COME, MILADY!

[bubblebrow]

we’re late!!!

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❝Oh--❞ It’s quite a rare occurrence that anyone approaches Haru while she tends to the flowerbeds. There’s a soft ‘tac’ as she sets the watering can down on the ground by her feet, fixing her posture and dusting her knees to tidy herself up a bit. It’s even rarer that anyone actually comes to admire the flowers-- ❝Can I help you?❞ 

@screamshiranui | ♡

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❝Oh-- that was wonderful, Ann-chan! Bravo!❞ Haru clasps her hands under her chin as she stares in complete, unadulterated awe at her friend. They found common ground in their love for cartoons and chose to watch a few together that afternoon, nestled comfortably in Ann’s room. At a certain point, their marathon turned into Ann showing off her impressions of the crafty villainess. ❝Shall I try to play the role of the heroine next time?❞

@takanyakis | ♡

[puppetaxed]

“ better terrible truths than kind lies. ”

❝Terrible truths... I think I see that, now.❞ Haru muses, one hand tracing the other as she replays it in her mind. Sugimura’s hand closed around her wrist and the way she was unable to escape his grip, no matter how much she struggled. And, worst of all, the fact that she was unable to help Mona. Thousands of those kind lies had pushed her towards a breaking point.

Ann’s blue eyes are wise beyond her years in this moment, and soft with empathy. Haru cannot help but let her memories drift to the rumors that circulated about Kamoshida. The way she had heard Ann’s name tossed around carelessly in the midst of it all, her part in the matter twisted and embellished to a sickening degree. Although she had never taken an interest in gossip and kept a careful distance from her classmates, it was impossible not to overhear bits and pieces just by walking the halls of Shujin.

--Haru’s not about to breach a painful subject for her. But she knows Ann is coming from a place of understanding in this moment, and it helps her open up a little.

❝I chose to bear it all with a smile, simply because that’s what was expected of me. I wanted my father’s approval so badly, because I thought...❞ Haru confesses, wearing a deceptively natural smile even now, as though to buffer her emotions somehow. ❝I suppose that’s where I went wrong. Approval and love aren’t the same thing, are they?❞

Enough of that. She breathes out and shakes her head, bolstering her smile in spite of the stab in her chest. Now that she’s surrounded by people who genuinely want to help--

❝–It makes me happy to hear you say that, though. For so long, I was told exactly the opposite. I believed that I would have to go on living that way forever.❞

@takanyakis

[andantegrazioso-deactivated2018]

Giselle Act II | Carlotta Edwards

[puppetaxed]

“ you know they would not offer you mercy. ”

❝True. It really is quite incredible that something can be both cute and merciless at the same time. Don’t you think?❞ Haru holds her cheek in her hand, staring with almost childlike wonder at their adversaries. They’re surrounded, which is fairly serious, but she doesn’t wear the same guarded countenance as everyone else. Because these shadows are just too cute! The thought escapes her before they engage in battle and she’s still somewhat oblivious to the bewildered gazes shifting over to her. The other thieves, on the other hand, only sigh and shake their heads. They’re used to this by now. 

Kirijo-san makes a pragmatic point, but Haru cannot help but fawn and admire how precious these shadows are. Wiggling their arms around like they’re dancing… and there’s one sporting an adorable monster face, very much like a drawing a child might make! 

They’re moving closer, though, and she prioritizes the safety of her friends over all else. 

❝–Although, I suppose they’ll be just as cute when I finish them with my axe.❞ 

@dolgelo

[puppetaxed]

“ there is a difference between confidence and arrogance. ”

❝–It can be hard to tell the difference, sometimes.❞ Haru admits, faltering only a little around him. These rooms are always so stuffy, saturated with the perfume of people who tend to be, well, quite arrogant. Men in their crisp suits and ties, carrying their pride on their tongues, and women boasting jewels around their necks and heels that snap hungrily after gossip like the jaws of a shark. Haru wears her dainty little mask all through these nights like it’s a masquerade, exchanging pleasantries and smiling her way through until the very end. But this man, Tachibana-san, deigns to talk with her on subjects beyond just who her father is and his business ventures. Or, the most popular subject as of late, her engagement to Sugimura-san.

