#hnng guess who's back y'all

[kyahgamis]

of kissing and cuddling

“Have you ever thought of kissing anyone?”

[belated happy valentine’s day @jacknoahkerr]

It was a quiet evening. An intense game of streetball and a delicious, home cooked dinner at Kagami's apartment later, Daiki feels at peace. Basketball, food, and Kagami: the three factors that filled his day were most of the things, and the person, he liked (unfortunately, there weren’t any boobs or Mai-chan or it would’ve been the perfect day) and he felt quite content as he lounged at Kagami’s couch.

That is, until the other suddenly spoke up and asked him:

“Have you ever thought of kissing anyone?”

Daiki spits out his drink and looks at Kagami. Kagami’s giving him a disapproving look so he wipes the liquid dribbling off his chin with his shirt. “Why suddenly mention kissing, of all things, tonight?”

He pretends to not see Kagami’s judging eyes at his now wet shirt. “I just realized it’s February 13th today. Tomorrow’s valentine's day.”

“So what’s that got to do with it?”

“Well...” Kagami glances away. In Aomine’s lovesick eyes, he looks quite adorable as he did so. “It’s just a thought, but doesn’t it feel nice if you have someone to be lovey dovey with?”

What? Were his ears deceiving him or did he actually hear Kagami say he wants someone to be lovey dovey with? Wait, he’s actually a little touched that Kagami considers him a friend close enough to talk about these kind of things. He should answer properly. It was the least Daiki could do for the person he assumes he’s in a one-sided love with.

“... Didn’t think you’d be a sap, Bakagami. Also, lovey dovey? ”

Kagami’s cheeks flush slightly as his brows knit together in that amusing way it always did whenever he teased Kagami. C- cute! No, wait! Daiki messed up! He wasn’t supposed to make him annoyed!

“I’m not a sap! And shut up, i don’t know what else to call it!” he says heatedly.

Daiki clears his throat awkwardly and says, “Uhh, you were saying stuff about lovey dovey stuff being nice?”

Scowling, he drops himself a cushion away from where Aomine sat on the couch. “Yeah. You gonna make fun of me or something?”

He quickly shakes his head. “Nope. Just didn’t expect you to talk about those stuff.”

“Yeah, well… It’s not something I usually think about.” Kagami’s expression softens and the creases on his forehead disappears. “But I do think about it sometimes.”

Kagami’s opening up to him. He feels a sense of pride at this fact. “Yeah. I get what you mean.” Daiki often thought about Kagami but it rarely was in the context of the two of them doing cutesy stuff. “And I guess valentine’s day kinda makes you think of it more today, huh?”

Sighing, Kagami nods. “Yeah.” he leans on the couch’s backrest and sighs one more time. “I see couples in school doing stuff like flirting, hand holding and spoonfeeding and it’s kind of gross. But sometimes, I can’t help but kinda think I don’t mind doing those gross things.”

But I've been flirting with you for the past few months and it just goes over your head! Daiki's lips twitch downwards slightly. Hand holding and spoon feeding? True, he wants to try holding hands with Kagami. The closest he'd been to holding the other's hand was when he was trying to chop vegetables after losing a bet and his hand was shaky; Kagami guided him hand with his own over Daiki's and that definitely didn't count. Or did it?

Spoonfeeding was something they've done before, or rather, something Kagami's been doing for Aomine whenever he creeps up being the other boy as he cooked to ask for taste tests. That, and Kagami's occasional bouts of stubbornness where he picks up vegetables with his own chopsticks and waves them at Aomine's face until he eats the leafy greens.

Wait, Daiki thinks. Doesn't that mean we're kinda lovey dovey in our own way?

As he pondered on their relationship, Kagami continues voicing out his woes. “Then there's also kissing and hugging. Cuddles and stuff. I want someone to do those stuff with.”

“There's sex too,” Daiki points out. Kagami makes a choking noise and he coughs. He laughs as he watches the redhead try to get his composure back. “What? It’s true.”

The other boy settles down and he mutters, “Well, yeah… Eventually, I guess.” … Shit, Daiki thinks. I volunteer myself, Kagami. Hurry up and notice me.

“But I thought you Americans were big on kissing and stuff?” he asks casually. If Kagami’s anything like his kissing machine of a basketball teacher, Daiki would call foul since he’s yet to be kissed. Then a thought occurs to him. Maybe Kagami had kissed someone already. “Have you kissed Tetsu?”

