myths, magic, and fandoms
I love puppers.
Kaneki Ken – Corgi.
Kirishima Touka – German Shepherd.
Fueguchi HInami – Beagle
Hideyoshi Nagachika – Shiba Inu
Yoshimura Kuzen – Akita Inu.
Yomo Renji – Great Pyrenees
Uta – A fox raised in captivity with no chance in the wild. He just had to.
Nishiki Nishio – Samoyed.
Nishino Kimi – mutt.
Irimi Kaya – Doberman.
Koma Enji – golden retriever.
I love me some Nishikimi.
– Nishiki cries with fear every time she cries.
– After realizing their science books weren’t going to calm her husband down, Kimi has to call Touka over to talk sense into Nishiki.
– Kimi buys Yuna a science kit for babies.
– Kimi has to twist Nishiki’s arm before he wears a baby carrier on his chest.
– Touka wastes no time taunting him, until Kaneki shows up with Ichika in his own chest carrier.
– As soon as Yuna turns one, Nishiki suggests they give her a sibling. 😉
– Nishiki fears the human Yuna might fear or even hate him when she discovers his past as a killer.
– Kimi comforts him. Empathy and moral complexity are two of Yuna’s biggest lessons growing up.
God I love Nishikimi, and especially Kimi. They’re the whole reason I got into TG.
“How’s the new business?” Kimi smiles as Nishiki slumps into the couch crammed into their small apartment.
“Touka’s making great coffee. But I suggested using science to enhance it and she – pregnant woman due in a month, let me remind you – threw me across the room.” Nishiki shake his head, but there’s a small grin on his face.
“You were too gentlemanly to fight back, weren’t you?” Kimi laughs.
“Bit of a change from where we started, eh?” Nishiki elbows her.
Kimi snuggles closer. “Hmm, yes.” She closes her eyes briefly. “Not my feelings for you, though.”
“Likewise.” Nishiki kisses her forehead.
“Marry me.”
He chokes. “What?”
Kimi cracks her eyes open. “What are we waiting for? It won’t even be illegal now. We already live together. Why not?”
“You wanna be Mrs. Nishio?” he asks hopefully.
“It’s not even that different from Nishino, silly.” Kimi sticks out her tongue.
“Are you proposing to me?”
“What if I am?”
“I’d say yes.” Nishiki pouts. “Too bad I don’t know if you are.”
“Of course I am!” Kimi glares at him, and he seals the deal with a kiss.
“Haise!” Akira sprints towards the Quinx and Touka, Amon on her heels. “Is he -”
“He’s breathing,” Urie says quickly.
“Thank goodness.” Akira glances towards Hide, who hardly dares to breathe. His friend is here; helpless and unconscious, but here.
“Get him under observation,” Marude says nervously.
“You got it.” Kimi Nishino snaps her fingers at her fellow scientists. She hasn’t seen Kaneki in years. Memories of her time in the church haunt her as she looks at his limp body.
“You okay?” Nishiki whispers.
She nods, swallowing a lump n her throat.
Across the room, Tsukiyama himself, the villain in her story, cries at the sight of Kaneki.
“He never stopped being a drama queen, did he?” Nishiki jokes.
Kimi smiles. “I guess not.”
“Tsukiyama, can you go tell Hinami and Yomo about this?” Touka asks wearily. She slumps a bit, and Mutsuki holds her upright, to Saiko’s pleasure.
“I’ll go, too,” Ayato says quickly.
“Thanks,” Touka tells her brother with a tired smile. She grips Kaneki’s hand as the scientists place him on a bed. “You’re gonna be okay, Ken. I promise.”
Kaneki Ken – He will ask if they want to return to sleep or talk. If they choose the former, he’ll hold them tight and assure them he’ll protect them. If the latter, he’ll brew coffee and listen intently.
Kirishima Touka – She’ll say well that’s it for sleep. She’ll brew coffee and talk and keep they awake as they dissect their dreams.
Fueguchi Hinami – She will hug the nightmare out of them.
Nishiki Nishio – He’ll massage his SO as they either talk about it or talk about something else.
Nishino Kimi – She’ll probably psychoanalyze the dream to give her partner more control.
Yoshimura – He’ll assure his SO he will never, ever let something bad happen and tug them closer.
Koma Enji – He’ll listen to their nightmare, then make up funny endings and stories to get their mind off the dream.
Irimi Kaya – Will use her kagune to shield her SO. Pile blankets atop them. Make sure they feel secure enough to return to the land of slumber.
Yomo Renji – He will wait to see their response. Do they want to talk? If so, he’ll watch them with his serious eyes so they know he’s paying attention. If they just want to forget, he’ll allow it for now, but inwardly he’d be very sad that they had a nightmare, because he wishes he could take it away.
Uta – He’ll work on getting his SO to forget. Perhaps some hanky-panky or tickling.
Kaneki Ken – Likes him, though his attitude towards ghouls and eating people is sad at times, even though Yoshimura understands it. He has great hopes for his future.
Kirishima Touka – He adores Touka like she was his own daughter. Her tough attitude might aggravate others, but he knows where it comes from. He worries for her impulsiveness and ships her with Kaneki.
Kirishima Ayato – Misses the kid. Recognizes his angst. Wants him to come home.
Fueguchi Hinami – Concerned about how traumatized she must be. Wants to emphasize her kind spirit to keep her out of trouble.
Yomo Renji – Yomo is his secret keeper. He admires Yomo for turning his life around, yet not entirely working at Anteiku. He thinks Yomo has a soft heart, and he’s right.
