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He hears the saniwa’s voice: “It’s a peaceful era, isn’t it?"
Peaceful is not the word that Nagasone has in mind at this moment. He's sortied at this spot before, and in that era there were no pedestrians, no strange shops with glass doors, no buildings shaped like blocks. The only people there were those branded as criminals and the executioners who stood at their flanks; there was no walking around, only waiting until one’s time was up. Peace in that case meant something entirely different 一 the kind of peace one knows when there are mere moments left to live. Itabashi was a place to die.
Yet the people of this era live on like it was nothing.
In which Nagasone and the saniwa travel to Kondou's grave for a minor mission, and he embraces his grief.
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At least he would see the hydrangeas, he thought. Maybe they would be as charming as the saniwa claimed they were, and he had often heard Samidare speak of their beauty, but they were not a favorite of his. [...] There were more elegant flowers than these, at least in his opinion; hydrangeas were fickle things, ever changing colors, and growing only in the mess of summer rain.
They meant coldness, ruthlessness, pride. A terrible meaning for otherwise beautiful flowers.
Rainy season arrives, and the saniwa takes Kasen to see the hydrangeas bloom despite his protests.
[UPDATED to the correct version.]
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With the History Retrograde Army defeated and the role of saniwa rendered obsolete, the humans who took on the title are erased of their memories and returned to their ordinary lives, and the touken danshi they summoned are allowed to retain their humanity if they choose.
One of them has a chance encounter with his old master in the middle of the night, and it stirs up old memories -- and new uncertainties.
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Half-formed paper planes and crumpled sheets are strewn about on their desk and on the floor, many of them containing half-written messages hastily scribbled out. What can they say? How can they say it? Even now, the message in this particular plane doesn’t feel like it’s enough. Destiny could fill the entire space of the citadel with words, and it still would not feel like it’s enough.
The saniwa and Oodenta may be apart, but that doesn't stop them from sending him a message on a windy night.
(A gift for @RoseofLavender on twitter for TKRB Yume White Day 2023!)
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The human body, Hasebe learns, is an instrument that needs fine-tuning. It is a work of both force and finesse, of both strength and subtlety, of both concentration and coordination. Being granted a body is only the beginning, and he needs to take the time to learn how to use it.
... Yet the saniwa makes it all look so easy, [he] thinks, as the music swirls around the two of them.
The saniwa asks Hasebe to dance. He's never danced before, but it's a welcome order from a master he cherishes.
(A gift for @kaonee_888 on twitter for TKRB Yume Valentine's Day 2023!)
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Thanks to a last-minute mission dispatch in the middle of the holiday season, Nagasone and the saniwa find themselves at Kyoto Station in the middle of the Reiwa era.
(Or: Nagasone and the saniwa go on a Christmas date. Sort of, but not really.)
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A tale in which Kasen finishes baking his perfect Christmas cake, Nikkari and Ishikirimaru come to him with a special gift, and dessert is introduced to the table in a new way.
(A gift for @LimikoCarriedo on twitter for Touken Ranbu Secret Santa 2022!)
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“Sone-kun, what did you think of me when you first saw me?”
The saniwa trains with Nagasone. When she thinks about it, she realizes just how unlikely -- and how extraordinary -- it is that he trains with her.
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A collection of moments of different Touken Danshi and their saniwa; their daily lives and their journey to grow stronger.
(Mini-fics written for some, but not all, of the 2022 Toukentober prompts on Twitter. Each chapter is an individual mini-fic that can be read as a standalone, around 200-500 words per chapter. Originally posted on Twitter from October 11 - 28, 2022, and reuploaded to AO3 as a backup.)
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She knew it wasn’t possible. He was a Touken Danshi, she was a human. She was his master, and she would send him away to fight for her. He would fight and throw himself in danger and whatever serenity he felt here would be gone, and yet he’d say it was fine. It was in his nature.
But the saniwa felt a little selfish, and this was one night where she could wish for something, right?
Nagasone and the saniwa share a moment under the fireworks.
(AKA shameless self-indulgent sonesani kiss fic)
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As the lanterns sway and the fireworks perk up the sky with their colors, the Touken Danshi take a day off from their duties to revel in the summer night.
