Hic...

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me... { Indie Fudou Yukimitsu from Touken Ranbu }

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taiikogane:

    ❛ Eh- come on. Don’t be like that… ❜ Taikogane squeezed his friend’s hand gently for reassurance as they walked a little further into the cave. Was this a bad idea? He wanted to bond with Fudou, but this activity seemed to be doing more harm than good.. ❛ Wanna camp here for the night ? ❜ He led Fudou over to the wall before pointing to a clean patch on the ground, ❛ There’s no water here, so its perfect ! ❜ 

“You get sarcasm when you do something worthy of sarcasm.” Despite Fudou’s blunt, annoyed mood, he squeezed Taikogane’s hand back when the other tantou did so, just to wordlessly say that he doesn’t completely loathe his... ‘acquaintance’, no matter what dumb crap said ‘acquaintance’ likes to drag him into. 

Looking at the patch of ground that the Sadamune had pointed to, Yukimitsu shrugged. “Oh sure, I’d certainly prefer sleeping here for the rest of the night rather then try exploring this cave further in pitch blackness with no light.” With that, Fudou spun around and plopped on the ground on his back quickly, taking Taikogane with him as he did so. On purpose. 

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taiikogane:

     ❛ Well, what are we waiting for ? Lets go ! ❜ Taikogane grasped his drunken friend’s hand tightly as they stepped into the damp cave. He underestimated how dark it would be. In retrospect he shoulda brought a light. They could go back and get one, but the likelihood of Fudou staying behind at the camp was high if they did that. They’d just have to be careful..

❛ You think there’s bears ? ❜  He brushed his free hand up against the wall, using its surface to guide their way deeper into the cave. He’d get scolded by their saniwa and the elder blades if Fudou got hurt on another one of his escapades, so he had to be careful. 

Fudou said nothing as he lets Taikogane drag him into the cave, having a very grumpy look on his face that made his drunken blush look mild. While the tantous ought to have good night vision due to being sent out for night battles, the darkness of this cave was really pitch black, so much so that the light from the cave entrance faded quickly as the two swords walk down deeper into the cave. 

“What a good question. Shouldn’t you have asked that to yourself before deciding to go exploring in here?” Yukimitsu bluntly stated with a very sarcastic tone of voice, clearly being very annoyed over how unprepared the Sadamune seemed to be for this exploration.

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taiikogane:

         The edges of Taikogane’s lips immediately curled upwards to form a small smile upon hearing Fudou’s approval. Perhaps this trip wouldn’t be a waste after all! He really wanted to spend some time with Fudou, but it was near impossible to catch him alone or sober. This escapade was his only chance.

         ❛ Okay, no climbing ! Let’s stick together. It’s safer that way anyways, right ? ❜ The tantou extended his hand in hopes he could lead Fudou through the darkness. Holding hands was a bit embarrassing, but..his ally was likely to fall without him. He was far from sober after all.. 

Fudou might not be sober, but he wasn’t completely drunk either. He was in a state of in-between, where he is drunk enough to dampen his mood and energy levels, he was sober enough to think rationally and critically. With this, he is rational enough to acknowledge that hand-holding in a dark cave was essential, but he is critical on why Taikogane didn’t bring any kind of light source if he was intending on cave exploring to begin with. 

Whatever... the Sadamune was to dead set on this trip, so its not like Yukimitsu could ask if they can even go back to the citadel to just get a lamp at least. Sighing heavily as he downed the rest of the amazake that he had been drinking, the sword of Oda tossed the empty jar aside before grumpily placing his now free hand into the sword of Date’s extended hand very heavily that it was practically a slap. “Of course, of course....”

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taiikogane:

  He puffed out his cheeks ever so slightly as he pouted. He really wanted to explore the cave, but perhaps that was asking too much of Fudou? Getting him to come here was a miracle on its own. ❛ Fine, fine. I’ll meet you halfway. How about you pick what we do in the cave, so long as it’s together, fun and sober..ish ! ❜

Fudou looked at Taikogane’s pout, recognising a look of disappointment from it... maybe he’ll try to humour the other tantou for a bit. Since he’s been given the opportunity to decide on what to do in the cave, he’d try to think of something that would allow him to relax while the other goes around. “... just a walk around I guess. No climbing preferable.” 

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taiikogane:

      ❛  Nope ! I didn’t bring anything but you ! ❜ He stepped to the side as they approached the cave, allowing his grumbling friend to get a glance. ❛ See, doesn’t it look cool ? Besides, we don’t need any of that ! If you get tired you can use my lap as a pillow ! We’re here to explore, not drink or sleep! ❜

“Go get Hyuuga for this kind of stuff next time. I bet that boy scout would enjoy this kind of thing more....” Fudou grumbled as he stared at Taikogane with a very annoyed look in silence as he took a large sip of amazake, mostly to drink away the thought of sleeping on the other’s lap as a pillow. “... I’d like to find the deepest hole in this cave and jump into it right now....”

