Rekindled Ties - Byakuya Togami x Reader
Chapter 3: Dilemma
Warnings: a bit NSFW
„Mwah!“, Leon said while laughing. He was sitting with Mondo, Taka and Chihiro at the table in the cafeteria.
Makoto stood confused there with his lunch in his hands.
„Kiss me, you fool!“, Mondo said in a theatrical way. The whole group was laughing except for Taka and Chihiro and Makoto obviously.
Makoto looked at the group with a confused expression, not sure if he wanted to know what they were laughing about. "What's going on?" he asked tentatively.
Leon looked up at Makoto, a smirk on his face. "Nothing much, just having a little fun," he said with a chuckle.
Mondo and Taka were still not amused, while Chihiro looked uncomfortable. Makoto decided it was best to ignore them and went to sit at another table, feeling a sense of relief as he left the group behind.
He was always the one in the group, who was kind off.. there to be laughed at. It’s not like they didn’t like him or something, but he often felt like he didn't quite fit in. He wished that he could be more like the others, more confident and carefree. But he knew that he was who he was, and he couldn't change that.
Makoto sat down at an empty table in the cafeteria. He took a deep breath and tried to shake off the feeling of isolation. He knew that he had friends, but sometimes it felt like they were more interested in partying and having fun than actually connecting with him.
„Can I sit here?“, Mukuro asked with a shy smile on her face.
Makoto looked up at Mukuro and smiled. "Sure, go ahead," he said, gesturing for her to sit down.
Mukuro sat down across from Makoto, looking at him with a sense of curiosity. „Have you been home, Makoto?“, she asked.
„Not really.“, Makoto answered. „I went home, changed my clothes and went straight to school.“
„Oh, I see.“, Mukuro said and nodded.
„Well, I had actually planned to leave the party with Togami, but I couldn't find him. As a result, I ended up staying longer than I had originally intended.“, he chuckled.
„You love Togami.“, Mukuro suddenly said with a small smile on her face.
„Sorry?“
„I said, you love Togami. You always talk about him“, she repeated herself.
„Do I?“, Makoto asked confused. Byakuya and him were friends since middle school.
Mukuro nodded. "Yeah, you do. It's kind of cute," she said with a small smile. „That you have someone to look up to.“
„Don’t you have someone you look up to?“, Makoto asked her. „Like your sister Junko?“
Mukuro's expression darkened at the mention of her sister. "Junko is...complicated," she said finally. "We have a complicated relationship."
Makoto nodded, sensing that there was more to the story than Mukuro was willing to say. "I'm sorry," he said softly. "I didn't mean to bring up anything uncomfortable."
Mukuro shook her head. "It's fine," she said, trying to sound casual. "I'm used to it and.. it’s not exactly like anyone cares so..“
Makoto looked at Mukuro sympathetically. He knew what it was like to feel alone and misunderstood, to have people judge you without knowing your story.
"I care," he said softly, reaching across the table to place his hand on top of hers. "I care about you, Mukuro."
Mukuro looked at Makoto, her eyes softening at his words. "Thank you," she said quietly.
Makoto and Mukuro continued to talk for a few more minutes, sharing stories and getting to know each other better. But their conversation was interrupted when Byakuya walked over to their table and sat down next to Makoto, completely ignoring Mukuro.
He put down his lunch tray and started to complain about it. „I can’t believe we pay monthly for this so called ‚food‘. It’s like.. microwaved or something.“, he said.
Makoto looked at Byakuya with a smile. "Well, you could always bring your own lunch," he said, trying to lighten the mood.
Byakuya snorted. "I'm not going to lower myself to that level," he said, sounding irritated.
Makoto nodded, sensing that Byakuya was in a bad mood. „I was just chatting to Mukuro.“, he said and pointed at her. „So..“
„Oh, hey, Mukuro.“, he said coldly. „How’s the relationship to Junko?“, Byakuya then asked in a mocking-tone with a condescending smile.
Mukuro didn’t say anything and just looked at Byakuya in silence.
