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that-otome-potato · 2 years ago

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Fireflies

I had originally had this as a request for another BLST writer, but she's been swamped with requests and general life stuff, so I'm going to do it myself! (It's @lancermylove/@blackstarmylove, go check her out please!) For this one, I chose Mizuki because he doesn't get as much love, so lets see how we do! This fic takes place after Heath comes back from his health haitus.

Request (by me because I don't really do requests): MC invites Mizuki to a field to watch fireflies in the gloaming.

Mizuki x F!Reader

Word count: 1800+

Rating: PG for slight language.

~*~

"Everyone, the Owner has an announcement!"

As all of the cast members gathered around the intern, I looked over towards Unei from where I stood next to Mizuki on the stage. The day's performance had just finished and I was helping him clean up the shop. I giggled when I heard my boyfriend release a frustrated sigh with a scratch at the back of his head.

"In three months time, it will be the annual summer fest! This year, it was decided that each team will perform during the two weeks that we will be there." Uni looked up from where he had been reading off a clipboard. "The theme this year is Summer Nights, so plan please accordingly. There is a costume rental in the village near the venue if nothing can be put together at the shop."

"So the usual shit." Mizuki murmured under his breath with a roll of his golden eyes. I had to slap my hand over my mouth to keep the laugh I felt bubbling up. He saw this and smirked, forcing me to look away to hide the blush that heated my cheeks at the sight.

Kei stepped up next to Unei while the attention was on the younger man. "For lodging, I have already set up to have rooms available for everyone. We will start advertising for the show this week, so make sure you are prepared to give your all like you do every night."

With that, both Kei and Unei exited the stage to go to the offices. Mizuki tsked. "Well, shit. Guess Heath's gonna be busy."

"He's a talented artist, I doubt he will have issues coming up with something. I wonder if we will have time to create a routine for it."

"No doubt about it. We're Team B. We are the Best!" Mizuki did a small punching motion in front of him and I smiled affectionately. Out of all the teams, the members of his team all seemed to be the closest, so I had faith that they'd pull something together quickly.

~*~ Three Months Later ~*~

"Mizuki! Smell the fresh air!" I closed my eyes and took a deep breath of the coastal air. A nice breeze was blowing, causing the limbs of the trees to rustle and add to the song of nature as we stepped out of the bus that had been our chariot from the city to our destination. The feeling of someone coming up next to me and plopping their arm across the back of my neck caused my eyes to open and I turned to see a sleepy Mizuki yawn. He had fallen asleep on the bus while listening to the song that Heath had put together with his earbuds. It probably hadn't helped that I had run my fingers through his hair as he laid his head in my lap.

Of course, Ran and Lico had taken the opportunity to take pictures of their sleeping leader with his mouth slightly open and softly snoring.

"You know the drill, everyone. You have received your assigned rooms and rehearsal times in the training studio." Kei's deep voice rumbled from the side. Mizuki didn't care much for the actor's words as they already knew about this, so he laid his head on my shoulder and pretended to fall asleep once more. Kongou came up next to him and clapped him on the back with one of his large hands.

"Now is not the time for that, Mizuki. We need to get up to our rooms to set our stuff down since our rehearsal time is first."

"Yeah, yeah." came his grumbled reply as Mizuki grabbed both his bag and mine to take inside.

I started to follow, but felt a gentle hand on my elbow. I turned to see the beautiful Qu next to me. "Since they will be training for a couple hours, would you like to join my team to go shopping for groceries and other things? We need to stock the kitchen for Kongou."

I looked from him towards Mizuki's retreating back before turning back. "Sure! I don't want to get in their way."

Fifteen minutes later, after Mokuren's team had put their bags into their assigned rooms, we were walking down the street towards the familiar grocery mart. We came here before every summer festival to get groceries for the house and the festival stalls the cast members not performing manned to feed the guests.

There was a love-hate relationship with the owner of this shop, depending on who was put in charge of the foodstuff gathering for that particular year. I saw the owner's eyes light up at the sight of Team C entering the establishment.

