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Hii sorry for bothering you but, I was wondering when you’re gonna update the Choso smut? Btw I rlly loved your naoya story!!🤍 and sorry again if it seems like I’m rushing you;( I just was curious and if you’re busy then, I totally understand :pp
OMG guys i'm so sorry life has been hell rn work has consumed my soul and i hate that i've neglected yall😔 BUT DW i am now determined to deliver i'm gonna start writing this week and try and write multiple chapters to make up for lost time🫡 So expect a couple chapters by the end of this week😘
UPDATE!
Hey guysss! Just wanted to let y’all know that I won’t be able to update Plaything until after the 25th. Work has been crazy, and I’m going to the World Cup next week, so my schedule is absolutely packed right now
I promise I’m not abandoning the few people who enjoy my work😭 Thank you for being patient with me while I survive ts. Love you guys, and I’ll be back with an update as soon as I can!
₊˚ ✧ Plaything ✧ ₊˚ ~ 1!
[SUMMARY] - A vacant room. A looming deadline. And a stranger who seems almost too good to be true. As you scramble to keep your life from falling apart, a chance encounter forces you to question everything you thought you knew about the people around you. Sometimes, the biggest surprises are the ones hiding in plain sight.
[TAGS] - MDNI 18+ ONLY. contains explicit sexual themes and content. piv. dom! reader. Enemies to Lovers. Forced proximity. roomates to lovers. Toxicity. mean reader. loser choso. bullying. tags will be updated as the story progresses. (wc 5.0k)
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♡ Hey Roomie ♡
The sharp click of heels echoed down the long, crowded hallway, cutting through the chatter of students rushing between classes. Heads turned as you passed. Some stared. Some admired. Others shot you dirty looks.
You were used to it.
That was simply the cost of being perfect, right?
Not that you wanted to feed your own ego, but you were kind of perfect. Looks that could kill, outfits that looked like they cost half of somebody's rent, and not a single hair out of place. You were practically a real-life Barbie doll.
“If I don’t find someone to room with me quickly, I’ll be stuck living in campus dorms... eugh.”
You stuck your tongue out in disgust.
“Why don’t you just ask your dad? Isn’t he, like, rich?” Your best friend Tiffany asked, examining her cuticles as the two of you walked.
“Ugh, no. He hates that I don’t want to live on campus. He says it ruins the experience.” You air-quoted the last two words dramatically.
“He said he’d only give me half, so that requires roommates. Otherwise, I’d have that big, beautiful apartment all to myself.”
“Plus, it’s not that bad if I have a roommate, but Cami’s moving to Florida, so I don’t know what to do.”
You and Tiffany rounded the corner, quickly approaching your classroom.
“Put up an ad or something.”
“Ew. And live with a stranger, Tiff?”
She laughed.
“Hey, desperate times call for desperate measures.”
“Ugh.”
You and Tiffany dropped into the seats furthest from the teacher, already intending to spend the lecture talking instead of paying attention.
“I just wish my dad didn’t have to be such a hardass.” You flipped your hair over your shoulder and pulled your laptop from your tote bag.
“I think it’s good. He’s teaching you not to be a spoiled brat.” She stuck her tongue out at you.
“Whatever. I’m not spoiled. I’m privileged, and I’m grateful for my privilege.” You scoffed.
“Yeah. A spoiled bitch, more like it.”
You cannot contain your eye roll.
“Like we aren’t one and the same?” You eye her questioningly.
“Oh, obvi, but the difference is I can admit I’m a bitch.” She winks at you.
That earns a laugh from you and a couple of side-eyes from the rest of the class.
Eventually, you and Tiffany resort to doomscrolling for the rest of the lecture, not bothering to care what the professor was yammering on about.
“Okay, that’s it for today. Make sure to have your research paper submitted by Friday.” He gathers his things and walks off.
You look at Tiffany with alarm.
“Research paper?”
She just shrugs.
“Acting like I was paying attention to the guy.”
“Fuck...”
You look around the room, panic beginning to rise in your chest. Your grades were already hanging on by a thread. The last thing you needed was academic probation.
A black figure catches your attention.
Sitting in the front row, dressed in a raggedy black hoodie with a black surgical mask covering most of his face, someone you knew all too well. Completely absorbed in his laptop, fingers flying across the keyboard as he typed away.
Score.
Choso Kamo.
Campus genius.
Resident pushover.
You make your way over, making sure to subtly pull down your top so it accentuated your assets a little more.
He doesn’t even notice you approaching from behind.
He’s so focused on his computer that he completely misses your presence until you reach over and pull the hood off his head, revealing two tired-looking pigtails.
He practically jumps out of his seat.
What a dork.
You can’t help but laugh as you slide into the empty chair beside him, crossing one leg over the other.
“Relax, princess. I don’t bite.” You wipe a fake tear from your eye.
You can’t really see his face. The mask covers too much of it. But you can tell he’s embarrassed.
He’s always so jumpy around you.
Pathetic.
“What do you want?” he asks, immediately pulling the hoodie back over his head.
“Oh, nothing much. Just an A on the upcoming research paper.” You cross your arms and tilt your head.
The dark circles beneath his eyes make it look like he hasn’t slept since the dinosaurs, but there’s something strangely captivating about them.
“Yeah? And what do I have to do with that?”
He looks at you like you’re some kind of alien before turning his attention right back to his laptop.
Now you’re getting annoyed.
With a scoff, you slam the laptop shut.
“Don’t play dumb, Choso. Last time I checked, you weren’t blonde.”
You offer him a sickeningly sweet smile.
He sighs, not bothering to look you in the eye.
“Fine. Whatever. Can you just let go of my laptop?”
“Great.”
You lift your hand from the laptop.
“I expect an A. No, make that an A+.”
With that, you stand and walk away. You return to where Tiffany is still sitting, watching your chaos unfold from afar.
“Don’t start, Tiff.”
“You torture that poor boy.” She laughs, grabbing her bag.
You’re quiet for a moment because it’s not like you can really defend yourself on this one.
You’d known Choso since freshman year when the two of you got paired together for an assignment, and he’d basically been your personal answer key ever since.
I mean, torture was a stretch. You didn’t beat him up or anything. Maybe just verbally abused him and occasionally threatened him.
“Pshh. Me? A bully? He’s a grown man. He’s not a child.”
“Still. I wouldn’t be surprised if he randomly dropped something on your head.”
“Oh, so he can assault me and that wouldn’t be a big deal?”
“Just don’t be surprised when he retaliates. That’s all.”
-ˋˏ✄- - - - - - ♡
Back at your apartment, you help Cami pack the last of her belongings for the movers to load into the U-Haul.
“Ugh. What am I supposed to do without you, Cami?”
“Oh, hush. You’ll be fine.”
She tapes another box shut before pointing the roll of tape at you.
“Besides, I’ve known you my whole life, and when has there ever been an obstacle you haven’t gotten over?”
You pretend to think for a moment.
“Hmmm... never.”
You wink.
She laughs.
“Exactly. You’ll find someone to replace me.”
“But I don’t want just anyone!”
“I can’t just live with some random girl... or worse, a guy.”
“Just make sure you find them in a legit way.”
“How?”
“I don’t know. Google it, bitch.”
She laughs while sealing the last box.
So that’s exactly what you do.
“Oh, this is perfect. roommates.com.”
“See? I told you. Google is always the answer.”
“This is perfect. It requires ID and everything. I won’t get stuck with some creep.”
You spend the next hour helping Cami finish packing before saying your emotional goodbyes. And just like that, she’s gone.
The apartment suddenly feels much larger than before. Much quieter, too.
You’re left standing in the middle of a half-empty living room, staring at the spaces where her belongings used to be.
You sigh.
Reopening roommates.com, you begin setting up your account, snapping pictures of the apartment and filling out the details.
A small part of you worries. The apartment isn’t exactly cheap. What if nobody wants it?
“Ugh, whatever. It’ll just weed out the trash.”
You upload the pictures. For safety reasons, you use a guy’s name as your username. You could never be too careful living alone as a woman.
Once everything is posted, you stare at your phone, expecting instant success.
Unfortunately, that isn’t how life works.
With nothing else to do, you decide to distract yourself with television.
You put your DND on and toss it toward the opposite end of the couch before wrapping yourself tightly in your favorite blanket.
A few clicks later, The Vampire Diaries appears on screen.
Your comfort show.
You end up dozing off sometime during the third episode.
Exhaustion finally catches up with you.
By the time you wake up, the sun has already set, casting the apartment in warm orange shadows.
You immediately reach for your phone and unlock it with Face ID.
A sigh of relief escapes you when you see three notifications from the roommate website.
“Okay... let’s see what I’m working with.”
You scroll through the profiles.
An older man with a beer belly appears first.
Swipe.
Absolutely not.
Next comes an elderly woman who looks like she belongs in a retirement community.
You weren’t signing up to be somebody’s caregiver.
Next.
“Holy shit...”
The very next profile nearly makes you drop your phone.
The man staring back at you might just be the most beautiful human being your eyes have ever had the privilege of witnessing.
Shaggy black hair framed his face perfectly.
His features were sharp enough to be carved from stone. A dark tattoo stretched across the bridge of his nose.
You immediately call Tiffany.
“Tiff, holy shit! The finest man I have ever seen just requested to be my roommate.”
“Omg. Share with the class. Hello?”
You start screen-sharing as the two of you scroll through his profile together.
“Hell yeah. Who cares if he’s a serial killer? That man is fineee.”
Both of you burst into laughter.
“Wait... that’s weird, though.”
Tiffany suddenly leans closer to her screen, analyzing the profile.
“Isn’t that your little plaything’s name?”
You stare at the username.
Chosok3.
“Yeah, but no way that’s him. The guy wears a mask all the time and he’s a total dork.”
“True. It’s a common name.”
“That, and Choso… Choso… looking like that? Call me Beyoncé then.”
You both dissolve into another fit of uncontrollable laughter.
“So should I accept it?”
“Girl, hell yes. That is a beautiful man right there. Just make sure you buy a gun.”
“Tiff...”
“I’m serious. Better safe than sorry.”
You roll your eyes before pressing Accept.
Chosok3: Is the room still available?
You: Yes. We should meet in person to discuss the details.
Chosok3: Sounds good. Where did you have in mind?
You send him the location of a nearby café.
Chosok3: Great. How about tomorrow?
You: See you then.
You exit the app and reopen FaceTime.
“Okay, done. I’m meeting him tomorrow.”
“OMG. I’m so excited for you. This is going to be great. Make sure you dress sexy.”
“Well, duh.”
You roll your eyes playfully.
After wrapping up your call with Tiffany, you find yourself opening his profile again.
And again.
And maybe one more time.
You slowly scroll through his pictures, shamelessly admiring them.
His broad shoulders strained against the fabric of his T-shirt, leaving very little to the imagination. Everything about him looked effortlessly attractive.
You couldn't help but stare.
Maybe drool a little.
It was honestly crazy that he had the same name as Choso from your class.
What were the odds?
One was built like a Greek god who looked like he belonged on the cover of a magazine.
The other was...
Well.
A loser.
The thought immediately reminds you to check on a certain loser’s progress with your assignment.
You: Status?
Dork: Halfway done.
You: ur the best, thanks.
Read.
You laugh, tossing your phone onto the bed before grabbing a towel.
After today, you desperately needed a hot shower.
The warm water helped melt away the stress lingering in your shoulders, and by the time you stepped out, the apartment felt calmer somehow.
Quieter.
You pull on your comfiest pajamas, crawl beneath your blankets, and quickly drift off to sleep.
-ˋˏ✄- - - - - - ♡
The next morning, sunlight pours through your curtains, casting soft golden shadows across your bedroom walls.
You let out a groan and stretch beneath the blankets before rolling over and shutting off your alarm.
Your apartment still feels strangely empty without Cami.
Half the decorations are gone. Several walls sit bare where photos and posters used to hang. The silence somehow makes the space feel even larger.
You push the feeling away. No time for that.
Throwing open your closet doors, you begin scanning your options.
If you’re meeting the hottest man you've ever seen in your life, you certainly aren't showing up looking basic.
Absolutely not.
After nearly twenty minutes of trying on outfits and throwing rejected clothes across your bed, you finally settle on the perfect one.
A fitted cream-colored top hugged your figure perfectly. The neckline showed just enough skin without crossing the line into trying too hard. A black pleated skirt stopped mid-thigh, making your legs look impossibly long. You paired it with sheer tights and your favorite black heels.
The kind that clicked dramatically against every surface and somehow made you feel ten times more powerful.
Perfect.
You stand in front of your mirror, admiring the final result.
“God really does have favorites.”
You wink at your reflection.
Your makeup routine comes next. Nothing too dramatic. Just enough concealer, mascara, blush, and lip gloss to make everything look effortless.
Even though it absolutely wasn't.
Exactly six minutes later, you’re climbing into Tiffany’s car.
The second she sees you, her sunglasses slowly slide down her nose.
“Oh.”
“What?”
“Oh my God.”
You grin.
“What?”
“Bitch.”
You laugh.
“What?”
“If I looked like that, I’d never shut up.”
You dramatically flip your hair.
“Good thing I already don’t.”
“Fair.”
The drive to campus passes quickly. Most of it is spent discussing the mysterious roommate situation.
“Do you think he’s actually that hot in person?” Tiffany asks.
“He better be.”
“What if he catfished you?”
You visibly shudder.
“Don’t even put that energy into the universe.”
“I’m serious.”
“No. He’s too hot to be fake.”
“Famous last words.”
A few minutes later, you arrive on campus.
The moment your heels hit the pavement, several heads turn. Not that you notice. Okay. Maybe you notice a little.
The pathways are crowded with students carrying coffees, backpacks, and armfuls of textbooks as they rush toward class.
Meanwhile, your mind remains completely occupied by one thing. The meeting. The more you think about it, the more questions begin forming.
Who was this guy?
Why did he suddenly need housing?
How was someone that attractive still searching for roommates?
None of it made sense.
“Earth to Barbie.”
Tiffany waves a hand in front of your face.
“Huh?”
“You’ve been staring into space for like two minutes.”
You blink.
“Sorry.”
“Oh my God.”
“What now?”
“You like him already.”
“I don’t even know him.”
“You spent twenty minutes staring at his profile pictures.”
“That was research.”
Tiffany bursts into laughter.
“Research.”
“Yes.”
“Totally.”
Before you can defend yourself further, the familiar classroom comes into view. Students fill the room. Conversations buzz from every direction.
And sitting exactly where he always sits—
Front row.
Black hoodie.
Black mask.
Choso Kamo.
Completely absorbed in his laptop and oblivious to the world around him. You roll your eyes. Some people truly had no idea how to live.
“There’s your favorite plaything,” Tiffany whispers.
You immediately smack her arm.
“Shut up.”
But your eyes drift toward him one more time. For some reason, he looks even more exhausted than usual. Dark circles shadow his eyes. His fingers move rapidly across the keyboard.
Probably working on your paper.
Good.
At least somebody was.
-ˋˏ✄- - - - - - ♡
The rest of class drags by painfully slowly.
Not because of the lecture. You aren't paying attention to that. You’re too busy checking the time every thirty seconds.
One glance at the clock.
One glance at your phone.
Repeat.
By the end of class, even Tiffany looks annoyed.
“For the love of God, stop checking.”
“I checked one time.”
“You checked six times in the last minute.”
You gasp dramatically.
“Wow. So now we’re counting?”
“Someone has to.”
Tiffany grabs both of your shoulders dramatically.
“We need a pre-date pep talk.”
You immediately groan.
“It’s not a date.”
“It is in my heart.”
“Tiffany.”
She completely ignores you.
“Okay, listen carefully.”
She points a finger at you like she’s about to deliver life-changing wisdom.
“Step one. Be nice.”
“I am nice.”
She gives you a look.
A long look.
“Okay, be nicer.”
“Whatever.”
“Step two. If he’s ugly in person, leave immediately.”
“Tiff!”
“I’m serious. Catfishing is a crime.”
“It’s literally not.”
“It should be.”
Despite yourself, you laugh.
“Step three.”
She squints at you.
“Flirt like your life depends on it.”
You stare. Then immediately burst out laughing.
“Well, that one was a no-brainer.”
“I’m serious. Your life does depend on this. He’s husband material.”
You both dissolve into laughter.
Eventually, she pulls you into a quick hug.
“Seriously though.”
Her expression softens.
“Be careful.”
You nod.
“I will.”
“And text me.”
“Obviously.”
“And if he tries to murder you—”
“You have my location.”
“Perfect.”
With that, she finally lets you go.
-ˋˏ✄- - - - - - ♡
The café sat just off campus.
Close enough for students to flood it throughout the day, yet far enough away that it felt removed from the constant chaos of university life.
The walk there is surprisingly pleasant. Warm afternoon sunlight paints everything in shades of gold. Leaves dance across the sidewalk whenever a breeze passes through.
Cars drift lazily through nearby intersections while groups of students gather outside buildings, laughing and talking as they enjoy the afternoon.
The steady click of your heels echoes against the pavement. And with every step, your excitement grows.
Not nervous.
Definitely not nervous.
Excited.
That was all.
You were simply about to meet an insanely attractive man. Nothing more.
The café eventually comes into view. Large glass windows. Warm lighting. A small patio wrapped in ivy.
Every time someone opens the door, the scent of coffee and fresh pastries drifts into the street.
Cute.
You smooth down your skirt before stepping inside.
The bell above the entrance chimes softly. Immediately, warmth washes over you. The rich aroma of espresso. Vanilla syrup. Freshly baked bread.
Soft music hums overhead. Students occupy most of the tables, laptops open as they pretend to study.
Your eyes scan the room.
Searching.
Searching.
Searching—
And then they stop.
You begin walking toward his table. The closer you get, the more ridiculous he becomes. Long dark lashes. Strong jawline. Broad shoulders. Large hands that somehow make you momentarily forget what you were thinking about.
Sexy.
Extremely sexy.
You stop beside the table.
He looks up.
His eyes widen.
Just slightly. Weird.
You smile.
Then pull out the chair across from him and sit down.
The confusion on his face immediately deepens.
“What do you want?”
Your smile drops.
Excuse me?
For a second, you genuinely wonder if he’s talking to somebody behind you. You glance over your shoulder.
Nobody.
Just you.
You understood that you hadn't included a picture of yourself on your profile. You understood that you’d used a man’s name.
But did that warrant this level of unprovoked rudeness?
Absolutely not.
Slowly, your attention returns to him.
The beautiful stranger sitting across from you looks just as confused as you feel. His dark eyebrows are pulled together. Like you interrupted something important.
You blink.
“I’m sorry?”
“What do you want?” he repeats.
Okay.
Now you know he’s definitely talking to you.
Your eye twitches.
This has to be some kind of joke. You spent all morning getting ready. You wore your cutest outfit. You practically speed-walked to the café.
And this man greets you like you're trying to sell him life insurance. A disbelieving laugh escapes you.
“Wow.”
His confusion only deepens.
“What?”
“You could’ve started with hello.”
Now he looks completely lost. Like genuinely lost.
You stare at him.
He stares right back.
Neither of you says a word. The silence stretches.
And stretches.
And stretches.
Finally, you cross your arms.
“Okay, what is your problem?”
“My problem?” he repeats.
“Yes.”
You gesture between the two of you.
“You.”
His eyebrows shoot upward.
“Me?”
“Yes. You.”
The handsome stranger glances around the café as if searching for hidden cameras. Then his gaze lands back on you.
“I think you’re mistaken.”
Your jaw nearly drops.
“Mistaken?”
“Yeah.”
The corner of his mouth twitches as he lowers his coffee cup.
You immediately reach for your phone.
“Okay.”
He watches cautiously.
“Okay what?”
You pull up the roommate website.
His eyes follow the movement.
“You requested to be my roommate.”
A beat passes. Nothing. Then another.
His eyes slowly lower to your phone. You watch confusion flash across his face. Then disbelief. Then something that almost looks horrifying. His eyes snap back to yours.
You frown.
“What?”
He just stares. Completely frozen. You glance between him and your phone. Then back again. The silence becomes unbearable.
Finally, he speaks.
Very slowly.
“You’re…”
His voice trails off.
“Yeah?”
He blinks.
Then blinks again.
Almost like he’s trying to wake himself up.
“You’re the apartment owner?”
Now it’s your turn to stare.
“Obviously?”
The word comes out far more offended than intended.
His eyes widen slightly.
Your eyes narrow.
Neither of you understands why the other is acting so weird.
“You thought I was somebody else?” you ask.
“You thought I was somebody else?” he asks at the exact same time.
Both of you stop.
Both of you stare.
Then simultaneously—
“What?”
The words collide.
You lower your voice.
“What do you mean you thought I was somebody else?”
His hand drags slowly down his face. For some reason, he suddenly looks exhausted.
“I just…”
His eyes briefly close before reopening.
“You don’t recognize me?”
You squint.
The question catches you completely off guard.
Should you?
You study him. Really study him. The long black hair. The tattoo. The sharp features. The broad shoulders.
Nothing.
You slowly shake your head.
“No?”
A strange look crosses his face.
Maybe annoyance.
Maybe disbelief.
Then he leans back in his chair and simply stares at you.
You stare right back.
And for the first time since sitting down, a small smile appears at the corner of his mouth. A smile that somehow makes him even more attractive.
“Wow.”
You narrow your eyes.
“What?”
He shakes his head.
Still smiling.
“Nothing.”
Immediately, you know he’s lying. And somehow, that’s even more annoying.
“Okay, now you’re definitely being weird.”
A quiet laugh escapes him.
The sound catches you completely off guard. For some reason, it sends an unexpected flutter through your stomach. And suddenly, you’re not entirely sure this meeting is going how you expected.
You open your mouth to argue when he glances down at his phone.
Then he looks back up.
“I’m almost finished with your research paper.”
You blink.
A beat passes. Then another.
Research paper.
Your research paper.
The words bounce around inside your head.
Your eyes slowly widen.
The color drains from your face.
“…What?”
Choso immediately looks confused.
“What?”
You stare.
He stares back.
The café suddenly feels very, very quiet.
Your brain begins connecting pieces together at an alarming speed.
The name.
Choso.
The strange way he looked at you when you sat down. Those familiar eyes.
Slowly, you point at him.
“No.”
His eyebrows pull together.
“No?”
“No.”
You continue staring.
He continues staring.
Neither of you speaks.
Then your jaw drops.
“You’re Choso?”
Immediately, he looks uncomfortable.
“The Choso in my Sociology class?”
His gaze drops to his coffee.
Then returns to you.
“…Yeah.”
You stare.
He fidgets with the sleeve of his shirt.
You stare harder.
He looks away first.
“Oh.”
You blink.
Choso winces slightly.
“What?”
“You are Choso.”
“That’s usually how names work.”
You stare at him.
He immediately looks embarrassed.
“Sorry.”
There he was.
The Choso you knew. Not mysterious. Not cool. Not smooth. Just awkward. Your eyes dart around his face. Then his hair. Then back to his face. Then back again.
Because there was absolutely no way.
“No.”
Choso sighs.
“Yes.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
He rubs the back of his neck.
“Do I need to show ID or something?”
You ignore him completely. Your brain is still malfunctioning.
“The mask.”
“What about it?”
“The…”
You gesture wildly at his entire face.
“This.”
Choso glances around awkwardly.
“This?”
“Yes. This!”
His ears immediately begin turning pink. Actually pink.
“Oh.”
“Oh?” you repeat.
“Yeah.”
“What does that mean?”
He somehow manages to shrink further into his chair. You swear he looks nervous.
“I don’t know.”
A disbelieving laugh escapes you.
“You don’t know?”
“No.”
You stare.
He stares at his coffee.
The tips of his ears somehow become even redder. And that’s when it finally hits you.
This idiot.
This absolute idiot.
Had been sitting in front of you for two years. And you had never once seen his face.
“I thought you were ugly.”
The second the words leave your mouth, his eyes widen.
Your eyes widen.
The silence that follows is catastrophic.
“...”
“...”
“...Sorry,” you finally say.
Choso immediately looks down at his coffee.
“It’s okay.”
For some reason, that only makes you feel worse. And somehow, even more shocked. The awkwardness lingers between you for several long minutes.
Mostly because you can’t stop staring at him.
Not in a creepy way.
Okay.
Maybe a little in a creepy way.
But honestly, could anyone really blame you?
For two entire years, you’d been convinced Choso Kamo looked like some sleep-deprived gremlin hiding beneath a hoodie. Meanwhile, he’d apparently been concealing an entire face underneath that stupid mask.
Choso shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
“You keep doing that.”
“Doing what?”
“Looking at me.”
You immediately look away.
“Sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
The poor guy somehow looks even more embarrassed now.
Determined to save both of you from dying of secondhand awkwardness, you clear your throat.
“Anyway.”
You lean forward slightly.
“Let’s talk about the apartment.”
Immediately, his posture straightens.
Almost like he’s relieved to have something practical to focus on.
“Right.”
“Why do you need a place so suddenly?”
Choso glances down at his coffee. For a moment, you wonder if he’s going to dodge the question altogether.
Then—
“I live with my brothers.”
“Okay?”
“There are four of us.”
You blink.
You try to imagine that. Then immediately give up. That sounded horrific.
“No privacy?”
“No.”
“Ever?”
“No.”
A small laugh escapes him. The first genuine laugh you’ve heard from.
“It gets loud.”
“I’d imagine.”
He rubs the back of his neck.
“I’ve been saving money for a while.”
“So this wasn’t random.”
His eyes drift toward the window.
“No.”
For a moment, his expression softens.
“I just wanted my own space.”
Something about the way he says it makes you pause.
Because suddenly he sounds less like the awkward guy who sat in the front row of your Sociology class...
And more like someone who had genuinely been looking forward to having a place of his own. A place where he could finally breathe. You glance around the café.
Then back at him.
And that’s when an absolutely terrible idea enters your head. A truly awful idea. The kind of idea Tiffany would support immediately. Because sitting across from you was—
A genius.
A responsible tenant.
A guy who apparently survived living with three other brothers.
A guy who was already writing your research papers.
Your eyes slowly widen.
Oh.
This could be amazing.
You quickly hide your expression behind your coffee cup. No wonder fate brought him to you.
“Well,” you say casually, “I think we’d make great roommates.”
Choso doesn’t look convinced.
Actually—
He looks concerned.
Your smile falters.
“What?”
He hesitates. Then hesitates again. Then somehow becomes even more awkward.
“I thought you were a guy.”
You immediately burst out laughing.
“Oh my God.”
“You used a guy’s name.”
“Because I’m not trying to get murdered.”
“Right.”
You narrow your eyes.
“Wait.”
“What?”
“You don’t want to live with me.”
His eyes widen.
“I just—”
He stops.
Sighs.
Then tries again.
“I wasn’t expecting...”
“A woman?”
“Yeah.”
You dramatically place a hand over your chest.
“Wow.”
“I just don’t know if you’d be comfortable with it.”
You stare.
Then burst into laughter again.
“Choso.”
He blinks.
“What?”
“Look at you.”
His face immediately turns red.
“I am.”
“Exactly.”
Now he looks completely confused.
You continue.
“You think you’re intimidating me?”
“No.”
“You think you’re dangerous?”
“No.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
He opens his mouth. Then closes it again. Clearly unable to argue.
A grin slowly spreads across your face. Because you’ve already won. And he doesn’t even realize it yet.
“The rent gets paid.”
He nods.
“Yeah.”
“You seem clean.”
Another nod.
“Yeah.”
“You already know all my annoying habits.”
A reluctant smile appears.
“Unfortunately.”
“Then we’re basically professionals.”
A laugh escapes him despite himself. Choso rubs a hand over his face. You can practically watch the internal debate happening behind his eyes.
Every logical argument he comes up with seems to immediately get shut down.
You decide it’s time for the finishing blow.
“Besides.”
“What?”
You smile sweetly.
“It’s not like anything would ever happen between me and you.”
His eyebrows immediately lift.
“You’re not really my type.”
The second the words leave your mouth, Choso lets out a groan. A genuine groan.
You immediately start laughing.
He shakes his head.
“You are unbelievable.”
“Is that a yes?”
Silence.
You lean forward.
He looks away.
You lean even further.
“...Yeah.”
Your entire face lights up.
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“You’ll move in?”
“Yeah.”
“When?”
Choso pauses to think.
“Tomorrow?”
You nearly clap your hands together.
Tomorrow.
Your gorgeous, live-in research-paper machine would officially be moving into your apartment.
Life was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Across the table, Choso watches your excitement with growing concern. Because whatever expression is currently sitting on your face.
He doesn’t trust it.
Not even a little.
Your smile is far too enthusiastic.
Meanwhile, you’re already imagining how convenient this arrangement is going to be. A responsible roommate. Someone who actually studies. Someone who cleans.
Someone who remembers deadlines.
And, apparently, someone capable of writing entire research papers while surviving on three hours of sleep.
You might have just hit the roommate jackpot.
Choso, however, seems to be reaching a very different conclusion.
His eyes narrow slightly. Like he’s realizing he may have accidentally agreed to something dangerous. Not physically dangerous.
The kind of dangerous that came packaged in designer clothes, expensive lip gloss, and a smile that usually meant trouble.
A smile exactly like the one currently aimed at him.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” he asks cautiously.
Your grin only widens.
“No reason.”
That answer does absolutely nothing to reassure him.
And somehow, watching his growing suspicion only makes your smile bigger.
Tomorrow was going to be fun.
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₊˚ ✧ Plaything ✧ ₊˚
[Series Summary] - You’re the campus it girl; people practically worship the ground you walk on. Getting what you want has never been a problem, including good grades. Whenever an assignment gets too difficult, you turn to Choso Kamo—the weird, quiet guy who hides behind a mask and hoodie. You’ve never seen his face and never cared enough to. He’s useful; that’s all. But when your roommate suddenly moves out, leaving you desperate to find someone to help cover rent, a stranger answers your listing. Which leads you to believe that sometimes things are better left a mystery.
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PART TWO
[SUMMARY] - A month ago, everything fell apart. Some wounds healed. Others lingered beneath the surface, refusing to be forgotten. But no matter how far you run from the past, there comes a moment when you have no choice but to face it and decide whether it's worth leaving behind.
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°❀.ೃ࿔* Where We Began
When the summons came, Naoya should've ignored it. He almost did. The text had appeared while he was sitting in his apartment pretending to study for finals.
Your father wants to see you.
No explanation. No request. Just an order.
The same kind he'd received his entire life. For several moments, he simply stared at the screen. His jaw tightening. Something ugly was twisting in his chest. A month ago, he would've gone immediately.
Without question. Without hesitation. Because that's what he always did.
Obey.
He was tired.
Tired of pretending. Tired of being the perfect son. Tired of sacrificing pieces of himself for people who had never once cared about him. Still. He went. Because old habits die hard.
The Zenin estate looked exactly the same as it always had. Naoya hated it. The mansion was beautiful. Expensive. And yet somehow it had never felt like home.
Not once.
As he stepped through the front doors, servants immediately lowered their gazes. The familiar sight made his stomach churn. Nobody looked happy here. Nobody ever did. His father was waiting in his office. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the estate grounds. A view worth millions. A view Naoya had spent years staring at while being told he wasn't good enough.
His father didn't look up when he entered. Instead, he continued reading whatever document sat on his desk. Another power play. Another reminder of who was in control. Naoya remained standing. Silently. Patiently.
"Sit."
Naoya lowered himself into the chair. The silence stretched.
"Your grades have dropped."
Naoya blinked. That was it? That was why he'd been summoned? Not because his son was struggling. Not because he hadn't been home in weeks. Not because his life had completely fallen apart.
Grades.
His father tossed a report onto the desk.
"You've become distracted again."
Naoya glanced at it. Then looked away. Couldn't bring himself to care.
"You've embarrassed this family enough recently."
Something flickered behind his eyes. Recently. Meaning the fight.
His father folded his hands together.
"You are supposed to represent this family."
There it was. The family. Always the family.
A tool. An investment. A legacy. His father continued speaking. Words blending together.
Disappointment. Responsibility. Expectations.
Failure.
Failure.
Failure.
Failure.
The same speech. Over and over again. He was tired. Exhaustingly. Tired.
"...Are you even listening to me?"
The question pulled him from his thoughts.
Slowly, Naoya looked up.
His father frowned.
Something inside him snapped. More like a rope stretched too tightly, finally giving way.
A lifetime of pressure. A lifetime of disappointment. A lifetime of trying. Breaking.
"You know..."
His voice came out quieter than expected.
"What?"
Naoya laughed. A hollow sound.
"You've never once asked if I was happy."
His father stared. Clearly confused. As though the question itself was ridiculous.
Naoya laughed again. Of course he didn't understand.
"Not once."
His father set down his pen.
"What are you talking about?"
"What am I talking about?"
Years of resentment surged forward.
"I've spent my entire life doing exactly what you wanted."
His voice rose. Despite himself.
"I got the grades."
"I played the part."
His hands trembled.
"I did everything."
His father stood. Immediately irritated.
"Watch your tone."
Naoya barked out another laugh.
"Naoya."
His father took a step forward. Warning flashing across his face. But for the first time in his life—
Naoya didn't care.
"You know what the funny part is?" His voice shook. Not with fear, with anger, Raw, Ugly anger.
Years of it.
"I kept thinking if I worked hard enough you'd finally care."
The room fell silent.
"You never did."
His father's expression hardened.
"You are acting like a child."
The words landed like gasoline on an open flame. A child.
Then slowly rose to his feet. For the first time in his life. He stood eye-to-eye with the man who had controlled him for decades. And he wasn't afraid.
Not anymore.
"No."
His voice was steady now. Terrifyingly steady.
"I'm finally acting like myself."
His father's jaw tightened.
"You should leave before you say something you'll regret."
Naoya smiled.
"I regret almost everything about my life."
Silence, heavy silence. The oppressive type.
"I hate you."
The words hung in the air. Neither of them moved. Naoya felt something inside his chest crack open.
Years of pain spilling out.
"I hate this family."
"I hate what you've done to me."
His voice broke. Just slightly.
"I hate that you made me believe I wasn't worth anything unless I was useful."
His father finally found his voice.
"That's enough."
"No."
The word echoed through the room.
"You don't get to control me anymore."
"Naoya—"
"You can write me out of the will."
His father froze.
"You can disown me."
Another step backward.
The first sign of uncertainty.
"I don't care."
Naoya's eyes burned.
"I don't want any of it."
The estate. The money. The expectations. The legacy.
None of it.
"I'd rather have nothing."
His voice cracked.
"Then spend another day being your son."
Silence. Complete silence.
Then Naoya turned. And walked away. For the first time in his life, he didn't wait for permission.
Naoya didn't remember making it to his car. One second, he was storming through the mansion. The next thing he knew, he was outside. The massive front doors closed behind him with a heavy thud. His chest rose and fell violently. Adrenaline still coursed through his veins. His hands were trembling. He kept walking. Until he reached his car.
The driver's side door opened. Then slammed shut behind him. Naoya gripped the steering wheel.
Hard.
