fighting for freedom !

sporadic (often low) activity rp blog for neku sakuraba of twewy (&n:twewy), played by morton. multiverse, crossover, au, and oc friendly.

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est jan 2018, formerly shibuyastempo circa 2012

!!! extremely twewy & pre-neo based !!!

@SHIBUYACROSSED

this is a rp blog for neku sakuraba from the square enix series ‘the world ends with you’. though i'm canon compliant, i incorporate a lot of headcanons into my interpretation, as i've been writing neku since 2012. please note that this is primarily not a rp blog for the anime, and i will mostly be following the games' canons. i may work in a few things from the anime, but my blog will always be primarily gameverse.i have an extremely high preference for 15 year old, post twewy/pre-neo neku, and will typically default to him unless writing with neo specific muses, or if specifically requested.these rules aren’t necessary to read in their entirety, and reading them is not a prerequisite for following or interacting with me. they serve more as general guidelines and information on how i run my blog.

PERSONAL PREFERENCES

(☆). i do NOT condone drama (personal OR rp related) or "callout culture." unless someone is actually dangerous, this is not the place for that. in the case something is actually serious, i'd really like for things to be tagged, as i'm very mentally ill and sometimes cannot handle seeing serious allegations without being fully prepared. i may block over participation in drama, untagged callouts, or vague posting of any sort.(★). i often softblock personal blogs that interact with my posts so if you have a rp sideblog please inform me!(☆). please do not follow me if you do not have your name, pronouns, and age listed somewhere.(★). this blog is NOT spoiler free, so please follow with discretion. if you haven't completed ‘the world ends with you' (game and/or anime) please blacklist ‘twewy spoilers’, and if you haven't completed the sequel, ‘neo the world ends with you' please blacklist ‘neo spoilers’.(☆).don’t reblog or reply to my rps if you aren’t involved with them! this goes for both rp and non rp blogs.(★). all of the icons i use were edited by me, so please do not use them! credits are here.(☆). i always read peoples’ rules pages, but am vehemently against sending back passwords or liking rules posts due to my crippling anxiety. i’m very sorry for any inconveniences this causes, and please feel free to block me if you require either of those before interaction.(★). if you write nsfw with any of the original TWEWY kids PLEASE tag it or keep it under a cut. i'd appreciate it if nsfw could be tagged in general, but as someone in my late 20's it's super uncomfortable seeing nsfw of 18 year olds who are very much still kids from my point of view, and i might soft/hard block if i see this a lot.(☆). there will be absolutely no sexual content on this blog, as neku is canonically a minor in twewy, and even though he's an adult in neo, he is still much younger than i am and i still see him as a child. shipping is allowed, but don’t expect ships to happen instantly, and i'd prefer to talk about it ooc before anything happens.(★). there are a few people on tumblr that i typically try to avoid, so i'd really appreciate if people tagged urls so i can blacklist them

INTERACTIONS/REPLIES

(☆). if you want to write with me you can always ask! please just keep in mind that i mostly only rp with mutuals.(★). i try my best to reach out to others, but my anxiety makes it incredibly difficult for m. sometimes it can take me a very long time to approach others, even if i know that i have permission to do so. i apologise for this, and promise i am not trying to ignore anyone. i try my best to make all of my mutuals feel seen and included, it can just be a bit hard for me to do so sometimes, especially since i am just one person with limited time, energy, and motivation. if you are comfortable enough to jumpstart interactions, here is a small guide on how to do so.(☆). i don't do "exclusives" or "mains". even if there is a version of a character that is "canon" to my interpretation of neku, i will write with all versions of that muse without any disparity, treating them all as canon within our threads unless otherwise requested/stated.(★). please don’t rush me for replies. i’m neurodivergent (autism & adhd) and mentally ill. i get overwhelmed easily despite being on meds and usually don’t want to rp with an excessive amount of people at once. because of this, some replies will likely be queued, and others may take several weeks or even longer for me to get to. feel free to ask about a certain thread or ask if it's been a while, but please do not pressure me to respond faster.(☆). that said, i don’t really drop threads, and will often reply to things several months later. please never feel obligated to continue a thread with me if you do not want to/are not feeling it. if you want to officially drop something, feel free to let me know so i can archive it on my thread tracker.(★). ask replies and memes are absolutely free to continue into fuller threads, so please feel free to continue anything you’d like to.(☆). please do not feel pressured to match my length. quality over quantity, always.(★). i’ll rp with most characters from any fandom i recognise. crossovers are my lifeblood, but i generally won’t rp with characters i don’t recognise. (however, i will likely not rp with characters from the following fandoms unless we’re already familiar with each other- monster hunter, rwby, my little pony, homestuck, enstars, demon slayer, bugsnax, fate/grand order, twisted wonderland, genshin impact, arknights, inazuma eleven, god eater, and possibly more. this is due to my own personal comfort, and i apologise.)(☆). i likely will not interact with you if you use an excessive amount of uncredited art, or you age up child characters for the purpose of shipping, be it sexual or otherwise.(★). though i am multiship, i will not be writing romantic nekushiki with anyone who isn’t groovepawn, sorry! platonic stuff is always welcome, i've just been writing nekushiki with mandi for 10+ years and it'd feel weid with anyone else.