Kagami makes a disgusted face and Daiki’s suddenly hit by the possibility that Kagami might not like men. “What? No! Why would I even kiss Kuroko? That’s gross!” I should’ve known, he thinks miserably. Kagami doesn't even try to hide the fact he's disgusted; his face contorts into a grimace.

“He kisses Nigou on the snout. On the snout . Kissing him means indirectly kissing the dog. It’s gross on so many levels.”

Oh. Oh. Daiki lets out a relieved sigh and shakes his head. You’re killing me, Kagami. “Dogs aren’t gross, bakagami.”

“They drink out of toilet bowls. And sniff their own poop.”

He wrinkles his nose. “Well, yeah, I guess...” Kagami gives him a triumphant look. Daiki wants to kiss that smug smile away from his face. “Who would you kiss then?” he finds himself asking.

Kagami thinks. “I don’t have anyone in mind, actually.”

“Then why bring up wanting to do lovey dovey stuff if you have no one to do it with?”

“That’s exactly why I mentioned it in the first place, you dumbass. I want someone.”

Pick me then. Kagami continues, shoulders slack and his back slouched against the couch. “I want someone who would be there to invite me out spontaneously to hang out and play basketball. Or eat burgers at Maji.”

I already do that though, Aomine thinks exasperatedly. It's me you're looking for! Just ask me out already! “You want a guy?”

“Guy, girl, it doesn't matter.” Kagami says, expression softening. “I just. Really want someone to like.”

You can like me. Then the feelings would be mutual. And we can hold hands, kiss, and cuddle.

“Let's list down your choices then,” Daiki mutters, ready to shove the idea of him being Kagami's sweetheart into his head. “Tetsu is a no-go because of dog germs.”

He sees Kagami sit up a little straighter as he nods.

“What about Kise?” Kagami's brows furrow slightly and he seemed to consider it. Wait is Kise his type? Damn, I should've started with Midorima!

To Aomine's relief, Kagami shakes his head. “He's too… cheery? It's almost annoying. Plus isn't he a model?”

“What about him being a model?” Daiki asks.

“Well, wouldn't he be chased down by fans? The first time we met he was delayed by some of his fans at Seirin.” The redhead sighs. “He's nice to look at, that Kise. But being with him would be too tiring and I think he has a thing for his captain.”

“I guess you're right.” Bless Kagami for noticing all those details about Kise. “Midorima?”

The other boy snorts. “Are you serious?” Daiki shrugs.

“For all I know, you like stick in the mud kind of people.”

“Haha, very funny.”

“Okay, okay I'm being serious again. Either Murasakibara or Akashi then?”

Kagami makes a face. “Tatsuya has a thing for Murasakibara. And Akashi… Don't you think he's kinda too high up there? And they both kinda scare me.”

He supposes those two were scary in their own way. “Anyone from Seirin? From your class?”

“Not really,” Kagami sighs. “Maybe I should have started thinking about these things earlier.”

Well, Daiki still had yet to mention himself. And he feels a little bit irate at the fact that Kagami seemed to have forgotten him! What the hell, Bakagami!? What am I, chopped liver? I'm right here!! Ready to cuddle and shit!!

“Think harder,” Daiki says, trying to, as patiently as possible, get Kagami to remember that the one and only Aomine Daiki was right in front of him and was the right guy for him. “We've probably forgotten about some people. Someone you've been seeing a lot of lately.”

Kagami's eyes widens in realization. “O- oh!” Daiki watches as the other boy’s cheeks turn pink and looks him in the eye.

Finally. Took you long enough to realize, Bakagami.

“You mean Momoi.”

… What the fuuuuuuuuuuck?!?!

“Well I did think of her, but she has a thing for Kuroko.” Kagami sighs as Daiki stares at him in disbelief. “Maybe if she wasn't into Kuroko I'd pursue her…”

Then Kagami gives him a confused look and says, “Wait, no. Aren't you and Momoi dating?”

What the actual. Fuck. Kagami, you massive idiot.

“We're not dating.” Daiki snaps. “Why does everyone assume that?”

The other boy gives him a scowl. “There's no need to get all snappy. You two look good together and are often together.”

He thinks of Satsuki as a potential girlfriend, even though he thought we were dating but he didn't even consider me. At all. I kinda wanna cry.

Daiki sighs dejectedly. Well, that's fine. As long as Kagami hangs out with him like he usually does, Daiki would be happy. Except that now that Kagami mentioned him wanting to find someone to date so he can kiss and cuddle them, he's less happier and feels a bit more bitter.

He doesn't notice Kagami looking at him thoughtfully. “Y’know, since you've already said that you and Momoi aren't dating, that clears up a lot of things.”

