#usually I think of Kensei doing this all the time

[dreadsuitsamus]

Bleach Men Taking Your Baby to the Grocery Store Headcanons

author's note: yes the premise is random but it's also very cute and perfectly in line with my recent onslaught of baby fever. also, the banners in this post were created by the always amazing @actuallysaiyan!! thank you for the gorgeous banners, babe! 🩷🩷🩷

pairings: kensei muguruma x reader, byakuya kuchiki x reader, grimmjow jaegerjaquez x reader, renji abarai x reader, ichigo kurosaki x reader

warnings: children ages 5 and younger and grimmjow's parenting lmao this is mostly fluff and some mischief mixed in from the babies

Kensei is definitely the tough parent of the two of you, and he relishes in that fact

But goddammit do those baby eyes make him waver

As he carries little Mila into the store, he tells her they're only there for necessities

No candy, no sugary cereals, only what you've tasked him to buy for dinner

Despite being only three and a half, however, Mila has a pretty good idea of how to get her way with Kensei

It's gotten slightly less effective since the pacifiers have been removed from her arsenal, but anything that cracks her dad's tough exterior is remarkable as is

It starts off innocently enough, though soon the way she sings her little song and bops her head around becomes rife with intent

"Daddy, can has hug?" She blinks up at him, holding her arms up

Either he's willfully choosing to fall into the trap, or Kensei is merely blind in the face of his precious girl

"Of course, baby." Kensei picks her up from the cart and kisses her wonderfully chubby cheek, leading the cart behind him as he continues through the store with Mila hooked on his hip

Mila curls up, humming as her eyes scan the shelves for something she wants

"Hold Momma's list for Daddy, okay?"

Mila's little fingers hold the list carefully, and soon Kensei is at a crossroad

"Broth. What kind of broth?" He mutters, fishing his cell phone from his pocket to call you

As usual, it turns into a bit of a squabbling match. He thinks remembering every little detail is silly, and you think you've made this dish so many times he should know you need chicken broth

Kensei is sufficiently annoyed by the time the phone call ends, and Mila strikes then

"Daddy, can has kiss?"

"Yes, baby." She gets a kiss on either cheek, and the kiss she gives his cheek right back is just about the final nail in the coffin

With Kensei holding her, she's able to reach the shelf and snag a little box of animal crackers

"Daddy, can has this?"

Played by the fucking toddler again!! That's three times this week!

"... Don't tell your brothers." Kensei sighs, hanging his head in shame

It's not all bad though; he does get another sweet kiss from his princess

Byakuya is a strict but ultimately fair father

Little Jasmine has grown up under his watchful eye, though through that she's certainly learned just how many of his limits she can press and how to get around them

Going to the grocery store is rare, and even more so if you're not present for the journey

But it's vacation time, and you're busy setting up the cabin for your family's stay, so Byakuya has been tasked with gathering enough groceries to make it through dinner and the morning's breakfast

Byakuya holds Jasmine’s hand and they walk inside together, Byakuya using a tissue to pick up one of the small hand baskets. There's no telling the last time this thing has been sanitized!

“What would you like for dinner tonight?” Byakuya asks the five year old, and Jasmine hums thoughtfully

How can she end the first day of this vacation with a delicious banana split?

Appealing to her father's tastes will increase the likelihood of success, and her father is quite fond of spicy foods…

“Can we have curry?”

The light in his eyes isn't missed by the girl, and she can practically taste an ice cream sundae with a waffle bowl already

“You're becoming more accustomed to spices, I see.” Byakuya hums and begins to survey the store's offerings, whereas Jasmine is mentally preparing her list for dessert

“Daddy?” Jasmine dials up the sweetness in her tone while Byakuya examines the various cuts of chicken on display

“Yes?” He hums

“Can we have a treat tonight?”

“What sort of treat?”

“A surprise treat. Please, Daddy?”

Byakuya pauses. He's no fan of sweets, and in general sugar is limited in the Kuchiki household

But she did say please

“Mm… I suppose.”

Byakuya doesn't meet your eyes when he and Jasmine return from the store with more ingredients for ice cream sundaes than dinner and breakfast combined

He is such a sucker, but he's happy to be played when he receives his banana split with a chocolate syrup drawing of his beloved Wakame Taishi from his darling daughter

Renji tries his best to be a strict father, but his determination wavers frequently. He wanted for many things as a child, and as a parent he doesn't wish to push that same feeling on his child as long as he's capable of providing a warm, loving home

Not to mention, that damn two year is old is just so cute it makes his heart melt at the mere sight of the toddler

“C’mon, honey, gotta get some soup for Mommy.” Renji murmurs as he carefully takes little Rin from his car seat, carrying him into the store on his hip

“Why?” is Rin’s favorite question right now, and Renji’s eye twitches a bit

“Because her tummy is upset.”

“Why?”

“... I don't know.”

“Why?”

“I don't know!”

“Why?”

Renji gently pinches his son's lips between his fingers. “Shhh… Quiet time.”

But of course, the moment he lets go, Rin is back at it again

“Why?”

“Because now Daddy has a headache.”

Rin, as gently as he can while simultaneously not managing much grace in the act, pats his father's sunglasses that sit atop his head

“All bedder?”

Renji's lip practically wobbles at the sweetness. “Yes, Daddy's all better. Thank you, sweetie.”

Rin rests his head against his father, playing with the Renji’s chain while he surveys all of the varieties of soup, Renji occasionally pulling the chain away from the baby's open mouth

Rin whines after his third attempt to eat the necklace, so Renji quickly grabs the first can of chicken noodle soup he sees and makes a dash for the checkout. No baby meltdowns in public, for the love of God

Renji gently bounces the baby, pleading softly with him to calm down. It's not working very well, however, and these damn checkout lines aren't moving at all!

Desperation wins and Renji's grabbing a lollipop before he knows it, tearing the wrapping off and popping the sucker into Rin’s teeny mouth

His plan to calm the baby works, and by the time he's actually able to check out and purchase the soup, the small pop is already gone and the tantrum is starting to blossom again

And just as Renji gets the baby strapped back into his carseat, he checks his phone to see a text you sent twenty minutes ago that practically sends his eyes popping out of his skull

Can you pick up a pregnancy test too?

He glances over at the toddler, and can practically see the boy as a big brother already

Even with a fussy baby in round two of the long lines, Renji's smile doesn't waver and he just kisses and coos at the hopefully soon-to-be big brother

Grimmjow is an interesting parent. Much like how every day with a four year old is a mystery, every day with Grimmjow is a deep dive into the unknown

So when sending the man and his mini-me to the grocery store, you're not quite sure what they're going to come home with. Hopefully it at least includes the items on the list, otherwise dinner is going to be very different from what you've planned

“Oi, keep up!” Grimm looks over his shoulder, the four year old having been distracted by a vending machine

“Want snack.”

“Too bad. Let's go.”

The toddler’s stare is a little too lead paint-y for Grimmjow's liking

“Zen.” Grimmjow looks on, unimpressed as he fishes a coin from his pocket. “Fine, brat. You win, you get a snack. I win, I get a snack.”

That gets the boy to smile, clapping his hands as he jumps in excitement

Grimmjow smirks. “Heads I win, tails you lose.”

The coin is flipped off of Grimmjow's thumb and he catches it easily, Zen waiting with bated breath for the results. Does Daddy win or does he lose??

Grimm sucks his teeth, shaking his head and tucking the quarter back into his pocket. “Heads I win. Tough luck, kid. Maybe next time.”

Zen pouts, watching his father slip a dollar into the vending machine and press the buttons for a honey bun. “Aw man…”

“C’mon.” Grimmjow opens up the snack, taking a big bite and grabbing the front of Zen’s coat, carrying him inside of the store like a handbag

The boy can't help but giggle as he looks up at his father; he loves air jail!

“You're in jail. Stop laughing, fuckin’ psycho.” Grimm shakes his son a bit, hiding his own laughter into the next bite of his honey bun. He's a hardass, but that baby's laugh is precious and melts him like ice cream on a sunny day

Heads turn at the way Grimmjow carries Zen, but Grimm is highly unbothered by such judgment. His kid is happy and healthy, and anyone that thinks otherwise can kiss his ass, for all he cares

“You got the list?” Grimm looks down at Zen, the boy fishing out the neatly-folded post-it note you lovingly tucked into his jacket pocket

Grimmjow perks a brow as he reads off the ingredients you've listed. “Say, kid—” he looks down at his son. “Whaddya say we ditch the list and get some pizza instead?”

Zen claps happily at the idea and Grimm grins menacingly, crushing up the grocery list and tossing it on the floor as he hoists his boy over his shoulder, stuffing the last bite of the honey bun in his baby's mouth whilst flipping off a scandalized woman at the checkouts

Growing up with two younger sisters was good for something after all, Ichigo thinks as he wrangles his twin girls through the parking lot with relative ease

The three year olds are stubborn and independent, having insisted they walk instead of having daddy carry them! But they still want to hold his hands, of course

why no he is not melting like a lava cake, why do you ask?

The girls gasp at the sight of a shopping cart with a racecar on the end that's the perfect size for two little ones!

“We don't even need a cart.” Ichigo deadpans, though it's in one ear and out the other as the babies pile into the little racecar, turning the steering wheels and beeping the (thankfully noiseless) horns

He feels like an idiot but as the dutiful father he is, Ichigo complies with his girls’ wishes and pushes the cart into the store

Chubby fingers point as little voices call out for candies and trinkets, and Ichigo's quick with each of his responses

“No.”

“I said no.”

“No ma'am!”

He's definitely cleaning their ears out when they get home, because clearly they can't hear him! Why else would they ask for things a million times over, hm?

“Daddy always say no.” Indigo pouts, her sister nodding in agreement. All they want is some candy!! Why is Daddy so mean?

Ichigo sighs in frustration as the aisle he needs to go down is absolutely packed, and he's stuck with this behemoth of a shopping cart. Settling it at the end of the aisle, he kneels down to make eye contact with the girls

“Stay put; I’ll be right back.”

Ichigo quickly rushes down the aisle, weaving between people to get to the pasta section

Now… If only he could remember what shape of pasta you told him to buy

Indigo and Imani look at each other, covering their mouths to hide their mischievous giggles

Those Push Pops they were eyeing are still nearby, and Daddy isn't!

As the tag team they are, Indigo and Imani spring into action, Indigo rushing to get the candy while Imani (who turns up the cuteness to a ten!) rushes down the aisle to her father

Ichigo frowns and picks up Imani, scolding her for leaving the cart

It isn't exactly effective, however, as the baby eyes and the cooing let her off the hook easily

When they get back to the cart after Ichigo remembers which pasta you've requested, he sets Imani back into the racecar

Indigo slips a blue Push Pop into her twin's hand, the two of them sharing a conspiratorial smile

They almost get away with it too, though when Ichigo's strapping them into their car seats he notices the lollipops

“Stop stealing!!!!”

These girls will surely be the reason he takes medication for his blood pressure, and he dreads the day when they become teenagers!

#kensei muguruma x you #kensei muguruma x reader #byakuya kuchiki x reader #byakuya kuchiki x you #renji abarai x reader #renji abarai x you #grimmjow x you #grimmjow x reader #ichigo kurosaki x reader #ichigo kurosaki x you #bleach imagine #bleach headcanons #x reader #reader insert #bleach fluff

[bleach-your-panties]

♡WE CAN GET IT POPPIN' WHENEVER, WHEREVER; YOU KNOW IT'S WHATEVER SHAWTY!`》 [[CLOSED]]

introᰔ

I've hit 1500+ followers after making a miraculous comeback from my 2019-22 slump, lol. So I'd like to celebrate with a fun little event for you all!

The theme of this event is getting sexy in unusual/inappropriate places.

Think of any place where you've done the do (that you probably shouldn't have!)

Keep reading for how to participate:

rulesᰔ

pick your fav character (fandoms i write for here) + a location + a sexy category (only choose from ONE sexy category).

your chosen sexy category does not limit you to just that action but it will be the main focus of the post.

1 request per person please, as i'm only doing a limited number of these.

i will close the event when i have enough to work on.

specify your reader type. keep in mind that i usually write female readers and i do not write trans-readers due to lack of adequate knowledge. i do not want to offend anyone.

i age up characters.

i will queue this post so everyone in different time zones will have a chance to see it and submit a request.

any questions, please ask!

