How old's everyone by the time canon bleach rolls around?

Well that's an interesting question that I have devoted way too much thought to.

Most people in soul society age at the normal pace of one year per year, so they only have One Age, but even a tiny excess of spiritual energy can make some age much slower, and in Seireitei, which is full of Spiritually Potent People, most people have two ages- Calendar and Living Age. Calendar is how many years someone has existed, Living is approximately what developmental age they're at. Most Shinigami age at about one year for every 2-5 Lived, with average "died of natural causes and not in the line of duty" lifespans coming to 200-400 years. Power Level has a HEAVY Inverse correlation to aging, but once you hit the power levels associated with Seated officers and captains, things get Weird. Also fatal. Very few captains have died of Natural Causes.

But re: Everyone's ages in June 2000, when the series starts under the cut:

Karakura Gang:

The Kids are not dead yet, so not Subject to the extended lifepsans yet, but I did age everyone up a bit- Ichigo and his Human Friends are all Juniors in High school- age 17... ish.

Ichigo's 18th birthday occurs a couple weeks after he meets Rukia. He was held back from starting Kindergarten for a year because he was too short to reach the drinking fountains.

Chad was tall and his parents were both working full time so his mom persuaded his school to let him in early, so Chad only had his 17th birthday the month before he meets Rukia.

Kon: CA: 132 (9 years in his body) LA: 3, but in cat years, so really more like 22 in human years. An grad student in charge of a pack of teenagers.

Rukia: A Member of the Karakura Gang by association (i.e. my staging notes), Rukia is CA: 73 and LA: 20. She and Renji entered the academy when they were CA:25 and LA: 16. Like many high-powered shinigami, her rate of aging is slowing as she accumulates power, so she will likely live to see at least 500 (unless something happens)

Renji: See: Rukia. Rukia is eight months older than Renji and NEVER lets him forget it.

Kisuke Urahara: CA: 328 LA: 32.4545454545- Urahara is aging at one year for every 11 lived which pleases him because at least once a century his ages will line up and he'll have a straight shot of numbers and that's CLEARLY an excuse to have a MEGA birthday party and give him extra presents! He'll be 333 AND 33 in 2005, so Ichigo should start planning his surprise party!

Yoruichi Shihoin: CA: 329 LA: 28 Yoruichi is 365 days older than Kisuke (He was born in 1672) a leap year) and NEVER lets him forget it.

Isshin Shiba: CA: UUUH- LA: UUUUUUUH- Isshin Shiba was born to the Shiba Clan in 1846, was 154 when he vanished in 1980, appears to be in his mid-forties now, and can only actually REMEMBER the last 20 years of his life with any Clarity. The battle with White left his soul so damaged that when he fused with Masaki, he lost all his spiritual powers and forgot damn near everything- he remembers his given name, the name and face of Kaien Shiba but not how he knows him, that shinigami and hollows exist... but when he overheard Ryuken Ishida lying to the hospital staff that this was his friend from medical school who had been in a terrible car accident, he believed him, and assumed he WAS a doctor that had been in a terrible accident. Masaki was just as frightened of the Shinigami coming after the Quincy. While she could keep her relatives at bay, she couldn't fool the shinigami, so she asked the others to make sure Isshin never tried to return to spirit world... and they went along with it. As far as Isshin knows, Urahara was a guy he worked for as a teenager who helped him set up shop as a doctor after the accident. Yoruichi really is someone he used to be on the intramural volleyball team with back in college. Shinji is some guy who knew his parents, and decided to stay a friend of the family even after after they died in the accident. He and Masaki were married in a beautiful ceremony some weeks ago... Shame they lost all the pictures... Ichigo's promotion to Substitute Shinigami and the confrontation about "You used to be a CAPTAIN?? Why didn't you warn me and the twins about anything???" is one HELL of a shock for him.

Soul Society:

Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto: CA: 2,146 LA: 75 He was enjoying a Long Prime Middle Age until his Divorce in 1196, at which point he went bald, went gray and lost a significant amount of his muscle mass in under a decade, and has looked like an Old Man since.

Chojiro Sasakibe: CA: 1,358 LA: 66 (debated). Chojiro was barely 100 years old when he turned up at Yamamoto's Post Officer Self-Defense Dojo and refused to leave. His Lived Age is a secret known only to Unohana- the debate rages because Sasakibe was born with his Silver Fox hair, and with that removed, shows very little signs of aging. He insists he "-Just keep myself very well." and refuses to elaborate. He has a standing agreement with the SWA that his LA over various years may be revealed after he dies, so they may let people lay bets, on the condition that they give him a percentage when laid to support his Black Tea Habit.

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Soi Fon: CA: 201 LA: 29 Soi Fon has genetically terrific skin and if her mother is any indication, she'll look like a twentysomething until she hits menopause. THEN she'll look like a Silver Fox.

Marechiyo Omaeda: CA: 102 LA: 24 Omaeda has only been Lieutenant for 14 years, taking over the position early after his father (the previous 2nd Division lieutenant) had an extremely unexpected stroke. He's recovering well, but doesn't want to return because he's so proud of Marechiyo.

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Ichimaru Gin: CA:DEBATABLE, but at least 357 LA: 21 Gin has several days that *could* count as his "Birthday" but he's existed in his current body for as long as Rangiku has known him.

Rojuro "Rose" Otoribashi: CA: 312 LA: 37 Rose was promoted to captain a bare 2 years ago when TBTP happens, and is considered Young for a captain. In terms of Living Age, he's one of the oldest Visored.

Izuru Kira: CA: 89 LA: 23 He was a bit older than Rukia and Renji in CA and LA when he entered the Academy. He could have entered sooner but he was the sole caregiver for both his parents, who died premature deaths of chronic illnesses.

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Retsu Unohana: CA: 804 LA: "As old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth." According to the official records, Retsu Unohana enrolled in Shin'o Academy in 1198, and when asked her age, said "I became as I am last year" Which the intake officer interpreted to mean that she died and appeared as an adult in Spirit World in 1197, and she has absolutely failed to correct that misconception. Or update the public records regarding her age.

Yachiru Unohana: CA 1,497 LA: 37 To her credit, Unohana DID die when she was 17 and appeared in the afterlife at the age she died at. Then she barely aged by the time Yamamoto recruited her in 998. She served as Kenpachi of the 11th Divisison for 199 years, until her battle with an as-yet-unnamed young man in 1197. Shortly after her 200th year as Kenpachi passed, she came to terms with the fact she was no longer the fighter she was, and fell in battle to her lieutenant. With that, "Yachiru" Unohana died, and the following day she enrolled in the academy under the name Retsu to study medicine.

