Ah? Really, is it?Oh my. I didn’t know ... I mean, the PDP girls don’t interest me that much in the end —except maybe Kanata, but she’d be the only one—, so I don’t know much about their personalities/backstory, etc.Bruh, I hope it’s still okay and that people won’t be mad because of that ... 😣

Oh no no no, I don’t mind at all! I usually don’t add many details about my OCs (not that I have a lot of them haha), even if I should ...So, here you go :

I picture Maemi as a girl with long, straight and dark brown hair, but not the kind of dark brown that almost looks like black, you can really see that she has brown hair, you know? And long, like, cut after her shoulder blades. She has bangs, but on the left side. Her eyes are greener than Nozomi’s, but they’re still light green, and they have the same form too (tareme eyes, or something like that?).I like to think that she has some light freckles around her nose and on its tip too, but it’s barely visible, like you notice them when you’re closely looking at her. Her skin is pale, but it easily tans, and she does look quite cute in summer!

Thanks to her backstory, you now know that she has a generous chest and, much to Yoshiko’s delight, there are some freckles above it (Yoshiko loves kissing them in the bedroom, by the way~). Also, she’s slim, and has toned calves : she loves cycling and going for runs. It was stress-relieving for her to do so when she was in middle school, and she kept practicing those activities even in high school and after that. Cycling became, um, less sport-like once she started dating Yoshiko : it was mostly for them to go on dates or to just get some fresh air together (and it was priceless the first few times). After the twins’ birth, it became a family activity.

Mh, something else : she’s a little bit smaller than Yoshiko. I believe that Yoshiko got taller during high school and college (like, 165cm or so), and Maemi measures, what, 160cm, so there’s a small height difference!

In high school, she was mostly tying her hair in a ponytail with a dark pink ribbon, but she had two unruly locks which kept falling in front of her ears and which framed her face.In her last years of studying, she started braiding her hair on the side (making it land on her left shoulder) on occasion, and it became her regular hairstyle after having Nozomi and Nico (and there’s still that unruly lock on the right side of her face!). Of course, she styles her hair differently sometimes, but she doesn’t really let it loose.

Now, her personality ...

As I said in the previous post, she was shy, reserved and didn’t talk much in middle/high school. She had to be friends with people to let them see who she really is –which means, a kind, calm, smart and soft-spoken girl. She’s sensitive and fragile, but she tries to hide those sides as she doesn’t want people to take advantage of that, even as an adult.

Because of what happened in middle school, she has a hard time giving people her trust, and she’d rather keep everything to herself than sharing her insecurities and all. The fact that she doesn’t confide in people caused some fights between Yoshiko and her during their first months as a couple, but Maemi did her best to change that side of her a little for her girlfriend. Thanks to her relationship, she also became bolder, when it comes to displaying affection. She was often the one to initiate physical contact, like a quick peck on the cheek or holding hands and stroking Yoshiko’s with her thumb, whether it be in public or in private.Speaking of, Maemi had a hard time giving all of herself to Yoshiko, as she was really terrified of showing her bare body to someone. Scars of the past, I guess you can call it like that ...

Ah, there’s also something contradictory concerning her personality ... She can be determined and is easily fired up, but she quickly gives up when there’s something getting in her way.

Aside that, Maemi is very girly. She showed it during her high school years, when she started tolerating, appreciating, her body again. It’s in college that she really began putting make up on, but not thick make up, just so she can look good. But, regarding her clothes, she prefers girly clothes. Like, dresses and skirts, or pastel, V-neck tops. She has always loved earrings and anklets, too.

As a mother, she kept her girly side, as she heard too many things about women forgetting themselves once they had their first child and didn’t want to lose that part of her, and her femininity either.She was still soft and sweet with her girls when they were younger, but found out that she could got pretty mad sometimes –and it scared Nozomi and Nico, who were too used to their soft-spoken Momma, and who instantly calmed down not to have to face her anger. But I believe that the stress ate her up a lot when she was pregnant and when the twins were babies, because she never imagined she was going to have two babies at first.I even think that she was the first one to confront the baby blues hehe. Oh and, she certainly became more sensitive after that ... Beware, Yoshiko, hahahaha!

I think I said everything that was on my mind ... I hope I didn’t forget anything. If you need even more information, don’t hesitate, I’m always happy to share this kind of things! Even if it’s not with Maemi, but I understand that she wa the most mysterious and intriguing one hehe

Have a good day anon, thank you for all this again~

Hey hey! But of course I can tell you, no problem! I’m actually happy to receive this ask, I know that a lot of people ship Yoshiko with someone from Aqours and that, sometimes, it’s quite, uh, complicated to fully accept an OC ... I’ve always thought it was a risky bet, to be honest ... So thank you for asking!!

