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[ Note: Much—but not all—of the information contained herein is headcanon. ]

VITAL DATA

BASIC INFORMATION

Name: Shihōin Yoruichi (四楓院夜一, Yoruichi Shihōin)

Aliases: Flash Goddess (瞬神, Shunshin), Shirley Shihouin, Shirley Shirke, Kisaragi Yōko (如月陽子, Yōko Kisaragi), various others

Gender: female (cis)

Race: Human Soul (Shinigami)

Ethnicity: “Indo-Japanese” (Tiger Yōkai, Ancestral South Indian, Jōmon, Japanese)

Place of Birth: Shihōin Manor, the Seireitei, Soul Society

Date of Birth: January 1, 1591

Actual Age: 433 (in 2024)

Apparent Age: 27

Hair Color: raven black (iridescent red-violet)

Eye Color: sunglow or mango yellow (golden)

Skin Tone: raw sienna (warm brown)

Height: 156 cm (5′1.5″)

Weight: 56 kg (123.5 lbs)

Measurements: B 86 cm (34″), W 56 cm (22″), H 86 cm (34″)

Bust Size: DDD cup (US), F cup (EU), E cup (UK/AUS), G cup (JP)

Build: streamlined (athletic, curvy, lithe)

Figure: hourglass

Blood Type: O+

Handedness: ambidextrous (favors left)

Voice: Yukino Satsuki (ゆきの さつき, Satsuki Yukino)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Religion: none (agnostic)

Education: Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Political Science (1952–1956: University of California, Berkeley), Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Astronomy (1992–1996: Stanford University), Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1996–1998: Stanford University)

Orientation: panromantic pansexual

Political Views: democratist, Marxist, humanist, intersectionalist

Spoken Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Vietnamese, Middle Chinese, Cantonese, Korean

Chinese Zodiac: Yang Metal Tiger (Outer), Rat (Inner), Ox (True), Pig (Secret)

Western Zodiac: Capricorn (Sun), Virgo (Ascendant), Pisces (Moon)

Myers–Briggs Type Indicator: ENTJ (“The Commander”)

Enneagram of Personality: Type 8 Wing 7 (“The Maverick”)

Four Temperaments: Sanguine

D&D Alignment: Chaotic Good

CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

Relationship Status: married (Shiba Kūkaku from November 11, 2007, @crashingheavens)

Residence: Karakura (空座町, Karakurachō), Tokyo (Western Tokyo), Japan, Earth

Known Affiliations: Japan, Rukongai, Shinōreijutsuin, House Shihōin, House Shiba, Urahara Shōten

Known Prior Affiliations: United States of America, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, French Third Republic, Tiandihui, Gotei 13, Onmitsukidō

Profession: Corporate Proprietor (kabushiki kaisha MIDNIGHT, PHANTOM, ESPRIT de CŒUR), Shinōreijutsuin (Shin'ō Academy) Instructor, Director of the Shinigami Women’s Association, Supreme Commander of the United Nations Rukongai Expeditionary Force (self-appointed), Vigilante (self-appointed, Earth: “The Shadow”, Rukongai: “Zorro”)

Previous Profession: Empress of Earth (self-appointed), Shinigami

Former Positions: 22nd Tenshiheisōban (Celestial Defensor War Machine) of House Shihōin, Taichō (Captain) of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13, Sōshireikan (Supreme Commander) of the Onmitsukidō, Gundanchō (Unit Commander) of the Punishment Force of the Onmitsukidō

Immediate Relatives: Shiba Kūkaku (wife), Shihōin Yōsuke (father), Shihōin Miyako (mother), Shihōin Yūno (younger sister), Shihōin Yūshirō (younger brother)

Primary Associates: Shiba Kūkaku, Urahara Kisuke, Tsukabishi Tessai

Former Associates: Soifon (Suì-Fēng), Ōmaeda Marenoshin

EXTENDED INFORMATION

History: A comprehensive (albeit not exhaustive) overview of Yoruichi’s history is available here.

Bonds: Information on Yoruichi’s bonds and links with others, to include ships, is available here.

Battle: Details on Yoruichi’s combat abilities are available here.