Isane Koetetsu: CA: 282 LA: 28 Isane and her sister Kiyone are unusual for Shinigami in that the Koetesu clan has some of the slowest-aging shinigami in it, and the slowed aging STARTS as infants. Isane couldn't even enroll in Shin'o Academy until her 100th birthday, and even then she needed special dispensation to let what was functionally a 10-year old take college classes.

Hanataro Yamada: CA: 141 LA: 23 Hanataro is the younger brother of Former 4th div Lieutenant Seinosuke Yamada, who now runs the Seireitei Medical Center i.e. The Rich Bitch Hospital. Hanataro entered the academy at a very young age like Isane and graduated with honors, but people tend to compare him to his more accomplished older brother, which both of them think is Unfair seeing as Seinosuke is a whole 112 years older than him. Hanatarou started in the 4th division at the tender age of 42/14, and some of the other medics decided to prank the lieutenant's baby brother by sending him to do the initial medical checkup of newly-appointed 11th division captain Zaraki. When he failed to return for six hours, Seinosuke went into a panicked rage and ran to the 11th, ready to make Zaraki the shortest-serving captain ever if need be, only to discover Hanataro patiently vaccinating and enthusiastic Zaraki for EVERYTHING, a process that was taking a while because Zaraki's spiritual pressure kept breaking the needles. Hanataro has been the 11th Division Pocket Medic ever since, to the detriment of Seinosuke's blood pressure. Zaraki encouraged his interest in Toxicology by bringing him dozens of venomous snakes to milk while on field expeditions, also much to the detriment of Seinosuke's blood pressure.

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Sosuke Aizen: CA: 432 LA: 47 Aizen was born an identical twin, but was the only brother to inherit any spiritual powers. The boy's mother was caught and killed by an enraged shopkeep stealing food to feed a half-starving Sosuke when they were young children. The boys managed to get jobs in another city working at a candy store, and did so well that the owner left the store to them when he retired. Sosuke's marketing talents and Sosato's culinary skills made "My Brother's Candy" a wild success, and soon they were opening franchise stores, and became popular minor celebrities in their district. Sosuke even married and had children- and grand children, and was an active member of his district government and merchants council, personally opening up several schools and water treatment facilities. Then, shortly after he and Sosato celebrated their 88th birthday, tragedy struck. There was a massive flood that lead to a massive crop failure that lead to a massive disease outbreak, which lead to major political upheaval, which lead to Sosuke and his brother having to flee their home. Unfortunately, Sosato dearly loved his brother, and when the hail of arrows came down on them from the soldiers pursing the civilians, Sosato decided that he was near the end of his life anyway, while Sosuke- still functionally in his 20's- had so much to live for, and put himself between his brother and the onslaught. And so Sosuke Aizen went from Revered Councilor, Celebrated Candymaker, beloved Great-grandfather and Twin to an Exile and the sole survivor of his name. He joined the Shinigami, determined to make the Soul Society a better place where what happened to him would never happen again- only to discover that he was at the mercy of a corrupt and incompetent government, and worse, an apparently uncaring God. Until one night when he had a dream- all the pieces of his study of Kido came together and he realized there WAS a way to fix all this- He just had to become God. With that, Gin slithered away into the night and deep into the far districts, so he could assume a human form and forge an identity Aizen wouldn't question when they met back up again.

Shinji Hirako: CA: 412 LA: 31 Shinji genuinely thought he could get away with impersonating a high schooler to spy on Ichigo- after all, he still looked like he was what, 22? With the right clothes and some recent slang- "Why is there some creepy old guy wearing the school uniform?" Ichigo asks his friends the second he sees Shinji. "He looks like some kind of weird hipster who's trying to relive his youth." Sighs Mizurio. "-Or a really deluded pervert who thinks he can sneak into the locker room." says Tatsuki, cracking her knuckles. "He doesn't look THAT old-" Keigo protests, and there is the briefest glimmer of hope for Shinji's Ego. "-Maybe he's some kind of super-senior who got held back a bunch because he's dumb as a brick." Shinji crumples to the ground, defeated by the direct hits to his insecurities.

Hinamori Momo: CA: 66 LA: 26 Momo has an extreme case of babyface but is secretly ripped under her uniform and well on her way to MILFdom from the waist down. The first time Hiyori sees her in shorts is a psychological and spiritual awakening.

Hiyori Sarugaki: CA: 126 LA: 20 Hiyori is the youngest Living Age and slowest-aging visored. She gets mad about her youthful appearance but also uses it to get children's discounts at theme parks.

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Byakuya Kuchiki: CA: 181 LA: 26 Byakuya was married quite young, and Widowed soon after. He's still in his prime, and exceptionally hale for a Kuchiki- Despite the exceptional spiritual power of the clan, the centuries of inbreeding have given them severe health issues and very short lifespans for their power. Byakuya's grandfather Ginrei only lived to 486, and his father Sojun died at 200 from Hemophillia. Byakuya is still working up the nerve to tell Rukia that she will likely outlive him by a considerable margin, and the fact that Rukia hasn't got a nibling to spoil was His medical problem, not Hisana's.

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Sajin Komamura: CA: 712 LA: 22 Komamura is somehow both Older AND Younger than everyone thinks he is, and that's not even getting into the "Wait, is that in human years or wolf years?" Debacle. When Yamamoto met Sajin for the first time in the 1400's he was extremely impressed with the giant warriors skill and courage, and before Sajin had a chance to greet him properly, asked the warrior to join his Academy. "I- I'm really old but I'm actually eight." came the voice of a small boy from behind the helmet and Yamamoto had to go stand with his face pressed into the wall for a minute.

Love Aikawa: CA:345 LA:33 Love Aikawa is one of the few shinigami who came into his spiritual powers so fast that he did NOT have a creer before becoming a Shinigami.

Tetsuzaemon Iba: CA: 154 LA: 30 Testsuzaemon was still a small boy when Komamura was appointed to the third seat of the first division, and got to know his mother Chikane Iba. Chikane worked extremely hard, but held Yamamoto in high regard, and Komamura in similar regard by extension. So now Tetsuzaemon is lieutenant to a man he still secretly thinks of as his "Favorite Babysitter".

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Shunsui Kyoraku: CA: 856 LA: 48 Shunsui was forced to join the academy before his 100th birthday by his noble family because they had not actually planned on actually having a third son survive to adulthood and didn't really know what to do with him. Both Shunsui and Ukitake are old enough to remember when Unohana was still Yachiru, and Shut The Fuck Up about that fact.

