Ship: Makishima Yuusuke & Toudou Jinpachi Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal Major Tags: puncturing the skin Other Tags: needles Original Work:link by mother_herbivore Word Count: 440
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Makishima's phone rings at exactly 7pm every other Saturday.
"Maki-chan!!!" Toudou yells through the speaker. "It's that time again! You didn't forget, did you? Do you have everything you need?"
Makishima can't help but laugh. No matter how long it's been, Toudou's earnestness doesn't change. "I just finished dinner. Give me two minutes to grab everything."
"You're running late, Maki-chan! Schedules are important!"
Makishima leaves the phone on the edge of the bathroom sink. He can hear Toudou's chatter all the way in the bedroom.
"Okay, I'm back," he says when he returns.
"You just had another follow-up appointment, right? Did they change your dose at all?"
"Nope, everything's fine as is."
"Great! I'm here if you need anything! Don't forget to wash your hands first."
The motions are almost second-nature to Makishima now as he goes through them—wash his hands, open the packages, draw up his dose of testosterone, change the needle, clean off his leg, get a band-aid ready while the alcohol dries.
"Don't forget to relax!" Toudou calls through the phone.
"I know," Makishima replies, but the reminder's always welcome. Most weeks his injection doesn't hurt much, if at all, but there's still something vaguely unsettling about stabbing a needle into his leg.
Toudou's always been there for him, ever since the very first time when Toudou took the afternoon off from work to join him at the clinic. Toudou had been there for him in person the times after that too, during their very brief stint as roommates after he returned from England and before Toudou moved in with Fukutomi.
Toudou's still there for him every time, no matter how busy he is. Makishima knows Toudou's called from the bathroom at work more than once. He thinks that says something about Toudou, and about their friendship. They've both changed a lot since they first met, but if anything, it's only made their friendship stronger. There aren't that many other people Makishima can say that about.
"Maki-chan?" Toudou asks hesitantly. "Are you okay in there?"
"What?"
"You okay? You got really quiet suddenly."
"Heh, everything's fine. I was just thinking."
"You think too much sometimes, Maki-chan. No getting distracted halfway."
Makishima can hear the pout in Toudou's voice, and he laughs silently as he finishes his injection.
"All done," he declares.
"Great! I'm going with Fuku on his business trip, so I'm not going to be around much the next couple of weeks, but I'll be sure to call two weeks from now if I don't have a chance before."
"Have fun!" Makishima says before the line goes dead.
FILL: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Kinjou Shingo, T
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: puncturing the skin
Other Tags: needles
Original Work: link by
Word Count: 440
Remix permission granted in blanket permissions post.
***
Makishima's phone rings at exactly 7pm every other Saturday.
"Maki-chan!!!" Toudou yells through the speaker. "It's that time again! You didn't forget, did you? Do you have everything you need?"
Makishima can't help but laugh. No matter how long it's been, Toudou's earnestness doesn't change. "I just finished dinner. Give me two minutes to grab everything."
"You're running late, Maki-chan! Schedules are important!"
Makishima leaves the phone on the edge of the bathroom sink. He can hear Toudou's chatter all the way in the bedroom.
"Okay, I'm back," he says when he returns.
"You just had another follow-up appointment, right? Did they change your dose at all?"
"Nope, everything's fine as is."
"Great! I'm here if you need anything! Don't forget to wash your hands first."
The motions are almost second-nature to Makishima now as he goes through them—wash his hands, open the packages, draw up his dose of testosterone, change the needle, clean off his leg, get a band-aid ready while the alcohol dries.
"Don't forget to relax!" Toudou calls through the phone.
"I know," Makishima replies, but the reminder's always welcome. Most weeks his injection doesn't hurt much, if at all, but there's still something vaguely unsettling about stabbing a needle into his leg.
Toudou's always been there for him, ever since the very first time when Toudou took the afternoon off from work to join him at the clinic. Toudou had been there for him in person the times after that too, during their very brief stint as roommates after he returned from England and before Toudou moved in with Fukutomi.
Toudou's still there for him every time, no matter how busy he is. Makishima knows Toudou's called from the bathroom at work more than once. He thinks that says something about Toudou, and about their friendship. They've both changed a lot since they first met, but if anything, it's only made their friendship stronger. There aren't that many other people Makishima can say that about.
"Maki-chan?" Toudou asks hesitantly. "Are you okay in there?"
"What?"
"You okay? You got really quiet suddenly."
"Heh, everything's fine. I was just thinking."
"You think too much sometimes, Maki-chan. No getting distracted halfway."
Makishima can hear the pout in Toudou's voice, and he laughs silently as he finishes his injection.
"All done," he declares.
"Great! I'm going with Fuku on his business trip, so I'm not going to be around much the next couple of weeks, but I'll be sure to call two weeks from now if I don't have a chance before."
"Have fun!" Makishima says before the line goes dead.