GENERAL INFO

Name: Neku Sakuraba (桜庭 音操)
Age: 15 (Post TWEWY) // 18-19 (Post NEO)
Gender: Male (He/Him/His) (They/Them/Theirs also fine)
Birth Date: April 21st (Taurus)
Height: 163 cm/5 feet 4 inches (Post TWEWY) // 170 cm/5 feet 7 inches (Post NEO)
Eye Colour: Blue
Family: Natsumi Sakuraba (mother), Koki Kariya (first cousin once removed), Estranged Father, Unnamed Grandparents
Orientation: Greybiromantic Asexual
Occupation: Highschool Student & Independent Artist (Post TWEWY) // Independent Artist working part time at Hachiko Cafe (Post NEO)
Important Features: Freckles all over, but the biggest concentrations are on his face, elbows, knees, and shoulders. Lesser concentrations are scattered about his back, legs, arms, neck, backs of his hands, and the tops of his feet. He also has an upside down playerpin symbol scar on his chest right over where Joshua shot him, (the first time) right over his heart. Neku is ambidextrous, though he tends to prefer his left hand.
Health: Depression (worse after Neo), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Hoplophobia, Minor Zoophobia, Tinnitus, Hero/Marty Complex (post Neo only)
Favourite Brands: Jupiter of the Monkey, Gatito, Tigre Punks, Mus Rattus, Gatto Nero
Favourite Colours: Blue, Purple, Yellow

TIN PIN DECKS

CHILDHOOD

Neku had always been a somewhat sheltered child. His father was abusive towards his mother, and left them when Neku was only a year or two old, so his memories of him are very minimal. Because of this, Natsumi, Neku’s mother, was both very overprotective of him, and ashamed at herself for putting both her and her son into that position. She didn’t speak with a lot of her family for a really long time because of it. Because she was scared they would be disappointed in her, or think she wasn’t capable of taking care of Neku and that they’d try to take him away from her. Neku’s first real experience with someone in his family other than his mother was when his mother had to bring him to her cousin’s funeral, as Natsumi couldn’t afford a sitter. Neku was very, very young, and Natsumi, the cheerful mother he was used to, was very, very sad. She blamed herself, in a way. Because she hadn’t gotten to see her cousin before he died. That had been her fault. She isolated herself, and she never got to see him again before he died. Neku never got to meet him. That was her fault.Neku saw how upset this all made his mother, and this is the main reason he isolated himself from people other than Natsumi so much growing up. It had only been them, their entire life, and they had been happy. Well, Natsumi had seemed happy, and Neku had been too young to realise that she hadn’t been. Not entirely. If other people made his mother feel like that, then he didn’t need them, either. They only needed each other. Neku wouldn’t let anyone hurt her again. And he was scared. He saw how upset Natsumi was. He didn’t want to feel like that. So why bother making friends? He had Natsumi, and they were happy. They were all the other needed, right?Neku was mostly cheerful as a child other than this, expressing his passion for art at a very early age, but he was often mocked and made fun of at school, both for being so openly passionate and about his nontraditional family life. A combination of this, and the death he experienced at a very young age, lead to Neku being the person he was before he played the Reaper's Game at age fifteen.

