#also chigiri and kunigami are so cute wow

[dreadedender]

Why do people still ship this with the same flavor of their original dynamic when they've had SUCH a BAD breakup???

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NAGI?!? WHAT SELFISH BULLSHITTERY IS THIS???? I GET IT, THEY'RE ALL MEANT TO BE EGOISTS BUT MAN LITERALLY BUILT YOU UP AND GAVE YOU SOCCER AND LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF DISRESPECT YOU HANDED HIM OMF.

THIS IS LIKE STRAIGHT OUT OF A TELENOVELA. BLAMING HIM FOR 'NOT EXCITING YOU ANYMORE'? JESUS I DON'T THINK I CAN LIKE THIS MAN.

funnily enough i was wondering how people shipped Nagi and Isagi when they were both in such solid ships already (Reonagi, Bachisagi) but I guess I got my answer. Nagi chose Isagi. Got damn.

Still prefer Bachisagi.

[indzae-mayumi]

The Emperor, The Princess, and The Hero

(Kaiser x Chigiri x Kunigami fanfic. "Blue Lock" is by Kaneshiro Muneyuki, and illustrated by Nomura Yusuke)

(Timeline is after my NanaRin fic "The Stars We See.")

****

Chris Prince heard of the news that Loki had requested Ego to set up a planetarium in the monitor room of the French sector. He called his team and had a meeting, telling them excitedly that they should ask for a planetarium too. Unlike the people in the French sector, almost everyone in the English sector cheered. Most especially, the Blue Lock guys who only had two weeks vacation before the NEL missed stargazing.

Nagi gently pulled at Reo's sleeve before whispering that should the planetarium be up, he'd want to hang out with Reo in the dark and sleep on the other's lap. Reo, who was a bit still smarting from Nagi leaving him before and manipulating his feelings, hesitated. Much as he wanted to give in, he wanted to have Nagi a taste of his own medicine.

A few days later, Chris got an email from Ego, stating that the planetarium had been set up. But there was another parcel for Chigiri Hyouma, who also made another strange request.

"Will he be crossdressing again?" Chris asked himself, remembering Chigiri in his French maid costume.

He sent a blast message to everyone and told them that the planetarium was up, and another message to Chigiri that his parcel also arrived.

****

Chigiri excitedly brought out the content of the package. Reo and Nagi, who he shared a room with, gasped in awe, especially Reo, who mostly put his heart on his sleeve.

Chigiri had asked for a light blue off-shoulder floral dress. He wanted to try putting it on after seeing his nee-chan wearing a pink one during their two-week break from Blue Lock.

"Wow, that's so cute!" Nagi said in awe.

"True that!" Reo seconded. "For sure, Kunigami's eyeballs will drop to the floor if he sees you wearing that."

Chigiri smirked sassily. "There's some development already between us when I went there the last time while wearing the French maid costume. But of course, I had to fend off more admirers."

"The Germans?" Reo asked.

"Yep. And Raichi started to fanboy over me," Chigiri shared. "He used to swear at me during our Team Z days."

"And then, your insufferable fanboy, Michael Kaiser?" Reo asked.

Chigiri rolled his eyeballs. "Ugh! I can't with him! He is just too comfortable to invade my personal space. I had to box him in the face."

Reo laughed so hard when he heard that. Well, that Michael Kaiser deserved it. He heard rumors that the German blue rose would get out of his way to bully his teammates, and maltreated his midfielder Ness in front of everyone. Maybe only the princess could put him in his place.

Later on, Chigiri came back, stating that his request to visit the German sector was granted. So early the next day, he got ready and put on the dress, with Nagi assisting him in putting his hair up.

"Why do you put your hair up?" Reo asked in curiosity. "You can wear your hair down when visiting your prince."

Chigiri shared that Kunigami liked napes, and that he wanted to show off his.

"You should learn to put on makeup too," Reo said. "Yukimiya learned how to since he's a model."

"Reo, if I ever do that, every young man here in Blue Lock, except for you two, Isagi, and Bachira, will be on their knees for me," Chigiri said before laughing. "Then Barou will lose his kingdom, and Kaiser, his empire."

"Ah, I'd love for the king to lose his kingdom," Nagi drawled. "And he will serve me and take care of my Choki."

Despite the fact that the cactus really did not need any watering, Nagi still wanted Choki to have its own butler. And he wanted it to be Maid Barou.

"We also know Otoya is into you," Reo said while watching Nagi putting a hair pin to seal Chigiri's bun.

"Ugh, I can't forget when that stupid flirty ninja kabedoned me," Chigiri said as he swept his bangs to one side and examined himself. "Hmm. I'm done and ready."

Nagi and Reo clapped their hands excitedly as Chigiri exited their room.

****

It was at breakfast time when things exploded. The news of Chigiri wearing a cute off-shoulder dress caught the attention of the editors of BLTV. And so, they got photos of him from CCTV clips, and the social media team posted on the official website and on SNS.

