You were back from your shopping spree with Nobara, it honestly was impressive how much clothes she buys yet always say she has nothing to wear. âBabe you should come with me to see the boys !â She says excitedly, you grin at her eagerness and shake your head slowly. âThe boysâ were Fushiguro Megumi and Itadori Yuji. To be honest, when you first met them ? You thought the complicated one would be Megumi because of his sarcasm and silence, However, itâs the golden retriever who happens to not appreciate you.
Yeah, when you told Nobara, she told you âNooo Yujiâs stupid and he looks like a goldfish but I promise you, he doesnât hate anyone, heâs nice, too much for his own goodâ. But you know better, and maybe this is what actually frustrates you.
The first time you met him was at that party organised in the campus, you were Nobaraâs roommate, you didnât know anyone yet. It was Nobara who found you in a corner, sipping some juice by yourself, she thought that you were too pretty to be alone at a party and should have fun with her, so you followed her to her friends table. âGuys! I present you my roommate aka my new bestie !â She presented you, you remember that Megumi nodded politely, Yuji had greeted you with a smile.
Everything was fine until one week later, you had left your amphitheater with Kaito Shishido. Kaito had asked you for a pen during the lesson and both of you started discussing in class. What you didnât know at the time was that Kaito was a bully. The type of guy that would annoy nerdy guys in their corner by making some jokes when he passed with his friends. The joke would always be loud and humiliating but since the people he mocked werenât injured or didnât seem bothered by his mocking, nobody took it seriously. So when Yuji saw you walking with him after many classes, he had asked you if you were okay, you had told him that yes, and he had warned you about Kaito. Telling you how much he was a jerk and you should stay away from him.
You had defended Kaito, because surprisingly, the little times he was with you in class, copying your notes, he was the sweetest. During lunch brakes he would bring you some little chocolate bars or something sweet, even Nobara was surprised. No wonder you defended Kaito, he never acted like a bastard infront of you. Over the months, when you caught Kaito mocking a guy that arrived the last by three minutes late during a race practice because of his physical condition, you remember how you told him to piss off and never come near you again.
However you felt too ashamed to apologise to Yuji, especially after the looks he used to give you when you were walking with Kaito, thinking you maybe tolerated his behaviour with everyone. So this is why to this day, you and Yuji ignore each other whenever you both are close. You usually try to avoid joining Nobara when sheâs with the boys because you donât want to be seen as the roommate who tries to get into the friend group. But over the months, you and Nobara developed a special bond, she told you things, confessed you secrets. You understood that, even if she deeply love the boys, it was refreshing for her to have a girl that actually is into the girly things she does. You really matter to her, so if you have to face Yujiâs face during few hours around a table, and passing the most awkward hours of your time..youâre gonna do it.
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âMan, whereâs Nobara ? The drinks are coldâ Yuji says dramatically laying his face on the table. âItâs fresh drinks, Yuji. Itâs obviously cold.â Answers flatly Megumi. Yuji rolls his eyes âyeah whatever. That doesnât make you a geniusâ. Megumi is about to talk again but heâs interrupted by Nobaraâs greeting.
They both look up and see Noabra, across the road, holding your hand, as she waves widely in the air, when you guys cross the road, Yuji immediately frowns âwhat the hell..?â He mutters in his breath. Nobara walks to them âTadaaa look who I brought !â She presents you as a gift. You look at them and smile politely looking down. By the facial expression of yuji, you already know his night is fucked. You sit next to Nobara, unfortunately facing Yuji.
âItâs been a moment we didnât see you, how are you doing?â Asks Megumi which leaves you surprised that he actually initiates the conversation. You smile âyeah Iâm fine, classes are getting a bit tough so itâs a challenge to leave the campus, how about you ?â You ignore Yujiâs breathyâthank godâ which was aims to be heard. He definitely didnât like you here, with them, in his friendâs circle. The conversation goes on, you and Yuji arenât talking, neither of you feeling the need to. Everytime Nobara talks, ranting about a story time or Megumi commenting, your eyes and Yujiâs meet for two seconds before both of you dart your eyes away.
