"It shouldn't surprise me that you're interested in this sort of thing," Nijimura chuckles, with a sidelong glance at Akashi that fills him with warmth.
"I don't know what you mean by that," Akashi murmurs, adjusting the bag on his back so that it sits more comfortably.
"Hiking," Nijimura replies. "Mountain climbing. That sort of thing. I don't know why I never thought of you as the kind of person to be interested in it but it makes complete sense now that I know."
Tilting his head to the side, Akashi slants a smile at him. "And why is that?"
Nijimura nods towards the mountain in front of them and smiles. "Conquering peaks. Setting yourself high goals. That's just like you, isn't it?"
"You're taking it all very literally today, aren't you?" Akashi laughs, "But I suppose that I can't exactly say that you're mistaken about that. I do find it satisfying to climb to the very top of a mountain. To stand at the highest point and look down at everything else around me. It's peaceful. I thought that you might like it too. I find it good for clearing my head. Perhaps it might do the same for you. Shall we?"
Akashi starts walking, and it takes him a couple of steps to realise that Nijimura is still standing there, watching him.
"What's the matter?"
"You're doing this for me, aren't you?" Nijimura asks. There's a faint smile on his lips, but his eyes look a little sad. "I've been so caught up thinking about everything with my father that I didn't even notice, but you've been looking out for me all this time."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Akashi replies, turning back to look up at the mountain towering above them. "I just wanted to go for a hike."
"You're not fooling me," Nijimura tells him, catching up to Akashi in quick strides and taking his hand. Their fingers interlock and his hand is warm in the cool air. His lips are even warmer as he presses a kiss to Akashi's cheek. "I appreciate it, though. I really do."
Akashi turns his face, aligning their lips to kiss Nijimura properly. He only keeps it brief, and pulls back to look up at him. "I know what it's like. I know how it feels and I know how easy it is to get lost in all of it. If there's anything I can do at all—"
"Trust me," Nijimura replies, taking Akashi's face in his hands and kissing him deeper this time. "You're doing plenty already."
FILL: Team Kyoutani Kentarou/Yahaba Shigeru, G
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"It shouldn't surprise me that you're interested in this sort of thing," Nijimura chuckles, with a sidelong glance at Akashi that fills him with warmth.
"I don't know what you mean by that," Akashi murmurs, adjusting the bag on his back so that it sits more comfortably.
"Hiking," Nijimura replies. "Mountain climbing. That sort of thing. I don't know why I never thought of you as the kind of person to be interested in it but it makes complete sense now that I know."
Tilting his head to the side, Akashi slants a smile at him. "And why is that?"
Nijimura nods towards the mountain in front of them and smiles. "Conquering peaks. Setting yourself high goals. That's just like you, isn't it?"
"You're taking it all very literally today, aren't you?" Akashi laughs, "But I suppose that I can't exactly say that you're mistaken about that. I do find it satisfying to climb to the very top of a mountain. To stand at the highest point and look down at everything else around me. It's peaceful. I thought that you might like it too. I find it good for clearing my head. Perhaps it might do the same for you. Shall we?"
Akashi starts walking, and it takes him a couple of steps to realise that Nijimura is still standing there, watching him.
"What's the matter?"
"You're doing this for me, aren't you?" Nijimura asks. There's a faint smile on his lips, but his eyes look a little sad. "I've been so caught up thinking about everything with my father that I didn't even notice, but you've been looking out for me all this time."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Akashi replies, turning back to look up at the mountain towering above them. "I just wanted to go for a hike."
"You're not fooling me," Nijimura tells him, catching up to Akashi in quick strides and taking his hand. Their fingers interlock and his hand is warm in the cool air. His lips are even warmer as he presses a kiss to Akashi's cheek. "I appreciate it, though. I really do."
Akashi turns his face, aligning their lips to kiss Nijimura properly. He only keeps it brief, and pulls back to look up at him. "I know what it's like. I know how it feels and I know how easy it is to get lost in all of it. If there's anything I can do at all—"
"Trust me," Nijimura replies, taking Akashi's face in his hands and kissing him deeper this time. "You're doing plenty already."