Somewhere in Time

by stormilys

"You do look like him," Shinobu warily conceded, studying his features before taking in his bizarre haori, the dated uniform, the blade at his hip. "…But you're not really my Tomioka-san, are you?" A blood demon technique sends Giyuu to another time, to another universe where the world is kinder, and where its Kochou Shinobu is perhaps a little too close to its Tomioka Giyuu.

9. Whiling Away

Whiling Away

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Touching nothing out of courtesy but helpless to his curiosity, Giyuu amused himself by exploring the apartment while waiting. This modern world's technologies were intimidating, though fascinating…

"What're you doing?"

Giyuu yanked his hand away from the 'laptop' as he turned. He immediately wished he hadn't.

Thighs.

Kochou had thighs. Of course she had thighs, what anatomically correct person didn't? She also had knees, calves, and ankles; all of them carelessly on display the way the Kochou of his time would never show to a man she wasn't attached to.

Warmth trickled down his chin.

"Tomioka-san… your nose is bleeding."