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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐄.

Things you need to know: 26, She/Her, SEAsian. Lover of otherworldly creatures. Heian and Edo period enthusiast. I write smutty Reader Inserts without the (Y/N).

On this blog you will find: My writing drabbles, thoughts about the latest anime/manga, and character analyses.

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Very rare traditional art WIP

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Sometimes I genuinely forget that these two are supposed to be the same person...

He was quite severe looking in his first appearance, although still the most handsome amongst his fellow patrolmen:

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𝑽𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑷𝒂𝒗𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒐 🐿️🤎

Golden Kamuy, Season 4 Episode 7 — Fleeing Karafuto

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The perfect live-action Josuke and Okuyasu don't exist-

Nakamura Toru and Shimizu Kojiro in Be-Bop High School (1986)

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this but w michikatsu/kokushibo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Omg Anon — yes!

I mean, Koku is so intense most of the time, so it would be cute/moe if he was into really sweet stuff (think: Sanemi and his love for ohagi, Gojo and his sweet tooth). I just think he's someone in general who would be particular about his food — he's not fussy nor picky, but he has very specific preferences about what he likes.

Dessert is probably the only thing he'd grumpily accept as a gift from Douma when the latter tries to "befriend" him — cue: Koku munching on some doughnuts, annoyed by Douma yapping away beside him, but secretly surprised and very pleased that he chose all his favourite flavours.

In a modern (or KimeGaku) AU, he has probably taken the Reader on a late-night dessert run more than once. I'm talking konbini ice-cream mochi at 2am, a 24hr-taiyaki place, and drinking hot chocolate whilst waiting for the sunrise. There's an anmitsu place where he's on a first-name basis with the shop owners, and the first time he brings the Reader there, she knows he's actually serious about their relationship.

Now, the question is — would Koku only go for the most artisanal creations, or does he always have a box of Hostess Donettes in his kitchen cabinet when the sugar cravings hit? I'd like to think he's a bit of both — he would really like the exquisite stuff, but also the cheap stuff, especially after a long, difficult day of running errands and eliminating dealing with whatever opponent that Muzan has.

I can also see him really scorning the highly expensive stuff — like this ¥880K gelato that has white truffle, sake lees, and Parmesan cheese. Good things, in his opinion, don't need to be outrageously expensive or luxurious.

And one last thing: can Koku bake? I think he can, but he's not going to make a miso-infused cocoa chiffon cake, that's for sure. Instead, he's incredibly good at the classic stuff: brownies (he likes them dense and fudgey), banana walnut muffins, apple pie, etc etc. He has that one ingredient he adds into a trusted recipe that elevates the overall taste, whether it be something simple like sea salt, or a dash of chilli flakes.

He doesn't have the hands nor skill for the delicate art of wagashi, but he enjoys watching a master at work. If the Reader is good at it, he would be entranced by the sight of her rolling the bean paste between her palms, the concentration im her eyes as she focuses on pressing the shapeless paste into the season's blooms.

Or — the Reader could also be bad at baking, but he wouldn't mind teaching her at all. He enjoys standing behind her as he teaches the Reader how to kneads the dough; he's got warm hands that makes him really good at making bread, and it takes him everything to hold himself back as he notices flush that creeps up the Reader's neck as he guides her hands with his on top of hers...

Other random things I think he would do: add soy sauce to vanilla ice cream (it's totally a thing in Japan), have a sourdough starter that he would hide in his cabinet if he has any visitors (or he will never hear the end of it). He has also tried every Starbucks seasonal drink, and has a secret ranking of all of them — which he will never divulge.

Thanks for this cute question, Anon! Really appreciate it ☺️

xoxo, V ♥️

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I genuinely love how Hijikata's actor in the live adaptation of Golden Kamuy, Tachi Hiroshi, actually looks like the younger version of his character in the anime and manga.

Bonus:

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Watching the live-action of Golden Kamuy made me wonder if we would get a CGI-ed Tachi Hiroshi (who plays Hijikata Toshizō) as the younger version of his character. The screencaps are taken from Abunai Deka (1986), and enhanced with Remini ✨

Manga vs. Historical photos:

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Since writing this post, I've been infected with a serious case of Tachi Hiroshi brainrot, and recently discovered a 1988 movie where he plays Iba Hachirō (my Hakuōki girlies would know him) — so it's not exactly Hijikata, but it's the closest we can get:

And you know what? I'll take it — I'll take all of it, and him too 😉

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Okay, one more update: I recently stumbled* upon Tachi Hiroshi in The Unruly Ronin's Journey (1991 and 1992), and I think him as Azami Kijuro could easily pass for a young Hijikata in his Roshigumi era:

*I say stumbled, but it was more of me obsessively digging through the Internet for a clear stream of this movie since part one was taken down from YouTube.

