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1. Katahara Retsudo
Even though he didn’t turn around or say anything, you could tell that he was greatly shocked by your rather sudden requirements, judging by the coughing noise and resulting twitching shoulders. You rushed forward to help your boyfriend relieve from this embarrassing choke on smoke.
It took him a while to calm down from both the shock of your strange request and that accidental choke on his own cigarette smoke. But you knew that he wasn’t actually fully calmed down: his ears were still red, being almost the same colour as his hair.
“(Y/N), are you serious?” he finally turned around and looked at you, with a blushing face, “I mean…”
“You don’t like that idea, do you?” you couldn’t help but have a teasing smirk, “Let me guess, is it because you don’t want to, or a lack of confidence over the size of your…” You purposefully stopped right there. After starting to date him, you had indeed learned quite a few tricks about how to make him blush and be more honest whenever there were just the two of you.
“Hey! (Y/N)!” Retsudo’s face was so red, it’s cute, “Are you serious?”
You could feel your own face starting to blush, but you still wanted to continue this joke: “Of course, I…”
You failed to continue, as your boyfriend dragged you into his arms. It’s impossible to make your face be surrounded by his chest muscles when both of you are standing, but not when you lose your balance.
…………
Yes, it feels great.
2. Yoshioka
He looked rather surprised, but still smiled and opened his arms: “Sure, come on. Feel free to stay here.”
How could you resist such an invitation? You couldn’t. So you almost leaped into his arms (which made both of you fall onto the couch) and buried your face into that warm chest, while he gradually tightened his arms.
Soon it became a bit suffocating. Even though you did enjoy that good smell and warm bodily contact with him, it was still too much: “Uh… Yoshioka?” You could hear your own voice in a muffled way, unclear and lower than expected, “It… hurts…?”
“Easy, (Y/N),” you could hear him chuckle, “let’s say I just… want to confirm something…” And his arms were tightening, it really hurt.
“Ouch! That, that hurts…” Something was wrong, but what was it? You couldn’t tell, until he started to speak again.
“Honey, did you want that hug because you miss your mom?”
Wait, what? Oh, just… was that a reference to your stupid metaphor when you confessed to him? Did he remember that until today?
“Of course not!” you almost jumped up and cuddled him with your arms, “I would never…” And he muted you again, with a long kiss.
You could never beat him on most things related to physical capabilities and, well, housework, and so you failed to catch up on breath in this “battle”.
Like always, your boyfriend let you go after gave you one last kiss on your forehead: “Alright, I will go and cook some dinner for us, is hamburger patty good for you?”
You nodded excitedly without noting that his arms were still around you: “Definitely!”
“And after that,” he smiled suggestively, “let’s discuss more about our… personal impression issue.”
…………
Ouch, but in a good way.
3. Naidan Mönkhbat
It was quite a challenge for you to convince him, but once you mentioned how you envied your nephews and nieces who could be carried by him adorably, he smiled and agreed.
Soon you were held up in his two arms, face surrounded by his chest muscles. They were so dense by look, yet so soft by touch. You wondered if you could ever have enough of that warmth and softness from him. With him by your side, far away from all the chaos related to his past, you would no longer need to worry about him suddenly disappearing from your life. Here in his arms, you are always safe.
“So, what is it? That was a sudden request,” Naidan lifted you up to allow you to lean on his shoulders, “did something happen to you or someone close? You have no idea how I want to keep you here forever when you do it. Or, did those kids come to bother you again?” he smiled, “Ah, if that’s the case, you know I don’t mind playing with them…”
“Naidan.”
“Yes?”
“Do you like kids?”
“Hmm, that depends... Oh wait, does that mean…?” You could feel his arms tightened around you, and you nodded to him with a silly smile.
…………
Soon there will be more people in your family, which is highly welcomed. None of you had ever tried to be a parent or nursing someone before, this is a new start for all of you.
May you enjoy this new chapter of your life.
4. Misasa
You let the words slip out of your lips by accident, and sure he had heard them loud and clear. That teasing smirk of his… you turned around and refused to talk to him, though you could feel that your face was blushing. The hotness of your face should be reduced, so you tried to put your palms on your cheeks to cool it down, but it didn’t work.
