The silence was killing Bokuto, but more than that were Akaashi's muffled sobs as he tried to fight back the tears.
They were halfway to his house when Bokuto couldn't stand it anymore. He pulled over, unbuckling them and tugging Akaashi into his lap. At first, he resisted, until Bokuto tightened his arms around him.
They sat there for twenty minutes while Akaashi cried it out. Even after the tears stopped, they sat there. Bokuto rubbed circles into Akaashi's back, chin resting on his hair. Akaashi leaned against his shoulder, hands gripping the fabric of his shirt.
At some point, Akaashi wiped his face and slid back into his own seat.
Bokuto started driving again, turning on the radio to fill the silence.
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Mascot
FanfictionAkaashi Keiji is the school's mascot. He loves it more than he'll ever let on. Bokuto Koutaro is the extremely decorated quarterback who's fallen head over heels for the boy in the owl suit. When a player from Nekoma, their rival team, strikes out a...
