#cuddling with kurama and he’s just purring so loud

[grievedifferent]

(based on that last post) — kurama definitely purrs when his favorite person or people are near, regardless of it’s romantic or not. when hanging out with his friends, if everyone is having a good time (watching a movie, doing karaoke, etc — things that aren’t training or too active), he’ll often purr quietly to himself as he watches or reads while they entertain themselves. if his preferred person (singular) sits with him or is near, he’ll purr. he also will sometimes purr to soothe someone else or self-soothe. it’s a good calming technique he’s acquired that works well on humans.

[kazimakuwabara]

Words And Shouts

Summary: Hiei and Kuwabara bicker, Yusuke and Kurama talk. (Friendship, though can be taken as Kurama x Yusuke and Hiei x Kuwabara, 900+ words)

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“Boy, they are really screaming at each other today!” Yusuke sighed, yawning as he plopped down next to Kurama on the couch.

Kurama grunted and shifted so Yusuke could drop his head against his arm. Yusuke wiggled until Kurama sighed, wrapped an arm around his shoulders, and let Yusuke get comfortable against his side. Yusuke hummed, making a happy sound in the back of his throat, that made Kurama chuckle.

“I didn’t ask for your help!” Hiei’s voice boomed from the next room over.

Kurama and Yusuke both winced at the sheer volume of Hiei’s shout.

“You’re right Yusuke, they are really shouting today,” Kurama chuckled, patting Yusuke’s arm soothingly as he winced at Hiei’s climbing voice.

“Hiei is so fuckin' pissed off… he doesn’t normally get that loud,” Yusuke mused. “Though I guess Kuwabara deserves it today.”

“A little angry at Kazuma as well?” Kurama asked amused.

“He stepped in between that guy and Hiei’s match! He could have died!” Yusuke huffed.

“...And Hiei would have died if he didn’t,” Kurama countered calmly, his voice a little cold.

Yusuke remained silent and burrowed closer to Kurama’s side.

After a while, he muttered, “You’re not chasing me away by starting a fight.”

“I’m not starting a fight. But, I'm going to make it clear. I agree with Kuwabara’s actions today,” Kurama said easily.

“...You are starting a fight,” Yusuke growled with annoyance.

“I don’t see you getting up from our cuddle,” Kurama purred haughtily.

“...I’m too damn exhausted, and you’re too damn comfortable for me to get up!” Yusuke snapped.

“You’ve got to trust me! I don’t tag along to sit on the sidelines!” Kuwabara’s shout boomed loud enough to shake the plaster from the ceiling.

Kurama nodded sagely at Kuwabara's words. “And that’s the heart of the matter. You and Hiei need to trust Kazuma more. He knows what he’s doing,” Kurama whispered, petting a hand up and down Yusuke’s arm.

“But he-” Yusuke tried to snarl, but Kurama continued to speak over him.

“He stepped in and defended Hiei today, and saved Hiei from getting cut in half. He used a portal to rescue Hiei. It saved his life, shifting him out of danger when he was overpowered. You can’t deny that Kazuma saved Hiei today!” Kurama shot Yusuke a look, and Yusuke met it head-on. Yusuke was angry, but he was listening.

“Kazuma knew what he was doing. His ingenuity in battle is second to none… he is good at coming up with ideas on the fly. He stepped into Hiei’s battle today and saved his life. Yes, it was risky. Kazuma was hurt, but he traded his hurt for Hiei’s life. Any of us would have done it. It’s unfair for us to get angry when he does something we would do.”

Yusuke’s pursed his lips, a storm brewing behind his eyes.

He eventually sighed and dropped his head back on Kurama’s arm.

“I don’t know if I could stand losing him,” Yusuke muttered.

Kurama gently squeezed Yusuke to him, making them both wince as they jostled their wounds. But still, Kurama did not let go.

“We couldn’t stand losing each other. Not any of us,” Kurama soothed, “A fact that I think hit Hiei full-on in the face when Kazuma went down saving him. But Kazuma is alright, hale enough to heal and get stronger. And thanks to him, Hiei is in one piece. Don’t be angry at Kazuma for something we all would have done in his situation… just be thankful he made it through.”

Yusuke nodded snuggling closer to Kurama as they lapsed into silence. Yusuke didn’t like it, but Kurama had a point. It wasn’t right to judge Kuwabara for his risky behavior when they all did it.

“...It just feels… like I could lose him at any moment,” Yusuke muttered.

Kurama squeezed him, and with sympathy proclaimed, “That is the weight of being a demon, while he is a human. The older we get, the more we feel that weight. Yusuke… I feel that weight too every time I look at my human family. It’s a hard one to bear. Talk to Kazuma about it… you’ll feel better.”

“You telling me to do something you’ve done too, or is this one of those, “Do as I say, not as I do moments?” " Yusuke quipped, shifting so that Kurama could see him arch a brow.

Kurama grinned, “We’re talking about you and your feelings right now. Don’t drag what I need to do into it-”

There was a crash from the next room over, and the sound of something breaking.

The pair tensed, and then after a beat of silence, sighed and sank back into the couch.

“They huggin’ or scrappin’?” Yusuke asked eventually.

“I’m sure they’re fighting, but one of them will eventually break and instigate a hug,” Kurama tittered, smiling to himself.

“Those two gotta start being more open to hugging it out!” Yusuke huffed as he encircled his arms around Kurama’s waist, and shifted to snuggle into Kurama for a  closer cuddle.

Kurama stroked a hand down the back of Yusuke’s head, and chuckled, “Oh yes, if only those two could admit how much they care about each other, and hug it out. It'd save us all a lot of time.”

“...or fuck or something,” Yusuke snorted.

Kurama laughed loud, his laughter shaking Yusuke from the force of it. “Oh, so you noticed the sexual tension too?”

“I need to remember to bring some damn popcorn! Those two are better than a movie!”