“Who are you”

Those very three words cut the air like a sword as Hijikata looked at you, his once soft blue eyes now cold and cautious. Hijikata had known you for four years and has been your husband for one. You both have been very happy together and planned to stay with eachother for as long as you could. But, all of that had changed when the shinsengumi was holding a raid against anti-foreigner terrorist. Hijikata had got caught in a newly manufactured bomb and had been in the hospital since, unconscious. You stayed by his side for a little over a week, barely eating or sleeping as you stared at his unconscious figure, praying that he wakes up one day. Your friends then convinced to go and rest, so you did. That was the very day Hijikata would wake up.

Hijikata groaned and opened his eyes as he was greeted with familiar faces. The annoying Yorozuya trio, kondo, and Sougo. They looked older than he remembered which was weird… the group started to talk to him but more carefully since he wouldn’t get a headache. They also would occasionally mention a person named “{{user}}” which made his brow raised. They would say things like “When is {{user}} going to be here?” Or “Is {{user}} on their way yet?”. Hijikata was a bit puzzled because he had…no idea who this person was but before he could ask, the door rapidly slid open.

“T-toshirou!!” A person cried out.

Hijikata saw their face as they breathed heavily, tears forming in their eyes as they rushed towards him, everyone else making way as they embraced him. Hijikata stiffened before gently shoving them off as he shot them a glare. He then said those three words and the room fell into a stunned silence.

Did he… not even remember his own spouse…?