#naofumi x l'arc x therese

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Soulmates

In this world, only one part of the Soulbond has the name(s) of their partner(s)

L’Arc and Therese aren’t soulmates, but they’re deeply in love. Like, since they were kids. They’re now engaged, since no almost no one meets their soulmate anyway. 

Naofumi’s soulmates are the two, and just needs someone to lean on and trust. But his soulmates are already in love and engaged, and their wedding is coming closer. Naofumi is heartbroken, but want the two to be happy, even being L’Arc’s best man when asked. 

A couple of years later, Naofumi is still struggling a bit with life, both after what happened, and having to see Therese and L’Arc a lot. 

One day, the two asks Naofumi is he would like to be the godfather if Therese gets pregnant. Naofumi breaks down crying, but keeps a smile on his face, saying he’d be happy to. 

After Naofumi gets into a traffic accident, L’Arc and Therese come to visit while he’s still out cold. L’Arc notices something on Naofumi’s wrist while holding his hand and looks closer, finding hos soulmark under the bandages. L’Arc, because of curiosity, carefully tugs the bandages down a bit, and finds two names. 

L’Arc Berg and Therese Alexandrite. 

L’Arc is shocked and call Therese to come look. 

When Naofumi finally wakes up, they ask him why he didn’t tell them, and Naofumi answers that he just wanted them to be happy, and they were without him. 

Naofumi end up avoiding L’Arc and Therese after that, until the two come to visit him out of nowhere one day. 

#naofumi iwatani #therese alexandrite #l'arc berg #therufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese #naofumi x l'arc #rarufumi #l'arc x therese #therese x naofumi #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #soulmates #soulmarks #hanahaki

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Cursed Images: Shield Hero Edition pt 12!!

reposting cause its not showing up in the proper tags :(

the context for the last image: POV You Are Filo

#the rising of the shield hero #shield hero #rotsh #ren amaki #itsuki kawasumi #naofumi iwatani #Motoyasu Kitamura #therese alexandrite #l'arc berg #rishia ivyred #shield hero cursed images #ren x itsuki #therufumi #the are in love <3 #theres a lot of Ren and Itsuki #as they deserve #sparks creations

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RaruFumi Prompt

Gods & Goddesses Au + Hades & Persephone Au 

(A little prompt i’ve been sitting on for like 2 or 3 years now and finally decided to post it for ya’ll. inspired by the myth of hades and persephone, but with my own little twists added to make the story stand out. Buckle up ya’ll this gonna be a long one. hope you enjoy!)

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Long ago in the early days of humanity, the earth was ruled by darkness and chaos. Humans had to fight for survival and lived in constant fear of being attacked by demons and other monsters.

Many humans prayed to the gods for any kind of help to vanquish these dark forces, but their prayers were left unheard as the gods simply ignored the pitiful mortal in favor watching from their realm above the clouds.

This caused all of humankind to stop worshiping the gods as they felt the gods had forsaken them to their cruel fates. This, of course, enraged the gods, who retaliated on the humans by unleashing several calamities on them for daring to go against their creators.

Mankind spent the next few centuries faced with a variety of catastropes such as floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, famines, and even plagues.

However, when humanity was nearly brought to the brink of extinction, a new faction of gods started to emerge and gradually began amassing a following of worshippers.

At the helm of this new group of gods and goddesses is The God of the Skys. As the leader of the new gods, the Sky God led the charge against the old gods in order to take their place as rulers of the earth.

It was a long and grueling battle, but in the end the new gods triumphed over the old ones and the few remaining old gods were banished to the lowest depths of the Underworld.

The new gods then set off to fix the world.

They waged war against the demon clan led by the evil demon lord and eventually drove them to the darkest corners of the earth.

The gods then went about restoring the earth to its former glory with an abundance of lush greenery and animals roaming around. 

Certain gods then went on to teach humans a better means of survival such as learning to farm and crafting better weapons for hunting.

Grateful for the gods improvements of their way of life, humans worshiped these new gods more than they ever did with the old gods.

Temples and statues of the old gods were torn down or destroyed and replaced with ones of the new gods. Yearly festivals were held in honor of the gods and people would leave offerings of fruits, meats and precious metals and jewels, while praying.

The most worshiped god of the pantheon was undoubtedly, The God of the Skies. After defeating the old god as well as the demon clan, the sky god received the title of King of the Gods by both mortals and gods alike.

Soon after acquiring the title, the Sky God decided to take a wife and chose the four most powerful goddesses to be his spouses.

These four goddesses were the gods of the four elements and each had control over a specific element.

The first goddess had dominion over the element of Fire. Her flames were bestowed upon humanity as a gift to warm them during the cold nights. She was an alluring beauty, who fury could ignite a raging wildfire that could destroy everything in its path.

The second goddess had dominion over the element of Wind. Her winds were used to carry people across great distances. A soft beauty, whose presence could calm anyone. However, she was said to be quite capricious and her moods would change as often as her winds do.

The third goddess had dominion over the element of Water. Her rains healed the world below and breathed life into it. An elegant goddess known for being as tranquil as a flowing river, but could also be as fearsome as the crashing waves of the ocean.

The fourth and final goddess had dominion over the element of Earth. Known as the Mother of Life, this goddess had control over any and all plant life. She is the head of the elemental goddesses and one of the most powerful gods second only to her husband, The God of the Skies.

She is also the most beloved of the Sky God’s wives. She had a very gentle and nurturing disposition and cared deeply for those she held dear.

These four goddesses were often worshiped alongside the God of the Skies, but were also worshiped separately as powerful gods in their own right.

Upon becoming the Sky God’s wives, they were bestowed the title of, The Four Queens of Nature. 

