#namanari

[marlocandeea]

Namanari, Hannya and Ja, three stages of spirit possession, usually because of grief or jealousy, as depicted in Noh theatre.

#im an eastern asian studies bachelors and dont you forget #these tokugawa era japanese were braver than me #can you imagine entering a half lit theatre and you see that shit on the right #i wouldve died on the spot #noh theater #noh mask #namanari #hannya #goryo #kabuki theatre #edo japan #marlocandia.txt

[tdrumm3d]

Starting #30daysofprints with a demon mask by @pipe.cox called Hannya Namanari. Utilizing dark magic to attack their enemies, these human women were consumed by jealousy, transforming them into demons clinging to humanity. The Hannya Namanari wall mask will come in two different sizes. Find these in the shop later today! #30daysofprints #3dprinter #hannyamask #namanari #kijo #hannyakijo #wallmask #february #tdrumm3d #demon #walldecor #3dpmc https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIaG35PEec/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#30daysofprints #3dprinter #hannyamask #namanari #kijo #hannyakijo #wallmask #february #tdrumm3d #demon #walldecor #3dpmc

[thesoundofanicefall]

Goodbye Everyone

Well as the title says, it's a goodbye for knowing why I am leaving not just here forever but actually leaving this fandom forever here the reasons:

And the dirty attacks like this again and again

And sure case I don't want my friend @black-sapphire57 to get more hurt because of me btw

So I don't care what I just wanted to say this before leaving:

@oya-oya-okay thank you for being my best friend here, I liked your account, arts, manga coloring and etc the most, you made my days bright many times here with your kind words, comments and your cute posts always I would never forget you and will remember you forever love thanks for everything you did and making me smiles

@hyciao thanks a lot for being a very dear friend here to me I truly truly liked your arts a lot and talking with you was very easy I had lots of fun with you around and will never forget you thanks for making me smile in my hard days

@gureshinlover I will never forget your kindness and sweet forever and will be always thankful of you forever and for all those times you made me feel happy thanks for everything

@schneereggen I already told you in your DM before that I like and adore your fics a lot and so wanted to thank you for them all, making me feel good, smiling and etc I would never forget that how you made me excited and happy with not your fics but also your lovely post here I truly liked discussing with you around the most and was enjoying it a lot so thanks for everything

@redashera you may don't know me and you also blocked me longgg ago which I still don't know really why but I also don't care too because I respect maybe you didn't like me or anything but I know you and I liked your fics a lot and you also made me to feel good with your fics many times so even if you don't know me or hate me, still thank you for everything

@dxntics you were one of my bestes friends around even if you don't consider me one you made me to laugh and feel comfortable with your memes a lot and I truly liked your account and your memes the most maybe you don't know it but you were the one who actually gave me enough confidence to make memes myself too as I never had enough of that to share my memes and though people won't like them so thank you for making me feel good and smile and also giving me enough confidence too thanks for everything

@ocielismyadoptedson we had so much of fun times together and I liked talking to you a lot thanks for making me feel god and was a good friend to discuss with thanks for everything

@randomthoughts-andstuff thanks for all the supports and kind comments I will also never forget you thanks for everything

@mikaela-myangel-and-love we were new friends but even if it was short yet I felt comfortable around you the most so thank you for everything too

@rinislove-rinislife I really really liked your colorings so much thank you for them and making me enjoying them I will never forget it and thanks for everything

@totoia05 literary one of my closest friends around thank you for always keeping my company and for all god feelings and times you created for me I will never forget it till I am alive thank you for everything

@bigbrainbiology you were also so kind to me even if we didn't hae much contract yet I liked and enjoyed your arts a lot so thank you for them and generally thank you for everything

@winterserafu I really really liked your arts the most you can't even imagine how much I recieved happiness from them so thank you for making me feel like this I would never forget it and thanks for everything

@wintersoldier-barnes you were a dear and precious friend to me and although we didn't have much contraction yet I was always holding you dear and was worry for you I wish for you the bests ever and hope for you a great and full of happiness life wherever you are and thanks for everything

@shinyas-weapon I liked your memes the most thanks a lot for making me to laugh, have fun, smile and feel good with them thanks for everything

Sorry if these are other people around who were also nice to me but I forgot to tag them generally I love all of you who made me feel good even for a moment. Thanks a lot for everything.

