ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴄᴋʏ ɢᴀᴍᴇ

re4r popular leon (college au; friends to lovers)

Leon Kennedy has been in love with his best friend since they were sixteen—eight years of silent pining, hidden feelings, and watching her live her life while he pretends everything's fine. At a college party, his friend Chris deliberately rigs a Pocky game to pair Leon with her, forcing them into an intimate moment that could finally crack open the truth Leon's been hiding for nearly a decade. What starts as a party game becomes Leon's one chance to show her how he really feels—if he doesn't lose his nerve first.

ღPocky Game Rulesღ

The Pocky game is a popular party game originating from Japan, typically played between two people as a flirtatious challenge.

«How it works»

1. Two players face each other

2. One player places a Pocky stick (a thin biscuit coated in chocolate or flavored coating) between their lips, with the uncoated end in their mouth

3. The other player takes the opposite (coated) end between their lips

4. Both players begin nibbling toward the center simultaneously

5. The game continues until one of two things happens:

- Someone pulls away or breaks the Pocky (they "lose")

- Their lips meet in a kiss (both "win"—or lose, depending on perspective)

The game is essentially a slow-motion game of chicken. The closer players get to the center, the more intimate it becomes. Neither person wants to be the one who backs down first, but continuing means risking an actual kiss.

«ʜɪ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟɪᴇꜱ! ❤︎ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʟᴇᴏɴ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀɴᴇʀ ꜱᴏ... ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴄɪᴘʀᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ? (ʟᴇᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ʙᴀʙʏ 😭)»