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xer9es · 1 year

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A bad day turned good~

Ler!Kazuki, Lee!Keita / Gakuen Heaven

A/N: I'm on ep4 on Gakuen Heaven and couldn't stop myself from writing something for these two. btw, I don't proofread or anything like that so excuse any errors! Enjoy :]

"Ugh... Kazuki?"

Keita closed his dorm room's door and sluggishly kicked off his shoes. He shuffled his feet to his bed, where Kazuki was laying.

"Ah, you're back!" Kazuki had a surprised look on his face, as if Keita had gotten home early. Actually, he was quite late. He'd forgotten a few of his things back in his last class of the day and had to go back for them, just after reaching his dorm. Not to mention, he tripped on the way back!

Today wasn't his day and Kazuki noticed. "Did something happen? Why are you so... gloomy?" He tried to find the right word.

Keita, standing in front of his bed, gestured for Kazuki to put out his arms.

The tired boy crawled into his arms, laying his chin on his shoulder. Kazuki chuckled and lowly spoke, "Tired, eh? Need a nap?" And began to rub his back.

"Mmh mmh." Keita grumbled into the crack of Kazuki's neck. "I feel horrible... not even a nap will help."

"Are you sure? You seem quite comfortable~"

Kazuki ran his fingers through Keita's amber-colored hair, gently massaging his head. This made him seemingly melt into Kazuki's body.

"Do you need some cheering up? I hate seeing you so grumpy."

Keita nodded, still hiding his face in the crevice of Kazuki's neck.

"Ohoho... I've got the perfect idea." Kazuki slyly whispered.

Keita yelped, feeling a finger poke his side. He yelped once more, feeling a different finger poke the other side. This made him venture outside of Kazuki's neck, confused.

"What? Is something the matter?"

"Yehes... what're you doing- ah- heh, quit it!" Keita giggled, as a few fingers wiggled against his body, more specifically his rib cage. Kazuki slowly drove his fingers upward and downward, inching to his waist, then back to his ribs.

Keita bit his lip and mumbled, "Ka-kahazukiii!~ I said stop it- uhuhah!" He gripped Kazuki's shoulders and squeezed them, trying to hold onto him for dear life.

His body was wriggling around on top of Kazuki's, trying to evade his sneaky fingers.

"Hm? What's that? I should keep going..?~" Kazuki teased. He rolled over, pinning Keita's wrists above his head with one hand. He utilized the other hand strategically, pinching at his waist.

"Ehh- eheh, Kazuki! Thihis tickles~" He whined.

"Oh, I know it does. You looove it, hm?" Kazuki lowered his face to Keita's tummy, also releasing his wrist. He unbuttoned the boy's white shirt and helped him to remove his uniform's coat. Keita was oddly compliant with the undressing of himself...

"Here we go! This bare skin will surely be ticklish enough to make you feel better."

"Kazuki, I already feel better. Thanks to yo- youhuhoho!"

Keita flailed his arms around at the feeling of Kazuki blowing massive raspberries all across his belly. Kazuki's lip devilishly blew right underneath his belly button, then beside it, and finally above it. He even blew a tiny raspberry on his navel, making Keita squirm in embarrassment.

"Where to go next... where to go... Ah! How about here? I've heard from Shunsuke that these armpits are quite the ticklish pair?~ Is it true?"

"No... th- they're not! Shunsuke is a liar."

"Really? But, he told me that he tickled you right here," Kazuki buried a finger beneath Keita's underarm. "And that you squealed like a baby." He continued to bury more fingers underneath each arm, until both armpits had five fingers beneath them - not yet touching the skin.

Keita was sweating at this point. He'd kept his arms up a little bit, not realizing that Kazuki would go for the armpits. He didn't shut them either, since he knew he'd just be overpowered into raising them. To be honest with himself, Keita didn't mind the tickly feelings he was receiving... It was quite nice. Especially coming from Kazuki.

"As I said, Shunsuke is a liar!"

Kazuki paused for a moment. He then spoke, "Well... I'll have to handle him after I make you 'squeal like a baby', won't I? I don't like liars, after all."

He skittered his fingertips inside the hollows of Keita's armpits, making him thrash around beneath Kazuki, laughing like he'd never laughed before.

"Ah, I see. You were the liar here, is that so?"

Kazuki took one of Keita's wrists and held it above his head, so he had full access to that one armpit. He dragged a finger from his elbow, to right above his underarm. Kazuki kept doing this until Keita couldn't take any more, bursting into cute giggles.