In the years following, each goddess fell pregnant with the offspring of the Sky God and later each bore a child. A son.

The Fire Goddess bore a son with hair as yellow as wheat and eyes as red as a raging fire. He was given the name Motoyasu by the goddess.

The Wind Goddess bore a son with hair as brown as the desert sands and eyes that shimmered like gold. He was given the name Itsuki by the goddess.

The Water Goddess bore a son with hair as dark as the night sky and eyes as blue as the deep ocean. He was given the name Ren by the goddess.

Finally, the Earth Goddess bore a son with hair as black as the wings of a raven and eyes green as sparkling emeralds. He was given the name Naofumi by the goddess.

Both the mortal and god realms celebrated the birth of these for new gods and bestowed them with the title of, The Four Princes of The Seasons, as each son had received an aspect of their mothers’s powers as well as their father’s.

Motoyasu became the God of Summer, bringing forth hot, sunny days where humans spent most of their time outside in the lengthened daylight.

Itsuki became the God of Autumn, bringing forth cool, windy days where humans spent their time gathering their harvest from months prior.

Ren became the God of Winter, bringing forth cold, snowy days where humans spent their time inside admiring the beautiful white snow and awaiting the return of warmer days.

Lastly, Naofumi became the God of Spring, bringing forth warm, rainy days where humans spent their time planting fruits and vegetables while admiring the beauty of the flower and other plants.

Out of the four gods, Naofumi was undoubtedly the most worshiped by humans. As the son of the Goddess of Earth, Naofumi inherited his mother's ability to control all plant life and humans would pray to him for a good harvest that year.

Naofumi also inherited his mother’s beauty and nurturing nature, having a love for both plants, animals and humans.

Humans and gods alike marveled at the Spring God’s beauty and when he finally came of age, many gods petitioned for his hand in marriage, but were all turned away by his mother, the Goddess of Earth.

Naofumi’s mother cared for him deeply and was very protective of him. She knew that all those gods were only after Naofumi for his beauty and she wasn’t going to allow her son to be treated as some common bedwarmer!

So, Naofumi often spent his days with his mother in their private meadow, occasionally being visited by his brothers or aunts.

However, despite Naofumi being a widely beloved god, there was one person that hated him. A god that absolutely despised the Spring God with every ounce of their immortal being.

The Goddess of Beauty and Wealth, Myne.

Myne was a goddess famed for her stunning beauty as well as her vain and haughty personality. Myne had countless gods vining for her attention and showering her with gifts to try and win her hand in marriage.

However, the only god Myne thought was worthy of her was the king of the gods himself, The God of the Skies.

Myne believes she should have been the wife of the Sky God and queen of the gods as she was by far, the most beautiful of all the goddesses. Yet the Sky God chose the four elemental goddesses as his wives and didn’t even consider her.

This enraged the Goddess of Beauty, who grew to despise the four goddesses with a particular hatred for the Goddess of Earth as she was the most loved by the Sky God.

Her distaste for the Earth Goddess only grew upon the birth of her son, Naofumi.

Suddenly, Myne’s numerous suitors that constantly fought for her hand, started ditching her in favor of chasing after the Naofumi. 

Now, that was already enough for the Beauty Goddess to loath the Spring God, but what truly tipped Myne over the edge was when humans and even some gods began to whisper of how Naofumi was so beautiful that even the Goddess of Beauty himself could not compare!

This caused the goddess to finally snap and she began to devise a plan to get rid of the Spring God and his mother.

One day, Myne descends down to the human realm in disguise and travels to the darkness parts of the world, where all demons reside. 

There she reveals herself as a goddess and demands to meet with the demon lord. Once taken to the demonic leader, Myne offers the demon a deal.

She explained her hatred for the Goddess of Earth and the God of Spring and her wish to be rid of them, but she needs the demon lord’s help. Myne then explains her plan.

Every year towards the end of winter, the Earth Goddess and Spring God descend down from the heavens to begin their yearly trek through the mortal realm to melt all the snow and ice of winter and make way for spring.

Myne’s plan is to have the mother and son pair be ambushed by the demons during their journey. Myne will give the demons a special poison that temporarily turns gods mortal thus rendering them powerless.

All the demons need to do is get some of the poison on the two gods leaving them completely powerless and giving the demons the perfect opportunity to kill the two.

When the demon lord asks what exactly he gets out of this deal, Myne suggests that the demon lord kidnaps the Spring God and makes him his bride stating that having such a powerful god as a spouse would yield strong heirs.

Myne truly doesn’t care as long as both Naofumi and his mother are out of her sight. After thinking it over, the demon lord agrees and Myne leaves happily awaiting news of the two gods deaths.

Fast forward a few months and it’s the end of winter, Naofumi and his mother descend down to earth and begin their trek through the human realm.

However, their travels are quickly interrupted when the two gods are suddenly attacked by demons. 

At first, the mother and son duo easily fended off the demons, but things quickly took a turn for the worse when one of the demons suddenly threw a strange powder on them.

Naofumi immediately felt something was off as his legs started to give out on him and he felt significantly weaker than before. Naofumi looked over to his mother to she was in the same state as him.

However, before Naofumi could do anything to help, his mother yelled at him to run. Naofumi wanted to argue, but the look on his mother’s face told him now wasn’t the time. 

So, he did as his mother ordered and ran.

As Naofumi ran through the snowy forest, he could hear a few of the demons chasing after him. Naofumi ran as fast as his weakened and tired legs could take him, until he tripped on a loose tree root and fell into the denser part of the forest below.

Naofumi slowly picks himself up and continues on running until he can no longer hear the demons chasing after him. By this point, Naofumi is completely exhausted and is fighting to stay awake, his eyesight going in and out of focus.

