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Independent, private, selective   multimuse writing blogs for both canon and original characters.   featured fandoms include Bleach!. Most of my muses are multiverse and multiship. please read guidelines before following.
I'm over 18... way over. Like I'm even over 30. Genderfluid and anxiety ridden.

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01.     _{DNI if you didn’t read the rules or are a personal without a roleplay sideblog. Pretty simple rule. OCS ARE VERY WELCOME HERE. Give. GIVE ME THEM. Likewise, if you are not OC friendly, you are not welcome on either blog. I primarily focus on the OCs on my blogs except for Hirak0s where Shinji seems to take over from time to time to be an absolute DORK.}02.     _{Reblog memes from the source! Reblog memes from the source! Reblog memes from the source! Reblog memes from the source!}03.     _{Smut will sometimes be written here and some NSFW elements will be around. However, there are side blogs for the worst of it! I have NSFW sideblogs for both main blogs! Hirak0hnos and secundo-apocalypsis-terribilis. Those two sideblogs are MDNI while Hirak0s and apocalypta-secundus are PG13ish. PLEASE DO NOT LIE YOUR AGE FOR THE NSFW SIDE BLOGS.}

04.     _{Soft Block? Please don't do that and hard block me if you're not interested or want to break mutuals! This won't hurt my feelings.}05.     _{When sending asks, please do tell me who you are sending them to as I am a multimuse! Likewise, if you're a multi, please tell me who you're sending from!}06.     _{Keep me out of your callout culture unless you genuinely have proof and aren't pulling shit out of your ass.}07.     _{Please respect my time! I'm not rping as much and uh, that might be burn out? Anyway, I reply sporadically lately. I know my life outside the RP stuff isn't that great, glamorous, or super-duper important I guess, but I do have stuff I do that ISN'T RPing. Please don't pester me for replies, I know I get it, you wanna rp, but sometimes I'm unfortunately not feeling the vibe for the character right now. Or simply not feeling like roleplaying.}

Yachiru   Kusajishi
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Medium Activity}
_{I have substituted canon with my own, eat dirt. I don't care.
Fight me behind Wendy's- Yachiru is co-lieutenant with Ikkaku. Sometimes she's there... sometimes she's not. This does leave Ikkaku with most of the duties.- Due to being Nozarashi, when Zaraki needs his weapon, she is not there with the others. However, if the weapon is not needed, she returns to her normal self.Unfortunately, this also means she doesn't get to grow up and remains her short, stubby little gremlin self.- Calling Nozarashi uses the Shikai, calling the sword Yachiru brings her back.- Unknown if she can use a gigai due to what she really is. (I'm leaning toward yessss)- Candy fiend. Will go feral if you don't share.- Has a new cellphone with a pink case and a Kuromi keychain.- She's friends with Nel Tu, and sometimes they'll go do some shenanigans in the Seireitei.- Her sense of direction gradually gets better, but she's never good at it.- She's learning how to write, definitely not the best. Yumichika tries.- A big fan of frozen hot cocoa, even if she gets brain freeze.- Still calls everyone by nicknames!- Her favorite flavor of ice cream is Cookie Dough, followed by Birthday cake.- She does complain about your height if she's on your shoulder and if you're shorter than Kenny. Thus, not giving her a good view of things.- Favorite boba tea is Strawberry.}.                                                                                                           .
Masaru   Kuruyashiki (ex-Kenpachi (7th) )
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Medium Activity}
<sub>(刳屋敷 勝)
Nickname: Kuru, Kenpachi
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: ??
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami/Ex-Captain
Birthday: March 13th
Age: Over 500 (?)
Height: 6'5"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Reiatsu: BBS has him at Crimson, agreed.(Listen, he's barely in the novel, he has a backstory, and it's not much. He's headcanon heavy, basically)Academy Days:He skipped some classes to go drinking with Shunsui.
He, Jushiro, and Shunsui attended the academy around the same time.
A slacker, laid back and lazy, but he got through the academy and bounced around squads for a while.Time as a Lieutenant:He was not the serious type, but he did his work and did it well.
Still kept in contact with his Academy buddies the whole time.
Eventually took the 6th Kenpachi down (But I’d like to make a legit/real reason for this… was the 6th a bastard of a person?)Time as a Captain of the 11th:This man…
He liked to meet up with Shunsui and Jushiro once in a while for drinks.
Has said he’d trust his firstborn with them (foreshadow)
Shunsui and Masaru would sometimes show up at Captain's meetings hung over. Unfortunately, Yamamoto knew from the look of the two of them… so those days, meetings would drag on and on.
Seemed to have no trouble with his squad, had absolute respect from his squad mates, including the officers and the unseated! He would help anyone on his squad train to get stronger.
Didn’t exactly run a tight ship or a well oiled machine. He was laid back and let the squad be laid back as well if they wanted to be.

265-ish years ago... he sired a daughter with a woman, that he had forgotten. But he ended up taking care of that little goblin. She was a small brute as it were and had managed to get into anything and everything. He had brought her to the 11th daily while she was young to get a taste of what the future held. She was going to be part of the 11th eventually, and he KNEW that.250ish years ago, this man had taken down a menos grande in front of his entire squad. Not even having to command his team to move in and do it. That night, after he finished that hollow off, he and the squad went to the bar in the Rukon District with Shunsui. After joking and having a good time. He and Shunsui were talking about if either of them could take down a Vasto Lorde. Of course, he thought he could. He's the 11th, one of the literal strongest captains out there.They then talked about him becoming part of Squad Zero. Something in which he turned down a few years ago. He didn't do anything revolutionary or anything. Why join? He didn't think he had the right kind of energy to be guarding the Soul King. Even if they only wanted him to work with their guard. With his own 11 he was a bit laid back and lax. Their training sessions were still hard, but he wasn't the most punishing of the Captains that lead Squad 11 prior.During his time at the bar in the Rukon a Noble walked up to him, asked for a fight to the death. He wasn't a noble himself, coming from the Rukon, which was why patrolling there was so easy. He almost knew every single face there. That and it didn't help that sometimes he, Shunsui and the squad went there to drink.So, as he said, he couldn't join Squad Zero earlier... This was the other reason he couldn't join. He had to take any challenge for the title of Kenpachi. The only way to lose said title was to die in a duel for it. So the two ended up fighting, and he didn't even get to land a single hit before being struck down by a... force that Soya had used? He was sure that's what had hit him.After the battle was said and done, and he was bleeding out from the fight. His squad 11 watched the whole thing, as did Shunsui and his own child. The Squad, baffled at how Soya even took down their captain, cried that it was cheating despite the fact Kuruyashiki did not use his own bankai during the fight. Of course if he DID use his bankai that would be the Rukon, 200 of his squad, plus Shunsui and his own child gone because of it. And possibly a severe punishment handed down by Central 46. Even if this was for the title of Kenpachi, he didn't use it, knowing the risk involved.He spoke to his daughter one last time, told her this was how Kenpachi were. They died on the field to those who wanted to challenge them for the title. Told her that he was going to remain in her heart and to move on with the squad.
