#but it's seishirou no competition

[gabbylyons]

Do you think that Seishirou ever put Nandarou in a bird competition? I do

#nandarou won on the basis of being best birdy

[noa-ciharu]

“I’m not one to share what is mine” with Seisub, please! 😎

Seishirou would 100% say that in canon given the right circumstances. Istg all prompts just screamed seisub. This is set in TB, 1.5k of mostly Seishirou's mental gymnastic. Fluff, humor and Seishirou-typical creepiness (and lack of self-awareness) along the way.

Possessiveness prompt - "I'm not one to share what is mine"

Some boy was hitting on his prey.

Seishirou hummed and leaned against school gate; took a puff and glanced at watch. Classes should end in around five minutes, safe to assume students were dismissed early. Scarcely ever did Subaru attend classes, always too busy with work of fell sick as result of same; so much for wanting to lead a normal life, it was stripped away from him before he even got a chance to taste it. In retrospect, Seishirou couldn’t recall the last time he waited for Subaru after school like this. Minor miracle if he knew any classmates at all.

But as it looked like classmates did know him. Or at least wanted to get to know him, given that boy’s persistency and overall nervous body language. Taking into account Subaru’s kindness, purity and overall attractiveness, someone was bound to notice him sooner or later. So no surprise some classmate of his decided to shoot his shot; it was normal after all, something high school kids do. Still, doesn’t mean Seishirou was pleased by that. Far from that, rather displeased in way he couldn’t pinpoint.

Another puff; another glance at the watch. Four minutes left. From this position Subaru’s face was concealed from, view but that allowed him to check out the wanna-be suitor better. Puffy brown hair, round cheeks, hints of youthfulness still palatable in gullible looking face. Definitely taller than Subaru but still significantly shorter than him; frame wider than Subaru’s but still smaller than his. All in all, boy looked decent, if a bit on attractive side; certainly would be good looking man once he passes twenty (if he passes twenty, Seishirou morbidly joked to himself; no need to jump the gun). Seishirou wondered if Subaru was aware of attractiveness of others or if it flew over his head just countless other things did. So much for being special to one who deemed everyone as special.

“A love rival huh?”, Seishirou murmured to himself, engrossed in scene unfolding in front of his eyes.

Certainly a break out of the ordinary. Intrigue rushed through veins, innate competitiveness and predator within him answering. Really, it would be amusing to watch someone desperately trying to hit on Subaru and Subaru remaining clueless for who knows how long. But for someone else to be constant presence in his prey’s life? No, Seishirou won’t allow it. Subaru was marked as his and Seishirou wasn’t one to share. After all, the more time Subaru spent focus on others the lesser were his chances of winning the bet; in that manner it would be disappointing to let his prey wander free given their illusionary relationship was on borrowed time. After all, only fates that await you are being smothered in my embrace or death. Any way you’re not escaping me.

Still, none of that explained bitter taste in mouth and tightness within chest. Surely, it would be blow to the pride to let another steal what was marked as his but there were zero indicators that would happen; he played his cards right with his prey, it would make no sense for Subaru to go for a dime a dozen. Nonetheless he was bound by bet’s rules, hence if Subaru decided to be with someone else for remaining three months there’s be nothing fitting kind vet persona he could do but accept it. Perplexing feeling, definitely not delightful one. Seishirou glanced at his watch; one minute left.

He supposed a charade would be due; goofy one filled with fake lament and how he’s not suitable for Subaru’s affections. Tale old as time, play rehearsed and executed far too many times. Yet Seishirou didn’t feel like put up that campy pretense this time around; why so when opportunity was perfect, solved everything in most elegant way possible, he couldn’t pinpoint. Peculiar for him to not be fully aware of what dwelt within no other than himself; subtle irk lingering behind mirror of subconsciousness. To say he was peeved would be too much of an exaggeration, but when reason behind one’s mood shift posed an enigma to no other than oneself, then -

~♫ Ding ding! Ding, ding! ~ ♫

Ah, time ran out. Saved by the bell indeed.