TEENAGE YEARS

Neku lives with his single mother who he loves and adores with all his heart and attends high school with his friends (Beat and Shiki). He often walks with Beat to pick up Rhyme from middle school after their classes are over. Neku honestly adores Rhyme, and as an only child, he sees her as a bit of a younger sister figure, and also as the most mature of all of his friends.He talks frequently with a counselor at school, trying to further overcome his social anxiety and fears. He adores his friends and would do anything for them, and does "like" people in general now, finding talking to them a little easier than before, but it's still difficult, and he won't completely open up to just anyone. It's especially difficult for him to talk with strangers and people he can't find any common interests with, as part of the reason he bonded with his friends so much is because of their shared experience during the Reaper's Game.Words aren't something that come easily to him, either, and it's often much easier for him to express his feelings through actions, rather than trying to put his feelings into words. He often shares music or art with his friends that help explain his feelings better than words would be able to. He tries extra hard with personal gifts and favours, often putting in way more effort than he has to/than people expect him to.He’s still incredibly sarcastic and sort of snappy, but it’s from a place of love for the most part when he’s talking to his friends. He tries to be somewhat polite when talking to strangers, though he will often revert to being aloof and/or rude as a defense mechanism. He holds a certain grudge against most Reapers, despite knowing that they’re just trying to survive, too. He wouldn’t openly pick a fight with one, but his patience is much shorter when dealing with them than it is with other people. He will also likely never find himself nearly as close to new people as he is with the people he played the Reaper’s Game with.Neku’s time in the Game had a strong effect on him in a lot of ways, but one of the most notable ways it effected him, other than his new outlook on life, is the sixth sense he’s developed about Shibuya and the UG. He sees glimpses of the UG that don’t last very long, but if he concentrates enough and listens to Shibuya’s Music, he’s able to see it for longer. He’s concerned about this in a lot of ways, as his friends don’t seem to have the same ability, but isn’t entirely sure how he feels about seeking help from Joshua or Hanekoma, as he doesn’t want to be wrapped back up into the Reaper’s Game. He wants answers, but he also knows that he'll likely never get all of them, and he wants to be okay with that, and just focus on living his life.He likes to spend time at WildKat Cafe when it’s open. Hanekoma is nice to talk to about life and art, and Neku's thrilled to know his idol in person. He's often a bit awkward around the man when discussing his own life, art, accomplishments, etc, however, as he feels like nothing he's done could ever live up to everything that Hanekoma has accomplished in his life and career.Neku has always loved art and drew a lot as a child, but as he got older, he grew confident in his skills and stopped almost entirely. However, he’s rediscovered this passion after the Reaper’s Game, and is rarely seen without a sketchbook in his hand. His favourite things to draw are city skylines and portraits of his friends, though he’s a lot more shy about showing the latter to people, especially when showing the people that the portraits are of. He’s very talented with synthetic music maker programs as well, and he takes almost as much pride in his music as he does in his art. He really likes to make songs for his friends, though he’s much more insecure about his music than his art. He’s trying very hard to be more confident with himself as an artist (and musician) and he struggles a lot with worrying that he’s not good enough or worrying that people won’t like what he creates. He pours his heart and soul into his art (and music, but mostly his art).He does art commissions and things of the sort for money. It’s not usually anything big, mostly average every day people commissioning him for finished pieces for their own personal viewing or for gifts, but every once in a while he’ll get to do a small ad or a tattoo preview. Once Joshua joked about getting one of Neku’s designs tattooed on him. Neku was not happy. Another time, something Neku drew appeared in a commercial for like a fraction of a second and Shiki threw him a party to celebrate. He was pretty embarrassed.Neku’s rather self conscious about a lot of things about himself other than his art. He’s grown pretty comfortable with his smile, but doesn’t feel as great about his laugh, often getting embarrassed after genuine laughs.He was already bad at math before the Reaper's Game, but finds himself hating it even more after his encounter with Sho, and has unfortunately failed many math exams. He has a fear of guns because of the Game as well, finding himself extremely paranoid in the pretense of them. He also has mild zoophobia, frogs, large birds, elephants, pigs, and kangaroos being the animals that bug him the most. Any dead animal makes him extremely uncomfortable as well, half expecting animals to turn to static before sizzling out of existence when they pass. Strangely enough, he’s okay around cats, and whenever a stray comes up to him while he’s on the street to see what he’s doing while he’s outside drawing, he usually winds up sitting on the ground petting it as he does his art with his other hand. If he’s going back to a place that he remembers seeing cats, he’ll bring some scraps of leftover food for them.He finds leftover pins all over the place, even after being sure that he was sure he’d already removed all of the pins from a certain drawer or pocket. He’s made a habit of leaving these around town where Players can easily find them. Neku is also fairly good at parkour after the Game, and whenever he’s going to arrive late to anything, he instinctively starts running and jumping and climbing all over things. One time he got detention for sliding down a stair railing when he was going to be late for class after lunch.He has a lot of nightmares about the Reaper’s Game. He wakes up a lot in the middle of the night, frantically looking at his hand and realising that there’s no timer there before releasing a relieved sigh and staring at his ceiling as he tries to process the fact that it was only a dream and he’s not really back there. He has a reoccurring dream about Joshua shooting him that second time where he doesn’t come back to life and its a slow, painful, terrifying death with Shiki looking on and crying. The last thing he sees before he wakes up is her face, covered in tears. Other times he wakes up directly when he feels the bullet enter his chest and he has trouble breathing for a while after that because he feels like he’s choking. He often has bad insomnia because of this, and often goes on night time walks when the city is quiet to calm down and clear his head.He has a stuffed Mowzy that his mother got for him when he was little that he doesn’t have it in him to get rid of. He doesn’t often sleep with it anymore, but does on occasion when he’s having a rough night. It sits on his desk most of the time, right by his art supplies. He always has a friend with him when he’s working.

