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Magical girl

On a side note I really hope the amount of David fics will keep growing

Based on that “you toyed with my heart” line

Kinda specific, but could you please draw Whit telling unhinged David that he's safe now?

Thanks for the request

holy shit this is so sick/gen

woah cool designs!

okay, I fixed them. looks a lot better

Can you draw acevid? :D or just Ace and David hanging out together

Two in one,,,,

Xanvid

sure you would david.

unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not attractive unhinged david is not

caught red handed

I might make a bigger post about this later, but remember that whole bit in episode 14 of the second chapter where David was lying about the BDA thing, and then said that there was no way to verify whether he was lying or not? Yeah, well, Teruko, Whit, and Eden could verify whether he was lying or not (though they didn't realize it), and it's all because of the elevator.

If Teruko, Whit, and Eden were able to verify that the elevator was immediately available when they went to search for Arei on the second floor, then there's no way that David is telling the truth.

Also when the cast asked why David did what he did in Episode 12, he literally says he didn't look at the crime scene.

Not enough people are talking about how funny this is

David calling Ace "boo" is hilarious

eyeballs

spoily spoilers for episode 12 (mild tho)

anyone else notice that david's eyes are noticably lighter during his whole "i'm a giant xander simp" speech? (or maybe i'm trippin idk)

that's definitely the real david talking and not some phony version.

Okay tiny theory

spoilers (obvi)

We've noticed so far that David seems to remember Xander, despite the memory wipe.

...which most of the cast kinda glazes over (at least the fandom catches this)

But do you remember who else remembers stuff from the past, despite the memory wipe?

....if you guessed Teruko, you'd be correct :)

Similar to how David remembers Xander, Teruko remembers that there were killing games happening during The Tragedy and not just mass murder.

Here's my theory: Each cast member has a specific detail that wasn't wiped from their memories.

This is probably not true, but it's just a thought.

more crazy stuff

spoilers (obvi, ch 2 pt. 2)

not me sitting here like (to david) "fuck you mean xander is a good person"

i have been baffled, hoodwinked, flabbergasted, and bamboozled.

david's feewwings

guys do we know how david feels about teruko? cuz i can't seem to figure it out.

ANALYSIS/SPECULATION/OPINION TIME! (again)

So I've been thinking about Despair Time (again), specifically Teruko's animosity for David. It got me thinking, since I haven't seen many people mention this.

Why exactly, does Teruko hate David?

(Spoilers for literally the whole fangan. This is gonna be kinda long, so hang in there.)

Quick disclaimer: Some of the stuff in this post is based purely on what I have observed, so let me know if I miss something somewhere. Thanks :)

There are 2 other reasons why I think Teruko hates David, so I will list those reasons before I mention the main reason.

David's "entire personality" (Teruko's words, not mine) is "fake".

I mean, Teruko says this almost verbatum in the 2nd trial, based on her first interaction with David.

To me, this is a weird (but valid) reason to hate somebody.

(I'm not putting the pictures for Teruko's first interaction with David because we've all seen that lol)

2. David throws Teruko under the bus in the first trial.

The whole cast does, really, but David starts it. This is a more valid reason to hate David, in my opinion. David is the first person to be suspicious of Teruko's testimony (because he's a Xander simp, obviously).

This comment sparked the whole idea that Teruko was the killer, and once David said this, the rest of the cast (except for Eden) jumped on the bandwagon.

And after everyone but Eden sided with David, he was the first to accuse Teruko of murder. I'm aware that they had been discussing this before the trial began, but David is the first person to outright say this.

Though both of these reasons are valid, I don't think either of these are the main reason.

So, what's the main reason then?

Teruko hates David because she doesn't understand why he puts on the "nice guy" facade.

Teruko, from what I've seen, has a hard time understanding why David does what he does. I also believe that Teruko is nearly incapable of understanding why David's "entire personality" is fake, and doesn't really see how he (seems to be, based on what I've observed) conditioned to do so.

Here are some possible reasons why she might have some trouble understanding David's perspective.

Teruko's background/lack of talent.

As we all know, the Ultimate Lucky Student talent isn't a real talent, rather this talent exists because of winning a special lottery (according to canon Danganronpa, but for this I'm assuming that it works the same in DRDT universe.)

