what if i was a princess and you were a knight and we were both girls
(aka. cheese's torikasa ramble page bc I have no trks friends and I am oh-so-bored, that being said if you ship torikasa please talk to me I don't bite pelapspelapdsf)
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NAVIGATION
General Rambles/Headcanons Gender & Sexuality HC's Cafe Dates Hugging Kissing Cuddling Appellations Clown Crown Tori's Hair Colour King and Emperor Blood Types
White Brim Righteous Brim Card Art Analysis White Brim Card Skill Names
TORIKASA READING LIST
collection of stories that have torikasa interactions (this is a wip because i have yet to read everything) keep in mind that i just put every interaction/mention i find, some will be much more significant than others
Requiem: Dies irae 11-12 [IMPORTANT] White Brim: whole thing. just read it BIBLION: 1,3,4 Clown Crown: the whole thing
stories i don't have chapter numbers for yet but know have torikasa (i'll add them later) The B in Class B Stands For... Tsukasa FS2 Secret Swan: Part A First Shrine Visit Noble Game Main Story: Summit Meeting that one story where tsukasa wears the ra*bits uniform "that was somewhat unrelated to the topic at hand but i'll keep that in mind" Promessa (editor's note: lowkey think this one is a nothingburger but read it if you want)
General Rambles/Headcanons
im actually pretty satisfied with canon torikasa that there's not much for me to add to shrug
Gender & Sexuality HC's
| Tsukasa | Tori |
|---|---|
| Genderfluid | Unlabelled |
| Demiromantic Bisexual w/ feminine pref | Cupioromantic Aroace |
| Pronouns Vary* | All Pronouns |
* I just use whatever feels right at the time for tsukasa
also bisexual tsukasa propaganda: literally *look at her*
Cafe Dates
torikasa cafe dates r canon to me,, tsukasa loves snacks/sweets and so does tori,,,, in !! era they'd have romeo and juliet-esque dates not bc their relationship is forbidden but bc yuzuru and sena would have their heads if they found out they were eating so much cake 💔
just checked my torikasa notes and realised i had this hc before but worded differently, crazy!!
they both like sweets but neither of them can bake so they like having cafe/afternoon tea dates at some fancy rich person place. but they also both have people (sena, yuzuru) who heavily caution against them eating too many so they only have these like once a month. sometimes they cave and have more in "secret" (neither of them can lie for shit. it's so obvious.)
Hugging Kissing Cuddling
during the beginning of their dating phase, tsukasa likes to kiss tori on the hand 1. because he thinks it looks cool and knightly 2. if they kissed eachother on the lips they would both explode and die (they do eventually, but only after like 3 months)
tori is a Cuddler. tsukasa is victim to this as soon as he gets back from idol work
that fuckass 5 foot tall bear that tsukasa gave to tori in her 2019 bday event still sits in tori's room and whenever they bicker, she gives it more attention than tsukasa to make them jealous (they act like they dgaf but they really do...)
Appellations
hrfrk im nromalf fimg noma
"they're just saying eachothers names" shtuf up
ahem tori addressing tsukasa as just "tsukasa" represents his arrogant values and how he doesn't need to show respect to most people with honorifics, however it also shows that him and tsukasa are close enough to be on first name basis tsukasa addresses her with "tori-kun" which uses his first name to imply closeness in contrast to others (e.g. sora = "harukawa-kun") it also has the level of respect that tori's lacks which shows tsukasa's dedication to tradition (autism) and acting more formal as a rich kid
Clown Crown Tori's Hair Colour
I feel like tsukasa's comparison of tori's hair colour to that of a fetus is to place extra emphasis on how young tori is at this point, an important part abt torikasa is the shifting inferiority/superiority between the. this quote (clown crown) takes place before tsukasa's downfall occurs however, so tsukasa either views himself as superior or equal to tori at this point. the explicit descriptor of tori to a fetus likely indicates either child tsukasa viewing tori as a weak little baby or future tsukasa looking back retrospectively and understanding that tori was just a kid like he was (thus the "Do you see me now tori-kun? With whom I used to spend my days rolling around with in the mud? I am truly sorry for laughing at you that day." quote from @royalquintet's Clown Crown TL
King and Emperor
do you ever think when tori watches tsukasa becoming king, knowing that she'll never truly take eichi's spot as emperor, she starts to worry that tsukasa's going to progress so far that someday he's going to be out of her reach or are you normal
do you ever think that from tsukasa's perspective, she has full faith that tori will never fall behind, even if tori never becomes emperor, tsukasa'll still think to herself "that's fine, tori will rival me somehow, she always does" and she'd be right
[shaking and clenching fist] THEY'RE LIFELONG RIVALS FOR A REASON GODDAMNIT!!!
