#shojo hinata

[cinna-rae]

two guys in a shonen anime will speak with more romantic connotation than 99% of romance anime couples and people will still call them just friends.

[cosmorom]

THIS DORK 😭

[untilyouremember]

The Love of Shadow Hinata

Available digitally

[luz8xx]

Which team y’all going for?

Red/pink🔴

Or

Purple/blue 🔵🟣

(Ps im not comparing them at all this is js for fun :)

[rosekyu]

If possible, may I ask for a moodboard for Kagari Hinata from Suzune Magica & Magia Record?🙏🙇‍♂️

꧁•⊹٭𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝙷𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚊٭⊹•꧂

i need to get round to reading this one

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭

[vi-x3n]

His Sunflower

Kenji Sato x reader

By: cxdename_angel

You are very known for following your big brother's footsteps claiming the title as "Little Giant" by your teammates (due to your small height in the team) but your classmates your fans in and out the school calls you "Sunflower" for being the most cheerful ball of sunshine around. You were very... Very hyper, talented, and a happy-go-lucky on your team.

Studying in Niyama Girls High was like a dream, just like your big brother you pursued to ace and get yourself a scholarship when you approach college.

You live in an apartment complex with your big brother (Shōyō Hinata) in Miyagi prefecture. You two were basically two peas in a pod.

Your life turned brighter when you met a guy who's also a sporty one just like you in different school... Sato Kenji, you found him buying a water from a vending machine that doesn't work. Good thing you were there. Otherwise he'll go start shake and kick the poor vending machine.

"Oh, that one doesn't work. " you spoke out, he looked up at you, realizing he needs to look down. His head tilt in confusion and blinked. "A kid?" He muttered. That made you shriek mentally. BUT IM NOT THAT FUCKING SMALL?!! That made you sulk on the side making him sweatdrop. "I'm a teen for crying out loud! " you said, that made him laugh wholeheartedly and snorts.

"Alright, I'm sorry. " he grins and looked back at the vending machine. That made you stand up and spoke. "The machine doesn't work today, here I think you're thirsty I bought extra water from the store today. " she smiles. That made him perked up, a small teen? Offering him water? That's new. He gently takes it from your hand and smiles charmingly. "Thank you-? " his purple void eyes stared at her bright and lively ones. "[Last name], [Your name].." She smiles at him, her eyes gazing at him the soft ambience of the train station and people minding their own business is like straight out from a shojo manga.

"And you?" You asked waiting for his answer.

"Sato, Kenji."

After that encounter, you and Kenji had been seeing a lot (as friends bc I don't go that too much fast) in the train station after school, you found out he's playing baseball at his school, and you told him about yours.

It made your relationship (as friends) grew, as you frequently hangout more often when you're free or he's free.

He calls you "sunflower." His and only Sunflower. He isn't fond of other people calling her sunflower. He only is excempted to call you that.

Kenji sees you as the most interesting girl he laid his eyes upon. He is used to girls (and boys) in his school liking him, he is usually bombarded with love letters and such everytime, his mates even tease him about it.

He rejected them all, one by one. But when it comes to you he feels like he wants her not just friends or acquaintances, but also something more than that. He saw how their friendship grow. Kenji appreciates her coming to his games at his school. His teammates would even call how lucky Kenji to finally have a "girl" friend, that's why he shows his skills him and just for him only.

As his way of supporting her, he goes to her school just to watch her play with her teammates. (He even let some of his friends invite to watch and rot for you.)

He saw how efficient, agile, and fast you are in the court, you were good at jumping high above the net (even for a small height) the way your eyes glimmered as blood pumps rushing through your veins, as every spike, block, serve, and save you do to earn your team's points, as well your cheery and fiery spirit on court.

It set his heart ablaze just watching you how good and passionate you are in court.

You are beautiful, a huge ball of sunshine, his sunflower.

At that moment he knew he developed his feelings towards you, every bond, every memories you both shared.

At that moment you found yourself staring down at a letter in your hands, its just a pure white paper with somewhat messy writing.

最初に出会った駅の近くに来てください。

(Come over by the train station where we first met.)

-Ken-Ken.

Your eyes widen in anticipation and quickly bolted out the school still in your jersey with your mates calling out for you that you ignored. Probably going to invite your for meat buns treat from one of them yet you don't want to waste time.

What if it's just a misunderstanding? What if it isn't really for her? She doesn't wanna assume and get her hopes high enough. Is this really what she think this is?

That made her quickly ran, getting yourself a ticket, and looking around to find where Kenji is.

Meanwhile at the side Kenji saw her, he saw how her eyes quickly scan and looked for him around finding his presence. Its cute and very amusing, it made him laugh a breathy laugh.

He went over and spoke softly. "Looking for someone? Sunflower? " he smugly grins ruffling her hair only to get a playful glare from [Your name].

"Haha very funny Sato-san. " she grumbled. And fished something from her pocket. "I found this.. By my locker. " she said.

Kenji stared at it for a minute til his smile faltered to a serious one and sighed sharply.

"Listen to me [Your name]-chan. Because I'm only going to say this once.."

"I lo-"

His voice got suddenly muffled out by the noisy train station, making it for you hard to register what he said, it filled you amusement and curiosity but also anticipation.

"You- what?" You asked.

