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---“Are you okay?”
Yuu chuckled. “Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks, Kento.” He leaned on Kento’s shoulder, eyes fixed on the moon - just barely a waxing gibbous. “It’s nice out tonight.”
“Is it? There are so many bugs out.”
Yuu laughed. “You’re too funny, Kento. You could make lemons from lemonade.” Kento scowled, but he paid it no mind, pointing at the moon. “We’re kind of like the moon right now, you know? I always try to look on the bright side, and you accept the world with all its negatives. We kind of balance each other out, don’t you think?”
Kento snorted. “You are the only person I know who would say such a thing.” ---

Nanami and Yuu's POVs during and after Instinct .

Notes:

I'm going to be switching off between Nanami's and Yuu's POVs during this, and this will probably be significantly shorter than the other two. ahhhh, i love breadcrumbing.

You won’t be able to understand/follow whatever is going on without reading Instinct - just a heads up.

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Kento, as a general rule, did not like people. There were a few exceptions,  but most people were genuinely not worth his time. Humans were selfish and petty, and dealing with them was shit. 

“Kentooooo!” Yuu called out, waving him over. “Hurry up!”

Yuu was an exception. 

Kento had never met someone so authentically kind and happy , especially someone in this line of work. Yuu’s expressions were so honest, and although he was no stranger to sadness or moments of weakness, he snapped back quickly. It was incredible, and Kento wished he had that sort of resilience. 

On their fourth mission together the previous week, they had been unable to recover a victim who had been spirited away by a curse - alive, that is.  Although Kento had successfully exorcized the curse in the end, he was overcome by guilt by not being able to save the girl, and he had not been able to speak the entire car ride home, only capable of staring blankly out the window.

When they got back, Yuu had pulled him into a tight hug. “Getting her body back means more than you know. Now the family can grieve, and the victim can rest in peace. You did good, Kento.” Although Yuu’s voice was steady and even, Kento felt his tears soak through the fabric of jacket, and he wrapped careful hands around Yuu’s back, patting him gently. 

The two of them had received an invitation to a welcome party a whole ten weeks after the school year had started, and Yuu insisted that they had to go. Kento truly had no desire to go, having met all of their seniors already, but Yuu practically dragged him along by the ear. 

He sat next to Yuu, already exhausted by the company of these people. There was so much going on - the weird love triangle between Shoko, Utahime, and Mei Mei, Yuu’s obvious crush on Suguru, and the rude upperclassman with freakish blue eyes just blatantly staring at the two of them, asking stupid questions. 

“What was your name again?” his senior Satoru asked. He had been introduced to Yuu and Kento multiple times, but it didn’t seem he cared to remember their actual names. 

“I’m Haibara Yuu, and this is Nanami Kento!” Satoru went back to ignoring them, choosing instead to bicker with his cousin Mei Mei. 

Yuu started chatting up Suguru, asking for opinions and advice on cursed technique utilization, and Suguru sat patiently, answering each question with a smile. Yuu was releasing some light, flirtatious pheromones, and Kento couldn’t help but frown. Of course, they were just classmates and friends, and Kento didn’t really have any right to feel jealous. However, Suguru was not reciprocating the flirtation, eyes trained on Satoru instead, and Kento felt himself sigh in relief when both Suguru and Satoru left the premises.

Yuu was obviously disappointed, and Kento patted him on the shoulder. “Better luck next time,” he said awkwardly, trying to be supportive. Mei Mei apparently had enough at some point and left, and the party died down soon after, Utahime and Shoko cuddling together on the couch while they sang a few cheesy love songs. “We should give them privacy,” he said to Yuu, and Yuu nodded. 

“Wow, they’re really in love,” he said with a smile. Kento winced. He wasn’t so sure about that. “That must be nice,” Yuu said, a hint of sadness in his voice.

“You’ve never been in love?” Kento asked. 

