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annotation hcs (winter pt 1)
I haven't finished the winter troupe’s first chapter yet, so that would explain if any of these are ooc or feel kinda bland, sorry!
Tsumugi: king of annotations, I don't make the rules >:3. He’s the one whom everyone goes to when they have no clue how to go about something academic, and this kinda extends to script annotation. He takes such nice, neat professional notes on most of the pages. [as i said in kazu’s hcs, i think that most of the post-high school kids are fairly solid on note-taking] butttttt, i feel like on certain pages this dweeb[in a loving way] just forgets what the word neat even means. Im talking scribbles, lengthy notes for no reason random analysis, dogeared page, doodles, scratchy marks in the margins, he just gets into a state where his brain goes *BRRRRRR*. Most of it is nice though I promise.
Tasuku: (LOOK IN THE COMMENTS, some lovely people corrected me on this one as we have textual evidence about tasuku’s note-taking later on in the chapters!!!!!) mmmostly minimal notes. Some underlining here and there, mostly reminders to himself on movement and how to get down the subtleties of the script. I feel like he would dogear pages alot too! He’s the one who forgot to write his name on the front of his script, but after a couple of reminders he did it
Hisoka: there’s like, 10 words total in that entire script. Idk he just, feels his script, reads it, sleeps with it under his pillow, and then he’s got it. <- on that note, he definitely sleeps with his script sometimes. Once he told tsuzuru that the scripts were ‘comfy’ and tsuzu just accepted it and moved on with his day.
Homare: WHERE TO START WITH THIS ONE?? So, first off, somehow he managed to make the script look like an illuminated manuscript with all his additions?? Used one of his fountain/calligraphy pens with gold ink to write his name on the front cover~ puts in poetry when inspiration strikes him, so some of the pages are -covered- in writing. Adds little commentary to his notes like muku!! ‘Hmm?? This character seems to be quite nervous!!! Mayhaps this ought to play into their stance!!’ Uses multiple pens when annotating, so there is a bit of a range of color in there, mostly blues, reds, blacks, and on occasion some other colours. I feel like he would use a shade of wine red most often tho!
Azuma: unlike homare, i feel azuma has one specific pen dedicated to annotating his script. He always keeps it neat and tidy, no folded corners, and the script isn’t too worn-looking at the end of the run, he even has a place in his room where he keeps all his scripts! Tries to keep his notes in a nice little aside in the margins, keeping the lines nice and straight!
From his home lines, we know that Azuma hates bugs. I’d like to imagine that when he was in his room alone and a bug friend came along he would kinda freeze and lock eyes with the little critter. While keeping eyes on it, he calls over one of the winter troupe members (it usually ends up being Tasuku{sometimes Tsuzuru and Omi automatically walk on over because they’re used to ‘bug removal duty’}), and they have to scoot the bug onto a piece of paper and let it go outside. A few weeks after Guy shows up, Azu kinda just leans over and lightly tugs on his sleeve to let him know there’s a leggy critter. (Guy doesn’t mind insects all that much, and it freaks out Azuma every time Guy holds one in his hand when he can’t find paper)
author’s note: ahhh, there’s something so domestic ab seeing people on the phone..,.,,.
cw: i cursed a lil bit woops
Can sit still while on a phone call: tasuku, masumi, chikage, yuki, juza, hisoka (that is, if he even bothers to pick up), guy, azuma
Smiles the entire time to keep their tone of voice sounding alert and happy [semi-customer service voice]: sakuya, tsuzuru (unless it’s a close friend, then you have the privilege of hearing him sound like a zombie <3), itaru (same idea with tsuzu though, he’ll be gaming while he talks), muku, kazunari, kumon, tsumugi, izumi
Gestures a ton: sakuya, itaru, tenma, KAZU, KUMON, banri, sakyo, HOMARE!! Stg he’s practically doing interpretive dance.,.,king shit right there, matsukawa, sakoda, taichi
Walks a lap around the entire building, outside, across a field, into another prefecture, with a mug in their hand the whole time. Ends the call not knowing where the fuck they are: SAKYO(he makes it home on his own, sakoda also kinda followed him but shhhhh), HOMARE, tsumugi if he can remember how to answer the phone in time(JKJK I LOVE HIM PLS), tsuzuru (he also gets home dw)
Sighs loudly and dramatically the second the call ends: ITARU, kazunari, yuki, banri, azami, tasuku, hisoka (again, only if he actually bothers to answer the call)
Does the actual weirdest shit without their voice betraying them at all: kumon (he literally starts doing a full workout, lunges, squats, even some yoga! Yuki has 110% walked in on kumon in bakasana pose [crow/crane pose] while setting up a picnic with a few of his friends), omi (full meal while on the phone with his photography club), itaru (you know good and well he’s playing at least 2 different games while talking, even for business calls), banri (mr. super ultra easy mode will go out of his way to do so much weird shit i cant even list everything here)
May I have hugs and cuddles from Banri and Mqnkai Beauty Club? It's been a rough week, and I could do with some comfort, also, I really really really like your works!