"Fuck it. "

Knowing you didn't heard him, he leaned down placing his soft lips to yours.

You got kissed by him...

He kissed his sunflower...

Sorry for the poorly written and grammatical errors, it was rushed lmao it's also my first time making this shit.

[ehliena]

If there was ever a shojo version of haikyu... kagehina would be endgame but kenhina is that ship you want to be canon bc of how Kenma is towards Hinata

[ninliane]

how I think CANON kageyama really thinks about romance based on facts

This is more on just character analysis and observation but this is all speculation because if I'm being honest as a former Haikyuu x reader writer, I think he is the most mischaracterized and has potential for a different type of x reader, rather than typical romance.

Also I'm saying this as a Kageyama fan! This is just my thoughts jotted down hehe

I don't think Kageyama really had the chance to experience romance. Ever. I mean I could be wrong but based on what we we've seen there wasn't really time for it or even a single mention on it

Though given multiple chances to show it, he never showed any outright attraction to anyone outside of volleyball. Obviously this is not a shojo manga, it's a sports one but there are still multiple times where some sort of attraction has been shown towards characters.

He is unfazed by Kiyoko in a season 1 scene, he never fawns over any of the managers the way other characters do. (The only exception is when Saeko introduces herself and he and Hinata get excited) this isnt rly important tho, a lot of character dont do this

the only time he has ever been excited or passionate is when it comes to volleyball, the very reason why he stuck so close to hinata in the first place (this could argue for kagehina ((so true)) but that's a separate post lol)

HOWEVER he's also not repulsed by attraction towards him, as shown in the bonus chapter when he's aware that he and Atsumu are referred to by fans as the "Ikemen Players" and that people watch him for that; he says he's all for it because it get's people into volleyball

But the CORE REASON on why I think he never thought about romance is because he outright states in season 4 that he's not good at emotion, and his past. He likely does not know the feeling and even with friends he was still learning on friendship, but he wants to learn! (that's probably why he was so keen on asking oikawa for help in kitagawa-daichii)

Anyway so conclusion as an x reader writer, would he be datable? I mean it's not impossible. After all we hardly see his life outside of volleyball, it would just be challenging, just like getting him to play on a team. In fact it would even be cute to see him think about it.

I wrote all this bc I think it would be interesting to see this kageyama in fics, instead of the usual tsundere/constantly getting mad and embarrassed ver of him (me,,I used to write him like this,,,)

Now how would I write canon Kageyama off with staying true to his given character as much as possible?

I think he would be very calm and nonchalant about it. They've shown us that he's very aware of his emotional weaknesses in understanding but that he's ALWAYS willing to try and connect with others.

So while I think he can most definitely live his life without romance, I think that he is bound to think about it at least once and contemplate it. He might even be open to trying it for the sake of trying something that's so common with others, but in my opinion he will always love volleyball more than anything else, and that's not a terrible thing at all.

[maoam]

I remember once I got an anon calling me an asshole because I criticised how artist KIRA and monstersomething (forgot her name) portray Naruto and Sasuke. I specifically mentioned them because I know they don't speak English and definitely won't wander onto tumblr to see me criticising their work.

The thing is, I think KIRA is technical wise a very good artist. She has a very pleasant style. But I can't ignore that she does things like giving Sasuke Naruto's jawline or making Naruto's head round/small and the motivation being solely that Sasuke is the seme and Naruto is the uke. The characters she portrays also just aren't Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto is not a Hinata, or any demure, calm and soft character. He is very expressive in canon as well, but KIRA makes sure to not give him too extreme facial expressions or behaviour so he stays as just "cute" and soft. And Sasuke is just a shojo boyfriend, no complexity, no edge, nothing. So yeah I find this kind of fan content frustrating, especially when there are a horde of people acting like it resembles canon in any way.

I don't think it's being an asshole, the characters are Kishimoto's, they have an actual characterization and dynamic in canon, and people are allowed to point out when something that doesn't resemble it is passed off as in character?

[starsreminisce]

Whats your ship? gwynriel/elucien 🥰

When was the moment you shipped them?

What are your top 3 reasons why you ship them?

What is one thing you'd love to see in their book?

Whats your ship? gwynriel/elucien 🥰

Both but Elucien is the password/lockscreen pet.

When was the moment you shipped them?

When Lucien broke through his chains but I already felt a shippy sense tingling with the line "That is enough."

Here's the thing: he broke through the King of Hybern's spell. Two of the most powerful High Lords were incapacitated and unable to do anything, but Lucien was so emotional about seeing Elain in distress that he achieved what the other two High Lords couldn't.

Lucien knows just how powerful High Lords are. He's spent his entire life seeing that they have the final say. But for Elain, he became powerful enough to overcome that barrier.

What are your top 3 reasons why you ship them?

Lucien is clearly devoted to Elain. The line about her being the most beautiful female he has ever seen reflects his deep feelings and his guilt over being wrong about Jesminda. Even after accepting that Elain loves Graysen, Lucien continues to do things for her without expecting anything in return. SJM highlighted this when Lucien asked Feyre if Elain needed time to accept "being shackled" to him, indicating that even he feels she deserves better.

