After Dark - Aki Hayakawa x Reader

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art credit -@kevinlei6524139 on twitter <3

The week was passing so incredibly slow.

You had picked up a few extra shifts just to have something to do. Once you graduated college you found yourself with too much time on your hands. You had to keep yourself occupied with hobbies, work and some freelance art classes to keep yourself sane.

It was already Thursday night and after spaghetti dinner with Kobeni you were on your way to CVS to pickup some prescriptions, blasting Caroline by ThxSoMuch on your speakers in your car as you drove. Once you pulled up to the drivethru and lowered the music you greeted the pharmacist.

"Hi, I'm picking up two prescriptions for Y/L/N, Y/F/N. Birthday is Y/B/D." You said softly.

The pharmacist nodded and got the medications, handing them to you.

"Looks like one for birth control and then the second one is an Albuterol inhaler?" He replied.

"Yep, that's it. Thanks." You responded after he gave you your card back and you drove off. You still had a little bit left in your last inhaler, but always liked to have a spare full one. It had been months since your last asthma attack but it just gave you peace of mind.

You had the night off so you decided to treat yourself to some bubble tea at the shop across from the pharmacy. Once you found a parking spot and got out you noticed a familiar blonde boy sitting outside of the shop, he and the fiend were spitting boba at each other through their straws.

"Hey, it's the hot bartender from last Friday!" Denji yelled, pointing at you.

You blushed a little bit as you waved to them.

"Hey, guys." You replied, Power flipping you off before laughing at herself. You just shook your head and went inside, suddenly thinking about Aki again. Part of you hoped that he would be here, another part hoped he wouldn't be. You had no makeup on, your hair in a messy braid and in need of a wash with just a sweatshirt and flared leggings on with your beat up vans on your feet. But why did you even care? You shouldn't, you told yourself.

Thankfully there were just a few people in line that you didn't recognize and you were ordering your drink within a few minutes.

"Hi, just a small honeydew bubble tea, please." You asked the cashier and they took your cash before making your drink.

You thanked them and picked out a blue straw, stabbing it through the top of the plastic lid as you stepped outside. You saw Denji and Power still bickering with each other when Power threw her empty cup at Denji's head.

"I'm telling topknot! And he's gonna make you do chores for a WEEK!" Denji scolded her as she laughed in his face.

You made your way to your car and shuffled your playlist, Devilish by Chase Atlantic playing. You shifted into reverse when you looked up and saw Aki walking out of the 7/11 next to the bubble tea shop as he packed and opened a new pack of cigarettes. You scoffed as you watched him place one between his soft looking lips, perfectly balanced as he brought his large hands up to the end and lit it as he took a long drag. He was wearing normal clothes instead of his usual formal work attire, his grey-blue sweatshirt enhancing his deep blue eyes.

You saw Denji point at your car before waving to you again and your eyes widened before quickly pulling out of your parking spot. You saw Aki look in your direction from your rearview mirror and quickly looked away, avoiding eye contact with him.

That was close.

Once you were home you plopped onto the couch next to Kobeni who was grinning at something on her phone.