#;mitsukiri

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Mitsubachi: man i remember as a kid whenever my parents were cutting up vegetables i'd turn the potted plants away so they wouldn't have to see anything traumatic lol

Kamakiri, utterly awash with love: mitsubachi you wretched dunce that's the sweetest thing i've ever heard in my entire life

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how do u feel about mitsubachi ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )

That’s…a bit out of nowhere. 

Kamakiri blinks, unsure whether or not to dismiss the sudden stab of suspicion as defensiveness or not. It isn’t the most peculiar of questions–the insect squad is unfortunately notorious for their unusual bond. Quite honestly, if the stranger’s query had simply included Chouchou, he wouldn’t feel quite as…unnerved about now. 

But such is not the case. Whoever this enigmatic pest may be, they seem well aware of their…deliberate choice of words–and the implication sets off alarm bells in Kamakiri’s head. It takes a mountainous amount of restraint to keep the unease off his face. Whatever this stranger’s caught wind of…reacting will only prove their suspicions. 

Steady now. Just answer honestly. 

But not…too honestly. Kamakiri is quick to reign in the faint rush of warmth that threatens to creep up his ribs as he thinks on his answer. Mitsubachi. He is sincere–peculiarly so for a ninja–goes about his duties with a stalwart earnestness that can easily be mistaken for naivete. Kamakiri himself had thought this initially, regarded it with some measure of disdain actually–but as time ticked by, as Mitsubachi’s efforts soared, his competence not once hindered by that genuine, human quality, that his thoughts on the man had begun to change: slowly, but dramatically. 

He couldn’t understand him. On some levels he still can’t. The notion of living one’s life with such openness is in such stark opposition with Kamakiri’s own philosophies that it baffles him. Frightens him, sometimes. 

Sometimes, Mitsubachi will laugh. He will cry. He will sulk or bicker or daydream, a myriad of lively qualities so antithetical to their grim way of life. And sometimes, Kamakiri will wonder if he’s made the right choice in locking those things away within himself.

When Mitsubachi laughs, sometimes Kamakiri wants to laugh right along with him. The very thought will rise up through him like a swirl of steam, lingering sweetly for a moment, before it is succinctly dispersed. Instead he will look on, tucking a fragment of a smile behind his high collar. 

Kamakiri does this now, briefly, casting a quick glance at his comrade from across the room. Mitsubachi sits with Chouchou, in the midst of an animated argument, brimming with wild gestures and well-meaning jabs.

Despite his attempts to keep a neutral tone, there is a note of warmth that runs deep in Kamakiri’s voice. 

“…I’m honored to fight by his side.”

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☕  - Do you prefer coffee or tea? Perhaps neither, or both?

Tea!!! While I like the smell of coffee, I’ve never liked the taste and it also has the habit of reeeeaally upsetting my stomach, so I never go on that train. I usually have a cup of white or jasmine tea about every day tho! Very relaxing...

⚄ - Do you play videogames? Have a favourite?

I do! Though much less than I used to because my current computer is...not very compatible with HARDCORE GAMER LIFE. Though. Uh. I was never that to begin with (i’m very bad i panic a lot). 

I’m pretty notoriously bad at Choosing favorites? But overall Night In The Woods is probably the one that’s had the most impact on me and has the most emotional significance, though that’s saying a lot. I do like quite a lot of games...(wish i could PLAY THEM!!!)

♡ - OTP for your muse?

MITSUKIRI BABEYYYYY. 

I have literally gone on and on about these two for YEARS--though while he isn’t present in the ship factor, it almost feels wrong not to mention Chouchou too because they are a SQUAD. Mitsubachi is so infinitely fascinating to me (and Kamakiri lol) as a character and I love love LOVE both his capacity for doofy sweetness and total ruthlessness--tho obv uh less so in modern incarnations, there its mostly just startling conviction and sharped-tongued...ness--I can’t go into this whole spiel now I’ll be here for years but I just adore them. I LOVE them. The slowburn outlined in my headcanons is LEGENDARY. I will CRY! 

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kamakiri: got mugged one time and managed to disarm the guy once he found a suitable opening by being calm, well-trained and agile  

somehow also kamakiri: lay awake at 2 am in bed reading some dumb text mitsubachi sent and smiled about it like a dork until he accidentally dropped it on his face and then tried quite fervently to pretend he didn’t just fucking do that

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"What's that you have?" "A knife!" "A KNIFE???!!!!"

god, again if he’s with mitsubachi it’s especially great bc mitsubachi is so chill but this shit gets on his LAST nerve so its just him slam dunking his tiny boyfriend because god DAMMIT if ONE MORE STUPID FLARE goes off in his face bc he didn’t memorize the STUPID PATTERN on the stones that line the path to their house he is going to LOSE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

kamakiri just sweating in silent guilt as mitsubachi looms over him covered in ash with his clothes singed like. 

....

...in my defense, you said the house was off-limits, not the--

then mitsubachi beats him to death with a pillow.

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a decidedly uncute date idea that ended up being fun and adorable anyway: getting really fucking drunk with mitsubachi, leaving the bar because mitsubachi was kind of getting anxious in there with all the noise, and instead ambling across the street to run a gauntlet of comparing every fucking fast food brand they can get their hands on to determine the Ultimate Trash Food. 

kamakiri keeps rating it aesthetically like okay. the seeds on the bun are immaculately placed so i like this one while mitsubachi murmurs under his breath like ‘ooh im kamakiri i can’t eat food unless its perfectly symmetrical for my perfect symmetrical organs’ but caves .4 seconds later when kamakiri glares at him.

he’s busy fucking staring at two different kinds of fries trying to determine which is better and he turns back to mitsubachi like ‘ok gimme half of the burger’ and mitsubachi just. “...what burger.” “YOU ATE BOTH OF THEM?!??!” “YOU WERE TAKING SO LONG!!!!!!”

its great because kamakiri hates most fast food but will eat it anyway and he’s in the middle of dragging KFC when he takes a bite of it and mitsubachi just “KFC stands for Kamakiri (can) Fucking Choke” and lo and behold: he did. he really did. 

“where’s...this one’s from...like...burger house.” “BURGER HOUSE?!??! HOW DRUNK ARE YOU” “ITS A HOUSE?? IN WHICH ONE CAN OBTAIN A BURGER GET OFF MY ASS!!” 

its chaotic and horrible and the antithesis of anything kamakiri would consider to be a good time but well. sometimes the company of someone he really loves can alter that drastically. and yeah, he’s still gonna think about mitsubachi missing his mouth and accidentally shoving a fry up his nose and smile like a fucking fool for a loooong time. 

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Only a steel man can be a lover If he had hands to tremble all over We celebrate our sense of each other We have a lot to give one another