Tachibana-san speaks to her as though she’s a human being and not a puppet whose only functions are to sit and smile gracefully. If she’s careful enough, then perhaps…

Her words, her actions, ( especially in this room ) could be used against her father, and– that would simply not do. But she opens up, a little, and perhaps it counts for something.

❝Well, then… perhaps it is not so much a matter of differentiating between confidence and arrogance than it is a matter of how conscious one truly is of the they treat the people around them.❞ Maybe, and she keeps this particular thought to herself, it is possible for confidence to become arrogance if one’s adversary becomes stronger without them knowing it. And it’s because of the Phantom Thieves that she can even entertain such a thought, lately.

…Even if they haven’t responded to her request yet.

@kaminotsumahajiki

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( i was nannying today and could hear vacuuming in the next room while the baby was napping and suddenly got hit with a roomba headcanon for haru so just... hear me out... if she had one, she would smash it. completely obliterate it. the sound would wake her up during the night, it’d scare her half to death and she would break it somehow to stop it in its tracks. )

[puppetaxed]

( gently sets a starter call here )

[phantomemes]

rp sentence starters using lines from leigh bardugo’s work , six of crows 

“ of course they were wrong. ” “ every act of violence was deliberate. ” “ every favor came with enough strings attached to stage a puppet show. ” “ it’s always good to have a country in debt to you. ” “ this night smelled like violence. ” “ it’s about sending a message. ” “ i’m not going to bet on my own death. ” “ i don’t know what you are, but you’re not made right. ” “ when everyone knows you’re a monster, you needn’t waste time doing every monstrous thing. ” “ greed bows to me. ” “ i don’t think gods work that way. ” “ men mock the gods until they need them. ” “ are you going to tell us anything else about your miraculous plan? ” “ there’s a difference between confidence and arrogance. ” “ i’m not sure i have a heart to give anymore. ” “ unless you can be useful, go away. ” “ i’ll make you wish for death. ” “ i’m not in a very rational mood. ” “ you do not argue with a man covered in blood and a knife up his sleeve. ” “ look for miracles and listen to bedtime stories. ” “ if they want my blood, let them come for it. ” “ it is an insult to the dog to call you one. ” “ i’m going to feed you to a pack of hungry hounds. ” “ congratulations on your recent advancement to murderer of rank. ” “ i’ve spent most of this last year trying to find a way to set things right. ” “ has a true word ever left your lips? ” “ i might have loved you too. ” “ your conscience is interfering with your memory. ” “ i’m a very valuable investment. ” “ i don’t want to go back to sleep yet. ” “ at least we’re both the same kind of stupid. ” “ i’ve been looking for an excuse to talk to you for two days. ” “ i don’t want your prayers. ” “ our luck is changing. ” “ that seems like cheating. ” “ we both must take the risk together. ” “ you’ll see who wins in the end. ” “ don’t leave me. ” “ someone had to pay. ” “ doesn’t matter how big the gun is if you don’t know where to point it. ” “ we’ve managed to get ourselves locked into the most secure prison in the world. ” “ the trick is in getting back up. ” “ i’m not going to pretend everything is okay. ” “ i don’t want to kill people, not really. ” “ i’m already a ghost. ” “ better terrible truths than kind lies. ” “ the heart is an arrow. ” “ how long have you been holding onto nothing? ” “ i practice the art of ‘pull his shirt over his head and punch till you see blood’. ” “ i made a bad call, and i deserve the blame for it. ” “ if we don’t survive this night, i will die unafraid. ” “ you should have drowned. ” “ you don’t deserve miracles. ” “ if your god is so delicate, maybe you should get a new one. ” “ we really need to get more suitable friends. ” “ you know they would not offer you mercy. ” “ let them live in shame instead. ” “ we are all someone’s monster. ” “ i want you to stay. i want you to … i want you. ” “ and how will you have me? ” “ give me a reason to stay. ” “ we all carry our sins. ”

