You know who could really use some unconditional affection/love? Hide. And you know what came to mind? Kaneki + dogs. Remember how he was dressed as a cat in the calendar? how about Kaneki dressing as a cute fluffy dog for Hide and lick him all over his face, nuzzling him and the mask out of the way while licking and looking at him with adoration and curl up in his lap/cuddle with him and running on all fours before tackling him to greet him and lick him and hugging him. Cause I need this bad.

Meep.

Hide trudges into his apartment and slowly closes the door behind him. He just saw the most fluffy Samoyed on the street, and he desperately wants one. Dogs won’t look at his scars funny. He needs a Samoyed!

Too bad his bank account disagrees. 

“Heya, Hide.” A voice rings out from his kitchen.

Hide starts. “Kaneki?”

“Woof.” Kaneki looks embarrassed to be on all fours, dressed as a fluffy brown mutt, but he is all the same. 

“What are you doing?”

“I can’t buy you a dog, so I thought I’d dress up as one.” Kaneki nuzzles Hide’s ankles.

Hide has to laugh.

Kaneki rises and uses his mask to nudge Hide’s scarf away. He licks the scars ever-so-slightly, like a timid puppy.

Hide giggles. “You’re so silly.”

“I figured it was the least I could do,” Kaneki whispers. 

“This, uh, actually means a lot to me.” Hide wipes his eyes as Kaneki pulls him to the floor and curls up next to him. 

“You’re my best friend, and you deserve a dog.”