38: A high key ‘I haven’t seen you in so long’ / ‘I missed you so much’ kiss
I didn’t quite know what to expect when getting the invitation to Smash Bros. Doc told me that I was getting a sort of level up from being your everyday boxer, facing bigger rivals and whatever. But the transition made me think more and more about them.
They were someone who’d always end up at my tournaments, big or small, and was an avid fan of mine for a long time. Well, fan, then friend, then... Something a little more,, complicated, I guess. I didn’t know to begin with why I suddenly felt an urge to see them more, why my hands kept fidgeting a ton.
When I had to leave for the next stage up, I was scared of leaving them. I didn’t want to leave them.
And now, walking into the lobby, I can’t stop thinking about them.
My Captain. I wonder what they’re doing now.
I strode, feeling the weight of being a newcomer on my shoulders already. I remembered the first time I ever became a boxer, and the feeling was the exact same back then.
Doc was beside me, hyping me up to be this big new challenger, he was certainly proud that’s for sure.
But then, I saw it. Well, not it, I guess when you’re talkin’ about the item not the item on the person.. I saw a cowboy hat.
It wasn’t something I expected, out of everyone in the character lobby, the invitational didn’t say anything about a cowboy.
All I did was look down, and my heart stopped.
Long strewn blonde hair seeping from under the hat, black framed glasses, a round frame under orange gear and a patterned poncho. They had that look, that one gaze in my direction, and I began to run.
It was them, it had to be, right in front of my eyes. Captain, finally, Captain!
I didn’t really tackle them, more like took them into my arms. I hadn’t time to notice myself inch closer and closer to them, I didn’t wanna topple them over! But then I held them, inches from the ground, and in the blue glimmer in their eyes, I kissed them.
It felt right, it was definitely them and it was definitely real.
I don’t know if I drilled it in at that moment or what but,
I finally got to express my love for them after being apart for way too long.