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[OMORI] Basil x reader

Ok, so when I checked this the other day half of it was gone so I unpublished it to fix it from whatever insane glitch erased all that. Good news is I remember the plot. This version isn't exactly the same, but it basically is.
I've been stalling publishing this again long enough, so I'm not going to proofread it. Writing this in second person was a mistake...

Requested by: (deleted account)

Your crush on Basil was a totally shameless one.

Like you had no shame in liking the flower boi.

You'd just waltz right on up to him and ask him how he's doing. You'd talk to him every time you got the chance, and you'd even started reading about flowers because after talking to him about them you found it super interesting.

Honestly, it's a miracle he hasn't realized you like him yet...

Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, else knew about it and did not understand the extreme to which you took it to hang out with him.

If Basil asked you if you liked him you would've proudly just admitted it.

But alas he had not, seemingly oblivious to all the obvious signs of your affection.

But two letters is all it takes to turn obvious into oblivious... so while they might be similar, he might just think you tried extra hard to be his friend.

After all you did know him before Mari's death—yes your crush has lasted that long—and you have pretty much acted like this since you met him.

Aubrey had told you he didn't have many friends before she introduced him to the group...

So sadly, the boy you'd do anything for is the one you have watched shut himself away from everyone else...

"Hiiiiiii Basil!" You greet him with your typical enthusiasm as you see him walking to the park, a place he's been going everyday recently.

"O-Oh, hi (Y/N)." He says, with a noticeably forced smile. He stopped walking so the two of you could chat.

"How are you this fine morning?" You ask him, grinning from ear to ear.

Honestly, you needed to stop thinking about holding his hand and kissing him every time you walked up to him—.

"I'm..." He seems to think on his answer, "fine."

"Doing anything exciting today?" You ask, still smiling.

It takes quite a lot of effort to not blush when you talk to him.

"I wasn't planning on it..." He says nervously, "But...But I guess going to the park can sometimes be exciting!"

He's very emotionally forceful in that answer and your smile finally turns to a bit of a confused straight face.

"Would you mind if I tagged along?" You ask him.

"Uh, sure! You can come with." Basil looks down, you can basically see the sadness in his eyes.

You let him lead the way to Faraway Park and felt like a lost puppy following yet another one the entire time.

You had noticed Basil's slow withdrawal from everyone else ever since it started four years ago after all... He seemed so afraid after Mari died. He and Sunny took it significantly worse than everyone else.

But now something seemed downright off about his mood... Polly said he's stopped caring for his plants and you haven't seen his camera in probably years.