𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, the gesture an extension of the humility few thought was befitting a man of his social standing and yet wholly integral to who he was as a person. ‘ you may do as you like. ’ he gently insists, emphatic in his belief that restrictions has existed aplenty in the times of war that had ravaged their youth. peace should denote a certain freedom, Hashirama thought; although he was glad she hadn't acted on her violent impulse. ‘ though you need not sully your hands on my account !! Tobirama would have any who speaks out against me tried for treason, but i believe there was too much denied from us in the time of the warring clans ... i'd like this new generation to exist without limits ⸻ within reason, of course. if that means i must face dissenters head on, so be it. ’
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 spills from her lips as her gaze searches his expression for a long moment before a sigh is heard from her as she leans away. It almost seemed as if she wanted a moment to crack her knuckles and quite possibly crack some bones in someone's face. She looks composed and calm still as she stands by him, gaze still trained on him as lips part so that words might spill from the tip of her tongue. ❝ Fortunately for you, I am no leader so it would have fallen back on me and never you. ❞ She gives him this I know the rules kind of look as she finds a loophole. ❝ But I will not act as you do not wish for me to. Do know that the offer still stands no matter how much time passes. ❞
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≛ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀 & 𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐀 ⸻ ⅈ. A GIFT FROM THE DIVINE.
NARUTO, Vol. 65, Chapter #622-624 / FIONA APPLE / LITTLE DRAGON, Best Friends / MARY OLIVER, Wild Geese / HANNIBAL, 2.13 "Mizumono" / ANNE CARSON, Nox / NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN, #367 / HANYA YANAGIHARA, A Little Life / FAYE WEBSTER, Kingston / MAURICE (1987) dir. James Ivory / FREDERICK BACKMAN, Us Against You / PINK FLOYD, Childhood's End / CLAIRE SCHWARTZ, From Poetry RX As Featured In The Paris Review / RICHARD SIKEN / LITTLE DRAGON, Best Friends
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𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, as unrelenting a force as the rush of turbulent bodies of water intersecting the landscape of her home country, all perfectly contained within the pinnacle of poise and elegance made woman. it terrifies him, at times, ( as it surely would any man with their wits about them ) just what she was capable of if her measured composure were to splinter even a little. his responding laugh is affable as always, reassurance echoing it's warm depths so as to easily dispel her concern at this sudden affront. ‘ ah, there is no need for that, dear Mito. what sort of leader would i be if i took every disagreeable comment to heart ? ’
𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 and there is a twitch of her lips, a faint smile settling itself on them. ❝ Tell me . . . ❞ She utters as she lets her gaze wander, settling on that of another form before darting right back to his. Her hands clasp behind her back, she is comfortable in her own skin as she leans into his personal space bubble for a moment. ❝ Shall I punch them in the face ? ❞ She is not afraid to offer violence for another, ready to defend another's honor in a heartbeat. / @forestbuilt starter.
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≛ 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀 & 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐔 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐀 ⸻ FOR THE SINS OF YOUR FATHER YOU, THOUGH GUILTLESS, MUST SUFFER.
NARUTO, Vol. 65, Chapter #622 / VENIENNES, DOOMED FROM THE BEGINNING / MITSKI, Jobless Monday / LI YOUNG LEE, A Hymn to Childhood / KEY BALLAH, On Fathers / THE FRONT BOTTOMS, Father / HIMIZU (2011) / CHARLES DICKENS, Great Expectations / UMBERTO ECO, Foucault's Pendulum
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&. 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.
