#shuko

his first words are belittling mc for not looking where they are going

he calls the listener "little mouse" before realising that they are the same person who has been hanging around shiro, implying he either calls everyone who annoys him that, or he has a habit of assigning animals to people. the latter implies that he does it so often that he is able to compare the listener to a mouse based solely off this one interaction.

either way, what a dork

he already has a deep voice but it gets deeper, raspier upon recognising the listener

he calls them "that cute loser" hehehe

after noticing they seem afraid of him, he calls them "little mouse" again. probably as a way to demean/put them down, but could also be his own twisted way of making them more comfortable, attaching this nickname to them to give off a feeling of closeness or familiarity.

he compares himself to a "big, bad panther" supporting my theory of him being furry

"... stay down there. I like it when the metaphorical is represented in the physical when it comes to art. it adds a certain nuance" the first clue, aside from him dropping his camera, that shuko is an artist. dork

"in this case... you are beneath me" what a dick

he laughs seeing how his words have affected mc, who suddenly bolts to their feet after he states himself as above them.

I like the way he says "bolted" :)

when mc tries to run away he ushers them back, assuring them that he is not "yet" bullying them, but rather "having fun at their expense"

he then orders them to pick up his camera, which is still on the floor atp, and hand it to him. when I say I HATE HIM-

there's a scratch on his camera lense that is apparantly so small that he has to urge mc to "have a closer look" hmm suspicious...

refers to his work as "masterpieces", showing how he thinks very highly of himself and his skill

when mc seemingly reacts negatively towards this statement, shuko gets defensive: "what? the work I put into the preparation of a single photograph is probably more than you put into your entire existence..."

he doesn't seem insecure, but rather offended that the listener would doubt his skill. interstingly enough, when he begins this statement his voice resembles how it was in the beginning before deepening the more he talks, supporting my theory that he is depening his voice on purpose

"the world of professional photography is extremely cut-throat, and I like to take that ethos into my everyday life" it' really not that deep bro but good for you ig

forces mc into being his assistant to pay off the debt of "money and effort" it will take for him to get his camera repaired/buy a new lense.

"from the moment you caused that scratch on my lense, you became mine"

enjoys intruding on mc's personal space, calling it cute when they blush

unprompted, he shows off some of his work. is he looking to gloat, or does he want their approval?

he immeditely refers to the polaroid as one of his "lesser works", meaning he either is trying to downplay his work after hyping it up, i searching for praise, or he genuinely considers them one of his weaker works while still being proud enough of it to carry it around on his person.

is it a more recent picture that he is unhappy with? that could explain his sour mood. is it one of his earlier works? maybe he keeps it on him to stay humble/remember his roots.

"I specialise in capturing when a prior emotion turns into fear. that transition is what I capture. I believe it is beautiful... you see the most primal instincts come forward: fight, or flight." hey what the FUCK. this is our first meeting let's calm down sir

"I think fear has a certain smell to it... it' quite intoxicating... it's like fresh-cut rose, but with the smallest hint of iron." ok?? I am on my way to lunch?

"father always said, find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. well, this is a job where I get to surround myself with all my favourite things." mentions his father, let's go daddy issues!!

I've always assumed his dad is also... an asshole, similar to shuko, but there's really no evidence of that. all we have is this quote his father has said in the past and shuko's tone, which isn't a lot to go off of.

for all we know, his father could have been a bubbly, loving man who encouraged shuko to follow his dreams. but he mentions his father always "said" not "says" which can imply he is either out of the picture or dead.

maybe he was a business man who worked himself to death, dying of the stress, and shuko now does what he loves to avoid the same fate.

maybe his father regretted the life chose - his career, his house, his family - and walked out on them, tainting what was previously words of affirmation. and maybe I'm just reaching, but who's to say :p

assigns mc to "rearrange his calendar" implying he has a busy schedule. does he have other hobbies and interests outside of photography, perhaps some extra classes?

or does this solely refer to his photography, implying that he has clients and/or photoshoots to the point he has to schedule them

"it's an honour to work for an individual such as myself" KYS

9 minutes into the 11 minute video, he asks his first question about the mc. "why were you running?"

once established they were meeting someone, he then asks who, audibly suspecting that it's "that little nerd" from a different video. is he jealous?

him referring to him as a "little nerd" and the listener as "little mouse" leads me to the belief that he is tall, or at the very least taller than these to.

also, this correct suspicion implies that he has been watching the listener long enough to know who they hang out with. it's one thing to watch their interactions with shiro, but shiro wasn't around at the same time as the nerd.

he reveals that despite being in the other class, he "had his eye on them" ever since shiro had brought them up to him.

by the end of the video instead of referring to them as "little mouse" he shortens it to just "mouse.

"life is easier when you know that all you are and all you know can be stripped away, destroyed in a moment." DID SOMETHING HAPPEN OR IS HE JUST LIKE THIS??

either way is awesome but I am considering blasting him with my child of divorce projection beam.

"when you live life behind a lense, you never have to directly engage. there's always a shield between you and what you're seeing, even if that shield is just a thin sheet of glass."

it seems that shuko enjoys living life as an observer, a fly on the wall. but surely that's made him feel lonely?

especially now that he's lost shiro as a friend, is this his way of reaching out?