#need to wake up beside aki and instead of getting up we just hug each other tighter

[meownotgood]

sleepy morning cuddles with aki like an everyday routine for the two of you ^_^

cuddling and holding each other until you have to wake up, not wanting to move, just wanting to feel each other's warm bodies and comforting touch for as long as possible...... need this carnally

[6okuto]

FIRST SNOW

aki + gn!reader | established relationship, just fluff

oh i dislike this a lot actually but keeping it in my drafts makes me want to piss my pants so you know. choose the lesser evil

winter with me masterlist

the forecast says it'll snow tomorrow.

seriously? it's that time of year again?

mm, it could be wrong?

but the next morning you wake up, and frost tinted windows greet you instead of the sun. the apartments across from yours are already coated in white, and you watch a gust of wind shake the trees below you. it’s cold, is your first thought. you almost expect to see your breath when you exhale—maybe you should turn the heater up.

taking a deep breath, you move to get out of bed when an unexpected arm wraps around your waist. it pulls you back into the body beside you where you’re met with a warm kiss to your shoulder, and an accompanying honey-like murmur. "guess it wasn't wrong."

the both of you decide to stay in bed a little longer—aki had the day off, thankfully, and says so as he nuzzles into you, pulling the blanket to make sure it covered your feet. the earth seems to breathe with the wind, its exhales rhythmic frozen blasts of air. you turn to face your boyfriend; he paid little attention to the world outside, eyes closed, more focused on gently rubbing circles on your back and staying warm.

you look down at him. “i’m glad we got matching pajamas.”

“yeah?”

“you look cute. you and your little snowmen.” aki opens an eye to look down at himself, a smiling snowman, top hat and all, staring back. he could hear the amusement in your voice and he huffs. sneaking his hand around, aki pinches your waist and you yelp before smacking his hand away. this time he laughs, kissing your collar and muttering a half-hearted “sorry.”

you take the fabric of his shirt in your fingers, squishing two of the snowmen together as if they were hugging. he had given you a confused stare when you held the pajama set in front of him for the first time.

do you want me to buy it for you?

no, i have my own right here.

…you’re messing with me.

please? we could match.

it hasn’t even snowed yet.

yeah, but when it does we’ll be ready.

you waited on the couch, turning when you heard his slippers against the wooden floor. there was something silly (the most accurate term you could think of) about your boyfriend in a christmas pajama set. he kept fiddling with the fabric and scratching behind his ear, eyes darting down at the both of you every couple of minutes.

you look cute.

yeah, yeah. you look cuter.

the both of you, at some point, started to name all the snowmen out of boredom. you didn’t make it very far, thinking of maybe 7 names before giving up.

you poke each one, pausing when you reached the one that sat on his forearm. "do you remember this one's name?"

aki stops his movements, but doesn’t move from his position against your neck. "which one?"

"this one. with the red toque and scarf."

he looks at the snowman you poke for a second. "you named her pow-pow because the toque reminded you of power's horns."

"oh, so you do care about them," you reply dramatically. aki says nothing, but his exhaled breath is warm as he lightly pinches you again. you laugh, and he seems to melt further into you at the sound.

"aki?"

"hm?"

"do you think we could actually go build a snowman? on the balcony?"

"i don't know if the snow would be sticky enough for that."

"…do you wanna try?"

this time he moves to look at you, resting his cheek against his palm. his lips twitch into a smile. "i think we should make breakfast first."

“but then we have to get out of bed.”

aki hums, leaning into you again and asking against your skin, “and making snowmen wouldn’t need that step?”

“...touché.”

despite your words, neither of you move to get up. you shuffle a little only because your arm starts to fall asleep underneath your boyfriend, who moves to take some weight off of you when he notices. your voice is soft, as if speaking any louder would take this moment away. “did you wanna stay in bed for a while?”

there’s a beat of silence where aki mulls over his answer. he’d be spending the day with you either way, and maybe getting up now would let the both of you do more later. but he can feel your breaths on the top of his head, and your fingers are tracing little hearts and stars on his back.

he can’t remember the last time you were doing it instead of him—most days he found himself the only one up, softly kissing your forehead before leaving for the day. so he takes a breath and pulls the comforter a little higher. the wind rushes past the window again, and he closes his eyes to the brightness outside before mumbling, “mhm, goodnight.”