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Watching the live-action of Golden Kamuy made me wonder if we would get a CGI-ed Tachi Hiroshi (who plays Hijikata Toshizō) as the younger version of his character. The screencaps are taken from Abunai Deka (1986), and enhanced with Remini ✨

Manga vs. Historical photos:

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Since writing this post, I've been infected with a serious case of Tachi Hiroshi brainrot, and recently discovered a 1988 movie where he plays Iba Hachirō (my Hakuōki girlies would know him) — so it's not exactly Hijikata, but it's the closest we can get:

And you know what? I'll take it — I'll take all of it, and him too 😉

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Requested Works

テーマ: 《雨の中、グレ三に傘を差し出す未来の三井》

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WOULD?

WOULD.

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I’m so happy I found your suwa yorishige fic…it was so well written and I loved your take on the lady of the house 💕 there’s so little content for him, your writing was a rare gem!!

Thank you for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed the Yorishige fic, as well as how I wrote the Reader~

xoxo, V ♥️

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A bit of fandom history: The 1982 production of Sakurahime Azuma Bunshō

In kabuki, love scenes are highly stylised and performative, told through song and dance as opposed to dialogue in order to evoke sentiment. In this scene below from Sakurahime Azuma Bunshō, the roguish Gonsuke seduces the coquettish Sakurahime. The chorus sings: "恋による花も思いのひとくもり"/"Koiniyoru hanamo omoino hitokumori" – Even love inspired by beautiful flowers is but a fleeting fancy.

This 1982 production of Sakurahime, starring Kataoka Takao (now Kataoka Nizaemon XV) in the dual role of Gonsuke and Seigen the monk, and Bandō Tamasaburō V as Sakurahime, would prove to be an extraordinary hit during its run. It was not difficult to see why, if the clip above was any indication: both actors were highly talented, attractive, and boasted a sizzling chemistry with each other.

Fans of the pair (affectionately called "孝玉"/"TakaTama", after the first characters of their names), had written in to the theatre almost every month requesting for the actors to perform together – their wishes came true somewhat in the 1975 production at Minamiza in Kyoto, with Kataoka Takao as Gonsuke, Bandō Tamasaburō as Sakurahime, and Ichikawa Ebizō X as Seigen.

What the fans really wanted, however, was for Kataoka to play both Gonsuke and Seigen.

Comprised of around 300 female university students and young working women ("OLs"), the fanbase, who called themselves the T&T 応援団 ("Ōendan"/lit. cheering squad), wrote to kabuki hobby magazines advocating and campaigning for their desired production. They also created pamphlets and newsletters, and gathered around 2,600 autographs to support their cause.

Eventually, in Feb 1982, the production of Sakurahime with Kataoka Takao as both Gonsuke and Seigen was staged to packed theatres the likes of which had never been seen before and thereafter. The poster of the two depicting the scene above, were also sold out within the first hour (see below).

Far from a fleeting fancy, Kataoka Nizaemon XV and Bandō Tamasaburō have reunited once more, thirty-six years on, as Gonsuke/Seigen and Sakurahime, recreating the beautiful and alluring sensuality that they once shared on stage, all those years ago.

Source(s): https://www.artagenda.jp/feature/news/20230620; https://www.suehiroya-suehiro.com/entry/2021/04/11/233000; https://youtu.be/AVNU53qa-UY?feature=shared

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Only in the 80s could you have a television subplot of someone trying to quit smoking, only to succumb at the end of the episode. Abunai Deka, ep. 26 – "予感"/Premonition

But damn if he doesn't look good doing it:

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i’m so happy somebody writes for sein from frieren😭 i feel like there’s no content for him

Thank you for your kind words – I'm so glad you enjoyed the one-shot! I'm currently on a small break from writing at the moment, but I hope to write something for Sein again!

xoxo, V ♥️

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An absolutely normal and heterosexual way to gaze look at your best friend ✨ – Abunai Deka (1986)