( dialogue prompts taken from the script of everything everywhere all at once (2022), directed by daniel kwan and daniel scheinert. feel free to edit and change as you seem fit. )
❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜
❛ stop changing the subject. ❜
❛ every day i fight, i fight for all of us. ❜
❛ what are you doing? what is wrong? ❜
❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜
❛ you may be in grave danger. there is no time to explain.❜
❛ we can make our own way. please, come with me. ❜
❛ don't even talk to me about this because i won't remember.❜
❛ i am not your husband. at least not the one you know. i am another version of him from another life path, another universe. ❜
❛ i’m here because we need your help.❜
❛ sorry, very busy today. no time to help you– ❜
❛ all those years of searching have brought me here. to this universe. to you. ❜
❛ i’m here to tell you every rejection, every disappointment has led you here. to this moment. ❜
❛ i'm not ready to fight yet. ❜
❛ maybe we don't have a choice. ❜
❛ now, you can either come with me and live up to your ultimate potential, or lie here and live with the consequences. ❜
❛ i... want to lie here. ❜
❛ how often do people literally die laughing? ❜
❛ my husband won't even kill a spider. how are you the same person? ❜
❛ we are talking about infinity. if you can imagine it, somewhere out there, it exists. ❜
❛ how did i die? ❜
❛ i've seen you die a thousand ways. in a thousand worlds. in every single one, you were murdered. ❜
❛ what!? who wants me dead? ❜
❛ you’ve been feeling it too, haven’t you? something is off. your clothes never wear as well the next day, your hair never falls in quite the same way, even your coffee tastes... wrong. ❜
❛ maybe we would have been better off if we had never gotten married. ❜
❛ i never said that. ❜
❛ you didn’t have to. it’s the way you look at me. ❜
❛ can’t you see it? how wonderful it would be if you came with me? ❜
❛ i saw my life without you. i wish you could have seen it. it was beautiful. ❜
❛ shhh, you're not thinking straight. ❜
❛ what is worse than death? ❜
❛ i saw your face on a billboard and — this is silly — i wondered if you remembered me... ❜
❛ is it that i can’t be here, or that i’m not allowed to be here? ❜
❛ there is no good, there is no evil. there is only “goovil”. ❜
❛ if you can imagine it, you have fucked it. ❜
❛ do not be so closed minded that you blind yourself from the truth! ❜
❛ don’t make me fight you. i am really really good. ❜
❛ you're capable of anything because you're so bad at everything. ❜
❛ you can't remember anything because your bodies were under the control of other universes. ❜
❛ you were like puppets. and you could do things you normally can't do. you were like, what's that movie... raccaccoonie? ❜
❛ how can you defeat her in every universe, if you can't even kill her in one? ❜
❛ the sacrifices necessary to win this war... i know all too well. ❜
❛ i cannot lose another loved one to the darkness. ❜
❛ i know you have feelings. feelings that make you so sad. that make you just want to give up. that is not your fault. ❜
❛ i'll see you again soon, somewhere out there in all that noise. ❜
❛ just think happy thoughts. ❜
❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜
❛ i'm the one you've been looking for. ❜
❛ i’m the one who will defeat you. ❜
❛ you’re finally free, like me. ❜
❛ you don't have to choose anymore. between loving me or hating me. you can do both at the same time. ❜
❛ before, you were asking about "our daughter". it's crazy, but it really got me thinking. what if you had come with me all of those years ago? ❜
❛ all of this time, i wasn't looking for someone who could defeat me. i was looking for someone who could see what i see, feel what i feel... ❜
❛ oh, good, you're here too. ❜
❛ i'm sorry about ruining everything, i– ❜
❛ we're all stupid. small stupid little humans. it's like our whole deal. ❜
❛ everything is going to be okay. ❜
❛ you think i’m weak don’t you? ❜
❛ when we first fell in love all of those years ago, your father would say i was too sweet for my own good. maybe he was right. ❜
❛ please! can we just stop fighting! ❜
❛ you tell me that it's a cruel world and we're all just running around in circles. i know that. i've been on this earth just as many days as you. ❜
❛ the only thing i do know is we have to be kind. be kind. especially, when we don't know what's going on. ❜
❛ i know you go through life with your fists held tight. you see yourself as a fighter. well, i see myself as one too. this is how i fight. ❜
❛ in another life, i would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you. ❜
❛ you know what i say? cold, hysterical, unlovable bitches like us make the world go round. ❜
❛ you aren’t unlovable. there is always something to love. ❜
❛ even in a stupid, stupid universe where we have hot dogs for fingers, we’d all be very good with our feet! ❜
❛ in a universe where we both agree that no one could love you, if we look hard enough, something will prove us wrong. ❜
❛ we are all useless alone. so its good you're not alone. ❜
❛ maybe you win in this universe. but in another, i beat you. or we tie. or we eat crepes. ❜
❛ i don't want to hurt anymore. and for some reason when i'm with you, it hurts both of us. ❜
❛ out of all of the places i could be, why would i want to be here with you? ❜
❛ i still want to be here with you. i will always want to be here with you. ❜
❛ i will cherish these few specks of time. ❜
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also i think this is pretty sexy of me
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I WANNA @%$#&* HIS @%$#&*
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🍃 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐈 𝐍𝐎 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐈. private and highly selective writing blog for Senju Hashirama of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. low / sporadic activity, rarely follows first. cherished by yai♥ ( she/her, '97, afroperuvian ) find me on: @fatedefy, @fightrisen, @roysenal
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🍃 ??? / divinelament·
❛ i’m not looking for a fight ————— ❜ his voice was calm, but his tone was stern. being a foreigner in a different land, xiao xingchen was bound to attract unwanted attention. even if his intentions were far from hostile, one could never be cautious enough. shuanghua rested on his back ; no effort was made to draw the weapon, even if that put him in immediate disadvantage. ❛ i’m trying to pick up the trail of an old friend. ❜
@forestbuilt· meets the man in white.
