Of Tender Moments and Sweet Embraces

Junjou Romantica Drabbles

Rating: K+

Word Count: About 230

Warning(s): Angst

Drabble 34

Egoist Miracle No. 4

It was cold outside, the snow piling up onto the increasingly darkening road, though the noise level was certainly not as loud as it could be, considering he was out on Christmas night. It seemed as if the distant honks of the cars and the sounds of television screens advertising products or special news broadcasts about this city or other weren't penetrating the sort of force field that sheltered the park, at that moment.

Hiroki sighed out through his nose, bringing his head down into the warmth of the scarf he had around his neck. The familiar scent of jasmine, of sweat, of the certain darkness that was his lover wafted up, having still clung to it even after all these months apart. As if the man had just left that morning, his scarf one of the few articles of clothing he'd neglected to take with him on the way to one of his many jobs, or maybe even school.

"Damn you, Nowaki," he called out mutinously, voice muffled through the thick fabric of the scarf. A breeze kicked off at that moment, hitting Hiroki with a force of disintegrating snowflakes and frosty air.

And as the wind stung his cheeks and his eyes, he allowed himself this numbness, this emptiness, this moment of impenetrable silence... for he had expected nothing less, on this long, cold night.

Author's Note:

I thought I would go ahead and write a quick drabble before Chrissy Day was over. Happy holidays, everyone, despite all this sadness :3

poor hiroki D;

Thanks for all the support, again!