

Your hands were clasped right in the middle of his lap. Koushiro liked the feeling. He could feel your breath on his shoulder and your heart beat on his back.

Koushiro nodded and looked up at his computer and turned it on, it had fallen asleep during all of this. You smiled and placed a kiss on Koushiro’s shoulder blade.

Which didn’t help his blush.

[aph-japan]

{Digimon Adventure}/{02}/{tri.}/{Pre Epilogue-verses} {Index} IzzyIzumi / KoushirouIzumi’s Fanfics for Koushiro Izumi, Taichi Yagami, & Koushiro x Taichi {KouTai}/{Taishiro}/{Etc. (+Friend)Ship[s]}

I know there’s been a lot of Digimon Adventure-relevant fandom/fan-events going on lately. I usually can’t participate in events for varying reasons, but I’m glad to share my past works in the form of this index. ALL were created out of Positivity and respect for this series. Please feel free to reblog anything relevant if you have a fan-event going on and I've made a relevant work, as long as you follow my general Interaction rules! (Looking over my F.A.Q first would be beneficial to you too!!)

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[I'm trying to keep this out of less commonly-used tags; but I do use {many of} these for organizing on my blog, and I hope they can reach more fans of these pairs this way!] As usual, many of my works can be found via my AO3! {Anything else will be linked here, then likely to AO3 in the future!}

Title: REPEAT?_ Ship{s}: KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} (Main Focus) YamaSora {Yamato x Sora} is implied for a few very fleeting, brief moments {along with a single ambiguous timeline one-shot} Summary: Taichi wasn't sure what he was expecting. …He just knew it wasn't… this…

(Please see inside for all Notes!)

Title: The Past World Rating: PG Notes: Implications about self-loathing (both Taichi & Koushiro) & Koushiro's previous self-depreciation {Novels-implied} in general - Royalty!A.U.; however things may not be as they appear... + Dark!Chosen Children A.U. appears in some parts (mainly in flash-back form, until...). Characters: Taichi, Koushiro, Adventure Chosen team, 02 Chosen Ship{s}: (Same as "Infalliable" listed below can be read in) + KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} focus. Ken x Miyako has a scene where they're both present, but not completely in a relationship yet; as friendly. Yamato x Sora is implied for a few very fleeting, brief moments Ken x Daisuke is implied for a total of one (flash-back) A.U. scene, but will come to have a heavy presence in future sequels to this A.U.

"-- About that, you'd be better off asking your new advisor," "H-huh?--" When suddenly -- -- as if out of nowhere -- -- from a short distance -- a shy gaze peers up at him

… pure black eyes.

Title: Possession Rating: PG-13 / R (Violence implied) Notes: Epilogue era / Taichi and Koushiro are adults, 30-35+ - can be conidered a spin-off timeline / part of REPEAT?_ - partly based on general head-canons, partly based on my old as heck Digi-O.C. fic and the head-canons I / Young me had for its own future / epilogue era - Leans more post-02, {no Tri} canon compliant overall (thus many things happen differently between these two things) - (still) partly based on new ideas gained from Tri - KouTai + Government Corruption A.U.??? + Ambassador!Taichi (Koushiro hasn't quite reached the "Digital World" Researcher position Yet) Summary:

"We’re… being targeted," "but not just by---"

"One, a certain one, among them" "had the power to open the gate" "–and immediately close it again" Title: Ten Rating: PG-13 Characters: Koushiro Izumi & Daisuke Motomiya {Friendship} Ship{s} KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} heavily Implied Summary:

“…Can you turn around and— - it’s April 2004. (..Or is it April 2003? Spring 2003?) - at the end of Spring 2003, something else astonishing occurred: Daisuke’s sister Jun, the Inoue sisters, & Shuu Kido all became Chosen at once. - an incident, (occured, and then) —

“I’ll help, so we, you, can get out of here !!—”

“They {Won’t come}”

…TAICHI-SENPAI’s GOGGLES ( … Are probably absolutely unfitting for Koushiro Izumi, but…. ) Title: Candles Rating: r18 Implied ? (Pre?-Fade-to-Black) or Mature / technically Work-safe Notes: some Specific Headcanons are heavily implied technically part of REPEAT?_Verse, ( ficverse version here ); - it can be read as a standalone fic - it can be read as an AU and/or spinoff of the main REPEATVerse; - or as its own standalone AU/spinoff Verses: Post-Advs (can also be post-Tri/Kizuna); pre-Epilogue [+Kids]; Taichi has graduated a while ago by now. Taichi has been involved with his Ambassador career for a while, but it’s still getting off the ground too. (And it’s . Stressful) +Taichi and Koushiro are heavily implied to be living together already here. Summary: Taichi is having ... a hard time. Featured Head-canon: Jewish!Taichi (+Koushiro) Implied

Title: Dreams Rating: r18 Implied ? (Pre?-Fade-to-Black) {It's a bit Ambiguous. You Might Get An Idea} Summary:

Sometimes, Koushiro dreams. (Of Brown hair, Brown eyes.)

This can serve as a prequel spinoff to my other Koushiro-centric series, "REPEAT?"_-verse or be read as a standalone.

Title: (Dirty) Computer Summary:

"Do you like computers?" Tentomon had asked Koushiro, once.

“You just like working with machines more THAN PEOPLE, don’t you?!” … But why does it MATTER if Koushiro – DID —

A character study and analysis on Koushiro Izumi's Canon personality, (with a touch of heavily implied headcanons), with brief references to Koushiro's notable relationships, Family, and those Interests. "It's OK for you to be obsessed with computers!" - Mr. Masami Izumi, Adventure Episode #38 (There are some light references to the novel's given backstory details for Koushiro, including Koushiro's mindset there.)

Title: Koushiro Izumi Is Touched By Death Rating: PG Notes: Implications about Death & Grief (for passed loved ones), + the mourning/grieving process in general Characters: Koushiro Izumi & Daisuke Motomiya Ship{s}: (Implied) KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} can be read into the background, but is not actively discussed / mentioned Summary:

In which Koushiro Izumi Is Traumatized, Has Always BEEN Traumatized, And Daisuke Motomiya {NOTICES}.

