JJBA Fluff

Me? Oblivious? (Josuke x Okuyasu)

In the beginning, it was easy for me to deny my own feelings and tell myself they weren’t there, but as of recently, it's been hard to even hide them from anyone. My friends had become worried as to why I had become so secretive and awkward around them, but thankfully they hadn’t found out the truth behind it yet. I, Josuke Higashikata, think that I might be gay. It had started out as just a slight thought in the back of my head, but as time went on, it only became larger and larger, striking more fear into me every time I thought of it. What would Koichi think? What would… he… think? I mind wandered as my professor dragged on, the math lesson he was teaching flowing in one ear and right out the other. How could I honestly focus on anything when my mind wouldn’t get off of that one person? I rubbed my eyes and tried my best to focus. Math wasn’t my best subject anyway, even without the added stress of self identification. 

    For what seemed like forever, the class stretched and elongated into an unbearable wait for the bell until finally, it rang. I let out a sigh of relief as I picked up my bag, forgetting everything about the lesson. The only thing I knew was the fact that I could finally go home and destress, maybe play a few video games. As I walked out of the room, I immediately spotted my best friends who both had wide grins on their faces. Koichi seemed so small against the sea of students all rushing to get home, while Okuyasu stood out. Slightly because of how much taller than Koichi he was, but mostly because my eyes were fixated on him for the majority of the time I was around him. I felt my heart skip a beat as I walked over and greeted them. I allowed myself to stare at my best friend, my chest seeming to tighten and my stomach seeming to flip. From the corner of my eye I see Koichi give me a questioning look, so I look down to him, but all he does is look away and sigh. 

    Oh gosh, did he know something? Did he already figure it out? I felt anxiety begin to boil inside of me, but I managed to keep a straight face on as we walked out of the school. As we talked and joked with each other, we soon came to the section where Koichi split off. Before he left, he looked at me and said, “Hey, I’m gonna call you and ask you about something a little later. Don’t even think about not answering.” He gives me a sly smirk as I feel myself begin to panic. He did know something was up, didn’t he? I let out a sigh and looked down to the sidewalk as he walked away, leaving me and the man I believe I love on our own.

    “Oi, Josuke, what do you think that was all about?” I hear Okuyasu ask. I look up to him with a slightly red face and shrug. It’s nothing that I wanted to tell him about yet. I was still way too nervous to do that. My embarrassment soon disappeared, but I could never get rid of the panicky feeling in my chest or how I constantly felt as if I was on a rollercoaster. “Hey, do you think I could come over for a while? I have nothing to do at my place.” He glances at me with a smile. God, how could I say no to him? Well, the answer is that I couldn’t.

“Yeah, sure! I would have gotten bored anyway.” I respond. He smiles widely and puts his arm over my shoulder, causing my face to glow a bright red. I chuckle slightly and look away from him, not wanting him to see the fact that my face was as red as the glow of Rudolph's nose. We continue to walk and talk, my blush again eventually fading. We soon reached my house and headed inside. I noticed that my mom wasn’t home after calling out to her and glancing back out to the driveway, seeing no signs of her. I led Okuyasu to my room, where we both threw down our bags and began to talk. Not long after we sat down, the phone started to ring. I groaned. It was likely Koichi. I stood up and walked over to the home phone, picking it up and formally answering. The formalities were fairly pointless as I knew it to be Koichi, but I guess it was still polite.

“Hey Josuke!” I hear his voice on the other end of the line. “I have two questions for you. Well, I guess it could end up being one if you give me a specific answer for the first… Whatever.” He chuckles at his own fumbled wording.