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Pairing(s): background Masamune/MC (here named Aya)
This is an excerpt from an unfinished fic I wrote purely for myself, in which the Oshu family adds a tiny new member, thanks to an injudicious act of compassion by Masamune. Things...don't go smoothly.
I've never liked my own writing. I am trying to be less of a perfectionist in the coming year, however, so forcing myself to finally put something longer than a sentence or two out there is part of my commitment to that. Anyway.
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The girl’s name means stop.
This fact bothers Masamune sometimes, when he’s sifting through his papers, and finds the word among the plans and correspondence. The girl’s name is written only in hiragana --とめ -- but the implication of the name, the character that crosses his desk every so often and never fails to stop him, is plain as day given the girl's personal history.
The character 止 carries no trace of softness. It is stiff and unyielding lines, the rightmost stroke an arm stretched in prohibition. Unwanted. Forbidden. No.
It suggests an unwished child, and Masamune knows all about being unwished.
After all, his eyes are much like her own.
“It’s actually a common enough name,” Aya tells him one night in his annex kitchen, his wife's back to him as she chops vegetables for their dinner. “A lot of families will call their daughter that, if they don’t want any more children. Especially if they have one too many mouths to feed.”
But Tome had been born to a samurai family.
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In one sense, he must admit, the girl’s name is suitable.
Tome is a brittle, sticklike figure, her bones sharp and prominent in places where Aya insists there ought to be a peachy softness. There is a faintly skeletal quality to the six-year-old, something wholly insubstantial, and sometimes Masamune feels that if he breathes too hard, she might blow away.
The greatest stiffness, though, is in the way she regards them, in the fragile quiet that suggests she is all too used to being shattered.
Watchful, Kojuro calls her. Both men know this is a polite gloss on afraid.
(“We rescued her, Masa,” Shigezane says to him once. “Even if we had to make her a hostage to do it.” Masamune watches the uneasy set of the girl’s shoulders beneath Aya’s hands and wonders if they’d rescued her from anything.)
These first months have made him awkward and clumsy. Masamune has never loved his own body, and now he feels there is too much of it altogether: standing near the girl feels more like looming, and on the vanishingly rare occasions that Tome finds the courage to reach for him, one of his hands easily swallows both of hers.
“Bend down when you talk to her,” hisses Shigezane in his ear. “Kids like it when you get on their level.”
He has felt less menacing on the battlefield.
#my fics#slbp masamune#slbp kojuro#slbp mc#slbp shigezane#oc: inaba tome#slbp#samurai love ballad party
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#ooc#otome#out of context otome#samurai love ballad party#slbp#tenka touitsu love ballad#slbp shigezane#shigezane date#date shigezane#shigezane
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aww komahime and hidetsugu are cute! here even shige couldn't predict this outcome lol
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SLBP Write-up Masterlist
Do you love Samurai Love Ballad Party but wish you could read more of the official content?
Did you miss a story event of your favourite character, or just want to reread their content without using your precious love passes so you can get their voice right for a fanfiction?
Well, do I have the masterlist for YOU!
Under the cut is a stupidly long post of about 2 years of my collecting story events, main stories and various special bits, all written up in Google Docs and now open to your wonderful eyeballs. Some notes are also there if you care, if not just click some links and enjoy, send this to someone who might find it useful and/or check out my fanfics (sparkletwink on AO3) if you want to support the ridiculous amount of effort I put into it. Thank you.
Mid-way through my SLBP play I’d started writing a load of fanfic for it and wanted references, so started this collection with the vague intention of eventually sharing it with anyone who might have missed old story events, or for having to enjoy when the servers eventually go down. I don’t write up everyone any more, because it takes a LONG time, so I’m sorry if any of your faves are missing.
If you have any epilogues that you’d like to donate free free to send me a link and I’ll tack them on when I have time. An asterisk in the title of the Doc means I have the epilogue but haven’t written it up yet.
[Ep] refers to a story event including its epilogue, [POV Ep] includes an epilogue from the lord/ninja’s point of view. My MC is called Arekkusu Yuri. I adjust the spellings to British English for my own sanity (sorry ‘Murica) and fix any obvious errors in the writing, but leave any indecipherable nonsense from confusing translation. However, if you notice any mistakes other than that, just leave a comment in Docs to let me know.