Takes place shortly before "the summer of" a somewhere between 2003~2005. (02 takes place in April~December 2002, Tri takes place in 2005 June~December.) {Tri knowledge is not required to read, but may be helpful to understand continuity.}

Title: Infalliable Rating: PG Notes: Implications about self-loathing & Koushiro's previous self-depreciation {Novels-implied} in general Characters: Koushiro Izumi & Daisuke Motomiya Ship{s}: (Implied) KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} can be read into the background, but is not actively discussed / mentioned; Daisuke x (Girl)!O.C. ("Hikaru"); in background; (My O.C. does not appear much within the context of the fic, but the dialogue refers to an event she was involved in immediately previously, with a Koushiro-focus and Daisuke-relevant aftermath.) Daisuke x O.C. aren't "together" yet; it is developing relationship. Ken x Daisuke x O.C. may be Implied in spin-off fic{s}; Ken x Miyako may be implied in canon-compliant 'verses, with former Ken x Daisuke heavily implied / mutually requited-yet-unrequited (as purssuing a direct relationship) / hinted. Poly-ships may be included in any future spin-off, but none are referenced in this specific one (yet). Summary:

Daisuke stares moodily ahead. Koushiro does the same, except Daisuke genuinely doesn't know - cannot even tell - if Koushiro's doing it "moodily" or not, because Koushiro's blank staring is that unreadable. They sit, Daisuke next to Koushiro, for a few long, long moments. And then -- Koushiro... opens his mouth -- "I'm not infalliable." Daisuke's eyebrows furrow, even if he can't look at Koushiro in this exact moment --

"Unshakeable? Indestructible--" Daisuke's head hurts. "I admit there was a time when I thought, ..." "NO!! That's not true!!"

"When you asked me, 'What about YOU, Daisuke-kun' -- the one who gave me that push -- that was you."

A "missing scene" of Daisuke & Koushiro friendship from my other Adventures & 02 Chosen fic; "The Past World" You do not have to read that one to appreciate this "missing" moment, as its mainly friendship. There is a slight hint of Daisuke/Original ("Girl") Character OC, but its more lightly implied; (Epilogue semi-canon compliant) There are also background relationships like Taichi/Koushiro, the slightest hint of background Ken/Daisuke, others hinted.

Title: Words Rating: PG Notes: Implications about self-loathing & Koushiro's previous self-depreciation {Novels-implied} in general; with a focus on self-acceptance + Koushiro's heavy use of formal speech and communication in the J.P.N version is referenced frequently. Tri is referenced / implied-as-AUs or for semi-canon compliancy (light spoilers for Kokuhaku; but not majorly referenced; just a quote) {plus a gif of a small moment involving Taichi + Koushiro} [also one more small conversation moment between Taichi and Meiko] (a scene from the first episode of the 2020 Reboot is referenced) - it can be read as a standalone fic - it can be read as an AU and/or spinoff of the main REPEATVerse; - or as its own standalone AU/spinoff (i.e. this can be read on its own) Characters/Groups: Taichi & Koushiro; Koushiro Izumi & Tentomon; Koushiro Izumi & Mimi Tachikawa; Koushiro & Izumis Ship{s}: KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} focus Summary:

– To be honest,

Taichi and Koushiro don’t need words.

( They have a lot more than Just )

( words )

[meeedeee]

[AMV] Lost Time Memory by Hikari

In another timeline, earlier on, Koushiro encounters an accident... Taichi tries Taichi's best to help - but can Taichi succeed? (What happens when the 02 Chosen have 'Fallen'; and the Chosen's memories have been wiped back to around the beginning of Tri?) {They're all still "friends" - but do they even know fully what's going on?} Can you figure out the 'mysteries' unfolding? What more is there to 'figure out'?

This is a re-post (for AO3) of an A.M.V. I made some years back. Taichi Yagami and Koushiro Izumi are heavily featured characters; In this specific A.M.V., Meiko Mochizuki also appears. This series of A.M.V.s is an AU spinning off from various canon points up until the Epilogue. Song featured: "Lost Time Memory", by Jin, from the Kagerou Project series. (This work is not a 1:1 direct parody of characters/storyline there, but very inspired!)

This is a "Music Route" version of my other KouTai/Taishiro story, REPEAT?_ and everything as presented in a series of A.M.V.s for this "Music"-based "route" will heavily connect back to that work. (Side ships may also feature. This AMV is Koushiro x Taichi {+x Meiko as side Polyship}.)

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[dutchforstrangers]

Happy headcanon birthday! | Takeru Takaishi 12/12/1991

It's the 12th of December, which means it's smooth Sagittarius-boi Takeru's birthday regarding my own Astrology headcanons!

Takeru isn't easy to write for me, so please bear with me. His tropes -for which I used my own Astrology big three headcanons for the 01 Chosen Children and @earlgreymon's build your own story through Astrology post- weren't the easiest as well, although it was somewhat fitting for our novelist, right? Anyway, I gave the prompt a little spin, you'll see, hehe...

So the mysterious woman Takeru is (obviously) crazy about...? I think it's safest to say to imagine Hikari in the catsuit ;) I guess it became a Takari AU :D

Enjoy the read and all the hoorays for Takeru! Sorry, didn't proofread!

Guess this one became way longer than the first two; Part 1 (Koushiro) Match | Part 2 (Taichi) Not so unrequited

Genre: Unaware pining hehe | AU setting: Superhero (Aquarius Moon) | Tropes/prompt: Miscommunication (Libra Rising) | Wordcount: 1.052 | Rating: K+ | Characters: Takeru Takaishi (and Hikari Yagami..?)

Edit by @earlgreymon

Getting to know you

In the midst of winter the sky turned dark early, the rain making it even darker than usual. People were running through the streets, on their way home after a workday that seemed to be endless.

In that regard, Takeru wasn’t anything different.

It had been a busy day since he had been going from meeting to meeting before fully focusing on the crown of his journalists work. Recently, a new superhero had presented herself in the neighborhood and it was Takeru’s job to get every little fact hiding in the unknown to the surface for the people to read.

Or rather Takeru had made it his job to get the story out, his fingers itching to write all about the intriguing woman with the ringed tail and cat-like suit and ears. For all he knew she was charming, seemed to actually care about everyone and everything. Her eyes a light brown, ones he thought he recognized, but couldn’t place. He would describe her character as highly empathetic, soft and sweet, but with a twist of sassiness seeping through.

Takeru had to smile at that thought, he liked his women like that. Her being a superhero was just a fun and exciting extra.

Once arrived at his apartment, he entered through the door before hanging his signature hat and wet coat right beside the door. He switched on the light in the hallway as a cold breeze met him, making him shiver. His blue eyes quickly noticed the open window. He couldn’t remember leaving the window open after he left his apartment this morning. A frown appeared on his face as he made his way to the window to close it.

Then suddenly a light flicked on and the figure of someone unknown caught his attention. As he turned his head to its left, he found her.

“I-it’s you…”

She raised her eyebrow at him with her lips shaped into a lopsided grin. Her arms were cheekily crossed over her chest. She was provoking him.

