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eggtartz · 1 year ago

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✧ 1st October ✧

All Might // Big Boy (f! civilian reader)

kinktober masterlist

warnings : belly bulge, petnames, creampie, size kink

no matter in which form toshinori, his height and his size in general would always win againts you. despite being a plump one, your height isn't really helping (or it's just the fact that toshinori is almost seven foot tall) you couldn't compete toshinori in any way but the older man developed a kink over the state.

how he adores your hands in his big ones, your still small hands although he's in his skinny form. how you would struggle to reach out to kiss him, toshinori having to bend over every single time. how he loves the height difference and how it's obviously too.

how he enjoys how you struggle to take him during sex, how you need a lot of prep before having him inside because once he was too hasty and ended up hurting you. lube is a must, your juices are simply not enough for someone his size. it started as an observation, how small you looked while being under and soon he realized that's the exact thing that gets him busting a nut inside you.

it was an exhausting day for both you and toshinori as you two huffed on the couch, your body spread wide on his lap. "toshii..." you whined, pawing his hero costume that got his attention. he smiled knowingly, unzipping the suit for you two to share warmth and comfort. you hummed as your small hands rested on his enormous peck. he was content with how comfortable this routine felt, a quiet one after hustle and bustle of the day. however the content quickly turned into something else when he looks down and see how dainty you were. so small, fragile.

he stifled a groan when you accidently grind on his clothed cock, earning a small giggle. "y/n.. if you keep doing that, im gonna-" he let out a growl when he felt your hips grinding down, he almost came. He lifted your body with ease and placed you on his shoulder, slapping your butt as you yelped. "wanna get fucked so bad?" he asked dangerously and your cheeks were warm as you nodded.

he roughly dumps you on your shared bed "stick your dirty fingers in that pussy, i want it wet and prepped, you hear me?" he holds your chin to look up at him earning a nod. you hastily took off your pencil skirt while he teased you by slowly undoing his, making you whine as you plunged your fingers into your already soaking pussy. you used two fingers and whined again "toshinori, its not enough, need you to do it" he smiled, his top already off. "your fingers are not big enough, darling?" he purred "n-no.. yours are much bigger.. need it.."

"if you say so"

he was quick to place two fingers inside to stretch your gummy walls earning a wanton moan from your lips, his hands grabbing two tits in one hand that showcased how big his hands are. he whispers sweet praises into your ear that went his fingers went to flicked your clit, you were already having an orgasm

"my sweet girl. you think you can handle more?" he asked gently, nudging the mushroom of his cockhead at your salivating pussy. "yes please..." you asked oh so sweetly, he'd be a horrible person to decline.

He inserted slowly, enjoying how your small body clung on him as you scratched his back with pleasure. making small thrusts, he took one boob in his mouth as you squeezed your eyes tight "ah.. so... bignnh" you slurred as his tongue lapped on your nipple "but you can take it right? take everything, sweetheart" you panted as he kept pushing inside, venturing to places so deep inside you. your breathing hitched when you finally felt his hip and his balls against your ass. "toshi,, please.., fuck m-" you screamed as he thrusted violently as he panted "damn it.. so tight," he muttered under his breath as you moaned his name. "gotta make sure i fuck you daily, get this hole loose" he grunted as he pressed you down the bed. he easily lifts you as you lay sideways and uses your arms as levers to thrust in deeper. "o-oh.. fuck.." you were getting dizzier as he thrusts with force and nibbles on your earlobe. "i'm gonna cum.. fuck, fucking look at you.. so pretty, so small. fuck!" cum spurted inside you as you lay down feeling already full.

"you didn't think we're finished did you?"

how delicious it is seeing the slight bulge of his cock inside of your stomach makes him groan at how small you are compared to him, so small and vulnerable. so easy to just toss you around and use like a doll. "yeah.. one more.." he coaxed you into another orgasm, you were drooling on the bed sheets "t-toshi.. so full.." you mumbled, feeling stuffed and filled to the brim with how much he has came inside you.

he pulls you up, his chest on your back as he used your arms as support, thrusting inside you in a slow and sensual pace "shit.." his american accent came out "you feel too good, darling.. need to fill you everyday, would you want that?" he whispered againts your ear as you moaned, feeling lightheaded and full of pleasure. "yes.. everyday.. mmh.." your tits bounced as sweat and saliva coated your skin and his. he groaned again and came with a shiver, thrusting his cum slowly into your weeping pussy. you collapsed on the body and twitched, cum oozing out frok your exhausted pussy.

again, toshinori is fascinated to see such a small body is able to keep in so much cum.

#my hero academia imagines #my hero academia fanfic #my hero academia x reader #my hero academia smut #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #all might #all might x reader #all might smut #mha all might #bnha all might #yagi toshinori #kinktober entry ♡˖

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the12thnightproject · 11 days ago

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Chapter 32 - The Consultant - Mitsunari POV chapter... in case you were curious about what Shingen and Mitsunari were discussing...

Mitsunari x OC; Nobunaga x Mai

Previous Chapter

Logline - In order to protect a political alliance, Katusko and Mitsunari must pretend an engagement. But this “all business” arrangement is threatened by a coup against Nobunaga… and by feelings.

From the Military Notes of Ishida Mitsunari…

Lord Shingen is an acknowledged expert on tactics and strategy. He’s also an acknowledged expert on love and romance….

When books fail to provide an answer, sometimes the only solution is to consult an expert.

“Another one?” Even after running into two other versions of herself, Okatsu still seemed startled to see a second version of Lord Shingen.

To Mitsunari, the man was simply an obstacle in finding time to tell Okatsu how he felt. As soon as they joined the others, it would be Toshiie who would first grab her attention, but Mitsunari was sure that his timeline’s Lord Shingen would live up to his reputation and try to charm her. “While it was no strain to meet two additional Okatsus, I could have lived happily without encountering two Takeda Shingens.”

It was interesting, though, to see how his own timeline’s Lord Shingen differed from the one he had met earlier. This man… certainly, no one had ever accused Mitsunari of being observant, but even he could see that this man was ill. (Although not so ill that he couldn’t flirt with Okatsu). “Hello Angel. The future is looking brighter already. To meet such a dazzling creature as yourself is evidence that fortune is smiling upon me today.”

No. This could not happen. Fate wouldn’t be so unkind as to not only take Okatsu away from him, but also send her right into the arms of someone like Lord Shingen. He needed to say something. He needed to do… something.

Something more than glare at the man.

“Ishida Mitsunari.” Even ill, Lord Shingen managed to make Mitsunari’s name sound like a threat.

Years and years of Hideyoshi’s gentle suggestions on manners and conversation ensured that Mitsunari’s next ‘something’ was to bow and return the greeting. “Lord Shingen. I had never expected to see you outside of a battlefield.”

Lord Shingen understood the implied threat in that. “I intend for you to get that opportunity as well.”

“I look forward to that.” It might be an interesting exercise to pit himself against Shingen in battlefield tactics. And if Shingen didn’t move away from Okatsu, he would be pitting himself against the man quite soon. Imminently. “However, at the moment, you are standing far too close to Lady Okatsu.”

“Ah. I see now.” Shingen’s laugh was interrupted by a terrible cough. “’Lady’ Okatsu? You are the mysterious Oda Princess who accompanied his entourage to Genba?”

He could tell that Okatsu was surprised by Shingen’s knowledge, and he took the opportunity to move closer to her. “Lord Shingen’s spy network rivals Mitsuhide’s.”

Apparently, Shingen felted he needed to impress Okatsu. “It’s better than Mitsuhide’s.”

Mitusnari was about to take that statement apart and dispute it with evidence and statistics, but Okatsu had already moved the conversation into another direction, by asking Sasuke what time he expected the wormhole to arrive tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

He had less than a day with her.

Less than a day to tell her how he felt.

