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Love Dog is the slash ship between Ainosuke "Adam" Shindo and Tadashi "Snake" Kikuchi from the SK8 the Infinity fandom.

Backstory
Adam and Tadashi were raised together by the Shindo family. It is unknown what ties the Kikuchi family had with the Shindo's, just that Tadashi was chosen to be a life-time servant and secretary for Ainosuke, and that Tadashi has stuck with Ainosuke since they were children.

As a child, Ainosuke was physically and emotionally abused by his three aunts, and as a result, he was miserable. One night, Tadashi decided to teach Ainosuke how to skate, which led to Ainosuke developing a love for skating. In his strict and managed life, skating with Tadashi allowed child Ainosuke to express himself when no adult allowed him to. However, things turned sour when Ainosuke's father, Aiichiro, apparently found about his activities and burned his son's skateboard, calling it a "useless hobby". When Aiichiro asked Tadashi for his thoughts, Tadashi simply responded that he had no opinion. A response which likely made Ainosuke feel betrayed and angry.

As adults, Ainosuke is shown to be extremely uncaring and cruel towards Tadashi. When Ainosuke was in danger of being caught for illegally interfering with police integrity, he told Tadashi to take the fall for him. Upon Tadashi's seemingly stunned reaction, Ainosuke mocks him asking him if he had any opinions, which Tadashi responded with the expected answer, "I have no opinions".

White Eden
Tadashi appears unexpectedly under the name "Snake" at Adam's tournament, which was actually meant for Langa, or Snow. His secretary's appearance angers Adam and he later confronts Tadashi, asking why he joined the tournament, even getting violent with him and claiming that he'll make him pay with his body.

Fanon
The ship gained traction after the release of episode 8 where Tadashi was revealed to be participating in White Eden. Many fans speculated that Tadashi will be the one who brings down Adam, as their "8" names are references to the biblical story Adam and Eve. Other speculations include that Tadashi is Adam's real Eve, but he was just too blinded by his resentment for Tadashi to see it.

Due to the ship's toxic nature, some fans dislike LOVEDOG. However, there are also those who believe Tadashi will be the one who redeems Adam for good. Since as of the current story, he is the only one who truly knows Adam, for no one else in "S" knows of Adam's true identity.

It is the most popular ship for Tadashi on AO3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * The ship name LOVEDOG is derived from Adam's obsession with love, and Tadashi's apparent position as Adam's "dog".