NO MINORS OR AGELESS/BLANK BLOGS.

have fun xoxo🫶🏽

locationsᰔ

best friend's house, public bathroom, dressing room, classroom/clubroom (university au), bike shop/mechanic, club, restaurant, parent's house, bedroom/dorm room, outside, beach, park, work, cafe-bakery-ice cream shop, car, boat, airplane, alleyway, train/subway, concert, sports event, church, meeting/zoom meeting, other - specify

sexy actsᰔ (choose only one of these from either category!)

actionsᰔ

handjob, fingering, blowjob/eat-out, footjob, titjob, french-kiss/makeout, facesitting/throatfucking, dry-humping, thigh-fucking, facial/cumshot, other - specify

positionsᰔ

mating press, missionary, doggy style, against wall/chair/surface, full nelson, prone bone, upside down/in the air/standing, cowgirl/reverse cowgirl, spooning/from the side, other - specify

masterlistᰔ

let's get it poppin' with...💋💄

↷gojo satoru ...on an airplane

↷nanami kento ....during a zoom call

↷kurotsuchi mayuri ...in the bedroom

↷abarai renji ...during a zoom call

↷zaraki kenpachi ...in an alleyway

↷urahara kisuke ....in a dressing room

↷baji keisuke ....at the bar

↷kuchiki byakuya ....in a public bathroom

↷onyankopon ....on a balcony

↷tomioka giyuu ....at the mechanic shop

↷kyouraku shunsui ....against a cherry blossom tree

↷kurosaki ichigo ....in the classroom

↷kira izuru ....outside

↷muguruma kensei ....at the bike shop

↷kurosaki ichigo....in his dorm room

↷kaibara sen ....in the garage

↷abarai renji ....at a concert

↷haitani ran ....during a zoom meeting

↷ryuguji ken ....on the train

↷roy mustang & maes hughes ....in the office

↷amajiki tamaki ....against a wall

↷connie springer & sasha brauss ....at a dinner party

↷hanma shuji ....in the parking lot

↷higuruma hiromi ....on his private balcony

↷haitani rindou ....at the club

↷geto suguru ....at a bakery

↷haitani rindou ....at his parents' house

↷

dividers by @/hitobaby💗🫶🏽

#enchantedforestnetwork #milestone event #writing event #tumblr milestone #anime x reader #bleach x reader #mha x reader #jjk x reader #aot x reader #haikyuu x reader #💗💗🍡°events #get it poppin!💄event #byp🌹 #Spotify

[greyskyflowers]

I continue to look for an AU fic where Ichigo dies and no one can find him anywhere in soul society for years. To the point that they start to think maybe he just went into the reincarnation cycle already.

Eventually the Rukongai has some type of issue and a few of the shinigami are sent out to follow up on it. While responding to it they happen upon a small, nervous child.

One of the younger and newer shinigami tries to get some information out of her or what she may have seen, they wouldn't have hurt her, but they move too quick and she jerks back. They don't even have time to apologize before a boy is standing in front of her and scowling.

He's so small. All protective fury and barely contained fear tucked into too thin limbs and dusty, bruised skin. His hair is bright, even under all the dirt.

His little chin wobbles but he still holds it up to look them in the eyes, and there are tears welling up but he blinks them away. His legs don't shake the whole time though.

There's no memory or recognition in his eyes when he looks at those who knew him.

Because everyone would spoil the hell out of him, I need the Visored and Kisuke spoiling the hell out of him.

This time he can grow up slower and with more love and support than he knows what to do with.

This time when he learns to raise a blade it won't be because he has too. Maybe this time he decides to use his hands for healing or focus on strategy.

And any blood shed will be under their watchful eyes, in training or the small accidents children always get into, instead of life or death battles.

Ichigo is always going to be a protector at his core and he'll always be the first one in and the last one out.

They can make sure he's not alone though, that the burden isn't solely on him and that he's not just a power piece in everyone's plans.

This time the protector gets to be protected.

And maybe some day they'll tell him that the hero in the stories they tell him are actually him.

*******

Ichigo asking to hold hands with Kensei and okay, how is Kensei suppose to say no to those big eyes? He can't. Ichigo holding up his hand and wiggling his fingers until Kensei takes it. Shūhei letting Ichigo cling to his leg and sit with him while doing paperwork, and Mashiro carriing him on her back and zooming around.

The 11th division making off with him and everyone's low key concerned at first because it's the 11th but they shouldn't have worried. They all spar with Ichigo and it's easy to see how happy he is when they carefully knock him over and then help him up before going over how to better his stance or block a hit. They howl and yell in support when he gets a hit in and he proudly shows off the hard earned scrapes and bruises.

Renji carrying him around on his shoulder and grinning at small fingers that tangle in his hair and pull a little too hard when excited. Rukia spending hours drawing with him and they stick their art up everywhere they can get away with it. They put up multiple in Byakuya's office and he doesn't acknowledge anyone who dares asks about taking them down.

Yoruichi napping with Ichigo and purring when he uses her a pillow or even letting him wrap his arms around her like a stuffed animal. She's known to smack out a paw at anyone who tries waking him up or moving him.

Kisuke and Ichigo staring at each other for 10 minutes when they first meet again, before Ichigo seems to find whatever he was looking for and gives a shy smile. Kisuke is absolutely gone, surprisedrelievedhappysohappy and protectprotectprotect burning in his chest.

Shunsui and Ichigo sitting together and enjoying nice afternoons. Both have little ceramic cups, Ichigo's has little berries painted on it that he had proudly done himself. No one mentions it was because of Lisa's wrath when she saw Shunsui giving Ichigo a sake cup of water. Now it's clearly marked and usually contains a bright, clearly not sake, colored juice.

Hiyori teasing him like a big sister and smacking him with her sandal when he does something reckless. They play pranks on Kisuke and Shinji frequently.

Kūkaku and Ganju occasionally stealing Ichigo and smothering him with the affection they were never able to give him before. They tell him about their clan without mentioning or hinting at the relation. Ichigo listening in excitement and saying he wished he had a family like that, not knowing why that makes them both look so happy but also so sad.

Shinji being one of Ichigo's favorites because he speaks to Ichigo like an adult. He tells him the truth when he asks questions and always helps him get back on his feet when he's been knocked off them. He lets Ichigo play with his hair and he always scares away any monsters that might be hiding behind shady corners and under dark steps. Sometimes he watches Ichigo with a weird look on his face, something between the way Kūkaku looks at him and Kisuke looks at him. Almost guilty... sorrowful. Grief is so heavy. When Ichigo asks about it, Shinji doesn't give an answer. It's one of the only times he feels like Shinji is hiding something from him.

#bleach #ichigo kurosaki #kisuke urahara #shinji hirako #kukaku shiba #hiyori sakurada #yoruichi shihouin #shuhei hisagi #shunsui kyoraku #mashiro kuna #byakuya kuchiki #rukia kuchiki #renji abarai #ganju shiba #hello bleach fandom #its been like 15 years but im backkkk #i need more ichigo being spoiled fics #pleaseeee #reaping souls with greyskyflowers

[the-witch-of-one-piece]

霊圧 + 淫慾. // spiritual pressure + lust. [sashi-ya x twoop]

Kenpachi Zaraki, Kensei Mugurma, and Shinji Hirako: Getting Caught During Sex Part 2 Created by: The-witch-of-one-piece/WC:800+/Masterlist/Collab w/ @sashi-ya💜

TW: getting caught, fingering, groping, dirty talk, oral sex, penetration, voyeurism

Kenpachi

“I told you already,  I was going to take care of you tonight but you didn’t want to listen. And now we are here.” Kenpachi spoke in a rough tone.

Legs far apart from one another he practically ripped your bottoms and panties off of you. Your undone top is exposed to the code air. Your back pressed against his chest. His hand groped your breast while his fingers were pushing into your messy cunt. “Is it wrong to want to be touched by my wonderful captain?” you teasingly said. Your hand reaches behind your touching his face. “Wonderful? You mean wanting to be touched like a little slut by someone who can tear you apart. You have one sick mind to think I’m wonderful.” His fingers began to move faster inside you.

The door was open to his office and he didn’t care who saw, you wanted it so badly he didn’t give a flying rat's ass who saw. Ikakku didn’t seem phased by what he saw when he walked into the door because he saw way worse from you both. “Sorry to interrupt the weird thing you're doing to _____  but Catpain they are waiting for you to give the orders...” His eyes were looking at the corner of the wall not wanting to see you exposed. 

You tried to cover up but Kenpachi refused “Don’t be all shy now _____.. You are getting what you wanted right now ….. Ikakku tells them I’m attending to _______ it won’t take me long to finish her off. I will see them in a few.” Once he spoke Ikakku left  “hurry up and cum for me now little slut.” 

Kensei 

“Nghh~~mmmm~~oh god kensei~~” your moans were lingering a bit longer. The mat where you both did your stretches was being used in a different way.  Both of his hands pressed on the back of your thighs as he buried his face deep into your cunt. His lips began to suck on your clit. Your finger gripping the white hair Captain. Pushing his face more into your cunt.

“Those stretching poses of your work and to find out you didn’t wear any panties, you wanted this to happen.”  he was savoring the juices coming from your cunt. He enjoys the health-like style you both hand and he could taste the difference in your cunt juice.

“I wasn’t expecting you to do it now~~~” you arched your back closing your eyes. “Fuck~~~~ “ you began to heave a bit more. “Just like that,” you spoke in a quick tone that has a slightly high pitch to it. “I think that is a no you guys want to eat out…” you heard Mashiro giggling at the entrance. “Well, Captain you're already eating out… HEY GUYS THE CAPTAIN IS ALREADY EATING HIS MAIN COURSE IS ______!” Kensei picked his head up with a bit of a red tint on his face, “GOD DAMMIT MASHIRO!! I’M GONNA KILL YOU THIS TIME.” he shouted from the top of his lungs.

Shinji 

“Don’t drop me, Shinji.” You're held onto his shoulder, your back hitting the cold wall. Feeling your eyes rolling back of your head. Your juices were trickling down his cock as he continued to hold onto your thighs for support. 

“Ssss easy on the digging into my skin _____, I told you I got you,” Shinji spoke in a teasing tone. Her tongue traced your bottom lip before he pressed them against yours. 

Feeling his tempestuous cock slide inside and push through your dripping slit aching to be filled by no one else but him, Shinji let out a low groan as his member sheathed deeper into you.  He was usually more of a person who gradually increased his speed instead of ramming into you like an animal, but not this time. This thrusting motion he had made you a complete mess. The force behind each pound was sending your body over the edge and knocking the air out of your lungs. Shinji could see you were lost for words. Just crying out his name he was turned on by it. “Am I interrupting something?”  Rojuro looked at you both. He didn’t have a bashful look on his face; he was still rather calm.  Shinji looked a bit annoyed. He was still inside of you but stopped his thrusting. “Can I help you with something?”

“Well I was dropping by to see if you wanted to get a drink but I see you have your hands full.” he let out a small chuckle.  “Bit of advice might be to choose a different venue for the fun time and not an empty hallway. It will be empty  for a while till someone passes by.”

Tagging: @stygianoir @tealcat001 @dumbbitch223 @bookandyarndragon @jin-supremacy01

#zaraki kenpachi x reader #the witch of one piece #kensei muguruma x reader #zaraki kenpachi #kenpachi #kenpachi x reader #kensei x reader #kensei #kensei muguruma #shinji hirako x reader #hirako shinji #shinji #shinji hirako #bleach headcanons #bleach x reader fanfic #bleach fanfic #bleach x reader #bleach #spiritual pressure x lust #spiritual pressure + lust collab #smut writing

[cookieswithay]

"The happy feelings club!"

🧡Ichigo x Orihime🧡 Ichihime fic

💝Episode 2: Yasutora Sado! (More like Chad!) Ep. 1🧡

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• Orihime's pov!

• Beep! Beep! Beep!

• ...Huh?

• I opened my eyes and rubbed them a bit. What time is it?

• Beep! Beep! Beep!

• Better yet...what day is it? I grabbed my phone and pressed the power button.

• "Thursday."

• Thursday...a school day! Ah! I gotta get ready! I (almost) fell out of my bed and scrambled around my room. There's so much to do! Breakfast, clothes, my hair! Oh! And where's my bow!? I can't leave without it, Sora bought for me! And it's so pretty-

• 💭Orihime.

• I stopped in my tracks. My brain was suddenly full of moving pictures from yesterday...that guy. ...Ichigo. Ichigo Kurosaki. I get to see him again today. I wonder...if he wants to see me too. Did I make a good first impression? Or...was I too much again..?

• My door suddenly opened.

• "Orihime! Are you awake?"

• "I made breakfast alre-"

• Eep! I jumped and covered my chest.

• "Sora! I'm getting dressed!"

• "Leave!"

• My brother covered his eyes and shut the door. That...was scary and a close one. I should really lock my door more often. Or ask Sora to knock more. But, he usually does-

• 💭Meow.

• Oh yeah, the kitty! I hope Mr. Shunshi found it a good home. Or maybe it's living at his house.

• Wait...

• The guy who saved the kitty...

• He was really tall and reminded me of that one cupcake I ate.

• ...

• I wonder who he is.

              🧡🏵🌼🍊(Intro song)🧃☄🧩🧸🧡

• "Morning, Orihime!"

• "Morning, Mrs. Suzuki!"

• Everyone always is so nice in the mornings. The street rules are followed. The dogs are lively. And the birds actually let me take pictures of them! Hopefully, I have enough memory in my camera this time.

• "Orihime!"

• I turned around. It was Tatsuki! I waved back.

• "Hiiii!"

• She caught up to me and pinched my cheek. And that really hurt!

• "Why didn't you wait for me?"

• "I told you I was gonna be late."

• Oh yeah. She did, didn't she? I blinked back tears.

• "I was waiting! But then, I saw a pigeon and I followed it!"

• Tatsuki sighed and let me go. I rubbed my cheek. ...Was that bad? She pushed her hair back. She always does that.

• "Oh well."

• "I caught up to you now."

• She slung her arm over my shoulders.

• "Now show me that pigeon you took a picture of."

• Oh yeah! The pigeon!

🧡

• Ichigo's POV!

