【Zhenyao】Shuiguang

"Morning, Xiaoyao."

Nanase Haruka came out of the water, shook off the water droplets dripping from her hair, the water droplets rolled down from her shiny black hair with heat, and dripped into the water, splashing one after another, the water The little floating crystal blue dolphin was shaken up and down, and its head popped up every now and then.The tail that was originally hidden under the water turned up, and the blue on that piece was a little faded.

Haruka Nanase watched it through the drops of water dripping from her long bangs, the softened plastic of the dolphin's tail looming in the water.

Is it because it was soaked for too long?

In this way, since the first time I went to the swimming club in elementary school, Makoto gave him the dolphin, and he put it in the bathtub every day when he took a bath. It must have been ten years so far.

Don't put it in the water tomorrow, let's hang it by the bedside.

He doesn't want it broken.

He stretched out his hand to stroke his bangs, which seemed to be a little long again, and after getting wet, they hung down docilely, and the soft hair tips lightly touched the corners of his eyes filled with water.

"Xiaoyao?" Makoto's voice sounded again, Nanase Haruka turned his head, and in the thick water vapor permeating the bathroom, he saw a big hand stretched out towards him.

There are still familiar lines on the palm of my hand, which are so much bigger than my own.

"I told you not to put a small in front of my name."

Nanase Haruka replied to him habitually, and found that this person was still wearing a down jacket. In the steaming bathroom, his face with sharp water chestnut angles was a little red from the heat, and the other hand was pulling the scarf, revealing that he was a little troubled inside. But the corners of his mouth still curled up warmly.

Seeing the troubled expression on this person's face which was rare in front of her, Nanase Haruka suddenly wanted to laugh a little.

But his face was still as calm as ever, but he deliberately didn't shake off the water on his hands, and scooped up a small puddle of water with the palm of his hand, stretched out his hand and directly grabbed his hand and stood up, the water in the palm of the hand wet the man There are also some big hands that are slightly cold, and water drops flow down the arms into the thick down jacket.

He seemed to see that the cuffs of the light-colored sweater inside were darkened by the water.

Nanase Haruka tilted her head to look at him, and saw that the familiar arc of the man's mouth hadn't changed at all, and when she met her own gaze, the arc was even a little deeper.

He secretly scolded himself for his sudden bad taste.

This person is too kind to himself, how could he blame himself.

Nanase Haruka simply turned her head and looked up to meet his gaze. What she saw was the man's brown hair, brown pupils, and a tougher facial line than in high school.

And my own sore neck.

This person seems to be a little taller after a winter vacation.

"Hey, Makoto." He casually threw aside the towel he just used to dry his body, grabbed the apron on the back of the chair in his swimming trunks, and put it on his body, ignoring the sigh of the person behind him, as if nothing had happened. Add the pieces of mackerel to the pan.

The fish and oil are heated together, making a "sizzle" sound.

Nanase Haruka turned over the fish fillet with a spatula, turned slightly to look at him, "Have you grown taller again?"

"Ah, are you tall?" The man scratched the hair on the back of his neck, "I don't feel anything, but if Xiaoyao still only eats mackerel every day, he won't grow taller."

Nanase Haruka still had no expression on her face, she squeezed the hand holding the spatula tightly, and thrust it heavily towards the mackerel in the pot.

Tachibana Makoto smiled behind him, "No matter what, Haruka shouldn't vent her anger with your girlfriend."

"girlfriend?"

"I say mackerel."

Nanase Haruka hit the spatula hard again, this time with such force that even the pot began to scream.

The smile on the corner of Tachibana Makoto's mouth was even bigger. He looked at Nanase Haruka's back, and even the black hair swirling around his head exuded resentment.

He chuckled and stopped teasing him, turned around and picked up the towel on the floor and went to the bathroom, "Don't throw the towel on the floor, I haven't seen you in a month, how did you become a primary school student?"

