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>So in my lack of clear answers, I return to you, /jp/sies. What is the cause of Shou's lack of love?
I've never seen a depiction of Shou in doujinshi I agreed with.
Like, there's the "Beast just beneath the skin!" projections in the one where she fights Flan ferociously as a tiger or that one Zounouse one with the garden fertilized by human remains, but those always struck me as wrong. Shou was a rare virtuous Youkai and the Japanese idea of a tiger, which I think was more noble then bestial.
Then, on the other hand, there's the "Struggling within her role" instances where she's faced with some conflict in being an idol or serving and being technically above Hijiri at the same time. I don't like these either because I see Shou as being very good at her job(tigers are popular mascots and all) and her relationship with Hijiri as being very high-functioning most of the time.
Then there's all the Yuri. Poor Shou lacks so much characterization in the games themselves she gets type-cast because perverts can't let Nuns be pure.

I'm trying to write a story, with Shou as a strong secondary character, where a estranged human is saved by an emaciated, abandoned god and becomes it's follower, meanwhile, someone is performing human sacrifices in Gensokyo and the follower is suspect. Shou's role in the story is as a mentor and monitor, teaching the human ways she sees as "proper" for gathering faith while trying to determine if the estranged human is the culprit. The way I see it, Shou will confidently give advice that works at the Myouren temple, but won't understand what it's like to lack the resources to do everything morally, leading the follower to do things that increase her suspicions.
I guess this means I see Shou as someone who wants to be helpful, fulfills her role well, but has trouble empathizing with others? The theme of the story is about how sometimes people are too proud and morally obstinate to take good opportunities that they feel are beneath them, so I don't know if I'm just projecting that onto the character.
Anyway, when it comes to looks and disposition, Shou is 110% my type.>>48368232
I think there is merit in exploring the "beast hiding under the skin" theme, but it shouldn't be the current day Shou. There is a doujin where Nue takes everyone to the past (somehow) and we get to see a delinquent Shou. The road to her current position is a more interesting concept to many.
Current day Shou however is kind of dull I won't lie, but there are some nice doujins like the one where she has to deal with Seija and beat her with kindness.
Don't think I ever saw her as typecasted into a yuri role, unless you count the light yuri in Dynamo doujins.
Oh and Zounose Shou is one of the weakest depictions we have imo, he kind of doesn't seem to get or agree with what Shou is in canon.

>I'm trying to write a story, with Shou
I personally think Shou would want to give advice to someone going through basically what she went through becoming an avatar, but she can't be as good as Hijiri so he can't or won't accept her help.
I think it's a good premise you are going for.

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