art and football | nagi s. X reader

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by the end of yesterday's match, we were all incredibly hungry and exhausted, and upon hearing hiori's suggestion of getting pork buns, everyone tagged along. even y/n came, which was nice. i could just stick to her and ignore my friends annoying pestering. she seems to have become friends with yukimiya and kurona.

we all got ourselves some buns from the convenient store, and began leaving for home. i turned to y/n, wanting to ask her to stay with me once more (the situation with her family worries me. i wish she let me help her more), i was surprised to see her already staring at me. she smiled, before wrapping her arms around me. i embraced her back, and basked in her sweet and comfortable smell.

"thank you for today and yesterday, sei." i heard her mumble against my shirt.

"sure." was all i responded back with, and with that she broke the hug, and i watched as she waved at me sweetly, before leaving for her home. in silence, i stared at her retreating figure, which was slowly being eaten up by the growing darkness. i couldn't gather the courage within me to ask her, or even offer to walk her home. i didn't want to make her situation any worse.

"ooooh, now if it isn't romeo and juliet." reo teased, making me roll my eyes in annoyance.

"don't say corny shit like that..." i muttered, ruffling my hair and making it shoot out in every direction possible. this situation with her parents was so frustrating and bothersome. why are they controlling every single part of her life? what kind of life do they think they're giving her?

and the worst thing is, she still loves them and stays patient with them no matter what happens. if i was her, i'd rebel. having someone breathing down my neck about everything i do would be incredibly tiresome...which sort of already happens with my friends (although it is not comparable).

"i wish i could do more." i finally said.

"i know." reo responded quietly. "but there's nothing you can do if she refuses your help."

"hey, what're you two sulking over? you'll see her tomorrow at school!" karasu laughed, looking over at us. i ignored him, and pulled my phone out to play some games instead. reo, however, decided to grace him with his presence, and i was yet again forced to listen to my friend's bickering.

soon, the day came to an end, and we all split up and left for our homes, promising each other a new, more serious match, to finally settle records between each other. (not me though. i'd still get forced to tag along, however).

i left, and found myself pondering about the guys and y/n.

before meeting reo, similarly to y/n, i was an absolute loner. i wasn't getting bullied or excluded, i just didn't include myself or even care to. all i was there to do in school is to study well in preparation for a good job, so that i can retire early or something. i never cared about friendships that much, i found them time consuming and bothersome. there's too many social etiquettes to keep check of, and you have to put a lot of effort to keep them near, which i can't be bothered with. it's no surprise that none of my middle school friends really stuck around for too long, and i was ultimately alone in high school.

till reo found interest in me, and pulled me into his shenanigans and football. he introduced me to chigiri, isagi and bachira, and then forced me to play a match with his other friends, and they befriended me too. these people weren't bothered over my low maintenance- rarely texting them (i don't even text first, ever), they didn't care when i complained and whined about not being left alone (which i did find annoying) and they never forgot about me.