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(  Mean?  It’s  an  observation.  Then  again,  the  voices  of  others  were  rarely  pleasant  to  the  fire  apparition———————-  let  alone  voices  that  they  did  not  engage  with  prior  to  whatever  boisterous  situation  they  were  discussing  to  themselves  about.  Truly,  the  keen  senses  of  a  demon  were  too  much  sometimes.  All atop  an  added  heightening  of  hearing  growing  up  in  the  forests  of  the  Makai.  Whatever.  It  didn’t  matter.  They  rolled  their  eyes,  completely  uncaring  for  whatever  weak  rebuttal  they  had  uttered  towards  Hiei.  Insults  hardly  meant  anything—————–  actions  always  spoke  louder  than  words.  However,  lack  of  words  spoke  a  certain  energy  as  well.  )

❝      Hn.        ❞    (  And  with  that,  he  proceeds  to  pay  more  attention  to  the  dirt  that  were  underneath  his  talon-like  nails.  Perhaps  he  should  trim  these…  )

“Ah well excuse me, maybe i shouldn’t be so mean myself, its not like we know each other after all.” 

Honestly who lost this little goblin? Jung’s not one to judge but there were just oddity’s around and he always had the joy of encountering them, he really needed to learn to avoid situations.

@jganshi​ asked: 🍐🍓 (pear and strawberry!)                                                                                        ( meme. )

🍐  :    how intelligent is my muse overall?  are they smarter than the average person,  or less than?  are they primarily self-taught,  or did they acquire most of their knowledge in school?  are they more street smart or book smart?  

hmm! i’ve touched on haku’s intelligence in the past, but it never hurts to reiterate.

haku is canonically a genius shinobi prodigy. however, in awful terrible no-good narutoland, the only intelligence that is truly measured is military intelligence. think about it: with the rare exception of, say, neij ( i believe? ), every shinobi who is considered a genius is kind of fucking stupid off the battlefield. outside of battle prowess and military strategy, there’s no consideration of other forms of intelligence. that’s why sasuke’s called a genius during the chunin exams despite not being able to confidently answer the questions on the test, while sakura and hinata -- who easily finish the exam -- are considered average.

i mention this all in order to say that haku is more than just skilled on the battlefield. haku is emotionally and socially intelligent and is definitely smarter than they average person because they’ve had to learn how to understand people in order to survive.

however, prior to joining konoha, haku’s literacy and booksmarts were both narrow and specific due to their training in the buntai corps. they could read and write, but their vocabulary was composed of common speech and highly specialized jargon. aka, haku knew the organ inside your ear is called the cochlea and knew five ways to rupture it without laying a hand on you, and they could give you a summary of all of top-tier bounties in the bingo book, but they wouldn’t know anything about, say, more advanced technology. what the fuck is a cellphone. 

haku learned how to read and write basic characters from their mother before she died, and their tutelage was continued under zabuza and by the buntai. the knowledge they have outside of the shinobi realm ( as well as some plant medicines, their clan’s techniques ) were all self-taught from stolen books and scrolls.

haku is more streetsmart than booksmart, but they are working hard to lessen the gap between the two! if anyone feels like mentoring them .... :eyemojis:

🍓  :    how is my muse typically seen by others?  does it ring true to who they really are?  does their reputation matter to them?  

oh boy, people read haku wrong allllll the time.

the tendency to reduce them to “nice sweet cinnamonroll” is second to none. it’s something haku has come to expect, and they now use it to their advantage when necessary. more on that here.

there’s definitely truth in it. haku is a legitimately kind, nice person who cares for others and wishes for a world where violence is purposeless. they are warm and gentle and loving and compassionate!

however, haku is also a mercenary and a killer. they are deeply traumatized in ways they are still untangling. they have a higher capacity for cruelty and violence than people might expect. they are slow to anger, but when they snap, they snap. they are a neutral good, and they have done and will do things considered morally reprehensible if necessary. 

haku is also stubborn, determined, willful, and not submissive or subservient. they are devoted and loyal, but they aren’t stupid or a blind follower. haku is sharp-witted and territorial. they have an arrogant streak and can be prone to jealousy. they are spontaneous and impulsive at odd times. they struggle to tell people what they are struggling with, despite their ability to be quite blunt with others when people least expect it. they have a playful, dark, macabre sense of humor, and they are mischievous and prone to laughter. they enjoy praise and attention and will sometimes seek both in unhealthy ways. they are prone to social self-sabotage when they are feeling low. they have mental health problems. most people don’t see these sides of them, because haku is a private extrovert. it’s hard for them to let people see every part of who they are, despite their intense craving to have someone(s) to be totally vulnerable with. they’re secretive, yet generally quite honest with others; when they do lie, it’s usually in the form of undivulged information or a half-truth/omission rather than a full-on lie. tl;dr: there’s so much to haku. they’re a whole ass human being.

@jganshi​ asked:  " The sound of your voice is possibly the third most grating noise I've had the displeasure to hear. Take that as you will. "

Unprompted [Always Accepting]

“Eh? you hear one thing from me and you decide to take it as a personal attack? aren’t you a dick.” his tones dripping with how much he doesn’t care about the others words.

❛    Apologize.     ❜

gone is the warm-hearted soul with the countenance of an angel; in the face of indecency, he is a portrait of cold, icy fury. lithe fingers fist the fabric around the demon’s collar, hauling the startled drunk from his stool with a yelp, his piteous cry swallowed by stunned lungs when haku EASILY slams the demon twice their size to the ground. wooden geta press harshly against the blubbering fool’s quivering neck, grinding the idiot’s surprised face into the spit-and-tobacco-sluiced dirt.

❛     You will apologize to Hiei-san, dog.    ❜ haku crouches close to the demon’s ear, not so much as blinking at his fruitless struggles for freedom.

                           there’s    a    feeling    that    carries    forth    when    yuuta    was    with    hiei     ,     sure      ...     it    was    warm    ,    and    comforting    ,    even    if    they     reek    of     carnage    and    despair    .     it    was    tragic    ,    with    that    lost     look     in     crimson    eyes    ,    alert    and    distant    .     yet    ,    yuuta    appreciated    the    company    ...     even    if    it    was    gruesome    at    times    .     a     plastic    bag    ‘round    wrist    ,    and    a    pork    bun    within    fanged    mouth     ,     wisteria    gaze    only    opens    slightly    bigger    seeing    the    other     ...     how    curious    ,    could    they    tell     she    was    thinking    of    them    ?    taking    the    bun    out    ,    placing    it    back    in    the    bag     ,     would    he    give    the    normal    greeting    :     “     hicchi    ,    how    are    youuuu    ——       w  -  wah    ?!   “     it’s    when    they    toss    the    sheep     ,    would    hands    stammer    to    catch     the    woodwork     .

                      looking    down    ,     it    was    rather    cute     ...     it    had    intricate    detail    ,    even    down    to    the   curled    horns     .    ‘    you    were    born    today    ,    weren’t    you    ?    ‘     so    ,     they     remembered    ...     it’s    amusing    ,    even    if     they’re    not    that    close     ,     he    can    still    feel    the    warmth    that    resonates    even    to     fingertips     .     yeah    ,    it    was    his    birthday     ...     call    it    selfish     ,    but    it’s    when    yuuta    would    desire    the    people    closest    to     him    to    be    near    ...     that’s    when     she    would     bring    it    close    ‘gainst    chest     ,     a    warm    smile    overtook     lips    ,    and     gaze    shifts    back    to     the    other    ...     a    way    to    say    thank    you    ,    appreciating    the    thought    ...     hopefully    ,    they    caught    it    .