#joutachi

[kozomi]

[snknmda]

What's one of your Suegiku and JouTachi headcanons?

hmm 🤔

Well for suegiku I've always imagined that despite tecchous horrid food preferences, he's actually a very good cook and jouno found that out on accident when he ate his food to prove it was bad. it was not. jouno would never admit it tho lmao

as for joutachi, i once had this idea that tachi uses modern day insults to diss jouno and the man gets throughly pissed cuz what the fuck does failing a vibe check mean

[stargirl720]

Day 3: Earth//Sea “There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all light.”

They put on good facades, to be fair. Tachihara especially, was great at pretending. Jouno was good too, simply because he had heard so many lies, he knew how to tell one.

It could be compared to the earth and the sea.

Tachihara seemed volatile like the sea, raging and uncontrollable, destroying whatever he didn't care for. But in reality, he was like the earth. Stern, grounded, disciplined. He knew what to do to get the job done.

And for Jouno, it was the opposite. He played the disciplinarian, he stayed serious, but internally he was like a child, carefree and selfish, bursting at the seams with barely controlled anger and bloodlust. He'd been forced into this role, and he was not happy about it, but for now he was complacent.

They were opposites, and yet the same. Pretending to be something they weren’t. But Jouno knew that Tachihara was much, much better than him. He was like light, and Jouno was like darkness. Two sides of the same coin, really.

Jouno felt he had to protect that light. He had to bring it back, he couldn’t let Tachihara grow up without having a childhood at all.

Knocking loudly on his door, Jouno fixed his jacket cuffs and crossed his arms, looking unamused when Tachihara opened the door, yawning. “Get a jacket, we’re going out,” he said, and Tachihara stared at him, confused before he hesitantly grabbed his jacket. “You know how to skateboard, right?”

“Yes, I do,” Tachihara said, still suspicious as he ended up grabbing his skateboard too.

“Take me to the skateboard park,” Jouno demanded, tossing his motorcycle keys at him before he began to walk down the hallway. “I can’t,” Tachihara told him, scowling. “I need to focus on my mission before I get deployed.” Jouno ignored it and didn’t stop walking, humming as he checked his phone. Predictably, Tachihara shut his door and began to run after him. “I seriously can’t do whatever you’re trying to get me to do. I need to focus.”

“No,” he said firmly, hopping onto the motorcycle once they were outside, and he faced Tachihara. “You might die on this mission. You’re fifteen, and you might not even live to seventeen. So get on the fucking bike, and let’s go to the skateboard park. Afterwards, we’re getting boba, and then we’re gonna buy some spray paint and vandalize buildings. Am I clear?” Jouno asked, crossing his arms.

Tachihara hesitated, standing there for a moment before he nodded and got onto the motorcycle, crossing his arms. “Okay. I…” He let out a slow breath before he started the engine, and Jouno shoved the skateboard into his bag before they took off, and Tachihara’s shoulders relaxed as they drove away from the base, into the city.

After skateboarding, after boba, and after the vandalism that colored their hands, Jouno leaned back on a bench, and Tachihara was laying across his lap, staring up at the sky as the sun bathed them in orange light.

“Thank you for this,” Tachihara said. He didn’t know how much he missed being a kid until it was slammed in his face like this.

Jouno just shrugged. “You’re too bright to be snuffed out this early, Tachihara. That’s all it is.”

[lady-tortilla-chip]

Hello wanted to talk to you but joutachi brain. I have a headcanon on Tachi and Jouno dyeing their hair together and Tachihara convincing Jouno to get his ears pierced with him. I think I've told you these before but idk. How do you think that went down?

I think we did mention this a bit when we did that Tattoo Tachuu thread that morphed into Joutachuu!

But, uh, hm. I hadn’t thought that Jouno’s hair was dyed but ya know it probably is (which leaves me to wonder why Aku’s is like that...). The idea of Tachihara getting Jouno to do it with him is very funny and cute to me. I honestly don’t have a ton of thoughts about it right away though so by all means tell me yours!