"Neheh- I'm not thehe liar- aha! Puhulease, Kazuki-"

"Nuh uh uh, be quiet! I told you that I don't like liars. And it seems our dear friend Shunsuke was right - here you are, squealing like a baby~ A rather pathetic one, at that."

Kazuki brought the fingers down to the center of Keita's armpit and added four more, just so he could see his expression. It was pure fear and nervousness.

"Tickle, tickle, tickle~" He whispered, drilling all five fingers into the pit of his arm. It drove the boy mad - he was out of his mind with laughter and snorts, God! He was losing his breath with all of the laughter leaving his mouth.

Kazuki's sadistic fingers clawed the armpit, quickening the pace, driving Keita nuts. He even began to shout, "Help! It tickles!"

"Puh- PLEahase! Eheha- I wohon't lie aga-AIN!"

Kazuki stopped for a moment, to hear what Keita had to say.

"If you let me go, I'll... I'll... Um..."

"You'll?" He placed his fingers back onto Keita's exposed pit.

"I'll do anything!"

"ANY-thing?" Kazuki muttered. "That seems quite appealing, I will not lie..." He let go of Keita's wrist and plopped himself beside the boy.

"Will you cuddle with me? Just for a while?"

Keita grinned. "Yes. I will cuddle with you- just for a while. No more tickling though!"

Kazuki rolled his eyes, reaching out to hold Keita in his arms. When he had him in his grasp, a thought popped into his head.

"In this position, I could tickle him all I wanted..."

But, Kazuki decided to give the boy a break. It turned night and Keita still hadn't gotten out of Kazuki's grasp. Kazuki happened to awaken and grabbed a blanket, covering the two up, then placing a quick kiss on Keita's cheek and saying "Goodnight~".

#lee!keita #ler!kazuki #gakuen heaven #tk fic #xer9es

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everythingsinred · 1 year

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chamomile, taro, and papyrus for the ask meme!

thank you so much for asking!!

chamomile ⇢ what kind of things do you like receiving as gifts?

everyone in my family says i'm hard to shop for but i genuinely don't think that's the case because i find myself easy to shop for! i love candy and food and books and funny t-shirts and trinkets. and the few times i've gotten gakuen alice merch as presents have been HOME RUNS!

taro ⇢ if someone called you right now to catch up, what’re the things you’d tell them about?

i got a job as a receptionist at a city hall and i really like it so far! today's officially a week since i started and everyone is very nice to me. also i have a lot of boring errands that i'm procrastinating on but one of them is to get myself more professional clothing because my skirts are all too short for my job. AND i'm gonna meet crim for the first time on saturday!

papyrus ⇢ if you put your ‘on repeat’ playlist on shuffle, what’s the first song that comes up? what do you like about it / associate it with?

"take care of yourself" by le siren. i found it a few months ago on my spotify discovered weekly. usually i listen to a minute of the new song, decide if i like it and if i dont i skip past. usually the songs are skips. but this one is very haunting and pretty and the lyrics really resonate with me. it reminds me of how i used to feel, so i like pretty much every part of it!

if u wanna ask me more questions from this ask game (or play it yourself), you can find the post here.

#i love the papyrus question bc it could be anything! and if i shuffled again it would be an entirely different song! very fun #this is a big month for me so far! very nice #rb so i can send u asks too if u want!!!#answered #ask games #airihigh

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littleeyesofpallas · 1 year

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SHUFFLE Gakuen[シャッフル学園]: Shuffle Academy

#manga covers

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nebulanewts · 3 years

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Am,,am I the only one not THAT disappointed in the Shuffle Live day 1 lineup?? Like yeah,they kinda chose really safe options (besides maybe Kasumi / Mayu doing CHASE!) but like,,,it could be a lot worse

#and they’re gonna probably do a whole new shuffle lineup on day 2 soooo #i wouldn’t assume the worst right now so fingers crossed #like i get that why people are mad it’s not the lineup we were expecting #but like the options aren’t that bad imo like shizuku / kaori doing dokipipo?? ADORABLE #shioriko / moeka doing starlight? GREAT #kasumi / mayu doing chase is probably my fav performance #if anyone wants to know my predictions lmk bc don’t get me wrong i AM disappointed w/ these #love live #nijigasaki school idol club #love live nijigasaki gakuen school idol doukoukai #mars babbling

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anime-to-the-t · 2 months

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#Shuffle Gakuen #Shuffle School #Ikuko Kaji #Rina Shikama #Nezu Risa #Mitsuru Natori #Shohei Fuji #tw guro #slasher #murder #hack and slash #Hori Yuusuke #my caps #thorrorsday #Gakuen cap

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best-anime-tournament · 7 months

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Here is the list of all the participating anime you proposed so far:

Komodo no Omocha

One Piece

A Centaur's Life

OreImo

Sword Art Online

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite!