So hard his knuckles turned white. His breathing came in short bursts. Fast. Uneven. His heart pounded against his ribs. The confrontation replayed in his head. It should've felt good. Shouldn't it? Shouldn't he feel relieved? Free? Victorious? Instead, he felt sick.
Because despite everything. Despite all the anger. Despite all the hatred. That had still been his father. The only father he'd ever known. And now it was over. Really over. His father would never forgive him for what he'd said. The realization hit him like a freight train. A strange laugh escaped him. He had spent his entire life chasing things he could never have. His father's approval. Vivienne. You.
The laugh dissolved into a choking sound.
Before he knew it, tears were sliding down his face. Naoya squeezed his eyes shut.
"Fuck."
His voice cracked. The curse barely audible. Another tear followed. Then another. Then another. And suddenly he couldn't stop. All of it came rushing out at once. His shoulders shook. His forehead dropped against the steering wheel. For the first time in his life—
Naoya cried.
The kind of crying that left your chest aching. The kind that made breathing difficult. The kind that left you feeling hollow afterward.
And through it all—
He thought about you. Of course he did.
Because somehow every road led back to you. The image of your face appeared immediately. Your smile. Your laugh.
He missed you.
The realization hurt more than everything that had happened inside the mansion. Because unlike his family and everyone else—
You had cared about him. You had actually cared. Not because of his last name. Not because of his money. Not because of what he could provide. You had wanted to know him. The real him. And what had he done?
Destroyed it.
Ruined it with his own two hands. A bitter laugh escaped him.
"Idiot."
The word came out hoarse. Because that was exactly what he was.
An idiot.
You had been right there. Right in front of him. Offering him everything he'd spent his entire life searching for. And he'd pushed you away. He could still remember the look on your face. The devastation.
The memory made his stomach twist violently. You had loved him. Or at least been willing to. And he'd taken that gift and shattered it. His chest tightened. Another tear slipped free.
He missed talking to you. Missed seeing you. Missed hearing your voice. Missed all the little things he'd taken for granted.
He missed everything.
A month. It had only been a month. Yet somehow it felt like years. His phone sat in the passenger seat.
Naoya stared at it. Then looked away. Then looked back again. His jaw tightened.
No.
You didn't want to hear from him. Why would you?
He'd made sure of that. But slowly he reached over and grabbed the device anyway. Your contact appeared almost immediately. He stared at your name. At the picture attached to it. At the smiling girl who probably hated him now. A fresh wave of grief hit him. He wanted to hear your voice.
Just once.
He wanted to tell you everything.
About how sorry he was. About how much he missed you. About how every day without you felt wrong. His thumb hovered over the call button. Hesitating. Fear gripping his chest.
Because what if you didn't answer?
Worse.
What if you did? What could he possibly say?
Sorry?
The word felt too small. Meaningless. How could one word fix everything he'd broken? It couldn't. And yet...
He couldn't keep living like this. Something had to change. His eyes drifted toward the windshield. Dark clouds had begun gathering overhead. Heavy. Threatening. A storm was coming.
Naoya wiped at his face. Then finally made a decision. A reckless one. The kind of decision that would either save him or destroy him.
He pressed call.
And listened to the phone ring.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
No answer.
His stomach sank.
Eventually he dropped the phone into the passenger seat. Defeated. Outside, rain began tapping softly against the windshield.
Within minutes the sky opened completely. Sheets of rain hammered against the glass. The rhythmic sound filled the car. Naoya stared through it. Watching the world blur.
His grip tightened around the steering wheel. Go home. That would be the smart thing.
Go home.
Take a shower. Sleep. Pretend today never happened. Pretend he hadn't just destroyed the last bridge connecting him to his family. Pretend he wasn't completely falling apart.
Instead—
He started the car. The engine roared to life. And before he could talk himself out of it, he was driving.
Straight toward you.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
Meanwhile, you were completely unaware of the emotional crisis currently taking place across town.
You sat cross-legged on the couch. Laptop balanced on your thighs. Several notebooks spread across the coffee table. A half-finished energy drink sat forgotten beside you. Your entire life seemed to revolve around finals lately.
The loft was unusually quiet. Vicki had gone out with friends. For once, you had the apartment completely to yourself. It was peaceful. At least until your phone buzzed. You glanced down absentmindedly.
Then froze.
Naoya.
Your stomach immediately tightened.
One missed call.
Then another. Then another. Then another. Five total.
You stared at the screen. The familiar name seemed to burn itself into your vision. For several moments, you simply looked at it. Unable to move. Unable to think. Your heart beat a little faster.
Annoying.
Because you had been doing so well.
A month. An entire month. And now, suddenly, here he was again. Disrupting everything. You pressed your lips together. Then locked your phone.
No. Absolutely not. Not tonight.
Buzz.
A text message.
Your stomach dropped. Against your better judgment, you opened it.
Naoya: Please. Just one conversation.
You immediately locked the screen again. You tossed the phone onto the couch beside you. Determined to ignore it. Then spent the next ten minutes thinking about it.
Wonderful.
You hated him. You really did. At least you thought you did. Because if you truly hated him—
Why hadn't you blocked his number yet? The realization irritated you. Your eyes drifted toward the phone again. Block him. The option sat right there. One tap. Done. Problem solved. Instead, your thumb hovered uselessly over the screen.
You couldn't do it. You were pathetic.
A sudden knock echoed through the apartment. You jumped. Immediately looking toward the front door.
Who the hell—
Another knock. Louder this time.
Your brows furrowed. Vicki had a key. She wouldn’t knock. Slowly, you stood. The apartment suddenly felt too quiet.
Another knock.
Carefully you approached the door. Then peered through the peephole. And froze.
Naoya.
Standing outside your apartment. Completely drenched. Rainwater soaked through the white t-shirt clinging to his body. His bleached hair hung messily across his forehead. Drops of water rolled down his face. His expression looked exhausted. Nothing like the arrogant asshole you'd spent months arguing with.
For a moment you forgot how to breathe.
Another knock. Gentler this time.
"Please."
His voice was muffled through the door. You remained completely still.
"Please."
The word cracked. Your chest tightened. Naoya rested his forehead against the wood.
"I know you're in there."
A thousand emotions crashed together at once. Anger, hurt, confusion, relief, longing, everything.
On the other side of the door, Naoya closed his eyes.
"Just hear me out."
His voice sounded small. Fragile.
"I won't ask for anything else."
Your eyes burned. Damn it. You hated this. Hated how much hearing him hurt. Hated how much it still affected you. Minutes passed. Neither of you moved.
Eventually Naoya laughed. A hollow sound. The kind that broke your heart a little.
"Yeah. I deserve that."
Your hand tightened against the wall.
"Sorry for bothering you."
The words were quiet. Defeated. And somehow that hurt more than anything else. Slowly, you heard footsteps retreating down the hallway. Then nothing.
You remained frozen beside the door. Eventually, you forced yourself to move. Your feet carried you toward the window. Almost against your own will. The storm outside had only gotten worse. Rain pounded against the glass. Lightning flashed somewhere in the distance.
Then you spotted him. And your heart shattered. Because he hadn't left. Naoya sat alone outside the apartment building. Slumped against the brick wall. Completely exposed to the storm. Rain soaked every inch of him.
His head hung low. His shoulders slumped. He looked utterly defeated. Like a man who had finally run out of fight.
You didn't feel angry anymore.
Only sad.
For several moments, you simply stood there. Staring. Watching rain pour from the sky in relentless sheets. Watching water run down the sidewalk. Watching Naoya sit completely motionless beneath the storm.
He looked miserable.
Absolutely miserable.
The sight should've satisfied you. A month ago, you would've wanted him to hurt. Wanted him to understand even a fraction of what he'd put you through.
But now?
Now all you felt was tired. Tired of being angry. Tired of being hurt. Tired of pretending you didn't still care.
Lightning flashed across the sky. For a brief moment, the entire street was illuminated. And you caught a glimpse of his face. Your breath caught.
He was crying.
The realization hit harder than you expected. Naoya Zenin didn't cry. Not the Naoya you knew.
Not the arrogant, insufferable, impossible man who always acted like he was above everything and everyone.
Yet there he was.
Crying in the rain like a sad puppy dog.
Your chest tightened painfully.
"Damn it."
The curse slipped from your lips. You already knew you were going downstairs. The moment you'd seen him sitting there, you'd lost the battle.
Slowly, you walked toward the front closet. Grabbed an umbrella. Slipped on a pair of sandals. Then headed for the elevator before you could change your mind.
The ride down felt agonizing. Your pulse thundered inside your ears. The doors finally opened. Cool air immediately greeted you. Your tank top hung dangerously low. Rain battered the pavement outside.
You stepped into the storm. The umbrella shielded you from most of it. The closer you got, the more nervous you became.
What exactly were you supposed to say?
Hi?
Why are you crying outside my apartment?
You looked ridiculous?
None of those seemed appropriate. Naoya still hadn't noticed you. His head remained lowered. Lost somewhere inside his own thoughts. Your footsteps slowed. Then stopped directly beside him. Carefully, you tilted the umbrella. Sheltering him from the rain.
For several seconds nothing happened.
Then slowly—
His head lifted. His eyes met yours. And the look on his face nearly destroyed you. Relief. Like a drowning man finally reaching air.
For a moment, neither of you spoke. Neither of you seemed capable. The storm filled the silence instead.
Rain.
Thunder.
The distant hum of traffic. Everything except the words lodged in both of your throats. Finally you cleared yours.
"You're an idiot."
His lips twitched.
Just barely.
"Yeah."
Your throat tightened. Because he sounded awful. His voice was rough. Like he'd spent hours screaming.
You swallowed.
Then sighed.
"Come upstairs."
The words left your mouth before you could overthink them.
Naoya blinked.
As if he hadn't expected that answer. As if he couldn't quite believe it.
"Come on."
You shifted the umbrella slightly.
"It's freezing."
Slowly, he pushed himself to his feet. Water dripped from his clothes. His white shirt clung completely to his body. Soaked through.
Pathetic.
You hated how your heart ached looking at him. The two of you rode the elevator in silence. You could feel him staring. Feel the weight of his gaze.
Neither of you acknowledged it.
When the doors opened, you led him into the apartment. The loft felt strangely intimate now.
Just the two of you.
You disappeared briefly into the hallway. Returning with a towel.
"Here."
Naoya accepted it immediately.
"Thanks."
You nodded.
Then turned away. Needing a second. Needing space. Needing to breathe. Because having him here felt dangerous.
You barely made it two steps before fingers wrapped gently around your wrist.
You froze.
Slowly looking back. Naoya sat on the edge of the couch. Still dripping water everywhere. Still looking absolutely wrecked.
His grip wasn't demanding. Wasn't forceful.
If anything—
It felt hesitant. Like he was afraid you'd disappear if he let go.
Your chest tightened.
"Naoya—"
The words died instantly.
Because suddenly he leaned forward. Resting his forehead against your stomach.
Your heart shattered.
The arrogant boy you'd spent months hating was gone.
All that remained was someone hurting. Someone exhausted. Someone who looked like he was hanging together by a thread.
You slowly lowered your hand. Your fingers slipping into his damp hair. And for a moment, neither of you spoke. The silence said enough.
A shaky breath escaped him. And when he finally spoke—
His voice cracked.
"I messed everything up."
The confession came out barely above a whisper.
"I know."
Another painful laugh.
"I really did."
You closed your eyes.
Because hearing him admit it somehow hurt more than hearing him deny it ever could.
Naoya tightened his grip on your wrist. Not enough to stop you. Just enough to keep you there.
"I don't expect you to forgive me."
His voice trembled.
"I don't."
Another breath. Another crack in his composure.
"But I needed to tell you I'm sorry."
The words hung between you.
And for the first time since you'd met him—
Naoya Zenin sounded completely sincere.
"I am so fucking sorry."
Your fingers continued moving through his damp hair. Slowly. Absent-mindedly. Naoya closed his eyes. The simple touch seemed to undo him.
A shaky breath left his lungs. His grip around your wrist loosened slightly. As though he was finally allowing himself to breathe.
The rain continued tapping softly against the loft windows. The storm still raging outside. Inside, everything felt still. Suspended. Like the world itself was waiting.
Eventually you broke the silence.
"What happened?"
Naoya didn't answer immediately. His forehead remained pressed against your stomach. Like he couldn't bear to look at you yet.
"I saw my father today."
The words came out quiet.
Your brows furrowed.
You knew enough about Naoya's family to understand that wasn't a good thing.
"You fought?"
A hollow laugh escaped him.
"Yeah."
Silence.
"I told him I hated him."
Your eyes widened slightly. That got your attention. Because of all his complaints about his father—
Naoya had never actually stood up to him. Not really. He'd complain. Talk shit behind closed doors. But confront him directly? Never.
Naoya finally lifted his head.
Slowly.
His eyes found yours.
God.
You nearly stopped breathing.
They were red. Bloodshot. Filled with exhaustion. You'd never seen him look so vulnerable before.
"I told him I didn't want anything to do with him anymore."
His voice cracked.
"I told him he could disown me."
Your stomach dropped.
"Naoya..."
A humorless laugh escaped him.
"Pretty dramatic, huh?"
No.
Not dramatic.
Heartbreaking.
Because suddenly everything made sense. The desperate look in his eyes. And somehow that hurt.
Naoya looked away. Unable to hold your gaze for long.
"I spent my entire life trying to make him proud."
You remained silent. Listening.
"It's stupid."
The bitterness in his voice made your chest ache.
"I got the grades."
His gaze dropped toward the floor.
"I played sports."
Another bitter smile.
"I did everything."
You could hear the years of disappointment woven through every word. The years of trying. The years of failing. The years of never being enough. And suddenly you understood something.
Naoya wasn't arrogant because he thought he was perfect. Naoya was arrogant because he was terrified he wasn't.
The realization settled heavily in your chest.
He swallowed hard.
Then finally looked at you again.
"Do you know what the worst part is?"
You shook your head.
His eyes glistened.
"I kept thinking if I worked harder he'd finally love me."
Your heart shattered.
Because beneath everything he was still just a little boy desperately trying to earn affection. The kind he'd never received.
A tear slipped down his cheek.
Naoya immediately looked away. Embarrassed. Ashamed.
As if crying in front of you was somehow worse than everything else.
You reached forward without thinking. Your hand cupping his face. Turning him back toward you.
His breath caught.
The contact seemed to completely stun him. For a moment, he simply stared. Like, he couldn't believe you were touching him. That you were still here. You wiped away the tear with your thumb.
The gesture nearly undid him. You watched his composure crack. Piece by piece.
Until finally he whispered:
"I'm so tired."
Your throat tightened. Because you believed him.
Naoya closed his eyes briefly. Then opened them again. Determination settling behind them. Like he'd finally decided there was no point hiding anymore.
Not from you.
"I need you to understand something."
His voice was shaking.
"But I need you to hear me."
You nodded. Slowly.
Naoya drew in a shaky breath. Then finally said the thing he'd spent months avoiding. The thing that had destroyed both of you.
"I didn't say those things because I didn't care about you."
His gaze never left yours.
"I said them because I cared too much."
Your breath caught.
Naoya laughed bitterly. Immediately hating how pathetic it sounded.
"I know."
His eyes closed briefly.
"I know how insane that sounds."
"You hurt me."
The words slipped out quietly.
Naoya visibly flinched. Like you'd struck him.
"I know."
Pain crossed his features.
"I know."
His voice broke.
"I think about it every day."
The room fell silent. The rain continuing outside.
Naoya swallowed hard. Then finally forced himself to continue.
"I was scared."
The admission seemed to physically pain him.
"I've spent my entire life chasing people."
His eyes dropped.
"my mother never cared."
Another breath.
"My father never cared."
You didn't interrupt. Didn't judge. Didn't move. You simply listened. The way you'd always listened. And maybe that was why he finally found the courage to say it.
"Then I met you."
Naoya's chest rose and fell unevenly. Like every word was being dragged from somewhere deep inside him. Somewhere he'd spent years trying to keep buried. His eyes never left yours.
Not once.
Because if he looked away now, he wasn't sure he'd be able to finish.
"I spent an entire month trying to convince myself not to come here."
A shaky laugh escaped him.
"I told myself you hated me."
You didn't respond.
Because part of you had.
Naoya seemed to understand that.
"I told myself you were better off without me."
A bitter smile crossed his face.
"You probably are."
"Naoya—"
"No."
He shook his head.
"Please."
His voice softened.
"Just let me say it."
You fell silent.
Naoya took a breath. Then another. Like he was preparing himself for impact.
"I know I don't deserve another chance."
His eyes glistened.
"I know that."
A painful laugh.
"I know I don't deserve forgiveness either."
Your chest tightened. Because you could see how much this was costing him. Every crack in the walls he'd spent years building.
"But I needed you to know."
His voice dropped lower.
"I needed you to know that none of it was real."
The rain continued tapping against the windows. Soft now. Gentle. Almost peaceful.
"The things I said."
His face twisted with regret.
"The way I treated you."
Another shake of his head.
"It wasn't because I thought you weren't enough."
His voice broke.
"It was because I was terrified that you were."
Naoya looked down at his hands. Then back up.
"I knew if I let myself have you..."
His throat worked.
"...I'd lose you."
A tear slipped free.
"I know how stupid that sounds."
"It does."
A watery laugh escaped him.
"Yeah."
For the first time that evening, the corner of your mouth twitched. Just slightly. Naoya noticed. His expression softened immediately. Like seeing even the smallest hint of your smile was enough to keep him going.
"I've never been good at this."
"No kidding."
That earned an actual laugh.
Small.
Then his expression became serious again. More serious than you'd ever seen. The kind of seriousness that made your pulse quicken.
Naoya swallowed hard.
Then finally said it.
"I love you."
The room went completely still. Even the rain seemed quieter. Your breath caught. His eyes never left yours. Not for a second.
"I love you."
The words sounded steadier this time. Certain. Like he'd finally stopped running from them.
"I think I've loved you for a long time."
Your heart pounded. Hard. Painfully hard.
Naoya laughed weakly.
"You have no idea how hard it was to admit that to myself."
You almost rolled your eyes.
Almost.
"But it's true."
His gaze softened. Leaving behind something terrifyingly honest.
"I love you when you're angry."
A faint smile appeared.
"I love you when you're being stubborn."
Your cheeks warmed.
"I love how smart you are."
Another smile.
"I love how you challenge me."
His voice grew quieter.
"I love how you care about people."
The smile disappeared. Replaced by something raw. Something vulnerable.
"I love the way you looked at me before I ruined everything."
Naoya's eyes shimmered.
"I know I can't take back what I did."
His voice trembled.
"I know I can't erase any of it."
Another breath.
"But if you give me a chance..."
His hand slowly found yours. Not forcing. Not demanding. Just asking.
"If you give me a chance, I'll spend the rest of my life trying to make it up to you."
Your throat tightened. The sincerity in his voice was almost unbearable. Because this wasn't the Naoya you'd known.
Not really.
This was the boy underneath all the damage. The boy who'd spent years begging to be loved. The boy who'd finally stopped pretending he didn't need anyone.
You could see it in his eyes.
The desperation.
He looked like a man standing at the edge of a cliff. Waiting to see whether he'd fall. Slowly, you lifted your free hand. Your fingers brushing against his cheek.
Naoya froze.
His breath catching immediately.
"You are such an idiot."
The words came out soft. Almost fond.
A shaky laugh escaped him.
"Yeah."
Your thumb brushed beneath his eye. Wiping away the remnants of a tear.
"You hurt me."
His face crumpled.
"I know."
"You broke my heart."
His eyes closed. Pain flashing across his features.
"I know."
You swallowed. Trying to steady the emotions rising inside your chest. For a month, you'd told yourself you were over him. That you didn't need him. That you'd moved on.
And maybe part of that was true.
But another part?
Had never stopped loving him.
You sighed. Then gently forced him to look at you.
Really look at you.
"You're lucky I love you too."
For a second Naoya just stared. Like he genuinely couldn't process the words. Couldn't believe they'd come from your mouth.
Then his eyes widened. Hope flooding his expression so quickly it nearly broke your heart.
"You—"
"Don't make me repeat it."
His laugh cracked in the middle. Half laugh. Half sob. You'd never seen anyone look so relieved. So overwhelmed. So grateful.
And suddenly, all the distance between you didn't seem so impossible anymore.
Your hands cupped his face, leaning down to kiss his nervous lips, soothing him.
The sound that filled your mouth from him made your lower tummy feel like it was burning and filling with butterflies.
His hands found your ass this time, clumsily dragging you forward, pulling you deeper into the kiss.
He's shy about it. At first, his kisses come tentative, like he's still learning where to place his hands, still unsure how close he's allowed to be.
But the moment he realizes you're staying right there with him? he just folds into you.
His hands wrap around your waist, pulling you closer. He holds you like he's scared you might slip away if he isn't gentle enough.
His kisses stay soft. slow. a little unsteady— yet so full of feeling it tugs at something deep in your chest.
And when he finally pulls back, he barely moves, breath brushing your lips, eyes flicking to your mouth like he's already missing the contact.
“I missed you so much you have no idea.”
“I know.” You grab his hand, pulling him upward.
You lead him to your bedroom slowly but surely. Shutting the door behind the two of you.
“Undress.”
He follows your command without hesitation, and you follow along. For a moment, you both just stand there admiring each other’s bodies. Studying every detail, memorizing every crevice.
The tension was so thick the cold weather seemed to lose its effect.
Then your bodies collided in a blur, hands roaming everywhere, sloppy open-mouth kisses, the feeling was euphoric.
Your hands find their way down to his pre-slicked cock, gripping and jerking him off.
His hips stuttered, as if trying to fuck up into your fist from the new sensation, whimpering your name softly.
Being too distracted by the lovely sounds he was making and the heated make-out, you hadn’t even noticed that one of his hands had found its way between your own thighs, not until you felt warm, unsure fingers sliding and parting your slick folds, cupping your cunt with his palm.
“Fuck- Naoya.” You moaned against his mouth, already shifting your knees to part your thighs for him.
A finger found your entrance, prodding at the first ring of muscle before sliding inside, your velvety walls gladly taking it inside.
Another long finger joined, making you arch your back, rolling your hips down against his hand. His other one joined, thumb finding your pulsing clit, rubbing it and the rest of the digits pressing into your lower tummy.
“You’re doing so good- agnh-” You groan, nibbling at his ear.
Meanwhile, you hadn’t stopped gripping and pulling up and down at his cock, thumb swiping across the slit at the pinkish head, making Naoya shudder and shove his fingers deeper inside of you.
But you could hear him breathing harder, trying to thrust up into your hands faster. You could sense that he was about to cum.
But Naoya abruptly pulled his hands out from you and tugged your hand off of him too. His chest heaving underneath his shirt, bringing the fingers that had been inside of you to have a little taste.
“I want my cock inside of your pretty pussy- please let me fuck you.” he palms at your breasts, thumb flicking over your nipple.
“Let me make you feel good” he bites at your lower lip guiding you to your bed.
As he reaches for his discarded pants to pull out a condom, you stop him by grabbing his wrist.
“I want to feel you, all of you.”
You shifted, pushing him deeper down into the pillows while sitting down on his pelvis, a hand reaching back to grab the base of his cock, guiding it to your slit, slowly gliding the squishy tip up and down to get it covered in your clear mess.
You arched your back, a soft sigh and a small whine leaving you both at the same time once it passed the rim, your hands held on to his shoulders.
One of Naoya’s hands was on your lower back, close to gripping the top of your cheek, the other was on your hip, trying to ground himself.
Once it was fully in, it fitting so perfectly inside, like it had been made for just you, he couldn’t help himself, his hips trying to roll, trying to thrust up in shallow movements.
“Please can I move I- I’ll be good please, baby, I just…” Naoya babbled.
You just nodded, leaning back to start rocking your hips, helping him find a rhythm.
And before you knew it, he was thrusting up into you with a bit too much force, gasping for air from the sweet pleasure of your walls clenching and squeezing him.
It didn’t take much time for him to look like he was seeing heaven, eyes focused on where your bodies connected.
The sounds of skin meeting skin, his whines and your sounds filled the empty loft.
Every roll of your hips makes his thick length slide perfectly inside you, hitting that spot that makes you moan softly. His hands are gripping your thighs, fingers digging in like he needs something to hold onto.
“Baby—” he stammers, voice cracking. His cheeks are flushed, his hair messy, his lips parted as he tries to keep his breathing steady. You smile down at him, grinding your hips in a slow circle.
“You look so cute like this,” you murmur, leaning down to kiss him. You ride him faster now, taking him deeper. He moans into your mouth, hips jerking up to meet yours. One of his hands slides up your back, the other stays on your hip, guiding you as you bounce up and down on him.
“God, you feel so good,” he breathes, voice shaky. “I can’t- I’m gonna—”. His eyes, those pretty, unfocused eyes, lock onto yours, wide and desperate.
You ride him harder, chasing your own pleasure while watching him fall apart underneath you. When you come, clenching tight around him, he follows right after with a broken groan, hips stuttering as he spills deep inside you.
He slumped down on the bed. But before he could catch his breath, your grip on him tightened, stroking it up and down hard. His eyes shot up, looking down at you. His thighs started trembling uncontrollably.
"Wait- hah- fuck! I already came! Baby, I can't!—" his hands came up to stop your hand from moving it, wrapping around your wrist. "Please!- mmn!" His hips jerked up when you suddenly went down on him, swirling your tongue around, bobbing up and down.
You could feel yourself getting even more wet at the loud whimper he let out. When you looked up at him, tears pricked his eyes, pouring down his cheeks.
While the tears were still dripping down his face. His teary eyes met yours as he leaned in for a kiss, capturing your lips as he moaned into your mouth, "fuck-" he muttered. "I'm cummin again, baby," he erupted, painting your face with his cum, as it dripped down to your mouth, lapping up the liquids with a satisfying slurp.
Afterward, he lies there panting, looking completely wrecked and blissed out. You lean down and kiss him softly, brushing his messy hair back from his forehead. He laughs breathlessly, wrapping his arms around you and pulling you down to his chest.
“You were so amazing.” he places a soft kiss against your cheek.
You both lay like that for a while, enjoying the warmth of each other's embrace. Just the two of you.
Naoya's fingers lazily traced circles against your arm. A small smile tugged at your lips.
"What?"
You laughed softly.
The sound vibrated against his chest. Naoya immediately tightened his arms around you. As if he was afraid you'd disappear.
You tilted your head back slightly. His eyes were already on you. The intensity of his gaze hadn't changed. If anything, it had gotten worse.
"What?" you asked.
A strange expression crossed his face. Nervous.
You laughed.
"Just say it."
Naoya sighed dramatically. Then sat up slightly. His hand finding yours beneath the blanket. For a moment, he simply stared at your intertwined fingers. His thumb brushing across your knuckles.
When he finally spoke, his voice was quieter than usual.
"Can I ask you something?"
You immediately narrowed your eyes.
"That sounds suspicious."
"I'm serious."
That got your attention. Your teasing smile softened.
"Okay."
He swallowed.
And for a second, you thought he looked terrified. Actually terrified.
He squeezed your hand. Then finally blurted it out.
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
For one horrifying second, Naoya looked like he regretted asking. His ears immediately turned red.
"No."
You stared.
Then stared some more.
Before finally bursting into laughter.
"Oh my God."
His face dropped.
"Don’t play with me, I’m serious!"
"I know."
You laughed harder.
Because somehow this was the most nervous you'd ever seen him. Naoya Zenin looked ready to crawl under the couch.
You smiled. The kind of smile reserved only for him. The kind he'd spent months missing.
"Yes."
Naoya blinked.
"What?"
"Yes."
The hope exploded across his face so quickly it almost made you emotional.
"Really?"
You rolled your eyes.
"No, I just enjoy torturing you."
His grin appeared instantly. Before you could react, he pulled you directly into his lap.
You laughed.
"Naoya—"
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"I have a girlfriend."
You laughed again.
"Yes, you do."
His smile softened. The excitement slowly fading into something warmer. Something quieter.
His forehead rested against yours.
Finally, after everything. You had somehow found your way back to each other.
And neither of you planned on letting go again.
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*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Caught In The Act ~ 6!
PART ONE
[SUMMARY] - A month ago, everything fell apart. Some wounds healed. Others lingered beneath the surface, refusing to be forgotten. But no matter how far you run from the past, there comes a moment when you have no choice but to face it and decide whether it's worth leaving behind.
[TAGS] - MDNI 18+ ONLY. Profanity. Toxicity. Enemies to Lovers. Forced proximity. Slightly mean reader. YEARNING. ANGST. submissive Naoya. piv. unprotected sex. blowjobs. overstim. fingering. handjobs. whimpering. slight nipple play. teasing. (wc 11.1k)
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°❀.ೃ࿔* Where We Began
Naoya was used to getting what he wanted.
It had been that way his entire life; he always had the latest things. Latest shoes, clothes, phones, cars. There wasn’t anything Naoya Zenin lived without.
So why did he feel so empty?
Because despite all the expensive cars and watches he owned, nobody really cared about him. Not his father, mother, he craved the one thing he could never buy. Love.
He looked for it, of course, in various women, many women at that, but none of them seemed to fit. They liked him, but not really. He could tell when people were only around him for his wealth; he had become quite accustomed to it.
So how come he would put all his effort into them, but they would never return it?
Girlfriend after girlfriend, they would all eventually leave him. Was he too clingy, too pushy, too needy?
What was he missing?
He then tried impressing them with flowers, jewelry, expensive restaurants, and it worked. But why, why did he need to shower people with luxuries to give him the time of day? And even then, he would still be left and forgotten in time.
He soon began to hate them, hate everyone.
In his junior year of high school, he met her, Vivienne. Her hair was longer then, smile brighter, her eyes full of life. Jinishi’s girlfriend from college.
Naoya remembers the first day she came over for dinner. She introduced herself to him with a hug. Naoya can’t remember the last time anyone ever hugged him.
It was odd; he thought there was something wrong with his heart. Why had it skipped a beat? She sat at the dinner table with his family like the shining sun amongst a sea of storm clouds.
She spoke of her life, her dreams and aspirations, her love for his cousin. And Naoya couldn’t have been more in awe. How could someone be so happy? Happiness, Naoya didn’t know if he had ever truly experienced it- sure, fleeting moments of joy like his favorite sports team winning, or acing a hard test, a relaxing day on the beach.
But had Naoya truly ever experienced happiness? What was the missing puzzle piece to achieve it?
Throughout that dinner, she talked to him. Like, actually talked to him? No one really ever talked to Naoya. The most time he had spent with anybody was with his nanny, his not-so-nice nanny.
She asked about school, hobbies, and video games. Which wasn’t too surprising, right? Casual conversation of a guest. But the more she came over, the more she asked about him, wanted to learn about him, and spend time with him. It made him anxious; his heart was reacting in a way it never had before. It tingled in a way that was unfamiliar.
Especially when she was with him. Jinishi.
When she would laugh at his jokes, grab his arm, and kiss him.
It made Naoya's chest tighten into knots. He hated seeing her with him. For once, Naoya couldn’t have something- something he wanted.
And it angered him beyond belief.
For the first time in his life, he felt like he had experienced happiness, and every one of those moments was with her. But he couldn’t have her, the object of all his desires, his love, Vivienne.
He harbored this secret with him for years, burying it further down with each new girl he slept with, the nights he would get blackout drunk at the bar.
Anything to forget about what he truly wanted.
Freshman year of college was his tipping point. Jinishi and Vivienne had gotten married; she was now completely unattainable to him. He had thought about it at every waking moment: what would happen if he just confessed?
Would she accept his feelings?
Would she run away with him?
Return the love that was overflowing his heart?
Ridiculous! Why would she? She loved Jinishi, not him.
So he buried it.
His attitude only became worse after that flippant, arrogant, an asshole. He figured the meaner he was, the easier it would be to stop caring about people. Because to him, love was painful. He had experienced it firsthand with his unrequited love.
And he planned to keep it that way until he met you.
You were like an enigma. The first day he laid eyes on you, his breath got caught in his throat. You were beautiful, like nothing he had ever seen before. Perfectly polished, like a statue that had taken years to carve to perfection.
He remembered how you spoke in class, intelligent, confident, like you knew everything. You, in some aspects, were just like him. So he grew curious about you, what kind of person you truly were.
You were a challenge to him, a puzzle he couldn’t quite figure out. Most people folded around Naoya. They laughed at his jokes, agreed with his opinions, and let him win arguments before they even started.
You didn't.
The first time you corrected him in class, he thought it was a fluke. Suddenly, he found himself listening whenever you spoke. Waiting for you to raise your hand. Waiting for an opportunity to prove you wrong.
It became a game.
If you got a ninety-five on an exam, he'd get a ninety-six.
If you answered a question, he'd answer the next one.
If a professor praised your work, he'd spend hours making sure his was better.
But somewhere along the way he stopped caring about the grades.
What interested him was you.
The way your eyes narrowed when you were concentrating. The way you refused to back down when someone challenged you. The way you looked completely unimpressed by him.
That was new.
He had never met someone like him, so arrogant?
You were narcissistic, egotistical, down right sociopathic.
But somehow he couldn’t take his eyes off you. How could another person be so compelling? He found himself craving you. Your presence, your very existence, became a pleasure to him.
He wanted to learn more about you, more about who you were to your core. But how? He didn’t know how to get close to people; that wasn’t his thing.
So he just opted to admire you from a distance, a safe distance that avoided the risk of everything that was you, creeping into his already fragile heart. But for some reason it wasn’t working. At every glance, you consumed his thoughts, a brush of skin ignited every nerve in his body, your sweet voice compelled his ears, no matter what he did to avoid you, you consumed him.
He became afraid. So he did what he knew best, act like a complete asshole, belittle you, make fun of you, antagonize you, anything to burn these feelings away.
He thought it worked too, until that day.
The day the universe decided it was time for karma for all the awful things he’d done.
The day you caught him at his lowest.
A moment so humiliating he wished he could erase it from existence.
Yet somehow that moment changed everything.
The day you walked in on him, pleasuring himself to his darkest desire.
Even now, the memory made his stomach twist. Not because he had been embarrassed. Not because you had looked disgusted. But because for the first time someone had seen him exactly as he was.
Pathetic.
Years of pretending he didn't care about anyone had fallen apart in an instant. Every ugly truth he'd spent years burying had been laid bare for you to see.
There had been nowhere to hide.
And of course you would use his shame against, I mean, who wouldn’t? He had been an absolute dick to you. You had every right. So he complied, because this must have been his divine punishment for being such a vile person.
You treated him like a personal servant. Like a dog trained to obey every command. Fitting, he thought. Yet somehow, during all of that, he caught himself yearning for you, no matter how awfully you treated him. He wanted to push it back down again this want, this burn for you; he couldn’t let it resurge.
But then you would show him kindness, and he would falter. How was he supposed to bury these feelings when you would do things like that? He nearly lost his mind when you showed him affection. That side of you that he thought he would never have the privilege of seeing laid bare in front of him.
He didn’t know what to do with it. For the very first time, someone he liked had shown interest in him. The same kind of interest he harbored for them. You wanted to spend time with him, get to know him, talk about those silly nothings together.