“There, there,” at some point, Misasa quietly came forward and embraced you from behind, “why are you turning away like this? Aw, your face is so red…” he grabbed your hands and kissed your blushing cheeks and red ears, then your neck, “so cute.”
Which made your face truly turn full red.
Yet, it still took you some time to calm down and turn around to face him. That smirking man behind you was extremely patient this time. You let him kiss your forehead and teased you again for being shy for almost no reason.
No reason, as if that’s the truth. It’s more than clear that both of you knew what was the real issue here, but neither of you would ever think about revealing that: it’s like a special rule of game between you two.
“So, dear, do you still want that ‘treat’?” Misasa said, refusing to let you get out of his arms, “I heard that you did an amazing job yesterday, I think that deserves a treat.”
“Hey! Don’t…”
“I know, you don’t like me reaching too far in your personal life, but… wait, are you stressed?” he started to look worried, “That could explain how you couldn’t even control your own words.”
“Misasa, I…”
Your complaints soon disappeared as he embraced you again. This time, he guided you to sit down on the sofa, and pressed your head against his chest: “There, there, take a break from getting mad at me, okay?”
“...... Fine.”
For some reason, you were almost always the one to compromise when you two had something to argue about. But you have to admit, this man always knows how to soothe your nerves and make you happy, just like this time.
5. J
He looked rather confused even with those shades on, but he agreed. Although you couldn’t see through those shades from a distance, seeing his eyebrows twisted and flattening was quite funny.
He opened his arms to accept you, allowing you to lean on him. He smells fresh, and feels warm. His sole existence was already proof of safety to you. You leaned in his arms and looked upwards, realizing that he was also relaxed and smiled at you in an adoring way.
You are always safe in his arms.
………...
In fact, it took you quite some time to explain to him that this request was simply a whim resulting from your chat with your friends, who were recently “craving” something like this and convinced you to have a try.
“Seriously?” You could see through those shades, he was smiling in a strange way, as if he was struggling between teaching you a lesson and continuing to cuddle you.
You knew he would not pay much attention to such a strange question, as he soon changed the topic and asked you about what to do next in your precious vacation.
In the end, he is a simple man.
6. Kanoh Agito
Even though he looked calm and stood still, you could tell by looking at the small changes on his face that he was stunned. Well, that’s not surprising news: such a strange request for getting intimate from someone like you who is usually not the type for such close physical contact to someone like Kanoh Agito, your boyfriend, who is seemingly not the type of man that is used to such an intimate interaction.
That confusing expression of his is epic, you actually thought about taking a photo of that face if not in such an awkward situation.
You did your best to look into his eyes, though it seems like he was avoiding your sight by looking away once he recovered from that shock. Was he being shy about this, or was he annoyed? You sincerely wished for the former possibility.
“Agito?” but there should be an answer by now, and you couldn’t wait any longer, “May I?”
“...No.” he simply refused you, “I have something else to tend, see you later.”
And so he left in a hurry. To you it looked like he was running away from such foreign awkwardness in all senses. It seems like you were turned down, but you wouldn’t give it up that quickly.
In fact, you had dreamed about the feeling of having your face being surrounded and covered by his muscles, especially those on his chest. This sounds like a weird and even quirky wish, but such an urge didn’t really come out of nowhere: you wanted to do so ever since the first time you saw him in the bar. It would be a waste if no one can have a taste of that big, tough man, wouldn’t it?
And that’s why you tried again and again after the first attempt. During that time, you also reasoned with him about how intimate physical contact between people in a relationship is normal for the majority of people in the world, and that’s why he should also give it a try.
And so he was finally convinced with red ears. You knew he was being shy, but you decided to not tease him for that newly grown trait.
…………
Well, long story short, that was a great night, except he worried that it would be risky for you to sleep on his chest.
7. Liu Dongcheng
“I beg your pardon?” Dongcheng raised an eyebrow, “What did you read this time? Lemme guess…”
Oh no.