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taiikogane:

  Taikogane’s lips curled upwards into a large grin as a laugh echoed out from within him, ❛ That was so much fun ! You were so scared! ❜ He gave his friend’s arm a gentle tug, urging him further into the wooded darkness. ❛ I found a cool cave earlier ! We should camp out in it tonight ! Who knows ? Maybe it will be haunted !? ❜

“I wasn’t scared. I was annoyed.” Fudou bluntly stated, wanting to let Taikogane know that the only definite emotion that the chipper blade has ever made the drunk one feel was annoyance. Not that it ever seemed to stop the Sadamune from dragging Yukimitsu into his shenanigans. “Cave?! Camp out in it!? Have you even made proper preparations or got equipment for such a thing?? Like torches, tents, and thirty amazake jars for me to drink myself to sleep with and hope that I wake up back in the citadel???” 

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taiikogane:

    ❛ Eh ? You had fun last time and you know it ! ❜ Taikogane happily jumped up onto his feet to stand beside his grumbling ally, ❛ You’ll love it ! I promise ! Lets go before the others catch us-❜ He reached out to interlock his arm around Fuduo’s before tugging him towards the woods. 

“Hide-and-seek in an abandoned warehouse which was really just you tackling me down every ten minutes? Oh sure, that was totally fun.” Fudou remarked very sarcastically before being dragged away by Taikogane, and reacted very strongly when he saw that they were heading towards the woods, though he made no attempt to resist other then yelling. “Wait, what the heck are you thinking of.....?!!?!?!” 

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taiikogane:

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     ❛ Fudou-kun, lets go do something- ! ❜ He extended his foot before plopping it down across his friends legs, ❛ I’m dyin’ of boredom over here. ❜

“So its either you dyin’ of boredom, or me dyin’ of being bothered by you.” Fudou grumbled before getting up grouchily and staring into Taikogane’s face with a frown. “This ‘something’ better be something not stupid this time round, ya hear?” 

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stonemilltantou:

“No I wasn’t involved in this idea at all but I can enjoy the results.” Yagen grinned behind his cup as he took a drink. It was adorable on the other tantou. Beside that, it was just nice in general to see him in something else.

Fudou just sat next to Yagen and tiredly tilted over until he was leaning against the other, grumbling softly as he did so with a blank and ‘so very done’ look on his face. “Why... why do you like it so much when I suffer... why do I blush every time you admit to that... why do you mess up my feelings like this... you baka....”

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stonemilltantou:

“Because you look good in it? Or maybe to get you into the Christmas spirit!” Yagen is grinning with his own cup of eggnog though it doesn’t have alcohol in it.

“... this wasn’t your idea was it... nor was it you who changed me into this was it....” Fudou grumbled more, not really liking how he woke up to just find himself in this santa getup, even if he was too half-assed to go and change back himself.

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stonemilltantou:

“I can’t believe Christmas is tomorrow!” He’s so very excited.

“Who dressed me up as though it was today then?” He grumbled softly while staring at his eggnog that had been made with amazake, not really knowing what to make of all of this. 

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taiikogane:

   ❛ …. ❜ 

   ❛ ..I want that term.. ❜ Sadamune reached out to take the cup of liquor once more. Without warning he raised it to his lips, chugging the remainder of the beverage before tossing the glass aside. If Fudou was going to do this, he could too. Besides, if he drank it, Fudou couldn’t. Forced or not, he wanted his husband to sober up long enough to enjoy their marriage and him. ❛ O-Over-drinking is bad. Y-You’ll get sick- ❜ He swiped his sleeve over his lips before moving next to Fudou,  

   ❛ ..I don’t want you to change, but..I want to spend time with you. We only have a week. ❜ The edges of Taikogane’s lips tugged downwards as he pouted, clearly displeased by their constant bickering already. Was this was marriage was? If so, he wasn’t sure he liked it. Being alone and with Micchan was a lot easier than this..’

“....”

Not fair. The thing about Sadamune is that this person is too ‘precious’ to be seen saddened or upset. Sure Fudou can harden himself towards it, but due to the extra strings attached now in the form of red string, the drunk tantou couldn’t help but feel the need to just go with what his husband-for-the-week wants so as to not upset him. Are relationships really this painful? It seemingly worked well for Oda-sama and Mori-sama in Fudou’s observations, but in experience, it sure can be such a hassle that the drunk feels like he’s going to have a headache.

He didn’t say or do anything when Taikogane just chugged away the last of his drink, even if he was really mad about it, but he did not want to do anything that might further upset the other tantou, so he was thinking about whats the best thing to do next. With a big frown, Fudou just hugged Taikogane and muttered his response. “Fine.” For a week. Just for a week. A week....

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suzunoumi:

“Why would you bother displaying food?” Perhaps there was just a misunderstanding about what exactly the herbs and flowers were, so he explained it. The leaves were just for tea, but most of the flowers could just be eaten straight if Fudou didnt mind the taste of pollen and stems. 

“Master said that food or tea was a good way to make friends and use as “apology”. I dont know how to cook so I gathered herbs I knew from my former Master.”

