Baby Tenko’s! She had alotta tantrums as a kid (some devolving into her going a bit demon mode) but watching her mom’s carp always calmed her down :’^)
‘Cause I can’t develop one thing at a time and I bounce all over like a maniac in this AU. Was working on concepts for Maki and Shuichi’s kids when they’re older and together and happy and domestic;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
The eldest they name after Kaito and the youngest is Kaede because Saimaki as a ship is built upon Misery!!! Original Kaede is Actually Dead in the AU, original Kaito is presumed dead but is actually off being Big Gay with Kokichi!!! They end up referring to little Kaito as “Junior” when they’re finally reunited with original Kaito many years after his disappearance.
Kaede Kirigiri is the Ultimate Detective, continuing on the Kirigiri family tradition. Kaede was quite the wildcard in all circumstances of the word. Being both a werewolf and able to use magic, her parents struggled comparatively between parenting both children. Her father taught her to play the piano at a young age and it is one of her favorite hobbies. She’s quiet and collected, but has a very scary side when her loved ones are threatened, especially her older brother who she idolizes.
Kaito Kirigiri is the Ultimate Paranormal Investigator. Although he was born with neither magic nor the ability to become a werewolf, Kaito was born with a unique talent that allows him to see supernatural entities invisible to the human eye. Overall he’s very cheery and delight and takes great joy in talking to the dead as they tend to have the most endearing stories. While optimistic in practice, he can’t help but feel powerless at times in comparison to his younger sister, but he cherishes her regardless.
Maki Kirigiri later in life has stepped into her role as the Ultimate Child Caregiver, conclusively giving up her title as the Ultimate Assassin in order to start a family with Shuichi. Despite her intimidating and scarred appearance, children are drawn to her and she’s become much more comfortable around them over what has become years of practice with her own.
Some more DR Tenebres AU for my soul specifically;;; <33333
I’d been sitting on a half-finished bust of Miu for a while + was waiting for @snellyfish to finish designing her she is SO SPLENDID. OMNOMNOMNOM. And I also got a Hiyoko ref out of @senvurii2 my beloved (derogatory) SO I WANTED TO DRAW HER I LOVE HER COLORS SO MUCH HRGHRGRHRGH.
Understandably they have most of these characters’ lore. But to briefly summarize: Miu is the adoptive daughter of Souda and Nekomaru, surrogated by Mikan. She’s a mage excelling in electricity-based magic and invention. Hiyoko in our AU is significantly younger than the rest of the DR2 cast (Closer to DRV3 age, but still older) and is the adoptive daughter of Mahiru and Yasuhiro. She’s a mage with a unique set of horns she sprouted from her time being a Remnant of Despair.
I also just wanted to doodle some interactions of Hiyoko and her younger sister Himiko. They have beautifully polarizing personalities and I love them. :)
Kyoko and Kaede refs for our Tenebres AU. :) They aren’t super associated with each other as characters. It was mainly just that I was developing both of them at the same time. Their one connection is through Shuichi.
Kyoko Kirigiri:
Kyoko’s hands are cursed rather than scarred, leaving them incapable of using magic. When she attempts to use magic, the void swirls extend further up her arms. Her gloves are enchanted and inhibit her from attempting to use magic. Additionally, she’s picked up the habit of using a wand, though she’s not particularly well-versed in its usage yet. Rather than wearing her hair in a braid when she’s older, she ties one of her ribbons to her wand.
She also retains the poison scars she receives and almost dies from in the Future Arc. Although in our AU given that it takes place in everyone’s dreams, the scars leave her with a unique, almost otherworldly scar that extends down the entirety of the left side of her body. While it doesn’t hinder in any noticeable way, it’s a visible reminder and is substantially more difficult for her to hide. Over the years she’s become less self-conscious of it.
While she is raised under a family tradition of doing detective work for the Basilica, she doesn’t remain under the entity for long. Mainly due to the fact that over time she finds her ivory tower approach to detective work to be impractical, but also because it is commonly considered to be taboo for a mage to marry a familiar, which Makoto is. Kyoko eventually retires and takes up the occupation of being a private investigator for magic-related incidents.
Kaede Akamatsu:
Kaede is commonfolk and lives a pretty normal life. She attends a university for music as a pianist and shares a flat with Kaito (Attending a space academy) before she meets Shuichi. When the two domeet Shuichi, he becomes a rent-free roommate as he has no money to his name. Kaede insists on paying for his expenses.
She is very independent and insists on helping those in need regardless of circumstances. Kaede has a concerningly large amount of strength and endurance for how short and stout she is.
Despite having a myriad of loud, extroverted guy friends (Of note are Kaito and Rantaro), Kaede is curiously drawn to Shuichi for his quiet and even-tempered nature. Their relationship is harmonic and blissful, having only ever had disagreements over Shuichi’s reluctance to introduce Kaede to his family.
Finally brainrotted hard enough to design older Mikane in Tenebres !! There was a significantly cursed comic of Miu trying to be a surrogate for Oumota (following in Mikan’s footsteps of surrogating for Soudanidai) but it will remain the stuff of legends and won’t see the light of day here!!!!!
Had a lot of fun writing out general older Mikan + Akane stuff, most if not all of it applies to my actual headcanons for them when they’re older in the canon world too and not just AUs HAHA. I love them so much it’s unreal :) I love to imagine they never like,,,get legally married but at a certain point they just have matching rings and sometimes Akane just forgets and she’s like MIKAN?? YOU’RE MARRIED??? WHOS THE LUCKY ONE?? and Mikan’s like “y–you–akane–I–look at your hand right now sweetie” “WOAH!!!!”
I have been curdling over the idea that in our AU, Future Arc!Yasuhiro brings little Himiko along into the Dream Realm with him to go save Hiyoko (Adoptive daughter) and Mahiru (Beloved wife) whilst they’re still Remnants of Despair. Then in the anime it shows him fishing in the apocalypse so that’s like THE PREMISE for these.
