Second Lead Syndrome (bllk x reader)
Best Friend
Laufey
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"I've never laughed so much."
"There's no one else I'd rather fall asleep with."
"There's no one else I'd rather fall in love with—and that is my best friend in the world."
♥
You were sitting on a chair in your room, scrolling on your phone.
You were meant to do your homework, but you wanted to get a little scroll in.
Then you wanted to find the perfect video to have in the background while you do work...
The video was too good...
It was only an hour long, you could wait to do homework!
...
"Okay, let me find an actual video," you say to yourself, sighing loudly.
"Nope..."
"Nah."
"Boring!"
"Why is it so hard to—oh!" you exclaim, brows raising at the text message you receive.
The message said, "ARE YOU BUSY? hiiiiiii answer meeeeee"
You smile when you see his message and open it.
The second he sees the "seen" appear on his screen, he calls you.
You answer it immediately.
"HELLOOOO, BACHIRAAAAA!" you yell the second the call connects.
"Whoa," Bachira laughs, nearly shouting over you. "You sound like you just got possessed."
"You're one to talk."
"That's true."
You can practically hear the grin in his voice.
"So," you continue, "what was with the 'are you busy?' text? You know I don't do anything during break except sit around and eat."
"I knowww, but we haven't talked much lately." His voice drops into something dramatically miserable. "I missed you."
"Awww. Bachira got lonely?"
"Very." Zero hesitation. "I was listening to a song and then suddenly I got attacked by thoughts of you."
"Attacked?"
"Yeah. Brutally."
You laugh. "What song?"
"Best Friend by Laufey."
There's rustling on the other end, like he's rolling around on his bed.
"And then I heard the lyrics and went, 'Whoa. This is literally us.'" He pauses. "Then I got emotional."
"You? Emotional? No way."
"Shut up."
You grin. "Okay wait, let me listen to it."
"HUH?! You're LEAVING?!"
"It'll take like three minutes!"
"Three whole minutes?" he repeats in disbelief. "You abandon me so easily..."
"Bachira."
"What if I vanish while you're gone?"
"You're not gonna vanish."
"You don't know that."
You snort as he groans dramatically into the phone.
"Fine," he says. "But come back fast."
The second you call him back, he answers.
"WELCOME BACK!"
You burst out laughing. "Did you seriously pick up before the first ring ended?"
"Obviously."
"Were you staring at your phone the whole time?"
"...Maybe."
"Bachira."
"What? You disappeared."
"It was THREE MINUTES."
"Longest three minutes of my life."
You can hear him smiling again.
"So?" he asks immediately. "What'd you think?"
You flop back against your pillow. "Honestly... it was really cute."
"Told you."
"And you really thought about me the whole time?"
"Every lyric reminded me of you."
"Every lyric?"
"Yes."
"Even the one about the bad hair?"
There's a pause.
"...A little."
"MEGURU."
He immediately starts laughing, loud and uncontrollable.
"You're evil," you accuse.
"No, listen!" he says between laughs. "It reminded me of when you chopped all your hair off when we were little!"
"My hair was NOT that bad."
"It kinda was."
"Bachira!"
"But it suited you!" he says quickly. "You looked weird, but in a cute way. Like a lost baby bird."
You gasp in betrayal.
"A BABY BIRD?!"
"I mean it affectionately!"
"You're unbelievable."
He laughs again, softer this time, and there's a comfortable silence for a second.
Then,
"...I really did miss you, though."
The teasing tone disappears so suddenly it catches you off guard.
You smile without meaning to. "I missed you too."
"Good." He sounds satisfied now. "Because break is boring without you around."
"Aww. You need me that badly?"
"Obviously." Immediate. Certain. "Who else is gonna match my freak?"
You nearly choke laughing.
"Oh my god."
"It's true."
You shake your head, smiling helplessly.
"I love you, idiot."
Bachira goes quiet for half a second.
Then he laughs softly. "I love you too. The yin to my yang!" he declares proudly.
"The yang to my yin."
"YEAHHHH!"
There's suddenly a loud crashing noise on his end.
"...What was that?"
"My room."
"What did you DO?"
"I kicked something accidentally."
"Your room is that messy?"
"...Maybe I shouldn't answer that."
You laugh. "Too late. I'm already judging you," you tell him. "Alright—I'm on my way!"
"WAIT." Sudden panic. "Don't tell me you're coming over?"
"Yeah?"
"Oh my god." More crashing. "NO NO NO HOLD ON I HAVE TO CLEAN."
You can hear frantic movement, drawers opening, things falling over.
"Meguru—"
"STALL FOR TEN MINUTES."
"You're insane."
"I KNOW. Hurry up though."
♥
That single call in your senior year really hit the nail on the head.
You fell in love with your best friend.
You did experience instances in the past where you had a crush on Bachira here and there, but you always forced them away.
It was weird to have a crush on a guy you considered your best friend.
It was even weirder knowing he wasn't into you.
You don't say the words, "I love you" often.
When you did say it, you meant it.
A lot.
♥
"So... What college did you get accepted into?"
You fiddle with your hands, waiting for his response.
The one you were going to was out of the country.
You got a full ride, of course you were going to the best one you got accepted into.
Your heart was beating—you were scared to tell Bachira that you were leaving.
Bachira sighs, not answering for a moment.
"Tell me yours first!"
You lean forward, voice getting quiet when you say the name.
Bachira's lack of response gets your heart pumping out of your chest.
His expression was unreadable.
"..."
"..."
"[Name]..."
You look into his eyes, nervous. "Yeah?"
Your breath holds.
Your stomach drops.
You weren't going to get good news."
"I..." he trails off.
.
.
.
"—got accepted into A COLLEGE RIGHT NEXT TO YOURS! IT'S LIKE A DRIVE AWAY!"
the moment he finishes his sentence, your breath leaves your body, and you stand up, jumping around.
"NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY!" you squeal, hugging Bachira.
Bachira returns your embrace tightly, jumping with you. "OUR YIN AND YANG WILL NEVER SEPERATE!"
"BACHIRA, DO YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY THIS IS!? WE ARE LEAVING THE COUNTRY TO GO TO THE SAME STATE AND OUR COLLEGES ARE CLOSE!"
"IT'S INSANELY CRAZY! I GET TO STAY NEAR MY BEST FRIEND!"
The two of you laugh loudly in relief.
Bachira hold on you is so tight.
Like he's afraid you'll slip away.
♥
"Yin and yang cannot exist without the other."
"Ying and yang cannot separate."
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PSSSTTTT that was the entirety of chapter 0! but wanna know something else? I have the next chapter (chapter 1) already up on Wattpad! It also includes more information chapters. Please go check it out under Second Lead Syndrome by herghostorchid :D