Those in Ubers were caught off-guard to see such a beauty strutting towards the German sector. Barou, who was done brushing his teeth, checked his phone. He almost choked on his spit when he saw Chigiri looking so pretty. Damn! He and Chigiri had been teammates in the Second Selection, but never had Chigiri tried to look pretty like this.

Meanwhile, Aryu collapsed in happiness to see Chigiri's extreme oshaness. A part of him regretted not choosing Chigiri for the 5-man team because Rin chose for them. Had he asserted his right over Rin, he could have had an osha beauty party with Chigiri back then.

In the Spanish sector, Bachira grinned when he saw the pretty princess. He thought he should also try dressing up when visiting Isagi in the German sector. And so, he posted in his request to Ego, wanting an outfit that he knew will make Isagi weak on his knees.

Otoya had to be brought to the facility infirmary for a nosebleed. After the nurse gave him first aid, he showed her the reason for his nosebleed. The nurse said that Otoya's girlfriend is pretty, but Otoya corrected her, saying sadly that much as he wanted Chigiri as his girlfriend, Chigiri is a guy and belonged to someone else. The nurse gasped, stunned to learn that such a pretty young man played in Blue Lock.

Those in the English sector barged in Chigiri's room and demanded an explanation from Nagi and Reo, telling them why they withheld the information that Chigiri would be wearing a cute dress. They could have had a selfie with him, or a group photo at least. But Reo told them to just wait because Chigiri will return anyway.

Those in the French sector were in uproar. Zantetsu was blushing so hard when he saw the photo of Chigiri in his cute dress. He, Tokimitsu, Rin, and Nanase were in their room when Zantetsu became a blushing mess. Tokimitsu said that he should have an autograph from the princess. Nanase gushed and said that Chigiri is so pretty, and he wondered how it would feel like to confidently pull off wearing a cute dress like that, since the last time he wore one last year, he was too embarrassed of himself because of his broad shoulders and muscular arms. But Rin leaned closer to him, whispering that if ever Nanase would wear a cute dress, it should only be in front of him. Nanase blushed and hid his face with his hands.

Meanwhile, Karasu who was drinking his morning coffee, choked when he saw Chigiri's photo. Shidou, who saw the photo, grinned and wondered aloud if he should tell his Sae-chan to cosplay as Hatsune Miku for him.

****

"Oh! Pretty, pretty!" Kurona said to Hiori over breakfast as he showed his phone to the cyan-haired guy.

The news of Chigiri in his dress was already on the internet, and the two guys read the comments from the netizens. Many of it were praising Chigiri for his beauty, and some proposing marriage. Isagi, Raichi, Gagamaru, and Igaguri later joined them.

And Kurona showed them his phone. Isagi gasped and ran off without touching his meal. The guys knew that probably, Kunigami had not checked his phone, and it was Isagi who would tell him the news. Raichi was so tongue-tied that he forgot he was about to sip his soup. Igaguri stated that should Kunigami and Chigiri get married, it should be in his family's temple. Gagamaru simply replied that Chigiri is osha like Aryu, and the rest of the guys wondered where in the world the feral bear boy learned about being osha.

Kaiser, who was about to close the door of his room to go to the cafeteria to eat, saw Isagi running in haste. He stepped forward and blocked Isagi's way.

"Out of the way, you stupid blue rose!"

"My, my, Yoichi, what's with this... impatience to go somewhere?"

"I said, out of the way!" Isagi said before finally pushing Kaiser out and running off.

Kaiser seethed in anger, but his quick ears heard something interesting from Grim and Ali, who passed by while talking about a certain redhead wearing a cute dress, and that he was coming to the German sector.

The mention of redhead piqued Kaiser's interest. After Chigiri outran him during the game between Bastard Munchen and Manshine City, Kaiser realized he had a crush on the redhead. His crush eventually grew whenever he thought of Chigiri, much to the jealousy of Ness. He learned, however, that the reason Chigiri came to their stratum many times was because of Kunigami. He felt a pang of great jealousy, knowing that his heart had started to grow some kind of affection for the pretty speedster from Manshine City.

Instead of heading to the cafeteria for breakfast, he went to the portal where visitors were to enter and wait at the lobby. His heart skipped a beat when he saw Chigiri in his glowing beauty, and Kaiser thought he saw sparkles all around the beautiful redhead in his cute blue dress.

Unfortunately for him, it was Yukimiya who entertained Chigiri. And fortunately for Chigiri, it was Yukimiya who entertained him. Kaiser hid and heard their conversation.

"Good day, Chigiri-kun," Yukimiya greeted. "Shall I call Kunigami-kun to come here?"

Yukimiya did not know that Isagi was on his way to report to Kunigami.

"Yes please," Chigiri said cheerfully.

