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floorpancakes · 4 months
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just got a really cute mental image that i gotta put in the au fic at some point
watanuki winking with his normal eye so you just see the gold..... showing off the gay eye ...being a goof...smiling . ...
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ca-3 · 2 years
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Sakuya is Gay.
that's it. that's the post.
jk or more accurately titled
"Sakuya Watanuki is a Gay Character and Here's Why I Think So."
(Edit: Part 2 of this post is here. hehe)
and why he 100% most definitely undoubtedly has a massive crush on Mahiru Shirota and I am writing this post(s) in honor of my favorite Servamp character and Pride Month 🌈💚
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I know I said some of this stuff before in the past, but SO MANY things have come out since then and I haven't really had a reason to talk about some of these. So I thought it would be fun cause I haven't made a post like this in awhile ✨
It's insane how much content Sakuya has outside of the main story and I feel like a lot from him gets forgotten or some don't know about some of this stuff since he hasn't been physically in the story for awhile again 💔 maybe Tanaka Strike has certain main story plans later... but when you look over all these bits and pieces of the serious and the even silly stuff, you really start to realize this boy is definitely "🌈🌈🌈"
To start off real quick I feel like mentioning that we do have to remember that while Sakuya and Mahiru weren't actually childhood friends they were still together for a whole year before the events of the canon Servamp story began. Meaning Sakuya definitely had plenty of time to fall for Mahiru even if he probably didn't realize it yet. So if you really think about it, Sakuya and Mahiru have known each longer than most other characters in Servamp. Outside of like you know, any family relationships in the series.
Drama CD moments:
Sakuya confessing his “undying love” for Mahiru (In the 2016 April Fool's Day "SERVAMP School" announcement, it is stated that the way he would pursue Mahiru by insisting on walking him home everyday while proclaiming his undying love to him.)
This whole CD was apparently like an dating sim lol just read this synopsis, "Who will Mahiru ends up with? Will he go with the tsundere chibi who insists on paying him lunch while calling it troublesome? Or will he go with the lazy blue-haired senior who likes to invite him to eat ramen together? Or perhaps with the green-haired classmate who insists on walking him back home together everyday while proclaiming his undying love to him? You’ll find it all out in “SERVAMP School”.
this CD is apparently also called the Vampire-only Spring Vacation (x)
Mahiru:
"Aaaah, vampire-like options appeared all of a sudden! That was close – I was just about to forget you guys are vampires!!"
School bell rings.
"Tttttwahh!! Lunch break’s gonna end if we keep saying stupid stuff like this!! I haven’t even eaten lunch yet!!
[DING!]
Lawless:
[Now then. Who will you eat lunch with?]
[1. Lawless-chan and Lichtan]
Mikuni:
[2. The unpleasant upperclassman]
Tsubaki:
[3. The student council]
"Now MahiMahi! Who do you ch-"
Mahiru: "Yo! I’m gonna go look for Sakuya!! Bye now!!"
Runs off. (x)
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April Fool's Day or not, this CD is very indeed telling of Tanaka Strike's previous BL works. Yes Tanaka Strike made tons of BL/yaoi mangas,doujins, and one shots before Servamp so keep that in mind too.
Sakuya getting super flustered by Mahiru calling him “Sakkun”. in the Servamp Drama CD “The Vampire-only Summer Vacation” Episode 3 (I recommend listening to this one, Sakuya's panicking near the end makes it extremely worth it, he's so cute here <3)
Sakuya: "For me... S-S-"Sakkun"... or something..."
Mahiru: "Heh? S-Sakuya? You wanted to be called something like that?"
Sakuya: "A-ah! No! J-just kidding! J-joking!! Ahahahah!! H-how much of what I just said was a lie-?"
Mahiru: "S-Sakkun…"
Sakuya: "U-uwahh!! I was lying!! Lying!! Mahiru you DUMMY—!!"
(also small thing that I also think is cute here is the fact Mahiru was not into the whole nicknames thing that everyone was doing until Sakuya wanted one and then tries to make him happy by saying it❤️)
In Servamp Idol Festival Track 4, Sakuya misses Mahiru so much he has Mahiru merch and has made his own Mahiru plushies. (Even though he said he can barely thread a needle in the main story... my more own personal headcanon here is that Sakuya probably said that just he spend more time with Mahiru alone, cause why else?) Tsubaki and Belkia are shocked by how much Mahiru merchandise he has too.
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In the same drama CD Sakuya signed his name as "MahiMahilove" in his letter about hating his bosses demands and wanting to see his friend. (x)
I can't find the exact CD name, but there's one where Kuro and Misono get part time jobs and Sakuya is there working too. When Sakuya sees Kuro and Misono without Mahiru and immediately starts asking why isn't Mahiru with them. Misono even mocks Sakuya for this lmao.
Sakuya: "and where's Mahiru? Why's the cat here but Mahiru isn't? Mahiru should be here."
Misono: "When you open your mouth all that comes out is "Mahiru Mahiru." Don't you have other friends than him?"
rip Koyuki and Ryuusei I guess oof
Going to put the rest under "keep reading" cause this post is already long 😅
The drama CD Servamp "Much Ado About Nothing Filled with Vampires" Track 3 - Switch: Where half the main cast switches bodies, Sakuya immediately goes to "Mahiru's" side (not knowing it's currently Kuro in Mahiru's body lmao) worried about him because Mahiru looks "gloomy". Since it's actually Kuro, he doesn't know how to respond and only says "nya..." causing Sakuya to further panic that "Mahiru" is not acting like himself. Also Sakuya really wanted to switch bodies with Mahiru too after figuring out the truth. (x)
In Servamp Idol Festival Track 4, Sakuya asks Tsubaki for 50,000 yen (which about $394 in USD at least lol) so he can take Mahiru to get Yakiniku. (Sakuya might have been planning to take Mahiru somewhere pretty nice cause Yakiniku is generally considered a luxury dining option in Japan apparently when I searched it up.) (x)
In the CD "Much Ado About Nothing Filled with Vampires" Track 1, Sakuya talks about the sauna being good for your blood flow and Mahiru brings up not wanting to talk about that in front of a bunch of vampires and Sakuya reassures Mahiru he won't bite him. (I wonder if this is in slight reference to Sakuya saying whenever they used to hang out he always felt very thirsty... I wonder if he really meant that or not.)
