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Now Im asking yall! What would your MC’s dynamic be with Kanra? 

It can be a rivalry, friendship, or crush!! Just dont be scared to get creative 😼 (background info after the pic)


Kanra Fujimori has low-moderate Psychopathic tendencies.  Her only first and genuine connection is with Opal, and even that took some time for Kanra to get used to.

In Step 1 she is not able to feel empathy or feel a connection to other people. Even for Qiu and Tamarack. She finds them to be quite interesting though and thats enough for her to make her stay.

Kanra also has tendencies to be quite manipulative, gauging peoples reactions to entertain her or to conduct a study. Thats why her classmates (except for Qiu and Tamarack) are scared of her.

She knows she isnt what the other kids are, and she knows that she isnt quite like them. Kanra shrugs it off and embraces the hollowness like an old friend anyways.

(She will get character development for the other steps. But I dont think I can give her a love interest because I dont think any of them will be her type TwT)

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KitKat would be very frustrated by her but also  have a huge crush. She likes pretty girls but she also likes people who are broken the most.

Bacon would get along with her pretty well. At least in step 1, he doesn’t have the brains to really know when someone insults him unless they are VERY direct about it. I feel like his stupid, goofy personality could make her smile.

Sin would not get along with her. She doesn’t like it when people are mean to her or her friends, even if it’s not intentional. Also when she gets angry, she basically turns into  Chi Chi from DBZ, so I feel like Kanra would learn not to mess with her very fast.

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DAMNNN KITKAT 😭😭 i didnt know shed love the broken ones!!

For Bacon, I think Kanra would subconsciously develop a sort of attachment to him. She wont actually realise it in Step 1, but maybe in Step 2-3 when theyd probably grow apart and Kanra would have to seriously self reflect because why did she feel disappointed when Bacon stopped being around her anymore? (CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BABYYYY🔥🔥)

Funnily enough, I think that would make Kanra be annoying to her even more. She loves making people pissed off. I think she’d tease her to the point she’d have to run away as shes being chased. She loves the thrill unfortunately (its also her way of being friendly LOL)

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Nah I think Bacon would just have to have a serious talk with her and everything would be fine. He tends to give people the benefit of the doubt so he'd probably realize that's just her way of showing she cares

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Also yeah. KitKat finds normal people to be kinda offputting. She's grown up around weird and broken people her whole life, Bacon being case and point, so someone who doesn't have something wrong with them freaks her out.

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If Kitkat was subtle with her crush I think Kanra would just mistake her for finding her weird 😭 like she doesnt get the emotional weight of love or the nuance of it so shed just think:

 “Shes staring at me.. Maybe she thinks im weird. She’s making it so obvious.”

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THATS SO SWEET 🥹🥹🥹 Bacon would def be Kanra’s soft spot though icl. She doesnt feel things as deeply but her actions would always prove to Bacon that yeah, she cares abt him in her own way.

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i actually think kojo and kanra would be great friends icl 🤔🤔 i’ve lowkey never stated this bcs im still developing it, but kojo’s actually quite apathetic and borderline cruel/psychopathic most of the time. He mainly develops this side of him between step 1 and 2 and onwards but there are hints of it in his childhood. idk if u remember but when made that butcher kojo concept drawing for an au in my head i kind of wanted to explore kojo’s more morally ‘wrong’ side 💔💔💔

but yeah basically i think kojo wouldn’t mind kanra! i think they’d both find each other interesting 🤞🤞 maybe indulge a bit in one another’s morally questionable actions idk 🤷🏽‍♂️ she’s still a fairly new character of yours so i don’t really wanna guess things 🥀🥀

for yuming i would say she might develop a little crush on her while also finding her an interesting character. she wouldn’t necessarily think she’s weird, but rather wants to know what makes her tick. Maybe yuming would look a little shocked when kanra might say something crazy but overall i think she’d be fine with her.

my ocs/mcs either judge you like crazy or just shrug and look the other way im gonna be honest 😭😭

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Thats new!! I never thought Kojo would have those tendencies 🤔 

For their first impressions I believe Kanra would find him boring at first, she doesnt have the will to get to know him. UNTIL!! Kanra wants to do something (maybe conduct a study on something Kojo coincidentally likes?) and she wants to make a beneficially useful relationship with him. And then they become that very off-putting duo at school who are surprisingly chill with eachother.