ADULTHOOD

After the events of Neo TWEWY Neku is trying to get back into school and, of course, still working as a freelance artist and attempting to expand his brand. He uses the alias "MR TW!STER" that he came up with when he was 15, after one of his favourite songs, though he resonates with the name even more now after his time with the Wicked Twisters. He collabs with Gatto Nero fairly often. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite made it big yet and works part time at Hachiko Cafe to cover the cost of living, as well. This works out fairly well, as his mother works at Justice Burger, so they can take their lunch breaks together, eating in front of Hachiko and sharing their grievances.He is very over people calling him a legend. He wants people to recognize him for his art, and he didn't save Shibuya alone either time. His friends deserve more credit. However- he would do anything to protect Shibuya. Part of him feels like he doesn’t even belong in the RG anymore. His own mother acts like he wasn’t gone those three years. Only his friends know the truth. And not even all of his friends know the truth- only people who have been to the UG. People have placed this "legendary" status on him, making him out to be a hero, but he doesn’t feel like a hero, and he desperately wants to be the hero people see him as, even if he can't admit it to himself. If he can’t even be that, then what is he? He isn’t known for his art like he always wanted to be growing up, not yet, at least. The game is what people know him for. The game is what Neku’s good at- what he knows. Again, he would do anything to protect Shibuya. He would go back to the UG as many times as it took, even if that meant he could never come back. He’d become conductor or a reaper in an instant if he had to. He cares about Shibuya and his friends more than he cares about himself and it is so detrimental to his own safety and mental health.He still orders chicken nuggets, but ever since Sunshine moved out of Shibuya, he has to get them at Justice Burger now, and he doesn't like their recipe as much. As such, he only orders when his mother is working so she can make them special for him, just the way he likes it. Unfortunately, to get her to do so he has to schmooze up to her and really play into the super hero theme of the restaurant, often being forced to refer to her as "super mom" in front of the entire restaurant in exchange for his special nuggets.He thinks an0ther is so pretentious and just a loser knockoff CAT wannabe. Fuck that dude. He probably had such an "I knew it" moment when the Wicked Twisters told him about Motoi being a fraud.Neku has always liked tin pin a decent amount, but nowadays he plays a lot more than he used to, using it as sort of a way to cope with his lost youth.

INTERESTS

Neku's main interests are music and art, but he's a pretty avid gamer as well. He treasures every Nintendo console and handheld he's ever been able to get his hands on, and tends to prefer so he can tale them on the go with him. His favourite game as a child was Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite and he still holds the series very dear to his heart. The text tone on his phone is the Final Fantasy 7 Victory tune because he's a stupid little square enix boy.Favourite Game Genres: RPGs, Rhythm, Arcade games
Favourite Games/Series: Tetris, Splatoon, Project Diva, Jet Set Radio, Katamari, Mother series, Final Fantasy series (especially 7 & 10), Ghost Trick, Psychonauts, Hamtaro series, Super Smash Bros
Owned Consoles: Game Boy Color, Nintendo DS (Original), Nintendo 3DS XL, Gamecube, Nintendo Switch, Play Station 2
Favourite Artists: CAT, MKN, Takashi Murakami
Favourite Music Artists: Wonderful☆Opportunity, Cibo Matto, Capsule, Hideki Naganuma, Takeharu Ishimoto, Def March (Secretly)

GENERAL INFO

Name: Natsumi Sakuraba (桜庭 夏美)
Age: 31 Years (Post TWEWY) // 34 Years (Post NEO)
Gender: Female (She/Her/Hers)
Birth Date: April 18th (Aries)
Height: 165cm (5 feet 5 inches)
Eye Colour: Blue
Family: Neku Sakuraba (Son), Koki Kariya (Cousin), Unnamed Parents
Orientation: Bisexual, tends to prefer women due to trauma
Occupation: Bounces around from job to job, but works primarily at Sunshine ( TWEWY) until she gets a job at Justice Burger and becomes a manager there (NEO).
Important Features: Freckles
Health: Depression, traits of autism spectrum disorder (undiagnosed), traits of obsessive compulsive disorder (undiagnosed), traits of dependent personality disorder (undiagnosed)
Favourite Brands: Sheep Heavenly, Pavo Real, Mus Rattus, Hip Snake, Gatto Nero, Croaky Panic, garagara
Favourite Colour: Yellow, Red, Orange
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APPEARANCE

Her faceclaims are Athena Cykes from Ace Attorney (adult), and Itsuka Kendo from My Hero Academia (teen), and all of the art ever drawn for her can be found on her page on my toyhou.se!

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Natsumi gave birth to Neku when she was sixteen, and dropped out of high school to take care of him. Neku’s father was an older man that dropped in and out for a while, but eventually left for good when Neku was around two, as he was never really interested in raising Neku and was only interested in pursuing a relationship with Natsumi. It was a rather abusive relationship to begin with, and Natsumi was relieved to finally be rid of him. It was hard for her to explain to Neku that his father left because he was a bad person, and not because there was anything wrong with Neku, and she often worries that Neku still doesn;t understand that to this day.She continued to work at Sunshine once Neku was born, and often took him into work with her, sneaking him extra chicken nuggets every once in a while which is, evidently, why chicken nuggets from Sunshine are one of Neku’s favourite foods. Since then, she’s hopped around between other jobs, but most of them are very hard for her to hold.She and Neku live in a pretty small apartment. They don’t have the most money, but they make do, and Natsumi splurges on art supplies for Neku quite often. She adores her son and is immensely proud of him as an artist, as she always has been. There are a few drawings from when Neku was a child still taped to the fridge. Her son is incredibly embarrassed by this, and covers them with exams whenever friends come over, much to their confusion. (Neku, why did your mom hang this math exam on the fridge? You got a C.)Natsumi was the only person Neku was able to be open with for the longest time. She’s his best friend, and for a good portion of his life, she was his only friend. She’s so incredibly happy that Neku has begun to make and interact with friends. She wants the very best for him, and she’s thrilled to see him so happy.During Neku’s first week in the Game, Neku saw her placing flowers in front of the Udagawa mural once or twice only to get yelled at by a shop owner, saying that she couldn’t place them there. Yet, she went back every day to try again, despite the result being no different and her flowers winding up in a dumpster every day. Neku didn’t understand why this woman kept trying, rolling his eyes at her attempts. It would have been easier just to give it up. However, when he got his memories back, it hit him that she’d been leaving flowers for him, and once Week 3 was over, the first thing he did once being released from the hospital was run to hug his mother and tell her how much he loved her.Natsumi has a crush on Hanekoma and Neku is horribly embarrassed by this. Another thing Neku’s embarrassed by is the fact that his mom calls him ‘Nekkun’ as a nickname. He’s gotten her to stop doing it in company of others, but she still uses it when alone with him at home quite a lot.

