Listen, you heard me talking about my man Kaji all day - let's keep it going
A thought I had was watching his play crane games, specifically those candy ones!
We can talk about Kaji all day everyday because seeing you talk about him makes me happy aaahhhh
So I’m imagining Hiragi has told him about a new arcade game that has opened up that might spark his interest. Of course, Kaji’s eyes perked up and his immediate thought was to bring you. Flash forward a few hours later and he’s brought dragged you to the arcade. His quick eyes scan the arcade for what could be new. His hand holds yours tightly as he pulls you around the arcade.
You couldn’t hide the small yet adorable smile on your face as he pulls you around. The butterflies in your stomach flutter about as your eyes are glued to your joined hands. It had taken 4 dates for him to show some open affection toward you, so having him hold your hand so openly and unabashed on your fifth date made you happier than you could put into words.
Kaji continues his search for the new game his senpai mentioned. Once he rounds a corner, he sees it. A brand new crane game. But not just any game, a candy crane game. With lollipop in between his lips Kaji briefly releases your hand to place both of his hands against the glass of the crane game. His purple eyes widen at the candy inside, especially the lollipop flavors and peach candies. In your gaze, he looks like a kid in a candy shop; in a proverbial sense he is.
Kaji spins his head toward you in excitement and he’s taken aback. Donning your pink Minx jacket is a content smile as you watch him. With your hands interlocked behind your back you stare at him, head lolled to the side as you admire Kaji being comfortable with himself. A fierce blush comes across his cheeks and he bites the stick of his lollipop. Kaji sticks out his hand toward you and beckons you to him.
“Come here, what do you want?”
His voice is curt to those listening in, but to you? You’re able to hear his sincerity, his eagerness to explore this new game with you. And also to secretly ask you to give him the tokens you have saved.
You stand next to him in front of the controls and hand him the tokens. When he’s not expecting it, you place a kiss on his cheek. “For good luck,” you whisper to him. The tips of his ears go cherry red and you hide a giggle behind your hand. Kaji takes a deep breath before navigating the crane over the candy. In one corner there’s the candy he likes, in another corner are the ones you prefer. And in the middle are random candies that aren’t either of your fancy.
A tough job indeed.
Kaji locks in as he maneuvers the crane. He goes toward the corner of your favorite candy first. His eyes dart toward you and he gives a small grin as he sees the anticipation in your body language. His finger presses the button and some of your candy is in the crane and dropped into receptacle. You clap loudly and hug him tightly. “Yay! You did it! Here,” you hand him another token, “get the ones you want! They’re over there.”
Kaji’s cheeks flush red when you hug him and he shakes a bit to get his resolve. He stares intently at the box, taking a deep breath as he fixes the crane to hover over the lollipops he wants. The crane lowers and dives into the pile of candy. Different candies fall from the crane that he doesn’t want.
However, the one special lollipop flavor he wants falls out.
He bangs his head against the glass and you rub his back. “It’s okay,” you comfort, “just try again!”
And he does. And three more times he misses it. It takes everything in you to not laugh at his frustrating reactions as you know he really wants this. You place a gentle hand on his shoulder before he’s about to grab the box and shake it. “Let me try, okay?”
He looks to you and grunts. “Sure fine, but this is tricky. I’m not sure if you’ll get it that quickly…”
In one try you’re able to get not one, but three of his lollipop flavor. You turn over in giddy excitement, jumping up and down. “I did it! I got it, babe!”
A slight disgruntled frown is etched on his face as he breathes deeply to not lash out. He grumbles he’s going to get a bag and puts all the candy in it. You smile warmly at him, holding his free hand that isn’t holding the candy. You put a piece of candy into your mouth and tug on Kaji’s arm.
“Let’s do this again!”
And who is he to say no to you?
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