Babylon

Mirai Nikki - Future Diary

Ouran High School Host Club

Hetalia

One Punch Man

Assassin's Pride

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Eiken

Samurai Jam Bakumatsu Rock

Akame ga Kill!

Clannad

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima

Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

The Seven Deadly Sins

Redo of Healer

Skelter Heaven

In Another World With My Smartphone

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon

Kämpfer

Diabolik Lovers

Handyman Saitou in Another World

Bakuon!!

Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid

Hajimete no Gal

Masamune-kun no Revenge

Handa-kun

A Sister's All You Need

Uncle from Another World

Kakegurui

Black Butler II

Puraore! Pride of Orange

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest

Record of Ragnarok

Shuffle!

Working!!

7 Seeds

Gosick

School Days

Shinkon Gattai Godannar!!

So I'm a Spider, So What?

The Lost Village

Death Note

Berserk (2016)

The God of High School

The Promised Neverland 2nd Season

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru

My Life as Inukai-san's Dog

Ex-Arm

Goblin Slayer

Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Hand Shakers

Agent AIKa

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Joker Game

Attack on Titan

Dangaronpa: The Animation

My Hero Academia

Naruto

The Marginal Service

Bungou Stray Dogs

Happy Sugar Life

Conception

Naruto Shippuden

Vampire Knight

Yuri!!! on Ice

Eromanga-sensei

Blood-C

Elfen Lied

Toradora!

Demon Slayer

Dragon Ball Super

Fire Force

Fairy Tail

Darling in the FranXX

Highschool of the Dead

Gakuen Handsome

BNA: Brand New Animal

Assassination Classroom

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Wonder Egg Priority

The Wallflower

The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace

The Legendary Hero Is Dead!

Blood Lad

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalités

Gantz

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Souma

No Game No Life

Monster Girl Doctor

Jujutsu Kaisen

Citrus

Ao Haru Ride

Suki tte li na yo.

Kuroko's Basketball

Tokyo Ghoul

D.N.Angel

FLCL

Mekakucity Actors

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World

Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!

Tonikaku Kawaii

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Ange Vierge

Love Stage

The submissions are still open, keep sending proposals!

Every time there are new requests, I will update the list.

#worst #anime #tournament #submissions

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script-nef · 4 years

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The Demon’s girlfriend | Shinazugawa Sanemi

Inspiration: [This post] | Kimetsu Gakuen AU

Category: fluff

776 words; a different side to the terrifying maths teacher

Shinazugawa-sensei is the best maths teacher in Kimetsu Academy. And also the most terrifying and intimidating one.

He always wears his shirt with the sleeves rolled up, top button undone and tie thrown away, complaining about how it chokes him. His white hair made him look like a yankii, and the various scars on his face and body didn’t do anything to clear up misconceptions. His brash behaviour, sharp tongue, unfiltered language and piercing glare all factored into his nickname: the Demon. He found out about it and gave hell to the entire student body, ironically reinforcing the idea even more.

But his attitude is different depending on the person. He’s kind and gentle towards the elderly and girls, voice turning soft when talking or explaining concepts and methods to them. A student once spread a photo of the teacher carrying an older lady on his back, lifting huge packages with ease on both hands. Students usually remembered that whenever he was trying to kill them with his glare. His little brother, Genya, advocating for the teacher's kindness and softness also toned down his image a little more. But that was ruined when he threw someone out of the window, screaming profanities.

Despite this, he has a girlfriend. A purposely broken half of a pendant hangs from his neck as proof. The entire student body still denied this statement, telling Genya to stop lying and that such a feat would be a miracle. Only when a brave soul, Tanjirou, asked the terrifying teacher upfront was this fact confirmed.

“Hah? Go work on your maths if you have time to poke your nose into other people’s businesses. You’ll never see her so buzz off, brat.”

And now the biggest question looming around the school was who and what kind of person his significant other is.

