#au lists

Have you ever thought: hey what would happen if the DR protagonists were all waiters/waitresses?

...Just me? Okay...

I have drabbles but just to share this lil idea where the protags are all servers for a diner and flesh out the concept of their roles in the au (gonna update/edit periodically):

Shuichi:

Newest employee

Got a part-time job at the diner to help start up his own detective agency (He wants to save up despite the monetary gifts that some people do give him for helping them).

Makoto:

One of the original workers who wanted to support Byakuya’s business (even though his family’s already branched out and pretty rich)

He's the manager since Togami's usually away

Komaru:

One of the newer workers.

Got in because of nepotism (the real reason is that Komaru did Togami a favour by giving Touko a friend that took her attention away from him. If she wasn’t capable, he would’ve fired her right away.)

Hajime:

Applied because he wanted a part-time job because he’s saving up for university (he’s working hard for that scholarship but wanted some experience working in an environment).

Is now in university but still sticking at the diner, and is one of the OGs. Pretty good at his job.

Predictably short-tempered and usually deals with the more rowdy customers.

Has met Komaeda during high school, did NOT get along well at first, but now he just banters with him. They’re flirting, they’re not mad at each other. They could prob act less… charged about it though [it’s the fact that they’re not dating yet probably]. 

Kaede:

Helped Shuichi get his job.

She’s fairly new but got along well with Makoto, so it was easy for Makoto to bring up Shuichi’s resume to Togami. Togami obviously approves, but only after an interview where Togami trolls Shuichi by having Makoto act as the owner (he almost practically is) and interview him, and then see how Shuichi deals with that (kind, but firm about the lie, which he respects).

Kaede herself is a huge sunshine girl, but definitely doesn’t take anybody’s shit. She’s awesome and friendly.

we drunkenly hooked up at my place and there was a blizzard, so we’re trapped together for a few days 

i just called an uber and it turns out my hookup’s brother is an uber driver!

i just woke up and realized that you don’t have any furniture and we’re sleeping on a mountain of your laundry, what the fuck?

a drug task force is raiding my house mid-hookup. maybe a raincheck?

i just woke up covered in blood, because apparently you broke my nose in your sleep

we both intended to ghost each other until we got to work the next day and realized you’re the new person i’m supposed to train 

your teenage kid just walked in and said “oh my god, another one?” and it killed the mood

i need to get out of here but cant find anything but my underwear and keys. shit.

we hooked up and you left $200 on my night stand and i’m offended you thought i was a prostitute 

*Vamp Kid AU where Cartman is a vamp kid and hangs out with them

*Actual Vampire AU where Cartman is a real vampire, using the vamp kids as cover, and ends up crushing hard on Mike

*True Vampire AU where Cartman is a real vampire, using the vamp kids as cover, only to totally fall head over heels for Kenny

*Vamp Hunters AU where Christophe is a vampire hunter and Gregory is a vampire. they work together to keep nuisance vampires under control

*New Vamp AU where Christophe is a vampire hunter and Gregory is a vampire. they work together to keep nuisance vampires under control, only to meet a recently turned vampire!kyle

My girl Kaede is 1000%:

Always tired because she stays up playing games and is on the grind 24/7

Is a streamer as well as takes classes at Hope's Peak (She does touch grass)

She loves rhythm games and dating sims, and her least favourite are fighting games and horror games (but she's still pretty good at them, although horror games scare her)

She doesn't like Just Dance. She's TERRIBLE at dancing, but she finds it a fun game regardless and enjoys it more seeing her friends being silly (Kokichi's gonna break his ankles and "Miu please don't break the controller") or the real dancing pros while playing (i.e. Maki and her ballet or Tenko with breakdancing)

Sometimes people will come up to her saying they recognize her because of her streams

She often deals with "why do you take games so seriously" and she's very passionate about games being about fun and enjoyment, but also knows how doing well on a leaderboard can be a part of that

She's 100% a perfectionist, she wants the S rankings and to top frag/be the winner and to unlock the best endings

She's also quite competitive but she's not the boastful type (unless she's playing against Kokichi whenever she can convince him to, because HE is the boastful type and she wouldn't miss an opportunity to put him in his place)

In the past she's been asked by other people to be the "carry" and at first it flattered her until it just became her doing all the work while they went AFK or gave her their phone/console, which was heavily isolating and upsetting for her

