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the dancer. | @fleetingdance

a comment made in ( hopefully ) good faith- and yet his face still turns an embarrassingly violent shade of red. “ on the contrary, milady. ” his voice catches awkwardly in his throat. “ i … am not ashamed- merely, e-embarrassed by you seeing me. ”

@nintoku / 3h starters.

scarlet eyes are soft with a gentle sort of knowing, but miketsu will not pry just yet; instead she smiles evenly, itching with the desire to pat the young man’s cheek or smooth his collar.

(how many decades has she spent on the attempt to train that instinct out?)

humans have so rarely taken that well.

❛ me? because i am a stranger, or because i am a woman? ❜ if it comforts him to know, she is neither, at least not quite.

#fleetingdance #on your bs i see my boy!

lady amaterasu. | @mammaterasu

seven - thousand dotted red leaves fall from on high. each one cascades down unto the paths below, forked right and left and all around, spiralling into visions of an autumnal waterfall wherein branches are as white as bleached bone. long gone are the blinding tundras of yesteryear. now the wood reigns. boughs sprout out forth, ancient and unyielding, tasting the amber stained skies for rain only to find the breath of sunlight blow over their bodies.

at last, she has come.

below the shrine, at the foot of the hill, that is where she stood. silently, calmly, unintrusive. magnificent, almost omnipotent light had now fashioned itself through a physical body, the body of the white - wolf. claws sprawl outward from her paws, her dusty - eyed gaze was endless and benevolent, and from her back did a billion colours bloom and burn. around amaterasu - ōmikami the forest itself appeared to bow before her presence, whispering prayers over and over again. looking up, something akin to a smile crosses beast - like lips.

… i remember your face

QUIET HOUSES / @nintoku.

fushimi inari-taisha is still, today, but it is full of life. a serene sea of crimson and orange yawns to meet the sun deity, and the shrine sings of her arrival.

miketsu-no-kami is a vision in white, a wraith at its epicenter. she descends the hill with such measured steps that she appears to glide to meet her visitor, but she does not go slowly; indeed, the harvest goddess’s secretive smile betrays an unmistakable warmth, a boon for one alone.

her kitsune—fragments of herself—they gather and spread and gather again. they are ripples against autumn air, lighting a path of foxfire along the torii to guide her home. they call out, reverent, whispering, here, beloved, welcome, beloved, welcome!

❛ and i, yours, although you do not wear it, ❜ she breathes. ❛ although time would have me forget. ❜

missed, missed, but never truly gone. you are here, here, here.

#thank u.... i was so excited for this.... auntie ammy......#mammaterasu

eviefyres

PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2

over a year ago, i made this meme & since then, it’s blown up. so, over a year later — i thought i would make a new one. so here it is, after several requests & a pile of brains, THE PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2

send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .

ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .

FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .

ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .

#➳ kitsune trail. | meme

katatede

片手で

indie ibaraki douji of onmyoji fandom with mythological and historical influences.

Multifandom friendly with crossover verses featuring fate/series, granblue fantasy, touken ranbu, and more.

mun is 21+ and friendly, ims and askbox always open.

Rules - Verses - Mun

#promo.

as onmyoji lore decides to interpret it, the title of “inari” is actually one that has gone to several different kami over the millennia! inari is a kami that represents and promotes humanity’s prosperity, and bears the weight of much of humanity’s wishes. miketsu is the current inari, and has been such for thousands of years. it isn’t a title that goes to just any kami; it’s a position and name that can only go to someone of fitting power. that’s why when miketsu starts problems for takamagahara, as she is like to do once every few centuries, it’s hard for them to just kill her off and be done with it. they don’t have anyone to replace her! so they have to just keep wiping her memories to get her to behave.

(this is really just onmyoji’s way of hand waving inari’s many, many different identities in shintoism, by the way... but i can acknowledge that and also tell you firmly that mimi is a shapeshifter and quite bold about it, as well.)

anyway! miketsu was not born as inari.

miketsu is the daughter of susanoo-no-mikoto, patron kami of the sea and storms (as well as brother to amaterasu herself), and before she was the kami of the harvest and foxes, she was the kami of swordsmiths and fishermen. (there is a famous painting of inari helping the legendary swordsmith munechika forge one of his most iconic blades, kogitsunemaru, but this doesn’t fit into onmyoji’s timeline, which breaks my heart. maybe she still has a little bit of a passion for forging blades, deep down.) she is not big on her father, but more on that in another post eventually.

miketsu, from her birth, was a very reserved and distant child. she was always a prospective inari due to her strength, but she did not have quite the same attachment to all of humanity as the one she possesses now. in fact, she never really grew into attachments to others until she fell in love with her wife, ukemochi. ukemochi was the kami of the harvest before miketsu, and she was everything miketsu is known to be now; matronly, kind, and patient.