It scared him because only one other person had done that with him, and he could never have her.
So what did that mean with you?
Could he have you? Have a life with you? Cherish you?
No, it would have only ended badly for everyone. You deserved better someone less pathetic than he was.
So he did what he did best, he pushed you away.
And only in your absence did he realize what a mistake that was, just how wrong he was.
Losing you felt different than losing anyone else.
You lingered.
In every empty seat beside him. Every notification that wasn't from you. Every hallway he walked through, hoping to catch a glimpse of you, only to find someone else.
The worst part was that he couldn't escape you.
You were woven into every corner of his life.
A song would remind him of you. A joke would make him think of something you would have said. A passing perfume would stop him dead in his tracks because for a split second, he could have sworn it was you.
It was pathetic.
He knew it was.
Yet every morning, he still reached for his phone, hoping there would be a message waiting for him. Every night, he wondered if you were thinking about him at all. His chest ached constantly now. A dull pain that settled somewhere beneath his ribs and refused to leave.
He had spent years convincing himself that love was something ugly. Something dangerous. Something to be avoided at all costs.
Now he understood.
Love wasn't the painful part.
Losing it was.
Because no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop wanting you. He wanted to hear your voice. Wanted to hold you in his arms. Wanted to argue with you over meaningless things just to keep you talking a little longer.
Wanted one more chance.
Just one.
To apologize for everything.
Every lie.
Every moment, he chose himself over you. For the first time in his life, Naoya had found something more valuable than money, status, or power. And for the first time in his life, he had been the one foolish enough to throw it away.
The realization haunted him.
Because no matter where he went, no matter who he surrounded himself with, there was only one truth he could never outrun.
He loved you.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
A month.
An entire month had passed since the pool party. Since Naoya. Since everything.
The first few weeks had been awful. You had cried more than you cared to admit. Spent far too much time staring at your phone. Far too much time replaying every conversation in your head, searching for where it had all gone wrong.
Some nights you couldn't sleep.
Others, you slept too much.
But eventually, life had forced you to move forward. Finals had a funny way of doing that. Professors didn't care if your heart was broken. Assignments still had deadlines. Projects still needed to be completed. Exams still needed to be passed.
So you buried yourself in school.
Every spare moment became dedicated to studying. Flashcards littered your bedroom floor. Highlighters ran dry. Empty coffee cups collected on your desk. And somewhere between reviewing lecture slides and cramming for final exams, the ache in your chest became easier to carry.
Not gone.
Just... manageable.
You still missed him.
You hated that you did.
Hated how someone who had hurt you so deeply could still occupy space inside your mind. Sometimes you would catch yourself reaching for your phone, wanting to text him something stupid.
A meme.
A complaint about class.
Some random thought. Then reality would settle back in and you'd remember. You weren't that girl anymore.
The realization no longer felt like a knife to the chest.
Now it felt more like an old bruise. Tender. Lingering. Something you tried not to touch.
A loud knock sounded against your bedroom door.
"Are you alive?"
Vicki.
You smiled despite yourself.
"I'm getting ready."
"You've been getting ready for forty minutes."
"Beauty takes time."
"Bitch, it's brunch."
You laughed.
The sound surprised you. For a long time laughing had felt impossible. Now it came easier.
You stood from your vanity and gave yourself one final look in the mirror.
Summer had arrived in full force. The heat had become almost unbearable.
The white tube top hugged your figure perfectly while a pair of denim shorts showed off your legs. White sneakers sat neatly beneath your feet. Your makeup was soft and glowing. Just enough concealer to brighten your complexion. A touch of blush. Mascara. Gloss. The kind of look that felt effortless even though it definitely wasn't. For the first time in weeks, you actually felt pretty. Not because of anyone else. Not because you wanted someone's attention. Just because you felt like yourself again.
And that felt nice.
Today was about Vicki.
Your best friend only turned twenty-three once.
So when you grabbed the designer gift bag sitting beside your desk and headed toward the front door, you made yourself a promise.
For one day.
Just one day.
You weren't going to think about him.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
The moment you spotted Vicki sitting outside the café waving both arms over her head like she was directing air traffic, a grin spread across your face.
There she was.
Dressed in a yellow sundress that practically screamed birthday girl.
The second she saw you, she shot to her feet.
"Oh my God."
"What?"
"You actually got me a gift."
"You haven't even seen it yet."
"Yeah, but it's in a fancy bag."
You rolled your eyes as she practically ripped it from your hands.
"You're so materialistic."
"And yet you love me."
Unfortunately, she wasn't wrong.
The two of you stepped inside and were quickly seated by the window. The café buzzed with conversation around you. The smell of fresh pastries and coffee drifted through the air. Sunlight poured through the large glass windows, warming your skin.
"I'll have the strawberry matcha."
"Of course you will," Vicki said.
"What does that mean?"
"You order the same thing every single time."
"Because it's good."
"You're boring."
"And you're dramatic."
The waitress disappeared before the two of you could continue arguing. You settled comfortably into your seat. For a little while, everything felt easy.
Normal.
You asked about birthday plans. Vicki complained about getting older. You complained about finals. She complained about work. You complained about finals again. The conversation flowed effortlessly between the two of you.
Like it always had.
Your drinks arrived. Then your food. Then eventually, a small cupcake with a single candle stuck in the middle.
Vicki gasped.
"Oh my God."
"It's literally a cupcake."
"It's my birthday cupcake."
The waitress lit the candle.
A few nearby tables glanced over curiously.
Vicki immediately sat up straighter.
"This is my moment."
You snorted.
The waitress began singing.
You joined in.
By the end of it, Vicki was laughing so hard she nearly choked while blowing out the candle.
"Make a wish."
She squeezed her eyes shut dramatically. A few seconds passed. Then she blew out the flame.
"There."
"What'd you wish for?"
"If I tell you it won't come true."
"That's not how wishes work."
"Actually it is."
You both dissolved into laughter. You had missed this. The simplicity of it. No drama. No tears. No complicated feelings. Just you and your best friend enjoying brunch together. Maybe that was why the next question caught you so off guard.
Vicki's smile softened.
You knew that look.
That was her serious look.
The one she got whenever she was about to stick her nose somewhere it didn't belong. You immediately narrowed your eyes.
"No."
"I didn't say anything."
"You were about to."
She sighed.
"I was."
"I knew it."
Silence settled between you. Then she finally asked.
"How are you doing?"
You looked away. Your stomach tightened.
Because you already knew exactly what she meant.
"Fine."
"That's not an answer."
"It is an answer."
"It's a lie."
You stabbed your fork into a piece of fruit.
Finally you sighed.
"I'm okay."
"Actually okay?"
You thought about it. About the past month. About all the studying. All the distractions. All the nights that hadn't hurt quite as badly. And slowly you nodded.
"Actually okay."
Vicki smiled.
"I'm glad."
"So am I."
And you were. For a long time you genuinely hadn't thought you'd recover from it. All of it had cut deeper than you wanted to admit.
But now?
Now it felt distant.
Like something that had happened to another version of yourself. Someone weaker. Someone sadder. Someone you barely recognized anymore.
"Do you still miss him?"
The question was gentle.
You hated it.
Because the answer came far too quickly.
"Sometimes."
Vicki nodded.
As though she'd expected that.
"I don't miss what happened."
Your fingers tightened around your glass.
"I miss..."
You stopped yourself.
Miss what?
The way he looked at you?
The way he touched you?
The way he made you feel like you actually mattered.
The moments when he'd accidentally let his guard down? You didn't know. You didn't want to figure it out. So you shrugged.
"It doesn't matter."
"It kind of does."
"No."
You shook your head.
"It doesn't."
Vicki leaned forward slightly.
"What if he apologized?"
You laughed. A sharp sound. The kind that held no humor whatsoever.
"He won't."
"But what if he did?"
"He won't."
"You don't know that."
You scoffed. The audacity.
Vicki immediately looked regretful. She knew exactly what memory had surfaced. You looked out the window. Watching cars pass. Watching strangers continue on with their lives.
"He had every opportunity to tell me how he felt."
Your voice came out quieter than expected.
"He didn't."
Silence.
"What if he was scared?"
You laughed again.
"Naoya Zenin?"
"People get scared."
"Not him."
Vicki raised an eyebrow.
"You'd be surprised."
You shook your head.
"No."
Your answer was immediate. Certain.
"If he really wanted me back, he'd apologize."
You turned back toward her. Meeting her gaze directly.
"He'd have to get on his knees and beg for forgiveness."
Vicki nearly choked on her drink.
"Oh my God."
"I'm serious."
"You want him on his knees?"
"Absolutely."
"That's insane."
"He deserves worse."
Vicki burst out laughing. And despite yourself...
You laughed too.
Because maybe it was ridiculous. Maybe it was dramatic. But if Naoya Zenin wanted another chance? He was going to have to work for it.
A lot.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
By the time brunch ended, the afternoon sun was blazing overhead. You and Vicki lingered outside the café for a few extra minutes, neither of you quite ready to leave.
You pulled her into a quick hug.
"Happy birthday, Vick."
For a second her expression softened.
"Thanks."
After making plans for later that night, you headed toward campus. The drive there was uneventful. The occasional panic about finals. Normal things. Things you appreciated more than you used to. Your life had spent so long revolving around Naoya that you'd almost forgotten what normal felt like.
The campus parking lot was packed. Students hurried between buildings carrying backpacks and laptops. Everyone looked exhausted. Finals season. A shared form of suffering. You climbed out of your car and adjusted your bag on your shoulder. The heat immediately wrapped around you.
God.
It was hot.
Within minutes, you were already regretting walking across campus. By the time you reached your classroom building, your patience was hanging by a thread. You settled into your usual seat. Pulled out your laptop. Opened your project. Tried to focus.
Tried.
Because a familiar voice interrupted your thoughts.
"Hey."
You looked up.
Toji.
Awkward.
You hadn't really spoken to him since the pool party. Since the fight. Since the disaster. Your stomach twisted. Because, regardless of everything else, you genuinely did feel bad.
Toji hadn't deserved that.
He hadn't deserved to be caught in the middle of whatever mess existed between you and Naoya.
"Hey."
He slid into the seat beside you. For a moment, neither of you spoke. The silence stretched. Painfully. Finally, you broke it.
"Look."
Toji immediately sighed.
"You don't have to—"
"No, I do."
Your voice came out firmer than expected.
"I owe you an apology."
His eyebrows lifted slightly. You looked down at your hands. Suddenly finding the laptop in front of you incredibly interesting.
"I wasn't in a good place."
Understatement of the century.
"I knew that."
"I shouldn't have involved you in any of it."
Toji remained quiet. Listening.
"I wasn't thinking clearly."
You swallowed.
"I kind of used you."
The words tasted awful. Because they were true.
"I knew exactly what I was doing."
The memory made your stomach churn. The need to hurt Naoya the same way he'd hurt you. You hadn't cared who got caught in the crossfire. And that wasn't fair.
Especially not to Toji.
"So..."
You took a breath.
"I'm sorry."
For a moment Toji simply stared at you. Then he leaned back in his chair.
"It's okay."
You blinked.
"That's it?"
"What did you expect?"
"I don't know."
"Fuck you?"
He snorted.
Then his expression softened.
"You were hurting."
"Yeah."
You looked away. Toji followed your gaze. For a moment neither of you spoke.
"You know he's miserable, right?"
Your entire body stiffened. You sighed heavily.
"We're really doing this?"
"Trust me I don’t want to. I'm still pissed at the little shit."
Toji rested an elbow on the desk.
"He really likes you."
You groaned.
"What?"
"He made it very clear how he felt."
The bitterness slipped into your voice before you could stop it. Immediately Toji's expression darkened.
"Yeah. But he's an idiot."
You barked out a laugh.
"That's not exactly a defense."
"I know."
"Then why are you defending him?"
Toji considered that for a moment. Then shrugged.
"Because someone has to."
You rolled your eyes.
"Unbelievable."
"I'm serious."
He pointed toward you.
"Don't forgive him."
You blinked. That wasn't what you'd expected.
"What?"
"Don't forgive him if you don't want to."
Your eyebrows furrowed. Toji leaned forward slightly.
"But hear him out."
Your chest tightened.
"Why?"
His answer came immediately.
"Because I know him."
For the first time since the conversation began, Toji looked completely serious.
"I've known him my whole life."
You stared.
"And?"
"And I've never seen him like this."
Something painful twisted inside your chest.
You hated that.
You looked away. Toward anything except Toji.
"He made his choice."
The words felt weaker than you wanted them to.
"Just hear him out."
Then the professor began the lecture.
Leaving you alone with your thoughts. Which was unfortunate. Because now you couldn't stop thinking about it.
About him.
Again.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
By the time you returned to the loft that evening, your social battery was hanging on by a thread. Between finals, studying, birthday brunch, and Toji deciding to drop emotional bombs in the middle of class, your brain felt completely fried.
All you wanted was a shower.
Maybe a nap.
Possibly to cease existing until finals were over.
Unfortunately for you, the moment you stepped through the front door, you were greeted by screaming.
Actual screaming.
"SHE'S HERE!"
You winced.
"Jesus Christ."
Vicki came flying across the living room wrapping her arms around you.
The loft had already been transformed. Pink and gold balloons floated near the ceiling. Streamers hung across the walls. Several gift bags were piled on the kitchen island. Music played softly from a speaker somewhere in the room. And scattered throughout the loft were familiar faces. Mai was sitting on the couch scrolling through her phone. Maki stood beside the kitchen island, helping arrange food. A few of Vicki's other friends occupied various corners of the apartment.
The entire space felt warm. Happy. The second Mai noticed you, she lifted her head.
"You look exhausted."
"I am exhausted."
"Finals?"
"Finals."
Mai nodded knowingly. A shared suffering. You immediately dropped your bag near the entryway.
"I'm assuming none of you helped decorate."
"Absolutely not," Mai said.
"It was all me," Vicki announced proudly.
"You literally made Maki do half of it."
"That's a lie."
"It isn't."
"It is."
You looked at Maki.
"Maki?"
Maki didn't even look up from arranging cupcakes.
"I did half."
"Traitor."
Everyone laughed. For a moment, you simply stood there. Watching. Listening. Smiling. A month ago, you wouldn't have been able to enjoy something like this. You would've spent the entire night staring at your phone.
Wondering where Naoya was. What he was doing. Whether he regretted what happened.
Now? Now you were actually present. And it felt nice. Really nice. The evening passed quickly after that. Food disappeared. Music got louder. People danced. Vicki drank enough champagne to become significantly more dramatic than usual. Which was honestly impressive. Because Vicki was already dramatic. At one point, she stood on the couch.
"Attention everyone."
"Oh no," Maki muttered.
"Attention everyone!"
The room quieted.
Vicki placed a hand over her heart.
"I would like to thank all of you for celebrating my birthday."
Mai immediately booed.
You joined her.
"Rude."
"Sit down."
"I haven't even started."
"You should stop."
Vicki ignored everyone.
"As I was saying—"
"You've known us for too long to give speeches."
"You guys are horrible."
The room dissolved into laughter.
Eventually, presents were brought out. Immediately, Vicki's eyes lit up. The first few gifts were opened quickly. Jewelry, Perfume, Gift cards, A dress, the usual birthday gifts. Then she reached your bag. The designer bag. The expensive designer bag. The one you'd spent entirely too much money on.
The second she pulled it out of the box, she froze. Completely froze. Her jaw dropped.
"Oh."
Everyone turned.
"What?"
Vicki looked ready to cry.
"Oh my God."
You immediately started laughing. Because that reaction alone made the purchase worth it.
"No."
She looked between you and the purse.
"Yes."
"How much money did you spend?"
"Don't worry about it."
"I'm worried about it."
You grinned.
"Happy birthday."
For a moment she just stared. Then she launched herself at you. Nearly knocking you off the couch.
"Thank you."
"You are so dramatic."
"I love you."
"I know."
Your smile softened.
The rest of the night passed in a blur. More food, laughter, and many, many pictures. At some point, Mai attempted karaoke.
It was awful.
Everyone agreed. Mai claimed everyone was jealous. Nobody believed her. By midnight, people slowly began filtering out. One by one. The balloons had started to sag. Half-empty cups littered the coffee table. Wrapping paper covered most of the floor.
And Vicki was currently asleep on the couch. You laughed quietly. Typical. The birthday girl never survived her own parties.
Maki grabbed her purse.
"We should probably get her to bed."
"Probably."
Together you managed to wake Vicki. Which immediately proved to be a mistake. Because she became emotional. Again.
"You guys love me."
"Unfortunately."
"I love you guys too."
"Go to sleep."
Eventually, the apartment finally quieted. The front door clicked shut behind the last guest. Silence settled over the loft. You released a long breath. Exhaustion immediately crashed into you. Tomorrow would be another day of studying. Another day of finals. Another day of trying not to think about certain people.
But tonight had been good. Really good. And for the first time in a long time, you fell asleep smiling.
Completely unaware that in days to come, Naoya Zenin's life was about to completely fall apart.
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[SUMMARY] - Heartbreak, unresolved feelings, and a night of bad decisions collide as buried emotions finally begin to surface. As tensions reach a breaking point, everyone is forced to face the consequences of what they've been avoiding.
[TAGS] - MDNI 18+ ONLY. Profanity. Toxicity. Enemies to Lovers. Forced proximity. Slightly mean reader. Blowjobs. Sloppy makeouts. Angst. Yearning. (wc 6.1k)
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°❀.ೃ࿔* The Get Back
The worst part wasn't what Naoya had said. It was that you kept hearing it.
Everywhere.
In the silence between classes. In the shower. When you were brushing your teeth. When you were trying to fall asleep. When you woke up in the middle of the night and stared at the ceiling until sunrise.
You seriously thought I would make you my girlfriend or something? You were just supposed to keep my bed warm and my dick wet.
The words had embedded themselves somewhere beneath your skin. No matter how hard you tried, you couldn't scrub them out.
By morning, exhaustion had settled into your bones. Not the kind sleep fixed. The kind that came from feeling too much for too long.
The kind that made even getting out of bed feel impossible. You stared blankly at the ceiling above your apartment. The room was quiet.
Grey morning light filtered through the curtains. Your phone sat on your nightstand.
Face up.
Silent.
You hated yourself for checking it. Even more for hoping. No apologies. Nothing. A bitter laugh escaped you. Of course not. Why would there be? He'd gotten exactly what he wanted.
Distance.
You rolled over and buried your face into your pillow. For a few moments, you considered staying there. Skipping class. Ignoring responsibilities. Pretending the world didn't exist.
But eventually you forced yourself upright. Forced yourself into the shower. Forced yourself through the motions of being a functional human being. Everything felt mechanical. Like your body was moving without your permission. Like somebody else was controlling the strings.
You got dressed.
Didn't care what you wore.
Didn't care what your hair looked like.
Didn't care about anything.
Which was how Vicki found you two hours later.
She stared.
Then blinked.
Then stared again.
"...Okay."
You looked up from your textbook.
"What?"
"You look terrible."
"Good morning to you too."
"I'm serious."
You rolled your eyes.
"I'm fine."
"No, you're not."
"I'm alive."
"That's not the same thing."
You returned your attention to the page. Or pretended to. Truthfully, you hadn't read a single sentence.
Vicki sat across from you. Watching. Like she was trying to figure out how close you were to breaking. You hated that look. The pity. Especially because she was right.
"You wanna talk about it?"
"No."
"Cool."
She took a sip of her coffee. Three seconds passed. Then—
"Still gonna ask anyway."
You groaned.
"Vicki."
"What?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"That's unfortunate because I do."
You threw a crumpled napkin at her. She dodged it. Smugly.
"Violence isn't the answer."
"Maybe for you."
"Definitely for you."
Despite yourself, a small smile tugged at your mouth. Vicki immediately pointed.
"There she is."
You scowled.
"Don't."
You flipped her off. She laughed. The sound filled the small study area. For a second, the weight on your chest eased. Just slightly. Then reality settled back in. And the smile disappeared. Vicki noticed immediately.
Her expression softened.
"You really liked him."
You looked away.
The answer was obvious.
"I don't know."
"You're a terrible liar."
"Thanks."
"I'm serious."
Silence stretched between you. Outside the library window, students crossed campus. Laughing. Talking.
Meanwhile, you felt trapped inside your own head. You sighed.
Then shook your head.
"You know what's embarrassing?"
"What?"
"The fact that I miss him."
The admission tasted awful. Like poison. Like humiliation. But it was true. You missed him. Which felt ridiculous. You should have hated him. Should have been furious. Should have wanted nothing to do with him.
Instead—
You missed him.
Missed talking to him.
Missed hearing his stupid voice.
Missed his smile.
Missed the version of him that existed before everything exploded.
Vicki reached across the table. Squeezed your hand.
"That's normal."
"I feel pathetic."
"You're not pathetic."
"I kinda am."
You laughed quietly.
For the next twenty minutes she talked about absolutely everything except Naoya. Terrible professors. Campus gossip. A guy who got caught cheating on an exam.
Anything.
Everything.
Just to keep you distracted. Just to keep your head above water. And for a little while—
It worked.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
That night, you called your mother. You didn't mean to. Your finger hovered over her contact for nearly a minute before you pressed call. The second she answered, something inside you cracked.
"Hi, my sweet angel!"
You closed your eyes.
"Hi, Mom."
Immediately—
"What's wrong?"
You laughed. Because of course she knew. Mothers always knew.
"Nothing."
"Try again."
"Mom."
"What's wrong?"
You sat on the edge of your bed. The city lights glittered outside your window.
"I've had a rough week."
A pause. Then—
"A boy?"
You groaned. You smiled despite yourself. Then the smile vanished. Because suddenly it wasn't funny anymore. Nothing about it was.
"I met someone."
Her voice softened.
"Tell me."
And somehow you did. Not everything. Not names. Not details. But enough. Enough for her to understand. Enough for her to hear the heartbreak hidden between every sentence. Enough for her to know you were hurting. By the time you finished speaking, tears were threatening.
Your mother sighed.
"My sweet girl."
You looked down.
"He made me feel stupid."
"No."
Her answer came immediately.
"He made you feel vulnerable."
You swallowed.
"There's a difference."
The lump in your throat grew.
"You took a chance."
"He hurt me."
"Yes."
You blinked.
Because she wasn't trying to soften it. Wasn't trying to excuse it. Wasn't pretending otherwise.
"He hurt you."
"But that doesn't mean you were wrong for caring."
And somehow that hurt more. Because you wanted anger. You wanted somebody to tell you he was awful. Instead your mother was reminding you that caring wasn't something to be ashamed of. Even when it ended badly. Even when it broke your heart.
"You know what your grandmother used to tell me?"
You smiled faintly.
"What?"
"'Never chase somebody who is running away from you.'"
A pause.
"Let them decide whether they want to come back."
Your eyes burned.
"And if they don't?"
"Then they weren't meant to stay."
By the time the call ended, your chest felt lighter. Like somebody had loosened a knot that had been strangling you for days. You stared at your dark phone screen for several seconds after hanging up.
The apartment was quiet again.
Too quiet.
Your mother always had that effect on you. Somehow she always managed to make it feel survivable.
You set your phone down and crawled beneath your blankets. For the first time all week, sleep came easily.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
Naoya couldn't sleep. The irony wasn't lost on him. Three in the morning. Textbooks spread across his desk. A half-finished energy drink sitting beside his laptop.
Practice exams. Flashcards. Notes.
Everything exactly where it was supposed to be. Everything his father would approve of. Everything he'd spent years convincing himself mattered most. And none of it was helping.
His eyes drifted toward his phone again.
Still nothing.
Not that he expected anything.
Why would you text him?
After what he'd said?
After the look on your face?
The memory hit him like a punch to the stomach.
He leaned back in his chair. Closed his eyes. Immediately regretted it.
Because every time he closed his eyes, he saw you.
Every damn time.
The way you'd smile when you laughed. The way you'd roll your eyes at him. The way you'd look at him when you thought he wasn't paying attention.
The way you looked that day. Like he'd reached inside your chest and crushed something. His jaw tightened.
"Fuck."
The curse echoed through the empty room. His phone remained silent. A week ago he would've been relieved. A week ago he would've told himself he was handling things. Doing what needed to be done. Protecting himself. Protecting his future.
Now?
Now he felt like the biggest idiot on the planet. Because none of that mattered. Not when every thought somehow led back to you.
Not when he couldn't eat properly.
Couldn't sleep properly.
Couldn't breathe without thinking about you.
He laughed bitterly. The sound held no humor.
"So this is what being in love feels like."
The realization settled heavily. Because that's what it was. There wasn't another word for it anymore.
He loved you.
And he'd figured it out approximately thirty seconds after destroying everything.
Typical.
The universe clearly had jokes. His phone sat beside his hand. He picked it up.
Opened your messages.
Nothing.
The last messages remained exactly where he'd left them. The temptation to text you was overwhelming. Every single day. Every single hour. Every single minute.
But what was he supposed to say?
Sorry?
The word felt useless.
Sorry he couldn't take back what he'd said?
Sorry he was a coward?
Sorry he couldn’t stand up to his father?
His thumb hovered over the keyboard. Then dropped.
Coward.
The word came immediately. Because that's what this was. Cowardice. He'd spent years convincing himself he was strong. Disciplined. Focused. Different from everyone else.
Then one girl came along and exposed every weakness he'd spent years hiding. His gaze shifted back toward his phone. Back toward your name. Back toward the conversation he couldn't stop opening.
He remembered every detail.
Every conversation.
Every joke.
Every stupid little thing. The first time you'd laughed at one of his jokes. The first time you'd grabbed his arm. The first time he'd caught himself staring. The first time he'd realized you were becoming something precious to him, more precious than anyone else.
And instead of dealing with that realization like a normal person—
He'd detonated everything.
Naoya dropped his head into his hands.
"What the hell am I supposed to do?"
No answer came.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
The last person you wanted to see was Naoya Zenin. Which was probably why you nearly walked straight into him.
You had just left the student center, your bag slung over one shoulder and your headphones hanging loosely around your neck. The afternoon sun was warm, the campus crowded enough that you hadn't been paying much attention to where you were going.
Then somebody stepped directly into your path.
You stopped.
Your stomach dropped.
Naoya.
For a second, neither of you moved. He looked exhausted. That was the first thing you noticed. The second was that he looked relieved.
Relieved.
Like he'd been searching for you. Like he'd finally found you. The realization immediately pissed you off.
"Hey."
His voice was careful. Too careful.
As if he knew one wrong word would make you disappear. You stared at him. Expression blank.
Waiting.
Naoya swallowed.
"I've been wanting to talk to you."
You simply adjusted your bag higher on your shoulder. His jaw tightened.
"I know you're angry."
A group of students walked past, laughing loudly at something one of them had said. Neither of you looked away.
Naoya took a small step forward.
"Can we talk?"
You didn't acknowledge the question at all. The longer the silence stretched, the more uncomfortable he became.
Good.
Let him be uncomfortable. You'd been uncomfortable for days.
"Please."
The word sounded strange coming from him. Like he wasn't used to saying it. Like it physically hurt. You looked directly at him.
For one horrible second, his stupid heartbroken expression almost got to you.
Almost.
Then you remembered the way he'd looked when he said those things. The way he'd watched you fall apart. The way he'd let you walk away. Whatever sympathy you might've had died instantly.
You stepped around him.
Naoya's voice followed immediately.
"Can you at least say something?"
You kept walking. Behind you, you heard him move. Then stop. Because what was he going to do?
Grab your arm?
Force you to listen?
He'd already done enough damage. Your hands were shaking by the time you reached your car. Not because you were sad. Because you were furious.
Furious that seeing him still affected you. Furious that part of you wanted to stop. Wanted to hear what he had to say. Wanted to know if he looked miserable because of you. You slammed the driver's side door harder than necessary.
"Asshole."
The word echoed through the empty car. Your chest rose and fell rapidly. The image of his face wouldn't leave your head. Those stupid eyes. That stupid expression. That stupid look like he'd lost something important.
Maybe he had.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
By the time you got home, your anger had only grown. You tore through your apartment like a woman possessed. Throwing open drawers. Digging through your closet. Ignoring three texts from Vicki asking if you were still alive.
If tonight was going to be a disaster, then fine.
You were at least going to look good doing it. The red bikini sat folded neatly in the back of your dresser drawer. You pulled it out and stared at it for a moment. The color was impossible to ignore. A deep, rich red that made your skin look warm and sun-kissed.
The top tied behind your neck and across your back, showing just enough without feeling overdone. The matching bottoms sat high on your hips, flattering every curve in a way that felt almost unfair.
When you finally looked in the mirror, you paused. The girl staring back at you didn't look heartbroken. She didn't look pathetic.
She didn't look like someone who had spent the last week crying over a boy who couldn't get out of his own way.
She looked hot.
Your hair fell around your shoulders. Your skin glowed from the careful layer of body oil you'd smoothed across your arms and legs. Gold jewelry caught the light whenever you moved.
The red bikini made your waist look smaller, your legs longer, and your entire body look like it belonged in some luxury vacation advertisement.
For the first time all week, confidence flickered inside your chest. Not enough to erase the hurt. But enough.
Enough to remember who you were before Naoya Zenin made you question everything.
Your phone buzzed.
Vicki.
You answered immediately.
"Are you ready?"
You glanced at yourself one last time. A slow smile spread across your face. The kind that would've made Vicki nervous if she'd seen it.
"Oh, I'm ready."
There was a pause.
"Why do I suddenly feel like I should be worried?"
You laughed. A real laugh this time.
"Don't be dramatic."
"That was absolutely not reassuring."
You grabbed your bag and headed for the door. Your reflection caught your eye one final time as you passed the hallway mirror.
For a brief moment, you thought about Naoya.
Tonight, if Naoya wanted to watch you move on, he was going to get a front-row seat.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
The base from the speakers had Naoya especially agitated tonight. People laughing, dancing, drunk off their asses. Normally Naoya would've skipped it. Too loud. Too crowded. Not worth his time.
But Todo had practically begged him. And apparently the universe hated him.
Because he saw you. His heart immediately forgot how to function. You stood near the pool. Sunlight catching against your skin. Laughing at something Vicki said.
Looking beautiful. Effortlessly. Every detail of you was perfection.
For a moment he forgot how angry he was at himself. Forgot everything. Because all he could think was—
There she is.
The realization hit harder than expected.
Because he hadn't seen you since that day. The day he stupidly tried to apologize only to push you away even further.
Suddenly every ounce of self-control he'd spent the week rebuilding threatened to disappear.
Todo followed his stare.
Immediately.
"Damn."
Naoya didn't respond.
"You got it bad."
"Shut up."
The larger man laughed.
"I've never seen you look this miserable."
Naoya grabbed a drink. Mostly to avoid responding. Because Todo wasn't wrong. He was miserable. And seeing you only made it worse.
You looked happy.
Or at least happier than he felt.
Which shouldn't have bothered him. But it did. A lot.
“Gonna go grab something stronger.”
Naoya walked off deeper in the kitchen, not wanting to make himself more miserable by staring at you all night.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
The second you stepped through the frat house, people stared. Just enough that you noticed.
The pool glittered beneath strings of hanging lights, music thumping through giant speakers positioned around the backyard. Everywhere you looked there were people laughing, drinking, talking.
And then there was you.
Standing beside Vicki in your red bikini with a drink in your hand and enough unresolved anger to power an entire city.
"Don't do anything stupid."
You looked over.
"What?"
Vicki narrowed her eyes.
"That look."
"What look?"
"The one you're making right now."
"I'm literally standing here."
"Exactly."
You rolled your eyes. Vicki groaned.
"God, this is going to be a disaster."
Before you could answer, your attention snagged on something across the yard. Or rather—
Someone.
Naoya.
Your stomach tightened immediately. He was standing near one of the patio tables talking to Todo. At least pretending to.
Because the second your eyes landed on him, you realized he was already looking at you. Of course he was. You saw it happen. The way his eyes widened slightly. The way his attention dropped before immediately returning to your face. The way his entire body seemed to go still.
Good.
Let him stare.
You looked away first. Not because you couldn't handle it. Because he wasn't worth it.
"Don't."
Vicki's voice appeared beside you. You glanced at her. She was already watching you.
"What now?"
"I know exactly what you're thinking."
"You don't."
"I do."
“Whatever buzzkill!” you stuck your tongue out at her and glanced back in Naoya’s direction to see if he was still watching you. But he had disappeared from Todo’s side.
Where had he gone?
You were still looking around when another voice joined the conversation.
"Damn."
You turned.
Toji stood there. The man looked entirely too pleased with himself. His swim trunks hugged him in all the right ways, his body somehow glistening even though it looked like he hadn’t been in the water. He looked exactly like one of those hot lifeguards from those corny 90s tv shows.
Which was annoying.
His gaze moved over you taking his time drinking you in like a man starved before finally returning to your face.
"You wore this just for me?" he winked, wrapping a sly hand around your waist.
You laughed.
"Yeah, you like?" you look up at him through your lashes.
He looked surprised for a second, like he didn’t expect that kind of response from you.
"I love it, actually," he said, squeezing your hip.
Toji immediately looked smug about it.
Behind him, you could practically feel Vicki judging both of you.
“Yeah, I'm just gonna go and leave you two to whatever this is,” she says, flicking her finger between the both of you.
You laugh “Okay i’ll catch up with you later, Vick.”
You can practically see the disappointment in her as she walks away.
"You know," Toji said, "I was starting to think you weren't coming."
"Why?"
"You seemed busy, you know filming your little tiktok dance videos."
You smacked his shoulder.
“Shut up, I don’t make dance videos, I make beauty content” you roll your eyes.
He laughs.
“Enough bullshit, are we getting in the water or not?”
You grab a shot off the bar, throwing back the liquid down your throat, it glides down burning in the best way possible. The kind of burn that makes you forget all your sorrows.
“You're right, it would be a shame to put this bikini to waste” he says, grabbing you by the waist and throwing you over his shoulder.
“WAIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING!” you scream, laughing while he has you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
He makes his way through the people running straight for the pool and jumping right in.
You let out a screech right before you hit the water's surface.
When you both come up for air you can hear the cheers from the surrounding crowd, you laugh grabbing Toji’s head and shoving it back under the water.
“That’s what you get, traitor!” he comes back up for air laughing, a kind of laugh that moves your heart a little.
He wraps both arms around you spinning you in the pool like a maniac and for a second you forget everything and just enjoy the moment.
He finally settles, arms still holding on to you for dear life as you float around the pool. He looks at you with a kind of intensity that makes even you act shy.
“You’re beautiful, you know that.” He says looking at you with a sincerity you have never seen before.
The sudden admission stuns you never would you expect something like that to come out of this player’s mouth, you look away feeling a little self-conscious now.
“Whatever, you're only saying that so you can get in my pants.” you roll your eyes.
He lets out a deep laugh, one that vibrates through you. “Well yes and no” he pushes a stray hair behind your ear.
By this point he has you pressed against the pool wall caged in his presence, you feel like a deer in headlights.