“I figured it would be nice to pay you a visit to tell you a thing or two about me in person,” came her teasing voice. Takeru was confused.

“What…”

“I know you are writing about me.”

She was direct, looking him straight in his eyes, her light brown ones meeting his blue ones. Those eyes were talking to him, but he didn’t speak their language. Still he tried to figure her out.

“Ah yes,” he answered after a few moments. “In my defense, I believe the people deserve to know who’s the woman behind the mask and so it’s my duty to—”

“… to figure out my true identity. Yeah yeah, that’s nothing new. Heads up, you’re not the first.”

He was speechless. There she was, the one person he hadn’t talked to yet, the one person this whole story revolved around. And Takeru was speechless, his mind turning blank. She stepped closer to him.

“Aren’t you going to ask how I’ve found you?”

Takeru grinned finding back his composure, mimicking her stance.

“How’d you find me?”

She grinned back. He even thought to see her biting her lip, but he wasn’t sure. Eventually she stepped closer to him, bridging some of the distance between the two of them.

“One of your sources is an acquaintance of mine. Or actually an acquaintance of who I am behind this mask. And a very close one at that.” She winked at him. “He’s known for running his mouth.” She rolled her eyes in a playful manner, probably to the thought of the acquaintance she was thinking of.

Takeru had to swallow for a second. Her body language towards him was sensual, but distanced. She was making small talk, breaking the ice and still she kept a respectable distance to him both verbally and non-verbally. He had no idea what she was trying to tell him, but he felt that she was trying to tell him something.

“Why are you here?” Takeru decided to ask, ignoring her talking about the source and stepping a little closer in her direction. He knew he had to get a little more bold to get her away from the small talk.

She looked down at the gap between them, the distance slowly fading by every step forward each of them was making. Her arms unfolded from across her chest to her sides, her hands placed on her hips showing off her slim build and subtle body curves. Mysteriously sexy, Takeru thought and he couldn’t hide a little smirk.

“Nothing special,” one step closer to him. “Just me wanting to meet you,” another step, “as well as the other way around,” one more.

He figured out she was smaller than he was as she stood only a few inches away. Takeru was sure she could hear his heart beating, tension and excitement filling him up from his toes all the way to the top of his head. He inhaled sharply, then held in his breathe as she placed one of her hands gently on his chest.

“One question. May I ask?”

Takeru nodded exhaling, trying to calm himself down just a tad.

“Are you sure you’re writing this story about me for everyone else to read?”

“If not, then why would I write it at all?” He asked back placing his own hand over hers on his chest, grabbing her wrist and softly pulling it away from him. In the process he could feel her heart beating just as fast as his. She quickly looked down at it, then back up at his face.

“Because to me, Takaishi-kun, you’re having a bit of a miscommunication with yourself.”

He let go of her hand. “I don’t get it.”

“Then let me rephrase,” she purred with her face slowly approaching the side of his, her lips close to his ears. “Are you sure you aren’t writing the story for yourself, because you want to get to know me?”

And with that she swiftly left through the open window, leaving him behind confused, cheeks warm and blushing. Who was she? And why’d she have that impact on him…?

It made him wonder… Maybe she was right and he wasn’t just writing the story for the people. No, he was just getting to know her for himself.

[earlgreymon]

押花の栞

enlightenmonth // [day 13-16] flower or animal managed to write a koura interaction on a koukari event, specifically on the timespan that was supposed to be my birthday, about flower—which happened to be the meaning of my real name. setting: somewhere after 02, except the flashback of course.

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Somewhere in winter, his mother suddenly announced the arrival of Taichi and Sora in their apartment. Noticing that it was already six in the evening, Koushiro couldn’t help but frown at the somewhat ungodly visiting hours. However, he quickly stopped questioning once he realised that, like any other students in their final year, both of them probably just finished some extra hours of studying at the cram school, which happened to be located near the Izumi’s residence.

Koushiro had opened the door to his room as an invitation, but instead of going in, Taichi flew down the corridor so fast he almost tripped himself before disappearing from their visions.

“Well. As you can probably tell, we—I mean he—come for your toilet,” Sora sighed, somehow a bit embarrassed. She entered Koushiro’s room, immediately scooted closer to the heater. “He would probably tell you that it was because of the cold, but I know for sure it’s because he ate too much spicy ramen for lunch.”

Koushiro muffled a laugh, making his way back to the desk. “Don’t worry. Please make yourself comfortable. Sorry if I can’t talk too much right now. I have to help Miyako-san,and it’s a bit complicated.”

Sora didn’t have to ask; she knew it was definitely about the Digital World stuff. “Oh, don’t mind me. I’m the one who should apologise for interrupting,” she said, still kneeling in front of the heater while rubbing both of her palms. “Please, continue.”

Being the polite one as always, Koushiro gave a slight smile before retreating his sight to the computer. With his back facing Sora, he could only rely on his ears to predict whatever Sora was currently doing. Small steps then led to the sound of turning pages; perhaps she was reviewing the materials for the upcoming mock test.

“Oh, wow.”

A hint of admiration in her tone raised Koushiro’s curiosity and pushed him to spin around. To his surprise, Sora was standing in front of his full-wall, library-like bookshelf. Her hands were holding a book titled Algorithms Unlocked, and Koushrio’s brow once again furrowed—not only because it was such a thick book, but he didn’t know that Sora had an interest in mathematical science.

“This is nice.” But then he found out his assumptions were again incorrect because Sora picked up something from the middle of the page. It was a bookmark with pressed purplish flowers in the middle that—funnily—made Koushiro’s eyes widened.

“Where did you find it?!” He jumped out of his chair—causing Sora to startle and reflectively extend her arms as if she was defending herself, only to make it easier for Koushiro to take the bookmark. “I’ve been searching for this for a long time!”

“Really…?” Sora asked groggily, still feeling the shock of his sudden ‘acrobat’. “I didn’t know you are interested in flowery things. Where did you get it?”

He was about to tell the story straight away before the sense of nostalgia put a halt to his excitement outburst. Koushiro suddenly wasn’t sure if he wanted to share the little tale behind the thing he currently held tightly.

Back when he was still in grade school, Taichi also came to Koushiro’s house pretty often, except his little sister would also tag along on some occasions. At some rare opportunities, Taichi even had the ‘nerve’ to drop Hikari alone in Koushiro’s care because he needed to go to soccer practice and no one was at home to watch her. These were the days that made Koushiro felt a little uneasy because frankly he didn’t know how to interact with her. Hikari was always the one who sat beside Taichi in silence, patiently waiting for her brother to finish playing with his friend. Koushiro never heard about what she liked the best, and his lack of social skill only set the barrier higher.

One day, however, she brought a couple of flowers in her hands.

