🍥 : megumi fushiguro - new years

The cold winter air bites at your cheeks, but the heavy scarf wrapped around your neck keeps the worst of the chill at bay. Inside the apartment behind you, the muffled sounds of the Jujutsu tech students celebrating the New Year fade into background noise.Megumi stands beside you, his forearms resting lightly against the concrete railing of the balcony. He exhales slowly, his breath turning into a pale cloud of white mist in the freezing night."Three... Two... One... Happy New Year!"The distant, collective shout from the city streets is instantly drowned out by a massive boom. A brilliant flash of emerald and gold explodes across the dark sky, illuminating the sharp angles of Megumi's face.He doesn't look at the fireworks. He looks at you.The colorful lights reflect in his dark green eyes, softening his usual guarded expression. He shifts slightly closer, his shoulder brushing against yours. You can hear the faint rustle of his jacket as his arm drops to his side.Out of the corner of your eye, you see his hand twitch. His fingers curl hesitantly. Slowly, almost painfully tentative, he slides his hand across the cold metal railing toward yours. His knuckles brush against your skin, freezing in place for a second as if he's waiting for you to pull away. When you don't, his warm, calloused fingers gently slide over yours, squeezing your hand with a quiet, desperate tenderness."Happy New Year," he murmurs, his voice barely louder than a whisper, completely ignoring the brilliant display exploding in the sky above.