Ship Tease / No. 6

"I'm glad to have known you."

Nezumi: "Don't use a word like 'attracted' so lightly. That's a really serious word. It's something you say to someone you care about very deeply."
Shion: "Then how should I say it? Should I say I love you?"

UNMARKED SPOILERS AHEAD

Here be all the Ship Tease to be found between Shion and Nezumi in No. 6. Just to note before you start reading there is Ship Tease to be found in literally every single chapter/episode; you could be here for a while.

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In General

• Nezumi seems to be something of a Tsundere towards Shion, what with him delivering an angry rant at No. 6, but then gently comforting Shion the moment he sees Shion is upset.
• The couple seem to be very fond of straddling each other for whatever reason — fighting, sleeping, checking the others consciousness/temperature, even cutting killer parasitic bees out of the other's neck.
• Shion and Nezumi give each other a Big Damn Kiss at different points in the book and all its adaptations with Shion's "good-night kiss" and Nezumi returning the favor in the end before leaving but promises they'll meet again.

Novel

• Right off the bat, the novel was written by Asano Atsuko, an infamous writer of BL-ish novels she claims are "children's books".
• After Shion survives the transformation/birth of the wasp/whatever you want to call it and notices his now-white hair and the red snake-like mark wrapped around his body, Nezumi says that having a red snake wrapped around your body is sexy. While tracing the part of the mark on Shion's chest. While said boy is still naked after stripping to see the extent of the mark.
• Then there is the dialogue between Shion and Nezumi in volume 2, cited at the top of this page.
• It is expressly stated that Nezumi and Shion share a bed at night.
• Shion almost cannot mention Nezumi without talking about how beautiful his eyes are.
• Shion is close to strangling a man because he tried to kill Nezumi. Only when Nezumi tells him to stop he snaps out of it. And then there's his explanation of what he was doing:

Shion: That man tried to kill you, so he had to receive punishment.

• After Shion gives him a "good-night kiss", Nezumi breaks down and cries for what is implied to be the first time in years because Shion is leaving.
• In volume 5, there's even a I Didn't Mean to Turn You On moment. Nezumi starts talking to Shion about how good he is at kissing, Shion gets flustered, and then and you get this:
  Nezumi: "A kiss of death. The innermost part of Shion's body pulsated in response. He shook his head. No matter how seductive, he had to reject anything that tried to lead him to death."

Anime

Trailer

• People were already asking if the main characters are gay in the comments section. And the thing is only 1 minute and 31 seconds long.

Episode 1

• There's a lot in the episode, such as when Nezumi and Shion hold hands while in bed, Shion takes care of Nezumi and checks his temperature via placing his forehead on Nezumi's forehead and Nezumi pins Shion to the floor and whispers in his ear, and this is only the beginning. The manga follows the book more closely, where Nezumi and Shion fall asleep in this position instead of holding hands.
• Because Shion saved and took care of Nezumi when he was injured one night, Nezumi became devoted to him.

Episode 2

• Shion blows off having sex with Safu (telling her to ask again in 2 years) Then Nezumi shows up, risking his life to save Shion. Cue their conversation in the getaway car where Nezumi falls back into his habit of teasing Shion, about his body this time, then hints at the fact he's been watching Shion for four years, and has seen him naked.
  • Not to mention when Nezumi pulls Shion close enough to kiss him when he says he doesn't want to hear any more naive bullshit from him.

Episode 3

• The beginning of the episode had Nezumi grabbing Shion to pull him close to his face, almost as if he was trying to kiss him.
• Nezumi tells Shion he thinks his appearance after the transformation is charming—when he's seeing him in his boxers, no less—and crouches down and lifts/holds Shion's face in his hand. Also, Nezumi tries to comfort Shion/make him understand the situation and does so while caressing Shion's cheek with his palm and running his fingers through Shion's hair and gently caressing the mark on his face, only letting go when Shion gets up. Not to mention the first thing on his list of things Shion shouldn't miss out on is sex. They also see each other shirtless.
  • Shion was naked during this scene in the manga. One translation of the manga version has Nezumi saying "Don't think the fact that you're naked is gonna make me happy." Well now, what makes you assume he'd think that, Nezumi?
• Nezumi also has a Freak Out over Shion being infected with a wasp and saves him, telling him he'll never let him die (while getting real close the entire time).
• Nezumi treats Shion's wounds after cutting out the wasp and gently puts him to bed, tucking him in as well.