Less than a day to ask her to come back.

“Are you bringing Lord Shingen to the future as well?” Okatsu gave the man a quick glance.

No.

No. No. No!

He couldn’t allow that… couldn’t send Okatsu away with a man who was eyeing her like she was a toy brought in for his personal amusement. Even in Azuchi, Lord Shingen’s reputation as a flirt was legendary. If he and Okatsu went into the future together, Mitsunari would never have a chance with her.

“I have yet to be convinced that the healers in your future will be able to cure me. The idea continues to be a point of discussion.” Ok good. Lord Shingen seemed skeptical of time travel.

But… cure? Was the man’s illness serious?

“It’s true that I can’t guarantee success.” Toshiie inclined his head toward Lord Shingen. “But I would know more after running some tests.”

“I have not made a final decision on the matter. It’s difficult to agree to this journey when the people of Kai are homeless, and our lands are overrun by Nobunaga’s brutes.” He glared at Mitsunari, but then paused to cough and wheeze.

How ill did a person need to be to go to the future for a cure?

When Shingen spoke again, he sounded… sad. Yes, that was the emotion. “If there is no cure to be found, I will have wasted my final months chasing a dream, rather than on the battlefield with my people.”

Lord Shingen believed he was dying. Neither Toshiie nor Sasuke corrected him on the matter, so that quite possibly was the case. Which, as a member of the Oda clan, should have come as a relief to Mitsunari, but… now face to face with the man, it was hard not to feel like it was a waste.

He recalled the other Lord Shingen – the one who had clearly time travelled before. That man had been healthy. That man had also been in love with (possibly married to?) the other Katsuko. Logically, then if this Lord Shingen travelled to the future with Sasuke, Toshiie, and Okatsu, he would return healthy.

Although context suggested Shingen might also be married to Okatsu at that point.

If he stopped Lord Shingen from going to the future, then, logically, he could prevent that marriage as well. But would it be right to sign the man’s death sentence? Mitsunari could kill a man on a battlefield. This was not a battle though, and…

He was working through the ethics of the situation when Okatsu took the decision out of his hands. “Um, I think it worked.”

“Worked?” Sasuke turned his attention to her, his posture suddenly alert.

“It’s… a long story – but it also might explain why your observations gone haywire.”

Hay… wire? Mitsunari added the word to his internal list. It was interesting how Okatsu’s language changed when she was around people who were from her time. He wondered how hard she had had to work to pass unnoticed in this era. Possibly harder than she had worked to become a Princess.

While Mitsunari was still pondering another facet of Okatsu, Lord Shingen had taken advantage of his distraction and led her toward the fire. “This appears to be a tale best told with a meal… and…” he opened a basket which contained an assortment of pastry, “of course, sweets.” He sat down, then patted the space next to him. “Come sit by me, Angel, and tell me more.”

That… that… Mitsunari ran through the list of obscenities he had collected from Hideyoshi, who had quite the vocabulary when he was agitated… which, generally speaking, happened after conversations with Mitsuhide, or when Masamune was late for war council again.

That bastard!

“Shingen, do I have to remind you that Katsuko is my sister?” Toshiie sat himself down in the space that Shingen had indicated.

And Okatsu sat next to Mitsunari.

She chose me!

He elected to ignore the fact that technically there had been nowhere else to sit.

Mitsunari was happy to bask in her nearness, happy for her warmth, happy that she, without asking, removed his carrots from the bowl of stew that Sasuke had handed him. He quickly returned the favor and took care of the mushrooms in her dish, while Okatsu told the others what had happened earlier today. “Aki disappeared – right after you two left for Kasugayama. Iekane showed up at the tower and had some sort of device that I think might have allowed him to go to another time. Or another timeline? Mitsunari and I went looking for him today. Or, well, last week, I guess.”

To allow her to finish her food, Mitsunari continued the explanation. “What Okatsu means is that for us, our search has lasted a day, but we spent the afternoon in a place where time has no meaning. When we left, we discovered a week had passed.”

“Time has no meaning? Holy Crap on a cracker!” Sasuke almost dumped his food on the ground, but Okatsu rescued it at the last moment.

Did that mean that when she performed similar rescues for Mitsunari, that it was simply an aspect of her personality, and not something special she did just for him? That pit that had opened up in his stomach when they met up with this Lord Shingen grew wider and deeper.

But now was not the time to explore that pit. Perhaps if they could further map the mechanics of time travel, they could find a way to travel from the past to the future more easily and often. Okatsu could return to this time. Or… could he visit her?

The idea was frightening and exhilarating at the same time.

He sat up straighter, forcing himself to contribute to and concentrate on the conversation, especially to what Sasuke was saying and not saying, in response to their story. “We found Akihira’s manor to be deserted – in fact it appeared that it had been in disuse for years, even though Okatsu had been living there until a few weeks ago. Inside we found a hidden room. The room was nearly empty, aside from two trunks containing clothing that Okatsu recognized as Akihira’s. However, before we could investigate further, we were interrupted by two other people looking for Akihira.” He looked at Lord Shingen. “One of them was you.”

“Multiverses! I knew it!” Sasuke waved his fist in the air, then subsided at a quelling look from Lord Shingen.

Another new word. Multiverse. That one more than likely referred to the multiple ways the future could develop if even a portion, a whisper of something changed. So perhaps Okatsu wasn’t destined for Lord Shingen. Perhaps whatever that other Katsuko had experienced had caused her to fall in love with Shingen and he with her. But his Okatsu hadn’t had those experiences. Though that thought made Mitsunari feel slightly better, he still did not like the idea of Okatsu and Lord Shingen spending any time together in the future.

“The other person… was me. Except, not-me. Anyway sir,” Okatsu directed her comment to Lord Shingen. “You, or rather he, was not at all ill – he appeared to be strong and healthy, and he did not have a cough or any problems breathing. He and Katsu said that they had travelled through a wormhole previously. Therefore, I figure that whatever disease you have is treatable.”

“Beauty and brains. Thank you, Angel. Yes, that does appear to be a logical conclusion.” Lord Shingen nodded, then leaned backward against a tree. At that moment, he seemed very tired, and years older than the rest of them.

“Katsu-” Mitsunari used the other Katsuko’s preferred name to distinguish between them, “mentioned having been in the wrong timeline prior to this – however we were interrupted again. The second interruption was from you, Sasuke.”

Sasuke made that strange fist waving gesture again. It was… an odd gesture, one that ought to seem threatening, and yet Mitsunari thought he understood that meant the ninja was excited. “Was I with the other Lord Shingen and the other Katsu?”

“Um. No. You were with a third Katsu.” Okatsu let out a long sigh – yes, this must be the most stressful for her. At least Mitsunari had not run into multiple versions of himself… although… if he had… what would they have talked about, he wondered.

Realizing he had let a conversational pause hang on too long, Mitsunari picked up the threads of the story. “When we returned to this – timeline – a week had passed. Although neither Okatsu nor I felt hungry or tired.”

“Interesting that you were able to exist in the same space as the other Katsus.” Sasuke pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose. “In some multiverse theory, it’s impossible for the alternates to meet without causing damage to the fabric of reality.”

Okatsu scrunched up her nose (a facial expression that Mitsunari added to his library of Okatsu moments), then said, “Alternates? I’m already weirded out enough without slapping a sci-fi label on it.”

“You aren’t twins or clones, and ‘duplicates’ seemed even worse.” Sasuke waved that all away. “However, it might be a good idea for your brother to take your vital signs.”

Vital signs? What were those? Whatever it was, it had been a signal for Okatsu to make her way to her brother, who began pulling more of those interesting items out of his bag. Mitsunari considered watching, but then it occurred to him that another fascinating opportunity had arisen, given him the chance to talk with an expert in the field of strategy… and women.

