Its my birthday today so here's a THE Maverick!

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the zine would be digital and free. there would be a discord server for those involvef on the zine. ships and shipping content would be allowed, so long as they focus on at least one hooligan. the possible exception would be aubrey x sunny/kel/basil - it's possible that some content of such ships would be allowed, but for the most part these ships are extremely popular in the fandom and wouldn't really fit the vision of the zine.

A oneshot for Aubrey's birthday, set a few months after the good ending. This also features @donuqx-art's OC Vix with her permission. I apologize if I get Vix wrong. I really tried....

Erika pulled her motorcycle up to the park, getting off and taking out a bag from the sidecar, before heading into the park and finding the Hooligans.

Artist and the Baker twins' respective little brothers Angel and Mikhael were kind enough to call and let Erika know of Aubrey's birthday, thinking that she'd be interested in knowing.

The woman told Artist, Bowen, and Daphne that she'd try and go over, thinking that it'd be beneficial to her and Aubrey if she visited.

Much to her surprise, it wasn't Angel or Mikhael that greeted her first, but rather, Kim...and another teenager that she didn't recognize.

The teenager was about Aubrey's height, had brown hair with pink highlights which was braided, with brown cargo pants, white crop top, and pink contacts.

"Mikhael and Angel invited me." Erika told Kim, who nodded. The other brunette said, "Angel said you might be coming over. Though I'm...kinda surprised you actually did."

The blue clad girl then looked off to the side, "Especially how she reacted towards your brother...."

Erika chose not to comment about that, merely sighing with a nod.

Kim then looked at the girl next to her, "Vix, this is Erika. Sunny and Mari's older sister. Erika, this is Vix."

The woman nodded, offering her hand out, "Nice to meet you.", before noticing the brunette's hesitation. She just chuckled, "Yes, I know. I'm very tall for my age."

"Um.... Yeah." Vix said, slowly taking Erika's hand as she shook off her stunned reaction to the woman's towering stature. "Nice to meet you too."

Kim went to get Aubrey, leaving Vix and Erika to talk alone.

"So...what do you do, exactly?" The brunette asked. "Aubrey and the others...don't talk about you much."

Erika nodded, assuming that her response to Aubrey's...less than respectful reaction towards the truth about Mari scared the pinkette.

"I'm a biker for BACA." The albino woman explained, peaking Vix's interest. "I also workout at the local gym and personally train a few customers."

"Ah.... That explains you looking like you could bench-press cars." The brunette commented, receiving a chuckle from Erika, who just nodded.

"So, you're a biker for Bikers Against Child Abuse...?" Vix asked, receiving a nod from the woman. The teenager lowered her head, before saying, "I...might have a situation regarding my parents...."

Erika nodded, "I'll chat about it with my group." She then sighed, "Swear to God, this town is fucking cursed. Bad parenting, child abuse, death, and abandonment...."

"Word...." Vix nodded with a groan. "From what it sounds like, you and your siblings have gone through that a lot...."

The woman nodded, rubbing her eyes, "Hate my parents. Probably the reason why things ended up the way they are."

"So glad I got Sunny away from that shit." She added, receiving a nod from the brunette. The teenager gave a sad expression, "I'm sorry you three had to go through all that...."

Erika shook her head, "Don't be.... We all go through our struggles. It's just a matter of making our voices clear to get the help we need."

Vix lowered her head, nodding.

Erika could only assume that she understood that on a personal level.

....

....

Eventually, Kim managed to drag Aubrey over before she left with Vix, leaving Aubrey and Erika to their own devices.

"So...you actually arrived." The pinkette said sheepishly, receiving a nod from Erika. The woman responded, "Figured it was in my best interest."

She then looked towards Angel and Mikhael in the near-distance, "After all, either of those two's siblings would likely convince me to go anyway."

"That or Sunny asking to go in his stead." Erika added.

Aubrey looked shocked, "E-Even after how I reacted, he wou-?" "Of course, Sunny would want to come. You know how loving he is." Erika said, cutting the teenager off mid-question.

She then narrowed her eyes, looming over Aubrey dangerously, "And believe me, I do NOT intend forgiving you for how you behaved around my little brother."

"That said, it is in my best interest to try and be civil, so please do the same. Get it?" She asked, receiving a small nod from the girl.

"...Got it. I...understand." The pinkette answered quietly. Erika nodded, "Good. Then we are in agreement.", before handing over a box.

"From Sunny, Mari, and I." The woman hummed, stepping back as Aubrey took the present and began opening it, revealing a large pink rabbit plush with a small eggplant plush inside.

"Sunny told me that you liked rabbits and eggplants. Something about Mr. Eggplant and Bun-Bun." The woman explained. "We didn't know which one to get you, so I just...purchased both."

