Monday Night Primetime Romance - Hijikata x Tae

A side blog and repository dedicated to the rare pair, the scariest and most dangerous couple in Gintama: Hijikata x Tae or 土妙 / HijiTae.

[hijitae]

[tired-fandom-ndn]

Sometimes "rarepair" means "you are literally the only person who posts about this on tumblr dot com" and you have to learn to be okay with that.

[alysiusart]

Tae and Hijikata comission for @bossladytae 💙

[seigibathala]

hijikata and otae this summer ☀️

[arirna]

You’re not Buddha. You think you can bring salvation to everyone you meet? There are people you can save and others you can’t save no matter how hard you try.

[miki-langelo]

"but they barely interact!" "They don't have many scenes together!" "They've talked to each other like once!" SHUT UP SHUT UP! THAT'S THE FUN OF IT!

I COULD IMAGINE ALL THAT IT COULD BE OR COULD'VE BEEN! IT'S MY WORLD! THINK OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WE DIDN'T SEE! THE POSSIBILITIESSSSS!!!!

[hijitae]

“I’m so sorry!”

“…blame us police, who couldn’t do anything.”

“Hijikata-san…”

[hijitae]

Hijikata & Tae for the Gintama Smartphone Battle Chronicle game.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

yes, I’d love for my ship to be canon too, but I feel like fandom culture today focuses too much on “my ship must be canon or else I will be a bitch and harass people about it” energy that we’ve lost the main point of shipping two fictional characters together, why we do it in the first place, which is that it’s fun. it brings us comfort and joy. and even if the ship isn’t canon, we have fan contents, so many amazing fan art and fanfics. you can create whatever you want about them. make them kiss. make them yearn for each other. make them confess their love under the rain.

“but it’s not canon” THEY ARE ALREADY FICTION. canon or not. they are a fragment of imagination forged by their canon creators, meaning YOU can create your own art about them too.

canon = art made by canon creators, they created it, it’s out there, it exists, it’s valid.

fan contents = art made by you, you created it, it’s out there, it exists, it’s just as valid.

[001x456]

no you have to contribute to your fandom if you don't want it to die. most fandoms die because people say 'it's so sad watching the fandom die when the hype dies' without doing anything about it. I'm not saying you have to push out 100k word slow-burn fic, I'm not saying you have to make fan art or gif sets or edits or anything. I'm just saying we as a community should contribute to our fandom if we don't want it to die, and by contributing, I'm talking about giving kudos, commenting on your favorite fics, reblogging your favorite art and just talking about your favorite characters. that's enough to keep a fandom alive. that's the most effective way to keep a fandom alive in my humble opinion.

fandoms die because people stop talking about it, fandoms die because people stop engaging with fan content once the hype is gone. what I'm saying is, mainstream media's hype may be gone, but our fandom can stay alive and thriving if us as a community don't let it die.

[nteabodies]

Could you draw Hijikata and Tae from Gintama as a couple? They are one of my favorite rare pairs!

omg?? I've never considered them as a ship but it's so good!! Hijikata is canonically a sweetheart with the people he's in love with and Tae deserves only the best fr. Do you have any episode reccs where they have good interactions? Im so intrigued

Wonder if he will enjoy Otae's cooking if she put mayo over it XD

Anw Here's some established Hijikata/Tae haha Idk if this would be an accurate dynamic to canon tho

[hijitae]

A belated Christmas fic for HijiTae! 🎄

Love in the Snow

Summary: An unexpected blizzard delays Tae's Christmas Eve plans with Hijikata, but life has a way of turning mishaps into magic.

Click the title for the link if you're interested in reading.

[tsukkimin]

Another Hijikata/Tae commission for @bossladytae! I really enjoyed working on this piece <3 I do enjoy drawing beautiful people looking fancy!

>>KO-FI COMMISSIONS OPEN<<

>>Commissions FAQ

[hijitae]

Hijikata & Tae in recent merch line-ups.

[shapesquall]

I really loved how these two were color-coordinated during the Host Club arc. They look so good together! ❤️

[the-bar-sinister]

Managing to have a ship absolutely no one else ships in a popular fandom almost feels like an achievement.

[azura17003]

Could you draw Hijikata and Tae? Doesn’t matter if it’s romantic or platonic, I just think their personalities mesh well and love to see them together!

I honestly can’t remember much of their interactions so this may be ooc, but I’m trying to get better at writing fluid conversation. Sorry if this isn’t quite what you envisioned!