“Lord Shingen, for the sake of our current company, I propose that we agree to a truce.” Mitsunari brought an offering of hot tea over to the man, who was still resting uncomfortably against that tree.

Shingen started to speak, then succumbed to a coughing fit. To Mitsunari’s horror it appeared that the man was coughing up blood. “As you have surmised, I’m not in the best condition to duel, in any case.” He took a long sip of the tea. “Although I admit to being curious of your abilities. My spies tell me that you’re surprisingly good.”

Mitsunari took that as an invitation to sit down. “It is less of a thinking and more of a knowing.” He could see battles playing out in his head as easily as the texts of books, but people were already… to use Okatsu’s words, weirded out by the fact that he could reread books in his head. To confess that he could see how future battles would play out might result in accusations of demonic possession. “However…” He paused wondered if he could, or even should ask Shingen for advice.

“However…?” Lord Shingen merely looked at him and waited patiently for him to continue.

“I wished to discuss a matter of strategy with you.” Before Lord Shingen could point out that truce or not, they were still enemies, Mitsunari rushed to add, “Not about war. I … I am given to understand that you are an expert in love.”

Lord Shingen looked at him, then at Okatsu, then back to him. “Ah. Yes. There does appear to be some attachment there.”

“To me? Or to her? We are friends. Our engagement was a ruse, but… I wish for it to be real. Or even… the sort of relationship leads to an engagement.” Wait. He was already getting things mixed up. He should tell the story from the beginning. Even someone as intelligent as Lord Shingen would not be able to follow otherwise.

He had gotten as far as explaining the Kitty Strategy, when Lord Shingen began laughing so hard that it turned into a coughing fit, and Mitsunari was momentarily worried that he had killed the man.

He started to wave Toshiie over, but Lord Shingen shook his head. “I’m not going to expire this instant. How did Okatsu react to your tactics?”

“Er, I believe she thought I needed sunshine and rest.” Or maybe she hadn’t noticed much at all. “It was not the best plan.”

Shingen patted him on the shoulder. “It wasn’t a horrible plan, because affection, play, and food are as necessary for humans as they are for cats. It’s simply that you needed to extrapolate what affection, play and food would be most appropriate for Okatsu. Plus, a bit of flirtation wouldn’t be amiss either.”

Mitsunari’s spirits, which had begun to improve, plummeted again. “I don’t know what to say. Er, could you perhaps, loan me a few phrases?”

After a short pause, Shingen offered, “Mmm, how about, ‘something’s wrong with my eyes, because I can’t take them off you’.”

“Should I wear my glasses when I say that? Because that would show that there is something wrong with my eyes.” He practiced saying the words in his head, but they sounded odd. Not-him. He tried the line out loud. “Something’s wrong with my eyes, because I can’t take them off you.”

Lord Shingen visibly winced. “Er, let me give you a different one. ‘Your eyes are like the ocean; I could swim in them all day.’”

“Okatsu’s eyes are brown. The ocean is blue. Or sometimes grey. Unless it’s night?” Mitsunari did think Okatu’s eyes were pretty, but more because they were warm. And sparkled.

“You need to be able to say it with conviction.” Shingen looked Mitsunari up and down for a moment. “One more… ‘I’m lost. Can you give me directions to your heart?’”

That… sounded like something he could say. He did often get lost, so he could say that with conviction. Before his courage deserted him, he went over to Okatsu, just in time to hear her brother say, “Ok doofus, you are disgustingly healthy.”

Immediately the words he had intended to say flew out of his head. “There is nothing disgusting about Okatsu.” Her brother should know better than that. Now… what had he been about to say? Lost. Directions to heart. But now that wouldn’t make any sense. He tried to repair the mission, but what came out of his mouth was: “Okatsu, you are as… you are like… you are not disgusting.”

That… was not good.

“Mitsunari, it’s ok. This is just the way we talk to each other. I know Toshiie loves me. We like to tease each other sometimes.” She sent a teasing smile to her brother, then added, “Sort of how Ieyasu is – he sounds grumpy but deep down, you know he really likes you.”

What did she mean? Ieyasu never sounded grumpy. He simply was, Ieyasu. But… clearly this was not the time to continue flirting. Her brother would just get in the way. Mitsunari made a strategic retreat back to Shingen.

“That… did not go well.” He might as well resign himself to the idea that Okatsu was leaving and likely would not return.

“It has occurred to me that as you and Okatsu are already close, there is no need for you to use this type of flirtation. While complimenting your love is never a bad idea, there’s a time and a place for that.” Once again Shingen patted him on the shoulder. “All you really need is courage to tell her how you feel. Honest and to the point. What is the worst that can happen?”

“Okatsu will leave and never return.” Or return as Shingen’s wife, but Mitsunari didn’t want to state that part out loud.

Shingen turned to watch Okatsu, her brother, and Sasuke as they appeared to be in an intense conversation. Mitsunari imagined that the man was already planning his seduction of her. “Whereas, if you don’t say anything to her, what will happen?”

“Okatsu will leave and never return.” In which case... “It appears that I am in an untenable position either way.”

This time Shingen didn’t bother to pat his shoulder. Instead, the man lightly slapped the back of his head. “In your way, you’re nearly as bad as Yukimura. If you say nothing, your lady will certainly leave. If you say something, she might leave. Or, she may stay. You lose nothing by screwing up your courage and telling her.”

That did make mathematical sense. Of course, Mitsunari still had to find the time and opportunity to tell her… but perhaps. “If she does stay, that brings me to my next dilemma. I… er… am not experienced in the art of love. I did read, or at least look at, a book about the mechanics, however I have many questions.”

Shingen put his face in his hands. “I will need another pot of tea for this.”

Tea! That was something he could do. Mitsunari quickly retrieved some – it looked a bit weak, so he added more leaves at the last minute – surely that would mix well since the water was already hot. He brought it back to Shingen, then settled down. Then he brought out the bound empty book that Okatsu had given him. “Am I permitted to write down some notes?”

“By all means.” Shingen took a sip of the tea, blinked at the cup, and set it aside. Possibly it was still too warm. “First of all, what was this book of mechanics?”

Mitsunari began describing the pillow book. “I could reproduce the drawings, if you prefer?”

“Without having the book in front of you, you can do this?”

Mitsunari nodded.

“And does it follow that you could do this with anything you have read?”

Mitsunari nodded again.

“Are you at all certain that you are not interested in working for me?”

By the time Mitsunari was clear not only on the mechanics but also the subtleties of lovemaking, his hand had cramped from note taking, and everyone else, aside from himself and Shingen, was asleep. Figuring that it might not be a great idea to wake Okatsu up to tell her he loved her, he instead lay down beside her. First thing in the morning, they would have a proper discussion.

Until then, he was loth to waste this night by sleeping through it. Perhaps it was their final night, perhaps they would only be separated for a few months. He would spend this night watching her by firelight, while he mentally practiced his speech to her.

He… spent the rest of the night asleep, only to be awakened when her hand crept into his.

He lightly squeezed that small, strong hand. I love you.

She squeezed it back, and that at least gave him the courage to begin. “Will you come back? At least to visit, if nothing else? Will you be able to do so?” It wasn’t what he wanted to say, but if she said that she wanted to come back, that might be a clue that she didn’t want to leave. He inched closer to her – their faces were nearly touching.

She looked… conflicted? But then her next words sent the conversation in a completely different direction. “If I can – I don’t know. Either way… you’ll take care of my horse, won’t you?”

Her horse? That was what she was conflicted about? Still… if he took care of her horse, that at least would give her another reason to come back, right? “I’ll take her back to Azuchi with me.” He touched her cheek, that place where he had first touched weeks ago, that moment when he had first noticed that they fit together. “I will miss you.” Don’t go.

“I’ll miss you too.” She smiled at him – a true smile, and not the polite mask she sometimes put on. “We’ll always have Genba.”

