Ship bingo: IzuMutsu (I don't personally ship it, but I thought it'd be interesting)
ok. so i didn’t ship them but then, but then, I watched Katsugeki aaaaand
RIVALS TO LOVERS the bickering, oh man, the bickering, and the banter, Mutsu’s growing concern for him AND THEN MUTSU SAVING HIS LIFE DIVING IN AFTER HIM (that scene was fucking beautiful, honestly Katsugi has some really beautiful scenes, I love the aesthetic of it), and then, AND THEN, fucking Mutsu following him around and getting more and more obviously jealous and agitated as he asks every member of their team back to the team but him and then AND THEN THAT EXPLOSION, THAT ABSOLUTE FUCKING TANTRUM HE THREW IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE TEAM ASKING WHY HE WASN’T ASKED AND DID THAT MEAN IZUMINOKAMI DOESN’T WANT HIM?
also you can see that full tantrum scene in the video on this post . and a tiny bit of it in these gifs XD
But yeah, they’re great in toumyu and tousute too, i love their dynamic, either as friends who bicker or as a couple who bicker. their relationship growth in Katsugeki was also just 👌👌👌👌👌
and also, WHO COULD POSSIBLY NOT LOVE MUTSUNOKAMI? HE’S BASICALLY A BIG PUPPY
(best thing about touken ranbu and shipping? THEY’RE ALL BATTLE BOYFRIENDS)
anyway, horikane is my main kanesan ship (and why I call him kanesan probably and I just realised that’s not really a neutral name to call him XD), but izumutsu? that’s some good fucking shit right there I fucking love them and absolutely ship them XD