rubber ducks are ducks made of rubber

part four

part four

"a snowglobe?"

osamu turned the large glass ball over in his hand, watching the glitter inside rise and fall as it moved. suna had taken him to the very top floor, which was different to the other ones. there were no aisles, just open space and slanting walls which gave it a cramped yet cosy feel. they were the only people up there; according to suna, this place was mostly used for storage of miscellaneous items. such as snowglobes.

"snowglobes are cool," suna defended, crossing his arms. "i thought you'd like it."

"i do, i do, it's just-" osamu tried to find the right way to say it. "you didn't strike me as the snowglobe type."

"what type did i strike you as?"

"uh, i guess-" osamu used this opportunity to shamelessly examine suna, his eyes taking in as much as possible as it would be polite to, and then a little more. "you don't really strike me as anything."

"is that a compliment?" suna took the snowglobe from osamu's hands and their fingers connected for a fraction of a second. "or are you calling me bland?"

"boring."

"you think i'm boring?"

"no! you're not boring." osamu quickly backtracked. "it's like everything is boring to you."

suna looked down and almost smiled.

"a lot of things are. but snowglobes aren't."

"it's just glass-"

"it's cool glass." he shook it in his hands, looking to osamu for a reaction. "i have a collection."

"but- why?"

"some people collect ducks." suna teasingly pointed at him. "and i collect snowglobes."

"the ducks weren't mine!"

"it's cute. i'm not judging you."

osamu didn't refute this, too surprised that suna had said you and cute in the same breath.

suna spoke again.

"snowglobes mean winter. and winter is fun."

"winter's just cold."

"it's the best season."

osamu's doubt must have shown because suna picked back up the snowglobe and pointed to it.

"did you know that if you buy this specific snowglobe for me, you get a one hundred percent discount on a hour long demonstration of the best parts of winter?"

"i had not been made aware of that."

he pushed the globe into osamu's hand, leaning in close.

"if you come back here at six pm, i'll show you."