ok ok so I was just going to draw long haired Sayori but then I came up with a bunch of elementaryish aged designs and now I came up with a bunch of headcanons and more sketches so woohoo lots or text under cut open for more headcanons (also idk why tumblr made the image change quality that is not the same colour or quality I had it in)
Yknow for some reason I just canât imagine Natsuki being like a happy kid in the past like at all. I think itâs like a âkid who obviously has a bad home life and acts out because of it but nobodyâs gonna to actually try to do anything about it so they just put her in detentionâ kinda vibe. I donât think anyone outright hates her since she probably would have brought it up in base game/side stories, but she isnât exactly a beloved member of the school either
In the side stories she talks about being very different in the past and specifically going through a really edgy âI hate everyone phaseâ in middle school. This isnât a middle school headcanon but I feel like her being kinda bitter before the total edgy phase makes sense.
I think in contrast to her having a super defined sense of self present day, Natsuki here was a lot more identityless and unsure about what she wants. She gets really into cutesy stuff in the future but here she leans a lot more into the angry side of her because she doesnât really understand a lot of what sheâs feeling. Itâs why I didnât really give her a unique hairstyle, if she had something sheâd actually like I donât think she would have changed it to the pigtails
Also her clothes are kinda bad and has a hole in her sleeve since she doesnât really get a lot of clothes due to obligatory ~home life angst~ but this post isnât about that so
She gets into manga pretty early but just kinda enjoys it casually on a surface level thing. She drops it for a bit before picking it back up, and suddenly understanding what plot and themes are lead to her going insane about it until present day.
Sheâs into skating because I said so
It also makes a great explanation for why she gets a broken arm and why she always has a bunch of bandaids :))))))))
Ok I might also just like giving character designs bandaids
Tbh I forgot if they said Natsukiâs friends met in middle school or not but I think it still applies since they probably knew her through every cringe phase she had (including the fanfics). But either way they were probably one of the few people to actually give Natsuki a chance which is part of why she puts up with their bullying so much. Throughout every phase she might have had they made fun of her every step of the way, to the point sheâs just kinda used to it now. Doesnât help that she thinks her old self was cringe, so by present day she just assumes she deserves whatever bullying she gets from them. Girl needs to have compassion for her past self. And present self tbh
While Natsuki was cringe in the âI hate everythingâ way, Yuri was cringe in the âI am a massive nerd for cringe pieces of media and am going to make everyone aware of that factâ. At least thatâs how they see themselves now
Sheâs a lot more open to talking about her interests. She can and will yap to random people with little to no prompting because she hasnât really learned yet that people would be put off by it
Sheâs not overly social but more willing to chat with others with a polite and friendly attitude. She hasnât been hurt yet so she is filled with joy and whimsy and is overall more cheerful compared to present day
She has her hair like that so I could give the vibe of âcheerfully annoying and/or adorableâď¸đ¤â nerd archetype instead of âwould rather become a speck of dust than talk to a personâ nerd archetype. Her hair is generally more dishevelled to show sheâs more naive and less elitist I guess. She also isnât as good at taking care of her hair yet so it looks kinda bad in a charming way(her school would not agree)
Her bangs being up with the headband shows her being more open and willing to be vulnerable to others in a way thatâs lost in present day, where her long bangs hide a lot of her face in that one sprite. Her forehead is a metaphor đ
I donât really have parent headcanons but the cardigan is from her mom. I just think itâs cute
Random headcanons idrk where else to put but since that one act 2 sprite just borrows the teeth from Natsuki I like to think her teeth is also weirdly sharp it just doesnât stick out as much. People think her teeth are creepy though so she tries not to smile with her teeth. She doesnât care to smile like that anyways since she doesnât really know how to in pictures (me projecting) and her natural smiles are a lot more subtle/donât show teeth so itâs all fine.
Stating the obvious here but she was totally outcasted by like most of her school. Most people thought she was weird and her enthusiasm off-putting so theyâd try avoiding her. She doesnât really know why they think sheâs off-putting though, people just start avoiding her for no reason. A few would go out of their way to bully her too, which ont added fuel to the iscolation fire, which ended up give her massive vulnerability and self esteem issues. Shocker ik. It takes a while to fully break her down from here to her high school self but it does mess her up a lot even then. At this specific point in time though she stills has her innocence so dw itâs fineeeeeee
Her anxiety issues are also there but she still has enough of a positive attitude to go âhey this sucks but maybe this time talking about my interests will work and theyâll actually like me!â even if it didnât work the last time. She doesnât really know how else to talk to people so she keeps trying the same thing hoping maybe this time itâll work out.