(Of course she eventually did when she grew up, but it didn't stop her from hating Soya.)250 Years - TYBW:
"Killed" in action thanks to Soya Azashiro, but alive due to Squad Zero shenanigans. (Tenjiro did it.) He's living in the Rukon, amnesiac (over done I KNOW), but he was promised that they'd figure it out in time. It's been 250 years...He works in the Rukon as a bodyguard, at least knows his name is/was Kuru at one point. Does not seem to remember much more than that at the moment. Even after the blood war, his memory hadn't come back. He fought during it, keeping those in the Rukon district safe. He couldn't save everyone, but he managed to keep his area clear of Soldiat.Post TYBW but also Present Day-ish:
Kuruyashiki has some of his memory back thanks to both Tenjiro and Shutara. After a slight chewing out that she had given him a daughter and well now has to fix what had been lost... his memory. He has enough to remember, he does or did have a daughter. There's a friend of his who is currently a captain out there, and he's currently going to look for them to make up for lost time.He’s looking for Shunsui, Jushiro, or his daughter.
He’s still as laid back as ever.
He still guards his little area in the Rukon
His Reiatsu has been halved because of everything he went through, near death and all. No longer has access to his Bankai, but still has his Shikai… with the same long-winded release command.</sub>.                                                                                                           .Bazzard   Black
      ^{Bleach, Very Picky, Super Low Activity}
_{Man likes a mean bbq what can I say?
Likes to light alcohol on fire, aka Flambé
Roasting Shinigami? Hell yeah. (Literal, metaphorical, in good humor, in bad humor, physical)
Slightly anarchist in nature
I don't like the English VA. Josuke Higashikata (JJBA Part 4)'s English VA is his Voice Claim.
Super creative with his wording. By that, I mean his bullying name-calling/swearing/etc.
Fire, Spice, Pepper punsBazz loses his arm at the end of TYBW, got scarred up p bad, but he lived. His ass is still sore about this too.Bazz's body temp runs hotter than normal, which is fine, he's used to that shit.However, that means he burns through calories easily and because of that, tends to eat more than most. He also burns through his alcohol and is very much not a light weight when it comes to drinking. His metabolism is considered quite... fast. Combining that with the heat, it wouldn't take much for him to go through alcohol easily.}.                                                                                                           .Leyre   Doro
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Low Activity}
_{Name: Leyre Doro
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Pansexual
Race/Origin: Arrancar
Occupation: Privaron Espada 109
(Location: On her lower back, under the rib cage, opposite her hollow hole)
Birthday: December 6th
Age: At least 200
(Died losing a fight to a group of samurai and retainers who wanted her family's land in the 1700's (Edo Period).)Physical Description:
Height: 5’0"
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair: Messy long black hair. Leaves it untamed.
Eyes: Bright Red
Hollow Hole Location: Lower left side under her ribs.
Estigma Description: Sharp claw marks that looked dragged across her upper arms in red.
Remaining Hollow Fragments: Her cheeks still have small fragments of her mask. Cracked pieces on her fore arms, covering each hand's pointer finger in the shape of a claw.
Reiatsu Color: Crimson
Zanpakuto: Daisho consisting of a Wakizashi and a Tanto
(Also has an innate ability with a Polearm if need be. Though she is unsure why.)Personality/Attitude: Adventurous, can be aggressive, irritable, wise, wild, bossy, can be rude, stubborn, intelligent (and will let you know it), mischievous, has bloodlust and battle fever at times. She’s akin to sandpaper with her personality. But a lot of her personality hides the fact she's quite protective of those she cares about. If she showed that weakness, then what? People go after whatever she cares about, right? Hide those feelings.(She seems to have a motherly instinct, which made her lose her rank as a 9th Espada once Aizen arrived. Though it seems to help work with the weaker hollows in the Menos Forest. She will stop at nothing to keep that place safe if it's threatened.)Bio:
Leyre died mad, her enemy got away from her. Just one more strike... just one more. And she died before she could finish them off. And that's what made her into what she is today... An angry hollow in Hueco Mundo. She was hellbent on destruction and violence.She ate the enemies that killed her before turning on her own family as a hollow. This included the man that landed the final blow to her body. Yet she was still angry, this happened to more families than hers. From there on, she just kept eating before having to fight to survive.As a Hollow, Leyre roamed Hueco Mundo, having fun with her ferocious nature and relishing the thrill of battle. She reveled in the chaos and destruction she caused, finding solace in the raw power that coursed through her. Her relentless pursuit of strength and enjoyment of combat set her apart from other Hollows, becoming a fearsome force to be reckoned with.Being an adjuchas at that point, which enjoyed fighting so much that she broke her mask- headbutting another hollow because it got in the way. She ended up tearing her mask off, causing herself more pain, before smashing the enemy in the head with her own one more time.Through the painful transformation process, Leyre's pair of claws, which she had wielded as a Hollow, took on a new form, a Zanpakuto, one for each hand. These became rather frustrating for her to use. Tearing things apart with her claws was... more her style. However, her pointer fingers seemed to keep a remnant of those old claws.As an Arrancar, Leyre's hunger for battle only intensified. Always one wanting a challenge... She eagerly engaged in countless skirmishes and clashes with both Hollows and Shinigami, seeking opponents who could match her relentless fighting spirit. Her frightening and fierce demeanor struck fear into the hearts of her enemies, earning her a reputation as a formidable combatant.She seemed to have gained another family there. A little group of Gillian that were wanting to become Arrancar. She shouldn't care, but she did. They were