#purplecelestial-buddy

[ask me about any two ssmy charas and i’ll give my thoughts on their dynamic, real or imagined]

this ask response is under a year later so i should be commended. and i AM doing it soooo. so. i actually really like doing these. if anyone would still like to send any two ssmy charas in you are so welcome to do so.

anyways! miyano and niibashi. this is very interesting, because I actually feel like niibashi is one of the more mysterious ssmy characters to me. so I'll do my best here. niibashi actually has interacted with miyano before and it's Very Interesting so here's some choice quotes from sasaki and miyano: second years:

The teacher did most of the instructing, with one student helping out as an assistant—Niibashi, a second-year from Class A. I knew him for his refined good looks.

here's kuresawa's impression of niibashi. i know u said miyano but this is too funny not to mention. like either this is a thing everyone knows niibashi for (which, yay, new fact acquired, along with his cooking proficiency, which is a natural extension considering he keeps a sewing kit on hand. total home ec kid.) or kuresawa's just developed a hot guy radar by proxy of his gf, since that's what she's into BL-wise.

Miyano looked up, dazed for a second, but then he seemed to remember why Niibashi was around and nodded. "Oh, yeah. Sure, go ahead." The expression on his face had been—well, not quite what you might call love at first sight. It was close to the kind of look you gave someone when you saw them in town and were trying to remember whether you knew them. I would have to ask him about it later.

okay so can we all agree this is crazy. like if kuresawa had just said smthing like "hm it was like miyano was trying to remember him from somewhere" that'd be one thing but we're starting with a denial of love at first sight? what kind of expression is miyano making that a denial is even in the conversation here? I mean I'm sure that miyano is prone to like... more intense expressions than the average populace, but still... it's Something.

We were at the front door when I said to Miyano, "Hey, I saw you looking at Niibashi like you were gonna burn a hole through him. What's up with that?" I wasn't exactly bothered by it, but the image wouldn't quite leave my mind. "Oh, uh, nothing. I just think he has a pretty face..." "Listen, you—" Miyano was quick to object. "That's not what I mean! I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

here, too, miyano begins by calling niibashi pretty, before saying he feels like he's recognized him. again why they hell are we starting with some form of attraction before moving into vague recognition? i actually can't think of where or how miyano would've noticed him too... just hanging around kagiura? we know that miyano has seen enough to notice hirano's roommate, but it's pretty clear that (at least at this point), he hasn't met kagiura, and doesn't even know his name, since he doesn't have any special reaction to sasaki asking about a "kagi-kun" until sasaki mentions the hirano connection. i need to know what this is about...!

okay. outside of that. we do actually see miyano and niibashi interact proper, when miyano's fussing abt his cookies having turned out bad and niibashi's like. they will be fine. I think niibashi's a blunt yet kind person, and we can definitely see that through the way he interacts with kagiura. I do think he's also fiercely protective of kagiura though, so his relationship with miyano on that front would be interesting? it's very situational. depends how miyano knows kagi and what stage both of them are at regarding everything. it might be nice to have another guy to confide in regarding kagi's situation, though. in the sasaki and miyano: second years novel, it's actually mentioned that niibashi's akin to the kuresawa of hirano to kagiura, so it wouldn't be too surprising to see him taking a similar advice role, though that might be a bit weird if they're recent friends...

i do also think though, because niibashi seems so confident to me, I wonder if they'd have an interaction that's kind of similar to miyano and ogasawara? like, at first miyano overhears ogasawara complaining abt BL and it's like ack! someone who dislikes me... but then he meets him and it's like oh the guy is just squabbling with his gf. and ogasawara is blunt and rude but not unkind. i could totally see a situation where niibashi comes off... not even rude, but a bit standoffish or hard to talk to, but then they work it out eventually.

(poly) Ssmyhrkg, right?

Where do you feel Niibashi fits in all of this? I thought about it while pondering your prompts and I cannot imagine how Kagi breaks the news to Niibashi, but he has to do so, somehow... Right?

I feel he would tell him

I mean, in the adult Au they seem to still be pretty close and so on

Thoughts?

Oh gosh I love this ask!! You’ve really made my brain work overtime, I’m so excited!! 

