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Private and selective Matsumoto Rangiku roleplay blog. Please read the rules before interacting.

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[ooc; to my anonymous, I’ll answer your question soon

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      —@wind-bladed

   She would like it on record that this was not her idea.

           –well, MAYBE it was her idea. Just a little bit. But certainly not just her idea! There are lots of people she knows who think that her taking time off specifically to spend time with a certain Shinigami Substitute is a great idea. Lots of them. Several. More than one. At least two. 

   But does it really matter whose idea it was? She’s here now. She’d managed to dance around all of her captain’s UNFORTUNATE questions, and he hadn’t even managed to explicitly forbid her from coming here! Amazing. She’s not even very far behind on her work, so she doesn’t see that there’s a big deal. It is, after all, for the greater good.

   So anyway, here she is. In Karakura Town. Ichigo still lives here, right? A few years isn’t much to a shinigami, but to humans (especially YOUNG humans) that can mean everything! Maybe he went to college, or just decided to move to another city? She doesn’t know WHY he wouldn’t want to do something like that. There’s so much to see in the world and–

   Oh, but there’s his reiatsu. So, she can say with certainty that Ichigo is currently in town. What a coincidence! Or rather, lucky happenstance, since she’s specifically here to bother him. Whatever.

   Sure enough, when she DOES track him down, he looks visibly older! Amazing how that seems to happen. After staring through the glass for a few minutes, she taps on the windowpane with the knuckles of her gigai and waves vigorously at him. (Will he think it’s weird that she climbed up to his bedroom in a gigai?! Who cares!)

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❤: does my muse consider themselves a romantic?

send me a heart to learn something about my muse! // accepting

She didn’t before, that much is certain. She stopped trying to give chocolates to every man in Seireitei a few years back, but up to the very last it was as much stubborn resistance toward traditional notions of romance as a ploy to earn herself three times as much chocolate a month later on White Day. 

Something Rangiku, and everyone else, failed to account for was the notion that she, Matsumoto Rangiku, would be a romantic at heart. More than anything, Rangiku desperately wants to be coddled and cherished by someone who truly cares about her — someone who won’t abandon her or overlook her feelings on something. Oh, she’s capable of standing up for herself, no doubt about that — but wouldn’t it be better, preferable even, if she didn’t have to fight all the time just to be heard? 

Of course, even after realizing this, she’d never breathe a word of it to anyone, except perhaps Kira. And even then, she really does risk him poking fun at her.

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send me a heart to learn something about my muse! // accepting

💕: how does my muse express their feelings? do they do through small but meaningful gestures, or through bold declarations?

Rangiku, for all her flirtations, is not good at expressing her feelings — largely because she has such poor self-awareness when it comes to her emotions. She can be quite avoidant. She’ll spend all day meddling in others’ affairs as a way to prevent anyone from turning that same level of scrutiny back on her own relations. As a result, most of her ‘tells’ for romantic attraction toward a person are actually unconscious, since she takes just as long to realize her emotions as the other person.

(Even trying to answer this question is difficult, since she keeps trying to avoid the question by pointing out ways she shows platonic affection. She’s actually fairly confident in that area, usually giving gifts to people and spending more time with them and trying to give them helpful advice. But that’s not particularly useful here.)

When put in a position where expressing her romantic feelings becomes inevitable, Rangiku becomes much more flustered when interacting with her romantic interest, not feigning interest as she might do with those she seeks to flatter. She’s much more likely to use pet names as a way to express affection, either by calling someone by a name more casual than they might like or through literal pet names (kitten and cupcake are clear favorites). She tends to be a touchy person naturally, so, oddly enough, she tends to become more aware that someone might have personal boundaries. 

Essentially, she stops acting so much in her own self-interest and takes into account the other person’s needs more selflessly.

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send me a heart to learn something about my muse!

❤: does my muse consider themselves a romantic?

♡: how does my muse act, consciously and/or subconsciously, around people they are romantically interested in?

❥: what is my muse's ideal date?

ღ: how does my muse feel about displays of affection in public and/or in private?

💕: how does my muse express their feelings? do they do through small but meaningful gestures, or through bold declarations?

💘: how does my muse act/react when they first realize that they had a crush on somebody?

💝: what would my muse consider a "perfect gift"?

💓: how does my muse feel about physical intimacy?

💌: how would my muse go about confessing to someone they liked? would they do it indirectly or directly, or maybe not at all?

💟: what are three traits that my muse looks for in a partner?

💙: how would my muse handle seeing their object of affection falling in love with someone else?

💚: how does my muse feel about love? about falling in love? about being in love?

💜: how long might it take for my muse to say "i love you" for the first time?

💛: does my muse believe in love-at-first-sight? in soulmates? in fate?

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send me a heart to learn something about my muse!

❤: does my muse consider themselves a romantic?

♡: how does my muse act, consciously and/or subconsciously, around people they are romantically interested in?

❥: what is my muse's ideal date?

ღ: how does my muse feel about displays of affection in public and/or in private?

💕: how does my muse express their feelings? do they do through small but meaningful gestures, or through bold declarations?

💘: how does my muse act/react when they first realize that they had a crush on somebody?

💝: what would my muse consider a "perfect gift"?

💓: how does my muse feel about physical intimacy?

💌: how would my muse go about confessing to someone they liked? would they do it indirectly or directly, or maybe not at all?

💟: what are three traits that my muse looks for in a partner?

💙: how would my muse handle seeing their object of affection falling in love with someone else?

💚: how does my muse feel about love? about falling in love? about being in love?

💜: how long might it take for my muse to say "i love you" for the first time?

💛: does my muse believe in love-at-first-sight? in soulmates? in fate?

