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“ I never thought I'd fall for him again but… He’s definitely the one I love.”
Saying this made him think about the last few months.
Before their reencounter Takano genuinely thought he was kind of happy.
A demanding and rewarding job, a good friend, and good looks which allow him to have sex whenever he wants to. At least he was a mature adult.
Well, Onodera made him throw all of that away. When he first saw him he was immediately attracted to him. His figure and mostly his eyes.
But his crappy attitude made him want to tease him and show him that his buttoned up ideas aren’t doing him any favors.
So he kissed him.
Strangely he feels something.
He’s somewhat nervous and his heart is beating faster. He managed to keep his composure and let Onodera freak out about his actions.
But this feeling doesn’t stop.
He ends up figuring out that the new employee is the heir to some big shot company.
He then understands his uneasiness.
The emerald eyes, the rich heir… All of this applied to his former lover. Only the name and the personality were that different.
Despite feeling he was being ridiculous, he decided to press the matter further and questioned Onodera.
“ I used to read all the books at my school library. It was my hobby…”
This innocent conversation was like a knife in his heart. Onodera was his Oda from the past. He didn't know what to feel.
A strange mix of anger, resentment, and attraction.
He wanted to forget that last part.
He kept saying to himself It’s just been a while since he had sex with a guy.
He never told this to Onodera but after his declaration to make him fall in love with him, he went to sleep with a random guy.
But the feeling was the same.
So his plan changed. He was going to make Onodera fall for him, sleep with him then dump him.
His plan was clear in his head, but Onodera wasn’t the kid who worshiped him anymore. He was a jaded adult, cranky, told him off and despite being attracted to Takano refused to let him make a move.
Their obvious tension fortunately was played for laughs by the entire editing team.
Takano wasn’t a man who liked to mix his professional and personal lives.He didn’t want to relive the mess Haintani made years ago.
Quitting his job wasn’t part of his plan.
However Onodera was hard to not notice.
The first time he understood this was during the flu outbreak.
Despite his bitchy attitude Onodera still has this unraveling determination which made him fall for the shy first year ten years ago.
This trait added to his confusion.
He didn’t want to trust him. That's why he continued his half hearted advances.
His friend, worried, urged him to stop this meaningless courtship, but he soon realized his mistake.
With alcohol helping, he found out about Onodera’s jealousy about his friend.
This unleashed all of Takano's desires.
Despite not having his total consent, he’s ashamed to say he jumped his former lover and told him he loved him.
Even though he doesn’t know if his fiancée is still in the background.
He will do everything to have Onodera in his arms, these feelings cannot be compared with any work success or fuckbody.
Of course Onodera is too drunk to answer properly, but managed to make his boss feel upset.
Calling by his former name.
This time, Takano swore that he would make Onodera confess to his present self. And to Takano’s disappointment, he doesn’t remember anything.
Onodera refuses to face reality. Before he can do anything, his subordinate runs away, even forgetting his bag.
“How annoying…”
He lost.
He felt like a stupid teenager. Impulsive, too horny, aggressive and angry at his subordinate. However no matter the mixed messages, the disappointment, the disappearances after a night of passion, their friends, Onodera always be the one.
Even if they hurt each other, even if they can’t comprehend this strong feeling, they have to be together.
Even if Takano can’t put it into words, he felt the same thing as Onodera feeling.
The confusion, the fear of falling too deep.
Onodera just has to realize the truth.
They both lost from the moment they met again.