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Toyosatomimi no Miko is a character in the Touhou Project series introduced in its 13th installment, Ten Desires.

Miko was once Prince Shoutoku, a Japanese leader in the 600s known for promoting Buddhism and streamlining the Japanese government. In the Touhou lore, she was visited by Taoist hermit Seiga Kaku, who had heard about Miko’s longing for immortality. Seiga introduced her to Taoism, but she rejected it as a religion unfit for placating an entire country. She was intrigued by its promise of immortality, however, and privately converted to it, advocating for Buddhism to keep Japan stable. After drinking an “immortality elixir” (mercury sulfide), however, she was forced to let go of her body and become a supernatural hermit like Seiga, notably taking on the form of a woman, making her a canonically trans character (lets-fucking-go).

After convincing a hermit from a rival clan (Mononobe no Futo) to sleep without decaying, Miko followed in suit, waiting for a time where a Taoist Japan would revive her in search of guidance. However, Buddhist monks were able to keep her mausoleum sealed, and the legends surrounding her were slowly brushed off- which led to her transportation into Gensokyo, where the folklore of old is a reality of everyday life.

When she awoke in Gensokyo, it was right after Buddhist monk Byakuren Hijiri opened her own temple, however, leading to a surge of divine spirits across the realm, setting up the events of Ten Desires.

What look like headphones on her are canonically earmuffs- Shoutoku was allegedly able to discern between ten questions asked at once, an ability carried by Miko (although with her enhanced abilities, she can also analyze each person and determine their inner desires (thus the title of the game))- although it means her hearing is highly sensitive and has to be muffled to prevent pain.

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  • frankfurt_schoolgirl [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    24 days ago

    I kissed a really good friend yesterday, and it was really good and really gay and I think she really liked it too. Neither of us expected it to happen, I don’t think. We were just kind of cuddling and being silly, and she kept rubbing my nose (what’s the not problematic word for this btw?) and I just like kissed her once really quick as like a joke. Then we both stopped and looked at each other for a bit, and then started kissing for real. I’m pretty sure it was the best kiss I’ve ever had. It felt really long, I think? Or maybe really short and felt really long in a good way. I can’t stop thinking about her lips.

    It’s kind of a mess tho. For one, I’m seeing someone right now. It’s kind of this awkward situationship, like we’re not exclusive or anything. But the thing is that kissing her was like way more intense and better than kissing him. Like kissing him is nice, and I was pretty excited the first time, but I didn’t spend multiple days replaying it in my head and thinking about how I want more.

    My friend and I definitely can’t be together. Like we’re at kind of different places in our lives and it wouldn’t work. Honestly she’s dealing with some hard stuff right now, and I’m not sure I would be able to support her through it. Also we’d be long distance, which would be hard for me.

    So like idk I guess I should stop seeing this guy because it’s not fair to him to actually try to be in a relationship when I’m not even that into him, and also probably not kiss my friend any more because I don’t want to hurt her, but like why is it that the most rational option is the one that’s the, like, least fun? Maybe I am being absurd about this.