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He’s beautiful…
Was the first thought that went through Toya’s head. He didn’t even deny the thought or reflect on it for a while cause all that was going through his mind was Akito.
Akito had his hair fluffed differently than usual with the blond streak showing off a bit more and his clothes showed off his muscular physique. Akito usually wore oversized clothing so right now he looked so…small? If that makes sense, Toya just felt hugging the shorter boy right now. The eyeliner and magical lighting didn’t do anything to help either.
Toya always knew Akito was pretty but he never really dove deep into it. But now with Akito looking at him, smiling like a kid who just got free candy, he couldn’t help but acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, he might have a small crush.
But he would rather die than confess and have Akito not look at him again with those wonderful eyes.
“You killed it out there!” Akito said after what felt like centuries to Toya but was actually maybe 30 seconds.
“I couldn’t have done it without you.” Toya responded, grateful his voice didn’t shake. He noticed that Akito had gotten a little red tint to his cheeks but blamed it on just being on singing and dancing.
“C’mon don’t discredit yourself. Anyways I was hoping we could take a detour while walking back.” Akito smiled a precious little smile (in Toya’s very factual opinion) as he proceeded to grab his phone an look at the time.
“My family’s out of town so I can spare time.” Toya also checked the time and it wasn’t super late but it was still getting a bit dark.
“Awesome let’s go!” Akito grinned and quickly grabbed Toyas hand as he ran to his desired location. Toya didn’t run much but he truly felt free with Akito just holding his hand and pulling him along.
The sun was setting over the horizon and the sky was all sorts of oranges and blues, the park Akito had dragged him to was also lit up so amazingly that Ena would yell at Akito for not taking a picture and sending it to her. But in all honesty, Toya couldn’t take his eyes off him.
Akito was the prettiest of it all. The way his face lit up, the way his hair swayed with the breeze, the way his lips looked so smooth as he talked, the way he shed off the cropped sweater just to feel the wind on his skin, the way his hugged his legs close to his chest, the way his eyes sparkled while talking about the way the crowd went wild as they sung, the way his face is adorned with freckles that look like stars.
That’s when Toya realizes that, oh. Maybe he is a lovesick boy for his best friend.
“But anyways,” Akito suddenly says snapping Toya out of his trance, “Would you mind if I stayed the night at your house?”
‘It’s a bad idea’, his mind tells him, ‘it’s terrible he’s too perfect, you’ll end up making a fool of yourself’.
…But would that be so bad? Akito always look at him with such determination and admiration that… well, who wouldn’t want to spend every minute and every second with him. “Toya?” Snapping out of his thoughts Toya quickly stands up and pats down his clothing.
“Well let’s go then.”
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‘Fuck’, Akito thought as his actions come crashing down like a pile of bricks. ‘Did I really just ask to go to his house?’, he thinks as he also pats down his clothes, making sure no wood-chips are stuck to him.
Honestly it just blurted out of him, he saw Toya looking at him while he spoke with that just breath-taking look he gives to only him out of his peripheral view and it made him choke up on his wording a bit which thankfully Toya didn’t comment on but he just wanted an excuse to have to himself for a little bit longer.
He wanted to be selfish just for tonight.
Akito picked up his sweater, shook it a bit, and put it on but walked a bit closer to Toya’s side. Mostly so he didn’t have to raise his voice a lot, especially after a live event and then running, but a small part of him hoped Toya would look at him. He hoped he gave him that look that always took his breath away, he hoped Toya would look at him with such love in his eyes that he felt like a middle-schooler gushing about their crush.
God he loved Toya so much it was sickening. Akito let out a small giggle at the thought. To think he loved Toya so much it made him laugh.
He has loved him ever since that night where he was able to get Toya back. Wait a minute.
Oh. Oh, Akito thought. I’m in love with Toya. He stared at the spot he was just sitting at. His face heating up in realization. ‘I knew I adored him, but to think it was full on puppy love…’
“Akito?” Toya questioned at his sudden stiffness. When a minute passed and Toya had gotten no response he tried again. This time however he reached a hand to Akito’s cheek and tilted his head to look at him.
Akito was never one to really care about height. It wasn’t like he was trying to be cool, and he wasn’t self-conscious of his own height either. But right now, the difference was shocking. Akito never realized how tall his partner truly is. It wasn’t noticeable at a distance but with Toya so close it wasn’t ignorable. Toya wasn’t that much taller but Akito had to tilt his head up just to look him in the eyes. God if Akito could take a picture with his eyes he would.