Seishirou took final drag and dowsed cigarette on school’s gate. Time to put that kid in his place. As well as bring all nonsensical mussing to epilogue it should have reached eons ago.

He pushed his way through group of students then strolled right towards Subaru; hunter to the prey. Subaru didn’t notice him but other boy did; good, just like Seishirou intended. He tilted head to side and glanced over Subaru’s shoulder, apprehensiveness and puzzlement more than evident. Looks like he possessed sense of danger, unlike certain someone.

“Excuse me”, he interrupted sternly and positioned himself directly behind Subaru. Before Subaru could turn around Seishirou wrapped arm around his waist and gripped left wrist.

Gasp, followed by a flinch. Subaru tensed within his arms, whole body rigidified; nonetheless he didn’t try to break free. Good, do give in. Allow me to put my claim on you.Other boy appeared dumbstruck, eyes wide and expression one resembling dejection.

Seishirou brought Subaru back against him and raised captured hand above head. Glared directly into boy’s eyes and pressed kiss to center of Subaru’s gloved hand. Within his mind inverted pentagrams came to life.Mine.

“I’m not one to share what is mine”, he hushed into Subaru’s hand, eyes never leaving his rival’s.

One needn’t be a genius to understand the message; no, not solely one of not to mess with his property (really, Seishirou made that crystal clear) but one of eminent danger. Boy’s expression was mixture of stupefaction, fright and traces of anger, but he knew better than to express the last one. Clever of him. Seishirou smirked predatory; concealed grin with another kiss to Subaru’s knuckles. Disappointment in a way, he was eager for the battle and competition, something to reflect back at him and pose a challenge; not to have his opponent back down before fight even began. No matter, at least his prize was safely secured; quite content being held and shown off.

“Seishirou-san!”

Ah, looks like his prey regained allegorical consciousness. Even through gloves he could feel heat of Subaru’s skin; he has to have outshone a traffic light by now, Seishirou noted with faint amusement. Subaru twisted in his arms and tried to look at his face; Seishirou loosened the hold a bit. Then once Subaru took a glance at his face he froze once more – right, he was fixating other boy with stern look, one more appropriate for his real self than kind vet persona. No wonder it threw Subaru off loop. But he neither commented on that nor fought for freedom. Interesting.

Enough time passed for message to set in. Eventually Seishirou released hold over Subaru’s hand and waist; it took Subaru couple of seconds to actually step out of embrace. He shyly glanced up and – ah, that flushed face and doe eyes, he really had no clue how alluring he looked. Seishiou’s gaze fell onto quivering lush lips, desire to scoop in and steal a kiss overwhelming.

Never one to give in to anything but own will, Seishirou resisted the temptation. Instead he hooked arm around Subaru’s shoulders and drew towards himself again. Once more Subaru blushed red as cherry and stuttered; once more he yielded without complains. Your passivity speaks louder than any of your words could do.

Seishirou gazed down into Subaru’s eyes and softened his expression. “Just letting your friend know you’re off limits”, he joked but kept voice firm. Subaru groaned and hid face between palms, mostly out of embarrassment. But never once did he protest to being refereed as Seishirou’s; never once did he protest to possessive touch and being claimed.

Swift glance to his almost rival, then smirk sent his way. Boy appeared frightful; took a step back and murmured rushed goodbye to Subaru. Then basically ran away with tail between legs. Laughable ending really, he really scared the boy for life. Maybe he overdid it. No heed, lesson needed to be learned and that boy should be happy he learned his at barely any cost. Pride swelled within chest, sadistical triumph rushed through veins. Hunter within him satisfied, sense of domination. Why so when assassinations were million times higher stakes than chasing a teenager boy away, Seishirou couldn’t fathom; of no account, he reveled in claiming what was his.

