Shoumi

Shoumi
GENERAL
The Hundred Line
Character	Takumi Sumino
Character	Shouma Ginzaki
Canonical?	Fanon
Status of Relationship	Friends/Teammates
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Slash
Also Known As	Takushouma, Takushou

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Shoumi is the slash ship between Takumi Sumino and Shouma GInzaki from The Hundred Line fandom.

Canon

General

Shouma said he wanted to be friends with Takumi and added that he had a strong urge to talk to him about something, but wasn't sure what, showing that he felt drawn to him. He has repeatedly greatly thanked Takumi for being kind to him or even simply acknowledging his existence without hostility. With his being unused to any sort of positive treatment, Takumi's unthreatening presence helped uplift him. He's also been shown to look up to Takumi several times, especially during their Bonding Events, where he begged Takumi to become his mentor, said he wouldn't stop asking until Takumi accepted, and even offered to do a plethora of unpleasant tasks to show his appreciation. Though he believed Takumi would never want to speak to him again, he said he'd cherish their conversation forever and thanked him for always being so kind, also calling him a "kindhearted saint".

Unlike some other characters who reacted negatively to Shouma's displays of low self-esteem, Takumi typically just didn't respond to the remarks. On Day 94 of the Box of Blessings route, however, Takumi reached out to Shouma with Hiruko's encouragement to help cheer him up after he blamed and isolated himself. This presented a choice where Takumi could either tell him to face his true feelings or say that it was okay to run away. No matter what was chosen, Takumi heard Shouma out with an open mind and backed him up on however he reacted. He also reinforced that he wanted to explore the world together with Shouma. According to Shouma, nobody had ever paid him such attention before Takumi came along.

The two are similar in many ways. A more obvious similarity is that they both place others above themselves, mainly in terms of importance, albeit in very different ways given their contrasting self-esteem. Both focused on protecting and caring for the ones they cared about most during their time at Last Defense Academy (Karua/Nozomi and Eva). Takumi's and Shouma's personalities also complement each other. While Shouma has horribly low self-esteem and is always beating himself up, Takumi is a beacon of hope and spends a lot of time uplifting those he cares about. After Shouma and his abilities grew, though, a Bonding Event they had showed their roles reverse a bit as Shouma was the one to motivate Takumi. He said that if even he could grow so much, he believed Takumi could go even further. Their listed likes on their report cards go together as well, with Takumi liking sleeping in and Shouma liking dark places. Plus, both have been shown to like Shiba Inus: Shouma has a pet Shiba Inu and part of how Takumi originally found his way to Last Defense Academy in his falsified memories was that he got distracted by one.

Route 0

Shouma immediately thanked Takumi for being nice to him when they first met after Takumi didn't react negatively to his self-loathing and instead saying he was being hard on himself. When Shouma tried to introduce himself but forgot his name, Takumi wondered what kind of life he lived. Shouma quickly isolated himself out of fear of ruining Takumi's day with his existence. When Shouma wanted to say something during the barbecue, Takumi was the one to notice and inquire further.

When Takumi ran into Shouma on the way to the Cafeteria on Day 8, Shouma brought up his concerns about any nearby animals. Takumi said he must really like animals and that he too liked them. Shouma got quite excited about the two both being animal lovers, making Takumi think he'd found something to help him open up and relax, but quickly ran away so nobody would know Takumi had something in common with him.

Takumi asked around the school for help on what to get Shouma to incentivize him to fight. He got the materials and made Shouma a Shiba dog plushie, getting Shouma to open up, then successfully persuaded him to fight. When Shouma begged Takumi to leave him alone, he said he'd never stop believing in him. When he confessed that he was scared of disappointing people, Takumi said he was there to talk about it. When he said he was better off running away from expectations, Takumi convinced him that there were expectations he should never run away from. He held Shouma's hand to lead him to everyone else, but Shouma froze out of fear of making everyone suffer when he lost, so Takumi told him it'd be okay even if he lost. To end it off, Takumi went on about how he had faith in Shouma and would never be disappointed in him.

After Shouma helped defeat the brainwashing commander, Takumi credited him for saving them all. He called Shouma just as much a part of the team as anyone else as well as their friend, then asked him to have more confidence in himself. Shouma clammed up and gave a humble response, but smiled at him and said "okay."

Quotes

“Just tell me what's on your mind. I'll hear you out, I promise.”

— Takumi on Day 94 (Box of Blessings Route)

“Be honest with yourself, Shouma. Face your feelings and do what you really wanna do. Whatever you choose, I'll still be your friend. I'll still support you. Once you've figured it all out, I hope we can get back to exploring the world together.”

— Takumi on Day 94 of Box of Blessings Route after choosing "face your true feelings"

“I just...don't wanna force you into anything. Not anymore. Rest up. Take all the time you need. I'll let the others know.”

— Takumi on Day 94 of Box of Blessings Route after choosing "you can run if you want"

“Hey, Takumi? I know I'm repulsive, but I would still like to make friends with you! I keep having a strong urge to talk to you about something...”

— Shouma (Emptiness Bonding Event)

“Takumi, you actually want to talk to a useless piece of muck like me again? That's so nice of you... Nobody's ever paid me this much attention before!”

— Shouma (My Best Friend Bonding Event)

“I'll cherish this conversation forever. Because I know you'll never want to talk to me again... Thank you for always being so kind to me!”

— Shouma (My Best Friend Bonding Event)

“Kindhearted saints like you give bottom-of-the-barrel sludge like me hope for the future...”

— Shouma (Forte: Toughness Bonding Event)

“Takumi. I have a major favor to ask of you... Please be my mentor!”

— Shouma (Apprenticeship Bonding Event)

“I look up to you, Takumi. I admire the way you guide us as our leader.”

— Shouma (Apprenticeship Bonding Event)

“Anyway, if even someone like me can grow to this extent, you and the others have the potential to grow even further!”

— Shouma (Small Growth Bonding Event)

Fanon

Shoumi is a very rare pair with only a few posts across multiple social media platforms, including a single work on AO3. Takumi is more often shipped with almost every other character, such as part of Eitaku, Takuzomi, or Hirusumi. Shouma is not a very well-liked character in the fandom, so he rarely gets shipped in general, further lowering this ship's popularity. When Shouma is occasionally shipped, it tends to be with Eva instead. Takumi and Shouma also generally have few interactions in-game other than in Bonding Events, so there isn't much canon material to go on.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Shouma/Takumi tag on AO3

TUMBLR

Shoumi posts on Tumblr

Gallery

Game

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