"It's that time of year already, is it? Will you be needing the same items as usual?"

Mokuren stepped forward to address the owner. "This year is bigger. It should be twice the amount as in years past as all five teams will be performing."

The man's eyes grew wide at the information. "Well then, we should get started! Do you have a list of items you will need?"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Mokuren turned towards Hari, who produced a piece of paper with a list of items needed. The other man unfolded the paper and scanned the contents, then looked up. "I don't suppose I could get some help with collecting? It's only me today unfortunately. When a few of my employees heard that you lot were coming, they all requested for time off or called in sick. A couple are quite big fans of yours."

"Hari, you and Kasumi stay and help. Zakuro, Qu and I will go in search of other items that we will need for the show. How long do you believe it will take?"

"No more than an hour with their help, I'm sure."

"Good." And with that, Mokuren turned towards the door with Zakuro, Qu and I in tow.

While shopping at a fabric store for things to finish their costumes, Qu asked, "Do you and Mizuki plan on doing anything special on this trip? If I'm right, this is the first summer festival you two will be at as a couple, yes?"

I casted a side glance at my friend. "Yeah, but everyone will be so busy during the event, who will have time?"

"If I recall correctly, there is a small hill near the venue. Perhaps you two can steal away when B isn't performing?"

I thought about it for a second. That wasn't a half bad idea. "It's possible. Since it's near the venue, if he's needed, Mizuki could be back quickly."

With the idea in my head, I felt a little giddy.

However, once everything had been gathered, the festival was in full swing between setup, and rehearsals the moment we returned from the shops the first night. The first week went by in a blur with all the activities and, most of the time, I felt like I only saw Mizuki from a distance.

We spent time together late at night when all his team mates decided it was time to sleep. We could usually get a little time playing video games in before he would start falling asleep. Once he was comfortable in his sleeping state, I snuck back down to my room since I was told early on that I wasn't allowed to stay in Mizuki's room over night.

It never felt like enough though.

Finally, it was the last show of the event - Team K - and Mizuki was manning one of the stalls with the rest of his team. It was getting close to dusk and I was determined to do as Qu had suggested.

"Hey Mizuki?" I called out as he passed with a box of fish. He immediately stopped and raised a pierced eyebrow in question. I hurried towards him and leaned in to whisper in his ear. "Wanna escape for a bit? The stall is all set up. I want to show you something."

Mizuki smirked, but then looked over towards his team to judge for himself. When they seemed to not even notice us, he placed the box near the grill for Kongou, I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the back of the venue, grabbing a basket I'd placed there earlier. What we didn't see was the knowing looks of his team, some with smirks, some with eye rolls.

Like two escaped prison inmates, I dragged him at a run through a copse of trees towards the hill that Qu had mentioned. At the top of the hill sat a large, lone tree that looked over the town and where the festival was.

"What's all this?"

"Well, since I didn't know if we would have time to do something together, I made time. It won't be long since I know you're still working and could get in trouble if management or Kei found out, but I wanted to show you something I found out about this hill."

"It's a hill. What's so exciting about it?"

He sounded disinterested, but I saw affection in the way he looked at me with our hands still locked together.

"Well, I thought this would be a cool little getaway while we were here since it'll be another year before we come back." I released his hand, feeling a little nervous. Something else had happened while the festival had been going on. I realized just how deep my feelings for him had become. It hadn't been a shock, per se, as if it was something I'd known for some time. My brain just finally found the right word for it.

"When it gets dark enough, lights come out up here in the taller grass. I thought we could share some dessert while we watched them?"

"It isn't really my thing, but you wanna do it so I guess it's ok."

As soon as the picnic blanket was down, the fireflies came out. We sat there eating an assortment of cakes, sweets and pastries as we watched them. I thought it was wonderful, but I was also nervous, wondering if Mizuki remembered the meaning behind fireflies that they taught us in school.

"It's like seeing stars close enough to touch." He murmured, popping dango into his mouth whole. When he reached out to touch one, I quickly took a secret picture with my phone, wanting to capture this rare moment.

