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Serendipitous encounters

Summary:

Sousuke was always a person who didn’t open himself that much to other people. He preferred to be a solitary person, just tending to himself and the occasional person here and there. Ever since Rin returned to Australia, he hasn’t really socialized much outside of the people he sees at the gym, even then, there was only some small talk.
One day, running into the gym, bumping into someone familiar. If only he knew what would happen after that.

Notes:

Serendipitous:
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Italics - thoughts
Bold - speech

Chapter 1: Chapter I: Monotonous lifestyle

Chapter Text

Sousuke POV

Another yet monotonous day Sousuke thought as he drives back to his dorm. He managed to find his dorm room a few days early as his dad thought that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to acquaint himself with the surrounding area. It’s the same old stuff and I’ve only been here for a few days…

He lazily strolls up to the elevator and punches the button for the 17th floor. He always liked that number, he thought that since he was 7, thinking that the number 17 signified something in life. It did, on the 17th of January, he got his first car after saving up money last year. On the other side of the spectrum, when he turned 17, his first boyfriend broke up with him after 2 years of being together.

“What should I eat for dinner today?” he wondered, opening his fridge and looking around. Since he knew how to cook, he ensured that the fridge was well stocked and plentiful of healthy produce. “Ahh, how about some ramen today” he decided after a good search. Like other teenagers, he would open the door of the fridge, and took his sweet time in looking, many times forgetting what he wanted and closing it, only to open it 5 minutes later.

Quickly cooking some ramen noodles and a pork broth with ease, he sat in front of the television and flicked around before just turning it off and listening to some music.

ring ring ring

ring ring ring

Surprised, Sousuke quickly turned around and saw that his phone was buzzing. Who on earth would it be? He thought, immediately grabbing it and looking at the caller ID. Seeing that it was his stepbrother, quickly responded.

“Hello?” Sousuke said

”ahh, Sousuke. Don’t forget the way to university tomorrow, there are some new students, probably taking the other room sooner or later” Tatsuya joked
”Piss off Tatsuya” Sousuke replied ”I don’t get lost. Hey bro I gotta go, gym is calling me”

” Alright dude, just don’t overwork yourself too much, maybe then you can be just as strong as I am” Tatsuya said and promptly hung up.


What an idiot he can be, I’m way stronger than he ever will be. Like Sousuke, Tatsuya is a swimmer, but unlike Sousuke, he’s in the national team preparing for Tokyo 2020.
Grabbing his gym bag and turning off the stove, he quickly hustled off, driving to the gym.

“Good evening Yamazaki-san” The clerk said brightly. Nodding his response, Sousuke headed to the locker room and dumped his stuff before heading to the treadmill.
The second he opened the gym door, he ran right into someone.

” ahhhh sorry sir—oh my god Yamazaki-san, I’m so sorry” Someone exclaimed. Sousuke looked up and saw Tachibana Makoto, he was surprised. He never saw anyone from Iwatobi in almost half a year.

” Tachibana, it’s cool, I didn’t look up. Hey, it’s nice to see a familiar face around here. Call me Sousuke instead”

” ahh, alright then… S-Sousuke-kun” Makoto piped.” you go to Waseda right?” he asked the teal eyed man

” Yeah, why?” he replied

The green eyed man happily replied” so am I, I’m moving in to the dorms tomorrow, but I’m in a hotel room for now, I better get going, don’t want you interrupt what you are doing” Flashing his trademark smile he waved goodbye. Leaving a flustered Sousuke behind.

He was another person who fell for Iwatobi’s male sweetheart.