Music: Songs which convey some aspect of Yoruichi’s personality, thoughts, feelings, or history are available here

Writing: In character drabbles concerning Yoruichi, and out of character meta analysis and headcanons for Yoruichi in particular and Bleach in general available here.

Tidbits: Short headcanon factoids are available here.

SPECIFIC DATA

PERSONALITY Yoruichi’s personality is a study in contrasts and contradictions. She might at different times be described as nuanced, multifaceted, variable, or moody. She is not only highly intelligent, observant, and intuitive, but is usually entirely willing to demonstrate the extent to which those descriptions hold true. This can take the form of playful wittiness, sarcasm, sassiness, teasing, lecturing, or haranguing. Her socialization abilities are accordingly phenomenal, but are paired with a latent and deep-seated (if exceptionally well-concealed) lack of self-confidence. It would be fair to say that although she has neither a superiority complex nor an inferiority complex, she demonstrates aspects of both simultaneously. This juxtaposition routinely interfaces with another interesting one concerning her focus on intellectual processing while at the same time having strong and sometimes even intense emotional responses.

Accordingly, she can be alternately extremely talkative or exceptionally laconic depending on circumstances. She might be warm and compassionate, or cold and disaffected. She can be excitable—sometimes bordering on almost manic—or reserved and unflappable. She can be supremely confident or strangely vulnerable. Shifts between these different presentational displays can occur quickly—sometimes even instantaneously—and leave an impression of whimsical and mercurial volatility, but this is contrasted by long periods of apparently stable expression.

These dichotomies extend into other elements of Yoruichi’s identity. She typically unabashedly and aggressively physically presents herself as feminine, but can just as easily adopt tomboyish or overtly masculine signaling and behavior. This continues into her preferred personal pronouns, both for herself and others: she uses “washi” (儂) for herself in a stereotypical fashion, suggesting she is old in stark contrast to her youthful appearance, and often refers to others as “onushi” (御主), an oddly and archaically militaristic expression, especially given her seemingly civilian circumstances.

Although raised in an exceptionally aristocratic milieu and capable of displaying an almost preternatural grace and charm, she only rarely stands on ceremony (usually eschewing titles and honorifics) and can display quite crude behavior and mannerisms. She can be utterly shameless or uninhibited in one moment and intensely private and reserved in the next. She is sometimes playful, flirtatious, and laid-back, and at other times serious, sober-minded, and businesslike. She has a demonstrable general attraction to new experiences, which often manifests as something akin to a hedonistic tendency: she appears readily inclined to travel, and shows an appreciation of food, exciting activities, and sensuality of all kinds, to include sex.

ORIENTATION Much like the rest of her personality, Yoruichi’s behavior when it comes to attraction and sexuality is simultaneously both simple and complex. While she herself would describe her own orientation as as being biromantic and bisexual, this is only due to her own experiences to date; it would be more accurate to describe her as a panromantic pansexual who has has rather limited encounters falling outside of a biromantic bisexual framework, and somewhat limited knowledge of the limits of that framework itself.

Within the context of conceiving of herself as a biromantic bisexual, Yoruichi is attracted to and enjoys men and women more or less equally. In theory, she wouldn’t display a preference; however, in practice, she leans toward women notably more so than men. There are a number of reasons for this: she has a different (politico-cultural) metric when evaluating men as partners which is far more selective and discriminating; she enjoys vaginal sex but finds it difficult to achieve orgasm during the act; and most critically, she has a natural inclination toward being more dominant with women whereas she finds herself more inclined toward being submissive with men, and the number of men she’s willing to trust in that capacity is very small.

Additionally, she strongly preferences some form of emotional connection with a partner, and as of late she is much more inclined to form longer lasting relationships than one night stands or friends-with-benefits situations. Taken together, these factors mean that she tends to only be likely to seek more substantive relationships with women, although this isn’t exclusively the case.

