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--- "What if I am?" He challenges, fully prepared to pout and sulk his way through the next few days.

But then Grimmjow's heavy, warm weight settles across his shoulders and he huffs. "It's boring here without you around," that's as good as an 'Yes, I missed you', isn't it?

@deivorous said: "Oh. Y'know. Hunting and maiming. Don't make that face at me."

--- "Coulda asked if I wanted ta come 's all." It was boring here, and Grimm knew that all too well. It was arrancar-killing to be honest.. Renji at times was ready to claw his hierro off.

#[not ownership grimm FRIENDship 😂] #deivorous

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@deivorous said: "Oh. Y'know. Hunting and maiming. Don't make that face at me."

--- "Coulda asked if I wanted ta come 's all." It was boring here, and Grimm knew that all too well. It was arrancar-killing to be honest.. Renji at times was ready to claw his hierro off.

#is this face better? #deivorous #[the fineprint is: I missed you] #arrancar!renji

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😈

--- "Where've you been, kittycat?"

#hellooooooooo #arrancar!Renji

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Has he talked with Kensei about this issue? No, of course not. At least, not in any way directly. Shuuhei knows it's a bad habit of his to dance around subjects when he fears what will happen when the can of proverbial worms finally opens. If he forced himself to confront it rationally, he could reason that he needn't fear anything from Kensei, and yet… it's difficult to stop the instinctual conclusion upon making Kensei angry in any regard that he must be to blame for it. He's been doing better at catching himself, at least enough to admit to feeling that way rather than cowering in silence, but… that's far from making it magically go away.

"Not yet," he therefore couches. "I know it won't be a pleasant conversation, so… maybe I want to forestall bringing the high of being recognized by him crashing down into the cold reality where this is going to cause all sorts of problems for him."

After a little sigh, he asks, "Any tips on how to go about broaching the subject?"

--- Yeah, he expected as much.. Renji himself doesn't manage to keep his feelings in. Shuuhei is much better at grinning and bearing things than he, though Renji supposes that is not always a virtue. At least not for Shuuhei's own health. Renji's spoken to Byakuya about his concerns regarding his family many a time. Their distaste for him, personally, and their opinion with regards to his being beneath the noble. Not just for being a man, but being a commoner, to boot. Renji cannot even parse exactly which of those two bothers the Kuchiki elders more. Possibly his being a man, since he cannot give Byakuya an heir.. His late wife had at least had that potential, even if she had been a commoner, too. Like Rukia, her sister had been a nobody from the Rukongai, after all.

"I think yer doin' yerself a disservice thinkin' 'a this in terms'f how this is gonna bring him problems. Focus on th'positive, yanno? He didn't publicize this kinda thing without thinkin', right?" Kensei doesn't seem the type. "The good of yer bein' t'gether musta outweighed any potential bad." Maybe all the ninth's captain needs is support..? He seems the strong, stoic type, so maybe it doesn't occur to Shuuhei that he, too, might be at least somewhat apprehensive of his family's reaction. Not because of Shuuhei, but because of them.

But how to start talking about it..? Renji scratches into his sideburn, laughing self-deprecatingly. "I'll be honest, I ain't a star at that myself, I kinda just... Explode when somethin' bothers me," and Byakuya had to pick up the pieces and reassure him.. It wasn't the best pattern.

"I guess.. Askin' if he'd like ya ta be there when he tells his family might be a good way ta ask when he plans ta tell 'em without actually pushin' for a tight timeframe, 'r somethin'? But then y'd have to be willin' ta go if he says yes.."

#kazeshinigami

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Shuuhei can't blame Renji for having trouble picturing Kensei talking about feelings, so he chuckles when Renji mentions this. "I could hardly believe it myself when he said it. Had to stop myself from pinching my arm or something to prove it was really happening." But he's happy that Renji is happy for him, especially after Shuuhei had been so cryptic about his struggles at the time to be happy for Renji's previous announcement.

Despite the stress of confessing his until-recently-secret relationship, Shuuhei is relieved to clear the air. Renji is one of his dearest friends, after all. So he nods gratefully as Renji points out how much their situations have in common. "It is nice to have someone to talk to about this," he agrees.

He snorts softly into his drink when Renji praises his vocabulary. "Occupational habit of journalism, I think." That and Shuuhei's own desperation to hide his unsightly origins, but he won't bring down the mood by mentioning that. The question about Kensei's family, however, brings its own sobriety. Shuuhei worries his lips for a moment, then admits the truth.

"I don't know what they think. He… hasn't told them yet. And the fact that he hasn't… leads me to believe that he thinks they won't take it well."

--- Renji is equally glad to have been able to clear the air. It had bothered him, knowing that something was bothering Shuuhei, and all the more that it nearly seemed like he disliked Renji's newly-publicized relationship. But knowing what he knows now, it makes a lot of sense. Renji is not quick to ascribe jealousy to his friend, but.. He sure knows how he would feel if roles had been reversed. Especially with how eerily similar their partners are. Nobles, rather stiff and by-the-book, traditional..

"I see.." He says, circling his cup on the tabletop as Shuuhei relays his concern about the Mugurumas' opinion of him. It is certainly not an unwarranted concern. Byakuya's family is not thrilled by him either, to say the least. To the point of them.. Pushing eligible women on Byakuya for him to marry instead. Once Byakuya makes a choice, though, he stands by it, Renji can at least be sure of that. He doesn't know so much about Muguruma-taichou. Though he seems equally duty-bound..

"Y've talked about this with 'm?" The inevitability of telling them. It can't be remaining some great secret for long, now the cat's out of the bag. "I mean.. They'll find out eventually, right?" For better or for worse.

