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kakigori | kazuha x reader

the sun was beating down on you hard. in fact, it was probably the hottest summer day that you were experiencing so far this year. even if you could feel kazuha creating a light breeze around you to get rid of the hot air, you still felt like you were going to melt under the bright sun. it was at times like this when you wished you had a cryo or hydro vision.

you were walking through inazuma city with your white-haired childhood friend, kazuha, because you created plans to have some hotpot later with thoma, ayaka, and ayato. however, you decided to come a little earlier to look around the city since you wanted to build up an appetite. you had stopped by ogura textiles and kimonos earlier and had ordered some new silks, but now you needed a quick snack. as you walked through the streets, you noticed a new stand that wasn't there yesterday.

"kazu! look! let's check out that stand over there."

you grabbed his hand and dragged him over to the stand and read the sign that was at the top.

"kakigori!" you looked at kazuha excitedly.

kazuha hummed as he stood beside you. "i remember when we shared a bowl of kakigori so many years ago."

indeed, it had been so long since you had kakigori, but you could already taste the sweet condensed milk, chewy mochi on top, and the cold ice wiping out any oncoming heat stroke.

ever since the vision hunt decree had been issued, it had been difficult to find someone who was willing to make the laborious kakigori and even more difficult to find someone who was willing to pay for it. before the decree, those with cryo visions would create new blocks of ice and shave them into flakes, but once their visions were taken away, they would have had to resort to getting real blocks of ice which could only be found in snezhnaya. once the sakoku decree was issued, all hopes of seeing the icy delicacy were gone.

however, as you watched the man create ice from thin air and start turning the crank of the machine, letting the snowy substance fall and collect in a bowl, you could feel your childhood memories of being with kazuha coming back to you.

kazuha was quick to notice the twinkle in your eyes which were glued to the machine. "a cold dessert on a day like this will leave us feeling renewed. allow me to treat you to some."

"really?"

he nodded.

"we should go order then!"

the two of you reached the front of the line, and you ordered shirokuma while kazuha ordered ujikintoki. usually, the both of you would just order typical kakigori with sweet condensed milk and red bean, but today the both of you felt like trying something new. being a little bold never hurt anyone.

you watched, fascinated, as the man expertly used his vision to create a thick block of ice which was then put in the machine. he took the crank and started turning, and you watched the ice shavings layer on top of each other in the wooden bowl. once two bowls were filled, he started adding the toppings: the fruits and beans were already at the bottom of yours, so he only added milk and honey and more fruits on top while for kazuha he added green tea syrup, red bean paste, and sweet condensed milk.

as promised, kazuha paid for both of your orders and you thanked both the man and kazuha as you took your bowl to find somewhere to sit. you found an empty table for two with a parasol to provide shade, and you and kazuha sat across from each other.

you carefully scooped up some of the ice and the toppings and took a bite. it tasted even better than you remembered. the coolness of the ice drained the heat out of you and the fruit was sweet and refreshing.

"kazu, you should try mine," you suggested.

you scooped up some more with his favorite fruit and held the spoon in front of his face.

kazuha hesitated for a moment. he wasn't as ignorant as many thought he was when it came to couple things. he knew that feeding someone with their own spoon was not done between just friends. the crew on the crux would always jokingly spoon-feed each other as if they were a married couple and beidou would even chime in saying that they were sharing an indirect kiss. even when they were just joking, kazuha never partook. it was embarrassing but also, he couldn't imagine sharing a kiss, even an indirect one, with anyone else other than the person that he had liked since he was a child.

the heat disguised his reddened face as he leaned in and ate the kakigori. it was as good as he expected, but he wasn't sure what was sweeter. the sugary kakigori or your expression that was looking at him, a mixture of innocent expectance as you leaned against the table to be closer to him.

he cleared his throat. "it was very good."

your eyes lit up as if yoimiya's fireworks were exploding in your irises. "see? getting this kakigori was such a good idea."

he nodded. anything more he said would probably come out in a high-pitched voice out of slight nerves.

"but kazu," you started as you put down your spoon, "can i try some of yours?"

the heat that was being eliminated by his kakigori was starting to rise up again. he knew that he wouldn't be able to use your spoon because it could be awkward. he wasn't even against the idea of you using his spoon either. so why was he so hesitant? kazuha always dropped everything he was doing in order to help you.

so he carefully scooped up the green ice and red beans. it was a pretty generous scoop that he held out to you. kazuha wasn't sure how to describe your expression. although it looked like any expression of anticipation, kazuha, who had known you for so long, could tell that there was a hidden expression of excitement and something more that he couldn't describe.

you ate the kakigori and your expression looked very satisfied.

"it's sweet, but it's a bit more subdued in a mature way. it reminds me of you, kazu," you laughed.

sweet but mature. of course it wasn't the first time someone had called him those words, but it felt much different when it was from you.

the two of you shared stories as you were eating, but noticed that it was probably soon time to go take a walk again before meeting at komore teahouse. after you put away the empty bowls and were about to leave, you noticed a couple feeding each other their kakigori.

"look kazu! that couple is sharing an indirect kiss, how cute!"

kazuha nearly choked. so you were completely aware the whole time?

"we should come by this stand again, the kakigori was so good and it gives me so much nostalgia."

kazuha nodded, but he wasn't even sure what he was nodding to. his mind was much too occupied with what you just said beforehand. so you knew that sharing the spoons were indirect kisses and you also knew that it was a thing with couples. but you had also shared it with him, a friend.

you could see the gears turning in kazuha's head as he tried understand your words. you knew he was a bit dense at times, but you hoped that this was enough of a hint as to how you felt about him.

kazuha turned to you. he was quite terrible at hiding it when he was extremely happy since his eyes couldn't lie. "let's have kakigori again tomorrow and try something new."

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⁀➷ the way i want shaved ice so bad 😭😭 i've been craving it forever but all the places were closed because of covid but now they're opening up again! will i have an indirrct kiss there? probably not lol. anyway, if you never tried korean shaved ice or bingsu i highly recommend

requests are open and any support is appreciated! thanks for reading! <3

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