#banri settsu x reader

[banzaitaka]

Autumn Troupe‘s Kisses

Banri Settsu, Juza Hyodo, Taichi Nanao, Omi Fushimi, Sakyo Furuichi x gn! reader

Continuing this series because they all deserve love

Spring Troupe‘s Kisses

Summer Troupe‘s Kisses

Banri Settsu…

…kisses mainly to tease and to claim. You‘re reactions to his sudden kisses are just too good to miss out on. Wether it‘s a simple gasp, a squeak, or one of your cute flushed faces; he loves them all. Don‘t pretend to be upset, he‘ll use it against you one way or another. That smug bastard. In addition, he‘s somewhat of a wholesome possessive. He doesn‘t actually get jealous and tries to keep you all to himself in a toxic way. He does, again, as a teasing way. Give him a little smack and watch his playful side crumble with his laugh, leaving a genuine smile on his lips, as he gazes at you as if you were the only light he‘s ever seen.

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Juza Hyodo…

…kisses with much hesitancy. If it was anyone else in his position, he‘d probably say something like „How much can ya do wrong in a kiss anyways?“, but it is him in his position…Suddenly he wonders if he could hurt you if he puts too much pressure on your lips. As if that would ever be physically possible with how he melts into a puddle during a kiss. He turns completely into mush, mumbling out a little „thanks“ for no other reason than not knowing what else to say.

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Taichi Nanao…

…kisses with accidental force. Excitement and endless nervousness come together to overload the poor boy. He‘s trying his best to stay leveled, but more often than not you two end up bumping into each other. It‘s not painful or uncomfortable, just enough to notice.

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Omi Fushimi…

…kisses you casually, and with a warmth and softness that makes you fall for him once again. This gentle giant is just filled with unconditional love and admiration for you, and it shows in absolutely everything he does for you, kisses are no exception. As much as he‘d love to capture every kiss you share in a photograph, he much rather captures them in his mind and heart instead.

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Sakyo Furuichi…

…kisses you in moments of passion and emotion. As a yakuza, he has to follow certain protocol to keep up appearances, safe to say it has molded into his personality over those many years. Thus, physical touch was not something he was that well acquainted with. Every time your lips meet his, it‘s like everything inside of him explodes in a gigantic firework. It leaves him speechless for just a moment, before he manages to regain his posture. With every kiss, he hopes he can make you feel just as incredibly loved as you him.

[lcs-library]

ello bestie im glad i didn't go to sleep just yet bc i saw your recent post 👁️👁️ i'd like an order of earl grey & coffee for my fave man banri settsu pretty please, if you haven't done those for him already~ ty ily queen 🩷 /p

Hihi Sara!!! Tysm for the request ehehe I always love writing Banri for u :3 also ily2!!! /p

Request rules

Request game

Coffee: answered here!(it’s a lil short!)

Earl Grey Tea: How did they court their s/o?

🍂 He’s quite subtle!

🍂 Okay, not subtle subtle, but he won’t outwardly flirt with you as much as if he didn’t have feelings for you.

🍂 For example, he’d always be doing small things for you, like carrying your bags or buying you something if you didn’t have the funds. Just a bunch of small deeds that start to stack, almost to the point where you want to start refusing because of just how much he is willing to do.

🍂 Bro will treat you like the royalty you are frfr<3

🍂 The thing is, his easy mode usually applies to romance. He knows what works to get a partner and what doesn’t. He is able to analyze how to get anyone he wants and knows what to do to get their heart, but you? Just when he thinks he’s connected all the dots, you shatter his entire perception of you, sending him back to square one.

🍂 These little deeds are the only reliable thing he can count on, because, even if he can’t get a good read, he knows that this will at least make you smile a bit for him.

🍂 I think you’re gonna have to confess first, though.

🍂 That said, I think Banri’s the type to do a whole song and dance to get you to confess first anyway, but, in this case, he’s genuinely not sure if your feelings are mutual.

🍂 But once you confess your feelings, it’s all over. I mean seriously, it’s all over.

🍂 He will just up his affection in every field. You have some free time? His schedule’s clear now. You had a bad day? He’s here with a hug and a warm mug of your drink of choice. You’re full of energy? He’ll flirt with you until you’re exhausted.

🍂 Seriously, if his courtship was a level ten of affection, his relationship with you is a level 100.

🍂 And honestly, that’s not too bad<3

[imaginesfora3]

Furuichi Sakyo

Falls First: You

Falls Harder: Sakyo

He definitely thinks you’re a little crazy. What’s so appealing about a worn out, money grubbing yakuza like him? Surely it’s not the late night B movie marathons, and certainly not the way he shed tears at the slightest sentimental moments that let you know he cherishes making memories deeply. He held himself at such a distance for so long that his descent was inevitable, it was hard to be a tough guy when one person always managed to wrangle out your hidden affectionate side. But being brave enough to even search for it earned you brownie points, so Sakyo almost felt like he had no choice but to give in lest he create more trouble for himself.

Hyodo Juza

Falls First: You

Falls Harder: Juza

No ones seen him the way you have. Even when he stumbled, or messed up a line, or proved he’s hopelessly awkward when it comes to expressing his feelings, you had never laughed at him. He doesn’t feel deserving of your friendship or admiration let alone your love, not when you had done so much to defend him and more while he simply existed in your world with no clue on how to show you how he felt. He had never understood any of Muku’s romance manga but he was slowly starting to understand what it meant to want to protect someone’s smile.

Sakisaka Muku

Falls First: Muku

Falls Harder: Muku

When a true romantic falls in love an angel gets their wings, as well as there being an extra layer of dedication added into the mix. He’s so specific with courting you right, making handmade crafts or homemade food as presents, wanting to give you everything he could possibly get his hands on. He wanted you to see the best parts of him not realizing that life was not a fairy tale; to truly love a person, you needed to know their flaws as well. Knowing you wanted to love him to the fullest extent possible made his heart stop in his chest, even while he still had plenty of growing to do. He hoped that was an adventure you could make together.

Settsu Banri

Falls First: You

Falls Harder: Banri

Hardly one to fall for a traditional romance, Banri was stubborn as a mule when it came to giving his heart away. For all the flirting he did with you there was still a carefully crafted gap, a purposeful distance, a man who was shockingly considerate of what a relationship with him might do to a person. He had never felt loyalty so strongly like he did to you, the complicated dance you partook in all the more invigorating for him. Finding someone who could match his rhythm, meet him step for step without faltering, was a partner that Banri couldn’t simply ignore.

Takato Tasuku

Falls First: You

Falls Harder: You

You are bold to take on the challenge that is Takato Tasuku. Even more single-minded than Tsumugi, you might have to take more drastic measures to draw his attention. It’s almost like he’s unwilling to see what’s right in front of him, but he wasn’t a fool. He’s not afraid of change either but he doesn’t want to partake in a relationship with impossible standards. He can be thoughtful and display his honest feelings, but you had to understand that he’s human above all else. He’s not the charming prince persona he was forced to play countless times in his Godza days; he didn’t always know what to say, and sometimes he might be too blunt, but it didn’t make the love he felt for you any less real.

[garden-of-omegas]

⚜ FIRST MEETING [A3! - AUTUMN TROUPE] ⚜

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characters: banri settsu | juza hyodo | taichi nanao | omi fushimi | sakyo furuichi | azami izumida summary: the details of your first meeting with your future mate. warnings: references to violence, references to organized crime rating: sfw a/n: finally done! i had to start work recently so i'm probably going to be a bit more slow with everything (like i already wasn't) but i'm going to try and get a move on with all of these!

~🎕

└── ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ••✎•• ──────────

≿━━━━༺❀ banri settsu ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were an aspiring stuntman, to the stress of your parents. but unfortunately someone of your age didn't get a lot of opportunities, least of all in films, so you decided to turn to the world of theatre acting and find work there.

✿ you were 18, on your first year in university though you unsurprisingly weren't particularly focused on your studies. banri was a year younger than you, at 17.