And a general talk to anyone who wanna enter this fandom:

Please don't enter. This is the most sincere I ever said. If you are interested in this manga please just read it every month but try your best to not intreact with people at all specially if you are not a mikayuu or mika stan in general no don't get me wrong if you are a good writer, a good artist then share your fics, arts, manga coloring, edits and etc but please in no kind of conditions don't share your ideas about the story at all you'll just get hurt to the core some people around has no kind of morals and cares nothing about your feelings this outside so as the one who was around for about 4 years and had lots of funs ofc but recieved more than those lots of funs, hurt and insults and etc please accept this advice from me and keep your life here peaceful and safe nothing in this world doesn't deserve this too happen.

I won't delete my account here as this account contains Guren's manga which my team worked on it hard so I won't waste the times and energy they put in this but I'll leave and won't be around anymore.

So I know many will get happy over this and will even celebrate it which I congrats them for reaching to what they were after it personally but I just wanted to say this too that to those who did the worse to me and they know who they are so there's no need to name anyone, I just want you to know that I will just never forgive you and remember once you break a heart like this the exact same will happen for you, if not you then your child in the future, if not your child your grand child then so remember this that there's someone in this world who will never forgive you no matter what and unfortunatelly you won't have a chance to find them and apologize them when you'll feel sorry over it years after.

Goodbye everyone and please be safe my dear friends around.

#The End #owari no seraph #seraph of the end #ons #sote #owari no serafu #owarinoseraph #Also thanks a lot to dears @tang-wei @x-atan @namanari #I admired your accounts the most #Thanks for being an important part of my good feelings around even if you don't know me

[witchembrace]

part six ! 6/?????

#[ amy rose // a rose by any other name ] #[ big the cat // strong hearted fisherman ] #[ silver the hedgehog // time traveling element ] #[ blaze the cat // feline princess ] #[ rosalina // mother of the cosmos ] #[ peach // toadstool princess ] #[ bowser junior // shadow painted prince ] #[ allister // for the departed ] #[ natural harmonia gropius // what has more beauty & terror than innocence ] #[ sora // a guiding light in the sky ] #[ kairi // prince of heart ] #[ aqua // drowning in an ocean of regret ] #[ lisana // purple flames of heart ] #[ mirai kuriyama // cursed & bound by blood ] #[ mitsuba sangu // twin tailed disaster ] #[ guren ichinose // heretical namanari ]

[dokibunny]

Ogerpon Mountain Frost fake mask form by me for the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Discord’s holiday contest :3

LORE: The Mountainfrost mask is Ogerpon’s secret 5th mask. Some time before the loyal three attacked, Ogerpon and her late human decided to trek towards snowy mountains on a journey for unknown reasons. As a gift of well wishes and protection, the town’s mask maker sent them off with the Mountainfrost mask. Then one day, Ogerpon and her human returned to their shelter after gathering firewood to find that an avalanche had completely buried it. Luckily Ogerpon, her human, and their masks were unscathed, but the Mountainfrost mask was unrecoverable beneath the snow. The mask maker’s wish for the two’s protection had worked and took the avalanche for them. However, seeing this as a bad omen, the two decide to return to Kitakami for safety without knowing the tragedy that awaits them.

Upon terastalization holding the Mountainfrost mask, Ogerpon’s Embody Aspect will grant her evasion. Without tera, she has Intimidate. The mask design is inspired by the four emotions Ogerpon’s other masks represent. Teal = Joy, Hearthflame = Anger, Wellspring = Sadness, and Cornerstone = Fulfillment, so the Mountainfrost mask represents fear. All masks also take inspiration from masks used in Japanese Noh theater. Because the Wellspring mask takes notes from both the Onna and Namanari style masks and shows the descent of feminine sorrow into evil, and because ice is a different form of water, I decided to lean into the Namanari mask inspiration further by depicting the fearful screaming face of a woman who has been abandoned, left to perish in the cold, and is growing blunt oni horns as a result of her descending emotions. Then upon terastalizing, the face morphs from fear to hatred (as hatred derives from fear), and the once blunt horns develop further to show progression in the depicted woman’s path to darkness. Other inspirations I used include the Yuki-Onna, Krampus, and “The Scream” by Edvard Munch.