🏷️ | @lilithlunas @todorokiskitten @anime-ships-gay @patheticliesblog

[mistaeq]

Akira Otoishi: General Fluff HCs and Hilarious Shenanigans

TW // none

I want to dedicate this work to @golden-narcissus , my cutest Akira simp and the person who inspires me about loving new characters everyday !! don't ever change Tea ily <3 // also... shoutout to all the akira simps out there ^_^

Akira Otoishi General Fluff Headcanons and Hilarious Shenanigans

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If you're a stand user, you probably met because Red Hot Chili Pepper accidentally scared you by randomly appearing in front of you from a near payphone.

Akira apologized, and when he realized you could see Chili Pepper, he immediately got interested in you and in your abilities.

If you're not a stand user, you probably met in a music shop, and you both reached for the last cd left of your favourite artist.

Akira was about to get upset, before noticing those beautiful eyes of yours begging him to let you take it. He couldn't say no, but he earned a pleasant conversation about your music tastes, in exchange.

He's the kind of musician who likes bragging about his skills. He'll straight up show you the most difficult thing he can do, just to play it cool afterwards and say it's just easy stuff, for him.

He panics when you play his game and ask him to show you something more difficult, then. So adorable.

Akira uses Red Hot Chili Pepper to charge your phone in the fastest way ever. He just likes to see you smile when your phone battery seems to be dead and he saves the situation.

If you're lucky enough to get to see him out of his habitat, in a domestic environment, get ready to messy bun Akira! He loves his long, purple hair, but also loves not to find his own hair everywhere, above all in his food.

Always make sure you fill him of little nothings, such as little sleepy kisses, a morning hug, a daily smile and flying "I love you"'s.

He's probably a romantic guy, he does his best. If you enter his room while he's practising, he'll improvise a little song - it might be either sweet or stupid - for you, right there and then. He has a different idea everytime. Great artist.

If you happen to get interested in his guitar, Akira will be more than happy to teach you how to use that. A good excuse to keep you close.

You'll sit on his lap, while his hands on yours will guide you on how to play his guitar. You're the only one allowed to touch it besides him.

Akira will kiss your cheek and neck several times, while teaching you how to play the guitar. You always end up forgetting about the instrument and smooching. After five lessons, you hadn't learnt anything.

If you happen to fight, expect him to follow you around the house singing you a personal adaptation of the song "Ice Cold Rita" from Flushed Away. He's a playful man. And he loves cartoons.

"🎵Ice cold y/n ~ never did I meet a ~ girl/boy who's half's so cruel ~ I offered them a jewel ~ but they left me stuck ~ ignored me all the time ~ what a shoddy thing to do to Akira... to me! ~ Akira ~ Otoishi ~ from Morioh ~🎵"

Until you don't kiss him or talk to him, he'll keep singing it. You two can't stay angry at each other for too much time, he needs affection, and that's why he'll follow you around singing that song.

He likes watching something with you, before sleeping. You let Akira choose what to watch, because he's hilarious. "So... y/n... can we watch The Aristocats?" He knows Romeo's song by heart.

Akira will fall asleep first, if you watch something together. Take care of him and bring him in your bed to make sure he can sleep properly. Then, cuddle up in his arms. He loves waking up to his arms holding you.

Being his stand the representation of his soul, sometimes his lightning pigeon will want to cuddle with you. Unfortunately, Akira can't let it, or it would unwillingly shock you.

Like it or not, you're good friends with the Duwang Gang, and he'll deal with it. If you happen to go out together, he'll want to at least hold hands with you to not to feel alone.

