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whitepeachrum · 2 months ago

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Fandom: Hetalia (personified) Pairing: Ivan x Kiku (RusPan/PanRus) Content Length: Short (~1300 words)

“Have you ever played the Pocky game?” Kiku asks.

“I have not. What is a ‘Pocky’?” Ivan responds, curious about a new game. Kiku shows him the box and Ivan is confused as he reads ‘Rosku’ on the packaging. Ah, it’s in English lettering.

“It is a biscuit with usually a chocolate coating, but it comes in many flavors. It is like a Kit-Kat, but slimmer.”

“Ah, so it's a sweet treat. I don't really like sweets.”

“It’s not that overwhelming. Here, try one.”

Ivan takes a biscuit and bites into it. He shrugs as he analyzes it's flavor, deeming it ‘alright.’

“So how do you play a game with it? Do you try to see how many fit in your mouth at a time?” Ivan asks, still interested in the game suggestion.

“No. This game is not about quantity. It is about speed.”

“Speed?”

“Yes. For Pocky game, you have one stick for two people. You hold onto it on each end with your mouth and then you munch, munch, munch until there is no more Pocky.”

“You said this was about speed.”

“Yes. Usually the fastest person wins.”

“Can’t I win if I just took one big bite?”

“No big bites!” Kiku quickly shook his hand. “Only small bites. Big bites are dangerous. They can be a choking hazard.”

“Ahh. I see. No big bites then.”

“I will show you how to do it. Hold it with your teeth and I will play first.”

Ivan does as he's told and bites the uncoated end of his unfinished pocky stick to hold out for Kiku to bite. His eyes follow Kiku closely as he watches him slowly get closer to him until he almost kisses him and pulls the snack from his teeth.

“Just like that, but with two people.”

“Oh, that is an exciting game. Can I try it on you too?”

“Oh,” Kiku blinks, “Yes. Yes, you can.”

“Alright, be still. I want to focus.”

Ivan puts both hands on Kiku’s neck to stabilize his head. Kiku’s face, in return, begins to warm up. He didn't expect Ivan to put his hands on his neck, he just expected him to bite.

And he did, but he went so slowly that it made Kiku’s heart race with every bite he took and chewed on. Did he have to go so slow? Going faster would make his mind wander less about what Ivan’s intentions were. But perhaps it was a good thing that he was going slow if he was just learning. The tension was eating him alive.

The worst part of it all was that Ivan was staring right at him. Not blinking at all. And his face just kept getting closer and closer and closer…

“Ah…” Kiku squeaked quietly, his face completely flushed by the time Ivan was one bite away from their lips brushing against one another.

Ivan grabbed the last part with his teeth, being careful to not accidentally kiss his friend, and pulled it out successfully. He chewed on the piece and pulled himself away from Kiku, who was completely stunned by his behavior. Ivan smiled, thinking he nailed it.

“Was that good?” Ivan asked innocently as he wiped his mouth of any possible residue.

“That…” Kiku blinked as he attempted to register some of his words.

His smile faded as he noticed Kiku just staring intensely at him. He must’ve gotten the rules wrong. “Mm. I guess not. Maybe I should practice once more. I think I took this one a bit slowly.”

Kiku nods and Ivan puts another sweet treat between Kiku’s lips.

Ivan repeats his process, this time with a bit more speed, managing to get Kiku looking as bright as a beet. This was somehow worse than him going slow. What kind of man stares down the other one during a Pocky game like that?! It was diabolically unnerving.

“That last one was close. I almost ate you instead.“ Ivan chuckles mildly at the situation.

“Almost… yes…” Kiku stammered, struggling to say anything after that.

“Alright, I think I’m getting the hang of it. Let’s begin the game.” Ivan holds the Pocky between his teeth and Kiku looks down at the treat picturing getting to the end of it as quickly as he possibly could.

“No hands this time.”

“No hands? What?”

“Using your hands is cheating.”

“Oh, I did not know that. You did not tell me that before. Maybe I should do another practice round without hands, then…?”

“No. No more practicing. It's time for the game.”

“Really? I can't practice again?”

“Just be confident. You are doing good already.”

“I don't want to be just good. I want to be the best.”

“…I-I'm going to start the countdown!” Kiku stood his ground.

“Fine, go ahead.” Ivan grinned cheekily.

Kiku wins the first round on speed alone. Ivan wasn’t quick enough to finish all the Pocky, so when it was gone after a second or so, Ivan looked stunned by his speed.

“So THAT’S how it works. I see.” Ivan nods, feeling more confident about his tactics. “This is a fun game.”

“It can be fun, yes.”

“Alright, next round.” Ivan warmed up his hands with excitement.

Being too hasty during the second round, the duo manages to break the stick before they get a chance to actually play. Kiku took this as a sign that his friend was quite competitive, which made the game all the more fun of course, but it made him all the more anxious. Watching Ivan’s passion and joy at playing a new game, made his heart swell even more. Maybe even too much.

Feeling like he can't handle his heart beating this fast, Kiku voices that he doesn't want to play the game anymore, putting a hand over his chest to try to ease the tension.

“Come on, Kiku. You can’t just win a round and say you want to stop playing. Let’s do one more round. It can be the last one.”

Ivan didn't even like the snack. Why was he so adamant about playing this game? Kiku hesitates, but reluctantly accepts to do one last round. He sets up the biscuit between his lips and closes his eyes tightly.

“Do you want me to count down?”

Kiku nodded.

“Alright. Three…” Ivan placed one hand on his face. Causing Kiku to shut his eyes even tighter. He was cheating! But it was the last round so Kiku thought to led it slide. It's not like he had enough willpower to tell him anything anyways.

“Two…” he placed the other hand on the other side of his face.

Oh come on, Kiku thought, just finish this game already.

“One…” Ivan removes the Pocky from their lips and when Kiku notices it drops, he opens his eyes to see Ivan lean in and kiss him tenderly with his own eyes closed.

Kiku should’ve expected this, since he did offer to play the risky game, but he had been completely thrown off-guard by him. He thought Ivan wouldn’t understand what he was going for, or worse, that he wouldn’t want to reciprocate his feelings back. But there he was kissing him without anything in the way. How long has he been holding this from him? What if he playing dumb this whole time? And why was he kissing him like that?! It made Kiku mad!

Kiku pushes Ivan off of him and covers his mouth, completely flustered by the whole ordeal, not expecting to have been kissed so sweetly. Ivan smiles at him and eats the last stick they had between them until it is completely gone.

“I win,” he says confidently, despite knowing well that he cheated his way into getting his sweet victory.

#hetalia #aph russia #aph japan #hws russia #hws japan #ruspan #panrus #surprise! i have other ships i like to write about!#happy peppero/pocky day!#i came up with this right as i was falling asleep last night so i had to quickly finish it this morning #its rough around the edges but i love having ivan be cheeky and see everything as a fun and tactical game #whitepeachrum #wpr snippets

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