After a moment, you excuse yourself going to the bathrooms. This restaurant didnât have separate bathrooms as if a side for women and a side for men. Youâre re applying your lip gloss in the mirror when the door behind you opens on a man. Maybe in his thirties, he leaves all the sinks and washes his hands in the sink right next to yours. You ainât really disturbed, used to mixed bathrooms, you trace your lip liner, following the curve of your bottom lip when you hear âthis colour looks pretty on youâ. You turn your head to your side to see the man still washing his hands and re applying soap. You swear he already soaped his hands few seconds ago..you only mange a soft smile âthank you..â
Apparently the smile seemed as an invitation to him, because instead of pulling away from his sink and going to dry his hands, he only steps closer and takes your lip liner from the sink âwhere did you buy it ? I wanna buy the same for my wifeâ he tells you, with a little smirk that looked far too smug and flirty for someone âmarriedâ. You barely have time to get the information and the question in your mind when you hear a familiar voice behind you âthereâs plenty makeup stores few streets across, sheâs not a mapâ. You turn to find Yuji, back leaning against the doorway, holding the door open with his foot behind him. His tone is pretty cold and firm, a huge contrast with the guy used to joke about everything.
The man by your side dries his hands and thanks yuji, saying heâll give it a look. Yuji holds the door open for him and when the man leaves, he drops his foot back on the floor, taking a step toward you. âFlirting with older men now ? You got a typeâ he drawls now standing behind you, looking at you through the mirror facing you.
You werenât the epitome of intelligence but you could read through the lines, that was definitely a jab about Kaito. You avoid his eyes through the mirror, you apply your lip gloss silently before turning and facing him âfrustrated youâre not my type ?â You ask, your voice overly sweet, foreshadowing your bitterness. You see his jaw clench then unclench âyou know, this isnât the attention you want, believe me.â He tells you, tone firm yet quieter. You tilt your head, and without thinking about your words, they slip out of your mouth before you can hold em âmaybe I want yours..â
You immediately regret your words, what the fuck was wrong with you ? Youâre not an attention seeker, and certainly not seeking his. Silence stretches between you both and you could feel now the heavy tension settling on both of you. Suddenly the bathrooms seem to narrow around you both, maybe it is your imagination, or maybe it is due to him towering over you now, damn he was tall..
And out of every awkward reaction Yuji could get, he just tilts his head on the side, leaning the palms of his hands on the sink counter behind your back. Blocking you. The amused smirk taking place on his face makes you want to disappear in embarrassment due to your own words. âSo tell me, were you with Kaito, to get my attention..?â You barely register his question, neither the implication, because your nostrils canât help but breathe his cologne. It was so him, imposing, athletic, and something..fresh. Then reality comes back to you..did he say you were with Kaito ?
âWha-? What do you mean I was with him..?â You blurt, Yuji raises an eyebrow âI mean you dating him.â He answers, flatly. As if this was the obvious truth. You look at him as if he is out of his mind âw-what !? I never dated him ?â You say. Yuji blinks at you slowly as if you just spoke in another language. âYou werenât dating him ? Then why did you-â you hold on his forearm, now alerted, what the fuck was Kaito saying about you to people ?! âYuji, why do you say that I was dating Kaito ?!â.
Yuji slowly leans back staring at you for a moment then he looks away âwell people said you both were dating at the beginning of the year, he was only good with you and since you told me he was everything but a bully..people assumed you both are dating..he even said it himselfâ.
You feel something hot, something heavy in your chest, not only Kaito was a damn bully, but he definitely was a real piece of shit, seriously ? Lying because you told him to stay away from you ? Now half of the campus probably thought you were still his girlfriend or his ex girlfriend. Yuji is about to talk again but the door of the bathrooms open on Nobara âYuji ? You told me youâd check up on her because itâs dangerous for women to get in bathrooms alone but here i find you ? Flirting with my friend ?â Nobara says surprised but also mad because sheâs probably hungry.
Both yuji and you pull away, Yuji huffs and walks past you and Nobara, rubbing the back of his neck, his face a flush of pink. Nobara questions you with her eyes but you simply follow her out of the bathrooms..