Just keep him at a safety distance from Josuke and his best pal. Akira's willing to sincerely change, but he's done what he's done, and they aren't honestly willing to forget what happened to Keicho. Not now, at least. They'll accept him just for you, but don't get them close to each other. How to blame them.

Akira is not jealous, or at least not in a scary/obsessive way. But he has a strong jealousy towards other musicians. He'll make sure you still think he's the best.

He enjoys it a lot when you leave sweet kisses on his eye scar.

BONUS SCENE

"No."

"Please?" he puppy eyed you from under the blanket, munching on the popcorn you had prepared. "Just another time, come on..."

"Aki... it's the fourth time we watch One Hundred and One Dalmatians, this week." you said, getting on the couch with him. "Something different?" he pouted, and looked away. It was like dealing with a baby.

You smiled. He was a special man. Akira looked so tough in other people's eyes, probably because of his past. Little did other people know that in reality he was a pouty mess who liked to tease you with dumb and funny songs and watch an embarrassing amount of cartoons. You would have managed to make your friends understand how much was he trying to improve himself.

Your hands caressed his wavy and curly purple hair. He had washed it today, and you could feel it and smell it, a pleasant lavender scented shampoo. "I promise, we'll watch One Hundred and One Dalmatians next time, don't pout at me..." you caressed his cheek. "What about we don't watch anything instead? We're distracted by a cartoon every night, what if we cuddle and smooch a bit this time?"

"Smooch?" Akira repeated, looking at you as you wrapped your loving arms around his torso and nuzzled against his chest. His hands held you tight, he lowered his head to kiss you on your forehead. "Maybe the cartoons can really wait, huh..." the boy lay completely on the couch, as you climbed on him, and kissed him sweetly.

"I love you. I love you..." you giggled, kissing his lip, his cheek and his jaw. Akira smiled, but stared at the ceiling.

"This is good..." he caressed your back. "You might be the only one."

"Don't say it, Akira... Don't." you begged, holding him tighter.

"It's just the truth... I've done a lot of stupid shit... I only have you, in Morioh Cho." you huffed, and sat on his lap, him still laying down. You caressed his cheeks.

"There's nothing wrong with you, Aki. You're just improving yourself." your hand squished his soft skin. "You're pretty, you're smart, you're cute..." you raised an eyebrow. "You have a nice booty..." he giggled. Music for your ears.

"A nice booty won't make your friends accept me, y/n..." you leaned down and kissed him before he could say something more.

"Akira Otoishi." you played with a lock of his hair you loved so much. "You don't have to change for my friends. You have to change for yourself. And you're doing great, baby. You feel me?" he just nodded. "Good." You rested your forehead on his, gazing at the smile that was now appearing on his mouth. "Very good."

You kissed his cheeks once more, inhaling his delicate, perfect scent. You could tell he was stressed and tired, poor thing. As you held his hand to kiss it, a thought came to your mind, an idea to make him smile. Maybe he could be happier, like that. "So... Akira, love... wanna watch One Hundred and One Dalmatians?"

[nightwolfomega]

Painting Fox

Part 2

  Dawn was arriving slowly, Cora still in bed enjoying the nice comfortable warmth of the blankets, wait? Were the blankets always this heavy?. Trying to adjust her eyes from opening too quickly and blinking a few times she notices that she wasn’t covered in blankets at all but a large kitsune spooning close to her with his tails curled around them. 

Cora felt a tint of pink in her cheeks now that her mind has started to finally process what’s going on, about to move her arm she could hear Aki stir a little letting out a little mumble. She froze and closed her eyes quickly to make herself look like she was still sleeping, which wasn’t that hard at all since she was still tired. 

When it came to their living situation they didn’t mind sharing the bed together, sleeping back to back since that’s how it always was but now it was different. Aki was spooning with her.

Aki opened his eyes, glowing their blood orange as he stretched his legs and arms a moment letting out a yawn his tails shiver for a moment then curled them back up to him and Cora. She could feel his big thick arms and legs moving around to hold her again humming happily to move back to spooning position with her back pressing onto his strong chest and torso, 

He smiles pressing his lips to the back of her head and gives her a little kiss, Her face felt hot, she couldn’t believe he continued giving her little kisses, maybe he was sleepwalking but doing sleep kisses instead? Wait, how does that make sense? 

