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1. You Loved Him. I Stayed Anyway. by KittyxxDiana

   Fandoms: 光が死んだ夏 | Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu | The Summer Hikaru Died (Anime)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   18 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • "Hikaru" | Fake Indou Hikaru & Tsujinaka Yoshiki
   • "Hikaru" | Fake Indou Hikaru/Tsujinaka Yoshiki
   • Original Indou Hikaru/Tsujinaka Yoshiki
   • Tsujinaka Yoshiki
   • "Hikaru" | Fake Indou Hikaru
   • Original Indou Hikaru
   • Unrequited Love
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Angst
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Identity Crisis
   • Self-Doubt
   • Insecurity
   • Unresolved Romantic Tension
   • Slice of Life
   • Forbidden Love
   • POV "Hikaru" | Fake Indou Hikaru
   • POV Tsujinaka Yoshiki
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Eventual Romance
   • Masturbation
   • Underage Masturbation

   Summary

   He was never meant to belong here. Yet every smile, every passing touch, every borrowed word drew him in, blurring the line between love, guilt, and something far darker. He knew he wasn’t him — but leaving meant losing Yoshiki entirely.

   OR

   After they returned from the beach, Yoshiki pushed ‘Hikaru’ away, shaken by things he hadn’t even realized he’d confessed. For a while, ignoring him was fine — until they were assigned a project together.
   How was he supposed to avoid him now?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   28,387

   Chapters:

   15/18

   Comments:

   21

   Kudos:

   77

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