《 texts from edo. 》

[justaways]

you know the deal.
other canons welcome, but i figured it would primarily just be us horrible people.

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[nobleofmadness]

[ How ~charming~. He's going for that aloof vintage look isn't he. :0 ]

I said six. Well, as long as you're here...

[ puckers up ]

[shirogaki]

Oh.

[ He ... really doesn't remember Katsura specifying six, just saying it was way too late.

But whatever. ]

...

[ Just. Stares at this lips.

Now they're suddenly jumping to the kissing??! Sure, they've done it before, but it's different now! And why is Katsura doing that! Why pucker his lips like that?!!

And why does closing that distance seem like such a big deeeaaaal???! ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ PROBABLY BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE DEAL?! THEY'RE GOING OFFICIAL TONIGHT. THAT'S LIKE, LIKE, ONE STEP AWAY FROM ENGAGEMENT!! SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY! OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T FEEL CONFIDENT ON A DAY LIKE THIS WITH THOSE SHOES!! ]

[ The pucker turns into a pout, though he doesn't move away. ]

Is something the matter, Gintoki?

[shirogaki]

[ YOU TALKING SHIT ABOUT HIS SHOES?! YOU'RE WELCOME TO BUY NEW ONES IF THESE AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU. ]

Er-- Yeah, yeah, fine. I'm just ... Do you usually do that?

[ points ...

Why the weird puckering. Is that a thing? ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ MAYBE HE WILL!! ]

Well, yes. You don't like it?

[shirogaki]

[ FINE!! ]

Somehow I've never thought about it before...

[ Is he really that self conscious right now? Katsura seems to be perfectly okay with all this! Why is he so totally okay with all this?! What's up with that?! ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ It's probably because Katsura has fantasized multiple scenarios of their old married life in a farm and how they got there, so about 724324 options of a first official date are thought over and rehearsed in his mind. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ]

[ His expression evens out and he sighs. ]

You may think about it later, then. Weren't we going to do something more fun?

[ HE MEANS DATE NIGHT get your mind out of the gutter ]

[shirogaki]

Oh.

I thought you were looking for something else tonight.

[ He lost his mind in the gutter a very long time ago. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ shrieks and swats him like a girl ]

[shirogaki]

[ JUMPS AWAY

raises his hands and a leg like a goddamn ninja idk ]

Ow! Oi! What was that for?!

[nobleofmadness]

[ huffs ]

I thought you were going to be a gentleman tonight.

[shirogaki]

What gave you that idea?

[ Seriously.

Have you forgotten who he is? ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ LOOK HE CAN DREAM OKAY. ]

Y..ou?

[ sniffs indignantly. ]

It was supposed to be our special night, you know.

[ wait why is it in past tense... ]

[shirogaki]

Ah, so you want me to fake all of it. Didn't catch that part.

[ Listen, here. He's going to keep being gross and making disgusting jokes. YOU CAN'T STOP HIM. ]

[nobleofmadness]

Well, not all of it, but a little would be nice, yes.

[ LOOK he's not even gonna argue. He needs to convince himself you're likeable before going all ~official~ with you. Once that's done you can be gross again. ]

[shirogaki]

[ ... Sigh.

Well, hopefully their destination is going to appeal to Katsura's romantic side. But now Gintoki's getting uncertain.

He swallows, and leans in to press a soft kiss against Katsura's lips. Just a peck. ]

Pain in the ass.

[ Huff. ]

Come on then.

[ He turns and opens the door, but pauses before he walks out and ... holds it up for Katsura. Fine, fine, he can be a ~gentleman~. Maybe. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ He's still going to huff, but he looks placated by that little kiss. Almost giddy, really. It's gross. ]

It's not pain in the ass, it's Katsura.

[ He follows after grabbing his jacket, and actually gasps when Gintoki holds the door for him, clutching his heart and everything. ]

How -- how thoughtful!

[shirogaki]

[ And because that is just way overreacting and it makes Gintoki's face turn red, he plants a foot in Katsura's backside to push him ahead. ]

You gonna be annoying all night?!

[bombdemon]

I'm not annoying, I'm Katsura!

[ is what he gets out before he's kicked along. Ah. Regular Gintoki is back. ]

[ Sooo how long a walk is it gonna be? ]

[shirogaki]

[ Walk? Puh-lease. They're going on a romantic road trip on his awesome brand new (barely holding together) scooter. He's definitely never let Katsura hitch a ride on it. Gas is expensive! So he's hardly even used it, so far.

But he owns it, and it's awesome. So because this is a special night, they're using it.

He holds out the spare helmet towards Katsura. ]

[bombdemon]

[ There's definitely a certain bad boy charm about someone who doesn't dress up for a date and drives a scooter. It's like the pinnacle of virility! Katsura is feeling a little tingly with excitement and graciously accepts the helmet, although he does glance inside it suspiciously before putting it on. Please don't be greasy -- ]

Thank you. Now I will be sufficiently protected from blunt head trauma.

[ Is what he says as he climbs on the thing behind Gintoki, as if somehow expecting him to kill them. ]

[shirogaki]

[ Excuse you? He takes care of his helmet and scooter.

He leaves his helmet on rather loosely, and huffs at the comment. ]

There ain't gotta be any blunt head trauma on my watch.

[ Dad just wouldn't let him own this without having a couple of helmets for him and whoever he might end up bringing along on it.

Off they go, then. It's quite a ride, because they grew up on the outskirts of the city and that's the general direction they're heading. ]

[bombdemon]

[ WELL, GOOD TO KNOW. He wouldn't want to deal with an oily wig later. ]

Ah, I suppose you're usually the one inflicting it.

[ Said in perfectly casual tone while he gently slips his arms around Gintoki's middle to hold on. He'll probably squee every time Gintoki speeds up beyond 40km/h, however he seems to quiet down a little when he realizes that the scenery looks familiar, and rests his chin on Gintoki's shoulder. There's quite a bit of nostalgia, okay. They're gonna pass the sandbox they first met at and everything. Actually, Katsura's getting emotional and Gintoki can probably feel it radiating off of him at this point. ]

[shirogaki]

[ Why is Katsura so cute? Emotions are gross and Gintoki's probably going to get very embarrassed about it, but the arms around him and Katsura's head on his shoulder makes him really ... warm inside.

His favourite place has always been by the river, so they pass their old school and houses to where the road only fits one car. The sun set quite a while ago, but the moonlight is quite bright so they shouldn't have any problem walking. Especially not because they've walked that very path countless times.

He parks the scooter at the very edge of the road, and waits for Katsura to let go so he can get off. ]

[bombdemon]

[ It's a gift. ]

[ Wait, how long was that ride? If they left between 7 and 8 and it's not winter, shouldn't it still be bright outside?.. ]

[ Anyway, Katsura watches all those passing memories with a growing smile and eventually a sniffle, and he's pretty much a mess by the time they stop. Actually, he doesn't even think of letting Gintoki go at first, just squeezing him and pressing face into his back in some kind of weird sobbing and joy mix, but he'll eventually let him go and clamber off himself. ]

[ Ah... the riverside. So many young days spent here. ]