Nanao Ise: CA: 141 LA: 28 When she first arrives in Seireitei, Yachiru Kusajishi is LA Eight, and quickly makes friends with Nanao, who is the other little girl close to her age with spiritual powers: "You're my baby sister now, but you'll be my Big sister sooner than later." Yachiru explained. "What do you mean?" Nanao blinked at her. "You're what, Living Age Seven, right?" Yachiru asked, squinting at her. "Yeah, but I'm really Forty-One!" Nanao insisted. It bothered her when people refused to take her seriously because of her age. "Right. I'm like Living Age Eight, so I'm your big sister. But I'm actually Four hundred and six." "…What?" Nanao gaped. "but, but that means you must be aging at…" She frowned, trying to do long division in her head. "-I age about one year for every fifty lived, yeah." "You- oh god." Nanao realized. "You outlive everyone you know." "Not everyone! Ken-chan and I are both aging at the same pace." Yachiru explained, wobbling a bit as she walked the log over the creek. "I guess I'm lucky- there aren't that many of us who age this slow so most of us don't have anybody who's really a 'life-long' companion, and I might be only one with a parent that's got a similar lifespan!" She grinned. "I age at about one for five, so in- ...in less than ten years I'll be older than you." Nanao hummed with concern. "Yep! But until then, you have to do everything your Big Sister says!" Yachiru grinned.

Lisa Yadomaru: CA: 427 LA: 36 Even though they're not REMOTELY related, Lisa bonded very strongly to Nanao when she was Shunsui's lieutenant. This causes some dispute with Yachiru when she returns to Soul Society because according to yachiru, Nanao is her Little Big Sister, owing to the difference in CA, to therefore Lisa is her Big-Big Little Sister, and Lisa thinks she doesn't have to support Yachiru's Candy Habit.

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Kaname Tousen: Calendar age: 499 LA: 32 After the events of the Winter War, during which Kaname turned 500, Kaname disputes that he is only 350, because he spent the last 150 years under Aizen's Curse and "-You call that living?" Everyone (except Sajin) regularly forgets when Kaname's birthday is because he doesn't celebrate it- it was also his sister Kakiyo's birthday and he hasn't really felt like 'celebrating' since she was murdered, and Ichigo is the first person to REALLY understand his feelings on the matter, his own mother dyind so close to his birthday and how visiting her Memorial wasn't exactly a celebration, but it wasn't exactly mourning either.

Shuuhei Hisagi: CA:119 LA: 27 Renji entered the Academy the year Shuuhei was due to Graduate and still thinks of Shuuhei as his "Senpai". Shuuhei entered the academy the same year Rangiku was due to graduate, and still thinks of her as his "Senpai". Renji once called Rangiku his "Grand-Senpai" She and Shuuhei both beat him with shoes about it.

Kensei Muguruma: CA:469 LA: 29 Kensei supports Kaname's declaration that he's only 350 because finding out Kaname is older than him brings up all the insecurities Kensei developed from being the MUCH younger brother to five sisters, and he can't handle being "The Baby" again.

Mashiro Kuna: CA: 506 LA: 25 It took 47 rounds of Janken with Yachiru for Mashiro to finally be the first to get to three victories and declare herself The Biggest Sister. She also saw Kensei's meltdown about Kaname being older than him and is quietly holding onto the fact she's older than both of them until the moment it will cause her beloved captain the maximum amount of Psychological Damage.

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Rangiku Matsumoto: CA: 357 LA: 29 Rangiku measures her Calendar Age from the date she appeared in Soul Society at age 14, which is an accepted practice, but sometimes people want to add their years in the living world as well. Rangiku supports Kaname's claim to be 350 because they let HER knock 14 years off her CA for an even more arbitrary reason, and also it means she doesn't have to get him a belated 500th Birthday gift for another 150 years.

Toshiro Hitsugaya: CA: 60 LA: 12 Hitsugaya is FAR AND AWAY the youngest Shinigami to achieve a seated officer's position by any age, and this was 100% done as a political maneuver by Yamamoto. Hitsugaya is no Slouch- he graduated salutatorian of his class and is the youngest person ever to achieve Bankai, but Yamamoto slapped him into the lieutenant's position 20 years ago (Hitsugaya graduated within weeks of Isshin Shiba's Disappearance) SPECIFICALLY to put Rangiku between him and any unscrupulous noble houses looking to forcibly adopt him/marry him to a spare heir/straight-up kidnap Hitsugaya to prop up their failing genetic lines. One of the clans tried it anyway and the resulting smoking crater where the clan compound used to be put the fear of Haineko into everyone and has so far discouraged further attempts.

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Kenpachi Zaraki: CA: 1,477* LA: 42 Like Gin, Zaraki has several dates that could count as the start of his existence, but when asked how old he was at the first moon-viewing party he went to- "...How d'ya guys measure that?" Zaraki asked, studying Shunsui with his good eye in a way that made the hair on the back of his neck prickle. "Uh- well, for most people, it's when you were Born in Soul Society, but if you died and appeared here it's the day you first existed in Soul Society." he explained, feeling like he was missing an important dimension to the question. "Oh! In that case I'm- wait, shit. What day is it today?" "It's November 18th." Unohana smiled. "Ah, fuck! With all the chaos I forgot-!" Zaraki laughed. "Turned 1,377 last Monday." The assembled Shinigami all stared blanky, save for Unohana, who appeared to be trying to not laugh into her cup. "I'm sorry, I'm not sure I heard that correctly..?" Jushiro asked, entirely sure he had. "One Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Seven." Zaraki repeated slowly, grin cracking across his face. "-Can't say I've done as good a job lookin' after myself as Sasakibe here though." "I- good heavens! The only person you're younger than is Yamamoto himself!" Aizen exclaimed, eyes wide behind his glasses. Zaraki frowned at that for a moment and then nodded. "...If you say so." Unohana made a small snuffling noise as she tried to not snort sake up her nose laughing. "How old are YOU, Mr. Glasses?" Yachiru asked. "Hm? Oh, I'm 332! And how old are y-" Aizen began to reply before he was interrupted by Yachiru jabbing her finger into the tip of his nose, cackling. "HAH! you're seventy- uh- seventy four years younger than me! You're a little baby man!" She clapped her hands with glee. "Unohana-sama? Are you alright?" Ukitake asked as the chief medic coughed suddenly. "I'm having a great time!" She wheezed, eyes watering from accidentally inhaling her drink.

