โ โ โ โ โ ๏นhe draws his hand up into his dishelvedใshaggy black hair. cheeks stained with a faint color of pinkโlooking through his teacher rather than ๐๐ him.๏น
โ โ โ โ โ โ enlighten you... โ a faint crease between browsใconfusion settling as he mouths the words.
๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌใ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ. โ you're the substitute teacher... with all due respectใsir. ...shouldn't he have briefed you on this.แฃ โ โ
He could tell from the teenโs demeanor and his refusal to look into his eyes that something had gone awry.
He leans against the door frame and listens trying to give him a chance to confess
โI didnโt go through them with himโฆ could you enlighten me Okkotsu?โ
we're... โyou're my boyfriend.แฃ
โ hand on the handle of the doorใthough he had unlocked it first. โ
...do boyfriends usually ...touch each other the way you touch me.แฃ
โ his cheeks were flusteredใdusted over in a shade of soft pink at the thoughts in his head. โ
โ โ โ โ โ ๏นon some spectrum or another kousuke was right. yลซta has avoided him for daysใmaybe even two weeksใhe lost track of time... that's just how long it's been.
reality throttles him back to earthใthe miniscule daydream fades as he watches the door handle.๏นโ
ออ อ อ อ อ อ ออ อ ( with that, his thoughts are practically confirmed to be true. yuta ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด been avoiding him, hasn't he? it only makes irritation grow more evident, an unintentionally loud huff, posture growing more rigid the longer he thinks.
shuffling so he's leaning โบ
โ โ โ โ โ ๏นhis classmate piped upใhurtling words to guilt trip yลซta into falling flat on his face.
boyfriend.แฃ is...โis that what they were.แฃ in some sort of relationship.แฃ
a step closerใfollowed by another with his hand outreached.๏นโ
โ the handle to the door wiggled in placeใbut it didn't fully turn thanks to the lock in place โจพ his only saving grace. he gulpsใsoftlyใand pivots from one foot to the otherโthinking about his next move.
answer the doorใconsequences.
leave itใconsequences. โ โ
ออ อ อ อ อ อ ออ อ ( fist that was raised to knock once more drops at the sound of a quiet voice breaking through the silence, relief hits him at first, but is quick to slip away when the door to his room doesn't immediately open. brows furrowing in slight frustration. ) โบ
โ regardless of which direction he leans into there would be consequences at the hands of kousuke. the boy he considers to be his boyfriend โ or... something akin to that. โ
โ โ โ โ โ sโsenpai... i don't think... you should be here. โ
โ .... โ
โ true. he should* be able to call on an adult when something like this happens... butโthe fear of what would happen as a consequence forced the boy to bite his tongue.
steel blue eyes shift to look at their shoes. a subtle head shake. โ โ
The adult shook his head as he crossed his arms across his broad chestโฆ he could tell something was troubling the boyโฆ and he wasnโt one to allow things to slip without an answer
โIt doesnโt seem like itโs nothingโฆ you can talk to me.โ
โ โ โ โ โ wโ... who is it.แฃ
โ cursing himself for answering out of habit like thatใhe turned to look over his shoulderใhoping he misheard. maybe this was a hallucination due to lack of sleep... yeahใmaybe. โ
โ he heard the knock. knuckles hitting the surface of thick wood. it was enough to freeze the boy in place with his back turned to that very door โ the look on his face was one of aching worry and fear.
without answeringใhe was well aware of who* knocked. โ โ
ออ อ อ อ อ อ ออ อ ( he's standing in front of @PreyInYourEyes's door, one he's come to every night for the past few days, one that has been seemingly unoccupied each time.. even when he'd been sure he'd heard yuta inside.
โ at firstโhe wasn't sure if he wanted to find an adult and tell them about the things that have taken place on school grounds. it felt like a heavy betrayal if he went behind his friend's back ...but there was a gnawing feeling. โ
โ ... โi... โnothing. sorry... โ
โ his hand gently lay within junpei'sใtaking hold of it to pull himself up. the other hand remained curled into a fistใrubbing at his left eye as though that would rid it of sleep. โ
...i guess so. i just worry that i'll let everyone down... again...