Author's Note: Hey all! So this is basically my head-canons/drabble series that I am posting on my tumblr (junjobingo) that I decided to do for both Sekaiichi and Junjou. Hopefully these are something fun and kinda short to read! This time's theme is nicknames, starring the Nostalgia couple! Please enjoy
P.S. there isn't quite a word in english to describe a word like ponkotsu, so I tried my very best...it kinda means useless in the aspect of being clumsy and awkward aka can never do a job properly, so not like useless in the aspect of having no reason to live.
When Onodera Ritsu was still in high school, he managed to pick up the nickname ponkotsu, or useless boy, among his classmates. Sure, he stuttered whenever he had to speak in class, tripped over his own shoes, and never managed to end lunch hour without some kind of stain on his clothing. And so what if he had no fashion sense, blushed while changing in the locker rooms, and fell asleep accidentally in class? Certainly the name ponkotsu was just a tad cruel.
But the youth found new meaning in the word one afternoon. It was a typical evening in the school library with Saga Masamune. The older boy was silently absorbed in another one his mystery novels, using one hand to flip the page, the other ducked underneath the table, stroking at Ritsu's thigh. The youth shivered awkwardly at the touch—was he supposed to reciprocate the action? Ignore it? He ended up leaning against his senpai's arm, letting his headrest on the young man's shoulder. Somewhere along the lines, he happened to drift off—only to be woken up with a curt rap to the side of his head.
Eyes opening, twisting to fix the culprit with a curious look, Ritsu began mouthing an explanation.
"Ponkotsu," Saga smirked and Ritsu flushed…and suddenly, when the name was coming from Saga, it didn't really seem so awful.
That is, until 10 years later.
Ritsu, standing in the doorway of the Emerald office, with newly spilled coffee dripping down the sides of his arm and hands, stared up at his editor-in-chief apologetically.
"S-sorry, I tripped," he put forward, hoping it would lessen some of Takano's rage.
There was a beat of silence, then the man pushed away from his chair at the desk, heading in Ritsu's direction. Today's weapon of choice: a rolled up edition of yesterday's sports section. The brunet cringed, anticipating his fate…however, Takano had intentions of heading out into the hall…but on his way out the door, he simply clocked Ritsu on the head with the newspaper. Leaning in, his voice still audible to the rest of the office, he said, "Clean this up, ponkotsu," wearing his signature smirk.
"Hehe, clever," Kisa chortled, parroting, "Rii-chan is certainly ponkotsu!"
Mino laughed as well. "ponkotsu is actually quite fitting."
Ritsu gawked in horror and before he knew it, the nickname had made a new resurgence.
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