INITIAL ASSESSMENT gauges the lack of hostility in the stranger’s form, the graceful rigidity of their dignified stance unyielding in its sense of danger but not, Hashirama would like to think, hiding any ulterior motives. it’s all based on gut feeling; one would concede that instincts forged in a lifetime under a rainfall of daggers would be sharp enough to appraise something like this. he sheathes the kunai held firm in his palm into the holster tucked into his bracer allowing for easy access, molding tensed features into an easy pleasantness. ‘ my apologies, stranger ! one never can be too sure. ’ a light-hearted chuckle quick to titter from his lips. ‘ can i be of any assistance ? my village is only some ways away if you’d like to rest for a while before returning on your quest. ’
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LYRIC STARTERS / ACCEPTING ┊ @chinookane: “ let me live. “ hm. . .
TRIUMPH TASTES BITTER, copper blood sour against a mangled tongue bitten too many times as result of forceful blows. his chakra thrums powerfully within himself, furious currents of it pouring through the dark skin of the hand fisted against Kakuzu’s shoulder to keep him in place. the edge of Hashirama’s sword dents his skin, tip of his blade precise, despite the tremble of the hand which holds the shaft, upon a nerve which a single puncture would cause immediate death. rage is a story written plain in the distortion of his gentle features; but why does he hesitate ?
‘ let me live. ‘ plea falls ragged from Kakuzu’s labored breath. begging, however dignified it had managed to sound in the precipice of his mortality, did not suit the proud savant he had come to cherish. Hashirama mourned, not for the first time, the ephemerality of their severed bond.
hoarse syllables goad his reluctance to see things through, the repetition of them cacophonous in his battle-worn mind. the grip on his blade tightens, pressing it with murderous intent for a single moment before he relents. Hashirama reaches a resolution; sword thrust aside carelessly, spine straightening with the grace of a flower in bloom as he pries his weight off of his regrettable foe. he turns without a word, violence permeating stiffened muscles as fists clench at his sides.
wayward winds rustle up a gust of leaves, drawing with it strands of silky earthen hair. Hashirama closes his eyes to the chill that nips his heated skin, cool autumn air a balm on the gaping wound of his soul. ‘ leave. you’ve no business in this village any longer. ’
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kate bush’s ‘hounds of love’ sentence starters.
