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FIC - One of Those Beginnings [Ryo, Tegoshi]
This was supposed to be a drabble. *___*
SO MUCH FOR MY INTENTIONS.
Man, I miss writing News. ♥
Title: One of Those Beginnings
Pairing: gen, Ryo, Tegoshi
Rating: PG
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peroxidepest17's wish list, 2. The one where Ryo saves Tego from strangers with candy. No really. Because way back when, I totally could have seen it happen. You know, when Tego was defenseless instead of the hot little h0r of today.
Ryo shoulders the strap of his courier bag and allows every thought of today to drain from his head. This is One of Those Fucking Days. Yesterday was just One of Those Days. Today earned the profanity.
As he navigates the hallways of the recording studio, he skims over each thought before he pushes it out of his mind. This group had better be temporary. Working two groups would be insane. This new group is insane. Uchi is a bitch. Pi is a moron. And they're his friends. Everyone else is a stranger. And it's a dick thing to think, but considering his Fucking Day, he thinks it anyway, and vengefully: while he's in Tokyo promoting a single for volleyball of all fucking sports with six strangers, a bitch and a moron, Yoko and Subaru are back in Osaka just beginning Oreos and Beer Night.
The annoyance simmers satisfyingly for a few seconds, then dissipates all too quickly. He knows that if it were allowed, if he asked, any one of his first group would switch places with him. Any one of them would have gratefully taken the opportunity for more work.
Mm.
But they'd bitch more.
"Nishikido-kun!"
Ryo almost recognizes the voice, but he recognizes it from the category of Someone in the Lame Group, so he keeps walking. He's wearing his earbuds even if there's no music playing, so he can blow off the kid (sounds like) and retain at least some professional relationship with the guy.
"Nishikido-kun, wait!"
He doesn't want more friends in this group. He already has his moron and his bitch. He doesn't want to add "his kid" to the mix.
"Nishi -- "
"Ah, Tegoshi-kun!"
Right, him. Ryo turns the corner and thank beer there's the elevator bank. He stabs the down button with his thumb twice.
"H-hello."
Who's the kid talking to, anyway?
"Are you here recording?"
Oh. Takizawa.
"Yes. We're working very hard on our first single."
New. Like there'll be something after this. Like they'll be a group for more than a month.
Sure.
Ryo attacks the down button.
"Is it fun? How's the group?"
"I -- well..."
The elevator doors slide open, but Ryo stays put.
"It's good."
"You don't seem very enthusiastic."
The doors shut with a resounding clack. Ryo backs up to lean on the wall. Now he's invested.
"No, no! Everything's fine. It's a lot of fun! Everyone's -- really nice."
Ryo pulls a face at the reflective elevator doors. Yeah. Everyone's really nice. Good morning, Yamashita-kun, good morning, Nishikido-kun, oh, I'm sorry, Uchi-kun, thank you very much, Koyama-kun, you're so talented, Tegoshi-kun!
Ryo copies a descriptive hand gesture Yoko's always making lately.
"Starting out in a group with new people has to be rough," Takizawa says. "And you don't even know many people from the company yet, do you? Still, I bet if you give them time, you'll warm up to each other. I've known Yamashita and Nishikido for a while -- I'm sure they're taking care of you, ne?"
Despite himself, Ryo feels a small prickle of guilt.
Nothing from Tegoshi.
But he must do something for Takizawa to ask, "Are you all right?"
"Y-yes."
Any one of Ryo's first group would switch with him, and most of them would bitch, but how many would let a fellow group mate feel so lonely and slighted that his voice would break like that? Without thinking about it, Ryo pushes off the wall and rounds the corner. Tegoshi doesn't look as bad as he sounds -- his face is dry, at least -- but Ryo can make out the outline of his fists gripping his overlong sleeves.
Takizawa notices him first. "Oi, Ryo," he says amiably.
Tegoshi's head whips up. "Nishikido-kun!" He sounds guilty. Ryo wonders with some amusement what he was thinking before he gave such polite answers to Takizawa.
So he's been kind of an asshole.
But at least he intends to make up for it.
"Tegoshi-kun," and there's the panicked look Tegoshi sometimes gets when Ryo or Pi says his name or someone big sneezes too close to him, "want to go out for ramen?"
Tegoshi stares at him for so long, Ryo starts to wonder if he just thought that.
But then Tegoshi's young, pale face transforms with a smile. "Sure!" he says. "I -- sure!"
