#soujun's art

[auburniivenus-archive2]

[ 𝐓𝐑𝐘 ] ―  sender gives receiver a taste of what they’re cooking / baking for their opinion (from Soujun)

━━━━━━━✾✾✾    Sushi,    a    culinary    masterpiece,    presents    a    sensorial    voyage    like    no    other.    The    fragrance    is    elegant    yet    dissimilar,    with    a    nuanced    touch    of    the    ocean    and    a    pure    umami    undertone    that    beguiles    the    olfactory    senses.    The    texture    is    a    true    testament    to    the    aptitude    of    the    chef.    Fish    is    tender    yet    solid,    with    just    the    right    amount    of    resistance,    while    the    rice    is    skillfully    adherent,    preserving    everything    together    like    an    impeccably    crafted    piece    of    art.

Kuchiki    clan    is    known    for    refinement    and    true    grandeur.    Orihime    is    lost    in    the    intricacy.    His    digits    are    working    each    section    carefully    while    a    hex    piques    her    palate.    Inoue’s    caramel    hues    journey    between    him    and    his    sushi,    attempting    to    assimilate    the    technique.    Soujun    then    offers    a    piece    for    her    to    try.    “A-Are    you    sure?    I    feel    like    I’m    in    a    Michelin-starred    restaurant.”    Utters,    timidly    accepting.    As    she    takes    a    bite,    aromas    detonate    in    her    mouth.    The    supreme    consonance    of    rice,    seaweed,    and    fish    is    ambrosial.    Healer    has    no    words    to    describe    it.    “T-this    is    so    overwhelming.”    Compliments,    pellucid    crystalline    tears    kissing    her    affable    cheeks.    “Am    I    in    paradise?”

[soujun-arts]

Secret Santa -  Mihails

Hello Schu @spookyshake, I was your Secret Santa, sorry I’m so late !

When I saw this cute edgy boy, I just HAD to draw him and the cute wraith. You can be edgy while wearing a santa coat you know. Hope you’ll like it, hope you had awesome holidays. ~

[soujunkou]

[grobleen]

🎤 with rigel ?

lovely~

[darigangelerts]

Lol, the halloween exchange isn’t even over yet and I’m already super pumped for secret santa ! I’ve already set up the rules and deadlines (this will go live on the 5nov!) and yooo, I can’t wait ! i’ve also changed the themed of the blog so it’s more efficient ? I think. at least it’s prettier !

[hisanakuchiki]

Sojun and Ichika by peachimi

So I recently commissioned, the amazing @peachimi-tree to draw fan art of Sojun Kuchiki and his granddaughter, Ichika Abarai.

I have little headcanon that Sojun would love Ichika very much if he ever got to meet her. Like any ojiisan of course he’s going to spoil his granddaughter. Thank you so much Peachimi! :)

Peachimi’s Links

Art Blog: http://peachimi-tree.tumblr.com

Commission Info: http://peachimi-tree.tumblr.com/commission-info

Shop: http://peachimiandfriends.tictail.com/products/new

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeachiKun

[recurring-polynya]

Okay, so YES this is double adorable and YES it is masterfully executed, but why are y’all sleeping on these amazing tags??:

Soujun was incredibly proud of his son's artistic skills and kept every drawings in his desk at the sixth.

[recurring-polynya]

Oop my bad I mean Ginrei haha. I was wondering what headcanons you had about him. The kuchiki clan overall is so mysterious

Ohhhhh, that makes more sense!

Sort of the same thing goes for Ginrei though-- just because I think he’s awful does not mean that I do not love him (I do.)

Look, the two wolves that live inside me are (1) I always end up loving rich characters and (2) I hate the rich. Although the contents of my blog may indicate otherwise, I am not actually a Byakuya simp. I am a Rukia and Renji simp, for sure. Byakuya loves them and is important to them, and by extension, I have grown affectionate for him, but the man is ridiculous and just barely escapes being awful, for reasons I will describe in a moment.

