#and then proceeded to tickle him. honestly so valid <3

[kanene-yaaay]

To Catch a Hero’s Giggle

Alternative Title: Golden Child

Kanene’s Notes: This fic is heavily inspired by This Headcanon that is basically that Hero has a natural quiet laughter and everyone likes to pretend that they ‘stole’ his giggles while tickling him

Warnings: This one has a lot of tickles dfghjhgfgh. Angst with a happy ending. Hurt/Comfort. Raspberries. Lee!Hero and Ler!Sunny&Ler!Kel. Around 3.500 words.

[~*~]

The top is a lonely place.

Actually, thinking about where he is - in the highest spot - feels weirdly frustrating. This numb feeling as he stared at the good grade on his newest text, the lack of even a small sparkle of proudness or relief at knowing that he did it again, the neutral tune of his face, the constant tiredness on his bones… none of this felt like the top. Like the best version of himself, like the amazingness and peak of development that he could achieve.

Yet, that was what everyone around him told that it was his place. The top of his class. The top of the students. The top of his school.

Hero had listened to it for years now, he had even fought with all his power for the title. And still he wondered when it would ever begin to make sense for him, to mean something for him.

(He wondered when he would look at the mirror with the same shine of pride and trust that his teachers and parents had when talking to him.)

"Hey, Hero! How did you do?" 

Hero didn't grimace, because that was his classmate and she was nice. In any other and every other situation that didn’t involve school or grades, she was really nice. 

Unluckily for him, that was not the case today.

"How did you do?" A smile, a curious look. Usually that would be enough to trail the attention away.

"I got a D! Not as brilliant as you, I guess, but still enough to pass so yeah!"

"D is still a good grade. I am glad you got it!"

"Hm mm, but still you're not running away from the question. Tell me, what did you get?"

His hand began scratching the back of his head, fingers tangling in his hair. "Ah, nothing much, just a B." He chuckled in good humor.

"Nothing much? Hero, I would commit crimes for your grades! Uuuurg, and you don't even look happy for it, too. Come on, I would be shooting fireworks if I was you right now. Is being that good just so normal for you, golden student, that you don't even care about them anymore?"

Words appeared and died in his tongue. A mix of "You’re not me" and "but I don't feel happy" and "Please don't call me that". Instead, he smiled and opened his mouth to say something (anything).

Scratch, scratch, scratch. He could almost feel the spotlight. It was starting to irritate, burn his skin.

Another classmate cut them.

"Hey, hey, Heroooo, my man!" That was June. She was nice and the arm that he slipped across his shoulders in a half hug made warmth spread across the touch. She was nice. "Sorry for cutting you short but I really need you to explain the subject of our Literature test like right now." 

His eyes ran at the clock above the white board on the room. It was lunchtime, their literature test would be in the period right after it.

"Of course!" Smile. Suddenly, he was back at his comfort zone, with notes and books and subjects that don’t make any sense, but when you start to stare at them long enough with a tilted head you can start to see the connections. "Do you have any questions in mind? What was the part you got the most confused?"

In a blink his own literature notebook was on his hands, pages being fastly flipped as the boy looked for where his notes were. 

Silence. The arm slipped from his shoulders.

Hero looked up. June laughed, with a tiny drop of awkwardness and bit her thumb with a dangerous smile as she avoided the other's eyes.

"Everything."

Hero stopped. Blinked. There was a light tremble in his words.

"The seven chapters about art schools?" 

"Yep." She popped the p. "And the historical context. And the authors. And characteristics." Hero must have shown a glimpse of the dread he was feeling inside because soon June was holding his hand and kneeling on the not-so-clean-and-where-did-all-this-ink-even-came-from-floor. "Please, Hero, please! I know that I haven't studied anything but you're so great at teaching. I will owe you that one, please!"

"Ok! Ok!" Hero fumbled a bit with his own hands, feeling a mix of relief to take over his movements. No one should be so desperate to get his help. And how could he even say no to her? "It's fine, it is a very long subject but we have one hour before the class so I think we can cover a bit more than the basics." 

His face became more serious, determinated eyes. "Get your book. We're going to meet on the tree next to the entrance, alright?"

"Perfect!" June jumped in the same place. "Thank you so much, Hero!"

"It is fine." And it really was, Hero loved to teach. But…"I am always happy to help, but next time, please ask me a day or two before the test." 

"Of course, dude!" And she was already out the door. 

Deep sigh. Hero looked at the clock. Actually, he took like one week to study all that stuff, however, maybe if he got the main historical events and explained how those affected the literature, architecture and worldview of each age, perhaps he could summon the main points of everything.

Another minute ticked by. Hero got his sandwich from his bag, already opening and taking a bite. Today was going to be a long day.

At least June was truly nice.

(...)

The thing about having Sunny as a neighbor is that sometimes he was just… there.

Hero, in his spot laid on the floorboards of his room - having fallen there after coming back from school and realizing that Kel was still out with the basketball group, - stared wide eyed at the deep dark eyes that curiously peaked at him from above. As soon as his brain clicked and he recognized the boy, however, his fast heartbeats began to calm down.

“Sunny!” He didn’t really want to get up, the cold floor soaking through his clothes and resting on his skin making all his muscles relax and keeping his mind from floating away. Still, he sat and turned around to stare at the younger with a pleasant quirk of lips. “Did you come to see Kel? He is still at his basketball practice. I am sure that you can still find him if you go to the park.”

Sunny looked back at him, his face was less pale and his movements less sluggish. It was good to actually see him more often, see the light come back bit by bit in his eyes. The same attentive eyes that fixed their attention at the taller boy, the silence stretching across the room before Sunny seemed to arrive at a conclusion, lightly nodding his head before popping himself on the floor right at his side.

