Ace of Books' Selfships

*Ace Gojou (pre-Tengen) [Omega] -> Primary Scents: fresh rosemary, lavender fields, lignin (old books); Undertones: stardust (use your imagination), burnt sugar, warm cashmere -> all still pretty muddled by coffee because I still like it a lot 🤷‍♀️

Suguru [Beta] -> Primary Scents: buckwheat, freshly cut grass, a hot summer day when you can hear the cicadas singing; Undertones: the wet decay of late-autumn leaves, rancid butter, black tea leaves

Gojo [Alpha] (#gojos vs geto) -> Primary Scents: burnt sugar, static electricity, chalk; Undertones: fresh rosemary, sugared cranberries, grapefruit

Inumaki [Beta] -> Primary Scents: freshly cooked rice, ball-point pens, low tide; Undertones: tabasco peppers, copper/iron (fresh blood), dried cloves

*Ace Touzaiya [Beta-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: campfire smoke, a pine forest after fresh snow fall, lignin (old books); Undertones: moss/temperate forest undergrowth, lavender fields, warm cashmere -> all muddled by coffee because I still like it a lot 🤷‍♀️

Hoshina [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: condensation on your breath after a hard workout, a steel weapon on a whetstone, roasted chestnuts; Undertones: freshly brewed coffee, a city street in the middle of a snowstorm, leather-bound books

Oboro [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: lemons, wheat fields, ginger; Undertones: salted caramel, wood polish, peaches -> as Kurogiri he only ever smells like static electricity

Hawks [Alpha-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: dried blood, a hot summer day when you can hear the cicadas singing, whole black peppercorns; Undertones: sugared donuts, ground nutmeg, cedar wood chips

Aizawa [Alpha-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: roasted coffee beans, dried sweat, a pine forest after fresh snow fall; Undertones: dried catnip, green apples, salty licorice

Mammon [Alpha-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: whole red peppercorns, vehicle exhaust, new leather; Undertones: champagne, saffron flowers, freeze-dried strawberries

Belphie [Alpha-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: cold stale coffee, soy sauce, sandalwood; Undertones: dried lavender, a clear sky on a summer night, clean sheets that are still warm from the dryer

Kyouya [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: warm printer paper, ball-point pens, filtered water; Undertones: black tea leaves, 90% cacao dark chocolate, crystalware

Cherry [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: cherry blossoms, pasta water, calligraphy ink; Undertones: silk, lightly used batteries, the ocean right after a storm

Joe [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: pan-seared cherry tomatoes, a hot pan (???), dried sweat; Undertones: olive oil, caramelized onions, red wine

Choi Jong-In [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: the last smoldering embers of a fire, cigarette smoke, polished gold rings; Undertones: the air is literally on fire, red wine, velvet

Mikey [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: clean sheets that are still warm from the dryer, red bean paste, lilacs; Undertones: ash, twelve-hour motorcycle-helmet hair, clean motor oil

Rindou [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: dusty records, fresh mint, fresh sweat (but specifically from a club-like atmosphere); Undertones: neon lights, copper/iron (fresh blood), whiskey

Baji [Alpha-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: lighter fluid, vehicle exhaust, tap water; Undertones: dried catnip, blue nitrile gloves, flannel

Mitsuya [Omega-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: silk, honeycomb, freshly baked bread; Undertones: charcoal pencils, the exact moment a wrinkle is finally ironed out of a clothing item, white roses

Togame [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: bandaid adhesive, aloe vera, cotton; Undertones: the steam room in a public bath house, ginger, steeped green tea

Qifrey [Omega-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: cotton, fresh sage, the ocean at sunset; Undertones: petrichor (the first rain on dry earth), just-shy-of-burnt toast, pomegranates

Olruggio [Alpha-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: cozy blankets beside a warm hearth, freshly baked bread, flannel; Undertones: ash, spiked hot apple cider, rain-slicked cobblestones

Fuegoleon [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: the last smoldering embers of a fire, cinnamon, silk; Undertones: sulfur from a hot spring, red wine, used gasoline

Yami [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: cigarette smoke, old but well-cared for leather, fresh sweat; Undertones: whole black peppercorns, a steel weapon on a whetstone, saké

Chigiri [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: freshly cut grass, dark brown sugar, melting ice; Undertones: the rubberized pavement they use for running tracks, leather-bound books, the moment when hot water first meets tea leaves

Tachihara [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: calligraphy ink, warm printer paper, gunpowder; Undertones: metal shavings, dried blood, a city street in the middle of a snowstorm

Dera [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: fog over an open field, rice paddies, shaving cream; Undertones: gunpowder, wilting cut flowers, saké

Ryuusui [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: the ocean right after a storm, canvas sails unfurling, 90% cacao dark chocolate; Undertones: wet hempen rope, fully dry driftwood, archived maps

Senkuu [Beta] -> Primary Scents: cleaning chemicals (neutral, not "scented"), a clear sky on a summer night, linen; Undertones: cold stale coffee, graphite, something burning that absolutely should not be

