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male!reader x hanemiya kazutora
"h-how long have you been, um... standing there?" you stuttered out, clutching the nape of your neck sheepishly.
"i, uh... just came to tell you guys that we're hanging out later in the afternoon at the beach," he informed, a very obvious look of confusion spreading across his face. but he didn't address anything further.
"okay, sure!" you uttered, avoiding eye contact with him desperately.
"alright..." the suspicion in mikey's voice made you painfully aware of what he'd just seen. before another word could be spoken, you bolted out of there, turning the corner to get as far away from them as possible.
the rest of the school day felt like a blur. you couldn't remember anything that'd happened due to the fact that all you could think about was how mikey had caught you locking lips with your mutual best friend.
which is why you wondered how you found yourself walking home alone with mikey after school. you were in such a state of shock, you had no idea how you ended up here. all you knew was that the past ten minutes had been dead silent and you had been holding your breath for the entirety of it.
until mikey had broken the silence with a daunting question.
"so are you guys dating?"
you were somehow both worried and relieved when you processed what he'd asked. relieved that he wasn't reacting negatively, but worried because you actually didn't know the answer.
"huh?"
"you and kazutora," he clarified, looking over at you with yet another blank expression.
"what?! no! w-well... yes. i mean-- kind of? wait--! you're not surprised!?" you stumbled over your words aimlessly, emphasizing that your head was all over the place.
"jeez, y/n, do you think i'm retarded or something? you guys have been eye-banging for two years," he apprised, as if it was something everyone has been aware of.
"n-no we haven't! i-i don't know what you're talking about," you denied, although you weren't so sure anymore. was it that obvious that you liked him?
amongst the toman members, you could confidently say you were closest with mikey, aside from kazutora, so you weren't entirely surprised if he'd picked up on something.
"okay, so i didn't walk in on you sucking face then?" he questioned knowingly, a telling silence briefly following his words, "mhm, yeah, i thought so."
"i'm just... i'm so confused," you dropped your shoulders, letting the confliction in your demeanor show. you knew you liked him, you weren't confused about that-- you were just at odds with how to act and who to tell.
"do you like him?" mikey asked simply.
"yeah."
"so you're not confused," he imposed logically.
you let out a low sigh, "i guess not."
"if you really like him, then that's all that matters," mikey stated, turning his head to look at you sincerely, "who cares what anybody else thinks?"
when you got home, you thought about mikey's words for hours-- right up until it was time to hang out with the rest of them at the beach. he was right; who cares what anyone else thinks? you felt like an idiot, overthinking it like this. but it was comforting to know that mikey was okay with it. as your best friend, his opinion meant a lot to you.
you, mikey, draken, baji, kazutora, and mitsuya all headed down to the beach on your motorcycles, ready to spend the evening in the sand and water.
"i'll race you to the shore!" mitsuya hollered, pushing draken over to get a head start towards the water.
"you're so on, asshole!" draken was quick to get up and charge at the water after mitsuya, causing the rest of you to laugh in amusement.
"all of a sudden, he doesn't seem so mature," baji remarked, referring to mitsuya. your friends began talking amongst themselves as they set up some towels on top of the sand to lay on.
feeling bold, you decided to discreetly slip your hand into kazutora's whilst the both of you were listening to baji ramble about a sports car that he was fanning over. pulling his attention completely, kazutora gaped at you with wide eyes. you met his eyes and offered a faint smile, trying to show him you cared. he returned the expression and interlocked your fingers.
"baji, let's go swim," mikey suggested, subtly taking the hint that you wanted to be alone with him. the black-haired boy didn't seem to notice and took mikey up on the offer, leaving you and kazutora alone, sitting on a shared towel.
"what's this for?" kazutora asked giddily, raising your hand-hold before your eyes. you darted your eyes away from him, feeling your cheeks heat up and your palms grow sweaty.
"i... i want to be with you, kazutora," you confessed, finally working up the courage to look him in the eye for longer than two seconds.
"really?" you could see the shimmer in kazutora's sandy-colored eyes, making your heart backflip several times. little did you know that kazutora was just as happy as you were when he heard you utter those words.
you nodded in response, watching the boy's whole face light up with joy.
"can i... kiss you?" he asked hopefully, and you couldn't help but nod frantically. as kazutora leaned in and connected your lips, you waited for yourself to feel exposed or nervous; some sort of overwrought, frenzied emotion.