“I saw some petunias on my way here,” she explained. “My teacher once said we can keep the flowers from being wilted by pressing them between a very thick book.”

She stopped before continuing. “The books in my house aren’t thick enough. Can I borrow yours?”

Koushiro allowed her, although the books in his weren’t exactly his. Most of them were his father’s collection because the room used to be Izumi Masami’s workstation before he turned it into a bedroom for his son. Nevertheless, they decided not to move the shelf because there was no space left in their tiny apartment.

It wasn’t right to let little Hikari picked the book by herself, so Koushiro assisted her by grabbing the first book he considered thick enough. Hikari placed the flowers carefully in the middle of the page, covering them with a sheet of blank paper so the flowers wouldn’t leave a stain, before closing the book tightly.

“Then we have to wait for about a week,” she said. “And we cannot open the book at all before the time runs out.”

Koushiro only nodded and returned the book to the shelf without any intention of pulling it out. In fact, he almost forgot about it because Hikari never came to his house within the next seven days. The moment she showed up in front of his door again was on the ninth day, but this time she came with Taichi, and she brought a paperboard and stationaries like glue and scissors. She took the initiative to pull the book by herself before doing some crafts while the boys were playing the game console.

Just when Taichi won his third round, Koushiro got two taps on his shoulder. The moment he turned around, he was greeted by a bookmark with pressed petunias in its centre.

“This is for you,” Hikari said with her right hand still stretched so Koushiro could observe the thing a little bit closer. “I understand you like books, so this will surely help you to keep track of your readings.”

While Koushiro was taken aback by her small present, Taichi complained in jealousy (“Why don’t you give it to me instead? Is it because you don’t strike me as a bookworm?”). Hikari didn’t faze with his brother’s knack, however, and still held out her arm in the direction of Koushiro as she waited for him to take it.

And when Koushiro decided to take the bookmark, the curve on her lips grew wider before she said gleefully, “Thank you for letting me use your book, Koushiro-san.”

“…it’s a gift.” Smiling faintly, Koushiro decided to settle on a more generic approach to answering Sora’s question. “Someone gave it to me.”

Sora paused for a moment, but then she also smiled with a knowing expression on her face. “Judging from your reaction, it’s from someone important, right?”

Koushiro blinked.

“Don’t worry. I think the one who gave you the bookmark also thought the same,” Sora continued. “Petunia means that your presence is soothing, Koushiro. I believe whenever this person is with you, there is a sense of comforting—which make you precious.”

It was only natural for Sora to know such things. She was a daughter of an ikebana grandmaster, so she might have the fluency of floral language. However, Koushiro wondered if Hikari also shared the same knowledge—she was always full of surprise, after all. Did she really pick the flower because she happened to pass a patch of wild petunia on her way to his house? Or did she deliberately search for this particular species because of the hidden message she tried to send?

The only thing that he knew for sure now was the burning sensation on his cheeks as if he had the ability to mimic the heater where Sora nested earlier.

[atsoraasayoma]

I have been shipping Takeru and Hikari for years as a romantic couple. They have excellent chemistry.

Sora and Yamato are canon.

Koushiro and Mimi are pretty close I think as of Tri.

But, and this is what I want to talk about,

Should we consider shipping in regards to couples we want to see or couples that are probable to see?

Are we going based off of evidence in the anime or our own spin-offs changing a character into something or someone they are not?

Granted though Takari is not canon I got plenty of evidence for a relationship, but I could not say the same way with Takeru and Miyako or Say Ken Hikari etc etc.

I wonder if any of you feel like you are twisting a character for your own purposes and changing them to an image they are not. Does it haunt you? Does it bother you? Or does it even matter at all so long as you tell a good story?

As fanfiction writers are we all guilty of this sin? Is their varying degrees to changing a character or is it only until they are unrecognizable?

Just some questions that plague a fanfiction writer. Those that try to keep their characters canon to their original designs kudos to you, but many of us will stay in our own delusions willingly even though we know it is after all, a delusion.

[sakuranoumi]

Fandom: Digimon Adventure (takes place after 02)

Characters: Mimi, Koushiro

Word Count: 767

Prompt: Beach

“Nothing beats the beach like in the Digital World,” Mimi exclaims, feeling the wind blow through her hair she has tied up in a ponytail.

“The sand feels so good between my vines,” Palmon agrees, making little rivulets in her wake.

“I'm pretty sure every time we ended up at a beach in the Digital World we almost died,” Koushiro points out, as Tentomon flies next to his head.

“That's in the past,” Mimi explains, throwing her hands out as she spins in a slow circle, “Nothing's trying to kill us here anymore.”

“Yet,” Koushiro corrects, always the realist.

Mimi shoots Tentomon a look.

“Come, come, Koushiro-han,” Tentomont cajoles as he tries to pull Koushiro by his hair, “Enjoy the beach and if anything bad happens me and Palmon will save the day.”

“That's right,” Palmon says, pretending to flex her veins, “No digimon stands a chance against Togamon and Kabuterimon.”

“Fine fine,” Koushiro relents taking off his shoes before Tentomon pushes him shoes and all into the ocean. It doesn't really matter because these aren't his real clothes. Your appearance in the Digital World is only what you imagine. His actual clothes are nice and safe.

Mimi gives him her biggest smile having already imagined a cute swimming suit for herself.

“I'm not swimming though. I'm only going to wade in the water,” Koushiro states stepping ankle deep in the water to start.

“That's fine,” Mimi states, pulling him slightly deeper until the water is up to his calves.

“Why'd you want to go to the beach anyway?” Koushiro asks, and he has to admit the gentle waves breaking against his legs aren't that bad.

“It's not the same in New York, and even in Odaiba we still had to cross the country to get to a good beach. With the Digital World it's easier. One click and we're there and we don't even have to share,” Mimi states lacing her fingers with his and she stands closer.

“No shark attacks to worry about,” Koushiro admits.

As he says that something nibbles on his toes. It's a playful bite and Koushiro has a feeling who knows exactly who's responsible.

“Gomamaon,” he calls, and the white seal type digimon pokes his head up with the most innocent grin.

“It's rude to go to the beach and not invite me,” Gomamon explains, cheekily shooting some water at Koushiro. He misses his face, and Koushiro knows that's only on purpose. If Gomamon had wanted to Koushiro would have had a face full of water.

“It's a date, Gomamon,” Palmon tries to stage whisper, but she has no discretion and her voice carries easily.

“Oh do you think Jyou will bring a girl here sometime and I can met her too?” Gomamon turns pleading eyes onto Koushiro.

