bakerstreet | THE KISSING BOOTH MEME

Really?! Thanks! We have a lot, so that’ll be a big help!

[Shiemi goes from looking pleased (and a touch bashful) about the fact that Hunk is clearly enjoying the cookies, to looking a little sheepish as he mentions the club.]

…Well, it’s not really a club so much as it is just…me…planting things in empty beds the teachers said I could use, in exchange for looking after the other things that were already planted. [Smiling, she clenches her fists in front of her, eyes shining with determination.] Next year I’ll win over some more members and make it into a real club, for sure! But since I’m the only one right now, Rin said that makes me the club president! And I say that it’s okay, you can use whatever you want! And sure, I’ll bring that recipe book tomorrow…

[Speaking of books…her eyes wander to the one he’d been reading, then to the booth in general. She hesitates to ask about how he got stuck there. He doesn’t seem very thrilled with it all--she hasn’t seen him trying to draw in customers or anything, either, like she’s supposed to do for the café. Maybe that’s why there isn’t a line, because he kinda looks like he wants to be left alone…?]

Oh! Since you’re helping me out by buying those cookies, I should help you out, too!

[From anyone else, that would mean buying a few kisses themselves.

From Shiemi, it means—]

I’m not very good at this sort of thing, but let me see if I can drum up some business for you!

[SHE JUST WANTS TO HELP

REALLY]

[Oh, wow, she's pretty cute when she looks super determined like that.]

All right then, thanks Shiemi. That's really nice of you. I'll make sure to bring you some of whatever I end up making with them, how does that sound?

[Unfortunately, Hunk isn't as thrilled about her suggestion for helping bring in business to the kissing booth as he is about the herbs and recipe book.]

Uhh, that's not necessary, really, I'm just sort of babysitting this thing. I'm not really that invested if it does well or not, you know?

Yes, please! That sounds wonderful!

[Shiemi stops in the middle of turning around to start advertizing for him right then and there, a little crestfallen. It had seemed like such a good idea though, even if she wasn't really the best at drawing people in like that.]

But...you're really helping me out, so...

[What else can she do to help, if he doesn't want her to bring in customers? Is he really not that attached to the job? It does seem like a kind of awkward thing to have to do, now that she really stops to think about it...but still, she can't help giving a soft, sudden laugh.]

Haha, that's too bad. I mean, you're really great, Hunk! So I'm sure lots of people would want to kiss you! They might be missing the chance of a lifetime!

[Hunk can feel his face growing warm and he becomes a bit flustered at her words, shaking his head.]

N-No, I'm just, well, me. And I can assure you that no one is missing out on anything, so it's fine, really. Thank you though, Shiemi. I appreciate you wanting to help me out.

[...Oh no, she didn’t mean to make him feel uncomfortable… That was the opposite of being useful here, and she probably would’ve let the whole thing go after that, if not for what he’d said. “Just me”? That makes her dig in her heels a bit, and she shakes her head hard at his words, because if someone like her, from a whole different class, can see how great he is, why can’t he see it himself?]

I think “just you” is pretty cool, Hunk.

[It comes to Shiemi then, suddenly, how she could still help if he doesn't want a bunch of customers. She could buy something from him, just like he offered to do for her. She doesn't know anything about kissing, really, but a kiss on the cheek shouldn't be too hard, right? And that counted, didn't it?

The idea of being so bold makes her go a little pink, but she's determined now, which means it's gonna happen, if she has anything to do with it and Hunk himself doesn't object. She can't think of anything more to say--words probably wouldn't work right now anyway, all her effort is focused on actually being brave and doing this thing. So before she can change her mind, she plants her hands on the booth’s counter, leans waaaay forward, and attempts to lightly press her lips to Hunk’s cheek.]

[Is she trying to make him into a red-faced mess??? Because it's definitely working. As he works to get his thoughts together and hopefully face Shiemi without looking like a ripe tomato, he senses movement from his periphery and hears her hands land on the counter.

Turning his head to look properly results in Shiemi's cheek kiss becoming one on the lips. Hunk's eyes grow wide as his face becomes completely red and hot.]

[She’d closed her eyes as she leaned those final few inches—that’s what you were supposed to do when you kissed someone, wasn’t it, no matter what kind of kiss it was--so it takes her longer to realize what’s happened. Inexperienced at this sort of thing as she is, Shiemi just thinks his cheek feels...softer than she’d expected, and warmer, and not quite as smooth, but…really nice. She isn’t sure how long she’s supposed to kiss him for (does the cost vary by the length of time or the number of kisses, or both?), but she lingers there a few seconds in the hopes that she’s doing this properly. Then, as she starts to pull away, her eyes flutter open--and she finds herself almost nose to nose with a brilliantly red-faced Hunk, her lips scarcely an inch away from his, leaving no room for doubt as to where, exactly her kiss had landed.

And she pulls back with a jolt and a startled gasp, clapping her hands over her mouth, her eyes going just as wide and surprised as Hunk’s.]

.......AH!

[SHE’D

SHE’D JUST

JUST KI…KISSED(??) A BOY

RIGHT ON THE LIPS

LIKE A REAL KISS

BUT SHE HADN’T MEANT FOR THAT TO

H-HOW HAD THAT EVEN

WH…AT…??(!)?]

I— uh— I’m—! S-sorry! I didn’t--I mean, I didn’t mean to...!

[As much of a flustered mess as her mind is right now, that’s the closest Shiemi’s going to get to explaining herself, at least right at this moment.]

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