Kaiser noted the tone of Yukimiya's voice. Megane-kun talked to Chigiri casually, like he was not affected by such beauty at all. Kaiser learned early on that Yukimiya was a model, and perhaps, Yukimiya had met men and women far more beautiful than Chigiri.

"By the way, do you want to be a model?" Yukki asked. "I can tell my agent about you."

Chigiri blushed in front of Yukimiya. As Yukki's back was facing Kaiser, the German ace did not know how Yukki looked like while looking at Chigiri blushing.

"Uhm, no thanks," Chigiri said. "I am camera-shy. You can ask Aryu."

"Oh, I have already introduced Aryu-kun to my agent. He has projects lining up for him after NEL."

"Aryu who?" Kaiser asked himself. He had to do his research who this Aryu guy is, and why he had already modeling projects lining up for him. Lucky dude.

"He has?" Chigiri asked in shock. "He should have a shampoo commercial, to be honest."

Yukki only laughed heartily. He did not know what future projects were waiting for Aryu outside of Blue Lock.

"All right, then, I shall go," Yukimiya said with a smile before turning around to go his way.

Kaiser watched Yukimiya going to the same hallway where Isagi ran earlier. He went out from where he hid and showed himself to Chigiri, who was not pleased to see his face. Kaiser smirked sexily and scrunched his nose as he looked at the redhead.

"Hi hello there, Red," Kaiser greeted Chigiri.

Being a civil human being that he was, Chigiri smiled at Kaiser and greeted him, though the bitch in him told him to smile sarcastically at the German blue rose. And once again, Kaiser approached him, his distance too close for Chigiri's comfort. The redhead could feel Kaiser's warm breath, and he could sense the faint scent of something like cologne that Kaiser wore too early in the morning.

Chigiri thought his own self was the the vainest person in Blue Lock. Oh, probably, second to Aryu. But he realized that Kaiser was vainer than him and Aryu combined.

"You know, you should break off with Rensuke Orange," Kaiser advised Chigiri as he drawled in his sexy voice. "And be my cute boyfriend. As your emperor, I'll make you happy, however you want it."

"Uhm... you already have a boyfriend," Chigiri pointed out icily in a deadpan voice.

Kaiser feigned shock. "Who? Ness?"

"Isn't Ness your kareshi?" Chigiri said in exasperation. "Seriously, that guy follows you around and serves you faithfully. You should be contented with who you have, you know?"

But Kaiser smiled even more, "Well, I am the bad boy in this facility. If I could get someone away from a lover to make them my lover, I will. After all, I am extremely handsome and charismatic."

Chigiri fumed, annoyed at Kaiser praising himself excessively. But what he said made Kaiser surprised and giddy.

"Well, I am starting to like you."

"You do?" Kaiser asked. "See? I know you are attracted to me. I don't mind sharing you with Rensuke. Like, how would you like having two boyfriends?"

Chigiri was seething inside. There's no way he'd want two boyfriends. If he wanted another one, the second should not be Kaiser.

"Do a high-five with me?" Chigiri asked with a fake sweet smile as he raised his right hand.

"Oh, I shall," Kaiser said as he started to raise his hand.

As Kaiser was about to give Chigiri a high-five, the redhead smacked him on the face. Kaiser gasped in horror to have been treated like that. Chigiri smirked this time, wanting to share this funny information to Reo and Nagi. He couldn't wait.

"It counts as a high-five, does it, German Emperor?"

Finally, Chigiri's eyes caught sight of his orange-haired boyfriend, so he grinned as he pranced towards the moody guy.

"Ohayou, my Hero Boyfriend!" Chigiri said aloud such that Kaiser could hear.

Kaiser fumed when he saw Chigiri putting an arm around Kunigami's waist and leaning on the fallen hero's chest. He knew that the redhead intended to make him jealous and angry.

"Did that German fool hit on you?" Kunigami asked Chigiri in a husky voice, his malevolent eyes gazing at Kaiser.

As Kaiser was wearing the AI-powered earbuds from Mikage Corp, he frowned as he heard what Kunigami said about him.

"As usual," was all Chigiri said.

Kaiser watched as Chigiri held Kunigami's hand and led him to the hallways. The German ace of Bastard Munchen fumed in insecurity, seeing how familiar Chigiri was with the hallways leading to Kunigami's room.

In his anger, he walked in haste to the cafeteria to eat breakfast instead.

****

Kurona and Hiori were about to enter their room when they saw Kunigami and Chigiri dancing along the hallway. The two guys stood still, mesmerized at seeing the two other players like the two in question were in some sort of a romance movie.

Kunigami twirled Chigiri gently, and the princess then landed his hands on the fallen hero's broad shoulders. The princess, then, leaned on his boyfriend's chest as the latter swayed them gently from side to side, a romantic embrace in a romantic dance.

"Ah, feels like watching a movie. Damn, damn," Kurona said in a half-whisper.

"I didn't know Ego was into Disney," Hiori whispered back. "This feels like we are watching 'Sleeping Beauty' in the flesh."

