FukuFuku

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FukuFuku
GENERAL
Bungou Stray Dogs
Character	Yukichi Fukuzawa
Character	Ōchi Fukuchi
Canonical?	Fanon
Status of Relationship	Enemies/Former Childhood Friends; Fukuchi is dead
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Slash
Tropes	• Childhood Friends • Died in Your Arms Tonight • We Used to Be Friends • Friends to Enemies • Star Crossed Lovers

“Gen'ichirō is my childhood friend, the most reliable man in this world. I wonder if he's somewhat lonely, as I've found my life's path first.”

— Fukuzawa telling Ranpo about Fukuchi.

FukuFuku is the slash ship between Yukichi Fukuzawa and Ōchi Fukuchi from the Bungou Stray Dogs fandom.

Canon

The two meeting as children

Fukuchi and Fukuzawa have known each other for at least over twenty-five years, first meeting when Fukuchi entered Fukuzawa's dojo, intending to defeat everyone there. Fukuzawa, though, had already suspected his raid and had already evacuated his peers. The two fought until night, both finally finding an opponent they deemed equal. After this day, Fukuchi declared he would master the sword alongside Fukuzawa and the two would share the view from the top together.

Thirteen years later, the two plan to share drinks together under a cherry blossom tree. In the anime adaptation, Fukuzawa is waiting for Fukuchi. and A heart-shaped cherry blossom petal falls into Fukuzawa’s drink. The petal splits in half down the middle resembling a broken heart. Fukuzawa notices Fukuchi, and light heartedly lectures him about “Sneaking up on [him] after arriving so late.” Fukuchi tells Fukuzawa it was “What [he] gets for starting to get drunk without [him].” They then discuss work, with Fukuzawa sitting on the left of the tree and Fukuchi the right. As this discussion continues, the camera cuts to two birds on a river- a white one on the left, and a gray one on the right. Fukuzawa mentions Fukuchi is “Rising through the ranks.” The gray bird on the right looks up at the sky. Fukuchi states he has been “Tapped for a higher position”, and the bird flies away. Fukuchi tells Fukuzawa that he's to head off to war and that he fears he may come back as a changed person. He asks Fukuzawa to join and change with him, but he denies his offer, saying that organizations and authority aren't for him. He tells Fukuchi that all the battlefield has is the act of taking a life, and that to end a war and to protect your friends are different. They separate and Fukuzawa stays in their homeland to assassinate war hawks, while Fukuchi gains glory on the battlefield at the cost of seeing and perpetrating death. This is the moment that Fukuchi thinks their paths split forever.

Fukuchi grew to resent Fukuzawa for not choosing the battlefield and not witnessing and experiencing the trauma of war alongside him. After this incident, he still manages to be friendly with Fukuzawa, helping him contact Oda to find information about Ranpo and being the first to celebrate the Agency's opening. Despite Fukuchi's shameless behavior of getting drunk and peeing all over the Agency's new sign after being invited, Fukuzawa still believes Fukuchi to be the most reliable person he knows and wonders if he feels lonely that Fukuzawa found his life's path before him. Fukuzawa's undying trust in Fukuchi is what leads to Ranpo's inability to identify Fukuchi as the true mastermind behind the Decay of Angels. After Fukuzawa is arrested, Fukuchi visits him and the two exchange pleasantries over drinks. Fukuchi asks Fukuzawa to confess about the Agency's role as a terrorist organization, but Fukuzawa refuses. In response, Fukuchi pulls out his sword and cuts through the table, and Fukuzawa quickly adjusts his position to allow Fukuchi's blade to cut through his handcuffs. Fukuchi, though, is able to read Fukuzawa easily with their time spent together, and he stops his swords just before they come in contact with Fukuzawa's restraints.

Fukuchi hands his sword to Fukuzawa

Fukuchi's plan for world peace included portraying himself as the villain and Fukuzawa as the hero and giving Fukuzawa One Order to ensure war doesn't break out, as he believes Fukuzawa to be incorruptible with pure intentions. When Fukuchi asks Fukuzawa to execute him, Fukuzawa is unable to, and drops his sword, forcing Teruko to step in and kill Fukuchi herself. Fukuzawa watches, horrified, mumbles Fukuchi's name. Teruko, sobbing and relaying her feelings for Fukuchi, threatens Fukuzawa to label himself as the one who murdered Fukuchi.

Fukuzawa catches Fukuchi's falling body and holds him as he dies. Teruko tells Atsushi to give the two space and let Fukuchi die with dignity, and the two leave. Fukuchi tells Fukuzawa he's tired, and the other tells him to rest up. He asks Fukuchi if his death was necessary to achieve peace. Fukuchi is unable to respond, and Fukuzawa starts to cry, screaming into the sun. In the end, One Order is in Fukuzawa's possession, and Ranpo describes it as Fukuchi's curse to Fukuzawa.

Fanon

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FukuFuku has become a decently popular ship in the fandom, especially after the anime adaption and last episode of Season 5. It is the most popular ship for Ōchi Fukuchi on AO3, and the third most popular ship for Yukichi Fukuzawa (after FukuMori and FukuRan). The pairing's popularity stems from their deep history and understanding of one another along with their bond.

There are jokes within the fandom about Studio Bones shipping FukuFuku, as many of their moments in the manga were adapted. Additionally, the scenes are some of the most colorful and well-animated scenes in the show. This has sparked the joke of spending all of the budget for Season 5 on the “Old man yaoi budget” (Referring to FukuFuku).

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Fukuchi/Fukuzawa tag on AO3

TUMBLR

FukuFuku tag on Tumblr

TUMBLR

源福 tag on Pixiv

TWITTER

fukufuku hashtag on Twitter

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