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woo-wahhhh · 12 days
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[ hopeful is your love exposed in daylight–; in which hiiragi walks into pothos just as umemiya tells you to never give up for your crush will succeed // a/n: hopefully not too ooc... ik this man is awkward af ]
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hiiragi knows about your crush on him; actually, maybe now he knows about it too well. he'll give you credit, before anything though– you were pretty damn good at keeping it under wraps. you were meticulous.
if you were giving him a gift, you'd make sure to give them to some of the others too in a way that it would take careful notice to figure out that his had a lot more effort put into it than the others.
you didn't talk to him more sweetly than you did with anyone else. you bandaged his wounds every now and then, but then again, you did that to everyone else too. nothing you did could qualify as special treatment.
you just had... exceptionally bad luck, that's all. hiiragi had to pity the fact that your best friend's adoptive brother was a loudmouth– it was honestly a miracle he hadn't caught umemiya's careless blabbering about your crush on him earlier.
it truly was just bad luck that sakura and co. happened to be in the building too. maybe if his dumbass romance sensor hadn't gone off full blast, and suo hadn't started giggling, your ragtag gang would have been able to scramble an excuse up on the fly when he'd walked in to pothos.
and maybe, hiiragi himself was also to blame. maybe he should've kept a straight face when he opened the door right as you told umemiya to shut the hell up. and maybe he shouldn't have crowed a stunned, "what the hell?" which then prompted you to sprint out of the café without a second thought.
"you idiots, look what you've done!" kotoha was the first to yell, jabbing a very accusatory finger at all the boys piled into her café. "what happened to subtlety, huh? keeping secrets? being mindful of others feelings!?"
"weren't you yapping with (name) too?" sakura pointed out dryly. he didn't seem to care, now relaxed that main source of romantic feelings (you) were gone.
"that's not the point–!" she argued back.
they launched into a predictable squabble, dragging suo, nirei and practically the entirety of fuurin into the argument, but for all he'd done, it was surprisingly umemiya who made the most sensible call by innocently blurting out, "shouldn't you go after (name)?"
"ume, why would the person who just got dumped want to see his face?" kotoha interjected, scowling. hiiragi grimaced at the choice of words.
"i didn't dump anyone–,"
"– and that might as well have been a metaphorical rejection," suo quipped, calmly sipping his tea. someone was clearly enjoying the drama. "but if it wasn't a total rejection, then i believe it would be best for you to quickly clear up that misunderstanding," he slyly added.
and that was how hiiragi found himself snooping through all the nearby alleyways as he tried to find you after everyone had unanimously agreed with suo's advice.
he had called out your name aimlessly, the clamminess of his balled up fists annoying him as the whole ordeal gave him mild indigestion. come to think of it, he idly pondered while crunching a tablet with his teeth, the current box of meds i have are from (name) too.
he hadn't thought too hard about why you had the exact brand of medicine that he usually had on hand– he just assumed maybe you needed it too, without questioning why it was fully sealed and unused when you'd wordlessly passed it to him. the more he thought about it the more random– er, well, what he thought was random– occurrences kept flooding into his mind, all in which you'd treat him so sweetly.
his first question was, 'why?' it wasn't like hiiragi had a low self-esteem or anything, but he had to say that there were objectively better looking and more charming people than him.
hell, he was certain he only ever a handful of proper conversations with you– everything else was a variety of random small talk ranging from greetings to nagging about being careful to not get hurt.
you were way too meticulous, if he was being honest. how the hell was he supposed to notice if you never said a thing!?
when he'd finally found you, you were tucked away behind one of the many restaurants, hidden away behind a stack of crates knees drawn up to your head as you buried your face into them.
"it's over, kotoha," you called out without raising your head. hiiragi froze in place, awkwardly debating whether he should clarify he wasn't kotoha. and yet, out of a guilty sense of curiosity, he stayed quiet. "hiiragi will never like me."
that's not true, he thought, he had always been a bit fond of you. it was always amusing to see how despite your regular quietness, your steps always had a bit of peppiness to them when you would come to great customers with a big grin.
you paused for a bit, perhaps taking 'kotoha's' silence as disappointment. "look, i know what you're gonna say– that i shouldn't give up– but it's really over. did you see his face when he walked in? he fucking hates me–!"
"i don't hate you, (name),"
hiiragi's voice cracked towards the end, he realized as he cursed the boyish edge to his voice. his ears felt far too hot but with a sharp inhale, he steeled himself to face your flabbergasted gaze.
"oh my god," you croaked out, flinching like a skittish cat as you immediately jumped to your feet. "o-oh my god," you repeated, the sudden horror dawning upon you. you cradled your hands together in front of your heart, hands balled up as if to protect yourself. "i-i'm so sorry– i– i'm going to leave, so–,"
"hey, don't just– wait!" without so much as even a first thought, he lunged forward, his hands grabbing yours so you couldn't dash away. "don't go running away before you hear me out!" hiiragi didn't mean to chastise you with the same intensity that he used with his underclassmen, but at the sight of your frazzled expression, he couldn't help but sigh. "look, i know you're probably embarrassed out your mind–," that's cute, he thought absently, watching as you squeezed your eyes shut, nodding vigorously to his words, "– but won't you hear me out just this once?"
your eyebrows were gently furrowed as if you couldn't believe what he was saying, your pursed lips quivering as you tried to find the right words. out of habit, you tried to dig your nails into your palms, only to run into hiiragi's hands that were gently cradling yours.
"it's okay. you can keep doing that. i'm pretty sturdy, you know," he mumbled, reassuringly tightening his grip. "enough of that though, do you... really like me?"
the feeling of his calloused fingers against your skin burned as you swallowed down your embarrassment to meekly blurt out, "i'm... i'm sorry. i really do," you admitted, feeling the heat dance up your spine. despite the shade of the alleyway, you couldn't bring yourself to lift your head and meet hiiragi's gaze.
silence hung between you two, heavily. you could feel the embers of his gaze upon your skin. did he hate you? did he think this was awkward? does he dislike whatever the hell you guys were doing? the rush of questions were so overwhelming that it all came pouring out.
"b-but i can fix that!" you hastily blurted out.
"... fix... your feelings?" hiiragi parroted, blinking uncertainly.
"yeah, i'll make sure to stay out of your way!" you suddenly exclaimed, spurred by a bizarre kind of newfound confidence from who knows where. "if you tell kotoha when you're coming to pothos, i can just make sure i'm never there at the same time! that way, you don't have to be uncomfortable," you rambled on.
"you don't have to do that," hiiragi insisted, but you shook your head stubbornly.
"it'll just be awkward to be around your friends if i'm there," you smiled faintly, your gaze glued to the ground. "i would hate to make everyone uncomfortable." you sounded just fine again. in fact, he could tell that if he were to turn you down right there and then, you would do exactly as you were saying, with all the conviction of your heart. but he could see that you were biting your cheek every time you paused.
and to be honest, he was getting sick of it.
"listen to me, would you?!" hiiragi snapped, pressing both of his hands against your cheeks and raising your face up to meet his eyes. he didn't mean to be so abrupt, but perhaps it was just in his nature. "you won't make it awkward for anyone–!"
"y-you don't know that–!"
"– if they do, i'll deal with it." the resolute tone of his voice left you speechless. how could you argue with someone so certain? hiiragi was always charming that way– awkward, and nagging, but when it came down to it, his confidence was outstanding. and it was that confidence that kept you hoping he might feel the same.
you didn't say anything, choosing to bask in the warmth of his palms against your cheeks, relishing the feeling of his thumbs idly padding across your cheekbones to catch the overwhelmed tears that had accidentally spilled out.
hiiragi called out you name, the corners of his lips curling up in a self-satisfied smirk when you finally met his eyes out of your own accord.
"you know, i got tickets for my favourite band recently,"
"o-oh... i'm happy for you?"
"no, numbskull, i'm saying that if you're cool with it, maybe... you could come with?" why the fuck am i embarrassed now? hiiragi cursed to himself, grinding his molars together as if that would somehow make him feel less sheepish.
"you want to go... with me?" you echoed incredulously.
"i... i don't know if i like you as much as you like me, but i'd like to start by hanging out more– how's that?"
you could almost start crying again, but you held it back. "if- if you'll have me, i'd like that," you murmured, fully entranced by the triumphant grin he flashed you,
"then it's a date!"
it took a moment for you to process what he said, and when it clicked, your legs gave out. hiiragi's reflexes were quick, however, so instead of toppling to the ground, he helped you clumsily sit down on the pavement.
to be honest, that– that was a sensory overload; it wasn't just the relief that had suddenly flooded into your system, it was his palm was flat against your back, it was the first grip around your arm, it was that maddening scent of his cologne, and it was the concerned timbre of his voice as he fretted over you.
