I was on my usual strolling on yaoi mangas online when I saw an interesting and rather nostalgic yaoi manga involving the Shinsengumi. The manga's name is Bakumatsu Seiyun Hanafubuki.
(I'll put a link of it later so that you can also enjoy it!)
I instantly remembered Souji and Hijikata from Peacemaker Kurogane and was pushed by the goddess of BL slash to watch it. AGAIN.
From the looks of it, they are so much in love with each other. I am NOT hallucinating. They are destined to love each other. They are destined to protect one another. Hijikata cares for Souji so much don't you see that? And Souji's first priority is always Hijikata.
I remember the line Hijikata said/did in the series that made me oh-so-squealing...
Hijikata:
++> "Everything's fine...as long as you're not hurt." (Oh come on! This is sooooo canon!)
And I've also noticed some of their 'suggestive' actions that leads us fans to believe that they are indeed a hidden canon pairing. Again, I am NOT hallucinating!!!
++>Hijikata always carries Souji's medicine with him everywhere and everyday. (proven on episode 23 when Souji was coughing up blood)
++>Hijikata lets Souji fix his hair in the morning.
++>Hijikata and Souji sometimes sleeps together (TOGETHER) in one room and probably definitely on one futon.
++>Hijikata always follows Souji's childish whims like going to the market just to but lots of candies.
++>Souji cuddles Hijikata when the latter is preoccupied. *squeals*
++>Hijikata let Ichimura Tetsunosuke (the chibisuke protagonist of Peace Maker) to enter the Shinsengumi due to Souji's request (yes Souji's words made him sway even though he was against it) XD BEHOLD THE POWER OF SOUJI'S COAXING.
++>This is probably a spoiler so don't read it. Souji killed Yamanami when Yamanami tried to kill/slash the oblivious Hijikata. Although, Yamanami has no plan of killing Hijikata seeing that the sword he wielded was only a bamboo sword, Souji's brain was fixed on Hijikata only that he didn't dare think twice of killing Yamanami even though Yamanami is a good good friend of his.
I think what Yamanami said to Hijikata is this: (not accurate)
"Souji prioritizes your life more than anybody else that he'll have no doubt to killing the people who opposes to you."
XD It's a bit sad really that Yamanami had to die and Souji was the one who killed him. And it's really sad too that the manga is still not finished living us, ME to be precise, in a state of what we call cliffhanger!