Yachiru Kusajishi: CA: 506 LA: 10 Yachiru was Very Loved by her parents. Zaraki tells her this. When he found her, he found her in an otherwise abandoned house, with her parents, who had obviously died protecting her from the late-winter cold snap. She was still in her mother and father's arms when he came to investigate her cries. Her parents were wearing kimono that had the bottom third cut off, just above their knees, even though it was the middle of winter. She was wearing a double-layered baby Kimono made of the fabric they had cut off, to make sure she stayed warm. He took her into the nearest village, in hopes someone there could nurse her and tell him what her name was. She was lucky- there was a woman nursing her own daughter who agreed to take on her as well. But the Village elder hung his head in shame- he knew the couple the vagrant described- they lived far up the mountain, and only went by the name "Kusajishi", the name of the district, as was the style of many poor and illiterate farmers. They only came down from their farm once or twice a year to sell the special herbs they grew up there- the elder had seen the woman pregnant, but they had not come down to tell him the girl's name for the village records. So that day, the vagrant became Kenpachi Zaraki, and gave to her the name Yachiru as any parent should name their child, and the name Kusajishi, after the parents that loved her so. She only ever calls her adopted father Ken-chan, and is the only person who is allowed to call him that, because a parent should be called something special by their child. In deference to her parent's sacrifice, she does not call him "father". That was another man, who died for her. Zaraki does not lie to Yachiru, ever. Everything he told her about how they met is true. He has omitted one detail from the story, however. Her parents died from the cold snap because they had to be at least eighty, and not blessed with spiritual power like her. She had outlived her parents as an infant. And after speaking to the village elder about how, to his shame, he'd never managed to ask the little girl's name, even since he was a little boy, and failed to send anyone up there to check on the family, The vagrant with no name sat near the fire in the village hall, holding the little girl with no name. He thought about how terribly lonely it was, to not have a name. and how lucky he was that he had a mother who also had an extremely long lifespan that was able to live through raising him, and that he could still visit and speak to. and how unlucky this little girl was, that she did not. "How d'ya get a name?" the vagrant asked the village elder. "Well, here you just tell me what your name is, and I write it down in the village records." the elder said, watching him with curiosity. "...if I tell you a name, will you show me how to write it?" He asked, voice barely above a whisper. "Of course." The elder nodded. The vagrant was silent for a while. "Then her name is Yachiru Kusajishi." Said the vagrant. "...And yours?" The elder asked, picking up the record book and inkstone. "Mine?" the vagrant asked. "You're giving her a name because she hasn't got anyone else to do it, aren't you?" The elder asked, gaze steady. "If you name something, it's your responsibility forever, and you're going to have to be responsible for yourself if you're going to be responsible for her." The Vagrant considered this for a while. "My name-" he started and stopped, throat clicking like he was literally choking on the words. "-My name for her is Kenpachi Zaraki."

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Mayuri Kurotsuichi: CA: 132 LA: 267 Mayuri is the only shinigami aging faster than the expected rate. This is because he escaped from Hell, and Hell would very much like to get his ass back there ASAP.

Nemuri Kurotsuichi: CA: 20 LA: 20 Nemu has been twenty for twenty years now, ever since she was pulled from the goo of her incubation tube by her father Mayuri, and will be 20 for the foreseeable future. The static lack of aging is something Mayuri hopes to fix in future drafts- Nemu is the seventh Nemuri, and the most successful one so far- She's the second Nemuri to actually make it out of her incubation tube, and the first to survive more than a year, but Nemuri Hachigo is already developing in the basement of the 12th in case something happens to her. The knowledge of her 'Little Sister' is something that brings Nemu comfort, like already knowing what you're going to be reincarnated as. "That's really fucked up." Says Uryuu Ishida in the rubble of Las Noches as she puts his intestines back inside his thorax where they belong. He's on a lot of drugs he'd like to know less about. "-It's also kind of cute. In a away. but really fucked up."

Kirio Hikifune: CA: 617 LA: 35 Kirio is one of a handful of people in on Unohana's double identity, but would NEVER betray her beloved Senpai's personal information! She served under Unohana in the fourth and developed her flesh-to-food technique with Unohana's help.

Tama Nikuya: CA: 1,477 LA: 26 Despite being the same age as Zaraki and Unohana and was aging at the same slow rate, the process that turned her into a Puca also caused her to go into bio-hell-fuckery that has effectively stopped her from aging at all. Or rather, she IS aging but every time she dies, she reappears as the LA age she was when she underwent The Flesh Change. She says the process is not infinite- she WILL eventually run out of spare lives, and if she manages to live long enough to die of old age in this body, she will NOT respawn at all. Also- it HURTS! She does die, which hurts, and comes back, which hurts EVEN MORE, and each time she comes back, she's confronted with the prospect of either outling all her friends or putting them through a similar hell to stay together. All in all, DO NOT ATTEMPT. I am speaking to you specifically, Kisuke. Akon Akon: CA: 119 LA: 27 Akon only has the one name but the archives don't like that so he uses it Twice. He was imprisoned without trial in the Maggot's nest for being part Yokai when he was a small child, and sprung to work in R&D By Mayuri shortly after Urahara's disappearence. He's friends with Yachiru and Nanao because there weren't hat many kids in the social circles of the Gotei-13's upper ranks, and all three of them shared a mutual interest in the Dinosaurs that were being discovered at the time. He's friends with Shuuhei because he was forced to take Remedial "if you work in the 12th instead of just R&D you need to actually know how to be a shinigami" classes the same year Shuuhei was accepted to the academy and they were dorm mates. Akon intermittendly draws weird one-panel cartoons for the Seireitei bulletin under a pen name, often about strange scientific jokes and on one notable occasion, bovine anthropological artifacts.

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Jushiro Ukitake: CA: 857 LA: 44 Ukitake is genuinely unsure if, when or HOW he will die, given that he is host to a Divine Being. Once that particular cat is out of the bag, it gives him something to commiserate about with Tama. Already, Shunsui is starting to outpace his age- is he doomed to bury his friend? or will circumstance force Mimihagi to consume him entirely? Mimihagi is sympathetic- the Left Hand of God is also not sure what this fusion entails for him- it's possible that if Jushiro dies by any other means besides Mimihagi consuming him, that Mimihagi will die with him, and neither is sure what kind of impact that might have on the universe at large. Still, if it weren't for Mimihagi's intervention, Jushiro wouldn't have this time at all, and Mimihagi will never have had these experiences, so neither regrets the choice they made, regardless of how it ends.

Hachigen Ushoda: CA: 278 LA: 32. Hachigen is appearing under the 13th Division because the Kido Corps got absorbed into the 13th while he was away. Hachi consistently fools people into thinking he's way older than he actually is because he has to tailor-make all his clothes for his massive frame, so why NOT go all the way and make something Special for all this effort?

...this post is already three miles long, I'll do the Arrancar and Quincy next.

