#kominato ryousuke x oc

[kitsune-ne-ne]

Day 17 - Holiday

Ryosuke and Vee were going on holiday together. They were going by themselves, to get away from their relatives for a bit and have some free time to themselves.

During their holiday, they spent time at the beach, chillaxing in each other's company on deck chairs under grounded parasols. After that, they went for a sunset stroll on said beach hand-in-hand, absolutely enthralled by each other's company. And to finish off the day in the marvelling orange sunset, they placed their lips on each other, bringing both their bodies into each other by a fond embrace. They held their lips together for a good minute, before the smooch could be audibly heard. They looked into each other's eyes, admiring each other. There was nothing but genuine affection in the air from this couple.

Finishing off this day of their holiday, they went back to their hotel room, tucking into a shared bed for the night. Sleep might not have come first to the amorous couple but once it did, they were tangled in each other's arms. Vee cuddled up close to Ryosuke as if he were an oversized teddy bear. He had his head laid on her upper chest, where he felt most secure when sleeping with the love of his life. They were in a blissful heaven with each other's company.

(Note: This prompt was originally a holiday of your own choice, but because I'd struggle to write the upcoming holiday for personal reasons, I'm just going to write it as a vacation for Ryosuke and Vee.)

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

[nekumiko]

Colors

Fandom: Daiya no Ace

Genre: Romance

Rated: T

Words: 9, 024

Series: Colors

Summary:  She’s fascinated with his hair. Just his hair. But Ryousuke finds it invasive, and of course he won’t let her off that easily.

Chapter Seven: Jealousy (but not just Ryousuke’s)

If there is one thing you must know about Kominato Ryousuke, it's that he cherishes his family. Ever since his first year in Seidou - the first time he’s lived away from them - he’s been using the phone installed at the back of the dorms every once in a while to call his parents. But he'd only ask about life back home and about his brother (now, though, Ryousuke is the one who updates them about Haruichi). When he is asked about his day, he would answer, but would keep it brief. And unless he would talk about the schedule of their official games, he never initiates a topic about himself. 

Except for tonight, even if he’s not enthusiastic about the reaction he’d get.

"I must be keeping you from practicing,” his mother says from the other line. “Just always take care of each other, okay?  'Kaasan and 'Tousan miss you and Haruichi a lot!"

"Okay." Then, with a practiced, casual tone, Ryousuke adds, "By the way, I've got a girlfriend now."

His mother gasps. "What?” Ryousuke swears she could hear her smile as she repeats, “A girlfriend?"

He then moves the receiver away from his ear to save himself from his mother’s squeals. 

"Ryou-chan has a girlfriend now!" she practically sings. "I’m so proud!”

“‘Kaasan…”

“My eldest son is really so manly~”

“Please stop.”

“I can't wait to tell 'Tousan! Why is he taking so long in the shower?"

"I'm sure he and all our neighbors have already heard you." He smirks. "Okay, that's all. Good night, ‘Kaasan."

"What? So soon? But you can't just drop big news like that and leave!"

"But weren't you saying goodbye earlier?"

"Ryou-chan!"

Ryousuke chuckles. "I'll tell you more about her next time. I have to do a few more swings before bed." 

"Hmph. Fine. Good night."

"Yeah, good night." Ryousuke hangs up with a relieved sigh. At least that’s out of the way. 

It's only been a week and a half since he asked Aya out, but letting his parents know about her doesn’t sound so bad. Besides, it’s an important life update, isn’t it? 

A smile creeps up on his face once again. The fuzzy feeling in his chest whenever he thinks about Aya resurfaces. He takes a deep breath to keep it from overwhelming him, yet the smile remains. Okay. Now, we practice. He then turns around to go back to the indoor gym.

Haruichi stands there, dazed.

Ryousuke immediately sets his mouth back to a thin line. "Haruichi."

"Aniki…"

A silent moment passes. 

And then Ryousuke clears his throat. "You should've taken the phone from me. 'Kaasan was so heartbroken because you never call."

"Eh?" Haruichi startles at the change of subject. "I-I was about to, though…" he trails off, awkwardly crossing his arms in front of him.

Easily recognizing Haruichi's stance, Ryousuke relaxes his shoulders and puts his hands in his pockets with a defeated sigh. He would not let this go anyway.

"Is it true?" the younger Kominato finally asks, his cheeks turning pink. "Th-that Aniki has a girlfriend?"

Ryousuke stares at his brother silently for a few seconds, before smirking and stepping closer to him. Then he karate-chops the top of Haruichi's head. "Eavesdropper."

"I didn't mean to!" Haruichi, with his hands soothing the top of his head, turns in his spot as Ryousuke walks away. "I really was just about to use the phone!"

Ryousuke playfully waves his brother off, but before he rounds the corner, he stops and looks back. And with the slyest tone he could muster, he says, "Don't get a girlfriend just because I have one now, though."

"What?" Haruichi's blush turns a deeper shade. "Of course I won't!"

"Haruichi!" A girl struggling with three canned drinks and her school bag catches up to the pink-haired first-year the next day.

Haruichi bows in greeting. "Good morning… uh, Aya-san."

Aya finally reaches his side, a look of confusion on her face. "Hmm? What's with the hesitation?"

"N-nothing!"

"Okay…” Aya shifts her belongings to hold up a yellow can. “Hey, are you up for lemon soda? I got lucky in the vending machine today. But I already got drinks for Kazuya and me, so…"

With an uneasy smile, Haruichi takes the free drink (that's more on forced into his hand). "Thank you, um, Aya-san."

The girl raises an eyebrow in suspicion and slight worry as they start walking.

Haruichi's discomfort matches the color of the lemon beverage's can.

Does he want to talk about something? Or did I do something wrong?

Haruichi clears his throat just then. "Um, this is very sudden, but what would you like me to call you now? I've been thinking of 'Neesan,' or if I should match it with Aniki's and call you 'Aneki.'"

Her eyes widen. "This is a surprise." Then she turns away to continue in a rehearsed, calm tone, "But what does your brother have to do with this?"

"Huh? I just heard that he has a girlfriend now."

That makes Aya stop in her tracks, bewilderedly staring at the boy's profile. 

Haruichi pauses as well to look back at her. "Aya-san?"

She glances around. Okay, no one seems to have heard. She then pulls him to the side (as best as she could with all the items in her hands). "You've heard. Like from rumors, or from Ry- Kominato-san himself? Has he been telling people?"

"I, uh, just overheard his phone call to our parents last night."

"Your parents?" Aya exclaims. She looks down at her feet and mutters, "He's already gone that far?"

"Is something wrong?"

"Huh?” Aya looks back up at him and laughs nervously. “Nothing! I mean, who cares if he tells everyone about his girlfriend?"

Haruichi gasps, and then his shoulders noticeably sag. "So it's not you?"

The sight makes Aya's heart crack. "W-what makes me the first one you'd think of, anyway?"

He shrugs. "Well, a lot of things. Aside from the seniors, you're the person who's around him the most."

Oh. Of course. He has a Ryousuke radar. How could I forget?

"You also talk about and act as if you've known him for a long time." The signature pink finally dusts his cheeks. "D-do you remember the first time we met at the train station? When you mistook me for him… I mean, I think friends - or more than friends - greet each other like that when they meet up, right?" 

Haruichi, I tripped at that time.

"Ah, and you also said Aniki isn't really as harsh as he puts himself out to be. That must mean you've grown close enough to notice that."

I just followed Ryou around a little too much…

"And you draw him a lot, too."

Aya blinks. "Wow, so even Haruichi thinks my drawings are declarations of love."

Haruichi only gives her a sad smile. "Well, I'm very sorry for mistaking you for—"

Aya cuts him off with a giggle. No one can really get past this guy when it comes to his brother. She manages to hold an index finger up to her lips. "Ssssh. Just keep it down, Haruichi."

He then almost blinds her with a smile brighter than the sunshine piercing through the school windows. "Wow. So I’m right?”

Aya nods.

Haruichi chuckles. “That's a relief. I uh, kinda don't want anyone else to be my older sister."

"Older… sister…" Aya repeats, inwardly gasping as she remembers why they are having this conversation in the first place.

"So… about my question…"

"Uh, well, it's up to you!  'Neesan' is sweet, but 'Aneki' is cool. It all depends on how you see me as an… older sister."

Haruichi's smile grows wider as he nods, oblivious to her racing thoughts. "Okay, I'll think about it. See you later!"

Aya watches the boy run excitedly to his class, his pink hair matching the blush on her cheeks. Of course Haruichi would think like that. If your sibling gets a significant other, you'd have to treat them like your own sibling too, right? She chuckles helplessly to herself. These brothers act fast…

"Your Kominato is right here, not over there," a voice suddenly speaks in her ear.

Aya gasps, feeling her heart on her throat. She turns to see the only other pink-haired student smirking down at her.

"What? Being called 'oneesan' sounds so appealing to you?"

“…How did you know that’s what we’re talking about?”

“I just figured he’d ask that, now that he knows.”

