ChisaTaki

ChisaTaki is the femslash between Chisato Nishikigi and Takina Inoue from the Lycoris Recoil fandom.

Background
Chisato and Takina are both Lycoris, trained agents and assassins disguised as highschool students. Takina works within Direct Attack HQ. Chisato works in cafe Lyco Reco with a middle-aged African-Japanese man named Mika and a woman in her late 20s named Mizuki.

Episode 1: Easy does it
After disobeying an order in a mission, Takina is dismissed from the HQ and transferred to cafe Lyco Reco, where she now partners with Chisato. She is introduced to Mika, Mizuki and Chisato. Takina and Chisato go on various minor missions, including helping a woman who is accidentally involved in a terrorist's weaponry deal.

Episode 2: The more the merrier
Chisato and Takina begin their mission of escorting a hacker named Walnut, who is hunted for attempting to dig deeper into a client's business. They successfully fake Walnut's death, Walnut reveals to be a young girl named Kurumi. Kurumi decides to live within cafe Lyco Reco and lends them her hacking skills. Takina begins working as a server in the cafe, along with Chisato. Shinji Yoshimatsu, a friend of Mika, enters the cafe for the first time. Takina learns of Chisato's impressive bullet-dodging ability.

Episode 3: More haste, less speed
Chisato visits Direct Attack HQ for physical tests, Takina goes along with her in an attempt to persuade the Commander into deploying Takina back in the HQ. On the train, Takina refuses Chisato's candy but still tries her lunch. After arriving at the HQ, Takina is insulted by her old partner, Fuki, and some other Lycoris, Chisato immediately tries to defend Takina and challenges Fuki and her new partner to a 2v2 match against her and Takina. Takina is upset for being rejected from the HQ and decides to spend some times alone at the fountain. Chisato follows Takina, trying to console her, she hugs Takina while other Lycoris start laughing at them. Chisato then lifts Takina up and swirls her around, telling her to move on. During the match, despite Taking not showing up yet, Chisato effortlessly gains an upper-hand, Takina finally joins Chisato and punches Fuki back. On the train back to Lyco Reco, Takina sits next to Chisato, accepts her candy and decides to join the cafe's boarding game, which she previously declined. They take a selfie together and sending it to Mika.

Episode 4: Nothing seek, nothing find
After finding out Takina wears boxer as underwear, Chisato takes her shopping. Chisato wants to get Takina more fashionable clothes but Takina rushes her to the underwear stalls. Takina demands to see Chisato's underwear in a changing booth, Chisato reluctantly undresses her shorts to show her and is embarrassed. After shopping, they have a meal at a restaurant, Chisato also helps a foreign couple getting their order. They then visit an aquarium, where Takina asks Chisato more about her past and they do silly things like posing as sea creatures together. They go home in late afternoon, just after a terrorist attack led by Majima occured. A while later, Chisato plans to throw Takina's boxers away and tries wearing one but Mizuki walks in on her. Mizuki proceeds to publicly shame her in front of the cafe's patrons, Takina witnesses it and begins laughing.

Episode 5: So far, so good
Chisato and Takina are tasked with taking a elderly paralyzed man to a sightseeing around Tokyo. They take him to various locations. Takina discovers Chisato has no biological heart, she instead has an artificial heart implanted into her. Takina attempts to touch Chisato's chest to see if it beats, but Chisato recoils, telling her not to fondle her chest in public. They learn from the old man that his family was murdered by an assassin named Silent Jin and discover that the same assassin is currently after the him. Takina fails to ambush Jin and is saved by Chisato. As the assassin is knocked unconscious, the old man demands Chisato to execute Jin. Chisato declines and the man seemingly shutdowns. It's later reveals that the old man is actually already dead and Shinji uses both his corpse and Jin to manipulate Chisato into killing people. At the end of the day, Chisato, lies the floor relaxed, talkes to Takina about the earlier events. Takina, knowing that no one else is around them, lays her head on Chisato's chest to confirms it doesn't beat.

Episode 6: Opposites attract
Due to multiple murders targetting Lycoris, Takina moves in with Chisato. They play rock-paper-scissors games to split chores, Takina loses every times and is assigned to do all household works. A while later, two thefts break into their house and are swiftly handled by Chisato. Shinji orders the hacker Robota to turn Majima's attention toward Chisato. At the cafe, Mizuki gives Takina advices on how to beat Chisato in rock-paper-scissors games. In the evening, Chisato goes on a delivery alone and is ambushed by Majima and his terrorists. She narrowly escapes with the combined help of Takina, Mizuki and Kurumi. After getting her wounds treated, Chisato wants to continue living together with Takina, but Takina only does so if Chisato wins another game of rock-paper-scissors. Takina finally emerges victorious and joyfully celebrates.

