Yuki Rurikawa/Festival of Blooming

Roommate Mission! Yuki as Tenma

Backstage Stories

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	*door opens*
Tenma	I’m home.
Yuki	You’re late today.
Tenma	My shoot went overtime.
Yuki	Oh, really.
Tenma	Hm? …This bonsai’s not looking too good.
Yuki	Really? It looks the same as always to me.
Tenma	Maybe it’s drying out because of the heater…
Yuki	It was watered today though.
Tenma	Was it?
	I guess I’ll keep an eye on it then.
Yuki	(Oh yeah, I have to do a skit as Tenma. I should observe him…)
Tenma	…
	*flips page*
Yuki	(I feel like he reads scripts most of the time he’s in our room.
	He’s an actor though, so I guess that’s a given.)
Tenma	I haven’t realized my partners feelings here, huh…
	In that case, I’ll act like I don’t understand what they’re really saying, or I can’t believe them…
	“Are you seriously saying that?
	You mean we’re not best friends…”
	Nailed it.
Yuki	…
Tenma	…What?
Yuki	You read scripts most of the time you’re in our room, huh?
Tenma	Yeah, it’s my job and all.
Yuki	(…I’m going to end up playing Tenma silently checking his scripts at this rate.)
	(Yeah, no, this isn’t going to work…)
Tenma	Anyways, I’m planning to do some maintenance on my bonsai tomorrow morning.
	That’s why I want to look over my scripts now.
Yuki	Hmm, I see…
Tsumugi	Oh? Good morning, Yuki-kun.
Tenma	Yuki? What are you doing here?
Tsumugi	You don’t come to the courtyard at this hour very often.
Yuki	Don’t mind me. I just found my way here.
Tsumugi	Well, alright. I’ll be watering the flower beds, so just let me know if you need anything.
Yuki	Sure thing.
Tenma	I’m gonna tend to my bonsai too.
	…Great. It’s in good shape today.
	Let’s see, I’ll prune the branches a bit…
Yuki	(His face is so serious…)
	(If he cuts the wrong spot, then it’ll affect how the tree looks too.)
	You really take good care of your bonsai, don’t you?
Tenma	Yeah. I like them, after all.
	I don't want to regret it after I work on it. So when I prune the leaves and branches, I have to do it with careful and serious consideration.
Yuki	Mm.
Tenma	Geez. I took the time to explain, yet you still look as bored as ever!?
Yuki	What did you expect?
	I’m not that interested in bonsai.
Tenma	Then why did you ask!
Yuki	Yeah, yeah.
Tsumugi	Fufu. What’s the matter, you two?
	You look like you’re chatting it up.
Yuki	…Not really.
	I was just asking about bonsai.

Tenma	It looks like both my tops and bottoms are actually wearable for you, huh?
Yuki	Which accessories do you always wear? Let me have those too.
Tenma	Wait, why! You don’t have to go that far!
Yuki	I’m going to do this, so I have to do it properly.
	I’m just borrowing them, alright?
Tenma	…*Sigh*, fine.
	Here, take these.
Yuki	Thanks. …Yep, bougie stuff really is different.
Tenma	You better give those back.
Yuki	We’ll see about that.
Tenma	OI!
Yuki	I got both the tops and bottoms on, but…
Tenma	They’re big for you, huh? You look like a kid in adult’s clothes.
Yuki	Ha? I wouldn’t go that far.
	…Anyways, your clothes aren’t cute at all.
Tenma	It’d be weirder if I did wear cute clothes!
Yuki	…Well, you’re not wrong.
	Alright, I’ll start my skit.
	I want to get this over with.
	“…The filming will begin from here tomorrow.
	I guess I’ll work on my act a bit more.”
Tenma	(This is me when I’m checking over my scripts, huh?)
	(He’s using the notebook in his hand as a script…)
Yuki	“Oh right. I changed how I acted in scene 38 today, so I gotta switch it up in scene 21 tomorrow too.”
	“Right, I don’t realize my partner’s feelings yet here.”
	“In that case, I’ll act like I don’t understand what they’re really saying…”
Tenma	(He's even in the same position I’m in when I jot down notes in my script.
	He really keeps a close eye on me.)
Yuki	“…I’m gonna take a short break.”
Tenma	(He’s heading to my bonsai…?)
Yuki	“They’re in great shape today.”
Tenma	(He’s pretending to caress them with a gentle touch…)
	(Urk, is that how I’m always touching my bonsai?)
Yuki	“Alright, now that I took a breather, let’s dive back into reviewing my lines.”
	…There, I’m done.
Tenma	The skit was surprisingly nice. I got to see how I am from a different person’s perspective.
	I thought you really paid attention to the details—like my posture and how I hold my pen.
Yuki	Both of us are watching each other, aren’t we?
	We’re roommates, so we’re always in each other’s view.
Tenma	But you could’ve just did the script scene. Why’d you also include the bonsai scene?
Yuki	Who knows?
Tenma	You can tell me that at least!
Yuki	Geez, let it go…
	…I just thought that, for you, both acting and bonsai are important things that are indispensable in your life.
Tenma	Huh? Sorry, I didn’t catch that.
Yuki	Anyways, we have to take the polaroid picture.
	I want to change already.
Tenma	Hold on. Before that, repeat what you just said…!
Yuki	Here, take it.
Tenma	*Sigh*. I guess I’ll let it slide…
	Alright, here goes.
	*click*
	Have a look.
Yuki	Ooh. You got a good shot for a hack.
	But, yeah, these clothes really aren’t cute.
Tenma	Ha!?
Yuki	Can I jazz them up? I’ll add some lace or ribbon…
	Ah, maybe I can cut this part out and sew a cute patch on.
Tenma	Of course you can’t! You better not cut that!
Yuki	Is that actually a yes?
Tenma	NO!

Anna