“Wh-wh-why would I know,” Koushiro stammers his face turning red at Palmon so easily announcing it to the world

“Awww you're flustered. It's cute,” Mimi teases gently poking at his cheek.

“See only bad things happen at the beach,” Koushiro stammers.

“You sure?” Mimi asks a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

Koushiro has the distinct feeling her should run for the shore while he still can.

He doesn't though. He's stopped by soft lips planting a quick kiss on his check. His face is completely red now and his brain is short circuiting.

He blinks his eyes rapidly taking in three sets of digimon all pretending to hide their eyes but he can see them peaking through claws and vines.

“Okay,” Koushiro finally gets out, “I suppose the beach isn't all that bad, but next time can we please go to the park. In the real world?”

Mimi lets out a laugh, “I'd never thought I'd get you away from a computer or anything digital.”

Her face softens as she continues, “but a park would be lovely. I'm dying to show you Central Park.”

“Yeah Central Park!” Palmon cheers.

“No,” Koushiro says quickly.

Palmon and Tentomon pout, “We didn't peek.”

“Afterwards,” Mimi winks at them, “Afterwards I'll take you all through it. My two cutest stuffed animals for company.”

She's met with cheers. Somehow it feels like they are parents and the digimon are their rowdy kids. He wouldn't trade them for the world, but sometimes he doesn't always want an audience as he holds Mimi's hand. Especially when they invite themselves along like Gomamon. Sometimes the digimon are worse then their friends when it comes to spying.

[koushirouizumi]

(Personal)

So yeah, I'm probably not following "Seekers" much.

But if I do, the tags will be "Seekers spoilers" etc.

[izzyizumi]

Digmon Adventure + 02 + tri. + Kizuna; + "Adventure:" 2020 reboot Spin-off Series vs Sonic Prime {Eps. 01~08} + (Two Personal) Favorite Characters featuring Characters: ~ KOUSHIRO[u] Izumi (+Taichi Yagami) {as Ship [by Kizuna or post-Kizuna]} vs. ~ (+Tails) "NINE" the Fox (+Sonic) {as Friendship} + (Common) Media Trope{s} / Storytelling Parallels -The Computer Genius; (+special "Interests") -The Once-Loner / (Initially) Intentionally Avoids People; (Koushiro specifically also pre-series & in Novels backstory); -(Eventual growing Interest or relevancy with) "Fashion"; -"Samefooding"; (with preferred Drinks) + on the Job (in Koushiro's case, it's the Oolong tea specifically) -Expert Hackers + (Genuinely Good/recognized) Skills; -Frustration when Inadequate (at said Interests); - Quipping back at Lead Protagonist or Team in Tense Moments {whether Sarcastically or J.P.N "Formally" Style (Koushiro)}; [and displaying 'sudden' bouts of "Forwardness" with Team] ...

-The (Canonically Appointed) Advisor-slash-Strategist (who often comes up with genuinely creative plans) {even IF they take time to Work} - (Being asked Directly) to Support the Protagonist/Friend + HESITATING due to own fear of Inadequacy (at Such) - Racing Against The Clocks / Countdowns; (after Agreeing to Help / On a personal Mission to Achieve) - "Big Damn Hero" Moments!! (+Saving the Hero{s}/Friends)

My Commentary:

"Tails" (Nine specifically also, here) is a character I've loved basically since I was old enough to pick up a Sega controller as a 3-year-old child; and Koushiro came slightly later on when I was still young but closer to / basically exactly Koushiro's J.P.N canon age as I watched.

I've always noted these similarities in their storylines & even, one could say, "personalities" ever since I kept up with Digimon Adventure's series specifically (and Koushiro's also kept evolving and growing in various ways across multiple medias, including a 2020 "reboot" spin-off series that nonetheless still uses the original "Koushiro Izumi" as a base); however, "Nine"'s story dropping today (it's 2k22?!) really feels like it's driving the point home for me when it comes to these storytelling parallels.

(Oh, and Koushiro is also canonically Adopted, yes?)

{This 'comparison's gif-set was made on a whim mainly for my Koushiro specific head-canons series; but I won't mind if cross-fan-base fans enjoy this too!} [There's a very specific "head"-canon I have in mind for both, too... you might be able to note them in the tags of this post!]

BONUS:

{When EVEN "the rival" Canonically ACKNOWLEDGES your Computer / Hacking Skills & Abilities}

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[gossipchii]

Polyester

AO3: here

Characters: Yagami Taichi and Izumi Koushiro (plus Tachikawa Mimi)

Pairing: Taishiro

Words: 800+

Notes: Based off of Conan Grey’s song Heather. 

It’s short and perhaps rusty, but I’m still happy I was able to write something. Hope you enkoy :)

“What do you mean you didn’t bring a sweater?” Koushiro was still sitting on the bleachers after Taichi’s match had finished. Taichi wasn’t expecting Koushiro to wait for him, as they had already planned to meet up somewhere else for dinner to celebrate their team’s victory.

“It didn’t occur me it would get cold!”

“It’s December,” Koushiro was already one of the smartest in their group, Taichi should have seen a comment like that one coming. “Here, get this.”

Taichi held the sweater the redhead was giving to him, and for a reason he shivered. He had never seen anyone else with Koushiro’s sweater, he held the polyester close to his nose, making sure Koushiro was looking elsewhere. It smelled just like him.

“What about you?”

“I’m prepared,” he took out a fluffy jacket as he placed his laptop inside his backpack. “Ready?”

Taichi knew he was excessively quiet, and that his friend would start wandering, but he could not stop thinking about the dang sweater he was currently wearing. Koushiro wasn’t the kind of guy to share his clothes with others, something about his allergies, or hygiene, or being overly protective with the clothes he owned because he hated getting new ones. It was so soft…

“Here comes our champion!” Sora shouted as they entered the ramen place, their favorite one. It immediately felt warmer, but Taichi still refused to take the sweater off.

“What took you guys so long? I’m starving!!!” There were only two empty seats, one next to Yamato and one next to Mimi. Taichi’s heart skipped a beat as Koushiro sat next to her and noticed how he immediately blushed at some comment he couldn’t listen.

“Isn’t that Koushiro’s sweater?” Yamato was stating the obvious, Taichi rolled his eyes.

“I didn’t bring anything to cover after the match.”

“Stop mocking him, Yamato. It was sweet of Koushiro to lend you his sweater.” Sora gave him a reassuring smile, but Taichi’s sight began spinning.

“He never lends his clothes to anyone, you know.” Takeru would be the one to make yet another comment, considering he was one of the only people to go clothe shopping with the redhead, apart from his mom.

Taichi sighed, as he took a glance to the other side of the table, to find Mimi and Koushiro in their own bubble. He wished he could join it, or better yet, create one for Koushiro and him alone.

