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a3! annotation hcs (spring troupe part 2!)

here’s the rest of act 1 of the spring troupe! friendly reminder that you can request hcs for a character even before i get to their troupe!

Itaru: ok, if he hasn’t lost his script in two days, it's a miracle. He might accidentally pick up someone else’s script and only notice when he realizes he’s never taken that many notes. minimal notes, like cues and entrances. Later on he does get much better at taking notes! 

Citron: lots of color!! he would assign everyone a highlighter color and mark everyone’s lines. He might get a little carried away with the gel pens and doodle in the margins while memorizing lines, but the script looks very bright and fun!!

So you know how during the ‘street act’ mini game to get coins the characters all juggle, right? I feel like the second citron learned to juggle [if he didn't already know how] he WOULD NOT STOP. EVER.  Fruit on the table? He’s juggling it. 3 props left in the wings? He's juggling them. Any objects in close proximity with each other that are vaguely similar in shape and size? They are being juggled. It's to the point where all the kids in the neighborhood recognize Citron as that cool guy who juggles a lot!!! I feel like Citron is definitely the type to try and make any sad kid happy, so even infants coo when they see him because they recognize him!!! Of course this must mean that neighborhood parents recognize him, and anyone who can make a crying child calm down is an angel in their books. In conclusion, juggling Citron. He loves being the neighborhood juggler.  

homare and citron being language learning buddies?? YES PLEASE 

[this ended up kinda long, so just so y’all know, it continues after the cut!] also, if you like this, consider sending me asks or requests about anything a3! related! please just reference my pinned post on what i will/won’t write. :3 thank you and hope you enjoy my ramblings~~

As I will be writing about/referencing languages I am not entirely fluent in here, I just want you all to be aware that it is not my intention to offend anyone! I took care with my words, but if I in any way made an insinuation that was not correct/ offensive, please let me know!! I’d greatly prefer being corrected, over spreading misinformation. In terms of my personal language experience, i speak english natively, i have been learning french for about 5 years, i am attempting to teach myself basic japanese [haven't progressed very far lol],and i know a few phrases in arabic, but only verbally/auditorily [i only understand them when spoken]. I'm a bit of a language nerd, and i love learning phrases in other languages!!

You know, I really think citron and homare are language learning buddies!!! Like, citron is so much more intelligent and perceptive than he’s given credit for [citron appreciation post incoming? Mayhaps!!] and homare does tend to use languages other than japanese in his poems. If I'm not mistaken, he’s canonically used english and french words, both incorporated into his work in ways that are [pretty much] grammatically correct! Homare has also spoken about his love for Shakespeare, and while it’s likely he’s been reading translated versions, I wouldn't put it past him to try and learn enough english to read them while referencing a dictionary. 

As for citron, it seems to be canon that zahran is an arabic-inspired language, if not fully arabic. [side note: in arabic, zahran means ‘radiant/glowing/flower’ in most translations and is used as a name] It’s hard enough to learn and speak a language not your own, and knowing that the pronunciation, speaking, and writing patterns of arabic are not very similar to that of japanese makes the fact that citron is fluent in japanese with the occasional slip-up is very impressive!![also, take into account that i think we have evidence enough to say most of these ‘slip-ups’ are kinda on purpose to make the others laugh] If i am remembering correctly, i believe citron has also used words and phrases in english. which is also a really difficult language!!

Now, multilinguals do tend to bond over the difficulties and rewards of learning languages, and I really see this kind of relationship starting between citron and homare when they realise they both like learning languages!! Just, I'd imagine them comparing notes, quizzing each other on vocab and just learning better by doing it together!! I’d like to think that they have movie nights with whatever language they’re focusing on every now and then. I feel like citron would suggest it and homare would jump at the chance to learn new phrases and train his ear to recognise the speaking patterns better so he could incorporate it into his art. It just feels like there would be such a soft, gentle atmosphere as they slowly get engrossed in the film, notepads and pens left to sit on the couch and other members of mankai sitting around the tv screen, following along with the subtitles. Also consider, making multilingual puns >:3. 

(Not exactly part of the hc, but i just wanted to share this because it made me happy!! In english there’s the phrase, “Birds of a feather, flock together.”, meaning people who are similar/have similar interests gravitate towards each other. In french, that phrase is approximately, “Les oiseaux avec le même plumage, s'assemblent a le même rivage”. Which directly translates to, -birds with the same feathers gather at the same river- which has the same meaning as the one in english! Now, the thing that really gets me about these phrases is, 

THEY BOTH RHYME!!!!!! 

