Terukane

Terukane is the slash ship between Teru Minamoto and Akane Aoi from the Toilet-bound Hanako-kun fandom.

Canon
Teru and Akane know each other a decent amount, as Teru is the student council president and Akane is the student council vice president. During the Three Clock Keepers arc, it is revealed that there is a bit of animosity on both sides. Because Akane is a supernatural and Teru is an exorcist, Teru feels the need to keep Akane in check and uses Akane's supernatural identity as leverage to treat him as a subordinate. Akane dislikes this dynamic, but knows there is not much he can do to change it. He helps Kou with his own self-interest in mind, hoping that being nice to Teru's brother will get him to treat him better.

Despite their differences, they both share the same hatred for supernaturals (though Akane is one himself) and their conversations are often filled more with petty banter than true malice. They can get along when it counts.

Teru has shown that he does care for and respect Akane through his actions. For example, he cast a spell on Akane's glasses that makes it so he cannot see supernaturals while wearing them and can continue to live a normal life. This has become more evident in the Sacrifice of the Grim Reaper arc, where Teru saves Akane without telling him that Aoi would not be able to leave the Far Shore, most likely because he knew Akane would refuse to leave without her.

Akane does not hold back when insulting Teru, but does have respect for him. He recognizes the hard work Teru does and believes that even though he has a distasteful personality on the surface, deep down he is a caring person who wants to save others.

Moments
Chapter 24
 * Kou recalls what his brother had told him about Akane.

Chapter 27
 * Akane agrees to help Kou in hopes that Teru will give him better treatment.
 * Teru approaches Akane while he is with the others and tells him that he won't let the trouble the Clock Keepers have cause slide. He then drags him off to the student council room.

Chapter 29
 * Nene walks into the student council to see Akane kneeling in an uncomfortable position, bound by a spell Teru had cast on him as punishment for the chaos caused by Mirai.
 * Teru lifts the spell, saying that Akane shouldn't have to hold that position in front of a girl (while suggesting that he will continue it afterwards).
 * Teru takes Akane's glasses off his face and puts them on his own.
 * Teru explains how he cast a spell on Akane's glasses because Akane had mentioned wanting to live a normal life again.
 * Once Nene leaves, Akane takes back his glasses and talks to Teru about her life expectancy.
 * Teru shocks Akane with his sword and tells him to watch how he speaks to his elders.

Chapter 59
 * Teru asks Akane to compete against him, but Akane rejects him before even hearing the details.
 * Teru uses his beads to hang Akane from the ceiling while he explains his idea.
 * Teru proposes that whichever one of them gets the higher scores on their finals will be able to give the loser one command.
 * Teru suggests that he will confess to Aoi if Akane does not participate in the contest, so Akane agrees.
 * Akane imagines Teru and Aoi getting married and is absolutely horrified.
 * Akane rejects Aoi's offer to walk with him because the thought of her and Teru together gives him more motivation to study.
 * Getting full marks, Akane assumes he has won and gloats to Teru. Teru corrects him, as he also got full marks plus extra credit.
 * Teru's favor is for Akane to help Kou the next time he goes to Akane for help.

Chapter 69
 * Teru comedically interrupts Aoi and Akane right before they kiss. Akane yells at him to leave.

Chapter 70
 * Teru reveals that he came to rescue Akane and Aoi because he saw supernaturals everywhere and the glasses Akane had left behind.
 * Teru apologizes for being late, which Akane comments is out of character for him.
 * Teru prods at Akane's wounds and states that Akane would have died if he wasn't a Clock Keeper.
 * Teru protects Akane and Aoi from an attacking spirit.
 * Teru tells Akane that his supernatural abilities will help him in the future.

Chapter 71
 * Akane asks if Teru knew that Aoi would get stuck in the Far Shore and punches him when he says yes.
 * Teru throws Akane to the floor when he tries to return to the Far Shore, saying that there's nothing he can do to save Aoi in his current state.
 * Akane questions why Teru only brought him back. Teru does not answer.
 * Teru drags Akane to the Clock Keepers to get his wounds tended to.

