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Earlier in the day Team Akuta and some supporters were sent to clean some trash beasts that were found, and of course it didn’t take them long to finish the job since they’re pro. After the job was finished they headed back to HQ to just do whatever they wanted since they had the rest of the day off. When Zanka had arrived he felt oddly exhausted..probably because he didn’t sleep at all last night but didn’t bother pushing it. Zanka decided to walk around to get the idea of being exhausted out if his head but randomly got distracted at the thought of a certain someone..he quickly tried to brush it off and decided to go to his room and go change to his casual clothes and was planning on going to sleep but for some reason he felt the need to be near someone..so you know what Zanka does? He decides to go look for the person that was on his mind! He started thinking on where the person was and suddenly got an idea where they could be and started heading to an area that’s almost always empty and quiet, betting they were there. Once Zanka got to the area he scanned around to see if he could see a familiar face before looking at a specific spot, he stared at it real good before realizing..he was right!! Standing in a corner looking quite nervous, talking to themself?, pretty much looking like an outcast from the way they were standing by themselves and holding a doll was Fu. Fu Orostor.
Fu hasn’t officially entered the Cleaners but is on trial to prove he’s trustworthy enough to be join the cleaners and wishes to prove he’s good enough to join, but one problem about him is he doesn’t really do much fighting unless ordered to for some reason, but Zanka has heard some good things about Fu. Although..why is THE Zanka looking for an ex-Raider?! Not even Zanka could answer that without it sounding weird. When Fu noticed Zanka was there he jumped a little but stood still and decided to put Hii back in his pocket as all he could really do was just watch the taller dude slowly walk closer to him.
Zanka and Fu pretty much only talked to eachother because Enjin had asked Zanka to keep eyes on him since Fu couldn’t be trusted yet and Zanka didn’t know why Enjin chose him specifically, but he still agreed since Enjin himself told him that. So for some reason they actually got along practically mostly bonding over how they admire Enjin, and accidentally becoming friends.?? Wow! As Zanka walked towards to Fu he didn’t really know why he was doing this, but he knew he felt that he wanted to be near Fu which Zanka himself found weird because why does he want HIM specifically?? That’s pretty weird, but then again if it’s weird why’d Zanka suddenly wrap his arms around Fu’s waist, taking notice how skinny he actually was under the jacket the shorter boy always wore.
“Lemme stay like this for awhile..please.” Zanka said in a low voice and pretty much whispering the “please” since it felt embarrassing to say out loud.
Fu could barely speak by how sudden this was but managed to say something atleast “W- what are you d- doing..” of course by how sudden this was to Fu, whatever he said was extremely low and barely above a whisper but Zanka managed to hear him by the close proximity.
“I’m tired can’t ya see.”
“I mean..yeah.?”
“So can I stay here?”
Nothing came out of Fu’s mouth as he was too flustered at what was happening right now. Zanka felt oddly comfortable and TOO comfortable to fully realize what he was doing to Fu. Before the two of them even fully processed the situation completely Zanka started resting his head on Fu’s shoulder, making Fu shiver slightly at how close Zanka was.
“Yo ya never answered me.”
“Uhhh..I- I mean uhmmm..” Fu kept stuttering his words since he had absolutely no words for the situation that he was in right now..
“It’s perfectly fine if you don’t want me on ya.”
“Nonono I do want you- I mean im alright with you being there..” Fu said his voice filled with embarrassment and nervousness and after Zanka heard Fu’s voice and staring at their flustered face that’s when Zanka finally got a full grasp on how embarrassing this situation was and REALLY started acknowledging how close they were. He could feel his cheeks burn red a little and at the tip of his ears! The taller one got a little embarrassed on what he was doing and started worrying he made the shorter one feel uncomfortable but like..he kinda wanted to test his luck..
“Ya wanna go to my room? It’s way more comfy than standing here.”
”W- what!?”
But before Fu could respond Zanka let go of him and started walking away from Fu but stopped for a quick second to turn back to look at him
“If ya wanna come just head to my room.”
Fu just stared at Zanka walking away still not knowing what to do by how sudden the situation was, he just stood at his spot before hearing a voice coming from his head
”You’re pathetic.”
Fu let out a yelp before quickly reaching for his pockets looking for Hii and once finding him Fu grabbed him and held him out.
“Hii help me out.!!”
”No.”
“Huh?!? What do you mean no.???”
”This is YOUR fault that you’re in this mess.”
“..W- what?! How is this my fault..??”
“It’s your fault for allowing him to get that close to you. Besides I know you enjoyed him holding you like that because I could fucking feel it! So stop being a wimp and go follow him.”
“Yes master Hii!” Fu said as he started putting Hii back in his pocket and finally going to follow Zanka. It didn’t take long to catch up to the taller boy since it seemed like he was walking at a slower pace like he hoped Fu would go and follow him(which he was right). The walk to Zanka’s room was silent but not in an uncomfortable way since whenever the two had silence between them wasn’t awkward or uncomfortable it felt oddly..nice. They both finally reached the room, luckily for them nobody was at the hallway right now so it didn’t look weird two boys entering the same bedroom.