He pulled his knees up and rested his chin on them and Hero opened his mouth, wanting, but not knowing how to explain that he really wasn’t a fun company right now.

“Heh. Sunny, I-”

A hand rested on his. The cold fingers patting his hand twice before a phone screen was basically shoved in his face.

Hero blinked, chuckled and adjusted himself to see what was on the device. It was a video of a small duck shaking himself and walking excitedly behind its owner with a light and quick ‘pap pap pap’.

He smiled, much more naturally this time, and pretended to not notice how thick with emotion was his voice. “This is cute.”

Sunny nodded, seeming content with himself, before turning back to watch something else. Probably more videos with ducks.

“Right.” Hero mumbled for anyone in particular. Deep breath. “Alright.”

Something hot ran across his cheek. And another. And another. And another.

It felt like burning, almost as bad as his eyes. Almost as annoying as the itch on his nose, the dryness of his throat.

Still, the floorboards were cold. They were brown and smooth and filled with dents wherever the tip of his fingers passes, result of years and years of both him and Kel having more accidents than the normal amount for two boys with inexplicable clumsy tendencies.

Still, there was a cold hand on his and the sound of puppies ‘yip yap yap’ and ducks ‘pap pap pap’ in the air smiling at it felt a bit easier.

 Breathe.

Hero stared at the ceiling for a pieces of minutes, letting himself slowly close his eyes as his breathing got slower. 

What a long day.

(...)

He opened his eyes, rubbing them and yawning as the consciousness slowly creeped back to his senses. His gaze travelled to the window, confirming that it was still afternoon and that possibly didn’t doze off for more than an hour. 

Stretching on the floor, the older one realized that Sunny was still there, unfolding from the tight ball he usually imitated when sitting down and answering his gaze with his own curious eyes.

Hero smiled.

Sunny was a good friend.

His smile quickly turned into a grin.

“Sunny. There is something on your face, come here for a second.”

One blink, two blinks, Sunny came closer. Hero tried to not let his plan ( or mischief) show too much on his face.

“Just a little bit closer.”

He opened his arms, Sunny moved to attend his request. Hero’s arms got closer and…

Bam!

*HERO captures you in a hug!*

With a squeak, Sunny trash for a second before realizing what was happening and letting himself fall on the floor with a small smile, amused titters making his shoulders bounce for a bit before he let himself be hugged like a teddy bear with no complaints.

“Thank you, Sunny. You’re a really good friend.” 

The younger boy didn’t answer him, but it didn’t matter. The silence that fell on them wasn’t in any way awkward. There was no need for words when all of his acts and little expressions showed how much Sunny cared.

Hero only kept him in the embrace for a couple more of seconds, giving the boy a quick squeeze before letting him go as a dazzling smile took over his face. Now it was time for him to show a bit how he cared about the younger too.

That was enough sulking for one day.

“Kel still hasn't arrived, huh? What if we both play a game then? I am sure we still have that old Spaceboy videogame where you can race his-”

“Another game.”

The voice was low, but for the way that made him immediately stop right on his tracks could be the loudest shout to ever exist. Hero tried to not let the immense wave of pride that filled his chest everytime Sunny decided to express his opinion show in his expression.

“Do you want to play another game?”

Sunny nodded, lightly pushing Hero’s shoulder so he would be laying down again. Hero let himself fall with an amused light in his face.

How could he deny that boy anything, really.

“What game is it?”

Sunny shrugged, as if not sure, he didn’t wonder about it too much, however, the shorter quickly calling his attention by lightly shaking his hands and lifting them. 

Hero tilted his head, confused and still amused. Kids nowadays are so fun.

Sunny repeated the movement.

“Ah!” Finally, it clicked. Hero lifted his own arms. Was this a new version of Worm? He and Kel used to play it all the time as kids, even though his mother never seemed excited in seeing her two sons wiggling around the floor like two invertebrate beings. “Like this?”

The younger nodded, patting the arms for a good measure and a clear message of ‘stay’.

Then he lifted his own hands again, Hero watched attentively, ready to follow the instructions to the next step of the game.

That was the moment Sunny shoved his hands on his sides.

The sound that came out of his mouth was a half gasp and a half squeal, arms immediately crashing down in an attempt to catch and stop the onslaught of squeezes and pinches that were being delivered all across the ticklish skin.

“Suhuhunny!!” As quick as the giggling came, it went away, being immediately replaced airy titters and low, almost inaudible laughter, especially as Sunny spidered his nimbly fingers upwards in order to escape the hands that tried to pry him away, each prod and poke on his sensitive ribs making the older one arch his back and let out a single high pitched squeak that made his entire face explode in warmth. “W-why!”

Sunny only hummed contently, letting his hands rest cozy and snug on his highest ribs, the tip of his fingers just scratching the tip of his armpits while the thumbs kneaded the ribs with energy. Soon enough more and more loud high pitched squeals and squeaks began breaking the quietness of his laughter only for Hero to descend right back and his hysterical airy giggles all over again, arms clued on his sides, torso squirming from a side to another in lazy, futile wiggles that did nothing to actually stop the sudden tickle attack.

“Got you.” Sunny’s voice was as calm as ever, with plenty of a playful joy blossoming on it freely. “I will steal all of your giggles for myself…” 

His attack went back to his sides, however instead of maddening squeezes or killer pinches, Sunny simply laid his hands on the skin and vibrated. 

Hero jumped, merely wheezing before inaudible snickers that made his shoulders bounce with giddiness bubbly right out of his lips.

