TKRB BIG BANG

Touken Ranbu Big Bang challenge! / Summer 2019

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Those Eyes On You

Summary: When Honebami Toushirou first meets Yamanbagiri Kunihiro on a cool autumn day, he’s sure the other sword resents him. A slow burn story of stumbling steps until a quiet and inevitable fall. Or, how one ship comes to sail. And crash and burn.

Rated: T

Tags: Yamanbagiri Kunihiro/Honebami Toushirou, Mikazuki Munechika/Honebami Toushirou (unrequited), hints of Izuminokami Kanesada/Horikawa Toushirou, Fluff and Humor, Angst, Pining, Self-Esteem Issues, Oblivious Love Interests, Canonical Memory Loss, Slow Burn, Fires, Major Character Death, Autumn, Moon Festival, First Loves, Action/Adventure, Ominous Tower Climb, Dark Puddles of Death, Grudges Come to Life, Tons and Tons of Sword Cameos, Open (but optimistic!) End

Read it here, as presented by Ruyi and Sinsin!

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Memoriam Mortis

Summary: In a sleepless citadel, Nikkari must face his own deepest insecurities and find the truth behind the horrors haunting the halls.

Rated: T

Tags: Supernatural, Horror, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Suspense, Canon-typical violence

Read it here, as presented by Jen and Sify!

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Shadow where anxiety preys

Summary: Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, loyally working daily directly by his Master’s side in their office, wants to become stronger. After he is hit during a training session he begins to have vivid visions or perhaps dreams? He sees unknown faces and places but some pieces are not entirely unfamiliar. He starts to realize that getting what he wishes for isn’t always presented in the way you were hoping for.

Rated: T

Tags: Major characters: Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Ookanehira, Unknown Important character that can’t be tagged for now

Minor Characters: Yagen Toushirou, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Heshikiri Hasebe

Other: Gen Fic, Canonical violence, Mystery, Build up, Plot, Don’t trust anyone, This is only the beginning, Tip of the iceberg, First book of the series

Read it here, as presented by Sleix, Atari, and Nem!

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“I am a reflection of yesterday’s rain”

Summary: “You miss Mikazuki, don't you?”

It’s raining, Yamanbagiri is grieving, and Honebami is creating new memories.

Rated: T

Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Character Introspection, Canon-Typical Violence, Almost Drowning, character death before the plot begins, pre-kiwame character growth, everyone please love your Manbas and Bamis

Read it here, as presented by Anh and Xin!

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The Mountain Hag Cackles No More

Summary: Yamanbagiri Kunihiro’s life was normal, yet fortunate. He has great friends, a warm and welcoming family, and a stable part-time job. And he couldn’t ask for nothing more.

And it all changed one day, when a calico cat fell from the sky… followed by a man who looks just like him.

An extremely Manba-centric tokusatsu/precure-esque AU with Sohanba as a main implied pair, ft. implied Nyanchogi, Osafune, Dategumi, and other sword boys.

Rated: T

Tags: Minor Violence, mentions of blood, mention of snakes, Implied relationships, original character death, original characters, AU, Sohanba (implied), Nyanchogi (implied), Osafune, Dategumi, etc.

Read it here, as presented by Lauren and Xin!

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Sun’s out, swords are out

Summary: The sun, the sea and the beach. A perfect combination for any ocean lovers out there. And what better way to enjoy it, if not working while at it?

“Lifeguard volunteer spots are officially open!” Rated: G

Tags: Flashbacks, Baywatch AU, Comedy, No sharks were harmed in the making of this fic.

Read it here, as presented by Suzu and Fumiruku!

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Archetype

Summary: As far as first thoughts go, his was something along the lines of “I thought it would be brighter.”

Also known as--

Mini-chronicle of a certain Yamanbagiri Chougi in history and his misadventures in a certain Citadel

Rated: T

Tags: Historical Setting, Mentions of violence, some swearing, introspection

Read it here, as presented by Cal and Neu!

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Pas de Deux

Summary: After nine years of marriage, Yasusada and Kashuu have long since fallen into the routine of living with one another. There isn’t a thing they don’t know about one another- and life doesn’t seem like their lives aren’t going to change anytime soon. But as secrets come out, and high stakes are put on the line, they find pretty quickly that isn’t the case for them.No one ever said marriage was going to be easy.

Rated: M

Tags: Okitagumi, Hijigumi, AU Setting, graphic depictions of murder, murder, cw: fire, cw: burning, assassination, slow-ish burn

Read it here, as presented by Amani and Ashlee!

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kusa-boke

Summary: “Chaenomeles japonica, the Japanese quince, is also known as kusa-boke. In hanakotoba, it represents love at first sight and ordinariness, among others.”

Koryuu Kagemitsu is assigned a sortie partner. Chiyoganemaru is disarmed in sparring. The citadel approaches its first anniversary, and new developments challenge what they think they know as touken danshi. 

