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BTS and their Indian! S/O

BTS - 방탄소년단

✣ They happen to have a Indian S/O and so they finally experience some Indian shenanigans || Crack, Headcanons, Fluff|| boyfriend! bts x reader| Fem!Reader|

✣ this is my first post, hope you all enjoy it! This is no insult to anyone in particular, all is in good hearted manner, apologies for any mistakes, tell me if there is anything offensive, I will remove it, but this is not meant to marginalize anyone, just something I wanted to write out. Not to offend anyone or put hate on anyone or anything. Also Hindu! Reader.

Kim Seokjin - 김석진

☍ Seokjin with an Indian! S/O is a match made in heaven; you both come from big and divine cultures where you have a lot of amazing food and very pretty people! Seokjin is going to be so happy seeing his Indian! S/O, who is not afraid to show off their culture too other people.

☍ If there is one thing Seokjin loves about India, it's India's food, doesn't matter if it's street food or high class restaurant food, he enjoys street food more often though, enjoying Pani-puri, dahi puri, chaat, dabeli, vada pav, pav bhaji, omelets, etc. Does not care what it is, he is not afraid to try new things!

☍ He wants to see you in all the ethnic dresses of India!!! And now he realizes, how many sarees an Indian woman can have, some of which dates back to eight generations and how expensive they actually are, gets mental break down seeing how many sarees and clothing you have.

☍ Also he no longer does any maths, he asks you to do it and you do in your mind wayyy quickly than anyone else, cause you know Indian's love for maths and anger reach everybody...

☍ He was so shocked to see how less of meat consumption there is in India, literally all the food is vegetarian and so amazing! He packs up bags of foods from family events, weddings, hotels, restaurants and what not to bring to the members so they could try it....

☍ Literally always the victim of aunties bullying how call him, "Gorahae...." and maybe "girlish" always having emotional damage form your family, but all the aunties also fawn over him, feeding him, caring for him oh so gently, while treating you like shit....

☍ He also just I N H A L E S Indian sweets or pani puri, does not matter, he also loves the soda sold on streets, like the tingly feeling on his tongue...He sees how underdeveloped the country is but how caring, traditional, respectful and beautiful it is, nothing like how the Western movies perceive it to be!!!!

☍ Also, you know how women make their husbands pick out of so many beautiful choodees, some made of glass, some of china, some of metal, yeah he wants to buy all, not for you sometimes though, no for himself so he looks pretty just like you!

☍ Oh! He sees how often Indians wear gold, like pure gold is worn by children, who have no sense of money and just put it in their mouths, but every single person he sees has at-least something made of gold on them, might be fake but the amount of gold there is, it's scares him....

☍ Please take him to a mela (Indian amusement parks) he is going to be so happy, it's like seeing a child who has never been to an amusement park, you both will definitely go on the dragon swing ride or something like that.

☍ He will be smug and then you both will be screaming your heads off, because he is scary and when it ends he is rapping about you scaring him and forcing him to go there while his legs are shaking....

☍ Loves to watch romantic Bollywood movies, he claims that he is the embodiment of 'the flirty hero' in the Bollywood movie, so sweet and caring, loves to help you cook and respectful of all the elders and everyone, even if he doesn't know them!!!

☍ He finds the similarities between your cultures to be very nice, how you both are very caring of your elders, the amazing food, and the importance of education, divine cultures and so much more!!!

☍ He is definitely gonna rap at someone for playing Holi wrongly, and then someone will put permanent colour in his face, the silver one which is very hard to get out, so put on oil all over him and if it doesn’t work, well I guess more shower time with you, no?

Min Yoongi - 민윤기

✥ Yoongi, first and foremost love your culture, how it is very similar to his, how developed it is in many aspects as compared to many other countries in matter of behavior, culture, mannerism, festivals, relationships and much more.

✥ Yoongi very much loves Hindi songs, he finds them to be very catchy and amazing! He sees so many Indian singers and finds all their voices so unique and pretty.

✥ He also learnt about that one musician whose singing could make it rain or blow off a candle, he also started learning Indian classical music just so he could sing for you and ARMYs better!

✥ He finds Indian movies amazing as well, how musical they are, how many good points they serve and their story lines as of whole, he has watched so many with you.

✥ He has maybe learnt Indian curse words and would often angrily scream them at the boys whenever he gets mad and it scares them because it's like a different language to them and they feel he will curse them in some or the other way...

✥ He loves to see you dressed up in a traditional outfit with some jewelry, he doesn't care if it's a event or not, he loves to see you in in, reminds him of his own roots and reminds him how your country is important in your upbringing.

✥ Yoongi also loves Indian food, might be a tad bit too flavourful for him at times, but still enjoys it very much! He especially the non-vegetarian options of foods, reminds him of home with the spiciness and flavours, also treat him to momos, he's going to be so happy, mainly because you would remind him how his mother called him a boiled dumpling. <33333

✥ Take him to clothing markets of India, they remind him of the similar looking ones in Korea, except the ones in India are way crowded making him a bit scared but it's fine, he enjoys seeing so many clothing shops, food shops, jewellery shops, and you bargaining with the shop owner and buying things for 100 which were originally being sold for 700...

✥ One guilty pleasure of his is sneaking into the kitchen at night and making himself a packet of maggi and eating fridge cold rasgullas, he likes the chewy feeling when they're cold as compared to when they're at room temperature....He doesn't know why...

✥ He likes studying about India's past, he especially loves the superstitions because everything has some logic behind it for people following it, he also developed the habit of flipping flippers if he sees them upside-down.

✥ One more thing is take him to prepare for a wedding in your family, he sees how everyone no matter if you know them or not, if they're relatives, they all visit and help, women in the decorations and getting the bride and groom ready while the men do in the food, photography and others, everyone is needed to help and he has much more than happy to help your family.

✥ He always participates in prayers at Diwali, though gets a bit scared of blowing fircrackers, he refuses to ignite them in the beginning, but after a little bit of convincing, he agrees only if you go with him!

✥ Oh! Your cousins tie him rakhi, btw. Rakhi is a festival celebrated on love between brothers and sisters, does not matter if they're sibling or cousins, its where sisters tie rakhi on their brother's wrist and then brothers give them gifts in return, he gives every-single future sister-in-law and brother-in-law an envelope filled of 2000 ruppees ...Guess it's good being rich...

✥Oh, you know Yoongi will definitely say he is not going to play Holi and then will throw water balloons, use pichkari to spray water on you and put both pink and silver permanent colour on you and your teeth, luckily you’re prepared for his betrayal since the morning, so you lathered yourself in oil, and if you didn’t, well good luck….

✥ Also, he is gonna make so many rang-golis with you and others, he isn’t sure how to pick up the powdered colour and what to do if a colour is finished, but he’s got the most amazing spirit, and please teach him how to colour like he’s a kid, it’s gonna be so fun!!

Jung Hoseok - 정호석

♮ One word, he loves to see classical dances of India, there are so many classical dances of India and each require a set of knowledge of music and rhythm which can easily be learnt by anyone, he has tried to learn a dance and convinced boys to try out Kathhak and Bharatnatyam it ends up with them bruising their feet as you and the instructor laugh and have fun watching them.

♮ He also likes to watch South Indian movies with their amazing dance and songs also he is in love with KGF series and Pushpa, also RRR. He really likes songs of Indian movies though, he sees how they're perfect for dancing to and he practices Hindi songs with you.

♮ Also, him giving you the confidence to wear a traditional outfit in front of him or at an event to show how pretty you are... It's one thing because why not, you slay every Indian traditional outfit you wear! People are honestly so sensitive and so when he tries on a outfit, he makes sure you're in the pic with him to show that he's not a rude tourist and that it was your idea and so antis get no thought to hate on him and they go back to insulting how he has a lover....!! He'll save you from hate, no worried.

♮ Also, take him to eat food at chowpatis, especially baraf ka gola (ice stick) basically, shaved ice which is shaped and dipped into flavours and yogurts. I personally think he’d enjoy momos and dahi puri. Also maybe shikanji. He likes the sodas.....find them fun but also scary cause he fast he has to drink after the man places the powder in..

♮ He likes watching Indian movies, he finds them interesting and enjoys the songs in between them, he likes the storyline and the difference between a Korean drama and your movies. He will learn the dance for fun and practice and he will sing the songs too!!

♮ He loves to play Holi, but please put oil on his skin and hair because keep in mind, you will be putting permanent colour on him, also even if it’s not permanent, the colour does stain and he dyes his hair regularly, so it might be better for him to have darker hair.

♮ He likes Anupama btw, he loves to watch Indian serials, where there is drama between the mother-in-law, sister-in-law and female lead! He will then spread this to the boys and then whenever you’re watching the tv, when it’s the time for the show to come on the channel, they’re all pushing you out the frame to watch it and the tea is always hot and spicy to hear out!

♮ Jhope will be loved by your families, he is loved by the aunties, the uncles, the dadas, the dadis, the fufajis, the mausajis, the mausis, the mamas, the mamijis, the buas, basically everyone and you get the point, even the toughest nuts of the family like him!

♮ Your family will be a bit doubtful because well you’re Indian he’s Korean, so what if something goes wrong, they don’t want you to be in pain, but maybe let them chill out with Hobi for a bit and they’ll be asking to ask for a faster wedding date. Also, question by your parents, they asked me to ask you, Ahem! “WHEN ARE YOU GIVING US GRANDKIDS?!” Thank you!

♮ Whenever there is an event and there is music, he’s the first to dance at the event and he makes everyone feel confident enough to go crazy and he invited everyone to dance, teach him the dholak dance between the women of the family, you know the ones where you repeat the same steps while going around in a circle but it’s very fun? Yeah, those ones, he’s very good at them as you’ve seen!

♮ Every single cousin and sibling wants to tie a rakhi to him, especially your sisters are excited because he’s their future jiju after all~~ Okay and he gives everyone a handmade gift with some money, like he makes cards, gets dresses, and makes them a lot of bracelets! He makes the rakhi you tie on your brothers himself as well!

♮ Whenever you take him to a mela, prepare to be tired out because in his opinion, it’s so fun! He goes on E V E R Y  S I N G L E ride, He cannot handle himself and he pays for everyone! He buys every lady in the family the nice cheap jewellery which is sold in the fair, he buys you some as well until you stop him..

♮ He will always go with you and the elder people of the family to check your cousin or siblings or whoevers arranged fiancée or lover it. He wants to make sure your cousins and family is in good hands.

♮ His sister will absolutely be decorated by your family, she’s so fricking pretty and when she wears a lehenga, it may seem a bit too heavy on her, but she feels beautiful and she looks so pretty like her brother as well!!! She’s prettier than you as well!!!

♮ Hobi and the boys will join you for an Indian movie night, he and the boys will sing their hearts out whenever the music comes on and you and Hobi will dance together. And then he and boys will learn the whole choreography and dance it and maybe cope some of them steps for their next music video.

♮ Also, he looks SO HANDSOME in a kurta, please, do not try to convince me otherwise, you and him will wear matching clothes!!! He will also try to match accessories and then the boys will match as well and now you’re all matching!!!!

♮ He will always have fun during Diwali, he will learn about why cow dung is so important and reason behind everything you do during your festivals and then he will join you as well!! All the ladies will also gossip with him!! Some things he finds a bit weird, but pretty open to cultures...

♮ Is shocked how many ARMYs are there in India, and how less he hears from them when SO many things are also done here. He is happy to meet them and promises Indian ARMYs for a concert in India!

Kim Namjoon - 김남준

✤ Now, if there is one thing we all know is that Namjoon always loves to learn things. And he is the most invested in your culture! He finds the story so interesting and he is always ready to listen to something you say and he asks ‘What’s the reason behind it?’, even if it didn’t exist in India…

✤ Namjoon is also very much interested in Indian classical music and classical dances, especially KathaKali and Kathak, he is so intrigued to see how a person can produce such facial expression with such a strong eye movements and how it’s so interesting!!  Also how a drama can be shown through dance, he finds it very sweet and amazing!!

