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a3! annotation headcanons

as a theatre kid, i couldn’t help but think about how the troupe members would annotate their scripts! I have all of act 1 of the spring troupe written out so I'll be posting them all soon! I'll be going in order of the troupes, but feel free to request a character!

Sakuya: i feel like he’d take a ton of little notes in the margins of his scripts! almost everything that comes up in practice is in there lol, he’d write down blocking, any notes on line delivery, and mark any passages he has to emphasize, i feel like he would use sticky notes too, which may become a problem as they fall out as he keeps using the script for weeks on end

Masumi: if the director said it, it’s in there. ESPECIALLY if it’s something the director praised him on~ i feel like masumi would do a bit of underlining, but if confronted about the barrenness of his notes, he would claim he just takes ‘mental notes‘ 

Tsuzuru: oh boy, this poor kid’s script is falling apart after only one week. even if he’s the one who wrote it all, he’s take a TON of notes on blocking, delivery, emotion, cues, and occasionally he’d mark where technical stuff happens ‘just for reference’. because of how much he’s writing in that thing, there are probably miscellaneous notes in there too, you may even find a grocery list! 

a3! annotation hcs (spring troupe part 2!)

here’s the rest of act 1 of the spring troupe! friendly reminder that you can request hcs for a character even before i get to their troupe!

Itaru: ok, if he hasn’t lost his script in two days, it's a miracle. He might accidentally pick up someone else’s script and only notice when he realizes he’s never taken that many notes. minimal notes, like cues and entrances. Later on he does get much better at taking notes! 

Citron: lots of color!! he would assign everyone a highlighter color and mark everyone’s lines. He might get a little carried away with the gel pens and doodle in the margins while memorizing lines, but the script looks very bright and fun!!

Oh dear, I just saw you are opened for requests and honestly, I would love if you could do, when you have time, a Tsuzuru x reader just general domestic fluff?💕 Tsuzuru wasn't exactly cooperative in the last event so my dose of him is low. Thank you so much in advance love and hope you have a wonderful day! 💕

This was fun to write and I think they turned out cute! I wasn't really sure where to go with a fic or a drabble, so I stuck with hcs! Hope you like them!!! Have a lovely day/evening!!

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-I think y’all would probably have a list of chores on a whiteboard somewhere and you can just add and erase as things get done. Since he probably had a chore allotment system with his brothers, he’ll find it easier to get things done if he has them all laid out like that

-Speaking of chores!! *cleaning wizard* He can probably cook lots of simple dishes easily bc he made them for his lil bros, so you guys make stuff like oyakodon together! Tsuzu also seems to be the type to fervently insist on cleaning as you cook, but its still fun!

-When cooking, if he cuts a vegetable perfectly he’ll smile to himself as a kinda internal ‘yess!’

-When writing he might read lines out loud to you asking if that ‘sounds like something a real person would say??’ bc when he gets into writing his rational brain is gone babeyy

-If he’s been sitting at his desk for too long and overworking himself, brush his hairrrr im begging youuuu, he might just fall asleep right there

-U are resident sweater thief, this is non debatable

-He is resident blanket thief!!! (leftover instincts from sharing a bed with his brothers)

-Back hugs in the morning while u pour out coffee/tea waaaaa

ahhhh sakuyaa<3 

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I 100% guarantee you that sakuya wishes everyone a “good morning!!” or “good night!!”. Everyone just feels ~good and warm~ bc he says it with so much love!! It's such a constant of everyone’s day that if sakuya is ever sick or staying in his room for whatever reason, every member of Mankai comes into his room to say good morning, afternoon, and night because he's OUR KID. 

And if i may get a bit of angst in here~ Sakuya probably partakes in this little routine due to his formerly nonexistent home-life. Just, the fact that he has people living with him, people who like him, and a FAMILY to come home to must mean soooo much to him since he’s never had that before Mankai. Loneliness is a terrifying thing in how subtly it can affect you. What feels worse for me is that sakuya was living with people before Mankai. They just didn’t really care about him. He was just another kid in their house.

When he came to Mankai and he was VALUED, and respected and people listened to him and cared about his interests, it was like a switch flipped. He learned that having a found family was so beautiful, so amazing, that he needs to make sure that all of his family feels loved and seen and needed too. I think that cheerful personality he had in the beginning may have been-to an extent- an act. He tried to be good and likeable for his families, but that never turned out well for him, so it became just his desperate, automatic disposition. But I do believe that once he found he was accepted at Mankai, the cheerfulness we see in him is real. Sakuya’s sweet “good morning!!”s are more than just pleasantries. He needs to do it, as often as possible.