Yuu shook his head. “I was from a small town, you know? I was the only male omega in my school - maybe other people just weren’t open about it. Everyone is just so conservative and closed-minded. They thought I was a freak.” Yuu chewed on his lower lip. “I’m gonna tell you something, and you can’t laugh, okay?”

“I won’t,” Kento promised. He prayed that it wasn’t something terrible, something that almost all omegas went through…

Yuu took a deep breath. “I - I’ve never been kissed.” Unbidden, a chuckle escaped Kento’s mouth, and Yuu flushed. “You said you wouldn’t laugh!”

“Sorry,” Kento said, ruffling Yuu’s hair. “I’m not laughing at you. I just thought you were going to say something much more serious.”

“Like what?”  

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just relieved, that's all.” Kento smiled warmly at Yuu. “For what it’s worth, I don’t think I’ve ever been in love either.”

“Really? I know you’re kind of picky about who you like, but no one caught your interest?”

“Well, I didn’t say that,” he muttered. “I had a boyfriend my second year of high school.”

Yuu perked up. “What? Why didn’t you ever tell me this?” 

Kento shrugged. “It was a long time ago. I don’t even think about him anymore.”

Yuu pouted. “You dated him, and you still didn’t fall in love? Did you just not like him or something?”

“I liked him plenty,” Kento replied. “He was a nice person, and we got along well.”

“So why’d you break up?”

“Well, it’s kind of…indecent,” Kento admitted, trying to stop the conversation further. Instead, Yuu was looking at him, waiting for the rest of his reply. Kento sighed. “I was unable to knot him.”

“During his heats or just in general?”

“Oh, no. It was during his ruts.”

Yuu stared at him blankly. “Oh, I didn’t know you were alphasexual.”

“I’m not, sex and gender just don’t matter to me,” Kento explained. 

“I had no idea,” Yuu said apologetically. “Sorry for assuming.”

“No need to be. It’s a reasonable assumption.” They arrived at the dorms and went to the men's wing for first years. “Good night,” he said, unlocking his door.

“Hey, Kento?” Yuu said, voice soft. “Thanks for trusting me with that. I’m really glad we’re friends.” He smiled warmly, and Kento’s heart skipped a beat.

“Me too.

—-

Yuu really admired Getou Suguru.  

He was intelligent and an excellent teacher, taking his time to help Yuu learn basic concepts, and he always entertained Yuu’s inane questions and theories, no matter how confusing or dumb. He was so nice too, always sporting a soft smile and helping anyone out whenever he could. Suguru really was the perfect example of an upstanding alpha. He was also very handsome, with high cheekbones and a strong jaw, and he was so, so broad. He may have been the most handsome alpha Yuu had ever seen, and that was saying something when he was surrounded by Kento and Satoru (to be fair, Satoru was the most beautiful alpha Yuu had ever seen). It really didn’t come as a surprise that Yuu developed a little crush on him. 

Yuu really shouldn’t have been surprised that Suguru rejected him either. 

It wasn’t like he wasn’t used to it. Although this was the first time that Yuu had gathered enough courage to confess, this wasn’t the first time someone had expressed their disinterest in him - unlike the rest, Suguru had been incredibly nice about it, though. Even though he had been nice about it, Yuu couldn’t help but cry, feeling worthless and unlovable. 

He sat on the dorm rooftop for hours, hugging his knees to his chest. He tried to think about who Suguru could be interested in, knowing it was probably going to make him feel worse. It was probably a woman - Yuu knew his genitals freaked a lot of people out, and even a lot of alphas would rather not deal with that. Was it Shoko or Utahime? That’d be very sad for him if so - they both seemed to prefer other women. Maybe someone outside of school, someone from his hometown? Either way, they must have been really different from Yuu…

“There you are.” Yuu smiled, recognizing the cursed energy, and turned around. Kento was standing in his pajamas, some of his hair tied up into a little topknot. “Why are you up here? I was getting worried.”

Yuu blinked and looked at the sky. Shit, it was dark already. How long had he been up here? “Sorry,” he mumbled. “I was just thinking.”

