[BishoJime] strawberry and almond

[anakiddwrites]

 Hajime and Bishoujo-senpai have their first pocky game after they meet in person.

Honey chocolate, milky matcha, coconut, almond… Just too many options available, enough to make Hajime almost short-circuit staring at the colorful display, but thankfully Tori was there for the rescue.

“You can never go wrong with strawberry, hm?” He declared, puffing his chest and picking the red package with determination, placing it in his friend’s hand. Hajime hesitated for a moment, but Tori offered him a reassuring smile and a wink.

“It’s gonna go just fine, Hajime! ♪ If Himemiya Tori is telling you, you gotta believe it, hm? Even if you won’t tell me who’s the one you wanna play with… but it’s rare I have the chance to come to a konbini, especially without Yuzuru, ehe… so I forgive you!”

“A-ah… thank you, Tori-kun…” Hajime smiled timidly in return, holding the package close to his chest and trying to not be hyper aware of his fast heartbeats. “I’m really thankful you came with me… and thank you for understanding…”

“Don’t mention it! It’s a miracle you're asking me anything, after all...” Tori giggled, green eyes sparkling with excitement. “And I’m also taking this chance to surprise Yuzuru, ufufu ~ ♪ It’s my first time too, but I’m gonna do my very best!” He hummed, a light blush painting his cheeks as he patted the package of his choice.

“I see… ehe ~ I’m happy for you… good luck to us, then! ♪”

Hajime felt more inspired after shopping with his friend, despite all the thoughts spiraling in his mind. He wasn’t sure if Ideia would be interested in something silly as pocky day, so the risk of being deemed childish was haunting his young, yearning heart. Still, the deed was done and the treat was bought, so there was no other path than the direct steps towards the usual hotel room they would meet that night.

And after a couple weeks surviving on scarce text messages and quick sexcalls in between work, Hajime could deal with the worst case scenario of jaded laughs and childish allegations, as long as he got the soft touch of their hands on his body at the end of it. 

“Hm.. excuse me...” 

So craving and agitated he was that Hajime arrived earlier than usual, opening the door slowly and stepping inside expecting an empty room, so he was taken aback by meeting those pretty deep eyes staring back at him like a cat caught in the act.

“..A-ah…? Bishoujo-senpai? That's?”

“Nothing.” They quickly stood up from the armchair and turned around after scooping from the small table something that Hajime could swear it was an almond package of the same brand he had just bought. “Oh my, it’s still early, didn’t you have homework to do?”

Hajime smiled instantly, recognizing that ring in Ideia’s voice when they were trying to be defensive to mask any vulnerability lurking in their heart. He could not know everything, but he knew enough by now to be sure of what to do in those cases.

“I finished it fast to see you as soon as possible…!” Chirping, he hopped closer and hugged Ideia from behind, nuzzling them without any reservation. “Ehe… but you’re here early too… I’m happy, but any particular reason?”

“... I was just bored and some calls were canceled.” Ideia didn’t try to leave the hug despite the short answer, a good sign in Hajime’s book. They even placed a hand over his own, making his heart skip a beat and a pleasant shiver run through his skin in contact with the familiar long nails. 

“... did you… buy something..?”

“H-hmhm… just a silly thing… but… you did also, didn’t you ~ ♪” 

Feeling them tensing up the slightest bit, Hajime tightened the hug and offered his cutest voice, fully aware of the likely effects it would cause. But silence followed for the next moments, making him slide sideways without taking his hands off Ideia’s waist, now standing in front of them.

If only they knew how adorable they looked, clutching a pocky package against their chest while trying to keep a cool, unbothered expression. 

If only they knew how that adorable silent figure alone had the power to dissipate Hajime’s deepest fears into nothingness, at least for the night.

“So… which one do you wanna try first…?” Hajime took his strawberry pocky out of the bag, tilting head and smiling brightly like an angel without a single worry in his mind. 

The answer was a soft but deep sigh before they opened Hajime’s package and pulled out a sweet stick with two fingers, shoving the tip in Hajime’s mouth as if trying to stop him from saying anything further. And the boy moaned softly just from that, looking up with pleading eyes, already begging for the game to start.

“You’re impossible .” Ideia mumbled a whisper before leaning onto the other half of the stick, the strawberry taste mixing with cherry lip gloss on Hajime’s lips in a matter of seconds.

A little bit hasty but they both knew it was just the starting round and they had two full packages to celebrate that silly Pocky Day, already wishing it would be the first of many to come.