• This desk is making my face really cold, but it's better than interacting with my class. Haha, they think I'm sick. (And, trouble. Cause my hair) Although, I'm sure I can't keep up this flimsy facade, at least it'll hold me for awhile. Maybe I'll even trick Keigo and Muzuiro. ...Probably just Keigo.

• Wait a second...

• I can hear myself breathe. Why's it so quiet all of a sudden. I raised my head.

• Hey...

• "Is this class 2-B?"

• (I had to guess the class, the internet was useless!)

• It's that guy again. The one who saved the cat the other day. He goes here? Everyone looked too scared to say anything, so I stood up. Losers.

• "Yeah, you got the right place."

• He looked at me.

• "Thank you."

• He said. Everyone freaked even more when he fully walked in. A few one 'em looked like they might even pass out. And this guy is completely oblivious. I "coughed" and pointed to the empty seat next to me. I hope this guy gets the hint. He strikes me as someone's who slow on the uptake- Oh, nevermind. He's coming.

• ...Goddamn, he's tall. The moment this guy sat down, I was...intimidated? No, not intimidated...overwhelmed. He's HUGE. His hair covers his eyes and he's tan. He's probably not from here. And if I get crap for just my hair, this guy probably has loads of problems.

• ...

• Do I wanna be friends with this guy-?

• "Ichigo!"

• I looked through the door. It's Orihime! Kensei won't be back for a hot second... Maybe I can just say hi. (Keigo said it too, but I drowned him out.)

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• Orihime's POV!

• I tried not to laugh as Ichigo "walked" towards me.

• (He tripped over someone's backpack and his friend was tugging on him🤭)

• He eventually got out of the classroom and leaned on the door.

• "Good morning, Orihime."

• I smiled and bowed down. All my hair falling with it.

• "Good morning, Ichigo."

• He cleared his throat and looked off. ...Do I have breakfast on my face?

• "Do you want something or are you just saying hi?"

• That's...a good question. I...don't have a reason. I just spotted his orange tuft of hair and spoke to him before I could even think about it.

• So, I shrugged. And that made Ichigo laugh.

• "Ah-em."

• Oh yeah...Tatsuki's still here. How embarrassing.

• "Since when do you two know each other?"

• Wait, Tatsuki's knows Ichigo? Since when? Did she always know him or did they become pals here?

• "I'm the new member of the 'happy feelings club'."

• Oh, he's gonna explain.

• "I'm sure Orihime told you all about the cat situation."

• Tatsuki sighed.

• "She sure did. She called me the moment she got home."

• As they talked, I looked through the window of class 2-B. Huh? Most of the girls in this class are the ones that say they'll come to the HP club, but don't. ...It's the kitty saver again!

• That gives me an idea..!

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• Ichigo's POV!

• "Ichigo, be more careful, you moron."

• Tatsuki sighed, crossing her arms.

• "You would've died, if Orihime didn't come along."

• "I know."

• I already got the 'be safe' careful speech from Yuzu yesterday. (Mr. Shunsui gave my old man a call about what happened.)

• "Ichigo! Ichigo!"

• I looked down. Orihime's on my arm. She's making the "lean down" motion too. So I did.

• "Can you do me a favor?"

• She "whispered." I nodded.

• "Sure, what is it?"

• She looked back at my classroom.

• "Can you ask him to join our club?"

• Huh? I looked up.

• "Who?"

• The ginger pointed at the new guy who's sitting next to me now. Mm...that might be tough. Not only did I only say 2 words to 'im, I don't know if we can trust him yet. He seems quiet, but I've been duped before.

• "Are you sure?"

• Orihime nodded.

• "He's a good person, I sure of it.

• Okay...um...

• "I'll have a answer for you after school, okay?"

• She smiled. Whew, it's okay.

• "Well, the bell's gonna ring soon so..."

• Orihime let go of my arm and stood next to Tatsuki again.

• "Bye, Ichigo. I'll see you later!"

• I chuckled and waved. Tatsuki nodded to me too. I watched them off, thinking.

• ...

• How the hell am I convince that guy to join the happy feelings club!?

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• Sometime later...

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• Chad's POV!

• I think Ichigo wants to be friends with me. (I saw his name on his folder earlier.) All day, he's been asking questions and just staring. I don't mind, I guess. I think he might be doing it for his girlfriend though. I saw them chatting in the hallway earlier. And right now, Ichigo's following me. Or is he grabbing the volley balls too?

• ...

• This is getting awkward.

• "Uh, Ichigo."

• He looked up.

• "Do you need something?"

• He looked away. ...I thought so.

• "Y'know, you don't have to hang around me out of pity."

• "I have friends that don't go to this school."

• I hope I didn't come of as rude but... This isn't the first time this has happened. I just want to end it before he does.

• ...

• I don't hear anymore footsteps. Guess I got my point across.

• "Hey."

• I turned around.

• "I'm not talking to you out of pity."

• ...

• "I genuinely want to be your friend."

• He walked past me and grabbed a ball.

• "Whether you want to be friends with me is your choice."

• "But just know,"

• Ichigo held the ball up to me.

• "I'm choosing you to be on my team for the game."

• I didn't say anything, but I nodded. I'm...I'm okay with this.

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• Orihime's POV!

• "Alright, Orihime! You're up to bat!"

• Tatsuki shouted. We girls have baseball for p.e. today! West girls against East girls! (Our school is split into two. It has a interesting reason but, I can't remember.)

• I gripped the bat tightly. Loly's pitching. If I don't hit the ball at the right time, it'll hit my breast! Or my throat, or stomach, or somewhere else painful. But, me and Tatsuki have been practicing. I'll...be okay.

• "You got this Orihime!"

• (Chizuru cheered.)

• "Good luck!"

• (Michina)

• "Hit the winning point!"

• (Machana)

• My friends are cheering me on. I can't miss the ball now. I took a breath and stared in Loly's pink eyes.

• I can do this.

• The ball flew.

• I swung.

• And..!

• "Oof!"

• A volleyball hit me in the face instead? I fell one my butt, a little dazed.

• "Orihime!"

• Is my nose bleeding? Or is that...it's probably blood. Someone pulled me up to my feet.

• "Who the hell did that!?"

• "I'll give the most painful and slow death ever!"

• It was Tatsuki. (And the other bit was Chizuru.)

• I was leaned against her shoulder. My nose doesn't hurt anymore. So, I should probably save whoever's facing Tatsuki's wrath. I stood up straight.

• "Tatsuki, it's okay. I'm fine-"

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• Ichigo's POV!

• Shit!

• I moved Tatsuki out of the way. And stretched forward. I won't forgive myself if Orihime falls!

• I missed her by a second.

• Dammit!

• Whoosh!

• I saw Chad's hand grab hers.

• (So, I named the guy cause I don't know what's on his birth certificate. Sue me.)

• "Sorry about the ball."

• He said, oddly calm. He always is, but this was a serious adrenaline rush. My chest actually hurts. Orihime looked down. I nearly saw spirals in her eyes.

• "I'm...a-okay!"

• Whew, at least she sounds okay. Hold on-

• "Whoa, you're nose is bleeding."

• Like ALOT. Damn, how hard did I spike the ball? (...Really hard. Ikaku kept taunting me.)

• She stood up and wiped her nose.

• "Ah. No, Orihime. You'll get blood on your arm."

• I said, using my own shirt to wipe nose.

• "What's going on over here?"

• Dammit, it's Coach Zaraki. All the girls (except Tatsuki) hid behind Chad. I swallowed hard. Guess I'll explain.

• "We, uh, accidentally hit Inoue here with our volleyball."

• "So, we're just apologizing."

• Zaraki narrowed his eyes at me and then looked at Orihime. And he cupped her face with one hand. I flinched. That's not hurting her, is it?

• "Hmm..."

• The blood trickled on his hand.

• "You're fine, child. Just get some napkins and get back to baseball when you're done."

• "Got it?"

• Orihime nodded. And he turned around. FINALLY, he's leaving-

• I felt a big hand on my shoulder. Dammit, I spoke too soon!

• "You can go with her, but in exchange,"

• "You're coming to the ring tomorrow."

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• Orihime's POV!

• Uhh...Ichigo looks scared! Is Coach Zaraki telling him something scary!?

• I felt a tap.

• I looked back. The cupcake guy wanted something. Oh, and he has a tissue. I took it and blew.

• "You're Orihime, right?"

• I nodded. I am but...how does he know? We just met now.

• "I saw your flyer and Ichigo brought you up."

• He did?

• "Was it nice things?"

• I did NOT mean to say that outloud.

• "Uh-huh."

• No details. Okay then...

• "Ichigo told me you need new members."

• "Do I have to bring something to the table?"

• I gasped and almost cheered! But, I covered my mouth and took a deep breath.

• "Just bring anything that makes you happy."

• He remained quiet and nodded. I think I saw a little smile though! (And a brown eye too!) He picked up the ball and walked away.

• ...

• Aw, bean sprouts! I forgot to ask his name! Ichigo popped back up next time me.

• "Okay, I grabbed a hell ton of napkins and-"

• "Oh, you already got one."

• He looked around.

• "Chad went back?"

• I nodded. (That's his name?)

• We walked to the fence and I used a few more napkins.

• "Did...he say anything to you?"

• I smiled.

• "Yeah! I think we got a new member of the club!"

• "High five!"

• Ichigo chuckled and put his hand on mine. (It wasn't hard like a normal high five though.)

• I sighed. A new friend and a new member.

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• "Bye, Orihime. See you tomorrow."

• "Bye, Michina!"

• I gotta round up my things quickly. Sora's picking me up today. And I have to babysit Nel. Plus, I'm getting really really hungry, since I lost my lunch earlier. I picked up my satchel and zipped out if my classroom.

• (Not before leaving my finished assignment on Mr. Jushiro's desk. And a candy bar too. Can't let his blood sugar go down.)

• "Excuse me!"

• I dashed through the hallway. Once I get in the car, I'll test Tatsuki that I'm getting home safely-

• Once again, I slammed into something. But, this time it was a back. A tall-ish one.

• "I'm sorry. I should've been more careful!"

• I saw GLASSES next me. Oh my goodness, I bump them hard!

• The person (turns out a boy) picked up the glasses and put them back on. Huh? He has band aids on his fingers.

• "Be more careful next time."

• And he walked away. Hm. I stood up and dusted my skirt off. Sora's probably waiting-

• Hold on a sec. I bent down.

• It was a keychain. With a beautiful little doll on it. I looked at the bustling hallway. Was this the glasses boy's doll?

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This accidentally longer than the first episode, but I hope everyone enjoyed this! And the intro music. I...wish I fleshed this episode out more, but I have good plans for the next episode! So please, stay tuned and warm😎)

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[rose-riot-johnson]

hii!!! is it alright if i can request a kensei x reader? up to you if you wanna make it sfw or nsfw!

It's definitely alright to request on Kensei x reader😃👍I would be more than happy to write about him😁👍I definitely enjoy writing about him😃👍I wasn't sure, if there was a specific gender you wanted me to write (😅), which is why for the fanfic I'm writing about, I decided to go with female reader, so hopefully that will be fine👍

🔥😈His Desire Is For You To Have What You Want From Him For Once😈🔥(Kensei Muguruma x Female Reader)

Genres: NSFW, Smut (and sex), Fluff (Warning +18⚠️: Sexual Contact (including nipple play, touching (both Kensei and the reader receiving and giving)) oral ((pussy and cock eating) (both recieving and giving) vaginal penetration, boob play and nipple sucking (reader receiving) Kensei convincing (and trying to teach) reader on the reader being "dom lady", Bondage(?), Praise kink, Hickies, Language)

Kensei Muguruma knew you had alot speaking and coming out of your shell, especially when it comes to your relationship with him, your kinks, and anything else you would enjoy in bed. While he doesn't mind being dominant with you in bed nor taking the lead, however he dislikes that you don't take any control of anything pertaining the relationship and the fact that you let him make all the decisions pertaining what happens between the both of you in the bedroom, even if he is your squad 9 captain...

Kensei thought to himself, "One of these nights, I'm going to make damn sure to have (Female Reader Name) show me what's she's made of... Even, if I have to push her to try push me around in the bedroom for a change..."

Meanwhile, you were afraid to speak up to people in general, as you're one of those people who thought you stay in your shell, especially about your kinks and certain kinks you have, you weren't sure about, until a particular kink happens, pertaining both you and Kensei. You we're also afraid you'd be too pushy with him and worried he would often tell you no anyways.

You thought to yourself, "I hope I don't come close with being pushy with Kensei, again...", as you worry Kensei would dislike you taking any control of the relationship and in bed.

One day, Kensei decided to take you to a private cabin, as one of your surprises.

Once the both of you got to the private cabin, you were surprised that the outside of the private cabin had the most beautiful cherry blossom tree forest you had ever seen. The inside of the cabin looked very nice, as well.

When it was evening time, Kensei cooked you a nice dinner and you enjoyed how he cooks the food, as always. While he knew you always appreciate him, especially when he cooks food for you, he still plans on making sure you take the lead, later on tonight.

After you finished eating the food Kensei cooked for you earlier, you madesure you wore your kimono, while having nothing else underneath it. Once you finished getting dressed in your kimono, you saw a completly naked, Kensei sitting on the edge of the bed only wearing one of the collars around his neck he usually puts on you during your time with him in bed.

