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He stands in line, album in hand, nervous out of his mind but extremely excited for he is about to meet his favorite idol, Shu Yamino. His feet are jittery from standing in line for too long. It’s only been a solid forty minutes but every passing second seems like forever.
An hour ago, Shu performed his new album on stage. Being his very first mini concert, it was amazing and overwhelming for his poor heart. Luca being in the same area and space, hearing him in real life fulfilled his fanboy fantasy and more. It was his first time waving his banana lightstick, cheering in excitement and joy from supporting his idol. If he could, he would do that all over again.
Luca’s been a fan ever since that fateful day. It was a particularly bad day - got rejected by his crush, tripped over the curb on his way home and got laughed at by a bunch of girls. Because of that, he somehow lost his precious Lucarb key charm along with it too. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, he comes home to an empty can of cheddar cheese pringles that he’s been saving up.
Not the pringles, he sobs. That was his go to when he’s sad. He wanted to lash out at whoever stole his pringles or at anything but what good does that do?
He was ready to cry and knock himself out but he goes on his phone instead. He comes across a video of the idol live streaming. It just so happens that he’s having a chat with his fans, answering their questions.
It was Shu Yamino - the raven-haired idol himself. He wasn’t aware that he streamed as well.
Comments are flying in the box but he types in the chat, not expecting an answer from the idol.
LucaK783: Hi, I’m new. I had a really rough day today. What should I do?”
Luca is alert as he hears Shu’s low timber voice repeat the question, “You’re having a bad day?” Luca nods to himself.
“First off, welcome Luca. Secondly, whatever you’re going through, I’m sorry you had to go through that but you’re also amazing for toughening it out. Tomorrow will be a better day, I promise. If you need to let it out, I’ll be here if you need a shoulder to cry on.” The raven-haired idol gives him a reassuring smile through the screen and Luca takes it all. Oh God, he’s really going to break down.
It was a bad day, okay?
That’s how he wept himself to sleep from those kind words. He spends the week binging on Shu Yamino content and the rest is history.
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He can see him now. His luscious locks down his neck, cradling his pretty face. Purple eyes gleaming at the gift given to him by the fan in front, his smile reaching to his eyes. Luca didn’t even realize he'd been holding his breath for so long until he felt a tap behind him.
He turns around to see a shorter girl with blonde long hair, red eyes and a big green ribbon band on top.
“Hi, fellow Shu fan! Are you excited?’
“Yes, very,” he huffs. “It’s my first time!”
“Oh, is it? How did you become a fan?” From there, the two gushed over the idol until the line got shorter.
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Luca didn’t realize how close they were until Pomu eyed the person behind him. “Hey Luca, it’s your turn,” she grins.
Ah- he halts and then slowly turns around to see the lovely idol himself.
Shu is waving at him with a smile on his lips, “Hi.”
Oh my god, it’s happening. It’s his turn, his heart is beating so fast. Pomu lightly pushes him from behind, whispering go.
He could feel Shu’s gaze on him. Luca shakily walks forward, thank God he didn’t trip and then slowly tucks his knees onto the soft padding below the table. Ah, it’s finally happening. Shu is here in the flesh, all beauty and pretty eyes. “Hi!”
“I haven’t seen you before", Shu’s voice is low and smooth. “What’s your name?”
“L-Luca.” Dammit, he did not stutter, he mentally swears to himself. He continues, "You did amazing today! Just wanna say your music is pog! And that I love your voice. Your album is super pog! And-” he stops himself, Oh God, he sounds like an idiot but he wanted to say so many things to him knowing that he doesn’t have long.
Shu giggles and he could have sworn he can go to heaven right now with no regrets. Hearing his giggle this close in real life is a luxury. “Luca…” he drawls, liking the sound coming out of his lips. ‘That’s a cute name. Thank you for supporting me. It means a lot to me.” Shu smiles at him warmingly.
Luca can die happy right now. He wants to take a deep breath and make the most out of these moments. It seems he did just that, Shu looks at him concerned.
“Are you nervous?”
Luca nods profusely. He can’t trust himself to speak right now. Of course, he is.
Shu leans forward and lays out his hands towards the flushed blonde. “Let’s hold hands?”
Luca couldn’t possibly be allowed to hold his hands, is he allowed to? Is that okay? Is that allowed in fan meetings? But Shu offered so it would be rude for him to say no. “O-Ok.”
He speedily wipes his sweaty palms onto the side of his pants and then slowly places his hands onto Shu’s. Shu smiles and grips onto them gently.
Shu’s hands are soft, his fingers long and dainty, nails painted a deep purple matching the color of his eyes. Shu starts to intertwine his fingers with his palms pressed together. Luca could feel the idol’s grip tighten just like how his heart is right now.
“Did you enjoy today?”
We’re holding hands. “Yes, it was p-pog!” Good one, Luca.
Shu giggles and Luca is dying. His voice is so nice, he gets to hear it right here and now in the flesh. It’s so much better face to face than it is live.
“I’m glad,” the purple-haired idol gently releases his grip from Luca’s hand but cups it from the side instead. He brings the hand and presses Luca’s palm onto the side of his own cheek. The other hand is still intertwined with Luca’s.
Luca’s eyes widen at the sheer warmth of Shu’s face. He is looking straight into Shu’s eyes, unable to look away. If Luca thought he was ready to go to heaven, then he must be there already. He can’t stop himself as he can feel his face flushed to the rear of his ears. Shu could probably hear how loud his heart is beating right now. Ah, how embarrassing!
“I- You- I…”
“You’re so sweet,” Shu smiles prettily at him, lashes lowered, eyes shining at him. “I’m blessed to have someone like you to support me.”
Blessed?! He’s the blessed one! He is combusting inside out of sheer love. Ahh, he is so very much in love with this man. He wants to cry but he holds himself together, eyes clenched closed for a moment to sear this moment into the logs of his memories. He will never forget this for as long as he lives.
They stay that way for a while. Hand in hand, Shu’s face in his.
Time was nearly up. Two minutes flew by so quickly, it was as if he just blinked. One moment with Shu in his and the next apart. Luca is saddened by the loss of Shu’s warmth as the idol lets go and moves away from Luca’s hands. Shu grabs his marker and continues to sign on Luca’s album.
Quickly realizing how little time he had left, he realized that he hadn’t gotten to tell him everything he wanted to say to him.
He calls out to him, “Shu?”
The idol looks up, purple eyes sparkling. “Yes?”
He splutters in a panic, “T-Thank you for everything! When I was down, you were there for me during the hardest times! You inspire me and make me look forward to another day! I will continue to support you and be there for you as your fan!” He finishes it off with a ninety degree bow to show his gratitude. Totally not to hide his fuming red face.
As Luca lifts himself straight up, he is blessed by Shu’s soft smile, his eyes gleaming. He hands the album back towards Luca and thanks him. “Do see me again, okay?”
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As he walks away, a group of girls approach him, “You’re so lucky! Shu never lets anyone touch his face! Or any sort of skinship!”
Really? Luca doubts that. Luca’s sure he isn’t the only one to hold Shu like that. You know what, he doesn’t even want to think about it.
“You seem like Shu’s type,” one of the other girls says. The group starts squealing. “He does! He does!”
He laughs in disbelief because there is no way.
He opens up his album and there he sees his lovely signature. He grins happily at the cute little squid Shu has doodled next to his signature.
Below his signature, he sees a phone number written there.