Kento’s eyes (at least, his one visible eye) softened, and he closed the door behind him, taking a seat right next to Yuu. “Are you okay?”

Yuu chuckled. “Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks, Kento.” He leaned on Kento’s shoulder, eyes fixed on the moon - just barely a waxing gibbous. “It’s nice out tonight.”

“Is it? There are so many bugs out.” 

Yuu laughed. “You’re too funny, Kento. You could make lemons from lemonade.” Kento scowled, but he paid it no mind, pointing at the moon. “We’re kind of like the moon right now, you know? I always try to look on the bright side, and you accept the world with all its negatives. We kind of balance each other out, don’t you think?”

Kento snorted. “You are the only person I know who would say such a thing.” Kento was so kind and gentle. People often misjudged him because he was so stern and a general grouch, but he always had good intentions. 

“I mean, it’s why we’re friends. I found you a little intimidating at first, but you proved me wrong, just like I hoped you would.” Yuu giggled. “You’re not as scary as you want people to think.”

Kento huffed a bit, but Yuu noticed his lips curl up into a tiny smile. “Do you want some tea?” Kento asked.

“Yes, please!”

After an incredibly painful sparring session with Satoru, Kento made his way to the infirmary, desperately needing Shoko’s assistance. He wished that Yaga had paired him up with Suguru instead - Satoru was not known for holding back, even against omegas.

He slid open the door. “Shoko-san?” She was leaning back in her chair, a book over her eyes, and she jolted in place, snorting as she woke up. 

“Oh, hey Nanami.” She grimaced. “Yaga made you fight Satoru, huh?” She wheeled out to a bed and patted the mattress.

“How could you tell?” Kento joked flatly, sitting beside her. She put a firm hand on his chest, and she chuckled a bit. 

“You’re doing better than the first time if that makes you feel any better. Only one of your ribs is broken this time.”

“Perhaps Gojou has just learned a gentler touch.”

He felt her hands warm up as her technique penetrated his skin, mending together bone and muscle. He grunted in pain, and Shoko smiled apologetically at him. 

“Sorry, I know it hurts.”

“I’ll live.” He sighed. “I do wish Yaga had paired me up against Getou-san instead.”

“Well, you’re out of luck. He’s on his rut,” Shoko responded. She finished up quickly and looked at the time on her phone. “Ugh, it’s already this late? I’ve got so much homework.”

“Let’s head back to the dorms. I’ll make us something to eat - it’s the least I can do.”

Shoko grinned. “Well, I’m definitely not going to turn that down.” 

They headed back to the dorms, and Shoko complained about her med school exams incessantly, cigarette hanging in her mouth. 

The scent of burnt sugar reached his nose. He squinted and saw that Yuu was sitting outside the dorm, coughing and crying. It was tinged with the scent of burning wood, which was not something he had ever smelled before. Whose pheromones were that?

“Something’s wrong,” Kento said, and Shoko narrowed her eyes. 

Once they got close, Shoko covered her nose. “God, even I can smell that. What is that, Haibara?”

Yuu breathed in and out slowly, trying to form words. “I went to check on Getou-senpai and see if he needed help.” Kento felt his stomach sink, but he said nothing, simply biting on the meat of his cheek. “He forced me out, used his pheromones, slammed the door shut - Shoko-senpai, he’s hurt himself!”

She cocked her head to the side. “Hurt himself?”

Satoru then approached the group. “What’s up with Haibara?” he asked bluntly, and Kento shot him a dirty look.

“He went to go check on Suguru, just to see if he was doing okay during his rut,” Shoko responded. “Apparently, Suguru fucking snarled at him and slammed the door in his face.” 

“You okay? He didn’t, like, hurt you or anything, right?” Satoru asked. Yuu shook his head, and he leaned onto Kento. Kento started feeling very sweaty.

“H-he didn’t touch me,” Yuu whimpered.  “He u-used his pheromones to force me outside. I’m so worried about him, Gojou-senpai!” 

