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darklinaforever · 1 month

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Sessrin / Sesshrin, Akigure, Persades, Sylki, Wyler / Weyler, Namuri / Nashuri, AddieLuc, Borgiacest / Lucesare, Sareth, Daemyra, Erikstine, Snowbaird, Reylo, Darklina / Alarkling, Zutara, Charlastor / Radiobelle, Dramione.

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ofoceansandtombsanew · 25 days

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saw your yuki/kyo dissection and i was curious to know what's the other ship you think was an obvious possible option?

... after consulting @cafedanslanuit , Imma say it. For the plot. And Imma write my essay explaining my case. But y'all... don't get mad at me for being right. Strap in, this is gonna be a long one lmao.

But before I actually say it, we need to talk about Akito and Tohru and how they parallel one another.

Because these two are the same character at the opposite ends of the spectrum and 2/3 of the key aspects of Fruits Basket that make the show work. Without them, there's no Fruits Basket.

Both of them are quite literally the same character.

Masculine naming convention? Check.

Abandonment issues? Check.

A favored parent and a parent they have negative feelings towards? Check.

Especially since their respective relationships with their parents led to those abandonment issues and how they interact with the world. Akira was to Akito what Kyoko was Tohru. Ren's unnatural hatred of Akito, viewing her as a threat for Akira's attention, Akira's death and Kureno's curse suddenly breaking for no rhyme or reason led to Akito becoming the person she became.

Katsuya's death caused Kyoko to fall into a depression so deep she neglected Tohru for an indeterminable amount of time. Very nearly left Tohru to herself before coming her senses and becoming the best mom in the world that we the audience know her as. But that period of Tohru's life was very forming for who she became.

Kyoko came back after coming to her senses, we know this. But to Tohru, her mother suddenly embracing her for the first time in likely weeks, was the result of Tohru mimicking her dad's speech. A formal way of speaking that became so engrained into her daily habits, it's completely inseparable from her now.

Akito and Tohru's respective experiences ultimately lead them to the same core aspect of their character: Loneliness.

Both of them are terribly afraid of being alone, they just keep people in their lives in very different way.

Akito relied on fear, Tohru used kindness.

Akito used violence, Tohru used compassion.

Akito's go-to was embracing her father's words that she was a special child born to be loved. As such, she could do anything she wanted to the other members of the zodiac without facing any repercussions.

Tohru's go-to was her belief that her not prioritizing her mother over rest is inherently connected to her mother's death. That she should have prioritized her mother over everything. That her mother had to be her number one even in death. Thus, she became afraid of loving anything or anyone more than her mother. And yet, she still didn't want to lose anyone else in her life.

Tohru's kindness is genuine but there is a benefit she gains from it similarly yet juxtaposed to Akito's abuse.

That's why the two of them are able to come to an understanding with one another by the end of the story. Why Tohru was able to set everything else aside to start from zero because she understands that fear of being alone all too well.

They are both a mirror into what the other person could have been like if their circumstances were different. Tohru could have been that bitter, hate-filled woman, while Akito could have just as easily been the sweetest woman in the world.

Akito is Tohru

and Tohru is Akito.

All this buildup is to say that...

I think the only other obvious choice for Tohru was Shigure.

Yes, Shigure.

Y'all heard me right.

The final piece to what makes Furuba work, the one who instigated the plot in the first place.

And I'm sorry if y'all get mad at me for saying that, but I really don't think this is an incorrect assessment. I'll die on the hill that it was an obvious what if.

There's superficial things one can have fun mentioning in regards to these two ー

Across all adaptations of Furuba, Shigure is the first Sohma we are introduced to

Shigure's cursed year is the Dog, Tohru's birth year is the Dog

But the biggest thing for me is in how Tohru is an intrinsic part of something Shigure lacks as a person, that being empathy.

To make myself clear, I'm not saying Shigure is completely void of empathy. Because we can see him expressing it to the people he cares for in the story. (Ex. Wanting to go on a vacation during Golden Week so Hatori can avoid his ex's wedding.)

But for Shigure, empathy isn't something that comes easy for him. As he words it, his kindness isn't as good as the real thing someone like Hatori has. Shigure considers his kindness a hastily manufactured afterthought.

He's someone perfectly content using someone if he gets something out of it. And if he sees someone hesitating to reach for something they want, he'd rather just provoke them into action than attempt to warmly encourage them or understand where they're coming from. Because he doesn't see a point in hesitating at all and frankly, he knows comforting people like that doesn't come easy to him. So he normally opts not to.

As such, he's fascinated by the levels of empathy and kindness Tohru has. Tohru's kindness sometimes even makes him feel guilty and Shigure isn't someone who often feels guilt in the first place.