“Ah! Those stupid romantic stories about a tall and muscular boyfriend that always adore his partner and allow them to stay that close, huh, you… wait…”
You started to regret that silly request and wondered if he would be angry or just laugh out because of your silly mind. However, Liu Dongcheng didn’t focus on your selection of leisure readings. Instead, he looked down onto his own chest, as if he was checking for something…
“(Y/N)?”
Yes? You felt yourself tilted your head out of wonder, a typical pose you would make whenever you were confused.
“Which character was you referring to when you say those stupid words?”
Huh?
His face turned red, probably not out of shyness or something like that. You knew that’s not a good sign, but you had no idea what went wrong. It sounded like he was clenching his teeth… Why?
Even though you weren’t so clear about what actually happened in your boyfriend’s mind, your instinct still warned you to find some good words, but you just didn’t know what to say. Thus, you missed the chance, as expected.
He dragged you into a pile of cushions, just like that day he confessed to you furiously. But still, he carefully made you land on the soft surface, laying over him.
Coincidence or not, your face was now on his chest. It’s… a little hard, but you couldn’t just say that out and make him unhappy again. For now, it’s for the best that you stay there.
After all, Dongcheng is never as narrow-minded as he acts like.
8. Albert "The Falcon" Lee
You thought you would need to bargain with your fiance, or even use his craze on Ninja culture to lure him into doing this, but he soon agreed with blushing ears.
Before you could react, he reached out and embraced you. It seemed like he struggled for a while over how to make your face touch right upon his chest. It felt soft and warm, as expected, and you could even sense his quick heartbeat and rising body temperature from such a close distance. In short, you were soon overwhelmed by the stimulation caused by such intimate behaviours.
You could feel your face blushing, and that heat gradually spread out to your neck and ears. Your own heartbeat and body temperature were probably also changing because of this intimacy, yet you weren’t in a hurry to get out of this situation. It was clearly a comfortable and safe place to stay, how could you give up such a rare chance to fulfill your own secret desires?
Speaking of your secret desires, wait, it doesn’t count when you spoke it out in front of the man you were fantasizing, right?
But you didn’t say those words out loud. In fact, you weren’t even murmuring, so how did he… You looked up in his arms, tried to catch a trace of some clue that could show that he actually learned how to read people’s minds.
…………
It turns out that Albert didn’t learn any special skill over monitoring people’s mind, he was just convinced by some Ninja manga and your dear older brother’s words that he should try this with you to make you happy. Okay, it’s just typical of him. You decided to forgive him because of his blushing ears and the… he offered with that.
9. Takayama Minoru
With that mask on his face (even though it’s not the metal one he usually wears), it was almost impossible for you to figure out what his reaction was. You could see him frowning, but that was probably it. Unsurprisingly, he didn’t give you any words or actions in response to your rather absurd words.
Maybe the way you expressed your demand was too vague for him to get it? You knew that your dear boyfriend would sometimes feel bad for almost no reason other than that peculiar issue about the age difference between you two. Yes, indeed, he is much older than you and thus there’s a clear gap related to viewing the world and values between you and him. It’s common for you to struggle on explaining to him something new or peculiar to his point of view, and the same for him when you encounter something “old-fashion” or weird from your perspective.
Thinking about this possibility, you tried again, but he simply turned around and left the room. Okay, this seemed to be a sign of the second possibility: he was not appeased by that favor you asked. Maybe he was trying to ignore it and let you cool your hot head down before seriously thinking again about the words coming out of your mouth? You couldn’t tell.
If it’s just your everyday life, you would choose to leave this awkward situation to be solved by itself. But this wasn’t any average day you would have during your work days with packed schedules, and the same for you. It would be ridiculous for you to give up such precious vacation time when both of you were free from workloads. There’s a bunch of things on your vacation plan that you wanted to do with your dear boyfriend, with no time to waste.
Speaking of which, your might-not-be-good request just now was on the first line of that long list, maybe you should start with the second one instead? A movie night should be better, even though you really wanted that special comfort from him, right?
