Oo! I'm not normally one to request things, but today I'm feelin it!
May I request mika comforting a super stressed out arashi? Or vice versa, whichever catches your fancy. School and work have me in a chokehold, and I need some fluffy comfort in my life.
I hope you have the loveliest of days!
Hi! This is such an adorable request. Iâm a sucker for some good old narumika :) I hope work and school get better for you! I believe in you, just keep pushing through! Let me know what you think, and always feel free to request anything youâd like. I hope you have the loveliest of days too!
a/n: this can be read as romantic or platonic!
⯠⊠characters
mika kagehira & narukami arashi
⯠⊠tags
fluff, comfort, words of affirmation
⯠⊠summary
arashi has been struggling to juggle every aspect of her life lately. good thing her mika-chan is there to comfort her about it :)
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How was this even possible, she thought. There is absolutely no way that a human could possibly be expected to juggle fourteen school assignments, rehearsals, vocal training, interviews, and countless other responsibilities in one singular week. Arashi thinks itâs impossibleâno, preposterous, even!
She sighs as she places her pencil down on the desk next to her paper. Her grades have been significantly decreasing the past few weeks. Maybe itâs the fact that Knights is steadily cruising up the popularity charts. Rehearsals have been getting longer; work related responsibilities have been getting frequenter, and stress has been getting higher. She can barely remember if she ate breakfast that morning, after filming an advertisement for a cosmetic company. Every day seemed like it was blurring into one. And the second she finished a load of work, more and more began to pile up. It was neverending; almodt exhaustingâno, it WAS exhausting. She could feel her eyebags every time she rubbed her face in exhaustion, which almost never happened! Not only did Arashi not like feeling eyebags on her face, but she wouldnât dare touch it with a full-face of makeup on. But as sleep haunts her conscience, she canât help but rub her eyes, her cheeks and her forehead in a desperate attempt to keep herself focused and awake.
âNaru-chan?â A familiar voice graces Arashiâs ears.
âYes? Oh, Iâm so sorry Mika-chan. My mind just wandered off. Here, here, take another bite of your food! You need the energy.â With a haphazard smile, Arashi lifted Mikaâs fork to his hand.
They always met at Café Cinnamon to chat, laugh, and have a sweet meal. It became a necessary experience that interweaved itself into their lives. This was their safe space, where it was only them. Not any stressors from work, school, or friends. Just them.
âMmm, Naru-chan! Donât be gettinâ so worried âbout zoninâ out nâ stuff. I do it allll the time. Say, whatâs got ya so distracted?â
Mika takes the fork so graciously handed to him by Arashi and takes a bite of his food. A strawberry tart, to be exact.
âMmm. Iâve just been very busy lately, Mika-chan. But donât worry about it! Please, keep eating.â She smiles. The first thing she always thinks about is Mikaâs feelings. The last this she wants is for him to be bent over backwards stressed about her.
âHmmm. Been workinâ hard, ya say?â Mika takes another piece of his tart onto his fork, and moves it to Arashiâs mouth. She instinctually opens her mouth and takes the bite. âSee! Ya never let me do that. Yer always grabbinâ the fork nâ puttinâ it in my mouth instead!â Mika pokes at her face innocently. âWhatâs goinâ on?â
Arashi is silent for a moment. If just for a moment, the world stops. She bites her lip to hold back tears that threaten to tear through the strength she built up. She holds words at the tip on her tongue back furiously, clutching on with every nerve in her body. But then she remembers whoâs next to her.
âGod, Mika-chan. Iâve just been incredibly stressed. Work has been far too much for me, especially being mixed with school⊠Extracurriculars⊠Itâs like a constant weight on my chest and it feels terrible. I would just like a little breakâŠâ Arashi rubs her hands over her face, head leaning down onto the table in front of her.
Mika is silent for a second, before his hands land on Arashiâs shoulders and pull her backwards. He positions her head comfortably on his lap, fingers running through her locks.
âThat sounds like a lot of work⊠But yer doinâ such a good job! Ya have to focus on yerself more, Naru-chan. Itâs okay tâ feel burnt out. I feel like that a lot, Iâve realized! I used to work so many jobs at once, including Valkyrie and goinâ to school! There isnât any shame in beinâ tiredâŠâ Mika comforts softly, still running his deft, soft fingers through her hair. Arashi just smiles, nuzzling her face into his lap.
âThank you, Mika-chan. I love you so much.â She wraps her arms around his waist and buried her face in his stomach. He smiles, giggling softly, content that his Arashi was in his arms.
âI love ya too! âM always here for ya, okay? Yer so strong⊠Super pretty too!â He giggles again, and she laughs into his stomach. âAlso, ya ainât workinâ today, okay? Itâs just gonna be me nâ you!â
Arashi hesitates, but soon nods. She knew she needed the break. She just needed that one extra push.
Mika continued to hold her, feed her his tart, and talk about pretty much anything under the sun. He adored her, and it always hurt him to know she wasnât feeling good. Thankfully, he would be there for her through thick and thin, just as she would for him.
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