able to grow and evolve with her advice until Aizen came and took over.This caused them to go into despair and eat each other. Making her angry yet again and very spiteful toward Aizen. Who also stripped her of her rank due to her caring nature. It was a weakness, and really... it was. So she was now 109 with another 9 to take her place. A Privaron Espada. So she gained back her anger, masked her true personality, and wanted vengeance... but how?For now, she stayed complacent. Did she have much of a choice, really? This woman wanted to stay alive long enough to see Aizen's downfall in Hueco... he even took their King's place. Disgusting.After Aizen was defeated, she no longer had to deal with him anymore... She was free of his influence. This didn't bring back those adjuchas that ate each other. But, she was happy someone finally dealt with him. Even if it wasn't herself.Resurrección:Leyre's Resurrección is called "Garras de la Tormenta" which translates to "Claws of the Storm". Her swords become claws once again, as they were prior to becoming an arrancar. She gains 9 plates on her hips that form off of each other and look similar to armor. Her abilities would be further enhanced, granting her heightened speed, strength, and agility, as well as the ability to manipulate and control the surrounding spiritual energy to unleash devastating attacks. "Garras de la Tormenta" embodies Leyre's ferocity and serves as a warning to her opponents of the impending storm they are about to face.}

Mizumi   Okinaha (Kuruyashiki)
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, High Activity}
_{Name: Mizumi Okinaha/Kuruyashiki}
刳屋敷 湖
_{Nickname: Lil Cub and Koguma (Kuruyashiki)
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Pansexual
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami
Birthday: December 6th
Age: Way over 200. But won't admit her age. (About 265?)
(Was 15 when Kuruyashiki was killed in battle)
Division: 11th.Physical Description:
Height: 5’0"
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair: Messy long black hair tied up in a ponytail to keep it out of the way.
Eyes: Bright Red
Reiatsu Color: Crimson
Wearing: A sleeveless Shihakushō, and black hakama. She has one with sleeves too, but only wears it if need be. She likes her freedom to move.Personality/Attitude: Adventurous, Friendly (at times), Wise, Wild, Bossy, can be rude, absolutely hot-headed, Stubborn, mischievous, has bloodlust and battle fever at times. She’s akin to sandpaper with her personality. An absolute feral woman. Can have sadistic tendencies.Hobbies/Interests: Metal Working, MMA fighting, drinking with squad mates, weight lifting, fighting in general.Powers and Skills:
Zanpakuto: Daisho consisting of a Wakizashi and a Tanto鬼熊
Onikuma
Demon Bear
(Zanpakuto)鬼熊の母
Onikuma no haha
Demon Bear, Mother!
(Shikai, surprise the release is at the end. Did she just say mother?)
These are claws that go on both hands and are about 1.5 meters in length.鬼熊母の爪
Onikuma haha no tsume
Demon Bear Mother's Claws
(Bankai)
Large claws with metal armor that go up her arms and cover her shoulders. The plating is similar to samurai armor that her Zanpakuto spirit wears on his arms. Her reiatsu becomes extremely destructive and destroys reishi and inorganic objects that are in front of her... usually things in the way of opponents.鬼熊母の断刃
Onikuma haha no danjin
Demon Bear Mother's Cutting (Severing?) Blades
(True Bankai)
These are large curved blades that look like spines were pulled out of her enemies and put on to a tsuka. She gains the arms and the strength of her Zanpakuto spirit as well. A large purple oni without a head.(Swapped her from having two spirits down to one.)
Onikuma are japanese folkore beasts who stole livestock... and were really strong.Based on:
What happens when you get between a mother bear and cubs? You get the claws.}-----------------------------------------------------------------------------_{She's the daughter of Kenpachi Kuruyashiki. She didn't run from the Seireitei to the Rukon and was snagged up by a captain (Shunsui) from another division. Eventually joining the 11th after going to the academy under the 9th Kenpachi.Eventually she'd hold an officer's seat and got to the third seat at some point during the 10th's time. She was going for his head to become the next Kenpachi, but was a bit too late, as Zaraki had cut him down.Once Ikkaku and Yumichika joined the reformed eleventh, she lost her third seat to Ikkaku over a match for the seat. It ended up being a stamina match, and she put her knee down first.One of her favorite things to do when fighting an opponent is playing with them. Similar to how a cat or even a sadistic person would play with their target. Though she also has a problem when it comes to talking during battle, talks big game. Can also serve the big game.Her fearless nature and refusal to back down in the face of danger made her an invaluable asset on the battlefield. Despite her reputation, she supported her squad mates and liked to go out for a drink or two. Able to crack a joke or two when things weren't dire or during lulls in activity. She wasn't always a bloodthirsty fighter, she enjoyed mischief and fun. The woman may look like a hard ass, but she isn't... always.}.                                                                                              .Akina   Ayasegawa
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Medium Activity}
<sub>Nickname: Aki
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her
Sexuality: ???
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami
Birthday: July 9th
Age: 260 - 280
(Died in a typhoon in the 1700's)
Division: 9th
Post TYBW: 11thPhysical Description:
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair: Blue with some red bangs
Eyes: Purple
Reiatsu Color: GreenHobbies and Likes: Playing guitar, jamming out, listening to punk rock, working on her own costumes, restoring old or damaged guitars that have been seemingly thrown away, doing some overacting for fun.Dislikes: When friends get attacked, Hollows, her guitar getting trashed, her clothes getting frowned upon, her makeup getting ruined, her dye being stolen, her makeup being stolen, people mocking her hairstyle.Powers and Skills:
Zanpakuto: Garuda
It's a green sheathed Katana with wind properties.
Shikai: Let's Dance! Garuda
(Blades take the form of Chakram, throwing blades used for both dancing and fighting!)