“I wouldn’t do anything unless you wanted me to” his eyes fixed on your lips.
The buzz of the alcohol pulses through you removing whatever filter in your brain that stops you from thinking before you speak.
“I want you to kiss me.”
He wastes no time grabbing you by the back of the neck and pulling you flush against his lips. The kiss was messy at first, all heat and urgency, like both of you had been waiting far too long.
His hand slid from your neck down to your waist, anchoring you against him as if he had no intention of letting go. He pushes his leg between yours, pressing his knee right into your core.
You responded by gripping his shoulders with a deathly grip, dragging him even closer, desperate to feel him.
You push down the thoughts of Naoya that keep weighing on your mind.
His tongue explored your mouth, dominating you, you let him with a groan which only made him smile against your mouth.
You made out for what felt like forever, losing yourself in him.
He pulled away peppering kisses along your jaw.
“Let’s get out of the pool, it's starting to get cold,” you say. Pushing him off you.
“My wish is your command, princess.” he picks you up bridal style and carries you out of the pool, setting you down on a lawn chair.
He grabs a nearby towel and wraps it around your shoulders.
You thank him, shivering. He only laughs and pulls you to sit on his lap.
“You know there’s a better way to help you warm up” he rubs the curve of your thigh running dangerously.
You just roll your eyes and lean your back on his chest, enjoying the calm that is this moment.
You look up at him through your thick lashes. “Take me upstairs and warm me up then.”
You see the way his eyes brighten at that immediately, wasting no time grabbing your hand to lead you through the crowd of people.
As you step foot in the house the music consumes you, the hype of the crowd that continues to bounce along to the beat.
Walking by the kitchen island you snag a bottle of whisky tossing it back.
You want to feel numb, you want to feel nothing.
Your mind fuzes as Toji pulls you through people towards the stairs. He carefully helps you walk up the stairs, noticing you becoming clumsier.
When you finally make it to his bedroom and he shuts the door, you flop down on his bed; it’s kinda messy, but not in a turn-off kind of way.
The loud music now softly hums behind his closed door, he moves forward standing above you as you sit lazily on his bed.
His hand reaches for your jaw, making you look up at him.
“So what did you have in mind, doll? You got me all the way up here, what are you gonna do with me?” He traces his thumb along your jawline.
You place the bottle of whisky on the floor running your hand up along his stomach, practically counting how many rows of abs he has.
You can’t help but let out a giggle. You place kisses along his V-line inching your way lower. Toying with the hem of his swim trunks.
He throws his head back, letting out a long groan, “Fuck- your’re killing me here.” he says, caressing the top off your head.
He sucks in a deep breath when you roughly pull his swimming trunks down to reveal his massive length. You had to stop yourself from gasping at the size of him, how was that supposed to fit in your mouth?
Despite your doubts you grabbed his cock leaving soft kisses up his shaft and wrapping your lips around the tip, staring up at Toji as you began to take him into your mouth. His face was desperate, moaning as he reached down, holding the back of your head and encouraging you to take him further.
You felt the corners of your lips burning slightly as you tried to accommodate his size. You felt tears starting to form as you fought against your own gag reflex.
You kept your eyes on him, gripping his shaft tighter and taking him deeper down your throat.
“God, you're doing so good.” Toji moaned.
His praise traveled right between your legs, and you squeezed your thighs together as you attempted to take him again, this time taking your free hand to massage his heavy balls.
You felt his body jerk at that, his eyes closing as he leaned his head back, breathing heavily. You sucked in your cheeks and took him deeper into your mouth, while stimulating him with both of your hands. His legs were shaking.
"Holy fuck, you're a natural," he breathes. Lidded eyes looking down at you.
You run your tongue along his veins and swirl it around his shaft before pulling back and focusing on his tip, sucking it and flicking your tongue underneath.
BANG
The door slammed open.
He gripped your scalp and yanked you back.
“WHAT THE FUCK!”
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Naoya had watched from the kitchen as you walked in with Toji; he seethed with an anger he didn’t know was possible.
There was practically steam coming out of his ears as he watched Toji drag you up those stairs.
He told himself he didn't care. Told himself that whatever you were doing was none of his business.
But the second he'd seen Toji leading you upstairs, something ugly had started twisting inside his stomach.
At first it was anger.
Pure, irrational anger.
The kind that made his blood boil every time he caught sight of Toji's hand on your back. The kind that made him want to drag Toji down those stairs and beat the smug look off his face.
But after five minutes passed...
The anger started turning into something else.
Worry.
You'd been drinking.
A lot.
More than usual. Naoya had noticed it immediately. The forced smile. The way your laughter sounded hollow. The way you kept reaching for another bottle every time someone looked away.
Something wasn't right. And he knew exactly why.
Because of him.
The realization sat heavy in his chest. He'd spent days convincing himself he made the right choice. That pushing you away was necessary. That hurting you now would save both of you later.
Yet watching you spiral because of it felt worse than anything he'd imagined. So eventually he couldn't take it anymore. Ignoring the questions from his friends, he made his way upstairs.
He stopped in front of Toji’s room, pressing his ear up against the door like some nosy teenage girl.
‘Moaning,’ he thought to himself. “MOANING?”
His hands moved faster than his brain did. He slammed the door open, jaw agape at the sight before him.
For a split second, nobody moved.
Toji's head snapped toward the doorway.
And standing there was Naoya.
His chest rose and fell rapidly. His jaw was clenched so tightly it looked painful. Every muscle in his body seemed locked in place.
The sight in front of him hit like a punch to the ribs.
You were in here sucking this motherfucker off?
“WHAT THE FUCK?”
“Dude, Naoya, get the fuck out, would you?” Toji ran a hand through his hair, not even bothering to cover himself up.
He looked at you, eyes filled with an emotion you couldn’t name.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“What am I doing?” You stand up, now very much sober, very much angry.
You stepped closer, pointing a finger at his chest. "You don't get to walk in here and act like you have a right to be upset."
Naoya looked back at you.
"You're drunk."
"And?"
"And I wanted to make sure you were okay."
You stared at him. Dumbfounded. What an entitled piece of shit.
“Oh, now you care about my feelings? Now you're worried about me?” you continue jabbing a finger in his chest.
“You don’t get those privileges anymore, remember? I’m not your fucking girlfriend.”
“Wasn’t I just some bitch to keep your bed warm?”
Your anger’s practically boiling over.
“I didn’t mean it that way-” he tries to grab your shoulder.
You swat his hand away with more force than you intend, adrenaline making your heart beat in its ribcage.
“You're not my boyfriend, you're not my friend, you're nothing to me, so leave me the fuck alone.” Your throat tightened.
You stormed out of the room, not bothering to stay and look at the dumb expression Naoya was wearing.
“What the fuck, man?, I finally break my dry spell, and you come pull this shit?” He says, changing into some boxers and jean pants.
“Shut the fuck up! What were you doing with her?” Naoya sized up Toji.
Toji laughed.
A short, disbelieving sound.
"Are you serious right now?"
"That's her?"
Naoya didn't answer.
Toji continued, and even from the stairs, you could hear the amusement in his voice.
"That's the girl you've been losing your mind over?"
His fist connected with Toji's jaw with a sickening crack. The room erupted. Toji stumbled backward into his dresser. Several bottles crashed onto the floor.
Blood coated the corner of his mouth as he wiped it away with the back of his hand.
"What the fuck?" Toji snapped.
Before Naoya could react, Toji drove his shoulder into his stomach. The force knocked the air from his lungs. Both of them crashed into the wall.
Pictures rattled. The lamp beside the bed toppled over. They hit the floor hard. Naoya recovered first. He swung again.
Toji ducked. His fist slammed into the drywall instead. A crater appeared in the wall.
"Jesus Christ," someone yelled from the hallway.
The door had attracted a crowd. People were gathering outside. Phones already out. Watching. Cheering. Neither of them cared.
Toji grabbed the front of Naoya's shirt and drove a knee into his ribs. Naoya hissed in pain. Then immediately returned the favor with an elbow to Toji's face. Blood splattered onto the floor.
Suddenly Naoya felt two arms restraining him.
“What the hell are you guys doing?” Todo shouted, trying his best to secure Naoya.
Naoya immediately fought against Todo’s grip.
"Let me go."
"No."
"Todo."
"No."
Across the room, Mahito had both arms locked around Toji's chest. Unfortunately for him, Toji was built like a damn truck.
"Get off me."
"Dude, absolutely not."
Toji jerked forward anyway. Mahito nearly lost his footing. The crowd gathered in the doorway scattered backward. Nobody wanted to be caught between them.
"You wanna know what your problem is?" Toji barked, trying to shove past Mahito.
Naoya laughed bitterly.
"My problem?"
"Yeah. Your problem."
Todo tightened his hold.
"You’re so busy being daddy's little kiss-ass, you're used to getting your way, you privileged bastard! You’re surprised she would choose me over your psycho ass?"
The room fell silent.
Naoya's expression darkened.
"Watch your mouth."
"Why? Hit a nerve?"
The vein in Naoya's neck visibly pulsed.
Toji laughed. A short, mocking laugh.
The kind specifically designed to piss someone off.
"You push her away every chance you get, then lose your mind the second somebody else pays attention to her."
"Enough."
Meanwhile, Todo was already forcing Naoya into the hallway. The second they crossed the doorway, the crowd parted like the Red Sea. Nobody wanted to get caught in the middle of that mess.
"Let me go."
"No."
"You don't understand."
"I understand perfectly."
Todo finally stopped once they reached the far end of the hallway. He shoved Naoya backward. Hard.
Naoya stumbled before catching himself against the wall. The two stared at each other.
"Have you lost your mind?"
Naoya looked away. His breathing still uneven. His heart was still pounding. Down the hallway, Toji's bedroom door slammed shut. The sound echoed through the house.
For some reason that only made Naoya angrier.
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As you bolted through the house you spotted Vicki by the door smoking with some of her friends.
When she saw you, her eyes went wide.
"There you are. What the hell happened?"
Another crash came from upstairs. Vicki looked past you. Then back at your face.
"Oh my God."
You shook your head.
"I want to leave."
Her expression changed immediately. No questions. No hesitation.
"Okay."
Another shout came from upstairs. Todo's voice this time.
"Are you idiots serious?"
Vicki grabbed your hand.
"We're leaving."
The cool night air hit your face the second you stepped outside. You sucked in a breath. Then another. Your chest felt tight. Like something heavy was sitting on it.
Vicki unlocked her car.
"Get in."
You climbed into the passenger seat. The second the door shut, the outside world disappeared.
Vicki started the engine. The headlights illuminated the dark road as she pulled away from the house. For several minutes neither of you spoke. You stared out the window. Watching streetlights blur together. Watching houses pass. Watching anything except your own reflection.
You squeezed your eyes shut. What the hell had you been thinking? You didn't want Toji.
Not really. Not anymore.
That was the part that made you feel sick. Because if you were honest with yourself—
It had never actually been about Toji. Toji was funny. Handsome. Confident. Any other girl would've happily fallen into his arms.
Because somewhere between getting your heart broken and drowning yourself in alcohol, you'd convinced yourself that hurting Naoya would somehow make you feel better.
That seeing him jealous would fix something. That seeing him hurt would magically erase the pain he'd caused you.
Instead...
You just felt empty. The realization settled heavily in your chest. You hated that. You hated that even after everything, you still couldn't stop thinking about him.
You hated that the moment Toji kissed you, your brain immediately compared it to Naoya.
You hated that the second the bedroom door opened, your heart had recognized him before your eyes even did.
Most of all—
You hated that a small, ugly part of you had been happy he saw it. Happy he looked angry. Happy he looked devastated. Happy he finally felt even a fraction of what you'd been feeling for weeks.
Vicki glanced at you.
"You okay?"
A laugh escaped you. It sounded broken.
"No."
She nodded.
"Yeah."
The silence returned. Then—
Buzz.
Your phone lit up. You ignored it.
Buzz.
Again.
Vicki glanced over.
"You gonna check that?"
"No."
Buzz.
Buzz.
Buzz.
The screen continued lighting up in your lap. Your stomach sank. Because deep down you already knew who it was.
You looked anyway.
Naoya.
5 missed messages.
Your chest tightened. Vicki immediately noticed.
You swallowed. Another message appeared.
Naoya: Please answer.
Then another.
Naoya: Just tell me you got home.
Your fingers tightened around the phone.
Vicki kept driving.
Carefully pretending not to watch.
Buzz.
Naoya: I'm serious.
Buzz.
Naoya: Are you okay?
A bitter laugh escaped your lips. Now he cared? After pushing you away. After acting like you meant absolutely nothing.
Now he cared.
You opened the conversation. Staring at the messages. More arrived instantly.
Naoya: Don't ignore me.
Naoya: I know you're reading these.
Naoya: Please.
Naoya never said please. Not to anyone. Your thumb hovered over the keyboard. For a second you almost responded.
Almost.
You locked your phone. Turning it face down in your lap. A few seconds later it buzzed again. You didn't look.
Vicki reached over and squeezed your hand. Neither of you said anything. Outside the window the city lights continued to blur together.
And somewhere across town, Naoya stared at his phone, waiting for a response that wasn't coming.
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[A/N] Omgg we are finally here! One more chapter to go and i'm wrapping this series up. I think i'm gonna do a poll of who my next short series will be about so you guys can choose. Also I wrote this at 3 am so please understand if there is any mistakes😭 feel free to point them out tho😝
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[SUMMARY] - With emotions running higher than ever, the line between what’s wanted and what’s needed begins to blur. Sometimes the people closest to your heart are the ones most capable of breaking it.
[TAGS] - MDNI 18+ ONLY. Profanity. Toxicity. Enemies to Lovers. Forced proximity. Slightly mean reader. Exhibitionism. Fingering. Fingerfucking. PIV. Unprotected sex. Degradation. Bathroom sex. ANGST. Dominant Naoya. Choking. Aftercare. (wc 8.7k)
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°❀.ೃ࿔* Mistakes
The next morning, you woke up feeling strangely rested. Which was annoying. Because after everything that had happened with Naoya, you should have been spiraling.
Instead, sunlight streamed through the gap in your curtains, painting warm golden stripes across your comforter while your phone buzzed somewhere beneath your pillow.
For one blissful second, you forgot everything.
Then reality came crashing back. Your face immediately disappeared into your pillow.
"Oh, my God."
You groaned dramatically into the mattress. This was a disaster. Not because something bad had happened. Quite the opposite.
That was the problem. You liked it. You liked him.
And somehow that felt significantly worse. You rolled onto your back and stared at the ceiling. The white paint overhead offered no answers. Unfortunately.
Because right now your brain feels split directly down the middle. One side kept reminding you that Naoya Zenin was objectively a terrible choice.
Arrogant.
Annoying.
A walking red flag.
The other side kept remembering the way he'd wrapped his arms around you and held onto you like you were something precious.
Which was deeply inconvenient.
You grab your phone off the nightstand, blindly scrolling through Instagram. Responding to collab offers and other random DMs when you remember.
Toji Zenin started following you.
And you followed him back?
You had no idea what to do with that information. For months—okay, maybe longer than months—you'd had a harmless little crush on Toji.
The kind of crush that existed safely in your imagination. The kind that never went anywhere.
Toji was attractive. Ridiculously attractive. Confident. Funny. Easy to talk to.
The type of guy everyone liked. You'd accepted long ago that nothing would ever come from it.
And then he started showing interest in you, talking to you?
You had already shamelessly stalked and oogled all his photos last night before passing out from exhaustion.
But immediately afterward, guilt followed. Because your next thought wasn't about Toji. It was about Naoya.
You threw your phone across the bed.
"Nope." Absolutely not.
You were not doing this. You were not creating some bizarre love triangle in your own head before breakfast. A knock sounded against your bedroom door.
Then Vicki walked in without waiting for permission.
"Morning."
You groaned.
"Go away."
"No."
Vicky took one look at your face and immediately grinned.
"Oh, my God."
"What?"
"You were thinking about him."
You buried your face in your pillow again.
"Leave me alone."
"You totally were."
"I hate you."
"I know."
Vicki laughed. “Up and at 'em, lazy, let’s go get breakfast,” she smacks your leg.
“Ow? What the hell.”
“Come on,” she pleads like she’s some lost puppy.
“Get ready, I’ll pay,” she winks.
“Well, since you're offering,” you rolled out of bed with a smile tugging at your lips.
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An hour later, Vicki hated you.
Specifically because you looked too good to be real, were you an AI robot?
"Life is so unfair sometimes," she laughs.
You glanced at your reflection in the mirror one final time. The outfit was cute. Not overly dressed up. Just cute.
A cream-colored button-up tucked neatly into a black pleated skirt. Simple gold jewelry. Black kitten heels.
Your oversized purse rested on your shoulder while your hair fell perfectly around your face.
You'd spent extra time on your makeup, too. Not because of anyone. Obviously.
"You look like you're going on a date."
"Yeah, with you." You wink, blowing her a kiss.
She rolls her eyes, laughing, and grabs her keys to the loft.
The café near campus buzzed with life.
Students crowded tables with laptops and textbooks while soft music drifted through hidden speakers overhead.
The smell of espresso and pastries filled the air. It was your favorite place near campus. Mostly because the matcha was actually good.
Unlike the sad green swamp water some cafés tried to pass off as matcha. You ordered your usual.
Vicki ordered enough caffeine to stop a horse. Then the interrogation began.
"So."
You immediately sighed.
"No."
"We're having this conversation."
"We're not."
"We absolutely are."
You took a long sip of your drink.
Vicki leaned forward.
"When are you going to confess your undying love for Naoya?" You blinked.
"...What?"
"You heard me." You thought about it.
“I don’t love Naoya..” you pause “I just feel a strong connection to him.”
“Right ok…look, I’ve known you my whole life, you don’t do anything half speed, that includes falling in love.”
“So why are you hesitating so much?” She questions
“Because oddly enough I don’t want to ruin this…” You continue, “At first it was just to get back at some asshole, but the more time I spent with him, the more I learned about him. I caught myself feeling for him.” You sigh
Vicki laughs, slowly clapping her hands together. “Wow, poetic, was that before or after you jumped his bones?”
“Shut up!” you roll your eyes playfully.
“But seriously, just confess, see where it takes you, it’s better to know, right?” she eyes you. You consider it for a moment.
“You know what, maybe you're right, Vick. I should know what’s the worst that could happen?” You straighten your shoulders, hyping yourself up.
“That’s my girl,” she says, high-fiving you across the table.
“Ok, but I need some time to work out the courage. I haven’t taken a man seriously since like 2019.” You scoff, flipping your hair.
Vicki laughs while sipping her latte.
"What about that little crush you had on Toji?"
You nearly choked.
"Won’t that make things messy, like both cousins and all?" She eyes you suspiciously
"Toji’s just hot, is all." You looked down at your phone sitting beside your drink.
"Do you still like him?"
You hesitated.
"No, and plus he would never pay me the time of day anyway."
Vicki narrowed her eyes.
"Interesting."
"No, it isn't."
"It kind of is."
“Whatever, think what you want, I’m off for another day to expand my academic prowess,” you stand up, straightening your skirt.
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By the time you reached your classroom, you'd managed to convince yourself you were perfectly normal. Completely normal.
Totally unaffected by the fact that you'd just admitted to Vicki that you liked Naoya. And how she had psyched you into confessing to him.
Toji sat slouched comfortably in his chair, one long arm draped over the backrest while he scrolled through his phone. Tight muscle shirt hugging every curve of his chest. Unlike most students rushing to make it to class on time, he looked completely unbothered by the world around him.
The second he noticed you, a grin spread across his face.
Uh oh.
"Morning, doll."
Your stomach immediately betrayed you. Traitor. You adjusted your purse higher on your shoulder.
"Morning."
Toji's eyes slowly traveled over your outfit. Not in a creepy way. Just enough to make you aware he was looking.
"You look nice."
Your eyebrows shot up.
"Thanks?"
He laughed. Why was he like this?
You dropped into the seat beside him before he could say anything else. Across the table, Emi looked between the two of you.
Then immediately smirked. You didn't like that smirk. Not one bit.
"Good morning," Emi sang.
The way she said it made you instantly suspicious.
"Why do you sound like that?"
"Sound like what?"
"Like you're plotting." She gasped dramatically.
"I would never."
Liar. Absolute liar.
The professor walked in before the conversation could continue, immediately pulling everyone's attention toward the front of the room.
"Good morning, everyone."
The collective groan that followed was almost impressive. The professor ignored it.
"As a reminder, your project is worth forty percent of your final grade."
Half the class suddenly sat up straighter.
The next hour passed surprisingly quickly. Mostly because every time you tried focusing on the project, somebody distracted you. Usually Toji.
Eyeing you shamelessly. Practically burning a hole into you, it made you so aware of everything about yourself. You have a bad habit of bouncing your leg when you're nervous.
Toji noticed.
Leaned in next to your ear, “Nervous.”
You practically jumped out of your seat, his deep voice making your head swirl. He laughed at your reaction.
“Why would I be nervous?” you eyed him wearily.
“Finals coming up, you must be really stressed.” he leans in even closer.
Now you turn to face him, breath catching in your throat. His eyes pierce yours, scar tugging at his lips.
“I can help with that,” his face drops down to a whisper.
“How?” you question
He plays with a strand of hair, twirling it around his finger. “I’m really good with my hands.” He looks at you, eyes filled with lust.
You smack his hand away. Turning away instantly, trying to hide the blush creeping up your cheeks.
"You are crazy."
"I've been told that."
"Repeatedly, I assume."
"Daily."
Toji looked oddly pleased by that. Which immediately made you suspicious.
Emi noticed too. Of course she did. Emi noticed everything.
“God, you're such a creep,” Emi rolls her eyes with vigor.
Toji laughed again. And somehow that made it worse. Because his laugh was annoyingly attractive.
Everything about this man was annoyingly attractive. Which was unfortunate. Because now you couldn't stop comparing him to Naoya.
Toji was fun, an easy distraction.
Naoya felt like standing too close to the edge of a cliff, desperately clinging to its edge.
Your thoughts then strayed to Naoya again, his smile, his sharp yet soft eyes, his messy yet somehow always perfect-looking hair. So wrapped in your fantasies, you nearly missed Toji speaking.
"Hey."
You blinked.
"What?"
"I asked if you're free Saturday."
“Why?’
“Well, the frat’s throwing their annual pool party and I was wondering if the princess would grace us with her presence.” Your stomach fluttered slightly.
"Maybe."
"Maybe?"
Toji narrowed his eyes.
"You're difficult."
“Charming, you mean.” You smiled sweetly. Resting your head in your palm.
“That too,” he smiled.
God. You could see why people liked him. Everything with Toji felt effortless. Like breathing. Like something that asked for nothing from you.
And maybe that was exactly why it scared you a little. Because easy had never really been your thing.
Class finally ended. Students immediately began packing their things.
The room erupted into conversation and moving chairs. Toji stood. You stood.
Emi immediately vanished before either of you could say goodbye.
"You heading home?" Toji asked.
"No. Library."
"Look at you being responsible."
You rolled your eyes.
"Some of us are actually dedicated to our studies."
"Harsh."
"But true."
Toji placed a hand dramatically over his heart.
"I thought we had something special."
You laughed despite yourself.
Then immediately regretted it. Because Toji looked way too pleased.
"See you Saturday, doll."
Your stomach did that stupid fluttering thing again. Before you could stop yourself, you smiled.
"Like I said, maybe!"
And for some reason, as you walked away, your hand was already reaching for your phone.
Opening your messages. Finding one contact in particular. Naoya. You stared at the screen for a moment.
Maybe you should do it now, lay it all out on the table, get it over with, and confess your feelings. He can accept them or reject them. Who cares, right?
You went back and forth with the idea before finally deciding on holding off, giving it more time.
Maybe this was just a whim of yours; you had those often. Feelings? for Naoya? ridiculous.
You then typed.
You: library
You: now
The typing bubble appeared almost immediately. And despite everything—
Your heart reacted faster than ever. The typing bubble appeared almost immediately.
Naoya: bossy
A smile tugged at the corner of your mouth before you could stop it.
You: get over it
Naoya: no
You: library I need help with an assignment, time for you to put that big brain to use ;)
Naoya: Yes, ma'am
You stared at the message. Then immediately hated how much you liked it. This was ridiculous.
You shoved your phone into your purse and headed across campus, the sun beginning to fade.
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The library sat near the center of campus, towering over everything else with massive windows and rows upon rows of books that nobody actually touched anymore.
Most students came to the study rooms. Or the free air conditioning. You arrived first. Which wasn't surprising.
Naoya was physically incapable of showing up on time for anything.
You found a table tucked away in a quieter section of the building, one that was completely blocked off from prying eyes, before dropping your bag beside you.
The library was already a ghost town with a few students sitting all the way across the building.
For a few minutes, you actually attempted to focus. Keyword: Attempted.
Then you felt a presence behind you.
You blinked. Slowly. Then, looked up. Unfortunately, that was a mistake. Because Naoya was standing right above you, a smile was plastered on his face.
Too close. Too beautiful
Because why did he always have to look like that? Then he smirked. Asshole. You flipped him off. His grin only widened.
A few seconds later, he dropped into the chair across from you.
"You know," he said casually, setting his drink down, "most people say hello."
"Most people aren't you."
"Fair."
You stared at him. He stared back. Then—
"You look stressed." His eyebrows lifted.
“I’m not stressed.”
A smug look settled across his face.
"Sure"
"I'm not."
"You are."
"I'm literally not."
"You are."
You grabbed a pencil. Threateningly. Naoya laughed. A real laugh. Not the sarcastic kind he usually gave. Not the arrogant one. A genuine laugh.
And for a second, you just stared. Because you realized something. You liked making him laugh. A lot. More than you probably should. The realization hit you hard enough that you immediately looked down at your textbook.
“Anyways, just use that brain of yours to help me understand this,” you flip your textbook over to him.
He looks at the book, then you.
"You actually need help with this assignment?"
His voice broke through your thoughts.
"Just help me."
He sighed dramatically.
Then plopped his chair directly next to you. He was far too close. Your heartbeat immediately sped up.
The smell of his cologne hit you first. Something expensive. Clean. Naoya leaned over your textbook.
His shoulder brushed yours. Your brain ceased functioning.
"Okay." He pointed at the text.
"This part is easy." Easy for him, maybe. The next hour passed surprisingly quickly. Naoya explained concepts. You pretended to listen.
The problem was that his face was right there. His voice was right there. Everything about him was right there.
Making concentration nearly impossible. At one point, your fingers brushed. Neither of you moved away immediately. The moment lingered slightly too long.
Then both of you looked away at the same time. The tension settled over the table like a living thing. Heavy. Warm.
Impossible to ignore. A nearby student dropped a book. You practically jumped.
Naoya laughed.
"Relax."
"You relax."
"You're stressed."
"I'm not stressed."
His eyes lit up with the same mischievous look he had when he was about to do or say something stupid.
His grin returned. “ I know just the remedy for stress,” he said, placing a hand atop your thigh. Brushing dangerously close.
You know what he meant, but you didn’t want to believe he’d do something so reckless.
“What are you doing? What if someone sees?!” You look around, panicked. His hand moved higher.
“Relax, it’s almost 10, nobody’s at the library around this time, plus this spot is kind of secluded”. His voice tickles your ear.
You look around anxiously. Naoya presses kisses along your jaw. You wanted to shove him off, tell him this was crazy, but his kisses were practically disorienting you.
“Come on, let me make you feel better, hmm?” He’s nibbling on your earlobe now.
His hands dig under your skirt, fingers skimming your panties. His fingers are brushing against your clothed clit. You shift on the edge of the risk of being caught in such a scandalizing position. He only presses more.
His voice shifts to a low purr, “Do you like it when I touch you here?”
You attempt to steady your breathing, mustering up the courage to respond. “Y-yes-” you whisper, feeling his breath only an inch from your face.
You practically melt into his touch, letting out a quiet whimper.
That sound was music to his ears, so needy already. “Feels good, doesn’t it, baby?” he whispers, pressing another couple of kisses to your neck, your body beginning to slowly relax under his touch. He pushes your legs apart gently, careful to make no sudden moves.
"So sensitive."
He kisses your neck a little firmer now, tongue brushing over your skin as you tilt your head back to grant him more access. You felt dirty doing this in public, where anyone could walk by and see. But also extremely turned on.
Slowly but surely, he pushes your panties aside, gently propping your leg over his. He swipes his middle finger over your folds, gathering your slick. He hums in satisfaction, “fuck, so wet already.”
“M’fuck” you whisper delicately, your clit aching for his touch. In fact, you’d never ached like this before in your life.
“Fuck, you're so hot,” he smirks, using his other hand to turn your face to his. He leans in unhurriedly, pressing a kiss to your lips. Simultaneously, he brushes his thumb over your clit, making you sigh in relief against his mouth. Naoya drinks down your soft moans and whimpers like they were the finest wine, beginning to rub slow circles around your swollen clit.
“So needy,” he coos, your moans becoming more frequent, chest rising and falling rapidly.
“Poor thing,” he teases with fake sympathy, “All that bossing people around has you so pent up.” You shake your head, too focused on the pleasure he was giving you to care about his dig at you, his finger slowly making its way inside of you.
The stimulation had your hips bucking desperately against his hand, your cheeks flushed pink. “Mmph, Naoya-” you moan, sweet sounds muffled by his mouth, his tongue slipping past your lips. You accept his tongue into your mouth keenly, your mouth finding a steady rhythm.
"Already a mess over one finger, hmm?" He slips another finger into your sopping pussy, curling them upwards to massage that one spot that instantly has you seeing stars.
Your leaking hole sucking his fingers in greedily.
"Look at you taking two fingers now, so good for me."
He pulls away momentarily to watch your sweet reactions, your brows knitting together as that familiar tension forms within you. He rubs your clit a little faster with his thumb. His sweet encouragement pushes you over the edge, you cream on his fingers, hand gripping his shirt desperately for stability.
“Thereeee you go, fuck- gripping my fingers so damn tight. You’d feel so good around my dick right now. I should just bend you over this table and fuck you right now," He thrusts his fingers faster again and again, overstimulating you.
“Agnh- Fuck” you whine.
“You want everyone to see how greedily you suck in my dick, huh?”
Your legs are shaking with ecstasy now. He presses soft kisses down your collarbone to your chest. Rubbing his fingers over your clothed nipple.
You bite back your moans. Still wary of anyone who could catch the two of you.
He withdraws his fingers. You whine at the loss of contact, watching Naoya bring his fingers to his mouth. Your eyes widen at the filthy sight. Naoya sucks his fingers clean, tasting your sweet cum. “Mm, god- you taste good,” he hums.
You smack his shoulder.
“What if someone caught us? I don’t feel like being arrested for indecent exposure".
He rubs the shoulder you smacked, laughing.
“Relax, princess, I'll bail you out”.
“Not funny!” you smile slightly, adjusting your panties beneath the desk.
“I’m going to the bathroom,” you get up disheveled. And run off to the bathroom, locking the door.
5 minutes later, you're done making yourself look presentable again when you hear a knock at the door.
You grab a paper towel to dry off your damp hands.
“Sorry that took so long-” A pair of hands shove you back into the bathroom without warning. Naoya.
“What the hell?” You look at him disgustedly.
“I wasn’t finished with you yet.” His eyes drag over you like some kind of starving beast.
He slams the door shut.
But when he shoves you against the door, and you feel the weight and heat of his chest pressing into yours, Nothing matters anymore.
The lock clicks shut loudly, so loud you flinch a bit at the sudden noise. All you hear is the soft silence of the empty building surrounding you.
The bathroom is pretty small, the scent of cleaner burning your nostrils, but mixing in with his expensive cologne.
"Thought I was done with this pretty pussy?" His eyes question you.
You swallow hard, heart racing in your chest. "Then finish what you started," you breathe out, your voice hitching when he leans in, his nose brushing against the shell of your ear. "I’m gonna fuck that bratty attitude straight outta you."
He lets out a huff of laughter, his hand sliding around to the small of your back to press you flush against him. "Have you screaming my name…” His lips ghost across yours, and you shudder.
A thick and heavy bulge presses against you, face heating up while you stare up at him. "As if…" You mumble, but when he presses himself into you more, your toes are curling into your heels.
"Wanna bet?"
You swallow thickly, "Yeah, you're not all that," you let out a small chuckle.
"Yeah," he rasps, his voice dropping into that low, gravelly register that makes your knees feel like they’re made of water. "Wanna see?"
Your heart feels like it skips a beat, breath heavy with desire. Your thighs are almost burning with how bad you want to give in right now, teeth clamping down on your bottom lip.
You nod, teeth sinking in deep enough to draw blood, when he suddenly slams your back against the door.
It's loud, and it makes you panic a bit, but then he kisses you hard.
His tongue is quick to force itself into your mouth, a small whine passing your lips when he fists your hair and forces your head upwards higher for him to kiss you more easily.
He grunts into your mouth, pulling back and leaving a sticky string of saliva between the two of you.
He lifts you up like it's nothing, pulling you up and dragging you in the direction of the sink.
Your feet scuff against the floors before lifting up, your skirt pulled upwards when your ass settles on the cool porcelain sink.
His hands are huge, calloused palms digging into your thighs as he hitches your skirt up even higher, the fabric bunching around your waist while he inches back into your space.
One hand wraps around your throat, a smirk on his lips as he stares at you. He’s never been the dominant type with you, but let’s just say you're not hating this right now.
"You made me come here just beggin' to be fucked, huh? You didn’t need help studying."
“You just wanted me to fuck this pussy like the little boy toy I am to you, right?” he smirks, “I’ll go along with it.”
He murmurs, glancing down for a split second. You feel the reason why, the tip of his dick rubbing against the wet patch of your panties. "D’you know what a little slut you are?"
You whine when he presses against your twitching clit through the fabric, pressing in hard enough to give you the stimulation you've been craving.
His grip on your throat is just hard enough to make your vision blur at its edges, waves of black hitting you while he smirks at you. You feel his dick push against the side of your little panties, brushing against your slit.
It's so warm, and it pulses against you, jaw falling open when it nudges against your clit before sliding into your wetness, then back up again.
"Always telling me what to do-" he grunts quietly when he nestles the tip into your slick pussy, "You're quiet now. No more demands?"
You’re literally seeing stars, the combination of his hand around your throat and the blunt, slow pressure of him pushing in, making your head swim.
He doesn't even wait for a real answer, just hitches your legs higher over his shoulders and thrusts into you in one steady move. Your breath hitches, a choked gasp and moan coming out.
He starts a pace that makes your eyes roll back, one of your hands covering up your mouth in a desperate attempt not to be obvious or too loud.
He’s not even being quiet about it, the steady thud of the sink plumbing and mirror rattling against the wall with every heavy, rhythmic thrust.
He’s got his head buried in the crook of your neck, teeth grazing over your skin while he groans, a sound so deep you feel it vibrating in your own chest. "You're squeezing me so tight- fuck."
The rattling of the mirror against the wall is rhythmically mocking, a dull thud-thud-thud that matches the way your heart is slamming against your ribs.