“Why? Suguru can handle himself. Definitely not the first rut he’s spent alone.” Satoru was such an asshole, really. Would it hurt him to have some more consideration and tact when it came to soothing a distressed omega? Before he could go off on the self-important alpha, Yuu interjected.

“No, this was different,” Yuu insisted. “He had self-inflicted bite marks on his arms and was drooling the whole time I was talking to him. H-he even had punched a few holes in the wall!” All of them looked at Yuu in surprise. If what he said was true, Suguru was really going through it. Kento was surprised that Suguru hadn’t done something worse to Yuu…The thought made him sick to his stomach.

“Okay, I’ll check on him,” Satoru relented. Satoru was also a dominant alpha, and Kento feared that Suguru would react badly, to put it lightly.

“Maybe it should be me,” Kento offered. “He may react even more violently toward another dominant alpha.”

“That’s exactly why it should be me,” Satoru said. “He’ll definitely react poorly to you, Nanamin, you’re still an alpha. I’m too strong for Suguru to kill.” Shoko’s eyes widened in fear. 

“Please be careful,” she whispered. He walked away, waving back at them. Kento wanted to tell him to stop, to not be so stupid, but it was Satoru - he’d probably be fine, right?

“He’ll be okay, right?” Yuu asked. “Do you think Getou-senpai will hurt him?” 

“...I don’t think there’s much we can do even if he does,” Kento said bluntly. “They’re both special grades. We’ll just have to trust Gojou.”

Yuu nodded hesitantly, and Shoko pulled out another cigarette. “Let’s have dinner,” she said shakily. “I need to get my mind off this shit.”

They met up in the common area after freshening up, and Shoko and Yuu were watching a movie while Kento worked. He was making something simple, pasta with leeks and bell peppers, something his grandmother had taught him in his early teens. “What are you making?” Yuu came up from behind him and peeked over his shoulder. “It smells good.” He looked at Yuu out of the side of his eye - his eyes were pink, but he was in much better spirits now. 

“Pasta. It was apparently my grandfather’s favorite.” Yuu stood close to him while he cooked, eagerly awaiting dinner. A burning scent reached his nose, and he cringed. “I think I burned something,” Kento said, turning the stove down. “God, it smells like a forest fire. What is that?”

“Oh, that’s Getou-senpai,” Yuu said. “He’s got strong pheromones.”

Kento shivered. “Are you serious? It’s nausea-inducing.”

Yuu shrugged. “He always suppressed his scent so well, I had no idea he smelled so aggressive. I don’t know how I’m going to get it out of my uniform. I already showered and everything, and it still stinks.” He giggled sheepishly underneath his breath. “Someone would probably need to have a screw loose to be able to tolerate his pheromones.” As if realizing what he said, Yuu covered his mouth. “That was so rude of me! Don’t tell Getou-senpai!” he squeaked, and Kento snorted.

“Don’t worry, I have no intention of spreading your business. You can’t help what you’re attracted to anyway. I’m sure he would take no offense. ”

Yuu sighed in relief. “I still feel like such a jerk. He can’t help it.”

Unbidden, Kento felt jealousy coursing through his veins. He needed to stop - this really wasn’t fair to Yuu. He scooped the pasta into two bowls and handed them to Yuu. “Here. Can you give the other one to Shoko-san?”

“Yeah, but why'd you give it all to us?” Yuu asked. “Want me to take some out for you?”

“I’m not hungry anymore.”

Yuu and Kento were sent on a mission in a theme park of all places. “Five unexplained disappearances,” Yuu read off the file. “All of them were male alphas in their early twenties. The curse has a type.”

They walked through the theme park, trying to determine where the curse could be hiding. “I really don’t want to come back here after dark,” he bemoaned flatly. “This has to violate some sort of labor law.”

“Yeah? You think the government will take you seriously when you tell them your ghost hunter job is taking advantage of you?” Yuu teased.

“To be fair, I have faith they’d also do nothing for a normal job breaking labor laws.” 

