Chishiya x F!Y/N
Genre: Confusing Romance (literally) In which both parties have mixed feelings about each other (No bc this suits him so well esp since he's a character that's so hard to predict) Note: Slightly ooc, doesn't take place in the borderlands, college au I suggest listening to this song and knowing the lyrics before reading this to connect to the oneshot better
["Every time we talk, it just hurts so bad 'Cause I don't even know what we are"]
Y/N L/N was sitting at a table alone at lunch with her chin rested on her arms, zoning out. Why you might ask?
Her best friend was Chishiya Shuntaro. They both were close- like two peas in a pod. He was the only other girl that he got along with properly aside from Kuina. Like he was with Kuina, he was comfortable to be with Y/N hours on end. The pros of this was that Y/N easily got help for her thesis and such, and she also got to go to the arcade with Kuina whilst Chishiya paid for their arcade tickets.
But being best friends with Chishiya Shuntaro was also a con in itself.
Chishiya wasn't easy to predict. Not even Kuina, who new him longer than Y/N did, could predict him. Chishiya wasn't the type to be an open book- you'd have to read between the lines to know him better. He wasn't also very open about his emotions. Though he did laugh around with the two girls, he didn't show any emotion other than happiness around them. This also meant that Kuina and Y/N has never seen him in love.
Because of Chishiya's lack of showing if he ever had a love interest, it made Y/N overthink.
Naturally, Y/N had her opinion but she didn't want to seem like she was assuming. It annoyed her though that she couldn't read Chishiya. Normally something like this wouldn't bother her, unless she had a huge fat crush on him.
Which she did.
Oh how she hated how he messed with her. It wasn't like she really was down bad for him at first, but the way he acted with her made her so frustrated.
Frustrated because it made her think he was interested in her.
Y/N slightly jerked as she felt a hand on her head, patting it lovingly as the sound of a chair scraping against the floor was heard; and a soft plop indicating someone had taken the seat next to her. "Are you alright, Powder?" The voice asked with a strong hint of concern, and it only made Y/N's heart sink even more.
The reason the voice called her 'Powder' was because she once absentmindedly drank a cup of cocoa powder, forgetting she hadn't poured hot water into the cup yet.
The reason she hated the voice was because it belonged to none other than Chishiya Shuntaro.
She glanced up only for her eyes to clash with his dark orbs. Her eyes scanned his facial features: from his knitted eyebrows to his small smirk, drifting to the beauty mark right under his left eye.
"Do I look a mess, or is there handsome written all over my face?" He teased
'Yes, Chishiya, you're so handsomely attractive it's annoying'
"Handsome? Don't feel so mighty about yourself, you look like a monkey" She interjected instead.
She felt something tugging at her shoes and looked underneath the table to see his shoe stepping on her shoelace and pulling away, causing her lace to untie.
She scowled and smacked his arm making him groan as she reached down to also untie his lace. "Jeez, your shoelace was already loose." Chishiya winced, rubbing his arm.
Kuina suddenly appeared, wrapping her arms around their shoulders.
"Guys, let's hang out at my place. There's a new movie and a friend of mine downloaded it, so we can watch it at home."
Y/N looked at Kuina "Isn't that illegal?" "As if those series you watch aren't on illegal sites" Chishiya said as Y/N smacked him yet again.
"Stop fighting and answer me, are you going or not?" Kuina asked, making Chishiya look at Y/N.
"I'm going if Powder is"
His statement made Y/N's heart flutter but she ignored it, rolling her eyes. "I'm going, why would I back out of a hang out with dearest Kuina?"
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They were at Kuina's place and it had been a few hours or so. They were munching on snacks and Kuina sighed, throwing her gaming console on her bed. "Snacks won't do, I'll go heat the pasta so we can have a proper meal." She said as she headed out of her room.
Y/N continued playing but could see Chishiya at the corner of her eye as he got up and shifted to Kuina's seat which was next to her.
"What are you doing? That's Kuina's seat." She mentioned, turning her head to face him.
He didn't speak but leaned towards her and she moved back on impulse, only for him to grab her chin gently.