"i'm fine, i'm fine," you reassured, fruitlessly trying to calm your blushing profile by fanning yourself with one hand while the other tugged on his jacket to get his attention. "uhm, but why are you blushing?" you suddenly blurted out, curiously gazing at him.
indeed, hiiragi's face was flushed down to his neck; sure, he was acting all high and mighty, but he was just a teenage boy and he had never asked someone out before.
"for no reason! just–! don't look at me for now!" he crowed, pressing his palm over your eyes to obscure your vision– a clumsy, flustered action that reminded you of why you'd fallen in love in the first place.
hiiragi was embarrassed, yes, but the sound of your giggles echoing in the alleyway was enough to make it worth it.
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woo-wahhhh · 16 days
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[ hopeful is your love exposed in daylight–; in which hiiragi walks into pothos just as umemiya tells you to never give up for your crush will succeed // a/n: hopefully not too ooc... ik this man is awkward af ]
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hiiragi knows about your crush on him; actually, maybe now he knows about it too well. he'll give you credit, before anything though– you were pretty damn good at keeping it under wraps. you were meticulous.
if you were giving him a gift, you'd make sure to give them to some of the others too in a way that it would take careful notice to figure out that his had a lot more effort put into it than the others.
you didn't talk to him more sweetly than you did with anyone else. you bandaged his wounds every now and then, but then again, you did that to everyone else too. nothing you did could qualify as special treatment.
you just had... exceptionally bad luck, that's all. hiiragi had to pity the fact that your best friend's adoptive brother was a loudmouth– it was honestly a miracle he hadn't caught umemiya's careless blabbering about your crush on him earlier.
it truly was just bad luck that sakura and co. happened to be in the building too. maybe if his dumbass romance sensor hadn't gone off full blast, and suo hadn't started giggling, your ragtag gang would have been able to scramble an excuse up on the fly when he'd walked in to pothos.
and maybe, hiiragi himself was also to blame. maybe he should've kept a straight face when he opened the door right as you told umemiya to shut the hell up. and maybe he shouldn't have crowed a stunned, "what the hell?" which then prompted you to sprint out of the café without a second thought.
"you idiots, look what you've done!" kotoha was the first to yell, jabbing a very accusatory finger at all the boys piled into her café. "what happened to subtlety, huh? keeping secrets? being mindful of others feelings!?"
"weren't you yapping with (name) too?" sakura pointed out dryly. he didn't seem to care, now relaxed that main source of romantic feelings (you) were gone.
"that's not the point–!" she argued back.
they launched into a predictable squabble, dragging suo, nirei and practically the entirety of fuurin into the argument, but for all he'd done, it was surprisingly umemiya who made the most sensible call by innocently blurting out, "shouldn't you go after (name)?"
"ume, why would the person who just got dumped want to see his face?" kotoha interjected, scowling. hiiragi grimaced at the choice of words.
"i didn't dump anyone–,"
"– and that might as well have been a metaphorical rejection," suo quipped, calmly sipping his tea. someone was clearly enjoying the drama. "but if it wasn't a total rejection, then i believe it would be best for you to quickly clear up that misunderstanding," he slyly added.
and that was how hiiragi found himself snooping through all the nearby alleyways as he tried to find you after everyone had unanimously agreed with suo's advice.
he had called out your name aimlessly, the clamminess of his balled up fists annoying him as the whole ordeal gave him mild indigestion. come to think of it, he idly pondered while crunching a tablet with his teeth, the current box of meds i have are from (name) too.
he hadn't thought too hard about why you had the exact brand of medicine that he usually had on hand– he just assumed maybe you needed it too, without questioning why it was fully sealed and unused when you'd wordlessly passed it to him. the more he thought about it the more random– er, well, what he thought was random– occurrences kept flooding into his mind, all in which you'd treat him so sweetly.
his first question was, 'why?' it wasn't like hiiragi had a low self-esteem or anything, but he had to say that there were objectively better looking and more charming people than him.
hell, he was certain he only ever a handful of proper conversations with you– everything else was a variety of random small talk ranging from greetings to nagging about being careful to not get hurt.
you were way too meticulous, if he was being honest. how the hell was he supposed to notice if you never said a thing!?
when he'd finally found you, you were tucked away behind one of the many restaurants, hidden away behind a stack of crates knees drawn up to your head as you buried your face into them.
"it's over, kotoha," you called out without raising your head. hiiragi froze in place, awkwardly debating whether he should clarify he wasn't kotoha. and yet, out of a guilty sense of curiosity, he stayed quiet. "hiiragi will never like me."
that's not true, he thought, he had always been a bit fond of you. it was always amusing to see how despite your regular quietness, your steps always had a bit of peppiness to them when you would come to great customers with a big grin.
you paused for a bit, perhaps taking 'kotoha's' silence as disappointment. "look, i know what you're gonna say– that i shouldn't give up– but it's really over. did you see his face when he walked in? he fucking hates me–!"
"i don't hate you, (name),"
hiiragi's voice cracked towards the end, he realized as he cursed the boyish edge to his voice. his ears felt far too hot but with a sharp inhale, he steeled himself to face your flabbergasted gaze.
"oh my god," you croaked out, flinching like a skittish cat as you immediately jumped to your feet. "o-oh my god," you repeated, the sudden horror dawning upon you. you cradled your hands together in front of your heart, hands balled up as if to protect yourself. "i-i'm so sorry– i– i'm going to leave, so–,"
"hey, don't just– wait!" without so much as even a first thought, he lunged forward, his hands grabbing yours so you couldn't dash away. "don't go running away before you hear me out!" hiiragi didn't mean to chastise you with the same intensity that he used with his underclassmen, but at the sight of your frazzled expression, he couldn't help but sigh. "look, i know you're probably embarrassed out your mind–," that's cute, he thought absently, watching as you squeezed your eyes shut, nodding vigorously to his words, "– but won't you hear me out just this once?"
your eyebrows were gently furrowed as if you couldn't believe what he was saying, your pursed lips quivering as you tried to find the right words. out of habit, you tried to dig your nails into your palms, only to run into hiiragi's hands that were gently cradling yours.
"it's okay. you can keep doing that. i'm pretty sturdy, you know," he mumbled, reassuringly tightening his grip. "enough of that though, do you... really like me?"
the feeling of his calloused fingers against your skin burned as you swallowed down your embarrassment to meekly blurt out, "i'm... i'm sorry. i really do," you admitted, feeling the heat dance up your spine. despite the shade of the alleyway, you couldn't bring yourself to lift your head and meet hiiragi's gaze.
silence hung between you two, heavily. you could feel the embers of his gaze upon your skin. did he hate you? did he think this was awkward? does he dislike whatever the hell you guys were doing? the rush of questions were so overwhelming that it all came pouring out.
"b-but i can fix that!" you hastily blurted out.
"... fix... your feelings?" hiiragi parroted, blinking uncertainly.
"yeah, i'll make sure to stay out of your way!" you suddenly exclaimed, spurred by a bizarre kind of newfound confidence from who knows where. "if you tell kotoha when you're coming to pothos, i can just make sure i'm never there at the same time! that way, you don't have to be uncomfortable," you rambled on.
"you don't have to do that," hiiragi insisted, but you shook your head stubbornly.
"it'll just be awkward to be around your friends if i'm there," you smiled faintly, your gaze glued to the ground. "i would hate to make everyone uncomfortable." you sounded just fine again. in fact, he could tell that if he were to turn you down right there and then, you would do exactly as you were saying, with all the conviction of your heart. but he could see that you were biting your cheek every time you paused.
and to be honest, he was getting sick of it.
"listen to me, would you?!" hiiragi snapped, pressing both of his hands against your cheeks and raising your face up to meet his eyes. he didn't mean to be so abrupt, but perhaps it was just in his nature. "you won't make it awkward for anyone–!"
"y-you don't know that–!"
"– if they do, i'll deal with it." the resolute tone of his voice left you speechless. how could you argue with someone so certain? hiiragi was always charming that way– awkward, and nagging, but when it came down to it, his confidence was outstanding. and it was that confidence that kept you hoping he might feel the same.
you didn't say anything, choosing to bask in the warmth of his palms against your cheeks, relishing the feeling of his thumbs idly padding across your cheekbones to catch the overwhelmed tears that had accidentally spilled out.
hiiragi called out you name, the corners of his lips curling up in a self-satisfied smirk when you finally met his eyes out of your own accord.
"you know, i got tickets for my favourite band recently,"
"o-oh... i'm happy for you?"
"no, numbskull, i'm saying that if you're cool with it, maybe... you could come with?" why the fuck am i embarrassed now? hiiragi cursed to himself, grinding his molars together as if that would somehow make him feel less sheepish.