Soon enough she heard his adorable chirping and squeaking, the sound foxes make when they're really happy. The tips of his tails now tapping onto the bed happily, “This is the most adorable moment I have ever been a part of with Aki.” Cora thought to herself, this was just too cute.

But it would soon be short lived when one of his hands brushed against her waist hitting a tickle spot, she gave it all her willpower to not laugh and squirm. Gripping onto the pillow so tightly her knuckles became white. She suddenly felt Aki’s kisses now start to drift down from the back of her head to her neck and soon enough his tongue licks her.

She jolts from the sudden wet kiss, Aki’s eyes widen in panic now, Cora is slowly getting awake now. At least that’s what he thought and grabs the blankets quickly, then slowly lowers them onto her body so she wouldn’t suspect a thing. 

Cora knew though, she knew the whole time and was surprised he was trying so hard to cover his tracks of what he was doing with her. Pretending to slowly wake up she lifts herself up as the blankets droop over her head, turning over to look at Aki she lets out a little yawn and rubs her eyes “Hmm, good morning.” she mumbles sweetly with a smile. “Good morning.” Aki replies softly as his ear’s twitch.

“How’d you sleep?” she asks trying to play it cool, He shrugs “I slept great as usual, but last night I slept really good.” Turning his body to face her as he rests his head onto the palm of his hand. “I hope you slept well too.” his other hand twitching feeling the temptation in his mind to just caress her cheek to feel her soft warm skin. 

Cora lets out a big yawn “Yes, It feels so good to be back in this bed again. The blankets felt so warm and huggable.” she spoke as her hand snakes out from under the covers to scratch one of Aki’s ears. “Did it? Heh that’s nice.” he spoke feeling his face get warm. Aki hums softly enjoying the scratches Cora was giving him, he was loving every minute of it.

“I’m gonna make us something special for breakfast okay? You wait here and relax on the bed until I get them done okay?” patting his head. 

Aki’s ears droop “Aww c’mon I wanna help.” he spoke sitting up. “Ah ah ah, You’re going to stay here and rest. I’ll come back in and get you when they're finished okay?” getting up from the bed. 

Aki lets out a little whimper, his tails curling close to his body. To be honest it almost made Cora want to hug him and let him join her in the kitchen but she had to keep her resolve. “I’ll be back soon okay.” walking through the door and keeping it open a crack. 

He takes a deep breath and sighs, grabbing Cora’s pillow and hugging it close to his body, taking in her scent while the tip of his tails tapped on the bed. It felt like torture that he wasn’t with her now. Wanting to hold her close from behind and give her little kisses on her neck, wanting to make her feel like she is the most sublime creature on earth. 

His nose captures a delectable scent, a scent he was all too familiar with that made his mouth water and his tails tapping the bed faster “Cinnamon rolls” he squeaks happily rolling around in bed excitedly.

Cora always had a knack for baking, her best and favorite were cinnamon rolls. Getting the recipe from her mother years back she would make them for breakfast if there was a special occasion or just to indulge their sweet tooth. Now he realized why she told him to wait in bed, he would have tried to eat the icing for them, chuckling to himself “She’s so amazing” he spoke softly. 

He heard a rapping at the door and gazed at his view to see Cora walking in “They’re all glazed up and ready to be eaten.” she spoke with a grin. The large kitsune grins “I am definitely excited for breakfast now.” grabbing his glasses from the little table beside the bed and hopping out of bed stretching again for a moment and flexing his arms, Cora couldn’t help blush seeing that it was so weird seeing Aki being this size now. 

They both walk into the kitchen to see the big succulent cinnamon rolls sitting on the table, with the thick icing glazed over. “It’s been such a long while since we had cinnamon rolls so I thought I could make us a batch.” Cora spoke looking up at Aki “I can't wait to take a bite out of them.” his tongue running over one of his sharp canines.

