#Yukishiro Tomoe

[ink-dusted-dreams]

Title: そうして‥抱きかかえて寝る

Source: inkdusteddreams

Pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/113091304

I find it challenging to express why their story captivates me so profoundly. It's an unusual connection between an assassin and a spy who seems detached from life, compelling me to uncover their fate.

Picture a young woman confronting a teenager, the very one who took the life of her fiancé. Yet, when she gazes at him, she sees not a ruthless murderer but an immature boy, despite the blood on his hands and her lack of affection for him.

Consider an idealistic teenager, entrenched in a world devoid of personal sentiments, making calculated decisions for a revolution. Then, he encounters a woman, experiencing an immediate and deep attraction that evolves into profound love. Her mere presence brings him solace, even amidst the most tumultuous times.

Perhaps it resonates because these two teenagers, worlds apart, find a connection through blood, deceit, and revolution. Despite societal forces working against them, they are willing to go to great lengths to protect each other.

Maybe it's the enduring impact that, even 15 years later, with his newly reconstructed life shattered, merely conversing with her spirit brings an immediate smile to his face.

A story of a cold, calculated, and idealistic young warrior navigating through a spectrum of emotions akin to any young man deeply in love.

While many readers emphasize the tragedy, I perceive it differently. Their story is laden with tragedy because it is infused with an abundance of love.

[fistfuloflightning]

“You have to come back to me,” she said hollowly, tears falling freely to land with gentle taps on Kenichi’s sling. She could not bear the loss of a second love. It would kill her; she knew it. “I will always come back to you,” he murmured. “So long as I’m able, I will always come back to you.”

Art for @frostyemma’s beautiful fic Two Roads Diverged

[darius-1]

[kenkao-love]

Rurouni Kenshin Takarazuka Revue

Kaoru is, the one and only (薫一人だけ)

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Rurouni Kenshin | るろうに剣心 | Hitokiri Battousai’s Elegy

[jardani-snow]

Neesan...

[indefinitesatellites]

It Is Well, It Is Love

Years spent training to be the strongest, fastest, and deadliest killing machine has taught Kenshin many things, but the warmth of love and the happiness it brings. Because love is not fitting for the likes of him. The ones who bathed their souls in the blood of innocent humans and swore to wield their swords at anyone who came in their way.

So, Kenshin never expected that happiness would knock on his doorstep in its simplest form: enjoying the freshly brewed tea Tomoe served to him on one sunny afternoon after hours of farming in the field. An unimaginable company that would soften his killer instinct and dull his sword.

The months they spent together were mostly filled with silence. The intimacy shared between them was not built on grand gestures. He did not talk much, and she only spoke to him out of necessity. But all is well. He knew she cared for him, and she knew he would always protect her. Nothing significant has to be done to prove that it is true.

And supposing she may not think of the same, Kenshin does not care much. Because, as it turns out, his heart fits right in the palm of her hand. The pounding of his heart only answers the sound of Tomoe’s voice sweetly calling his name, of the tender gaze she gave as she watched him eat, of the gentle caress of her hand on his scarred cheek. He finds bliss in a place he thought was impossible for him to end up in. But he is here now. He is understood. He is accepted.

Kenshin sighed to himself as he closed his eyes. Tomoe is sitting still next to him. Her gestures are minimal, and yet her undeniable presence grows bigger; it sends a tingle into his skin.

It is love.

His gaze fixated on the slowly setting sun ahead — Sure, it is love. What else can it be?

Tomoe showed him the path to happiness. Love has saved him.

[snowraven007]

I need an anime or manga that's just about these two - WITH A GOOD ENDING, THIS TIME. I love them so much.

[eternal-echoes]

Tomoe taught me that you don’t have to be a warrior to be a strong female character.

True strength lies in emotional intelligence and courage.

[bo1908]

Kasumi Arimura as Yukishiro Tomoe

[nyaboshi]

Any Media: "Here, have this teasing, flirty, pretty man that's actually a soft, caring emotional wreck"

Me:

[ink-dusted-dreams]

Art by 睦月ぬか. All credit goes to the wonderful artist.

No words can describe the depth of my affection for this pairing. Their chemistry is truly remarkable, whether within the pages of the manga, in the live-action, or in the OVA. The thought of revisiting the story is bittersweet, it is a reminder that we will never again witness Kenshin's raw vulnerability, unfiltered honesty, and unabashed openness with anyone else.

[miisherr]

Hook Akira.....

[darius-1]

We could've had it all!

I found the storyboard sketches of what could've been adapted into the series instead of an OVA. I'd say we DID get the Jinchu Arc animated in another timeline, where what could've been is a reality! Studio Gallop had the nerve to scrap it at the last minute!

[upathos]

[mizuans]

hello revstarries how are we feeling