TIMELINE/CANON

AU VERSES

CROSSOVERS

kingdom remix

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Type: Kingdom Hearts Verse
Details: The Reaper’s Game proceeded mostly as normal for the first week until their world was nearly destroyed by an outside force. After the events of KH3D, their world is restored and the Game continued as normal, no one retaining their memories from Traverse Town in full except, likely, Joshua. For everyone else, it seems like a dream and they can only remember a little bit. As such, Neku’s memories about the events of KH3D are relatively vague until something sparks his memories. Even then, pieces are lost and hard to remember unless he thinks really deeply about it. His dream eater team was as is shown below, and more information on them can be read here.

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a whole new world we live in

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Type: Pokemon Verse
Team: Necho the female Glameow, Jupiter the male Ambipom, Mister Twister the male Smeargle, Prog the male Zorua, Grunge the male Amped Toxtricity, and Sawa the female Loudred.
Details: The world in this verse is subject to change depending on whoever I’m writing with, but by default, the world is basically the same as it is in TWEWY, just with the addition of Pokemon, and probably without the Reaper’s Game. Imagine the city from the Detective Pikachu movie, but if it were Shibuya instead. Neku’s a typically closed off individual who’s always understood his Pokemon better than people, but he’s trying his best to be more open with people.

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Type: Identity V Verse
Stats: Assist Survivor with the Headphones item that allows the user to Listen.
Details: WIP

shibooyah

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Type: Splatoon Verse
Common Gear: Octobrush, Studio Octophones, Designer Headphones, Mountain Vest, Takoroka Nylon Vintage, Zombie Hi-Horses.
Details: Neku is a somewhat reclusive inkling and avid fan of DJ Octavio. Though he will participate in Turf Wars with his friends, he's not as passionate about them as other inklings are, as he's an avid fan of art and often annoyed with the messiness of turf wars, and how they serve to cover up wall art around inkopolis. Because of this, he often isn't the best teammate unless he sees someone inking art, in which case he will make it his utmost priority to splat them. He often works part-time at Grizzco to raise money for his own personal art projects and various pairs of headphones. His go-to weapons are brushes, as they serve his needs for art purposes, as well.

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cantata mortis and god in fire

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Type: Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Verse
TWEWY Version: While fighting the Dissonance Tapir with Beat in A New Day, a torsion appears, sucking Neku and Beat in. Awaking in an unfamiliar empty field with to civilization in sight, Neku wanders in search of Beat.
NTWEWY Version: After spending three years trapped in Shinjuku with little to no idea on how to return home, a torsion appears. Seeing it as a better choice than sticking around in Shinjuku, he goes through, but finds himself in an entirely new world in his attempts to return home.
Both Versions: Upon encountering Mog and co, it's explained to him what's going on and why he's been summoned here, though he believes it to be some kind of mistake. He's been doing his best to become a better person, a better friend, but he doesn't believe there's much "light" inside of him, and he's frustrated with the fact that he's been dragged here to help save an essentially fictional world when he's already worked so hard to save Shibuya. He agrees to go along with the team in order to get home + be reunited with his friends.

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Type: Digimon Cyber Sleuth Verse
Details: WIP but you better believe I have his team all set-

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(01). i’m mort, but i also go by my cool gamer handle, prog/progfox, and some other nicknames. mort is short for morton (like the salt), so please don’t call me mortimer. morty is fine, though!(02). i’m a 27 year old (april 13 1996) nonbinary trans boy. i use he/they pronouns, and im neurodivergent + mentally ill.(03).i’ve been writing neku since june 2012, writing twewy stuff since about 2009, and writing in general since around 2006. my yahoo email locked me out, so unfortunately, i no longer have access to neku's original blog.(04).sometimes i disappear for months/years at a time because of life and mental health issues, but i’ll always return from the abyss someday because twewy is really, really important to me!

• art, socials, etc
• regarding my 2022 hiatus

INTERACTIONS

if we are mutuals, you are always free to interact with me in any of the following ways on any of my blogs!