✤ Namjoon LOVES Indian curries, now he is surprised at how less of meat consumption there is of meat and even if somebody eats meat, Pork or Beef is off-grounds, mainly cause Pig is considered a impure animal and it’s meat is taboo and cows give us milk and it is our god’s favourite animal and it’s considered a family member and so eating it’s meat is said to be wrong...

✤ Look at me and tell me he won’t look handsome in a kurta…… I DARE YOU. He looks so pretty!!! He looks so pretty and his smile and his body and his thighs and and- Okay, sorry for the break-down, but let’s be honest here! He is looking phenomenal! Of-course your sisters will tease you, but it’s all in good fun, he looks like a prince, not our fault!

✤ Namjoon is always the one whom your family loves a lot, he’s THE standard of the cousin, all your cousins including you are being compared to him, and it only affects your cousins though, because you know GOD IS FAIR. They come to you asking how you got such a boyfriend and you explain how he doesn’t know how to drive or cook and they try to laugh it off but realize how they’re still gonna be compared to him….

✤ Namjoon is always so eager to learn and he will sit down with your grandparents who are watching those mythological shows, and then he will ask you to translate or explain it to him and if you don’t, he will ask your grandparents and then you will translate whatever they explain to him and he’s so excited to bond with them, your grandparents will love him so much!! I just know it deep in my veins!

✤ Namjoon very much likes Indian treats, especially sweets, more specifically rasmalai, or mango-rasmalai, he loves it, so delicate and sweet, and sugary and pillowy!! He is very generous at times, but he definitely doesn’t share it! Maybe after a lot of convincing by either the boys or you, he will give you a few bites…

✤ You know one thing, he is obsessed with Laila-Majnu love story, it is very similar to Romeo and Juliet, and he tries to understand everything, how Laila was a noble and Majnu was a commoner and thus they couldn’t be together and how when one of them was hurt the other would also sustain the injury because of how strong their love was. Also how even after Laila’s marriage and execution of Majnu they managed to be together in after life, he loves it, he cried a bit ngl….

✤ Namjoon is much obsessed with Diwali, he is surprised how easily Indians handle cow dung, he could never…But he finds everything to be very fascinating and fun, he definitely spends time with the kids who can’t handle sitting still while their parents do the rituals...Then you and him will burn crackers for as long as you all can!! Of-course you have to stop him and the kids, cause they don’t realize they’re using crackers meant for the next day and you have to tell them to stop otherwise there won’t be any crackers left to burn the next day

✤ Namjoon likes celebrating Holi as well, finds it to be fun and nice and gets to eat good food and spend time with you and family….Especially when the playful people of the family life his shirt to put permanent colour and find his abs and stop and freeze in the moment….

✤ Ooh, he will watch ‘bhabhiji ghar par hai’ maybe?? Idk…I’m not sure, but I do get the vibes that he will enjoy it, despite it being kind of stupid, but then again he will also enjoy some Hindi literature and devolve himself in it for a while!!

✤ Namjoon also very much enjoys the celebration of a wedding, especially how a family is heavily involved in everything related to the wedding, the designs, the venue, the outfits, the dances, haldi, the theme, the food, the video, the photos and everything else, he is always ready to involve himself and maybe the boys will help around as well, though they may be a bit ignored for they’re foreigners, but they’re happy to help around wherever they can!! But I guess we try to put our differences aside, but Indians have TOO MANY RELATIVES and so no everybody knows them, so introduce the boys as your friends and Namjoon as your fiancée and then get roasted a bit and asked whens your wedding date…

✤ OMG! HE IS SO SURPRISED AT HOW MANY BTS FANS OR K-POP FANS IN GENERAL ARE THERE IN INDIA?! He is always ready to put on concerts for his fans, and after the interview with Sakshma Srivastav, he wanted to meet more fans and he did and he is surprised at how many people are excited to see them, he's happy for such a new found group of people he didn't knew existed, but he likes it either wayyy!!

✤ Oh, please if there's a wedding or something where you're putting on mahendi/henna on your hands, please put some on his hands too!! His hands look very pretty and he likes the time to be spoiled like a the pretty baby he is..He finds the smell to be very 'naturey', you don't know what it means and neither do i...

✤ He will invite your cousins, friends or siblings to his studio so they could ask if he did good on his songs, only you're very favorite people come and yes they all agree with the tunes that they're nice...gorahae boi...

Park Jimin - 박지민

✿ Mr. Park Jimin is probably obsessed with rom coms from your country and also the amazing songs and soap dramas, he will sit with you before you go to bed and he will ramble about how tulsi got another husband after just divorcing her ex-husband and how turns out tulsi’s first child belongs to her second husband??? Yeah, no I don’t understand either, but my mom does this…Anyone else? Anyways, yeah, you go to sleep thinking how hot and steaming the spicy gossip tea is…it’s all fictional…

✿ Jimin would always be happy to go out with you and eat at chowpatis, he is always hoping you don’t have to cook and he goes there with the boys often to the point where when he enters the chowpati with you, the shopkeepers greet him saying “Gora ladke, heyyyyy!!!” While waving their hands and some usual customers remember him as well, cause well he's sorta famous and he comes very often, the food is good and cheap…not his fault, nice experience and these things are something he only gets to experience and you get to see his mocha cheeks, win win!!! Of-course be careful about food bacteria..

✿ Jimin is very much in love with colouring rangolis, if you know how to, please make one for him and if you don’t…cry…then try your best to make one, then once you’re back is hurting and you’re tired, he will kiss you sit down like a princess getting ready to be kind and start colouring prettily, you teach him if you know how to, if you don’t...Kind of sad, but it’s fun trying new things out for both of you!!!

✿ Oh don’t ask why, but I think he will like anklets, on himself and on you, cause it is a social construct and yeah, eh will put them on in the house and walk around, his anklets jingling as he moves his feet or when he’s on a dance practice, he anklets jingling, the boys teasing him as he dances and then they all get distracted and now you have seven boys stealing payals from you if you have some, if you don’t they’re gonna order online or ask your parents for some…please restock, they’re gonna break…

✿ You know, I heard some someone that Mochi is Korea’s rasgullas and rasgullas are Indian mochis, and this haven’t left my head, so our mochi boi likes the pearly, pillowy sweet rasgullas as he squeezes the sugar syrup out to make sure nothing drips out and then he will feed some to you, it’s a sweet moments for you both!!

✿ He will dress you up and himself up for Diwali and Navratri and do graba with you, teach him some steps, he will dance and join you and if you go to those huge places where people learn how to dance for days and then one the final days they have colour coded dresses and then winners and all that things are done, he will come with you there and ready to dance and spend a night in ethnic outfits!!

✿ He is very much ready for Holi, he is gonna fight with colours, completely wet, with water balloons, permanent pink and silver colour, with huge water-guns, and buckets filled with colours and water in it, get ready, he is not gonna go down without a fight…

✿ He is ready to fight anyone who says Indian does not have good Ethnic outfits, he’s ready to fight and he will do so while wearing a sari/lahenga/kurti, just to show he a man can look pretty in it as well...It popped in my head, forgive me…

✿ He adores shopping with you, especially for jewellery, he is gonna be beside you while you bargain or someone else whom you brought with you bargains and get the thing for price three times less than it was originally for!! He is gonna try on things and you tell him which looks the prettiest on him, they will surely look good on you as well, you’re a couple after all!! And then once home, you will wear it and send photos and when he comes home, he will wear the jewellery and then you will have a mini photoshoot!

✿ He is gonna dance the kathak, teach some steps or look up on youtube, please, he will find ghungroo online, buy them and wear ghungroo and maybe he will whine because the thread is too tight and it hurts (like I used to..), but you explain it needs to be tight as to make sure it doesn’t open…you know he will fall if it does happen…and he tries to understand but I guess it doesn’t work, he still will tie them a bit loosely, also he gets to learn that Bharatnatyam and Kathak both have different types of ghungroo

✿ When you introduce him to your family, they will poke his cheeks and call him cute and sweet, your cousins will like him, and the ladies are FAN of him, like how could they not be?? Then men are a bit skeptic, but they get over it mainly cause he’s nice and like a fairy roaming around..

kim taehyung - 김태형

▨ Okay first, let's get the obvious out of the way, he's just as crazy as a Desi family, he's gonna fit right in, perfect boy! He's already loved by family, more than you or anyone else cause look at his achievements and look at you, reading this! Of-course he's your family's favourite!

▨ He loves to go out in chowpattis to eat, sometimes when he doesn't want to eat rotis, he will idk, go find some random cow or dog and give it to them cause he saw some old lady do it...I used to do that to escape yelling from my parents, but yeah, it's what he does. But he loves your cooking, worry not!!

▨ If you call him a Korean nickname "Jagi", he will call you a Desi nickname "Jaanu", it's no-negotiable, you can't be saying anything, unless you want him to call you something, then he will.

▨ You and him will be watching Indian soap dramas, especially "bhabji ghar pe hai?!", it's his fav genre, comedy and idiocy, if you can put on some subtitles, do that. He would love to watch movies as well, he finds them amazing, kind of upset, he can't understand hindi because when you both watch comedy he sometimes doesn't understand and you have to explain it and it ruins the fun?

▨ He wants his hands done first for henna, because he loves it, and he is obsessed with it as well!! He also helps you around if your feet and hands both have mehendi/henna on it, he will help you around unless he is also occupied, one of the boys will, and if they are occupied, then who knows who will help?

▨ He looks SO GODDAMN HANDSOME IN A KURTA!! I once saw a edited photo of it, and he looked like a goddess!! You both can match in Kurta and lehenga or saree or something and you both can be attractive and steal attention at family event's.

▨ Oh, the parent's wishes on having grand-kids will increase twice-fold cause well he wants kids, your parents show him photos he shows his photos, they fan-girls and now they're constantly thinking what your child will look like..

▨ Loves to dance with you on Indian songs, loves Bollywood films and songs and dances with you and watches a lot of films with you when he gets the time! Sometimes Tannie is also dancing and watching with you, if you have a dog, good and even great if your dog and Yeontan got close, you're a cute family!!

▨ Loves to fire crackers on Diwali, honestly always waiting for the day to end so he can get started on playing crackers at night, one the forth day when he sees and learns the uses of cow dung, he is a teensy bit grossed out, but will stay open-minded, though will stay away from it like I used to, unless they ask him to help and he doesn't want to feel bad and the boys laugh until they also get roped in it then they all wash their hands like three to four times just in case cause in the end it is still poop, no matter how useful, but find it a bit fascinating how useful it actually is.

▨ Will loved by cousins and kids of the family and others in general due to how playful he is, when he gets the time, he will helping cooking and even wake up early and bath so he can help the grandparents in bathing gods, dress them up, put the cool sunglasses on them, etc. I used to do it as a child where I would wake up early to bath so I can help bath god's idol we have, you all have that??

▨ Language barrier, but you're the translator, they don't understand songs or anything, but they're happy for the fame he receives, you and him will definitely go famous for being sch a gorgeous couple, an Indian and a Korean!? DAMN! Anyways, you're all gorgeous, Indian or not!

▨ He is another one who is shocked about the insane amount of ARMYs in India, he never knew there were so many ARMYs in Asian countries other than Korea, Japan, China, etc. But he's happy and is also keen on performing for Indian ARMYs when he can!

▨ Loves to colour in rangolis, finds it a bit hard to stay within the lines, but always happy to colour, make a separate rangoli for him,he will happily colour in it when he can. Also, loves the amazing gifts he gets sometimes from your family members as a honorary future family-in-law member, so he also gets gifts for everyone.