The school bell indicated the end of another day in Kimetsu Academy. Sanemi barked out homework and information about the new test that's coming up. Groans echoed through the room but were immediately cut off under his glare. Students packed up and began filing out of the class but the first student to open the door froze.

On the other side was you, hand held up as if to knock on the door.

“Oh oops, sorry! I’ll get out of your way!” Sanemi’s head snapped up from the desk at your voice, a combination of annoyance and surprise evident on his face.

"I told you to wait at the café, the hell are you doing here? Get out.” Students gulped at his tone, shivering from the coldness even though it wasn’t directed at them. But you smiled brightly, slipping into the room to stand by his side.

“I know you told me that, but I can’t pass the opportunity to see you at work, ‘Nemi! Aw, you’re wearing the pendant even in class, you big softy.” You revealed your half which was concealed underneath your shirt. All the students, except one, gaped as you ruffled his hair, helping him pack up. The last time they saw someone initiate physical contact with Shinazugawa-sensei was Kanae-sensei, who is arguably the closest thing to a friend he had in the school, and even then he threatened to rip her arms off if she did it again.

“Ah, [Name]-neechan. I thought you were forbidden from coming to school.” Genya spoke up from the frozen group. You turned to the boy, eyes widening.

“Genya? You’re in his class? Aw, poor you, having to put up with his temper at home and in class.” Sanemi snarled at that. “I’m not forbidden. I made the conscious decision to not come after what happened in the last school.” Your boyfriend growled at the memory. You giggled in response. Even the mention of the event made him all riled up, and you’d be lying if you say you didn’t do it on purpose. “Well, he’s staying over at my place today so you’re free for the day! Enjoy your time away from this grouch!!” You snapped the students out of their shocked reverie, shooing them away with a wave of your hand.

The group slowly shuffled out of the class, eyes glued to your arm which was linked to the teachers. Sanemi’s screams of “Get lost!” made them speed up.

The last thing the children saw before escaping the room was your lips gently pressed to his, effectively shutting him up.

“Hey, Genya? What was the thing that happened at Shinazugawa-sensei’s last school?”

“Oh, that? A student tried to hit on [Name]-neechan in front of aniki. It… didn’t end well.”

#sanemi x reader #sanemi imagine #shinazugawa sanemi x reader #shinazugawa sanemi imagine #demon slayer x reader #kimetsu no yaiba x reader #demon slayer imagine #kimetsu no yaiba imagine #demon slayer one shot #kimetsu no yaiba one shot #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer: kimetsu no yaiba #fluff #kimetsu gakuen au #female reader

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hotarutranslations · 28 days

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HinaFest 2024 2nd Day

Evening

HinaFest! 2nd day! Thank you very much! It was funnn!

Thank you very much for each of the 2 performances!

It was really fun! Right!

Within 2 days! Amazing! It feels like, did we really do this in 2 days! Did you enjoy it!

The sparkles I've saved up are all depleted to 0, I hope everyone is full of energy😂🫶🏻

If you're not it'll be trouble😂🫶🏻

Thank you very much for your lots of support!

Was the live broadcast exciting!!! Did you enjoy a line of sight only directed towards you! fufu

The venue for this year, really had the cherry blossoms dancing…🌸🪽

With all of Hello! Project standing on stage, Since we were divided in half in the winter, The opportunities are decreasing so, Making the fest with everyone, everyone, its really a festivaL!

I was drawn in by everyone a lot😌🫶🏻

Therefore with everyone, at the very very end,

Singing ENDLESS SKY🪽,

I really liked it so,

Premium performance! From the beginning, it was super exciting, it was the best, thank you!!

yeah yeah yeah

Also actually, In yesterdays and todays evening,

We performed as,

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The winners of the lottery shuffle units were announced early, and it was announced early that everyone in Tsubu Gumi's GOODM!X would perform early, Within that, this was a surprise?..

Last night in particular, it was noisy from the start of the song🤭 fufu

It was really fun singing it from stage~~

We've sang on stage maybe 5 times in total, As expected I was tearing up during todays~ Wa~~

Wa~~~~

Again, next weekend is our solo lives❤️‍🔥 We're going to Aichi❤️‍🔥

I don't feel like I can move my body at all right now but I really want to have a live in Aichi soon, wait for us---

Everyone, everyone, thanks for your hard work🪽

Thank you very much for the 2 days! Lets hang out a gain--!!