“Got them. They’re mine now.” Hero almost wished that his laughter was as loud and boisterous as Kel’s just so it wouldn’t be so easy to listen to Sunny’s teasy remarks, which weren’t even that teasy in the first place, lacking the smugness Aubrey had during her tickle attacks or Kel’s mischievous pokes of fun, but his words right now sounded just so sincerely happy that all that Hero could do at the this was let out an embarrassing snort that made his cheeks even more warm, the gigantic smile plastered on his face getting wobblier.

Especially as he heard a voice from his doorway.

“Are we tickling Hero?”

The immediate cry of “No!” that flew from his voice was quickly subdued by the fact that the younger violin player decided to change his technique to a skilled scribbling that concentrated too much on the spot where his sides connected with his stomach to be a coincidence. The word died in the air just as Hero’s bouncy snickers got even bouncier and even snickery, Sunny’s affirmative hum instead filling the room.

“Great!”

“Don’t!” Hero managed to slip in between his chuckles, opening a watery eye just to face the one thousand watts smirk of his younger brother, a smirk full of promises of danger and his very immediate doom. His brain run though arguments to find anything, anything promising enough to discourage Kel from helping Sunny but all he got was the same mantra of “it tickles it tickles it ticklesitreallytickles” that scrambled his thoughts any time that wiggly fingers even looked at his direction. 

“I’m going to-” Wheeze. 

“I can’t-” Yelp. 

“When I-” A hiccup. More airy giggles.

Finally, he acquiesced, accepting his fate. “Plehehehease.”

“You’re tickling his sides? Nice idea, Sunny! That is a very good spot.” Kel carelessly threw his bag somewhere on the floor running to sit right at his brother’s sides, taking full advantage of the situation where Hero couldn’t scold him for that. “But you have to see his reactions when I tickle his legs! It’s like a super secret spot that can get him crazy every single time!”

Hero actually jumped when a hand lifted his leg, a few half-heartedly kicks with no real effort showing his struggle as he shook his head in protest.

“He always gets all squirmy when I do that but he never actually tells me to stop.” Kel ‘whispered’ (which, for Kel’s standard, was a lowered shout). “Even when he kicks me it’s so light that I can barely feel it. I think that he really doesn’t mind being tickled but I don’t tell him that I know or he would be really embarrassed.”

Sunny seriously nodded in understanding. Hero wondered if his face was trying to melt with how hot it was. Maybe if he tried enough he could be able to get that invisibility power he always wanted as a kid.

He kicked again. 

“Watch this.” Kel whispered to Sunny, who decided to stop his own attack so the taller could get some interrupted oxygen. Two sets of watchful eyes turned in Hero’s direction. “Ha! This one wasn’t even close, Hero. Try again!” And then Kel’s hand found his calf and began kneading.

The force of the crackle that was fished from his throat made Hero shoot his head backwards, arms failing around for a couple of seconds before he fell back on the floor, quiet, fast and impossible to hide began dancing around in the room like a sweet melody.

“Ok, ok!” Kel, like the little demon he is, laughed together with him. “Now you just need to do this and…” His fingers crawled a few inches closer to his knee, attacking the spot with squeezes and pinches non stop. A snort shot in the air. And another. And another. And another. “Tcharam!! A snorty piggie coming right up.”

“Kehehehel! Don’t!”

“Make me.” Kel raspberried at him, suddenly stopping the banter when he saw his neighbor moving like he was snatching something out of thin air. “Eh? Did you catch a mosquito?”

Sunny shook his head, a grin on his face. Hero turned his attention to him as well when the boy repeated the gesture.

“I am catching Hero’s snorts.”

“Ohohoho my gohohod.” Sunny telegraphed his movements enough that when the oldest’s protest began disappearing in a wheezy crackle he was already “snatching” it from the air. “Stohohohop!”

“Ah! I get it! But you can’t have only his snorts, Sunny. Look! I can make him do other sounds too.”

Suddenly there were scritchess and scratches worming their way on the extremely, awfully, horribly ticklish skin under his knee, giving every inch of it a special attention as more and more silly sounds fell in flocks from his lips.

“There is a giggle!”

“And a yelp!”

“Quick, catch this squeak, it’s already floating away.”

As Kel and Sunny kept their play pretend, Hero started to feel like he was going to explode, and, in an unexpected bound of energy the flew forward and catched Kel’s hands, holding them with a triumphant grin - which was cracking at the corners with leftover chuckles, it’s true, but still - as he stared down at the brother in front of him.

“Heyyy, Hero.” Kel smiled nervously. “I, huh, er, uh…”

“Hi, Kel.” He was careful enough to put a playful growl at the end of the younger’s name. “Missed your old friend, the Tickle Monster?”

“Eek! Aaaaah!! He is going to tickle me! Sunny!”

“Don’t worry, the Tickle Monster has two hands. One for each ticklish boOOOY!”

A sensation exploded across his senses. A buzzing that began in the back of his neck and spread like a tickly electricity across all his nerves, teasing his ears, dancing on his chin, zig zagging over his spine and humming over his torso.

“Yes! Get him, Sunny! More raspberries until the Tickle Monster is defeated!”

Quickly another raspberry followed the first, and then another and another over and over again, all of them unfairly attacking his unprotected neck. For a moment Hero lost himself in uncontrollable belly laughter, in smiles, in airy snickers, teetery titters and in a maddening sensation that made everything else but the constant idea that “It tickles!” disappear from his mind in a blink.

After some time, he was tapping the floor, happy tears running on his cheeks and a wheezy “enohohohough” flying from his lips as the tickling went away. Sunny running to stay at Kel’s side as his friend called him for a winning high five.

“We did it. We defeated him!” Kel’s excited voice made amusement fill his chest. Kids are so fun nowadays. “Your raspberry attack was a good idea.”

Breathe in. Breathe out. Giggle giggle giggle.

“But, eh, why were we tickling Hero?”

