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The way I'm just forever obsessed with this fic ♥️

Say My Name (i dance with you) - Side Story

Post In Universe Canon Drabble - 3.3k words - Rated M - A Crossover with X to Doubt (A Coach Reki Story) by @thicckennugget69

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It was anything but professional and Reki was pretty sure that’s exactly what he loved about it.

The event was a mad dash that left him with more splinters than he could count, a disgusting amount of knowledge about concrete, and the urge to strangle all of his best friends. He wrapped his arms around as many of them as he could manage, grabbing Claudio from his always close proximity and shoving him into the sweat part of blood, sweat and tears.

Yun kept her distance from a soaked shirt with one hand on Reki’s chest and a bark of a laugh. “You finally hit that switch, dude?”

“Yes.” Reki confirmed with a laugh that felt so good to leave his lungs. Like a relieved exhale as he hit that switch. From absolute panic to massive excitement.

Langa pressed a kiss to his damp hair before he decided a fight against Claudio for holding around Reki’s stomach wasn’t worth it. “Only you’d be able to pull this off.”

“Uh excuse you bestie? You forgetting someone?” Kendrick asked with a raise of his eyes from the tablet in his hands. “I’m offended, Langa. It’s clearly Hana’s organization that got us to where we are.”

“Certainly not Reki’s hard work.” She teased with a bright grin from the desk she’d been calling an office the past month. The only furniture left in the space they’d completely transformed. “You all pitched in.”

“Yes but this hot piece of ass-” Claudio almost emphasized his point but Reki shoved him away before his ass could be touched. “Is the mastermind! Let me love you!”

Reki squeaked and didn’t even consider using Yun as a shield. “No, I changed my mind about loving you. Get away, I need to shower!”

“Hate to break it to you, but cutting it close was really close..” She snorted as Reki ran around her to his husband instead.

“I have five minutes.” He grabbed Langa’s hand and pulled him towards the RV they and their dog had called home for two months without looking back at the abandoned lot they’d completely transformed into the dopest park in that same amount of time.

Langa’s smirk was visible without even looking at it. “Better make it ten.”

Jokes on him, Reki had no time for the quickie that Langa was hoping for in their poor excuse for a shower. It was obvious that the stomach knotting panic had soothed when the sign went up, but he was still incredibly nervous. He needed all of the kisses to his cheeks as he blinded Langa with shampoo and each and every touch while he got dressed in unstained clothes that had become traditional in the Olympics.

Nothing made him as confident as Langa’s embraces did. His love and adoration were the encouragement Reki needed for every avenue of his life. Professionally skating, content creation, inaugural event organization. The Bluntslide Company started as just a dumb idea thrown out around a bonfire in the towering forests of the Pacific Northwest but it’d turned into something insane literally overnight. A group of extroverts had the connections and the ridiculousness to make their own wildest dreams come true and that day was the true beginning.

The competition series they wanted to host had gone through so many iterations but they ended at almost the opposite from where they started. They didn’t want an audience, they wanted a party that was still inclusive. So starting from submissions on social media and continuing on an invite, everyone was ending at a secret location. Hana and Reki had scouted the literal globe for somewhere suitable for a temporary installation that would make for the coolest venue.

They had sponsors but they were all local. Little restaurants that were starting to set up trucks in the make-shift parking lot. Any sports shop within the vicinity that wanted to sell gear, just in case. Eighth Gear had a booth that Hana and Reki had no time to keep track of but he had employees now. Which was weird but the one to travel from Japan when the family came a few days ago, Li, was awesome. Reki stopped by the tent to make sure she was good before things started getting crazy. He had a really hard time imagining people would really want to buy the things he was selling. The blueprint to the whole park was blown up on fabric behind her bright smile and available as a print that’d even signed. Which was also weird. Cool, but weird.