Episode 4

• The Dogkeeper points out that Shion seems to be the only person who makes Nezumi emotional, plus Shion's little outburst when Rikiga suggests Nezumi whore himself out- complete with a very tsundere "baka" and tears when questioned by Nezumi.
• Let's not forget that when Rikiga invites Nezumi to join his prostitution business, he responds by saying he "is not interested in picking up women." Indeed.
• Shion says he's drawn to Nezumi and wants to know more about him.
• Nezumi wraps his arm around Shion as they begin leaving Rikiga's home, only letting go when he spots a photo on the ground.
• Nezumi stops a whore who was sexually harassing Shion and tells her "[Shion] belongs to me."
  • What about when the two mooks wanted "payment" from Nezumi after he kisses the prostitute? They didn't look like they wanted to beat him up, so what kind of payment did they want? A kiss?
• Near the end of the episode, the Dogkeeper confronts Nezumi on why he insulted their mother. The conclusion they draw too was that he was jealous of the attention that they were giving Shion.

Episode 5

• Upon hearing that the bee plague looked like it was going to kill the people of No. 6 earlier than expected, Nezumi insists on dancing with Shion to celebrate.
  • Fun fact: during the dancing scene, Nezumi and Shion are practically looking into each other's eyes for almost the whole dance.
• Later on, Shion says that nothing scares him more than the thought of losing Nezumi and is the one person he couldn't bear to lose over both his long-time Childhood Friend Safu and his mother.
• Not to mention that Shion gets on top of Nezumi in bed after the latter faints and gets close to his face as if he were trying to kiss him.
  • In the original scene from the novel, Shion panics at first when Rat faints, holding him in his arms and then falling to the ground with him before regaining his composure, lying him down and checking his vital signs.

Episode 6

• Nezumi straddles Shion again when trying to strangle him. Nezumi also asks Shion to choose between No.6 or him. Not to mention they seem to have a desire to get into each other's faces. Or the fact that Shion is so determined to not become enemies with Nezumi and tells him "Whatever happens, even if we're killed, I'll be by your side." Or the fact that Nezumi wants to protect Shion from being killed.

Episode 7

• Rikiga even gets in on the act by bursting into tears over how kind Shion is and insisting on buying him new clothes or getting really close to his face when he says that he should worry more about himself rather than about others.
• Nezumi seems to not want to involve Shion in anything dangerous like going after Safu. Dogkeeper even says Nezumi does have emotions when Shion's involved and wonders if Shion's really that important to Nezumi. Not to mention that Nezumi seems willing to sacrifice himself (if he has to) for Shion's sake.
• Shion leans forward and kisses Nezumi on the lips after giving him an emotional and meaningful talk about how he's glad to have met and known him, calling it a "good-night kiss". And Nezumi smiled afterwards.
  • And the mere fact Nezumi doesn't automatically get pissed off at Shion for kissing him just makes it all the more obvious. I mean, what heterosexual guy would allow their friend to do that?

Episode 8

• Shion is revealed to have given the sweater Safu's grandmother made him to Nezumi, comforts Nezumi when he gets hurt because of a song, and catches him when he nearly falls over backwards after singing a song, cradling him in his arms. Rikiga acts really concerned when he thinks something happened to Shion, and gets really close to his face when he sees him again.

Episode 9

• Nezumi says that he doesn't want Shion to ever change, shields him from an attack, and wraps him in a blanket with him to protect him.