They also know each other too well. She straightens up to compose herself. And then she eyes him suspiciously. She wouldn't be surprised if Ryousuke had been going around telling everyone about their relationship. After all, he is the embodiment of his seemingly-favorite color – the color of jealousy. Oh. What if he likes yellow exactly because of that? "Aside from your brother, have you already told anyone in school about… us?"

Ryousuke slightly frowns in confusion. "No."

Her jaw drops open. "But you told your parents already?"

"I don't see anything wrong with that," Ryousuke nonchalantly replies with a shrug.

"But… but it's too early! And it's usually the other way around! Your friends first before your parents."

"And where did you even get that idea? From shoujo manga?"

She pouts. "You should've at least let me know first."

Ryousuke smiles apologetically. "Alright, I'm sorry. But what's done is done. My mom was actually very happy about it. She would’ve suggested I introduce you to her already if I didn’t cut the call early."

“She would do that?”

“I wouldn’t put it past her. But we don’t have to go back to Kanagawa until after Nationals, right? So don’t think about that for now.” He then takes her school bag from her. "Here, I'll walk you to class."

"Oi, Ryousuke!" Isashiki Jun jogs up to the boy, with Masuko trailing behind him. But his grin vanishes when he spots Aya. He then turns to his friend with a reprimanding scowl. "Hey now, aren't you too old to go this far?"

"Huh?"

"I know you two are always at odds with each other, but if you're going to get physical now, it's time to stop."

"Uga!" Masuko says in agreement.

"What the heck are you talking about?" Ryousuke asks, growing irritated.

Aya looks back and forth between them, and then at the second- and third-years whispering and giving her and Ryousuke odd looks as they pass by. Are people still under the impression that we'd fight whenever we meet? Aya internally smirks. That's good, then. "I appreciate the concern, Isashiki-san, Masuko-san," she says as she pries her bag from Ryousuke's hand. "But Kominato-san isn't bullying me! He's just turning over a new leaf and attempting a rare act of kindness."

"What?" Ryousuke now turns to her in disbelief.

And that's when Aya realizes she’d just made a grave mistake. She gulps, and then manages to smile. "Anyway, thank you for the offer, Kominato-san!" She bows quickly before backing up towards the nearby stairs. "But I can manage this! I-I'll get going now!" She then dashes up the steps and into 2-B's room.

"About time the princess arrived~" Miyuki grabs his energy drink from her hands when she approaches.

As usual, Kuramochi has been sitting at her desk to talk to Miyuki, so he stands up to give Aya her rightful space. But not without sparing the panting girl a curious look. "Have you been running? There's still plenty of time before the first class."

She slumps in her seat. "Oh, he is going to kill me."

"Who? Ryou-san?"

Aya groans. “Yes.”

Kuramochi grins teasingly. "But haven't you two been lovey-dovey lately? Because you're apparently his girlfriend now?"

"I'm serious, Kuramochi."

The boy loses his smile. "Oh, you really are. What happened?"

Miyuki, on the other hand, laughs as he opens his canned drink. "Congratulations, Aya!" She pats her back quite harshly. "You're his girlfriend, though, so maybe he'd go easy on you."

"Hey, Miyuki!" Kuramochi warns as the brunette drinks. "This isn't the time!"

Miyuki then almost spits out his drink and makes a disgusted face. He taps the girl's shoulder with the can. "Oi, Aya. This has gotten warm now."

Aya grits her teeth and grabs the can. "I am never buying you a drink again, Bakazuya."

 Someone knocks on the Art Club's door later that day.

The third-year club president opens it. "Kominato-kun?" She looks behind her before subtly blocking Ryousuke's view of the room. "What brings you here?"

"I came for Aya. Is she still in there?"

"Did he just call her by first name?" another member runs up to the door with a huge grin on her face.

The club president ignores her and instead eyes Ryousuke suspiciously. "Makoto-chan? Why are you looking for her? What did she do this time?"

"I'm supposed to pick her up and walk her home."

Collective gasps are heard from inside the usually quiet room.

"I knew it!" someone shouts. "You really are a thing!"

"Oh?" Ryousuke tries to look behind the (taller) girl still blocking the door. "So she hasn't told even the club she hides in." Even if she’s the one who said I should’ve told my friends first.

"She's pretty secretive," the club president says, shrugging.

"I guess that's why she chose this club." Ryousuke gives an innocent smile. "If, for some reason, I’m not allowed to enter, then can you just get her for me?"

She laughs. "Nah, come on in. I guess she should be punished for keeping such juicy news from us." She then steps aside to open the door wider, revealing the back of the room.

The art club has apparently been using the back wall as a place to hang up their members’ framed artworks. And the first thing Ryousuke notices is Aya's famous drawing of his double play from a game one year ago, hung in the middle of it all. And in every row, more drawings of him almost outnumber the other club members’ work.

"She's over here!"

Ryousuke turns around to see a member waving at him from the center of the room.

The tables and chairs have been pushed aside to create a large space, where the club members are hunched over an unfinished banner. And there she is, the only passed out person on the floor.

"Senpai!" A first-year sitting beside Aya pokes her cheek. "It's time to pay for your sins."

Aya merely flicks the hand away and stays asleep. With the amount of commotion around her, it has to be considered amazing.

Ryousuke almost smiles fondly. He kneels beside her to gently shake her shoulder.

It’s only then that she opens her eyes. A small, confused frown mars her peaceful expression. "Ryou?"

Ignoring the sudden skip in his heartbeat, Ryousuke carefully pulls her up by the arm. "What are you doing down there? Are you that sleep-deprived?"

Aya successfully sits up with his help, but her eyes close again and she falls forward, holding onto his arm and laying her head on his shoulder.

It is important to note that Ryousuke is willing himself not to pull her closer, nor to even blush.  

She yawns as she replies, "I'm doing the good luck banner for Nationals. I'm supposed to be an assistant like the rest of the juniors, but the seniors assigned me to lead the project because of my apparent attachment to the team. Don't you think that's unfair? I just accepted a new batch of commissions the other day!"

Still trying to keep his calm, he smirks. "This side of you is adorable, Aya, but I don't think you should be saying all that in front of them."

"Them?" Aya repeats. She opens her eyes again and lifts her head to see the club members watching. Aya then immediately moves away. "W-what are you doing here, Kominato-san?"

She barely witnesses Ryousuke's smile turn upside down before two club members squeal and jump on her.

 "You don't need to be so stressed," Ryousuke says as they walk out of the school doors, her bag in his hand. 

"I just complained about my seniors in front of their faces. How can I not be stressed?"

"Ah, so that's what you're worried about."

Aya looks at him. "What else is there?"

"Are you being bullied, Aya? I already know that you like to draw me, but I'd think they're making fun of you by framing and hanging all those up."

"I-I just like to draw you…" Aya gasps. "Oh no, you saw all that too." She whines as she covers her face with her hands. Her voice muffled, she continues, "Now you know how much I like you."

Ryousuke's face immediately warms up. "Wha-"

"You're going to call me a stalker again," Aya adds in a softer and more worried tone, her hands moving to now only cover her red cheeks. Yet she stays oblivious to the boy's reaction.

Secretly sighing in relief, Ryousuke clears his throat to compose himself. "No, I won't. I promised I wouldn't call you that anymore, didn't I?" And then he starts walking again. "Because I do know we've agreed to go by first names."

Aya drops her hands and stares at him.

The afternoon sunlight hits his toned back, bathing him in the color of betrayal. Noticing she hasn't caught up, he pauses to look over his shoulder. "Hey, come on."

Aya hurries to his side, fidgeting with the hem of her blouse. A yellow card. It's only been more than a week and I already caused a yellow card.

They continue walking in silence. The quiet street with only a few people passing by amplifies her unease.

"Hey," Ryousuke finally says, "sorry, that's out of line. Maybe you just aren't used to it yet. So it's okay. I won't force you."

"Is it really okay? I think it was really rude of me to just… drop you."

"Well… yeah."

Aya wrings her hands together. "I'm sorry too."

"It’s kind of my fault, too. I guess I am going about this too fast."

"Hmm, it's not exactly that. It did surprise me, but I think it's sweet that you and even Haruichi are already thinking of me as family."

"Then what's up?"

"I think I just… want to stay low-key? You saw how my clubmates reacted. I don't want everyone else suddenly cooing at me and at the development in our relationship."

Ryousuke looks back down at her. "So that's why."

Aya nods, smiling nervously up at him.

That makes him smile reassuringly. "Okay. I can live with that." 

"Thank you."

He then smirks. "Besides, you'll be the first one to slip up anyway."

Aya groans. "Oh, I already kind of did with Kazuya and Mochi, and now they won't let me live it down."

"'Mochi?'"

"Huh?"

"Who is that?"

"Uh, your partner in the field? Seidou's shortstop, Kuramochi? Oh my god, does no one else call him that?"

"Hehh?" he says in his characteristic teasing tone even as he turns away from her. "A nickname." His hand starts to ball into a fist. "To think you insist on being formal with me but have nicknames for other guys."

Aya giggles before grabbing his hand, pulling them both to a stop. "Ryou."

“Now you call me that?”

Aya opens his fist to intertwine her smaller hand into his. And then she brings their joined hands to her lips to lightly kiss each of his knuckles.

Ryousuke freezes, his own lips parting open.

