open ❥ inaba birthday post 2024

[dereban]

This is an open post for Inaba Himeko from the Kokoro Connect series of light novels. Feel free to ask her from any canon point, AU, or CRAU. But this is especially for ✨BIRTHDAY BULLSHIT✨ (early post as like, i am working on the day of her Actual Birthday) but y'know. doesn't actually have to be birthday-related. but........i would be happy if it were? please spoil my girl, For those who don't know Inaba: she's generally someone who acts cold, even blunt to other people, largely because she has a bunch of trust issues. When she gets close to people she tends to care about them so much that she's willing to throw away her emotions so that she can keep the people she cares about as her friends. She's extremely analytical, a computer nerd in not-so-secret (she builds computers! she's a bit of a programmer!!) and things like that. Anyway, since this is a birthday post for her, I would definitely like to focus on that aspect of things. Give her presents, feed her thirst, things like that. Of course, presents can be Of The Fucked Up Variety (i.e: "what if I gave Himeko a thing where if she opens it she gets put under someone else's control) but look, I'm also a thirsty bitch so don't judge me about it. Okay? Okay. Regarding any shipping stuff, she works best with characters who are selfless dumbasses, protagonist-types, characters who contrast her - she's a dark person, so someone who is lighter/genki, and people who Constantly Wear Proverbial Masks. Honestly, if you're unsure if your character would work with her: let's talk shop. prompt ideas: Surprise birthday party! Birthday sex...... Like above, Presents of The Putting Her Under Someone Else's Control Variety (but honestly all hypno is good, so the Reverse Is Fine Too) Super Fluff Meme Soulmate AU Reincarnated Lovers (i love timeloops and samsaras especially for this) And, if you need it: kink list. Also non-birthday ideas are welcome too tbh. If you want. Feel free to message me via plurk (@tsundereban.plurk) or tsunderebans (Discord) if you wanna plan something specific.

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[spacialeyes]

Would it be easier to believe me if I did burst into flames? We could go to a church and find out?

[He’s way too casual about this.]

That sounds good for a start! Let’s go to the park? [Yuuto offers his hand timidly, not sure if they’re far enough from school for her to feel comfortable taking it.]

[dereban]

[ She places a hand on Yuuto's shoulder, her answer completely dry: ]

Please don't burst into flames. Actually, going to a church can cause that...? Is that why you can't get married?

[ Why is that the takeaway. ]

Park sounds fine with me.

[ She takes his hand, without a single bit of hesitation. ]

[spacialeyes]

… If you’d rather that I not, then I shall not.

[Or at least, he’ll try not to.

He laughs softly at her guess.]

Something like that… Plus, demons are kind of… different, you know? I don’t have a heart to give away. And giving away my horns is weird. We’re not romantic creatures…

[dereban]

We don't give our hearts literally away, you know.

[spacialeyes]

So people lie during their wedding vows?! Are those not sacred??

[dereban]

What wedding vows have you been listening to? People don't give their hearts away for them. And if there was, somehow, a line that did say something like that, it's metaphorical, not literal.

[spacialeyes]

I went to a library and asked for reference material for weddings… Wait, if vows are about lying, then I can probably do that? Demons can lie, so I should be able to lie too..?

[dereban]

If you went to a library, then you should know they don't mention hearts in a traditional wedding vow...! And it's not about lying in the first place!!

[spacialeyes]

[Yuuto isn’t really sure how to respond without making himself seem even more foolish (or getting sad an tragic,) but is certainly flustered by this revelation.]

Ah, well..! Perhaps my research pool was not wide enough, mm..! I always thought that human weddings sounded so serious and that must be romantic, but I guess not?

[dereban]

They are serious. You have to proclaim to love, respect, console and help your partner until death...!!

[spacialeyes]

[Poor Inaba really is having to explain marriage to Yuuto. Happy birthday.]

… I see. Is that what the metaphor of giving one’s heart means to humans? [He frowns with thought.] Is it considered romantic among humans?

[dereban]

It's super romantic...!! Wait, why do I have to explain this to you on my birthday?!

[spacialeyes]

S-Sorry..! It’s interesting a-and… Helpful.

[He’s filing away what Inaba finds romantic before he shows some demonic gesture of romance.]

I won’t do what I was going to, then…

[dereban]

[ Now she's giving him a rather curious look, brows slightly raised. ]

...what were you planning to do...?

[spacialeyes]

N, Nothing... [The anxious flicks of his tail imply otherwise. He tries to look away.] I'm just realizing that demons and humans don't have the same ideas of 'romance...' Though I suppose that stems from our different definitions and lifestyles.

[dereban]

That doesn't look like "nothing". And you're just realizing this now...?

[spacialeyes]

I had not thought too hard about it before. [He’s embarrassed to admit as much.] … But I guess that I already gave you my metaphorical heart when we made our pact.