these are purely headcanons, though I'm pretty sure we all picked up the vibes okay, okay. characters included: reki, langa, and miya. warnings: minor depiction of panic in reki's, overbearing(annoying) relative in miya's
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REKI
- he'd be nervous, seriously nervous. and it's okay because it's understandable in this situation.
- I'm going to be honest, i feel like he would avoid you for some time when he realizes. not because he thinks you'll love him any less but because he's just scared to admit it to himself.
- when he does get to it he's probably stuttering and sweating so much, avoiding eye contact, and pauses periodically because he just can't say it.
- you'll tell him, "it's okay, reki. it's okay." and he does appreciate it really, it calms him down but not entirely.
- he'll screw his eyes shut, blindly reaching for your hand, and just lets it slip.
- "I'm bisexual." he'll blurt, slapping his hand over his mouth almost instantly. he feels tears running down over his hand and he can't tell if they're from relief or something else.
- he's too scared to look at you but his grip on your hand is ridiculously evident by how hard he's holding it.
- so when (or if) you let go of his hand because of his grip, he will think it's because of what he just said.
- "oh? that's really cool, reki. thank you for trusting me enough to tell me."
- the breath he was holding in gets released and he realizes the crying from earlier was from relief.
LANGA
- first off, i would like to apologize for how clueless i am going to make this guy. anyways,
- he would not have a clue that he was even part of the community, he would just blatantly say what he thought and just roll with it.
- he's not going to be like, "oh yeah I'm —" someone is going to listen to him describe his feelings and say, "oh, so you're —?" and he's just going to be so confused.
- i think you'd be the one to help him learn or realize that whatever he said he felt/feels is something so many other people feel.
- now, bear with me for the next bp.
- "langa, i think you're asexual."
- he'd freeze for a moment, mainly out of shock that there's been a word for what he was feeling this entire time, and then go on to say,
- "really? asexual is what i feel all the time?"
- now, I'm not necessarily an expert or heavily knowledgeable about asexuality, i just know the bare minimum ?
- but i feel like langa just wouldn't care about the way anyone looks. like maybe before you dated, you would pick and point at people and ask "aren't they cute?" and he'd just reply with a plain, "yeah, i guess."
- (i could be completely wrong about asexual folks not being attracted physically to people, so please please correct me if I'm wrong! dunno if i can trust google much...)
MIYA
- yeah.
- i (personally) feel like Miya would have already known a plethora of information about the lgbtqia+ community even at a young age.
- being exposed to the media at that age does make you mature incredibly quickly and just piles a crap ton of information on you.
- but he wasn't mad about learning about the lgbt, it was the missing point to what he thought finalized his character. a level up, if you will.
- we all know the gross, and quite personal question that gets asked at family reunions or you know, by the media-
- "Are you in a relationship?" "do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet?" or even a, "oh you're so handsome now, the girls must be swooning over you at first glance!"
- so when he invited all of you over to his house during a birthday celebration, his overbearing aunt was there to pop the million-dollar question! (ick)
- you felt the air noticeably shift when the question was asked, sparing a passing glance at miya's very obvious uncomfortable face.
- "hi! mind if i steal the birthday boy for a moment?" you don't even give her a chance to reply before pushing him away from her by the shoulders, smiling politely when she stammers.
- "god, thank you." he breathed out, reaching into the cooler for a drink. "it's no problem," you say, "that question is the worst."
- he'll only nod in agreement from there but he feels his heart beat against his rib cage for some reason he doesn't know.
- he's not out to anyone yet, not his parents, not you, not his friends, and definitely not his extended family.
- so he decides to change that.
- "can i tell you something." you perk a brow, nodding so he could continue. "i don't like people." "I'm quite aware, Chinen." "no- you slime, i mean i don't like people romantically." "oh! oh, you're aromantic?"
- it shocks him that you know the term even though it shouldn't-
- he's happy that it was said and that you accept him. just hopes that coming out to everyone else will be as easy as it was with you.
- (hot take that reki is just "oh sick!... ( ._.) what does that mean?"