For a heartbeat more Seishirou observed his ex-rival (he had a hunch this boy would think twice before approaching Subaru anytime soon, if ever) leave, then turned gaze back to Subaru. Bashful expression, doe eyes and blush ever-present but there was also shy smile on lips. Seishirou felt corners of own lips curving, smirk finding way back to his face. Pride turned into utter triumph, possessiveness soaring within chest.

Victory.

#thanks for prompt #seisub #tokyo babylon #seishirou sakurazuka #subaru sumeragi #and some poor kid seishirou scared for life lol

[juurensha]

Ship Meme: Subaru/Seishirou

Well now for another blast from the past, let’s talk about one of CLAMP’s most beautiful and messed up pairs, Sumeragi Subaru/Sakurazaku Seishirou from Tokyo Babylon and X(or X/1999).

Spoilers for both Tokyo Babylon and X (and some for Tsubasa as well) under the cut since it’s hard to talk about this pair without spoilers.

Sumeragi Subaru:

Head of the Sumeragi clan and an onmyouji, he was once a cheerful heroic boy, but the death of his twin sister Hokuto at the hands of Seishorou really did a number on him at the end of Tokyo Babylon. When we meet him again in X, he’s one of the Dragons of Heaven and is much more cynical, although still wanting to help people. He is TRAGIC, and possibly my favorite character in X.

Sakurazaku Seishirou:

In Tokyo Babylon, he is at first introduced as a kindly veterinarian living in the same building as the Sumeragi twins, but you quickly find out that he is actually the Sakurazukamori, the magical assassin rival to the Sumeragi clan. After the events of Tokyo Babylon where he basically breaks Subaru, we see him again in X as one of the Dragons of the Earth, where he’s not so interested in bringing about the end of the world but VERY interested in further breaking down Subaru/admitting to him his love/passing on the Sakurazukamori title to him/who the hell knows with Seishirou.

VERY messed up guy, but you have to admit, peak aesthetic with the cherry blossoms and blood thing that the Sakurazukamori title has going with it. He likes mind games and killing people, and he is hands down my favorite CLAMP villain.

Subaru/Seishirou:

Basically canon for all intents and purposes, Seishirou spends the majority of Tokyo Babylon trying to see if he can win the bet he made with a young Subaru a long time ago (that he made Subaru forget), that he could learn to love him. Supposedly, he won, since at the end of Tokyo Babylon, Seishirou kills Subaru’s twin, brutally beats up Subaru, and tells him that despite all his assurances of love throughout the series, he feels absolutely NOTHING towards him.

The truth is....probably more complicated, given that in X we find out that the Sakurazukamori is always killed by the one they love the most, passing on the title to them, and that Seishirou spends most of the series intent on having Subaru kill him and then passing on the title to him.

Making things even more complicated of course is that despite all the terrible things Seishirou has done to him, Subaru is still in love with him, and Seishirou’s love confession when Subaru does finally kill him just breaks him further, sending him over to the Dragons of the Earth to end the world.

It’s a mind-game, messed up ship, but it’s peak aesthetic and tragic and beautiful in its very CLAMP fashion, with beautiful fight scenes and blood and tears all around.

...juu, why do you even like this very messed up ship?

Because LOOK AT THAT ART OKAY. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. Yep, I acknowledge the pairing itself is super messed up, but sometimes, you just want to read about a messed up pairing with tons of mind games and pretty art. Besides, what is X except all tragic, star-crossed romances, with Subaru/Seishirou in the running for MOST tragic and star-crossed (it’s stiff competition in that series, but they are definitely trying their best).

It’s sworn enemies trying to kill each other but also in love with each other but also denying their feelings and also hurting each other but also not letting anyone else hurt them???? It’s prime foe-yay material, and CLAMP knew how to hit all my buttons for this one.

juu, technically Seishirou never confessed his love to Subaru!