Daiki looks at him, wordlessly prompting him to continue with a slight twitch of his eyebrow.

“I mean, it means Momoi's single.” Kagami says. Duh.

“So what's your point?” Daiki asks,trying not to get snappy.

Kagami hesitates a bit. “She isn't dating you. You're single.”

“So? I know that.”

“Well, I thought you weren't. And you're kind of… my first choice.”

… Daiki's starting to like where this is going. He leans towards Kagami and asks, “First choice for what?”

Kagami glances away and mutters, “... First choice to ask out?”

Too cute. “Then why didn't you?” asks Daiki, inching closer and closer.

Kagami seemed to notice what he was doing but he doesn't budge. “Like I said, I thought you and Momoi were dating. Asking you out would've been so wrong. And I kinda thought you wouldn't be interested.”

“You're thoughtful like that, huh?” He's already shoulder to shoulder with Kagami. A little bit more and Daiki could probably kiss Kagami's cheek. “How about now that you know I'm single?” And very obviously interested?

“Ah…” Kagami flushes slightly and clears his throat. “Well… wanna date?”

Yes, yes, hell yes , Kagami!!! I thought you'd never ask!

“Sure,” he says nonchalantly. “We can cuddle now if you want.”

Daiki knows this was kind of too fast but hey, it was just cuddles. And Kagami looks quite interested. He opens his arms wide and the redhead awkwardly leans into him with his back first, breath hitching slightly as Daiki squeezed him in an embrace.

This is nice. Very nice. Extremely nice. The nicest thing ever. I might cry for real this time.

“Don't be too tense, Bakagami.” he says in a soft voice.

“Can't help it,” Kagami mutters. “This feels so surreal.”

“Does it feel nice too?”

He nods. “And you're being surprisingly nice. I don't think I could get used to this.”

Daiki frowns and pinches Kagami's nose. “What's that supposed to mean?” No take backs now that we're dating!!

Kagami grunts and shakes the fingers off his nose. “Nothing! I'm just surprised that you could be gentle like this.” He rolls so that he's face to face with Daiki and says, “I'm surprised you like me back.”

What's not to like about you?

Daiki’s gaze softens and he strokes the other's cheek. “I like you. And I'll cuddle and hug and kiss you whenever you want so you don't have to wonder about kissing people next valentine's day.”

Scarlet eyes seemingly sparkle at his embarrassingly cheesy words and Daiki inwardly pats himself on the back. “So… wanna try kissing?”

The redhead blinks at him twice. Then he laughs. “I thought you were going to say something sweet again.”

“You can't expect me to spew out cheesy stuff all the time. I'd run out of swoon worthy material quickly,” Daiki grins. He really loves hearing Kagami's laugh. “And you said you wanted to be lovey dovey. Kissing is very lovey dovey.”

“Fair enough.” Kagami sits up and smiles. “Now come here and kiss me.'

So Daiki kisses him.

[mallowstep]

(Reedwhisker anon)

