Ok I’m not a writer at all and this is an art blog but here’s some AkiRei because
She’d been there a few too many times before. The first time was to see what all the hype about this new “Snake Pit” club was about. Every visit after that was to get another chance to stare longingly at the mysterious DJ bouncing up on stage. He was handsome and energetic so of course he always had people hanging around him. Rei wasn’t the type to just start up a conversation with someone she didn’t know either, and for the time being she was perfectly content watching from afar.
“Why are you going back again, stupid?” She mumbled as she examined herself in the black dress. It was a little short and stopped about mid-thigh. It was in great shape considering it was an old hand-me-down from her exuberant friend and neighbor, Nina, who had bright pink hair and legs for days. She didn’t wear dresses often, or ever really, but these past few weekends she had wanted to look nice just in case.
Rei frowned at herself in the mirror. He had better people than her to spend his time with than her. God, she didn’t even know what she’d say to him if she had the chance. “Hey, you’re really hot, I kinda might be in love with you.” She said jokingly, making finger guns at her reflection. No, that would be weird. Rei didn’t even know him but…he was always smiling and someone that friendly couldn’t be bad, right? Either way, she was already dressed up so why not? Slipping on her worn out flats she swung the front door of her apartment open, only to find herself face to face with a fluff of cotton candy like hair.
“Nina!” She all but screamed.
“Rei!”
Rei took a moment to try and regain her composure, “Uh, what’s up? Did you need something?”
“Hm? Oh, yeah!” Nina replied, peppy as always, “I was actually just about to knock! I wanted to see if you wanted to go out with me tonight, but I can see now you’ve already got plans.” She eyed the smaller girl with a grin on her pink lips. “And you look amazing in that outfit, by the way. Gorgeous! Do I have the best taste or what?”
Rei felt her face heat up and turned away to play with her hair, “R-really? You think so? It’s not too, uh, extravagant for me?”
Nina gasped in an almost theatrical way, “Babe! Oh my god, you’re so pretty I’m literally going to die right now!” That got a giggle out of Rei and Nina looked pleased with herself. “So, where are you going all dolled up? Got a hot date?”
“No, no, no nonono.” Rei dismissed the idea with a few quick waves of her hand. “I was just going…out…”
“To?”
“The……the...Snake Pit……”
Nina’s eyes lit up and her expression portrayed the human equivalent of “!!!”.
“OMG, no way!! I’ve never been and am totally dying to check it out, can I come?!”
Rei was surprised but quickly agreed, relieved to finally have some company, “Yeah, yeah of course! I’d love to go together! But, didn’t you already have something in mind you wanted to do?”
“Oh, pff, forget a movie night, I wanna go party with you!” Nina grabbed Rei’s hand and dragged her off to her car.
Once they arrived Nina was overjoyed with the music that blared through the walls and neon lights that bounced off every surface. She made her way to the bar, Rei in tow, and ordered the fruitiest concoction on the menu. “Y’know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a place only card for 18-year-olds when they’ve got a whole bar, like, right here,” Nina said after a few sips of her drink.
Rei half-heartedly nodded in agreement, her eyes already scanning the room for that familiar messy black hair.
“Of course, then you wouldn’t be allowed in and that would so suck.” Nina continued, “You’re only 19, right?”
“Hm? Oh, yeah.” Rei murmured, attention now obviously elsewhere. She jumped in her seat when Nina’s glass hit the bar with a loud thunk.
“All right girl, you’re acting way suspicious. What are you looking for?”
Rei cursed herself for being so easy to read. She didn’t even know his name, Nina would totally judge her for being so obsessed with a guy whose name she didn’t even know. The poster said Killin’ it with DJ Sidewinder! was that him? She had no idea, plus they had a few DJs here. What an odd name for a DJ. DJ. What a weird word. Like that one kid from Total D-
“Rei!” Nina snapped the dark-haired girl out of her mental spiral. “Well? What’s up with you?”
Ah screw it, she might as well tell her.
“Uh…w-well…there’s like...this guy…” she slowly stammered out, getting more and more nervous with each word. “He’s...here all the time…cuz he’s a DJ and…stuff…”
“Aaaand you like him.” Nina finished for her, a sly smile creeping up on her face. Rei opened her mouth to reply but just covered it with her hand instead and blushed. “Alright, alright, I get it.” Nina laughed, “So what’s his name?” Rei pause for a moment then shook her head with a dejected look. “Oh, honey, it’s ok, it’s ok. Uh, what’s he look like?”