Look, he said “I......you,” and this manga was written in the 90′s so this is as close to a love confession as we were going to get back then. And besides, it was established up front that the Sakurazukamori is only ever killed by the one that they are in love with, so him getting Subaru to kill him was possibly the romantic gesture he could think of. (Yes, Seshirou has many MANY problems).

juu, did you like them in Tsubasa?

Okay, I’m going to be real here, I’m not a big fan of Tsubasa for two main reasons: the art has become less ornate and more noodly, and also even CLAMP themselves aren’t sure what happened in Tsubasa, so I definitely don’t know. The idea of Subaru and Kamui as vampire twins and Fuuma and Seishirou as interdimensional travelers hunting them is interesting, but it didn’t get explored all that much. Also, everyone looked the same in Tsubasa.

juu, what about the other X pairings?

I do also love Sorata/Arashi and Fuuma/Kamui in X! But Subaru/Seishirou hit all my foe-yay buttons more, so I decided to make the post mostly about them instead! :DDDD Also, personally Sorata/Arashi was a lot cuter in the few times we see them in Tsubasa (since you know, they’re not busy fighting for their lives), and as tragic as Kamui and Fuuma are, Fuuma has essentially been brainwashed! I hope he can return to his normal state at some point again (if CLAMP ever finishes X....)

juu, what do you think of Subaru/Kamui or Fuuma/Seishirou?

Probably would be healthier for all parties involved if it went that way instead, honestly. Of course, given that it’s CLAMP, and these are the fated pairs, it definitely won’t.

juu, do you think CLAMP will ever finish X?

God, I sure hope so, I’d love to see what ending they had planned. Of course, if they picked it up now again after so long, the art style would be really different....and given their writing for Tsubasa and XXXholic, who knows how they would decide to end the series now... In the meantime though, there’s always fic!

Thanks for joining me on this little ramble through a very old and messed up CLAMP pairing, and I hope you enjoyed reading about this!

#ship meme #subaru/seishirou #x/1999 #tokyo babylon #sumeragi subaru #sakurazaku seishirou

[chaotiquetm]

the overarching plot of dgs is a carnival so here’s a quick kazu-centric timeline of whatever the fuck all went down in / between japan and england because i quite frankly need it

sep. 10, 1876 --- BIRTH (0) sometime 1884 --- genshin, seishirou, and yuujin leave for the london exchange (7-8) early 1890 --- professor killings and nobody fucking listens to the detective that figured it out (13) may 31, 1890 --- klimt van zieks gets his ass handed to him in a duel lmao bye (13) june 18, 1890 --- Hart Vortex Happens / FATHER DECEASED FROM “ILLNESS” (13) late 1890 ig --- ring ring it’s satan your family is cursed / MOTHER DECEASED (13) shrug emojis for a good couple of years april-ish 1898 --- accepted to / attending teito yuumei (22) summer 1898 --- summer speech competition / PARTNER HAS TWO MEANINGS (22) nov. 22, 1899 --- adventure of the great departure / EXCHANGE PT. 1 (23) jan. 9, 1900 --- adventure of the unbreakable speckled band / “DEATH” (23) shrugs louder nobody knows what he was doing feb. 18, 1900 --- adventure of the runaway room (23) feb. 19-20, 1900 --- adventure of the clouded kokoro (23) feb. 21-23, 1900 --- memoirs of the clouded kokoro (23) aug. 13, 1900 --- adventure of the blossoming attorney (23) apr. 15-17, 1900 --- adventure of the unspeakable story (23) shrugs extra loudly he probably became md around here aug. 31, 1900 --- flashback to memoirs of the clouded kokoro (23) or at least around here idk man it’s a good 5-6 month gap oct. 22-24, 1900 --- return of the great departed soul / masked disciple whomst (24) oct. 24, 1900 --- mmmmmmmm whatcha say / UNMASKING (24) oct. 31, 1900 --- when you’re 👌 this close to killing a man / EXCHANGE PT. 2 (24) nov. 1-2, 1900 --- twisted karma and his last bow (24) nov. 3-4, 1900 --- resolve of naruhodou ryuunosuke / BYE BITCH (24)