“(Y/N)? Come here.” Suddenly, you heard his voice.
“Y, yes? I’ll be there in a second…?” Unknowing why he sounded strangely calm, you found yourself being nervous about going to him, yet you had no other choice. It’s better to know his answer sooner.
To your surprise, he was sitting on the couch with the mask removed. He looked calm, so it must be safe… or not. You were suddenly dragged into his arms, sat on his laps, with your face buried in his chest muscles.
It was amazing.
…………
“Satisfied?” Takayama asked you with one of his eyebrows raised.
“Mm-hmm.” you murmured without changing your position, “Thanks, can I stay here a little longer?”
“Whatever, if you don’t care about your plans any more.”
And so you ditched most of your plan. As a result, you two spent some quality time with only each other there.
10. Nicolas Le Banner
You regretted saying those words as soon as you spoke them. That narcissist bastard soon started to tease you and show off his nice physique, as he illustrated how shocked he was when he heard your passionate desire.
“Wow, wait, don’t you come any closer you smug narcissist.” you heard yourself saying before you’d be able to think about other possible solutions, “You just successfully made me regret saying that. No worry, I get it, you only allow those with good body shape to get closer, isn’t it?”
Those words might be a little too much if it wasn’t towards that man who claimed himself to be Nicolas Le Banner. As someone who is surprisingly oscillating between arrogant and easy-going, he is never afraid of such harsh words, at least visually no. Instead of showing any evidence of being frustrated, humiliated, or angered by your insulting words, it seemed like he just took it as yet another proof of you being shy and running away from your own desire.
“Come on, (Y/N), why are you so shy about this?” he teased you while following you around, “Hey, I’m right here, where are you going?”
Maybe dealing with a bunch of annoying tasks at work plus an arrogant yet useless boss is way easier than communicating with someone like him, you thought frustratedly, but using work as an excuse at this moment would be for cowards, so how could I deal with him?
And that’s when Nicolas said the wrong thing: “... you know, there are many girls who want to do this, I have quite a fanbase after all.”
Seriously?
You found yourself easily irritated by that man who kept boosting his attractiveness to enrage you on purpose. Even if he was joking, he surely touched your nerves. You turned around and tried to teach him a lesson, which let you fall into his trap. He embraced you and let you rest on his chest.
…………
That was a good experience, including the part you told him to sleep on the couch by himself for a week as a punishment. The only mystery then, was how he made it to transfer you onto the couch with him every night.
11. Jose Kanzaki
He agreed and embraced you immediately. How could he look like he is used to such a request and rather experienced over how to do it? Yes it felt great, and you couldn’t help but blushed because of that close contact and the intimacy it brought, but your mind still stuck around that doubt of his reactions.
At first, you told yourself that you were probably thinking too much, and it’s not fair for him to be doubted when there’s no proof of such a possibility. Yet, that wonder haunted you for days, as you watched him stepping out as a famous welcoming young pro wrestler, standing in the ring and fighting to win.
Whenever he is in the ring, he is shining. Whenever he is in that shell of a pro wrestler, his set characteristics and his skills combined well and has produced a great figure for his fans. Like it or not, he has quite a bunch of female fans.
It was the pictures they posted on social media that became the last straw on the camel. You had to admit that you felt envy for them to be so close to him in public, while you yourself as his girlfriend were timid about that and weren’t even dare to tell him about this.
But he figured out (or more accurately speaking, being taught by some of your mutual friends) what went wrong when he saw you weeping secretly by yourself (well, now you think about it, that’s quite embarrassing).
…………
In short, you were aware of his simple mind, all you needed was his confirmation and commitment, which he gladly made. Furthermore, he actively introduced you (ignoring your blushing face and escaping attempts) to the public, which unfortunately brought you some unwanted attention.
But nothing beats the fact that he cherishes you, you thought so as you fell asleep in his arms.
12. Alan Wu
“Huh?” Alan raised an eyebrow at you, “What did you just say?”
You decided to take that as a no: “Ahem! Nothing, just…”
“Uh-un, (Y/N), look at me,” those dark eyes locked on you, his thin, scarred lips gradually extended into a curve, “and say that again.”
