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( # 𝑏 𝑢 𝑟 𝑛 𝑡 𝑓 𝑎 𝑖 𝑡 ℎ ) — independent makoto shishio.

( # 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛 ) — vengeance , senseless violence , religious bastardization , war , betrayal , power , manipulation , the yakuza , meiji & edo period , samurai , rebirth through death , conquest , cults , and an insatiable appetite for the macabre.

( # 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜 ) — carrd , rules , memes (always open.)

( # !!! ) this blog does not support nobuhiro watsuki. mutilated by shikotos. iconless & literate. interchangeable between live action & animanga shishio. both are treated as the same character.

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proof of life. still around. asks & all ask memes are open.

[birchtreecat]

“I’m afraid of dming them” this “I’m socially anxious/awkward” that

REBLOG IF ITS OKAY FOR ME TO SPAWN IN YOUR DMS FOR NO REASON. JUST TO BE SILLY GOOFY!! IM SOCIAL IM A YAPPER I JUST DONT WANT TO SCARE YALL!!

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alright you crazy sons of bitches who just arrived from my instagram. send in some asks. shishio will respond. maybe some art. you know the drill

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this is your sign to watch the rurouni kenshin live action films

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rkgk

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i’ve always considered shishio an unusually religious man despite his behaviors and deeds; faithfully mutilated the same way anji was. i think he believes in hell not just because there is “evidence” of it on earth with human violence, but also because it is the only place he can feasibly imagine himself existing and thriving; devouring and devouring other, weaker individuals like second nature. shishio knows he’s a monster; he never questions or denies the assumption.

if anything, he takes pride in it; knowing (as shown in master of flame) that at least since the day he gathered the juppongatana, he knew he was going to hell. shishio believes hell is on earth not just because of the war, but also because he is there; his very existence proves that the world is a horrible, horrible place. and i find that very fascinating about his character; almost even telling about how he saw himself, maybe since the beginning of his story, before we even knew him.

[classsymemes]

starter call 2.0   feel free to combine prompts !

for  a  happy  starter .

for  a  melancholy  starter .

for  an  excited  starter .

for  an  angry  starter .

for  a  soft  starter .

for  a  silly  starter .

for  an  angsty  starter .

for  a  violent  starter .

for  a  romantic  starter .

for  a  sexual  starter .

for  a  comforting  starter .

for  a  threatening  starter .

for  an  argumentative  starter .

for  an  action / adventure  starter .

for  a  flirtatious  starter .

for  a  loving  starter .

for  a  hostile  starter .

for  an  envious  starter .

for  a  fearful  starter .

for  an  injured / sick  starter .

for  an  urgent  starter .

for  a  celebratory  starter .

for  a  reunion  starter .

for  a  lazy  starter .

for  a  protective  starter .

for  a  domestic  starter .

for  an  intimate  starter .

for  a  weather - based  starter .

for  a  surprised  starter .

for  a  malicious  starter .

for  an  illegal  starter .

for  a  concerned  starter .

for  a  tense  starter .

for  a  sentimental  starter .

for  a  hopeful  starter .

for  a  hopeless  starter .

for  a  guilty  starter .

for  an  embarrassed  starter .

for  an  anxious  starter .

for  a  desperate  starter .

for  a  disappointed  starter .

for  an  aggressive  starter .

for  a  cautious  starter .

for  an  impulsive  starter .

for  a  resentful  starter .

for  a  suspicious  starter .

for  a  conflicted  starter .

for  a  provoked  starter .

for  an  awkward  starter .

for  a  dishonest  starter .

for  a  fatigued  starter .

for  a  grateful  starter .

for  a  flustered  starter .

for  a  vulnerable  starter .

for  a  manipulative  starter .

for  a  professional  starter .

for  a  mischievous  starter .

for  a  relieved  starter .

for  a  cooperative  starter .

for  an  uncooperative  starter .

for  a  moody  starter .

for  an  impatient  starter .

for  a  competitive  starter .

for  an  encouraging  starter .

for  a  sensual  starter .

for  an  interrupted  starter .

for  a  clumsy  starter .

for  a  tearful  starter .

for  an  affectionate  starter .

for  a  cozy  starter .