BRB GONNA CRY,...,.,.,,,.THANK YEW weueueueueue
Banri
The second he noticed you’re kinda burnt out and tired and generally feeling bad he was ready to punch somebody
“Did somebody bother you? Wait, did somebody hurt you? I swear to godddd I will physically fight them, gimme an address!”
You will have to wrestle this fool into his room so he doesnt start trying to fight anything, but once you’ve got him he will calm down almost immediately
Is he some odd aggressive human-shaped cat? Possibly, yeah
Once you’ve made it clear that you just wanna melt into a blanket and cuddle, he is 120% on it!! He always manages to wrap you up in your favorite blanket all perfectly cozy and snug
Sakyo be damned, he’s gonna turn on the heater in his room for maximum comfiness
(sakyo only grumbled a little bit because he actually quite liked you, banri seemed to have mellowed out since meeting you, so he will live with going ever so slightly over budget. Banri also pays him off in bubble wrap. So there’s that.)
Azuma
Notices right away and drags you into his room for wholesome cuddle time
If you like the smell of incense he lays out all the different incense sticks and cones he has for you to sniff them all and choose one to burn to relax
His room just has such good comfy vibes that you feel so chilled out the second you walk in
He has a couple of your sweaters in his room (theft >:o!!! Dw it’s cute actually, he only steals them bc he really likes how they smell,..,.that's not weird, right?), so if you want to throw one on to be warm and cozy, he’s got you!!
He’ll ask if you wanna vent about how your week has been, if you take him up on his offer he’s such a good listener and always keeps a hand on you to ground you even while you’re lowkey re-living how stressed you’ve been
Likes doing breathing exercises with you. He tends to like ones where you’re both physically grounded to each other. This time you did one where you pressed your palms together and did deep breaths in time with touching your finger tips together. [so, inhale is pinky to pinky, ring to ring, middle to middle, pointer to pointer up to thumb to thumb, exhale is separate pinkies, all the way down in the same order to separating thumbs]
Yuki
First step: kick temna out of his room
(tenten actually will leave once yuki spells it out to him that you need to recharge and yuki is your favorite battery <3)
Annoyingly (at least from yuki’s pov, tenten goes on to tell everyone in the summer troupe that you had a rough week and they take it upon themselves to plan out and succeed in Operation: Make Our Bestie Feel Better!!!!! Kazu came up with the title) and you two are interrupted at least 50 times while trying to cuddle
Muku stops by to give you some feel-good wholesome slice of life manga, kazu drops by with a list of cute songs to listen to while you’re cuddling, misumi hands you three triangular objects, kumon gives you a glass of water and he enlisted tenma to help him cut up some fruit for you and yuki! (the misshapen ones are tenma’s but you don't say anything…he tried his best <3)
Throughout all this yuki has been throwing things at the door every time it opens, which manages to deplete your pillow stocks, so he kinda had to get back up and throw all the pillows and stuffed animals back on the bed, ofc he took the opportunity to bury you in the pillows and stuffies. You looked hella cute ;>
Azami
Oh he is ON IT!