"Don't be jealous, please? Just think of it like this. Since we're laying low for a while, I'll call you 'Ryou' when it's just the two of us." She steps closer to him to look into his eyes. "Isn't that more intimate?"

He gulps and looks away. "Just drop his nickname."

"Permanently? But he's one of my best friends."

Ryousuke sighs, looking back down at her. "Then at least when you talk about him to me." Not like you should even be, though.

"Okay." She stands up on her toes to kiss his cheek. "Are we good now?"

Ryousuke feels like his soul had flown out of his body. He takes a deep breath to calm down, and then touches his forehead with hers. “You know, you missed.”

Aya pushes back from him with a laugh. “And you know what? I’m finally here!” She takes her bag from him and walks backwards to her apartment building's entrance. “Thanks for walking me home again, Ryou. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

He could only chuckle in reply. The afternoon sunlight now falls on the side of his face, but this time, it makes him glow with joy.

"Ryousuke!" Isashiki's voice rings through the team's own mess hall the next day at breakfast.

"So loud in the morning," the pink-haired teen mutters, taking his seat at the seniors' usual table.

"You disappeared again after practice. Don't tell me you were out with your girlfriend!"

He picks his chopsticks up. "I was."

The place falls silent. A tray even falls to the floor.

"Th-that joke's old!" Jun replies. "It won't work on me anymore!"

He swallows his first bite. "Oh? But I'm not kidding this time."

Heads turn to the next best source of information: Kominato Haruichi.

The poor boy startles and looks to his brother for help. "A-Aniki…"

Ryousuke chuckles. "She wants to stay low-key, though. Maybe you're scaring her off, Jun?"

"Shut up! I won't believe it until I see it!"

He shrugs. "Suit yourself."

From the other table, Kuramochi asks, "But Ryou-san, won't your favorite artist get jealous?"

'Mochi.' Ryousuke had expected he'd be annoyed when he sees his underclassman, but now he realizes the nickname's a bit funny. He gives a strained smile to stifle a laugh. "Why would she be jealous of herself?"

"Who?" Jun asks.

"Just shut up." Ryousuke resumes eating, but continues to watch Aya's classmates from his peripheral.

Kuramochi laughs heartily as he nudges the bespectacled catcher sitting beside him. 

Miyuki loses his smile.

 Jealousy, Aya discovers, comes unexpectedly in different kinds.

She had heard that dating someone from the baseball team is hard because he'd have almost no time for you. And that being in a relationship with someone from a different grade often leads to clashes in schedule.

Now, Aya has to deal with both.

They can’t meet after morning practices. The boys have to freshen up before proceeding to morning classes, so the best interaction she and Ryousuke would have are discreet smiles whenever he would spot her watching outside the field. 

They can’t meet during lunch breaks. Recently, Miyuki has been ordering from her more often, and because that’s the only time she could sit down and talk with her cousin now, she stays and eats with him.

And during weekends, it’s either they are both studying for finals or Ryousuke has extra practice.

Aya would always have to wait for afternoon practice to end. It’s either she could be found sketching on a bench outside the practice field, or in her club room every other day when the art club is scheduled to meet. Then, they would take a detour to non-crowded streets on the way to Aya's apartment building, just to avoid getting seen by anyone from school as they hold hands or simply walk closer than normal friends would.

This has gone on for two weeks.

We’re nearing a month into this relationship now. Aya presses closer to Field A’s fence. I did say I want him to focus on Nationals, but now… She heaves a deep sigh to temporarily get rid of her thoughts and refocus on the morning practice. 

At the moment, Haruichi is on a roll in a batting cage while his older brother watches.

The competition for the jersey numbers is still fierce, especially with the second baseman brothers. Haruichi's progressive skills make him a likely candidate for the roster. But as long as Ryousuke is in the team, Haruichi couldn’t play unless Ryousuke gets subbed out. And would Ryousuke even allow that?  

But looking at her boyfriend's back, Aya could sense a faint yellow aura. The color of caution, of warning signs. Even if he hides it well, she knows Ryousuke is threatened by his prodigy brother.

Alas, Ryousuke picks up his bat to head towards another batting cage. But not without stopping in his tracks to look straight at Aya.

Again. He knows I've been here all this time. This has been happening more often now.

Ryousuke then breaks into a grin.

It's like… a sunflower drawn to his sun. Feeling her cheeks warm up, Aya smiles back and gives a shy wave.

Ryousuke nods as a silent morning greeting before continuing on his way.

Time may be Aya's enemy right now, but she has to admit that these limited moments they share, no matter how small, leaves her glowing with happiness that's as bright as the summer days. 

The next day, the students receive the results of their final exams.

“As expected!” Aya almost shoves her graded papers in Miyuki’s face. “You can never score higher than me. So I still won’t make your lunch for free!”

Miyuki sighs defeatedly. “Aren’t creative people supposed to be creative only?”

Aya gasps. “Then sporty people should only be sporty too!” She smirks. “Then again, you suck at other sports besides baseball, so I can’t really call you a sports guy.”

“Shut up.”

“I’m surprised, Aya,” Kuramochi says with a teasing grin. He distributes among their trio the lunchboxes Aya had made for them. “Having a boyfriend aside from being busy with your commissions still doesn’t stop you?”

Aya suddenly turns back to her desk to put her papers back. She mutters, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Yeah, Kuramochi,” Miyuki says quietly, opening his lunchbox. “She doesn’t know what you’re talking about.”

Kuramochi scoffs. “Maybe if you let her go on lunch dates every once in a while…”

Aya freezes and looks up at her cousin.

Miyuki gives their friend a deadpan stare.

“Wow, Kazuya,” Aya says. She smiles mischievously. “So that’s what this is all about.”

He turns to his food and picks up his chopsticks. “No. I just wanted to have good meals this season.”

“Sure you do~”

He looks up at her. “What am I keeping you here for, Aya? You don’t have someone else to meet during lunch, do you? You said you don’t have a boyfriend, right?”

Kuramochi nudges his arm. “Hey.”

Aya blinks. “R-right. Yeah. I don’t have one.” She lightly hits Kuramochi’s arm. “Stop making issues.”

Kuramochi rolls his eyes. “You two really are a family.”

 “You got the no. 4 jersey!”

“Yeah.”

“And I got the highest test results in our class!”

“Really? Congrats.”

“And Haruichi got included in the roster! What’s his jersey number?”

“…19.”

Aya squeals. “This is really a good day!” And then she sighs. “Except for Kazuya being too weird again.”

Ryousuke stifles his own sigh. “Really? I haven’t heard about this yet.”

She purses her lips. “Did you tell him something?”

“No. We don’t really talk outside of practice.”

“It’s just… whenever Mo-" she clears her throat as Ryousuke lightly scoffs, "whenever Kuramochi would start teasing me about having a boyfriend, Kazuya would suddenly get annoyed. He’s not even subtle about it, which means he must be really pissed. And I don’t understand because he used to always tease me about you! But now that we’re actually a couple…"

Ryousuke hums in thought. “I didn’t take him to be the overprotective type.”

“Overprotective?” Aya frowns. “But he already knows you, so what is there to be fussy about? Would you be the same if Haruichi gets into a relationship?” 

"I wonder. But it's not like that's on his mind right now, though."

"Yeah, because you could totally tell." And then she stops walking. “Wait, is this a new detour? I think this is the opposite way from my apartment.”

“Yeah, it is. I’m not taking you home yet.” 

Aya gasps in fake horror. “Is this what Kazuya is protecting me from?”

Ryousuke chuckles before taking her hand as they round the corner. “If he doesn’t want you to be happy, then I guess it is.” 

They stop in front of a caf�� Aya had once mentioned wanting to visit. 

Now, Aya gasps in actual shock. “Ryou…”

“It’s a weekday so I don’t want us to be out late, but we’ve been together for one month now. I at least want to celebrate that.”

She tears her gaze away from the establishment and up towards Ryousuke. “You remembered.”

“Of course I would.” He tucks a stray hair behind her ear. “Especially since you’ve been really pouty these past few days. Are you sure you still want to keep this a secret? Because this prevents you from spending all your free time with me, so now you’re missing me too much.”

Aya feels her cheeks warm up, though she’s not sure if it’s out of embarrassment for being too obvious, or because she suddenly finds that cockiness… attractive.

He gestures with his head towards the door. “Shall we?”

Aya nods. “O-okay.”

As Ryousuke leads them inside, only one thought crosses his mind. Now, please stop talking about other guys when we’re together.

 Today is the last day of school for students without club activities this summer. It is also the day after Seidou had triumphed over Maimon West in their first qualifying match.

The sun shines bright through the windows, seemingly giving spotlight to the third-year starters - Yuuki Tetsuya, Masuko Tooru, Isashiki Jun, and Kominato Ryousuke - as they walk through the hallways. Their fellow third-years crowd around them, congratulating them and promising to watch the next games.

Aya smiles proudly. Aside from the resounding cheers from upstairs, she had also spotted freshmen cheerleaders peeking into Class 1-B earlier, most likely spying on the two of the three first-year players yesterday. 

This game had not only showcased Seidou’s powerful batting lineup, but also officially debuted the first-year players - Furuya Satoru, Sawamura Eijun, and of course, Kominato Haruichi. 

