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saymecw · 3 years ago

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CHARACTER ASSOCIATION.

animal : I often compare him to the following:

Ferrets ( personal bias, as I cannot help but compare him to one, despite no canon nor non canon instances of him being compared, as ferrets can be rather aggressive like Ranpo can be, but they’re sly and can get out of cages and are also pretty small thus pretty nimble- all together, they can be troublesome but they’re funny little things and interesting, they’re also used as symbolism for resourcefulness, cleverness, playfulness and a distrust of others. Also in the words of someone who owns ferrets I watched on youtube “Ferrets are very intelligent, they know what no means, they just don’t care.”. i.e Ranpocore. )

Foxes ( there’s official merch that has him with fox ears but it’s more than that, foxes are often painted as tricksters and intelligent, as well as playful, which is very much like Ranpo, but foxes also have symbolism of independence ( which he can very much be despite needing people to take him places, given he thinks he knows more than everyone else and can handle difficult cases on his own with his deduction abilities ) and protection, which is less obvious at first glance for some people but he does have a protective side, given he was only able to finish Poe’s book upon Yosano’s in book death which got them both out and how protective he was of Fukuzawa during the fake virus event which shows how he can become serious in a second if someone he cares about is endangered, it’s safe to say if he cares about you, he’d want to protect you. )

Cats, ( mainly due to Fukuzawa’s influence, Ranpo is more than willing to play around with cats as shown in Mayoi cards and has some similarities to them but I’ve already went off enough. ) and raccoons ( Carl, Poe’s raccoon is fond of him sure, but it goes deeper than that- Ranpo would do just about anything for food much like a racoon and can easily be bribed, but raccoons also display intelligence most would not expect much like Ranpo himself. There’s also cards in Mayoi where he wears raccoon onesies.).

colour : brown, blue, green and orange. month : January, November and October. song : Labyrinth deciphering game, as his character song was my first thought however the following are also linked to Ranpo in my mind: Devil Town, Let’s face it, I’m cute ( he’d claim it’s his theme ), Lotta true crime, and People I don’t like. I should make him a playlist one day. number : 16, 13, 8 and 2. day or night : Day, Ranpo supposedly usually goes to bed at nine, and he honestly has a rather sunny disposition, thus linking him more to day rather than night- he also seems like the type to prefer the day, given the myriad of things that he can get done at that point in time, compared to what he can do during the night, not that it would stop him if he really wanted to get up and do something during the night. He simply has more options during the day and more interesting places are available to him then. Afternoon, is also an option as it’s a time where things are slowing down and he can find time to himself and enjoy himself, be it with some snacks or something else. plant : destroying angel mushroom ( are fungi plants? Most people put them in their own category, but I suppose they can be considered plants too, so please take this as it is a mushroom that has an effect that can last days due to eventual death but can be mistaken for a harmless mushroom by the unexpecting, much like how Ranpo is usually underestimated by others but always gets them and figures out the situation in the end, and his attitude can be quite rude to others/cruel thus he isn’t the most pleasant. ), aloe, mint, borage and dandelion. smell : Given the job he has, and how often he works with...you know, I figure dried blood is a scent that can be smelled on Ranpo, but you’d have to actually sniff him or be in his personal space to smell it, as the smell of candy is almost overpowering on him given how often he eats it and just how large his collection of candy is, but it is still there. He also smells of deodorant, sweat ( only slightly, however ) and lately, the detective has began to smell like animals, paper and ink, due to hanging around Poe and Carl so much. I figure he’d also have a rather odd smell attached to him, like cinnamon, despite him not being the most fond of it himself or smelling rather flowery despite not caring much for them, since he tends to buy the first detergent or cologne he sees. gemstone : marble, emerald and amber. season : Autumn and Spring. place : a brightly coloured candy shop with pastel paints and large glass windows, different coloured delicacies littering the windows in mason jars, neatly and clean floors with chairs that are plush and have a winding back and strangely shaped legs, with glass tables. food : vanilla cupcakes, strawberry ice-cream, vanilla flavoured snacks, tictaks, konpeito, pocky, gudetama custard chocolate and apple pies. astrological sign : Libra. element : Water or metal, depending on the types of elements allowed. Water can mean a lot of different things and has a lot of different ways it can run or go, given rivers can be fast while other streams of waters can flow a bit slower, and can come with a variety of different meanings, drink : Tea, as he often drinks it with Poe, Ramune, bubble tea and blue lagoon cocktail.

tagged by: @madamhatter ( :D Thanks for the tag, Soar! ) tagging: steal it!

