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knockyasocksoff2022 · 7 months ago

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BSD Skillswap HCs

I'm going to write some one-shots for these later.

PORT MAFIA

MORI

Scared when Elise disappears

Wondering where the hell she went

Thinks he’s sick or has been poisoned

(because when his energy is drained it’s hard to keep her around)

Can suddenly feel all of his subordinated abilities.

CoNfUsEd

Then he realises that he had Fukuzawa’s ability

But wait, they’re the wrong ones

And then Chuuya comes to him ranting about how a sleezy mackerel did something to him

and it all makes sense

CHUUYA

I know that transferring a God from one vessel to another is prob hella complex

Just don’t think too hard about it

It’s the ~ magic ~ of ~ L O V E

falling from mid-air

No longer feeling the thrum of Arahabaki

Bro finally gets a break from the constant ache to cause destruction.

He takes off his gloves

But puts them right back on when he realises what that means

He doesn’t want to go around nullifying people’s abilities accidently

KAJII

Getting blown up by one of his bombs and it hurts him

But then he heals really quickly in a flurry of butterflies

Surprisingly, very calm

Does a quick scientific method to figure out what the hell happened

Scared for Akiko when he realises

because he does in fact have a crush on her

He worries she’ll get hurt or hurt someone else

He starts running to the Agency

AKUTAGAWA

Rashoumon goes in the middle of a fight

A fight with Atsushi, no less

Then suddenly he’s a tiger

He pAnIcS

He’s trying to hide the pAnIc

It’s not working

They’re both terrified

And trying they're very desperate best not to show the other that they are

They keep fighting

“Cuz damn if I don’t keep my promises

I said I’d fight you

So I will!”

Also, I’m extra mad at you for whatever you did!

“B-but I didn’t do anything!”

"DaMn JiNkO, you’re so incompetent you can’t even hold onto your own ability."

“Hey! We both switched, don't act like you’re better than me!”

“Think of it like Rashoumon . . . but in reverse. Byakko isn’t a gun or spear, but a massive shield!”

“You gave this . . . thing a name?”

“Yeah, so what? She may be an ability, but she deserves a name, just like Elise.”

TACHIHARA

He’s sparing with Gin when he suddenly flickers out of sight

He sees the snow but Gin doesn’t

He immediately recognises Tanizkai’s ability

“How could I forget it after he almost decapitated our entire organisation?”

But why tf would I have suddenly got Tanizaki’s ability

“And do I still have mine?”

Then he starts figuring it out

He uses it to his advantage during the sparring match

Because he figures I can’t solve this right now

so I might as well make the best of it

He thinks there’s a cool kind of power in knowing your invisible

“You can do basically anything you want!”

ARMED DETECTIVE AGENCY

FUKUZAWA

Gets jump scared when Elise appears in his office

So confused

She’s like “I’m yours now.”

He’s like “nO, you are NOT.”

“Of course I am, you do love Stupid Rintarou, don’t you?”

“Y-yes . . .? Normally I’d say so without question, but I have a bad feeling about where this is going.”

She explains what happened, because as an ability she has an understanding of it

He’s a little shaken

But he likes her so he becomes chill with it

He does know however that his employees won’t be chill with loosing their abilities

He hides Elise in his office with a colouring book he had bought for her

Constantly reminding himself that this is temporary

“I’m a grown man with employees working under me, I must remain calm”

He actually loves Elise, even if he doesn’t spoil her as visibly as Mori does

As soon as the ADA realises (yet the employees still haven’t realised who some of them have swapped with and what it means 😉) he’s like “I’ve got to call O- Mori-dono”

“Why?” They’re all immediately suspicious

“To let him know this is not in any way our doing of course.”

“Oh, yes, of course.”

He and Mori are like “I was just about to call you!”

“Ougai, come get your feral child!”

“Yes, I’d like her back as much as you, but shockingly, we have larger problems.

He tells him that the PM members have the ADA members abilities

dun Dun DUN!!!

DAZAI

Knows what’s going on at once

He’s thrilled!

“I can fly!”

“I can jump off the roof and scare the crap out of Atsushi!”

“Oh wait, but now I can't jump to my death anymore, stupid automatic activation ability.”

But he’s always worried for Chuuya

b/c Chuuya is used to having his ability

He doesn’t want Chuuya to be hurt

He also thinks it’s funny as hell

Because he’s a little shit

He wants them to all get their original abilities back

But he FULLY intends to take advantage of this while he can

Chuuya calls him like “WTF did you do to me mackerel!”

Then Mori explains and Chuuya calls Dazai to rant about how he “can’t believe a piece of garbage like “shitty” Dazai is my soulmate!”

KUNIKIDA

After he sees everyone’s ability is messed up he tries to make something with his book but it doesn’t work

He wonders who he swapped with because he doesn't feel any different

He starts trying to do other abilities (reminds me of that once scene where he’s buy Atsushi’s bedside after the fight on the ship and he’s trying to show Atsushi that he’s calm and ready for anything and is doing martial arts to the air or whatever) and none of them work

Then he gives up and decides he should ask around if any of his underground sources know what’s going on

He’s trying to call it and the phone is doing stuff without him touching it

He’s like OHHHH

. . . shite

Goes to get check up on katai before he loses his mind of boredom and sadness without his computer skills

KATAI

He never uses paper so he doesn’t notice he’s gained a new ability

But he does notice that his computer has stopped listening to him

He’s confused and distraught

He thinks he’s lost the only quality of his that matters

But he’s far too emotional and lazy to inquire so he just starts to mope in depression

Luckily Kunikida is there within 30 minutes to “save” him

AKIKO

She doesn’t notice until she has to treat Tanizaki

b/c he stabbed himself by mistake when he magnetised a scissor to him

He explained it that he just dropped it

b/c he didn’t want to admit what happened b/c he was to freaked out

She starts dismembering him when and then realises😬😰😶

Oof size large

Tanizaki starts panicking and unintentionally flinging her metal tools everywhere, injuring both of them.

Yosano immediately knows he swapped with Tachihara but has no time to be amused

They speedrun like every ability to figure out who she swapped with

“Try levitating something!”

“Here touch Tanizaki, see if it makes him stop!”

In the end, it’s Kajii who comes to them because he likes Yosano and wants her to be safe.

So he shows up just in time and Yosano shows him how to heal her and Tanizaki.

ATSUSHI

Suddenly he’s no longer a tiger, but a human

And tendrils are coming out of his clothes

He’s scared because he can’t regenerate now

And he’s scared for Aku

b/c Aku doesn’t know how to defend himself using the tiger

He wants to stop fighting

But at the same time, he pushes to his highest potential (it makes him exhilarated, and maybe something else . . .) because he knows Aku will just regenerate

Aku’s teaching how to use Rashoumon while they’re fighting

“Not like that, idiot!”

“It requires finesse!”

“As base a creature as you doesn’t deserve her*!”

*rashoumon is a referred to with s female somewhere in the manga/light novels I think

“Slice with the edge, imbecile!”

“Don’t use your body weight, you brute! Let Rashoumon do it for you!”

“How can’t you grasp something so simple!”

“Stab, not slash, you stupid oaf! And send tendrils out remotely. You don’t have enough technical skill for that, weretiger. Your specialities lie in brute strength and maximum destruction. Use that! Don’t try and fight with your weakness, deliberately doing so sets you up for failure. Only a fool sets himself up for failure. Don’t be a fool, weretiger!”

They’re still arguing to cover their fear

Yeah, it’s really just them showing off how well they know each other

Eventually, the others find them.

KYOUKA

doesn’t notice at first

Then Kenji comes in and male blond Demon Snow is trailing behind him

He’s completely unaware

It’s so cute

Kyouka doesn't want to tell him

so she experimentally lifts Kuni’s desk

and when she can easily do so, Kenji’s like “Wow, you’re so strong Kyouka!”

She’s like “Yeah *_* We swapped abilities.”

He turns around and notices

He loves Demon Snow

Kyouka kind of wants to give it to him

Even though it’s the last piece of her mother, it still brings painful memories

He tells her she should keep it.

All smiles

“It was your Mum’s gift to YOU. You can use her to help others and make her your own. Just please, give her a chance, for me okay.”

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fallingdownhell · 2 years ago

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Hi There,

I loved the convincing dumping ask you did I keep going back to read it all the time! I would really love if you did a part 2 with Itto, Gorou, Diluc and kayea if you don't mind.

Thank you for taking my Ask!

Aww, thank you so much! I feel so honored hearing that<3

I already did a part 2 (so that makes this part 3, holy shit!) where Kaeya and Diluc were involved, but I'll still do the other two. Hope you don't mind that.

Characters Included: Itto; Gorou

Content: gender neutral reader; she/her pronouns for the best friend; cursing; oblivious and dense Itto, but he is whipped for you; Gorou is a sweet and cute boi; dense reader in Gorou's part

Word count: 2,5k words

Thank you so much for the request and hope you enjoy!

Itto

Oh boy.. Itto in a relationship would be so down bad for you

Like, the dude is already dense as fuck. He did not notice that you were flirting with him for the longest time

It took you, literally screaming it to his face, for him to realize

Was over the moon when he knew his feelings for you were reciprocated

absolutely so focused on you and making you happy that he doesn't even pay attention to any other people anymore

You let out a deep, exhausted sigh as you left your workplace for the day. It had been a very, very long day and right now, you wanted nothing more than to see your boyfriend again.

You usually hang around with them after work, since it's a great way to destress and calm down again. Though finding them is an entirely different issue, since they are always somewhere else, very rarely are they found in the same place twice in a row.

So, without having any destination in mind right now, you start walking through Inazuma City, looking at the different trinkets that were being sold at almost every corner.

You did, in fact, stop to by some Dango from one vendor, thinking that the treat might cheer you up as well.

You continued walking through the streets as you were enjoying your food, but you had yet to stumble upon your boyfriend and his gang members.

When you searched almost all of the city, you decided to look for them at the outskirts of the town. But everything there was quiet and peaceful as well, giving you no indication that they were here.

Sighing, you gave up on your idea and decided to instead go for a walk around Byakko Plain, maybe that might help clear your mind. After all, you could always talk and spend time with your boyfriend later, knowing that he would return to your home anyway for the night.

So, with a somewhat lifted mood, you went for your walk, enjoying the quiet, peaceful atmosphere around you as you observed your surroundings. The sun was starting to set, turning the sky into a beautiful bluish-red colour, birds were chirrping all around you, making you feel at ease.

