#ranpo and fukuzawa

[flowers-of-buffoonery]

brb gonna have a little cry over fukuzawa canonically referring to ranpo as his child

bro really is out there seeing himself as mama bird and honestly? can't blame him

[weird-grapejuice]

I need more fukuzawa yukichi x readers. please, I’m begging you. please. smut, fluff, angst, anything. please. bsd writers. please…I love you…my father left me so please…help me heal with this sexy af old man. Just LOOK AT HIM.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk<3

[rampo-obsession]

Uh I'm dead

Nvm I'm alive

[fairybonesandstardust]

ranpo after coming out to fukuzawa as gay and telling him he has a bf standing there nervously:

fukuzawa who thought ranpo was out but never said anything because that was ranpo business and now has no idea what to do (he clocked ranpo and poe as dating within 2 minutes of seeing them together): ………ok? congratulations?

ranpo hugging him and crying: i had no idea how you would react, i was so scared about this going wrong

fukuzawa staring at ranpo because he definitely introduced ranpo to his significant other on multiple occasions, he has a mini lesbian flag yosano gave him years ago sitting on his desk, and ranpo has most definitely heard him talking to kyouka about gender: ……….

[neo--queen--serenity]

Is anyone gonna talk about the fact that Ranpo completely regressed to a pouty teenager when he was reunited with Fukuchi???

Like this grown-ass 26 year-old man went from “I trust you because the president does” to “actually I’m very possessive of my adopted dad, and I am quite petty about it because you have more life experiences with him than I do and a connection with him that’s different from mine, and that makes me very insecure.”

Like he went full “don’t you dare steal my dad just because you can” angsty step-child on that man.

[catgenderyuan]

i decided to doodle a very beloved hc of mine that ranpo gets very overwhelmed through audio very easily so Fukuzawa always brings Noise canceling headphones bc i am the same but i unfortunately dont get noise cancelling headphones. sigh ranpo i envy you

[rockonkiri]

Fukuzawa after meeting Ranpo:

[carbonateds-oda]

if bsd has taught me anything it’s that u know the relationship u have w someone is gonna b strong asf if at least one of u has gen thought abt killing the other (or letting them die) at least once

[woklaza]

Edogawa Ranpo- Puer Aeternus

I was just doing random stuff at 4:36 am when I came across this thing called Puer Aeternus during a psychology knowledge hunt and figured it really suited Ranpo.

Puer Aeterus, more commonly known as Peter Pan Syndrome, is a popular psychological expression describing people who find it difficult to grow up. Puer Aeterus means 'eternal boy/child' and came from the mythology of a god who is eternally young, as you can tell by the name.

Before I dive into my analysis, there were qualities of men with Puer Aueterus I found that I thought really described Ranpo. They are usually very attractive and influential, want freedom in their actions and live in their fantasies. Most of the time, the reason they dislike, or refuse to accept, the idea of growing up is to not be like 'boring adults' like how they should be. That's pretty Ranpo, right? There was also a description of them being immature, impatient and usually cannot bear the consequences of their own actions.

One of the symptoms of Puer Aueterus was seeing the world differently from others. With the 'elephant snake' scene of Little Prince as an example, we could see how an adult and a child see things differently, with the child showing more creativity and imagination. The further explanation is that Ranpo does not want to be living in the same way as boring adults, and therefore remains a childish personality. And Ranpo constantly sees the world differently from others emphasising his symptoms of Puer Aueterus.

Some other symptoms of Peur Aueterus also include fear of challenges that they couldn't solve, being dependent and being attached and dependent on a close person. (That is clearly Fukuzawa) They really suited Ranpo, so it is almost certain he has Peur Aueterus.

People with Peur Aueterus also have trouble with relationships, and common issues were abandoning close relationships to salvage dying ones. This is only worth a little mention, for it does not really affect Ranpo.

