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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 9, 2018 22:16:12 GMT -7
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Shizuka was still in his school uniform as it was after school. After having read some trendy fashion magazines and realizing the new season was nigh upon him, he decided to make his way over to the high end shopping street over in Sanyo's Star District. Though not all of the storefronts related to fashion and clothing, there were still numerous popular stores that were often written about in magazines. His father, Ren, would often come here too in his capacity as a photographer, something that heavily inspired Shizuka. He entered one of the stores, Parabellum, which was one of the leading premiers in lolita fashion. He found the entire thing rather interesting and curious, not to mention the emphasis on frills and Victorian influences was something Shizuka found incredibly beautiful. Immediately as he stepped into the store, he was greeted by a single staff member, it seemed this place didn't have many people to manage the store, contrary to other places. Shizuka bowed, he was wearing the girl's uniform of Mishiro High so the staff assumed he was a young lady who was interested in the lolita fashion. Taking his time to explore the setup, he gazed longingly at a beautiful black dress, adorned with white frills with an exploding hem and pale blue cloth roses scattered on it. It seemed to be inspired by a fusion of Middle Age gothic design, floral patterns and the frills of the lolita aesthetic. Smiling, Shizuka couldn't help but stare at it in admiration of the person who designed this work. He was so enamored he hadn't realized that somebody else had also entered the store as the bell overlooking the entrance was rung after the door opened. The surprisingly well-lit baroque establishment seemed like it would be lively today. MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 9, 2018 23:00:19 GMT -7
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Minami Tokura hummed as she walked down the street. Today was a good day, especially given that she had just gotten her weekly allowance. Still dressed in the uniform of Futaba High, she had yet to head home for the day and thanks to the supernatural sense of time that she had gained from Aeternitas, she knew that she still had a couple hours to spare before she was expected home. And so, here she was thinking about what to go shopping for today. Should she buy a new gun for her arsenal? She had been eyeing that Colt Anaconda model the airsoft store had recently gotten in. But then, it had been some time since she'd bought herself a new dress as well. Eyeing the upcoming Parabellum, she hummed a little more before finally making her decision. Yes, a new dress from her favorite shop was definitely the order of the day. Smiling brightly as she opened the door and greeted the nearby worker, the woman bowing as she greeted Minami by her family name. Sometimes it did annoy her, she had to admit. But it was just part of being from a family with influence. Nonetheless, Minami took to looking at the store's latest stock. As she did so, she noticed a girl wearing the uniform of Mishiro High. She was looking at quite the nice dress as well! Minami sauntered over towards the girl. "Hello~. That's quite a nice dress, isn't it?" She smiled warmly towards the other student. --- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 9, 2018 23:08:24 GMT -7
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It took a few moments before Shizuka snapped out of his reverie when somebody greeted him and pointed out the obvious - indeed, it was a very splendid and wondrous dress. Nodding in approval, Shizuka opened his mouth to speak - though his voice wasn't very deep and was like that of a soft songbird, the Futaba High student would easily realize that Shizuka wasn't a girl at all but simply a young guy who looked uncannily like one. " Yes, it's really beautiful," Shizuka responded, though eyeing the girl in the Futaba High uniform, Shizuka realized that she was incredibly pretty, definitely could qualify to be a great model. With a glimmer in his eyes, Shizuka felt like he had met a kindred spirit. " I especially like the intent of the designer to create this exquisite fusion of aesthetics... The color scheme is dark, yet incredibly attractive and alluring! Not to mention the roses to add that extra kick. Really. It's amazing." Shizuka kept praising the dress too, fidgeting whilst gushing over its great quality. The staff seemed to realize now that Shizuka was a boy, and looked impressed that he was dressed in a girls uniform while being so passionate about the clothing. He clearly wasn't your run of the mill fellow. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 9, 2018 23:24:33 GMT -7
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Minami blinked with her good eye as the other gi- Correction, the boy in front of her spoke. Wow, she hadn't even realized even after he had turned around. Nonetheless, she couldn't help but admire the apparent dedication he held towards both fashion and his own preference of look and dress. Honestly? She kinda liked him already. After a moment more, she began to smile again and nod in agreement.