That… is usually not a good sign. Maybe it is time for you to run now? You thought so and tried to turn around with some random excuses, such as… ok, you were out of excuse when he looked you in your eyes. Those eyes of a person of the bloodline of Wu and his muscular body had both marked out his position as an aggressive person. Once a dangerous man hidden in the dark side of the society, now the one who occupied the predator position in the food chain of your small household, which only contains you and him at this moment.
As someone way taller and stronger than you, Alan easily chased you behind, forcing you to stop with just one arm around your waist. You could feel him forcing you to lean on him, with a controlled soft landing for the back of your head onto his chest. Even though he was a big, strong, tough man, the touch of his chest muscles was marvelously soft. You could feel his heartbeat and body temperature in such a close distance, and so you blushed. That wave of heat soon spread onto your ears and neck, which he probably saw.
You could hear him tittering, that’s embarrassing for you. You wanted to run away, but you couldn’t escape his arms.
“Now,” he lowered his head and whispered in your ear, with a strand of his hair brushing around your cheek as he spoke, “repeat your words.”
The temperature in this room seemed to be a little too high, and yet it was still increasing.
…………
It turned out that he didn’t mind a request like that and was possibly happy because you had such a desire towards him, though (in his perspective) he was a little upset because you tried to run away from him.
Which became his excuse to ask you for “compensation”.
13. Meguro Masaki
“What did you read this time, silly Sai?” Meguro tilted his head and looked at you with somehow confusing eyes, “Any of those stupid romantic comedies or shojo manga?”
For some reason, your attention strangely turned to the last part of his words instead of explaining what you meant by that sentence, maybe because you were aware of how abnormal such words were.
While his hands were probably the most attractive part of him to you, his chest should be at least in the top three favorites of yours.
“Silly Sai,” he was approaching when you were still wondering about what to say, “what are you thinking now?”
Oops, did you actually touch his nerve somehow? You tried to run away, but he was way faster than you like always, and he quickly caught you as expected.
Thanks to all the time you had spent together, he was able to drag you into his arms in a relatively gentle way, but your face still hit on his shoulder hard.
“Ouch!” It surely hurt, but you couldn’t move much because his arms had locked you there and restrained your activity space.
“Why are you leaning on my shoulder? I thought you wanted to lean below it.” The man who made your face hit onto him looked at you with such a confused and innocent expression that you found it difficult to complain. And then you realized that he was giving you the permission to do what you wanted to do for quite a while, so you gladly took the chance and buried your face in between those chest muscles. You could feel his large hands rubbing on your back, it seemed like he was trying to comfort you, which was unimaginable for you.
Only if you could remember to learn from your past experience with him and recall what happened every time when you got in close physical contact with him.
…………
Hope you enjoyed the rest of that day as he did.
14. Hayami Masaki
“Of course!” your dear boyfriend smiled brightly with his arms open wide, waiting for you, “Come here!”
You leaped into his embrace without a second thought and made your full mind focusing on the feeling of being surrounded by him: the touch of his strong body, his body temperature, his heartbeat, his smell… his arms locking you there.
“Um… Masaki?” you felt nervous because they were really tight, “This is a little too tight… Can you, um, put me down?” For some reason, you just realized that your feet were above the ground for quite a while, probably since the time you leaped into his arms and let him hold you.
“No.” he smiled as if you didn’t request him to let you go, “I thought you like staying here? Doesn’t it feel good?”
“Y, yes, it feels great, but…” Your head was pressed into those muscles by him.
“Shhhh, (Y/N),” you heard him whispering from above, “if you like it so much, please just like mine.” you felt his hands changing locations and lifting you up, allowing you to escape the fate of being suffocated by his chest muscles and face him, “I will feel so sad if you ever ask anyone else for such a thing. There are so many people pretending to be friendly so they can lure you away, just imagine that can make me feel terrible already.”
This assumption is so abrupt and absurd, you thought, why would he say so? You frowned and wanted to explain to him that you would never do something like this with people other than him, but you were frozen when you looked into his eyes.