[mcflymemes]

"I CANNOT SHOW ANY WEAKNESS" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for those who think they need to be tough at all times to get through a difficult situation, adjust as necessary

i don't have time for games, [name].

you can't stop me.

these people are counting on me to save them.

every second i wait, every moment i take for myself, is another life lost.

i'm not willing to put anyone else's life on the line.

i have to be tougher than this.

you taught me to be strong.

i'm not giving up.

there's no time to waste.

you stay behind. i'm leaving.

that's not a risk i'm willing to take.

there's no time to sit and chat. i have to keep going.

i'm not tired.

i was just resting my eyes.

you're imagining things.

i'm perfectly fine continuing on.

we have to pick up the pace.

they're counting on me to fix this.

there are so many lives at stake.

we can't slow down.

don't ask me to take a break.

i wasn't crying.

i can't let them see me falter.

there's no time for breaks.

i don't need sleep. i need answers.

i'm not wasting another second on this.

we have to figure out a way around it.

get up. we're going.

we're finding another way through.

if i have to break the door down, i will.

so many people are counting on me.

i can't afford to fail.

i can't let them see me quit.

there's no room for failure.

too many lives are at stake for me to just sit here and do nothing.

they need a hero.

i'm not sitting around and waiting for someone to save me.

i don't have time for this.

i can do this on my own.

get out of my way. let me try.

move out of my way.

you're not going to stop me.

do you realize how many people are relying on me?

sometimes i think of the faces of those who died because i wasn't fast enough.

i'm not sticking around to find out.

let go of me. i'm leaving.

there has to be some way to stop them.

i haven't quit yet.

"giving up" isn't in my vocabulary.

i don't need you to look at it. i'll be fine.

it's just a flesh wound. it'll heal.

you can't make me stay here.

they put me in charge.

i can't afford to let anyone down.

i'm not strong enough.

[crownmemes]

Sad Sentences, Vol. 13

(Sad sentences from various sources. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I don't think I can change."

"What I've got to do is going to tear me apart."

"Have I always been such an asshole?"

"Could I have ever understood you?"

"You deserve so much more than somebody as messed up as me."

"Thank you for being kind when you don't have to be."

"I failed you. The guilt that I carry for that is bottomless."

"Are you bored with me?"

"You're not a bad man, but you ruin people."

"Do you feel like everything's changed all at once?"

"You know, every time you remember something, your mind changes it just a little, until your best and your worst memories, they're your biggest illusions."

"I don't deserve someone like you."

"I'm not the man that you think I am."

"There is no life without love. None worth having, anyway."

"I don't think I'm going to want to talk to you for a while."

"It's my fault all this happened to you..."

"I don't know if I will ever be myself again. I don't know if I've got any self left over."

"I don't even know why I'm alive right now."

"I don't laugh as easily as I used to."

"I'm the furthest from happy that I've ever been."

"I've long since given up caring for anyone."

"You know what really scares me? I like being fucked up."

"I didn't think we could lose."

"We're all alone in the end, don't you think?"

"What does she have that I don't have?"

"It's recently come to my attention that men cannot be trusted."

"I think I was in love with the idea of love."

"I killed someone - or, more accurately, I couldn't save someone, but it felt like killing them."

"Most people, they go their whole life and they never really find someone they love. They say they do because everybody's the star of their own little romantic comedy, but they're full of shit."

"I've never known myself as well as I know myself when I'm with you."

"I'm not the man you knew. There's blood on my teeth, and in my soul, I think."

"The only person I hate more than you is me."

"You know that I don't actually have any friends? I have people that I know, but no one that I can talk to."

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."

"I don't know how much longer I can be all that useful to you."

[crownmemes]

First Meetings Sentences, Vol. 3

(Sentences for muses meeting for the first time. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I'm beginning to find you quite interesting."

