#haneri

[vainaspaver]

Furumachi Geigi - Niigata 1920s by Blue Ruin 1

[maigeiko]

Kitashinchi Geiko (I think her name was Sakura さく良), recreating the look of Kitashinchi Maiko. She explains that the outfit (Hikizuri, Haneri, Obi, Obidome) was worn by her older sister Umetomi 梅十三 when she was a Maiko (1950's). The hairstyle she is wearing in the pictures is in Kyoto-style. When Kitashinchi still had Maiko, their hairstyles were either Kyoto or Edo style (it seems the bin 鬢, the round sides of the hair, are the difference here).

[kimono-daisuki]

Fulfilled a lifelong dream of being professionally dressed in formal kimono in Japan for an event!

I learned loads of kitsuke tips - definitely worth paying money for them to sew on the haneri and preparing the kasane’eri to see how the professionals do it!

Also very happy with how the coordinate turned out - everything came together really well! Worth the months of finding different pieces to go together - but actually quite a few of the main pieces (obi, obiage, kasane eri) were from my existing collection.

Congratulations on the successful completion of the event!!

[keepingeahalive]

The Swan Queens

The former Swan Princess and her Mother-in-Law. Duchess Swan’s mother and paternal grandmother.

[ID: Two traditional drawings of Duchess Swan’s mother and grandmother.

The first is a full hand-drawing of Duchess’s grandmother. She is a tall, elderly Japanese woman with pale olive skin; long gray hair pulled back sokugami style and held with a silver hair comb; and sharp brown eyes.

She is wearing a black and white kimono with a long purple haneri (underdress) with white feathers patterned on the sleeves. She is holding a large Whooper swan that is wearing a silver crown. She looks at the “viewer” sternly; the swan closes its eyes and bows it’s head.

The second is a full hand-drawing of the Swan Queen in her human form.

She is a young Japanese woman with beige-olive skin and black hair ties back into a neat bun. She is wearing a white, sleeveless tutu dress with feathers on the breast, a light lavender sash, and a feathered skirt; a white headpiece resembling two white feathers with a silver crown on top; and white ballet shoes. She appears mid-dance with her left arm above her head and her right arm out to her side, her right leg off the ground as she stand en pointe. Her eyes are closed with a serene expression on her face.

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[starburst2000]

@charleystrainyard she's here!!!! The post-1992 London Japanese engine! Or, as she's better known, Nintendo! (Or Yamamoto, if you're a fan of the Jap/Aus 1989 tour)

Her actual given name is Nozomi, she's clad in mauve, and has both Mario and Zelda accessories on her. Also, the collar of her haneri is orange and blue because she works on the Tokaido (JR Central) and Sanyō (JR West) lines.

Did I also mention she's transgender? (Literal Trans Girl Gamer!!!)

[haikyuu-2gs]

Mega post with all the character info !!!

Hi there! I’m Ratz, the creator and lead artist behind this account! I am 17 and use he/they pronouns. My favorite character is Yui, and my favorite ship is gouchika :D

On the TikTok there is a co-mod, Katz, the one who has been helping me develop their story, as well as make the tweets that are part of it! She uses she/they pronouns and is 16. I am likely the only one to be using this account, though :)

TikTok:

Fic on Ao3:

Character info under cut!!

karasuno:

eiichi kageyama (he/him, 16):

kagehina

- first year

- setter

- pansexual

- 8/23

eiji kageyama (she/her, 16)

kagehina

- first year

- wing spiker

- Bisexual

- 8/23

aneri yamaguchi (he/him, 16)

tsukkiyama

- first year

- middle blocker

- gay

- 7/14

yui nishinoya (he/him, 17)

asanoya

- second year

- libero

- mlm/demi

- 10/31

aj ennoshita (he/him, 17)

ennotana

- second year

- middle blocker

- mlm

- 12/25

kiyoya shimizu (he/him, 17)

kiyoyachi

- second year

- wing spiker

- bisexual

- 7/4

kohaku kinnoshita (he/him, 17)

kinnarita

- second year

- Wingspiker

- Bisexual

- 2/28

tasakki sawamura (she/he/they, 18)

daisuga

- third year

- middle blocker (defense specialist)