His automatic assumption when you come to him is that you somehow died during the week and were reanimated bc bby your skin condition was enough to make him practically grab you by the shoulders and pivot you into his room to find some facemasks to throw at you
He’s definitely the quietest out of our little lineup here, opting to either listen to you rant about your week or just vibe in comfortable silence
Btw this is gonna be a self-care day/cuddle sesh, no way around that
If your hair is long enough to be brushed out, he’ll get out all the knots before he pins your hair away from your face.,.,don’t say anything when you notice him staring at you as he tucks back those few pesky stray hairs by your ear or he’ll threaten to kick you out [ofc he won’t go through with his threats but he is vv easily embarrassed if you tease him]
After a refreshing cooling mask with cucumber and aloe he gently rubs a lightly scented lotion into your hands, his face is hella red from being 1/8th of a technicality away from holding hands with you, but he’ll ignore the burning in his cheeks for the sake of hearing your cute little chuckles and seeing how calmed you were
You two ended up watching a documentary together and it was vv adorable [i have this lil hc that azami has a ton of weird little habits he’s picked up from sakyo and watching documentaries for fun is one of them]
,.,..,.thinking ab the intimacy of falling asleep in a pile with friends,,..
I feel like fuyugumi is simultaneously so genuinely emotionally open and closed off with each other at the same time. But imagine what happens when they get to the point where they’re all just so comfortable with each other. They have movie nights like the kids do, because why shouldn't we? Why do the kids get to have all the fun? They get together for tea, for picnics, for drinks. Every single time they get even mildly tipsy Arisu gets teary-eyed about how much he loves his friends, and every single time they assure him they love him too. Thinking about Guy, and how horribly lonely he never knew he was. How he used to feel a shiver running along his back whenever Azuma laid a comforting hand on his forearm in casual conversation. How he graduated from these small, nearly imperceptible acts of affection to becoming one of Hisoka’s favorite pillows. How he learned to feel safe. And by god, the first time he fell asleep in the common room during a movie, with his bangs falling down, framing his face so beautifully, everyone just held their breath because there was no way this moment could get any more perfect
Yuki was once going on a rant about how corsets are almost never done properly in movies and tv shows, as he does, and Homare happened to be home. Homare listened to him for a moment, then proceeded to run to his room, waking Hisoka who noted his all too common excitement with barely a muffled “what’reyoudoing?”.
He returns with one of his 5 different corsets and passionately tells Yuki that he wholeheartedly shares his opinion that when laced correctly corsets are soooooo pretty!
.,..,they then proceeded to have a mini fashion show in yuki’s room. Muku, Hisoka, Juza, Tsumugi, Azuma, and Izumi were all roped into it. (Azuma looked stunning and Homare just about cried from the overwhelming poetic inspiration he got from the experience.)
Thinking about izumi, azuma, sakyo, and omi having a habit of standing in doorways
like, something something a subtle yet constant ‘you are not meant to be here’ that they feel in their bones and it’s never really left them
due to their horrendous fucking posture kazu, tsuzu, itaru, tsumugi, and homare all have lower back issues for days.,.soooOO! sakuya and muku worked together to make bean-sock heat packs for them all :))) + kazu and tsumu are actually weirdly good at giving massages?? so they will help out the besties <333 + PLUS!!! azuma eventually catches wind of the sitch and buys a heated back massager and everyone takes turns using it
brushing izumi’s hair and she falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing tsuzuru’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing kazunari’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing sakyua’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing citron’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing misumi’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing muku’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing hisoka’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing homare’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333 brushing azuma’s hair and he falls the fuck asleep <333
tetsuro, omi, guy, tasuku, chikage, and misumi are all [individually] strong enough to pick up almost everyone in mankai. thus, anyone who wants it will get regular pick-upsies!!! everyone loves picking up muku bc hes such a sweet little fella :”)))) def the baby of mankai. almost everyone is strong enough to lift izumi in a princess carry and shes strong enough to lift quite a few troupe members too!! [teeechnically hisoka can too but he usually will not bother..,.,he does make exceptions for sakuya and muku tho,.,.,] azuma gets VERY giggly when he’s picked up,,.,ough,.,swoons,.,,.he is so special to me,,.,omi was veryyy hesitant when taichi asked him if he wanted someone to try and pick him up, so tai-chan obviously enlisted the help of guy and tetsuro to see if either of them were strong enough. turns out, both were!!! omi was blushing and smiling as FUCK it was vv cute
i will tell u a secret tho,.,.hisoka once picked up homare bridal style and homa HASNT SHUT UP ABOUT IT SINCE!!!! HE WAS SO ENAMOURED!!!! so!!! homare started regularly lifting weights with tasuku [he may have had to convince homa not to start lifting with 30 pound weights and mayyybe work his way up instead…] and after a good few months of spouting poems about exercising, he was finally able to lift hiso!!! good job homare!!!!
