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[sleepttore]

Koganegawa: Hey, it's your turn to wash dishes. Goshiki: I'LL WASH THE WALLS RED WITH YOUR BLOOD. Koganegawa: 'Kay, but before that, wash the dishes, also, can you use soap this time?

[cognacsip]

A L W A Y S - FUTAKUCHI KENJI | CH 5

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Chapter 5

Kenji's POV

I'm almost grateful that Ema's house is on the way to Nova's. Ema lives at the corner of the street where I can make a turn to head in Nova's direction. But the detour itself feels like a waste of time. The time I could be using to run over to Nova's house.

"Kenji? Is something wrong?" I hear Ema's voice full of concern.

I have to play it cool for Ema. If she finds out that I am going to Nova's, she'll lose her mind. Not that I care at all how angry she gets at me. But I don't want her to take it out on Nova. That is the last thing I want right now.

"I'm fine," I manage to say as I wiggle my fingers between her tight grasp.

Ema's hand feels small, cold, and fragile. It's nothing I imaged holding hands would feel like. In fact, I know better than anyone that the only hand I want to hold is someone who currently hates me.

When Nova and I were younger, Nova's hand fit like a glove each time she would pull me towards the playground. Even now, I remember it well. I remember how her eyes would light up when our moms dropped it off to play together. I remember when she would grab my hand in excitement, and I would quietly grasp from the contact. I played it off each time, shrugging my shoulders to be cool, but I was boiling inside.

"This is me," Ema says, pulling me out of my daze.

"Okay, goodnight Ema," I let go of her hand, and a wave of relief washes over me. I almost feel bad for doing this, but if it means the best for Nova, I will suck it up.

I can tell Ema is put-off by my blunt and lack-there-of affection. But what does she think this would be like? She knows why I am doing this. She knows she won't be able to change my mind, so why is she so adamant about making Nova's life miserable?

As politely as I can possibly be, I wait for Ema to go inside before I make a run for it.

Right as the door closes behind her, I've made it down two blocks, sprinting to Nova's house. I will run to the ends of the earth of this woman, and she doesn't even fucking know it.

Catching my breath at the fifth block, I finally see her house a mere 50 steps away. From here, I tell myself that I can walk the rest of the way to regain my breathing. But my body doesn't necessarily listen to my heart nor my brain. Instead, I power walk the rest of the way straight to her front door.

Closing my eyes, I let out a breath and let my hands take the lead to knock on the door. The lights are on, so someone has to be home. If she's not home, then I'll wait inside. I'm desperate.

"Kenji?" Nova's mom's voice could be heard behind the door and as it opened in front of me.

A sigh of relief washes over me as I am greeted, "Hi, is Nova home?" I quickly query.

"You just missed her. She left to --"

An irritating ping strings at my disappointment as I resent taking that detour, "Do you mind if I wait here for her to come back?"

"Oh, Kenji, she left for a sleepover. She won't be back until maybe late Sunday."

"Sunday?!" I pout. I hate this. I want to see her.

Scratching my head, I remove my gaze from Nova's mom to plant it on the ground. Disappointment feels like it's here to stay as I'm contemplating the fact that I won't get to see Nova until possibly Monday. Giving in, I map out another plan because I'm annoying at best.

Unzipping my backpack, I pull out all the things I intended to share with Nova, "Could you please give this to Nova when she gets back for me? It's just some snacks and a bento."

Handing it over to Nova's mom, I can sense a bit of sadness from her.

"Kenji," Nova's mom starts, "why don't you wait to give these to her?"

"Because I haven't seen her in a while, and I want to guarantee it gets to her soon."

Judging from the way Nova's mom closes the door behind her to step further outside, she must know what happened. At this point, I'm prepared to get an earful. I'm prepared to dispute what Nova must have told her mom and essentially get back into her good graces.