(01). interacting with any starter call, including my permanent starter call.
(02). sending me an in character ask. this includes both ask memes and unprompted asks. you're also free to send me pretty much any ask meme you see on your dash/your own blog, even if i haven't reblogged it, as long as it's not inappropriate (example: nsfw ask memes) in general, if i reblog a meme on one blog, you can send it to any of my blogs for any of my muses!
(03). writing me an unprompted starter by @ing me in a post. if you've written me a starter and you feel like i haven't seen it, feel free to ask me about it, since tumblr notifications can be wonky sometimes
(04). messaging me on tumblr or discord to plot or talk about our muses

GENERAL

WORLD; the reaper’s game doesn’t exist in this world, but i’ve always imagined it inline with the canon twewy multiverse, so like, composers/angels from other twewy worlds could absolutely end up here from world hopping shenanigans i think! basically, there are two big gangs prevalent in tokyo and a lot of gang activity takes place in shibuya specifically in a way to kind of hide it, since shibuya is a really busy and active place. though there are likely some offshoots, the two main rival gangs in the area are the Players and the Reapers.THE REAPERS; one of two rival gangs. run by joshua’s father, who is a very rich politician. the public is aware that he’s a bit shady and likely gained power in a corrupt manner, but it’s not public knowledge that he’s running the gang behind the scenes. notable members include [redacted] kiryu, megumi kitaniji, yodai higashizawa, and sho minamimotoTHE PLAYERS; one of two rival gangs. their structure is a bit more loose than that of the reaper's, tending to favour more on group opinion than the direct orders of one, specific "boss," though a loose hierarchical structure still exists. notable members include tatsuhiko sumiyoshi, sota honjo, nao [redacted], eri's mother (listen i'll name her later)

