#Chai x Kale

[asmodeauxx]

gang wyd when they hifi on they rush

[margoshvets]

Happy Pride Month to these two! A little sequel to this art (let's not talk about the fact that Kale's hair just suddenly grew longer).

[sheepalmighty]

I made too many pages towards my Chai-joins-Vandelay-for-half-a-day AU: the headcanon heavy edition. It's also mostly the ending bit of it (there's still a little more I want to draw but they're mostly full of tricky dialogue so I hope I can find time later for them). I underestimated how many pages I wanted to make and it took twice the time I was hoping it would but I was able to get almost all of the fun and funny images I had stuck in my head out.

Luckily for all of us I can fit 'em all under this read more. Enjoy at your own leisure

[dominusfero]

[undergrounddweller89]

Who wants a chai x kale head cannon!

Gimme a theme and maybe I'll make a little ramble story out of it

[hi-fi-rush-head-lore-center]

Kale x Chai family reaction Headcanon:

[Of course this goes under the 'Kale lived!Redeemed AU']

Chai's an orphan, so the only family response they had to prepare for were Kale's. Chai was already good friends with Peppermint and he knew Roxanne liked him well enough, but in terms of dating Kale...

Kale didn't really care much. He just wanted to be with Chai.

"So, uh, we started... Dating?"

"And we're very happy, no matter what you'll say."

Peppermint and Roxanne stare at them for a while. Finally, Roxanne cleared her throat.

"Are you sure about this? I believe you deserve better."

Kale looked indignant, "That's not fair, mother. Chai is definitely worthy."

"She wasn't talking to you, dumbass." Peppermint rolled her eyes.

Kale looked even more offended, "I'm your son!"

"And you brainwashed me." Roxanne raised a brow.

Kale looked sheepish, "Fair enough."

Chai's just looking confused and goes, "So, uh, do you guys approve or..."

"As long as you're happy," Peppermint sighed, but she pulled out a blaster. "But you better not keep it from me if he hurts you. I'll be more than glad to avenge you."

Later, Macaron, Korsica, CNMN, and 808 also found out and gave Kale their own shovel talks.

[skyeknight-gaming]

[nadineartyt]

When i tell you this is the worst fucking thing I've ever edited i mean it

15 minutes of my life that I'll never get back💀💀💀

[linkita-chan-20053]

Dude... I cannot stop thinking about Chai x Kale

I WANT BOTTOM!KALE AND TOP!CHAI PLS!!!

[random-cattai]

*Flings to tags because haven't done anything Hi-fi recently aside from a certain Bard in BG3 that I need to draw out

Some of my ChaixKale headcanons from Hi-Fi Rush.

Married Life headcanons - (It only takes seven years...)

Dishes are a MESS in their shared house. Both of them would play Jenga with the dishes and the like, first one to topple them loses. Chai, because he lived off paper plates/ takeout containers, and Kale, because "That's what the help is there for." and never fully learned aside from rinsing. It takes some intervention/yelling from a Peppermint controlled 808 to get them to start.

Kale is slowly introducing sit down restaurants that require formal wear, and don't serve soda, to Chai, in attempts for a romantic fancy anniversary one day. Closest they've gotten is one that at least has a good vintage wine on the list. (This is going at a snail's pace because Chai doesn't drink/ feels EXTRA awkward just drinking water and his robot arm doesn't really allow decent looking formal in his eyes.)

Chai almost burned down the house/ got Kale to panic wake up one day trying to make breakfast. Since Kale's got some internet connection after that day makes the food/ forces Chai to go through some basic cooking tutorials.

Their wedding rings are simple things with only one large opal/gemstone to make it pricey. Kale made sure to get a chain to go with said ring so Chai can wear his as a necklace to free up his human hand to play/practice guitar. Kale proposed in a sectioned off part of the Museum Gardens.

Chai is a clinger. They're almost always 30 minutes late to work because Kale might wake up on time, but Chai doesn't.