So to summarise, Peur Aueterus is basically describing people who:

~Refuse to grow up and prefer to live in a more imaginative way (Ranpo Season 1 to Season 5)

~Constantly dependent and have trouble with attachment issues (Fukuzawa and Ranpo's relationship)

~Scared of the consequences of their actions (Not scared, but Ranpo really shows how the consequence of his actions affect him)

~Troubles with relationships and feelings (Ranpo was at first reluctant to save Atsushi in Season 1)

Personally, I thought that really suited Ranpo. But just as a clarification, this is just my own analysis and research and I am not an expert in Psychology. So think of this as some sort of reference and don't completely rely on this post. Also, Peur Aueterus isn't a mental illness/disability, it's just a psychological trait found in some people.

[causekarmaismyboyfriend]

Annoying Boy

PT.2 HERE

Fem!14yr!Reader x 14yr!Ranpo

Summary: Your father, Fukuzawa, brings home Ranpo and you're left to deal with him. His 'special ability' reveals some cracks in the story your father has always told you regarding your mother's death.

Warnings: Fukuzawa somewhat neglection and disregarding reader's feelings(?), Mention of a mother's death.

A/N: Part 2 if this does good? Proofread✅

The heels of their feet thump against the matted carpet of the hallway as Fukuzawa leads Ranpo to his apartment.

"Here." Fukuzawa stops in front of the door, Ranpo observes the ragged hallway as the older man reaches into his sleeves to retrieve his keys.

Ranpo messes with a part of the ugly green carpet that had begun sticking up at the edges, using the front of his shoe to step on it in an attempt to stick it back down to the concrete it laid on. He cringes at the sound it makes when it rips from the concrete to stick back up again. He hums a sound of confusion when he realizes that Fukuzawa hasn't opened the door and let them in yet.

Fukuzawa sighs and turns towards the younger boy. "I forgot to tell you," Fukuzawa puts the key into the lock after missing one or two times that Ranpo finds himself holding back laughter at. "I have a daughter, Y/N, around your age." He turns the key and pushes the door open. "Her old bed is still in her room it's a little old and beat up, but it should be fine, so you'll be sharing." Fukuzawa closes the door behind them. Next to the shoe rack was a bicycle. Fukuzawa notices Ranpo observing the bike. "Some things are best left unsaid."

Ranpo huffs as the two begin taking their shoes off. The thought of having to share a bedroom with someone he hasn't even met yet annoyed him. Why couldn't he just make his daughter sleep on the couch? He follows Fukuzawa through the apartment, examining all the rooms he goes through. The apartment was small only two bedrooms with one bathroom. He noticed as he walked past the dining table that there was only two chairs and he wondered if Fukuzawa would be bothered to get a third. In the corner of the table was a framed photo of a black cat with big yellow eyes, imbedded in the frame was 'Mr. Paws.' He hadn't seen a cat or any food or water bowls since he entered, so he assumed the cat died or something not bothering to put much though into it.

They stop at a door down the hallway with peeling white paint. Faint music seeps from under the door. Fukuzawa knocks on the door a few times before speaking. "Y/N? Turn that down and open the door." He wiggles the doorknob of the locked door.

Behind the door the music barely lowers and Fukuzawa rolls his eyes before the door clicks unlock and opens. The music seems louder through the open doorway. Y/N leans on the doorframe, glancing at Ranpo and then looking away deciding he wasn't important enough to ask about. She looks at her father with a bored expression. "What?"

Fukuzawa clears his throat. Ranpo takes notice of the similarities of their personalities as they interact. Fukuzawa gestures to Ranpo. "This is Ranpo. He needs somewhere to stay, so he'll be here."

Y/N shrugs. "Okay." Silence takes over the three. Fukuzawa raises his eyebrows at his daughter and motions behind her to the abandoned bed that sat in the corner of the room. She groans and slumps dramatically. "Dad, no, I don't know him." She complains and points to Ranpo.

Ranpo crosses his arms and his eyebrow twitches as she talks. "Then why don't you sleep on the couch and I take the room?"

Y/N's eyebrows scrunch together and she pushes off the doorframe, stepping closer to Ranpo. "Excuse me-?"

Fukuzawa steps in-between the two and holds up a hand in front of both their faces. "Okay, that's enough." He lowers his hands and turns towards Y/N while still staying in-between them. "Ranpo will be using the extra bed in your room and if you have a problem with it then you can sleep in the living room."