"Kenji," Nova's mom whispers, "I have watched you and Nova grow up together for years. Since you were just a toddler, you have always loved Nova. In questionable ways, but nonetheless, you care about her."

"I --" was all I could say before Nova's mom continued.

"But I have never seen her as upset as she was a few days ago. I won't ask what happened because I know that whatever happened was probably a misunderstanding deep down. However, I cannot look over the fact that she is my daughter and the way she was hurting hurt me. I will give these to her for you, Kenji. But mending together what is broken will be for you to fix."

"I -- I'm sorry," I quietly whisper. Disappointing Nova's mom somehow feels worse than hurting Nova. The one person I had on my side that knows how much I care about Nova, no longer trusts me...

I want to see her right now.

"Kenji, it's okay to tell her how you feel. Maybe not now, but eventually."

"Y-yes, ma'am," I stutter, trying to hold myself together. I just want to see her.

After leaving Nova's house, I hurry my way over to Ami's house. I hate that I am this ridiculously motivated to see Nova. But I'm losing my mind. The last time I spent days without seeing Nova was when she moved away. The first few days were the worse. I must have moped around the house for hours before my mom finally had enough. Days eventually became weeks, and it never got easier, just manageable. Weeks became months, and the hollowness just stayed.

When I finally got the news that Nova was moving back and she would be attending the same school as me, I idiotically could not sleep. I played it off as if it was nothing and kept my cool, but deep down in the pits of my body, I could not have been more excited to be with her again.

Putting myself out of my misery, I finally arrive at Ami's house, knocking rigorously at her door. Putting all my context clues together, I concluded that Ami would be the only person Nova could spend the night at. Her or my place, and I highly doubt Nova is at my house.

"What - " I hear Ami as she opens the door to sass me.

"Is Nova here? Her mom said she's sleeping over at a friend's, so I put two and two together. Now here I am." Sassing Ami right back.

"Huh?" Ami responds in genuine surprise, "She's not here. You can look through the house if you want, but she's not here."

Sucking in a breath, I didn't know I was holding. I start to panic as I have no idea where Nova is. Is she not here? Is she not at home? Where on earth could she be?

"W-what - where is she?" I ask, knowing only Ami would have the answer to that.

"To be honest," Ami responds, "I don't know. I haven't heard from Nova in a while since that day. And quite frankly, I don't think she would be happy to see you right now or well, ever."

"That's not the point," I rebuttal, "I'm going to apologize to her and fix it-"

"Oh? Fix what exactly? Ever since Nova started school with us, you have been an ass to her. You tease her, you crack stupid jokes about her, and you date the one person that hates Nova the most."

"I'm not an ass to her!" I almost scream, "That has been our relationship since we were kids--"

"Since you were kids!" Ami cut in, "the both of you aren't kids anymore. Nova is not the same person you knew all those years ago. Grow up, Kenji. The entire school knows you have a massive crush on Nova and yet, she is the only person that doesn't."

"Where is she Ami," I firmly ask. Ami has never lectured me before. Unfortunately, I have known Ami since middle school, and when Ami knows something, she starts to preach.

Smiling at my discovery, Ami takes her shoulders off the edge of her door. There is nothing more frustrating than getting a lecture from Ami.

"She went back to her middle school to see that one guy - you know the one she --"

Leaving before she could finish, I storm down the road, huffing, and puffing. All I can see and feel now is red. The anger starts to overflow and is replaced with hopelessness. To think Kamasaki was the worse of it, no. Kamasaki is a no-one compared to the person Nova left to go see.

As a matter of fact, even I, am a no-one compared to him.

[kaitycole]

cliché break-up lines (part one)

Summary: Cliché break-up lines the HQ boys would use

“It’s not you, it’s me.”

Tsukishima, Kageyama, Hanamaki, Kyotani, Daishou, Atsumu, Suna, Futakuchi, Hoshiumi

“You’re going to make some lucky guy really happy someday…it’s just not meant to be me.”