Sakuya: "I hear it’s good for blood flow, too."
Sakuya: "What do you think, Mahiru?"
Mahiru: "Uh… I mean, well… I’d rather avoid talking about blood in front of vampires…"
Sakuya: "It’s okay! I won’t bite you."
Tsubaki: "Sakuya, you’re coming on too strong."
Tsubaki: "I don’t remember raising you to be so beastly."
(god even Tsubaki knows his son is gay)
In a comic gene bonus, Servamp Mini-drama CD “Steam Vampire Chapter”, where Tsubaki and Belkia find Sloth Pair at the hot springs and when they return to their room telling Sakuya he should have came with them and Sakuya said it was still a "definite no" until they mentioned Mahiru was there and they immediately have his attention, "Mahiru!? Mahiru came here?" meaning he would have definitely shown up if he knew Mahiru was there lol (r.i.p to you Sakuya) (x)
and of course I didn't forget the 10th Anniversary CD track 6 because holy god, this is one of the most recent ones and I swear everything was over the top and so was Sakuya's obvious feelings for Mahiru. Strike isn't even being subtle anymore... (x)
Sakuya is extremely moved Mahiru listened to his "depressing monologue" in the previous tracks with Tsubaki lmao
Sakuya says he can hear Mahiru's voice sometimes even when he's not around.
Literally attempts to attack Mikuni WITH HIS CHAINSAW WHICH WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE CHAPTER 32 IN VOLUME 6 AND TELLS HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM MAHIRU. Also Mahiru pretty much sics Sakuya on Mikuni like a guard dog here too anyways... 😅
There's a moment where he is talking to Mahiru and they talk about the past for a brief moment or as Sakuya puts it "Let's continue talking about our feelings, Mahiru!"
Sakuya gushes to Mahiru about a time where they went shopping together on their way home for the first time and how his "heart was pounding like crazy the entire time." Sakuya words actually make Mahiru flustered as well while he remembers the memory of it.
Sakuya continues to gush to Mahiru, but he won't shut up to the point where they literally fade him out while he continues to talk with Mahiru and Tsubaki says "feel free to ignore this child."
Manga/SLS comic moments:
Most recently from the 2022 character popularity poll comic look how happy Sakuya is that he and Mahiru ranked so close together in the postcard rankings 💚
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This entire SLS comic from Sleepy Life of Servamp Volume 1 ... I don't need to say much else (lol it's meant to be a joke about how Sakuya is low key "yandere" even he doesn't really display these exact traits in the main story, but still I can't with this boy) the only other time Sakuya is referred to as a "yandere" is in the Servamp Idol Festival drama CD as said by Belkia... but only cause they are freaked out by Sakuya's collection 😅
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From the 10th Servamp Anniversary party booklet: Sakuya literally pulling an Edward Cullen and protecting Mahiru(and kitty Kuro) from a truck and acting like it's nothing lmaooo (x)
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At the end of volume 9 there's a comic about the anime version of Sevamp being announced and while all the characters have their own takes about what its focus will be. Sakuya wants it to be about him and Mahiru in highschool (Strike makes this boy talk about Mahiru any chance he can get, my god)
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I wonder if he was hoping for a coming of age or slice of life story or some kind of high school romance... 🤔
Anime moments:
After the first Sakuya-centric arc is over in the anime Sakuya replaces Kuro in the anime ending for one episode and it shows him smiling at Mahiru 💚 like this wasn't at all necessary to do... But the anime team did it anyways and I feel like it for a good reason. It really shows that even they can't always be together now Sakuya means just as much to Mahiru as Kuro does :') like Mahiru does have other bonds with characters, but they REALLY made it a point here. Sakuya is what made Mahiru take getting stronger way more serious and want to find a good way to put an end to Tsubaki's plans. Not only for the other Servamps and Eves, but for his best friend too.
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Also I'm convinced the anime team low key ships them the most now after seeing them here on the blu-ray/dvd box and all the other extra anime style content they gave us lol (I'm joking but also...??👀)
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This scene is completely anime only(the entire ending of the anime was completely made up anyways) but I think this really shows Sakuya would protect Mahiru if he saw Mahiru in immediate danger. We haven't seen anything like this in the manga version yet, but I believe something very similar might happen if given the chance. For example, Mahiru never did the key ability before in the manga like he did here in the anime at first. Eventually years later he did it in the manga, but it happened a bit differently. GOD LET SAKUMAHI REUNITE IN THE MANGA ALREADY.
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In fact the anime did cut out a scene from volume 4 where Sakuya protects Sloth Pair from Belkia. Although they didn't know it was Sakuya who did it. They thought Belkia just disappeared out of nowhere.
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and yes, we're still not done... Cause here's some bonus stuff!!
I want to talk about this because this probably a more obscure "SakuMahi moment", if we can really call it that... 😂 (it's more of a moment between Yuto Suzuki and Takuma Terashima, but their are acting out their characters and using their voices so..?)
But there was a seiyuu event called "Servamp Festival: Find your Partner!" Or "Secret Door challenge" and the Servamp voice actors played a little game where they were basically kind of role-playing as their respective characters and had to find their partners behind a door guessing by the sound of their voice. (basically Mahiru had to find Kuro, Licht had to find Hyde and so on) The catch was that their voices were pitched to make it more difficult for them.
but Mahiru(Terushima) didn't guess correctly and instead of finding Kuro(Yuki) behind the door.... He found Sakuya(Yuto) and well,, 👀
Host: "Please open the door!"
Terushima(Mahiru): "It was you guys! It's Sakuya!!"
Suzuki(Sakuya): "MAHIRU~!!!"
Terushima(Mahiru): "Aaaa! I feel weird fate! Stop it!"
I feel like even Suzuki knows that Sakuya is a little bit too into Mahiru that he just really played up this moment here. I mean, look at him stretching out his hand like that and he sounded so happy when yelling out "MAHIRU!!!" :D (also I like how Belkia's VA just kinda ignores them lol)
I do recommend watching the full version of this, it's a very entertaining seiyuu event 😂 although I don't think you'll find a fully translated version anymore...