Contrast to him, Tohru is so pure that Shigure can't help acknowledging how twisted he is. In season 1/the manga's first arc, he even tells Hatori that because of that forced realization he gets every time he looks at her he thinks Tohru is too pure for him.

Compare to that to our final arc of the manga/season ー where it all eventually escalates to Shigure's quiet contemplationthat maybe he should have dreamed of Tohru.

That it's most likely that Akito wasn't the right one to dream of.

That someone as twisted as him needs someone like Tohru to balance it. To be that beacon that can lead him into being a 'normal' person.

He genuinely thinks about it in that moment as he playfully tells Tohru 「もしもの、お話し」 which is more accurately translated as "It's a what-if story".

Had Shigure dreamed of Tohru all those years ago, what would have been different?

...

But Tohru isn't who he dreamed of and this is the bed Shigure has decided to make for himself. One he has kept on the path of for years. So he lets himself think about the what ifs for a moment before ultimately deciding to keep lying in the bed he's made in hopes of the day Akito finally comes around.

But it's in Shigure's mind, and now the audience's mind, that more than likely it should have been Tohru. Tohru and what she represents is who he should have dreamed of.

You can see signs that a relationship with Tohru is something Shigure's considered even vaguely in the series even before that point though.

Sure it's passed as a joke, but when you look back at the scene with the "what if story" goggles, you can't help wondering "was it really though?"

Hell, Shigure desiring Tohru is something that even Akito feared.

She was enraged at the thought very thought of it during the Summer Vacation arc. It's what set Akito off enough to tell Tohru that she is the God of the zodiacs and they all belong to her, Shigure in particular.

Akito was already even in an agitated state before she asked Shigure if he felt anything even partially romantic towards Tohru. Why? Because she's displeased that Shigure isn't kind to her the way he used to be. That he used to only look at Akito but now he doesn't. She wants him to be kind to her again, like he was before.

And Shigure is exceptionally kind to Tohru.

Like he is very careful and considerate when he comes to Tohru which he even confesses to Mayu at one point when she tells him that he should treat her carefully. He tells her 「これでも僕にしてはめずらしいくらい大切にしてると思うんだけどね」 which can, more accurately be given a rough translation of "I think it's unusual for me, but I'm taking good care of her" or even "I think it's unusual for me to value someone this much".

And if you look back on the series, that isn't cap.

Excluding characters like Kisa, Hiro and Momiji (who isn't the same age as the other two but acts youthful enough it is easy to forget), Tohru is the only character Shigure doesn't really treat the way he does everyone else.

Shigure has no problem poking and prodding at people, even in moments where they're very clearly in emotional turmoil when he says them.

Asking Yuki what Akito told him during the Summer Vacation arc.

Telling Kyo that he is using hating Yuki as a shield for what he doesn't want to think about.

(... Telling Akito "bitch I wouldn't have cheated on you if you didn't cheat on me first" lmaooo.)

Even if at the end of the day, it is coming from his own way of caring (trying to get people to act and move forward), that doesn't change the fact Shigure can be a complete asshole. One that will say some very hurtful things to people.

And he's done it multiple times to the same people over and over again. Measuring what's the right amount of what to say to avoid or invoke a specific reaction that he does or doesn't want. Sometimes it's played for laughs, other times it is to rile someone up so badly they cannot contain their aggravation.

So it really isn't cap when he tells Mayu he does, in reality, treat Tohru very gently. For all that Shigure is capable of doing, he treats Tohru with more care than he normally gives to people. Especially considering he has no real reason to since she was a stranger to him until recently.

It takes Shigure until the final arc to do anything of his usual nature to Tohru. And when he does, he asks her if she's mad at him afterwards. It doesn't sound like much until you realize he's never done anything of that sort for any other character in the series.

Yuki. Kyo. Akito.

He'll back off. He might sigh and state it's pointless to continue a debate when he and the other person are going back and forth in circles. But he never asks to see how that other person feels because he doesn't care. Hell, he can tell if that other person is upset with him or done with his shenanigans.

And yet with Tohru, he feels compelled to ask for the first time ever.

And, of course, I can't talk about all this stuff and not mention Shigure's calm fury when Tohru fell from the cliffside. He stayed quiet for damn near 20 seconds as he processed that Akito told him that Tohru fell and we don't see his face the entire time he's processing. Then once he finally pulls himself together, he couldn't even let Akito finish her sentence when he asked if Tohru's 'fall' was a push.

We never truly get to see in Furuba, something that could set Shigure off.

But I think in that moment we get a glimpse of it. A glimpse that shows just how strongly he feels for Tohru. Because it begs the question, if Akito had pushed Tohru off that cliff, what would Shigure have done? How would he have reacted? I don't think even Shigure knew how he would have reacted.