my comfort character needs more comfort. they are in distress.
—And... do you have a type of guy?
Me: —No, I don’t
But also me:
Mirror, mirror, on the wall — Who’s the fairest of them all?
MANKAI COMPANY X POMEFIORE | Azami, Homare, Azuma, & Yuki.
—And... do you have a type of guy?
Me: —No, I don’t
But also me:
A3! Reactions to the A3eng!news
Sakuya has been smiling even brighter since you all got the news. He has to, right? So he does his best. He works, and practices, and treasures the last shows you all put together -the pain becomes duller that way, somehow. Sakuya’s determined to see you off with a smile, even when he feels the first tears beginning to drop. Because if he has been able to find happiness, it’s because of you.
Masumi is silent scary, and barely acknowledges anything even remotely related to the subject. “I’m never saying goodbye” ,“I’m staying” he grumbles like a statement he will devote himself to. No one makes any comment about it, much less you. Instead, you smile. And Masumi won’t admit it, but while beautiful as always, for the first time, he doesn’t like that smile.
Tsuzuru tries to be there for the young ones. He’s also giving his all into writing the last scripts before everything happens. He thinks he’s got it together -that he can keep the sadness at bay by drowning into work- but from time to time he has to stop and exhale to not let emotions run over him. They all got to do their best for you. He’s gotta do his best for you.
Itaru leaves the console and leans back on his chair, eyes closed, tired from not thinking about it. It’s not the end of the world, he tells himself, you already know where they all will be. But then you knock on the door, calling for him to come out and have dinner -and it clicks. Because he has gotten used to your presence -not in a similar place- but here. And he doesn’t know what to make of that feeling.
Citron doesn’t mention anything. Not really, because he understands. He knows the empty feeling of leaving home against one’s will. That’s why he tries to light up the tension whenever the issue comes up, and why his grammar mistakes begin to get so silly that even you can’t help but laugh. And that’s when his eyes soften. Because the sound makes it a little easier to smile.
Chikage closes his computer and pinches the bridge of his nose letting out a sigh. For some reason, he can’t concentrate. He should be used to goodbyes by now, but knowing someone isn't coming back doesn't mean you ever stop waiting, he realizes as he stands up and leaves the room. Maybe you two can play some last tricks before you go.
Tenma tries to be collected in front of you, shrugging it off and insisting it’s just a small step. That you will still be able to see them, he will make sure of it. You thank him with a smile that makes his eyes burn. He scolds himself mentally. He’s Sumeragi Tenma. He’s the leader of the Summer Troupe. And he definitely, definitely can’t break before you do.
Kazunari does his best to ignore it, to pretend nothing has changed. That’s his intention at least. As soon as the news comes out not a single day passes without him taking a selfie with you. Recording all your jokes. Conversations. Laughs. How he wishes he would have tried everything on this earth with you before leaving.
Misumi doesn’t understand why they are leaving. You are all family, shouldn’t you come too then? When he learns you might have difficulties reaching where they are going he inevitably pouts. Because it’s always better when you are with them, but most of all, he doesn’t want to say goodbye to someone precious to him again.
Muku doesn’t want to be a bother, and does well to ignore the thought of them all moving without you to another place -except when he doesn’t. Because he’s still one of the youngest, and emotions tend to overflow more often than not. His vision gets blurry, so he stops in the middle of the hall and sniffs quietly. How he wishes he could princely take you away with them.
