tags: silly & wholesome fluff, obviously in love!mishima
mishima is very obvious crushing on you and everybody around him knows it!
mishima laughs at your jokes a little too loud, can't tear his gaze away from you and is constantly near you, looking for an excuse to spend time with you
though if that wasn't enough, he's also desperately looking for advice from the people around him or hoping they'd validate his feelings for you, by asking them if they think you like him too
“wasn't y/n looking at me a lot today? do you think they like me?” or “i get the feeling y/n has a crush on me! i mean, they are constantly around me!” are things his friends hear a lot
when in reality, mishima only projects his own feelings onto you. which doesn't inherently mean that what he's saying isn't true as well…
maybe you're just a lot better at hiding your feelings for him as he is! at least, mishima hopes so and that hope keeps him going!
request ☆ hihi! since your requests r open, i was wondering if you could do yuuki kagurazaka (ttigraas) with a powerful demon fem!s/o, like she's an archdemon but doesn't act like it all. she's all cute, clingy and nonchalant ig? i prefer yuuki, but if you don't wanna do him could you do rimuru? :3
a/n ☆ hiii, I actually had something like this in my drafts so I managed to do it quickly lol. Also idk if I'm gonna be able to do the other request about a kafka or elysia reader since I don't play honkai but I'll tryyy
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When you first met Yuuki, you hid your true power. The two of you met during one of his travels, and he had no idea you were an Archdemon at first. You didn’t act like one at all. You were so cute, always clinging to his arm, smiling, and humming like the world had no problems.
Yuuki thought you were just this cute, bubbly girl who liked to cling to him and didn’t have a care in the world.
Even though you’re supposed to be this super strong, scary demon, you were more interested in hugging Yuuki and staying close to him. Sometimes you would just grab his hand and drag him around, pointing out things that made you happy.
Yuuki was surprised when he found out you were an Archdemon. He was like, “Wait, really? You?” He couldn’t believe it. He expected Archdemons to be intimidating, but you were the opposite—so carefree and sweet.
But he quickly understood that just because you didn’t act like a typical demon didn’t mean you weren’t strong. You’d protect him without hesitation, always with a smile. If someone threatened him, you’d handle it so quickly, like it was nothing.
Yuuki found it adorable how nonchalant you were about your power. Like, you could destroy whole armies, but you’d rather be hanging off his arm, pouting if he got too far from you.
He appreciates how you’re so easygoing. Even when he’s busy planning or working with others, you’re there by his side, content to just be near him. Sometimes you’ll rest your head on his shoulder and nap while he’s having serious discussions.
He still teases you about it sometimes, saying, “I should have known. You were too perfect to just be normal.” But he likes how you keep things lighthearted, even with all your power.
You continued to stay by his side, always acting nonchalant about your strength. You never boasted or flaunted it. To you, being powerful wasn’t as important as making Yuuki happy and protecting him when needed.
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Notes- Romance Tropes; Sawamura & more x gn!Reader
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Recovery date: September 21st, 2024
Description: Headcanons for what romance trope is best for Sawamura, Miyuki, and tetsu
Notes: Recovered in conjunction with an anonymous researcher, we thank them for their contributions.
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Sawamura Eijun
This boy is built for shoujo romance tropes
Childhood friends? Yes, definitely.
I mean, I don’t ship him with Wakana, but I could see that being a good trope for him
He’s an abrasive little shit at the start, to love him with all the rough edges is an accomplishment
My second choice would be the tutor and the idiot
Again, you meet him as his most flawed version
Sure he wears his insecurities on his sleeve anyways, but you’re looking these insecurities in the eye and saying “I’m here”
And especially while at Seidou he needs that rock
Honorable mention: best friend’s sibling, does not matter who you pick it’s funny but top choices are Kuramochi, Chris, Miyuki, and Furuya in that order
Miyuki Kazuya
Enemies/ rivals to lovers
I do not believe this man had a single smooth start in any friendship/relationship
He hides behind snark and sarcasm
Like with Sawamura you’re meeting the worst version of him and saying “I’ll stick around”
Second choice is probably meeting at your lowest point
Idk what the trope actually is
But you meet in physio
He’s definitely at his most vulnerable, and you probably are too
He’s most afraid of vulnerability, so starting there gets him opening up really fast
Honorable mention: second chance, why he thought trying to have a relationship during highschool/uni was a good idea no one knows and frankly you should’ve seen the break up coming but your paths have crossed again and he’s found balance so why not try again
Tetsuya Yuki
Best friends to lovers
Like, I don’t really know what to say about him because he’s mostly matured by the time we meet him in Daiya
He does seem like he’s easy to love though
So being his best friend, seeing his dedication to baseball and his team
You kind of just… whoops, I’m in love.