CHARACTERS

NEKU SAKURABA; fifteen, not aligned with either gang. he has immense disdain for both sides, though his father, tatsuhiko, is a member of the players who once had a one night stand with his mother, natsumi. natsumi was killed in a hit and run committed by the reapers gang, having mistaken her as a member of the players. neku, around 10 years old at the time of his mother’s death, ran away from his new abusive foster home and has been trying to live on the streets ever since. he’s never seen without the CAT branded headphones- the last gift from his mother before she was killed. they haven’t functioned in years, crudely held together by ducktape. neku is a serial shoplifter, and does what he can to get by. most of what he steals are necessities such as food or clothing, but he is often caught having moments of weakness, taking music cds or CAT merch because they remind him of his time with his mother.YOSHIA 'JOSHUA' KIRYU; fifteen, not aligned with either gang, but loosely involved with the reapers spoiled rich kid who, unsurprisingly, receives no love or attention from his single father due to his involvement with the criminal underworld. as such, joshua is often left to his own devices, though he knows a lot about gang activity from his time spent with megumi. involves himself with petty crime to keep himself entertained. met neku one day as the homeless teen was running from the police and threatened him with a knife. joshua became oddly interested in neku after this, introducing neku to wildkat cafe and occasionally buying him food. however, once he'd grown bored of his new "friend," he leaked his current location to police and neku hasn't trusted the kindness of strangers ever since.DAISUKENOJO "BEAT" BITO; fifteen, formerly aligned with the players. after dropping out of school, beat's parents kicked him out. he soon found a new home with the players, doing a lot of petty crime and grunt work. however, when news of his parents dying in an accident reached him, he defected to take care of his now orphaned sister, and tries to keep his past as a gang member a secret from her as he does his best to keep her safe.RAIMU "RHYME" BITO; twelve, not aligned with either gang. a newly orphaned and homeless girl who knows of her brother's past in gang activity despite his trying to keep it from her. just as beat is always thinking of her safety, rhyme is constantly thinking of his. she's very good at finding odd jobes here and there for her and her brother to work so they can attempt to support themselves financially. the pair of siblings pay to sleep at cheap motels when they're able, but can often be found sleeping in the street when money is low.SHIKI MISAKI; fifteen, not aligned with either gang. a shy school girl with a big heart. she constantly worries for her best friend, eri, whose mother is heavily involved with the players gang. she's seen some disturbing things throughout her friendship with eri but is terrified of saying anything, as eri's mother is her only family, and she doesn't know what would happen to her friend were she try to report on any of the things she's witnessed. she's been friends with eri since they were children, far before eri's mother got involved with gang activity, so she's seen her best friend's home live devolve over time. she spends a lot of time at eri's home/with eri, as shiki's own parents are often busy with work and not around a lot. shiki is never seen without the black cat plush she sewed herself. she once caught neku shoplifting but gave him a kind smile and promised she wouldn't tell anyone. she's wondered about where he is and if he's all right ever since.ERI; fifteen, loosely aligned with the players. an outgoing school girl with an aching heart. she hides behind a mask of confidence, her father having left her when she was very young. desperate to support her daughter, eri's mother turned to any work she could find, eventually finding herself involved with the players. rumours spread at school that eri's mother has turned to prostitution, and eri tries her best to laugh and joke it off, but at the end of the day, she'd much rather people think her mother prostitutes than risk letting anyone find out what she really did for a living, fearful that her mother would lash out at her if it ever got out.MEGUMI KITANIJI; late thirties, aligned with the reapers. mr kiryu’s right hand man. essentially does anything he says without questioning but he doesn’t particularly like or respect the man. instead, he’s a little batshit and goes along with everything he says because he believes his son, joshua, to be a prophet. despite being second in command, megumi is often treated very poorly and is frequently tasked with being joshua’s impromptu butler, but he doesn’t mind.YODAI "HIGGY" HIGASHIZAWA; mid thirties, aligned with the reapers. a former dishwasher (for ken doi) who's always dreamed of becoming a chef and owning his own restaurant. not satisfied with the money he was making as a dishwasher and trying to acquire the funds to start his own business, he went looking for other work, stumbling across a higher paying job as "a butcher." he realised too late that he'd been hired for part of the body disposal process for the reapers and tried to get out of it, but was blackmailed with his buried past as a felon. if it got out that he'd been arrested in his early twenties, he feared that it would be harder to start his own business, so he stays, trying to save up enough money to flee the country and open a restaurant overseas. despite his situation, he's quite fond of a lot of the lower level gang members, often cooking them home meals when he has the time. kariya lovingly refers to him as "chef" and it warms his heart. he still stays in touch with ken doi, as he was a college friend before yodai dropped out. he doesn't tell ken about what he's involved in, but the restaurant owner seems to know something is up and offers to help him out when he can. yodai will always be welcome back as ramen don's dishwasher should he ever need or want the job again.SHO MINAMIMOTO; early twenties, aligned with the reapers. formerly in charge of initiating new gang members, it was realised that he was a bit too unpredictable to be given so much power/responsibility, despite his high intellect. megumi wanted to have him disposed of, but mr kiryu, thinking he could be useful in the future if he were to play his cards right, asked megumi to demote him to grunt work but keep an eye on him just in case. megumi essentially has sho in charge of disposing the reapers' trash for them. sho uses this as an opportunity to gather information and wants to split off into his own faction, eventually, and has slowly been gaining the support from others to do so. coco and konishi support him and give him as much information as possible.UZUKI YASHIRO; seventeen, aligned with the reapers. a low level grunt with dreams of climbing up the ladder. she's often paired with koki for small, dirty jobs. she often complains about the jobs they're assigned, frustrated with how long it takes to move up the hierarchy.KOKI KARIYA; nineteen, aligned with the reapers. a low level grunt, perfectly fine with where he is with no interest of moving up the ladder. he constantly reassurres uzuki that this is exactly where she should want to be, doing the "easier" jobs while still getting paid.MITSUKI KONISHI; mid twenties, loosely aligned with the reapers and sho minamimoto. works as mr kiryu's secretary. megumi and kiryu seem to think she's clueless when it comes to gang activity, but she takes extensive notes and often knows exactly what is going on behind closed doors. joshua also does a fair bit of leaking information to her, because he's interested in seeing what she does with it. she works as an informant for sho, as he's promised she'll be his second in command once he enacts his takeover.COCO ATARASHI; nineteen, mostly neutral, but somewhat aligned with sho minamimoto. a drug dealer who doesn't particularly work for either gang. she sells drugs to whoever wants them, and uses def march's help to distribute drugs during their concerts. she knows quite a lot about both gangs as she's very good at making small talk and squeezing out information when she deals. she'll sell information to anyone who's willing to pay, but has a soft spot for sho, and gives him information for free, as she digs his chaotic energy, and sho was the one to hook her up with def march.777; early twenties, mostly neutral, but somewhat aligned with sho minamimoto. part time musician, part time drug distributer, and heavy drug user. the lead vocalist and bassist in the popular indie band def march, he and the rest of the band use their gigs to help distribute drugs, often getting a hefty cash reward for their involvement. he's close friends with sho.BJ; early twenties, mostly neutral, but somewhat aligned with sho minamimoto. part time musician, part time drug distributer. drug user, and def march's drummer.TENHO; early twenties, mostly neutral, but somewhat aligned with sho minamimoto. part time musician, part time drug distributer. drug user, and def march's guitarist/backup vocalist.FUTOSHI; nineteen, not aligned with either gang, but loosely associated with sho minamimoto.def march's tech and roadie who is unaware of the fact that the band is involved with the drug trade. he's aware of their being involved with drugs, but doesn't realise that they're a big part in the distribution of them, and he tries to stay out of it. he just needs the money, man.SANAE HANEKOMA; early to mid thirties, not aligned with either gang. a mysterious man who runs a small cafe. he seems to be close with joshua and acts as a sort of caregiver for him, since the boy doesn't receive adequate love or attention at home.

