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kukukuna · 2 years

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Where the Dandelions Grow

Tiefling!Rogue!Sakusa Kiyomi x Elf!Druid!Reader

Chapter 1

Fem pronouns and body

Warnings: slight blood, talk of religion

Genre: fluff with a hint of angst. Slow burn

wc: 1.8k

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an: just a warning, i've only played d&d once. It was right before the pandemic and I haven’t been able to find another group to play with. So please be nice if I mess anything up :’) (unedited)

Waking up is just like any other day. The slowly crumbling roof of the inn greets my eyes as I blink awake.

Getting dressed is a hassle because of how many weapons and talismans I have strapped to my armor.

After getting dressed and ready for the day ahead I exit my room and meet up with the rest of my band for breakfast.

The table is quiet this morning as sleep still clings to our tired bodies. Except for Hinata. He’s always buzzed and ready for anything.

Once our bellies are full and our eyes less droopy our party stands to head outside.

A large gathering is happening today. Fighters from all over the region come to show their skills; if they’re lucky a band will offer them a spot to join.

The town is alive today. The townsfolk have been preparing for this event for a whole month. Planning for the fights and the celebration after.

The crisp morning air seeps into my skin and gives me the final push into waking up fully.

Music and laughter flood the large field where bands, townsfolk, and contenders alike gather to watch the fights. At the edge of the temporary arena a large board has been erected and a bracket has been drawn out in white chalk. Many people have signed up this year, but only one will win the whole thing.

Our leader, Bokuto, a half-orc, is recognized as being the head of the most powerful band in the country. Which means that my friends and I get special seats with a perfect view of the arena and first choice on the winners.

The rest of my group is a rowdy bunch.

First there’s Bokuto Kotarou. A barbarian half-orc from the northlands. He is ruthless as he is gentle. Outspoken and kind but serious when he needs to be makes him the perfect leader.

Miya Atsumu, the bard and shifter. Two things that don’t go very well together. With charisma galore and the ability to change into the most attractive people, seduction is an easy game for him.

Hinata Shoyo, a human paladin, is the inspiration for our entire team sometimes. When it seems as though all is lost in battle, he stands on shaky legs and shouts a rousing battle cry that would get even the most cowardly of creatures to stand tall.

Shimizu Kiyoko, I’d say, is the most levelheaded of our group. She keeps everyone healthy with the medicines she brews. As a half-elf and the ranger of our band she is our primary strategist.

Lastly is me. I am an elf from the east and was raised as a druid in one of the holy temples. But the more I grew and the more I learned what the other druids believed I became cautious. The higher power they believed in was not the same as mine. So, one day I ran. I gathered as many of my belongings as I could and left the only place I had ever known.

I traversed the countryside until my legs gave out and fell unconscious.

I was awoken by a low rumbling emanating from the trees surrounding me. Somehow the bright forest I remembered from before seemed much darker now.

I tried to stand and run but a large beast sprung out onto the trail ahead of me. Frothing teeth and beady eyes rooted fear in my veins and froze me in my place. Even when it lunged at me and came for the kill I couldn’t find the strength to move. I closed my eyes preparing for death, but it never came.

Instead there was a gust of wind, a grotesque pummeling sound, and a thump. After a moment I opened my eyes and was greeted by half of the beast's head smashed in. I turned to see who had saved my life and saw a large man standing to my right, a war hammer clutched in his hand.

“Are you alright? You almost just got eaten! Man you’re sure lucky I was here or else you’d look way worse than him.” At that he gestured to the fallen animal. “the name’s Bokuto, you?”

Peeling my eyes away from the bloody oozing mess below me I stuttered out “Y-y/n. u-uhem. Thank you for saving me. I must be going now.”

I side stepped the beast and briskly continued down the trail. Not a moment later Bokuto called out to me.

“Hey wait up! I’m headed that way too! We can travel together.”

Heavy footsteps soon matched up with mine. I gave him a glance but said nothing.

And travel together we did. Getting to know one another and collecting people and memories along the way.