✿ you'd already been scouted for the autumn troupe, as izumi thought that it was the troupe that needed someone for more challenging roles. and when banri came into "audition" and bad mouthed you, he got a fist to the face faster than ever before. you subsequently realized what you did and refused to come out of your room for the next two days.

✿ you and banri were assigned to room together (on sakyo's orders). it did not start out good, as banri kept trying to get you to actually fight him, while you adamantly refused to even speak to him. it wasn't until you had to actually start practicing that you were actually forced to talk.

✿ for banri, it was love at first sight. sort of, anyways. he's always been attracted to people who can beat his ass (even if he didn't particularly pick up on it) but your 'take-no-shit' attitude really hit it home. at first you didn't like banri, and then you just got embarrassed by your behavior. how could you just punch someone, no matter how annoying they are? and then having to room with him... well, you debated locking yourself away in your room for the rest of eternity. away from him.

≿━━━━༺❀ juza hyodo ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were the charismatic leader of the theatre club at your school, but as you were soon set to graduate you wanted to find a more permanent spot to continue acting at. thankfully, you'd recently been informed of the mankai company by a friend of yours.

✿ you were 17, the same age as juza. you'd been into acting since you were way too young to remember, but you'd not seriously started doing it until you were in high school.

✿ it was even prior to the audition, when juza came to your club room to ask you to give him acting lessons. delighted by his "enthusiasm" you gladly said you'd teach him, which turned out to be a bit too big of a promise. but you weren't ready to give up on him, not if he was to become a co-actor of yours.

✿ you had two weeks until audition, and you promised to spend all your free time teaching juza. you'd meet up at your place every few days, and though juza was a hard student to have, you did manage some progress during your two weeks.

✿ juza had admittedly had a huge crush on you for years, as had most of the omega population of the school. but actually meeting you, he couldn't help but grow an even deeper love for you and your passion for acting. juza was admittedly a difficult student in the art of acting, but you could respect his love for the craft. so even if you struggled to keep from screaming whenever he monotonously recited another line, you didn't out of sheer liking for him and his silly ways.

≿━━━━༺❀ taichi nanao ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were a nihon buyo dancer, as your oma had been, and her oma before her. you were actually the first alpha in your family to take on the practice, but as an only child it was to be expected. but you weren't quite satisfied with your craft, and thought that some theatre acting practice could help you improve.

✿ you were 17, and under the tutelage of your oma still. unfortunately for her, you were starting to really hit that phase where you wanted independence. taichi was 16 at the time.

✿ you'd just had another argument with your oma, which led to you storming off. you ended up stewing on a park bench by yourself, where taichi happened to catch sight of you, and being a gentleman raised by two alpha's went over to comfort the distressed omega. you were not happy to discover his assumption later on.

✿ while you were initially not very happy about being approached casually, taichi had the sort of puppy energy that made you forgive him quickly. that, and he listened to you rant for almost an hour and didn't complain, which made him pretty good in your eyes.

✿ taichi just thought that you were a pretty omega, as with his limited world view he'd never even considered an alpha doing an elegant hobby like dancing. probably why he didn't particularly mind your "weirdly" strong personality. to you, taichi came across as a cute little puppy, a little omega with a good heart. so, he was the cutest thing you'd ever seen. though your upset mind didn't really pick up on it instantly, you had already grown a bit of a crush on him.

≿━━━━༺❀ omi fushimi ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were... well, you were the leader of a biker gang. you'd been one for three years already, though you were slowly starting to doubt the lifestyle you'd chosen and were thinking of quitting. but you still needed a small nudge to take that step

✿ you were 20, a year older than omi. you'd been part of your biker gang for six years at that point, and became the leader at 17 after the sudden death of your previous leader.

✿ you were staring at a shelf of cleaning supplies, having an internal crisis in the middle of a grocery store. you didn't really mean to, but you'd been thinking about your life for days now. and a certain photographer was staring at you in turn, wondering what the hell you were doing. he really needed to get to those cleaning supplies. you almost screamed when he finally tapped you on the shoulder.

✿ after almost kick-dropping omi to the floor, you reluctantly apologize and help him with his groceries. omi didn't actually mind (he understood the instinctual reaction) but was grateful anyways, which ended up with him rambling about his life, which made something with you click.

✿ omi didn't take long to realize what kind of life you'd lived (or were still living, he wasn't sure), and he felt rather bad. he'd never want anybody to live the kind of life he had in high school (oh, if only he knew). he was hoping you'd turn out fine. you had never met such a pretty man before, especially not one so kind. for the first time in a long time you felt bad for the instincts instilled in you since your youth, and hearing him talk about his life made you think about exactly how badly your life was going.

≿━━━━༺❀ sakyo furuichi ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were the child of a yakuza boss, though you weren't particularly interested in your appa's work. instead, you loved acting and dancing, which she didn't particularly agree with but was glad to see you happy. you, on the other hand, didn't care for her opinion on the matter.

✿ you were 6, the same age as sakyo. you were living full-time with your appa, who'd actually inherited the group from your oma who'd died a few years ago.

✿ you were on veludo way with one of your appa's subordinates, who was assigned to babysit you. it didn't take long for you to run away from them though, and end up at a certain theatre company where a group was rehearsing. there, a little stern looking boy caught your attention and you immediately decided that he had to be yours.

✿ after actually talking to sakyo (read as: you talked his ear off while he kept wondering where you appeared from), you kept showing up to the mankai company practices, both to see them and to talk to sakyo, who you were absolutely determined to make your friend.

✿ sakyo was mostly confused by you. you showed up out of nowhere, declared him your new friend, and kept showing up to talk about the magic of acting. at least that last part he could tolerate, but you did initially weird him out, a lot. you weren't really certain what about sakyo made him so interesting to you, you just knew that he was. so even when he was less than enthusiastic about your offers of friendship, you didn't take them particularly seriously. nothing would make you give him up.

≿━━━━༺❀ azami izumida ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were pretty much a common thug. you'd like to describe yourself otherwise, but you weren't dumb, you knew that you didn't mean much more to the yakuza group you were part of. it was just the lot in life you were born to.

✿ you were 14, while azami was 13. far too young for the life you were living, but having been born into a yakuza family you didn't have much of a choice.

✿ you were really just on a walk, having nothing better to do when you laid eyes on a very lost looking boy who you immediately recognized as a rivalling group's leader's kid. you weren't really sure what to do in a situation like this, but you couldn't let such an opportunity pass you by. so you immediately went up to him, under the guise of wanting to help.

✿ azami was looking for a make-up store, which you rather easily directed him to. you didn't really care for it, but your oma liked experimenting with her make-up. this seemed to get azami comfortable enough to start talking to you, which lead to the topic of his dreams. something about listening to him made you think.

✿ azami didn't actually pay much attention to you at first, really only interested in finding the damn make-up store. but once he actually started talking, and got one look at your amazed face, something in his chest jumped a little. you also didn't really pay much attention to the kid at first, beyond his usefulness to you. but once he started talking... something about his passion for such a mundane thing (to you) was so endearing. you were certain that you just fell in love.

[midnightlee25]

Yandere Team-ups: Banri Settsu & Juza Hyodo

Guard dogs

As you can imagine they both are constantly fighting over their darling but will easily work together on a conflict involving their darling

Both are very overprotective with banri leaning into being controlling while juza is just trying to keep them safe even from the smallest of dangers.  

Technically their darling could use juza to avoid punishment or at least make things a bit more manageable.

Of course, banri hates this, making them fight over how to hold their darling once they are in their care.

Barni tends to be stricter and a bit harsher towards their darling while juza is softer and a bit more lenient. However, their darling should keep in mind that barni isn't cruel and juza is not a pushover they just handle things differently.  

Even though they fight a lot they do complement each other by having what the other may lack.

