#toudan

[tendous-satoris]

touken ranbu textposts from twt (10)

[sweetiebriar]

Sweetheart… I just want to see the second part already!!! 😭😭

[lucy-ashton]

Recently, I asked myself once again the question of how some (a large majority actually) can ship the Touken Danshi with each other / with the Saniwa (female or male).

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying those who do it are wrong or have no right to do so — after all, I was part of that group of fans at the very beginning of the fandom due to a Fujoshi side a bit too pronounced on my part — I'm just saying that this notion of any romantic relationship between two Toudans or between a Toudan and a Saniwa has become completely alien to me. Today, when I see fanarts describing two Toudans kissing or being intimately close, I am totally put off.

And there's a very specific reason for that: I ended up being much more drawn to the platonic side of the Toudan's relationship with each other. Quite circumspectly (and after long hours of fiction writing about them), I began to find more beauty, sweetness, and tenderness in the fraternal relationship between two or three (or a hundred, thank you Toushirous 😂) Toudans, or long-time friends/comrades/partners. I find a wider range of emotions and feelings to explore and marvel at in an almost non-existent yet very real brotherly bond, or in an opposition that actually hides a desire for rapprochement, than in a common-or-garden romantic attachment of which we have had our fill in any other fandoms and which can be summed up as: 'I love you. Me too. Let's f*ck.' (And you cannot imagine the exceptionally shocking number of fictions following this same pattern on Ao3 or ff.net)

It's quite difficult to explain and at the same time so easy to understand. And I remain frustrated not to see more authors (of fiction or fanarts) exploiting these themes of totally platonic bonds which nevertheless are much more appealing. The devotion of certain Touken Danshi towards their former masters or the Saniwa (#Okita I'm so done with you), the tense but deep bond that can unite brothers who sometimes have no kinship (#Yes Hachisuka you're not fooling anyone)… all that have more material and is more charming to me than any 'love-hate ship' which is frankly the easy way out.

Mind you, I'm not saying that there isn't a single good fanfic or great fanart depicting a romantic relationship in the fandom, there is, I even have several in mind. I'm just trying to explain that from my perspective alone, it's not the same magic as in a purely platonic relationship. And I have much more consideration for an author who will be able to magnificently describe the deep closeness between two Toudans / or a Toudan and a Saniwa without there being anything love-ish behind it, than for an author who will embark on an umpteenth and - it must be said - boring theme of bashful lovers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Footnotes: Having said that, I want to clarify (after having been previously attacked for no reason) that all pics used in this post are from the official media of the Touken Ranbu Fandom (© Nitro+ twitter and DMM & Ufotable animes). I always promote fanart authors WHEN I can.

[toukenramblings]

Clingy S/O | Genji Bros

After 50 years, I'm writing again. I'm so sorry for not being able to write for a while y'all. I've been...blergh. ANON WHO REQUESTED THIS, IM SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT HGIUDHGUGHU

Warning: Nothing but cute shit, and sometimes man, you need soft cute shit. LEAH, BABY, DARLING I HOPE YOU LIKEY!! @10cm i know you love hiza, pls take some hiza hiza

Higekiri

BOUNDARIES? WHAT'S THAT???? HIGEKIRI KNOWS NOTHING LIKE THAT. I joke though, Higekiri is like, a naturally physically affectionate person. Yes he'll cater his affection to your habits and ways and habits but in general, Higekiri is also...pretty....clingy

And you just so happen to ALSO be clingy as fuck? Hell yeah. Hige's gonna have a FIELD DAY. Along with saying shit like; "Aww, did you miss me that much, love? I missed you too~!" or "You just hugged me two minutes ago, no matter, I love it either way!"

Higekiri is also about surprise affection, most of the time he'll sneak up on you with a darling hug from behind and press a kiss to the back of your head/hair.

He loves it when you do the same to him! He doesn't jump or anything, he just...meLTS into your embrace? Hello???? It's oh so comfortable!

Oh and playing with your fingers whenever you two cuddle, admiring the differences between yours and his; comparing sizes, so on and so forth.