Soon our traveling party turned into one of the most feared and respected bands.

Which brought us to today and the events that are about to begin.

Trumpets sounded and flags waved as the announcer introduced the first pair to battle. Cheering and booing from the audience kept the air alive and buzzing with energy.

The first seven rounds weren’t anything spectacular, but it was on the eighth that the audience held their breath.

A name had been whispered through the crowd with prices for bets hanging onto its tail.

Sakusa Kiyoomi.

A silent contender who kept his face hidden at all times. He had only been heard of a few days prior to the event. Someone witnessed him sign up. They swore he was as cold as ice and had an aura that screamed strength.

He was who stepped into the arena next and held the audience captive.

“And now, please welcome Sakusa Kiyoomi and Daishou Suguru!”

Screams erupted, creating a bubble of barely contained anxiety and excitement.

The two contenders stepped up to each other and the beginning stare down began.

Everyone in the stands waited with bated breath as the two assessed each other.

The fights only allowed fists. No weapons. So, both were missing a lot of their usual armor. Kiyoomi stood tall, around six-foot three give or take. Wearing all black with a hood and mask covering most of his face he looked like an embodiment of death.

His hood had slits in the top, allowing his horns to poke through. A tail whipped menacingly behind him. Like a cat stalking it’s prey.

When I had first heard the rumors about him I had thought of an orc or Dragonborn. But him being a tiefling just increased my interest in who this man is.

Daishou, however, was slightly slouched with his hands on his hips. A mocking posture if I’ve ever seen one.

Most of the time in fights the person to attack first is the one to lose. But this fight was clearly going to be different.

Sakusa lunged left and Daishou followed, only for it to be a feint. He instead redirected his weight into a kick to Daishou’s left side, sending him straight to the ground.

The masked man stood and backed off a few steps to avoid any leg sweeps that might occur. At this point his shoulders relaxed and he lifted his head to stare Daishou down over his nose.

The whole display made Sakusa look like he had already won the fight.

Daishou stumbled to his feet with a snarl on his teeth. Probably thinking himself so high and mighty that no one would dare use a feint on him, then getting hit with one.

Fists were thrown and punches landed but Sakusa only received them with his forearms in the form of a block.

Then something strange happened.

Sakusa blocked another hit but it was followed with a squirt of blood. Everything turned into a blur and the next moment Daishou was on the ground with one arm being restrained behind his back.

A medic and the town sheriff came running. Daishou was escorted off the field.

The medic assessed Sakusa’s arm and ended up wrapping a clean white bandage around it.

Murmuring words were whispered over the crowd.

“I’ve just gotten word that Daishou used a trick ring with a hidden knife to slash Kiyoomi!” The announcer nervously shouted.

The crowd gasped and booed.

“Since there are no weapons allowed in these events, Daishou Suguru has been disqualified and banned from joining next year. That means Sakusa Kiyoomi wins!”

As the surrounding people cheered and the next fight was announced Kotarou leaned over to whisper, “I want him to join our band.”

Sakusa didn’t end up being the overall winner of the tournament, but he was the talk of the night as people gathered in the inn.

Many theories said that he was toying with Daishou. With how fast the fight ended after he was injured, he could have ended the fight before it had even begun.

Kotarou called us all to his room at the end of the night to discuss our options.

“I think that Oikawa guy was really cool! His punches were like whoosh! And whizz!” Hinata voiced as he made a bad impression of the graceful fighter’s moves. “It’d be nice to have an elegant guy on the team. The only elegant people we have are both girls.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” piped up Kiyoko in her even, yet slightly annoyed, voice.

“N-nothing! Forget I even said anything! Shimizu, have I told you how perfect you are to have on our team today? You manage us so well.”

Kiyoko rolled her eyes and sent me an amused smile as Hinata went on with an apology that wasn’t necessary.

Atsumu sat in the corner not saying much. The glassy look in his eye tells me that he’s spaced out, probably thinking of all the attractive fighters today. Or his brother, he’s been a little down lately and Osamu is usually the reason why.