Elain is inexplicably drawn to Lucien, a feeling she acknowledges but struggles to understand. This is evident in her actions—waiting at the library, her half-steps, and peering at him. We know there is something more between them because the scent of their mating bond was strong enough to make an opp want to leave and then later prompting Rhys to intervene. Even in a room full of people where she convinced everyone she was fine, she had to hide her true feelings from Lucien, who would recognize something was amiss. Elain has kept her mating bond for years, and if there’s one thing I know about SJM's FMCs, it's that if she’s ignoring you, it means she isn’t done with you yet.

I’m a huge anime girlie, more so shonen over shojo, and I love the Red String of Fate and Soulmates tropes. They remind me of my favorite ships: Tohru and Kyo from Fruits Basket, Hinata and Naruto from Naruto, Kaguya and Shirogane from Kaguya: Love is War, and Nene and Hanako from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. The FMCs tend to be on the quieter and softer side with a MMC who are unrealized underdogs. Bonus: my fave movie is Kimi no Na Wa (Your Name) and Fate can play such a huge part with the romance quietly developing in the background.

What is one thing you'd love to see in their book?

Two things lol

First, I would love their book to play out like a music video for the entire Rep album.

Second, I want Lucien to stand up for Elain in a grand way. He has a habit of defying people in positions of power: his father, Amarantha, the King of Hybern, Tamlin, and Rhys. I would love it if, when Elain has a vision that is unclear and goes against what the Inner Circle says, Lucien trusts her and bears the brunt of the punishment for her.

Essentially, he feels like he redeems himself when he failed Jesminda against his father and Feyre against Tamlin, with Elain against whoever—Koschei, Rhys, or Beron (again).

Thanks for asking!

[untilyouremember]

The Love of Shadow Hinata

Available digitally

[shiroasada]

All Sailor Saturn Actresses in Sera Myu

Over the past 30 years 10 actresses have played Hotaru Tomoe/ Sailor Saturn.

Bandai Myu:

Keiko Takeda (1995 - 1998 with interruption in Eien Densetsu original.) appears in 5 Musicals. Keiko is the oldest Sailor Saturn actress. She was 18 years old in her first Musical. In her first Musical she played "the Mysterious Girl" and named herself "Miss Dream". Keiko was the longest running actress to play Sailor Saturn. She sang the first Image song To a Brand-New World.

Yume Senshi - Ai - Eien ni as "Mysterious Girl"

Yume Senshi - Ai - Eien ni...Saturn Fukkatsu Hen

Sailor Stars

Sailor Stars (Kaiteiban)

Eien Densetsu (Kaiteiban) - The Final First Stage

Chihiro Imai (1997) appears in only Musical

Eien Densetsu

Asami Sanpei now known as Nao Asami (1998) appears in only Musical

Shin Densetsu Kourin

Mao Mita (1999 - 2000) appears in 3 Musical Mao is the third longest Sailor Saturn actress.

Kaguya Shima Densetsu

Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) Natsuyasumi! Houseki Tankentai

Shin/ Henshin Super Senshi e no Michi - Last Dracul Jokyoku

Mario Tomioka (2000 - 2001) appears in 3 Musicals now known as Mario Yogata. The second longest Sailor Saturn actress. She is married and have a son. She is very close with her successor Ayami Kakiuchi.

Kessen/Transylvania no Mori - Shin Toujo! Chibi Moon wo Mamoru Senshi-tachi

Kessen/Transylvania no Mori (Kaiteiban) Saikyou no Kataki Dark Cain no Nazo

Last Dracul Saishuu Shou - Chou Wakusei Death Vulcan no Fuuin

Ayami Kakiuchi (2001 - 2002) appears in 3 Musicals. She is very close with Chiewo Kawabe (Sailor Mercury) and her predecessor Mario. Now she is a model and mother of a daughter and a son.

Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady

Tanjou! Ankoku no Princess Black Lady (Kaiteiban) - Wakusei Nemesis no Nazo

10th Anniversary Festival - Ai no Sanctuary

Ruria Nakamura (2002 - 2003) appears in 2 Musicals She is now married and have two children. She sang the Image Song The World Died Out.

Mugen Gakuen - Misstress Labyrinth

Mugen Gakuen - Misstress Labyrinth (Kaiteiban)

Yui Iizuka (2003 - 2004) appears in 2 Musicals

Starlight - Ryuusei Densetsu

Kakyuu - Ouhi Kourin - The Second Stage Final

Eriko Funakoshi (2004 - 2005) appears in 2 Musicals. She is the last Bandai Myu Sailor Saturn actress. She appeared in many musicals/plays until 2014.

Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu

Shin Kaguya Shima Densetsu (Kaiteiban) - Marinamoon Final

New Myu:

Karin Takahashi (2015 - 2016) appears in 2 Musical

The first Nelke Myu Sailor Saturn Karin was a Idol in the Idol Group "Prizmmy". The Idol Group was disbanded in 2017. She was actually supposed to play Sailor Saturn in Le Mouvement Final, but at that time she was already appearing in a musical about Death Note. That's why Sailor Saturn was recast. In the Death Note musical, former Tuxedo Mask actor Kenji Urai played the protagonist Light Yagami. So we have a musical where actors from both musical eras appear together. This happened again in 2023 when Karin starred in the "Kageki shojo" musical in which Mizuki Sano, the first Tuxedo Mask, also starred. She has appeared in many musicals/plays like Wind Breaker oder Ny Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!  Often actors from Sera Myu are there too, especially Momoyo Koyama (Sailor Mercury).

