#wise x harumasa

[lovelynim]

Sick Leave

Zenless Zone Zero - Wise x Asaba Harumasa

A/N: To think this is the first thing that I managed to finish after all this time... well, it is what it is, but I think I like it.

Summary: Is 'tickled to death' a good reason to ask for a day off work?

Word count: 1304 words

Wise blinked in confusion, still trying to process the absurdity - or reasonability - behind Harumasa’s explanation. He sat back down on top of the other man’s lap; his hands, once poised to strike, now hesitating, clenching at the couch beneath them.

“But-”

“If you really care, proxy, you can’t,” Harumasa insisted, even crossing his arms behind his head before laying back down. “Doctor’s orders,” he added, making Wise pout slightly.

How could such a good, priceless intel be wasted just like this? Be discarded like a spam e-mail or like a troll post on the Inter-Knot? Still, Wise would probably die out of regret if he actually ended up hurting Harumasa because of something like that.

Seeing the upset frown on Wise’s face, a lighthearted chuckle broke the silence between the two men. “I’m sorry ~,” Harumasa cooed and Wise could swear that there was some mockery hidden in those words, “I’m such a disappointment, ain’t I?”

“Don’t say that,” the proxy sighed, shaking his head before resting his arm on the couch’s backrest, “it’s just hard to believe.” 

Too hard, actually, to the point that Wise could cross his heart and hope to die on it. Asaba Harumasa, elite agent, part of the armed forces under H.A.N.D., member of the Hollow Special Operations Section 6… couldn’t, for medical reasons, be tickled?

Wise heard this absurd merely moments ago. He and Harumasa were watching a movie (yes, cuddling together on the couch, but that’s not important *caham*) and, on the screen, one character tickled the other. A brief, short-lived moment, mostly irrelevant to the plot itself. Still, that scene lingered just enough inside Wise’s mind and sparked a question, the question.

‘Are you ticklish, Harumasa?’ Wise had mumbled with his cheek still pressed on top of Harumasa’s chest, his words barely distinguishable from gibberish. ‘Yes, but don’t do it,’ was the other’s plain, calm answer.

Oh, but why shouldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he tickle Harumasa to tears right there and then?

As if controlled by some sort of bigger, incomprehensible force, Wise felt the need to tickle Harumasa at that exact moment. The agent’s words had barely made it inside WIse’s brain and he could already picture all sorts of scenes - Harumasa laughing, blushing, hiding his giggling face behind his hands…

He had to do it!

The proxy, then, moved his hands - his fingers trailing up both Harumasa’s sides at the same time, lightly grazing and wiggling against his skin through the thin fabric of his shirt - and, seconds later, wise could already feel the grip around his wrists, stopping his hands in their tracks and holding them away from the other man’s body.

“I asked you not to, proxy,” Harumasa repeated sternly, his golden eyes leaving the movie aside to look down at Wise’s face.

“Why? Are you that ticklish, Harumas-”

“Because I will get hurt.”

Maybe it was the dead-serious tone in Harumasa’s voice or the (fake) concern in his eyes when he said that, but Wise’s mind went blank. He expected a plea, an angry facade or even some silly excuse… but ‘get hurt’?

The agent, then, explained that his body couldn’t stand being tickled - not because of its apparent sensitivity - but because of his health’s condition. 

“My lungs are too weak to let me properly breathe while I’m… under such stress, not to mention my heart could literally explode trying to keep up with it!” It did sound serious, a bit convincing, even. 

Wise did think about arguing back, saying how Harumasa could tear all sorts of horrors from the hollows apart effortlessly, and, therefore would be able to stand a bit of tickling, but fighting ethereals and protecting citizens sounded like a much better use for his energy than getting tickled just to please the desires from a single proxy’s heart.

“But what if I am gentle?” Wise suggested, back to present, still trying to find a way into it.

Harumasa’s only answer was a sigh. “That’s not how it works,” he mumbled, softening his tone to add to the dramatic charge of his act, “before we notice, my skin will be covered in bruises, I’ll be coughing like dying man and my heart will be as good as a broken bangboo left-” 

“Okay, okay, I get it…” Wise interrupted, waving a hand close to his chest in the hopes of sparing himself from any other gruesome detail of the consequences of tickling Harumasa. Still, that was starting to sound a bit… too much.

“I’m glad you understood it, proxy,” Harumasa smiled, pushing his body up for a brief moment just to wrap his arms around Wise’s neck and drag him back down with him right after. “I really wish I could experience such a thing, but you know how my life is extra diffi- p-prohoxy?!”

 Before Harumasa’s act could come to an end, a strained chuckle interrupted his line. With widened eyes, he looked down at Wise’s face - inches away from his - as if hoping that the source of the sensation that just crept up his spine was a mere accident.

“Yes?” Wise grinned slightly, his chin resting by the top of Harumasa’s collarbone.

Harumasa could feel his throat closing, the pressure inside his mouth as his teeth gritted, and his muscles tensing up while Wise’s thumbs rubbed into his lower ribs. “I-I thohought you- ahAH - w-would spahare me of suhuch pain!”

“Wrong,” Wise clicked his tongue, feeling encouraged by the reactions he was managing to draw out of the other guy.

