Happy Holidays, Ginsei!
Day 3 of my Happy Holidays series! (Yes, I know it's about 10 days late lol). Kudos to those of you who got to see the Halloween shows Blackstar did in October and December and notice my reference!
Ginsei x Platonic!MC
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Out of all of the gifts I had made or collected since last Christmas, Ginsei's was the smallest.
I clutched the small box tight in my hand as I wandered through the crowds of fans after the mixed team Christmas show, on a mission to both give him the Christmas gift and to rescue him from the clutches of the fiendish fans. Part of the mission would be easy enough - I just had to find the most concentrated gathering of people and I was sure I would find Ginsei in the middle of it. The hard part would be extricating him from the grip of the fans.
A sudden cheer caught my attention and I turned my head towards the sound. Sure enough, there was Ginsei in his costume for "Without Her", looking slightly awkward amidst the predominantly female group.
I looked around, trying to form a plan on how to save the ikemen, when I noticed that Rindou, Sinju, Takami and Hari were all occupied and wouldn't be available. That meant I had to go for someone else as a scapegoat.
With a lot of effort, clutching the small box tight, I managed to push my way through the crowd and stopped behind him, calling out to him. He turned around and gave me a bright, relieved, smile.
"_________! What's going on?" "Kei needs to see you about something. I think the jewelry in his costume got caught on a table and needs to be fixed."
Ginsei rolled his eyes and sighed. "Why does that not surprise me? I'm sorry everyone, I have to get back to work."
There were a chorus of voices expressing upset, but Ginsei practically dragged me away with him. I couldn't help the affectionate smile on my lips as we made our way to the backstage and towards where Kei was likely changing back into his regular clothing.
"Where is he? Can you let him know I'm on my way? I just need to grab my repair kit from the locker room." I held tight to his hand when he tried to pull away, and he turned to face me with a questioning look.
"I lied. Kei doesn't need you, I just needed to get you away from the masses."
Ginsei's eyes widened in surprise and understanding and I watched as a faint pink tint bloomed on his cheeks. "What, um, did you need to do that for?"
I took a step back to make him more comfortable and held out the box with both hands. "Merry Christmas!"
Ginsei slowly took the box from me and unwrapped it. When he opened it, his lavender eyes lit up at the sight of the silver star-shaped pendant on a sturdy, yet delicate-looking chain.
"Did you make this?"
I nodded. "I've been practicing after you taught me a few things. So I made this star and put a piece of Wavelight in the middle, held in there with the wrapped wires."
"This is great! You did an amazing job!" Ginsei took the gift out of the box and started to attempt to put it on, but was met with trouble when he couldn't quite reach behind his head because of his costume being so snug of a fit. I laid my head in the palm of one hand and watched him make a few attempts before he looked at me sheepishly. "I may need some help."
I took the necklace out of his waiting hands, unhooked the clasp and reached behind him on tip-toes. I could feel a large amount of heat coming off of him at my close proximity, so I tried to hurry. When I tried to pull away, I felt a tugging sensation and slight pain in my ear and heard a grunt from him.
"I think our earrings are snagged."
It was a couple minutes of struggle before we managed to separate and by then, half of the cast had passed by and either laughed at the conundrum we found ourselves in, or made comments like "Get a room if you want to make out."