„She said that it’s still complicated between them.“, Makoto answered for her. Trying to get rid of the awkward atmosphere.
„Oh, well.“, Byakuya said and looked at Makoto. He then brushed away Makotos bangs. „God, haven’t you been home since the party?“, he asked as he wiped over his forehead, a bit of lipstick getting on his hand.
Makoto looked at Byakuya’s hands. „That’s like.. lipstick?“, he said.
„Yes, the essence of women.“, Byakuya said. „Or one at least. Who’s the lucky lady?“
Makoto looked down, staring at the lipstick stain on his hand. „Someone kissed me..“, he mumbled.
Mukuro wanted to say something, her cheeks are a light pink, since she was the one who gave Makoto a kiss on the forehead, when was drunk and passed out.
„I can’t believe that you haven’t washed yourself, since yesterday!“, Byakuya said in a disgusting tone.
„I didn’t have time. I only had time to change into fresh clothes.“, Makoto explained.
„Time? I was home, I showered, I did some sport and i subtly undermined my father“, Byakuya said.
Makoto looked at Byakuya, feeling a sense of envy. He wished that he could be like him, confident and self-assured, always in control of his life.
"I wish I could be like you," Makoto said softly, looking down at his hands.
Byakuya smirked at what Makoto just said. „Well everybody wants to be like me.“, he said proudly.
Mukuro looked at Byakuya with a sense of disgust. She couldn't stand the way he treated Makoto, always belittling him and making him feel inferior. She wanted to say something, to stand up for her friend, but she knew that it would only make things worse.
Instead, she decided to shove his lunch tray with her elbow, making his drink spill right on his pants.
Byakuya glared at Mukuro, his expression darkening. "What the hell?" he said, looking down at his now-stained pants.
Mukuro shrugged. „Wow, Togami. Looks like you pissed yourself.“, she said.
Byakuya looked at her annoyed. „This was not supposed to happened.“ he muttered, wiping his pants.
Makoto looked at Byakuya, feeling a sense of satisfaction at seeing him humbled for once. He knew that it was petty, but he couldn't help feeling a sense of glee at seeing the usually untouchable Togami brought down a peg.
Mukuro leaned into Makoto and whispered to him. „I‘m a bad person.“, she laughed.
Makoto chuckled, feeling a sense of relief at the light-hearted moment. "No, you're not," he said, smiling at her. "You're just human."
Mukuro grinned at him, feeling a sense of warmth in her chest at his words. "Thanks, Makoto," she said softly.
Byakuya walked to the door of the cafeteria. „Come on.“, he said to Makoto as he walked by their table.
„I‘ve got to go, Mukuro.“, Makoto said and grabbed his stuff.
„Sure you have.“, she sighed and looked at the table.
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Byakuya was standing in the shower room, trying to dry his pants with the drier in there, not noticing that Y/N was in there too. She stepped out the shower and started to dry herself with a towel. As she closes her locker, which made a loud noise.
Byakuya turned to see Y/N standing there, completely naked. He stopped for a few seconds, the room completely silent. Y/N could feel his stare, so she turned around, completely forgetting that she was unclothed.
„Togami! This is the female shower room, what are you doing here?“, she asked irritated.
A blush crept upon his face, he tried to not obviously stare at her bare chest, but he couldn’t help himself. He was a normal teenage boy after all. „The drier in the male room is broken. So I obviously came here since this one isn’t broken.“, he explained.
Y/N grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body, feeling a sense of irritation at Byakuya's intrusion. "Well, can't you see that I'm trying to shower?" she said, her tone sharp.
Byakuya shrugged his shoulders. „You just got out the shower. So you’re done.“, he simply said.
Y/N just rolled her eyes.
„I‘ve seen you naked a ton of times, when we were younger.“, Byakuya then said. „It‘s not like it‘s something new“
"That was when we were kids, Togami. We're not kids anymore," Y/N said as she grabbed her clothes and started to get dressed.
„Well..“, he sighed. „Who the hell decides to shower in the school anyway?“, he asked, starting to get irritated by her.
"I do," Y/N said, looking up at him with a sense of defiance. "And it's none of your business."