However, through his blurred vision, Naofumi notices the figure of a cloaked man in the distance. The man seemed to be saying to him, but Naofumi couldn’t hear what he was saying.

The last thing Naofumi saw before blacking out was the image of the cloaked man rushing towards him. 

When Naofumi awakes hours later, he was no longer in the snowy forest. Instead, Naofumi found himself laying on top of an enormous bed with soft black silk sheets.

Naofumi was also shocked to find that the white gods robes he had been wearing had been replaced with a long, black tunic that reached just past his knees.

Naofumi scanned his current surroundings and noticed he was in someone else’s bedroom. The room itself was dim with black painted on every wall, which made it hard for Naofumi to see as he was used to brightly, lit spaces.

Luckily, the room was illuminated by giant, glowing crystals that were attached to the ceiling that lit up the room allowing Naofumi to see.

Just then, the door to the room opened and the cloaked figure from before entered.

Naofumi readied himself for a fight, but the cloaked man quickly disarmed him by stating his intentions not to hurt Naofumi.

The cloaked man then took off his black cloak to reveal a handsome man with dark, crimson red hair and eyes. He was wearing long, black robes that reached his ankles and was held up by a single loose strap over his right shoulder.

 The robes did nothing to hide the man’s well-toned, muscular body. Strong, tan arms and chest were on full display.

Naofumi forced himself not to stare at the man and asked who the man was. the man introduces himself as L’arc, The God of Death and Ruler of the Underworld.

This shocks Naofumi. He’s heard a few things about the Death God from passing gods and mortals, most of which was negative, but he never pictured the god to be so handsome and kind, at least seemingly.

Naofumi explains who he is and everything that has happened to him. L’arc is shocked by this information and explains there’s only one kind of poison that works on gods.

After L’arc explained what the powder was and what it does, Naofumi was left horrified and outraged. 

Mortals can’t enter the realm of gods and since Naofumi was now a mortal, at least temporarily, he cannot return and inform his father what had happened.

To make matters worse, Naofumi knew that if he tried to return to the surface, he’d inevitably get caught by those demons again. Naofumi wanted to go find his mother, but in his current state, he was as good as dead.

Naofumi asked L’arc how long the effect of the poison lasts, but the Death God just shrugged and said he wasn’t sure. It could last anywhere from a few days to a few months, maybe even a year, it all depends on how powerful the god is.

L’arc then offers to send out some high level spirits to search for his mother and in the mean time the Spring God could stay down in the underworld until his powers return.

Naofumi is hesitant at first, but seeing no other option agrees.

For the next few months, Naofumi spent his days in the underworld waiting for his powers to return.

Naofumi spent most of his time with L’arc, who he found to be surprisingly good company. The god was quite charming and funny, very different from the rumors Naofumi has heard about him.

Over the course of their time together, the two gods slowly began to fall for one another. It started with simple lingering looks and touches, before eventually devolving into the two spending night after night in the other’s embrace.

Sadly, their time together had to come to an end. Naofumi’s powers eventually recover and he had to return to the surface.

This, of course, saddened the two gods, but they knew Naofumi couldn’t stay in the Underworld forever as he had duties to uphold. However, before he left, L’arc handed the Spring God six pomegranate seeds as a sort of gift.

Naofumi then left the Underworld.

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Upon making it back to the surface, Naofumi immediately set out in search of his mother.

While, traversing the still cold and barren land, Naofumi is spotted by another god, who immediately called out to the Spring god.

The god was Therese, The Goddess of Magic and Jewels.

The goddess was both relieved and surprised to see the Spring God.

Apparently, after naofumi’s mother had told him to run, she tried to fend off the remaining demons. Despite being in a weakened state, the goddess still retained a bit of her god-like strength as Naofumi had been the one to inhale most of the poison after jumping in front of his mother to try and protect her. Sadly, it didn’t last long.

Luckily, some local snow spirits happened to be nearby and after immediately recognizing the Earth Goddess, stepped in to drive off the demons.

The snow spirits then took the weakened goddess to their home in a secret cave, where the demons would not find them. There the snow spirits look after the Earth Goddess until the poison wears off.

In the meantime, the snow spirits enlisted the help of other winter spirits to look for Naofumi. However, when they couldn’t, they returned to inform the goddess.

When the Earth Goddess’s powers finally returned a few days later, she tore off in a panic frantically searching for her missing son. When she couldn’t find him anywhere in the mortal realm, she fell into absolute despair.

The Goddess then took refuge in one of her and Naofumi’s main temples, where she still currently resides.

Eventually, word of situation in the mortal realm as well as Naofumi’s disappearance reached the heavenly realm of the Gods. In response, the God of the Skies sent out several gods to search for the missing Spring God. He also sent a few gods to try and persuade the Earth Goddess to leave her temple as without her or Naofumi to bring forth Spring, the harsh winter will continue to rage on. With every passing day it is becoming more and more dire in the mortal realm.

However, none of the gods could find any sign of where the Spring God may be, nor, could they convince the Earth Goddess to leave her temple. The Sky God was close to giving up, until a wind spirit suddenly came forwards.

The Wind spirit explains that one day while flying through the air, they notice two figures below. One had messy, black hair and was wearing a green robe. The other had crimson hair and was wearing a long black robe and cloak.

The man in the black cloak was carrying the other, who seemed to be unconscious, in his arms. The cloaked man then used some kind of magic to crack open the earth to reveal black portal. The man then stepped into the portal and disappeared along with the young man.

Anger began to fill the Sky God. There was only one being among them that matched the cloaked man’s description.

The God of Death.