Un Nouveau Voyage

Amour Eternal

Mirai now known as Mirai Hinata (2017) appears in only Musical She has appeared in several musicals. She is a voice actress in Tokyo Mew Mew New. She voices Minto Aizawa.

Le Mouvement Final

Yuuka Ide appears in 2 Musical She has appeared in several musicals like Jujutsu Kaisen together with Chisato Minami (Sailor Pluto).

Kaguya-hime no Koibito

30th Anniversary Musical Festival - Chronicle

DISCLAIMER: Of course, I don't have any rights to Sailor Moon. These belong to Kodansha, Bandai Visual, Bandai, Nelke Planning, Toei Animation, PNP and especially to the creator Naoko Takeuchi.

[redsnerdden]

Natsume's Book of Friends Seventh Season To Premiere on October 7

Natsume's Book of Friends Seventh Season To Premiere on October 7 #夏目友人帳 #Manga #Anime #Shojo

A new trailer for the long-awaited seventh season of Natsume’s Book of Friends, which is set to debut on October 7 at 24:00 JST (effectively October 8 at 0:00) release date in Japan. New information has been released for the TV anime adaptation of Yuki Midorikawa’s Shojo manga, Natsume’s Book of Friends, which included a new trailer, key visual, opening, and ending theme artists. Hinata…

[kingofthe-egirls]

TEXT ME: SHOYO x Y/N (part 2)

series

(cw: food/eating, fluff, shojo vibes)

(a/n: text conversation romance i swore i’d never write you)

words: 1.3k

****

so when are you coming to visit??

Shoyo texts with exclamation points and emojis. His enthusiasm for life shines through every sunny character.

You do your best to keep up.

this weekend?

Shoyo responds with a smiley face and the double exclamation points.

we should get ramen! 🍜

You’d met Shoyo at the practice match between Karasuno and Nekoma in Tokyo. Shoyo had stuck out to you as shiny, athletic, and sunny. His fiery orange hair and his scrawny-yet-sculpted physique, his brown eyes and intense stare…he’d caught your eye.

You’d become fast friends over text.

Seems like he’s most passionate about volleyball, spending most of his time either practicing or wishing he was practicing.

tonkotsu is my favorite

You lie back on your bed, phone held over your face.

🍜😺🍲💯‼️

You smile, and send back your own line of emojis. He’s sweet, and fun to talk to. He’s never boring.

You lick your lips.

so, do u have a gf?

(…)

You watch the ellipses appear and bounce as Shoyo types.

nooo

Sighing, you type in relief:

sweet! then it’s a date ;)

Shoyo types and stops. Retypes. Stops. You’re hypnotized by the text on your screen.

🫣😳‼️

And then,

okay!!!

You smirk.

bring flowers

🌺🌷💐🌼

You chew your lip, staring at your phone. You want to ask him more, pry him open, see what makes him tick. So you decide to press:

have you ever had a gf?

no, wbu?

ive had some boyfriends but nothing that lasted more than a month

You roll over onto your stomach, chin propped up on a pillow. Your ballet slippers phone charm clicks against the case. You toy with it, idling.

sorry about that but also im not sorry. since i wanna go on a date w u

Smiling, you hide your face in your pillow. It smells like lavender.

same

You have homework waiting on your desk, but that’s what morning bus rides are for.

what’s ur fav thing in the whole wide world?

Hinata asks such earnest things.

umm…ballet, i think

He responds quickly:

why??

You sigh, and think of how to answer. Your room’s fan spins lazily overhead. You kick your feet as you type.

it’s perfect. the shapes, the movements, it’s all so beautiful. plus it’s exercise and makes my body feel so good after and i really like pointe

You take a deep breath, sending the run-on sentences without editing.

it’s like music or poetry, but in my body. pointe feels especially challenging, but i like it 🩰

Shoyo types.

i like challenges too

****

Saturday comes after even more text conversations. You’d spent the week glued to your phone. Each text sends butterflies through you.

You’d learned about his little sister, his parents, the foods his family cooks (salmon and pork buns are his favorite).

In turn, he’d spoken with you about Kenma, your family’s pet cat, and your somewhat distant parents.

You’re standing in front of the ramen place you’d both decided on. You muse on what other questions you’d like to ask—favorite colors, animals, subjects in school—when the orange-haired boy himself bikes up beside you. He’s electric.

“Hiya,” you say, hands clasped behind your back. Shyness suddenly overtakes you, as he smiles and steps forward.

“Hey!” He locks his bike, and then fishes something out of the basket.

Sunflowers.

“Oh!” You say, delicately accepting the bouquet, “Oh my gosh…”

Shoyo scratches the back of his head. “Hope you like sun—“

He’s interrupted by a quick, tight hug from you. Your arms wrap around his thin, wiry frame, as you bury your face in his shoulder. He smells like the sunflowers in your hand.

“I love them.”

You speak and then quickly step backward. Shoyo’s face is flushed a deep red, and judging by the heat searing your cheeks, your blush is just as bad. Smiling, you tuck a stray lock of hair behind an ear. “Sorry, I uh…didn’t actually expect flowers.”