Y/N's mouth falls agape as her frustration intensifies and her face flushes. "Well, why can't he take the bed and share a room with you-?"

"Y/N, I told you what was going to happen." Fukuzawa hisses.

Y/N tightens her lips into a thin line. "Fine."

Fukuzawa nods. "Good." He looks between the two before speaking again. "I'm going to cook dinner, okay?" The two nod. In the music that is still blaring from the room a curse word is mustered while Fukuzawa is walking away. "And turn that off!" He demands before disappearing around the corner at the end of the hallway.

Y/N groans and glares at the boy left in front of her before turning on her heel and walking back into her- their room. Ranpo follows behind her and watches as she shuts the music off. He walks over to the old bed. The frame is dark brown with random scribbles over it's wood. There wasn't a sheet or any blankets or pillows.

He turns back to Y/N's side of the room, she climbs up the ladder leading up to her loft bed, underneath it was a desk with a laptop and a display of framed pictures and other random trinkets. It creaks as she settles against the pillows.

Ranpo sets his backpack at the foot of his new bed before making his way to her desk and picking up one of the photos, not bothering to ask permission. He instantly recognized Fukuzawa standing behind a chair where a women sat and was holding a little girl in her lap. All three of them were smiling widely. Y/N stops the action of putting her headphones on and leans over the railing to look at him.

"What are you doing?" She asks harshly, moving towards the ladder to make her way back down. "Don't touch my stuff." She snatches the photo from him and places it back in its place.

"That's your mom, right?" He asks. Y/N glares at him.

"Why do you care?" Ranpo shrugs and Y/N scoffs climbing back up to her bed. "Don't touch my stuff anymore." She puts her headphones over her ears and ignores any other words from him.

Ranpo shrugs, this time to himself, and sits on the old bed. He moves into a lying position the stiff mattress and lack of pillows uncomfortable against his back and neck.

A few minutes go by the only sound being Fukuzawa in the kitchen until Y/N breaks the silence. "She died awhile ago," Y/N turns off her phone and sets it in her lap, staring at the ceiling. "When I was really little."

Ranpo blows air through his lips. Controlling the timing between each blow to make some kind of rhythm. When he doesn't reply Y/N picks her phone back up.

"I know." He says suddenly.

Y/N rolls her eyes. "Oh," She turns the phone off again. "Did Dad tell you?"

Ranpo sits up and turns to look at Y/N. He shakes his head. "No, I just know."

Y/N scoffs. "Yeah, right." She turns the phone on again and begins scrolling back through her playlist.

"It's true!" Ranpo stands up and proudly places his hands on his hips. "I'm a genius detective- the greatest in the world! I helped your Dad solve a case and because I have no home or job he's giving me both!" He removes one of his hands off his hip and holds up two fingers.

Y/N stares blankly at him from up on the loft. "Yeah, and now I'm stuck with you."

"A honor, really."

"Really?"

Ranpo nods. "Yep!" Ranpo makes his way towards her bed again this time to climb up the ladder. Despite her protests he climbs up to join her on the mattress, staying at the foot of the bed.

"Hey!" She waves her hands towards him. Motioning for him to get off. "Get off my bed Detective Jackass!"

Ranpo holds a finger out in front of her face. "Not until I prove to you that I am the greatest detective!" He pulls his hand back. "I'll start by telling you how your mother died."

Y/N's eyebrows scrunch and she crosses her arms. "Okay, I wouldn't be surprised if you got it by just guessing." She admits.

Ranpo smiles and reaches into his pocket to pull out a pair of glasses. Y/N raises a brow. He places them on his face, pushing them up on the bridge of his nose with a finger. Opening his eyes for the first time since they've met. Y/N took note of their bright emerald green colour, distracted she missed what he said.

"Sorry, what?"

"I said," He takes the glasses off and shoves them back in his pocket. "You killed her."

Y/N huffs out a laugh and stares at him in confusion. "Excuse me? And what were those glasses for? Special effect?"

