what if denji is just so touch-starved the first few nights after moving in at the hayakawa flat, he just keeps seeking out aki at night, just to lie next to another human body, feel the warmth and eventually its not enough to be in his space but he wants to
or maybe you should respect cultural nuance and the history that this word has. it's not your place to decide when a japanese word should or shouldn't be used.
feel skin, wants to drag his fingers over the fuzziness of his arm and happy trail, wants to feel his back against his own chest, or chest to chest, being pressed down, because its so warm and it feels so good
btw, in this drawing aki is conflicted whether or not he should accept the kiss (aka denji), he's dealing with walking on this fine line between his guilt and his desire, so he's not pressing back just yet but also not pushing him away
rephrasing: it DOES mean the first thing in addition to the specifics ideally being also tagged, so of course you should pay attention to the tags. however, dead dove, the tag itself, implies that there will be fucked up content ahead and you better don't be surprised.
turning into misogynists because.... the yuri ship is less popular? that's a new one.
i give you a hint: its harder to find joy in a yuri ship these days bc the fans are extremely hostile and demanding. you find joy in one other ship, you get called misogynistic over it.
an alternative title i thought of was "what's left of us" or "the wounds that you left" - i ended up not titling it bc i want interpretations to be more free. at first, aki had his hand on denji's head and he pat his hair. i changed it because it seemed to soft for the overall
people who broadcast their children on the internet before they can consent to being broadcasted or their faces being shown etc just bc they’re the parents will never not be weird to me