"Hey, Kensei? What's going on and why do you have the collar on? Am I supposed to have it on? And aren't you supposed to have me on the edge of the bed?",you asked in a blushingly and confused toned.

Kensei smirked, as he then answered, "Well, (Female Reader Name), isn't it simple? As much as I like doing whatever I want with you with myself being a "dom" in the bed, I'm just tired on you not taking the lead and the fact you don't speak up, wheather it's in bed or just in general! I really would like you to take the lead, tease me up, and push me a little! Don't think I haven't noticed that you're timid about being assertive, especially about what you want to do with me! There's a difference between ordering people around and giving people a little push, you know!", while trying to secretly give you a little push for you to be pushy with him.

You never thought you see the day or night that it would be your turn to be his "dom lady", fir you to tease him up, and to do any other sexual thing you want to do with him. You actually thought it was all a dream.

You then asked, "You mean I can do whatever I want with you and I wouldn't have to feel guilty for anything I do to you?", as you're wanting to makesure, if it's something he actually wants.

Kensei replied, "Ofcourse, (Female Reader)! Why do you think I'm trying to get you to do what you want with me, tonight! It's your night tonight! I'm gonna let you be, as naughty with me as you want, starting now...", as he then layed down on his back, waiting for you to show him what you want to do with him in bed.

You were afraid of being pushy with him, however you also knew he was right that some of the things you haven't done yet nor spoken up to him about, are what you want.

You then stripped out of your kimono, leaving yourself completely naked, as you proceeded to go to the bed and be on top of Kensei.

Once you got on top of him, you began to give him, alot of touches, starting with the biceps of his arms, then his shoulders, and now his chest. You had secretly loved his chest for a long time, so you felt that it was an honor for you to finally feel his chest.

The next thing you did was play with his nipples, as this is one of the things you always wanted to do with him. Kensei groaned from you playing with his nipples, even tough he was relaxed enough, as it is from you to touching his biceps of his arms, his shoulders and his chest, while he became more relaxed from you playing with his nipples.

You kept touching his chest, while you continued to play with his nipples, as you asked him, "Hey, Kensei... If you don't mind... Would you like to give me some touches starting with my thighs?".

Kensei was so relaxed and groaning alot from your touches and you playing with his nipples where he had a hard time verbally answering you, so he proceeded to give you touches, starting with your thighs, then grabbing your ass, as he was able to finally answered, "Does this answer your question? And please don't ask... Just be a little demanding with me... I would like you be pushy with me, as I would like my "dom lady" to be!", before he moved his hands to play with your pussy, to get you to slightly moan.

Once you got done touching his chest and playing with his nipples you turned yourself around to give his cock a nice hand job, as he continued to play with your pussy. He realized after you turned around he had easier access to your pussy, as he fingered the inside of your pussy with one hand and played with your clit with the other hand.

A few minutes went by, Kensei notices you were cumming, however he moved his hands back on your ass, knowing what you would do next...

As Kensei suspected, you sat on his face, as put your pussy in his mouth. You then proceeded to such on his juicy, cock.

All you think of doing at the time is, riding in his mouth, and sucking on his cock, considering sucking on his cock and having Kensei tasting your pussy at the same time, like this was one of the things you wanted to do that you haven't got to do, until that moment you sat on his face. It's really a plus for you that he's grabbing your ass, while his cock was in his mouth and eating you out. This made him glad he managed to talk you into being a "dom lady", even if you did ask him permission to have him touch you.

Once you got done with sucking on his cock, you touched his abs, thighs, and cock, while you wait for him to finish eating your pussy. When you were cumming inside his mouth without realizing it, he got done eating your pussy, as you then turned around to look at his face, as he's really enjoying every moment of this night.

The next thing Kensei did was looked into your eyes, as he praised, "Fuck, (Female Reader Name)... I really enjoyed everything you've been doing with me... That sensation of your touches felt, so relaxing... I even loved how you did such an amazing job with my cock and I liked how you sat on my face, with that nice pussy of yours...". He paused for a second, then continued, "Now, if there's anything you want to do to me or have me do, just let me know before the night ends, otherwise I'm not sure when the next opportunity we will have for you to get anything else you might want, my baby girl...", as he somehow knows there's more you want to do with him and what you want him to do with you and you knew he's right.

You then grabbed his cock and inserted it inside of your hole, as he groaned in delight as he moaned, "So warm and tight, as always... I knew it was a great idea to have you take the lead, my princess...".

Kensei paused to gaze at you, your body, and his cock inside of your pussy, as he touched your face and continued, "If there's anything else you want, don't ask me for permission... Either speak up and be atleast a little demanding, or grab my hands where you want my hands to touch, or give me extra touches, or even touch and/or gently grab the collar I'm wearing... I want to know what you want me to do... It's your night... So, right now, show me who's boss tonight... I would like my lady to dominate me, for once...", as he's giving you the okay for you to do what you want with him and for you to coax him to do what you want him to do with you before you stated to ride on his cock.

Obviously, it's not your first time that you and Kensei were fucking, however this is your first time riding on top of him, as he's enjoying your warm and tight pussy hugging on his cock.

You gently grabbed both of his hands, as you use his hands to rub on your sides, hinting to him to give you sides touches and to play with your tits (nipples included), which he understood your hinting. So, as you were riding him, he was touching your sides, moved his hands on your boobs to play with them, then moved his hands to play with your nipples.

Kensei could easily tell you're enjoying riding him, playing with your breasts, and touching your nipples, which he was happy to see that. You then touched his hands to pull on your nipples, which he decided to do afterwards.

While you were riding him and he was pulling your nipples, through his groans and your moans, he really was happy that you like him pulling on your nipples like that.

You then paused to pet his head with your one hand. With your other hand you touched and gently pull on his collar, insisting that he sits up, as he knew what else you wanted, which he sits up, as you proceeded to continue riding him, while gently grabbing his hair.

Kensei stopped pulling on your nipples, as he moved his hands on your back, then started sucking on your left nipple, while you're still riding him and accidentally tugging his hair.

Once he stopped sucking on your left nipple, you paused on riding him, as you tried apologizing about pulling on his hair. He interrupted your apology, as he cooed, "You don't need to apologize to me about pulling my hair, sweetness... I enjoyed you pulling my hair, even if it's a little rough and by accident and tonight's still your night...", as he then started sucking on your right nipple and you continued riding on his cock and tugging on his hair.

After Kensei got done sucking on your right nipples, both his moans and your moans filled the cabin, while you're still riding his cock.

The next thing that happened was you're extremely cock drunk and Kensei got just as, pussy drunk to the point where your arms were wrapped around close to his neck and Kensei touched your hair, as the both of you stared into eachother's eyes, then proceeded to passionately kiss eachother, while you still were riding on his cock.

Once the both of you stopped kissing, you decided to put hickies around his neck (over and under the collar he's wearing) and chest, as Kensei moans, "Oh fuck... So, this is what your capable of doing... I really love that you're pushing me, like this, (Female Reader Name)... You should definitely be treating me like this more often... You're such a good girl for being, so naughty and a little more dominant for me...", before he filled his cum inside of you, as neither of you were aware of the fact he filled himself inside of you, due to him being drunk from your pussy and you being drunk from his cock.

After your pussy was filled up with his cum, both you and Kensei laid down together, while you're on top of him, as the both of you cuddled with eachother, even after the both of you fell asleep into a deep slumber...

Next morning, you woke up to see Kensei naked in his apron, as he was cooking you some breakfast, then you began to realize you put hickies on his neck, while you were fucking him.

You got out of bed, as you went to Kensei to apologize, as you were pleading, "I'm so sorry, hickied you up like this... I had no idea that I pushed this far... Please forgive..."

Kensei interrupted, "Oh... I wasn't paying attention, to the hickies on me... And don't apologize! It's fine... Last night was your night and I meant every word of it... I'm sure you got cock drunk last night and I was really pussy drunk... Even if you weren't drunk off my cock, there's nothing to forgive... The main thing is you got what you wanted, which was I wanted... And now I can call you my "dom lady"..."

Once breakfast was cooked he continued, "By the way, here's your breakfast and I'm proud of you, beautiful...", as he's hinting for you to not worry and that he still wants to take care of you.

While you are eating breakfast, he decided to massage your neck, shoulders, back, and sides. As he was massaging you, decided to give you hicky on you neck.

After Kensei put a hicky on your neck, then said, "Before you even think of asking about why I put a hicky on your neck, I figured I'd reward you with the hicky on your neck for letting me know what you wanted last night. After I woke up I heard you talk in your sleep about asking for a hicky, so since you were more dominant in bed, than usual and you forgot to ask me to give you any hickies, I might as well reward you with that hicky I just gave you, my princess...", as he proceeded to kiss your forehead to get you to smile and blush.

After that night (and morning), he spent with you in the cabin, Kensei has been looking forward to having steamy nights with you more often, as he hopes you would be his "dom lady" and put him in his place in bed more often, while he comes up with more ways to reward you...

😈🔥The End🔥😈

I hope you enjoyed this steamy fanfic my Tumblr Peeps🔥😈 And I hope it's alright for the tag @fubukinorris 😅Anyways I hope you liked this fanfic that I worked on with Kensei in it😃👍I did end up having alot of ideas for this fanfic, so I figured I'd give these ideas for this Kensei fanfic a try😁👍

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[recurring-polynya]

*raises hand slowly* major fan, love your work! I actually only recently discovered your Bleach works in the last few years and I think I've reread all of them at least 3 times. But after reading your "The Greatest Family in Soul Society" series, I've been wanting to ask: How do you think they reacted/handled the aftermath of events in the Bleach Special One-Shot? Specifically Ichika, who possibly for the first time witnessed one of her parents in legitimate danger?

But anyway, CONGRATS ON 1 MIL!!! YOU DESERVE IT! :)

Thank you very much!! 💕

So for starters, if the Hell Arc every actually becomes a thing, I strongly suspect that this will be get addressed on-screen. Kubo clearly intended both Ichika and Kazui to have prominent (although probably not protagonist-level) roles. If this happens, Rukia and Renji will probably either handle this in some terrible way that causes Ichika to feel like she has to go against them and redeem herself or they'll get, like, trapped in Hell or something and she and Kazui will have to go rescue them. It is incredibly rare to see good relationships between parents and their children portrayed in fiction, and my expectations are on the floor for this one.

I talked to my husband about this for a long time this morning because I couldn't think of a single example of a good parent-child relationship in media where both characters have roughly equal narrative weight, and he couldn't either. Usually, the choices are a) parents dead or out of the picture, b) parents are awful and selfish and learn the error of their ways, or b2) generational trauma, which is the same, but parents bad behavior is excused because their parents did it to them. There is also c) stoic parent with lifelong duty raises stoic child to fulfill the same duty, which is the best of the lot, but it's still not great. It's also not really Renruki's style, especially because they've got Byakuya right there as an example of what being raised like this does to a person. 

Maybe Kubo will come up with something interesting, though! I would love to see it if he did!

With all that out of the way, I'll lay out how I think it should go, or how it would go if I were writing it, I guess.

For starters, we are still in a shounen anime. Bleach plays the "young person witnesses an act of violence and is saved" card constantly. As anime goes, I think Bleach actually does a fairly decent job of acknowledging the trauma that goes along with this, but it's also usually deployed as a thing that spurs the "witness" character to want to get stronger. Furthermore, the witness character usually has no sort of support system and receives no comfort after the fact--Kensei saves child-Shuuhei and then calls him a wuss before peacing-out. I doubt Shin'ou had any sort of trauma support group for Renji, Momo, Izuru and Shuuhei after their disaster fieldtrip --in all likelihood, the attitude was more like "wow, you got to see Captain Aizen in action, how lucky for you!" Even in the aftermath of the scene where Renji rescues Jinta and Ururu, Jinta is shown sitting by himself rather than seeking comfort from either of his "parents" (who, granted, are focused on healing Ururu).  That one has an added bonus ofJinta-has-always-treated-Renji-extremely-disrespectfully and then Renji saves him and gets gored pretty gruesomely.

In contrast, Rukia and Renji have both been on the "witnessed the trauma" side of this before, and never had adult figures in their life to help them process anything. They lost and buried three friends before they even went to shinigami school. I think they know how much that sucked and how much damage it did to them psychologically and would be pretty sensitive to what Ichika is feeling. It's actually kind of funny because if they hadn't gone through a lot of trauma together, they might just be stoic about it and think that maybe their own kid should just suck it up, but they were definitely able to see how much it affected the other one. Like, part of the reason they even had a kid was to try to make up for the shitty childhood the other one had to go through.

Rukia and Renji probably run a pretty weird household because on one hand, they spent their own childhood taking care of themselves and making their own decisions and living with the consequences. They did a lot of actual crime, like a lot. Trying to tell their kid what to do would feel like a weird overreach to them. On the other hand, they're soldiers, so they are used a formal discipline system where sometimes you get punished because that's how you learn and make up for your mistakes. Overall, though, I think they respect Ichika as a person they are trying to guide to adulthood, much the way you guide a green recruit into becoming a strong officer. Yeah, she shouldn't have snuck along on a mission for lieutenants, and now she knows why. They're probably still going to yell at her and make her sweep the yard or something, but that's she's their kid, and they know that waiving the punishment would make her feel even worse.