You have been walking for some time and decided to head back to the city again, to go home for the day, when some noise caught your attention.

You soon realized that it was a group of people, talking, not too far away from you. Thinking that it might be some Nobushi hanging around, you went behind some trees for shelter, trying to locate the source of the sounds so you could avoid them until you made it to the city.

However, once you found the source, you recognized the people of the group to be Itto and his gang themselves. Feeling relieved, you left your hiding spot and decided to walk over to them. Upon getting closer, you saw another person with them that you usually didn't see around them very often.

It was one of your best friends who was hanging out with the gang. Which, in and of itself wasn't a problem, even though she never told you anything about that, but what made you wary was the way she was so close to your boyfriend.

It was like she was glued to his side, always looking at him, hanging on every word he spoke. It set you off, but you also didn't want to start any drama, so you shoved those thoughts and feelings into the back of your mind as you approached the group.

Kuki was the first to notice you. She just nodded at you before nudging Itto in his side, apparently too hard for the male. He looked at her, complaining about her action, but Shinobu just nodded her head in your direction.

Confused, everyone followed her direction, now noticing your approaching form. You waved at everyone, but before you got a chance to say anything, a loud yell interrupted you.

"(NAME)!", Itto screamed as he got up from the ground and ran the rest of the way towards you, hugging you and lifting your feet off of the ground, twirling you around a few times.

You laughed as you hugged him back, holding onto him so you wouldn't fall on the ground. Once he sat you down again, he immediately began to tell you about his day, what he and his gang had been up to as he lead you back to the group.

You greeted everyone with a smile, getting one back from everyone in return, except for your friend. She was looking at you with an angry, serious expression, but you decided to pay no mind to it for now.

All of Itto's attention was now entirely on you and the longer this went on, the angrier the look on your friends face got. It didn't take much for you to put two and two together, to figure out why she was out here spending time with Itto and the gang while being glued to him.

Her jealousy was clear to everyone, except the oblivious Oni, since he truly only got eyes for you. In a sense, it made you proud, but it also made situations like these quite difficult sometimes.

After some time of your friend being ignored by everyone, including Itto, she decided to speak up again, asking to talk to him alone about something important.

He just looked at her with a blank face as he just said "Why?"

Her face got a little red, which annoyed you, but you decided to just let this play out for now. You could always interviene if things got too out of hand.

"..it's just something I want to talk to you about."

"Then you can tell me here. I got no secrets from my buddies and especially not from my beautiful partner right here!"

At that, she got even more angry and you, as well as everyone else, had to really try to hold back your laughter at this hilarious situation.

"You know what? Fine!", she said, standing up from her spot, looking down at Itto who was staring at her, but kept sitting on his spot beside you, while all of you observe her.

"I like you, Itto. I like hanging out with you and I don't like you hanging around (Name) all the time!"

She nearly yelled and by the time she was done, she was almost out of breath. Everyone was looking at her in shock, not having thought that she would actually go through with this. Itto, however, still looked utterly confused.

"Well, I like you, too. You're a great friend and fun to hang out with. But.. (Name) is my partner, after all. So they're gonna be around me. That's just how it is. But I'm glad you enjoy hanging out with the gang!"

"Wha..? No, that's not.. Ugh!"

She stormed off, still angry and upset, while you and the others burst out into laughter, holding your hurting stomachs from how hard you were laughing.

"Huh? What was that about? Did I do something?", Itto turned to you, asking, looking utterly confused at the situation. You couldn't help but find him absolutely adorable right now.

The mood soon settled down and you all went home for the day. Your friend, however, avoided you and the gang since then, like you all were some kind of disease.

Not that you were complaining about that outcome at all...

Gorou

Gorou is a very devoted lover

he always wants to be around you. He doesn't necissarily spend the time with you. It's enough for him to be in your presence while the two of you are doing your own thing

sadly, he doesn't often have the time to do so, as the duties of a general are many and his people always need something from him

days off are very rare for him, but when he does get them, he spends every second of it with you, no matter what you guys decide to do

It's finally happening again..

After weeks of not having a day to himself, always on duty, dealing with some issues, Gorou finally has a day off again, issued by the priestess of Watatsumi Island herself.

She often advises Gorou to take some time off, to take care of himself and you, but only when she practically forces him to do so, does he oblige to her suggestion.

You were ecstatic about this, having missed your lover dearly since you only get to see and be with him for short periods of time during his work days. Both you and him hate it, but there is nothing that can be done about it.

So, since now you have a few days all to yourselves, Gorou decided to plan out a few things to surprise and treat you, like you deserve. He's so grateful that you're patient with him, and he wants to show his appreciation for you through this

He had planned the next few days out, knowing exactly what he wanted to do and where to take you, however... there was one problem.

Since neither of you had anticipated him getting a leave from work, you invited one of your friends over to Watatsumi Island to keep you company, letting her stay with you for a few days. And she only arrived two days ago..

Gorou had half a mind to ask her if she would be willing to depart ahead of time so you two could spend the time together, but he didn't want to come across as rude, so he didn't say anything to her. Plus, you seemed to enjoy the time spent with her, and he didn't want to take that away from you, even though the craved for your touch and attention to only be on him.

So, when he next caught you in a minute where you were alone, he went up and spoke to you about his ordered time off. You were thrilled and when he suggested you two go on a walk in the evening, you agreed, saying that you can take some time that you don't spend with her.

Gorou was so happy to hear that, his tail wagging excitedly behind him. You giggle at that, reaching up to softly pet one of his ears.

Archons, he had to hold back a whimper. How much he had missed your touch. How long had it been since you guys last had a real, thorough cuddle session? Too long, Gorou decided on the spot.

But you let go of him not too long after, saying that there was still time for that later on. He pouted a bit but nodded his head, already looking forward to that.

...

A few hours later, Gorou was waiting for you outside your shared tent, since you wanted to put on some other clothes for your walk with him. The two of you had a habit to always wander a bit further out than originally intended when going on a simple "walk", so you wanted to be prepared, just in case.

When you left, his mood immediately brightened upon seeing you. You were just about to leave the camp when your friend spotted the two of you and came up to you guys, asking where you were going.

You explained to her that you were simply going for a walk, so she decided to ask if she could join you guys. Gorou was a bit reluctant but agreed in the end, hoping that he could still enjoy the time with you..

...

It was a total nightmare.

Every time Gorou tried to hold your hand, or walk next to you, or tried anything else, your friend always butted in, shoving herself between you two, ruining every chance Gorou was about to take.

He deeply regretted having her tag along to this. He wished he just declined her request..

The worst part is, you didn't even seem to notice what she was doing. Either that, or you didn't care about it, but Gorou didn't think that that was it, so this only leaves him with the first option..

He pondered and thought about what he could do to even only get a few seconds alone and uninterrupted with you, when he noticed your friend being quite a distance away from you two, and you were right in front of him..

Your hand just hanging by your side as you were looking around the scenery..

He didn't think about it twice and went to grab your hand to hold it in his own, but-

"Look! What's that over there?", you exclaim, running towards something you just saw, effectively getting out of Gorou's reach.

He just stood there, dumbfounded, for a few seconds, before sighing and turning to go after you, when a tug on his sleeve made him stop in his tracks.

Your friend was standing there behind him. He hadn't even noticed her getting close to him.

He wanted to ask her if she was alright, but she spoke up before he could say anything.

"What do you even see in them?"

At first, he was confused at the question. It took him a few seconds to realize what she actually meant with that.

"Why are you even with them? You could do so much better. You deserve someone who actually cares about you, not someone so stupid as them."

"What? Don't tell me you mean someone like yourself?", Gorou scoffed and pulled his arm out of her grasp, but as he looked at her again, he saw her serious expression.

"I do mean myself, yes. I love you, Gorou. I have been in love with you for so long. And I hate that you don't see that. I could treat you so much better than (Name) ever could. Why won't you see that?"

She was starting to get desperate now, grabbing onto his arm again. She attempted to pull Gorou down towards her to kiss him, but he saw this coming and quickly dodged her, pulling out of her grip again, putting some distance between them.

He looked at her, warily, as he chose his next words carefully. "That will never happen. No matter how much you wish for it, I love (Name) and I will always choose them. They are a great partner to me, you know nothing about our relationship. So, if you're only here in hopes of getting with me, then I ask you now, kindly, to leave. If you try to sabotage us any more than you already have, I won't be so kind with you the next time."

After that, he didn't wait for her response. Instead, he turned and walked over to where you ran off to. When you later realized that your friend was not with Gorou, he told you that she went back to the camp on her own as she started to get tired.

He would tell you about everything that had happened, later. Right now... he just wanted to enjoy the time you finally got to yourselves...

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lavender-bundle-blithe · 8 months ago

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yknow what. Human Abilities AU where people's abilities are just... their own person. similar to a modern au but the abilities are also there but as actual people ^^ starting with sskk and skk! (am i making it into yin-yang w|w and double black m|m? maybe. i dont know myself. i think.)

byakko would be the strict but motherly protective tiger that i headcanon her to be. very protective of atsushi since he still goes through hell in an orphanage, and really, she has no filter but is nice enough to place one on for... five minutes. voice claim... ethereal but monotone. my girl's blunt. ex: tigress from kung fu panda rashomon would likely act similar to aku in a sense, but... more teasing. she likes to rile byakko up, but those happen on, like, a good day. which is one out of... two-three weeks. but similar to byakko, she's protective of the siblings very much, and can and will spoil those two with sweets since the whole slums situation. now her voice claim would likely have an elegant voice compared to byakko, yet both have the same bite. ex: yae miko from genshin impact but toned down. --- how these two interact... hm. probably how atsushi and aku were from day one in canon, they hated each other. but it could go two ways: where they catch fists or egged on by rashomon's teasing... "or is she threatening?" <- byakko. but after some time, from hating each others guts when on site and also not, it more or less evolves to them... liking each other's company. byakko helps rashomon regarding seeing things in other perspectives, however blunt they are. and rashomon helps byakko with the social cues. neither of them are the talkers, but when its just them two, no words would be spoken and yet they just understand what they need.

now for no longer human, whom i shall call "null". null is... silent. the silent eerie character that rarely talks but is just... there. not much cues in his blank and expressionless face, and his posture is solemn and tight. he acts much similar to 15!dazai but more melancholic. he took the brunt of whatever happened in his and dazai's childhood, he's a lot more mature than that. his voice claim would be a deep voice, could be heard as monotone or angry to strangers, but with those who's familiar with him, it's just... calming. ex: the horse from the boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse. for the tainted sorrow, or more or less arahabaki... he's basically a chuuya but more destructive, and he doesn't want to slow down. but when it comes to null, its either that he has to be in pace with the other or he can and will drag them. they don't care. but of course, others wonder why he cares so much for null if its said that he doesnt care at all. now some might say that no one could manage to understand him, others would say that he might speak riddles. a sort of ethereal tone, and it's oddly pitched. possible ex: sphinx from dragons dogma 2. --- this one's different, how they interact. basically: arahabaki would try and egg null on, get them riled up, but for the sake of proving the man wrong in his own point. it's unfortunately that both null and dazai have that sense of not being human. and while chuuya has his own way in showing dazai he has a life worth living, arahabaki's situation is a more difficult one. because null's more observant and quiet, the man likely has several scenarios going through his head on what's to happen, and has definitely figured out what arahabaki's planning on doing and avoided it with some certain word of phrase. so, arahabaki turns those words against null. two can play that game. but while arahabaki helps null with that, null helps with arahabaki's destructive and explosive tendencies, managing to defuse a situation in mere seconds and get them out of trouble. they're looking out for each other, and they have their backs.