“ it doesn’t hurt me. “
“ do you want to know how it feels? “
“ do you want to know that it doesn’t hurt me? “
“ do you want to hear about the deal that i’m making? “
“ and if i could, i’d make a deal with god and have him switch our places. “
“ you don’t want to hurt me. “
“ is there so much hate for the ones we love? “
“ tell me, we both matter, don’t we? “
“ let me steal this moment from you now. “
“ let’s exchange the experience. “
“ it’s in the trees, it’s coming. “
“ i’ve always been a coward. “
“ i don’t know what’s good for me. “
“ it’s coming for me through the trees. “
“ i’m ashamed of running away. “
“ i’m ashamed of running away from nothing real, i just can’t deal with this. “
“ i just can’t deal with this. “
“ i’m still afraid to be there. “
“ don’t let me go. “
“ hold me down. “
“ do you know what i really need? i need love. “
“ you never really understood me. you never really tried. “
“ you want my reply? what was the question? “
“ ____ knows that i’ve been doing something wrong, but she/he/they won’t say anything. “
“ you’re here in my head. “
“ i just know that something good is gonna happen. “
“ i can’t hide you. “
“ let me be weak. “
“ let me sleep. “
“ come here with me now. “
“ i can’t keep my eyes open. “
“ there’s something moving under the ice. “
“ you must wake up! wake up! “
“ wake up, child! pay attention! “
“ listen to me, baby. “
“ help me, baby. “
“ talk to me, please talk to me. “
“ you can’t hear me. “
“ you can’t hear what i’m saying to you. “
“ i should have been home hours ago, but i’m not here. “
“ you don’t hear what i’m saying, do you? “
“ there’s a ghost in our home watching you without me. “
“ don’t ignore me. “
“ let me in and don’t be long. “
“ you won’t hear me leaving. “
“ i know your face well, i know it well. “
“ never say goodbye to my part of your life. “
“ let me live! “
“ this moment in time, it doesn’t belong to you. it belongs to me. “
“ somewhere in the depth, there is a light. “
“ why did i go? “
“ do you know what? i love you better now. “
“ i am falling, like a stone. “
“ like a storm, i am being born again. “
“ i’d love to hold you now. “
“ i’ll tell my loved ones how much i love them. “
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1v1 rn
COME CATCH THESE FUCKING HANDS
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@9sik / @empresssof said: “rulers make bad lovers.”
ENSCONCED BENEATH the leafy canopy of a towering tree at the foot of the thrashing river that cut through Uzushio, Hashirama had asked of Mito her honest opinion on the murmurings of their respective people. the pressure of duty seemed to suffocate their brief meetings nowadays, unable to be seen together in the public eye without the necessity of their union for the benefit of either clan being forcefully insinuated. it embarrassed and irritated him, each instance infuriating him more that the last not only for the interruption of their sparse visits for the sake of ambition but because he thought of Mito as more than a pawn caught in the continuous power struggle he had inherited. she was a dear friend and ally, someone he respected for her great skill and intellectual prowess.
had she not also a mind, a heart, and a voice of her own with which to speak ? the fact this affair seemed more a matter of when he would decide to marry than if she would even entertain the thought did not sit well with him at all. he remembers how his own mother’s wedding bed had become her eventual grave, marriage to a man as ruthless as Senju Butsuma more a death sentence than a privilege. though he made a point to diverge completely from the monster his father had been, he did not want Mito to submit to a life she did not ask for. thus, he understands the flicker of distaste that steels her sharp eyes before her apprehensive response is given. it even makes him laugh, the sound of it too boisterous; a disruption of the easy silence they had previously adopted.
‘ that’s a fair assessment. ’ voice softens, laced still with the faint remnants of his good humor. silky strands of hair melt against the tree bark as his head presses back, knees drawing up against broad chest round which dark palms clasp. ‘ i’ll be the first to admit that i know more about overseeing a clan and commandeering an army than the fundamentals of romantic love. ’
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─── ASSOCIATIONS .
repost and fill in the words you most associate with your character !!
ANIMAL: bears, stag/deer.
COLOR: brown, green, red.
MONTH: may
RELATABLE SONG(s): gimme shelter by the rolling stones, a change is gonna come by sam cooke, element by kendrick lamar, dust in the wind by kansas, the impossible dream (the quest) from the musical Man of La Mancha
NUMBER: ten.
DAY OR NIGHT: dusk.
PLANT: moss
SMELL: earthy scents, basil, soil
SEASON: spring.
FOOD: mushroom dishes, veggie nikuman.
DRINK: green tea.
ELEMENT: earth.
TAGGED BY: myself lol
TAGGING: n/a
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🍃 SASUKE / netsurai
when the shodaime speaks, it’s with this stricken quality. sasuke wouldn’t call it wrecked, but he wouldn’t call it whole.
