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gamergirl-niffler · 4 days

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A Bitter-sweet Birthday || Kyojuro x reader

Happy Birthday to my one and only Flame Hashira - Kyojuro! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I miss the series, but mostly I miss him. Since it's his birthday, I decided to write something short.

Tags: @doumadono @shonen-brainrot @arthurbristow

ENJOY:

The day was sunny and calm with no clouds in the beautiful blue sky.

You woke up early and immediately started to get ready in the quiet privacy of your own room. The day was very important since it was your beloved's birthday today, and you were beaming with excitement and happiness.

The kimono you decided to wear was simple yet pretty. It was plain white fabric with a fiery pattern at the edges, and with fitting red obi and golden obijime. You looked like the real Rengoku, just without flame-like hair.

You were working on pinning your hair up when your door slid open.

Senjuro looked inside and smiled, seeing you in front of the little vanity table. "You are up early. I should have expected that you would be excited to celebrate. Do you need help?" He asked with his soft voice.

You nodded your head. "Yes, please. You are much better at this."

Boy laughed and soon joined you, easily pining your hair up in a simple hairstyle that suited the occasion.

"Oh! Can you put it in?” You asked, handing him a gold hairpin.

Senjuro nodded and fulfilled your request. "My brother did his best picking this for you."

"Yes, I know. Best gift ever," you chuckled and looked into the mirror, admiring Senjuro's work. "Thank you so much."

"No problem. Will you help me a little too? I need some help with cooking,” he asked, and you of course nodded before getting up and following him to the kitchen.

There, you pulled your sleeves up and helped him with preparing miso soup with sweet potatoes and some simple sweets. After all it was a day to celebrate, and what celebration would it be without real sweets!

"You think we have everything?” you asked.

Senjuro shook his head. "I couldn't buy the last thing from our list," he said, looking down.

You just gave him a small smile and ruffled his hair. "No need to worry, we can buy it on our way to him.”

"There will be no need for that. Here.” It was no one else but Shinjuro.

At first his sudden, loud voice made you stiff, but then you realized he was handing you a box with the last thing from the list. Blinking, you looked up at him, not hiding your confusion.

"Just take those to him. I bought them this morning after seeing them on Senjuro's list. I figured out you will need these," man explained.

You smiled widely and bowed. "Thank you so much, Shinjuro-san. We indeed needed those."

"Thank you, father, he will be happy to receive these," Senjuro added with a kind smile.

Shinjuro looked at both of you as if he wanted to add something, but he decided to stay quiet instead. He just turned away and left.

The two of you returned to cooking and chatting, sharing some giggles while doing so.

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When the food was ready, Senjuro packed it up, you collected other stuff you planned to take, and you both set off on the road.

It wasn't a long trip but going with a friend was an amazing feeling.

The closer you got, the more excited you became. You couldn't wait to celebrate Kyojuro's birthday.

The burial ground seemed quiet and calm, as if it was frozen in time together with everyone else, buried deep in its grounds.

All you could hear were birds singing softly, their songs carried by a quiet whisper of the wind that sneaked around the crowns of trees and soft splash of a river nearby. The sun's gentle warmth enveloped the serene atmosphere, casting a comforting glow on the world.

"Aniki," Senjuro said happily and ran up to one of the graves, setting everything down next to it.

You quickly followed him and smiled looking at the grave. "Good to see you again, love."

After the quick greeting, you and Senjuro got to work, cleaning the grave. You made sure to visit Kyojuro regularly so there was a small amount of cleaning needed.

In the end, you pulled out the box that Shinjuro gave you and pulled out incense sticks. You lit them up and placed them on the grave.

You and Senjuro clasped your hands together, preparing for the prayer ahead with a sense of unity and reverence.

Senjuro finished first, and started putting down a little blanket. You joined him shortly after, and helped him with setting everything up.

"Aniki. Everything's good at home, father has stopped drinking, and things are much calmer there now. He even accepted Y/N around," Senjuro said, even if his words were greeted by nothing but silence.

"That's true, but I still try to do my best to stay out of his way. Today he bought us incense sticks for you, love," you smiled softly.

Senjuro nodded and picked up his little bowl of soup. "Happy birthday, aniki. I wish you were still here. I miss having you around.”

You smiled sadly, doing the same as he did. "Happy birthday, my love. I miss you dearly."

The rest of the celebration went calmly.

You talked and joked with Kyojuro, telling him everything that happened since the last visit.

If you only knew he was there indeed, sitting next to his own grave, listening to both of you and feeling happy, hoping the warm sun rays would convey how glad he was to celebrate his birthday with his little brother and the love of his life.

