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None of the user-made color guides on site were exactly what I wanted, so now I'm going mad with power

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【KagePro】 Flower Symbolisms: KuroEne 🖤💙💐

Some of my recent KuroEne rambles. Includes my art ideas and rambles on KuroEne x Bougainvillea by Kashii Moimi.

Because of this, I also looked into the Hanakotoba (Japanese Floriography, lit. "Language of Flowers") meaning of Bougainvillea as well. You can check it out under the cut!

KuroEne x Hanakotoba 🖤💙💐

I picked flowers for my fave ships based on appearance (theme colours) and symbolism, with inputs from my mutuals.

Black Magic Petunia and Himalayan Blue Poppy were Feila's picks ^^

After seeing their flower picks, I looked into flowers and their Hanakotoba meanings to pick ones for Kuroha and Ene.

I only put Petunia there (since it lists the general meaning of Petunia flowers), to contrast the meaning of Black Magic Petunia flowers.

I wrote about it more HERE before, along with my other ships.

After listening to Bougainvillea by Kashii Moimi, I decided to add Bougainvillea due to its Hanakotoba meanings: Passion; You are full of charm; I see only you

I think that "Passion" is one of the words that encompasses their relationship in my KuroEne AU well ^^

Sen's Fave Ships x Hanakotoba (Previous Ramble Posts)

Notion Page

I picked flowers based on their colours and meanings for my fave ships

Right now I just did them for XanLena, JuAli, and KuroEne.

I have some in mind for LimGuda, but I haven't added them yet.

I'll definitely add IdaTatsu later ^^

I didn't put photos in my Notion page cuz it'd lag the page, but I'm considering putting them in the future

Art Ideas

I had a few art ideas for KuroEne, themed with captions like:

Black Veil

We'll dance until the end of the world

KuroEne is the Snake x Bunny themed couple 🐍🐇

Kuroha/Saeru = Snake of Clearing Eyes

He posseses Konoha, a person Ene has a certain special relationship with and fondness for.

Ene's twintails look like bunny ears 🐰🐇

Not sure when I'll draw it but I had an art idea of Kuroha draping a translucent black bridal veil over him and Ene with a smirk. One hand is draping it over them, and the other is caressing near her face gently...

The art concept is so sexy when I imagine it so I'll try to turn it into reality… Maybe I should draw them in wedding clothes rather than their usual outfits, but they'd still look sexy with a veil being draped over them regardless

When I was younger, like when I was 12 - 15, I named my KuroEne AU: Black Effect. It's a cute name and short and sweet but I also love the name "Last Dance at World's End" cuz I looove KuroEne with "Eternal Dance/Waltz" themes/motifs, considering Kuroha/Saeru is the main villain and instigator of the time loop tragedy in KagePro) and Takane/Ene's "Dancer" theme.

Kuroha/Saeru's Pet Names

Quoting this from my previous rambles

Takane's full online gamer name was “Lightning Dancer Ene” or “Dancing Flash Ene” (閃光の舞姫・エネ, Senkou no Maihime - Ene), where Maihime (舞姫) means “Dancer girl.” The name “Ene” comes from “Enomoto Takane”

Dancing Girl (舞姫, Maihime, lit. "Dancing Princess")

So he could take the 姫 (Hime) from 舞姫 (Maihime) and call her "Princess"

Kuroha's pet name for Ene would probably be: 親愛なるウサギちゃん (Shin'ai naru Usagi-chan; "[My] dear/beloved [little] bunny/rabbit")

Because that's the only way I could think of how to translate the pet name, "Dear little bunny/rabbit"

Strawberry and Bougainvillea by Kashii Moimi

Strawberry by Kashii Moimi is so KuroEne core.

Bougainvillea by Kashii Moimi is so KuroEne core.

People were NOT kidding when they said every Kashii Moimi song is Love/Hate romance core with a messy and complicated relationship.

Not every Kashii Moimi song fits KuroEne, but a LOT of Kashii Moimi songs are KuroEne core.

