So scarlet, it was Maroon.

2., 4., 5., 16., 19., 22.

obviously for HisaKiki and maybe Tariyuki or any other rare pair you like in AnS!

+ how about an all time favorite ship from any other media? ^^

Wow, such great questions o.o. I'll start with HisaKiki but you know how long I can ramble about them so I'm probably going to run out space for anyone else. We'll see!

2. Favorite thing about this ship? Hisame and Kiki get along super well with each other and also bring out new sides to each other... Because I love them both as characters, when they're together I feel like I can learn more about them both and it's a treat. Also they're both so pretty and dress well, I enjoy seeing them on screen together xD.

4. How do you see this ship? Examples: "totally married", "besties who date sometimes for fun", "toxic exes that definitely shouldn't be 10 feet near each other". For Kiki, it's something like "acquaintance I respect who turned out to be a surprisingly good match for me". I feel like she thought it was a smart match and now is constantly pleasantly surprised by new things she's discovering about Hisame, the way he is with her, and how well they get along. For Hisame it was more like "girl who I admired who I never thought would actually want to get together with me". He admired her from a distance because he never thought she was in his reach (that didn't stop him for wishing for it or shooting his shot though). I don't mean from a social standpoint since they have similar social status, but more in the sense that he thought she would go someone completely opposite to him (i.e. Mitsuhide). Even now, when he sees Kiki, he's kinda surprised that it worked out the way it did.

5. If this ship didn't meet in canon, how do you imagine they would have met? They'd have probably met even earlier since their fathers were in similar social circles! I think it was inevitable that their paths would cross due to being nobles of similar status.

16. If you have written fics for this ship, what is your favorite fic you have written for this ship? Don't write? Recommend a fic of this ship then! This is a super hard question since there was a time when I wrote a crazy amount for HisaKiki but here's one of my shorter favorites!

19. An ideal free day for them would look like? What are they doing on that day? I think they enjoy eating good food, reading books (next to each other), chatting over tea, and maybe sparring a bit (more for Kiki than Hisame). Basically similar to what we saw them doing during the special chapter!

22. What would be some pet names they would give each other? Hisame seems like the type to call Kiki various petnames like darling, love, whatever suits the situation. Kiki... well, she would probably not really think of it herself, but if Hisame playfully suggests it, she'll probably say it suddenly and catch Hisame off guard, lol. She's sneaky like that.

Same questions for TariYuki

And yep, would you look at that, I already wrote an essay for HisaKiki, lol. I will keep my comments for TariYuki short. What I like about them is that whenever they appear in the same scene together, there's a certain pull between them - both are curious about the other and both have similar temperaments (calm, thoughtful, not quick to act on emotion, fiercely independent and tries to solve problems themselves). I've thought this since Chapter 109, but look, now that in they're in the same arc together, they're already shaping to be good friends / allies. If Shirayuki weren't already in a relationship, they definitely would have had the potential to be something more!

I see their potential relationship (in an AU of course) as like mutual admiration turning to a crush into something more. But I don't see either of them really acting on it, so they would definitely need a wingman (Tsuruba, perhaps? or Zen?)

All-time fave

Also, super good question on all time favorite couple, but it's made challenging by the fact that HisaKiki is my OTP, haha. I have never felt as strongly about a couple as these two. Let me share a recent fav though, it's from an otome game called Radiant Tale.

These two: Liyan and Tifalia changed my brain chemistry. What's criminal is that Liyan wasn't a love interest in the original game, but people loved him so much, the creators gave him a route in the second game, haha.

Why is it so good? It's because Liyan has been flirting with Tifalia for years, which made her think he was a womanizer. But actually he was super loyal and Tifalia was the only one he flirted with the whole time. Everyone knew this...except Tifalia herself. And as the player, because you play as Tifalia and see her thoughts... you also can make the same assumption as Tifalia (although there's very good foreshadowing as to the truth).

Anyway, this route is my comfort route, because I can play it again and again and still love it so much every time. Also, their matching braids are so cute...

In another life, you still would've turned my head.

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August slipped away into a moment in time. ​​​

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'Til we were gone and buried in autumn leaves. ​​​

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In this city's barren cold

I still remember the first fall of snow

And how she glistened as she fell

I remember it all too well ​​ ​​​