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“Tsukki!”
It looked like Yamaguchi was almost crying, what the hell? He had to catch his breath as soon as he was next to me. What he said next was quite unexpected.
“Date me, please.”
“Wait, what?”
Was he joking? No, Yamaguchi doesn’t joke about these kind of things. Besides, his expression was way too serious.
“Sorry to say it so out of the blue, but I’m serious.” Yes, I could see that.
“Why?”
He chuckled softly.
“You know I recently came out to my parents, right?” I nodded. Last week he suddenly declared he had something to say at the end of training. With a blushing face and stuttering he told us he was gay. It was quiet for a moment, so he turned even redder, but then Tanaka started to laugh and told him everyone knew already.
“You were so calm speaking to that pretty girl from my class, but as soon as a boy mixed in with the conversation you suddenly became a lot more nervous,” he laughed. Also Nishinoya and Sugawara had some examples. Yamaguchi was so overjoyed everyone had accepted him and had burst into tears.
“So my parents asked me yesterday if I already had a boyfriend. I told them no,” Yamaguchi continued. I already had a feeling where this was going.
“’Then why are you gay if you don’t even have a boyfriend?’ my father asked then. I then yelled: ‘Tomorrow I’ll come home with a boyfriend!’” Obviously. “And I didn’t know anyone to ask besides you, so please help me out!” He bowed ninety degrees for me. “And also, didn’t you had a bet with Tanaka?”
Oh. I forgot. The day after Yamaguchi’s coming out of the closet Tanaka had asked me if I already had a girlfriend. Or boyfriend, with a wink. I just told him no and that I had no intention of getting one soon. If I wouldn’t have a lover by next week, something terrible would happen to me. He said that while winking to Nishinoya. I just sighed and walked away. That day was today.
“I overheard their conversation about what they would do to you and trust me, you won’t be happy.” Right. I was still considering being Yamaguchi’s boyfriend.
“For how long?”
“I don’t know, until Tanaka and my parents are satisfied.”
“Knowing them, that could take pretty long.”
“If you’re worried about boyfriend stuff, it’s just stuff we do as friends, but with the occasional hug and hands holding.”
It didn’t sound bad. I mean, we would just behave normally, but say we were dating.
“Okay then. I’ll date you.”