#lavender talks #bungou stray dogs #bsd #Human Abilities AU #bsd byakko #bsd beast beneath the moonlight #bsd atsushi #bsd rashomon #bsd akutagawa #bsd no longer human #bsd dazai #bsd arahabaki #bsd chuuya #sskk #shinsoukoku #skk #soukoku

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kyouka-supremacy · 1 year ago

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Okay about Beast sskk; because I realized I've got a very definite picture of what the Beast post-canon is like that is only in my mind and I never actually put down, so here we go. Very needed content warning of sickeningly fluff and Beast sskk being disgustingly in love with each other, I suppose.

After Dazai killed himself, Atsushi is reasonably tormented, and can't sleep at night. Roaming across Yokohama late at night, he always ends up at Akutagawa's– instinctively, unconsciously, to an extent even unwillingly. He doesn't choose to, it's more about countless nights unable to sleep spent wandering with no destination and still always finding himself in front of Akutagawa's place for some reason. Akutagawa somehow always knowing when it's going to happen so that he can face him before Atsushi has time to hesitate and run away. How they don't really need words or explanations most of the time, how for Atsushi knowing that there's another person who understands is enough, and everything he needs. How before Atsushi realizes it (and thus keeping him from trying and prevent it), Akutagawa's house has become the only place where he can fall asleep.

That's how they start living together before even being together. They might not even have an actual “getting together” moment, you know? The development of their relationship is so natural and spontaneous, it was meant to end that way from the beginning. Besides, Beast sskk don't really need words between them, so... I suppose an actual confession, albeit nice, would be almost superfluous.

Soon enough they move together to a small apartment near the ada (I'm assuming Atsushi has still enough money saved from his old job). Against popular belief, with time it kind of crystallized in me the idea that Atsushi wouldn't join the ada? His life to that point has constantly been doused by violence and pain and death, he deserves a long break to cope with all the trauma; throwing him right back to another environment where he's constantly pushed to fight and use his ability would not do any good to his mental health; especially when he's got such a conflictual and hating relationship with Byakko, even worse than it is in canon. I wasn't kidding about the house husband thing. Beast Atsushi stays home and chills down and is safe and away from all major sources of stress and triggering environments. Slowly, with time, he goes out more often, gradually relearns what normality is supposed to be like, and bit by bit all his traumatic experiences get more distant, and the nightmares more rare. Akutagawa follows up with his ada job– obviously! There's a whole deal in the end about how important it is for him to keep doing his job and trying to be good. I do believe the ada is the right place for Akutagawa. He returns home to Atsushi who always welcomes him with warmth and joy, and they cuddle a lot.

But I also believe that there would be times when Atsushi is required to go back to action and fight– he's not a member of the ada and he doesn't work for them, but it's obvious that when the ada is in danger and Yokohama is facing serious threats, the guild and the rats and ultimately the doa, the times will call for his intervention. He usually comes to help or rescue Akutagawa, a trump card of sorts. And it's endearing, how Akutagawa is always the one, even among the ada, most contrary on getting Atsushi involved, how he wants to protect him and keep him away, how more than anything he wants him to be safe. As for Atsushi, I really like the concept of this man who retired from action, that spends most of his time at home or chatting with the seniors in the neighborhood, who joins the fight only when the situation is most desperate and reveals himself to be the most powerful and destructive beast to have ever walked on earth. He reluctantly fights, and together with Akutagawa they end up saving the day for everyone, because as Dazai himself said nothing can stop the both of them together.

On the other hand, when the world isn't ending Atsushi solves that very specific role of crime drama protagonist's husband who's very supportive of their partner and listens to them ramble at home about their cases. He often offers useful insights on how criminal organizations work.

Atsushi didn't replace his collar after it broke. They're barely visible under his turtleneck, but he has now wrapped bandages in its place: to hide his scars, to keep the memory of Dazai with him everywhere he goes, to remember what he's lost but also what he's gained.

Ah, and when it comes to the fight against Fukuchi, Atsushi is the one to die for Akutagawa, of course.

Headcanons that directly contradict something stated above but that I still like:

Sskk get together after six months– it's got an ironic taste to it, the timestamp their canon counterparts set to kill each other now being the time they declared their love to each other. It's so soon, but also is it really? They immediately clicked the moment they met each other, and they were always destined to be. At that point, there's no one in the world they need more than they need each other.

In case of Atsushi still wearing the collar for some time after the canon events: sskk had their first kiss when Atsushi took the collar off for the first time. Ever since Dazai died, Atsushi is haunted and unstable; he's throughout scared of taking off the collar, terrified by the idea of hurting someone unintentionally, now that Dazai can't be there to controll him (both through his ability and by the general power he used to have over Atsushi's psyche). Akutagawa sees how much Atsushi is physically hurting, and insists on him taking the collar off; they fight over it for months (verbally, for the most part, except for a couple of times when the fights become physical– but without abilities), before Akutagawa finally manages to convince Atsushi to take it off for a few hours. When they're alone, because after months of being persuaded, Atsushi can trust Akutagawa to be able to defend himself; and also something about “you would never hurt me”. Thing is, when Atsushi finally takes it off, he quickly spirals into a HUGE panic attack, not able to trust himself not to harm the people he cares about; and the only person around is Akutagawa, and he cares about him deeply. The tiger is taking over, and Akutagawa is panicking, and he's desperately looking for a way to quickly ground Atsushi so he just. Kisses him. Which effectively works in the way it immediately distracts Atsushi, as well as causes him to zone out for several minutes. Akutagawa immediately apologizes, and then panics again when Atsushi doesn't answer for a while. It's kinda cute. After that, Atsushi gradually learns to take his collar off more and more often; this time, he can really trust that, if Akutagawa is with him, everything is going to be okay.

#This might as well be the sappiest thing I've ever put down but like. idk did I make it go through that Beast sskk are meant to be #atsushi nakajima #ryūnosuke akutagawa #sskk #shin soukoku #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd beast #mine #15/08/23 #This is ridiculous I never realized how soft I made them until I actually wrote it down.#It's so silly when I'm also the first one ready to make canon sskk suffer #What can I say. They've suffered enough.#“The bandages are barely visible under his turtleneck” I mean that's for when he wears his turtleneck–#and not Akutagawa's striped shirt as he does at home. Which is an awful amount of times but nobody needs to know that.#I'd say this is self-indulgent but it's not like I'm doing it on purpose this is seriously what Beast sskk is like in my mind.#Nothing much I can do about it. That's the realistic Beast outcome for me.#If the author wants to prove me wrong by dropping Beast 2 they're more than welcome but untill then *this* is my canon #kbcu (Kyotag Beast Cinematic Universe)

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dqzaiie · 1 year ago

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who do you think will join the port mafia?

thank you for the question, anon!

i’m not entirely sure which ada member will be transferred to the port mafia, but i do believe this is best determined through the process of elimination.

the preface this, i am ruling out the clerks, as i don’t believe they would be beneficial to the port mafia. it would be quite unproductive of mori to choose one of them. (unless he chooses naomi to force tanizaki’s hand? though i don’t particularly believe in that theory.)

okay, let’s begin.

core agents:

while mori does want a member, this is not to the agency’s detriment. therefore, the pillar members are very unlikely to be chosen—these members being fukuzawa, ranpo, yosano, and kunikida. we can effectively rule them out as follows: fukuzawa’s ability maintains stability within the ada, ranpo’s deduction isn’t suited for a mafioso, yosano has been deemed off-limits, and kunikida is fukuzawa’s successor.

kyouka:

another agent who i believe is unlikely to be chosen is kyouka, as kouyou and mori have both shown to be impressed by her resolve to better herself, and i can’t imagine them forcing her back into the mafia after all of that growth. kouyou especially—she has given up on trying to take kyouka back, and is actively trying to keep her from the port mafia now.

as for members who are possible contenders, we are left with dazai, tanizaki, atsushi, and kenji.

atsushi:

i don’t really believe they will choose atsushi. to my knowledge, he still requires all men are equal to have full control over his ability, and if he were to leave the agency, fukuzawa’s ability would no longer have an effect on him. he has been training, but i don’t think he’s had enough time to master byakko yet.

however, i could see why he would be chosen from a narrative standpoint. it would provide the audience a new perspective, and allow further development for many characters. we cannot entirely rule him out, especially since the port mafia has been gunning for him since day one (though that was due to a contract from the guild. still, i suppose it stands.)

dazai:

i’d hope mori wouldn’t pick dazai, though, i have seen some compelling arguments as to why he may be chosen. in forcing dazai out of the port mafia, mori has shown to hold some regret, despite having chosen the “optimal solution”.

there is also the case of potential foreshadowing in the osamu dazai and the dark era light novel, with mori saying to odasaku, “…dazai’s capabilities are astounding. i’m sure in four or five years, he’ll have killed me and taken my place.” this takes place when dazai was eighteen, which would place him at around twenty-two or twenty-three.

all things considered, i don’t think it’ll be him. dazai has made too many strides toward fulfilling his promise to odasaku for mori to take him back now, and in disrupting that, i believe there would only be a severe backlash. i think mori will keep dazai’s executive position open and available to him, not force him back into it.

this leaves us with two possible agents: jun'ichirou and kenji. i have seen extensive reasoning as to why either of them may be chosen, and to be honest, i’m quite conflicted myself.

kenji:

kenji’s ability would be very useful to the port mafia, but his naïveté might be a disadvantage. he also may fall under the same category as atsushi in not being able to maintain full control over his ability without fukuzawa, but he has been shown to have precautions in place, so i cannot confirm that he needs the safety net. he is certainly a valuable asset to both organizations, and i don’t believe he would be opposed so long as he is protecting the agency.

tanizaki:

tanizaki has been the fan favorite for “most likely to be transferred over”, and i can’t say i disagree. initially, he was my pick as well. it has been foreshadowed multiple times, with hirotsu claiming his ability is suited for assassination, to tanizaki attempting to kill mori, and even jun'ichirou outright volunteering himself in yosano’s place. he has been shown to not be opposed to killing so long as he is protecting naomi and his friends. this idea is expanded on in the third light novel, untold origins of the detective agency.