‘The God of Death has kidnapped the God of Spring...’, The sentence was whispered quietly amongst the gods, before being quickly shushed, but it was too late.

The God of the Sky had heard and flew into a fury. He demanded the Death God to be dragged before him and punished. This, however, was not ab easy task.

You see, it is extremely difficult to enter or leave the Underworld without someone to guide you, otherwise you’re likely to be trapped there for the rest of eternity.

The only people that can move freely between the Underworld and the Mortal Realm is the God of Death Himself and any god he grants permission to.

Currently, the only gods that are allowed to enter and exit the Underworld whenever they please are the Goddess of Fate, Knowledge and Guider of Souls: Glass, the Goddess of Hunting, Travel and Messengers: Kizuna and the Goddess of Magic and Jewels: Therese.

Glass rarely leaves the Underworld as she spent most of her time guiding souls to the proper resting place. Kizuna spends a lot of time with Glass in the Underworld and is even considered a pseudo-guider of the dead. They may not even know what’s going on and reaching them would take a long time.

Luckily, Therese spends a vast majority of her days in the Mortal or Heaven Realm, so she’s easily reached.

The God of the Sky orders Therese to go to the Underworld and bring back the God of Death. Not wanting to anger the King of Gods any further, Therese agrees. That was about two days ago.

After Therese had finished explaining, Naofumi was left shocked and horrified. He couldn’t let the man who saved him be punished for something his didn’t do.

Naofumi knows that refusing an order for the King of the Gods could get both Therese and L’arc in trouble, so tells Therese to complete her task and bring L’arc to the Heaven Realm. Naofumi explained that he’ll be them both there to clear everything up.

First he needed to see his mother.

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L’arc was busy going over the reports that Glass had given him.

He missed Naofumi. As pathetic as it sounds, he missed having the raven haired god around. He knows it’s stupid considering he only knew the Spring God for a few months at best, but he can’t help it!

In that short amount of time, L’arc had fallen head over heels in love for the beautiful Spring God. Everything from his lovely emerald eyes to his snarky yet charming personality completely entranced the Death God.

While L’arc was lost in his own daydream, his office door suddenly swung open revealing his close friend Therese.

Before L’arc could even ask what brought the goddess to the underworld today, Therese tells L’arc that that he needs to go with her to the Heaven Realm immediately as ordered by the God of the Sky.

This immediately made L’arc worry as the Sky almost never calls upon the Death God unless it is something extremely urgent.

Knowing they probably don’t have time to explain everything, L’arc grabbed his cloak and set off to the Heaven Realm with Therese close behind him.

As soon as L’arc and Therese arrived in the Realm of Gods, L’arc quickly noticed the dirty looks he was being given by the other gods as they whisper quietly to themselves.

L’arc was then bought before the King of the Gods. The Sky God glared intensely at L’arc, before asking the Death God in a low, deep tone if he knew why he was summoned.

Of course, L’arc answered no, which only seemed to enrage the Sky God more.

That is when L’arc is told he was being accused of kidnapping the God of Spring. L’arc, of course, denied this claim, but the Sky God countered by saying there was an eye witness that saw him carrying an unconscious Naofumi, before disappearing.

Just as L’arc was about to explain, who should arrive, but the Spring God himself.

Naofumi steps forward to defend L’arc and clear this misunderstanding. Naofumi explained everything from him and his mother being attacked by demons and poisoned, to him being chased by said demons and backing out, to L’arc rescuing him and allowing him to stay in the Underworld until he was recovered.

After the God of Spring finished explaining, the Sky God was left speechless. Once the god regained his composure, he thanked the Death God for saving his son. For his actions, the Sky God offered L’arc a reward of any one thing his desired most.

When L’arc asked if he could truly ask for anything, the Sky God nodded in agreement.

L’arc then said something that shocked every god watching him.

“I humbly ask for the God of Spring’s hand in marriage.”, The room fell silent as every god present stared in shock, before erupting into a mass chaos of shouts and murmurs.

“Shameless!”

“Has he gone mad!?”

“Arrogant fool!”

“Disgusting lecher!”

“How dare-!”

Despite the insults hurled at him, L’arc didn’t seemed phased in the slightest. Instead, the death god turned and walked towards Naofumi, until he was standing right in front of the Spring God.

L’arc then took Naofumi’s hands into his own and then bent down on one knee.

“Lord Naofumi of Spring, I know I am not worthy of you, but from the moment I laid eyes on you I knew you were the one for me. I know we’ve only known each other for a short period of time, but I can’t image a life without you by my side. So...Would you consider marrying me?”

Naofumi was left speechless. Over the centuries, He has had many gods and goddesses proclaim their love for him, but, none have been so sincere and genuine as L’arc. It made Naofumi’s cheeks warm and flowers bloom on his head.

Naofumi would have said yes right then and there, had his mother not intervened.

The Goddess of Earth was wholly against the two’s union, stating that if Naofumi were to marry L’arc he’d be forced to spend the rest of eternity in the Underworld with the Death God.

The Earth Goddess simply couldn’t handle the thought of never seeing her son again, when she just got him back after nearly losing him already.

The Sky God understood his wife’s fears and reluctance to give up their son, but as King of the Gods, he must uphold his promises.

So, the Sky God offered L’arc a deal. 

He’ll allow the Death God to marry Naofumi, but he’ll only be allowed to spend roughly half the year in the Underworld. From the beginning of Autumn to the end of Winter, the Spring God shall reside in the Underworld. While, from the beginning of Spring to the end of Summer, he shall reside in the Mortal Realm with his mother.

The Sky God thought this was a fair compromise and nether L’arc not Naofumi had any issue with the conditions. After a few moments and a bit of pleading from the Spring God, the Goddess of Earth reluctantly agreed.

