NextGenAUs

sigh.... i miss pride month.....

Oh wait gender stuff
          
          Okay so
          
          Jun - Nonbinary (Agender to be specific), They/Them
          Satoshi - Cis, He/Him
          Kazue - If someone asked she'd say she's cis because it's convenient, but she wouldn't mind if someone used they when referring to her (closeted She/They)
          Tsuneo - Questioning, leaning towards Genderfluid but who knows (not him). Either way, He/Him (would be uncomfortable being called She/Her, wouldn't mind if someone used They/Them for him)
          Naoko - Cis, She/Her
          Yume - Transfem (closeted so no one really knows about it), She/Her
          Takuto - Cis, He/Him
          Keichi - Cis, but if you called her anything outside of She/Her she wouldn't care
          Yaeko - Cis, She/Her
          Koharu - Cis, She/Her
          Chōko - Cis, She/Her
          Akari - Genderqueer, prefers She/Her but doesn't mind if people use other pronouns for her
          Kentaro - Cis, He/Him
          Hitomi - Questioning, She/Her
          Tatsuo - Demiboy, He/Him (would be fine if someone referred to him with They/Them, but got tired of explaining it to people so he just uses he/him)
          Berwyn - Cis, He/Him (though he doesn't mind looking femme)
          Natsuhiro - Transmasc, He/Him
          Toshiaki - Nonbinary, He/They
          Yōsuke - Cis, He/Him
          Suzume - Cis, She/Her
          Toru - She/Her (hard to say if she's trans or not since she wasn't really born with a sex)

More for the sake of it
          
          Kentaro - Bi
          Yōsuke - Pan
          Tatsuo - Gay/Ace
          Berwyn - do i even need to say it? He's gay
          Natsuhiro - Unlabeled (knows he likes men romantically, isn't sure about anything outside of that)
          Toshiaki - Bi
          Suzume - Bi
          Hitomi - Questioning, had feelings for Tatsuo at one point but got over them (outside of that the only crushes she's had were on famous people and fictional characters)

More sexuality stuff
          
          Koharu - Lesbian
          Chōko - Lesbian
          Naoko - Bi/Ace
          
          Takuto - Gay (his pregame self was in denial, throughout his time at Hopes Peak he would've come to terms with his attraction to men. Unfortunately, the KG erased those memories so he was p much back to Square 1 and still in that awkward stage of trying to accept he only feels things for men. Ouch.)
          
          Keichi - Demiromantic Bisexual (basically she only feels romantic feelings if she's REALLY close to someone)
          Akari - Aroace
          Toru - Bi

Sexuality stuff bc why not
          
          Satoshi - Bi
          Kazue - Lesbian
          Jun - Pan
          Tsuneo - Questioning, knows he likes men
          
          That's all I'll be back with more soon

the chuds NEED to die

(Spoilery Ramble Session ahead, don't read if you're not caught up)
          
          Looking at the older chapters in pure joy and whimsy knowing the more Kazue experiences trauma, the more she begins to lose parts of herself
          
          When she experiences the motive video in chapter 1, she uses filler words such as "like" and "literally" less often. When Satoshi and Takuto die, her impulsivity goes from going out of her way to do something for others (i.e, stopping to get a mochi donut when she was running late for school) into something that could sabotage her and her relationships with others (i.e, convincing Tsuneo to help her try and capture Berwyn in Chapt 2 because she GENUINELY thought it'd make the fighting stop). It doesn't stop there, as instead of taking the time to empathize with others she tries to project some of her inner insecurities onto Chōko (i.e, trying to push her into doing a makeover/stretches instead of taking the time to get to know her and what would make HER feel better at her lowest point). When Yaeko was killed and Tsuneo was revealed to be Genocide Doll, her trust in others begins to shift- she became less likely to open up to others, which worsened upon watching Chōko and Koharu give each other their final goodbyes
          
          When she gets her bangle in Chapt 3, instead of telling her friends about her rule so they can prepare for the worst she keeps it a secret- because she no longer feels comfortable opening up to others. 
          
          My poor beloved baby girl if my writing skills weren't so ass everyone would know just how much I overthink when it comes to her character 

one of my irls is reading my fic I'M SCARED 

If you ever feel cringe, just know I'm an adult who (at their big age) writes Next Gen fanfics with their chud OCs
          
          (Granted I've had these OCs since I was a teenager, but still)

Hey isn't it funny how trans girls are called "Dolls"
          
          Gee willikers isn't that a fun fact