Bankai: Garuda: Wicked Wheel
Garūda: Jaakuna sharin
(Two ringed blades become one large ring)
Ring Blade/Hoolahoop Blade
Wicked Wheel causes damage in a straight line on the ground and curves airborne, takes anyone with it. Can and will spin around fast enough that it seems like eight blades are in the area. These blades are of her spirit's doing. One blade for each wing. Those who are caught from the start of the rotation are trapped in the air as the blades spin rapidly, causing slash damage and in most cases, death.

Release Command: Let’s DANCE.Personality/Attitude: Carefree, Friendly, Moody, Brooding, outgoing, loud, independent, creative, energetic, rebellious, smart mouthed, foul-mouthed.Bio: (Look I finally did it!)Her hair is usually worn short and is a complete mess. Some of her bangs are dyed red and hang in front of her face. When it grows longer, she'll pull it into a ponytail or cut it.Akina's Zanpakuto spirit is that of a large feathered woman with eight wings. They make up how many blades there are of her Bankai.She seems obsessed with the punk rock culture of the 80s, but that came and went. However, she stuck to it and never changed. Still wearing clothes that she considers 'punk rock' and updating them with what the human world today would call it.She's usually seen in the Seireitei carrying a guitar on her back. It's her pride and joy and she does her best to keep it in tune and working. Finding replacement parts is usually difficult unless she uses her gigai to get them.The woman’s still amazing dancer and uses her ability to dance while in battle to confuse the enemy. This makes her ability to avoid attacks pretty high, and she does it with such grace.(For Yumichikah she is a younger cousin.)
She’s the younger sister of Yumichika but this is written as if they just share the same last name… just in case others don’t want to rp with a sibling of a character.She’s a shinigami and takes out hollows once in a while. Her patrols are disguised as impromptu concerts that seem to still bring delight to fans. Even with there being the odd rumor or two about still looking so young.Often Reprimanded for the words, she says that “are not proper for a lady.” Despite being fine to say them when she’s singing.Her bankai is what got her into the 11th, a large, menacing circular ring blade with several feathers that acted like blades of their own. It was used with ease and capable of taking down a few enemies.</sub>.                                                                                              .Narvi   Sasaki
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Medium Activity}
_{Nickname: Navi, Narv
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her
Sexuality: Asexual/Panromantic
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami
Birthday: June 4th
Age: 151 (in 2001)
(Died in 1850 to Typhoid)
(Supposed to be similar in age to Rangiku and Gin)
Division: 5th, post Aizen: 2nd.
(AUs for Post Aizen: 3rd or stays in 5th)Physical Description:
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair: Black with purple ends, usually short and messy... but when worn long she lets it grow wild and curly. Sometimes there are star ornaments in it.
Eyes: Purple
Reiatsu: Lavender
Powers and Skills:
Zanpakuto: NocturneShikai: Engulf, Nocturne!
Her Zanpakuto has seemed to have disappeared, is it magic? Trickery? No, it has become the shadows which would ensnare her opponents. It can stab from below. Its main ability is just to make it easier for the capture of enemies or an easier target for others to get to. She can use this herself to go from shadow-to-shadow to get away from enemies.A cosmic lift:
Clouds of space dust assist in moving allies or herself. Usually injured allies or just herself to keep above out of the fight.Bankai:
Nocturne, Singularity.
ノクターン特異点
Nokutān tokui-tenA place inside spacetime where people shouldn't break out of because inside of it is a singularity. This bankai is meant to ensnare... permanently. It was never really a combat Zanpakuto more than a support one. However, it's very dependent on her control and her emotional state. Unfortunately for her, it's not easy to keep this part of her Bankai up. So she'll prefer to use her shikai if she needs to.Personality: A mischievous sort! She enjoys messing with people. She's not good at analyzing situations and seems to mess things up often. Most of the time, she is a social butterfly who can get quite loud. Unfortunately, she's quite naive even at her age. Sometimes she just doesn't seem to learn the first time around.Shihakushō: She hasn't really altered hers but, instead, will be creative with her hair. Though she will admit that they need better fashion sense and would like hers in a nice navy and purple.Likes: Space! Absolutely 100% one of the greatest things the living world has to offer is a great look at the stars! Watching koi fish! Sweets, cakes and candies.Dislikes: Bossy and rude people, despite sometimes being rude herself-Bio:A night dweller by nature. She has been trying to make Space Goth a thing for a few decades now. She's in Squad 5 and didn't know about what Aizen was up to prior to his defection. Also didn't know what Gin was up to when he also defected, despite being a friend of his. After finding out what happened, she was broken up at the loss of a fellow mischief-maker.Want chaos? She's your girl! Shenanigans? Absolutely. Loves Koi fish and watching them for fun! Not a big fan of how formal the second squad could be, sometimes she forgoes her duties and takes a nap in Squad 3's persimmon trees. Though after being recruited to Squad 2 she sees a lot less of the fun and more of the... having to hide in the shadows to get intel kind of things. Not a big fan. She's still a dweller of the night and prone to sleeping during the day. Maybe she'll find another friend to cause mischief with.Despite all the mischief, she's quite intelligent. Capable of retaining intel when doing missions. She is definitely one to remember the weird details. This girl didn't want to go to Squad 12. She's super deep into space science, but can't do much other than read the living's research on it despite wanting to do her own. Narvi is more than capable of explaining her bankai which is also astrophysics based.Now with AUs that she stayed in 5th division with people she knew or in the 3rd with... friends of a friend.}.                                                                                                           .Ikkaku   Madarame
      ^{Bleach, Very Picky, Low Activity}
_{Man would get mad at peeling an egg.
Has probably eaten an egg with the shell left on... raw or boiled.
Drinks Sake sometimes-
If the Microwave says Max 2 potatoes, he'd put the whole bag in.
Ask questions later kind of guy. Or never.
Goes "wrong answer" even at a correct answer thinking his answer's right-
Probably depends on Yumichika making food because hoo lord this man does not scream "I can cook" in any way.
If he burned his fingers peeling a potato, it went against a wall-
splat-
Ever hear of Rocktronica? That's his music Genre.
FERAL. GREMLIN. MAN.
He's been threatened on NUMEROUS occasions to clean up his socks.