Add park architect to the massive amount of job titles he wore, like Langa wore sponsorships. The only one he was in that day was an Eighth Gear shirt. A special design for the only skaters under the label. The messy yet beautiful smash together of a gear and a snowflake Reki had made as a post-wedding present. Langa looked stunning in black, wet hair being pushed back by his hand and he gave Reki a smile that was meant for him and one that meant the whole entire world.

It was hard to tear his eyes from as they got to what would shortly be the gates but Reki had to give the space one more glance before it was full of talent. Haakon ran past them in a flurry of fluff into what started as an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere had turned into a massive park. The inside had been transformed by Reki’s two hands and a hired construction company to make sure it was all up to safety standards while allowing it to be ridiculous. He’d taken the collapsed wall completely off and connected the first and second floor with ramps that led from the wooden fixtures inside to the concrete ones outside. Bowls, banks, boxes. An outdoor race track that went through an old barn they made into a warehouse and some moved dirt to extend the event from skating and bmx to motocross too.

So maybe they were running for the X-Game’s title, eventually. And maybe the whole venture took a massive amount of money that rich and successful friends had helped pay for. Maybe they'd earn a good amount of it back if preliminary sales were anything to write home about. They were. Reki had actually called his mom to tell her. She was less than happy about his temporary move to America but it was kinda the middle ground of his connections.

More of them arrived in the only fashion they were capable of, chaos. They fit right in.

“Oi!”

Cori was the first one out of the van that held all of his beloveds. The sliding door was ripped open right as it arrived nowhere near where it was supposed to. Hai was driving, so knowing them it’d get moved to the proper spot not blocking the entrance. He could see Casper in the front seat with the biggest grin and his hair probably smashed against the low ceiling. AJ was in the back, presumably giggling at Cori slipping in her rushed exit of a moving vehicle. Esk looked like if he had to last a second longer in the car with them, the whole thing would spontaneously combust.

Reki beamed before he was collided with in a flurry of bright. Tackling was a universal love language, apparently. He was so glad to hit the ground when a friend caused the quick descent. Less happy when more weight was added before he could even open his eyes from getting the wind knocked out of him.

“Did you miss us, Reki?”

“Yes, he did.” Langa answered Cas’s question for Reki as his mouth was occupied spitting out Cori’s fiery hair. “Hasn’t stopped trying to plan a vacation to England.”

Reki giggled as his chest nearly collapsed from Cori pushing herself off of him and knocking Cas off her back at the same time. Once he could breathe, he was helped off the ground almost too well. He had to get caught by Langa with two hands to his hips to stop him from falling right back forward. “I don’t know why you’re so against visiting friends. Do you not want to recreate a viral video years later?”

Langa’s pout was cute and to be fair, London could have gone so much better for them. It was all the more reason to go back. Just like how Reki wanted to go back to Madrid one day. Sure, his travel itch was mostly because he’d become something like addicted to it with all the trips for work but he didn’t want to let all those places hold bad memories. Not when they had a whole life of good ones ahead of them.

“Is that my lover?!” Claudio nearly squealed from somewhere behind them.

Reki grimaced in advance at the absolutely disgusting amount of affection that would happen at the moment the two weirdos were reunited. He didn’t want to run away from AJ, so he did his best to ignore the onslaught of compliments his best friend had for Casper. Reki was thankful for the reprieve of clinginess in Paris and Hawaii, he was just wondering how the hell Claudio still thought he was straight but it was not Reki’s place to say anything. He just felt a little more for Miya for all he’d put up with. It was too similar.. Claudio had posters of Cas too…

“Hi!” AJ was stuck with all of their gear but was actually helping get it out of the boot.

“Hey,” Reki’s grin was still wide but his excitement was a little more reigned in. He wanted to squeeze the sweet girl but he figured helping Hai get the bikes off was a little more important. “How was the drive? Not too bad I hope.”

“Awful.” Esk scoffed and set a cigarette between lips as he rounded the car with stiff grace, presumably from the long drive. There was probably an eye roll under his dark glasses. “Two morons decided to embrace ‘Americana.’”

“What’d they do?” Reki asked with a very delighted snicker.

