Idk what this is, but i’ll call it Unhinged!Au in the meantime. This isn’t exactly a prompt, more like a synopsis or some sort. Enjoy.
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An au where Mondo gain a new hobby : photography.
It all started when his friend caught him creepily staring at their hall monitor from afar, Chihiro shit their pants and told him that no, that’s not cool at all, that’s creepy as hell and never do that to him or anyone else ever again. Mondo got defensive and asked what the hell he should be doing to his crush BUT that? Chihiro’s like "Mondo for god’s sake just talk to him and take pictures with him or something! That’ll last way longer right?!"
Mondo took half of their words seriously. Tch, TALK to him? As if Kiyotaka would WANT that. He’d probably bail if not look at him in pure disgust at the sight of the biggest scum on the earth that Mondo is. Nah, he ain’t taking any risks. The last thing he wants was for Kiyotaka to be AFRAID of him and hyper aware to his surroundings. He can’t ogle his cute face when the said man is hiding to where he can’t reach, now can he?
So Mondo settle down with a camera. He wasn’t opposed to the idea of having pictures of Kiyotaka where he can stare anytime he want. Far from that.
At first he borrowed his upperclassman’s camera, what was her name again, Mahiru? Yeah. Like hell he would use his old ass phone that can’t zoom in without making the resolution straight ass. Kiyotaka deserves better than that. And apparently Mahiru is ecstatic to find someone other than her who likes photography, so that’s that. But he was saving some to buy one on his own tho, don’t worry.
And so his obsession continues, Mondo would follow Kiyotaka to where he always sat, scribbling something on his book with a cute serious face. He take pictures of him in different angles, zoom in to his scrunched eyebrows, zoom in to his slightly pouting lips, eye level, side profile— just.. everything you can think of. Oh and he takes a few pics of flowers around just to give Mahiru something new to look at. While the rest.. goes straight to his own collection.
This happens frequently. Somehow he got extreme luck while doing so. Not only Chi won’t look for him when they didn’t have a scheduled meet ups or lunches, but also, Kiyotaka would NEVER notices he was there. Standing ten feet away with a camera right on his face, aiming it elsewhere when Kiyotaka DOES look at him— or at least, his direction. He always gets back to scribble down on his book so it’s impossible to tell.
This continues for a few months, by the time Mondo finally had enough cash to buy his own camera. Which is, conveniently right next to a bookstore where Kiyotaka decides to came out of. While they both barely avoiding a crash, Kiyotaka surprisingly greeted him! And he knew his name!! And even asked him to have a nice chat with him over a cup of coffee!!! Mondo’s positive he was dreaming.
And so they chat. Pretty casual, if you believe it. Mondo got some laughs here and there from his stupid pick up lines. Now that he know Kiyotaka enjoys his presence, he’s getting more assertive. They talked about their hobbies (Mondo learns that Kiyotaka likes to draw. Ooh artistic. He likes it), what they usually do in the weekend, Mondo’s new camera, and lots of other things before Kiyotaka bashfully ask Mondo a favor, he wants Mondo to see his sketchbook and give him an honest opinion about his ‘mediocre’ drawings.
Mondo vigorously accepts (obviously). He reassured Kiyotaka that whatever he drew is breathtaking and amazing. And that’s when Kiyotaka excitedly shoved his sketchbook to Mondo’s direction. Waiting.
Mondo did what Kiyotaka wants him to do. With a giddy feeling, he took the sketchbook, holding it carefully like it’s some hefty prize, and gently flip the page.. after page.. after page.
It seems like Kiyotaka is done with this one. Hundreds of pages, front to back, is filled to the brim with messy pencil sketches. His skills truly ARE breathtaking and amazing, except the fact that..
They’re all the same drawings.
A man, holding a camera close to his face.
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A.k.a they’re both fucked up in the head and doesn’t know what normal human interactions look like.