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>Everything was planned. Nothing, nothing, was out of place for tonight. Kanji had made sure his mom had left for the night,leaving him home alone. His room was cleaned; hell, the whole house was spotless, prepared for Kou’s arrival. As much as he had protested, Kanji couldn’t find a way to not have Kou make a big deal over his birthday. 

Tch…

>Triple checking that everything wasn’t out of order over in his head, Kanji sighed as he washed his hair in the shower. He’d forgotten how long he’d been in there, but his nervousness kept popping up, making his body freeze. Just as he let out another annoyed sigh, he heard a knock at the front entrance of the shop. Frowning, Kanji turned off the water and walked out, tying a towel around his waist.

Who the hell ‘s that? I told Kou to come to the side entrance that leads to the house… Shit…

>Grumbling angrily to himself, Kanji walked over to the main doors and began unlocking them. Tearing it open, he shouted angrily at whoever interrupted him. 

Can’t ya’ read?! The sign says the store ‘s clo- K-Kou?!

>Kou stepped back as he heard the door begin to slide open and was mildly surprised when Kanji came out yelling. He downplayed it once Kanji realized who it was and offered him a smile.

Happy birthday, Kanji.

>As he further inspected Kanji, he realized that he had interrupted something and color faintly tinged his cheeks. Kou sheepishly offered an apology.

S-Sorry. Didn’t mean to barge in on something.

>Kou saw water dripping down on Kanji’s face and he roughly pushed his frame back inside, following in after him and shutting the door. After he realized what he did, the blush on his face became more apparent and he quickly lowered his hands back down before diverting his eyes away.

O-Oh! My bad! I kinda have a bad habit of being impulsive.

>He regained some of his nerve and partically glared at Kanji out of concern.

It’s your fault though! You shoulda dried your hair better! What am I gonna do with you if you get sick on me?

>Kou shook his head lightly and let out a soft sigh. He put down his items before walking forward to Kanji and removing the towel from around his neck. Kou instinctively began to help Kanji to dry his hair and gently patted down the damp hair.

Lemme help with that… 

It ain’t a big deal, uh, sorry for yellin’, I didn’t know it was ya- The hell?!

>He gave Kou an apologetic smile, letting out a sheepish laugh. His words were cut off as he felt Kou roughly push him forward; it wasn’t the strength that made him stumble so much as his surprise. His cheeks flushed a light pink as Kou’s hand touched his bear chest. He turned his head in embarrassment and let out a small cough, flustered.

Hey, don’t worry ‘bout it, Kou! I want ya’ to be yerself around me, even if that means I get pushed around a lot!

>Surprised by his own words, Kanji turned his head and gulped, smiling weakly. However, he was surprised by the intense glare Kou shot up at him.

I just got outta the shower to answer the door for ya’, damnit! I didn’t have time to dry it! I woulda if- H-Hey, what are ya’ doin’?!

>Feeling his face heat up, Kanji glared down at Kou, taken off guard as he began drying his hair.

Stop that, stupid…

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