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who picks out the horror movies to watch just so the other will cling to them Watching horror movies with Midorima means having a giant astrology nerd explain to you in detail why curses don’t work that way and how these people aren’t even capable of putting up the correct ofuda to ward off a vengeful vampire ghost mermaid and this creature is so obviously fake and a poorly researched approximation of a bakemono Takao your taste in movies keeps getting worse every time how has your brain not shrunk to the size of a walnut and rolled out your ears yet no da yo–!!!

(Takao just snickers quietly to himself because Midorima’s mounting agitation is directly proportional to how likely he’ll be to take his lucky item to the bathroom with him for the next few nights.)

who is constantly studying and who is constantly trying to distract them You might think it’s Takao, and it is, but only when med student Midorima is dead-set on doing stupid things in the name of scholarly effort, like reading until he can’t look out his eyes without squinting like an owl or something. His distraction method of choice involves obnoxiously singing the “Skeleton Dance” song and replacing the lyrics with “the thigh bone’s connected to the trombone” until Midorima three-pointers the text books at his head.

who initiates the facetime calls whenever they’re separated Oh, no. XD Midorima is far too embarrassed and Takao is super-casual with communication, anyway. As in, he sends random texts whenever the fancy strikes him, and doesn’t know that Midorima reads each one carefully before consigning it to the trash. And if Midorima has any say in this, things will stay that way, nanodayo.

who is more likely to storm out after a fight and who is more likely to cry when they do Midorima, kind of, because Midorima’s prickliness hides a very delicate personality that gets easily hurt/offended. He doesn’t “storm” out, though – he just gets up, declares that he is done having this conversation, and then stalks out the door. By the time he gets home, he’s mad and hurt and mortified over how things went down, and a combination of stubborn pride and terrible social skills finds him up at 2 a.m., googling how to apologize without making an even bigger fool of himself.

Takao, meanwhile, has the altogether healthier reaction of getting mad, simmering down, saying sorry if it was his fault, and eventually considering the falling-out water under the bridge.

He sometimes has a hard time understanding that Midorima doesn’t compartmentalize arguments that easily, and might bring up an issue Takao considers resolved three or four times afterwards, very often out of the blue. It takes him a while to realize Midorima isn’t trying to be an ass, he’s just not used to the idea that friendships, nevermind relationships, are meant to weather this kind of drama, and is trying to figure out if things really are back to normal in a way that makes it seem like he can’t let things go.

Eh, they’ll work it out eventually.

who stays up way too late binge-watching their favorite shows Not necessarily late, but Takao is fully prepared to spend Saturday mornings marathoning sentai shows and he totally watches every iteration of Yu-Gi-Oh! too, trading card nerd that he is.

who bites the other’s ear when they’re feeling frisky No, but Takao sticks his tongue in Midorima’s ear and poor Midorima  scramble-trips off the couch every time because who even does that this is unsanitary Takao you freak what’s the meaning of this no da yo?!?!?! *claps hand to ear and turns the color of shiroku*

(Thing is, he knows exactly what it means, which accounts for at least 75% of his flailing. Takao just cackles at him from atop the sofa, never above cockblocking himself for the sake of Midorima flushing and yelling.)

who sprays the other with water when they’re washing the car Are you kidding me of course it’s Takao, and it’s not sexy at all because of course he aims the hose too high so Midorima is sputtering and trying to squint out of his wet glasses and even half-blind, Takao still catches the dirty sponge square in the face.

who has more fun decorating the house during holidays Nah, they’re not huge decorators. Midorima will tidy up the house shrine for Obon because it’s tradition, but beyond that, they don’t do much. Takao will sometimes put up horribly garish American Christmas decor for the lulz, and Midorima is convinced he can pin the blame for that on Kagami but the thing is, he’s dead wrong and the supplier was actually Himuro.

who is more likely to give the silent treatment when they’re mad at the other Oh man, of course it’s Midorima. Half the time it’s because he genuinely wants to demonstrate how mad he is, the other half he’s just being awkward and embarrassed to death over how the argument went down. Takao just keeps talking over him as if he’s actually a participant in the conversation until Midorima caves and starts using words again.

who plays with the others’ hair more Their kid sisters! Try to tell me they aren’t good big brothers who will patiently sit through their little sisters’ “I’m a master hairdresser and that means putting every sparkly hair pin and glittery ribbon I own on my obliging big brother who cannot deny the power of my puppy eyes” whims.

One time they even started it on a play date and their brothers were more or less frozen, just staring at each other as they got more and more glitter-fied with identical “the things we do for love” expressions on their faces. Well, at least until Takao gave a snerk at Midorima’s newly acquired mini-ponytails, went, “Nice, Shin-chan” and promptly snapped a picture to add to his instagram – and Midorima couldn’t even try to murder him because of the presence of two innocent eight-year-olds. Or, well, one innocent eight-year-old and one miniature demi-fiend in training.

who is more likely to climb all over the other one when they’re boredTakao’s respect for Midorima’s personal space is directly proportional to how serious Shin-chan is about playing the “I’m not paying any attention to you” game.