"Do...you remember what fireflies mean?"

"Something about the souls of soldiers or some shit?"

"Well, I mean, that's one thought. But there's another meaning behind them."

Mizuki looked at me with a brow furrowed in deep thought. When the answer didn't come to him right away, I could see frustration, so I grabbed his hand and brought it to hold in front of my chest with both hands. "They're also called hotaru."

I watched as he mouthed the word. That's when I could see a proverbial lightbulb popping up, causing his cheeks to glow. He understood my meaning.

I waited with baited breath for his reaction, half expecting him to backtrack and pull away, but he only looked at our clasped hands a moment before looking back at the gloaming and the fireflies that looked like the stars in their background.

"Yeah. Hotaru is a good word for them."

~*~

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galaxxies18 · 2 years ago

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2nd Anniversary Event — Ignite A Noise

Que my skeleton rising from the grave just to dance to Ego because it slaps way too hard 😂

Anyway, I decided to take a break from my mind numbing grind in Granblue since I already finished Proving Grounds + I don't feel like fully grinding out for gems in Enstars yet (even though I should because I have dire needs for the upcoming puka puka)

I mean ANYWAYS Chapters 1-5 under the cut :D

-Ignite A Noise-

Thanks to Haseyama, Starless hastily reopened to celebrate its second anniversary before the full restoration of the shop. Each team received a stage script with five interpretations from one original text.

Chapter 1 Cast: Kei, Kokuyo, Rindou, Mokuren, Mizuki, MC

MC (Today they’re going to be talking about the 2nd Anniversary Performance...) Unei Good work, everyone. Today, we’ll be having an important conversation about the 2nd Anniversary performance- Haseyama Quit blabbering, Unei. Time is golden after all. Oi, Kei. You’ve got the new song, so I’ll leave the 2nd Anniversary up to you. Kokuyo Why the hell does he know about it? Haseyama I’m the owner, aren’t I? There’s nothing I don’t know about my own shop. Kei Fine. A 2nd Anniversary show from the beginning. There’s no reason to spare. Haseyama Oh, since it is the 2nd Anniversary, I’ll be laying down some rules. Even though it’s a celebration, it won’t be much different from usual. The customers should be happy when watching the show. With that in mind, here are the 3 rules. First: The shows during this period should only be about the 2nd Anniversary. However, you will all decide what to do. Rindou So we’re allowed to choose the program? Haseyama That’s right. After a bit of discussion, it was decided...Surely you can understand that, don’t you? Second: Repeated performances and cast members are prohibited. Mizuki Huh? The hell do you mean? Haseyama Don’t do the same performance twice in a row. The same goes to the cast members. Mokuren That’s a pain. Why is there such a rule? (read: WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN’T DANCE ON STAGE FOR THE WHOLE DAY?) Haseyama I’ve been receiving all of your selfish requests. Don’t keep using the same cast members, you’ll die from overworking. In other words, this is the management looking out for you brats. You better be thankful. Now, for the last one. Rule 3. The cast members who get to perform on stage will be decided by this little lady. Really simple, isn’t it? MC H-huh!? I- I get to choose? Haseyama Yes, yes. You just need to tell daddy dearest. You don’t have to worry about the teams. (Don’t call yourself my daddy get out BLEGH) It can be based on your favourite, or who seems to make the most profits. I’ll leave that decision up to you. Mokuren ...Are you alright with that, Kei? Kei If that’s the case, all we can do is bear with it. After all, this store is hers. Whoever she picks to be up on the stage will never be wrong. Mizuki Oi, MC. You know what to do, right? Pick everyone from Team B. Rindou Mizuki. Don’t pressure her. Haseyama Oi. If there’s any disagreements, take that outside. This is all I have to say. All of you just have to do it or die trying, got it? Unei And without further ado, everyone, I hope everyone is able to prepare for the 2nd Anniversary performance well! Oh, that’s right. Kei-san, when do you plan on giving Yakou-san his Team K stage outfit? (everyone in visible shock) Haseyama ...Hah? Yakou? Kokuyo Oi, Kei. The hell is he talking about? Rindou Yakou is coming back? And..he’s returning as a member of Team K? Kei …(sigh) My head’s in a daze right now... This wasn’t my doing. And speaking of K, this matter doesn’t involve the rest of you. Unei, I’ll talk to you later about the finer details. Unei Huh? Me? Why do you need to talk to me...? Yakou will be returning for the 2nd Anniversary Performance. If there isn’t 25 people, the cast members will not be enough, right? Kokuyo You know, this talk is going way too fast. Is there any idiot who would come back after leaving? Haseyama Unei. If you’re done here, go back to work. You’re not coming back here until you find out what the hell is going on. Unei H-huh!?

