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aira always loved halloween. it was her favorite holiday—besides christmas, of course—because who doesn't love snowy mornings and nights and drinking hot chocolate with your partner? but for halloween, everything about it was just so appealing to her! although all she talks about is christmas, and she would have *loved* to be in a halloween themed shuffle unit instead of a christmas one, there was just a spark about halloween that no other holiday had for her. sure, the free candy and dressing up was fun, but what aira really liked about it was the horror part. though nobody really dresses or decorates scary which pisses her off sometimes. haunted houses, horror movies, scary makeup... aira loved every single bit of it. if it were up to her, halloween would be all year round and never end! oh, and she would force people to act more spookier too, because she's so sick and tired of seeing people dressing up as sexy things!
her girlfriend, on the other hand, was the opposite. he may seem like the type to adore halloween on the outside; completely contradicting her girlfriend. but really? he hated it as much as an overbearing christian mom. she tried not to seem scared whenever someone would scare them in the first place... however with halloween it seemed as if there were tricks around every corner and never any treats for him. she didn't even have any knowledge of what halloween *was* until aira had to tell her over their shared messages a few years back...
*luvswan_: SERIOUSLY??? you've. Never heard of halloween........? what rock are u living under kohakucchi? 😭😭😭
kohaku89662918: my family doesnt celebrate Anything and we live in this huge place closed off from other people besides my cousins and theyre not the ones to celebrate holidays either. i have to learn about all this cool stuff through you, rabu-han 😒
luvswan_: ???/?:?:$: when we meet up im gonna take you to so many places... but halloween IS SO COOL ITS KY FAVORITE HOLIDAY AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ITyou can go trick or treating and get candy for free! and and ANDDD i LOVE HAUNTED HOUSES AND HORROR MOVIES AND THEY USUALLY COME OUT WITH MORE AROUND HALLOWEEN!!!!!!! we HAVE to go to a haunted house one day kohakucchi..... Just u and me like a little date 🥳
kohaku89662918: id be fine with that... i thought christmas was your favorite holiday? damn. but theres lots of. horror...?
luvswan_: i looove christmas but mainly one cuz its in december and i love snow yk??? i yuess its onlt cuz of the aesthetics or whatever.... BUT YEAH! theres so many horror movies... omg u probably have never watched any have you?????? omgmgmg we need to change that! i need to force u to watch the halloween franchise, scream, texas chainsaw massacre, the rental..... and a lot more i forgot so many ahhhhh
kohaku89662918: do those have any. jumpscares or scary parts? 😭😭
luvswan_: DUH??? why watch a horror movie when it's halloween season with NO scarybstuff?
luvswam_: omg wait do u not like scary stuff.
luvswan_: HOLY SHIT?
luvswan_: i thought youd love them oh my godHELP?
kohaku89662918: dhdgdhdhs yeah i dont think id do well with it.... ik when someones coming usually and if something unexpected happens to me like someone jumping up @ me out of nowhere i think id twist all their limbs and put them in a headlock
luvswan_: .........? ill make sure not to ever scare u.... ☺️
kohaku89662918: dw ur the exception
kohaku89662918: i think
luvswan_: YOH THINK???
and this leads to their current situation a few years later. aira forcing kohaku to binge scary movies on halloween. they're both in kohaku's dorm, as jun won't be back until later, and he doesn't mind aira sleeping over either. they both are in their pajamas; aira's is a white tanktop with halloween pajama bottoms to match the season. similarly, she has some for christmas too. and kohaku's is a black short sleeve shirt with the words "MAMA'S BOY" printed on it in big bold orange and blue letters she purchased at the thrift store with knee length shorts.
aira was in the kitchen preparing butter popcorn and invading kohaku and jun's pantry to find any good snacks and sodas that weren't baby food, rainbow goldfish or sprite while the popcorn she brought over in their microwave got ready.
to say that kohaku was nervous was an understatement, she was fucking terrified. she knew she would be scared shitless clinging onto her girlfriend the whole time as the movie played... and she's honestly not exactly sure why she even agreed to this. was it to spend time with her girlfriend? or to fulfill what they both had said years prior to this event? or maybe because they couldn't resist aira? or perhaps it's because he wanted go on a date with his girlfriend??? honestly, who the hell knows. all he knows is that he's not getting any sleep tonight. though she tried not to let any of her nervousness creep onto her physically, keeping this mess of what people call "kohaku oukawa's fears" buried moderately deep inside her head. hell, she might become her brain's very own grim reaper if she has to so she could subdue her fears in order to be the strong and protective girlfriend of aira.
aira came back with the popcorn now poured into a bowl and placed onto the coffee table in front of the couch. aira sat with both of her legs tucked diagonally in and leaned back on the couch, pulling the soft crimson blanket over herself. the nights were getting colder, after all. kohaku was left shivering silently as she leaned onto the couches left arm. she quickly reached behind her to dim the lights on the lamp that was placed next to the couch, but not before glaring a little at aira for already hogging the small blanket. when she looked back, aira was scrolling through netflix and deciding which horror movie the two of them should start with.
"mmm... chainsaw massacre's a good one. god, i wish they had halloween on here... oh! what about the rental?" aira asked eagerly, rapidly turning her head to look at kohaku like a sugar high kid to see his reaction at aira's suggestion. in all honesty, kohaku was fine with anything that wasn't heavy on jumpscares. but did he know if any of them were? of course not, she just had to hope and pray to whatever god is out there that her girlfriend would take mercy on her.