#demon slayer #kyojuro rengoku #demon slayer kyojuro #kny rengoku #kyojuro x reader #kyojuro x you #kyojuro rengoku x reader #kyojuro rengoku x y/n #kny kyojuro

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missmyloko · 2 months

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February 29th, 2024: As one chapter comes to a close, another shall soon start. Fujichiyo (ふじ千代) of Fuji (ふじ) in Kamishichiken is wearing her sakkō ensemble ahead of her quickly approaching erikae. She will be the first erikae for the newly opened Fuji okiya and the first for Kamishichiken in nearly two years. Per Kamishichiken's tradition, she is wearing a lovely powder blue iromontsuki with a kai awase (shell matching game) pattern and pine with a black interlocking tortoiseshell pattern obi. Since this is a formal outfit she does not wear an obijime and a pocchiri. Her kanzashi features a simple motif of silver and gold pine, which will be passed down to other maiko in her okiya in the future. Her erikae will take place on March 4th ^^ Image is courtesy of Atelier Hanae.

#maiko #geiko #geisha #kyoto #sakko #kamishichiken #fujichiyo #舞妓 #芸妓 #芸者 #京都 #上七軒 #先笄 #ふじ #ふじ千代 #さっこう

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implalazz · 1 month

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Waaaaaaaaa I’m back with more yokai fusions & also a comically small Buchikoma

L-R: Blazitina, RoboGrapenyan, Damonono, Buchikoma, Komajisan, Pandatina

Again more design thoughts under tha cut ✌️

My fingers always feel sore after typing this much….. Lots of learning about the details of traditional clothes this time. I chose these pairings cuz I felt lazy & wanted to draw the simpler ones first lol

Blazitina: Lion girl 👍 First thing I can think of in my thought process was making the belt an obi sash. Tattered at the ends to batch Blazion’s & with an obijime for fun. I didn’t super feel like giving her the same kind of Miku-esque kimono sleeves that I gave Lord Lie-In so I just made them weird kinda arm warmers. Did the same for her pants too, I’m not sure what they’re called but they’re inspired by the leg warmer kinda things in PLA on the fancy kimono. Also gave her a juban cuz idk I made her gi dip too far under her arms & yknow she’s a little lady she’s gotta stay covered up. I know all of this traditional kimono gear isn’t conductive to good karate but whatever…… She doesn’t get boots cuz I like drawing paws & her ahoge mimic Blazion’s scar (I didn’t have enough room to fit it in). I was thinking of giving her an x shaped hair clip but I thought it’d be too busy on her head. Overall despite some things I’d change (the way I shaped the obi I know realize the shape is TOO stylistic) I think this is my favourite design of the bunch

RoboGrapenyan: Very much inspired by the pkmn Violet paradox mons* (*See the bells & eyes.) Not much to say it’s a pretty straightforward fusion. The tail onibi are lightbulbs because it feels more robotic & I thought it’d be cool. The jet exhaust is grape soda……. That was a choice. LOOK I’LL EXPLAIN, uh….. grape….. grape exhaust? Grape vapor? Grape soda????? Sure. Also I think in the back of my mind I was thinking of that soda gun from that one episode of SpongeBob. Naughty Nautical Neighbors. I had to google it I had to know what episode it was….. yeah.

Damonono: YAAAAYYYYY FIRST TIME DRAWING HAKAMA THEY’RE WEIRD BUT I’LL GET BETTER AT IT!! They’re supposed to be split leg hakama but in every reference I looked up they’re so wide that they just look like the skirt kind rather than having two leg holes. I gave them hakama cuz bootleg jeans would be weird with a kimono. And I like hakama. That’s it. The sleeves….. Let’s talk about those. I didn’t wanna give them the heart guns/cannons cuz idk…. I liked the way Damona’s hands were posed & I wanted to keep that. So instead they have weird fucked up heart shaped kimono sleeves. I wanted to keep Damona’s long obi too but I thought it might mess with the silhouette already having the sleeves & also that’s just not a thing you do with hakama. So….. her sleeves are kind of like the end of her obi…….. I’m only now realizing she could’ve had them tied up normally & they could still hang that low….. whatever. In my mind they go under the obi, get tied up so they can put on the hakama, & then untie them & let them hang over the hakama. Look I don’t think of fashion in terms of is this normal? Is this practical? If it looks good I do it. Not much else to say. I had to look up a tutorial on how to put on hakama cuz I wanted them to be as accurate as possible……. And now I know how to put them on so that’s cool I guess. I LOVE LEARNING!!!!!!!!

