❁// How do you feel about getting a rock for a charm for last season //❁
But right now Maki was head over heels for this girl. That wasn’t just something you could ignore. Maki learned this the hard way.
It was a month after she had walked in on Kaede and Shuichi, and she was still spiraling. It was crazy how she felt; like everything was just a tad bit off. Her world seemed darker than before, with all the colors that she used to see while in love with Kaede all of a sudden monochrome. So she thought that, maybe, if she ignored Kaede for long enough, she could rid herself of the blacks and the whites. See the colors again.
Even if they’re desaturated. They’re still colors, anyways.
So she tried others.
Other lenses, those that took the form of people.
First lens? Tenko Chabashira, a sophomore at Hope’s Peak. She does neo-aikido and had just recently come out as a lesbian. At least she knows that she might like her. Right?
So a few days pass while Maki tries to get closer to Tenko so she knows when to ask her out. Maki had to look up ‘how to ask a girl out’, which is something that she has never actually done before. With Kaede, it just didn’t seem obtainable. But this wasn’t Kaede. This was Tenko. She struggled not to take notes.
Maki figured that she wouldn’t have to build a relationship with Tenko before asking her out, and this made her ecstatic. She just didn’t really want to talk to Tenko, so this step made things easier when it came to actually dating her. So she hung around Tenko’s locker before class, just watching. Waiting. Like a predator with prey.
Though Maki only really talked to Tenko a few times, she could tell something was off. Tenko constantly seemed distracted while talking to Maki. Not a jittery distraction, but a sad one. It seems like her colors are monochromed as well. It takes one to know one. But who? Who left her world dark? Maki’s eyes scanned the hallways once when they were talking, just to see who it was that kept Tenko distracted. It wasn’t hard. She was staring right at her.
It was Himiko Yumeno. Maki wasn’t surprised. She had heard about Tenko’s infatuation with the short redheaded girl for a while now, even if she herself didn’t speak to either of them. Tenko was loud and annoying and Himiko was aloof and full of shit. Maki wasn’t sure which was worse. But one day she just stopped hearing about it. It was probably because Himiko had a girlfriend of herself now. Miu Iruma and Himiko Yumeno have been dating for only 2 weeks now, but it was clearly hitting Tenko like a ton of bricks. Maki felt kind of bad. But at least Himiko took someone off the market. Though would Tenko even want to date her? Especially after being so hung up on Himiko still.
Maybe she would just be more desperate.
“Tenko,” Maki stated, her voice firm. Tenko’s moss green eyes flicking to hers, startled.
“Yeah?”
“Do you wanna go out sometime?”
Tenko flushed immediately, her face and the tips of her ears going a deep red. “O-Oh, well I don’t know-”
“Just a yes or no answer,” Maki continued, her face expressionless.
“Yes..?” Tenko half-asked, tapping her index fingers together nervously.
Maybe Maki could fall in love with her. Tenko was cute. The way she blushes is cute. The little mole under her mouth. Her long eyelashes. Her hair a dark shade of stygian iron. How it fell, how it bounced as she walked. Her eyes, a dull emerald green that made her look both sophisticated and homey at the same time. She was pretty. But not as pretty as Kaede. No one could be as pretty as Kaede.
But Maki still nodded. “Okay. I’ll see you at that coffee shop a block away from the school?” Maki had thought this through extensively, but she still hadn’t thought of a date idea. She considered all the ideas she had with Kaede, but she knew those wouldn’t work. It just wasn’t with the right girl. It would never work without Kaede. So instead she just used a generic date idea: coffee shop. It could be cute. They can talk about what kind of coffee they like and stuff. It will be romantic.
Tenko only nodded. She still looked dazed as she went back to her locker, sneaking short glances at Maki through thick lashes.
Maki didn’t look back.
❁// short chapter hours, ahaha //❁
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hopeless devotion - kaemaki
Romancemaki harukawa is a loner. she doesn't really talk to anyone & no one talks to her, which does tend to make it hard to make friends. even if maki has these walls up, she still finds herself in love- with a girl, no less. with one of the most liked gi...
