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[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 2: Ichimi VS Naki

Ichimi is a member of the Gas Masks and Naki is the leader of the White Suits.

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[kyanitedragon]

Gas Mask Siblings

[ipsen]

If Only

For @weektg! Hey, turns out I'm a big fat liar! Here's another piece by me for TG Week! wooo... Unsure what theme this is. Maybe "Regret" is a good fit? Maybe that can be next year’s prompt. No crosspost on AO3 this time; I might retool this for something later (shhhh)... Anyways, under the cut!

"If only I hadn't met Takatsuki."

The words on the page stared back at Hinami, telling her what she had known for some time now. If she hadn’t received that card with that number on it, she wouldn’t have been absorbed into the Tree as nutrients. She wouldn’t have killed so many Doves— so many people with families. She wouldn’t have been a part of the Tree’s scouting unit, and been falsely claimed as one of their best.

(She was just so weak, after all.)

Even if she had been separated from Banjou, if she didn’t have that white card—

Hinami tossed the notebook across the room. It hit the metal wall with a thump, and she leaned back against its mirror, staring up at the ceiling. She saw the camera in the corner, always watching her and always listening to her.

She wondered what it was like being the watcher instead of the watched. What was it like, seeing hundreds upon thousands of ghouls caged like animals with little to do besides draw, read, and write? She’d heard about wardens beating some of the detainees out of boredom, and that was how ghouls like Yamori were born, but they didn’t seem to be around in her time here. She was thankful for that much.

But… she was out of time. Aogiri’s ranks had changed too fast for her to keep up. Investigator Urie had kept bringing more and more unfamiliar faces, and each one had been another bump to her disposal date.

And now she knew the day she would die.

She hugged her knees, trembling where she sat.

I don’t want to die.

I don’t want to disappear.

I don’t want this.

I never wanted this.

Is this the price of strength? Is this my punishment?

The notebook seemed to stare at her across the cell.

If only I hadn’t met—

“We have a ghoul in custody believed to be the leader of the Aogiri Tree.”

Hinami’s eyes shot open.

What? Was that—?

She listened closer. Her ears and nose reached beyond her cell, ascending the levels of Cochlea. She shut out everyone inside, only focusing on the entrance. There were guards. Lots of them, wearing facial masks, carrying firearms loaded with RC suppressants. Leading them was—

No, no, focus. Who are they taking? Hats, suits, belts with firearms— restraints made of quinque steel. The type used in Cochlea. Wrapped around the body, like a straitjacket. A short individual, with shorter hair.

The unmistakable scent of hibiscus flowers.

It was her.

Takatsuki. Eto. Here. In Cochlea. Not on Rushima. Not with the others. Yumitsu, Miza, Naki— Ayato. Why? Why was she here? She let herself get arrested? For what reason? Hinami knew about the ongoing extermination operation. Was everyone in Aogiri— good and bad alike— going to…?

And then the one leading her to her cell. It was him. He was here. Hinami didn’t understand. After six months without visits, six months of wondering what he’d been up to, he’d finally returned here with— with Eto?

What was going on?

—

Hinami heard Ayato and his unit arrive on the property. He found Banjou, Ichimi, Sante, and Jiro too. They were going to attempt a rescue. Away from Rushima. Away from Yumitsu, Miza, and Naki. Aogiri was falling apart.

The Tree was rotting. 

The alarms went off, and the fighting broke out soon after, but the one who opened the entrance to Hinami’s cell wasn’t Ayato, or Banjou, or anyone she might have expected.

“I’m sorry it took so long,” Ken said, with a familiar sad smile on his face. “Let’s get out of here.”

Rage. Joy. Sadness.

All these emotions and more flooded Hinami’s system. Ken… was back. He was back, but… He seemed so much sadder. He seemed so much more stuck. Because she recognized that smile on his face. It was the same smile he gave her before he left her.

She staggered to her feet.