Loke [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: freshly washed laundry drying in the wind, honeycomb, stardust (use your imagination); Undertones: fresh thyme, tar, something generically feminine that you can't quite put your finger on (it's omega!Lucy)

Hibiki [Omega] -> Primary Scents: champagne, whipped cream, flannel; Undertones: lavender fields, lignin (old books), something generically masculine that you can't quite put your finger on (it's beta!Ichiya and alpha!Ren)

Max [Beta] -> Primary Scents: sand, aloe vera, tap water; Undertones: green apples, ginger, soap (in the most generic and unspecified way)

Laxus [Alpha] -> Primary Scents: the moment before a lightning strike, an electrical fire, caramelized onions; Undertones: petrichor (the first rain on dry earth), old pennies, whiskey

Benimaru [Beta-passing Alpha]: Primary Scents: cooled coal, fresh bay leaves, steeped green tea; Undertones: soy sauce, a house fire (but specifically after it's gone out of control, and you just have to let it burn itself out), sulfur from a hot spring

Zanka [Beta] -> Primary Scents: incense, bone broth, soap (in the most generic and unspecified way); Undertones: wood polish, 80% cacao dark chocolate, fresh sweat

Wei Wuxian [Alpha-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: sichuan peppercorns, iron/copper (fresh blood), stale wine; Undertones: lotus flowers, lacquer soot ink, persimmons

Lan Zhan [Alpha] (Wei Wuxian's mate) -> Primary Scents: the ocean at sunset, ginger, waking up to the first frost of the coming winter; Undertones: peonies, lignin (old books), chinese parasol trees

Wen Ning [Alpha-passing Beta] -> he's undead for a good long while, so he smells as you would expect him to -> Primary Scents: freshly washed laundry drying in the wind, freshly turned soil, wisteria; Undertones: petrichor (the first rain on dry earth), freshly baked bread, dark brown sugar

Jiang Cheng [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: lotus flowers, the moment before a lightning strike, burnt sugar; Undertones: flannel, freshly cooked rice, the world in the middle of a storm that seemingly lasts for days on end

Ukai [Omega-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: freshly turned soil, toasted sesame seeds, cigarette smoke; Undertones: dried sweat, the floor polish that they use in gymnasiums, fresh mint

Tanaka [Alpha-passing Beta] -> Primary Scents: shaving cream, salt, the floor polish that they use in gymnasiums; Undertones: cantaloupe, melting ice, sugar cookies

Daichi [Alpha-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: soy sauce, moss/temperate forest undergrowth, new leather; Undertones: allspice berries, cinnamon baked apples, white chocolate

Suga [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: freshly cut grass, whiteboard markers (just... trust me, okay?), the end of an overcast day where it threatened to rain but never did and now the sunset is peeking through the clouds; Undertones: whole red peppercorns, lemons, ash

Osamu [Beta-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: freshly cooked rice, brown butter, dried seaweed; Undertones: strong black coffee that had to be reheated because it was forgotten for an hour or two and now you've gone and made it scalding hot, a hot pan (???), chamomile flowers

Feng Xin [Alpha-passing Omega] -> Primary Scents: old but well-cared for leather, beeswax, rusted metal; Undertones: sugared cranberries, cinnamon, waking up to the first frost of the coming winter

Mu Qing [Omega-passing Alpha] -> Primary Scents: linen, pressed violets, black forest cake (cream + cherries + chocolate); Undertones: calligraphy ink, black tea leaves, burnt sugar

#late-blooming forest [blossoming forest + night blooms] (I'm the one being dragged away in the middle photo sdlfkjdsklfjsdfklj)

#moving heaven and earth [grounded headlines + sunshine scribbles]

#one thousand affectionate winds [one thousand winds + one thousand affections]

#gojos vs geto [languid summer + satoru gojou] (Satoru and I hatefully begrudingly share Suguru; we are not together)

#sight for sore eyes [bird's eye view + forgone conclusion]

#slow day in hell [desired assurances + alluring dreams]

#tabby cherry cats [sakura repose + auspicious midday]

#disturb the peace [stray harbingers + abundant serenity]

#crisis management [fated nuisances + partitioned harmony + disturb the peace] (Takashi is the only one with a brain cell, but he's weak-willed when it comes to me and Baji 🤷‍♀️)

#incandescent forest fire [shivelight + illuminated embers]

#forgone conclusion

#desired assurances

#alluring dreams

#shadow royalty

#sakura repose

#auspicious midday

#unrivaled entanglement

#fated nuisances [good days]

#fated nuisances [bad days]

#partitioned harmony

#stray harbingers

#abundant serenity

#turtlecat

#shivelight

#illuminated embers

#plaited destruction [post-war]

#gifted shoelaces

#midwinter drafts

#draconic conundrum

#sea memoirs

#written in stone

#celestial violets

#archival inscriptions

#sleeping sands

#duplicated lightning

#albedo havoc

#average indulgence

#sanguine benevolence

#blossoming forest

#night blooms

#rekindled hearts

#two brain cells

#grounded headlines

#sunshine scribbles

#food for the soul

#one thousand winds

#one thousand affections

#languid summer

#words unspoken

#guaranteed purpose