Yuki is realistic. It’s sad, sure, but it’s not like you are not going to see each other again. Still, there’s a lingering feeling on his chest -one he absolutely chooses to not pay attention to- because nothing good will come out of it. Maybe he should make you something. It’s been a while after all, nothing else. He can already imagine your excited face, yet for some reason his heartthrobs.
Kumon has been feeling anxious, even though he has put all his acting knowledge to do his best to not worry you -or anyone for that matter. Too soon. Everything was going too fast. You were supposed to help them grow in order to become better actors, right? You all were supposed to stay together, and there’s just so much he still wanted to experience with you.
Banri bites the inside of his cheek while walking on the streets at night, wishing to punch something -anything- just to destress. He’s annoyed, angry with the news, news he has made clear and sound his opinion about even when he got scolded on the way. What a load of crap. What, after helping him find his passion you leave? Just like that? No. No fucking way.
Sakyo repeats to himself that he has to be the stable one. The rational one. The one who grounds the rest amid the chaos. He’s used to giving things up after all, yet every time he makes eye contact with you, he’s not so sure he’ll ever get used to this one thing. Laughable, really. He takes off his glasses and rubs his face. Damn he wishes he could wake up.
Juza looks at the ceiling of his room in silence. The place they are gonna stay is practically the same, you have told them, more opportunities even. But you are the one who allowed him to enter into this world, and no matter how many times he hears it he won’t understand. You should be the first one to be there with them, not the last one saying goodbye.
Taichi becomes louder and more energetic than ever. He does his best to try and forget what’s about to happen, especially when the feeling in his chest becomes too much to bear. Because if he doesn’t his mind reels over him, and then he will have to explain to you the cause of his swollen eyes is the river of tears he let out in the middle of the night.
Omi cooks. He cooks and cooks every single thing you have ever mentioned liking. He wants to make you the happiest while you are here. To enjoy what little time you have together. Yet when he gazes upon your profile with the utmost affection, his jaw also tightens. Because there is no way he’s gonna be okay missing that smile of yours greeting him every day.
Azami tries to keep his mind off the news -there’s no dwelling on the fact that it will happen. However there are times when he’s in the courtyard, in the practice room, even in the hall, where he notices your familiar fragrance. Thing is, they are always out of the blue, and he has to stop for a few seconds to compose himself, leaving a few curses on the way.
Homare’s poems have been coming in millions, as if there’s a need to share as much as he can before the time comes. He knows things are not going to be the same, but you have helped him love himself more than he ever imagined and it just seems unfair to let you go this way.
Azuma wanders around the dorm in the middle of the night, taking everything in. He touches the walls, hears the crickets in the distance, and glances into the direction of your room, lips turning into a thin line. Just like everyone, your presence has become an essential part for him, and it will be difficult to get used to not finding you around.
Tasuku breathes heavily, closing the door of the entrances after his morning run. He’s about to go to his room when he hears you moving around the kitchen -because by now he knows it’s you- and he stops in his tracks. It’s going to be hard to get used to not talking as much to you as usual, and part of him wishes he could have made plays that gained more people for you to stay.
Hisoka feels numb, as if he can already feel the distance. It carries a weight that's heavier than anything. He opens his eyes as he hears your voice walking up to him to wake him up. He doesn’t want to say goodbye, he concurs. More fervently than anything, he wishes you didn’t have to let go.
Guy blinks. The feeling is straight-up heart-clenching, and the adults have had their fair share of comments regarding this. Inevitable. Unavoidable. His mouth twitches. He closes his eyes and tries to engrave you in his memory one more time. He has learned a lot thanks to you, and that in itself is a tremendous thing. He only wishes he could have kept walking this journey with you.
Tsumugi looks at the garden and crouches, biting his lip. He has done his best not to seem distressed, but it’s been difficult as the date gets closer and closer. He turns to the flower that has your name, and caresses each of its petals, leaving gently afterwards. How he wishes you could stay with them.
Because you helped them all bloom, and it was only fair that you did too.
OHMYGOD AHAHAHA
Tasuku: Tsumugi is my bf.
Azuma: Best friend or boyfriend?
Tasuku: Yes.
Hey Liber, why aren't they canon?
Just look at them!
Bonus:
They know-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AZU-NEE!!!
Remember that you are not alone anymore! :)