#; hitotsutoya .

[uppertwo]

❛ Death comes for us all. It is what we all have in common. ❜ (mayhap from kotoha???)

i lost the meme :) / not accepting.

and dōma takes in her words — letting their flavours sit on his tongue, before finally speaking, “...it doesn’t have to be that way.”

a shake of his head, “or perhaps for me, it never will be. i am the gods’ favourite prophet — i believe when my final hour strikes, that they will spare me.”

“and if you want, they could spare you too,” a smile, ghastly, “the three of us could be together forever.~”

[tokcshie]

❝ where is your faith now? ❞ (from doma to kanae)

Kanae frowned as the smell of decay clings to him, and with careful eyes, she kept her gaze on him. His movements were graceful like snowflakes falling onto fresh snow, although his presence itself was intimidating — not that she would ever tell him or she’d show it outwardly. But most of all, his “friendly” personality, made this whole encounter unsettling. And Kanae couldn’t help but feel uneasy being in close proximity to this demon.

Kanae’s eyebrows furrowed as her left hand rested on the hilt of her sword. She knew this was a way for him to mess with her head, by making her question her faith. Manipulative, deceitful, cruel. The traits of a demon. Her lilac eyes watched his every move carefully, to detect when he’d attack.

“My faith will always be with my fellow slayers.” She paused, tilting her head. “Don’t tell me that for a moment you thought you had shaken my faith in them.” Kanae added, managing to keep a level tone.

The early winter’s chill made her butterfly haori slightly flutter as Kanae spoke once more. “And I promise you, that if I die by your hand tonight, my fellow pillars will avenge me.” She uttered the last part softly, hoping that if she was indeed killed, that someday someone would annihilate all demons from existence and that her younger sister Shinobu and Kanao would be safe from them. And that no more pillars would have to die.

[hakuuji]

@hitotsutoya (for douma!) / sc.

“what do you want this time?” a frustrated hiss from akaza, “you smell rotten. go take a bath if you insist on standing near me.”

[brdcge]

@hitotsutoya said: ❛ feel grateful that i allow you to touch me. ❜ (Muzan to either Enmu or Akaza!!!)

enmu is what one would call ... obsessive. there was few he cared about, but when it came to muzan -- he was at attention. if she said jump, he asked how high. if she wanted hundreds dead, he wouldn't stop until he went above and beyond. anything for her praise, for her approval.

so of course, enmu feels grateful. he feels more than grateful as muzan holds out a hand. slowly, enmu lifts up muzan's hand to his lips to press a kiss to it. divine. she was divine.

" what have i done to earn such an honor? " he purrs, blue eyes glancing up at muzan -- cheshire like smile on his face.

OLD MEME. / not accepting!

[solorizen]

"The system uses me, and I use the system."

#SOLORIZEN 𝘢  𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦  &  𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦  . 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘺𝘹. 𝟤4. 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴  𝘧𝘵.  𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴  𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 !    𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵,  𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯  𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 ,  &  𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 !    𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦  𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥  𝘵𝘩𝘦  𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴  𝘪𝘯  𝘵𝘩𝘦 CARRD 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦  𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 !    𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸. 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘸 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘴. 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘸//𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘸//𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦). 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭  𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘴 ,  𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦  𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵  𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵.

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[sundeliondaze]

"𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘵 𝘐𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯."

#SUNDELIONDAZE 𝘢  𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦  &  𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦  . 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘕𝘺𝘹. 𝟤4. 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴  𝘧𝘵.  𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴  𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘡𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘢 !    𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵,  𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯  𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 ,  &  𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 !    𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦  𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥  𝘵𝘩𝘦  𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴  𝘪𝘯  𝘵𝘩𝘦 CARRD 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦  𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 !    𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 (𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸. 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘸 𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘴. 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘸//𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘸//𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦). 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭  𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘴 ,  𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦  𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵  𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵.

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[demonslayedher]

A Few Folk Songs in KnY

"Koyama no Kousagi"

This is a children's song from Saga Prefecture (far from the Kamado household, but close to where Gotouge is from). Kie liked learning recipes from other regions, so it's not surprising she'd have picked up other cultural tidbits too.

Listen to the song here.

