#kinanswer

He gave them several hints throughout every trial tbh and it was hilarious 😭 After finding out why this anomaly needs people to play these games though, it makes sense.

He needs the ghouls to fill the flower vase for him, so ofc he wouldn't want them to lose or fail too early.

He needs them alive, earning points and filling the vase with as many flowers as possible. That's probably why he slips in hints during some of the games to give them a better chance of winning.

I appreciate that you're looking out for other people in the fandom and I hope they feel the same. I'm sure most people would appreciate that too. But there's no need to be rude or mean to other people just because you want to make a point.

My point is that if something makes you feel uncomfortable or negatively affects your experience in the fandom, just block it and move on. If you keep spending your time focusing on things that bother you, they'll just keep bothering you, and you'll never really be able to enjoy anything.

Their existence is not comparable to many other anomalies, which is why Darkwick would likely classify them as highly dangerous creatures. It's similar to how they practically dragged Ed into the academy when they found out he was having his little vacation in Japan. We don't even know if he was actually being kept there or if Darkwick simply formed an alliance with him because they needed his knowledge. If he truly wanted to leave, he probably could at any moment.

Still, we can assume that Darkwick considers him a highly dangerous individual with immense potential. Seeking him out and making him an ally is a very typical move.

Better bring him to your side before he decides to join some supervillain type nonsense, right?

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬

Their abilities pose a danger to humanity because they can numb human emotions, reveal the most sinister memories hidden deep within a person, and draw out their guilt and sinful nature. The only way to escape that mental torture and agony is to surrender your emotions and memories to the Angel.

So, in some ways, you could say Angels feed on humans in order to survive. Not physically like vampires, but they still consume something essential. And that alone is enough to harm people.

Every person who is fed upon by an Angel eventually ends up like a lobotomy patient. They become a living corpse and can no longer sense or properly understand anything around them. That is no different from being dead.

Because of this, Angels tend to be heavily monitored, captured, and kept under surveillance in order to prevent them from harming other humans.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧?

"If that's the case, then what do they feed on? How do they survive?"

Well, there is a classified volunteer research program dedicated to developing Angel supplements.

You can technically sign up for it yourself, but every detail of the program is highly classified.

Groups of people are sent to Angels every day. They can voluntarily surrender part of their memories or emotions to an Angel.

So 10 people = 10 memories.

That is enough for an Angel to feed on, and it reduces the number of unfortunate victims who would otherwise become living corpses.

People who possess memories they no longer wish to remember can simply give them away to an Angel.

However, once you have surrendered your memories, you are not allowed to take them back. No matter how much you beg. No matter what price you offer.

The memories are gone.

Unless the Angel dies. If an Angel dies, every memory it consumed returns to its original owner.

There is also a myth that if someone manages to pluck a feather from an Angel's wings, they can have a wish granted. But it remains only a myth.

Nobody has successfully plucked an Angel's feather. Besides, Angels do not exactly walk around showing off their wings ^^

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Angels in my concept are very vile and manipulative creatures. After all, they need humans to willingly surrender parts of themselves. The easiest way to accomplish that is by manipulating people's hearts.

Of course, not every Angel behaves this way. Many are actually extremely useful when it comes to investigating anomaly-related crimes.

Most interrogations do not last very long when an Angel is involved. The suspect either reveals everything they know or simply surrenders the relevant memories directly to the Angel.

𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Another reason Angels are considered dangerous is because they can create emotional hallucinations.

They cannot create these hallucinations out of thin air.

Instead, they draw upon the memories of people they have previously fed on. Whether those memories are sad, happy, traumatic, or joyful, Angels can reconstruct them into hallucinations that feel completely real.

Real enough to drive someone insane. Real enough to fool someone completely.

So imagine a group of Angels freely wandering around, feeding on countless memories while creating false scenarios wherever they go.

That is definitely not something Darkwick would want to deal with.

If Angels existed in TKDB, I imagine they would either be terminated immediately or kept under extremely strict surveillance, perhaps even forced to wear monitoring collars.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 = 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

Going back to why I think Angel equals Apostle.

