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okamirayne · 3 years

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hello, i really liked the complexity you gave ino's mom (and the fact you gave her a mom) in the BTB series! can you tell us anything more about her?

Hello there, Anon!

Firstly, super sorry for the late reply. *facepalm* It’s taking me some time to get around to my responses. No kidding, right? Anyway! I hope this message finds you well during these messed up times.

Ino’s mother! Thankfully I did my research at the time to discover she did indeed have a mother ( Naruto Shippūden Episode #281 ). Though I don’t recall her name ever being dropped, hence taking the creative leeway to name her Sayuri. Here’s her pic pulled from Narutopedia.

I thank you for your interest in the BtB-verse character development with Sayuri. Not much is given about her in canon and for BtB purposes, especially with Ino’s behaviours and issues, I felt it was important to give her some kind of dysfunctional backstory even if it didn’t make it fully into the series.

can you tell us anything more about her?

Sure thing. BtB Sayuri...where to start?

Inoichi met her undercover at a geisha tea-house and Okiya where Sayuri worked during her youth.

From a wealthy family originally, she was indentured into service as a teen (her father gambled away their family’s wealth) and spent those formative years in a highly superficial, cattish, competitive and somewhat vindictive environment in the Okiya (the lodging house/drinking establishment to which a maiko or geisha is affiliated with during her career)

The mother of the house (the "okā-san") who mentored and groomed Sayuri was highly critical and insisted upon stringent rules for all the girls; upon which Sayuri developed several dysfunctional relationships with women, food, men etc that later were inevitably projected onto Ino.

Sayuri loves flowers and among her peers she excelled in ikebana; her love of flowers was one of the many things that Inoichi used to woo her upon visiting the tea-house she worked at (and entertained clients)

Inoichi eventually bought her freedom; something she was both grateful and ashamed of.

She changed shortly into their marriage, seizing back some power by pulling an ice queen aura around herself -- a defense mechanism, as well as a means to forget about her past and carry on as if she’d never been ‘sold’ into service by her family.

She does not speak of her family (mother or father) and has no family outside of the Yamanaka clan -- one of the reasons she became so attached to Naoki

She has an ingrained and unshakeable fear that Inoichi will abandon her (as many ‘patrons’ did back when they promised her the moon and stars -- and more importantly, her freedom as a young woman)

In the past she competed for Inoichi’s attention with her daughter -- a tragic projection of her days in the Okiya...she fortunately changed her ways after the events in UtS

Inoichi’s death has been devastating for her and, like Ino, she isn’t handling it in the most healthiest of ways

Sayuri loves to dance and is a very talented musician. It was one of the many things Inoichi loved about her.

Inoichi taught her some basic ninja training, which she took to quite well -- even using it to defend herself against handsy clients before Inoichi took her away from that life and brought her to Konoha

She shuns the company of other women, due to her painful experiences as a teen, using her Ice Queen persona to keep people at arm’s length -- which is tragic, because beneath all that, she has the capacity for great tenderness inside her...which she exhibited especially when Ino was a baby.

Early in their marriage she used to sing to Inoichi often, as well as dance and play the shamisen for him...this changed shortly after, as she tried to distance herself from what she considered a shameful and painful past.

Her attempts to “mould” Ino into a lady and secure her daughter a match were her misguided attempts to ensure Ino never had to worry about her security later in life.

Sayuri loves honey but her disordered eating often had her shunning anything sweet -- which is what led to Inoichi often sneaking out to chow down on desserts....inadvertently leading to Sayuri to accuse him of having affairs....(little did she know these secret loves were forbidden confectionery!)

She does not particularly like the colour pink, though she took great pleasure in dressing Ino up as a child

She disapproves of immodest dressing (hence her clashing with Ino on many occasions)

She regrets many things about how her marriage went and it pains her she won’t have the chance to do things over again

Hope this gives some insight into her characterization in the BtB-verse, luv! Thank you for the interesting question. Always makes me smile to return to these characters. <3 Stay safe and well!

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rphlix · 6 years

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( lyrics taken from O! RUL8, 2?, the first ep by south korean boy group bts. some lines have been altered for rp purposes. feel free to change pronouns, tense, diction, etc. as necessary. translations were used and may not be 100% accurate. )

INTRO: O!RUL8,2?

“ nothing lasts forever “ “ take chances and never regret “ “ my father told me to enjoy life “ “ this is real, it isn’t a gamble or a game “ “ who are you living for ? ”

N.O

“ there was no time to rest “ “ everyone lives the same life “ “ we still haven’t done anything “ “ my unhappiness is past its limit “

WE ON

“ i’m here for my music “ “ i know you suck “ “ don’t worry about me “ “ this isn’t a joke “ “ you don’t know me “

IF I RULED THE WORLD

“ if i ruled the world, i’d do it all “ “ i don’t wanna do things like that “ “ why would i dream small ? “ “ oh god “

COFFEE

“ baby, you’re a caramel macchiato ” “ you know i started drinking americanos because of you “ “ when we dated, i wondered what kind of taste it was “ “ why am i getting so sad that everyone lives this way ? ” “ why was i so nervous ? “ “ my insides ache for no reason “ “ i remember we chose to break up “

BTS CYPHER PT. 1

“ they give their principles to the dogs “ “ i’m not freakin’ done “ “ it’s a major difference from you “ “ wherever i go, it becomes an issue “ “ my hobby is sharpshooting “ “ if you’re guilty, try harder “