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The following days are..pretty weird. You caught yourself looking for a pair of amber eyes around the campus. Whenever Nobara talked mentioned yuji you would immediately look up, and she started finding you suspicious..until one evening, youâre both in your shared dormitory, Nobara is doing her toenails, face focus on her foot, youâre laid half on the bed half on the floor, face upside down, balancing your legs in the air, scrolling on your phone when she speaks âBabe ?â
âMhm..?â You barely look away from your phone, eyes glued on the photo on your instagram feed, cropped, rose-colored hair was tousled, giving him a perpetually energetic look. Muscled thigh flexing, foot reaching for the ball..a photo from the football team of the campus..he looked really good on it-
âoh my god ! I knew it !â Nobara gaps, spilling the nail polish on the floor but not caring at all, sheâs got that huge smile on her face, eyes lightening. You were too stupid..in a trance you didnât notice her peeking by your side.. âDrooling on Yujiâs photos huh ?â She drawls teasingly, your face burns, by reflex, you put the screen right against your chest, as if this would make her forget about the sight of you, with a little smile, staring at her best friend as if he was your childhood crush.
âI wasnât drooling ! It was just on my feed..â you try to convince her a yourself at the same time but itâs game over. Nobara already knows everything. She lets her nails dry before holding your hands âimma hold your hand when I say this but..Iâm so fucking excited ! Hahaaa ! You guys better get together heâs been over you sinceââ she suddenly stops, eyes going wide, hands against her mouth.
âWhat did you just sayââ she rushes to you, dropping to her knees and holding your hands âOh my god ! Please donât tell me I told you ! Oh my god Iâm such a bad friendâ she wraps her arms around you, you Honeslty stay frozen, then slowly wrap your arms around her âuh..okay..I-i wonât tell him..â she pull away and sighs in relief âoh god, thank you, youâre the best..â You look at her hesitating then Lena closer whispering âso is it true..?â Nobara pulls back from your embrace and look at you with a wide smirk..time for the tea
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Itâs maybe one am, youâre back from a guyâs dorm, yeah, heâs in your class and letâs say heâs nice. He texted you an hour ago telling you itâs an emergency and asking you if you could maybe bring him a charger. Itâs only when you stood in front of his door that you understood. He was drunk, with his friends, and it was a dare.
You are now back int he boys dormitories hallway, walking back, totally annoyed. Being too kind will get you in he- you freeze when your eyes meet brown amber eyes. Yuji. Heâs wearing some sweat pants and a black shirt, a little gym bag hanging in his back, probably working out lately ? His expression ainât really pleased.
âWhat the fuck are you doinâ here ?â He asks, his tone is firm and totally..confused. You take time to remember you are in the boys dormitories hallway..at one am. âI-I uh..â you donât get why you feel embarrassed to tell him..itâs not like you were doing something wrong right ? And even if you were, it wasnât his business. You gather your courage and with a trembling voice you answer âitâs not your business..â you didnât se convincing at all, hell you never told this to anyone.
Yuji raises an eyebrow looking down at you with an unimpressed expression, silence stretches between you both before he simply shrugs âokay.â His shoulder bumps into yours as he walks past you, like you were nothing. You stand there confused, then guilt starts to creep up..you turn âwait ! No actually I brought a c-â âitâs not my business.â He answers coldly, not even turning to face you.
And God knows how it is frustrating to have the golden retriever being cold to you, you didnât want that. Actually you wanted maybe..a reaction ? As he started to walk again, your hand wrapped around his wrist âYuji!â He turned looking at you like heâs about to snap âwhy do you do that to me !?â You say, your tone full of frustration it was pathetic. Yuji looks at you like youâre crazy âwha-â âwhy do you do that ? Youâre nice to everyone but youâre like this only with me.â You cross your arms, giving a glare that expected real explications. Yuji flatly answers âyou just told me to mind my business-â âyeah well I donât want you to mind your business ! I just-â you cut yourself and sigh. âWhatever, forget itâ you say and turn, walking in the opposite way, tired.