In that sense, she dislikes people who completely rely on her rather than just play the game, which is why she doesn't play multiplayer games as often unless she's off-stream and on an alt

Also she's been teased for liking games and called a "Game Freak" bc she enjoyed them but as she grew up games became more mainstream. She's still self-conscious about bringing up her passion though

She's super upbeat but will make references from time to time that some people may not catch about gaming

This is kind of a different approach to Hajime having all the talents at once, and merely just him having access to one talent at a time through whichever Ultimate touched him recently (or vice versa). He's still a Reserve Course student, he's just a little quirky (HAHA).

How long does it apply for? For an hour or two before wearing off.

How does it work? For the duration, Hajime will exhibit similar interests and experience as the person who interacted with him, but he won't have the same quirks (i.e. Being the Ultimate Musician, he'll have a nice voice/desire to sing, write songs, and play instruments, but he won't have the same music taste as Ibuki). Afterwards, it just fades away slowly until all the knowledge and experience is gone completely (sorry, I imagine Hajime's voice is also average, which honestly, mood). His memory of what he did and accomplished doesn't go away though. If someone else touches him before the hour ends, his thoughts will shift accordingly to the new person's talent and the previous talent isn't accessible anymore (i.e. if he's tinkering with something because of the Ultimate Mechanic talent but Mikan trips and accidentally bonks Hajime in the head, he'll be unable to finish the project).

Who's giving their talent most often? Kazuichi and Ibuki through constant casual touches and/or hugs (mainly Ibuki for that one). You can bet 100% you've got a Hajime having to deal with a sudden compulsion to fix everything with schematics in his head, along with very sensitive hearing mixed with a love for humming and strumming. Nekomaru's up there too, because he comes up to Hajime to give him a hearty slap on the back and give him tips to be a great rugby player. It makes Hajime match his energy and suddenly they're plotting together on how best Hajime could succeed ("Hey, actually, don't you think I'd make a great snowboarder?") As well, Hajime looks at his classmates and mentally judges whether their physique would befit an athlete in x sport, and makes off the cuff comments about it.

Who's giving their talent least? Nagito goes out of his way to avoid touching or interacting with Hajime when he knows he's in the Reserve Course (Nagito gets a LIL curious though when he observes Hajime hanging out with his fellow classmates). Peko isn't the type to touch people unwarranted, even casually. Kuzuryuu isn't either, but he'll give Hajime a friendly shove every once in awhile. I can't imagine Mahiru touching him much, but they do get along decently enough.

How does this affect Hajime's day to day life? No one actually knows about it, and he's not even aware of it. Once he meets Chiaki, he still isn't aware of it. After all, it's kind of hard to notice if you're not interacting with Ultimates that much. It becomes prevalent after he's been adopted by Class 77-B and he's being casually touched or brushed against, with his impulses shifting in different directions. He starts noticing it and he thinks he's gone insane, and that's when he tries talking about it with other RC students and a handful of Ultimates. Nagito's pretty interested in this whole mystery and how it manifests, considering the circumstances. Chiaki says he's collecting power-ups. "Like Pokemon! Why don't you try to collect 'em all?" "...yeah, no thanks, I don't want to get my ass kicked by Mahiru."

How would this impact the Killing Game? Well, the implications are kind of silly... for instance, when Hajime's trying to figure out his talent with Nagito, he'll be casually brushed (or bumped into) by his classmates and suddenly have hints of having that talent (I have a drabble for this). Of course, the knowledge wears off, and it's dismissed for being beginner's luck. On that note, Nagito considers the idea that perhaps Hajime also has a luck based talent or something to that effect, but they don't get to pursue that thought much before, well, y'know. Also features some shenanigans where Nagito brushes Hajime throughout the game and Hajime starts dealing with a luck cycle but on steroids (considering the 1-2 hour length). Imagine that just because Nagito touches Hajime through encouraging shoulder grips and wrist grabbing, the whole killing game doesn't even start because other chaos ensues. Even Monokuma is baffled because there's suddenly a tsunami??? He didn't even do that???

Some conceptualization rambles under the cut.