"you want to go... with me?" you echoed incredulously.
"i... i don't know if i like you as much as you like me, but i'd like to start by hanging out more– how's that?"
you could almost start crying again, but you held it back. "if- if you'll have me, i'd like that," you murmured, fully entranced by the triumphant grin he flashed you,
"then it's a date!"
it took a moment for you to process what he said, and when it clicked, your legs gave out. hiiragi's reflexes were quick, however, so instead of toppling to the ground, he helped you clumsily sit down on the pavement.
to be honest, that– that was a sensory overload; it wasn't just the relief that had suddenly flooded into your system, it was his palm was flat against your back, it was the first grip around your arm, it was that maddening scent of his cologne, and it was the concerned timbre of his voice as he fretted over you.
"i'm fine, i'm fine," you reassured, fruitlessly trying to calm your blushing profile by fanning yourself with one hand while the other tugged on his jacket to get his attention. "uhm, but why are you blushing?" you suddenly blurted out, curiously gazing at him.
indeed, hiiragi's face was flushed down to his neck; sure, he was acting all high and mighty, but he was just a teenage boy and he had never asked someone out before.
"for no reason! just–! don't look at me for now!" he crowed, pressing his palm over your eyes to obscure your vision– a clumsy, flustered action that reminded you of why you'd fallen in love in the first place.
hiiragi was embarrassed, yes, but the sound of your giggles echoing in the alleyway was enough to make it worth it.
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woo-wahhhh · 24 days
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[ too much energy ] "kaji..."
"what?!"
"did you seriously just walk into my shop, before class, and already injured?" you scowled back, rolling your eyes as you regarded his relaxed figure in the doorway. a part of you marvelled how he looked perturbed by your disbelief than he was of the blood freshly running down his arm. "you have way too much energy this early in the morning, dude."
"look, clown me all you want, but let's get one thing straight," he grit out. he jabbed a finger vindictively at you, followed by the insanely loud clacking of his stupid lollipop against his teeth. "i didn't get into a fight."
"colour me impressed," you couldn't help but quip sarcastically, though you motioned him to come closer to where you were rummaging under the counter. you were grateful that being so early, no one had come into buy flowers yet, since it would be a bit of a jump scare to find a man bleeding out.
"shut up," he hissed, glaring perpetually while he took a seat behind your counter, and sticking his arm out. it was amusing, how someone could look annoyed yet so charming in the same action. you almost wanted to comment on the his childish appearance, but you had a feeling he'd slap his headphones on and dash out if you did.
"well?" you prompted, pulling out a first aid kit and setting it on the counter. "what happened to your arm then?"
you could feel his hawkish gaze trail after your every move, scrutinizing each action with such intensity, you couldn't tell if he was pissed off or if he was under an enchantment.
"that granny lost her cat again," kaji said simply.
this boy, you cursed internally as you pulled out disinfectant and bandages. "and?"
"what do you think happened?" he scowled, canines flashing as he grit his teeth at the sting of the ointment. "it fucking scratched me when i caught it." he shook his fringe out of the way, perhaps to properly express his annoyance.
"you look much more handsome when you're angry," you blurted out, reaching up to push his hair back without thinking too much– after all, he was your boyfriend. but more importantly, it was much to his incredibly visible chagrin– by habit, he flinched, automatically trying to grab at his headphones, but he couldn't shake off your grip on his arm, leaving him to clutch one side like a damsel in distress, eyes wide and horrified.
but he calmed down quickly enough when you didn't pay him mind, too accustomed to his shenanigans, humming lightly as you focused on the bandages and keeping the heat from dancing up your spine. there was a simmering tension between you; unspoken, though his eyes were dead set on your nimble movements, the distinct weight of his gaze telling you he wouldn't look away, or more properly, he couldn't.
once you finally looked up from your finished work, you noted his eyebrows were knit together, the permanent glare on his face still written in stone, but his tone was somehow gentler than he let on. "look me in the eyes if you're gonna say stuff like that."
silence ensued, of course, your eyebrows quirking up as the obvious dangled from your tongue.
"kaji, you just looked like you were about to bolt outta here,"
"well, yeah, how else am i supposed to act when you say that?"
"i- i don't know," you stammered, suddenly hyperaware of how he wasn't looking away, how his eyes were practically tracing over every contour of your face with the intensity that could burn. "maybe- maybe act a bit more touched?"
"touched?" he echoed, a bit of incredulous sneer in his voice as he hopped off his seat. the abruptness of it all startled you as your back unwittingly hit the counter, and before you could make your own grand escape, he placed an arm on each side of you, effectively caging you in.
the sudden change up from the incredibly flustered kaji to this steamrolling behaviour made your head spin as you gaze up at him with wide eyes that were only met with a grey, smouldering gaze with the intensity of a storm.
"here," kaji swiftly popped out the lollipop from his mouth, holding it to you. you hesitantly took it from his hand, the question of "what the hell, dude?" bubbling at your lips when without a warning, he grabbed your face and kissed you.
short and sweet, but somehow still awfully fierce for that early in the day– you expected nothing less from ren kaji.
"now what was about?" you giggled as you pulled back, dotingly reaching up to smear your lip gloss onto his chapped lips. an act of giving and receiving, one could even say, since he'd left you with the sickeningly sweet taste of caramel on your tongue. "do you like it when i call you handsome?" you teasingly chimed.
"shut up," kaji grumbled once again, pushing his hair back and pressing his forehead against yours. "you looked cute and i just felt like it, that's all." maybe to someone else, that wasn't a fulfilling response, but you knew how straightforward kaji was, and that he wouldn't lie about something like that.
"well, if you're feeling like it then," you whispered, your lips bumping into his as you spoke, "you should kiss me again."
"demanding," kaji huffed out, though he hoisted you up onto the counter anyways without breaking a sweat, a small, but cocky smile on his face when you grabbed onto his shoulders for dear life.
"oh my god, at least warn me!" you complained. maybe you really should have kept an eye on the door, but with his figure before you, and slotted between your legs and the his hand gently coaxing you forward by the nape of your neck, it was hard to care.
"you have way too much energy to yap in the morning," he chided indignantly, but the way he was already leaning up suggested otherwise.
"hey, you're the one who–!"
"morning, (name)! did kaji already pop by– oh,"
"w-w-we'll just– uh– s-see you at school, k-kaji!?" enomoto managed to croak out before they both scurried away with mildly red faces, reminding you less of the teenage gang members they were and more of children.
you almost fell off the counter, had it not been for kaji's reflexes, but the damage had been done, and the lollipop he'd entrusted you with fell to the floor with a dull thud as enomoto and kusumi blinked at the two of you with horrified expressions.
"hey boys," you greeted casually with a wave.
"oh my, we've made a scandal, darling," you joked– regrettably, or so you thought later in the day when the rest of the tamon team's second years started cooing at at poor kaji. perhaps it was a lesson to not be so energetic in the mornings from then on.
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woo-wahhhh · 25 days
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[ too much energy ] "kaji..."
"what?!"
"did you seriously just walk into my shop, before class, and already injured?" you scowled back, rolling your eyes as you regarded his relaxed figure in the doorway. a part of you marvelled how he looked perturbed by your disbelief than he was of the blood freshly running down his arm. "you have way too much energy this early in the morning, dude."
"look, clown me all you want, but let's get one thing straight," he grit out. he jabbed a finger vindictively at you, followed by the insanely loud clacking of his stupid lollipop against his teeth. "i didn't get into a fight."
"colour me impressed," you couldn't help but quip sarcastically, though you motioned him to come closer to where you were rummaging under the counter. you were grateful that being so early, no one had come into buy flowers yet, since it would be a bit of a jump scare to find a man bleeding out.
"shut up," he hissed, glaring perpetually while he took a seat behind your counter, and sticking his arm out. it was amusing, how someone could look annoyed yet so charming in the same action. you almost wanted to comment on the his childish appearance, but you had a feeling he'd slap his headphones on and dash out if you did.
"well?" you prompted, pulling out a first aid kit and setting it on the counter. "what happened to your arm then?"
you could feel his hawkish gaze trail after your every move, scrutinizing each action with such intensity, you couldn't tell if he was pissed off or if he was under an enchantment.
"that granny lost her cat again," kaji said simply.
this boy, you cursed internally as you pulled out disinfectant and bandages. "and?"
"what do you think happened?" he scowled, canines flashing as he grit his teeth at the sting of the ointment. "it fucking scratched me when i caught it." he shook his fringe out of the way, perhaps to properly express his annoyance.
