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.
In the AU she’s a 300+ year old Tenebroso werewolf who aids her sister in feeding upon others’ dreams. Where Junko keeps herself alive by consuming despair, Mukuro has a drastically slowed aging process from being a Tenebroso. Typically she is seen posing as her younger self due to Junko’s demands (She doesn’t enjoy thinking about aging). Her natural appearance has begun showing its wear after having lived for over several centuries.
She does still “die” in this AU but her death only sends her deeper into the Dream Realm where she finds another recently “killed” victim, Sayaka.
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.