Jeon Jungkook/Jeongguk - 전정국

☁ Now, another cutie who loves to go to chowpati. Anyways, it's easy convenient, etc. He enjoys Indian food a lot, it reminds me of the video where they first ate paneer. He has loved to try some dishes made from paneer after that, the sodas sold on streets, the food, maybe his stomach will handle it, maybe not! But, he is definitely happy with all the food

☁ He is also loved by your mama, he's so cute, so respectful and so caring. And he's good at everything and he helps her cook, plays with the little kids (if you have some) in your family, with the help of you being the translator, he sits and watches TV shows or helps fix things or simply sits like a pretty boy on the side.

☁ He will absolutely dance with you on Hindi songs when he can, maybe with Hoseok, the maknae line when he can. It's so fun, making them dance on the most random songs.

☁ He loves to spend time colouring in rangolis, it's fun, he is great it for some reason and after one or two lessons, he's also able to make rangolis, using the dot pattern though. Would love to help you make some if you want, always searching up ideas for you and him to do when he's bored.

☁ Sits with your grandparents with you as a translator to listen to stories from their childhood, he likes it and finds it fascinating and it makes him curious to see what types of stories people of other cultures grew up with, it's pretty fun for you and a good bonding time!

☁ Makes his angry face every time he something good and you get confused if he actually likes it or something for a moment, it's funny, cause it confuses everyone who doesn't know that the angry face means the food i good!

☁ Whenever there is a wedding in your family, he will be the one to help the dancers in the family teach others and you both will absolutely have a dance together, he will be pretty and will capture everyone’s attention and then he will award himself with a good amount of food from the wedding!!

☁ Loves to burst crackers on diwali, and eating the many types of sweets, he doesn't know one culture can have THIS many sweets, absolutely devours them and they finish pretty quickly, sometimes brings some Korean sweets for your family too! He loves some exchange of cultures!!

☁ Oh my god the sight of his tattooed forearms in the rolled sleeves of kurta, my god!! He looks so hot and he eats everyone up at the event! Slaying bitches and Saving bitches, truly, he's made for some hot Indian films!!

☁ Your parents might get him a ring or a pair of earrings of pure-gold and diamonds or maybe his birthstone instead of diamond after he's been welcomed in the family as your unofficial husband and he looks pretty in them, I can imagine.

☁ Called you "jigar ka tukda" once and laughed himself to half-death when you told him it meant or translated somewhat to "piece of your chest" or "piece of your liver", but he calls you "babu" or "jaanu", it's cringe, but he pulls it off as always, so?

☁ APPALLED AT HOW MANY ARMYS ARE IN INDIA and how come he's never met them or gotten into any contact with them, sorta upset, and will demand that there be a few affordable concerts in India, he's trying!!

☁ Would love to go around with you, loves pani-puri, the culture, and jewellery and overall such a loving cutie!! Whenever he visits, he brings gifts for some close family members and the kids, whatever they would like, just remember to tell him not to mention chicken or anything if you're veg.

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[ramcharantitties]

Rasiya

S/n: just a lil smut :)

Rrr! Ram x fem! Reader

Part 2

"YOU STO-" "shhh" "you stole this?" Jenny stared at you with a smug smile, and nodded quickly. Jenny, with her friend, recently visited a woman deep in the forest, said to heal people spiritually. Her friend believed in such superstitions, and Jenny just tagged along. There, her eyes caught sight of a small vile, which the woman introduced as an aphrodisiac- a potion made of everything that may make a person lost in their sexual needs. Jenny knew exactly whom to give this to.

Jenny spoke up, as you investigated the tiny bottle, "Just add this in a glass of milk, it will be fine. For the worst, nothing will happen, and for the best" you looked back at her, and both erupted in a fit of laughter. "I hope I don't regret this" you muttered, when a clang of metal, familiar as the latch of the door was heard outside. You placed the bottle behind the steel containers in the shelf, following Jenny out. Your husband has finally come home.

"Jennifer, great to see you" Ram greeted her, and they mingled in a conversation for a while. Realizing the time, she bid goodbye to both of you, smiling mischievously.

Ram changed from his uniform and freshened up, settling with a book on bed. "Do you want some milk?" Ram peered at you, leaning on the door frame. He nodded, quickly going back to reading. It wasn't like you weren't getting any action, but you always felt that Ram held back so he does not hurt you. Maybe this will help in some way? You emptied the liquid in the warm glass, mixing it thoroughly. You sipped a spoonful, just to ensure if you could taste something different. Nothing. Making your way to the shared room, you couldn't help but giggle on the inside.

Ruffling his mop of hair, you placed the glass beside him, earning a side eye from him. "I am gonna take a bath" you informed, disappearing behind the door, eyeing Ram picking up the glass.

It wasn't even ten minutes later, but you couldn't help but rub your bare legs, the anklets chiming by the movement. If a spoonful was making you feel like this, how is Ram so silent outside? You adjusted your blouse and tied the knots of your skirt, your saree waiting on the bed.

For some reason, Ram couldn't concentrate anymore on the words in front of him. His mind wandered off to your scent, your supple skin and bright eyes. It wasn't strange, but this felt ignited and induced. Ram felt his heart speed up, just thinking about you. He gulped, feeling the strain near his thigh. This, was strange. Yes, you have made him feel aroused many times, but usually you did something that attracted him to you. Right now he only drank the glass of milk- was there something in it?

The wooden noise of the bathroom door alerted Ram you were making over to the bedroom. Ram heard the anklets and saw you come in the room, your wet hair open, just in blouse and skirt. He couldn't help but stare. When the gods made you, they spent days to perfection.

You kept your feet on the dressing table, rubbing the scented oil on your shins, switching legs. Later, you moved up, rubbing the oil on your back and neck. Ram shut his book close, keeping it beside the empty, foggy white glass. He made his way to the windows and closed the gates, pulling the curtain over them. You stared at him from the mirror, nervous. When he shut the door, Ram made sure to make eye contact with you in the mirror. The room had slanted rays of setting sun highlighting the floor and some of the books, except that, it was pretty much brown and dark.

Ram slowly walked towards you. You turned around to face him, and backed on the dressing table as you felt him coming close. Only mere centimeters away, Ram leaned in, placing a hand on the mirror behind you. You couldn't find the Ram in his eyes you usually do. There was something far more fiercer, penetrating his gaze. It didn't look like the shy Ram who hugged you and kissed your neck and asked you if you wanted to make love tonight. These eyes looked like as if they would hunt you down and devour you.

"What did you add in the milk?" Ram could tell by your expression you were caught. "Nothing" you muttered, just above your breath. Ram's hand caught your wrist, holding it behind your body. He paid no attention to your scrunched eyebrows. "Are you going to lie to me?" He rasped in your ear, making you shudder. Your mind went in a frenzy, and settled on doing something he might not like. You pushed past him, hurrying to the door, when Ram caught your wrist, pulling you in his chest hard. He then slammed you on the wall, eliciting a yelp from you. He held your hands tightly above you in a strong grip.

"Do you want me to repeat myself?" His voice dropped octaves, sending a shiver down your spine. "A- aphrodisiac" you could see his gears turning physically, from confusion to realisation, to a smirk on his face- revenge? Ram's hand moved to the back of your head, grasping your hair. You gasped, holding his wrist. It sting. Ram sat you down on the bed, loosing his grip. "You don't get enough of what I give?" Ram's question looked more like a threat. Scared, you nodded, only to be pushed back on the bed with a sudden force on your shoulder. You sat up on your elbows, feeling naked all of a sudden. "If that's so, then why would you add a whole vile of that potion in my milk?" That was the last thing you expected to see- Ram holding the small bottle in his fingers. Your eyes widened on their own.

The look of a hunter was prominent on his face as he crawled up on you. He looked like a desperate lion in heat. As if you would succeed, you tried to get back away from him, realising you were caught between the headboard and Ram himself. There was an attempt to run away, but Ram grabbed your thighs and pulled you close to him, holding himself on top of you. The only coldness he had in his body was the Om locket that touched your chin. "If you keep running away, I'll have to tie you. Do you want me to do that, Mrs. Ramaraju?" you felt your breath leaving your body when he rasped the words in your ear. The title from his lips felt like you were floating in the wind. You've started to like the choice you've made.

Ram stared at your nervous face, but the only thing his mind would settle on were your lips. The pink, plump lips he so wanted around his cock. He leaned down to capture your lips in his, pushing his tongue out. Not sure if it was the potion or you, Ram felt that he was dizzy. The only thing that made sense to him was the kiss, the feeling of your lips on his, the rubbing of his facial hair and your occasional mewls. You felt Ram's hand trail down your body, from your naval, to your waist, making his way in the fold of your skirt. You felt his warm hands on your thighs, parting them away.

He didn't want to let go, the sweet taste of your tongue, but the lack of breath pulled him away. Your red lips didn't make anything better for him. You moaned when you felt his fingers on your clothed cunt, massaging it. His hand moved inside, when you felt a cold metal on your clit. You looked at him surprised, only to see him smirk. You realised the bottle of potion was missing. You didn't know what he was doing, but you could feel a wet substance, except you, being spread on your lips. Ram's fingers massaging sends waves down your body, making you moan. His fingers moved down to your aching hole, only to feel the base of the bottle on your entrance. You couldn't help but close your eyes, feeling the now warm bottle enter you. Ram saw your face contort in pleasure, moans escaping endlessly. He was right to close the doors. The bottle was just half a finger long, not giving you enough. You opened your eyes to see him staring at you, your every expression. He heard your plea, your hold on his arm knowing you wanted more but he wasn't willing to fulfill your needs.

Ram pulled his hand out, throwing the bottle somewhere on the bed. You saw his glistening fingers, and your legs shut on their own. Ram crawled off you, and you followed his movements, sitting on the bed. "Whatever you've done to me" he put his hand around your throat, standing you up. "You're going to pay for it."

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Part 1 Done! Part 2 is wip <3

Tagging: @ramayantika @jkdaddy01 @yehsahihai @chaanv

[beau-rebloga-coisas]

So I am rewatching the Dunmeshi episodes and what struck is that with everyone else shown, Namari is the only one that truly respects Laios expertise on monsters and they sare this connection on caring about things people usually don't care about (Namari: weapons and metals, Laios: monsters) and it kind of hurt me that despite the main 3 other deuteragonists (Marcille, Chilchuck and Senshi) valuing Laios somehow, him being unable to read social cues and being weird is usually the butt of the joke :(

[apothecaryscript]

Episode 20 : Thornapple / 第20話『曼荼羅華(Mandarake)』

猫猫（白檀の香…壬氏様の寝室…なぜ、こんなところに…）

Maomao (Byaku-danno ko…Jinshi-samano shin-shitsu… Naze, konna tokoronin…)

Maomao (Sandalwood incense… Master Jinshi’s bedroom… How did I end up here…?)

水蓮「あら、目が覚めたのね。無理しちゃだめよ？15針も縫ったんだから…。医局で寝かせるのも何だって、壬氏様が連れてきたのよ。はい、どうぞ」

Suiren “Ara, mega sameta-none. Muri-shicha dameyo? Ju-go-harimo nuttan-dakara… Ikyokude nekaseru-nomo nandatte, Jinshi-samaga tsurete-kita-noyo. Hai, dozo.”

Suiren “Oh, you’re awake. Don’t push yourself. You had fifteen stitches. Master Jinshi brought you here, since it’s better here than at the infirmary. Here you go.”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

水蓮「フフフッ、起きたところで悪いけど、着替えられる？皆さんを連れてくるわ」

Suiren “Fufufu, okita-tokorode warui-kedo, kigae-rareru? Mina-san’o tsurete-kuruwa.”

Suiren “I’m sorry to bother you after you just woke up, but can you get dressed? I want to bring everyone in.”

猫猫「分かりました」

Maomao “Wakari-mashita.”

Maomao “Understood.”

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馬閃「一体どういうことだ！」

Basen “Ittai do-iu kotoda!”

Basen “What in the world is going on?!”

高順「馬閃！」

Gaoshun “Basen!”

Gaoshun “Basen!”

馬閃「チッ」

Basen “Chi.”