In line with my Yachiru, he's a co-lieutenant. She isn't always there, but when she is, it's both of them.
Bowl of nails for breakfast without any milk.
Though for real he drinks raw eggs.}

Shinji   Hirako
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, High Activity}
_{Name: Shinji Hirako
平子 真子
Nickname: Shi-nii (Ayame), Shin-chii (Kisuke), Baldy (Hiyori)
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami/Captain/Visored
Birthday: May 10, 1626
Age: 399 (As of May 10 2025)
Division: 5thPhysical Description:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 60kg/132 lbs
Hair: Blonde, worn long, sometimes with crooked bangs. Can be seen with it tied up at times as well.
Eyes: Brown
Reiatsu Color: Magenta (HC'd)Powers and Skills:Zanpakuto:
逆撫
Sakanade
Counter StrokeShikai Release: Taorero (EN: Collapse), Sakanade
(倒れろ! 逆撫)Shinji's Zanpakuto gains holes to let a fine pink mist out in the middle of his shikai. This mist when breathed in by the victim, disorients them and causes them to lose perception. It can cause vertigo and auditory confusion.Shikai Abilities:
This ability causes the target's perception of reality to become topsy-turvy, and odd. In Pokémon Speak: The battlefield became weird. However, the target is the only one seeing the weird and no one else. This could be used on multiple people as long as they breathe in the scent that came from his sword. Welcome To The Inverted World. Your directions are now inverted, or however the hell I say they are. Your senses are screwed up, and I can make you think you're drowning when you're breathing air.Bankai:
逆様邪八宝塞
Sakashima Yokoshima Happōfusagari
Reversed Evil Eight Treasure BlockadeAn AOE Bankai that if you get a whiff of the pink mist, you're already screwed. The man is encased in a flower and kept safe from his own ability. Unfortunately, this can also affect allies, so it's best to keep away from them. Those who are affected by the mist are unable to determine friend or foe and end up attacking each other.(I also have headcanons for verses with other characters, and quite a few include Ayame. So... If you're not OC friendly... I think this is the cue to leave.)Aleks Le is his English VA (for TYBW), and I'm never changing that. You can pry that from my cold dead hands.
A meme lord.
Plays Street Fighter 6.
Is a Luke main."Hi, this is Shinji from Bleach. My favorite things are
Jumping into a Bankai
Explaining my powers to anyone who will listen
And sand...See you in Bleach Soul Resonance, everybody!"Lower nobility due to his mother, but grew up in the Rukon in one of the lower numbered districts. Fairly well taken care of and safe. He's the 'head' of the Hirako Trading Company currently but he does have someone else hired to do the work as the lead.He was the one cooking, it never seemed to have caught on with Ayame. This is how he caught on to some tricks that could be pulled with Kido. She'd learn something new and try to pull a fast one on him. He's got a really nice cinnamon roll recipe.Called Ayame " 'yame" for most of her life, causing her confusion when she found out her name had an A in it. He's called Kisuke Keesk as a nickname pretty often. However he doesn't know that Kisuke was Kiske, pronounced literally the same way, the boy they used to know when they were younger. He does call him Kisuke-be as a derogatory term. Though he's usually teased back in kind.As kids, they would cause others confusion when they were similar in physical age. However, it was always easier to tell who was who due to the fact Shinji had no problem talking to others, while Ayame was more timid. Shinji would not be apologetic for his pranking, while Ayame would very much be trying to make amends and apologizing for her brother's behavior toward others.The most normal thing about his clothes is his silk gold underwear. He also owns a pair of pink silk underwear with the word Nasty across them.Bad, corny, dirty joke central. If you've come this far... be prepared, he's loaded with terrible jokes, there are definitely jokes that are sexual in nature by this man, reader discretion advised!Shops at the local thrift store and has some odd clothing from it. Including a Foxy Grandpa hat.He's kept his hair long as a visored. Sometimes he has it up in a ponytail, but most of the time he has it worn long.He has questionable fashion taste and smells like a thrift store sometimes... He still dresses like it's the 60's and 70's but he's gradually adding to his wardrobe. Shinji has odd cologne tastes, though he definitely has an affinity with Old Spice for some reason. This continues even after he's back to being a Captain of Squad Five.He also seems to allow weed smoking on the back porch of the barracks as long as no one complains.Has a tattoo of Ki on his lower back, also one of 69 under his dick-Both he and Ayame can play the Koto together! They both learned from Rose when they were younger.They can summon Mothra.He and Kisuke have a relationship on the side. It is very friends with benefits but they do seem to enjoy each other's company.Shinji and Ayame are twins, their father, Alfons, was a Dutch trader, who died to an illness he couldn't fight off in Japan, thus becoming a spirit in the Rukon. Their mother, Natsuha was a lower noble and their father gained his status through trading but primarily through their mother. Natsuha Hirako was a known glassblower and, she made intricate hair pins that were also used to bind paper together. She was a supplier for the Gotei relatively early on, so it didn’t take much for Alfons to build on from there.The two can speak Dutch as well as Japanese. Hirako was their mother's last name. Their daddy was a blond, messy haired man. As for their mother, a very sleek black hair in a hime style. The woman loved irises, so that's how Ayame got her name. That and the tradition of the Hirako family was that women had floral names.Though the two would never meet their mother as she died shortly after birthing the twins and, it would only be a few, about 8–12, short years before they'd lose their father too. This would leave Shinji as the head of the household. While they remained Lower Nobles, they didn't have much to their names. Most of it was in the family business, which depended on a friend of Alfons to care for til Shinji was old enough to take care of it on his own. But they were better off than most of the souls who lived in the Rukon.The two were left to fend for themselves, generally they were mischievous but that was mostly Shinji dragging Ayame into things. They’d paint the gate to the Kuchiki clan… leave scrawlings on the ground in the lower numbered Rukon areas… Shinji would prank citizens… Ayame would apologize for everything he had done. There were times she would