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i have been slowly getting into Touken Ranbu for the past year, watched Katsugeki two days ago, binged it in one sitting actually and it was like, the final step into this hellhole.

though there are a lot of characters and my brain is tiny tiny

but first, i'm gonna need like a pictured list of who is siblings w who lmao o(-(

might rewatch Hanamaru now that i've been completely destroyed by Katsugeki,,

Okaeri, Kyoudai (Touken Ranbu fanfic)

Summary:

A moment amongst many between two brothers in a storage shed on the edge of the citadel. No matter what challenges Oodenta proved for himself and for his Kyoudai to tackle, Sohaya was always happy to be there at his brother's side.

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“Kyoudai, you gotta pay more attention to yourself out there.”

Sohaya’s words were scolding, but his tone was gentle and a bit distracted as he applied a bandage over a cut across Oodenta’s cheekbone. His patient obediently tilted his head for easier access and only sighed softly, glancing away from his brother. 

“...I couldn’t feel it, so I didn't think there was any need for anyone to have to tend to me.”

Sohaya shook his head, continuing on to coax the other out of his battle uniform’s jacket so he could check on what lay beneath. With the garment gone, it laid bare various nicks and cuts bleeding in small smears across Oodenta’s arms and a particularly deep cut that seemed to travel across the full wrap around of his side to his hip. It wasn’t too serious as the blood wasn’t pouring out of him like some gruesome fountain, and both of them were used to much worse injuries. Being manageable didn't make Sohaya worry and less though.

“Well, if that were the case I don’t think we’d be here now would we?”

He turned to his side and grabbed some peroxide and a cloth pad he had managed to snag from Yagen’s supplies in the healing room, getting to work on the smaller cuts first as they would take less time and less maneuvering the other sword around. Oodenta would never spook or directly say no to his kyoudai, but that didn't mean Sohaya was a true exception to his characteristic discomfort and unease with being touched for too long or without warning. He wanted to ease Oodenta through the process as much as he could.

“.....I’m sorry…Sohayanotsurugi..”

Sohaya was quick to glance up from his work at that, ruby red eyes meeting darker crimson ones. Oodenta met his gaze, for once holding it as if the attention would further prove his honesty.

The blonde moved forward from his kneeling position, leaning until his forehead pressed against his brother’s. Oodenta seemed to wilt a bit further under the contact, but he didn't speak or try to move away. They stayed just like that, Oodenta leaned up against the storehouse back wall with one leg outstretched and the other pulled up and leaning to the side a bit and Sohaya kneeling before him, holding himself in the slightly awkward leaning position with his hands so he didn't put all his weight against the other.

“You don’t need to feel bad about getting hurt, I just want you to care more about yourself and get help if you need it. Even if it is just seeking me or Maeda out, nobody here wants to see you hurt. What good would it do if I hadn't seen you slinking back here when I was back from chores, would you have just sat here and let yourself bleed out?”

Oodenta hummed softly, giving genuine thought to the question. Before he could give a response, Sohaya moved back once more to sit on his haunches,shaking his head.

“Nevermind, it worked out and I'm here so let’s just work on these injuries and getting you back to peak condition, yeah?”

His brother nodded, seeming to relax a bit at those words. With a fond smile, Sohaya returned to his work, cleaning each of the cuts and placing a bandage on it as needed. When it came to the deeper gash, Sohaya didn't bother with asking and just unbuttoned the dress shirt and untied the rope and leather harness Oodenta wore and got to work cleaning away dried blood that had crusted into his brother’s pale skin so he could assess the real damage. Oodenta didn't make a sound as peroxide hit open wound, though Sohaya was almost glad to notice the slight rise in attention as Oodenta’s gaze swiveled over and down.

‘So he can feel that, that’s good.’ 

Oodenta Mitsuyo had not adjusted to life in a human body well at all, seemingly worse than a lot of the other blades, holy or otherwise. Most usually  struggled in adapting to having human needs, which was a more than fair adjustment to have to contend with. However, for Oodenta it seemed he had troubles differentiating not just his new needs, but also just connecting with his own sense of self at all. 

His emotions were intense and yet it seemed Oodenta struggled on being able to identify and express them at all. He was very quick to accept orders or guidance from others, even in things he found uncomfortable he would never truly put up a fight or disobey someone and it was to a bit of a worrying degree, Sohaya had concerns for his own autonomy at times admittedly. And anyone who had spent longer periods of time with Oodenta would find it hard to miss the patches of time where he just seemed…lost, like either he wasn’t really physically there in the moment or he would suddenly “come back” to himself and seem displaced entirely. Sohaya had only asked him about it once directly, and the genuine confusion Oodenta had in response and the admittance of not having recall for the time prior was enough to make him not ask further. He didn't want to scare his brother with something they couldn’t quite handle, and it had never been an issue in battle thankfully so it was just another odd quirk of his precious brother’s.