For Yuming! Kanra would also not get out of her way to get to know her (she only makes relationships that help her with something or if its built on mutual respect) but she likes saying off-putting things around Yuming to see her reactions every once in a while. She finds it endearing and thinks its funny 😭

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I honestly think Angeli would get along with Kanra pretty easily, especially since they share some similar traits. They’d have no trouble sitting in comfortable silence together. On a different note, I have another MC that I haven’t shared or talked about yet, but I’m really excited to reveal her once I finish drawing her. She’s also a psychopath, similar to Kanra. (°▽°)

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i remember Angeli having a similar color palette to Kanra so its actually pretty cute 🥹🥹  im also very excited to see your new MC!! 

Kanra would have a curiosity towards Angeli, i mean its not everyday you see someone who has the similar traits you thought were unnatural. So she wants to approach Angeli because of that! (I wonder if Angeli would get weirded out by her big bug eyes though 😭)

also question! Does your new MC have psychopathic tendencies orr is she a sociopath (ASPD)? (Since Psychopathy isnt a mentall illness and more like a spectrum I believe) 

A kind person on DC corrected me for my wrong use of the term “Psychopath” so I wanted to make sure as well TwT

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Angeli would find Karna's eyes incredibly captivating (o^▽^o)

annnnnd

You’re right, psychopathy isn’t a formal diagnosis, just a trait spectrum. I think my MC leans more toward psychopathic traits, depending on how you interpret her behavior. She’s described as, cold and manipulative but emotionally detached.

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I have 2 MCS who (1) looks VERY SIMILAR to kanra and (2) has a similar personality to kanra's. so blythe would totally mistake kanra for those two mcs and when she realises that it's not them, blythe is ABSOLUTELY gonna freak out. I feel like Blythe would be totally scared of Kanra but likes her (A LITTLE BIT) because she looks like my other mc lol.

(P.S. Idk if you play or know pjsk but Kanra and Blythe's relationship would be IDENTICAL to pjsk's mafuemu 😭😭)

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DUDEEEE ID LOVE TO SEE YOUR MCS UWBDJANDSJ I THINK KANRA WOULD BE GENUINELY SHOCKED TO SEE IT (very rare)

AND YESS I DID PLAY PJSK but it was like a looonggg time ago. But their relationship dynamic being similar to mafuemu?? Thats actually so frickin adorable 😭 i hope Blythe doesnt take offense to Kanra sometimes being blunt though, she can get unintentionally mean most of the time 🥹

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haruki step one would HATE her. He’s scene enough k-drama’s and watched enough YouTube shorts to see the signs, he gives her glares, he doenst go near her beneath the disguise of ‘she’s not good enough’ but secretly he tries to keep people away from her. He carefully watched her not of interest but of disgust, he doesn’t want her to taint his record


Maeve step one would be TERRIFIED she’d flinch if Kanra even looked at her, she’d stay far, FAR away from her, she understands being blunt but the dull look in her eyes creeps her out. She’d believe Kanra is possessed or smth and makes up stories in her head about it 


Remedy step one would have a massive crush on her, I think Kanra would find Remedy interesting, based on her upbringing, talents, bluntness, reactions to certain things and the peculiar things that make her tic, etc. Remedy is unused to this attention since her class is afraid of her mostly because of her height, upbringing and fame, labeled the Prodigy child, and she feels as if they bond quickly. Because of her isolated upbringing she has no knowledge of interactions properly and doesn’t spot the signs of manipulation, and because of that, and the fact that she’s a people pleaser, she follows Kanra around waiting for approval or just a notion that she exists and lets her get away with anything she does to her. Idk tho how does Kanra find ppl interesting?? Also Remedy has a habit of befriending everyone once you look past her exterior so yeah 。^‿^。

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Oh my gosh Id love to see Kanra and Haruki in a cold war. THEYD ACTUALLY BE GOOD AS RIVALS DUDE KDNFSNSNS Kanra with her creepy :) smile and Haruki just glaring at her with every hate in his body is just such a good dynamic

MY BABY NOOOO 😭😭😭 its alright Maeve she wont hurt you!! Just.. bully you.. a lil bit and unintentionally.. 🥹

This is the third person to have a crush on Kanra! (She cant be fixed guys im sorry 💔💔) but orndnsjfjsd oh my gosh that dynamic with her and Remedy makes my heart ache a bit 🙁🙁 in the later steps i believe she’ll actually come to learn to be vulnerable and care for Remedy. Its not that Kanra cant feel anything, its that she doesnt feel them as deeply!
(Actually her dynamic with Remedy is making me want to pair her up with her romantically if thats okay 😭 like her learning to care and open up to her slowly years later just HDHSJDHS )

Kanra finds people who benefit her interesting! Lets take Runie for example: She likes teasing him and getting into fights with him because of his abnormal strength. She calls him a monster and loves the rage and emotions that he cycles through. She also like pissing him off and having his attention on her even though she doesnt know why. (The feeling was friendship, she wanted to be friends LOL) Kanra is curious abt him, making her interested. 