...well, i won’t go into it right now, but ukemochi died the most unfair death imaginable. fucking tsukuyomi.

after ukemochi died, miketsu went on a little bit of a grief-fueled rampage and it led to her first memory wipe. after that, miketsu took on all of ukemochi’s responsibilities, and does not really recollect a time where she was anything but the kami of agriculture and rice, etc. etc. etc. she doesn’t recall her wife and in fact assumes that “ukemochi” must have been an alias she used once. in a very messed up way, her wife is still a part of her.

it was through all of the good miketsu did after taking over for ukemochi that she amassed enough worshipers to become a representative of humanity’s fortune! her time spent as the aloof, semi-obscure patron of swordsmithing and fishing was rather short-lived compared to how long she’s been watching over... most people in japan in ukemochi’s place. mimi works very hard.

#➳ reflection. | headcanon #i have so much to say i am sorry for this #au where ukemochi lives to become inari instead and miketsu is her quiet but devoted blacksmith wife dvndnvk

nintoku

❝ No matter what darkness vexes the people of Kyoto, I… I choose to believe in them! ❞

private miketsu-no-kami from onmyoji.

#pls share this and support me in my endeavors.....#the rpc is a mystery to me and i have no clue who to follow cnsnxns #promo.

nanami-namimi

Miketsu - onmyoji

#➳ foxfire. | miketsu #➳ harvest moon. | fanart

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Gemstone Headcanons

Another set of questions aligned to gemstones to help develop characters! Send in some gemstones to learn more about the muse(s)!

Agate: What or who will your muse protect with their life?

Amazonite: How do they go about comforting or calming down others? Are they good at it?

Amethyst: Do they have a good intuition? If so, do they typically heed it or not?

Apatite: Do they find it easy to communicate with new people, or do they avoid it as much as possible?

Aquamarine: How insightful are they?

Aventurine: Are they the opportunistic sort, or do they typically let chances slip by?

Blue Topaz: Are they the courageous sort? Do they find they can overcome obstacles in their way with relative ease?

Cat’s Eye: What sorts of things soothes them when they’re worked up?

Chalcedony: How do they consider their allies in regards to themself? Do they reach out to them, or do they typically keep to themself?

Citrine: How open are they to new ideas or cultures?

Diamond: Do they find themselves getting sick often or do they have a relatively strong immune system?

Diopside: Are they a creative person in any way? How so?

Emerald: Do they suffer from any sort of mental illness?

Fluorite: Are they able to concentrate easily no matter where they are, or do they need a quiet space with little distracts?

Garnet: What are they most passionate about and who are they most devoted to?

Iolite: Are they financially responsible or do they tend to blow their money as soon as they have it?

Jade: What are their opinions on luck? Do they believe in it?

Jasper: What do they typically do to relax?

Kyanite: What is their temper like?

Lapis Lazuli: How aware are they of others and of their surroundings?

Moonstone: What inspires them? Why?

Onyx: How do they handle hostility from others, whether verbally or physically?

Opal: Are they the emotional sort?

Peridot: Are they open to new growth and change in any way, or are they resistant to it?

Prehnite: Do they find it easy to recall their dreams or do they hardly remember them?

Rose Quartz: Do they typically hold grudges? Are they the type to compromise as best they can during a conflict?

Ruby: Do they typically keep their heart on their sleeve?

Rutile Quartz: Do they have a habit of looking for the source of a problem? Are they the type to attempt to solve it if they’re able, or do they try to avoid it?

Sapphire: What makes them happiest? Is there a reason why?

Smoky Quartz: How is their physical endurance? Are they the active sort of person or not?

Spinel: Are they a worry-wort or are they carefree?

Tanzanite: Do they heal quickly or do bruises and cuts tend to heal slowly?

Tiger’s Eye: Are they self-confident or wracked with doubt?

Topaz: Are they the type to cheer on others or do they prefer to be center stage?

Tourmaline: Are they the understanding sort or do they have trouble connecting with others?

Turquoise: Do they strive for success or do they typically prefer to go with the flow?

Zircon: How wise are they?

#➳ kitsune trail. | meme