L’arc was overjoyed and a month later, he and Naofumi held their wedding.

Instead of his normal short-sleeve, knee-length, spring green tunic-like robe, Naofumi was dressed in elegant, ankle-length, robes made of the best materials in the Underworld. The robes had long, open sleeves and were a black onyx color with shimmering, specks of sliver scattered all over the fabric and gold aligning the hems.

Atop his head, replacing the circlet of flowers and vines, was a regal crown made of black obsidian with sparkling quartz gems adorning it.

The wedding was a lavish affair and by the end of it, there wasn’t a god or mortal that didn’t know that Naofumi was now L’arc’s and the Spring God could not be happier about it.

Sometime after, a few gods and spirits were ordered to locate the demons that had attacked Naofumi and his mother, after all they still didn’t know how those demon got their filthy hands on such a dangerous poison. Those disgusting monsters also needed to be punished for daring to cause harm to one of the Sky God’s wives and sons.

Once the demons were found and captured, it didn’t take long for them to confess to everything. From being approached by the goddess Myne, to her deal with the demon king of killing the Earth Goddess and kidnapping the Spring God to be the demon king’s mate.

Of course, the Sky God was seething at the information and had the goddess dragged before him. 

Myne attempted to deny any involvement in the attack and even tried to shift the blame all on the demons, but the Sky God wouldn’t hear it.

So as punishment for treason, Myne was stripped of goddess status and was cursed to take the form of an old and ugly crone, before being cast out of the Heaven Realm never allowed to return again.

Naofumi was delighted upon hearing the news of the former Goddess of Beauty and Wealth’s banishment. He never really liked her anyway, so the idea of never seeing the bitchy goddess ever again, made the Spring God jump with joy.

Of course, Naofumi was no longer just the Spring God.

Now, he was the God of Spring and King of the Dead, along with his beloved husband.

And so ends the tale of the God of Death & the God of Spring.

#the rising of the shield hero #RaruFumi #Naofumi x L'arc #Gods & Goddesses Au #Hades & Persephone Au #God of Death!L'arc #God of Spring!Naofumi #Therese Alexandrite #Glass #Kizuna Kazayama

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(Screenshots are from anime: Kyou kara Maou!)

If only modern anime had the same approach to pairings as the old ones, some of those anime would be so much better. I have no idea why isekai became synonymous with female harem, but sometimes those harems are so out of the blue there, just for the sake of being there, that you get the feeling that they serve no other purpose than to pander to young men, while the story suffers, because some male character has more chemistry with the protagonist but will never be allowed to be seen as proper possible love interest for no reason.

People who know me will probably know what I will say now. Yes, Tate no Yuusha is one of those stories. That story is so much better when the protagonist either doesn't have any love interest, or they're from a different world than the one Naofumi was summoned to, as the huge part of Tate no Yuusha story is the fight between worlds for survival that creates a perfect simulation of Romeo & Juliet trope. Especially if you look at L'Arc the disaster bi who couldn't even fulfil the one and only objective he was sent to Raphtalia's world for: killing Naofumi.

Naofumi's harem is so out there, that it could as well just not exist. It seriously works thematically better as a father with a bunch of kids trope rather than harem, especially now in season 3 when Naofumi literally has a gaggle of children in his village that he basically raises.

Raphtalia then fulfills the typical trope of a daughter that idolized her father so much that she wanted to marry him. Her infatuation didn't truly disappear when she grew up, mostly due to the fact that she did grow up so quickly as a demihuman that her feelings didn't have time to fade. Most little girls at some point grow out of idolizing their dad, but Raphtalia as a demihuman didn't have the same chance. And I'm not saying it to dig at Naofumi x Raphtalia shippers. I don't condemn any ship and never will. I'm just stating how I see the story and what I feel would work better for this particular setting than forced harem.

Second on my list of possible suitors for Naofumi, when we assume that he wants any suitors at all or is not aromantic (as aro protagonist is also something that I'd want to see more often) is Therese. Hell, it'd be great to see a canon polyamorous triad in an isekai setting tbh.

Another good example is Isekai Cheat Magician, where one of the protagonists - Rin Azuma has more chemistry with Myura than with the second protagonist that she supposedly has a crush on. And ok, sure, she was in love with him for years, so maybe it's not fair to take it away, but at the same time the romance seems unlikely as Taichi doesn't seem to harbor the same feelings and treats Rin more as if she was his sister than a possible girlfriend. Even if I created a poly couple here, it'd always feel to me as if Taichi was a third wheel.

More obvious example is SAO, where love between Kirito and Eugeo is expressed in symbols as well as Kirito's heartbreak at the end of the Alicization Arc, but doesn't strike the audience hard enough to admit that Kirito is truly bisexual and that he loved both Asuna and Eugeo. It's there if you look at it closely, but people still deny it and call me names when I bring up that both Asuna and Kirito are bisexual and that both loved a same-sex character that ultimately died later on. I feel that the story hits harder when you say it was about queer love, especially in Alicization, because then it'd mean that there was huge romance drama going on (Kirito > Eugeo > Alice > Kirito), where all protagonists' love is unrequited. It's the most tragic love triangle.

I also mentioned a manga before that I feel would benefit from it too. Hero in that story is just such a worrywart in regard to the protag.

I'm seriously starved for some good modern isekai with homo or bi male protagonist. I'm getting some w|w recently, but I feel like m|m will never come, as if w|w were easier to get than actual m|m here.

I'm not complaining. I just have this feeling that isekai is avoiding true m|m and instead is only providing us w|w, which tbh we were starved for and want more obviously, but give us some m|m too if you please.