Also, while this may be the first time Ichika has witnessed her dad getting stabbed (and it may not be), it's not like this idea is new to her. I'm sure Rukia and Renji have come home with injuries before, or not come home, and she had to go visit them at the Coordinated Relief Station, or possibly had even go stay with Uncle B for a while. (Uncle B, whose own father actually did die in the line of duty and I've read at least one fanfiction where he was there). A thing I like about Rukia and Renji as characters is that they respect each other's decisions about what danger they are willing to walk into. If they err, it's generally on the side of not stopping each other enough, and I think that is both very stupid and very charming of them. It speaks to the overinflated confidence they have in each other, and also I am tired to death of overprotectiveness being spun as romantic, when 90% of the time it's just patronizing or selfish.

I guess to sum up, I'd say I would like to see Ichika come out of this with more respect for the gravity of her parents' job (vs. the 'dad and Ikkaku went to have fun without me no faaaaaiiirrr' attitude she started the one-shot with). It is interesting that she was able to see the Hell-guys when the lieutenants weren't able to. I hope that isn't something that just gets dismissed (and if nothing else, I think this is a case where Kyouraku as Head-Captain would be like "no I want to hear this" where Yamamoto would have been like "I don't listen to children!") I would prefer to see her get included in the action intentionally, where she's nervous about it, but trying to put up a front of bravado (both because she doesn't want anyone to know how much it scared her seeing her dad get stabbed trying to protect her and also because this is peak Young-Rukia-and-Renji behavior). Seeing what her parents are like on the job, realizing they're both extremely cool but also huge doofuses, and slowly gaining real confidence in herself because they show confidence in her would be a pretty refreshing story, imo.

#ichika abarai #no breaths from hell #i answered this b/c the asker was really nice and b/c it hasn't come up in a while so i'm sure some people weren't aware #but i generally do not take asks or requests about ichika #i tried real hard b/c i know people really like her and i wrote those stories in an attempt to make Parent Representation that I didn't hat #but a thing i learned while doing it is that #it's exhausting & unfun for me to have to think about renruki as parents i just want to think about them doing stupid things and making out #and i don't want to come off as a hater but i get SO many asks about her if i don't put my foot down #anyway this post comprises my ichika content for 2024. thank you in advance for your understanding. #i also want to say that i am not *advocating* raising your kid to be a child ghost soldier #rukia and renji are fictional characters in a fantasy warrior setting #i let my kid go skateboard by herself at the school playground we are not the same

[rdbrainz]

I just found you through some Bleach tags today and I love your art! Zanni is so cute, I love the jester vibes. Would you be willing to share some tidbits about Zanni? If not, I'm a big fan of Shinji. Do you have any hca about him and the rest of the Vizard crew?

Thanks!! Tbh rn I can't add much to what I've written about Zanni so far without telling about the other members of my arrancar troupe but I hope soon enough I'll bring myself to drawing them... Anyway I'm glad you loved him! It means a lot when my designs gain positive attention 🤧 Here's what I have for Shinji:

I think everything that happened with Aizen really took a great toll on him. Ofc Shinji is not the kind of person to show how he's really feeling and the only one he puts the blame on now is Sosuke but for the hundred years that he was in the world of the living every time it was raining he stayed in bed until late afternoon. Literally just lying and doing nothing with music in the background because he felt terrible. No matter how much he tried the rain really did bring the blues out of him and sometimes it had gotten so bad he felt physically ill. Probably because it had been raining a lot when they ended up in Karakura. This habit of his kinda returned once he was in the position of the captain again because he felt like he was not supposed to be there. For the first couple of months his higher-ranking officers had to do EVERYTHING for him on rainy days.

His love language is acts of service... when the person he likes is doing something for him of course. Sometimes he would literally whine so they would cook for him or something like that but he is very grateful if they give into this stupid game. He would snoop around to check on them and sometimes even sneak up on them to look over their shoulder and say something silly.

Speaking of love I think he's very good at unconsciously studying and remembering the habits of the other person. If they do the same and for example don't try to wake him up when it's very cloudy and just leave the tray with breakfast on the bedside table/floor for him to eat later then he's head over heels. It means a lot to him when people take him seriously at all times even though he does and says stupid things a lot.

The last two paragraphs may be the reason why he was very into Kensei at one point lmao

Others:

Kensei has always been very popular among both women and men. I mean look at this guy!! Though it's a source of a lot of stress for him because 1) "My eyes are up here... have some fucking respect" and 2) he's actually very old-fashioned when it comes to love and attraction. Casual flings because he happened to be attractive to someone is NOT his thing. What happened to courting your love interest and all that?..

Sometimes Rose would sing for others. It didn't happen a lot because he didn't exactly get much inspiration in the situation they were in and he knew for sure other vizards couldn't always be in the mood for some music. It was far too cramped and noisy already for something like that and Shinji had already taken the role of the person who was going to annoy everybody with noise. Once they returned to Gotei he hoped it would change but with the sheer amount of work that waited to be done it was deemed impossible. Too busy, too tired, too uninspired. Who sings just for themselves anyway? Though I think if someone asked he would be soo happy to play or sing something for them

Lisa knows EVERYTHING about other vizards. Sometimes she would pick up on things even faster than them. She's not being creepy about it ofc. Well... Usually. But if she thought it could help someone or herself she's gonna use it either for them or against them.

#bleach #hirako shinji #muguruma kensei #otoribashi rojuro

[bleachbleachbleach]

10/23 - 11/4/2023

😂😂😂😂 I am so! Tired!! Mostly I am like, wow, it is physically painful to Have Thought, so let's take a deep breath and really gear up for the process of Having Thought. I have been spending a lot of time on political writing, which I hadn't quite realized, but once I did I was like, ah, some of this timey wimey business makes more sense now. I accept that.

Halloween was glorious, because it was one of those rare days where I actually completed everything on the To Do list for the day, which is almost never true, and my usual late-evening Tuesday meeting happened on Monday instead, so I got to spend a quality hour thinking about Rukia. Somehow not the CHAPTER I AM WORKING ON Rukia (Rukia 7), but three-chapters-from-now Rukia (Rukia 10) and "final chapter of the fic that comes after this one" Rukia (oh my god).

Rukia 10 came about because I realized that for Plot Reasons Rukia and Kensei would probably need to have actual, substantive scenes together. At first I was like, "well, that sucks," because I wasn't seeing how I could make that interesting for me. The fuck do I care about Kensei and Rukia's (non-)relationship. XDD But I think now I might be super into it, depending on how well I can pull the chapter off, because it's structurally a bit weird, in that it was a fairly short, straightforward chapter and now with this Kensei business it would be neither. But I think what I find appealing--what I find appealing about the dynamic because Rukia finds it appealing--is that they don't know jack shit about each other, and they don't care to. It's already been established in their interactions up to this point, but I think Rukia 10 becomes this moment where, rather than non-relation/unknowing being a low-grade point of conflict, Rukia realizes that she likes interacting with Kensei because he doesn't know her at all. She likes the power in anonymity--both because she can say whatever she wants to the guy because how would he know whether it's true or not?? but also because speaking things to a complete stranger whose relationship holds no intrinsic value to her is easier, sometimes. And Kensei becomes this reassuring counterpoint to Hisagi and Matsumoto, whom she doesn't really know but is (stressfully) getting closer to by dint of being a fairly freshly-minted VC, and Renji, who knows her wayyyy too well. Which Rukia deeply loves and also doesn't. That and Rukia and Kensei happen to agree on something, tactically--a perspective the rest of the group doesn't share, but if they're both thinking it then they must be right, right?

I've managed to write ~100 words of Rukia 7 every day of November so far. I don't know how I feel about them, though, because 1) they are being pulled out of me in my aforementioned state of exhaustion; like, it hurts! It makes me feel like I have a TBI, and 2) who is Kuchiki Rukia????? I don't feel confident about writing her character, or at least the way I am writing her character in this chapter. :(

On the other hand, I opened where my auto-generated YouTube playlist had left off, and I was like, WAIT. IS THAT

MOTHERFUCKING

TOWER RUKIA

YouTube user Fireshadow and their custom anime cover art for an Evanescence EP from the year Y2K is on my side!!!!

AND it snowed on Wednesday. It has been fairly warm since, but in my mind first snow is and should always be 10/31-11/1.

My hope for this coming week is that I can finally catch up on my fanfic reading--which I have been behind on since early September--and, after that, also get caught back up on my Tumblr dash-reading.

#stories for the sea

[nyxneon]

Here comes my very silly and very unlike-my-style little Bleach fic...

I own nothing except my obsession. Not making any profit. Obviously.

I tried to do something I usually avoid: dialogue and humour. So...yeah. Attempt at humour. Emphasis on attempt. Dialogue heavy. Proceed at your own risk.

To be continued. Hopefully.

(I wrote this during the summer... when I was definitely less depressed than I am now. Trying to cheer myself up with a bit of fanfic.)

You can find it here on ao3.

Or you can read below:

#1

 

“So, how is the boy with the oral sex tattoo?” Lisa asks.

She's lounging on the sofa, reading an abomination about naughty bored office ladies. With a straight face, of course.

Kensei sighs, shrugs and takes a sip of his beer, trying to avoid the subject.

“You've got to hand it to him, he's got balls, to get a tattoo like that on his face.”

Kensei knows he's doomed to have people comment on that forever. And says: “You know why he did it, you damn pervert! He didn't even know what it means in the world of the Living until very recently!”

Kensei would love to be joking...but it's the truth.

“Ayasegawa told him, one night we went out to drink...”

Shinji is now grinning ear to ear. He's just so terribly sorry he missed that.

“It's been the worst case of second-hand embarrassment of my life. Mashiro laughed so much she nearly hollowfied by mistake.”

“Well, and how did he react to the shocking news?” Rose asks, amused, but more composed than his companions.

“He turned as red as a kid hearing about sex for the first time. He kept looking at me, his mouth gaping like a fish, and blushing like a virgin. Unbelievable” he shrugs.

"Oh? And yet, I've heard he's not...exactly a blushing virgin after all..." Shinji hides his smirk behind yet another bottle of wine he's trying to open. It's Rose's turn to be the subject of some juicy gossip now. 

"I heard he got quite close to lieutenant Kira after that fucker Aizen showed his true colours... if you get my meaning..."

Kensei nods, "so I heard, too. Shuhei once broke a guy's nose because he'd said something nasty about it." 

"How poetic..." Rose is not jealous. He finds it terribly endearing and romantic. If Shinji is trying to... make him say something "unsuitable", it's not working.

"The sad goth and the tattooed punk? Damn, that's hot." Lisa finally raises her head from the manga, suddenly interested in the direction the evening has taken.

"Rose, if Kensei here doesn't make a move, you can start planning a nice menage à trois..."

"Lisa, do you ever stop thinking about sex?"

"I'm just a curious young woman, I have a healthy interest in the pleasures of the flesh..."

"Oh for fuck's sake..."

"You know, Lisa is not wrong..." Shinji is still trying to get Rose to say...something.

But Rose knows his tactics, and is skirting the subject. 

"Damnit Hirako, don't enable her!" 

"Shut up! You're one to talk, Mr I have a fucking 69 tattooed on my abs..."

"Well, Shinji, what about you? How's it going with your adorable little lieutenant?" Rose finally asks, with a subtle smile, while lighting a cigarette.

Shinji seems surprised, but Rose is perceptive... and knows him well.

"Oh, she gets a bit emotional sometimes, you know, but she is a fierce one. She scolds me all the time." But he doesn’t look annoyed, far from it. He looks entirely all too pleased with himself.

"Momo is a great lieutenant..." Shinji goes on, keeping on safe ground.

"Yeah, she does all your work because you're a lazy bastard."

"I think she's finally happy. All the others say that she's never looked better."

Lisa smirks. "Have you tried anything yet?"

"Who? Me? I'm not like certain degenerate captains who want to fuck their subordinates..." and he blows smoke in Rose's direction. 

"Or like that lying snake Ichimaru..." Kensei adds. 

"I see the gossip network in the Seireitei is still as efficient as it once was."

"You are all so crass." Rose complains. 

 

#2

 

“Did you guys hear? Kuchiki and Abarai are officially engaged. They are going to get married soon.”

“What?” Kensei is looking positively astonished. 

“Not Byakuya, you idiot. His sister!” Lisa yells.

“Ah, and here I thought that Byakuya was finally going to get laid...” Shinji quips.

“They make a cute couple. It's a pity she's off the market though.”

“Lisa, I thought you liked big boobs.”

“Odd. I could say the same about you, but here you are, drooling after your lieutenant…”

“How do you guys get anything done? You just spend your time trying to bang your subordinates!” Kensei yells.

“Hey, I don't even have a lieutenant yet!”

“Thank the gods for that!”

“Well, you wouldn't even have to try very hard, Kensei. Hisagi is this close to jumping you...” Mashiro adds.

“How do you resist him? He's so handsome. And he literally worships you..."

“It's not like that, Rose. He just...still has to get over the fact that I saved his life when he was a kid.”

“Yeah, right. I saw the way he looks at you...” Shinji smirks.

“He would let you bend him over in front of the entire Gotei 13.”

“Lisa, we don't all read porn 24/7, you know...”

“You should try it then, maybe you wouldn't be so grumpy all the time! Here, smoke this... maybe it will help a bit.”

“Lisa, don't tell me you bought weed from Urahara...”

“No, I bought this from that friend of Ichigo's, the little slick guy who likes milfs.”

