"You want a hit?"
"Too many to count."
It's their last year of high school volleyball. Rintaro Suna always finds himself stressed. Until he remembered something... someone dear to him once said.
"Smoking can calm the mind, you know?"
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Suna waited until Akaashi went on his break to muster up the courage and tell him about the tattoo and picture. He walked up to Akaashi and grabbed his wrist, taking him into the back room. "Suna?"
Suna waited for the door to close before he started talking. "Uh, I have to show you something."
"Okay?" Akaashi was slightly nervous because of the tone Suna had. He watched as Suna grabbed the bottom of his shirt and hesitated, peeking up at him before lifting his shirt to show his waist. Akaashi stared in shock as he slowly closed the distance and touched the tattoo. "Did I.. do this?"
Suna nodded and chuckled. "I don't think anyone else would've."
"Well, I hope not. Sorry you're stuck with 'Akaashi's hands here' on your waist forever. If you want, I can remove it." Saying that last sentence hurt Akaashi's heart a little. He had the smallest hope that Suna didn't want to get rid of it.
"Actually, I like it."
"Really?" Akaashi asked, a little too much excitement in his voice. "You'd wanna keep a tattoo like this?"
"Well, yeah. I think of it as a joke.. really.." His words trailed off as he looked up and saw how Akaashi was staring at him.
"A.. joke..?" Akaashi asked, slowly leaning in while glancing at Suna's lips.
"Yeah.. joke.." Suna said, leaning in as well. The closer they got to each other's lips, the quicker their hearts were beating. Their lips brushed against each other and their hearts reached peak excitement. But, they had to pull away when they heard Amelie walking towards the back room.
"Kaashi, let's go. Break's over." Akaashi watched as Amelie walked away and turned back to Suna. He smiled and kissed his forehead, walking out of the room after. Suna stood there in shock and touched his forehead.
"He... kissed me.." Suna thought, as a blush crept onto his face. "Oh goddamn it, I forgot to show him the picture. Fuck." He walked out of the room and sat back at an empty station, waiting for Amelie's and Akaashi's shifts to be over.
...
The shop usually closed around when it starts to get dark. So, at 7 PM, Akaashi was locking up the shop with Suna standing behind him. Amelie already left since she was staying at a friend's for some movie marathon tonight. "Hey, Suna?" Akaashi said, as they walked to Suna's car.
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind... staying over tonight?" The question shocked Suna and he froze. His silence started to worry Akaashi that maybe he made him uncomfortable. "I'm sorry. You don't have-"