❝ Happy birthday, cap'n Hirako! I made ya these cookies -- ❞ Presented without further commentary, the Third Seat offered a plateful of neatly made sugar cookies with a glaze of icing across them. They were golden, the color and shape of that band of gold probably to match Shinji's hair, presumably forming a face, then a row of signature white blocky dashes of icing likely symbolized the man's teeth. The mocking wasn't too strong, just enough to be a tad endearing and, of course, cheeky.

Plus, Gin actually made a damn good cookie, taste-wise.

❝ I finished all my tasks, too, so I can help ya out with anythin' else 'n give ya a short day today, maybe? You oughtta head out early so y'can hang out with all your friends. ❞

The Captain's knee-jerk reaction is to raise a quizzical brow at the cage of teeth the cookies bare up at him, but, what can ya do? That's just what he looks like...in caricature. And anyway, he's surprised that the little rascal has such a delicate touch for such minute details; with more practice, maybe he could impress a professional pâtissier into taking him on as his apprentice. Then he can safely spend his youth learning to make charming baked goods for noble gatherings instead of risking it fighting Hollows. But the boy already knows the taste of blood.

❝ Ho'oh? These ain't half bad, Gin, ❞ he gives a short, approving nod at the plate, his little faces staring back at him. ❝ They ought'a be eaten while they're still fresh, right? Soooo, yeah; let's wrap things up as quickly as possible 'round here. ❞

When thinking about work, his mind inevitably turns over to his dutiful lieutenant; Sosuke is probably the reason why Gin had such a productive day, crossing everything off his list with enough time to make cookies. But surely they know better, that their Captain's reclusive tendencies are hardly worth the extra effort? It's not like he has any plans or friends waiting on him, he was just going to enjoy the bonus hours of sleep. It's like they're all just playing along or something.

❝ Ehhh...'s th' middle of th' work week; everyone else'll be busy 'r too tired, ❞ he waves a hand dismissively. ❝ Y'know, there're way too many cookies fer me ta eat alone. How 'bout ya go round up Sosuke and we can split 'em three ways. ❞

it is that time of year again and the elegant lieutenant has sought her out, of course. a box neatly wrapped in a scarf of greens and pinks is held out to her, a smile upon his mouth as he regards her with that easy fondness he shows to some more than others. she is one of those individuals that earns a hint of a softer smile. for all of her sharp tongue and brusque manner, sarugaki hiyori is one of the few friends that aizen sousuke can claim to have. ❝ happy birthday, hiyori-san. ❞ the scarf is one of her presents, the vivid colors making him think of her and spring alike, and the box? hand-made sweets are contained within, mochi and senbei alike for a mix of sweet and savory for her to indulge in. there, too, is a book which he thought she might enjoy, full of stories from other lands. he's annotated a few of the stories in the chapter index, indicating ones he thinks she'll enjoy more than most.

❝ i hope it's a good one. would you care to celebrate over dinner later? i'm sure that hirako-taichou can handle the paperwork, if you're up to the idea. ❞

@keikakudori

The beginning of August is met with the scream of cicadas and a haze of burning heat that leaves sweat glistening on her forehead and nose. The small lieutenant has been busy bossing everyone about and becoming exceedingly cranky in the heat, as well as the fact that her own captain has yet to return from her mission. It is a sad state of affairs. Hiyori had planned to spend the day with Kirio, but it seemed that it wouldn’t be possible this year. However, it was not to say that nobody knew what day it was. She had been dropping hints about as subtle as war sirens outside Shinji’s quarters all week leading up to August. Like a brat, she managed to cough up a fancy lunch from him along with all of their friends. It had cheered her up considerably.

Although, it wasn’t just Shinji who endured her reminders. His tousle-haired, mild mannered lieutenant never failed to greet her. Shinji was her best friend, so it was natural that she spent plenty of time around Aizen as well. She didn’t mind his company. Others may consider him slightly boring … but she actually liked him. He was quietly clever and always seemed to know exactly what to say to make her feel good about herself. Plus, it always helped to have a person like him to read her notes in lieutenant meetings. He never scolded her like Shinji did for her abysmal handwriting.

She waved enthusiastically when Aizen approached her with an easy smile and a present in his arms. It is always a special sort of feeling to be given a gift. He had given her kanzashi last year and she can tell by the size of the box that this must be even bigger. His gifts were always thoughtful and practical.

“Ehhh, Sosuke! Ya knew it was my birthday?!” She exclaimed, unable to hide her obvious delight. To be honest, every single person in the fifth division knew it was her birthday. Otherwise, they knew their captain would face her wrath.

She accepted the box and peered inside it, lips parting to form a little ‘o’ as she saw the arrangement of handmade sweets contained within. She was also amused that he  had offered her a book. He knew she wasn’t the best reader - something she had only confessed to him when she realised that he wouldn’t make fun of her for it. And yet, it’s because he’s the one providing it for her, she promises him that she’ll make an effort to read them. She might fall asleep midway through the stories… or she might end up loving them. Maybe she will only like the stories because of Aizen.

“Ooh… where we goin’ for dinner? I’m up for it! Hikifune-Taichou’s still busy and I’ve done most of my work. Also… good luck tryin’a get that baldy ‘ta finish paperwork. He’s got all the motivation of a corpse. Thanks for this by the way… ya always give me way too much. We gotta share 'em, otherwise people'll keep thinking I bullied you into giving me this present.”

Did you know that it was Kats birthday on the 25th? What did you do for it?

"W..what did I do?" Shinji was thinking about it while holding a cloth to dry some dishes. "Well, I know it was Kats birthday on the 25th. Though, I ended up spoiling and spending time with my mate all day. Breakfast in bed, treating him like the king he is to me...and giving some presents." He thinks to remember while wagging his green tail.

"Though, I hope he did enjoy the birthday..."

Separate Ways (PHOENIX ONESHOT)

Summary: Rumi Usagiyama throws her 20th birthday party at the karaoke club. (A fluff oneshot from my PHOENIX AU)

Tags: fluff, Hero!Dabi, established DabiHawks, Mirko X Ryukyu, Kamui Woods X Mt Lady, suggestive themes, swearing, drinking, alternate universe, lip sync battle, dancing, silly

Word Count: 758 words

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“Come onnnnn! Somebody go first!” Rue drunkenly snickers with her arm draped around Ryuko. We’d rented out the entire karaoke bar for Rumi’s birthday party; it was just me, Rue, Kei, Shinji, Fuyumi, Ryuko, and Yu. Everyone was pretty tipsy already, with the exception of Keigo and Yumi. The birthday girl had decided she wanted to judge a lip sync battle and dance competition, so, naturally, we were all forced to comply. No one wanted to step up and be the first to embarrass themselves.