Shinji briefly wonders what kind of friends Ichigo has in the world of the Living, after all... 

“By the way, Urahara told me that he's been working on a fancy little project on the side… He’s been trying to make drugs that are specifically designed for shinigami.”

“He said he got inspired watching Breaking Bad...” Mashiro adds.

“Of course he did, that smug smartass.”

“He's asked for Akon's collaboration. Captain Kurotsuchi doesn't know. And must absolutely not know. Urahara said he's going to give him a lifetime supply of cigarettes at a special price.”

 

#3 

 

“You damn pervert! You traumatised my lieutenant!”

Rose is looking kinda sheepish. This time Shinji has a point, actually. 

Mashiro is trying her best not to burst out laughing. Lisa looks composed, but...it's just a facade, of course. 

And Kensei is the only one who doesn't know what happened, as usual. 

“Shinji sent Hinamori to the Third, and she caught Rose sucking Kira off in the middle of the office.”

“Are you out of your fucking mind? What if it wasn't Hinamori? What if...captain Kuchiki was the one to come by? Or, worse, Hitsugaya? Can you imagine that?”

Rose does indeed look a bit guilty. 

“Shinji, don't be so hard on Rose! You know poor Kira needs some love and distraction...”

Mashiro gleefully adds: “And also a lot of dick, apparently.”

“Lisa, you're just saying this because you wish it was you!”

“Fair point, you know me well. But it might be...you know, good for you, in the end.”

“What the hell do you mean?”

Lisa smiles conspiratorially. “I know that little Momo has been reading...some interesting things recently.”

“Hinamori is buying porn magazines from you?”  Mashiro asks, her eyes as big and round as sake cups.

“Worse! She sends other people, because she's too shy. She sent Matsumoto and Abarai.”

“You must be joking!”

“You know I take porn very seriously, I wouldn't joke about something like this.” And then she goes on: “It's been...interesting. Abarai was fucking mortified. But he didn't want to say no to an old friend who has been through so much. He kept glancing around, like he was afraid his captain could find him there...” 

Mashiro, always the lover of juicy and dirty gossip, is very interested. “But what did she want to buy?”

“Oh, you know, pretty light stuff, nothing too explicit. Office romance. Cute, shy secretary who gets it on with the new stylish womanizer boss… Does it ring any bells, Shinji?”

“Go for it, Shinji! It's time to put that tongue piercing of yours to good use!”

#bleach fanfiction #bleach fanfic #shinji hirako #rose otoribashi #lisa yadomaru #kensei muguruma #mashiro kuna #mine

[dreadsuitsamus]

Cute Aggression With Your Bleach Man Headcanons

author's note: this all started bc i wanted to bite kensei. also all of the banners you see in this post were created by the wonderful @actuallysaiyan!!! please give bacon lots of love, as she deserves every bit of it 🩷🩷🩷

pairings: kensei muguruma x gn!reader, grimmjow jeagerjaquez x gn!reader, renji abarai x gn!reader, byakuya kuchiki x gn!reader, kūgo ginjō x gn!reader

warnings: biting, grimmjow, mentions of alcohol, overall it's just fluff

Kensei is no stranger to receiving bites from partners. His big, muscled, veiny arms are just about the perfect target for anybody’s cute aggression!

So, surprisingly, it doesn't really bother him

This doesn't mean he understands, however

“Why are you like this?” He murmurs as you bite his bicep, having come up out of nowhere as he innocently reads in his armchair

It's not like you can be blamed!! He's the one wearing a compression tank top that makes him look a thousand times more delicious than he already is!!!

“‘ike ‘at?” Your teeth are still firmly latched into his flesh, but he does find the fact you're trying to still make conversation with him cute, and he kisses your temple before resuming his reading

Kensei Muguruma is soft and it's all your fault

And what's all his fault is being sleeveless all the time, thus provoking you!

He won't admit it, but he actually really loves when you bite him

You think he's cute :3

Admittedly, you don't often get cute aggression when you're with Grimmjow

Biting is often reserved for… Different feelings

But sometimes he's just the most adorable thing in this entire world, particularly when he's minding his own business, the demon on his shoulder having a nap and your teeth just itch for him

He's watching a movie, twirling a toothpick between his lips and is fully invested in the plot

You, however, are fully tuned into just how good his forearms look

You pounce right on him, your sharp teeth catching right onto one of those leanly muscled forearms

Your bite is rather strong, though it isn't as if Grimm doesn't deserve it

“Oi!” Grimm leaves the toothpick between his teeth as he uses his strong fingers to push your lower jaw together and release the bite. “Take me to dinner first!”

You're forced off of him quickly, and your boyfriend quickly tackles you to the floor

His bites can't exactly be chalked up to ‘cute’ aggression, though they’re certainly belligerent

Not that you mind these different feelings from him

As much as Renji tries to be cool and collected, he fails at it

The man is a bit of a klutz, and when he gets embarrassed he turns an adorable shade of pink!

So he sees more than his fair share of cute aggression from you

And goodness he doesn't get it. Which only spurs you on further!

It's movie night, and Renji’s decided to get fancy and make the popcorn on the stovetop rather than do the usual microwave popcorn

He's humming to himself, the kernels popping as if to his beat and he can't help but shimmy his hips a bit

He has got to spend less time on TikTok; he's had the same song in his head for days!

“Twin? Where have you been?” He sings, swinging his hips like they don't lie

There's a giggle from the doorway and Renji swings around, eyes wide and he knocks the lid from the pot in his haste

Popcorn begins to fly everywhere, and Renji’s socked foot slips on a bit of oil he spilled and subsequently forgot about, slamming right onto the floor

Your chest fills with love and you curl your fists before jumping on him, squeezing his face into your chest as hard as you can while layering kiss after kiss on him

The sore butt isn't very nice, but he decides he can make peace with it!

Cute isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you see your darling husband. Handsome, certainly. Refined, even. A big dork, absolutely!

Though it's during an evening tea time on the terrace when you first look at him and feel such… positive emotions that it makes your teeth clench and hands ache to pinch and squish his cheeks

He's beside you on the swing, having a sip from his teacup as the warm sun sets. His hair is silky and long, his lashes practically kissing his pale skin as he enjoys the warm tea

Your hands are already clasped together, fingers laced tightly. Byakuya can't help but run his thumb over your wedding band; it's a Kuchiki family heirloom and it's never looked better than right on your finger

And you'll swear on your life that when you brought his hand to your lips, it was just for a kiss to his knuckles

But your jaw had other plans, and that's when you oh so gently bite his hand. It isn't for long, and you do place an apologetic kiss after!

And then you realize yourself right after, and look up to find steel blue eyes staring at you with quizzical undertones

“What on earth are you doing?”

Laughing nervously, heat flushes the back of your neck. “I… I don't know. You looked so… so cute and sweet that I couldn't help myself.”

“Hm. Consider yourself, should this urge rise again. Such behavior is unbecoming of a Kuchiki, as you are aware.”

An attempt to hide how flustered and perhaps even pleased he is behind his next draw of tea is fruitless versus the pastel pink on the bridge of his nose

Despite living in a constant state of bastard, you find that Kūgo is often quite adorable!

He pouts rather habitually, though he doesn't always mean to

Whether he's rolling out pasta dough or working on his latest charcoal drawing, his lips press together in his bout of concentration, and sometimes the little pink tip of his tongue peeks out too

He loves to be on the receiving end of your overwhelming positive feelings so much that you almost think he does these things intentionally

But he's a bad actor, so it can't ever be anything but genuine

You hear some rustling downstairs and check the time: Kūgo must be home from his night out with his friends

You round the corner to see him sitting halfway up the stairs, his long body stretching out as he reaches towards you with a dopey smile on his face; he's plastered

And you want to be angry! He promised not to get drunk; you're set to have brunch with your parents tomorrow, and he's quite the bitch when he's hungover!

But then he makes the grabby hands and that pout comes to his lips, and his big brown eyes are so sad now too

“You're so cute, I wanna die.” You hop down to his level and crush him in a hug, swaying side to side as you coo, blowing a raspberry on his cheek too

Kūgo giggles at that, his cheeks turning red as he begs you to stop!

Which, of course, only continues the cycle! It takes ten minutes before you can finally get up to bed!

He's not quite as cute when he's hungover, but there's still enough of something precious in the man's pathetic, self-inflicted misery to earn him a kiss on the cheek

#kensei muguruma x you #kensei muguruma x reader #grimmjow jaegerjaquez x you #grimmjow jaegerjaquez x reader #renji abarai x reader #renji abarai x you #byakuya kuchiki x you #byakuya kuchiki x reader #kugo ginjo x reader #kugo ginjo x you #bleach imagine #bleach x reader #x reader #reader insert

[nolhann]

Does eri have a bio?

Also I love your art 🥰

Très bien (still learning French )

Bonjour, bonjour!

First of thank you ! ☺️

And oui indeed I have a Bio for her as well as a story.

Here I go :

Here a reference sheet of her and her Zanpakuto :

• Name : Akari Eri

• Age : Around ~ 300 years old

• JV: Aya Endou

• Zanpakuto: Hikarinokishi

• Birthday: January 1st

• Height: 210cm / 6'8"

• Affiliation: 3rd seat of the 5th division

【Personally】: At first Eri was a very distant and cold person, thrusting no one but herself. After a while in her first squad and with the help of other people she began to warm up to others and even became a motherly figure to the squad and people around her. Always nice, caring for others, she can help anyone in need.

But don’t try to anger her or make fun of her or you’re gonna have to deal with a not so motherly figure and a more of a scary figure (seriously don’t try to anger her).

【Facts】:

→The scar on the left side of her mouth is due to trying to save Hiyori the night when Aizen did his experiment on the future Vizards. Gin was the one who attacked her.

→The scarfs around Eri’s neck as well as the earrings are gifts from Mayuri. The first scarf gifted to her by him was a light blue one. If you ask him why a scarf he’ll answer you by (most of the time by “none of your business”) “I don’t like the attention given to her chest by other male”

→Eri is easily drunk, she can’t stand alcohol. Just a small amount of wine can make her acts *ahem* “funny”.

→Mayuri taught Eri how to “sew” now she uses it to make clothes or plushies.

→Eri has a small acting career. Strangely, she has mainly played the role of villainesses.

→Eri says a lot “Ara ara” or “Yare yare”. She even says it without doing it on purpose in the beginning of her sentences.

【Story】:

Eri died at the very young age of 10, burned alive for being accused of witchcraft.

When she got into the soul society she trusted no one, and stayed alone for a moment until she met a girl of her age named Loki (no affiliation to the marvel character just maybe for the Nordic god). She forcefully made Eri her friend and then stayed together for a long moment.

When they saw that surviving was getting harder and harder, they decided to become Shinigamis.

At the Shin’o academy they were affected in different classes, but Eri met a younger Shinji, Kensei and Rose and befriended them. (I’d like to think they all know each other from school)

When she graduated she got into the 12th division as a regular Shinigami and met Hiyori back there. Hikifune at the time Captain of the division asked her to become her lieutenant after some years in the division, propositions she declined and asked to be the 3rd seat of the division as well as the Zanjutsu instructor. Hikifune accepted and let Hiyori become the lieutenant. When Hikifune got a raise in grade Eri and Hiyori were left to order the division. Eri acted as a Captain and Hiyori as her usual rôle but after their Captain left Hiyori became more and more annoying and angry, until the arrival of Urahara.

When they got Mayuri out of the Maggots nest, Urahara asked Eri to train Mayuri at Zanjutsu by becoming his personal trainer. At first Mayuri was downright reluctant to do it and tried to deceive Eri into pursuing this training. Unfortunately for him she never gave up and instead tried to understand him, his liking and what he despised. She started to grow on him and he didn’t like it. He couldn’t understand why she was trying her best to befriend him, but he liked the fact that she was not afraid of him like most of them were. After trying to deceive her again and again, he finally broke and during a fight he asked her why she was doing this. Eri finally confesses that she saw a bit of her in him, alone, despised, misunderstood… she just wanted to be the light for him just like Loki did. He finally let go and accepted her kindness and friendship, even if it took more than 3 years to accomplish.

They both started to spend time together alone. During Eri’s free time she would help Mayuri on his experiments and during his free time he would stay near her whatever she was doing.

When the time of his Zanjutsu training was near his end, Mayuri panicked and got worse and worse on purpose to keep having these alone moments with Eri. She found out why he was doing that and assured him everything was going to be ok and they could stay together even if they didn’t train. Mayuri felt his heart beat faster and stronger for a weird reason when she told him that. After that he became extremely overprotective towards Eri, almost stalking her 24/7. Eri didn’t bother his attitude; she just calmed him down whenever he was going to far.

5 years passed and their bond got stronger and stronger, they were not dating but Mayuri was thinking of it. Unfortunately the Vizard incident happened and Eri who followed Kisuke and Tessai disappeared in the night, and was declared dead. Mayuri was furious, he became completely mad after that, he didn’t wanted to believe the woman he cared for was gone. He never accepted that and kept the now torn scarf he offered her with him.