猫猫（そりゃ、主人が危険にさらされればね…だからとて、どなられる筋合いはないのだが）

Maomao (Sorya, shujinga kikenni sara-sare-reba-ne… Dakara-tote, dona-rareru sujiaiwa naino-daga.)

Maomao (I mean, his master’s life was at risk. That said, I don’t deserve to be yelled at.)

猫猫「無作法ですみません」

Maomao “Bu-sahode sumi-masen.”

Maomao “I apologize for my lack of manners.”

壬氏「気にするな。それで、どういう経緯であの場所にやってきたのか、なぜ柱が落ちるのが分かったのか、説明してもらおうか」

Jinshi “Kini suruna. Sorede, do-iu keiide ano bashoni yatte-kita-noka, naze hashiraga ochiru-noga wakatta-noka, setsumei shite-moraoka.”

Jinshi “Don’t worry about it. So, how did you end up there, and how did you know the pillar was about to fall? Do explain.”

猫猫「フゥ…分かりました。…あれは、偶然が重なり合った事故です。しかし、まるで意図的に、偶然が引き寄せられたようでした。そういう意味では、事故ではなく事件と言えるでしょう」

Maomao “Fu…Wakari-mashita. …Arewa, guzenga kasanari-atta jiko desu. Shikashi, marude ito-tekini, guzenga hikiyose-rareta-yodeshita. So-iu imi-dewa, jiko-dewa-naku jikento ieru-desho.”

Maomao “Understood. That was an accident caused by multiple coincidences converging. But it’s as if the coincidences were drawn together intentionally. In that sense, it’s a conspiracy, not an accident.”

猫猫「一つ目の偶然は、去年、礼部の高官である浩然様が亡くなったことです」

Maomao “Hitotsumeno guzenwa, kyonen, Reibuno kokan-de-aru Konen-samaga naku-natta koto desu.”

Maomao “The first coincidence is the death of Master Kounen, a high-ranking official at the Board of Rites, last year.”

壬氏「あっ…」

Jinshi “A…”

猫猫「二つ目に、倉庫で小火が起き、同時に別の場所で祭具が盗まれたこと」

Maomao “Futatsumeni, sokode boyaga oki, dojini betsuno bashode saiguga nusu-mareta koto.”

Maomao “Next, the fire at a warehouse, and the theft of some ceremonial tools at a different warehouse.”

馬閃「ハッ…」

Basen “Ha…”

猫猫「そして三つ目は、ほぼ同時期に祭具の管理者が食中毒で倒れたことです」

Maomao “Soshite mittsumewa, hobo dojikini saiguno kanrishaga shoku-chudokude taoreta koto desu.”

Maomao “And the third is the manager of ceremonial tools falling ill due to food poisoning at around the same time.”

壬氏「そのどれもが、誰かの思惑で起こされたと？」

Jinshi “Sono doremoga, darekano omo-wakude oko-sareta-to?”

Jinshi “Those were all caused intentionally by someone?”

猫猫「恐らくは。さらにもう一つ、重要なことがあります」

Maomao “Osorakuwa. Sarani mo-hitotsu, juyona kotoga ari-masu.”

Maomao “Probably. There’s also probably one more important factor.”

壬氏「何だ？」

Jinshi “Nanda?”

Jinshi “What is it?”

猫猫「盗まれた祭具です。祭事では、祭壇の柱を金属線でつり上げ、床の金具に固定していました。もし事故に見せかけるのであれば、要である金具を狙うでしょう」

Maomao “Nusu-mareta saigu desu. Saiji-dewa, saidanno hashira’o kinzoku-sende tsuri-age, yukano kanaguni kotei shite imashita. Moshi jikoni mise-kakeru-node areba, kanamede-aru kanaguo nerau desho.”

Maomao “The stolen ceremonial tools. During the ceremony, the pillar above the altar was pulled up by metal wires, and fixed on to the floor with metal parts. If the goal was to make this appear as an accident, aiming for those metal parts would be effective.”

馬閃「そんなものが盗まれたら、作り直さないわけがないだろう！」

Basen “Sonna monoga nusumare-tara, tsukuri-naosa-nai wakega nai-daro!”

Basen “If someone stole those, they’d just make replacements!”

猫猫「当然、作り直したでしょうね。祭事にふさわしい、凝った装飾をすると考えられます。その職人に心当たりがありました」

Maomao “Tozen, tsukuri-naoshita-deshone. Saijini fusawashii, kotta soshoku’o suruto kangae-rare-masu. Sono shokuninni kokoro-atariga ari-mashita.”

Maomao “Of course they did. Since they’re used in ceremonies, I’m sure the design was elaborate. I can think of one artisan who might have been tasked with it.”

壬氏「亡くなった彫金職人か？」

Jinshi “Naku-natta choking-shokuninka?”

Jinshi “The metalworker who passed away?”

猫猫「はい。盗まれた金具は、彫金細工師によって作り直されたのです。もし、この金具が熱で壊れるようになっていたとしたら…」

Maomao “Hai. Nusu-mareta kanaguwa, choking-zaikushini yotte tsukuri-nao-saretano-desu. Moshi, kono kanaguga netsude kowareru-yoni natte-itato shitara…”

Maomao “Yes. The stolen ceremonial pieces were rebuilt by the metalworker. So, what if those metal parts were designed to break when heated?”

馬閃「バカか！金属だぞ！そんな程度の熱で…あっ」

Basen “Bakaka! Kinzoku dazo! Sonna teidono netsude…A.”

Basen “Idiot! What kind of metal would…”

猫猫「亡くなった彫金細工師の秘伝の技術を使えば、火のそばにあるだけで溶けてしまうのです」

Maomao “Naku-natta choking-zaikushino hidenno gijutsu’o tsukaeba, hino sobani aru-dakede tokete-shimauno-desu.”

Maomao “Using the late metalworker’s secret technique, the metal could be made to melt just by being near an open fire.”

壬氏「彫金細工師も、この計画を立てた一味ということか？」

Jinshi “Chokin-zaikushimo, kono keikaku’o tateta ichimito-iu-kotoka?”

Jinshi “Are you saying the metalworker was part of this conspiracy?”

猫猫「いえ、恐らく何も知らず、依頼された通りに金具を作ったのだと思います。“これと同じものを、あの特殊な金属で作ってくれ”…とでも頼まれて。しかし祭事で事故が起きれば、職人も不審に思います。その前に消してしまえば、依頼人の名も、低温で溶ける金属の技術も闇に葬られ、とても都合がよかったでしょう」

Maomao “Ie, osoraku nanimo shirazu, irai sareta-toorini kanagu’o tsukuttano-dato omoi-masu. ‘Koreto onaji-mono’o, ano tokushuna kinzokude tsukutte-kure’…to-demo tano-marete. Shikashi saijide jikoga okireba, shokuninmo fushinni omoi-masu. Sono maeni keshite-shimaeba, irai-ninno namo, tei-onde tokeru kinzokuno gijutsumo yamini homu-rare, totemo tsugoga yokatta desho.”

Maomao “No, I think he didn’t know anything, and just built the metal parts as ordered. Perhaps he was asked, ‘Please build one of these, but using that special metal.’ But if an accident occurs at a ceremony, of course the metalworker would have doubts. If the artisan is eliminated before the incident, both the identity of his commissioner and the secret of the easily-melting metal vanish with him. That would have been ideal for the mastermind.”

壬氏「…まさか、殺されたのか？」

Jinshi “…Masaka, koro-sareta-noka?”

Jinshi “Was he killed?”

猫猫「それは分かりません…。ですが、そう見せかけた事件の可能性もあります。少なくとも、死んだ職人に金具の制作を頼んだ人間は、その技術が何であるか知っていた…。私が言えるのはここまでです」

Maomao “Sorewa wakari-masen… Desuga, so mise-kaketa jikanno kanoseimo ari-masu. Sukunaku-tomo, shinda shokunin’ni kanaguno seisaku’o tanonda ningenwa, sono gijutsuga nande aruka shitte-ita… Watashiga ieru-nowa koko-made desu.”

Maomao “That I can’t tell. It could be a crime made to look like an accident. The customer who had the metalworker remake the parts knew the technique that made that metal possible. That’s all I can say.”

壬氏「分かった」

Jinshi “Wakatta.”

Jinshi “Understood.”

猫猫（…それにしても、まさかあの場に壬氏様がいるとは…あのまま祭事が続いていたら…何者なんだよ、こいつ…こんな大掛かりな事件で命を狙われるに値する人物……知ったところで面倒なだけだ。もう、私には関係ない）

Maomao (…Soreni-shitemo, masaka ano bani Jinshi-samaga iru-towa… Ano-mama saijiga tsuzuite-itara… Nani-mono nan-dayo, koitsu… Konna oogakarina jikende inochi’o nera-wareru-ni atai-suru jinbutsu……Shitta-tokorode mendona dakeda. Mo, watashi-niwa kankei-nai.)

Maomao (Anyway, who would have thought Master Jinshi would be at that ceremony? If that ceremony continued… Who is this guy? If he’s someone worth trying to kill with such a complicated scheme… Knowing the truth would just get me in more trouble. It has nothing to do with me anymore.)

水蓮「小猫」

Suiren “Shaomao.”

Suiren “Xiaomao.”

猫猫「はい」

Maomao “Hai.”

Maomao “Yes.”

水蓮「お客様よ」

Suiren “Okyaku-samayo.”

Suiren “You have a guest.”

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李白「例の事件、翠苓という官女が関係していたんだが…」

Rihaku “Reino jiken, Suirei-to-iu kanjoga kenkei shite-itan-daga…”

Lihaku “About that incident. A court lady named Suirei had something to do with it…”

猫猫（やはり翠苓か…）

Maomao (Yahari Suireika…)

Maomao (Suirei. I knew it.)

李白「死体で見つかったよ」

Rihaku “Shitaide mitsu-kattayo.”

Lihaku “They found her corpse.”

猫猫「えっ…」

Maomao “E…”

Maomao “Huh?”

李白「刑部が部屋に乗り込んだ時には、毒をあおって倒れていたらしい。医官による検視も済んで、死亡も確認された」

Rihaku “Keibuga heyani nori-konda toki-niwa, doku’o aotte taorete-ita rashii. Ikanni-yoru kenshimo sunde, shibomo kakunin sareta.”

Lihaku “When an officer of justice entered her room, she’d already drunk poison and was collapsed on the floor. The doctors have already finished examining her, and she’s confirmed dead.”

猫猫「どうなるのですか？」

Maomao “Do naruno-desuka?”

Maomao “What next?”

李白「明日には、棺に入れたまま、火刑に処されるんじゃないか？」

Rihaku “Ashita-niwa hitsugini ireta-mama, kakeini sho-sarerunja naika?”

Lihaku “I think they’re going to cremate her corpse tomorrow, coffin and all.”

猫猫「他の関係者は？」

Maomao “Hokano kankeishawa?”

Maomao “Any other co-conspirators?”

李白「他にはいない。翠苓一人だけだ」

Rihaku “Hoka-niwa inai. Suirei hitori dakeda.”

Lihaku “Nobody. Just Suirei.”

猫猫(あれほど細々としたことを全部一人で？)

Maomao (Are-hodo koma-gomato shita koto’o zenbu hitoride?)

Maomao (She did all of those complicated things by herself?)

李白「とにかく、一件落着だな。それじゃ」

Rihaku “Tonikaku, ikken-rakuchaku dana. Soreja.”

Lihaku “Anyway, it’s solved. See ya.”

猫猫（毒をあおって死んだ…？本当にこれで終わりなのか？いや、それ以前に翠苓は自殺するような女だろうか？無気力な顔、投げやりな態度は先がないと分かっていたからか？でも、あの時の試すような口ぶり…）

Maomao (Doku’o aotte shinda…? Hontoni korede owari nanoka? Iya, sore-izenni Suireiwa jisatsu suru-yona onna daroka? Mu-kiryokuna kao, nage-yarina taidowa sakiga naito wakatte-ita-karaka? Demo, ano tokino tamesu-yona kuchi-buri…)

Maomao (She poisoned herself and died? That’s really it? No, more importantly, was Suirei the type of person to commit suicide? Was she behaving apathetic and unemotional because she knew she had no future? But the way she spoke, as if testing me…)

翠苓「ここに朝顔を植えるわ」

Suirei “Kokoni asa-gao’o ueruwa.”