Episode 10

• Nezumi has a very brief flashback of moments spent with Shion, including Shion touching his neck. And Shion saves Nezumi from an attack and kills a man who tried to kill Nezumi. And following that, Nezumi cries over having witnessed Shion kill someone, blaming himself, until Shion gets really close and comforts Nezumi in a heartwarming moment.
  • And after having said flashback, Nezumi mutters to himself "I have fallen..." before moving on.
• Shion also allows an injured Nezumi to lean on him before they go to find Safu.

Episode 11

• Before leaving, Nezumi gives Shion a quick kiss on the lips and also straddles him again. However, there might be hope because Shion promises that he'll meet Nezumi again

Manga

Chapter 1

• Starting off and the chapter has a lot of this already. Take, for instance, the last panel from this page. And on the next page, Nezumi collapses on top of Shion while both are in bed.
• Shion also declines to have sex with Safu before he notices Nezumi and chases after him. Safu later notes almost in jealousy that Nezumi must be someone important for him to rush after him without thinking. Shion agrees but then gets embarrassed and says he and Nezumi aren't lovers.

Chapter 3

• Nezumi taking care of an ill Shion and caressing his face. He also cuts out the bee from Sion's neck while pushing him down onto a bed and sitting atop him while saying Shion doesn't know how to read certain works or have sex.

Chapter 5

• Shion's mom says that when Shion talks about Nezumi she hears longing and hurt in his voice, then wonders if his heart got broken. And Nezumi later asks, while they're wandering through the city, if he wants to hold hands so they don't get lost. Shion refuses, though.
• When a prostitute kisses Shion, Nezumi comes across them and says "That guy's mine." He also tells her that "[Shion] is so into me that no matter how pretty she is he won't react to a woman." The prostitute also wonders if they're lovers.

Chapter 6

• A random guy comes up to Shion and hits on him, saying, "You're very pretty like a doll." And Shion tells Nezumi that he's "very elegant" and his movements are "very beautiful", so beautiful that he "couldn't help but stare".

Chapter 7

• Shion learns that Nezumi performs on stage with the name "Eve" and says, while imagining Nezumi, "I guess that explains why your movements are so beautiful!" Also, Shion tells Nezumi that he thinks he's amazing.
• After Rikiga goes too far, Shion snaps, almost strangling him for insulting Nezumi, although the latter didn't seem to mind.
• Nezumi tells him to worry about himself and wipes his face for him, wiping his tears away.
• At the end, there is a page where it features the characters sitting down to watch the anime. Nezumi forcibly sits down next to Shion instead of away from him.

Chapter 8

• Shion wanting to know more about Nezumi. He tells him things he knows about him, during which he implies they share a bed, and when Nezumi tells him not to bother since one day they could be enemies, Shion argues that he doesn't want to go back to the life he had, the life of not knowing anything real, and says he wants to live here, while getting really close to Nezumi.
  • After Nezumi asks why, Shion responds with "I'm drawn to you." and also tells Nezumi "I love you."
  • Nezumi tells Shion that he's wrong—he's not drawn to him nor is he in love with him—he gently touches Shion's face and asks him "Did I hurt your feelings?".

Chapter 9

• Nezumi says he'll accompany Shion while he goes to Dogkeeper's to wash dogs so he can watch over him and make sure he doesn't get attacked again.
• Shion rather excitedly says he really wants to watch Nezumi perform on stage.
• Nezumi thinks about Shion when he gets a note from Karan saying that Safu was captured, worrying that Shion will go after her, showing that he worries about Shion and doesn't want him to die. He says he doesn't want to lose Shion.

Chapter 10

• Nezumi enlists Inukashi's help and says he doesn't want to get Shion involved in anything dangerous. Also, Inukashi comments that Nezumi must care a lot for Shion, which irritates Nezumi and causes him to attack Inukashi, threatening her. And Shion tells Inukashi that he thinks Nezumi is very kind-hearted because he's saved him numerous times and says that without him he wouldn't be alive. Inukashi notices that Nezumi only shows emotion when Shion's involved.

