text | un: tsukuyo

[tsukky]

I've bought a house in Amegahara and I guess you'd call it a bit of a fixer-upper.

I'm doing what I can with it but there's still a lot of work to do. [ And she's kind of winging the shit out of it because what is asking for help...

BUT, HOLD THE PHONE: ]

It has a big garden which is... kind of overgrown.

Anyway, I'm no gardener so I'd appreciate help from someone who knows what they're doing with this stuff. Happy to pay.

Also, anyone who knows anything about taking care of koi.

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( TEXT. ) un: SUGARSAMURAI69

[naturallywavy]

aaaa that does seem like a bit of a problem

too bad you don't know someone who is a handsome freelancer
that has many attractive skills
that could help you out with anything you need
and look very nice while doing it

probably at a discounted price

_{[ "PROBABLY" AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE. ]}

aaaaa such a shame

[text]

[tsukky]

[ GINTOKI ]

You're right.

I really don't know anyone at all like that.

And even if I did

I'm all set

[ Yeah, obviously she has to shoot him down first after a message like that. ]

[naturallywavy]

_{[ why is she a menace... ]}

that's a shame
i know someone

and he makes everything fun
and romantic
after the work is done

but i mean.. if you're all set...

[tsukky]

[ WHY IS HE A MENACE... ]

it's Triple Moon time

He's not gonna get any work done if he comes here now anyway

[ It's an odd mix of insulting his attention span/will power whilst kind of... low key implying stuff on her part as well.

ALSO WHY ARE THEY EVEN STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS "MYSTERY GUY" IN THE THIRD PERSON ]

[naturallywavy]

woah
how do you know this guy so well? how did you know he's a horny slack off?

thought you said you didn't know anyone

[tsukky]

It was just a hunch




He can still come over later if he likes

[naturallywavy]

to do work or to not get any work done?
_{[ The way Tsukuyo answers this question is vital. ]}

[tsukky]

The work's not urgent.

[ Recognise the most fucking awkward and indirect booty call in the history of the universe, Gintoki. ]

[naturallywavy]

yeah? i'll be over

_{[ Then, another text that follows: ]}

since it's cordis, i'm sure you're hungry.
i'll cook too.

before or after we procrastinate on the work that needs to be done

_{[ Look. This is why he's dating you. ]}

1/2

[tsukky]

You'd cook for me?

That seems like a lot of effort for you

[ TSUKUYO DON'T QUESTION IT

She knows him though, okay. She's knows it's not usual behaviour... Not that she's complaining either. ]

[tsukky]

[ Then a second message: ]

I'm not procrastinating

You're procrastinating, I'm just taking a break




what if there's a before and an after

[ She won't directly admit to that extreme other... uh, hunger. But he's a Cordis too, he knows how it goes. ]

[naturallywavy]

yeah i mean
i had to cook for kagura-chan and shinpachi-kun back home

<sub>[ WHY IS SHE SURPRISED... but he kind of understands. It's just a little domestic detail that she's never thought about with him, he guesses.

Gintoki can't help but smile at his device. ]</sub>

yeah yeah
it's whatever you want
be there soon

[tsukky]

[ Right. She forgot about his Dadtoki role for a bit there but that makes sense now. Still, she didn't expect him to cook for her.

Also - Fuck. Maybe she should be more used to it by now what with everything they've been through but she's still gotta take a second to try and stop herself being ridiculous and flustered before he appears; kitsune form or no kitsune form.

Bless text messages. ]

Fine - Take your time. Or don't. It doesn't affect me at all either way.
I still have things I need to do.

[ Is it possible to convey tsundere via a text message? Apparently so. Either way, she'll just... send him her Amegahara address pretty quickly. ]

( TEXT → ACTION. )

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Gintoki is pretty excited to see Tsukuyo's new place, even if it's a bit of a travel from his apartment. He does stop buy a store to pick up some items to make a simple dinner before continuing his way to Amegahara.

When he arrives at the location, he doesn't bother knocking on the door, but he does take a moment to analyze the outside of her place before barging right in. ]</sub>

Honeeeeeey, I'm home.

_{[ He does slip off his boots right away though and just wanders on in with the bags of ingredients in his hands. ]}

[tsukky]

[ She's also keeping the apartment in Lunatia so he won't always have to drag his ass down here but Tsukuyo figured he'd want to see the house anyway.

As for the house itself, it's pretty much eerily like what they'd expect from a fairly large house back home, just with small but noticeable differences like most things in Amegahara. It has the usual strange Amegaharan glass features here and there and it needs some fixing up in places still but once restored to a like-new state it'll be really nice.