(Note: The “I’m not paying any attention to you” game has nothing to do with genuinely not paying attention and everything to do with Midorima being an awkward tsundere who sucks at initiating pretty much anything.)

who tries to kiss the other as often as they can They’re actually not super-duper touchy, despite all of Takao’s antics. PDA makes Midorima uncomfortable – he’s bad with spontaneous gestures anyway, and in public to boot? yeah, no – and Takao tends to reserve serious shows of affection for when they’re alone together. Horsing around, though? Always fair game.

who pouts when the other one tells them to shut the fuck upTakao doesn’t pout. Takao just keeps talking very loudly and enthusiastically (or singing, or cackling) because it’s funny how Midorima thinks he’s the boss of him.

who initiates the sex and who walks away when the other is riled up  Nah. Once they get more comfortable with each other, they might propose leaving the other hanging midway, but it’s really all just snark and teasing.

( “Stop sticking your tongue in my ear or you can finish things by yourself no da yo!” – “Oh reeeeally? What are you gonna do, Shin-chan? Get up, walk down the hallway with that tent and take care of things in the family bathroom~~?” *gringrin* *sputtering*)

who always forgets the umbrella and who holds it when they actually have one Midorima never forgets. He probably keeps an umbrella on his person even when the forecast is clear skies all around, just in case. It comes with doing everything humanly possible.

Takao sometimes forgets and then shoves his way under Midorima’s umbrella like, here, Shin-chan, let’s share like the good friends we are I’ll even carry your giant magikarp plush for you so it won’t get wet~~, entirely oblivious to the fact that he’s giving Midorima heart palpitations.

who demands showering first in the morningsMidorima doesn’t have to demand it; he’s usually up at the crack of dawn anyway, while Takao will laze around in bed for as long as possible.

who sneaks into the shower with the other one in the morningsNo. Just… no. Takao might consider it but Midorima deals so very poorly with surprises of any kind, and besides, for the truly intimate things, he always asks.

who prefers riding the roller coasters and who prefers playing the gamesI think it’s pretty obvious who wants to do what. XD Actually, Takao is happy to do either, but Midorima is definitely a games person. He doesn’t see any point in purposefully risking imbalance, nausea, vomiting, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, heart attack, whiplash––

(“Wow, Shin-chan, you’re a real sunshine,” Takao says, and skips off to the death coaster by himself. If Shin-chan doesn’t see the fun in speed-induced vertigo, then it’s his loss~)

who will text the other one thirty times in a row until they respond Nah. Midorima’s not a huge texter and while Takao sends random texts all the time, he very rarely expects a response to them. It’s just part of his personality.

who always forgets to charge their phone overnight Neither? Midorima is nothing if not overly fastidious in his habits and self-imposed duties, and Takao is too much of a social butterfly to ever forget.

who comes up behind the other and slide their hands into their back pocketsStiiiiill don’t know how that works. Takao’s more likely to do the one-armed sling around Midorima’s neck to pull him down to eye-level anyway. What happens after that depends on the mood~

who tries to get hugs from the other as often as they canNah. Like I said, neither of them is super-touchy despite Takao’s outgoing personality. Full-on hugs are more for when one or the other is having a really crappy day. 

(“You do realize you’ve got… a thing… on your back,” says Liu as they’re going over class work together. – “It happens,” says Himuro, perfectly unconcerned by the looks they’re getting and the fact that Atsushi seems close to falling asleep like that. “Usually means there’ll be rain tomorrow.”)

Ice cream (What’s their favorite flavor/ dessert–if they seem like the type to not like ice cream?)

Mukkun has made it his life’s mission to try every ice cream flavor in existence, up to and including sweet potato or squid ink. Expect to see him with tokudai-sized cones, too, because one flavor just isn’t enough. Where he absolutely does draw the line, though, is ice cream involving vegetables. That’s… he’s not sure what that is. A crime against nature or someth–– Murochin what are you eating???!

(“Oh, I thought I’d try carrot. I’ve never had it before.”  – “Murochin you are dead to me. D:”)

As for Himuro, he’s, perhaps unsurprisingly, one for the more elegant flavors, like stracciatella or amarena cherry, but since returning to Japan, he’s become enamored with azuki bean ice cream. Mmm.

(Incidentally, activities in the ice cream store tend to come to a dead halt whenever Himuro takes his order and gives it a taste-test. What a shock, ne?)

Love (How do they show love physically, verbally, etc.?)

Well, Himuro is quite free in his doting, but kind of reserved when it comes to romantic affection. He’s not at all averse to showing it, but his expressions of love are usually very low-key and subtle – a brush of fingers here, a lingering look there, a certain pitch in his voice. He’s more likely to wait for Atsushi to initiate something first (see: tree sloth, above) and respond to that rather than the other way around.

Murasakibara… gosh. If he offers you the last slice of angel cake you know it’s true love. XD In all seriousness, though, Mukkun is pretty clumsy with that sort of thing and gets embarrassed very easily, which translates to grumpiness and a lot of backwards compliments like, “Murochin is so pretty it’s annoying.”