Second choice would be…office romance
We know he intends to come back to Seidou as a coach
You also work at Seidou, no one’s even sure how you two crossed paths but you did
And surprisingly [everyone else] couldn’t see it any other way
Honorable mention: Opposites, outgoing student council president x quiet baseball captain people who know Tetsu aren’t too surprised but everyone else is baffled
Note: This is accidentally a commercial for Tylenol. In this au, the boys end up on the same team in college. As usual it’s much longer than I intended.
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…ear buds…wallet…lotion…chapstick… Maybe the side pocket? Nope, that’s just keys. Maybe the locker…
“Miyuki?”
He jerks up and yelps when the bench connects with his knee.
“Are you ok?” You rush toward him in wide-eyed concern.
“I’m fine, I’m just…”
You’ve probably just finished hauling all the equipment in. That’s why you’re out of breath, and not because…
“You’re just…?”
He jolts when your warm hand grazes his forearm.
“Oh— ye— sorry I was just…uh…” I was just reminded of how you sounded last night is probably not an appropriate response, so his eyes dart around frantically “—I was just looking for this!” His hand plunges inside your backpack to retrieve— “Tylenol!” He forces out a chuckle. “Had a bit of a headache.”
“Oh. I could’ve gotten that for you.”
“I didn’t want to bother you.” It seems you bought his lie, which is suspicious in and of itself. Under normal circumstances, you would see through him immediately, especially with the way he’s holding the bottle aloft as proof, like he’s some kind of Tylenol salesman. There must be more pressing things on your mind.
Out of nowhere, your knees wobble. He barely catches you before they give way.
It’s the closest he’s ever been, pressed up against your chest and gently gripping your arms. The sharp citrus scent of your skin makes everything else fade into static.
“I’m fine! I’m fine. I need to go. You can keep the rest of the Tylenol.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not in a rush,” he responds, fiddling with something inside his jacket pocket.
You let out a sudden squeak.
bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz
Miyuki arches a brow at Yuuki. “Nice of you to take them home.”
“Well, it’s important that everyone on the team is taken care of. Anyway, they’re close.”
bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz bzzzz
You stumble toward them with a shaky smile. “Ready.”
If not for the brief eye contact Yuuki makes with you, Miyuki would’ve thought he was ignoring you, because instead of leaving, he becomes uncharacteristically talkative, asking about Miyuki’s new weightlifting and mobility regimen.
After some minutes, you finally tug at Yuuki’s sleeve. “Please? Can we go, please?”
The buzzing gets louder, almost drowning out your ragged breaths. Your knuckles are white where you clutch Yuuki’s arm.
Warnings: spit kink, cock warming, masturbation, slight cum kink
Word count: 2.7k
All you wanted to do today was go down to the laundry room and get clean underwear but instead, you're hiding outside the door holding your breath. Your first thought washing your clothing was a full proof plan but you left some underwear behind.
“Fuck~” and that’s what kept you from going in and retrieving your missing items. You stood and hid behind the door watching from the creek of it. From what you could see it was your apartment neighbor, so much for the boy next door. You couldn’t see much of him but from your view, you could see exactly what he was doing. Anzai was standing against the washing machine with his eyes closed shut, you couldn’t make it out at first but when he turned towards the door you could see Anzai’s cock with your underwear wrapped around the tip. Anzai held his shirt up with his teeth and used one of his hands to hold the base of his length while the other gripped your underwear and pumped his length. No one uses the laundry room this early in the morning so it makes sense but you didn’t expect him to be awake before the sun was even up.