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zenonaa · 4 years

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of 希望ヶ峰学園 | The End of Kibougamine Gakuen | End of Hope's Peak High School, Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Fukawa Touko/Togami Byakuya, Naegi Makoto & Togami Byakuya Characters: Togami Byakuya, Naegi Makoto Additional Tags: togafukaweek2020 Series: Part 4 of TogaFuka Week 2020

Summary: Togami enlists Naegi's help to practice what Togami should say to Fukawa when they reunite in Towa City.

Comments: Day 4! This time, it’s one prompt - thanks. However, it can be interpreted as a nightmare for Naegi.

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The elevator door opened with a groan. Makoto emerged into the corridor, dressed in his work suit at Future Foundation’s main headquarters on a Saturday, as opposed to in his casual clothes playing video games at his apartment with Yasuhiro like he originally planned. Since passing through the main entrance on the ground floor, he had not seen a single person. Not heard a single voice. No one greeted him at the reception desk or galloped up or down the stairs nearby, and he couldn’t hear anything beyond the door that led to the offices on this floor.

Part of healing included rest, and as the world was finally healing now, Future Foundation allowed employees to have weekends off. Yet, despite that and the eerie silence around him, Makoto knew someone else was here, on this very floor, waiting for him.

Makoto exhaled and approached the door to the other offices. He stopped in front of it and extended his hand, but he didn’t open it, hovering his hand next to it. His faint reflection stared back at him from the door’s glass pane. Over the years, Makoto imprinted many faces onto many reflective surfaces. Bright-eyed, optimistic faces. Angry, determined faces. Tired, haunted faces.

The one peering back now was tired, but optimistic.

He looked up, breathed and opened the door.

Wooden caramel panels covered the floor. Either side of Makoto, framed photographs and motivational posters claimed any available space on the white walls. Though he hadn’t been on this floor many times before, most had the same layout. Makoto walked down the corridor until he reached a door with a symbol of someone wearing a dress on it then went inside, where he immediately found himself face-to-face with his colleague, Byakuya Togami.

A fan whirred over their heads, already in action. Same with the lights. The bathroom had been refurbished, more colourful than the understated monochrome schemes on other floors. Both the floor and the ceiling were tiled in white, and the furthest wall from Makoto boasted pastel pink. Sinks stood to his left, each garnished with a rosy bar of soap despite the dispensers above them all, and the dispensers were fixed onto mirrors that took up the entirety of that wall.

Byakuya clicked his tongue. Makoto’s eyes flitted back to him.

“You’re five minutes late,” said Byakuya, arms folded over his chest.

His glare weighed down on Makoto, who tensed and rubbed the back of his neck.

“Sorry, I got here as fast as I could,” replied Makoto, slapping on an apologetic smile. He lowered his hand slowly and squinting slightly, added, “But if we live in the same apartment block, wouldn’t it have been easier to meet at your place instead?”

As opposed to the girls’ bathroom on the eighth floor of Future Foundation’s main building.

“No,” said Byakuya with a small shake of his head. “I don’t want to risk us being overheard, and I know for a fact this bathroom doesn’t have any hidden cameras. Andou made a big deal of it during a meeting, and the memory stuck with me.”

When Byakuya phoned Makoto the night before, he had refused to divulge to Makoto what this sudden meeting was about, only referring to it as ‘important’ and saying that he couldn’t tell anyone else about it. Makoto didn’t disbelieve him, but he hadn’t realised how many precautions Byakuya put in place so their conversation would remain confidential.

The quiver of a smile on Makoto’s lips flatlined. This must have been serious. More serious than Makoto realised.

Byakuya pushed up his glasses. Jutted out his chin.

“As you will know, in a week, we are being flown to Towa City to retrieve two of our friends,” said Byakuya, prompting Makoto to give a nod, and Byakuya wagged a finger. “You are going because one of them is your sister. Now, you must wonder why I am going too. Why I insisted on it.”

Not really. That was what Makoto wanted to say, and what he almost said. Byakuya twitched his finger one more time, then left it pointing vaguely in Makoto’s direction.

“It is because of Fukawa,” said Byakuya. He paused. Stared. Waited.

Makoto felt obligated to respond.

“... Right,” said Makoto, eyeing him. That seemed like a safe answer. He already suspected that to be Byakuya’s reason, but he didn’t know what Byakuya would steer the conversation to from here.

“You see,” Byakuya carried on, and he now clasped his hands together tightly and bobbed them up and down, his index fingers the only digits pointing outward, “when I collect Fukawa, there are a few things I wish to address with her. I want to commend her for her efforts during our separation, as well as the previous period which I failed to acknowledge prior to her departure, and I want to discuss plans for what is to happen next.”