As a segway into me flip-flopping through my various drabbles and fandoms, consider some Genshin Impact characters in the Danganronpa Killing Game (I'm so sorry to do this to you beloved characters). Will say anything past Inazuma-lore I'm completely lost in and I'm just pulling from my archives.

I'm posting these in case I don't finish the drabble I wrote for them in time for when I usually post things.

Ultimate Baker Chiaki:

Chiaki spaces out a bunch

She takes naps while waiting for something to bake and wakes up bc of her timer’s alarm

Chiaki’s ace but not aro (yet also she’s figuring out how not aro she is bc her and romance never really aligned much until Mikan)

Her favourite things to bake are custard buns

Her favourite flowers are sunflowers

When baking, Chiaki hyper-focuses on getting the right measurements, the right airiness, the right amount of mixing, etc. etc. and everything else sort of gets tuned out

Chiaki’s palate is sensitive, so you won’t find her eating spicy things much. She’s not afraid to work with spice though (although taste testing is gonna hurt…)

Sleep schedule? What’s that? Chiaki bakes all day and her sleep is during the times the oven is on and its door is shut (do NOT try this at home, that is 100% NOT safe)

Chiaki loves baking because she enjoys the trial and error process, and not necessarily because she wants to feed others (but she does have to do something about her creations, and she likes seeing other people happy with something she made)

On that note, she’s not someone who usually takes requests (and why she won’t open a bakery) because she prefers baking what she wants, yet she will for the people she’s closest to

Ultimate Florist Mikan:

She has deffo cut herself on thorns (she does wear gloves! sometimes…)

Flower love language? ABSOLUTELY! She lives and breathes it and loves requests related to it

Mikan’s bi (bi gang rise up)

Her favourite flowers are hyacinths (in all their many colours, but white particularly)

Her favourite thing that Chiaki bakes are soft, plain dinner rolls. She loves being able to quickly nyom without too much hassle

Mikan makes potpourri and sells that too 

Mikan 100% knows flower anatomy and will speak about it in extensive detail (and make jokes about it)

Lowkeys always has her gardening apron on and she got it fitted along with her gloves

She grows her own flowers and also sells them (it’s flowers in particular because they were her only comfort sometimes)

Them HCs:

Mikan gives her flowers or potpourri dishes sometimes dedicated to her love and adoration for Chiaki and Chiaki decorates her dorm with them 

Mikan gazes at Chiaki while she naps 

Mikan isn’t that big of a sweets fan, but she does love Chiaki’s food so Chiaki gifts her with treats and bread every so often 

Physical affection? Chiaki dotes HARD. Cuddling is free real estate. Mikan’s equally as touchy, but usually doesn’t initiate in fear of causing discomfort (but usually Chiaki’s okay with it and she voices as much)

Their height diff is so cute, Mikan leans down to place forehead kisses on Chiaki (which she’s cool with btw!)

Mikan is basically Chiaki’s pillow and she is NOT complaining

Chiaki is SO patient she’s willing to hear Mikan out or be there for her or give her space when she needs it

Mikan worries she’s doing a bad job doing that for Chiaki, but she’s not, Mikan always communicates and asks Chiaki about her comfort 

Chiaki makes the conscious effort to be more forthcoming and tries not to say wishy-washy uncertain statements when it comes to Mikan (saying “You’re adorable” instead of “You can be pretty adorable.”) 

She sometimes says wishy-washy statements because she’s embarrassed at being forthcoming but she gets more comfortable longer into their relationship

Chiaki and Mikan watch horror movies and Chiaki expects Mikan to cling to her during it but is surprised to find Mikan completely fine 

Also they DO have movie nights and they are 100% a ploy to drag Chiaki away from baking for a while 

Mikan rants (and yes! Mikan being around someone she trusts means passionate ranting) around Chiaki about some bouquets she made that day or even about bad customers and Chiaki blissfully listens as she’s preparing dough

The flower shop Mikan runs also sells some treats that Chiaki made

Although Chiaki’s very used to it, Mikan is DEFINITELY worried about Chiaki’s room burning down and switches between eyeing the oven for a bit before going back to looking at a napping Chiaki and making her more comfortable

While Chiaki bakes, she ain’t cooking, and Mikan deffo isn’t (she did try and she’s actually pretty good at simple dishes, but she doesn’t like cooking), so they’re the type to order something when they want other types of food