"Miya-san, Miya-san" (Ton'yare-bushi)

This was a song supporting the new government in the Boshin War (1868-9), and it was a popular song in the early Meiji period. That would make it an oldie by at least four decades by the time Mitsuri is singing it, but the song remains popular enough that it has long been used for a brand of miso in commercials in the San'in region.

Listen to the song here.

Or listen to me attempt it Mitsuri-style.

"Hitotsutoya: O-Shougatsu no Kazueuta"

Folk songs to sing around New Years, as well as songs to count along with games, were popular and numerous, and this was both. You could think of it like a Christmas song to skip rope to. As the lyrics go up by one number at a time, they sing about New Year decorations, auspiciously evergreen pine in particular.

Listen to the song here.

[distrxst]

' explain it to me . '

a raised brow and a slight shift in his gaze . resilience ,, a key piece of the flame pillars admirability , of his character , was not something to be wasted on the man that was giyuu tomioka . yet here he was ,, wasting valuable time trying to pry open a damned rotten oyster shell . there was a point at which persistence was fruitless , and it was better to leave the inadequate where he was content to remain and be about your day . but of course , kyojuro rengoku kept on-a-prying -- of course he did . ( why ? )

" not much to explain . i'm unworthy of my title . simple enough . "

teeth worry his bottom lip , a pinch to his own skin , a reprieve to his own self inflicted frustration . he doesn't get it . the flame pillar has no reason to get it . to understand giyuu's disgusting truth . stop pressing , he'd like to say -- it feels like the other pillars hand is hovering over a much to tender bruise , one that giyuu would like to swat his hands away from ; the mere thought of pressure making him ache with a familiar bitterness .

" there's nothing right about why i'm still here . " brows furrow and he huffs . it isn't even that farfetched , giyuu thinks . his survival is a mistake - a fact in his eyes . he's survived on his own sure , lasted this long ,, but a hashira who didn't even pass final selection was laughable . it's a harsh truth , and the way that the flame hashira is looking at him , giyuu feels like a bug having each leg pulled off . looking at him and expecting anything but intensity was a mistake -- so giyuu looks away once more . being stared at like that caused a bit of discomfort . too close , too vulnerable .

" you don't get it . "

quiet , with the expected sigh . giyuu doesn't expect him to . kyojuro is honorable , bright , an optimist ,, all things that giyuu is not . there is no bright side when you're drowning - but he can't expect the flame pillar to get why he thinks like that . gaze drifts back down to his hands - calloused , scarred , nail's chipped and skin marred by years of swordwork . hands that are unworthy of being called his own .

" i'm not much of a good memorial . i do my job and then i eventually die . that's it . " another sigh . his voice is flat . he's tired . " i'm not like you . "

  something tugs deep within the flames chest. it aches like a torn muscle. dual toned hues worriedly glance at the man of waves. they glance.. and somehow see through. The lingering looks of fear, worry, distrust any time someone got too close. Kyojuro saw it all. though never speaking on the matter do to the others constant "stick up his ass" demeanor. but perhaps they all had it wrong. perhaps deep down he was afraid to lose someone else. Just who had he lost though? What made the infamous water pillar so weary of simple friendship?

  なぜ彼はそんなに怖かったのか?

❝           Then explain it to me. I know i talk all the time, but i can listen when need be ❞

  There is no hidden agenda within his words. No sting of iron, or malice. Nothing but mild curiosity. A curiosity Kyo knows he should squash, but… if he didn’t ask now… then when would he find the time to do so? fireish hues continue to observe the hashira before him. a tilt of his head, brows furrowing downwards as he does so. doubt settles in his belly. making it churn and slosh uncomfortable. Was it really that bad? For Tomioka-san to not even look at him...

  the words spoken next illicit even the smallest spark of confusion. didn't belong? misplaced? that had to be incorrect. ❝           Tomioka… that's… Surely that cannot be. You have rightfully earned your place among us. ❞ a pause as the sigh reaches his ears. Bottle blues finally meet his own, and he frowns at the smallest of emotions swimming in them.