- bisexual

- 3/19

aoba johsai:

matsuhana hanamaki (they/them, 17)

matsuhana

- second year

- Middle blocker

- Poly/demi

- 4/20

chisuke yahaba (they/them, 17)

kyouhaba

- second year

- Wingspiker

- Demi

- 12/16

Gou iwaizumi (they/them, 18)

iwaoi

- third year

- Setter

- Pansexual

- 1/9

Rin iwaizumi (he/him, 18)

iwaoi

- third year

- Wingspiker

- Bisexual

- 1/9

Chiharu kindaichi (she/he, 18)

kinkuni

- Third year

- Libero

- Pansexual

- 2/14

nekoma:

Chikao Kuroo (he/him, 17)

kuroken

- second year

- Setter

- Pansexual

- 7/29

Ryuichi Kuroo (he/she/they, 18)

kuroken

- third year

- Middle blocker

- Bisexual

- 11/17

Mitsuke Yaku (she/her, 18)

levyaku

- third year

- Libero

- Pan/demi

- 9/1

fukurodani:

Mentawai Akaashi (he/him, 18)

bokuaka

- third year

- Wingspiker

- Queer

- 11/14

shiratorizawa:

Natori Tendou (he/they, 18)

ushiten

- third year

- Middle blocker

- Pan

- 7/4

Kaede Semi (she/her, 18)

semishira

- third year

- setter

- wlw

- 6/12

inarizaki:

Hifumi sakusa (he/him, 17)

sakuatsu

- second year

- setter

- mlm

- 10/2

Fuyuka sakusa (she/her, 17)

sakuatsu

- second year

- Wingspiker

- wlw

- 10/2

Hotaru Miya (she/her, 17)

osasuna

- second year

- middle blocker

- lesbian

- 8/13

Johzenji:

Yakeru Daishou (she/they, 16)

terudai

- first year

- Wingspiker

- bisexual

- 6/7

Kuroyami Daishou (they/them, 18)

terudai

- third year

- Wingspiker

- pan

- 4/11

ships:

- gou x chikao (chigou)

- ryu x menta (ryuwai)

- aj x yui (ajui)

- mitsuke x fuyuka (miyuka)

- Kyoya x natori (natoya)

- eiichi x hifumi (hifuchi)

- kaede x hotaru (hokae)

- kohaku x eiji (eihaku)

- tasakki x chiharu (chisakki)

- chisuke x yakeru (yasuke)

- rin x kuroyami (rinkuro)

- aneri x hana (haneri)

[kimonotsuki]

Classy and Creepy

Happy Halloween! An appropriate day to raise myself from the dead, I think. I've just been incredibly busy, travelling and working and whatnot, but I do have some stuff in the works for the next little while. I knew I had to get this one up today, though. The "obi" is too perfect for a classy and creepy outfit. Funny thing is, it's not an obi at all. It's two table runners from Target! One wrapped twice around the body, and one for the musubi. I wanted to keep the rest of the outfit subtle but still halloween-y so my bat menuki obidome and spiderweb haneri, and then remembered I had this lovely piece of soft spiderweb mesh I found in a remnant bin at the fabric store. It makes the perfect shawl, doesn't it? I love how this outfit feels seasonal and creepy but totally wearable, and I also love how the two star pieces are both found items that have nothing to do with kimono. The orange accessories were the finishing touch, and they add just the right amount of pop. Read the full article

[shinnogi]

      we can never be gods, after all - but we can become something less than human with frightening ease [...] the knives that will slaughter heaven, our heads bloody but unbowed [...] for ours is a fate worse than death...

      𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊 ( @gcldess ) ━ ❛  you look really pretty right now.  ❜ @ mikoto, she just wants to be nice to moms

      Gentle laughter escapes Mikoto's delicate lips, cheeks flushed as the girl's compliment made her feel warm inside. It was rare for Mikoto to dress up, or even attend public events but her husband had hinted that it would be important for her to do so. And thus she found herself dressed in her finest kimono - a navy blue fabric decorated with white lilies, highlighted by the champagne coloured haneri underneath, a black obi decorated with crescent moons tied with a red obijime. All completed by the Uchiha symbol embroidered in the back between her shoulder blades. Her face tastefully embellished by makeup she had applied while pouting and complaining to her poor husband.