So basically anyone who: makes her curious, their usefulness, and their consistency towards her :) 

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YESS REMEDY x KANRA id love to see their romantic dynamic shift and i think they can learn from each eachother 😊 


HARUKI AND KANRA RIVALS?? I can see it already 😭 their dynamic is IDKILISMTIRWSI 

honestly can’t wait to finish Remedy’s character sheet to finalize her dynamics with Kanra (P.S Remedy’s real name is Diana-Evelin 🤭)

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YAYYYYY!!! ID LOVE TO DEVELOP AND MAKE ART OF HARUKIS AND REMEDYS DYNAMIC WITH HER!! (Maeve gets a pass because the precious baby will get scared 🙁🙁 its okay my grandchild Runie will play with you!)

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I JJST WOKE UP SORRY IF I YAP TOO MUCH  for starters i gotta say Fio would have a such baby crush on her 😞😞 theyre both seen as "weird" from other kids (+ shes beautiful 🤭) but while Fio usually tries to hide the fact that she cares and is hurt about the situation, Kanra seems to be not even slightly caring, so she'd have some kind of great admiration for her. which would give her courage to approach and try to befriend her without the deadly staring for a month stage too cause she wouldn't think Kanra would judge her 😭 i feel like Fio would start following/helping her with random stuff out of nowhere and Kanra would be like 🤨 but interesting enough i guess?? also Fio would realize she was confusing her admiration for romantic feelings at this stage so yeah

for Jude I THINK SHE'D FRUSTRATE HIM ON A DAILY BASIS though he's really closed of in step one he gets real funny when he's mad, like he'd stay silent untill he gets red like a tomato, open his mouth, fail to say anything, shout something like "IHOPEYOUSTEPONALEGOBUTNOTBEHURTTOOMUCH" and run off. (his relationship with Fio is kind of based on this too though i havent draw that yet) SO my scenario is that they'd come across in the science class or just the lab since Jude is a biology geek himself and enjoys chem too, Kanra tries to annoy  him because she hasn't saw his frustrated reaction yet, Jude gets annoyed, Kanra has fun and decides to keep it going. sad part is he'd definitely think Kanra is just trying to befriend him and get real happy, he'd even think of her as one of his best friends unaware its one sided 😭😭😭

SORRY FOR THE YAP AGAIN IY WAS TOO FUN TO THINK ABT

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OH MY GOD WJDNSHDHSK BOTH OF THEIR DYNAMIC WITH KANRA IS SO CUTE 😭😭

The fourth person who has a crush on Kanra?! (Holy crud its like that one meme “I can fix her” or “I can make her even worse”) 

OMGGG KANRA’S AND FIO’S DYNAMIC IS ADORABLEEEE shed give Fio the stankiest side eye in their first ever meeting but then just lets her hang out with her because she likes her the color of her hair and because Fio doesnt force her to change so shes like:

“You’re good at being not annoying. I think I’d like to keep you around.”

And she’d develop a sort of camaraderie with her when she starts to get help for her subclinical psychopathy. Of course, its not warm or soft. But Kanra’s actions (like protecting Fio or doing little things for her and remembering the things she likes) is proof she cares.


AND JUDEE MY GODD THATS KINDA BITTERSWEET 😭😭 Kanra WOULD think that about him at first, but as she grows up and gets CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) she’d actually feel like, well not heavy guilt per say, but she’d definitely try to make it up to him in her own way. Even if its blunt and sorta mean, she likes the guy even if she cant say it: 

“Don’t get it over your head. I like what you are to me, and thats something Im not used to. I dont want it gone.”


