Pop
A golden streak through the sky and a second later red fireworks burst over the water. There's a collective cry of awe as the show begins.
Everyone is bundled tight, lined up on the beach while watching the New Year's celebration wrap up with a fireworks display over the bay. Mizuki, Sano, Noe, Sekime, Nanba, and Nakao all crane their necks and stare at the multicolored explosions. They lost Nakatsu just a few minutes before when the blond decided that his stomach needed another barbecued unagi.
Taiki stands off to the side, nose cold but otherwise satisfied with the trip. He hadn't planned on going out that morning but Nakatsu's pleading and the thought of visiting the beach quickly won him over. For most of the day he trailed after the group, always to be wrangled in by his roommate if he fell too far behind. Mizuki chatted to him about which shrine to visit tomorrow and Sekime challenged him to a game of darts. Noe asked him if he could divine the outcome of the upcoming year and Taiki replied that Noe would spend it alone, playing video games -- he was forced to concede that he'd been joking when the teen moped and cried for the next two hours.
Overall it was a good day. For the most part everyone was happy and Taiki rode on the fringes of their upbeat auras. Ending their outing at the beach was ideal and the familiar roar and smell puts him at ease. Taiki lets his shoulders relax and his fingers curl in the pockets of his coat -- he can't help but wonder on how he seems to have been adopted by Nakatsu's friends...
...And that he doesn't seem to mind.
Two minutes into the show and his face is frozen. Five and he can't feel his toes. Taiki shifts from foot to foot, trying to get blood flowing. Wind coming in off the water picks up and he buries his chin in the collar of his jacket, determined to enjoy the display. The familiar warm, energetic aura of roommate approaches from behind and Taiki tries to catch sight of him from the corner of his eyes. He starts when something wraps around his mouth and nose but as soon as he jerks back he realizes that it's a scarf.
"You look half frozen! C'mon, let's join the others!" A heavy arm drapes around Taiki's shoulders and he's nearly dragged off towards the group.
Everyone is bundled tight, lined up on the beach while watching the New Year's celebration wrap up with a fireworks display over the bay. Mizuki, Sano, Noe, Sekime, Nanba, and Nakao all crane their necks and stare at the multicolored explosions. They lost Nakatsu just a few minutes before when the blond decided that his stomach needed another barbecued unagi.
Taiki stands off to the side, nose cold but otherwise satisfied with the trip. He hadn't planned on going out that morning but Nakatsu's pleading and the thought of visiting the beach quickly won him over. For most of the day he trailed after the group, always to be wrangled in by his roommate if he fell too far behind. Mizuki chatted to him about which shrine to visit tomorrow and Sekime challenged him to a game of darts. Noe asked him if he could divine the outcome of the upcoming year and Taiki replied that Noe would spend it alone, playing video games -- he was forced to concede that he'd been joking when the teen moped and cried for the next two hours.
Overall it was a good day. For the most part everyone was happy and Taiki rode on the fringes of their upbeat auras. Ending their outing at the beach was ideal and the familiar roar and smell puts him at ease. Taiki lets his shoulders relax and his fingers curl in the pockets of his coat -- he can't help but wonder on how he seems to have been adopted by Nakatsu's friends...
...And that he doesn't seem to mind.
Two minutes into the show and his face is frozen. Five and he can't feel his toes. Taiki shifts from foot to foot, trying to get blood flowing. Wind coming in off the water picks up and he buries his chin in the collar of his jacket, determined to enjoy the display. The familiar warm, energetic aura of roommate approaches from behind and Taiki tries to catch sight of him from the corner of his eyes. He starts when something wraps around his mouth and nose but as soon as he jerks back he realizes that it's a scarf.
"You look half frozen! C'mon, let's join the others!" A heavy arm drapes around Taiki's shoulders and he's nearly dragged off towards the group.