Cliché

1: Yuki

We met.

At a party.

Specifically, a birthday party. My best friends 21st birthday party. He was standing in a corner, talking to Dexter. The first thing I noticed was everything. His dark grey hair, light grey skin, and midnight black eyes. I could feel my face flush, and I could almost hear him saying it.... Yuki... Yuki... "YUKI!!" It was just Rayvn, holding two glasses of champagne. "Who're ya starin at anyway?" He said, taking a sip from one of the glasses. "Um... Nobody..?" I whispered. Ray laughed, he can see right through me "He's single by the way, and he looovveeesss soft boys~" I blushed, and in that very very very very very very embarrassing moment, He walked over. "Hi." He said, with a bit of an accent (I think Irish?) "Uh... Hi? I-I'm Yukio" He smiled and grabbed my hand. "Cute," he said and kissed it.

~

We exchanged numbers that day and hung out a few times at a cafe in town. His name is Yang (Real name: Thesis), Kawashima. He's 27 years old, single, and has a very big obsession with cats. He loves to bake and cook and wants kids someday.

Oh and he's gay.

"Tell me about yourself," Yang said to me one day, "You're so mysterious it's adorable..." Ah, and tell him about myself I did.

I'm Yukio Meiyo, 21 years old, single, college student studying to be a nurse one day. I've never dated in my life and have watched way too much yaoi anime by myself in a dark corner in my sad one-bedroom apartment.

Andddddd I'm gay too.

I learned other things about this man; he always drinks a caramel frappe and nothing else, major sweet tooth, and always has that stupid smirk on his face... Our text conversations usually consist of us arguing over who the best Jojo is, or him spamming me with pictures of cats. Sometimes though, we talk about other things.

Him: Hi

Me: Hi

Him: how is thy college

Me: Good

Him: Cool.

Me: Okay

Him: Come ovr pls

Me: What's your address?

Him: Oh I live in the woods

Me: what

Him: Like, literally a cabin in the woods

Me: Uh

Him: I'll send you my location

And so I went to his cabin in the woods. It's actually surprisingly close to my apartment, and my college. I felt kind of weird being there, and yes I considered leaving. But I didn't, I knocked on the door.

"One sec," I heard him say. This felt really awkward, so I adjusted the collar of my jacket and smoothed my hair down. Yang opened the door, dressed in a plain black t-shirt and jeans. "Sup," he said, "come in, I finished making some macarons".

Yang's house (cabin???) was a quaint, calming little place. The living room and kitchen are in the main room, and a little hallway leads to what I suppose is the bedrooms and bathrooms. Pictures covered almost every wall, most were of Dexter and a little baby who I didn't recognize. I looked at one of a blonde-haired woman, she was in a ripped t-shirt dress with broken shackles on her wrists and was staring down at her Yin necklace. "She's really pretty..." I said to Yang who was plating my macarons. "Yeah. That's my mom." He said quietly, "She was always really pretty."

"Was?"

"She passed away a few weeks ago"

His voice was shaky, and his eyes got wet. He turned away from me but I could still hear his crying.

"Oh, Yang I'm so sorry... W-was she close to you?"

"Yeah." He whispered, "Yeah she was. I... I have 7 other brothers and the youngest is only 6... He... Doesn't have as many memories as the rest of us and it... hurts me? I dunno but now I have to take care of them since my dad..." Yang stopped then. I'm assuming something happened with his dad.

I didn't know what else to do except walk over and give him a hug. To my surprise, he hugged me back while sobbing uncontrollably.

We stood there for a while before I let go. "Thanks," Yang said, "Mother would've liked you" I smiled.

We ended up eating macarons and then binge-watching Studio Ghibli movies. Until I checked my phone.

"11:57!?"

"Huh?"

"M-my apartment complex doesn't allow us back in after 12 and it's a 15-minute walk and and I don't have anywhere else t-"

"shhhhhhhhh" he said, patting my head. "You can sleep here, or I can get you to a hotel, and plus you have your backpack so I can maybe drop you off at your college in the morning. Everything's gonna be fine, Yukio. Just calm down."

I nodded, and he left to get me some blankets and pillows.

I texted Rayvn:

Me: I'm sleeping over at Yang's

Ray: Ooooooooo sleeping together on a first date

Me: I'm sleeping on the couch. And THIS IS NOT A DATE! Plus I wasn't the one who lost his virginity at 13 now am I

Ray: Point takn. but i don't like to talk about that :(

Me: Sorry.

Ray: It's ok. Glad u 2 are gettin along

Yang returned with blankets and a pillow.

"You can sleep in my room and I could take the couch y'know"

"N-No it's okay! I'm used to couches."

"Well, okay... See you in the morning."

"Yeah, goodnight Yang!"

"'Night, Yukio."

"You can call me Yuki. It's what my FRIENDS call me."

We smiled at each other before he went to his room and I settled in on the couch.

Maybe I do have a crush on him.