( when that seething preternatural hatred caged away in naruto’s mind had named him, it had named him UCHIHA MADARA )
❝ i am aware, ❞ he says with an empty voice, because there’s nothing else to say. this man does not know him. he does not know the shame sasuke has brought the uchiha name; he does not know how sasuke wants to break open and smear his rotten blood over the world until the land roils and the oceans seethe and the sky burns burns burns —
whatever hashirama sees when he looks upon him now is just another ghost laid across sasuke’s shoulders. he does not want it.
@forestbuilt·
nostalgia spreads like wildfire, it would burn the terrain of his heart into scorched earth were he not merely a lifeless vessel forged in the semblance and spirit of the human he once was. the familiarity of the boy’s terse, monosyllabic speech seemed to both deeply comfort and wound him. it conjured in his reanimated mind visions of cinder, smoke, and madara’s cold onyx eyes large with betrayal before they gave way to death.
‘ what is it you seek, uchiha sasuke ? ’ deep voice softens in shame as his tongue wraps around the dialect of the child’s ancestors. for all his sins, he owed him this deference.
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[ Defend ] Reverse // FormalBrutality, acts of dominance meme
ACTS OF DOMINANCE: [ defend ] your muse defending mine’s reputation , dignity , or safety for them / @formalbrutality
though he had long left the village, and as an extension Hashirama himself, behind ━ Madara’s presence continued to be felt within the centerfold of the burgeoning government of Konohagakure like an ominous shadow threatening to smother everything in darkness. rampant fear that if he was no longer with the village, he was now against it grew tenfold ; natural suspicions that held an inkling of truth. Hashirama, baring in mind the gravity and tone of their final conversation before the other man abandoned their fledgling project, could confirm as much ━ that is, if he believed it himself; which, of course, he didn’t.
he forgets exactly how the ghost of Madara had situated itself within the framework of this current meeting with the clan heads of Konoha, but the mere mention of him makes his entire body stand on edge, hairs at the nape of his neck tingling and rising as if static had shocked him. he bristles with tensity, brows drawing into a severe countenance as he listens calmly, almost dangerously so, to what the current speaker had to say.
he might have forgiven them if they had simply suggested they observe Madara’s movements. it’s the foul assertion that the man is inherently EVIL that truly does away with his thinning patience.
❛ I FORBID THAT YOU SPEAK OF HIM LIKE THAT ! ❜ voice booms magnificently like sonorous bouts of thunder disturbing a quiet day. his chin lifts up as his eyes grow wild; humble man he had been momentarily lost in the dignified forcefulness he now exuded
❛ Madara was no criminal, do NOT address him as such ! perhaps in battle he was merciless and destructive, but none in this room can say with certainty they knew who he really was. ❜ himself, perhaps, included ━ though he does not voice this uncertainty aloud. Hashirama, hopeful as he was, continued to hold steadfast to the notion that Madara, beneath the facade of brutality and warmongering, was fundamentally caring for those he cherished. he had witnessed it first hand all those years ago by the river.
Madara’s gentle smile and encouragement , his insistence that Hashirama tell him what had brought his soaring spirits down ━ those small moments of kindness spared to a strange boy he had no affinities with , he would hold on to this proof of his humanity with unwavering resolution until they pried it from the depths of heart.
it takes Tobirama’s forceful palm on his shoulder to restrain him from launching forth with the consuming wrath he felt. the touch rouses him, light and conscience returning to his frightening eyes as he finds himself once more. returning his body heavily upon his seat, his large brown palms weave together over his lap. ❛ more importantly , he was my friend . ❜ he states softly, but every bit as fierce as before.
he was more; he was a gift from the divine. simultaneously his greatest pride and the agony of his heart.
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i was thinking about this all day but Hashirama is extremely concerned about how battles and ninjutsu affect the earth and vegetation. as seen here:
he weighs heavily the consequences of not only his jutsu but his opponent’s justu upon the land. he always steers fights away from forests and places with heavy vegetation and he’s always trying to find more ecological alternatives to some of the more destructive techniques
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