#okay but Yata's got a point you need to be clear with the instructions Saru

[ridiasfangirlings]

1) Fushimi gives Yata a candle. I was surprised, because he doesn't like candles that much, so he said thank you and put the candle on the shelf. This gesture upset Saru for some reason, but he did not say why. Fushimi spent the next week in Scepter 4 because they had a lot to do, although Yata felt that Fushimi was avoiding him for some reason. But I didn't think it was the candle. A week later, Yata saw a candle of the same company at one of the guys in Homra and said that he had the same one.

I feel like Fushimi gets talked into this by the alphabet boys somehow, like he can't vocalize his feelings well so someone suggests he try the candle route. Like say post-ROK Fushimi's obviously starting to accept the fact that he has a crush on Misaki but he also doesn't know how to deal with it, he's not good at putting his emotions into words and besides he can't quite convince himself that Yata would feel the same way and accept Fushimi's feelings after all Fushimi's done to him. At the same time though they've been getting closer since they reconciled and they're always going out on drinking dates and such and it's becoming harder and harder for Fushimi to bury his feelings. This has been putting him in an increasingly bad mood, snapping at the squad even more than usual because he's so preoccupied by all these annoying feelings. Eventually the squad manage to get him to admit it, like Akiyama notices Fushimi being more on edge than usual whenever Yata's mentioned and asks if something happened and Fushimi unintentionally blurts out that he can't find a way to tell Misaki that he loves him. The squad immediately descend on him like a bunch of gossipy old ladies, so excited that Fushimi-san is finally ready to admit his feelings. Fushimi waves them away angrily and mutters that it doesn't matter anyway, even if he tried to say it he would just ruin it. That's when Enomoto mentions the candles, he heard some of the ladies talking about how you can put a message in these special candles that will show up when the candle is lit. If Fushimi can't say the words maybe he can write them, and by giving Yata the candle Fushimi won't have to like stand there face to face while Yata reads it so there's no worry that he'll try to suddenly take the words back or anything.

Fushimi thinks this is a stupid idea but he ends up ordering the candle anyway, feeling like an idiot but at the same time wondering if this might actually work. It takes him a few tries to get himself to give the candle to Yata but finally one day after they've gone out drinking before the part ways to go back home Fushimi hands Yata the candle all 'here, this is for you.' Yata's kinda confused but also maybe a little pleased, because Saruhiko isn't the type to give gifts and isn't this a good sign, that Fushimi's giving him something. A candle is kinda weird as a gift but Yata chalks that up to Fushimi just being awkward, like well maybe Saruhiko couldn't decide what to get me and aren't candles supposed to be good gifts for like coworkers you don't know well and stuff (this suddenly makes him worried though, like but we're closer than that now aren't we). Yata doesn't really use candles but he's definitely not throwing Saruhiko's gift away so he just sticks it on a shelf and mostly forgets about it.

The next time he meets Fushimi for drinks Yata thinks that Fushimi seems weirdly nervous, like he keeps shooting Yata these little glances when he thinks Yata isn't looking. Yata asks if anything's wrong and Fushimi looks away and clicks his tongue as he says 'no,' there's something weird in his tone though. After that Yata notices that Fushimi starts avoiding him a little more, canceling when they were supposed to go out together and not really looking at him when S4 and Homra run into each other on patrol. Yata's confused and kinda upset, he thought things were really going well but now it feels like there's a wall between them again. He doesn't even really think much about the candle – or if he does maybe he starts to worry that it was like a 'coworker you don't know well' gift, like Fushimi's way of telling Yata they're not that close and he needs to back off.

Yata's feeling really bummed about all this when he stops in the bar, depressed and frustrated that things seemed to be going so well with Fushimi and now they're back to Fushimi not telling him anything. That's when he sees all the Homra guys gathering around Chitose, Yata goes over and sees Chitose has a candle with him that looks like the one Yata got from Fushimi. Yata's all what's with the candles all of a sudden and someone asks him what he means, Yata says Saru gave him one too. Chitose asks what Yata's candle said and Yata's like 'said? It doesn't talk.' Chitose explains he got this one from his current girlfriend, if you light the candle there's a message. The candles have basic messages but you can get special customized ones too, everyone starts joking about what kind of message Fushimi would give to Yata while Yata's just slowly realizing what just happened.

He leaves the bar in a hurry and rushes home, all flustered trying to find where he put the stupid candle. Finally he finds it and starts to light it, heart pounding, maybe worried that Fushimi put some kind of 'let's not see each other anymore' message in there. The candle starts to burn and finally the message shows up: 'I love you. Can we be together?'. Yata's face gets all red and he finds himself feeling almost giddy, like here he was worried that Fushimi hated him and instead Fushimi just confessed. Yata finds himself running right to S4, imagine Fushimi's working and Yata just busts into the office. Fushimi looks up and starts to say something cold to him but Yata just storms up to him and grabs him, pulling him close. Fushimi squirms like what the hell Misaki and Yata's like don't what the hell me you idiot, you're the one who didn't tell me to light the candle. Fushimi freezes and Yata's like yeah I finally got it, and anyway the answer is yes.