Say something. Tell her. Tell her. He opened his mouth. “I-”

BOOM!

Thunder drowned him out, and in moments rain was pouring from the sky, and Okatsu’s brother was yelling something, then Sasuke yelled something about the wormhole.

Mitsunari turned to look where Sasuke was pointing - a wall of fog was advancing down the side of the mountain. It looked ready to swallow them all up.

It was going to take her away from him… and he’d never gotten to tell her how he felt.

“Mitsunari.” Sasuke gently patted his shoulder. “You need to stand back, unless you want to spend an indefinite amount of time in the future.” He bowed to him. “I have enjoyed knowing you.”

“Katsuko! Hurry!” Toshiie began to drag Okatsu toward that fog.

She pulled her arm free. “I’ll be there in a sec.” Then she threw her arms around Mitsunari, and for one tiny moment, he thought that indicated she had changed her mind. “Goodbye. You were the best fake fiancée I’ve ever had.”

“It did not feel fake,” He pulled her in closer, trying to burn the shape of her into his body, trying still, one more time to tell her the one thing he’d been unable to say. I love you.

Then she stepped back, looked at him for one more moment before turning around to join Sasuke, Shingen, and her brother as the door to the future opened.

No… it… this can’t be how it ends.

He gathered his courage and reached out to her.

@lorei-writes @bestbryn @katriniac @lyds323 @briars7

#TBTMND #A Mitsunari Night's Dream #throwback thursday #ikemen sengoku #fanfic #mitsunari ishida #ikesen mitsunari #ikesen shingen #ikesen sasuke #oc: katsuko #katsuverse

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ask-kennyo · 4 months ago

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oh!! could you talk about the history of who is into males etc.

((Sure! Why not! ^^

Nobunaga's relationship with Ranmaru is infamous. He's possibly also had shudou relationship with Maeda Toshiie.

As for Kenshin, we know he was unmarried throughout his life. Though it does not necessarily imply he was into shudou.

Shingen is said to have shudou relationships with many boys. He's known for being in a relationship with Kosaka Masanobu, one of his retainers.

There's a story regarding Hideyoshi.

One day, his retainers were curious if their lord is into shudou, because he did not have any male lovers. They found a very beautiful boy.

Later when they asked the boy what happened when he was with Hideyoshi, he replied that he was just asked if he had a sister.

Take what I say with a grain of salt, as this is more of a hobby. I'm not a professional historian.))

#ikemen sengoku #ikesen #history #japanese history #shudou

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hanakxtoba · 3 months ago

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hikarinokizuna asked:*Ieyasu just having his good time while enjoying the scenary yet peacefully, away from Mitsunari for awhile*

❥─ ━ ᏟμᏢⅰժ αᚱᚱοѡ The vagabond was out and about as usual while riding his trust steed for a while and just coming up to a shady area in the forest there for a put stop. Sure Toshiie and Matsu are concerned about his future still but time waits for no one!

He was sure that he saw someone familiar, though....maybe his mind was playing tricks on him again so he just shook it off first and relaxed in the shade as usual.

@hikarinokizuna

#me at me: What does Keiji calls him again *squints at the files*#wishful thinking{answers}#ovie #Is this what we were destined to be?{Sengoku Basara}

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koorinokujira · 1 year ago

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✧ Fic and Imagines Request Rules ✧

So, I thought I would make a small rule list, since I really want to do requests as well, apart from the stuff I think of, and want it to go smoothly for all of us! I'll do it in the form of a small Q&A so it's easy to read! I may make small changes to this list. ☆ ～('▽^人)

✧ Will you write about all Sengoku Basara characters, or only some? ✧

Currently, I'll write only about characters I like, know more about and am comfortable with. I'm still fairly new to the fandom, so more will probably be added to the list!

The characters I will write about for now:

✎ Date Masamune

✎ Katakura Kojūrō

✎ The Maedas (Matsu, Toshiie, Keiji)

✎ Saika Magoichi

✎ Uesugi Kenshin

✎ Kasuga

✎ Sanada Yukimura

✎ Sarutobi Sasuke

✎ Fūma Kotarō

✎ Azai Nagamasa

✎ Mōri Motonari

✎ Chōsokabe Motochika

✎ Oichi

✎ Ishida Mitsunari (?)

✎ Takeda Shingen

Of course, when it comes to crack fics and the like, I will most likely involve other characters as well, and they will often be mentioned even in the regular ones. They just won't be the main heroes of the stories or the focus of my imagines.

✧ Can I request a fic with an OC of mine? ✧

Of course! As long as you provide me all the information about them, I'm up for it! I love to see the little fictional people others make, and it would be my honor to write about them too (ships included of course). The more information you give me, the better, and I'll do my best to portray them accurately! As I write, I may ask some additional questions and discuss some ideas (without spoiling too much), to make it the best I can. ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝

✧ How detailed should the request be? ✧

However much you want. For imagines, it will of course be simple, as they're just small thoughts or scenes of the characters in certain scenarios. For fics, it can also be super simple, just give me an idea and I'll do my best to match your expectations. But if you have something more detailed in mind, go ahead and tell me! Have a song in mind that you think would fit for a certain character or scene? Send me that too, music gives me inspiration like nothing else! AUs? Absolutely! As long as there is something for me to work with, it's good! ( ´ ▽ ` )

If you wish to request something, send an ask or a message. You can even do it through a reblog, if that's even a thing? I will ocassionally post about opening requests, so you can do that on there I suppose.

✧ Will you do NSFW, Gore, etc? ✧

NSFW - As is stated in my blog introduction, I don't really do NSFW. I can imply it, or kind of skip over it in another way if needed, but I will never straight up write about sex.

Gore - I mean, Sengoku Basara is about a huge war, so some gore is expected. I don't mind it, but don't expect me to be too detailed either (because of pacing, mostly). I'll describe the violence as needed, but my main focus is how the characters feel, think and act. So in short, there will be gore, but the detail of it will vary depending on how much it actually matters to the scene, and you don't have to worry about anything too mentally scarring I think.

As for other things, it depends, I'll speak out if I'm not comfortable with something apart from the obvious things. I will put trigger warnings where they're needed, but forgive me if I omit something on accident.

✧ Do you do fics on other things than Sengoku Basara? ✧

Currently? No.

But, in the future I will! Once that happens, this section will be updated. You can probably expect some Ghost of Tsushima or Final Fantasy stuff when that happens.

That should be all for now!

Thanks for reading all this, and have a great day!

#blog info #fic and imagines faq

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samurailoveballadhistory · 2 years ago

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Hi there, I have a few questions about names, specifically in a sense of disrespect. For Toshiie, MC seems to call him "Inuchiyo" because it's his childhood name and that's how they grew up. So why is it okay for Hideyoshi to call him Inuchiyo if he didn't know him during childhood? Would that be disrespectful? And for Shingen, Kansuke calls him "Harunobu", which I think is his name pre-priesthood, while everyone calls him Shingen. Is that him being unique or is that respectful/disrespectful?

These are explained in their main routes. Well, the Inuchiyo one is. I don't remember if they explained the Harunobu one in the main route or in an event.

Before, Hideyoshi just calls Toshiie "puppy" all the time, and not even with a name. But eventually he made friends with Toshiie proper, and wanted to call him Toshiie, but Toshiie said to just use Inuchiyo because "Toshiie" is too formal.

In this game Shingen is not a priest, but yes, he did change his name from Harunobu to Shingen at some point. Kansuke still calling Shingen "Harunobu" is just to show that they've been friends since before Shingen changed his name.

I'm assuming you're not asking about historical accuracy here, because none of these has anything to do with history. It's just anime/otome game cutesy plot logic.