“…tanizaki felt he was mediocre at his job, held mediocre principles, and had a mediocre sense of justice…”

i believe that he very well may be chosen, as this would provide him the development which his character has been severely lacking.

however, i wouldn’t put it past asagiri to disregard those statements entirely and find a way to surprise us—it’s just what he does lol.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #dazai osamu #atsushi nakajima #yosano akiko #kenji miyazawa #kyouka izumi #ranpo edogawa #kunikida doppo #tanizaki junichirou #fukuzawa yukichi #ougai mori #bsd theory #theory #analysis #character analysis #bsd analysis #asks

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youkaigakkou-tl · 1 year ago

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I just checked the old and new version of chapter 90 and I’m soooo confused.

Seimei's magic (used by Acchan) can affect everyone from the present (although in previous chapter guys from the present couldn’t affect the past).

“Byakko doesn't want to show you” -> “Byakko doesn’t know”. Byakko didn’t know about Ranmaru turning Acchan into a youkai. How could he recognize a supposedly-dead-man after 1000 years 🤨 what is the meaning of this change??

Acchan didn't actually do anything special here, it's been established that they can be affected by the recreation, its less like watching a movie and more like you're seeing everything from the adjacent room

(Haru trying to follow bc it looked that much like they were just in the other room)

(And shutendouji mommy appearing caused the room theyre in to shake too)

And connecting to the next bit, regarding the difference between Byakko not wanting to show vs not knowing

In either case, Byakko wouldn't have known about what happened because he wasn't there to see it himself nor would anyone have told him the details. But I'd assume everyone involved figured out the broad strokes at least, that "Suzaku helped Douman escape and turned him into a youkai and Suzaku was exiled"

And regarding whether Byakko wanted to show it, I don't think he wanted to show any of this actually.

(ENTERING DELULU ZONE)

Byakko doesn't have a motive to show them any of it, Sano is an uninvolved party, Ranmaru lived it, and Haruaki as a person just doesn't matter to Byakko, he's just the container for Seimei's soul to him.

He probably trapped them in that dimension to 1. stop Ranmaru from getting away and 2. keep them in a known place that's almost impossible to escape to deal with later

(As for why he didn't do this sooner, I can think of a couple reasons: 1. it's taxing, and he doesn't want to use it unless it's his last resort, 2. he's a showoff and too proud to use it against a bunch of youkai, 3. the target needs to hold pretty still for a bit and Haru is pretty damn fast 4. this is his special ranmaru backrooms)

What's more likely is them getting to see this flashback was a freak accident caused by Seimei or something

Mind you this is how they stumbled into it

And Seimei DOES has a motive for this, however obscure his goals may be. He seems interested in having Haruaki tie up his loose ends, seen with the shutendouji, and knowing what happened in the past is pretty important to working out whatever Douman and Ranmaru are hung up about.

Still, this is just a guess, but Seimei has infinitely more motive to show them that flashback than Byakko does. (In fact, the first scene of it before the four gods get summoned might even be Seimei's memory)

So it's not a matter of "Byakko didn't want to show them this part", it's "Byakko didn't want to show them any part of it, probably isn't even aware they saw the flashback, and physically cannot show them what happened between Douman and Suzaku because he wasn't there to see"

(END OF DELULU ZONE basically i think it was actually seimei using byakkos memories to show them that flashback. how he did this idk)

Anyway why Byakko could recognise Acchan is pretty simple, he looks the same still. And the fact he's the principal is probably fairly widespread knowledge among the gods who care to know about it.

#asks #rambles

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karmathebunnie · 10 months ago

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Dead Apple spilers

what if atsushi's ability isn't his? Like he obviously has it now but what if he wasn't born with an ability? It seems dumb but hear me out. We saw shibusawa trying to take the tiger via an electric chair. It is very obvious that Atsushi *ate* the ability after it was separated from him. We see him again fighting for the tiger ability at the end of Dead Apple. But we don't know the actual reason shibusawa wanted the ability. It's said by other characters that he wanted it just bc its strong but we don't know that for sure. I would say it's just because he's collecting abilities but then why target atsushi in such a way? I'm thinking, shibusawa went to the orphanage for one reason or another. I'm thinking that while shibusawa wasn't paying attention atsushi might have taken or eaten this gem that looked like rock candy. This could also explain why he ate it the first time he had the ability taken from him, because he hadn't fully connected with it. But after he transferred into the full tiger to kill shibusawa he had a full proper connection to the tiger, hence why he didn't need to eat the ability the second time it was taken, because by then it was his ability. This is also backed up by the fact the tiger is never "my tiger" "his tiger" "atsushi's tiger" but always "the tiger." It also helps explain why Byakko (the tiger) is seen as another entity inside him unlike all other abilities. Rashumon is hinted at reflecting akutagawa's emotions but that is still far of from being sentient.Please tell me your thoughts on this

#Atsushi theory #white tiger #White tiger #bsd shibusawa #shibusawa #bsd atsushi #bsd theories #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd thoughts #dead apple #bsd dead apple #bungou stray dogs atsushi #Bungo stray dogs shibusawa

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beigepear · 6 months ago

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saturn in bungou stray dogs

saturn is a malefic (strict and uncomfortable), masculine planet, ruling capricorn and aquarius. being the last visible planet, saturn is all about boundaries, limits, and containment. in a personal chart it signifies areas where the native might be restricted.

in a very literal, extreme sense of it, saturn is handcuffs, chains, shackles, and this exact imagery is very present in bsd. atsushi is being literally nailed down and locked. it's also his tiger that's being restricted and locked down; and then, atsushi being out of the orphanage, there is a discernable boundary between him and byakko that he is yet to overstep.

dazai is also repeatedly shown restricted—handcuffed, attached to a wall, immobilized, imprisoned. he seems to be thriving in containment, he uses it, expects it, provokes it. he's playful with saturn all throughout the narrative, and it's reflected in the way he views life. what is the ultimate restriction if not death? death contains the freedom of being, and dazai seeks it, just like at times he seeks literal containment in order to realize his plans.

there is also a connection between saturn and being deceitful and manipulative, it's a communicative restriction that is also used by bsd characters a lot, either in order to survive or to reap a benefit.

saturn is the only planet with rings, and restrictive things are often circular. think handcuffs. or wedding rings. it makes me think of dazai's bandages—a literal barrier between his skin and the world, entwining him, like second skin. skin, functionally, is saturnian, because it contains our organs, muscles, and bones. if there is a boundary, there is a reason for it.

saturnian limitations can also be associated with poverty, hunger, and being orphaned. the influence of this type of limitation can vary in a personal chart. a well-behaved saturn makes a person aware of their fate—they recognize how unlucky they've been and they try to make best with what they've been dealt. a less functional saturn can make its native stingy, cynical, and envious. in both cases, people afflicted by saturn are extremely aware of reality. they have never worn rose-colored glasses, they will never be able to.

in a way, one of saturnian themes is doing your best in a chaotic world, therefore, in less extreme cases, saturn is about things that contain chaos, like moral, ethical, and legal restrictions. in bsd, morality is one of the essential themes, and it's contained in legal structures that disagree, clash with each other, but need each other nonetheless.

moral duty is saturnian, and kunikida's philosophy is one of the examples of this theme in bsd. his ideals let him restrain the harrowing chaos of life, and he feels obligated to act on them, otherwise he would be too aware of the world crashing and burning around him. in a way, he's similar to dazai in how they both embrace the saturn of it all, but dazai is more nihilistic about it, while kunikida is deliberately saturning his way through life.

it's interesting and meaningful that kunikida used to be a teacher, because teaching, mastery, and apprenticeship are huge for saturn. it's about tradition and continuity. the dynamic between a mentor and a mentee is omnipresent in bsd. saturn is often associated with father figures and authority figures, and the discipline imposed by them is not always pleasant. the moon is caring, it facilitates growth by giving, but saturn refines you by imposing rules and limitations. when dazai disciplines akutagawa, he's a saturnian figure. saturn doesn't care if you like him, saturn cares if you respect him. when there's a boundary needed, dazai quickly becomes restrictive about atsushi's emotions too.

it's compelling that bsd takes place in a seaport city. water is a natural border, and in greco-roman tradition it was believed that saturn also rules water bodies, ports, and trade. it's also interesting that we first see dazai after his attempt to drown, because drowning is very saturnian—they say that mars is dying in a fire, saturn is dying by drowning. of illnesses, it's said that saturn is responsible for those that arise from coldness and moisture.

another little thing about saturn: some astrologers believe it patronizes clowns. it sounds silly, but it makes a lot of sense when you think about it. as saturn deals with social restrictions and common sense, it patronizes everything and everyone that dances on the border of socially acceptable—the marginalized, the mad; holy fools and clowns. a clown is something between a birthday party and terror. clowns are funny because they rebel against common sense; clowns are terrifying because they rebel against common sense. of course, the first connection i make is gogol, and his aquarian perception of reality. sometimes your common sense aligns with the acceptable social paradigm, then you're lucky. and sometimes it doesn't align at all, then you're revolutionary or an outcast or both.

this reminds me of irl!dazai's quote that also reflects a lot about bsd!dazai: "as long as i can make them laugh, it doesn't matter how, i'll be alright. if i succeed in that, the human beings probably won't mind it too much if i remain outside their lives."

the ultimate lesson of the planet of saturn is about fate. destiny is jupitarian, it's the direction you're growing in. fate is saturnian, it's the cards you've been dealt, it's a car that can't be uncrashed. saturn teaches you about the limits of the world around you and of your own psyche, and then it poses a question: if it's hard and painful and unlikely to result in anything, will you do it anyway? if you can't do it the easy way, will you try at all?

