𝙷𝚢𝚙𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚌 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 ~ 𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 ?

𝙷𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚖𝚒 & 𝙳𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘 ~ 𝚆𝚛𝚊𝚙&𝚁𝚊𝚙

Snow is covering everything within the reach of your eyes as you stare out the window. The sight is beautiful, captivating you with every snowflake that gently falls from the sky and lands onto the snow-covered road below. Christmas truly is an incredibly beautiful holiday.

"Is he back yet?!"

You stifle a giggle at the host's impatient words, failing to hold back as you turn around to see Hifumi covered from head to toe in tinsel. "Those are supposed to go on the tree!" you laugh, smiling as you notice his slightly flustered but clearly happy expression. "I know, I know. I'm just too excited! This is our first Christmas together after almost ten years!"

You continue to laugh as you start spinning him out of the tinsel, backing away a bit as he suddenly flinches from your touch. "...Sorry. It's easy to forget when you act this bubbly around me." Hifumi gives you an apologetic smile as he takes the decoration of by himself. You know he doesn't mean any harm when he gets uncomfortable around you as you know about his fear of women.

Even though it still breaks your heart to see him act cautious whenever you're too close, you're already happy that he tolerates you enough to be alone in his apartment with you. "No sign of Doppo yet though..." The two of you are eagerly waiting for the third party of your friend group to arrive as Hifumi refused to start decorating the apartment for Christmas without him. He had even taken a couple of days off work, despite the many protests from his "kittens", just so that he can properly enjoy the holidays with his two best friends.

Especially seeing as the last time you did it together was during your college years, Hifumi had insisted on celebrating it with you as you announced you were coming to Shinjuku. He had always felt somewhat drawn to you as you somehow managed to not trigger his phobia over your slightest little move. He would even go as far as to say he felt love for you, but his kittens would not appreciate that, nor did he think Doppo would forgive him for it as the overworked salaryman seems to be fond of you as well.

It wasn't as if he was heartbroken over it as although he claimed he loved you, he also claimed he loved Doppo. To this day he was still unsure over how different his love to you was compared to Doppo, but he still treasured you with his whole heart. You were one step closer for him to finally feel comfortable around the opposite gender.

"...Hifumi, if there's anything I can do that would make you feel more comfortable around me, please let me know. I'd even draw a moustache on my face if that would help!" The host couldn't hide his laugh at your words as imagining you with a moustache was far more terrifying than the fact that you are female.

However, your thoughtfulness never failed to warm him up, even in the coldest of nights like this one. It could also be because of the heat radiating from the heaters, especially seeing as they are causing your cheeks to heat up a little. You look a little too cute for Hifumi's liking, struggling to keep himself from slipping into his jacket and using his host-charms on you as he isn't able to use them on his usual costumers today anyway.

But Doppo wouldn't forgive him for it, and neither would he himself.

Of course, Christmas is known as the holiday of love throughout the world, but the only love he was going to feel this Christmas was the love for his two dear friends. Whatever love triangle he might accidently get stuck in would be drama for the new year.

He smiles sweetly at you before his sweet features suddenly turn evil. With a devilish smirk, Hifumi starts messily wrapping the tinsel around your body. However, what the host doesn't expect is for you to be quick on your actions.

Grabbing one of the loosely wrapped tinsels off your body, you hold onto each side of it, creating a loop that you then proceed to toss over the unsuspecting host. "Gotcha!" you grin, pulling him in closer to you before realizing what you're doing. "O-oh! Sorry, I forgot again..." You mentally facepalm, scared to look at his expression as you'd hate to be the one who made him look like he just saw a ghost.