History Fanfic / WishfulThinkingToggle1

* EveryoneHasStandards: In chapter 12 Makima refuses to [[ItMakesSenseInContext control Kobeni into becoming part of Denji's harem]] on the basis that she has "the sex appeal of a sopping, wet cat."

* EveryoneHasStandards: In chapter 12 Makima does not decide to [[ItMakesSenseInContext control Kobeni into becoming part of Denji's harem]] on the basis that she has "the sex appeal of a sopping, wet cat."

** As part of a pre-emptive takedown of her future enemies Makima murders Asa in chapter 3.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Power is imprisioned by Public Safety in the loops where Makima replaces her with Reze and Asa. She's unmentioned for the rest of those loops and the scene where Makima shows off Chainsaw Man's followers does not occur, leaving her ultimate fate unknown.

** Chapter 6 has Makima capture Reze and have her take Power's place in Special Division 4 and the Hayakawa household.

** Reze and Asa join Public Safety in chapters 6 and 8 respectively, and become Denji's roommates, coworkers, and eventual lovers.

* RelationshipUpgrade:
** Denji and Reze become a couple in Chapter 6's loop.
** Denji and Asa become a couple in Chapter 8's loop.
** Makima's plan in Chapter 10 is to groom Denji into a romantic relationship with her.

*** Chapter 8's Denji develops into a conscientious person.

* DontFearTheReaper: [[spoiler:The Death Devil greets Makima after she ends the loops, and congratulates her for saving the lives of Himeno, Angel, Aki and Power, and setting up for Reze and Asa to meet Denji in the future on better terms. She then explains that even she wants to avert [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Prophecy of Nostradamus]].]]

*** Chapter 8's Denji develops into a more proactive person willing to do the right thing.

** Denji and Reze become lovers in Chapter 6's loop.
** Denji and Asa become lovers in Chapter 8's loop.

** In the bonus chapter, Makima's response is a ClusterFBomb when she realizes she forgot Denji's birthday and Kishibe's squad ambushes her. Kishibe in turn is stunned by her outburst and subsequent suicide.

** Happens between Denji and Reze in Chapter 6.
** Happens between Denji and Asa in Chapter 8.

* BerserkButton: Makima does not react well to anything contradicting her view of Chainsaw Man as the embodiment of chaos. [[spoiler:In Chapter 9, when Power says that Pochita asked her to save Denji, Makima's response is [[TranquilFury cold, furious denial]]. She then kills the severely injured Chainsaw Man out of anger.]]

* LoveHungry: A particularly tragic example in Chapter 10, [[spoiler:where Nayuta, hurt over Denji's neglect of her, takes control of him, and has him act as her affectionate older brother.]]

* SexualKarma: When Denji has sex with Reze and Asa in the timelines where they join Public Safety, while they do have somewhat selfish reasons for doing so (Reze is trying to convince Denji to run away with her, Asa as mentioned in SexForSolace is trying to bury her own guilt), they nevertheless genuinely care for Denji and do so consensually. Their resulting sessions are thus shown to be a mutually pleasurable affairs ending with both parties content and satisfied. By contrast, when Makima [[spoiler:rapes]] Denji, she's thoroughly unsatisifed and feels downright awful, is unable to get any sleep through the following night, and spends the rest of the cycle on autopilot in a dazed and trancelike state, to the point that she's glad when Denji cuts her down.

* TimeLoopFatigue: Chapter 12 has Makima executing increasingly nonsensical schemes, making critical errors, deciding to cause as much suffering as she can in each loop, and becoming suicidal, in that order.

* LoveHungry: A particularly tragic example in Chapter 10, [[spoiler:where Nayuta, hurt over Denji being too traumatized to bond with her, takes control of him, and has him act as her affectionate older brother.]]

** At the end of Chapter 4, Denji's depression over being unable to be Chainsaw Man causes him to neglect Nayuta.
** [[spoiler:At the end of Chapter 10, Denji is too traumatized from being groomed and raped to bond with, or properly care for Nayuta.]]

* MissExposition: The final chapter has [[spoiler:the Death Devil]], whose story purpose is to explain how and why Makima was in the loop.

* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Makima inflicted this upon poor Asa in Chapter 3.

* TranquilFury: Makima maintains her stoic demeanor even though she's enraged to learn that Pochita asked Power to save Denji.

* BerserkButton: Makima does not react well to anything contradicting her view of Chainsaw Man as the embodiment of chaos. [[spoiler:In Chapter 9, when Power says that Pochita asked her to save Denji, Makima's response is cold, furious denial. She then kills the severely injured Chainsaw Man out of anger.]]

** In Chapter 11, she has a tantrum over the previous loop's Nayuta [[spoiler:taking control of a broken Denji, only to have him act as her loving brother.]]

** Even in the timelines where Power has been replaced by Reze or Asa, Denji still has a weapon that hinders Makima's regenerative abilities.

* SuperFic: One of Makima's schemes in Chapter 12 was turning Denji into a superhero. This led to the entire setting having a more superhero like tone.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50425567/chapters/127407097 Wishful Thinking]] is a {{Manga/Chainsaw Man}} Fanfic written by [=Toggle1=] where Makima finds herself stuck in a time loop that starts the day before she meets Denji. What seems like another chance to take the power of Chainsaw Man ends when it turns out the loop restarts if something prevents her death and rebirth. She then decides that the next best plan is to leave Denji in the a vulnerable mental state that her reincarnation Nayuta can take control of.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50425567/chapters/127407097 Wishful Thinking]] is a {{Manga/Chainsaw Man}} Fanfic written by [=Toggle1=] where Makima finds herself stuck in a time loop that starts the day before she meets Denji. What seems like another chance to take the power of Chainsaw Man ends when it turns out the loop restarts if something prevents her death and rebirth. She then decides that the next best plan is to leave Denji in the most vulnerable mental state that her reincarnation Nayuta can take control of.