#toowu

Lore Headcanons

He was born August 25th, between 1920 and 1930. He was raised by a colony of carpenter ants in the exact spot that would later become the Higashikata Fruit Parlor. Morioh is his home.

Kohaku was his first identity. He was studying gynecology in Nagasaki (his second field of medicine he was studying after orthopedics) when he discovered his bisexuality during a threesome.

The man in that threesome is directly responsible for him being drafted as a medic for Japan in WW2. Had he not been drafted, he would have been in Nagasaki when the bomb dropped and likely would have died.

During his time in the war, he was tattooed with his name so his corpse could be identified. The tattoo is extremely difficult to find if you aren't directly looking for it, located on the back of the shell of his right ear.

Upon the end of the war, Kohaku took a few years from his studies to relax and travel around Japan and the world. It's during this time that he learns that he enjoys cooking and takes several classes in various countries. He also learns a handful of languages during this time as he travels to those countries.

Kohaku "dies" in a rock climbing accident, he then steals the identity of Wu Tomoki and enrolls in neurology classes at TGU. He is hired as part time at the hospital. Circa early 1990s.

By 2007, he is the head of neurology and considered the second best neurosurgeon in all of Japan.

General headcanons

He has an herb garden over his kitchen sink with what he uses in cooking most often. Outside, he has a much bigger herb and spice garden. He grows a few flowers on trellises for privacy, but it's mostly herbs for cooking.

He is open to dating men and women. He will sleep with either and as a rock human is very uninterested in monogamy. In regards to dating, however, he usually chooses to bypass due to his perfectionism. He usually just goes for the sex.

> However as a general rock human headcanon, they truly fall in love once. It is implied with Toowu and Tomai with them not being in the same universe that Toru or Malai is his one love in their respective universes.

He likes to hibernate in loud, busy places. For example, beneath a highway, or in a heavy foot traffic park. Recently, though, he's been hibernating in his own garden.

He has to carry an epipen due to his mango allergy and his cooking. He also has a protocol set up- if he's cooking with mango, he is never alone. If he goes into shock, the person with him applies the epipen and calls emergency services.

The above mostly applies to cooking for Toru but he does sometimes use mango for other people.

When his wards are slow and calm, he likes to be overly dramatic about things. In a very clearly playful manner, that is. He has toned this back since becoming the head of neurology, but he used to do this a lot when he was a student and joking around with the previous head.

Headcanons regarding Malai [Tomai]

On the 26th of June 2009, he begins treating Malai with locacaca after her previous neurologist gave her a grim prognosis of two months. He views her as an experiment at this time.

At first, while viewing her as an experiment, he does not even regard ethics with her. He uses her body as a toy for his pleasure, extending her appointments to six hours twice a week so he has plenty of time to "play" with her and clean her up.

Some time in Summer 2010, he suddenly realizes he's fallen in love with her and stops "playing" with her. He begins doubling down in his efforts to treat her. Everything cute or sweet Malai says about their relationship starts here.

As far as family knows, he suddenly started developing feelings for her here. They do not know that he ever touched her inappropriately.

He brushed up on his Thai for her.

Headcanons regarding Toru [Toowu]

Unlike with Malai, where he can pinpoint the moment he fell, with Toru he can't.

He gladly cooks for Toru. If Toru wants him to bring lunch on his days off while Toru is working or studying, he will.

Second was waiting for the allergy medicine to kick in. It worked for Toru first, so Tomoki sent him upstairs to brush his teeth. He could hear the other rock human moving in the hallway. In the bedroom. When Toru turned to leave the room, Tomoki stood in the doorway. Across his arm, two brand new silk robes. Bottles of shampoo and conditioner. Other hair products for textured hair. … All, Toru noticed, special ordered for rock human hair.

“Get in the tub,” Tomoki spoke gently. He carefully slipped into the room, setting the items on the counter.

As Toru stripped and sat in the tub, Tomoki turned on the water. He let it warm up, the perfect temperature quickly. He never fails, not even to have a perfectly warm bath. Toru found himself watching his every move. A faint lingering of… he supposed the reason his stand was always so wary.

A few more things set up. Essential oils poured into the bath (mixed with their carriers beforehand), filling the room with a pleasant blend of lavender, rose, and… Was that ylang ylang? Lights dimmed, a bucket beside him… he stripped himself of just his shirt for now, leaving a lean chest on display for Toru for a moment.

… A lean, runner's body. Toru filed a thought away… to join his partner… boyfriend? At the gym one of these days. See what he does to work out. How he keeps that attractive, trim body with such a busy schedule…

Tomoki wore a warm smile as he knelt down beside Toru’s head. The bucket was fresh water, mixed with a bit of the ylang ylang blend. He began gently, carefully, slowly. Wetting Toru’s hair, watching as it flattened down from its careful styling. Watching as Toru’s eyes closed in bliss.

The affection went unspoken, yet shown in Tomoki’s touch. Shown in the gently firm motions of his fingers through the older rock human’s hair. Rubbing in first the conditioner. … Hm. He did his research, Toru notes somewhere in the back of his mind. Of course he did. Wu Tomoki never fails.

Toru, however, failed to keep the smirk off his face.

“Something funny?” Tomoki’s voice is soft and as gently firm as his fingers.

“You did your research.” Toru’s eyes crack open only slightly. To allow himself to gaze upon his partner… His boyfriend. The word still tasted off, even as he didn’t say it.

The smug look appeared for half a breath. An inhale. “Of course. Wu Tomoki--”

“Never fails,” Toru finished alongside him. Tomoki chuckled, returning his focus to washing Toru’s hair.

Conditioner first. Co-washing. … Shampoo next. Rubbing it in, making sure to dig the tips of his fingers into Toru’s scalp. Making sure to get it washed… Clean… Perfect. Using the clean water in the bucket to rinse. Rubbing in those oils.

Then, his fingers disappear for a moment. Toru’s eyes open again, shifting to look. … A scalp massager. Seriously? He went all out. It turns on, and the moment it’s against his head, Toru has melted into it. Shifting in the tub to lean up, to push his head into Tomoki’s hands.

Every motion, every drop of product… Everything was ordered for this. And when Tomoki finished, after setting everything aside, he strips completely. With a gentle motion of a tap on Toru’s shoulder with a foot, he gestures the shorter rock human to let him in. Toru leaned forward, letting his boyfriend in behind him.

Settled in, leaned against the back… Toru gently pulled into his chest. Relaxation in the dim light and essential oils. The first, Toru realized, in many. … His Fridays were likely to end like this ad infinitum.