His hand is still firm around your throat, thumb tracing the line of your jaw while he just demolishes you.
He leans in and kisses you deeply, both of your breaths loud enough to drown out any noises that come from outside. His tongue slides against yours, a smooth motion that somehow amplifies every slow drag of his thrusts.
His hand that's not on your throat reaches between your bodies, his thumb pressing into your clit hard while he starts fucking into you harder.
He pulls back from your mouth, his head burying into your neck while his strained breaths hit your sweat-slicked skin. His fingers are frantic on your clit.
The combination of him hitting just the right spot in you while he rubs your clit is enough to send you over the edge of an orgasm you hadn't realized was building up, your back arching into his chest.
You're fighting for your life, not to cry out, a shaky whine passing your lips as your breath sputters. Your cheeks are soaked with tears now, pussy fluttering around his cock in a way that has him bite down on your neck.
You whimper when his hands grip the fat of your hips, squeezing the flesh tight while he adjusts your pelvis to hit a different angle.
"Oh my god-" you moan out, your toes curling at the new spot he's beating against repeatedly.
His breath falters, hips stuttering repeatedly for a few more thrusts before he stills while at his deepest point in you, tip barely brushing into your cervix while he cums hard.
"So- fuckin' good," he groans, sliding down and sinking his teeth into your shoulder so hard you dig your nails into his back.
You can feel every hot spurt of his cum filling you, just enough to make your toes curl.
Both of you are sweaty messes, chests heaving and loud breaths echoing in the room while you struggle to calm your heartbeat down. You laugh quietly, a fucked out smile on your lips as he slowly pulls out and drops your legs.
Your eyes meet, and he swipes a stray tear from your face, hand resting on your face for a moment. You can see it in his eyes–a tenderness you don’t usually see.
"Guess you won that bet…" You whisper, “What do I owe ya?” You kiss the corner of his mouth.
He grunts, just grabbing a few paper towels to help clean you up. He helps you off the sink and adjusts your skirt for you, surprisingly gentle despite all that's happened.
"Nothing. Let’s just finish studying."
Your legs are shaky when he finally finishes helping you, your eyes glancing around the room nervously.
He fixes himself up, calloused hands fumbling with his belt.
You scoff, but he presses a hot and heavy kiss against your lips before he unlocks the door, dragging you with him.
The room felt different afterward. Quieter. Content.
You sat there staring down at your notes. Pretending to read. Pretending to function. Pretending your heart wasn't trying to punch its way out of your chest.
Across from you, Naoya looked equally distracted. Which made you feel slightly better. At least you weren't suffering alone.
A comfortable silence settled between you. The kind that would've felt impossible a month ago.
Back then, every interaction between you ended in threats, insults, or blackmail.
Now...
Now you find yourself enjoying simply existing around him. Which was odd because a couple of weeks ago, you would have gladly smooshed his face under your shoe.
Once you started enjoying his company, you were basically doomed. You sighed dramatically.
Naoya looked up.
"What?"
You narrowed your eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Like what?"
"Like you're reading my thoughts." A slow grin spread across his face.
"You like me that much?"
Your textbook nearly went flying at his head.
"Shut up."
His grin widened.
You rolled your eyes so hard they almost detached from your skull. Naoya looked far too pleased with himself. As usual. But deep down your heart was about to explode. Your heartbeat had a heartbeat.
"Anyway."
You pointed your pencil at him.
"I have an important question."
His eyebrows lifted.
"The pool party." His expression immediately changed.
Just slightly. But you noticed. Because you noticed everything when it came to him now.
"What about it?"
"Toji invited me."
Naoya went completely still. Interesting. Very interesting. You continued watching him carefully. The tiny twitch of his jaw. The way his shoulders straightened. The way his eyes narrowed ever so slightly.
Oh.
That was jealousy. You'd know it anywhere. The realization almost made you smile. Almost.
"Did he?"
It wasn't a question.
You had to bite the inside of your cheek to stop yourself from laughing.
"Yup."
“Why are you jealous, Zenin?” you eye him mockingly.
He stares you dead in the face. “And if I were? What would you do about it?” He wraps an arm around your chair
Your stomach did a stupid little flip.
Naoya looked away first. Like he regretted saying it. Which only made it worse. Or better. Depending on how you looked at it.
"The party." He shrugged.
Trying and failing to appear casual.
"You should come." You stared at him.
You smiled. A small one. The genuine kind.
"I'll think about it." His eyes rolled immediately.
"You are impossible."
"You like that, though, no?"
His expression betrayed him for half a second. Then immediately recovered. Interesting.
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The next day, you found yourself standing inside a swimsuit store with Mai. Which somehow felt more stressful than finals week or emotional vulnerability.
"Why are bikinis so tiny?"
Mai held up a piece of fabric approximately the size of a napkin. You stared.
Then stared harder.
"The tinier the better." You snatch it out of her hand, toying with her.
"No thanks."
"You're boring."
"I'm practical." Mai huffed.
You ignored her.
The store was packed with bright colors, summer music, and college students preparing for beach trips and parties. Unfortunately for you—
Every bikini suddenly felt like it carried emotional significance. Because this wasn't just any party. Toji would be there. Naoya would be there. Possibly together. Which honestly sounded like the beginning of a disaster.
Two dressing rooms later, you found yourself staring at your reflection. The bikini looked good. Really good. Better than expected, actually. Which somehow only made you more nervous. The fabric hugged you in all the right places, boobs practically spilling out, which is exactly what you wanted.
Your phone buzzed.
You glanced down.
Toji had liked your latest Instagram story.
This was becoming a thing. A very dangerous thing. Your stomach fluttered. Then immediately afterward—
Your thoughts drifted back to Naoya. Again. Why did they always drift back to Naoya? You hated that.
"Are you alive in there?"
Mai knocked against the dressing room door.
"Barely."
"Show me."
You reluctantly stepped out.
Mai immediately grabbed your shoulders.
“Every man at that party is about to become significantly more annoying."
“Well, I don’t want just any man,” you roll your eyes.
“Oh, and who did you have in mind?” she scoffs, crossing her arms.
You decide to be honest with her, well, partially honest. Mai is understanding enough.
“There’s this guy I've been seeing lately, we had a pretty messy start, though, but I don't know if I should tell him I'm starting to like him”. You sigh
“Well, you know what I always sayfuck it, worse he could say is no right?” she gestures.
You consider her words for a moment. She's right, the worst he could say is no, and if he didn’t feel the same, at least you would know and could move on with your life.
You laughed despite yourself. For the first time all day, things felt light.
“Mai, I think I’m going to confess.”
“So who’s the lucky guy?” She looks at you, bewildered.
You laugh, shutting the dressing room door.
“I’ll tell you Saturday!”
“This girl- ” she mutters to herself.
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Naoya's day was about to get significantly worse. He already woke up feeling crappy. His father calling him, telling him to meet him, just added to the crapiness.
The drive to the Zenin estate was quiet.
The kind of quiet that gave your thoughts entirely too much room to wander. Which was unfortunate because Naoya's thoughts had been unbearable lately. Every red light became another excuse to think about you. Every stop sign became another reminder of your laugh.
Every empty stretch of road brought back the memory of you sitting across from him in the library, smiling as if he’d personally hung the moon.
It was irritating. Deeply irritating.
Because he knew exactly where this ended. Nowhere good.
Nothing good ever came from wanting people. He'd learned that lesson years ago.
The massive gates of the estate opened automatically as his car approached. His jaw tightened immediately.
Home.
The word felt wrong. This place had never really felt like home. More like a museum. Beautiful. Expensive. Cold.
The mansion towered over the property, every window spotless, every hedge perfectly trimmed. Everything looked immaculate.
Everything except the people living inside it. Naoya parked and climbed out of his car. His stomach already hurt.
That wasn't a good sign. Usually, when his father requested a private meeting, it meant one of two things:
Someone had embarrassed the family.
Or Naoya had.
Considering his life lately, it was most likely option two. A servant greeted him at the front door.
"Your father is waiting in his office."
Of course he was. Naoya resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
The office smelled like old money, leather, wood polish, and expensive whiskey.
Everything inside the room looked like it belonged in a movie about rich people with terrible relationships.
Which was fitting. His father sat behind an enormous mahogany desk, reviewing paperwork. He didn't look up immediately.
Another power move. Naoya remained standing. Finally, the older man spoke.
"Sit."
Naoya sat. The silence stretched.
One minute.
Two.
Three.
His father continued reading. Purposefully. Trying to make him uncomfortable.
Unfortunately for him, Naoya had spent his entire life being uncomfortable around this man.
The effect had worn off years ago. Finally, his father set the papers down.
"You've been distracted."
Straight to the point. Typical.
Naoya shrugged.
"Okay."
His father's jaw tightened.
"That's your response?"
"What do you want me to say?"
The older man leaned back.
"Let's start with your grades."
There it was. Naoya almost laughed.
Of course. Always the grades. Always performance. Always an achievement. Never anything else.
"You've dropped nearly twenty percent in three weeks."
"Okay."
"Okay?"
His father's expression darkened.
"You think this is funny?"
"No."
The lie came easily.
An entire emergency meeting over one C. Rich people really were exhausting. His father folded his hands.
"You've become careless."
"I have one C."
"You can’t afford to have one C."
Naoya looked away. Because he knew where this conversation was going. It always went to the same place. Disappointment.
"You've been sleeping around, partying like it’s nothing, thinking I won’t notice?"
There it was. Naoya's eyes snapped back to his father. A new direction.
The older man continued.
"You've been distracted by women for years."
Naoya scoffed.
"Is this seriously about my dating life?"
"It's about your lack of discipline."
The response came immediately. As rehearsed as everything else in this house. His father stood and moved toward the window.
"Do you know what your problem is?"
Naoya resisted the urge to answer. Because they both knew this wasn't actually a question.
"You want things you can't have. So when you can’t get them, you lash out."
The room suddenly felt smaller. His father continued staring out the window.
"You always have." Naoya's stomach dropped.
Because suddenly he knew exactly where this was going. And he really didn't want to hear it.
"Ever since you were a kid."
The older man turned around. Cold eyes. The kind that missed nothing.
"Don't think I haven't noticed."
Naoya felt every muscle in his body tense.
"Noticed what?"
His father laughed.
A humorless sound.
The kind that made your skin crawl.
"The way you look at your Vivienne, like you're some kind of puppy."
Silence. Absolute silence. Naoya forgot how to breathe.
For a second, he genuinely couldn't move. Couldn't think. Couldn't speak. His worst fear lay bare in a single sentence. Noticed. His father had noticed.
How long?
How many years?
Had everyone noticed?
Jinishi?
Vivienne?
The entire family?
Humiliation crashed into him like a truck.
"Pathetic."
“Son, you must let go of whatever ridiculous thing you're holding onto for the sake of the family.”
He goes on, “Our image is everything, the press would devour a scandal like that. Let her go, stop sleeping around and focus on your studies, or I promise you you’ll regret it”.
“What’s that new distraction name, hmm?” his father rolled your name on his tongue like it left a bad taste in his mouth.
Your name hit harder than any slap. Naoya looked away immediately.
“Remove her from your life and focus on your studies, or I will.”
Because suddenly he felt sixteen again.
Naoya clenched his jaw.
Something snapped.
"What do you want from me? To be your perfect little trophy?"
The question came out louder than intended. His father looked surprised.
Good.
“I’m not gonna be your little bitch anymore, walking around like some wind-up toy existing only to please you."
Naoya stood, standing face to face with his father. “I’m done”
His father slapped him. Hard. The impact snapped his head sideways. The room went silent. Naoya froze.
A familiar sting bloomed across his cheek.
His father lowered his hand.
"Watch your tongue," he spits.
“You had better listen to me, boy, don’t do something you’ll regret”.
There it was. Feel less. Be less.
Naoya laughed. A short. Broken sound. Then he grabbed his keys and walked out. For once, his father didn't stop him.
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The drive back to campus felt endless. His cheek throbbed. His head hurt. Everything hurt.
Naoya was unraveling. Piece by piece. He climbed the stairs. Unlocked his room. Collapsed onto his bed. And stared at the ceiling.
Alone. For a long time.
Then—
Knock.
Knock.
Knock.
Naoya squeezed his eyes shut. Because somehow… Before he even opened the door, He already knew exactly who it was.
For a second, Naoya considered pretending he wasn't there.
The knocking came again. More impatient this time. He already knew who it was.
Nobody else knocked like that.
Everybody else texted.
You knocked like the police.
Naoya dragged a hand down his face before forcing himself off the bed. The mirror mounted beside his closet caught him halfway across the room.
He looked awful.
The side of his face had already begun to bruise. His lip was split. There was a dark mark blooming beneath his jaw where his father had grabbed him.
Great.
Exactly what he needed. Another reminder. The knocking continued.
"Jesus Christ."
He yanked the door open. And immediately regretted it.
Because the second your eyes landed on him, your expression changed.
The playful smile you'd been wearing disappeared instantly.
"What happened to your face?"
Naoya looked away.
"Nothing."
Your eyebrows shot up.
"Nothing?"
"Yep."
"Naoya."
"I'm fine."
You stared at him.
Then stared harder.
"No, you're not. Did you get into a fight or something?"
The concern in your voice made something uncomfortable twist in his chest. Why did you have to look at him like that? Like you actually cared. Like seeing him hurt bothered you.
It would've been easier if you'd laughed. Made fun of him. Threatened him. Anything except this. Because concern was dangerous. Concern made him want things.
And wanting things never ended well.
You stepped closer.
"Who did this?"
"No one."
"That's clearly not true."
He sighed.
"Why are you here?"
The question came out sharper than intended. You blinked. Caught off guard.
Then your expression softened slightly.
"I wanted to see you."
That made everything worse. Immediately worse. Because for a split second—
A tiny split second—
He felt happy. And that terrified him. So he shut it down.
Fast.
"You saw me."
The words came out colder than intended.
"Congratulations."
Your smile faded.
Naoya immediately hated himself. But he couldn't stop. Not now. Not after today. Not after everything his father had said.
You crossed your arms.
"What is your problem?"
"Nothing."
"Stop saying that."
Silence. The room suddenly felt too small. You looked around awkwardly before sitting on the edge of his bed.
The familiarity of the gesture hit him harder than expected.
A few weeks ago, you would've never sat in his room like this.
Now you looked completely comfortable. Like you belonged here. That thought alone made his chest ache.
Because somewhere along the way...
He'd started liking having you around. Far too much. You looked up at him. And for a moment, neither of you spoke.
The sunset streamed through the window behind you, painting everything gold. The room felt oddly peaceful.
You took a breath. A deep one. Like you were gathering courage.
"I know things have been kind of strange between us. But you can talk to me about anything."
Naoya nods, “Thanks.”
“Well, uh, I’m sure you’d rather not talk about it right now, so I should probably just go, give you your space.” You nervously got up, grabbing your purse.
“Wait.” he grabs your wrist. “It seemed like there was something you wanted to tell me.” his fingers trace over your wrists.
“I mean, yeah, but it can wait till you're feeling better,” you smiled awkwardly.
“It’s ok, just say what you have to say.” Naoya felt his anxiety building in his chest like never before.
Why did you need to tell him? Maybe you should just keep it to yourself and continue as you have.
You laughed nervously. A sound he'd never heard from you before. And somehow that hurt. Because you looked scared.
Scared of him.
Or maybe scared of what you were about to say.
"I know we got off on a really weird foot."
Understatement of the century.
You smiled weakly.
"But..." Your voice faltered. Then continued.
"But I think I'm starting to develop feelings for you, and I know it’s too soon, and out of nowhere, but I thought if I never told you now, I would just end up not saying anything, so it’s best if I just tell you and see if you feel the same, " you continue babbling on and on, nervous as ever. When you finally shut your mouth.
There was nothing but silence.
You laugh again, “It’s ok if you don’t like me back, it’s just better to know right?”
The words settled between you.
Naoya felt his heart stop. Because this— This was everything he'd secretly wanted to hear.
And somehow it made him feel sick. You continued before he could respond.
"I don't really know when it happened."
You laughed softly.
"Maybe i’m wrong you know your still in love with Vivienne I'm sure, I wouldn’t want to get in the way of that”
Another smile.
Smaller this time.
“But I just wanted to let you know.”
The irony almost made him laugh. If only you knew. If only you knew how he hadn’t thought about Vivienne since that day.
You looked up at him. Hope flickering across your face. Hope. That was the problem. Because people who hoped always got disappointed.
Naoya knew that better than anyone.
And suddenly—
He couldn't do it.
Couldn't let you look at him like that. Couldn't let you build him into something better than he was. Couldn't let himself believe somebody might actually choose him.
Not after years of proving to everyone that he would only disappoint them.
So he did what he always did.
The only thing he knew how to do.
He pushed. Hard.
"You have feelings for me?"
The words came out sharp. You blinked. Confused.
The hope on your face flickered. Naoya forced a laugh. A cruel one. The kind that made even himself flinch.
"Don't get it twisted."
Your expression immediately changed. The room felt colder.
"The only reason we're even here is because you're blackmailing me."
You stared. Silent. He hated that. Hated how hurt you already looked.
“I know and about that- I was going to tell you sooner-”
He cuts you off, because stopping now would've been worse. Would've meant admitting the truth. And the truth was terrifying. He might just be in love with you.
"You seriously thought I would make you my girlfriend or something? You were just supposed to keep my bed warm and my dick wet.”
The second the words left his mouth— Regret.
Immediately, your face fell. Completely. Like he'd physically hit you.
Naoya wanted to take it back. Immediately. But fear. Self-destruction. All the usual monsters kept his mouth shut.
"I don't feel anything for you."
The slap came so fast he barely saw it.
Crack.
The room went silent. Your hand trembled. His cheek burned.
He deserved it, he knew he did.
You stared at him like you didn't recognize him anymore.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
The question shattered something inside him. Because he didn't have an answer. Not one you'd accept anyway. So he looked away.
Coward.
"That's fine."
His voice sounded hollow.
"If you hate me." A broken sound.
"What?"
"You heard me."
Your eyes filled with tears immediately. And somehow that hurt more than anything his father had done.
"You know what?"
"Don't ever talk to me again."
Naoya closed his eyes. Every word landed like a knife. Good. Maybe if you hated him, this would be easier.
"Seriously."
Your voice shook.
"I can't believe I actually cared about you."
God. Stop. Please stop. He couldn't take much more of this. But you weren't done.
"You know what the worst part is?"
You laughed again. Bitter.
"I actually thought you cared, too."
Naoya's chest physically hurt. But it didn't matter. Because he'd already ruined it.
You headed for the door. Then stopped. One hand resting against the handle.
"And for the record."
Naoya looked up. Your eyes were shining. Angry. Hurt. Beautiful.
"I deleted that video the day after I recorded it."
Everything stopped.
But you were already opening the door.
"I never really had anything on you."
His stomach dropped. The room tilted.
"What?"
You laughed bitterly.
"Congratulations."
Then you were gone. The door slammed. And for the first time in a very long time, Naoya felt completely alone.
He stared at the closed door. Waiting for it to open again. Waiting for you to come back. The realization settled in.
He'd gotten exactly what he wanted.
You were gone.
So why did it feel like he'd just lost everything?
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You didn't cry until you got to your car. And even then, you tried not to. You really did.
The second the driver's side door shut, you gripped the steering wheel and stared straight ahead.
Breathe. Just breathe.
You weren't going to cry over a man. Especially not Naoya Zenin. You'd survived worse than some asshole saying something cruel. You'd survived plenty of cruel things.
So why did this hurt so much?
Your vision blurred.
"Oh, my God."
The first tear slipped free. Suddenly, you were crying so hard you couldn't see. Your chest physically ached. As if somebody had reached inside and squeezed your heart until it bruised.
Because the worst part wasn't what he'd said. It was that you'd believed him. You'd actually believed that every laugh, every late-night text, every vulnerable conversation had meant nothing.
That you were just another girl. Another body. Another checkmark.
You wiped your face aggressively.
He's an asshole, you knew that, and still let him creep into your heart.
Well, that doesn’t matter anymore because you are sure as hell done with him, no matter how much your heart aches.
By the time you pulled into your apartment parking lot, your makeup was ruined. Your head hurt. And your chest felt hollow. You barely remembered making it upstairs.
A knock sounded against your bedroom door. You ignored it. Another knock.
Then the door opened anyway.
Vicki froze.
"Oh, my God."
You immediately rolled over and buried your face again.
"Go away."
"Absolutely not."
The mattress dipped beneath her weight. A second later, a hand settled gently against your back.
"What happened?"
You laughed.
A terrible sound.
"Everything."
Vicki's expression immediately shifted.
"Tell me."
You did. Everything.
By the end, Vicki looked ready to commit a felony.
"I'm keying his car."
Despite yourself— A laugh escaped. A small broken one, but it was still a laugh.
Vicki pointed dramatically.
"I'm serious."
"You don't even know what car he drives."
"I'll figure it out." You laughed again. A little harder this time. The tension in the room loosened slightly.
Vicki sat back down. Then unexpectedly pulled you into a hug. You immediately started crying again.
"God damn it."
"I know."
"He sucks."
"I know."
"You deserve better."
That one hit harder. Because right now? You weren't sure. The hug lasted longer than either of you expected. And for a little while, things felt okay.
Hours later, after Vicki finally left, you sat alone in your room. The sadness had faded. Not disappeared. Just evolved. Into anger.
Anger was familiar. Anger made sense. Heartbreak didn't.
You stared at your reflection in the mirror. Red eyes. Smudged makeup.
You grabbed your phone. Opened Instagram. Then immediately found yourself staring at Toji's profile.
You had always been self-destructive when you were angry, but right now you didn’t care. All you knew was that you wanted Naoya to hurt the same way he had hurt you.
You didn't need a video to ruin Naoya's day. Maybe there were other ways. Petty ways. Creative ways.
Ways that would make him absolutely miserable.
You had an idea. A terrible one. Which meant it was probably perfect. A text notification appeared.
Toji.
Your stomach fluttered.
For the first time all evening.
Toji: Don't leave me hanging, doll. Will I see you Saturday or not?
You stared.
Then laughed. You opened your camera roll.
Scrolled. Found the bikini picture from earlier. Red straps that hugged your figure in all the right ways.
Then sent it.
You: What do you think?
Three dots appeared immediately. Then disappeared. Then appeared again. Your pulse quickened.
Finally—
Toji: Princess.
Toji: If you wear that, I might not be able to control myself.
A smile tugged at your lips.
You: And if I don’t want you to?
Toji: Then I’d be happy to oblige
You stared at the screen.
A grin tugged at your lips because you were planning something. And that was always far more dangerous.
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[SUMMARY] - What started as blackmail is quickly becoming something far more dangerous. Between late-night confessions, messy feelings, and a certain Zenin refusing to stop thinking about you, the line between hate and obsession begins to blur. And just when you think things can’t get more complicated… Another Zenin comes into play.
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°❀.ೃ࿔* Crossing Lines
You stared at your ceiling the next morning, the alarm blaring on your nightstand. But you kept staring for, like… a really long time.
Your brain replayed the events of the last night over and over again in humiliatingly vivid detail. The sounds he made. The way he looked at you. The way he practically melted every single time you touched him.
What the fuck? You rolled onto your stomach with a groan, burying your face into your pillow. This was bad. Very bad.
Because somewhere between blackmailing Naoya Zenin and making him your personal servant, things had spiraled completely out of your control.
And the worst part? You liked it. No—worse than liking it. You wanted to do it again. Your stomach twisted at the thought.
“That’s actually insane,” you muttered to yourself.
Naoya was supposed to be annoying. Fun to bully. A temporary little toy until you eventually got bored of.
He was not supposed to look pretty kneeling between your legs.
He was definitely not supposed to make your entire body feel like it was on fire every time he touched you.
And now your brain wouldn’t stop replaying the look on his face when you kicked him out afterward.
You squeezed your eyes shut. Oh my god. A laugh escaped you before you could stop it.
Then immediately after came another horrible thought. What if things got weird now? What if he suddenly hated you for real? What if he told you he regretted it?
Your chest tightened unexpectedly at the idea.
…Why did that bother you? You sat up abruptly.
“Nope,” you pointed at yourself. “Absolutely not.”
You were not catching feelings for Naoya Zenin. That would genuinely be the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to you.
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Meanwhile, across campus, Naoya looked like he was going through psychological warfare.
He sat in his desk chair flipping through homework he had been neglecting due to all the little sidequests you had him going on. His mind replayed every second from your apartment against his will.
Your hands in his hair. Your voice. The way you moaned so sweetly against his tongue.
“Fuck,” he muttered, dropping his head against his desk.
What was wrong with him? Seriously.
What kind of idiot lets his blackmailer do all that to him and then immediately wants more afterward?
Naoya groaned quietly to himself. He should’ve felt humiliated. Instead he couldn’t stop thinking about how good it felt.
Which honestly just pissed him off more. And somehow the thing bothering him most wasn’t even what happened physically.
It was the fact that afterward you’d looked completely normal while he felt like his entire brain chemistry had changed.
What did this mean now?
Were you just messing with him again?
Did you even care?
His stomach twisted unpleasantly. Naoya frowned immediately. Since when did he care whether somebody cared about him back?
His phone buzzed suddenly on the side of his desk.
Toji: Dinner at uncle’s. Don’t be late.
Naoya sighed heavily. Right. Family dinner. Exactly what he needed right now.
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The Zenin estate looked cold at night.
Not physically cold—everything inside the mansion was perfectly temperature controlled, polished, pristine—but the kind of cold that settled into your chest the second you walked through the doors. The kind that came from silence too sharp and expectations too high.
Naoya hated coming here.
The long dining table stretched almost ridiculously far beneath warm chandelier lighting, expensive dishes laid out neatly across the dark wood while servants moved quietly around the room refilling glasses before anybody could even ask.
Everything always felt too formal. Too rehearsed. Too fake.
Naoya sat slouched slightly in his chair anyway, one arm lazily resting against the table while his untouched food cooled in front of him.
Across from him, Toji looked equally uninterested in being there, scrolling through his phone beneath the table while occasionally contributing a half-assed comment to conversation.
Then there was Vivienne. Naoya’s gaze drifted toward her automatically before he could stop himself.
She sat beside her husband—his older cousin Jinichi—looking effortlessly elegant in a dark silk dress, gold jewelry glinting softly beneath the chandelier lights. She laughed quietly at something her husband said, fingers lightly resting against the stem of her wine glass.
The sight made something painful tighten in Naoya’s chest immediately.
God. He was pathetic.
Because no matter how many years passed, no matter how much he tried getting over it, one look at her still made him feel sixteen again.
Back then he’d follow his older cousins everywhere like an annoying little shadow whenever they came home from college. And Vivienne had always been there too—already dating his cousin even back then.
She used to smile at him. Talk to him like he mattered. Sneak him snacks during family dinners when his father got too strict about “discipline.”
Little things. Tiny things that probably meant absolutely nothing to her. But to Naoya? At sixteen, kindness from someone like Vivienne felt catastrophic.
And somehow those stupid feelings never fully left. Even now. Even while sitting here watching her lean comfortably into another man’s side.
His cousin’s side.
“Naoya.”
His father’s voice snapped sharply across the table. Naoya looked up immediately, jaw tightening on instinct.
“What?”
The older man’s expression hardened slightly.
“You’ve barely touched your food.”
“Not hungry.”
“That obvious lately?” his father asked coldly. “Distracted. Grades slipping. Showing up late to family events. Your making the Zenin name look bad”
Toji visibly rolled his eyes from across the table. Naoya’s grip tightened around his fork.
“Apologies, father, I'll work harder on it.”
His father scoffed softly.
“You always say that right before embarrassing yourself and us.”
The comment hit harder than it should’ve. Naoya looked away immediately, irritation burning beneath his skin.
The worst part about family dinners wasn’t even the criticism. It was how normal everyone acted around it. Like it was expected.
Like Naoya being “difficult” had become some permanent role everyone assigned him years ago. Then quietly—
“Hey.”
Vivienne’s voice softened slightly beside him. Naoya glanced toward her.
“You okay?” she asked gently.
And there it was again.
That stupid fucking kindness. The kind that always made him feel weak around her.
Naoya swallowed once before nodding shortly.
“Yeah.”
But his voice came out rougher than intended.
Vivienne studied him for another second like she didn’t fully believe him before her husband interrupted the moment by wrapping an arm around her shoulders casually.
Naoya immediately looked away. His stomach twisted unpleasantly. Because logically, he knew this was ridiculous. Vivienne was married. Happily married. To his cousin.
Nothing about this situation had ever belonged to him.
That was probably why he acted the way he did. Why he slept around constantly. Why he never let himself get attached to anybody.
Because after spending years wanting someone completely unattainable, everything else started feeling temporary. Pointless. Disposable.
His father continued talking somewhere down the table, but Naoya barely heard any of it anymore.
Because against his will, his mind drifted somewhere even worse. Back to you. The way you looked at him yesterday. The way your fingers felt in his hair. The sound of your laugh after kicking him out after he was completely ruined and frustrated.
Naoya squeezed his eyes shut briefly.
Jesus Christ.
Now you were stuck in his head too.
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Later that day, you sat through class pretending to pay attention while your brain remained absolutely nowhere near campus.
Your professor’s voice blurred into meaningless noise while you doodled absentmindedly in your notebook.
Every five seconds, your mind drifted back to Naoya. Again. And again. And annoyingly enough— Again.
“Alright, everyone,” your professor clapped suddenly, pulling you from your thoughts. “We’re starting semester projects today.”
A chorus of exhausted groans filled the classroom immediately.
“You’ll be working in groups,” she continued while scrolling through names on her laptop. “When I call your name, move next to your assigned partners.”
Great. You mentally prepared yourself to get paired with somebody useless.
She called your name. You looked up.
“Toji. Emi.”
Your eyebrows lifted slightly. Oh. Interesting.
You gathered your things before making your way toward the back table where Toji already sat lazily leaning back in his chair.
The second he looked up and noticed you, a small smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.
“Well,” he drawled slowly, “hello again.”
Heat immediately crept up your neck. God. Why was this man so naturally attractive?
You slid into the seat beside him casually anyway.
“Fancy seeing you here.”
“Toji never comes to class,” the other girl—Emi—laughed while organizing her pens. “This is like spotting a rare animal.”
Toji looked offended.
“I come sometimes.”
“Liar.”
You laughed softly while opening your notebook.
Honestly, the interaction felt weirdly easy. Toji carried himself so differently from Naoya. Relaxed. Calm. Like he didn’t really care what anybody thought about him.
Meanwhile Naoya constantly acted like the world personally offended him.
“So what’s the project even about?” you asked.
“Some research presentation,” Emi sighed dramatically. “Worth like half our grade unfortunately.”
“Toji can make the slideshow,” you suggested immediately.
“Toji’s not doing shit,” he replied without hesitation.
You gasped.
“Wow. Lazy.”
“Not wrong.”
Toji leaned back slightly in his chair, dark eyes flickering toward you briefly.
“You always this bossy?”
Before you could answer—
Your phone buzzed against the desk suddenly. You glanced down immediately.
MY bitch: Meet me at the frat when your class is over.
Your eyebrows shot up.
You: What? You: You can’t boss me around that’s not how this works
The typing bubble appeared instantly.
MY bitch: Just meet me there.
That was it. No attitude. No argument. Just that.
And for some reason the simplicity of it made your stomach flip slightly. Annoying. Very annoying.
“You good?” Toji asked casually beside you. You locked your phone quickly.
“Yeah,” you lied. “Just… annoying people.”
Toji snorted softly.
“Sounds exhausting.”
If only he knew.
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The frat house was unusually quiet when you arrived later that evening.
Music thumped faintly somewhere upstairs while the downstairs sat mostly empty except for discarded cups and the smell of alcohol lingering in the air.
You found Naoya upstairs in his room. The second you stepped inside, your breath caught slightly.
He looked… wrecked. Not physically. Emotionally.
Like he hadn’t slept properly since leaving your apartment yesterday.
“You look awful,” you said automatically.
“Thanks.”
The room stayed quiet for a second. Then unexpectedly—
Naoya moved.
Before you could even process what was happening, he had sat you on his bed stepped closer and dropped onto his knees in front of you again.
Your stomach tightened instantly.
“Naoya—”
“I can pretend it didn’t happen if you want.”
His voice came out quieter than usual. More vulnerable. That alone startled you.
He looked up at you slowly.
“But I can’t forget it.”
The confession settled heavily between you. Naoya swallowed once before continuing.
“I keep trying to stop thinking about it and it’s not working.” He let out a short humorless laugh. “Which is pathetic, honestly.”
Your chest squeezed unexpectedly. Because this wasn’t teasing anymore. This wasn’t him being sarcastic or annoyed or arrogant. This was real.
“What does this even mean now?” he asked quietly.
You stared down at him for a long moment. All you knew was that your body reacted instantly every time he looked at you like this.
And judging by the way Naoya’s hands slowly tightened around your thighs, he felt it too.
Very, very badly.
The tension in the room thickened again after that. Dangerously familiar.
And judging from the look in Naoya’s eyes— Neither of you were about to make good decisions tonight.
You lifted his hand up leading him to sit next to you on the bed he followed without hesitation.
You just stared at each other which felt like forever until you broke.
Your lips latched onto his like a woman trying to win. You sucked, gnawed, dragging your tongue over his teeth, licking into his mouth like it was some kind of battlefield. He retaliated just as brutally, biting back. He groaned into you, deep in his chest — a ragged, choked sound like he couldn’t tell whether he wanted to fuck you or fight you.
Your hands fisted in his hair, dragging him closer, and you bit down hard enough on his lip to make him jolt. He grunted, hips jerking up, chasing pressure, friction, whatever fucking scrap you would give him. Yet still too arrogant to beg.
You pulled back for air, lips wet, chest heaving. He looked like sin next to you. You practically shoved him down on his bed. He looked up at you, propped on his elbows, eyes filled with an undeniable hunger. Not one of you had said a word yet, drinking each other in.
You got right on top of him, flinging your shirt over your head. His eyes scanned every inch of your body like he was memorizing it.
You grind your hips down against his throbbing cock, grinding yourself harder against him. “You want a woman beneath you?” you sneered. “Then why does it seem you only like it when I'm on top?"
He whined — actually whined, like some sort of needy baby, that only made you wetter. Your teeth sank into his throat before he could answer, leaving marks he would have to explain in the morning; not that he’d dare.
Not when he was twitching under you like a dog in heat. Naoya Zenin, golden boy, egotistical, narcissistic, sociopath, misogynist to his last breath — whining under you, your mouth on his skin, clothed cunt chasing some sort of release against him.
He palmed at your breast through your bra, circling your now very sensitive nipples — and when you pulled his hair back, yanked him by the scalp, he moaned like a whore. You didn’t flinch, just looked him in the eye and tilted your head, voice like syrup laced with venom.
“Don’t be a brat, did I say you could touch me there” you said, slow and clear.
“You have to beg me” , you smiled voice sweet. As you continued dragging your tongue against his neck.
“Agnh - please - please let me touch you” He barely got out through moans.
