Asahi sets the plastic basket-trays down on the table. "I'm glad you could come with us, Christian," Valentine says, gently grabbing a red tray and sliding it closer to themself. "I'm glad I can be here! I've never been to a fair before!" The shorter boy beams, still looking around excitably. Valentine opens their mouth, then abruptly freezes when their eyes catch sight of just how much food Asahi got. "Dear lord, Asahi, we're not going to eat all of this!"
"You won't, I will," He smiles as he speaks, then he catches Christian out of the corner of his eye. He throws his arm around him and pulls him closer, "We'll eat all of it, won't we Chris?"
Before he can answer, Asahi offers him a paper bag with a bunch of churros in it, "You ever had a churro, Chris?" He shakes his head as he gently plucks one from the bag. Val shakes their head and sighs, then pushes the little chocolate sauce cup up to him, "Dip it in the chocolate, it's perfect."
"Val, have you seen deep fried cheesecake here before?"
"No, has to be new this year. Is that what that is?" They point to a clearly deep fried thing covered with powdered sugar and chocolate sauce. "Yeah, looks like a mess don't it?" He laughs as he stabs his fork into it. "Christian, when you're done with the churro you should try a fried pickle, it's great," Val pushes their little basket over to him. "No, don't, they're fuckin' gross."
"Asahi, they are not. You just don't like pickles."
"Yeah, 'cause they're fuckin' disgusting."
"The food here is very messy," Christian remarks, plucking up a napkin to wipe his fingers with. Asahi laughs heartily, "Yeah, they're supposed to be! Where's the fun in eatin' 'fine dining' when you're walking around in the swelterin' heat and playin' carnival games?"
"How was your churro, love?" Val asks with a little chuckle. "Oh, it was very good! Could I have another?" He asks bashfully. "Man, you don't even have to ask! Here," Asahi sets the whole bag in front of him with a big smile.
"Before we leave we should get some shaved ice. I saw a stall for it at the front."
"Darling, I think you're the only one who'll even have room for it."
Asahi scoots closer to the short boy next to him, tearing off a piece of a pizza pretzel. "Chris, close your eyes," he says. The ravenette looks up at him curiously, then follows the instruction. "Open your mouth," Asahi takes his chin between his fingers as he does so and drops the pretzel piece into his mouth. "Try that," he laughs a little. Christian chews carefully before opening his eyes, "What was that?"
"This, pizza pretzel. They don't always sell 'em so it's a treat when they do! Here," he slides the tray over to him and goes back to his cheesecake. "Try some waffle fries, too," Val takes the basket from in front of their partner. "Loaded waffle fries," Asahi says with a playful smirk.
"Loaded waffle fries, yes," Val mutters something like 'little brat' under their breath before shaking their head again.
Christian giggles at the banter and takes a fry from the container. "He's going to be so spoiled from today," Val jokes. "He's already spoiled, babe, we're just makin' it worse," the other man says with a laugh. He then stretches and looks around, spotting a strength tester close to the Ferris wheel. "You think I can get a prize for doin' the strength test?" Asahi asks. "If you win," Val answers, following his line of sight. Christian looks over, too, then spots a bunch of stuffed animals on a stall close to it. "You got any requests, Chris?"
"H-huh?"
"Stuffed animals! Is there one you want?"
"Asahi, I doubt he can see any clearly from here," Val interrupts. "It's okay! You don't need to get me one!" He tries to reason with Asahi, but he's already up and walking across the grass. Val sighs, "So stubborn."
They look to Christian, "sorry about him, love. Are you having fun?"
He snaps back to them and nods, "Of course I'm having fun! Even if I don't ride one of the rides, spending time with you guys is always great!!" He smiles at them. Val looks surprised by his words, then smiles as well, "Oh lovey, you're so sweet I think I'll get a cavity." They turn their attention back to Asahi across the way; he's picking up the sledgehammer. He hefts it up briefly, once, twice, before raising it above his head and slamming it down. The bell on the top rings loudly as it's hit. Val and Christian clap gently and they watch Asahi point out a medium sized dog plush.
Soon he's marching over, presenting the plush to Christian proudly. "I love playin' that one, I win every time," He says, sitting back down. Asahi watches as Christian looks at the plush then asks, "Do you like it?"
"I love it! I'll treasure him forever!" He says, hugging him close. Asahi leans close to him and wordlessly offers a kiss. Christian presses a careful kiss to his lips and Asahi smiles as he pulls away. He goes back to whatever he temporarily abandoned. "What would you two like to do next?" Val asks.
Just saw you follow @nightfallgame and I am VERY flattered and very lksjhsgf. 👀 Can I ask if you have a favorite boy yet?
haha, well, I only just finished the prologue I think, so I've only met four of them. Too soon for favorites. However, I am currently putting all of them on the back of my bike and pedaling furiously to the nearest therapist's office jfcnskslls lmao. I'm enjoying the read so far :)