"Right? And the lace and frills are very well stitched!" She looked at the dress once more, half in amusement now in addition to the admiration she'd had for the design already. "But my, I must admit you quite surprised me. I am Minami Tokura. And you are?" She looked back at the other student once more, still smiling. --- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 0:28:39 GMT -7
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The girl, who introduced herself as Minami Tokura, gave Shizuka a smile. For some reason, Shizuka really found Minami extra pretty when she smiled, thus he cemented the idea that he should form at the very least a good friendship with her. Though he wasn't sure if it would ever get further than that, if it did, Shizuka would definitely be willing to give himself to her. For now though, since they had just met though, Shizuka wouldn't try so hard. Instead, he would simply just talk and engage with her in a friendly, approachable manner. " As you said, the finer details are done very well. The ones who made this dress evidently put in their 110%. By the way, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Minami. My name is Shizuka Nikaidou." Shizuka introduced himself with a polite courtsey. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 1:05:03 GMT -7
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Minami giggled a bit at how polite Shizuka was. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Shizuka-chan." She winked at him. Or rather, she did her best approximation of a wink, tilting her head slightly. The whole lack of one eye kinda made it hard to wink. And the fact she had her hair covering her left that usually hid her eyepatch still made it look odd even if he wasn't quite aware of her impairment yet. But she hoped that the bit of playfulness in her tone of voice would at least help. "I think it'd look quite cute on you, actually. Why don't you give it a try?"--- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 1:16:19 GMT -7
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Minami's giggle and the way she winked at him... It was sure something. Shizuka responded with a bright smile, though he quickly finally noticed that there was an eyepatch beneath her hair which covered the left portion of her face. A student wouldn't normally cover their eye like that especially with an eyepatch for no real reason, so Shizuka was a bit surprised at that, but didn't let that surprise show on his face. On the contrary, this increased Shizuka's interest in her even more. When Minami invited Shizuka to try the dress, under the approving gazes of the staff, Shizuka decided he would do just that. He asked for assistance to carefully take the dress in to one of the changing rooms so he could try on the dress. He spent some time to carefully dress up into the specially-made lolita dress, and finally after a few prolonged minutes of carefully not trying to ruin the beauty of the dress, he emerged from the changing rooms and slowly walked over to Minami. He gave a demure, innocent twirl and smiled brilliantly at Minami. " Well? How do I look?" * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 12:44:34 GMT -7
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Minami patiently waited while Shizuka changed, occasionally looking over at some of the other dresses the store had. She contemplated trying on a dress herself, eyeing a couple in particular. Perhaps that deep red ensemble with the rose motif? Or maybe the dark blue and brown dress that matched the 'steampunk' style that was so popular with westerners? Choices, choices, so many choices... She wouldn't have to wait terribly much longer though as Shizuka emerged from the changing room, slowly walking over. Minami's eye widened slightly, a touch of red coming to her cheeks even as Shizuka gave a short twirl and smiled happily. " Well? How do I look?"
"Pretty good, actually..." Minami spoke, still rather surprised just how feminine Shizuka really was. Not to mention how well it translated in what she was seeing before her. "Hey... You really like that one, right?" Minami spoke up again after a moment more of observing the crossdressing boy. --- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 17:34:48 GMT -7
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Shizuka at first interpreted Minami's slightly widened eyes (Perhaps it was a look of incredulity? Was she impressed? I hope she's impressed!) as something negative but eventually her words soon confirmed what Shizuka had been hoping for... Apparently, that look of incredulity was at how good Shizuka looked in the dress. To be honest, Shizuka himself felt incredibly fabulous and good in the dress. Indeed, he really liked it. " Yeah, I really do like this dress. I'm happy you think it looks good on me! I was a bit nervous that it might not be as good on me as I envisioned, but I feel really good wearing this." Shizuka nodded, playfully yet carefully giving another spin and letting the dress flare about smoothly. " It's giving me some inspirations too about my next cosplay for an upcoming convention!" Shizuka clenched his fists in determination as he confidently blurted this out to Minami as if she were already a trusted friend despite them having only interacted with each other for a short while. The store staff gave their own inputs as well, though most of them shared the same opinions as Minami. It was really impressive that as a boy Shizuka could confidently pull this look off. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 18:47:43 GMT -7
