- pairing: band member!bokuto x manager!akaashi
- word count: 1,098 words
- inspired by taylor swift’s enchanted!
There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired, lonely place
“Bokuto, you idiot! You aren’t gonna come to practice again?” Oikawa shouted across the classroom where a blank-faced, spaced out, tall male sat.
The said male looked at him with no emotions at all, but gave a hollowed out smile.
“Maybe tomorrow, I’ll go,” He replied, earning a sigh from the brown-haired boy who left saying “Daichi’s gonna be pissed with you again,”
Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy
Vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is, it was enchanting to meet you
Bokuto entered the room with his stratocaster in the case he was carrying, only for it to be dropped when he saw an unfamiliar familiar person.
“Well, if it isn’t the VIP!” Daichi exclaimed sarcastically, pertaining to the guitarist who hasn’t come to practice for 2 whole weeks.
Bokuto didn’t mind it. He just stood there, staring at the black-haired male, talking to Kuroo, their bassist, about some gigs they’ve done. Not once did he utter a word during Daichi’s 5-minute lecture about band practices.
“—and I don’t think you’re even listening,” The drummer sighed as he raked his fingers through his hair. Oh boy, if only he knew how smitten Bokuto was. He gave out a “Whatever,” and called the person Kuroo was talking to.
“Akaashi Keiji, meet Bokuto Koutarou, our guitarist,”
Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"
'Cross the room your silhouette
Starts to make its way to me
That was all Bokuto could think of when he realized how he felt towards the boy approaching him.
What kind of cliché romance story was this?
“You’re late, Mr. Bokuto. I’m your new manager,” Akaashi said with a straight face. Bokuto was dumbfounded at his words, before realizing it was a joke when Akaashi smiled a bit and held back a laugh.
“I’m kidding. It’s nice to meet you, but I hope you won’t be late again,” He told the still-quiet spiky-haired boy as he extended a hand.
Bokuto looked at it, held out his own hand, hesitated, drew it back, then held it out again.
“What kind of stupidity is this?” Oikawa muttered at the scene he was witnessing. Their guitarist was actually flustered. The guy who makes everyone swoon during their gigs!
“I won’t ever be late if you’re here, you can count on me!” Bokuto finally exclaimed confidently, winking. He picked up his guitar and urged everyone to start practicing, pronto!
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
“What a stellar performance! Their guitarist really made the crowd go crazy, huh?” The host said to his co-host after Bokuto’s band got off the stage. He really stole the show with that gesture.
“You think he’s gonna be mad?” He asked, looking at the 4 of his bandmates.
“Well, you’re gonna know,” Kita answered, staring in front of them as Akaashi marched forward.
“What was that?!” Their manager let the whole band go through except for Bokuto.
Seeing Akaashi’s flustered, all-red expression, he grinned.
While performing, he had shouted “Akaashi Keiji, will you be my boyfriend?” in the middle of Oikawa singing Enchanted by Taylor Swift
“You have an answer?” He shamelessly asked.
The lingering question kept me up
I wonder 'til I'm wide awake
“Ugh, disgusting!” Kuroo exclaimed as he saw Bokuto and Akaashi entering the room, hands intertwined.
“Oh please! You’re just sulking because Kenma hasn’t replied to any of your texts,” Oikawa teased.
“Really? How are things going with Iwaizumi?”
“Okay, time to practice! You have a gig tomorrow,” Akaashi broke the ensuing fight the two were about to have as he let go of Bokuto’s hand.
The spiky-haired boy crunched his eyebrows and gave death glares to Oikawa and Kuroo, blaming them for Akaashi letting go.
“Hey, Keiji, do you believe in love at first sight?” Bokuto asked as Akaashi snuggled closer, allowing his boyfriend’s sweet scent to fill his nostrils.
“Hm, I don’t know. Do you?” He answered, on the verge of falling asleep.
“Only when I first saw you,”
This was the very first page
Not where the story line ends
My thoughts will echo your name, until I see you again
“For you,” Bokuto extended his hand out, revealing a bouquet of baby’s breath.
It was graduation day, 4 years of college finally over.
Akaashi smiled and took it, pulling the love of his life in as he slipped a ring on his finger.
“What’s this?” Bokuto asked after Akaashi let go, mesmerized at the ring suddenly on his hand.
“A promise ring, binding me to the future act of marrying you,” The black-haired boy answered as he cheekily grinned. Bokuto wasn’t the only one good at romantic gestures.
These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you
“Kou… I got accepted to that job I applied for…”
Bokuto’s world had stopped.
“Take it,” He told Akaashi after a few minutes of silence.
“Take it, it’s your dream, remember?” He took Akaashi’s hand into his, and gave those puppy eyes he knew his boyfriend couldn’t say no to.
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
“We have to break up, don’t we?” Akaashi tearfully asked, while looking at Bokuto who was helping him pack his things.
The other boy stopped what he was doing, and silence ensued them once again.
“I’ll wait for you,” He started.
“After all, I still have your ring,” He showed Akaashi his left hand, sporting the ring given during graduation.
Akaashi smiled, and kissed his lover as they started to pack his things.
Little did he know, Bokuto had rejected a job abroad before for him.
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
“Hey, Akaashi’s home,” Daichi told Bokuto over the phone.
His eyes were filled with ecstasy. It had been years since he last talked to Akaashi.
Looking at the ring still on his finger, Bokuto started to think of the first thing he would like to say.
“— Are you okay?” Daichi asked, still on the other line.
“And he asked us to play at his wedding.”
hello everyone! i’m back after 3 years ^^ here’s a bokuaka fic bc i love themmmm