Within such established relationships, despite her aforementioned inclinations, she’s a switch. She privileges physical contact as her preferred love language with a partner and is inclined to casual sensuality and touch in whatever circumstances, although at least in public it manifests as romantic rather than sexual. (She can be adventurous, and doesn’t care about nudity, but isn’t an exhibitionist sexually.) She doesn’t like to be pushy about sex, but in normal circumstances she prefers to orgasm at least once every two to three days; with a partner she usually appreciates more frequent (often daily) sexual activity if they’re so inclined. With all that said, she quite enjoys learning what a partner likes both inside and outside the bedroom, and will often indulge it within reason provided the appreciation is mutual.

PHYSICAL Yoruichi’s physique has been somewhat variable over time, although she has a relatively standard physical expression: her body is normally quite toned and powerfully muscled, although usually not exceptionally visibly defined. She has a body much more typical of a martial artist rather than that of a bodybuilder or a weightlifter; she prioritizes muscle density over bulk, and doesn’t strive to make her musculature very obvious. Her legs, especially her thighs, are much more visibly developed than her arms.

With that being said, her physique wouldn’t exactly make a lot of sense to someone who knew about such things: her very shapely bust and rear suggest a higher body fat percentage than the rest of her body does. This is an artifact of her gigai (see below) reflecting her true form, which doesn’t exactly match standard human physical limits (to include her hair and eye colors). It would be logical for such a person to potentially assume she had breast and glute implants, although this is not the case.

During Yoruichi’s period of self-imposed “exile” and subsequent return (in the WANDERING, RESCUE, and initial ARRANCAR eras) her form was notably more trim and lithe than usual, as she had allowed herself to fall out of shape and was dealing with something of a lack of proper reishi in her diet.

After her fight with Yammy Llargo, and in preparation to fight Aizen Sōsuke, she deliberately put on notably more weight and once again filled back out into “fighting shape” as she had been in the CLASSIC era. (Additional analysis on this is available here and here.) This more muscular and curvy form is her “normal” body shape as far as she’s concerned, and she’s maintained it ever since.

Yoruichi’s skin neither darkens with sun exposure nor fades without it, and while in her spirit form it typically faintly smells of sandalwood, cardamom, and clove. This is perhaps partially a consequence of the fact she ordinarily smells quite good to most, and is also modified by whatever her reiatsu emissions at the time are like. These attributes do not fully manifest when she wears a gigai, with only a fractional hint of her scent coming through.

TATTOOS Yoruichi has historically had a variety of tattoos of various designs, although none were particularly long-lasting or permanent as she would pull the ink out of her skin with Kaidō once bored with them. Since before her marriage to Kūkaku, she’s had a copy of her wife’s arm tattoo, albeit on her right arm rather than her left and with the stylized character 空 replaced by 夜. They also share a hexagonal-framed modification and synthesis of the emblems of their houses (see here) on their opposite outer thighs (left for Yoruichi). These are only visible on her soul body.

FELINE TRANSFORMATIONS Due to the founder of House Shihōin having been a Hanyō, certain (but not all) descendants of the bloodline are able to transform into various felid beasts (that is to say, resembling members of the family Felidae, although very rarely sometimes other members of the suborder Feliforma are possible). Yoruichi in particular can transform into a giant black tiger (Panthera tigris) measuring some 180 cm (5′11″) tall at the shoulder and 513 cm (16′10″) in length. Her cognitive abilities in this form are somewhat limited and she takes on much more cat-like behavior.

Unlike other members of her bloodline, Yoruichi has figured out a technique to “hack” this transformation into yielding a different form: forcing it into greatly resembling a regular black domestic cat (Felis catus). This form seems largely biologically identical to a typical example aside from three notable divergences: 1. it retains normal human cognition and brain function, 2. it is capable of speech—albeit with a deep, masculine voice, owing to the structure of a cat’s vocal cords—and 3. the sclera of the eyes remain more pronounced than usual, as with human eyes. Otherwise she appears to be identical to a normal female cat, with all the benefits and drawbacks that entails.