[nanamisflowerfield]

Okay, my B'day is coming up on Saturday. Pls may I have a scenario (a smol one) When Reader is pulling a All-nighter on Gaming w/ Itaru. And Itaru decides to confess her? (Reader is not Director)

Like he had crush on her since long. But he didn't got opportunity, so he's telling this on the night before her B'day :3

And yeah, I don't mean I want you to write it instinly. You can do it when u get time. Thank you~

I'm so sorry for not writing it sooner, love ;w; I feel so bad about it! I wrote it as fast as I could! I know you said university is important and all, but I felt so bad for not doing it sooner >3<

Also it is Banri, because you wanted me to write for Banri and asked to change it! I hope that you like it and have a lovely day, sweety! :3

Banri ate the Pockys that Juza bought just this morning and stashed it somewhere in their shared room. “Since when are you eating them?” You asked your dear friend, glancing up from your phone to stare at the boy in front of you. “Found them. They are the idiot’s sweets and I thought “Hey, why not annoy him?”.” Banri smirked as you shook your head, knowing that they will start arguing sooner or later again.

“Are you ready to lose?” You grabbed the controller in front of you, wanting to play the game with your best friend, who sat himself down next to you. “We both know, that I will be the winner.” He stuck out his tongue, before he gave you a shit-eating grin.

While you two started playing, Banri still had won every battle, even though his focus was on you. Not the character you were playing, no, it was you and your adorable face and the funny expression you did, while you tried to win against the autumn troupe actor. “Tomorrow is the big day…” You just nodded your head.

It was truly a big day. After all, it was your birthday!

And your best friend, whose knee had brushed yours, while eating a few snacks, had hoped that you might like the little present he had bought you. That was after all, the first gift that he wanted to give you.

The second one, on the other hand… Well… That was confessing his crush on you. After a very long time, that annoying guy, that you had dearly by your side, had developed a crush on you. A big one.

Had he any time to confess his feelings to you? Not really. He was too busy with the mankai company, just like you were busy with your plans.

But there were times, he just wanted to press you against a wall and confess to you, just like all these boys in the mangas that Muku loves to read.

There were times, he could have done it, but would you reject him?

Maybe… Maybe Banri might be a bit too afraid to to get a rejection of his best friend and crush.

You grunted, not realizing that Banri’s eyes wandered towards the door and stare at one dark-haired actor of the same troupe and roommate of his. He mouthed some words towards him. Words that made Banri’s blue orbs roll, nodding slightly his head and continued to play the game.

“Make a move, idiot.” Were the words Juza had mouthed to him. “Or else you will never get an answer.”

Hours went by and the autumn troupe leader was still winning like a pro. Hours! Damn hours and he still didn’t know how to tell you it… Even during this all-nighter. He wanted to tell you this before your birthday so… Maybe… No…

A sigh left the light brunette actor. “Something wrong?” You asked him, (e/c) not leaving the game. “Did you know that I have a crush on you?” Banri finally had uttered it out.

“What?” You moved your gaze at him, not noticing that he had killed you in the game again. “Aaaand you lost.” He mumbled. “You have a crush on me?” The only thing that your best friend did was to roll his eyes. “Isn’t that a bit obvious. I wasn’t really hiding it and even that damn Hyodo had figured it out.”

Your eyes widen at his words. Had everybody known about it already?

“So…?” He put his controller down, watching your movements closely. “Are you rejecting me now?”

Your cheeks warmed up, confused and happy to finally hear these words from Banri. “I could never reject you, Ban… I like you too… A lot.” You smiled at him back, hands intervening with his. “Good… So, we are a thing now?” You chuckled, nodding his head.

“Great- Oh, right.” He glanced to the side. “It’s midnight… And your birthday starts in… 3… 2… 1… Happy birthday, (y/n).”

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[bambuwu-writes]

Autumn Troupe

Banri

-hangin’ out w juza!

-soft cuddles [x reader hcs]

-concerning habits

-”’Sup with your face?” [juban]

-cuddles n comfort [x reader hcs]

Juza

-hangin’ out w banri!

-”’Sup with your face?” [juban]

-sibling shenanigans

-slow dancing [x reader hcs]

Taichi

-cold and sweet s/o

-father-son bonding! 

-tai-chan and trust

-a warm afterwards [cw-disordered eating]

-strong s/o!

-cosplayer s/o

Omi

-short s/o :)

-going grey

-a warm afterwards [cw-disordered eating]

-whipped for his s/o :”)

Sakyo

-father-son bonding!

Azami

-cuddles n comfort [x reader hcs]

[mashuhiso-writes]

hello!! could i req banri x reader who is also a veludo arts student? thank u!

Of course!! :D

Banri Settsu x Veludo Arts Student!Reader

The two got along pretty well, and they shared some classes!

When the other gets sick they bring home notes and the homework they missed out on <3

After-school hangouts! With the option of bringing along Kazunari of course :)

Walking home together when it's late out!!

Always seen together in between classes or out in the hallway, chatting most of the time.

Always partners up with each other for projects and such!!

[bajisfangs]

“it’s a little tight, don’t you think?” you ask the guy in front of you, eyeing his fitted body and checking to see if the prototype you had made for him needs any fixing. banri seemed to be pleased with it, but as the designer, you couldn’t help but find and look for faults. it is a prototype, after all.

banri checks himself out in the full-length mirror in front of him, making sure the seams were up to standards and such. the patterns didn’t clash, but would his opinion matter? he’s merely a fashion model. he knows just as much as the next person. “i think it’s perfect. might be b’cause i gained some weight over my vacation. it looks great.”

you take his input as a good thing and it lifts a good amount of weight off your shoulders. though, banri couldn’t help but notice the worry and the stress take over your face. he places a hand on your shoulder, the famous smile that you always see on magazine covers and social media posts, “relax! live your life on super ultra easy mode. that’s how i do it. take it easy.”

he was right. you needed to take things easy. with catching up to multiple deadlines to pulling multiple all-nighters, how could you live life on whatever he just said? but you smiled at him, nodding your head, “thanks, banri. this is why i want you to be my model.”

never in banri’s life did he ever want to be somebody’s model until he met you.

[lcs-library]

I SAW THE REQUEST GAME AND CAME RUNNING. mmm im thinking rosehip & pomegranate for banri (my stinky beloved), tsuzu, and kazu if you haven't done those prompts for them already? thanks a bunch and pls be sure to hydrate lots and lots 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

FRIEND???? IN THE ASKBOX?? More likely than you’d think<3333. I haven’t done these prompts for them, and I’m sorry it took a while, but this was really fun to write! Thanks sm for the request hehe<3333333

Request game

Rules

Rosehip: How romantic are they? How do they show affection?

Pomegranate: At what point did they know they loved their s/o?

Banri

Rosehip

🍂TEASE.

🍂He is romantic, yeah, and he loves you, but grand gestures or declarations aren’t really his thing. If you get one, you just KNOW it’s to see you blush, he doesn’t mean it.

🍂Or does he????🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

🍂“Hey.” You turn around at the sound of Banri’s voice to find him leaning over the kitchen counter, that iconic foxy look in his eyes. You have to sigh, almost entirely sure of what was going to happen next.

🍂“What?” You ask, knowing his next move.

🍂“Oh, there’s my dear. I love you~.” He croons, making a kissy motion. You couldn’t say you didn’t feel at least a little flustered, but that didn’t change the fact that this was Banri Settsu you were talking to.

🍂You stepped up to him, shoving your palm against his mouth.

🍂“Yeah, nice try.”

🍂“What? You used to like it when I was all flirty.” He pouted.

🍂“Mhm, not before I caught on to your stupid schemes.” You replied flatly, going back to the task at hand.

🍂“But it def helped ya fall in love with me a little more, didn’t it?”

🍂You had to cringe at the accusation, but you couldn’t deny it.

🍂“Shut up.”

🍂“That’s what I thought.” He replied with a sly grin.

🍂BASTARD.

🍂Even though he tends to mask his affection in cheesy lines and smug smirks, when he’s in a really romantic mood it’s like he’s a completely different person.

🍂He’s practically attached to you, his face in your shoulder mumbling things like “I love you” over and over again.

