#thisisformybestfriendlila

[thepeanut]

— VALENTINE'S // FUJI • RYU

CONTEXT : fuji is part of a band, whom can clearly see his infatuation with a fellow student: ryunnosuke. thanks to the the leader and his best friend, fuji gets the courage to confess to him.

WARNINGS : swear word (near the end), otherwise none

A/N : happy (late) 1 year anniversary to ki (konnichiwa iro)! 🥳

EXTRA INFO :

ryunnosuke's nickname is ryu, and is often referred as tanaka by others

fuji will also be referred as tadao sometimes

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it has been 2 weeks. 2 weeks full of the band listening to fuji daydreaming and fantasising about ryunnosuke. except for work, fuji cups his face in his hands and talks about the boy all day.

it was now a wednesday, fuji and keido were both sat down next to each other in class. they had a quick break since they finished the work quickly.

“his ash blonde hair, his deep purple eyes, that beautiful small braid he always has and how he always looks so serious; i’m in love!” fuji sighed, yet again drawing another groan from his red-haired friend keido. “fuji, do you just plan on talking about him and just daydreaming? or are you gonna go and actually talk to him? because right now, nothing’s ever gonna happen if you keep this up. also, you’ve talked about him 5 times today! and we haven’t even gotten to lunch.” keido exasperated, said.

“hey! what, you don’t like me talking about him now? also, i can’t talk to him! he’s… way too busy, i think.” fuji, without giving a second thought, retorted.

“whatever, i just want you to actually be with him, instead of just looking from afar. he could get taken before you know it, so best act fast. wouldn't it be nice that you get to go out with him on your birthday too?” keido replied, hinting that this was the end of their conversation.

fuji thought for a while. she was indeed, right. it is getting closer and closer toward valentine’s day, his own birthday; there would be a chance that tanaka would be asked to be someone else’s valentine. it would be nice if he were to be able to confess to him on such a special day.

the bell rang, signalling that it was lunch time. fuji quickly went to his best friend’s boyfriend’s studio, where all his band mates were. as he arrived with his lunch, he could see that all the members were there.

in takeo’s - keido's boyfriend's - band, there were takeo, keido, himself, aiko, kiyoko, haruko (they were sisters), shinji, shou, and atsushi.

fuji truly, truly, loved his band with all his heart. they all accepted and supported unconditionally for what he stood for; he could never ask for any better.

yet again, fuji was fussing over the purple-eyed student to keido, who quite obviously had an expression of discontent.

"did you see him? the poor thing didn't have a lunchbox! if only someone could help him out; imagine if he starved! oh~"

that's right, keido thought. if only someone could help him. almost as fast as a spark, keido and takeo made eye contact: they were thinking the same thing.

rapidly, keido and takeo went over to the rest of the members, leaving fuji by himself in confusion. the couple bent down and started whispering to them.

"so you know how fuji's been talking about that tanaka guy right? well, me and keido figured out something. since tanaka doesn't have his lunch right now, what if fuji shared his lunch with him? we could just push him toward tanaka and boom, that settles it."

everyone did as they planned, and it worked. although not how the members thought it would work.

fuji stuttered throughout the whole moment as he tried to offer ryunnosuke his own food.

"it's fine, i can manage by myself thanks." the boy replied, leaving fuji to go to his friend.

the members were all confused; poor fuji! they all quickly went to help out him, worried he might bawl his eyes out any minute.

"it's ok, tadao, maybe he was just too nervous and wanted to avoid it?" aiko suggested, looking around others for confirmation.

"he's just a jerk! i've seen him act like that with everyone, don't waste your time with him" haruko advised.

fast forward to valentine's day, also fuji's birthday. as usual, his and his best friend's lockers were filled with love notes, each one filled with poems, gifts, flowers, etc. what caught fuji's attention the most, however, was the least decorated one; the letter that looked the most bland.

it had "TADAO" written in all caps, with nothing else.

fuji opened the letter carefully. a small piece of folded paper fell out. he bent down to pick it up and unfolded it;

meet me at the back of school by lunch.

see you there,

TANAKA.

fuji beamed, to the point where you would feel your lips falling off.

"keido keido keido, LOOK!" he shouted at keido, pointing to his newfound treasure.

"oh wow, lucky you, fuji!" keido smiled, hitting his shoulder lightly.

throughout the morning, fuji's head was clouded with the possible scenarios; tanaka confesses to him, he himself confesses to tanaka, tanaka does not show up, he gets there late, and so on. he could not stop daydreaming; it became a problem.

"tadao, do you know the answer?" his english teacher asked.

fuji looked at the board, hoping to find an answer.

"it's in your book." the teacher sighed, moving onto a different student to answer.

that was embarrassing, i'll just pause this and work. fuji thought, skimming the text in front of him.

it was finally lunchtime. fuji jogged toward the back door of school. there, he saw tanaka, waiting. in his view, tanaka seemed to be very gracious and patient through his movement.

"hello, erm, tanaka. sorry about what happened a couple of days ago." fuji greeted, plopping himself next to ryunnosuke.

"it's alright, so why did you invite me here?" the other asked, annoyance welcoming his face. in reality, though, ryunnosuke's heart fluttered at the thought of fuji confessing to him.

"pardon? you invited me here" fuji replied, pulling out is letter from earlier.

ryunnosuke then showed his own letter, showing "TANAKA" plastered on it.

fuji thought for a couple of minutes, and then realised; it must have been his friends, no wonder they were whispering at the back for a while.

he did not say anything though, and decided to take the opportunity, like how keido would have wanted.

"never mind that then, could i tell you something?" fuji quietly asked. ryunnosuke nodded, "go ahead."

"so, erm, would you like to go... i dunno, like a restaurant, or a cafe?" he, sheepishly, invited. the other noticed how fuji was fidgeting and shuffling his feet.

"are you suggesting a date, tadao?" ryunnosuke replied, smirking as he watched fuji's face turn red.

"of course not! unless if you want to, i mean." fuji rapidly denied. he frantically waved his arms around in embarrassment, the rosy hue on his soft cheeks turning even brighter.

it drew ryunnosuke in; in a way, it was enchanting. the way fuji's ahoge bounced as he would turn his head, how soft fuji's hands and cheeks seemed so soft to the touch; oh, how he longed for him. the boy would not admit it, but ryunnosuke has been waiting for a miracle like this to happen.

"don't worry about it. it's a date." he smiled, taking fuji by surprise.

"FINALLY! ALL THAT SETTING UP WASN'T FOR NOTHING!" a girl's voice exclaimed, from afar.

fuji whipped his head toward the sound. only then did he spot keido and takeo's clothes behind the trees.

"what are you doing here!!" fuji screamed. he jumped to his feet.

"oh my fucking god, I'M GONNA KILL YOU TWO! GET BACK HERE!" he shouted, as he ran straight at them.

ryunnosuke was equally bothered, but remained his composure.

he chuckled; he forgot to ask for his number.

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