Persona 4, Kanji Tatsumi x Yukiko Amagi
Fandom: Persona 4
Pairing: Kanji Tatsumi x Yukiko Amagi
Theme set: Gamma
Title: The Princess and the Punk
Rating: R
Warning[s]: Language and some naughtiness.
Notes: This pairing is absolutely adorable and is so refreshing to write. Enjoy!
01 / Ring
Chie fumbles in the dark for her cell as it blips and sings, and she grumbles into the receiver for the fourth time that night, “It is two in the morning, I almost knocked over a lamp in the process of answering this call, and it is two in the morning so, no, Yukiko, we will not spy on Naoto and Kanji, no matter how many times you beg; that’s called stalking and it’s just creepy, now, let me go back to sleep.”
02 / Hero
He’s got her huddled against a wall, waiting for the shadows to pass by, to stop searching, when he feels a hand-a most definitely feminine hand-pat at his shoulder and he swears he hears her sigh, “My knight in shining armor,” before she suddenly goes limp in his hold.
03 / Memory
She reminisced about their childhood, how close they had been despite their differences and could only wonder, “What’s happened to us?”
04 / Box
“Uh, senpai?” he calls, clutching at a bento box, “Do ya-uh, would you like to have lunch?”
05 / Run
“Yeah you better get outta here, assholes, ’cause when you fuck with her,” Kanji growls at the fleeing thugs, “you fuck with me.”
06 / Hurricane
On the battlefield he has all the grace of a rogue hurricane, knocking out shadows left and right.
07 / Wings
She thanks him one day by the banks of the Samegawa, out of the blue; when he questions her she just smiles at him, content, “For teaching me how to fly.”
08 / Cold
Yukiko continues to daydream of leather jackets and tattoos, ignoring Chie’s recurring shriek of “I am not frigid!”
09 / Red
“Trying a new look?” her mother notices the smudged lipstick on her mouth and Yukiko laughs nervously; she has to, remembering just how hard Kanji had kissed her, bright red lips and soft white dress and all, and how even in drag he’d made her feel the hottest she’s ever felt in her whole damn life.
10 / Drink
“Would anyone like some tea?” Mr. Amagi offers a tray nervously, passing a furtive glance at his stewing wife as she stares down the Tatsumi boy.
11 / Midnight
Kanji resolves that if coming to school means more late night study sessions over the phone with Yukiko-senpai, then he will never miss a day ever again.
12 / Temptation
“Oh that’s just not fair,” Kanji scowls as he shoves his phone under his desk; he grits his teeth at the image loading on his phone’s screen via a new text message from his girlfriend-a clear view up Yukiko’s skirt is definitely not safe for class.
13 / View
She never has seen him as a delinquent or a danger to society, just as Kanji, always as sweet, socially awkward Kanji.
14 / Music
It’s no secret that Kanji has the pottiest of potty mouths in all of Inaba; Yukiko, however, discovers very early on in the investigation that Kanji’s filthy language is music to her oh so delicate Amagi ears.
15 / Silk
Chie was right, he decides that night: red does suit her, all the way down to her crimson silk panties that are, sure enough, trimmed with lace.
16 / Cover
“Shield your eyes, children, and break out your galoshes,” Chie drones, “things are about to get mushy.”
17 / Promise
He still remembers that day when she made him promise-pinky-promise-that he’d be strong, for his mother, for himself, for her, and here he stands today, fulfilling that promise above and beyond expectations.
18 / Dream
Ever since Yukiko’s appearance on the Midnight Channel, all Kanji could dream about were those damn “lacy unmentionables” and just how hot she would look sliding them down her long, sleek legs.
19 / Candle
“Honestly, why does everybody think I’m gonna beat you up or break your heart?” Kanji clenches his fists, “Enlighten me, please.”
20 / Talent
“Ugh, open mouth, insert foot,” Yukiko grumbles in embarrassment, cursing her terrible knack for making a complete and utter fool of herself at the worst moments.
21 / Silence
Yukiko could only bite her tongue as Kanji began another tirade of self-flagellation, leaving her to wish that she could just muster up the courage to speak her mind, let him know that he’s wrong and that he’s wonderful and that he’s absolutely perfect just the way he is.
22 / Journey
The road is a long one, but they take it one step at a time…together.
23 / Fire
His touch sparks a fire so intense inside her that even she cannot control it…and that scares her just a little bit.
24 / Strength
It takes all of his strength to not slap Yosuke upside the head every time he makes some homophobic crack about how “Kanji can’t possibly be dating a girl, no way is he with Yukiko!”
