Kurodachi

Kurodachi is the slash ship between Kiyoshi Adachi and Yuichi Kurosawa from the Cherry Magic fandom.

Cherry Magic (2020)
Adachi and Kurosawa are colleagues at a stationery company. They do not know each other well, though one day Adachi is invited to a work dinner and Kurosawa begins to become more interested in Adachi. At the dinner, Adachi doesn't want to drink the alcohol, so instead Kurosawa has his drink. He becomes drunk, and Adachi helps to take care of him. Kurosawa is saddened that people only care about his face, and opens up to Adachi, who calls him pretty impressive, and notices more than just his handsome appearance. Kurosawa starts to crush on Adachi. On Valentine's Day, Kurosawa gives Adachi a bag of sweets, though Adachi is still unaware of Kurosawa's feelings at this point.

Once Adachi reaches his 30th birthday, there is a legend that if you’re still a virgin by the age of 30, you become a “wizard”. This becomes true, and on his birthday, Adachi gains the ability to hear the thoughts of other people by touching them. Afterwards, at work, he takes the lift with his co-worker Kurosawa. He overhears his thoughts and finds out Kurosawa is in love with him. Kurosawa has had a crush on Adachi for a long time, but Adachi is unaware until he gains his power.

At first, Adachi is in disbelief, believing his power to be a hallucination, refusing to accept that someone like Kurosawa is crushing on him. He works late and is approached by Kurosawa. He gives him a drink and helps Adachi with his work. They work closely, and Adachi hears Kurosawa’s thoughts again. He likes how he smells and likes the mole on his neck. Adachi escapes to the bathroom and realizes his power isn’t a hallucination, but real. After work, it is cold outside, so Kurosawa gives him a scarf to keep him warm. They find out the trains aren’t running, so Kurosawa offers him a place to stay.

He stays at Adachi’s house, though a little nervous. He’s amazed at Kurosawa’s house. They bond over their shared passion for the ‘’Ragna Crimson’’ manga. He also pours him a bath and gives him pyjamas to wear. Adachi hears his thoughts multiple times and Kurosawa is smitten and attracted to Adachi. He has no idea how to react and pretends to be asleep.

The next morning Kurosawa makes a meal for him. Adachi never cooks, so Kurosawa jokily invites him to eat at his place every day. He overhears many of his thoughts and finds them a little creepy. Back at work, Adachi’s work is questioned by his co-worker, however, Kurosawa defends him. Adachi leaves work late and again sees Kurosawa. He drops the files, by accident, and Kurosawa helps him organise them. They bid each other good night. Adachi realises that Kurosawa is a good person and runs after him and asks him to dinner.

They agree to have dinner together, but were interrupted by Rokkaku, and were invited to get drinks at work instead. Kurosawa was excited about a date with Adachi, but Adachi gets worried he's given him the wrong idea and escapes to the bathroom. Back at the table, they are playing King's Game, and Adachi and Kurosawa are dared to kiss. Instead of kissing him on the lips, Kurosawa kisses him on the forehead. Afterwards, they both leave the table and talk outside. Kurosawa wasn't happy about kissing Adachi without proper consent, hence why they had a forehead kiss. Adachi admits he would have liked to kiss Kurosawa and has never kissed anyone before.

Kurosawa moves to kiss him, but before they can, they are interrupted by a phone call, and then again by Rokkaku. Afterwards, Adachi avoids Kurosawa, embarrassed and afraid to kiss. Adachi and Fujisaki are harassed by some thugs, and Kurosawa comes to Adachi's rescue, scaring them away. The fight causes a bleed on Adachi's hand, and Kurosawa helps to patch it up.

Back at work, Adachi finds out Kurosawa has been reprimanded. This time around Adachi helps Kurosawa. He reads the president’s mind and hears that he wants Mont Blanc, and fixes the situation. As a thank you, Kurosawa offers to have dinner sometime. In the rain, Adachi sees Kurosawa with a woman, who he presumes is Kurosawa's ex-girlfriend and becomes jealous of them. He refuses dinner with Kurosawa. He collapses from exhaustion and Kurosawa catches him from falling. They take a taxi, but are again interrupted by Kurosawa’s "ex-girlfriend".

