choomichu

[choomichu]

complete self indulgence. Nejis cheeks are just too cute.

Neji Hyuga x Reader his cheeks are so cute

Guys his face is so cute

You always thought Nejis face was so cute. Ever since you were Genin—when he had the grimace on his face that seemed ever permanent. And even when he grew up, and that grimace was a little less common, his face was so cute.

Or, maybe the right word now was handsome. His cheeks were smooth and flat, his pale white eyes matched his complexion, and his hair fell perfectly around his face to frame it.

It was often you found yourself staring, and todays mission was no different. You weren't even paying attention, really, because you found that his lips looked like they were made out of rose petals, or something like that, and your heart was pounding.

Your eyes widened the moment he looked up at you. His pale eyes stared right at you with what you could only describe as intensity. It didn't seem malicious, though, just... focused. His eyes narrowed to a sliver, before he turned back to his book. Your heart pounded again in an entirely unprofessional manner.

You shook your head and turned back to your own book, determined not to stare anymore.

But, god did that boy have lovely legs. You had never been one for legs, but there was no denying that they were long. They would definitely be able to give someone some exercise. You wanted to see him do those stretches more often.

Of course, you knew how to workout your legs too—it was common knowledge as a ninja. But sometimes, you just wish Neji would think shorts or something of the sort were fashionable, like he did when you were Genin. He looked great in and out of uniform.

He looked good in everything. It was almost mind-boggling, but you shouldn’t ogling at your *teammate*.

You sighed. “So,” you began. “Neji,” you said, trying not to choke. “How is your day going?” God, why was this so difficult?

His shoulders tensed, and you wondered if you’d said something wrong. Then he spoke. “I suppose it’s been good. Yourself?” he asked, looking over at you, but not meeting your eyes—more like your face.

You smiled and nodded. “Pretty good…” You trailed off, an absentminded smile on your face as you looked over at his cheeks. Ah, you wished you two were Genin again, when he had those cute chubby cheeks. You could never take his glares seriously when his cheeks were so cute. Even his glare was cute.

Unknowingly, you let out a sigh. A small, short, longing sigh, your hands on your own cheeks.

Neji’s brow furrowed and your eyes snapped away from his cheeks. “It doesn’t sound like you’re alright to me.” he spoke, pointing out your sigh.

You blinked and sat up straight, pulling your hands away from your cheeks and sitting up properly. You hardly registered your own sigh—and he mistook that dreamy sigh for being unwell. Maybe being lovesick did mean you were unwell. When he worried over you like that, how couldn’t you be lovesick?

“Ahaha… yeah, I’m fine,” you reassured him.

It sounded unconvincing, even to you. You weren’t a terrible liar, but you couldn’t tell him the reason for your odd behavior. How could you even begin to say that his face was so cute it had you sighing?

His cheeks weren’t even chubby anymore, but you had the dying urge to reach out and take them in between your fingers and just—

Crap, you actually gave into your own thoughts and did it. You didn’t even notice your hands coming up to pinch at his cheeks. Neji was frozen stiff infront of you, his hand still raised in midair with the book he had been reading. He didn’t move or make a noise for a few seconds. The air felt tense enough you were sure he could feel the tension in your fingers.

When he finally moved again, he was reaching down to touch them, making his fingers curl around your wrist before he calmly removed them. “What do you think you’re doing?”

You were sure there was a light color of pink on his face—though it must have been a result of the temporary pinching.

“Ah, sorry… I wasn’t really thinking.” You eventually got out. “I was just thinking how smooth your face must have been… Ahaha… Which the answer is: really smooth! Hahaha…!” You were making a fool out of yourself, you were sure.

To your own horror, you kept talking. “You know, your cheeks are really… really cute.”

That color of pink on his face seemed to worsen upon hearing you speak those words. You were pretty sure you saw him turn completely red, you might have thought he was blushing if it weren’t for his usual behavior. Even that was… adorable, in a weird way.

He coughed softly and lowered his arm. “As flattering as your compliments are, you can spare yourself from such words.”

He was rejecting you before you even had the chance, wasn’t he?! This was his way of saying ‘I don’t need such an idiotic, stupid person like you.’ wasn’t it?!

No, it wasn’t, actually. Neji just didn’t know how to receive compliments—not about his appearance. He was used to the ‘genius,’ ‘prodigy,’ ‘strong,’ comments. But for a person such as yourself to be complimenting his face… All he could hope to do was brush it off and hope his cheeks hadn’t gone pink.

If anyone noticed he was blushing, he’d never hear the end of it, and it probably wouldn’t help him to hide how embarrassed he was. He hated feeling embarrassed, especially when the person complimenting him was his teammate.

“Your cheeks are even cuter when they’re pink…” You sighed out absentmindedly. Of course you noticed his blush. What kind of stupid person doesn’t recognize their own crush when it’s right in front of them, blushing?! “It’s the first time I’ve seen them that way…”

He cleared his throat yet again. “My cheeks are merely warm. No doubt due to the temperature.” There was something off about his tone—you’d never heard him talk that way before. “Now.” He stood up from his spot on the grass. “It’s time to resume our mission. No doubt Lee and Guy Sensei are throwing a fit. Tenten can’t keep them still forever.”

With a quick nod and another apology, you followed after him.

Even his long hair was so nice. Maybe you could get away with playing with that next time.