Story Brain Dumps

COTE x Tower of God

This is a copy from my phones notes that I wrote last night.
1/11/2024

This is an idea for a COTE X Tower of God story.

However, instead of it purely from Ayanokoji's view like most stories with some other characters point of view being sprinkled in, it will be mostly other characters pov with Kiyos view on the side...at least for the beginning. I have 2 versions of the idea. Both start with some students entering the Tower. [Honestly don't know how this would work because that would make them all 'Irregulars' and only the important cast are worth it in my eyes but I would want some of the incompetent cast if only to be sh^t on later in the story or through out.( Thinking of treating it like the Traveler in Genshin being a 'Descender' but their sibling is somehow not.)] They come across Headon who explains where they are and mentions the whole bit about anything they want can be found at the top of the Tower. This sparks some thoughts of some students about a certain student they wish to see/battle again. Here we learn that Ayanokoji disappeared at some point. (Thinking sometime between year 1 and 2 or after the 2nd island.) But it's been a few weeks/months. But he wasn't seen leaving his dorm by students or cctv causing worry and rumors to spread.One of them actually asks if they could find people that disappeared. Headon decided to humor them and ask who they are seeking. They and some others mention Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. Headon surprises them when he laughs and confidently states that they would cross paths with Ayanokoji during their climb of the Tower. They question how he's so confident they will, especially when some point out that he never said he would be at the top but during the climb.He revealed that he had already met and offered Ayanokoji the chance to climb the Tower in the past and he accepted. Now this is one of the spots where I have 2 ideas.In most of the TOG crossovers I've read, the characters entering the Tower usually do at the same time as Bam and meets Yuri Zahard.Option 1: They go in blind because they don't enter at the same time as Bam and lose the chance at getting some info from Yuri.Option 2: They get some info on the Tower, warned to hide 'Irregular' status, and learn some info on the famous/infamous Ayanokoji (this part depends on a 2nd 2 idea split)This is the 2nd idea that is split in 2.How long has Ayanokoji been in the Tower? I personally like storied where different worlds move at different rates, so Koji being goblne for a few weeks/months means a lot more to the people in the Tower. This also introduces the idea of near eternal youth to the students. Getting some of the more uninterested students attention. Option 1: Ayanokoji started climbing the Tower around the same time as Yuri and has several 'interactions' over the years. Whether this is a one sided rivalry on Yuri's end or RizzKoji at work, who knows. [He's been in the Tower for over 600 years]Option 2: Around the time of The Great Warriors. This would be interesting if he was apart of said group. I see this as 2 birds 1 stone for Koji joining their group. Watching and growing with the group to see if he can be defeated by anyone on this group of talented people as they get stronger and time is on their side (even before the immortality contract). He gets to witness the interaction between this group of friends as they become stronger and over a long period. He gets to research and study shinsu and the Tower with fellow inquisitive minds like Gustav. Now this would lead to if he started the 11th Great Family or not. Would find it fitting for Endorsi Zahard to be descended from him because of her hair and eye color while it being ironic because she's considered the most 'human' among the princesses.For option 1, I was thinking of the story being about the students growing in strength while trying to track the elusive movements of our favorite ice cream loving 'Irregular' through the Tower with some chapters being Koji watching out of sight or getting intel from spies he's placed in certain floors and organizations with his thoughts on his old classmates growth in this new environment. For option 2, I was thinking that the students would try to become rankers as fast as possible while gathering info and make connections the best they can with people from Koji's family so they can join or ally with him who has resources, knowledge, influence and manpower in this world where the strong survive and weak don't. They also try, and fail, to keep their connections with Koji quiet in fear of FUG and enemy families targeting them. Some chapters dedicated to Koji's spies giving him reports on these students growth while he cleans up their mess so that others don't take notice of them and interfere with their growth as long as possible.