Atsumu left his village a while ago. Adventure called his name. It had called to Osamu as well but his dream of running a pub called stronger.

The brothers had fought and Atsumu had left in a rage.

Kotarou and I had found him shivering by a tree and mumbling his brother's name in his fitful sleep.

“Thanks for your input, Shoyo. But I’d like to know all of your thoughts on Sakusa Kiyoomi.” Kotarou spoke and thus started the meeting.

“He’s skilled and strong, we know that much.” Kiyoko said.

“He was the mysterious one, right? With the hood? I like him. Seems smart.” Says Atsumu.

“He seems scary, but I like that. Scary in a good way y’know? Like, like a ninja.” Adds Hinata.

“I think the rumors are true. That he was playing with Daishou. So, he’s a little cocky. He knows he’s good but won't act like it till necessary or he gets bored.” I say.

Kotarou nods along with all our comments then says, “I’ve been thinking about it ever since his fight ended and I would really like for him to join our band. I think he’d be a good addition. Any objections?”

The question is met with silence.

“Good. At tomorrow’s selection I will choose him. If Sakusa declines, I will not select another. No one else felt good enough for our band.”

Everyone voices their agreement, says their goodnights, and retreats back to their own rooms to rest.

Chapter 2

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secondsineternity · 2 years

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ohhharthur · 4 years

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wow how long has it been??? @asuuna love her!!!

#shes wearing a dress i wore on my 18th bday LMAO #and this entire look tbh #bare legs isnt a look here when its COLD AF #weird style change but consitency isnt my thing LMAO #and cant spell #kiyomi shimizu #kaito takahashi #ill see if i can dig out the photo #my art #friend's ocs

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memopuro · 6 years

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i don’t draw much canon memoria stuff but ive had kiyomi’s hospital gown from when she’s in neurotech in my mind recently and rlly wanted to get it down on paper! she wears this from halfway through part 2 until towards the very end of the narrative, so it’s rlly special!

also ive been much happier with my art style recently too!! ♡

((pose ref: x)) | @jumbleduniverse

#kaitoandkiyomi #jumbleduniverse #kiyomi shimizu #kiyomi shimizu: art #doodles #mine #my art

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lilium-dragomir · 4 months

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#Manga #Munou na Nana #Talentless Nana #Nana Hiiragi #Kyouya Onodera #Seiya Koori #Fuuko Sorano #Moe Makabe #Hikaru Daichi #Kiyomi Shimizu #Shizuka Saeki #Akira Itakura

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evievivi · 6 years

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I drew this for my beautiful wife @asuuna It’s a redraw of one of my favourite pieces she’s done. Happy (late) Birthday I love you so so much! (I hope I did your wonderful daughter justice) <3 <3

#ayumi #asuuna #oc's by asuuna #Kiyomi Shimizu #Art by me #mine #my art #redraw #i seriously love the original of this so much

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ta-ni-ya · 1 month

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🌸Oc introduction🌸

Demon slayer oc

Kirika shimizu

Haruka kaneko

Hina aoki

Hikaru and Hikari Sano

Bnha oc

Yukitora kiyomi

Haru aikawa

One piece oc

Tsukiko koizumi

Tokyo revengers oc

Sora Baji

Random oc

Belle

#ocs #demon slayer oc #one piece oc #tokyo revengers oc #random oc #bnha oc #oc introduction

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bagel-lox · 3 months

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okay finally watched the vhs/blu-ray i got, interesting stuff in here-- some bulletpoints while it's still fresh in my head

Spoilers for a 28-year-old direct-to-VHS movie that isn't available anywhere, I guess

The Gang Goes To Thailand! It's shot on location and almost every actor besides the leading cast is Thai. I appreciate the attempts at accuracy even with a low budget 👍

Speaking of Thai, probably ~20% of this movie is spoken in English and Thai (with Japanese subtitles written in). Because of the Thai actors I'm sure the Thai is on point, but the English is..... okay-ish...... At best it's competent at worst it's gibberish.