🍂Of course, this is something you only get to see in private, as he can’t let anybody know that Mr. Super Ultra Easy Mode has a weak spot.

🍂He’s also super affectionate, placing little kisses all over you as the soft mumbling continues.

🍂He’s more giggly with you as well. He has such a bubbly laugh that it’s a shame you don’t hear it more often.

🍂In conclusion, Banri + gap moe = cute

Pomegranate

🍂The moment he knew he loved you was on a day out, when the two of you stopped by a coffee shop.

🍂The second your drinks arrived, he whipped out his phone.

🍂“C’mere, we gotta take a pic for the ‘blam.” He says, pulling you closer to him as he flips his phone to the selfie camera.

🍂“Do we have to?” You whine.

🍂“To keep the fans happy.”

🍂“Fine.”

🍂And so, holding your drinks up, you pose as the camera shutters. Immediately after, you turn away to start sipping at your drink.

🍂You may not have been aware of the expression on your face, but Banri was. He was very aware.

🍂It had been a long day, and the way your eyes went from having such a dull look to them to positively lighting up at the first sip; it was such a subtle change, and yet he couldn’t help but find it cute. Not that he’d ever say it, of course.

🍂Despite that, he felt something bubble up inside him. A sort of voice that screamed at him that he needs to be the one to make that happen more often.

🍂Was it love? Would he know?

🍂The feeling turned from a gurgling to a flood of questions and emotions as he continued to stare at you, unaware of his own expression, a soft, caring one.

🍂You turned around to face him at his sudden silence.

🍂“Banri? You okay?”

🍂It was as if your voice had snapped him out of some sort of hypnosis.

🍂“Huh? Wha-? Yeah, ‘m fine. You like what ya got?” He replied, a little flustered.

🍂“Yeah.” You said, a smile finally gracing your features.

🍂“Good.” Banri rubbed your head fondly. Maybe he’d figure out the funny feeling later and enjoy his time with you.

🍂He never ended up posting the pic to Instablam btw. He ended up cherishing it.

Tsuzuru

Rosehip

🖋️He has so much love to give, but it’s never in the most obvious way

🖋️It’s always the little things with him, like allowing himself to let loose and complain a little or taking time out of a busy schedule to take you for a meal.

🖋️And you can’t seem to get enough.

🖋️There’s just something about the way he stumbles over, exhausted, and asks to go out with you to lunch that day that is somehow so endearing.

🖋️Of course, he could have easily gone on his own, but he’d rather go with you, and that just makes every time ten times more special.

🖋️As for affection, that also lies in the little things.

🖋️Holding your hand as he proofreads a script, covering you with a blanket it you fall asleep on the couch, and small forehead kisses at random points are pretty common with him.

🖋️His love is always in small doses, but remains a constant, finding its way into your everyday life and seeping through the cracks of the mundane.

🖋️His love is like going on a walk and finding little dandelions popping up in the cracks of the sidewalk. A small thing, but so bright and constantly surrounding you.

Pomegranate

🖋️He connected the dots about a few months after he met you, when he finally finished a particularly difficult script.

🖋️He had fallen asleep at his laptop this time, where Masumi had messily thrown a blanket over him. Empty packages of instant ramen and mugs surrounded him, each one having been stained with the absurd amount of coffee he had been drinking.

🖋️You knock on the door, jolting him awake.

🖋️“Hrmngh?” He sputters as you walk in.

🖋️“Oh, sorry, did I wake you up?”

🖋️“Nah, you’re fine. I’ve been awake for hours.”

🖋️You knew he was(terribly) lying, noting the blanket around his shoulders and dark circles around his eyes, but didn’t say anything.

🖋️“Well, I’m just checking in. Sakuya said you collapsed earlier, so I wanted to make sure you’re okay. I also brought some curry from Izumi. It’s probably better than the instant ramen Masumi’s been hopping you up on. And I brought a water bottle since I figured you have’t had anything other than coffee, and you know how Azami is about hydration— you good?”

🖋️Tsuzuru was staring at you like you’d grown a second head. A strange feeling washed over him and it was…nice? It felt good to know someone cared so much about him, it just made him want to return the favor. He blinked dumbly before finally snapping out of his trance.

🖋️“Uh, yeah, I’m fine. Thanks for all this. Just set it on the desk.” He replied as calmly as he could.

🖋️“Alright, I trust you to actually eat it.”

🖋️Tsuzuru chuckled. “I will, I will. Thanks again.” He grinned as he ruffled your hair. You blushed a little at the affection, but he could hardly guess as to why(he just thinks of the affection as the Older Brother Instinct).

🖋️“You’re welcome. See ya, then.”

🖋️“Mhm, see ya.”

🖋️The door shut behind you with a click.

🖋️FUUUUUUUUCK. Tsuzuru sank into his chair, his hands combing through his hair.

🖋️This can’t be…can it?

Kazunari

Rosehip

🌺He’s surprisingly traditional when it comes to romance.

🌺He goes on a few dates before declaring you official, doesn’t go too far without your consent, and says a lot of “I love you”s

🌺You know that post that’s like “‘Saying “I love you” too many times makes it lose its meaning’ to YOU. Not to me tho. It actually makes it stronger. I’m building a house out of ‘I love you’s.” Yeah that’s Kazu.

🌺Casual intimacy is a very common thing with him. He’s always touching you in some way.

🌺Whether it’s an arm around you, holding you hand, resting his chin on your shoulder, whatever, he’s attached to you at the hip.

🌺Except for in public, unless he has your consent or is trying to protect you.

🌺“Heya babes! How’s the most perfect being in the world doing?” He’ll typically greet, kissing your cheek.

🌺“Fine, fine. You?” You reply with a giggle.

🌺“Better now that you’re here!” He exclaims with a wink and some finger guns.

🌺You can’t help but laugh harder at his antics. “Love you too.”

🌺He’s the type to use his words to show his love, always coupling with his actions.

🌺I said this in another request, but he’s got about a thousand pet names for you.

🌺He’s a very lovey and silly boy :)

Pomegranate

🌺It was on one of you dates before you two became official, a thrift shopping date to be precise.

🌺Kazunari had wanted to try the thingy where you both create outfits for each other then wear them to dinner.

🌺You each had taken your outfits to the dressing rooms and changed before you showed them off.

🌺“Okay, we’ll show ‘em to each other on three! One, two…three!”

🌺You turned around after his command, a delighted smile on your face.

🌺Kazu gasped.

🌺“Dude, you look adorbs!!!” He squealed, taking about a million photos of you.

🌺“You think so?”

🌺“I know so! I was the one who picked it out, ya ding dong!”

🌺“Well, it looks great! I love it!”

🌺“I’m glad!”

🌺It was in that giddy moment that Kazunari realized something. He wanted to see you that excited because of him all the time. It was decided. He’d ask you to be his partner that day. It was time.

[imaginesfora3]

12 for barney banri please!

(don’t do him like that)

Settsu Banri: 

“You’re welcome to kiss whoever you want!”

“Then what’s the big deal?”

You hate the smug look on Banri’s face, knowing you should’ve kept your sarcastic comment to yourself. The play had involved a stage kiss, as fake as it could get in terms of affection, but you still felt the jealousy crawling through your body. Your chest burned even hotter when you heard the voices in the crowd confirming how realistic it looked, how the chemistry between Banri and the female lead was so on point there had to be an actual connection between the actors. You wanted to deny it, to say Banri was just that good at acting, but that would make it seem like you cared and you certainly did not care.

You and Banri are now enveloped in an intense staring contest, you stubbornly refusing to break eye contact while Banri doesn’t seem to have any real stake in it at all. He was handsome, popular, had an entire acting career ahead of him, what could little ol’ you offer him that would be any different from his acting groupies? You know it’s just your brains way of softening the blow of his inevitable rejection, a way to hopefully protect your heart but so much damage had already been done. Retaining his perfect record, perfect everything, you’re the first to look away from him, arms crossing in yet another attempt to protect yourself.