      ❛  Thank you, Pucca-chan.  ❜ Mikoto smiled down at the young girl. ❛  Pucca-chan is also very pretty.  ❜ The Uchiha matriarch fought the urge to pinch the girl's cheeks, she hoped Pucca would stay in Konoha a little longer after the festivities, she would love to get to know her better. She was such an adorable girl.

      ❛  Are you having fun, sweetie?  ❜ Festivals were where the shinobi children could run wild and have the opportunity to be children for once, she was unsure if the young girl in front of her was a shinobi, but if not, she was simply a child. And Mikoto wished for her to enjoy herself during that peaceful day. ❛  My children have unfortunately abandoned me today, but if you'd like, I can show you the best spots for a snack.  ❜ 

[husn-e-bahar]

Batti baal ke vaneray utte rakhni a Batti baal ke vanerey uttay rakhni a Kittay bhul na javay chann mera Haye ni, Batti baal ke vaneray uttay rakhni a. Us nu changi trah gali di pehchan ae Raat Haneri te mera mahi anjan ae Raat Haneri te mera mahi anjan ae Bua khol kay, Ni bua khol kay mein chori chori takni ae Ohnu Puchna pavay na ghar mera Haye ni, Batti baal ke vaneray utte rakhni a. Ghut ghut chooriyan mein chann layi rakhiyaa Dudh nu ubaal ke te jhal diya pakhiya Dudh nu uval ke te jhal diya pakhiya Kadi vehndi a Kadi vehndi a te kaday uth uth nachni a. Agey lang na javey chann mera Haye ni, Batti baal ke vaneray utte rakhni a Pheria ne kangia te kajala v paya ae Ajey vi paronay naio bua khadkaya ae Ajey vi paronay naio bua khadkaya ae Ni mein akhiya Ni mein akhiya buay val rakhdi a Aakey mudh na javay mahi mera Haye ni batti vaal ke rkhdi a. Galli bhul na javay chann mera Haye ni, Batti baal ke vaneray utte rakhni a

Batti Bal Ke Banere Utte Rakhdi Han by Shamshad Begum Bhangra (1959)

A woman waiting to see her beloved

[littlechinesedoll]

My Happy Marriage - Chapter 1 | SasuNaru

Relationship: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Inuzuka Kiba/Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura/Inuzuka Kiba, Haruno Kizashi/Haruno Mebuki

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mpreg, Magical Realism, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Historical, Meiji Restoration Era, Taisho Era, Child Abuse, Out of Character, Nobility, Indentured Servitude, Arranged Marriage, Cinderella (Fairy Tale) Elements, Alternate Universe - Different Powers, Curses, Gender Roles, Class Differences, Heavy Angst, Angst and Feels, Discrimination, Abduction, Alpha Uchiha Sasuke, Omega Uzumaki Naruto, Omega Haruno Sakura, Alpha Inuzuka Kiba, Not for Sakura fans, Haruno Sakura Bashing, Haruno Bashing, Age Difference

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Summary:

Based on My Happy Marriage written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka.

Uzumaki Naruto, an omega bastard of the Haruno family who is born without a supernatural gift and believed to be cursed by the Nine Tailed Fox, is forced into an existence of servitude by his father and his abusive wife and daughter, his half-sister, Sakura. When Naruto finally comes of marriageable age, though, his hopes of being whisked away to a better life crumble after he discovers his fiancé’s identity: Uchiha Sasuke, an alpha, a commander of the imperial army apparently so cold and cruel that his previous would-be omega brides all fled within three days of their engagements. With no home to return to, Naruto resigns himself to his fate—and soon finds that his pale and beautiful husband-to-be is anything but the monster he expected. [ x ]

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Notes:    

Hi everyone! This is my actual first SasuNaru fic (written before but finished after The Fox Bride), so I hope you’ll be gentle. This will follow the manga very, very closely, unless I feel like switching up the scenes, or for the points or character placements that need more explanation. Hope you enjoy!

Please click here to see some additional inspiration/visuals for Sasuke's hair from the doodle by @veemeenniee on twitter.

The ages will be the same as the manga.

Sasuke: 27 Naruto: 19

before you come at me yes historically during this time at the end of the Meiji era to the start of the Taisho era, 18-19 is of marriageable age. in the manga they are not married immediately.