Yoruichi has a completely indistinguishable reiatsu signature in both these forms (meaning her identity is not conventionally detectable to most individuals). They also retain the ability to use reiryoku for various techniques, including Hohō, Hakuda, and Kidō, if with variable power. Additionally, her zanpakutō becomes incorporeal in these form; it’s basically stored “around” or “within” her. There are no time limits to their usage. Both forms, unlike her normal one, are visible to individuals without notable reiryoku, such as ordinary humans. Transforming from either form to her normal form produces a blue light which then shifts to red; the reverse transformation yields the opposite sequence. Both transformations produce a cloud of steam upon completion, and take approximately one to two seconds.

GIGAI & YUKI For the purposes of corporealization and engagement with humans, Yoruichi has possessed an artificial body—a stealth gigai—since her initial arrival on Earth. This was periodically assessed and augmented during her first century in exile as necessary. It was temporarily left abroad during the RESCUE era, and she retrieved it during the TIME SKIP era, at which time it was heavily upgraded and modified to reflect newer developments in the field.

As of the REARMAMENT era onward, this gigai has had an onboard mod-soul which automatically assumes control of it when Yoruichi exits it. This mod-soul self-identifies as a female named Yuki (由起), and has cat-like verbal tics and enhanced leg strength. (Further details are available here.) Yoruichi can activate Yuki and depart the gigai through thought alone. The gigai is visually identical to Yoruichi herself and largely biologically indistinguishable from an ordinary human, although it possesses notably superior physiological performance in almost all regards and lacks a reproductive system.

YŌKO KISARAGI The identity of Kisaragi Yōko is one Yoruichi took on in the IMPERIAL era in order to facilitate the infiltration of the Gotei 13 and Shinōreijutsuin for the purposes of remedial training and general mischief. Essentially a basic disguise paired with some acting, Yōko is only really intended to fool people who aren’t already familiar with Yoruichi herself.

For this disguise, Yoruichi applies small freckles using waterproof makeup, puts in hazel-colored contacts, and straightens out her hair and puts it into two looped braids to either side of her head (much like Leifang from Dead or Alive or Xiangling from Genshin Impact). She also uses a lighter tone of voice (sounding exactly like Higurashi Kagome from InuYasha, see here for an example) and acts like a genki girl: bubbly, cheerful, zesty, a bit ditzy, somewhat clueless, strangely insightful, and prone to violence at what she perceives as perversion.

She usually asserts that she is a rank-and-file member of 7th Division and claims to not even know Shikai (using her decloaked zanpakutō as a prop) but subtly presents herself as a powerful brawler. The effect is completed with a suitably appropriate ordinary shihakushō, although the ones Yoruichi has acquired tend to be a bit tight at the bust and hips.

FASHION Yoruichi was historically rather infamous for her “uniform” of her orange uwagi (上着, jacket) and black clothing inspired by the keisen shōzoku (刑戦装束, Punishment War Attire) top and shinobi shōzoku (忍び装束, Hiding Attire) pants of her former life. However, while some variation upon this was her preferred outfit while in her soul body, she has access to a number of accessories for and variations upon it (see here for historical ideas).

Since the start of the UNITED era, Yoruichi has replaced this in all circumstances with a new outfit featuring a red jacket instead, symbolizing her allegiance to her wife Kūkaku by adopting Shiba red with Shihōin yellow accent pieces. She also usually wears a thin leather collar with a central loop featuring cat ears and a bell, and a gold wedding band on her left ring finger.

Conversely, while in her gigai and in civilian settings, her fashion is much more diverse. She might potentially be seen in a wide variety of styles of dress depending on her mood and circumstances—an ongoing list of outfits she might conceivably wear is maintained here if some examples are desired.

HISTORICAL HOUSING Yoruichi’s living arrangements were quite varied prior to her “permanent” relocation to Karakura in 2001, when she took up residency in the Urahara Shōten. Information on these accommodations from the ARRANCAR through PARADIGM eras can be found here. Following this, Yoruichi would reside in the Shiba Manor for the REVELATORY and UNITED eras, from 2005 into 2013.

CONTEMPORARY HOUSING Since late 2013, through the EXULTANT, INFERNAL, and HALCYON eras, Yoruichi has resided with her wife Kūkaku in an ostensibly industrial facility in Karakura, further information on which can be found here.

