I Hope This Isn't Too Complicated But I Was Thinking You Could Do The Childhood Friends To Lovers Trope

I hope this isn't too complicated but I was thinking you could do the childhood friends to lovers trope with Tsubaki and a reader that is the adopted son of Hakumen and his apprentice.

Holy shit anon, this idea is super cool. I'm totally down for this. Hakumen's CS story made me fall in love with their dynamic.

Though not nearly as much as I'm hopelessly in love with her, why the fuck can't she be real...?

(LONG ass post incoming, I had way too much fun with this.)

-For the sake of this ask, canon will have to be changed around a bit. Hakumen never went into the Boundary, he was able to force Terumi into it without having to do a hail mary. Also, Tsubaki sees Jin as only an older brother, as is confirmed by in-game dialogue.

-For all the curses and inconveniences of having to wear the Susano'o Unit to be able to fight, there were it's upsides, such as being pretty much immortal, or at the very least a drastically increased lifespan, likely longer than mages.

-One day, by pure chance, Hakumen ended up finding a small child while wandering through a barren, quiet part of the city of Naobi.

-At first, his instinct was to pay this child no mind. But, getting a good look at you, something...seemed to awaken. Or rather, re-awaken. The humanity he thought he'd thrown away a long time ago when he put on the armor. What little of Jin Kisaragi remained after all this time.

-Hakumen was cold, yes, but he wasn't cruel. No kid deserved to be condemned to survive on their own out in the lower levels of a Hierarchical city where seithr poisoning was a possibility if one wasn't careful.

-...Perhaps he could give this boy at something of a life, a childhood that he never got to have, that was taken from him by that damn bastard Terumi.

-It wasn't long before the Duodecim caught wind of the leader of the Six Heroes adopting a child. The Yayoi family had taken a particular interest in such news, inviting the two of you over to their manor.

-There weren't kids your age you could see there. Hakumen had told you that you didn't need to stay, and to feel free to wander the manor at your own leisure as long as you stayed on the property. That was how you eventually found yourself in the garden outdoors.

-It was when you wandered out that for the first time, you'd found someone your age. A redheaded girl dressed in traditional clothing.

-She seemed to freak out, in a good way, when you told her that you were taken in by Hakumen. She was apparently a huge fan. The two of you became fast friends, being the only kids in the manor and the girl, who called herself Tsubaki, seeming ecstatic at just finally finding someone her age, not having any siblings or cousins.

-When the time came to leave you told Hakumen about your new friend. It was hard to really tell what he was thinking most of the time, mostly due to the fact that he had that mask always covering his face, but he seemed almost...nostalgic, longing. He didn't really do much, saying it was good you'd managed to make a friend and left it at that.

-He did make it a point for you to see Tsubaki as often as you could from then on, though. Whenever the Yayoi family was going anywhere, he'd make sure to follow mostly so you could see her, and accepting their invitations to the manor, which was quite a surprise considering none of the other families could say the same. When questioned on this, Hakumen refused to give an answer.

-Fast forward a long while, and you and Tsubaki both find yourselves in Torifune together to attend the academy. It had taken quite a bit of convincing to allow Hakumen to let you go (mostly because he knew the NOL's true nature), but he eventually gave in, on the condition that you'd "make the right decision when the time came." There were a lot of ways for that to be interpreted and he didn't seem to be in the mood to elaborate.

-As you go through your years there together with Tsubaki, you make memories, friends, and eventually the time comes to graduate and join the NOL. For the most part all seems to go well. That is until...Continuum Shift.

-Something changes inside Tsubaki, you heavily suspect it has something to do with Jin, and possible jealousy of Noel being his secretary.

-Of course, being as perceptive as your master/father had trained you to be, it's not long until you figure it out, and your worst fears come true. She had fallen under the Imperator's curse, and had become nothing more than a mindless slave to her will.

-You find yourself soon being swept up in Kagura Mutsuki and the Grimalkin's plans to overthrow the Imperator, though the main reason you join is to assist in saving Tsubaki from the Mind Eater curse.

-You join the operation inside the Eclipse Field with Makoto, Noel, and Jin. Once she'd materialized the Zero-Type Izayoi it was up to you and Jin to snap her out of it. Jin was to hold her off and weaken her a bit before tagging you in. You desperately held her off with all your might, trying to encourage her to resist the Mind Eater.

-Her breaking point is your reminding her of the promise you made as children. That'd you always be there for each other, no matter what. If you had to die for Tsubaki's sake, you'd gladly do so. The thought of you dying for her was the push Tsubaki needed. That's not what she wanted, she didn't want you to to be taken from her. At the very least, not without being able to tell you how she felt. Unfortunately for her, the Imperator had other plans.

-She stabbed you head on with the Immortal Breaker before passing out. Hakumen, or rather a vision of him appeared to Tsubaki as the curse broke, encouraging her to confront her true feelings.

-It was then she woke up and realized that thankfully you were unharmed. It was when your will was strongest, when you wanted to see Tsubaki safe and happy even more than you wanted to draw breath, that you finally had finally mastered Hakumen's teachings. The power of Order had manifested from your strength of will and protected you from the fatal blow.

