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If someone asked him, Kirishima would consider himself a romantic. He may not be amazing at expressing his feelings through words, but he would be lying if he said that he didn’t enjoy a good old fashioned date, going out with that special person, holding hands, giving them flowers, kissing and whispering sweet words in their ear…..
Something that was a bit hard to do with his beloved lover, Yokozawa Takafumi. Kirishima loves that man to death, but god, he really is so dense and stoic that it could be physically painful at times for the older man to try and do anything of that style. And Kirishima truly didn’t mind that much, Takafumi was simply not wired to be like that and they relationship was in no way boring or loveless. But still…fantasizing a bit never hurt anybody.
That’s why Kirishima had started to watch lots of romantic films when he was alone, even managed to find some of Hiyori’s shoujo mangas that she kept hidden in her room, looks like his daughter was also a bit too proud to admit that she liked romance.
The editor would find himself sighing at the romantic gestures that happened in those movies and mangas, his mind drifting toward many fake scenarios where he and Yokozawa were the main characters. And his fantasies didn’t stop there, many of his coworkers at the office had snapped him out of his fantasies in more than one ocassion, Kirishima completely oblivious to the world outside of his imagination where Takafumi held a giant bouquet of flowers, his face flushed a pretty shade of pink but with a sweet smile, getting closer to him and whispering a soft “thank you” with that deep voice that drives him crazy….
This was getting ridiculous, Kirishima needed his romantic date with his lover or he was going to lose it
The older man tried his best to come up with a plan, he had to convince Yokozawa to go out with him on a date without telling him that it was a date. The sales man seemed allergic to that word, often freaking out whenever his lover brought up the idea or getting so embarrassed about it till he couldn’t leave the house due to how red his face would be. Kirishima thought for a very long time until a brilliant idea finally appeared on his mind: he was going to take the younger man to watch a horror movie.
At plain sight, it didn’t look like the most romantic idea of all time, but he borrowed the idea from one of Hiyori's mangas. Yokozawa, as scary and rude that he appeared on the outside, was a pretty anxious person and even a bit jumpy at times; it wasn’t like the editor wanted to make his lover suffer, but then he would have the perfect chance to hold the younger man and calm him down, something pretty romantic and brave. Then, he would take Takafumi to a nice restaurant to have dinner and end the night at his apartment, giving the younger man a bouquet of pink and red roses as a surprise. It was the perfect plan to get his dream date without explicitly inviting his partner, Kirishima couldn't hide his mischievous smile for the rest of the day.
It took a bit of convincing to do, but Yokozawa finally accepted his invitation. The younger man seemed pretty confused when Zen asked him to watch a movie together, given that the only times when they would go to the cinema was when Hiyo wanted to see a specific movie. Kirishima used the same argument to convince Takafumi, who reluctantly agreed after his usual “I have work to do” excuses.
When the time for their “secret” date finally came and Kirishima stepped out of his building to go meet Yokozawa at the cinema, he was greeted with a cold breeze that surprised him. He was dressed in very light clothes and a jacket, kind of wanting to show as much of his body as he could to get his boyfriend worked up, so he was feeling pretty cold while walking towards his destiny. When he finally met with Yokozawa, the man was dressed in a similar way to him, but he didn’t look troubled by the cold. The sales man looked incredible and Kirishima felt his heart fluttering in his chest, he was so excited to start his plan.
Thirty minutes into the movie, Zen remembered a small detail that kept his plan from being flawless. He hates horror movies
And now there he was, squirming on his seat uncomfortably, eyes half closed and trying to control himself from screaming whenever something scary happened. Meanwhile, Yokozawa didn’t look a bit disturbed, he was eating popcorn calmly and even laughing at the movie at times.
Cynical little shit
Suddenly, a jump scream caught Kirishima distracted, making him yelp loudly and jump from his seat. Quickly, he covered his mouth with his hands, feeling embarrassed and wanting to apologize to the people around them that were looking at him. He was ready to get out of the room when he felt a warm hand squeezing his thigh gently, making him turn his gaze towards his boyfriend. Yokozawa wasn’t looking at him, but the hand on his thigh turned and stayed there, a silent invitation. Kirishima couldn’t help the smile that creeped on his face as he took the other man’s hand, giving him some relief. He still got scared during the rest of the film , but every time something made him jump he would feel Takafumi’s hand squeezing his, making him feel safe and happy
-Sooo, why exactly did you take me to watch such a boring movie if you don’t even like horror?- Yokozawa appeared to be very amused when they got out of the cinema, while Kirishima just wanted to dig a hole and hide there for the rest of his days.
-If I tell you, you are never going to let me live with it
-Probably, but it definitely can’t be anymore funny than what just happened- Takafumi gave him a cheeky smile that the editor found way too attractive for how “insulted” he felt
Before he could answer, a strong breeze of cold air made the older man shiver and sneeze, making the raven haired man look at him worriedly
-Are you alright?
-Yeah, yeah. A bit cold that’s all. I should have brought a jacket….
He stopped talking when he felt Yokozawa’s arms around him, covering his back with his own jacket.
-That should make it a little better for now
Kirishima just stayed there, a faint blush appearing on his face. Yokozawa noticed and blushed himself, his gaze falling to the ground without saying anything. They stood there for some time, until Kirishima took his lover’s hand and guided him towards their next stop.
He still had half of his plan and was ready for round two