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“Jyushimatsu would never hold what was coming against him, but it wasn’t because of logical understanding of the situation. It was something bigger, unconditional, and that scared Ichimatsu a bit. He could hurt him really badly and Jyushimatsu would never say anything, not even recognising it as his fault.”

— Ch 4 of “All in the Family” by evilrabbit on AO3

My all time favorite Osomatsu-san fic. I could write an essay on why, but I sorta already did.

This was supposed to be 1/3 of the pieces dedicated to it, but the coloring was kinda really hard this time around, so I did what I could. I like it, but I wanna be prouder… Here’s to making sure the other pieces turn out cooler!

Nevertheless! This was probably my favorite scene in the whole fic. Just the whiplash of realizing that how much Ichimatsu and Jyushimatsu care for each other, was what was making the whole “rip gotta torture my brothers” ordeal excruciating, was great. They love their other brothers, but they’re especially close to each other. It makes Ichimatsu hesitate and spiral further into self-hate cause he isn’t as uncaring as he wants to come off as and hurting Jyushimatsu is so much like hurting the other half of himself. It makes Jyushimatsu give up sooner than he ever would because he can’t bear through the torture if it’s Ichimatsu hurting him.

Personally, a great AU, to me, is one that utilizes its unique world to explore the og characters and their relationships. The new setting being used to bring out new facets of the characters or put old ones in a different light.

I love how this AU, in particular, re-contextualizes Ichimatsu’s self-hate and tendency to want to punish himself for being “trash” as well as Jyushimatsu’s devotion. Who knew torture would be such an interesting way to do it?

Yeah, I like the dark, dark stuff. Might as well set the tone for what I consume and what I plan to write.

Have a nice day! More art coming your way! (Hopefully, cool and lineless!) (Woah, I sound like a magical girl.)

“Just like they couldn’t completely erase Osomatsu’s cheek, or Jyushimatsu’s enthusiasm, they couldn’t get rid of Karamatsu’s empathy, despite almost a decade of harsh training and conditioning.”

— Ch 2 of “All in the Family” by evilrabbit on AO3

While, I loved Osomatsu in this fic, I think the best character exploration happened with Karamatsu.

His role as a sniper for the team really highlights his sensitive, kind nature in how it will never let him live his violent life comfortably as another killer in the Iyami Administration.

But even though he’s struggling through it all, hating every step of the way, he adapts the best he can.

If he has to be a killer it’ll be with utmost care and kindness. If he has to shoot it’ll be instant and painless.

In the fic, Karamatsu doesn’t have tattoos, and, canonically, the boys don’t really like em, but I like to think that, in this universe, Karamatsu tattoos a rose petal for each person he kills as a way to force himself to remember them. To never let himself forget what he’s done.

2/3 pieces done! (I need to hustle hustle, muscle muscle, cause I’m getting a bit tired of these pieces, haha!)

jonathan davis king i know you hate the song but all in the family is such a bangerrrr