Aubrey nodded warmly, "I appreciate it. Thank you. Both of you."

"I would appreciate it if you thanked Sunny in person." Erika said firmly. "And preferably before or around his birthday."

The pinkette gave another nod, not giving any sign of resistance or objection.

After how she reacted towards after he revealed the truth surrounding Mari's death.... After how she treated him in general....

The least she could do was meet the boy again in person and try to start fresh with him.

"You wanna stay for a bit? Angel's sister is here." She suggested.

My favourite character might appear to be KEL. Which is partly true. I mean, he's the only character ice really made "fan art" of, the only character I posted about on here (I didn't really post too much Omori related stuff on this blog though), he's simply relatable in so many ways to me and means a lot to me. He's a character personal to me and i will beat you anyone who insults him. Yes, there are some things I find hard to relate to, such as being a basketball player, or -havingahardtimegettingoveryourboyfriendssistersdeathandbeingunabletocopeeithitandandd- but overall he's relatable enough. I love him dearly. I would kill for him. I will defend him.

He's my second favourite character.

My *_actual_* favourite character is someone far more embarrassing and I suppose "comedic" to an extent.

It is THE MAVERICK.

Perhaps one of the biggest losers in the game, he actually holds quite a special place in my heart. The most Omori fanfiction I've read is centered around him (and moreso specifically him x kel) and I wouldn't kill for him, I would kill him. He's such a loser. A lovable one.

I don't think I can quite express it with words accurately, but I will make an attempt.

CAN ANYONE ACTUALLY SEE THAT HE HAS A CHARSFTER,,

Like. He's so lovable and kick able. Hes dramatic, theatric, is definitely a huge anime fan, has an ARCH NEMESIS for titans sake (having an arch nemesis your age? Kinda gay /j), he made a name for himself, said "f*ck you, I don't care that i was named this way because of my family members and society, I'm gonna take it into my own hands" and I can't blame him.

Most importantly he is one of those characters that has an overconfident facade to cover up his actual deep insecurities.

DAM do I lose those characters!!

It has been shown he's quick to get insecure, such as people calling him his given name is seen as an instant trigger of some emotion, where he gets really anxious and nervous. He made such an attempt to distance himself from his family, and if we go deeper and fetch it farther, he's made such an attempt to distance himself from who he is.

Obviously, he wouldn't express his insecurities. He's bad at almost everything, just trying to become popular, loved, going as far to pay girls to date him. He wears a wig, people have said that he tries everything in order to stand out.

But WAIT

We have seen him get extremely insecure from people like KEL calling him "MIKHAEL". Perhaps he's trying to impress everyone, with his own forged identity rather than his given identity.and while I do love that it's more hinted that THE MAVERICK isnt necessarily who he is but a slight facade (his theatric personality is not a facade though because I say so). THE MAVERICK is by some extension someone to mask MIKHAEL. So when people see and know who he truly is, MIKHAEL, he gets scared and his supposed overconfidence waters down and gets in touch with fire, forming into smoke quickly escaping and joining the air it's invisibility.

BUT

He has been shown not feeling uncomfortable with THE HOOLIGANS calling him his given name.

Proof: (just search "Aubreys birthday comic" you'll find it (official comic made by the creator, OMOCAT)

When Aubrey asked, "wheres MIKHAEL?" I fully expected him to barge in and get upset over it. However..

Nope! It's completely normal! THE HOOLIGANS just casually address him with MIKHAEL and he shows zero problem with it.

Might be very far fetched, but perhaps it's because he feels safe and accepted by the hooligans- like he doesn't have to hide who he truly is, his true identity is completely safe around them.

This shows that MIKHAEL is able to be more personal and open with THE HOOLIGANS. Because he feels more accepted.

Not having to buy them for attention, like he literally bought two girls to act like they're dating him, he can just be himself

Or maybe I'm just too obsessed with him and completely overanalyzing him.

Oops! I'm sooo sorry!! (NOT)

Anyhow, I LOVE THE HOOLIGANS!! I LOVE MIKHAEL!! LIVE LAUGH LOVE!! AAAA

Now that we have reached the end, I would like to say that while I had already seen MIKHAEL as queer, making this post made me realize that he's even more queer than I initially thought.

That or I'm queerbaiting myself. (Either way is fine!)

Farewell folks!

(My favourite OMORI characters in order:

1st place - MIKHAEL/THE MAVERICK

2nd place - KEL/KELSEY

3rd place - BASIL and HERO

4th place - SUNNY (or maybe he's third place idk) and MARI

AUBREY (I'm sooooooooo sorry I might change my mind I'm so so so sorry)(she is bad*ss but i don't really care about those types of characters)(i LOVE AUBREY I just don't like her as much as I like MARI or others I'm so sorry AUBREY please forgive me (I know your girlfriend won't though)))