After Hanami realized what she did, she pulled back and looked away. Her cheeks gleaming redder under the bright LED lights. Haruto tried to keep up a straight face but failed miserably, he was smiling a lot while scratching his nape awkwardly.
"It didn't felt that bad..." He murmured, gaining Hanami's attention and she was even more flustered. "Oh look, a photo booth", Hanami walked there, she was still flustered and was trying to change the subject. Haruto chuckled at her attempt and shrugged before following her into the photo booth.
"You wanna kiss or something?", Haruto questioned, leaning against the board wall while Hanami shaked her head in response, "Oh shut up, I just wanted to click some pictures".
"We can do that, we literally have a thing called smart phones now" Haruto taunted, while Hanami didn't paid any attention. She busied herself selecting props for their pictures.
"Ain't no way I'm wearing that stupid headband" He murmured, examining at the 'ratatouille' headband. "please, Haruto?" Hanami's pleading look had never failed Haruto to convince til this day. He sighed, putting it one as Hanami grinned and put on her 'Sanrio' sunglasses.
Hanami does a peace sign, Haruto copies and does a gyaru peace afterwards... Click!
She pouts, while he does a peace sign behind her head... Click!
The younger female winks, and the older male pokes her cheek with his index finger... Click!
Hanami drifts her gaze at Haruto afterwards while Haruto smiles and stares back at her, "you're so cute..." he murmured making Hanami smile... Click!
"What did you say?" Hanami questions, while Haruto turns away to escape from the booth and fetch their pictures from outside but Hanami stops him by grasping onto his jacket. Haruto hesitated for a moment before smirking, "I said you're a sack of shit, fuck you". He raised a middle finger, she released her grip and rolled her eyes while Haruto successfully moved outside and stared at their pictures in his hand.
Hanami peaked through his shoulder and took a glance at the photos, "Looks nice" she murmured and Haruto nodded, handing her those photos, "Keep them in your journal", Haruto whispered softly. Hanami could feel her heart skip multiple beats, he still remembers that she loves to journal. Hanami shrugged, smiled and tucked those pictures in her bag.
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The next destination was at the movies, Haruto and Hanami casually walking out of the theater while discussing about the film they've just watched. "I tried to find where 'The Notebook' might be showing but found none so... I thought we could just watch 'It ends with us'", Haruto informed while Hanami sipped her soda. It was amusing how Haruto still remembers every little detail of their first date, they did watched 'The Notebook' that particular time.
Nothing romantic happened between them in the theater, it was just Hanami crying her eyes out and Haruto passing her tissues.
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Hanami glanced at the clock, 15 more minutes until their private session at the karaoke is over. She sighed and continued eating her ramen and looked at Haruto who was singing his lungs out to Sik-k songs. Typical Watanabe. Hanami thought until Haruto took her by her hand and dragged her to the front, handing her a mic.
"Haruto... I can't—"
"Stop acting like a woman in her 50's, Hanami! You're still in you early 20's, act like it!"
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HIRAETH • watanabe haruto
Romancehiraeth (n.) a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past. (🔺) In which a child reunites with his father after ages... Will they be able...
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