They enjoyed the cinnamon rolls immensely. Each bite felt like an angel was massaging their taste buds, Aki helps her with cleaning the dishes used to make the succulent sweets and go to the studio “I thought we could just spend the day doing some relaxing painting. So last night before coming to bed I set up a little something for us.” Showing Cora the blank canvases on their easels and chairs. The little table next to them had all the colors of paint they would need and brushes sitting ready to be used to unleash their creativity.

“Aww Aki that’s so sweet of you to do this.” Cora wrapping an arm around his torso in a little hug. His tails swayed smiling happily to himself as he raised a hand to stroke her back “I’m really happy you like it Cora.” adjusting his glasses he turns on some relaxing Jazz from the little stereo.

They both took a seat on their stools and got to work setting up the colors for their paintings and lightly dipping their brushes in the water “What are you going to paint Aki? I bet it’s going to be something amazing as always.” she spoke, beginning to paint the background with a soft orange. 

The kitsune pauses lifting his brush staring at the white abyss of the canvas and closes his eyes, fantasising Cora using his body as her canvas and making it into a masterpiece. He’d use his magic to make the paint stay permanently on his flesh feeling her precious mark on him, it would be heaven. 

“Aki?” he heard Cora speak out again, snapping him out of his fantasy quickly “Sorry about that, I was concentrating too hard on what to paint.” he lies grinning bashfully. “Oh man I’m sorry I didn’t mean to make you lose your train of thought.” Cora replies feeling bad looking back at her own canvas. 

“No no don’t say that, I never mind it when you talk with me.” he grins as one of his tails strokes onto her arm gingerly. She felt the soft fluffy warmth touching her and giving her reassurance.

Cora smirks “Thanks Aki,” she replies softly reaching her hand out and gently stroking the tail, his face becomes red instantly feeling her warm delicate touch on the bristles of his tail. Pulling his tail away from her slowly, he starts to paint something that she would like.

It took a while for their paintings, wanting to make sure it was perfect for the other to see “I have mine finished Aki, would you like to see it?” she asks, shifting her head over to him. “Of course I would love to see it, Cora, wanna see mine?” he asks, sitting his brush down. 

“We’ll show it to each other at the same time, it’ll be like a quick surprise.” Cora cheerfully spoke carefully grabbing the back of her canvas. Aki hums with a nod doing the same. Now both holding their canvases “Okay, go!” spinning their canvases around to show the other their breathtaking artwork.

Aki froze when he saw her painting, a red fox with nine tails standing within a field of golden grass, the sunset reflecting off the fur and even seeing some of his facial markings on the fox. “I thought that I would make something for you.” Cora spoke bashfully. 

Looking at Aki’s work her eyes sparkled as she saw his. It was a surreal painting of a jester in blue and purple dancing in a street at night with rows of warm lit lights. “Aki this is fantastic!” she spoke excitedly leaning close to get a better view of it. 

She didn’t notice Aki still staring at the painting, how elegant each brush stroke was on the tails and how the sunset made the fox fur pop. Aki was touched, she painted this for him and only him. His heart was pounding loudly in his chest.

“Cora,” lifting his hand up feeling the strong temptation to stroke his fingers onto the painting, “This is beautiful.” She lifts her head to look at Aki “Aw shucks, thank you. Probably not the best like others but hey I’m still learning.” she chuckles. 

Something sparked in Aki when she said that, it made his blood boil. “What are you talking about?” he growls “You’re art is astounding! It’s better than those idiots calling their garbage art!” shooting up from his stool “Don’t you ever say something like that again!” his eye’s now glowing and his sharp canines bare.

Cora backs away from him, “A-Aki? Are you feeling alright?” she asks worriedly using her painting as a semi shield. Aki didn’t realize he was towering over her, his face softens making his ears droop “I-I’m so sorry Cora, I didn’t mean to scare you like that. It’s just that, I hate it when I hear you talk like that. Making it sound like your art isn't good enough when it’s really more than that.” 

