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Sora has always been interesting company with the things he could see. Nagisa feels some sort of familiarity with Sora in how both of them see the world in their own way and in the dark rooms where they were shut off from everything; but they don’t like to talk about that.
‘Nagishan!’ Nagisa hears Sora calling out, he can also hear that he is running up to him. He turns to where Sora’s voice is coming from to catch him in midair.
‘...Looks like you’re excited today Sora-kun. ...But Ibara will not be happy if I were to carry you on my back for the entire shoot.’
Sora wiggles out of Nagisa’s hold and successfully lands on the ground with a flip. ‘Hihi~ that’s fine! Sora doesn’t have to keep you warm anymore!’
‘...Hmm? ...Why?’
‘Huhu~ your colors are not what they used to be! Nagishan isn’t hard to see anymore~♪’
‘...Oh? …What changed about them?’ Nagisa is curious, his colors changed? Sora had never mentioned anything like this in their talks.
Sora nods and bounces in his place, ‘Your colors are like a painting but it’s a bit abstract? It’s a combination of so many different colors. It holds other people's colors in it. Sora can see Senpai’s color in there too! But the ones that shine the brightest are Eden's colors!’ Sora smiles at him in an understanding way and Nagisa knows what he is talking about.
He turns to look at Eden, his Eden , they’re talking among themselves, probably about the photoshoot they’re going to have later, and his heart grows fond. He knows what he feels for them is different than what they feel for him, but it’s his own kind of love and he hopes he’ll be able to put those feelings into words for them to understand one day.
He looks at Sora and smiles back at him.
***
Ibara has spoken to Sora only in his lectures. He is a good kid, a bit of a wildcard with how he always seems to follow his instincts but Ibara has nothing to worry about when it comes to Sora. He is just a good, obedient kid.
And that is exactly why Ibara is caught off guard when Sora asks, 'Why do you always hide your colors?' once Tsumugi leaves them alone 'You always have this 'cover' over your colors but Sora can see your murky and lonely color underneath.'
'Haha~ Natsume-kun wasn't just joking when he said you have keen eyes ☆' Ibara feels like he let his guard down too much around this kid. He even waited for Tsumugi to leave before asking his question, maybe he isn't as innocent as he makes himself seem? Still, Ibara continues with his usual answer 'Well, you see, being an idol and Eden's producer is my job. Nothing more is needed, things like friendship are trivial after all.'
Sora looks confused? offended?? frustrated??? with his response 'But Sora can see that you care about them? Why hide your feelings from them and from yourself ? Sora can see your color turning happier when you're around them. It shines so brightly that Sora can see it no matter how much you try to cover it up!'
Ibara stops. Is he that obvious when he's with his unit mates? Can everyone see how much he cares for them like Sora does? Just the thought of other people knowing makes him feel terrified.
But right before he could give an answer, Hiyori calls them over to continue their photoshoot.
He makes a mental note to bake Hiyori a salmon quiche when they return to the dorms as thanks for saving him from answering those questions.
***
Sora speaks of colors and the world with sparks in his eyes. Hiyori thinks that they’re similar, though he hopes not in every aspect of their personalities.
It’s near midnight and Hiyori is enjoying the salmon quiche Ibara decided to bake for him out of nowhere. He said it’s to celebrate how wonderful Your Highness was in the photoshoot today! but Hiyori knows better, he also knows not to bring up the real reason why.
He hears footsteps coming to the kitchen. He wonders who it could be before hears a faint humming. He immediately recognizes who the voice is coming from, it’s Sora.
‘Oh? Sora-kun, what are you doing up at this hour?’ Hiyori says after Sora enters the kitchen.
‘Huhu~♪ Haku-chan is out tonight so Sora’s spending the night with Jun-chan-senpai playing video games together. Sora just came here to grab a few snacks!’ with that he starts rummaging through the cupboards, trying to find snacks both him and Jun would like.
While Sora is busy with that, Hiyori decides to bring up today's events.
‘Hey Sora-kun, sometimes you shouldn’t talk about other people's feelings out loud~♪’ Hiyori says in a cheerful but pointed tone, he knows that Sora meant nothing by it but he is worried that one day he might reveal something he shouldn’t by accident.
Sora turns to look at him, he looks anxious ‘Did Sora say something bad? If he did, he should apologize to the person he hurt.’