"I'm not going to have this conversation, least of all with someone I don't even know."

"How do you know where I live?"

"Who are you and why are you being so aggressive with me?"

"Do you always make this good of a first impression?"

"You don't say much, do you?"

"Oh good, I'm not the only one who's late!"

"I don't trust you. I can't trust you. I don't know who you are or where you come from."

"You have an interesting accent. Where are you from exactly?"

"Perhaps you'd like to know my name?"

"I got here by accident. How did you get here?"

"You're pretty cute, you know that?"

"Is small talk a way you deal with your anxiety?"

"It occurs to me that I don't know the first thing about you."

"I've been warned to watch out for women like you."

"Seeing as you let yourself in, forgive me if it's forwards to ask, but who the hell are you?"

"Who are you to tell me what to do?"

"You don't know me. You only know of me."

"How do you know that name? I haven't used that name in years!"

"Oh, hello! I know you, don't I?"

"You know, it is a little bit strange that we hardly know each other, right?"

"Hey, I immediately don't like you."

"I don't think we've ever been alone in a room together, have we?"

"Odd as it may seem, I don't feel you to be a stranger."

"I think your name is beautiful."

"You know that feeling you have that we've met before? It's the same with me."

"I was hoping we could talk a little business. Would you like some tea?"

"I'm not sure we've ever properly met."

"I didn't want us to meet like this."

"I hear you've been looking for me. I'm flattered."

"Hello! I love your work!"

"I have the strangest sense we've met before. Do you think that's possible? In another lifetime?"

"What are you doing sitting here all by yourself?"

"I've heard so much about you that I feel I almost know you."

"If you know so much about me, then perhaps you would like to say who you are?"

[aedearly]

✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺.

₊˚⊹ ㅤa collection of loose quotes taken from various characters from hades (supergiant games). these quotes are from the first game of the series. writing/roleplaying prompts. from fluff to angst! feel free to edit as you see fit, especially since some are gendered.

