𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 || 𝐡𝐪 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐜

𝟎𝟑 | 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫

shock.

that's what it was. that's what was flowing through your body and filling your systems.

it was pure shock that filled every single cell of your body.

(that's a lot of cells, by the way. just in case you're wondering.)

for a few seconds, neither you nor the boy from next to you said a single word.

all you and noya did was stare between each other, taking the other in. and you both sunk into how familiar it felt.

your once best friend.

you didn't really even know how to even react.

because let's be real, nishinoya yuu had every single goddamn right in the world to hate your guts. he had every right to decide to walk away without a word.

noya had every right to leave.

but then again, so did you.

even though it was always you that was busy with school work and you that distanced yourself...it was also noya that couldn't accept the fact that you cared more about academics.

and after high school...you both just fell out of contact.

even though you both had the option to get out and exit the near-empty observatory of the skytree...

neither of you did.

seeing your best friend for the first time after so many years...nothing else mattered.

so what if everything had gone wrong? so what if things had gotten messy? the fact of the matter remained: you were there. and so was he.

maybe, that simple fact is enough for now.

noya seemed to feel the same way—because within the next few seconds, you found yourself engulfed in the arms of the boy.

and those arms you welcomed, also with every single cell of your body.

you weren't sure if you wanted to laugh, smile, or cry.

so you did all three. at the same time.

and looking over, you realized that noya was doing the exact same.

"is it you? is it really..." you heard him whisper against your shoulder.

you already knew that there were going to be tears streaming down your face.

yet you did nothing except cling to the boy that you once knew everything about.

nothing else mattered. and neither of you needed to say a word...

you both understood, standing alongside each other on tokyo's beautiful monument.

"noya," you whispered back. "noya..."

you paused before continuing.

"my best friend."