Rei thought about what to say but words were failing her, so she grabbed a napkin by her and a pen from Nina’s purse and quickly scribbled out a drawing of the man. It was even accompanied by sparkles to emphasize the size of his smile and coolness level. She handed it shyly to Nina who took it and giggled at how adorable her friend was.
As Nina looked over the tiny napkin man, Rei scanned the dance floor once again, only to freeze with anxiety as a pair of sunglass covered eyes met her own from the middle of the room.
Crap, was that him? Oh god, it was. Maybe not? No, yeah, it’s him. But why would he be looking at her? Probably just a coincidence. The girl’s head went into disarray as the man started to walk in their direction. He must’ve been looking at someone behind her, yeah, that was it. Oh god, he was looking straight at her.
She watched in exhilaration and dread as the object of her affection stopped right before her and began a conversation. He was so much taller than she’d thought. At least a whole head taller than her.
“Hey there, haven’t I seen you around here before?” The man asked, his voice was deeper than she expected.
Rei tried to respond but could only stutter out unintelligible sounds. She glanced nervously to Nina for help, only to see the woman making a poor attempt to hide a huge smile. Rei silently begged her for help and she eventually got the message.
“Oh, totally!” Nina said, “She comes here all the time just to get a good look at the hot DJs here.” she winked back at Rei who was too stunned to move.
“Really now?” He said with a smirk, obviously enjoying this. “Any one in particular catch your eye?”
Rei could feel her soul leaving her body as Nina tapped him on the shoulder and showed him the napkin. To her utter horror he smiled at the cartoony rendition of himself.
“Damn,” He let out a chuckle, “It looks just like me.” He moved closer and leaned on the counter, Y’know there’s no need to be shy.”
“Oh, that’s just how she is with new people.” Nina replied, “She’ll open up plenty once you get to know each other.”
Rei knew her face must be as red as his shirt by now and it took all her strength to not bury her head in her hands and run away that very moment.
“Oho, I like the sound of that. Name’s Akira by the way.” He said in a heart-stoppingly seductive manner. At least that’s how she heard it.
Nina, wingman of the hour, spoke up, “This adorable little mess is Rei, and I’m her currently unavailable friend, Nina.”
Akira let out a laugh and Rei’s heart fluttered. “Well then Rei, I’m working the rest of the night, but I get off early tomorrow. Maybe we can play then.” Akira brushed his hand under her chin and licked his lip. Her body felt like lead at this point yet she somehow managed to give him a tiny nod in response. He winked at her and turned around to give Nina a quick nod before heading back to his station.
Rei’s body finally gave way and she collapsed, Nina clambering out of her chair to catch her in time. Rei buried her face in the other girl’s shirt and was moments away from crying tears of anxiety and joy.
“Heeeyyy, hey, hey, hey, what’s wrong? I got you a date with DJ McHottie!” Nina received a soft punch to her stomach and a low, muffled scream in response. “Do you hate me now?”
Rei shook her head.
“Are you excited?”
Another shake.
“Are you lying?”
Rei nodded and Nina patted her on the back.
“All right then, we better get home so you can get ready for your big date soon!” She helped her wobbly friend up and the two stumbled home.
i met your-kaminess again today and we decided to watch the shingeki no kyojin live action at the cinema!
- it’s rated NC16 and they asked for my ID. incredible. I KNOW I JOKE A LOT ABOUT LOOKING 12 BUT THIS IS--
- miura haruma is very handsome. too handsome. i dont even watch SnK but i know hamu is too handsome to be eren
- non canon characters and ooc-ness galore. fake levi is the creepiest.
- pretty bad graphics tbh
- i personally think if you’re a hardcore SnK fan you’re probably gonna hate it. i had a pretty good time but it was mostly because
- HOSOGAI KEI IN THE BACKGROUND
-HOSOGAI
- KEI!!!!!!!!!
- seriously tho me and rei literally spent the entire movie going “WHERE’S KEI”, “IS THAT KEI” every time there was someone with long curly hair, and “IS KEI DEAD” every 2 minutes
- did i mention kei
- unrelated but i also got to watch rei murder her lasagna at lunch and is2g i’ve never seen a person so angry with a plate of pasta