#anon ask #reply

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catoru · 1 year ago

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We interviewed the warlords! 🎤

The seventh person I interviewed about the project is the uncontrollable and indomitable loyal dog Maeda Toshiie. 🐶 (CV. Shōhei Hashimoto)

Age: 22 y/o

Birthday: January 15th

Height: 182cm

What’s your favorite music? - I love discovering indie bands.

What’s something you always carry around with you? - Candy, in case Nobunaga-sama wants one.

How do you spend your day off? - I'm often in Shimokita. I like vintage clothing stores.

What are your goals in the modern era? - Visiting tons of museums! Or a particularly interesting special exhibition.

A secret only you know? - Kojuro-san plays into Masamune's ego.

What’s your message to the fans? - I ask for your support! I'll make a song that resonates with your soul!

#𝑂𝟤𝟐 #sengoku a live #maeda toshiie

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yeonchi · 7 months ago

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Warriors Orochi: The Recollective Redux Part 5.1: Samurai Warriors Story A

Initial characters: Nobunaga Oda, Mitsuhide Akechi, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Katsuie Shibata, Toshiie Maeda, Kanbei Kuroda, Hanbei Takenaka

Chapter 1: Battle of Jing Province 荊州の戦い

Coalition Army and Huang Zhong Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Hanbei Takenaka Third-party characters: Huang Zhong, Guan Ping Enemy characters: Mitsunari Ishida, Cao Ren, Yoshitsugu Ōtani, Diamondback, Jia Xu, Cao Pi

Unlocked characters: Huang Zhong, Guan Ping

After Shu was destroyed by the Orochi Army, Huang Zhong and Guan Ping found themselves defending Jing Province. Nobunaga comes into the battlefield, saving Guan Ping from certain death…

Meng Da will be with the Huang Zhong Army in the outer section of Xiangyang Castle. Yoshitsugu Ōtani appears in place of Guo Jia and Jia Xu appears in place of Xun Yu in this battle. Diamondback appears in place of Coachwhip in the eastern garrison to ambush Guan Ping. Coachwhip will instead appear near the northwest of the battlefield next to Yoshitsugu.

In the aftermath, Guan Ping and Huang Zhong will join Nobunaga. Huang Zhong tells Nobunaga that he resembles Cao Cao. Nobunaga is interested in finding him and then asks Huang Zhong to lead him to Honnōji, where he is said to be…

Chapter 2: Battle of Honnōji 本能寺の戦い

Coalition Army and Cao Cao Troop → Xiahou Dun Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Huang Zhong, Toshiie Maeda Third-party characters: Cao Cao (illusion), Xiahou Dun, Shingen Takeda Enemy characters: Ding Feng, Da Ji, Sun Shangxiang, Lianshi, Zhou Yu

It was reported that in his initial fight against Orochi, Cao Cao had died at Yiling. However, Nobunaga decided to head to Honnōji, where Cao Cao was rumoured to be living in seclusion. By the time Nobunaga arrived, Honnōji was surrounded by Orochi’s forces.

Toshiie Maeda will appear in place of Kazumasu Takigawa from the Z version of this battle and will be tasked by Nobunaga to extinguish the flames around Honnōji. Li Dian will be replaced by a generic officer when Xiahou Dun arrives. Lianshi will appear in place of Chen Lan and Lei Bo will be replaced by a Wu generic officer.

Xiahou Dun will arrive, outraged that his lord is not there while the “pretender” Nobunaga is. Shingen Takeda will follow, expecting to find Nobunaga, but he finds that Nobunaga is occupied with the Orochi Army.

In the aftermath of the battle, Xiahou Dun tells Nobunaga that he is not fit to replace Cao Cao. Nobunaga tells him that he is wasting his time searching for the dead. Sun Shangxiang is brought to Nobunaga, having been captured in the battle. Nobunaga asks if the kingdom of Wu has any spirit left in them, then has the prisoners released.

Chapter 3: Battle of Kyūshū 九州の戦い

Coalition Army and Naoe Army vs. Sakon Shima Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Kanbei Kuroda Third-party characters: Kanetsugu Naoe Enemy characters: Sakon Shima, Zhang Jiao, Okuni, Xiaoqiao

Unlocked characters: Zhang Jiao, Okuni, Xiaoqiao

Nobunaga identified some independent forces in Kyūshū as potential reinforcements for his own army.

Kanbei Kuroda and Sadakatsu Murai swap places at the start of the battle.

Kanetsugu Naoe will arrive to assist the Oda, under orders from Kenshin Uesugi. He will see that Sakon’s forces aren’t working together to see the big picture while Nobunaga is more concerned with strengthening his power.

In the aftermath, Nobunaga grants Sakon an opportunity to demonstrate his strategy and allows Zhang Jiao, Okuni and Xiaoqiao to join his army. After an officer suggests that they should join forces with Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda, Nobunaga declines.

Chapter 4: Battle of Tong Gate ��関の戦い

Coalition Army and Sakon Shima Troop vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Katsuie Shibata Third-party characters: Sakon Shima Enemy characters: Dong Zhuo, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Guan Xing, Guan Suo, Hisahide Matsunaga, Munenori Yagyū, Kotarō Fūma

The kingdom of Wu had its leader Sun Jian captured and their forces forced to serve in the Orochi Army. Nobunaga decided to send Sakon Shima to aid Sun Ce, who was leading Wu in his father’s absence. Sakon was aware of the secrets of many armies, including the whereabouts of where Sun Jian was held. Nobunaga believed that if Sun Ce had that information, he would defect from the Orochi Army. However, the Orochi Army arrived to attack Nobunaga at that very moment, making Sakon’s journey extremely problematic…

Katsuie Shibata appears as an additional officer for the Oda Army. Guan Xing and Guan Suo will appear as additional officers along the Yellow River. Hisahide Matsunaga and Munenori Yagyū will also appear in the southeast.

Guide Sakon to the escape point and defeat Dong Zhuo to win the battle. Sakon will farewell Nobunaga to join forces with Sun Ce.

Chapter 5: Battle of Guandu 官渡の戦い

Coalition Army and Ling Tong Troop vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Zhang Jiao, Mitsuhide Akechi, Nagahide Niwa Third-party characters: Ling Tong Enemy characters: Da Ji, Daqiao, Diaochan, Lu Lingqi

Unlocked characters: Ling Tong

Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi overcame their differences to form a military alliance. Believing that this had only served to gather the enemy soldiers for easier disposal, Orochi gleefully sent his main forces in to wage war with them at Nagashino. Though Shingen and Kenshin were brave and cunning leaders, they were outnumbered by Orochi’s army. When Nobunaga heard what was happening, he sent his army to attack Guandu rather than send reinforcements to Nagashino.

Lu Lingqi will appear in place of Nobushige Oyamada in this battle. Ling Tong will arrive in the east to assist in this battle.

In the aftermath, Huang Zhong will report that Shingen and Kenshin have been defeated at Nagashino. However, Nobunaga foresaw that and reveals that if he went to Nagashino, the enemy would have overrun Guandu instead.

Chapter 6: Battle of Fan Castle 樊城の戦い

Coalition Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Ling Tong, Kanbei Kuroda Enemy characters: Cao Pi, Zhang He, Sun Quan, Zhou Tai, Ding Feng, Lianshi, Li Dian, Yue Jin, Xiahou Dun

After the Orochi Army were victorious at Nagashino, Orochi had his forces head to Guandu, only to find it taken by Nobunaga. This greatly lowered the Orochi Army’s morale since they were already fatigued from the long journey. Wanting to take advantage of this situation, Nobunaga lay in wait at Fan Castle…

Kanbei Kuroda will appear in place of Ittetsu Inaba and Nagayoshi Mori will appear in place of Toshiie Maeda like in the Z version of the battle.

Li Dian will appear in place of Yu Jin, Zhou Tai will appear in place of Hideyasu Yūki and Lianshi will appear near Sun Quan as an additional officer. Xiahou Ba will be replaced by a generic officer when Xiahou Dun arrives out of nowhere, intending to defeat the “pretender”, Nobunaga.