He finds out that the woman is not Kurosawa’s girlfriend but his sister. At Adachi’s place, Kurosawa worries about Adachi's health and accidentally falls onto the bed with him. Adachi is sick, so Kurosawa stays over and takes care of him. In the morning, he makes Adachi porridge and he is thankful, allowing him to stay for more days if needed. Kurosawa agrees and is excited to stay. However, Rokkaku finds out about them living together and invites himself over. This stops Kurosawa from having the “sweet life” with Adachi that he had been imagining. The three of them have food together. Kurosawa makes Adachi’s food and becomes jealous of Rokkaku. Later they fall asleep, and Kurosawa tucks Adachi into bed. When he wakes, Kurosawa is gone.

At work, Kurosawa messages asking when they should go home. Kurosawa acts more distant from Adachi, and then confesses that he is in love with Adachi, and is finding it too painful to stay at his place anymore He then apologises, and walks away, before Adachi has a chance to reply. At work, Kurosawa takes a business trip. He's trying to forget about his feelings for Adachi, and return to normal. Adachi realises he has feelings too. He runs after Kurosawa and confesses that he loves him too. They hug, and Adachi feels all of his emotions flowing from him.

The next day. Kurosawa is more flirtatious with Adachi, making him flustered. They organise time together, essentially a date. However, this date gets interrupted by Tsuge. Kurosawa sees them together and mistakenly assumes they were together. They clear up the misunderstanding, and Adachi introduces Kurosawa to Tsuge. Tsuge is nervous about meeting Minato, so they decide to go and watch him dance together as a group. On the bus, Adachi hears Kurosawa's thoughts. He is imagining Adachi as his boyfriend and writes a love poem in his mind. This causes Adachi to laugh out loud. Later on the way back home, Adachi announces that he is dating Kurosawa to his friend Tsuge. They hold hands as they walk back, and Adachi overhears Kurosawa's mind repeating the words "I love you".

It's been nine days since they started dating. Adachi falls asleep on a game controller and wakes up with an "x" mark on his cheek. Kurosawa snaps a photo of it, and Adachi rushes to get to delete it but stops after learning that Kurosawa loves the photo and wants to put it on his lock screen. He then takes a video of Adachi. At work, they get lunch together. They decide to plan a date for the weekend, though Adachi gets nervous seeing Kurosawa's mental image of them in bed. They meet later with Rokkaku and Tsuge, before heading home. Kurosawa tells Adachi he was cool defending Tsuge. He also gives him an envelope containing details of an application for a stationary competition. He agrees to apply, saying that Kurosawa helped him, and they hug in public.

They have a meal out, and Adachi tells Kurosawa he applied for the contest. Kurosawa teases him by saying they'll be a reward after the competition, implying sex. Adachi is nervous about this. At work, he shows Kurosawa his idea for the competition, and he gives support. Back home, Adachi continues working and Kurosawa makes him a drink. They take a break and decide to go on a 'practice date' to an amusement park. They go on the rides, play on the machines, have ice cream and go on the carousel. They take lots of photos and videos. On the swinging ship, Adachi becomes sick and thinks he's ruined the practice date.

Adachi is free, so he invites Kurosawa onto another practice date. They go to a comic book store to get the next volume of Ragna Crimson. A manga series they both adore. Once again, they also have food together at one of Adachi's favourite places. He gives Adachi his completed proposal for the competition. They talk about their feelings deeply and Adachi tells Kurosawa to always have fun and that he doesn't need to be perfect. They walk home holding hands. Adachi overhears Kurosawa's thoughts and learns that their first date was going to be to a fireworks show on the Christmas tree. He mistakenly mentions it out loud and is now nervous about keeping his power a secret.

