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It's not that Sawamura Daichi hated his job of being an angel, he just found it extremely boring. No matter which task he were assigned, he would get tired of it pretty quick. And there were plenty to choose from. The only task that seemed to stick was taking care of the younger angels. Since angels live forever, it was really rare for new ones to appear, but whoop-DE-fucking-doo, of course the ones that did appear, happen to become part of Daichi's life.
Don't get him wrong, he loved them all right, and they were little blessings that he thought of as his own kids, but occasionally they could be curses and caused Daichi to believe that they could quite possibly be mini Trojan horses from the devil. He wouldn't be surprised. And yet, he still took them under his wing (quite literally), with the help of his best friend, Asahi Azumane. That was the one job he usually didn't mind whatsoever in doing.
The one job he hated the most though was when he was tasked as someone's guardian angel. Honestly, it was the most stressful job out there. Mostly because you have to keep the damn idiot alive, but also,...do you know how much secondhand embarrassment you can get from watching someone 24/7 ? A lot. And of course it always seemed like Daichi got the biggest idiots out there to take care of.
No, seriously, there was this one guy Kuroo, (who by the way was such an idiot Daichi was surprised he hadn't killed him himself) who literally seemed to purposefully do the stupidest thing that popped into his, or his buddy Bokuto's, heads, then try to continuously up it. There were so many close calls, but Daichi got slightly attached to the idiot, because how can you not (which by the way you're NOT supposed to do because seriously, compared to angels they live for like a day and die. Why get attached to only get hurt?) He was kind of grateful when Kuroo, somehow miraculously, died peacefully at an old age.
After that there had been no one interesting, not that Daichi actually tries to get to know them anymore. There's no point. He does his job and he's out. He hates the job, always racing to get home. Daichi finds that changes after he's assigned a certain ash-blonde. The name itself sent a pleasant feeling through him when he heard it. Sugawara Koushi. What a pretty name. The man himself too. Usually they get someone from birth, but apparently the previous guardian had resigned after this man. Daichi had absolutely no clue why he would. The guy was kind, charming, drew people in easily.
Daichi found himself spending more and more time with the man, even though he wouldn't be seen. That made his job easier though, so he didn't mind. It became his mission to find out as much about him as possible, and protect him to the max of his abilities from even the smaller of things. It gets to the point that Daichi finds himself skipping his breaks often, and when he does there's never a moment of rest.
Asahi, of course, takes notice of this though. "You really do need to rest a bit. Take a nap, eat, something" he chides on day after work. He's his usual nervous self, worrying for his friends before taking care of himself. The mullet and stubble on his chin as proof. Daichi cocks an eyebrow at his friend with a smile, gesturing to his face "speak for yourself. New style?" At this, the taller angel colours, averting eyes "ah, yes, that. I keep forgetting to cut it." He clears his throat, looking restless.
"Is it your human?" Caught red-handed, Asahi sighs, looking defeated "its just that,... I thought it was bad when he was younger. But that turns out to be nothing compared to him now." He groans, burying his face in his hands "Just today he almost broke his arm doing stunts on a motorcycle. That he doesn't even know how to ride!! I mean honestly, how reckless can you be?" Daichi pat his shoulder in sympathy as Asahi continued muttering into his hands. He knew what it was like, but hey, what can you do but wait it out? Pretty much nothing. They headed to the 'baby crows', as they had nicknamed them, shelter getting ready for more handfuls to take care of.
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The next days were filled with pretty much the same stuff. Take care of Sugawara, then the kids, and then possibly a small break. Time spent with Sugawara was the best spent time though. Occasionally he was so into whatever they were doing, that he'd feel like he was actually a part of his life, not just a guardian angel. It was nice, the feeling of having a new friend. He found out more about the man every day, finding his job more and more entertaining by the day. Even the smallest things, like how much sugar in his coffee on which days, or the type of songs he listened to depending on his mood. It was endearing to Daichi and he wanted to know more, making his job of protecting even more important.
He even went above and beyond, like pushing something a bit closer if Sugawara couldn't reach, or guiding the tongs of his phone charger into the plug late at night when he couldn't see. It mad Sugawara happier which made him smile more, which was Daichi's greatest reward. He'd do everything he could to see it more often. It helped even more that it always seemed like the smile was directed at him specifically, which he knew couldn't be possible but he could always fantasize.
Sugawara's life seemed pretty normal and by human-standards, pretty successful. He had an apartment, and though small, it was spacious and cozy. He had a car, a well-paying job, plenty of friends, so by all means a very good life. And yet he still seemed lonely. Daichi had noticed that he was constantly bombarded by his friends to go on a date, just give it a chance, which Sugawara had learned to ignore over time. He also had been asked out plenty of times by many different people which he kindly turned down each time.
Daichi didn't know why he was doing that to himself when he had such opportunities. Angels weren't allowed to be in romantic or sexual relationships since there was no point in them when they all had work to do. Daichi never really even thought about being with anyone, but still, if presented an opportunity, you should try it. It sort of made him want to slap some sense into the man, (though he'd never actually hurt Sugawara).
It kind of made sense after he overheard a phone call with a friend. At first he was excited when he heard the name Nishinoya. He had to tell Asahi. He knew that was his human's name so maybe they would be able to hang out during work too! His mood dropped a second later though when he saw Sugawara frown "No Noya, I'm not gonna go on that date!" He heard a whine from the other end, wondering if Nishinoya wanted to score a date with his human.