Uta – Doesn’t trust him worth a damn, but he’s good for Renji.
Nishiki Nishio – Finally he gets to meet the infamous Nishiki. Concerned about his romance with Kimi and very invested in a happy ending.
Nishino Kimi – Very worried for her romance with Nishiki, but admires her devotion.
Irimi Kaya – his most dependable worker. He thinks she’s brilliant, harsh, and beautiful, like a winter morning. He ships her and Koma.
Koma Enji – his most entertaining worker, and a good friend. When are he and Irimi going to get together?
YoUr WiSh iS My CoMmaNd
– Yoshimura started shipping Touken from the moment Touka introduced Kaneki to him.
– The first time Nishiki met Yomo, he saw him dragging in another body he’d scavenged. He was immediately determined to gain the approval of this strong ghoul, which led to several embarrassing attempts at conversation. This ended when Touka randomly walked up to Yomo and was like “just fucking talk dude.”
– Yomo talked. For Touka’s sake. He was a bit leery of this violent ghoul who had attacked Touka and Kaneki. And who reminded him of his own youth.
– Anteiku held a small celebration for Hinami’s birthday that ended in a kagune wrestling contest between Hinami’s and Yomo’s. He let her win.
– Irimi once tried to teach Touka and Hinami about girl stuff. It was torture for all involved.
– Koma once held a “guy’s night” for Nishiki, Kaneki, and Yomo. Uta was not invited but showed up regardless. They spent most of their time doing obstacle courses Koma had invented for them. Yomo won, but Nishiki came in second, and he has never let anyone forget that.
– Irimi held a “girl’s night” at the same time. Touka, Hinami, and Kimi came, and Itori crashed, to all of their delight. Itori and Hinami had a brief pact to get Touka to admit her feelings for Kaneki. They were unsuccessful.
– One evening, Uta and Itori showed up with a bottle of blood wine. He persuaded Nishiki and Touka to play a drinking game with him. When Yomo came into the cafe two hours later, he found two very giggly employees, an empty bottle, and Uta whistling innocently in a corner.
– It did not go well for Uta. Yoshimura had a stern conversation with him. Uta then whined to Itori about Yomo “tattling” on him. Itori then nicknamed Yomo “tattletale” for about a month.
– Touka swears she saw Irimi and Koma necking in the storage closet.
– She actually saw Nishiki and Kimi, dressed as Irimi and Koma to percolate this exact rumor.
– Kimi and Nishiki sometimes tutor Touka and Yoriko in science. This brings a smile to everyone’s faces.
– One time Hetare flew into the cafe because Hinami forgot to lock its cage. The entire morning consisted of an “all hands on deck” text message being sent out, everyone assuming doves were there, panic, relief once they found out it was only Hetare, and frantically trying to capture the bird.
– Nishiki threatened to replace it with a real dove, to which Irimi replied that she would skin him. Kimi added that she would help. Nishiki did not continue this line of thought.
– They once had a dance night, provoked by Nishiki and Koma attempting to have a dance off on the counters one day.
– Yomo thought this was a terrible idea, but then Uta heard, got enthusiastic, and persuaded Itori to supply wine.
– Touka and Kaneki danced…very…closely… and Yomo noticed. For the next day, Kaneki was confused as to why Yomo kept glaring at him.
– Irimi and Koma sometimes leave together and come in together the next day. Nishiki once accused them of being a couple, which they promptly denied. Yoshimura, however, was not convinced, though he kept his chuckles to himself.
– One time Hinami found five stray kittens and insisted Anteiku look after them until they could find a proper home. This home turned out to be Yomo’s place.
– Touka is too short to dust the top shelves, and Nishiki always teases her about it. One time she poured iced coffee down his shirt. Kimi was there to pick up Nishiki. She was not sympathetic to Nishiki.
– Hinami once told Yomo he felt like her uncle. The rest of the day, no one could figure out why Yomo’s eyes were puffy and bloodshot.
– Koma once asked Uta if his tattoo was about Yomo. No one is allowed to speak of what happened next.
Haha thanks, doing Yoshimura is always so strange. He’s just a cute tragic old man.
Kaneki Ken – He wants to be held as he sobs, and someone to ask probing questions.
Kirishima Touka – She wants someone to listen to her rant about how horrible it was.
Fueguchi Hinami – She wants to be snuggled as she explains all her feelings in detail. Her S/O better encourage her, too.
Nishiki Nishio – He wants someone to make him laugh. Someone who can joke about the monster he dreamt about or even crack black humor at the death of his sister (his most common nightmare).
Nishino Kimi – She wants someone who will distract her with kisses.
Koma Enji – He wants to be awoken the second his s/o suspects a nightmare. Someone who will massage his worries away and talk things out with him and even stay up all night if necessary.
Irimi Kaya – Someone who assures her that she’s a good person who doesn’t deserve nightmares, even if she doesn’t believe it.
Yomo Renji – Someone who will hold him tight and ask him if he wants to discuss it. If he doesn’t, he wants someone who will respect that, but maybe hold him a little tighter and cry for him.
Uta – He says he wants someone who will buy his lies about how it’s nothing, not to worry. He actually would probably admire them if they refused to believe him and used therapy-level skills to work out his problems and fears. Someone he’s not afraid to confess his fears to.
Itori – Someone who doesn’t mind staying up while she relives it. Maybe they’ll suggest wine as they talk things over.
Mercy and Magic 