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Kageyama ‘Mob’ Shigeo had two boyfriends he could never tell most people about.
One was fourteen years his senior, his boss, Reigen Arataka.
The other was his little brother Kageyama Ritsu.
Mob walked home from school one day, his friend Ekubo the spirit floating by his head. It was quiet around them, so they could talk freely.
Ekubo, being an amoral (formerly evil) spirit, was pretty chill about Mob dating such forbidden people.
Mob was feeling worried though. “Ritsu and I were almost caught in the school toilets.”
Ekubo tutted. “I told you to be careful at school! What would happen if everyone found out, hmm? Or even just one person spreading a rumor.”
Mob had a vision of himself with a big backpack, holding his boyfriends’ hands as they all ran away. It was a nice thought, even if he knew the reality would be very different.
Ekubo sighed. “If Ritsu didn’t have school council stuff, I’d be telling him the same.”
“Thanks for being such a good friend, Ekubo.”
“Friend. Hah.” Ekubo paused for a few moments, thinking as Mob walked on. He flew faster to catch up with Mob’s lengthening stride. “About that.”
“Mmm?”
“How about I take over Reigen next time? I’d be a giant improvement on him to be honest - perform better, last longer ....” Ekubo said.
“Next time?”
“When you have sex.”
Mob thought of Reigen with Ekubo’s smile and bright red cheeks. Reigen naked and hard in front of him, but it was Ekubo.
The idea…wasn’t offputting.
“Why this sudden offer?”
Ekubo scratched his forehead, a sweat drop beading there. “Well, I like you, Shigeo.”
Mob thought about Ekubo. How Ekubo had hung around at first, how they had become friends, how he’d been helpful when Mob was trying to run a marathon, how they’d quarreled.
Ekubo had been so kind overall. In his own way.
Mob thought of Ekubo’s smile, whether in his own form or possessing someone, and it made him want to smile back. Like he had felt with Ritsu and Master Reigen before he started to date them.
“I like you too,” Mob finally said, to Ekubo’s clear relief. “But ask Master Reigen yourself?”
They arrived at the Spirits and Such office.
Reigen smiled at Mob, glancing over at the windows to check the blinds were closed before walking forward and bending down to kiss him.
As soon as their kiss ended, Mob said “Ekubo, tell Master what you just told me.”
“This is way too wholesome for me,” Ekubo grumbled, but his words lacked any bite. “Lock the door and prepare yourself for possession, I want to share Shigeo.”
“What? No, find another body, or make your big form again.” Reigen pressed a protective hand to Mob’s hair. “Why include me in this?”
“Come on, Reigen, he likes you! And no human would want to have sex with my big form.”
Mob remembered Ekubo’s large green form in the giant broccoli, and holding onto his hand. That had been before he understood that men were any sort of option in that way.
But now he did.
Mob thoughtfully said, “I’d be interested in your spirit form, Ekubo.”
Ekubo looked at him in surprise.
Reigen rolled his eyes. “See? Leave me out of it.”
Later that day, when Mob had gone home, Kageyama ‘Mob’ Shigeo realized he had three boyfriends he could never tell most people about.
Mob and Ritsu were brushing their teeth together.
“Ritsu, I’m dating Ekubo.”
Ritsu spat out foam.“…What?”