Hai huffed a laugh that sounded just as exhausted as they looked. Reki knew jet lag so well and he had so much empathy for the bags under their eyes. “Cas was lucky that traffic was bad and I’m not used to driving on the wrong side of the road..”

“I’m never forgiving you for not stopping it before the third play through.”

AJ smiled softly and slung a backpack over her shoulder. “They thought we were driving in Virginia for whatever reason..”

“They felt it necessary to sing Take Me Home Country Roads by John Denver an abhorrent number of times.”

Reki didn’t understand in the slightest but thankfully Esk was quick to explain a little bit in his sharp sarcasm.

“It’s a cute little country song, the first time I heard it, presumably in the womb. Anything since is grating to the senses. Especially belted in the wrong state, not even remotely close to the lyrics. It’s West Virginia.”

“We are definitely in Illinois.” Reki said with a sheepish laugh, not admitting he probably would have had just as bad of a time with geography if he didn’t plan the whole thing. He definitely didn’t think Chicago was the name of the state for a while. Nope.

“And thank god we have a hotel in a large metropolitan city and we aren’t stuck in a car in the middle of nowhere.”

As Esk walked off, Reki met AJ’s muffled giggle with a smile that was more of a grimace. “He hates it less than he acts.”

“Good, I would hate to tell Nanako that he had a bad time.”

“Oh! How is she?” AJ perked up even further. “Langa has the sweetest mom,”

“She really is.” Reki could profess his love for his mother and father in law until he ran out of breath. Just like he could their son.

They got caught up on all things super-ice skating-fan Nanako (who had lost her mind meeting the famous pair at the Olympics) while they got the bikes off the car with Hai. Kendrick had redirected Cori and Cas back to get their own stuff, thankfully. Riding a bike wasn’t exactly like riding a bike when it came to bmx and Reki was glad to not have to walk awkwardly around trying to hold the handles.

“Cheers.” Cas grabbed the bike as Reki would grab his own skateboard. “I’m taking it off the roof-”

Cori agreed immediately with an animated nod and a grin as AJ put a helmet on her wild hair.

“Wait,” Hai didn’t look shocked in the slightest, but still tried to reign them in. “Are we sure we are making good choices here? That’s two stories-”

“Don’t worry, it’s accounted for. Off the rear,” Reki said with a point to the slope he’d made sure to connect with a jump to the nearby pavilion. And also the bowl, but he wouldn’t tell them that. They’d figure it out.

“Oh yeah!” Cori saw the dangerous route with a sparkle that was all too familiar.

It wasn’t just their recklessness that Reki had planned for. Langa’s too. Anyone who else wanted to feel like they were flying. Half the fun of the build was coming up with spots to use creatively. It’s why he chose a house and barn, not a flat piece of land. Also why included more than just fixtures. The whole thing was street themed while encouraging big park tricks. The only thing that was missing from his backyard fun was the grunge that the city had but Reki had a plan for that.

He herded AJ and Hai inside the gates without giving them a chance to move the van. Right past the fence, the family was standing around and pleasantries were exchanged. The dads regarded the group much like they did the announcers. Joe with a huge smile and all the hugs and love. Cherry with the attitude despite having fondness, but he acted like it was reserved for solely Esk. They were making their way away from the chaos of reunions. Miya loved them all, he’d never say it but he was busy with Hana setting up registration anyway.

Everyone there already knew his plan and surely Kendrick had told Cori and Cas. Shadow was just distracting them with the collection of fireworks for when the sun went down. Those permits were such a nightmare that Reki almost felt the lingering stress if it wasn’t for the excitement he had holding Langa’s hand as he dragged him and their friends over to Tess.

She had a smile for the new arrivals, one as warm as she did their own group. “Hey guys, did you all get in okay?”

“Really glad we came early.” Hai said as they ran their fingers over the first line of spray paint on the table in front of her. There was every color possible, more to come as Tess was still setting up, and Reki was quick to explain as he grabbed blue for the beautiful man in his hand.