-Tsubaki quickly breaks down into tears seeing you're alright, apologizing profusely for everything she's done. Makoto, Jin, and Noel thankfully have the tact to realize you two need some privacy.

-It's a long conversation of apologies, and reassurances between you two, and eventually you two realize you can't afford to hide from the truth anymore.

-Tsubaki's the first to confess. Ever since that fateful day you two had met, she'd felt some...special connection to you, even ignoring the fact that you were the son of her childhood hero. And you admit that you had fallen for her back. The tears of sadness and regret soon turn to ones of pure joy.

-That night you find yourself unable to sleep. Too many emotions were going rampant through your mind. Most were good, thankfully, yet some were of worry. There was still a lot to do. You wander through the city late at night, when out of nowhere a voice startles you out of your thoughts.

-Your father was behind you, arms crossed and back turned to you. Despite his closed off body language he congratulated you for what you'd done.

-It was then you realized what he'd meant those years ago. He wanted you to make the right choice, and save Tsubaki. To not leave her in her darkest hour, when she needed you most.

-An awkward pause permeates the air for a few moments. Hakumen seeming to try and come up with the words to say what was on his mind. He makes his way to leave, but not without saying something. A few short words that you never thought you'd actually hear from him in a million years.

-He was proud of you.

-And deep down he was, he really was. You were better than him when it mattered most. You stayed by Tsubaki's side and never gave up on her. Because of you, she'd live on.

-Hakumen of the legendary Six Heroes...no...Jin Kisaragi...

-He'd finally found peace.

What?! Tsubaki is best girl in Blazblue?! This is unacceptable! Makoto Nanaya, snatch this man's nuts! (Seriously though, keep up the good work.)

You fool! With Tusbaki's shield of justice on my side my nuts are unsnatchable!

(Thanks for the support, looking forward to having you here)

Would Tsubaki and Izayoi be different in a relationship? Could you do them both maybe?

Izayoi is literally just Tsubaki using her weapon's true form. They don't ever split and become separate like Noel and Mu do because that's literally the only difference lore wise.

-Tsubaki is... well to put it lightly she's inexperienced. That doesn't mean she's stupid, obviously not. She knows perfectly well she loves you more than anything and it's with you that she envisions her future.

-It's just that she can be a bit of a mess in certain situations. At even the slightest intimate touch she'll fall apart. Ruffle her hair slightly, peck her cheek, even gently place a hand on her leg as you two are sitting together and she'll just stop working.

-Most of the time outside of that she's certainly not one to hide the admiration she has for you. Everything about you has her in awe. She very much views her S/O through rose colored glasses, but unlike the normal connotations that come with the phrase it's for genuinely good reason.

-She will more than gladly compliment you on just about any little thing you do. No matter how low your self confidence may be, the earnest, loving way she says everything is enough to convince you of it. It's quite the humorous contrast from her reaction to when you initiate any sort of physical affection. It's quite precious.

-This is most definitely a consequence of how she was raised. Being born to one of the most important, privileged families in the world meant that a lot of expectation was placed on her. Her parents did genuinely care about her, being their only child, however they didn't quite take the time to show her the affection she needed growing up.

-All the ideas of love she has is from movies, books, and TV shows. Her idea of love is very cliché, probably nowhere close to what more realistic love is. That's why physical affection takes her so off guard, it was never quite properly shown in the media she watched growing up.

-As a result of this, her approach to showing affection outside of compliments is a lot more subtle. She's the type to care and look out for you. Especially if you tend to be a bit more messy on your appearance, she'll be sure to fix that for you. Smooth out some wrinkles in your shirt, run a hand through your hair to straighten it out, adjust your tie if you're wearing one to make sure it's perfect, whatever it may be. This goes double if you're in the NOL, which you probably are. A soldier should always be at and look their best.

-In case all the compliments and praise Tsubaki showers you in isn't enough of a hint, she sees so much in you, even if you or no one else does. She believes in your ability to do anything you try at with the utmost confidence. She sees that potential in you more than anyone else and will do everything in her power to help you realize it.

-She can sometimes be a bit nagging in the way she pushes you to do everything to the best of your ability. She wants you to be perfect. Not in the unreasonably lofty expectations way, but in the way that makes it apparent that she truly, earnestly believes that you can do whatever you put your mind to.

-This is part of the reason she ends up taking such a vested interest in everything you do. She wants to know where you're putting all that potential towards. Whatever hobbies you do, at the very least she'll learn as much as she can about it and support you all the way. If there's ever anything you need to be bought, rest assured she'll personally see to it that you get it. This is the heiress to one of the Duodecim families, after all, she can buy whatever she wants for you quite comfortably. It's another one of the most reliable ways she falls back on to show how much she loves you.

-Tsubaki will one percent incorporate you into her paintings. It's part of the reason she catches herself admiring you so much. She drinks up every last little detail of your appearance finding it all just so perfect. She's probably got some pictures as well, though no photograph could ever truly capture the true essence of your perfectness as far as she's concerned.

-She mulls over for hours what the perfect portrait of you would be. What kind of background would be ideal, where the shading so go, the technique of brushstrokes and types of paints that would best convey how the way she truly sees you. She'll turn into the second coming of DaVinci for this painting of you if she can help it.

