Ship: Araki Masako & Himuro Tatsuya, Himuro Tatsuya/Murasakibara Atsushi Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke Major Tags: None Other Tags: Supernatural elements, yuuki onna Masako, demon Himuro, werewolf Murasakibara, demonfucker au Word Count: 591
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The winter is particularly cold this year, but that's how Masako likes it the best, the city bowing under the weight of the snow that settles upon it. All of the youkai or other creatures who live here can, at the very least, deal with the cold. There isn't anyone that she needs to check on, to make sure that they're surviving the winter okay. She can focus her attention on other things.
Right now, that means preparing for Tatsuya's visit. She felt the moment he crossed the border into Akita, and he has company.
She hasn't seen Tatsuya for years. He must have grown from the quiet, insecure boy that he was when he first moved to Akita. She's received updates on him from Alex, who was previously his mentor, the caretaker of Los Angeles the same way that Masako is the caretaker of Akita. It will be nice to receive the updates first-hand, for a change.
His companion is a werewolf, and Masako is certain that they've crossed paths before. There are packs of werewolves, constantly moving between regions to avoid becoming too attached to the one territory. Masako doesn't think that this one has been in a pack before, or if he has, it must have been a long time ago. She has sentries set up in the streets, in the icicles growing from street lamps, in the snowmen that the human children like to build, to keep an eye on her territory. From what she can tell, this werewolf's sole loyalty is to Tatsuya. It's the kind of care that he deserves.
Tatsuya knows not to seek her out directly; Masako sees people in her own time. She'll offer him a place to stay but until then, he'll have to wait.
By the time she walks out to meet them, Tatsuya and his werewolf have started having a snowball fight with each other. She hangs back, watching them play. He seems calmer now, his demonic energy firmly under control. She remembers the long days she spent with him, building on all the lessons that Alex tried to teach him, relieved that at least she seemed to have better luck; Tatsuya is all about control and restraint. He's naturally inclined to it, preferring to think first and act later unless he's caught up in the moment. It seems that lately, he's getting caught up in it less frequently and if he is, it's in the best possible way.
"Ahh, Atsushi!" Tatsuya shouts as his companion pounces at him, with much less finesse in his human form than he would have in his wolf form. He's big, knocking Tatsuya down onto his back, sinking into the snow.
Atsushi grins at him, lifting a snowball and pressing it into the side of Tatsuya's face. Tatsuya's laughter fills the street, and Masako finds herself smiling, moving closer to them. Atsushi doesn't notice her, still kneeling over Tatsuya, taking his face in both hands and kissing him, like the rest of the world around them doesn't even exist.
"You've found an interesting partner, Tatsuya," Masako says by way of greeting, stopping a short distance from them.
Tatsuya turns his head, still lying under Atsushi, and smiles up at her. "Araki-sensei. I really have. This is Atsushi."
"I've been in Akita before," Atsushi says, getting up and inclining his head to her. "I never met you before, though. Most people probably don't, but Tatsu-chin's special, isn't he?"
"Atsushi," Tatsuya protests, looking embarrassed.
Masako decides that she likes Atsushi. She lets him see her smile, nodding in agreement. "Yes he is."
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Supernatural elements, yuuki onna Masako, demon Himuro, werewolf Murasakibara, demonfucker au
Word Count: 591
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The winter is particularly cold this year, but that's how Masako likes it the best, the city bowing under the weight of the snow that settles upon it. All of the youkai or other creatures who live here can, at the very least, deal with the cold. There isn't anyone that she needs to check on, to make sure that they're surviving the winter okay. She can focus her attention on other things.
Right now, that means preparing for Tatsuya's visit. She felt the moment he crossed the border into Akita, and he has company.
She hasn't seen Tatsuya for years. He must have grown from the quiet, insecure boy that he was when he first moved to Akita. She's received updates on him from Alex, who was previously his mentor, the caretaker of Los Angeles the same way that Masako is the caretaker of Akita. It will be nice to receive the updates first-hand, for a change.
His companion is a werewolf, and Masako is certain that they've crossed paths before. There are packs of werewolves, constantly moving between regions to avoid becoming too attached to the one territory. Masako doesn't think that this one has been in a pack before, or if he has, it must have been a long time ago. She has sentries set up in the streets, in the icicles growing from street lamps, in the snowmen that the human children like to build, to keep an eye on her territory. From what she can tell, this werewolf's sole loyalty is to Tatsuya. It's the kind of care that he deserves.
Tatsuya knows not to seek her out directly; Masako sees people in her own time. She'll offer him a place to stay but until then, he'll have to wait.
By the time she walks out to meet them, Tatsuya and his werewolf have started having a snowball fight with each other. She hangs back, watching them play. He seems calmer now, his demonic energy firmly under control. She remembers the long days she spent with him, building on all the lessons that Alex tried to teach him, relieved that at least she seemed to have better luck; Tatsuya is all about control and restraint. He's naturally inclined to it, preferring to think first and act later unless he's caught up in the moment. It seems that lately, he's getting caught up in it less frequently and if he is, it's in the best possible way.
"Ahh, Atsushi!" Tatsuya shouts as his companion pounces at him, with much less finesse in his human form than he would have in his wolf form. He's big, knocking Tatsuya down onto his back, sinking into the snow.
Atsushi grins at him, lifting a snowball and pressing it into the side of Tatsuya's face. Tatsuya's laughter fills the street, and Masako finds herself smiling, moving closer to them. Atsushi doesn't notice her, still kneeling over Tatsuya, taking his face in both hands and kissing him, like the rest of the world around them doesn't even exist.
"You've found an interesting partner, Tatsuya," Masako says by way of greeting, stopping a short distance from them.
Tatsuya turns his head, still lying under Atsushi, and smiles up at her. "Araki-sensei. I really have. This is Atsushi."
"I've been in Akita before," Atsushi says, getting up and inclining his head to her. "I never met you before, though. Most people probably don't, but Tatsu-chin's special, isn't he?"
"Atsushi," Tatsuya protests, looking embarrassed.
Masako decides that she likes Atsushi. She lets him see her smile, nodding in agreement. "Yes he is."