I’m more active on Instagram ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#ogerpon #teal mask spoilers #pokemon scarlet and violet #fakemon #pokemon fanart #my art #dokibunnyart #ogerpon is my blorbo :3

[couldtransitionsaveher]

GUREN ICHINOSE from OWARI NO SERAPH/SERAPH OF THE END

JUSTIFICATIONS:

"Ichinose Guren was born into a religious Sect which was created five hundred years ago in a political conflict in which two brothers from the main house fought over an Ichinose woman. She had chosen the younger of them and as punishment she and here lover were violeted and disowned. The outcasts created a new sect in their name. Guren is believed to be their saviour, the one destined to liberate the Clan from their oppression, paralleling her role. The main Clan, Mikado no Oni, view Guren and everyone of Gurens family as naturally weak and subservient in a way that clearly mimics patriarchal oppression. When Guren was five years old she met Mahiru Hiiragi, heir to Mikado no Oni. Guren was very obviously jealous of her and their meeting is used to symbolise Guren learning her place in the world. Continously throughout the Guren refuses to give up on Mahiru despite her quite frankly ruining Guren's life and being unable to catch up with her. Guren gives up her humanity to inject a demon all for purposes of protecting her friends and striving to liberate her clan, while also chasing after Mahiru and her power. This eventually leads Guren to cause the apocalypse in a first act of free will. (forced to choose between the strength she desires and her own emotinonal "weakness") Mahiru mends with Gurens weapon taking over as her demon, causing Guren to become a namanari (a half demon made from two separate personalities, Gurens and Mahirus in this case who's human personality slowly starts to adapt the demonic traits). In consequence of this Guren acts all the more feminine when striving to get what she wants (to ressurect all of humanity. I think thats also trans because its a sort of rebirth in metaphor for transition.) Transition could have saved her, as i believe her gender envy for Hiiragi Mahiru caused the apocalypse." - @cannibalfrodo

"im really shit at writing out media analysis i either do it solely in my head or via fic so yall are just gonna have to trust me for this one.

the writer really horribly sucks at writing female characters but it's clear from the start (in catastrophe at 16 most noticeably, but even in the manga too) that guren isn't written like any of the male characters (even the other male protag of the manga, yuu) and much more resembles the female characters. a lot of her personality and identity is heavily sculpted by the traumatizing and pressuring life she's lived so far (being brought up as the head of a scorned branch, beaten by adults for simply being born in the way she was, raised with a lot of crunching expectations, etc). most of her actions in ca16 come from a deep want to please who she's with, or to not cause trouble with herself (#same bestie)—she knows she needs to be a son for her father, for her clan, for their retribution. she knows she doesn't have time to think on her emotions or wants, which is very evident throughout all of ca16 until the final book as more and more shit piles up on her plate and she's forced by her romantic interest, mahiru, to finally confront her "human sin" (which is loving her friends. and also being trans).

she never fully opens up to anyone, this includes mahiru, but nonetheless their relationship IS different (guren is very much like "i love you, you're so much like me but braver, i wish i were you" @ mahiru). in their first meeting again as teenagers she compliments how beautiful and powerful mahiru has grown, and does so multiple times throughout the books, most of which are immediately after her inner monologue beats her down and she goes into great depth on why she's so weak and unworthy (especially compared to mahiru).

she's not allowed to be herself, as a man and definitely not as a woman, throughout all books and manga & i believe that if she came out to her friends (who love her so much and would support her through anything) everything bad she ever does in the future (which i didn't even begin to COVER the main series) could be prevented because she'd be much more happy with herself and spectre in her relationships.

also she experiences the end of the world. truly just a girl in the world" - @9ureshin

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#could transition have saved her #guren ichinose #ichinose guren #owari no seraph #seraph of the end #catastrophe at sixteen #transgender #trans hc #cannibalfrodo #9ureshin

[regle-side2]

When humans find a cure for namanaris;

Guren: But if I die during the operation, will you do one thing for me?