(Note: I won’t be giving trigger warnings for questionable behaviour from the characters because I just don’t have the brainpower to check every single story for potential triggers. If you’re in the fandom you probably already know the writing can get dark, e.g. abusive/controlling relationships, death of loved ones, lack of informed consent, unchecked mental illness. Go into anything you read carefully and don’t hurt yourself for the sake of a dumb story.)
NOW. LET THE LIST BEGIN.
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Nobunaga
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Divine Ending)
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Heat Wave
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
Noble Hearts Exposed
The Promises of Stormbound Lovers
Tributes of the Divine Bride
Mitsuhide
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
My Love was the Summer
Noble Hearts Exposed
Tributes of the Divine Bride
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Yukimura
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Main Story [Act 2]
Main Story [Act 2] (Fates Ending)
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine
Heat Wave
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
My Love was the Summer
Noble Hearts Exposed
The Promises of Stormbound Lovers
Tributes of the Divine Bride
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Saizo
Special
Birthday stories
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine [POV Ep]
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
Noble Hearts Exposed [POV Ep]
The Promises of Stormbound Lovers
Tributes of the Divine Bride
Masamune
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
Noble Hearts Exposed
The Promises of Stormbound Lovers
Tributes of the Divine Bride [POV Ep]
Kojuro
Event Stories
Anarchy of the Divine
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
Lovers Vibrant as Storms Broken; Bound in Rain
Noble Hearts Exposed
Tributes of the Divine Bride
Hideyoshi
Event Stories
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Celebrations of the Divine Bride
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Heat Wave
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
Secrets of Desire
The Lovers of Nagahama
Toshiie
Event Stories
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Celebrations of the Divine Bride
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire
Love as Sweet as a Fevered Kiss
My Love was the Summer
Secrets of Desire [Ep]
Ieyasu
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Main Story [Act 2]
Main Story [Act 2] (Exalted Ending)
Event Stories
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Celebrations of the Divine Bride [POV Ep]
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Secrets of Desire
The Misrule of the Broken
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Mitsunari
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Divine Ending)
Event Stories
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Celebrations of the Divine Bride
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire
Heat Wave
Secrets of Desire [Ep]
The Lovers of Nagahama [Ep]
The Misrule of the Broken
The Vows of Stormbound Lovers
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Kenshin
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Main Story [Unification]
Main Story: [Unification] (Divine Lover Ending)
Main Story [Unification] (Noble Hero Ending)
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Kenshin Interview
Event Stories
Claim Me at Last
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire [POV Ep]
Celebrations of the Divine Bride
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Secrets of Desire [Ep]
The Vows of Stormbound Lovers
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Shingen
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Destiny Ending)
Event Stories
Blossoms Borne of Sorrow
Celebrations of the Divine Bride
Cherished in Love; Blossoms of Desire [POV Ep]
Hearts Made Fools by Radiant Grace
Heat Wave
Secrets of Desire
The Misrule of the Broken
The Vows of Stormbound Lovers
Young Love for the Festival of Dolls
Nobuyuki
Special
Birthday stories
Shigezane
Event Stories
Heat Wave
Kageie
There’s nothing here. :(
Jinpachi
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Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Divine Ending)
Event Stories
Hearts as Tranquil as Sunlight Rain
Sakuya
Event Stories
Along Moonlit Paths; In Love’s Embrace
How to Love a Ninja
Longing for Moonlight
Of Snow and Moonbeams
Secrets of the Heart [Ep]
Sins of Eventide
Sasuke
Event Stories
Along Moonlit Paths; In Love’s Embrace
How to Love a Ninja
Of Snow and Moonbeams
Secrets of the Heart
The Moon’s Holy Kiss
Yearning for Moonlight
Hanzo