"you look much more handsome when you're angry," you blurted out, reaching up to push his hair back without thinking too much– after all, he was your boyfriend. but more importantly, it was much to his incredibly visible chagrin– by habit, he flinched, automatically trying to grab at his headphones, but he couldn't shake off your grip on his arm, leaving him to clutch one side like a damsel in distress, eyes wide and horrified.
but he calmed down quickly enough when you didn't pay him mind, too accustomed to his shenanigans, humming lightly as you focused on the bandages and keeping the heat from dancing up your spine. there was a simmering tension between you; unspoken, though his eyes were dead set on your nimble movements, the distinct weight of his gaze telling you he wouldn't look away, or more properly, he couldn't.
once you finally looked up from your finished work, you noted his eyebrows were knit together, the permanent glare on his face still written in stone, but his tone was somehow gentler than he let on. "look me in the eyes if you're gonna say stuff like that."
silence ensued, of course, your eyebrows quirking up as the obvious dangled from your tongue.
"kaji, you just looked like you were about to bolt outta here,"
"well, yeah, how else am i supposed to act when you say that?"
"i- i don't know," you stammered, suddenly hyperaware of how he wasn't looking away, how his eyes were practically tracing over every contour of your face with the intensity that could burn. "maybe- maybe act a bit more touched?"
"touched?" he echoed, a bit of incredulous sneer in his voice as he hopped off his seat. the abruptness of it all startled you as your back unwittingly hit the counter, and before you could make your own grand escape, he placed an arm on each side of you, effectively caging you in.
the sudden change up from the incredibly flustered kaji to this steamrolling behaviour made your head spin as you gaze up at him with wide eyes that were only met with a grey, smouldering gaze with the intensity of a storm.
"here," kaji swiftly popped out the lollipop from his mouth, holding it to you. you hesitantly took it from his hand, the question of "what the hell, dude?" bubbling at your lips when without a warning, he grabbed your face and kissed you.
short and sweet, but somehow still awfully fierce for that early in the day– you expected nothing less from ren kaji.
"now what was about?" you giggled as you pulled back, dotingly reaching up to smear your lip gloss onto his chapped lips. an act of giving and receiving, one could even say, since he'd left you with the sickeningly sweet taste of caramel on your tongue. "do you like it when i call you handsome?" you teasingly chimed.
"shut up," kaji grumbled once again, pushing his hair back and pressing his forehead against yours. "you looked cute and i just felt like it, that's all." maybe to someone else, that wasn't a fulfilling response, but you knew how straightforward kaji was, and that he wouldn't lie about something like that.
"well, if you're feeling like it then," you whispered, your lips bumping into his as you spoke, "you should kiss me again."
"demanding," kaji huffed out, though he hoisted you up onto the counter anyways without breaking a sweat, a small, but cocky smile on his face when you grabbed onto his shoulders for dear life.
"oh my god, at least warn me!" you complained. maybe you really should have kept an eye on the door, but with his figure before you, and slotted between your legs and the his hand gently coaxing you forward by the nape of your neck, it was hard to care.
"you have way too much energy to yap in the morning," he chided indignantly, but the way he was already leaning up suggested otherwise.
"hey, you're the one who–!"
"morning, (name)! did kaji already pop by– oh,"
"w-w-we'll just– uh– s-see you at school, k-kaji!?" enomoto managed to croak out before they both scurried away with mildly red faces, reminding you less of the teenage gang members they were and more of children.
you almost fell off the counter, had it not been for kaji's reflexes, but the damage had been done, and the lollipop he'd entrusted you with fell to the floor with a dull thud as enomoto and kusumi blinked at the two of you with horrified expressions.
"hey boys," you greeted casually with a wave.
"oh my, we've made a scandal, darling," you joked– regrettably, or so you thought later in the day when the rest of the tamon team's second years started cooing at at poor kaji. perhaps it was a lesson to not be so energetic in the mornings from then on.
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[ the dance stage is upon the back of my neck–; ] believe it or not, aventurine was seldom this reckless– yes, he had a reckless streak in him; he wasn't so foolish to argue against that allegation, but he would like to argue that he always operates on a strictly calculated gamble and never one without even the sliver of a chance of falling on the right side of the die.
yet this– this was odd for even him.
what a pesky kind of temptation, aventurine thought to himself, when your fingertips danced along the nape of his neck, nails slipping under his collar, unintentionally driving a new wave of desire to crash over his skin. he braced his hand on the bed frame frame behind you, hazily making sure he didn't didn't topple down on you– that would be another can of worms to open, perhaps even peskier than the way he was now making out with his own secretary.
it was strange; odd, even, how usually, he would always have his wits with him, no matter how much he had to drink. he wasn't one to fool around with other people– money was enough for him– and yet, there he was, completely sober in terms of alcohol consumption yet intoxicated on the sweetness of this unintended kiss.
"oh- ah, that tickles!" those were the first words spoken in quite a while, only leaping forth from your mouth when aventurine had pulled away for a quick moment, only to press his lips hotly against your throat, no doubt leaving a bruise or maybe even a hint of your lipgloss that streaked crimson across his lips. he shivered at the sensation of your cold palms suddenly laying flat over his shoulders and under his shirt, almost biting down from the shock.
this was odd for him, since he thought he'd already learned there was absolutely no worth in jumping headfirst after fleeting feelings of attraction and, if he dared to perceive it, affection. it would always disappoint him in the end when he would be the one to stand alone.
but maybe he was growing weak.
maybe i actually need to schedule an appointment with ratio, he pondered, suddenly pulling away to examine your flushed face. your expression was so lovely, cherry red heat blossoming across the apples of your cheeks as your panted, face tilted into the hand that he cupped your face with. you were so strict, under normal circumstances, unbothered even when he asked you of the most ridiculously outlandish requests for the sake of his missions and business deals, but here you were, sickeningly content as you nuzzled your nose against the palm of his hand.
he nudged your bottom lip with his thumb, gathering the shiny lipgloss under his skin and lifting it to his own lips to smear across his mouth. it was a bit endearing how your legs, which had been wrapped around his waist, tightened, just for a heartbeat– he supposed his actions had the same effect that yours had on him.
"... sir?" what a time for honourifics, he chuckled to himself, suddenly pinching your cheek in response to the gentle call. "is... is something wrong?"
"no," he replied promptly, much to the surprise evident across your visage. "i'm just thinking that you're much bigger of a gambler than i am,"
"is... is that an insult?" why so earnest?
"... the fact you ask me that in the first place feels like an insult to me,"
"oh,"
"mhm," aventurine hummed in agreement, watching your lips purse into a sheepish line, just like you always did whenever things got awkward– how you were bold enough to even get to this point was beyond him. but perhaps that was your charm, the same way his uncanny confidence and gusto was his. "you're going to regret this in a couple system hours, aren't you, my dearest secretary?"
you peered up at him owlishly– "not really. you're a wonderful kisser, sir,"
"i... if topaz catches wind of this, she'll report me to HR,"
"but she won't," he had to say, he was quite charmed by that challenging glint in your eyes, "so you're fine?"
"i'm rubbing off on you, huh," he mumbled, half covering his mouth with his face to stifle laughter that was too boyish for a grown man like him.
"even so," you murmured, suddenly flopping onto your back, a dull thud resonating from the– well, his, mattress. you were pouting, your lips were endearing and it was driving him nuts somehow. pesky, pesky, pesky! "i do like your company,"
his eyebrows arched up at your words. "that's all?"
"do i need more of a reason to spend time with someone?"
he wanted to laugh, half disbelieved by the simplicity of thought. but it wasn't a completely incorrect train of thought, much to his dismay. "your reasoning is quite simple,"
"why must i complicate everything?" you countered, extending a hand forward. your fingertips could graze his collar, the skin on his neck, yet you simply remained in one place, so tantalizingly at arm's length. "perhaps sometimes i just want something."
"nothing more, nothing less," he murmured, more to himself, but perhaps he finished your thought as well judging the surprisingly bright grin you shot him.
"your gamble's paying off quite well," aventurine grinned, placing your hand against his neck and leaning down. "i almost think it's a bit... too good of a gamble,"
"i learned from the best,"
"sweet talking now, huh? i don't hate it." yes, he quite enjoyed it, in fact, so much so that he didn't think twice when closing the distance, teasingly licking your lips before sealing them with a kiss and giving into the heated desire dancing its way up his spine.
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woo-wahhhh · 1 year
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[ the things i do for you–; let’s just say missing out on the limited edition tcg card of your boyfriend is a bit... devastating ]
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“you’re crying.”
“no, i’m sniffling. my nose is clogged,”
“because you’re crying,”
“no, i’m sniffling because my nose is clogged. i said so,”
“no, you’re sniffling because your nose is clogged because you’re crying because you couldn’t get the limited edition tcg card... of me?” alhaitham’s voice had an edge of... well, in order to not sugarcoat it, judgement. he couldn’t fathom why a silly little illustrated piece of cardstock of him of all people was something to cry over.
on the other hand, kaveh, who was having the absolute time of his life over his roommates confused stupor, patted your back from across the tavern table in attempt to comfort you. 