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Uzumaki Naruto is a bastard omega son of the Haruno family, a distinguished family.

His mother, a widowed male omega servant, fell pregnant by the head of the household before their master got married just weeks later. He was a child conceived by a momentary diversion. He knew the head of the family is his father, but they had no father-son relationship, and he was largely ignored. But he remembered the love of his mother, who gave him all his heart.

“Naruto,” he said, adjusting Naruto on his lap as they situated themselves in front of a small, once overgrown shrine depicting a nine-tailed fox, outside in the wooded area behind the Haruno estate. He had cleared this out one day on a walk, when Naruto was five moons old in his womb. He lit some incense to offer to the god they’re praying to. “Never forget to pray,” he put the incense in three-year-old Naruto’s small hands and guided him to put the burning sticks into the incense holder in front of the stone shrine.

“To the fox?” Naruto pointed to the effigy carved in the stone.

“To the fox,” his mother nodded, “He gave you these beautiful whiskers,” he traced the light marks on Naruto’s chubby pink cheeks, “and the seal on your belly, to keep you safe,”

“On my belly?”  Naruto repeated, peaking into his haneri, otaiko, and obijime, and seeing the inky black marks on his skin.

He asked the fox to stop his bleeding. To save the child. “You give him thanks, for you were born healthy,” mother fixed the obi back on, tapped at Naruto’s nose, and the child giggled. “For the shelter over our heads, the food in our bowls, our health, and the safety provided to us,”

The boy snuggled into his mother’s comforting scent of rain, cool breeze, and orange blossom, reached up for his mother’s face, which was framed with the same bright blond hair and blue eyes like his own. “Pray! Mama wa kirei desu!” Mama is pretty!

“Thank you, my love,”

The fox didn’t grant his mother health, no matter how hard he prayed. His mother died two years later from a severe fever, and he was left to the servants to care for. Naruto became a servant at the Haruno household at the age of five.

His father’s mate despised him. For being a bastard. For the ugly whiskers on his face and the cursed seal on his belly. He’s a demon, his father’s mate said, carrying the fox demon’s seal on his body. A cursed child to bring destruction to this family. That he was born so his mother should die, his life for his mother’s.

Sakura, his half-sister, an omega born just after Naruto turned one, has all the attention of their father and his mate. He had always thought Sakura, with her green eyes, long, silky, and shiny pink hair, is far more beautiful than him. She has the gift of strength and fast healing.

She looks down on him like her mother.

Sakura throws the hot tea in Naruto’s face. “What the hell is this?!” she barks at him in outrage.

The hot tea stings Naruto’s eyes, scalds the skin on his face and neck, and stains his kimono.

“This is the worst tea I’ve ever had! It’s too bitter! Make it again!”

Naruto bows, forehead almost touching the tatami under him. “Moushiwake arimasen.” There is no excuse for my actions, and I apologize.

Sakura huffs. “Is there anything you can do right? You can’t even brew decent tea. What a disgrace!”

“Out,” barks Sakura’s mother. “Your scent is stuffing the room. Get some herbs on,”

He already has the pockets of his kimono stuffed with fragrant herbs. No amount of herbs can fully hide him, even if he wants them to. How nice it would be, to just disappear.

Naruto gathers the teacups back onto the tray without a word, wondering when this torment will end. His father sits there with his breakfast and tea, ignoring his mate and child’s mistreatment of his bastard. He’s stopped praying to the fox long ago, when the bruises on his body never started to fade. When he realized the fox had done nothing for his ailing mother.

As Naruto brings the tray back to the kitchens, he thinks that if he were an acknowledged child of a respectable family, he at 19 would be at the age where he’ll be expected to marry. But he won’t, seeing as he is a bastard and a servant who does not receive wages. He can never leave.

Another servant picks up the brewing for him, and a grateful Naruto leaves the kitchen to sweep the falling leaves from the gardens. That way, he can avoid Sakura and her mother, who will give him complicated, never ending, or impossible tasks. He prefers to do the laundry or other chores outside the house, which other servants gladly allot to him, perhaps out of consideration.