Tanaka, Yamaguchi, Oikawa, Yahaba, Inuoka, Terushima, Sakusa, Shirabu

“I’m holding you back.”

Asahi, Ennoshita, Iwaizumi, Kindaichi, Yaku, Bokuto, Washio, Aone, Goshiki

“I think we’re better as friends.”

Hinata, Narita, Matsukawa, Kenma, Akaashi, Kita, Komori, Hirugami, Tendou

“If we had just met 5 years from now…”

Daichi, Kinoshita, Kuroo, Watari, Fukunaga, Sakunami, Ushijima

“I need to find myself.”

Nishinoya, Sugawara, Kunimi, Lev, Yamamoto, Konoha, Osamu, Ojiro, Semi

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Part Two

[thirsthourdemon]

Flowers in a vase

Includes: Aone

Genre: Fluff and a bit of angst if you look hard enough?

Warning: No no words

A (favourite colour) stained glass vase filled with your favourite flowers.

“P-please go out with me, Y/N!” Another boy with the same red roses as the last had come up to you to ask you out. Though you were honored you really never said yes. Turning them down was so normal at this point. You were even known as the princess behind the iron walls. Being the Volleyball club’s loving and most charming manager. You were always with one of the boys there but you ultimately chose the one person who seemed to not be affected by your charm. The main pillar of the iron wall.

Aone Takanobu. Now that was someone you’d say yes to. He was really surprised by how affectionate you were to him and how calm you were when you two first met though...little did everyone know you actually had the biggest crush on the boy. How could you not? He was the flower boy! He was the boy by the flower shop you always went to. You’ve always known who he was however you guess he didn’t remember you. “Nobu~ Someone gave me flowers again!” You complained as you ate lunch with him.

Lately he realized how much of a problem it was that you didn’t know what to do with the flowers boys gave you so he came up with a solution. Looking at you he telepathically sent you a message.

“Oh? You have a solution? What is it?!” Your eyes sparkle thinking he was finally going to tell you that he liked you! I mean what other solution could he have? Once lunch was over you understood that he’ll be giving it to you before practice. Nodding you went back to your seats.

Nobu was that boy in the flower shop that day. “My flower boy” You liked the sound of that and you loved the thought of him being yours/you being his. No one knew much about this but the tall frost giant looking boy was actually softer than the petals of a cherry blossom by early spring. He was soft spoken and though his voice sometimes felt like a cold winter breeze his gaze would tell you otherwise. Those hands that everyone knew...those calloused large hands of his when held were as warm as a newly dried blanket. Little mannerisms and little facts about him engrained into your mind as you’ve spent the most time with him.

He knew your little favorites too and the things you’ve always hated...

The fact that you hated those same red roses

The fact that you were super sensitive to hot food

The small things like how you always wore the right sock first in the morning because for you its good luck or maybe the big things... the way you would stare at him during lectures but he knows it would embarrass you if he looked back so he pretended not to notice.

Both of you knew these little facts and big ideas you two saw in each other. You hated how you cant just tell him because you fear that he might say no and that it will change the way things were now. You just wanted to be with him already. You just wanted him to tell your suitors that you were already with him. You just wanted to see him hold you close whenever some girls try to pick on you. You just wanted to be his and maybe this would be the day for it too!

Finishing classes you both walked to the clubroom. It was silent like always. Something about the silence spoke to both of you however. The silence was your conversation in itself. The team had even teased you saying that you guys were mayhaps be soulmates since you could understand each other without words at all. Once you both arrived at the club room you could feel it...

It was now or never. He was finally going to confess.

He was finally going to tell you that he felt the same way. The solution.

This was finally it.

What was he going to say?

He stared at you with that affectionate look.

“Nobu?” You tried to act clueless but you weren’t prepared when he suddenly takes something out of his bag. It was a small (Favourite colour) stained glass container. “A-A vase???” Confused your forehead crinkled a little.

