#gen || interactions

[inanthesis]

@bsqvad

"HEY, YOU!" Narumi shouted, hand slamming against the sturdy wall in the hallway just to be even louder about it all as he glared through his messy bangs at that all-too-familiarly aggravating back of a certain annoying Vice Captain's head.

"When I said no squinty eyes or bowl cuts on my base, that rule goes TENFOLD for any halls near my room or office, got it?! Now, get lost!!"

[inanthesis]

@bsqvad | x

As Hoshina's appraisal of the little gift came up positive, Narumi found himself relaxing his posture and moving in for a peck on the cheek even if he did have to offer an eye roll at the shorter man's initial statement. There were certainly ways he could've snapped back a little there, but he could always be more difficult later. This was a special occasion, after all.

"Of course I'm staying. It'd kinda be a dick move to only spend five minutes with you today, right? Not sure I should stay for much of the little party your officers are throwing you 'cause it's got shit all to do with me and I don't want them thinking they can't be chill with your or whatever while some other Captain's around, but I can always game in your room until you're done."

[inanthesis]

@bsqvad

It was with a sigh that tired, magenta eyes took in the bright numbers saying 3:27 on the home screen of Narumi's phone, minutes ticking by agonizingly slowly as sleep continued to elude him. Nights like this were becoming increasingly common, racing thoughts keeping the Captain of the First Division up long past a time he should be, regardless of how tired his body felt after the hours and hours of additional training he'd been putting in. Even hearing the steady breaths of the man beside him didn't help, and what a damn shame that was when those first nights he'd shared his futon with Hoshina had been some of the best sleep he'd gotten in his life.

"What the hell..." Narumi would mutter to himself, the heels of his palms digging into his burning eyes, trying and miserably failing to wipe away the memories of every failure he'd endured since he joined the Defence Force nearly a decade ago, all culminating in his most horrific failure to date: the one that critically crippled the organization he was meant to protect as it's strongest and took away one of the very few pillars of support he'd ever known.

"Shit... Soshiro, wake up." He didn't want to do this, and ordinarily he wouldn't. But the gradual build up of lost sleep and the wretched, clawing feeling of something he refused to put a name to because he refused to believe he could even feel that way lead him to sitting up and gently nudging his boyfriend awake anyway, words spilling out before his ego could get in the way.

"Do you think I'm weak?"

[inanthesis]

“Of course your eyes hurt, you’ve been staring at a screen for hours. Hand it over.” / hoshina to narumi!

"You sound like Hasegawa sometimes and it grosses me out." Because, truly, what was less attractive to think about when spending time with his boyfriend than that bald demon who put a fresh crack in his phone screen last week while dragging him out of his futon? Well... probably all that presumably boring shit in the folders Hoshina insisted on reading instead of giving him attention when he showed up at Tachikawa unannounced, which is why he was playing his Switch in the first place.

"At least let me save first." Narumi would concede after a moment anyway with minimal grumbling about how life wasn't fair, his boyfriend was bullying him, and that Hoshina should be more supportive of his hobbies, not interested in winding up with a ticked off super ninja wrestling it out of his hands and killing his progress in one fell swoop. But, naturally, as soon as he set his Switch down on Hoshina's desk he'd get up to circle right around it and entertain himself a new way by wrapping his arms around Hoshina and letting his head fall onto his shoulder, whining directly into his ear.

"Are you done yet? It's hard being a cool, spontaneous boyfriend who wants to do shit with you when you're addicted to being boring! The hell is so distracting about all these lame folders anyway when The Narumi Gen, aka The Coolest, Sexiest, Awesomest, Badass Boyfriend is sitting right in front of you? I feel like you're wasting a great opportunity here. Real noob move."

[inanthesis]

Hoshina was not known to request many days off. He reliably was willing to be on duty during pretty much any holiday, so when he told Ashiro he wanted a particular day off between Christmas and New Year's Day, she had no complaints or protests.

His arrivals at Ariake had less fanfare now that the First Division officers had gotten more used to his semi-frequent comings and goings. To accommodate for his boyfriend's preference for sleeping in, Hoshina had simply texted that he'd be stopping by and took his time getting his daily training routine in before driving there, so it was closer to noon when he actually showed up at Narumi's door.

“  Happy birthday. I got you a little somethin', but before you open it, you should know I also took the day off.  ”

Recently, he had visited the famous hobby and toy shop that Narumi not-so-secretly frequented despite it being located in Tachikawa. The owner there was very knowledgeable and, with the help of a few photos Hoshina had taken of the shelves in Narumi's room, assisted with selecting a model kit that was both highly anticipated and not already in his collection. That kit was now neatly wrapped up inside the bag he was holding out.

While inclined to do whatever he wanted regardless of the date, Narumi's birthday gave him extra reason to slack off without the threat of Hasegawa ( or now also his Dumb Disciple ) deciding to bust down his door for one reason or another. It was expected that he take this day to chill out and not have to worry about boring paperwork or even more boring meetings, so he took his sweet time getting up, grinning stupidly as he finally checked his phone to see a text from his boyfriend that he was coming over at some point. That, of course, did mean he had to put in at least some effort today in cleaning up his office and making sure he was in more presentable, but still lazy, clothes, but it was effort he was finding himself more and more willing to put in because spending time with Hoshina without any complaints about the chosen venue was always best.

"Hey." He'd greet his boyfriend simply, setting his phone to the side as he rose from the comfort of his futon and did a big stretch of his arms over his head until all the gears in his head came to a grinding halt because that was not what he expected to hear. "You? Took a day off? YOU?" To say he was speechless would be an understatement, but there was no shot he ever would've been able to keep from smiling damn near from ear to ear knowing Hoshina actually wanted to spend the whole rest of the day with him when he'd been fully prepared to have to pry himself off the man thinking he'd return to Tachikawa after a few hours or something.

"Forget the present, I think being able to take The Hoshina Soshiro away from his work for a whole day is a gift enough... but I kinda do want the present." And, naturally, he would not forget to give his boyfriend a much anticipated hug and big ol' kiss before snatching that bag up to get at what was inside, only getting giddier by the second because this just might be the best damn birthday he's ever had.

"Pisses me off you're so fucking perfect outside of that dumb helmet on your head." He'd grouse, because it was easier to default to what he knew best, but he knew Hoshina wouldn't take it at face value. Nonetheless, as he turned away to find a spot to keep the box and use that brief moment to adjust to that warm, bubbly feeling of being known and cared for he was gradually getting used to, he did utter a quiet, but no less sincere "Thanks, Soshiro."