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stefcole in the year of our lord 2026

What it's like talking about Hakuoki in 2026

So I recently finished Shinpachi Nagakura’s route in Hakuoki (which has destroyed me btw)

And I just found out that Nagakura was never meant to be a route in the first place. He was originally a supporting character who only became romanceable in the 2017 release of the game.

And there is something SO tragic about that.

Let’s put aside the fact that they kill him even though the real life Nagakura survived the Boshin War.

AND let’s put aside the fact that he is forced to become a fury despite the fact that he is the ONE warrior who explicitly stated that he hates these experiments and would rather die than become one.

AND let’s put aside the fact that his ending doesn’t even confront his feelings on having been forcefully turned into a fury and just glosses over it (apparently the sequel fixes this. I haven’t played it yet).

All of these things are really tragic (and blindsided me tbh and my heart is still aching)

But it is particularly tragic that Nagakura was originally relegated to a mere comic relief side character despite the fact that he is arguably the reason this game can exist.

Almost all of what we know about the Shinsengumi is from what Nagakura wrote down post-war. This game owes him everything and gave him so little. And what little they did eventually give him was poorly written and punishingly cruel.

また欲しいのか…🍙

Hello. I wanted to finally sit down and draw a fully colored and shaded scene. With a background and everything. It was rather scary. However, I'd like to think I did okay.

Grayscale version below the cut.

trying something out: turning my own nature photos into stamps!! i took all of these in florida, where i’ve unfortunately been stuck my whole life but at least there’s nice scenery (sometimes)

What would Eagle Flies smell/scent be?

Hihi! I have a few answers for you!!

So for canon time ef, i can imagine him smelling pretty neutral most of the time with a little hint of earthiness and musk. If he were to have some sort of cologne I’d imagine it would still be natural like sandalwood or pine, though i think he’d think it’s unnecessary.

For modern au ef (which I have as early 2000s) he has a sort of car smell but still some natural musk. He only owns one fancy cologne (tom ford oud wood), the rest tend to be drugstore brands or something at walgreens.

If you were to ask ef what he thought he smells like, he’d probably be a bit of a smart ass and say ‘good’ or ‘fresh’ before talking about what he’s currently wearing.