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Reo hates that guy's guts.
He is well aware that Itoshi Rin is the second best in the class, only behind him, and the best in their college football team. His friends say that he is also handsome, whatever. But that doesn't give him the right to be an asshole.
—Reo, piggyback— Nagi interrupts his Itoshi Rin hate session. He is sprawled out on his desk. Reo rolls his eyes at him.
—Ask your boyfriend— he answers as he starts putting his things in his backpack. His movements were full of anger.
—Barou is in class, Reo, please— Nagi cried, extending the e in "please". Reo got up from his seat.
—Then walk, lazy genius. I won't go to the engineering building just because you don't want to walk.
—Is this because you are still mad at Rin Rin? — Nagi says as he gets up as well. He still had that particular face he always does when he has to do something he doesn't want to. Nonetheless, the question made Reo snap.
—Of course, I am, Nagi! What is his fucking problem? — Reo kept screaming as both left the classroom. Nagi sighed because when Reo was mad, he does things faster, that includes walking.
—Rin is just like that, Reo— Nagi tried to keep up with his steps, but he is currently failing.
—Why would he call me stupid in front of the class just because I dropped my pen? It makes no sense Nagi! — Reo fumes as he stops his walk down the corridor. He just remembered he has a free period, so he doesn't need to hurry to the business building.
—If you put it that way, I think Rin is meaner to you... — his friend pondered as he rummaged through things in his backpack, probably looking for food— I think he wasn't that mean when Isagi joined the football team. Talking about Isagi, maybe you should call him, when you make out with him you seem less stressed.
Reo blushes furiously, as he puts his hand against Nagi's mouth. He was about to tell Nagi to not say that aloud, but the bathroom door being opened aggressively made them both jolt in their place.
—Repeat that, lazy motherfucker— Rin's voice invades Reo's ears, and he wants to drink liquid mercury. Or force Rin to drink liquid mercury. Whichever is fine.
—None of your business, Itoshi Rin— he intervenes using a diplomatic tone. He may act childish about his rivalry with Rin when talking with Nagi. However, he'll remain elegant and nonchalant in front of Rin— Whatever I do or not with my personal matters is not in your interest.
—I didn't ask you, dumb purple boy, I asked this lukewarm— Rin answered, without looking at Reo, as he took Nagi by his hoodie. Nagi didn't even flicker as he murmured something like "Oh no, my rice bar". Reo held Nagi's hood and pulled him back, making him almost fall directly into the ground.
—I was well aware of your lack of manners, Itoshi Rin, nonetheless I won't allow you to treat Nagi or me that way— Reo interrupts Rin again and stays close to him. He has to slightly look up since Rin is a little bit taller than him, but he doesn't back up. Rin looks down at him with a mad look in his eyes. He can appreciate how big his under eyelashes are from this distance.
—Fuck off, Mikage, this is between that lukewarm and I— Rin spits, not moving a single centimeter. Reo glares at him.
—I didn't know you were this dumb, but it involves me since this is about me. If you have any questions, ask me, not Nagi— Reo's diplomatic facade starts to drop, now his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles were starting to turn white.
—Ok, since you are so insistent, is it true, then?— Rin got closer, and Reo could feel his breath on his face.
—What?
—That Isagi and you do that— Rin looks irritated as the question rolls his tongue. As if it was poison.
This time, Reo has to give the win to Itoshi Rin. It is less than convenient that his biggest enemy knows he had such a deal with Isagi. Reo backs off and takes Nagi by his hoodie again, turning his back on Rin.
—As I previously stated, Itoshi, that is none of your business— Reo answered as he started walking, dragging Nagi with him — If you'll excuse us, we have better things to do. Goodbye.
He could hear Rin say something, but he just ignored it and quickened his pace.
—Reo, my rice bar...
—Shut up, Nagi, I'll get you a new one.
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Reo didn't even want to enroll in that class. He loves learning, in fact, he loves social studies. However, the elective Reo pursued to enroll in was Business Systems Design and Application. He thought it would be a good idea to learn some programming since Nagi and he had a deal that they would enroll in the same electives so they could share some time together in college even though they weren't in the same major, he thought that one wouldn't bore Nagi that much.
The problem was that the college website crashed that day, so only Nagi could enroll in the class. When his counselor managed to fix the mistake, most electives were already closed. He ended up choosing Masculinities and Global Politics because it was the one that interested him the most. Nagi dropped the programming class and enrolled in the same course as Reo.