At this, Hero’s head shoot upwards, body slowly unfolding from the defensive ball it tried to mimic to watch Sunny with an equally curious gaze.

The shortest eyes glanced at his form for a bit, but before Hero could think anything out of it (was he going to tell-) Sunny just shrugged.

Silence.

“Ok! Hey, Sunny, since you’re here, we should play a game!”

Their neighbor grinned, just the tiniest tiny bit. 

Hero wondered if he, as a good older brother, should warn Kel.

“Do you have any idea of a good one?”

But nah. Hero sighed - a mix of relief and a calm contentment that spilled from his soul and filled his heart. He would let them have their fun.

[evesbeve]

Hellion, im a Ninja go can but I can't find those character and number things Like that other guy asked for Cole? I was wondering if you could do all the numbers but for Kai? I hope You have an awesome day!!

Send me a character + a number and I’ll tell you my headcanons for:

“Hellion, im a Ninja go can” is the biggest power move of a sentence you could have started this ask with. Also a power move? The fact that people are finding this ask challenge from a year ago.

SO OF COURSE I’M GONNA DO IT, I LOVE KAI NINJAGO WITH ALL I HAVE!

1. Their physical weak spots

His sides, and Nya uses it against him so much. She pokes him to get what she wants and Kai JUMPS on furniture to avoid her.

2. Their emotional/moral weak spots

His pride. Kai hates to be proven wrong, and always wants to be in the right. He blames himself for many things already, and that’s why he hates making mistakes. He doesn’t easily get over them.

3. Scars or painful spots

His most iconic scar is above across his left eye (I will always stan the OG Lego sets for that detail), but god. Kai has so many scars from when he used to be a blacksmith AND from battles. His hands are just filled with scars.

4. Best places to kiss on their body

hIS HAND. He always kisses other people’s hands because he thinks it’s the most romantic thing ever, and he is so offended when no one picks up on the fact that he wants hand kisses too, dammit!

5. Guilty pleasures

Done this one already here, but I’d like to add up on it since it’s been a year: You know how when you make popcorn (especially microwave popcorn) it leaves some butter around the bag/bowl? Kai eats that for breakfast he finds it so tasty. He and Nya used to make popcorn a lot when they were little, and he’d take a spoon and SCOOP THE THING OUT AND EAT IT.

No, I will neither confirm nor deny whether I did this as a kid or not. Next question.

6. Their vices (physical or emotional)

Kai Ninjago is a hot-head. He snaps when he is mad without thinking, and oh boy, he regrets the things he says so much afterwards, ‘cause people Get Hurt™.

7. Their tickle spots

As said before, he has VERY sensitive sides. Also his armpits.

8. Bad memories/experiences

When Nya was kidnapped in the pilots? The ANXIETY that grew inside of him can’t be explained with words.

His parents disappeared when he was little, and the thought of losing his sister too? Nope, nope, nope. Save him.

9. Humiliating memories

When he tried to fight Garmadon to prove he is the green ninja in season one, NO ONE EVER LIVES IT DOWN, OKAY. HE WAS SO INTO THE MOMENT SCREAMING ABOUT HIS POWER AND HE IS SO ASHAMED OF IT.

No one really blames him but,,, they never leave him alone about it.

OH AND ALSO WHEN HE PROCEEDED TO PUT ON THE GREEN NINJA GI AND POSE AND SCREAM NCFHREJD I’m sorry I love Kai, okay

10. Fears/phobias

We all know that boo is afraid of water, and he’s valid for it. Also gingerbread men and elves. I STILL need context to that.

11. Bad or petty habits

(I don’t know how much worse it can get after the popcorn one but) he tends to play with his hand scars? Like he’ll pick on them and “Wait is that blood, crap”. He doesn’t realise he’s doing it, most of the time.

12. Grudges and vendettas

A grudge he’s not quite over yet is definitely on Chen. Also Krux and Acronix, for obvious reasons.

13. What gets them flustered

Any throwback to his childhood. He has walked in on Nya telling the others stories too many times to count, and he HATES it.

14. Ingrained habits/forces of habit

The thing I had written about guilty pleasures a year ago fits here perfectly to be honest. He LOVES playing with other people’s hair, so he just… does. He makes tiny braids with his own hair when Wu is teaching them something, he twirls it, runs his fingers through it…

And he knows how to do the BEST hairstyles, okay? He learned for Nya when they were little, and now the entire team gets a makeover.

15. What it takes to make them cry

“Kai, you’ll be teaming up with Jay.”

16. Dark secrets/’skeletons in the closet’

Sometimes when he is angry, he takes part in boxing matches, just like in season four after Zane’s “death”. It’s tied to bad memories, so he doesn’t want the others to know.

17. Regrets

Too many to count. He always regrets getting into fights with the others though. It hurts him to fight with his family :c

18. Things they’ll never admit

I still stand by the thing I wrote a year ago. You can see it here!

19. People they’ve hurt or indirectly killed, and how it affected them

It’s scary for him every time they take another bad guy down. Yes, they were bad people, but what if. He’s okay with putting their enemies in Kryptarium, but when it comes to banishing or even killing, it never leaves his mind. (He still feels guilty for what happened to Garmadon after the tournament, even if it wasn’t directly his fault.)

20. What-ifs/Alternate Timelines

Hairstylist, FIGHT ME. If he’d never become a ninja, he and Nya would move in Ninjago City, eventually, and he’d have his own hair salon and he’d ROCK it. I love him.

21. Turning points in their life

Realising he wasn’t meant to be the green ninja but to protect him? I mean, that really changed the way he saw things, and not just with Lloyd. It opened up his horizons and he expanded his state of mind, letting him see more points of views in missions and his everyday life.

