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Langa still hadn’t adapted to Okinawa’s weather. It was so stupid because he had been here for over a year now, but still the wet summer was unbelivable uncomfortable to him, the winter was absolutely better but somedays there were sudden temperature changes and Langa ended up all frozen after leaving his house earlier (hopefully) ready for a warm day. Today had been one of those awful days and Reki had lent him his hoodie out of pity and Langa was so happy to be wrapped in the warm and soft fabric, smelling Reki so close, it felt like being hugged by him all the time and he definitely wanted that. When they parted ways that night after their shift at the store, Reki insisted that it was okay and to just give the hoodie back the next day or whenever. ‘I don’t want you to be sick, dude! You’ll surely get sick if you take it off now’, he had said and Langa really wanted to move forward and kiss him. Instead they just did the usual dap and Langa skated home with his heart feeling so full of love that it was painful. He never wanted to take this hoodie off.
The apartment was empty and he had eaten at Dope Sketch anyway so he just went to lay down in his bed, wrapping his arms around himself and burying his nose in the warm fabric, breathing deep and closing his eyes, trying to think in Reki holding him in the tiny bed, theirs bodies so close, legs tangling, Reki would kiss his forehead or something like that because Reki was that sweet and caring and perfect and everything that Langa wanted in the whole world.
Langa had been in love with him for so long now, almost from the beginning, when Reki jumped him with his board, smiling so proud of himself, so bright and wonderful. At first it was just a crush and Langa expected it to go away soon, but it didn’t, it just got stronger and stronger and then painful and soon he realized that it was more than a silly crush or admiration. He would never tell him tho. Langa had seen Reki looking at pretty girls and blushing, it was so clear that Langa didn’t have an opportunity. And Reki was so damn kind that Langa knew he would feel bad for turning Langa down and he’ll try to make Langa feel better and telling him to stay friends but it would never be the same. So Langa had decided that he’ll just have to teach his heart to live with these feelings, to be the best friend ever, to support Reki always and feed on every little detail he could get but not to ask for more. When they had been apart it had been so horrible and it had been Langa’s fault, he felt like crying just by remembering it, he couldn't lost him again, he couldn't ruin this, being able to be near Reki was already a blessing, a sweet balm to his heart, even if it hurt to not be able to hold him like he'll wish, to kiss him, to kiss him all over and make him feel good. Everything he could get, at this point, was better than nothing, just being by his side would have to be enough.
So he breathed in Reki’s hoodie and remembered a shitty joke he had made today that left Reki laughing and holding his hand briefly. The warm sensation of those fingers on his own skin, he wanted that all the time. It was so naive but oh, how nice that would be, to hold Reki’s hand whenever he wanted, to hold it tightly and never let go.
His phone buzzed with a new text in his pocket and Langa took it off curiously, he knew it could be just Miya or Reki at this hour, he didn’t text much with anybody else really. He smiled slightly at the chat and answered with one hand.
Reki:
I was thinkg bout going to Cherry’s event tomorrow
u in?
Me:
ok
im in
Reki:
idk if its something fancy tho
Me:
i dont think so, its like a public thing right?
Reki:
well yeah
u r right
see u tomorrow then
Me:
ok
good night Reki
Reki:
cool
i cant wait 4 tomorrow
goodnight
Reki attached a cute sticker of a cartoon bear smiling after his last text and Langa really felt like crying. He wanted to kiss him so badly. He wanted to tell him, to tell him that he was so in love that his chest hurt, that he was everything to him... that he loved him so much.
Langa buried himself more on Reki's hoodie.