“Are you sure you don’t want to take it? It’s even cooler than it was after the match.” Taichi wanted some time to think, by himself, and that sweater, smelling so much like him, would only make his mind wander places he wasn’t ready to go.

“Why don’t you walk home with us? We’re all heading the same direction, anyway.” Mimi was sweet as she always had been, but for a reason, her mere presence caused an uncomfortable pain in the pit of his stomach.

“I promised my mom I would go get milk for Miko, so it’s fine, really.” He should have looked the other way faster, because after just a few steps, Koushiro had given Mimi his sweater, and who was he kidding, it looked better on her than it could ever look on him. Yes, it was a piece of polyester, 90% to be precise, but it was his.

Takeru was wrong, after all, Koushiro seemed keen to lend his sweaters without any problem. A part of him wanted to believe it was because they were important to him, both him and Mimi, but was there a possibility Koushiro could see him they way he saw him? Without noticing, Taichi had arrived at the very same park where Sora, Koushiro and himself used to play soccer when they were just kids. His parents would often mock him about him and Sora, how they would make a cute couple, and they were right for a bit, readheads were his type.

He sighed, as he hugged himself sitting on an empty bench. It was freezing, but he had to give the sweater back, didn’t he? Was he being naïve for believing Koushiro could ever like him like that? He could see the way he looked at Mimi, not on that precise evening only, but before that, way before that. Ever since she got back from New York, actually.

“Perhaps if she had stayed in New York…”

He was being an idiot, it was Mimi who he was thinking about, one of his best friends, one who did not hesitate to travel half the world to attend his birthday party.

He had felt all kinds of pain beforehand, but none of them were like the one he was feeling now. He wondered if one could die of a heartbreak. Perhaps he was jumping to conclusions, and a part of him wondered what would happen if he came clean to him, would they have a shot?

Perhaps he should call Sora, she knew about those things, her crest was the one of love after all. But then again, that would mean admitting he had feelings for their younger friend. He stood up and decided to actually get some milk before heading home or freezing to death in the park.

“Maybe if I was Mimi,” he thought to himself, as he got lost in the street lights.

[bagerfluff]

My Job Is To Protect, but I Care Too

Older Izumi Koushiro x Non-Binary Reader

Prompt- Bodyguard AU

You looked at your wrist watch, 10:20.

Koushiro still hasn’t left his office. His day ended at eight. You sighed. This had been a recurring thing that happened. You had no idea if Koushiro acted like this before you became his bodyguard or if this always happens.

He always stayed late, really late.

You hated it.

Koushiro always over worked himself, till he passed out or till you convinced him to leave. You were worried about Koushiro, not because it was your job to, but because you really did care about him.

You’ve been his bodyguard for about a year. Over that time you’ve learned to care about Koushiro, and you’ve learned about him. Like he cares about his work, his friends, and you.

You worked for someone else before this, they didn’t give a shit about you. Koushiro was much better, kinder, and cuter. You turned around and raised for hand to Koushiro’s offices doors.

“Mr. Izumi? May I come in?” You asked after knocking on the door. You didn’t hear a response so you just opened the door. You peaked inside to see Koushiro sitting at his desk.

You walked in and closed the door. You don’t think you’ll ever get over how Koushiro’s office looked like. It was simple. Not like the others. There weren’t things made of gold everywhere.

You liked it.

“Mr. Izumi”, you said. Trying to get Koushiro’s attention. You started walking closer to his desk, that just made you more concerned. He looked like shit. His hair was all over the place, the bags under his eyes looked darker than the night, his skin was pale.

Once you got to the front of his desk you said his last name again. Nothing. You were starting to get angry. Koushiro needed to take better care of himself.

You slapped your hand on his desk, that got his attention. “Mr. Izumi. Your day ended two and a half hours ago. I suggest that you leave and finish what you are doing tomorrow”, you told Koushiro.

Though Koushiro had stopped typing on his computer, you had a thought that he wasn’t actually listening to you. “I’m fine. I need to finish this”, Koushiro said. You removed your hand from the desk.

Oh Koushiro was stubborn when he wanted to be.

You crossed your arms over your suit. You cared about Koushiro, but you were also tired. You wanted to get home to rest. Your day ended when Koushiro’s did, and you wanted your day to end.

You tried to think about what you could do to get Koushiro to leave. That an idea popped into your head. It might not be the best idea, but it might just work.

You walked over to Koushiro’s side. Koushiro paid no mind to you, just watched his screen. You placed your hand on the top of the back of Koushiro’s office chair. You were lucky that these chairs could spin, you’ll use that to your full advantage.

You spun Koushiro’s chair so he was facing you. Koushiro looked shocked and he was about to say something when you grabbed his tie. Koushiro doesn’t normally wear ties, he wears bowties.

But he had a meeting today so he wore a tie, saying that it makes him look more professional. You pulled on the tie so that Koushiro was lifted a bit off his chair and closer to your face.

Koushiro’s face went red when you did this and he opened his mouth to say something again but you cut him off. “Listen Koushiro. I care about you. You can’t keep working like this”, you gestured to the clock that now read 10:45, “you’ll work yourself to your grave. Now, why don’t we both leave and you can finish this tomorrow”.

You said the entire thing in a low angry voice. But once you were finished, you didn’t move away. You stared at Koushiro’s face. It was lit by the lights that hung about his desk.

The lights shined brightly, the opposite of what it looked like outside. His face was red and his eyes were blown wide. You looked right into Koushiro’s eyes.

Now that you were close you could see his eyes better. Koushiro had glasses, they laid on his desk, next to all of the bottles of tea. You rarely see Koushiro without his glasses, and never this close.

But now that you were seeing them this close, you loved them. They looked like gems this close, you thought about stealing Koushiro’s glasses, but you knew that he needed them.

Dark, like the night, but full of light, in their own way.

They were like whirlpools, you get too close and you can drown in them. You could see that his face was covered in tiny little freckles, stars that covered the sky. You could trace an infinite amount of constellations with Koushiro’s freckles.

You glanced down at his lips.

They were slightly open from shock and red from him biting them, little indents covered his lips. They were a little wet from the biting, but there were cracks.

The cutest thing though, was the blush.

Whenever you got close to Koushiro he blushed. It was normally light, faint, barely noticeable. Now though, it covered his face like the light did. Bright red, it almost made his freckles unnoticeable.

But you loved it.

It reminded you how nervous Koushiro could be, when he talks about his computer stuff he sounds so confident. You loved how nervous you made Koushiro, you were going to use it.

You glanced back up to see Koushiro also looking at your lips. You smirked and moved your lips closer to Koushiro’s. Koushiro closed his eyes and moved closer to you.