Chapter 72
 * Teru and Akane visit Nene together.
 * Teru, Akane, and Nene go on a "date" at an arcade.
 * Akane bickers with Teru about the prizes he doesn't want and the food he orders at karaoke.
 * Teru makes an excuse to wash his hands and asks Akane to "look after" Nene.
 * Teru invites Akane and Nene to his house.

Chapter 73
 * When Akane meets Kou, he wonders if someone so nice could be Teru's brother.
 * Akane and Nene eat dinner with Teru and Kou.
 * Akane asks for Teru's help with saving Aoi. Teru explains the severance and boundaries to him and Nene.
 * Akane points out that Teru has been planning to save Aoi all along and that he is a good person at heart.
 * Teru asks Akane to guess how he plans to cross the boundary.
 * Teru praises Akane for guessing right, also commenting on how Akane placed 2nd in the finals (to Akane's annoyance).
 * Teru agrees to bring Akane and Nene with him when crossing the boundary.
 * Teru jokes that he likes Aoi and Akane bugs him about what he means, though he does not get a reply.

Chapter 74
 * Akane and Teru construct a plan while Nene and Kou talk in a different room.
 * Teru and Akane decide to investigate the mysteries other than No. 3, while Kou and Nene investigate No. 3.

Chapter 75
 * Akane looks on in confusion as Teru warns Kou and Nene about the Red House over the phone.

Chapter 79


 * Akane and Teru visit a shrine and Teru explains how it is linked to the Minamoto family.
 * Teru asks Akane to answer his phone for him, which he does reluctantly.
 * Teru takes his phone from Akane before Akane can answer the Red House Tsukasa's offer.
 * When Kunishige tells off Teru, Akane attempts to defend Teru multiple times (though he is talked over).
 * Teru lays on the floor and complains to Akane about how nothing has gone well for him lately. Akane smugly replies that even Teru can act indecent and complain.
 * Akane tells Teru to get a hold of himself so they can rescue Aoi together. His words seem to get through to Teru as he gets back up and destroys the door trapping them in the room.
 * As they exit the shrine, Teru proclaims that they should head to the boundary while Akane silently apologizes to everyone at the shrine.

Quotes
"Aoi is a mild-mannered, hard-working guy, but... when his childhood friend is involved, he'll fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. So keep your distance, Kou."

- Teru telling Kou about Akane, Chapter 24

"He said he wanted to live his life like he used to... so I did him a favor and cast a spell on the glasses."

- Teru explaining Akane's situation to Nene, Chapter 29

"You're an annoyingly rational person, so you wouldn't do things for no reason. Plus, to put it mildly, you have a horrible personality, and you've cut people off too, but if there was a human that could still be saved you'd definitely lend a hand to them, wouldn't you?"

- Akane to Teru, Chapter 73

Fanon
Terukane is a relatively small pairing within the Toilet-bound Hanako-kun fandom, as many of their interactions occur exclusively in the manga and they are both less major characters.

Some fans have speculated that Akane is the person Teru says he has feelings for, but there is no concrete evidence for this. Some interpret their relationship as more one-sided on Teru's side (due to Akane's feelings for Aoi), while others see it being mutual after Akane moves on from Aoi and the two have come to understand each other better.

In fan-made content, Teru and Akane are usually portrayed similarly to how they are in canon, often arguing but ultimately acknowledging each other's efforts. However, Teru is generally portrayed more flirtatious and Akane getting more flustered.

Terukane is the most written ship for Teru on AO3 and the second most written ship for Akane.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Akane enjoys talking to Teru about Aoi while Teru talks to him about his siblings.
 * Teru and Akane were both ranked first in the school for the previous year's finals.
 * Teru and Akane are manager and assistant manager respectively in Hanako of the Opera.