There's a lot of Land of Nod events too and other bonus contents as well, like Parallel Summer, Servamp Valentines event and my personal favorite the Halloween event on Tanaka Box...
So this is definitely not everything I can find but I'm going to make a part 2 to this since I can't add more images anyways, sucks tumblr doesn't more than 10 pictures on text posts anymore💀 and this likely won't be the end of this Sakuya's eternal pining for Mahiru until they finally reunite in the main story...
This ship is my favorite, but also absolute pain... 🤡 if you read this far, WOW THANKS SO MUCH ❤❤❤
To be continued...
✨🌈Happy Pride Month🌈✨
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gabbylyons · 1 year
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DouWata + Himawari or Yuuko with crush prompt 24!
If you do write with prompts, of course.
I was actually using that prompt list for my OCS, as it's been a long time since i've written anything longer than a scene and i wanted to practice. And yes, i do take prompts and Holic is my favorite manga/anime but, forgive if my writting seems kinda rusty!
As for your ask anon..
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So..Douwata and Himawari/Yuuko
24. "It doesn't take an idiot to figure out how in love with them you are"
To Kimihiro Watanuki, birthdays were no occasion to be celebrated. For most of his life, they were a crushing reminder of his own guilty and shame, of the overwhelming loneliness that grew in his heart. After all, what there was to celebrate in a life that he didn’t want and only brought him pain? If it weren’t for this cursed existence, maybe his parents were still around, with each other. What was the use in the life they gave their own for, if he couldn’t even grace them with a memory?
Of course, those were all just some of the questions that tortured his mind. Even when he dared being happy for once, his birthday ended up being the day his first friend - his only friend - left this world. So, every april 1st, Watanuki carried on, doing anything that would help him forget himself. But at the time he turned 17, everything was different.
Yuuko had given him a day off to rest and the new volume of his favorite manga to read. It was on a saturday, so he didn’t have to worry about going to school and meeting that irritating Doumeki with his intense eyes that always seemed to be on him, or his stupid arms that always caught him and looked so invitating when he had his archer uniform on..
..no. Watanuki didn’t want to think of that idiot. No. The day was going perfectly. Nobody would ruin him.
Oh, at this point, he really should know better...
He had left to buy some groceries for lunch, and as soon as he reached the entrance of his apartment building, he felt a painful hit on his neck, only to turn around and be met with a very, very annoyed Ame-Warashi pointing her umbrella at him.
“Kimihiro Watanuki! Don’t you have any manners?! Ignoring us like that..”
The boy placed both hands on  back of his head, trying to protect himself. It wasn’t until he took a better look around that he fully grasped at what was happening.
Behind Ame-Warashi, was Zashiki-Warashi, holding tightly to something with a little ribbon. Despite being too flustered, the girl smiled. Around them were Yuuko and Mokona, gloriously holding sake bottles and, almost behind him, were sweet Himawari, always so beautiful, so gracious (looking at her made all the pain disappear. Watanuki just couldn’t hold back the happiness when she was around), Kohane and...the stupid. The idiot. The utter bastard. Doumeki.
“Oi. We want birthday snacks, Watanuki.”
He felt like he was about to comburst.
“WHY DO I EVEN HAVE TO COOK ANYTHING?? ESPECIALLY FOR THIS IDIOT!!..DOUMEKI. AND DON’T YOU DARE CALLING ME UP BY OI!!”
“Happy birthday, Watanuki-kun!” - said Himawary cheerfully, making his heart flutter.
Yuuko chimmed in, approaching her employee with a big box in her hands.
“Given that this is our Watanuki’s day, I thought we should do a little surprise party, with delicious food and of course, lots of drinks!!”
“I knew it!” he retorted. “you’re looking again for excuses to drink! And what kind of surprise party makes the birthday person cook anyway???”
“Every day is a good day for delicious sake..and no one can cook like you!” Yuuko said, almost singing, making Mokona laugh. Words would always get in the way, but Watanuki would always be thankful to Yuuko for giving him a reason to live, a hope to hold on. For that, and many other reasons, she would forever be his most important person. And he could scream and shout the whole day, he knew he was going to cook when prompted. He wouldn’t have it any other way.
So that’s how he ended up going back to the shop, followed by his ‘guests’, and cooking a rich lunch for that afternoon with ingredients from that box his boss was carrying.
When they were finally gathered around outside, each eating from their own plates, Yuuko coughed discretly and poked at him.
“So..Watanuki..you’re getting older. Have you already got plans for your marriage?” she teased.
He jumped so hard he almost choked on the tea he was drinking.
“Ma-marriage? Yuuko-san I..”
“Oh my..Don’t tell me Doumeki-kun still hasn’t proposed!” she said, obviously amused. but there was a hint of something else, hidden behind her red eyes. I was more and more present on her looks ever since he fell off that window.
“If he can cook like this every day..” Doumeki said, still chewing on his food. Watanuki fell face down on the floor.
“What are you even saying you absolute cretin!! And you, Yuuko-san, what makes you think I would marry a guy like this?”
The witch fit her head on her palm and looked at him.
“Oh, well..it doesn’t take an idiot to figure out how in love you with him you are.”
He gasped. His arms were everywhere. In love, with him of all people? With that stupid smug face and caring eyes and strong arms and soft hair..
No..NO. NEVER.
His despair was broken with Himawari laughing so sweetly.
“You two get along so well!” she said “And are always doing things for each other..We just can’t help it when we like someone, can’t we, Watanuki-kun?”
As she said it, Himawari placed a hand on her shoulder and stole a glance at Yuuko so discreet that in other times, Watanuki wouldn’t have noticed. As he turned to the dimensional witch, she had her eyes locked on Himawari, so focused on her, so..soft. Could it be..?
Then Himawari got up and started picking up her plate and glass.
“I’m going to get more tea! Does anybody wants more?”
"No, Himawari-chan! I can do it for you!"
"But it's your birthday! Please enjoy it!" She smiled at him.
She walked away, but as soon as she was close to Yuuko, she bent down.
"Yuuko-san, do you need more sake?"
"Oh my, would you be so kind, Himawari-chan?" The witch said, gently holding the girl's chin with her long fingers. Watanuki mantained his fear that Yuuko wanted to eat her. Or, perhaps..Watanuki couldn't get the suspicions away, so he tried to turn the tables.