What should she say? What should she do? It was him. She should be happy. This was what she wanted, right?

She stumbled across the cell.

But Sasaki… Sasaki seemed happy too. He had friends. He had a family. He was loved and respected in the CCG. But for Ken to return, those things had to be taken away. Because Ken was someone who slingshotted into the past. Ken was the type to overcompensate, make up for the past by sacrificing the present.

Hinami slapped him. Hard.

“Why… are you here?” she asked slowly, failing to hold back the tears in her eyes.

Why haven’t you learned?

“You’re…”

You’re just doing the same thing again, aren’t you?

“Y-You’re an investigator…”

You’re leaving me.

He didn’t say anything for a moment. The alarms continued to blare. Humans and ghouls continued to fight each other, continued to kill each other, with no one winning in the end.

Leaving all of us.

“This is my last job,” he finally said. “We should go…”

She heard the reaper a few floors above, swinging his scythe. Ayato was engaging him. With him were two others. If she concentrated, she could almost believe they were—

She took a shaky breath. “How are we getting out?”

He led her down the hall, and told her about the drainage port. They ran for what felt like hours. The halls all looked the same, enough to drive one crazy.

She stabbed a strange investigator. He smelled like a pâté, but he also smelled like Ken. There wasn’t enough time to dwell on it. They kept running.

Ken left her. Again. She sank against the wall. Still weak. Still helpless. Still—

“Hinami? Hinami!!”

She looked up again, and it was Ayato. He ran to her, and she almost thought he was gonna hug her, but it never came. As always, he just put his hand on her shoulder, and it meant everything.

“Sorry I’m late…” he apologized with a smile. “Let’s go home.”

Hinami nodded and looked at who he brought. She froze. She had been right.

“T-Touka…” she whispered. “Yomo…”

Yomo looked just like she remembered, if a little bit beaten up. And Touka… Touka was beautiful. Like a butterfly unfurling its wings. She seemed so much stronger. Stronger than Hinami.

If only I—

Touka came up to her, raised her hands, and pinched Hinami’s cheek. “Idiot,” she said simply, grinning.

No need for words, or punishment, or anything. Touka was just glad she was safe.

The tears flowed freely. “I-I’m sorry…”

But reunions couldn’t last too long. They reunited with Banjou, who gave one of his nostalgic bear hugs, then headed to the compactor room after disabling it. Once they were through, they were free. Hinami would live. Her punishment was over.

The compactor room was so much larger than she imagined. As she ran, Hinami wondered how many ghouls had met their end being crushed by the quinque steel cylinders. How many quinques had been made. How she might have screamed when she was sandwiched between them.

… She heard something. Black suits, and someone she thought she had killed.

Typing.

Undoing.

Reactivating.

The cylinders came to life and rushed forward. Hinami turned to Touka, Yomo, Ayato, Banjou, Jiro, Sante, Ichimi, the Gas Masks, the remnants of Aogiri, as the space closed, the air rushed out of her lungs, the end result— 

Footsteps. Lighter than air, almost like a bird taking flight.

A familiar flash of green inserting itself into her vision.

The sound of crunching steel, and the crackling of kagune.

No one died. Everyone was safe.

Amidst the ruins of quinque steel and kagune, Hinami looked up at a familiar, massive kakuja. Ayato caught her before she could fall from the shock.

“Why would Eto…?” Banjou wondered aloud, before shaking his head. “It doesn’t matter. We gotta go, guys!”

But Hinami kept staring. Maybe to Banjou, it didn’t make sense. Maybe even Ayato couldn’t understand it. Because they didn’t know. You can’t understand what you don’t know. You can’t understand what you don’t spend time with.

In hindsight, it was so obvious.

For a moment, she was fourteen again, sitting in a coffee shop and wondering why Shuu was taking so long in the bathroom.

A flash of green entered her vision that day, and gave her a ticket down the rabbit hole.