Suirei “I’ll be planting some morning glories here.”

猫猫「…蘇りの薬」

Maomao “…Yomigaerino kusuri.”

Maomao “Resurrection medicine…”

猫猫（憶測じゃダメだ。断言できない）

Maomao (Okusokuja dameda. Dangen dekinai.)

Maomao (I can’t leave it as conjecture. I have to know for certain!)

猫猫「壬氏様！」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama!”

Maomao “Master Jinshi!”

壬氏「ん？」

Jinshi “N?”

猫猫「お願いしたいことがあります！」

Maomao “Onegai shitai kotoga ari-masu!”

Maomao “I have a request for you!”

壬氏「な…何だ？うっ…ああ」

Jinshi “Na…Nanda? U…Aa.”

Jinshi “W-What is it?”

猫猫「翠苓を検視した医官とお話がしたいのです…死体置き場で」

Maomao “Suirei’o kenshi shita ikanto ohanashiga shitaino-desu… Shitai-okibade.”

Maomao “I’d like to speak to the doctor who examined the corpse. At the morgue.”

壬氏「お前は何を笑って…」

Jinshi “Omaewa nanio waratte…”

Jinshi “Why are you smiling…?”

猫猫「えっ…」（好奇心に負けた）

Maomao “E…”(Kokishinni maketa.)

Maomao (Curiosity got the best of me.)

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高順「何も壬氏様まで中に入らなくても…」

Gaoshun “Nanimo Jinshi-sama-made nakani haira-naku-temo…”

Gaoshun “Master Jinshi, you don’t have to go in there with her…”

壬氏「薬屋が入るなら、俺も行く」

Jinshi “Kusuriyaga hairu-nara, oremo iku.”

Jinshi “If the apothecary is going, I’m going too.”

高順「ハァ……分かりました」

Gaoshun “Haa……Wakari-mashita.”

Gaoshun “Understood.”

猫猫「ハハ…」

Maomao “Haha…”

高順「小猫、こちらへ」

Gaoshun “Shaomao, kochira’e.”

Gaoshun “Xiaomao, here.”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

医官「お待たせして、申し訳ありません」

Ikan “Omatase-shite, moshi-wake ari-masen.”

Doctor “My apologies for the long wait.”

猫猫（…やはり、この医官が検視を。親しげに話していた官女が死んで、なおかつ罪人扱いされたのだから、やつれもするだろう…。でも、それだけだろうか…）

Maomao (…Yahari, kono ikanga kenshi’o. Shitashi-geni hanashite-ita kanjoga shinde, nao-katsu zainin-atsukai saretano-dakara, yatsuremo suru-daro… Demo, sore-dake daroka…)

Maomao (I knew it. This doctor did the examination. A court lady he seemed close to is dead, and she’s accused of crimes on top of that. No surprise he seems worn out. But is that really all?)

猫猫「単刀直入に聞きます。官女が飲んだ毒に、曼荼羅華が使われていませんでしたか？」

Maomao “Tanto-chokunyu-ni kiki-masu. Kanjoga nonda dokuni, mandarakega tsuka-warete imasen deshitaka?”

Maomao “I’ll be blunt. Did the poison ingested by the court lady include thornapple?”

医官「それは…」

Ikan “Sorewa…”

Doctor “That’s…”

猫猫「厩の上の小高い丘。あそこに曼荼羅華を植えたのではありませんか？毒性は強いですが、適量なら麻酔薬として作用します。医局にそれがないとは思えません」

Maomao “Umayano ueno kodakai oka. Asokoni mandarake’o uetano-dewa ari-masenka? Dokuseiwa tsuyoi desuga, tekiryo-nara masui-yakuto-shite sayo shimasu. Ikyokuni sorega nai-towa omoe-masen.”

Maomao “The small hill near the stable. Did she not plant thornapple there? It has a strong poison, but in right amounts, it can work as an anesthetic. I’m sure the pharmacy stocks plenty.”

猫猫（曼荼羅華は、白い朝顔の花に似ている）

Maomao (Mandarakewa, shiroi asa-gaono hanani nite-iru.)

Maomao (Thornapple looks like a white morning glory.)

医官「断言はできない。症状から見て、その可能性は高いが…特定はできない」

Ikan “Dangenwa deki-nai. Shojo-kara mite, sono kanoseiwa takaiga… Tokuteiwa deki-nai.”

Doctor “I can’t say for certain. It’s quite likely, given the symptoms, but I can’t say for certain.”

猫猫「では実際に、確かめてみましょう」

Maomao “Dewa jissaini, tashikamete-mimasho.”

Maomao “Let’s confirm with our own eyes, then.”

猫猫「んん…んっ！」

Maomao “Nn…N!”

医官「な…何をする？！」

Ikan “Na…Nanio suru?!”

Doctor “W-What are you doing?!”

猫猫「黙って見ててください！」

Maomao “Damatte mitete kudasai!”

Maomao “Just shut up and watch!”

医官「や…やめろ」

Ikan “Ya…Yamero.”

Doctor “S-Stop!”

猫猫「…フゥ…開きました」

Maomao “…Fu…Aki-mashita.”

Maomao “It’s open.”

医官「あ…ああ…ハッ…翠苓…じゃない…？！そんな…！確かに…確かに翠苓だったんだ…！」

Ikan “A…Aa…Ha…Suirei…ja-nai…?! Sonna…! Tashikani…Tashikani Suirei dattanda…!”

Doctor “That’s… not Suirei?! It can’t be… It was… It really was Suirei…!”

猫猫「本当に翠苓でしたか？」

Maomao “Hontoni Suirei deshitaka?”

Maomao “Are you certain it was Suirei?”

医官「私が翠苓を見間違えるわけがない…脈も、心の臓も動いていなかった…きれいなもんだったよ…」

Ikan “Watashiga Suirei’o mi-machigaeru-wakega nai… Myakumo, shinno-zomo ugoite inakatta… Kireina mon dattayo…”

Doctor “There’s no way I’d mistake her. She had no pulse. Her heart wasn’t moving. She was so clean.”

猫猫「つまり、いいように利用されたんですね。毒の正体を解明するために、死体を切り刻もうとは考えもしなかった」

Maomao “Tsumari, ii-yoni riyo saretan-desune. Dokuno shotai’o kaimei suru-tameni, shitai’o kiri-kizamo-towa kangaemo shina-katta.”

Maomao “In other words, you’ve been exploited. You didn’t think to cut open her corpse to find out what poison she used.”

医官「うっ…」

Ikan “U…”

猫猫「翠苓もそれを見越していた」

Maomao “Suireimo soreo mikoshite-ita.”

Maomao “That’s what Suirei expected.”

医官「お前！」

Ikan “Omae!”

Doctor “You!”

猫猫「翠苓が使ったのは、曼荼羅華だけではありません。医局の薬の在庫数を調べれば、何を使ったか分かると思います」

Maomao “Suireiga tsukatta-nowa, mandarake dake-dewa ari-masen. Ikyokuno kusurino zaiko-su’o shirabe-reba, nanio tsukattaka wakaruto omoi-masu.”

Maomao “It wasn’t just thornapple that Suirei took. If we investigated the drug stocks at the pharmacy, we should be able to tell what she used.”

猫猫（この医官を責めるとすれば、薬の管理が不十分だったことだろうか）

Maomao (Kono ikan’o semeruto sureba, kusurino kanriga fu-jubun datta koto daroka.)

Maomao (I guess the only thing we can fault this doctor for is not keeping track of the drugs properly.)

壬氏「どういうことだ？」

Jinshi “Do-iu kotoda?”

Jinshi “What do you mean?”

猫猫「ん？」

Maomao “N?”

壬氏「遺体が違うというのは」

Jinshi “Itaiga chigau-to iu-nowa.”

Jinshi “That the corpse is wrong.”

猫猫「棺桶を燃やすにしても、中身が空だと怪しまれます。新しい棺の中に、代わりの死体を入れて持ち込み、すり替えたのでしょう」

Maomao “Kan’oke’o moyasuni shitemo, nakamiga kara-dato ayashi-mare-masu. Atarashii hitsugino nakani, kawarino shitai’o irete mochi-komi, suri-kaetano-desho.”

Maomao “Even if the coffin was supposed to be burned, it would be too suspicious if it was empty. She must have placed a different corpse in a new coffin to replace her.”

壬氏「だが、翠苓の遺体はどうなる？持ち出すにしても、目立つだろう」

Jinshi “Daga, Suireino itaiwa do-naru? Mochi-dasuni shitemo, medatsu daro.”

Jinshi “Then what about Suirei’s corpse? Carrying it out would have caused a scene.”

猫猫「持ち出す必要はありません」

Maomao “Mochi-dasu hitsuyowa ari-masen.”

Maomao “There’s no need to carry it out.”

壬氏「どういうことだ？」

Jinshi “Do-iu kotoda?”

Jinshi “What do you mean?”

猫猫「自分で歩いて帰ったのですから」

Maomao “Jibunde aruite kaettano-desu-kara.”

Maomao “She walked out by herself.”

壬氏「なっ…」

Jinshi “Na…”

高順・医官「えっ」

Gaoshun to Ikan “E.”

壬氏「死んでいたのではないのか？！」

Jinshi “Shinde-itano-dewa nai-noka?!”

Jinshi “But wasn’t she dead?!”

猫猫「人を、死んだように見せる薬があります。ご存知ですか？」

Maomao “Hito’o, shinda-yoni miseru kusuriga ari-masu. Gozonji desuka?”

Maomao “There is a certain drug that can make a person appear dead. Are you aware of it?”

医官「聞いたことはあるが…そんなのは幻想だ」

Ikan “Kiita kotowa aruga… Sonna-nowa gensoda.”

Doctor “I’ve heard about it, but that’s just fantasy.”

壬氏「どんなものだ？」

Jinshi “Donna monoda?”

Jinshi “What is it like?”

猫猫「遠い異国にあるというその薬は、人を一度殺し、しばらくののち、蘇らせるそうです。詳しくは分かりませんが、材料に曼荼羅華とフグを使うと聞きました」

Maomao “Tooi ikokuni aruto-iu sono kusuriwa, hito’o ichido koroshi, shibarakuno nochi, yomigae-raseru-sodesu. Kuwashikuwa wakari-masenga, zairyoni mandaraketo fuguo tsukauto kiki-mashita.”

Maomao “That drug, which is said to exist in a faraway land, is able to kill a person, then resurrect them later. I don’t know the details, but I’ve heard thornapple and pufferfish are used as ingredients.”

高順「小猫」

Gaoshun “Shaomao.”

Gaoshun “Xiaomao?”

猫猫「高順様、空の棺桶を調べていただけますか？」

Maomao “Gaoshun-sama, karano kan’oke’o shirabete itadake-masuka?”

Maomao “Master Gaoshun, could you investigate the empty coffins?”

高順「はい」

Gaoshun “Hai.”

Gaoshun “Yes.”

高順「あ…。釘の跡です」

Gaoshun “A… Kugino ato desu.”

Gaoshun “Fingernail marks.”

猫猫「恐らく、死ん��翠苓が入っていたのでしょう。そして、助けに来た者が棺桶を開ける頃に、息を吹き返した。別の死体が入った棺桶を代わりに置き、業者の格好に変装して出て行った…」

Maomao “Osoraku, shinda Suireiga haitte-itano desho. Soshite, tasukeni kita monoga kan’oke’o akeru koroni, ikio fuki-kaeshita. Betsuno shitaiga haitta kan’oke’o kawarini oki, gyoshano kakkoni henso shite dete-itta…”

Maomao “That must have been the one with the dead Suirei in it. By the time her rescuer arrived to open it, she came back to life. They set up a different coffin with another corpse to replace it, then disguised her as a vendor to walk out.”

