#amang

NEKRA, AMANG from the Royal Disruptor e.p. (2020).

YOU'RE SORRY.

TRY TO RUFFLE MY FEATHERS. RIP ME TO SHREDS. RUIN MY WHOLE FUKING LIFE. TUCK ME INTO BED.

IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME. TIRED EXCUSE. I TRY AND I TRY. WHAT'S THE FUCKING USE.

FIRST THEY BREED. THEN THEY LEAVE.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!!

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NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR YURI

Hmm, hard call. On one hand I like treating genderswaps as 'it fundamentally changes nothing about the characters aside from their gender' so they would be the same just as women, an incredibly feminine dancer and an incredibly masculine ninja. Unfortunately despite myself my immediate mental response to the thought of Bang as a butch woman is rabid monkey screeching bc lady abs.

Adrenaline in my soul!

Every fight out of control!

Do it all to get them off their feet!

Crowd is here, about to blow!

Waitin' for me to start the show!

Out the curtain, lights go up!

I'm home (whoa)!

Yippie! :D

And you made me suddenly realize something I managed to completely miss up until now, that yeah, those two pairings have a weird amount of overlap, almost to a funny degree. Actually the more I look at it the more amusingly weird it gets

-same pairing couple consisting of a rather conventional presentation (Bang and Manon) and a GNC character (Amane and Marisa), but the GNC one still notably takes pride in their sense of masculinity/femininity

-Both GNC characters are implied if not outright said to be bisexual

-Both of the femme characters are professional dancers whose likes include traditional sweets

-both masc characters practice a traditional form of combat guided by their personal heritage and have rather bombastic but well-meaning personalities (and are also prone to nudity)

-Bang and Manon both have lingering trauma due to the loss of a mother/mother figure

-Weirdly homoerotic canon interactions

Dealers choice? I can get behind that! I ended up going with tackle-hugs because that seemed like something Amane would do. He's always the dramatic type. Plus, I don't think I've done that prompt before, so it's fun to do something a little different!

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While in the midst of discussing pothole repair with several workers, Bang Shishigami was suddenly distracted by a sound on the horizon.

He froze, expression turning into a startled one, but made no effort to move. The men he was with eyed him oddly, unsure of what to make of the situation they had suddenly found themselves in. Weren’t they supposed to be working on infrastructure?

“Is something wrong, sir?” One asked. “Do you need help?”

Bang shook his head, looking little more than resigned. “No, no, it’s perfectly alright. I just need to be sure I brace my knees this time so I don’t fall.”

“...What?”

“Darliiiiing!” Another call came, this one far closer than the last. When they looked down the long stretch of road, a bright pink blur was speeding along, growing nearer and nearer with every second, making a sound that seemed a lot like eager giggling. “Darliiiing!”

In a flash, their town leader was suddenly wrapped in sheer silk and stumbling on his own two feet. Yet through the mild exasperation, he looked nothing short of delighted. “Exuberant as always.”

“Of course, of course! Always.” The man holding the scarf pecked him on either cheek. “It’s been a whole week! How could I not be excited to see you again?”

“Only a week, Amane! Not- not that I didn’t miss you as well! How was the tour?”

Despite their visible difference in size, Bang was easily spun around. “Standing ovations, as expected! Kagutsuchi loved my darling boys!” Amane dramatically swooned into his arms. “But how tiresome! The crowd always wants more, and I’m a busy man! I could only dream of Ronin-Gai’s hot delicacies and comfortable places to sleep!”

“And…?” Said Bang, managing to quirk an eyebrow.

“Don’t be silly, of course I thought of you, I never stopped.” With the help of his scarf, the dancer managed to pull him close enough to throw both arms around his neck. “Both of those were referring to you, as well.”

“Huh? Oh- oh.” The man looked at him oddly, taking several seconds to process the statement. As soon as he did, his face went bright scarlet.

Amane chuckled to himself. “Missed that, too. Why don’t we head back home and catch up?”

“Aww, Amane, I’d love to, but I’m right in the middle of-” He looked up, only to realize that the road workers had grown uncomfortable and simply left several minutes ago. “Ah. Well, in that case…”

He scooped his partner off the ground, causing Amane to break out in a fit of gleeful laughter. “Ahh, don’t startle me like that!”

Uri ng Tatay

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!!

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