#Izana is plotting as usual

[traditional-with-a-twist]

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masterpost: Pauper with a Golden Crown

“Welcome, Your Highness. To what do we owe the pleasure?” The daughter of Lord Seiran was the picture of grace. 

Izana raised his cup of tea to her as she took her seat. He did not take a sip but simply held it. “I have a favor to request of you.”

She did not show her surprise but he could feel it in the air as she gazed steadily at him.

He allowed himself a smile. “It is a delicate matter.”

Lady Kiki nodded once, her whole body coiled, as if ready to take action at the slightest sign.

“You see, something of mine has surfaced in Tanburun.” Izana swirled his tea. “I need someone to retrieve it, with discretion and little fuss.” He met her gaze directly. “I believe that you can achieve this.”

He watched her consider it. “I have never been to Tanburun, Your Highness.”

Izana inclined his head in acknowledgement. “I do not foresee that causing you much difficulty.” He paused before continuing. “It may take some time and negotiation, I am aware. I will speak to your father about your duties here, if necessary.”

“Our first duty is to the crown, Your Highness,” she responded immediately. “The House of Seiran will never forget that.”

“You have my gratitude,” Izana told her. He withdrew two letters from his coat. He laid the first one on the table “This shall explain everything concerning the matter. I regret that my knowledge of the situation is incomplete, but I trust that you have ways of gathering your own information.”

Izana held the second letter out to her. “I ask that you only deliver this one to its intended recipient should all else fail.”

Expressionless, Lady Kiki accepted the letter with both hands, and then lifted the first from the table. “When should I leave, Your Highness?”

“Time is of the essence, of course.” He stood. “I leave the method of things to you, with one exception.”

She stood as well, holding the letters in one hand. The other hovered at the waist of her gown. “Of course, Your Highness.”

She was unflappable, perhaps, but he knew that she would not like what he said next. “There is someone I wish to accompany you.”

[gratuiciel]

(making a new post so i don't have to scroll for days getting to the bottom of it skjdfh) @ttkinnie

hell yea i've started writing it (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠) except now it's hanma, takemichi AND naoto being dads skfjsh i just HAD to include that guy. i thought it'd make sense (somehow) for all three of them to get transported to the past after a time leap gone wrong. long story short naoto and (unconscious)takemichi got kidnapped shortly after naoto killed mikey, and izana wants to use their power to prevent shin's murder in the past. except izana's been torturing naoto while waiting for takemichi to wake up bc he's not exactly the most stable guy out there, esp after mikey's death. when he sees naoto's state, michi runs to him and tries to shake his hand so he can make sure this future never happens, but hanma (who was tasked with guarding takemichi while he was out cold) tries to stop him, and the moment the three of them come into contact they get sent to the past, in like 1998. now they have nothing left but the clothes on their back, and they'll have to start from scratch in this nostalgic era... and eventually realize their past friends are still there, but they're all baby. i think hanma and naoto would have some nice parallels, each living essentially for one person, giving away everything for them (hanma following kisaki's orders and naoto trying to save his sister) but now that person is gone and their version in this world doesn't even know they exist... the angst. plus naoto really looks like kisaki at times. he's got them cold blue-grey eyes too. i think hanma would like him (he's got a thing for short (average-sized but everyone's short to him) kings with murderous thoughts). naoto would just wanna kill him & kisaki & izana though (even though the last two are still kids. getting tortured really didn't help fix that side of him). takemichi is gonna have to handle these two absolute menaces to society now skfhdf (watch me make this a romantic comedy + found family somehow despite the fucked up setting i started out with)

i understand the need to make your special guy suffer u_u that's just how it is sometimes (my current fave guy to hit with hammers is naoto, i hope i can write some good stuff with him for the server too)

absolutely love these murder plots for kisaki (a normal sentence) especially the part where he makes takemichi watch helplessly *giggles cutely* and him jamming communications is a+ evil mastermind stuff (people being completely at a loss for what to do the moment you take away their usual technology from them is always super fun and scary to think about). mikey being used to lure the others into a trap?? hell yeah B-)

hehehe there's just something about villains being a little good and heroes being a little bad :^) it's unexpected it's exciting and it just freaking rules tbh

wakui writing tr's main antagonist and tr's main love interest: "what if they were both obsessed with takemichi, to the point where we find out that even a dozen years later they still hadn't moved on from him at all? yes perfect." (need to write ot3 fic for them eventually... either this or hina gets a gf. i have GOT to stop making her sit it out in the cuck chair when she could have two utterly dedicated and loving husbands instead)

[thetauruspixie]

20 Questions For Fic Writers

Originally started by @izanae. Thanks for the tag @lycorogue

The original Fic Writers Ask thread was super long, so like LycoRogue, I decided to create my own post for it, but please do check out the original thread.

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

I currently have 18, though I have more on FFN. 8 for Miraculous Ladybug, 5 for W.I.T.C.H, 4 for Hellsing, and 1 for Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji

2. What’s your ao3 word count?

As of this post, I have a total of 619,000 words. Wowzers...

3. What fandoms do you write for?

At the moment, I mainly write for Hellsing and Black Butler. But I have also written for Miraculous Ladybug, W.I.T.C.H, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

1. Madness Within (Miraculous Ladybug) 2. Double Trouble (Hellsing) 3. Experimental Kiss (Miraculous Ladybug) 4. Destiny's Dance (Miraculous Ladybug) 5. Go and Conquer (Hellsing)

5. Do you reply to comments?

Sometimes. I always appreciate every single comment, but sometimes I don't always know how to reply without just giving a generic 'thank you' again, and again, and again. But I do read them all, I promise.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Tough one. I think if I had to pick though, it would probably be Project Darkness, an old Sonic the Hedgehog fic of mine.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I don't think I've ever done a fic with a 100% cheesy happy ending, but the happiest and closest to that would probably be Twelve Days of Chatmas (Miraculous Ladybug).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not usually, but I have gotten hate on Madness Within (Miraculous Ladybug), which I guess was always an increased possibility due to the amount of views that story has. However, that hate has only ever been on FFN. It was mainly people bullying me over long periods between updates.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Not usually, but you're more likely to see me write smut for Hellsing and Black Butler. There are some sexual scenes planned for the future in some of those fics for those fandoms. I can't see me ever doing a 'porn with no plot' fic, but it would be more like 'sexposition' and will make sense with the plot (e.g. advancing character relationships etc).

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one?

No, but I have thought about it on the odd occasion.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Oh yes, and it is so annoying! My work is usually stolen by people on Wattpad, and the most recent stolen work of mine was Destiny's Dance (Miraculous Ladybug).