Buchikoma: Again pretty simple. I gave him a little tuft of hair to emulate Buchinyan’s wispy hair tuft. I forgot to draw the spot of the side of the right thigh, lol. His eye spot is shaped like an onibi cuz it’s cute 👍. His haramaki has the patterning of Jibakoma’s tummy spot cuz I can’t not give him the haramaki that’d be a crime. His ears are farther apart & smaller like Jibakoma’s, & his tail onibi are shaped like that cuz idk I tried to imagine what Jibakoma’s tail looked like & I thought of that. Overall another one of my favourite yokai fusions I’ve done. That’s my son

Komajisan: SPLIT EARS!!!!! Inspired by a fandom design of a certain character from a certain comic I won’t name….. IYKYK. Split ears cuz 2. Also extra swirly bits on the swirls cuz 2. I was thinking of adding blue spots to his bindle but I didn’t like how it looked so I didn’t do it. Fun paw spots cuz it’s cute. Forehead onibi are kinda angry lookin cuz idk….. I just felt it. Also mini onibi in between the forehead ones cuz 2. Some makeup accenting cuz……. IT’S CUTE!!!!!!!! I was also thinking of making the onibi half brown & half blue but it looked bad so yeah, I didn’t do it.

Pandatina: Probably my favourite in terms of lineart. I actually got noticeably better at drawing kimono particularly the sleeves. I’m proud :]. I honestly didn’t feel like giving her a haori/cape/whatever so I didn’t (also I just forgot to lol.) So she has a good sewn into the collar of her kimono. Clover shaped obijime like Slimatina cuz it looks cool & I like it, also I needed more clover shapes lol. She’s got one in her hair because of that too, I was thinking of making it blue but I thought nahh. She’s intentionally very pale cuz I wanted her skin tone to really match the snake part of her body. And she has eyeshadow on to emulate the spots around Pandanoko’s eyes, same with her pupils. Again just a simple fusion

#🔩.my art #yokai watch #yokai oc #fusion #Frostina #blazion #robonyan #grapenyan #casanono #damona #pandanoko #komasan #komajiro #buchinyan #jibakoma

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kscosplaycatalog · 2 months

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No. 13 - 2012

Character: Ryougi Shiki (ARC Drive ver.) Series: Kara no Kyoukai by TYPE-MOON

Cosplayer Credits: - Kouma: My brother

Photog Credits: - Lauren - Kirky

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This was another costume ~mostly~ for my brother. He really wanted to be Kishima Kouma from the game Melty Blood (he also features briefly in Tsukihime), and showed me Ryougi. I had always wanted to make a kimono and really liked her overall design so I put a lot into this costume!

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I chose to use an Le Tigre Long from Arda Wigs in Dark Purple (023) because I'm using the very detailed figurine as my main reference source and it's hair is faintly purple. In most lighting, it will look dark brown or black.

I used Simplicity's kimono pattern (4080) for the cotton under kimono and main, silk, furisode kimono. Sadly, I couldn't find perfectly matching fabric for it, but I hope it's close enough (it's a poly silk). I'm not using any pattern for making the obi (brocade) though I learned how to tie the obi into a tateya musubi knot which is the knot on both the figurine and from what I've seen in her anime. I also got material for the obijime (cord from eJoyce), obiage (scarf; crepe), and obiita (simple cardboard with yarn ties).

The sword (Kanesada Kuji) is made out of pine (hilt and blade) and balsa (guard) and spray painted. Hilt is wrapped in ribbon. My dad helped me with the cutting and sanding.

For my brother's... I used the Chinese pajama pattern from Folkwear and simple black cotton. Which was also used for pretty much everything else... pants and foot wraps. We actually burned the bottom of his pants because I wanted the effect that he could actually produce fire, like in the game. I used black spandex for the gloves and just traced his hand to make a pattern.

I actually made the clasps from faux pearl buttons and scrap fabric. I kept complaining about how ridiculous Kouma's clasps were and how they don't work like normal Chinese clasps so I just set out to make them myself. And the wig is a Shaggy Wave Wig with Long Bangs in Shadow Blue from Shop Cosplay (Cosplay.com's wig shop).

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Ryougi: Cost: $124 Time: 7 hrs

Kouma: Cost: $79 Time: 12 hrs

#melty blood cosplay #kara no kyoukai cosplay #garden of sinners cosplay #ryougi shiki cosplay #shiki ryougi cosplay #arc drive cosplay #type-moon cosplay #video game cosplay #anime cosplay #handmade cosplay #cosplay with a prop #kishima kouma cosplay #for my brother

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maigeiko · 5 months

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The look of... VIII: Shimizu 清水

Historical context The first official date in the history of Shimizu Geigi is 1872, when "Machi Geisha" (まち芸者), who were distinct from "Kaku Geisha" (廓芸者), appeared. A Kenban (registry office) was established in 1877. At that time, Machi Geisha and Kaku Geisha combined were around twenty people. Only ten years later, in 1887, their number had increased to 100. The number of Geigi continued to grow.