You looked down at him, cupping his face in your hands. “For my good little boy, yes,” you smiled.
He wasted no time sitting up to unlatch the clasp of your bra. Your breasts spilled free, bouncing with the motion. The cool air tightened your nipples instantly, the peaks stiffening. Naoya's cock twitched beneath you, a thick ridge swelling against his sweatpants, and you felt every inch of it pressing up between your thighs.
Both hands came up. He cupped your breasts from below, testing their weight, thumbs sweeping across the undersides before dragging upward. His palms were warm and dry against your soft skin. You groaned loud enough to surprise yourself, hips jerking forward on instinct, grinding your clothed cunt along the hard line of him.
“You're so beautiful” He said gazing up at you eyes glossy.
His words, pinching at your heart. His left hand stayed where it was, kneading slow circles, while his right found your opposite nipple and pinched. He rolled it between thumb and forefinger, tugging just hard enough to make your spine arch. He watched them harden with deep fascination.
Then his hand slid from your breast to your hip, gripping the curve of it, guiding your rhythm. Forward and back, a slow grind that dragged the soaked cotton of your panties across the bulge straining against his sweats.
He shoved your hips down harder, mashing you against his cock.
“Take off my panties, Naoya,” you said.
He obliged like some love sick idiot.
His fingers grasped the fabric of your jeans, unbuckling them and helping you slide out of them. He gazed at your beautiful lace panties, teasing him. He pulled the garment down slowly, edging you with every small movement.
You scratched at his scalp. It was subtle, but you noticed the way he subtly leaned into the feeling. More arousal gathered between your legs.
“Good boy,” you cooed. That got his eyes back on you.
You scooted down in your seat and spread your thighs slightly.
“You know what I want you to do now,” you said with a light tug to his hair. “Use your mouth to make me feel good.”
Normally, you expect some kind of snarky retort like the Naoya you had always known, but instead, he said nothing. He dove right in, head between your thighs as his mouth latched onto your cunt.
You moaned and sank further against the bed. Your fingers ran through his hair. You could feel every movement of his tongue doing exactly as you said.
“That’s it, baby,” you sighed. Your eyes fluttered shut.
His fingers dug into your thighs so hard that it bordered on pain. You didn’t correct him, though. His mouth was moving so well. The warm, smooth tip of his tongue flicked over your clit rapidly, again and again, before delving to your entrance and coaxing more of yourself out and onto his chin.
You bit your lip. A whimper spilled out regardless. He felt so fucking good.
“Put a couple fingers inside too, Naoya,” you said.
A few seconds later his right index and middle finger were sliding inside you. Your back arched from the couch with another moan. You’d only told him to put them in. He’d started pumping and curling them all on his own.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” you whimpered.
He groaned against your cunt, grinding himself on the bed, chasing some sort of release.
Your hips bucked against his face, but he didn’t stop for a second. You knew he wouldn’t stop for anything. There was only one thing in the world that would get him away from your pussy, and that was the sound of your voice telling him to.
Release was fast approaching. You squirmed and whined and pulled his hair taut. He kept licking and sucking, letting wet noises of pleasure emanate from between your thighs.
“Keep going. Oh my god- I- I’m almost there,” you choked out.
Your breaths started coming in faster, your chest rising and falling with your lungs’ desperation. That heat began to bubble up to a boiling point. The coils of pleasure tightened enough to snap. You cried out as you hit the peak. Euphoria cascaded through you. Your toes curled, and your legs twitched. For a moment, everything about this faded away except for the pure bliss.
You looked down at him, chin slick with your arousal, cheeks flushed, and his pupils dilated.
You reached out and cupped his chin. Your thumb swiped over his dewy lips. You weren’t sure what exactly you were going to do next. The pleasure of it messing with your mind.
When you started to come down, he still hadn’t left his spot. He pressed soft kisses to your now puffy clit, a softness you didn’t know he was capable of. He stayed parked between your legs, huffing in deep breaths only inches away from your pussy.
“You were amazing…” he released a short huff.
You grabbed him by the collar, pulling him up just inches from your face. You kiss him not fiercely, not with a furious need to feel him, but softly, feeling the warmth of his lips as he moans into yours. Tasting yourself on him, you lick your lips.
You flip him on his back and continue to straddle him, rubbing yourself against him. You begin to pull off his shirt, slowly soaking in every taut muscle that flexes with the movement. You run a hand down his abs to his pants, “take these off,” you motion.
He moves with swiftness to release himself from his sweats and boxers.
Your gaze dropped. His cock stood thick and flushed against his stomach, thick and veined, the tip already beading with pre-cum, curving slightly upward in a way that promises to fuck you raw and needy.
"L-Let me fuck y-you."
Naoya is begging now, not even trying to mask his need.
You tilt your head, considering, pondering on it like Naoya wasn’t on his last thread of sanity.
"I need—"
Cutting him off, you push Naoya onto the bed again, holding him there with your palm.
"I know what you need, Naoya? Where are your condoms?" Your voice is syrupy as you straddle him, hovering.
"I-I—Fuck—" The word scrapes out of him, guttural, clutching the sheets and throwing his head back onto the bed as his hips buck up into nothing.
“In my nightstand-” he groans out. You open up the drawer, grab one, ripping the packaging with your teeth. Sliding it onto his thick length.
You stay perfectly still. Not letting him take a single thing.
"Look at you." You coo, skimming a finger along his perfectly toned pecs. "So needy, I imagined, being a Zenin, you had to have a little more self-composure."
"S-Shut up."
But his attitude doesn't stop his hips from thrusting in want to feel your messy pussy sliding over his cock.
"Why?" You swivel your hips—one deep agonizing grind that lets him feel your cunt clench against his bare length. He's dripping now, too, precum mixing with yours.
"I like it when you beg. You want to, don't you? So beg me."
Naoya's cheeks burn. He could easily flip you, pin you, and have his way.
He won't, though.
Even through your teasing, there's a care to your touch he's never let himself experience—and resisting it has his nails biting crescents into his palms, hard enough to bleed.
"I bet you'd cum just like this…"
Your plush lips ghosting his Adam's apple, smirking as he squirms under you.
"...without ever getting inside, my little bitch who couldn't simply ask nicely."
The moan that rips from Naoya's throat is feral with need and thick with humiliation. His hips shoving upward, rasping for contact.
You don't give it, suspended just above him, your drooling cunt barely grazing his cock, watching him fall apart with all the patience in the world.
"Naoya, baby." Your hand slides up his chest, tenderly. "Tell master what you want," you give him a teasing smile.
Naoya’s eyes go wide.
Every muscle is taut. Cheeks flushed dark. The composure he was built from crumbling, reducing him to this.
Never has he been this turned on—and as much as he’s fucking furious about it, he’s also way past giving a fuck.
His mouth waters. Whatever resolve he had left shatters.
"Please..." Naoya whimpers, tears dusting the edges of his eyes, too wound up to realize he's handing you everything. "...fuck me."
You raise a brow, waiting. Oh, he’s so close.
He knows it too.
"Please, fuck me—"Naoya’s voice cracks clean in half, a single tear running down his cheek.
"That’s my Good boy."
Naoya watches you with tears burning his eyes, chest heaving, too far gone to resist you any longer.
Your mouth is watering for a taste yourself and god, if Naoya wasn’t such a fucking tool you’d gladly suck him off.
That could come later though—you’d make him earn that though. Subservience looks good on him afterall.
You'd be tempted to deny him longer if you weren't so wound up yourself, your gooey walls vibrating at the thought of a cock inside, at long last.
Naoya squirms beneath you, and you drink it in.
He can't answer—not when you sweep his cockhead through your folds, letting him glide through the mess of your wetness.
Naoya moans, hips snapping up, trying to piston into you—and you shove him back down by the hip, pinning him to the bed.
"Behave."
"I'm—" He swallows, voice wrecked. "I'm trying."
You smile, wiping the sweat off his brow with something close to care in your touch.
You don't wait for his response.
You sink down, pussy swallowing him whole in one brutal stroke.
The stretch punches the breath out of you—wet as you are, he's still thick enough to make your walls spasm, to make your spine bow as he splits you open. You hate how good his cock feels, dragging over every ridge inside you, the fat head kissing your cervix hard enough to make your thighs tremble.
Naoya gasps like you've knocked the wind out of him. You watch his mind go blank.
Hands gripping your hips with a bruising grip. Mouth falling open, slack and dumb. Eyes rolling until you can only see the whites, lashes fluttering against his cheeks.
"Y-You're f-fuckin’ tight," he rasps, too loud. "F-Fuck—you're tight, y-you're so—"
Naoya whines as you start to move, bracing yourself as you ride him. Controlling the roll of your hips as you get a feel for him. The way he stretches you. The way a meaty vein throbs against your g-spot as you move.
Shit—Not bad.
Naoya trembles beneath you, rutting like an animal.
"Mmmm," you murmur, rotating your hips in a lazy figure-eight. "Just like that, let it all go. Let me ride you."
Naoya’s whimpers spill out pathetic, needy. He knows he’s being used. He’s maintained zero control of the situation.
And yet? He can’t deny that he’s a fucking fiend for it.
Not when your cunt grips him like a fist. Not when he can feel how wet you are— slick, saturating his balls, staining the sheets beneath you both. Your gooey pussy squeezes him so tight he can barely breathe, silky and warm, milking his cock like she was made to ruin him.
Then you feel it—his balls twitching underneath your ass, drawing up tight. He's close.
Fuck, already?!
“C-Cumming that fast?” you pant out. “ T-That fast? Do I feel that good?”
Naoya is groaning as his eyes squeeze shut, biting his inner cheek.
You ride him in earnest now. Harder. Faster. Greedy for it. Your tits bounce wildly, chasing your pleasure like nothing else matters. You're soaked, the sound of it obscene—wet squelching filling the room.
Naoya’s cock hits that gushy, spongy spot inside you over and over, and your rhythm starts to falter.
"F-Fuck—"
You're getting sloppy. Losing focus. Your thighs burn from exertion, but you can't stop, can't slow down, bouncing on his cock like you'll die yourself if you don't cum on it. Your pussy is greedily convulsing around him—shit, you could easily fuck your own self stupid if you aren’t careful.
Thankfully, however, Naoya is ruined. Flushed crimson from chest to ears beneath you, his tears streaming and his cock so engorged inside you that he looks like it must hurt. His hips spasm with aborted thrusts, toes curling as he is fighting his body's urge to rut even now.
He’s still trying so hard to be a ‘good boy’ for you, and that thought alone almost makes you cum.
You consider, through the haze of your own pleasure, appraising his pathetic form beneath you, that you might accidentally give him a brain aneurysm if you keep this up much longer.
“P-Please—” he gasps.
"Wait your turn," you moan, brows furrowing as you try to concentrate.
You're close. So fucking close. You use him like a toy now, hips rolling carnally, chasing the tingling friction. building white-hot at the base of your spine. Your nails dig into his abs as you tilt, angling yourself so his girth scrapes against your g-spot with every bounce.
Quiet sobs tumble over your lips as you tense, fucking yourself on him until—
"O-oh—oh fuckfuckfuck—"
You shatter, orgasm ripping through you, pussy fluttering wild around his length and gushing to coat his balls as you ride it out. Vision edges white, as your thighs quake, your hips rotating in stuttering circles as the waves crash through you.
Chest heaving, when you regain your senses again, Naoya is barely there himself, sanity hanging by a thread with eyes blown—watching you cum so erotically on his cock like a man witnessing sin itself.
You bring your face centimeters away from his, your lips ghosting his own.
"Your turn."
With a broken moan, Naoya busts inside you—cock pulsing thick and hot, spurts of cum flooding your cunt white as his hips stutter up helplessly. You let him pull you down, let him clutch you like you're the only thing keeping him tethered to earth as your lips smash together.
You seal your mouth over his, devouring every ragged cry. Your tongue sweeps sweetly against his trembling one as you steady his face in your hands, thumbs brushing his tear-damp cheeks, kissing him quiet.
All the while, his cock continues to pump you full.
This is the most Naoya’s ever cum in his entire life.
When he comes down enough, Naoya rolls onto his side, taking you with him as he curls into you—face buried in your chest, sucking in breaths, completely undone and still twitching inside you.
A bit overspent yourself, you don't move yet. You keep him buried inside of you, pulsing with the aftershocks of what he just let himself become.
His arms wind tight around your waist like he's afraid you'll disappear.
He doesn't speak, and you don't rush him. Not eager to see the result of what you had just done with the person you are literally blackmailing.
Eventually, the heat between your thighs starts to cool, and you shift—peeling him off slowly, feeling the thick spill of his cum leak out of you. He shudders at the loss, an inaudible sound catching in his throat.
“Where’s your bathroom?” you question.
He points to the shut door in his room. You head over there to clean yourself off.
Naoya's chest fills with anxiety. Here it comes, you are going to make up some excuse to leave again, but oddly enough, he didn’t want you to leave; he wanted you to stay, he wanted to hold you in his arms.
To his surprise, when you come back into the bedroom, you don’t grab your clothes; you flop right back on your spot on the bed, grabbing his arms to wrap them around you.
He complies obviously still staring at you like you lost your mind though.
The room stayed quiet afterward. Not awkwardly quiet. Soft quiet.
The kind filled only by uneven breathing, arms wrapped around your waist, and the faint hum of music still playing somewhere from Naoya’s speaker across the room.
You laid beside him staring at the ceiling while your body still buzzed pleasantly from everything that had just happened. You felt a little insane.
Because somehow somewhere along the way, sleeping with Naoya Zenin had become a thing that actually happened.
Your brain physically could not process that yet. Naoya laid beside like he didn’t even realize he was touching you anymore.
For a while neither of you spoke. Then quietly—
“Can I ask you something?”
Naoya shifted slightly, snaking his arm tighter around your waist.
“That depends.”
You turned your head toward him. “What made you fall in love with Vivienne?”
The question made him go completely still. For a second you thought maybe you crossed a line.
Naoya lowered his arm from your waist to his side. Had you struck a nerve? His expression unreadable.
“You really ask insane questions after sex.”
You shrugged lightly, trying to sound nonchalant despite the weird tight feeling sitting in your chest.
“I’m curious.”
He stared at the ceiling again for a long moment after that. Long enough that you almost thought he wouldn’t answer.
Then finally—
“I met her when I was sixteen.”
His voice came quieter this time. Less guarded.
“She started dating my cousin around then.” A humorless laugh escaped him softly. “I think everybody assumed it was just some stupid little crush.”
Your stomach twisted slightly. Naoya continued staring upward while speaking.
“She was just…” He paused, searching for the words. “Nice to me.”
You blinked.
“That’s it?”
“You say that like kindness isn’t rare in my family.”
…Oh.
That made your chest ache a little unexpectedly. Naoya swallowed once before continuing.
“My dad was always on my ass growing up. Everything was about grades, appearances, acting right.” He scoffed quietly. “Vivienne was the only person who ever made me feel like I didn’t have to earn being around her.”
The vulnerability in his voice startled you. Because this wasn’t the arrogant asshole everybody saw on campus.
This was just… him. And weirdly enough? You liked this version better.
“She’d talk to me about my video games, attend whatever sports I was doing at the time,” he continued softly. “Check on me after my dad would start being an asshole. Dumb little things.”
His lips twitched slightly at the memory.
“And eventually I just…” He sighed. “I couldn’t stop loving her.”
You looked away quickly after that, pretending to focus on the wrinkles in the sheets beside you instead of the uncomfortable feeling blooming in your chest.
Because, for some reason, hearing him talk about another woman like that bothered you more than it should have. Which was ridiculous. You literally blackmailed this man.
You were not allowed to get jealous.
“That’s tragic,” you muttered instead.
Naoya snorted quietly beside you.
“Yeah, no shit.”
You rolled onto your side slightly, resting your cheek against your arm.
“Well, for what it’s worth,” you said casually, “I think she’s stupid.”
Naoya looked over immediately.
“She’s not stupid.”
“I mean, she kind of is.” You shrugged. “Imagine having Naoya Zenin obsessed with you for years and not noticing.”
His eyes narrowed.
“You’re annoying.”
“But am I wrong?”
He rolled his eyes dramatically, though the corner of his mouth twitched slightly afterward. There it was again. That softness between you. Small. Fragile. Dangerous.
Eventually, the conversation drifted into lighter things after that.
You talked about classes. Music. The dumbest people on campus.
Naoya told you about getting suspended in high school for punching somebody during practice.
You laughed so hard you almost cried.
“You’re actually insane,” you told him.
“He deserved it.”
“I fully believe you.”
The entire time, you kept forgetting this was supposed to be weird. Supposed to be temporary. Instead, it felt weirdly… easy. That terrified you a little.
Eventually, you sat up with a quiet sigh, gathering your clothes from the floor.
“I should go.”
Naoya immediately frowned slightly before catching himself. The expression disappeared almost instantly, but you noticed it anyway.
You pulled your shirt back on before turning toward him with a grin.
“But don’t think you’re off the hook,” you pointed at him dramatically. “You’re still my little errand boy.”
Naoya scoffed loudly, rolling onto his side.
“You’re never letting that go, are you?”
“Absolutely not.”
You blew him a teasing kiss before heading toward the bedroom door.
Behind you, Naoya buried his face into the pillow with a dramatic groan.
And somehow—
The sound made you smile the entire drive home.
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The second you walked into your apartment, you dropped your keys onto the counter and stared blankly at the wall for a solid ten seconds.
“…Oh my god.”
What the hell were you doing? You pressed both hands against your face dramatically. You had sex with Naoya Zenin. And worse— You liked it.
Like really liked it.
Enough that your stomach still fluttered stupidly every time you replayed certain moments in your head.
“This is bad,” you muttered to yourself.
Very bad.
Because somewhere between blackmail, teasing, shopping trips, and massages. Things had stopped feeling like a game.
And now feelings were getting involved. Which was disgusting frankly. You immediately spun around and marched toward Vicki’s room.
You knocked once before pushing the door open dramatically.
“I need to tell you something, and I need you to not judge me.”
Vicki looked up from her laptop instantly.
“Oh my god, what happened?”
You stared at her for a second. Then—
“I slept with Naoya.”
Silence. Complete silence.
Vicki’s jaw dropped so fast it honestly looked painful.
“You WHAT?”
And then suddenly you were spilling everything. The frat house. The conversation. The way he opened up to you afterward. All of it.
By the end of your explanation, Vicki looked genuinely overwhelmed.
“Okay, first of all,” she pointed at you immediately, “this sounds toxic.”
You groaned.
“I know.”
“But also…” She hesitated slightly. “You like him.”
“No I don’t.”
“You literally just talked about him for twenty straight minutes with heart eyes.”
“I did not have heart eyes.”
Vicki gave you a look. You flopped backward dramatically onto her bed.
“This is horrible.”
She laughed softly before nudging your leg.
“Hey. He might be an asshole, but if he makes you feel something…” She shrugged. “I support you either way.”
You stared at the ceiling quietly after that. Because honestly? That was the problem. Naoya did make you feel something.
And you weren’t entirely sure what to do about it.
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Later that night, you finally retreated to your room to decompress.
You changed into oversized pajamas, washed your makeup off, threw on some Love Island, and buried yourself beneath your blankets with snacks scattered across the bed beside you.
For the first time all day, your brain finally started calming down slightly. Until—
Ding.
Your phone lit up beside you.
MY bitch: Thank you for today.
Your stomach flipped embarrassingly fast.
A smile spread across your face before you could stop it.
You: of course :)
You stared at the screen for another second. Maybe I should change his contact name, you grimaced the my bitch title. You simply changed the name to Naoya before finally tossing your phone onto the bed.
Then another notification buzzed immediately after.
Ding.
Instagram.
You opened it absentmindedly—
And froze.
Toji Zenin started following you.
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[a/n] Another chapter done! It's a little shorter than I wanted, but the ideas weren't really flowing today😔 This is probably the last chapter I will upload this week, my brain is tired. Butttt potential will start working on chapter 4 on Sunday and have it posted Monday.
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*ੈ✩‧₊˚ Caught In The Act ~ 2!
[SUMMARY] - Blackmailing Naoya Zenin was supposed to be a game, until the teasing starts feeling a little too real, and suddenly, being his “master” becomes way more dangerous than expected.
[TAGS] - MDNI 18+ ONLY. Profanity. Blackmail. Toxicity. Enemies to Lovers. Forced proximity. Slightly mean reader. oral fem! receiving. degradation. masturbation. slut shaming. cunnilingus. submissive. (wc 8.9k)
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°❀.ೃ࿔* Walk Em' Like Dog
The sun this morning somehow felt warmer, the sheets tangled around your legs somehow softer, your bed impossibly cozier. The entire world felt dipped in gold, humming with this dizzy little kind of perfection. Maybe it was because you had practically hit the fucking lottery.
Not the actual lottery, of course.
But discovering blackmail on Naoya Zenin, felt pretty damn close.
The image replayed in your head every few minutes like a movie scene you couldn’t stop rewinding. Him hunched over Professor Sloane’s desk, broad shoulders tense, fingers gripping the wood while filthy moans spilled from his mouth like he couldn’t hold them back. Completely wrecked. Completely pathetic.
Over the years you’d heard every rumor imaginable about Naoya Zenin. That he had aids. That he got girls pregnant and disappeared before they could tell him. That he refused to eat pussy because it was “dirty.” Campus practically breathed his scandals.
But never—not once in your life—would you have guessed he had a thing for your professor.
And the worst part? The way he said her name, it sounded almost romantic. Soft. Sweet. Like devotion.
It was ironic considering he barely spared a second glance toward the countless girls constantly throwing themselves at him. Beautiful girls too. Cheerleaders, sorority girls, girls who spent hours perfecting their makeup just for a chance at catching his attention.
So what exactly was it about Mrs. Sloane that had him jerking himself off in her office like some lovesick pervert?
I mean, not to be mistaken, she was pretty. Elegant in that older woman kind of way. But still… old. Mid-forties at least. Two kids, from what you’d heard. Probably married too.
Seriously?
Jacking off to a married woman. How much lower could he possibly go?
Still, you honestly didn’t care why he was doing it as long as it meant he’d do whatever you wanted now.
You rolled across your bed with a smug grin, grabbing your phone from the nightstand. Face ID unlocked instantly, your messages opening before your eyes were even fully adjusted to the brightness.
You: I have class in an hour, and I really want to try the pastries from downtown. You: Bring a latte too!
The response came barely two minutes later.
MY bitch: Your seriously having me be your errand boy?
You snorted, thumbs flying across the keyboard.
You: for now :) You: you better not be late and they better be warm
Read.
“Tsk. Who does he think he is?” you muttered to yourself, tossing the blankets off your body before climbing out of bed.
Your apartment still carried the sleepy warmth of early morning sunlight, pale golden beams slipping through the blinds and stretching lazily across the hardwood floor. You padded toward your closet, already planning the outfit in your head.
Denim shorts. A babydoll top. Ballet flats to pull everything together. Cute enough to turn heads without looking like you tried too hard.
You spent the next hour perched at your vanity filming videos for the week, the ring light casting a soft glow across your room while lip gloss tubes, makeup brushes, and half-open palettes cluttered the desk like organized chaos. Music played faintly from your speaker while you posed for the camera, switching angles with practiced ease.
By the time you finished, the smell of buttery toast and eggs drifted from the kitchen.
You wandered into the living room to find Vicki standing over the stove in oversized pajama shorts, humming softly while she cooked.
“Ooo, is that avocado toast?” you asked immediately, already snatching a piece before she could answer.
The bread crackled between your teeth, warm and perfectly crisp.
You turned toward the front door, keys already in hand, but Vicki’s voice stopped you cold.
“Not so fast.” She pointed the spatula at you accusingly. “You cannot text me saying you’re blackmailing Naoya Zenin and then refuse to elaborate.”
You laughed nervously. “As much as I would love to spill my guts right now, I seriously have to run to class. But when I get home, I’ll tell you everything. Swear.”
“You better,” she warned, narrowing her eyes dramatically. “You know how much I hate cliffhangers.”
The drive to campus felt almost cinematic.
Spring had finally started settling in after months of bitter cold, and sunlight poured across the city in glowing waves. Trees swayed gently in the breeze, fresh green leaves flickering under the sky while music hummed low through your speakers.
For once, life felt easy.
You managed to snag a parking spot near campus the second someone pulled out, luck apparently still heavily on your side. Slinging your bag over your shoulder, you stepped out into the warm morning air.
Ding.
MY bitch: Where are you, I have it in the front quad?
You: omw
A grin stretched across your face before you could stop it.
Your entire body felt lighter somehow, like you were floating instead of walking. Every step carried this stupid little bounce of excitement.
And then you saw him.
Naoya stood near the fountain with his back facing you, one hand planted on his hip while the other held a paper bag and drink carrier. Even from behind he looked expensive—perfectly styled blond hair catching the sunlight, black hoodie hanging off his broad frame effortlessly.
Like a Pinterest boyfriend against his own will.
Naoya turned the second your fingers tapped his shoulder, irritation already carved permanently across his face.
“What took you so long?” he snapped immediately. “I have places to be, you know.”
Up close he looked even prettier. Sharp eyes. Sharp jaw. The kind of face people would probably sell organs for. Too bad he was such a bitch.
“Oops,” you shrugged dramatically, snatching the pastry bag straight from his hands. “Don’t care.”
Warmth seeped through the paper instantly. The smell of butter and sugar practically wrapped around you like a blanket while you pulled out the scone, taking a huge bite without shame.
Naoya watched you with visible annoyance.
“You think you’re something, huh?” His eyes dragged slowly up and down your body, expression twisting like he found your existence personally offensive.
You swallowed slowly before smiling sweetly. “Yes. A very hot, very smart, very sexy someone.” He rolled his eyes so hard it almost looked painful.
“Whatever. I’m outta here.”
He started turning away, already looking ready to escape, but your voice stopped him instantly.
“At six,” you said casually between bites, “I need you at my apartment.”
He paused mid-step.
Slowly, he turned back toward you.
“And why,” he asked flatly, “would I do that?”
You took another exaggerated bite of the scone, moaning dramatically at the taste while powdered sugar dusted across your lips.
“Because,” you hummed, “I need help shopping. Well—not shopping exactly. More like… carrying my bags.”
His expression deadpanned instantly.
“Like hell I am.”
You tilted your head innocently. “So should I send the video anonymously to Mrs. Sloane,” you tilted your head innocently, “or say it’s from Naoya Zenin right before I send it to the entire student body?”
The muscles in his jaw flexed sharply.
“Fuck this,” he muttered under his breath, dragging a hand down his face in frustration. “Fine. Just text me your address.”
Your grin widened instantly.
“Perfect. You’re so helpful to your master.”
You winked.
“Stop that. Seriously.” He physically recoiled. “I’m gonna throw up.”
You burst into laughter while he stormed off across the quad, shoulders tense with irritation.
Honestly? Watching Naoya Zenin suffer might’ve been your new favorite hobby. You actually felt motivated in class for once.
Instead of zoning out halfway through the lecture like usual, you found yourself genuinely listening, pen gliding quickly across your notebook while the professor talked. Sunlight spilled through the massive classroom windows, warming the rows of desks and making the dust floating through the air shimmer softly.
The caffeine from your latte buzzed pleasantly through your system while your leg bounced beneath the desk.
Maybe blackmail really was good for productivity.
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By the time class ended, pages of neat notes filled your notebook and a strange sense of accomplishment settled in your chest.
You walked out into the hallway satisfied, adjusting your bag higher onto your shoulder while students flooded around you in loud clusters. Conversations echoed off the walls, shoes squeaking against polished tile floors while someone laughed obnoxiously nearby.
You barely made it around the corner before slamming directly into what felt like a brick wall.
Your notebook nearly flew from your hands.
“Sorry about that, doll.”
The voice hit you first. Deep. Smooth. The kind of voice you physically felt in your stomach. Your eyes lifted slowly upward and—
Oh.
Toji.
The breath practically caught in your throat.
He crouched down before you could even react, large hands easily scooping up your fallen notebook from the floor. Even bent over he looked intimidating somehow, broad shoulders stretching the fabric of his black shirt while dark hair fell slightly into his face.
“Thanks,” you managed weakly, internally cursing yourself for suddenly forgetting how to function like a normal human being.
Toji glanced down at the notebook before handing it back to you.
“I’ve seen you around before.” He said your name carefully, almost questioningly.
You nodded immediately.
“Knew you looked familiar.” The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. “I always remember a pretty face.”
Your heart genuinely flipped in your chest. Like actually flipped. Heat rushed straight into your cheeks while your brain completely short-circuited.
“Uh… thanks,” you mumbled intelligently.
God. Smooth.
“Anytime.”
He gave you one final look before walking past you down the hallway like he hadn’t just permanently altered your brain chemistry.
You stood frozen for a solid five seconds staring after him. That was it? That was ALL? Why didn’t he ask for your number or something?
You frowned slightly while clutching your notebook tighter against your chest.
You weren’t ugly. Right? Unless… Maybe he wanted you to chase him. As if.
You gathered whatever remained of your dignity and headed toward your car, tossing your bag dramatically into the passenger seat once you climbed inside.
The entire drive home your mind swarmed uncontrollably.
He spoke to me. So he’s definitely into me, right? “I always remember a pretty face”? Come on now.
A slow grin stretched across your lips while you drove.
Damnit. Just make a move already.
Still—you weren’t the type to chase after men. You were the prize. And prizes didn’t chase their winners. Guess you’d just have to play the long game instead.
Opening the loft door, you barely had time to step inside before you saw Vicki sitting on the couch waiting for you like an interrogator preparing for questioning.
Legs crossed. Arms folded. Eyes narrowed expectantly.
“Sit,” she demanded immediately.
You blinked once. “Is this the part where you kill me?”
She raised a single eyebrow.
“…Sorry. Sorry.”
You tossed your bag onto the floor and rubbed the back of your neck awkwardly before collapsing beside her on the couch. The cushions dipped underneath your weight while Vicki stared at you with the intensity of someone about to extract classified government information.
To be fair, you had texted her something absolutely insane the night before and then vanished without explanation.
You honestly weren’t afraid to tell Vicki anything. She wasn’t the gossiping type. If anything, she was probably the only person you trusted enough to tell something this catastrophic to.
You just genuinely hadn’t had time earlier. But now? Now you had all the time in the world. So you spilled everything. Every. Single. Detail.
You explained the entire thing from start to finish, practically reenacting certain parts as you talked. Naoya’s expression. The sounds he made. The way he panicked when he realized you saw him.
At one point you even stood up dramatically just to imitate the exact way he had hunched over Professor Sloane’s desk.
Vicki’s jaw slowly dropped lower and lower throughout the story until she looked genuinely horrified.
“…Wow,” she finally breathed once you finished. “Honestly? You scare me.”
You laughed immediately, shoving her shoulder lightly.
“Oh shut up. Don’t act like this isn’t hilarious.”
“I mean yes,” she snorted, “it is hilarious. But it takes a genuinely sick mind to blackmail someone into becoming your personal servant.”
You leaned back against the couch dramatically. “You act like I killed his child or something.”
That made both of you burst into laughter. The apartment filled with the sound of it, loud and warm and uncontrollable.
“But seriously,” you added once the laughter settled slightly, pointing at her sternly. “Take this to the grave. I cannot have somebody ruining this for me.”
Vicki placed a hand dramatically over her chest.
“Your evil little secret is safe with me.”
She hooked her pinky around yours, sealing the promise.
“Perfect.” You jumped up from the couch immediately. “Now I have to go get ready.”
“To go where?” she asked suspiciously.
You poked your head back out from your bedroom doorway, a grin already spreading across your face.
“Shopping with my new attendant.”
Vicki immediately burst into hysterical laughter.
“You might actually be the most evil bitch I’ve ever met.”
Laughing, you pointed toward yourself proudly. “Make sure that goes on my headstone.”
Then you disappeared into your room before she could respond.
Your closet door slid open while you searched through hangers before finally pulling out an oversized off-the-shoulder tee and tiny striped shorts that showed just enough cheek to be dangerous. Comfortable. Cute. Perfect shopping attire.
You shoved your feet into worn-out uggs that honestly needed replacing months ago before grabbing your oversized purse from the vanity.
Ding.
Your phone lit up instantly.
MY bitch: I’m outside, hurry up.
You scoffed softly under your breath while staring at the message. He was seriously such a brat.
You headed downstairs, pushing through the apartment doors only to spot a sleek black Porsche idling near the curb. Even the car looked arrogant. The passenger door opened with a soft click before you slid inside.
“Took you long enough,” Naoya muttered immediately, hands tightening against the steering wheel.
“Whatever. I only made you wait like ten minutes.”
You rolled your eyes while clicking your seatbelt into place.
The engine revved loudly beneath you before the car sped smoothly down the street, city lights and passing storefronts reflecting across the windows in blurred streaks of gold.
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Retail therapy was exactly what you needed.
School had been kicking your ass lately, assignments piling up faster than you could finish them, and a new pair of heels sounded like the perfect cure for emotional distress.
Naoya, however, looked like he was seconds away from committing a felony.
He trailed behind you through the outdoor shopping center carrying an absurd amount of bags, arms completely overloaded while a permanent scowl sat carved into his forehead.
The sight alone made your day at least ten times better.
“Do I seriously have to carry all this?” he snapped, readjusting one of the heavy bags slipping down his arm. “I’m not your slave.”
“Oh, but you are,” you replied sweetly, sipping your iced matcha through the straw. “And I’m your master.”
The vein near his temple twitched visibly. People passing by kept glancing at the two of you curiously. Probably because Naoya Zenin looked like a miserable rich husband forced into a shopping trip against his will while you walked beside him looking completely unbothered.
Naoya suddenly spotted a nearby bench and stormed toward it dramatically, practically throwing your bags onto the seat.
“I’m not doing this anymore,” he said firmly, shoulders tense with irritation. “I’m leaving.”
You didn’t even look up from your phone.
“Okay,” you said casually. “Do you want me to tag you in the video when I post it? Or maybe I should just hashtag your name instead. Make a whole statement out of it.”
Silence. Then a long, exhausted sigh.
You looked up just in time to catch the exact moment he reconsidered every life choice that led him here.
He stared at you like you were genuinely unwell. You loved it.
Scoffing under his breath, he snatched the bags back up again.
“What a good boy,” you teased.
“Shut up.”
“You know,” you continued thoughtfully while walking again, “none of this would’ve happened if you weren’t such a total perv.”
“Shut. Up.”
You ignored him entirely.
“What I don’t understand is why her?” You glanced sideways at him curiously. “Like don’t get me wrong, Mrs. Sloane’s pretty, but she’s literally got two kids and dresses like she shops exclusively at Kohl’s.”
Naoya’s grip tightened around the shopping bags.
“First of all,” he muttered sharply, “she’s not forty.”
The immediate defense made your eyebrows rise instantly.
“And second,” he continued, “I don’t owe you a reason.”
Interesting. Very interesting.
You turned into a lingerie store, immediately distracted by rows of lace and silk lining the walls in soft pinks, reds, and blacks. Perfume lingered heavily in the air while soft music played overhead.
