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              Ojii-san?!! He silently sputtered in protest at her address of him, never mind that she had already taken to calling him ‘old man’ even back during his younger Academy days – wait; he was still young even now, what ojiisan?!! His eyelid twitched comically. Sakanade had always been like this; from when they first met and he realized that his zanpakuto spirit was an impish little flower girl who loved to run around barefoot playing hide and go seek through the intricate hanging gardens that made up a large part of his mindscape, and she was still that same carefree, playful sunshine sprite even now, entire centuries later. Shinji swiftly counted off the rest of the seconds, eyes opening the moment he reached the twentieth mark, already calling forth shunpo to shoot after the giggling young girl.

         “That’s it!! Wait till I get my hands           on yer brat self!”

              Following after Sakanade’s bell-like laughter was both a familiar chore and hobby by now. Once, it had even been a trial and an extremely strenuous training exercise, back when he was still nothing more than a stupid kid himself. But these days, it wasn’t as hard to track the girl spirit. The sweet scent of flowers dogged her child’s footsteps, myriad arrays of colorful flora blooming into vibrant life almost as soon as the bare, grass stained heel of her tiny feet left the ground, touched by Spring. A frown marred Shinji’s expression as he considered his zanpakuto’s comment.

         “Whaddya mean ya’ve been playing           hide and seek with Pharaoh? I told           ya ‘ta avoid him!”

              Once again, if Sakanade had gotten bored enough to attempt interacting with his Inner Hollow of all people, then it was obvious that he had really, sorely neglected her. But war and invasion were not exactly events that would patiently wait to be penciled into his schedule… Shinji silently resolved to make it up to the child spirit all the same. Loneliness was not a thing he would wish on anyone, least of all his Sakanade.

              He picked up the pace, just a tad in order to keep up with her fleet footed and gazelle-like grace, and raced down the pathway in her wake. He would let her have her playtime – she had earned every bit of it. Her tinkling laughter was uplifting, and the skies were bright, sunny and clear, reflecting her joyous good mood. The large expense of the lake spread out like an endless glimmering mirror over his golden head, and he only had to look up (or was it down?) to see her standing suspended on that pristine water surface, smiling that cheeky grin at him.

              Shaking his head at her in mild consternation, he simply released his hold to the garden’s ground and allowed gravity to take him down. At the last moment, Time seemed to slow as he reversed the pull of the land and righted himself top side up, landing with nary a ripple on the surface of the clear salt lake before the precocious child spirit.  

         “Sakanade.”

              His exasperation was soft, fond, warm.

         “Did ya miss me, Kiddo?”

Her sparkling eyes found his golden hair easily enough and she watched his progress, a smile that wouldn’t quit on her face. Hmmm, how long had it been since he’d come to play? Sakanade had lost track. The days ran together without him. She knew that he belonged in Seireitei. Belonged in the 5th division. However, the Sprite could remember the dark days clearly, as though they were yesterday. Her wielder’s life had been tossed away. He’d been called a traitor. He’d been exiled. 

Shinji was her everything, and she could never forgive what had been done to him. However, his happiness was most important, and there was no path Shinji could take that Sakanade would not follow. 

The child’s smile brightened as the blond looked up and spotted her. The spirit fondly recalled the days when such a simple trick would confound him to the point of frustration, but he wasn’t a kid anymore. She’d need new tricks after all. She eyed his approach with a happy heart. The sun burned brightly lighting him with a rich golden glow. As he landed opposite of her, tears pooled in her bright eyes. Not of sadness or loneliness, but tears of joy.

As they spilled over, a soft rain began to fall from the sky. A rainbow arced into life high above the Garden reflected perfectly in the pristine surface of the lake, as Sakanade bounded towards Shinji, nimbly jumping to wrap her arms around his neck.

“Of course I missed you, Shinji.” She said softly. The moment was short-lived as she grabbed his ear and yanked it sharply. “If you leave me alone like that again, I’ll make your record player play backwards and mess up your albums. I’m not bluffing, Ojiisan!”

~okariHirako~

GIVE HIM GIVE HIM, the flinch and teeth gritting and then the POUT at the end of the last gif😓😓😓 HIS EYES AND SLIGHT SMILE IN THE SECOND, HIS ANGRY EYES AND SCOWL AND HAIR DANGLING JUST INFRONT OF HIS EYES IN THE FIRST GIF UGHHH

It's here! The date and prompts for NyxWeek2023!

Thanks so much for everyone who voted and proposed prompts. We really appreciate your help. Thanks to you, we have a date - June 4-10, and a collection of great prompts. We've organized the highest-voted prompts so that each day has a theme, three prompts, and a color palette, except for the final day which is a free day.

The rules will be the same as last time: write, draw, etc using at least one prompt (or palette!) for the day, and try to post it on the day with the tags #NyxWeek2023, the appropriate day and the prompt, and we'll reblog or retweet as we can, with a summary post for each day and the whole week at the end. If you post late, that's perfectly fine. What we want is more context for Nyx, so whatever time we get it is great!

For easy reference, here are the prompts for each day:

Day 1 (June 4): Danger: Rescue, Captivity, Blades Day 2 (June 5): Power: Magic, Shapeshifter, Storm Day 3 (June 6): Duty: Right Thing, Royal AU, Ring Day 4 (June 7): Companionship: Comrades, Soulmate AU, Home Day 5 (June 8): Ends: Fear, Galahd, Sunset Day 6 (June 9): Hope: Comfort, Hero, Dreams Day 7 (June 10): Free Day. And the hex codes and color names (just for fun) under the cut:

Day 1

#FCF7A5 Calamansi (Yellow) #E3894A Jasper Orange #772037 Claret (Red) #1E257E St. Patrick’s Blue

Day 2

#1C0D0F Licorice (Brown) #2895B3 Cyan Cornflower Blue #5651EA Majorelle Blue #131643 Cetacean Blue

Day 3

#908157 Dark Tan #5C3C49 Eggplant #232740 Yankees Blue #2E3B29 Black Leather Jacket (Green)

Day 4

#6F8D61 Russian Green #9E796C Burnished Brown (Light Pink) #111B21 Eerie Black (Dark Green) #76525E Deep Taupe (Dark Pink)

Day 5

#7AB398 Green Sheen #DED3B3 Desert Sand #1B3937 Medium Jungle Green #1C113D Dark Purple

Day 6

#2E241C Raisin Black (Brown) #646E80 AuroMetalSaurus (Silver) #9E3A24 Deep Dumpling (Red/Orange) #C2A16A Camel (Gold)

Fun fact: each of these was taken from concept art or official art related to Nyx. You'll see each one when we post the day's prompts.

Good luck to everyone! We look forward to seeing what you create!