“Hello,”

Naruto looks up to see a good friend. The sight of him relieves the heaviness in Naruto’s chest. “Kiba-san,” he bows. “Hello,”

Inuzuka Kiba, an alpha, is the second child of the Inuzuka family. A childhood friend of Naruto and Sakura’s. His sister, Hana, also an alpha, is first in line for the head of the Inuzuka family. When they were children, the servants let Naruto off to play with him when Kiba was visiting with his father. He holds those memories close to his heart.

Naruto notices Kiba is in a suit. He wonders what formal event he’s about to attend.

“I have something for you,” Kiba hands Naruto a fancy wrapped box. “I hope you like them. It’s not the western sweets that are popular nowadays. I heard those go bad quickly,”

Kiba is the only person Naruto can be himself with, someone Naruto has given a piece of his heart to. He also treats Naruto like a part of a family, not just the bastard servant. When his heats started, he was no longer allowed to play nor be alone with the young alpha. Receiving his courses were the worst thing. It separated Naruto from the only person who cared for him. Kiba had once tried to get his mother, their family head, to interfere with the abuse. That did not end well. Kiba had gotten a stern talking to. Sakura’s mother found out, and the abuse worsened.

A pleasant lightness fills Naruto’s very being as he receives the box. “Thank you very much. I’ll share it with the other servants. I’m sure they’ll enjoy something so luxurious,”

The young Inuzuka wanted only Naruto to have the sweets. “Ah, no. That’s not what I meant…”

“Why are you visiting today, Kiba-san?”

“I have some important business to discuss with your father,” Kiba admits solemnly. “I’ll see you later, okay?”

As Kiba walks away from him, headed for the main house, Naruto gasps. “Maybe a marriage proposal?” he sighs dejectedly. His father won’t offer him to the Inuzuka’s. There would be no point, as he isn’t an acknowledged child. He’s no different than an orphan beggar on the streets.

Later, when the box of sweets has been set aside and his sweeping is almost done, a fellow servant calls for him. “Naruto-kun! The master asks for you,”

Naruto stares.

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In the receiving room, Naruto enters quietly, and another servant slides the door closed with a soft thud. Naruto bows before his father, his father’s mate, Sakura, and Kiba-san.

“Today’s discussion,” starts Haruno-dono, “will center on marriage and the future of this family. Naruto,” he pauses, and Naruto dares to look at him. “This is something that you should hear,”

The silence in the room is piercing, and only Haruno-dono is allowed to speak when he is at the center of the room.

“After much thought and consideration, it is a welcome decision that Kiba-kun will marry into the Haruno family and take over as the head. The one to support him as mistress and this family as his wife, will be you, Sakura,”

There isn’t any surprise there, Naruto thinks. He then wonders why he was called here in the first place. He had hoped maybe one day, had Kiba-san, his only friend and confidante, not been chosen to lead the Haruno family, he would ask for Naruto’s hand in marriage from Haruno, and take Naruto away with him. Maybe one day, he’ll be free of such hardship.

Naruto is foolish to even think he would be able to leave the life of a servant behind.

“Naruto,” says Haruno, “You’ll marry into the Uchiha family.” Kiba snaps his head up to look at the family head. “To the head of the family, Uchicha Sasuke-dono,”

Naruto keeps his eyes to the tatami. “Yes,”

Why? What is the point of giving him away to the Uchihas? He’s a bastard; it’s pointless to marry him off when this won’t result in a union of two families.  

“Isn’t that wonderful, Onii-sama!” Sakura pipes up, finally happy to be rid of her untalented half-brother. “The Uchiha family is a high-ranking family! They hold much power and influence,”

But the head of the Uchiha family, an alpha, is known for being a cold and cruel soldier. Naruto hears the other servants gossiping about his engagements, how many omegas from good, respectable families have been presented to him, but have never lasted three days with him. All either chased off or ran away.

Naruto has been ordered to marry such a terrifying man, and once he leaves the estate, there is no going back, and he’s no longer allowed to step into the residence again. He wonders why he’s been chosen to marry Uchiha Sasuke-dono, when it’s impossible for an uneducated omega like him to fit as the mate of a well-known, respected, and prominent family.