His eyes weren’t smiling.
Your instincts screamed inside your mind, and you quickly chose to say something different: “I won’t.” you checked his expression, that wasn’t enough, so you added another sentence, “I promise!”
The dangerous feeling finally disappeared as a sincere smile emerged on his face. He kissed you with a relieved tone: “Glad to hear that.”
…………
Yet he still requested something else as a proof.
Have a good night.
15. Hayakuwa Samato
The first time you said this, you two were still just nominal cousins that could get along with each other.
He raised an eyebrow, stared at you for a few seconds, smirked, and teased you of your taste in literary works. Yep, he was very well aware of your enthusiasm for them at that time, shown by your large collection of magazines on related topics.
You remembered that you blushed because he took almost no time to look through your mind and figure out what you actually wanted. You felt so ashamed that you decided to ignore him for an hour, but you failed to do so because of an ice cream he gave you. It was your favorite flavor, so you decided to forgive him, even though he was still laughing at you loudly. You did so to make sure that he only took it as a joke to avoid the risk of being turned down and distanced once for all.
The second time you said this, your relationship with him was somewhere between the status of being nominal cousins plus old friends and being lovers, as teased by almost everyone who knew both of you.
He simply said “Stop joking, kid, that’s not funny.” and walked away.
Frustrated and somehow irritated, you decided to not talk to him for a week, but failed when he dragged you to eat delicious food. Fine, you thought when bit into a takoyaki, I will start to ignore him tomorrow. And that tomorrow never came.
The third time you said this, you two were discussing where to go next for your world trip while lying on the couch next to each other. In fact, you just escaped scolds from both sides of your families because of the elope-style quick marriage a month ago.
“You know you don’t need my permission for something like this,” he smiled to you relaxedly, “feel free to come and stay as long as you want.”
“But… I’m heavy, you know that…” You could feel yourself blushing out of awkwardness caused by talking about one of your shortcomings openly, and he stopped you with a kiss.
“You are never a burden to me anyway.” your husband embraced you, “Don’t pay attention to those idiots.”
You hid your tears and leaned on him: “Okay.”
16. Arashiyama Jurota
Silence was all you got at first.
You thought he was mad at you for saying those absurd words to him, though he didn’t have any facial expression for you to evaluate and react to. Should you say something else to change the atmosphere of this room? You couldn’t decide yet.
As you were hesitating, he smiled: “Are you getting tired of Mr.Bear? I thought you would prefer to have some more comfort from that stuffed animal.”
“Huh?” Wait, where did he learn that you would like to seek comfort from Mr. Bear whenever stressed? On top of that, was your boyfriend actually jealous of a stuffed animal? It sounds impossible since your boyfriend always appears as a mature man that’s not just physically older than you, but also more experienced than you in many ways. You looked at your boyfriend’s face, trying to prove your point.
But he looked away in a slightly embarrassing way. You could spot some slight redness on his ear and cheek hidden in the hair.
Wait, really?
“Jurota, are you… really complaining to me for preferring Mr. Bear before?” you heard yourself ask, “There’s no way I would compare you with it, you are way more important to me than that!” Though you were still not dare to tell him that it was once a substitution you got yourself to dream about cuddling with him.
“Oh, that, that’s right…” Now he looked REALLY embarrassed, with redness spreading from his face to his neck, kinda attractive.
“So… Can I at least have a hug?” Somehow, you felt like you gained control at that moment.
“Of, ahem, of course, come here…”
…………
You wondered if you would be addicted to that feeling of leaning on him, and it took him sometime to gather the courage to confess that he might not be as mature as you expected due to the time he spent in the mountains.
Which made him even more adorable to you.
17. Wakatsuki Takeshi
Considering his physiological conditions, this task you gave him was probably way harder than a fight with some of the top-ranked tough fighters. You could see hesitance on his face, and it was more than clear that he wanted to refuse you on this. That’s not what you wanted to hear.
“Please?” You tilted your head and begged him. It made you feel guilty for using tricks to persuade him, that was the same as cheating in games to you.