I'm honestly morbidly curious.

That's all to say, that, "what if" story was with Shigure. Not Momiji, not Yuki. It was Shigure.

'If you didn't end up with A, you definitely would have ended up with B'. If we narrowed this down to Yuki and Tohru specifically, there's only two other characters that come close to that. If it wasn't Machi for Yuki and Kyo for Tohru ー YuKyo and ShiTohru would have been at the finish line.

If Shigure had dreamed of Tohru... or hell, what if he had dreamt of Akito but decided that that dream alone wasn't enough to keep the canine sense of loyalty he was cursed with?

There definitely would have been more than just proposals played for laughs and musings of that 'what could have been's.

Well anyway if you're curious to see my take on what it could have been like if Shigure dreamed of Tohru (complete w/ YuKyo and onesided AkiGure) do I have the story for you because I'm writing it on AO3. Read and give me comments to validate my delusions wwwwwwwwwww

#look she's answering #anon #fruits basket #furuba #lmao i was wheezing this because some of y'all might get mad at me for saying it #but at the same time i'm totally right not sorry #fruba #akigure #shitohru #shigure x tohru #kyoru #ish i kinda mention them here #animanga thoughts

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fucked-up-character-tournament · 3 months

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Rika Sasaki and Yoshiyuki Terada: Unfortunately this is a canon ship. Rika's an elementary school girl (so like, 10), while Mr. Terada is her class's teacher, who appears to be in his twenties at least. They apparently got together sometime before the series even started, and have secretly promised to marry each other once Rika is of age. Sakura, who is one of Rika's friends and classmates, knows that Rika has an older boyfriend and speculates that that might be why Rika's so "mature". This relationship is treated as being as sweet and wholesome and pure and loving as any of the other romantic relationships during the series, being basically considered true love.

Shigure and Akito: So much miscommunication. The entire plot wouldn’t have happened without it. First, Shigure fell in love with Akito upon having a dream about her when she was CONCEIVED. He’s been loyal ever since, but due to Akito’s trauma and abuse, she sleeps with another Sohma, Kureno. In retribution, Shigure sleeps with Akito’s MOTHER. Akito kicks him out of the house, and from that point on, they’re constantly playing mind games on each other. Shigure even says he loves Akito so much he wants to spoil her rotten and sometimes smash her to a pulp.

#polls #most fucked up ship tournament #most fucked up ships #cardcaptor sakura #fruits basket #akigure

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keisuke-akm · 6 months

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Who does the cooking in their household, Shigure or Akito?

the maids lmao

#fruits basket #akito sohma #shigure sohma #akigure

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slippersandsand · 7 months

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Headcanon akitohru friendship

Akito can be very possessive about her relationships and we know it. After the events of the manga, she might have been trying very hard let go of her past ways but it wouldn’t have been possible for her to completely shed off the way she is. Her experiences, her insecurities, it’d take a significant amount of time before she felt completely at ease with her new surroundings. She had to let go off hatori and kureno, two people who were always with her and the other zodiacs who made time or were made to come see her on a regular basis. Her surrounding now consisted of Sohma family members who came to her for official work, shigure and tohru. Her friendship with tohru had a slow start. After everything that went down, akito would probably constantly crave tohru’s company given her fears regarding abandonment but she’d hold back not wanting to bother tohru. She’d probably want to cling to her all the time, go to shigure’s house unannounced just to see her but she’d hold back not wanting to show tohru her clingy nature more than what tohru had already seen.

I see her complaining to shigure about tohru not visiting her too often while shigure teasing her.

Akito: I can’t believe this, shigure, has she forgotten about me? She was the one who wanted to be my friend. Is this how you treat a friend?

Shigure: Ara seems like someone is missing tohru kun. I’ll make sure to lecture her on friendship when I see her at dinner tonight.

Akito *flustered* : Shi-shigure! Don’t you dare!

*Akito gets a call. It’s tohru. She turns red but answers it.*

Tohru: hello? Akito san?

Akito *blushing but answers nonchalantly* : tohru, hello.

Tohru: akito san we haven’t seen each other since the last weekend, do you want to come over for dinner with me and shigure san? Kyo kun and yuki kun won’t be home.

Akito *happy, flustered and shy* : I’m very busy but I’ll make time. Bye.

It played out better in my head XD.

#fruits basket #tohru honda #akito sohma #akitohru #akigure #frienship #headcanon

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runawaycarouselhorse · 8 months

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My friend: Know why [Akito and Shigure] are my favourite ship?

Me: (thinking) They're toxic and messed-up.

Me: No. Tell me why?

My friend: They see the darkness in each other and still accept each other. Haru and Rin are like the innocent version.

Me: Oh...