25 / Mask
Kanji’s not stupid; he knows that gorgeous smile of hers is just a front, learned from years of training for the inn-but that’s exactly what makes him appreciate her real smile all the more.
26 / Ice
Yukiko hates the way her heart freezes every time she sees him steal a shy glance at Naoto.
27 / Fall
“Really, guys, we have got to rethink this whole “jumping into the TV” thing, ’cause I think I broke something this time.”
28 / Forgotten
At first they can’t even bring themselves to say hello to one another, but one afternoon after another meeting of the Investigation Team, one of them (or maybe both; neither can be sure) whispers, “I don’t remember who took me, I don’t even remember what happened…and I hate myself for it.”
29 / Dance
She sways and bounces to the beat of Rise’s cheery tune, her rhythm as light and airy as her blissful smile; it’s infectious, he notices with a hint of a grin, his foot tapping as well.
30 / Body
When she meets him again after so many years of separation, she thinks back to the last time they spoke, how she physically towered over him even though they were only a year apart in age; now all she can focus on is how tall he’s grown and how well he’s filled out, and God bless puberty for this miracle that is Kanji Tatsumi, no longer a tiny mess of gangly limbs and stuttered apologies.
31 / Sacred
“Really, is nothing sacred to you?!” Yosuke screeches after discovering them macking in the breakfast cereal aisle of Junes, and during his shift too!
32 / Farewells
Kanji would never admit it to anyone, maybe not even to himself, but watching Naoto kiss Souji goodbye smashed his heart into so many pieces, he was sure he’d never be able to put it back together.
33 / World
“Ya know, I’m beginning to really hate this place,” he scowls at the shifting shadows creeping toward him and his teammates.
34 / Formal
He still calls her Senpai-it’s their third date!-but, somehow, his formality adds to his charm, and there is no possible way she can deny that charm.
35 / Fever
“Oh for goodness sakes, lay down,” Yukiko presses him back into the sheets, “and I will take care of you.”
36 / Laugh
Her giggle is a sigh across his sensitive skin, an electric current zipping through his tense form as she practically purrs into his ear, “That’s right, you like it gentle, don’t you?”
37 / Lies
Her parents will kill her if they ever find out that she is shirking her studies just so she can meet with that “Tatsumi hooligan.”
38 / Forever
“You know she’s never going to stop talking about it,” he sighs at the sound of his overly ecstatic mother; at least she had the decency to excuse herself to another room before she began cheering, “My Kanji has a girlfriend!”
39 / Overwhelmed
It had taken all of his courage, but he had finally asked her out, and she had said yes-yes!-and he was so excited he just didn’t know what to do with himself.
40 / Whisper
It was still there in his head; that terrible nagging that he wasn’t man enough for her and that he never would be.
41 / Wait
“I know that you still have…feelings for Naoto, but-” Yukiko’s breath shakes, throat constricts, “but I can wait.”
42 / Talk
Its official, Kanji declares: nothing is more embarrassing than having your mother sit you and your girlfriend down to explain the step-by-step breakdown of a “young couple’s” first fuck, a.k.a. “10 Tips on Pleasing a Proper Lady.”
43 / Search
He doesn’t really know what he’s looking for; he only knows that he doesn’t want to be alone for the rest of his life.
44 / Hope
It is pitch dark in the cramped hiding spot they’ve found and he can’t see anything, not even the girl crushed against him; he swallows the enormous lump in his throat as Yukiko shifts and addresses him, “Kanji…please tell me that’s your knee I feel.”
45 / Eclipse
Everyone else had laughed (or, in Yosuke’s case, cried) at the unveiling of Kanji’s shadow; Yukiko, however, could only stare, her understanding overshadowing her shock.
46 / Gravity
“I just wanna-” he huffs in frustration and runs a hand through his hair to keep from fidgeting, “Shit, why is this so hard to say? I-you keep me grounded when everything else feels out of my control.”
47 / Highway
Kanji decides to take the high road, be the better person, and not beat the shit out of Yosuke for being a complete and total douchebag…that’s when Yukiko stomps toward her classmate, grabs him by the jacket and berates the absolute hell out of him, “Stop talking about my boyfriend like that.”
48 / Unknown
“Not that it’s any of my business, but when are you two gonna cut the Wall-E crap and make out already?”
49 / Lock
“S-senpai, just what the hell are you going to do with those handcuffs?”
50 / Breathe
He kisses her for the first time, gentle and tentative, and she feels lightheaded, like she’s going to pass out any second now but she can taste the smile he keeps hidden from the world; she’s forgotten how to breathe, has to force herself to remember-inhale exhale repeat-before she kisses him back with a secret smile of her own.