22. People who’ve influenced them greatly

It’s pretty safe to say that the entire team changed his life. He considers everyone his family, and he loves them so so so much. Kai can’t see himself without them by his side

Thank you so much for the ask!! Honestly I loved writing these, even if my blog isn’t exclusively for Ninjago anymore. I love this show and all its dumb children ;w;

[squashedbananatk]

Science Homework Gone Wrong.

Peter sat at his lab desk staring at the clock waiting for the bell to go completely tuning out whatever the teacher was saying. Tonight was his night off from being Spiderman and he was looking forward to a night to just focus on school.

“Ok class, you’re homework for tonight is to pick a topic on the human body for your papers. You will be working in groups if 3.” The bell rang. “Have a good evening.”

MJ, Ned and Peter all looked at each other with knowing eyes. Oh yeah, totally a group!

“May is out tonight... How about you guys come to my place to start this homework.” Peter suggested swinging his backpack on his shoulder. Both Ned and MJ nodded grabbing their stuff.

After Peter fumbled with the keys for like a minute finally got the door to his and May’s apartment open and welcomed his two friends inside.

“You guys get set up in my room, I’ll get us some snacks.” Peter suggested opening the cabinets. After grabbing some chips from the kitchen Peter walked into his room where Ned and MJ were already set up with laptops on the floor. Peter sat down with them.

“So... what topic of the human body are you gonna do?” Ned asked shoving chips in his mouth.

“Hmmm, I don’t know. We don’t want to do something someone else is gonna do...” MJ spoke up.

“Yeah...” Peter agreed.

About half an hour went by and they still hadn’t thought of a topic.

By this point MJ was sitting against the wall reading God knows what.

Ned was sprawled on Peter’s bed and Peter was hanging upside down from his top bunk.

Ned then sat up .

“Maybe we could do why we breath?..” Ned suggested trying to think of anything. Peter turned his head to Ned, his hair waving around as he did so.

“Really? Thats the best you got?” Peter asked with a sigh.

“What? I’m runin out of ideas man.” Ned whined lightly poking Peter just below the underarm. Peter yelped and jolted whipping his arms over to cover the area.

“Duhude, don’t!” Peter whined through a small giggle, still hanging upside down. Ned decided to poke Peter again getting the same reaction. Ned can be such a jerk sometimes! Peter giggled again and started grabbing at Ned’s hands. MJ meanwhile was just watching the whole thing with a small smile.

“I’ve got it!” MJ suddenly yelled out.

“Got what?” Peter asked completely forgetting about his little hissy fight with Ned. Mj got up putting her book down and walked over to Ned and Peter. MJ leaned down so she was face to face with Peter.

“I know what our topic can be.” MJ said with a somewhat cheeky smile.

Peter’s cheeks went a light shade of pink.

“A-And w-whats that?” Peter asked. MJ smirked again.

“We could do it on tickling!” she said as she skittered her fingers on Peter’s upper ribs. Peter squeaked pulling himself up onto the top bunk with his legs way to easily for a normal person.

“That sound perfect!” Ned says with a smile.

“No! Nope nope nope nope nope! Not happening!” Peter said practically curling into a ball, has face basically on fire, MJ laughed.

“C-mon Peter, you got any better ideas?” MJ asked.

“Well- N-no...” Peter admitted.

“Exactly, now come down here, we’re just doing research we’re not gonna do anything.” MJ claimed motioning for Peter to come join them. With a groan Peter dropped down from the top bunk and sat on the floor next to Ned. MJ pulled up her laptop and began typing.

“Why, are people ticklish...” MJ thought out loud as she typed away. A few minuets go by...

“Apparently tickling evolved as a defense mechanism and these ticklish areas are “ticklish” because they're the most vulnerable on your body...” MJ read out loud.

“Oh! And here is a list of common ticklish places on the human body...” MJ began. Peter quietly whined.

“According to this they are the neck, underarms, sides, stomach and feet.” MJ explained.

Ned and MJ looked at Peter who’s face was pink.

“W-What?” Peter asked. Ned and MJ looked at one another before Ned pounced on Peter.

“H-Hey! What the hell dude!” Peter yelled.

“C-mon Peter, it’s for science!” Ned joked pinning Peter down.

“Don’t you dare guys!” Peter warned. MJ rolled her eyes.

“Well you’re the most average person here Peter.” MJ teased. Peter gawked at that comment. Rude! And completely untrue! Peter looked up at Ned who had a shit eating grin on his face. He was so dead! He then looked over at MJ who was completely serious.

“That doesn’t mean you should tickle me!” Peter yelped.

“It’s not valid information unless we test it ourselves.” Ned argued.

“C-Can’t one of you be tickled?!” Peter asked.

“Not ticklish.” MJ responded.

Shit, Peter knew Ned wasn’t ticklish either.

“Ok, now that that settled lets begin.” MJ announced.

“Ned you tickle Peter, I’ll take notes.” MJ said. Ned nodded and then went back to looking down at Peter. Who’s face was burning bright red.

“You ready?” Ned asked hovering his fingers over Peter’s neck.

“G-guhuys! Please! Dohon’t!” Peter giggled out in anticipation.

“Dude, I’m not even touching you!” Ned laughed. Peter could hear typing from MJ.

“Ok Ned, go for it.” MJ told Ned, Ned started spidering his fingers up and down Peter’s neck.

“Ned! No! heheheheheheheheh! plehehease!” Peter squealed.

“We’ve barely even started Peter!” MJ teased smiling at her squirming friend.

“Ok, ohohok! Yohohou done?!” Peter giggled. Ned stops tickling Peter’s neck.

“Perfect, keep going Ned! Lets try his stomach.” MJ instructed. Peter’s eyes went wide.