Keigo suddenly gets up from the bar and struts over toward the stage, leading Rue to gleefully cheer for her best friend. He grabs the remote and begins flipping through songs in the queue, watching them zip by on the screen until, finally, he lands on “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” by Journey. He spins on a dime and makes direct eye contact with me, and I roll my eyes. My little sister elbows me in the side, and, soon, everyone is chanting:

“TOYA! TOYA! TOYA!”

“Come on. The song is long, we’ll only do through the first chorus,” Keigo concedes. I give in, shaking my head as I hop up from the barstool and walk toward Keigo, who hands me a fake microphone as he grabs another one. 

“This is stupid,” I mutter, but Kei just beams at me. 

“Why? Don’t think you can keep up? Won’t put on a show for Rumi?” He pouts mockingly, and I snort. 

“In your dreams, Featherhead,” I wink at him as the stage lights dim, and Fuyumi changes them to red and blue colors as we stand back to back, and I take a deep breath. We’re both just completely winging this, I guess. As soon as the solo synth cords begin to play, Keigo struts around to face me, almost patronizingly dragging his hand down the side of my face before he turns his back to me and starts grinding on me as the guitar and drums kick in. I blink for a second before I become absorbed in the bit and the music, swaying my hips to match his, and I hear Rue wolf-whistling to my chagrin. The repetitive synth changes, and I dramatically push away from him, deciding to go with the theme of the song. We circle each other, eyes locked in fake death stares, and I try not to smile at how good Kei’s acting is. He got record high scores in the Presentation course, and it shows.

“Wooo! Don’t stop the burlesque show!” Rue cackles, and I bite back a laugh, focusing on Keigo as we stop circling. He angrily lip syncs the first two lines like a scorned lover, pointing accusingly at me. I roll my eyes, acting like I couldn’t care less before I mouth the next two lines, taking deliberate steps closer to him. 

“Booo! Toya’s holding back! He’s not dancing for real!” My little sister heckles, and Keigo begins stalking forward to meet me in the middle of the stage. The distraction makes us both waver, and we hear the music playing:

“Feeling that it’s gone could change your mind. If we can’t go on to survive the tide, love divides!”

In a snap, I snatch Keigo’s hand, putting the other one around his waist as I pull him towards me, and, as the chorus begins, we start to tango down the stage. I spin him and pull him back in before he can react, and his eyes go wide as I smile deviously. Once the words “separate ways” echo through the speakers, I release his hands, and we both drop them to our sides as we still dance with only mere millimeters between each other. I lean back as I walk backward while he walks toward me, leaning forward ever so slightly, and the tension is tangible. After a few beats, we switch, and I’m leaning closer to him as he leans back. Before he can straighten up again, I grab him and sweep him off his feet, holding him up by his waist and spinning him around and around before bringing him back down as the song fades out. We’re both breathing hard as I press my forehead to his, and he stares up at me with a triumphant smirk. Rumi, Ryuko, Shinji, and Fuyumi cheer. 

“C’mon, Yu! We can beat that,” Shinji slurs, grabbing his girlfriend’s hand and pulling her up to the stage. 

“In your dreams, Splinterface,” I taunt, shooting a look at Shinji before Keigo and I return to our seats.

Jun, Rex, Kiyoshi, Edon, Lance, Shinji, and Mahir where there holding a lot of flowers, chocolates, presents and other cute things.

"Happy Valentine's day cuties!" They all said at the same time.

However, Rex happily goes to pick Kai up and hold him to kiss him showing the same but also birthday presents. "Happy Valentine's day and Happy Birthday Kai."

Hiruko: *he smiled softly Kissing Jun's cheek in response* "Thank you so much sweetie"

Kagefumi: *his two tails form a heart behind him as he hugs Kiyoshi* "I love it so much, and i love you even more"

Hakutomi: *He lifts Edon by the waist showing off his strength* "My Bold, handsome Vampire wolf, you know how to make me smile dont you"

Raidou: "Lance...i dont know what to say..thanks so much" *Raidou was blushing deeply as his skin felt colder*

Shin: *smiling, he come up to Shinji and kisses him softly* "Shinji, my dashing kitsune..Thank you so much"

Akira: *grinning from ear to ear, he pulls Mahir in a loving kiss* "Well are you the romantic one my darling Chesire puss"

Kai: *Kai had blushed very deeply as he then wraps his arms around Rex and returned his kiss deeply* "thank you so much Baby, i love you.."

A very happy to the wonderful radicallymaxton on Instagram! Please go check out his work!! The link is on his name!! He's an absolutely wonderful person!

the larturia banner came a lot sooner than expected so i guess that means we’re getting the prillya collab in september

[[oooooh whats the pre-divorce vibe for aizen and the vizored? Also all highly ranked officers !]]

when it comes to aizen and the other vaizard, it's ... typically less complicated. typically.

by and large, he knew most of them in some kind of fashion or another because they were shinji's friends which means he had varying levels of exposure to them over the course of his career as fukutaichou, some more, some less.

truthfully, aizen and hiyori did have a friendship. i will say that flat out that i absolutely refuse to believe that was not the case for them; because of her friendship with shinji, this meant that she and aizen got to know one another fairly well over the years and he would often help her with paperwork if she needed it ( by way of editing it or giving it the red pen treatment ) or going out for lunches together and other such things. he would always wish her happy birthday at the very least every year and would, from time to time, definitely get her presents. most often food, but one year, he definitely got @viciousvizard 's hiyori a kanzashi because he saw it and thought she would like it very much. he also tended to never draw her ire the way shinji did, so they got along very well together! and you can believe me when i say that aizen and hiyori would absolutely have sessions where they'd share tea and rag on shinji together. it's actually a very cute friendship in my head and i love it.

additionally, kensei came more into aizen's orbit when kaname transferred to his division and, well -- aizen knows. he knows just how much, ah ... closeness they had with one another. because guess who told him about it. he definitely has looked at kensei from time to time and while he's of the opinion that kensei is very much bark and not as much bite, he rather oddly likes him. aizen thinks that kensei probably sees him as only a nerd or something, however, at that point in time and maybe even a bit of a nag because he would come fetch shinji from trying to skip out on work. does aizen have a teensy little crush on kensei? he might. he definitely likes that kensei shows his arms off, okay? ( he's gay, harold. ) but he does like him. aizen's not sure if the feeling is mutual and he's not going to ask but he does think kensei's hot-blooded nature and temper can actually be really entertaining.