“it’s alright!” he exclaimed boisterously as he handed you a hankerchief. it was your second, actually, since you’d ruined the first one alhaitham had given you before. “there’s better cards to get! besides, uh, do you really want to build a deck around... well, him?”
“says the guy who doesn’t even have a card made after him,” alhaitham shot back, only to garner a dramatic gasp for kaveh.
“i– listen here, you! up until today, you didn’t have a card either, so how are you better than me?!” he jabbed an accusatory finger at alhaitham, who barely flinched from beside you. 
“firstly, i never said i was better than you, though that is quite the astute observation on your part. i’m glad to see you’re growing your self awareness. and secondly, i am better than you in terms of the current subject because i do in fact have a card. you can try to argue, but your lack of cards sharing your likeness is simply irrefutable.”
the scarlet rage on kaveh’s face matched his red cape, and he slammed his fists down on the table. “you know what? i give up with you! good luck to you–,” he said to you, with considerably less ire, “– and good riddance to you!” he snapped at alhaitham. 
you watched as kaveh marched out through wet eyelashes. usually, you’d laugh a bit at their bickering, but the fact you couldn’t get ahold of the alhaitham tcg card did make you sad. it was a bit childish, but with a glass of wine warming up your throat, maybe you were a bit extra emotional. 
“... does the card matter that much?” alhaitham asked, ignoring kaveh’s departure completely. there was an uncharacteristic awkwardness in his voice, not because he was mocking you, but because of his genuine lack of understanding of your sorrow. “i’m right here.”
“yeah but like it’s cool.  i mean you’re cool too. but like, there’s only 10 of the cards, and only 5 of them have the holographic and gold detailing and it’s just so pretty...”
idly, he wondered if should be offended that you simply regarded him as cool as a holographic piece of cardstock.  
“but it’s simply a card. i’m sure it doesn’t have very good combat– er, tcg– prowess anyways.” even he flinched lightly when you dropped your forehead against the wooden table. one of the waiters looked over at you two with concern, but alhaitham simply shook his head. 
“yeah, but its a card of you! ugh, how do i say this in a way that makes sense?” you cried, making grabbing motions with your outstretched hands, despite not raising your head. he wordlessly passed you a glass of water. you didn’t drink it, but you lifted your head and pressed the cool surface against your forehead. 
“it’s priceless because it’s you. and you’re really cool, you know! cool enough to get a limited run of tcg cards made of you even though no one in this country knows jack shit about you! and it’s just lame that of all the people to not have the coolest card of you is me. and think about it! we don’t even have a kamera, so i don’t even have a picture of you.”
“you could get a portrait done,” he said pointedly, but you snorted.
“look me in the eyes, ‘haitham, that you’d pay money and sit down for someone to paint a portrait of you,”
he didn’t reply for a moment, humming quietly under his breath. at first glance, you would’ve assumed he was agreeing with you, but the careful glint in his eyes was that of careful consideration. 
“... if you’d like, we can do that.”
“huh?”
“did i stutter?” ah, there’s the signature bite. you resisted the urge to roll your eyes. “you wanted a painting, didn’t you? we can get one done.” as he spoke, he was looking into your eyes, unwavering confidence in the emerald and rust. “and let’s make a deal, shall we? if you stop crying, and take care of the hassle of locating a genuine copy of the card, i’ll foot the cost and get it for you. how’s that sound?”
you looked like fish with how your mouth hung wide open, eyes widened with an unbridled kind of shock. alhaitham, decidedly, liked that look a lot. he much preferred it over your crying face and drunken stupor. he especially liked that you broke into an elated grin, all but throwing yourself at him. 
“thank you, thank you, thank you!” his face remained passive, calmly sipping his wine though his arm did snake around your waist so you didn’t fall out of your chair, even though he knew your embrace around his shoulders would probably provide enough stability. “don’t worry, i’ll do my best to look for one!”
“good,” alhaitham had a smug sort of smile playing on his lips as he finished off the last of his wine, before gently prying your hands away from him with an uncharacteristic sort of tenderness though he did keep ahold of your wrist as he stood up. “boss, put the bill on my tab if you would– not kaveh’s though. he only had a glass, i’m sure he can pay it off.”
he pulled you up, making sure you didn’t fall as you waved and he nodded at the owner, walking swiftly away. you giggled to yourself, knowing he’d been planning to leave for a while– alhaitham preferred a strict schedule after all, and he was a determined man who wanted to get his 8 hours in before work. 
“what?” he asked you, eyebrow arching up as you weaved through the streets, hand in hand. it seemed like you were staying at his home that night.
“no, i’m just wondering if you even knew where to find a painter who’d agree to sit down with you,” you chirped, laughing until you caught the smirk on his face. you peered at him curiously.
“oh, i don’t need to find one. what good is living with an artistic freeloader if not to get his services in exchange for shirking off a month’s rent?”
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[ hello, my sunshine–; just the intimacy of sitting in the sunlight and bathing in the warmth with alhaitham ] 
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the sound of the antique mahogany clock you gifted alhaitham a couple months ago echoed through his home. it was admittedly out of place, a mondstadt style clock in his house filled with sumeru style furniture, yet it was placed delicately by the stained glass windows. light streamed through them, the sunlight blending into the shades of green and turquiose before it hit the rest of the room. 
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woo-wahhhh · 1 year
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hmmmmmmm maybe i will write a series for random cozy/homey/warm scenes with genshin dudes
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[ hello, my sunshine–; just the intimacy of sitting in the sunlight and bathing in the warmth with alhaitham ] 
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the sound of the antique mahogany clock you gifted alhaitham a couple months ago echoed through his home. it was admittedly out of place, a mondstadt style clock in his house filled with sumeru style furniture, yet it was placed delicately by the stained glass windows. light streamed through them, the sunlight blending into the shades of green and turquiose before it hit the rest of the room. 
the man of the hour himself could be found dozing away on his couch, coloured diamonds reflecting on his blemish free skin. he looked uncharacteristically peaceful while asleep, one hand lying on his stomach and the other just barely holding onto a book as it hung off the side of his couch. he was entirely relaxed– you could tell from the way his ear pieces were left on the coffee table and the fact he didn’t even flinch when you accidentally called out his name before you realized he was asleep.
you thought it’d be funny to wake him up after travelling to liyue for a couple weeks, but at the sight of him sleeping so contently, you couldn’t help but put aside that plan. 
you would’ve left but it would be awkward to leave as soon as kaveh had let you in before leaving to go meet with a client, or so he told you. so there you were, crouched by alhaitham’s side, idly gazing at his content expression. 
“how tired are you that you didn’t even hear my footsteps?” you murmur to yourself, setting your chin on your knees. you suppose even alhaitham could overwork himself, especially taking in the recent crisis in sumeru into consideration. 
“alhaitham,” you called impulsively, stretching out his name in a singsong tone as you decided to impulsively reach forward and poke his cheek. he had surprisingly squishy cheeks, you noted as you pinched him. “alhaitham,” you repeated.
“god, why must i be surrounded by nuisances?” ah, so sleeping beauty is awake, you giggled to yourself. you were tugging his cheek at the same time as he spoke so his words came out muffled.
“good morning, sleepyhead. i didn’t think a day would come where kaveh would be awake and working before you, but i suppose even pigs can fly if we try hard enough,” you teased. 
alhaitham, though now awake, hadn’t opened his eyes fully, squinting when the harsh sunlight hit his face. you took note of the unpleased expression on his face, so you reached forward to shade his eyes with your hands. 
“what are you doing?” he said, sitting up to rub his eyes furiously. you weren’t particularly bothered by the tiny sliver of irritation in his voice; you knew that was just how he spoke.
“nothing much,” you chirped with a sweet grin, “i’m just really happy to see you again.”
you two weren’t exactly the types to beat around the bush, and neither were you two particularly the types to be easily flustered, so your confession wasn’t out of the ordinary. 
but perhaps it was his sleep addled brain being far more irrational than his normal self, but he was awfully enchanted by that dazzling smile you’d just given him.
“did you just come back from liyue?” he murmured, reaching down to carefully trace the back of his hand against your jaw before pressing his hand onto your cheek. you thought he looked quite handsome like that, his silver hair falling over his eyes and the sunlight illuminating his figure as you sat down on the rug.
“mhm,” you hummed, pressing your own hand over his, threading your fingers between the spaces in between. his skin was rough to touch, fingers calloused from his time spent using his swords. “it’s okay, though, i’m not very tired. besides, seeing you is energizing enough.”