"The Kuchikis hate my guts," he laughs { because what else can he do about something that depressing? } and lifts his cup to his lips, emptying it. "But I ain't in it fer them, so.. It is what it is."

#[better late than never? :')] #kazeshinigami #byaren

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[ ◎ + What is one thing you'd change about Byakuya? ]

Send a ◎ and a question and my muse must answer, even if it’s a secret.

--- "Somethin' I'd change, huh..?" He could get into a lot of trouble for this, he imagines. It's not like Byakuya is flawless, even if it may seem so from an outside perspective. But to call attention to these flaws..

Partially, Renji thinks Byakuya wouldn't even mind, because he always went on about bettering himself, and needing to be told when he did something wrong, so he could 'correct himself' in the future. And yet.. Renji still thought that criticisms like that hurt his partner, regardless of whether the Kuchiki would admit to that.

Still.. He must answer, and so he sighs softly, briefly rubbing his nape before coming up with a satisfactory one.

"I guess, if anythin'.. It'd be his inability ta.. empathize, kinda.. Sometimes he seems ta think things're simple as flippin' a switch; like.. Puttin' yer feelings aside, 'cause he can do it easily. It's like.. He can't really imagine someone else can't learn t'do stuff like that, no matter how hard they try.." It's made Renji feel misunderstood, and judged, though he's also accepted this about Byakuya, and he's working on letting these types of critique slide off him, like water off a duck's back. So far, he's not very good at it yet..

#despairforme #[oooooooh good question tobyyy]

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“I used to dislike being sensitive. I thought it made me weak. But take away that single trait, and you take away the very essence of who I am. You take away my conscience, my ability to empathize, my intuition, my creativity, my deep appreciation for the little things, my vivid inner life, my deep awareness of others’ pain, and my passion for it all.”

— Unknown

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just an idea but this Renji

protecting this Byakuya 

that’s some good shit right there

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Send a ◎ and a question and my muse must answer, even if it’s a secret.

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"Your hair is getting very long."

--- "Yeah, I guess yer right.." He pulls his ponytail across his shoulder, feeling it skirt past his collarbone. It is a high ponytail, too, so if he were to pull it loose it'd reach even lower. It can be a hassle in battle, so he's taken to braiding it more often. He's not fighting such intelligent opponents now that he ought to be scared of using such an easy handle to their advantage. Most hollow are mindless beasts, after all.

So Byakuya's idle comment.. He's not sure what to make of it. It is still difficult to interpret his tone, at times, but his captain is not usually one to make idle, obervational comments. He must mean something with it.

"Ya think I should cut it?"

#hi hello its been AGEs since ive been on my accounts #ill tell you why #i switched to firefoxand i cant switch as easily to different profiles haha #also ive been learning to crochet and am spending ALL my waking hours on that atm hahah #scnkei #anyway renji still loves byakuya very very much !!!

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"Because freedom, I am told, is nothing but the distance between hunter and prey" - Ocean Vuong

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〘 tengu!byakuya 〙 the idea's an amusing one, terrorising the humans that worship them, but he suspects that might make them seek him out less rather than more. their need of him will return eventually, when war or famine strikes. still… "perhaps i will join you. it's been some time since i have needed to go down the mountain myself," since he'd come to renji himself to collect his price. "it might be interesting to see what changes the years have brought." the yokai taps the base of his staff against the ground and a cloud forms around their feet, lifting them both steadily into the evening air. "you would do well not to fall," he warns as he whisk the pair effortlessly down the mountainside.

--- Renji's grin grows when Byakuya agrees to join him. It has been an awfully long time. At least for Byakuya. Renji's sneaked down to the village quite a few times. It's about as far as he gets away from the shrine, after all. And he never stays long. Just checks on some aging acquaintances { friends have drifted over the years }, kicks up a little chaos, and leaves again. It'll be nice to survey it with Byakuya by his side.

"Whoa-" He drops into a crouch as literal air becomes solid beneath their feet. Perhaps that is what prompts Byakuya's teasing comment, and from his kneeled position, Renji looks up at him with an indignant huff. It gives a wonderful opportunity to touch the daitengu, though, clutching onto a hakama-clad leg under the guise of 'not falling off'.

"We coulda just walked, yanno.." He mutters, a little disappointed not to make the trek down the mountain together. It is part of the charm, after all.

#v; spirit society #epiphemera {byakuya}

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〘 tengu!byakuya 〙 ► "go down to the village and bring me back a bowl of the spiciest curry you can find." he's hungry and nobody's visited the shrine in months.

--- He very nearly laughs at the command. To bring the daitengu food, whether it be the material kind, or the soul kind, was within the realms of his duties towards him. And yet.. The small addition Byakuya had uttered; that request for a certain type of food, a preference.. It was cute.

The komainu sidles up besides his master, rather eager to go down to the village, actually, but he playfully flicks up one of the other yokai's many ribbons, attempting to tease and entice. One auburn ear flicks, sharp teeth flashing as he offered the other a cheeky grin. "Ya wanna come with? Wreak some havoc? Th'villagers might send someone up t'yer shrine soon t'appease ya if they think yer mad at 'em." That'd mean more offerings, more food. He wouldn't have to go hungry nearly as often.

#v; spirit society #epiphemera {Byakuya}

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Send my character a ► and a command. They must obey.

#just gonna reblog it again heheh #though the dash seems a bit dead tonight ;-;

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I am in physical pain from boredom TwT

#where are my fellow adhd girlies (gender neutral) at??? #;; ooc #he l p

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--- Yokai Renji :) He's a Komainu, protecting Daitengu!Byakuya's shrine !

#komainu!Renji #to accompany like i think its spirit society Byakuya?

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--- Arrancar Renji <3

#more HIMb(o) #arrancar!renji #v; hueco mundo #i forgot his hollow hole but we're ignoring that