He carefully grabs the painting from Cora “This painting means so much to me because it was you that made it.” placing it back on her easel. “You have no idea how much of an impact your work gives off, I feel like I could just stare at your work for hours on end” his tails sway softly.

“Do you understand Cora? Your art calms the most savage beast, when people look at your work they enter into an enchanting dreamscape of your vision.” shifting his view to look at her. 

Cora’s eyes became glossed with tears, her hands trembling as her fingers fidgeted with each other “Aki...” sniffing using her sleeve to wipe the tears. Aki felt his heart drop when he saw her like that, he reaches his arms out and pulls her in a tight hug. He could feel her arms wrap around him as she buried her face onto his chest sniffling.

“You’re an amazing artist don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise.” he coos stroking the back of her head, he remembered people making distasteful comments when Cora would have her work out with Aki’s. It made his anger burn like a wild fire when they would knit-pick each detail on her masterpieces that she spent hours on pouring her heart and soul onto. It made him want to tear them to shreds with his claws and teeth, but Cora would always take the harsh criticism with a smile, Aki would wished he could protect and comfort her from the harsh criticism of the world. 

Cora deserved better than that, those idiots should feel lucky she would grace them with her breathtaking artwork. He sighs softly “Hey, since you were so awesome making us breakfast how about I make us lunch okay? I’ll make your favorite.” he spoke sweetly to her. 

He knew what her favorite foods were, he would master them to a perfect dish that would make Cora hum with delight with each bite. “That’s so sweet of you Aki, you don’t have to do that.” she spoke wiping her eyes again. 

“Nonsense! This day is about us having a fun relaxing time after all so lets make it even better. You relax in the living room while I cook lunch.” he spoke with a grin. She pulls away and nods “Aki you're too good to me, What did I do to deserve you?” she spoke out chuckling. 

The kitsune smiles warmly at her and leans down “I could say the same about you.~” he spoke as he was a bit too close. His eyes glowing again as he looked at her, he wanted to kiss her so badly but pulls back clearing his throat. “Ahem well I better get started.” he spoke with a chuckle.

 “Okay, I’ll give the brushes a good clean while you cook. Don’t want them to get hard and crust up.” she giggles picking up the brushes they used.

Aki nods “Thank you so much, you're so thoughtful on this kind of stuff.” he spoke sweetly while walking off to the kitchen. Cora paused a moment when Aki left the room, She never saw Aki react like that, he would usually tell her that all she had to do was keep working hard and show them her art can improve and become better over time. But seeing him snap like that made her feel a little uneasy, but it also made her feel her heart warm saying all those kind comments about her work.

“Aki what are you thinking about right now?” she asked herself as she continued gathering the brushes to clean them. She didn’t see Aki however standing at the door looking through the crack as his eyes glow softly “You Cora...I’m always thinking about you and only you…” a wide smile creasing on his face.

[manju-girl]

Letters to You [10]

Pairing: Shigezane x MC (Aki)

genre: Fluff, Angst, Comedy

parts : click here instead  (parts 1-9 are here)

Ten: Choices and Heartbreaks.

🌸🌸🌸 “Look at me in the eyes and tell me that you pity me, Aki.” He’s hurt. She can tell it from his voice. She can’t lie anymore, she can’t lie to herself or to him anymore. She shuddered at the intensity of his gaze, his hands were on her shoulders. But she can’t tell him her feelings. Not when she knew she’ll break them both

“I can’t…” she whimpered, she hates herself but her resolve was clear. She expects Shigezane to hate her for not returning his feelings. But instead, he embraced her nonetheless. He did not want to push through the topic. She’s lying, he can see it. He’s known her for ten years and they both know that lying to each other was no use.

“Sorry… I’m sorry Aki.” He whispered, rubbing her back. “Let’s just forget this ever happened.”

“But atleast, let me keep you to myself even just for a day…” Shigezane whispered, and she did not even bother to return his embrace.

