#mao chen

Daitenji knows that other people will think he poached Rei Kon from the other record company, and on paper that is what it looked like, he can’t deny it. Rei had left his first band to sign with BBA Records out of the blue, had even moved country to do so under Daitenji’s guidance. Other people would say that was poaching.

What Daitenji knew other people hadn’t seen, was that underneath his musical skills Rei was a young man on the verge of cracking, like a marble under someone’s shoe.

They hadn’t seen him pleading with his management in dressing rooms, resisting intrusive photographers and flinching when he was pushed towards his female bandmate. They hadn’t seen the furrow in his brow when he was placed centre stage or the tension in his frame when speaking with his guitarist afterwards. They hadn’t discovered him hiding in the top row of a music hall, head in hands, taking a moment to breathe.

They certainly had never received a call from him in the middle of the night, trying to keep his voice steady through obvious tears.

“If you still need a bassist, sir, I’d like to take you up on your offer.”

Headcanons under the cut!

I guess this can count as "Future"?? I'm not really following the prompts because I'm not sure how much I can draw for Mayblade, but I thought it's been a while since I posted Bey stuff

I remade a 2010 illustration I once did for a Bey contest on a now gone Deviantart group. I can't quite remember exactly what the theme was, I think it was literally just making a character older lol, and I of course did my 6 favorite characters in their 20s or something

Winter Olympics version

Mao flying with her snowboard to show off in front of Rei

Meanwhile Rei helping Kenny/Kyoujyu to learn how to fly (they are taking it very seriously)

Max trying curling, convinced he was going for something easier and regretting all his life choices

Daichi being the real star of the event in disguise after he stole the Olympic Mascot costume from a closet (HE IS SO EXCITED)

Neoborg teaching the world how to do curling the Russian way and make it actually useful

Raul and Julia Fernandez being perfectly in sync and winning every single ice dance competition

Yuriy pulling off life-risking moves that he casually learned while skating on Lake Baikal

Kai Hiwatari doing the giant slalom at 150km/h speed because he is not for teamwork and wants the entire slope for himself only

Takao/Tyson going for the hockey puck and getting nearly killed by Rick Anderson's glorious butt

Bonus: Mascot-Daichi falling, getting a broom on his head without reason and being left there in the snow for 3 hours because nobody knew it was him (the broom cracks me up every time)

Mayblade 2026: Day 4 - Future

Dr. Mao Chen Kon, MBBS, MD 👩🏻‍⚕️ (dermatology?)

BeyGirlz 🩷 I'm so into picrew these days! This one was super cute 🥰 btw, I couldn't find Mariam's hair color, so I added the light one same as the one for Ming Ming and colored it darker using IbisPaintX.

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Hey beyfandom! 🫡 I don’t know if it has been advertised here before, but there’s this hell of a Boris/Mao/Rei fan-made manga called Russian Blues being published by Mello and I'm simping hard over her art and work

Thought it was an official title when I stumbled upon it, truly professional quality. Bakuten fans gotta check it out and support!

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Title: Russian Blues

Description: Mariah (short: Mao) is sure that she has found true love in her childhood friend Ray. But the young happiness is overshadowed by a ghost from the past. When it suddenly appears on the scene in the form of Ray's nemesis, the ambitious russian Beyblader Bryan, Mariah's world threatens to falter. She will soon find herself torn between her loyality to Ray and the question if Bryan really is the merciless villain everyone believes him to be. Situations change, feelings change, but do people as well?