Host Match Ups 3

Match Up 3 – Constellations

Hypothetical Question: Which constellations match the Hosts personalities best?

Honey = Ursa Minor

Ursa Minor is Latin for 'Little Bear' but is also known as the 'Little Dipper'. It is named after the ancient Greek myth of Callisto and Arcas, who were mother and son. I won't go into the whole myth, but Callisto is turned into a bear and eventually Zeus puts both Callisto and Arcas up into the heavens as the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in pity. Ursa Minor is visualized as a small bear with an unusually long tail. The actual constellation looks like a saucepan with a long handle, hence 'Little Dipper'. I think Honey would be Ursa Minor because Arcas, the demi-god who Ursa Minor is based off of, becomes king of Arcadia and is very intelligent. He is strong and brave and held his own even when Lycaon, his maternal grandfather, attempted to burn him at the stake as a sacrifice for the gods.

Mori = Ursa Major

Ursa Major is Latin for 'Great Bear' but is also known as the 'Big Dipper'. Like Ursa Minor, this constellation looks like a container type thing, but more like a plough than a saucepan. It has a long handle like Ursa Minor and is visualized many ways depending on which myth it is being related too, but I'm going to stick with the myth or Callisto and Arcas. Ursa Major represents Callisto, who was a nymph of the goddess Artemis. Zeus disguises himself as Artemis and seduces her, producing a child – Arcas. Hera (Zeus' wife) Finds out and in rage turns Callisto into a bear. I think Mori would be Ursa Major, simply because he would love Honey no matter what, just like Callisto loves Arcas even after she is turned into a bear.

Hikaru and Kaoru = Gemini

I know what you're thinking – couldn't she be more original than that? But Gemini fits the twins so well. Gemini is Latin for 'Twins' and is one of the constellations of the Zodiac. It looks like two lines which are connected at the top in a sort of U shape, and represents the twins Castor and Pollux. In the Greek myth of Dioscuri, Castor dies because he is mortal and Pollux begs Zeus to give Castor immortality. He does by uniting them together in the heavens. I think the Twins would be Gemini because they have a bond as strong as Castor and Pollux's, so strong that perhaps it can even defy death.

Tamaki = Cygnus

Cyguns is Latin for 'Swan' and is visualized as such. It features the famous 'Northern Cross' and is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern hemisphere in summer and autumn. In Greek mythology, the swan represents many things. One of them is Orpheus, who was a legendary musician, poet and prophet. Orpheus was known for his ability to charm all living things, and even rocks with his music! He is said to have been turned into a swan after his death and placed in the stars next to his lyre. Tamaki reminds me of Orpheus for numerous reasons, his ability to charm anyone (even the habitually apathetic and disinterested Haruhi) with and without his musical abilities, his prophetic beliefs and his ability to spout poetic words at will.

Kyouya = Corvus

Corvus is Latin for 'Crow'. Corvus represents a crow in Greek mythology, a sacred bird of Apollo. There are two main stories about the crow, both about how Apollo sends it off to do his bidding and how the crow ends up either getting punished unfairly by Apollo in a fit of rage or justly when the crow gets sidetracked by his own desires. In both myths the crow is punished and put up into the stars. I see this constellations as Kyouya because just like the raven, he is under his fathers thumb and is reprimanded when he tries to do what he wants (the Host Club) after he finally realizes he can be his own person, and he doesn't have to follow in his fathers footsteps. Of course the difference here is that Kyouya's end is happy, unlike the ravens.

Haruhi = Crux

Crux is Latin for 'Cross' and is also known as 'The Southern Cross'. The Southern Cross doesn't hold any mythological significance; it is the smallest of the eighty-eight modern constellations but is one of the most distinctive. Like the name suggests, it looks like a cross. The Southern Cross is featured on numerous nations' flags, including the Australian flag. The Southern Cross has been referenced in songs, movies, and even Pokemon. It has been used in corporate logos and in names for buildings. The reason I think Haruhi would be the Southern Cross is because even though it is small and simple, it is special and significant to many regardless. Much like Haruhi is just a simple girl, but is an integral part of the Host Club – whether she likes it or not.

Note: In the southern hemisphere, the Southern Cross can be seen all year round.

Drabble – Written In the Stars

As Kyouya stood on the balcony outside his room and gazed up at the vast expanse of twinkling constellations, he realised he had never been a big fan of mythology or astrology. There were so many stars in the sky that it seemed pointless to give them meaning. They were infinite – the millions of stars in the Milky Way were only one batch. What about all the other hundreds of galaxies out there, with their millions of stars? It was a waste of time in his opinion.

Though he did believe in fate – destiny, if phrased in different terms. He knew if had he been living in sixteenth-century England, exchanging words with learned scholars, they would probably say his fate was 'written in the stars'.

Perhaps they would be right. Thinking about all the constellations, he could draw similarities between the stars and his friends. Who knew? Maybe they were signs of his impending fate that had always been hanging in the sky, waiting for him to notice them.

The stars could be construed in many ways he supposed, as this or that. To Kyouya, the stars represented his happiness and his many assets. They sparkled like precious jewels, invaluable, just like his friends.

Maybe Kyouya just didn't believe in others giving meaning to the stars, because he preferred to give them his own.