壬氏「そんな確証のない方法を取ったというのか？」

Jinshi “Sonna kakushono nai hoho’o tottato iu-noka?”

Jinshi “They employed such a risky method?”

猫猫「どのみち見つかれば死罪になるのでしょう？私なら、喜んで賭けますよ」

Maomao “Dono-michi, mitsu-kareba shizaini naruno desho? Watashi nara, yorokonde kake-masuyo.”

Maomao “If she got caught, she’d get executed anyway. I’d take that bet any day.”

壬氏「いや、お前の場合、違うだろ…」

Jinshi “Iya, omaeno baai, chigau daro…”

Jinshi “I think with you, it would be different…”

猫猫「ここに遺体がないということは、翠苓は賭けに勝ったということです。代わりの死体が燃やされた後なら、完全勝利だったはずですが…」

Maomao “Kokoni itaiga naito-iu kotowa, Suireiwa kakeni kattato-iu koto desu. Kawarino shitaiga moya-sareta-ato-nara, kanzen-shori datta hazu desuga…”

Maomao “Since there’s no corpse here, Suirei must have won her bet. If the replacement corpse got burned, it would have been a complete victory, but…”

猫猫（ヒヒヒ…そんな真似はさせない…）

Maomao (Hihihi…Sonna manewa sase-nai…)

Maomao (Not on my watch.)

猫猫「フフフ、生きていたら、会いたいですね…」

Maomao “Fufufu, ikite-itara, aitai desune…”

Maomao “If she’s still alive, I’d like to meet her.”

猫猫（捕まえるためじゃない。数々の事件を事故に見せかけた知識…それをやってのける度胸…何より自分の命を賭けの代償にしてまで皆を騙そうとした、したたかさ…。こんな人物がさっさとくたばっては面白くないだろう！蘇りの妙薬、絶対に作り方を教えてもらう！）

Maomao (Tsukamaeru tameja nai. Kazu-kazuno jiken’o jikoni mise-kaketa chishiki… Sore’o yatte-nokeru dokyo… Nani-yori jibunno inochi’o kakeno daishoni shite-made minao damasoto shita, shitatakasa… Konna jinbutsuga sassato kutabattewa omoshiroku-nai daro! Yomigaerino myoyaku, zettaini tsukuri-kata’o oshiete morau!)

Maomao (Not to arrest her. The intellect that allowed her to make so many crimes look like accidents. The courage she had to pull it all off. Most of all, the nerves of steel it took to bet her own life to trick us all! A person like that dying so soon would be such a loss! Medicine to bring people back to life! She will teach me how to make it!”

猫猫「ハハハハハ！…あっ、すみません」

Maomao “Hahahahaha…! …A, sumi-masen.”

Maomao “…Pardon me.”

壬氏「な、なんだ？」

Jinshi “Na, Nanda?”

Jinshi “W-What is it?!”

猫猫「足を縫ってもらえませんか？傷口が開いたようなので」

Maomao “Ashio nutte morae-masenka? Kizu-guchiga hiraita-yonanode.”

Maomao “Can we get my leg stitched up again? I think the wound reopened.”

壬氏「それを早く言え！！」

Jinshi “Soreo hayaku ie!!”

Jinshi “Say that sooner!”

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侍女「楼蘭様」

Jijo “Roran-sama.”

Lady-in-waiting “Lady Loulan.”

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壬氏（結局、翠苓のことは秘密裏に終わらせた。翠苓という官女についても、曖昧な点が多い。医官によると、彼の師が彼女の後見人だったという。数年前、彼女の才能を見抜き、養女に迎えたらしいが、それ以前のことはよく分からないと言う…）

Jinshi (Kekkyoku, Suireino kotowa himitsurini owaraseta. Suireito-iu kanjoni tsuitemo, aimaina tenga ooi. Ikanni yoruto, kareno shiga kanojono koken’nin dattato iu. Sunen-mae, kanojono saino’o minuki, yojoni mukaeta rashiiga, sore-izenno kotowa yoku wakara-naito iu…)

Jinshi (We ended up taking care of the Suirei incident in secret. Many things remain unclear about the court lady Suirei. According to the doctor, she was backed by his teacher. He took note of her talents a few years ago and brought her in as an adopted daughter. Not much is known about her past before then.”

壬氏「…長丁場になりそうだな…」

Jinshi “…Naga-chobani nari-sodana…”

Jinshi “This is going to take a long time.”

高順「小猫を送り届けてきました」

Gaoshun “Shaomao’o okuri-todokete kimashita.”

Gaoshun “I helped Xiaomao get home.”

壬氏「いつも悪いな」

Jinshi “Itsumo waruina.”

Jinshi “Sorry to trouble you, as always.”

高順「また傷口が開くようなことをされてはいけませんから」

Gaoshun “Mata kizu-guchiga hiraku-yona koto’o saretewa ike-masen-kara.”

Gaoshun “We can’t let her open up her wound again.”

壬氏「ああ」

Jinshi “Aa.”

Jinshi “Yes.”

壬氏（しかし、心配なのはケガだけではない…変人こと羅漢のこともある。父親であることは確かなようだが、薬屋の態度を見る限り、事情があるのだろう）

Jinshi (Shikashi, shinpai nanowa kega dake-dewa nai… Henjin-koto Rakanno kotomo aru. Chichi-oyade aru kotowa tashikana-yodaga, kusuriyano taido’o miru-kagiri, jijoga aruno-daro.)

Jinshi (But it’s not just her wound that worries me. There’s also the matter with Lakan, the weirdo. It’s clear that he’s her father, but given the apothecary’s attitude, there must be some issues there.)

壬氏「明日は後宮だな」

Jinshi “Ashitawa kokyu dana.”

Jinshi “To the rear palace tomorrow, right?”

高順「はい。…問題ないかと。いつもと同じです」

Gaoshun “Hai. …Mondai nai-kato. Itsumoto onaji desu.”

Gaoshun “Yes. There seems to be no problem. It’s the same as always.”

壬氏「すなわち微妙な味だと」

Jinshi “Sunawachi bimyona aji-dato.”

Jinshi “Meaning it tastes bad.”

高順「嫌なら飲まなくてもよろしいのに…」

Gaoshun “Iya-nara noma-naku-temo yoroshii-noni…”

Gaoshun “You don’t have to drink it if you don’t like it.”

壬氏「一応のけじめだ。宦官としてのな」

Jinshi “Ichiono kejimeda. Kangan-to-shiteno-na.”

Jinshi “It’s a responsibility of mine, as a eunuch.”

高順「鼻をつまむのは、人前ではやらない方がよろしいかと。ずいぶん幼く見えます」

Gaoshun “Hanao tsumamu-nowa, hito-mae-dewa yaranai-hoga yoroshii-kato. Zuibun osanaku mie-masu.”

Gaoshun “You shouldn’t hold your nose like that in public. It makes you look very young.”

壬氏「分かっている」

Jinshi “Wakatte-iru.”

Jinshi “I know.”

壬氏（洗練された所作、天女の笑み、蜂蜜の声。後宮が現帝のものになった5年前に宦官となった、齢２４の男、それが壬氏なのだ。壬氏の仮面をかぶると決めてから、こうして毎日、男でなくす薬を飲み続けている）

Jinshi (Senren sareta shosa, ten’nyo’no emi, hachi-mitsuno koe. Kokyuga gen-teino mononi natta go-nen-maeni kanganto natta, yowai niju-yon’no otoko, sorega Jinshi nanoda. Jinshino kamen’o kaburuto kimete-kara, ko-shite mai-nichi, otokode nakusu kusuri’o nomi-tsuzukete-iru.)

Jinshi (Refined mannerisms, heavenly smiles, and a voice like honey. The ‘twenty-four-year-old’ man who became a eunuch when the rear palace became the current emperor’s, five years ago. That’s ‘Jinshi.’ From the day I decided to wear this mask. I’ve been drinking this medicine to suppress my manhood every day.)

高順「そのうち、本当に不能になりますよ…」

Gaoshun “Sono-uchi, hontoni funoni nari-masuyo…”

Gaoshun “It will make you actually impotent one day.”

壬氏「ぶーっ！お前だって同じだろ」

Jinshi “Buuu! Omae datte onaji daro.”

Jinshi “Hey, same with you!”

高順「子はもう��人していますし、先日、孫がもう一人生まれました」

Gaoshun “Kowa mo seijin shite-imasushi, sen-jitsu, magoga mo-hitori umare-mashita.”

Gaoshun “My children are adults now. I even have another grandchild.”

壬氏「孫って、上の息子の方か？」

Jinshi “Magotte, ueno musukono-hoka?”

Jinshi “A grandchild? From your older son?”

高順「はい。末の息子も、そろそろ嫁を貰ってもいいのですが」

Gaoshun “Hai. Sueno musukomo, soro-soro yomeo morattemo iino-desuga.”

Gaoshun “Yes. My youngest son is ready to get married too, but…”

壬氏「末子って馬閃だろ？まだ１９じゃないか」

Jinshi “Masshitte Basen daro? Mada ju-ku-ja naika.”

Jinshi “By youngest, you mean Basen? He’s only nineteen.”

高順「ええ、あなた様と同じ、１９です」

Gaoshun “Ee, anata-samato onaji, ju-ku desu.”

Gaoshun “Yes, nineteen, just like you.”

壬氏「あ…宦官壬氏は２４だが？」

Jinshi “‘A…Kangan Jinshi’wa niju-yon daga?”

Jinshi “‘Jinshi the eunuch’ is twenty-four.”

高順「ハァ…」

Gaoshun “Haa…”

壬氏「さっさとお手付きを作って、こんな仕事終わらせろとでも言いたげだな？」

Jinshi “Sassato otetsuki’o tsukutte, konna shigoto owa-rasero-to-demo iitage-dana?”

Jinshi “Your look is telling me to find a wife and end this work.”

高順「早く孫を抱かせてください」

Gaoshun “Hayaku mago’o dakasete kudasai.”

Gaoshun “I’d like to have time to spend with my grandchild.”

壬氏「…努力する」

Jinshi “…Doryoku suru.”

Jinshi “I’ll do my best.”

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楼蘭妃「ごきげんよう、壬氏様」

Roran-hi “Gokigen-yo, Jinshi-sama.”

Concubine Loulan “Greetings, Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「今日もまた、素敵な衣装ですね」

Jinshi “Kyomo mata, sutekina isho desune.”

Jinshi “Another wonderful outfit, I see.”

楼蘭妃「ありがとうございます」

Roran-hi “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Concubine Loulan “Thank you.”

壬氏（主上は楼蘭妃のもとに通ってはいるが、あまり食指が動かないという。楼蘭妃はかなりの洒落者で、髪も化粧もころころ変わる。訪れるたびに妃が誰か分からなくなり、混乱するそうだ。それでも10日に一度は通うことにしているらしい。楼蘭妃の父親が、先の皇太后に気に入られた重臣であり、下手に扱うわけにはいかないからだ。）

Jinshi (Shujowa Roran-hino motoni kayottewa iruga, amari shokushiga ugoka-naito iu. Roran-hiwa kanarino share-monode, kamimo keshomo koro-koro kawaru. Otozureru-tabini kisakiga dareka wakara-naku-nari, konran suru-soda. Sore-demo tookani ichidowa kayou kotoni shite-iru rashii. Roran-hino chichi-oyaga, Sakino kotaigoni kini irareta jushinde ari, hetani atsukau wake-niwa ikanai karada.)

Jinshi (The emperor does visit Concubine Loulan often, but apparently, he doesn’t find her very appealing. Concubine Loulan is very fashionable, changing her hairstyle and makeup often. Apparently, he can’t tell who she is every time he visits her, and gets confused. Still, he visits her once every ten days. Concubine Loulan’s father is an important high-ranking official who was the previous empress dowager’s favorite. He needs to be careful around her.)

