Homecoming (Shout Out Loud!, Nakaya/Fuse)

Nakaya froze in the short hallway, startled by the sound of a voice he’d never expected to hear again… at least not like this. For a brief moment, he thought he was hallucinating. It wouldn’t be the first time his love-sick mind had created such fantasies. Then he half-turned and looked up into a very familiar face framed by long, loose black hair. He almost dropped his hockey stick.

“Akihi.”

“Hi,” Fuse repeated. He leaned against the railing a few feet above Nakaya’s head, smiling down in one of the most open looks Nakaya had ever seen from him.

Nakaya shifted closer to the wall. There were still a few teammates straggling in off the ice after their practice, and he was well aware that he was blocking the way to the locker room.

“When did you get back?”

Fuse’s smile widened slightly. “Just now.” Belatedly, Nakaya noticed the bag on the floor behind Fuse.