MOTOR VEHICLES Yoruichi owns a small fleet of motor vehicles for her private use, beginning her collection with a 2004 Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace gifted to her by Kisuke in the same year. More information on these can be found here.

AIFŌN As of the late AFTER WAR era onward, Yoruichi possesses what initially seems to merely be an off-brand clone of an iPhone. However, there are actually only three of these in existence (with the others being held by Kisuke and Kūkaku). The so-called Aifōn (合フォーン, Combined Phone) has many unique features beyond a normal smartphone. First and foremost, it uses a unique quantum entanglement effect to pair the two devices. (This plus its red silk wrapped charging cord was Kisuke’s idea of showing his affection through the invocation of the red thread of fate... and his means of making sure he could stay in touch with her). The upshot of this was that she can make calls to him, text him, and access the internet from anywhere in the universe, including some alternate dimensions. It has subsequently been upgraded to receive calls and texts from any source through a piggybacking system.

It also: includes a proprietary cryptocurrency system that allows Yoruichi to make in-person purchases in places with the right hardware (which basically means nobody is paying for the things she buys); functions as a combination GPS and Google Maps for Soul Society and (less so) Hueco Mundo; and can translate Yoruichi’s reiatsu into a format which can summon a Descorrer for access to the Garganta, whereupon it will automatically execute a Forbidden Kidō (teleportation) and then provide an exit point, thus facilitating her personal travel (and small group travel) across or within a dimension without fuss or bureaucratic observation.

COMPANIES Yoruichi owns three companies, although only two of them interact with the public in some capacity. MIDNIGHT is a corporate real estate holder in Karakura which manages the industrial facility in which Yoruichi herself resides; it’s primarily concerned with leasing available unreserved units within the rest of the facility to other corporate users. PHANTOM is a private detective agency in Karakura which is focused on hard-luck cases; Yoruichi herself is the lead detective although most matters are handled by Kurosaki Karin, who is sometimes assisted by Unagiya Ikumi and/or Jackie Tristan. ESPRIT de CŒUR is a lingerie and beauty boutique in the Seireitei which is staffed be female Shinigami; it serves to import various goods from Earth for purchase and use in Soul Society. Additional details on these are available here and here.

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      This is a 18+ Light Yagami rp/study blog because it contains canon-typical violence, blood, some gore and at times dark, depressing and suicidal themes. Also, the blog can be very edgy at times. 

❛ everyone who calls on the

     name of the Lord will be saved; ❜

[ 夜神  月 ]  

Welcome to this Light Yagami oriented blog. It contains headcanons, musings, homemade memes and graphics, dash commentaries etc. etc. 

Mun likes Yagami-kun as a university student, or post downfall miscalculation. Mun enjoys Yagami-kun as Kira with a sharp mind, dark personality and acute urges of extreme violence. This can be mun’s own headcanon interpretation of Raito and is by no means canon. Mun owns nothing. 

❛ for in whatever you judge another 

     you condemn yourself; ❜

 [ about mun. ]

Mun is a university student who is having a hard time because of the corona virus and needs a blog to vent in the name of Kira-san. This is because mun loves Yagami-kun, and would like to share the love, through writings, graphics and memes. Mun is not native English, please bear with it. 

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手癢（咳）

Athos和Aramis的The Kiss ™ 害我很想寫關於Athos的brotherly kiss（笑）本來的構思是5+1，但暫時還沒想到那麼多，先把第一個寫出來好了。

連標題都懶得想（X）背景是Savoy屠殺之後。其實我的headcanon是Porthos在事件之前加入，而Athos是事件之後才來的（以解釋他為什麼不記得Savoy屠殺這件事）。不過為了寫文，只好改一下headcanon XD

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Porthos很意外。

 那個新來的傢伙，平常話也不說人也不看，晚上只知道坐在一角喝酒，誰多問兩句就一副準備用眼神把人瞪死的樣子－－現在一手扶著Aramis的肩，一手拿著湯碗，「再喝一點」，輕聲細語地。