You’re looking at Banri but not really seeing him, because if you were, you’d see the concern written across his face. He’s contemplating his next move; he wasn’t stupid and it was pretty clear that your feelings for him had evolved beyond friendship. He had never acted on it despite his normally bold behavior because he couldn’t really determine his own feelings, he cared about you for sure, but was it enough? Was it romantic? Was he even in a place where he wanted to be in a relationship with someone? He had half-assed things his whole life because he could get away with it but it wouldn’t be fair to do that to you, it hurt him just to think about not giving you all that you deserved.

Which, sure enough, led him to the answer he was looking for.

You’re startled as Banri touched your arm, backing away out of reflex; Banri retracted his hand but reached forward again with newfound determination, knowing if you backed away from him again that he would leave you be. You don’t pull away, eyes focused on his hand, face growing hot as he closed in.

“There’s no point in lying to me, you know.”

“W-What, are you a mind-reader now?”

“No, I just know how to read between the lines.” Banri’s hand slid down from your shoulder to your arm, lightly squeezing, “So, are you gonna stop lying to yourself?”

“…Okay, I don’t think you should kiss whoever you want. You should kiss… Uh…” Though your sentence had started bold you were beginning to falter again, the cocky smirk back on Banri’s face. As attractive as he was with it, it was infuriating too with how horribly it made your heart flutter. “I-I…”

“We’ll work on it,” Banri’s hand fell back to his side and you’re visibly disappointed by the lack of contact, “I won’t do anything until you tell me what you want yourself.”

“You’re a real bastard, you know that?”

“And you like me anyway, so who’s the real winner here?”

[katariinasworld]

PART 19.5

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FACTS:

Yn and the boys were sitting quietly waiting for Kuroo to come back when yn, to break the ice, tried to talk to her. The woman directly talk to Banri asking him his age, what is he doing in life�� Yn sitting beside him tried to not get mad but seeing the woman constantly ignoring her she wanted to get back at her.

Yn is pretty calm and collected, she is not someone to get aggressive quickly but when her dad’s girlfriend talked down to Azami it hit a nerve and she was ready to throw hands while Azami was ready to throw hands when she talked down to Yn. During all that Banri couldn’t get mad because he holding the two teenagers back.

Yn talk like that ob daily basis she is a little bit too much vulgar when speaking. An habit she got from Azami’s family

Masterlist

@lillightninggirl @milkybunbuns

[juuten]

Secrets + Banri please?

Hello, anon! Thank you for requesting! I'm sorry that it took a while to complete. I thought too much for this scenario. 😅 Hence, I spent a lot of time to revise and simplify this (it still reached a word count of 1K).

Btw, I'll finish all the requests for 'A December with You’ even though it’s not December anymore. I'll work hard!

Anyway, I incorporated the 'secrets' concept, but I think I did not capture it well. Let me know your thoughts about it!

For ‘A December with You’ event

Hidden | Banri Settsu

How your boyfriend’s mind worked had remained a mystery. Understanding him was similar to a complex jigsaw puzzle – you thought you put together the right pieces but ended up with the wrong picture. Meanwhile, Banri already knew you too well; he could correctly guess what you needed with a few dialogues. It was as if he matched the correct pieces with a glance or two. It so happened your frustration from that reached its peak today. 

You heavily sighed, stirring your drink with the teaspoon. You tried to come up with reasons for your boyfriend's tardiness. After all, he didn't even text you the reason. But as time passed, your frown got deeper and your forehead creased. You were one hand away from calling when suddenly, the bell jingled at the entrance. You immediately looked up to see your beloved brunette, only to sigh. The man who entered had dark brown hair and his stature was taller than your boyfriend. You were about to sip your drink, but familiarity only hit you now.

“Omi-san?”

The male turned to you with wide eyes before smiling. “Oh, (First Name).”

“What brought you here? You don’t seem the type to go to cafes,” you said.

Omi laughed. “That’s true. Tsumugi-san told me the food here is delicious, so I dropped by.” 

Then the man’s eyes darted around the room. “I thought Banri was with you.”

You averted your gaze. “About that… please have a seat.”

When Omi took the seat, you explained your situation. You even spilled the backstory of your dilemma. It was easy to let it all out as he focused his gaze on you, occasionally nodding at you. He made it feel like your problem was a big deal, which was for you.

After listening to your story, Omi put a hand to his chin. “Banri already knows you well because he's good at noticing things. Meanwhile, it's difficult to understand him because he’s not open to others.”

You furiously nodded your head at that, which made him laugh. Then Omi continued, “But I think the process of getting to know him is worthwhile. It’s where the treasured moments come from.”

“Huh.” You always thought that you needed to catch up with your boyfriend. After all, he mustn't always be the one considering your feelings. It should also be the other way around. Therefore, you attempted to decipher each of his words and actions. However, each trial ended up frustrating you as all of them didn’t hit the mark.

Then you said, “Did you ever fight with Banri, Omi-san?”

He shook his head. “Instead, he always fought with Juza ever since.”

Then he dropped his gaze to the table. “Back then too, he insulted Juza and rarely us too in an indirect way. He was extremely confident, you see."

A sad smile made its way to Omi's lips. "Though Banri has this disinterested look even during practices. Yuzo-san even scolded him for it.”

You tilted your head. “He looks passionate while acting though.”

He grinned. “Yeah. That's how big of a change Banri went through."

You slowly drank your beverage. Knowing Banri's past was an essential step to understand him, so why didn’t he tell you sooner? Did he not trust you? Was he embarrassed about it? Then your eyes widened – what if he was afraid?

While multiple thoughts occupied your mind, Omi heard the bell at the entrance ring. Out of curiosity, he turned around to see who arrived. When he saw Banri at the entrance, he stood up. He waited for you to react, only to get no response. Omi gave you a worried glance before walking towards the exit.

When Banri looked up from his phone, he noticed Omi. He was about to greet him, but Omi suddenly patted his shoulder.

“(First Name)’s waiting for you.” Without another word, the man left the café.

Omi’s words made Banri confused. He knew that, so why tell him? Though guilt rose in the pit of his stomach. He silently cursed at himself before searching for you. Not even a minute passed, his eyes landed on your figure sitting near the window. Hence, he quickly walked towards you.

You snapped out of your trance as you felt someone kiss your forehead. Then a familiar voice said, "Sorry if I took long. Director made me do some last-minute errands."

You only nodded your head as you placed your cup on the table's side. Then as soon as Banri sat on the chair, you leaned over the table. "Banri, be honest with me.”

Banri furrowed his brows. “Ha? Whaddya mean?"

“Are you hiding your past because you're scared my view of you will change?"

Banri's eyes widened before turning into slits. "How much did Omi-san tell you?"

You sat back on your chair, crossing your arms. "Just answer me."

He sighed, noting to himself to have a chat with Omi later. "It's not that I'm hidin' it from you. I don’t see the need to tell you when you ain't askin'.”

Then Banri pinched your cheek. “So, you can just ask or do somethin' with me instead of starin' at me 24/7.”

You wanted to dig a hole and bury yourself. Even though you knew he noticed, it was still embarrassing coming from him. Though it surprised you that Banri was open to a straight-forward approach. You always thought he was the type to avoid confrontations.

You were about to open your mouth, but he spoke again, "Don't even make it into an interrogation."

You dejectedly sighed. “But I don’t know you at all-”

You froze when Banri suddenly kissed you. It wasn’t his usual powerful and passionate kiss that left you dizzy. Instead, the kiss was soft and gentle that let you feel every move of his lips. 

Your habit of analyzing him switched on. Why did he cut you off? And why did he kiss you in such a way? The only thing you best understood about Banri was that he was never soft nor gentle.

Then your eyes widened. He was showing a hidden persona - a tender and soothing one at that. And he revealed all of this only to you.

As you slowly kissed him back, you closed your eyes that allowed the tears to fall. You felt his hands cupping your cheek, his thumbs wiping those tears away.

