Gaku Yaotome

* Leans towards women.

See Gaku's family for more information.

**Gaku Yaotome** (八乙女楽) is a character from the series IDOLiSH7.

He is the leader of TRIGGER who is known for living as himself and no one else.

Guiding Tenn Kujo and Ryunosuke Tsunashi, Gaku stands tall and does what he needs to reach his goals and protect those he loves, such as when he broke up with Tsumugi Takanashi to keep her safe when TRIGGER was dealing with false scandals.

While similar to his Alternate Universe counterparts, Gaku is different from Leo in that he was taken in by his father in the divorce, and different from Treble in that he had never thought of himself as aromantic. ~~Simp~~.

Once TRGGER comfortably adjusts (as well as they can anyway) to being indie, Gaku asks Tsumugi to be his girlfriend again in secret, to which she agrees.

After dating in secret for some time, Gaku and Tsumugi get married, which makes their relationship go public. Eventually, the two raise their own family of two(?) children - Viola and UHHH HELP? Yaotome.

## Appearance

Known as the Number 1 Hot Guy Girls Want to Embrace, Gaku is naturally good-looking and never had to fight hard to stand out in the handsome department. His hair is naturally silver, his bangs split on the right side of his forehead and cut in just a way that he has a fringe without hiding his cat-like eyes. When his hair isn't stylized, parts of the sides curl. Gaku has a bit of a resting bitch face, for a lack of a better term, but all of his genuine emotions show on his face to where it's almost a fault, so it won't stick around long if he considers you a friend. Underneath his shirt is some surprising muscle definition as Gaku works our regularly, but due to the fact that he doesn't stick too closely to any diet, he doesn't hold a candle to Ryu. As Gaku lives as himself and no one else, not much changes about him when he gets older, apart from likely a loss of some muscle definition from having his exercise time taken away by helping raise his family.

## Personality

Gaku is very much an honest and upfront person, almost to a fault as some of the stuff he says can come out in a very blunt manner which has earned him plenty of arguments with Tenn and other people. However, he means what he has to say and won't back down easily unless given a sound reason to, as all of it comes from a place of care. Part of his blunt attitude comes from his father, but it's also because he isn't one to take the almost villainous actions from Sousuke Yaotome lightly, calling them out as soon as he sees it. Behind that frown that rests on his face is a kind heart who wants to help the hardworking and earnest, and it's this part of him that feels attracted to Tsumugi Takanashi from the instant they met. He is also a huge romantic, despite his profession, and dreams of getting a cute girlfriend someday. However, he is anything but a player, and only pursues those he has feelings for. (Thankfully, Tsumugi fits and takes the bill.) Due to the way his family separated in a nasty divorce, not only goes he value romance heavily, but he also values family heavily, leading to him being a sympathetic ear with family struggles, even if his bluntness can come off as insensitive.

## Notable Relationships and Family

* For information on what Gaku thinks of everyone he's formed a bond with, see Gaku's dedicated Relationships page.

#### Tsumugi Takanashi

Gaku doesn't entirely fall in love with Tsumugi at first sight, but her cute, hardworking nature certainly pulled him in, The more the two interact early on, the more Gaku gets to know her, and falls hard for her by the time Black or White Music Fantasia is over. So hard, in fact, that he was willing to play up a false identity to be able to make her happy and be with her. However, as desperate as this was, it didn't win out to his deeper feelings as once TRIGGER began to be slowly and silently kicked out of the agency, he let her go and came clean to protect her so the scandals following them didn't drag down Tsumugi and her prospective idol group. His heart ached for her, however, and he was certain he was in love at that point. Aware that he had broken Tsumugi's trust, though, he eventually decides to try their relationship again, and he decides to do it right by her this time, taking it slow and privately for a very long time to where it takes them years to finally get engaged and married. But their happily ever after is worth it, as Gaku's certain he wouldn't be happier with anyone else once they're fully in step with one another.

## Universes

Gaku is an interesting muse to where he's part of one of the few ships that Cleo and Zack see themselves in, yet he doesn't get to appear all that often. Still, he and Tsumugi are an important part of TRIGGER's three-way love story, so he and Tsumugi have certainly left an impact, known mostly in the [main i7 AU,] Gaku and Taumugi also play a large role in [Lying to Tsumugi AU] where the love story between Tsumugi and "Souma" continues on far longer than it does normally. Because, hey, what's true love without a little angst?

**Gaku Yaotome is found in these Universes-**

* Main i7 AU
* Main DM AU?
* YugiTenn Break Up AU (supporting)
* The Other DM AU because I dunno which is which anymore?
* Red String AU?
* Sims 4 AU
* The White Domain
* Tenn loses his memories AU

More to be added at a later date.

## Gallery

To go to Gaku's Gallery, click on the Gaku's Gallery page.

## Further Information & Reading

For more information regarding Gaku Yaotome, look to these links.

* Gaku and Tsumugi's Residences
* etc etc etc etc whoops