That I ardently love these two together was understood, right?
No, because it's probably one of the KNY ships I've drawn more than once and, undoubtedly, I will draw it again. And again. And again. 🤧
In this moment we can see a moment of intimacy between the two; they are a bit older and Kochō has finally given up the ghost of her sister and decided to move on with the person she has always loved (and always bullied because yes, as a child she was convinced that he wanted to take Kanae away from her so she began to bully him in various ways so that the other would move away from both of them. This treatment, however, had an opposite effect by leading the boy to grow even closer not to Kanae but, rather, to Shinobu herself.) and that, over time, he was able to learn about unseen aspect that he never revealed to anyone.
Kyojurō (in this AU saved himself from fighting Akaza and with Shinobu's surgical medical knowledge was able to recover from long months of coma. Shinobu was the only one who could stay in the room and take care of him H24. As far as parental visits were concerned, only his apprentice Senjuro was allowed to come in and be updated.) he discovered new aspects of himself and, in doing so, had opportunities to see Shinobu in all new guises; less vengeful, less pain, less angry at the world at large. Even here, however, the boy is a little bit targeted by Kochō's character who does not hesitate for a moment to provoke or poke him even after an intimate encounter. After all-who could resist poking that blushing little face who hasn't quite figured out that you're veiledly implying that you'd be inviting him for yet another round of bed sheets?