Toya looked absolutely stunning in the moonlight. When did it get so late? Who cares. Toya’s eyes shone like the moon and his hair was slightly messy due to running and preforming earlier. His hands were cold but it wasn’t an uncomfortable cold, more of an accepting cold, like laying your head on a cold pillow kind of cold. Don’t even get Akito started on his lips. They were a bit red from all the singing earlier, and it was clear he bit them a lot so they were a bit chapped, but they were the perfect cherry color he ever saw. In that moment he wished he could take a picture or just draw Toya onto a canvas so it could be everlasting. However the moment ended once Akito realized Toya asked him a question.
“O-oh um, sorry spaced out for a second,” Akito jumped back a bit and turned his head away as if he was looking at the sky when in reality he was trying to cool off his face, he coughed lightly into his palm before stating, “it’s getting late we should hurry.” Giving the best smile he could as his heart did backflips.
Toya didn’t look convinced but nodded and started to lead the way to his house.
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If Touya didn’t notice it before he definitely did now. Akito was absolutely radiant.
A single word had Toya hooked like a fish. It didn’t matter how small or how dumb it was Toya always listened. It was nice having Akito fill the silence between them since he always loved to hear Akito’s random thoughts but he was very distracted right now. Akito had hung his sweater lower than before and Toya had earlier been so distracted looking at the freckles on the gingers face that he didn’t even notice that the other didn’t have sleeves. Normally he would be worried since it’s night and very cold out but his gaze was kept on his friend, on his crush.
Akito wasn’t that tan but he was tanner than everyone in VBS. The freckles only stated this, they stood out loud and proud as they covered the boy. Akito said he was a carbon copy of his mom and Toya was already making plans to thank the woman. The freckles and Akito’s slight blush tempted Toya to just confess right then and there…Toya had to be stronger since he was on the verge of just asking Akito to marry him right then and there.
But Toya was more of a romantic, obviously he would bring Akito somewhere nice. Not on a sidewalk where there’s trash and definitely not somewhere so bland. Toya stopped that train of thought, ‘to believe I’m already planning out my proposal.’
Finally they got to Toya’s house and the moment they both stepped in the exhaustion and fatigue hit them like a train. “Got anything I can change into? As you can see I only brought my phone with me.” Akito jokingly asked, covering his mouth to let out a yawn.
“Mhm but I don’t think my pajamas shirts would fit you could borrow a hoodie instead.” Toya offers while leading them both to his room.
“That’s fine.” Toya rummages through his closet to find a soft blue oversized hoodie and some baggy black sweatpants. “Those are good.” Akito says when he sees what Touya’s holding. The shorter goes to the bathroom to change while Toya sits on his bed and lets go of a breath he didn’t now he was holding. The only noise was the silent wiring of his fan.
“I’m in love with Akito Shinonome” Toya says in a mumble, the only grounding he has is the clock to tell him Akito spent a good 3 minutes in the bathroom and the fan which helped him keep his overheating face under wraps. The sentence is like a confirmation of sorts. He brings his hands to his face as he just thinks. ‘I need to sleep,’ Toya finalizes as he gets up to change as well.
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Oh.
“Oh shit.” Akito puts his hand to his mouth, covering it as if his mouth would say something stupid, which it probably would do. Did he hear that right? Toya loved him? Akito lowered one hand from his mouth to grip the part of the hoodie that covered his heart as the other softly let go of the doorknob. Tears threatened to spill cause finally, fucking finally, he heard that damn line from Toya’s mouth. He was frozen in place while fireworks went off in his brain. He didn’t even realize when he started to have a dopey smile. Words could not describe the happiness that was swelling inside of him right now. It was if those 6 small words had given him the sun and the moon.
“Akito are you done in there?” Toya said in a slightly raised but obviously tired voice.
“Yeah don’t worry!” Akito yelled back quickly looking at himself in the mirror before heading out of the bathroom.
“You took a while in there you ok?”
“Oh, yeah don’t worry just admiring the shade of blue.” An obvious lie, Akito was surprised when Toya took it seriously.