His eyes would have told you the answer. You knew his answer the moment he looked at the flowers you were holding.

It was his answer. It was the real answer but you refused.

You refused to believe that this was his answer. There must be something more. Staring at him. The anger that swirled in your eyes. Silence right now was nothing like the silence you both treasured. This silence had no conversation just blankness.

You realized...

He was the type to give you a vase for the flowers someone else gave.

“W-why are you so cruel, nobu...You’re supposed to say you like me! You dummy!”

He didnt understand love or crushes but if this is what it felt like...

the feeling of his heart feeling so devoted to you.

The feeling that he never wanted to see you cry like this.

The feeling where he everything just stops and all he could think fo was you.

Maybe he’d want love like this.

“I-Im sorry...I do like you” A deep whisper left his lips. His apology was short but for some reason that only that universe could know...You felt all of his regret. He said he liked you but why were you still crying?

Why could he still feel tears rolling down your cheeks? He never understood this.

You looked up though. You smiled and with the tears in your eyes you jumped up at him. Knowing full well he would catch you.

Your eyes met once more and before you cherished kiss together you whispered against his lips. “The only flowers I want in that vase are those flowers that you give me”.

With that your lips have found their way to each other. Moving ever so slowly and holding you close to him. It wasnt until you heard a camera click did you realize that the captain had taken a picture of both of you like that. “It seems the princess became fond of the iron wall itself~” he teased walking towards the clubroom’s door.

“Mhm” Nobu hugs you from behind offering a cup of coffee. “Good morning, my love~” you giggle as you traced the lines on his hands. “I love the flowers today~”

Kissing his cheek as both of you stare out the window with him once more.

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[extra-salt]

Futakuchi Kenji has a special place in my heart and it’s rent-free. 

He’s a brat, let’s face it, but he’s a responsible brat, at least.

[kaitycole]

cliché break-up lines (part two)

Summary: More cliché break-up lines the HQ boys would use.

“I’m not good enough for you.”

Asahi, Yamaguchi, Kindaichi, Yaku, Bokuto, Komori, Aone, Goshiki

“I’m just not ready for a serious relationship.”

Nishinoya, Narita, Hanamaki, Kuroo, Terushima, Sakunami, Shirabu

“I think we should see other people.”

Tsukishima, Matsukawa, Kyotani, Fukunaga, Suna, Semi

“I need to focus on my career.”

Hinata, Daichi, Oikawa, Lev, Akaashi, Konoha, Atsumu, Ojiro, Hoshiumi, Ushijima

“I don’t think I can give you want you’re looking for.”

Tanaka, Ennoshita, Kinoshita, Kunimi, Yahaba, Kenma, Inuoka, Kita, Sakusa, Tendou

“I’ve changed, you’ve changed, we’ve changed.”

Sugawara, Kageyama, Iwaizumi, Watari, Yamamoto, Daishou, Washio, Osamu, Futakuchi, Hirugami

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Part One

[kaitycole]

how they propose

Summary: How the HQ boys propose

After a long romantic speech

Daichi, Iwaizumi, Kindaichi, Kuroo, Fukunaga, Inuoka, Akaashi, Konoha, Osamu, Shirabu, Terushima, Bokuto

Ring in a champagne flute

Asahi, Ennoshita, Matsukawa, Atsumu, Suna, Sakunami, Semi

Kneels and opens ring box

Sugawara, Tsukishima, Kageyama, Oikawa, Kunimi, Kenma, Washio, Ojiro, Sakusa, Ushijima, Yaku

Gets caught up in the moment, doesn’t have a ring (…yet)

Nishinoya, Hinata, Tanaka, Lev, Komori, Hoshiumi, Kyotani

Slips ring on while you’re sleeping

Kinoshita, Hanamaki, Daishou, Kita, Futakuchi, Hirugami, Tendou

You end up proposing (Lorelai Gilmore style)

Yamaguchi, Narita, Yamamoto, Aone, Goshiki

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[cognacsip]

A L W A Y S - FUTAKUCHI KENJI | CH 4

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Chapter 4 (fair warning, it's starting to get angsty)

Nova's POV

What a day, I think to myself. It's like the first day all over again, but I don't think it was intentional this time. I'm sure it was all an accident, and I have the worse luck.