Other aside headcanons about the two.

Kale is fully robotic, and his 'self' came from his head which was found at near death state. Roxanne has allowed the body to be redone with his battle body, but it has a near un-crackable lock (As in he can't do shit with it, or try to force it) unless someone in the family/ the main six is in danger for him to be able to use it. Otherwise he looks completely human...aside from the dual USB ports in the back of his neck for charging and data management.

[ao3-bookmarks]

"That's not... Oh, never mind." The voice made an irate airy sound, "Just... Do me a favor and never introduce yourself to Kale Vandeley."

Chai raised a brow as he jumped over some obstacles, gears gravitating towards him as he went. "An oddly niche request..." He hummed, "Since I doubt I'd actually meet such a handsome big shot like him, well for now anyway... Sure."

"Did you just... Ugh, please let it not be you. It cannot be you."

[sheepalmighty]

Here are the tricky dialogue comic bits for my Chai-tentatively-joins-Vandelay AU -- there are so many speech bubbles in these images. The rest under the read more is focussed on filling in a few of the gaps I haven't covered yet, solely Chai and Kale stuff.

To preface, I apologise for the absolutely stupid and cliche pages - that are supposed to be pivotal for these two - I decided to draw lower down this post. It would not leave my mind and so I had to manifest it.

While this has some linearity between pages I did leave a couple gaps because I didn't want to iron out the dialogue or events (I've been thinking about this almost exclusively for a year but I'm still not sure what to go with) and I've already drawn these two too many times during this drawn-out, self-inflicted, errr, thing. Still shaky on drawing stuff from the game events proper, doesn't sit right with me but nothing really changes (not sure really) because of the motivations of the main characters.

Something that partly influenced this batch was this one yt comment that said that In A Blink's lyrics / vampire theming weren't supposed to be homoerotic and were just about capitalism, and I thought "why not both?". Anyway, thanks for reading.

[They then argue about who likes who for a bit]

A few small things after the above below:

[florallithe]

Hey guess who found Hi-Fi Rush...

*checks wrist.*

late. Anyways im normal and i have thoughts for kale survival/silly

[undergrounddweller89]

ENOUGH

(pairing Kale x Chai, absolutely fluffy yes, they're haven't said out loud they love each other but some times a kiss says more than any words ever could. A small soft ramble for a friend of mine that I wrote this for last night. )

So maybe they're not quite admitting the love yet, it's still such a strong word, but Kale likes when Chai is in his office, pacing and rambling, it's like white noise, helps him focus, a singular point of sound to listen to instead of the mechanisms of the building, foot steps outside and what ever else went on.

But today he noticed something that had gradually been getting worse , something Chai constantly brushed off , he was peering over the data pad in his hands, focusing on the man going on about different drink choices in the vending machines.

Chai of course didn't realise he was being watched and thought he was being oh so stealthy about the twitch in his hand and how the elbow momentarily froze.

Kale's fingers tightened around the data pad as he saw Chai force it to move again and just continued as if that was perfectly normal.

Getting up he pulled open a draw and Chai was still going on about all these ideas he had , the thing was Kale was worrying about Chai so he wasn't really listening, his mind was on other things, of course he was not fretting, no he would never admit that.

Kale pointed at him and glared.

"Sit, now."

Chai instantly went quiet and did as he was told.

Kale set the tool kit on the desk , taking off his coat and jacket, rolling up his shirt sleeves he sat on the chair beside him and didn't ask when he pulled Chai forward to rest his arm on the desk, it took a few tugs just to get it out of the locked position which just made Kale huff as he started getting out what he would need.

"A building of technicians and mechanics and you didn't think once to get this fixed after your last escapade...."

Chai only responded by pouting

"I didn't want to bother anyone, it was fine, I figured out ways to make it work."

Kale paused and pinched the bridge of his nose

"And what about when it didn't, what if your tricks didn't work one day and you were actually..."