So! Yoshiko and Maemi (her last name is Noto) attended the same high schools, and really met and talked when they were third years. Indeed, Maemi attended Uranohoshi, and she even was one of Yoshiko’s classmates! Except that Yoshiko didn’t really pay attention to her, as she became a school idol, found great friends in the other Aqours girls, got popular, won Love Live, tried to save the school, etc. ; and because Maemi has always been shy and discreet.

Maemi, of course, knew who Yoshiko was, thanks to Aqours. But she also noticed her, before all the school started supporting them, because they were similar. Maemi was here when Yoshiko did those rituals of hers, but she was also here when Yoshiko did her best to act like a ‘normal girl’ to, uh, fit in [I have a very, very bad memory, and I didn’t pay much attention to the scenes with Yoshiko and the first years either, so this part might sound weird ...]. Maemi was moved by all this –the fact that Yoshiko tried to change, the reasons why she wanted to change (she isn’t stupid, she guessed there was a feeling of uneasiness in Yoshiko)–, but also by the fact that everyone accepted Yoshiko for who she was. She felt relieved, for the idol, but also for her : Maemi suffered, and was even bullied in middle school. And she felt so happy, she felt like she could breathe again, when she realized that, here, at Uranohoshi, she could finally be accepted, too.

Here comes some backstory : Maemi has a generous chest, it runs in her family (and Nozomi inherited it, too). But it ... developed quickly and, in middle school, she had bigger breasts than the other girls, and got bullied and laughed at because of that. It didn’t help that she attended a mixed school, and so boys and girls were virulent about that. It wasn’t the kind of teasing that could make her laugh ; it was the kind of teasing that hurt and made her feel very, very self-conscious. She was ashamed of her body. And, each day, she felt like going through a nightmare –just waking up to go to school was an ordeal.

You understand now why it was a relief for her to see that, even if you don’t look like or aren’t acting like the others, people can still like you for who you are. Ah, before I forget, it’s also because of all those bullies that Maemi decided to attend another school. She grew up in Atami, a big city, but she didn’t want to go to any high school here. She ... wanted a break, a change of scenery. However, she didn’t move house, so she was kind of traveling each day for her first year in Uranohoshi. She also chose Uranohoshi because, first, it was an all girls school, but also because her only friend from middle school was moving and was going over there. She didn’t want to lose that friend, and didn’t want to face boys again. Facing girls was enough for her.

Now, let’s come back to Yoshiko and her, after all this ... ... ... During their first year, Maemi just watched her from afar. Nope, she didn’t try to talk to her, didn’t try to befriend her, so she completely went unnoticed. But, while silently supporting her (and Aqours) and watching her from afar, Maemi slowly developed a crush on Yoshiko.During their second year, they weren’t in the same class anymore and Maemi, who wanted to stack all the odds in her favor for once by trying to be friends with Yoshiko–and so, initiate the whole thing–, gave up quickly. For her, there was no point in doing that in the end, because Yoshiko was going to meet new people in her class, maybe fall in love with one of them –or maybe she was just going to hang out with new friends and meet her special person outside of school. So she gave up, and they spent another year apart.

But everything changed when they were third years. Once again, they weren’t in the same class, and, this time, Maemi thought that she was going to get rid of that old crush. She thought, but didn’t, as she got paired up with Hanamaru for a project (Ruby and Yoshiko were in the same class during their third year, but unfortunately, Hanamaru wasn’t with them), and got to meet Yoshiko properly for the first time. It was at Hanamaru’s place, and wasn’t planned : they were working on their project when Ruby and Yoshiko showed up to spend some time with their friend (Ruby and Hanamaru started dating in college).Maemi’s crush came back in full force and it was so unexpected that she got all flustered. She stuttered, was madly blushing ; she was awkward, shaking, and almost clumsy. When she finally left, she mentally cursed herself, whereas Hanamaru told her friends that Maemi was a sweet but shy girl, and that it certainly was too overwhelming for her to meet them so suddenly, because she never acted that way with her.