This movie is literally named after Kiriko and he's barely in it. He has like 4 scenes. My man euthanizes a guy, lies around drunk in a hut, sorta-kinda-not-really befriends Pinoko, and yells at Black Jack. Icon. I just wish he had more screentime.

I've now seen that Pinoko and Kiriko scene like three times now through youtube clips and here and I still do not fully understand it. I think??? it's Kiriko explaining why he does euthanasia and how he feels about it. it's a big ol' sad dramatic monologue that is clearly something very important to him but I just cannot understand him. I wish I knew Japanese so bad yall I wanna fully enjoy this scene :'(

I also just wanna know why he's chilling in that hut drinking his problems away. this isn't typical why are u like that

More Black Jack whump than I was expecting lmao? I knew from clips on yt that there'd be a self-surgery, but he gets banged up a fair bit. First he knicks himself during surgery, then he passes out after confronting some sort of Buddhist sermon, then he falls and breaks his ankle, then that knick comes back to haunt him as a parasite infected him by entering through the cut, leading to Dingoes-esque self-surgery. Ouch

So when Black Jack breaks his ankle, he's treated by a local village doctor that happens to be Japanese. I didn't quite catch her name (because I was watching on a TV), but it sounded like Naomi. I assumed so until the credits scrolled and her name was 清水恵

SHIMIZU MEGUMI????? The last name is a reference to Kiyomi Shimizu from the chapter Downpour, and that chapter's clearly the inspiration for this section of the movie. But Megumi??? We going there????? It could also be read as Satomi, but reading or not the kanji is a clear reference, right??????? kei is never adapted for understandable reasons so any reference is welcome *sob*

(I'll still go back and rewatch later to find out if it's Megumi or Satomi)

Trailers after the credits!!!!!! One each for the three VHS films and a combined trailer for the first 6 OVAs (the 6th hadn't come out yet). For some reason the live action trailers were in English? Like straight up English narration. Why? These were only ever released in Japan? Because it's cool?

Anyway, I don't think these trailers are uploaded anywhere, so when I rip this movie I'll be sure to upload these trailers too.

#BJ liveblogging #self #euthanasia tw #(briefly-- kiriko's here)

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roseylaces · 6 years

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can also be read on ao3 here~

send me a sweet affectionate moment and a pairing!prompt list can be found here~

14. a sad kiss - ‘Ghost of Ice’

Kaito had not been able to sleep. Heinstead stared at the gentle shimmering of the curtains as a light breezemeandered through them; the moon reflecting subtly against its surface.Although the world was encased in the thick blanket of night, quiet nightlifenoises could be heard outside; the chirruping of insects, the scraping ofsomething crawling along the path, nocturnal bird hooting.

It seemed like even the wildlife wasstruggling to settle down for the night, and it made his mind wander.

He questioned whether she was struggling tosleep, too.

Kaito had not been oblivious to the factthat these past few nights, Kiyomi had awoken whimpering, before Hana orNatsuko, or occasionally even Mayu, helped her settle back down. The girls allshared a room, and were separated from the boys, but he could hear what washappening through the thin partitions of the walls. Since returning, Kiyomi hadconstant nightmares, and hearing her suffering without being able to doanything was worse than the dull ache that constantly drilled into his abdominalwound, the latter only serving to remind him of what had been sacrificed toachieve the former.

Not being able to comfort her riddled himwith guilt, and when she looked at him and no longer saw him, a piece of himbroke every time.

It was all he could think about, as thenight refused to sedate him.

He stared harder as the soft moonlight filteredinto the room, as the curtains moved and shifted. He listened out for any signthat Kiyomi was also awake, that she would need saving from herself, that shewould need him, yet he knew that it would be pointless; she would not let himhelp her.

She would not even let him near her.

As she was the only thing on his mind, ofcourse, the flowy movement of the curtains began to also remind him of Kiyomi –her gorgeous, glistening hair; gliding through the air as she walked, as sheturned around to face him with that characteristically soft, innocent, yet naïveand ignorant smile.