#( ranpo. )#long post.#( i almost wrote a ranpo essay - )#( had to hold back after the animal bit bc this would be the longest post on earth )

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fandom-collective-writers · 6 years ago

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Oda Forces vs A Small Child

Requested by: @actualdemonbianca (I’m sorry I can’t tag you, Tumblr hates me)

Authors: @emeraldtawny @ikemenprincessnaga @xaichan

Word: 2289

Warnings: a rambunctious seven-year-old torturing Sengoku era warlords (no warnings apply)

Intro - Tawny

“How on earth did it come to this?”

“I’m not sure, but we need to figure what we’re going to do about this, and fast.”

“I don’t really see the problem here. She seems like a sweet girl.”

“Masamune. It could be an elaborate ploy to get at Lord Nobunaga for all we know. Don’t give in to her so easily.”

“You cannot seriously be saying that she is trying to assassinate Lord Nobunaga. Hideyoshi, I think you’ve lost it.”

“Silence, all of you.”

The room falls into a hushed state at Nobunaga’s authoritative command. His eyes turn to meet the girl before them all, the other Azuchi warlords following suit. A small child, no older than seven years old, meets their stares with honest wonder as expected of a child thrust into an unknown wonderland - or in her case, back in time 500 years. She tilts her head quizzically and exaggeratedly, her mouth forming an O shape watching them all like they watch her.

“Why are you all staring at me?”

No one responds, unsure how to react to her genuinely confused and kind of adorable tone - despite half of the warlords kicking themselves for even acknowledging the thought. At Nobunaga’s low hum in thought, the warlords turn their attention back to him, the child returning to looking around the room in awe.

“Should we find her parents, my Lord?” Mitsunari suggests.

“I’ve already attempted that from her name,” Mitsuhide comments, “There doesn’t seem to be anyone with her namesake in Azuchi’s township.”

“We can just take care of her ourselves.” Masamune grins as the suggestion leaves his lips.

Ieyasu frowns deeply. “I am not becoming a babysitting service for some little brat.”

“Lord Nobunaga, what should we do?”

Nobunaga huffs at Hideyoshi’s question. “For now, we shall see to it she remains safe in the castle until we can find someone to take her or we find her parents.”

The warlords nod. A small gasp followed by a concerned noise fall from Mitsunari’s lips.

“Um--perhaps we should find her so we can do just that.”

“What?!”

The collective confusion and alarm that the small girl is no longer in their sights have them jumping up, some of them already dashing out of the audience chamber - the search for their tiny princess begins.

Ieyasu & Mitsunari - Tawny

Sitting idly in the archives at the foot of a shelf, the young girl flips through a stray book she found on the floor. She’s confused, some of the characters similar to her but most appearing very squiggly and unreadable. The door to the archive slides open with a slam, two warlords stepping through frantically before both collectively sighing in relief at the sight of the child. With a scowl set firmly on his face, Ieyasu walks up to her and kneels. Without any kind of warning, he raises his hand to flick her against her forehead.

“Ow! Hey!”

“Consider that punishment for running off without telling anyone. You can’t just walk around here by yourself like you own the place. Someone could easily kill you.”

“That’s not very nice. I think people can be really nice as long as you’re nice to them first.”

The twitch of Ieyasu’s eyebrows when faced with the small, innocent, gullible child makes his head hurt.

“Look, just...don’t run off again, alright? You’re already a big enough pain.”

The small girl pouts petulantly. “You’re just like my older brother.”

An eyebrow raise. She continues, “He says so many mean things and flicks my forehead, but then he kisses it better and says sorry and….he gives me hugs when I’m sad, and….and…..”

Big droplets pool in her eyes, her lips quivering out a soft wailing cry. Ieyasu sighs deeply.

“Great. Just what I need.”

“Lord Ieyasu, is she alright?”

Mitsunari has since made his way over next to the other two, his gaze as perturbed as Ieyasu’s watching the small girl fighting back her tears and crying. Kneeling down and leaning forward to be eye level with her, Mitsunari smiles brightly at her.