Uh.
things get worse. you probably know that
Sayori still the sillyyyyy
But tbh she probably changes the least compared to present day. I mean she gets more mature and less starry eyed but her mask is basically the same as her kid self. I donât have as much to say on that specifically cause compared to the rest she doesnât change that much
Yeah Understanding said she used to have long hair but cut it since she couldnât really take care of it. I feel like even before the depression got worse she sucked at taking care of it because she has the self proclaimed attention span of a donut. Her hair is really scruffy and if you tried to comb it would probably hurt a lot. So she doesnât ever
Her and mc are still the the goofy-goober and straight man dynamic they have in base game. Sayori drags mc into some shenanigans and mc tries to help her get out of trouble. He also has less of an âI donât want to be seen with this cringeâ attitude he has a bit of in the base game since he isnât as concerned with reputation because heâs like 7, so heâs more open with being directly nice to her. He acts a lot more genuinely with their friendship overall compared present day where he finds it a lot harder to earnestly share his appreciation of Sayori as a cool sigma male
A lot of their banter is light hearted, but Sayori doesnât start interpreting his teasing for actual criticism of her character until a little later into their relationship. His jokes probably hurt more in hindsight when they do end up drifting apart because his lighthearted jokes stated feeling more real.
Itâs sorta implied in side stories that there was a point where everyone found out about her depression and was worried constantly about her. It probably was from an old friend group considering nobody else seems to know about it, but I feel like mc drifted apart before that considering he doesnât know. I think they became friends again by sides stories, but considering he doesnât act like heâs as concerned for her well-being as he is by the end of act one, he probably wasnât there when everyone else found out and therefore doesnât know about the depression here either. Idk though side stories have different continuity apparently so who knows maybe that never happened or maybe heâs just stupid
Yeah of course she still has depression here. It probably got worse over time though since I feel like her constant silly oblivious persona would have came from somewhere. She is naturally pretty upbeat, itâs just that she had to lie more over time in order to keep that idea going. Now she feels like that old her is basically dead, with her just masquerading as someone who isnât there anymore.
Sheâs like the only one here who has a positive opinion of her past self, to the point where she actively wants to go back and be that person. In a way she still is that little kid, but at the same time things can never go back to how they were. Uh yeah but she still hates herself so I guess no one gets to reap the rewards of caring for their past self.
She also trips constantly. I donât think itâs that surprising
Since Monika has the least specific info on her past I got to be a bit silly about it and make up as much as I wanted.
She is like completely different from her present self. Similar to Natsuki sheâs also sorta identityless but in a weird quiet gifted kid sorta way instead of an angry lost child sorta way.
Sheâs pretty quiet and doesnât talk much. With a pretty expressionless face and more deadpan voice she kinda gives creepy horror movie child vibes but the type of child that appears before the horror actually starts (which is to say not actually scary but just kinda weird) (I just realized a lot of this is just me projecting what I was like as a kid but with less prep energy)
Yeah sheâs extroverted but at this point she doesnât really seek out people until she starts actively trying to boost her image
She doesnât really have many hobbies outside of being a teacher pet and if it werenât for her stellar grades she totally would of been bullied, but sheâs nice enough to help people study so sheâs safe
She isnât really the most popular in school until high school. She does start out as the token prodigy gifted kid so everyone expected her to excel in everything so on a whim sheâs like âok guess Iâm doing everything nowâ and itâs totally not going to alter the course of her life forever
She likes the validation and wants to live up to the expectations so she starts leaning super hard into the perfect image. She gradually starts joining clubs, getting cool achievements, studying for those straight A+ grades, talking to people and networking, and overall changing her image from quiet kid to strong confidence friendly student whoâs going to go far. Awesome
She kinda had to train herself to not be weird creepy child and would practice smiling, facial expressions, being more sociable, talking less deadpan, etc. She has a lot of âfake it till you make itâ vibes in the side stories to the point I donât think she even realizes sheâs doing it. I imagine her going from weird little kid to most popular high schooler around was like wearing the mask until it became the real thing.
Tbh this whole design started because I really like the headcanon design of her bangs covering her eyes. And then I gave her a stripped shirt because it felt generic but also not boring but it ended up making her look like one of the seven human souls lol
Honestly if I could describe her vibe here in one sentence it would be utdr protagonist but like in prep school
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