Azure's Fic Journal

Rating: G

Fandom: Splatoon

Characters: Marie, Callie (mentioned)

Relationship: Callie & Marie

Words: 1,309

Tropes: Aromantic Character (Marie), Character Study, Coming Out, Unconventional Format, Seasonal, Worldbuilding

Summary: For our pride month special, I was honored with being the first to interview Marie since her coming out earlier this month made waves!

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Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Laios Touden

Relationship: Kabru & Laios Touden

Words: 200

Content Warnings: Ableism, internalized and otherwise

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru & Laios Touden), Character Study

Summary: Some say that what you hate in others are things you hate in yourself.

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Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Milsiril

Relationship: Kabru & Milsiril

Words: 400

Content Warnings: Ableism and infantilization

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru)

Summary: Milsiril takes the news that Kabru is to be Laios' royal advisor about as well as one could expect.

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Rating: T

Fandom: Danganronpa

Characters: Gundham Tanaka, Gundham Tanaka's Mother (mentioned)

Words: 4,635

Content Warnings: Implied bullying

Tropes: Nonbinary Character (Gundham Tanaka), Autistic Character (Gundham Tanaka), Gender Dysphoria, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: There were ways to die that didn't imply permanence. The lonely boy that Gundham Tanaka used to be died long ago, and was reborn as a demon. Despite this, Gundham was cursed with having to be raised amongst the mortals present on planet Earth, and, more specifically, the expectations of a mortal placed upon them.

(Or: middle school-age Gundham Tanaka explaining their gender dysphoria and neurodivergence through the lens of their grandiose self-image.)

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A lot of people in the MILGRAM fandom (especially English-speaking MILGRAM fandom) state that Haruka is autistic-coded, as if it's fact. Most recognize that Haruka is coded as disabled. (If you didn't recognize that, I hope this essay will help to explain why.) However, to state that he is coded as autistic specifically is incorrect. Haruka is coded as intellectually disabled.


Now, there are likely two things that contribute to this issue. One is the invisibility of intellectual disability as a whole, and another is the fact that a lot of this has to do with things that only someone who speaks Japanese would understand (such as complex vs non-complex words in Japanese).


In this essay, I plan to lay out what an intellectual disability is and how it differs from neurodivergencies such as autism or ADHD. After that, I want to discuss the way Haruka speaks and uses words, the symbolism in his MVs, and how this lends to him being coded as intellectually disabled. Finally, I want to discuss why this even matters at all. Because, in truth, viewing Haruka as autistic instead of intellectually disabled leaves the viewer misunderstanding his story in a huge way that seems far too common in English-speaking MILGRAM fandom. So, I hope you listen to what I have to say.


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Rating: T

Fandom: Splatoon

Characters: Callie, Marie

Relationships: Callie & Marie

Words: 1,722

Content Warnings: N/A

Tropes: Angst, Character with PTSD (Callie), Mind Control Aftermath & Recovery

Summary: Everyone always says music is calming, or that it helps getting through trauma. They say music is healing. It used to be like that for me, too. But that first performance back from my 'hiatus', music ripped open old wounds, with the words I sang as I was used as a tool against my will.

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Rating: G

Fandom: Professor Layton

Characters: Hershel Layton, Flora Reinhold, Luke Triton (mentioned), Augustus Reinhold (mentioned)

Relationships: Hershel Layton & Flora Reinhold

Words: 1,818

Content Warnings: Transphobic parents

Tropes: Trans Character (Hershel Layton & Flora Reinhold), Gender Dysphoria, Hurt/Comfort, Implied/Mentioned Character Death, Canon Divergence

Summary: Hershel doesn't seem to understand exactly why Flora is so upset that her father wants her to wear a tuxedo to the family reunion. But, as it turned out, he knows what Flora is going through all too well...

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Rating: G

Fandom: Professor Layton

Characters: Angela Ledore, Henry Ledore

Relationships: Angela Ledore & Henry Ledore

Words: 2,654

Content Warnings: N/A

Tropes: Internalized Homophobia (Henry Ledore), Coming Out, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: The closet is a dark and lonesome place, especially when you’re a young teenager surrounded by confident friends (if they even consider you a friend) who all seem to have themselves figured out. And the idea of coming out can be terrifying... In this case, these words can be taken both figuratively and literally.

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