Curate, connect, and discover
okay, echo, state the obvious. but there's a special line to draw between just being an evil character, and being the overlord of a killing game. and i find it fascinating. like, mastermind aus? they destroy me. i love the idea of taking a character and slapping the inherent cruelty of mastermind-ing their respective killing game. especially if it's a character who canonically despises the killing game or is a symbol of hope for other characters (mastermind shuichi/kaito/taka my beloveds). and these characters have canonical personalities, right? we never get to see a mastermind just... acting like their normal self when they reveal themself to be the mastermind.
it's such an underrated idea.
like, yeah, that person is kind. and they like flowers, and they like the color green. hot chocolate is their favorite drink because it reminds them of warm memories with their loved ones. they were the one to pick you off the ground and care for you when you got hurt. this person, so well rounded, so kind. and then... then they're the mastermind.
they're the mastermind. but they're still so sweet. they're cruel. they enjoy watching your friends suffer. but they're still smiling at you, never changing, and they've revealed this huge part of themself that. is still them. because they don't break out into some evil version of themself. they're still them. but not.
they're the mastermind. they are cruel. but they are still kind. and that is the shit that kills me.
yeah, having the villain hiding among you become evil is good. but not having them change at all. is like, almost better. because they never lied to you. they're still the person you know. but they wanted to hurt you. they wanted to wring you out and leave you to die but would never lift a finger because they would never. and you know they would never. you trust them because they would never hurt anyone, and they don't, and that hurts more.
mastermind aus hit so much more when the personality doesn't change.
like... kaito would still be the hopebringer, inspiring the others because that's who he is, but the embedded cruelty of knowing these people will die because of what he's set up. and he's just as cheerful when he's revealed.
and it hurts almost more to know that they aren't much different. they aren't evil, they aren't spitting in your face or calling you a fool. they're still them. and what are you? a fool? stubborn? are you in denial? what does this mean for you?
anyway its like midnight and this just me spitting out an idea. bye!