Shinya: Oh, anything sweetheart.

Guren: Blow up the hospital.

Shinya: Hm, well. I said I’d do it.

Shinya: So I guess I’ll have to.

Guren: That’s my boy.

#gureshin #shingure #guren ichinose #ichinose guren #hiragi shinya #shinya hiragi #seraph of the gay #seraph of the end #owari no seraph #gay #incorrect quote

[kidlat-at-kislap]

KNY Trivia: On the Uroko (Scales) Motif

... and analysis

At this point, I think many people have already pointed out that the pattern on Zenitsu's haori is associated with female demons. I'm going to be talking about that again — among other things.

The pattern on Zenitsu's haori is called uroko (scales) and is composed of a repeating motif of equilateral or isosceles triangles in alternating colors. This represents the scales of a snake, fish or dragon.

As Protective Talisman

The uroko motif is a very old and popular one, believed to have protective qualities and ward off evil and harm. It can be found on both kimono and obi, tomb walls, clay figurines, and the family crest and battle standard of the Hōjō clan (mitsu-uroko).

The protective qualities of the uroko motif made it a popular talisman among warriors, who wore jinbaori (military surcoats) with the pattern.

Zenitsu's cultivator, Kuwajima Jigorō, is revealed in a Taishō Secret to have given both of his disciples a haori with the same pattern as the one he wore himself — the uroko motif. While Zenitsu wore the haori (and then later Jigorō's kimono), Kaigaku never wore his.

In the same way that Urokodaki gave each of his disciples a carved fox mask for protection, Kuwajima gave his disciples an uroko-patterned haori to protect them from harm.

By refusing to wear the haori, Kaigaku can be interpreted as having rejected his master's protection and blessing as well as having disowned the identity the haori — as a sort of "team uniform" — is attached to. Which symbolically leaves him defenseless, susceptible to the demons Kuwajima sought to protect him from when he gifted Kaigaku the haori. And indeed, Kaigaku has the misfortune of encountering Upper Moon One, of all demons.

As a Representation of Female Demons

In Noh and Kabuki theater, female demonic characters — such as kijo (female oni), onryō (vengeful ghosts) and snake yōkai disguised as human women especially — are often portrayed by actors wearing uroko-patterned costumes. Characters such as Lady Rokujō (Aoi no Ue), Kiyohime (Dōjōji), Momiji (Momijigari) and the onibaba (Kurozuka) are portrayed both on stage and in art as wearing the uroko motif.

Kiyohime, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1890)

The duality of the uroko motif might be somewhat surprising — on the one hand representing protection from evil, on the other hand representing demonesses.

However, the association with demonesses makes sense in the context of Noh theater. Roles such as Lady Rokujō and Kiyohime are portrayed wearing hannya masks.

The hannya mask belongs to a category of masks called ja (snake) masks. This category includes other masks associated with female demons such as the namanari and shinja masks.

While some characters portrayed with ja masks do become snakes (Kiyohime) or are snakes in disguise (the serpent in Genzai Shichimen), not all of them are. Many, if not most, of them are, however, associated with transformation. Whether it is a human woman transformed into a demoness by jealousy, resentment or anger (Lady Rokujō) or a demoness disguised as a human woman (Momiji). The transformative process calls to mind the image of a snake shedding its skin.

Wearing a pattern associated with demonesses, Zenitsu is immediately associated with Nezuko.

As for Kaigaku, while he is not a woman and he had never worn his haori, it still associates him with the transformation of demonesses in Noh theater. While his physical transformation is driven by fear and survival rather than resentment, one cannot discount that his resentment towards his master and Zenitsu did play a role in his later monstrous actions. Believing himself to be unfavored by his master and resenting him for it, Kaigaku is eager to earn Kokushibō's favor, believing that Kokushibō had "judged him correctly."

As Dragon Scales

It's not very obvious, but Zenitsu has a subtle dragon motif himself. Particularly, the dragon king. Or rather, the shogi piece bearing that name — ryūō.

When talking about her ideal man, Nezuko says she'd like to meet a man like a hisha. And she does.