If they get fangirls, that would mean more commission requests, right? 

But then she reaches a classroom that apparently has another kind of commotion.

Kuramochi is once again shouting at Miyuki's face as he holds the catcher by the collar, while Miyuki only laughs off everything the enraged boy says.

"They're fighting again?” a female classmate asks. “But they're always together."

"They don't have any friends," another replies.

"They have Makoto-san, though," a third classmate adds, following it with a giggle.

"I can hear you, you know," Aya says from the doorway.

"Oh!" the same classmate exclaims, and then smiles sheepishly. "Good morning, Makoto-san! Do you think you could break them up again?"

Aya sighs. This is certainly a sad reputation. She marches up to the two. "Hey, Mochi! I see you’re still overflowing with adrenaline from yesterday’s game."

The boys look at her in sync.

"But I need to take my seat now, so please…?"

"Tch." Kuramochi's frown stays, but he lets go and walks away without another word.

"What is it this time?" Aya asks, hanging her bag on the hook at her desk. 

"It's nothing," Miyuki answers with a chuckle, fixing his uniform.

Aya sits down sideways and props an arm on her backrest to keep slightly facing him. "Sure it is. Good thing you have me, the saving grace of this trio of loners."

"I don't know, Aya." Miyuki props his chin on his hand as he leans forward on his desk. "Are you sure you're still one?"

Aya raises a brow. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Miyuki heaves a big sigh and sits back on his chair. "You're really gonna keep that act up, huh?"

“Oh, Kazuya. You’re just like me. You're in denial.” 

“Of what?”

“Of being jealous of someone taking your cousin’s time away from you. Not like there’s much to begin with, though.”

“So you’re basically admitting.”

Aya shrugs. “No point in lying to you now, so you might as well come clean too.” She smirks.

Just then, the bell rings. The students start to move back to their desks.

Miyuki smirks back at her. “Whaaat? I can’t hear you over the bell!”

Aya rolls her eyes before sitting properly, just as the teacher enters the room.

 Seidou plays against Murata East the next day, and it ends as another called game after Captain Yuuki hits a homerun.

Outside, Aya waits among the crowd to catch a glimpse of the team exiting the stadium.

“Miyuki-kun~!” a group of girls calls out when the famous catcher comes into view.

Aya does her best not to cringe. She understands why he has so many fangirls, but it just feels weird to hear people gush over someone she knows not just by looks, but as a person - insecurities, quirks, habits that may not be easily understood by others.

Is this what Kazuya feels now when he thinks about me and Ryou?   

The coach walks over to the team to give them instructions before they watch the next game.

But since Aya did not buy tickets for that, she has to leave ahead of them. As soon as she starts to walk away, her phone vibrates, so she stops to pull it out of her uniform skirt's pocket.

It’s our second game already and I still don’t hear you calling out for me? Isn’t Aya supposed to be my biggest fan?

She looks back at the team to see Ryousuke staring at her from afar with an obvious smirk. She types back: Am I supposed to? It’s enough that I came to watch!

Ryousuke chuckles when he sees the message, and then looks back up to wave goodbye to her. 

Of course, some of his teammates see that. But before they could spot her and connect the dots, Aya turns around and speed-walks toward the bus that would take her back to the school.

 With classes finally out of the way, Aya now has more time to watch practices. But even if Seidou had two practice days before their match against Akikawa Academy, Aya could only watch on the second day, because the media had hounded Field A the day before to cover Seidou first.

However, instead of practicing, everyone is lining up in front of the coach. 

Aya walks closer to the fence.

“To prepare for the game tomorrow,” Coach Kataoka says, “we’re wrapping up practice.”

Aya almost drops her sketchbook. So much for waking up early.

The coach finishes his instructions and dismisses the boys.

Aya remains standing there, her eyes trailing her boyfriend who is picking up his equipment from the dugout. Should I ask Ryou to eat lunch with me? But what if he has plans?

Ryousuke goes back out in the field, but stops a few ways away from his friends. “Haruichi.” 

She gasps. Did he just…?

“Join me when I hit off the tee later,” Ryousuke continues.

The younger Kominato gasps. 

Even his friends - Masuko, Yuuki, Isashiki, and Kuramochi - stop talking among themselves to watch them.

“Are you sure I’m good enough?” Haruichi asks.

Ryousuke chuckles. “What are you saying? You can hit, too. So, later!”

Now, if Ryousuke's friends are fondly dumbfounded, Aya squeals and jumps in giddiness. Now this makes it worth waking up early.

 “You finally talked to him!” 

“To who?”

“To Haruichi!”

“Of course I talk to him. He’s my brother.”

Aya nudges his arm. “You know what I mean! You talked to him in front of the others! It’s so cute.”

“Shut up.” Ryousuke takes another bite of his lunch.

Aya giggles. “I really like this shy side of yours, Ryou. It's so adorable.”

Ryousuke almost coughs up a lung. 

“Whoa, are you okay?”

“Stop attacking me like that!” He coughs harder.

Aya hands him his water bottle, biting her lip to avoid laughing.

“You always do this," he says when he calms down. "Maybe you need to pay for it.”

“This better not be…”

Ryousuke smirks. “Cheer for me tomorrow.”

“Ryou!”

“Aren't you inspired by me? I apparently overcame my hypothetical shyness to talk to Haruichi in front of the team.”

"Nope." Aya purses her lips, and then instantly brightens up. “But I do know how to pay you back.”

“And how…” Ryousuke trails off as Aya suddenly moves closer to him.

She raises a hand to cup one side of his face. She leans in, making sure to lock eyes with him. Her thumb brushes his lower lip slowly... until she wipes off a stray rice grain. And then she merely pecks his cheek before moving away so fast. 

Ryousuke’s mouth now hangs open.

“You had something on your face. I didn’t want you to go back to the field with it.”

“Why do you keep missing?” Ryousuke whispers, turning away to hide a smile.

 Unlike in practice games, more and more people are now finding time in their summer schedule to attend the increasingly intense official games.

Bottom of the first inning, one out. With Kuramochi failing to get on base, Ryousuke steps up for his first at-bat against Akikawa’s clockwork pitcher, Shunshin You.

"Ryou-san!"

Unlike in practice games, Ryousuke's fangirls are now also here. Closer to Aya. Sitting around Aya.

She has always been aware of them, and it definitely isn’t her first time to hear them cheer him on. But why does it make her feel unpleasant now? Besides, it’s the team’s third game already, and Ryousuke has been playing very well. It’s understandable that he would gain more support.

"Ryousuke-san!"

Yet a little spark in her stomach starts up and threatens to grow.

"If you're so annoyed with it," her art club senior, who had come to watch the game too, leans on her shoulder to whisper, "why don't you just publicly lay your claim on him?"

Aya keeps her eyes on the field. "That's pretty vulgar, senpai." She clears her throat. "And I don't know what you're talking about."

"You're not his only fan, Makoto-chan. He's amazing, and girls in our batch have always known that." The third-year lightly pinches Aya's cheek to make the younger girl look at her. "You can't blame them for calling him appropriately." 

Aya swats her hand away and sighs. "I'm going to get bullied for it."

"No way. You're the only masochist to develop romantic feelings for him."

"What?"

Her senior laughs. "Just go greet him outside. Today would be the best time, because we're finally out of our school uniforms. And nothing says 'cute girlfriend' than your look today."

Aya consciously touches her hair before looking down at her sleeveless yellow dress. Because the weather has reached 30° today, she had styled her hair into a braided ponytail and picked out the lightest dress she could find in her closet, not taking into account its knee-length frilly skirt. She shakes her head. "I just think it's unnecessary and childish…" she mutters, turning back to the game.

Ryousuke uses his signature strategy: rack up fouls to tire out the pitcher. The eighth pitch is thrown high, so Ryousuke does not swing anymore. Because surely it would be called a ball, which would give him a free pass to first base.

Except it isn't.

"Strike!" the umpire shouts just as the pink-haired batter steps forward.

“What?” Aya exclaims. "But how?"

"I think the umpire's impressed with the pitcher," her senior answers. "He does keep throwing into the catcher's mitt."

"No…" Aya frowns. "Is that why they call him 'clockwork?'"

Ryousuke remains standing there, disbelief clear in his stance.

“Hey, Makoto-chan.” Her senior pokes Aya's arm. “Is he seriously thinking of fighting the umpire?”

She gulps. “I – he can’t be, right?”

Alas, Ryousuke straightens up and walks back to the dugout.

To beat Akikawa's clockwork pitcher, Kuramochi's speed and Ryousuke's strategic batting would be keys to put pressure on him. But now it had failed right on the first try. And that unlucky streak only continues.

Isashiki got on base, and Yuuki was able to hit the baseball far. Their left fielder desperately goes after it, only to fall flat on his face… but the ball lands straight into his glove.

A miracle. Aya slumps her shoulders. If Akikawa continues to make lucky plays like this...

At the bottom of the third inning, the batting lineup goes back up to Kuramochi. But because Shunshin is also great at fielding, he prevents Kuramochi from even stepping on first base.