“Mmm.”

— She wrapped her arms around his torso, nuzzling her face on the crook of his neck. Their legs intertwined, she woke up, feeling his warmth around her.

She’s going to miss him, his scent, his sleeping face. Everything about him. The sun was already high. But she still felt cold, she wanted to feel his body warmth more. She remembered what happened the other night, every detail. The feel of his lips, the tenderness of his touch, the pain in his eyes. His feelings.

‘But atleast, let me keep you to myself even just for a day…’

For some reason, she felt like she wanted to be selfish just as his request. Aki wanted to grant what he wanted, even if it’s just for a day.

She don’t want to have any regrets, even if its just for a day

She felt the lump forming on her throat again, she fought back the tears as she embraced him tighter, and he did the same.

“Stay,” she heard the hoarseness of his voice. She felt his hand play with her hair. She wishes she could do the same to him, love him just the way he deserved it. But she’s afraid that if she does, she’ll break him even more.

“I love you, Aki.” He said, clearly for her to hear. Her eyes widened in surprise, she bit her lower lip. She longed for him to say those, for how many years, and now he did it.

but...

“I’m sorry…” she whispered. That’s all she can say. He chuckled, his hand reaching out to cup her face.

“What are you talking about? You don’t have to apologize.” He was as gentle and kind as ever that she wanted to cry due to his gestures.

“Don’t make me cry, Idiot Shigezane.” She mumbled,

“That should be my line,” his hold on her tightened. “Don’t worry about it,”

“Shigezane?”

“Mm?”

“Can we stay like this for a while?” She was even surprised of what she said– but it doesn’t matter anymore. It is a selfish request. After all, what happens in that place just stays there. When they come back to Yonezawa, they’ll try to keep to themselves everything that happened.

“Ahaha, what’s that? You miss my warmth already?” He asked, peeking at her face.

“I’ll surely do,” she answered quietly, enough for him to hear.

They stayed all morning like that, not caring whether they are late for anything else. All they know is that they full of each other’s love, at least they know at the bottom of their hearts…

Or so she thought.

“Aki,” she heard Shigezane’s voice calling to her. “Aki, wake up! Masamune and Kojuro are here.”

“Aki!” Shigezane shook her lightly, causing her to open her eyes groggily.

“Noooo, let me hug you more Taiyakii” She mumbled, dragging Shigezane next to her in the bedding and pulling the covers over them. “Mmn, so warm.”

“My doll, as much as I want to cuddle with you like this and keep you to myself all day, we can’t. Not today, ” he flicked her forehead. “Masamune and Kojuro are waiting for us outside– so better get up, yah!” With what she said, she seemed to finally woke up.

“Huh? Lord Masamune and Kojuro?!” She stared at him wide eyed, she fixed her nightclothes before getting up to her feet to change and fix herself. “Tell them I’ll be there in a short while!”

Shigezane can’t help but chuckle at how adorable she is when she woke up. If every morning was like this, he’d be more than happy. Letting out a contented sigh he went out to meet Masamune and Kojuro.

* “Hah, I’m sorry I overslept!” Aki bowed to Masamune after serving their meals.

“Ahaha! Aki and I had quite the fun last night so I am at fault too.” Shigezane grinned, taking a bite from the meal.

“AND what sort of fun is this we are talking about, Aki?” Kojuro asked, his glare focused on Shigezane.

Aki grinned, “Ohoo, you have no idea Oyajii~ we drank all night! Ahahaha right, Shigezane?!”

Kojuro can’t help but sigh. Masamune in return just ate quietly. He felt like Aki was truly happy, but something was holding her back. Even so, he kept the thoughts to himself.

“Sooo, what brought you two here? Is it some urgent matter?” Shigezane asked.

“Right, Ayame’s family wanted the marriage to happen sooner than planned.” Kojuro answered. A serious look on his face, Shigezane stopped eating, while Aki didn’t seem to mind as she continues to eat, trying to ignore the discussion.