壬氏（乗り気でないと言えば、里樹妃も同じだ。先の帝の幼児趣味を嫌悪している今の皇帝は、里樹妃に手を出すつもりはなさそうだ。少女のころに今の皇帝を産んだ皇太后は、その十数年後、もう一人子を産んでいる。その際、医官は皇太后につきっきりになり、何事もなく無事に出産を終えた。だが、阿多妃の出産は皇太后の出産と重なったためにないがしろにされ、結果、阿多妃は子宮を失い、今の皇帝の初めての皇子も、まもなく亡くなった。もし、その時の子が、今、生きていれば……くだらぬ妄想だ。さっさと次の東宮をこしらえてしまえばいい…）

Jinshi (Nori-kide-nai-to ieba, Rīshu-himo onajida. Sakino mikadono yoji-shumi’o ken’o shite-iru imano koteiwa, Rīshu-hini teo dasu tsumoriwa nasa-soda. Shojono koroni imano kotei’o unda kotaigowa, sono ju-su-nengo, mo-hitori ko’o unde-iru. Sono-sai, ikanwa kotaigoni tsukikkirini nari, nani-gotomo naku bujini shussan’o oeta. Daga, Āduo-hino shussanwa kotaigono shussanto kasanatta-tameni naigashironi sare, kekka, Āduo-hiwa shikyu’o ushinai, imano koteino hajimeteno mikomo, mamonaku naku-natta. Moshi, sono tokino koga, ima, ikite-ireba……kudaranu mosoda. Sassato tsugino togu’o koshiraete shimaeba ii…)

Jinshi (In terms of lacking appeal, Concubine Lishu is similar. The current emperor despises his predecessor’s taste for younger girls. He doesn’t intend to lay a finger on Concubine Lishu. The empress dowager, who gave birth to the current emperor when she was just a girl, also gave birth to another child, some ten-odd years later. At that time, the doctor spent all his time tending to the empress dowager, so the birth took place without an issue. However, Concubine Ah-Duo, who gave birth at around the same time, received no attention, resulting in the loss of her uterus. The current emperor’s firstborn child was lost soon after. If that child had survived… No, it’s just a silly delusion. He just needs to make himself a new prince.”

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玉葉妃「ああ…来たのね」

Gyokuyo-hi “Aa… Kita-none.”

Concubine Gyokuyou “Oh, you’re here.”

壬氏「ずいぶんとお疲れのようですが…」

Jinshi “Zuibunto otsukareno yodesuga…”

Jinshi “You seem exhausted.”

紅娘「はいはい、あなたたちはお仕事に戻って」

Hon’nyan “Hai-hai, anata-tachiwa oshigotoni modotte.”

Hongniang “All right, back to work with you all.”

3人「は、はい…」

San-nin “Ha, Hai…”

Three ladies-in-waiting “Y-Yes.”

玉葉妃「実は…」

Gyokuyo-hi “Jitsuwa…”

Concubine Gyokuyou “To be honest…”

壬氏「あ…」

Jinshi “A…”

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猫猫「後宮ですか？」

Maomao “Kokyu desuka?”

Maomao “The rear palace?”

壬氏「ああ。玉葉妃の月の道が途絶えているらしい」

Jinshi “Aa. Gyokuyo-hino tsukino michiga todaete-iru rashii.”

Jinshi “Yes. Concubine Gyokuyou’s lunar cycle has stopped.”

猫猫（月の道…すなわち妊娠の可能性があると）

Maomao (Tsukino michi… Sunawachi ninshin’no kanoseiga aruto.)

Maomao (Lunar cycle. In other words, she might be pregnant.)

猫猫「いつからでしょうか？」

Maomao “Itsu-kara deshoka?”

Maomao “Starting when?”

壬氏「今日からでも行けるか？」

Jinshi “Kyo-kara-demo ikeruka?”

Jinshi “Can you start today?”

猫猫「はい」

Maomao “Hai.”

Maomao “Yes.”

壬氏「頼んだぞ」

Jinshi “Tanondazo.”

Jinshi “I’m counting on you.”

猫猫（むしろ都合がいい。後宮内は男子禁制。名前も聞きたくないあれと顔を合わ��ることはないだろう。…もしかして、気を遣ってくれたのだろうか？どちらにせよ、また毒見役…フフッ）

Maomao (Mushiro tsugoga ii. Kokyu-naiwa danshi-kinsei. Namaemo kikitaku-nai areto kao’o awaseru kotowa naidaro. …Moshika-shite, kio tsukatte kuretano-daroka? Dochirani seyo, mata dokumi-yaku…fufu.)

Maomao (This is a good opportunity for me. Men aren’t allowed in the rear palace. There’s no chance I’d run into that man whose name I can’t even stand to hear. Does this mean Master Jinshi is looking out for me? At any rate, more tasting for poisons!)

水蓮「あら、機嫌がいいのね？」

Suiren “Ara, kigenga ii-none?”

Suiren “Oh, you’re in a good mood.”

猫猫「えっ、いえ、そんなことは…」

Maomao “E, ie, sonna kotowa…”

Maomao “Huh? No, not at all!”

水蓮「フフッ、残念ね…せっかく鍛えがいがある子が入ってきたと思ったのに…ねえ？」

Suiren “Fufu, zan’nen’ne… Sekkaku kitae-gaino aru koga haitte-kitato omotta-noni…Nee?”

Suiren “It’s unfortunate. I thought I’d finally found someone worth cracking the whip on. Right?”

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猫猫（久しぶりの後宮生活は、以前と変わらず。毒見の毎日を過ごしている）

Maomao (Hisashi-burino kokyu-seikatsuwa, izento kawarazu. Dokumino mai-nichi’o sugoshite-iru.)

Maomao (Life at the rear palace is similar to the last time, tasting for poisons every day.)

猫猫「問題ありません」

Maomao “Mondai ari-masen.”

Maomao “This is safe.”

猫猫（月経が来ていないこと以外、これといった確証はない。阿多妃の件でも思ったが、ただの好色おやじじゃないのかもしれない…）

Maomao (Gekkeiga kite-inai-koto-igai, koreto itta kakushowa nai. Āduo-hino ken-demo omottaga, tadano koshoku-oyajija naino-kamo shirenai…)

Maomao (Besides the pause in her menstrual cycle, there’s no definite evidence. I’d had this thought during the events with Concubine Ah-Duo, but perhaps he’s more than just a lewd middle-aged guy.)

猫猫（相談役としても心強かった阿多妃が去り、代わりに入内してきたのは、宮廷にすら影響を与えかねない変わり者の娘…むげにもできず、だからといって子ができても厄介。頭の痛い話だろうな…）

Maomao (Sodan-yakuto-shitemo kokoro-zuyokatta Āduo-higa sari, kawarini judai shite-kita-nowa, kyuteini-sura eikyo’o atae-kanenai kawari-monono musume… Muge-nimo dekizu, dakarato itte koga deki-temo yakkai. Atamano itai hanashi darona…)

Maomao (With Concubine Ah-Duo gone as a trusted adviser, and replaced by a quirky girl who could cause political issues, as well… Someone he can’t just ignore, yet would cause trouble if she birthed a child… It all sounds like a headache.)

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禿「ねえねえ、聞いた？」

Kamuro “Nee-nee, kiita?”

Serving girl “Hey, did you hear?”

禿「えっ、三姫の一人が？」

Kamuro “E, San-Himeno hitoriga?”

Serving girl “What? One of the Three Princesses?”

禿「そう、身請けされるんだって」

Kamuro “So, miuke sarerun-datte.”

Serving girl “Yes! She’s getting bought out!”

李白「身請け…」

Rihaku “Miuke…”

Lihaku “Bought… out?”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(Continue to episode 21)

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19. taken

(follows prompt 14 - telling)

Two days after Daava had collapsed on the streets of Terncliff, he was awake and reasonably energetic, though Marz had, for the time being, confined him to a bed – a proper one, in an infirmary, as much as she hated being inside a place that still felt Garlean down to the rivets in the cold metal walls.

Two days, and he was already making a nuisance of himself.

“So. Linnaea. Your viera… friend? What’s her deal?”

Marz looked up from the salve she was mixing and leveled a suspicious look at her older brother. She knew that expression. Innocent, as if he had no motive beyond curiosity, but in reality… “Why do you want to know?”

Eyes going wide in mock offense, Daava recoiled slightly. “She saved my life, why wouldn’t I want to know?”

“Uh-huh. And this has nothing to do with the fact that you apparently already asked her out on a date. Which, I have to say, is the single stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, because we’re in the middle of very recently enemy-controlled territory, and where in the hells would you take her anyway?” Marz groused at him, irritated for reasons she couldn’t quite pin down.

“Oh, c’mon, Saree, you know better than to think that was serious.”

“Marz. And really. You’re not going to ask me if she’s single or taken.”

Bright blue eyes looked around the infirmary guiltily, and then settled on her again. “…No?”

Rolling her eyes at him, Marz set her mortar and pestle aside and leveled a look directly at him. “I think she likes women, actually.”

She let the dismay settle on his face for a long moment before bursting into laughter.

“Haha, very funny, Marzanna.”

“It was, actually. But to be honest, I don’t know her all that well – we’re acquaintances and comrades, more than anything, though I do like her. She’s never mentioned anything about her romantic life at all. She could be married, for all I know.”

“But she could also not be,” Daava responded with a grin, and Marz sighed as she got up to put away some leftover ground herbs.

“Yes, that is also an option.”

Seemingly satisfied, Daava settled back against the bed, and it was blessedly quiet for a long moment before he spoke again. “And what about you, little sister?”

Marz’s hands froze at the careful neutrality of his tone, swallowing hard at the memories that rose, unbidden. The ghosts of all they had lost lingered always in the room, but now it felt like they crowded in close, suffocating her – Veha’s most of all.

The man she’d promised to love for all her days, who had been her brother’s closest friend before that, was gone, had been for years now. It was a wound she thought had scabbed over, at least, but even the most oblique mention from her brother ripped it wide open once more, too deep and too painful to be mended by methods medicinal or magical. The notion that she’d moved on was insulting to his memory, and it immediately soured her mood.

Perhaps that was why she’d been so annoyed by his question about Linnaea. Love had always come so easily to Daava, both from others and for them. He’d never had to fear that he was too awkward and too strange for anyone to look at him like that – or now, too angry and too broken. No, he was the same as he always was, flirting with girls without a care in the world.

She knew as she thought it that it was unfair, so she caught the words behind her teeth as they threatened to spew out, and instead muttered “None of your business,” under her breath, all while patently refusing to think of the handful of people she had shared her bed with in the years since coming to Eorzea.

“Sarani, you know he wouldn’t have wanted –”

Marz flinched at the words and she shoved her supplies back into her bag with more force than she would normally use. “When, exactly, has what anyone wanted made a damn bit of difference on how things are?” Marz shot back as she spun around to face him, arms crossed tightly over her chest and unable to keep the vitriol from dripping from her tone. “And stop calling me that. I’m not a child.”

Daava sighed, and for a moment his expression looked so much like their father’s that Marz couldn’t look him in the eye. “I’m sorry. You’re not. I shouldn’t have pried.”

There was an awkward silence as the door slid open, and a tall, willowy figure stepped through, fresh bandages in one hand and a tray of steaming hot tea balanced on the other. Linnaea looked back and forth between the siblings before raising her eyebrows in understanding.

“I brought – ah. I’m interrupting, aren’t I? I’ll come back.”

“No, it’s fine,” Marz mumbled under her breath. “I was on my way out anyway.” She grabbed her pack and slung it over one shoulder, slipping between the viera and the door frame in a way she really hoped didn’t look as much like running away as it felt like.

[hezzabeth]

The lost princess, the biggest grandest portrait in the entire gallery, stared down at Revati. Amma had often said many claimed she was the most beautiful woman on Mars. Papi would then laugh and say she didn't hold a torch to Amma. Revati honestly agreed with her father; the princess always seemed to have an insipid, fragile look to her. She seemed like the sort of person who would cry when stepping on an ant. Also, her saree in the picture was a hideous combination of beige and mustard yellow.