And while it's unclear what exactly Nezuko meant by this, the man she eventually marries does have a hisha-ryūō motif.

The hisha, as described in the extra, moves any number of steps orthogonally like the rook in chess. Upon reaching enemy territory (the last three ranks on the opposite side of the board), it is promoted to ryūō, which gains the additional ability to move one step diagonally.

This describes Zenitsu's character arc perfectly. During the final arcs, within enemy territory, Zenitsu is able to overcome his limitations and rise to the occasion. Thus metamorphosizing from hisha to ryūō.

And like the ryūō, he unveils a new form of Thunder Breathing within enemy territory. The motif is hammered home by the way Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami is visually represented: a dragon.

I've talked about the Seventh Form before, but I forgot to note that Honoikazuchi no kami is never described as a dragon. Rather, the dragon is potentially a reference to Ryūjin, the dragon king.

And Zenitsu's ties to the dragon king do not seem to stop with canon material. During Halloween 2022, Zenitsu is depicted as Urashima Tarō.

Urashima Tarō and the princess of Hōrai, by Matsuki Heikichi (1899)

In the folktale, Urashima Tarō, after saving a small turtle from being tormented by some children, is spirited away to Ryūgū-jō, Ryūjin's palace beneath the sea. There, he falls in love with Otohime, the dragon-king's daughter.

(The tale is without a happy ending. But I do still recommend reading it if you haven't.)

Which leads me to believe that Zenitsu's haori, at least on one level, is meant to evoke the scales of the dragon king.

#agatsuma zenitsu #zenitsu agatsuma #kaigaku #kuwajima jigoro #jigoro kuwajima #zennezu #(just in case) #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #kidlat does research #kidlat ponders the blue curtains

[paperpeter]

Let's talk about Guren and jazz.

For Guren this genre plays a special role.

Jazz is the music that his father liked to listen to and that always sounded in their house. Mahiru loved jazz and jazz always sounds in Guren's own office after the apocalypse that has befallen the world. Even Shinya, having found out that this is his friend's favorite genre, decided to like it too.

In the anime, jazz is inscribed incredibly skillfully into the ongoing events. It only plays from the player in Guren's office, and only in certain situations.

In the middle of the season, jazz accompanies the carefree evening of all the characters and ends at the moment when Guren removes the player's needle from the record. When the music stops, the viewer is left in utter silence as Ferid Bathory meets someone on the roof. Now we know that he talked with Guren that night. In retrospect, it's hard to believe that the identity of the human traitor at that moment didn't seem as obvious as it was.

Later, the jazz reappears only when Guren loses his strength and slowly passes into Mahiru's hands. That time there is no player nearby, the music seems out of place, but nevertheless it is it what accompanies Guren's turning into a namanari. With Mahiru's kiss, it's final notes subside.

In that scene, the music doesn't so much highlight Mahiru's and Guren's similarities in love for the genre, but rather demonstrate what jazz is for Guren — an anchor to help keep everything under control.

As long as Guren hears jazz, he is able to remain himself and keep the demon in check, but when the jazz breaks off or when Guren himself decides to turn it off, the other side takes over, for which jazz is nothing but empty sound.

+ wallpapers

#guren ichinose #owari no seraph #jazz

[dekusheroacademia]

BNHA Drama CD list + translations

Here is a list of all the Drama cds around and translations.

Enormous credit to @meroko26us and their post/masterlist on drama cd. Basically they put together an amazing masterlist, and most of the links for season 1, manga and season 2 drama cds come from there.