“i think someone’s lying,” alhaitham snorted, though his face remained passive examined yours, tracing his thumb over your cheekbone. “don’t think i can’t see those bags under your eyes. knowing you, you probably got too caught up with exploring to actually sleep, huh?” he accused.
“ack, i’m busted, aren’t i?” you returned, playfully gasping. 
“indeed, you are, and if my deductions are correct, then you didn’t come here to see me, rather you came here to take a nap because my bed has a better mattress than that sad excuse of one in your apartment, no?”
that got a deadpan out of you, which in turn pulled a smug grin out of him. “could you not call me out like that? and for the record, yes, yes i did come here for your bed, but i also came here to see you.”
“mhm, and i’m gonna go accept the kshahrewar funding request today,”
“you are?”
“no,” he deadpanned, “i’m clearly going to reject it again.”
“poor kaveh,” you muttered listlessly. “one of these days, he’s gonna murder you and stage it as an accident.”
alhaitham laughed with such bemusement, you felt a bit more pity for kaveh. “i’d like to see that guy try.”
“well, you can do that later today, but can i please borrow your bed? i’m genuinely exhausted...” you thought your puppy eyes were good enough to convince him, but perhaps as revenge, he only smirked as he gave your cheek a good pinch. 
“hmm... how about no?” alhaitham suggested, awfully smug as you tried fruitlessly to pry his fingers away from you. “you can sleep here though,”
“on your couch? no thanks,”
“no, idiot, with me. what happened to coming here to see me, hm? or are you so cruel to–,”
“okay, okay, fine! no need to guilt trip me!” you pouted, holding his gaze dramatically. “just let me go grab a blanket from your room,” you huffed.
“... in this weather?”
“yes?” you quirked an eyebrow up. “what? it’s perfectly normal to get a blanket if i’m cold,”
“you’re cold in this weather?” alhaitham reiterated. “it’s warm enough because of how sunny it is.”
“do you want me to sleep beside your or not?” you demanded, jabbing a finger in his face. “assuming it’s yes, i hope you know you’re going to have to sleep on your side because i intend to sleep like a log on my back.”
“alright, alright,” he chuckled.
as always, nothing amused him more than an argument. how awful of him, you often thought but he always had the most boyish smile when he bickered with you, so you let it slide. 
letting out a satisfied huff, you pushed yourself onto your knees in order to go grab a blanket. you were about to stand up, however, you paused when alhaitham called out your name, his hand once again cradling your cheek. 
before you could ask what was up, your voice died in your throat when he swiftly pressed his forehead against yours, lips barely a centimetre away from yours– hell, when he spoke, your lips brushed against his. the proximity was dizzying, and you could tell he enjoyed the sudden speechlessness of yours from the way his emerald green eyes crinkled into crescent moons.
“don’t leave me hanging for too long,” he murmured, promptly capturing your lips in a searing kiss.
 your eyes squeezed shut, the heat rising up your neck and across your cheeks as his lips moved against yours without a break, barely holding in a gasp when his tongue swiped against them. your hand had long flown up to grasp his forearm, but it still felt absolutely maddening, the way the tiniest of action from alhaitham could have you melting to putty.
you were thankful he pulled away when he did, because you didn’t know how much you could take of such breathtaking delirium, lest you pass out embarrassingly as he gave your bottom lip a brief bite.
“what,” you began, chest heaving, though you couldn’t hide the creeping smile on your bitten lips, “was that for?” your face flushed strawberry red, as was your ears and neck, and perhaps he should’ve kept a kamera on hand from how smitten he felt just from your embarrassed expression. 
“a welcome back present, what else?”
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ahaha i feel bad for the few of you who followed me because i haven’t posted since november 💀💀💀  tbh tokyo rev kinda pisses me off whenever i see it so all i can say is that while i won’t purge the tokyo rev work outta this blog, there’s not going to be more where that came from. might pivot to more genshin work though. 
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[ bestest friends forever–; in which you muse about how mr. bff haitani rindou will always put your seatbelt on for you (and how his hair looks like artificially coloured taro milk tea) ; ever so slightly ooc ]
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to rindou’s utter annoyance, the fact that he always puts your seatbelt on for you is amusing to you– you would even go so far as to say it was the funniest thing about your entire life, and no matter what he did, it would never change that fact.
it made matters worse when you would find yourself waiting for him to put your seat belt on when you were with your friends, to which someone would have to remind you to make sure you were buckled in.
“that’s on yourself,” rindou said pointedly when you told him of your latest fuck up, a cat-like smirk that was reminiscent of his older brother curling up on his face, making fun of you as he trailed behind you in the local grocery store. “how is it my fault you don’t remember?”
“because you’ve coddled me so much that i keep making that mistake!” you whined. there was no reason that you were badgering him about this, actually. you just wanted to see his reaction. “ah, and grab some sugar off that shelf, would you?” you gestured idly towards the shelf of sugar whilst pulling your shopping cart.
he hummed quietly, obliging as he rolled his eyes. “again, i don’t see how that’s my fault.”
“what part of you instigating a bad habit is not your fault?”
“the part where it’s not my bad habit,”
“smartass,”
“loser,”
“asshole,” you bit back, “wait, that’s the wrong brand,”
“shit, my bad,”
“loser,”
“i already said that, dumbass,” rindou rolled his eyes once again, but he let out a laugh anyways. “make up your own insults,” he teased before putting the right package of sugar down. “is that all you need?”
“yeah, that’s all, but would you rather me call you a blind as fuck bat?” you quipped, briskly making your way to the check out (as much as you complained about rindou’s driving habits, you were civilized enough to make sure you weren’t wasting his time since he was kind enough to drive you).
“do your worst,” rindou snorted. “all i hear is a chihuahua yapping in the background– ow!” several heads turned towards his yelp, but you moved forward to get checked out as if you hadn’t purposefully ran the cart over his toes.
“i don’t want to hear that from a guy who looks like he got dipped into some taro milk tea,” you quipped, politely smiling at the elderly cashier who looked positively amused as rindou let out an offended gasp. (you ignored him, of course— the groceries wouldn't trot up to the conveyor belt on their own, now would they?)
"how dare you," his voice was dripping with fake offense but if you were being real, he probably liked his hair a lot (though he wouldn’t admit it), judging the way his violet eyes narrowed at you when you stifled a laugh. "this is a great hair colour,"
"it was, until i realized i could colour pick the shade off of a photo of you and easily use it for a doodle of taro milk tea." you clapped your hands together childishly once all your things were on the conveyor belt and ready to be paid for, holding up a victorious peace sign at him.
you expected him to childishly argue back as you usually did– after all, you and rindou were as chaotic as two people could possibly be. yet with one hand braced on your shoulder, lightly holding you back as he reached over your shoulder to tap his credit card on the machine, swiftly so your hand couldn’t even grasp his wrist to stop him.
your cheeks flushed– because what was more attractive than not having to spend a single bill on overpriced groceries? still, you were a civilized person, and you spun on your heel, gasping dramatically like he did just minutes before.
“rindou! why did you pay for me–?”
rindou put a finger to his lips, ignoring your nagging as he grabbed your tote bags and started putting your groceries in a bag. “just get moving,”
“you’re doing that wrong, you know, you’re not supposed to put the bread in first,”
“hm? why?”
“it’s gonna get squished, you idiot, no one wants squashed bread,” you muttered, grabbing the bags from his hands.
“ahh,”
you were grateful for his kindness, you really were, but unfortunately, rindou forgot you were adamant on paying him back (because of your pride). and that with every act of kindness you suddenly wished your parents raised you to be an ungrateful little brat.
maybe bank loans would not be what fucked you over in the future, maybe it would be the growing amount of money you owed him that would do the trick.
but you moved like clockwork anyways, quickly packing up and letting him stroll out with the cart as you trailed behind him, swinging the bread back and forth.
“you need to stop being nice to me, rindou,” you said as he opened the trunk. “there’s no way i can pay you back for everything,”
“like i said,” he huffed, eyes rolling as he got into his car, letting you put all your purchases in at your own pace, “it’s fine. i have nothing to do with all this cash anyways.”
“oh, to be rich,” you mourned dramatically, throwing your hands up with such a flourish that he wanted to roll his eyes further into his skull so he could just not see your bullshit. “i want to be that rich one day. you know, maybe if i drop out and join your crime buddies i’ll get some actual cash– hey, maybe ran could get me a matching suit with you guys! wouldn’t i look cool? oh, but i’ll have to opt out from the taro hair.”
“first of all, shut up. second of all, not everyone can pull off this hair colour–,”
“woah, i can’t believe you indirectly complimented ran. i should text him–,” you exclaimed when you hopped into the front passenger’s seat, only to be rudely cut off.