So you know how during the ‘street act’ mini game to get coins the characters all juggle, right? I feel like the second citron learned to juggle [if he didn't already know how] he WOULD NOT STOP. EVER.  Fruit on the table? He’s juggling it. 3 props left in the wings? He's juggling them. Any objects in close proximity with each other that are vaguely similar in shape and size? They are being juggled. It's to the point where all the kids in the neighborhood recognize Citron as that cool guy who juggles a lot!!! I feel like Citron is definitely the type to try and make any sad kid happy, so even infants coo when they see him because they recognize him!!! Of course this must mean that neighborhood parents recognize him, and anyone who can make a crying child calm down is an angel in their books. In conclusion, juggling Citron. He loves being the neighborhood juggler.  

homare and citron being language learning buddies?? YES PLEASE 

[this ended up kinda long, so just so y’all know, it continues after the cut!] also, if you like this, consider sending me asks or requests about anything a3! related! please just reference my pinned post on what i will/won’t write. :3 thank you and hope you enjoy my ramblings~~

As I will be writing about/referencing languages I am not entirely fluent in here, I just want you all to be aware that it is not my intention to offend anyone! I took care with my words, but if I in any way made an insinuation that was not correct/ offensive, please let me know!! I’d greatly prefer being corrected, over spreading misinformation. In terms of my personal language experience, i speak english natively, i have been learning french for about 5 years, i am attempting to teach myself basic japanese [haven't progressed very far lol],and i know a few phrases in arabic, but only verbally/auditorily [i only understand them when spoken]. I'm a bit of a language nerd, and i love learning phrases in other languages!!

You know, I really think citron and homare are language learning buddies!!! Like, citron is so much more intelligent and perceptive than he’s given credit for [citron appreciation post incoming? Mayhaps!!] and homare does tend to use languages other than japanese in his poems. If I'm not mistaken, he’s canonically used english and french words, both incorporated into his work in ways that are [pretty much] grammatically correct! Homare has also spoken about his love for Shakespeare, and while it’s likely he’s been reading translated versions, I wouldn't put it past him to try and learn enough english to read them while referencing a dictionary. 

As for citron, it seems to be canon that zahran is an arabic-inspired language, if not fully arabic. [side note: in arabic, zahran means ‘radiant/glowing/flower’ in most translations and is used as a name] It’s hard enough to learn and speak a language not your own, and knowing that the pronunciation, speaking, and writing patterns of arabic are not very similar to that of japanese makes the fact that citron is fluent in japanese with the occasional slip-up is very impressive!![also, take into account that i think we have evidence enough to say most of these ‘slip-ups’ are kinda on purpose to make the others laugh] If i am remembering correctly, i believe citron has also used words and phrases in english. which is also a really difficult language!!

Now, multilinguals do tend to bond over the difficulties and rewards of learning languages, and I really see this kind of relationship starting between citron and homare when they realise they both like learning languages!! Just, I'd imagine them comparing notes, quizzing each other on vocab and just learning better by doing it together!! I’d like to think that they have movie nights with whatever language they’re focusing on every now and then. I feel like citron would suggest it and homare would jump at the chance to learn new phrases and train his ear to recognise the speaking patterns better so he could incorporate it into his art. It just feels like there would be such a soft, gentle atmosphere as they slowly get engrossed in the film, notepads and pens left to sit on the couch and other members of mankai sitting around the tv screen, following along with the subtitles. Also consider, making multilingual puns >:3. 

(Not exactly part of the hc, but i just wanted to share this because it made me happy!! In english there’s the phrase, “Birds of a feather, flock together.”, meaning people who are similar/have similar interests gravitate towards each other. In french, that phrase is approximately, “Les oiseaux avec le même plumage, s'assemblent a le même rivage”. Which directly translates to, -birds with the same feathers gather at the same river- which has the same meaning as the one in english! Now, the thing that really gets me about these phrases is, 

THEY BOTH RHYME!!!!!! 

I love rhymes and literary devices in any language, but i just adoreee that these two phrases happen to rhyme in both languages!!)

Spring Troupe with a kinda tsundere-ish (not in an abusive way but cute denial) s/o please?

ahh this was cute!! thanks for sending this in and being so patient, hope you like it!!! 

Sakuya : he’s a bit surprised at first!! The first time they kinda turned away from him abruptly during a conversation (he was talking about the costumes for their upcoming performance and *omg his eyes are sparkling?? Why is he so cute??ghkjfhkngjndk I can't take this oh god*) he worried for a second that he might have upset them, which is the last thing he’d want to do!!! He stepped over to see their face properly and he kinda shut down and got more confused when he realised they were blushing??? Poor kid just could not figure out for the life of him why they were blushing when he was just talking about a play until itaru explained that he was being vv adorable. Once he learns this, he proceeds to become a blushin little mess whenever he realises they’re blushing and then it's just a never ending cycle until someone says something.

