Connected【IDOLiSH7 Fanfiction】

Fateful Day

The snow was so thick that even Tenn could feel the cold snow under his black boots. Today’s temperature was colder than usual. His warm breath puffs out into a white little mist. White snow piled up on the buildings and every space that exposed towards the sky. As he kept on walking, his eyes caught some children around his age playing at the playground. They were happily chasing after each other. There were also some of them playing in their own little world.

Tenn stared at them with an indecipherable look in the eye. Despite the thick snow, the children easily ignore it even when one of them slipped and fall from the slippery ice. Standing up and continue to run. Tenn would be happy if his little brother plays like those children. Standing there for a while gave the snow the chance to slowly piling up on his head. Ignoring the coldness on his head, Tenn sighed and then continues to head home. 

Before entering the house, Tenn brushes off the snow from his clothes and head. It was for Riku after all since Riku would instantly hug him whenever he came back from school. He would make sure Riku’s body did not catch the cold. Putting aside nicely his boots, Tenn says ‘I’m home’ with only above whisper. He silently makes his way up the stairs towards his little brother’s room. His father is currently working at their shop while his mother probably helping him. It is the start of the busy week after all. 

Knocking softly while calling out for his little brother’s name, Tenn pushed open the door when he did not hear a single sound from the inside. A smile spread on his face when he saw the redhead reading so intensely beside the window. Red eyes fixated on each word that displayed on the white yet colourful picture book. Tenn looked around the room. It was clean like always, just some casual toys here and there that Tenn assumed Riku was playing with before reading the book. 

The room was just any other normal children’s bedroom albeit a little bit smaller, consisted with a single bed, table floor, wardrobe, and blackboard for Tenn to teach Riku things from school whenever the younger forced to stay at home. Tenn would make sure Riku would not get anything behind. It is a bonus with Riku being a bookworm himself. From the place Tenn peeked at, he could hear vaguely the sound of dangling bamboo—that their grandfather had crafted for them—outside of the window due to the wind.

“Riku, I’m home.”

Upon hearing the familiar voice from the doorway of his room, Riku ripped his attention away from the thin book towards Tenn. The focus look on his face instantly turned to a happy grin as the younger jumped from the window seat and run to his brother’s arms. Whispering ‘Welcome back’ with a cheery tone before releasing the hug, he then, reaches for Tenn’s hands.

“Uwaah… Tenn-nii’s hands are so cold!” Riku exclaimed but keep firm of his hold when Tenn tried to pull his hands away.

Tenn sighed when Riku put his hands on both of the younger’s warm cheeks with a smile on his face. He did not mind either since Riku is so warm. 

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Riku was standing in front of window while staring at the outside, watching the snow falling gently on the ground. Tenn was reading his book on the couch. The television was on just to keep the atmosphere from being too silent. On the screen, there was interviewer with two men wearing white lab coat. Just to announce their newest invention from Science and Medical Technology Institute. It was supposed to take Tenn’s attention like always but right now, the boy just wanted to read something instead.

Riku sighed in boredom and walked slothfully towards the couch, sitting beside Tenn. The redhead turned his head to his older brother who’s right now, did not take a single glance at him, engrossed by the book in his hand. Tenn was so smart, Riku wondered what will Tenn be when they were adult.