It's difficult to explain until Fu eventually decodes the incomprehensible nonsense Kyklos keeps telling MC. We know that Kyklos is some sort of Guider who was sent by her master. She also refers to MC as the Queen.

Angels are similar. They all claim to serve God.

However, when asked who exactly their God is, they never answer or at least, they never answer properly.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Angels in my concept are somewhat snobbish. They look down on many other creatures. At the same time, they cannot survive without human emotions and memories. For beings who claim superiority, their entire existence depends on humanity.

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

When an Angel consumes enough specific memories, particularly memories involving strong emotional bonds, sacrifice, being witnessed by another person, pure concentrated guilt, or absolute despair from hundreds of humans, those memories can eventually ripen into a seed.

This seed is not biological. It is a compressed loop of memories that has gained enough narrative weight to become self sustaining.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

An Angel gathers memories that share a thematic core.

For example:

Being abandoned. First love. Profound guilt. Grief. Betrayal. So on

Instead of digesting these memories as sustenance, the Angel hoards them.

The memories intertwine, overlap and contradict one another.

When enough emotional mass accumulates, the collection begins to gestate into a new awareness. A fragmented consciousness emerges, believing itself to be the sum of those stories.

The Angel then ejects this seed and implants it into a human who has completely surrendered themselves, typically a living corpse victim. That hollow human body becomes the vessel for the newborn Angel.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥

The newborn Angel awakens believing it is the original owners of those memories.

It may cry for a child it never had. It may seek revenge for a betrayal it never experienced. It may grieve a lover it never met.

This explains their manipulative nature. They are literally made from stolen human anguish.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥

This is the tragedy of being an Angel. You believe yourself to be a higher existence. Yet, in the end, you are merely a patchwork creation stitched together from stolen emotions and fragmented human memories.

𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

One more thing about Angels.

They are incapable of experiencing genuine emotions. That is precisely why they need to feed on human emotions in order to survive.

They do not truly feel. They can imitate and copy. They can mimic emotions through the memories they consume from humans.

Therefore, you can say that if Angels are not "loved" by humans, they would eventually die because no one willingly gives out a piece of themselves to any Angel.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬

"But why would humans love Angels?"

The answer is simple.

Angels can take away memories and emotions that people no longer want.

Fear. Agony. Guilt. Desire. Heartbreak. Grief....

For people who desperately want to escape their emotions and painful memories, Angels become incredibly attractive.

Those individuals willingly seek out Angels and offer parts of themselves in exchange for relief.

"Isn't Losing Part of Yourself Tragic?"

Well, yes. But Angels do not simply consume and destroy those memories.

One day that broken memory of yours, that emotion you think you do not need, will be present in some other individual who has a further journey ahead of them.  Someone who may need them.

So, in a way, everybody in the world carries a piece of you.

A piece you forgot. A piece you abandoned. A piece you thought would disappear when you were gone.

In some ways, you can say that some Angels can ease whatever sorrow humans are going through due to their nature of being incapable of understanding human emotions. So, finding an Angel when you are in despair becomes something people view as a guardian or savior because, unconsciously, they have the ability to lessen negative emotions in humans. This leads people to misconceive it as, "Oh, these Angels are healing me, soothing the sorrow and the aching inside me," but in reality, they are just feeding on you.

Humans find it beautiful, but they do not realize they are being devoured by these creatures.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬

This is also why I say Angel equals Apostle.

What their God wants is for them to learn human nature.

To understand happiness, sadness, guilt., shame, love, grief, hope, despair and so on.

And to experience a journey of their own.

But most of them have never succeeded in finding that.

They spend their entire existence stealing identities, borrowing emotions, and mimicking feelings they do not truly understand.

As long as they fail to comprehend those emotions for themselves, they will never be free from the cycle.

They will continue stealing fragments of other people's lives, mistaking them for their own, forever searching for something they were meant to discover themselves.

In the distant past, when Angels still roamed the Earth freely, they reproduced in enormous numbers. Back then, they were able to consume human emotions and memories without restriction, as there was no organization capable of controlling or monitoring them. As a result, thousands upon thousands of Angels came into existence.

That is one of the primary reasons why Darkwick now keeps Angels under strict surveillance and heavily regulates their reproduction. Monitoring their population is just as important as monitoring their behavior.

