Requested by Valliete_Crow
Tendou groaned, picking up his bag. He just had to take several boxes of cookies and cupcakes upstairs. In his bag were note cards with the names of everything.
He hurried to the elevator to get out of the rain, not very happy. Next to him, a taller male stood with a coat in his hands.
"You on the sixth floor too?"
"Mhmm."
"Which company are you with?"
"Traditional Flavor."
"Oh cool. You guys have awesome soup."
The larger male nodded. "Who are you with?"
"Satori's Sweets."
The other male glanced down. On Tendou's shirt was a name sewed into it. Satori. "You're the owner."
"Hehe yeah."
Both stepped into the elevator and thunder rang out. It sounded like a train hitting a wall. Tendou stopped sighed, pressing the button.
"This rain man…"
The other male stood against one of the walls. The elevator jerked and the lights shut off.
Tendou groaned. "Really?"
"The power will come back on. Just wait a moment."
Tendou nodded. He turned on his phone. His flashlight lit up the small space. Some time passed before the other male shifted.
"How long has it been?"
"Like ten minutes… Well. We're gonna be here for a bit." He sat down. "What's your name?"
"Ushijima Wakatoshi."
"Cool. Are you good? Your voice is a little quiet."
Ushijima gulped. "Fine."
The light shut off on Tendou's phone. Tendou shuffled and tried to find his portable charger. "Oh for fuck's sake. I gave it to my assistant."
Ushijima started to fidget, chest tightening. "Did your phone die?"
"Yep. It's fine. We're just gonna chill I guess."
Ushijima put out an arm. His fingers touched the wall. "Oh no."
"What is it?"
"This is… A really small area. Oh no."
Tendou hummed. "Lean down."
Ushijima leaned down.
"Sit down and just try to take some deep breaths."
Ushijima tried, he did. But the walls seemed so close and it was so dark.
Tendou reached over. "Are you scared of closed-in spaces? Or the dark?"
"Both," Ushijima whispered.
Tendou hummed. "Gimme your hands."
Ushijima put out his hands. Tendou held his hands. "That's alright. I used to be scared of the dark."
Ushijima flinched as thunder rang out.
Tendou got closer. "Don't worry, there's space around us."
Ushijima tensed. "What are you doing?"
"Compression hug. Sounds bad for someone who has claustrophobia. But it does work." Ushijima nodded. Tendou hugged him right, petting Ushijima's hair. "Dude. You smell so good- what the hell?"