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah, which is awesome! Amicus (Hellsing) has been translated into Spanish by ayelenrock, who is also planning on translating my other Hellsing fics into Spanish. I've had a few offers for my fics to be translated into French and Russian, however, those have yet to be published as far as I'm aware.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yeah, I co-wrote a few Sonic the Hedgehog fics with @free-in-the-wind and @jowyavilon at one point in the past. However, we didn't get very far with them and they ended up abandoned. Our lives were just too busy.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Alucard/Seras from Hellsing.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Probably Immortal Bonds (Miraculous Ladybug). I just seem to have lost all motivation for it, like with quite a few Miraculous fics of mine. It's a shame because I HATE leaving stories unfinished.

16. What are your writing strengths?

People tell me I'm good at writing realistic emotions, so I guess that would be one? A lot of people have complimented me on my accurate representation of mental illnesses. Also, apparently I'm also really good at writing realistic child characters, and they seem to always be a favourite of my readers.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Names. I'm terrible at them, and it takes me ages to settle on something. Also fight and action scenes can be quite difficult to write sometimes.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language for a fic?

A rule I tend to use is try to imagine like it's real life. You'd probably understand, or at least discern, certain words in another language, so I tend to write those in. For example 'bonjour', or even simple sentences. However, if a character starts speaking full, long sentences in a foreign language, then I do not write this in, as it would probably just sound like gibberish from the point of view of the character I'm currently writing for. I simply point out that the other character is speaking in said language. I hope that made sense?

19. What’s the first fandom you wrote for?

W.I.T.C.H when I was, like, 10 years old or something? Back then, I didn't even know what fanfiction was, I just knew that I enjoyed writing my own stories based on the characters.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I think I definitely have a soft spot for Double Trouble (Hellsing). I love Lily and Luna so much and they're so much fun to write!

I now no pressure tag: @pinkfluffacttuff @free-in-the-wind @inkyrable and of course anyone else who wants to take part!

[findroleplay]

❤️Looking for Tokyo Revengers rpers to rp over Discord! 

★21+ only, there will be dark themes present! Please tell me your triggers. These dark themes include but are not limited to drugs, nsfw, violence, etc. 

★Doubling is required. I am totally open to oc x cc or cc x cc on your end. My oc is in her 20′s, I will provide all information about her when we create a server!

★I have regularly played the following canon characters: Hanma, Ran, Rindou, Draken, Shinichiro, Bonten Mikey, and Izana. I can try my hand at whoever you'd like!

★I am most interested in writing against: Bonten Sanzu, Bonten Mikey, Wakasa (drug dealer/club owner au anyone???), Rindou Haitani, or fashion designer timeskip Mitsuya. If you have any ideas for others please throw them at me!

★I am not a stickler on quantity but will usually try to match what my partner does. I am more interested in quality. Please help move the plot!

★I am very friendly ooc! I am looking for people who are the same and are interested in sharing inspos/aesthetics etc.

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[olivia-anderson-fanfic]

WIP ask game

No one tagged me but I have a bunch of dumb names for my WIPs and it's a crime not to share them

So, rules:

Post the names of the files of your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it. If you want, tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Some of these are future chaps, some are fics I have already posted a few chapters for. Your guess is as good as mine for some of these.

Help my brain is rotting/These are MY trials and I am failing (Maribat)

Electric boogaloo (Maribat)

Espresso the Depresso (Maribat)

Projecting onto Tim even more than usual (DC)

What if Mari was aroace in this wouldn't that be funny (Maribat)

Flipflopswipswap (Maribat)

Is this actually even fanfic at this point (Maribat)

Sometimes things don't go as planned :) (TWST)

Fictional gods should always be evil and in this essay I will - (MLB)

All this in wonderland? (Maribat)

If you say depression in a french accent it sounds fancy (Maribat)

Finally caving to the BuzzFeed Unsolved AU (Maribat)

HELLo (TWST)

Fae-ke ass bitch (DC)

Baby baby baby noooooo (TWST)

Plot hard. Shenanigans time........ jk there is also plot (Maribat)

Fantasy aus are my lifeblood (Maribat)

I will not analyze why I have so many stockholm aus (MLB)

Tagging @boldlyanxious and @izanae because they are very beloved.

[virtue-and-beneviolence]

(boring timeline shit yippee 👍) ok so w the band au i envision that its abt 6 years after 2005 so its set around 2011.

with that, takemichi's in his 2nd year of junior high in the first arc of tokyorev so in the au hez 20, which is the exact legal age of drinking in Japan. kisaki's one year younger than him which is kinda fitting cuz as the manager hez kantou's designated driver and the band's known for being party animals, and it wouldn't be very safe to have some drunken men driving around now would it? (even tho i do have to say what a sight that'd be) and speaking of kantou manji, mikey's like 21, sanzu's 20 turning 21, mucho's 24 and hanma and kokonoi are 22.

rokuhara tandai's ages are a bit messy but i'll try it out. so ran is like 22-23 and rindou's a few months to a year younger. shion, izana and mochi are the same age as mucho and i think south is around that age as well, and kakucho the baby is 20.

brahman; senju's 20, draken's 21, inui's 22 and waka, benkei, omi and shin are like 31.

and lastly with the side characters, yuzuha's 21, emma's 20 and akane's like 27-28 ish.

anyways im linking side jobs with the topic of age just so this ask can be a bit more exciting :p

a few of the roadie's take jobs from other bands to help out and get some easy money while the musicians ofc do a similar thing with solo gigs or group ones.

but with jobs outside of the music performing industry, takemichi still works at that cd shop but instead its more music based, wakasa and benkei have the equivalent of their gym with a music shop (they taught there during the transition/time period between black dragons to brahman.) and i feel like shin works at like a super market on the side? 😭 and ofc he forces all three of his

the haitanis, kakucho, mochi and izana are still trying to run that organisation from the good au with the help of mucho this time. hanma still does photography and kisaki tutors.

thatz mostly it for my current job brainrot, u can assign some more fitting jobs for them if u like

Oh my god these aren't crumbs anymore this rlly is a plate of cookies.

I am most compelled, in usual virtue style, with a tangential side story plot for hanma: so consider hanma and sanzu getting in a random person's car and that person is so taken aback that they get them back to the hotel safely. Okay thats it my whole idea. Lol.

Further I need hanma to have an instrumental side project with Koko and sanzu just for a little ep a gift for the fans v much akin to their mid concert jams while Mikey changes and chugs some tea.

