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Mondo Owada was a delinquent. He didn't care about rules and just did whatever he wanted. He had grown up in a biker gang, so breaking the rules was his way to function.
That meant he got into trouble for it as well, obviously. Mondo couldn't care less though. He was used to getting into trouble and he never made a big deal out of it.
Mondo was confident and full of pride. He also had quite a quick temper and often solved matters with violence instead of words. That didn't mean he was a bad guy though - he would never wish ill upon someone. He was also the type of person to never hold grudges.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru was the model student of Hope’s Peak Academy. As the Ultimate Moral Compass, his job was to follow the rules and make sure everyone else did so as well. He was loud, full of energy and determined to always be at his best.
Naturally, the two often clashed. Kiyotaka often called Mondo out for breaking any of the rules, such as smoking behind the school during lunch break or being late to class.
Obviously Mondo would…
...obey him...??
Wait. Why would Mondo ever do as he’s told? It was weird for Mondo to listen to anyone in the first place. It was even weirder for him to apologize for breaking the rules to a classmate who he barely knew.
Something was going on here. Something that neither of them was aware of. Surely, things were bound to change.
One day during lunch break, when Mondo and his best friend Chihiro sneaked behind the school so Mondo could smoke, he decided to ask her about it.
Chihiro was the polar opposite of Mondo - she was small, gentle looking and a bit of a crybaby. However, being the Ultimate Programmer, she was one of the smartest people Mondo knew.
“Hey Chihiro?” Mondo asked as he lit his cigarette.
“Whats up?” Chihiro looked up at him.
“I keep acting weird around Kiyotaka, do you have any idea why?” Mondo asked.
“Weird? You mean you keep doing what he says?”
“Yeah, but I never do that. Like I don't even follow your advice sometimes, why would I follow his?”
Chihiro sighed.
“Maybe you think he's an authority?”
“Fuck authorities. They ain't shit.” Mondo angrily spit on the ground.
“I don't even think he is an authority! That's definitely not it.”
“I don't know..” Chihiro said before letting out a small ‘hmm’, indicating she was thinking about it intensely.
“Maybe you have a crush on him?” she asked after a pause.
Mondo coughed on the smoke.
“But he’s a boy!”
“So what? Who said you can't have crushes on boys?”
“Yeah but I'm not gay!”
Chihiro chuckled and didn't say anything.
“There's no way I’m gay.” he quietly said to himself.
“Mondo! Why are you smoking on school grounds?!” a familiar voice said.
Shit.
Mondo looked up to see Kiyotaka standing in front of him.
Suddenly he felt his palms get sweaty and his cheeks get hot. It was as if he suddenly forgot how to act. He tried to stay as natural as he could but he still felt awkward.
He got this. There's no way he's gonna apologize because of Kiyotaka! He was Mondo Owada after all! He didn't care about rules! He must stand his ground and fight back!
Come on, say something!
“Sorry.” Mondo muttered as he squashed his cigarette against the wall.
“I always find you here! Please stop coming here every lunch break!” Kiyotaka said and walked away.
“Gah! God fucking damnit! Why did I say sorry?!” Mondo asked himself angrily.
“Kiyotaka is so scary when he’s yelling..” Chihiro said with a shaky voice.
“Sorry Chihiro. It wasn't meant for you, I’m sure he didn't mean to scare you!” Mondo comforted him.
Chihiro wiped a little tear.
“I'm okay. I'm just a crybaby.” she chuckled.
“God, I hate it here. Why is this happening to me?!” Mondo angrily kicked a rock on the sidewalk as he and Chihiro were walking home.
“What’s happening to you?” Chihiro asked.
“Kiyotaka fucking Ishimaru.” Mondo answered.
“You sure think about it a lot.”
“Yeah, because it's weird! This kind if thing has never happened before!”
Chihiro didn't say anything.
“Chihiro come on. You're smart! Can't you help me out here? Tell me what's going on? Why did I say sorry to him back at lunch break?” Mondo nudged her.
“It's your life Mondo, how am I supposed to know why you're acting the way you are? I’m a programmer, not a therapist.” Chihiro complained.
Mondo sighed.
“However, I noticed one thing.” she added after a pause.
“You definitely have a crush.”
“I don't! There's no way. I’m not even gay!”
Chihiro chuckled.
“You know what? You should give that last statement a little thinking.” she said before turning around the corner.
“What do you mean by that?!” Mondo yelled after her, but she only waved at him as an answer.
The whole way home, Mondo thought about it, just like Chihiro said.
Was he gay? No, there's no way. He still liked girls a lot. There was no way he was gay.
Was Kiyotaka gay though? It was very unlikely. Or Mondo just wouldn't expect someone like him to be gay. Well, you never know, maybe he actually was gay. He concluded that he shouldn't assume these kinds of things. Wait, why was he thinking of Kiyotaka?
Mondo shook to hopefully get Kiyotaka out of his head. He sure thought about him awfully much for a straight man.
Yeah, there was no way he was gay. He just, couldn't be gay. Everyone else could be gay but not him.
Not him.
He wasn't gay.