In 1938, the number of Geigi was around 260, and they were highly regarded nationwide for their skills in art and behaviour. In 1951, a "Shimizu Geigi school" (清水芸妓学校) was opened, around 150 Geigi attending the event.

In the 1970's, Japan's period of economic growth started tapering off, interest in traditional arts dwindeled, which resulted in less work opportunities for Geigi and the number of Ryotei decreasing. In response to this, local business leaders and Shimizu Geigi started an organisation to help fostering new Geigi (Seibikai 清美会).

By 1985, their number had decreased to thirteen and the Kenban closed. In 1991, local businessmen and Geigi formed a different company (Seibi Co. 清美(株)), which worked as employer for Geigi. Due to a bad economic environment, Shimizu Odori (清水をどり) was last held in 1998, Seibi Co. was dissolved in 2004, and Haru no mai (春の舞) was discontinued in 2009. As a result of this, some of Seibi's employees became independent Geigi.

Allegedly, the number of Geigi hit rock bottom in 2011 with only two remaining. However, in 2012, around eleven Geigi worked in Shimizu. Since then, the city had a steady stream of Geigi coming and going again. At the end of this year, 2023, there are ten Geigi working in the city.

The look of Shimizu Geiko Local Term: Geigi 芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Taka shimada, Tsubushi shimada ※ Kanzashi: Kushi, Maezashi, bekko kogai, ear of rice in the new year period ※ Kimono: Homongi, Kuromontsuki Hikizuri ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: green, pink, white, red ※ Obijime: flat, 1 knot ※ Footwear: Zori

Casual look ※ Hairstyle: Yohatsu ※ Kanzashi: none ※ Kimono: Homongi, rarely Komon ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: white, pink ※ Footwear: Zori

The look of Shimizu Maiko Local term: Shinjin Geigi 新人芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Momoware Katsura, sometimes real hair styled (shin nihongami) ※ Kanzashi: seasonal and non-seasonal Hanakanzashi, Katsuyama, maezashi, Shidare in all age groups ※ Kimono: Furisode with shoulder tucks or no tucks at all ※ Eri: white with white embroidery, plain white, white with multicolour embroidery, other colours possible especially during summer months ※ Obi: Koken musubi ※ Obiage: flat, mostly red/silver, red/white shibori, other colours also possible (green/beige/light blue) ※ Obijime: flat or round with 1-4 knots. No obidome ※ Footwear: Zôri

Notes Shimizu was merged with Shizuoka in 2003. Shimizu Geigi and other traditional arts performers are backed by 静岡伝統芸能振興 Shizuoka dentô geinô Shinkô-kai/Shizuoka traditional performing arts promotion association, which is the successor to Seibikai. You might notice I didn't start this post with a historical b/w photo. There are some old photos on the Shizuoka Dentogeino homepage, but they are the size of a postal stamp. And that's it. I feel let down. No chance to explore the historical style of Shimizu. Anyways. "The look of Shimizu/Shizuoka" was requested by @geimaiko. The layout of this post is based on geimaiko's own. Also... geimaiko originally started these series. If you liked this post, you should go and thank her, because without her, there would be no "the look of..." ;)

Sources https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shizuoka_history/, https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shimizu_history/, http://www.shimizu-port.jp/geigi.html, https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO41971500Z20C12A5L61000/ (headline and preview only), https://www.youtube.com/@shizuokadentogeino/videos

Pictures: Komachi May 17, Makoto May 17, Komachi+Makoto Oct 17 (sources nowhere to be found), Sakurako+Fukutaro Apr 22, Kikuno+Umeka Nov 14, Iroha Jun 20, Iroha Oct 20, Fukutaro Oct 20, Ichiryo+Komachi+Makoto ~2016, Komachi+Sakurako Apr 18, Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 18, Iroha+Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 20

#mg #geisha #geiko #maiko #hangyoku #geigi #shizuoka #kimono #komachi #makoto #sakurako #fukutaro #kikuno #umeka #iroha

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thekimonogallery · 1 year

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Kimono, Obi, Obiage, Obijime, Shikoki: Modorihashi half-collar: Here and there, Yaka mask: Self-made 📸 : Rin-chan

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chacha-rouge · 10 days

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@thecrowsart re the obi knot for 2024 Mononoke's Kusuriuri

