#was debating reversing their elevator situation or referencing kamen rider v3 when i got this prompt lol

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A... AkiShou... 27?🥺

Waah thank you so much for the request! I wasn't really intending or expecting to get asks but this was honestly a pleasant surprise! Here's a little post-canon thing where Shou is still Icarus and Akira gets to be a regular guy. Hope you enjoy, anon!

"How do we get out?"

Shoutarou looked around the small elevator slowly, seeming to take everything in, despite not having much to look at.

"Wait for emergency services, I guess. It's not like there's much we can do."

Akira groaned and slumped down against the wall in a squat.

"Well, I guess this isn't the first time we've been trapped in an elevator like this."

Shoutarou walked the short distance over to him and pressed his back against the wall. He pet Akira's hair a bit, then slid down to squat next to him.

"It's nice that we get to spend it together, this time," Shoutarou leaned his head against Akira's shoulder. Akira was just about to nuzzle his head against the top of Shou's when he suddenly flinched, knocking their heads together.

Akira whimpered, feeling tears spring to his eyes. But Shoutarou seemed completely unfazed, suddenly sitting upright with a tension to his posture.

"Shou-chan?"

Shoutarou suddenly ran up to the doors, prying them open to reveal that there was just enough space to squeeze through. White smoke rose from Shoutarou's sweater, and Akira whined.

"Shou-chaaaaaan!"

Shoutarou looked over his shoulder at him, orange flames now dancing off his body, "I'll be right back, stay here where it's safe, okay?"

"Shou-chan come back, pwease? There's definitely new superheroes, we can just cuddle here."

"I promise, it'll be quick!" Shoutarou said hurriedly, "The kaiju's close by."

A bright flash of light forced Akira to look away. And when he opened his eyes, the next thing he saw was a flash of bright orange slipping through the gap in the elevator.

"Shou-chan..." Akira whined, holding his head in his hands as the sting from knocking it against Shou's finally faded away.

He grumbled to himself a little. Is this how Shou-chan felt when he was Icarus? Well, he couldn't help it now. He squeezed his way through the elevator doors, almost losing a geta as he did. He only barely managed to save it by grabbing onto the strap with his toes. Once he was out safely with both sandals on, Akira grabbed a fire extinguisher from the wall. If the roles were going to be reversed in this new universe, the least he could do was go out and back his Shou-chan up.