I could never grab hold of anything ... — You, Kokushibou, and Your Koku-Plushie

(artworks found on Pinterest)Your adorable Kokushibou plushie came in the post and your demon boyfriend isn’t prepared for it.+ He doesn’t know what to think of the thing. He might actually say “What the fuck is this?” (and that’s very out of character for him - the man never swears)

+ What makes it worse is that the plushie comes naked and with some clothes to put him in. So, your demon boyfriend is watching you with 6 eyes as you’re putting the clothes on the plushie.

+ The expression on this poor man’s face. He’s so confused. Like this kind of confused:

(he does get some of the best expressions in the whole manga)

+ He can’t understand how you got a toy that looks like him and can’t understand WHY you’d get one. You have HIM, why are you getting a toy version of him? because it’s adorable and smol

+ To make matters worse, you’re giggling as you’re dressing that KokuPuffs plushie and you aren’t giving any of your attention to him. And he’s standing at the door watching you.

+ It’s safe to say, the poor man’s getting jealous of that plushie

+ So, he tries clearing his throat. You don’t care that he’s there, you’re too preoccupied with your new toy.

+ This probably never happened before. You’re usually so attentive to him when he’s around you. The demon’s got to take some time to think.

(the man thinks a lot, so not much of anything new here)

+ You didn’t notice him getting into his thinking mode, but even if you did, you would never think that he had anything particular on his mind. He’s always doing stuff like that and it’s his go-to way to be together with you without engaging in conversation.

+ But then you hear him finally speak

+ “Dearest.” “What?” (you answer as you’re still in awe over the toy) “My love, what is that thing you’re playing with?”

+ You’re really happy to turn around, showing him the (fully clothed) plushie, and saying “It’s you, Koku!”

+ The amount of blushing this man does, oml

+ So he’s blushing all over his face and looking at the plushie, which is looking back at him. He knows he looks like a fool, so he gets kind of angry.

+ “Am I not enough for you, Love?” (he speaks calmly, but you can tell in his tone that he’s not pleased. At all.)

+ You aren’t afraid of him. You know he would never hurt you. unless you cheat on him with Yoriichi You look at him with confused eyes. “What do you mean?” you ask him.

+ “Why do you need a silly toy of me?” “Because it’s cute.” “You have me.” “I know that.” “Then why is that here?” “It’s a toy.”

+ For some reason that silences him.

+ “Kokushibou, do you think I got this toy to replace you or something?”

+ He still says nothing.

+ You start laughing.

+ He’s beet red (not that he stopped blushing much since he started, but he had gone from a red to a pink and now he’s red red red)

+ You’re still laughing at him because you’re you, but you put the plushie down and go over to your demon boyfriend to hug him. You’re not trying to get him more flustered at all

+ “Dearest, you know I don’t handle teasing well,” he says. You give him a squeeze, put your head on his shoulder and say, “Could I do this with a toy, Kokushibou?” “No.”

+ He hugs you back and gives you so many kisses in your hair. He feels like an idiot, but it’s okay. He knows that you love him for all that he is, including his awkward self.

+ “It can’t replace you,” you say. “But when you’re gone a long time on missions, I can keep the plushie with me to remind me that you’ll be back.”

+ He gets tears in his eyes. You can’t see and he will not let you see, but you can feel in his energy how much you touched into his heart. You don’t say anything. You enjoy the privilege of being in his vulnerability and you let him hold you for as long as he wants (it’s going to be a long time)

+ Kokushibou does feel guilty about having to go on missions and leaving you alone, but he’s Upper Moon 1 and it’s part of the job. So, he hopes the plushie will give you some comfort.

+ It still takes him a little while to get used to the plushie being around, though, and he asks for it to not be in bed with the two of you. It’s no problem for you because why does anyone need a Kokushibou plushie in bed when they can be big-spooned by the real Kokushibou?

+ But one day, you find him playing with it himself, like it’s his mini-me. He made a tiny sword for the plushie out of his flesh and tries to make the toy imitate his sword swings.

+ The plushie has become part of your family. Now it’s his turn to somehow secure a plushie of you.