I didn't have the right obi type for it, I used a hanhaba obi sash for the grip/strength of the fabric, so the proportions aren't perfect and I haven't nailed the length balance for the ends to stick out equally, but basically I folded some parts in half, some loop de loops, etc. This was before we got a full view of his back from the last trailer so it might need revisions. I'm gonna try making some fukuro obi mock ups for better knot testing, and marking when what fabric starts when, as fukuro obi sashes will sometimes have changes in fabric for cool effects on specific knots, which seems to be the case with this one (thus why it changes from red to purple to checkered) the little knot in the main knot is clearly an obiage, it's orange so highly unlikely to be part of the obi, plus shape is rounder so yeah. Basically this hole thing is like, knot base inspired by actually Tateya musubi knot on a fukuro obi, but the ends of the knot are the tips of the sash, whereas a tateya musubi can't do that the way it's folded.

So yeah this goes a bit crazy

Someone in one of my cosplay servers suggested it might be based off Kabuki obi sashes, which had cords at the ends to tie them faster for theatre changes etc. Kusuriuri's does have a string wrapped around the obijime, so like maybe? But idk, also I'd much rather make a full one piece sash obi than have to un piece how to make a Kabuki inspired sash...

Tho tbh looks more like a cord for the round mirror, so could be wrong

#mononoke 2024

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kimono-daisuki · 6 months

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KimoNovember Day 20: while looking through my pile of Ichiroya/Kimonotte stuff, I noticed this obi and kimono pair well together for a jimi coordinate (probably wearable for someone in their 60s or 70s?). I brightened it a little with the obijime but otherwise stuck to a jimi colour combination.

#kimono-daisuki #kimono #着物 #帯留め #obidome #kimonovember #kimonovember2023

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ekwallace · 2 months

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I don't think I've ever posted this here. Have some lesbians in your Mononoke!

Title: Interlude Fandom: Mononoke Pairing: fem!Otherself/Kayo Word count: 1870 Rating: Explicit

If Kayo always feels off balance around him--and she does--it is worse with her, the woman who is dark and golden at once, who seems to see through her even more keenly than her other half does. Is that dizzying sense of being defenseless before her why Kayo is so irresistibly drawn to her?

Maybe it's much simpler than that.

"Are you hurt?"

Kayo shakes her head, steps closer. "Are you?" It's an excuse. When she puts her hand on the golden one's arm, she can feel the hard muscle under soft skin much warmer than her own. The urge to trace along the bright line that wraps her bicep is almost overwhelming. What would it taste like? she wonders, and feels herself flush. Oh. Is that what you want from them?

The painted smile curves into a real one, with a teasing edge to it. "What do you really want to ask me?"

"I-- I don't know." It is not a lie, not really, for she could not put this strange longing into words if she tried. Desire, yes, but also something more... to see and be seen, as she is when she is most truly herself, with none of the obscuring trappings of convention and stifling politeness. She could not hope to stay with them, she by her very nature ephemeral and he no less fleeting, never to stay in one place for longer than he must to find his answers. But she can have this much.

The golden woman leans closer, as if to tell a secret. "Do you not, Kayo-san?" Her voice is more musical than her counterpart's, but it sends the same shiver down Kayo's spine when she murmurs in her ear, and, like him, she pauses the slightest bit before saying her name, which makes it feel somehow far more intimate than it ought to.

Heart pounding so hard she feels it in her throat, Kayo meets those unsettling, beautiful eyes. "Can you stay with me? Just for a little while?"

"If you want."

"I do want." It comes out breathy and oddly heavy, weighted with more significance than she intended. She swallows and steps closer. "I do want," she says again, this time acknowledging its full meaning.

The golden woman gives a pleased hum and bends again. She brushes her lips over Kayo's hair, then her cheek, and Kayo turns her head to bring their mouths together.

She has never kissed anyone, and she did not expect it to be like this, overwhelming all her senses and stealing her breath completely. The golden one's mouth on hers, and her hand cupping her chin, are both warm to burning, but her hair, when Kayo (a distant part of her awed at her own daring) slips her hands into it, is cool, and softer than silk.

"I want to see all of you," she whispers when they break apart, and there is no mocking at all in the golden woman's answering smile.

"You know how."

But Kayo must first run her fingers over the markings on her chest, and after a moment can no longer resist kissing them. The golden woman makes a sound, low in her throat and not quite a growl, and grips Kayo's shoulders hard enough that she feels the prickle of sharp nails.

