12 Works by losstime
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Harumi is of the opinion that Shiraishi Akihiko is full of shit.
He knows he is alone in this opinion. Everyone else eats Shiraishi up like chocolate— he's the favourite intern, the golden boy of the office. It's clear that, if no one else, he's definitely going to make it through to full-time employment. And hey, if what he's doing is working, then good for him. Harumi can appreciate doing what you have to do for the money. He himself wouldn't even be here if he wasn't doing the same.
No one on this earth smiles that much naturally. No one can be so cheery, bright and upbeat, never showing any sign of dissent or discomfort, never showing sign of a human thought behind those eyes.
It makes Harumi's skin itch just to look at him.
(Or, how Harumi and Akihiko go from getting on each other's nerves to just maybe falling in love)
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And on paper, this is such a stupid thing. It seems so melodramatic, to be passionately arguing in the middle of the street– oh if their classmates could see them now– over an all-nighter, over some exams. A moment they might not even remember in three years, probably won’t in five, definitely won’t in ten.
But it's more than that. Right now, this is important. Akihiko is important, and he's falling apart right before Harumi’s eyes. Earnestness isn't his strong suit, but this is something worth trying for. Worth being a little honest, really honest, for. Worth fighting the subsequent bite of shame for. Akihiko is worth that.
(Or, a study in how things sometimes have to get worse before they get better)
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- Part 3 of umami
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Akihiko pays for their tickets by way of apology, though that hadn’t been what Harumi meant by owing him, and they duck through the turnstiles into the amusement park.
For their double date. Akihiko really needs to stop being such a pushover, because it keeps getting him (and Harumi by extension) into awkward and easily avoidable situations.
But, he guesses that if Akihiko had more of a spine for telling people to get lost, Harumi wouldn’t know him at all. He certainly wouldn’t have the kind of intimate knowledge of him that being his fake boyfriend allows.
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- Part 1 of categorically
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No. No. Makoto can indulge in a lot of wishful thinking, but he has to draw the line there. They are not dating, or anything close. He can’t be setting up his expectations like that, when Satoru won’t ever meet them. That’s not fair to him.
They’re not dating. They will never be dating. Satoru doesn’t like him like that. It’s never going to happen. Satoru likes girls. Nothing is going to happen.
This is Makoto’s mantra. But on a Friday, when Satoru asks him if they can talk about something, in private, behind the school, Makoto’s stomach fills back up with the beating of wings, anyway.
(Or, an exercise in misjudging the situation by a huge margin)
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When it's all over, Jaewon feels like he's finally come up for air after too long underwater. It's a feeling he knows well. He thinks he might have been under since Mayhem’s debut, since that day on the train. He's almost forgotten how to breathe easy.
But he's learning. Little by little, conversation by conversation, bridge by bridge rebuilt. The dust is settling before his eyes, and with every breath he takes it gets easier, he gets closer to being able to do it without a thought. And like that, he keeps living.
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- Part 2 of chammomile
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Harumi is shaken awake. This isn’t unusual, but it is by a much gentler hand than he’s used to.
“Harumi,” whispers a voice like a lantern in the dark, “the servants will be here soon. You need to leave.”
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- Part 2 of constellations
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drawing lines in the sand (and laying borders) by losstime
Fandoms: Our Walk Home (Webcomic)
15 Apr 2024
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“Harumi,” He breathes.
Harumi lifts his hood and smiles his smug smile. “I’m glad to see you’re staying vigilant.”
Akihiko lets his hand fall. His held breath gusts out of him. “Angels, Harumi– I could have killed you.”
“But you didn’t.”
“This is why we have a signal.”
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- Part 1 of constellations
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Technically, it's more involving him than actually about him. He feels worse for the girl it's really about: Ueno Mari. Apparently, she has a crush on him, and a friend who can't keep a secret to save their life, because now their entire year knows, and it's all they talk about. Ono has been teasing him about it non-stop all week, and it's been insufferable– Ryouhei can't imagine what Ueno herself must be going through.
Ryouhei barely even knows anything about her.
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Akihiko wakes up on Harumi's couch. Again.
He's not alone, this time. This is a special brand of torture, just for him, he's sure of it.
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- Part 2 of umami
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the closer we connect (the more sour it gets) by losstime
Fandoms: Our Walk Home (Webcomic)
02 Apr 2024
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Akihiko is asleep on his couch. Again. This is the third time this week. Just like the other two, Harumi quietly takes a photo.
Being left alone with his thoughts but still in Akihiko's presence is dangerous. It takes his mind to places he doesn't like to dwell on.
God, he's going to go crazy. He can't believe he has a crush on a straight boy. On his best friend. His only friend. This is the last fucking thing he needs.
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- Part 1 of umami
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So they stay as they are, unspoken. Jaewon drags him around the city by the hand on countless dates, makes them chamomile tea in the evenings that definitely doesn't do anything for their sleep but Jun always drinks to make Jaewon happy, hugs him goodbye when he leaves the apartment, and curls up against him to sleep.
A lesson in routines, learning each other, and appreciating what is, rather than questioning what it means.
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- Part 1 of chammomile
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It unlocks. Just like that. All the pieces fall into place. Oh, no. She really, really wishes this was hell. There’s no way she got sent back in time. No. That’s not possible.
Who is she kidding. She was an undead animatronic, who scooped out her brother’s insides to pilot him like some sort of skin suit, an experience which he survived, before having her spirit released by him and the old business partner of her father (also an undead animatronic, but only kind of) through them setting a pizzeria on fire.
So anything is possible, really. She was sent back in time. Her. Of all people (is she even a person, at this point?).
Fun. Truly. She feels sick again.
(Or, Elizabeth Afton may not be the hero anyone would've asked for, but if she wants all this to end, she's going to have to step up and be the one they need. She can do that. She can save everyone. Right?)