[Fic] Names
Title: Names
Author: Arccie
Genre: general, romance
Words: 430
Pairing: ZukaRyo (Sorry Mei, but I couldn't help it)
Rating: G
Summary: Tezuka needs a nickname. Ryoma decides to give him one.
Look it’s a bird. It’s a plane. No it’s my first ZukaRyo complete fic.
*ahem*
I finally got inspired to write a ZukaRyo ficlet. For some reason the inspiration for my multi-part fics always seemed to dry up about halfway though, and thus they never get published. Now I can join the ranks of people who write more than one pairing (…ok so it’s less than 500 words, but at least it’s a start.)
This was inspired by a conversation I had with Tenshineechan about the lack of a (truly good) nickname for Tezuka.
Enjoy.
Names
While Tezuka was fairly fluent at English, he found it required a certain amount of concentration. A level of concentration he was unable to maintain due to the stare he could feel itching between his shoulder blades. When he made the same mistake five times, he turned to the rooms’ other occupant, entire body an open enquiry.
“Kunimitsu?”
“Yes”
“It’s too long.”
Tezuka looked bewildered
“What?”
“Kunimitsu. It’s too long.”
“It’s my name.”
“Have you ever thought about changing it?”
“No.”
“Well…what about Ken?”
Tezuka returned the other boys enquiring look with a bland stare.
“No…You’re not a Ken. Kane? Kinsey? Kent? Kendall? Kurt?”
Tezuka’s face remained stoically blank.
“…Kevin?”
Tezuka, remembering the arrogant blonde from America, shook his head in a definitive ‘NO’.
“Fine, you don’t like English names. Do you have any nicknames?” Ryoma paused. “Never mind, stupid question, of course no one’s given you a nickname.” Tezuka opened his mouth to interrupt, but Ryoma beat him to it. “Fuji doesn’t count. He’s…Fuji.” Ryoma seemed to think about what he’d just said.
“So what nickname did he give you?”
Tezuka looked pained. “Mitsuko-chan.”
Ryoma snickered.
“I bet he only calls you that in the most embarrassing situations.”
Tezuka refused to reply, but the slight flush to his cheeks was answer enough.
“Hmm. I suppose I could give you a Japanese nickname, but there’s not really much you can do with your name. I mean there’s Kuni-chan or Mitsu-kun.” Ryoma made a disgusted face.
Tezuka’s face seemed to mirror Ryoma’s disgust.
“There’s also ‘ka-chan and ‘su-chan.”
“’Ka-chan sounds like you’re calling your mother.”
Ryoma hummed in agreement. “I suppose ‘su-chan has possibilities. At least it’s not four syllables.”
Tezuka shrugged his shoulders.“I don’t know what’s wrong with Tezuka.”
Ryoma shook his head at his boyfriend’s lack of understanding.
“I’m trying to give you a pet-name that only I can call you. It’s supposed to be an endearment.” Ryoma gave Tezuka a suggestive smirk.
Tezuka raised his eyebrow in reply.
“Besides, the only thing I associate with Tezuka is Buchou. Not very endearing.”
“I don’t know.” Tezuka’s voice slipped down a register until the husky tones were prominent, his arms sliding about Ryoma’s waist as he lightly nipped Ryoma’s ear. “Buchou can be very endearing.” The words were a heated whisper against the skin of Ryoma’s neck, as Tezuka’s hands chose to roam Ryoma’s front.
Ryoma melted against the taller boy, mind lost in a pleasant haze.
“Buchou?”
“Mmm?”
“Kinky!”
If what Tezuka’s hand was doing could be taken as an answer, it was an overwhelmingly positive response.
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Comments appreciated. Criticisms considered. Flames ignored.
(Right I have an appalling lack of japanese-as-a-language skills so I’m not too sure about the name suffixes, so if I’ve gotten them wrong let me know so I can fix them)
[edit] I've attempted to fix some of the confusion with the dialogue by seperating responses from other's dialogue. Hopefully it will make it easier to read.