Anyway, of course, he'd announce himself like that. Tsukuyo appears in the hall as he lets himself in, pipe in hand obviously. ]

I don't normally tolerate strange men bargin' into my house, y'know.

[ He's not a stranger but he's definitely strange. ]

[naturallywavy]

Ah, really? You don't?

_{[ WHY IS HE SOUNDING SURPRISED. He's so stupid. ]}

What are you gonna do.. call the cops? Better watch out, I'm cooking dinner. Really dangerous.

_{[ He walks past Tsukuyo, that familiar strawberry scent from his pheromones wafting in the air, but he does take a few steps back to dip over and give her a brief kiss on the lips. THOUGHTFUL. ]}

[tsukky]

Since when did I need a cop to throw someone out for me?

[ ...Stay on your toes, Gintoki.

Also, okaaay, there’s that familiar pheromone stink of his - mingling with her own and befuddling everything. Suddenly, she’s regretting how brief that kiss is - while her tails wag just a little. Uh.

Her voice is a little quieter while she gestures where he needs to go. ]

...Kitchen’s that way.

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ The ingredients he has picked out is to make a simple okonomiyaki meal. Something about them seemed to be one of Kagura's favorites, so he considers himself pretty good at making it. He'll make this kitchen his fortress, dammit, and impress his girlfriend. Cause.. you know. Chicks dig guys that can cook, and all of that.

He won't admit it, but he feels a little bit nervous about doing this. It doesn't show at all.. for now. He'll rummage through the kitchen and gets the cookware he needs and start the prep work. ]</sub>

I'll earn my way to stay here and then you'll just be begging for me to come back.

_{[ DON'T GET BIG HEADED, MAN. ]}

[tsukky]

[ She huffs a little at that - obviously. ]

No meal's gonna make me act like some desperate needy woman.

[ If she knew that he felt in any way nervous about it then she would make it pretty clear to him that she hasn't got much of a high threshold when it comes to food. Tsukuyo might be good at quite a few things but cooking generally isn't one of them - as she's told Hinowa about a thousand times and Hinowa in return likes to tease her about it.

Basically, yeah, as long as it's not burnt to a crisp, or worse; slathered in mayo like some people are wont to do around here - it'll be fine. ]

D'ya need any help?

...I'm offerin' because I should but, for yer own sake, ya should really say no.

[naturallywavy]

Yeah? I didn't say it would. Just might weaken your knees a little. That's all.

_{[ He knows Tsukuyo a lot better than that, but he does want to impress her with this.
He starts getting out the ingredients out once he has the cookware he needs and raises his eyebrows at her. ]}

... You know how to cook?
_{[ GINTOKI. ]}

[tsukky]

[ Wow, Gintoki. You don't have to look and sound quite so dubious when you ask her that okay.

...Although she did already just give him a disclaimer that she most definitely isn't going to be any help in the kitchen. What did Hinowa say about him not liking her if he finds out she's crappy at cooking? It's obviously bullshit but still... ]

Don't look at me like that! Of course I know how to cook.

I'm just

givin' ya the chance to show off so ya can try and get in my pants later or whatever the hell yer doin'. [ THAT'S THE ONLY REASON THAT BOYFRIENDS REALLY COOK RIGHT? ]

[naturallywavy]

_{[ Hmmm. ]}

How did you know that's what I was trying to do?

_{[ why is he so dumb and shameless... ]}

I won't say no if you wanna help, though.

_{[ Cause this is domesticated and soft. He hands Tsukki the ingredients and tools to mix the batter and he'll get started on the rest of it. ]}

[tsukky]

[ Gintoki. She raises one hand to rub her temples a little, as though she's getting a headache. ]

Ya could at least pretend that's not what yer doin' or somethin'.

[ But yeah, okay, batter. Batter. She can do this.

...Not because she's had a few cooking lessons since she got here so she doesn't suck at this quite so much anymore or anything. If he's already got the right quantities of ingredients ready then it can't go too horribly wrong at least. Hopefully.

Anyway, she's sort of... subtly keeping one eye on him while she does this, because trying to do something relatively normal when you're Cordis'd and the other person you're in a Relationship Thing with is also that way is... kind of challenging. Especially with that strawberry scent of his.

And tails. So many tails. At some stage during the whole thing, if he's standing next to her one of her blonde tails will not so subtly brush against his. And maybe curl around it a little. Like in some Disney movie that's going to go off the rails and become completely unwholesome later. ]