At work, Kurosawa immediately gives him a tight hug. He has successfully gotten to the next stage of the stationary competition. The next stage is a presentation, so Kurosawa gives him personal training on how to present. On the day of the presentation, Kurosawa sees Adachi early to give him lunch. The lunch he made has encouraging messages like "believe in yourself" and more. After the presentation, he sees Adachi again, and they are approached by Director Terashima, who compliments Adachi's approach to stationary. Later, Kurosawa makes a candlelight dinner. Adachi is feeling down, and Kurosawa tries his best to make him feel happier. They nearly kiss, but Adachi pushes him away. He feels guilty about knowing Kurosawa's thoughts and finally confesses the truth about his power. He also admits to being worried about losing his power, and things not working out with Kurosawa. Kurosawa believes him and wants only the best for Adachi. Kurosawa suggests calling it quits, and Adachi agrees. They both cry.

They haven't spoken much since they called it quits. During Christmas, after talking with Tsuge and Fujisaki, Kurosawa works out his feelings and runs to find Kurosawa. He finds the Anton Building and meets Kurosawa. Adachi admits to regretting the breakup, and still wanting to be with Kurosawa. They hug, and Kurosawa says he loves him, and always will. He also proposes, saying they should stay with each other forever. Instead of a ring, gives him a pen. They see fireworks from the rooftop. Adachi is content with losing his power, as the love he has for Kurosawa is more powerful. They sleep together, and Adachi loses his power. At work, they kiss in the elevator.

Quotes
"You did a bunch of research on President Matsuura, and studied her company's products. You drank that wine for me. I think you're pretty impressive, Kurosawa"

- Adachi to Kurosawa during a flashback

"I felt like my heart had been touched for the first time. After that, it didn't take long for me to fall for him. He never fixes his bed hed. He's sloppy when it comes to himself. But he's a diligent worker. Because he's a kind person, he's always having work dumped on him. Normally he's expressionless, but he seems so soft and gentle when he smiles."

- Kurosawa's thoughts on when he first fell in love with Adachi

"I was just thinking about how amazing you are. [..] You’re great at your job and everybody trusts you."

- Adachi to Kurosawa

"It looks good on you"

- Kurosawa referring to the scarf he gave Adachi

"I can’t believe this guy who’s sexiness personified is into the same things I am."

- Adachi after finding out Kurosawa is a fan of the Ranga Crimson manga series

"It’s not fair that he’s so cute when he’s asleep"

- Kurosawa about Adachi

"I do think Kurosawa is a genuinely good guy. He’s good at his job, he’s kind, and he’s fun to talk to. All that’s definitely true."

- Adachi about Kurosawa

"I should’ve done more though. It doesn’t matter how. I want to see Adachi. I want to hear his voice. Ideally, I’d like him to smile. Adachi doesn’t want more than this. If it means I can stay be his side. I just like to be his colleague."

- Kurosawa’s thoughts

"I'm sorry I fell for you"

- Kurosawa's thoughts on the rooftop

"Kurosawa’s kind of cute"

- Adachi about Kurosawa

"Adachi is special to me"

- Kurosawa’s thoughts

"That was the first time someone outside my family made porridge for me while I was sick. I was touched"

- Adachi about Kurosawa making him porridge

"Whoever dates you will be happy. Going on dates, eating together, holding hands… It’ll all be your first time. I think that would make them really happy. If it were me, I’d be really happy. You don’t need to let me stay at your place anymore. It’s too painful for me to keep spending time with you… I’m in love with you."

- Kurosawa’s confession

"Just listen. Spending time with you has yielded a lot of suprises, but before I knew it, I was smiling. Being aroudn you felt comfortable. I kind of... liked spending my time that way. No, wait... That kind of logic aside... I- I love you, Kurosawa."

- Adachi's confession

"Maybe the reason I became a wizard was so I could touch this man's heart"

- Adachi about Kurosawa

"I still want to be with you. Even if I lose my power and make mistakes, I want to get to know you better each time"

- Adachi to Kurosawa

Fanon
Kurodachi is the most popular ship in the Cherry Magic and the central pairing. It is a also popular ship in the BL genre itself, especially for Japanese BL. As of 2022, it has over 900 fanfictions on Archive of our Own.

The ship has never appeared on Tumblr's Fandometrics ship list, however Cherry Magic has ranked as number 18 on the TV shows list during the week of November 30th, 2020.

Fandom
FAN FICTION