Naoya looked like he wanted to die the second he realized where you’d walked into.
You stopped abruptly near the bra section, causing him to nearly walk directly into you.
Then slowly, dramatically, you turned toward him.
“Oh my god.”
His eyes narrowed immediately.
“You’re in love with her.”
The silence that followed was deafening. Naoya looked away first. And that alone told you everything.
Your mouth dropped open in genuine delight.
“No fucking way,” you laughed. “Seriously? You’re actually in love with Professor Sloane?”
“Shut up.”
“Oh my god you ARE.” You pointed at him accusingly while grinning like a maniac. “That’s insane. She literally gives out eight-page essays for fun.”
“You don’t know anything about her.”
The words came out fast. Protective. Your grin widened instantly.
“Awww.” You clasped your hands together mockingly. “So you know her outside of school.”
No answer.
“Maybe you’ve known her for a long time?”
Still silent. Bullseye.
You gasped dramatically. “Oh my god. You’re on a first-name basis with her too, aren’t you?”
Naoya’s jaw clenched tightly.
“Shut up. You don’t know anything about me or Vivienne.”
Vivienne. Not Mrs. Sloane. Vivienne.
Your eyes widened with excitement like a detective uncovering a massive breakthrough.
“Oh this just keeps getting better,” you laughed. “Wow. Maybe I should switch majors and become an investigative journalist.”
Naoya rolled his eyes hard enough to practically hear it.
You reached over and grabbed a pair of tiny red panties from a nearby display before dangling them in front of his face innocently.
“Wanna buy these for your honey?”
He immediately smacked them out of your hand.
“Stop that.”
His voice came out lower this time. Tighter. You stepped closer instinctively, amusement sparkling in your eyes.
“Or what?”
The distance between you practically disappeared. Only inches separated you now. For the first time all day, Naoya went completely quiet.
His eyes flickered slowly across your face, lingering for just a second too long on your lips before returning to your eyes again.
There was something unreadable sitting behind his expression suddenly. Something heavier.
The tension wrapped tightly around the space between you.
Then abruptly, he stepped away.
“Whatever,” he muttered roughly before turning around and walking deeper into the store. And for some reason… Your stomach flipped a little watching him go.
You finished shopping another hour later, and by the end of it Naoya looked genuinely exhausted.
Several glossy shopping bags hung from both of his arms now, the handles digging harsh red marks into his skin while irritation radiated off him in waves. His blond hair had fallen slightly out of place from constantly running frustrated hands through it, He looked kind of pretty miserable.
You, meanwhile, felt fantastic.
The cool evening air brushed softly against your bare legs as you walked back toward the parking garage, sipping the last bit of your matcha while scrolling aimlessly through your phone.
Naoya loaded the bags into the Porsche trunk with far more aggression than necessary. The ride back to your apartment was painfully silent.
Not that you minded.
You leaned against the passenger seat scrolling through TikTok while city lights streaked across the windows in blurred colors outside. The soft hum of the engine filled the car, broken only occasionally by Naoya tapping irritated fingers against the steering wheel.
The tension sitting between you felt oddly thick now. Different from before. Heavier somehow.
“We’re here,” he muttered eventually, pulling into the apartment complex parking lot. “Get out.”
You blinked at him slowly.
“Uhh… aren’t you going to carry my bags upstairs?”
Naoya turned toward you so slowly it almost looked painful.
“And why,” he asked flatly, “would I do that?”
You simply stared back at him expectantly. The silence stretched.
Then he sighed deeply through his nose before climbing out of the driver’s seat without another word. Victory. You hid your grin while stepping out of the car.
The night air felt cool against your skin while Naoya reluctantly grabbed your mountain of shopping bags from the trunk, looking moments away from collapsing under the weight.
You walked ahead of him toward the elevator, trying—and failing—not to smile the entire time.
The apartment hallway glowed softly under warm overhead lights when you finally reached your floor. You unlocked the front door and pushed it open.
“Room’s down the hall,” you said casually, pointing deeper into the apartment.
Naoya deadpanned at you but carried the bags inside anyway. The second you stepped into the living room, Vicki nearly choked.
Her eyes widened so dramatically you thought they might actually fall out of her head.
“…Do my eyes deceive me,” she whispered slowly, staring past you, “or is Naoya Zenin carrying your shopping bags right now?”
You just winked at her smugly before heading toward your bedroom. Naoya stomped down the hallway behind you, clearly miserable.
By the time you entered your room he was already setting the bags down across your bed with visible annoyance. Shopping bags covered nearly every inch of your comforter now—designer logos, tissue paper, ribbons spilling everywhere.
“Thank you,” you hummed sweetly, kicking your shoes off near the door.
“Yeah. Whatever.”
He straightened up with a tired sigh, clearly waiting for permission to leave. You blinked innocently.
“Why are you still standing there?” you asked. “You can go now.”
You shooed him dramatically with both hands. Naoya looked moments away from saying something rude before you paused suddenly.
“Unless…” Your lips curled slowly into a grin. “You wanna stay for the show?”
His eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Then deliberately—very deliberately—you hooked your fingers underneath the hem of your oversized shirt and started lifting it upward.
The reaction was immediate. Naoya practically malfunctioned. His entire body stiffened while his face turned away so fast it was almost violent.
You had genuinely never seen somebody avoid eye contact faster in your life.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” he snapped, voice strained.
You burst into laughter immediately.
He muttered something under his breath you couldn’t quite catch before storming toward the door so quickly he nearly slammed into the frame on the way out.
The apartment door shut loudly seconds later.
And you just stood there laughing to yourself in the middle of your room, shirt still half lifted, cheeks hurting from smiling so much. God. This was way too fun.
The second Naoya left, Vicki came barreling into your room like she physically couldn’t contain herself anymore.
“What the actual fuck was THAT?” she whisper-yelled, staring at the bedroom door dramatically. “Tell me I did not just witness Naoya Zenin carrying your shopping bags like somebody’s fed-up boyfriend.”
You collapsed onto your bed laughing while tossing one of the shopping bags aside.
“You absolutely did.”
Vicki looked genuinely speechless.
“I thought you were exaggerating!” she pointed wildly toward the hallway. “But no—you literally turned him into your servant!”
Vicki grabbed one of your pillows and threw it directly at your face.
“You are actually evil.”
You caught the pillow easily, still laughing.
“I can’t believe he listened to you.”
“Oh, he hates me,” you said happily. “Like genuinely hates me.”
“And somehow that makes this worse.”
You sat up against the headboard while pulling your new purchases from the bags one by one, tissue paper crinkling softly around your room.
Vicki’s eyes narrowed suddenly.
“…Wait.”
You glanced up.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
“I’m not.”
“You totally are.” She pointed accusingly. “You’ve been smiling ever since you got home.”
You scoffed immediately. “Please. I’m smiling because blackmail is fun.”
“Mhm.”
“And because shopping is fun.”
“Mhm.”
“And because humiliating Naoya Zenin is fun.”
Vicki stared at you silently for a long moment. Then—
“You think he’s hot.”
You nearly choked.
“What? No I don’t.”
“You literally flirted with him.”
“I did not.”
“I heard you teasing him!”
“That was psychological warfare.”
Vicki burst into laughter so violently she almost fell off your bed.
“You are SO into him.”
“I am absolutely not into him,” you argued immediately, heat creeping up your neck anyway. “He’s annoying. And arrogant. And mean.”
“But he’s hot.”
You opened your mouth. Paused. Then narrowed your eyes.
“…Unfortunately.”
Vicki screamed.
“Oh my god I knew it!”
“Shut up,” you groaned, throwing another pillow at her this time. “I do NOT like him.”
“You totally do.”
“I literally blackmailed him!”
“That honestly makes it more romantic somehow.”
You stared at her in horror.
“There is nothing romantic happening here.”
Except… Your brain immediately replayed the moment in the lingerie store. The way his eyes flickered toward your lips. The tension sitting heavy between you.
The weird little flip your stomach did when he stepped closer. Your expression faltered for half a second. Vicki caught it instantly.
“Oh my god,” she whispered dramatically. “Something happened.”
“Nothing happened.”
“What happened.”
“Nothing!”
You groaned loudly and flopped backward onto the bed, covering your face with both hands.
“I hate you.”
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Naoya was unusually quiet on the drive back to the frat house.
The inside of the Porsche sat heavy with silence, interrupted only by the low hum of the engine and the occasional flicker of streetlights passing over his face. His hands tightened against the steering wheel while his thoughts replayed the events of the night over and over again like some kind of curse.
You irritated him.
No—that wasn’t even the right word.
You got under his skin in a way nobody else ever had before.
The constant teasing. The smug little smiles. The way you treated him like some stupid wind-up toy just to see how far you could push him before he snapped.
And somehow the worst part was how fucking pretty you looked doing it.
Naoya exhaled sharply through his nose and shook his head hard like he could physically throw the thoughts out.
“Fucking crazy,” he muttered to himself. Why was he letting this happen?
Realistically, he should’ve found some way to ruin you already. Expose you. Threaten you back. Do literally anything besides letting you drag him around like your own personal servant.
So why the hell was he letting you have this kind of power over him?
The Porsche rolled to a stop outside the frat house, headlights illuminating the front lawn littered with empty beer cans and crooked lawn chairs from whatever party had happened the night before.
Ding.
His phone lit up in the cupholder.
Toji: Late night gym sesh?
Naoya stared at the message for a second before giving it a quick thumbs up reaction. Yeah. He needed to hit something. Hard.
He climbed out of the car, exhausted muscles aching from carrying your ridiculous amount of shopping bags all evening. The frat house buzzed faintly with noise inside, muffled music thumping somewhere upstairs, but he ignored it completely while heading straight for his room.
His gym bag hit the backseat a minute later with a heavy thud. The campus gym was nearly empty by the time he arrived.
Fluorescent lights reflected harshly off polished floors while the scent of rubber mats and metal weights lingered heavily in the air. Because Toji was head captain, he had special after-hours access—which Naoya fully intended to abuse tonight.
“Yo, cuz.”
Toji looked up from adjusting weights near the bench press.
“You look like absolute shit.”
Naoya gave him a tired dap before sighing deeply.
“Yeah. I feel that way.”
Toji smirked slightly. “Go change. Then you can tell me whatever’s got you looking like somebody killed your dog.”
A few minutes later Naoya laid flat beneath the bench press, fingers gripping the bar tightly while Toji spotted above him.
Metal clanked softly as he pushed the weight upward.
“So,” Toji said casually, “what’s on your mind?”
Naoya hesitated immediately. How the hell was he supposed to explain this without exposing literally everything?
“There’s this girl,” he finally muttered while lifting again, muscles straining under the weight. “She’s driving me fucking crazy. I don’t know how to get rid of her.”
Toji raised an eyebrow instantly.
“Did you fuck her?”
The response came so fast Naoya almost dropped the bar.
“What? No. Why the hell would I do that?”
Toji barked out a laugh.
“Well there’s your problem.” He shook his head knowingly. “Obviously she wants some if she’s all over you like that.”
Naoya rolled his eyes.
“It’s not like that.”
“Man, dick always makes annoying girls shut up.”
Despite himself, Naoya snorted quietly at that.
“It’s seriously not like that,” he repeated, sitting up finally while dragging a towel across the back of his neck. “She’s got something over my head.”
Toji switched places with him on the bench press.
“Exactly why you should fuck her,” he grunted while lifting the bar. “Distract her. Dick her down so good she forgets why she’s mad at you in the first place.”
Naoya scoffed quietly.
“It’s not that simple.”
Toji slid the weights back onto the rack before glancing over at him curiously.
“Is she hot?” Naoya paused. Only for a second.
“…Painfully so.”
Toji immediately grinned.
“Oh that’s even better.”
Naoya groaned and leaned back against the machine behind him.
“I don’t know, man.” He rubbed tiredly at his face. “She definitely hates me. And I definitely hate her.”
Toji laughed softly while grabbing his water bottle.
“Trust me.” He pointed at him knowingly. “When a girl says she hates you? Half the time she really just wants to fuck you.”
Naoya rolled his eyes immediately.
“Yeah right.”
“You’ll see,” Toji smirked. “Mark my words.”
But even hours later, after the workout ended and Naoya finally dragged himself back to the frat house, the words stayed stuck in his head anyway.
He collapsed face-first onto his bed, exhausted muscles heavy from both the gym and being your unwilling errand boy all damn day.
The room sat dark except for faint moonlight slipping through the blinds. You hated him. Obviously. There was no way someone like you would ever actually be into him. Right? Still…
His brain betrayed him instantly by replaying the image of you lifting your shirt earlier. The smug grin on your face. The teasing look in your eyes. Naoya groaned loudly into his pillow.
Then eventually exhaustion pulled him under completely.
°❀.ೃ࿔*
The next morning, his phone practically exploded with notifications before he’d even fully woken up.
Master💋: Bring me a keto smoothie Master💋: Are you good at massages? Master💋: Whatever we’ll find out when you get here. Master💋: Hello, hurry up! Master💋: You’d better be awake!
Naoya stared at the screen with pure hatred.
God.
Did you ever shut the fuck up?
He rubbed sleep from his eyes before immediately typing out an irritated response.
Then he forced himself out of bed and into the shower, hot water steaming around him while he tried washing away the soreness in his muscles.
By the time he finished getting ready, he barely put effort into his appearance. Gray sweats. Black fitted shirt. Done.
Honestly, he just wanted to survive whatever bullshit you were planning today.
When he finally arrived at your apartment with smoothie in hand, the door opened before he could knock twice.
But it wasn’t you standing there. A girl with short hair and glasses blinked at him curiously from the doorway.
Your roommate. Right?
Last time he’d stormed out of the apartment so fast he barely remembered anything except your laugh echoing behind him.
The roommate raised one eyebrow before stepping aside.
“Come on in.”
“Thanks,” Naoya muttered awkwardly, slipping his shoes off near the door.
“She’s in her room.”
He nodded once before heading down the hallway. And there you were.
Spread across your bed flipping lazily through a magazine like you didn’t have a single care in the world. Morning sunlight spilled across your room in warm golden stripes, catching against your bare legs while soft music hummed quietly somewhere in the background.
Completely unbothered. Completely pretty. And somehow already ruining his day again.
You noticed Naoya standing quietly in the doorway, smoothie in hand, looking like he already regretted coming here.
The second your eyes landed on the drink, your entire face brightened.
“Ooo, thank you,” you hummed happily, immediately snatching it from his hand before he could say anything.
The cold plastic cup pressed against your palm while you stabbed the straw through the lid and took a sip. Sweet. Perfect. He even got your order right.
Maybe he was trainable after all.
Naoya lingered awkwardly near the doorway for another second, eyes slowly drifting around your room.
Then he scoffed.
“Your room is so pretentious.”
You lowered the smoothie slowly.
“…I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that.”
His mouth twitched slightly like he was trying not to smirk.
The morning sunlight pouring through your windows painted your room in warm gold, reflecting softly off the giant vanity mirror pushed against one wall. Perfume bottles, skincare products, candles, and scattered jewelry decorated nearly every surface in organized chaos. Fluffy blankets covered your bed while pink and cream pillows were piled obnoxiously high near the headboard.
Your room looked like a rich influencer’s Pinterest board. You were proud of that. You pointed toward the chair sitting in front of your vanity.
“Sit.”
Naoya stared at you suspiciously for a second before reluctantly walking over and dropping into the chair.
What a good boy.
You hid your grin behind your smoothie.
“My massage lady canceled,” you explained casually while setting your magazine aside, “and my back has been killing me lately.”
Naoya already looked concerned.
“So I need someone else to do it.” You smiled sweetly. “Aka you.”
His eyebrows immediately furrowed.
“…Why wouldn’t you just ask your roommate?” He pointed vaguely toward the bedroom door. “Isn’t that what roommates are for?”
You shook your head dramatically.
“Vicki’s hands are too small. She has more of a delicate touch.” Your eyes slid slowly over him. “I need someone rougher.”
Naoya froze slightly at that. Just enough for you to notice.
His brows lifted slowly while his eyes flickered toward you with something unreadable sitting behind them again.
You almost smiled. Almost. Instead, you took another innocent sip of your smoothie like you hadn’t said anything weird at all.
You set your smoothie down on the vanity before standing from the bed with a lazy stretch, the oversized shirt slipping slightly off one shoulder.
“Come on,” you said casually, motioning for him to follow.
Naoya barely looked up from his phone as he trailed behind you through the apartment hallway.
You stopped at a door near the end of the hall and pushed it open.
Warm amber lighting spilled into the hallway instantly.
The room looked more like a private spa than part of an apartment—soft cream walls, low lighting, candles flickering lazily near the corners, shelves lined with expensive oils and skincare products. A sleek massage table sat in the center of the room with plush towels folded neatly nearby while quiet instrumental music drifted softly through hidden speakers overhead.
Naoya glanced around once.
“That’s excessive.”
You scoffed dramatically.
“Don’t look at me like that. I care about my health and my body.”
A faint smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.
You walked over to one of the shelves, grabbing a glass bottle filled with golden oil before tossing it toward him lightly.
“Use that one.”
Naoya caught it one-handed without looking.
You climbed onto the massage table with a small sigh, resting on your knees while adjusting the oversized shirt hanging loosely off your frame.
“Well?” he asked flatly. “You gonna start complaining about your back or just stare at me all day?”
You rolled your eyes.
“Turn around.”
One eyebrow lifted immediately.
“Why?”
“Because I said so.”
He let out a quiet scoff but turned anyway, broad shoulders facing you while he looked toward the shelves lining the wall.
Satisfied, you grabbed the hem of your shirt and pulled it slowly over your head before tossing it onto a nearby chair. Cool air brushed across your bare skin instantly, making you shiver slightly before laying flat onto your stomach against the warm leather table.
Your cheek rested against your folded arms while your hair spilled loosely across one side of your face.
“Okay,” you said casually. “You can look now.”
Naoya turned back around mid-response—
Then paused. Not dramatically. Not obviously.
Just enough for his eyes to flick downward for half a second before his expression settled right back into that same lazy nonchalance he always carried.
“You don’t own a bra?” he asked dryly.
“You wear one while getting a massage?”
“…Fair point.”
You smiled smugly into your arms.
The position kept everything hidden anyway, your body pressed fully against the table while only the smooth curve of your bare back and shoulders remained visible beneath the dim amber lighting.
Naoya walked closer slowly. The room felt impossibly warm now.
Candles flickered softly near the walls while the quiet instrumental music drifted through the air in slow, sleepy waves. Outside the windows the city moved distantly beneath the afternoon sun, but inside the room everything felt still.
Private. Too quiet. The oil bottle clicked softly open in his hand.
You heard him pour some into his palm before rubbing his hands together, warming it first.
Then finally his hands settled against your shoulders.
The heat made you exhale instantly.
“Jesus,” you muttered into your arms.
Naoya ignored the comment, fingers pressing slowly into the tense muscles near your shoulders while oil slicked smoothly across your skin. His touch stayed firm and controlled, rough palms dragging carefully downward before working their way back up again.
The pressure made your entire spine relax.
“Mhm,” you hummed softly. “Okay maybe you’re useful for something.”
“Don’t sound too shocked.”
His thumbs pressed deeper near the knot sitting between your shoulders and your breath caught softly in your throat.
Naoya noticed. Of course he did.
“You’re tense as hell,” he muttered.
“I told you my back hurts.”
“No,” he said calmly, hands sliding lower along your spine, “I think you just like ordering people around.”
You laughed quietly.
“And I think you secretly like being ordered around.”
Naoya snorted under his breath.
“Keep dreaming.”
Still— His hands never stopped moving.
The oil left your skin glowing beneath the soft amber lighting, his palms gliding smoothly along the curve of your back while slow music hummed around the room. Every now and then his fingers would press into another knot and your shoulders would loosen a little more beneath his touch.
“You know,” you mumbled lazily into your arms, “for somebody who complains this much, you’re putting a lot of effort into this.”
“I don’t half-ass things.”
“Sounds like a personal problem.”
Naoya rolled his eyes though you couldn’t see it.
His hands slid slowly upward again, thumbs pressing firmly along either side of your spine. Heat pooled low in your stomach every time his rough hands dragged against your skin, and judging by the way his jaw tightened occasionally, he was becoming a little too aware of it too.
The room fell quiet for a moment. Just candles crackling softly. Music humming low. Your breathing slower now than before.
Then—
“Your skin’s soft.”
The words slipped out before Naoya could stop them.
Silence.
You slowly turned your head just enough to glance back at him over your shoulder, amusement flickering immediately across your face.
“…Was that a compliment?”
“No.”
“You literally just complimented me.”
“I stated an observation.”
A grin spread slowly across your lips. Naoya clicked his tongue in annoyance the second he saw it.
“There’s that ego again.”
“You’re feeding it,” you teased softly.
His hands paused briefly against your lower back before continuing again, slower this time. More careful.
And suddenly neither of you were talking anymore. Eventually Naoya’s hands slowed against your back.
The room had gone almost completely quiet now, soft music humming faintly beneath the sound of candles crackling nearby. Your muscles felt loose and warm beneath the oil while sleepiness tugged pleasantly at the edges of your mind.
“There,” he muttered finally, stepping back slightly. “You can stop acting like you’re dying now.”
You let out a dramatic sigh into your arms.
“Wow. So rude to an injured person.”
“You survived.”
“Barely.”
Naoya rolled his eyes automatically while screwing the cap back onto the oil bottle.
You slowly pushed yourself upright on the massage table, hair falling messily over your shoulders while the cool air brushed across your skin again.
“Turn around,” you said casually.
Naoya immediately snorted.
“You act like I’m trying to peek.”
“Just turn around.”
“Bossy.”
Still, he turned anyway, leaning one shoulder lazily against the wall while facing away from you.
You grabbed your oversized shirt from the nearby chair and slipped it back on quickly before hopping down from the table.
“Okay,” you said. “You can stop being dramatic now.”
Naoya glanced back over his shoulder briefly before following you both out of the massage room and back toward your bedroom.
The second he stepped inside, he completely ignored your vanity chair this time and flopped directly across your bed instead.
You stopped in the doorway.
“…You’ve sure made yourself comfortable.”
Naoya stretched one arm behind his head lazily, looking entirely unbothered.
“Well,” he said casually, “I would think being your personal little attendant would make us closer. No?”
You scoffed immediately, though the corner of your mouth twitched anyway.
“Don’t push it.”
Your bed dipped slightly as you sat near the edge, grabbing your smoothie again while Naoya stayed sprawled across the comforter like he paid rent there. The late afternoon sunlight pouring through your windows cast soft gold across the room now, catching against the messy shopping bags still scattered near the corner from yesterday.
For once, the silence between you didn’t feel tense. Just… easy.
Naoya glanced toward the stack of sketchbooks sitting near your vanity.
“You draw?”
You looked over. “Sometimes.”
“Hm.”
“Hm what?”
“I didn’t picture you doing anything besides bullying people online.”
You gasped dramatically.
“I’m multifaceted actually.”
He snorted quietly.
You took another sip of your smoothie before nodding toward him.
“What about you?”
“What about me?”
“You have hobbies? Or do you just walk around campus terrorizing women full-time?”
Naoya looked offended for maybe half a second.
“I box.”
You blinked.
“Actually?”
“Mhm.”
“That explains a lot.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You seem like someone that enjoys punching things.”
His mouth twitched slightly like he was trying not to laugh.
“You spend enough time around annoying people and suddenly punching things becomes relaxing.”
“Wow,” you sighed dramatically. “That sounded weirdly deep.”
“It wasn’t.”
You smiled a little into your drink.
Another quiet pause settled over the room after that, softer this time. Less awkward.
Naoya’s eyes drifted lazily around your room again before landing on the polaroids pinned near your mirror.
“You take all those?”
You nodded. “Most of them.”
“They’re good.” The compliment came so casually it almost caught you off guard.
You stared at him for a second.
“…You’re surprisingly tolerable today.”
“Don’t get used to it.”
Neither of you moved to end the conversation.
The conversation eventually slowed into something quieter. Not awkward. Just calm.
Naoya still laid across your bed like he belonged there now, one arm tucked behind his head while the other rested lazily against his stomach. The late afternoon sunlight spilling through your windows painted warm gold across his skin, catching against the soft blond strands falling slightly into his face.
You found yourself staring before you even realized you were doing it.
At first it was innocent. Mostly.
You noticed things you hadn’t really let yourself focus on before because usually he was either glaring at you, arguing with you, or carrying your shopping bags while threatening violence.
But right now he looked… relaxed. Pretty. Annoyingly pretty.
His lashes were longer than they had any right to be. His jaw looked sharp enough to cut someone, though the softness of his half-lidded expression balanced it out just enough. Even his lips looked unfairly perfect—slightly pink, naturally pouty in a way that made it look like he was permanently unimpressed with the world around him.
Which honestly? He probably was. Your eyes drifted lower.
The black fitted shirt stretched comfortably across his chest and shoulders, sleeves hugging his arms just enough to make it painfully obvious how built he was. Rings glinted faintly against his fingers whenever he shifted slightly against your comforter.
God. You hated how attractive he was.
Maybe “hate” wasn’t even the right word anymore.
Because somewhere between blackmailing him, dragging him shopping, and letting him massage oil into your bare skin, something had shifted slightly.
Not fully. Just enough to notice. Naoya suddenly glanced over.
“You’re staring.”
Your brain short-circuited for half a second.
“No I’m not.”
“You literally are.”
“I’m thinking.”
“Looks dangerous.”
You rolled your eyes automatically, but your gaze drifted right back toward him again anyway. And the worst part?
This time he noticed you looking and didn’t immediately tell you to stop.
Instead he just watched you quietly for a second, expression unreadable in that irritatingly calm way of his.
The room suddenly felt warmer again. Too warm. Your mind started drifting somewhere dangerous after that. Very dangerous.
Because now all you could think about was how pretty he looked laid out across your bed like this. How his hands felt against your skin earlier. How his voice dropped lower whenever he got annoyed with you.
And then a truly horrible idea started forming in your head. Slowly. Deliberately. The kind of idea that would absolutely ruin your life a little.
Your lips curled slightly before you could stop them. Naoya narrowed his eyes immediately.
“…Why are you smiling like that?”
Oh.
This was about to become a really bad idea.You pull his face closer to you and, before you can even think twice about it, kiss him.
Naoya freezes instantly. Like his entire body short-circuits beneath your touch. You were kissing him. Why were you kissing him? And why did it feel this good?
The hesitation only lasts a second before he kisses you back with a ferocity that nearly steals the breath from your lungs. His hand moves instinctively to your waist, fingers gripping tighter like he’s scared you’ll pull away if he doesn’t hold on.
A low groan rumbles from his chest into your mouth. You can practically feel the tension snapping inside him.
He pulls away suddenly, breathing unevenly, lips swollen from kissing you.
“Why did you do that?” he asks, staring at you like he can’t figure you out.
Your heavy-lidded eyes drift down toward him.
“I have an ache,” you murmur softly.
Something in his expression changes after that.
His hand slides up your jaw before he kisses you again, slower this time but somehow even more intense.
His tongue explores your mouth while his hands roam carefully over your body, heat clinging to his palms. The mattress dips beneath both of your shifting weight while you move closer without even realizing it.
Then you pull away just enough to breathe.
“Get on your knees.”
Naoya looks up at you immediately, eyes dark and unfocused.
“Why?”
You don’t answer right away.
You just stare down at him expectantly, one eyebrow lifting slightly like you’re waiting to see if he’ll listen. And weirdly enough—
He does.
Slowly, Naoya shifts off the bed. His large hands drag briefly across your thighs as he moves downward, settling onto the floor between your legs while still looking up at you like he’s half annoyed and half completely hypnotized by you.
The position alone sends heat straight through you.
You press your foot slowly against him through his sweats and his head immediately falls back with a strained groan.
“Agnh—fuck—”
“Dirty slut,” you murmur. “You like that?”
You continue pressing down while watching every tiny reaction on his face.
“You like your dick being stepped on, huh?” You continue to press down and he whimpers out a nod.
“Look how hard you are and I barely even touched you.”
You feel the arousal pool in your panties. Naoya just becomes a whimpering mess under your foot.
“Agnh please~” He grabs the back of your foot. “Don’t stop, agnh~ fuckk—”
He squeezes his eyes shut.
“Suck it,” you practically command.
“What?” he looks up questioningly.
“Are you deaf?” you motion, sliding your shorts to the side, revealing your bare cunt to him.
His eyes go wide. You’re dripping wet and his mouth practically waters.
“I’ve never done that before,” he hesitates.
“Seriously? You’ve never eaten a girl out?” you look at him in disbelief.
“I don’t know, I just never thought I would like it,” he stares up at you, eyes glossy with lust.
You pout. “So you’re gonna leave your master hanging?”
He swallows loudly before grabbing your shorts and tugging them down. He takes in all the beauty that is your pussy, brimming with arousal.
‘Has a pussy ever been this pretty?’ he thought to himself.
He grabs the underside of your thighs, pulling you closer to his face. He drags a flat tongue across you.
You have to throw your head back to stop yourself from screaming, pressing yourself closer, your mound fitting perfectly against his face, the tip of his nose brushing against the sensitive hood of your clit.
His hands grip your thighs, squeezing, grounding you as he laps at your folds, letting out the sweetest, neediest sounds you’ve ever heard.
His mouth seals around your puffy lips, sucking gently before his tongue spears back inside your cunt, curling against your sweet walls.
“Fuckk—you taste so good,” he moans into your folds.
You ride his face like there’s no tomorrow. You gently tug his blond hair, balancing yourself from falling over the edge. You throw a hand over your mouth, trying to contain yourself.
He palms himself through his sweats, getting off to the sound of your sweet muffled moans. That only makes him suck harder.
“Let me hear you, please—” he groans into you, lapping at you more vigorously.
“Agnh—fuck, I’m gonna cum—”
You tug his hair with a death grip. That only makes him groan louder. You wrap your legs around his shoulders, pulling him even closer to you.
“You like that, princess?” he groans. “Like the way I flick my tongue on this tight little pussy?”
You ride his face faster.
Naoya Zenin would have never guessed in a million years that the first time he would be eating pussy, it would be his blackmailer’s.
It’s not that he never wanted to do it, it’s just that he wasn’t interested in doing it on any other girl except one… but he couldn’t have her, so why were you different? And why did you feel so good on his tongue?
“AHH FUCK—”
Your release makes you double over, legs spasming. He moves in and licks at your gaping hole in an attempt to finally get a raw taste of you. He laps up the juices on his tongue.
Sure, he got to savor a bit of you just from sucking you off, but that was far from enough.
He continues palming himself, itching for some sort of release.
“That was good, you can go now,” you sigh, sliding yourself off him and grabbing your shorts to pull them back on.
Naoya kneels there dumbfounded.
‘Are you seriously blue balling him right now?’ it was written all over his expression.
“Seriously, go. I have class super early tomorrow,” you sigh, rolling onto your bed and grabbing your phone.
Still dumbfounded, he grabs his keys off your nightstand.
“Whatever,” he scoffs before walking off.
“Byee,” you wave as he shuts the door.
As he walks down the stairs of your apartment building, he eyes the tent in his pants and rolls his eyes. What were you doing to him?
The car ride home is silent, but his mind swarms.
‘Wtf made me eat her out and she won’t even return the favor?’ he thinks to himself.
As soon as he gets back to the frat, he runs the shower, trying to get rid of his little problem.
He runs his face under the cold water.
“Fuck, why won’t it go down?”
He stares at his throbbing cock pulsing, waiting for some sort of release.
“Fuck—”
He braces an arm against the shower tiles, fisting himself in his palm.
“Greedy bitch—agnh—fuck—”
He strokes himself faster with more ferocity until his cum paints the shower wall.
He drags a lazy finger over his tip.
“What the fuck is she doing to me?”
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[ PAIRING ] — fratboy!Naoya x f!reader (college au)
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°❀.ೃ࿔* One Hell of a Secret
“Thanks for watching, make sure to like and comment, kisses bitches.” After hitting the record button, you set your phone on the dresser. The screen went dark, reflecting your tired face back at you for half a second. A sigh escaped you as you set your phone down on the dresser, the bright vanity lights still glowing around you, making the room feel hotter than it already was. Padding into the living room, you found Vicki curled up on her desk, knees pressed to her chest, the blue light from the screen painting her face. Exhaustion was etched on her face, mirroring how you felt. With another sigh, you flopped on the couch.
“Finished recording, Vick, can you edit and upload it by tomorrow?” you ask your roommate. “On it,” she replies, typing away.
You and Vick have been best friends since middle school. You don’t remember when it started—it just always was.
When you started posting on social media, Vick offered to edit your videos. That arrangement worked smoothly. Now your life revolved around it.
You posted lifestyle content, makeup tutorials, grwm, and day-in-the-life videos. Your following was big: 1 million on TikTok, 300,000 on YouTube, just shy of 50,000 on Instagram. The money was great. Finally, you'd escaped lifelong poverty; no longer thinking twice about big purchases, it was freeing.
With your earnings, you and Vicki finally moved out of your college’s crappy dorm into a cute loft ten minutes away from campus.
Vicki suddenly glanced over at you. “Why are you so quiet?”
You turned onto your side, pressing your cheek into the couch cushion. “I’m overwhelmed. Classes have been actual hell.”
“Same,” she muttered. “I’ve been awake since four in the morning.”
“Go sleep, Vick.”
“Can’t. Assignment due tonight. I’m only halfway done.”
You stared at the ceiling, then sat up as if an idea pulled you upright.
“You know what we need?”
Vicki narrowed her eyes immediately. “I already don’t like this.”
“We need to get wasted and forget school exists.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
“No parties.”
“Vicki.”
“No.”
“Come on,” you whined, grabbing her arm. “I hate going with random people. I need my bestie.”
She gave you a flat look. “A relaxing bar, maybe. But you never mean a relaxing bar. You mean a frat party, a rave, or something where someone spills beer on me.”
“That’s where the heat is.”
“That’s exactly the problem.”
You slid off the couch dramatically, dropping to your knees in front of her. “Please. Name your price.”
Vicki stared at you for a long moment.
Then she sighed.
“Do my math homework.”
Your face split into a grin.
“Your wish is my command, master. What are we wearing tonight?” You say,
jumping off the floor, heading towards your room. “I'm thinking skimpy with a side of exposed,” you laugh as your best friend rolls her eyes.
Later that night, your room was a complete mess.
Tiny tops and barely-there skirts cluttered nearly every inch of your bed, while dresses lay inside out after being rejected within seconds.
Music blasted softly from your speaker while you stood in front of your mirror, giving yourself one final once-over.
A light mist of perfume settled onto your skin as you sprayed your wrists and neck, the sweet scent wrapping around you instantly. You pressed your lips together, smoothing gloss over them before leaning back to admire yourself.
“How do I look?” you asked, spinning dramatically.
Vicki looked up from where she sat on your bed.
“You look like a hooker.”
You gasped. “Perfect. Exactly the vibe I was going for.”
Honestly, she wasn’t wrong.