The Erin's don't say and Reedwhisker is made an apprentice around the same time Ashfur and Ferncloud were, thereabouts I'd expect. (Both Brindleface and Mistyfoot were pregnant at the same time. I think Brindle's litter is a moon or 2 older though. Idk.) But he has been through ALOT. When I realized Mistyfoot didn't mention her kits in Canon I assumed those whose bones were mixed in with Bonehill, but then I noticed Reedwhisker in TNP and investigated him, found out he was Reedpaw, Misty's kit, and had the same thoughts you did. Mistyfoot, who wouldn't stop training Featherpaw even though she, too, was starved? Mistyfoot who watched her brother die but kept on going for Stormpaw and Featherpaw? Like...forget her own son in Canon? Like she would have told Grey and Fire to take Feather and Storm and she'd have gone back for her son. Her only surviving kit. She made him her fucking deputy, a mother's love is literally the MOST painful life a leader receives. In Misty AU, there is no Choice. It sucks, it's fucking painful, but Featherpaw is dying and they need to get out. But I can also see Reedpaw being the one of the few cats desensitized to EVERYTHING when Tigerstar loses all his nine lives? Man, I can even see him say "Oh...so this has happened now too. Can anything else get more fucked up?" Especially in Leopard AU. He's. Well in that one, he's seen and heard some shit. Now a leader's had all nine lives ripped from them with one blow and all clans have three days to get the fuck out or else? And Shadowclan just...flees back to their territory after trashing Riverclan's, their leader and medicine cat aren't talking (not that he can blame Leopardstar, he hates Mudfur too, by now.) He doesn't have a mentor anymore. (Not that Blackfoot really was one.) And he still hasn't seen his mother, or Feather, or Storm. But yay, his dad can actually treat him like he's his son again? So...that's something, I guess. Misty AU, after the Bloodclan battle, finding out his mom's pregnant with that monster's kits, like Twanypaw wasn't enough of a reminder. Tbh, I think he'd honestly have some beef with Twany. "You willingly gave up your mom, who loves you, and your brother, who also loves you and joined a fucking monster? Are you for real right now?" (In either AU, this warrior WOULD definitely have interrupted the Gathering once Blackstar announced Twanypelt's kits names. "You're letting her settle an innocent with that name, giving THAT Monster a fucking Legacy, and burdening her son with THE SAME SHIT SHE LEFT THUNDERCLAN FOR SHADOWCLAN FOR? ARE YOU FOR FUCKING REAL? BECAUSE THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOOD TIGER-WHATEVER THE FUCK? SHE'S A FUCKING SHITTY QUEEN, AND YOU'RE A SHITTY LEADER, BLACKSTAR.") Just...Reedpaw telling Stone or Misty everything he saw and heard that night Feathervand her escaped, Leopardstar's first death, how she struggled against Tigerstar and "he just held her head in the river and looked at her like she was a kit he was chastising." He shakes as he says this, choking on the last words, and Mudfur has to bring him poppy seeds to help him sleep that night. He gives me feels. In Canon he survives Tigerclan, Bloodclan, the destruction of the forest, the journey to the lake, the Great Battle, and now this whole no Starclan thing. If there was ever someone who needed therapy it's him...and I can't really see Reedwhisker being the type to think Misty didn't love him. He knows he was relatively safe compared to Feather and Storm, and...tbh I think he'd tell Misty she made the right choice. And I think that would probably break Mistyfoot's heart more in all three AUs then anything else. Feather's, too. (She's too kind, I swear.)

/nm but for the future if y'all don't mind trying to include some paragraph breaks for your local adhder that would be Appreciated. ik on the old ask box it's not possible but. if you're using the new one i really struggle with text walls. (it's ironic bc i tend to write them but.)

okay. gonna do sentence my sentence thing.

The Erin's don't say and Reedwhisker is made an apprentice around the same time Ashfur and Ferncloud were, thereabouts I'd expect.

(Both Brindleface and Mistyfoot were pregnant at the same time. I think Brindle's litter is a moon or 2 older though. Idk.)

But he has been through ALOT.

When I realized Mistyfoot didn't mention her kits in Canon I assumed those whose bones were mixed in with Bonehill, but then I noticed Reedwhisker in TNP and investigated him, found out he was Reedpaw, Misty's kit, and had the same thoughts you did.

Mistyfoot, who wouldn't stop training Featherpaw even though she, too, was starved?

Mistyfoot who watched her brother die but kept on going for Stormpaw and Featherpaw?

Like...forget her own son in Canon?

Like she would have told Grey and Fire to take Feather and Storm and she'd have gone back for her son. Her only surviving kit.

She made him her fucking deputy, a mother's love is literally the MOST painful life a leader receives.

In Misty AU, there is no Choice. It sucks, it's fucking painful, but Featherpaw is dying and they need to get out.

But I can also see Reedpaw being the one of the few cats desensitized to EVERYTHING when Tigerstar loses all his nine lives?

Man, I can even see him say "Oh...so this has happened now too. Can anything else get more fucked up?"

Especially in Leopard AU.

He's.

Well in that one, he's seen and heard some shit.

Now a leader's had all nine lives ripped from them with one blow and all clans have three days to get the fuck out or else?

And Shadowclan just...flees back to their territory after trashing Riverclan's, their leader and medicine cat aren't talking (not that he can blame Leopardstar, he hates Mudfur too, by now.)

He doesn't have a mentor anymore.

(Not that Blackfoot really was one.)

And he still hasn't seen his mother, or Feather, or Storm.

But yay, his dad can actually treat him like he's his son again?

So...that's something, I guess.

Misty AU, after the Bloodclan battle, finding out his mom's pregnant with that monster's kits, like Twanypaw wasn't enough of a reminder.

Tbh, I think he'd honestly have some beef with Twany.

"You willingly gave up your mom, who loves you, and your brother, who also loves you and joined a fucking monster? Are you for real right now?"

(In either AU, this warrior WOULD definitely have interrupted the Gathering once Blackstar announced Twanypelt's kits names.

