ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴍx. ᴍᴀᴅᴀʀᴀᴍᴇ
includes: Alter & Shion Madarame
summary: A talk show interview about my famous actor husband, Shion Madarame, as his spouse Alter Madarame.
cw: selfship, swearing
wc: 1.9k / fandom: Tokyo Revengers
a/n: This is for @arozaur and @arlertslove collab, "Selfship Collab"
“Thank you for being here with us Alter, it is so amazing to have Shion’s spouse here with us today, on our little talkshow.” Shaking hands I smile at the polite greeting.
“Of course! It’s such a cute little town, I am so happy to be here.”
“So tell us, we want all the tea about you and Shion’s relationship! Bring us back to the start, how did you two meet?”
“Well….”
Funny enough, we met through our high school. He was in the classic ‘bad boy’ and I was your average class president in our second year. The amount of times I was on his ass for picking fights or skipping class. I’m sure we were the schools biggest enemies. Hated him for the longest time because Shion was always itching for a fight, for someone to beat down, to steal from someone, or just get in trouble. It pissed me off.
We just didn’t match at all, but you know what they say ‘opposites attract’.
I remember it clearly as the day I fell for that idiot. Rain was pouring harder than the weather channel could have ever predicted, considering they didn’t predict it at all, I didn’t have an umbrella. So I was standing under the school entrance waiting for it to lighten up enough that I could walk home. But by the look of the clouds that wasn’t happening anytime soon.
Looking around, I noticed a black jacket on the ground and a blond haired guy hunched over a small cardboard box. I was about to go over and tell Shion off for respecting his uniform, until I heard a little meow. Ignoring the rain dripping down, I stand a good distance away so he doesn’t notice me and just observe him.
A small orange and black cat resided in the box, meowing at Shion as he stroked its back. And I just remember being so taken back by his actions, because the big rough and tough delinquent was being all soft and careful with a little kitten.
It was quite an adorable sight I must admit. And I remember my heart beating so fast I thought it was going to burst out of my chest, I couldn’t even be bothered by the rain anymore as I ran home; embarrassed at my crush on Shion that had formed that day.
“Wow, that's such a cute story! Who would have thought that Shion would have such a soft spot for cats.”
Giggling, you nod, smiling at the fond memory that has led me to my life with Shion. “It’s been a wild ride but I couldn’t say I'd do it with anyone else but him.”
The audience awes in unison as the talk show host puts a hand over their heart, awwing with the crowd. “That is so cute, I must admit. I love your guys dynamic! So you mention that you’ve met in high school, can I ask, how long have you been non-binary and how has Shion taken it?” Letting out a dry chuckle, I smile at the host.
It’s funny enough to say Shion has known me when I was a female, and he was my biggest fan and supporter when I started to transition. We met when we were only 15 years old; kids really. At the time, I was struggling with my identity, so I was hyper feminine.
You can ask Shion, I used to have so many colourful scrunchies, hair bands, bracelets and necklaces. Anything that I thought made me look more girly. But I soon realized that this person wasn’t me and I decided to change. I cut my hair shorter, coming to school on a monday with ear length hair, compared to lower back length that i used to have.
Of course Shoin being the dummy he is, questioned my hair and asked if I was trying to look like a guy. I told him “Don’t be ridiculous, I’m just trying something new, what’s it to you?” I may have come off too harsh at the time, because he never questioned my appearance again.
Though when I switched uniforms under the guidance of the academy, he asked me again what was going on, and that’s when I decided it was time to come out as who I was, who Alter was.
I remember standing in front of the class, gripping my pants with almost a death grip out of anxiety. “Thank you all for your attention, I have a small announcement to make that I believe will affect all of you. Please pay attention, and ask questions if you feel it is needed.”
Chuckling as I make eye contact with the audience, “I would like to think since Shoin has become such a star, I’ve gotten a lot better speaking in front of an audience and having people hold onto my words.” The host raises their eyebrows at me, “Did you struggle with anxiety when you were younger?” The question makes me chuckle thinking of younger me and how terrified I'd be to be talking on a live show. “Oh, for sure.”
I came out to my class, and everyone was accepting, especially Shion; which wasn’t expected. If anything I expected him to give me shit for transitioning from female to non-binary, but he’s always been so supportive.
The host gives a giant, tv-worth smile as they turn to the camera. “Well that’s such a cute story, now isn’t it? Stay tuned after these commercials for more stories of Alter Madarame, Shion Madarame’s spouse!”
The director calls a break as makeup assistants run in to fix hair and makeup of myself and the host. “It’s really such an honour to be able to be talking with you, mx.Madarame.” The host cheers, as I flush at the comment, “Please you don’t have to say that, you’re honestly too kind, the pleasure is all mine.”
