(I'm obsessed with hand smooches oops)
Written for HWD Drabble Event, 8/4/18
Pairing: Giripan
Prompt: Water
Word Count: 236
"Kuso!"
Japan gasped and snatched his hand away from the kettle, letting out a low hiss that echoed the whistling steam before him. A clattering noise sounded from behind, and before Japan could even bring his knuckles to his mouth to sooth the red patch forming there, Greece had abandoned his morning sudoku puzzle to appear at his side.
"You alright?" he asked, gently taking Japan's hand to inspect it. He cast the screeching kettle a critical glance and flipped off the power switch.
A slight heat spread across Japan's cheeks. "A- ah," he stuttered. "I was being careless… The vapor…"
"Wait," Greece cut in. He left Japan at the burners and moved to the sink, where he doused a clean dish rag in cool water. "Here," he said as he returned, taking Japan's hand once again to wrap the cloth around it. "This'll help. And…"
Greece lifted Japan's hand to press his lips ever so lightly against the dampened cloth, just over the burn, and Japan let out a sigh as the heat tempered. Greece pulled back to send a lazy smile down at him. "That should do it," he said. "Feel any better?"
Japan made a helpless noise in the back of his throat and let go of Greece's hand to cup his face and bring him down to his level.
On the stove beside them sat the kettle, soon to be long forgotten.