A/N: I had no idea what to write, until I went through the otp prompts tumblr page and saw something that involved blindness... so...
I fucked it up and turned it into this. Enjoy.
Summary: Kaneki is temporarily blinded and Tsukiyama is unsure whether this is a chance to devour, or a chance to woo.
The recent encounter Kaneki had with a Dove was completely accidental. Kaneki had gone solo to hunt other ghouls, either for food, information or both, like any other day he separated himself from his group. But then he accidentally fucked up, because the ghoul he was following, which Tsukiyama had gotten wind of that this particular ghoul had been in contact with Rize before and knew her, was also being followed by a Dove, of all things.
Now, Kaneki could've gone away quietly, as Tsukiyama would've done himself, because meeting a Dove or even being glimpsed by them was a counterproductive action to take, but before Kaneki could, the Dove himself dived right at Kaneki with his quinque. While Kaneki was definitely faster than that plebeian of a human, the other got lucky because he had a quinque that was most likely manufactured from an Ukaku type, given by how quick it was. It had slashed right across Kaneki's eyes before he could respond properly to a previous attack, causing Tsukiyama's prey to take a quick escape.
Thankfully for Tsukiyama, Kaneki came back mostly unharmed. The others fussed over him, as if that helped him, those imbéciles, but Hinami, who was by far the most helpful in Kaneki's group despite her age, had come to the realization that there was one wound that would not go away from Kaneki's being for some time.
"Onii-chan is blind." she said to Tsukiyama quietly, away from the loud chatter and hubbub. "I'm sure it's temporary, since we can regenerate, but because it's his eyes, it will probably take longer than a ghoul regenerating a limb."
"Je comprends, little lady." replied Tsukiyama. He looked calm and a little worried on the outside, but in the inside, he was a mess. He knew Kaneki relied on his eyes more than his instinct, because his was still developing. Tsukiyama could either help Kaneki hone his instincts, or take the chance to get his meal. It was a hard battle to decide. His ulterior motives had their own ulterior motives. "I will take care of him." he executed a low bow.
"Thank you, flower man." Hinami smiled.
Tsukiyama idly wondered if the precious girl knew what he was up to. But before he could ponder on it longer, the girl went off on her own and shooed the others away from Kaneki, making them and herself gone from the living room.
The one-eyed ghoul, who had bandages around his eyes, courtesy of Hinami, turned towards the purple haired man, though he was slightly off the mark as he was facing the door, that was a bit to the left of the man. His mouth turned into a scowl and Tsukiyama already guessed to what this was going to escalate into.
"Don't you dare fucking coddle me." he spat it out harshly.
If it weren't for the fact that Tsukiyama knew that it would anger Kaneki, he would've chuckled and spoke. Instead, the other remained unfazed, because this was how Kaneki truly was and there was no reason to be afraid of it. He definitely preferred this Kaneki than the previous, because the one from before was molded by lies and clay to make a mask.
"Be assured, Kaneki-kun, that I won't baby you." Tsukiyama replied smoothly without missing a beat. "I will, however, ask if you want to continue our spar in the evening as planned."
"Like I said, don't coddle me," he said again, with less venom this time. "Everything is still the same."
So, the two spar and everything else is the same as the usual routine, though the only change is that Kaneki is forbidden from hunting until he regains his sight back. Hinami does it with an iron fist and Kaneki listens like how an obedient child listens to their strict mother.
If Kaneki receives more dead ghoul flesh than ever without hunting solo, he doesn't question the motives and appreciates the get-well-soon gesture while eating in complete silence, even ignoring Tsukiyama's presence as the man watches him eat and letting the man help him clean up. It somewhat improves Kaneki's trust of Tsukiyama, which is saying something.
When Tsukiyama tries a few times to taste Kaneki's wounds after the younger loses in their spars, he gets thoroughly beaten while Kaneki's instincts improve greatly.
After Kaneki's eyes are fully regenerated and functional again, he also goes back to being distrustful of his "sword" and Tsukiyama knows he kinda fucked up too, but that's okay.
It has already become the routine for him.
He still won't stop trying in their spars though.