And now, Ryousuke is back in the batter's box. He does not swing at the first pitch, but…

"Strike!"

"Again?" Aya almost shouts. "But that was so close to outside!"

Shunshin throws the next pitch.

And apparently, it's a breaking ball that pushes Ryousuke to swing and hit the baseball… straight back to the pitcher. A deciding out to end the third inning.

Once again, Ryousuke remains standing in place. He now glares at Shunshin, who stares him back down.

“Makoto-chan,” her senior says, “your boyfriend’s seriously pissed today.”

Aya crosses her arms. “Well, who wouldn’t be? That clockwork pitcher has gotten the umpire on his side! Ryou can’t even bully him now!”

The third-year raises her eyebrow in amusement. "Wow, I guess that makes you compatible."

The gloom finally lifts at the fourth inning when Coach Kataoka switches Furuya with the southpaw first-year, Sawamura (though it had still caused quite a scene when Furuya refused to give him the ball at first), because his presence ignites a fire in the team. After he gets the last out of the inning, Seidou starts the fifth with the cleanup batters, where Miyuki takes Isashiki and Yuuki home and finally ties the game. Defense has become sharper too because he is pitching with confidence.

But the batting lineup goes back to Kuramochi, and he strikes out. Ryousuke hits the baseball, but it goes straight to a fielder's glove once more, ending the fifth inning.

“Mochi… Ryou… what’s happening?” Aya bites her nails in worry.

The game then enters a standstill as both teams keep failing to score a run that would break the tie. That is, until the bottom of the seventh inning.

"Seidou High School has called for a substitution," the announcer says.

Aya gasps as she spots the new jersey number in the on-deck circle.

"Replacing Number 8, Sakai-kun: pinch hitter, Kominato Haruichi-kun!"

Aya immediately stands in her seat and shouts, “Let’s go, Haruichi!”

Her senior pulls her to sit back down. “How could you be so enthusiastic over your boyfriend’s brother than for your boyfriend himself?”

“Are you kidding me? Ryou is most likely as proud as I am right now!” She points to the younger Kominato taking his position. “Just watch.”

The thing with Haruichi is that pitchers tend to get haughty when they see a small boy using a wooden bat and stepping over the plate. What they don't know is that they are walking right into the bait.

Like today, for example. To attempt to intimidate him, Shunshin throws an inside pitch to Haruichi’s knees.

And like usual, Haruichi steps in just as the ball is released. And then he expertly hits it far towards left field. Taking advantage of the fielders’ bewilderment, Haruichi reaches first base and raises his arm for a fist pump as a blush overtakes his cheeks.

Cue Haruichi’s fangirls screaming over it. Including a certain brunette.

Sawamura, who has a history of not hitting any pitch at all, loudly steps into the field next. But he silently and professionally bunts to advance Haruichi to second base. And the crowd gets amusingly amazed.

“Wow! Perfect!”

“Why is he only good at bunts?”

“Nice one, Bunt Master!”

And now, Kuramochi is back in the batter's box.

The atmosphere grows tense as the Seidou bleachers and dugout cheer him on.

Aya fidgets with her hands as she mutters, "Fourth chance, Mochi. Please don't get shut down again."

Shunshin throws the first pitch, and Kuramochi smashes it to the right. Without wasting any time, he uses his cheetah legs to take him to first base.

The Akikawa fielder snatches the ball from the ground and gets ready to throw to first base. But Akikawa has run out of miracle plays.

"Oh, his hand slipped!"

"Akikawa made an error!"

And Kuramochi steps on the white bag.

“Finally, Mochi!” Aya shouts along with the wild crowd. She then clutches her senior's arm. "We're on a roll! We totally shook Akikawa up!"

Her senior chuckles. "Yeah, and now—"

"And now Ryou's up to bat!" Aya interrupts with a giggle before looking back at the field, her eyes zooming in to her boyfriend.

Just then, even without a lead, Kuramochi takes off again. Haruichi runs too, and Seidou takes second and third base.

Aya suddenly pauses, her eyes flitting from Ryousuke standing readily in the batter's box to Haruichi crouching on third. She gasps. "Oh my god!"

"Yeah," her senior says, "Kuramochi's taking revenge!" 

"The brothers!"

"What?" 

"The brothers are playing in the same field! In an official game!" Aya inches forward right then, drowning out her senior’s response as she focuses back on the field.

As soon as Shunshin moves to pitch, Kuramochi starts to run again, and Ryousuke changes his grip on his bat for a squeeze play.

In that split second, the Clockwork pitcher throws the baseball outside the strike zone.

But at this point, Ryousuke has been backed into a corner by Shunshin and the umpire enough. He would not give this up now. In his race against the catcher to get to the ball first, Ryousuke lands on his side, but successfully taps the ball away from home plate. And in an instant, he is up and running towards first base.

And Haruichi is right behind him to score a run for Seidou!

The ball rolls toward the mound, and Shunshin quickly picks it up. He throws it to first base to stop the older Kominato, not noticing Kuramochi already on third base and sneakily racing towards home plate.

But it's too late. The ball is in the air just as Akikawa desperately shouts over each other.

The first baseman catches the ball and throws it to home just as Kuramochi slides in.

"Safe!" the umpire shouts.

The crowd goes wild.

"Wow, two runs!"

"That's some super fast sliding!"

"His speed is like cheating!"

Aya, meanwhile, covers her mouth as if she could be heard among the crowd. Because her heart continues to beat so fast as her eyes continue to follow Ryousuke still advancing in the field.

The first baseman recovers from the shock to call out to their catcher still holding the ball.

But Ryousuke already reaches second base. 

"Nice run!"

“Nice run, Ryou!” Aya screams along in celebration, small tears of joy at the corners of her eyes. 

The Kominato brothers and Kuramochi combo starts an onslaught. Since then, Seidou continues to shut Akikawa down, scoring 3 more runs in the inning. Kawakami gets sent out to close the last two innings, and he does not allow Akikawa any more runs. 

With a score of 7-2, Seidou advances to the quarterfinal.

 The sun is shining brighter now, bathing the field with more light and warmth as the day approaches noon. It boosts Aya's happiness as she walks out of the bleachers along with the rest of the crowd.

"Oh, I still can't stop thinking about earlier!" a girl walking in front of Aya says, nudging her companion.

For some reason, this catches Aya's attention. She recognizes the two girls as Seidou students.

"Do you mean the seventh inning?" the other girl asks with a big grin.

Say no.

"Yes!"

The two friends squeal together. "Ryousuke-kun!"

And just like that, the spark in Aya's stomach reappears.

The girl in front continues, "The little brother and Kuramochi may have scored those runs, but they wouldn't have done it without him!"

The spark grows and spreads throughout her whole body, warming her up. She steps out of the stadium and meets the bright sunlight, but she knows it's not just the reason her eyes are stinging.

Yellow.

Ryousuke wears it like a brand.

Kazuya's aura spikes up in it quite often now.

And it's what she's currently coated in.

Jealousy because of people, as Aya had found out from those two, is the kind that is most irrational and all-consuming.

The kind of jealousy she never thought she would experience.

"Makoto-chan!"

The sudden shake on her shoulder makes Aya jump.

"Are you okay?" her senior asks. "I've been talking to you for a while now."

"S-sorry."

"Are we going back to the bus or do you want to wait for the team to come out?"

Refocusing on her surroundings, Aya sees Miyuki's fangirls right outside the stadium. They are getting ready to shout his name in an attempt to get his attention. To lay their claim…

"Woah, Makoto-chan!" her senior exclaims.

Aya drags her to the front of the crowd, right next to the noisy bunch.

"So I guess this answers my question. But why here?"

"I uh, want to see him right away…"

Just then, the names of the coach and the players ring out above the cheers and applause. 

The first set of players are exiting the stadium. Among them is Ryousuke, glowing with joy because of the victory. He is walking in between his friends, and as usual, is discreetly searching the crowd for her.

This is it. Aya's heart pounds. He would see me right away and I have to—

"MIYUKI-KUN!" One of the fangirls suddenly blocks her from view as their group starts to call out and wave frantically.

"Seriously?" Aya frowns as she watches Ryousuke pass by obliviously.

Her senior giggles. "Guess you don't have to try hard in hiding today… hey, where are you going?"

Aya weaves carefully, but with urgency, through the cheering crowd. Being short makes it hard for people to notice her – it’s  good for moving about, but it puts her at risk of getting elbowed in the face. Alas, she finds a free space in front again. 

Ryousuke finally spots her. He gives her a small smile before passing her by.

She suddenly hears giggles behind her, so she looks over her shoulder to find the two girls from earlier, as well as some schoolmates, looking at the players. This would be good. Aya takes a deep breath and calls out as loud as she could, "Ryou!"

The pink-haired third-year whirls around in shock.

Masuko, Isashiki, and even Yuuki who are walking with him also stop and turn, their eyes settling on the short brunette.

"Aya?" Ryousuke says cautiously.

She smiles brightly and waves.

His confused expression instantly turns into a happy grin. He then hurries back towards her. 

His friends stand still in shock, especially the usually loud Isashiki who now stares with his jaw hanging open. Meanwhile, their teammates coming up from behind them give Ryousuke a curious look. 