Sugawara sighed "Yes he does seem nice, but that's not changing my mind. No 'But Suga's'. No, you can't convince me." He listened for a second before groaning "Noya, that's not why I'm saying no all the time. It's not that I don't want a special someone, it's that,....I,..." He sighs and Daichi's heart practically stops when Suga looks right at him. Of course not right at him, that's impossible. Probably just somewhere behind me, Daichi thinks.
Sugawara worries his lip for a second before looking away "It's just that,..I already,... have my eyes on someone." He's quiet for a second before cutting off Nishinoya's excited screeching "But it won't work. I,...fell for him by accident. I wasn't supposed too. It,...it would never work." All of them are quiet before Nishinoya says something again. Sugawara groans, flopping backwards on the bed and flinging an arm across his face. Daichi was not thinking about kissing his frown off. Nope.
"See, but that's the thing. He doesn't,..exactly know me. And even if he did it is allowed." His voice drops so it's practically a whisper "it's against all rules." He turns onto his side, fidgeting with a stray piece of string on the blanket "Noya, I can't just forget about him and try someone else. It just,...doesn't feel right." He scoffs at something Nishinoya says before sitting up with a laugh "Yes Noya. I'm going to grow old all lonely. It's okay though, I'll just buy a gazillion pets. No Noya, I won't open a zoo. No, you can't get a baby lion. Okay nope, I'm not arguing about this again." He laughs again "Okay okay. Fine. Alright, I'll see you tomorrow? Okay, see you then. Don't die please! Tell Tanaka the same."
He hangs up with a laugh but then his smile turns sad again. It kills Daichi. He wants to get rid of it, but doesn't know how. He wants to hold him, tell him he'll find that guy and make him pay. He thinks about how no one could possibly not like Suga and how they'll make the guy fall in love with him, but that probably wouldn't be needed because he'll just see Suga and fall in love. He doesn't realize he's ranting out loud until a giggle from Sugawara interrupts him. Daichi stares at him in surprise for a second as Suga's shoulders shake. It must've been a coincidence. Right? He'd just thought of something funny, that's it.
He's interrupted once again with Suga looking up straight at him with a small smile on his face. It takes makes Daichi's heart beat a mile a minute (that traitor), and it leaves him standing breathless as he looks down at Sugawara in shock. "You're an idiot" Suga whispers with a smile and a shake of his head before getting up and leaving Daichi frozen in one spot by himself.
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He's pacing in his own room that night, his head full with a thousand thoughts a minute. Sugawara had looked right at him. And giggled at him ranting. And told him that he was an idiot. Daichi shook his head. No, that wasn't possible. Either Daichi was imagining things or all those were coincidences. He frowns. But why was he an idiot? He shakes his head again. No Daichi, not you, Sugawara was talking to himself. But Suga wasn't an idiot so he was going to have to fix that later too.
He jumps about a foot when he notices Asahi in the corner watching him nervously. "A-are you okay?" Said angel whispers, looking extremely worried. Daichi groans, shaking his head "I don't knooow!!!" He flumps down next to Asahi who pats his knee awkwardly "It'll,...be okay?" That makes Daichi stile a snort "oh my god, you're so bad at this." Asahi raises his eyebrow, face redder by the second. Daichi waves his hand, not being able to hold in his chuckle "you know, this whole comforting thing." Asahi flushes before shoving a cackling Daichi "oh shut up."
Once things have settled, Asahi tries again "so,...what was wrong?" Daichi frowns, the dilemma coming back to him again "It's,..I don't know. I'm just confusing myself at this point." He decided to settle on it all being a huge coincidence. Asahi frowns, but doesn't push. They sit in comfortable silence for a second before Daichi speaks up again "oh by the way. Turns out my human knows your human." He nudges him with his foot "And we're hanging out tomorrow." Asahi smiles at that "yeah, I heard. Except,.." he frowns "is everything okay with your guy? Nishinoya was getting pretty frustrated with him today." Daichi sighs "I don't even know at this point."
Asahi nods again "Oh, and his name sounds very familiar for some reason." Daichi tilts his head at him "Who's? Sugawara Koushi's?" Asahi nods "Yeah, that guy." "Huh." "Yeah." They sit silently again, each in their own little worlds. It was time to head to the daycare so they helped each other up, getting ready to head out. As they turned to take off, Daichi noticed something "Woah! Azumane!" Said Angel started at his name, turning around cautiously "yes?" Daichi grinned, gesturing to his hair "You've really got it going, huh?" Asahi chuckled, looking a little sheepish "yeah, I decided to leave it."
Daichi nodded his approval, patting his friend on the back "looks good!" Asahi grinned before bowing his head a little as a 'thanks'. "Except," Asahi froze "probably tie it up. You look like a girl." The huge man relaxed at this before chucking and striking a ridiculous pose "Why? Can't keep your hands to yourself?" Daichi doubled over he was laughing so hard, Asahi right beside him. "Okay, Okay, but in all seriousness, I was planning on putting it up. It keeps getting in my face" Azumane gasped out once they calmed down a bit. "Good" Daichi wheezed, attempting, and failing to straighten himself.
Eventually they finally did calm down, enough to fly over to the daycare where the baby crows were waiting for them. Someone watched the from the shadows as they watched, specifically Daichi, as they had been for a little while now. They would be making their appearance soon now.