He stopped moving his hands, staring at Makoto intensely.

“Uh... okay?” said Makoto, and he scratched his temple. “Is that what you wanted to tell me?”

A tremor convulsed on Byakuya’s face. His features darkened as he gritted his teeth.

“Don’t get passive aggressive with me. If you don’t wish to assist me, come out and say it. I will remember, though,” warned Byakuya.

Makoto winced and patted the air. “S-Sorry! I mean, I would be glad to help. So what is it you want my help with?”

The cold glint in Byakuya’s eyes lingered as he straightened and adjusted his glasses. He placed one hand onto his hip.

“I will recite what I plan to say to Fukawa, and you will advise me on any amendments I should make,” said Byakuya. “Even though I have become more considerate of people’s feelings, no switch has flicked within me and I may say something too harsh. I also don’t want to say something that Fukawa might misunderstand. You know how her imagination can run wild...”

Once Makoto processed what Byakuya requested from him, a grin broke out across Makoto’s face. Makoto couldn’t imagine Byakuya wanting to practice so as to avoid accidentally hurting someone’s feelings when they first met.

“I would be happy to help you with that,” Makoto said, nodding. “All right, you start.”

Byakuya positioned his fist to his mouth and cleared his throat, then moved his hand away, his expression serious.

“Fukawa, at first, you irritated me and I wished for you to disappear, but over the years, I came to know you better and no longer want that to happen,” said Byakuya.

Makoto frowned. Already, he thought it could do with some work.

However, Makoto didn’t say anything yet, because Byakuya stared into space with the same level of focus one would direct at a person they were talking to, so Makoto thought Byakuya had more to say. Advice could come afterwards, when Byakuya was finished. Byakuya began pacing back and forth, waving one hand about as he spoke.

“As time went by, you seeped into my subconscious. I began to think about you when I had nothing else to think about,” Byakuya revealed. He cupped his chin and slowed his pace, but he didn’t stop walking, his steps turning to shuffling. “Then, I thought about you when I was supposed to be thinking about other things. Even now, my mind still strays to you without my intention. I have come to... acknowledge that you play a significant role in my life.”

Byakuya came to a halt. A beat of silence passed between them. The body language of the two men differed greatly. While Byakuya stood stiffly with his jaw clenched and his lips pressed together, Makoto’s mouth hung ajar. He didn’t know how to respond, but fortunately for him, Byakuya resumed speaking.

“You are an enigma, and now that we are back together, I will keep a close eye on you,” said Byakuya quietly, edging close to a murmur. “I wish to learn more about you. I want you by my side. Thank you.”

The ceiling fan hummed. Rattled faintly. Byakuya turned to Makoto.

“Well? What do you think?” asked Byakuya, his voice returning to its usual volume.

Makoto shifted his weight between his feet.

“Are... Is this a love confession?” blurted Makoto.

Byakuya twitched.

“No! I am thanking her,” Byakuya snapped. “This is nothing like a love confession.”

If his gaze was a knife, it would have cut right through Makoto.

“S-Sorry!” yelped Makoto. He threw his hands up, showing his palms in surrender, and added timidly, “It sounds kind of like one though, Togami-kun.”

“Well, it’s not one,” replied Byakuya with a small jerk of his head. His brow scrunched then relaxed a bit, but not much. In a tight, level voice, he said, “No matter. I have, of course, prepared another speech, in case you found fault in this one.”

Of course he did. Byakuya pulled out a piece of paper from his jacket pocket, skimmed through it, then spoke again.

“Fukawa, we have been through a lot together, haven’t we?” he asked. Neither Makoto nor the room answered. That didn’t deter Byakuya, whose voice spread throughout the bathroom. “When we first met, I thought I had you sussed out, but you have continued to surprise me. I realise you are not just a stuttering girl with a persecution complex, but a stuttering girl with a persecution complex that is brave, intelligent, resourceful, attractive and incredibly loyal. You have proven yourself to be an invaluable asset to me, and with you by my side, we can look to the future together. Thank you.”

Byakuya faced him again.

“Thoughts?” he said calmly.

Makoto braced himself and said hesitantly, “Togami-kun... that also sounded like a love confession.”

“How so?” asked Byakuya, narrowing his eyes.

