i can't seem to agree with myself. half of me wants these two angsty and disfunctional, as the bulk of my fic represents, and the other half demands they be fluffy and adorable. can ya guess which half won out on this one? i was watching Tokyo Babylon...and Subaru is so adorable...-fireun
Well, about half an hour ago it had seemed a good idea, but now Subaru had absolutely no idea of what to do. He had managed to get the flowers home, filled the vase with water…but he had never thought there would be instructions as to how to put the flowers correctly into the water.
It seemed like such a simple procedure…
He gnawed on the end of an unlit cigarette in a sort of bemused contemplation. The directions stated that he should clip the ends of the flowers under running water…and then add a certain proportion of plant food to water in the vase itself, and then gently settle the flowers in…
This seemed a bit extravagant for a bouquet made mostly of bright daisies, a spring or two of baby's breath, and some carnations. Subaru poured the small packet of plant food into the vase, deciding that too much food couldn't be bad, and started to stir with a daisy of more dubious health.
Which is of course when Kamui decided to get home. Early. Just Subaru's sort of luck.
Kamui kicked off his shoes, slung his bag into the corner, and wandered into the kitchen, where he paused, startled at the image of Subaru staring almost balefully at a vase of water, flowers scattered across the table in front of him.
"Subaru?"
"I…well, I thought you might like some flowers." Subaru's normal eloquence appeared to have been defeated by scattered daisies. "These directions are overly complicated though."
Kamui moved to peer over Subaru's shoulder at the crumpled paper, grimacing at the almost arcane ritual that seemed to be attached to getting flowers into a vase. "Hey, Subaru, just plop them in. I think they should be alright."
As Subaru nodded his agreement he gathered the flowers from their battlefield of the tabletop and set them into the plant food-saturated water. Kamui leaned over his shoulder then, giving a very pointed sniff of the bouquet, a quiet smile showing his appreciation, both of the flowers and the way Subaru nuzzled back against him for a moment. Kamui lingered over the flowers, and then pulled his arms around Subaru, resting his chin on the top Subaru's head.
"Thank you."