That makes Kayo feel bold enough to tug the bright robe open (she suspects a bit of subtle help in loosening the obijime and obi) and, with a slightly self-conscious smile at remembering her earlier thoughts, she sets her mouth to the spiral of gold about one breast.

The golden woman murmurs an Ah at the first touch of her tongue. Her skin tastes of musk and warm spices. Kayo has touched herself, of course, but how different it is to feel someone else's body respond to her. The golden one lets her explore, arching her back to press closer, until she finally gives what is definitely a growl and tugs Kayo up into a fierce kiss. Then she moves back, only a little, so Kayo still feels her breath across her lips. "I need you much closer than this."

"Oh... Yes." She doesn't know exactly the way of it with another woman, but every fiber of her being cries out to embrace the golden one.

Who steps away, and Kayo is about to say something indignant until she shrugs out of the robe, slips the hakama off, and stands naked before her. Kayo's mouth is suddenly too dry for her to say anything at all at first.

"You're... glorious." She doesn't blush to say that. It might sound absurd to describe anyone else thus, but not her.

The golden woman's mouth quirks as if in acknowledgment (very like her other's when he's amused). "Now, come here." She takes Kayo's hand and draws her to lie down beside her.

Kayo's barely aware of the surroundings, has had no attention to spare for anything but the golden woman since the hone-onna exploded in a shower of colors, and, barely thinking except to fear that she might never see her again, she clutched at the golden one's wrist before she could melt away, too.

They're in some strange in-between, the color of everything, save the two of them, washed-out and watery, but none of that matters, not with the golden one next to her, and Kayo, reaching for her, breathes out, More.

I'm no fine lady, but how pretty we are together, she thinks, admiring the contrast of her own small brown hand against dusk-and-gold skin as she cups again the soft heavy weight of the golden woman's breasts. But she cannot bear even this much distance between them for long, and squirms closer, tipping her chin up as the golden woman tilts hers down.

Her kisses are greedy in a way Kayo can't imagine him being. She doesn't know how it works, whatever the golden one and the medicine seller are together and apart, and she's not sure she wants to, because the thought of him seeing her like this makes her want to squirm in embarrassment.

It also makes the heat coiling low in her belly burn even hotter, and thinking he might know of it, or even feel it, as she slides her hands down, shaping the curve of the golden one's waist and tracing along the lines that mark the swell of her hips, unexpectedly lush, sends a strange, shivery thrill all through her.

"Ah, you tease too much, Kayo."

"You say that as if you don't!" She might move even more slowly in retaliation, making sure she touches each bright curl of gold. "Besides... I don't know what to do."

The golden woman meets her eyes in a look not quite a smile but full of promise, takes her hand again and guides her fingers. Kayo thought she was drowning in warmth before, but that's nothing to the heat at the golden one's core, and after a little while she grows bolder, learning how to draw gasps and little wanting noises, until the golden woman's hand is a burning vise about her wrist and she's shuddering against Kayo's fingers.

She pulls Kayo close then, tumbles them over so her lean length presses her down, one knee between her legs. Kayo rocks her hips up all but mindlessly, but the golden woman, breath still fast, gives her a quick kiss and a smile that bares sharp teeth.

"I've wanted this for a long time," she murmurs, and if Kayo didn't know better, she might think it was an unwilling confession. The golden woman huffs a little laugh at Kayo's expression, leans in to mouth at her ear. "Are you so surprised that I should want you?"

"Yes!" Kayo says, for surely it's obvious why she would feel that way.

"He does, too." It's a murmur against her jaw, and Kayo tries not to shiver, but cannot stop the tremor that runs through her.

"That really surprises me," she says, as much to cover her embarrassment as anything else, but it has quite the opposite effect when she cannot help but imagine pale skin flushed and blue eyes darkened by desire.

"Mm, you still blush so easily, Kayo." She looks down at her, as if to see the effect her words have, but she doesn't linger long; she is as made for graceful motion as her other half for patient stillness, and so deft and quick are her hands that Kayo doesn't realize her kimono is open until the golden woman runs her hand along the edge, nudging the fabric further aside and leaving a trail of heat where her fingers brush Kayo's skin. Her eyes have never looked so much like points of flame, and Kayo, transfixed by them, thinks, Burn me up.

She would almost think she spoke that wish aloud, for the way the golden one looks at her--seeing her, yes, as she really is, eager and wanting and unashamed--is as dizzying as her touch. She skims her hands over the silk where it molds to Kayo's peaked nipples, the slip and drag of the fabric maddeningly almost the touch she craves.

"I didn't--" She shifts restlessly beneath that teasing, and has to fight to catch her breath. "Didn't expect you to be so patient."

