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Once upon a time, you got big mad at Hinata for being so dumb. You draw a face on a tangerine and stare at it on the table. You take a photo of it and upload it to your social media, captioned: I can’t believe I like tangerines
The :) stares back at you innocently.
“Stuuuupid,” you tell the fruit.
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“Do I have to spell it out for you?” you ask it.
Is he just pretending to ignore you? You thought you made it MORE than obvious already. Everyone else knows, except the person who needs to know about it the most. So what do you do?
“This is really dumb.” You sigh and reach for the fruit, holding it so the :) faces you. “Dumb Shoyo, Shitty Shoyo…” you mutter digging your nails into the skin, peeling it apart. The :) turns into :/ and then ./-;
As you pop a piece of the tangerine slice in your mouth one after another, letting the citrus juice burst, you think about your next move. What should you say? Text? You’re just about to finish off the last piece when your phone lights up and see a notification from Hinata: I’m outside.
You swallow the last piece and get up to open the front door where you find him holding a giant mesh bag of tangerines.
“I saw that you like..um..I was just around here,” he stutters and messes with his bright, orange hair. “GAHHHH! HERE!” He shoves the bag in front of you, head turned away in embarrassment.
You accept the bag from him and gesture towards the living room. “Uh….thanks…do you want to come in and sit for a bit?”
“YES! I mean NO, I actually still need to go back to practice, I mean!” He begins to ramble. “I mean, I want to stay but I’m busy! But you’re important even though, NO damnitwhatdidwepracticetosayearlier? Um I LIKE YOU. WILL YOU Go Out with me…”
You’re flabbergasted, frozen at the door frame. His confession is still ringing in your ears. Hinata swallows his nerves, trembling.
“…What time does practice end today?” you ask quietly.
“Six?”
“Dinner’s at seven…the usual place.”
“Huh?” He looks at you confused.
“AH! I like you too okay!” you exclaim, all patience gone for the fruit-head. “I’m asking you out to dinner right now!”
His eyes widen and sparkle with growing understanding. “Oh!”
He pulls you in a for a tight hug, nearly tripping you along the way and laughs. “I’m so happy. I’m so happy! Sorry, I’m a little slow, haha.”
You inhale the scent of sunshine and tangerines. “Yea, but I guess I love that side of you too.”