#everyone bones

OKAY SO I'm consistently shocked by just how little romantic chemistry Minato has with the ladies in this game? Like. Holy shit, yo. Just. Dang. But I still have all of these ships.

TBH my memory is failing me, but I'm reasonably sure that Kenji is the one who gives Minato a choker and tells him it "suits him"- and this after making a remark about how attractive Yukari's looked on her???? SHIT. SHIT. He and Minato bone at least once or twice, yo. There is no way in hell they don't.

Kaz is just. Holy shit. I guarantee he and Minato boned, if only for stress relief/affection reasons. They're just such good friends, it's SO CUTE. On the contrary, I don't think Minato and Mamoru  did the do? Okay, maybe once. But theirs is more of a rivalry, whereas Kaz and Kenji just really like him. (Also include Keisuke on the "boned Minato" list, at least once. Drake and I have this ongoing thing where we think there are a lot of booty calls during finals/study weeks because stress relief, affection, and afterglow-inspired studying sessions.)

Also it takes a really long time but he and Junpei do the do. Because yeah. Also they get Yukari in on it and it's a hilarious mess of black and red and pale tbh I've had so many rambling talks with Drake about this that I can't put it into words at the moment. But trust me, it works in our heads. 

Also I think he maybe bones Akihiko once because they have a mutual respect/strength thing going but Akihiko is just like ehhhhhh and goes off to Mitsuru and Shinji because. Well. The senpais are married.

(The dog and Ken do not get boned for OBVIOUS FUCKING REASONS.)

But like, the ladies? DANG. I honestly don't ship Yuko and Minato romantically- they're the type that go on mall dates to eat their weight in ramen and shit and then go watch wrestling movies, and Yuko tries them out on Minato and is generally all rough with him 'cause they are REALLY GOOD FRIENDS. (This doesn't meant they didn't bone, but it's hella casual- like they did it that first time and were like 'well that was nice and I'd like to do it again but we're not dating' They're each others' wingman.)

I don't ship Minato with Chihiro at all? Like. I feel like he has a brotherly concern with her and is really concerned with helping her gain confidence, and maybe feels a tiny bit uncomfortable with her crush on him, because she is a HUGE SWEETHEART and he wants her to be happy??? Same with Fuuka if they ever romanced, tbh. Also Aigis. He is really concerned with helping Aigis continue to develop her own sense of self and discover what it is she wants out of life, but. Yeah. More pale than anything else.

Also it doesn't work out with Mitsuru in the long run because Akihiko and Shinji, and because they're just. Not totally compatible. She's wonderful and all but romantically they don't work out too well, although they are fantastic friends/leaders together. They do bone once and it's great, but it was only the once.

My feelings on Yukari are pretty complex? If anything, this would be the only female ship I like with Minato. They do balance each other out somewhat, and he's a good comrade and everything. I don't see them getting super duper lovey-dovey, but this is pmuch the only ship with a lady I see working out anywhere in the long run.

Also my feelings with Ryoji are REALLY COMPLEX but that'd be hot. And intimate. And intense. But ultimately I think really really pale, after an initial period of really red. 

(Also Yukari/Aigis and Yukari/Mitsuru both flip black-red and then a little pale and they're precious. Actually ... every ship with Yukari has an issue with flipping black periodically. see: Yukari/Junpei/Minato.)