“Hinami,” Ayato said, patting her. “Let’s get going.”

“I think Kaneki… is the type of person who wants to be loved.”

She blinked. “R-Right…”

She gave the kakuja one last glance before she ran.

If only…

[trash0saurus]

6 Sentence Sunday

From the upcoming chapter...

Jiro’s face was full of empathy as she laid a hand on Lisette’s shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. “We know you’re not stupid. Besides – you’re not even from here, right? So how are you supposed to know about ghouls, anyway? I mean – do those things even exist anywhere except here?” She snorted and rolled her eyes, throwing a quick glance at her two brothers.

You can begin reading the fic here on AO3!

[k-kuja]

banjou-san!!

[kenkamishiro]

Tokyo Ghoul:re volume 15 omake part 1 (courtesy to TG_Hub for the scans).

[axgreylk]

Shuu is working so hard but that doesn't mean he doesn't have time to organize beautiful weddings. Shuu there to make sure your big day is great. I love this man. Such a beautiful man😍♥️. Also congrats Banjou and Jiro🍾🎉♥️

[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 1: Tiebreaker

First poll

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[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 1: Ichimi VS Mikage Miyuki

Ichimi is a member of the Gas Masks and Miyuki is a CCG investigator in Suzuya Squad.

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[elmaxlys]

TGSMP Loser Bracket - Revival Round: Group 1

Ichimi is a member of the Gas Masks - Hagi is the leader of the 11th Ward, from the Rize side story - Hooguro is a member of the White Suits - Okahira is a CCG investigator that was made into Quinx by Kanou - Shikorae is a member of Aogiri Tree and of the Clowns group (Rio has a separate entry) - Kado is a member of Uta’s gang in the 4th ward.

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[kyanitedragon]

They pick on him so much

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[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 2

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(links to the polls will be added when they are posted)

Kaneki Ken VS Kirishima Arata > winner skips Round 3

Yoshida Kazuo VS Suzuya Juuzou

Uta VS Washuu Yoshitoki

Kaiko VS Takizawa Seidou (T-Owl) > winner skips Round 3

Banjou Kazuichi VS Hooguro

Mougan Tanakamaru VS Koma Enji

Noro VS Souzu Rikai

Higemaru Touma VS Kanae von Rosewald

Naki VS Ichimi

Hayashimura Naoto VS Sasaki Haise

Takizawa Seidou VS Tamaki Mizurou

Nakarai Keijin VS Nishio Nishiki

Furuta Nimura VS Dr. Kanou Akihiro

Hagi VS Ui Koori

Amon Koutarou VS Donato Porpora

Urie Mikito VS Nico

Itou Kuramoto VS Atou Daisuke

Momochi Ikuma VS Abara Hanbee

Urie Kuki VS Washuu Matsuri

Aura Shinsanpei VS Tsukiyama Shuu

Arima Yusa VS Younger Bin Brother

Shikorae VS Hirako Take

Arima Kishou VS Iba Fujishige

Kusaba Ippei VS Yomo Renji

Mado Kureo VS Misaka Kyouji

Cain VS Shinohara Yukinori

Mutsuki Tooru VS Kijima Shiki

Utsumi Noyama VS Oomori Yakumo (Yamori)

Tatara VS Nutcracker's Partner > winner skips Round 3

Rio VS Houji Kousuke

Kuroiwa Takeomi (Bujin) VS Gagi

Hachikawa Chuu VS Nagachika Hideyoshi > winner skips Round 3

Akai Tomonari VS Shirazu Ginshi

Kirishima Ayato VS Asachi Waka

Washuu Tsuneyoshi VS Yoshimura Kuzen

Marude Itsuki VS Morimine Kyouhei

[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 1

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Characters that get a free pass to Round 2 due to being popular

(links to the polls will be added when they are posted)