When you parted, you beamed at him. For once, you completely understood him and you would make sure this wasn't the last. After all, he was willing to let you know him, including his hidden sides.

[emilycollins00]

How would Banri, Juza, Tsuzuru (no idea how the last two would manage so cause they're so sweet but oh well) react if they didn't know you were having a bad day and they were teasing you and accidentally made you cry?

Hey there sweetie! Hope you’re having a lovely day💕

You were right, it was hard seeing Juza and Tsuzuru making reader cry, even Banri! But it was very interesting to make up the story nonetheless. Hope you enjoy it!

Banri, Tsuzuru and Juza accidentally making reader cry 

Banri

King of teasing in Mankai and picking on you, but we all know he still loves you, so he’s hard on himself when you break.

Having a boyfriend like Banri Settsu means you sometimes have to put up with aspects regarding his personality and lack of motivation for almost everything. Others, it would be things you heard about you two. Casual comments. Nothing much.

But some days they felt harder to dismiss.

“Ready to go?” he called you out to head home from school.

You weren’t a jealous person though. Better not be, knowing how many people had a crush on Banri, even though he was almost as equally feared due to his occasional fights.

“You know," he smirked after a while, as if he had just now remembered. "Some girls from the other class came by to ask for some autographs. Said I looked pretty cool during our last play.”

You know, I was worried knowing Banri-kun was dating someone but…

“Must’ve felt nice.”

He shrugged. “Guess girls do dig the whole being passionate bad boy act 'nd stuff."

It looked like he had received a major dose of ego from those girls, great.

“What passionate bad boy.”

“Really? You just have to look in front of you to feel lucky, ” he pointed to himself from head to toe teasingly. You rolled your eyes, not in the mood to start bickering with him.

“I only see a boy with poor fashion sense.”

He scoffed. “You just say that because you would die to look half as good as me.”

I’m pretty sure he’ll get bored of them soon.

“Maybe you should spend your free time with them then.”

“I mean, if they did show-” Banri became then aware of the eerie atmosphere, seeing you backing away from him.

Spotting some tears and slight trembling, he knew he had fucked up in some way.

"Are you cryin'?" You didn’t answer, tears now running down your cheeks “Hey, I'm serious. Why the tears?"

"It's not worth it."

He stared at you for a few seconds, then got closer "It's not because of what I said earlier right? You know I was just messing around.” At your lack of response Banri sighed, pulling you in an embrace. “Man, you really are an idiot.” he moved his hand up and down your back -a bit too roughly maybe- but it somehow worked to forget the negativity you had been feeling that day.

“You are the idiot.” you finally grumbled, face still hidden in his chest. You released yourself from his grip. “And such a pain sometimes.”

“Yeah, yeah.” he removed the leftover tears from your eyes and patted your head. "Let's just go, 'Kay? To that new place you wanted to go. My treat."

Juza

This one has a harder time than the other two. Poor boy wouldn’t even know it looked like teasing to you so he would feel extra bad. Lots of awkward comforting.

That day you couldn’t believe your bad luck. You had woken up late, skipped breakfast, forgot your homework back home and didn’t take an umbrella, so of course it rained.

You should have expected by now were your pants cracking on your way to meet Juza at the cafe for your date.

“…You don’t look like you’re havin' fun.”

You two usually enjoyed the sweets from that place in silence, however, there was something in your attitude that Juza couldn’t put his finger on it. You paid no attention and assured him it was okay. The high schooler, still sensing something was wrong, broke his cake in half and handed it to you.

You frowned “Why are you giving it to me?”

“Sorry” maybe he went overboard “I mean, I know you don’t need it”

 Was he joking? You couldn’t tell, but your emotions started bubbling inside “...Are you making fun of me? It’s because you saw the crack?”

 He looked at you confused. What crack? You both stood in silence. He put his own cake to the side, not knowing what he should apologize for but going for it anyway “Y/N, I...”

You beat him before he said anything thought “Sorry Juza, today I’m-” your voice broke right there and he stopped breathing the second he saw your face.

He awkwardly looked around, handling you a few tissues from the table. “...S’okay. If you need to let it out, I mean… I’ll wait.”

And so, you allowed the tears to go.

After a while, your sobs were reduced to just small hiccups, highly appreciated for both of you. “I’m sorry for the mess” you whispered, looking at the amount of tissues now laying around.

Juza dismissed the apology with his head “Anyone can have one or two bad days. Or weeks, those… things exist” he remembered his own dark times “D’you want to- uh, talk.”

“It’s stupid” you felt you had made a big deal out of nothing. It just hadn’t been your day. You told him about how everything had only gone downhill. He listened quietly.

“You’re strong.” 

You blinked, not understanding what he meant. Looking at your table full of tissues one would think twice.

“Nah. I would have exploded much sooner if that’d happened t’me.”

You laughed, not believing him. “I started crying because you teased me about eating cake, I should have kept it together better.”

“Did I? Sorry”

Shaking your head, you took his hand and squeezed it. His touch was soothing. Ah, you loved him so much “It’s fine now, thanks.”

 Tsuzuru

Tsuzuru’s types of teasing are usually complaints in a playful way. That’s just the way he shows his closeness, so I don’t think he would notice at first if he has touched a delicate subject.

“Y/N-san!”

Tsuzuru went to meet you at Veludo station. After a while looking around and you not picking his calls, he discovered you next to the bathrooms, talking on the phone.

“Your parents?” 

You slightly nodded as you ended the call. You weren’t in the mood to talk.

“Better not be troubling them, okay? Though I haven’t met them yet” he laughed as you two started walking “You were an only child, now that I think about it, right?”

“…yeah”

“Less burden then. I’m sure you were such a good kid, I’m jealous” he yawned “Sometimes I wish I had only to worry about so many things”

“Hey, I also have troubles-”

“Sure, sure” he dismissed your explanation smiling.

After arriving at the dorm, you both entered his and Masumi’s room as he suggested to sit while he went to look for his computer. He crouched to reach some cables when he saw some snacks in a semi-opened drawer, taking them out.

“Didn’t know these were still here. Y/N-san, are you okay with some peanuts from a few weeks ago?” he laughed, turning to see your reaction “Y/N…san?”

Your eyes were trying to hold the tears waiting on the frame of the door as you forced yourself to calm down. 

This sucks.

You didn’t want to cry, but everything at that moment had felt overwhelming. You were used to enduring your parent’s lectures, not obtaining the marks they wanted on a major you hadn’t even chosen. But today’s call from home and Tsuzuru’s teasing comments had been too much “…sucks” you repeated outloud this time as you felt Tsuzuru put his hand on your shoulder.

“Come here. Sit”

Tears rolled down as you cried silently. Tsuzuru went directly to get some tissues as you tried to not make much noise. He sat with you and embraced you. After a while, you calmed down 

“Did something happened…? You were quiet on the way home. Sorry If I misspoke earlier”

You opened your mouth but closed it quickly. You preferred to forget today rather than talk about it.

He got up, not minding your lack of answer “You don’t have to explain now. But if you need me to, I’ll listen, okay? Just like you do when I get stuck on… well, everything” This gained a small smile from you “Are you feeling a bit better?” he asked softly

“Yes… Didn’t expect to cry so much for just- uh, well…” you blushed embarrassed

He smiled warmly at you. He had felt helpless while he saw you sobbing in his arms “No worries. Now, should we leave the rotten peanuts and get some of your favorite desserts? My treat”

“Oh god… I think could cry again” you mumbled softly at his tenderness.

Tsuzuru chuckled kissing you.

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Aren’t they the sweetest thing ever??? Ugh, my heart.

Hope you guys liked it, have a wonderful day!💕

[nanamisflowerfield]

(you dont have to do this if u dont wanna) but whenever I see tiktoks of couples they're sometimes talking about with body part of their s/o that they love (whether it be butt, thighs, waist etc) so can we get banri, yuki, masumi, & omi hcs of their s/o favorite body part?

I haven't wrote something like this, but I hope that you like it and have a great day!💕

🎵 He loves every single inch of yours and could never tell you, which body part of yours, he would love the most. Masumi is head over heels in love with you, so he will pepper every inch of yours with kisses.