Listen Higekiri is the kind of clingy that the minute you come home he's already waiting for you at the door like a cat/puppy that you see in youtube vids. Or like he just zones in on the gate like he knows that you're about to appear. It's like...a psychic sense.

Oh but most of all, Hige Hige loves the fact you're clingy as shit. As said above, Hige is the same. If anything, you two just bounce off of each other's general lovey-dovey clinginess.

Hugs? Check? Cuddles? Check. Hand holding? My friend, your hand will never be lonely. ALL THE KISSES? NOTHING BUT KISSES YOU TWO ARE JUST KISSING IN PUBLIC LIKE NO ONE'S BIZ

Higekiri is also the cheeky little bastard who's just...holding your hand one sec and then using the said hand to pull you in close for a hug and a kiss and then when you two part he's just smirking.

"I just missed you, that's all~<3" bastard

Hizamaru

Hiza on the other hand, isn't as clingy as his brother who lives off of physical affection. Oh no, he adores it too! He just goes at his own pace. Yes even after you two begin dating for a long time, there is this little dreamy look in his eyes and faint tinge to his cheeks whenever you two do PDA

It's not like he dislike it or anything. He has nothing but respect for boundaries and such. He doesn't wanna do shit to make you uncomfy but he also is the kind of person who caters his physical affection to how you are!

Hizamaru isn't as spontaneous as his brother when it comes to this, so it'll take time before he'll fully like....falls into the routine I suppose?

It's totally fine that you're clingy as heck though! He loves it! He's lowkey clingy as well, and as your relationship further progresses, Hiza's hand will always seek out yours.

Yes he does get all flustered whenever you surprise him with a hug from behind, stiffening just a bit before melting into your embrace like it's the most natural thing in the world.

Like Higekiri, Hizamaru will also happily wait for you to come home. He's a lot more attentive than his brother and honestly gives me some adorbs house!husband vibes but hey that is another story and while Higekiri bounds to your side the minute he senses your presence, Hizamaru is honestly kind of the same? Is a bit more timid though as he walks towards you, not at all rushing to your side like his brother but a languid roll of his hips and a bright smile - puppy like, you can say.

Oh my God man, the hugs. The hugs he gives you? So fucking warm???? Hello???? My sweet darling Hiza. Going back to what I said before, Hizamaru is lowkey pretty clingy and he doesn't realize this until after you two start dating. But instead of the physical clinginess that Hige has, Hiza's is more...verbally clingy? He's the kind of dude who just calls you while you're away just to listen to your voice and tell you that he loves you.

Daily reminders of the fact that he loves you, can't forget that.

Private cuddling though? That's when clingy Hiza Hiza shows up. He just...always has an arm wrapped around your waist or something and whenever you hug him from behind and wrap your hands and arms around his waist, Hiza will begin a habit of playing with your connected fingers; he, too, fascinated by your fingers.

Though Hizamaru may be shy about PDA with a rather clingy you, but in the end, Hizamaru adores it! He just melts into your embrace and touches like the most touch-starved man known to this world and honestly? It's cute as hell. You're his rock after all~!

[bluepapermints]

Yamanbagiri Kunihiro was my starter sword in Touken Ranbu. Though I don't play the game anymore as it took up too much time, I still like the Toudans a lot,to point I end up putting back every single other item at Animate Taipei,and just buying ONE Yamanbagiri finger puppet,lol.

Drawn using Medibang Paint

[kinbari14]

TTnTT I messed up the hand...It’s Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki playing pool in a private night party. I added some neon aesthetic since I love them. It wouldn’t be a night club without neon lights. X3 I would appreciate if it’s okay to reblog ^ ^ to spread my art. (Thank you so much @kinbari14 )

Submission by @kougakana

[kiwiinama-chan]

School ended, I'm in quarantine, and the only sword boy I ever really draw is Horikawa Kunihiro, so please please please leave a comment or IM me or send an ask with some toudan names and I'll sketch em for y'all

I'm in a really generous mood rn and drawing sword boys is fun

[smol-sion]

#Bucinktober Day 4 (Hugging) & 5 (Head Patting)

((how to draw tiger??? 😂😂😂))

((omg Sayo so cuteee 💕))