Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

EXTRA - Tis the Season?

Surprisingly, Ego Jinpachi had given them a break for Christmas.

Everyone had a week and a bit, able to go home in that time, leave and come to the Bluelock facility as they pleased, or even go travelling. Y/N had wholly been expecting to spend Christmas alone - for the 18th year in the row. Not that he minded, really. Christmas had always been something for other people.

You know. People with friends. People with loving families. People that could afford to spend a bit on presents, or lights, or decorations, or the hundred other things that suddenly became a necessity around December time. Y/N was more than happy to just sit by himself, maybe eat a cupcake or something. A lot of the world didn't celebrate it, so it wasn't like he was being left out or anything.

What he didn't expect was that even with the Bluelockers being free to do literally anything they wanted for the next 10 days, a majority of them returned to the compound daily. Bluelock's interior walls found themselves covered in cheap lights or weird decorations, and Y/N saw more than one friendly face over the first few days leading up to the 24th.

Not many had the time for him, though.

Y/N turned the corner, and nearly ran into Anri, who was busy on the phone organising something.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Midway through scribbling something on a notepad, she nodded. "I have fifteen twelve piece Winter Packs, eight burger sets, thirty medium drinks-" Y/N ducked to one side, barely avoiding her. Anri's eyes widened, and she silently mouthed an apology as she continued to write.

Y/N tilted his head, and listened. Anri continued. "Coffee? Uh... we can make that ourselves. I'll grab a hundred nuggets too. Man, I think I'm late to order..."

She hung up, immediately scrolling on her phone. Y/N curiously approached, peeking at her screen. "What are you doin'?"

"Ordering KFC." Anri murmured, scrolling through the app. "I might call them directly... It's probably better for such a large order."

"Oh." Y/N frowned. "Who's eating it?"

"The Bluelock gu-" Anri paused, face reddening for a second. She hesitated. "Uh. Me."

"You?"

"And Ego."

"I only caught a hundred nuggets." Y/N muttered. "But I think that's a little too much for two people."

"Don't doubt Ego." Anri laughed. She placed a soft hand on Y/N's hair, patting it twice. Y/N stared up at her. "Don't worry. Why don't you just go lie down or something?"

"It's all I've been doing for the last few days..."

"Then do it some more." Y/N opened his mouth to protest, but Anri was already moving away, engrossed in whatever she was doing on her phone. Y/N sighed.

"I'm bored..."

When he caught Chigiri in the cafeteria, hanging ornaments on a huge tree, Y/N immediately rushed over. He stood at the base of the tree, Chigiri above him on a small stepladder.

"Chigiri." He stood below, trying to get his attention. "Hey. Chigiri. Hyoma."

The princess's head immediately looked down. He spotted Y/N, eyes softening. "Hey."

"Hi." Y/N glanced at the tree. "Whatcha doing?"

"Just finishing up the decorations here." Chigiri smiled. "It's soccer themed, sort of. Instead of a star on the top I'm just gonna stick a burst ball."