"Kaiser-san will explode if he sees this," Kurona whispered again. "Fun, fun."

"Better let him be jealous, then," sadistic Hiori replied with a grin. "I side with Kunigami in this."

"Me too, me too," the introverted shark boy remarked.

Finally, Kunigami and Chigiri noticed the two guys and stopped dancing.

"Oh, it's fine, really," Hiori said with an embarrassed smile. "We are okay with you flirting in front of us."

"Yep, yep," Kurona said too.

Chigiri smiled sheepishly, while Kunigami only stared at them with no emotions in his eyes. The two other guys went inside their rooms to get ready for their day. With Hiori and Kurona gone, Chigiri and Kunigami continued dancing until they decided to get inside Kunigami's room.

Kaiser only had a piece of toast and dark coffee, and he was not in the mood. So by the time he went back to the halls leading to his room, he saw Kurona and Hiori looking at Kunigami and Chigiri doing their fairytale dance. He felt another round of jealousy in his heart.

If only it was him holding Chigiri in his arms...

****

As the athletes had their schedules for the day, Chigiri did not take that long in Kunigami's room. Kunigami said he would visit Chigiri tomorrow night, which made Chigiri smile from ear to ear. Finally, his Rensuke would visit him in the English stratum. And it would mean that Nagi and Reo would have to room in with other Manshine members for the meantime.

Chigiri was about to exit the German stratum when Kaiser called him. To the German ace's dismay, the Manshine redhead still looked at him with disdain.

"Now what?" Chigiri asked impatiently.

Kaiser knew it might be the last time he would see Chigiri in his blue dress, with his feelings for the other. He knew he had to let go, seeing how sweet Chigiri and Kunigami were earlier. He knew that should Chigiri be coming back to the German stratum cosplaying, for example, Mikasa Ackerman, he hoped there will no longer be feelings involved in his part. (And though he was aware of "Attack on Titan" because of the Japanese members who talked about it, he was not aware it was Chigiri's favorite anime). Kaiser was an a**hole, but all that getting another's lover was all talk. He knew that if someone belonged to another, there was no way he would be a couple's villain.

Chigiri's eyes narrowed when he saw the German ace, but his eyes turned curious soon when he saw something he could not decipher from Kaiser. The other looked wistful.

"You know I like you."

"I know."

"Very much."

"Obviously," Chigiri said as he flipped his red hair. By now, after his rendezvous with Kunigami in the latter's room, he let his hair down.

"But seeing how you look so intimate with Rensuke Orange, I figured out I have to let you go."

Chigiri was speechless. There was no way this German blue rose was backing out. He did not like the attention, of course, but he was stunned because unlike Kaiser's demeanor in the field, the German seemed to back out that easily. He was glad, in a way. He thought he had to suffer for a long time and put up a fight every time he'd visit the German stratum.

"Sweet. I suggest you be contented with who you have by your side," Chigiri said.

Kaiser nodded wistfully. "I know."

They both know who Chigiri was referring to. But before Chigiri could walk away, Kaiser called to him again.

"What is it again?"

"Don't be so mean to me, Red. I'm not eating you alive. I have my first and last request, if it's fine."

Chigiri huffed before asking what Kaiser wanted. But he was shocked to learn that all Kaiser wanted was to hug him.

"Yeah, sure, come here," Chigiri said coolly. He was secure with his relationship with Kunigami, but a platonic hug from his end would not be too bad. "It's for my notorious fanboy."

"I'm not notorious," Kaiser replied.

"Yes, you are," Chigiri said.

Kaiser stepped forward and gave Chigiri a hug. It seemed like just a minute for the redhead, but for Kaiser, it was a treasure worth a lifetime. He did not know what love or a crush is, but having this giddy feeling towards the redhead must be it. Sadly for him, he had to let it go.

After the hug, Chigiri gave him a smile and walked away. Kaiser learned that losing someone like this and letting go must like be losing in the field to an opposing team.

As he was pondering over the end of his puppy love, he heard a familiar voice calling out to him casually. He turned around and saw Ness standing behind him. There was nothing like eye hearts in Ness' eyes. Only that kind of look that the other Germans would give Kaiser when they talked to him.

"The cafeteria has a new vending machine, if you have noticed."

Kaiser ate his breakfast in anger earlier, so he did not notice the vending machine.

"I haven't. Why?"

"I got you chocolate milk," Ness said nonchalantly. "I placed it in your room."

And Ness walked away. In an instant, something lit inside Kaiser. Ness had always been by his side, and yet, he maltreated his midfielder a lot. But then, Ness had never forgotten that Kaiser never liked milk or any white food. The midfielder getting him chocolate milk instead was... sweet.

Someone really did care for him.

"Alexis, wait!"

Ness turned around and asked. "Why?"

"Where are you going?"