Soul Society is problematic. Like, this is not really a debatable topic, it is very much presented this way, and I think one of the most legitimate disappointments people have with the series is that we never see any major shift in this, even though a number of its institutions are literally destroyed, they just end up being being built up again. The main problem with Soul Society is that it is run by the rich and powerful, and the poor are neglected and left to live short, miserable afterlives. The nature of reincarnation and the fact that the strong cannot live among the weak without sapping their spiritual pressure really entrench this, along with the dominant narrative that it’s good for the outer districts to churn weak souls so that power can (rightfully) collect at the center.

Perhaps this is more of a logical extension than a headcanon, but everyone in Soul Society who controls any amount of power is likely to be awful: at worst, scheming and corrupt like that guy from CFYOW, and at best, crafty and artful a la Yoruichi. Take the Head Captain, for example, who is, on one hand, definitely presented to the audience as A Good Guy, and yet every single filler arc is about some shadowy thing he did 300 years ago coming back to bite him. Does he ever once show contrition about this? He does not.

Look, here is a headcanon I have hinted at, but I don’t usually say out loud: You know how Unohana was Soul Society’s worst criminal, and now she runs the medical station and teaches ikebana and smiles all the time? I also think that Kyouraku and Ukitake have done some nasty stuff in the past, and the fact that they now act like kind and genial goofuses is because they can. You get little hints of this all the time-- Kyouraku’s actions as Head Captain, Ukitake monitoring Ichigo through the substitute badge, etc. These dudes have done some shit, you will not convince me otherwise. (This does not affect my love for them, it may even enhance it)

I know this is very roundabout, but what I’m getting at is that to me, it’s a safe presumption that a Great Family Head is going to be slimy unless proven otherwise. Now, I don’t think Ginrei is a guy who gets up in the morning and says “how can I be evil?” I do however think he subscribes to the sort of circular thinking of “I am noble and therefore better than everyone else, it is right and good for me to make decisions that benefit myself and my family. Because we’re better than everyone else, it’s important that we remain in power as nobles.” On one hand, I think that Ginrei definitely does have ideals, like that he should lend his strength to the defense of Soul Society, that nobles should adhere to a certain standard of behavior, etc. On the other hand, when push comes to shove, he will absolutely prioritize covering his own ass (or his family’s). We see this directly in the Zanpakutou Spirits Arc, where he lectures Kouga on being a bad Kuchiki, and then immediately goes to pull some strings to get him off.

I think Ginrei and Byakuya are very, very alike in personality, which is the primary reason they don’t get along. The one big difference is, though, is that Byakuya does not talk out of both sides of his mouth the way Ginrei does. I think most nobles talk big talk about principles and standards in a way that is literally impossible to achieve, and yet Byakuya is constantly trying to hold himself to this, in a way that his relatives don’t really understand, and make a lot of people nervous. I also think that Ginrei is very, very pragmatic and makes decisions based on what needs to be done, and he doesn’t have a lot of sympathy for the people who get hurt along the way. Byakuya does this, too, to some degree, but through his association with his adopted baby scumbags, he realizes how much harm this did to his family, and he doesn’t want to be like that (although he’s also not really sure how to NOT be like that).

Here are some miscellaneous Ginrei headcanons:

- He had a good partnership with Byakuya’s grandmother, and they had affection for each other, but it wasn’t a love match.

- Good buds with Yamamoto, super problematic together

- Hair is incredibly silky, on par with B’s

- Was always unfailingly polite (bordering on patronizing) to Unohana and her bestie-at-the-time Iba Chikane. This however, was cover for a burning rivalry because Ginrei did not enjoy two women being better at things than him and Retsu and Chikane did not enjoy the patriarchy.

- Always had sky-high expectations for Byakuya, because he secretly thought Byakuya was great and wanted to see him be his best self. As a kid, Byakuya admired his grandfather, but as he grew up, and especially after the death of his father, Byakuya felt like his grandfather was just unpleasable for the sake of being an asshole.

- Ginrei had always been somewhat gentle with Soujun, because of his personality and illness, and partially blamed Soujun’s death on the this laxity, leading him to double-down on his expectations for Byakuya.