He finally stops in front of her. "Hey, Aya."

Seeing his excited smile, and the way he does not care at all about the people around them just to get to her, almost makes her swoon forward. She holds onto the long sleeve of his undershirt for balance. "I… I watched the game," she almost whispers.

Ryousuke chuckles. "Yes, I can see that."

She grins. "And I want to congratulate you! You were so amazing back there, especially when you caused the runs in the seventh inning!"

He chuckles again, now with a hint of embarrassment. "Don't say it like that. They got on base and I followed through."

"But still, you were very cool."

His grin grows wider. "Thank you, Aya." Then he drops his voice so that only the two of them can hear. "And it is a bit refreshing to be with you like this in public."

"Well…” She steps closer, enough to smell the mix of his natural scent and after-game sweat. She takes both of his hands in hers. "Maybe I don't want to keep it a secret anymore?"

"It's because she got jealous," someone suddenly comments beside her, breaking the moment.

They step away from each other, but do not drop their linked hands.

Recognizing Aya's club senior, Ryousuke asks, "What?"

"You've got fangirls, Kominato-kun."

"Ohhh."

Aya tugs at his hands to make him look back at her. "No, that's not it! Don't listen to her!"

"Of course, Aya!" Ryousuke lets go of one of her hands to pat her head. "I would only believe my girlfriend."

Her mouth hangs open.

Ryousuke now smirks, as if asking, Isn't that what you want to prove to them? "Anyway, I'll see you later. We have to watch the next game."

"Oh, right! Sorry."

"Don't mind that." He squeezes her hand. "This made my day better."

When Ryousuke finally reaches the bus, his fellow third-year teammates who are waiting for him outside greet him with teasing punches on the shoulder and pats on the back. Even Captain Yuuki gives him a thumbs-up sign. And Isashiki shouts in mock outrage when Ryousuke says something to him.

"Makoto-san, you're scary."

"I didn't know you had it in you!"

Aya turns around.

Ryousuke's fangirls are smiling at her.

"Congratulations! Though, everyone saw it coming."

"Yeah, it would have sucked if you two didn't end up together."

"And you two were not very good at hiding it, either!"

Aya is reeling from all the comments, but only manages to respond to the last one. "We aren't?"

Her senior pats her back. "What did I tell you?"

Aya sighs in relief. "Yeah, that felt good.” Her eyes then widen in realization, and she hides her face in her hands. "And embarrassing! I can't believe I just did that!" 

The fangirls coo at her, and her senior had to lead her to the bus that would take them back to Seidou.

On their way, Aya finally recovers enough to glance at the team's bus… just in time to see Miyuki watching her with a non-amused expression.

 Previous: Ryousuke and Aya

[nerdygirlkerrie]

10 Arguably Yandere characters I adore

Now I’m using the real-yandere scale of otome here -- not the batshit crazy yandere from anime tropes.  These are also my hcs lol  These are assuming they had a love interest.  Will come with yan score 1 to 10, 1 being a little yan and 10 being suuuuper yan 

Also, I gave up on order of how much I love them after the first one lmao

1. Kominato Ryousuke - Daiya no Ace - 9.8/10 shadiest yandere on the block - My number 1 of all number 1s.  I literally love this boy so fucking much.  He has the best chemistry with my OC, he’s devious as fuck and wields a smile like a weapon.  He’s dominant with everyone, and in my opinion, is possessive AF.  Not clingy in the traditional sense, but wants to be with his loved one a lot.  Not that he easily admits to having feelings, since he hides his behind a vicious smile and threats of violence lol  He is the DOM and expects his s/o to obey, but never crosses their boundaries and always gets permission.  He’s a considerate yan.

2. Akashi Seijuro - Kuroko no Basket - 10/10 stereotypical sports yandere - Anyone who argues that he’s not a yan can gtfo.  He’s possessive, bossy and more than a little shady.  He needs control.  You’ll notice that most of the characters on this list are either dominant or in actual positions of power.  I love him, he’s just so screwed up and is the only character in the series that significantly changes.  He’s still yan after his change, but he’s just a little less psychotic lol  With an s/o, he’d be softer, but he definitely would be the dom, and would be possessive.  Would die before admitting jealousy but hate when others get up in his s/o’s space.  Very demanding partner.

3. Akasuna no Sasori - Naruto - 6.1/10 arguably fanon yandere - Okay, so this one probably could be argued against.  This is my thoughts though -- he is controlling, possessive, probably a psychopath.  Definitely a sociopath.  He apparently has no emotions, but I don’t think that’s true.  I think he demonstrates in the fight with Sakura that despite wanting to feel nothing he still does.  I think with an s/o, he’d be indifferent on the outside, but in the inside he’d be tracking their every movement, jealous and overly possessive.  He would hate letting them out of his sight and wouldn’t really trust anyone with them.  Of course, this would all be internal, because this bastard would be indifferent AF on the outside and would hate his emotions and attachment.

4. Midori Nagamasa  - Aoharu x Kikanjuu - 11/10 the yandere that was TOO yandere - This motherfucker is so shady.  What he wants, he gets, and I would argue that he’s pretty much the same as Akashi.  He canonically enjoys manipulating people, enjoying their suffering and playing mind games with them.  He’s controlling, and possessive.  I feel like his s/o would be the only person he’d let things go with, but even then he’d be demanding of them, and of course possessive.  He’s twisted though, so he’d probably play with his s/o too, just not as bad.

5. Luck Voltia - Black Clover - 2/10 normally, 8.8/10 with s/o yandere -  okay, so it’s pretty canon that’s he’s a little psychotic.  He puts all of his everything into fighting.  But imagine, if you will, that he falls in love with someone, someone strong, who will battle him periodically.  Suddenly all of his attention is on this person.  Luck is obsessive, and I think this would extend to his s/o.  He’d be clingy, possessive and territorial, with only select people (the Black Bulls) being exempt.  He’s terrified this person would leave him like his mom did.  Surface, not yan, but it could come out easily.

6. Yukimura Seiichi - Prince of Tennis - 9/10 the pretty deception yandere - The captain of all captains.  He’s shady AF, controlling, and arguably manipulative.  With someone that he views as his he’d be more so.  The type to smile while draping himself over s/o and letting waves of threat off.  He takes no prisoners and isn’t afraid to destroy to get what he wants.  With his s/o though, he’s gentle and soft, but 100% dominant.  He wants s/o to submit to him.

7. Kiyose Haiji - kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru - 6.9/10 yandere with a side of supportive captain - Okay here me out... He’s shady, does shady things with a smile.  He’s manipulative and seems like a push over, except super in charge.  It takes a lot for him to get those kind of feelings for someone, but when he does, he sets his life up around them, just like he did with the track team.  He’s affectionate, but in public, it’s usually a means of warning people away.  His smile is deadly, like all the others on this list and he wields it remorselessly.

8. Hazuki Nagisa - Free - 8/10 clingy, manipulation specialist yandere - Okay, so Nagisa is a yan in the same order that Luck is, only with less psychosis.  He seems energetic and happy, and he is, until something of his is threatened, and then he goes into dark mode.  This is mostly my opinion, but I think he would be possessive and clingy with his s/o, wanting to know what they are doing at all times.  I know people hc him as a bottom, but I just can’t see it.  He’s tricksy and manipulative and has big BOSS energy.  He’s the one that pushes the team, and the reason why they are together.  He gets his way, almost always.  he just goes about it differently than the rest on this list.  One could say... more insidious lol

9. Shigaraki Tomura - My Hero Academia - 8.7/10 true villainous yandere - His yan blurs with his villain, and I know you could argue that he’s not yan at all.  Except he is possessive and controlling and in charge.  Not the smiley kind of yan, but still yan.  He’s not traditionally manipulative, though he does pull strings.  Totally calls his s/o his player two and is clingy and demanding with them.  Probably overprotective because of his abandonment issues.  It’s possible he never lets them out of his sight.

10. Akabane Karma - Assassination Classroom - 9.2/10 throw himself off a cliff to get his way yandere - This bastard... I’m sorry, but he embodies all the traits of a yandere -- seemingly uncaring, but is, smiling evil, controlling, manipulative... and he’s only in middle school lol  I think it’s telling that he becomes a high power governmental bureaucrat.  He’s dominant, not afraid to use violence, or to step on people.  I think with an s/o he’d be a little more chill, and probably would pretend he isn’t overly concerned with them, but would secretly have their phone gps tracked to his phone, and would make his possession of them clear to everyone they meet.

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Roleplay Partner Search! Details Inside! All Are Welcome!

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2tArKiG

by KittenTalesAuthor

Just looking for roleplay partners to RP with! You can message me through here for more info and you can also find me at http://ift.tt/2t1v3Cq Thanks for the interest!