"So, Yuuko-san..you say that it's easy to see that I am in love with that idiot Doumeki, but what about you?! Even an oster could see that you're in love with Himawari-chan!
One second. Two seconds. Silence fell. Himawari froze in place. Yuuko looked at him as if she wanted to eat him.
Just when he thought she was getting up to actually devour him, she walked straight to Himawari, gently holding her hands in hers, and taking her right to her side.
"This girl's path may not have been filled with happiness until now..but she has filled mine with love"
Himawari looked like she was about to cry, but she held Yuuko's hands even tighter. Watanuki couldn't believe what was in front of him.
"So the dimensional witch is truly a wicked woman.." this time was Ame-warashi who spoke. "Talking about the misfortune this girl brings only to take the boy out of her way."
"oh, am i?" yuuko returned the same energy. "or is it something you would do to keep him away from this cute girlfriend of yours?? After all, it's not like you're trying to hide your feelings for Zashiki-warashi. And she did have a huge crush on him."
It wasn't even possible for Zashiki-warashi to blush even harder, but it happened anyway. Deep down Watanuki felt sorry for her. Poor girl couldn't even form a single sentence, being put on the spotlight by Yuuko and Ame-warashi.
"It is different, though. This boy would never be good enough for her and i have always been by her side, caring for her. There's no way he can compete with me, because i am hers in a way he could NEVER be!
"WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN???" Watanuki was desperate. He wanted the ground to swallow him whole. So, not only his Himawari was dating his boss, but also his birthday turned into a love declaration competition??
"Oh, tried to use your brain for once!!" Ame-warashi said sharply. "You look so stupid, being in denial like that. Even that child is mature enough to not hide her feelings for you!"
She pointed right at Kohane. The little girl looked at her feet and looked embarassed, but managed to speak.
"Kimihiro-kun is the most important person to me.."
"Kohane-chan.." he looked at Doumeki. The clown who started this circus. "Why can't you even say something you stupid Doumeki??"
The archer then got up, took something out of his pocket and said:
"Enough. He is right. Besides, it's time for gift-giving."
He handed his gift for Watanuki, who was expecting everything, except what he got.
A little box. And there was a ring inside.
And before Watanuki could even think, Doumeki was down on one knee in front of him.
The sounds that Watanuki made as he was yelling and running around after that werent even human.
And somewhere, a little apart from the others was Mokona Modoki, finishing his fifth sake bottle, and wondering how was it possible to have so many fools find each other at the same time. But he wasn't surprised. It was hitsuzen, after all.
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twohundredpower · 1 year
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KNOWING YOUR PARTNER WELL CAN POTENTIALLY MAKE WRITIN!G TOGETHER A LOT EASIER. REPOST DO NOT REBLOG !!
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NAME: bee! PRONOUNS:  she/her PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION: for more in-depth plotting, probably discord? but i also talk nonstop about rp related things on my twitter! NAME OF MUSE(S): lloyd irving, richter abend (tales of symphonia), kimihiro watanuki (xxxholic), and bee (bee and puppycat)! RP EXPERIENCE/HOW LONG (MONTHS / YEARS?): GOD i’ve been rping since i was.. probably 12. i don’t want to say how many years it’s been, i am OLD PLATFORMS YOU’VE USED: started on neopets, moved to gaiaonline where i stayed for a LONG time until i moved to tumblr! BEST EXPERIENCE: BEING ABLE TO MEET MY RP PALS IRL,,, i’ve been able to a couple of times with different people and it makes me SO happy ;;v;; i hope i can continue to do that for many years to come! RP PET PEEVES/DEALBREAKERS: i don’t have a lot, i just ask if you’re interested in doing something specific with me, please talk to me!! i am always happy to chat!  FLUFF, ANGST OR SMUT: GIVE ME THAT HURT AND COMFORT BABEEYYYYY (fluff on its own is also extremely good) PLOTS OR MEMES:  both!! i love plotting out things and seeing ideas being brought to life, but memes are also good bc sometimes you get some really memorable and funny stuff out of them!  LONG OR SHORT REPLIES: oh god i try so hard to shorten my posts but i write a lot. i cannot help this i’m sorry BEST TIME TO WRITE: on one of my days off! i work at very stupid hours so once i’m home my brain just goes to mush  ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S): I THINK SO?? i relate very strongly to watanuki and bee (i didn’t get my nickname from her tho i swear) and i think i have some of lloyd’s goofball tendencies... richter was like my edgy emo phase that i look back on and cringe at /JOKE
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chiiwifruit · 4 years
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TCM Day 23: Shigatsu Tsuitachi Co. LTD
Every year on April 1st, a strange store would appear somewhere in the bustling streets of Tokyo. The shop wasn’t always the same thing - one year it was a florist shop, the next year it was a stationery store. Everyone who noticed it swore the store wasn’t there the previous day, and if you tried to find it again on April 2nd, it would have vanished as though it never existed in the first place.
Nobody knew much about the strange store that existed for only a single day and that never appeared in the same location twice, but one boy made it his mission to find it every year.
Vampire teen Subaru was looking for someone. And for some reason Seishirou always appeared and disappeared with the Shigatsu Tsuitachi store.
His twin brother Kamui thought he was stupid and that Subaru should just dump the bastard, but he always tagged along. He claimed it was for Subaru’s protection.
So when the clock struck midnight and it became April 1st, they began their search. Like every year, Kamui hoped they wouldn’t find the store. But like every year, they did.
Kamui was the one who spotted the cute little cafe nestled between a Korean barbecue place and a bookstore. It was morning rush hour, and with the amount of foot traffic Kamui almost didn’t see the small sign out front.
Shigatsu Tsuitachi Cafe! (Cats coming soon!)
He knew Subaru hadn’t seen it. Kamui didn’t want to point it out. That guy was no good, and Subaru was better off without him. But he worried that if he didn’t tell Subaru and Subaru found out later, he would be angry. Or worse, sink into a deep depression like the first time that guy disappeared.
Kamui didn’t want that.
So he stopped Subaru with a tap on the arm and pointed.
It took a second for Subaru to see what Kamui was pointing at. When he did, his blue eyes lit up. The next instant his face went white with dread as he realized that now that he had found the store, he would have to go in.