Why couldnât you just apologise for the day you defended Kaito ? How could you when he was looking like this at you ? Maybe itâs because of the gets working in your head that you didnât give much attention to him calling your name. A large hand wraps around your wrist, turning you to face back, you barely register the sudden movement that his lips are against yours. The hand holding your wrist finds its way to cup your jaw, his lips move slowly against yours. Your brain crashed out at the contact, then you melted into the kiss. Maybe that was true..you were lacking his attention, maybe you were desperate for his attention or maybe it was just the taste of his mouth against yours.
When he pulls away, few inches away, his eyes study yours, the your lips âI-uh..â it seems like heâs realising what heâve done just now. Your hand covers his on your jaw âIâm sorry..Iâm sorry I defended him while you tried to warn me..â you find yourself surprised as the words easily slipped out of your mouth. His eyes soften at your words and he pulls away, taking a step back, rubbing his neck as his face is a flush of pink âitâs uh fine..I guess, I thought you liked him..â he meets your eyes again before looking away, the flush on his face only deepening âand I-i shouldnât have done that..I panicked and I- uh..â it was impressive to see the confident itadori yuji, actually stuttering-â âI liked itâ you say.
His eyes widen before looking away down âyeah..? You did ?â You canât help but laugh, which causes him to glare at you âwhatâs funny ?!â You barely hold your laugh, if anything, his expression and flustered expression makes you laugh even more ân-nothing..! Youâre just redâ you tease. He rolls his eyes and looks at you intensely, recovering from his emotions âhey..uh you should probably go back to your dormâ you blink at him and nod âyeah, I should, good nightâ you tell him and start walking away..wondering if thatâs it ? After what happened he tells you to leaveâ âhey ! Actually..â he rushes to you âd-do you want to go somewhere with me tomorrow ?â His hopeful tone makes you smile as you nod eagerly âyeah..sounds good..â you tell him. __________________________________________
You want to disappear, youâve been waiting for maybe ten minutes by now, because you were too scared to be late so you came in advance. You feel like maybe your choice of clothing was too much ? Will he think you dressed up for him ? That was totally the case..but whatever he isnât supposed to know ! Maybe this skirt was too much for a cinema, youâre interrupted in your overthinking when Yuji calls out your name.
He looks down at you and with a casual smile he just says âyouâre prettyâ, you barely have time to register the compliment that he takes your hand and leads you in the cinema. âWhat are we watching ?â You ask following him, he turns over to you with an excited smile âHuman earthworm 4 ! You donât need to watch the fist three movies donât worry-â he pauses staring at the floor for a moment, remembering what Nobara told him âIf youâre taking her out, watch something romantic! Don scare her with your worms !â (He asked her advice all night) âif you want to watch something else we can, I understand if you dot way to watch some disgusting creepy worms-â heâs interrupted when you take his hand walking towards the watching room âItâs fine, if itâs scary, Iâll lean on youâ you wink at him.
During the movie, you found yourself surprisingly liking the movie, you were much more into romcoms but it was a great change, and honestly, having Yuji explaining to you every character so you understand the movie was worth it changing styles. âHere ! This guy is the scientist, in the last movie he-â heâs cut by the shush of some people in the room behind you. You give him a little grin and keep watching. You thought youâd count on him when horror scenes would appear, you found yourself being the one telling him when he could open his eyes when the monsters were gone. âItâs fine Yuji, the worm left the screenâ you whisper, he looks at you with a sheepish smile then clears his throat, playing confident âIâm a great comedian, right ?â.
You both are now walking together, he bought you an iced tea since he saw you eyeing the vitrine, you convinced him to get himself one, and you advised him matcha. Anytime you would look away he would allow his face to grimace at the taste, but the would happily sip when you shared with him a random story. He didnât want o hurt your feelings, you seemed so excited to make him taste matcha for the first time. You look at him âyou donât like it ?â You ask him, he widens his eyes and shakes his head âwhat ! No ! Itâs soo goodâ he takes the plastic off and drinks the cup in one wide shot. You give him a laugh âyeah, really convincing..â he roll his eyes and wraps his arm around your shoulder âwhatever, so what happened when she left..?â He asks you about your story, you felt oddly good at being this close to him. He smelled really good..
Maybe youâve been seeking his attention all this time finally..
(I apologise in advance for the mistakes)
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