#kintsugi

kintsugi

(n.) the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, highlighting the flaws of the mended object; also, an aesthetic characterized by embracing imperfection and treating healing as an essential part of human experience

i got one of your magnets almost a year ago, and the poor little guy got shattered in a cross country move. i put him back together as best I could, and he lives quite happily on our fridge!

vash's face goes bright red—almost as red as the sunburn you're most likely going to have if you don't slather yourself up with the lotion that's residing in your hand. it's hot today, in the nineties. the warnings on your phone are loud, aggressively reminding you that its rays will certainly make you groan for aloe later on today.

he takes the bottle gently as you turn around, sitting on the pool deck between his legs as the awful squirting noise from the bottle makes you laugh. vash giggles too, but then you make an oh shit sound as the cold cream comes into contact with your skin and he suddenly quiets behind you. you blame it on his concentration. quickly, though, it warms up as vash's hands smooth it out around your shoulders. somehow it's only you two in the pool area today—perhaps everyone else was sheltering from the heat or found a water source somewhere else.

either way, vash certainly took note as his hands wander, as they often do. they start at your back, on your shoulders, drifting down with a firm movement to further down your back, before returning up and dipping over your collarbones. you almost find yourself dozing off underneath your sun hat before—

"vash!"

his hands had finally made it into your bikini top, gently massaging your tits in his hands. you attempt to jerk away, but he suddenly holds you there with a strength you weren't expecting. "someone could be watching," you hiss at him, not being able to turn around from his grip.

the nerves are suddenly gone from his voice as you feel him dip to brush his lips against your ear. his ring, the one that delightfully matches your own on his left hand, glimmers as the sun's rays catch it perfectly. it takes your breath away as he speaks, slow and gentle.

"just making sure my wife has full coverage, that's all."

perhaps him going quiet earlier wasn't because he was concentrated.

Japanese pottery for Kintsugi repair.

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A space to release old patterns, reset your identity and return to calm.

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. The cracks are not hidden. They are honoured. The breaking becomes part of the beauty.

That is the philosophy behind everything we do here.

This is not about fixing yourself. You are not broken.

This is about recognizing yourself, beneath the roles, the conditioning, and everything you became to survive.

The work is simple. But it is not easy. And it changes everything.

Welcome to Kintsugi of the Soul.