To expand my world , I have to learn to look farther- not write off other people's values as inferior. Maybe I had it backwards. Maybe I need to open up to really enjoy-

☆ denotes ''canon'' and ♡ denotes ''shipping partner''

☆ Shiki Misaki - @groovepawn ♡

Best Friend + Significant Other; Shiki is Neku's first ever and most treasured friend. While he sometimes still has a bit of a hard time being open about his feelings with people, around Shiki, it's a little easier than it normally is. Despite the fact that she annoys him sometimes, Neku would be absolutely lost without her. As much as he complains about her teasing, he adores every moment he gets to spend with her, and is desperately in love with her.

i don't do "mains" or "exclusives" in the traditional sense. i will always write with several versions of all characters with no disparity. if you want to consider me a "main" you are absolutely more than welcome to do so, but i don’t like doing that on my end as i feel like it discourages people with that muse who isnt my “main” from writing with me which is never something i’d want to do because i love every unique portrayal so much!characters who are "canon" to my neku are not mains or exclusives. a character/blog that is canon to my neku simply means that they are canonically a part of the same timeline, meaning all of our lore and headcanons line up and make sense with each others. this is mostly for the sake of rps, asks, and threads that ask about/mention a certain character, but don't specify which blog they are referring to.this does not mean i will treat duplicates of these characters as less canon than others. within threads, i will always treat characters as if they are from the same canon/universe as my neku unless otherwise requested/specified.as for shipping, i don't do shipping exclusivity outside of nekushiki, as i'm only comfortable writing nekushiki with tumblr user @groovepawn for personal reasons. for any other ships, i will not do exclusives, again, as i don't want to discourage people from writing with me, so please don't ask me to do that! my nekushiki exclusivity is the only exception and for, again, personal reasons. thank you!i hope that clears up my personal take on having mains and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask!

CREDITS

most if not all images on this blog are directly from the games, twewy manga, twewy anime, or other official art by the twewy artists. sprite edits for my icons were all either done by me, or by others with permission and credit (below). occasionally i use images made in mmd, and all models/motions used in my icons are credited below as well.

the world ends without you

Type: Post Canon, Bad Ending/Composer Neku AU (TWEWY SPOILERS)
Details: Neku doesn’t open up throughout the course of the Long Game. Being under such circumstances only furthers his distaste for humanity. He strives to make it through the Game, wanting primarily to get away from the people he’s forced to partner with and return to his life. Shiki gets him to open up a little, but when she’s granted a second chance at life only to have Neku’s selfishness take it away from her, he decides once and for all that the world is better off without him forming attachments with people. It’s only going to hurt him and whoever he manages to care about.The week with Joshua proceeds mostly as usual with his forced partnership vexing Neku to no end. He largely suspects Joshua of shooting him, and when he seemingly sacrifices himself for Neku’s safety, it only furthers the idea that people would be better off not caring about others. Joshua wouldn’t have been erased if he hadn’t cared about Neku. When he’s forced into a third week of the Game, he’s determined not to form any bonds, not even when Beat forms a partnership with him, despite all odds. This quickly becomes clear to Beat, but they stick together (barely) out of necessity alone. Neku still doesn’t particularly care that Rhyme is gone, finding Beat’s determination to bring her back needlessly foolish and risky, not able to wrap his mind around why he would risk his existence to try to save her when he’d been perfectly safe as a Reaper.Throughout the course of the week, as people in the city start to become a sort of hive mind due to the Red Skull pins, Neku feels almost at peace, almost happier that the city is like this. People aren’t so loud and abrasive. Things like friendships don’t have to exist in a world like that. No one has to clash. Even so, Neku agrees with his plan to take down the Composer, albeit for rather selfish reasons. If Neku can take down the Composer and take his place, he believes he can live however he wants, far away from other people. Megumi offers to let Neku join him in the Room of Reckoning, but Neku turns him down, too angry at everything he’s done to him to ever work together, despite feeling that the city is better off this way.When Joshua reveals himself and suggest that he and Neku play one last Game (Neku still wants the city to remain, after all) he accepts, and there isn’t a moment of hesitation before Neku pulls the trigger. He never truly understood what being Composer entailed, though, and once its thrust upon him, he realises that he’s never wanted this. He never wanted to fix the city, and he can hear its sour notes, begging and screaming for him to attend to it, but he doesn’t want to listen. He never wanted to listen, so he shuts it out as best as he can, growing more and more spiteful towards everyone that played a part in him getting here. He refuses to bring Rhyme back. He offs a few Reapers to try and dull the noise. He still feels empty, and nothing is going to change that. Every day, he loses himself a bit more.

Type: Genshin Impact Verse
Stats: Pyro catalyst user from Inazuma
Details: A teenager from Inazuma, Neku's always been quite fond of both art and music. He grew up with his mother and friend, Rindo, not often socializing with others due to his rather reclusive nature and distaste for Inazuma's archon. When Baal started seizing the visions of people who resided in her domain, Neku made frantic plans to help his friend escape, as his friend was an electro vision holder. However, despite all of their efforts, his friend perished in their attempt. Upon seeing the boy's valiant struggle to protect his friend, Murata, archon of war, entrusted Neku, the previously visionless youth, with a pyro vision to aid him, but it was too late. Now a vision holder himself, Neku fled Inazuma without being able to say goodbye to his mother, who after hearing the news about Neku's friend, presumes her son to be dead as well.