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"For Shar takes it all, And leaves nothing."
Some Viennese nouveau art never hurt anybody. (a lie)
/ Inspired by Aubrey Beardly's work. /
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“never back down never what?”
synop. nagi trying to win a plushie at an arcade machine for you.
tags. gn!reader, lots of fluff, established relationship, possibly ooc
note. this is indeed inspired by the l&ds plushies: fleecy + pea pod boat. first time writing for nagi (kunigami is wip), so pls work w/ me. likes n reblogs r always appreciated, n pls leave criticism!! toodles <3
big gray eyes bore into the poor plushie’s skull as nagi’s hand moves the joystick. why is it so stubborn?! these things are supposed to be easy, right?
“seishirou, it’s okay–”
“no.”
he presses the button for what has to be the dozenth time, and the claw lowers itself. it clamps around the sheep’s fluffy cranium, and slowly lifts back up again. c’mon, c’mon, c’mon...
the grip isn’t as good as he thinks it is, though, and right when the claw is near the deposit zone, it falls free from its grip.
“fuck,” nagi mutters, and he rubs at his eyes with the butt of his hand. he has to win this for you, even if it costs him all of his allowance for the month.
you place a gentle hand on his shoulder and offer him a little smile. immediately, determination spreads from his heart and throughout his entire body. if he gets the plushie, you’ll smile even bigger. and nagi really likes watching you smile — it’s pretty.
“you’re gonna end up spending all of your money, babe. we can just come back later.”
“no, i got it.” he fishes more yen out of his pocket and puts it in the coin slot.
the claw machine starts up again, and he navigates the uncooperative claw right back over the sheep. doesn’t it want to go home? it should be tired of sitting there with all the other plushies. he can set it free and give it a brand new parent!
nagi double, triple checks that the claw will securely get the stuffed animal before pressing the button. the claw lowers, okay, grabs the sheep by the head again (a bit more firm this time), okay, goes back up, okay, moves directly over the deposit, okay, and...
the sheep drops down the deposit, and your hand tightens on his shoulder as you squeal. the sheep is finally free from jail!
“you did it!”
pride blooms in his chest. nagi did, in fact, do it. took him a lot of money and way more effort than he would’ve liked, but it’s worth it when you bend down, grab the plush, and beam up at him.
“thank you!!” you push yourself up a bit and press a kiss to his cheek, and his heart stutters. your lips feel amazing on his milky skin, soft and full. “you really didn’t have to keep trying, it would’ve been fine if you gave up.”
hey, wait.
if he wins more plushies, does he get more kisses? does he get to see you squeal and smile and be so full of happiness it could kill a person?
“i, uh... ‘s no big deal.” he rubs the back of his neck, pink tinting the tips of his ears. “you want another one, or...?”
it’s worth a try, right?
your eyes dart over to the pea plushie, and there’s that wanting twinkle in your eyes. but when you look back at him, you shake your head. “no, it’s okay. you’re probably ready to go back home.”
nagi tilts his head. “but i just saw you look at those peas.”
your eyes widen a bit, and you chuckle. “oh, uh... we can always come back, and you already won me one!”
he boops your nose, a slight frown tugging the corners of his lips downward. “don’t lie. i can just win you another one.”
nagi presses a light kiss to the top of your head and digs in his pocket again. i’m definitely gonna be broke after this, he thinks as he pushes the coins into the slot, hearing the now-familiar jingle of the machine.
i beg all the gods for an au where pyrrha got to raise gideon. i bet my ass just single presence of pyrrha in gideon's life would have saved our girl from a couple (hundreds) mental breakdowns.
Thinking about how Pyrrha asked Wake if Pash was really a nice kid and Wake laughed and said of course not she's related to me. And then Pyrrha got to spend time with Gideon and Gideon was Like That and Pyrrha must have thought back to that moment a few times. And she still wanted her because it doesn't matter who the sperm donor was that's their kid. Their mean bitter traumatised sarcastic scared little girl. I'm just gonna curl up for a sec excuse me
musical motifs in chess: the musical -> "mountain duet" and "pity the child #2"