I love rhymes and literary devices in any language, but i just adoreee that these two phrases happen to rhyme in both languages!!)

Spring Troupe with a kinda tsundere-ish (not in an abusive way but cute denial) s/o please?

ahh this was cute!! thanks for sending this in and being so patient, hope you like it!!! 

Sakuya : he’s a bit surprised at first!! The first time they kinda turned away from him abruptly during a conversation (he was talking about the costumes for their upcoming performance and *omg his eyes are sparkling?? Why is he so cute??ghkjfhkngjndk I can't take this oh god*) he worried for a second that he might have upset them, which is the last thing he’d want to do!!! He stepped over to see their face properly and he kinda shut down and got more confused when he realised they were blushing??? Poor kid just could not figure out for the life of him why they were blushing when he was just talking about a play until itaru explained that he was being vv adorable. Once he learns this, he proceeds to become a blushin little mess whenever he realises they’re blushing and then it's just a never ending cycle until someone says something.

Masumi: oo i paused for a second writing this one, but i think masu would adore this!!!! He’s grinning and blushing bc he adoreeees seeing his s/o all flustered and stubborn. He’d be stubborn right back at his s/o until they give in (ex: complimenting them until they’re red in the face) because it makes him vv happy :>

Citron: a bit confused at first, but once he remembers the concept of ‘tsundere’, he’s all here for it!! He’d be the one to call his s/o a tsundere to their face because he thinks it's a cute nickname! He will lightheartedly tease his s/o but he would always assure them afterwards that he wasn't trying to be mean! They’re just too cute!

Itaru: HE IS LOVING THIS OMG!!!!! He recognised it right away!!!! Every now and then they say something that's almost word for word what a tsundere character in one of his games says to the protagonist and aaaAAAHHHHHH!!!! He giggles so hard!!! And he will purposely flirt just to see their reaction bc yoo!!!! They’re so cute!!! Masumi says ew at itaru every single time, but gamer boy wouldn’t have it any other way <3

Tsuzuru: Honestly, I think for tsuzu he’d try and learn his s/o’s behavior and habits, and before you know it, tsuzu gets smooth as hell??? No one saw it coming?? But! with all his writing, he’s gotten really good at character analysis and he’s come to learn a lot of their ‘lines’ and can read body language like a book so he knows exactly which buttons to push and when to tease his s/o without being mean

Chikage: (note for this one! As of writing this, I've only just met chikage in-story, so I apologise if this is a bit ooc!) ok, cabbage man takes this as a personal challenge. Chikage definitely likes having the upperhand in knowing that anytime he wants he can turn the argument in his favor if he just flirts a little bit. He’s always smiling with this cocky little look on his face and ahfdhjaskmds its the WORST uk what i mean?

When first learning different languages (i think he knows at leaaassst 3, if not the basics of more), Citron watched and listened to children’s programs and songs to get used to the basics of the language down. Because of this, Citron recognizes dozens of cartoon characters, songs, and the like from a ton of shows. Citron LOVES playing around with kids and they think it's cool that he knows so much!! Like!!! Just imagine Citron and a circle of lil kids singing along to one of the songs from a popular series and they’re all having so much fun!!!! Since pretty much all the people in the neighborhood know and like Citron, he’s trusted very much by exhausted parents who just cant keep up with the energy of their 5 year olds. One day he was helping a dad put his kid to sleep by telling the little dude fairy tales from Zafra and by the time he was done a flock of tots surrounded him asking for another one. (the adults were listening too but shhh) It became a sweet little routine that whenever Citron stopped by the park he would sing and tell stories to the kids to get them calmed down to go home. All the parents are forever grateful and everyone has fun!

 (i will never ever stop pushing my ‘love and respect citron’ agenda<3)

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Author’s Note~

Hnmmhgng,..,,howww,,.,.how!! *shakes fists* how do i express how much i adore citron and how smart he is and how he deserves so much more respect in measly words!!!! asfdkjnkjdsksfnj i would like to shout and scream!!!