[stargirl720]

When you and your boyfriend match :D

[stargirl720]

Day 6: Healing//Shaking

When they first met, Tachihara was fifteen, and Jouno was a measly eighteen - barely an adult, and certainly not for very long. Both were recently recruited. Jouno, as a former high ranking executive in a criminal organization, was an entitled asshole, to be quite frank. Since he was bribed with good pay and freedom and women to join the Hunting Dogs, he felt as though he was better than them. In fact, he knew he was.

Tachihara, on the other hand, was shy and nervous - because this is what he had worked for since his brother died. Now that he was finally in the Hunting Dogs, he hadn't wanted to screw it up.

Jouno made fun of Tachihara a lot, fucking with his head and teasing him over everything. Then, during a mission, Jouno got stuck, surrounded by fire. And Tachihara had selflessly saved him. Later, Jouno would claim that that was the moment he began to fall for him.

After a sparring session that Tachihara gave up in the middle of, Jouno threw down the sparring stick and brought his fists up. "Why?" He asked, stepping forward and throwing the first punch, nailing Tachihara's cheek and making the boy cry out. "Why did you give up? In a real scenario, you would've died!"

Tachihara scowled, wiping the blood from his mouth. "Good riddance, then! It's not like I'll ever do anything worthwhile!" He shouted, stepping forward to hit back, except Jouno dodged and slammed a fist into his side.

"I will not listen to such bullshit from the man who saved my life," the taller growled as he started just punching wildly. "Fight back! Don't give up!" He shouted in his face, and Tachihara hesitated, only to groan as a punch landed on his nose, and he recoiled, stumbling.

"Stop punching me!" He shouted, hitting back fiercely, and Jouno grinned when it was finally a challenge, and then they began to beat the shit out of each other.

Years down the line, Tachihara would say that he fell for Jouno then and there.

But for now, they were simply boys, trying to make it through their weeks.

A year passed, and though after Tachihara was deployed, their time was short, they were friends.

Today, Tachihara was coming home for an extended period of time - and Jouno's heart was racing with excitement. He had missed him deeply, so to be meeting with him after so long… his hands were shaking. He was shaking.

"Tachihara-kun," he said, sighing softly and greeting the other man with a hug. "It's been a while," he said. Tachihara's surgeries were always on odd days.

Tachihara hugged him back tightly and smiled. "Yeah, it has. I've missed - you guys," he said.

Jouno chuckled when they parted. "You've gotten so much taller," he said, ruffling his hair with his shaky hands, and when he pulled his hand away, Tachihara grabbed it.

"You're shaking, Jouno."

The taller took in a slow breath and sighed. "I… I missed you," he admitted, hugging Tachihara again. "I don't - I don't think I want you to go again."

Tachihara took in a deep breath, then. "Saigiku, what…?"

"I don't want you to leave again," he said more confidently. "Please - please don't leave me again." Jouno pulled back, and cupped his cheek. "I… Michizou, I think that I…"

Tachihara gazed up at him, and his expression was soft. "Saigiku… me too. Me too," he said, and in an instant, Jouno's hands stopped shaking, and the tension in his shoulders disappeared.

"Thank god," he whispered before he pressed their lips together. "Michizou - I love you," he murmured against his lips.

The redhead nodded, wrapping his arms around his shoulders. "I love you too," he said, breathing heavier. "I love you too, Saigiku."

[stargirl720]

Day 7: Free day, Hurt//Comfort

Tw: implications of assault

The loud, sudden knock on the door started Tachihara awake, and he was immediately on alert, grabbing his gun and shooting out of bed. When he realized that the knock was on his front door, he crept over, looking in the peephole and blinking at who he saw.

He wrenched open the door and dragged the man inside. "What the hell are you doing here? You could blow my cover!" He whisper-yelled, only to stop, shocked.

Jouno was hunched over, curled in on himself with a hoodie on and over his head. It wasn't easy to see, but his wrists and throat were both bruised. "I didn't know where else to go," he murmured, and Tachihara didn't move for a long few moments. "Can I stay here tonight?" He asked, but his tone was pleading.