My friend: I just hope they become healthier...

Me: I think they will.

#I don't wanna spoil her for the story but after we finish Fruits Basket (like two episodes left!!) I'll show her their futures ;_;#I wonder if continuing the manga means Fruits Basket: Another might also get an anime adaptation someday?#Akigure #Fruits Basket #my friend is so sweet ;____;#Akigure's her favourite ship and Rin's her favourite Zodiac #spoilers #major spoilers

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teaminstinctinwonderland · 5 months

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Akito: "how can you eat at Octopus Dude? You get food poisoning there like once a year!"

Shigure: "Yes, but I eat there at least once a week. So that means they're only terrible less than 50% of the time.

Akito: "It really bothers how what you just said is both wrong, and not actually wrong."

#fruits basket #akito sohma #shigure sohma #akigure #tohru honda #yuki sohma #kyo sohma #hatori sohma #I feel like akito is really good at math #manga

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aishiteru-kenshin · 1 year

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Fruits Basket | フルーツバスケット| Shigure & Akito

“I care about you more than anyone, and always will. That's an unwavering truth.”

#Fruits Basket #Furuba #Shigure Sohma #Akito Sohma #Akigure #Natsuki Takaya #フルーツバスケット #Shigure x Akito #Sohma Shigure #Sohma Akito #Furutsu Basuketto #Autumn #Souma Shigure #Souma Akito #Takaya Natsuki #Anime #My GIFs

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offbrandtaki · 3 months

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so I just recently finished watching Fruits Basket (2019 ver) and did anyone else feel kinda weirded out by how fast some of the relationships happened?

like with Yuki and Machi. I thought they were super cute but I also felt like their relationship happened so quickly? Machi showed up pretty far through the story and we didn't really see much of Yuki realizing his feelings.

similarly, Akito and Shigure. like, I thought that happened so suddenly? and it didn't make much sense to me. when they started talking about how they loved each other, I kinda just sat there like "what?"

and I'm not saying that these ships shouldn't have happened, but they just seemed fast to me.

#fruits basket #yuki sohma #machi kuragi #shigure sohma #akito sohma #yuchi #yuki x machi #akigure #akito x shigure

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darklinaforever · 1 year

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Do you have a book / saga with a romance between a witch and a demon to advise me to read please ? (if possible with a French translation?) I need a Ship similar to Cole and Phoebe but with a happy ending !

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sofya-fanfics · 1 year

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It's Been A Year

Fandom : Fruits Basket

Relationship : Shigure x Akito

My Fluffy February 2023 contribution for the prompt : Anniversary.

I’m sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Summary : Shigure headed for the garden, wondering how Akito felt. Today marks a year since the curse was broken. The end of the curse had been difficult for all of them and especially for Akito.

Disclaimer : Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya.

@fluffyfebruary

AO3 / FF.NET

Shigure headed for the garden, wondering how Akito felt. Today marks a year since the curse was broken. The end of the curse had been difficult for all of them and especially for Akito. She had never been confronted with the outside world. No one had taught her to be anything other than the God of the Junishi. In the past year, he had been there for her. He had done everything to help her find out who she was. He was happy to see the woman she had become.

He arrived in the garden. Akito was kneeling and tending to the camellia in bloom. He approached her.

“Akito,” he called to inform her of his presence.

She stood up and turned towards him.

“Shigure, I'm fine. So stop worrying.”

Shigure smiled tenderly at her.

“You know it's stronger than me.”

Shigure walked over the camellia. He picked up a flower and sniffed it. He had always liked that scent. Maybe because that flower reminded him of Akito and the time he told her he loved her so many years ago. Because for him, loving Akito was obvious and what he felt for her was much stronger since the curse was broken. Their bond had changed. It was stronger and deeper.

“It's been a year today,” he said, looking at her. “I wanted to know how you were doing.”

He put the camellia behind her ear and took her in his arms.

“Actually, I'm fine.”

She took a deep breath and smiled.

“A year ago, I was so scared to lose this bond that united us. I felt alone and sad. I know that's how you all felt. But the outside world seemed so scary to me. I thought I could never get used to this new life. Do you know what got me over all those hurdles ?”

“What ?”

Shigure smirked. He already knew the answer, but he wanted to hear her say it. Akito chuckled lightly, knowing what he was trying to do.

“You. It is thanks to you that all this fear and loneliness has gone away. This year, I have never been so happy and I know that in the next few years, I will be even more happier.”

They kissed. Shigure was reassured. Akito was fine and that was all that mattered. She was right. The years that awaited them will be even more beautiful.

The end

#fluffyfebruary #Fruits Basket #akigure #Shigure x Akito #shigure sohma #Akito Sohma #fruits basket fanfiction #fanfiction #My writing

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