Ness gave him a confused look before replying, "Back to my room with the guys. You told us we will be having practice this morning, and our gym workouts in the afternoon, remember? You switched the schedules yesterday. I'm getting ready."

Kaiser smiled. He had forgotten about it. He went to Ness and gave him a hug, which made Ness blush and very confused.

"Did... something happen, Michael?"

The midfielder felt that there was something in Kaiser's embrace, but it made his heart flutter.

"You really remember many things I say, Alexis," Kaiser whispered before giving Ness a tighter hug. "You're the best."

Ness wanted to cry. He did not know what happened, but having Kaiser's undivided attention for once was making him happy.

"Let's go," Kaiser whispered. "Let's practice."

He walked Ness to the room the midfielder shared with the other Germans in Bastard Munchen before Kaiser went to his own room to get ready for practice. And right there on the bedside table was the chocolate milk Ness got for him. He took the milk from the table and looked at it, a smile painted on his face.

****

Indeed the next night, Kunigami visited Chigiri in the English sector. Nagi and Reo were kicked out of the room, so they stayed in the planetarium the whole night, enjoying the artificial stars and talking about their lives in Hakuho High.

Whenever Chigiri would visit Kunigami in the German sector, Kaiser still felt some regretful longing, but he was doing his best to really let it go. Besides, it was only recently that he realized that Ness was cute, and instead of bullying Ness like he used to, he preferred pinching and squishing Ness' cheeks, much to Ness' annoyance at times.

****

Bachira got the parcel he asked from Ego, and went to the German sector to visit Isagi.

The first person who met him at the entrance was really Isagi, who just happened to pass by.

Isagi's jaws dropped upon seeing Bachira. The bumblebee from Barcha stood with his legs spread, right hand in salute to Isagi, left hand on the waist, a wide smile on his face. Bachira cosplayed as Tiffany from SNSD's "Genie" MV.

"Isagi, I’m genie for your wish," Bachira said.

--end--

PS:

Up next is the planetarium at Bastard Munchen

[giggly-squiggily]

Umm, who hurt you?! What was your reason for dropping that on us?! Wow now I got to go and read ChiKuni fluff

Blue Lock hurt me- they know what they did :;) KJKJERkjaerkjekjkjarkjar It was a thing building up, I swear! That last episode...

Speaking of- I DO have a cute Kunigiri headcanon I've shared with a friend before that I'm gonna share with y'all now :D Under the cut for length!

-Okay so: Birthdays. I know in the most realistic canon situation Blue Lock is most likely taking the course of a school semester at best given how quick the matches are with only like- a few days between. (Exception being conditioning periods where they train between selections I believe those take around 6-8 weeks or whatever) but like- here me out.

-Birthdays honestly freaking suck in Blue Lock. It's not so much they're forgotten but rather unless it falls around or on a major holiday, you're stuck there for it. Yes, if you have the points built up you could leave for the day, but it also heavily factors in where you live in comparison to where Blue Lock that makes you wonder if taking the day is even worth it.

-That's kinda Kunigami's problem; his birthday doesn't fall around any vacation time, and he town he lives a good half-day out from the Blue Lock facility so even if he were to use his points to go home, there wouldn't be much of a celebration let alone reunion. He decides to help spare him the heartache to just pretend it doesn't exist.

-And for the most part- it works. No one knows his birthday's coming up and that's how he wants it to be. No one but a certain redhead that is. The thing is- Kunigami made the mistake of mentioning it what feels like a lifetime ago when they all first met. It was part of the whole "Introduce yourself" game they did and that was one of the prompts. Chigiri committed it to memory just because (not because he had a major crush on the ginger before he even knew his name- nope not at all what are you talking about?)

-So the day is here and Chigiri's just: "It's Kunigami's birthday holy-" Of course he doesn't say it outloud yet; it'd ruin the surprise if Kunigami knew he knew. He waits until the Hero's out of the room and in the process of showering before calling a small meeting among Team Z about the day. It's a collective gasp of "His birthday's TODAY?" followed by "Shhhh, not so loud!"s and "What do we do?"s. Thankfully, Chigiri's already got an idea.

-Two groups are made: Team keep the hero distracted and team set up the surprise. The first half is fairly easy; Raichi when desired is rather good at keeping Kunigami busy; lots of "Bet I could beat you in his" and "Is that all your made of?"s. If he can't keep him at bay, the others will. Meanwhile, Chigiri and Isagi cash in points to go out the morning. Naturally they have to tell either Anki or Ego where they're going, but that's also part of the plan cause they need them.

-To their good fortune, Anki absolutely loves the idea Chigiri had in mind and helps them out both financially and with the super important part of their plan. She's getting it all going while Chigiri and Isagi head to the nearest convenient store, getting the last of what's needed ready.