The first day he saw Rin in the classroom, he smiled as soon as he saw him. He knew who Rin was because he was one of his friends' friends. He thought he was funny because of his friendship with Bachira since Reo joined one of their study sessions. Reo wanted to ask for his socials but got too shy and didn't get to speak to him that day. He left Nagi's side and approached the man with a smile splattered on his face.
—Hi Rin!
Rin stared blankly at Reo's face, not moving one centimeter. Reo thought that maybe he might not remember him.
—I'm Reo, Isagi's and Nagi's friend...
—I know, stop talking to me— Rin interrupted him rudely while taking a seat.
Reo gagged on air and went back to Nagi's side. He could see his best friend almost smile at the situation, and he glared at him.
—Shut up. He is a fucking asshole.
After that, Reo never tried to speak to Rin again. The bad news was that Rin would speak to Reo constantly and indirectly. Whenever Reo participated in class or even when he was breathing too hard by Itoshi Rin's standards, Rin would make a snarky comment about him for the whole class to hear. The professor would scold Rin sometimes, but that didn't stop him.
Reo didn't understand what Rin’s problem with him was. He didn't remember bothering him back on that study session, and he looked like a patient person, back then since he dealt with Bachira the whole time. Before that, Reo and Rin had never interacted, at least not that Reo remembers.
Reo thinks that if Rin wasn't so fucking rude to him, they might be friends. Reo admired how Rin moved on and off the pitch. He had a certain grace to his movements that was impossible not to watch. Rin was also intelligent and had a great way with words, it was a pleasure to hear him explain his analysis in class. Rin was also a Languages major, so he definitely was multilingual too. Also, even though Reo hates to admit it, Rin is handsome. But, not only handsome, he is handsome in an elegant way. Black hair, deep turquoise eyes, perfect skin, the under eyelashes, his lips look pretty too. Reo wonders what it would be like to...
Crash!
Reo was too stunned by his thoughts that he let his phone fall straight onto his face.
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Reo thinks that he might be something like a masochist when it comes to love because his own decisions are insane. Firstly, he fell in love with Chigiri in high school, even though he knew that Chigiri and Kunigami were in love with each other. Nagi would always buy him ice cream when Reo cried when Chigiri went on dates with Kunigami. Then, he fell in love with Shidou, even though he knew it wasn't serious. He bawled his eyes out in front of Nagi and his boyfriend, Barou, when Shidou ended their fling because he was going to fancy Itoshi Sae. Itoshi Sae who was the brother of his current problem.
After this realization, he couldn't keep his eyes off Rin. However, the real problem was that Rin was always staring at him every time he focused his eyes on him. Reo often got lost in the turquoise eyes, not caring about the blush that appeared on his cheeks every time. One of those times, Rin directed his view to his lips. Reo panicked so much that he jumped in his seat and hit Nagi. They both fell to the floor with a bang in the middle of the lesson.
Barou made fun of him for days, because, of course, Nagi told him.
He missed when it was just his best friend and him. Since Nagi started dating Barou, everything that happened or Reo told Nagi, Barou would know.
—You should confess, insect— Barou told him one day while he was picking up Nagi's stuff in their shared apartment.
That was one of the things Reo liked about Nagi dating "The King", if Reo was too lazy to pick up Nagi's mess, Barou would do it because, at this point, it was as if he was their roommate too.
—Confess? It is not like I'm in love with him or something— Reo answered begrudgingly as he struggled with his homework from his Taxes and Law class in his bed.
—Maybe that lazy bastard doesn't say anything because he wants you to realize it yourself, but I'm not as patient nor lazy as he is— Barou spits while pulling out Nagi's underwear from under the bed— For some odd reason, you like that man. I don't want to give a massage to that white-haired hassle every time you panic and decide to make it everyone's problem.
Reo blushes and hides his face in a pillow. He doesn't want to admit he likes Rin because it's obvious that that man hates him.
—Even if I liked him, he hates me— Reo said with his face buried in the pillow. He heard how Barou thundered up from the floor and finally looked back at him.
—I can't believe I always have to fix Nagi's problems, my god— Barou said and left the room.