Of course, not every Angel is currently under Darkwick's custody. There are likely many that still roam the world unnoticed. However, as long as they do not drain humans to the point of becoming living corpses, Darkwick has little reason to actively capture them.

That does not mean they are completely free.

In one way or another, those Angels are still being watched.

Darkwick keeps records of known Angel sightings, tracks unusual memorynrelated incidents, and monitors areas where Angel activity is suspected. An Angel may believe they are living independently, but chances are Darkwick already knows they exist and is simply choosing not to intervene. For now.

The moment an Angel begins feeding excessively, causes large scale memory loss, or starts producing offspring without authorization, Darkwick would likely step in immediately.

And yes, because of this concept, I don't even know which ghouls would suit them in writing haha. Angel might just consume them all to end the cycle instead of trying to save everyone, because Angels can be quite selfish sometimes.

I'm not even joking, I cried a lot while writing his fics, especially 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. It took me 4-5 drafts just to grasp what I actually wanted to do. It's also really difficult for me to write his authoritative vibe without making him sound too stiff or too corny because ain't nobody talks like that to me irl. I have no reference point.

So imagine me as the director and Jin as the actor. Whenever he has to yell at someone, I'm just like:

"There's still something missing. RETAKE THAT."

And then we're stuck filming the same scene for hours. Devastating.

Tohma

I haven't written much x Reader content for him either, so there isn't much to say. But writing Tohma headcanons is like trying to interrogate a freaking brick wall.

Because this man somehow tells you something while also telling you absolutely nothing.

He's so uncooperative despite looking all neat and polished. That's probably why I haven't written much x Reader content for him. He's just really hard to read.

Kaito: Cute, adorable on set, and polite too.

But he's way too self-deprecating, which makes it difficult for me to guide him sometimes. You know when an actor is doing great, but they're too conscious of the people around them and lose confidence? They become unable to really immerse themselves in the role.

That's Kaito in my eyes.

Which is why I usually pair him with Readers who are more proactive and bold because they help set the atmosphere. You know how actors develop better chemistry the more comfortable they become with each other? Kaito is like that. He needs good acting partners to really bring my scripts to life 😜

Lucas: 1000/10. Give me 5 of those.

I think what makes Lucas different for me is that writing headcanons for him is much harder than writing x Reader content because we really don't know much about him. We know enough to grasp who he is, but not who he IS. Iykyk.

That said, I have plenty of x Reader ideas for Lucas, and he's doing great on set. He has good chemistry with his acting partner, and he knows what to do after I explain things once or twice. Sometimes I even demonstrate a scene, and he picks it up immediately.

He just naturally fits the role, so I have nothing to complain about.

As for the headcanons, let's just assume he's not very comfortable with interviews. Getting information out of him is difficult, but nowhere near as hard as dealing with Tohma. 🩷

Vagastrom

Alan: I mischaracterize this man so much that I think I actually hurt him (I let him drink and smoke, y'all)

Anyway, I feel like writing headcanons for him is easier because he gives really good interviews. You ask him something, and he answers. You ask something else, and he answers that too. There isn't much he tries to hide about himself, at least not intentionally. If there's something he doesn't want to talk about, he'll just tell you.

So he's easy to work with because he's very straightforward about most things. He's just a little himbo, okay?

As for x Reader content, 1000/10. Reader actors always end up falling for him. He's such a contradiction because despite looking like a steel wall, he's actually incredibly sweet and gentle. He always cares about his acting partner's comfort before every scene.

I also think romance comes naturally to him. Head pats, soft smiles, tucking your hair behind your ear, hugging you back when you cling to him, enjoying that little kiss on his cheek when Reader kisses him. Alan just has natural chemistry with people.

Everyone enjoys working with him. And if everyone enjoys working with him, then I, the director, enjoy writing him 😌

Leo: OMFG, I have so much fun writing Leo and Sho. They're just too funny.

Y'all know how best-friend dynamics and enemies-to-lovers dynamics go. Absolute chef's kiss.

Though sometimes I piss myself off when writing Leo because imagine putting 2 actors on set and watching them insult each other. I have to come up with unique comebacks every single time.

