KabaShiki

KabaShiki is the slash ship between Kabane Kusaka and Shiki Tademaru from the Kemono Jihen fandom.

Canon
Kabane's first interaction with Shiki led him to act hostile towards the kemono, playing multiple pranks on him and acting in an overall aggressive manner. Shiki angrily asks Inugami why Kabane was wearing his clothes, but then refuses to take back the hoodie. The lilac-haired boy straight up states that he wasn't going to be Kabane's friend. He's extremely shocked when he learns that Kabane never had pizza before, and congratulates him when he takes his first bite. In the middle of laughing, he realizes he forgot to be "mean" and quickly reverts back to his cold manner. In his room, Shiki complains that he hates Kabane, so Akira suggests that he go ask Kabane why he was there.

Shiki trips Kabane while he's walking towards the bath, but the raven easily get away, annoying the older boy. Shiki sneaks some of his thread into Kabane's bath, which causes the water to harden up. The taunt doesn't work for long, and Kabane quickly gets out. Arriving back in the room, Kabane makes a deal with Shiki where they trade their stories. Although Shiki assumes that his parents are dead, Kabane insists that they are alive. Later, Inugami assigns Kabane and Shiki together to meet Inari the next day.

Akira and Shiki wait for Kabane, the latter complaining that he's taking too long. When "Kabane" finally arrives, they realize it's actually Kon disguised as the boy. Quickly, Shiki uses his webs to retrieve the suicase Kon is supposed to be transporting. Opening it, he is extremely surprised to find Kabane's dismembered head, but does what Kabane tells him to do anyways. With their teamwork, Kabane brings down Kon and then grows a new body. Shiki lends him his jacket beacuse the kemono is naked. Shiki offers him a fist bump, calling it "what friends do to celebrate when they win".

The two boys go out to buy some cola, and Shiki explains the sign that helps them attract customers. In the bar, Inugami makes Shiki and Akira join Kabane on their first assignment Shiki protests when Inugami says that he'll hand over Kabane's head to Kon. After learning about love, Kabane hands Inugami a pack of tissues for "love". He then adds that he would probably find something to give to Shiki and Akira.

Mihai sends the trio onto a dangerous mission for the fun of it. Shiki is cornered by one of the kemono mosquito sisters, and he spirals into a panic attack when he sees the face of the mosquito. He's snapped out of it by Kabane voice, yelling into the radio. Kabane says that he believes in Shiki's strength, giving the older boy the confidence to defeat the kemono. At night, Kabane can't sleep, and gets up from bed. He walks over to a sleeping Shiki, and listens to his heartbeat, checking if he's alive or not. Kabane does the same with Akira. After confirming that they're both okay, he finally falls into a deep sleep. When they wake up, Shiki is annoyed that Kabane keeps following him. Akira says that it's because Kabane was worried for him, but Shiki still thinks it irritating.

Shiki awkwardly invites Kabane and Akira to join him in searching for his family. He also talks to Inugami, calling them his friends. Shiki states that his parents are already dead with a calm expression, but Kabane sees through the calm act. Nobimaru later tries to manipulate Kabane into hating Shiki, but due to his apathy, he doesn't understand it. Kabane follows Shiki into the old warehouse, and worries for him when the lilac-haired boy collapses from his flashbacks. The kemono stubbornly proclaims that he would help Shiki, even if it meant killing people. Kabane even goes as far to ask if he needs any help to kill Akio. Shiki refuses it, but thanks him anyways. After confronting Akio, the older man's kemono bodyguards appear. They don Shiki's mother's voice, and Shiki falls to the ground in torment. At this point, Nobimaru notices that Kabane is actually extremely mad. Kabane bends down and asks again, whether Shiki wants his help. Shiki, crying, begs him for his help. Kabane understands, and in his rage, he slaughters many of the kemono relentlessly, declaring Akio to be his final one to kill. When he finally defeats all the kemono, Shiki thanks him for his help, apologizing for being so weak.

Inugami asks Kabane whether he feels lonely without Shiki, who then smiles and says that Shiki finding his parents was a happy thing. He's immediately called out on it, because Inugami had learned that Kabane smiles when he lies. Just as they finish talking, Shiki appears in the doorway. He reminds Kabane about their deal, and pledges to help him find his parents, even if it kills him.

Once Akira leaves, the two are both extremely bored. While Shiki attempts to create dinner, Kabane voices all the mistakes he made, and they quickly realize that Akira being gone wasn't a good thing for them. Shiki flusteredly admits that he worries on whether he might've been too mean to Akira. Kabane looks at him with surprise. They set off together to find Akira. Kabane helps him up when they're attacked by a snowstorm, advising him to not use the thread.

Moments

 * Akira and Shiki follow Kabane on his "date" with Kon.
 * Kabane suggests to help Shiki carry his mother, but Akira reminds him that Shiki needs to do that himself.
 * Shiki looks extremely embarassed when his friends see him being hugged by his mom.
 * They first bump when Shiki comes back, something that Kabane used to not be able to do.
 * Shiki faints when Kabane accepts Aya's proposal to date.
 * Shiki is the first person to realize that Kabane's awkward smile meant something was wrong, immediately undertaking action to hide the kemonos.
 * Together, Kabane and Shiki finish their work quickly without Akira's distractions.

Fanon
Shiki acts a lot like a tsundere towards Kabane, constantly claiming that he. hates him, despite showing grudging affection towards him. They work well together through, and are extremely close in age. KabaShiki isn't a very popular ship in the general, sometimes rivaled by KabaKon (the ship between Kabane and Kon), or Shikira (the ship between Shiki and Akira). The ship draws similarities to TodoBaku, especially because of how Shiki looks a lot like Bakugou, and how Kabane doesn't really react to things strongly, like Todoroki.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Shiki is 14, a year older than Kabane (13).
 * Their birthdays are 148 days apart, with Shiki's being on November 10th, and Kabane's being on June 15th.
 * Kabane's mother was a human while his father was a kemono; in contrast to how Shiki's mother was a kemono while his father was a human.
 * Shiki bought Kabane the same pair of clothes he lost once in Chapter 4.
 * Kabane experienced his first real emotion, "anger" when he saw Shiki break down in front of his siblings.
 * Kabane is a cat person, while animals don't like Shiki because he seems aggressive.
 * Shiki thinks it would be weird for his sister to start dating Kabane, because that would make them half-brothers.