![]() “thank you for carrying my stuff,” you say and itto nods earnestly. You hate arataki itto, but you hate the butterflies in your stomach that he causes even more, especially when he looks at you as if you put all the stars in the sky. everything is awesome with me!” he says rapidly, stumbling over his words. how have you been?” you giggle and itto stares at you, awestruck. “well, i mean, you always-“ he begins, but you cut him off with a soft laugh and his expression instantly softens. “are you saying i don’t look lovely every day?” you challenge and a brief flash of panic crosses itto’s expression. you swear that if he had a tail, it would be wagging. “hi,” he breathes when you finally turn to look at him. ![]() all too happily, itto tags along behind you, allowing you to guide him away from the prying eyes of the shopkeepers. deciding to deal with the worse of the two problems, you squirm out of itto’s loosened grip and wrap your hand around his wrist, tugging him along behind you as you ditch the shopkeeper’s stall. You despise arataki itto, but you hate merchants either more. “i don’t have these muscles for nothing!” itto watches curiously as the shopkeeper passes the bag over to you before snatching it out of the shopkeeper’s hand before you can. “considering you just won me a bet with this little display, they’re on the house,” the shopkeeper declares. “how much?” you ask and the shopkeeper looks all too pleased with the situation unfolding. you detract from the situation and gesture to the potatoes. you decide to indulge him for whatever rumors this might cause and refuse to correct the shopkeeper. itto, however, doesn’t seem to care as he bursts out into laughter, vibrations of the action running directly into your own body as well. for the sake of both you and itto’s reputation, it would be best to speak privately. yes, itto was one of your friends, but the last thing you needed for the rumors surrounding the two of you was to have a very public interaction with him, especially when the eyes of other shopkeepers at their respective stalls are now focused on the two of you. “they said that they were looking for you,” the shopkeeper pipes up and you bite back a groan. It’s a market, it couldn’t be more obvious what you’re doing. despite the oni standing directly behind you, you swear you can see the radiance of his smile. his chin finds your shoulder as he uses you as a headrest, leaning the slightest bit of his weight on you as he cradled you close. his muscles constrict you in a bone-crushing back hug, pulling your back flush against his exposed chest. you brace yourself for impact, which arrives in the strong arms of arataki itto wrapping themselves around you and pulling you back into him. “my love life is none of y-“ you begin, only to be cut off by a third, boisterous voice. the dismissive action feels derisive and you briefly considering chucking the potatoes directly through the stall’s sign. the shopkeeper chuckles and shrugs his shoulders. ![]() and why do you care?” you say, setting down the bag of produce and staring back at him. “married?” the shopkeeper is insufferable. ![]() “no, we’re not dating,” you huff, angrily bagging your own potatoes since someone seemed more keen on watching you rather than helping you. you didn’t want to be caught up in all of this.Īnd yet, thanks to arataki itto, you are. despite your transactional relationship of simply being someone who wants to buy some potatoes, the shopkeeper has decided to force you to pay with town gossip as well. “ah, you’re really dating an oni?” the shopkeeper asks. you are determined to make these rumors stop. Prompt: local gossip says you and itto are an item. ![]()
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