Nanase Haruka just wanted to refute why she was a primary school student, when she suddenly remembered Makoto's wet sweater and down jacket, she didn't say anything, a faint red fainted behind her ears, her face remained unchanged, and her chopsticks caught her. He picked up the messy shoveled mackerel and put it on the plate. As he walked to the table, he picked up the fish fillet and sent it to his mouth.

Tachibana Makoto came out of the bathroom, and saw Nanase Haruka sitting at the dining table slowly slicing mackerel, her long bangs were still dripping water, and her apron was casually placed on the chair again. The man was wearing a pair of swimming trunks.

He turned around and rushed into the bathroom, took out the towel again, ran over to cover Nanase Haruka's head, took off the down jacket and put it on him directly from the front, the down jacket he was wearing reached his thighs and could reach his knees on Haruka, especially This person is still sitting, and the whole person is wrapped in it.

Tachibana Makoto watched him huddled innocently in the big navy blue down jacket, with a water-blue towel on his head, mackerel in his chopsticks, his cheeks were still bulging, and his expression was still too calm , but it's really funny no matter how you look at it.

Tachibana Makoto felt from the bottom of her heart that it was really hard for her to endure the laughter.

But what should be said is still to be said, seeing Haruka's appearance, he knows that it is definitely not the first time to eat like this, and if he is allowed to go on like this, he will definitely get sick.

Although Xiaoyao, who was sick and blushing, was cute, but he always curled up in the bed and coughed, and he felt distressed when he saw it.

So it's time to criticize.

"Xiaoyao, you will catch cold like this. The room is not very warm, and the windows downstairs are not closed. I'm not here. You must take care of yourself. You won't be like this every day for a month, right? Look at your hair It is so long, and the bangs are so long that it is not good for the eyes. Even if you don’t go to the swimming pool, remember to wash your swimming trunks every day, and don’t wear them when you don’t take a bath. You must eat fresh mackerel until my last time Go to the store I told you to buy, the freshest one. Remember to eat dinner on time, don’t you eat mackerel every day, eat more vegetables and fruits, isn’t Grandma Yamada next door sells apples? Go back and help you buy some. Eating apples in winter is good for your health. Athletes should take good care of their bodies. Xiaoyao, you always want me to criticize you..."

It's a criticism, but it's really outrageously gentle.

Nanase Haruka heard the people behind him start chattering non-stop again, her big warm hand stroked her hair on her head, and one hand carefully grabbed her bangs to prevent them from touching her eyes, A soft voice sounded from behind, and his body temperature still remained in the large down jacket.

It's really, really hot.

Nanase Haruka's icy blue eyes added a smile, and the corners of her mouth secretly hooked up.

"Xiaoyao." Ju Zhenqin stopped the long chatter, and unconsciously grabbed the overlong hair on his head, curling it around her fingers one by one, eyes Looking at the man's long eyelashes hanging down, he sighed.

"Ok?"

"What if you leave me in the future..."

Tachibana Makoto's unconscious words rang in his ears, and Nanase Haruka stopped eating mackerel all of a sudden.

This time, the fish fillet in my hand fell out of the chopsticks and landed on the wooden dining table with a "click".

Yes, what will happen if this person leaves me in the future...

He couldn't say such overly selfish words like "Then Zhenqin will stay by my side forever", although he knew that even if he said it, Ju Zhenqin would still answer him with a smile, "Of course I will always be with Xiaoyao ".

If Tachibana Makoto leaves, it means that no one will call him to school, no one will accompany him home, no one will make him a nutritionally balanced bento, and no one will tell him that there is the second seafood shop on the left corner of Iwatobi High School The mackerel, although a bit pricey, is the freshest.

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he would collapse if he continued to think about it.

Nanase Haruka suddenly complained that Tachibana Makoto was too gentle to him, if only this person treated him a little bit better, if he hadn't let himself go to the swimming club with him, if he hadn't given him the little dolphin pendant .