Manga Drama cds

Manga Volume 7, Special Edition: "Sweep! Community Cleaning!" - 2016 February 3

Audio https://soundcloud.com/namanari/sets/boku-no-hero-academia-drama-cd/s-2Zi81

Translation https://hikikomori-sama.tumblr.com/post/145680002912

Anime: Season 1 Drama cd

Audio 1 to 5: https://sirin-bird.tumblr.com/post/154929319432/so-i-dont-know-whether-all-of-the-bnha-cd-dramas

Volume 1: "Tsu is Here" / "The rainy season has come!" - 2016 June Translation: http://shonengamez.com/2016/06/29/my-hero-academia-blu-ray-dvd-vol-1-3ds-qr-code-and-drama-cd-translation/

Volume 2: "The Opening of the Pool Has Come!" - 2016 July Summary: https://lovemeteorstrike.tumblr.com/post/157316704545/bnha-drama-cd-track-2

Volume 3: "The Fair Has Come!" - 2016 August Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ggS9rXS_1ys

Volume 4: "A Ghost Has Come!" - 2016 September Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13g4-Y318VE&list=PL5s3RtQGAA0bGJ2o6Fm3_4_BCqjdFxIXT&index=4

Volume 5: "Birthday Has Come!" - 2016 October Translation: https://zrllosyn.tumblr.com/post/165252784745/bnha-drama-cd-5

Anime: Season 2 Drama cd

Volume 1: "Preparation for the Sports Festival!" - 2017 July Translation: https://hikikomori-sama.tumblr.com/post/164932620832

Volume 2: "Group A vs. Group B Recreation" - 2017 August Audio: https://sirin-bird.tumblr.com/post/164867026412/the-second-cd-drama-recreation-class-a-vs-class

Volume 3: "Find! Scout Candidates!" - 2017 September Volume 4: "Isn't the Teacher Incredible?" - 2017 October Volume 5: "Message Game" - 2017 November Volume 6: "Long Night" - 2017 December Volume 7: "Now it's the time to study for exams" - 2018 January Volume 8: "Assassin from the Union" - 2018 February Translation: https://aitaikimochi.tumblr.com/post/170933779611

Anime: Season 3 Drama cd

General summary: https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1095608837216776192 Another summary: https://aitaikimochi.tumblr.com/post/174045775841

Season 3, Volume 1: "Mini Voice Drama 1" - 2018 July 18 Translation: https://aitaikimochi.tumblr.com/post/176045839256

Season 3, Volume 2: "Mini Voice Drama 2" - 2018 August 15

Season 3, Volume 3: "Mini Voice Drama 3" - 2018 September 19 Translation: https://bnha-distractions.tumblr.com/post/178282680846/aitaikimochi-heres-the-translation-for-the

Season 3, Volume 4: "Mini Voice Drama 4" - 2018 October 17 Translation: https://blithefool.tumblr.com/post/179145688441/aitaikimochi-the-boku-no-hero-academia-season-3

Season 3, Volume 5: "Mini Voice Drama 5" - 2018 November 14

Season 3, Volume 6: "Mini Voice Drama 6" - 2018 December 19 Translation: https://kiribakubutcanon.tumblr.com/post/181986893404/aitaikimochi-the-boku-no-hero-academia-season-3

Season 3, Volume 7: "Mini Voice Drama 7" - 2019 January 16

Season 3, Volume 8: "Mini Voice Drama 8" - 2019 February 13

Anime: Season 4 Drama cd

Season 4, Volume 1: "Go over! Unannounced humor check" - 2020 January 22

Season 4, Volume 2: "Daily audition of Fat Gum Office" - 2020 February 19

Season 4, Volume 3: "Shishikura-senpai's lost item" - 2020 March 18

Season 4, Volume 4: "The flame roasted meat magistrate" - 2020 April 15

Season 4, Volume 5: "UA Academy Dance Audition" - 2020 May 20

Season 4, Volume 6: "Fear! Midnight Music Room" - 2020 August 19 Summary: https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi/status/1268775942949724160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1268775942949724160%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcomicbook.com%2Fanime%2Fnews%2Fmy-hero-academia-jirou-kaminari-ship-romance-short-story%2F

Anime: Season 5 Drama cd

Season 5, Volume 4: "No, it's emo" - 2022 January 19 Translation: https://twitter.com/h_erodeku/status/1484952306353426438 Video: https://twitter.com/h_erodeku/status/1485019665839624194

#drama cd #my hero academia #bnha drama cd #info #download

[cronicasvampiricas-rpg]

Ankou Namanari es una de las jóvenes promesas del aquelarre Levesque, y puedes conocerla un poco más a través de su cuestionario.