It was the same every year. He was good at the anticipation, the planning, the looking up vacant storefronts to guess where the store might pop up this year and creating a search pattern based on it. But when the actual moment came, his natural shyness and anxiety caught up with him. After all, it had been an entire year since he last saw Seishirou. Maybe he wouldn’t want to see Subaru.
Maybe he’d have forgotten Subaru entirely.
But Subaru wanted to see him.
So Subaru squared his shoulders and crossed at the light. When he pushed the cafe door open, Kamui was right on his heels. A little bell tinkled overhead, announcing their entry, and Subaru’s nose was hit with the strong scents of flowers, baked goods, and tea.
“Welcome!” a cheery voice called as Subaru’s vampire eyes adjusted to the brighter artificial light. “Oh, it’s Subaru-san and Kamui-san! Long time no see!”
“Good morning, Sakura-san,” Subaru said shyly. Last year she had been dressed in a simple black uniform, but today she was wearing a frilly white apron over a ruffled pink dress with a big white bow at the throat to match the cutesy decor of the cafe. If Subaru had to guess, he would have put her at fourteen years old. But like him, the years didn’t seem to touch her.
It was the same for the others who worked at this mysterious store.
Subaru looked around while Sakura-san guided them to a table, allowing Kamui to pass him. The cafe’s interior matched Sakura-san’s fluffy pink and white aesthetic. The other server, Syaoran, was dressed in a pink button up shirt with a grey vest and trousers. His tie was white, like Sakura-san’s bow. He was serving some faces that Subaru recognized from previous years, and he waved to Ryuu-ou and Yuzuriha, who both waved back enthusiastically.
But Seishirou was nowhere in sight.
Subaru’s spirits plummeted and he stared at the lacy tablecloth as Sakura-san handed out the menus. “Just call me once you’re ready to order!” she said, and flitted away to welcome the next customers.
As soon as she was gone, Kamui kicked Subaru under the table. Subaru looked over at him in surprise. Kamui was leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest, his expression both bored and annoyed.
“Don’t sulk yet,” Kamui said. “They’ve got to have a kitchen in this place, right? Maybe that guy is back there.”
Reassured, Subaru smiled. “You’re right,” he said. He couldn’t give up hope yet. It was too soon.
A middle-aged woman sitting nearby had ordered a full-size cake for herself. As she moved to cut a piece, the cake exploded. Kamui and Subaru both flinched as gobs of icing splattered their table.
The woman screamed in surprise as a round white creature burst from the cake. “Hi! I’m Mokona! ‘Nice to meet you’ shake!” the rabbit-like creature cheered as it held out a paw to the woman, who screamed again.
“What is the meaning of this!” she yelled at Syaoran.
“What is the meaning of this!” Mokona echoed in a sing-song voice. Her chant was picked up by the other Mokona, identical except for colour. The pair held hands and continued to chant as they danced in a circle around the ruined cake.
“Why was there an animal in my cake?” the woman demanded.
Syaoran was beginning to look flustered. “I- but, that’s what you ordered,” he said.
The woman laid into him. “I did not! Who would order an animal in a cake? This is disgusting!”
People were staring. Sakura-san was clutching her stack of menus to her chest and staring at Syaoran like she wanted to help him, but she had just been called over to take an order for a big table.
As the woman continued to shout, Syaoran’s identical twin brother Tsubasa slipped out of the kitchen in a chef’s outfit. Tsubasa came to stand behind Syaoran and put a supportive hand on his shoulder. He was smiling, but Subaru could see the anger simmering underneath. Or maybe he just knew it was there when it wasn’t visible. After all, he too had a protective twin brother.
“Ma’am, you ordered the Birthday Surprise. Is that right?” Tsubasa smoothly interrupted the woman’s tirade.
“Yes, I-” the woman began, turning to rip into her new target.
“Well, it clearly states in the menu,” Tsubasa said, taking the menu off the woman’s table and flipping to the correct page, “That Mokona will leap out of the cake to sing happy birthday to you. By ordering this cake you agreed to that.”
“You agreed!” the Mokonas chanted, continuing their dance in the opposite direction. “You agreed! You agreed!”
The woman sputtered. The next thing that came out of her mouth was, “Bring me your manager!”
Syaoran and Tsubasa exchanged a look. Syaoran still looked nervous, but Tsubasa didn’t leave him. Tsubasa raised his voice. “Kimihiro!”
Watanuki stuck his head out of the kitchen. “Yeah?” He was related to Tsubasa and Syaoran somehow, but Subaru wasn’t sure of the exact link.
“Please ask Sakura-chan to come out when she has a minute.”
Subaru was distracted from what happened next by the tinkling of the bell over the door. It was Seishirou, and he was carrying a large crate.
Subaru stood up so fast he almost knocked his chair over. “Seishirou-san!”
Seishirou peered at Subaru over his glasses, and Subaru’s heart rate picked up. Nerves. He was oblivious to everyone except Seishirou. He was even oblivious to the low rumbling growl coming from Kamui.
There was a beat before Seishirou smiled during which Subaru’s anxiety nearly sent him through the ceiling. “Subaru! How are you?” Seishirou asked. He set the crate on a nearby unoccupied table. The crate was making noise. There was something inside, something alive. Possibly several somethings.
“I’m well,” Subaru said, flushing with pleasure. “It’s been a long time. Have you been well?”
“Hm. Well enough, I suppose,” Seishirou replied.
Kamui had stopped growling and was squinting suspiciously at the crate. There were definitely several somethings moving around in there. “What’s in the crate?” Kamui asked.
“Cats. For the cat cafe,” Seishirou said.
Kamui and Subaru both blinked, then looked back at the crate.
It was a very big crate.
“How many cats?” Subaru asked at the same time Kamui said, “Must be some large cats.”
Whatever Seishirou’s response was going to be was interrupted by a shriek so high and shrill that the cats in the crate went silent.
“Is this a joke?!”
The three stopped their conversation and turned. The drama on the other end of the store was still playing out. The woman who had demanded the manager had finally got her, but still wasn’t happy.
The manager of Shigatsu Tsuitachi was Sakura-chan, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Sakura-san. She also appeared to be ten years old. This seemed to be what the woman was upset about now.