sneak herself into the garden of the Kuchiki and have to be escorted home after being woken up from reading.One of their birthdays, Shinji got Ayame a pregnant Tanuki as a present. It didn’t like him but, it sure seemed to be fine when she tried taking care of it. Ayame ended up shooing Shinji away and, she took care of the Tanuki she lovingly named Himari.Years later, they’d bump into an interesting teenager… He was blond like them but, a little… awkward? They tried to play with him but, for some reason, he was a lot slower than they were. The two didn’t understand that he was a Ryoka and not quite able to move very well outside his body quite yet. This didn’t stop them from trying to have fun, Shinji eventually carried Kiske instead. They’d try teaching him Dutch, and Ayame really only spoke to him from behind a puppet of herself that she had made. Unfortunately, her shyness progressed to the point she wouldn’t talk to people outside of her own twin. The boy ended up departing and, they did wish he’d come back and visit.The two would end up meeting a young Rose and befriended him. Ayame ended up being able to speak to him without her puppet. Shinji had a bad habit of dragging their new friend into shenanigans as well. The two of them would hang out with him on and off from there on out. Ayame did break out of her shell a bit and gained someone trusted she could speak to. He was a friend.However, an old friend came back and… he seemed to be more spry and able to move around better. Shinji ended up yapping his ear off… Ayame ended up finally speaking to him without her puppet. Seemed like she had a little crush on this one. As they hung out, she’d be working on something for him at night when her brother and their friend were asleep. She’d eventually fall asleep at her work table.When it was time for their friend, Kiske, to move on again… Ayame would give him a puppet to remember her by. It was a bunraku princess dressed in red with her long black hair up and decorated. She hoped they’d meet again… and in return she was given a flower that could not die. An artificial silk flower? That’s what the living called it.From there on, after Kiske left, the two of them had continued their menacing behavior until they went to the academy. A hollow attack in the Rukon gave them a reason to join, to keep their loved ones, the ones they had left, safe. Shinji would be the first, Ayame would follow a year later and in the academy is where they’d meet Kensei. Rose also joined about the same time Ayame did. Once they graduated, Shinji didn’t take long to rise up in the ranks of the Fifth, becoming an officer rather quickly. He’d take the position of Captain once the one at the time retired. Ayame didn’t rise through the ranks and did a bit of struggling. Her brother’s shadow was just getting bigger. Shinji eventually took on a lieutenant that he was quite suspicious of…Unfortunately that lieutenant would be his downfall... he'd be hollowfied by the man and trying to fight it... Kisuke came along to assist them in surviving, they owed this man their lives and then some. He'd survive in the world of the living doing unsavory acts to help the visored be financially stable. At least till modern day came along... No one really figured out they were in the world of the living until the day they fought Aizen for the last time…He'd retake his seat as the Captain of the Fifth, promote his sibling to the third seat to help Momo out. He'd get the Fifth back into shape, work on his own mental health as well as the mental heath of his squad after their betrayal.Once the Quincy war started up he was out helping other squads and ended up fighting with his bankai against some soldat before running into Bambietta... which he unfortunately lost to but he lived to tell the tale, Momo saved him and healed him fully after getting his clown ass away from the woman.When he recovered, he and the other visored ended up going to the Royal Palace to take on Gerard. (TBC because the anime isn’t done yet!)After the war he never hung up his Haori, he worked with his squad, got them into shape and moved forward. Continued to collect jazz records and eventually moved on to CDs. (See… deez…) He’s one that won’t let physical media die out.He’d tease his sibling about confessing her love and then be absolutely Number One Uncle once he found out that she was pregnant.References to Shinji's Accent:
It's a mix of Yinzer and Central Pennsylvanian.
Which I think might be close to how that's written in the manga?
I know it's Kansai and America likes to portray that as a southern accent, but you're not counting the regional US accents that actually might be closer.
Unique slang
How things are pronounced
Central Pennsylvania accent Archive.org site}
.                                                                                              ._{Big list of headcanons:
His handwriting is immaculate.Obvious but, he takes very good care of his hair, this was in a Q&A!He can be a jerk, but he's also a flirt... with bad jokes.Yes, he and his twin are dating the same person. It's considered that he has Kisuke's ass while Ayame has his heart.He's full of deez nuts jokes.Chock-full o' deez nuts.He kept his hair long in this one! Rose forced him to keep it long.He's also 6'1 compared to the canon Shinji.While he's a big fan of Jazz, he also enjoys Rock and Psychedelic music.I do often imply that he has done some naughty things to keep the visored a float while they were exiled. He's also proud of it. He was in the red-light district, selling his time/ass to whoever wanted it. And yes, he's known to be a yapper. People would pay extra for him to shut the fuck up.He knew Rose and Kensei while they were growing up, as well as Kisuke. Kensei was more in passing, sometimes he'd be seen in the rukon. Rose ended up living with the two of them. Kisuke was a friend of the twins when he was much younger. The two of them would show him around and yap. They'd get along and... Kisuke eventually would disappear? They did eventually meet up again!
He does not consider himself to ever be a good parent, but he's a fine uncle.}

Ayame   Hirako
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, High Activity, Selective AU ship}
_{Name: Ayame Hirako
平子 菖蒲
Nickname: Aya, Mei, 'yame-chan, Ayame-chan (Kisuke)
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami/Visored/Lieutenant/Craftsperson
Birthday: May 10, 1626
Age: 399 (As of May 10, 2025)
Division: ex-5th Division. Lieutenant of the 13th.Physical Description:
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 61kg/135 lbs
Hair: Blonde, sometimes has a flower in her hair, it's most often seen in a ponytail. Lately seen in a lower ponytail with a braid going down the middle.