He took a deep breath and continued working

"Never mind....never mind..."

He popped open the casing and could see where more than just coolant and oil had leaked, blood had seeped in from one particularly bad scrape Chai had been in and wires were loose, no wonder it had been playing up.

"Does it matter if it doesn't work...I mean, I gotta learn to live without it when it doesn't right, cause like...well when I'm not useful anymore the company will drop me....I mean, I was useful to Peppermint by stopping you."

Chai looked off to the side

"I was only any use to you because I'd taken out everybody else and figured if I was on your side you could win...."

He hadn't noticed Kale looking up at him at that....

That had been true at the time...but....now, now was....now.

"And well your mother made me ambassador but come on , no pay check means clean cut , right? When someone better comes along and when I'm not useful....I'll be back to just me, I mean it'll hurt but I gotta figure this shit out myself haven't I?"

Each word sank into Kale like thick sharp talons that slowly dragged, he felt and ache in his chest , so this was how Chai really saw himself.

He sighed , cleaning up the wiring and working the joints.

"Chai...you don't need to be useful..."

The younger of the two scoffed.

"Then what do I have to be?"

"Here, just be here, have you ever considered your presence alone, you just being here is enough."

Chai blinked, clearly not expecting that as an answer.

"But what good is that?"

Kale picked out a piece of thin shrapnel with a pair of tweezers and removed a damaged wire and soldered in a new one.

"Believe it or not for some people, it is every thing, it is enough...let's put it into perspective, do the others have to do something just to be your friend?"

Chai was quiet and he listened, softly answering.

"No, I love being around them, just as they are."

Kale checked over his work, lifting Chai's arm and checking to make sure the elbow would now move smoothly after applying lubricant to the joint and flexing each of Chais fingers to make sure each metal tendon worked with it.

Closing up the casing he moved him self in his wheeled chair to reach his shoulder comfortably.

Ah there was the problem, that must be sore as hell, the ball joint was slightly displaced.

He placed a hand on the shoulder and a hand on the upper arm without warning put it back into place making Chai scream out and collapse against him.

"YOU BASTARD. "

Chai scowled up at him , but didn't move with his cheek resting on his chest, he wasn't sure what to do when Kale put his arms around him, he could feel his claws stroking his hair, a tingling sensation in his scalp as he did and settled against him grumbling.

"Doesn't that feel better now Chai?"

Kale replied fondly.

Chai only continued grumbling as he flexed his fingers and moved his shoulder, reluctantly nodding.

"What about me Chai?"

"What about you?"

He returned with a question, looking up at him.

Kale brushed back Chai's soft brown hair, a hand on his face as his thumb caressed his cheek.

"Am I enough?"

He dared to ask, his voice quiet and gravelly, he watched him , despite his calm expression, Kale knew he was showing a small sign of hope.

The moment he felt Chai's warm lips on his, he closed his eyes without hesitation, welcoming him in, pulling him closer, no words could have compared to this moment, the room was void of sound beside the expression of affection shared between them.

When they finally parted Kale's hair was less than pristine, he couldn't help but chuckle, clearly Chai had been wanting to do that and the kiss for a long time, you didn't kiss like that when you were hesitant and guessing.

Cupping his face in hands he nuzzled Chai's face, kissing his nose.

"Hmm I guess I'll take that as a yes."

Chai simply blushed and nodded.

"Good, because you're more than enough for me."

And with that he pulled him in for another kiss.

The end

Fluff, fluff makes the world go round. ❤️

[hi-fi-rush-head-lore-center]

Chai: I'm kinda crushing on someone, but I'm worried about telling you who it is because you're not going to like it.

Peppermint, just thinking the reason is because it's a guy and Chai's nervous about coming out: Just rip the bandage off.

Chai: It's Kale.

Peppermint: Put the bandage back on or so help me!

Chai: Called it

[skyeknight-gaming]

Okay, but the fact that this is the song when Chai and Kale are fighting...

Kinda sus