He bustles up, cheeks puffed, “But you said to bring them!!”

“I know, I know,” you smile, “It makes me happy you did.” You bury your face in the flowers and inhale.

They smell like spring.

****

“Let’s eat!”

Shoyo exclaims before digging into his bowl of ramen. Your own steaming bowl sits in front of you: pork and scallions and hard-boiled eggs. Mmm…

“This is so good!” Shoyo picks his bowl up to sip the broth, “Like, really good!”

You smile, slurping up noodles with a hum. “Ramen was a good idea.”

“Mhmm!!!”

You sit and eat for a moment. It’s an easy silence. Shoyo is someone who you don’t have to feel awkward around. His expressions are honest, and he always says whatever he’s thinking.

“So…,” you start, toying with your chopsticks, “What’s so great about volleyball?”

Shoyo lights up.

“It’s the best!! You get to run around and play on a team, and your friends are all there supporting you!” He pauses to wipe broth off his face with the back of his hand. He’s excited and flushed, eyes wide and shining.

You sigh, picking at noodles. “I wish ballet was more of a team sport. It’s really beautiful, dancing with friends, but it’s not like a team or anything. No one’s gonna support me in a pirouette,” you say, scratching the back of your head.

Shoyo cocks his head.

Wow,

His stare is intense.

“Why don’t you play a team sport?”

You shrug.

“Ballet takes most of my energy, aside from schoolwork.” You bite your lip, “Besides, I’m already so in love with ballet. I can’t ever imagine stopping dancing. It makes me too happy. Even when my hips hurt and my toes sting, it doesn’t matter,” you lift your chin to meet Shoyo’s amber eyes, “Because it means I got to dance ballet.”

Shoyo stares.

And then his face cracks into the biggest grin you’ve ever seen.

“That’s why I love volleyball!!”

You both smile and laugh, happy to have found such a common thread.

Shoyo slurps up the last of his pork broth. “When do you have your next game—or uh, performance?” He smiles sheepishly. “I dunno all the lingo, hah…”

He’s cute when he’s shy.

“Recital,” you say for him, “And the next one is in three months! I have a solo part…,” you say nervously. Shoyo lights up, chopsticks in hand and broth on his chin.

“Solo!? That sounds super cool!”

You nod, sheepish. “It’s the Rose Fairy from The Nutcracker! I come out in the Waltz of the Flowers, and I get to do a bunch of spinny stuff with the male dancers,” You chew your lip, “I guess it is sort of a team sport, doing partner work like that,” You tap your chin, “Since they technically are helping me with pirouettes!”

Shoyo falters for a moment, lips pursed. “What’s this about male dancers?” His cheeks are flushed.

You smile,

you can’t help it.

“Here,” you say, and show a YouTube video of the waltz. His expression only darkens. He watches the men help the Rose Fairy spin across the stage—each man helping her with an impressive move. “My favorite is this promenade,” you point out.

Hinata frowns.

“All these…guys are gonna be touching you?” He asks with a pout.

You snicker.

“Jealous?”

Hinata nods fiercely.

“Yes!”

You burst out laughing. “None of these dudes are interested in me,” you assure him, “It’s just part of the dance.”

He still doesn’t look pleased.

“Of course they might be interested in you! You’re the prettiest girl in the world!”

You smile behind your hand. Even so, your face is burning hot from his complement. He sits up with his arms crossed. “I wanna be the one to help you peer-oh-wet!” He sounds out the French. (It’s so cute, you could die.)

“Well…,” you drum your fingertips on the table, “I usually rent the studio for an hour each week to rehearse on my own. If you want, you could join me! I’ll teach you,” you say. Shoyo immediately brightens.

“Mkay!”

****

[p0m0u]

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🖖🏼Hi! This is Laura, a leftist grown-ass woman from Catalonia who still loves fangirling. Sometimes I even make gifs.

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🔘Arcane: Jinx x Ekko

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🔘Digimon Adventure / 02 / Tri / Frontier: Koushirou x Mimi, Taichi x Koushirou, Taichi x Sora, Daisuke x Ken, Daisuke x Miyako, Takuya x Izumi

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[missiriss]

The smile he craved to protect

Autor's note: This is my fic written for the SS Shojo Week 2023! :) One of the first I've ever written in English, hence please, bear in mind some mistakes might occur.

Word count: 2536 Prompt: Highschool

Enjoy! :)

        Casting his mind back to that day… To the memory of that day, which could never leave his head… What was the first thing coming to his thoughts, whenever he was relieving it again?

        Was it the shiver going down his spine, leaving that intense, pulsing feeling of uncertainty within him? Was it the rain flooding the nearby streets, drenching his clothes, making him defenceless towards the nature and its rights? Or maybe its droplets… flowing down his cheeks, undistinguishable from tears relentlessly wanting to indulge that heart-wrenching sadness he could not get over.

        On that day, Sasuke understood that he, indeed, was defenceless. Towards the nature, towards the cycle of life, towards its cruelty and endlessness. That harsh loop that everyone has to live in. Standing in the rain, with the faraway look on his face, he was coming to a painful realisation. He could do nothing against it. He could never stop Death from taking him away.

        Why then, a part of that day, that pitiful memory, wasn’t leaving his head? Why would he keep sentencing himself to go through it over, and over again, instead of forcing own self to simply forget?