“I’m the owner of this store,” Sakura-chan said with her characteristic bright smile. “I understand that you had some concerns about a cake?”
The woman sputtered with rage. “The owner! A child like you?” she snapped. “You think I’m an idiot?” She grabbed Sakura-chan by the arm and pulled.
Sakura-san gasped and dropped her menus, starting forward to rescue her boss. Both Tsubasa and Syaoran were moving in as well, but Seishirou moved with uncanny speed. He ripped the woman’s hand off Sakura-chan and moved between them. He was still smiling, but it had gone from benign to threatening in a mere instant.
“Boss, should I escort her out?” he asked without turning to Sakura-chan.
“Yes, please, Sei-san,” she replied. Syaoran and Tsubasa clustered around her, but she waved them off, insisting that she was all right.
After the woman was thrown out the front door and seemed unable to get back in, the cafe staff gathered around the crate. “So these are the cats?” Sakura-chan asked, looking up at Seishirou.
“Indeed.” His smile was back to being benign, but Subaru didn’t think anyone would forget how he had just thrown a woman across the entire store and out the door.
“Where did you get them?” Watanuki asked.  He was trying to peek through one of the air holes, and jerked back when he got a hiss in response.
“Oh, here and there.”
“Here and there?” Tsubasa was as suspicious of Seishirou as Kamui always was, which meant he was Kamui’s favourite.
Sakura-chan didn’t seem to mind the questionable origins of the cats. “Well, please open the crate and we’ll take a look at them,” she said.
“Of course.” Seishirou pried the top of the crate off with a crowbar. Out spilled at least a dozen cats, eager to be free from the box they had been forced into.
A snarl came from the crate.
They stared.
“Is that a mountain lion?” Watanuki demanded. He backed away from the crate, hands up as if that would somehow fend it off.
“It is, technically, a cat,” Seishirou replied.
“Oh Sei-san,” Sakura-chan sighed. “I think you should put that one back.”
“All right, Boss.” If he was disappointed, it didn’t show.
The mountain lion disappeared fast. Disturbingly fast. Kamui kept looking at Seishirou like he thought Seishirou had taken it out to the alley and killed it. Or set it loose in the middle of Tokyo. Subaru wasn’t entirely sure that he hadn’t.
Sakura-san returned to their table with an apologetic smile. “Sorry for the wait. Are you ready to order?” she asked. 
Subaru hadn’t even glanced at the menu. “Um.”
“I’ll have the cherry blossom tea and strawberry chiffon cake,” Kamui said, and Subaru blinked. He hadn’t thought that Kamui had looked at the menu either, but he must have because Sakura-san was smiling and taking it from him. “And you, Subaru-san?”
“I’ll have the same,” Subaru said, too embarrassed to ask her to give him another minute.
The regular house cats were running and playing through the store. Ryuu-ou sat on the floor and was immediately mauled. He laughed as he disappeared under the swarm of cats. Rather than helping him, his friend Yuzuriha was snapping photos with her cell phone and announcing that she’d show them to Souma later.
A cat hopped into Kamui’s lap as Seishirou brought their order out. “Where did you get the cats?” Kamui asked again.
Seishirou repeated his answer. “Here and there.”
“This one has a collar.” Kamui’s fingers rubbed the metal tag inscribed with the cat’s name and the phone number for its humans.
“Well, we’re only borrowing it for the day, so isn’t it fine?” Seishirou continued to smile as he set down the plates and cups, then moved on to the next customer.
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franeridart · 5 years
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Merry Christmas!! I hope you are happy, and have a good New Year! 😁
Thank you!!! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and will have a wonderful New Year too!!
Anon said:aaaaawwwnnn the good ol' platonic (or not, depending on the interpretation) bak*deku
I’m not anti anything anon, so you never gotta worry about that! I have ships I like and ships I don’t and ships I’m indifferent about, but I’m a firm believer in the ship and let ship principle~ sadly bkdk is strictly platonic for me (I see them too much as sibs for it to work in a romantic way, at this point), but I do adore their relationship and the way Horikoshi is writing it TT^TT it’s def one of my favorite Bakugou relationships, such a wonderfully complex story 💕
Anon said:Have you ever thought about drawing Bakushima as different ships? Like, from different shows. Put them in their outfits and such? I thought that wouls be pretty cool. Sorry if someone has already suggested this! I thought maybe Black Butler style ? Fruits basket, Death note, ect. ❤
I have in the past drawn them in AUs inspired by characters from other fandoms, if that’s what you’re asking! At the top of my head I can remember drawing them as Black⭐Star and Tsubaki from Soul Eater, Doumeki and Watanuki from xxxHolic and Jacuzzi and Nice from Baccano!, but I’m sure those are not the only ones... I’m never against that sort of AUs, if you have anything you’d like to see ask and I’ll see if I know the fandom you’re thinking about! :D
Anon said://squints// did your.... Did your lineart imPROVE??? holy maples Fran ur killing me with ur art I wanna survive my last 7 months of high school--
If you think so, then I’m seriously happy and glad to hear it! Thank you so much!! I feel like I’ve been getting sloppier actually, ngl, but I have been trying new tools for the line, so maybe that’s the difference you’re seeing!
Anon said:Gonna say anonymously caz' i'm too embarrassed to reveal myself for now, but I love your blog and art so damn much!!! Been following you for two years and you really inspired me to draw and really to stay in touch with bnha. Again, love you so much and hope you a merry Christmas!!!
Ahhhhh anon thank you so much!!! I’m happy I can make you keep up with bnha, ngl!! And I hope you’ve had a wonderful amazing christmas too!!!
Anon said:Sero with the long hair can murder me
He wouldn’t!
Anon said:what do you think of bakukamijirou 👀
I don’t ship it, sorry :( as far as shipping Bakugou goes, I only ship him around if Kirishima is involved - I do have a few Baku ships I like just for the aesthetics (like with Jirou, or Todoroki!) but I wouldn’t really call it “shipping”, I just like to see them next to each other cause their designs work well together haha
Anon said:Hello? Yes. Hi. Dave I love. Thank you.
I’m so happy to hear that!!! TT^TT thank you so much!!!
Anon said:Kamijirou cures my depression :3
WELL IF THAT ISN’T A MOOD!!