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #astrology #honorable mentions include beast!akutagawa because saturn is agriculture and “reaping what you sow” both literally and figuratively

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moxie-girl · 2 years ago

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what if... BSD x One Piece au?

I'll try to draw all the ADA's posters eventually, but it might take a while since I'm still on vacation...

(more in-depth character info under the cut)

The Detective Pirates

Captain: "Silver Wolf" Fukuzawa Yukichi

Haki: Expert in all three types

Skills: Swordsmanship, battle strategy, leadership

Fun Fact: He sailed with the former pirate king Natsume Soseki, alongside captain of the Mori Pirates, Mori Oguai, when they were younger.

Strategist: "Demon Prodigy" Dazai Osamu

Devil Fruit: Null-Null Fruit

Skills: Dual pistols, hand-to-hand combat, planning and strategy

Fun Fact: He was the first mate of the Mori Pirates until the death of a crewmate at the hands of André Gide of the Mimic Pirates.

Doctor: "Angel of Death" Yosano Akiko

Devil Fruit: Ope-Ope Fruit

Skills: Medical knowledge, knives, mastery of Devil Fruit abilities

Fun Fact: Her bounty is "Only Alive" because of the possible uses of her Devil Fruit.

Chore Boy: "Jinko" Nakajima Atsushi

Devil Fruit: Neko-Neko Fruit, Model: Byakko

Skills: Tiger transformation, instincts, and senses

Fun Fact: He originally believed his Devil Fruit to be Model: Tiger, and when he - and the World Government - found out about its true nature, his bounty rose by over 1 billion berries.

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blackcatruse · 7 months ago

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𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔞𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔰

«prev. ❃ next» ❃ first chapter ❃ m.list ❃ ao3 pairing: r. haitani/fem!reader ↳ she/her, fem descriptors, nickname ❃ chapter synopsis: you have a plan, and a job to do. the haitanis put a wrench in things. loose lips sink ships, after all word count: ~3.2k chapter cw(s): swearing, possible ooc, more physical violence against reader, hints of misogyny, implied abuse, suggestive flirting with ran, drug mention, prostitution mention a/n: because this story is super self-indulgent, i did very little research. please pardon any inaccuracies. i'm just writing to get the idea out

You fell to the floor with an ungraceful thud and rubbed your jaw. People really weren’t pulling punches with you this week. You propped yourself up with your other elbow and with one eye open, looked at Suzaku standing above you. His face was a horrid shade of red and you swore you could see steam coming from both his ears and his nose. His fists were clenched tightly by his sides.

Yeah, you fucked up, but what else is new?

“What the hell do you mean the deal is off?” Suzaku was trying his hardest not to lose his composure. He couldn’t look bad in front of the other Four Symbols.

You didn’t bother to get up. “I’m telling you, it was going to be a trap. Someone’s trying to overthrow the Three Deities and they were starting with us. We’re quite valuable to Brahman, after all.”

“You took his word for it?” Seiryu stared at you with his unnerving eyes. His body and face gave away nothing, but his eyes were burning.

Biting your tongue was never your strong suit, but you had to in this case. Standing before the Four Symbols of Wuxing was not a place to mouth off. You knew that you couldn’t argue about these kids getting roped into it. They didn’t give a shit how old someone was, if you fucked around and found out it, you dealt with it yourself. Wuxing wasn’t inclined to help out a bunch of high schoolers, but you could try to frame it another way.

Were you about to dig your grave? Probably. But again, what else is new? You sat up, but didn’t dare get to your feet. Suzaku would just knock you down again, and you were tired of having your face hit. You looked up, just past Suzaku, to where Seiryu, Genbu, and Byakko sat on empty shipping containers. You swallowed thickly, trying not to let Byakko’s predatory stare intimidate you. You hated how your hands trembled and the nausea that wormed its way into your gut. But you had to try to salvage this. You had to.

“Aren’t you interested at all about who’s out for us?” you asked.

“It’s not like it isn’t anything we can handle,” Seiryu spoke coolly. “We shouldn’t concern ourselves with rumors.”

“You should really just give her back to me, Suzaku,” Byakko all but purred.

Never mind. If it came to that, you would kill yourself then and there.

Of the Four Symbols, Suzaku was arguably the kindest. He didn’t like the way his other three counterparts operated, especially Byakko, but Suzaku wasn’t a pushover. “No,” he said, turning to glare at Byakko. “You’re not getting your hands on her.”

“Yet,” Byakko chided.

You wished you could shrink and disappear.

“It might be worth it to look into it,” Suzaku said.

“You’re too soft,” Genbu sneered. “Nobody has threatened us and lived to tell the tale. If they’re unknown, we shouldn’t bother with it.”

“We can still run the goods,” you piped up. “If we continue as normal, we could unearth who’s working in the shadows. And if you guys are right and it’s nothing, then nothing to worry about.”

“You said the deal was off,” Seiryu said flatly.

“It is, but someone decided to punch me before I could elaborate and now I have to argue with the jury,” you spat.

You could feel Suzaku’s resentment pouring off him in waves. He just sighed. “Lotus, what are we going to do with you?”

You shrugged. “You guys are the ones who wanted to make me pay off my brother’s debt. You could have easily just killed me. That offer is still on the table.” You propped your elbow on your knees and rested your chin in your hand. “Anyway, the only part of this that won’t involve Suzaku’s division is the questioning. Genbu, you like dealing with that don’t you?” You smiled a little too wide at him.

Genbu sniffed. “If there’s anyone to interrogate.”

“Let me just talk to my boss. This is all I’ve got to report anyway.”

“Don’t think so highly of yourself,” Byakko growled. “You’re still the bottom of the barrel.”

They really liked to demean you, and you had learned to ignore it for the most part. You didn’t particularly care about what they said because you knew you were irreplaceable to them. Your inherited debt was also so significant they couldn’t just kill you. They lost a lot of money because of your brother, and you were barely making a dent in the sum after four—or was it five?—years. You didn’t have any other family to pass the debt onto, except maybe your father? You had no idea where the man was since he’d walked out before you could form memories. Wuxing wanted their money and the glory that came with it.

You had half a mind to let them walk into the trap, but there was too much uncertainty if Wuxing was brought down. Would you be claimed by another gang? Would Wuxing even give you up? Maybe... just maybe if you could pull through and appear loyal, it would make it easier for Rokuhara Tandai to negotiate your release. Perhaps you were letting yourself dream too far ahead, but you weren’t about to lose sight of it.

Suzaku dismissed the other Four Symbols and they grumbled as they left the warehouse. You wondered if Suzaku was going to still kick your ass, all signs pointed to yes, but he didn’t move once the others were gone. You didn’t speak. There were times for you to be hot-headed, but now wasn’t one of them. You would stay quiet. Don’t speak unless spoken to. You didn’t move either.

“Lotus,” Suzaku said. “You’re the best runner I have. I know that you’re clever. What are you thinking of doing?”

“Oh, I’m so glad you asked!” you beamed. “Here’s the plan.”

Payphones always felt like a petri dish to you, but you weren’t about to contact Kichiro from any of your devices. It’d be better that way. You didn’t have a guarantee that he’d pick up, but because you said you’d get in touch with him, you hoped he’d answer from an unknown number. You could leave a voicemail if all else fails, but you weren’t about to leave any sort of evidence trail if you could help it.

You tapped your foot as you kept the phone trapped between your ear and shoulder. You were quietly urging Kichiro to pick up, but it’s fine. Maybe just leave a message that tells him to pick up next time or within the next hour when you’d be done with your current errand. It was important to get the plan rolling, because Suzaku’s patience was wearing very thin with you. No matter how good of a runner you were, you could only push the boundaries so far.

Hands tucked in your jacket pocket, you fiddled with the envelopes of money you were supposed to be running to Kabukicho. The crowd you were working with there was one of your first successful jobs. They liked you, and you liked them, which was really just tolerance. They were dependable and loyal clients, and you tried to return the favor by being timely and responsive. Despite the area’s reputation as a red-light district, you knew you would be safe there because of the valuable deals you had made.

Of course Kichiro didn’t pick up. So you left a short, sharp voicemail telling him to pick the fuck up the next time he gets a call from an unknown number because it’s probably you. You tried to be as vague as possible without mentioning the likely stolen goods and how you were going to try to get him and his friend out of the sticky situation they were in. Sighing, you put the phone back on the hook and leaned back against the wall of the booth. You had to get a hold of him fast because Suzaku had only given you a week to arrange the expedient. Once that time was up, you’d be in deep shit and should probably consider death as an option.

As much as dying tickled your brain and filled your waking dreams, you didn’t exactly want to die at the hands of Wuxing. You were always at odds with yourself. Dying was the easy way out for you, and you leaned into that suicidal persona as much as you could. There was something about taking the pleasure away from murderers and torturers that was deeply satisfying to you. Maybe it was because those situations were where you felt you had any sort of power.

Sighing, you exited the booth and headed to your first stop. It was a simple office that served to lease buildings in the area. Byakko ran his brothels through these leases, and you were always the one sent to deliver the monthly rent. You wondered why the bastard couldn’t do it himself, but you figured he was trying to get a rise out of you. Byakko was an absolute jackass with his power plays.

“Ah, there’s my favorite customer!” You heard the cheery voice of the portly man as you entered. “I was worried you weren’t gonna show up today.”

The smile you gave him wasn’t forced. “You know I wouldn’t leave you hanging like that, Masaru,” you teased. “Got the rent for the three buildings we’re leasing.” You put the thick envelopes on the counter.

Masaru grinned. “It’s always a pleasure doing business with you.”

If the man knew about what the facilities and spaces were used for, he never said anything. He was located in Kabukicho after all. Anything you dealt with here and in any other red-light districts were very obviously don’t ask, don’t tell. Business never went beyond short pleasantries and the handoff of a little too much yen. Sometimes you thought about not paying just to give Byakko some trouble, but the consequences were likely not worth it.

You bid Masaru a genuine goodbye before leaving and heading to your other stop for the day. A small town gang in the area struck a bargain deal with you to run their supply of drugs to your dealers. They always had quality products, even if you hadn’t tried it yourself. You never wanted to risk being high or drunk while on the job, but you’d seen colleagues forgo their sobriety on multiple occasions.