“Fuck fuck fuck, y/n~ please baby please” your train of thought was paused when you heard him say your name, but you did like how he said it. Now that you’d thought about it, you and Anzai never had many interactions or any at all. No one could deny how attractive he was, his hair was always pulled back and he was built with time and effort. So of course seeing him now so vulnerable and jerking off to you in your underwear did something to you. You didn’t realize how tightly you’ve been squeezing your legs together or how hard you were biting your lips but the blood rush you felt made you hold your breath.
Anzai hit his head against the washing machine as he fell to the ground in ecstasy. “Awe baby I want you so bad right now. Fuck~ y/n” he started to cry out and whimpered. His voice was so quiet and soft, the way he pleaded out for you made you moan as you clenched but you couldn’t tell for how long you were holding your breath. Anzai took your underwear from around his cock and held them up to his face as he sharply inhaled.
His pace started to quicken, he paused and you jumped back thinking you were caught but instead Anzai looked down and collected his spit, letting it drop to the tip of cock. He ran his fingers from the base to the tip and worked the spit into his precum, he groaned out your name and as his spit hit his cock. You were so glad for the view and you watched as the spit ran down his length to his balls. He brought his hands up to his mouth and twirled his tongue around the tip of his fingers taking in the salty taste of his precum. You watched in awe as he sunk his mouth on the base of his fingers and moaned at the taste. The way he was hunched over and how glistening his length was mesmerizing.
Anzai took off his shirt revealing how built he was and each muscle outlined by sweat. He licked along the cloth part of your underwear and pumped at the tip. His moans mixed with the wet noises coming from him, he arched back and started to plead. “Awe y/n fuck baby I wanna cum on you. Mhm mmm, fuck, please. Oh yeah~” he whimpered at the end and his body jerked as he came into his hand, he worked in the cum before using the underwear to wipe off his hand.
He was visibly hard and your nipples noticeable, Anzai sat there trying to catch his breath and rubbing his balls in his hand. You were mesmerized by how beautiful he was, his cock was glistening and cum was running down falling to your underwear.
You could’ve left now or walked in but you stood there staring. It wasn’t until you let out your breath forcibly and shut your eyes to think, did you realize it just got a lot hotter. You were caught off guard and almost stumbled when you heard Anzai now right in front of you cock hidden in his sweatpants staring at you in embarrassment and fear knowing you must have been there the entire time. Fuck when did he get so close, you felt warm next to his body heat and he stared down at you. It wasn’t like Anzai to start a conversation and especially not after being caught jerking off by the person he was jerking off to.
Both of you looked blankly at each other. You could either run or- you didn’t have the balls to think of the second option. Anzai broke eye contact to stare down at your chest- you forgot how hard your nipples were, Anzai held his breath and let his imagination run. You reached slowly and took your shirt off over your head, you breathed out and relaxed. Anzai started to move back and you approached him. There was nothing to say, all that you could do was let him know you were interested, the best way to do that was to throw yourself at him.. nothing could get worse from here. Anzai now backed against a wall as you let your hand slide down his chest to his bulge; he was bigger in person. Seeing his length up close made you clench your core even harder and moan.
He liked the feeling of having your hand wrapped around his length and tried to hold back a moan but failed terribly. “Fuck~” you snapped your head up at him also realizing the height difference, you weren’t short at all but he passed average height. You slowly worked your way up as he reacted to your touch. “tighter~” he breathed out, something about him directing you set you off more than you expected. You collected spit and let it drip to his length, he bucked in your hand, “like that?” You wrapped an arm around him and stood there face to face. His cock was soft and warm, feeling his breath up against your forehead and having his hand slowly grope at your butt the sexual attraction deepened. Before you knew it Anzai lifted you by your ass with one hand to meet your lips with his. Fuck his lips were perfect too, he groaned into your mouth and sunk his nails into your ass the tighter you held his shaft. His tongue swirled perfectly around yours and you whimpered at how he began to nibble at his bottom lip.
