#i didn't mention it in the post but Kunigami does ask for my number

[aceofbooks-creative-anthologies]

Bear with me 🙏 I think it's actually kind of insane that canonically 1st selection takes place over the course of less than like two weeks? (Someone check my math, it has been categorically bad on this blog so far). So in the AU for the selfship, there's like a week between each set of match ups (so Team Z has a week between their game against X and Y etc.).

There's a visitor's day in the week leading up to the first matches, a visitor's day in the week between Y vs Z and W vs Z, and a third in the aftermath of the end of the 1st selection, but before they move onto the 2nd.

I go to the second visitor's day with Chigiri's parents on their request. They're worried that he might not be giving it his all and might get kicked from the program. They think I'll inspire him or something; they keep citing my new PRs at my last couple of meets (they've become quite... attached to me since he left home).

Barou's actually the first to find me. He's looking to brag about his win against team Z, and I'm not exactly looking forward to seeing Chigiri, so I entertain him. Chigiri does eventually see me, and he's instantly fuming about Barou, whom I seem bored by, but not enraged (as he might have hoped). He's petrified by the memory of the "conversation" with Barou about me crying because of him. I can feel Chigiri staring daggers into the back of my head, but the longer he refuses to come say hi, the longer I'm determined to keep listening to Barou (he's right off his loss to team Y, so he's looking to vent to someone and his entire team does sound pretty incompetent....).

It's eventually Kunigami that comes to my rescue—again. He holds off on taking me to Chigiri, the conversation about me crying also fresh in his mind, and chooses to introduce me to his younger sister instead. Team Z as a whole, Bachira in particular, makes a pretty good attempt at steering me away from Chigiri at every opportunity. It's after a heated debate with Raichi about the most displeasing foods that I find a quiet corner to myself.

I'm taking some deep breaths with my eyes closed when I sense someone sliding down the wall near me. I open my eyes to find the first phone that I've seen any player have. We don't talk to each other, but there is a purple haired boy running around asking about "Nagi" and I can feel my companion trying to dissolve into the wall behind us, muttering about just trying to get through the level. Reo does eventually find us, and I give Nagi a sympathetic look that he doesn't see as he's pulled away.

I manage to continue to avoid Chigiri until it's time for goodbyes, because his parents are my ride. His parents excitedly step away, saying that they'll wait for me in the car. We're quiet for a minute before I clear my throat and say "Good Luck" and then start to walk away. He grabs my hand and I stop, but he doesn't say anything. After another minute of silence, I pull my hand away, and he lets go quickly, as if he forgot that he was holding it. I leave without either of us saying goodbye.

I don't go to the third visitor's day.

[dystychiphxbia]

☆ - Gym crush!

gn!reader

im just in my gym rat era so i had to do this...i didnt want this to be the first fic i publish but here we are...

v small nsfw mention in sae's part

characters; kunigami, sae, rin

Kunigami Rensuke;

pre-wc;

you meet at the gym, both relatively new to it

you learn together, always trying out new things

never ask for each other's number but still somehow end up at the gym at the same time

"what are you hitting today?" "it's leg day" "aw sucks to be you...jk i'll join you"

"need a spotter?"

he's definitely your gym crush and you always try to look extra good in front of him

trust me he's doing the same

always helps you rerack your weights!

gym bros till death do you apart

death or...blue lock.

post-wc;

kunigami just disappears for MONTHS and comes back like nothing happened

except now he wont even greet you

he completely ignores you when you ask him where he's been

you are motivated to show him your progress but you don't see him even glancing at you

"need a spotter" you would ask him, but he would simply say you are too weak

and looking at his weights, he's right

like damn how many plates is he squatting??

he would still save you if you failed a bench press though

"thanks...but i would've gotten it" "stop lying to urself"

maybe he warms up to you eventually...

i mean you never stopped going to the gym, it shows your resolve

and you didn't change at all, you still work as hard as ever and look so damn good while doing so.

Itoshi Rin;

he noticed how every sunday, you would run on the treadmill for at least an hour straight

how fast are u going??? he would always try to sneak a glance at your settings when he walks past

he would also do his warm ups on the treadmills, secretly cheering when only the one next to you is available

one sunday, you aren't there

he's actually...worried? you are there every single sunday, so why not now?

he's so relieved to see you there the sunday after that, maybe you were just sick

the thing is, he doesn't see you on any other days. he's hoping it's just cause you go at a different time, and not because you only go on sundays...

nah you have too much muscle for you to only go to gym once a week to run

but he wont change his workout times just for some person he sees once a week at the gym...until he does.

he starts going a bit earlier and later, hoping to catch at least a glimpse of you

it takes a while but he's finally there at the same time as you

you notice him, "i havent seen you here at this time before"

he's flustered, you've actually noticed him and are now talking to him???

"yeah, just changing things up a bit." he just wanted to see u!!

u always ask him to spot you and he just cant say no

one time you almost got crushed under the bar because he was busy admiring your face

yeah...he definitely has a crush on you!! but will he ever take it a step further...probably not. have you noticed...? of course you have, that's exactly why you always ask him.

Itoshi Sae;

this guy has been watching you squat since day 1

eyes glued to your ass, maybe it wasn't so impressive in the beginning but it definitely is now

he makes sure to always be at the gym when it's your squat day

of course you've noticed...you make sure to wear those gym pants that make your ass look so good!!

sometimes he stares for too long, suddenly realizing that he's just been sitting for 10 minutes

one day you come up to him, saying that you are gonna attempt a pr and need a spotter

jesus christ he almost choked on his drink

"sure." staying as cool as ever.

but watching your ass from so close almost stirs up a problem in his pants

"good job." he'll say to you afterwards, walking off.

you are kind of disappointed, he's always looking at you and that's all you get??

but no worries he'll be thinking of that sight for a while!!

slowly adjusts his schedule so that he's always coming on the same days as you

makes sure that only he spots you

also makes sure that no one else glances your way when you are squatting

cause you are HIS gym crush, not anyone else's

one day he finally gets the courage to actually talk to you

he's surprised when you call him by his name but then he remembers that he's basically a celebrity

you introduce yourself, and he's so close to asking you out on the spot

"i've seen you play on the tv, you are so good! i'd love to learn to play!"

Perfect.

he asks u to come with him to the field after your workout for lesson number one

about damn time, you think

playing football after a leg workout wasn't the easiest but maybe sae made it a bit easier for you to manage