(SMAP) The Highest High
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dictionarysaysI've had two really long SMAP-centric one-shots on the backburner for a long while now (I needed something short and sweet). That and I re-watched their batsu games (I couldn't help it!).
Tsuyoshi’s hung over and on top of Mt. Fuji.
His head is reeling and the back of his legs burn when they finally reach the summit; Tsuyoshi can’t find the energy to care and drapes himself across the first big rock he sees, exhausted and out of his mind. He sighs; he still can’t wrap his head around the Kimura (smiling giddily and jumping in one spot) behind him who’s been energetic since the bottom, he hasn’t lost a single step—not even once.
Isn’t Tsuyoshi the one with experience here?
“Good job. You did good.” Tsuyoshi’s eyes are (blessedly) closed, but Kimura’s raspy-proud voice and hand on the back of his damp head says it all. Tsuyoshi lets loose a tired-happy-thanks smile and doesn’t say a word when Kimura goes off to thank the staff.
A long time passes just like this, no one bothers Tsuyoshi’s limp (dead weight) body and he’s grateful. He wants to massage his temples but his hands are lodged between him and the big rock and there’s no way he’s going to move just yet. Tsuyoshi’s not completely despondent, but give him a day or two and he’ll figure out the magnitude of this climb. Hushed tones and breathy laughs reach his ears (he can picture the staff huddled around the flag, Kimura’s hands waving around, they’re having a good time nearly 4,000 metres in the air) and it starts to make him reconsider.
The wind picks up and Tsuyoshi can somehow feel the sun on his arm as he starts twisting, rolling onto his side. He peers over blearily, everything is mildly blurry (boulders look like stubby trees and Kimura looks like a girl) and Kimura notices, he waves, his smile offhand.
Tsuyoshi grunts in acknowledgement and Kimura must be a mind reader because he laughs and makes his way over.
Tsuyoshi stares and can’t understand why Kimura looks so cool. Wind is picking up russet-gold pieces of his hair and his smile is easy and huge (Tsuyoshi tries not to notice how white his teeth are) and he’s still not wearing a jacket. Why does he look nothing like the man in front of him, the one who just climbed a mountain too? Tsuyoshi suddenly feels like a slug.
“How’re you feeling? Better?” Tsuyoshi shrugs, quietly accepting the water bottle Kimura hands him. “Drink fast—we still have a kite to fly.” Tsuyoshi perks up a little at that (it has nothing to do with the charming grin all over Kimura’s face), he forgot—he’s not surprised, dancing elephants (also known as a hangover) and sleep are all that have been on his mind for the last several thousand feet.
Tsuyoshi tries not to look too excited and puts up a bit of a fight when Kimura takes hold of his wrists, pulling him up with (far too much in Tsuyoshi’s opinion) ease. Tsuyoshi nearly trips on his feet but Kimura steadies him, hand at his side.
Tsuyoshi is still unsteady on his feet and his heels itch, but he doesn’t get in a word of complaint because Kimura shoves his backpack in his face. “Hold this.” Usually Tsuyoshi wouldn’t mind, but he’s sick, tired of batsu games and would love to see Mt. Fuji disintegrate at this very moment. Kimura rummages through his bag, pulling out the kite; the backpack holds Tsuyoshi more than he holds it (the buckles are jabbed into his cheek). “Yosh. All right, c’mon, let’s get this baby going.”
Why does Tsuyoshi let himself get dragged by Kimura? He has no idea too. But it could have something to do with the big school kid smile on Kimura’s face or maybe it’s the reassuring squeeze of his lean fingers wrapped around his own? It could just be the way the sunset’s playing with Kimura’s hair (all pinks and blues and pretty) or the way the sharp little rocks on the ground dig into his butt as he watches Kimura let the kite go, releasing string—and he doesn’t feel a single thing because suddenly there’s wind and the kite’s sailing through the air and even little rocks couldn’t take away from Kimura’s loud laugh in his ear.
“Wowwowwow. Look—it’s so high! See? Isn’t it smart that I brought it? And you were worried I wouldn’t be prepared.” Tsuyoshi chuckles and even he knows that if he weren’t so high up right now and if the cameras weren’t still rolling—he’d be crying. Instead he smiles, combing a hand through his sticky hair, he almost gets stuck—Kimura’s eyes never leave the kite except for the shared glances that say this is so great! and only because it’s with you.