Out of all the times, you’ve passed him in the hallway you never thought about this feeling, you try to consider all the times he must have been staring at you, how he must have heard you while you masturbated. The thought made your body hot and you tighten your grip around his neck, “You want me to make you cum” you whispered into his neck. It’s obvious you weren’t the most direct person but something about him was enough for you, “yes please, make me cum please make me cum” he whimpered and gripped you harder. You quickened your pace and moaned into his mouth, Anzai couldn’t seem to catch his breath and then let out the hardest moan before bucking into your hands and shooting out a load into your palm. You met his lips and felt how the hot cum dripped into your palm and how his dick twitched every couple of seconds. Anzai went completely silent and dropped his head. You were a bit confused about why he suddenly looked like this, before you can open your mouth he pulls you against him. His body was burning up and you could feel his defined stature against you, his heartbeat with quick, and as you began to analyze him he grabbed for your attention. “Mm~ I wanted this so bad.” He continues as he roams your body. “Every time I saw you no matter where I got hard on the thought of you. I thought about how wet your pussy would feel with my fingers inside” Anzai uses one hand to hold onto your ass and grope and the other to trace a line over your entrance through your leggings.
You moan a bit into him trying to hold back your sounds. “Just the thought of it- how hard your nipples would be if I had them in my mouth or how good my cock would look pressed against your face. “Fuck baby” he whispered into your ear and gasped in response. You tried to process all of this but failed, unable to completely take in what was happening, he slowly brought his hand into your pants and let his palm cup your pussy. You attempt to grind for friction but he wouldn’t move. It was like he was trying to hold himself back at the wrong times. It was decided that you wanted this and him so if he wanted you then there was nothing wrong with that. He laid in the crook of your neck and slowly swirled his tongue around your skin. It was perfect, he occasionally moaned to gauge a reaction out of you. Anzai, still cupped around your pussy, inserting a finger into your folds, he trailed his finger from your clit to your hole. You gripped into his hair and the other still covered in cum worked its way back to his tip slowly pumping the top causing intense wet noises to fill the room. “Baby I’m gonna make you cum. Want me to make you cum hm?” He said into your ear as you clenched under him “yes please” you moaned desperately as he quickened his pace. He held your ass when you came. All you could do was whimper at his touch. He stood up straight and took his fingers and aligned them with your mouth, “taste yourself baby” he asked nicely and tenderly ran circles at your hip and you hummed in response. You opened your mouth in reply “mhm” you said and coated his fingers in your saliva
He pulled you on him “say aah” and you mimicked him. He leans over you and spits into your mouth, he watched and groaned as the spit reached your mouth slowly, he took his fingers out and replaced your hand on his cock with his. “Leave your mouth open for me okay baby?” He takes your cum covered hand and brings it up to his mouth and one by one he sucks them clean while jerking his tip against your stomach. Watching your mouth and the spit inside he pumped quickly, you saw as he was starting to whimper. He looked at you and bent to spit in your mouth again “Fuck yes baby stay just like that” of course you didn’t want to protest. Anzai felt himself coming close, he looked at you with puppy dog eyes “can I come in your mouth baby?” You nodded and kneeled leaving your mouth open. He took the tip and smacked it over your tongue, he moaned as he pushed his tip along your tongue and was met with the spit collected. You closed your mouth around his length and began to bob your head and moan over his shaft. He tasted so good, the taste of salt filled you as you sunk till he bottomed out in your mouth. He released his load into your mouth, you collected the cum and in one motion you let his dick fall from your mouth clean it. You looked up at him and opened “fuck baby you look so good don’t you” he said as he kneeled to meet you. He slowly approached your lips and kissed you, cum still in his mouth. He swiped his tongue at your bottom lip asking for entry, his tongue met yours and swirled around the cum and spit. For a couple of minutes, you both sat there swapping a mixture of cum from in your mouths. When you finally disconnect a trail of cum and spit connected the both of you, “Fuck that’s so hot” Anzai watched in awe and looked over you. You looked perfect, your breasts were out in the open with nipples hardened, you only sat in sweatpants that hung low and you stared at him ready to beg. Anzai came close to your mouth again “do you want me to fuck you” he pinched one of your nipples in his hand. In response, you nodded a little too energetically but that only egged him on more. He stood up and walked you over to a chair, he sat in front of you and held his cock by the base.
