Some headcanons on teen Ryu and Ken:
1.Ryu used to be a pretty heavy sleeper, but now can wake and be fully alert within seconds. If anyone asks what happened he’ll attribute the change to his training and “walking the Warrior’s Path.” In reality, Ken pulled so many pranks on him he really had no choice but to become one to avoid constantly falling prey to them.
2.Ken has always been a social butterfly and party animal, but despite always surrounding himself with people he secretly wondered if they just liked him for his money. Ryu was really his first “real” friend who he knew did not care about any of that, and it’s one reason he bonded with him and appreciates him to this day.
3.That’s not to say things were immediately easy between them; Ken was an arrogant jackass at first,and he found Ryu dull and way to straitlaced for him. For his part, Ryu found the American completely disrespectful and unwilling to take his training seriously. It took them about a month to really bond.
4.Ken occasionally went home to visit his family, and he managed to drag Ryu along a few times. It was Ryu’s first time in both America and a big city in general, and was quite a culture shock for the guy.
5.On one of these trips Ken took Ryu to a club and got him drunk as a prank to see what he’d be like “loosened up.” The video of him dancing went viral, and somehow even Gouken saw it.
6.Ryu kicked his ass for that (mostly for the hangover).
Might do more later. Feel free to shoot me a message with any suggestions!
