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“So, what was it you wanted to talk about, Tsukki?”
Tsukishima seemed really nervous, fiddling with his fingers while blushing profusely. He’d already used up all the courage he had mustered up to even ask Yamaguchi to meet up with him like this, but he needs to get it together, he can’t mess up now.
Tsukishima cleared his throat, breathing in and out gently for a moment. He laid his eyes on Yamaguchi as the cold breeze blew through the both of them, revealing more of his their faces as they looked at eachother. He could only wish himself luck internally at what he was going to say.
“I-is something wrong?”
Tsukishima was apparently too silent for too long, as Yamaguchi ended up asking if he was okay. Trying to break the pressure, he cleared his throat again and shuffled nervously infront of him. He needs to concentrate.
Tsukishima shuffled for his MP3 player in his pockets, reaching out and looking for the song he had downloaded just for this moment. It was calm, with minimal lyrics and a serene tone, but it wasn’t for him. He took the headphones off of his ears and stepped closer to the green-haired boy, and gently put his headphones around his ears.
Yamaguchi’s eyes widened for a moment, processing what was happening. For a moment, it was pure silence, the muffling of the headphones blocking out the wind. But after a moment of watching Tsukishima fiddle with his MP3 player, a serene tune played into his ears, accompanied by the cold air, and Tsukishima’s grip on his hands.
“Do you like it?” Tsukishima said, looking away at Yamaguchi’s gaze.
“I-, yeah, it’s good.” Yamaguchi replied as he listened to the song. “What’s all of this for though?”
This is it. The moment he’s waited for, alone with his love in front of the place where they made the greatest memories, the wind howling perfectly in the way he wanted it to, the vibe set.
He can’t mess this up. He lowers the volume of the music, letting Yamaguchi hear him clearly.
“I-.. I want to tell you something.”
“I- I- TSUKIII! I LIKE YOU TOO!” Yamaguchi cut in, assuming what he was going to say.
The two of them just look at eachother for a moment. Tsukishima let go of Yamaguchi’s hands and stumbled back in surprise, the headphones nearly falling off the green haired boy from the pull of the wire.
Tsukishima couldn’t believe what was happening. The music came to a stop, switching to whatever was next on his shuffled playlist. They stared at eachother for a moment, before Yamaguchi acts and runs to the blonde, wrapping his arms around his waist, shedding a few tears while doing so.
“T-Tsukii…”
Tsukishima, not knowing what to do, reciprocates, wrapping his arms around Yamaguchi, holding onto him like the world was about to end.
For a moment, they just hold eachother like that, not knowing what to say to the other. They forgot about the random music playing im Yamaguchi’s ears, as the embrace of the other was louder than any song. The words of Yamaguchi play in Tsukishima’s head on loop, and he could concentrate on nothing else but the person he had been holding close for a minute now.
“I.. was gonna tell you eventually..” Yamaguchi said, breaking the silence. “B-but if that wasn’t what you were gonna say!” He continued, pulling away from their hug, surprised. “Then just I-“
“No, it’s okay.” Tsukishima cut him off, pulling him back into the hug they were in. “I was going to tell you that anyways..”
Yamaguchi could only echo the other boy’s name as he started to tear up more, as he nuzzled into Tsukishima’s chest, letting silent happy sobs come out of him.
After a moment more of embracing, the two of them pull out and hold eachothers hands tightly, fingers intertwined and wrapped around eachother’s.
“Tsukki, y-you wanna get meat buns or whatever?”
“Sure, Tadashi.”
As the two now lovers walk together from the gym’s entrance, Tsukishima can’t help but feel a warm flutter in his chest, something different from what he usually feels. Yamaguchi, with him, talking about the music he’s listening to from HIS player, and whatever else as they leave the campus and make their way to Foot of the Slope.
Even without his music player, a beautiful song is playing in his ears, a song that will always remind him of that warm embrace.