lisa is also probably the other one he's got a fairly friendly relationship with, given that i just feel like she'd rope him into all kinds of shenanigans. do i fully believe that aizen and lisa and hiyori would absolutely get up to pranks together? yes. she probably has flirted with him a few times and aizen just teases back because i feel that'd be how they are. no one else is ever certain of how it might go down but i feel like that it'd definitely be a lot of teasing on both sides and lisa somehow has this knack for getting aizen to unwind and show that he's not so stiff and proper by and large.

rose, love, and hachi are ... of the less exposure. he's polite to them, more or less, and definitely has likely wound up having to drop by the divisions from time to time if only to see if shinji's there and he has always been respectful with them, but they don't ping high on his interpersonal radar the way others have done. he does think love is very easy going, rose is dramatic, and hachi is simply ... stoic.

mashiro is probably the only one that he has no idea how to handle because of her hyperactive and loud nature so aizen just works on avoiding her on a regular basis. it doesn't always work, of course, given that she's kensei's fukutaichou and the monthly lieutenant's meetings means that sometimes he winds up having to spend time around her. but overall, he is fairly polite to all of them because it's just how he is.

Just Finished revolutionary girl Utena and I am outstanded by how much Anthy energy Oberon had. FGO X Utena au

Zettai ume mokushiroku...

I really really enjoyed this show and putting aside how great the themes were, one of my favourite realisations near the end about how much of it seemed to have influenced Nasu in his writing for fate/stay night which may tie into why I could see so much of Anthy in Oberon. Forgive me for the upcoming word vomit that is both simultaneously too much and too little. And oh yeah:

Spoilers for both Utena and LB6 coming right up!!!!!!!!

Nasu has stated in the past that be was inspired by shoujo which was a claim I found a bit questionable after reading his works for years since they have very very strong shounen sensibilities to them especially with the boy meets girl narratives, so I was surprised to notice about halfway through how obvious some of his inspirations were. Sakura is very obviously inspired by Anthy (more powerful than initially presented while also more weak to her own vices than initially believed) while Shinji has a combination of Saionji and Akio (superiority-inferiority complex, lots of complicated feelings towards his old male friend, the eventual strong loathing towards someone they might have cared about at first, the incest...). There's also a bit of Utena spread between Shirou and Saber. Ultimately Nasu was pretty honest but Utena expresses itself through its shoujo sensibilities while breaking down some of the stereotypes in it meanwhile Fate/stay night very much has shounen sensibilities which is why it's easy to miss the resemblances between the two.

How this ties to Oberon, I don't know if it's just become Nasu's way of writing now, whether Utena was still at the back of his mind, or whether it's just a coincidence since LB6 has a theme of responsibility and that just happens to interact with Utena's theme of people being restricted into specific societal roles, but regardless Oberon and Anthy ended up having lots of parallels between them. Putting aside they both cosplay as European royalty, Oberon and Anthy are both characters trapped in roles. Anthy's trapped in her roles as a trophy wife, a witch to take in the hatred of others and as her brother's punching bag/partner in crime while Oberon is trapped in the role of a natural disaster doomed to destroy everyone and everything in Britain. And they both pretend as if they're fine with this, it's more conceptual in Oberon's case but both characters have many "outs" of their toxic mindsets but they're just trapped in the cycle of hurting others in order to fulfill the goals thrust open them. But for a while, they actually are genuine- with Utena/ Guda/ Castoria/ Blanca they actually do see a hint of what they actually want. They let themselves be happy with them and it's chips at their armour. But in the end they can't let it go, and so they just end up using those people while pretending to themselves that it's fine and they're actually okay with the way things are.

I'd say the one big distinction in them is their conclusion- there's no ambiguity in the fact that Anthy finally puts her foot down even after she betrayed Utena and let's herself be free of Akio's pathetic ass and walks out into the world to go find her girlfriend. Oberon's in a somewhat similar position but not quite, he went through with his betrayal and also ended up opening his heart enough to let Guda summon him, but his conceptual rejection is kind of permanently stuck on him thanks to his class so he can't ever really completely break free from his role. He gets close enough at least, so hey! You win some you lose some!!

Wow this was a long blabbering over me drawing Oberon in a dress haha, anyway it's MY birthday so I'll draw my faves how I see fit

Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience by sxnnystorm

Izuku lived most of his childhood happy, living with his mother Inko, in their small two bedroom flat. They didn't have much money, but they did have each other, and that was enough.

Until one day, on the night of Izuku's tenth birthday comes a mysterious knock on the front door. Inko Midoriya could have never anticipated what was waiting for her on the other side but if she knew, she would have never opened it.

Hisashi, some may call him a Villain, others may call him a dirty scumbag, either way, he's suddenly taken an interest in his son again, and he's going to need Izuku for whatever messed up scheme he has cooking. Weather his ex wife likes it or not.

Join Izuku on his journey of discovery, unraveling secrets, villainy, realisation, and of course, dealing with a mountain of guilt.

Words: 2950, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Midoriya Izuku, Midoriya Hisashi, Sensei | All For One, Midoriya Inko, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic, Bakugou Katsuki, Bakugou Mitsuki, Bakugou Masaru, Kirishima Eijirou, Kaminari Denki, Yaoyorozu Momo, Todoroki Shouto, Takami Keigo | Hawks, Todoroki Enji | Endeavor, Usagiyama Rumi | Miruko, Sasaki Mirai | Sir Nighteye, Shigaraki Tomura | Shimura Tenko, Toga Himiko, Ashido Mina, Jirou Kyouka, Nedzu, Eri, Chisaki Kai | Overhaul, Hatsume Mei, Shinsou Hitoshi, Dabi | Todoroki Touya, Kurogiri, Aoyama Yuuga, Sero Hanta, Midoriya Izuku's Family, Shimura Nana, Gran Torino, Toogata Mirio, Amajiki Tamaki, Hadou Nejire, Kayama Nemuri | Midnight, Maijima Higari | Power Loader, Nishiya Shinji | Kamui Woods, Takeyama Yuu | Mount Lady, Tsukauchi Naomasa

Relationships: Midoriya Hisashi/Midoriya Inko

Additional Tags: Traitor Midoriya Izuku, Villain Midoriya Izuku, Good Parent Midoriya Inko, Kidnapping, U.A. High School, Hisashi midoriya is a scumbag, Blackmail, Smart Midoriya Izuku, Parental Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Aizawa is Tired, aizawa is just always tired, Everyone needs coffee, Forced Villain Midoriya Izuku, Poor Izuku, Past Midoriya Hisashi/Midoriya Inko, Unhealthy Relationships, Stockholm Syndrome, Nedzu is a Little Shit, Protective Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, cant put anymore tags or i'll spoil it, you'll see as the story progresses, Guilty Midoriya Izuku, all midoriya's are guilty, Guilt