Eyes: Brown
Reiatsu Color: Dark PurplePowers and Skills:Zanpakuto:
落花眼
Rakkagan
Fallen Flower EyesShikai Release: Koufu Siro (En: Artifice), Rakkagan
(工夫しろ! 落花眼)When Ayame releases her Zanpakuto, it transforms into a slender, elegant rapier with an iris flower motif on the hilt. In Shikai form, Rakkagan grants Ayame the power of illusion and disorientation.Shikai Abilities:
Ayame can create lifelike illusions using the power of her Zanpakuto. These illusions can deceive the senses of her enemies, making them see and hear things that aren't there. This ability can be used for reconnaissance, misdirection, and to confuse opponents during battle. Mainly used to duplicate other people and cause confusion. However, the illusionary people cannot use shikai or bankai only basic Zanjutsu. Her personal favorite way of using this is to create a duplicate of herself and her brother and use both of them to confuse an enemy target.Bankai:
落花眼女王
Rakkagan-jou-ou
Fallen Clouded Eye QueenAnyone affected by it is stuck in an illusion, and if you die in there you die for real. In the illusion you fight yourself and if you don't win you're stuck there till exhausted or dead. There's a time limit as well, this Bankai doesn't last forever. Ayame's Zanpakuto spirit is now capable of copying shikai. However, while they're in the illusion, she can take control of the body as if it were a puppet and use them to fight their allies. This takes a lot of energy out of her.Likes: Pink, Purple, Yellow, Luna Moths specifically (Moths in general but she really likes Luna Moths), personal touches (like handwriting, little drawings on things etc.) Gardening, Spring, Bunraku, Making Puppets (Specifically painting the faces and making the costumes), prefers fruity or cream based mixed drinks, blueberries, pineapple, peanut butter, salmon, shrimp, Synthwave/Vaporwave/Retrowave, looking at clothes for ideas, making clothing and not just costumes for the puppets, the sound of rain and watching storms roll by in the spring.Dislikes: Being complimented, after being subjected to Careless Whisper on repeat, she does not like Jazz.Personality: A loyal and dedicated type, admires her older sibling, rather laid back, analytical and perceptive, open-minded, creative, kind-hearted,They can summon Mothra.Bio:
Shinji and Ayame are twins, their father, Alfons, was a Dutch trader, who died to an illness he couldn't fight off in Japan, thus becoming a spirit in the Rukon. Their mother, Natsuha was a lower noble and their father gained his status through trading but primarily through their mother. Natsuha Hirako was a known glassblower and, she made intricate hair pins that were also used to bind paper together. She was a supplier for the Gotei relatively early on, so it didn’t take much for Alfons to build on from there.The two can speak Dutch as well as Japanese. Hirako was their mother's last name. Their daddy was a blond, messy haired man. As for their mother, a very sleek black hair in a hime style. The woman loved irises, so that's how Ayame got her name. That and the tradition of the Hirako family was that women had floral names.Though the two would never meet their mother as she died shortly after birthing the twins and, it would only be a few, about 8–12, short years before they'd lose their father too. This would leave Shinji as the head of the household. While they remained Lower Nobles, they didn't have much to their names. Most of it was in the family business, which depended on a friend of Alfons to care for til Shinji was old enough to take care of it on his own. But they were better off than most of the souls who lived in the Rukon.The two were left to fend for themselves, generally they were mischievous but that was mostly Shinji dragging Ayame into things. They’d paint the gate to the Kuchiki clan… leave scrawlings on the ground in the lower numbered Rukon areas… Shinji would prank citizens… Ayame would apologize for everything he had done. There were times she would sneak herself into the garden of the Kuchiki and have to be escorted home after being woken up from reading.
One of their birthdays, Shinji got Ayame a pregnant Tanuki as a present. It didn’t like him but, it sure seemed to be fine when she tried taking care of it. Ayame ended up shooing Shinji away and, she took care of the Tanuki she lovingly named Himari.Years later, they’d bump into an interesting teenager… He was blond like them but, a little… awkward? They tried to play with him but, for some reason, he was a lot slower than they were. The two didn’t understand that he was a Ryoka and not quite able to move very well outside his body quite yet. This didn’t stop them from trying to have fun, Shinji eventually carried Kiske instead. They’d try teaching him Dutch, and Ayame really only spoke to him from behind a puppet of herself that she had made. Unfortunately, her shyness progressed to the point she wouldn’t talk to people outside of her own twin. The boy ended up departing and, they did wish he’d come back and visit.The two would end up meeting a young Rose and befriended him. Ayame ended up being able to speak to him without her puppet. Shinji had a bad habit of dragging their new friend into shenanigans as well. The two of them would hang out with him on and off from there on out. Ayame did break out of her shell a bit and gained someone trusted she could speak to. He was a friend.However, an old friend came back and… he seemed to be more spry and able to move around better. Shinji ended up yapping his ear off… Ayame ended up finally speaking to him without her puppet. Seemed like she had a little crush on this one. As they hung out, she’d be working on something for him at night when her brother and their friend were asleep. She’d eventually fall asleep at her work table.When it was time for their friend, Kiske, to move on again… Ayame would give him a puppet to remember her by. It was a bunraku princess dressed in red with her long black hair up and decorated. She hoped they’d meet again… and in return she was given a flower that could not die. An artificial silk flower? That’s what the living called it.From there on, after Kiske left, the two of them had continued their menacing behavior until they went to the academy. A hollow attack in the Rukon gave them a reason to join, to keep their loved ones, the ones they had left, safe. Shinji would be the first, Ayame would follow a year later and in the academy is where they’d meet Kensei. Rose also joined about the same time Ayame did. Once they graduated, Shinji didn’t take long to rise up in the ranks of the Fifth, becoming an officer rather quickly. He’d take the position of Captain once the one at the time retired. Ayame didn’t rise through the ranks and did a bit of struggling. Her brother’s shadow was just getting bigger. Shinji eventually took on a lieutenant that he was quite suspicious of… Ayame felt something off, but she couldn’t pin it down.Unfortunately, that lieutenant ended up being her brother’s downfall. Ayame didn’t witness the hollowfication of her brother, but she snapped awake in the middle of the night feeling pain… something happened. The fact their inner worlds were merged together… meant she could still feel he was there but his reiatsu? No, his whole being had changed… but he was alive. Though, even knowing he was alive… she was worried but could do nothing.She knows what Aizen did when it came to hollowification of the captains and lieutenants, and no one believes her. Those who she tells believes she to be a liar. She stirred up things for about 5 years and gave up. The woman was branded a liar despite telling the truth… that’s how deep the hypnosis went.However, once the man betrayed the Soul Society, guess who was right all along? She holds a bit of a grudge over it, but she truly had no concrete evidence other than she could see through Aizen himself, and that she shared an inner world with her brother. Ayame stayed with Squad Five despite knowing what he did and that hung over her head for years. Still dedicated and loyal to the squad, but not the current