“There’s no need to cry. It’s okay. We’ll help you find your family and get you home.”

“You,” a small hiccup, “You promise?”

Mitsunari simply nods, his beaming smile never faltering, completely unaware of Ieyasu’s eye roll.

With a sniffle and a wipe of her nose with her sleeve, she calms down quickly. Then she opens her arms expectedly.

“I..I want a hug. From the dandelion.”

“The...what?”

She stares directly at Ieyasu. “Him. I’m very good at knowing who gives good hugs and I know the dandelion will.”

The “dandelion” narrows his eyes in discontent, “No.”

“I’m sure Lord Ieyasu gives wonderful hugs. They’re very rare, however, so you need to be very special to receive something of such distinction from him.”

“...why do you even open your mouth sometimes? Actually, why at all?”

She squeezes her fingers into fists and extends them repeatedly in a “come on” motion, her pout and tear-dusted eyes remaining directed at Ieyasu. Grumbling and swearing under his breath, he opens his arms.

“Three seconds.”

She jumps into his arms so quickly, Ieyasu almost falls onto his back with her added force. She squeezes tight around his neck before humming happily.

“You are a dandelion. The fuzz on the top of your head is super soft.”

With red cheeks, Ieyasu sputters out, “Okay, that’s it. Time’s up.”

“I would like to hug you too, Lord Ieyasu.”

“Don’t you--!”

Mitsunari shuffles behind the girl to wrap his arms gently around her, sandwiching her between the two warlords which causes her to giggle. The grumble on Ieyasu’s lips dies instantly and he accepts his fate begrudgingly.

“You better not get used to this…”

“Oh, I could never expect this much hospitality from you, Lord Ieyasu. I’m quite content with this.”

“I wasn’t talking to you!”

Her giggle was the sign she’s calmed down, unaware she is getting hugs from two men significant to Japan’s history that she has yet to even learn of.

Mitsuhide & Nobunaga - Naga

“Mitsuhide.” Said man answered with a lazy drawl. “Yes, my lord?” Nobunaga motioned to the door with his fan. “Find the girl, and bring her to my room once you do.”

“Of course, my lord.” Mitsuhide left the room with a whisper of clothing. Once outside, he tapped his chin thoughtfully, wondering where the girl could have gone. Now, if I were a child, where is the first place I would go? He pondered that for a few minutes before he registered the delicious smell in the air.

Ah. Of course. Following the smell, Mitsuhide found himself right outside the castle kitchens. Sliding the door open, he peered inside.

The afternoon’s lunch was set out on the counters, ready to be carried into the main hall. The little girl sat on the kitchen floor, surrounded by baskets of vegetables and fruits. Ignoring the food completely, she rummaged through a small drawstring bag in her lap, taking out handfuls of sugar candy and popping them into her mouth. Mitsuhide grinned. Nobunaga isn’t going to like that. Silently gliding into the kitchen, Mitsuhide crouched behind her.

“Having fun?”

The girl shrieked, toppling over. Mitsuhide chuckled. Pouting up at him, the girl smacked him on the arm. “That was mean!” He shrugged, giving her a foxy grin.

“You scared everyone when you disappeared without a word. Did you think about that? And not only that, you’ve eaten Lord Nobunaga’s konpeito. He’s going to be very angry, you know.” She scrunched her nose at him.

“Grown-ups are supposed to share.” She stuck her tongue out at him and Mitsuhide snickered. “The only thing you’ll be sharing-” Mitsuhide picked her up, swinging her around; she burst into peals of laughter, still clutching on to the bag of konpeito. “-is a scolding from Lord Hideyoshi.” She took another konpeito out of the bag, crunching on it thoughtfully.

Then the girl peered at him with round eyes. “Is he the green man that looks like a monkey?” Mitsuhide was silent for about three heartbeats, then snorted and burst into laughter.

“You-” Mitsuhide tapped her nose gently. “-are a troublesome little one, aren’t you?” She giggled, tugging at locks of his white hair. Carrying her out of the kitchen, Mitsuhide made his way through the castle (avoiding Hideyoshi) and up to the tenshu.