        Sasuke wasn’t sure. Yet among all those mixed emotions that kept descending on him every day, he could recognise something else, something that he wouldn’t erase from his memory. Something he wouldn’t want to banish.  

        That smile, that managed to save him at the last gasp. As if she was an angel sent from above to get him out of his gripping despair, the girl in front of him unwittingly melted the ice covering his heart. He could see it even now. Those emerald eyes fixed at him, the worried look she was giving him. White umbrella stopping the rain teeming down on his head, and just the sweet voice of hers asking:

        Is everything alright?

        No. He was far from being alright. But she was a wake-up call he subconsciously craved. Her kindness filled his heart with warmth he had lost a few hours before. Warmth, he chose to never give up on again.

***

        Strolling down the corridors of the Konoha Highschool Sasuke couldn’t chase the cloudiness of his mind away. It felt as if the weather forecast predicted only dense fog for the day and the storm coming for the night. Dark clouds kept following him since the funeral, and three months had already passed. Even though he could feel the sunrays brush his skin, it helped nothing to dispel the darkness swirling above his head. He was hearing his friend’s voice, yet could not comprehend a single word flowing out of his mouth. And to Naruto’s annoyance, the absence of his mind was more than obvious with that blank stare of his.

        “You could at least try listening to me, you know”, the boy snapped in a snit, but seeing Sasuke didn’t utter a word, he sighed heavily. He knew he was having a truly horrible time, yet for the first time Naruto had no idea as to how he could help him.

        As they reached the classroom, Uchiha took his regular spot at its end, while Naruto approached a group of other students discussing something keenly.

         “What’s up!” With a wide smile on his face he gave Kiba and Hinata a clap on their backs, making the girl give a start with a small shriek. “Oh, sorry, didn’t mean to scare you, you know! What are you talking ‘bout?”

         “It’s okay…”, she muttered shyly, while Kiba started giving an explanation.

        “… And that’s when I swooped in! I don’t really know her, but the Gentleman’s Code doesn’t allow to leave a damsel in distress without a hand. So I caught her, and helped her get back on her feet! Of course, she was grateful, and damn! Those goo-goo eyes!”

        Uzumaki caught his breath for a split second before he burst into laughter. Trying hard to calm his giggles, he threw his arm around Hinata’s shoulder, making her face redder than a tomato.

        “S-Sorry… I can’t…”, he kept roaring for a little longer until he was able to articulate. “Goo-goo eyes just because you caught her?”

        “You may not be aware of it, but all them ladies love a strong guy giving them a leg up!”

        “And you’re supposedly that strong guy?”, Naruto raised his eyebrow, biting the corner of his lips so that he could stop the smile creeping onto his face back again.

        “What’s with that snide remark? You’re just jealous that you make no chicks swoon, unlike me.”

        A grunt carried inthe room made everyone’s eyes traverse to its causer, namely, Shino, who was standing along with the discussing students.

        “Firstly, you didn’t catch her, she bumped into you. That is because you were standing next to the stairs. Secondly, she didn’t even fall herself, but because she was pushed by someone. You don’t make any girls swoon either, because you are not popular at all”, Shino elaborated in a serious tone of voice, making Naruto laugh again, while Kiba was getting heated up.

        “Anyway!” Uzumaki decided to interrupt him before he even got to say a word. “Who was that girl?”

        “Not sure, don’t know her” Inuzuka pouted, dropping his eyes. “But I will sure find out!”

        “I… I do know her”, Hinata finally spoke up, and everyone’s gaze moved to her, as she was about to give them the answer. “I had class with her last year… Her name is Sakura.”

        His classmate rouse him from reverie. That name, he wasn’t sure earlier. He could recall her from assemblies, yet there was a blank space in his head as he was trying to remember what she was called. Sasuke had no idea what his friends were talking about, but there was one thing his gut was telling him for sure. Sakura, that must have been that girl.

***

        Next weeks have passed mostly in the same way as the previous ones. School was keeping him busy, but it was still not enough to drive his sadness away. Although he was trying to spend as much time as possible out of home that kept reminding him of his brother, it was impossible to stay away from it completely. And every time Sasuke had to face those thoughts filled with despair, he felt as if he was going to collapse any moment.

        That’s why he was spending more time at Naruto’s place than his own. He couldn’t explain it, but with him around he was feeling that this overwhelming grief was easing off a little. Naruto and Itachi were always alike at some point, even if their personalities seemed completely opposite — Itachi always unfazed, Naruto bursting with energy for most of the time — they both were giving him the comfort he needed. And when he was getting weary of his friend’s gibberish, he would move to the library to study for the upcoming exams. At least, at the beginning that was the reason.

               It was Friday when he decided to spend some time in the reading room of his high school. The room was spacious enough to let him enjoy the solitude he needed from time to time. That day though, he could not cast his thoughts aside when learning. They kept flooding his mind, and even if they weren’t leaving him teary-eyed anymore, he would say that the heavy weight on his heart was even worse than droplets flowing down his face.

        He couldn’t think straight with pulsating pain in his head. Having buried his face in his hands, he exhaled deeply. He couldn’t do it anymore. Everyone kept telling him that this wound that was caused by the loss of his brother, the one he was keeping within himself would heal over time. But he didn’t believe them. And even if it ever healed, a deep, ugly scar would be left as a sign of this dark time. Usually he would shrug it off, trying to crack on with the school-life, putting his worries on ice. But today was different.