#stuff #personajes #cuestionario #brujos #aquelarre levesque

[keeperofthebox]

my very silly first attempt at a mikayuu fic

#mikayuu #yuumika #owari no seraph #seraph of the end #keeperofthebox fic #not TECHNICALLY the first but i wrote the actual first when i was 19 and so so so edgy

[sassphicdragoness]

[ Mika, an aspiring writer and English major, has been crushing on Yuu, the cute barista and aspiring art student, for the last two years. He has no idea that Yuu has actually been his online best friend, Namanari, for the past six years.

AKA the Online Friends/Fan Artist x Fanfic Writer AU no one asked for. ]

(I've been outlining this and gushing in DMs with friends about this massive AU for weeks, and it's finally uploaded :D)

#mikayuu #yuumika #owari no seraph #enjoy :D

[lavenrain96]

Together in this Hell

For @mikayuuweek​

Day 4: Together/Alone (ft. Pirate!Mika/Siren!Yuu)

In which, Beauty and the Beast meets The Little Mermaid but more on the darker side of things, and Yuu being in his Namanari/Demon personality as a Siren but becoming a total goofball whenever he’s human. I also wanted to try writing toxic MikaYuu for a change (though I’m not sure if this is toxic enough haha). Enjoy reading!

---

The years had changed Mikaela's life ever since the mermaid, Akane, engraved the Philosopher's Stone into his being to spare his life in exchange of her own. At that time, Mikaela was grateful that the Gods seem to have found favor in him enough to give him a second chance.

But now… Oh, how many times Mikaela had spat out curse after curse against the Heavens for granting him immortality, for denying him the sweet release of death after witnessing far too many things for his being to bear, for losing those precious to him against the passage of time over and over again. The reminder of it all left a bitter taste in his mouth, and no alcohol or lover could ever take it away from him; their flavors have long gone stale. 

"The Gods have abandoned me to live with this pain alone…" He would murmur the blasphemy while he glared up at the sky accusingly. "If I had known that this would happen, I wouldn't have blindly worshiped such useless beings that couldn't even grant me the miracle of releasing me from this forsaken prison."

The thought of taking his own life wasn't foreign to Mikaela. He had done so multiple times, but still, it all ended up in failure after failure. The wounds of his attempts have long healed through time. 

And so, with dread in his heart, Mikaela spent another century to himself. Alone.

… Or so he thought. 

"---I'm a mermaid, I swear…!" Mikaela's prisoner claimed when he caught him one night trying to drown him in the midst of his reminiscing. "I was just curious of your… Uh…" 

"... Of my what, my neck?" Mikaela guessed. His voice was laced with venom as he leered at the 'mermaid'. "Intriguing, but doing the same thing again has grown dull on me."

"Wait, you've done this before?"

Mikaela raised a brow at the 'mermaid's' interest in a rather grotesque topic. He didn't even bother to hide that he was indeed trying to drown Mikaela with that statement of his.

"Hmm, yes… A lot of times, in fact." Mikaela confirmed with a nod that seemed to shock the 'mermaid'. "But I guess the biggest difference was where I did them… I think I tried drowning myself in the Bermuda Triangle once, but as you can see, I'm still alive and well." 

The pirate then crossed his arms while he examined his prisoner. "What does that say about you… Siren?"

"I…" The siren began, speechless at the newfound information. "I have never… met a human like you with that kind of thought. Even your desires were rather empty… Void of no will to live… It's lonely…" 

Mikaela hummed, slightly impressed. The creature was quite keen in their observation of him without needing him to say it outright, and only a few people could make out what Mikaela was truly feeling on the inside.

He didn't expect a siren - of all things - to be aware of his state, and a tinge of a familiar warmth settled in his chest.

"... You say that, and yet you still came to me?" Mikaela questioned as his lips curled to a small, amused grin. "Why?"

"You're… interesting." The siren explained. "You have this… aura that I can't describe with my eyes. Yet, you look very much like a human. Your presence draws me in… like an anglerfish."

"Anglerfish…?"

The siren nodded. "You're beautiful, but also dangerous." He grinned then; his smile holding an intent that bordered between carnage and lust. "I wouldn't mind having such a fine human for myself, despite endangering my life like this."

