#karou

[shiruba-tsuki]

[jacksdreams]

How is Daughter of Smoke and Bone not more popular???? like genuinely HOW. Blue-haired art student living in Prague who runs errands for a wish-granting demon father who trades in TEETH. ancient wars. star-crossed lovers. secret magic. flying monsters. entire scenes that feel like dreams.

The worldbuilding?? Insane. It’s layered and rich and somehow feels both ancient and brand new. And the descriptions?? So vivid you can taste the air in Prague, smell the scorched earth of battlefields, feel the ache of magic in your bones.

It’s whimsical. It’s tragic. It’s haunting in the way old fairy tales are. And the writing?? Some of the most beautiful, lyrical prose I've ever read in YA fantasy. And yet?? No one talks about it.

I need people quoting “once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love” like their lives depended on it. but it’s like everyone collectively forgot one of the most original and magical stories ever written.

I'm sorry but this book deserves a fandom revival IMMEDIATELY.

[cassidyjaneart]

Forcing my book club to read Daughter of Smoke and Bone (you’re welcome, @ them) so naturally I been drawin

[xxl4vend3rxx]

SK8 HEADCANNONS; CHERRY

Cherry's identity off the mountain is a well known secret, and a well kept one at that. All participants of S keep his identity outside of it to themselves. If any of them see Kaoru out in public, they'll shoot him a knowing, friendly smile or a respectful nod, but never go up to him if it will put him on the spot or get seen by any of his high end associates.

(I also HC that when Reki called out cherry at that one exhibition, there were members of S in the crowd who nearly rushed him for what he did)

If anyone is caught discussing his identity, they'll either be shut down for "Spreading Rumors" or taken care of.. if you know what I mean. Karou is somewhat aware of this, but Joe really keeps him from dwelling on it too much, knowing he's the one who confirmed any suspicions of who Kaoru was after "The incident". (As S refers to it), outing him to the whole of S' presence that night.

But everyone has pretty much written it off given what Cherry has done for them as a community, and would never do something that could potentially cost is reputation and presence.

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Cherry was absolutely mortified for the whole of his recovery period, feeling completely useless for the entirety of it, unable to walk, reach anything higher than his shoulders, bathe himself or even tie his hair. However, the one and only person who Karou allowed to help him, was Joe. He was the one who would help Cherry while he silently pouted, the one who did his hair when just attempting it brought him to frustrated tears, and offered comfort when everything became a little too much. They are yet to discuss the predicament they had found themselves in, and cherry is yet to overtly say thank you..

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Karou is like one step above a perfectionist. like seemingly simple tasks will genuinely take him three times as long as most people to accomplish, just out of his sheer stubbornness and desire to be perfect. Kojiro is highly aware of this as well, and sometimes does subtle things to less cherry up when he's tidying, writing or painting (moving cups, cutlery, brushes etc..) and he gets an offensively good kick out of it too.

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His grades in school were straight ASS. He was one of the "rowdy" and "Disruptive" kids, so he didn't get a lot of attention in school when he was younger - he was just a neuro-divergent student who needed extra help and acted out because he wasn't getting it. the only things he remotely excelled in was literature, computing and the arts. He is abysmal with all kinds of curricular sciences, and struggles with several forms of math, but when it comes down to ones, zeroes, paints and code, he's golden.

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He can not cook for the life of him. Kojiro had banned him from Sia's kitchen because of what happened last time (Jeez you burn water one time and suddenly you're a safety hazard) but he can bake shockingly well. He is very skilled in savory deserts though, something he claims is completely unrelated to a certain someone's taste pallet...

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He is a WHORE for spicy foods - that one chibi cutscene says enough

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The real reason he did not give Langa a job was not because of his age, it was because of his writing. You can not be an employee at a calligraphy studio when you can hardly write your name in the basic, standardized alphabet!! The way Langa found out about it was not great either - Miya was in need of a good summer job so he could stay out of his house as well as making some extra cash, so he logically went to Cherry to see if he was willing to take him in for the break. Cherry of course said yes, but when Langa heard about it he did not hesitate to bring up the age policy when he next saw the man at Joe's restaurant.

Karou immediately choked on his wine and turned a deep red. Joe did NOT make explaining things any easier, leering over and antagonizing the poor man further, pressing and prodding until cherry gently explained why he could not have hired the poor kid. Langa could not have cared less, he instead said he was really happy cherry had not given him the job, because if he had have done, he wouldn't have bumped into Reki, and then none of this would have happened at all! that lifted Cherry's mood quite a bit, though he never said anything Langa could tell.

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When Cherry found out Reki had planned on coming to see him in the hospital, he nearly cried on the spot, though he profusely denied it. It meant a lot to him that Reki had come, but he had to admit some of it was brought on by relief; he had half assumed Reki didn't really care for him after he hadn't seen him in the hospital, he had mentioned it to Joe, who immediately reassured him that there was likely something more to it, but it helped him to have genuine closure.

Once he realised that Reki had said he DID come to the hospital, that he just didn't go in, he pressed for answers - to which Reki told him about running form the others, to getting hit by the car- THE WHAT.

Cherry immediately interrogated him on what had happened, and let's leave his reaction to the love hotel to our imaginations, but it was not pretty.

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He chopped his hair off after what happened with Adam, and Joe cried when he saw it.

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Langa called him Dad one time haphazardly, while the pair were working on some writing together, and neither of them realised it at the time, only hours later before falling asleep. cherry had not planned on bringing it up, worrying it would embarrass Langa at all, but the kid instead profusely apologized the next time they saw each other, Cherry merely insisting it was alright and ruffling Langa's hair and asking him something vague about Reki.

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He had programmed Carla to recognize Joe's voice, and plans on doing so for the kids and shadow at some point, once they prove to him they can be responsible enough to have that privilege. The best part is he didn't even tell Kojiro about it - he found out on his won when he mockingly greeted her and she replied with his entire government name, somewhat unsettling him, but he found it sweet; of course mocking Kaoru for getting all sentimental on him.

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Carla is programmed to sense when Cherry is stressed, or on the verge of a panic attack, and her bracelet will buzz with a melodic pattern as a warning. Only him and Kojiro are aware of what it means, and he looks out for Karou where he can.

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total cat person but can't imagine having one as a pet, so he sticks to feeding the neighborhood strays when he sees them.

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He once tried to tutor Renga, and he nearly left the room alone with how infuriating they are to handle in combination, always asking for unnecessary breaks, getting sidetracked or just blatantly ignoring constructive criticism (Albeit was nearly all unasked for) and for some obscene reason it was the funniest thing Joe and Miya had ever seen.

OKAY THAT'S ALL FOR NOW TELL ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE OTHER CHARACTERS' HCS!!

[bugharvest]

KYOKAO(?)

sorry I don't liek properly know the ship name ANYWAY

I got better at the style I TOLD U GUYS I JUST NEEDED A MIUNET!!!

[quantifiableme]

so like two years ago, I read @pumpkinmetaphor ‘s “Okay, Cupid” and in one chapter Karou wears a peplum dress (because it takes place in 2010)

but agter watching all the most recent Spring runways, and the Oscars yesterday, it is so painfully obvious that peplum dresses/shirts and making a comeback and like

Karou Hittachiin, you fashion diva

[alexandracurteart]

Karou from Laini Taylor’s “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” series! 💖 An absolute favourite of mine! ❤️

[kittenagent]

furry ohshc

Twins- maned wolves (might change to a type of fox)

Mori- bear (might change to wolf)

Honey-bunny

Haruhi-tanuki

Creep-black panther

Tamaki-lion or dog