Chapter 11

• Nezumi straddles Shion again and we see a flashback to when they first met, with Nezumi straddling Shion.
• Nezumi acts protective over Shion and lifts his face up, asking him who he chooses: Nezumi or No 6? Shion again tells Nezumi that he doesn't want to become his enemy. He also tells Nezumi that "no matter what, even if it should kill me, I'll stay by your side."
• Rikiga says he'll take care of Shion and says that Shion doesn't need to stay with Nezumi. He says that any son of Karan's is like his own and tries to buy Shion clothes.

Chapter 12

• Inukashi says that if Nezumi cares so much about not losing Shion, then he better protect him until the end, and he better be prepared to do any dirty deed necessary to do so.
• Shion shows up and worries about Nezumi after he notices that he's bleeding because of being bitten by Inukashi's dogs. Shion tries to allow Nezumi to lean on him but Nezumi slaps him away. Shion apparently puts bandages on Nezumi. Nezumi doesn't want Shion to worry about him or put himself in danger.
• Shion tells Nezumi in a heartwarming speech that he's glad to have known him, even if Nezumi doesn't feel the same way, and kisses Nezumi on the lips (A "good night kiss").

Chapter 13

• Shion leaves Nezumi to go after Safu and thinks about how much he respects him and the joy he felt at meeting him. All he could manage to do was tell him "I'm glad I met you" and give him a kiss.
  • He also thinks that he doesn't want to lose Nezumi. He says he'd do anything if it meant he could protect Nezumi.
• Nezumi beats up Shion for lying to him and says he kept a note from him because he worries about him. Also, Rikiga worries about Shion again. And at the end of the chapter Nezumi covers Shion's hand with his when Shion is worrying about Safu to comfort him and tenderly intertwines his fingers with his own.

Chapter 14

• Nezumi tortures a top No. 6 official for information and Shion stops him because he cant' bear to see Nezumi hurt others and he doesn't want to see a cruel "false" Nezumi—he wants to see the Nezumi that was kinder, especially to him. It's stated that Nezumi is only being cruel for Shion's sake.
  • The top No. 6 official also hits on Nezumi.

Chapter 15

• Nezumi tries to kill the top No. 6 official, but Shion tries to stop him. In response, Nezumi hugs Shion close and holds a knife to his throat. telling him to never leave his side again.
• He tells Inukashi that Shion will give him a really skillful, passionate good night kiss if he wants one. Nezumi has had experience with it first hand after all.
• Shion and Nezumi also give each other a warm smile and Shion freaks out when Nezumi collapses because he thinks he's been infected with a parasitic bee. Shion gets upset at the thought, holds Nezumi up and hugs him close. He also thinks that he wouldn't be able to handle it if he lost Nezumi and swears to save him.

Chapter 16

• Nezumi faints and Shion freaks out and they hold each other very close.
• On page 11, Shion is shown in bed atop Nezumi, who's laying down, feeling feverish. Shion worries and frets over him and gently touches his neck. Nezumi informs him that he doesn't want him worrying over him so earnestly. Shion still worries over him and holds his hand, looking at it closely.
• Nezumi then suddenly states he wants to teach Shion how to dance and they dance together.
• Shion then worries about Nezumi again and said he worried that Nezumi was going to die. Shion tells Nezumi "Probably more than anyone else. More than any other person...I'm afraid of losing you. I can't stand how scared it makes me. I want to make sure that you don't disappear from before me." Nezumi also wonders about just what kind of person Shion is.

Chapter 17

• Nezumi reaches for Shion, screaming his name, and pulls him underneath a blanket with him to protect him when the manhunt arrives.
• Nezumi grabs Shion and orders him to not snap. Shion looks at him and thinks "This is where my heart is. Proof...that I am human. I was human when he stole my heart and human when I longed to stay by his side." He touches Nezumi's hand very gently and thinks "Nezumi, I...I want to stay human!" Shion touches Nezumi and blushes, telling him he's amazing.
  • Shion does a Caught the Heart on His Sleeve moment to Nezumi (something usually reserved for female and male couples) and thinks "Nezumi, please...keep me human!" Nezumi pulls Shion close to him telling him to not let go before they enter the correctional facility. He then tells Shion "We're going to hell together. But we're coming back alive."