Episode 7: Time will tell
Chisato peeks into Mika's phone and discovers that he has a secret meeting with someone that night. Chisato, Takina, Kurumi and Mizuki discuss who Mika will be seeing. Chisato assumes it is the Commander and she may be trying to get both Mika and Chisato back into HQ. If they go back to HQ, the cafe will be closed. Chisato caresses Takina, saying it would be lonely if they go back to HQ. Four of them decide to go to the meeting to see who the person is. Chisato wears a red backless dress and Takina wears a black suit. Chisato and Takina get in the bar while Mizuki and Kurumi are rejected due to Kurumi's young appearance. Chisato and Takina find out the person Mika is seeing is Shinji and their meeting is rather a date. Having known it isn't an important meeting, they decide to leave. However, Chisato halts to eavesdrop Mika and Shinji, causing Takina to accidentally bump her face into Chisato's butt. Chisato discovers that Shinji is the person who saved her by giving her the artificial heart, she then reveals herself to Shinji and Mika to show gratitude. Both Shinji and Mika are seemingly upset because they wanted to keep it a secret. Takina decides to wait outside. Chisato wants to thank Shinji but he avoids the conversation, claiming it's against their rules, and soon leaves. Takina meets Shinji on his way outside, she expresses her gratitude to him for saving Chisato, Shinji simply replies that he has high hopes for Takina.

Episode 8: Another day, another dollar
As Lyco Reco's begins running at a loss, Takina takes over the cafe's financial management. She and Chisato start doing more comissions, including defusing a bomb, teaching Japanese. On Halloween, they visit a kindergarten, Chisato dresses up as a pumpkin succubus and Takina wears a cat-witch costume. While Takina is giving the children gift bags, Chisato sneaks in to get a gift from Takina but Takina refuses, claiming it's for the kids. They can see the cafe's finance getting better. Chisato avoids a call from Dr. Yamagishi, Takina grabs her phone and tell the doctor that Chisato will be coming the next day. On the next day, Chisato isn't at the hospital for her scheduled checkup. It turned out Majima broke into Chisato's safehouse, he tries to know what connection Chisato has with Alan Institute, during this time, Chisato answers a call from Takina, assuring nothing bad happens. Despite that, Takina goes to see Chisato, sees Majima and fails to kill Majima on his way out. Takina tells Chisato that if Chisato doesn't answer her call within three rings, Takina will immediately head over. In late evening, Chisato is seen sitting on a bench outside the cafe, Takina sits next to her and hands her a gift bag from their earlier trip to the kindergarten. Chisato excitedly opens it and finds a pug charm, she puts it on her backpack, looks at Takina and thanks her. Takina briefly blushes then immdediately looks away and urges her to go to see the doctor. Chisato says that she avoid the checkups because she is afraid of needles, Takina begins laughing and teasing her. The next morning, Shinji's assistant poses a nurse, she drugs Chisato and tampers with her artificial heart. Takina calls Chisato, getting no answers, she rushes to the hospital.

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days
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Quotes
"I'm glad I was able to meet you. I'm glad. I'm happy."

- Chisato to Takina, Lycoris Recoil episode 3.

"Please answer calls from me within three rings. If you don't, I'll know that you're in danger, and do a one-ring call to tell you I'm heading over."

- Takina to Chisato, Lycoris Recoil episode 8.

"It's fun when I'm with you, Takina."

- Chisato to Takina, Lycoris Recoil episode 9.

"That's right. My partner. Of course! She's my partner."

- Chisato to a stranger about Takina, Lycoris Recoil episode 13.

Fanon
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Trivia

 * Chisato starts putting her Alan Institute necklace outside of her shirt after Takina telling her that it looks cute. (Lycoris Recoil episode 4)
 * Chisato picks a pug plushie from a clawing machine instead of an owl plushie (Alan Institute symbol) after receiving a pug charm from Takina. (Lycoris Recoil episode 9)
 * When Chisato throws away her Alan Institute necklace, she says that she hesitates a little bit because Takina commented that it looked cute on her. (Lycoris Recoil episode 13)
 * While waiting for Chisato's surgery to start, Takina can be seen nervously gripping her left hand onto her skirt. (Lycoris Recoil episode 13)
 * Chisato and Takina wear matching bracelets during their vacation in Hawaii. (Lycoris Recoil episode 13)