“This marriage will be a waste on someone like you with no redeeming qualities nor talents,” Mebuki-oku-sama, Sakura’s mother, sneers at him. “But it would be impolite to turn it down and you’re in no place to refuse,”

“You are not allowed to refuse, Naruto,” says Haruno stiffly. “Pack up your things at once. You will leave and proceed to the Uchiha estate immediately,”

Naruto is dismissed. He bows and doesn’t see Kiba aching to run after him.  

Finally, Naruto is free from the Haruno family, yet he doesn’t feel safe nor relief from his father’s decision to give him away. If anything, he’s dreading his departure even more. He’s terrified of the Uchiha family head’s notoriety. He might just be kicked out of his fiancé’s home or put down by his cruelty.

“Naruto,”

The omega turns around and sees Kiba with him in the hallway. “Kiba-san?”

Kiba bows. “I’m sorry. I was unable to do anything. I had hoped for a different outcome for us,”

“Kiba-san,” says Naruto, “You have nothing to apologize for,” he smiles at him, the best he can give him despite the heaviness in his chest threatening to pull him down to the floor. “I’m simply unlucky,”

“It’s not about luck!” Kiba hisses.

“I don’t mind. After all, I may find comfort, happiness, maybe love, with the family I’ll marry into,”

Kiba wants Naruto to ask him why he couldn’t protect him. He wants Naruto to blame him for this. He’s a coward; the only thing he ever wanted, was to marry Naruto and take him away from here, and yet, in the face of his soon to be father-in-law, engaged to the wrong child, he couldn’t speak up. “Don’t you… resent me?”

“I would never, Kiba-san. I’ve long let it go. I’ve…forgotten such feelings,”

If words could stop Kiba’s heart. It’s painful, the way those words pierce his chest like cold steel. “I’m sorry. I’m truly sorry, Naruto. I wanted to save you. It’s always been you. I lo—”

“Kiba-san?”

Kiba turns around and Sakura, his new fiancée, has followed him.

“What are you two talking about?” she smiles at them.

Kiba stares at her. “Nothing,”

Naruto knows, that despite the laughs and beautiful memories he’s made with Kiba as his childhood friend, despite coming from a respected family, despite his high education and talents, even though he’s blessed with good looks, he’s tied to the decisions made for him by the heads of the families who choose to unite. Kiba-san is kind and understanding, which is why he remains silent, and Naruto feels that his silence will hurt Sakura in the future, just like how it’s hurting Naruto now.

Whatever Kiba was about to say, Naruto doesn’t know and he’s not sure if he wants to find out either. Naruto will forever cherish his memories with him, and the friendship he offered. “Kiba-san,” Naruto bows, “Thank you for all you’ve done for me,”

He doesn’t get a reply. Kiba only watches him walk away.

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Naruto finds himself unable to fall asleep that night. He’s finished packing the few belongings he owns. His clothes, which are all servants’ attire, all hand-me-downs from fellow servants. He had other pretty kimonos, accessories left to him by his mother, but he doesn’t know what happened to them. Maybe Mebuki-san took them and threw them away. They were the only things he had left of his mother. Mebuki-san said bastards didn’t deserve such pretty things.

Haruno-dono gave him a fine kimono for his departure tomorrow, since showing up in a beggarly would tarnish their name. His father knew he had nothing yet did nothing. He also told him to introduce himself as a Haruno. How awful, to be ordered to drop his mother’s name. To pretend to be an acknowledged child. If Uchiha-dono finds out about Naruto’s secrets, he will surely be thrown onto the streets.

So that’s what it is. They want to use him as a pawn. To make connections, marry into a powerful family. Haruno-dono isn’t his father. He never was. He was his master.

Sometimes, Naruto wishes he wouldn’t wake up.

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When he arrives to the Uchiha residence, he’s surprised to find a humble abode.

Naruto enters the receiving room, kneels, and closes the door with a quiet thud. One wall is decorated with a large red fan with a white base and handle.

His fiancé has his back turned to him. His black haori bore the embroidered with the same red and white fan on the wall. It must be the family crest. Naruto is to be married into this family, should his fiancé not be rid of him in three days��� time.

How very warm, the scent of his new fiancé, like a home. Grass, wood, and warm coal. Surely, he isn’t what they say if Naruto feels drawn to his warmth? Perhaps he can find a home with him.