They wandered around a bit more, pinpointing the location of the curse. The cursed energy was strongest inside the House of Mirrors. “Ugh, of course they would choose to hide here. At least, we don’t have to come back tonight and climb all over the roller coasters,” Yuu said, trying to stay positive. 

“Yuu,” Kento said. “Do you smell that?”

Yuu sniffed the air. Sweet, musky. “Omega in heat?” he asked.

“The scent is mixed with cursed energy.”

“Do you think the curse is giving off that scent?” Yuu asked, grimacing.

“That would certainly explain how it was luring its victims so easily,” Kento said. “Nothing dumber than a monkey-brained alpha who smells an omega in heat.” 

Yuu couldn’t disagree with that. 

They cordoned off the area, telling the teenage employee that they were conducting a safety inspection. They entered the building, keeping their guard up.

“Don’t stray too far from me,” Kento said.

“I can take care of myself, don’t worry,” Yuu assured him with a smile. 

“Ah, no. This is just kind of creepy. I keep feeling like I’m seeing things.” 

“Well, it is a house of mirrors. Par for the course, I guess.” However, Yuu kept close just as he asked, grabbing his weapon, a straight, short rod, out of its holster. Yuu was able to perform object manipulation, changing its structure at will. Of course, this was an ability that he’d had since he was young, but it was just recently that he had used it for exorcism purposes. He transformed the rod into a short spear. He examined it in the mirror, twirling it around in his hands.  “Kento, my weapon is out, be careful-” He paused. There was something off about his reflection. His reflection smiled at him with sharp teeth, and a hand reached out toward him from the mirror. Yuu stabbed at the mirror, his blade causing some cracks, but the curse got away. “Kento, it’s in the mirrors!” 

The curse was able to manipulate light frequencies, and it was hiding in the mirrors, disguising itself as the pair. The lights were dim, and it was getting harder and harder to tell what was real and what was a mirror. Yuu almost stabbed Kento in the thigh a few times. Yuu grit his teeth. He started to change the form of his weapon every few seconds, making it so the curse could not copy his appearance accurately. 

“Yuu, wait! It’s right here!” Yuu looked over his shoulder and saw two Kentos standing behind him. They were practically identical, their stance a bit different, but even so, there was something off about them. He scanned them both up and down.

Kento didn’t have blue eyes. 

He sent cursed energy through his weapon, forming it into a hammer, and he smashed the mirror on the right. The curse screamed, body piecing together from the broken shards, and Kento dashed forward, slashing it at its weak point and exorcizing it. 

Yuu placed his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. “Good thinking,” Kento said. “I would have never thought to change my weapon.”

“I didn’t really do much,” Yuu laughed. “You were the one who exorcized it.”

We exorcized it,” Kento emphasized, and Yuu couldn’t help but smile.

“Fine. We exorcized it together.” He straightened his back and reverted his weapon back to its original state, sliding it back into its holster. “Let’s get out of here, yeah?” 

They somehow found their way out of the House of Mirrors, told the employees that the building had failed its safety inspection, and that they would be back the next day to follow up. A blatant lie, of course, but it was necessary. There were many shards of broken glass lying on the floor now, and someone would have to clean it up. 

Kento’s stomach growled loudly, and Yuu couldn’t help but giggle. “You wanna get something to eat?” 

“There’s nothing worth eating here,” Kento grumbled.

“Come on, let’s just go get a hot dog. We can eat something else once we get home,” Yuu responded, hooking his arm in Kento’s and dragging him to the hot dog stand. They bickered while standing in line, and someone tapped Yuu on the shoulder.

“Oh, it is you! Hi, Onii-chan!” 

Yuu blinked. His little sister and her friends were waiting behind him, clad in their school uniforms. “Yona, what are you doing here? It’s a school day.”

She ignored the question. “Onii-chan, who is this alpha?” She gave him a toothy grin. “Your boyfriend?”

