Happy Holidays, Menou!
Day 2 of my Happy Holiday series! This time it's our sleepy actor from Team P!
Menou x MC - Platonic
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"If I were Menou, where would I be..." With a lip pinched between my index finger and thumb, I pondered which of the many options in the shop would be a likely place to find the sleepy man. He could be in any number of storage rooms, shadowed corners, or brightly lit halls - he was known to have been found sleeping in all of them.
I was so concentrated on making a check list of potential nap spots, that I didn't hear someone come up behind me. I jumped a foot in the air when a low, breathy voice whispered in my ear, "You would be right here next to a pretty person."
"Menou!" I quickly turned to face him, nearly tripping over the thick box next to me. Menou, with surprising speed and agility, quickly wrapped one hand around my forearm to keep me from falling backwards and pulled me close to steady me. I pressed my palms against his clothed chest and looked up to see a soft smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
A small sound of shock and embarrassment escaped me as I moved back because of how close we were, and gave him a sheepish smile. He simply stared back with that same smile as I fumbled with what to say. "I...I was looking for you b...because I brought you your Christmas gift."
A single eyebrow rose and he looked down at my feet, his orange hair falling slightly over his eyes. I followed his gaze, noticing he was looking at the box that held his gift.
Menou followed me down when I squat to pick up the box, taking the deceptively light package and placing it on my knees like they were a table for him to use. Anxiousness filled me as he opened the paperless box and peered inside.
He slowly pulled the large pillow out and dropped the box to hold the gift with both hands to look at it.
It wasn't anything fancy - just a large body pillow with fluffy sheep covering it. Inside, there were replaceable packages of lavender to help promote sleep at his home.
Menou simply looked at it up and down for a few minutes, making me nervous that I might have chosen incorrectly, before clutching it to his body tightly. When I heard him inhale deep, I released a relieved sigh and smiled at him.
"Do you like it?"
He turned his head to face me, all while keeping it on the pillow itself, and gave me a lazy grin that could melt your heart. "Love it."