“We're back on in 10!” The director calls out as we get back into position, laughing at nothing in particular as the cameras set back up on us. “Welcome back everyone, I’m here with Alter Madarame, Shion Madarame’s spouse! We’re here to hear the tea of their relationship with all the cute little antidotes!” They talk to the camera, turning back to me with the next question, “So Alter, please tell us, when Shion isn’t working or practicing for a role, what does he do?”
Shion, being a famous actor, is often busy with work, but the rare chance he gets some time off, he adores blacksmith work. We have a little shed created just for him to work. Shion has admitted to me before that when he was younger, you know how people sleep with a bat beside their bed for safety? Shion does that but just a little more ‘Shion-y’, as he sleeps with his brass knuckles under his pillow.
Their gold with amethyst gemstones on the knuckles in honour of me, with purple being my favourite colour. Though he’s also worked on weaponry, such as daggers, historical swords, hunting knives, etc. I can’t remember a time when he had a day off that he wasn't in the forge. Though he is very attentive to me, I adore horror movies and even though he gets scared so easily he’ll always watch them with me.
One of our favourites to watch together is Killer Klowns from Outer Space, I love it cause it was one of my first horror movies, and he loves it cause it isn’t too scary but more on the fun side.
A hobby that he’ll probably kill me to talk about is fostering cats. We work closely with a rescue shelter nearby, and take in the younger kittens to train them and socialize them mostly, and then send them back for families to go to. I have to admit though we did fall in love with a Russian blue cat, and ended up keeping her. You probably know her as our little Goose, and that’s where we got her from.
Don’t tell Shion I said this but, he is such a sweetheart with the kittens. He’s so gentle and kind, it’s really making me consider kids with him just based on seeing him interact with the cats. But for now we'll stick with our baby, Goose.
The host looks at me with wide eyes, open mouth like a fish gasping for air. “Children?!” She shouts, obviously not even thinking of any questions about it, as they quickly try to compose themselves. “Sorry, I was just taken aback. I thought you had made it very clear you didn’t want kids in any form.” Avoiding their gaze, I let out a little chuckle as I picked at my fingers. “Well you see…”
“What do you mean you aren’t gonna get pregnant?” Shion whines out, as I sit on his thighs, massaging his back. Leaning down I pressed a kiss to his shoulder, “You know the mere thought of getting pregnant scares me, if we want kids we can adopt.” He pouts at me, though I can’t see it, I can almost feel the pout radiating off his body.
“What’s wrong with just having pets and calling them our babies?” I mumble out as I roll off, laying down next to him. He chuckles, shifting around to face me. “Ain’t nothing wrong with that, just saying it would be nice to have a tiny human running around here, ya know?” Rolling my eyes, I just let my head hit the pillow, reaching my arm out to wrap around him as I tangle our legs together. “Cuddles?” I whisper out as he smiles, shifting to move me pressed against his chest.”
The audience awes at the story, as the host turns to me, “So do you think you’ll ever have kids? Like human kids?” They laugh at their own joke, as I join along, “Well like I said, I don’t want to become pregnant, as it’s a fear of mine. But I can’t say I’d be against adopting children.” Smiling fondly as I think about Shion with our non-existent children. “Well that’s time, but thank you so much Alter Madarame for being here with us today! I’m sure our viewers are ecstatic to see their interview. Thank you again!” They smile out, as we shake hands, “Of course, thank you so much for having me, it was such a great time!”.
I sigh, stepping through the door into silence. That was exhausting to say the least, I don’t know how talk show hosts do this as their full-time jobs. Just being on camera for two hours had completely exhausted me, ‘Can’t wait till Shion gets back home, for now I need to recharge.’ Thinking to myself as I grab a throw blanket and wrap myself up on the couch with our cat Goose. She purrs, coming to sit on my lap as I switch on Netflix and watching a baking show.
Hours pass by as late afternoon turns into night. A half eaten container of chicken ranch poutine sits on the table, as I stay curled up with the cat. My eyes struggle to stay up as I nod off. Sleep starts to take over as I lean my head back on the couch, napping with the cat. The front door opens as Shion tries to slip in quietly.
Kicking his shoes off, he quietly calls out for me, “Alter? You here baby?”. Though turning the corner, his eyes widened slightly at the sight of me and Goose curled up on the couch, napping together. Shion lets out a breathless chuckle, as he joins us on the couch, grabbing a blanket to drape over the three of us. “Goodnight my babies.” Pressing a kiss to my forehead, Shion allows himself to join us in dreamland.
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