They met several times after that again, and Hanamaru eventually found out the truth (it was when she wanted to be sure that Maemi wasn’t crushing on Ruby). So, RubyMaru tried to play the matchmakers! It didn’t work at first, as Yoshiko was completely clueless and thought that Maemi was just a little bit weird (after all, why was she acting that way when she was around her? Did she do something?). She didn’t feel like becoming friends with someone who was always avoiding her gaze, who seemed like it was too complicated to talk to her, and all.So, RubyMaru told Maemi to try not to act like that too much, to show Yoshiko how kind she is and that she wasn’t just a blushing mess. After that, the Yoshiko/Maemi friendship slowly got better and better and better. Unfortunately, they were just friends, and it stayed like that until the night before graduation day. On that evening, Ruby invited Hanamaru, Yoshiko and Maemi at home and cooked for them. As if to celebrate their last day together, before they go to different colleges. Right when they were eating, Yoshiko unintentionally cracked a joke, which made Maemi laugh, and it was so unexpected and it was such an adorable sound that Yoshiko lost her composure and bluuuushed. Of course, RubyMaru noticed it and teased Yoshiko to death once Maemi left. Their fallen angel finally found her special litol demon, after all!

The day after, they almost had their first kiss. They were about to do so, but Yoshiko panicked and pulled Maemi into a goodbye hug instead.

They didn’t go to the same college, but kept in touch, frequently messaging each other, and sometimes calling each other. However, they didn’t see each other a lot, only when there was a birthday party.

It was when they had their first kiss and started dating, during their second year. It was Yoshiko’s birthday, but it went badly at first. Maemi became friends with some boys and girls during college, and Yoshiko was jealous! So, when Maemi showed up for her birthday, she acted quite distant and cold toward her. It hurt, and Maemi didn’t understand why.RubyMaru were the ones who investigated–and, once they found out, they blurted out the truth to Maemi because they were tired of watching those two gravitating around each other. After that, Ruby took care of Yoshiko and forced her to go apologize for her behavior, while Hanamaru was encouraging Maemi to finally do something.

Once they stood in front of each other and that Yoshiko profusely apologized, Maemi interrupted her with a :

“My heart has always belonged to you, you idiot.”

Before finally kissing her dear Yoshiko!

Here you go! That was longer than expected, oof! I hope you liked how it turned out, and if you want more information, don’t hesitate!

