#kinda a bday fic for shiki kinda not :/ love him tho!!!!!! happy belated bday my baby boy!!!!!!!

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i got a little container for my nayuta ice cream nui and immediately started thrashing him around like a feral dog and then i was like “haha nayuta if he was at an amusement park” and that’s how this ficlet was born

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worth a thousand tummy aches

nayuta throws up after this rollercoaster too, which takes him to three for three, and it’s funny in a kinda-not way because as soon as he’s not heaving over the toilet bowl anymore, he wipes his mouth and says, “that was fun. what’s next?”

or, nayuta is determined to make sure that shiki has a good time at the amusement park. ft. nayuta who is still kinda sickly, belated birthday boy shiki, and ultimate third-wheel/professional bag carrier kanata.

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nayuta throws up after this rollercoaster too, which takes him to three for three, and it’s funny in a kinda-not way because as soon as he’s not heaving over the toilet bowl anymore, he wipes his mouth and says, “that was fun. what’s next?”

shiki, who had been patting nayuta’s back as he emitted what little he’d eaten for lunch that day, pauses. “um. i’m not sure— i don’t think— that’s not really—” nayuta brushes past him to wash out his mouth then his hands, the water briefly drowning out the sound of shiki’s stuttering. “nayuta, we can just go home, it’s okay—”

“tickets were expensive.”

“—well, we already got to do a lot of things—”

“you’ve been looking forward to this all week.”

“—we can just come back some other time when you’re feeling better—”

“this is as ‘better’ as it gets, shiki. you know that.” nayuta swipes paper towels from the dispenser, more aggressively than he needs to. he stops, breathes, then dries his hands. “you wanted to go on that tower ride, right? let’s go.”

kanata stands just outside the entrance to the bathroom, arms crossed as he carries leftover food and the plushie that nayuta had won earlier that day, and effectively scaring away any potential restroom-needers; when the two of them exit, he raises his eyebrow at shiki, who shakes his head in response. his eyes shift over to nayuta. “alright?”

“yep.”

with nayuta starting off in the direction of the tower ride without even a glance backwards, kanata simply shrugs at shiki before following after him. 

that’s it?! thinks shiki. 

even so, shiki could see it too: the determined set in nayuta’s shoulders, the clench in his jaw. nayuta wasn’t going to be stopped anytime soon. 

or so he thinks.

because later, nayuta stumbles off of the tower ride looking light-headed and somehow paler than ever, and he only just manages to say, “i’m not even nauseous this time,” in an overly proud tone before he starts bleeding profusely from his nose. “aw, c’mon.”

shiki hurriedly thanks the nice popcorn lady for the tissues she gives him and rushes back to nayuta’s side, and then he and kanata herd him over to an empty bench. kanata bends down, retrieving a water bottle from one of his bags and handing it over to his brother. “here. don’t choke.”

“not a baby,” grumbles nayuta as he removes the tissues from his nose, examining them to see if the bleeding’s stopped enough yet. he begins to take careful sips from the bottle.

ignoring him, kanata watches his face with sharp eyes. “what do you think? can you keep going?”

nayuta hesitates, glancing up at shiki, and for a moment, shiki worries that he’s going to say yes. then he sighs, gently shaking his head. “‘m dizzy.”

kanata nods in approval. “‘kay. we’ll take a break here until you’re ready, then.” standing to sit beside him, he ruffles nayuta’s hair, smirking when nayuta glares up at him. “finish that water,” he says, pulling out his earplugs and closing his eyes. 

“yeah, yeah.”

shiki takes a seat on nayuta’s other side, hands twisted together in an attempt to avoid fretting over his friend. are you okay? is sitting on the edge of his tongue, but the defeated slope of nayuta’s neck makes it feel redundant to ask. (he kinda wants to touch it, too, but he’s not sure if he’s allowed.) he sits stiffly instead, listening to the excited squeals of children and almost jumping out of his skin when nayuta slumps against his side.

“i ruined it again…” shiki hears him whisper. in a louder voice, nayuta says, “i’m sorry, shiki.”

“what? no. why?”

“i really was feeling good today,” he insists. “and i really, really wanted you to have a good time. but i…” he trails off, balling his hands into fists.

“nayuta…” shiki places his hand on top of his friend’s. “i don’t need to ride thrill rides or anything to have a good time.” he smiles a little when nayuta looks up. “all i’ve ever needed is you.”

nayuta blinks, then grins, a little bit like sunlight peeking through the clouds. hiding his face in shiki’s shoulder, he laces their hands together. “mm. cheesy.”

“that bad?” laughs shiki, guts cartwheeling and stomach full of butterflies.

“yeah. definitely.”

“ew.” they both look up to see kanata’s face full of disgust as he watches them. “did you both just forget i was here or something?”

shiki turns bright red as nayuta notes, absently, “ah. my nose started bleeding again.”

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a/n: shout-out to my younger sibling who got so heated while talking about tops and bottoms in fandom that her nose started bleeding profusely in the middle of the mall. evie, you’re so iconic.

i want you guys to know that kanata rode one (1) ride with them and then tapped out to watch their stuff instead HAHA