-By the time everything is set up, Kunigami's in the shower exhausted. He worked extra hard today due to the strange competitiveness of his teammates- maybe they realized he was down and tried distracting him? He kinda shrugs it off and heads out fully dressed-

-SURPRISE! He almost has a heart attack when the team screams at him. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" The room was decorated with little party things they could find, their makeshift table a combination of convenient store goodies and hearty meals from the cafeteria. Among it all's a humble little cake with "Happy Birthday, Hero" sprawled across it (clearly in Iemon's handwriting- he's got the best in the room). A phone's playing music in the corner and everyone's got party hats because why not? He's so touched by the gesture he almost cries.

-And the party is going really well! They're all snacking and laughing, ribbing Kunigami some for not telling them, just having a great vibe all around. No one will say who's idea it was- though our Hero's got a guess.

-Then the real kicker happens. Ego's face comes up on the screen and everyone's just: "???" Until he's all: "Kunigami Rensuke, a message came for you." Before he fades out and the screen is replaced by-

-"Happy birthday Rensuke!" It's a video message from his parents! Instant tears, Kunigami's got his sweatshirt sleeve pressed against his mouth as his parents wish him a good day and remind him that they love him and miss him. They tell him how proud they are of him and what he's doing, and it's just sappy and sweet. His sisters come on next and it's even more teary when his oldest goes "Take home the gold, striker hero." And his baby sister with her little tooth gap and massive grin is waving at him with both hands going "We love you, Ren!"

-By the time the video is over the room's a mess- some more weepy than other's especially at how touched Kunigami is by it all. Isagi's joking about "It's his party, he'll cry if he wants to!" while barely fighting his own tears back and Raichi's mumbling something about onions and the room's laughing once more cause they're all just so happy for the ginger.

-It's much later in the night when Kunigami puts two and two together. He goes out to the cafeteria cause that's where he saw him go, finding the team princess filling his water bottle up and yawning sleepily after a day full of adventure. He doesn't get a chance to even greet him before Kunigami envelops him in a hug, all but lifting him off the ground. "You did all that for me."

-"It was a group effort." Chigiri says automatically, voice muffled against the warm fabric of Kunigami's sweatshirt. It's nice though, and he's suddenly hyper aware of the fact the hero smells nice and has equal parts muscle and squish along his body that feel really good to lay against and could easily pick him up and- oops he's crushing bad again.

-"I was just gonna pretend it didn't exist, my birthday." Kunigami lets him go some, eyes misty and smile so warm and kind it melt Chigiri almost immediately. "How'd you know?"

-"I guess a princess remembers his hero's special day." Chigiri just kinda shrugs but feels so stupid and cheesy with that line that he gets all embarrassed but Kunigami's living for it and hugs him again. "I know I've said this already but...happy birthday, hero."

-And Kunigami reaches out and brushes Chigiri's hair out of his face with such gentle fingers before he asks: "Thanks...hey, could I be selfish and ask for one more gift on my birthday?"

-"Sure, go for it." Chigiri doesn't know if it's midnight or not- he doesn't really care at this point.

-"Could I....could I kiss you?" He's so shy asking and Chigiri's over the moon with how bad he just wants to grab his collar and smash their faces together right now but he's gonna play it cool and make it special- fuck it.

-Some self restraint is used- Chigiri doesn't smash their faces together but he's not wasting time with slow beats either. It's like receiving a tall cold glass of water after a long hot summer day how amazing it felt to finally FINALLY kiss him. And Kunigami clearly feels the same when he's grabbing him by the waist and pulling him against him like he's the only thing keeping him leveled in a world without gravity. When they pull away, Chigiri's flushed and grinning and says against his lips "Nice enough of a gift, hero?"

-"Oh yes- can we do it again, princess?" And that's how their night goes, just two boys falling in love with each other under the cool lights of the cafeteria, water bottle forgotten and not a care in the world who walks in or is watching them in that moment.

Thanks for reading!

[gachagon]

Oh wow! It's cool that you're doing drabbles. Good luck! As for my request: could I ask for an Isagi/Bachira fanfic with one of them proposing to the other after winning the World Cup? I think it would be really cute

This idea at first seemed really hard for me since I've never written proposal fics before, but the more I thought about it the more ideas I had. And soon I had way more words then planned on the document lol. This was very fun to write, and I had a lot of back and forth over who I thought would propose first. I originally was going to have Bachira propose because I thought it would be cute, but I realistically think Isagi would ask the question first now. Now the only question I have is who's last name would they pick?

anyways pls enjoy this fic! 2k words just for you lol

Words: 2k

Pairing: BachiSagi

Isagi Yoichi has won the World Cup on japanese soil, though the one thing on his mind during the after party is to see other half and talk with him. He scans the bar for Bachira, until he gets a short message from him, saying he has a surprise for him. Unbeknownst to Bachira, Isagi has his own present to give, one that he has been hiding for many years since they've known each other.