110 years passed, Eri became a model and an actress but still actively did her Shinigamis duties. When Ichigo lost his power the first time Eri helped him when he got them back with the help of Kisuke. When Orihime got kidnapped by Aizen Kisuke asked Eri and Loki to protect the kids and after going here and there the two of them met again. Mayuri was baffled at the fact she was still alive, but she was just angry at herself for not trying to see him again and never said got to him and preferred fleeing than confront him. Mayuri however, searched for Eri in the world of the living after he found out she wasn’t dead, when she appeared to him in the Hueco Mundo. He threatened Kisuke and Shinji on getting near her and forcefully asked for her home address. As he got to her house, they both got into an argument ending in Eri crying tears of remorse and pain for leaving him behind, but she never forgot him and always wished to see him again because the feeling she had for him never left. Mayuri was relieved she still felt the same and for the first time in a long time he cried. They both cried together and in a mindless movement shared their first kiss and first… uh… other type of “kisses”. They married themselves in silence with almost no one to see (Loki intruded herself in their marriage and was the only person at their marriage.) and got two kids, twins named Kenjou and Kenga.

And now they live happily ever after.

Also have a size comparison of the two because why not.

I hope this is what you asked for, and I hope you’ll like it !

#bleach #oc #bleach captain #mayuri kurotsuchi #kurotsuchi mayuri #bleach mayuri #bleach oc #oc x canon #canon x oc #マユリ涅 #涅マユリ #mayuri x oc

[midnightactual]

We have here Viz, an English fanlation, and the original Japanese. The Japanese is:

夜一サンは普段から気分屋つスけどあの姿の時は更にブレッブレで 霊圧もそのアオリを直に受けてブレッブレになるんス

A full translation is something like:

"Yoruichi-san is usually a moody person, but when she's in that form, it's even more jumbled. Her reiatsu is also affected by that directly and becomes jumbled too."

Kisuke is using an interesting term here in ブレッブレ, which has been described as:

Originally, an adjective to describe "blur" of a photo from a camera-shake, but it is also used flip-flopping of a person's opinion or such like things, as in ボスの計画について見方はブレブレだ。昨日とったケーキの写真はブレブレだった。[Opinions about Boss' plan are mixed. The photo of the cake I took yesterday was blurry.]

In this context it would be the former case, so "mixed". But in context it's more like "jumbled", which does suggest "random" or "erratic", so you can see where the fans came up with "capricious" ("given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior").

The Japanese basically agrees with both in overall gist and really in implication, and while I settled for "jumbled" above, I think the fan translation use of "capricious" is actually a good word choice and that in this case, the fanlation is better. It's also notable that 気分屋 means exclusively "a moody person".

So, now that we know what he said, we can talk about it.

First of all, it's kind of weird for Yoruichi's good friend to be describing her as "a moody person" in front of her (even if she's supposedly "indisposed" mentally; the fact she knows the hybrid form is, in Viz's words, "that half-assed grotesque form", means either A. she remembers being in it, so she's still conscious throughout or can at least parse those memories, or B. Kisuke recorded the first run somehow, which isn't really his style) to an enemy...

... but to intensify it further by suggesting she's typically capricious, with an "even more" construction is also a strange choice, given routine capriciousness is viewed as a negative.

This is also at odds with what we know of Yoruichi. We know from SS arc and EBTR that she's not a particularly impulsive person. She prefers to approach things thoughtfully, rationally, and with a plan. We see this from her constantly berating Ichigo's recklessness, her inner thoughts on how to handle his Bankai training, and how she approaches the Hollowfication Incident.

Yoruichi is generally methodical. The person she's far and away the most capricious toward is Kisuke himself, followed by Ichigo, and that's because they both irritate her, and the former goes out of his way to do it. (It's worth remembering that in CFYOW, she's essentially described by Shinji, Kensei, and Shūhei as good-natured and the only likable noble, meaning this behavior is only really observed by Kisuke and Ichigo.)

Look carefully. Notice he's smiling here?

And here in the top-left?

And look, he's doing it again here.

Now given Kisuke absolutely knows he's riling her up because he routinely takes delight in doing so, isn't it interesting that he decides to talk shit about her right in front of her only when she's finally not in a position to do something about it—something he did to her against her will—when every other time she's either dressed him down, glared at him, or hit him for his troubles in provoking her?

Between all this and her calling him "Urahara" for a spell, I'm not really feeling the simplistic, "Teehee they are just the best of besties!" narrative that almost everyone in the fandom seems to want to buy into. (If they don't just reflexively ship them because a man and a woman just being friends? Unheard of!)

It's more complicated than that.

#Out Of Character #Bleach #Yoruichi Shihouin #Meta #Long Post

[red-dragon-archfiend]

Today I've given each non-Sorcerer class in D&D 5e a multiclass build combining them with Draconic Sorcerer. The power level of these builds ranges from terrific to typical to terrible, and Draconic is usually not the most optimal subclass to choose for them anyway, but I try to highlight when the subclass features are important. I'll start by just giving you the list of each combination, and below the cut I'll go into far more detail about each one, including how it functions and how viable I think it is.

Artificer: Half-Elf Draconic Sorcerer 17/Alchemist Artificer 3

Barbarian: Half-Elf Ancestral Guardians Barbarian 12/Draconic Sorcerer 8

Bard: Custom Lineage Draconic Sorcerer 17/Eloquence Bard 3

Cleric: Mountain Dwarf Draconic Sorcerer 19/Order Cleric 1

Druid: Half-Elf Spores Druid 17/Draconic Sorcerer 3

Fighter: Half-Elf (Drow) Eldritch Knight Fighter 11/Draconic Sorcerer 9

Monk: Half-Elf (Drow) Draconic Sorcerer 16/Kensei Monk 4

Paladin: Half-Elf Draconic Sorcerer 14/Crown Paladin 6

Ranger: Half-Elf Hunter Ranger 16/Draconic Sorcerer 4

Rogue: Ravenite Dragonborn Swashbuckler Rogue 19/Draconic Sorcerer 1

Warlock: Hellfire Tiefling Draconic Sorcerer 17/Hexblade Warlock 3

Wizard: Half-Elf Bladesinging Wizard 17/Draconic Sorcerer 3

To clarify a few things, the reason Half-Elf is chosen so frequently isn't just my own personal affinity for Half-Elves, but also because the stat increases Half-Elves offer are crucial for making the many MAD combinations (multi-ability dependent) function. If you're playing with stronger starting stats than those afforded by Point Buy, it's fine to change for a different race in most circumstances. As for the color of your Dragon Ancestor, it only matters on a mechanical level if you take six or more levels of Sorcerer. If you do, fire is generally the best choice, so Red, Gold, or Brass Dragon works best, but if you don't, any color works the same, so just choose the one you like best or what makes sense for your character. I'd also recommend starting with Sorcerer unless the other class gives you heavy armor, also offers constitution save proficiency, or if the class is (for some reason) Monk, because newly acquired versions of Unarmored Defense replace previous versions, and chances are Draconic Resilience will work better for you than the Monk's Unarmored Defense. Also, remember if you get armor that you're going to need space in the back for your wings when you hit Sorcerer level 14, so be sure to set time aside to get your armor modified.

Artificer: Not really exciting, but Infusions are always helpful, and medium armor and shields improves our durability. Healing Word is all we need to bring up downed party members, and Experimental Elixir gives us a free potion every day. We don't get to CHOOSE which one we get, but all of them are helpful, especially in a diverse party where at least somebody could benefit from whichever result our Elixir provides. The real value from this combination is flavor; a Sorcerer who experiments with their own magical blood is a cool concept!

Barbarian: This is kind of a joke? The idea is to cast Mirror Image and Fire Shield before we enter a rage, using Extended Spell to make them last longer. Ancestral Guardians makes attacking anybody but us both difficult and unrewarding, and our spells make that same for attacking us too. If you're not particularly attached to Draconic Sorcerers like I am, I'd recommend Clockwork Soul instead so you can learn Armor of Agathys.

Bard: This one is pretty straightforward. Silver Tongue is incredible, both classes use charisma, and choosing Custom Lineage and choosing a feat that increases charisma offsets the fact that we get one less ASI to work with. Notably, Sorcerers stop learning new spells after level 17, and our spell slots still scale like a full-classed character since we're combining two full casters, so we're only trading 3 Sorcery Points, Draconic Presence, an ASI, and Sorcerous Restoration for all the things those Bard levels have to offer. Not necessarily better than a full-classed Sorcerer at level 20, but not really worse either, if you're in a social campaign where Silver Tongue goes a long way.

Cleric: This one is actually really cool, I'm glad I thought of it. Voice of Authority is great in any party that makes weapon attacks a lot, and Font of Magic lets us make more spell slots to keep using it. An additional charisma-based skill is great for a Sorcerer, and the combination of heavy armor and shields in addition to constitution save proficiency from starting Sorcerer give us Fighter-like durability, outside of hit points, but those are already better than usual thanks to our great Mountain Dwarf stat increases. Mountain Dwarf also adds poison resistance, which goes nicely with fire resistance from Elemental Affinity, and more importantly we're not slowed by heavy armor, so we can dump strength.

Druid: Spores was chosen because it's the melee Druid, and Draconic Sorcerer offers better AC, constitution saving throw proficiency, Booming Blade, Shield, Mirror Image and Metamagic. Notably you get access to a lot of utility cantrips that Druids lack, like Prestidigitation, Minor Illusion, and Mage Hand, so I'd suggest grabbing those to make yourself more useful outside combat. It's MAD and delays your Druid levels by more than I'd like, but given how allergic Druids generally are to multiclassing, I'd say this is a reasonably effective combination.

Fighter: This one takes advantage of Draconic Resilience to focus on dexterity. Metamagic is the big draw though, that combined with Action Surge and War Magic gives us a buffet of action economy. Either pick of a rapier and use the blade cantrips, or a longbow to use with ranged cantrips. Consider taking Elven Accuracy to use with Faerie Fire, and Quickened Spell to pair with Scorching Ray and Action Surge longbow attacks to capitalize on that advantage as much as possible. By level 20, this build can use Action Surge to make six longbow attacks, then follow with Quickened Scorching Ray, upcast to sixth level, for a total of thirteen attacks in that turn, with super-advantage if you have Elven Accuracy and cast Faerie Fire beforehand. This sounds incredible, and it is, but the biggest problem this build faces is (spoilers) it's mostly outclassed by Sorcerer/Paladin and Sorcerer/Warlock, as you'll see below, because they can accomplish similar things much more effectively and with less multiclassing investment. This build absolutely works, especially if you were disappointed by the Arcane Archer and want something stronger, but consider those other two combinations first.

Monk: This one is terrible, but there is something you can maybe do with it. If you take Elven Accuracy and Great Weapon Master, you can make two-handed longsword attacks with dexterity for big damage, using one of the blade cantrips. Martial Arts is an amusing bonus action, but compared to Quickened Spell it's kinda just filler. If your DM allows the use of Dedicated Weapon, you can use the Elf Weapon Training feature from the Half-Elf variants in place of Skill Versatility to make the Way of the Kensei entirely obsolete, so you can choose a different subclass, which may as well be the Way of the Ascendant Dragon, if only for flavor purposes. Is that the most practical choice? Not really. But this build is itself very impractical, so it doesn't matter much. Really, if you want to be a dragon-themed Monk, just play Way of the Ascendant Dragon, it's really cool and does everything you'd want it to do.

Paladin: In stark contrast with the last one, this one is not only good but actually better than most single-classed builds. The Sorcadin, as it's called, is one of, if not the, strongest multiclass combinations possible, and also my favorite build in D&D 5e. There's a lot to say about it, but the TLDR is Quickened Spell means we can be a Paladin and a Sorcerer at the same time, and our Sorcerer levels give us a lot more spell slots to burn for Divine Smite. I could write an entire post about this combination, from the several ways to play it, the sheer potential it has, and the narrative potential of a warrior motivated by a personal oath they chose for themselves grappling with powerful inner magic they had no say in possessing.

Ranger: With quite possibly the best combination out of the way, back to one of the worst. This one has similar problems to Monk, but it's not quite as bad. The idea here is to use Horde Breaker in conjunction with Green Flame Blade to do sizeable damage to two foes at once. Draconic Resilience aside, not much to say about this one, though the flavor is neat. Like with the Monk, the Ranger has a dragon-themed subclass in the Drakewarden, so I'd recommend just playing that instead.

Rogue: Better AC on the only Rogue that wants to be in melee a lot, Booming Blade for more damage, and we already want good charisma so we can actually get some solid use out of our few spells. Ravenite Dragonborn was chosen for Vengeful Assault, which paired with Quickened Spell (from Metamagic Adept unless we decide to take more Sorcerer levels) allows us to make more sneak attacks outside of our own turn. If that's not your speed, Half-Elf is once again the best option, this time because Rogues really like the extra skills. If you liked the Fighter build, you could play an Arcane Trickster instead of a Swashbuckler and take several more Sorcerer levels, though managing the build becomes a lot harder at that point. Still pretty solid though, an Arcane Trickster with several uses of Subtle Spell could be an absolute menace.

