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Mu and Kuzushi in Sakura and Tomoyo's Fruits Candy outfits!

Everyone in the fatui knew who you were. You were none other than the sixth harbinger’s fiancé. You knew that there will be many negative problems being engaged with the fatui but, alas, what could you do about it ? You never asked for this engagement, no, you didn’t even have a say in it. It was all his doing, all because he got so engrossed with you, that was how you had even ended up in this mess. 

You weren’t allowed to walk anywhere without him. It was as if he needed to see you every living second. You desperately wished that in your next life, you won’t come across him again. As you looked out the window to watch the gentle waves lapping over the sandy beach , he came up behind you and wrapped his pale, slender arms around your waist, preventing you from escaping him. You jumped, heart pumping faster as you feel his hot breath on your neck. Maybe you could grab onto the table lamp and knock him unconscious right now, no, he’s a harbinger for god’s sake, if he could be taken down that easily then that would show just how weak the fatui truly is. You tried wiggling out of his grasp but all he did was pull you even closer to him, your back against his chest as he buried his head in your neck, taking in the smell of your hair. You soon gave up on your futile attempts, coming to the conclusion that you would never be able to get away from him.

You wake up in the middle of the night, the thin curtains gently swaying in the cool night breeze. You look over to the other side of the bed and see the balladeer sleeping soundly. You can’t help but stare for a little while. He looked prepossessing, the moonlight reflecting off his lashes and his pale face. His cerulean blue bangs covering a side of his porcelain face. No matter how attractive he is, there will always be a longing hatred deep in your body. Hatred at him for being so controlling over your life, for taking you away from your beloved family, for marrying you by force even though you’ve said that your heart is with someone else. You quietly stood up from the shared bed and walked across the marble flooring towards the kitchen.

Upon entering the kitchen, your eyes found its way to the reflective metal sitting on the kitchen counter, sitting with the rest of the kitchen utensils. You wrapped your hand around the knife. Maybe I could try my luck, you thought, as your hand gently felt the inazuman carvings on the knife’s handle. You took a few deep breaths before returning to your shared bedrooms with a newfound desire to sever this forced , controlling relationship you had with this monster that calls himself the Balladeer. As you stalk towards him with the knife, you recall all moments you had with him. You smiled a little, thanking the heavens that this hell would finally be over and that you won’t have to deal with this psychopath anymore after this knife pierces straight through his heart. 

You shakily let out a breath as you raise the knife above him. “ Fuck you Kunikuzushi “ You whisper as you plunged the knife into his chest.

Sensing peril, he immediately woke up from his slumber. Indigo irises wide open as he looks at the knife coming down at him. He raises a hand up, trying to grab ahold of the knife before it plunges through his chest and perhaps, he could’ve stopped it if he was a second earlier. 

You stabbed him. You finally did it. Although something felt very wrong. You felt a strong sense of danger as you look directly at him and back at his chest. Why wasn’t he bleeding? The Balladeer’s shocked expression slowly started to transform into something more like anger as he sits himself up on the bed and looks at the knife piercing right through the area where you had supposed his heart was at. He glares at your confused yet shocked face through the reflection of the knife before pulling it clean out of his chest with not a single drop of blood on it. All your senses were telling you to run away as quickly as possible and you decided to listen to them. Hurriedly turning around to the entrance, you swiftly ran away as fast as your legs can go. Unfortunately, the Balladeer was already ahead of you. He threw the knife straight at the door you were running to. The knife hits the door, and you feel warm liquid dripping from the side of your face. You touched the side of your face and look at your blood, shocked that he could actually aim this well despite waking up a few moments ago. 

He gets out of the bed and starts walking towards your shocked self before grabbing your wrist and throwing you on the bed. He continues walking towards the door, retrieving the knife he had just thrown before walking back to you. He towered over your body, his knees keeping you from escaping what the future had for you and you feel fear run through your veins. “ Trying to kill me my love? How cruel. “ He said coldly, his indigo irises glaring at you with such intensity. His anger started to fade and a smile soon appeared on his lips. “ Sorry for forgetting to tell you that I’m immortal love.” He held the knife at your neck as he brushes his hand over the cut that he made on your face. You flinch away at his touch but he continues collecting your blood on his fingers before licking them off.

“ You disgust me. “ 

“ So? I’m your fiancé “

“ Why can’t you let me go? “ You ask genuinely 

He takes some time to think about it before a small eerie smile creeped up on his face and his voice lowers to a low whisper.

“ Because, you’re mine forever. ”

Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2020/01/blog-post_9.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Shimada-kuzushi (島田くずし) lit. “Cursive Rice Paddy Island” // Kokorozashi-no-ji mage『志の字髷』lit. “Character of Purpose”

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Hairstyle Name: Shimada-kuzushi (島田くずし) lit. “Cursive Rice Paddy Island” // Kokorozashi-no-ji mage『志の字髷』lit. “Character of Purpose”