“... huh?” Fudou took a second look at the basket of flowers that Umi had given him, trying to see what’s exactly edible in what looked like a decorative floral arrangement. When the other sword told him that it was herbs, the tantou just nodded softly, thinking that the explanation does make a bit of sense, but not enough sense still. 

“Eh, okay I guess....” Fudou picked up a flower from the basket and examined it. “Are these meant to be cooked...?” Without waiting for an answer, Yukimitsu just went ahead and stuck the flower in his hand into his mouth and begun to chew on it.

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taiikogane:

    ❛ ..is that so ? You promise ? ❜ Taikogane took a deep breath as he glanced to the side, attempting to gather his thoughts before speaking once more. If Fudou and him were going to make this marriage work, they needed to get along. Despite the fact he had called their betrothal stupid, this man was his husband. He..needed to give him a second chance.

    ❛ ..Okay ! I’Il do my best, so.. ❜ He reached out to take the cup of liquor within his beloved’s hands, ❛ Will you try and stay sober ? At least..sometimes. I want to talk to you without..this. ❜ He shook the glass as he sniffed the liquid questionably. It was hard to imagine why Fudou found such a thing tasty, but to each his own, he supposed.  

“Promise, promise... it’d be our marriage vow thingie or something like that... hic.” Fudou still did not take this whole marriage thing seriously, but not wanting to upset Taikogane, he tried his best to not openly dismiss it. Just one week with the Dategumi’s favourite child right? He wondered how long it’d take for the other to grow tired of him within that timespan. The Odagumi’s useless child wasn’t one anyone could appreciate after all.

“What, dear? I’m as sober as I want to be now, and always was... hic.” Yukimitsu was quick to dislike Sadamune’s request which was implying that he should stop drinking, or at least cut down on it. The mildly drunk loved his amazake and would find it hard to live without his amazake after all. Grabbing his drink back from his husband’s hands, Fudou took a big gulp out of it before sighing softly and talking to Sadamune in a tone one might call ‘attempting-to-be-reasonable’. “You can make any terms as you’d like, anything. Anything but that.”

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taiikogane:

     ❛ ..Stupid things ? Is..our marriage stupid ? ❜ The edges of Taikogane’s lips curled downwards slightly, forming a small frown upon his face. It was hard to stay cheery after realizing he’d made a mistake. If marriage was stupid, why do it? He had seen humans that were happily betrothed, but perhaps they didn’t realize their own stupidity? If Fudou said it was stupid, it had to be. His friend wouldn’t lie to him, after-all..

“I....” Sadamune’s quick change of mood from cheerful to upset was noticed by Yukimitsu, and its definitely not something that he wanted to see out of his fellow tantou. So Fudou tried to think of a way to correct what he had said earlier on, not wanting to leave Taikogane in a down state. “... I meant that in a good way. Its a stupid idea, but its still a nice one nevertheless... I’m sure we both can make this work out nicely... hic.” 

[taiikogane]

“HONEY, I’M HOME”

I WILL BE MARRIED FOR A WEEK TO THE FIRST PERSON IN MY ASKBOX WHO SAYS “HONEY, I’M HOME”

      ❛ Eh ? Marriage ? You and me, Fudou-kun ? ❜ He turned his attention to the small, intoxicated male before shrugging his shoulders compliantly. ❛ Sure, why not ? I’ll be yours for this week ! We should get Micchan’s approval though. ❜

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“I’m not in the best state of mind, so I might as well do stupid things.” Fudou grumbled as he tried to muster up some hindsight in the back of his mind to tell himself that he might have just done something really stupid. But since Taikogana has approved of it, he decided to just stick to it for the heck of it. “Whatever. I’ll be yours too I guess, meh....” 

[suzunoumi-blog]

“I upset you, when you do that you have to give a lot of apology in repayment.” So he shoves the basket back in the other blade’s hands, and crosses his arms so it cant be given back again. Umi might be mistaking what an apology is, but he was really upset that he had hurt Fudou’s feelings, hence the basket full of edible sweet leaves and flowers. He wants to get along with as many of his new comrades as possible, though some of them are harder to get along with than others, he doesnt believe the other blade is like that.

“It was hard to find enough sweet ones to fill even that small basket, so I hope its enough…If its not I can get some more in about three days.” Or he would have to substitute other herbs, though his knowledge wasnt that great outside of the ones used for medicine. 

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Fudou held the basket, since Umi had crossed his arms which meant that the taller blade definitely wanted the tantou to take it with no returns allowed. “Hnnn... I guess I have to accept it....” Its not like he could just drop a basket given to him, as an apology no less, though the contents of the basket made him blink at it blankly. A bunch of plants and flowers in there. Fudou assumed that it was a flower basket, which didn’t really appeal to him, since taking care of plants alone is not exactly something one can expect from the sad drunk. “Huh... thanks I guess....” Fudou muttered in a droning voice, not really knowing how to respond to what he has been given and made to process in his half-tipsy mind. 

“Its enough I guess... I probably would display it somewhere until it inevitably withers....” Fudou bluntly muttered, not really hiding his ignorance about the exact nature of the plant matter that Umi had given him. “You’ve given enough... you don’t have to worry about me anymore....”