You were in awe watching how Anzai sat with his legs spread open with his cock in hand. His muscles laid on his body perfectly. “Fuck baby come and sit on this cock, take this cock baby girl” he cooed and gripped your waist. You aligned yourself over his tip and shuddered as it slightly grazed your opening. You both to a second to recollect yourselves. You let the tip hit your entrance completely and gasped when you realized he wasn’t going to fit. Anzai must have picked up on this too and snapped you out of your thoughts. “Shhh, baby don’t worry, just like that, line yourself up just like that okay? Good girl, you're gonna take this cock for me like a good girl.” He waited as you slowly sunk yourself on his cock, you moaned at how filled you were becoming and he moaned at how tight you were. He lifted you back off his cock after barely hitting half and lowered you back on. Once you almost hit the base of his length he pressed your thumb against your clit, you gripped his shoulder seeking balance, and allowed him to rock you back and forth on his cock. “Awe fuck baby you’re doing so good aren’t you? Taking that cock so well I’m so proud mhm” he groaned out and leaned back in the chair. You started to rock yourself and jumped a bit on his cock causing your breasts to bounce. This was a sightsee and you felt him pulsate in you, he leaned forward and took one of your nipples in his mouth. This felt amazing, being filled like this and having his hand on your clit made you moan out, he twirled his tongue around the bud and occasionally let it fall from his lips making a sound. He pressed his tongue completely against your nipple and area and flicked his tongue. You arched your back in response and quickened up your pace. He used his free hand to hold you at your waist for support. Feeling that you were close he looked up at you from your breasts “your gonna cum? Cum for me baby you can do it just like that. You like how that feels hm? Just like that bounce on my cock just like that ah fuck~” he dug his nails and felt himself close as well. He leaned back and watched as you bounced up and down and sweat was falling down your chest. “AH~” he hissed and his head flew back and his hips bucked, you whimpered out and clenched on his dick as you began to cum. Both of you rode out your highs as he thrust up into you and held you down making you unable to move and he released his entire load. You relax your body and slump against him. You both refused to move, he took your face into his and gradually worked his tongue in and you moaned at how he was so good with his tongue, he must have known what you were thinking and chuckled into your mouth. “Next time I’ll taste you” he ran his hand up your spine and let you nestled on his dick. You both thought the laundry room wasn’t the best most secure place but no one was coming down here.
warnings: hanahaki disease, angst, description of blood and being in the hospital, spoilers of the anime as well, lots of angst at the end 👍🏽
note: this was a very old post from last year and i just wanted to repost it again because i loved writing for my first ever love in daiya no ace, yuuki tetsuya. love that man eheheh. anywho, i hope you guys enjoy this piece of work~~
Pink camellias. The longing and desire for someone you love. The longing for someone that you’ve missed for so long. No matter how dark, how light the color was of the camellia, it had the same meaning. And so, the camellias bloomed.
tetsuya knew that all he could think about was baseball, he wasn’t stupid. it was his life and he lived and breathed it, baseball was something he was proud of. and yet when he was with you, even since the beginning of his highschool career, he knew meeting you was the best thing that could have ever happened to him.
throughout highschool, you and yuuki had a close relationship but never one that could be considered enough to be a couple. the two of you have been attached to the hip since the start of highschool, sitting next to each other in your shared classroom your first year, bonding over baseball but he was the one playing while you were on the sidelines cheering him on. you soon found yourself integrating your life with his but the both of you didn’t know it yet.
then the time to make his highschool debut as a first string member came.
the pressure was on his shoulders, he was pulled from the first years with a few others but he never expected to be put into the battle head first. he knew that this was a privilege, not many first years got to play in the first games, at least not as a starter. he was very calm and collected but you, only you, could see that on the inside he was nervous, maybe even hesitant to even step in the batter’s box. you could tell from the stands, even if you were at the top of the player section. you could see how he was fidgeting his hands on the handle of his bat, the way he was only looking straight at the ground as he took a few practice swings. these little actions that only you could recognize caused you to plan something that would soon be famous for the next three years of his life at Seido. coordinating with the team, you and the others soon started to play Lupin the Third, a song that soon shook the entire stadium into silence. Your voice and the others proudly sang with pride laced through the lyrics, soon causing the entire first string to echo after you. no need for him to turn back to face you, you didn’t need his recognition. you could tell from his tall stance that he heard you, and that was all that you needed.
