Seasons:

Giripan 100 Theme Challenge

001. Savings Box

In the beginning, he'd been the first one to visit. And he'd done so quite a bit in those early days, when money wasn't as tight. That's how it began, their friendship and learning and bonding. There was so much in common, just past the surface, though their differences gave them more to learn, more to share.

And Japan had visited a lot too, to his home. But the times they were able to see each other were becoming further apart. Even with Japan coming over at the same rate, his own economic situation prevented him from traveling freely as he wished. As it stood, the national debt was earning him quite a bit of negative attention. Though it wasn't much, he'd started saving away every euro (down to the cent) he could muster, putting them aside in the little origami boxes he'd made together with Japan during one of their many visits. It might take a while, but one day he'd have enough to make a surprise visit. Until then...he'd make due with the time they already had.

002: Lip cream

Japan stared at the tube of chapstick in his hand.

And even though it was cold outside,

And his mouth was dry,

He could only think...

Indirect kiss.

003: Photograph

Greece couldn't help but smile at Japan's family portraits. The other nation was well known for his prowess with a camera and his affinity for snapping shots at moments both opportune and not. Even to the extent that he denied relation to his adopted family, the photographs reflected Japan's true feelings for each of them. Even in the group pictures where siblings glared at one another, or there was bickering or chaos, he could see the loving bonds between the members of the unusual family.

He didn't have anything much in the way of family portraits himself, his mother having disappeared long before the advent of the camera. And though he had a few pictures (courtesy of Japan) of himself with that two-faced beard headed mask wearing neighbor of his, there was no way he'd even begin to consider that a family portrait.

Suddenly, Greece found his line of thought interrupted by a weight leaning on his shoulder and a flash from a camera. Almost before he could turn to see what had happened, Japan was kneeling next to him fanning a polaroid. Greece couldn't help but smile. His first family portrait.

004: Bandaid

Japan huffed a bit to display his disprovable of the situation, carefully applying the last Hello Kitty bandaid in his first aid kit to Greece's cheek. Other cuts and scrapes had already been tended to, the results of yet another scuffle with Turkey.

"This makes the third time this week, Greece-san."

But even if it were the fifth or seventh time (and being anywhere in the proximity of Turkey, it almost guaranteed that there would be that many scuffles, or perhaps more), Japan knew he'd gladly take the time to patch up the Mediterranean man, if only for an excuse to show his affection in a public—albeit innocent—manner. Though the blush on his face might be attributed to less than innocent thoughts as he checked over his handiwork a second time. He could tell well enough that Greece was sorry at least for troubling him, if not for the fight. By all appearances, he was like a child being scolded for getting into it with a classmate during recess. Such posture being displayed by a grown man, and especially one of Greece's stature, was nothing short of endearing. Japan's stern expression melted.

"If you keep this up, I'm going to have to switch to plain bandages from now on."

005: Oil, Sex

Greek salad.

Tempura.

And then dessert.

Japan, with a tired smile, read the lable on the side of the bottle, noting the irony.

Where Greece was involved, Extra Virgin was out of the question.

First of all, Giripan! Yay!

I hope to take these in increments of five, to compete the challenge of getting through the 100 themes. Giripan fluff and drabble. I think I've found my muse~

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