Defeat both Cao Pi and Xiahou Dun to win the battle. In the aftermath, Nobunaga advises Xiahou Dun to give Cao Pi a chance as a leader. If he needs to cross swords with a man to determine his worth, then he should do that with Cao Pi.

Chapter 7: Battle of the Wuzhang Plains 五丈原の戦い

Coalition Army and Takeda-Uesugi Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Katsuie Shibata, Toshiie Maeda Third-party characters: Kenshin Uesugi, Kanetsugu Naoe, Kagekatsu Uesugi, Shingen Takeda Enemy characters: Da Ji, Masamune Date, Keiji Maeda, Munenori Yagyū, Kojūrō Katakura, Hisahide Matsunaga

Unlocked characters: Kenshin Uesugi, Kanetsugu Naoe, Kagekatsu Uesugi, Shingen Takeda

Sakon had liased with Sun Ce, while Xiahou Dun had reconciled with Cao Pi. Nobunaga’s plans were beginning to come to fruition. Realising for the first time that Nobunaga was attempting to unite the Resistance forces into a single mighty army (or rather a united front), Orochi ordered Da Ji to have Nobunaga killed. Da Ji set forth to meet Nobunaga at the Wuzhang Plains…

Toshiie Maeda will appear in place of Ujisato Gamō from the Z version of this battle and Katsuie Shibata will appear in place of Ittetsu Inaba, who in turn appears in the northwestern garrison where Nagayoshi Mori would be.

Munenori Yagyū will appear in place of Mitsuyasu Shimura in this battle. Hisahide Matsunaga will appear in place of Zhong Hui when Da Ji sends out reinforcements near her main camp.

Later in the battle, Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda will arrive as reinforcements, having survived the Orochi Army’s attack at Nagashino. Kagekatsu Uesugi will appear in place of Kageie Kakizaki.

In the aftermath, Kenshin and Shingen join Nobunaga’s quest to defeat Orochi and Nobunaga prepares his forces for a final showdown.

Chapter 8: Battle of Koshi Castle 古志城の戦い

Coalition Army and Resistance Army vs. Orochi Army Allied characters: Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, Hanbei Takenaka Third-party characters: Yu Fan, Ma Zhong, Zhang Cheng, Cao Xiu, Jiang Ji, Han Hao Enemy characters: Orochi, Da Ji, Lu Bu, Hisahide Matsunaga, Munenori Yagyū

Some variations have been made to the Chapter 8 Koshi Castle battles. In each faction’s version, they will fight one of Orochi’s main generals with the exception of Da Ji and Lu Bu, who will appear in each version. In this version of the battle, that general will be Hisahide Matsunaga.

Hisahide Matsunaga and Munenori Yagyū will appear as additional officers in the south of the battlefield. When reinforcements from Wu and Wei arrive later, they are known as the 同盟軍 in Japanese or the Wu Army in English. In this version of the game, they are known as the Resistance Army 反乱軍. Also, the reinforcements are made up of generic officers.

When Lu Bu is defeated, Orochi will open the gates of Koshi Castle. Defeat Orochi to win the battle.

#dynasty warriors #samurai warriors #warriors orochi #warriors orochi z #warriors orochi: the recollective redux

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free-boundsoul · 3 years ago

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may i claim the 👻 emoji lol

You definitely can!

#toshii!!👻#mutual ask!

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janumun · 5 years ago

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Hi! I just read your Inuchiyo fic (I commissioned for it) and it was amazing!! Thank you so much for this awesome fic!! I wish I could commission a whole book!! It was painful and then soothing and Inuchiyo was so on point!! Thank you again!!! I really hope you enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed reading it!!

Thank you so much, Daphne! I'm so happy you enjoyed it (❁´◡`❁)*✲ﾟ* I just really love the entire Destiny ends' epilogue setting for lords who die in their endings but then are reborn and meet the MC again in the future 💘

It was a delight to work on Inu (one of my favourite SLBP men!) and I'm glad you liked the final product.

Thank you for commissioning us, and so honored you feel like you'd want to commission an entire book (!!!!) (/ω＼)🧡

#enchantress96 #asks!#pickled blubbering: first time writing toshiie but fairly satisfied with what I wrote!

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pseudofaux · 5 years ago

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Do you have open requests? I would love to hear MC from SLBP who would want child but instead get herself a puppy. How would lords react?

Hello! My requests are closed, but I’ll be opening them for a follower celebration soon!

My answer for everyone except Saizo is: he’d get her a baby. 😇

Okay, okay, okay, a couple quick ones, this is too cute. I’m helpless against puppies.

Nobunaga: Low-key pleased at the idea... until he finds out she hasn’t named the puppy after him in any way. Then he sulks with the aim of getting her to change the name, then when THAT doesn’t work, shamelessly sneaks the dog pieces of castella until it loves him best. Equally shamelessly, refers to this as strategizing.

Inuchiyo: Sighs But Legally Can Deny Her Nothing™️, tries to teach Mamechiyo to be a good big puppy sibling as an example. 100% lets the puppy sleep with them when MC gives him... puppy dog eyes (man down!). He grumbles about Mamechiyo also sleeping with them, but then wakes up with his whole family in a snuggly nest of bedding the next morning and feels very, very domestic and blessed. Has to try hard not to smile all day. Thinks about asking if she wants to get their son a puppy, one day.

Shingen: “A pup, heh? I don’t keep you busy enough? Alright.” Has Kansuke procure chewy things. Likes watching MC train the puppy. Doesn’t bribe the dog at all and it loves him best anyway.

#nairil-daeris #slbp hc #900 follower celebration coming soonish!#i’ll do pseu slings and maybe a giveaway?#slbp nobunaga #slbp inuchiyo #ilysm toshiie just let it happen #slbp shingen #shingen is 5000% one of those people all animals love #i haven’t done many HCs #thanks for asking!

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the12thnightproject · 18 days ago

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Chapter 31 - Alternate View. Okatsu and Mitsunari have only one night left before she returns to the future. So why is Mitsunari wasting time talking with… Shingen?

Mitsunari x OC; Nobunaga x Mai

Previous Chapter

From the Military Notes of Ishida Mitsunari…

I understand the basic concept of alternative timelines … however, what I do not know if there was, at some point, only one Katsu, and the splitting of our timeline created several, or, if these multiple timelines have always existed with only minor differences. If I get a moment, I will ask this Sasuke what he believes.

A more pressing concern – the other timeline’s Okatsu (or, Katsu as she preferred to be called) is in love with Lord Shingen. Does that mean that my Okatsu is destined for this timeline’s Lord Shingen?

I am torn. I wish her to be happy. But the thought of her with him is more painful than anything I have ever experienced before.

As it happened, Sasuke and Toshiie arrived at the wormhole site before we did… and they had a third person with them. Even at a distance, I recognized the taller figure poking at the fire as the man I had just met at Aki’s. Lord Shingen. “Another one?”

I heard a soft sigh from Mitsunari’s direction. “While it was no strain to meet two additional Okatsus, I could have lived happily without encountering two Takeda Shingens.”

The Shingen at Aki’s had seemed pleasant enough – he had also been thoroughly focused on Katsu. But of course, he was an enemy of the Oda, and as such, Mitsunari’s history with him was probably not as benign.

Once Mitsunari and I got closer to the other group, I realized that this Shingen was … not as healthy as the one we met earlier. He was thinner, and his skin had a yellowish cast to it. It appeared he was Sasuke’s sick friend that Toshiie had gone to treat.

All three of them stood up as Mitsunari and I approached. Sasuke again greeted us in that overly formal way he had. “Okatsu, Mitusunari - you made excellent time. I didn’t expect you until tonight.”