Shimoguchi Nobu/Kusaba Ippei

Iba Fujishige/Mabuchi Katsuya

Atou Daisuke/Kado

Nutcracker's Partner/Big Madam's Bodyguard

Souzu Rikai/Shiono Shunji

Misaka Kyouji/Haisaki Shinme

Urie Mikito/Dr Ogura Hisashi

Hachikawa Chuu/Fuka

Mikage Miyuki/Ichimi > Tiebreaker

Idera Shousei/Higemaru Touma

Kaiko/Okahira

Kirishima Arata/Tsukiyama Mirumo

Yoshida Kazuo/Vancouver

Kamishiro Matasaka (Shachi)/Washuu Yoshitoki

Mairo/Hooguro

Dr Chigyou Kouitsu/Mougan Tanakamaru

Fura Taishi/Morimine Kyouhei

Washuu Matsuri/Older Bin Brother

Aura Shinsanpei/Ganbo

Taro/Shikorae

Washuu Tsuneyoshi/Mr Saeki

Saeki Karao (Torso)/Kijima Shiki

Gagi/Sumi

Guge/Younger Bin Brother

Kuroiwa Iwao/Tamaki Mizurou

Dr Kanou Akihiro/Tokage Goumasa

Hagi/Orca's Barkeeper

Fueguchi Asaki/Hayashimura Naoto

Gil/Utsumi Noyama

Donato Porpora/Yan

Rio/Yuuma

Cain/Dr Shiba Ryuujirou

Momochi Ikuma/Michibata Shinji

Akai Tomonari/Nezu Yasuhito

Asachi Waka/Tatsumichi Ryuusen > Tiebreaker

Nakarai Keijin/Sante

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TG Sexyman Poll - Loser Bracket: Revival Round

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TG Sexyman Loser Bracket Masterpost

Group 1 (three winners)

Ichimi

Hagi

Okahira

Hooguro

Shikorae

Kado

Group 2 - (three winners)

Taro

Ganbo

Sumi

Guge

Fuka

Cain

Group 3 (three winners)

Shachi

Big Madam's Bodyguard

Mr Saeki

Hayashimura Naoto

Higemaru Touma

Mabuchi Katsuya

Group 4 (three winners) -> TIEBREAKER

Nakarai Keijin

Gil

Sante

Tamaki Mizurou

Rio

Shiono Shunji

Group 5 (three winners)

Mikage Miyuki

Vancouver

Orca's Barkeeper

Yuuma

Asachi Waka

Younger Bin Brother

Group 6 (three winners)

Kusaba Ippei

Dr Shiba Ryoujirou

Fura Taishi

Idera Shousei

Souzu Rikai

Older Bin Brother

Group 7 (three winners)

Saeki Karao (Torso)

Hachikawa Chuu

Kijima Shiki

Dr Kanou Akihiro

Haisaki Shinme

Fueguchi Asaki

Group 8 (two winners)

Washuu Yoshitoki

Nutcracker's Partner

Mairo

Utsumi Noyama

Tatsumichi Ryuusen

Tycho Johannes (✨new✨)

Group 9 (two winners)

Yan

Mougan Tanakamaru

Yoshida Kazuo

Dr Ogura Hisashi

Momochi Ikuma

Shibashi Shunichi (✨new✨)

Group 10 (two winners)

Donato Porpora

Dr Chigyou Kouitsu

Tokage Goumasa

Atou Daisuke

Washuu Matsuri

Nakajima (✨new✨)

Group 11 (two winners)

Michibata Shinji

Iba Fujishige

Akai Tomonari

Shimoguchi Nobu

Aura Shinsanpei

Asada Jirou (✨new✨)

Group 12 (two winners)

Misaka Kyouji

Nezu Yasuhito

Tsukiyama Mirumo

Kaiko

Washuu Tsuneyoshi

Kurei (✨new✨)

Group 13 (one winner)

Kirishima Arata

Marude Itsuki

Kuroiwa Iwao

Kuroiwa Takeomi

Nico

[trash0saurus]