❝ i’m leaving. try and stop me. ❞ ❝ that could have gone better. ❞ ❝ why can’t you just stay? ❞ ❝ i wish you could come with me. ❞ ❝ you’re coming with me. ❞ ❝ i have to take you back. ❞ ❝ but for you, i will be making an exception. ❞ ❝ whew… they’re gone. ❞ ❝ now, come on, we got places to be! ❞ ❝ may the fates favour your journey. ❞ ❝ oh you know, i’d rather have my eyes put out, but thanks for offering! ❞ ❝ if only… ❞ ❝ you should be ashamed of yourself, and learn your place. ❞ ❝ ahh, so you are taking pity on me, then? ❞ ❝ i’m sorry that it has to be this way. ❞ ❝ you’re late. ❞ ❝ will i see you soon? ❞ ❝ did you miss me? ❞ ❝ i’m home. ❞ ❝ we’re heading home. ❞ ❝ you… came back? ❞ ❝ i hope i didn’t keep you waiting very long, did i? ❞ ❝ is something wrong? ❞ ❝ i can’t believe this. ❞ ❝ i’m in your debt. ❞ ❝ there’s going to be payback, you know. ❞ ❝ … damn you. ❞ ❝ this is for you. ❞ ❝ do you remember me? my name is—ah, nevermind. ❞ ❝ i’m not who you think i am. ❞ ❝ keep following that heart of yours. ❞ ❝ to hell with this place! ❞ ❝ fear is for the weak. ❞ ❝ oh, look at you, you poor, poor thing, you’re hurt! ❞ ❝ you’re such a sweetheart. ❞ ❝ you brought this on yourself. ❞ ❝ no need to thank me, mate. ❞ ❝ please, i don’t want to do this… ❞ ❝ you don’t have to do this… ❞ ❝ only the best for you. ❞ ❝ i hope you’re right. ❞ ❝ gods grant me strength… ❞ ❝ that is the worst idea i think i’ve ever heard. ❞ ❝ do you understand how little sense that makes? ❞ ❝ look what i found! ❞ ❝ something’s changed about the beating of your heart. ❞ ❝ no wonder they don’t like you. ❞ ❝ wish i could be there to see your face. ❞ ❝ i’ll earn your favour yet. ❞ ❝ how bad could it be? ❞ ❝ hello there, handsome. ❞ ❝ … this is the cheesiest thing i’ve heard from you. ❞ ❝ what has gotten into you? ❞ ❝ blood and darkness! ❞ ❝ lucky for you, i’ve no pride like many others here. ❞ ❝ it’s over. i’m sorry. ❞ ❝ go. away. i won’t repeat myself. ❞ ❝ i knew your heart was true. ❞ ❝ let’s kiss and make up! ❞ ❝ mischief, me? oh please! ❞ ❝ i don’t know how you can stand this kind of thing… ❞ ❝ you tried. that’s what matters. ❞ ❝ a man after my own heart… ❞ ❝ why won’t you give up? ❞ ❝ ever so stubborn, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ life and death, one and the same. ❞ ❝ you’re running from yourself. again. ❞ ❝ what do you want from me? leave me alone. we’ve nothing to discuss anymore. ❞ ❝ i cannot bring myself to stay upset with you forever. ❞ ❝ the truth is i’m a lover, not a fighter. ❞ ❝ i have to see her! ❞ ❝ so how goes wilful disobedience of late? ❞ ❝ you think all these gifts will make things go back to the way they were? ❞ ❝ we’re older now—i’d hope we’re wiser, too. ❞ ❝ i have to go. ❞ ❝ we were having such a good time! ❞ ❝ time is up. ❞ ❝ you’re so reckless. ❞ ❝ thank you for always keeping me on my toes. ❞ ❝ your luck’s run out. ❞ ❝ i don’t know why i bother with you, honestly. ❞ ❝ may i call you my friend? ❞ ❝ i’d like to make a toast, to you! ❞ ❝ no need for special thanks. ❞ ❝ i’ve some memories i’m not quite ready to give up on yet. ❞ ❝ i’ll break your heart. ❞

[burntfaith]

i really should add a verses page.

tbd; sengoku, edo verses.

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short compilation post of shishio just being hilariously chill in his spinoff manga

all panels sourced from Rurouni Kenshin Uramaku - Honoo O Suberu/Master of Flame

there's something incredibly funny about shishio being willing to hand out money for no reason if someone complains to him for not paying them enough. like he's not even going to ask if yumi's trying to trick him?? he's such a chill guy

he's just one of those characters who's so weirdly colloquial and casual in a way you wouldn't expect. i really love master of flame because it shows more of him just being casual as opposed to him just constantly evil aura-farming in the main series

[misc-headcanons]

Ok I'm ngl, Shishio can...dare I say... get it 👀

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one of my favorite parts of the rurouni kenshin live action movies is that we just never get to find out how aoshi ended up on that ship. did he get his own boat? did he swim? did we just brush over the fact that the rengoku is at least several km off shore? he wasn't even invited to the function. shishio didnt know who he was. how did he get there

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a very old hypothetical scenario comic i made where shishio and kenshin met during the transition of the hitokiri mantle.

i have a headcanon that kenshin did actually meet pre-burnt shishio a long time ago, but shishio introduced himself with a false name; this led to kenshin later down the line not recognizing him at first because he'd changed so much. by the time they'd come face to face for real and kenshin did recognize shishio, he had no reason to try and reconcile or save him because it was clear shishio was very much beyond saving. that's not to imply kenshin was okay with him dying, but more-so it was that "i need to get rid of you but i can't kill you. i don't know what im supposed to do" which eventually led to the pyrrhic victory we see in canon. i just think there's a lot of lost potential in these two having known each other before they went down their respective paths. imagine standing before your worst enemy and knowing that so many years ago, you probably could have changed something. (though lets be honest, no amount of mercy could have absolved or saved shishio. i think he's one of those characters whos doomed from the start)