Anon said:Have you every considered a voltron au for your ocs? I know youve made a voltron au befores so i was wondering if you ever did it for anything else (i really love all your art have a lovely day
I’ve never, actually :thinking: the vld fandom is very scary to me so I try to keep away from it, ngl! I’ve also not watched past the first season of the cartoon itself so by now I don’t think I have the necessary information to make AUs based on that fandom, but the concept of my kids in space or piloting mechas is a wonderful one nonetheless haha
Anon said:Ah man I love dav so much. It makes me so happy when you post your sweet green haired boy. Day: brightened.
:sob: thank you SO MUCH!!!! TT^TT it makes me so happy to hear you like my boy!!
Anon said:I love and appreciate every variety of your ocs
THANK YOU!!!💕💕
Anon said:You: This is my boy. | Me: I love him so much and his hair and his shirt- 👌
Thank you so much!! His hair and clothes make less sense every time I draw him, but I have fun with it so I’m glad you like them anyway hahaha
Anon said:Hey! Who is he? He looks cool
Thank you so muuuccchhhh!!! His name is Dave!! He doesn’t really have much of a story, but he’s a uni student and likes music, philosophy and cats! He has a bunch of friends I draw him with now and again, and they mostly spend their time avoiding studying and being generally ridiculous :D
Anon said:Just wanted to let you know your art style is GORGEOUS. You're one of the few people on this site whose art always makes me excited to see it. I'm a huge Bakushima fan to begin with but your Bakugou is just...oof. lol I don't know if it's the hooded eyes or the undercut but you make him HAVE it!
That’s such high praise oh my god! TTOTT I’m glad you like how I draw my boy, he makes me so happy to doodle !!!!! 💞💞💞
Anon said:The two art post with "An unexpected sappy thought" and "Bunch of stuff from yesterday I finally managed to finish" were both flagged. i tried to send them to u, but couldn't. Just thought you should know if you haven't been notified yet! sorry that i cant be much help. (also the protest starts in like 10 min for me, so youre probably off already if youre doing it) sorry for bothering!
Anon said:hey your post (a colored fanart) of kirishima and bakugou cuddling w/ song lyrics as the caption got flagged, just thought i’d let you know if you didn’t see it :( stupid tumblr
These are pretty old asks at this point but I wanted to thank you for the heads up anyway! I have gone through my posts twice already and new flagged things always pop up, so the fact that you took the time to let me know was seriously huge help! Thank you so much!!
Anon said:hi i just saw your year summery-thingy and i just realized that i have followed you for more than a year now and i just want to say thank you for all the beutiful art i have seen !! you are truly one of my favorite artist i hope that you are well
Ah man thank you so much!!! I’m so so happy to hear you’ve been following me that long, it’s incredible to me!! I hope I’ll manage to get out of the slump I’ve fallen into soon enough orz meanwhile thank you for sticking around!! 💕
Anon said:Seeing your art summary makes my soul feel the urge to have your beautiful kiribaku art in a book. Have you ever thought about making a little zine with some of your illustrations? Or selling prints ;___; You're absolutely amazing!
Oh heck thank you so much for being interested in something like that! I’ve actually thought about something of the like, but if I ever did it would be a small zine with pieces made specifically for it! I have to research the whole thing a bit more, but in case I’ll reach a point where it’s a concrete possibility I’d first post something to check the actual interest in it between everyone! ;^;
Anon said:... Why BakuJiro tho?
Why not! They are good friends, have a nice dynamic, and their styles match together well! And Jirou’s so tiny next to him, I like the idea of Baku hugging her a whole lot as it might have become obvious by this point haha
Anon said:7w7r I see you there
I dunno what this is about but !!! neat!!
Anon said:Soooo,,, DabiHawks or Hawks single? I have curious for how would a drawing of them be made by you
I’ve said this a couple of times before, but I’m really only interested in dabihawks if Dabi is Touya at this point! I might change my mind if Hori develops their relationship more, but right now that’s how it is... and until I have more concrete proofs of Touya and Dabi being the same person I don’t wanna get too involved with the ship, in case I end up disappointed haha
Anon said:Fran, have you ever posted a selfie before? For some reason, I imagine you looking a little more like Kuroo from Haikyuu!! Haha.
I haven’t! I prefer being behind the camera instead of before it hahaha a couple years ago you would have been right! By now I have too much hair for it, tho lol also, I wear glasses and have a bunch of piercings and earrings that Kuroo doesn’t have (but should have, cause it’d be hot 👀👀👀)
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ikathemadhatter · 5 years
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Sakuya Watanuki~ 💚
First impression: Neutral, at first, until his past was revealed. I liked his attire and the color palette of the character, the shape of his hair as well… I simply thought “Cool character, let’s see if he has a role in the plot“. And indeed he has.
Impression now: MY CINNAMON ROLL I WANT TO PROTECT YOU. Although he’s not one of my favorite characters, I’m quite fond of Sakuya now and I really wish him to find happiness and be loved after all happened in his tragic past. One trait of his I admire of his I truly admire is his loyalty. He’s shown feeling a conflicting loyalty between Mahiru and Tsubaki, though in the end he comes back to Tsubaki. He won’t ever betray Tsubaki because Tsubaki won’t ever betray him, Tsubaki is the first and only person who never lied to him and gave him a second chance to live, to feel. I honestly understand how hurt Sakuya has been when he found out Mahiru has lied to him… Thinking back at that scene I realize how deeply and easily we as humans can be hurt just by a word, just by a single white lie even if it’s just to protect others and how better would be just speaking the truth and trusting each others.
Favorite moment: When he start crying saying he has to come back to Tsubaki, after forgiving Mahiru. In this scene we see how fragile he is and at same time how big his heart is.
Idea for a story: Mmhh… I’ll probably write something silly and funny with Tsubaki in, because I love their bickering and also kinda sweet stupid moments XD
Unpopular opinion: I don’t have one I think…? I only complain about the fact after his arc he was kinda missing, but still we haven’t known better a lot of the Servamp characters so- *shrugs*
Favorite relationship: SakuMahi, absolutely! I think Sakuya needs a person like a Mahiru in his life. Someone who cares and does his best to make him happy and smile and I feel like Sakuya needs someone to open up completely.