ATTACK ON BANGTAN

“ i’m always good “ “ swallow your heart “ “ i’m sorry man “ “ can’t nobody hold me down “ “ just stay like that forever “ “ who are we ? ”

PALDOGANGSAN

“ what is he saying ? “ “ we’re real hot stuff “ “ don’t just stand there “ “ did you eat ? “ “ so are you okay with that ? “ “ i’ll admit, the accents are pretty cool “ “ y’all never understand it “

OUTRO: LUV IN SKOOL

“ i just wanna love you “ “ it still feels like a dream “ “ please tell me it’s not too late “ “ if this is a nightmare, please save me “

#rp starter #lyric starter #sentence starter meme #rp sentence starters #roleplay starters #krp #krph #&& inbox memes #&& mine

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imaginethebeautifulworld · 7 years

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Sorry I'm on mobile and I accidentally hit ask. Any headcanons on why Germany and Prussia is awkward around women?

Hello! Don’t worry about that other message; water under the bridge.

I actually have a few theories as to why Prussia and Germany are both incredibly awkward around women, and most of them circulate around Prussia’s upbringing, as well as way too much time dedicated to studying his wiki page. ^_^;

Prussia’s history really began-began when the region fell from the Saxons to the hands of the Teutonic Knights, a strong group of Christian crusaders who would actually play an active role in German politics until WWII- Being strongly Christian, the Teutonic Knights instilled in Prussia the necessities of being a good knight. The Teutonic Order had been established originally to help Christians make safe pilgrimages to the Holy Land, establish hospitals, and generally protect Christians throughout the Baltic States, and the ideologies to be strong, fight to protect, etc.

Prussia notoriously did his best to avoid marriages, often playing the role of a hooligan as a lil’ tot, his main focus to be the strongest knight out there. He was raised from the get-go as a fighter, knowing that in order to serve and protect, he also needed to be the strongest out there. The Teutonic Order gave him more of a basis in that, and he lost track of caring about political marriages or searching for love.

As time went on, Prussia would gradually become the military powerhouse in Central Europe, but it wasn’t until Old Fritz came along that it was truly established in the narrative. Prussia was still scrappy, but Fritz insisted on culturing the lad and giving the country more than just a strong military prowess, but also an intimidating presence politically and economically. Some of the benefits of this included the introduction of the Prussian Civil Code, which clearly detailed the power structure of the nation, limited the death sentence, guaranteed freedom of religion (though heavily monitored) and negated academic censorship. I believe it was during this time when Prussia began to adopt more of his interest in fairie-tales, perhaps seeping into a nostalgia he didn’t even know he had.

Under Fritz, I think that Prussia learnt charm and how to speak eloquently, but not so much for interests of the heart. Instead, he started to see those stately dinners and balls as yet another form of battle, and he was adamant to build his skills with the weapons provided. However, he was not nearly as gifted in deflecting flattery as he was at giving it.

Prussia could probably sweep anyone away if he wanted, but he cannot take a compliment to save his life. He gets very awkward over it, and Old Man Fritz never properly taught the boy how to handle the other end of flirting.

This habit, unfortunately, passed onto the young Germany (fortunately it skipped completely over Holy Rome, who still probably mocks the both of them for it), as Germany did everything in his power to be half as amazing as his big brother. Germany sees Prussia always as one of the strongest people he knows, knows that Prussia fought tooth-and-nail to keep him safe back in the 1800s, is thoroughly aware that Prussia probably made a few side deals after the Second Great War to keep him safe, and frankly would give anything to protect his brother. Sadly, in trying to mimic him and become even half as badass as the powerhouse, he never really got around to the whole “socialising outside of the family” thing. It took a very outgoing and patient Veneziano and a bemused Japan to help him grow out of his shell, and a lot of beer. Drunk Germany is a very friendly Germany.

To date, Prussia is still very unwilling to accept that he actually has friends. Anyone with eyes can tell that Prussia has a huge circle of people who adore him, despite his utter ridiculousness sometimes, and he doubts the sincerity. Perhaps, somewhere in all that madness, he developed social anxiety, most likely during the Cold War, if I really had to gamble on it. He doesn’t show it often, but he doubts himself.

Overall, between a constant drive to be the very best at everything placed in front of him, not being able to really tell when people truly enjoy his company, and being generally suspicious of people’s motives, Prussia is actually a very awkward pretzel in terms of social skills, let alone flirting with anyone, regardless of gender. If he can’t make it a competition, an egotistical twist, or sarcastic face-off, expect a bit of stuttering, red ears, and a bit of a grumpy attitude from the old boy.

TLDR: Prussia is awkward at socialising because he can’t believe people would want to be his friend, he’s spent his whole life fighting, and only had a drive to become the biggest badass in history. Germany has unfortunately tried to mimic his big brother since forever, and has regretfully also picked up the trait of being unable to flirt if his life depended on it, unless he’s had a few drinks.

That was- That was quite rambly, luv, but I hope it helped out a bit? I feel it veered a bit, but-

#aph prussia #aph germany #aph holy rome #aph history #historical hetalia #hetalia history #teutonic knights #teutonic order #aph gilbert beilschmidt #aph ludwig beilschmidt #old fritz #friedrich II #prussian history #historical headcanons #aph imagine #hetalia imagine #hetalia scenario #protect these awkward pretzels

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