That was one of the things that had beenstripped away from her as well.

At the sweet remembrance of how she hadbeen before everything about her had been ripped away from him, he brought ahand to his forehead and breathed jaggedly; a cruel pain welling in the pit ofhis chest. Yet he refused to close his eyes to it.

The apparition of the Kiyomi he knew – the oneright in front of him who smiled gently in his direction and whose silken hairshimmered in the moonlight – seemed so utterly real that for a second, hewondered whether she was truly a figment of his imagination, or perhaps, in ahopeful, uncorrupted part of his heart, he was able to believe that she wasactually standing in front of him.

Kiyomi took a step forward, her footfallssilent against the otherwise old and creaky floorboards, her white nightgownnot creating a single noise as it rustled against the fragile frame of her body.

Impossible. He told himself: She cannot bereal.

Another step from the window. Another nearerto him. Another to close the distance. A final step to press her shins againstthe plush mattress and stare down at him with that same piercing gaze shealways possessed.

The one that saw right into his heart.

Kaito turned onto his back, his headresting and being embraced by the pillow below. He stared up at her just as shestared down at him – too scared to even blink in case she disappeared likeghosts of the past always do. Yes, even if the girl, the Kiyomi, who was infront of him was a ghost, he would accept her, just like he always did.

And so it was purely instinct thatpossessed him as Kiyomi brought a knee to rest by his side on top of themattress, as she leaned over him; as her hair caressed the thin cotton of his T-shirt,as a palm that was as chilled as a dead person’s rested atop his heart. Hecould almost feel it seep into him.

Kaito refused to let his eyes wonder. Justas he took in a much-needed breath, he took her in fully for who she was. Evenif this was not real, even if it was a concoction created by his distorted and disillusionedvision of what Kiyomi had become, he would always see her and instantly thinkof nothing else.

That was the deteriorating effect she hadon him, and God, he loved it.

As Kiyomi leaned further into him, her lipsghosting against his just as her whole self ghosted his mind, initially Kaitowas hesitant to hold her. She brought her second hand towards his face, the chilledtips of her fingers lining his cheek from eye to jawline like a tear. The sensationmade him falter.

What if he touched her and she disintegratedin his hands like sand – like the loss of time flowing through his fingers? Justthe thought of breaking this self-induced spell was enough to make his limbstwitch cautiously.

Softly, she pressed her lips against his,and it was like kissing ice. The sensation made everything else stop; made thecurtains freeze under her influence, made the night animals silence with thesheer power of it. Kaito could not breathe.

Yet it felt so satisfying. It was reminiscentand beautiful and profound, and he had to hold her.

Even if it broke the spell, he could notstop his desire to have her back once again, just as he remembered her, and to haveher in his arms.

Although he could not tell, Kaito gingerlyclosed his eyes and let himself fall into the kiss, lifting his arms in anattempt to make her his Kiyomi – the one who had loved him and who had savedhim in a way that he had lost the opportunity to reciprocate.

Yet all he felt was the air around him.

His arms slowly came back to his sides, andas he reluctantly reopened his eyes, he knew exactly what he was going to seebefore the sight even entered his vision: The blank, unfeeling ceiling. Thelight that was switched off. The faint glow of light from the sheer curtains. Noglistening, black strands. No russet irises that stared at him and spoke to himwithout words. No calming smile that she saved only for him.

The ghost of Kiyomi was gone. It had been merelya dream, and Kaito had known all along. Breathing a shaky sigh, Kaito broughthis arm over his eyes. It was all too much.

A single,frozen tear slid down his cheek, and it felt like ice against his burning skin.

#ask #anon #oc talk #kaitomi #meglovesocs #kaitoandkiyomi #kaito takahashi #kiyomi shimizu #I HATE MYSELF FOR WRITING THIS AND MAKING MY BOY SUFFER MORE THAN HE ALREADY DOES ////CRIES

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