        And as he put his arms down and rose his eyes, he again saw her. She was sitting at the table nearby, holding a pencil in her fingers as she was reading something dialling in. He didn’t know how long he was gazing at her. But eventually, he realised. The pain was gone.

        Since then Sasuke would go to the library more often, hoping to meet her again. Although, maybe “meet” was a too strong word to use. Maybe it would be better if he said that he simply wanted to encounter her. He never said “hi”, never approached her. But every single time he came across her, he couldn’t help but fix on her, hoping that she never notices.

        To be frank, at school it was no different. When wandering aimlessly around the corridors along with Naruto during their breaks, he would be looking out for her with different outcomes. After a while he learned that she spends most of her breaks outside, sitting on a bench under a tree. He also noticed that she was a nerd in the true sense of the word. Sasuke could swear she was studying for most of the time, except for the moments when her blonde friend decided to join her in on the bench. Then, they would chat about something, and he would even sometimes spot a slight smile on her face that made him smirk at multiple occasions.

        No matter how clueless Naruto’s usual self was, this couldn’t escape even his notice. At first he didn’t connect the dots, that Sasuke was peculiarly eager to stroll down the school, when just a few months ago he would never go with him without complaining. But after some time, he noticed his friend’s eyes fixed on that girl.

        “You didn’t tell me there was someone you like”, he blundered out, giving a glance to her.

        “What?” Sasuke asked, thrown off-balance. He immediately moved his gaze at him with the questioning look on his face.

        “You always look at her. Are you seeing each other?”

        Uchiha snorted awkwardly, averting his eyes. He put his hands back to the pockets of his trousers.

        “Don’t be ridiculous.”

***

        Heavy rain. That’s how she could sum up the weather as she was on her way to the bus. Annoyingly enough, today, when it was bucketing for hours now, she had forgotten her umbrella. And that never happens to her.

        She could feel all her clothes water-soaked, not mentioning pink hair that looked as if she just got out of the shower.

         “Splendid”, she thought to herself, stopping before a pedestrian crossing. Sakura could already feel the runny nose she was going to struggle with in the following days. Had she a hood, maybe she would be in at least a little better situation. But not today. White t-shirt of her uniform and a cardigan wrapped tight around her kept reminding her of what a terrible idea it was to not check the bag before leaving.

        And then, to her surprise, she could see a shadow casted from above of her head, stopping the rain that was relentlessly teeming down on her. She rose her eyes to see a boy from her school that would make her heart skip a beat every time she saw him. Sasuke Uchiha. There was no girl at school that wouldn’t know his name. And now, he was standing next to her, covering them both from the water with a black umbrella.

        “Oh… It’s you”, she mumbled, but as she realised how bad it sounded, she composed herself immediately, giving him a smile. Her heart was in a rush, when she was trying to say anything else. “I meant… it’s nice of you. Thank you.”

        “Hn.”

        Taken aback by his response (if she even could call it an answer), she dropped her gaze. As the lights turned green, they started walking forward towards the bus stop.

        “I think I saw you in the library the other day”, she said, trying to fill the awkward silence.

        “I come there from time to time.”

        “Oh… I understand”, Sakura nodded a bit discouraged, figuring that he was either far from a chatty person, or just uninterested in speaking with her.

        While Sakura was puzzling over Sasuke and his personality, trying to find out how to approach him, Uchiha was cursing himself inwardly. Ever since he saw her on that crossing, he knew he didn’t want to let her soak with rain. What he didn’t know though, was what would he say as he approaches her. And when he finally did, without giving it much of a thought, he must have made a jerk of himself with those brief replies.

        Typically, Sasuke’s mind was nimble. But when around that girl, something clearly wasn’t working, as if the nerve connections in his brain were obliterating within a crack. Astound, he had no idea how to say. But he needed to say something quick.

        “You’re there surprisingly often. You seem to study a lot”, he managed to finally speak up, hoping he doesn’t come across as nosy.

        “I actually do!”, she warmed up hearing his words. “Library is the best place for it, really. It’s silent, and other people doing their work boost my morale”.

        Sasuke could hear her chuckle, and he couldn’t help but rise the corners of his lips either. They were chatting a little before reaching the bus stop — although being completely honest, it was mostly Sakura that was talking. And he didn’t mind. He enjoyed every word she said, wanting to hear more and more, hating how near to their school the bus stop was. But since then, they’d often walk there together whenever their school-day was finishing at the same time.

        A few weeks after they started their new habit accompanying each other on their way home, Sasuke couldn’t get rid of the feeling that something was off with Sakura. While she usually was almost as energetic as Naruto was, she suddenly went completely silent. He even asked if everything was fine, but he never received any other answer than “no worries”, with a smile that he could tell was fake.

        Wednesdays were the days when they’d both finish around 4 pm. However, earlier that they he couldn’t find her anywhere at school. Having waited for her over a quarter, he realised she must have been absent.

        Sasuke couldn’t help but feel worried. He had already learned Sakura was never skipping school. Normally he would have assumed that maybe she was just sick, but with her weird behaviour past few days, he couldn’t force himself to believe it.