On occasions where Tsuzuru is dead tired but still conscious, he tends to speak in really vague, incomplete sentences. The spring troupe got used to it pretty quickly, and will automatically respond to Tsuzu’s “.,mmmnmnmnm....day?” with Citron jubilantly shouting “Saturday!” and Itaru checking his phone to give the exact date and time (bc let’s be honest, Tsuzuru has woken up at 1 pm before and fully believed it was morning until Kazu teased him for still eating cereal in his pajamas so late in the day).

i thought this'd be funny asf omg so can you sort mankai actors by whether they can whistle or not?? it's okay if u don't but i just think it'd be rlly funny lmaooo

Ajdkfhdnkd this was fun!! I also threw in izumi, matsukawa, and sakoda for funsies!

Can whistle and is good at it: itaru, citron, chikage, tsuzuru, misumi, banri, taichi, azuma, guy, matsukawa, tetsuro

Can whistle mostly well: yuki, kazunari, omi, azami, homare, sakoda

Cannot whistle and is fine with it: sakuya, masumi, muku, juza, sakyo, tsumugi, hisoka

Cannot whistle and is furious/upset about it: tenma, kumon, tasuku, Izumi

For Tenma’s first birthday at Mankia, Muku went out to a bookstore and bought a ton of children’s fairytale books. Shorter illustrated ones, old novel length ones, compilations of stories, you name it! He even enlisted Kazu to help him find some stories that are popular in countries around the world.

(They even found and old Zafran fairy tale book and Citron had Guy read it out loud for everyone in the common room after dinner, “Just like when I was a little Citron!!!”)

Upon Tenma’s confused glance at the stack of books, Muku explained that he got all the stories for him because he realized that tenma probably never had bedtime stories read to him as a kid, or even read them himself. Sure, when he was 12 he acted in a tv series that parodied fairy tales, but muku adamantly exclaimed that that didn't count! He wanted temna to experience the magical feeling that the stories can bring you, and the unparalleled experience of reading one just as you fall asleep, soul warmed by the reassurance of a happy ending.

Tenma was incredibly touched upon seeing sweet little muku get so serious about giving him a taste of childhood.

Azuma, Izumi, and Citron (and sometimes Masumi!) all get together every now and then for “long hair haircare time!!”. It started with just Izumi and Citron talking about hair care, and occasionally braiding each other’s hair. When Azuma showed up he suggested different products to use and they all bonded over the epic highs and lows of having long hair. Suddenly the haircare group became a weirdly tight knit social circle and they all get together regularly to gossip and eat classy snacks supplied by Azu-nee <3

How they act when you’re overworked, Spring Troupe version!

(oh my goodness I only realised after the fact that I made almost every character bring you food.,.,,. I guess I was hungry while writing lol)

Sakuya: Saku-saku will actually be very concerned if you’re stressed and overworked. Will continually ask how you’re feeling and if you need anything. Will gently pull you aside every so often to take a nap if you’re falling asleep on your textbook. You don't know when it happened, but you realise that at some point he put his sweater on you and it was super cozy and smelled really good.,.,.,an all around sweetie <3

Masumi: ok, one of two options here, he either acts like he doesn’t care but you will find snacks and drinks on your desk while you work (he has thrown them at your head before and Sakuya made him apologize for that ) OR he will be after you 24/7 to make sure you’re taking care of yourself, he will never leave your room until you’re done.

Tsuzuru: horribly hypocritical, you will get a lecture if you stay up late. But, he will supply you with snacks and very basic meals if you have classes and/or work so you don’t crash

Citron: he tends to just sit next to you, lean against you, keep you company. This’ll be one of the few times he isn’t chattering away or singing something to you out of respect for your concentration. If you get cold he will crawl onto you like a lap-dog, it's just so comfy cozy! Drapes his big warm scarves over your shoulders. Sometimes brings you tea, he brews it himself <3

Itaru: hands you an energy drink or black coffee. “awww poor thing. You’ll be fine tho”,.,.,.meanie /lh. If you want company while you work he’ll sit next to you and play his games without the volume on so he won't disturb you too much.

Chikage: will regularly bring meals in for you. Ok, by meals I mean curry but you knew that already. Hands you a plate of spicy tripe curry and tells you that it cures all symptoms of fatigue but it will also tinge your skin blue from the excess of selenium and zinc (false, that will not happen i promise you). You just squinted at him as menacingly as possible while taking the plate. He does cook really well and the spice has the added side effect of making you drink more water, thus making you hydrated! Evil mastermind behavior right here!!