“N-Ned no! please don’t!” Peter pleaded. “Too bad Peter.” Ned replied placing his hand on Peter’s stomach.

“Alright, lets...” MJ was cut off by Peter’s laughter.

“Nehehehehed! Plehehehehehehease! Stohohohop ihihihit! ahahahahahaha!” Peter laughed as Ned lightly glided his fingers all around his friend’s stomach. Peter squirmed but was unable to get away from his evil friend.

“Plehehehease! Ihihihit tihihickles!” Peter laughed grabbing at Ned’s hands.

“Thats good though!” MJ replied with a laugh.

“Ahahahahaha! Nehehehehehed! Ahahahahaha hehehehehe! Ah! No!” Peter suddenly yelped as Ned’s fingers went over his bellybutton.

“Hmmm, reaction increases when bellybutton is tickled...” MJ says out loud as she types. Causing Peter to blush an even deeper red. Ned stayed at his friend’s bellybutton poking his fingers all over it.

“AH! Nehehehehehehehhehehehehehed! Nohohohohohohohoho”

Ned then stops Peter takes breaths of air tears already forming in his eyes. He looked up at Ned who’s hand was raised up above Peter’s stomach forming a claw.

“We know soft touches get him... what about...” Ned began.

“N-nononono! NED! PLEASE DOHOHOHOHON’T IHIHIHIHIHIT TIHIHIHIHICKLES!” Peter full on belly laughed when Ned dug his fingers into his stomach.

“That’s quite effective! huh Peter?” MJ teased as she watched from he sitting positionz

“AHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOHOHOHOP IHIHIHIT!” Peter laughed as he twisted and squirmed his torso trying anything to get away from this feeling.

Peter grabbed Ned’s wrists but just left them there unable to think straight from all the tickling.

“NAHAHAHAHAHA! YOHOHOHOHOHO’RE KIHIHIHIHILLING MEHEHEHEHE!” Peter howled shaking his head back and forth.

“PL-PLEHEHEHEASE MERCY! MEHERCY!” Peter laughed as Ned’s hands travled to his side.

“Ok, don’t kill him.” MJ told Ned. Ned the took his hands off Peter’s stomach.

“Y-Yohou guhuys suck!” Peter whined as she caught his breath.

“Wait! He started getting frantic when you went to his sides... try there.” MJ instructed still typing. Peter’s head bolted to Ned. Peter shook his head no as if to tell him don’t do it.

“Good idea MJ” Ned replied, he then spidered his way up and down Peter’s sides making his friend shriek and squirm like crazy.

“AH! ahahehehehehHEHEHEHE! NOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHEHERE! NAHAHAHAHAHA!” Peter laughed as she arched his back and twisted left and right.

“Oh yeah? Why not here then?” Ned teased, he then shoved his hands under Peter’s underarms and Peter lost it.

“NEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHED!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA PL-PLEHEHEH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA NOHOHOHOHOHO STOHOHOHOHOP AHAHAHAHAHAAHA!” Peter laughed the hardest he ever has in his life at that moment. And the next moment his laughter went silent. All his body did was twitch as he just gave in to the tickling at this point.

Peter then began smacking Ned’s arms with his own, signalling he has had enough.

“haha, alright alright.” Ned agreed to Peter’s non-verbal plea. Peter heaved and gulped down air as the remaining tickles left his body.

“Well, we found your worst spot I guess...” Ned teased. Peter groaned.

“Alright I’ll give ya a break.” Ned said with a smile. Peter took the offer gratefully putting his head back down on the floor closing his eyes.

“Haven’t y-you guys gotten e-enough information y-yet?” Peter asked slightly still out of breath.

“Almost... just a few more places to try.” MJ replied. Peter groaned his eyes remaining closed.

“AH! Whahat the Hehehell ihihihihihis thahahahat?! ahahahaha!” Peter suddenly yelped as MJ glided her nails up and down Peter’s bare sole. Ned looked behind him to see and saw MJ tickling Peter’s feet.

“Plehehehease! NOHOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHE FEHEHEHEHET!” Peter laughed as MJ’s nails skittered all over his foot. Peter covered his face with his now free hands as he laughed twisting and twitching his feet but nothing stoped the feeling.

“Feet are ticklish.” MJ confirmed as she crawled over to Peter’s side and immediately started scratching at his ribs.

“MJ! St-st-stohohohohohohop ahahahaha! Yohohohohohohour nahahahahails tihihihihihickle LIHIHIHIHIHIKE HEHEHEHEHEHELL! AHAHAHAHAHA!” Peter laughed, her turned on his side now that Ned was off of him he could properly squirm.

“Oh! Good thinking Parker! We haven’t tried your back yet!” MJ exclaimed as she pushed Peter onto his front putting her body weight on him to keep him

pinned.

MJ then proceeded to gently slide her nails across his back. Peter was giggling and squeaking like a little kid and honestly MJ thought it was adorable.

“MJ! stohop Eep! Ahaha!”

“What if I dig in right here?” MJ thought out loud again and kneeded her nuckles into the back of Peter’s side. Peter yelled out before callusing into madnening laughter.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAHAHAHAHAT THEHEHEHEHEHE HEHEHEEHHEHEHEHEHELLL! WHHYHYHYHYHY DOHOHOHOHOHES THAHAHAHAT TIHIHIHIHICKLE SOHOHOHO MUHUHUCH?!” Peter howled. MJ ceased her attack, allowing Peter to breath.

“W-Whahat the hell was that?” Peter asked.

“You tell me...” MJ laughed.

“Hey Ned, try his knees!” MJ yelled holding down Peter’s back.

“Sure thing!” Ned replied skittering his fingers into the backs of Peter’s knees.