Nevertheless, he bows his head in greeting. “Pleased to meet you. My name is Haruno Naruto,”

Saying his name with his father’s surname felt like acid in his mouth. It felt like a betrayal to his mother and his mother’s late mate.

The master of the house, his alpha, doesn’t answer or turn to him, so he keeps his head down. Naruto’s used to being ignored. He has never been outside of the Haruno estate since he was five. It’s best if he keeps his manners and bring no shame to the family or embarrass himself when meeting someone for the first time. Time and time again, it’s been ingrained into him that an omega servant like him must know his place.

The master keeps on reading his papers, flips a page after the other.

The bamboo fountain outside is a testament to how long Naruto has his head down, waiting for the response and relieve him from his bow.

The master sighs, turns around and sees the omega still in a bow. “How long do you intend to stay like that?”

Naruto keeps his head down. “Moushiwake arimasen.��� My deepest apologies.

“I’m not asking for an apology. Raise your head,”

Naruto obeys, but he doesn’t expect to see that his husband to be, might be the most beautiful thing he’s ever laid eyes own. Fair, porcelain skin, long, dark hair, and piercing obsidian eyes framed by gentle bangs. His delicate features aren’t what is expected from a man of his status and a clan of power.

His breath is caught in his chest. Naruto knows that the Uchiha family is an esteemed and wealthy clan, but is his fiancé of blue blood?

However, he mustn’t let himself be swept away by his fiancé’s appearance. He knows about the many brides this alpha has chased away. Naruto no longer has a home to go back to. Being sent away to the Uchiha family head to be given away in marriage is the same thing as throwing him out to the streets.

No matter how difficult this marriage may turn out to be, he’ll have to endure it.

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end notes

Onii-sama (お兄さま・おにいさま) – older brother

Dono （どの）– sort of like mister. Above -san and below -sama.

Oku-sama （奥様。奥さま・おくさま）– mistress / wife

lmk what you think! chapter 2 soon!

[tanuki-kimono]

["Garnish"] undersleeves (and matching decorative collar) by Homue, with two models, one flowery and the other more cristal-like.

I like how those kind of modern accessories in fact echo past ones. here those sleeves reminds me of 18th century "engageantes". You can find another modern take in kimono fashion here.

[missmyloko]

Hey, what are all the items needed for a maiko's kimono?

The same items that are needed for a regular kimono, with the addition of a momi (紅). Which would be: -An obiage 帯揚げ -An obijime 帯締め -An obidome/pocchiri 帯留め/ぽっちり -Lots of koshihimo 腰紐 -An obi ita 帯板 -An obi makura 帯枕 -A datejime 伊達締め -A juban 襦袢 -A kimono slip 着物スリップ -A haneri 半衿 -An obi 帯 -And, lastly, a kimono 引き摺り/裾引き

[maigeiko]

The look of... VIII: Shimizu 清水

Historical context The first official date in the history of Shimizu Geigi is 1872, when "Machi Geisha" (まち芸者), who were distinct from "Kaku Geisha" (廓芸者), appeared. A Kenban (registry office) was established in 1877. At that time, Machi Geisha and Kaku Geisha combined were around twenty people. Only ten years later, in 1887, their number had increased to 100. The number of Geigi continued to grow.

In 1938, the number of Geigi was around 260, and they were highly regarded nationwide for their skills in art and behaviour. In 1951, a "Shimizu Geigi school" (清水芸妓学校) was opened, around 150 Geigi attending the event.

In the 1970's, Japan's period of economic growth started tapering off, interest in traditional arts dwindeled, which resulted in less work opportunities for Geigi and the number of Ryotei decreasing. In response to this, local business leaders and Shimizu Geigi started an organisation to help fostering new Geigi (Seibikai 清美会).

By 1985, their number had decreased to thirteen and the Kenban closed. In 1991, local businessmen and Geigi formed a different company (Seibi Co. 清美(株)), which worked as employer for Geigi. Due to a bad economic environment, Shimizu Odori (清水をどり) was last held in 1998, Seibi Co. was dissolved in 2004, and Haru no mai (春の舞) was discontinued in 2009. As a result of this, some of Seibi's employees became independent Geigi.

