âThe last words your soulmate says to you are tattooed on your skinâ AU but with Suegiku
So Tecchou goes his entire life assuming that he will kill his soulmate one day. It makes sense, right? The last words they will say to him are challenging him to a fight, and heâs strong, let alone has literally a sword-related supernatural ability. Itâs the logical conclusion.
And to avoid that, his younger self made a promise to himself; he wonât try to look for his soulmate, he will just pretend he doesnât have one. He wonât fall in love. And to his surprise, it isnât too difficult, he doesnât seem to be interested in anyone anyway, and any possible feelings are easy to ignore until they go away on their own.
So when Jouno joins the Hunting Dogs, itâs not a big deal to brush off all the little things heâs feeling about him. Heâs objectively attractive, that doesnât mean anything. Honesty and a strong sense of justice are admirable traits regardless of the person, right? (Sure, his methods need some adjustment, but Tecchou will gladly help him with that.) Itâs only natural to be curious about him, isnât it? Teruko probably thinks about him just as often. And sheâs probably just as convinced that his eyes are as beautiful as the rest of him, and would really like to see if sheâs right, too. As the stronger and more experienced one, itâs normal to want to protect him, too, and spend nights at his bed or in front of doors at the hospital whenever he gets hurt. Just, you know, normal teammate stuff. His feelings more persistent than usual, but thatâs normal as well, right? Theyâre partners after all, so it makes sense that this small crush, if he can call it that, wouldnât wear off as quickly as his previous ones did.
So when he hears Jouno say those words to him at the airport, it catches him completely off-guard.
Thatâs not real, right? He probably misunderstood, or this is some sort of mistake. Jouno canât possibly be his soulmate, he hates him, or Tecchou doesnât love him either. He was so careful after all, right? He has never seen Jounoâs tattoo, he was equally scared it would sound like something he would say and something he would never say, and besides that, Jouno wouldnât have shown it to him anyway. So he can just assume, but thereâs no way he didnât misunderstand, right? They didnât even get as far as actually fighting, soâŚ
Itâs not urgently important, though, is it? If he needs to act, he will do so, anyway. If Jouno is in danger, he will protect him, and heâll have enough time to figure things out later.
But Jouno is going to be safe. They will chase after those terrorists together, and Tecchou doesnât need to worry until then. There will probably be some complications with the ADA, and he will protect him when he comes back, like he always does.
But for now, he doesnât need to worry. Jouno is going to be safe. He is with their commander, after all.