“Oh well. We sort of took a shortcut.” I’d have to tell Sasuke the rest later.

Lord Shingen looked at me and smiled. Ok. That is a weapon right there – though his smile didn’t have Mitsunari’s sweetness, it carried a metric ton of charisma. “Hello Angel. The future is looking brighter already. To meet such a dazzling creature as yourself is evidence that fortune is smiling upon me today.”

Whoa.

Dude.

Dial. It. Down.

Behind me, I sensed Mitsunari bristle like a cat whose tail had just been stepped on. Lord Shingen looked past me to Mitsunari, then said in a much less (much much less) friendly tone of voice, “Ishida Mitsunari.” His confident demeanor didn’t change, though the warning behind the words was somewhat mitigated by a wheezing cough.

Mitsunari saw the cool tone and raised it with a barely polite bow. It wasn’t icy. Mitsunari didn’t do icy. But it held none of his normal friendliness. “Lord Shingen. I had never expected to see you outside of a battlefield.”

“I intend for you to get that opportunity as well.” He glanced at Toshiie. Yup that was a consulting my doctor glance.

“I look forward to that.” And perhaps Mitsunari was. As obsessed with military theory as he was, I figured he would be interested in turning theory to practice. “However, at the moment, you are standing far too close to Lady Okatsu.”

“Ah. I see now.” Shingen’s laugh was interrupted by that terrible cough. “’Lady’ Okatsu? You are the mysterious Oda Princess who accompanied his entourage to Genba?”

How the hell did he know that?

Mitsunari stepped closer to me and said quietly into my ear, “Lord Shingen’s spy network rivals Mitsuhide’s.”

“It’s better than Mitsuhide’s.” So, apparently, is Lord Shingen’s hearing.

Worried that Mitsunari and Lord Shingen were about to get sidetracked into a discussion, I stepped in to ask Sasuke, “What time tomorrow?”

“Wormhole? Er, late morning. Or early afternoon. Theoretically.” He reached into his kimono and pulled out a bundle of papers with long sets of computations. “I confirmed these numbers before Toshiie and I left Kyoto, but over the past week, my observations have revealed contradictory information.”

The past week? As in the week that three Katsukos, another Shingen and another Sasuke were in that strange waystation? Yeah, we really needed to talk. I looked at Lord Shingen and wondered how much Sasuke had told him about time travel. Obviously, he wouldn’t be here if he weren’t aware of the concept. “Are you bringing Lord Shingen to the future as well?”

“Hopefully,” Toshiie said, just as Lord Shingen replied, “I have yet to be convinced that the healers in your future will be able to cure me. The idea continues to be a point of discussion.”

“It’s true that I can’t guarantee success.” Toshiie inclined his head toward Lord Shingen. “But I would know more after running some tests.” Under his breath he mumbled something inaudible, but knowing my brother, he was likely indulging in more Dr. McCoy style disparagement of Sengoku era-medicine.

“I have not made a final decision on the matter. It’s difficult to agree to this journey when the people of Kai are homeless, and our lands are overrun by Nobunaga’s brutes.” Mitsunari bristled again (IMO rightfully so – I wouldn’t have characterized any of Nobunaga’s inner circle that way – some of them were annoying, nosy, and micromanaging… but not brutish) while Lord Shingen paused to catch his breath. “If there is no cure to be found, I will have wasted my final months chasing a dream, rather than on the battlefield with my people.”

The Lord Shingen that Mitsunari and I met earlier today had been to the future – and he seemed much healthier than this one. While I wasn’t sure about the rules of time travel when it came to revealing the future, it would also be medically unethical to keep such information from him. Besides, I wouldn’t be revealing this timeline’s future – I was revealing another timeline’s past. Right? “Um, I think it worked.”

“Worked?” Sasuke picked up on the past tense, as I had intended him to do.

“It’s… a long story – but it also might explain why your observations gone haywire.” A very long story, and I didn’t want to continue to stand around in a circle telling it – especially when there appeared to be a bowl of stew of some kind sitting on a tripod over the fire. Technically, Mitsunari and I hadn’t eaten in a week.

Proving that he at least had the observational skills of a spymaster, Lord Shingen herded us all toward the fire. “This appears to be a tale best told with a meal… and…” he opened a basket which contained an assortment of pastry, “of course, sweets.” He sat down, then patted the space next to him. “Come sit by me, Angel, and tell me more.”

“Shingen, do I have to remind you that Katsuko is my sister?” Toshiie sat himself down in the space that Shingen had indicated.

“We can’t take him anywhere.” Sasuke magically produced two extra bowls from his Mary Poppinsesque ninja gear. Once Mitsunari and I had performed our traditional exchange of carrots for mushrooms, we all settled down to eat.

I’m not an idiot. I sat next to Mitsunari, as far away from Lord Shi- The Warlord from the Brothel! That was where I had seen him before. Huh. Yeah. Staying far away from him. I don’t know how Katsu managed to tame that one in her timeline, but I knew a heartbreaker when I saw one. Belatedly, I realized I had been staring at him since I sat down. He clearly realized that too, and he smiled and winked at me.

Oof. I scooted closer to Mitsunari. “Aki disappeared – right after you two left for Kasugayama.” I again summed up what happened at the tower. “Mitsunari and I went looking for him today. Or, well, last week, I guess.” I shook my head. I was confusing myself, as well as everyone else.

Mitsunari took over for me. “What Okatsu means is that for us, our search has lasted a day, but we spent the afternoon in a place where time has no meaning. When we left, we discovered a week had passed.”

“Time has no meaning? Holy Crap on a cracker!” Sasuke nearly spilled his dinner in his excitement, but used to flying crockery, I caught it before it spilled. Sasuke didn’t even notice. “Where is this place? Is there time for us to go there? Where does it lead? How do you -?”

He paused only when Lord Shingen held up his hand authoritatively. “Sasuke, rather than sending them various avenues, allow them to continue their story uninterrupted, until they complete it.”

Ok, I could now see how this one was also a spymaster. Toshiie was looking at him like he was a tasty treat…. Ooh, someone has a crush! But I figured his medical ethics would ensure he kept his hands off a patient.

Mitsunari explained about finding the rotating wall and the hidden room. “The room was nearly empty, aside from two trunks containing clothing that Okatsu recognized as Akihira’s. However, before we could investigate further, we were interrupted by two other people looking for Akihira.” He looked at Lord Shingen. “One of them was you.”

“Multiverses! I knew it!” Sasuke pumped his fist, then subsided at a quelling look from Lord Shingen.

“The other person… was me. Except, not-me. Anyway sir,” I directed my comment to Lord Shingen. “You, or rather he, was not at all ill – he appeared to be strong and healthy, and he did not have a cough or any problems breathing. He and Katsu said that they had travelled through a wormhole previously. Therefore, I figure that whatever disease you have is treatable.”

“Beauty and brains. Thank you, Angel. Yes, that does appear to be a logical conclusion.” Lord Shingen nodded, and a weight seemed to fall off his shoulders. Toshiie seemed to relax as well – so he hadn’t been completely confident that modern medicine could cure Lord Shingen.

“Two of you. My childhood would have been horrible with two Katsukos always getting me into trouble.” Toshiie stuck his tongue out at me. I threw a twig back at him. And since I have fantastic aim, it thwapped him right in the forehead.

Mitsunari got our story back on track. “Katsu mentioned having been in the wrong timeline prior to this – however we were interrupted again. The second interruption was from you, Sasuke.”

Once again, Sasuke looked like he wanted to leap up and perform a tribal dance of joy, but he restrained himself to another first pump. “Was I with the other Lord Shingen and the other Katsu?”

I sighed. “Um. No. You were with a third Katsu.”

My comment prompted Sasuke to scramble for his notes. Before he could get too far off track, I hurried to finish the story, with Mitsunari jumping in to fill in details that I had forgotten or missed. “When we returned to this – timeline – a week had passed. Although neither Okatsu nor I felt hungry or tired.”

