#☈ • ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ & ᴘɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢs ɢʟᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ sɪɢʜᴛ / ᴀᴜ.

[smilemuse]

AU PART 2

◘ MODERN AU (CLOSED WITH @vh1ral ): ☈ • ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴇɴsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ & ᴘɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢs ɢʟᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ sɪɢʜᴛ / ᴀᴜ.

notes: yoshida hirofumi has an interest in piercings, it starts with getting one of his own: the curve along his ear. he finds himself hooked & decides to get more. however, his interest lies further when he decides he'd like to become one. he's quite aware the laws are more strict with becoming a piercer so he does have a medical license, he also trained under a mentor piercer. yoshida is a current resident at kotetsu & he operates in harajuku, a rich den for other piercing parlors. one day, out of the corner of his eye a blonde boy catches his eye. he thinks nothing of it until he keeps seeing him like a habitual routine. he wonders if he wants to get a piercing, though he can't completely make out his face, he does find him intriguing. one day, he decides to approach him with his business card, with the words TEXT ME on the back of it. an unlikely connection forms between the two.

◘ MODERN AU (CLOSED WITH @vh1ral ): ☈ • ᴀ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ ʟᴇssᴏɴs & ᴏғ ʀᴏᴡᴅʏ ᴅᴏʀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇs / ᴀᴜ.

notes: yoshida hirofumi is a freshman in college who decides to live on campus. he ends up being paired up with a boy his age: denji. yoshida is intrigued but also annoyed by the loudness the other exuded. he is currently majoring in political science in hopes to have a government job, but is unsure of what division he would like to pursue. though he keeps his distance with denji, there's only so much he can do with a shared space. he finds himself drawn to him in some way. only time will tell.

[smilemuse]

FOR YOSHIDA, HIS OBSERVATION SKILLS ARE THAT OF A DETECTIVE, he tends to notice the little things about people ( perhaps it comes with the idea that he does tend to make sure his clients are happy ). he notices the faint flush on denji's cheeks like he was up in front of a class about to present something & the nerves have struck him. the hints of amusement hit his features despite the fact his bangs have grown a little too long. they were leaves that covered the window to his view point, but he adores it that way so that people can't see what he's thinking or what he might be feeling. ❛ hmm..is that it? i only try to see a maximum of thirty clients a day since i don't want to burn myself out.❜ he takes a pause realizing he would make an exception for denji, a complete stranger.

❛ it's nice to meet you, denji, ❜ a smile appears on soft lips while he continues to gauge where the blonde's interest lies. ❛ any particular reason why you'd feel more comfortable with me? ❜ yoshida enjoys setting a partition between him & most people since he would rather stay detached. it's a lifestyle most people would scoff as weird, but he has no interest in wanting to make friends. he is perfectly content with being alone. ❛ my next client is going to be thirty minutes late, so i wouldn't mind giving you a consultation. it's free, by the way.❜ he adds since any potential clients were always going to come back & forth.

❛ follow me, ❜ he beckons like wind scratching on the glass. he turns with ease hoping to see more of denji. there's a reason why he'd given his personal number since his business card has the number to kotetsu. so he hopes he takes the hint & uses that to advantage as he doesn't freely hand out his number. yoshida leads him back to the shop before opening the door for him.

he knows what his boss would say, but yoshida is the type to attract all sorts of clients from ruffians to stray cats that were curious. at the end of the day, he can't stress enough the type of aftercare that's needed. at least he knows he'll always pay the rent for the space he's allotted. ❛ by the way, would this be your first piercing? ❜

IT HAD BEEN ANOTHER DAY , SOME KIND OF BASIC SURVIVAL. denji was feeling a little pathetic in this way ... feeling like he needed to find something stable. hayakawa was nice enough to help him stay for a bit , but he wasn't exactly in the position of comfort. he needed to pull his own weight. odd jobs were scarce — but at least there was discipline in the way he saved and would spend on rare occasions. it was obvious why denji wouldn't pass this shop every now and then. if he didn't constantly see it , maybe there wouldn't be any temptation.

the only reason he'd been trying to glance through the window every other week , was because he needed to scope out professionals. denji wanted to stick out. if it's not a tattoo , it's some kind of piercing. call him superficial , but was there anything wrong with making sure it wasn't some creep that would give him a hard time? this train of thought had obviously left him though , when he realized who was frequenting the place. stopped dead in his tracks the first time when the other guy had caught him looking , condensation evident on the glass ; that's how close he was snooping. the only choice was for him take detours the next week , until he had no option but to end up on this original route , thanks to unnecessary construction.

nothing was going to prepare him honestly , the way his body froze for a moment — turning to set his gaze on the other. denji recognized him from the shop , a slight heat stung at his cheeks when he replayed their moments prior. god , this guy's approaching him because of last time. ❛ was always just a bad time , y'know? always seems kinda busy ... ❜ lie , lie , lie. wasn't it obvious? he should disappear into a puddle. he tried to bite back the embarrassment , nearly clueless as he held the card in his hand. his number?

❛ name's denji , ❜ it leaves him while he tries to clear his throat , suddenly aware of his stance , straightening his posture as he looks up at the other. well , yoshida. ❛ i mean , guess i'd feel more reassurance if i'm talkin' to you. wouldn't mind checking it out , ❜ throat clears once more — he's trying to be genuine. a normal kind of civilian , he thinks. ❛ nice to meet you by the way , yoshida, ❜