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37710691

The BIG SCARY WIP List

 Just to keep you guys abreast of all my nonsense, I’ve decided to let everyone see the entirety of my WIP list.  Theoretically makes me feel like I’m held more accountable.  Also, this way if any of you see something you’re really interested in, you can drop me an ask and it will very likely push me to prioritize the requested fics.  So without further ado, and more or less in order of priority/motivation-  (Brief blurbs to maybe come later)

Updated 4/30/21

NSFW Sero x Reader- VERY late b-day gift fic

SFW Like Caramel For Chocolate Part 4

SFW Just Like in the Movies- Deku x Reader (Late birthday gift fic)

NSFW Neko trans male reader x Aizawa (late birthday gift for my favorite crusty cat man)

NSFW Multi part Villain Toshinori x Reader (Birthday gift to me from me)

NSFW Centaur Iida x reader

SFW No Good Very Bad Day  Shouto x Reader

NSFW More of a Cat Person Aizawa x Inuyasha Chapter 2

SFW Gang Orca x Reader

NSFW Multichapter Spicy Hawks x Reader

NSFW Present Mic x Reader

SFW Angsty Omega Reader x Alpha Shigaraki

NSFW Yandere Dabi x Reader

 NSFW Werewolf Toshinori x Reader

SFW Multichapter Strong Quirk Reader x Kirishima

NSFW Angst Alpha Hawks x Omega Reader

NSFW Sugar Daddy Toshinori x Reader

SFW ABO Soulmate AU Toshinori x Reader

SFW Soulmate AU Toshinori x Reader

NSFW Angst Soulmate AU Shouto x Reader

NSFW Kirishima x Tetsutetsu x Reader

NSFW Undecided Yandere x Reader  (Possible multiparter with different pairing per chapter) 

SFW Angst Soulmate AU Enji x Reader

NSFW Dio x Jonathan x Reader

SFW Angst Mineta x Reader

NSFW Multichapter Villain All Might x Reader

NSFW Multichapter Multipairings- Hero Sex Sent Me to the E.R.

2. SFW Fatgum x reader Valentines

NSFW Oni Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu x Oni Eijirō Kirishima x Reader

NSFW Ent Shinji Nishiya x Reader

NSFW Orc Katsuki Bakugo x Reader

NSFW Gorgon Dabi x Reader

NSFW Vampire Shinso x Reader

NSFW Pixie Aoyama x Reader

NSFW Poltergeist Kurogiri x Reader

NSFW Zombie Shigaraki x Reader

NSFW Giantess Mt. Lady x Reader

NSFW Merman Mirio x Merman Tamaki x Reader

NSFW Demon Enji x Angel Hawks x Nun Reader

NSFW Genie Momo x Reader

NSFW Faun Denki x Reader

NSFW Brownie Midoriya x Reader

NSFW Siren Yamada x Siren Aizawa x Reader

NSFW Cyborg Hatsume x Reader

NSFW Kappa Tsuya x Reader

NSFW Succubus Nemuri x Reader

NSFW Kaiju Spinner x Reader

NSFW Slime Girl Mina x Reader

NSFW Dragon Tokoyami x Reader

NSFW Kitsune Ojiro x Reader

NSFW Pooka Mirko x Reader

NSFW Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Shoto x Reader

NSFW Minotaur Fatgum x Reader

NSFW Drider Best Jeanist x Reader

NSFW Kugo x Reader Secret Admiration

NSFW Naga Sero x Reader

 NSFW Closet Monster Shoji x Reader

@viciousvizard​ asked: 

"Are we the type'a couple that buys a present for Kensei together or we ain't at the stage yet and gotta buy individually??'

               “ I’unno. I just get him a wacky apron and a new cast iron skillet every year. I’d be more inventive with my presents but the birthday boy don’t like that- ” Shinji shrugged; and who knew why or how Kensei got through his skillets so dang quick - those things were heavy as hell and supposed to be near impossible to ruin. The blond strongly suspected that Mashiro probably had something to do with it. “ But I’m game if ya wanna get somethin’ together instead. What idea have ya got? ”

@viciousvizard asked:

She sidles up to Kisuke after the party has gone into swing, partially grinning at Shinji who was still singing the duet with Yoruichi at centre stage. When the guests were busy with the festivities and she has demolished half the snacks (or as many within her sight as she could), she manages to catch up to her former captain and ongoing annoyance. Her eyes are narrowed but she does look up when he, naturally, pauses and has that dopey smile as he usually does when he sees her. No matter how much time has passed, that idiotic grin never falters. Like no storm or heartbreak or pain can get through that phony ass grin. She mutters something like ‘happy birthday’, slipping a sleek looking package into his lab coat pocket and offering him a hug. If it is tighter and longer than usual, she hopes he doesn’t notice. “Dumbass, here’s ‘ta you. If ya wanna get shit faced then I’m always ready ‘ta lift the ban on my alcohol consumption. Anyway enjoy the present. I made it, so it’s a one of a kind.” She’s managed a grin and pokes his chest. “Don’t look so damn moved.” It isn’t much. Just a kidou inscribed pen that he could keep with him. It wasn’t anything that special, he doesn’t need defensive capabilities or anything. It’s just a pen that will never run out of ink and her fiery reiatsu. If he got too sad it’s going to smack him. She thought this was pure genius (as she has a knack for inventing stuff that causes pain) and thinks he may need it.

He feels Hiyori insert her presence at his side and casts her sidelong glances as she tucks into her plate of snacks. They're both watching the duo on stage with smiling appreciation, but his is tinted with poignant nostalgia. It's a nuance few here notice, but he suspects — when she throws her arms around him for one... two... three... seconds and counting— that she does. She always has seen right through him. His arms reciprocate and he closes his eyes, saving the moment to keep with him in case of some future need.

"I'll politely decline that offer," he says tactfully. He's already forgotten too much he ought to have remembered... so he doesn't seek the oblivion of alcohol, and he certainly wouldn't want to subject her to it on his behalf. But she's slipped something in his pocket, and when she pulls away, he finds it a welcome focal point for his attention, withdrawing it to examine it. It resonates in his fingers with the sort of vibrating, assertive energy that causes small pebbles to lift off the ground, hinting its threat to harangue and hassle him should he allow himself to slip too deep into melancholy. He immediately recognizes the purpose and genius what she's created. He can't help if his eyes soften in appreciation, even though she admonishes him for the expression.

"But this will be perfect for jotting down my thoughts. Can't I acknowledge such a note-worthy gift from the heart?" He fixes her with a grateful smile. "Thank you, Hiyori-san."