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Hiro would be put off by Kanra. He def would hate it if she teases him but the annoyance would not show on his face since he lack the ability to express emotions(he's working on it). but bc of his lack of reactions I feel like Kanra would make it her absolute goal to bring out even a slight reaction out of him

Sylvan would avoid Kanra at all cost. Sylvan is mostly in her own world sometimes but if she learned about Kanra from somewhere then she would try her absolute best to not have an interaction with her. Even tho Sylvan mostly tries to be friendly with everyone I don't think she can handle Kanra very well

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Oh Kanra is gonna be such an annoying fly in Hiro’s ear, RIP Hiro you cant get her to back down! It’ll make her even more determined 😭

Understandable though for Sylvan. If she was someone IRL id steer clear from her too, solely because I dont think Im the kind of person who can endure being her friend. TT

Kanra would find Sylvan’s fashion nice but wont think much of it. I think they’d just mutually ignore eachother! (Sylvan is lucky she doesnt get an annoying, loud, buzzing bee flying around her LOLOL)

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MARI WOULD BE TERRIFIED BUT ALSO KIND OF INTRIGUED??? She’d likely keep out of Kanras way to her being extremely scared of her, but then she’ll want to also see how she reacts because she likes to keep tabs on how everyone thinks about her (attachement issues where did you come from) I wouldn’t be surprised if Mari had a lil crush or squish on her tho!

Kel would want to be her friend because… why not? She’s super interesting and he enjoys that + they like being friends with everyone, despite them not liking him back (though I don’t think Kanra would dislike him??? I need to focus on my ocs more smh 😞💔)  I think Kanra would like to toy with him lol

Elias would be friendly but unnerved yknow? Like when you’re trying to be friendly with someone even if y’all both don’t like each other??? At alll??? Kanra wouldn’t be a hater though, I’m not sure if she’d be interested with him since he’s not very special other than his medical knowledge and condition ;-;

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MY GOSH I LOVE ALL OF THESE?! ITS SO UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAYS AND THATS WHAT I LOVEEE

For Mari, I think Kanra (if Mari is obvious with what shes doing) would try to not bother with Mari because she doesnt really want to be bothered or pestered with other peoples emotions. She doesnt wanna trouble herself with that at all 😔 she’d probably guess what Mari wanted from her and then say something so unintentionally mean. (IM SORRY MARI SHE DIDNT MEAN IT— SHE JUST DOESNT FEEL EMOTIONS AS DEEPLY SO SHE DOESNT HAVE THE NUANCE OF IT 😭) I’d wanna see her develop a sort of friendship with Mari but I have no ideas 💔💔

For Kel! Damn you got it right 😭😭 Kanra would like toying with him because of how friendly he is. Kanra wants to copy how his attitude is so she’d stick around just to study him because of his charm.

And for Elias, Kanra would honestly try and scare him because she thinks its funny and because, in her own way, doesnt like seeing him be sad over his chronical illness. (She says its distracting and uncomfortable to watch)

A little scene I made for the two of em:

 [Kanra finds Elias sitting alone in the back corner of the library, a hoodie pulled over his head like a veil

He hadn’t shown up to the last two study sessions. She wasn’t tracking him, not really. She just noticed. Like a blank space where noise used to be. And it itched her somewhat, so after class she resigned herself to finding him, hoping to get rid of the nagging feeling in her mind. 

“You’re sulking,” she said flatly.

Elias didn’t look up. “I’m tired.”

Kanra sat beside him anyway, uninvited, and dropped a small bag of candy onto the table. Her face was passively blank as she did.

You like these,” she said. Not a question.

He blinked at it. “How’d you know?”

“You chew them when you’re hurt. It’s like watching a teething puppy on painkillers.”

A small smile tugged at the corner of Elias’s mouth. He didn’t touch the candy. Not yet.

“I’m having a bad week,” he admitted.

Kanra nodded once. Then leaned back in the chair and added, “If you want, I can say something wildly out of line to distract you.”

That got a laugh. A real one.

Kanra didn’t smile, but her head tilted slightly. “There. Less sulking. Keep the candy. I don’t want it.”

She stood, walking off like nothing happened. But Elias’s eyes lingered on the space she’d left behind.]

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THE FICTERACTION??? IS SO CUTE??? I MIGHT MAKE AN ANIMATIC IDK???

Kel makes so much sense, and dw we can have doomed yuri over here at OLNF hq (platonic or romantic)

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SHE'S SO COOOLOLOLOLOLo!!! I can't wait to see how she'd act in steps 2 and 3!

In step 1 Yujin's emotionally detached from the neighborhood and nearly everyone in it, with the few exceptions being Francis, Gabriel, and to some extent Baxter. 