“Alternates? I’m already weirded out enough without slapping a sci-fi label on it.” ‘Other-Katsu’ was clunky enough.

“You aren’t twins or clones, and ‘duplicates’ seemed even worse.” Sasuke waved that all away. “However, it might be a good idea for your brother to take your vital signs.”

I couldn’t see where that would yield any interesting data, but it seemed like a harmless idea, so I shrugged and agreed.

Sasuke had wanted to hover over the “medical exam” and continue to quiz me about the room outside of time, but in the end decided it would be better to examine the sky for updated wormhole data.

“Did the stethoscope or the cuffs freak anyone out – ow!” I glared at Toshiie when he inflated the blood pressure cuff too tightly.

“Not at all. In fact, Shingen wanted to take the stethoscope apart to see how it worked – I think he wanted to Macguyver a version of it that could be used in spying.” We looked over at where Shingen and Mitsunari were having what appeared to be an actual friendly conversation. Their mutual interest in tactics and strategy had allowed them to temporarily put aside their differences.

“Interesting. Your pulse just shot up. Katsuko, don’t go there. Shingen is a brilliant man, but he goes through women like butter.” Toshiie frowned and poked through his medical bag of anachronisms.

“Mixed metaphors much? I think the saying is mmmmph.” Toshiie shoved a thermometer in my mouth.

“I said what I meant. Women melt as soon as he starts flirting with him. When he even looks at them.” He stuck some kind of probe thing in my ear. “And you just sent a hungry look his way.”

I hadn’t been looking at Lord Shingen.

As my mouth was still full of thermometer, I kept that to myself.

“Shingen plans to stay with Sasuke, but we’ll all probably spend a lot of time together. So, just… be careful. You and Sasuke have spent years here, and Lord Shingen may gravitate to you because you’re a bridge to both eras… Lean forward.” I obeyed as Toshiie listened to my lungs.

Toshiie continued to lecture me. “Have you thought about what you want to do with your life? You could go back and finish the physical therapy training.”

I resented the parental way he was treating me. Had he forgotten we were the same age? Maybe in his mind, I was still the teenager I had been when we were first separated, but I wasn’t, and in this era, I was much better equipped to take care of myself than he would be.

Although… what would I do in the future? I’d just spent seven years running and fighting and scouting. Maybe I could get a martial arts certification and teach? I mean… it appealed to me more than going back to college. Once again, I glanced at Mitsunari, who was still intently listening to Lord Shingen.

Toshiie pulled the thermometer out of my mouth and checked it. “Ok doofus, you are disgustingly healthy.”

“There is nothing disgusting about Okatsu.” Mitsunari, demonstrating that he could, on occasion follow more than once conversation simultaneously, piped up to defend me. “Okatsu, you are as… you are like… you are not disgusting.” His shoulders slumped.

“Mitsunari, it’s ok. This is just the way we talk to each other. I know Toshiie loves me. We like to tease each other sometimes.” I thought for a moment, then added, “Sort of how Ieyasu is – he sounds grumpy but deep down, you know he really likes you.” Deep deep down.

Still, for whatever reason, Mitsunari continued to look miserable, and I would have tried to reassure him further, but Sasuke’s ears had perked up at Ieyasu’s name and he plopped down down next to me.

“Ieyasu – that��s right, you got to spend time with him. I’m kind of a huge Ieyasu fanboy and I’d love to get your impression of him.” To be honest, Sasuke’s questions kind of faded in and out of my consciousness, because Mitsunari had once again embedded himself deeply into a conversation with Lord Shingen.

Even though I absently answered Sasuke’s questions, my mind was still on, as Kayten had called him, the cinnamon roll. This was our last chance to hang out before I returned home. It had been bad enough during the times Shohime had demanded his attention – I had never imagined I’d also have to compete with Lord Shingen!

By the time I went to bed, Mitsunari was still talking with Lord Shingen. Waiting around for him would be rather obvious, so I dug my blanket out of the bottom of my pack, and curled up on the ground.

I used to be able to sleep under the sky without any problem – in fact, I often preferred it to sleeping inside. But my years here unrolled inside my head, from Aki’s rescue of me, through the months of training, all of the times I had ridden across the …

Damn it.

What was I going to do about my horse? If things had gone to plan, I would have left her at Aki’s. But I hadn’t known the place would be deserted (and potentially protecting a hellmouth).

I couldn’t just leave her. Could she come through the wormhole with us? Sasuke, Toshiie, and Lord Shingen hadn’t brought horses with them, so probably not. Even if I could bring her, could I take care of her in modern Japan? Also probably not … I still wasn’t sure if I could take care of myself in modern Japan.

Eventually, I decided to ask Mitsunari to take her back to Azuchi – maybe she would make a good mount for Mai, once her own riding improved. Yes. I’d ask Mitsunari. If he ever stops talking to Lord Shingen.

Meanwhile, it might be nice to get some sleep, but though I could shut my eyes, I couldn’t turn off my buzzing thoughts. Face it, Katsuko, you can’t sleep because you’ve gotten used to Mitsunari’s presence nearby.

I resigned myself to lying awake until dawn, and once I’d accepted that, I rolled over on my side, rested my head on my arm, and watched Mitsunari and Shingen for a while. The firelight played off Mitsunari’s face, highlighting that intent expression. Whatever Lord Shingen was telling him, had inspired that ‘learning something fascinating’ look. I tried to burn that expression into my brain, so that I could take it out and savor it some lonely night in the future.

Sometime later, when I was half awake and half lost in a dream about being stomped on by a dinosaur (likely prompted by a rock that was lodged under my spine), I opened my eyes to see that Mitsunari had spread a blanket on the ground next to me. He seemed to be asleep, with one hand stretched toward mine. I let my hand drift closer to his, and then as if we were magnetized, our hands snapped together, and he gave mine a squeeze.

I looked to his face, he was awake too. He smiled at me, one of those smiles, the ones that could always calm me. I squeezed his hand back.

“Will you come back? At least to visit, if nothing else? Will you be able to do so?” He inched closer and rested his head on his other hand.

“If I can – I don’t know. Either way… you’ll take care of my horse, won’t you?” I didn’t want to believe that I would never see Mitsunari – oh, and everyone else – again. But it had taken seven years to find a way back to modern Japan. Maybe it would take another seven years to figure out how to return here. By that time, who knows what will have happened?

“I’ll take her back to Azuchi with me.” He let go of my hand and brushed my hair out of my eyes. “I will miss you.”

“I’ll miss you too.” I summoned a smile. “We’ll always have Genba.”

I felt a drop of water on my face. Great. Was I about to spoil a great goodbye line by crying?

BOOM!

Thunder crashed, sounding almost on top of us. Not tears then. Rain. Another drop hit my nose, and then as if the first two had just been the advance scouts, the sky dumped buckets on us.

In the mad scramble to get up and find shelter, I heard Toshiie yelling at Lord Shingen to put on his mino and try to stay out of the wet, then Sasuke scanned the heavens, as I realized that it was only dark because of the clouds and not because it was still night. “The wormhole’s materializing.”

Forget shelter. We hastily grabbed our things, as Sasuke barked out instructions to stay together.

In the distance, the wall of fog crept down the mountain, like a writhing avalanche.

“Katsuko! Hurry!” Toshiie yanked on my arm.

“I’ll be there in a sec.” Trust Toshiie to pick this moment to be early for the first time in his life.

I turned and hugged Mitsunari. “Goodbye. You were the best fake fiancée I’ve ever had.”

He hung on tightly, his grip strong and unusually fierce. “It did not feel fake,” is what I thought he said, but it was raining so intensely that I was no longer sure.

I stepped out of his embrace and turned to follow Toshiie toward the future.

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