Zanka first entered the room first signaling for Fu to enter and then closing the door after he entered. The shorter one could see how organized and neat it looked. It felt odd to see it so well decorated compared to where he used to stay, although while Fu kept admiring Zanka’s room he accidentally got so lost in thought Zanka had to yell for Fu to snap out of it.
“Fu!”
“Y-yeah.?”
“Stop standing there like that.”
“I-I’m sorry!”
“..It’s fine I guess.”
Fu just stared at Zanka as he started to feel anxious at the fact that he was in another boy’s room which felt weird because he honestly felt like wanting to be here.?? He started getting lost in thought again overthinking the situation as Hii had to tell him to stop thinking so much before Zanka yelled at him again.
“Y’know ya can sit or lay down on the bed..” Zanka pretty much mumbled “or lay down” to himself since he felt too embarrassed saying it outloud.
“Uhm..is that an order?”
“…” He stared at Fu dumbfoundingly by that stupid question he just asked. “I don’t know??”
“What do yo-..what do you mean you don’t know?!”
“Dude if ya feel comfortable enough to come over here then yeah but if not don’t force yourself.” Zanka really couldn’t believe he was having a conversation like this with someone..
“I’m sorry..”
“Ya don’t gotta keep apologizing..cmon.”
He said that last word while patting the empty side on Zanka’s bed obviously indicating for Fu to get on the bed, as he finally saw Fu moving out of the same spot he was standing at for the past minute or so, and slowly sitting on the edge of the bed not wanting to rush whatever this was, but Zanka didn’t really bother waiting for Fu and layed down on his bed. He couldn’t stop looking at him for some reason and thinking about how bad he wanted to just hold Fu..wait what the fuck?! That’s weird to think about!..NOBODY has ever made Zanka felt this way before…like extremely warm and he could even feel butterflies in his stomach for some reason. Actually no why did Zanka even invite him over what was he thinking??
“A- are you alright.?”
Shit. Now Zanka was overthinking for no reason at all.
“Yeah sorry..I’m just really tired.”
The room was filled with silence once again and Zanka kept staring at Fu while taking notice how Fu looked like he was tired, but that was probably just him until he heard him yawning which proved his point. Zanka was so lost in thought admiring Fu he subconsciously reached out to pass his fingers around Fu’s hair causing for Fu to tense up a little at the unexpected touch.
“You have really soft hair..I also like how the white and red compliments you.” Fu didn’t really say anything in response but felt his cheeks burn a bit again at the compliment and could see Zanka smiling, but not just any smile..it genuinely looked like a genuine smile on his face and Fu kinda unintentionally smile too. He ended up deciding to let himself adjust his position a little more closer to Zanka so he didn’t have to reach so far to play with his hair just to then slowly lay down on his back on the bed to be closer to him. The bed felt pretty comfortable and Fu actually enjoyed this, whatever was going on between them, and how close they were each other felt so..intimate nice. Zanka turned to his side to look at Fu better as he could feel like it was getting harder to keep his eyes open and just kinda moved closer to Fu before wrapping one of his arms around Fu practically spooning him, and muttering out quietly.
“..Are you fine with me being like this on ya.”
Fu unintentionally let out a shaky breath not even realizing he’s been holding it with all this random touch he’s been receiving by Zanka and was honestly contemplating what he should say or even do at this point because he didn’t expect all of this would happen to him today or any other day.
“Fu, answer me.”
“Y-yeah..you can..you can stay like that..” he said accidentally stuttering his words out.
“..Alright.”
After Zanka made sure Fu felt comfortable in his bed he went back to playing with Fu’s hair, admiring how good it felt to touch and play with. Zanka enjoyed the moment between the two and wished it could last forever because he genuinely never wants to let go of Fu especially right now. He adored how beautiful his eyes looked, his hair, how quiet he gets when he’s anxious and how adorable his smile was. How did Zanka get so lucky to be this close to Fu? Honestly neither of them knew.
Zanka could feel the exhaustion slowly taking over since his eyes were getting heavier to keep open. He then moved the hand that was playing with Fu’s hair to fully wrap his arms around Fu before moving his head a little to plant a soft kiss onto the other’s cheek and laying his head down on his shoulder not even allowing Fu to fully process the kiss.
“Night Fu.”
Zanka said before closing his eyes and leaving Fu with all the questions surrounding his head after that kiss on his cheek.
”Eugh..that shit was so sappy..makes me wanna barf.”
“L- leave me alone, Hii..!” Fu yelled out silently at the voice in his head.
”Y’know.. This wouldn’t have happened if I never told you to follow him. Be grateful I’m even here.”
“Thank you master Hii..”
”I hate how much you’re enjoying Zanka on you.”
“S- shut up.!!”
…
”The dude’s sleeping you should sleep too.”
“Alright..”
Before Fu closed his eyes he glanced at Zanka’s head resting on his shoulder and actually enjoyed him being there and the fact that he trusted him enough to even allow him into his room. Fu tilted his head a little to the side to be closer to Zanka and whispered him “Goodnight Zanka..” before also closing his eyes, soon falling asleep.