And I swear, if I think a scene isn't good enough, I can picture Leo standing beside me and roasting me for not knowing how to write properly. My low self-esteem would cry. He's so mean.

Which is why I make Reader insult him one hundred more times in return.

Still, working with Leo is great. He's talented, no doubt about that. Most of the time, the problem is my script, but I blame the characters anyway. Ahahahaha.

Also, I like to imagine that despite being incredibly talented and professional, Leo gets embarrassed so easily during romantic or intimate scenes with Reader.

And then I have to stop filming and go,

"Little bro, YOU are not supposed to be blushing. Reader is!"

Sho

Ahaha, Sho answers interviews so smoothly and casually that writing headcanons for him is easy.

As for x Reader content, I swear this man is always on some side quest.

He's the type of actor who suddenly drops the most insane lore bomb in the middle of filming.

Imagine this:

"OH MY GOD, nobody on set knows how to make this mythical five star Gordon Ramsay dish that requires ingredients made for gods?!"

The whole scene is ruined. Everything looks flat.

And then Sho appears out of nowhere and goes,

"I can do it."

"Have you ever made it before?"

"No. But I know how to cook. We can try."

And somehow it's perfect on the first take. I swear I'll never disrespect Sho again.

And when it comes to x Reader content, I think Sho acts a little TOO well.

His teasing comes so naturally that it catches everyone off guard, and he makes all of MY Reader actors blush.

Bro, stop rizzing your co-stars. I need you to focus on the scene, okay?

Jabberwock

Haru: He's more complicated than his appearance suggests.

Is he a teasing flirt? Absolutely.

Does he secretly want to be teased back? Most definitely.

Writing headcanons for him isn't difficult. He answers most interview questions, and even the things he doesn't answer give me enough material to work with.

Most of my x Reader content for him leans toward healing and fluff, with only a little angst. Lots of hurt/comfort. So filming with him is usually peaceful. Nothing too dramatic happens.

I think Haru is similar to Alan when it comes to making his acting partners comfortable, but he also shares some of Kaito's tendencies. He's great, but sometimes he's so worried about making his partner uncomfortable that he ends up making himself nervous.

Which is why I usually cast proactive Readers alongside him. Everybody works better that way.

Towa: Not a single thought.

I just let him act because he's so good at improvising, and somehow everything fits the script.

I've said before that I'm not confident writing Towa because daytime Towa barely talks, and my entire toolkit revolves around dialogue.

Writing daytime Towa feels like being a vampire under the sun. I'm dying.

So most of the time, I just let Actor Towa improvise and do whatever he wants.

He probably wouldn't listen to me anyway.

And he'd most likely electrocute me if I ever tried demonstrating a romance scene.

"THAT'S MY DANDELION! WHY ARE YOU PINNING THEM DOWN IN THE FIELD?!"

Sir, we are literally filming.

Ren (Same as Jin. This man can't catch a break because of me).

What do you mean I made him redo the same scene 5 times and I'm still unsatisfied?

And why does he blush so easily during physical contact?

Why is there so much physical contact in the script?

I don't know, Ren. Maybe because you're playing lovers with Reader?

Did you not read the script before taking the role?

Ren: "I was forced to be here."

Still, after enough complaining, he listens to me. Probably because he's scared of me. Ahahahaha.

Honestly, I think he secretly hates me because my scripts make his life miserable. But I also think he secretly enjoys all those romantic scenes.

Most of his stories are fluff or romcoms. Nothing too dramatic. Reader is usually nice to him too.

So what exactly is he complaining about?

He's definitely the type to fall in love with Reader before the script says he's supposed to.

*Sigh* Okay, Ren. I can work with that.

Sinostra

Taiga: 1000/10. Give me 10 of those.

But please don't shoot anything on set. Props are more expensive than you think.

His interviews would basically consist of me trying to wake him up while he's busy sleeping. This man does not care about his acting career whatsoever.

I haven't written much x Reader content for Taiga, but most of the ideas in my head range from fluffy romcoms to absolutely devastating angst. There is no in between.

He's freaky as hell, so I like pairing him with Readers who are just as freaky, or at least secretly freaky and haven't realized it yet.