Citron and Chikage have a literally insane amount of scarves between them. During the autumn and winter seasons, Citron will run to bundle up anyone who doesn't have a scarf with them before they go out because he doesn't want anyone catching a cold. Sakuya has at least 3 scarves on his side of their room at any time. It’s super cute seeing Citron wrapping up Saku-saku every morning before classes/ before any outings. The scarves also smell really nice, like almost a spiced perfume-like scent. Citron’s scarves always smell like spiced sweets (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, you know the vibe) and Chikage’s smell more like plain spice and curry and like, sterile office building smell.

author’s note: ahhh, there’s something so domestic ab seeing people on the phone..,.,,.

cw: i cursed a lil bit woops

Can sit still while on a phone call: tasuku, masumi, chikage, yuki, juza, hisoka (that is, if he even bothers to pick up), guy, azuma

Smiles the entire time to keep their tone of voice sounding alert and happy [semi-customer service voice]: sakuya, tsuzuru (unless it’s a close friend, then you have the privilege of hearing him sound like a zombie <3), itaru (same idea with tsuzu though, he’ll be gaming while he talks), muku, kazunari, kumon, tsumugi, izumi

Gestures a ton: sakuya, itaru, tenma, KAZU, KUMON, banri, sakyo, HOMARE!! Stg he’s practically doing interpretive dance.,.,king shit right there, matsukawa, sakoda, taichi 

Walks a lap around the entire building, outside, across a field, into another prefecture, with a mug in their hand the whole time. Ends the call not knowing where the fuck they are: SAKYO(he makes it home on his own, sakoda also kinda followed him but shhhhh), HOMARE, tsumugi if he can remember how to answer the phone in time(JKJK I LOVE HIM PLS), tsuzuru (he also gets home dw)

Sighs loudly and dramatically the second the call ends: ITARU, kazunari, yuki, banri, azami, tasuku, hisoka (again, only if he actually bothers to answer the call)

Does the actual weirdest shit without their voice betraying them at all: kumon (he literally starts doing a full workout, lunges, squats, even some yoga! Yuki has 110% walked in on kumon in bakasana pose [crow/crane pose] while setting up a picnic with a few of his friends), omi (full meal while on the phone with his photography club), itaru (you know good and well he’s playing at least 2 different games while talking, even for business calls), banri (mr. super ultra easy mode will go out of his way to do so much weird shit i cant even list everything here)

wow your hcs are so adorable! can i ask for gender neutral s/o slow dancing with citron, sakoda and juza? 🌟

Oh this is so cute,.,.my heart.,.,.please.,., like, irl i am vv awkward ab dancing (i only do it alone lol) but oh my goodness, the idea of dancing with someone just melts me lol

Also so sorry ab the inconsistency in formatting, something possessed me while writing citron’s?? And then i shut down completely while trying to write juza’s and didnt finish it for MONTHS IM SORRY

Citron

He’s the one that's physically the closest to you the entire time, at certain points you two can hardly even move, you’re just kinda holding each other while music quietly plays in the background

Obsessed with staring into your pretty eyes <3, he may bump into something, dw he’s ok!!!

The spring troupe had just finished a run with a local college theatre group, while it was their off season, they all loved the script they were given to work with and Citron had an incredible amount of fun playing the role of a young professor. He absolutely adored the big warm coat that was part of the costume and Yuki practically had to pull it off him at the end of practices. Except for today. Somehow, some way he was able to evade Yuki’s inordinately good tracking skills and was holed up in his room showing you how warm and cozy and swishy the coat was! After twirling in it, Citron gasped as if an entire sun spider was crawling up the door behind you. Before you had a second to see what the hell prompted such a reaction, your boyfriend practically tackled you, to your great confusion.

“Darling, oh I know you’d look so cute in this, please please please put it on??”

Oh. oh no. Citron was doing the one thing you couldn't resist. Puppy dog eyes. Damn him and his cute face.

With only a slightly exasperated sigh, you respond with “ok ok, but only for a minute!! If Yuki finds me and tries to induct me into his society of sewing servants as payback for keeping the coat out of the costume room you have to come to my rescue! Promise?”

“I swear!!!”, ever the dramatic dweeb, your dashing prince kneels down, holding your hand, bringing to mind how he swore his loyalty to you when you first started dating.