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[ooc; anyone wanna like this for a starter? I only have six active threads for Rangiku and two of them are on Skype :/

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        —@kakeruketsui

There’s something special about watching all your hard work come to a head.

Granted, okay, not all of the hard work was hers, exactly. Much of it. Even most of it, if she’s being fair to everyone involved. But! Some of it was hers, and that’s what counts in her mind. After all, if they were the ones planning out this whole thing, can you imagine what a mess it would have been! So she’ll take as much credit as she feels good about taking. 

Which is quite a bit of it, to be sure.

The grounds of the Ninth Division look completely different, what with their makeshift dance floor and the wooden stage they’d put together for the happy couple. Trio. Whatever. Not a good place for the ceremony itself, but the perfect place for a wedding reception — and banquet. She’ll have to be sure to profusely thank the Captain for his talents on that one. Just part of the job.

But, now that everything is underway, there’s no harm in enjoying herself!

“Hey, Rei-chan,” she dares, before catching herself. “Sorry, sorry! Fujiwara-fukutaicho. Sounds good, right?”

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sode-no-shirayuri replied to your post: How about u mind ur own business lol

:((

Angel cake!!

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inspirenjional replied to your post: How about u mind ur own business lol

I THINK THE FUK NOT

U BETTER

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How about u mind ur own business lol

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How resilient is this girl?

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[ooc; anyone wanna like this for a starter? I only have six active threads for Rangiku and two of them are on Skype :/

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RELATIONSHIP HEADCANONS // accepting ☞ Who do they consider a mentor

At this point, Rangiku doesn’t really have a ‘mentor’, exactly, not in part due to the fact that everyone she considered to fill the role has vanished from her life in one way or another. She obviously considered her own captains (prior to Hitsugaya) to be mentors, as well as Captain Unohana. Since that time, though, she’s become pretty untrusting of the various authorities in her life, and it’s hard to imagine her own Captain (a literal child) as a mentor.

In an ideal world? Yoruichi would be a great mentor for Rangiku. Actually, Kukaku would too. 

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☂ Who would they sacrifice for, and how much would they sacrifice

RELATIONSHIP HEADCANONS // accepting

Rangiku is more willing to sacrifice than many might imagine, partially because her estimation of ‘sacrifice’ looks somewhat different than they might envision. Namely, she isn’t willing to give up her comforts and freedom without good reason, but she is willing to die for complete strangers if circumstances become dire. She’ll throw herself into a losing battle to give her friends or captain a flying shot at victory in her stead. (But god forbid someone gives her extra work because they can’t make time for it! That’s an expensive sacrifice right there.)

When it comes to more personal sacrifices, Rangiku can be persuaded to give up free time or resources “cheaper” if she likes you. For instance, she might demand payback for favors from some of the lieutenants with whom she’s on neutral terms with, but she’s willing to take care of Kyoko on a regular basis (though that might be a bad example, since she enjoys spending time with the girl). Apart from Renji, Shuuhei, and Izuru, she’ll cross heaven and earth for Rukia, Rei, Orihime, Momo, and her Captain, among a few others.

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Relationship Headcanons

☠ An enemy, and why they don't get along

☮ Who do they feel closest to

☯ Who is their foil (character contrast)

Ω Have they had any pets, or other kind of animal they're loyal to

♤ Someone they wish they knew better

♧ Someone who they know very well

♡ Who do they have a crush on, or who have they had a crush on in the past

♢ Who do they have the most in common with

♔ An authority figure they get along with

♕ An authority figure they don't get along with

⚜ A person they haven't forgiven yet

☆ A celebrity or famous person they admire

☾ Someone they have stayed late up thinking about

☼ Someone who helps them, or has helped them in the past

☂ Who would they sacrifice for, and how much would they sacrifice

☻ Someone they don't know well, but who they still have a positive impression of

☹ Someone they avoid or try to avoid

☃ Who do they consider family

۞ An ex s/o or friend

❀ Who do they depend on the most

ψ Someone they consider a rival or who considers them a rival

☞ Who do they consider a mentor

☟ Who are they a mentor for

♬ Someone who they consider a friend

❦ Someone who they have thought of in some sort of sexual context

❤ Someone who they have thought of in some sort of romantic context

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      —@deuxscythetango​

There’s something more.

It’s always been there, or at least in the past few years. The yearning. The watching and the wanting — the something more, the desire to hold in her hands something she never thought she’d want. Still isn’t sure she wants. Whatever. It’s just... every time she sees Kyoko with her parents, it’s there.

A few years have passed since she started opening her lieutenants’ quarters to the little girl — once every few months, Kyoko comes to stay for a weekend with ‘Aunt Rangiku’, a weekend in which her parents can take a break from the rigors of parenting. An occasion that both child and lieutenant look forward to, in which they can spend the days and the nights coloring and watching Disney movies on her old VCR television salvaged from a dumpster and eating ice cream. 

But no, it’s not a child she wants, exactly. It’s–

“Come in, come in!” Rangiku holds the door and edges out of the way as Kyoko rushes past her, holding a bag full of clothing and toiletries with her chubby not-toddler fingers. The little girl still isn’t speaking much, which isn’t a problem since Rangiku can talk enough for the both of them. “There’s cupcakes in there!” Maybe buying those was a mistake, but how could she not? They were so cute, and she’d known that Kyoko would love them! Plus she can send some home with Shuuhei, so the two of them won’t completely pig out.

Then she stares at Shuuhei. “Your hair is still weird like that,” she informs him, as is her duty. “Are you gonna come in too? It’s still early, I’m sure they won’t be completely distraught if you take your time coming back.”