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What about they're on a date and run into Keisuke?

I checked Satsuki's character notes and it's apparently canon that Keisuke has third-wheeled Satsuki and Haru's dates prior to the tragedy, cause they were together before it.

And I find that golden.

♡ Satsuhiko / Kobaira | Third Wheel

♡ Bitter fluff, happy ending.

♡ A lot of cursing and typical Haru-speech.

♡ Haru realizes he's been taking some things in life for granted.

A better-looking-than-most academy going guy finds the most adorable and funny girl of his dreams, they start hanging out and messing around here and there, they get really close as compatible guys and girls do, guy figures out that she has gotta be the one for him, guy asks her to tie the knot with him, girl gets even more cute and bashful and says yes. Cue an absolutely amazing start to an already absolutely amazing relationship.

♡

For just a moment, picture in your head none other than: the perfect weekend game plan.

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Fast forward to the actual plan part.

Step one: Guy asks girl if she'd like to hang out sometime.

Check.

Step two: Girl gets all cute and squeamish and says yes.

Check.

Step three: Guy says they go out to the movies and watch a scary movie.

Check.

Step four: Guy says they should get seats at the back of the place, where it's all atmospheric and dim when the lights go down.

Getting up to the register, about to do that.

Step... we're getting there: The movie ends up being too scary for the girl and she snuggles all up close to the guy so he can make her feel safe.

Hopefully check, not there yet.

Step whatever we're at: Girl feels so safe with her big manly man that she doesn't even care about the movie anymore, and 'cause they're at the back of the theatre, a little... "romantic" guy and girl action can get going on.

Ideal trajectory of the night, baby!

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Haru drummed his free hand on his pants in utter anticipation. And... impatience. They're in the theatre, almost able to check step four, and of course there's gotta be a really long line. His other arm was draped around Satsuki, the energized, cute--- he already said cute, but point blank---object of his desire.

The blinking names of the movies being shown caught his eye next. He couldn't really get most of them. Satsuki can read them for him when they get closer. He did recognize the one they were there to see, though. It was some sort of cool horror thriller thing, if he remembered right. Something about a bunch of dudes in masks picking off everyone else from the group. The perfect mixture of scares and suspense to create the perfect theatre cuddling environment.

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Haru had just started going through the steps again when, all of a sudden, a reeeaaally damn smooth voice rang out from behind them.

"Hey, is that the star of the show I see?"

He didn't even get the chance to turn around before Satsuki squealed his head off and practically threw his arm off her.

She ran a few steps, then skidded to a stop. Her pretty face lit up with a wild, determined glee. "Wait, can I try out that new move!?"

"Right here?"

Haru finally spotted the guy she's talking to. Tall, boring, and with weirdly long hair for a dude. Assuming he's the same smooth voice, the random ass guy who called before laughed. He smiled back and got into some weird crouched stance. "Go for it, I'm ready!"

"Whoah, hey, what?"

Before Haru could figure out what was going on, Satsuki broke into a sprint. She lunged, tumbled into the ground, then sprung up with enough speed to spin in the air. The dude got under her faster than he could blink and caught her bridal style, 'cause of course he did. They both burst out laughing.

"And she sticks the landing! The great Satsuki Iranami does it again!"

"Only with the help of the greatest great catcher ever!"

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The more he watched them laugh, watched this new dude lift his girlfriend up to sit on his shoulders, watched them completely forget he was even standing there, the more Haru couldn't help but feel his empty hands slowly curl into fists. His vision swam as everything else fell away except the two of them in a mess of yellow and blue.

Who... the hell does he think he is?

Who the hell does this goddamn dork think he is, that he thinks he can just show up like no one's business?

In what world does a guy just walk right up and steal the show like that?

In what world does some other dork think he can just touch his fucking---

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"Koba-chan! Hey, look at me, please?"

... 'His fucking girl' waved a hand in front of his face. Annoyingly, still sitting on new guy's shoulders. Even more annoyingly, new guy is exactly his height. Two centimeters taller, at most.

But- when the hell did they walk closer to him?

Whatever. Not important.

Haru blinked a few times. A hand rose to rub his eyes before looking up at her.

"Yeah, I'm looking. What's up?"

"You okay down there? You've got that weird look again. 'S like you just saw a bull knock down your brand new fence or somethin'!"

"Oh... I said you don't gotta worry about that. I'm alright, pinky promise." Haru glanced down at his 'rival.' "I know my memory's real patchy, but I'm pretty sure I got no clue who this guy is. Are you gonna tell me some time next week?"

The dude chuckled.

"... Does Keisuke ring any bells? Y'know, her big brother? Didn't she say something about me coming with?"

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He damn-near did a double take.

Big brother?

But... then that means...

Wait.

Oh no.

Oh, fuck.

Ooohhhhhhh, he's an idiot!

Same blue hair, same yellow eyes, creepily similar laugh, he just perfectly caught her mid summers- sommersalt---whatever--- flip! They're even both really cute! In-a-guy-way cute, not a-gay-way cute!

Of course they're related!

Hell, if they weren't related and Satsuki was that happy to see him, he'd be fucked.

And he doesn't mean the new guy.

And wait a minute... Girl bringing her big brother over to cause tension was not part of the plan!

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Satsuki's voice shook him out of his obvious inner turnoil. "Nope! I wanted to make it a surprise! Look at Koba-chan's funny face! Totally worth it."

"It's worth a little bit. Come on, let's get going already." 'Big brother' over here laughed as he kneeled down. His energetic sister easily rolled off his back and stood up behind him. As suggested, the three of them bought their tickets, got whatever drinks and snacks they liked, and headed in.