My first thought was like, oh, surely Kagiura wouldn’t tell Niibashi about his polyamorous affairs until stuff with Sasaki and Miyano becomes a little more “formal and established”.... and then I remembered that this is Kagiura, certified yapper with his heart right there on his sleeve, so of COURSE Niibashi is privy to all the gory details right from the start. 

Obviously this is gonna depend on the universe and how exactly the foursome gets together. So like, in my original poly!ssmyhrkg series, which starts with Sasaki asking Hirano if they can kiss so Miyano can watch, I could see Kagiura being really pouty and sulky about it before it happens, and when Niibashi picks up on this and asks what’s wrong Kagiura tells him the plan and Niibashi is like “omg this is way too above my paygrade BUT if you don’t want Hirano-san to do it just say no” and Kagiura keeps pouting about it but he doesn’t want to say no entirely. Niibashi ends up asking him how it went, and Kagiura casually texts him “Miyano sat in my lap and I jerked him off” and Niibashi SHRIEKS at the TMI.... but also he loves the tea so he’s gonna endure knowing way too much about Kagiura’s sex life once more. 

In general, I do think Niibashi would ultimately be supportive of Kagiura pursuing an unorthodox relationship as long as it makes him happy. And I think he’s morbidly curious about the details because like.... it’s four hot guys having sex??? 

hi aster!! :D these r random from my liked songs (i swear i didnt insert yorushika there on purpose)(the wind breaker song is so good tho!! one of my fav osts ever)

Snake Game Ask Meme

The Map: A movie that has stunning visuals?

If I may call back to a classic, The Last Unicorn is still amazing. Just. Yeah, there's been lots of stunning visuals and new technology, but when I think "beautiful movie", it's still that.

Headphones: A music moment that gives you chills?

(Also, what a banger wip title)

HA okay I was hoping someone would ask. this one is so fun for me...

ive actually shown a bit of this one before! a couple months back!! still working at it, lots of fun to be had, have a snippet:

this was originally meant to be a part of my riverbed au, but it grew sentience and told me it needed to be it's own separately insane au

if I remember correctly I started to write this after a rewatch of coraline. do what you will with that.

[ask me about any two ssmy charas and i'll give my thoughts on their dynamic, real or imagined]

he’s so relatable. If I knew my friend was crushing on someone I’d already feel weird meeting them. if I knew the extent of the wildness of hirano to kagiura I would be unable to function normally. niibashi’s a trooper.

so basically I think he’s overly conscious of hirano! which is kind of neat because he usually seems like a guy who’s like. blunt and self-assured and cool. it’s hard for him bc kagiura talks about hirano SO MUCH, so he’s got this whole perception of a guy that he doesn’t know, and he’s aware its colored in some sense, but he also doesn’t know exactly what hirano’s truth is. and that’s confusing for him because I think he’s got a sense of responsibility of like. I must not let kagi get caught up in daydreams. 1) he’ll get hurt and 2) they’re roommates and that could get so badly complicated, so let’s make sure hirano’s comfortable. but a lot of that second point is also motivated by like. kagiura likes him SO MUCH, I’ve got to treat him well. a biased self-interest towards wanting kagi to be. successful / happy etc. what a wonderful friend he is.

but because of this Awareness, there’s also a sense of embarrassment and avoidance. it’s almost like. if I met a celebrity I’d talked about I’d get so embarrassed like. HELLO. You’re not supposed to know me!!! let me analyze your thing in peace. I’m not for you to look at. You see this when niibashi jolts at hirano’s presence and then gets the hell out of there after giving him the sewing kit—he’s cheering on kagiura, but also he doesn’t want to touch that with a ten foot pole bc it feels weird to intrude on their space? third-wheeling is awkward. I mean u see this in ch 24 when kagiura runs off and niibashis like DON’T LEAVE ME HERE??? in his head and then hirano also steps out and he’s like what the fuck do I do. I’m not gonna start up conversation w/ whoever this guy (sasaki) is. and then he just heads to the gym. speaking of, there’s a bit there where he sees hirano scolding sasaki and is like. THIS is the “super kind” hirano-san? guy was probably envisioning a blond angel at first so I think that adjustment to reality is messing with him.