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#But in short Aku loves and adores Hanzo/Scorpion
swordsxandxshadows · 3 years
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When was the exact moment Aku realized that he was infatuated and in love with Hanzo/Scorpion?
☯ Lets play 20 questions, the first 20 asks I get send I will answer, no matter how personal, creepy or sexual | 3/20 ☯
A tender look passed over the shapeshifter's features, one that spoke volumes without many words on the tender affection and loving devotion that was directed towards the pyromancer. The development had been unexpected, Aku never thinking he'd feel such a warm intimacy for another or that such feelings would be returned in kind to him, having assigned himself to a fate of being unloved and unwanted from most his existence. A monster who only was allowed to feel hatred, sorrow, and misery rather than the gentle intimacy of love, care, and happiness. It was surprisingly terrifying and yet unknowingly welcome when those feelings began to swell into existence.
"There was no intention to fall in love with Hanzo when we meet...it was a beneficial partnership when we became entangled with one another. I would help him with his goals of vengeance and provide what he needed and in return he would do the same."
If only it had been that simple, than again life rarely ever went the way one planned, no matter how meticulous they were or how much they tried to control it in their favor. It always had plans of it's own in play, unseen by anyone and out of one's control. Always a mysterious and powerful force that could take one by surprise when they least expected it.
"I planned to keep him at arm's length ... like many ... I had learned my lesson time and time again about exposing myself to someone else. It always ended in pain and misery."
Memories began to bubble to the surface, the past playing in his mind without hesitation, a frown forming as they flowed. Wanting to forget it, bury it deep down and pretend like it never happened. However, he had learned in time that no matter how dark and taunted his past was, he could not simply ignore it and pretend it didn't exist. Having to accept it and move past the pain, sorrow, and anger that it brought forth with it when it did bubble up. A heavy sigh pushed past his lips, letting those feelings that threaten to overtake him pass by.
"But ... the draw was unmistakable, we understood each other's misery and pain better than one would think ... though, I tried to deny such connections ... but Hanzo had other plans and was relentless in chipping away the barriers I had built. It scared me at the time, I didn't want him to see the ruins that was my soul, the black stains and scarred thing it had become."
A soft chuckle escaped, having a tone of fondness at the memory. The pyromancer never letting him retreat, when the shapeshifter took two steps back the man would advance three, there had been no escape. As time passed, the bond that he had fought to not let form, had begun to build into more than just a mere partnership of convenience and into something much more than either had thought.
"He saw me ... the true me ... someone I had tried to conceal from everyone out of fear. I expected disgust, repulsion, and hatred, for him to turn away but he didn't. Instead he embraced all those parts of me that weren't pretty to behold with a tenderness and care I had never expected."
It had scared him, startled him, and overall been unexpected when the tainted parts of him, the nasty truth of who he was and what he had done, had been accepted like that without a moment hesitation. Stunning him completely and bringing an unexpected warmth to blossom from his depths.
"I began to feel safe and secure around him, a feeling I had never experienced before with anyone before him. It slowly morphed into a desire to just be close to him, craving his warmth and affection with a small selfishness. Than I realized I truly loved him, wanting him to be happy, cherishing all of him, and wanting to fulfill his desires for no other reason than to bring him comfort and care."
Another soft chuckle escaped past the wizard's lips, a soft look overtaking his features as he spoke. The tenderness, care, and love he spoke of the other was clear in how deeply he had fallen for him. How much Scorpion - Hanzo Hasashi - had become his heart and soul. Awakening feelings he didn't think he possessed or ever would experience in his life, but the man had done the impossible.
"I didn't realize how hard and deep I had fallen...but I didn't mind either. He is my heart, my soul, my everything, the love of my life. Nothing will ever change that. He is my beloved Hanzo, my fierce and fiery Shirai Ryu warrior. I love him."
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swordsxandxshadows · 3 years
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“You’re allowed to talk about it, you’re allowed to struggle with it.” (From Scorpion to Aku)
☯ Recovering from Trauma ☯
Tension seemed to seize the wizard’s body, visible as he stiffened at the words uttered from the wraith. It had always been one of his faults, in a long list of faults that only seemed to grow and grow as years past by. He never liked talking about many things about himself, simply choosing to ignore them and let them fester inside rather than share them out loud with anyone. 
Where would he even begin to explain all the things wrong with him? From his past, the miserable person full of bitterness and hatred that lashed out at everyone and everything. Cruelty and malice having been dealt out without thoughts of how it would effect others, only thinking of his own suffering and how he had been wronged. There was no salvation or forgiveness for what he had done in the past, no amount of years to make up for what had transpired by his hands. That didn’t even begin to scratch the surface of it all.
Loneliness, self-hatred, fear, bitterness. In short, he was broken and shattered beyond any repair, his soul scarred deep and blackened. It seemed his only purpose was to be born to suffer, a twisted a cruel fate since the first moment he opened his eyes and saw the world.
The years had taught him to simply ignore them, push them down into the void of his being and pretend they never existed. It was better that way in his opinion. 
“What good would talking about it do?”
Aku managed, doing his best to keep his voice even and not falter as he spoke finally. Body still tense to the point his body began to ache all over. Trying not to react, trying not to retreat and hide away.
“There is no point and I am not about to burden others with my struggles.”
Especially him, not wanting Hanzo Hasashi, Scorpion to be burden with his problems, his trauma, and his faults. Not wanting to do that to the man that he had come to cherish and adore more than he ever thought he could for another. Never having a connection as deep as the one that had formed between them, a love he had come to be protective over as if it were something sacred and holy. No, it was something sacred and holy. 
“I already burdened you with enough of them, not when you have your own worries and troubles. You don’t need to worry about mine.”
It was easier to ignore his, focusing instead on the wraith’s own trauma and problems. A distraction from his own and allowing him to focus his attention else where. To help the one who had stolen his heart, that was the only thing that mattered to him.
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