“It doesn’t have to count.”
“Pardon me?”
“The kiss. It doesn’t have to count.”
Naoto looks at the girl sitting across from her. All sweet smiles and pigtails, Rise “Risette” Kujikawa is the picture perfect image of “girl.” She wears the uniform better than Naoto ever could, but is courteous enough not to point that out.
“What do you mean it does not have to count?”
Rise keeps the smile in place, answering the question with practiced ease, “The kiss, silly. It doesn’t have to count. Your first kiss should be special, so this one doesn’t have to count.”
“If it does not have to count, what was the point in doing it?” The logical frown is firm on her face.
“I just… I wanted to, you know? Sometimes girls just want to.” It’s not at all an honest answer, but she hopes it’ll suffice so she doesn’t have to go into the truth — ironic, she knows, since they’ve both had harsh lessons on the importance of truth.
“No, I do not know. People do things for a reason.”
“Well I had no reason. I just wanted to kiss you. But it doesn’t have to count, I know who you want it to count with.” Even if Naoto isn’t willing to say the name out loud, Rise knows who her first should belong to.
Naoto tries to keep the blushing at a minimum, but her cheeks don’t listen, “R-regardless, you should not assume that this kiss was meaningless.”
“Naoto-kun, I told you-“
“I mean it. This kiss… this was a good first kiss.”
She tries not to look too hopeful, but her voice is high and excited when she speaks, “Really? Well then, can we try for a second first kiss?”
The blush is worse the second time around, but it still makes for a good second first kiss.
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So the lovely ladies Sarah Fong and Kris Lee did some fantastic Naoto and Rise cosplay pictures. I haven’t written any fandom related things in a long time, but this pic inspired me. Keep up the great work, ladies!
In case you missed it late last night, I wrote a Persona 4 headcanon thing after not having written headcanons in centuries :) Also be sure to check out the ladies I link to, they’re the ones who did the amazing cosplay.