Waka and benkei should own that music shop Michi works at instead of or in addition to a gym

Hanma has a secret aesthetic photography Instagram account that is relatively famous but has his name nowhere.

I'm so painfully biased I'm sorry I'll be better lmao

[kuro1104]

Oc-character: Diwata Kurokawa

gender: female

age: 35 ( 2005 )

birthday: June 19, 1968

height: 170cm ( 5'57'' )

weight: 59kg

blood type: A

hair color: black

eye color: orchid

relatives

sano family

shinichiro sano ( adoptive son )

manjiro sano ( adoptive son )

emma sano ( adoptive daughter )

( they are not really ''adopted" but I couldn't find a better term )

mansaku sano ( parental father )

kurokawa family

izana kurokawa ( son )

karen kurokawa ( sister )

nathaniel kurokawa ( ex-husband )

ryuguji family

ken ryuguji ( son-in-law )

status: alive, till 2004 in a coma

occupation: doctor

personality

Diwata is a very strict parent who also has her soft sides. despite having her husband cheat on her with her sister, getting into a coma and having her son taken away from her, diwata didn't change much from her younger self so she can be goofy sometimes. she has a sweet tooth but also loves spicy dishes like curry. she has two phases of anger: the louder phase where you only get yelled at by a filipino mother; the quieter phase where you get chased after by a very athletic angry mother with flip flops. it's pretty bad to get her that angry because you will likely meet your ancestors. other than that diwata is hyper aware of her surroundings and will notice the minutest details.

skills and abilities

athority

diwata kurokawa is very respected and feared by the majority of the deliquent world. most of the gangs try to be on her good side so they will usually listen to her.

fighting powers

she is known as the "filipino crocodile" because every fight she gets involved in the side she fights for wins. her abilities far outshine her son's so that even they never argue with her. not only that but she almost always has her flip flops on with that no one can stop her. diwata is also very good at reading her opponents and can make difficult decisions in mere seconds.

Ethymology

kurokawa = kuro ( black ) + kawa ( stream, river )

diwata = refers to filipino mythology and folktales as the guardian of our world

NOTICE

diwata is an oc-character made for this fanfiction. we had to change some plot for her to be like we want it. again this fanfiction pure entertainment purpose and is only an interpretation of how we picture the mother of izana kurokawa.

HAPPY READING ❤️

[gumiegumie]

I’m so excited to see more of this even tho this is a bit darker than what I usually read. The plot, the characterization of both Izana and Mikey, the manipulation, THE EMOTIONAL DAMAGE I GOT FROM ONLY TWO CHAPTERS??? Yeah I’m so cooked.

Feel so so bad for (name), like girl needs to be protected from these DAMN FUCKING PSYCHOS WTF. WHAT DID SHE EVER DO TO U??? I’m so mad at them both I wanna beat them TF UP UGH. The victim blaming is also killing me here. Poor girl can never get a break… Emma’s my only hope atp.

Again, I’m excited (but also hella scared) for more updates!! This is in no way any kind of rush, we all have our own lives :)) I LOVE THIS SO FAR<333

Monsters: Manjiro "Mikey" Sano x Reader x Izana Kurokawa

“He ate my heart”

Pairings: Manjiro ‘Mikey’ Sano x female reader, Izana Kurokawa x female reader

Series summary: Your grievous sin was Emma standing up for you to her brothers. And now you’re going to pay the heavy price for destroying their perfect family dynamic.

Content warning generally: DARK CONTENT, Tokyo revengers AU, female reader, virgin reader, heavy smut, polyamory, Dark Impulse Mikey, Manipulative Izana, inaccurate/inconsistent university terminology, heavy angst with little comfort, betrayal, misogyny and sexism, emotional, physical and mental abuse, mental break, manipulation, gaslighting, sexual harrassment, dubious consent, noncon, drug, alcohol and substance misuse/abuse, extreme violence, use of weapons, Torture, criminal activities, PTSD, paranoia, emotional incest, power imbalance, character death(s) (not reader), anal penetration, mention of self-harm, religious guilt and trauma, religious themes, Vouyeurism, gangbang, masochism, sadism, hard kinks, strangulation (non sexual), psychological horror (more warnings to be added soon)

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Chapter 1: Warning Signals

chapter summary: Being friends with Emma Sano is nice, until you get on the wrong side of the Sano brothers.

cw: DARK CONTENT, NSFW, misogyny, alcohol/drug use, brief mention of violence, religious and purity culture themes, classism, slutshaming, p*rn mention, sexual assault, noncon, public initimacy, fingering (fem recieving), dacryphilia, gaslighting, manipulation, mention of vomitting, victim blaming.

wc: 10.1k

Chapter 2: Shots Fired

chapter summary: Izana Kurokawa demands your attention and he doesn’t take no for an answer. Not even when his demands are outrageous.

cw: DARK CONTENT, MISOGYNY, NSFW, r*pe mention, religious guilt, depictions of PTSD and CPTSD, emotional incest, abandoment issues, violence, revenge porn, depression, filming without consent, drugging, implied domestic abuse, victim blaming, blackmailing, manipulation, gaslighting, mind break, psychological torture, use of firearms

wc: 11.6k

Chapter 3: The Lesser of Two Devils

chapter summary: Emma has a suspicion that both her brothers are into you when you all go shopping. She couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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Chapter 4: The Calm

chapter summary: After your college professor tries to harass you for grades, you turn to the oldest Sano for help. But nothing comes for free, not even for Emma’s sweet friend.

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Chapter 5: Act on Dark Impulses

chapter summary: You knew better than to trust Mikey and Izana. Yet you fall for their plan hook, line and sinker and live through the worst night of your life.

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Chapter 6: The Closest you’ll ever get to being in Love

chapter summary: Things get sicker and twisted with the two brothers and Emma is none the wiser.

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Chapter 7: Trials and Tribulations

chapter summary: You learn the hard way what happens when you refuse to be their stress relief because of your important exams.

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Chapter 8: Divine Intervention

chapter summary: You are called home to bury your mother and learn that nothing has changed since you left.

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Chapter 9: Lead me not into Temptation

chapter summary: Emma notices that something isn’t right with you when you come visit her in the Sano residence.

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Chapter 10: Deliver Me from All Evil

chapter summary: You’ve finally broken the cycle, but at what cost?

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authors notes: updates are irregular, depending on when i have time. some chapters have been re-written to fit the original storyline. don't pressure me to update and please don't be rude to me. I do not condone any negative actions done on this fic. comments, reblogs and asks are very much appreciated. if you are a minor, please refrain from interracting with this series.