“How...?” Makoto repeated blankly. He flung up his hands and couldn’t help raise his voice. “All of it, Togami-kun! You even called her ‘attractive’!”

Byakuya’s eyes flashed wider, and he turned his head to one side. “... No, I didn’t.”

If this had been a written story, Makoto could have pointed to the word ‘attractive’ in Byakuya’s recent dialogue, but he couldn’t, so he folded his arms over his chest and hunched his shoulders, pouting.

“I shall now recite my third version,” announced Byakuya, sticking his nose up. Makoto stared.

“T-Third...?” Makoto spluttered.

Either Byakuya ignored Makoto or took this exclamation as a sound of consent. He got out yet another piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it. Then he glared at Makoto, like he expected Makoto to interrupt, and when Makoto didn’t, Byakuya glanced at it before speaking yet again.

“I have been meaning to confess my feelings to you for a long time now,” said Byakuya, chin held high. “For a long time, I took you for granted, and during your long absence in Towa City, I realised how much I came to not only be used to having you at my disposal but also how much I approved, no, desired your presence.”

By this point, Makoto couldn’t even muster up any emotion to liven his face. He didn’t even wish that the tiles above and below him would splinter, become teeth, and swallow him up. All he did was stand there, motionless.

Meanwhile, Byakuya remained unperturbed. Carried on with his speech, gesturing passionately.

“I remember your dark grey eyes and how they would follow me around the room, how they danced in and out of view behind your glasses so befitting a literary girl.”

The only indication of life from Makoto was how his eyes tracked Byakuya’s movements around the room. It wasn’t that Makoto wasn’t happy for the guy. The opposite was true. Makoto just didn’t know how much more of this he could take. Of Byakuya being so oblivious to something so painfully obvious to Makoto. Byakuya paused from his pacing and gazed up at his elevated hand, palm up and fingers splayed like he was grasping the globe.

“What once unsettled, annoyed me... now gives me reassurance. Security. This is because I know you would be my knight,” said Byakuya. His fingers closed in to create a fist. “Your long, aubergine hair, once tied in braids, now flies wild and unkempt, framing your pale face in a stark contrast between light and dark... You, once a wallflower, now a rose, demanding attention from all those present...”

Byakuya trailed off, standing as still as a statue. Makoto didn’t know if Byakuya was finished yet but dared not ask.

“... I have been able to see your face on video call, but you were intangible,” continued Byakuya. Good call by Makoto. Byakuya spoke barely above a whisper. “But now, if I wanted, I could bring my hands to your hair... comb my fingers through your hair... cradle your cheeks in my hands...”

The guy had it bad.

“Togami-kun,” said Makoto, unable to refrain any longer.

As if the vision of Touko that only Byakuya could see suddenly fractured, freeing him from his trance, Byakuya turned to Makoto sharply. “What?”

“This really sounds like a confession,” said Makoto.

“It’s not!” insisted Byakuya.

Makoto wanted to shake him. Instead, he dragged his fingers down his own face. “You’re talking about combing your fingers through her hair and caressing her face...”

“Theoretically,” said Byakuya.

“What?” asked Makoto, gaping, and Byakuya fidgeted with his glasses.

“I’m saying I theoretically could,” explained Byakuya. He brought a hand to his chin. His gaze drifted upward, clouding in thought. “I could also nudge her glasses into place, or even... touch her... hand...”

Byakuya stroked his thumb against his chin. Makoto laced his fingers together and shook his hands pleadingly at Byakuya.

“Togami-kun, if you have feelings for her, it really is okay,” said Makoto.

In fact, Makoto and the others had spent many conversations trying to decide how best to get Byakuya to confess his feelings because his pining was becoming too much to leave alone. Many times, they all heard Byakuya talk about how he would go personally to Towa City to retrieve Touko. They all heard Byakuya talk about Touko during lunch breaks, sharing facts like how they had both seen the same cult movie before and quoting different parts of her various novels which he had taken up reading. And all of them had heard his sighs, seen him drum his fingers as he stared out of a window and knew who he was thinking about.

Makoto pleaded in his head with Byakuya to confirm what everyone already knew. His inner voice begged. Strained.

Finally, Byakuya’s brow cracked.

“Are you in on this with the others?” asked Byakuya.

That was not what Makoto expected. Makoto tilted his head.

“Others?” he said.

“You are saying what the others said when I came to them for help,” sneered Byakuya. He pointed at Makoto. “Hagakure, Asahina, Kirigiri... They all told me that my speeches sounded like confessions of love.”