So at that point in the story, he's still in his “igaf don't talk to me” phase. He'd remain indifferent to Kanra and treat her the same way he does Qiu and Tamarack. Because of the age gap and his pride, Kanra’s usual provocations wouldn't land. To him, she’s just another kid—three years younger and still in elementary school. If she tried to bait him, he’d just raise an eyebrow and give a half-hearted answer before moving on, mentally filing her behavior away with the rest of the annoying things he’s already seen at family events.

Yujin’s been around enough adults and social games to recognize manipulation for what it is. Nothing Kanra says would truly get under his skin—he’s had years of practice shrugging off passive aggression and veiled insults from relatives. Compared to that, Kanra’s needling would almost seem quaint.

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For Francis, I imagine he’d be indifferent to Kanra. He’s unapologetically blunt, so if they met he’d answer any of her questions in the most straightforward way possible (as it is the most convenient method of communication for him). He’d directly confront Kanra about her behavior is she ever figured out lying was the easiest way to annoy him and try avoiding her in the future if she doesn’t change her habit of intentionally lying.

Gabriel would 100% try to befriend her. He’d be very curious about the newest resident and he likes getting to know people in general (no matter how difficult it may be). Depending on how she reacts to his social advances, he’d adjust and try a different approach to see what Kanra seems to prefer more. 

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Francis and Kanra’s dynamic could honestly have the potential to make Kanra frustrated. Cause she cant get through to him! And as much as she likes trying to figure out what makes him tick, shes the one who gets annoyed in the process 😭😭

Oh Gabriel,, youre gonna have one annoying little sister buzzing around If you succeed on befriending her 💔 i hope hes ready for her antics LOL

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The irony is that the easiest way for Kanra to learn anything about him would be to just ask directly 😭

“What do you hate the most?”
"Liars."

I can def see their whole dynamic being hilariously one-sided on Kanra’s end, she’d be trying to play chess with someone who’s playing go fish— and it’d somehow still a loss for her every time.

Okok I just read up on some of Kanra’s interactions w other MCs/OCs

Since one of the ways to capture Kanra’s attention is by being useful to her, rather than directly seeking her out, Gabriel would start to subtly display the depth of his social connections. Mostly through carefully timed conversations and casual mentions, he would demonstrate his ability to open doors for her, offering access to people and opportunities that could be of value.

Gabriel is not trying to win her over as a friend—instead, he’s pursuing a more calculated, mutually beneficial relationship. He’d come to the conclusion (after some careful observation of his own) that Kanra seems to value utility above all else, so he plays to that instinct, showing her that his influence can be leveraged. If he does succeed in winning her over, it’d be made more clear as their dynamic grows that his interest lies in Kanra as an individual, someone who might prove useful in ways he hasn’t fully figured out yet, rather than in any kind of emotional connection.

Overall I think their relationship could turn out super interesting by the time step 2 rolls around!! 😼

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LMAOOOOO OH MY GOD HER AND FRANCIS’ RELATIONSHIP IS LIKE THAT MEME WITH THE DOG EATING CHESS PIECES 😭😭

This was the first time Kanra has ever been provoked to hit a person—

But yeah Kanra would be absolutely annoyed and angry that she’d have her first ever temper tantrum in Step 1! Thank you Francis for making her feel extreme emotions, it builds her character 🙌🙌


For Gabriel, Kanra would slowly learn to respect him because wow, he really did put in the effort to get her on his side. Shes impressed! She plays into his whims but is also studying him as well, her curiosity is piqued. 

She believes she can also benefit from him from learning to copy his mannerisms and attitude, because goodness shes not well versed with some subtle nuances at all. So she’d try and imitate what Gabriel does, albeit a bit stiff, because she doesnt know the emotional depth of it so it comes out robotic 😭


I LOVE THESE DYNAMICS MAN THEYRE SO UNIQUE AND SO GREAT TO WRITE ANOUT

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Literally them 😭

OAMGOMGO Seeing Kanra try to imitate Gabriel's personality in step 1 or early on in step 2 would be such a cute moment 😭 though I can also envision the many ways it could go catastrophically wrong

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THANK. YOU IM DEVELOPING HER AS WE SPEAK WHEHEHDH

Also why does  Yujin’s relationship with her just remind me of an exasperated older brother and annoying and pestering little sister 😭😭 God I love when shes being so annoying to someone who takes no shit from her. Id like to think she gets attached to him because of that and doesnt realise what that feeling is until Opal or another close friend of hers points it out. 


“You talk about that boy.. Yujin.. a lot these days.” Opal mentions off-handedly.

“So?” 

“You act like he’s your brother.” 