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[frozenmoonshine]

Tokyo Revengers Characters Appreciation

I've been thinking a lot recently about the series as a whole, and just how meaningful and amazing everything about it is, how many invaluable life lessons are interwoven into the story plot, into characters, and everything in between, and I just cannot stop being moved to tears constantly, if I think of how much of a genius Wakui-sensei really is! 🥹

Anyway, I decided to write all that down and share with the world, so, here it is:

‌Thank you, Hanagaki Takemichi - Crybaby Hero, for teaching us that being imperfect is ok, that we don't have to constantly strive for greatness and to impress anyone, as long as we don't lose against ourselves!

‌Thank you, Sano Manjirō - Invincible Mikey, for reminding us how important mental health is, that it's ok to cry, hurt, be 'weak', and ask for help, and thank you for giving us a reminder to check up on our friends and loved ones who seem strong and smiling, 'cause those people usually need the most help!

‌Thank you, Ryūgūji Ken - Draken, for being the realest one, and the backbone of the series! You da real bro, bro! *pats on the shoulder*

‌Thank you, Sano Emma, for being the most loving one in the story, and the epitome of all kinds of love, familial, romantic, and platonic alike!

‌Thank you, Tachibana Hinata - Hina & Tachibana Naoto, for providing us with a certain level of "normalcy" against which we can compare all other characters!

‌Thank you, Kisaki Tetta, for being the most hateable villain in the story, it would have never been the same without you being so awesomely written!

‌Thank you, Hanma Shūji - Shinigami of Kabukichō, for always being so chaotically entertaining, and a spice in every dish!

‌Thank you, Matsuno Chifuyu, for being everyone's comfort character, and showing us what a true friend, ride-or-die, and a trustworthy partner is supposed to be like!

‌Thank you, Baji Keisuke, for warning us that fighting alone all on our own leads to nothing!

‌Thank you, Hanemiya Kazutora, for showing us that healing from any bad experience is possible, that no matter how low we may fall in life, we can always get back up, as long as we are willing to admit our mistakes and face our demons!

‌Thank you, Mitsuya Takashi, for being an exemplary role model for all and any eldest siblings out there!

‌Thank you, Hayashida Haruki - Pah-Chin & Hayashi Ryōhei - Peh-yan, for being the sweetest, funniest characters in the story, and for providing us with the wholesomest bromance that ever bromanced!

‌Thank you, Kawata Nahoya - Smiley & Kawata Sōya - Angry, for always being cute, wholesome, and entertaining!

‌Thank you, Sanzu Haruchiyo - Loyal Mad Dog, for setting an example of always going an extra mile to achieve your goals, resilience, blind devotion, discipline, and not giving up! Or, simply, thank you for being that one unhinged psycho with a katana and a tragic past, that we can't help but simp for!

‌Thank you, Mutō Yasuhiro - Mūcho, for introducing our baby Haru <3 to cheesecake!

‌Thank you, Kurokawa Izana, and thank you, Terano Minami - South, for showing us that monsters are most commonly made, not born, and for pointing out that music is a good coping mechanism!

‌Thank you, Kakuchō - Brawler, for warning us to pay attention whose side we choose to be on, and who we choose to follow and attach ourselves to in life!

‌Thank you, Mochizuki Kanji - Mocchi, for showing us that honor goes beyond which side one's on.

‌Thank you, Madarame Shion - Leader of the 9th Generation of Black Dragon, for being the comic relief! (Hey, somebody's gotta do it, alright?!)

‌Thank you, Haitani Ran & Haitani Rindō for being the neverending sources of inspiration for fanarts and fanfics!

‌Thank you, Shiba Hakkai, for reminding us that we can always stand up to our abusers, and that toxic relationships should always be severed, because family is so much more than just blood!

‌Thank you, Shiba Yuzuha, for showing us what being a badass female/strong woman is all about!

‌Thank you, Shiba Taiju, for leading by example to give a helping hand when needed the most!

‌Thank you, Kokonoi Hajime - Koko, for reminding us that money does not buy happiness!

‌Thank you, Inui Seishū - Inupī, for being unapologetically blunt and always saying what needs to be said and heard!

‌Thank you, Sano Shin'ichirō, for being the Big Bro™️ of the whole series and the entire fandom!

‌Thank you, Akashi Takeomi - God of War, for giving us a warning about overindulging in hedonism, and teaching us to keep our feet grounded, lest our heads starts floating too high in the clouds, for the fall will be disastrous!

‌Thank you, Imaushi Wakasa - Waka - White Leopard & Arashi Keizō - Benkei - Redcliff, for being the coolest, most iconic, legendary duo, and parental figures to our Princess Senju!

‌Thank you, Kawaragi Senju, for being a badass ball of sunshine and a deadly cinnamon roll, and showing everyone that a girl can be a boss babe, physically strong, cute, feminine, and a tomboy, all the same time!

‌And lastly (but most importantly), thank you, Peke J, for being a cat! <3

[cottonkendi]

Your Babies | 34

MASTERLIST

Sano Shinichiro x f!Reader

Word Count: 1.1k

Genre: Established Relationship, Fluff, Crack, Angst

Warning: Spoiler warnings

Synopsis: Beginning of the End ft. The In Between

Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35

a/n: some lighthearted scenes for us all because we deserve a plot less ish chapter. A.k.a. I just needed a filler chapter.

“L/N Y/N.”

Taking a deep breath, you put on a bright smile on your face as you stride over to the podium where your professors all stand, a smile on their faces as they hand you your diploma. “Congratulations.” They tell you before you both face the crowd, your eyes immediately landing on Shinichiro who’s waving his arm around before taking pictures of you. You can’t help but get teary eyed when you see grandpa, Benkei, Wakasa, your friends and the kids - the only ones missing are Izana and Kakucho who you’ve already called and said that you’ll treat them out next week to celebrate - right next to him, all of them waving around some kind of picture of you.

You would’ve felt embarrassed with how energetic they all are but you’re too caught up in your emotions as you bow at all of your professors before walking off the stage, glad that your makeup didn’t run down your cheeks from the tears that are barely being held in.

It feels surreal, finally graduating after years of hardships and stress but now, you’re being celebrated by your family.