Hiyori shakes his head ‘No need to worry Sora-kun, you haven’t done anything bad ☆ You’re still a very good boy~’ Sora smiles at that ‘I just wanted to warn you, that's all~♪
‘And I saw you talking to Ibara between the photoshoots you know~ maybe you’re more mischievous than I thought?’ Hiyori winks at Sora and they both chuckle ‘But try to be a bit gentle with our Viper? He has a hard time with his emotions.’
Sora hums and takes out a few packets of gummy bears from where he was looking before ‘Can Dazzling-oniisan see his emotions too?’
‘I can’t see them like Sora-kun does but I can see how he looks at Nagisa-kun and it’s not that hard to miss once you get to know him.’
Sora looks confused by that ‘Just Nagishan?’ he mumbles to himself and stops to think about something, Hiyori doesn’t know what he’s trying to figure out but lets him do his own thing while keeps eating his quiche.
‘Sora understands,’ he starts speaking when Hiyori has eaten more than half of it ‘Sora understands that Dazzling-oniisan isn’t aware of Ibara-chan-senpai’s feelings as much as he thought.’
‘Oh? What am I not aware of now?’ It’s Hiyori’s turn to be confused now but he is also curious to what Sora means.
‘Hihi~ like you said, maybe Sora shouldn’t talk about other people's feelings and let them figure it out on their own~♪’ with that Sora gathers all the snacks he picked in his arms and says ‘Goodnight Dazzling-oniisan ☆’
Hiyori is left stunned after Sora basically skips out of the kitchen. He really is more mischievous than he thought. He says ‘Goodnight Sora-kun~’ with a smile on his face.
***
Jun first met Sora as a rival during the Saga Project but he’s glad that they met again and became friends in the Asobi club. Sora’s presence is always relaxing to Jun and they both find comfort in how similar they are.
The door to his dorm room opens and he hears Sora come in. ‘Haha~ Sora is back and he brought the snacks Jun-chan-senpai wanted~☆’
‘You were gone longer than I thought, did something happen?’
Sora sits down next to him and picks up his controller. ‘Nope! Sora saw Dazzling-oniisan in the kitchen and we talked for a bit! Hope you didn’t get too hungry while Sora was gone~♪’
‘You saw Ohii-san? What was he doing up at this hour? Wait, he didn’t bug you about our relationship again did he?’
'Huhu~ Dazzling-oniisan knows that we aren't dating in that way~♪ Also, Sora knows that you have your eyes on someone else, or should he say three specific people~?’
Jun rolls his eyes 'You really have turned into a menace ever since you started hanging out with Rinne-senpai,' Sora chuckles 'but I also know that you have your eyes some else too~'
Sora flushes ‘Hihi~ you could say that~♪ but Sora’s still not sure about what he feels for Hiiro-chan?’
Jun pats Sora's head. 'That's okay, you'll figure it out someday. And even if you don't, that's fine too. I have it figured out but that didn't make things much better…’ Jun stops and catches himself before he starts talking about his situation and how hopeless it is. ‘Sorry, I probably shouldn’t have said that last part.'
Sora turns to kiss him on the cheek and Jun knows that that's his way of saying thank you 'Sora understands! But he thinks that you shouldn't give up on them though~? Things may end in unexpected ways ☆’
‘Huh? You’re speaking all cryptic like Natsume-san tonight. Well, you can probably see how they feel, can't you?’ Sora only shrugs in response ‘Either way I’d like to confess to them on my own some day.’
Sora perks up ‘Jun-chan-senpai, you’re planning on confessing to them?’
‘Yeah, I don’t really have anything planned yet though. I’m probably gonna get rejected but, I don’t want to keep holding onto these feelings forever?’ Jun won’t ever say it out loud but there's a part of him, a very foolish part of him, that hopes that they might feel the same.
‘Huhu~☆ Sora could help you with your plan if you want?’
Jun shakes his head. ‘I should figure this out on my own but I’ll come to you if I ever need help.’ He ruffles Sora’s hair and he smiles at him so, so brightly that Jun thinks that he’s going blind. ‘That’s enough about my troubles. Let’s go back to playing this game?’
Sora only says ‘HaHiHuHeHo~♪’ and turns back to the screen and they go back to their game.