 Savoy屠殺對火槍隊的衝擊很大。他們把載著屍體的木頭車推進來的時候，Porthos哭了，雖然他自己只加入了幾個月，跟躺在車裡的人一點都不熟。

 Aramis被裹得嚴嚴實實，躺在後一輛木頭車上。他傷得不算特別重，只是反反覆覆地發燒，就算熱度暫時退卻，Savoy雪地裡亡靈的空洞神色，也仍舊頑強地盤據在他曾經充滿生命力的眼睛裡。

 傷者被送進房間的時候，Porthos瞥見站在另一邊的Athos。他臉上依舊毫無表情，但向來冷硬的目光，如今卻透著彷彿一碰就會碎的，玻璃般清晰透明的傷感。

 從那時開始，Athos就成了照顧病人的主力，端湯送水、生火換藥，日以繼夜。若不是親眼目睹，Porthos大概打死也不相信，這個看起來毫無人性溫暖氣息的傢伙可以如此溫柔。

 那種溫柔幾乎帶著悲劇感。

 這天下午，Porthos把新砍的木柴捧進病人房間，木柴碰上門框咯噠一聲，剛從Athos手裡接過湯碗的Aramis一抖，碗倒翻在地，湯汁順著地板的縫隙流淌到窗邊。

 「對、對不起，」Aramis沙啞著嗓子，顫抖的語氣彷彿他剛剛錯手殺死了一個孩子。

 Porthos還沒來得及應答，Athos已經雙手摟住病人的肩膀，「噓、放鬆些」，在那頭零亂的深褐色鬈髮上落了一個吻。

 －－在Athos的生命裡，會不會有過一個因病早夭的弟弟？

 看著在Athos懷裡閉上眼睛的Aramis，Porthos是這樣猜想的。

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light's scent profile: base of old books + white tea / top notes of red apple / bottom notes of sand, bergamot + amber

kira's scent profile: base of white tea, narcissus, frankincense + myrrh / top notes of red apple, neroli + wild orange / bottom notes of sand, amber + bergamot

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so, in a modern verse, yagami's dad makes roughly 12,000,000 yen a year as a salary (including his bonus, which is why i basically rounded off at 12). being in the 10,000,000 or above makes the income holder / family under the income "rich", which establishes pretty well that yagami is both wealthy and affluent. doing the inflation rates and such between yagami's original timeline to modern, it's roughly the same. so, he's always been wealthy and affluent among his peers.

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yagami’s “canon” body count: 2 that we can assume for sure — misa is always debatable, but i believe they slept together at least once. they have a sexually charged relationship in certain and obvious ways. takada i feel most confident about. he spends nights with her regularly, even inferring it (or inferring to infer it).

yagami’s headcanon body count: 6 — two are canon, one is a friend from high school he was experimenting with, one was a girl he briefly dated (they didn’t have sex necessarily but they fooled around), and the others were using his sexuality to his full advantage. these might not have all been repeat or full sexual encounters, but they were encounters (hands, oral, anything supremely intimate). this includes primarily women, but a few men. he’s basically had “full sex” with half of his body count.

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somewhat self-indulgent, but there is a connection between @hehosts and this blog, but only a bit and only pertaining to ren's death note verse, which would be in yagami's canon / main verse(s). they just went to high school together, which means akira (lifesliced) also knows (mostly of) yagami. they were both good students, yagami at the top, and ren was always trailing behind. yagami was into sports and studies, despite not playing tennis anymore in high school. ren is obviously musical, did a bit of sports for his resume, and was in clubs, whereas yagami was not in anything like that that we can see (just tennis and then just studies). they meet again later when yagami is a police officer and ren is a host.

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it takes a lot to truly get under yagami’s skin. he’s bored, even annoyed, but to chink his armor is to attempt to penetrate it and wound him — not an easy feat. he genuinely believes, even without the death note, he is above everyone else. this isn’t a simple fabrication. it’s years of carefully constructed layers to protect him and his ego.