Author: Arccie
Genre: general, romance
Words: 430
Pairing: ZukaRyo (Sorry Mei, but I couldn't help it)
Rating: G
Summary: Tezuka needs a nickname. Ryoma decides to give him one.
Look it’s a bird. It’s a plane. No it’s my first ZukaRyo complete fic.
*ahem*
I finally got inspired to write a ZukaRyo ficlet. For some reason the inspiration for my multi-part fics always seemed to dry up about halfway though, and thus they never get published. Now I can join the ranks of people who write more than one pairing (…ok so it’s less than 500 words, but at least it’s a start.)
This was inspired by a conversation I had with Tenshineechan about the lack of a (truly good) nickname for Tezuka.
Enjoy.
Names
While Tezuka was fairly fluent at English, he found it required a certain amount of concentration. A level of concentration he was unable to maintain due to the stare he could feel itching between his shoulder blades. When he made the same mistake five times, he turned to the rooms’ other occupant, entire body an open enquiry.
“Kunimitsu?”
“Yes”
“It’s too long.”
Tezuka looked bewildered
“What?”
“Kunimitsu. It’s too long.”
“It’s my name.”
“Have you ever thought about changing it?”
“No.”
“Well…what about Ken?”
Tezuka returned the other boys enquiring look with a bland stare.
“No…You’re not a Ken. Kane? Kinsey? Kent? Kendall? Kurt?”
Tezuka’s face remained stoically blank.
“…Kevin?”
Tezuka, remembering the arrogant blonde from America, shook his head in a definitive ‘NO’.
“Fine, you don’t like English names. Do you have any nicknames?” Ryoma paused. “Never mind, stupid question, of course no one’s given you a nickname.” Tezuka opened his mouth to interrupt, but Ryoma beat him to it. “Fuji doesn’t count. He’s…Fuji.” Ryoma seemed to think about what he’d just said.
“So what nickname did he give you?”
Tezuka looked pained. “Mitsuko-chan.”
Ryoma snickered.
“I bet he only calls you that in the most embarrassing situations.”
Tezuka refused to reply, but the slight flush to his cheeks was answer enough.
“Hmm. I suppose I could give you a Japanese nickname, but there’s not really much you can do with your name. I mean there’s Kuni-chan or Mitsu-kun.” Ryoma made a disgusted face.
Tezuka’s face seemed to mirror Ryoma’s disgust.
“There’s also ‘ka-chan and ‘su-chan.”
“’Ka-chan sounds like you’re calling your mother.”
Ryoma hummed in agreement. “I suppose ‘su-chan has possibilities. At least it’s not four syllables.”
Tezuka shrugged his shoulders.“I don’t know what’s wrong with Tezuka.”
Ryoma shook his head at his boyfriend’s lack of understanding.
“I’m trying to give you a pet-name that only I can call you. It’s supposed to be an endearment.” Ryoma gave Tezuka a suggestive smirk.
Tezuka raised his eyebrow in reply.
“Besides, the only thing I associate with Tezuka is Buchou. Not very endearing.”
“I don’t know.” Tezuka’s voice slipped down a register until the husky tones were prominent, his arms sliding about Ryoma’s waist as he lightly nipped Ryoma’s ear. “Buchou can be very endearing.” The words were a heated whisper against the skin of Ryoma’s neck, as Tezuka’s hands chose to roam Ryoma’s front.
Ryoma melted against the taller boy, mind lost in a pleasant haze.
“Buchou?”
“Mmm?”
“Kinky!”
If what Tezuka’s hand was doing could be taken as an answer, it was an overwhelmingly positive response.
X----------X----------X----------X----------X
Comments appreciated. Criticisms considered. Flames ignored.
(Right I have an appalling lack of japanese-as-a-language skills so I’m not too sure about the name suffixes, so if I’ve gotten them wrong let me know so I can fix them)
[edit] I've attempted to fix some of the confusion with the dialogue by seperating responses from other's dialogue. Hopefully it will make it easier to read.