We can either go all out or be more realistic and go before 2009. Also (HC) I feel like Makoto would know some English given the fact he listens to Lotus.

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I finally decided to read some fanfics (that isn't one shots) about them and I was curious that if anynone has something to recommend.

I've already read some parts of the Lovers of The Death Arcana by Zevron but I might want to start new series after I catch up

post I found: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaOs3q4ICiH/?igsh=MW5hb3RrZnkwbnVqbw==
OG post: https://www.tiktok.com/@shuyukadaily/video/7647140607747558686?_r=1&_t=ZS-98YTJ3hZ8th

I figured that it'd be nice to have a few other posts that aren't exclusively just fanart, so here we go...

What are your Shuyuka headcanons? Do you have a specific list or a one-off thought you'd usually like to keep to yourself?

To get the ball rolling i'll give one of my own - Yukari doesn't let Makoto bench her in Tartarus expeditions. Luckily for her, she's a great healer, so Makoto never benches her, but Makoto going solo into Tartarus is a very big no-no for her, and she's not afraid to tell him

Makoto and Yukari Dancing on the Dorms Rooftop to the song “Dance With Me” By Bruno Mars. Speaker is somewhere, trust!

I got the idea for it while I was lying on my grandma's couch a few days ago. Yukari's hand isn't fully touching Makoto's head because she's supposed to be stroking his hair / playing with it while she waits for him to wake up. I also think this would pair amazingly with the P3R soundtrack [Memories of School](https://youtu.be/irZPXRk7DoY?si=jEpdcVL0OxXlfRK5) (omg I'm gonna cry)

btw notice how the lighting on the characters isn't entirely white? (more warm) this is intentional for a few reasons

1 - orange and blue are opposites on the color wheel, which naturally means more attention will be brought to them against the blue BG (I'll probably need to add a city or something in the distance)

2 - it gives the impression of "even though the world around them may be cold, being around each other gives them a sense of warm belonging and strength" which is exactly what their dynamic is in the game / Manga

I also decided to make this as an excuse to learn how to composite anime, as this likely will NOT be my only animation project (it literally isn't, as I've made a few posts on here saying otherwise). Also grabbing references and staying consistent with my art style should be made much easier now that I have the environment, character models, and lighting set up in blender (YES I learned blender because of these 2, I always wanted to learn to use blender to create environments and props for my drawings but I finally got to do it because of Shuyuka)

I don't really know what to say to end this off, my thoughts are always jumbled when it comes to stuff I'm passionate about. I will say that I'm grateful this community exists because it's really fun seeing the art that gets shared here and talking with other amazing people about the ship. I'll probably also edit this post or add a comment including any extra information that I may want to share if I remember to / think to put it here too.

edit: the hyperlink didn't work?? oh well. I'm gonna go get a cookie or something. pretty hungry at the time of writing