Byakuya rolled his eyes, feeling a sense of irritation at Y/N's stubbornness. "Fine, do what you want," he said, going back to dry his trousers.
Y/N looked stopped dressing herself for a few seconds just staring at him. „I think that’s the part where you should leave, Togami.“, she said.
Byakuya continued to dry his trousers, ignoring Y/N's request for him to leave. He knew that he was being stubborn, but he couldn't help feeling a sense of frustration at her attitude.
"I don't see what the big deal is," he said finally, looking up at her. "It's not like I'm doing anything wrong."
Y/N looked at him with a sense of disbelief. "You're in the female shower room, Togami. That's not exactly appropriate," she said sharply.
Byakuya shrugged his shoulders. "I'm just trying to dry my trousers. It's not like I'm trying to spy on you or anything," he said, sounding annoyed.
Y/N rolled her eyes, feeling a sense of irritation at Byakuya's lack of understanding. "Just go back to the male shower room, Togami. It's not that hard," she said, her tone sharp.
Byakuya sighed. „Like I said, the driers in there are broken.“, he repeated himself.
„Get out. Now.“, Y/N said firmly.
He looked up at her, then returned back to drying his trousers.
Growing frustrated at Byakuya, she yelled: „Get the fuck out of here or I‘m calling Miss Yukizome! Miss Yukizome!“
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„I know that you weren’t trying to perv on her or something, Togami. But even if you‘ve known her all your life, you shouldn’t just barge into the female shower room.“, Miss Yukizome said in a calm tone.
Byakuya sighed annoyed. Not caring about the ‚lecture‘ Miss Yukizome was giving him. „I know. I know. It was a crisis.“, he simply said.
„Well, I think Y/N was just a bit embarrassed, since she doesn’t have the girl body she used to have. She is growing into a young woman, you know.“, she explained to him in a way someone would to a child.
„No, I‘m having a crisis.“, Byakuya said.
„Oh.“, Miss Yukizome mumbled. „Well, sometimes an adult body can be a bit overwhelming.“, she tried to explain to Byakuya, but got cut off by him.
„I don‘t care about her.. chest or something.“, Byakuya said in an annoyed tone.
„Oh.“, she said again and sat down next to him. „Sp what crisis are you having.. exactly?“, she asked.
Byakuya took a deep breath, feeling a sense of frustration at his inability to control the situation. "It's just...everything," he said finally. "I feel like I'm constantly under pressure, like I can never let my guard down. And now, with this whole situation with my father, it's like I'm suffocating."
„What situation with you father?“, Miss Yukizome asked.
„I subtly undermined my father.“, he told her with a proud smirk. „He has me grounded, for ‚partying too hard‘ last night, since it could lead to scandals.“, Byakuya then explained with a light laughter.
„Well that sounds like something you’re used to.“, she said. „So tell me. How exactly did you.. uh.. subtly undermined your father?“, she then asked, knowing Byakuya would enjoy explaining it to her.
Byakuya let out another laughter at the memory.
"I hacked into his email and sent a few anonymous tips to the media," he said with a smirk. "It's nothing that he can prove, but it's enough to make him sweat a little."
Miss Yukizome shook her head, feeling a mix of amusement and concern at Byakuya's antics. "You never cease to amaze me, Togami," she said with a chuckle.
Byakuya grinned at her, feeling a sense of satisfaction at having impressed her. But deep down, he knew that his actions were only a temporary distraction from the problems that he was facing. He needed to find a way to deal with his father and the pressure that came with his family name, or else risk being consumed by it.
Then there was a bit of awkward silence between them.
„And your mother? You never told me about your mother, Togami.“, she asked him.
Byakuya smiled at the mention of his mother. "My mother is...different from my father," he said finally. "She's not as focused on the family name or the legacy that my father is so obsessed with. She's more...normal, I guess you could say."
Miss Yukizome nodded, sensing that there was more to the story than Byakuya was willing to say. "And how is your relationship with her?" she asked.