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"Heh..." Minami grinned as she noticed how happy Shizuka was. His words were quite genuine, maybe a little genuine? But still quite joyous, especially as he gave another spin. Then came the sudden declaration of cosplay and a clenching of the fists that reminded her of how her father could sometimes get when she'd seen him talking business. After a moment more, Minami gestured to one of the employees as the other complimented and spoke with Shizuka. After a quick word with the woman, Shizuka could see Minami hand her something before looking at him once more. "Well, I hope you have a good stand then. It's yours now." Minami smiled. "Consider it a gift for our new friendship."--- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 19:11:36 GMT -7
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Shizuka was so excited that he didn't notice that Minami had gestured to one of the employees, seemingly talking to her about something. As Shizuka took the compliments in stride, not appearing too arrogant nor too humble, he was about to mention that he would try to purchase the dress until Minami smiled and literally told him that the dress was now his after handing something to the woman. Blinking in amazement, it was at that moment that Minami had to be a big deal around these parts. Casually gifting to him this beautiful dress just like that? Shizuka had a dark blush on his cheeks as he bowed in gratitude. He couldn't reject this gift, even if it seemed... Too good to be true. " Ah... Is it really mine, just like that...? I really don't know how to thank you..." Shizuka's blush was even more prominent now. " Hey... Uh, if you're curious, I have a social media account... er, at willowmireska, without a space? I have a portfolio of some of my outfits and looks and hopefully it might inspire you too! It's the least I could share with you since I didn't actually bring much with me today..." He decided to return the favor by sharing his cosplay and fashion outfit photos with her instead, at least he could really show to Minami that he took the whole thing incredibly seriously. " I'd better keep this safely first, I definitely don't want to accidentally ruin it!" Shizuka sheepishly chuckled. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 19:24:34 GMT -7
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" I really don't know how to thank you..." "No need to~." Minami replied with a playful tone. At hearing (and seeing the blush of) Shizuka continue on, Minami withdrew her smartphone from her bag before swiftly typing the address that he gave, saving it as a draft message before putting her phone away. "I'll be sure to check it out after I get home!" She cheerfully spoke to Shizuka. Honestly, she was quite interested too. She had a bit of a thing for fashion and cosplay, some of the stuff she'd seen from the latter sort of community were really well done. And if she could pull off that kind of stuff has as well as he was doing now, it'd definitely look cute. " I'd better keep this safely first, I definitely don't want to accidentally ruin it!" As Shizuka chuckled, Minami giggled a bit more herself.
"That'd be a shame since you look so cute in it~!" Minami just couldn't help but tease him a bit. "Say, where are you going after this? I'd been thinking about getting something to eat down the way." Even if she hadn't bought something for herself in the store, she had to admit to being satisfied with her particular purchase today. And hey, now that she bought a dress, she could still go buy that gun too. --- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 19:40:33 GMT -7
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Minami seemed to really like Shizuka's look, so he relented and decided he'd surprise his parents by coming home in it! After all, he had already kept his uniform away and it was safe. It's not like he didn't have anything else to do anyway since he was already going to go home after this. When Minami extended the invitation, Shizuka smiled once again. " Oh, what the hell. Why not I just join you wearing this, then? I didn't have anything better to do anyway, so I'd be happy to join you if this was an invitation." Shizuka responded politely but with a tinge of excitement. It really felt like he was going to go with her on a kind of hang out or date, and he was really surprised at how easily he seemed to be getting along with her. Shizuka intended on taking this opportunity to get to know Minami better, if she could casually buy this dress for him... She certainly must be a big deal. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 20:31:45 GMT -7
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"Heh~. Well, I can't complain about having a cute girl on my arm, I suppose~." Minami playfully replied, starting to head out the store while bidding the employees a good day. The bell jingled as the door opened, Minami letting Shizuka head out first before exiting herself. "By the way, do you mind if I make a quick stop somewhere? I had another place in mind to visit as well while I was doing my shopping." And it was on the way towards the restaurants, after all. --- Tags: SHIZUKA NIKAIDOU
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Fire Kindled at First Sight [Minami] - Posted May 10, 2018 20:52:37 GMT -7
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Shizuka's blush flared up again when Minami playfully replied to him mentioning she couldn't complain about having a cute girl on her arm. If anyone were to watch this scene, they would really think Shizuka was Minami's girl! Shizuka also bid the employees a good day as he was led out of the store first before she exited. Then, she asked Shizuka if it was alright to take a quick stop somewhere. It seemed to be in the direction of the restaurants anyway. Curious about where else Minami would go shopping, Shizuka nodded. " Sure! I'm interested to know where else you'd go shopping too, anyways." he answered with a smile and an expression of genuine interest on his face. * MINAMI TOKURA |
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