- Did not like Hisana because he was convinced she didn’t really love Byakuya and that Byakuya was throwing away a ton of political capitol for a woman who wasn’t even going to live very long. In other words, he legitimately thought he was looking out for B, but was a jerk about it. Finally let B marry her as an object lesson that... did not end the way he had hoped.

- Prior to the whole execution debacle, thinks Rukia is a disappointing nobody, not worthy of being a Kuchiki

- Is not dead, lives at the Kuchiki lake house in northern Rukongai.

- Has chilled waaaaaay out in retirement, loves tennis, tries to brew his own sake (it tastes like paint thinner but he keeps making B drink it)

I think this is the point where my Ginrei headcanons start to bleed into the Ginrei-comes-to-visit fanfic that I have been pretending to work on for, like a year now, so I’ll stop. Thank you for this discussion, which kinda makes me want to work on it again, even though I have a dozen other things to do.

[frforlosers]

*whispers* guess who I’m doing commissions for right now

[neoart-exchanges]

The Spring Exchange has ended !

And with this, another exchange came to an end ! I’m really pleased to announce that no backups are needed, thank you everyone for playing fair and contributing wonderful art pieces for this exchange !

A summer themed exchange will come next July, you’ll be able to start joining in June, so stay tuned !

Thank you for participating, hoping to see all of you join again !

- Soujun

[niisama-suggestions]

When did you first discover ambassador seaweed??

His Lordship, the Wakame Ambassador, was a creation of Kuchiki Soujun’s, my father. I’m unsure of his reasons for creating such a noble and admirable character, but I do remember him telling me stories of the Ambassador's adventures when I was a boy. Perhaps he felt I needed a role-model of suitable standing to encourage me in my studies, as I was a difficult and somewhat hot-headed child, or maybe simply wished to share his narrative skills. 

Whatever the answer, his was the mind who conceived of the character. However, it fell to me, when I grew old enough to discover that my abilities lay more in the field of art than storytelling, to commit the image of the Wakame Ambassador to paper. Since then, I have had the privilege and pleasure of sharing the Ambassador with those who have come after me. 

My sister, Rukia, is a great fan, and my father’s creation is now an established and much loved member of both the Kuchiki family and the 6th division. Wakame Ambassador’s image graces many products and has lent a distinguished air to several celebrations, and I like to think that my father would have some small pride in his legacy.

I seem to remember that my mother took a picture of him reading to me once, though it’s far too candid a shot to be made public.

http://kodomo-no-luna.deviantart.com/art/A-dear-memory-the-21st-of-May-303475612

[falselyprofound]

Annnnd here’s my half of the trade with @soujun-arts - their Neovian Gelert, Jyuu! Always a pleasure drawin’ their characters.

[soujun-arts]

Art Fight - Batch 2

Batch of attacks I did for my guild’s art fight, all of these characters belong to @spacegelert

[soujunkou]

お誕生日おめでとう、葉月陽

[kuriouskougra]

.... Found a stockpile of 2014 neopets art on my deviantart and there’s a few characters well... DO ANY OF YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE THEM I FORGOT TO WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN!

https://sta.sh/0lcwchinnt9 there be a gnorbu (edit: @welcome-tobrightvale that be you? I think that’s you? I don’t know about this biscuit though)

https://sta.sh/02886kkz28kt a gelert (who I drew with faye like three times I THINK I had a minor crush on a gelert in 2014? Can’t confirm or deny that’s the case.) edit: AH HA! it’s a character by soujun-arts. Don’t know WHY I drew him with my kougra three times, but I did.

gosh darn 2014 was the year of neopets I have so many pics I didn’t upload on DA I just really kesha the heck? Anyway any help would be appreciated I just wanna give the creators name for them on there since they aren’t MINE. EDIT: Found them??????

[darigangelerts]

the weirdest thing for me is seeing some of you on the actual neoboards and it’s giving me a mindf*ck everytime because I’m so used to your UNs here, it’s like “why are you named differently there ???” and  “wait, i know you!” or “this person is familiar” and I feel like coming to talk to you but it would feel weird because my username there is nowhere near the one I have here and ugh