#tate no yuusha no nariagari #anime #writing #kyou kara maou #homosexual isekai protagonist #queer male isekai protagonist #sword art online #isekai cheat magician

[cryptid-called-ash]

This is therufumi and you can’t change my mind

#the rising of the shield hero #shield dad #naofumi iwatani #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #naofumi x l'arc x therese #therufumi #another shitpost #i should be working #back at it with my bullshit

[rot-shield-hero]

Can you do L'Arc x Naofumi? It's ok if you can't, I'm just asking.

Colors

It seemed as if everything was going in different speeds.

The colors he saw flashed by his eyes.

Colors full of beauty and melancholy.

Those viridian irises filled with darkness and an untrusting heart underneath.

The sky filled with an array of colors—blues, pinks, oranges, purples, and blacks. There was a red tinge to it as well but that red was more the color of blood and it was revolting.

His eyes and hair—red. It resembled the red in the sky he thoroughly hated.

With the shield hero—the one who he had believed to be a devil at first—he saw an array of colors that were not just a reminder of blood.

L’Arc grinned widely upon seeing the faint smile on the man’s face. “Kiddo! You actually smile?” He pouted when it slipped—he noticed. The flicker of emotion in those beautiful greens. He noticed.

Was he not supposed to?

It wasn’t hard to miss.

A glance to Therese.

She missed.

He didn’t think much. He was probably imagining it.

That wasn’t the only time.

Just the first.

Every time he complemented the man or pointed out an emotion other than bitter hatred or anger, he would see a flicker of emotion.

Fear? Panic?

Why? What was there to fear? To panic?

Disgust? Hate?

Why? Where were those emotions coming from?

L’Arc threw an arm over the man’s shoulders and he earned a flinch. Shattered green stared with hate and disgust, pain and fear.

Colors.

He never knew colors could come in different shades, especially the color of this man’s eyes.

Dark.

Light.

Milky.

It was all there.

All there and filled with negativity.

“Naofumi?” Flinch—not of panic or fear, but of surprise. Naofumi? Not Kiddo? A joke. Strained and forced. “Why do you look disgusted and hateful with every complement I give you?”

Tension. Scared. Fear. Panic.

“I don’t know what you mean, L’Arc.”

A frown. “Nao—“ he reached out to touch him but the man—the colorful man—pulled away. “What is wrong? Why must you pull away?”

“I don’t believe what you say.” A whisper. Breathy and almost inaudible, thrown to the wind for it to be carried away. “No one ever says that—not unless...” Green eyes—dark and cloudy, resembling a hurricane of anger and hate. “...they want something. Why must one complement me if all they use it if for their own gain? No. I wish none of it. Do not make those comments.”

Who had brought such pain to this male? “I don’t—Kiddo, I’m not wanting anything from you but your attention.” Red meet green. Complementary colors. “I want nothing in return but your attention and smiles, you have such beautiful smiles.”

Dark. Negative. “No. You want something else. I’m not going to give you—“ Red—no, pink. Pink on pale cheeks. Beautiful. Colors that were nothing but beautiful.

Pink on pink. Lips locked.

Shock, embarrassment. Unmoving.

“As I said, I wish for nothing but your attention and affection.”

Those colors—vivacious and emotional. They were there and then ripped away.

I’m sorry, Kiddo. If only there was another way.

Betrayal. Hurt. Pain. Pain! Pain! Stop! It hurts!

Red.

Horrible, revolting red.

It sprayed the salty air.

Don’t. No!

Sacrifice. Blood.

Blood.

What have you done?

Naofumi! Why?

What have you—?

“No!”

Glass jumped away, getting out of the way of the jaws of the dragon. The trio vanished.

Colors. They meant nothing.

Everything but red slipped away.

They returned not until meeting the green. Dull and bland, faded green. Unfocused.

“Kiddo?”

“L’Arc.”

“Your eyes—“

“Hideous.”

“Beautiful.”

Colors returned. Brighter green—resembling the grassy fields around. Pink on pale cheeks.

“Why? What do you want? My head on a silver platter?” Anger. Dark and stormy. Hate. Hate. It hurts. No.

“Just your attention and affection.”

#rising of the shield hero #tate no yuusha no nariagari #naofumi iwatani #l’arc berg #naofumi x l’arc #ask

[shieldherostuffs]

L’Arc, Therese, and Naofumi are all dating, but Naofumi lives about a 12-hour drive away while Therese and L’Arc live together. One day, because Therese and L’Arc could finally afford a bigger house, invites Naofumi to come live with them. Naofumi obviously says yes, and they all plan for Therese and L’Arc to come get him and for the three to drive back together.

While getting there, L’Arc is mostly the one driving, but keeps getting lost. And when Therese face-times Naofumi to tell him that they might be a couple of hours late, L’Arc tells her something that Naofumi almost can’t hear before Therese shouts.

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU GOT US LOST AGAIN?!”

Naofumi just laughs and says he can drive them back because he actually knows how to use Google Maps, and not get lost. 

#naofumi iwatani #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #therufumi #rarufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese #naofumi x l'arc #l'arc x therese #therese x naofumi #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #ot3 #polyamory #roadtrip #mishaps

[shieldherostuffs]

Naofumi, before Cal Mira: Sorry, I'm an anti-romantic

Naofumi, upon meeting L'Arc and Therese: SIKE!

#therufumi #naofumi iwatani #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #incorrect rising of the shield hero #chat post #incorrect quotes #shield hero shitpost #shield dad #naofumi x l'arc x therese

[shieldherostuffs]

Motoyasu: Oh youre Bi? Well why don't you 'bi' us some time so we can get this Wave ended?

Naofumi: You know what? Sure, idiot.