"Drink, Ma'am?" a tourist dressed in an ill-fitting servant's uniform asked, holding up a tray.

When it became clear that everyone was going to be trapped in the park forever, people started getting creative. Revati's father had raided the tea shops on Baker Street for any easy-to-grow fruits and vegetables. Thankfully, he came across a bag of potatoes, some old lettuce, and the heads of a few carrots. By the time the supply of souvenir-themed food had run out, they had their own little garden.

"Nice to know you're using the potatoes I traded with you to make strawberry vodka instead of food," Revati sniffed, grabbing one of the glasses. Thirteen years later, Jay's vegetable scraps were now a profitable farm, guarded that Revati kept heavily under guard.

"At least it's better than the apple drink they were serving last time. I spilt some of it, and the paint melted off the wall," Aurora remarked as she joined Revati.

"True, but I was able to use it to burn that dimwit who tried to break into our rainwater supply," Revati remarked as they moved into the assembly room.

The assembly room had been designed decades ago to resemble a "cherub's paradise." The walls were covered in chipped baby blue paint, while someone had painted a mural of fluffy white clouds and flying naked babies on the ceiling. Forty or so teenagers, the children of Whistleton actors, were lined up in formal outfits with numbers on their chests. When the appliances invaded, the actors on Baker Street had fled for their lives, leaving the tourists to their devices. The actors in Whistleton, on the other hand, seemed to think Armageddon was an excuse to fully commit to their historical romance fantasy. The teenagers all bowed to each other and then began to dance in an intricate pattern. Several servants, trying their best to make music using a prop piano and several empty water jugs, accompanied them. None of the dancers were Dityaa.

"So, are you going to keep the boy or cut him loose?" Aurora asked, and Revati shrugged.

"Not sure yet, the plant thing is interesting… we could use him in the garden," Revati said, weighing her options. Other leaders firmly believed in trimming the fat; Revati, however, knew it was better to turn the fat into soap.

Bridgadeiro was approaching them now, eating a canapé fashioned from strawberries and a lettuce leaf.

"This food is fascinating! It actually tastes like it was grown in the ground," he remarked.

Aurora and Revati exchanged a confused look.

"Of course it was grown in the ground; all the food here is... or they're fried insects," Revati said, explaining. While Baker Street had potatoes and carrots, Whistleton managed to grow strawberries, pineapples, and peaches.

"Really? Where I'm from, only the very rich get to eat actual grown food! We make do with fruit made in our Creatrix," he said before taking another bite of his strawberry lettuce cup.

"What's a Creatrix, mistress?" Aurora whispered to Revati.

"One of those metal box things that makes food and clothes using sand from Saturn, my parents had one before the invasion," Revati explained, and Aurora's eyes widened.

"You mean you live on a planet with actual modern technology? That must be thrilling," Aurora cried, clapping her hands together.

"Well, technically I live on the southwest space station," he said. Revati merely walked away, taking a sip of her drink. It tasted like a mouthful of expired perfume.

A queen was sitting at the very back of the ballroom on a small stage. A majestic queen, her dark skin and towering wig dusted with gold powder. Unlike the other dancers, her ballgown was fluffy, modern, and a deep blood red. She whispered to one of the teenagers in an empire gown standing next to her. Then crisply she nodded towards Revati.

"Well, Queen Victoria has spotted you," Aurora remarked.

"Queen Victoria? Don't you mean Vicky Ditchwater?" Revati smirked.

"Shh! The last person who mentioned her old name got thrown out to the hair dryers," Aurora hissed back, and Revati just shrugged, casually walking across the ballroom, disrupting the dance.

"Mistress Rave, how lovely to see you! And in such a becoming gown," Queen Victoria said, her smile parting into a frozen smile.

"I like your dress as well, is it new?" Revati asked, not really caring to hear the answer.

"The latest design from New Singapore! It's part of a new style called robotic vampirism," the Queen replied.

"And how many of your unmarried subjects did you have to give to the appliances to get it? Three? Four?" Revati asked, raising an eyebrow.

Queen Victoria's expression froze. One thing the appliances were constantly searching for was new fresh feet. One thing Whistleton constantly strived for were "perfect matches."

"Just two, last season was incredibly successful," smiled Queen Victoria serenely.

"And I see this season you have your eyes on my sister”

Revati pointed out.

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"Well, she is uncommonly pretty, and has such a gentle personality," the Queen smiled.

"Gentle personality? Her brain is made out of marshmallows and glitter! The last thing she needs is for the Duke to abandon her in hostile territory," Revati said, folding her arms dramatically, and the Queen waved one hand.

"Oh, she'll be fine! The Duke is a lovely boy! He brought us an entire crate of heating blankets," the Queen said.

"She's clumsy! She trips and sprains her ankle at least once a month; she won't last a week in occupied zones," Revati replied wearily.

"The Duke specifically asked for her! He parachuted from the sky, insisting he was here for the eldest Sheikh sister," Queen Victoria protested, sounding vaguely annoyed.

"He wanted Dityaa? Why would he want her? How would he even know she exists?" Revati asked, incredibly confused. The only record of Dityaa’s existence came from the one year she spent in public school before the invasion.

Once Revati had asked about her birth certificate when working on a recorded list of residents on Baker Street. "Your sister was born in a refugee camp during the beginning of the war! There were no birth certificates," Amma replied.

When they were little, Dityaa would frighten Revati with ghost stories. Tales about how Dityaa’s “other mother” would visit her as a ghost while everyone else slept.

"Do I have another mother who’s a ghost?" whispered Revati, hiding under her blanket.

"No, just me. She says I have four strands of life inside of me instead of two," Dityaa whispered. The stories stopped once they found themselves stranded on Baker Street. Sometimes Revati would wonder if there was any truth to it.

While Revati helped her mother fix broken electronics, Dityaa would spin around giggling. While father and Nani dug up potatoes, Dityaa picked flowers, turning them into a crown. Dityaa wasn’t quite like anyone in the family. But then again, she did look an awful lot like Amma.

[investoptionwin]

Unveiling the Allure of Western Fashion: A Comprehensive Guide to Western Dressing

Introduction to Western Fashion: Western fashion, with its bold aesthetics, timeless appeal, and rich heritage, holds a special place in the hearts of fashion enthusiasts worldwide. From classic denim jeans to elegant dresses and chic blouses, western attire embodies a sense of freedom, individuality, and style. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the diverse world of western fashion, exploring its evolution, key elements, popular trends, and styling tips.

The Evolution of Western Fashion: Western fashion traces its roots back to the American frontier and the rugged landscapes of the Wild West. The iconic cowboy attire, characterized by denim jeans, plaid shirts, and leather boots, became synonymous with the spirit of adventure and exploration. Over the years, western fashion evolved from practical workwear to a symbol of rebellion, counterculture, and self-expression.

Key Elements of Western Dressing:

Denim: Denim jeans are the cornerstone of western fashion, offering durability, versatility, and timeless style. From classic blue jeans to distressed denim and high-waisted styles, denim remains a wardrobe essential for both men and women.

Plaid: Plaid shirts are another iconic element of western dressing, featuring bold checkered patterns and rustic charm. Paired with denim jeans or skirts, plaid shirts add a touch of casual elegance to any outfit, making them a staple in western fashion.

Leather: Leather boots, belts, and jackets are quintessential accessories in western fashion, exuding rugged sophistication and timeless appeal. Whether embellished with fringe details or adorned with metal hardware, leather accents add a touch of authenticity to western attire.

Cowboy Hats: Cowboy hats are iconic symbols of western fashion, with their wide brims and distinctive shapes evoking images of the American frontier. From traditional felt hats to straw cowboy hats, these accessories add a touch of cowboy flair to any outfit.

Popular Trends in Western Fashion:

Indo-Western Fusion: Indo-western outfits blend traditional Indian elements with western silhouettes, creating a unique fusion of cultures and styles. From embellished kurtas paired with denim jeans to sarees worn with western blouses, indo-western dressing celebrates the diversity of global fashion.

Bohemian Chic: Bohemian fashion draws inspiration from the free-spirited lifestyle of the 1960s and 1970s, featuring flowing silhouettes, floral prints, and eclectic accessories. Maxi dresses, fringe vests, and embroidered blouses are key elements of bohemian chic style, embodying a sense of wanderlust and adventure.

Modern Western Glamour: Modern western fashion embraces glamour and sophistication, with sleek silhouettes, luxe fabrics, and polished accessories. Tailored blazers, satin dresses, and statement jewelry elevate classic western attire to new heights of elegance and allure.

Styling Tips for Western Attire:

Mix and Match: Experiment with different combinations of western and traditional elements to create unique and personalized looks. Pair denim jeans with embroidered kurtas or style a plaid shirt with a leather skirt for a fresh take on western dressing.

Accessorize Thoughtfully: Choose accessories that complement your western attire and add interest to your outfit. Opt for leather belts, cowboy boots, and statement jewelry to complete your look with flair.

Play with Textures: Incorporate a variety of textures into your western outfits to add depth and visual interest. Mix denim with suede, leather with lace, and cotton with chiffon for a dynamic and textured ensemble.

Embrace Versatility: Invest in versatile pieces that can be dressed up or down for any occasion. A denim jacket, white button-down shirt, or little black dress are timeless staples that can be styled in countless ways to suit your personal style.

Conclusion: Western fashion is a celebration of freedom, individuality, and creativity, with its iconic denim jeans, plaid shirts, and leather accents. Whether embracing classic cowboy attire or experimenting with modern western trends, there are endless possibilities for expressing your unique style through western dressing. With a blend of tradition, innovation, and personal flair, western fashion continues to captivate fashion enthusiasts worldwide, inspiring new trends and timeless looks for every occasion.

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Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon Grace Varanasi's Namo Ghat for Manish Malhotra's Spectacular Show

Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon recently added a touch of Bollywood glamour to Varanasi's Namo Ghat as they walked the ramp for renowned designer Manish Malhotra. The actors, who served as muses for Malhotra, also took time to visit the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple during their visit to the sacred city.

Manish Malhotra transformed Namo Ghat into a mesmerizing runway, showcasing his latest collection at a two-day event organized by the Indian Minorities Foundation. Ranveer and Kriti stole the spotlight as they strutted down the ramp, showcasing Malhotra's Banarasi Saree collection—a vibrant celebration of Indian heritage and craftsmanship.

Social media buzzed with videos capturing Ranveer and Kriti's captivating runway walk against the backdrop of fireworks and diyas illuminating the runway. Ranveer donned a striking metallic and dark-colored sherwani, exuding his signature style, while Kriti dazzled in a bridal red lehenga, radiating elegance and grace.

In an interview with ANI, Ranveer expressed his awe at the unique experience of walking the ramp on the banks of the holy river Ganga. He described the event as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, emphasizing that the ambiance of Namo Ghat surpassed the glitz of Mumbai's 5-star banquets.

On the professional front, Ranveer is gearing up for his highly anticipated role in Farhan Akhtar's Don 3, while Kriti continues to bask in the success of her recent heist comedy Crew. With their impeccable style and undeniable talent, Ranveer and Kriti continue to captivate audiences both on and off the screen, leaving an indelible mark on the world of fashion and entertainment.

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When shopping for a metallic silver saree online, it’s essential to consider a few key factors to ensure you get the perfect piece that suits your style and occasion. Firstly, pay attention to the fabric quality as it can greatly impact how the saree drapes and looks on you. Look for trusted websites like Karustuti that provide detailed information about the material used in their sarees.

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march 2, 2024 / jamnagar, india

while attending anant ambani and radhika merchant's pre-wedding, karlie kloss wore:

— Nickho Rey, “Margaret Earrings” - $400

— Nickho Rey, “Tomo Tennis Bracelet” - $150

— Amit Aggarwal, “Metallic Ombré Saree” - $1,700