Isagi’s blood was on fire. He couldn’t quite get a grasp on what he just did, though he was vaguely aware that he had scored at least. The game felt so long, and yet so short at the same time. Before he knew it, he was being lifted up high on the shoulders of his teammates. They were congratulating him, ruffling his hair, practically throwing him around in their excitement. Yet now that he was so high up off the ground, his eyes scanned the crowd of people in the stadium. They roved in search of one specific person until he saw a familiar gold gaze locked onto him, an ecstatic expression on Bachira’s face. 

It was then that everything came into clarity, all at once the roaring of the stadium, the announcer’s booming voices over the intercom, his teammates' praises of him. And with the noise came the sudden realization of what had actually just happened. 

Holy shit, we won…A grin spread across his face then and he joined in on the shouting. Isagi had played countless games before, had spent years in the Blue Lock program, and when he finally graduated and was picked to play in the Japanese National Team like he always dreamed, he had set his sights on witnessing this moment first hand. And at the age of 21, he had finally managed to do it. He had won the World Cup for Japan. And on Japanese soil, no doubt. 

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Drink’s practically crowded the table at the bar, in fact Isagi was certain that nobody had even ordered food. His team was so excited to start celebrating that they had carried him all the way there, or dragged him along by his arm to start the party.  

“Isagi, get over here, you gotta try this!” Raichi and a few of the others had seemingly ordered a large cacophony of drinks that Isagi couldn’t even begin to name. 

He shook his head, “No, no…Thanks, but I think I’ll stick to regular sake instead…” It was the only thing he was really used to and he didn’t want to be totally wasted on the night of his big win. 

“You guys are pigs, you know that…Just cause he won doesn’t mean you can trash the place…” Chigiri’s annoyed tone spoke from behind. He had a disgusted look on his face as he eyed the crowded tables full of forgotten drinks. 

“Ah, let ‘em be. This is a big day for everyone, they’re gonna drink themselves to sleep tonight.” Kunigami said with a lazy smile. 

“Don’t encourage them, Rensuke…” Chigiri sighed. 

“If they make too much of a mess, I’ll clean it up. I just hope the staff don’t get sick of us…” Kunigami eyed the poor bar attendants who had been busy making drinks for just about everyone in the team and their friends who had tagged along. It would be a busy night for all of them, certainly. 

Isagi also looked around, as he noticed that there was someone who had yet to show up to the party. 

“Hey…where’s Bachira?” Isagi asked. In truth, he had been looking for Bachira all night since they had corralled him into this bar, but he hadn’t seen him anywhere. For some reason, he was suspiciously absent from the party. Isagi felt a small pit form in his stomach, a sense of disappointment he wasn’t used to when it came to Bachira. 

“I texted him a while ago, but I don’t know if he ever responded.” Chigiri said.  

Isagi’s phone buzzed in his pocket, and he immediately took it out. 

Monster: Hey! Come outside! On the balcony! 

Monster: I have a present! 

Isagi’s head shot up and he looked to where the bar’s balcony was. Outside, Bachira waved at him from the window with a smile on his face. “I’m going to the balcony. See you guys later! Oh, and please don’t put any more on my tab…I don’t think my wallet can take it anymore…” He quickly left the others to party without him, and slipped outside into the cool night air. 

Bachira grabbed Isagi’s arm and dragged him out of sight of the big balcony window. “Ah, hey Bachira, where are we going?” Isagi asked. He hadn’t even gotten a chance to say hi to him, or hug him. 

“No time for questions, just keep moving! It’ll be totally worth it, I promise!” Bachira said as he continued to pull Isagi along. He followed close behind, smiling. 

Soon, Isagi found himself in a pretty familiar place. The lampposts and signs were a dead giveaway, but once they stood in front of the fenced in soccer field Isagi was certain of where they were. 

“Is this…Ichinan’s old field?” It looked a bit different after all those years, but the more he looked around, the more he was certain of it. 

“Yeah, but that’s not the surprise.” Bachira said. He turned Isagi around fully, and then pointed up. “That is.” 

Isagi was left speechless. Normally, the Ichinan field would sit directly behind his old school and he remembered how he would always have to rush to practice from one side of the building, to the other. Yet what greeted him now on the side of the building was a mural that was not there before, one that showed him in his jersey and a ball beneath his feet in the middle of play. It covered the entire side of the building, and was unmistakably a portrait of Isagi playing on the field. 

“I…This is…” He didn’t know what to really say. “This wasn’t done…today? Was it?” It couldn’t have been, such work would take a month at least. Bachira scoffed.

“Of course not. We started working on it a while back when you were in France.” Bachira answered. “We had to work quickly too! We wanted it to be done in time for the World Cup, you know, as a present for when you won.” 

Isagi choked out a laugh, as he felt tears brim his eyelashes. “And what if I had lost, huh?” 

“Eh, we’d come up with some reason. And making it to the World Cup is still a huge deal!” Bachira nudged him. 