“So, the whole idea is to decorate it. We asked you guys to make sure to get here before it starts so you can sign with the rest of us.”

“We are signing it?” AJ said with a tilt of her head, sending her pretty blonde hair in a sway.

“Everyone is signing.” Reki smiled. “Everyone who was a part of making it happen.”

He brought out his phone as she and Hai grabbed their favorite colors, beyond excited to make the last update now that everyone he loved so dearly was there.

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Regularly.Reki

[Video Description: It begins on Reki’s wide grin and pans to Langa softly smiling at Reki, not the camera. He and Langa are wearing shirts that match and connect when they stand side-by-side forming Eighth Gear’s logo. As the view changes to the rear camera, Reki explains that they are putting on the finishing touches right before the event starts. He talks about how he was working until the last minute as a large concrete wall comes into frame. It’s set between two in ground bowls and covered in a myriad of colors. Every single signature is different. Some elegant in script, others splattered with paint. The view gets closer and he showcases each name while he reads them all off. Hana, Claudio, Kendrick, Tess, Yun, Yuki, Akane, Joe, Cherry, Shadow, Miya, Cori, Cas, AJ, Esk and Hai. The last two names to be added are Reki and Langa as someone takes the camera so they can sign at the same time. When they turn around with matching big smiles, everyone named comes in like two opposing tidal waves to crush the two men in the middle in a massive group hug.]

MY LOVES. MY FAMILY. THE FUTURE! ٩(♡ᗜ♡*)و

Cheers to the first Bluntslide Event starting NOW!

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Regularly.Reki

[Video Description: Reki is teaching two unenthused people a dance. Tess and Langa watch him spell out a word, or three, with his arms over his head. The only audio is him saying the letters out loud as he does the same motions again, a little slower. A gaggle of snickering happens when Tess and Langa exchange a look of uncertainty before a pop song starts with a countdown. During the electronic and upbeat music, a bunch of clips from the event play, showing skating and bmx mostly. When the lyrics start, Reki is lip singing them very enthusiastically to Langa as they stand in a crowd of skaters. At the part about dancing, he grabs Langa’s hips and he sways their bodies together. The laugh Langa barks isn’t audible, but it's obvious. The clip cuts to Yuki and Yun doing the next part of the dance. It’s sexy and in the background of their clip Akane is trying to hide from the camera behind Shadow, who looks like he's trying not to dance as his boot taps on the wood below him. The next clip is a repeat of the dance, done far more silly, by Joe as Cherry has his head in his hands in disappointment. At the chorus, the announcers are all together with Tess and Langa doing the choreography with varying levels of excitement, but mostly bouncing. The next refrain is sung by Cori to AJ surrounded by their friends. Both of them are blushing but Cori’s still giving it her all. At the part about touching, Cas reaches for Esk with a shit-eating grin only to be pushed away so far he falls out of frame, presumably into the bowl in front of them. The song continues with Kendrick and Claudio snapping and clapping and touching their toes. It cuts to Hana and Miya shaking their heads in adamant denial. There’s a quick pan to Hai who's also shaking their head with a smile. They put their hand in front of the lens as a perfect transition to an even larger group spelling out the words with their hands. They all look to be participants of the competition gathered by the signature wall. It transitions into more quick clips of tricks from the event but at the final chorus - Everyone who signed the wall is dancing with excitement. Some people are missing letters or getting confused but everyone is trying their best. They all get it by the end of the third time. Reki is acting out the spoken words at the end of the song in the middle of the group, asking Langa to come home with him. The last time he says “it’s hot”, everyone around them starts throwing water from bottles so wildly, drops hit the camera lens and blurs the ending.]

If I say this is the best weekend of my life..

I would be lying cause that was obviously my wedding, but shhh.

⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

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Author Note:

Happy Belated Birthday Reki! I'm keeping with tradition and posting SmN content for you! (and me, I still love it so much.) This borrowed group is totally being included in the second part of the ending for SmN. I love these goofs TOO much. ♡♡♡♡

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