Leading you outside and into the gardens of the university, you’re immediately met with hugs and kisses from the kids and your friends. The kids gave you cards with greetings on them while Benkei and Wakasa both gave you a hug before letting grandpa congratulate you as well. Then, right after that, your friends all attacked you with hugs, giggles leaving their lips when they forced you to turn around only to be met with Shinichiro who has the biggest smile on his face as he approaches you with arms wide open, ready to pull you into his embrace.

You don’t know why but by now, you can already feel your tears free falling down your cheeks as you run into his arms, legs wrapping around his waist which makes your friends laugh. Steadying the two of you, Shinichiro looks up at you. “Congratulations, princess. You did good, deserved it all, worked so hard.” He makes sure to punctuate every word with a kiss on your lips which elicits a giggle from you. “I’m just sorry that I wasn’t able to get you a gift.”

Cupping his cheeks, you lean down, pressing your lips against his before shaking your head. “It doesn’t matter, Shin. At least you’re all here with me.”

“Well, not yet.”

Pulling away, you give him an inquisitive look which makes the rest chuckle as Shinichiro sets you down. “Your parents aren’t here yet.” By now, you can practically hear the playful lilt in his voice as he places his hands on your shoulders, slowly turning you around as you continue to stare at him.

“What do you mean ‘yet’?”

Resting his head on your shoulder, he gently makes you look in front of you, your eyes barely catching sight of the couple in front of you, both of them still holding onto their suitcases.

“Sorry we’re late. We had to stop by and make sure that we got you your flowers.” Your dad says, a little shy as he presents the huge bouquet in front of them.

Your eyesight blurs as you feel your tears cascade down your cheeks, your form slowly leaving Shinichiro’s embrace as you hesitantly make your way to your parents, unsure of what to do with them standing right in front of you. It  feels foreign, being able to actually see them physically standing in front of you instead of the usual virtual conversations that you have with them.

“You… you came.”

“Of course we did, sweetheart. Couldn’t miss it for the world.” Your mum whispers against your hair as she pulls you into a hug as your father engulfs the two of you in a hug.

“Though Shinichiro was quite adamant on making sure that we make it back on time. He kept calling us and sending letters.” Your father adds, which makes you peek behind your mother’s back to see Shinichiro proudly taking pictures of you and your diploma, a big proud smile on his face while the others pose around the bouquets and diploma that you got.

With a teary smile, you mouth ‘I love you’ to him when the two of you make eye contact.

As your parents continue to hug you, your friends can’t help but approach Shinichiro who’s now looking over all of the pictures that he took of you during your graduation. “Hey Sano.” At the sound of Haki’s voice, your boyfriend can’t help but flinch, still a little intimidated when it comes to your friend who can’t seem to drop the act when your boyfriend’s near.

“Yes?”

“You talked to Y/N’s parents right? Into coming home for her graduation?”

Hesitantly nodding his head, he spares a glance towards your direction before focusing back on your friends. “Well, does that mean that you’re finally going to ask them?” Yui asks, a giddy smile on her face as she jumps on her spot.

“Ask them?” Shinichiro asks, brows furrowing when Haki lets out an exasperated sigh like she can’t believe that he’s this clueless over something so obvious.

“Yeah! Y’know… ask them for permission… for you know…” Sara adds, eyes looking at him expectantly, leaning towards him a little as they all wait for him to finally get what they’re talking about.

By now, Shinichiro’s starting to feel nervous, still unaware of what’s happening until it finally hits him.

“Oh!” His lips form an ‘o’ which makes the girls all sigh in relief at seeing him finally getting what they mean. “That! Yes! I-I’m actually planning to talk to them later… her dad already knows…” With a bashful smile, Shinichiro scratches the back of his neck as his hand unconsciously makes its way to his chain necklace, an accessory of his that you’ve definitely fallen in love with over the past years.

“I’m already thinking about ho-” Shinichiro gets cut off when they hear you calling for him which immediately got the girls pushing him towards you, frantic and eager to get your boyfriend back to your side.

With one final look in your direction, your friends all let out a sigh of relief, fist bumping each other. “Mission Y/N and Shinichiro love team is a go. We’re making this relationship last forever even if it costs us our own!” They all whisper to each other, unaware of the weirded out look that Manjiro and his friends are giving them.

“Can’t believe Y/N’s friends are all weirdos…” Keisuke whispers to Manjiro who secretly nods, the kids all running away when your friends look towards the kids.

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[appreciatingtokrev]

chances are i’ll never clean up my stuff adgjfgds but as compensation. i’ll send you an ask with some kakucho fic bits as well as some kisaki’s mother fic bits 😌 ohh oho 👁 help yeah idk how i survived that tbh i am pretty impatient irl but i think i could wait for fic updates for literal years. i mean it’s been over a year and s half and i sometimes still refresh the page- idk. probably a side effect of that fact that literally all of the ongoing fics (seem to) have been abandoned ? cries.

- samee 😭😭 back in november i was very hyperfixated on the three tokrev ks (kokonoi, kazutora, & kakucho) (i kinda forgot kisaki for a while... so..... yeah...) and ughh i brainrotted about all three of them sm. i need to stop talking abt my wips every chance i get istfg but. i am actually working on a long term fanfiction project which is a kokonoi/kazutora fic that takes place in the bonten timeline. long term because i want it to be longer than my usual fics (at least 10k words) so it takes me a while afjhdh ik it’s kinda offtopic but. it’s three ks topic. i might send you some stuff abt it sometimes bc i am still pretty invested in the whole thing tbh- anyways. kakucho. yeees kakucho and izana and tenjiku <33 i haven’t had time to brainrot too much abt them tbh, partly bc i was busy brainrotting over bonten!kakucho/bonten!mikey.... bc, yk. mikey and izana look so similar..... and i believe that mikey could see draken in kakucho... so they project their past/dead/unrequited/gowknowswhat lovers onto each other...... also a fan of bonten!mikey/bonten!kokonoi bc draken/inupi.... and coping with the person you love dating someone else by dating the person who loves the person who’s dating the person you love. that sounds more complicated than it is but i think you get the gist (i would reccommend you a mikey/koko fic in the bonten timeline but it’s porn with plot so 😭)

- so so agreed it’s so silly and happy (hopefully) i love it yes

- as you should be!! honestly sometimes i write a line and when i reread it later i feel like i’ve been hit by a baseball bat /pos (like in an angst way) and i have NO clue how i did it but i will go insane about my own writing adgjjsdjjgh. i will also go insane about other people’s writing. yours included i am sTILL THINKING ABOUT THAT ONE LINE THAT GOES SMTH LIKE ‘sanzu’d been there for longer but mikey still gave him to me’ IDK WHAT OR WHY BUT. ASDGJHDFG.

