Chapter Text
- “Marry me.”
-GOAT arc-
Their naked bodies were entwined in the soft sheets, their legs tangled, the darkness surrounding them.
Tsukiyama’s head was resting against Kaneki’s collarbone, his arm on his chest, drawing random patterns with his fingers while Kaneki ran his own through Tsukiyama’s silky hair.
“Do you ever think about the future? About what’s gonna happen to us?” Tsukiyama asked softly, admiring a tiny freckle near Kaneki’s nipple.
“Every day,” the other murmured, unconsciously wrapping his arm tighter around Tsukiyama’s shoulders.
“…what do you think will happen? Are you even sure we’re gonna win this war?” Shuu sighed, curling up further against Kaneki and almost hiding his face in his neck.
Kaneki didn’t know what to answer. He didn’t even know what he was fighting for. Was he truly invested in his cause? Was he willing to fight against humans to save the lives of ghouls? Or was he desperately looking for anything to make it seem like he knew what he was doing with his life?
He had people to protect. Friends. Children. Ghouls who looked up at him and saw a hero, a savior, the King who would drag them out of the underground and give them a new life.
Doom and fear were constantly hanging over their heads. Every second of the day, they all risked their life, and Kaneki knew the inevitable disaster would soon come.
He just didn’t know when.
“…marry me."
“What?” Tsukiyama asked, lifting his head and gaping at Kaneki in disbelief.
“Marry me,” Kaneki repeated, sitting up.
“…you can’t be serious. I… what?” Tsukiyama exclaimed, feeling his heart racing wildly in his chest. They had only been together for a month, how could Kaneki suggest such a thing…?
“I love you. I know I want to spend what remains of my life with you. I… I don’t know if we’re gonna win. I just know that I want you. Before it’s too late,” Kaneki insisted, taking Tsukiyama’s hands in his and giving them a light squeeze. “Will you please do me the honor of being mine?”
“…I’ve always been yours, mon amour,” Tsukiyama smiled, tears prickling at the corners of his eyes as he leaned in, pressing his lips to Kaneki’s in a soft kiss. He pulled his hands away from the other’s grip and wrapped his arms around his neck, pulling him closer and parting his lips, deepening the kiss as their tongues met.
They pulled away after a while, breathless, and both pressed their foreheads together, tears running down their cheeks and stupid smiles on their faces.
“It’d be an honor to be your husband.”