[contra-entries]

Spring in december!! Happy birthday to haru~💕

[kangyaru-deactivated20130219]

[bubblebrow]

date night

[ianime0]

Persona 5 the Animation | Ep 21 | Little Haru

[frothystars]

i wish haru/makoto were more popular!! i know they dont interact much but they’re really good complements to each other, aren’t they? 

[puppetaxed]

picarexque‌:

              Her teetering startled the boy for just a second and it was almost reactionary to catch her. He thanks his luck that he was close enough to keep her balance and stopping her from ‘eating dirt’ as Ryuji would say.

              He sighs and places the items he was carrying on the ground near them before standing as he usually does, hands in pockets and slouch of a lazied man, he has to remind himself that Haru is new to this. And even for veterans like himself nights in the Metaverse can be a stress.

             " Hey it’s okay. You can leave this to me just sit down and let your legs rest. “

Now that she’s steady, Haru observes him with a measured sort of wonder. For the longest time, she had been the only one to care for the flowers. As the days pass, she’s had company on the rooftop. Hearing the others as they chat animatedly, or even just entertaining a bit of small talk with one other person... it’s quite refreshing. It’s especially comforting to have people in her life that she can rely on. Until now, she had quietly shouldered so much by herself. Of course she would stumble beneath that weight eventually. 

 When he says ‘leave this to me’, she genuinely feels that she can entrust her garden to his capable hands. However...

❝ ...Thank you. I only need a minute, though. Really-- ❞ She brings herself to sit in the chair she had carried up with her a few days before, eyes flitting shut while she brings a hand to her temple. Now it’s a matter of waiting for the spell of lightheadedness to fade. ❝ It would be unfair of me to rely on you to that extent. I want to help. ❞

[puppetaxed]

❛ Are you okay? ❜

meme | accepting !

No, she isn’t okay. Yet even now, after her father’s passing, she still cannot bring herself to admit it. It’s deeply ingrained, to her core, that her feelings only served to inconvenience those around her. Haru had just begun to grow among the others… but after what happened, she’s a nothing but a flower bud that refuses to open up. Clouds of doubt still linger in the back of her mind when it comes to the Phantom Thieves. From fighting beside them, she knows firsthand, the effort it had taken to change her father’s heart. And they had seemed truly horrified by her father’s death when it occurred right before their eyes. 

Haru doesn’t want to doubt them, to think it was all a rouse. Perhaps that’s coming from a place of selfishness. She was beginning to find a place where she truly belonged. 

At night, she’ll let herself wonder if this is what she gets for straying from her father’s advice. Not to trust those around her… but then her thoughts will circle back to what she had heard in his palace. He was the type of man to sell his daughter off for his own benefit. To exploit his employees. Losing him hurts– of course it does– but he was not a good man. 

To let her emotions spill out, to let this grief steer her to misconceptions surrounding those whose intentions may have been just all along… that would make her no better than people who only saw and believed what the media fed them on the matter. So she keeps her distance, waiting patiently for clarity. She doesn’t want to falsely accuse them of murdering her father– especially if they had been honest with her this entire time. Because wouldn’t that hurt? To do the right thing and suffer wrongful consequences? 

If that is the case, then Haru already feels as though she must apologize profusely for even the doubts she keeps to herself. She scrolls through their texts, inquiring whether or not she’s okay, and she cannot bring herself to answer a single one of them. 

Crossing paths, everyone has been compelled to ask her that question lately. Are you okay?

❝ …Yes. ❞ It leaves her mouth so softly, so naturally. ❝ I’ll be all right. ❞

@screamshiranui