Holidays ~ 25 Days Of Hetalia Christmas!

Stuffed Animals ~ Japan

Art is not mine.

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Y/N wandered through the small toy store, brushing their fingers over the shelves and looking at all the items wistfully.

Why were they here, you may ask?

Well, it was Christmastime, and they always seemed drawn to their exclusive, local, small-town toy store around December. Looking at toys always brought back fond childhood memories. And, although it was a rather small shop, it had lots of different types of toys, from video games to dolls and everything in between.

Y/N breathed in the woody and piney smell of the store as they continued down the aisle. They didn't care if they looked weird - and besides, people would probably just assume they were browsing the toys to buy for their kid or something.

Then, they got to the very back of the store - their favorite part of the store - the stuffed animal section.

Stuffed animals were, in Y/N's opinion, the perfect toy. Soft and cuddle-able, washable, and you could play pretend with them.

A particular stuffed animal caught their eye this year - and large, white polar bear, with a big black nose and a red plaid scarf. Y/N just wanted to cuddle and hug it so bad.

Y/N was so busy looking at the stuffed animals that they didn't notice the young man standing next to them, silently looking at the plushies in the same way they were. When they went to walk further down the aisle, they nearly bumped into him.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Y/N said, "I didn't see you there."

The man turned his head, looked at them for a second and said, "It's okay. Sorry I was in your way."

Y/N blushed a tiny bit. He was pretty handsome, with soft black hair, deep brown eyes, and a cute face. His accent, though, was the most intriguing. It sounded... Japanese?

Both stood there for a second before Y/N said, "Do you like the stuffed animals, too?"

The man smiled, "Yes. They are so fluffy and... cute."

"I know right!" Y/N squealed, "Even as an adult, I love those things. So cuddly!"

"Do you have a collection?"

"Uh... duh! Of course! It's huge!"

"My collection of stuffed animals is also arguably big. I've collected quite a few over the years.." the man said, looking back at the selection of stuffies.

"Yo! Kiku, dude! Come check this out!" another man called out from somewhere else in the store.

The black-haired man sighed, "I'd better go see what he's so excited about," his eyes met Y/N's, "It was nice talking to you."

"Uh - yeah!" Y/N replied, hiding their disappointment.

He turned to walk away, but Y/N stopped him by saying, 'wait!'

The man paused and turned around.

"What's your name?" Y/N asked.

"Kiku Honda."

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December 3rd.