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My otp:  I was about to say Souji/Rise, but honestly… I feel like the only reason I dated her in the game was because a) I couldn’t make myself date Naoto because I wanted her with Kanji, b) Chie and Yukiko belong together.  That and her options were, “Hug her,” or, “Leave her crying,” which… come on, really?  It’s not like I don’t like Rise, I love her (more than I thought I would), I just don’t want to pair her with Souji when my reasoning was essentially, “Because everyone else I like was taken.”

When I think about it, my OTP is an OT3: Kanji, Rise, and Naoto.  Like I can’t pair her with just Kanji, or just Naoto, I need all three together.  I read a fic (always a fic!) where it was something like, she was TRYING to get Kanji and Naoto together, but sort of ended up falling for both of them, and it just… worked.  I really like the dynamic of the three of them.  Kanji is loud and unsure, Naoto is always trying to be logical, and Rise is able to balance those characteristics and hold them together.
My most hated pairing:  None  :)  I guess one thing I do not like to see in Rise fic is when she’s like, a slut, or just really sexual.  Like, I feel like that misses the entire point of her character.  That’s what people THINK they see when they see her, but that’s not her at all.  It’s the idol image, and I thought the game portrayed it really well (and made me think of the idols we have in our own culture).  So happy, or sexy, seemingly ditzy, and just… is that the real person?  With Rise the answer is no.  Even with small moments like the breast exams, she’s like, “My agency insisted that I say they’re bigger,” like… it was a quick line, but it’s so telling!  She was whatever they wanted her to be, so when I see fics or comments or whatever where she’s like, sex star number one, all I can do is sigh because she’s much more than that.
My unusual otp:  Urm… I… don’t know.  Actually, I did – yeah yeah, read a fic – where it was an OT4 with all the girls, and it was really well written and sweet.  Otherwise, I guess Yosuke and Rise would be my unusual OTP.  Like he crushes on her for the wrong reasons, but we already know that Yosuke is all show and I think, if they were alone together, he would have no idea what to do.  He doesn’t know what to do with a girl but he thinks he does, and Rise doesn’t know what to do with a boy but she’s supposed to, and just… they’d sit there and be awkward, PROBABLY even more awkward than Kanji and Naoto, and it would be really sweet, the two of them actually being their unsure selves. 
My crossover otp:  I actually don’t have one.  For real this time.  I really don’t have one.  I did see a request on the kinkmeme a while back with Misa from Death Note and Rise, which I think would make for interesting conversation.  Both of them are the series pretty girls, and are seemingly the “useless” ones, or “stupid” ones.  You know, Rise is the healer who just stands back and watches, and Misa is just some toy Light can use, but in the end they’re both really interesting characters who are more than what they seem to be.
My brotp/friendship otp:  Probably Souji, actually, I can see her talking to him about her feelings for Kanji/Naoto and wondering, how the hell do I make this work with the both of them?
Character headcanon:  I think Rise is one of the strongest characters in the game, and she probably suffers the most.  Mostly because she sits back and watches as everyone fights. I can only imagine her reactions to moments like, them fighting Namatame, and them turning against Souji.  Or fighting Izanami and being sucked in by the shadows.  Having to watch your friends die?  Only being able to stand there and watch?  I think the “useless” stereotypes works both ways for her: in and out of battle.  In battle, she just stands there, right?  Clearly she doesn’t do anything.  Outside of battle she’s “Risette,” just some pretty popstar to stare at.  But deep down there’s more to Rise, and I really REALLY like what they did in Golden, how it’s like, “O.K. she does more than just analyze enemies, look at all of that potential!”  

As far as like, pairing headcanon, deep down, I think Rise was infatuated with Naoto, especially after finding out her secret.  Someone her age doing so much, and a female?  The media portrays Naoto with respect, and I think Rise sort of wants to make her realize that even as a female she’s cool, dragging her into the hotsprings, forcing her not to hide, things like that.  As for Kanji, I think the fic I read explained it best: trying to get him to finally talk to Naoto and falling for him in the process.  But she doesn’t want to choose, and she doesn’t want to come between them, so why not try all three?