Masumi: oo i paused for a second writing this one, but i think masu would adore this!!!! He’s grinning and blushing bc he adoreeees seeing his s/o all flustered and stubborn. He’d be stubborn right back at his s/o until they give in (ex: complimenting them until they’re red in the face) because it makes him vv happy :>

Citron: a bit confused at first, but once he remembers the concept of ‘tsundere’, he’s all here for it!! He’d be the one to call his s/o a tsundere to their face because he thinks it's a cute nickname! He will lightheartedly tease his s/o but he would always assure them afterwards that he wasn't trying to be mean! They’re just too cute!

Itaru: HE IS LOVING THIS OMG!!!!! He recognised it right away!!!! Every now and then they say something that's almost word for word what a tsundere character in one of his games says to the protagonist and aaaAAAHHHHHH!!!! He giggles so hard!!! And he will purposely flirt just to see their reaction bc yoo!!!! They’re so cute!!! Masumi says ew at itaru every single time, but gamer boy wouldn’t have it any other way <3

Tsuzuru: Honestly, I think for tsuzu he’d try and learn his s/o’s behavior and habits, and before you know it, tsuzu gets smooth as hell??? No one saw it coming?? But! with all his writing, he’s gotten really good at character analysis and he’s come to learn a lot of their ‘lines’ and can read body language like a book so he knows exactly which buttons to push and when to tease his s/o without being mean

Chikage: (note for this one! As of writing this, I've only just met chikage in-story, so I apologise if this is a bit ooc!) ok, cabbage man takes this as a personal challenge. Chikage definitely likes having the upperhand in knowing that anytime he wants he can turn the argument in his favor if he just flirts a little bit. He’s always smiling with this cocky little look on his face and ahfdhjaskmds its the WORST uk what i mean?

How they act when you’re overworked, Spring Troupe version!

(oh my goodness I only realised after the fact that I made almost every character bring you food.,.,,. I guess I was hungry while writing lol)

Sakuya: Saku-saku will actually be very concerned if you’re stressed and overworked. Will continually ask how you’re feeling and if you need anything. Will gently pull you aside every so often to take a nap if you’re falling asleep on your textbook. You don't know when it happened, but you realise that at some point he put his sweater on you and it was super cozy and smelled really good.,.,.,an all around sweetie <3

Masumi: ok, one of two options here, he either acts like he doesn’t care but you will find snacks and drinks on your desk while you work (he has thrown them at your head before and Sakuya made him apologize for that ) OR he will be after you 24/7 to make sure you’re taking care of yourself, he will never leave your room until you’re done.

Tsuzuru: horribly hypocritical, you will get a lecture if you stay up late. But, he will supply you with snacks and very basic meals if you have classes and/or work so you don’t crash

Citron: he tends to just sit next to you, lean against you, keep you company. This’ll be one of the few times he isn’t chattering away or singing something to you out of respect for your concentration. If you get cold he will crawl onto you like a lap-dog, it's just so comfy cozy! Drapes his big warm scarves over your shoulders. Sometimes brings you tea, he brews it himself <3

Itaru: hands you an energy drink or black coffee. “awww poor thing. You’ll be fine tho”,.,.,.meanie /lh. If you want company while you work he’ll sit next to you and play his games without the volume on so he won't disturb you too much.

Chikage: will regularly bring meals in for you. Ok, by meals I mean curry but you knew that already. Hands you a plate of spicy tripe curry and tells you that it cures all symptoms of fatigue but it will also tinge your skin blue from the excess of selenium and zinc (false, that will not happen i promise you). You just squinted at him as menacingly as possible while taking the plate. He does cook really well and the spice has the added side effect of making you drink more water, thus making you hydrated! Evil mastermind behavior right here!!

Citron and Chikage have a literally insane amount of scarves between them. During the autumn and winter seasons, Citron will run to bundle up anyone who doesn't have a scarf with them before they go out because he doesn't want anyone catching a cold. Sakuya has at least 3 scarves on his side of their room at any time. It’s super cute seeing Citron wrapping up Saku-saku every morning before classes/ before any outings. The scarves also smell really nice, like almost a spiced perfume-like scent. Citron’s scarves always smell like spiced sweets (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, you know the vibe) and Chikage’s smell more like plain spice and curry and like, sterile office building smell.

Tsuzuru is a horrible, horrible hypocrite when it comes to other people pulling all-nighters and not taking care of themselves. Like, he will go off of you about your circadian rhythm and all that garbage and yet he’ll be running on nothing but energy drinks and a huge amount of spite.