“Who’s this ‘we’ you keep mentioning…?” Isagi couldn’t imagine Bachira painting it all by himself, though it wouldn’t have surprised him if Bachira tried anyways. He’s amazing like that…Isagi thought as he glanced at Bachira. 

“Me and Mom, obviously. She was really happy to do this, when I brought it up to her. This is her biggest mural yet, you know.” Bachira sighed. “I’m not that good at art, but I learn quick. See, I did the grass there beneath your feet!” 

“Oh really? What else did you paint…” Isagi and Bachira walked up to the mural, and the two spent a while as they went over all the small details. Bachira and Yu, his mother, had split most of the work pretty evenly. Bachira got to paint the grass, and the ball, and his mother spent time painting Isagi’s jersey and his cleats. 

Bachira was really proud to have done Isagi’s face. “Wow, it looks just like me.” Isagi said in a wondrous tone. 

“My mom kept having trouble with it, because she kind of hasn’t seen you in a while…” Bachira chuckled. “Great thing I’ve got such an amazing memory, huh? I couldn’t forget your face if I tried.” 

Isagi laughed alongside him, as he stared up at the mural. His gaze landed on Bachira’s again and they looked into each other's eyes for a moment. “This is incredible, Meguru.” Isagi said with a soft smile. “You’re incredible.” 

Bachira looked away just then, as he blushed in that familiar way that Isagi loved. “Geez, this is supposed to be a gift for you, you know…” Bachira said. 

Isagi laughed, “Yeah I know. Thank you…” Isagi felt an indescribable warmth fill his heart the more he continued to look into Bachira’s amber eyes, and soon he leaned towards Bachira and pressed his lips against his. They had shared many kisses before, in secret mostly so that there could be no scandal involving rivals on different teams. Though this kiss was sweeter somehow, and was different from the casual affection they had grown to show one another over the course of their relationship. 

Isagi placed his forehead against Bachira’s with a content smile on his face. “I love you.” Isagi had also said this many times before, but it also sounded sweeter than normally. 

Bachira threw his arms around Isagi’s neck in a tight hug, “I love you, too! I’m glad you liked your present, at least…for some reason I felt really nervous when we were planning it, but eventually I got the hang of it as you can see!” 

“Meguru.” 

“And let me tell you, learning to paint in like a month is no easy task, even for me. My mom had quite the work cut out for her when she handed me those brushes, but it all turned out perfectly in the end!” Bachira rambled on. 

“Meguru…” Isagi said again with a chuckle. He always does this when he’s happy…

“I’m thinking maybe I could even paint more murals in the future, of course when I’m on break. I can’t give up my soccer career to be an artist that’d just be ridiculous-” 

“Will you marry me, Bachira Meguru?” Isagi could perfectly see the moment when Bachira’s brain caught up to what he heard. His eyes widened as he looked at Isagi, who had that same content smile on his face. 

“What…?” 

“I want to spend the rest of my life with you. If you’ll have me, anyways.” Isagi shrugged as if it was the most normal response to anything. As if he hadn’t asked Bachira something absolutely insane. 

Bachira seemed to short circuit for a moment, before he began to speak again. “I…But we’ve only been dating for 3 years now!” He exclaimed. Isagi’s head tilted to the side, “Oh? Really? It seemed so much longer to me.” he said. “Besides, I’ve loved you for more than 3 years. You know that, right?” Isagi could recall exactly the moment he had fallen in love with Bachira Meguru. It hadn’t happened 3 paltry years ago, or even 5. He hadn’t even noticed he’d fallen for Bachira until he was ripped away from him during the Second Selection, all those years ago when they were all so new to Blue Lock. 

Bachira searched Isagi’s eyes, “But what about soccer! You’re going to give up playing or what? We can’t married so soon-” 

“That’s fine. I can wait.” Isagi said. “I’ll wait for as long as I have to. Even if it means waiting for you to win your own World Cup!” He laughed at Bachira’s shocked face. Bachira babbled as if trying to find some other excuse for why this couldn’t possibly happen. “We’ve spent so long trying to catch up to each other…I guess waiting isn’t normal for us, huh?” Isagi commented, and this finally made Bachira break out of his haze. 

“You would wait for me…? Really?” Bachira’s voice was so small then, tinged with a vulnerability that Isagi hadn’t heard before. 

“As long as it takes.” He answered. 

Bachira smiled, as tears beaded along his eyes. “Then yes, Yoichi. I will marry you! Maybe not…right now, though. In a year or two, perhaps. Or when I win my own World Cup…” 

Isagi smiled wider and kissed Bachira again, though he couldn’t fight off the pure joy that radiated throughout him in that moment. It was a fire that was hotter than the one he felt when he had one earlier that afternoon. Did I really win the World Cup just a few hours ago…? It felt like it had already happened a lifetime ago. 

The longer he pressed his lips to Bachira’s, the more he couldn’t believe today happened. In his eyes, he had achieved the impossible twice in an evening.