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Being the ‘odd one out’, the ‘weird’ one wasn’t fun at all. Mizuki had long ago gotten used to being stared at, to all of the whispering and insults thrown their way when people thought they weren’t there but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. What was so bad about doing what makes you happy? It’s not like the way they dress hurts anyone so why were people so weirded out by it? Mizuki liked to think they were good at ignoring it most of the time and focusing on other more important things but some days, they couldn’t help but feel down about it.
Today was one of those days.
The view from the rooftop was beautiful,the setting sun giving the town underneath a warm orange glow. Looking down at a group of kids hurrying back home, Mizuki couldn’t help but sigh. Such a beautiful afternoon and here they were, being weighed down by things they couldn’t change...what a waste.
A small breeze blows and they closed their eyes, silently wishing that the wind could take all of their worries with it.
“Mizuki”
The somber silence was broken by a single word. Mizuki turns around, startled by the sudden use of their name.
“Mafuyu?”
The purple haired nodded and simply stood there, staring at Mizuki silently. Mizuki quickly put on their usual happy facade, pretending that there was nothing wrong with them, just like they always did
“Well, that’s a nice surprise! What are you doing here?”
“...you’re late so I came to look for you”
Mizuki blinks twice, suddenly realizing they completely forgot that the 2 of them had plans to discuss 25ji’s newest song.
“Ahh right right! I got lost in my thoughts and didn’t notice it was already this late! Pretty careless, considering I was the one that said we should do it in person, isn’t it? My bad~”
Mafuyu remained silent and Mizuki started wondering if she had noticed something was wrong. They decided it was better to start moving before Mafuyu could question them and clapped their hands to grab her attention, quickly making their way to the entrance.
“Well, we really should get going then! Sorry for making you come all the way here. You should have just called me, you know? We didn’t exchange numbers for no reason afterall!”
“You are not okay”
That stopped them on their tracks. Of course she had noticed. Mafuyu was easily one of the sharpest people they knew, there was no point in pretending everything was okay.
“Hm? I’m fine though?”
But that didn’t mean they wouldn’t try to.
“...”
Mafuyu didn’t say anything, knowing very well that the person in front of her wasn’t going to open up so easily. Instead, she opted to walk up to them and grab their hand, hoping to convey her feelings through her actions instead of words. My feelings huh….I wonder why my chest hurts when Mizuki makes that expression….
“Huh? Mafuyu??”
“Hm?”
“Why...are you holding my hand?”
“You don’t like it?”
“No! No, that’s not it! I like it...”
And they did. Mafuyu may not be the warmest person ever but Mizuki knew that she isn’t as heartless as she appeared either. How could the hand of someone heartless be this warm?
“I really like it, actually”
And they did. With a light squeeze, Mizuki found themselves being comforted by the one person they could understand the most. The one person who understood them the most.
“Hey Mafuyu?”
“Hm?”
“I’m...honestly kind of lonely...”
“...I see”
“Can I hug you?”
“Sure, if it helps”
And Mizuki found out that Mafuyu’s hugs were warmer than her hands and felt that maybe, just maybe, they weren’t as alone as they thought they were.