“It’s actually my favorite shade, and look.” Toya grabbed the sleeve on Akito’s arm and turned it a bit to show the other the design.
“Oh complementary colors.” Akito pointed out as he saw the light orange drawing of some clouds and a sun.
“Yeah.” Toya said his voice a little less focused.
“Toya-“ Akito paused as he looked up. They were so close, at least 2-3 inches apart. Akito took note of everything Toya was doing. Touya was dressed in a regular white with orang spots sleep shirt with some red plaid pajama pants. It made him look so cuddly. His hair was also still ruffled which complimented his facial structure even more than usual. He stared at him with such raw emotion that it had Akito speechless. Also one hand was now cupping his cheek while the other held one of Akito’s hands.
‘This boy will be the death of me.’
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This is bad, Toya thought as he stared at Akito. But he couldn’t stop. Akito had that look in his eyes that Toya could never figure out as he stared. His eyes were slightly widened making him just so much more stunning since it gave light to the freckles that made it to the corners of his eyes. His hair was still ruffled and the blond strand was in full display and it was nothing short of gorgeous. And the fact he was wearing his clothes made his heart skip serveral so beats. The hoodie went to just the top of his thighs and the pants made him look so small which made him look so much more huggable, it was actually taking all his willpower to not wrap his arms around him and just hold him for eternity. Also his lips, god those just kissable lips, were slightly parted but so puffy and they looked so smooth compared to his slightly chapped ones.
…
“Akito?” A whisper. As if it was a secret just between the two of them.
“Yeah?” Akito whispered back.
“Could I ask you something?” Toya said leaning in a bit as if testing the waters. Akito didn’t move.
“Anything, partner.” Akito mentally cringed at himself for using that term so lightly at this time.
“Could I kiss you?” Akito widened his eyes and opened his mouth to speak then closed it while a blush crept up his neck to his cheeks then to his ears. Toya didn’t know if that was a yes or no so he waited. He waited even though it felt like centuries were passing by. Toya eventually thought it was a no and started to lean back before Akito grabbed the back of his neck and gently kissed the taller boy.
And everything lit up.
It was like a match was set aflame. Toya leaned into the kiss after the initial shock and it was perfect. They were perfectly in sync as if they were preforming a song or getting the other their favorite food that they knew off the bat. Eventually they needed to breathe and during that time they just stared. Akito had that infectious smile and his blush deepened while his lips looked ever more kissable somehow. And Toya smiled like he just won all the plushies in the arcade on one go. Akito was so giddy over how his chapped lips felt so comforting in a weird way that he craved it again. So Akito leaned in. This time the kiss was more soft. Akito however kept interrupting the kiss to laugh softly and soft tears fell down his face.
Toya was having none of it so he took Akito by the waist and pulled him down to lay with Toya on his back and Akito on his chest. Akito being trapped in his friend’s(?) bear hug, started giggling like a girl who’s walking with her crush. Toya took the chance to start kissing the so tempting freckles and small tears that were sitting on the bridge of Akito’s nose and his red cheeks. Akito kept laughing and struggling to get out of Toya’s grip but it was to no avail. Since Toya was dead set on kissing each and every freckle Akito had. Akito decided to lay his face flat on Toya’s chest as and attempt to stop the attacks but Toya just started to kiss the top of his head.
“Hahaha, stop!” Akito squeaked out between breathless giggles. In all honesty he could’ve broken out of Toya’s grip but where was the fun in that?
“You’re stunning, radiant, gorgeous, beautiful, attractive, handsome, pretty, charming-“
“Oi!” Akito yelled over Toya now blushing madly cause he knew that Toya wouldn’t have stopped until he said something or Toya ran out of words for pretty.
“Can I not compliment my amazing partner?”
“Partner? In what way” Akito teased, tilting his head up to look him in the eyes.
“Hmm, a boyfriend way, if you would like that.” Toya said as he rest one hand around Akito while the other played with his fluffy hair.
“I’d like that a lot.” Akito replied eyes now drooping a bit with exhaustion but fondness.
“Good, now go to sleep Akito.” The little mole under Toya’s eye lifted as his eyes looked at him as if he was the moon.
“Not without a kiss.” Akito says.
He got a nice kiss and a full night of peaceful sleep.
…and if he had to wrestle out of Toya’s grip just to make some coffee and pancakes in the morning then that’s no one’s business than their own.