The classic meeting spot was a dank alleyway out of sight and very sparsely populated. Daytime usually fared better, since at night the place would be crawling with cops. Officers didn’t think people were stupid enough to do deals in broad daylight, so they very rarely sent patrols out this far.

Subtly glancing at your surroundings, you darted behind a broken down brick building and navigated through the winding alleys. You kept your ears and eyes open for any sign you were being followed. Occasionally you glanced up to see if someone was perched on top of these derelict buildings. When you arrived at the designated rendezvous point, you scanned your environment before knocking three times on the rusted door.

You heard the familiar squeak of the sliding peephole and immediately said, “It’s Lotus. Here for the weekly pickup.” You kept it short. They knew you. You knew them.

The door creaked open and you slid into the musty old room. You were sure the dust in this place belonged to the formation of the actual universe itself, and the fraying strings on the naked dull yellow lightbulbs did little to help the place appear nicer. A thin haze of smoke crept into your lungs and you coughed. God, none of these assholes had the decency to smoke anywhere else.

Not wanting to stay longer than you had to, you approached the squat table where your contact was. He was lazing about, not really paying you any mind. You dropped the last envelope you had on the table. “Your cut from last month’s deals,” you said.

The tattooed man leaned back in a chair, feet propped up on the table, took the cigarette out of his mouth and blew out a puff of smoke. “Seems thinner than last time,” he said. His reedy voice didn’t match his outward appearance, and frankly, it got on your nerves.

You shrugged. “That’s what Suzaku gave me to give you. Bring it up with him if you got a problem.”

The man raised a pierced eyebrow. “You seem a little pissed off, Lotus. Need to relax a bit?” He patted the dirty chair next to him and you held back a scoff.

“Nah, I’m just here to do my job. If you wanna talk business, we’ll arrange another meeting.”

“Places to go?”

“Yeah,” you lied. “Suzaku’s been keeping me busy. Plus if I want to get the dealers restocked I should head out soon. Is the bag where it usually is?”

“Same place as always. If the cuts are still thin by the next time you come around, we may need to renegotiate.”

“I’ll bring it up with Suzaku,” you said. “Thanks for your business.”

Without saying much you left, grabbing the dirty messenger bag on the floor near the door. The burly man who had let you in opened the door and stood silently as you left. His eyes followed your movements, but you didn’t give him anything to look at. Slinging the bag over the shoulder you entered the alleyway again and made your way back to one of the main roads. While carrying a bag of drugs, you were usually hyper-vigilant, but for some reason you let your concentration slip just a little when you got out of the labyrinth of alleys.

You slammed into somebody. Solid arms instinctively steadied you. There was a grunt and you nearly barked at the idiot to watch where they were going until you looked up. Twin pairs of violet eyes met yours. “Oh goddammit,” you swore.

“Fancy meeting you here,” Ran said with a grin.

“Haitanis,” you said coolly. “What brings you out here?” You looked them over. They weren’t wearing their uniforms, so it likely wasn’t gang business. “Pleasure?” you asked. “Roppongi can’t sate your appetites anymore?”

Ran chuckled. Rindou looked annoyed. It was only then that you realized it was Rindou you had run into and you immediately pushed him away. Well, you tried to. You were the one who ended up stumbling back. Stupid guy was built and didn’t stagger at all. He just glared at you like you killed a puppy or something.

You dusted yourself off and adjusted the messenger bag on your shoulder. Only looking up when Ran spoke again, “We’re actually here on business. Most red-light districts are fair game for anyone, after all.”

He wasn’t wrong. For the most part, these places were where local gangs would strike up contracts with bigger gangs for whatever they needed. No major gangs truly owned the red-light districts (with few exceptions), so seeing multiple business deals with different big names wasn’t surprising. It was irritating that deals could be swiped from you if another gang offered your locals something better, but for the most part, if you kept your word and negotiated agreeable terms, you didn’t have to worry about losing their business.

“I know that,” you snorted. “Anyway, looking for something in particular? I know some good whore houses you could go to.”

You would not be directing them to any of Byakko’s establishments in the area.

“Nah, not interested in that right now,” Ran said. “Why would we tell you anyway?”

“I just think it’d be a wonderful beginning to our blossoming friendship,” you said, over exaggerating the faux sweetness in your tone. “We could do stuff like talking about our crushes, painting our nails, braiding each other’s hair, snorting cocaine. Just girly things, y’know?”

Ran barked out a laugh and you swear you saw Rindou’s soul leaving his body. He rolled his eyes so far back you wondered if he’d find a brain back there.

“I love that mouth of yours, Lotus,” Ran said, wiping an eye.

“Don’t go saying stupid shit. At least take me to dinner first, ” you retorted.

The elder Haitani looked like he was considering it. “I could always take a tongue lashing from you.”

“Ugh, just gag me,” Rindou muttered.

You turned your focus onto him. “Is that something you’re into?”

You could see the neurons firing in his brain, but he merely responded with, “Fuck off.” You almost missed the red dusting his cheeks.

For a moment too long you considered giving Rindou more shit, but in a move to likely save his younger brother the embarrassment, Ran piped up. “We got a couple of phony deals we’re investigating.”

Now that caught your attention.

The words slipped out before you could stop them. “We’ve gotten word on similar things too,” you said. “We caught one and they said that someone’s out to usurp the Three Deities.”

Why the fuck were you telling them this? A few weeks ago these assholes were beating the shit out of you and now you’re giving them some kind of warning? Maybe you’d been knocked around too much. You made a mental note to tell Suzaku to aim for your legs next time he needed to beat you over something.

Ran raised a blond eyebrow and even Rindou looked like his interest was piqued. “Oh? That’s the first I’ve heard,” Ran said. “Hmm, we’ll look into it as well. Maybe we’ll come up with something.”

“Bro, you aren’t seriously going to tell her what you find out?” Rindou stared at Ran like he’d just knelt before you and asked for your hand in marriage.

Ran shrugged nonchalantly. “If she gave us the heads up, I only think it’s fair. Just one piece of information though. Can’t put all my cards on the table yet, but I could reconsider after being wined and dined.”

You snorted. “Yeah, yeah. Wuxing barely pays me to survive. The only wining and dining you’ll get is cup noodles and grape juice.”

“Your place or mine?”

“Oi, oi, we’ve got shit to do. Stop flirting with everything that has a pulse,” Rindou snapped.

You clicked your tongue and tilted your head. “Aww, don’t let me hold you up any longer,” you cooed. You looked at your nonexistent watch. “I’ve got places to be too. See you around, Haitanis.” You offered them a short wave as you turned and walked off.

Ran’s mention of phony deals kept echoing through your head. There was definitely something going on, but you weren’t about to tell Suzaku that you’d run into the Haitani brothers and had given away information that could hurt Brahman. Though, if phony deals were being made with two of the Three Deities, it wasn’t likely that the information would help with much. They could just as easily partner with the person or group in the shadows without knowing they were already targeting you. You really just wanted to take it easy, but life never did that for you.

Please do not reupload, translate, or steal my work! If it isn't here or on my ao3, it's not me! Likes & reblogs appreciated! <3 Dividers courtesy of @/cafekitsune & @/firefly-graphics

#ruse’s ashes #x reader fanfic #rindou haitani x reader #reader insert #tokyo revengers reader insert #tokyo revengers x reader #tokyo revengers ocs #rindou x reader

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the-silver-peahen-residence · 1 year ago

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Can we get another part with the Devil nobles? Pleaseeeee? :3

((Another one? Sure, why not? I can write something else if you like. Just give me a second. Though, this one might be a little crazy with some giggles.))

((Oh and Van ink belongs to my wonderful friend @demon-blood-youths ))

Silver butterfly mun/Peahen mom

It's been a little while after the crazy things with Shdwkyz and Vivi. Though, right now, Ink was sleeping in her room while she was resting up. This was crazy even now that she hopes things are alright.

"Zzzzz.....zzzzzzz.....zzzzzzzz...." lightly snoring in her bed, Ink looked peaceful in her dreams. It was cute to say the least.

Well, that changes in a moment....

"WE DEMAND TO SPEAK TO VANITY!" A sudden boom of voices speaking at the same time was heard throughout Ink's kingdom to snap her awake.

"!?" She snorts awake to blink, showing some bedhead but yawns rubbing her eyes.

