This OSW is a request from "whosmae" on Tumblr
Hibiki could hear them arguing from a street away. It was nothing unusual, but, admittedly, this wasn't really the… atmosphere they were going for today.
Which is why, instead of tolerating the two like they normally would, Hibiki sent the pair after a "special tea" from a shop far enough away to ensure a few hours of privacy… while those two headaches searched in vain and argued over whose fault it was they could never find the mysterious (non-existent) beverage.
It was borderline-cruel, but they knew Jushiro would forgive them. Especially since they brought along the special ohagi that he so loved.
But first, "Oh, Hibiki. Hello- *cough COUGH*!"
Jushiro's voice was strained as he looked up at his… Well, they had yet to name their relationship, but it was perfectly clear to Hibiki that they were more than just "close."
… At least, that's what they believed. But given Jushiro's personality, they were still a bit uncertain, and both had yet to actually, well…
Hibiki blushed lightly, and returned his greeting.
"You've been in bed all day, huh," the younger soul reaper stated, setting down their package. Jushiro chuckled lightly, laying back down. "Would you like some tea?"
"That would be delightful."
They got to work making some, filling the captain in as to the more mundane happenings of the Soul Society. Times were relatively peaceful - so of course, there was plenty going on to talk about: the latest squabbles of squad 11, who was now dating (or crushing on) who, how the students at the academy were progressing, and of course-
"The kids absolutely LOVED the latest chapter of 'Sōgyō no Okotowari!' you wrote! Honestly, how do you come up with these ideas, Ju?"
"Heh. When you're forced to sit around for long periods of time, your mind uses that time to wonder."
Hibiki poured him a cup and, carefully, brought it over to him with a couple of the ohagi. Unfortunately for them, Jushiro looked up at them with that smile just when they were bending down. They quickly course-corrected to avoid spilling on Ukitake. The captain grabbed their sleeve, preventing their fall, but not the tea from burning their hand.
"Oh, dear-"
"I'm ok!" Hibiki said, wincing, "I know where th-"
"Here, let me see." He didn't give them a chance to argue, healing their hand before they could protest that "he shouldn't be wasting energy in his condition." It didn't keep them from doing so after-the-fact, though.
"You shouldn't be wasting energy in your condi-"
"*cough* *COUGH-cough*"
"See?" Hibiki got up to get him more tea, but Ukitake tugged on their robe to get their attention.
"Actually." His voice sounded like he had been screaming at the top of his lungs all night. "I'm kind of chilly with just this blanket. There's a quilt in the closet down the hall. Could you get it for me? It's the red one."
"Of course."
Hibiki got him the cup of tea, then headed down the hall. The quilt was easy to spot - a brilliant scarlet.
It was also on the top shelf. Now, Hibiki was by no means short, but this closet was clearly built for Jushiro. Who was even more "not short" than Hibiki. And as they jumped, and pulled and pulled at the thing, the other occupants of the shelf decided to fall on Hibiki's "not-short" head.
It was, thankfully, mostly pillows and other cushions. Hibiki grabbed a few, deciding it best to clean up the mess later.
When they returned, Jushiro was sitting up again, humming in appreciation of his favorite food. Hibiki added the cushions behind him to make it easier for him to sit, and was covering him with the quilt when he stopped them.
"Why don't you join me?"
"Hm?" Hibiki's gaze jolted up at him. Join him? U-under the quilt? W-wait, what?! Well, this IS what Hibiki wanted, but they weren't expecting him to - so suddenly-
"You went to all this trouble to make this for me," he gestured to the ohagi, "and I would love the company."
Oh.
Hibiki smiled, their breathing slowing, and sat down next to him. He just meant the foo-
Jushiro pulled them to his side and pulled the quilt over them both.
If Hibiki hadn't been blushing before (and they probably had), they were definitely blushing now. It felt like the sun had decided to shine from behind their face.
The rest of the day… and that evening… and that night were all a happy blur to Hibiki. It seemed to both go on forever and be over too soon. Jushiro always seemed to be able to make talking about anything comfortable and enjoyable - and they would never be able to remember, in the future, what exactly they had talked about that day.
Before Hibiki knew it, they were waking up to the "Two Headaches" apologizing about not finding the tea - which quickly ended when they opened the door and saw their Captain sleeping peacefully - with Hibiki wrapped in his arms. (Or at least, appearing to be so. Hibiki knew better, and pretended to still be sleeping right along with him.)
Rumors and gossip spread like wildfire after that, of course. Which Hibiki gladly relayed to Jushiro.
Yep. They were definitely MORE than just "close."
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