After the whole fiasco, Kamasaki helped me get out of sight from everyone, stumbling upon the principal on the way. The moment she laid eyes on me, she knew that I was in trouble. Thankfully, the principal here is understanding.

"Are you okay?" Kamasaki asks as he zips up his jacket wrapped around me to cover my wet shirt from view.

"Yeah," I respond with a sigh.

"Do you want to borrow my extra shirt?" Kamasaki asks politely. I can tell the concern in his voice, and I'm thankful he is here to help me.

"I'm okay," I say, "the principal is letting me go home early, so that's probably what I will do."

"Can I come with you?" Kamasaki confidently asks, "I can walk you home to make sure you're okay."

"I can walk her home."

Flinching at the sound of that tone, I turn around to see Kenji approach with his jacket in hand.

The halls are currently silent, with no one in sight. And good thing, too. The classrooms are full, but not for long. It's hard to despiser what's happening right now as I observe a very tense Kenji. I've never seen him this pent up before. His hands balled into a fist, and his eyes are glaring at me. At this point, all I know is I want to get home as soon as possible.

"That's nice of you, Kenji, but I can do it. I've been helping her since the incident, so I will see it through." Even though Kamasaki jokes around a lot, at this moment, the words coming from him feel like a threat.

Ignoring Kamasaki completely, Kenji quickly approaches me within a blink of an eye.

"You're such a fucking klutz, Nova!" Kenji lectures into my face. For a split second, I want to rebuttal and argue back. But the words don't come. Instead, I watch as Kenji pulls Kamasaki's jacket off me and quickly replace it with his, "You have two legs that can easily dodge –"

"Futakuchi," Kamasaki interrupts.

Suddenly, the tension heightens as I feel Kamasaki lace his fingers through my hands, "Please don't talk to her like that –"

At this rate, I no longer have a clear sense of direction. Kamasaki's hands are warm around mine, and as I'm being pulled back closer to him, I feel myself being ripped away. In slow motion, I watch as Kenji's arms drop to his sides. The feeling of emptiness begins to replace the space between Kenji and me. Right now, I'm too afraid to look at his face. Instead, I choose to watch Kenji's hands drop to his sides in defeat.

I've never been pulled away from Kenji before. In fact, since growing up together, I have always found shelter in Kenji. This feeling, the feeling of someone other than Kenji protecting me, is foreign to me. But maybe, just maybe, it is something I have to get used to now. Now that Kenji has someone else to protect. Someone that isn't me.

Going deeper inside my head, all I can think about is the unfolding changes before me. Is this what it means to grow apart, I wonder? Kenji and I have been friends all our lives. Even though we were apart for a while, I have always thought that Kenji and I would keep some sort of friendship. Even when he picks on me or makes smart-ass remarks, I know Kenji. He could never hurt the people he cares about around him or me. But we're both growing up, and that also means growing apart...

"Ha, I guess little Nova's dream of getting a boyfriend came true today," Kenji suddenly gabs, and my heart starts to break. Wait - I don't understand where this is coming from. Kenji may be a jerk, but never this low.

He knows when to stop. He knows when to pick up the pieces and apologize. He knows when he has gone too far. He knows when I'm not okay...right...?

Even when I give Kenji the benefit of the doubt, I'm still ripped apart. The worst part is Kenji doesn't seem to be finished. Looking straight into his eyes now, I watch as he lets another unleash, "You're in for a roller-coaster Kamasaki, you'll never know what kind of mood Nova will be in. But I can guarantee, she's always going to be needy as hell."