Apparently, Byakuya had gone to everyone else before seeking Makoto out. Makoto didn’t know how to feel about that, or if this was a good time to feel anything about that. Byakuya rested his head in his hand.

“I just want to thank Fukawa for the work she has done,” Byakuya told Makoto, the rough edges to his tone softening. “Not just for her role with Towa City and rescuing me. Not even for all the errands she has run for me. In my family, as you know, it’s tradition for the heir to be selected from a pool of siblings. I was a business investment first and foremost. Everyone was my opponent. Anyone could be getting close to me just to try to take me down and replace me.”

A sad twinge puckered in Makoto’s chest. He cocked his head to one side. Though he looked at Byakuya, Byakuya didn’t look back at him, not as Byakuya lowered his hands or as he began talking again.

“The conglomerate was powerful. Rich,” said Byakuya. “It was the elite of the elite. Now it’s just me. And yet... knowing this, Fukawa stayed by my side. Her feelings, her opinion, didn’t waver. She doesn’t see me as a Togami first and foremost, but as Byakuya. Byakuya-sama.”

Makoto’s brow creased, and he lifted a hand, faltering, but he ended up resting his hand on Byakuya’s shoulder. Byakuya continued not looking at him. He didn’t shove Makoto off either.

“I thought I was helping her by teaching her to be more independent, to improve herself, but I didn’t realise until later that she taught me as well,” said Byakuya, his eyes downcast. “She gains power from her emotions, rather than let them drag her down. You and her... both showed me emotions and bonds can give strength. That depending on others doesn’t mean you’re weak. And she... with how she feels for me... how she can draw strength from her love...”

Byakuya’s features hardened, and he switched on the brakes on his verbalised train of thought. Makoto felt him tremble faintly under his hand. His chest gave a sad clench, and he tilted his head to one side. Perhaps they had all been too harsh on Byakuya. Too impatient. What seemed obvious to them was another world for Byakuya, one that Byakuya had for so long been taught was lowly enough for him to grind his heel against.

“Togami-kun, I know you will think this is a copout answer, or complain I’m being too nice, but I don’t think you need to prepare a speech or worry about what you will say to her,” said Makoto. Byakuya didn’t stir, but Makoto wasn’t discouraged. “It’s good that you’re able to articulate your thoughts, and all of us shouldn’t make assumptions about what you’re talking about. I think... it’s one of those times when it’s best to wait until the moment to say what you think is appropriate, but if what you said in your speech is how you feel, then I think... you should tell her that.”

No response from Byakuya. Makoto’s lips curled up at the ends and he waved his hand, keeping his other on his friend’s shoulder.

“If you find out you don’t know what to say, you can always offer her a hug,” Makoto suggested in a light tone. “I’m expecting to have bruises after Komaru’s done hugging me.”

A laugh escaped Makoto, shaky but good-natured. Byakuya finally turned to him, and Makoto felt sure Byakuya was smiling very slightly.

“Yes, I think you’re right,” Byakuya decided quietly. “A hug may suffice. Here. Let me practice on you.”

Before Makoto could understand what was about to happen, Byakuya closed the gap between their bodies and wrapped his arms around Makoto, giving The Most Awkward Hug that Makoto had ever experienced. The hug wasn’t bad, but Makoto’s face was smothered in Byakuya’s chest, and he didn’t sink at all into Byakuya. It was like pressing his face against a window.

After a while, Byakuya stepped back, and Makoto breathed again, head spinning slightly.

Their first hug.

Probably their last too.

Still, Makoto appreciated it. Both of them regarded each other. Makoto broke the ice first.

“I think this sort of thing should also wait until the moment it’s happening,” said Makoto. He adjusted his collar. “But... um... I recommend loosening up a bit when you do it next time.”

“I think so too,” agreed Byakuya. “I’ll keep note of your critique.”

Then, Byakuya added,

“Now that is out of the way, there is one more thing. When I meet with Fukawa again, I wish to give her a present. I don’t want to give her any food, though I know her diet needs attention, so I thought I would give her a piece of jewelry. A ring - ”

Makoto could only handle so much in a day. He threw up his hands and flounced out.

The door nearly smacked into Kanon Nakajima’s face. Byakuya must have scheduled an appointment with her too, but Makoto was too exasperated to dwell on it.

She started, “Is - ?”

“In there,” said Makoto, passing by, and he went home to play video games.

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