#muse!love

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Plotting call

This is for anything big or small.

Been on semi-hiatus due to real life time restrictions but I'd like more reasons to check in here again.

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Rabu "Love" Aikawa

This was shared in a discord chat that I am a part of and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. The new official art is nothing but fire!

And to get the chance to see the visored/vizard in updated clothing, even here Love gets a new hairstyle and also purple color scheme for his clothes! I like him in purple and there was another recent art with him wearing blue, which also suited him nicely. It's a treat for the long-time fanbase. I need to make some sketches and edits for icon use! It'd be great to have some for this new up-to-date design. Technically it is still his trademark jumpsuit but man, those simple nuances, the hoodie, the headband and attention to small details; speaks volumes for his personality, his overall vibe and his personal style preferences.

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The Attachment Style Quiz

Tagged by: @compassionatekiller, @hirako5hinji

Tagging: @commandinginferno, @quietheal, @icybreaths, @wild-pineapple-butt, @mommaikumi, @sparrowborn, @7ambofgod, @goreburdened (Is there anyone else who hasn't done this one? I was kinda late to the party, lol)

I think that seems about right for him, he's shown to be pretty secure in himself and his relationships, he knows how to strike a fair balance between his own needs and is considerate of those around him and their needs. Love is someone who is comfortable sharing his personal space, although he does come off as enjoying his independence, he knows what it means to be a tight-knit family as well. He is more likely to look out for and look after his fellow comrades and those he cares for rather than avoid or ignore them outright.

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@baiika asked:

for rabu; “I’m better now.”

Waiting there, alongside her and the others who'd just been through battle as the war waged on, he shifted his weight. Feeling the sting and ache behind every movement of his frame, muscles desperate for recovery. He'd been quickly patched up, which he was grateful for but the deeper injuries were going to take some time to heal. His attention is soon drawn away from his own bruised and tender muscle tissue when her voice rings through his current fogged-up train of thought, it's the only clarity he's known for some odd hours but it's welcomed, he can't place a finger on it but he could swear there was a subtle uncertainty behind the tone she was using. Like an optimism laced with a hint of sadness.

Maybe his imagination was getting the better of him.

But

It's that deeper mix of emotions that causes his brow to raise as his line of sight finds her.

She wasn't all too familiar to him, small in stature; a dark-haired woman. But he knew of her, through his continued frienship with Hirako, she was his lieutenant these days now that he'd rejoined the Gotei, within the fifth division as it's Captain. Yeah, he'd heard enough to know about her connections to Aizen and what she'd been through. If anyone took the brunt of it, it had been this woman, right here. Rabu was not about to contest that.

If she was willing to put it out there right now, just like that. Then he certainly hoped, for her sake that it was nothing short of entirely true.

Either way, Love would be the last one complaining or bringing anyone else down further then the depths they'd already fallen to. Personallly, he was an optimist or so he'd like to believe, although if those closest to him were to be asked, he was first and foremost more likely viewed as, a realist.

"'Better' is a good place to be. It may have been a long road but be proud of yourself." He gave a slow reassuring nod.

Better was worlds away from broken.

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Rabu "Love" Aikawa

tagged by @viciousvizard

Link: Here

tagging: @quietheal @icybreaths @semplicementerojuro @hanabiira @magioffire and anyone else who wants to join in.

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@hirako5hinji

hirako5hinji asked:

“And cue the ah-ha moment.” [ for Love! ]

Standing there, he waited with some anticipation. Arms crossed, daring something to impress him.

Shinji discreetly pointed as their mark walked into the room.

It pulled his focus further, he didn't notice how much the suspense had encapsulated him as he leaned in closer, his actions attempting to get a better view as to not miss a single fraction of a second of what could happen next.

The target today: a certain shopkeeper. The blond man in black coat and green pajamas reaches for his usual hat -- but what's this, he appears to suddenly be struggling, it's as though it won't stay in place. The marked man looks down at the hat, criticizing it and appearing doubtful as though the very hat had betrayed him.

And there was that trademark sardonic humor Love had come to appreciate. Words signalling the moment at hand was going just as intended.

A smile quirks onto the tall vizard's face as he glances over to his friend now wearing a wider grin.

"All right. I don't know how you accomplished it but he didn't even notice." He says with a chuckle handing over a before settled amount as fair exchange.

"He did not see that coming! You remain the master, my guy!"

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@viciousvizard

viciousvizard asked:

“I’ve got to learn to stop asking you questions.” / Love or Kisuke

"You gonna sit here complaining or are you gonna pick one?"

She was the one who asked for something to watch and he had more than enough to share within that topic. He wasn't about to have her back out now.

"This is real serious stuff here."

What lay before them was a rather hefty and carefully selected collection of kung-fu action movies, greatly curated over years. He managed to get his hands on some obscure gems, the kind that were considered by most to be harder to find, lesser known films scattered to the winds, lost to archived theatric history, but he had them and he was much more proud of it then he'd ever likely admit to out loud. "Now most of these are more of Master Bruce Lee's works, I really think you'd like his stuff, a real focused tough guy without being a meat-head, ya know? Wears a lot of tracksuits too, just like us, I kinda thought you were already a fan, go figure."

He turned his attention to emptying out the bag he'd brought over.

"I even brought over some newer stuff if these older ones end up feeling too out-dated or campy for you, it's understandable, not everyone is a die-hard for those vintage styled scripts." He laid out the entire Kill Bill set, along with Fist of Legend, Fearless, and Legend of the Red Dragon, he waved a hand over them, "Now these are starring actor Jet Li, much more modern and chinese martial arts based, less kung-fu but still great to watch 'em work the choreography magic! Only in the movies, am I right?" A low laugh followed his statement while he considered the irony.

He set out another, Hero but tapped a few fingers on the outer case "Mm, this one's alright, I mean it was aimed at a mainstream audience and it does deliver buuuut...." He took to digging around into the bottom of the bag he'd brought over, searching for a specific title this time. "Here! Here it is, this one, I think it's better and possibly geared more towards something you'd get into. Female protagonist and visually captivating! They got these daggers they throw and these camera angles that just, I mean wow! They really captured a different energy with this one." With an enthusiastic grin he acts out a few moves he remembered, mimicking aiming and throwing kunai with expert precision before nearly letting the case go flying, dropping it and fumbling it around before placing it among the rest, it read: House of Flying Daggers. An awkward smile was then being offered towards his friend. "I mean, I don't wanna influence your choice too much here. Start anywhere you want."