that moment would forever be branded in seidou’s history, the first time a first year was able to get a home run during his debut game.
soon after, you were asked to become a manager for seidou. you were at the practices already helping out the other managers with getting supplies ready, the food if they needed another hand and also helping with stats for all of the players. you were also one of the few people that all of the players would really listen to. when you said go to sleep, they would get their ass up and back into their rooms to sleep. sometimes you used those down times to talk with tetsuya about how he was feeling and what he needed help on. you were his first ever practice partner, helping out on his swing, where he needed to hit contact, and also calming his nerves when he was doubting himself. he’s still a first year, he’s allowed to get nervous for every game because he’ll never know if he’s starting.
that same summer they didn’t make it to the finals of their summer tournament, ending his senpais summer career. now he had to hold the fort.
tetsuya, again, only thought of baseball. he wanted to go pro but he wanted to continue to hone his skills in college. his biggest goal was to get into or get scouted by meijin university. but the biggest obstacle he has to face at the moment was learning how to be a captain for seidou. sure isashiki being his vice captain helped so much but you were the one he had to really give thanks to. god, he doesn’t really know how to properly get his point across in a “normal” way. he knows that he has his faults, the fact that he went up to coach kataoka proved that he still didn’t believe he was the rightful captain of a powerhouse school. but you were the one that held him together. you listened to his worries, you held him as he was close to breaking, you shook his shoulders to wake him up from his dark thoughts. you were his indefinite rock, you were his everything. he doesn’t know how else to distinguish this type of feeling.
and while looking at your eyes filled with determination, he felt his heart skip a beat for the first time.
second year came and soon the both of you gained more friends as time passed. ryousuke was a sly one but you knew he meant well with all of his cryptic messages. isashiki was your third musketeer, though he is the loudest one, the both of you knew you couldn’t do anything without him. he was your support pillar when you needed one. masuko was the big teddy bear that was a man that kept his word, though sometimes someone did need to tell him to slow down on the pudding. chris was the most sane out of all of you, god, he was basically one of the best players on the team and tetsuya was so happy to be on the first string with him.
but most of all, his relationship with you has been closer than ever. you guys were getting closer than ever if that were even possible. you both started to spend time outside of baseball and school which is a miracle in itself considering how much of a baseball nut he is. you needed to go out and buy supplies for the team? best believe he was walking right beside you and holding all of the bags. you guys were now inseparable and everyone knew that wherever you were, he was nearby and vice versa.
then the moment that chris’ injury came about and everything was put on hold.
everyone didn’t know what to do without their star catcher, even if miyuki was just as good as chris was, it wasn’t the same. the bonds you all had with one another was put at risk when all of everyone could see he was pulling away. thankfully, you were the exact person to put everyone in their place, to wake them all up and see the music. there were tears rolling down their faces, everyone’s faces, but you made them realize that this doesn’t stop the end goal, going to koshien. right at that moment, with tears branding this promise, tetsuya swore to bring his team to koshien. he would do it for chris, and he would do it for you.
and with that sealed promise, he felt his heart skipped a beat second time.
a new year and with it came a new team, a new season, and even more talented players. and with it came the realization that it was his last year. his last year to try to make it to koshien, his last year with his new found family at seidou. with every player unable to make it to the first string, he would bear their burden and bring back the gold. seeing furuya’s monster pitch in person, he knew that seido had a chance, they all had a chance. when he saw the determination within sawamura and his will to never give up, his confidence of going to koshien grew. during lunch one day, he even told you that he felt in his bones, he felt the chills that they would make it to the finals this year, he was sure of it. and god, your smile when you agreed with him? it was like jumping into a refreshing spring of water. he felt relaxed, and he knew that you were going to be behind him throughout this new journey. the resolve to making it to koshien grew and the both of you knew that siedo was going to make it no matter the cost.