Naofumi: *Makes out with L’Arc and Therese during the wave*

#the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #incorrect rising of the shield hero #chat post #incorrect quotes #therufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese #motoyasu kitamura #lgbt naofumi

[shieldherostuffs]

Naofumi, watching someone walk into a wall: What an idiot.

Therese, noticing that it was L’Arc who walked into a wall: Wait, that's Our Idiot.

#therufumi #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #incorrect rising of the shield hero #chat post #incorrect quotes #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #naofumi x l'arc x therese #l'arc is a himbo #they all share two braincells #that change person when the DVD Screen Saver hits a corner

[shieldherostuffs]

Modern!TheRuFumi going to Pride together while L’Arc's patents babysit Filo and Raohtalia us out with her friends.

They're all having fun, watching the parade and all the people having fun around.

Also, L’Arc is wearing a "Free Dad Hug For Anyone Who Needs It" T-Shirt and Therese is wearing one but with Mom instead.

Cue Itsuki, Ren, and Rishia all coming over for hugs after seeing a few others get some a smiling after.

After a few hours Raphtalia and her friends, Keel and Rifana, end up finding them and getting hugs too.

Also, Naofumi is wearing Cargo shorts and a rainbow tanktop and stupid amount of glitter, and a free pride pins and a rainbow belt. He also has fabulous rainbow-themed makeup on.

L'Arc is wearing Rainbow shorts and the T-Shirt and stickers all over his arms because Filo found the stickers in his desk and wanted to put them on.

Therese is wearing a rainbow shirt and rainbow stocking and the T-Shirt, and she has a incredible amount of pins and badges in ger hair, and she's also not getting the glitter iut for the next many months.

#the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #therufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese #pride #prompt #pride prompt #shield hero prompt #lgbtq+ prompt #ren amaki #itsuki kawasumi #filo #raphtalia #rishia ivyred

[shieldherostuffs]

Naofumi: Motoyasu really hates us, huh?

L'Arc: Yes, perhaps he's homophobic?

Naofumi: We're not gay, L'Arc?

Therese: We're not?

#gay as an umbrella term here #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #incorrect rising of the shield hero #chat post #incorrect quotes #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #therufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese

[shieldherostuffs]

(A/B/O Dynamics, Mpre)

Omega!Naofumi hooked up with Alpha!L'Arc and Alpha!Therese ONCE before the Wave at Cal Mira, and now he's pregnant.

Not the best situation, honestly. The two who could be the other parent are trying to kill him and destroy the world he's trying to protect for the sake of a few people, the Waves are still fucking happening, the other Heroes are still incompetent, and there are not many people in this world he would trust with taking care of his baby while he's out fighting the wave (if it's still alive by then...).

(A little Season 2 Spoilers ahead)

But, he doesn't have the time to say anything while they're fighting in the spirit tortoise. L'Arc, Therese, and Glass are all too quick to follow Kyo back to their own world.

When Naofumi and Rishia meet Kizuna, after falling from the fucking sky, Naofumi is glad that despite his reset level, his defense was still strong enough to protect him and the about 1-month-old child in his stomach.

Now, I just have this vision of Naofumi being annoyed at not having been able to tell the two yet, and so right before everyone split into groups for one reason or another, Naofumi just exclaims while pointing a finger at L'Arc and Therese.

Naofumi, "You better come back alive and well!"

L'Arc, teasingly "Worried about us, are ya, Kiddo?"

Naofumi, "Yes!" he's not afraid to admit it right now, he's done with waiting, and would like to get the acceptance or rejection over with soon

Therese, a bit confused "Why?"

Naofumi, exasperatedly, "Because I'm pregnant, and it's your fault, and I'm not having my child grow up without another parent, and I refuse to be a single father at only 20!"

L'Arc and Therese are quite obviously shocked, but within seconds, their faces quickly morph into complete and utter excitement.

"You're pregnant!" The two shout in sync, rushing over to Naofumi with bright smiles on their faces, and adoration in their eyes

"Wait! You shouldn't be out fighting if you're damn pregnant!" Kizuna then exclaims, worried for the omega, alpha instincts kicking in

Reluctantly, after much arguing, and getting outvoted by everyone else, Naofumi sits the fight out.

#alpha beta omega #abo dynamics #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #prompt #mpreg #rising of the shield hero season 2 spoilers #therufumi #l'arc berg #naofumi x l'arc x therese #therese alexandrite

[shieldherostuffs]

Period.🩸(TheRuFumi Prompt)

I just like the notion of Naofumi suddenly finding out Therese is on her period, and he just goes full Mother-Hen Mode. . Like, she's completely fine at the moment, with no cramps and no incoming feeling of bleeding up a flood.

But, Naofumi has learned how much women go through on their periods, like- Holy Fuck, Respect. I think like, his mom has really bad cramps, enough to one time have to go to the ER, and he and his brother just started caring so much for her whenever she had a sick-day because of cramps or just laid sick in bed because of it.

Also, Naofumi's brother made him try a Cramps Simulator for a video, and while Naofumi was close to writhing in pain on the floor, their Mom was just sitting beside them, asking when it was her turn, when both machines were on at the same level. Like, she only felt a tingle at the highest setting.

Since then, Naofumi, whenever one of his few female friends had cramps, he would offer to buy some chocolate or get a bottle of hot water.

And this keeps up when he starts dating L'Arc and Therese. Naofumi did his research on periods after his mom went to the ER once because of the cramps, while L'Arc at most knows the basics of female biology, but not the extent of their pain.

Like, Therese just off-handedly mentions that it's her bloody-week;

L'Arc, because he's a Confused Himbo: Wasn't that last month?