🎵 Masumi is somebody, who just loves to hold you, even if his hand just touches a small space of skin of yours, he is happy to have this skin contact.

🎵 But he will often hold your hand in his, so perhaps, he might like them the most?

🧵 Yuki wouldn’t really know which body part of yours he likes the most. But if he will have to choose, then he likes your face the most.

🧵 He is often busy with his hobby and the Mankai company, so his eyes will often gaze at his hands. But when you are there, visiting your dear boyfriend, then he will make sure to give you as much attention as you want to, even if he is busy and so, he will glance at your face every now and then, while he is preparing another costume.

🧵 So, Yuki would say, that he likes your face the most. With or without makeup. He doesn’t care for it, because he fell in love in your personality.

🍂 Your butt. Banri is one of the few mankai guys, that actually brags about dating you and will want to hold you, while he tells people that you two are dating.

🍂 One day or another, Banri started to put his hand near your butt, always smirking at you, when you are flustered.

🍂 Not only does he love watching you walk away, he will also tease you a lot, while wanting to touch you.

🐺 Omi will like your thighs and also waist the most.

🐺 His hand will automatically move there, when you two sit close to each other. Omi won’t even notice it, until you tell him about it. If you are uncomfortable with it, he will make sure to stop it, of course! Omi only wants you to feel comfortable, so tell him how you feel!

🐺 He will get a little bit flustered for touching you there, when you two are in front of others, but he will still love it.

[jjuzoir]

Match Maker | s. banri

request: “Hello! I personally really love your writing and your whole aesthetic is my dream lol 👉👈 Can I request a scenario where reader and Banri are best friends since childhood? You can turn it into best friends to lovers kind of thing if you feel like it. I’m personally a huge fan of best friends to lovers aus, they just,,, melt my heart 🥺 Thank you so much, please don’t feel like you have to rush it and take your time! 💞” from anon

a/n: i accidentally deleted your anon but i managed to save the request itself sooryy^^ i am so sorry it’s taken me so long omg 🥺 i love you sooo much anonie 💕✨ i love f2l so much too it’s so cute just seeing people who love each other being able to be with each other is !!! ahhh ✨💕 i really enjoyed working on it and i’m really happy with it hhhh thank you sm for requesting ilysm ahhh

word count: 2973

There were many perks to being friends with Banri, he was funny and nice when he wanted to be— he’d help you out with homework and never let you down; if there was one thing you could always count on Banri to be it was determined and loyal. But there were downsides to it too like the looks you’d get for hanging out with a guy with such a shitty reputation, the way he’d always get into fights, or seeing him waste his life away due to lack of interest. There were the multiple fights you had to endure, patching him after he got his ass beaten to a pulp the first few times.

But you wouldn’t trade him for the world. You had stuck with him through so many things, so many phases and bruises, beginnings and ends, you knew him like the back of your hand and you knew how hard it was for him to live such an “easy” life. He liked a challenge, something to work hard towards, something worth fighting for— so he could relish in the satisfaction, but that something never came. When everything comes easy you can never really bask in satisfaction; the afterglow after a succeeding.

Maybe at first, you guessed, Banri did enjoy it but he soon grew tired; everything was easy, too easy. How could he enjoy a life with no challenges when what he liked the most was a challenge?

That’s why when he joined the Mankai company you were ecstatic, finally a non-destructive hobby after years of fights and punches. It was why you didn’t mind distancing yourself from him, to let Settsu enjoy himself and get to know theater— you guessed you just didn’t know how far was enough, leading you to grow farther away than either of you expected; than either of you needed.

Looking back, Banri was somewhat grateful; he knew had you stuck around he wouldn’t have been able to concentrate with the growing feelings he had blooming in his chest.

He realized his feelings for you weren’t the same when texting you wasn’t enough, when meeting you at school wasn’t enough; when he realized that he wanted more. He never took into account how often you two would be together, it felt so natural, there was never a second thought or a minute to imagine what would happen if your routine were to change. After school and during breaks, you’d always be together chatting away; to not have you there by his side as often was weird. It wasn’t as if he never saw you but whenever you left he felt a bitter feeling in his mouth, it left him feeling unsatisfied. What was once a friendship that lasted 24 hours a day soon shortened into a relationship that would last as long as school breaks would allow.

He hoped that once he quit the troupe— after making his point known to Juza, he’d be able to go back to his routine with you, perhaps confess or just let it go, he just wanted to ditch acting and see where you two would go. But he never really quit and so the distance between you two became bigger.

You never grew estranged, neither of you would’ve been able to live without the other by this point— 14 years of friendship, of familiarity and comfort, can’t go down the drain like that. To you Banri was the need for a future, for excitement and adventure, and to him, you were home, nostalgic and known. But going from hanging around each other everyday to almost once in a blue moon, it hit hard and it hit roughly.

By the third performance, you and him could barely meet in person— you had joined clubs while he practiced, your classes weren’t the same and your part time job started demanding more attention; so all you could do was text. He hated texting, you could never really express your tone and feelings properly, but your relationship— or what remained of it, now hung on a thin thread of texts. It was weird, heart breaking almost, to see the shell that remained of your friendship.

It was around that time Banri realized he needed to act on his feelings for you, it was when he realized he could lose you.

He didn’t know how to confront you about it— the boy you had been hanging out around, he’d seen you two, heard the rumors of a possible romance, but he never confronted you. Blue eyes could only watch in confusion as the situation unfolded itself; you two were 17, not kids anymore, it’d be weird for him to pop in one day and demand for you to explain yourself to him. Banri wasn’t delusional, he knew you didn’t owe him an explanation.

Izumi noticed the uncertainty and hesitation in him, how something or someone was bothering him. It was soon after that his discomfort was known to the rest of the company and they grew confused and concerned— some more worried than others. It was her who ended up confronting Banri, she had to convince the dyed blond to not threaten the young boy with behavior and discipline.

Even through his short answers and cold stare it didn’t take the brunette long to understand what was bothering him.

“So, you like your best friend?” Izumi’s pink eyes were tinted with understanding and pity as she looked at the young boy.

However, Banri was too prideful to answer, instead opting to roll his eyes in acknowledgment.

“Well, why don’t you say something about it?”

“[Name] doesn’t owe me an explanation,” he muttered, he had thought about it but really— he was also afraid; if you were dating that boy then it meant his feelings were one sided and he could ruin your trust, make you feel like you had a babysitter or a possessive friend, and accidentally reveal the feelings he had only recently begun to acknowledge.

“I guess you’re right, but you owe yourself closure,” Izumi states straight into his eyes, “Just try talking to them about it.”

“Hmph…”

He stared at your contact name for a while before pressing it that night, he spent at least 14 minutes typing and re-typing what he wanted to send, never before had he been so self conscious when talking to you.

As he laid buried within his covers, only the soft light of his phone shining, he realized how important you were to him; he couldn’t fuck up.

‘Hey, our next performance is next week wanna come??????’

Once he had settled for a text and was ready to press send he heard a deep, and extremely annoying, voice coming from beside him.

“Delete some question marks, it makes you look desperate.”

“Fuckin’- were you reading my texts?” Banri barked at the golden eyed boy, what was that creep doing getting into his conversation with you?

“Kinda hard not to when you’ve got your ringer on, this isn’t a coming of age movie turn that shit off, iss’ annoying.” Juza grumbled before shoving his head between his pillows and Banri swore the small wooden panel separating both of their beds was suddenly asking to be used as a murder weapon.

“Fuck off, Hyodo.”

‘Hey, our next performance is next week wanna come over??’

“You are gonna give them their tickets, right?”

“Of course I am, I ain’t some sort of asshole!” Settsu could swear every time Juza opened his mouth he lost 10 years of his lifespan.

“Ya’ sure about that?”

“Say it to my fuckin’ face, eh?”

‘Hey, I got some tickets for our next performance if you wanna come??’