In the end, Sohaya had needed to use the needle and thread to stitch up Oodenta’s side, something the other only nodded to being told and with a little awkward adjusting it was done. Afterwards, Oodenta looked absolutely drained and Sohaya didn't blame him. He had gone out on a few days long mission and came back only to go straight into treatment here with him.

“Neh, Kyoudai, do you feel up to eating anything before you pass out?”

He was answered by a slow head shake, the other quietly adjusting himself where he sat to let both legs relax in front of him. He looked a bit more than ready to topple over, Sohaya noted as he let himself slide into place on his brother's left. As if on cue, Oodenta let himself list to that side, resting his temple against the blonde’s shoulder, causing Sohaya to chuckle brightly.

“Sohaya…?”

“Mmmhmm?”

He waited patiently, a smile on his lips as he did his best to cant his head at an angle that he could catch some of his brother's expression in the corner of his eye.

“...My hair…would you…”

Sohaya hummed, already knowing the question. He turned himself a bit causing his brother to slump forward a bit more into his collarbone which freed up his shoulder and thus his arm. With the new mobility, he reached around Oodenta’s head to tug at the string tying up the small ponytail that kept some of the other’s hair out of he way in combat. When it gave in to the insistent tugging, dark bluish hair fell down into  and around Oodenta’s face. Mission complete, Sohaya did his best to shift back to leaning against the wall, Oodenta letting himself be pushed and adjusted back to rest on the other’s shoulder like before.

“Sohaya..?” Oodenta’s voice was softer than before, spoken more into his brother’s shoulder than out loud. Nonetheless, as always, Sohaya hummed in attention.

“....I think…you’re like the sun…”

Sohaya blinked, a laugh bubbling past his lips. “Is that so, what makes you say so, kyoudai?”

Oodenta was slow to speak, but Sohaya gave him rapt attention and patience. His brother was never the direct or forthright type, though whether that was on purpose due to his shyness or if it was apart of his struggle to articulate himself at times could be up for anyone’s guess.

“...You are warm, and bright, and you nurture the things around you. The world doesn't feel like it would be the same without you shining down on it.”

Sohaya’s face felt a bit warm and unable to engage in anything more due to the position, he leaned his head to the side to rest atop Oodenta’s and nuzzled his cheek into newly freed locks. Oodenta made a soft noise, surprised at the contact but he relaxed into it after a moment and even shyly returned the affection into the other’s shoulder. Albeit it in a more subdued amount and pressure.

“What am I going to do with you, huh? My precious only kyoudai. If I'm the sun then it only makes sense that you’re the moon.”

“...isn’t Mikazuki Munechika..-”

“Iya ya ya, you’re the moon to my sun. Just for us, just here, alright?”

“Mn.”

“You’re quiet and gentle, you’re darker and a bit more mysterious, but you inspire people to things they’d never be capable of on their own. You draw people in like the tide, you’re important too.”

He was met with silence, and only after moments stretched into almost a minute did he finally receive a quiet but meaningful,

“ Oh.”

“I’m glad we’re getting to do this together, Kyoudai. I wouldn't want it any other way.”

He felt Oodenta shift beside him, his legs curling in to press knees against the side of his own leg, and he felt a sudden tug to the side of his pants at his thigh where Oodenta now gripped the fabric tentatively.

“...I'm also glad…to be here…I wouldn't want to be here alone either. It wouldn't be….right without Sohaya.”

Sohaya smiled wide and bright, an eye-catching expression if it weren't hidden away in a shed at the edge of the citadel in the dark. But that was fine, because it was just for him and Oodenta just like this moment was. He sat there, content and comfortable despite the wood surfaces to his back and beneath him as he heard his brother’s breathing start to even out with sleep, the excursions and conversation finally wearing him out.

“Okaeri, kyoudai.”

Maybe this is already late, but I decided to create this anyway~

Yeah, apparently it is so. In case you asked, “Didn’t they record for the game?”

The answer: recording for games are usually done separately between casts and they usually don’t see each other since they are done in different days. So it makes sense why Junya said he met Ryohei for the first time in the anime version, not the original game.