#toushiro

𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 — 𝐭.𝐡𝐢𝐣𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚

𝖯𝖠𝖨𝖱𝖨𝖭𝖦. toushirou hijikata x fem!reader

𝖶𝖠𝖱𝖭𝖨𝖭𝖦𝖲. fluff, cigarettes, mentions of alcohol and scars

𝖲𝖸𝖭𝖮𝖯𝖲𝖨𝖲. hijikata is so busy with work, he forgets to call you after a date. when you meet again, you finally coax him into taking a much needed break from keeping the shinsengumi under control and protecting edo.

𝖠𝖴𝖳𝖧𝖮𝖱'𝖲 𝖭𝖮𝖳𝖤. another little thing i wrote during my study breaks! although I'm more of a simp for gintoki, i couldn't help myself and had to write something for my favorite shinsengumi💕 definitely check out some other gintama blogs, i've found some amazing pieces there!

𝖫𝖤𝖭𝖦𝖳𝖧. 976 words

MASTERLIST

"Cigarette?" The sudden sound of his gruff voice startles you, empty pack slipping out of your freezing hands in surprise before you swiftly turn around to face whoever decided to sneak up on you so rudely in the middle of the night. "Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you."

Hijikata approaches you with unfaltering steps, a cigarette hanging loosely from his pursed lips and another one rolling between his calloused fingers already stretched into your direction for you to take. The first two buttons of his shirt are undone, his white collar exposes more skin than usual and you can't help but let your curious eyes follow the shadows of his delicate collarbones in the pale lighting of the moon that reaches for the two of you.

"Oh, look who decided to bless me with his presence," you mumble with a sly grin as you take his offer and snatch the cigarette from his grasp, silently asking for a light with an arched brow.

Sighing heavily, Hijikata searches his pockets for his own lighter and carefully holds the flickering flame to your lips until you can take a lazy drag and watch the smoke rise to the darkened sky. "You seem tired, Toshi. I haven't seen you in a while, thought you might call after our third date."

There's no anger behind your words, nothing accusatory nor threatening, only concern glimmering vividly in your enticing eyes when you finally lift your gaze to meet his.

Still, guilt begins to claw at his mind and gnaw at his heart at the sight of you, casually leaning against the wall of the bar you've been drinking in only a few minutes ago — you are so beautiful, fucking angelic underneath the stars and the whole universe surrounding this little planet, he almost feels unworthy of standing next to you.

The scent of your sweet perfume traces over his clothing and curls around his feet stuck in heavy leather boots, tempting him to take a step closer and pull you flush against his sturdy chest.

He doesn't.

Instead, Toushirou only bows his head and stares at the ground with embarrassed determination, a deep blush evident on his pale cheeks. Heat surges through every cell of his being as you considerately rest your hand on his tense shoulder, icy fingertips brushing over the warm skin of his exposed neck and fiddling with the collar of his shirt, carefully smoothing out the small wrinkles in the fabric.

It's a small gesture full of affection and god, does his body cave at your touch, so tender and gentle as if he might break, should your hold on him become too harsh.

“I’m sorry,” Hijikata rasps after a while and lets the gleaming stump of his burnt cigarette drop in the mud. He is tired, you’re awfully right, but he can’t just take a break from work, and leaving Kondo and Sougo unsupervised with the rest of the Shinsengumi for more than five minutes makes nausea bloom in the pit of stomach.

That is impossible, nearly unthinkable and he’s absolutely certain, Edo wouldn’t survive any longer if he’d let these two out of his sight for even the smallest amount of time.

They are more of a hazard to society than its protector and maybe, maybe that’s the reason why he can’t get a decent amount of sleep at night. Though now that Hijikata thinks about it, he'd rather spend his time with you than playing babysitter for two grown men but life doesn't always go as planned.

“Toshi.” His name rolls of your tongue like a prayer, soft-spoken and comforting in a strange way that makes him want to curl against your chest and rest for an eternity, safe and sound in your arms engulfing his broad frame and taking the weight of the world away, just for a fleeting moment. That’s all he wants. “I understand that you’re a busy man and I don’t expect a lot, but you have to take care of yourself. Please.”

The palm of your hand glides over his arm and reaches his own, fingers intertwining as you speak to him, cigarette already burnt to the filter and long forgotten on the ground between your feet. "Work isn't everything and it would be nice to believe that you could spare two minutes to relax... or call me."

“I know, I know,” he replies with a pensive shake of his head. “I should really take a day off once in a while, shouldn’t I?” A smile brightens your features at his thoughtful statement, head vigorously nodding along with each syllable of his words.

Your thumb caresses the back of his hand, draws small circles over his knuckles until you loosen your grasp seconds later, and delicately wrap your fingers around his arm instead, bringing his wrist to your lips to press a chaste kiss to his skin, right where he’s shown you a battle scar on your second date. His pulse flutters excitedly under the sensation of your lips on the inside of his wrist and he has to bite back a small groan at the loss of contact when you pull back.

“Come with me, Toshi. Let me take care of you for one day and then you can go back to work, you need some time off.” A reluctant tug on his black sleeve follows your offer and soon enough, he finds himself trailing after you like a lost puppy, seeking your warmth with a small smile tugging on the corners of his mouth.

Slowing your pace, you throw a glance over your shoulder and wait patiently until he’s caught up to you. Without a second thought, he takes your hand and although a part of him fears what the Shinsengumi might do without him around, he can’t wait to spend some time with you.

♥ 𝗛𝗜𝗝𝗜𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗢  ♥

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