I love this. I haven't followed this pairing in a long time, but this right here reminds me why I used to. I love how you handle their inability to communicate with words, and how they work together on the battlefield. Excellent, excellent Kurogane voice.

I think this was my favorite line:

Gradually Kurogane found himself thinking of it all as a small war, each part of Fai's body a small battlefield that he won over, bit by bit, with firm rubs and soft words.