chronically ill, full-time graduate student. i study languages for a living. my fics can be slow to update sometimes. please have patience!
[ reprise uses they/them pronouns ]
writing is something i do for pleasure. my fics are frequently self-indulgent and paced oddly to account for what i want to spend time on. i will also not write for pairings i do not care for. i have personal history with stalking, and am extremely uncomfortable writing pairings with canon occurrences of it, even if it is played off for comedic effect.
[ THE EYE OF A STORM, THE PULL OF A TIDE ]
UZUMAKI KAISEI
d.o.b: december 18th, 951 A.N.
gender: male
orientation: bisexual
affiliations: wave country; konohagakure
likes: udon, fūinjutsu, calligraphy, family
dislikes: dango, politics, blooda friendly if somewhat infuriating civilian with a talent for blood seals. in his previous life, he was a linguistics student named elias; prior to elias, his name was y̶̡͡a̶̛͠▒t▙ ▚█▓▒, who ███████████████.
AYAKA
d.o.b: august 17th, 928 A.N.
gender: female
orientation: ???
affiliations: wave country
likes: yakitori, calligraphy, gardening, family
dislikes: coffee, cold/damp weather, shinobian outspoken herb seller from wave. her mother was a lightning country refugee from the first shinobi war. she has a persistent cough. kaisei's mother.
ISHIKAWA MASUMI
d.o.b: april 9th, 920 A.N.
gender: female
orientation: ???
affiliations: wave country; uzushiogakure
likes: sushi, money, the uzumaki clan
dislikes: her work being interrupted, shinobia foul-tempered civilian of the former uzushiogakure. the only doctor in wave, she fled to the country for unknown reasons only a few years before uzushio's fall. kaisei's doctor and role model.
UZUMAKI YUKINE
d.o.b: october 1st, 929 A.N.
gender: male
orientation: ???
affiliations: wave country; uzushiogakure
likes: sweets, fūinjutsu, family
dislikes: shrimp, heights, (most) shinobia kind and good-humored seal master from the former uzushiogakure, he fled to wave following the village's fall. specializes in flesh and spirit sealing. kaisei's father.
[ HATA CLAN ]
HATA REN
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Non-binary
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, clan head
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA KAEDE
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Male
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, main line
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA YURI
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Non-binary
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, side branch
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA TAKEHIKO
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Male
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, side branch
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA MATSURI
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Female
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, main line
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA TSUBAKI
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Non-binary
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, main line
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
HATA AYAME
D.O.B: XX
GENDER: Female
AFFILIATIONS: Hata Clan, side branch
LIKES: XX
DISLIKES: XX
[ RELYING ON THE WARM WINDS ]
[ XU MING - XU ZIYANG ]
Given name Ming 铭 [míng], meaning "engrave." Courtesy name Ziyang. 子 [zǐ] meaning "child," combined with 阳 [yáng] meaning "sun."
D.O.B: August 1st
AFFILIATIONS: Wuyuan Xu Clan
LIKES: Sweet food. Archery at dawn. Cold baths. Wang Lin.
DISLIKES: Weak-willed people. Politics. Spicy food. Lan Xichen.
His swords name is Yǒnghuǒ, meaning "eternal fire."
Xu Ming is the oldest of the three Xu brothers, being three years older than Xu Chao and five years older than Xu Feng. He will be the next head of the Wuyuan-Xu Sect, but only holds the positon of third discple. He is the most well-educated brother in the six arts.Though he spent many years night hunting, now that his younger brothers are of age, Xu Ming has shifted most of his focus to political pursuits. This is somewhat against his will, as despite his kind and gentle demeanor he is a passionate, driven person with an active personality and impatient nature. Like Xu Chao, he is also a training nut. He would much prefer to pass his Sect Leader duties on to Xu Feng.Xu Ming has a strong sense of moral justice and duty to those less fortunate. However, his intensity has the tendency to startle people who only see his surface-level kindness, making him difficult to get along with over long periods of time. Xu Chao claims his fiance Wang Lin must have been a goddess in a previous life to be so patient.
[ XU CHAO - XU XINGLIU ]
Given name Chao 潮 [cháo] meaning "tide, current." Courtesy name Xingliu. 形 [xíng] meaning "shape, form," combined with 流 [liú] meaning "stream, flow."
D.O.B: November 14th
AFFILIATIONS: Wuyuan Xu Clan
LIKES: Savory food. Sleeping after a long fight. Sweet wine. Xu Feng.
DISLIKES: Sour food. Early mornings. Dirty robes. Xu Feng.His swords name, Hěnlěng, means "relentless cold."
Xu Chao is the middle child of the Xu family and first disciple of the Wuyuan-Xu Sect. He is educated in the six arts, but to a lesser degree than his older brother.As first disciple, he is responsible for both the education of the other disciples and a large number of night-hunts.
[ XU FENG - XU YANFENG ]
Given name Feng 楓 [fēng], meaning "maple tree." Courtesy name Yanfeng. 彦 [yàn] meaning "elegant," combined with 風 [fēng], meaning "wind."
D.O.B: October 3rd
AFFILIATIONS: Wuyuan Xu Clan
LIKES: Spicy food. The sky at dusk. Sleeping in. Xu Chao.
DISLIKES: Sour food. Extra work. Cold weather. Nie Huaisang.His sword is named Wúcháng, "impermanence."
Xu Feng is the youngest and most even-tempered of the three Xu brothers. He is also only second disciple, which has lead to his knowledge in the six arts being self-taught or learned from Xu Ming.As a result of his position, Xu Feng spends the majority of his time night hunting. Thought not the strongest cultivator, he is still quite proficient, with particular skill in more thrifty areas such as talisman creation. He is notorious among his family for being as clever with his words as he is with his creations, though he uses this skill mostly to avoid work. He is the best among his siblings at handling children during hunts. Most of his family find it a shame that he was born the third son, as he has the best head for politics, but is the most unlikely to inherit.Underneath his lax facade, Xu Feng is just as wild as his elder brothers, usually reserving his emotional outbursts for truly dire situations. He is also surprisingly free-spirited, with a passion for pursuit of individual happiness and fulfillment.
[ CAI BAOLAN ]
Surname Cai 蔡 [cài], a species of tortoise. Given name Baolan. 苞 [bāo] meaning "flower bud," combined with 兰 [lán], meaning "orchid."
D.O.B:
AFFILIATIONS: Wuyuan Xu Sect
POSITION: Fourth Disciple
SWORD NAME:
[ SHEN WUJI ]
Surname Shen 沈 [shěn], meaning "sinking". Courtesy name Wuji. 无 [wú] meaning "without," combined with 忌 [jì], meaning "fear."