With such sweet [and mildly embarrassing thoughts] occupying your mind, you hardly notice how Citron jumps up and draws the coat over your shoulders, cooing at how precious you looked!

obvi he started twirling u around to see the coat all swishy on you <3 he loves u soo much waaaajfhkjvdf,,

between the twirls he gets the idea to pull you into a little dance but he just kinda loves holding u so much its not that much moving, more like,,,..,prolonged-standing-hugging

Sakoda

this sweet little punk can be so smooth and fluctuate back to his goofball self in less than 0.0005 seconds it’s almost scary

(don’t let izumi find out or she’ll definitely try and get him into one of the troupes)

You two were watching a movie together and there was a really cinematic scene where two of the side characters just spent a few minutes dancing together. It didn’t really contribute to the main plot, and neither of the characters had much screen time besides that one scene, but something about it was so real, and so sweet that sakoda was practically melting over it.

Whenever you watch movies with him that he’s already seen he tends to watch your face to see how you react to his favorite moments and oh…,,oh his poor little heart,.,.

The soft, cool light of the small television in his apartment lit up your face in the prettiest way. He could see just how imperceptibly your brows furrowed as you tried to catch a glimpse of a poster in the background, how you grinned from ear to ear as you heard one of the characters told the other a horrendously bad pun, oh god, how you leaned towards the edge of your spot on the sofa, how your hand drifted to rest on his knee when it looked like the characters were about to kiss

He could not stand how sweet you looked

And then when you told him to pause the movie and get his cute ass up he was vv much confused

“Ken, I think I know the song they’re playing! Wait one second…Got it!”

He couldn't help but giggle at how proud of yourself you looked as you dragged him into the centre of the living room, gently pushing aside the box of dvds Sakoda was pawing through earlier with your foot

And when you pressed ‘play’ on your phone and he heard the first few bars of music, when you rushed over to him and clumsily placed one hand on the back of his left shoulder, one hand interlaced with his, and oh god when you started to lead him in a soft little dance around the area rug you two bought last month, he was sure he was the luckiest man alive

Juza

Oh my goodness i love this boy so so so much.,.,he’s such a sweet lad,.,.soft boy,,.baby,..,babyyy boyy.,.,

Ok, you will have to take the lead on this one!

As much as juza adores you and wants you to feel like royalty, he is soooooo haunted by the rough edges of his life in a real sad babygirl way

At least at the beginning of your relationship, he really does not trust himself to not screw up. He cares too much about you to make dumb mistakes, and he foresees sooo much going wrong if he tries to pull off something so stupidly suave

So, it was your 1 month anniversary and you were BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS

You!!! You and your boy!!! A whole month!!!! Your!!!! Boy!!!!!!

You wanted to spoil him soooo badddd

He managed to beat you to the punch [unintentional, but a good metaphor for this lad!], by inviting you to a cat cafe he said Mr. Mikage recommended <3 [hell yeah hiso, thank u king]

He even downloaded the little app the store released so your drinks and snacks would be ready when you got there?!?! This boy!??!?!?

The store was owned by this really sweet older couple in the neighborhood who had started dating a few years ago [azuma filled you in on the gossip <3] and you always felt so happy looking into the store every morning as you walked past, with Mr. Hayashi outside, watering the plants, and Mr. Agawa inside, bringing out some baked goods

The only other person in the store at the moment though, was the young woman at the register who seemed to be getting either veryyy antsy or veryyy excited about something. After noticing her looking at you and juza at least 5 times in as many minutes you landed on the assumption that she proooobably figured out you two were on a date

And for some reason she left for the break room

And you could swear the lighting in the store dimmed, even though it was like, 10am and sunny outside

And the music suddenly sounded a lot more like a soft, romantic lofi playlist

Oh

…

Ok register girl. I see you. Well played. Well played indeed…

From your vantage point [bean bag chair, best option for observational missions, tactical retreats, and cosy snuggles with that bigass maine coon], you saw juza trying his damnest to keep cat hair off of his shortcake. More than once you saw him raise that silly little cake fork to take a bite and make the cutest scrunched up frownie face when he saw a hair just as he was ab to indulge in delicious strawberry creamy cake-y goodness!! Real tragic!! Real cute!!