Also, in addition to his random sloth attacks, from time to time, he’ll seize upon certain things about Himuro and will then poke and prod at them with a bizarrely single-minded kind of fascination. This has included – but not been limited to – snorgling Himuro’s hair because “it looks like licorice……. but it’s not licorice D:”, trying to lick him because Himuro made the mistake of using coconut oil (dry skin, even ikemen have that problem), staring at Himuro’s feet for ten minutes straight before going, “Murochin, did you know your left big toe is slightly taller than your right big toe?”, or trying to rest his ear on Himuro’s stomach because he wants to figure out if ikemen stomachs also make noises.

Himuro isn’t quite sure what to make of it all, but it’s so weird that it’s actually kind of cute, so he usually doesn’t intervene… unless Atsushi starts gnawing at his neck or something. (Yes, it’s happened before, and no, nobody knows what prompted Mukkun to do it, not even Mukkun himself. “I was distracted,” he says, like that explains everything. Himuro has been around him long enough by then to know it probably does.)

Understand (some misconception that they want others to understand about them)

takes long baths (or the longest, if both do)Himuro is a shower person. Murasakibara secretly loves baths but so very rarely gets to take them because Japan has a critical shortage of tubs large enough to contain him. One time Yosen hosted a training week at a hot spring and he kept floating up and down the length of the outdoor pool like a little kid. And then he got hungry and couldn’t decide whether to get out of the pool to take care of the munchies or not. The whole team was very concerned.

stays up late working on somethingHimuro, of course. At some point past midnight Murasakibara will pad in with a plate of snacks because he got woken up by his stomach again. He stands around munching and occasionally shoving the food in Himuro’s face to get him to take a bite, too, and grumbling under his breath about how stupid Murochin should finish up already his feet are getting cold, mouuuu.

has better fashion senseLike that’s even a question. XD

reads moreWell, Himuro isn’t a voracious reader or anything, but yeah, he takes that spot. Murasakibara gets sleepy from staring at the pages, unless the book in question is a cook book. Then he just gets hungry instead and decides to go make whatever it was that triggered his appetite, even if the dish is far above his current skill level and it’s the middle of July, Atsushi, why are you trying to make Christmas cake?

works out moreHimuro. That’s not even a contest. 

sleeps in on weekendsBoth. Mukkun likes to nap at all hours of the day anyway, but Sunday is amnesty day from Murochin’s rampant unjustified cruelty. (Murochin’s rampant unjustified cruelty consists of leaning in really close and whispering sweetly that if Atsushi isn’t up in the next five minutes, his chips will have a date with their interior plumbing.)Sunday is also the day Himuro considers it too much effort to extricate himself from the human tree sloth hug that’s keeping him flat against the mattress, so he just gives in and goes back to sleep. They wake up properly around lunch, but Mukkun refuses to call it lunch because breakfast is clearly so much better than lunch, Murochin I want waffles~.

introduced the other to their parents firstWell, according to the drama CD, Mukkun’s family already got introduced to Himuro and promptly caught the ikemen fever? XD Seriously though, I have no idea. I think a proper introduction will be a long time in coming, not only because Murasakibara needs to do a bit of growing up, first, but also because neither he nor Himuro seem like the type to make anything “official”.

is more protectiveNeither of them is especially protective, actually. Sure, Himuro has practically adopted this ill-tempered giant child of a boy, but I think that’s more because he himself has got a compulsive need to establish himself as the responsible elder than out of some kind of desire to protect. I’m not saying he doesn’t care – he pretty obviously does, but his motivations for befriending and taking care of Murasakibara are a lot more complex than that.And Mukkun, well... I think Mukkun has trouble conceiving of other people’s vulnerabilities, in general. And Himuro in particular isn’t just a capable person, but also projects that aura of strength, so... if something actually happens to shake him up, I’m pretty sure Mukkun wouldn’t really know what to do and just awkwardly offer to crush the thing that made Murochin unhappy.

is more likely to flirt when they’re alone*snerk* I’m pretty sure Himuro actually bringing on the flirt game would just confuse the hell out of Murasakibara, who is the type of person who can’t even pay a straight-up compliment without phrasing it like, “Murochin is so pretty it’s annoying.” So yeah.

falls asleep on the couchPfff. Mukkun falls asleep on the couch so often Himuro has chosen to buy one of those reclining beanbags and put it up in front of the couch so he can watch his movie without freezing his butt off sitting on the floor and Atsushi can have his nap without getting a crick in the neck.

is the better driver Himuro, of course. Murasakibara just flat-out refuses to drive. It’s too much of a hassle, having to pay attention to all these things at once, and then there’s the question of how he can even fit behind the wheel and operate the pedals. He’d much rather take up the passenger seat, push it as far back as possible, and then doze while Murochin mangles the lyrics to whatever is playing on the radio.

plans date night most often God, no. If they go out, it’s most definitely just casual outings, or to meet with friends.

General Opinion over said character: I’m highly ambivalent towards Akashi, partially due to things not related directly to Akashi himself. On the one hand, I understand and empathize with his situation at home. On the other hand, the methods he’s found to deal with the pressure – both subconsciously and consciously – are really fucked up and hurt a lot of people, and I’m not sure Akashi realizes the full implications of that yet.