then came the moment of tanba’s injury, and it was as if time stopped again.
tanba, their ace, another talented player, taken out by a baseball to the jaw. it was like there was a curse on seido, every golden week something horrible had to happen. and of course it happened to their ace pitcher. tetsuya almost cried in your arms when you held him, whispering nothing but sweet words. your words pillowing around his body like the softest blanket he’s ever had. he couldn’t imagine getting through that moment without you. and once again you proved how you were not only this team’s rock, but his as well. you pulled everyone out of their shell, reminded them that tanba was never going to let this injury stop him and neither should it stop the team.
god, he really had to go to the doctor because his chest shouldn’t be hurting this much.
the start of spring tournament started and there was so much pressure. so many people were counting on seido to make their first ever debut into koshien after 6 years. they had to make it happen, he had to make it happen. fighting against yakushi in the semis proved once again how hard the spring tournament was. the west tokyo division was as if you entered the devil’s gate, nothing but monster players at every single corner, waiting to strike if any sort of weakness was to be found. yakushi was already one of their toughest hurdle to pass over but inashiro? that was asking to hand feed a lion, almost impossible. but god damn it he would bring his team to koshien no matter the cost. he promised his team and his coach this, but most importantly, he promised he would bring you to koshien.
so when they lost to inashiro by just one run, one god damn run… the entire world went dark.
he knew he wasn’t the only one hurting. nori felt as if it was his entire fault they lost that one run, isashiki was isolating himself because he thought he was to blame because he didn’t catch that one more ball, sawamura had fallen to the yips, and tetsuya was isolating himself from you. this happened for a few weeks after their loss. he heard about your strength when you went up to the entire team of inashiro with the other managers and gave them the koshien banner you made for the team. you were the only one not crying as you handed the banner over, making them promise to you that they better win koshien. god, he wished he could have seen their faces when you stood tall despite being so much smaller in height compared to the lot of them. he knew that you earned their respect, maybe even the coach’s respect as well, he just knew it.
those few weeks were the worst, he wanted to be by your side, but he just felt as if he failed you. he promised you koshien, and he couldn’t even get his team there. being the captain of seido now felt like a burden, he couldn’t even prove his worth as a captain through his batting. what type of captain fails his team in that way? it was humiliating. he didn’t even tell you that he moved out of the dorms, he was still that disappointed in himself. so imagine his surprise when you showed up to his front door gasping for air and pulling him outside. you ran with his hand grasped in yours, running to the park near your house that you both claimed as your rest stop before he dropped you off at your house every single day until he avoided you.
he’s never seen you so angry before, disappointed yes, and that feeling was heart wrenching already. but anger? he felt as if his whole life was being put on trial. he watched as you screamed at him how it was unfair that he left you alone, he wasn’t the only hurting, everyone was. yet he was the one that broke your heart because he wasn’t there for you, he left you alone. the silence was loud after your angry rant. he knew he doesn’t have a way with words, and at that moment, he hated how words had failed him. your tears streaming down your face, your eyes could show how heart broken you were from losing your best friend, your chest heaving from exerting all of your pent up energy from both the run and from the intense emotions that escaped your body. again, his words failed him, and no words escaped his throat. it felt as though they were stuck, trying to leave, but yet the hesitation still blocked them.
the moment you turned your back to him, not even looking back, he felt his world turn black once again.
the both of you slowly moved on, but you were always in the back of his mind. the entire team knew something had happened, but all were afraid to ask. he felt as though a bullet hit his chest whenever you passed by him without any sort of acknowledgment, and it honestly felt like a heart attack. he was able to get over his disappointment within himself, able to lead his team from the background. able to support the team and miyuki, who was learning the new ropes of being a captain. tetsuya knew miyuki could do it. if he could do it, then miyuki had the capabilities to be one of the best captains for seido as well. miyuki had kuramochi and zono behind his back, just like he had isashiki. and just like he had you...god, he missed you. he felt as though he didn’t deserve to be in your life, not only after failing you once, but failing you twice. he couldn’t stand the thought of failing you a third time, so he accepted your distance. he always knew you were nearby, always got the latest updates about how you were doing and how you were...happy. oh, how he would always pray right before he went to bed that he would reunite with you once again.
