um, can i have a iwaizumi with #3 (a midnight NYE's kiss in the back of the car stuck in traffic) please?
From the New Yearâs Eve Kiss prompt list
Car horns blare and beep outside in an unsynchronized chorus. You donât mind this at all. In fact, youâre glad you can hear them from the comfort of your seat inside this cab, Iwaizumi right beside you. All you can think about is how good he is to you and how lucky you are that heâs your boyfriend.
The two of you were promised by friends that this New Yearâs Eve party would only be a small get-together. Quiet and intimate, but still plenty of fun. Fifteen people would be there at most. It started off that way too when you arrived, and for that first hour or so, you were fine. Thereâs little to complain about when you have good company, food, and drinks. However, there came a point where it seemed like every other sentence you tried to get out while telling a friend a story was interrupted by the doorbell ringing.
Soon enough, a once very spacious apartment was getting too crowded and too loud. Iwaizumi doesnât even have to ask how youâre doing; he can tell from how close to his side youâre sticking now and your unwillingness to leave him at all just how anxious you are.Â
Someoneâs telling a joke or a story, or maybe itâs just idle conversation. You really donât know. You arenât listening anymore, but you nod and laugh along with everyone else the best you can. Either way, you take his arm and shuffle closer to him. While youâre busy keeping up appearances, you donât notice Iwaizumi take out his phone.Â
He types something out quickly on it and then holds it out for you.
âYouâre gonna wanna read this,â he says.
In the notes app, heâs written:
Letâs leave. Pretend downstairs neighborâs ceilingâs leaking and we need to go home to make sure the apartmentâs not flooded.
You take in a deep breath and turn to him.
âWe gotta go then!â you say. Iwaizumi tries very hard not to smile at the way you play this up. He takes your hand and leads you towards the door, but not before finding the hosts and explaining your âsituationâ. They donât get the chance to question it before you and Iwaizumi make your way through the crowd and out of their apartment. Heâs already calling a cab by the time youâre out of there.
The back of the taxi cab becomes your current sanctuary. It finally feels like you can breathe again.
âAre you okay?â he asks, placing a hand over yours. He wraps his fingers around yours and gives them a reassuring squeeze. Even on a frigid December night, his hands are so warm.
âIâm better now. Thank you.â
âGood.â His half-smile quickly fades into a pout. The way his nose scrunches when he does up is still so adorable to you. âFifteen people my ass.â
âI should have known that wouldnât be the case,â you sigh. âSorry, weâre stuck in traffic now.â
âDonât be. I donât care about some stupid party or traffic. I care about you.â
He leans over to plant a kiss to your forehead. The action catches you off-guard and you canât help but feel embarrassed knowing that the taxi driver can probably see the two of you snuggling up to one another. You shoot a quick glance up front to find the man resting his face against his right hand, elbow perched against his window, and eyes fixed on the traffic jam ahead of him. Itâs safe for now. Out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse of the time.
âItâs almost midnight,â you murmur. Through your eyelashes, you look up at Iwaizumi. The noise from the radio is faint, but you can make out the countdown. Youâre already so close to each other, but as the numbers countdown from ten, it feels like you have forever to go to reach his lips.
Iwaizumi cups your face in his hands, lips pressing to yours. Youâve kissed plenty of times before, but this is your first New Yearâs Eve kiss together and something about it is magical.Â
Youâre transfixed by his green eyes when you pull away.
âHappy New Year,â he says quietly. His thumbs caress your cheeks.
âHappy New Year,â you whisper, leaning into his touch a little more.
Suddenly, your driver honks his horn, the sound causing you to jump and yelp. The man rolls down his window and shouts outside, âSeriously, whatâs the hold up?! Itâs New Yearâs for goodness sake!â
You close your eyes and lower your shoulders.
âNew Yearâs Eve alone at our place next year?â Iwaizumi asks sheepishly.
âNew Yearâs Eve alone at our place next year,â you agree.