Your skirt barely covered anything, your top left nothing to the imagination, and your heels were high enough to be a safety hazard. If you were going out tonight, you were going all out. Midterms had beaten you for weeks; you deserved a night of bad decisions and loud music.
“It’s been way too long since I’ve gotten laid,” you sighed dramatically while clasping your necklace around your throat.
Vicki snorted.
Meanwhile, she looked like she was preparing to attend someone’s funeral.
“Nuh-uh,” you immediately said, pointing at her outfit in disgust. “Absolutely not. We are not doing whatever this is.”
“My clothes are fine.”
“You look homeless.”
“I look comfortable.”
“You look like you gave up on life.”
She rolled her eyes and flopped backward against your bed. “I literally do not care. I’m probably just gonna smoke a little, take a few shots, and sit somewhere.”
“No,” you said firmly. “My mission tonight is you, me, and the dance floor.”
You started shamelessly shimmying to imaginary music, hips swaying while Vicki stared at you like you’d escaped from a mental institution.
“Yeah,” she deadpanned, “that’s not happening.”
“Oh yes, it is.” You pointed at her. “Your math homework depends on it.”
She groaned loudly.
“Pick something from my closet. Go.”
You physically shoved her toward your wardrobe while she protested the entire way.
“Fine, fine!”
After digging through your clothes for nearly five minutes, she finally emerged holding a simple black dress and matching heels.
“Happy now?” she asked flatly.
You pressed a hand dramatically over your chest. “So happy.”
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By the time you both left the apartment, the night air had cooled considerably, and the faint smell of cigarettes and cheap alcohol already lingered around campus.
The streets were crowded with students wandering in groups between parties, laughter echoing through the sidewalks as music thumped faintly from nearby houses.
And, unfortunately for Vicki, your destination stood at the center of it all.
Alpha Kappa Phi.
The most infamous frat house on campus.
The house itself looked more like a mansion than student housing—massive, loud, overflowing with people, and glowing with flashing lights from every window. Music pounded so hard you could practically feel the bass vibrating through the pavement before you even reached the steps.
The frat had existed almost as long as the university itself, filled with football players, rich assholes, future businessmen with superiority complexes, and boys who thought Polo shirts counted as personalities.
But they threw the best parties.
And more importantly?
They always had the best alcohol.
“What frat are we even going to?” Vicki asked suspiciously.
You suddenly found the sidewalk very interesting.
“…Alpha Kappa Phi,” you muttered.
Silence.
Then—
“What?!” Vicki stopped walking so abruptly that you nearly dragged her with you. “Absolutely not.”
“Oh come on—”
“No. Nope. Never mind. I’m going home.”
She immediately turned around.
You grabbed her arm before she could escape. “Too late. We’re already here.”
“That does not mean I have to go inside.”
“Yes, it does.”
“No it—”
You pulled her toward the staircase while laughing, completely ignoring her complaints.
The second you stepped closer to the entrance, the noise became overwhelming. Music blasted through the walls hard enough to shake your chest. People crowded everywhere—laughing, shouting, grinding against each other, already drunk out of their minds.
The line at the front entrance stretched halfway down the stairs.
A massive figure blocked the doorway, collecting cash from the guys trying to get in.
Aoi Todo.
Built like an actual tank, arms folded over his chest while he stared people down like nightclub security instead of a college student.
“Ten dollars,” he said flatly to the guy in front of him.
“What? You didn’t charge her,” the guy complained, pointing toward a girl who’d just walked in.
“Ladies get free entry,” Todo replied, looking unimpressed. “You should know this by now.”
The guy grumbled under his breath before finally shoving a ten-dollar bill into his hand.
Todo moved aside with obvious annoyance. You and Vicki stepped forward next. The second Todo saw you, his expression changed completely.
“Well, damn,” he grinned. “Evenin’, ladies.”
“Evenin’,” you replied sweetly, giving him your best smile.
“Haven’t seen you around in a while.”
“Busy being a hardworking academic weapon,” you sighed dramatically.
He laughed, leaning against the doorway. “Sure. That’s definitely what you’ve been busy with.”
You smiled innocently.
“Well,” he said, eyes lingering on you a second too long, “enjoy yourselves tonight.”
“Oh, I plan to.”
The second you and Vicki walked inside, she leaned toward your ear.
“Was he totally perving at you? Or was that just me?”
“Oh, absolutely,” you whispered back. “But he gives me free weed, so I let it happen.”
“That’s disgusting.”
“That’s college.”
The second you stepped inside Alpha Kappa Phi, the smell hit you first.
Alcohol. Weed. Sweat. Cheap cologne. Something faintly fruity from whatever drink had probably been spilled into the carpet three hours ago.
The house was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with bodies moving to the music, colored lights flashing across the walls while bass thundered loud enough to make your ribs vibrate. Somewhere upstairs, people were screaming lyrics completely off beat. Someone else was already throwing up in a plant. Beautiful.
You turned toward Vicki with a grin. “Rule number one.”
She narrowed her eyes immediately. “Why does that sound threatening?”
“Always go for the closed cans.”
You pointed dramatically toward the cooler sitting beside the kitchen island before reaching inside and grabbing two beers from the ice.
“Never trust open drinks at frat parties.”
“That,” Vicki admitted, “is actually smart.”
“I have survival instincts.”
“Barely.”
You tossed her one of the cans, laughing when she nearly fumbled it onto the floor.
Cracking yours open, you tilted your head back and took several huge gulps immediately, the cold beer fizzing down your throat while foam bubbled against your lips.
Vicki stared at you in disgust. “You drink like a divorced father.”
“Thank you.”
You wiped your mouth dramatically before grabbing her wrist. “Come dance.”
“In a minute,” she said, taking another sip. “I’m not drunk enough yet.”
“You’re no fun.”
“I’m alive, which is more important.”
You rolled your eyes but let her stay by the kitchen island while you pushed deeper into the crowd.
The center of the house was chaos.
Bodies packed together under dim lights, people dancing recklessly with drinks sloshing everywhere, music so loud that conversation was nearly impossible unless you screamed directly into someone’s ear.
Luckily, you spotted familiar faces near the living room.
“Maki!” you shouted instantly.
Her head snapped toward you just in time for you to throw your arm over her shoulder dramatically.
“There she is,” Maki laughed, wrapping an arm around your waist to steady herself. “What brings you here tonight?”
“The call of alcohol,” you said solemnly, “and the desire to shake ass on the dance floor.”
Mai burst out laughing beside her. “Realest thing I’ve heard all week.”
Mai looked gorgeous as always, with sharp eyeliner, dark lipstick, and an expression that constantly looked halfway between amused and judgmental.
“Loved your newest video, by the way,” she added, lifting her drink toward you. “That smokey-eye tutorial? Life changing.”
She kissed her fingers dramatically like a chef tasting expensive food.
You laughed, pretending to brush it off casually, even though compliments still fed your ego every single time.
“Thank you, thank you. I try.”
“No, seriously,” Maki added. “Your page is insane now. Didn’t you hit like a million followers?”
You beamed instantly. “Yup. Filmed my thank-you video today.”
“Well, look at that,” Maki teased. “Our very own campus celebrity.”
“Oh, please.”
“No, seriously,” Mai cut in. “People literally stop walking when you pass them.”
“They treat you like Beyoncé,” Maki added.
You snorted.
Honestly… they weren’t entirely wrong.
At this point, you were used to people staring. Used to whispers when you walked into classrooms. Used to random girls asking for selfies in bathroom mirrors. It happened so often now that your brain barely registered it anymore.
Maki tilted her head. “Doesn’t it get annoying though? Everybody watching you all the time?”
You considered lying for half a second.
Then laughed.
“My narcissistic little self eats it up every single day.”
All three of you burst out laughing.
“Well,” you said, nudging them both, “what about you two? Aren’t you basically campus royalty?”
Both twins groaned instantly.
“Don’t remind us,” Mai muttered.
Their family practically owned half the school. Rich, powerful, old money—the kind of family people whispered about.
“And aren’t your cousins literally in this frat?” you asked smugly.
Maki physically recoiled. “Unfortunately.”
“little bitches,” Mai added.
“But,” Maki sighed dramatically while lifting her drink, “a party’s a party.”
“That’s the spirit.” You pointed at them excitedly. “Now come dance with me.”
Maki immediately shook her head. “Absolutely not.”
You groaned loudly before turning toward Mai hopefully.
Mai grinned.
“Oh hell yeah.”
“Yes!”
You grabbed her hand instantly, nearly dragging her toward the dance floor while she laughed.
The crowd swallowed both of you whole.
Music pounded through your entire body as lights flashed overhead, heat radiating from everywhere while bodies moved against each other in every direction. You and Mai immediately fell into step with the music, your hips swaying while you laughed breathlessly.
For a moment, everything else disappeared.
No assignments.
No stress.
No expectations.
Just bass vibrating through your chest and adrenaline flooding your veins. You could feel people staring. You always could.
Eyes lingered wherever you moved, especially once dancing loosened you up enough to stop caring. Your skirt rode higher against your thighs while sweat warmed your skin beneath the flashing lights.
A presence suddenly moved behind you.
Strong hands settled onto your hips without hesitation, pulling your body backward against a firm chest.
You already knew what kind of guy it was before even turning around.
Drunk. Confident. Handsy.
You let him hold you there for a second before grabbing his wrist and turning around smoothly. Cute. Not cute enough.
You smiled sweetly and wagged one finger in front of his face.
The guy laughed instantly, lifting both hands in surrender.
“Worth a shot.”
Mai nearly doubled over laughing beside you.
After another song, you leaned closer toward her ear.
“I should probably go check on Vicki before she gets adopted by stoners.”
Mai gave you a thumbs-up before immediately disappearing back into the crowd beside some random guy.
You started weaving back through the packed house toward the kitchen. And unsurprisingly—
You found Vicki exactly where you left her. Still sitting at the island. Except now she was passing a blunt back and forth with Kirara.
“Hey, Ki,” you said, leaning against the cold marble counter.
Kirara looked up immediately, lips curling into a grin. “Hey, babe.”
You leaned forward dramatically to blow her an air kiss, which she returned instantly while laughing.
“How’ve you been?”
“Fantastic,” you sighed. “But I’d be even more fantastic if Vicki would stop acting like an eighty-year-old and come dance with me.”
Vicki ignored you completely.
She was far too focused on rolling another blunt with the concentration of a brain surgeon.
“Can’t,” she muttered. “I think I’m cross-faded.”
“See?” You looked at Kirara like a disappointed parent. “She always does this to me!”
Kirara snorted.
“You two are ridiculous.”
You dramatically leaned farther over the counter until your chest pressed against the cold surface, reaching toward a bottle of tequila sitting abandoned near the drinks.
You poured both shots generously.
The sharp smell of tequila instantly burned your nose.
“Cheers to academic failure,” you announced.
“Cheers,” Kirara echoed.
You tossed the shot back in one motion, wincing slightly as the alcohol burned all the way down your throat. Heat spread through your chest almost instantly, leaving you breathless for half a second before you exhaled sharply.
God.
That was horrible.
You wanted another.
“Well,” you sighed dramatically, setting the glass down, “back to the dance floor I go.”
You spun around quickly—
—and slammed directly into something solid.
A harsh gasp left your mouth as cold liquid splashed across your chest, soaking instantly through the thin fabric of your top.
“Oh my god—”
You stumbled backward slightly, staring down in horror as alcohol dripped down your shirt and onto your skin. The fabric clung immediately.
Every inch of it suddenly becomes see-through. The stiff peaks of your nipples practically greet the passerbyers.
“Watch where you’re going.”
The voice was low, irritated, and painfully familiar.
Your expression soured instantly before you even looked up.
Bleached blond hair. Pierced ears. Sharp eyes filled with arrogance. A smug expression that made you want to commit crimes.
Naoya Zenin. Vice President of Alpha Kappa Phi. Campus legend. Resident manwhore.
And quite possibly the single most insufferable human being you had ever met.
“You want me to watch where I’m going?” you snapped immediately, glaring up at him. “Your drink is literally all over my shirt.”
Except Naoya barely seemed to care.
His eyes dragged downward slowly, openly, shamelessly.
Straight to your chest.
Your entire body stiffened.
The wet fabric clung tightly enough that there was absolutely nothing left to the imagination now, and judging by the disgusting little smirk tugging at his mouth, he was fully aware of that fact.
His gaze lifted back to yours lazily.
“Wasn’t much of a shirt to begin with,” he scoffed.
You stared at him in disbelief.
God, you hated this man.
“No, actually,” you snapped, grabbing the soaked fabric away from your skin in frustration, “this shirt was expensive, so the least you could do is apologize.”
Naoya looked entirely unbothered.
“I don’t think so.”
Your eye twitched.
“You bumped into me,” he continued coolly. “Your stupidity isn’t my fault, woman.”
Woman.
You genuinely wanted to throw the shot glass at his forehead.
Before you could respond, another girl suddenly appeared beside him, pressing her chest against his arm.
“Babeee,” she whined, pressing herself against him dramatically. “Where have you been?”
Naoya barely acknowledged her.
Instead, his eyes flicked down toward her chest for half a second before sliding right back to yours again, like he was comparing.
You physically recoiled in disgust.
Then the asshole smirked.
Actually smirked.
“Hey, what the hell?” you snapped as he started turning away.
But he was already walking off with the girl hanging off his arm, completely dismissing you like the conversation bored him.
You stood there, soaked, annoyed, and genuinely debating homicide.
“What an ass,” Vicki muttered beside you, handing you paper towels.
“I hate him,” you hissed while blotting at your ruined top. “Like genuinely. Deeply. Spiritually.”
Kirara took another hit before exhaling smoke toward the ceiling.
“He seriously needs someone to humble him.”
Your laugh came out bitter.
Naoya Zenin had been ruining your life since freshman year.
Well, not ruining.
But definitely making it significantly more irritating.
The problem was that you were both business majors, which meant your classes overlapped constantly. And Naoya apparently treated every interaction with you like some kind of competition.
If you answered a question in class, he’d interrupt. If you gave a presentation, he’d challenge it. If you succeeded at literally anything, he somehow found a way to make it irritating.
And worst of all?
He always looked smug while doing it. The absolute peak of your hatred for him happened sophomore year. Your very first Alpha Kappa Phi party. You’d gone in with one goal and one goal only: Hook up with Toji Zenin. AKP President.
Captain of the number one football team in the state.
And fortunately, one of the hottest men you had ever seen in your entire life.
Tall. Broad shoulders. Messy black hair. Piercing green eyes. A scar cutting across his lip, making him look illegally attractive.
The man had been staring at you all night.
So naturally, your overly confident ass decided to approach him first.
Except before you could even say hello—
Naoya stepped directly in front of you.
“Sorry, princess,” he’d said sweetly, despite sounding like an asshole. “The president’s busy.”
You remembered scoffing immediately. “Doesn’t look busy to me.”
“Oh, trust me,” Naoya had smiled, eyes dragging over you mockingly, “you’re not pretty enough for him anyway.”
You’d almost blacked out from rage.
Back in the present, Kirara suddenly snapped her fingers in front of your face.
“You good? You zoned out hard.”
You blinked.
“Yeah,” you muttered. “Just drunk. Drunk and pissed.”
Honestly, your entire mood was ruined now.
You grabbed your purse from the back of Vicki’s chair with an annoyed sigh.
“I’m going home.”
Vicki immediately looked up. “Want me to come with you?”
“No.” You shook your head. “Stay. Have fun. I’ve got class all day tomorrow anyway.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah.”
She still looked hesitant, but eventually nodded. “Okay. Text me when you get home.”
You leaned down carefully to side-hug both her and Kirara, avoiding getting your damp shirt against them.
As you headed toward the front entrance, Todo immediately noticed you.
Then noticed your shirt. His eyebrows lifted.
“What happened to you?”
You didn’t even slow down.
“Ask your VP.”
Todo called after you again as you pushed through the front door.
“Wait—”
But you ignored him completely.
The second you stepped outside, cold night air crashed against your damp skin, instantly making you shiver. Your soaked shirt clung uncomfortably to your chest while the breeze bit against exposed skin.
“Should’ve brought a damn jacket,” you muttered bitterly.
The loud music from the frat faded slightly the farther you walked from the house, replaced by distant laughter, passing cars, and the crunch of gravel beneath your heels. Honestly? The silence felt nice.
Your buzz had settled into that weird in-between stage where your body felt warm and floaty, but your thoughts were annoyingly sharp. Sharp enough to replay every irritating second of your interaction with Naoya over and over again.
God.
You hated him.
You hated the stupid, smug look on his face.
You hated how he always acted like every room belonged to him.
You hated how he always found some way to embarrass or irritate you every single time your paths crossed. And worst of all—
You hated that he somehow still looked attractive while doing it.
You shoved your hands against your bare arms, trying to warm yourself while walking past rows of parked cars lining the street.
Then suddenly—
Wet noises.
Very wet noises.
You slowed slightly.
“…Seriously?”
Of course. Of fucking course.
There, pressed against the back of some random car, was Naoya Zenin.
The same girl from earlier was practically melting against him while he kissed her lazily, one hand gripping her jaw while the other rested low against her waist.
Your face twisted immediately. No shame. No class. Just public tongueing.
You tried to keep walking. Really, you did. But right as you passed them, Naoya’s eyes flicked open. And landed directly on you. The asshole didn’t even stop kissing her. If anything, he leaned into it harder while holding eye contact with you like he wanted a reaction.
You looked away instantly in disgust.
“Classy,” you muttered under your breath, loud enough for him to hear.
Naoya finally pulled away from the girl slightly, though his hand stayed firmly on her face, squishing her cheeks. She looked like she was in absolute bliss.
“You look cold,” he called casually.
You kept walking.
“Want my jacket?”
That stupid smirk was practically audible in his voice.
You whipped your head toward him with narrowed eyes.
“Fuck off, asshole.”
The girl against him burst into laughter.
Naoya just grinned wider.
“You have a nice night now.”
You nearly flipped him off without turning around.
Instead, you kept storming down the sidewalk, heels clicking aggressively against the pavement while heat burned in your face despite the cold air.
God. He was unbearable. Actually unbearable.
You couldn’t even explain why he got under your skin so badly. Maybe it was because he always acted like he was above everyone else. Maybe it was because he constantly challenged you. Maybe it was because every interaction between the two of you somehow turned into a fight.
Or maybe it was because Naoya Zenin was the exact type of man you swore you hated most: Pretty enough to get away with being terrible.
You hugged your arms tighter around yourself while continuing down the dark sidewalk toward your apartment, annoyed, freezing, slightly drunk, and still feeling the ghost of his smug expression burned into your brain.
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By the time you made it back to your apartment, you were practically dragging yourself up the stairs.
Your heels dangled loosely from two fingers while exhaustion weighed down every inch of your body. The alcohol had finally caught up to you completely, leaving your limbs heavy and your brain sluggish.
You fumbled clumsily with your keys before finally getting the apartment door open.
The loft was dimly lit, the warm glow of the living room lamp still left on from earlier. The TV played quietly in the background, some random late-night infomercial flashing across the screen.
You shut it off immediately. The sudden silence felt heavenly.
You shuffled toward your bedroom like an actual zombie, kicking your heels off somewhere along the way. One landed near the couch. The other disappeared into the void entirely.
Despite how drunk you were, there was one thing you absolutely refused to do: Sleep sticky. Especially after getting drenched in beer because of a certain blond asshole.
You peeled your clothes off carelessly, letting them fall in a messy pile beside your purse before stumbling into the connected bathroom.
The second hot water hit your skin, you nearly moaned in relief.
Steam filled the room quickly, fogging the mirrors while the heat melted away the lingering frustration in your muscles. You stood there longer than necessary, letting the water wash away the smell of alcohol, sweat, and frat house air clinging to your body.
By the time you stepped out, your skin glowed pink from the heat.
You checked your phone.
2:32 a.m.
“Great,” you muttered.
You had class in less than seven hours, and judging by the pounding already starting behind your eyes, tomorrow’s hangover was going to feel like attempted murder.
You changed into a tiny spaghetti-strap tank top and soft sleep shorts short enough to barely cover anything before starting your skincare routine.
No matter how exhausted you were, skincare always happened. Very routine. Very extra. Very you.
After finishing, you set your alarm for seven in the morning. You always needed at least two full hours to get ready before class. Some people rolled out of bed and went to lectures looking half-dead.
Couldn’t be you.
Eventually, exhaustion dragged you under.
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The shrill sound of your alarm ripped you awake far too soon.
You groaned dramatically, blindly rolling over to silence it before burying your face into your pillow for another five seconds of denial.
Sunlight poured through your orange curtains, warming the room in soft golden light. Unfortunately, reality still existed.
You forced yourself out of bed, slipping into your fuzzy slippers and tying your robe around yourself before heading toward the bathroom. Hair. Makeup. Outfit.
Everything had to be right. Even hungover. Especially hungover. By 8:30, you were finally finished getting ready.
Your makeup sat flawlessly on your skin despite your headache, your hair falling perfectly into place after nearly forty minutes of fighting with it.
You wore fitted Capri jeans that hugged your curves perfectly, paired with your favorite red bottoms and a tight baby tee that read:
I Love Me.
Accurate.
You grabbed your tote bag and favorite sunnies before walking into the living room. Vicki was completely knocked out on the couch, sprawled dramatically across the cushions with one arm hanging off the side.
You laughed quietly.
Poor thing looked dead.
You placed a bottle of water and ibuprofen on the coffee table in front of her before tossing a blanket over her sleeping body.
“She’s gonna need that,” you muttered to yourself.
After grabbing your keys from beside the door, you slipped out quietly.
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Coffee. You needed coffee immediately.
The drive-thru line at your favorite coffee spot wrapped halfway around the building, but honestly? Worth it.
When you finally reached the window, the girl working there suddenly gasped.
“Oh my god—wait,” she blinked at you excitedly. “You’re that influencer, right?”
She said your name with immediate recognition. And just like that, your mood improved.
You smiled instantly. “Yup, that’s me.”
“I love your page!” she gushed. “And you’re literally so pretty in person.”
Compliments while hungover honestly hit different.
“Thank you,” you laughed softly.
The conversation only lasted another minute before you finally pulled away with your coffee in hand and enough validation to survive the day.
Campus was exactly the same as always. People stared. Some smiled and waved. Some girls whispered the second you walked by. Some guys openly ogled.
Others looked annoyed by your existence for reasons you’d never understand. Normally, you would’ve paid attention. Today? Your head hurt too badly to care.
You made it to economics class just before it started and immediately claimed your usual seat in the back row.
Your professor barely cared what students did during lectures anyway. Half the class slept through them.
You spent most of the lecture scrolling mindlessly through your phone while pretending to listen.
Then—
ding.
Your screen lit up.
Vick💖: wanna grab subs?
You grinned immediately, stomach growling at the reminder that you’d skipped breakfast.
Vick💖: When’s your class over?
A second later:
You: Front quad. 20 mins.
You quickly typed back with your freshly done French tips before slipping your phone back into your bag.
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You and Vicki sat together on one of the benches in the quad, happily inhaling sandwiches like you hadn’t eaten in weeks.
A groan of relief escaped your mouth after your first bite.
“Oh my god,” you sighed dramatically. “I missed these subs.”
Vicki laughed while cracking open her Pepsi.
“What time did you even get home last night?”
“Honestly?” she groaned. “No idea. Maybe like four?”
You snorted.
“Ki dragged me all over that damn house,” she continued miserably. “I genuinely think I have alcohol poisoning,” Wrapping an arm around her stomach.
“Probably.”
You crumpled your sandwich wrapper before shooting a three in a nearby trash can.
Swish.
“Kobe!”
“You’re insufferable.”
You stood, slinging your tote over your shoulder.
“I still have two more classes,” you sighed, “and then I have to go to Mrs. Sloane’s office.”
“Ooo,” Vicki winced. “Good luck.”
You rolled your eyes dramatically.
“She left question marks all over the end of my essay. Like, what does that even mean? Just say you hate me and move on.”
Vicki burst out laughing.
“I’m gonna go give her a piece of my mind.”
You slid your sunglasses back onto your face while she stood beside you.
“Yeah, good luck with that,” she added, adjusting her backpack, “I’ll have your one-million follower video edited and uploaded tonight.”
You gasped dramatically.
“Vick, you angel. What would I do without you?”
You leaned down to kiss her forehead quickly before stepping backward.
“Okay, okay,” she laughed. “Go before you fail your classes.”
You blew exaggerated air kisses while walking away.
The rest of the day blurred together in painful agony.
By your final class, it felt like your professors were simply speaking at you instead of to you. Nothing was sticking in your brain anymore.
“That’s all for today,” your professor announced eventually. “Have your final drafts submitted by Friday.”
You packed your things quickly, waving goodbye to a few girls near the front before heading toward the business department building.
Outside, the sun had begun to set, painting the sky in deep oranges and reds.
Beautiful.
You stopped outside Professor Vivienne Sloane’s office.
Then frowned.
Weird.
Her door was closed.
Vivienne Sloane was infamous around campus. Strict. Ruthless. Always irritated. But one thing everybody knew?
Her office door was never closed unless she wasn’t there.
Slowly, you reached for the handle and twisted it open.
And immediately froze. A strange sound hit your ears first. Heavy breathing.
Whimpers.
A man’s voice.
Your brows furrowed as you pushed the door open farther, and your jaw nearly hit the floor.
Naoya Zenin was bent over Professor Sloane’s chair. Pants shoved around his ankles. One hand gripping the desk while the other pumped desperately over his cock.
“Vivienne—ahh—fuck—”
His head fell backward, eyes squeezed shut, while he fisted his impressively thick cock shamelessly against the chair like a complete psychopath.
You reacted before your brain could even catch up. Your phone was already out. Recording.
“Oh my god,” you whispered in disbelief through laughter.
“Vivienne—fuck—”
Naoya suddenly doubled over with a choked groan. Liquid ropes of white cum painted her desk and chair. He shuddered, releasing his grip on his throbbing cockhead.
Oh.
Oh, that was—
Yep.
You physically slapped a hand over your mouth to stop yourself from screaming with laughter.
Only then did Naoya finally notice you standing in the doorway. His eyes widened horrifically.
“What the fuck?!” he shouted, nearly falling over himself trying to yank his pants back up. “What are you doing?!”
You could barely breathe from laughing.
“What am I doing?” you repeated. “Better question is what the hell are you doing?”
Naoya looked genuinely horrified. Not annoyed. Not smug. Actually horrified. Which somehow made this ten times funnier.
His hands scrambled with his belt while he practically tripped over himself trying to pull his pants back up fast enough to preserve whatever dignity he had left.
Unfortunately for him? That dignity was already dead. Very dead. Buried six feet under Professor Sloane’s desk.
“Delete that video,” he snapped immediately, voice sharp with panic. “Or I swear to god—”
“You’ll what?” you interrupted through laughter.
You hit the stop recording button slowly while staring him dead in the eye.
“Better yet,” you continued, lifting your phone slightly, “is that threat before or after I upload this to every social media platform known to mankind?”
Naoya’s face twisted instantly.
“You wouldn’t.”
“Oh, I absolutely would.”
You twirled the phone lazily between your fingers while his expression darkened further.
This was perfect. Perfect.
The golden opportunity you’d been waiting for since freshman year.
The universe had literally handed you blackmail material gift-wrapped with a bow. Naoya Zenin. Caught grinding on a professor’s office chair while moaning her name like a total pervert.
You almost wanted to thank God personally.
Naoya suddenly moved toward you fast enough to make you step backward instinctively.
Before you could react, he slammed one hand against the wall beside your head, caging you in instantly.
Your breath caught for half a second. Not because you were scared. Mostly because he was very, very close. Too close.
His cologne mixed with the faint smell of sweat hit you immediately while he towered over you, eyes blazing with frustration.
“You wouldn’t dare,” he hissed.
You stared up at him, completely unbothered.
“Dare?” you repeated mockingly. “Dare post a video of Central Shores University’s precious golden boy humping his professor’s chair?”
You laughed right in his face.
“Oh, I would absolutely dare.”
Naoya’s jaw clenched.
Hard.
“Resident manwhore Naoya Zenin,” you continued dramatically, counting on your fingers, “who can’t keep the same girl for longer than forty-eight hours—”
“Shut up.”
“—caught moaning his teacher’s name while jerking off in her office?”
His eye twitched visibly.
“Now that,” you grinned, “is a headline.”
You shoved his arm away from the wall and started walking toward the door.
But before you could leave—
His hand wrapped tightly around your wrist. The sudden desperation in his voice stopped you more than the grip itself.
“Please.”
You blinked.
…Please?
You slowly turned back toward him. Naoya looked furious at himself for even saying it.
“You don’t understand,” he said quickly, grip tightening slightly. “If that video gets out—”
“Oh no,” you mocked softly. “Would the poor little frat prince get embarrassed?”
“This isn’t a joke.”
For the first time since you’d met him—
He looked genuinely panicked. Not irritated. Not cocky. Scared. It was fascinating.
“My family would lose their minds,” he continued rapidly. “The frat. My reputation. Do you understand what that would do to me?”
You tilted your head.
“No,” you answered honestly. “But I’d love to find out.”
Naoya looked like he wanted to strangle you. Instead, he swallowed hard.
“I’ll do anything.”
That made you pause.
“…Anything?”
“Yes.”
The answer came immediately.
And then—
To your complete shock—
Naoya Zenin got on his knees. You stared at him in genuine disbelief. No smug smile. No sarcastic remarks. Nothing.
Just Naoya kneeling in front of you with desperation written all over his face. You almost checked the room for hidden cameras.
“Please,” he said again, quieter this time. “Just don’t post it.”
Wow. You never thought you’d see the day. Your mind immediately started racing with terrible ideas. Absolutely horrible ideas. And unfortunately for Naoya? You loved horrible ideas.
Slowly, a smile spread across your face.
The kind of smile that usually meant someone’s life was about to get significantly worse.
“Give me your phone.”
Naoya blinked up at you. “What?”
“Your phone,” you repeated sweetly, holding your hand out expectantly.
He hesitated.
Clearly, debating whether or not this was somehow worse.
Eventually, with obvious reluctance, he pulled his phone from his pocket and handed it over.
You unlocked it easily after he muttered the password under his breath.
Then you opened his contacts.
Added your number.
And changed your contact name to:
Master 💋
You turned the screen around so he could see it. Naoya stared at it blankly. Then slowly looked back up at you.
“…What?”
Your grin widened impossibly further.
“You,” you said sweetly, crouching slightly so you were eye-level with him, “Naoya Zenin, are going to become my personal little bitch.”
Silence.
Complete silence.
Naoya just stared at you like you’d lost your mind.
Honestly? Maybe you had. But the absolute humiliation on his face made it completely worth it.
Naoya continued staring at you like he genuinely thought you’d suffered some kind of psychotic break.
“…You’re insane,” he finally said flatly.
You gasped dramatically. “And yet here you are. On your knees.”
His jaw clenched immediately. God, this was amazing.
You stood back up slowly, still holding his phone in your hand, while he remained kneeling in front of you, looking deeply humiliated. You wanted to frame this moment.
“You should see your face right now,” you laughed. “This might actually heal me emotionally.”
“Can you stop enjoying this for five fucking seconds?”
“No.”
Naoya exhaled sharply through his nose before pushing himself back onto his feet. The second he stood, his usual arrogance started trying to crawl back onto his face. Trying. Failing miserably. Because now you knew something important:
Naoya Zenin could panic. And more importantly? He could beg.
“You’re seriously blackmailing me over this?” he scoffed, running a frustrated hand through his messy blond hair.
“Oh, please,” you rolled your eyes. “Don’t act like you wouldn’t do worse to me.”
He opened his mouth. Then immediately closed it again. Exactly.
“What exactly do you even want from me?” he asked finally, sounding exhausted already.
“Hm.” You tapped your chin thoughtfully. “I haven’t decided yet.”
“That’s reassuring.”
“But I do know one thing.”
Naoya narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
“You’re going to answer whenever I text.”
“No.”
You lifted your phone slowly.
“Okay, okay, yes, fine.”
“Good.” You smiled sweetly. “And you’re going to do whatever I ask.”
His expression twisted immediately. “Within reason.”
“Aw,” you pouted mockingly. “Where’s the dedication?”
“I hate you.”
“You’ve hated me?” you mock, putting a hand to your chest.
“More now.”
You grinned.
Naoya groaned loudly, covering his face with one hand.
“You cannot tell anybody about this.”
“Oh, trust me,” you snorted. “I would rather die than explain why I have a video of you humping office furniture saved on my phone.”
“That’s not funny.”
“It’s a little funny.”
“No, it’s not.”
Naoya looked genuinely murderous.
“You’re evil.”
“And you’re sexually attracted to your professor’s chair.”
“That is not what happened.”
“Oh?” You tilted your head innocently. “Then please explain what I witnessed.”
His face immediately flushed red again. You smiled smugly. After another long moment of silence, Naoya rubbed his temples in frustration.
“I can’t believe this is happening.”
Naoya actually looked like he was reconsidering whether public humiliation would be preferable to dealing with you.
Unfortunately for him? Too late now. Your phone buzzed suddenly in your hand. A text from Vicki.
Vick💖: u alive?
You quickly typed back:
You: very much alive. currently blackmailing Naoya Zenin, actually.
Three dots appeared immediately.
Then:
Vick💖: WHAT?!
You physically started laughing again.
Naoya eyed you suspiciously. “Who are you texting?”
“None of your business.”
“It absolutely is my business if it’s about me.”
“Aw.” You pressed a hand dramatically over your chest. “That’s cute.” You pet his head, and he swats your hand away.
“I’m going to lose my mind.”
“You already lost your dignity.”
Naoya groaned so loudly it echoed through the office. You finally started backing toward the doorway, still smiling.
“Well,” you sighed happily, “this has been fun.”
His eyes narrowed instantly.
“Oh, relax.” You waved your phone. “Your dirty little secret is safe with me.”
For now. You paused at the doorway before looking back at him one last time.
“Goodbye, Naoya,” you said sweetly.
Then smiled wider.
“Don’t forget to answer when Master calls you.”
The horrified look on his face followed you all the way out the door.
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[Series Summary] Campus golden boy Naoya Zenin, you stumble upon his humiliating secret. Giving you the perfect opportunity to finally get revenge on the arrogant frat boy who’s tormented you for years. But as blackmail, tension, and attraction collide, their rivalry becomes far more dangerous than either expected. [Frat Naoya! x Influencer Reader]
[TAGS] ~~ MDNI 18+ nsfw. contains explicit sexual themes and content. piv. dom!reader. angst. blackmail. toxic frat culture. fraternities. hurt/comfort. hurt/no comfort. dacryphilia. alcohol. family trauma. SLOW BURN. reader slightly oc. HAPPY ENDING. tags will be updated as series continues.
✦ ch 1 One Hell of a Secret
✦ ch 2 Walk Em’ Like a Dog
✦ ch 3 Crossing Lines
✦ ch 4 Mistakes
✦ ch 5 The Get Back
✦ ch 6 Where We Began: Part one & Part two
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