JuPewter

JuPewter is the slash ship between Renju Okiura and Pewter from the AI: The Somnium Files fandom.

Canon
It is unknown when, precisely, Renju and Pewter met each other. Renju was initially married to a woman named Shoko with whom he had one child, Mizuki. The couple divorce four years prior to the events of the New Cyclopes Killings. At some point in those four years, Renju and Pewter began a relationship. For an anniversary gift, Pewter gave Renju a gold watch.

While out drinking one night with his friend, Kaname Date, Renju ends up with beer spilling onto his watch. He barks at Kaname that the watch is more important than his life. Kaname knows that his watch was given to him by his lover, but is not aware of the lover's identity. It seems that Renju was keeping his relationship with Pewter a secret, although it is unknown for what reason. Even Renju's own daughter, Mizuki, is unaware that he had started up a new relationship following his divorce.

The New Cyclopes Serial Killings begin with the death of Renju's ex-wife, Shoko. Using the Psync machine, the serial killer Saito Sejima enters into Renju's body. Renju's consciousness is transferred to the body of Shoko, and is then killed. As Renju, Saito contacts Pewter for information about the case. Pewter provides it willingly, thinking that he is speaking to the real Renju. Later, he asks Pewter to help him break a dangerous criminal out of prison. Pewter agrees, still thinking that he is speaking to Renju. When confronted about this later by Kaname Date, Pewter explains that he couldn't say no the the man that he loves.

In other routes where Renju is killed the day after Shoko, Pewter is adamant about finding the killer. He seems distraught by the death of Renju, and wants to do anything he can to help Kaname find the killer.

Fanon
JuPewter is a popular ship in the fandom, seeing as they are the only canonical LGBTQ+ pairing in the franchise. As there is very little known about the couple, fans like to imagine what their relationship may have been like. Some fans enjoy writing or drawing "fix-it" scenarios, which involve Renju living and the two having a happy life. Others, however, relish in the inherent angst of Pewter coping with the murder of his partner.

There are currently over 35 works for this pairing on AO3. It is the 10th most written ship in the fandom, and the fifth most written romantic ship. It is the top ship for both Renju and Pewter.

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