“And they want you to be back soon,” Masamune added. Shigezane looked down, now that he is sure of his feelings for Aki, a flame of rebellion is starting to form in his mind, he had this urge that he wanted to end this arranged marriage. The happiness he felt earlier was immediately replaced by shock and confusion.

“… ” His hand found its way to Aki’s hand which is resting on her lap. She ignored the gesture, keeping quiet and fixed her attention to Masamune.

“Then what about the wedding preparations, Milord?” Aki asked.

“That’s why we headed here. Aki, I’m assigning you and Kojuro to help for the wedding preparations.” Masamune ordered, “they gave us the schedule of the wedding on a short notice that we needed your expertise on planning.”

Aki felt empty hearing those. She can feel Shigezane is tensed, the hand that hold hers was sweating. She can only nod at Masamune’s orders.

She can’t refuse now, can she? It was a direct order from Masamune. She looked acrossed Kojuro, who gave her a nod, his eyes filled with empathy for her. She gave him a small smile, reassuring him that she would be alright.

She grasped Shigezane’s hand as quickly as she can before letting it go, she took a deep breath, trying to steel her resolve, she answered

“I’ll do it, Milord.”

Shigezane felt his heart shatter with her cold words. 🍁🍁

With heavy hearts, Aki and Shigezane came back to Yonezawa with Kojuro and Masamune that afternoon. They were surprisingly quiet on the way back. Hardly exchanging words.

The moment she entered her chambers she immediately changed to her hakama before proceeding to Kojuro and Masamune to ask for their orders.

“I will assist Lady Ayame and you assist Shigezane.” Kojuro gave the orders briefly, earning a reluctant nod from his sister.

“Kojuro-nii, I think it would be better if I assist Lady Ayame instead, it would make her feel more comfortable and a woman to assist her in choosing some things would be a better idea, well of course it’s just a suggestion.” She said, “In addition, it looked like Shigezane is tensed and worried earlier, having you beside him might ease those, Lord Kojuro.”

Kojuro nodded, “What do you think, Lord Masamune?”

“I agree with Aki.” Masamune sipped the tea calmly,

“It’s settled, then. Tomorrow you are to assist Lady Ayame in choosing her furisode and the bridal robe. The meeting’s over, you may rest now Aki.” Kojuro said, dismissing his sister who gave them a small bow before leaving.

That night, she sat down on the porch. She kept on stuffing dango to her mouth, piece after piece while chewing slowly. The downpour of summer rain and the cold winds had done nothing to ease the pain she’s feeling. She crossed her legs, trying to sit in a comfortable position.

“Stupid,” she spoke “Stupid Aki.”

'Ayame’s family wants the marriage to happen as soon as possible.’

Kojuro’s words kept on repeating on her head, she had no right to be annoyed, right? It was her choice. She chuckled, mocking herself for acting this way when she could just ask Shigezane to break the engagement off and be with her.

“What are you doing here?” Kojuro asked, his arms crossed as he walks towards her. He smiled, making her smile back at him. “It’s late and you’ll catch a cold.”

“It’s fine, Aniue.” She coughed. “It won’t change anything, anyway.” She coughed again, reaching for the now warm tea in hopes to ease the cough. Kojuro stared at her in wonder, rubbing her back as she coughs quite worse than before.

“Have you caught a cold? Don’t stay here, let’s go inside and keep you warm.” Kojuro urged her, helping her stand up.

“Aniue-sama.” She called him the moment they arrived in his office, her voice now hoarse. “It hurts so much.” She looked down on her hands.

“He… Shigezane… I… love him so much,” she sobbed to his shoulders “But I can’t tell him, I’ve caused him pain and I… Aniue,” she sobbed harder, her tears staining her brother’s haori. Kojuro stroked her hair comfortingly.

She cried his heart out to Kojuro, who listened to her troubles the entire night. Comforting her as he used to do when she was younger.

“I don’t have much time left, Aniue.” She said, before falling asleep, which left Kojuro wondering, his brows knitted at his sister’s words.