“Is that better, dick head?” Banri shoved his phone at the purple haired boy causing him to swat his hand away.

“Yeah, whatever.”

“Whatever-? You know what, choke on my dick.”

“Come on, I’ve sucked candy bigger than your dick, Settsu, I ain’t chokin’ on a pickle.”

He was surprised that you answered so quickly a short and simple ”Oh my god!!! Yes!!” that had sent his heart into super sonic speed. He guessed that, if Izumi was right and he did like you, that it made sense- and if he had to be honest, really had to be, you could say he didn’t mind the way his heart fluttered around his chest.

‘Come over early and I’ll give them to you’

“And they say chivalry is dead.” Juza grumbled into his pillow, earning a smack from Banri.

A week later and you were standing in front of the Mankai dorm waiting for him, you had to admit that- although sudden, the invite did make you quite happy, even if you both didn’t talk as often you still cared deeply about him.

While you stood outside waiting, however, inside the dorm Banri was getting one final pep talk from Izumi before he asked you out- or tried to at least.

“I get it! Izumi, stop nagging already,” blue eyes rolled as the older woman went over the plan.

“I am not nagging, Settsu! I am simply making sure you don’t screw up!” She shrieked, she was this close to setting you up with Juza out of spite.

“Look, I’m fine,” he assured her, “I’ll just tell ‘em how I feel and if they say yes then good and if they say no then whatever- it’s not like we won’t talk if I’m rejected.” Right?

“Hey, Neo delinquent, you shouldn’t leave your date waiting,” Yuki grumbled as he nodded over to the door, “Poor thing’s been there for half an hour, let it in already.”

“Yuki! Don’t talk about [Name] like they’re a dog!” Izumi scolds the middle schooler.

“Whatever, just worried they’re gonna catch a cold.” He shrugs before leaving the room, if you ended up sick you’d only have those two to blame.

“Okay, now go- go!” Izumi pushed the tall boy before running off to hide behind the wall, just in case.

Banri takes note of his sweaty hands and scolds himself; keep it together. He shakes his head and opens the door to find you waiting for him.

In the second it took you to process the opened door, Banri felt himself fall in love with you. After not seeing each other in person since the start of the new semester, it dawned on him how much he yearned to be with you.

“Banri, I missed you!” You throw your arms around your friend, you were excited— it had been weeks since you’d last seen him and you missed him, even if you two didn’t talk as much there was never a day you didn’t think of him in some way.

“[Name],” he ruffled your hair, his eyes softening as he looked at you, “I missed you too.”

“I’m so excited,” you pulled away from him, looking him straight in the eyes, “I was so worried I wouldn’t get tickets, I really wanted to see you act again!”

“Tch, ain’t you a fan?” He teases you, making way for you to come inside the dorms and you gladly do. It had been months since you last came, but it still looked and felt the same; he felt and looked the same, he looked smarter though, more mature and put together.

“You’re talking as if I wouldn’t come see my best friend.” You smile up at him and he feels his heart clench in his chest at your words.

As he leads you to the living room he wonders if he should actually tell you— unlike most things in his life, you were always there, no matter what he was doing you’d always stuck around him. Ever since you were young, Banri can’t remember a time where you weren’t there and, honestly, he didn’t want to.

His silence catches your attention and you decide to speak up; “So, how have things been?”

“Ah, good, they’ve been good,” he coughs, he felt stupid getting nervous over this- he should just get it out as fast as possible, “and you?”

“Things ‘ve been well, kinda weird without you around.” You admit awkwardly as you sit down on the couch.

He nods, a smile gracing his lips as he thinks about how to lead the conversation where he needs it to be. He remembers Izumi’s words and advice, he deserved closure and, maybe it was selfish of him but, he wanted a relationship with you too. He really, really wanted a relationship with you.

“[Name]?” He speaks out, his voice wavering slightly and if he could he’d beat himself up for it. Hearing the uncertainty behind his words you almost shoot up from your seat in worry.

“Yeah?”

“I- I know it’s sudden and,” he takes a deep breath, “it’s gonna sound weird but I, uh- realized somethin’.”

You nod confused, you were listening to him and you wanted him to continue; that’s the moment he realized he’d need to fold whatever pride he had left and throw it in the air if he wanted to know the truth.

“It’s very weird and if it makes you uncomfortable it’s okay! It’s just, I've heard about you goin’ out with someone and I wanted to know if-?”

“Oh! You mean Rin, right? No, don’t worry, he’s dating someone; we’re just friends!” You laugh as you explain.

“Oh, good.” Even with his, albeit limited compared to other members, acting experience he couldn’t quite hide the relief that washed over his face and body at the revelation.

“Why do you wanna know? Worried you’re gonna lose me?” You tease but the words he uttered next made you do a double take his way.

“Yeah, actually- funny you’d say that.” He sighs before looking around the room, “I didn’t invite you just for the tickets, [Name], I-I wanted to tell you something… I like you.”

You feel the blood rushing to your ears and spread through your cheeks, you were sure you were practically heating up the room just from your blushing alone.

“You like me?” You ask him, you were extremely flattered and the thought that a guy like Banri liked you was nice. You liked him, you’ve liked him for a pretty long time but were too afraid to say anything so for him to, after so many years, tell you he liked you was straight out of a shojo manga.

“Yeah, it’s okay if you feel weird, I just wanted to say it, ya’ know?” He avoids your eyes and you quickly piece together the rest. He’d been acting weird, all shy and nervous, his texts were kinda dry, and even when you did meet in the hallway he had been acting off… was it all because he liked you?

“Banri, I- wow, me too,” you stutter, fidgeting with your fingers slightly at his confused face, “I kinda like you too.”

“Ya’ do?” It was his turn to jump from his seat at your words, his heart knocking against his chest as if it were about to explode from the override of emotions he was feeling at your words.

“Yeah, it’s embarrassing,” you laugh, “but I’ve liked you for some time now, I’m surprised you didn’t notice.”

His signature cocky smile is back on his face as soon as you say it and you wish you could take it back so he wouldn’t tease you, but would it really be Banri if he didn’t make fun of you even just a little bit.

“Shoulda’ known, no one can resist me.” He plopped himself next to you and you shove him slightly.

“Yeah, no one can resist you and your bowl cut.”

“You said it looked good!” He glares at you but you know he isn’t angry at all.

“Yeah when we were like 10?” You ruffle his hair, the soft strands gliding through your fingers and Banri is sure that if he had a tail it’d be wagging.

“Ya? Well why d’ya like me if I got a stupid bowl cut?” He grabs your hand and levels himself to look you in the eyes.

“Because you’re smart,” you lean closer and peck his lips, “and cute, even with that shitty hair.”

“You can’t insult me and compliment me like that! You're gonna give me whiplash, geez.” His eyes widen at your actions and he blushes a deep pink, and you do your best to memorize that look knowing it was rare.

“Ew, the NEO delinquent is flirting on our couch,” you both hear a whine from behind you two and you jump startled, “Now we’ve gotta clean it up.”

“We’d appreciate it if you kept the PDA minimal with the kids here, Settsu.” Sakyo glares at the young man, you could almost miss the soft smile as he watched his leader finally look like himself again.

“So, [Name], you two dating or what?” Izumi pokes her head out of her hiding spot, going straight to the point.

“Please, he probably didn’t even give ‘em the tickets.” Juza makes his way through the small crowd and into the kitchen area.

“Yes I did-“

“No you did not.” You correct him, causing the actor to blush even redder at your words.

“Told ya’.”

“Cut it off you guys!” The director scolded everyone in the room, too excited at the newly formed couple to care about much else, “Are you two dating?”

“I think we are.” You look at Banri who looked back at you, his scowling face softening until a smile broke out.

“We are.” He confirms, giving you a kiss on the cheeks with a smile and you feel light on your feet with excitement.

“I should start a match-making agency or something.” Izumi giggles at her comment, proud to finally have helped the young boy.

“With your dating life? Please.” Sakyo laughs at the younger woman.