so when he coughed up the first flowers after graduation, he knew exactly what was happening.
he didn’t think that you would ever love him back, not after what he did to you. even to this day, it still hurts him whenever he looks back at his actions. he entered meijin university with a heavy chest, ignoring the signs that he needed to get checked out, ignoring the way his new teammates would look at him with eyes filled with pity. ryousuke was telling him to do the surgery, why let this type of pain continue? isashiki and chris urged him to confess, they would text him everyday to get him to realize that waiting it out for this long would be horrible. he knew that, he knew that just ignoring the signs was the worst action anyone would or could do. but if he died knowing you were happy, knowing that you were doing amazing without him, then he’ll die happily, even with this growing pain in his chest.
and so when he arrived at the hospital after knocking out from the pain during baseball practice, he was happy to have met you in this lifetime.
his friends visited him throughout the week, the ones that were nearby. they kept telling him that he should get the surgery, it wasn’t worth the pain and it wasn’t worth the suffering. he had so much to live for! but he always declined each and every offer for the surgery and with every rejection, he did it with a smile. the only ones that really understood how he felt and supported him were isashiki, chris, and his little brother, masashi. they knew that he wouldn’t change his mind, they knew that he was set in his resolve, he was going to go through with his final decision all the way.
the pain soon grew too much, not only flowers but bright red liquid would flow from his mouth with every heavy cough, staining not only his gown and his bed.
all he remembers was his family and friends by his side, and sometimes he felt like he saw you too. he was soon losing consciousness by the hour, maybe minutes, he couldn’t keep track of time anymore. it was a figment of his imagination at this point. he would feel warm, soothing hands all over his body that followed a warm towel, caressing his face. he would feel a tight grip on his hands and felt liquid on his fingers. it came so often that he was wondering if his blood was reaching his hands now, were his coughs that drastic now? he knows someone was taking care of him every day, and there was always a presence by his bed. he could hear the shuffling of feet and even the screeching of the chairs across the floor.
yet... why did this presence feel so familiar?
he did feel as though he was dreaming because you would never be by his side in real life. but in his dreams? you were always there, always have been right there, as if you’ve never left in the first place. he thought he was dreaming when his body started to feel more light, the heaviness melting away as if it was heated by the warmth, ever present, and strangely loving presence by his side. one random moment, he thought his chest got lighter. he was still coughing, he still felt his chest coil from the impact, but it felt as though it didn’t come as often as before. his blood didn’t rush to flood his throat as often and soon he felt as though the flowers became just as less. but again, this had to be a dream. there was no way you would ever love him back.
mishima and you had been dating for a while, but hadn't gone further than holding hands yet
both of you wanted to kiss each other, but were a bit too shy to actually make the first move
it took a month or two before the right moment finally came along for your first kiss
mishima was at your place and the two of you were studying next to each other in silence, before you awkwardly pointed out that it was just the two of you at your apartment
the poor boys face turned red immediately and he offered to leave if you weren't comfortable being alone with him
but when you assured him that you wanted him to stay, mishima relaxed for a moment, only to quickly start to wonder why else you had mentioned that the two of you were alone…
"wait… w-were you trying to hint at something then!?" his head whipped around and he stared at you, covering his blushing cheeks with his hands
seeing him this nervous made you nervous as well, but you assured him you weren't trying to hint at anything
"h-however…" you added "i wouldn't mind if something were to happen…"
now both of you were blushing
mishima slowly removed his hands from his face and instead rested them on your shoulders, slowly inching closer, giving you enough time to pull away if you end up changing your mind
"a-alright… then i'll let something happen…!" he announced with a shaky voice, closing his eyes half way on his way to you, before finally pressing his lips… on your chin
there was a moment of silence, before you started laughing, breaking the awkward tension between the two of you
"w-wait, i didn't want to… i couldn't see where i was… argh, i messed up our first kiss…" mishima whined quietly
but his face lit up again when you rested your hands on his shoulders instead, still with an amused grin on your lips, as you inched closer slowly
"how about we try it again? maybe this time it'll work!"