"this one's fine." she quickly responded, not even bothering to skim throught the short summary provided onto the screen lighting up the chilly living room. she leaned forwards to grab hold of some of the blanket to get at least a little more warmer before her soul would leap out of her body.
aira had a huge grin plastered all over her face as she hit the play button. though it quickly faded as she realized kohaku took some of the blanket. her eyebrows furrowed at the realization and snatched the blanket back. reaching to snack on some popcorn already.
them fighting over the blanket had went on for a while, though after some time they both decided what was most comfortable for the two of them. kohaku's position remained the same, though her legs and feet were brought up to the couch to be stretched a little—and to make room for his girlfriend. aira was layed in between her legs and her body was pressed up against her lover's. the popcorn bowl was now placed on aira's lap. her head was able to be rested on the others chest. she could listen to every pitter-patter of her heartbeat whenever she felt the tiniest bit scared. truthfully, this scared kohaku a bit. she wanted to be seen as collected during this whole thing even if she knew that aira knows her fear of horror. she thought that perhaps she could change aira's picture of her in her head just a little, she was scared to be pictured as weak. or maybe even as "a spineless coward". kohaku let out a small sigh, this was going to be a long night.
"jesus—!" kohaku jumped at seeing the man's dead body. really, a fucking dead bodd, oukawa? that's the kind of shit you jump at? you work as an assassin for fucks sake, get it the hell together. whatever, there was a bigger mess to be cleaned and focused on now. the popcorn spill. kohaku's body physically jumping caused aira's to, in return, also physically jumped. thus making the popcorn bowl spill on aira's legs, kohaku's legs, the couch, and the floor.
"kohakucchi? what the hell?? what'd you get so scared for?" aira questioned, repositioning herself to look kohaku straight in the eyes.
"it was nothin', just got, ya know, surprised. didn't expect 'ta see *that* on the screen." she reasoned as the words fell from
her tongue quickly at the last part.did aira even understand what the hell she just said?
"it's okay kohakucchi!" aira tucked a piece of lingering hair behind the others ear, "it might have been scary by itself yeah, but imagine if it was deglOAHH—"
the blonde shrieked at the sudden thunder booming throughout the room, electricity rushing throughout her body as she gripped tightly onto the others shoulders. both of the girls foreheads were touching and both of their eyes were glued shut. aira was now closer than ever to kohaku, legs tangled up and chest pressed against chest. the thunder went on for a few more seconds until stopping entirely, causing both girls to relax. aira's harsh grip on kohaku's shoulders relaxed, letting kohaku be able to relax her shoulders now. when they both opened their eyes, neither one of them had expected to be in the position they were currently in.
aira's face began to warm up and quickly feel hot, was kohaku always this... enticing? or ethereal? she was tempted to slide her hands down to her waist and pull her in for a kiss, maybe the two of them would get so lost in each other that by the time they had stopped kissing the movie had been long since over... or maybe kohaku could initiate it? firmly but also softly press her lips against airas as she removed her hands from the couch to aira's cheeks during the kiss... god no! aira, stop thinking of kissing your girlfriend and get it together! what the hell was she saying...?
"...ya scared me. maybe ya should be reassuring yerself instead've me." kohaku whispered to aira as she laughed at her own joke. what a loser. but to aira? she wasn't a loser. her laugh was like music to her ears, it was so heavenly. kohaku oukawa's laugh... something aira would want to treasure forevermore. though, aira would want to treasure kohaku herself forevermore. she was a gift to this world, someone sculpted by angels and no inch of her body was tainted by sin or of any imperfections... she was—
"rabu-han?"
aira, you're doing this again! you need to shut up about your girlfriend and talk to her! god!
"ahaha! sorry, my mind was wandering..." she muttered the second part under her breath in hopes that kohaku wouldn't question her on what she was thinking about, she would never admit those thoughts outloud. even if it were a life or death situation.
kohaku questioned her girlfriend, but didn't say anything. perhaps it would be better to just leave it at that. her girlfriend's cheeks were already flushed a bright peachy color that just looked so... adorable on her. Her hair that was curled at the end—and kohaku knew aira only did that whenever it was a special occasion. knowing that she considered this special made kohaku's stomach flip over and dance around. her heart felt like she had just gotten done running for what seemed like 10 hours.
kohaku really wanted to make this night special for the both of them. it was their night together, they were constantly around other people when with one another. but now? now was the time for them to be alone and relax into each other. kohaku did everything she could, and aira appreciated every single detail of it. she loved aira a lot, she really did. her hair, makeup, and even the cute pajamas she put on just for tonight looked so adorable. when kohaku opened the door and saw her girlfriend that she was able to call hers... she couldn't believe it was real.
kohaku's eyes wandered down to aira's lips. and before she knew it, she was tucking extra pieces of hair behind aira's ear and leaning in to fill the gap between the two of them.
it wasn't anything special, only a chaste kiss. but to the both of them, it felt like the best thing in the world. like a drug you can't get enough of. kohaku wanted to keep kissing and kissing her, and so she did.
before either of them knew it, kohaku layed on top of aira and was kissing every bit of her she could. her lips, cheeks, forehead, neck. everything. when she considered herself done—as they, sadly, could not keep kissing each other for eternity. she leaned back and looked at aira. she looked more beautiful than ever. her lips were swollen from the kissing, her hair was more messy and tangled then ever, and her face was... embarrassingly pink. embarrassing for aira, adorable for kohaku.
kohaku smiled fondly at the sight, like she was looking at a prize waiting to be won over by her, and she had just succeeded in winning it.
"rabu-han, forget about the movie. let's just keep doin' this."