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA! NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!! PLEHEHEHEHEHEEHEASE!” Peter laughed. kicking his legs as best he could.

MJ decided he had enough and let go of Peter and so did Ned. Peter rolled onto his back taking deep breaths.

“Haha! I knew it! Thats one of my worse spots too.” MJ admitted. Peter then froze.

“Wait a minute!, you said you weren’t ticklish!” Peter called out.

“uh... I’m not...” MJ replied.

“Oh you’re gonna get it!” Peter exclaimed getting up from the ground. MJ then booked it.

Fin~

[hikariobsessions]

Kenshin Uesugi - Hug Me Tight, Sweetheart Winter Story (Japanese Story Translation) <3

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- As with most translations that I do, I take the liberty to rephrase sentences/add in words/use synonyms to try and communicate the same meaning behind each sentence and dialogue between the characters.

- These are more direct translations from the Japanese App, compared to what we see in the English App’s “Hug me tight, sweetheart” Event.

- I put in the actual Japanese writing in case people were wanting to check the validity of these translations themselves (if you do check, please use more than just Google Translate, otherwise I won’t be impressed).

- My own impressions of the story, without a doubt, influenced my translations and I was trying my best to get that “feeling” across without completely reinterpreting the material.

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Hopefully, we can move on from all the drama and keep on loving these characters for who they are~ Thanks for taking the time to read this post and I hope you enjoy the story as it is translated below!

(Translation by @hikariobsessions )

二人の恋心『特別ストーリー』(A couple’s love [Special Story]) ***English counterpart “Hug me tight, sweetheart” Event***

上杉謙信 - 二人の恋心を温めて Uesugi Kenshin – Warm up your love together

~Story Begins~

雪が降りる冬の夜。It was a cold winter’s night. Snow was descending heavily outside.

MC:（とんでもないことになっちゃった……！） (This is bad……!)

私は謙信様にさらわれ、春日山城の部屋まで連れ込まれていた。Here I was in Kasugayama Castle, after having been unceremoniously carried off by Kenshin himself and brought into his room.

Kenshin:「そんな隅におらず火鉢のそばへ来い」 [Stop dawdling by the corner, and come closer to the brazier]

MC:「ええっと、それは…」 [Er, about that…]

Kenshin:「お前が『寒くて敵わない』と言うから、寒さをしのげる場所へ連れて来てやったのだろう」 [It was you who was saying how “unbearably cold” it was; and so, I brought you to a place where you can be protected from it.]

MC:（だからって、自分の城の部屋まで連れて来なくても……！）(Even so, you really didn’t need to bring me all the way to your palace chambers….!)

下手に身動きも取れず、部屋の入口で謙信様の様子をうかがう。Standing awkwardly near the entrance of the room, I snuck a glance towards Kenshin.

Kenshin:「何か文句でもあるのか」 [Do you have a problem?]

MC:「文句というか、疑問だらけというか……。とにかく、私はここで十分ですから…」[Whether it’s a problem I have or just doubts, probably isn’t the point…. In any case, I’m fine standing right here…]

とは言ったものの― Even as I say it though—

MC:（火鉢が遠いと、部屋の中にいても全然温まらない……）(The brazier is way too far at the back of the room. Even if I enter, I probably won’t feel its warmth….)

身を寄せる柱すら氷のように冷たくて、身体が小刻みに震えてしまう。My body leaned against the doorframe. It was cold to the touch and I shivered.

Kenshin:「やはり震えているな。―面倒な女」 [Look at you, your trembling. –What a troublesome woman.]

ため息をつき、謙信様が私のそばへと歩み寄る。Sighing, Kenshin walked towards me.

Kenshin:「俺が温めてやる。来い」 [I’ll warm you up. Follow me.]

MC:（え…） (Eh…)

低く透き通った声が耳元で響く。He said it in a low but clear voice, that resounded in my ears.

妖しく光る眼差しにとらわれ、体中が凍り付いたように動かない。Caught by his striking gaze, my body seemed to freeze on the spot.

MC:「あたためるって、いったい、どうやって……っ」[Warm me up? How exactly…?]

Kenshin:「それは…」[That’s, well…]

謙信様はおもむろに足を進めると、 外につながる部屋の襖を開け放った。Kenshin strode deliberately towards a door leading to the outside and slid it open.

Kenshin:「……集合だ、お前達」 [……Assemble, you lot]

MC:（え？）(What?)

謙信が呼びかけた途端、真っ白なウサギ達がたくさん部屋のなかへ跳ねてきた。As soon as Kenshin’s voice called out; one by one, snow-white rabbits began hopping into the room.

MC:「っ、ウサギ…！？なんでっ？」 [Ra-Rabbits!? Wait, why?]

Kenshin:「こやつらがおれば火鉢など必要ない」[Now that we have them, there’s no need for the brazier]

MC:（この子たち、謙信様のペット…？いったい何羽いるの！？） (Are these his pets…? Just how many are there!?)

Kenshin:「お前達、この者を温めてやれ」 (You lot, warm this person up)

MC:「え？ あ、ちょ……わっ！わぁ……」[What? Ah, wai…. Waa! Woah…]

私は驚く間もなくたくさんのウサギに埋もれ呆然と謙信様のを見上げた。Without a moment’s notice, the army of rabbits obediently surrounded me. I looked up at Kenshin in awe, from where I sat in the middle of the bunny pile.

MC:「謙信の命令が、わかるんですね、この子たち……。飼ってるんですか？」 [They…sure know how to follow your orders…… Are you keeping them as pets?]

Kenshin:「そうではない。勝手に棲みついたのだ。」 [Not at all. They decided to live here on their own accord.]

Kenshin:「気付けば、俺のあとをついて回るようになっていた」 [Before I knew it, they multiplied and began following me everywhere.]