you had genuine concern that your heart was going to rupture or strain or pull a muscle or whatever it is that hearts do from the sheer cuteness of the pretty boy in front of you, so you spring into action

nobly shielding juza’s dessert with your jacket tented delicately over the plate, you guided that darling boy of yours to stand up and hold your hands

while juza didnt know exactlyyy what you were planning, he knew it was meant to be romantic, so he took advantage of your single second of strategic slow-dance-stance-ing to give you a little kiss on the forehead :))))

he is vv pleased with himself :)))

i worry im getting repetitive, so i’ll cut to the chase, you tell juza you wanna dance!! [boogie woogie groovy woovy], you step on each other’s feet while trying to avoid stepping on cats, cashier is overjoyed at her instincts proving right, and the cafe owners peek through the staff break room window too and after aww-ing at how cute you two are they start slow-dancing too! bam! done! two cute couples in one hc am i the best or am i the best hell yeahhhgg

Every now and then i remember that [for all the essays i could write ab how they deserve better from the writers and official artists] citron and guy are muslim coded and my little heart fills :)

citron teaching omi and izumi how to make roti on a well aged tawa [think crepe pan!], one of the few things citron brought with him when he fled home. Smiling quietly when he teaches them how to scoop up curry without getting toooo messy, and openly grinning and cheering when sakuya manages to do it perfectly, laughing and agreeing when misumi says the shape between his fingers looks a bit like a triangle!!!! So cool!!!!!

Heart swelling with something…just something. When he hears masumi and tenma grumble about the saffron staining their fingernails. Just like his brothers do. Well, did. I mean, probably still do…right?

Every now and again, he was viscerally reminded that he. Was not. Home.

No one recognized his spices and perfumes.

No one joined in his little songs, references from his favorite movies. They couldn't.

He always, always had to check before he ate something for the ingredients list. Something he took for granted. A comfort, a sense of safety he took for granted.

No one recognized his mumbled recitations under his breath after watching horror movies. He was never the most intently devout, but the Arabic he did know soothed his soul.

The simplest things.

Tea tasted thin, bitter. Nothing like his rich, spiced chai.

That was it.

Little things.

Nothing special he could point to and say was ‘wrong’. It just, deeply, wholly, wasn't his.

Citron felt that gut wrenching twist and claw of loneliness when holidays rolled around. He dreaded celebrating alone.

He explained Ramadan to his new family! Assured them that, yes, he was definitely eating! He just wouldn't be eating with them in the day for a while! All with this…strange smile on his face.

The first week of the first Ramadan he spent at the dorms was sad. Just plain sad.

He wanted his brothers. He wanted them near him so bad it hurt. He wanted to hear those quiet little complaints and the jokingly angry yells whenever a commercial for food came on the tv. He wanted to wake up with them. Watch everyone slowly shuffle into the kitchen before dawn. When he was alone it felt wrong. Like he was taking food when he wasn't supposed to. It just. It wasn't right. Nothing about it felt right.

And then the second week started. And Izumi was in the kitchen before him.

Bleary eyed, blanket around her shoulders [that made his heart hurt, who knows why], and wearily peering at the stove as she stirred a pan of leftover curry, rice cooker with only 3 minutes left on the counter. And the young man was struck with how soft her ‘good morning’ was. How full of love and determination her smile was.

He was not ashamed when he cried into her shoulder for a minute or so. She seemed to understand.

brushing izumi’s hair and she falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing tsuzuru’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing kazunari’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing sakyua’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing citron’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing misumi’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing muku’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing hisoka’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing homare’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing azuma’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 

Spring Troupe

Sakuya

- script annotation hcs

- saku’s greetings (mini hc/analysis)

- saku, muku, homare and Shakespeare (mini hc)

- tsundere s/o (hcs)

- juza and saku being buddies! (hcs)

- surrounded by love

-overworked s/o (hcs)

Tsuzuru

- script annotation hcs

- domestic fluff (x reader hcs)

-tsundere s/o (hcs)

- got any grapes?

- autopilot big brother

-sleeby,,

-sleeby part 2 :”D

-overworked s/o (hcs)

-playwriting shenanigans, pt1

Itaru

- script annotation hcs

-tsundere s/o (hcs)

- fluffy ‘taru (x reader hcs)

-cosplayer s/o (hcs)

-overworked s/o (hcs)

Citron

-script annotation hcs

- juggling!!