Byakuya's expression softened at the question. "I love my mother," he said simply. "She's always been there for me, even when my father wasn't. She's the one who taught me how to be kind and compassionate, how to see beyond the family name and the power that comes with it."
Miss Yukizome smiled at him, feeling a sense of pride at seeing this side of Byakuya. She knew that he had a reputation for being cold and distant, but she could see that there was more to him than met the eye.
"Well, it sounds like you have a good relationship with her," she said finally. "I'm glad that you have someone in your life who supports you, no matter what."
Byakuya nodded, feeling a sense of gratitude towards his mother. He knew that he couldn't have made it this far without her, and he was determined to make her proud.
„Well, thank you, Miss Yukizome. I feel a lot better now.“, he said and stood up.
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„Wait, so Togami has just seen you naked?“, Miu asked in disbelief as she stood by the lockers with Y/N.
"Yeah," Y/N said, feeling a sense of embarrassment at the memory. "He just barged into the female shower room like it was no big deal."
Miu shook her head, looking at Y/N sympathetically. "I can't believe he did that," she said. "He's such an entitled jerk."
Y/N sighed, feeling a sense of frustration at Byakuya's behavior. "I know," she said softly. "But what can I do? He's always been like that."
Miu made a confused face. „Always? What do you mean?“, she asked her.
"He's always acted like he's better than everyone else," Y/N explained. "It's like he thinks that the world revolves around him and that everyone else is just there to serve his needs."
Miu nodded, understanding Y/N's frustration. "Well, he's not going to get away with treating you like that," she said firmly. "If he tries anything like that again, just let me know. I'll take care of him."
Y/N smiled at Miu, feeling a sense of appreciation for her support. "Thanks, Miu," she said softly. "I really appreciate it."
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Can I request general romantic headcanons for Mukuro Ikusaba?
Yes ofcourse!!I am very sorry if my english is bad and a bit confusing,it's not really my first language<3Hope you understand tho
Also,Im not sure if you wanted female or male reader,so I just made it gender neutral.
I also kind of made it a bit bittersweet a few times..?:'DD
SWEET AND SOUR
Mukuro Ikusaba x GN!Reader
Classification:General romantic headcannons
WARNING:None tbh
•Mukurou Ikusaba,how could you describe her?
•You do not udnerstand your relatiomship with her,its as if you jsut know eachother.
•It was like that for a while until she suddenly made a lot of appearances in your life.
•Which was the reason you started to have daily conversations with her whenever you'd see her and when you both have the time.
•She always seems so cautious and wary,it took you a while to break down her inner defensive walls.
•After getting to know her more,she was still a bit cold but not as cold as she were when you first met.
•Although whenever you'd see her,shes always with her sister.The ultimate fashionista,Junko Enoshima.
•You were curious about their background as family,as aisters.
•But seeing how Mukuro doesn't seem comforting discussing the topic,you didnt force her to.
•She was,in fact,quite thankful for that.It made her feel a way she couldnt describe.Maybe she was jsut use to her sisters harsh treatment.
•She forces the thought of her not being used to normal human decency as an excuse for actually cayching feelings for you.
•Mukuro wont admit it,of course.It would be a bit unproffesional of her.
•Whether your in a relationship with her or not,it seems like she treats you just as she always has.
•But to others,its very obvious she treats you a lot more differently.
•She adores your personality and morales,but not in a way she adores Junko.Not in a sisterly way of course.
•She brushes off the feeling of butterflies in her stomach whenever you'd get into close contact,like holding hands or hugging.
•All of those lovey dovey activities stays behind closed doors.
•Because as I've said before,it would be unproffesional and seen as a weak spot on her.
•...[Also because Junko would bully her for it.]
•Speaking of Junko,you both aren't close either.Mukuro keeps you two in a fair amount of distance.
•The only times youd get close to Junko is when she'd wake past you and almost shoved you to the side.
•You could swear Mukuro glanced at you with an apologetic look then looked at Junko with annoyance.
•So in conclusion,it takes a while to earn her trust and respect.
•but once you've managed to do so,you are granted immunity and special attention from the ultimate soldier.
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