Y/N's breath hitched as she looked at Chishiya, her eyes darting on either of his. She watched as his gaze moved from her right eye to her left then to her forehead, before dropping to her lips. Y/N's grip on the console weakened and she felt as if her heart stopped then and there.
'Is he actually about to kiss me-?'
"Silly girl, can't you eat properly? You have chip crumbs in your mouth." He muttered calmly, his thumb swiping on the corner of her lips before pulling away and moving back to his seat, continuing to play like nothing happened.
Y/N again felt that horrible pit at her stomach with a mix of butterflies, but chose to push it aside.
Kuina came back to the room with a big bowl of pasta and three forks, and they all sat on the floor to eat. Chishiya had clumsily dropped his fork, making Kuina snicker. Without hesitation he took Y/N's fork out of her hand- twirling it in the pasta before lifting it to his mouth, but Kuina stopped him. "Oi, that's Y/N's fork. Go get another one or use mine, you know Y/N's still eating right?"
He just looked at her, eyebrows raised with that signature cheeky smile of his. "Well you're also eating. I'm too lazy to get up and besides you eat like a goat, your fork as sauce all over it. Y/N's fork is neater." He said as he ate the pasta on the same fork Y/N was just using.
Y/N stared in disbelief, her eyes trying to read him for any sort of sign if he was just simply messing with her.
Yet again she was falling for him even harder, yet again Chishiya Shuntaro couldn't see the things he was doing to Y/N.
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Soon enough it was getting late so the two had to head home, both saying goodbye to Kuina before walking to the bus stop.
It was a quiet comfortable stroll, yet Y/N's throat itched to spill out what she'd wanted to ask Chishiya.
"I can feel that something is bothering you." Chishiya spoke randomly as he walked ahead slowly, hands in his pockets.
"Are you my psychiatrist?" Y/N jokes as she walks, stopping a few steps behind Chishiya since he too had stopped walking.
"Yes, in a year's time once I've graduated college and put up my own studio. I'll be generous enough to offer you a 10% discount on your first session."
Y/N could tell he was joking to ease the mood.
But then if she could tell whenever he was joking, why couldn't she tell if he was just messing with her in a friendly way?
"Tell me what's on your mind, Powder." He spoke gently, taking a step closer to her.
Y/N could feel that the wall she was trying to build was falling apart. It was so easy for Chishiya to capture her emotions in such a way that he could make her weak in the knees with just a few words.
"I can't tell you-" "Because you think it will ruin our friendship? Nothing you say can do that Y/N, I assure you. Please tell me what's on your mind." He interrupted her as she stood, mouth slightly agape at his immediate comprehension of her emotions.
She hesitated, nibbling the inside of her cheek before giving in. "It's just, I feel like what's happening between us is confusing me. I admit that I admire you but I can't say it to your face. The way you look at me makes me weak and I find it so hard to stop myself from telling you how I truly feel.. but certainly there's no way I could end up with you."
He remained silent for a few moments before responding. "Why?"
"I know you just see me as a friend, so I'm sorry I'm overwhelming you with my emotions." He was going to interrupt but she continued. "Every time you look at me the way you do now I have to constantly remind myself that I'm just a friend to you, and you're a friend who's just looking out for me-"
"Friends don't look at friends that way." He finally interrupts, causing Y/N's eyebrows to knit together in confusion.
"What?"
Instead of replying, he chuckled and turned away, continuing to walk to the bus stop.
"After class tomorrow, wait for me outside the school gate. We can eat out at your favorite cafe and study together.
'Is this a da-'
"Before you ask, yes it's a date."
Her lips lifted into a smile as she walked after Chishiya, feeling a bubbly feeling inside.
Maybe Y/N no longer needed to worry about what Chishiya really thought about her.
A/N: heyy guys, another update. I wanted to write this because i'm in a similar situation (i think) with my crush. OR i'm probably being delusional, which seems more of a realistic answer. The reason I came up with the 'Powder' nickname is because that's what my crush calls me. I hope you have a lovely day! If you have requests, kindly put it on the Author's Note section of this oneshot compilation :))