Captain. Calling him that felt like her mouth was on fire.Once the events of Aizen's betrayal are over, she's back to her laid back self. A slight grudge toward the Soul Society and Central 46 remains. She was right, you know.After her brother returned to the Soul Society, she dealt with self-doubt that maybe she wasn't as capable with her perception and insight toward others. Ayame was good at reading people, it just... how did it not work on Aizen? She lived with that pain and memory eating at her well into the future… it didn’t hit as hard during the war, that was a distraction… and she was distracting quincy on the battlefield, going out and healing people the best she could. The woman was trying to be a ray of sunshine out there. Her duplicates would cause confusion for some and frustration for others. She’d continue running distractions and heal for the whole war. There were those who couldn’t be saved… but she did try her damnedest.After the war was the rebuilding and the mourning of those they lost. But after that, she was back to beating herself up in her head. Despite the fact, she helped a lot of shinigami get back on their feet, helped them live through the war.Eventually, during a patrol of the world of the living she ended up in Karakura town, far from the Fifth’s stomping grounds, but she drifted in and played with her shikai. This caught someone’s attention and the two of them would talk while she made duplicates of Aizen dance and look like fools. Needless to say, she didn’t know who this man really was at the moment. The two of them spoke and ended up in the Urahara Shouten where she was going to train under him to get her bankai going.One thing led to another… and not long after she admitted he was her first love and absolutely meant it. Shinji was in the room to witness it and knew his sibling, she wouldn’t use that for just anyone, not like he would.The two would work on her shikai and do some bankai training after getting Shinji’s okay she could be there for an extended stay. Not long after they’d go on a Christmas vacation and Ayame would find out in February that she was pregnant. Ayame eventually attained bankai the same month. The two would have a daughter in September, Kiku Kohara! That December the two would get married in Hueco Mundo and go on a honeymoon to the Kyoto and Nara area. Her hollow eventually woke up in January, causing a small issue. However, she was stabilized quickly and is still dealing with the aftermath of it. Her hollow still isn’t entirely under her control yet. Not long after this, Ayame would be promoted to the 13th, the actual protectors of Karakura, as the Lieutenant under Rukia Kuchiki. Ayame was allowed to stay in the world of the living and do her work there, while raising Kiku and staying with Kisuke. Other than the occasional meeting here and there.The woman currently slays hollows, creates puppets and outfits for the puppets, polymer clay figurines, keychains of the captains of each squad for soul pagers, and sometimes does Shibori (silk dyeing) workshops for tourists. The silk comes from her own silk worms that she ethically cares for. There’s also the Poodle Moth project she’s working on… Moths the size of dogs with a similar life span to boot… it’s a genetic engineering project.}.                                                                                              .
_{Main Verse:
The person who ended up listening to her was Kisuke Urahara and... the two of them hit it off. He offered to help Ayame with her bankai. She accepted the offer and not much longer later declared her love for him. Nov 29, 2023. It wasn't much longer after that they'd go on a vacation together, and she'd end up pregnant. They'd have their first child Sept 28, 2024. And... not long after that even... Ichigo would propose for them. They'd be married Dec 22, 2024.Ayame would have ended up learning Bankai sometime after finding out she was pregnant. (Summer 2024) After 200 years of only having her Shikai did she finally catch up to her brother. Her hollow also stirred up a bit of trouble due to Okari having attacked their (Ayame and Shinji's) shared inner world at some point in the past. (Fall 2024) The woman also swapped to the 13th squad to be a permanent placement in Karakura, thus giving her as much time with her daughter and Kisuke as she wanted. (???) While she's not so busy with her duties as a member of the Gotei she is constantly creating things. From crafts to her moth genome experiment. She's usually always busy having fun in Karakura. (and seemed to somehow adopt Ichigo during that.)}.                                                                                              ._{AU 1:
Most everything is the same... buuut.Profession: Shinigami (Vizored)
Vizored Mask: Looks like a full face masquerade mask with irises adorned on it.A younger sibling to Shinji Hirako, that ended up becoming hollowfied as well. She was curious as to what was going on and really shouldn't have followed Shinji to the Rukon during his investigation. Her hollow likes to feed on herself doubt and poor judgement calls. She's been trying her best to improve regardless.}

Rose   Otoribashi
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Mid Activity, Selective Ship}
_{Name: Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi
鳳橋 楼十郎
Nickname: Rose
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Captain/Visored/Shinigami
Birthday: 3/16
Age: 425
Division: 3rdPhysical Description:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 161 LBS
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Violet
Reiatsu Color: GoldPowers and Skills:}.                                                                                              ..                                                                                              ..                                                                                              .

Kensei   Muguruma
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Mid Activity, Selective Ship}
_{Name: Kensei Muguruma
六車 拳西
Nickname:
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/him
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Captain/Shinigami/Visored
Birthday: 7/30
Age: 388
Division: 9thPhysical Description:
Height: 5'10.5"
Weight: 165 LBS
Hair: Silver
Eyes: Brown
Reiatsu Color: Pale GreenPowers and Skills:}.                                                                                              ..                                                                                              ..                                                                                              .

Izuru   Kira
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Mid Activity, Selective Ship}
_{Name: Izuru Kira
吉良 イヅル
Nickname: 'Zuzu
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami/Lieutenant
Birthday: 3/27
Age: 160's?
Division: 3rd, Ex-4th & 5thPhysical Description:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 123 LBS
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Reiatsu Color: BluePowers and Skills:}.                                                                                              ..                                                                                              ..                                                                                              .

Shuuhei   Hisagi
      ^{Bleach, Mutuals Only, Mid Activity, Selective Ship}
_{Name: Shuuhei Hisagi
檜佐木 修兵
Nickname: Shuu
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual Disaster
Race/Origin: Soul
Profession: Shinigami/Lieutenant
Birthday: 9/14
Age: 175-ish
Division: 9thPhysical Description:
Height: 5'11.5
Weight: 148 LBS
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Reiatsu Color: Pale GreenPowers and Skills:}.                                                                                              ..                                                                                              ..                                                                                              .