Hongo loved weird things. He dipped crackers in hot sauce once and liked it. He enjoyed being tickled and having his stomach rubbed. He has soft, fluffy hair and incredibly soft hands. He wears pastel colours and loves to cuddle.
yet people still think he’s scary.
(y/n) just wanted to hug him and make all his worries go away. She may not know him well, but she found it sad that people found him scary. Sure, he pouted a lot and was intimidating, but if you actually paid attention to him he’s one of the softest people alive. He just wants to have fun with friends.
Recently, (y/n) has become more bold around him. The two seem to have a mutual understanding that they just go with the flow. During the opening ceremony to their second year, she just held his hand and played with his large, soft fingers. She was jealous of his hands.
Just last week, at lunch he laid his head down on the table and she put little tiny braids in his hair. He didn’t take them out for the rest of the day.
Sometimes he just hugs her. They might be walking down the hall and he just stops in his tracks and turns around to face her. She looks at him, confused, but he just wraps his arms around her and squeezes her for a minute. Then he lets go and continues on his way.
(y/n) has begun to catch feelings. It was the last thing she wanted. Hongo did not seem at all interested in being in a relationship. He never said anything of that sort. Never brought the topic up.
But he was just so cute. The way he pouted when he was handed homework. The way his gentle hands squeezed her tight when he needed a hug.
She loved his determination when he played baseball. He was so cool when he pitched. (y/n) just loved everything about him. But did he want a relationship? She couldn’t tell. So she decided to bring it up.
On a gloomy Tuesday, (y/n) asked the long awaited question during lunch.
“Masamune, are you interested in being in a relationship?” she said, wiping her clammy palms on her legs. Her voice was steady though, so no one would be able to tell how nervous she was.
He paused from eating, wiping his mouth as he looked up at the ceiling, thinking hard. But he just shrugged. “I haven’t really thought about it.”
“You haven’t thought about it? Not even a tiny bit?” he shook his head, shoveling rice into his mouth. “Well, is there a girl you like?” She tried not to seem too eager to know the answer to the question.
“I suppose,” he said through his mouthful. (y/n) cringed at the sight, but she continued eagerly. Maybe a bit too eagerly.
“Ooh! What’s her name?” she asked excitedly. “Do I know her? What class is she in? What does she look like? Tell me!”
Hongo rolled his eyes, but he indulged her. “She’s in our class. She’s beautiful and yes you know her.”
“You didn’t tell me her name!” she exclaims. She needed to know the girls name. To see if she was worthy of her friend.
"you don't need to know her name right now," he said, shoving more food into his mouth. she groaned.
"you really won't tell me Masamune?" he shook his head, causing her to lay her head down on the table. "you're so frustrating!" she exclaimed, voice muffled by the table.
"very sorry," he said. she sighed.
"i know you're not sorry," she said quietly, but he didn't respond.
Renji, who had watched the whole thing, smiled. oh, how wonderful it was to know who Masamune liked.
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(y/n) walked to Masamune's dorm that evening and knocked softly on the door. it opened slowly until he was standing in front of her, half naked and rubbing his face.
"is there something you need?" he asked softly. usually she didn't show up to his dorm this late.
"not really," she mumbled, looking down at her feet. that was code for, "i couldn't sleep."
"come on." he nodded his head to the side, and she followed his gesture, going into his dorm.
she made herself comfy on his bed as he got a few more blankets and pillows.
but instead of sleeping on the floor like usual, he put the blankets and pillows on his bed and crawled in beside (y/n).
"you're warm," he noted, slipping an arm underneath her head. he was really close to her.
"you're warm too," she whispered. he couldn't see her face but it was beet red.
they were silent for a while. in the background the radio was on, playing some quiet, relaxing music. Masamune liked to leave it on when he went to bed.
but soon enough, Masamune broke the silence. "do you really want to know who it is that i like?" he asked quietly.
(y/n) shifted in the bed and flipped around to face him. she nodded silently, waiting with baited breath.
"it's you." those two words immediately filled her with warmth and happiness. but she looked down, not meeting his eyes.
"why?" she asked him. "why do you like me?"
"because you're perfect for me." he paused, thinking hard. his hand tapped an unknown beat on the blanket. he did that whenever he thought especially hard. "i'm very comfortable around you. we do everything together. you don't think i'm scary."
the last one hit (y/n) right where it hurt.
far too many people were scared of Masamune. it hurt (y/n) to see people avoid him in the halls. yeah, he had the team and he had her, but he was alone in class. (y/n)'s heart felt heavy in her chest whenever she thought about it.
"so, i guess i fell in love. and i'm glad it was with you."
"oh, Masamune," she said softly. "i love you too you know. i always have."
"that's good." she laughed lightly.
"i'm glad i fell in love with you," she said, reaching up to cup his cheek with her hand. he leaned into her touch and smiled in a way that made her insides turn into jelly.
"that's a relief."
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okay so maybe ive been MIA for a while. im very sorry. ive just had a lot of things going on but im working on updating more.
uh okay also i was supposed to finish the lemon boy oneshot but im not there yet. also i had two other oneshots that are continuation of previous ones but i think im gonna trash those cause im. not. motivated to write a sequel. very sorry.
but! im very happy with this. i hope u guys liked it. i might be updating a lot in the coming week or two depending on the government nd stuff and if they come to an agreement with the school boards or whatever. we could be out of school for up to 3 weeks.
anyhow i will see you guys soon!!