Blood Types
heh... torikasa blood types are A and B... like how they're always rivalling eachohtefhhfkjsdshfdkb i should be put down
White Brim
Righteous Brim Card Art
i think it's cool how he isn't sitting in the chair here but on the floor, bc the event is abt him understanding the privilege he has being born into a rich family + the bird cage is a reference to kohaku's line of him also being a caged bird, not just tori which symbolises the restrictions they have from being born into prestigious families, having to uphold reputations and being limited in what they can and cannot do, that's why the cage is empty, because it's not a bird but for him. i do find it interesting that it is specifically a bird cage as birds are known for their flight and ease of movement, requiem references tsukasa being kept as a decoration at home, always listening to his family's wishes and never exploring things he himself would enjoy, however once he steps out of that, he ends up much happier, while in this card where he is donned in stuffy, fancy clothes, he seems dissatisfied. additionally, songbirds are known for their singing, and,,, he's an idol. it's like the cage contained his voice and stopped him from sharing it with the world until after he left i want to also note that his outfit has similar gold detailing to the paintings, chair, wall decals and floor, which furthers the idea of his life before yumenosaki being worth truly as much as his family's material possessions, an inanimate decoration for display
i'm not going to talk abt tori's too much bc that's a whole other essay but i find it interesting that they both match outfits except for slight details. bc they're the same, they're both bound by expectations from their lineage, they're both "trapped birds" to society
ALSO PLEASE LOOK AT MAR USER SUKICCHUNO'S COMMENTS ON TORI'S WHITE BRIM CARD !!!
White Brim Card Skill Names
white brim tsukasa's trained skill being called "宿敵と宿願" (longstanding rival and longstanding desire) what did they mean by that (knows exactly what they meant by that)
obviously it's referencing tsukasa's longstanding desire to defeat tori (which is arguably just as gay as the romantic interpretation of "desire") but i like to joke about it for the giggles
i find it also funny that they made a bit of a pun with two 宿's which is why im a bit bummed that the localisation removed the "longstanding" in front of each word to make it "nemesis and desire" because it removes the meaning as well as the matching aspect but tbh i understand why they did it bc it's such a mouthful + conveys p much the same meaning,, also i used "rival" instead of "nemesis" bc while the connotations that come with "rival" are much less extreme, i'm quite fond of the assonance with "RIval" and "deSIre" that i think would better represent the alliteration in the original phrase of "SHUKUteki to SHUKUgan"
also their skill names match what the fuck
* keep in mind tsukasa's skill names are unofficially translated by me and may not be accurate as i am still learning japanese
White Brim Story
the importance tsukasa places in the term "nemesis" here implies that he sees tori as his equal,, on the same level as someone like him, from a samurai family,,,, insane fucking compliment
thinking about how tsukasa doesn't seem surprised that tori is loyal and brave to protect anzu here instead of running to save herself,,,
the respect he has reminds me of this quote of his from requiem
(requiem TL by @royalquintet / shivalries)
AU's / Creations By Me
I AM VERY BUSY WITH SCHOOL SO ALL I DRAW ARE DOODLES BUT I WILL FILL THIS IN MORE WHEN I HAVE THE CHANCE ^^"
Textposts
(reference to this one scene from sudden death)
Art
mixing of modern wedding dress and traditional japanese men's black montsuki inspired by this ask from starpros-sunshine on yume-fanfare's tumblr
AU's
fantasy reincarnation torikasa au with angel!tori and knight!tsukasa that will never see the light of day unless you solve my riddles three
Creations Made For Me
i love my friends <3
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THANK YOU RUU !!
