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Yet another beautiful collab piece! Thanks again immortal_artist for coloring another one of my drawings! Absolutely stunning 😍. We all have a soft spot for the Kanesada Brothers, don’t we? (If you haven’t yet, check out immortal_artist’s page!)

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“I’m pregnant, Kiri.”

“The raindrops began their consecutive fall to the Earth below. Shokudaikiri’s jaw lay agape as he watched the fresh raindrops stream down the side of Kasen’s blushing and beaming face. The cold water began to soak his black locks as the raindrops just got heavier and heavier with every passing moment. He tried to speak, but all he could manage were those shaky, wordless breaths as he stared into Kasen’s melting aqua eyes. Three years. After waiting for so long, something like this was just a fantasy, a hopeless dream. But now…

“Kasen!” The exploding warmth in his heart urged him to throw his arms around his lover and by the hips he lifted Kasen into his arms, spinning around in a circle as the rain pounded against their skin. Kasen huffed in surprise as he threw his hands to Shokudiakiri’s shoulders and let out a blissfully emotional laugh. He could not tell if it was because of the growing downpour, but he could see something drip from Shokudaikiri’s eye, and it just made his heart pound and he could not stop his smiles. Set back down on the ground, Shokudaikiri pulled him into a fervent kiss as the rain made their clothes heavy and plastered their soft locks to their heads.

“Kasen, I can’t believe it.” He said loud enough to compete with the heavy downpour. Shokudaikiri rubbed his palm against his soft cheek, and Kasen leaned into it affectionately. “Are you absolutely sure?”

He looked up to his lover and gave a heartfelt laugh that made the tears he was holding onto for the past week finally stream along with the rain. Shokudaikiri’s own euphoria was a reminder of how blessed this was. “Yes. I’m sure.”

They didn't care about the rain. They didn't care how wet their clothes were. All that mattered was that they were just given a second chance, and Shokudaikiri just pulled him into his warmth.”

                                                 -Excerpt from Kanesada Family Values, 

                                                   Chapter 1: “You Get Close to the Candle...”

BONUS:

“’Hey,’ Shokudaikiri said abruptly, still yelling to have his voice reach over the pattering raindrops. ‘With your condition, you shouldn’t be out in the cold, wet rain.’ And without any permission from Kasen, he swung him up into his arms, making him let out a playful scold. Bridal-style Shokudaikiri carried him back to the citadel as fast as he could manage as they continued to be pounded by the unrelenting rain. Even so, their gaiety was beyond controllable, which gave them many questioning glances as they came through the citadel doors. They were soaked and dripping water everywhere, but their smiles remained bright. Their fellow swords never got a straight answer for why they were in such a blissful state, so they were left to assume they were just in a casual lover’s state of happiness.”

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“You Get Close to the Candle,” alt. version. 

(See the original post [HERE])

Greyscale version of the previously posted drawing. I so apologize for my lack of content as of late (both here and Ao3), but one day I hope to come back! But for now, enjoy some ShoKasen variations. This is personally one of my favorite scenes in all of This Citadel is Truly Blessed history, so... Sketch time! And again, I can’t decide which variant I like, so I posted both! Anyway, I hope the next time I see you all is when the next chapter is posted :)

Sincerely,

NEDtheNerd :)