          And so, he didn’t get off the bus at the stop nearby his house. Instead, he decided to check on her in person. He had walked her home once, hence he hoped he didn’t forget the way there. And to his gladness, after a few minutes he was standing in front of the building she lived in. When he was about to call her through the intercom, he stopped for a minute, having a rethink. He was feeling silly for coming to her house without giving her a notice. But he had this hunch, telling him he needs to be there.

        When he finally called, a female voice answered him, yet it wasn’t the girl he was craving to hear from.

        “I’m sorry for the obtrusion… I wanted to ask, if Sakura is home?”, he gulped, uncertain what words to use.

        “And you are?”. He could feel the suspicious tone in the woman’s voice.

        “A friend. Uchiha Sasuke.”

        “Sasuke? Of course, come in.” The boy already figured that the lady he was speaking to must have been Sakura’s mom. Hearing her voice become more cheerful as he introduced himself, he smiled a little.

        The flat he saw was sure cosy, just like he imagined the place of Harunos. What though didn’t meet his expectations was Sakura’s mom. For some reason he was sure that she must be taking after her, but having spotted the pictures on the walls as she was leading him to the girl’s room, his friend resembled her father much more.

        “Sakura, you have a guest.” Mrs Haruno knocked on the door, and walked away, upon hearing “come in” from her daughter. She only shoot at Sasuke once again, giving him a smile.

        He pressed the handle, feeling the anxiety boiling up in his chest. He was now wondering, whether she is going to be mad at him for coming here. But there was no way out, not anymore. He went in.

        “Hey”, he tried to keep his composure, but he could feel his jaw drop a little, when he noticed her hair, or rather its shoulder-length. She still was pretty, that he knew for sure, but it didn’t change the fact that it wasn’t the way he remembered it to be. Just a few days ago, it was way longer.

        “Sasuke? Why did you come?” Sakura stood up from her bed, glancing at him surprised.

        “You didn’t show up at school. Thought I’d check on you”, he explained, exchanging looks with her. “You cut your hair.”

        Sakura sighed, shaking her head. She showed him a chair he could sit on, and took a place on her bed again, crossing her arms. He could notice them shaking a little.

         “How are you?”, she asked, ignoring his comment.

         “I’m good. How are you?”

        “Good”, Sakura answered biting her lips.

        Young man exhaled, rubbing his eyes. He knew it was a lie. He might have had no idea what was going on with her, but something was off all this time. And he wasn’t leaving until he finds out.

        “What’s going on?”. Sakura was surprised to hear this gentle tone of his voice for the first time ever. And that’s probably why she couldn’t keep it to herself anymore.

        “I’m having some issues at school”, she started, speaking — to the boy’s mind — in riddles. However, he had the patience and the time to continue. No matter how long it would take, he was ready to listen to Sakura and let the heavy weight off her shoulders as she finally says what the problem is. Sasuke kept his eyes fixed on her as he asked another question.

         “And those are?”

        She sighed again, wondering how to put it. Saying it outright felt rather awkward. It was enough that she had to tell her parents yesterday, what happened to her after the class. And the encounter she had with Ami and her bunch — the girls that would harass her at school for a while now, was something she wished to erase from her memory. However, Sakura was aware it was impossible. She would sooner or later have to go back to school. And now, looking at Sasuke, she started to have a little faith. That she isn’t alone. That it isn’t just Ino — her best friend — that would take her side and stand up for her.

        She still was unable to figure out what was going on between her and Uchiha. It was simply weird to her. Were they close friends, she didn’t know. For a little while she noticed that she cannot think straight when around him. She would blush, feeling her body on heat, every time their skin meets. Ino diagnosed her some time ago with symptoms common for the girls at school. Symptoms of crush on Sasuke Uchiha. And as much as Sakura considered this to be one-sided, she genuinely believed that he cared for her.

         “Problems with a few girls. This…”, having said that, she took a lock of her hair between her fingers “is their doing.”

        While she was hoping to see a quick reaction, nothing happened. Sasuke was analysing what she said, and then everything dawned on him, making him wonder how he could not notice anything earlier. He wasn’t sure if he was more angry at those girls, or at his own self, that he was no help to her when she apparently needed him to be. This though, was going to change. From now. That gave him the courage to take matters into his hands. He was going to deal with anyone causing her harm. But firs, he needed to speak with her.

        “Sakura.”

        “Yes?”

        “I’m not good at comforting people”, he admitted calmly.

        Sakura though, didn’t seem to be bothered. She unwillingly chortled, hearing his words. Even if she was feeling uncomfortable telling him this, he managed to cheer her up a little with this sentence, making her heart go faster.

        “But it doesn’t mean I don’t want to help you. I won’t leave you. You can count on me. What I wanted to say…”, not having yet finished speaking, Sasuke stood up and started walking to the door, making her catch her breath. “Let’s date.”

        Before leaving the room, he could see first amazement on her face. She certainly didn’t see it coming, forgetting how to breathe for a minute. But then, that expression was then replaced with what he liked the most about her. Her smile was filling his heart with this warm feeling he could not forget from that memorable day. That was the only thing he craved to see. That smile and those overjoyed, emerald eyes. And that’s why Sasuke decided to shoulder the responsibility. To protect them, no matter what.