Yuu had no idea why, but his face grew hot. “N-no! This is Nanami Kento, he’s my classmate. Kento, this is my sister, Yona.”

Kento gave them a slight bow of the head. “Nice to meet you,” he said softly.  

“Hey, it’s been a while since you’ve come home,” Yona said with a pout. “Weren’t you going to try to come home a couple of weeks ago?” Ugh, that’s right - he had promised that. 

“Sorry,” he said sheepishly, and Yona’s friends laughed. “It’s just been really crazy.”

Yona sighed. “I’ll forgive you if you pay for our tickets and food.”

“But-” Yuu deflated at the sight of Yona’s disappointed face. He turned back to Kento. “Sorry, you can head back to school. I’m going to hang with my sister for a bit.” More like being extorted by her.

Kento shrugged. “It’s fine, I’ll stay.” 

“You don’t have to,” he responded.

“I know,” Kento said with a smile. Yuu felt his heart skip a beat, and he even looked down at his chest, confused as to why it did that.

Yona dragged them everywhere - to the food vendors, to buy matching cat ears for her and Yuu, to the arcade games (Yuu won a stuffie for her at the shooting range), and to the roller coasters. In the automatic pictures from the ride, everyone was screaming except Kento, who was crossing his arms with a blank look on his face. Yuu let out a little giggle. He purchased a copy, hiding it away in his backpack.

Yuu walked back to the group and found that Kento bought everyone an ice cream cone while they were waiting for Yuu. Yona and her friends were talking quite rapidly at Kento, but he was listening politely, nodding and asking questions. Yona clapped her hands together when she noticed her brother standing next to Kento. “Come here real quick.” She pulled him to the side, leaving Kento to be harassed by only her friends. “Onii-chan, my friends and I are going to go home now.”

Yuu sighed with relief. “Text me when you get home, okay?”

She leaned in to whisper in his ear. “Are you sure you’re not dating that alpha? You should.”

“Yona…”

“Onii-chan! We dragged Nanami around the whole day, forced him to play with us, and he paid for everything.” Yona put her hands on her hips. “He’s the nicest alpha I’ve ever seen you with - no, that’s not saying much. He’s one of the nicest alphas I’ve met, period.”

“Trust me, I know.” Yuu sighed. “We’re just friends. Something tells me he wouldn’t be interested in a person like me anyway.”

“You’re blind,” she laughed. “I’ll text you when I get home.” She went off with her friends, and Yuu waved them off. 

“Thank you for entertaining them,” Yuu said sincerely. “I haven’t been too good about keeping my promises to her lately.” 

“It’s nice,” Kento murmured.

“Hm?”

“She adores you, you know? She was practically interrogating me when you were looking at photos.”

Yuu almost teared up at that. Yona had been incredibly upset when he left for university, especially since he wouldn’t be able to visit too often. He knew he had caused his family a lot of grief with his choice in alphas in high school, and they had begged him to reconsider going to a school where the only person in his grade would be an alpha. 

However, Yuu was determined to turn a new leaf - no more chasing after toxic alphas.  He had a small slip up with Suguru - not that Suguru was a bad guy, but looking back, he had never reciprocated Yuu’s flirtations, and Yuu could now admit he probably didn’t know Suguru all that well as Suguru always kept him at an arm’s length. 

Still, Yona was always really worried and protective over him. Yona hadn’t presented yet, but he was pretty sure she was going to be an alpha - she was confident and brave in a way he wasn’t. It wasn’t a surprise that she had interrogated Kento after everything, but Kento was a good person, one of the best he knew. He was so principled, and he always treated Yuu with respect, even if they were fighting. 

“I’m sorry she did that,” Yuu said. “She’s just worried about me.”

“I really don’t mind,” Kento replied. 

They started walking toward the exit when they came across a photo booth. Yuu’s face lit up, and he grabbed Kento’s arm. “Let’s go inside!” he said excitedly. 

“Ugh, I look like shit. Let’s not.”