- NO I UNDERSTAND BC SAME I TRIED THIS IN THAT ONE ANGSTY DRATSUYA FIC ON AO3 IF YOU REMEMBER. ALSO YOU SHOULD AGREED YES

i was looking back on my tumblr drafts which is one of the many places where i write my fics and oh my gOD there is like a little of unfinished pieces that i probably will never touch so here you go have some and if u want the rest of any of these pieces just ask like idk but all of them aren't finished T T

hi taku thank you!! help relatable i have fic bits and pieces i still work on on like.. three apps atm which i really should clean up especially bc i keep forgetting if my notes or google doc version is the more recent one... but i’m also too lazy. anyway. i love these!! i mean i’d read more for all of these but i am especially interested in the kakucho one bc my life desperately needs more kakucho centric fics but sadly very much lacks them. so 👁 also dw abt the fact they’re unfinished there’s an unfinished genshin fic i love to death that hasn’t been updated since june 6th 2021 (don’t ask me why i know this by heart idfk either), and probably won’t ever be updated again, and i managed to survive that so 👍

also lemme comment on the fic bits

- the kakucho fic. first of all kakucho pov that already makes it good thank you. and then ughh. his childhood friend takemichi. izana. his nothing. his everything. T-T

- the bonten restaurant fic just makes me happy bc i think they are happier in this au.... also takemichi being a silly little guy like he should be

- dear saviour, leave me is a bANGER TITLE okay also also it’s pretty sweet rn but i am suspicious 🤨🤨 i can smell the angst. you cannot fool me. no but atm it’s pretty soft which is the balance i needed so thank you. mikey is so cute fr, and draken is lovely istg

- T-T. yeah that’s all i can rlly say about the last one. T-T. /pos

[thecl0wnfather]

The Haitani's™ (Sibling Shit-show Edition)

( They're replaceable and wouldn't change much story-wise if they were removed, but I still like them a lil' bit.)/START 3PM GMT+2

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* SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE... Ran and Rindou would either work in tandem like they're one entity, or get kicked out of the supermarket because they broke the freezer aisle while duking it out with brooms. Sibling things <3

* Ran was the knife sibling, and that's why they have knife markings coating the entirety of their kitchen.

* Take it from me, if someone you know (family) has a pair of glasses, you are going to do everything in your right to play with those bad boys.

* When they were little, no one was safe from having two little RATS using each other like stools to reach the top cabinets.

* 100% do that thing where you pretend not to know each other in an online game, only to be scheming to steal the win at the end (I've used this multiple times with my younger bro on roblox lolol)

* They both have that urge whenever you see your sibling alone in a room to just BONK for no good reason and leave

* Ran-old McDonald is Ran's saved name on any of Rindou's devices lmao

* I like to think that Ran will sometimes slap the side of Rindou's head just to hear the slap of his palm on that bald ass area

* Their entire wardrobe has a specific section that is just matching shirts (Will Trade Brother For Presents shirts ftw)

* "No one makes fun of my brother except me." *proceeds to body you and shatter your entire arm*

* Inside jokes that no one understands, but they keep doing it to piss off Mochi and Koko

* (1/2) Time to get a little wholesome... Weekends are precious sibling time y'know? Maybe a nice get together and sit down in front of the TV with a bowl of whatever you found in the kitchen and making fun of the movie instead of actually watching it

+ Or a game of Smash Bros which usually ends in a fist fight or a broken controller which neither are replacing because that shit cost money, prolly still works if you tape it right

+ Personally, I like to get with my lil' bro and gossip to hell and back, and Rindou would be such a fucking big mouth ("Sick and TIRED of Shion's BULLSHIT. This motherfucker the type to scratch his ass and sniff his FINGERS." "Rindou omg, spare him... Nah, keep going lmao.")

* (2/2) Weekends are also times with the boys. It's a whole Tenjiku meetup, and these fuckers brought Uno.

+ They're cheating, no need to sugarcoat it. They be leaning back in their chairs just to flash each other their hands to plot against Koko (Izana if he decides to looks like a scary ass mannequin for his poker face)

* Each others sole hype man. If Ran's got some cute guy/gal/pal he likes, Rindou is on his way. Rindou has a crush? Trust me bro, big brother has experience in this (Not)

* They can be surprisingly polite, but only when not in the same room, otherwise they're poking fun at each other while no one is looking

* Rindou's a little pissy tattletale, so Ran always has to go "No, you can hit me back, don't tell anyone."

* Ran definitely has some homemaking skills. If you're going to have a ride or die sibling relationship, you kind of gain these parental-like feelings towards your younger siblings (Especially if your parents aren't the greatest)

+ He teaches Rindou how to cook. Ends up with a pot in the ceiling and burnt raw spaghetti noodles.

* (1/2) Bonten bonus, Ran taught Rindou on how to take care of his braids when they were younger, so Rindou grew his out and privately copies his brother's old hairstyle for fun

* (2/2) Ran and Takeomi like to take out old pictures of their siblings and show them to each other albeit very one-sided and Ran is just making Takeomi depressed

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(I slander the Haitani's, but I can really write about them. Wish I could break joints without effort :\)/END 5PM GMT+2

[penrose-quinn]

Hi Pen 😁

I'm thrilled you rb the writing ask post! I was secretely hoping you would so I could ask you some questions 😳. If you're not too busy and you still feel like it, I'd be super interested in 6), 11), 13), 50) and 58) (I hope it's not too much, feel free to skip some questions if you want)

I hope you're doing okay, please take good care of yourself and have a nice day ❤💗!

Hi Obsidian 💕

Thank you for asking! Ohh, I’m really not sure if I have interesting answers, but I’m flattered that you want to ask me anyway!! RL failed me so I’m actually bailing it atm haha. Dw not too much at all, I enjoyed the questions! I just hope I’m not overbearing with my answers. They’re a bit lengthy 👉👈

Likewise! Hoping you always have an awesome day and take care!! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*✲ﾟ*｡⋆

6. What’s the last line you wrote?

Turned out to be more than a line, but I’ll just let this one slip! This one is from GL chap 11, just a snippet between Shin and Izana.

No one ever told him that nicotine shouldn’t be something he was supposed to crave – he didn’t mean to poison you the way he did – though he would to his little brother back then and it spared him a few more years until he could flicker one by himself on the same harbor, the same shade of night. Someday, the Black Dragon embroidered on his back.

11. Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?