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If you check the lyrics pages...

The lyrics are so KuroEne. Oh my god.

It actually fits my KuroEne AU perfectly. Hellooooooo???

When I do, I'll actually screenshot the sections and ramble about my art ideas

Cuz immediately after listening to these songs I started imagining imaginary MVs in my head

I could ramble about it more later but WOW

Bougainvillea (Hanakotoba)

Because of that, I just checked the Hanakotoba page for Bougainvillea

"Passion" (情熱, Jyounetsu)

"You are full of charm; You are filled with charm" (あなたは魅力に満ちている, Anata wa miryoku ni michiteiru)

"I see only you; I see no one else but you" (あなたしか見えない, Anata shika mienai)

Yeah I think "Passion" describes KuroEne's relationship in my KuroEne AU well. Especially with their secret trysts/encounters

Quoting my old rambles:

Canon verse KuroEne is not “romance,” at least definitely not in the traditional sense. But there IS desire and passion, and a sense of yearning/longing, a need for warmth and fulfillment. It’s filled with desperation and tension and conflict, which makes it really interesting…

[doublegoblin]

Well don't mind if I do! So this is for my WIP Rituals and Red Tape. Also I'm feeling a bit silly so I want to style this in the way of an infomercial of sorts.

Despite their enormous size ceiling those of the more adventurous Dreamers can offer a loving household to the Coiling Terror, the smaller cousin of the exclusively wild Royal Coiling Terror. Let us take you on a tour from snout to tail of your new best friend.

When selecting your new family member it is important to inspect their facial plating. Most Coiling terrors sport a canine like appearance that had been stretched out in the wash! Don't let the boney appearance fool you though, it's actually a chitin like material. What won' fool you though is that toothy grin. Next those peepers should be a dark amber, although on some occasionals you can see them in burnt caramel, sun set orange, or those crazy breeders are starting to introduce a wide range of non-native colors.

Going on down we can appreciate that slender and loooong body almost like a ferret but not! Dark olive coloration helps them blend into the shadows of the forest with ease. Be sure to carefully inspect each of the dozen pick-axe like legs for any cracking or chips. These will most likely be repaired during the next cycles emergence but your vet will want to have an ongoing list. The underside should be lightly striated with light hues but it isn't uncommon to see beige or taupe.

Now look at the tail of your Coily. Is the plumage fluffy and iridescent like a feather duster dipped in oil? Then you have yourself one healthy companion. Careful of the spikes hidden inside! A relaxed Coily is a safe one, you don't want to get poked!

Your Coiling terror is a clean creature. They looove the water and will spend endless time getting under each of their scales with that flexible tongue. As they don't have any limbs to do such, your best friend would love some scratches from time to time. Remember to go with the grain and not against. They can be bathed occasionally with warm water and gentle soaps. Let them bask to dry and your home will smell lovely for several cycles more!

They are one of nature's waste disposal wonders. Nothing is too far gone for these beasties to gobble up. When the object is to large to swallow whole they will wrap themselves into knots to get that little bit of extra leverage, hence the coiling of their name! At home though they can be sustained on a regular diet of industry standard nutrient paste. Vets do encourage owners to purchase a fake carcass as a way to promote foraging behavior and proper enrichment.

Despite their fearsome name these are very social creatures that do best in groups of two or more, be sure to get a friend. Now the sad truth is that no home will be able to house your friend for long. Sure they start out small enough to fit in your hand, but give it a few cycles, and they'll be cradling you in that pleasant grin. Have no fear though, you've bonded, you're family not a snack! When this sad time does come though, appropriate workers from The Spire will arrive to shepherd your friend back into the wilds to live out their life getting even bigger! Listen closely at night and you can maybe catch that lonesome song.

This was really fun and I have more creatures if anyone is interested!

little check-in for creators and worldbuilders!

if you see this and have the energy, what's the most interesting thing people can have as a pet in your wips?

feel free to use this as an excuse to infodump :>