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Light Ending)
Main Story [Act 1] (Shadow Ending)
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Birthday stories
Event Stories
Along Moonlit Paths; Where Shadows Lie
Closely Guarded Secrets
Consummate Moonlight
How to Cherish a Ninja [Ep]
Moonbright Tales
Of Steam and Moonbeams
Tempted by the Moon
The Moon’s Holy Kiss
Upon a Moonlit Night [Ep]
Yearning for Moonlight
Genya
Event Stories
Closely Guarded Secrets
Consummate Moonlight
How to Cherish a Ninja
Moonbright Tales
Of Steam and Moonbeams
The Moon’s Holy Kiss
Yearning for Moonlight
Hotaru
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Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Light Ending)
Special
Birthday stories
Event Stories
Along Moonlit Paths; In Love’s Embrace [Ep] [POV Ep]
Consummate Moonlight
How to Love a Ninja [Ep]
Longing for Moonlight [Ep]
Of Snow and Moonbeams
Secrets of the Heart [Ep]
Sins of Eventide [Ep]
Tempted by the Moon
Kyoichiro
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1] (Light Ending)
Event Stories
Closely Guarded Secrets
How to Cherish a Ninja
Of Steam and Moonbeams
Sins of Eventide
Yearning for Moonlight
Kaede
Event Stories
Closely Guarded Secrets
How to Cherish a Ninja
Longing for Moonlight
Shima
Permanent
Main Story [Act 1]
Main Story [Act 1] (Light Ending)
Event Stories
Of Steam and Moonbeams
The Moon’s Holy Kiss
Yoshitsugu
Special
Innocent Hearts; Hidden Encounters
Event Stories
Hearts as Tranquil as Sunlight Rain [Ep]
The Lovers of Nagahama [Ep]
Kanetsugu
Special
Innocent Hearts; Hidden Encounters
Masanori
Event Stories
The Lovers of Nagahama
Kansuke
Event Stories
Hearts as Tranquil as Sunlight Rain
Split Routes
Event Stories
Finding Love on Paths Divided
Ieyasu/Kiyohiro [Ep]
Kenshin/Kanetsugu [Ep]
Nobuyuki/Jinpachi
Love’s First Kiss
Yukimura/Saizo
Masamune/Kojuro
Nobunaga/Mitsuhide
Oh Brother!
Kanetsugu/Yoshichi
Masamune/Kojirou
Toshiie/Toshihisa
Yukimura/Nobuyuki
#samurai love ballad party#slbp masterpost#slbp#slbp nobunaga#slbp mitsuhide#slbp yukimura#slbp saizo#slbp masamune#slbp kojuro#slbp hideyoshi#slbp toshiie#slbp ieyasu#slbp mitsunari#slbp kenshin#slbp shingen#slbp nobuyuki#slbp shigezane#slbp kageie#slbp jinpachi#slbp sakuya#slbp sasuke#slbp hanzo#slbp genya#slbp hotaru#slbp kyoichiro#slbp kaede#slbp shima#slbp yoshitsugu#slbp kanetsugu#slbp kansuke
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Big mood
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#slbp shigezane#Slbp genya#slbp kojuro#samurai love ballad party#I wish this were to continue into future stories and just be a weird thing that no one talks about
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I can't handle this man, he's such a mess
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Well damn, that was fast! I could’ve sworn his Act 2 was like recently released in Japan. Can’t wait!
Though tbh, I’m also hoping to see Hideyoshi’s act 2 sometime soon too. I miss my monkey!
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Slbp Battle event 'Welcome to the job fair' - Shigezane
He really is a cinnamon roll, very sweet with his comments. :)
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Voltage, Inc out of context #1
Date Shigezane act 1 epilogue: Where I belong part 1 (5/5)
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Probably the smartest thing she's ever said
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You and every other person that has ever touched this game. 😅
#shigezane's act 2 is making me feel things#god he's just so good#slbp shigezane#slbp#samurai love ballad party
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#I mean#I guess#ooc#otome#out of context otome#samurai love ballad party#slbp#tenka touitsu love ballad#slbp shigezane#date shigezane#shigezane date#shigezane
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loved this cameraderie. shige is so bright, lights up the room ( yeah a different scenario where he has his own demons but despite it he is always cheering those around him) I absolutely adore kojirou as well. He was so valiant in his event story and also adorable in general
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Some quick Oshu eyes study (I'm missing Genya, I'll definitely try to include the poor dear in the future!)
This little exercise is up because I am currently absolutely obsessed with the phenomenally drawn manwa "The Red Sleeve". Seriously, I can't get over with how well drawn it is! Bottom line - the Crown Prince/King is absolutely GORGEOUS and I wanted his eye-shape for Kojuro. And, well, when I started doodling, I just couldn't help myself and added the other three :P
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Shigezane is just the cutest 😍
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