Needy?!

"What the hell, Kenji?!" I almost scream!

"What? Am I wrong? You're always hanging around me because you need something. Is that not true? Ever since we were kids." Kenji pushes.

"Fuck off, Kenji," is all I could manage.

I have had it. All those previous thoughts,  after all this time, I thought Kenji was better than this. I was wrong - I AM wrong. Turning around, I walk. No, I bolt, towards the door, doing everything in my will to get away from Kenji. My breathing starts to hitch, and the pain in my chest becomes harder to control. I can't believe him, that asshole.

Midway through my sprint, I can feel a tender hand grab the back of my elbow.

"Nova," Kamasaki whispers, "Are you okay?"

I'm not okay, I think to myself. I hate Kenji. I hate every piece of him.

Kenji and I have fought many times before. We have bickered, we have pushed each other's buttons, and we have argued louder than most friends. I've 'hated' him before but hate never felt like the right word. Now, hate feels like the only word I can use to describe the uncontrollable pain in my body.

But even at this moment, all I can think about is how upset I am at myself for thinking Kenji was anything but good. Ever since being with Ema, Kenji has been different.

Maybe he and I shouldn't be friends anymore. Perhaps that's what we need, to move on... to grow up.

Taking my hand, Kamasaki takes the initiative to get me as far away from the situation as possible. I don't object as I'm still so lost in thought.

Is this the end of our friendship?

--

Kenji's POV

No, no no no No NO.

I can't breathe. The air in my lungs is lost, and my body can't seem to hold itself up. What did I just do?

"Damn, Kenji, you ripped her a good one," I hear from the corner, and I start to panic. No one was supposed to be here. Everyone was in class when I went to see her.

Is this the result of my tunnel vision?!

Oh no. How many people saw what just happened? It couldn't have been that many, I pray.

I hope it wasn't that many.

"I recorded the whole thing!" another student said.

Fuck.

"That was crazy!" another.

"Nova was horrified!"

"I can't believe Kenji did that!"

Suddenly, every part of my body loses its will to stand. I saw the way her eyes frowned and the tears that formed at the corners. I saw how hard she tried to regain her breath, and still, I chose to serve the last blow.

I have to get out of here.

--

I haven't seen Nova in class for the past three days. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I'm not looking forward to the depressing weekend without her. Since that day, I have been waiting to apologize to her in person. I don't have any way to contact her beyond waiting for her in homeroom, which is pathetic in itself.

After years of being friends, one would think that I have a way to get a hold of her email or number. But neither of that felt applicable when I saw her almost every day. That is, until now.

I kept my mind focused on every door throughout the day, just to make sure I didn't miss her. I even prepared her some sour gummies as my 'I'm sorry for saying everything I didn't mean.' But she hasn't been here to receive them. If she doesn't show up today by the time practice is over, I'm going to walk over to her house after practice to apologize. I refuse to go two more days without seeing her. I've gone three years pretending she didn't exist, and when I finally get to see her again ...

"Captain!" Kogane screams.

"HM?" I sigh in response.

"Will you stay after practice today to help me with my serves?! I want to learn to jump ser-"

"I can't stay today," I quickly respond and walk toward the changing room, "Don't stay too late!"

Entering the changing room, I find myself alone as I'm the first to head out. I don't want to waste any time, and I have practiced more than I need to. There are more urgent matters at hand right now.

Looking inside my bag, I make sure I have everything I need: sour gummies, an orange juice bottle, and Nova's favorite chips. I even asked my mom to make an extra bento to share with Nova. At this point, I don't know if it's any good since it's been some hours, but it won't hurt to offer it.

Leaving the locker rooms, I suddenly slam into someone and plan to ignore them until I realize who it is.

"You finished early today, Kenji! Could you walk me home?" Ema gleams as she looks up at me.

She is the last person I want to see right now.

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