“what part of shut up didn’t register in your brain, (name)?” rindou sighed, feeling his patience get tested when you simply offered him a coy grin. “for the record, i’m saying you’ll look hideous with this purple–,”
“–hey–!”
“–but regardless, just don’t drop out.” your lips parted to shoot back another grumbling protest, but seeing the almost genuinely thoughtful look on his features had you freeze. even through the messy purple bangs that often hung right over his eyes, you could tell he wasn’t fooling around. “i don’t want you to pay me back with money,” he said quietly, “but since i know you don’t like not paying back your debts, why don’t you just... pay me back without cash?”
“which would be?” you deadpanned at him, tone dry and disbelieving.
“i dunno,” rindou said. “just anything that doesn’t cost money, really. like make me food– you know i’m shit at cooking.” as he spoke, he suddenly leaned over you, an action so familiar that you hardly even flinched when he reached over you to grab your seatbelt. as quick as it was, however, it sent your heart into a frenzy, from the way you could smell whatever scent he used and the fact that you could tell his hair had grown a tad longer.
“you want me to pay you back for the groceries you pay for by making food out of them,” you repeated slowly, despite your slightly flustered state.
“yeah, think of it as... as an investment, i guess,”
“i think that one colleague of yours is rubbing off on you. i never thought you’d be smart enough to use such big words!” your melodramatic gasp did not go over his head as he reached over to (lightly) bonk your head.
“why is it that you can never take anything seriously?” rindou lamented to himself as he began to drive. "i'm trying to make a point and all you get out of it is–,"
"that you worry about me with that taro ass head of yours to no end and that i should stay in school no matter how shitty it gets, yes?" your smile was cheeky in nature as you leaned back into your car seat.
"i mean, y—,"
"my oh my," you mused, you grin stretching ear to ear as he turned to you with growing annoyance etched upon his features. "i have rindou-care privileges now, huh? look at me go!"
"i'm fucking retracting it," rindou grumbled, his fingers tightening on the driving wheel (don't worry, he's too used to your bullshit to even give a shit). "go find a different care package,"
"huh? nooooo," you dragged put your words, the sound of your childish laughter streaming through the windows. "this is the only care package that makes a point to put my seat belt on for me!”
“too bad, cuz’ i’m not gonna do it anymore,”
“is that so?”
“mhm,”
you made it a point to lean in front of rindou’s face once you stopped at a red light, a delighted grin on your lips as you spoke. “i still remember the first time you did it for me,”
that caught his attention, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly with a sliver of intrigue before quickly focusing on the road. it didn’t conceal that little bit of intrigue, however, seeing as his finger impatiently tapped against the steering wheel. “does it look like i care?”
“you know, for a guy who says he doesn’t care, i sure remember you saying you wanted me to be the first person in the first car you’ve ever bought.” that’ll do it, won’t it? you thought, you’ll look at me, won’t you?
and he did.
purple eyes widened with some sort of surprise that you could only liken to a child being caught in the act of opening a cookie jar. of course you couldn’t help but giggle.
“don’t you remember? you were so fed up with me fiddling with the seatbelt that you just did it yourself!” you were too busy laughing to notice the faint blush across his cheeks as he grit his teeth. 
“... i didn’t want my new car to get ruined,”
“rindou, your car’s like what, 3 years old now. you still pull my seatbelt for me,”
“well, do you hate it?”
“now where did you get that idea?”
“okay, so you don’t hate it and so i don’t see the problem with me pulling your seatbelt for you.” yes, rindou was getting mildly impatient, especially with how hot his face felt in comparison to the grumpy poker face he had managed to retain but just before he could reach out and bonk your head again, a car honked from behind.
rindou cursed. how frustrating.
“don’t get mad,” you chuckled simply, smiling as you leaned your head against the window– a complete contrast from him, whose eyebrows were angrily furrowed, and spewing curses. “i’m just teasing you. i know you care,”
“no, i don’t. your care package got retracted, remember?” rindou glared at you.
“i’ll buy a new subscription with food. or bubble tea– they have a buy one, get one deal at this new place since it just opened up, wanna go?” his lips parted to let out another annoyed quip, but the sight your ever-so silly, smiling face had him reconsider. 
for a brief moment he studied you, the way your eyelashes fanned against your skin when you smiled, especially when you smiled like you were the happiest. sure, he was a bit of an insensitive monster, but not so insensitive that he would bark out yet another snarky remark and ruin that smile. 
no, he treasured that smile too much to do so.
“sure,” rindou replied, finding a smile on his lips as well, “let’s get some taro milk tea,”
“huh? you can get that, i wanted grapefruit green tea,”
“you kept talking about taro, how was i supposed to know you wanted grapefruits?” 
“i dunno, you’re my bestest friend forever so i thought you would know?” with the way his eye twitched you couldn’t tell whether it was your silliness, your bullshit or both that annoyed him. all you heard was him muttering something about “just being best friends”.
“fine, fine,” rindou sighed, “let’s get you some of that grapefruit shit.” his nose scrunched up. “i don’t know how you can drink that fruity shit, but sure, why the hell not?”
you cheered. “does that mean you’re getting the taro stuff so it matches your hair?” you asked hopefully.
“no.” it was but a miracle that he hadn’t swerved the car yet. 
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[ star light, star bright; for every snowflake that fell, you lit up a new star in mikey’s life; mentions of violence ]
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“good evening,” your voice chimed amidst the soft but chilling breeze. mikey’s lips pulled up in a smile– it didn’t quite reach his eyes though, more of an analyzing gaze than anything. “everything alright?”
you looked a bit serene, mikey thought idly, watching as you swung yourself back at forth on the swings in the park. he didn’t expect to see you there after he came back from an unexpected brawl, but he would be lying if he hadn’t hoped you’d be there. 
“you should’ve worn something over that, you idiot,” he murmured, slipping his jacket off and holding it behind you so you could slip your arms in through the sleeves. he mused how the others would make fun of how soft he was acting, how rare it was for mikey himself to not be the one getting pampered but he pushed that thought away as he plopped himself down in the swing beside you. “is everything alright with you?”
your eyes appraised him, your lips pressing into a straight line. your eyes, they knew exactly how he was feeling. “i asked you that, mikey, didn’t i? it’s common courtesy to answer first, remember?”
for a second you stared at mikey, but his gaze was stuck on you, watching you as you fiddled with the sleeves of his jacket. 
some days, mikey felt like you two were two peas in a pod, one tragedy after another. never once had you both met on a good day, only ever running into each other after something bad happened. at some point, he simply knew when he’d run into you, just by intuition. 
it was an awful joke, as if god hated the two of you. it was so funny there had been a time when you two had laughed through stinging tears about how shitty your predicaments. hell, neither of you even knew where each other lived, aside from the vague fact that you lived in what seemed like the same area. he only knew your name, your age, and other miscellaneous things about you, just as you did about him. 
“i know, i know,” mikey laughed, eyes turning into crescent moons as a tell tale grin– perhaps a bit sad as well– curled onto his features. “i’m fine,” he said , “maybe i just wanted to see you.”
“very funny, michael,” you snorted. you were smiling but it soured when you squinted at him. “your lip’s bleeding, isn’t it, mikey? don’t tell me you got into a brawl on christmas?”
“i did,” he said freely, watching a short frown turned your lips down. “i won, of course,” he added cockily, eyes trained on you attentively as your fingertips skimmed against his cheek, poking at the bruise that was forming around the corner of his mouth. it was a pleasant sensation, as ephemeral as it was, his eyes threatening to flutter shut as he did his best to hold himself back from pushing his face into the palm of your hand.
because what would happen if he got too close? misfortune hung over his head like a never ending storm cloud– so many had gotten tangled within it, he couldn’t do that to you.
“it’s been a year since your last christmas fight, huh?” you murmured, smiling a bit wistfully as you remembered when he gave you a christmas present for the first time, sporting a busted lip, just like he was then. it was awfully late in the night, when the snow fall had finally lightened, and in the silence of the night he gave you a strawberry red scarf.
you still wore it, a year later.
“(name), (name),” mikey called out, switching the topic, boyishly as he pulled his jacket on you properly. “aren’t you gonna give me my present?” he basked in the mirth of your eyes quickly widening, before smiling quite happily as you pulled out a neatly wrapped present, green ribbon tied and all. “wow, i’m surprised you had it on hand,”
“of course i did, silly, i never know when i’m gonna run into you, so i kept it in my purse!”
it was far smaller than the present you gave him two years ago (handmade daifuku that he refused to share with anyone), but it was still about the size of the present you gave him a year ago (earrings, that he pierced his ears and still wore).