“Kimura.”
“Yeah?” He’s still all smiles, eyes dancing; his hands unconsciously tighten around the string—Tsuyoshi can’t help but smile too, despite the pinpricks biting his face.
“Thanks. I couldn’t have done this with anybody but you.” And just for a second, Tsuyoshi forgets he’s on Mt. Fuji, sweaty and hung over. The only thing he’ll remember first thing tomorrow morning is the crinkle Kimura’s soft grin makes under his left eye and the kite that starts to fly in Tsuyoshi’s stomach. He won’t realize how lame this is until he brings it up later on that day to Shingo.
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Date: 2010-08-13 06:34 pm (UTC)it's cute =D ...although it's not my fav pairing
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Date: 2010-08-13 07:39 pm (UTC)I'm more of a Shingo/Tsuyopon-person myself. But I had to fall for the (millions) of moments between them during their climb - Kimura's a great older brother. :)
I'm glad you thought it was cute, though! Who's your favourite pairing?
P.S. You just know that I can't wait for you and your best friend to finish your SMAP-multichapter so I can read (I wholeheartedly accept any and all slash, by the by). :D
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Date: 2010-08-13 08:01 pm (UTC)it's Kimura Nakai *fails* i can't help it XD
lol - I hope you won't be disappointed in the end - I have this secret plan to spread the news that we will write one so that there are actually some people who remind me, "you know, you've mentioned that you write a smap fic" so that I can't get away and really have to finish it without fail XD
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Date: 2010-08-14 05:53 am (UTC)P.S. I'm sure it'll be awesome! Don't worry, I'll be sure to bug you about it once every two-three days and hope for dibs when it's finally finito. ;)
P.S.S. Does it center around one pairing or several? /CURIOUS, YES
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Date: 2010-08-16 10:00 pm (UTC)lol, the whole situation between the two of them just screams "write something
dirtyromantic ;P about them"we're working on it...we're slowly, veeeery slowly progressing but we do ^^
...it's one pairing, but it's somehow complicating to explain....well let's say it's a surprise ^^
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Date: 2010-08-17 01:34 pm (UTC)Don't worry about it! RL had me away from lj this whole weekend (that usually never happens), so it s'all good.
OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoh. Something
dirtyromantic you say. Now I'm intrigued! Well, I'm going to guess, because I know how you feel about your 2TOPS, so, ("Is that your final answer?"), yup. Nakai/Kimura is my final answer. Whether I'm wrong or right, don't let me know, but you maaaaaay /NUDGENUDGE drop some hints, both you and zombiezahn if you'd like. ;)no subject
Date: 2010-08-17 05:01 pm (UTC)and~ ahm....2TOPS... I've no idea how you came to THIS conclusion.. LOL XDD (is it that obvious? ^^)
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Date: 2010-08-18 11:05 pm (UTC)I don't have high standards, I swear, I'm usually easily (and verily) pleased! I'd say I'm more excited about it than anything else. /HIGHFIVE
It's not that obvious (I just had a hunch, was all, especially from what you'd told me before about your love for 'em), also, many
dirtyromantic things can happen between those two. :DDDDDno subject
Date: 2010-08-18 11:07 pm (UTC)I went on a Nakai-kun watching spree, it was lovely, and I fell in love with him a lot more, I swear it. My ranking is so pointless, hahah.
I love 'em all~~
P.S.S. He's 38. SAY WHA'? He looks 20. And sexy. And lovely. And delicous-y and... yeah, you get the gist. :D
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Date: 2010-08-18 11:11 pm (UTC)and yeah, I HAVE a 2TOP bias, I can't deny it ^^'
have I mentioned yet that I love all your icons??
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Date: 2010-08-16 10:25 am (UTC)Looking forward to it. XD
Oh, and dictionarysays? Nice fic! It has such a great mix of hardship and hard-won joy.
I am so happy that more people are writing for this fandom. ♥
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Date: 2010-08-16 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-18 11:09 pm (UTC)There's not nearly enough SMAP-fics out there, though. Every little bit counts, ne? :)
And yeah! monsta's & zombie's collab fic FTW. /FISTPUMP