❝           I refuse to believe it. That person sacrificed themselves for you. should you not be trying to live up to their image? Instead of having this... ❞ hands move to motion in the direction of the others body. ❝           This.. pity party? I hate to put it bluntly, but that person died so you could live. So you could carry on. Living and sharing their memories.❞

[tokcshie]

“ do i fear you…? since when does a wolf fear its prey? “ (from Doma to Kanae!)

Lilac eyes looked over at Doma, as she carefully studied him when he uttered that question. Kanae’s own expression was unreadable. And her posture was giving off an air of defiance against this demon as her hand casually rested on the handle of her Nichirin sword. Her butterfly haori softly fluttered in the night’s chill air.

Then her expression slightly shifted and Kanae raised her eyebrows. Her voice as soft as a butterfly’s touch.

❝ because creatures like yourself will one day lose. If not tonight, then someone, someday will. ❞

Her voice held no malice, nor contempt but if demons were unwilling to live alongside humans peacefully, then she had no other choice than to do her duty as a slayer and make sure that there was one less demon.

Kanae tilted her head, ❝ tell me one thing demon, why is it that you enjoy in taking the lives of others mercilessly while their loved ones mourn them? ❞

[tokcshie]

❝ I left you bleeding for me, devoted—abandoned. ❞ (doma!! To kanae!)

Suddenly, the odds didn’t seem to be in her favor. Daybreak seemed to be so far ahead and he wouldn’t stay down no matter how hard she tried cutting his head off. As he towered over her, she hated how unfazed he seemed about the encounter.

Kanae felt as if she wasn’t trying her best to kill him despite her efforts. It still wouldn’t be enough.

As her knees hit the floor beneath them, a broken sob escaped her lips as Kanae struggles to stand up and continue battling the upper moon. Her hands shake as she tries to push herself up once more but her body gives up on her. Her demon slayer uniform is stained crimson as blood flowed from the multiple injuries she sustained at the hands of Doma.

Lilac eyes look over at Doma and through gritted teeth, she responded “… Devoted? I’m never going to devote myself to you...” She bites back.

Despite the grave situation she found herself facing, Kanae wasn’t going to stand back and watch while demons relentlessly took the lives of her loved ones and other unfortunate people who also lost someone.

Get up. No matter how much it hurts to move, you can’t stop now. Not when your life is on the line. Kanae thought as she shakily stood up and kept her gaze locked on him.

[brdcge]

@hitotsutoya said: " can i hold you ? " (From giyuu to kyo!!!!)

winter missions were always brutal. demons weren't as effected in the cold as they were. kyojuro was never usually cold, always radiating heat. but even she was finding this coming cold brutal. the wisteria house they had found themselves in had a place to warm up, thankfully. but kyojuro still found herself shivering, blanket wrapped around her tight.

giyuu seems to notice the shivering. a suggestion from his lips -- can i hold you? firey eyes blink. silently, she scoots closer. she rests her chin on giyuu's shoulders as his arms come to wrap around her. there's more warmth now -- a soft sigh leaving her lips as a smile comes onto her face.

" this is lovely, " she mumbles. " i may fall asleep here, as a fair warning. "

OLD MEME. / not accepting!

[distrxst]

˗ˏˋ PEOPLE I WANT TO GET TO KNOW BETTER

last song i listened to: eat shit and die by harley poe !!! it's a rlly good song trust

favorite colour: orange and yellow >:) i like warm colors

currently watching: rewatching tlou season one while i wait for season two lol

last movie / tv show i watched: Hidden(2015) !! watched it last night and it's??? so good??? really good movie. really good take on the genre as a whole. and plenty of good scares too.

spicy / savory / sweet: sweet !! but i'm a fan of all three lol

relationship status: yeah no .

last thing i googled: "five pebbles dialogue"

current obsession: uhh kny, hit game rain world, and very unfortunately pressure and dandy’s world 😔 but mainly rain world ask me about five pebbles i dare you.

tagged by : @whirling-fangs ( very cool of u ty ) tagging : @hymns-across-the-stars @abyssembraced @brdcge @bruisedbluberries and @hitotsutoya as well as anyone else who wants to !!! i encourage thievery

[tokcshie]

Kanae and Shinobu every time Douma breathes.. 😂 @hitotsutoya