I never write things in order lol. I jump around so much that any poor soul who takes a peek of my notes will be so confused. I see it more as stitching up a bunch scenes together and then hoping it makes sense in post-editing. I'm sadly not organized enough to plot down what'll happen point for point. I go with the flow and what feels right 😔

13. Do you listen to music while you write? If yes, what have you been listening to recently?

Yup! I rarely work in complete silence in anything. My thoughts are too loud and it's hard for me to concentrate without music or some form of noise in the background. Currently, well mostly, As It Was by Harry Styles since I'm planning to use that as a header for the next chapter in GL. Somebody to Love by Queen because I'm thinking of Shin lol. Was even debating whether I should put this as the header at first. Ship to Wreck and Delilah by Florence + The Machine for GL!MC because nothing beats a soulful song about love and self-destruction. Hmm, a few songs from Metric, POWERS, and The Smiths in between. I'm sorry this is a lot of different genres 😅 but I usually run through multiple songs to find that specific mood for scenes.

50. How would you describe your writing style?

Oof, this is a hard one. I’m not sure how to describe it, though I suppose when it’s comes to my writing I cull out as much words as possible but still try - emphasis on try :’) - to make it vivid, evocative, and surreal in a sentence. I guess this comes from attempting to emulate Japanese writers and poets since they're such masters at capturing the right words while being so descriptive and subtle in a few, simple sentences. 

Though I rely more on how people describe my writing because I don’t want to think too deeply about it haha. A friend and mutual of mine once described it as something that should be read multiple times because after every reread, they find new meanings to the words and actions of the characters, that there are these hints they have to work to find, just the 'blink-and-you'll-miss-it' nature of it. This comment always made my heart skyrocket ever since. That, and the stream of consciousness one from three respected writers (Hi Obsidian 💓) from three completely different fandoms. That one surprised me the most because all of you literally said the same thing and it made me happy :)

58. Do you have a favorite piece of figurative language you’ve written?

It's hard for me to cite a certain piece because I've already written a lot to recall something specific to be a favorite and I like my writing, even though I still think it's amateur. When it comes to figurative language, a pattern I like and notice is 'lost and found', death, distance, tenderness and violence, ghosts or whatever supernatural entity really, the act of bleeding, the act of devouring, and eyes that reveal more about the observer than the object of their observation.

It's the setting too! Seasons, surroundings, places, and even history/time as a way to convey the innermost emotions, sentiments, identities, and gradual changes of the characters and their relationships. Everything blends in so much that what's happening is surreal and a little vague which is which, what's tangible or not, is it really the rain or the sound of someone's heartbeat. That kind of thing 😊

[raamitsu]

‪JUST A LITTLE THOUGHTS

i just read some of this one maitake shipper’s takes on twitter (if you know you know) that usually comes across my timeline all the time even when i don’t ask lol but there could be a few of them who makes it seems like nothing is possible without their ship like ??? other characters exist, ya know… ‬??? for an example, chifuyu is one of the characters that holds a big part of TR plots, literally who stays by takemichi’s side and constantly helps him to get this far.

when i tried to observe those takes, i can see that the possibility [of thinking maitake revolves around the plots a lot] exists cuz wakui literally paired mikey with takemichi ever since the beginning and he automatically shared the portion of the “MC” title a bit but i feel like the pair was intentionally was made to indicate whatever mikey is doing is actually the opposite of what takemichi as the ‘actual’ MC does and that’s what motivates the heroism in takemichi; to change from dark to bright.

talking about dark and bright, remember when kisaki wanted to become a dark hero? probably it had nothing to do with mikey but who knows, right? as usual, kisaki (read: wakui) might knew something and if wakui decides to reveal that one day in an unexpected way, I MIGHT AS WELL BE GONE OUT OF THIS PLANET

TOMAN is now challenging the “izanafication” of mikey. with his well-built men. soon, he will walk down to the battlefield and probably does something horrifying than izana did, as an antagonist wakui claimed he is.

[nxtsnw]

A butterfly in a dream

plot: is there a chance that the two friends will meet again?

genre: angst, fluff

characters: Izana and Kakucho

n.a.: hii to y'all! I wrote this short one-shot during a really bad day, but I pretty liked the idea so here I am. I hope that there will be no mistakes<3

A big white light, but strong enough to hide many of the details of what Kakucho was seeing. There was no sound, and everything seemed motionless, a sense of fear and uneasiness invaded the mind of the young boy. Despite the usually comforting white, the brightness of the light was too blinding to bring reassuring sensations.

A voice, a kind of laughter, the sound of footsteps, these sounds suddenly all came together. The road began to turn a bright green thanks to the grass present.

The melody of the voice sounded so familiar that he decided to go down that strange road.

He still didn't see where he was going, everything around him was white. But he was enchanted by the melody of the voice, so much so that he followed it without thinking of the consequences.

And then suddenly everything became clearer, the objects around him became clearer and the author of that laugh made himself known.

It was the voice of Izana kurokawa.

Wait, was he dead right? What was he doing there? where were they?

When he saw him, he was in a park, many trees and a few benches surrounded them.

Kakucho remained motionless as he watched Izana intending to look closely at a butterfly.

It was a white butterfly sitting on a lilac flower.

"Hi Kakucho" Izana started the conversation.

"Izaana..you... are you alive? What is happening? Where am I? Or rather, where are we?"

"Wait, stop with the questions, unfortunately I can't answer you, you'll understand everything by yourself"

Large tears began to form in the black-haired boy's eyes.

Great sobs filled the silence and the young man's legs began to shake until he was bent to the ground.

He felt a terrible pain, as if a hand had pierced his chest just to squeeze his heart.

"You know...I think this is all just a stupid dream... it can't be real...you died next to me...you saved me" he tried to say while sobbing.

The white-haired boy got up and joined him to sit next to him.

"I'm fine, everything's fine - he said putting a hand on his shoulder - it's not so bad here" and gave him the sweetest smile a person could see.

Kakucho smiled back and reached out to hug him.

"Wait, I can tell you this: as soon as you touch me I'll disappear and you'll wake up from this dream"

"Ah...okay. Then I'll just not touch you"

"Come on, follow me"

And saying this he took him to a nearby clearing.

"Unfortunately you will wake up soon." said the white-haired boy.

"No wait, how do you know? we'll get back together, right?"

"Maybe in another dream. "

"Right, maybe in another dream.."

"We still have little time" and after saying that he saw the white butterfly again.

"Oh look, a pretty butterfly ...let's go get it!" Izana said.

"Get it?"

"Yes !! I challenge you whoever gets it first wins".

And, just like two children, they began to chase that pure white butterfly.