If it weren't for this person who only thought about him in everything, he would take care of everything about himself...

It's not that now that my life has become so difficult to live without him.

Nanase Haruka suddenly thought that if there was no Tachibana Makoto in the 19 years of her life, she would probably become more independent, but she would still be alone in the sea every day with nothing to do.

How could it be possible to participate in the national swimming team, and how could it be possible to be admitted to the Art Department of the University of Tokyo.

Ju Zhenqin saw that the person in front of her suddenly stopped moving, and the chopsticks were just held in her hand, with a piece of mackerel sandwiched in her hand. The fingers holding the chopsticks were slightly loosened, and the unclamped fish fillets trembled in the air. Trembling.

He, who was extremely familiar with Haruka Nanase, was sensitive enough to sense that something was wrong with his emotions.

"Haru, what's wrong?"

Nanase Haruka's thoughts were pulled back by the gentle question, looking at the mackerel that fell on the table, she suddenly felt a little scared about what she was thinking.

He was afraid that if he continued to think about it, it would become real.

Suddenly there was an extremely strong sense of insecurity in my heart. Realizing that the person behind me would one day get farther and farther away from me, Nanase Haruka couldn't help turning around and grabbing his wrist, which was bruised The wet off-white sweater was still not dry, and the soft sweater exuded a rare chill after being soaked in water.

Nanase Haruka raised her head, staring at Tachibana Makoto's brown eyes full of worry.

The warm tea color reflects the cold but bright blue.

That person's eyes are full of himself.

"Makoto, you and I are in the same university, right?"

"Yeah, we filled in the volunteer together back then, and Xiaoyao said that the mackerel dishes at Dongda University are delicious."

"Is Makoto's major in medicine?"

"Well, that's right, so you don't have to worry about Xiaoyao catching a cold again."

"Isn't the medical school close to the art department?"

"Yes, it's right next to me, so I came to find Haruka after class, and I still want to go home together."

Tachibana Makoto didn't know where Nanase Haruka's sudden emotions came from, Haruka grabbed himself very tightly, and there were bursts of tingling pain in his wrist, but he still answered these strange questions as gently as possible.

He knows that Haruka's heart is not as cold as it looks on the outside, and it can even be said to be very delicate. At that time, Rin left Japan and went to Australia. He remembers Haruka's silence for a period of time until he started the relay again in junior high school. Only slightly improved.

Now he can feel Nanase Haruka's sudden panic, the rare tension in the ice blue eyes, like a calm pool of water suddenly disturbed by naughty stones, ripples rippled in the peaceful blue center.

The two looked at each other for a long time, Tachibana Makoto's gentle gaze calmed Nanase Haruka down.

No matter what, it's good that Makoto is still by her side now.

Think about it later.

After all, Nanase Haruka was an adult, and after calming down, she was a little shy about her sudden emotional instability. She just wanted to let go of her hand, but unexpectedly, she was hugged into her arms, and her face lightly bumped into Jingzhuang's. With a broad chest, warm hands patted his back rhythmically.

"Xiaoyao, I'm here. It's okay. Did you have a nightmare last night? Do you want me to come and accompany you today? I shouldn't be out for so long. Next time I promise I won't go out for more than a week, okay? What's not going well, mackerel is not delicious, I brought back pineapple-flavored dried mackerel from Hokkaido, I'll take you to eat it after school..."

The faint blush on Nanase Haruka's face became more intense. This person really sees himself as a primary school student. How can a 19-year-old be angry about having nightmares or that mackerel is not good to eat...

How could he blame him when he went on a New Year's trip with his family...

Nanase Haruka reached out and hugged Tachibana Makoto's waist, felt the tight muscles on his back, felt how cautious he was holding her now, and the words she said were so gentle that water dripped out, coaxing His childlike tone made his eyes moist.

His face was buried a little deeper in his arms.

Makoto, how can you be so kind to yourself...

So good that I'm going to drown in this tenderness...

To suffocate.