Reo finds it hilarious that if you spoke to Barou about Nagi he would insult him in ways that Reo didn't even know existed, but once they were together, they were the clingiest couple Reo has ever seen. Also, Reo saw that Barou had Nagi registered on his phone as "My love" with a bunch of heart emojis one day Reo had to call Nagi from Barou's phone to pick him up because he was too drunk to speak. He also got glances at their conversations when he was with Nagi. They had more often than not, corny fights over who loved the other more. Cringe.
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Reo and Nagi arrived at the class they shared with Rin, and he was surprised and a little disappointed that Rin still wasn't there. Rin always arrived before Reo, so it was weird he wasn't there. Reo took his usual seat and opened his computer to continue writing an essay from another class. Nagi sprawled on the desk. He started snoring a couple of minutes after. Nothing new.
Reo was so focused on his essay that he only took his attention off his computer when he heard his classmates gasp. He even heard Nagi straight himself up. He directed his view to the front, and he gasped too. It was Itoshi Rin. He was holding a flower bouquet. He was also dressed nicer than usual. He was walking towards where Reo and Nagi were seated too.
He started panicking as Rin got closer. It was obvious he was approaching them.
—Nagi, do something! — he whispered-screamed at Nagi, who had his big eyes looking at Reo, then at Rin, and then back at Reo.
—What do you want me to do?— Nagi whispered back. Reo felt how his hands began to sweat.
—I don't know! Whate…— Reo was interrupted when a bunch of purple flowers was shoved in his face. He looked at Rin in awe, was he flustered?
—Go out with me— Rin murmured; it was almost unintelligible.
—What?— Reo stuttered as he took the bouquet in front of him. Their hands brushed, and both blushed.
—I'm not repeating it— Rin answered while his whole face blushed, including his ears.
—But you hate me— Reo answered. It was barely audible too.
—No, I don't— Rin retorted, blushing even more— I just wanted your attention. Bachira told me to just be myself.
—Fine. I'll go on a date with you then— Reo giggled— But no more bickering!
—Friday. After class— Rin added dryly but smiled too. Reo opened his mouth but was soon interrupted as the sound of some books falling on a table stunned the whole classroom.
—Oh my god, finally, I was getting tired of you two— Ego Jinpachi, the professor, said as he opened his computer to project the class' material. Reo gagged. Rin looked more flustered than before. Their classmates started cheering at them— Shut up, we are beginning today's lecture. Rin, go back to your seat.
Rin gave Reo a piece of paper before he turned around and started walking back to his seat. Reo admired the number written in it, with perfect penmanship. Reo looked back at Rin. He saw that he stopped his steps halfway. He turned back to Reo. He doesn't know how it happened because it was all too fast, but in seconds he had Itoshi Rin kissing him in front of everyone. Reo melts into the kiss after a couple of seconds.
—Well, whatever— Ego said as Rin separated himself from Reo. Both smiling at each other.
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~Additional time~
Isagi is trying to flirt with Bachira while they were warming up for soccer practice. He is using Reo's tips because, in one of their friendly outings to kiss, he told him about his crush on his best friend. Reo told him they should stop seeing each other that way and encouraged him to shoot his shot with Bachira, saying it was notorious that the bee boy liked him too.
—So, Bachira, would you like to...
—Rin Rin! — Bachira interrupted Isagi, and he followed Bachira's eyes and saw Rin.
Rin is angry. That was obvious. He was stomping towards Isagi, holding a ball between his hands. Isagi started evaluating his life decisions and thinking about which sin he commit this time. Rin stopped at some good 5 meters from Isagi, took the ball in one hand, and threw it straight to his face. Rin threw the ball so hard that Isagi didn't even have time to react. The ball kicked him, and he fell hard into the floor. It was so painful that he felt the world spin.
—Kiss Reo again and I'm breaking your kneecaps next, motherfucker— Rin says full of anger. Rin left Bachira and Isagi alone in the middle of the field.
—Did you kiss Reo?— Bachira whispered. Isagi focused his view on the boy. His eyes were full of tears.
—No! — he answered. Bachira's sad look was still focused on him— Ok, yes, but I don't like him like that! I only like you; I swear!
—So you like me?— Bachira looked as happy as ever. Isagi came to the realization that he just confessed.
—Fuck, I didn't want to confess like this— Isagi cried as he covered his face with both hands. His right eye was already swollen, most likely the next day it would be purple. He heard Bachira's pretty laugh as he kissed both of his hands.
—I like you too, dummy.