Neither could get it, but Kakucho was starting to... disappear?

He was waking up.

"Izana...I think I have to go"

So they stopped,

but before leaving, he hugged his friend.

They hugged themselves in a much desired embrace.

"See you in another dream. We can chase butterflies again, right?"

"Right, see you, my dear friend"

So Kakucho woke up in tears in his bed.

Who knows if he would have dreamed of his friend again, but it's sure that he will never forget that beautiful dream.

And he'll never forget his greatest friend.

Thanks to having read it<3

[kitsunefire7]

The final round of Obiyukimadness21 is here!

Here’s my “Rampage Rescue” vs “Only one bed”

Where Yuki swoops in and desperately gets Obi to safety before it’s too late! Also, it’s the return of Morning Glory my oc horse >:D yeehaw

✨And NO you may not trace, copy or steal my work✨

STORY TIME!!!

The talented writer @fade-touched-obsidian and art buddy of mine made a story to go with my art and 🥺😭❤️ just ty so much for this. Enjoy her story!!!

Obi had at least been smart enough to bring her along despite his reservations regarding safety.

"Your expertise will be needed, Miss," he'd said. The words that had surprised her only hours ago haunt her now, though Shirayuki seriously doubts that he intended for things to go this far south even way up here in the north. Their relationship with the royal family was never supposed to come to light.

For once, though, it seems Obi is the target for his closeness to Zen rather than hers. He's a known knight of Zen and it was for this reason Eisetsu approached them for help in his quest to seek out Touka supporters within his territory. It's Eisetsu's plan to ferret out traitors to the crown that Obi had been put in harm's way. And it was that closeness that had seen him brutally attacked this evening.

There's nothing to be done for it now, though. It was a task that couldn't be put off. The threat to the royal family is real and present and Obi had gone into the Knight's Ball with Eisetsu thinking all would probably be fine. But things rarely ever do go according to plan.

She and Tsuruba ended up storming the place when Obi collapsed after flashing them the signal out the back balcony. Whatever plans they'd had, had quickly devolved the moment Obi stepped foot inside closed doors that weren't meant for him to open. A foul plot is still afoot but investigator safety is important, though Obi would likely disagree with the abandonment of the mission… if he were still coherent.

Good thing he's not conscious or, if he is, it's because he's hanging on by a fine thread. Conscious or not, he isn't lucid.

It's also a good thing that his life preservation skills are miraculously always present, which raises serious questions about the childhood he evades discussing at all costs but that's neither here nor there right now. What matters is that his heart is still beating, his lungs are still breathing, and his arms are locked around her waist to prevent himself from falling off the back end of the horse.

Shirayuki loses herself to thought for heaven only knows how long. He has a head injury. That will need to be evaluated for internal issues. He's bleeding from several cuts to his left side, the most dangerous being the one on his left leg.

His dark dress pants were already saturated with a worrying amount of blood when Tsuruba and Eisetsu helped gather him up behind her… Tsuruba and Eisetsu- haven't heard their horses in a while. They have his jacket. He will want that back… irrelevant. She discards the thought of his jacket, annoyed with herself for having been sidetracked by the removal of his jacket even if they'd removed it to see the injury to his left arm. He has a cut there. He'll need stitches. Plenty of them. And in plenty of places… and that's if she can even get him home before he bleeds out.

All she has to hold herself together right now is her medical knowledge. He's hurt and he needs her at her absolute best. He might not make it otherwise. He might not make it at all if the injury to his leg continues to weep crimson, which it has, given the amount of blood now spreading into the folds of her skirts as they wrap around him in the wind. Perhaps it would have been wise to move his belt from his waist to his thigh. He can lose a limb and survive. He can’t lose much more blood and claim the same victory.

The blood isn't spurting from anywhere, nor is it gushing. An artery hadn't been hit but several wounds are deep and flowing… so I have time. Just…just not a lot of it. Less than I'd like. A lot less than I'd like. But I have time. He just has to stay with me.

She regrets, only momentarily, that they didn't take the time to resaddle Glory before they took off. Perhaps untacking wasn't the wisest of options but they had planned on being there for a while, not a quick in-and-out that took less than an hour.

It's uncomfortable and moderately dangerous to be riding tandem with an unconscious man without some sort of saddlery but she wasn't willing to waste precious time on something like lunging all the puffed up hot air out of Obi's prankster horse to ensure the saddle holds in place.

"Damn it, Obi. Stay with me," she pleads. But it's met with silence save for the galloping cadence of the horse's hooves at pounds a swift and steady three-count beat into the dirt below.

There’s a plausible chance that the gash on his lower thigh rivals the one that left the scar on his chest. Maybe not in length. But depth? Shock to his system? Certainly. She wasn’t there to help him when he was in danger during his youth but she can do something about this one. Hopefully. She’d hoped she’d never need to- she promised him safety, just as he promises her. Yet, here they are. It isn’t really possible to protect a knight whose job is to protect others with their body, mind, and soul. Sometimes it just happens that they need to uphold their position to the fullest extent. BUt did it really have to always be Obi?

She wrenches her head to the side, trusting Glory to know what to do, so she can look at him and his head rolls slightly on her shoulder. The sticky pull of blood-soaked cloth against her skin bringing her thoughts back to his head injury.

How could a simple investigation excursion turn so quickly into mayhem?

Touka.

Touka and his legion of loyal lackeys. Izana should have just cut the head off the snake and been done with the ordeal.

She doesn't usually agree with a death sentence, but it was an attempted assassination of a royal family member and, furthermore, an attempted coup. Izana would have been next. Leaving the serpent of destruction intact may prove a fatal error if she can't prevent Obi from bleeding out soon.

"Stay with me, Obi, please," she begs as his hands begin to slack around her.

Obi mumbles something incoherent, his lips and tongue made lethargic and uncoordinated by the life blood he's left dripping steadily in a trail behind them.

She just has to make it a little further. The lights of Eisetsu shine in the distance like a beacon guiding her toward Obi's own salvation. It isn't sterile for proper treatment but anything is better than nothing when a life is on the line. They can make it and hopefully that's all he needs.

"I have you, Obi. Stay with me." She's yelling now, trying to break through the hazy veil of his awareness. "Do you hear me?"

He groans, pained and weak.

Tears begin to fall down her cheeks but she doesn't raise a hand to wipe them away. She's a good enough rider to free a hand to do so, but she fears the motion being the force that breaks the dam. Her throat scratches to let out a cry and stifles it with a whisper.

"Stay with me."