Another remake I cooked up! This was also reposted to @shadamyheadcanons blog back in the day. Now I’m much more confident in my abilities lol.
That one drama cd when Rin thinks Gou is dating someone and assumes its haru is always running on my mind like why he immediately assumes like that? Does Haru and Gou often seeing each other off screens? This is canon fr if Rin immediately assumes she's dating Haru, lol.
Were there any canon harugou moments that are close to your heart or all of them are headcanons?
Ok so there are literal CRUMBS when it comes to canon HaruGou content but I could still probably write a 17-page thesis on what they are and why I love them. In short, however, my fave moments are:
Reunited for the first time since middle school in Haru's living room and Gou is just eating up Haru's muscles (first guy she does so with, therefore her first love in my eyes).
Haru remembering that she liked being called 'Kou' instead of 'Gou' hngggg (this is where I OTP'd HARD).
His SMOL SMILE when he hears that Gou's joining the club so that they'd be enough members to make it an official team ahhhhh.
'Why do you swim, Haruka-senpai?' MY HEART.
Their general 1-2-1 talks in seasons one and two, when they discuss swimming/Rin/futures. They are comfortable enough and trust each other to talk about these things with one another!!
When they?? Went to the?? Shrine together??? Just the two of them??? To get their fortunes??? WHILE THE OTHERS WAITED OUTSIDE?? GAH.
That super cute moment when Haru's all distracted by some mascot thing and Gou is tugging his jacket from behind trying to get him to listen to her, I DIED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOUCHING.
OK really grasping at straws here but that time Haru looked at her in her yukata for like 0.5 seconds literally birthed a thousand fics in my mind.
Gou makes him mackerel flavoured chocolate for Valentines Day LIKE WHO DOES THAT.
That one drama CD when Rin thinks Gou is dating someone and immediately assumes that it's Haru. Not any of the other guys. His first thought was Haru.
There's probably more but that's my top 10 lol.
More context pls shadow.
Kida and Milo 💙
—Haru would never admit he has a crush on Gou.
Haru always wondered,
Why his eyes never stopped staring — at the silhouette of the young girl, her small body, which he could seemingly grasp, hug and kiss so easily.
No, the last was too much.
But Haru would always wonder.
What was so special about Matsuoka Gou?
She was beautiful, indeed.
Always smiling, obviously.
Cheerful, she had a positive aura like the sun in the morningy.
But was that a reason for Haru to secretly stare at her all the time? Sometimes, he was grateful to be able to hide his feelings behind that flat, emotionless expression. Gou would never notice if Haru's cheeks blushed slightly when the girl accidentally touched his hand, nor would she know if Haru's lips parted slightly when she complimented his triceps.
Gou wouldn't know, she was probably too dense.
Yes, that's a good thing. Haru didn't want others to know his feelings either, especially Gou.
Of course, no one should have realized that he secretly harboured a slight interest in Gou. It seemed he had underestimated the world too much — more precisely his childhood best friend, Tachibana Makoto. "You seem to be paying a lot of attention to Gou lately, Haru." Haru didn't know how his best friend knew when he was so sure he had hidden that slight interest well. It seemed that nice guys were hard to fool.
There was no way Haru would admit it.
"She's our manager as well as our friend, is it wrong if I pay attention to her?" Haru replied in an indifferent tone, he ate his mackerel calmly. Makoto smiled faintly like a mother who had just found out her son was lying. "You clenched your fists when Nagisa hugged her."
"Nagisa should learn about people's personal space."
"You gave Rei a sharp look when he complimented Gou's ponytail pretty."
"His compliments sounded perverted."
Makoto laughed. "Well, if you don't like her I guess it wouldn't hurt if I asked her out, right Haru?"
Haru bit his chopsticks hard. Makoto laughed innocently.
Fuck, he just walked into his trap.
Haru was silent, though he found it a little annoying to hear Makoto laughing innocently when Haru was a little embarrassed about being caught. Makoto stopped laughing, it seemed that he noticed Haru who was silent like a statue, his soft eyes looked at Haru, but Haru chose to look away. "So, you like her Haru?" Makoto asked, just to be sure.
Haru was silent, for about a few minutes before answering. "A little."
A little, you mean a lot, isn't it? Makoto thought to himself in confusion, it was so hard to get Haru to tell him honestly how he felt.
"You should ask her out then."
Haru was silent, again. "No way, I'm graduating next year." His answer sounded a little hesitant, there was an implied sadness with anxiety. "But, are you really okay with leaving it at that? Is it okay for her to date someone else and not you?" Makoto seemed so determined to convince Haru to declare his love for Gou, of course he wanted to but it wasn't easy.
But, the thought of Gou dating someone else and he just looking on, wondering if things would be different if he was more honest was much harder to accept and annoying, yet he found it irritating too.
Haru placed his chopsticks on top of his lunch box. "I'll take her out for a walk this week."
"Good luck, Haru." Makoto smiled, he secretly proud that his best friend can be more honest and at least trying confessing his feelings.
Well, anyway Haru could win that swimming race and getting the first place, why not try to win Matsuoka Gou's heart too?
—Epilogue.
Well, of course. Haru forgot his biggest obstacle.
"What are you doing in front of my house and asking about my sister, Haru?"
"Onii-chan!"
Gou's big brother, Matsuoka Rin, a psycho siscon.
Go check out @l-sincline’s fic it’s so cool!
As well as other artists @yourkidding and @eloscore!
ooff I read this one too!! Im agree that the FL looks like Izumi but for the ML i think he has muku face but with yuki characteristic at some scene the ML does look like muku lol
it was pretty nice story to read!
I’m reading Kawaisugiru Danshi ga Ouchi de Matteimasu (The cutest boy is waiting for me at home) and I cannot stop thinking about how much the FL looks like Izumi from A3!. It probably helps that she has a pretty basic design and its mostly in the hair style and hair and eye color
The ML on the other hand sorta reminds me of… Yuki mixed with maybe Azami or Muku? Short and cute with a strong and blunt personality, and also being physically capable (he worked in physical labor previously).
Both the ML and FL are idol otaku, who first met at a concert, who live together after the FL got scammed by her ex-boyfriend (her asking him “would you be my bride?” but platonically, he has feelings for her but she saw him as just a friend). Add in an age gap of 6 years (ML 21, FL 27) where the ML is more reliable than the FL (she works as an office worker).
Honestly this is a cute series. It finished with 7 volumes, but the translation group dropped it partway into vol 3 due to the lack of staff RIP.
Why you were selected, you could only guess. What the sisters saw in you you’ll never know, but they saw something.
Perhaps, it was your sullen disposition, or your observant eyes. Regardless of that reason, whatever it may be, from a young age you began training to become a child of mercy.
An Assassin.
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Why were you chosen to be an assassin? Why did you succeed in your training while others failed? Is this all you are destined for?
Will the questions that keep you up at night be answered on your journey?
. Play as male, female, nonbinary or trans – with options to be gay, straight, bi or asexual.
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i have tried to be super normal about how much i like the series, but i can't...i can't be normal i like it too much
but this torture, this agony — it is yours for the taking. it is yours to have. (x)
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