"You're letting her settle an innocent with that name, giving THAT Monster a fucking Legacy, and burdening her son with THE SAME SHIT SHE LEFT THUNDERCLAN FOR SHADOWCLAN FOR? ARE YOU FOR FUCKING REAL?

BECAUSE THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOOD TIGER-WHATEVER THE FUCK?

SHE'S A FUCKING SHITTY QUEEN, AND YOU'RE A SHITTY LEADER, BLACKSTAR.")

Just...Reedpaw telling Stone or Misty everything he saw and heard that night Feathervand her escaped, Leopardstar's first death, how she struggled against Tigerstar and "he just held her head in the river and looked at her like she was a kit he was chastising."

He shakes as he says this, choking on the last words, and Mudfur has to bring him poppy seeds to help him sleep that night. He gives me feels.

In Canon he survives Tigerclan, Bloodclan, the destruction of the forest, the journey to the lake, the Great Battle, and now this whole no Starclan thing.

If there was ever someone who needed therapy it's him...and I can't really see Reedwhisker being the type to think Misty didn't love him.

He knows he was relatively safe compared to Feather and Storm, and...tbh I think he'd tell Misty she made the right choice.

And I think that would probably break Mistyfoot's heart more in all three AUs then anything else.

Feather's, too. (She's too kind, I swear.)

okay cool let's start at the top. i love u anon just want u to know. everything u send me about this makes me feel so many things. my beloved. <3

re reedwhisker's age: unless/until i get a confirmation that he was apprenticed, etc., on page, or an erin statement about it, i'm maintaining my position. he doesn't show up in asir which you would 100% expect him to, and asir was published june 2020, which means reedwhisker as mistystar's surviving kit was known, which means that i really don't think he was born yet. like i really, really, really think that someone mistakenly went, "well, mistyfoot had a litter in tpb, so reedwhisker was a part of that litter," and we've all just been operating under that assumption.

(open to changing that opinion on evidence. i just need a source -- an erin statement, author chat, blogclan, a book, w/e, just something that will confirm when reedwhisker was actually born.)

because like -- ferncloud is nearly a year older than the bramble, storm, primrose, etc., so i don't know. there's no good timeline. reedwhisker appears as a fully grown warrior in twilight. so. heck if i know.

like there's no way mistyfoot would leave him behind? there's no way he wouldn't want to reunite with stormfur and feathertail and his mom? like he would be in asir, right? i'm not crazy? of all cats?

scream.

but moving on from my open anger re. the reedpaw problem;

i mean -- to be clear, mistyfoot and featherpaw are in riverclan from the beginning of tigerclan to the end in the misty au. no escapes are made. so even if reedpaw was alive, they're there. unlike the other aus, the misty au is Defined by yours truly because i'm actually writing it. so none of that angst, just the -- pain of watching the fall.

hnng.

and yeah he's just. so done and over everything.

and oh my god like -- he thinks he's Very alone in the leopard au. because he doesn't -- oh my god. and when they show up in riverclan again it's great but also -- he's been alone witnessing all of this Shit holy god i swear.

mistyfoot is...not Really visibly pregnant until after tigerclan, and he wouldn't be close enough to smell it, so yeah -- he'd still be surprised. or maybe. not surprised so much as. argh. you know like. he doesn't want to face it.

i like the idea of him having this very complex but entirely one-sided relationship to tawny. like, they went through some pretty similar stuff, but she chose it, and embraced it, and that's. you know. and she doesn't really think of him because she doesn't Know that like. mistyfoot is his mom.

and yes more people calling out tawnypelt's terrible naming decisions. i mean i love the angst it gives me for writing purposes and tigerheart is my favourite husband in warriors (he's so in love with his wife i love him for that), but yeah. what.

and oh my god like -- he would be the one to explain things. because -- i mean because he's scared and alone and is the only one who saw this and hasn't been able to say anything and he finally sees his family and Safe and. they're all watching him like "oh shit how the fuck did it get worse after we left" and oh-

all of these cats need therapy.

[ID: text that reads "5. Hawkwing and Frecklewish invent therapy." /end ID]

(a chapter title from "Heathertail's School for Attractive, Murderous She-Cats")

and yes. yes yes he would. i bet mistyfoot would apologize and he would be like -

no, why are you apologizing? i was safe, you weren't

and he wasn't really safe but seeing him just -- seeing how he just has this. i dunno how to say it. but when mistyfoot sees him and how's he's just had to grapple with this and oh.

she would be so upset.

<3