“Come on, don’t be such a sourpuss. Take some pictures with me.” Kento grumbled but followed him into the photo booth. He took off his cat ears and presented them to Kento. “Wear these!”

“Absolutely not.”

Yuu wrestled Kento into wearing the cat ears, pushing his bangs back with the headband, and Kento eventually begrudgingly relented, sighing as Yuu started to look through the frame options. “A kitty theme! Perfect!” 

“We are grown men-“

“Oh, stop it,” Yuu said. He looked at Kento and hummed thoughtfully. “You know, if you kept your bangs back, people would probably find you less scary. You’ve got nice eyes.”

“They’re small,” Kento argued.

“So what? They’re still nice. Oh, the camera’s about to go off, smile!” He wrapped his arm around Kento’s shoulders, and the blonde man grunted as he was pulled in uncomfortably close.

In such close proximity, Yuu finally caught a whiff of Kento’s pheromones for the first time - he was a recessive alpha so his pheromones just generally weren’t as strong as a dominant alpha’s, and they were far more mild. He smelled like rich coffee, warm and soothing, and Yuu felt his cheeks flush again. 

The pictures finished printing out, and Yuu giggled. In the first picture, Kento was scowling, but he was playing along nicely. There was even a filter on them both, adding a pink nose and whiskers to the pictures. 

“Look Kento, you’re so cute!”

“I’m not,” he grumbled. “Come on, let’s just go home. I’m tired.” They walked home, mostly in silence. Kento did look absolutely worn out, and Yuu felt a little bad for forcing him into so much social interaction. 

When they got into their wing of the dorms, Yuu grabbed Kento’s sleeve. “Hey, I just - thanks.” He handed a copy of the photobooth pictures to Kento.

Kento raised a brow. “Not sure what for, but no problem.” He patted Yuu on the head twice. “I’m going to bed now. I’m exhausted.”

Yuu headed into his own room and felt fatigue settle into his own bones. He got ready for bed as quickly as he could, taking a quick shower and brushing his teeth, before lying in bed with damp hair. He grabbed the picture strip off his desk and giggled. 

Kento’s signature scowl never failed to make him laugh, but he hadn’t frowned for all three of the pictures. Now that he was home, he had a chance to really look at the photo strip without Kento being embarrassed. He was looking at Yuu with gentle eyes, just a hint of a smile on his face. Even when he was being a spoilsport, Kento was always so warm to him. Yuu swallowed, feeling his stomach flip. With his bangs pushed back, his facial features were impossible to miss now. His cheekbones and jaw were well-defined, and his nose had a prominent bridge with a slight hook to the tip. His eyes were a dark brown, an elegant almond shape. When his blonde hair was not obstructing the view of his face, Kento was undeniably a very handsome man. 

Yuu clutched his stomach as the heat of arousal started building in his loins. It was stupid, getting all worked up over a picture of Kento in kitty ears, but apparently, this was what his pussy liked now. 

His hand crept toward his crotch, and he palmed himself, eyes still glued on the silly picture. Slowly, his hand pushed down his pants, and he bit down on his lip, focusing on Kento’s face. 

Yuu didn’t like touching himself often - he didn’t like how he had to reach underneath his tiny cock to get to his pussy, and though he knew he had internalized the disgusted looks that he had received before, he had no idea how to regain any sort of confidence. He flipped onto his stomach and grabbed a pillow, slotting it between his thighs. He whimpered, bunching up the pillow between his knees and rolling his hips. 

He imagined Kento beneath him, hands on his waist. He peered at Yuu behind his shaggy bangs, dark eyes fixed on his face. Yuu bit his lip and wished he could brush those bangs away, wished he could see Kento’s eyes better.

He humped the pillow, rubbing his little cocklet against the fabric. He knew he was probably soaking the pillow, but he was finding it hard to care. The pleasure built and coiled in his stomach, and he moaned, thighs shaking. 

When he came, it was a quiet affair, but it was deafeningly loud in his mind. 

Kento, Kento, Kento.