Haru didn't even pay attention to the movie. How could he? The entire two hours were spent stealing glances at the others; Satsuki sat between the guys, making her usual commentary with an occasional scare thrown in (the whole 'she'll get scared and need someone to comfort her' thing really didn't work); Keisuke rattled off jokes following hers like it was second nature. It probably was! It also didn't help that he had the same idea Haru did, and they locked eyes over Sats' head more than once. It felt like a hundred years went by before they finally headed out of the theatre.

Suki affectionately clung onto him as they walked, making joke after joke about the movie and about how quiet he was. It took Keisuke asking of she needed to use the bathroom before they went for her to freeze, then run off.

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Haru watched her go until her brother nudged his shoulder.

"Rule number one: Always ask if she needs to use the bathroom before you go from somewhere. The answer's always yes, but she won't remember 'til you're already gone.

C'mon, take a walk with me."

'Take a walk with me'?

As if tonight couldn't get any worse, here comes every guy's worst fear:

The protective guy talk.

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They walked a little ways away from the bathrooms before Keisuke spoke again.

"I hope you know I don't wanna be... onna 'those' big brothers. I really do wanna let you and Sats get along without getting between that. But it looks like I did that just by being here. How come?"

"No offense, man, but I didn't expect you to be here."

"So what? She's always filled with surprises. Some things you just gotta adapt to. That's rule number two: keep what's going, going, no matter what gets thrown at you. Even if you have to do it a different way. Find new ways to solve old problems. Tha's more of a life tip, though."

"... Uh... Why are you tryna give me tips? Do you want me to be with her?"

He laughed for the hundredth damn time, stopping, now, and held a hand out to stop Haru.

"Here's rule number three: I don't care what you want, even what I want. I care what she wants. And from what I've heard, she wants you. And only you."

"She... told you that?"

"Kinda did, kinda didn't. But it's a big bro's job to always know." He cast a sideways glance at the bathrooms, huffing a sigh.

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"Listen, kid, I...

I'm her oldest brother, okay? I came first, and my only job, my whole life, was to make sure the rest of my lil' sibs were happy. That's it. Even if the whole world was crashin' right down on top of us, my only job was to sit there and play patty cake so none of the lil' ones would look up and see it.

Everyone else' grown up already. Sats' the last one that I've gotta see off before she's all independent and doesn't need me hovering over her anymore.

Before I see her off, I wanted to see who she's interested in. That's why I'm here. This' her first relationship, after all."

Her first relationship?

And she liked him enough to tell her brother...

His thoughts drifted back to memories they've had together, sifting through jokes and pranks on their classmates to more private, intimate conversations. Eating lunch on the rooftop and trading stories. She patiently waited every time his memory strained, poked fun when he had trouble recalling details to make it easier to say.

She laughed when he admitted he can't read or spell well, but started reading everything aloud in funny voices or making a game out of writing a paper so he could follow along.

And the second he sees her own brother hanging out with her, he gets angry like a possessive jackass.

She's the clown and he hasn't even been taking her seriously.

... What has he been thinking?

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The biggest idiot around crouched down to the floor, head in his hands to hide his face in idiotic, dorky shame.

"What do I have to do to get your blessing? I'll do anything to make you trust me, I promise."

"Don't do all that. You'll make me feel bad. All you have to do is do every single thing in your power to keep her smiling, and I'll be your best man some day, no questions asked. Just as long as tha's what she wants to do.

I've done it for the past eighteen years, and if she's real serious about you, then 's your turn to take the torch.

Are you ready for that kind of commitment to my biggest star?"

"Make sure she's smiling... yeah."

He lifted his head, nodding as he did. Yeah. He's made up his mind.

"I... Yeah. I think that's what I wanna do. No, to hell with that, I know that's what I wanna do! I wanna spend every single day from now on keeping her smiling!"

Keisuke chuckled at his enthusiasm. "Tha's the spirit you've gotta have. I can tell you're a good kid, er... Haru, right?

Just watch your temper, okay?"

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His--- no, not his.

His, his, his, his---

Their bundle of bright blue energy came bounding up before he could respond. He didn't even need to. Haru scrambled up to his feet and practically threw himself at her to scoop her up into a hug; he held onto her and swung her in the air like he'd never see her again. She laughed and yelled about how 'the old Koba-chan is finally back,' and honestly... he agreed.

Keisuke watched it all with a relieved smile. He walked up to ruffle Sats' hair when he got the chance. "Alright, you two have fun. I'm gonna head out a bit early, if that's okay with you and your little 'guy friend', Suki."

Satsuki could hardly believe it. "Guy friend!? If you like him that much, he's gonna be my husband soon enough!"

"Make sure you reel him in before you do that!"

She saluted him. "On it, Commander Big Brother-oo!"

Haru, still holding Satsuki up above his head, looked back and forth between the two of them. "Now-- Hold on, mar- mariage-?"

Her brother only grinned at him, holding his hands up as he walked away. "If that's what my superstar wants, then that's what my superstar gets. You'll get it soon enough."

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The Iranamis kept giggling as the older left the building, with the younger still up in her boyfriend's arms. Her boyfriend, however, could only stare up at her. Half in disbelief, and half in awe. His thoughts and vision swam again, this time to center only on the question that burned in the back of his mind. They both agreed on that, didn't they? Was it just... a joke?

He bit his lip.

He has to know.

"Hey... do you really wanna marry me one day?"

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