The golden one dips her head again and kisses the hollow at the base of her throat. "Am I too patient for you, now?"

"Yes," Kayo says, and arches her back to bare herself to that hot mouth and the silky slide of pale hair over her skin.

"Let me show you something good," the golden one whispers. She moves down, smiling that wicked smile, and Kayo sputters in confusion, and then in dawning comprehension.

"Wha-- What are you-- Oh."

She isn't sure what became of her undergarments, but that is definitely the golden woman's warm breath and warmer mouth on her sex, with no fabric in between to diminish the startling sensation. Kayo's eyes go wide and she grabs for anything to hold onto, for she feels she might fly apart. Her fingers end up tangled in silvery hair again, and she can feel the golden woman's little movements as she licks and teases, seeming to coax pleasure from her very center that spirals up and up. She feels how wet she is by how easily the golden woman's fingers slip between her folds, and she finally cries out, so far past embarrassment that she hopes they both can hear it.

She drifts for a time in a hazy sense of well-being, lying in the golden woman's arms, her whole body feeling pleasantly weak. She thought, before, that she would go back to ordinary life, and be able to look back on this when it all seemed too colorless, to draw strength from the memory...

But perhaps she has learned to be greedy, too. That no longer seems like enough. She opens her eyes and the golden one is watching her. "Will I see you again? Both of you?"

"Perhaps. If you want." Her smile is lazy and satisfied, putting Kayo in mind of a big cat. Kayo smiles back. "I do want."

#mononoke 2007 #mononoke fic #f/f fanfic #rule 63 #Kayo/femHyper

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tanuki-kimono · 16 days

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Goth doves ftw! I love how OP paired those antique kimono and obi showing black and deep purple based hato (pidgeon/dove). The kimono's ground looking like a dawn/dusk is also so very pretty!

The all-black obijime used to tie the obi is probably a mofuku (mourning) item, it's always nice to see those used in more everyday fashion:

#japan #fashion #kimono #obi #hato #dove #pidgeon #bokashi #gradation #着物 #帯

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isan0rt · 10 months

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Actually, @lightandfellowship asking about other Dark Road historical fashion thoughts on this post did kind of get me thinking about it and you know what I think is really interesting? Is that there are only two students that are at any point wearing entirely Western-looking (non-Japanese) clothing without an obi and obijime, and that’s Xehanort (pre-arrival at Scala)...

And Baldr.

Even Master Odin is wearing an obi and obijime despite otherwise dressing like Gandalf, but we’ll leave him aside for the sake of this discussion.

For the most part the students are wearing fusion clothing, but that’s typical of the Taisho era. The Taisho period, which immediately followed the end of the Meiji Restoration, was a period of great change in Japan, and of Westernization. It was very common for people to wear a mix of Western clothing with traditional Japanese clothing. You can see a lot of this in the Dark Road students;

(This got really long lol. Discussion of the secondary and tertiary Dark Road students’ design choices, culminating in discussion of Eraqus, Xehanort, and Baldr’s designs and what they might mean in the context of a Taisho-period-adjacent setting, under the cut).

- Most of the male students, plus Urd, are wearing very loose, bloused pants, probably tobi trousers or karusan-bakama.

- Vidar, Vali, and Vala have some of the most traditionally Japanese silhouettes among the upperclassmen. Vidar is wearing a sleeveless lapped garment that isn’t strictly traditional, but has a very Japanese look to the way it’s assembled and to the color styling, while Vali is wearing pretty authentic-looking Japanese faulds, and is obviously supposed to make you think of the kabuki ideal of a ninja. Vala also looks EXTREMELY Taisho-period; the wearing of silk-painted or embroidered, brightly-colored hakama with an obi and furisode or kosode was extremely common for girls in the Taisho period. Vala has some sort of fantasy puff cuff-sleeve-thing instead of furisode, but her hakama and obi are lifted straight out of the 1910s. Interestingly, these upperclassmen, like Eraqus in the lower class, survive the longest.

- Heimdall, Sigrun, and Bragi are all wearing a mix of actual traditional Japanese clothing and Western elements. They are all wearing short kimono, with Sigrun having a very classic obi styling, Bragi is wearing traditional workman’s clothing (a hanten and sarubakama, with an obi without obijime, interestingly), and Heimdall appears to be wearing a kosode, with obi and obijime. However, Sigrun is wearing leggings and gaiters, Heimdall has some WILD thigh-high Three Musketeers boots and that very intensely high-collared, French-looking bolero jacket, and Bragi is, as previously discussed, wearing a bomber jacket (and also Chuck Taylor sneakers, Bragi you sneaky, deeply anachronistic guy).