#（ * ｡ ☼ ・ﾟ » ooc — presenting the right evidence? sounds fake! ） #tbd. #mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #can someone just take my blog and burn it to the groun d this post is so cursed #its 11 and idk what to do nfsdfsf i might dick around on ow for a bit but like #take this garbage :////////

[xielians]

Subaru or Gon?

this is the rudest question ive ever gotten

let me tell you a thing. both of these characters are removed from my fav characters list and on another separate plane of existence just bc i love them so goddamn much and i just????? cant compare them to any other character ever????? let alone choosing between them

okay this is your fault anon for asking this bc now i have all sorts of feels and im going to type out way more than whats necessary okay.

last time my friend asked me what one character i would want to come to life, and despite subaru being my fav, i fervently denied subaru bc this world is far too cruel for a soul like subaru and just?? like no okay. ill cry everyday if he’s in this harsh cruel world. and then i couldnt choose any other character eg kise because their personalities would clash with mine or like i just dont think it’ll be very nice if they are in this world eg antagonistic characters like seishirou. and now!!!!! i got my answer. Gon Freecss. hands down. no competition. i will love him with the entirety of my soul and give him cookies and go on adventures with him (not that i can physically keep up with him y’know but anyway)

i would die for both gon and subaru. i cant choose between them anon ;;

#suddenly im angry im not killua bc i cant keep up with gon #asks #anon #who sent this im ANGER #istg if its you ju-kun... #also i just saw theres two another things in my inbox ahifahfjiakhdfakdhj

[gabbylyons]

Imagine setting various clamp ships on double dates

I need to find the funniest combo

OMG THIS IS PURE GOLD

Kazahaya/Hikuo and Doumeki/Watanuki. Watanuki of course, is judging the other couple for their bickering, while losing it because Doumeki stood too close. How dare him, that idiot Doumeki and his strong arms and intense eyes and-

The classic Fuuma/Kamui and Seishirou/Subaru- look, Subaru and Kamui just wanted a nice day off, with Ice cream, but everything goes wrong when they hold hands and a wild sei-chan appears. You see, no one is allowed to do that except him. He starts rambling about how Subaru-kun forgot their date only to cheat on him. Kamui wants to throw hands and Subaru wants the ground to swallow him, the usual, but when the abrupt movements make ice cream fall on kamui's uniform, he's forced to open some buttons and take off his tie. That is enough to call the horny hound, Fuuma himself, who comes over to kinkshame and lick Kamui. Later, he and garbage vet start talking about their jobs. Kamui is wondering if the ground could swallow him too.

Kakei/Saiga and Kurogane/Fay. Kakei and Fay are competing to see who's the biggest slut with public kinks. Kurogane is mad at his husband, as he's a family man, but knows that's just fay's charm and the biggest reward is in private. But then Saiga starts to be a little too flirty with his archangel and Kurogane can not accept that. If you want to touch more than holding hands than you should get a room.

Sorata/Arashi and Chii/Hideki. It's a malewife competition here.

Tsubasa/Sakura and Tomoyo/Meiling. Tomoyo wanted to have a nice date with meiling but then found tsubasa trying to have one in this world with his princess. When she found out that not only there were other sakuras, but some of them were literal princess, all hell broke lose. Meiling is so done. Tsubasa is afraid, as he should.

Kaito/Lillie and Fujitaka/Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko was a little too much fond of her best friend, gives me Toru and Saya vibes. Imagine these two fools if, at the end of the date, Lillie and Nadeshiko ran away together??

Saya/Mana and Sorata/Arashi. Useless lesbian + useless bi and their deadly girlfriends. No one is safe

#these are only on top of my head but there's more #i'd die for more crossovers like this