Chapter 2 Cast: Zakuro, Mokuren, Kokuyo, Mizuki, Kei, Rindou --A few days ago. Zakuro Oh my, oh my. All the tops of each team. I pray you forgive my impudence. Mokuren Talking pretentiously is fine. Just hurry up and get to the point. Zakuro Oya oya, such ridiculousness. The foundations for human relationships is not limited to labor, is it not? Kokuyo Sorry. I’m not good at exchanging words, so will my fists do instead? Zakuro Terrifying, as expected of Team W’s top. Even in such a place, your savagery is outstanding. However, I do not wish to have my face shape changed. Without further ado, let’s begin, shall we? This is regarding the 2nd anniversary celebration of Mr. And Mrs. Miki’s Starless. Rindou This is...a screenplay and recording? Zakuro Yes, it would be wise to hand these over to your respective teams. This is all for the 2nd anniversary. Kokuyo Hah....why the hell do I have to bother giving it to them. Mokuren I agree. Mizuki Oi. Where’s Team B’s recording? Zakuro Surely if we present the script, Heath will be ready to make one, yes? Mizuki ‘f course! It’s ‘cuz Heath is amazing after all. Kei Dostoevsky? And it seems the source for all these is “The Brothers Karamazov.” Zakuro Correct. All five screenplays were derived from the same source material. A grand play about the Karamazov clan’s feast. Different truths from different viewpoints, a commonplace theme in our world. Well then, this is all the wisdom the heavens have deigned to grace me with. The rest is up to our outstanding tops. Please guide us well. Mokuren Tch. You speak too much. Haseyama Hnn...I see.

Chapter 3 Cast: Akira, Maica, Heath Akira Hey, did you guys hear about the rules for the 2nd Anniversary? Maica Wasn’t it something like “If you perform once, take a break once,” or something? Akira Yeah, yeah. That one. Maica I’m pretty sure there were other rules too. Heath MC chooses who gets to go up the stage, and the performance will be decided by those cast members who were chosen. Maica Ah, that’s right. Akira So let’s say, I was put into a team with everyone from K, I wonder...? Maica What of it? Akira I’m from Team W after all, so my original performance should be “GOLGODA.” Maica That’s right. And I’m with Team P’s “Only seek you.” Heath B’s is “Venom.” Akira So what happens if I’m put in with the Team K members? What’ll happen to “GOLGODA”...? Heath Well, if it’s going to be a vote of majority, wouldn’t you perform Team K’s “MADNESS JOKER”? Akira Right? So I would have to sing ”MADNESS JOKER.” Maica ...But at that point, wouldn’t the other people try to read the room? Akira Are the performers going to perform “GOLGODA” even though they aren’t used to it? Maica Ah...you have a point. Akira Majority vote is scary, ain’t it? There’s power in numbers, Maica. Heath Hey, Akira. In the first place, it’s MC after all. What kind of performance will it be if there’s no singer or MC? Akira Eh? There was such a thing? Maica Well, it’s possible...in theory. Akira Eh. But...isn’t that bad? Heath Maybe it is. Maica I’ll talk to MC in a bit. She needs to make sure she includes a singer in her selection. (Your words can’t stop me I had a team of just all dancers) Akira See you later~ Hey, since it’s so important, you’ll have a word in for me, right? Maica Like hell I will.