Ryo puts his hands in his pockets and tilts his head towards the elevators. Tegoshi goes immediately, still beaming. Before Ryo follows him, feeling like an awesome sempai, Takizawa says, "Look out for him, okay?" with a significant look.
Ryo rolls his eyes to hide the blush creeping across his nose. "Yeah, yeah. See you later."
Takizawa lifts his hand with a smug grin. "Bye, Ryo-chan."
In the elevator, Ryo crosses his arms sullenly and leans on the railing.
Tegoshi sighs. "Thank you, Nishikido-kun."
"For what?"
Tegoshi smiles at him. "I couldn't think of what to say to Takizawa-san. He's so...amazing." For a second, his eyes glaze over the way they do whenever Pi starts talking to himself or fishes gunk out of his eye. Then Tegoshi turns to Ryo, and Ryo's taken off guard by the adoring look Tegoshi gives him. "Thank you for saving me from looking silly, Nishikido-kun," he says, bowing at the waist deferentially.
Ryo blinks, his eyebrows lifted.
The doors open with a rattle and Tegoshi stands up. "Ne, Nishikido-kun," he says.
"Yeah?"
Tegoshi beams. "Do you like karaoke?"
Ryo hesitates for an instant, thinking about the club Pi and Uchi told him to meet them at. Thinks of Subaru and Yoko sprawled on the crumb-sprinkled floor of Yoko's bedroom, snorting and giggling. Thinks of making friends with this kid.
Except that the kid has a name.
So he lifts a shoulder and grins, "Who doesn't?"
SO MUCH FOR MY INTENTIONS.
Man, I miss writing News. ♥
Title: One of Those Beginnings
Pairing: gen, Ryo, Tegoshi
Rating: PG
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peroxidepest17's wish list, 2. The one where Ryo saves Tego from strangers with candy. No really. Because way back when, I totally could have seen it happen. You know, when Tego was defenseless instead of the hot little h0r of today.Ryo shoulders the strap of his courier bag and allows every thought of today to drain from his head. This is One of Those Fucking Days. Yesterday was just One of Those Days. Today earned the profanity.
As he navigates the hallways of the recording studio, he skims over each thought before he pushes it out of his mind. This group had better be temporary. Working two groups would be insane. This new group is insane. Uchi is a bitch. Pi is a moron. And they're his friends. Everyone else is a stranger. And it's a dick thing to think, but considering his Fucking Day, he thinks it anyway, and vengefully: while he's in Tokyo promoting a single for volleyball of all fucking sports with six strangers, a bitch and a moron, Yoko and Subaru are back in Osaka just beginning Oreos and Beer Night.
The annoyance simmers satisfyingly for a few seconds, then dissipates all too quickly. He knows that if it were allowed, if he asked, any one of his first group would switch places with him. Any one of them would have gratefully taken the opportunity for more work.
Mm.
But they'd bitch more.
"Nishikido-kun!"
Ryo almost recognizes the voice, but he recognizes it from the category of Someone in the Lame Group, so he keeps walking. He's wearing his earbuds even if there's no music playing, so he can blow off the kid (sounds like) and retain at least some professional relationship with the guy.
"Nishikido-kun, wait!"
He doesn't want more friends in this group. He already has his moron and his bitch. He doesn't want to add "his kid" to the mix.
"Nishi -- "
"Ah, Tegoshi-kun!"
Right, him. Ryo turns the corner and thank beer there's the elevator bank. He stabs the down button with his thumb twice.
"H-hello."
Who's the kid talking to, anyway?
"Are you here recording?"
Oh. Takizawa.
"Yes. We're working very hard on our first single."
New. Like there'll be something after this. Like they'll be a group for more than a month.
Sure.
Ryo attacks the down button.
"Is it fun? How's the group?"
"I -- well..."
The elevator doors slide open, but Ryo stays put.
"It's good."
"You don't seem very enthusiastic."
The doors shut with a resounding clack. Ryo backs up to lean on the wall. Now he's invested.
"No, no! Everything's fine. It's a lot of fun! Everyone's -- really nice."
Ryo pulls a face at the reflective elevator doors. Yeah. Everyone's really nice. Good morning, Yamashita-kun, good morning, Nishikido-kun, oh, I'm sorry, Uchi-kun, thank you very much, Koyama-kun, you're so talented, Tegoshi-kun!
Ryo copies a descriptive hand gesture Yoko's always making lately.
"Starting out in a group with new people has to be rough," Takizawa says. "And you don't even know many people from the company yet, do you? Still, I bet if you give them time, you'll warm up to each other. I've known Yamashita and Nishikido for a while -- I'm sure they're taking care of you, ne?"