Rated: T: Teen And Up Audiences

Tags: Major Characters: Koryuu Kagemitsu, Chiyoganemaru Minor Characters: Ookanehira, Uguisumaru, Azuki Nagamitsu, Daihannya Nagamitsu, Urashima Kotetsu, Sohayanotsurugi, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Akita Toushirou, Mouri Toushirou, Hachisuka Kotetsu, Yagen Toushirou, Ookurikara, Yamanbagiri Chougi, Original Nonbinary Character(s) (Saniwa) Background Pairings: Azuki Nagamitsu/Daihannya Nagamitsu, past Azuki Nagamitsu/Koryuu Kagemitsu, Ichigo Hitofuri/Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Izuminokami Kanesada/Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Hachisuka Kotetsu/Nagasone Kotetsu Warnings: Mentions of sword breaking, mild body horror Additional Tags: Historical Events, Game Lore Compliant, Character Study, Writer Should Be Booted to Bed

Read it here, as presented by Suke and Nem!

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the night without day

Summary: The night without day is without meaning—with no one to yield to, and no one to surpass, it becomes shackled by stagnation, cursed to never change.

Rated: T

Tags: Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Yamanbagiri Chougi, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro/Yamanbagiri Chougi, Drama, Mutual Pining, Character Study, Light and Day Metaphor

Read it here, as presented by Rosaire and teaandcookie!

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i like you (and i swear i’m not practicing)

Summary: Feelings are hard to describe and confessions are even harder to plan out. Or;The times Kashuu tried to confess to Horikawa and the one time it worked (except, not as planned)

Rated: G

Tags: Horikawa Kunihiro/Kashuu Kiyomitsu, High School Au, Childhood friends to Lovers, Fluff, Mutual pining, but they’re both kinda stupid, Horikawa is great at reading emotions unless they’re his own, Kashuu just wants his confession to go well, the rest of the SSG are suffering and attempting to be the best wingmen, no beta we die like men

Read it here, as presented by Time and Koori!

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Unchanging Sky

Summary: “There are people in this world called “soulmates”, you see. For certain people, they are their everything. Their whole world, their reason, their greatest love. We are made this way so that we may find our soulmates easier.”

“Find them?”

“Your soulmate has taken your colour, so to speak, and it is trapped in their eyes. When you meet them, when you finally see them - then you can see that colour again.”

Rated: T

Tags: Izuminokami Kanesada/Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki/Izuminokami Kanesada, Strangers to Lovers, Slow Burn, Angst, Fluff, Developing Relationship, Mild Language, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood and Violence, Character Death, Sword Breaking

Read it here, as presented by Christie and Koori!

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a future beyond our imagination

Summary: Shokudaikiri Mitsutada. Ookurikara. Tsurumaru Kuninaga. The three of them make up the rising idol group, KIZUNA. This is the story of how they came to be. Rating: G Tags: No beta we die like men, idol au, dategumi as TRIGGER from IDOLiSH7, can be seen as lowkey dategumi ot3, cameo from Mikazuki and Kogitsunemaru, Akashi as president, Kashuu as MC, Hachisuka as manager but he’s only mentioned

Read it here, as presented by Anna and Alouette

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Isaranami

Summary: After a fire destroys the town he lives in and the trading company he works for, Mutsunokami is given a ship. Inspired by a mysterious map he finds, he and his new crew set sail for an unnamed island… but what will they find? Rating: T Tags: Mutsunba, Anmitsu, Shokutsuru, Nankai/Kikkou, implied Ishikari.  Dystopian AU, war, travel, yokai, romance, fridge horror.

Read it here, as presented by Skye and Alouette

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memoirs

Summary: Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, first sword and retainer of the Citadel, breaks on a sortie while protecting Houchou Toshirou. With their beloved sword gone, Aruji has a hard time recovering and it’s up to Hasebe Heshikiri, now appointed secretary, to take care of the other sword warriors.Azuchi Castle, 1579. Mikazuki Munechika, Kashuu Kiyomitsu and Gokotai Toushirou are on their way back from a mission when the tachi finds a lost and confused Yamanbagiri Kunihiro hiding out in the forest that surrounds the castle. Being a different Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, he has no memories of the time he has spent at the Citadel, and no one feels the need to remind him of what they once had. Having him back is enough - or so they convince themselves. But not all hope is lost. Rating: T Tags: Mikazuki Munechika/Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, what if, memory loss, kind of one-sided, kind of slow burn, drinking/alcohol, angst with a happy ending, scars, self harm thoughts, hurt/comfort, fluff here and there

Read it here, as presented by Emme and Clover Zero

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Up Above the Clouds

Summary: “If anything, Izuminokami considers his days being peaceful enough that he could even say he’s content with having this whole new life as a flesh-and-blood warrior this time. Until that day. The day he - even years later, probably forever, if not longer -will claim as The Day When Aruji Made The Biggest Mistake Of Mankind.The day when Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki gets successfully summoned into life.” Or, in other words; Izuminokami grows up, through the years and seasons. Rating: G Tags: Izuminokami Kanesada × Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, attempted character study, no major warnings, mostly fluff with a dash of ichinii angst

Read it here, as presented by Bia, Lexie, and Lauren

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Once Upon a Time

Summary: This is the story of a certain citadel and its occupants’ lively days, of sword warriors becoming a family, and of two sword grandpas experiencing their clumsy first love. It's their Hanamaru days full of ordinary and unordinary occurrences. Rating: G Tags: Comedy Fluff Humour MikaTsuru Dategumi Osafune

Read it here, as presented by Gorgeousname and Lexie