Unlike Teruko, the rest of the cast are real Ultimates, meaning that a LOT of people are watching them closely, expecting nothing short of the best. This especially applies to people like David and J, who are (in J's case, was) in the public spotlight constantly. Because David has millions of fans, he feels he has to put on a fake persona to appease them, when in reality, that's not his real personality. It's possible that David, like J, has been in the spotlight since he was young, and was conditioned to hide who he really is to appease other people.

Teruko, on the other hand, is a nobody, and doesn't have to deal with any kind of social expectation/pressure. No pressure from parents (since she's an orphan), and because she was constantly on the run, there was most likely no time to make room to please people when there were more pressing things to worry about like food and shelter. This is part of the reason why I think she's so blunt.

2. Teruko lives under a rock. (I love her, but she does.)

Now now, I mean this in an endearing way. Teruko seems like the type of person who couldn't name a celebrity if she tried, because like I said previously, she had bigger fish to fry. What tells me this is her reaction to J's secret reveal in Chapter 2, as well as what Levi and Arturo said to her during that time.

Out of the entire cast, Teruko was the only one who didn't know who J was (as a celebrity).

Based on both Levi and Arturo's comments, I can assume that not knowing who Mariabella Rosales is is pretty similar to not knowing who Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson or Beyonce are. So yeah, Teruko is 100% clueless about celebrities. Her own reaction says this too.

Yes Teruko, being a child celebrity is a big deal, and so is being revealed as the daughter of the most recognizable name in the nation.

Now, what does this have to do with Teruko understanding David?

Thing is, David is a celebrity just like J is, obviously. Biggest difference between them is that he is always in the public spotlight, while J successfully avoided the press. Like I've said previously, David puts on a fake persona because of his millions of fans that he needs to appease.

My point is, Teruko knows absolutely nothing about what celebrities have to deal with every day, so she doesn't think of their heavy influence on society and the constant pressure that they face. To her, being a celebrity isn't a big deal. This is great when it comes to treating celebrities like people, but not so much when understanding different perspectives.

Based on both of these reasons above, if David were to tell Teruko what he goes through as a celebrity, based on her background and limited knowledge of what celebrities go through, I'm not sure that she would understand. There would be a lot of questions in that area.

I don't think Teruko is dumb, but just not knowledgeable in that area. I honestly really hope Teruko and David's dynamic improves and that they can understand each other more (this is unlikely, but a girl can only hope.) Their dynamic is the most interesting to me, and I wanna see how it develops over time.

Tell me what y'all think. I totally did not spend 3 days on this (lol).

OKAY THEORY TIME :D

Chapter 1 and 2 spoilers

I've been reminded of the vote for the first trial again (thanks Weeby Newz). If you don't remember the results, 13 people voted for Min as the culprit and 2 people voted for Teruko. But, who voted for Teruko? I'm late to the party, but I'm 95% sure the two people who did so are:

David

This one is purely circumstantial, but I really think David voted for Teruko out of spite. He was the main one refuting Teruko's claims during the trial, for no good reason at all. I guess David seems to hate Teruko just for existing.

This is especially prevalent with these quotes from episode 8, when David defends Xander, when it's so obvious that Teruko isn't the murderer.

I'm gonna rant for a second (you can skip this if you want).

David was SOOOO dumb in this trial. Like dude, Xander is DEAD, why are you defending him? There's no fucking way that Teruko killed Xander when XANDER is the one who stabbed her. Now that I think about it, it kind of reminds me of when Makoto defended Sayaka in Danganronpa 1, despite the fact that Sayaka framed him for murder. Even in that case, there wasn't a whole lot of evidence that didn't point to Makoto.

Anyway, moving on.

2. Teruko

Yeah, I think Teruko voted for herself. I suspected it for a while, but this quote from episode 12 sealed the deal.

Specifically the quote "You voted her as the blackened too, didn't you?" tells me that she's pointing fingers at everyone else, blaming them for something she didn't do, which is vote for Min. It also tells me that Teruko blames herself for Min's death.

I find it interesting that in this context, Teruko doesn't blame Xander for Min's death, since he's the one who tried to kill in the first place.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk :)

the ship teruvid should be called ChieWaki, i make the rules.

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK JUST HAPPENED IN THAT MV??? I'M SO LOST