He knocked on the door three times and quietly announced himself. “My lord, I've found the little girl.”

“You may come in.”

Mitsuhide slid the door open and entered Nobunaga’s quarters. Said man looked up from his desk, eyes zeroing in on the girl in Mitsuhide’s arms. “I was confident you would find her.” He smirked.

Then his eyes zeroed in on the bag in her hands and he frowned. “Where did you get that?” She held out the bag towards him.

“It was behind the vegetables. Do you want some?” Nobunaga got up and strode over to where Mitsuhide was standing. Snatching the bag from her, he picked out a handful of candy and popped it into his mouth.

“Good work. I commend you for that.”

She brightened at the compliment, smiling at Nobunaga. “The green monkey man isn't very good at hiding the candy.”

Nobunaga was silent for a moment before a hearty guffaw of laughter burst forth from him. “You are correct, child. I wouldn’t tell him that, however. His lectures can be very long if you’re not careful.”

“I know. The white-haired man told me.” She looked at Mitsuhide, still holding her in his arms, and reached up to tug another strand of his hair. Mitsuhide chuckled, lowering the girl to her feet. She immediately tried to grab the bag back from Nobunaga’s hand, but she was too slow.

The two warlords smiled at her spirited attempts to jump for the bag out of her reach, eventually giving in and sharing some more konpeito before Hideyoshi eventually caught them.

Masamune & Hideyoshi - Ravyn (Masamune’s POV)

Rain fell on the day something most expected would happen. Hideyoshi and I were making our rounds when we found her, a small child no older than seven years old. Her bright eyes looked at us as we tried to figure out where she came from.

“Any ideas, Masamune?” Hideyoshi asked. I shook my head not knowing either. “May as well take her back, she can’t defend herself,” I suggested. Hideyoshi thought for a moment and reluctantly nodded. Picking the child up, we returned to Azuchi Castle.

From the moment we arrived, she was everywhere; running about like a loose cannon. Curious about everything. The outfit she wore was a bit odd, so I had a tailor make her a pink kimono, she seemed to enjoy giving Hideyoshi trouble, which I found to be amusing. She enjoyed looking in the armory and playing with the weapons just to be chased out by him. I started to give her ideas, I told her where the kitchen was, and her eyes lit up as she ran off to find it. Two minutes later I hear shouts from Hideyoshi while I am left laughing.

This child was quite the mischievous one, my kind of child. The following day I told her where to find Lord Nobunaga’s room. Just as I figured, she rushed right into the room, I heard Hideyoshi rushing to his room as he had been summoned to ‘take care of this child’. All day long he ran back and forth while I gave her ideas. I was curious when he would notice where she was getting her ideas as I chuckled to myself watching him run after her once again, she was in the armory again. By the end of the day, he looked exhausted.

“What’s the matter, Hideyoshi?” I asked with a wide grin. I got a glare in return, “You could, I don’t know, lend me a hand to keep her out of trouble,” he snapped.

Smiling I looked at him thoughtfully,” I could,” I told him with a sideways glance, “But I’d rather watch you run after her,” I added with a smirk. I don’t think I had seen such a dirty look from him as he stomped off. The little girl was watching from the garden, I laughed looking at her.

“You enjoy sending him on a good run, don’t you?” I asked her. She smiled nodding at me. I chuckled to myself, I don’t think I’ve had such entertainment in a while.

After he finally managed to find her, she was led to a room for her to sleep in. He retired to his room to get some rest himself, not that it was to last. Not even five minutes after he laid down, she was out of bed climbing around in the garden. We were alerted to this after hearing a splash sound in the pond. He walked over to the pond and helped her out and got her some dry clothes and dried her hair.

”You can’t be playing in here at night, you will get sick. Now, go to bed,” he told her sounding exhausted. She did this several times that night. Played in the armory and the kitchen that night too, poor Hideyoshi didn’t get any sleep until almost dawn. After dawn did come, she was ready for more of her mischief, causing him to chase her around the castle giggling as he tried to catch her. This little girl took after my own heart.

“Maybe I should help a little today,” I told myself laughing as I took her to the stables to see the horses which entertained her long enough for Hideyoshi to catch a thirty-minute nap.

#lastteaparty #ikemen sengoku #ikemen sengoku fanfic #azuchi warlords

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