Chapter 4 Cast: Yakou, Maica, Sinju Maica Fuu. I told MC about the singers, but I wonder if it will be okay in the meantime... ...Hn? Why are you so deep in thought, Yakou? Yakou Ah, Maica. It’s been a while since I last saw it, but the ceiling sure is huge... Maica Well, that big whale made of bones is gone after all. Sinju What’s up, you two? What are you talking about? Yakou We were just talking about the whale-less ceiling. Sinju Ah, the whale. It feels a bit lonely without that there. Maica Well, since there’s the risk that it may fall again, this is good for now. Yakou I think it’s really lonely without it. After all, you could see it even from the stage. Sinju He...ehehe. Yakou What the hell. Why are you laughing all of a sudden, that’s gross. Sinju Welcome back, Yakou! Yakou ...But I didn’t even come back. I’m just here to help. Sinju But I heard from Unei that you were going to be in Team K. Maica Huh? You’re going to be in Team K? Yakou Ah, Unei actually contacted me a while ago. He said Team K was in a pinch, and asked for my help. Maica So that’s how it is...So won’t be Ginsei returning to K and Yakou won't return to P? Yakou Probably. This is a situation with Starless, so I have no idea either. Sinju But now we can be in Starless together again. Even if the teams are different, I’m still happy. Yakou What are you talking about, Sinju. This is the most convenient for both teams after all. I won and you lost. It’ll hard to get revenge if we’re on the same team again. Sinju ...Yeah. That’s right. Next time, for sure, I’ll win! I won’t lost to Yakou again! Maica Yes, yes. And that’s as far as you two go. The first thing Sinju needs to do now is to continue cleaning. And Yakou is only an understudy, right? You don’t have the authority to start a versus. Climb up the ranks first, then we’ll have that rematch. Yakou Right. I was given another chance, so I’ll make sure to work hard in Team K. But, I’m just an ordinary performer like Kasumi. So, please adjust the shift accordingly. Sinju Yep! Once again, let’s both do our best, Yakou!

Chapter 5 Cast: Menou, Hari, Kasumi

Menou ..By the way, I just saw Yakou here earlier. Did he come back to Starless? Hari No, formally he hasn’t returned yet. While continuing to work in his day job, he’s volunteering to help perform here at Starless. Menou So he’s doing this without getting paid? Why? (Good question Yakou why the fuck-) Hari It may be a conflict with his morning job. There are many places that place a rule that prohibit them from working side jobs. Menou That’s irrational. Hari Plus, it seems he’s starting here as an understudy for Team K. Menou Heh, so he’s not back to Team P? Why though? It would have been more fun if he came back to us in Team P. Kasumi Well, Team P does have Ginsei now, so~ Here are the rest of the vegetables. Menou, weren’t you supposed to be peeling them? Menou Well, I am pretty inept after all~ By the way, how is Kasumi able to work as a salaryman while attending the shows? Kasumi Eh? What do you mean? Menou I mean, wouldn’t you want to play the center role? How would you be able to? Kasumi I’m from the mob after all~ Us mobsters have our own roles. Menou Hm, you won’t budge, will you? Hari Well, I think I understand what Menou is trying to say. Yakou is very ambitious. He won’t sit by and just idly stay as an under or 5th place. Continuing to perform at the top of the stage while working as a salaryman is no problem for him at all. Kasumi Ah, I feel a bit embarassed now that you say that. Menou Yeah. Amazing~ Hari He’ll only be suffering from here on out. He’s basically living life between a rock and a hard place from now on. Menou Really? If it were me, I’d just let go of my main job without a doubt, I think. Hari ...Is that so? Menou Since...Wait, no. I need to be peeling the vegetables right now. Hari You should at least tell me why you would, since you already started. Menou Just because I feel like it. Now, let’s get to work. We can’t open the store without finishing preparations, can’t we? Kasumi Menou, you’re peeling it way too hard.

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