Five summer festival-themed drabbles (150 words or less each) for the Touken Ranbu English Wiki Discord server's "Recapturing Summer Memories" event!
(All gen, except for one sonesani for the last drabble!)
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“Did you ever think about it, at least?”
“About what?”
“Becoming an artist, I mean.”
“No.”
“Not even once?”
“I’ve always wanted to play volleyball professionally. Drawing is something I do in my free time, and it helps me study good form. But it’s always been just that.”
Five times someone else caught Ushijima Wakatoshi drawing, and one time he showed others his work.
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"Irises are flowers that heal and purify. Sitting outside here in their presence may protect you and heal a little of the weariness that you’ve been carrying.”
The saniwa spends all her time taking care of her citadel. Kasen takes a little time off to take care of her.
(Inspired by the May - August 2021 Japanese iris solar term background.)
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For years, Satori took his time growing his hair out and styling it into a bright red flame. That flame was a warning to his opponents, a part of his image as the Guess Monster. But now the Guess Monster is no more, the flame is finally allowed to die out.
(Or: in which Tendou gets a shave, and starts a new part of his life.)
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He glances back at the table he’s been wiping clean; he can see the distorted shape of his reflection in the polished wood. His eyes look like a half-sunken, blurry mess, but that only seems to reflect how tired he feels.
His arms feel heavy, and he can feel his phone in his pocket weigh him down even more. He’s been trying to ignore that weight all night. It buzzes for what seems like the millionth time tonight, and this time, with the night shift having sapped out most of his willpower, he puts down his towel and reaches out to check it.
super volleyball freaks
129 unread messagesKawanishi Taichi, in Tokyo, working a late night shift; his friends and former teammates, in Sendai, meeting up for a reunion. Everything he’s known feels like it’s diverging from him, regardless of whether or not it actually is.
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 7: like coming home
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- Part 6 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics
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Between final exams, preparations for university, and the general feeling of everything rushing to an end, it’s not often that the three of them get time to just walk and breathe. Deadlines and school pressures are forgotten amidst the bright signs of shops and the taste of cotton candy. Weekends like this are a blessing.
Or: in which Reon, Eita, and Hayato reminisce and spend some time off at a shopping street.
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 6: sharing cotton candy
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- Part 5 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics
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“Two weeks isn’t a lot of time.”
“It’s not, is it?” Satori leans even more onto him, his presence warm against the chill summer air. Wakatoshi keeps his grip around his waist firm to support him. “But this is also catching up, in a way. I get to remember what you look like up close, and what you feel like. I really missed that.”
A moment in which Satori and Wakatoshi are reunited, after a long flight, by the banks of the Seine.
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 5: meetings after nightfall
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- Part 4 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics
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五 ・色
go ・ shiki
five colorsA look into Tsutomu's first year on Shiratorizawa’s volleyball team. His family name already tells the story of that year: five different colors, five different moments.
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 4 color palette prompt
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- Part 3 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics
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If you see a problem, then you work on it until the problem is solved. No shortcuts can get rid of it.
Shirabu Kenjirou faces many problems, big and small, both on the court and in the classroom. His friends and teammates face all sorts of problems, too. In his own way, he tries to solve them without making a fuss.
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 2: like that “oh” moment
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- Part 2 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics
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Tendou lifts the bowl of chocolate from the double broiler and wipes the bottom dry. He hands Wakatoshi a spoon of melted chocolate to taste. “Hey, Wakatoshi-kun, did you know that chocolate is an aphrodisiac?”
Wakatoshi takes the spoon and stares blankly at Tendou, unsure if he heard him right. A what?
“It’s an aph-ro-di-si-ac,” he says again, more slowly this time, as if he read his thoughts. “It means that eating chocolate makes you feel like you’re in love!”
Three scenes from the Shiratorizawa Academy dormitory kitchen before Valentine’s Day, as experienced by one Ushijima Wakatoshi. (Plus one moment in another, more distant kitchen, as experienced by one Tendou Satori.)
For Shiratorizawa Fanweek Day 1: like saying goodbye
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- Part 1 of mono's stz fanweek 2021 fics