khnm oneshots

the play (6x4)

title: the play
pairing: Mutsumi x Shinomiya
word count: 1178
summary: Shi doesn't want this stage kiss to be his first kiss  
warnings:  bullying/homophobic slurs

*takes place during the festival chapter/episode 3*

"I-I'm playing the princess..." Shinomiya stuttered, his face red from embarrassment.

"A...princess...?" the boys said simultaneously.

"Seriously?!" Nanashima laughed.

"I lost at a bet!" Shi shrieked. (It had nothing to do with a bet,) he thought bitterly to himself.

Serinuma screamed, looking excitedly into Shinomiya's brown eyes. "Shinomiya-kun!"

 "Eh!?" he uttered as she grabbed his wrist.

 "I know you can pull this off. You will be the best princess ever!"

A few hours before...

"The girls are working backstage for our play, do you know what that means?" one of Shinomiya's classmates, Hiromasa, sneered.

He turned to Shi. "We need a boy to play the princess..." Hiromasa trailed off, smirking.

"Not interested," Shinomiya muttered, continuing to flip through the pages of his book. He knew he was the girliest one there, but that didn't mean he embraced that trait, or anyone embraced it. Everyone just teased him for it, constantly calling him a girl or other, actually offensive names.

"C'mon Shino! You're such a wuss, no wonder you have no friends!"

Shi rolled his eyes. He tried to ignore their insults, but it was difficult sometimes.

"You can't just do one little play? Seriously? God Shinomiya, you're so worthless! No one else here looks like a fucking girl, so no one would be able to pull it off! Why won't you just-"

"Fine!" Shi screamed, slamming his book onto the floor.

The boys jumped at his sudden outburst, then looked at each other and laughed. They left the room, shaking their heads. Muttering something like "god, Shinomiya's annoying."

Shi felt his eyes water with fresh tears and he quickly shook them away. I don't need them. I have friends... like Serinuma, and Mutsumi-

Shi felt his heart flutter when he pictured Mu's kind face smiling at him. He ignored the feeling. Probably just my stomach... or something. 

┅ ┅ ┅ ┅ ┅

Shinomiya was behind the curtain, fidgeting the hem of his costume. They were practicing their play, and of course, Shi had to wear the beautiful, handmade gown Serinuma had so generously given him. He took a deep breath and adjusted his wig. 

"He looks like an ugly girl..."

"Who does he think he is?"

"Ha! Shinomiya looks gay, as always,"

Shi heard the rude remarks and whispers from behind him and grimaced, trying desperately to pay no attention to the cruel words being spoken about him.

Don't cry...

Don't cry...

...