*Akutagawa Tying Aya's Hair*

I was always really interested in literature since I was a kid. And one of the first things I tried to read was Crime and Punishment, but I got bored of it and gave it up after thirty pages. I didn't like it at all (same with a lot of books similar to that). I can't explain it but I just don't like a lot of classics, they may be well written but I don't vibe with them you know. I have decided to pick up Dostoevsky again and when my dad asked what to get me for my birthday, I told him to give me a hardcover of Crime and Punishment.

And now he thinks I am starting to like Classics, particularly Dostoevsky and he is really hyped about it.

How do I tell my dad that I am reading Dostoevsky's books to understand the backstory, ability and make predictions about an anemic rat from Bungou stray dogs.

(I am gonna read Crime and Punishment while listening to "Bernadette" by IAMX on the loop. The Fyolai nation weeps)

I know my "unpopular opinions" seem so normal here. But I am gonna be honest, some of these takes have been SHITTED on Reddit and Twitter (no I am not from Tiktok but there are some WILD people I have seen there)

I do mean minor/major thing in legal one. I have seen people call a huge amount of ships toxic, you can see it again and again, the same rhetoric.

With the bsd women, they do have lead roles but if you compare it to the guys, it's less. And I understand this is more than mangas have, but I still wish for more you know. Since BSD ladies are so well written.

I also don't care much about the Hunting Dogs lol. With the guild, I really can't remember anything huge with them. They don't stay in my brain a lot.

You may be surprised how many absolutely unhinged people out there will disagree with these very normal opinions.

"I hate Skk" "I hate sskk" is very common in reddit

There are people who constantly say "Dazai and Chuuya are not gay they are straight" if anyone ships them

Ranposano lovers HATE it if anyone says "I see them as siblings"

There are people (small amount) who defend Atsushi/Kyouka (some even ship worse ones)

People also demonize and hate Dazai constantly

Some don't acknowledge PM (or even DoA) are criminals

Since I saw so many of these opinions floating around, I originally wanted to post this on reddit but for my mental health and not seeing people hate on my opinions, I posted it on Tumblr lol

✨ My BSD hot takes/unpopular opinions ✨:

1. Identifying BSD characters as Queer, is not problematic. STOP being so Heteronormative. Gay characters are not gonna kill you.

If I see another "BuT tHe ChArAcTeRs nEvEr SaId tHeY aRe GaY" I would bomb you 💣/j

2. Skk/SSKK/Fyolai/other popular ships, exist because people like it. If you don't ship them, don't engage with their content. Not all shippers act crazy and toxic. Stop blaming everything on shippers.

3. Atsushi/Kyouka is problematic, stop justifying it with "only 4 year age gap". Kyouka is a CHILD, ship her with Kenji if you want. Atsushi, like a normal 18 year old would never look at a highschool freshman and date her. Even if they date in the future, he knew her when she was younger and they had a sibling like dynamic. Lucy is a way better love interest to Atsushi (Don't know if this is an unpopular opinion tho, but I saw some people justifying it 😐😐😐)

4. DAZAI IS NOT EVIL. HE IS FAR FROM EVIL. He is, despite being super popular and the face of BSD, the most mischaracterized and villified character. Morally grey characters exist??!!!

5. Mori is a way worse person than Dazai ever was.

6. PM members get a free pass for any heinous crime they commit by being hot or babygirl-ified (still love them tho, we do not often discuss how bad their actions have been, you can like criminals and acknowledge they are criminals in fiction. I would add DoA to this too, but it's worse with the PM)

7. Akutagawa's abuse of Kyouka shouldn't be forgotten just because Dazai abused Akutagawa.

8. Mori emotionally manipulated and abused Dazai when he was a teen. Just because it wasn't physical, doesn't mean it was nothing.

9. Atsushi is NOT a soft boy, he is way bitter, salty and sarcastic than we give him credit

10. Poe is important to Ranpo and their friendship/relationship is wholesome as hell

11. Ranpo and Yosano's friendship is way better than them being in a relationship in the future

12. FukuFuku is better than Fukumori (imo!!!!)

13. Buying real authors work after watching BSD is actually a really good thing, since more Gen z kids (or other people) will read classics

14. There are layers to Atsushi and Akutagawa relationship/rivalry, and they have the MOST important relationship (not meaning romantic, just in general) in the entire canon.

15. Kunikida and Yosano could be a power couple

16. Fyodor is not a great villain (yet)

17. Nikolai CARRIES the DoA

18. Sigma shouldn't be in the ADA, he needs a happy home, family and some time to adjust to normal life

19. Q and Elise are both underused characters and could become a great dynamic

20. Ango deserves more love, the amount of pressure and stress he deals with is INSANE

21. It's OKAY if everyone joins the fandom for Dazai or skk (I did at first too!!)

22. Higuchi is annoying as hell. I do not get her hype, I like her but not as much as most people (just personal opinion, do not flame me 😭)

23. Everyone in The Guild is forgettable or boring (except Fitzgerald, Poe and Lucy. I like Louisa, but I forget her all the time)

24. Hetero ships are just not that great/interesting in BSD to me 🤷🏻‍♀️ (except maybe AtsuLucy or rare pairs) and female characters are not best utilised, I wish they play more major roles (can't wait for Agatha to arrive!!)

25. Some fan theories/arts get the story better than "canon" stuff at times. Fanon is NOT always the worst (sometimes enjoyable when the canon gets too dark or sad)

26. Toxic ships are okay in fiction as long as they are legal. Humans like toxic things, we consume it like junk food 💅🏻

(These are all personal opinions of mine and do not matter. Feel free to disagree. But, do not hate or be toxic!!!! 😇😇😇😇)

16 personalities as Mean Girls quotes:

ESTJ: Gretchen stop trying to make "fetch" happen, it's not going to happen.