Ranpo shakes his head. "Your dad covered up the incident by lying to you and saying she died in a car crash. You were too young to remember, so it probably wasn't that hard to keep up the lie for years."

She was beginning to feel angry with the boy again. He showed up out of no where, insisted he was some weird super genius and then started sprouting random lies about her mother.

"I think you've lost your goddamn mind." She gritted her teeth.

"He tried to comfort you by getting you a cat, Mr. Paws, but he ran away a year later." When Y/N didn't say anything he continued. "You hate cars because of what he told you, so you prefer riding bikes or just walking-"

"Okay, stop!" She holds both her hands up. "None of that proves anything. You're just saying bullshit."

Ranpo smiles again. "But nobody has told me these things, so how could I have known?" Y/N's eyebrow twitches as she stares down the grinning boy.

Fukuzawa walks in through the open doorway. He glares at Ranpo who sits on his daughter's bed. "Okay, a rule starting right now is that you two are not allowed to sit on each other's beds with each other."

Y/N claps her hands together as if in a prayer. "Thank, God."

Fukuzawa sighs and motions for both of them to get down. "Come in here, dinners ready." He disappears out the bedroom door.

[rosalinesurvived]

a new Thing that i love about Bungo stray dogs is that in several alternate universes there’s always gonna be an ex government swordsman assassin who’s next stage of life is to just adopt a bunch of people masked as a group of 1920’s inspired detectives. why? Because its universally accepted that Fukuzawa’s a neurotic guy, that’s why

[silver-lining-on-raven-wings]

Hopes for Tomorrow's Finale: Why Fukuzawa Must Survive

People keep saying that Fukuzawa "must die" for narrative purposes: that otherwise, Kunikida will never realize his potential, or that Ranpo will never become serious... and that All Men Are Created Equal was supposed to be discarded anyway.

It's all so dismissive and it makes me sad since these same fans are the ones who will do mental gymnastics with full-prop-mounting to justify Dazai's own death cheat.

And I get it - we all have our favorites, after all. The ones that carry our investment for an artistic piece. My own favorites are Fukuzawa and Ranpo: their familial dynamic, specifically.

And if I have to submit my own 'evidence,' it would be the above panel. This scene is from an Anthology chapter, but even if it weren't, we have to consider Ranpo's ongoing dilemma with recognition of his Non-Gift.

If we're talking about narrative and what pieces fit where, I'm convinced that Fukuzawa has to remain, at least for this reason... Because no one else can have this conversation with Ranpo about how the idea of a Gift was peddled, but only to save him from his own defeatism. And how, these days, he doesn't need it and is in fact more impressive for it.

Yosano can't be the one for this talk. Neither can Dazai, for all of his straightforward advice.

I want to believe that Ranpo's father-figure will stay by his side, to guide him through this next step (his fulfillment as a Non-Gift user while still feeling special) and simply... to still be his family. Ranpo can't be orphaned twice over in so little time.

But well, we'll find out tomorrow.

[rampo-obsession]

A friendly reminder that rampo is adorable

[jamiegege]

Why is Ranpo aplogizing in this scene ?

Okay, so your favorite Ranpo variant is here to explain a small scene in the season 4 of BSD (3rd ep & untold origins) because I saw a lot of people not understanding why Ranpo is apologizing to Fukuzawa in this scene !

As always : This is MY interpretation of what happened in the manga i'm not Asagiri so i'm just giving my opinion and i'm not here to impose it.

For me there are a few explanations of why he's apologizing but first, as someone who's learning japanese (so i'm not a professional) i'm gonna try to analyze/explain the exact way he said "sorry" :

In Japanese there are a loooot of way to say "sorry" here (animated version) Ranpo used : ごめんなさい (gomen nasai) it's a way of apologizing that is less polite than the basic すみません (sumimasen) but it's way more impacting than the contractions of it (gomen ne; gomen). So he's talking "unpolietly" (ig that it's bc of his young age) but it is still really meaningful as he could have used one of the contractions, which, for me, means that he respects Fukuzawa a lot (we can also notice this, thanks to the fact that he calls Fuku in the 1st ep of the s4 "Mr.Bodyguard" with the suffix "さん"(san) which proves respect (we translate it by Mr or Mrs most of the times))