But, you really wanted that hug and the chance to be fully embraced by him. In your opinion, he was a little too refrained about having physical contacts with you. While most of your insistences were, to you, simply something the majority of dating couples would do together, he viewed them in a totally different way. To him who is born with an abnormal level of muscular density, the numerous failures related to incapability of controlling his own strength and follow-up years of hard-working practices had definitely influenced how he evaluates different activities and things. And you were probably listed on the top of his “fragile precious little things” list.
“......”
“Takeshi?” That silence was a little bit scary, you started to feel panicked about the possibility of being totally turned down and forever lost the opportunity to get any closer to him.
“(Y/N),” he finally said, frowning, “I… don’t know how to hug someone intimately. What if I...”
See that, as you expected, he was worrying about minor things.
“Hey! I’m not that fragile!” It’s time for you to use your persuasion skills, and maybe enforce the interaction by yourself if necessary.
…………
As expected, it was indeed a gentle hug. All he needed was some encouragement and compliment.
18. Omori Masamichi
Let’s make it clear, as someone who is both older and more mature than you, Omori is definitely standing on the other side of that gap of understanding produced by your age gap and differences in life experiences, while you struggle to communicate with him over that gap. Besides, this one request you just made was… quite uncommon at least.
You were very aware that such a request would be a huge shock for him, but how could you deny that you had a strong urge to do so ever since that time you fell asleep in his arms, on his shoulder, with one hand hung upon his chest. Out of everything else, its size was… wow.
Whatever it takes, you thought while nervously waiting for his response, I seriously want to feel that again.
“Well, this isn’t something I would expect you to request, but… I guess there’s no reason for me to say no.” He finally smiled and opened his arms to welcome your arrival.
In fact, it probably just took him seconds to process those words, but when it was your turn to respond to his open-mindedness, it took you about one minute, which somehow dried up his patience. He walked towards you and embraced you. The way his shadow covered you was almost the same as some predator’s shadow trapped a prey.
But he wasn’t a predator, and you weren’t any prey. The smell of cigar was calming to you, and you leaned on him, trying to use a smile to avoid the upcoming questions he would throw to you in a minute.
…………
At least it felt nice to sleep in his arms.
19. Tokuno'o Tokumichi (Nitoku)
You weren’t sure if he heard you or not. He was still writing his stupid novel draft on the draft papers with his pen, traces of ink formed words as guided by that pen. Despite having almost nothing to write, his handwriting wasn’t bad to look at.
And then he paused and turned around to look at you while still maintaining a sitting pose. Your intuition developed through all these years of knowing him told you that judging by his facial expression and arm position, he was waiting for you to come closer. You weren’t so sure if you should feel frustrated or relieved that he might have not heard anything you just said because he was very focused, but at that moment you decided to suppress both emotions and approach him. Whatever he wanted you for, there’s no way you could just let him wait there.
As a result of not doubting his intention, however, you were caught off guard and dragged into his arms without muct valid resistance. Just a few seconds later, you found yourself sitting on his laps, in between his arms, and your back leaning on his chest. This… was… quite comfy?
“Did you hear me then?” You decided to settle down there, but not without your question being answered.
“......” Nitoku’s face blushed, at least from your perspective you could spot some redness, “Ahem, I don’t know what you are saying, I just want you to look at this…” you kept staring at him, “I mean, experiences are important for improving writing skills…” you pinched him to warn him to stop using excuses, “Yes, I heard it.” His face was fully red by the time he spoke the truth.
…………
What a wonderful day.
Extra: Wu Xing
He looked genuinely confused as you rushed forward and buried your face in his chest. It might be your luck that you got so close with him, but might not be so when you tried to do it in hit-and-run fashion. You could feel your head being pressed into his chest in a not very aggressive but still forcing way.
“Where are you going then?” That was a question spoken in an undoubtful way. In other words, he was basically telling you to stay where you were and DON’T MOVE.
“......nowhere?”
“Good, just stay here.”
Your “punishment” was about 3 minutes away at that moment.