Favorite headcanon: Sakuya singing his favorite songs to Tsubaki without showing up and pretending he was singing just to himself 3
Send me a character and I’ll answer!
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i sat down to write kuromahi but this fluffy sakumahi came out instead oops
i like how i used present tense in this one (contrary to my usual writing style) so i hope you enjoy!
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You know what would be nice?
Mahiru stared at his best friend, Sakuya, as he begged for Mahiru’s forgiveness. He just had to break the window after Mahiru cleaned it, didn’t he?
Some peace and quiet would be nice. And maybe less window breaking, if that’s possible.
“You know it’s not me you should apologize to,” he says disapprovingly. “The principal will give you hell for breaking another window.”
“You’re scarier,” Sakuya says simply. Mahiru hates how much he likes that answer. ‘Saying what I want to hear won’t help you right now’ he want to say, but then Sakuya might think Mahiru will let this go. When he’s obviously not going to.
Sakuya. Broke. A. Window.  
Again.
Sakuya’s grinning, but it’s that kind of nervous grin that he does when he knows he’s in trouble, and Mahiru wants to smile. He knows him too well. “I’m disowning you,” he declares instead, shoving Sakuya towards the door. “You’re going to tidy up, obviously. I cleaned this goddamn window.”
“But I hate cleaning,” Sakuya whines, holding onto Mahiru’s sleeve. “C’mon, MahiMahi, you can help your old friend out!”
Mahiru fights the urge to kick him.
“I think,” Mahiru starts blankly, “that my “old friend” should start moving his ass before I smack him.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be nice?” Sakuya pouts, letting go of Mahiru’s sleeve. Mahiru doesn’t mind. (He does). “I’m nice to everyone but you,” Mahiru retorts, crossing his arms. Sakuya smiles at that. “It’s good to know that I’m special,” he muses, linking his arm with Mahiru’s arm, ignoring Mahiru’s glare.
If Mahiru didn’t like him so much, he would’ve kicked him by now. Moments like these really make Mahiru irritated, because Sakuya really seems to not care for all of the trouble he gets into.
Mahiru should definitely kick him.
“You stand out in the worst ways,” Mahiru agrees, and gets a playful jab at his stomach in return.
…It’s just that seeing Sakuya’s happy grin and happy-go-lucky attitude (while doing something stupid and highly illogical) makes Mahiru annoyingly softer.
Sakuya notices Mahiru’s fond smile. Sakuya teases Mahiru for being weak.
Mahiru finds that he doesn’t mind. He kicks him, for real this time.
Sakuya laughs. Mahiru laughs too.
Despite it all, Mahiru is very, very soft for his best friend.
~
Mahiru holds a picture in his hand. It’s a picture of him, Sakuya, Ryusei and Koyuki–all smiling and happy, wearing ridiculous costumes with a colorful festival in the background. Sakuya’s arm is resting on Mahiru’s shoulder, and Mahiru is grinning at the camera like he won the lottery, without a care in the world.
He remembers when they took that picture.
He can’t seem to forget.
“Hey, Kuro,” he murmurs, eyes not leaving the picture. The cat’s ears perk up. “I’m trying to sleep,” Kuro says, not bothering to open his eyes. Mahiru didn’t expect any other answer. He pets Kuro and takes a deep breath.
“Did you ever love someone?” he asks. Kuro turns to look at him, wary. “Did you?” he asks back, unblinking.
“I… I think I did,” Mahiru replies, uncertain. Kuro nuzzles closer to Mahiru’s leg. “You think? Shouldn’t you know these kinds of things?” Kuro mutters. “How can you tell?” Mahiru asks, unsure. Unsure of why he’s asking Kuro, of all people. Unsure of why his heart aches so much when he sees Sakuya’s arm on his shoulder. Unsure of his feelings, and of himself.
“It should be obvious,” Kuro says and stretches. “Compare the way you love that person to the way you love your friends. There’s a difference, because they’re special.”
Mahiru takes the advice to heart. “You’re talking like you know,” he says to Kuro. “you’re talking like you fell in love.”
“Humans are annoying, but beautiful,” Kuro mumbles, sheepish. “You can’t help it when you watch them for as long as I did.”
Humans are annoying, but beautiful.
Mahiru could think of a person that fits the description perfectly.
“I love Sakuya,” he states. It’s the easiest thing he’s ever said. Who knew that love was this simple?
“I love Sakuya,” he repeats. It sounds good when he says it. It’s like he’s meant to say it. Like he should’ve said it, long ago.
“I know,” Kuro tells him. “I could see it on your face.”
You did?
“He never waited for you,” Kuro continues. “So you ran after him.”
Mahiru realizes.
“He waited plenty,” he whispers. “I was the one who was running away.”
~
“Stop nagging,” Mahiru grumbles, pushing Sakuya away with his foot. “I’m trying to read.”
“But I need oxygen,” Sakuya declares. Mahiru raises an eyebrow. “You’re the air I breathe,” he completes, smiling cheesily. Mahiru snorts. “You tried,” he dismisses, going back to his book.
~
“Watanuki Sakuya, you are a sap,” Mahiru says excitedly, rushing to hug him.
Cake.
Flowers.
Balloons.
“I’m not a needy girlfriend, just your simple best friend,” he says teasingly. “What’s all of this? It’s just my birthday.”
“I wanted to do something special for my best friend’s birthday. Sue me.”
“Are you blushing?” Mahiru asks, grinning. He was most definitely blushing.
Mahiru is elated.
“Stop giving me that face,” Sakuya grunts. His face is reddening. “You would’ve done the same for me.”
“No I wouldn’t,” Mahiru laughs.
It’s the best birthday he ever had.
~
Mahiru loves Sakuya, and it’s his favorite feeling in the entire world. He doesn’t have broken windows and cheesy pickup lines anymore. He doesn’t have cake and flowers and balloons. He has a memory, and he has determination.
Mahiru doesn’t have anything left of that Sakuya now, but he loves him. He misses him.
So he remembers. And he promises to never forget.
“It’s not good enough,” Kuro tells him. “Don’t just remember.”
So mahiru promises to not let go.
Little does he know that on a faraway rooftop, Sakuya is doing the exact same.
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