Words: 1264, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!, ALL OUT!! - Amase Shiori (Anime & Manga), Free!, ���イヤのA | Daiya no A | Ace of Diamond, Kuroko no Basuke | Kuroko's Basketball, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, ワンパンマン | One-Punch Man

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Kuroko Tetsuya, Murasakibara Atsushi, Aomine Daiki, Midorima Shintarou, Akashi Seijuurou, Kise Ryouta, Kasamatsu Yukio, Takao Kazunari, Mayuzumi Chihiro, Hinata Shouyou, Kageyama Tobio, Azumane Asahi, Sawamura Daichi, Sugawara Koushi, Tsukishima Kei, Bokuto Koutarou, Tendou Satori, Sawamura Eijun, Takigawa Chris Yuu, Isashiki Jun, Kominato Haruichi, Kominato Ryousuke, Nanase Haruka, Matsuoka Rin, Tachibana Makoto, Ryuugazaki Rei, Hazuki Nagisa, Yamazaki Sousuke, Ebumi Masaru, Sekizan Takuya, Zanba Ryuujin, Hachiouji Mutsumi, Oharano Etsugo, Kirishima Sekito, Kirishima Kokuto, Miyuki Atsushi, Genos (One-Punch Man), Saitama (One-Punch Man), Bakugou Katsuki, Midoriya Izuku, Iida Tenya, Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead, Yagi Toshinori | All Might

Relationships: oc x canon - Relationship

Additional Tags: Roleplay, Roleplay partner search

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2tArKiG

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Day 16 - In Battle, Side-By-Side

Ryosuke wanted to show Vee how to play baseball. She had a rough idea from playing rounders in the past, but not a perfect idea. To show her what to do, he decided to teach her by playing an actual game with some of his classmates who'd agreed to show her what to do.

The rules weren't too different from rounders. There were a few minor differences, but nothing too huge. Vee quickly understood what to do. She played on the same side as Ryosuke and didn't do too bad, she was good at being a right-handed batter and thrower, despite being left-handed. Vee kept playing until they finished the game. It was good practise for Ryo and his classmates too, especially to teach the rules to someone who didn't fully understand it.

Once the game had finished, Ryosuke came up to Vee.

"You need to play better than that, Vee~" Ryosuke smirked as his barbed tongue showed through. Vee jumped a little. She knew he could be quite bitter, but it was just his way of praising others.

"Oh yeah? You too, honey." Vee said as she ruffled his hair. Ryosuke got on his tip-toes, kissing his girlfriend.

"I know I did well~"

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 15 - Wearing Each Other's Clothes

Ryosuke put on one of Vee's t-shirts. Due to his petite structure and short height, it fit him pretty well. Most men's clothes were a little baggy on him, if anything. He put the inside of Vee's shirt up to his nose, taking in his girlfriend's scent quite happily.

In another room, Vee tried putting one of Ryosuke's shirts on because she thought it would be cute to wear the boyfriend sweater. But, it was too small for her.

Ryo entered the room in one of his girlfriend's shirts, seeing the catastrophe of her being unable to fit into one of his shirts. Dammit, he hadn't realised she was through here. And almost vice versa was Vee's reaction. She didn't expect him to see her trying her best to get changed into one of his shirts, just to fail miserably. Ryosuke blushed heavily at her, feeling embarrassed that he'd be the one wearing his partner's shirt. Wasn't this usually meant to be the other way around?

Vee chucked the shirt off, knowing she would never in a million years fit into it. She threw one of her own shirts instead, coming up to Ryosuke and hugging him tight.

"You have no idea how cute you look in that t-shirt, Ryo…" Vee stroked her hand through his pink hair. He pouted at her, not responding and just turning his face away a little. "C'mon, it's true…"

"It's not…" He covered his face up with both his hands. He was oh so cute.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 14 - Gaming

Vee turned on her Playstation 5. She wanted to play a game together with Ryosuke. They were sat next to each other with controllers in their hands. He agreed to play with her, but she wasn’t expecting him to be so… bad. He was an amazing baseball player who was likely going to go far with his career. But when it came to games? He was hopeless.

As Vee kept playing with him, he kept consistently either dying or messing up. Vee laughed nervously, booting up her computer and putting Stardew Valley on instead. Oh my god! How could someone be this had at farming sim?! She sighed. He was clearly having fun, even if he was doing a terrible job. Maybe she should just let him be?

Ryosuke put the controller down, knowing Vee felt annoyed with him.

“Ah, Ryosuke…” She felt a bit guilty that she had made him feel that way.

“Sorry, I’m not good at video games.” He apologised. Vee rubbed his back, smiling. She shook her head. Her face was leaning in close to his, and she was looking into his thin eyes.

“I still want to play with you, Ryo.” She leaned her head on his shoulder and kept messing about in-game.

They kept playing together, Vee putting up with Ryo’s lack of skills at gaming. It was really hard to be angry at him for it. After all, it wasn’t his fault that he wasn’t so great at them. Much like Vee wasn’t too good at maths and Ryosuke was amazing at it. They were just differences that made them human.

Once the couple had finished playing, they put the controllers down and cuddled up to each other while sat on Vee’s bedroom carpet. They felt cozy in each other’s arms. Maybe a little too cozy, as they drifted off to sleep on each other.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 13 - Café Date

The café Vee and Ryosuke had entered was quiet on this day. It was a Saturday, but it was less sunny than usual. The colder weather and grey skies had turned people off from the idea of going out.

The pair were sitting opposite to one another, eating patisserie desserts. Vee got hold of her fork. She raised it up to Ryosuke’s mouth.

“Say ahhh, Ryo~” She said. Ryosuke pouted at her, turning his mouth away from the fork.

“How old do you think I am?! 4?!” He exclaimed, seeming annoyed about her treating him like this.

“No… I just thought it was cute that couples do that.” Vee sighed. Ryosuke looked back towards her, realising she seemingly had no ill intent with what she was doing and as he was about to open his mouth, he spoke:

“Okay.” He smiled, but his face turned serious. “I’m not saying ahh-” Vee shoved the cake on the fork in his mouth and he flinched a little. “Gdmmit Veemmph!” He mumbled. She giggled. He ate the cake off her fork reluctantly, pulling away once it was all eaten up. His face was so red and cute! What a good reaction Vee had managed to get from him.

For someone who was so good at teasing other people, Ryosuke was extremely fun to tease. Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 12 - Picnic

Ryosuke and Vee decided to have a picnic on a lovely day with lots of sunshine. They sat down on the park’s field outside after laying down a picnic blanket.

The food they had brought with them was sushi. Ryosuke had especially picked out tuna sushi in the mix, knowing it was Vee’s favourite. They sat on the picnic blanket, feeding each other the sushi with chop sticks.

Vee, being a foreigner to Japan and not too used to using the tool, was a little clumsy with them. She dropped a piece of sushi as she tried feeding it to Ryo. He laughed it off, teasing her poor skill at using the wooden cutlery.

They just enjoyed each other’s company on this picnic date. Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 11 - Dancing

Ryosuke and Vee had been invited by some of Vee’s friends to a night club while Ryosuke was staying over with Vee in England for a little while. They went along, though neither were huge fans of night clubs due to alcohol being majorly involved. Although Ryo could drink here if he wanted to, since he didn’t have to follow Japan’s drinking laws, he wasn’t all that keen on the idea of drinking.

Deciding just to keep to themselves, especially to stay safe from strangers for the night, the couple danced with each other.

Vee’s friends teased her a little over dancing with a guy who was clearly smaller than she was, but Vee didn’t care. She loved Ryosuke and she was having fun They danced throughout the night together, loving each other’s presence. Neither danced well or anything, it was just an affectionate thing to keep themselves having fun.

Once they got home, Vee sat down on the sofa and rubbed her forehead. She hadn’t drunk anything there, but the reek of alcohol had gotten to her. Ryosuke sat down next to her, massaging her shoulders, trying to make her feel relaxed.

“The smell was pretty strong, wasn’t it?” Ryo asked. Vee nodded, closing her eyes and leaning her head on the sofa. “Vee, the place stank but I had so much fun dancing with you tonight…”

“I had fun too, Ryo. We should do it again, but maybe at a party or even a ball if we’re lucky?” Vee said, shaking her head. “Do people even go to balls…?” Ryosuke laughed gently at her.

“I don’t know, Vee, but if I went to one with you, you would be my princess.” Ryosuke said, smiling at her. Vee smiled back, a soft blush acquired on her cheeks. That was so sweet of him to say.

“I’d want you to be my prince too.”

Ryosuke wrapped his arms around Vee, bringing her into an embrace. They stared into each other’s eyes romantically until both fell asleep in each other’s arms for the night, being nothing but comfortable with each other’s presence.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 10 - One Is Sick

Ryosuke woke up and found Vee laying in bed next to him. It was her work day today, but she didn’t seem to be able to get out of bed. She tossed to the side in her bed, looking at her boyfriend.

“You have work today, Vee?” Ryosuke asked, making sure he hadn’t mixed up the days.

“I do… I’m not feeling too well.” She admitted, tossing over to face away from Ryosuke. She seemed to feel guilty. Although it wasn’t all that comfortable for him thanks to their height difference, Ryosuke sacrificed his comfort for a few moments and hugged Vee from behind.

“It’s okay, Vee. I hope you feel better soon.” Ryosuke relaxed one of his arms from the hug and drew circles on Vee’s back with his whole hand, trying to let her know he was there for her. He paused for a moment, he wasn’t the best guy ever about being nice to people, even if he meant well on the inside — but he felt like he needed to be gentle with his girlfriend at this moment. “…I know you feel bad right now, but don’t forget that I love you and will stick by your side until you feel better.” He reassured her. Vee flinched a little from the uncharacteristic niceness, turning back around to Ryosuke.