Naofumi, immediately finding a pen and paper and writing it down: What do you need?! Chocolate! I know chocolate helps! Uhh, what else- Warm pillows and blankets! UH- Flowers! I'll go get you some gardenias, I know you like gardenias. CUDDLES, so many cuddles! And tea! And cake, I know you love cake too, I'll just go make one right now- what flavor do you want?

Like, Naofumi is just full-on mother-henning Therese because He Will Not Let Her Suffer If He Can Do Anything About It.

Therese is incredibly endeared by Naofumi taking so much care of her, and her love for him absolutely skyrockets when he keeps helping even when she's suffering in bed because of cramps and complaining constantly.

L'Arc just provides warmth and cuddles as a human pillow, and starts listening attentively when Naofumi explains how strong women are for dealing with giving birth and periods.

When Therese tells her friends, including Glass, Kizuna, and a few who are married, they coo over how attentive Naofumi is. The married ones also complain that they wish their husbands were as attentive as Naofumi is.

#period prompt #period #the rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #rising of the shield hero #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite #shield dad #shield hero prompt #therufumi prompt #naofumi x l'arc x therese

[shieldherostuffs]

I love your blog.

Hell, I'll admit that you converted me to TheRuFumi now.

But now... prompt time if you're accepting them for (SHORT) fics (if not, ignore this part):

"You're so in love it's crazy!"

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoy it!

Also, Y'ALL WE GOT ANOTHER ONE >:D

I will gladly accept more short fics/prompts with short ideas/one-liners like this! :D

Now, short prompt(Vaguely inspired by me getting a wisdom tooth and being disappointed because I didn't get to get high and my jaw is sore)(honestly, halfway through writing this, I realize that I could've made it angtsy/whumpy/yandere as fuck):

"You're so in love it's crazy!"

"Yeeeaaah, but I love them so much, Kizuna!"

The brunette laughed again, clutching her stomach in the chair in the resting room where Naofumi was laying on the bed, completely outta his mind because of the drugs for the surgery.

Filo had already retreated to going outside to the street with Raphtalia because the girl couldn't stop laughing.

Naofumi, since he'd gotten the chance, had started rambling about his love for his family, though mainly L'Arc and Therese. He just wouldn't shut up, and Kizuna had even given up recording a video of it after a while because she laughed so hard she couldn't keep her phone steady. Instead, she'd called L'Arc and Therese to come to pick them up from the clinic because they just Had To See This.

When the two finally arrived, Therese had to turn away to hide her laughter, yet her giggles and shaking shoulders exposed her, while L'Arc tried to interact with Naofumi without laughing his lungs out.

"Will you two please go on a date with me?! I really wanna date you both so much! I love you so so so much!" Naofumi exclaims from his place on the bed, reaching for the two with grabby hands

"K-Kiddo, we're, haha! we're allready married!" L'Arc tried to stop chuckling as he answers

But, none of them were prepared for the look of absolutely delighted surprise and adoration on Naofumi's face once he heard those words.

The three others in the room couldn't hold back their laughter and started heaving for breath, worrying Naofumi, but also making him pout because he didn't understand why the hell they were all laughing.

To console him, L'Arc and Therese rushed over to embrace him, still giggling.

"You are adorable." Therese had commented.

Once Naofumi got home and slept off the drugs, he had no chance of denying it ever happening, because of course, Kizuna had started filming as soon as L'Arc and Therese entered the room.

So, during their bi-weekly movie night with all their friends, she set up the videos on the TV, despite Naofumi's protests(which were quickly muffled by pillows and blankets being thrown at him, and L'Arc and Therese smothering him in cuddles.), giving everyone a good laugh.

Second take on this prompt, because why not write multiple?:

"You're so in love it's crazy!"

"I KNOW!"

Naofumi, once again, was in complete turmoil, except this time he wasn't thinking about his inevitable betrayal, the anger rising within his heart, or the fear of losing his close ones.

No, this, at the moment, it felt even worse, he'd quickly realized.

He'd realized he's fallen in love.

With L'Arc and Therese.

And he'd been ranting about it to Kizuna for the past 30 minutes, and she had done nothing but laugh at his misery.

The betrayal.

Instead of helping him get rid of his turmoil and helping him like the good friend she was supposed to be, she laughed at his misery, as if she hadn't been the same when she realized her feelings for Glass and spent two months trying to figure out how to as the Spirit out, only for Glass to take the mantle and declare them engaged while tipsy at a party.

"Okay, okay, do you want some help?" She'd asked, drying to dry the tears of laughter from her eyes

"YES!" No, his voice did not crack as he exclaimed his answer

"Too bad, ask someone else, I've come to terms with how shit I am at feelings!" She said, standing up from where they'd been sitting on a bench in the middle of Sickle's Royal Garden

"YOU THINK I'M ANY BETTER?" He shouted at her leaving form, incredulously

"NOPE!" She yelled back, delighted.

Unbeknownst to the two Heroes, the two people currently causing the turmoil had been hiding behind a wall of flower bushes and had heard everything.

So, they started planning.

#one-line prompt #the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #therese alexandrite #l'arc berg #therufumi #shield hero prompt #shield hero #naofumi x l'arc x therese #kizuna kazayama #ask #therufumi prompt #short fic #therufumi short fic

[shieldherostuffs]

Naofumi wearing a bigass ballgown and L’Arc or Therese doing to knows what under it, hidden completely from view because of thr layers, up bending him over a piece if furniture and building it up to get easier access because he refuses to wear both that many layers if skirt AND pants.

#the rising of the shield hero #rising of the shield hero #naofumi iwatani #therufumi prompt #therufumi #naofumi x l'arc x therese #l'arc berg #therese alexandrite