Trope: Misunderstanding Mayhem / Tattoo Shop Trauma

FEATURING: sheer accidental ink chaos featuring Yuma, Harua, and their journey through confusion, pain, and deeply regrettable body art.

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"It's soup. On my skin. Forever."

*****🎯 Scene 1: The Idea That Should've Stayed a Joke

It all started with a dare.
Well, a fake dare.

Nicholas: "Let's all get tattoos. Like a symbol of brotherhood."
EJ: "No."
Nicholas: "Temporary ones, obviously."

Yuma, overhearing, turned to Harua with a grin. "We should do it. Just for fun. I want something bold."

Harua: "Yeah, like... mysterious. Cool. Like a tiger. Or a symbol of chaos."

Yuma: "Or something in English. One word. Minimalist."

Harua: "We'll look so edgy."

They absolutely would not.

🏢 Scene 2: The Tattoo Shop of Doom

They walk into a quiet, dimly lit shop with walls covered in flash art and shelves full of bad decisions.

The artist looks up from his sketchpad, chewing gum.

Tattooist: "Real or fake?"

Yuma: "Just fake tattoos."

Tattooist: "Alright. What do you want?"

Yuma, excited, pulls up a screenshot on his phone.
A meme edit Harua sent him as a joke last week.
It says: "Mommy's Boy 😎" in bold cursive.

Yuma: "Like this. But in, you know, fake ink."

Tattooist: "Got it."

Harua, not paying attention, says: "I want something in Kanji. Like... mysterious soul."

He tries to pull up a reference, but the Wi-Fi cuts out.

Tattooist nods anyway. "Sure. I've got a perfect one in the back."

🖋️ Scene 3: Miscommunication Madness

Fast-forward twenty minutes.

Yuma winces as the artist finishes up and hands him a mirror.

Yuma: "Wait... This looks... real."

Tattooist: "You said you wanted it bold."

Yuma (panicking): "I meant fake bold!! This is PERMANENT?"

Tattooist: "You literally said you wanted it like the screenshot."

Harua looks over. Sees Yuma's arm.

It reads, in thick black cursive:
"Mommy's Boy 😎"

Harua chokes on his water and starts laughing.

Yuma: "You sent me that meme! This is your fault!"

Then the artist turns to Harua.

Tattooist: "Your turn."

Harua: "Wait—what design did you use?"

Tattooist shows him. Harua goes pale.

It's not "mysterious soul."

It's "Chicken Noodle Soup" in kanji.

Tattooist: "Looks dope, right?"

Harua: "It's soup. On my skin. Forever."

😭 Scene 4: The Aftershock

They return to the dorm in hoodies, arms hidden, avoiding eye contact with everyone.

EJ spots them immediately.

EJ: "You went through with it?"

Yuma: "...Technically yes. Emotionally no."

He pulls up his sleeve.

EJ doubles over.
Wheezing. Tears. Actual sobbing.

EJ: "MOMMY'S BOY?!"

Yuma (defensive): "It was supposed to be ironic!"

EJ: "You have an emoji on your bicep!"

Harua sighs and lifts his hoodie.

EJ sees the kanji. Blinks.

EJ: "...Soup?"
Harua (dead inside): "Noodle. Soup."
EJ: collapses again

🤝 Scene 5: Jo, Agent of Chaos

Jo stares at the chaos and says, "Honestly? Kind of iconic."

Yuma: "Do not enable this."

Jo: "I'm getting one."

Everyone: "WHAT?!"

Cut to 30 minutes later—Jo returns from the shop.

He pulls up his shirt sleeve with pride.

Matching "Mommy's Boy 😎" tattoo.

Yuma: "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"
Jo: "Solidarity. You'll thank me one day."

EJ: "You people are out of control."

💬 Flashback Bonus: The Meme Origin

Two weeks ago...

Harua had sent Yuma a dumb meme at 3 AM:

"When the team says I'm soft but I just love my mom: MOMMY'S BOY 😎"

Yuma had laughed for 6 minutes and saved it as his lock screen.

That's the exact image he showed the tattoo artist.

Tragic.

🔥 Scene 6: Harua's Existential Crisis

Later that night—

Harua is sitting in the dark, staring at his arm.

Harua: "I'm going to be a grown man. With noodle soup on my body."

Yuma (wrapped in a blanket burrito): "At least yours is mysterious to non-Kanji readers."

Jo (holding a marshmallow): "Mine's hilarious. I have zero regrets."

Nicholas walks in, sees all three of them, and pauses.

Nicholas: "Did we... join a cult?"

EJ (smirking): "No. Just really bad decisions club."

🎤 Final Scene: On Live

During a group livestream—

Fans notice something peeking from Jo's sleeve.

Chat: "WHAT'S JO'S TATTOO??"

Jo, smiling proudly, lifts his arm.

Yuma lunges across the frame: "DON'T SHOW THEM—"

Too late.

The comments explode.

"MOMMY'S BOY 😭😭😭"
"YUMA EXPLAIN YOURSELF"
"IS THIS A BIT OR FOR REAL?!"

Harua logs off halfway through the chaos.

Nicholas adds fake "Soup Club" fan merch to his Etsy.

Moral of the story?
Always double-check your references.
Never underestimate the power of a sleep-deprived meme.
And Jo will always, always double down.