- Helgi and Hoder, interestingly, appear to be blending Japanese and Chinese clothing styles; they’re both wearing obi and obiage, but Hoder appears to be wearing a cheongsam, and while Helgi is wearing a sleeveless kimono as a shirt, his fur ruffs very much evoke some traditional theatrical depictions of Son Goku (the Monkey King not the DBZ character); but I’m not that knowledgeable about Chinese clothing so I won’t make too many conjectures here.

- Urd and Hermod and Vor all have very fantasy-like designs, with the girls having fewer garments from either real Western or Japanese styles. Hermod and Urd as discussed have the bloused pants, Vor’s coat looks VERY much like a traditionally silk painted kimono that’s been altered to have a Western tab-collar, but has a traditional Japanese rope bow on the back, and all three are wearing obi and obiage. However, Urd’s robe/cape thing is VERY Western Fantasy Wizard, meanwhile Vor is wearing actual pumpkin pants. Hermod’s looks the most period, with his haori retaining the traditional lapels but altered to have Western bishop sleeves, and he’s wearing VERY WWI-style gaiters.

Now lets talk about the other three, who are actually our main characters; Xehanort, Baldr, and Eraqus.

Eraqus is absolutely wearing nothing but traditional Japanese clothing (aside from the obvious Kingdom Hearts elements of the turtleneck and crossed suspenders). He is wearing extremely traditional hakama, with the most traditional haori of any of the cast. His hair is partially loose but what is pulled back is pulled into something like a topknot; Eraqus is designed in every way to evoke the look of the samurai class. What I think is significant with that is that, as mentioned, the Taisho period followed the Meiji Restoration, when the samurai class in Japan were more or less disbanded in the face of modernization of Japan. I don’t think it’s unrelated that at this point, the Scalan society that considers Eraqus a ‘blueblood’ is also in decline, and is ultimately ended within Eraqus’s lifetime. He is the last of his kind, and he is dressed like it.

Then, there’s Xehanort. When he leaves Destiny Islands to go to Scala he’s dressed in an outfit that calls to mind Ephemer’s, and is extremely Western and modern-looking; which makes sense, since he was raised by Player, and the KHUX time period has very modern and Western fashion (remember Bragi’s Chucks?). But once he’s a student, he’s replaced his button-down shirt and collared sleeveless duster with a turtleneck (Kingdom Hearts, lol) and haori of his own, an exact photo negative of Eraqus’s haori except that Xehanort’s is sleeveless. But Eraqus is a blueblood, and as far as anyone in Scala knows, Xehanort is a nobody and a foreigner; he is still wearing Western pants in a Western style, held up by a Western belt and without any obi in sight. Xehanort was born in Scala, and he resents being seen as Just Some Guy, but he doesn’t belong there like Eraqus does; his haori on top is trying to make him part of that world, an equal to Eraqus, but what’s underneath reflects that Scala doesn’t consider him either of those things.

And then, there is Baldr.

I’ve seen other posters point out that his clothing is all black, under a white jacket (I’m sorry I don’t remember who pointed this out!), but also, Baldr has the most Western and contemporary clothing of all of the characters in Dark Road. In contrast to Xehanort, with his loose, pre-WWI-era jeans, Baldr is wearing contemporary skinny jeans with a wallet chain and fashionable low-buckled boots. He’s also wearing a waistcoat, and a bolero jacket with what looks like knit cuffs. He doesn’t fit in with the others at all, even less than Xehanort does.

And pointedly, like Xehanort, he is not wearing an obi.

I feel like it’s not a coincidence that this game visually sets its characters in the Taisho era, the time period that transitioned Japan from the traditional Japan to the modern, Westernized Japan of the 20th century, and the character who puts a permanent end to Scalan society is the only character dressed entirely in Western and modern clothing. Obviously I can’t say for sure what the intent was, but at the end of the game, the three characters left standing are Eraqus, dressed in the most traditionally Japanese fashion, Baldr, dressed in the least, and Xehanort, the fusion, who is dressed like Eraqus on the surface, but underneath, is dressed like Baldr.

#KHDR #Kingdom Hearts #Kingdom Hearts Dark Road #long post #related to; fashion history #In case this seems like talking out of my ass lmao my qualifications are I have a degree in fashion #with a focus on fashion and costume history #did my final graduating paper on how modern Japanese street fashion #was influenced by Meiji and Heian and Taisho fashion #and also worked as a professional costumer for the theater industry for several years #Butttt it's been a little bit so there may be inaccuracies #but these are my thoughts from like. A costume design perspective and how costumes inform character for narrative purposes

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