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the others, you ask? okay, i'll tell you.

misa: base of red and green apples + plumeria / top of (light) honey, strawberry + raspberry / bottom notes of sandalwood, amber + lavender

second kira: base of lavender, orchid + wisteria / top notes of red apple + passion fruit / bottom note sof violet, vanilla, pomegranata + verbena / extra low note of clary sage

ryuk: base of red and green apples / top of notes of peppermint + old books / bottom note sof thyme, mugwort + clove

rem: base of lilac + violet / top notes of red apple / bottom notes of freesia + amber

the great detective (L): base of mountain air, seashore, salty sea + ocean breeze / top notes of french vanilla, coconut, gardenia + white tea / bottom notes of rain, sandalwood, bergamot + island life

L's dessert tray: base of marshmallow, sugar cookie, old books + coffee cake. /top notes of red and green apples, raspberry + strawberry / bottom notes of coffee, amber + sandalwood

near: base of clean & freh / top notes of fresh cotton / bottom notes of white tea + white orchid

mello: base of hot fudge / top notes of almond / bottom notes of leather + teakwood

matt: base of patchouli + sweet tobacco / top notes of night. air/ bottom notes of sandalwood + salty sea / wash of new car

gevanni: base of salty sea + seashore / top notes of new car / bottom notes of sand, night air + forest pine

currently being scent profiled: beyond birthday, matsuda

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i think from a young age, yagami has felt chronic boredom — regardless of the verse, that always tracks

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i will never not symbolically and aesthetically thinking of light as anything other than a lion when it comes to animals

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REPOST AND UPDATED VERSE INFORMATION FOR YAGAMI’S “WAMMY BORN” AU:

he is the letter R in the wammy house of alphabetical children, and is in the running to be the next L. he wants to fully commit himself to being a detective, and hopes to surpass L.

collects notebooks, journals often, and writes everything down —— ie his ‘quirk’ (near with games/toys/puzzles, mello with chocolate, etc)

is generationally flexible, from first to last gen wammy children for ease of threading.

after being brought to the UK at 8 and living at the wammy house until 18, raito lost a heavy portion of his accent, and speaks primarily english with the other children. he speaks japanese (his first language), german, english, mandarin, thai, french, spanish, and dutch.

this is the non-death note canon affiliated in that someone else probably gets the death note from ryuk; although there are variations where R can still be gifted the death note, it is a primarily non-kira au

physicality: he is not as obsessed with looks as he is with being the best. this is the first time he’s surrounding with peers that actually challenge him and where being #1 is not so easy. well put together, plainly dressed (button ups, khakis, white socks), dark circles beneath the eyes from lack of rest, underweight (as he is in canon, technically…), dead ends/hair is dryer and lacking in nutrition, and skin is generally very matte in appearance. he is paler in this verse due to lack of interest in athleticism, having a slight interest in tennis (unknowing that L himself too was a tennis player). nails are blunt and strangely typically bit, worn down from a habit of anxiety.

instead of being put off that he’s consistently compared to L, his usual rival, he thrives off this. he wants to be like L. the heirship program gives raito that obsessive need to pursue an endless goal, and while it doesn’t fill the void he endlessly finds himself having, it creates a fantastic distraction.

knows his father was a police officer. has two photos, one family photo and one of his parents. it’s all wammy was able to provide him.

raito knows his real name, though it has since been redacted; he is only R now.

since raito dyes his hair in his main verses (and subsequent AUs like it in theme or circumstance), it’s something he doesn’t actively do in his wammy verse, so technically raito has black hair.

he has dryer hair, more dead ends, and isn’t as actively focused on his appearance, instead completely obsessed with his goal to be the next L. while he understands physicality is important in canon and he actively uses that to his advantage, seeing as L works solely behind the scenes, and that physicality isn’t also a huge indicator of anything advantage wise in the wammy house, it’s not as important to him

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light has no qualms telling a woman he loves her, or that if she does something for him, he will love her forever

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i have yagami born with black hair and always have — he dyes it the color we see him with. in the manga, his whole family but him has black hair — in the anime, it’s changed to visually show a relation to yagami. i headcanon this color ended up being his favorite, this sort of milk tea shade, but has tried bleaching his hair, as well as a few other colors.

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the tremor in light’s voice when he succeeds —

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yagami has very little body hair, and everywhere he does is carefully trimmed and maintained. his body hair is black.