Warlock: The "Sorlock", the only combination here that rivals Sorcadin, though I'd say this specific version is probably worse. All the benefits of Warlock without the downsides! We can even convert our Pact Magic slots into Sorcery Points every short rest. Hellfire Tiefling was chosen to capitalize on Elemental Affinity and to use Darkness alongside Devil's Sight, since we want to get the most out of Draconic as our subclass. Usually Sorlocks take Eldritch Blast, but Elemental Affinity means Fire Bolt is almost (but not as) good, so we can afford to take another invocation besides Agonizing Blast. I'd recommend choosing Pact of the Chain and taking Investment of the Chain Master, because we might as well get a pseudodragon familiar to match the theme. The real gimmick to this particular Sorlock is combining Elemental Affinity with Hex Warrior to make Green-Flame Blade a viable melee option, especially with Quickened Spell. This matches and even outpaces the damage from a Hexblade with Pact of the Blade just using a longsword, and we have the spell slots to make casting Shield actually worth it, which pure Hexblades can't do. Not the most optimal way of playing a Sorlock, but certainly a cool one that's still very effective.

Wizard: Same benefits as the Spores Druid and works for the same reasons, though Wizard spells are stronger in general than Druid spells, so Metamagic is even more of a benefit. Consider learning Shield and Shadow Blade as Sorcerer spells, so you always have them prepared. Between Sorcerer and Wizard, we'll eventually have 9 cantrips, fixing the Bladesinger's struggle to fit in their combat cantrips and utility cantrips at the same time, but like with the Druid, MADness is the main issue here, and the Bladesinger really doesn't want to be more MAD than it already is. You may want to prioritize dexterity over intelligence or charisma, or if that sounds too gimmicky, try a more traditional subclass like Abjuration, Divination, War, or whatever makes sense for your dragon ancestor. An Evoker with red dragon ancestry or an Enchanter with green dragon ancestry feels thematically appropriate and fun to me!

#musings #dungeons and dragons #dragons #sorcerer/paladin is my favorite build in the game #but i like sorcerer/cleric since i hadn't thought of this particular build before working on this project #and i think it actually would work really well

[ciaossu-imagines]

Thank you so much. And I see. Hope you enjoy the rest of the anime since it really is enjoyable, even if it hurts at times. And yes. So many people suffered and since I love more than just my fave it wasn’t nice to see. My fave is Captain Hitsugaya. And of course. Who are actually your faves now that we’re talking about it? He’s still not okay but I know he will be when the time comes since he still has an important part later on (which was kinda shown in one of the first trailers which was a nice surprise). Thank you so much. Like always, mixed. I had a video call with my friend yesterday which lasted two hours and the only reason it ended was because she had to go out to walk her dog. We also plan on calling later again this weekend which I’m looking forward to. I told her about an idea I have for a new story based on the Jujutsu Kaisen series and she approves so I might end up writing that at some point (even though I don’t have as much faith as usual in it since the series is very different from what I usually write about). I was also a bit sad because there’s a fave of mine from a different series that dies at some point and I was rewatching some episodes with him and seeing him being his great self just made it hurt. But I am glad that we got what we did of him because it’s beautiful nonetheless.

I also hope that your week calms down and that you can take it easy in one way or another.

C

You’re always welcome! Thank you so much for always wanting to talk to me, even if I’m not being super active! I really appreciate it! And I do enjoy Bleach and really, I should get back into either reading it or watching it. I mostly stuck to reading but I have been told that the fillers in Bleach, while excessive, were at least enjoyable. And honestly, I should have suspected that. Most of the people I know who love Bleach have Hitsugaya as a favourite and I definitely do think he’s a really cool character and I enjoy him, but he’s never been one of my favourites. I do love all of Squad 11, Hanatarou, Renji, Kira, Shuhei, and I’m a huge slut for both Shinji, Akon, and Kensei, not going to lie. All of the Visoreds were amazing. And, since I’ve been massively spoiled and know how everything goes and how the series ends, I know some of those characters really get hurt.

I’m so glad you got to have a video call with your friend! I know you said you don’t get to talk as much as you would like and I hope you’ll get more chances to chat! And I’ve watched the entirety of the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen and I definitely get what you mean. The only reason it’s not on my list is because I find it rather difficult to write for so I wish you all the best of luck! And thank you for the well wishes. Today was absolutely brutal…I had to have payroll done by last night and there was two employees who just would not get me their hours for the last week properly and who didn’t swipe as they should’ve through their shifts with their cards…anyway, when one of them called this morning to give me their hours, I had to tell them they missed the deadline for payroll that I had been super clear about and because of that, they were going to be missing last weeks pay off their paycheques. There was nothing I could do about it, honestly…anyway, long story short, I was told at some point during the argument that they hoped I both got raped on the way home tonight or hit by a fucking bus and like…work’s taking care of that and being awesome about it since I had to report that above me but it still fucking sucked. I hate piss poor men who hate being told no by a woman and resort to threats or wishes of violence on them. I’m trying so hard to not be blocked creatively, and to get things done here, even though I’m spending until seven at night at work, and while I love one of my friends dearly, they have been using me as a free therapist lately so rather tough week but you know, things will get better and I’m trying to stay as positive as possible! Taking time for self-care and happiness boosting things like rewatching favourite movies (Ghibli’s been a huge one for me lately because fuck, are they gorgeous)! I hope you, and each and every person reading this, is doing amazing, having fantastic weeks, and remembering to take time for self-care as well!

#admin chatter #some venting #i love my job but it sucks at times

[morienmacbain]

Dokkodo (The final wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi, Sword Saint, rendered into hokku by Morien MacBain, esq.)

 1.    You must accept things / whether hard sun or hard rain / like a wayside stone.

   2.   Honey fills the comb, / but do not seek life's pleasures / only for themselves.

   3.   No partial feeling / is ever worthy of trust- / Taste the whole berry!

   4.  Take yourself lightly, / but think of the world deeply / while warm daylight lasts.

   5.  Long life’s finest cut / severs life from desire- / That is swordsmanship!

   6.  A dry river bed / is like regret for what's done- / Find another course.

   7.  Take what comes to you, / do not claw at rice- / Never be jealous!

   8.  Life separates us / like ever-parting seasons- / Truth is not sadness.

   9.  Complaint helps nothing ,/ and resentment even less- / Drop them by the path!

   10. Lust and love bloom sweet,/but make poor guides on the way-/ Walk with open eyes!

   11. At harvest table- / cut away all preference, / and taste what comes next.

   12. Find yourself at home / in palace or cold bear's den / with indifference.

   13. Eat the ripe fruit- / but do not pursue good food /  for its taste alone.

   14. Open your hands- / Let things you don't need fly off / like birds to new trees.

   15. Custom is a chain- / rivers flow rightly untaught; / find your own beliefs.

   16. Don't collect weapons / or practice their ways-/ beyond that which is useful.

   17. Do not fear your death- / This advice is the hardest, / but the sweetest fruit!

   18. Old age needs little- / Do not seek to store  riches / for some far gray day.

   19. Craft your own marvels; / respect Buddha and the gods- / Do not count on them.

   20. Abandon your life- / Give your body to be burned, /  but keep your honor.

   21. Only one last thing- / Walking alone in high grass / Don't stray from this Way!

       This is an adaptation of the twenty-one precepts of Miyamoto Mushashi's Dokkodo into haiku form.

     The Haiku (known during period times as Hokku) is a form (waka) of Japanese poetry.  Each is meant to consist of three phrases, totaling seventeen syllables (on or morae).  Usually divided in a 5-syllable, 7-syllable, 5-syllable pattern (although some period exceptions exist).  Most incorporate a kireji or "cutting word", and a kigo, a word that directly or by implication or tradition relates to a season of the year.

      Kireji are traditionally located at the end of one of the three phrases, and fulfill a role much like the caesura in western poetry, or to the volta in a classical sonnet.  It may briefly cut the stream of thought, provide closure, or provide linkage or parallelism between the adjoining phrases.

     Haiku began in the 14th Century as the first three-line section of a collaborative verse form known as Haikai no renga.  One person would compose the first three lines, and the other would link the final two lines of seven-syllables each.  This created a 31-syllable poem of five phrases structurally identical to a tanka. Because the first three lines set the tone and imagery, they took on the privileged position in the process of composition, and eventually the composition of such three-phrase groups became the dominant form on their own.

     Although modern Haiku written in English are usually composed in three lines, Japanese, hokku/haiku,  especially those written in period, were traditionally  presented as a single line, as I do here.

         Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, philosopher, writer,, graphic artist, and ronin (masterless samurai).  He became renowned for his two-sword dueling style and his unparalleled record of success in 61 duels.  He is considered a Kensei (sword saint), and was the founder of Nito-Ichi-ryu swordsmanship.  He is best known for his masterpiece of strategy The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), and his much more obscure Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone), which was composed during the last week of his life as a gift to his favorite disciple Terao Magonojo.  The principles of the Dokkodo express an ascetic and stoic way of life.

 The 21 precepts of the Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone) are:

1. Accept everything just the way it is.

2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.

3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.

4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.

5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

6. Do not regret what you have done.

7. Never be jealous.

8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.

9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.

10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

11. In all things have no preferences.

12. Be indifferent to where you live.

13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.

14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.

15. Do not act following customary beliefs.

16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.

17. Do not fear death.

18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.

19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.

20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor.

21. Never stray from the way.

Bibliography:

           Musashi, Miyamoto (2018). Complete Musashi : The Definitive Translations of the Complete Writings of Miyamoto Musashi—Japan’s Greatest Samurai. Alexander Bennett. La Vergne: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-2027-3.

          Tokitsu, Kenji (2006). Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings. Trans. Sherab Chodzin Kohn. Weatherhill. ISBN 978-0-8348-0567-5.

          Sato, Hiroaki. One Hundred Frogs: From Renga to Haiku to English, Weatherhill 1983, ISBN 0-8348-0176-0

          Shirane, Haruo (2004). Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-10991-8.

  Dokkodo

(The final wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi, Sword Saint, rendered into haiku by Morien MacBain, esq.)

 1.    You must accept things / whether hard sun or hard rain / like a wayside stone.

   2.   Honey fills the comb, / but do not seek life's pleasures / only for themselves.

   3.   No partial feeling / is ever worthy of trust- / Taste the whole berry!

   4.  Take yourself lightly, / but think of the world deeply / while warm daylight lasts.

   5.  Long life’s finest cut / severs life from desire- / That is swordsmanship!

   6.  A dry river bed / is like regret for what's done- / Find another course.

   7.  Take what comes to you, / do not claw at rice- / Never be jealous!

   8.  Life separates us / like ever-parting seasons- / Truth is not sadness.

   9.  Complaint helps nothing ,/ and resentment even less- / Drop them by the path!

   10. Lust and love bloom sweet,/but make poor guides on the way-/ Walk with open eyes!

   11. At harvest table- / cut away all preference, / and taste what comes next.

   12. Find yourself at home / in palace or cold bear's den / with indifference.

   13. Eat the ripe fruit- / but do not pursue good food /  for its taste alone.

   14. Open your hands- / Let things you don't need fly off / like birds to new trees.

   15. Custom is a chain- / rivers flow rightly untaught; / find your own beliefs.

   16. Don't collect weapons / or practice their ways-/ beyond that which is useful.

   17. Do not fear your death- / This advice is the hardest, / but the sweetest fruit!

   18. Old age needs little- / Do not seek to store  riches / for some far gray day.

   19. Craft your own marvels; / respect Buddha and the gods- / Do not count on them.

   20. Abandon your life- / Give your body to be burned, /  but keep your honor.

   21. Only one last thing- / Walking alone in high grass / Don't stray from this Way!

       This is an adaptation of the twenty-one precepts of Miyamoto Mushashi's Dokkodo into haiku form.

     The Haiku (known during period times as Hokku) is a form (waka) of Japanese poetry.  Each is meant to consist of three phrases, totaling seventeen syllables (on or morae).  Usually divided in a 5-syllable, 7-syllable, 5-syllable pattern (although some period exceptions exist).  Most incorporate a kireji or "cutting word", and a kigo, a word that directly or by implication or tradition relates to a season of the year.

      Kireji are traditionally located at the end of one of the three phrases, and fulfill a role much like the caesura in western poetry, or to the volta in a classical sonnet.  It may briefly cut the stream of thought, provide closure, or provide linkage or parallelism between the adjoining phrases.

     Haiku began in the 14th Century as the first three-line section of a collaborative verse form known as Haikai no renga.  One person would compose the first three lines, and the other would link the final two lines of seven-syllables each.  This created a 31-syllable poem of five phrases structurally identical to a tanka. Because the first three lines set the tone and imagery, they took on the privileged position in the process of composition, and eventually the composition of such three-phrase groups became the dominant form on their own.

     Although modern Haiku written in English are usually composed in three lines, Japanese, hokku/haiku,  especially those written in period, were traditionally  presented as a single line, as I do here.

         Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645), was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, philosopher, writer,, graphic artist, and ronin (masterless samurai).  He became renowned for his two-sword dueling style and his unparalleled record of success in 61 duels.  He is considered a Kensei (sword saint), and was the founder of Nito-Ichi-ryu swordsmanship.  He is best known for his masterpiece of strategy The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), and his much more obscure Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone), which was composed during the last week of his life as a gift to his favorite disciple Terao Magonojo.  The principles of the Dokkodo express an ascetic and stoic way of life.

 The 21 precepts of the Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone) are:

1. Accept everything just the way it is.

2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.

3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.

4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.

5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

6. Do not regret what you have done.

7. Never be jealous.

8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.

9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.

10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

11. In all things have no preferences.

12. Be indifferent to where you live.

13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.

14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.

15. Do not act following customary beliefs.

16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.

17. Do not fear death.

18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.

19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.

20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor.

21. Never stray from the way.

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