This wasn't their first meeting, nor was it close to being the last. Their bosses had settled an agreement and they were going to be stuck spending a lot of time together. And now it was just the two of them, their bosses leaving the Finnish home in favor of finding a place to eat and speak at. The two nations were left alone in Tino's living room, the Finn tucking a bit of hair behind his ear with a soft smile.

"It's nice seeing you again, Mister Japan." He said. His shoulders fell a little as he fixed his posture a bit, his free hand fiddling with the buttons at the front of his suit coat.

"Please, our relationship is advanced enough for you to begin calling me Kiku, Mister Finland." The small Japanese male corrected, his hands holding up in the air in surrender before they fell to his sides. He bowed deeply, his body seeming as stiff as a board compared to the more relaxed posture of his friend.

"Ah, in that case you can call me Tino! I mean, well…" Tino bit his lip, eye sight traveling to the side as he then rubbed the back of his neck. "You've said it before, but I really would much rather you call me that. It's a lot more personal than my nation name."

"If you insist." There was a small smile spread across Kiku's lips as he stood straight again. His head fell to the side a little as a frown soon took over. Tino looked strange. Upset. "Did I say something wrong?" He asked. Japan didn't want to hurt his dear friend. Or… Well, what /could/ the two be considered? They'd spoken far too many times and gone far too deep to be considered just such.

"Ah, no! Not at all!" Tino's hands were up in the air in defense. There was no way he was going to just let Kiku think he'd done something wrong. It was nothing of the sort. "I was just thinking. I mean… We're done a lot of stuff now. We're nowhere near being friends, but we're… Something more, right? I mean, all of those nights back during the Second World War weren't just… Lies. At least not on my end. I just… I'm really glad I get to see you again a lot. My heart is pounding. I… I didn't think anything would help me get through the war, but you really helped me out. I… I'm really happy, Kiku." Tino said, a bright smile spread across his lips.

Kiku smiled wide also, nodding. He too had felt the same. All of those long nights of confessions and passion… He'd felt the same. And knowing that the two would share their countries from now on was just something that the Japanese male would be ecstatic to experience. "Hai. I'm happy too. I deeply care for you also, Tino."

Finland didn't need any more recognition. Despite the Finns not being too keen on touching or being close, Tino couldn't help himself. He reached out, his hand taking Kiku's as be bowed slightly, placing his lips gently to the back of the smaller male's fingers.

Slightly shocked, Kiku blinked, his face turning a soft shade of pink. "T-Tino…" He began. Ah, this was embarrassing.

"How about we talk over hot chocolate? It's a bit cold outside…"

I'm not dead! Just busy and exhausted all the time OTL

This was a prompt a great friend of mine asked for. It was Finpan with a kiss to the back of the hand. I really like how it came out~

Feel free to request drabbles for rare pairs from me! Keep in mind that it has to be a rare pair and that I can turn down any request I want.