- homare and citron as language learning buddies

-tsundere s/o (hcs)

- got any grapes?

- citron and lil kids!

-scarves n perfumes <3

-overworked s/o (hcs)

-musings on being muslim-coded

Masumi

- script annotation hcs

-tsundere s/o (hcs)

-overworked s/o (hcs)

Chikage

-tsundere s/o (hcs)

-scarves n perfumes <3

-overworked s/o (hcs)

Citron i would die for u

it is ramadan again, another year at mankai, and citron is worried that if his heart gets any more full, it’ll burst inside his chest, and he’ll slide off the couch, limp, and crush poor muku who’s sitting on the floor.

guy is with him. that alone feels as if it’s too much to ask for. and yet, there he is, warm hands, gentle face, and that soothing voice that makes citron feel like a little kid again, that makes him want to sit in the kitchen as he cooks and listen to guy talk for hours.

more frequently, they’re joined in the mornings by assorted troupemates, trying their hand at the early hours. a surprisingly common occurrence is chikage. he seems quieter in the mornings, something citron comes to appreciate, to the relief of guy.

and the hustle and bustle of eid preparations makes him want to cry, just as much as it makes him overjoyed. it feels like home again.

on the day itself, the whole company seems to be there, falling over each other to get things done, to celebrate, to sheepishly ask guy whether or not they had the banner upside-down. [they did. woopsies. itaru helps re-hang it]

citron, guy, yuki, and kazu create a henna squad, and almost every single company member is marked in some place, big or small. kazu delightedly gets both his hands done by citron. kumon has his on his inner wrist, so it doesnt fade too quickly from how much he uses his hands playing sports. citron mischievously snuck some onto hisoka’s cheek as he napped, though he didn’t end up minding too much, since he couldn’t feel it. sakyo sat almost dead-quiet for guy to give a small design on the back of his shoulder, not wanting it visible, but still wanting to show his support, that he considers them family. azuma delights in how his set traces down to his fingertips, showing off his graceful, slim hands. juza is surprisingly ticklish, and wont stop moving, to yuki’s eternal annoyance.

citron and guy both do one hand each for izumi, and they seem much quieter as they work than they were with the others.

citron has a laptop open to a video chat with his siblings, and it runs for hours upon hours. everyone stops by the screen and waves at least once, politely introducing themselves. occasionally, there are shouts from the computer, as a brother tries to pass along a question, or comment. when akigumi was introduced, they hear some excited murmurs, and then a kind sounding voice. citron translates the compliment to mean, ‘hey hey, please tell that young boy there that we like his sweater!! it looks classy, very nice!’. taichi wasnt there at the moment, nor was azami. through a couple of clarifying questions, citron breaks into a horrible giggle fit, and announces that they were talking about sakyo. [old man can only grumble that the camera must be less than great in its clarity. though he does give a polite nod as a thank-you]

it’s ramadan again, and citron feels so, so full.

Every now and then i remember that [for all the essays i could write ab how they deserve better from the writers and official artists] citron and guy are muslim coded and my little heart fills :)

citron teaching omi and izumi how to make roti on a well aged tawa [think crepe pan!], one of the few things citron brought with him when he fled home. Smiling quietly when he teaches them how to scoop up curry without getting toooo messy, and openly grinning and cheering when sakuya manages to do it perfectly, laughing and agreeing when misumi says the shape between his fingers looks a bit like a triangle!!!! So cool!!!!!

Heart swelling with something…just something. When he hears masumi and tenma grumble about the saffron staining their fingernails. Just like his brothers do. Well, did. I mean, probably still do…right?

Every now and again, he was viscerally reminded that he. Was not. Home.

No one recognized his spices and perfumes.

No one joined in his little songs, references from his favorite movies. They couldn’t.

He always, always had to check before he ate something for the ingredients list. Something he took for granted. A comfort, a sense of safety he took for granted.

No one recognized his mumbled recitations under his breath after watching horror movies. He was never the most intently devout, but the Arabic he did know soothed his soul.

The simplest things.

Tea tasted thin, bitter. Nothing like his rich, spiced chai.

That was it.

Little things.

Nothing special he could point to and say was ‘wrong’. It just, deeply, wholly, wasn’t his.