“Thanks, Ryo… I love you too.” She lightly hugged him, genuinely not looking too good. Ryosuke ran his fingers through her long brunette hair, knowing that it tended to calm her down.

“Get some rest, Vee.”

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 9 - Formal Wear

Vee and Ryosuke were going to a fancy restaurant in the evening today. The restaurant’s dress code was wearing a formal outfit. Ryosuke got changed into a suit and Vee changed into a pretty looking dress.

Vee’s dress was black, with a purple floral pattern on it. It fit her form perfectly. She had black boots, furry around the top with on with a slight heel to them. She also had a light pink floral necklace on, that matched with her boyfriend’s hair colour. Ryosuke’s suit was cream and pretty standard as far as suits go, he had a black tuxedo underneath his jacket, a white shirt and a black tie neatly tied around his collar. His wore black dress shoes on his feet.

They looked absolutely stunning together in both of their outfits. The couple were admiring each other before they even stepped out the door to go on their date. Ryosuke held Vee in his arms, and Vee responded by leaning her head down to kiss him. They both held their lips together before they even stepped out the door, pulling away and looking into each other’s eyes.

This date was going to be the best.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 8 - Under An Umbrella

It had unexpectedly started raining quite heavily while Ryosuke and Vee were outside on a date together. Vee really didn't like rain at all, so she started getting a foldable umbrella out of her bag. She brought it over her head, inviting Ryosuke underneath with her, keeping him close by her side as they walked down the street together, looking at shops with the umbrella lingering over both of their heads. This only made their date more romantic than it already was, being forced to keep at a close proximity to each other to stay dry. Vee may have not liked the rain, but she enjoyed every moment of being close to Ryosuke underneath the umbrella until the rain calmed down and stopped. She folded the umbrella down almost with a slight solemn, as this little romantic moment of theirs came to an end.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 7 - Wedding Day(dream)

Vee was daydreaming to herself one day while Ryosuke was at school. She laid down on her bed, thinking what it would be like if she someday married her boyfriend.

Beautiful white fabric was dressed over her head; onto her body. She spun around in the gown. The bottom of it touched the floor it was so long. There was a floral pattern overlayed on it which almost looked like a shiny silver velvet material. She slipped into white high-heeled shoes that looked dainty. A veil was put on her head, decorated with faux flowers on the front. She was a bride! This was so exciting. She touched her hands to both cheeks, feeling the warm blush that covered them.

Back to reality for a moment. Vee turned her head at this thought: What would Ryosuke look look like in a suit? She giggled to herself picturing it.

Ryosuke was stood in front of her, dressed in a white wedding suit, with a tuxedo, a tie, a jacket, a shirt, pants and black formal shoes on. He didn’t have his hair styled any different from normal, but his long fringe seemed slightly neater than usual.

“How do I look, Vee?” He said. Vee tousled his pink hair, making him trying to stop her because he just got it neat.

“You look like the most handsome man I’ve laid eyes on.” She replied. “And you look cute~” She added on to tease him. He gritted his teeth.

“Thanks…” Ryosuke didn’t really like being called cute as far as Vee knew, but he knew she was going to be evil to him anyways.

“Vee… Vee!” Ryosuke shouted. Vee jumped in surprise.

“Yes, Ryosuke?” She smiled. “I love you so much… I hope our marriage is a happy one.”

“Vee, wake up!”

Ryosuke shook Vee. Her eyes slowly fluttered awake. She looked around the room. Damn, she must have fell asleep and started actually dreaming instead of daydreaming. Her boyfriend was looking at her with a blush spread across his face. Oh, Ryo just got home from school.

“Ryo, why are you so red…?” Vee asked, scratching the back of her head in confusion.

“You were talking in your sleep…” He admitted up to her. Vee’s face was also covered with a blush now, realising what she had just said to Ryosuke. She hugged her legs together, but instead of getting too flustered, she burst out laughing.

“Guess my dreams got carried away, huh?” She kept laughing. Ryo smiled at her, laughing with her a little.

“Guess so.” Ryosuke said, sitting down next to her on the bed, putting one of his hands on her upper leg. “I wouldn’t mind being your husband one day, though.”

Vee smiled at him. She was too embarrassed to admit it right now, but that daydream made her want to tie the knot with Ryosuke someday more than she ever wanted to before. She couldn’t wait for that day in the future to come…

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 6 - First Kiss

Vee was meeting up with Ryosuke for the weekend. He had just finished a tough exam week at school and needed a little downtime, which he decided to spend with his girlfriend. She waited on a bench outside of the school. His friends teased him about his older girlfriend before he went over to her, making him blush a little. But their teasing didn’t bother him too much, he genuinely loved Vee.

The two of them went to Ryosuke’s house for the weekend once they were ready to leave.

Ryosuke’s parents congratulated him on finishing his exams. His mother jokingly threatened him that he must get good grades. You could tell where Ryosuke got his sassy attitude from… Vee sat down on the sofa, with a hot chocolate that Ryosuke’s mother had made for her. She seemed really relaxed and comfortable here, despite not knowing Ryosuke for all that long. When she had finished up the cup of hot chocolate, she put it down. Ryosuke looked at her and laughed.

“Look at you. You’ve got hot chocolate all over your lips~” He teased her. Vee blushed, about to wipe it off before she was stopped by her boyfriend getting a tissue and wiping it off her lips for her.

“I thought that was going in a different direction...” His dad commented. Ryosuke blushed a little from his father’s comment. He was thinking about the fact he had never kissed Vee yet. He’d love to, but it was finding the right time and place for it. Where even was the right time and place for it? He wasn’t sure.

“You seem deep in thought~” Vee teased him. Ryosuke almost jumped out his skin. He’d been delving way too deep into his mind.

“Vee, can I talk to you about something upstairs?” Ryosuke looked over to his father, who just gave him a nod of approval that was okay to do.

“Huh? Sure.” Vee smiled at him. She had never been in his room before.

When they reached Ryosuke’s room, Ryo closed the door and looked at Vee. He sat down on the edge of the bed, thinking of what to say.

“Vee, I…” Ryosuke shook his head. How the hell was he going to say this?!

“Ryo, what’s wrong? Your face is looking pretty red~” Vee teased. She knew she’d get what he wanted to say or do out of him eventually. He turned away from her a little bit, avoiding as much eye contact. This felt unlike him. He usually wasn’t all that shy, but for some reason he felt it right now. He stood up in front of Vee and looked at her. Maybe he should just do it here and now? But their height difference might mean she has no idea what he’s even trying to do, and he couldn’t say it to her. Thinking screw it, he closed his thin eyes and tried moving towards Vee. He couldn’t reach her, just hoping she would understand.

“What are you-“ Vee sounded confused. After a few moments, it hit her. “Ohhh.” She giggled. She leaned down and met his lips with hers, or at least she tried to but he kept moving out the way. She kept giggling. “Ryo, keep still! I can’t kiss you if you keep moving about. Ryosuke backed off a little.

“Maybe I’m not ready…” His face was so red. He felt really embarrassed that he messed up. Vee walked towards him, taking him in her arms and leaning her upper body down. Her face was heading straight for his lips, and he was surprised when her lips touched his. The kiss had been successfully landed. It was met back by a positive response, Ryosuke kissing her back.

Their first kiss went on for almost a whole minute, mostly thanks to Ryosuke’s sheer surprise of this being his first ever kiss.

“Wow… Can we do that again?” Ryosuke asked. Vee nodded.

“You can steal my lips anytime, Ryo.”

They kissed again and again, getting used to the taste of each other’s lips.

Although their first kiss ended up being in private away from anyone else’s eyes, Ryosuke and Vee couldn’t have asked for a better one. It was romantic enough to be a memorable event for the both of them.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge

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Day 5 - With Pet

Vee needed help with taking care of her pony one sunny morning.

The weather had been okay-ish recently, but there was a lot of rain, which meant that the field had started to flood. Her pony had to be left inside in its stable.

She asked for assistance from Ryosuke, knowing it was his day off from school since it was a Saturday. She had asked him to get the hay out. She couldn’t do it herself due to allergies. There was no haylage left to use. If she tried picking up the hay, her eyes and nose would get painfully watery, making the task impossible for her to do.

Ryosuke got the hay into the hay nets and brought it into the stable.

The next step before they could bring the pony in from the yard was de-mucking the stable. Vee got a scoop out from the tack room and begun to put the muck on to a wheelbarrow. Once she had finished, she took it around the back. Ryosuke helped her to empty the muck out on to the back of a trailer, him running up the slope with the wheelbarrow to dump it into the pile.

The last part of today before putting the pony away was getting food ready. Vee instructed Ryosuke on how many scoops of food to take out, he got out as many as she said and put it into the pony’s feed bucket. Ryosuke walked Vee’s pony back into its stable, giving it a gentle pat before they went back home for the day.

Vee was really thankful for Ryosuke’s help.

Selfship tag #ryou4x Credit to @ anemoflower on Tumblr for the challenge