1st part of my hypothesis : I think that he's apologizing first of all because he understood how much his behavior terrified Fuku. Not in a way like "Fuku is scared of Ranpo" no, it's not that. It's that Fuku cares ab Ranpo, a lot, more than he actually admits it at this moment; and knowing that Ranpo was in danger scared him (even if he knew that Ranpo actually did it on purpose, that's btw why he is yelling at him right after the slap, he wasn't rlly mad he was just scared). And when Ranpo understood that (after Fuku slapped & screamed at him) he decided to apologize to him for scaring him so much.

2nd part of my hypothesis : This second part goes a bit with the 1st one bc Ranpo apologized bc he understood that Fuku was scared and because at the same time he understands how important he is to Fuku. Like, if Fuku was scared it means he cares ab Ranpo right ? And as Ranpo never had (after his parents' death) someone that actually cared about him he apologized so Fukuzawa wouldn't be mad at him and would keep him (Ran) by his side.

3rd part of my hypothesis : Same, it goes with the previous one, because in addition of understanding how important he (Ran) is to Fuku, he also understood how Fukuzawa is important to him. Indeed, Fuku brought to Ranpo an healthy father figure, someone he could rely on (also especially because Fuku was one of the 1st ppl to actually believe in Ranpo abalities), which was what Ranpo actually needed. This gives to Ranpo another reason not to want to see Fukuzawa leaving him bc he (Fuku) would be mad at him.

In conclusion, we can say that Ranpo by apologizing wanted mostly to prove to Fuku that he was worthy to stay with him. Especially beceause Fukuzawa is a really important (emotionally) person for Ranpo.

I really hope you all got what i tried to explain, i really like to explain stuff especially ab BSD and Ranpo so if any of you have questions i'll be honored to answer it <3 ; Have a good day/night kiss kiss

[gettinshiggywithit]

IT WAS AT THIS MOMENT THAT HE REALISED;

HE'D FUCKED UP

[almostoreghano]

Fukuzawa Yukichi School AU (ft. Gn!reader, Kunikida Ranpo, Yosano) headcanons

Note: i need to get this off my chest, these are just headcanons cause I can’t be asked to make this into a story. Fukuzawa is also your dad/adoptive dad, Ranpo and Yosano your siblings cause I always need to squeeze that in when I write about him 🥰 reader is in the orchestra and in college. This is gonna be long so take snack breaks in between each section—these are in no particular order btw these are just random headcanons.

Fukuzawa:

Head of the Music department + music teacher

He teaches music at a high school, the college you go to and at an art university (and helps at random schools if he’s asked to help conduct).

At the university, he teaches classes for Conducting, Composition and Strings but he’s a well known musician

If you don’t have school that day (or you just don’t go) he’ll let you sit in his class while he teaches

Point and laugh at the university students because he makes them memorise the Circle of Fifths (which definitely isn’t the hardest thing they have to do but still get wrecked)

He’s one of those people that just knows everyone

He probably has met Joe Hisaishi multiple times (enough to introduce you if you’re a fan)

Fukuzawa had agreed to teach you the violin.

“Why did you want to learn the violin?” he asked in his usual monotone voice. You looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

“I want to learn this song,” you said holding up your phone showing him ‘Graceful Ghost Rag’. Admittedly it was two violin players and a piano, but it’s what made you want to learn to begin with. Fukuzawa read the title carefully before closing his eyes.

“You should learn the classics,” you tilted your head and sighed.

“But why can’t this song be a classic? It’s just as good as the others,” you said defiantly, but with respect. Fukuzawa clicked his tongue, but had to chuckled at the determined look on your face over something so trivial. Nonetheless, he agreed.

Since this song requires two other people, he plays the violin 2 part, so you can shine through with the violin 1 part (piano player is whoever you want).

If you want to learn another instrument (literally any) he probably knows someone that can teach you.

It’s one of those moment where it’s like “thank you, but how the hell did you even cross paths?”

