Harumuu

HaruMuu is the het ship between Haruka Sakurai and Muu Kusunoki from the MILGRAM fandom.

Canon
Haruka and Muu are fellow prisoners at MILGRAM and close friends. The two seem to get along as both of them are a bit quiet and timid in nature. When asked, Haruka states that one of the prisoners he talks to the most is Muu. Muu frequently pays attention to Haruka. She also mentions that he is the one she gets along the most with. They both have a one-way relationship, as Haruka needs a mother figure and attention whereas Muu wants a friend who listens to what she says properly.

Second Trials (Season 2)
In the introduction video for the second season, after Es wakes up, Jackalope starts explaining the timeline of events that had happened after the first round of verdicts. During Haruka's section, he mentions that being voted "forgiven" unlocked his "desire to be dominated," which led to him forming a codependent relationship with Muu. While in Muu's section, he mentions that Muu is able to be her real self as being voted "forgiven" helped her lose her fear and anxiety of being trapped in MILGRAM. Jackalope suggests multiple terms to use for their relationship ("supply and demand", "queen and slave") before moving onto the next prisoner.

In Haruka's voice drama, "Transformation of a Weakling", he threatens to kill Es if they do not forgive Muu for her murder of Rei. However, he alternatively plans to commit suicide. Haruka also mentioned that Muu is his "real mother," and further stating that she's the only one who acknowledges the once "useless him," and stated that he has to be a "good boy" for her sake. Haruka also stated that Muu told him that she's still scared of MILGRAM despite their forgiven verdicts in the first trial.

In Muu's voice drama, "Queen B", she reveals to Es that Haruka told her about his suicide plan if Es does not forgive her. Muu stated that she can feel the friendship between the two of them, knowing she feels at ease knowing that Haruka would do anything for her. When Es accuses her of exploiting Haruka, she claims that she doesn't understand what they're trying to say and continues explaining how beneficial their relationship is. After Es asks if she isn't going to stop him from conducting his suicide plan, Muu says that since it's something Haruka wants to do, and because friendships are all about letting your friends do the things they want, she isn't planning to do anything.

Quotes
"Since his [Haruka's] actions were accepted, he's getting carried away, doing the lovey-dovey with No. 4 [Muu]... Ugh, what a sight."

- Jackalope in "Second Trial Commencement Notice"

"I've... changed? Ah, my hairpins and clothes, they're all things Muu-san picked out for me. How is it? Muu-san is extremely nice, she always pays attention to me."

- Haruka in his Season 2 Interrogation

"It was really scary before, but now I feel at ease. And on top of that... Haruka-kun is really kind! He listens to whatever I say."

- Muu in her Season 2 Interrogation

Fanon
Harumuu is a somewhat popular ship in the fandom. It is currently the most popular heterosexual ship including Haruka or Muu. It is mostly rivaled by Muurei, the femslash between Kusunoki Muu and her victim. On AO3, Harumuu currently has under 20 works. Harumuu was primarily shipped for their close relationship and because Muu was the closest person Haruka talks to and vice versa.

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Trivia

 * As mentioned in Muu's second voice drama, Muu picks out Haruka's clothing and puts hairpins on his hair. The hairclips Haruka wears originally were Muu's as her hand-me-downs.
 * They have a height difference of 12 cm, with Haruka being 174 cm and Muu being 162 cm.
 * Jackalope and Yuno jokingly implied that their relationship was of a romantic one while Muu stated in her interrogation in the second trial that there's nobody she likes, assuming romantically. Muu also stated that she can feel the friendship between her and Haruka when Haruka threatened to commit suicide if Es does not forgive her murder.
 * They were both voted "not forgiven" during their second trials after receiving "forgiven" judgments during their first trials.