Despite himself, Ryo feels a small prickle of guilt.
Nothing from Tegoshi.
But he must do something for Takizawa to ask, "Are you all right?"
"Y-yes."
Any one of Ryo's first group would switch with him, and most of them would bitch, but how many would let a fellow group mate feel so lonely and slighted that his voice would break like that? Without thinking about it, Ryo pushes off the wall and rounds the corner. Tegoshi doesn't look as bad as he sounds -- his face is dry, at least -- but Ryo can make out the outline of his fists gripping his overlong sleeves.
Takizawa notices him first. "Oi, Ryo," he says amiably.
Tegoshi's head whips up. "Nishikido-kun!" He sounds guilty. Ryo wonders with some amusement what he was thinking before he gave such polite answers to Takizawa.
So he's been kind of an asshole.
But at least he intends to make up for it.
"Tegoshi-kun," and there's the panicked look Tegoshi sometimes gets when Ryo or Pi says his name or someone big sneezes too close to him, "want to go out for ramen?"
Tegoshi stares at him for so long, Ryo starts to wonder if he just thought that.
But then Tegoshi's young, pale face transforms with a smile. "Sure!" he says. "I -- sure!"
Ryo puts his hands in his pockets and tilts his head towards the elevators. Tegoshi goes immediately, still beaming. Before Ryo follows him, feeling like an awesome sempai, Takizawa says, "Look out for him, okay?" with a significant look.
Ryo rolls his eyes to hide the blush creeping across his nose. "Yeah, yeah. See you later."
Takizawa lifts his hand with a smug grin. "Bye, Ryo-chan."
In the elevator, Ryo crosses his arms sullenly and leans on the railing.
Tegoshi sighs. "Thank you, Nishikido-kun."
"For what?"
Tegoshi smiles at him. "I couldn't think of what to say to Takizawa-san. He's so...amazing." For a second, his eyes glaze over the way they do whenever Pi starts talking to himself or fishes gunk out of his eye. Then Tegoshi turns to Ryo, and Ryo's taken off guard by the adoring look Tegoshi gives him. "Thank you for saving me from looking silly, Nishikido-kun," he says, bowing at the waist deferentially.
Ryo blinks, his eyebrows lifted.
The doors open with a rattle and Tegoshi stands up. "Ne, Nishikido-kun," he says.
"Yeah?"
Tegoshi beams. "Do you like karaoke?"
Ryo hesitates for an instant, thinking about the club Pi and Uchi told him to meet them at. Thinks of Subaru and Yoko sprawled on the crumb-sprinkled floor of Yoko's bedroom, snorting and giggling. Thinks of making friends with this kid.
Except that the kid has a name.
So he lifts a shoulder and grins, "Who doesn't?"
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Ryo's a doll at heart.
AND DUDE, KOYAMA WOULD BE SO PROUD OF HIM.
If someone forced you to read Tegoshi/Ryoma, that would pretty much be the end of your sanity, wouldn't it? XDDDno subject
To read it, I just would probably grumble a lot. If someone forced me to write it, then we might have a problem.no subject
Because OF COURSE IT IS.
OF COURSE.
*sparkles at you*
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AND HE IS A GOOD LEADER.
♥
HIS ONLY WEAKNESS IS YAMAPI, BECAUSE HE APPRECIATES HIS MIND.
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And Tegoshi is just too adorable. <3
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So much love for this. ♥
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I suspect Ryo's still reeling from spending his later teen years looking like an elementary school kid. And overcompensating with smirky bitchiness. That and he hangs out with Hina and Yoko, against whom even his snidest remarks are useless. I love imagining Yoko telling Ryo to fuck off for the first time and Yoko waiting a beat before breaking into hysterical giggling.
Ryo adds something special to my imagination. XD
...Also, your icon is amazing. XDDD
(Sorry for the edits! XDD Clear sign it's bedtime.)
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♥ Thank you!
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Snarky Ryo with the soft centre of squishyness is my favourite Ryo :)
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Soooon!! (LOL)
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ahaha..
thanks a lot for sharing!!!! [:
ahaha..
this is soooooo cute!!
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XD
How old was Tegoshi back when he was young and innocent anyway? (name rings a bell name rings a bell and I sort of payed attention to NEWS so I should know who he IS)
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That's him. ♥ He's gorgeous. I have a mild crush on him. ♥
Watch My Boss, My Hero if you get the chance! It's a fantastic drama, and Tegoshi is one of the prominent characters.