You stopped right before your lips touched. You blew on Koushiro’s lips before whispering. “Now why don’t we leave”, you weren’t asking. You let go of Koushiro’s tie and leaned up. “I’ll be waiting for you outside”, you said with a smile before leaving.

Leaving Koushiro with a bright red face.

[deadend-wonderland]

Fuck it, Digimon playlist

Here’s the Digidestined as songs from my Top 100 of 2020 playlist

Taichi Yagami - “Action” by Don Broco (ft. Taka Moriuchi, Tyler Carter, Caleb Shomo, Tilian)

It's gonna happen now I came here to win Man of the moment What's so important? Spin kick with the muay thai Coming, we're coming up now

Yamato Ishida - “The Past Should Stay Dead” by Emarosa

The mood is let down Let it play for the last time Take this last second to know For once don't be so weak Back up the feelings that you claim now

Sora Takenouchi - “Things I Can’t Change” by The Story So Far

What has this come to? I know you don’t see me as much you ought to And both wounds are bleeding out Grace me with nothing but patience I’ll admit that I hate this if there’s no other way out

Koushiro Izumi - “Watchmaker” - Hands Like House (ft. Matty Mullins)

Watchmaker, teach me the workings I want to learn the secrets and the sciences of seconds Teach me the seasons, the measure of these machines

Mimi Tachikawa - “Greedy” by Ariana Grande

Baby, you got lucky, 'cause you're rocking with the best and I'm greedy 'Cause I'm so greedy, ‘cause I'm so I ain't talking money, I'm just physically obsessed And I'm greedy, ‘cause I'm so greedy

Jo Kido - “The Weekend” by Modern Baseball 

Most of my old friends I can only stand for the weekend But that doesn't apply here, doesn't apply here

Takeru Takaishi - “We Own The Night” by Dance Gavin Dance

Call your phone and open up my fate cuz I know you're so connected I need poison mitigate my pain Feel my toes go golden up in flames Give me false hope in my veins

Hikari Yagami - “When You Know” by Neck Deep

Make peace with your demons and hope that they leave you alone And make peace with your feelings Admit there's a reason you're not letting go We could fall right into nothing Open arms like we're infinite

Daisuke Motomiya - “Kingslayer” by Bring Me The Horizon ft. Babymetal

Kingslayer, destroying castles in the sky Kingslayer, forevermore the apple of my eye I'd sacrifice it all to guide you Never have to battle alone

Miyako Inoue - “Boy With Luv” - BTS (ft. Halsey)

I want something stronger (I want it) Than a moment, than a moment, love I have waited longer For a boy with, for a boy with luv

Iori Hida - “The Young and Beyond Reckless” by Slaves 

The lies are all easy, and the words are hard to swallow The leaders get killed, we're never fulfilled Yet we follow, we all follow

Ken Ichijouji - “Pittsburgh” by The Amity Affliction 

I can't take another step, I cannot live inside my mind I can't face another day, I am so fucking tired For I am lost right now as the ocean deep I am low my friend and how my heart does sink

[pyrokinesis]

So I lost the patience and watched Kizuna

! Major spoilers ahead !

Listen, I know I said I will wait until the Blu-Ray comes out, but I was impatient little bitch and I found a working Sample 3 link with English dub, so I said, fuck it! My brother joined me 20 minutes in, lol. Anyways, onto the movie.

I don't really know what to say, Digimon Last Evolution Kizuna was exactly what I expected from the movie of such name, a movie that promotes end of relationship between Digimons and their human partners.

I kinda didn't have my hope up, mostly because I rewatched Adventure & Adventure 02 last week and finally watched Tri, and the whole point of Digimon has always been, no matter what happens, Digimons and their humans will always stick and stay together, I think the quote goes "humans and Digimons forever" (?). I kinda was hyped up though, partly because of art style (it was much better than Tri, less dark and more symmetrical when it comes to faces and bodies, Tri was annoying at times with weird asymmetrical faces; also Yamato!!!! Yamato is so hot and pretty in Kizuna, wtf Toei leave this poor lesbian alone), partly because of Adventure 02 kids (my brother is so annoyed with me, but I'm a huge 02 fan, Wormmon is my baby and I can rewatch 02ep25 anytime, Stigmon's first appearance is fucking iconic).

Adventure 02 kids got much more screentime than I expected, especially Iori/Cody because he is sometimes really put aside. I love how they were staying in touch with Original Six/Eight through Yamato, and how Hikari and Takeru stayed part of their team (Tri lacked this so much, it was so weird to have Hikari and TK not knowing what happened to their friends when they were supposedly a new team/best friends). Also my baby Ken's hair (*le cries*), I miss his long hair. Both my brother and I expected Paildramon to appear near the end, but there were no DNA/Jogress evolutions besides Omegamon/Omnimon.

Yamato was so fucking hot it's unbelievable, he's become top Digi-destined to me, 2D character or not. He was so smart, so persistent, so consistent, so selfless, so cute, itty-bitty blind (those cute glasses that appeared on his face for a mili-moment during him being in uni classroom panel, all of my uwus gone), still has one of the best relationships with Gabumon (he plays harmonica for Gabumon, even after all these years, he keeps Gabumon by his side, and they both tried to find that bad-guy-turned-FBI-agent-guy sneakily, so so cute). Overall, Yamato is a emotionally much more main character than Taich is, probably because emotionally, Taichi was the main character of Tri.

Now onto our second main, Taichi. Honestly, technicall, both Yamato and Taichi are Kizuna's main guys, but emotionally, Yamato left much bigger impact. Taichi was the main character in the beginning, but as the story progressed, I could feel Yamato much better. Still, Taichi isn't left aside (like all other Original Eight kidz/people). He is a struggling university student who has no idea what to do with his life (my brother sorta compared him to me, LMAO). This is very consistent with Tri's Taichi, who is full of self dubts, abstract ideas of future, and melancholy when he thinks about his future self. Toei nicely showed it when they let us know Tai earns for his future by working part-time as a waiter (?) in an automat casino. He is kinda really down all the time when he starts realising he has to make huge choices about the future, even though he has no bloody idea or genuine thought what to do (also his porn stash, LMAO what was that Taichi, who even uses porn magazine after the age of 14).