Kunikida-kun~

Kunikida works under Fukuzawa-san obviously and has been his student for a long time

He’s a math teacher but his main shtick is music

When he was a student he probably played the clarinet, the bass clarinet, the bari sax or the oboe (either one of these make sense he just looks like a woodwind player)

He’s training under Fukuzawa-san to also be a music teacher, so when the president isn’t there, he conducts the orchestra in his place.

Since Kunikida is close with Fukuzawa-san, naturally he’s well familiar with you and Ranpo.

If you’re younger than Kunikida, he immediately goes into older brother mode.

The orchestra loves to bully him (like how students playfully poke fun at the teacher)

Even at the college you’re at, where there are students that are way older than him, he’s usually a punching bag—but the younger ones, it’s 10 times worst.

Although Kunikida can be a stickler for the rules, he’s a lot more relaxed once you get into college compared to when he’s teaching the high school students.

He swears more often for one thing (no one can tell me Kunikida doesn’t have a mouth on him 💀)

When he’s not conducting, he plays his instrument with the orchestra.

he’s also a math teacher, as I mentioned, he can be very aggressive in class

If you’re struggling, he might tell Fukuzawa-san, but only if he knows that you can do better.

He can be harsh sometimes, but he’s willing to sit with you and help you until you fully understand the lesson, because he still wants you to pass even though you piss him off.

Edogawa Ranpo

Ranpo is in the Advanced Law enforcement program

He’s also in the orchestra at the same college, he plays the Alto Saxophone and no can change my mind.

When you were in high school, Fukuzawa-san would bribe him to come and play some of the Saxaphone 1 parts for a song.

This post has the specific song I headcanon Ranpo playing solo for:

Imayoshi Shoichi + Ranpo Edogawa headcanons that I, again, have 0 evidence for

(If you didn’t click it it’s an audio of a concert band playing Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s with a saxophone solo.)

Yosano Akiko

Yosano is studying to be a doctor obviously

But she also works under the head school nurseso you and Ranpo visit her from time to time.

Although she works under a head nurse, she does a good enough job that she could run the office on her own (I mean come in it’s Aunty Yosano)

She is not in the orchestra

Back to Fukuzawa

Since your known as Fukuzawa-sans kid by all the orchestra members, they always send you to ask if he’s finished grading assignments

Speaking of grading, he’s an easy grader, especially if it’s high school.

Since it’s orchestra, the assignments he gives are typically music theory assignments, some reflection papers (rare Fukuzawa L) and play tests (another L sorry hated doing those even as a percussionist there’s no escaping them😔)

He’s pretty lenient though and is willing to change his mind if you ask bother him enough.

Even with the assignments he gives he’s not to harsh

His office is literally a second living room for a lot of his students 💀

He has a couch in there, so you and Ranpo mainly kick down his door to sit in there.

When you were in high school he had a similar office layout (like the couch), and it was the same story, Fukuzawa-sans office was free real estate.

If he’s not swamped with grading, he’ll visit you and Ranpo in your classes.

He isn’t the one to gossip, but he loves hearing about the little stories about the other other staff members from you.

Will literally follow you around trying to get the full story and will make sure you don’t get distracted so you continue.

He tries to be subtle, but you can tell he’s invested.

You paused to get your notebook from your bag, and within the short time frame, you someone how forgot you were talking. Fukuzawa tried to hide how invested he was in the story.

“You were saying?” He said trying bring your attention back to the recent events.

“You’re acting very strange today, Ojisan,” you said with a smirk, which quickly changed to a laugh when he scowled.

In Orchestra (and concert band) Fukuzawa plays a wide array of songs with you guys.

You guys were once given the opportunity to play at a Studio Ghibli anniversary concert (listen to the full orchestra versions of studio ghibli songs 👍)

His dynamic with his students at the high school and college is very much, ‘students do stupid shit, old man sighs in disappointment’

At the college there are probably students that are even older than fukuzawa (I have someone in my class who is 49 irl so we’re adding that in here), so the younger students either target one or the other.

If you’re not in school he’ll have you help grade assignments for the university students (mainly the easier ones, he’s not making you grade anything insane)

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