Kanra stared at her mother. “What?”

Opal tries to think of a way to explain it to her simply, “Well, you keep on egging him on even though he doesn’t give you a direct response.” Then she pinched Kanra’s cheek, “Which is rude, by the way.”

Kanra let out a soft whine, huffing at her mother, “That boy doesn’t react to it, Mother. Im sure he doesnt take offense.” 

Her Mother only sighed, patting her daughters head, “Good thing you don’t have a sibling then, or else this house will be wrecked.” Opal joked, then pulled away to continue cooking dinner.

Kanra stares at her Mother, silently pondering as she set up the table.

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THIS IS SO BANGER!?

“exasperated older brother and annoying and pestering little sister” is such a accurate description of what I imagine their dynamic would be like 😭

[quick step 1 snapshot I thought of between the two sillies- hope Kanra doesn’t sound too OOC 😓]

Step 1: Snapshot - Neighborhood BBQ

Summer of 2011

The smell of charcoal and overcooked burgers hung in the air. Yujin leaned against the porch railing with a paper plate in hand—half a hot dog, untouched, and a sad pile of lettuce someone had the nerve to call a salad. His phone sat face-down on the rail next to him. Too many nosy parents. Too many little kids. Too much noise.

He was just about to check the time again when a shadow fell over him.

"Still haven’t run away, I see," came the voice—high, cool, and unmistakably Kanra.

Yujin didn’t look up. He just stabbed his hot dog with a plastic fork and said, "You’re here again. Should I be flattered or concerned?"

Kanra laughed—a short, pleased sound. "There’s no crime in keeping someone company. I was beginning to think you were glued to that spot. Like an old gargoyle watching the chaos below."

"I’ll have you arrested one way or another," he muttered, tearing a chunk of the hot dog off and chewing before adding, "You’d make a decent gargoyle yourself. You already lurk like one."

"Mm. But I move," she said, circling him to perch on the porch railing beside him like a bird preparing for mischief. "You just… watch. It’s almost admirable. You’re so composed, Yujin. Always unreadable."

He side-eyed her. "Is this your way of telling me I’m boring again?"

Kanra tilted her head. "No. Just hard to figure out."

Yujin gave a noncommittal shrug, eyes flicking back to the yard where Gabriel was stuck talking to someone’s mom and slowly dying inside.

"Everyone else gives me something," Kanra went on, as if they were in the middle of a long conversation. "Tamarack twitches. Qiu argues. Even Mother sighs at me. But you…" She leaned forward slightly, studying him like a bug under glass. "You’re sealed. I should study you. See what happens when something actually startles the unshakable Yujin."

"If that's your research project, you picked a boring subject," Yujin said, absently toying with his fork. "Should’ve gone with Darren. He flinches when the AC kicks in."

"Mm, but you’re the harder challenge," she smiled, legs swinging as she dangled from her seat on the railing. "And I enjoy solving puzzles."

"You’re not actually trying to solve anything, though," Yujin finally glanced over at her with an unimpressed look. "You just like shaking the box to see what rattles."

That gave her a half-second’s pause. Not because he was wrong—but because he said it like he knew it. For once, her words didn’t come right away.

Yujin waited a beat longer, then shrugged again and reached for his plate. "Guess you’re not done studying me after all."

He walked off, slow and casual, like her words hadn’t grazed something deeper. "Let me know when you figure out what you’re hoping to find inside."

Her silence lingered behind him like smoke—thin, clinging—until the breeze scattered it, and he reached Gabriel’s side just in time to pull him from his social dilemma.

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Oh man . OH MAN OH MANNNNN I REALLY WANNA MAKE ART FROM THIS 😭😭😭😭 THIS IS SO GOOD SAM WHAT THE HECK???? I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT YOU DIDNT MISCHARACTERIZE KANRA AT ALL!!

Her reflecting on herself because of what Yujin said, feeling something akin to frustration and agitation because he managed to pick apart her actions that she thought she knew. Her having an ego death but also feeling it in a muted way but its there. Its there. But she cant feel it. Yet she knows something has changed.

It gives her a thrill of curiosity.

I think after this scene Kanra would still  hang out around Yujin when she can. She’s still blunt, still mean and cold. But something changes with how she interacts with him. Its not soft, nor is it warm, but she respects him a whole lot now.

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ABHSJBDIBA I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT 😭😭

I'd be honored to see art of these two goobers interacting they give me big found-family you-annoy-me-but-you’re-my-problem-now energy!!