The redhead took in a deep breath before he nodded. "Of course. Jouno -"

Jouno tensed up, dreading the questions.

"It's late, but… have you eaten?" He reluctantly shook his head. "Okay. Do you want me to make you something?" He nodded, and Tachihara reached out, then stopped. Maybe right now wasn't a good time to touch him.

"My kitchen is this way," he said, and Jouno followed the sound of his footsteps. "You can sit down while I make it." Tachihara pulled a chair over, and Jouno took in a deep breath before he carefully lowered himself onto the chair.

His shoulders were tense again, and his face was pinched just the slightest bit.

Tachihara didn't speak as he made food. Clearly something had happened, something bad. And if Jouno didn't want to talk about it, then that was fine. Tachihara was just helping as best he could. And when the food was done, Jouno seemed to very much appreciate it.

Once Jouno finished his food, and everything was cleaned up, Tachihara brought him to his bedroom, laying him down and grabbing a pillow and a blanket from the linen closet. He paused at the doorway, though, when he heard a hiccup, and when he turned, Jouno was shaking.

No, he was crying. He was crying.

"Stay," he whispered. "Don't leave me, Tachihara-kun."

Tachihara immediately climbed back into bed and, after a little encouragement, he hugged Jouno close, holding his head to his chest. "It's okay… it's okay, you're safe with me," he murmured. He paused, then, rubbing his back. "You know I'm always here for you, right?"

Jouno didn't reply, only squeezed him tighter, and he hid his face. Tachihara nodded, resting his palm on the small of his back. "I'm here for you. I'm here for you, Saigiku. Just let it all out…"

[stargirl720]

Day 5: Visitor//Aftermath

"I'm leaving the Hunting Dogs."

Tachihara had said it so… so simply. Like it was easy, like he wasn't going to die in only a few weeks. And then he had grabbed his things and left, and Jouno was left, standing in the office.

Tecchou stared at him, then looked to the open office door. "He's… he's going to die," he said.

Still, Jouno didn't move, and he felt like he couldn't breathe. Tachihara - Tachihara was leaving.

"He can't," he whispered, lifting a heavy foot and stepping forward. "He can't leave us." He can't leave me.

Tecchou stepped forward, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Jouno-san, he… he made his choice. I don't think we can convince him to stay."

"Shut the fuck up!" Jouno shouted, shoving his hand away and swaying on his feet for a few moments.

Then he was hurrying out of the office, grunting as he slammed a shoulder on a doorway and then continuing forward, making his way out of the confusing maze of the military base.

The first thing he noticed as he left the building was that it was pouring outside.

Not even the trees could protect Jouno from the tiny bullets of water as he ran down the sidewalk towards the parking lot, shaking. He was soaked, and he was cold, and he needed to stop Tachihara.

"TACHIHARA-KUN!" He shouted, hoping his voice was louder than the rain. "STOP, PLEASE!"

God, if this son of a bitch made him beg, he'd kill him.

"Jouno, I made my decision. You can't change my mind," Tachihara said, gazing at the taller man as they both got soaked from the rain.

"It's a stupid decision!" Jouno shouted, scowling and stepping forward. "You're gonna die, dumbass! Would you seriously rather have a month to live than stay a Hunting Dog?" He asked, getting closer.

Tachihara hesitated, and Jouno recoiled. "You… are you serious?" He whispered, barely audible over the pouring rain.

"I don't want to die a Hunting Dog, Jouno."

The blind man's shoulders went slack, and he stilled. "Michizou," he murmured, reaching out. "You can't - you can't do this to me."

Tachihara stood across from him, and he sniffled before turning around. "Goodbye, Saigiku."

The rain stopped a couple hours later, and Jouno was still just… standing there, freezing. The only warmth he felt was the hot tears running down his cheeks.

Tecchou, after a bit, brought him inside and got him changed into warm clothes, bringing him to his dorm and swaddling him in blankets.

"He's gone," Jouno whispered, his voice hoarse.

"Yes," Tecchou replied as he put the kettle on the stovetop. "Yes, he is."