As a director, though, this man makes me nervous whenever I have to demonstrate a scene for him. Thankfully, he's a quick learner, so nothing too chaotic happens. He's also REALLY good at improvising while staying in character, so I mostly just let him do whatever he wants.

And when it comes to romance scenes? Way more romantic tension and sexual tension than y'all think. Ehehehe.

As a director, I give his chemistry a 1000/10. He's the star ⭐

Romeo

Hmmm... I haven't written much x Reader content for him either, so it's hard to say. But I feel like he'd listen very carefully whenever I demonstrate something for him.

And in most of my drafts, Romeo always enjoys having Reader sit on his lap while they're shamelessly flirting with each other.

Y'all can imagine how the entire film crew blushes whenever he's sharing a scene with someone.

He's just that powerful when it comes to seduction. He'd probably rizz me up too if I ever had to demonstrate something for him. Ayayay.

Ritsu: HARD TO WORK WITH.

Because I say one thing and he argues back with ten 😭

And the worst part is that he's smarter than me, so you can imagine the conversation going in circles.

First of all, Ritsu has his own way of portraying his character. If I want him to change something, it's incredibly difficult. He just won't listen.

Secondly, he's actually right most of the time, and he's good at what he does, so I have to give him credit and sit back to see where this goes.

And somehow it always works out.

His scripts are usually romcoms anyway, so there isn't much to complain about. His chemistry with Reader is great. It's like he has this switch that determines whether he's the proactive one or if he lets his acting partner take the lead.

He's really good at catching people off guard, so most scenes end up going smoothly. Despite all the backtalk!!!

Hotarubi

Subaru: Oh dear, oh dear. He's the star. The darling of my cast, okay?

He can do anything.

No matter how difficult the role is or how different it is from his actual personality, he always delivers 😋 He's just that talented.

When I write for Subaru, I only need to demonstrate a few things, and honestly, it's usually for Reader's sake because Subaru understands everything immediately.

Not only that, he somehow delivers performances that go far beyond my expectations.

I swear, I want to applaud every single time he finishes a scene.

The problem is Reader. My fellow actors always get nervous around Subaru, especially during intimate scenes.

He's such a good actor that he accidentally intimidates them.

And while I always write Readers for Subaru who are straightforward and speak their minds, being nervous is one thing. Completely shrinking away from him is another.

So I end up tweaking the script a lot. Hahaha. He's just too charming, isn't he?

Haku

Bro is the one I have to demonstrate things for the most.

Is he messing with me or something?

He delivers his dialogue beautifully, but why do I have to do all the work whenever physical intimacy is involved??

I have that oneshot fic about Haku that sat in my drafts forever. Since it was over 20k words, I didn't want to waste it, so I finally let it see the light of day.

Red String Theory is actually a fic I'm NOT satisfied with.

I feel like I could've written so much more for him, but at the same time, I have no idea what I should've done.

Haku is such a confusing actor to me. He's amazing at expressing devotion through dialogue, but when it comes to actual intimacy, I feel like there's some psychological barrier preventing him from getting too close to Reader.

Suspicious.

Still, I can tweak the script around him. But just so you know, Haku Kusanagi...

I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE!!!

Zenji

Oh, my darling angel. He works so smoothly that I almost cry every time I write for him.

He builds chemistry with Reader effortlessly, and somehow delivers his lines even better than I expected.

I can literally watch Reader fall in love with him in real time. Ehehehe.

He's so charming, isn't he? Way more charming than anyone on set expected.

I know he has a romantic heart, but... Isn't he delivering all this romance a little TOO well?

Sometimes I wonder if this man has relationship experience. Or maybe he's just a naturally gifted actor 🧐

Obscuary

Ed

This man does everything so well that I have nothing to complain about, despite the fact that he pisses me off sometimes.

He knows exactly what he needs to do without even reading my script.

At this point, I just assume Ed can read minds because whenever it comes to acting, he somehow understands exactly what I want and pictures the scene perfectly.

Wait. Isn't that cheating?!

He makes all of his Reader actors either pissed off or completely flustered. There is no in between. I don't blame them.

Rui

He's obedient. Maybe a little TOO obedient.