Allegedly, the number of Geigi hit rock bottom in 2011 with only two remaining. However, in 2012, around eleven Geigi worked in Shimizu. Since then, the city had a steady stream of Geigi coming and going again. At the end of this year, 2023, there are ten Geigi working in the city.

The look of Shimizu Geiko Local Term: Geigi 芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Taka shimada, Tsubushi shimada ※ Kanzashi: Kushi, Maezashi, bekko kogai, ear of rice in the new year period ※ Kimono: Homongi, Kuromontsuki Hikizuri ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: green, pink, white, red ※ Obijime: flat, 1 knot ※ Footwear: Zori

Casual look ※ Hairstyle: Yohatsu ※ Kanzashi: none ※ Kimono: Homongi, rarely Komon ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: white, pink ※ Footwear: Zori

The look of Shimizu Maiko Local term: Shinjin Geigi 新人芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Momoware Katsura, sometimes real hair styled (shin nihongami) ※ Kanzashi: seasonal and non-seasonal Hanakanzashi, Katsuyama, maezashi, Shidare in all age groups ※ Kimono: Furisode with shoulder tucks or no tucks at all ※ Eri: white with white embroidery, plain white, white with multicolour embroidery, other colours possible especially during summer months ※ Obi: Koken musubi ※ Obiage: flat, mostly red/silver, red/white shibori, other colours also possible (green/beige/light blue) ※ Obijime: flat or round with 1-4 knots. No obidome ※ Footwear: Zôri

Notes Shimizu was merged with Shizuoka in 2003. Shimizu Geigi and other traditional arts performers are backed by 静岡伝統芸能振興 Shizuoka dentô geinô Shinkô-kai/Shizuoka traditional performing arts promotion association, which is the successor to Seibikai. You might notice I didn't start this post with a historical b/w photo. There are some old photos on the Shizuoka Dentogeino homepage, but they are the size of a postal stamp. And that's it. I feel let down. No chance to explore the historical style of Shimizu. Anyways. "The look of Shimizu/Shizuoka" was requested by @geimaiko. The layout of this post is based on geimaiko's own. Also... geimaiko originally started these series. If you liked this post, you should go and thank her, because without her, there would be no "the look of..." ;)

Sources https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shizuoka_history/, https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shimizu_history/, http://www.shimizu-port.jp/geigi.html, https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO41971500Z20C12A5L61000/ (headline and preview only), https://www.youtube.com/@shizuokadentogeino/videos

Pictures: Komachi May 17, Makoto May 17, Komachi+Makoto Oct 17 (sources nowhere to be found), Sakurako+Fukutaro Apr 22, Kikuno+Umeka Nov 14, Iroha Jun 20, Iroha Oct 20, Fukutaro Oct 20, Ichiryo+Komachi+Makoto ~2016, Komachi+Sakurako Apr 18, Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 18, Iroha+Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 20

[dhurrbyang]

*screams into the microphone* PAR CHANAAN DE DISSE KULLI YAAR DI GHAREYA GHAREYAAAA AA VE GHAREYA RAAT HANERI NADI THATHA MAAR DI ARIYE ARIYEEEE HA NI ARIYE

[onlinesikhstore]

Kali Boli Haneri book Balwinder Kaur Brar Punjabi Literature Panjabi Stories B66

Kali Boli Haneri book Balwinder Kaur Brar Punjabi Literature Panjabi Novel

Ref: B66

Author: Balwinder Kaur Brar

Language: Punjabi Gurmukhi (Indian Punjabi)

Pages: 124, Hardcover

Edition 2001

Size: approx. 22cm x 14.5cm x1cm

Weight: approx 273g

"Kali Boli Haneri" is a Punjabi literature book by Balwinder Kaur Brar. It features motivational stories in Punjabi-Gurmukhi aimed at young adults and adults. Published in 2001 by Manpreet Parkashan in India, this hardcover book is the first edition and has 103 pages. With a narrative style of non-fiction, it belongs to the Enlightenment literary movement of the 2000s.

[asagayalife96]

Yesterday I woke up at 5.00 to sew my haneri. I could not sleep, my body refused to. After that I went to Osaka to buy wool.

Osaka is a very different vibe than Kyoto. I prefer Kyoto. Aftet that we went to see Kyogen, proceeded by shitty night out.

Something like this.