-Speaking of paintings though, there's an extremely clear one in Tsubaki's head already, that of her future. She's had the traditional view on life and how she wants hers to go. She wants to settle down with the love of her life, have kids to carry on the family to make the world a better place, closer to her ideal world of equality and justice.

-After you two start dating, the heiress finds herself often daydreaming of that future. Of the perfect wedding as she walks up to you at the altar, imagining what your kids together would look like. Hell, she's probably even got a few potential names picked out, all traditional yet beautiful ones with deep meanings to her. She also can't help but wonder how you would be with the little ones in your life with her. What kind of parent you would be.

-There's just one problem, though...her family.

-Her old man is still extremely strict on who marries into the family, especially for Tsubaki. If someone doesn't directly benefit the family bloodline, he won't give them a second thought. It's gotten so bad to the point the NOL themselves have begged him to stop this complete tomfoolery out of fear of the Yayoi family going extinct.

-Convincing her dad that you're a satisfactory suitor for Tsubaki is going to be an uphill fight for the both of you. For you to prove yourself, especially if your Ars Magus aptitude isn't up to his standards, and for Tsubaki to respectfully get his head out of his ass and not cling onto tradition with such a death grip.

-Even if your aptitude isn't perfect, there's so, so much more good that she sees in you. You're strong, brave, courageous, and you never refused to give up when things got hard. Every single quality she's admired in you from the start all comes spilling forth with such passion that would move anyone. It's almost enough to make you cry.

-This was it. This was your soon to be wife. If you were still somehow on the fence about it, this was the moment that solidified your resolve.

-You would never find anyone else that could anywhere even as close to as perfect as Tsubaki was. Someone who loved you so deeply, passionately, and earnestly. Someone who believed in you this much.

How about Tsubaki wearing her taller boyfriends clothes?

Anon you are cooking with gas now. Absolutely sublime.

-Normally Tsubaki doesn't need to resort to such drastic measures, however she found herself caught in an awkward situation.

-She was sent out on a mission to investigate reports of Seithr corrupted beasts terrorizing people on the lowest levels of the cities of Ikraruga.

-They turned out to indeed be real. Thankfully for an actually trained soldier it wasn't too hard to deal with. She did take a couple good hits however, and due to protocol, her outfit needed to be turned in for seithr disinfection so nothing happens to her, so she needed to figure out something to wear in the meantime.

-It was while she was thinking that she got a text from you, asking how the mission went, and then a lightbulb seemed to go off in her head without her permission.

-Thankfully you weren't in your quarters, out doing some work of your own. She was able to get in and borrow an outfit. It was then she realized something.

-She wasn't quite prepared for the size. She's a tad bit on the short side, clocking in at 5'3, meaning you're a good bit taller than her. Wearing such comparatively baggy clothing is rather embarrassing but she didn't have much other choice.

-And besides, it's not like it was the worst thing. Your clothes felt so much comfier than hers. They felt just like it did whenever you held her in her arms, even smelling just like you. Just putting the outfit on brought a soft smile to her face.

-Despite this she was absolutely not going outside like this. She opted to stay in her office getting important paperwork done. At least like this she had a valid excuse to not come out and keep everyone out.

-At some point though, there's a knock on the door. she's about to tell them to not come in until she hears your voice on the other side, saying you need to talk to her. With a bit of a stutter, she hesitantly tells you to enter.

-You had noticed one of your outfits mysteriously missing, and you intended to talk to your girlfriend to ask if she happened to know anything about it. What you didn't expect was to realize who the culprit was the moment you opened the door.

-Seeing the confused, bewildered look on your face she explains the situation and why she... 'borrowed' some clothes from you, all the while sporting a bashful, embarrassed demeanor.

-Well, at least that explains why you were missing a set of clothes. You couldn't possibly be mad though, not when she was so precious right now.

-You teasingly ask her if she was comfortably in your clothes to which she lets out a surprised gasp and stutters out in embarrassment that she was.

-Maybe you should let her take your clothes more often.

Humor me. When you say you write for Pokemon, in what media is it? Because there is the games, the main games, the spin-off games, the manga ect, all with there fair share of different characters

Right, good point. I'm focusing on the games/anime, I haven't played any of the spinoffs unfortunately due to not having the means to do so.

The fact that Pokemon is the most popular fandom I'm writing for yet I've gotten zero requests for it is fucking mind-boggling lmfao. Guess that one anon that told me and phantomfield about the anonymous Blazblue requester hivemind was right.

Are there any fandoms you would consider adding to the list like perhaps guilty gear?

The list is subject to change, the ones currently on there are just the ones I immediately thought of that have enough waifus to write about. I have plenty of fandoms I'm in I'm not writing for either due to lack of waifus or overall bad experiences with the fandom cough cough rwby cough.

In the case of Guilty Gear specifically, I'm afraid it's gonna have to be a tentative no. Nothing against the series, it's just that I'm not in the fanbase at all, I only know the names of the characters and teeny tiny bits of lore through friends that are into it and memes. Maybe one day, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it.