But I have a lot of ideas for him, so that's actually a good thing.

He doesn't improvise much because most of my scripts fit perfectly with how I envision him.

Though sometimes I feel like the Rui in my head is less proactive than the Rui in the game.

Because of his curse, he doesn't really want to be reckless when it comes to physical contact with his acting partner.

Such a good boy. Ehehehehe.

Lyca: Teen pop romance novel. Love story. Soundtrack included.

I don't make the rules.

He's so oblivious in certain situations, but somehow that obliviousness becomes part of his charm.

So I always give him a Reader who's on the same wavelength as him.

Just two silly idiots falling in love. Cute. Adorable.

Lyca doesn't really improvise. It's more like he acts on instinct, which makes every scene feel so natural that I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

Also, he may not realize it, but he knows EXACTLY how to whine and use his appearance to his advantage.

Like, who is gonna get mad at a giant puppy asking for love and attention? Certainly not me.

It's impossible to scold him when things don't go my way. Ayayay.

Mortkranken

Yuri and Jiro: I LOVE working with these two so much.

They don't always understand what goes on inside my head, but they understand themselves well enough to know what to do without me having to explain much.

Especially Jiro. This man absolutely delivers in romance scenes.

He's very straightforward with his acting partners, so there's never any miscommunication.

As for Yuri, he's confident when acting, but the moment intimate scenes show up, he turns into a complete puddle. Which is EXACTLY what I need for his character. So he accidentally stays in character.

Ahahahahaha.

I also always give Yuri shameless Reader actors who tease him relentlessly.

And one more thing. Reader is ALWAYS taller than him. I don't care about gender. They're taller.

End of discussion.

Just imagine Reader kissing his face and accidentally smudging lipstick all over him 😋

Dionysia

Jo: 😋 I have so much fun writing for Jo.

He knows exactly what he has to do, so I barely need to demonstrate anything. He's the type of actor who's so naturally smooth with his acting that he makes Reader nervous, but he immediately knows how to calm them down and help them relax.

He's the one leading most scenes and setting the atmosphere, and he's talented enough to guide his acting partner through it too.

So whenever Jo is on set, I feel completely secure knowing he's going to do well.

And honestly, most people who share scenes with him do well too.

His stage presence is 1000/10. What more can I expect from a ringmaster? Muehehehe.

Mio

It takes him a while to understand my scripts, but once he gets it, he works with it really well.

And he likes Reader, so he's easier to work with than you'd think.

Though I have to demonstrate a lot of scenes for him because he keeps getting awkward during romantic moments.

Boy is nervous 24/7.

But Mio is also the type to accidentally say the smoothest line imaginable, and I immediately have to write that down for him.

Like, excuse me sir, where did that come from? That wasn't even in the script!

Elias ^^

He knows me a little too well, and... that pisses me off.

I'd say he's very dedicated to his acting career because if I tell Reader to slap him and they can't deliver the scene properly, most likely because he's too handsome or not being enough of a liar, he'll just straightup tell them:

"Just slap me for real. It'll look more realistic."

Ayayay, Elias. Are you trying to earn brownie points or something?

And this man keeps asking me to demonstrate scenes on purpose because he wants everything to be "perfect."

Sir, I know you're a perfectionist, but are YOU directing this movie or am I?

Sometimes I genuinely think he's more demanding than I am. Hah.

Shion: 1000/10.

Same as Lyca, I think Shion acts on instinct. I barely have to demonstrate anything because everything comes naturally to him.

The difficult part isn't Shion. It's finding Readers who aren't at least a little scared of him.

But since Shion absolutely LOVES scaring his acting partners, he gives me headaches because I have to tweak scenes to keep him entertained so he'll actually behave on set.

Otherwise, he'll spend half the day menacing Reader instead of filming. And then he acts all innocent when I call him out.

SIR. YOUR ACTING PARTNER JUST GOT JUMPSCARED THREE TIMES IN TEN MINUTES. BEHAVE.

Still, once the cameras start rolling, everything goes smoothly.

His chemistry with Reader feels incredibly natural, and he somehow understands exactly how much intensity to put into every scene.

Which means I have absolutely nothing to complain about.