Oh and, before I forget, Happy New Year, anon and everyone! \o/ :3

Hi!Don’t worry about it! You’re not being rude at all. I totally understand that coming across someone who ships such a rarepair so bad can be quite intriguing and surprising haha! To tell you the truth, I was asked that question several times ... But I’m always happy to share my answer!Ah, before I start, let me apologize for my late reply. I saw your ask around 3AM but I’ve been sick and very tired recently, so I fell asleep again very quickly heheSo. I know it can be odd at first, to ship EreAnju, who are both background characters despite being the protagonists’ rivals. After all, they got just a few lines here and there and didn’t even have some character development —hell, we didn’t even get some insight into their backstory (how did A-RISE start, did they struggle? How are they doing at school, how do they practice, are they best friends?) into their personality, etc. (which I profoundly regrets). But for me ... This lack of everything kind of helped me ship them at first. Because hey, they are —what I like to say— drama free! Of course, every character is drama free (maybe Rin hasn’t seen her father for years or she just doesn’t know who he his and is trying to get in touch with him and be able to meet him for the first time, maybe Hanayo has a lot of video games at home and can be a geek sometimes, etc.), but I have the impression that Erena and Anju are even more drama free. Because, unlike the main characters, they don’t really need to be placed in an AU to warn the readers that, maybe, they’ll read something different —because no one expects anything from them. No one even expects them to be in a fanfic (except me! ;3). That’s partly why it’s so free when you write something about them. Plus, if you want to write a canon-compliant story, I’m sure that these two (and maybe Tsubasa, a little) are the characters you can explore the most, you know? Aside the few little details the anime (or LLSIF or the manga) gives us, you have so many possibilities with them. I mean, just with how they look, you can say that Erena seems to be the most serious one (maybe it’s because she’s A-RISE’s choreographer, and maybe she’s been dancing for ages, to the point that she won several competitions?), but maybe she’s a sweetheart almost all the time except when they’re in practice. People also picture Anju as the most soft-spoken one and the sweet, wealthy, princess-like girl : what if it’s wrong? She can just be a regular girl, who is calm and kind with the others, and who became popular thanks to A-RISE. Maybe she’s just an adorable and hyperactive dork, who has younger siblings (I think she’d be an amazing onee-chan) and who learned how to sew clothes thanks to her dear grandmother before the latter passed away. Or what if it’s true? Maybe she’s wealthy and would have loved not to be, because she met her real first friends in high school, and that she now treasures her friendship with Tsubasa and Erena.And now, speaking of EreAnju as a pairing, goodness, that’s the same thing! You can do everything with them, compared to the main characters. I mean, authors usually go with the fact that RinPana are childhood friends, or that Nozomi has always been in love with her Elicchi, and that she’s struggling with her feelings because Eli is just so damn dense. You can go with everything, concerning EreAnju : are they childhood friends? Have they been dating for years? Did it start in middle school, when they were clueless about love, and did they learn everything together? Are they the perfect couple, and do they make everyone else dream? Or are they the kind of couple which keeps breaking up and getting back together? Are they secretly dating now? Did they meet Tsubasa before or after getting together, and was Tsubasa unconsciously getting in the way because she didn’t know they were dating and, so, creating fights between them, because one of them can be madly jealous? Is it Anju? Or do they trust each other so much that they’ll never feel jealous? Or, completely different, have they always been sworn enemies but finally did their best to get along for Tsubasa’s (and A-RISE’s) sake? Or did they meet thanks to Tsubasa, when she was looking for potential school idols? Or was Erena the cool and good-looking transfer student, and so was it love at first sight for Anju? Did she struggle just to get her attention? etc, etc.I just realized ... The fact that we know nothing about them just makes me want to know more ... Maybe that’s why they inspire me so much?But oof, oh my gods! I didn’t know that part would take so long (or do I have that impression because I’m on mobile?) haha ... Sorry!But, let me tell you : what I just said? That’s gold. Why? Because first, for a writer, you can have so many things to develop in your story when it comes to them ; and it can be different in each new story! As I said, no one expects anything from them, nor do they expect to see them in a fic. And it’s gold, because, at least, you’re sure you didn’t take the wrong route. I mean, we know nothing about Erena and Anju, and we know nothing about their relationship either. And with that, I can consider them as “safe” characters. You can be sure that, whatever you write (or read), they won’t really be OOC. Because you know, a lot of readers don’t like it when characters are OOC. As a reader, I’m not fond of that either, especially when there’s no justification behind that OOCness. And, as a writer, I am deeply afraid of writing OOC characters —and I know I’m not the only one. It’s easy with Erena and Anju. Whether it be their personality, their backstory, their experiences, or even their relationship and how they act in this relationship, you’re free to write whatever you want, without scaring your readers away because they’re so much OOC that they can’t stand the whole story anymore. And I bet the readers won’t mind whatever an author planned for them (if they’re important enough for the story and its plot). That’s maybe why it’s so easy for me to find and build ideas/headcanons/new AUs around them. Hey, you know, most of my YouRiko ideas were thought of or written with EreAnju at first haha! But they’re such a rarepair, as you said it, that it would have gotten me nowhere. As much as I love this pairing, I wouldn’t have been able to have such an amazing experience with them like I had with YouRiko. If it makes sense?For people to notice EreAnju, they have to be put in a story with at least TsubaHono with them ... UNFORTUNATELY ;-; I wish I could read so many fics about them!! ;-;So, before my answer ends up in a mad rant about all that (just the lack of scenes with A-RISE (I wish the producers could make an A-RISE spin off...) and all), here are the main reasons why I ship EreAnju.Okay, who I am also wants to love them deeply, as I’m someone who cares about physical appearances (yikes, I feel like I’m going to make people mad, but it really isn’t my intention...). And I find Erena and Anju beeeaaauuutiful, whether it be as a couple (come on, they’d be such a sexy and mature couple) or just as individuals. Erena’s eyes are going to kill me (don’t mind me, I love blue eyes), and Anju is such a cutie pie, too. I also love the fact that she gives off the I’m-a-sweetheart aura. Yuri couples with two girly girls are just my thing ... That’s also maybe why I love this anime, even if it’s not supposed to be a yuri one hahaha (but let’s be honest, that’s what everyone wants in the fandom, me the first!).So here you go!I am not here to shove EreAnju down anyone’s throat, I’m sorry if it looks like that, but I’m just ... very passionate when it comes to them. If only you knew how many EreAnju WIPs I have in my Love Live! file ... They’ll eventually turn into YouRiko or something, but well, hehe ... I just hope that my answer made sense, and that maybe I made people want to give them a chance, who knows?Thank you for the ask, I’m always happy to share this kind of thing! I hope you have a lovely day/night! :3

Aw thank you so much!! I’m so happy I got to make you happy with my tumblr :3Let me thank you, too, for all those likes and reblogs ... Because you took some of your time to read my fics, and it’s just so kind. So thank you :’)Have a lovely day/night! (And yay, another YouRiko ChiKanan and DiaMari shipper~)