"Ugghhh what the heck was that?" she mutters sleepy but that's when she looks wondering what is happening now. "Oh don't tell me dad did something else..." she grumbles but she might have to go and find out.

~~~~~~~~

"Gentlemen please calm down! Lets try to clear this up peacefully." Vanity said seeing six devils around a round table. They seem to be ready to tear at each other's throats.

"Come on Vanity, I think my son would be better for your daughter. He's well known in the demon world in my kingdom. The strongest ever!" a young handsome devil said with a familiar green black mist around his body, golden hair but his eyes were glowing blue. A tail shows behind him. A incubus energy demon it seems.

"I think she would be better with MY son! He's a lot more powerful and he's going to be well known when heading over to the human world again. She will see he's powerful and right for her!" Another devil was there with arms crossed, he was already growling at the others. He was a exploding type of devil but remaining proud for most.

"I think you two are blind. My heir is better for her. She would love to have someone to be protective of her. A tiger fits well with a dragon!" A white weretiger called Byakko. His own tail was swaying.

"You fools think you can beat my son!? NO! He's going to be king and he will see that he's perfect for your daughter! A true queen like no other!" Satan said with arms crossed already annoyed.

"Boys boys please...fighting won't solve this. I'm sure she would be better with my heir." Arsene smiled to them.

"NO! I THINK MY HEIR WILL BE PERFECT FOR HER!" The chainsaw devil said glaring at them as the six devils growls at them while seeing Vanity having a headache pinching the bridge of his nose.

Senkai was quiet but sweatdrops seeing the devils arguing about this. Yeah, seems everyone heard about the whole engagement.

Now they were arguing and shouting in the meeting throne room but outside, six young men was waiting but they were hearing their devils arguing.

"I really don't get why they are taking this seriously! We haven't even met this heir of the Vanity house. Second, I already told that old man i was fine!" Bakugo said grumbling while looking to his claws since he was a exploding devil dragon.

"I don't know..maybe this heir is really nice. We don't know who she is. All I know is that she's part of the Vanity household and you all know she's family of one of the strongest devils in the demon world." Izuku said swaying his incubus tail. Another was there swaying his white tiger tail with ears flat down, Atsushi was silent.

"Maybe it's only because they want to try the alliance right after. We don't know much right now but maybe she's not too bad. That and the wars the kingdoms suffered under way back.." he said.

"Even though their going crazy with it?" Ren asked silently but it made them think about it.

"Though, I don't know. I could be wrong. Even so, I'm NOT going to follow my old man's footsteps just because. It's annoying when he gets like this." Rin said bored while Denji agrees.

"True, I just wanna head out and do something else." he said. The six men sighed at the same time hearing the arguing but that's when they did see someone else rushing over. "Huh?"

"Ugghhhh why does he have to have a meeting this early in the morning!? I can't sleep with all this noise!" A female voice said making the six blink to look. However, the young men looks seeing someone rush over but she stops to notice.

The guys did too but when the young woman came into view, their eyes widen seeing. They saw a very beautiful young woman, tall and lean but at the right size for cuddles. She was described as fit from their point of view given the cute curves. She has caramel-skin, cute grey eyes and medium black messy hair. She seems to be wearing a navy short sleeve with a hood over her head but it was off showing her hair. Underneath her short jacket is a grey tee with a V-shaped across. Wears dark loose jeans and grey converse. She has a huge silver button pin on her hood which has the letter V engraved in it.

"......."

"Huh??? Who the heck are you guys!? Why are you in my kingdom!?" Ink said.

'Who the heck is that!?!?' The six though blushing in their minds finding her beautiful. Little hearts were floating over their heads not expecting this! Ink blinks looking confused but she looks at them.

"Uhhhh..are you guys okay?" she asked.

Snapping out of it, Ren clears his throat to stand up. "Sorry for that. We are other heirs from other locations in the demon world. Our ummm fathers are speaking with the great devil Vanity." he said.

"Vanity?..Wait, why are your dads talking to my dad?" she asked.

"Huh? Dad-"

"WAIT!!! DAD!? THEN DOES THIS MEAN YOUR THE HEIR OF THE VANITY HOUSE!?" Bakugo shouted pointing at her.

".....Uhhhh well my brother Duke is the next in line for being a heir. Then it's me...ehhh I don't know. I don't really focus on that sort of stuff." she tilts her head confused.

"........."

"Hold on, you said your dads so you mean devils but.....why are they talking to...." She tries to ask but grey eyes widen to think. "Ohhhhhh no...Oh no no no! I thought he would let me do this on my own!" she shouted going to confront her father.

"Hey, wait a moment!" Denji said as the six follows her but Ink pushes the doors open to her father's throne meeting room. Right away, she saw Vanity watching six other devils arguing who would take Ink's hand in marriage.

"I say my son will have her hand!"

"NO my son will!"

"No mine!"

"MINE!"

"Your crazy my son will!"

"Your crazy she will love my son and become queen of the Satan house!"

"Oi vey..." Vanity sighed having a headache. The other six blinks seeing this but Ink only felt annoyed before she had enough closing her hand into a fist to take a deep breath then suddenly.....

"WILL YOU ALL SHUT THE HELL UPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!"

Silence was heard hearing her voice echoing through the hallway and the kingdom. The six devils stops but turns seeing Ink with the six there. Vanity saw her but blinks seeing her storm over to glare at her dad.

"Yes Ink-"

"You said I could decide on my own on who I was going to marry and you do this!?" She said pointing up at him.

"First of all, I did say that. Second, they came in unexpected to try and have their sons win your heart. This is not on me this time." he said with arms crossed.

Ink blinks but she and Vanity begins to argue now with the other twelve watching with a sweatdrop. Huh, this was new.

"...Well, I admit she is pretty and seems to have that same attitude much like her old man. But still..I think she fits so well with you Izuku.."

"Ummmm.."

"NO, she'll be better with Bakugo! With that attitude and temper, she fits perfectly!"

"........"

"Your both blind. She possessed the blood of a dragon devil. She and Atsushi will be perfect for one another!"

"....Ummmmmm Byakko please.."

"You three are clearly blind. She will be perfect for Rin. She has blue flames of the honor house! It's perfect!"

"You crazy old man, I told you I don't want you making choices for me!"

"I think she fits with Denji better! He's perfect for her!"

".......*Sighs*"

"You mean your all crazy. She fits beautifully with Ren. It works.."

"......Arsene.."

"Nope! Your all fools!" One said only for them to now argue along with this that Vanity and Ink stops to see this. Here they go fighting again. The six men sighed from this but Ink shook her head.

"Gentlemen please stop this argument!" Vanity said seeing them stop. Look, I'm sure we can deal with this some how. I mean, This is Ink's choice and I don't know if she-"

"I really don't want to right now." she said. "This is crazy! You guys are taking this a bit too seriously-"

"It's important Miss Ink! The kingdoms need to be as one but it can happen depending on who they marry. We think it's best that you pick from one of the six to ensure that kingdom is perfect!" Satan said but the others glare at him.

"..Seriously??? -_- Even if I don't have that time to think about this sort of thing-"

"YES!!"

"......." she sighed shaking her head. They were serious.

"So....we came here to help but the others wouldn't take the hint that you would love being with MY son!" Satan said.

"Oh don't you start! She'll be better with my son!" The chainsaw devil said.

"I think she fits with mine better!" the exploding dragon devil said.

"I think mine is." The incubus devil said.

"Nope mine!" Byakko said.

"You guys really are not listening...because Ren beats all of your boys." .Arsene smiled only for them to argue again! They were not taking this and Vanity was sweatdropping. Ink was feeling they wouldn't stop but with the shouting and yelling. She wanted it to stop and not being able to take it anymore.

"So Van ink...."

"WHO DO YOU CHOOSE TO MARRY!?" the six devils said.

".......You guys are crazy!? I don't want to have it picked for me! IF you let me think of my own I might-"

"You must choose miss Ink! Who do you choose!?" they said but her left eye was twitching from all this. And it was just giving her a headache.

They were still asking her even if she was seeing them curious now. The young men was trying to calm their devils down but Ink had enough to shout her answer.

"FINE, IF YOUR THAT FREAKING CURIOUS, THE ONE I CHOOSE...."

In a moment of silence or from outside the kingdom, a loud boom like crash is heard shaking the kingdom as the guards panicked.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?" the guards said. Inside, Vanity fell off his throne dizzy hearing this. The devils were in shock hearing her answer as the young men was.

"W..wait, what did you-"

"YOU HEARD ME! I'LL PICK ALL OF THEM! YOU HAPPY!?" she shouted but everyone went quiet hearing that.

"WHAT!?" the six devils said but the six were shocked too.

"....."

"Ink are you hearing yourself now!? Your having six suitors to be engaged to-"

"I DON'T CARE! IF IT MAKES YOU GUYS HAPPY I'LL MARRY ALL SIX OF THEM!" she said annoyed but her face was pink only to see the devils silent. However, they looked to each other then at her.

"What?"

".....What a good idea!"

"Yeah! that works!"

"Hmmm..I guess so.."

"Fine, but my son is better for her.."

"Alright...."

"Sure!"

"Eh?" Ink, Ren, Rin, Atsuski, Denji, Bakugo, and Izuku blinks in shock but Vanity shook out of it but his eyes were still dizzy.

"Ink do you have any idea what your saying here!? You...you.."

"It's fine! I can work it out! Besides, I mean...it's something!" she said.

"Then it's agreed! You will wed our sons! Though, it's going to be interesting....they can be her six claws! The six claws of the blue dragon of pride! It's perfect!" the devils were agreeing but looks to the others that was shocked.

"This is going to be perfect! Now why don't you seven run along. Get to know your new fiance!" the devils pushes the seven out happily to the door.

"Hey! Don't we get to say something about thi-"

"NO!" they said happily to open the door and toss the heirs out as they shout and crash into a pile as the doors close. The devil's were going to speak more about the upcoming wedding.

Now the six claws groan from landing on top of one another while Ink was confused sitting on top of them.

"...What the hell just happened?" the six said but Ink was silent.

"........Oh boy. I didn't know they would take it seriously!!!! I'm so sorry! I thought-"

"It's fine..but...it seems we are engaged to you...well all six of us. Though maybe this will be crazy type of adventure.." Ren said as the guys saw Ink get up but she helps them up as they stood in the hallway.

"...........Uhhh yeah, I guess.....this is going to be crazy to tell the team. Though, I guess you can meet my friends........." she grumbled but walks off with the Six following her. 'What did I get myself into!?' Ink thought while waking down the hallway.

#OOC #silver roses #ask answered #mun answered #silver butterfly mun #peahen mom #the mansion owner #the fractions of NYC #Devil Nobles au #demon noble rulers au #the six claws of the blue dragon #anon #peahen writer

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saiakv · 7 months ago

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Non canonical cursed spirits mentioned in threads & verses ( I will update this post if/when I add more to the arsenal )

JOROGUMO / Spider woman yokai

CATEGORY: SEMI-SPECIAL GRADE POTENTIAL APPARITION SPIRIT Deploys a simple domain that guarantees sure-hit on its sticky web technique and traps the target. If unable to escape the sticky webs the curse proceeds to physically attack its victim and devour it. Caught after being summoned by cult followers to 'cleanse' a haunted property in 2009, while Suguru was posing as a priest. The property was subsequently transferred into the ownership of Manami Suda.

BYAKKO / White Tiger of The West

CATEGORY: GRADE ONE CURSED SPIRIT Flighted spirit capable of creating tornadoes. This spirit almost resembles a 'natural' spirit. Attacks primarily using violent gusts of wind. Complimentary, can assault the victim using its sheer size and strength. It was caught by Suguru Geto in the year 2010 following an altercation with rivaling sorcerers from Tokyo Tech who had been trying to contain it.