ENFJ: Why does Caeser get to stomp around like a giant while the rest of us try not get smushed under his big feet. What's so great about Caesar? Brutus is just as cute as Caeser. Okay, Brutus is just as smart as Caeser. People totally like Brutus just as much as they like Caeser. And when did it become okay for one person to be the boss of everybody huh? Because that's not what rome is about! We should totally just stab Caeser!

ENFP: Hey Buddy you're not pretending anymore. You're plastic. Cold. Shiny. Hard Plastic. Did you have an awesome time. Did you drink awesome shooters and listen to awesome music, and then just sit around and soak up eachother's awesomeness?

INTP: Oh hi. Did you wanna buy some drugs?

INFP: I just wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish I could bake a cake made of rainbows and smiles and we'd all eat it and be happy

ISTP: She doesn't even go here!

ESFP: I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me. But I can't help it that I'm popular.

ENTP: I am so sorry, Regina. Really, I don't know why I did it. I guess it's probably because I've got a big lesbian crush on you. Suck on that!

ESTP: Talk to me again and I'll kick your ass.

ENTJ: You're like really pretty! (Thank you) So you agree? (What) You think you are really pretty?

ESFJ: Get in loser we're going shopping!

ISFP: I am kinda psychic. I have a fifth sense.

INTJ: Yeah I like math. (WHY?) Because it's the same in every country. (THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, THIS GIRL IS DEEP)

ISFJ: I am not a regular mom, I am a cool mom!

INFJ: I gotta say, watching the police search my house really was the cherry on top of a fantastic year.

ISTJ: (Where's Cady?) She went out. (She's grounded!) Are they not allowed out when they're grounded?

As a casual Gravity Falls fan, who hasn't seen more than the og series, some comics and fanart, and who knows nothing about The Book Of Bill; my feed is filled with Billford fanart and stuff------I have no idea what's happening in that fandom, but I am really concerned for you guys, are you okay?

Richard: hehe....do you think Charles and Camilla are fucking eachother?

Francis: yes

Richard: *spits drink out* I was just kidding

Francis: we are all fucking eachother, when will you realise that?

(ps: I was clutching my imaginary pearls when that revelation happened)

Looks like a cinnamon roll, is actually a cinnamon roll: Richard Papen

Looks like they could kill you, is actually a cinnamon roll: Francis Abernathy

Looks like a cinnamon roll, could actually kill you: Charles Macaulay

Looks like they could kill you, could actually kill you: Henry Winter

Could kill you by feeding you too many cinnamon rolls: Camilla Macaulay

Does not deserve cinnamon rolls, will actually get killed: Bunny Concoran

"That's the real sickness here, your righteousness and hypocrisy. It's the simple fact that you can't live by the rules you set, yet you still pretend. This is your world. You bulit this. If it's too strict, tear it the fuck down. But don't look at me. Don't take your hate out on me, I just got here. And I have no clue where to go, because from the moment I arrived, all I was ever given were orders. 'Smile. Open up. Cross your legs. Speak softer. Scream louder. Be quiet. Be confident. Be an angel. Be a whore. Be a princess. Be anything you want to be'...."

~Assassination nation, 2018.

The 16 personalities in AMONG US:

ESTJ: the crewmate leader

ENTJ: the imposter leader

ESFJ: the one who stays in Cams

ENFJ: the lawyer

ISTJ: the hardworking crewmate

INTJ: the hidden mastermind

INFJ: the conspiracy theorist

ISFJ: the one who doesn't actually care about the game, just vibes.

ENTP: the one who is always sus

ESTP: the loud one in meetings

INTP: the hidden detective

ISTP: the one who doesn't do tasks

ENFP: the wildcard

ESFP: the imposter's accomplice

INFP: the one no one notices

ISFP: the one who gets killed first

I am graduating soon. So here it goes-

"Thanks Disney channel for giving me unrealistic ideas about high school and life. A thanks to Harry Potter for making me hate my life some more. I thank Pinterest for providing me endless ideas. I thank reddit for keeping me busy with debates. I thank all the apps that consumed most of my life. And special thanks to YouTube for raising me as a child"

Atsushi's diary:

"Dazai-san was telling me I can grow shrimp out of shrimp's tail by planting them. What kind of FOOL he thinks I am, what kind of idiot will believe that at this age? Kunikida-san told me I did nice work today, it made me feel so good that I almost cried. I think I have abandonment issues. Last night, I went to Junichiro-kun's house to return him a bag he lent me, and I heard some weird noises from his house. Note to self- do not go to Tanizaki household alone. Kyouka-chan gets cold really easily, I want to buy her a big fluffy blanket but my savings are running low. Kenji-kun told me he'll give me farm fresh vegetables every two days, that'll save some money, but I do not want to bother him with my problems. Something weird happened today, Yosano-san pulled me aside during lunch, she told me that she is worried about my health. She's always worried about people's health, she is so kind. "You should rely on people more, Atsushi. We all are here for you. It is not good for your well being if you worry about every single thing all by yourself". Yosano-san is a doctor, she knows what she is talking about. But she doesn't know me. Truly. I know myself. I have always been a burden on people. I want to take care of myself now, and of Kyouka-chan. There are so many nice people in the world, I can never be compared to them, I just do whatever I can.

Tomorrow I am going on a mission with Ranpo-san. This is the only time I am not scared. Ranpo-san is childish but he is so reliable"

(ps: this doesn't follow any timeline, only for fanfiction-ey funsies)