Citron felt that gut wrenching twist and claw of loneliness when holidays rolled around. He dreaded celebrating alone.

He explained Ramadan to his new family! Assured them that, yes, he was definitely eating! He just wouldn’t be eating with them in the day for a while! All with this…strange smile on his face.

The first week of the first Ramadan he spent at the dorms was sad. Just plain sad.

He wanted his brothers. He wanted them near him so bad it hurt. He wanted to hear those quiet little complaints and the jokingly angry yells whenever a commercial for food came on the tv. He wanted to wake up with them. Watch everyone slowly shuffle into the kitchen before dawn. When he was alone it felt wrong. Like he was taking food when he wasn’t supposed to. It just. It wasn’t right. Nothing about it felt right.

And then the second week started. And Izumi was in the kitchen before him.

Bleary eyed, blanket around her shoulders [that made his heart hurt, who knows why], and wearily peering at the stove as she stirred a pan of leftover curry, rice cooker with only 3 minutes left on the counter. And the young man was struck with how soft her ‘good morning’ was. How full of love and determination her smile was.

He was not ashamed when he cried into her shoulder for a minute or so. She seemed to understand.

Spring Troupe's kisses

Sakuya Sakuma, Masumi Usui, Tsuzuru Minagi, Itaru Chigasaki, Citron x gn! reader

This has been a great way for me to be productive, so please bear with me. Also, I'm still sad the eng server of the game is down, so I need some A3 content to cheer me up Funfact: A3 was the first fandom I chose to write for here...No one ever requested A3 stuff &lt;;/3

Summer Troupe's kisses

Autumn Troupe‘s kisses

Sakuya Sakuma...

...kisses you in private, often for special occasions. His kisses are shy, yet full of joy and adoration for you. He gives you a feather light peck as a thanks for every little thing you do for him, and giggles shyly whenever you give him one in return. He only ever kisses you on the lips with your permission, and when he does, it's sweet and innocent, often lingering for about 3 seconds before he backs up again. Which gives you the opportunity to gaze at his rosy cheeks, while listening to his loving laugh.

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Masumi Usui...

...kisses you whenever, wherever, however you want. He wants you to enjoy it as much as he does whenever his lips meet your skin, he is satisfied as long as he gets to kiss you. He absolutely loves long kisses. Pecks aren't on the table if you don't say you like them. His kisses always linger for a few seconds and go as deep as you allow them. The sound of lips seperating from the place they kissed sends an additional shiver run up and down his spine, makes him want more. He melts when being on the recieving end of your kiss, no matter where you kiss him. He swears, with every kiss he loves you even more.

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Tsuzuru Minagi...

...kisses you in a more casual manner. He likes giving you a quick one on your head whenever you spend some time together alone. He appreciates recieving forehead kisses when he's sensing a headache from late night script writing coming up. The kiss might not magic the pain or fatigue, but it certainly lifts his spirits. He gets incredibly embarrassed by kisses when the other Mankai Company members are around, though. He once thought you were alone when he rushed over and gave you a quick kiss goodbye on your lips, turning around in horror when he heard Kazunari whistle behind him.

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Itaru Chigasaki...

...kisses you for a few other reasons besides showing affection; distracting you from the game you're playing against him, to butter you up for a favor, good luck for gacha pulls...He likes to tease you when he notices you want to kiss him, maybe even make you 'go on a quest to get one as a reward'. He will end up giving you a lot of apology kisses because you know how to get back to him, all while quietly laughing into the kisses. His kisses overall are in a good middle point; not very long, but not very short, not very deep, but not very light either. Only in sentimental, in quiet moments, he takes his time to really appreciate the feeling of your skin, the feeling of your lips. He would cringe if someone would ever actually say it out loud, but he could kiss you all night long.

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Citron...

...kisses you multiple times, and with much energy and joy. He loves kissing you, especially when he catches you off guard doing it. And one kiss is hardly enough, he will always go in for another few quick pecks, sometimes moving from your lips to your cheek, to your neck to leave another few smooches there, loving the way you giggle at the ticklish sensation. He is not being a show off whenever he gives you a lot of kisses in public, he just really doesn't care when people see. Also, he doesn't like not being able to kiss you when he wants to. He begs you for kisses when he feels especially needy by wrapping his arms around you and puckering his lips, while repeating, "Gimme kiss! Gimme kiss!", over and over until you give in.