MC:「そ、そうなんですか……」 [I- I see….]

MC:（ウサギ対してカリスマ性を発揮するなんて…） (To think that even against bunnies, his charisma would work its charm….)

驚きとウサギのおかげで、寒さがだんだん和らいでいく。Thanks to the bunnies and my surprise, the cold I felt was beginning to subside.

MC:（もこもこして、気持ちいい………。しかも、本当にあったかい） (They’re so fluffy, it feels so nice……. And it’s really warm)

寒さが遠のいた時、一羽の子ウサギがぴくりと耳をそばだてて、謙信様の元へ跳ねていった。As the cold began to recede, one of the baby rabbits’ ears perked up, and it hopped over to where Kenshin was standing.

Kenshin:「俺はいいから、あの者を温めよ」 [I’m fine, so just go and warm up that woman.]

けれど、子ウサギは謙信様の足元にくっついて離れようとしない。The bunny, however, refused to move from where it sat, cuddling next to Kenshin’s feet.

それにつられてか、他のうさぎたちも次々に謙信様の元へ跳ねていく。As if on cue, more bunnies began to hop over to join in on the action.

MC:（ふふ、謙信さまのこと、大好きなんだな） (Aww, they really love him)

MC:「その子たちは、謙信様のそばにいたいみたいですね」 [I think they want to be with you]

Kenshin:「…物好きなやつらだ」 […They’re a whimsy bunch.]

MC:「ウサギたちはとても幸せそうですね」 [They look really happy though]

（なんだかちょっと可愛いな……）(This is quite cute, actually….)

微笑ましげ光景に自然と笑みがこぼれていく。A smile gradually escaped my lips, as I watched the pleasant scene unfold.

すると、謙信様がこちらに目を向けた。It was then that Kenshin redirected his eyes towards me.

Kenshin:「お前は、もう良いのか？」[Are you okay now?]

MC:「はい、私はもう十分です」[Yes, I’m feeling fine now.]

MC:（まだ少し寒いけど、温めてもらったし…） (Although I am still feeling a little bit cold, he did help me warm up. I owe him that much….)

そう思うものの、だんだん寒気が戻ってくる。But, even as the thought crossed my mind, I could feel the soft chill sneaking its way back.

Kenshin:「強がらなくていい、来い」 [There’s no need to act strong. Come here.]

MC:「え…？」 [What…?]

謙信様は私すぐ後ろに座ると、背中からぎゅっと抱き締めた。Kenshin sat directly behind me and proceeded to wrap his arms tightly around my waist.

突然のこと驚いて、謙信様を振り返る。Surprised at the sudden gesture, I looked back at him.

MC:「あの、なにを…」 [Uh…What are you…]

MC:（あ…）(Oh…)

ひんやりとした指先で頬を撫でられ、触れられそこがほのかに熱を帯びた。Cool fingertips gently brushed my cheek, and my skin warmed up with a lingering heat where they touched.

息遣いがすぐそばまで迫って、顔中が真っ赤になっていくのがわかる。The closeness of his breath began to feel all too real, and I knew right then just how flushed I’d become.

Kenshin:「…急に大人しくなったな」 […You’ve suddenly gone quiet]

MC:「謙信様が、急に変なことをするからでしょう…っ？」 [Don’t you think it’s because you’re doing something very odd….?]

Kenshin:「変なこと、ではない。お前が凍えないようにしているだけだ」 [It’s not odd. I’m just keeping you from freezing.]

Kenshin:「まったく、青白くなったり赤くなったり、忙しい女だ」 [Honestly. You go from pale to flushed in a matter of seconds. You’re quite the busy woman.]

MC:「それは…」 [Well, that’s…]

MC:（あなたの、せいです） (That’s entirely your fault.)

声が掠れてしまいそうで、反論を呑みこんだ。I bit down my reply out of fear that my voice might break.

鼓動が静かに速度を上げて、このままじゃ謙信様に聞こえそうだ。My heartbeat was silently increasing its tempo. If this keeps up, Kenshin might be able to hear it.

Kenshin:「…お前が動かないなら、このままだ」 […If you’re not going to move, then we’re just going to stay like this.]

MC:（あ…） (Ah…)

囁きが耳をくすぐるのと同時に、腕の力を少しだけ強められた。As the whispered words tickled my ear, I could feel his strong arms tightening their grip.

Kenshin:「今宵は、お前を俺の腕に閉じ込めておく」 [Tonight, I’ll keep you locked in these arms]

ふっと口端を上げて、謙信様が告げる。The announcement that came from his lips was all too sudden to ignore.

MC:（わけが、わからないよ……っ） (I don’t understand this……)

MC:（でも……あったかい） (But somehow, it feels....warm)

回された腕は解けず、触れ合う背中と胸板が、くっついて離れない。His arms stayed wrapped around me, the touch unrelenting. I could feel my back gluing itself onto his hard chest.

MC:（どうしてこの腕を払えないんだろう…） (How come I can’t seem to push his arms away….)

MC:（それどころか…） (Instead, I….)

鳴り止まない鼓動が、まだ寄り添っていたいと叫んでいるみたいだ。The incessant ringing in my heart seemed to be screaming as if it wanted more; as if it wanted to be closer to him.

身動きもできないまま、私の胸の奥で、淡い熱がくすぶっていた―… A light ember simmered inside me, as I sat there unmoving, firmly yet comfortably wrapped in his embrace—

“This is for you lot. Take it as you see fit.” - With lots of intense-yet-problematic love from Kenshin

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Thanks for commenting on my rant and being such awesome people! You all raise many valid points and I love just how dedicated you all are as fans of the characters. I hope you enjoy this translation~ Have a nice day and stay kind ^^ 

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