Thinking back about it now, it's kinda underwhelming with how it actually, emotionally, focuses on the whole "Digimons have to leave their partners" philosophy. Like, it barely shows interactions between humans and Digimons (which Tri did at least, with I think all characters, so I would expect at least some focus on Yamato and Taichi). There were some interactions between Taichi and Agumon, and Yamato and Gabumon at the end, but it just felt uncomplete and unfullifying. Also whole concept is bullshit (did I mention it? Because if I didn't I will, because this whole thing really is). It all started with Tri, which felt like it was produced by random people who watched Adventure & 02 after fifteen years and decided to make their own spin on it, without actual respects for stories and characters Adventure & Adventure 02 were trying to make us feel and understand (though feelings of OOC-ness Tri had at the times were minimal in Kizuna, thank goodness for that).

Then, Kizuna continued it with the concept of "when Digi-destined grow up, their Digimon partners disappear because they are not on the same mental wavelengths anymore" which is the complete opposite of one of like three main Digimon philosophies, "Digimon and Digi-destined, together and forever"; like while I disliked 02 epilogue, it showed us that after all hardships, Digi-destined and their Digimons get their happy endings, together. Both my brother and I (we watched it together) groaned at the whole concept (along with predictive bullshit plot and plotholes).

While I understand the reason behind this (I read some spoilers on here afterwards, to broaden my post-Kizuna horizons), that humans/Digi-destined grow up, and Digimons kinda don't, it still makes me really dissatisfied. Tri showed us in flashes that, when given time spent with their and other humans, Digimons can grow and become mentally wise adults (cue to the cutest scene when Patamon closes his one eye because he understands the tension between Hikari and Takeru, as in, that they like each other and they might need some time "alone"), so Kizuna kinda fucked up all previous Adventure works by telling us everything is in vain, Digimons leave, their connection to humans they had will become meaningless and humans will have to move on. Bullshit plot(hole), but whatever.

The amount of screentime non-Taichi&Yamato characters can be underwhelming, especially if you don't read spoilers like I did. The movie starts with Takeru and Hikari as important as Yamato and Taichi, but as the movie progresses, they just fade in the background. Kinda happens to everyone else except Koushiro/Izzy, who kinda has a really leading role, considering how much screentime Taichi and Yamato have (I feel like wordcount apps will find Yamato&Taichi as my most used words in this rant review), and he is probably third most important role, until he undramatically disappears because of psycho main lady.

Now towards real ranting. I'll try to keep it short because I have no real emotions behind it and I feel some other rants might articulate it better. Anyways, the plot of the whole movie is so goddamn predictable. It starts so weirdly, with Taichi, Hikari and Takeru fighting Parrotmon (what the fuck was that even, btw???). Like, Parrotmon, again? It feels just very reused, and that feeling that doesn't leave even during the credits. Soundtrack—while nice, nostalgic, and very fitting—is also just reused Adventure 01 soundtrack, and it just brings kudos from my memory lane road nostalgia. Deja Vu is the feeling that sticks to your skin and bones, if you like me, watched Adventure 1-3 just before Kizuna, and understand how so many scenes are just reused wanna-be old seasons references.

From two older adults (I honestly thought there will be two goverment agents, again, and mentally groaned) sticking up into Digi-destineds' business like some omni-knows creature, same as agents from Tri, fucked up (female) main antagonist who pretends to be a good guy (lady?) for the sake of gathering intel and trust, who is a complete nutjob (full-time pyscho in Kizuna lady's case) because of the loss of her Digimon partner, to bullshit powered-up Digimon created from human coding (my brother pointed this one to me, and honestly, half of this movie is both Diaboromon movies rehashed/redone in 2020 shine), Omnimon fighting in some weird Digital World room powered-up creature (first Diaboromon movie straight up scene for scene), even that first scene with Parrotmon and this time completely unexplainable appearance of a Digimon in the real world, and Digi-destined having to fight it, and of course, bullshit new unexplained Digi-evolution with new (human???) mega forms of Agumon and Gabumon. All in all, it just feels very forced and all very already seen.

Now onto the less main, even less supporting characters. 02 teens are amazing, considering they have barely any lines and some little fighting moments. I love them, and I'm happy they got this, considering how they were blatantly forgotten in Tri, and how obviously nobody in the production of Tri even cared to hide that. Wormmon and Stigmon are my babies and I'm happy to see them have some screentime.

Original Six/Eight (excluding Taichi and Yamato) are kinda disappointing, though. I read some spoilers, so I knew Sora wouldn't appear much, but damn, even that was much compared to her actual screentime in Kizuna. She is almost as forgotten as 02 kids were in Tri. I get that she is shown to have moved on faster than other Original Eight kids, but still, they didn't even show her losing Piyomon (which did happen, and it was emotionally, overwhelming, in a fucked up sense when you realised Piyomon wasn't by her side). Jou, Mimi, Takeru, and Hikari were shown at the beginning of movie with so much potential screentime, but in the end they mostly were there for the dramatic cliffhangers (I didn't understand at the beginning what happened to Mimi and Jou, and I thought Hikari was murdered and that the FBI agent straight up shot Takeru), during that mini battle scene sometime in the Neverland, and of course, during the end credits. It was kinda really both overwhelming and underwhelming to see them during the credits when they could've had much more moments during the movie (I sorta had some hope because the movie is almost 2 hours long, and usually movies are like 20, 30 minutes long, but even during those one-episode-length movies there is more of main-supporting characters shown).

As mentioned, the ending is bullshit (my brother ended up crying and I had to put Adventure OST on to calm him down), Agumon and Gabumon dying is literally the most senseless thing ever since both Taichi and Yamato love their partners so much, and even among all the adulting and hassles in their lives, they try to make time for their Digimon partners (during their time in the restuarant, Yamato and Taichi literally talk how they don't have time for even their closest friends, hell Hikari even mentions Taichi should give their mother a visit, but Taichi still finds time for Agumon), so in the end both Taichi and Yamato were among the last people to lose their Digimons and I'm really disappointed in this concept, especially how they didn't show Gabumon and Agumon disappearing, Taichi and Yamato deserved explicit goodbyes.

Uh, I don't think I have anything much to add anymore. I read spoilers and some are pretty much novels from how much people put their thoughts in, this is just my ranting review, tbh. I dived into this hoping to get my heart mended from Tri (say what you want about Tri but it was too bad for six hour and half movies, especially general Adventure constistency-wise), but not with high expectations, having seen the trailer and having some spoilers read. All in all film wasn't too bad, but it wasn't too good, solid 6/10 rating from me, mostly for the animation and nostalgic soundtrack, but the whole plot was shit as fuck and the philoshophy behind it.

(Random, but I noticed straight people/shippers liked the movie better than gay people/shippers, is there any correlations between that)

ALL IN ALL, Digimon: Last Evolution Kizuna wasn't the best nor the worst Digimon movie/work, but it probably isn't something I will rewatch or recommend anytime soon (also wtf were those humanoid mega forms, like W T F).