BAKENEKO / cat yokai ( vers. dependent: nicknamed " Wasabi " )

CATEGORY: GRADE TWO CURSED SPIRIT �� grows indefinitely

Born from superstitions around cats, 'Wasabi' is a tamed curse that willingly forms a master/pet pact with Suguru Geto. She appears as a feral-looking cat with a napkin for a hat. Wasabi is a curse of capricious nature. Bakeneko are known to haunt the homes they used to live in previously as normal cats that got to a very late age and said to be capable of corpse reanimation among other things. Wasabi's attacks mostly manifest as physical blows; she is capable of changing her size from tiny to occupying a whole room, as well as able to utilize human speech to an extent. Because Wasabi is a tamed curse & not an absorbed one, she can keep growing indefinitely as long as she can 'leech' off of cursed energy ( it is enough for her to exist in places that accumulate C.E. — like shrines, temples, graveyards etc ) For the most part, however, Wasabi is a non-hostile curse that spends most of her time lounging around Suguru and loves to rub up on sorcerers with auras she vibes with. While most of the time she only meows ( it sounds like nails on chalkboard or a baby crying from a dark hallway in the middle of the night ) Wasabi will sometimes sit on her hind legs and sing 'Sakura Sakura' while waving the napkin she normally wears on her head. The viewer's reaction to this peculiar ritual, however, might determine whether she's going to be spicy or friendly with them.

#spiders tw #insects tw #HEADCANONS.#( i love wasabi... :c )

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kits-shrine · 1 year ago

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Wild Onions

Buckle up buttercup this is going to be a wild ride~

"You're my mate." she protested tearfully "I should have tried harder. Done everything. Done anything." Kit bowed her head in shame "And I didn't even think to try." After what happened to his mother, she'd assumed everything about him that made him, him was gone. But she should have tried "I'm so s-sorry that I left you alone when you needed me most."

“You never left me, Kit,” he chided softly, taking her hand into his to kiss them both before placing them over his heart, “you were with me the whole time, right here.”

She gave a little sob curling to lay her head against his chest overwhelmed by emotion. The beads brushing against his fingers from around her wrist gave a little shiver a hairline crack spreading on one of them. The crack grew and grew, just like the ones on her poor battered Soul. It was just too much and she was already too weak, she whisper little apologies over and over before she let out a pained gasp... as her Soul shattered and her body turned to stone in his arms.

The world seemed to tilt on its axis as the woman he loved lay cold and still in his arms, “Kit,” he tried to shake her, but stone does not yield, “this isn’t funny, Kit,” his breathing grew ragged as the reality that his love was gone slowly sank in. Her hands felt like white-hot branding irons over his erratic heart, “No, not like this,” he moaned quietly, “No. No. No. No. No. NO!” the elf’s soft refutes turning into wails of heartwrenching agony and rage.

He was home; they were together, so why? Why was she gone?

It was his fault, he thought brokenly, that goddess may have started it, but he, he was the weak-willed one. He hadn’t been strong enough to stop the possession. He abandoned his mate, leaving her to suffer, letting her broken heart slowly consume her Soul until it was too late.

He was to blame.

Wild magic as turbulent as his emotions rolled off him in waves, tearing at the earth, shredding the slip of paper that rested near them. Though if the silver kitsune siblings were there, Ingall was blind to them in his grief. Leaves trembled, falling from their perches, trunks bowed, and bark cracked, flowers wilted as grass brown; all nature grieved with the Elven King, all felt his loss, all mourned the dear lady who would have been Queen.

Thick brambles sprouted from the earth, winding around the King and his lost love, barring all from disturbing him in what would be a tomb.

He might not have been able to tell if the silver kitsunes were there, but he surely could feel the small hands desperately reaching to fight past the growing bramble "Mama?! P-Papa! PAPA!" Byakko called out, crying in pain as the thorns tore at her cruelly for her attempts that she paid no heed too.

His daughter's cry jolted the elf from his grief; the brambles receded, but he felt his Spirit wavering.

She shifted to her foxxy form to zip between the branches when they widened enough to do so, red streaking her white fur as she scrambled up on him 'D-don't- don't go too Papa.' Byakko pleaded with a little cry with a glance at Kit's stone face. "P-please."

The pain threatened to overwhelm him, taking what was left of his Spirit with it, but he would not let it. He refused to abandon their children. It may have been too late to save his mate, but the children were there and needed him now more than ever. Ingall reached his magic inward with what little strength he had left to brush against the Forest's Soul. The moment his magic touched that ancient power it attempted to consume him. He couldn't tell if he was screaming again or not, but this was a battle he couldn't lose.

Byakko gave little weepy crying noises, both with her voice and her foxxy form. "Hang on." Ginko gritted out wresting her way through the loosening brambles on one side to lay a hang on one of Ingall's shoulder pushing in healing energy. "You are not allowed to go too." Kuko bite out joining from the other side, trying to hold on like an anchor.

The elf once again felt himself changing once again, and strangely felt as if the change drew him closer to the Heart.

Kuko let out a curse as he felt the changes and assumed the worse, a little spark leaping from his fingers in anger. Ginko poured every bit of her energy into him while Bya just chanted a whisper pled for him to stay.

"Ouch!" the elf? cried out,"Dammit that hurts! How is setting me on fire helpful in the slightest!?"

That made all three freeze through Kuko's hand tightened on his shoulder "Well someone had to light a fire under your ass. I thought it might as well be me."

Carefully tucking Bya under his chin, the elf? gently released his hold on Kit’s body and pushed himself free of the bramble, “That’s usually a turn of phrase, not a literal statement,” he quipped, eyes still filled with unimaginable grief and the skin? of his shoulder still smoldering.

His actions unintentionally made a little nest for Kit's stone form to curl up into, almost like she was sleeping. The other two kitsunes stood, Kuko supporting his exhausted sister "It worked though." he snarked back eyeing the... well he wasn't sure he could call him an elf any more.

Ingall's hand came back a little wet from here the brambles had cut into Bya's little self as she tucked in close.

He scowled and immediately began to heal her, though instead of a green light that smelled of fresh herbs, little flowering vines sprouted from his fingertips, and now that he got a good look at his hand, he saw his skin or what had been his skin looked identical to the bark of the Heart, and covered the little fox’s wounds detaching from his fingertips and fall to the earth below when they’d done their duty.

Quite exhausted from her scare she just collapsed against him closing her eyes with a little thanks, not for the healing but for staying.

"Do we... have to be worried about that?" Ginko asked sluggishly gesturing towards him.

As he turned to look at her, the vines and leaves that made up his hair swayed with the movement, “I- No, I don't think there's cause for worry…I don't rightly know what I am at the moment, but I feel much more strongly connected to the Heart.”

"You look strongly connected." Kuko remarked dryly, if only just a little conflicted at that thought. Byakko fidgeted a little as one his leaves tickled her little black nose.

“Care to show me?” Ingall asked. After all, he could only see his hands and a bit of his hair? Well, he thought it was still his hair.

Kuko lifted a hand as he created a mirror from illusion reflecting Ingall's new form.

His jaw dropped. He looked like an elf made from a camphor or, rather, The Camphor.

"I don't think you should leave until we can be sure it's safe." Ginko slurred slightly as her eyes sagged and it was clear that Kuko was the only thing holding her up, the vixen had literally poured every drop of magic in her efforts to keep him with them.

'Papa?' Bya murmured tiredly 'Can I stay? Please?'

“Yes, Little Miss, sleep,” he whispered, stroking her fur, then looked to Kuko before reaching a hand out towards Ginko, “may I try something?”

Byakko murred softly against his throat. A finger pointed at him sternly (well as sternly as a wavering finger could be) "If you... undo all my hard work... I will... jerk a knot in your... heh... nonresistant tail." Ginko uttered the familiar threat clearly punch drunk.

“You can jerk knots into my hair,” he suggested as he rested a hand on her forehead and willed a bit of the Heart’s magic, which he could sense and feel keenly, to restore her strength.

Ginko inhaled sharply as the fur on her tails poofed at the surge of magic and energy. She looked at him with wide and far more alert eyes "Oh dear..."

Ingall jerked his hand back, “too much?” he asked, eyes, the only thing really the same about him, darting over her in concern.

"Not too much, per se, but a lot." Ginko murmured pulling from Kuko's hold on her as she looked between him and the Heart "I think you are much more connected to the Heart than you might have thought... that felt just as it does invoking it's power."

He pinched the bridge of his nose, “come again?”

The two silver haired kitsunes looked at each other in silent communication. Kuko nodded and headed away from them shifting into his larger true form. His eyes glowed as he growled lowly before he pulled magic from the heart to strengthen all the wards around the mountain at once, a feat that took tremendous energy which the former elf felt pull from his very center before Kuko finished folding to the ground tired from being used as a conduit. "Did you feel that?" Ginko asked looking at Ingall intently.

Ingall rubbed at his chest, “Yes, yes I did-” he cut himself off before cursing in elfish, as just exactly what he was now dawned on him, “I’m a Stars damned dryad!”

Byakko shifted against him with a little chitter of protest at his loud swearing.

"And you're connected to the Heart..." Ginko's fingers touched her fingers to her mouth at the implications as her brother succulently finished as he shifted back "He practically is the Heart." he rubbed at his temples.

After apologising for disturbing Bya, he ran a hand over his face, “why is nothing ever simple?” he asked, looking up at the sky.

"Because life isn't simple." Ginko lightly placed a hand on his shoulder in sympathy. She offered him a sad but kind smile "You should rest." her eyes drifted to Kit's curled form in the nest of brambled pressed against the Heart's truck. "Would you like me to stay here with you?"

The dryad’s grief seemed to make him wilt, “Yes,” he murmured softly.

She gently led him and Bya a little further on the other side of the trunk. Ginko looked to Kuko "You go make sure the others don't come here yet either."

He nodded looking uncertain before confessing "I do not know what to tell them."

“The truth,” Ingall choked, “neither them will take kindly to being coddled. The longer we wait, the more it will hurt. Take Tum to Tamashii, I won't-” he took a breath as tears pooled in his eyes, “I can’t answer the questions that will come, not yet.”

Kuko gave the el-dryad a nod before he turned and left the glen. Ginko gingerly wrapped her arm around him coaxing him to rest against her careful not to dislodge Byakko "I am sorry Cousin, for all our sakes." she murmured sadly feeling his heartache.

He did so, thankful for the kind touch and comfort as he grieved.

Time and tears passed. It was hard on them all, but they pulled together to support the other. Ingall and the children often visited Kit in her bed of eternal flowers, kept blooming year round by her loving mate.

Decades maybe even centuries passed peacefully and Ingall got to watch his children blossom and grow just as his flowers did. Over time a young sapling had started to grow near the Heart, growing and growing into a proper tree of it's own. But more importantly it seemed to flow magic like the Heart, slowly growing stronger and stronger.... as Ingall's and the Heart grew weaker.

It was dying and... so was he.

One day he closed his eyes for the last time. When he next opened them he felt better than ever floating in a realm of warm light, heart pounding as the voice he'd longed for most sang out from behind him-

"Charmer~"

~Final Fin~

True End

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