"Oh…" Mikaela murmured as his own grin turned to a smirk. "You're quite the charmer, aren't you? I should've expected much, coming from you. However…"

Quickly, Mikaela drew out his blade and swung it towards the siren; the sharp metal sliced a clean line on the creature's skin and caused a small trickle of blood to emerge. The siren stared at him unflinchingly despite the wound blooming on his cheek.

"I'm rather expensive, unfortunately. I don't think you have the price to pay for it."

The siren chuckled darkly, finding Mikaela's words to be funny.

"Ah, but I do have something that you'll like." He provided, his voice dripped with temptation as he gently pushed Mikaela's blade away from his bleeding cheek using his scaly finger. "From our conversation so far… You seem to be suffering from something… You're just like me."

Mikaela raised a brow. "... What are you talking about?"

"Human, you're cursed." The siren pointed out with a tiny thrall in his tone. It almost sounded hypnotizing. "I can help you break it, but only if you become mine in return. After all, nothing is ever free in this world, and we both know that very well."

He peered for a bit curiously. His green eyes shining with mirth at Mikaela's indecisiveness.

"You're lying..." Mikaela reasoned out after he came to a conclusion. "There's no evidence of which you speak of. If there was, then I would've found it ages ago."

The siren arched a brow.

"Then, answer me this…" A wet hand made its way on Mikaela's face, taking a hold of his chin while the creature neared him dautingly; his haunting eyes scrutinizing him for another excuse. "Why would I risk my life lying to you about this? While I do want you, I wouldn't put myself out in this gamble if I wasn't sincere with my exchange. What do those folks say in your world, 'A favor for a favor'?"

"..."

"So what do you say, human?" The siren asked as he swiped his thumb on Mikaela's skin. "I'm not aware of what kind of hardships you have, but I know that you won't regret my offer. I'm almost certain of it."

Mikaela hated how those eyes could nearly see through him, almost mocking him that he had to depend on someone else for his wish of dying. It was insulting enough that the other was offering an answer to his curse like some petty coin thrown to a beggar, whilst Mikaela had searched far and wide for just a crumb of a miracle for the impossible.

Was this, perhaps, the Gods’ way of pitying him?

"... How vile," Mikaela uttered with a disgusted look on his face, both from the siren's offer and the implication that the Gods were finally paying attention to him after for so many years. He grabbed the siren's hand on him and threw it away like it caught fire, slapping it.

"Your words are interesting, but I'm not someone that can be easily swayed. You have to earn my trust for that." Mikaela said as he sheathed back his sword with a distinctive click. "What's your name?"

"Yuuichirou," The siren addressed himself, and Mikaela idly noticed his ear fins wagging.

"Well then, Yuuichirou, the name is Mikaela." The pirate introduced himself briskly as he crossed his arms on his chest. "Since you claim to know the answer to my curse, I have to be certain that you're not spouting nonsense. Otherwise, I'll have your head."

Yuuichirou chuckled as he imitated a small bow. "Then by all means, allow me to accompany you, together in this hell. I'm your prisoner, so it's only right that I pay my dues."

Mikaela tried not to be impressed once more with this siren who seemed to know much too many things. But those words of his… Perhaps this meager companionship he was giving wasn't so bad, after all.

#MikaYuuWeek #MikaYuuWeek2022 #Thea Drabbles #Pirate!Mika #Siren!Yuu

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Shinya in Chapter 38: The Namanari Awakens

#original post #manga #manga screencap #owari no seraph #seraph of the end #ons #ons shinya #shinya hiragi #shinya hiiragi

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I... I hold Guren dearly.

realizing that Guren isn’t actually jealous of Kureto here, but instead... is terrified that Kureto might actually reveal that Guren is a namanari at any point now that he’s been compromised by his demon.

and guren is fully aware kureto is suppressing shikamadoji, who could kill shinya at any point.

and like... those first panels make me really sad. because mahiru isn’t even there. now that kureto’s been compromised, guren is carrying the weight of his burdens all on his own.

but it’s fine... we can pretend this isn’t tragic and that it is just gure.shin lkrf;lerkf

#( ca. Guren )