“go on!” your voice chimed excitedly, shaking him from his train of though as you pressed the present into his hands. he felt his chest tighten inexplicably, just by the brief contact. “open it, mikey!”
and so he did. his bruised and scarred fingers clumsily untied the present, almost as if he was scared to rip the packaging. it was a bit comical to watch him, he knew that much, but it was only when he unwrapped it, did he stare blankly at what he received.
“er, (name),”
“mhm?”
“the hell is this–?”
two cutesy phone charms, and a neatly sealed envelope. “stop asking questions,” you whined, gently bonking his shoulders with baited anticipation. “i wanna see your reaction!”
who was he to deny you? tenderly, he unsealed the envelope, carefully as to not rip it. more paper? he thought, puzzled as he scanned the little message. "merry christmas, sano manjirou!" was scrawled down along with a series of numbers.
"what's this?"
you deflated a bit, deadpanning at him. "take a wild guess," you quipped, rocking back and forth on your heels. you didn’t think he could notice it, but even with his dull eyes he could see how nervously you fiddled with the sleeves of his jacket.
“your... phone number...?” mikey asked slowly, blinking up at you owlishly after examining the note once again, a certain thrumming of life setting into motion as you grinned so happily. so happily that he swore he could easily get drunk off of your happiness alone.
“ding-ding-ding! you got it right!” from your pocket, you produced a pink flip phone, promptly grabbing one of the charms that was given to him and attaching it to your phone– it now sported a white star with beads on it. “i have a phone now, mikey!”
“and this–?”
“mhm, it’s my phone number!” your grin was unbearably cute, and his heart was pounding so hard against his chest, he thought it was hilarious. this– this was what he was feeling giddy over, a fucking phone number of all things.
yet, he loved it.
he loved every moment of it.
“you know how you haven’t seen me around for a while, right?” you rambled, sticking your hand out for his phone. he wordlessly handed it to you. “i’ve been working at my part time job a bit more because i wanted to save up for a phone, and here we are! isn’t it cute? now we can talk whenever you want,” you said, grabbing the other charm, a matching red star with beads and attaching it to his. 
whenever i want? mikey’s known you since he was 14, ever since he came across you crying on the swings one winter morning. he didn’t know much about you, and neither did you know much about him. and that was how he wanted it to stay, god forbid he dragged you to hell along with him. 
but he was still a young boy, a bit greedy and selfish at heart. a bit childish, a bit stupid– rough around the edges even. his desire outweighed his fears, and who was he to deny to longing of his heart? he wanted to talk to you every day, not just the random times he’d see you at the park. he wanted you to call him when something good happens, to text him good morning and good night. 
you were talking but he wasn’t listening. or maybe he was, but he was so enchanted that your words didn’t matter, all that mattered that you were there and you were... everything. 
mikey’s hands slipped into yours, rough and calloused fingers lacing through your fingers, cold against your warm ones. you stopped speaking, opting to look at him through curious yet bashful eyes. 
even the snow fall was silent as he brought your hands up to his lips, pressing a tender kiss against them, the beat of his heart all but roaring in his ears. “merry christmas,” he whispered. 
“i could get used to this type of present,” you hummed, a mirthful smile on your lips while he took in the blush on your cheeks. “i take it you liked mine then too?”
“i love it,” he whispered. just as i love you.
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[ rain, rain, please... don’t go away–; in which sanzu haruchiyo thinks he met a peculiar angel on a rainy day; mentions of violence, drugs, and blood; ]
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the rain felt soothing upon his face, the sound of the water droplets hitting the buildings on the way down making a splendid song for a person bleeding out in the alleyway.
jesus fucking christ, sanzu cursed. how arrogant of any group of lowlifes, to even think that cornering him would be enough to kill him. breaking his phone so he couldn’t call back up and even going as far as shooting his leg and then his side to immobilize him... well, he would commend them for their hard work. 
it’s not like they were alive in the end anyways. 
ah, but why was he on the ground, motionless? he had no idea what they shot him with the first time, to be honest– he only made it so far from the bodies when he collapsed. as soon as he pulled out a syringe from his tattooed arm, he realized those fuckers probably tried to sedate him. what am i, an animal? i guess i’m wild enough for that.
he felt lightheaded, dizzy almost, the cold touch of the rain on his skin a mere distraction from the sharp pain in his side and the dull throbbing of his leg. he tried pushing himself up, but all he got in return was more pain and the disgusting feeling of mud and rainwater caking his hands. 
“lame,” he coughed out, tilting his head back. he had thought of all sorts of ways of going out of this world but pathetically bleeding out against the wall was not on the agenda. “fuck, i can’t believe–,”
“holy shit,”
blue eyes widened, startled out his wits as sanzu looked back at the owlish stare of yours, a camera hanging from your neck and held in your hands, and a jet black umbrella balanced between your shoulder and your head, which promptly fell backwards on the ground at the sight of him. 
he stared. unashamed, unbothered, as the rain fell upon your hair, he simply was enamoured by you. his lips parted– he had to ask, are you an angel? was he delusional? but you beat him to it, eyes wide as ever as you stuttered out a concerned statement.
“y– you– you need a hospital,”
“i don’t,” he replied curtly. perhaps he would’ve given you a better answer, but he was neither high (enough) nor jacked up on adrenaline anymore so a tart drawl was all you got. still, the confused furrow of your brows was strangely endearing. 
“of course you don’t. too illegal for it, huh?” you paused, seemingly realizing that this was not a matter of being snarky, but a matter of life or death, a guilty look spreading on your features. “either way,” you continued a bit more meekly, “you need help. what can i... what can i do for you?”
“you’re going to help me?” he couldn’t help but ask.
“i have horrible morales,” you confessed, “and you haven’t hurt me, so i don’t have a reason to hurt you– well, it’s not like i could anyways. now answer the question, pinkie,”
a scoff escaped his lips, but he was amused. this– oh, now this was interesting. he wouldn’t mind going out like this, bickering with a pretty stranger. alas, his consciousness was slipping away, slowly. he didn’t mind dying but his loyalties lied with a person who had more work to do. 
maybe not today, sanzu thought.
“let me give you a number,” he croaked, swallowing down a metallic taste. he watched curiously, like a cat watching a bird, as he recited koko’s phone number, which you nervously dialled. he bit back a hiss of pain, suddenly forgetting the amusement of it all. 
“hello? is this koko...? ah, uh, well, there’s a weirdo bleeding out on the ground here who refuses to go to a hospital... oh. oh, his name? uh, give me one second–,”
your head turns to him, eyes narrowing with suspicion. “oi, what’s your name?”
“haruchiyo,” sanzu replied without missing a beat. he knew his brain was fried the moment his name left his lips, but a half-delirious grin spread on his scarred lips as he continued. oh, how he longed to hear you, a stranger, say his name. “call me haru,”
“he says his name’s haru, or haruchiyo...? oh, good, okay. his condition looks... really bad... ah! we’re at beside that izakaya at XX, the popular one. yes– that one. what? i need to go? will he be alright though...? uh... a-alright then. thank you,”
“so,”
“so?”
“haruchiyo, was it?”
“that’s haru to you,”
“haruchiyo,” you decided on firmly, picking up your umbrella as you pocketed your phone. “your friend said he’s coming but he told me to leave. so i’m guessing this is where we part ways.” you said that, yet you didn’t move.
“... what, miss me already?”
your eyebrows furrowed once again, meeting the cocky raise of his eyebrows. sanzu thought it was adorable. “what? no, i was debating whether to give you my coat. it’s... not the most expensive, but it’s the only coat i have but you look like you’ll die of cold first so...”
“didn’t you say you have horrible morales?” you’re willing to help a potential criminal but you’re not willing to step away from a person who’s in need... how strange. “just go.”
you stared at him for a moment, and for the first time, in a long, long time, he felt uncomfortable, almost skittish under someone’s gaze. unbeknownst to him, it was not that your eyes were filled with pity or disgust, but determination that made him dig his fingers into the muddy ground. 
“you’re one heck of a weirdo,” you mused, putting your keys and phone in your jeans and shrugging off your coat. “this coat cost an arm and a leg, okay?” it was absolutely not his size, but as you tucked it over him, a sense of warmth spread tightly in his chest. 
it was his wounds, he decided tartly. it was his wounds that had his unfocused eyes enchanted to stare at you, and only you, watching the little raindrops gather on your hair. actually, maybe it wasn’t the wounds. maybe it was the scent of lemons from your hair, or the flutter of your eyelashes as you offered him a smile. 
“this was a weird event,” you said, brushing your knees off as you opened up your umbrella. “but at least it’s memorable. stay alive, alright, haruchiyo?” 
the fact that he was absolutely smitten should’ve been obvious when the first though of his drifting consciousness was not mikey, but you, wondering what on earth such a person was doing in the back alleys of tokyo.
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