It didn’t take more than a couple seconds for Harumasa to understand that Wise managed to see through his act. That whole discourse may have fooled Seth and Soukaku, but it definitely didn’t seem to work on Wise, the agent noted mentally.

“W-Wise, wahahait! I was seheherious! AHah, plehease, let m-me explahahain!” Harumasa whined, one of his hands reaching for Wise’s while the other latched onto Wise’s shoulder, trying to push him away. None of these attempts, however, had the desirable outcome.

Harumasa couldn’t help but smile - genuinely, this time - as Wise’s fingers wiggled and traced his ribs and the sides of his chest, searching for any ticklish spot like a carrot program collecting data from a hollow. “Your body seems to be handling it pretty well, huh?” Wise teased, as cheeky as possible.

“It’s nOHOhot!!” Harumasa whined, kicking his feet on one end of the couch and pressing his head back on the other. “W-Wise, plehehease!! AHAhah! ~”

“Wait, are you ticklish here too?” 

“W-wahait, not thehEHE-”

“...”

[The next day]

“Asaba-kun, you don’t expect me to really approve another leave this week, do you?” Yanagi sighed, looking at the papers her colleague had handed her. “What are these symptoms even supposed to indicate? Cheek and abdominal pain, labored breathing…” 

“Y-you don’t need to read it, vice-captain, just sign it” Harumasa groaned sheepishly, standing next to her desk, “I don’t even need it to be long this time, it’s just so I can get checked and make sure my condition isn’t getting any worse.”

Yanagi looked at him with the corner of her eyes, over the lenses of her glasses. She wasn’t convinced. “Please, vice-captain! It’s been like this since- since yesterday! It’s hurting so bad that I had to put up a battle this morning just to come here and talk to you!”

“...sigh, I hope you already have the compensation for this in mind, Asaba-kun. But, of course, you may go see a doctor.”

“Thank you, vice-captain! You’re the best!” Harumasa cheered, springing back into life as if cured just with the idea of getting a day off. 

He could hear Soukaku asking Yanagi about his leave while he walked out and an unpleased groan coming from the vice-captain, but it didn’t matter. If anything, Wise was the one to blame this time, not him.  

[r0-boat]

🪶 anon here! Can I request headcanons for ZZZ Lighter, Billy, Anton, Ben Bigger, Wise, and Lycaon reacting to being under a mistletoe with his gn crush please?

Oh my God Oh my God I'm so late.

Pretend it's Christmas! just pretend! shut up!!

ZZZ Boys react being under the mistletoe

You smiled and chatted with a little group of your friends, the managers at random play hosted a Christmas party in their parking lot and who are you to decline your best friends! With a few chairs and tables Christmas lights and even a giant projector playing classic Christmas movies it quickly became very lively Even some of the people running the shop next door brought homemade food and treats, and some alcohol. After a drink or two and introducing yourself to a few people, You somehow made your way under a familiar green plant with someone you knew.

Lighter Lorenz

He'll try to act like he wasn't the one who tried so hard to look so casual standing close enough between you and the mistletoe. He'd been trying to get you underneath all night, And now that you're right next to him he had to hold back how much he was smiling as all he did was look up.

"Well, would you look at that... I'm not too familiar with the rules, are you?" The big fat liar said, letting a little curve of a smile grace his freshly moisturized lips from the chapstick he had used earlier. He was already sneaking his arms around your waist pulling you closer to kiss him. You decided to not call him out for his blatant lie as he almost completely took the lead and kissed you.

Billy Kid

He generally thought mistletoe was a myth, a myth that someone like him would never be under a plant like that. He didn't even know that The plant actually was a real life plant until Nicole had to explain to him what he was underneath. And once everything hits him all at once.

Billy.exe stopped working

He doesn't care if he can't feel your soft lips, the fact that you kissed him counts. But damn it was one of those days where he really wish he could feel maybe he should get that skin sensation update. It's expensive but any price he would pay to feel your lips again.

Anton Ivanov

The most chill out of everyone. "Oh I'm just giving you a kiss? Sure!" As he goes in to kiss you. Using the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss you has him fist bumping the air.

Anton is the kind of guy who makes his feelings for you known. He's also so blatant with his feelings that you think he's joking. If it was anywhere else on that mistletoe, he would have kissed them on the cheek or something, but no, for you. He makes sure to kiss you where it counts. He'll even ask "do you want more?"please say yes he would like that.

Ben Bigger

Poor bear he's practically shaking. Despite being twice your size He scared that he might hurt you or nip you on accident with his sharp teeth. "You don't have to if you don't want to... You can just kiss me right here." He says with a smile His claw pointing to his cheek. He could never accept a kiss from your lips. It's not the right time!

He'll make sure to bend to your height. His eyes closed, bracing for your soft lips. He could hear his heart pounding so loud that it drowned out everyone else. He hopes no one is looking. He might die from embarrassment or cardiac arrest, whichever one comes first.

You surprise him by touching his cute face and kissing his little nose. He hopes that you can't see his blushing face through his brown fur, but he's not helping to hide how he feels with his paws covering his face.

Wise

Damn it! He told his sister not to hang up that thing! And when trying to take it down you just so happen to bump into him. His eyes went wide as his heart jumped in his throat instantly forgetting what he was doing. His voice cracks as you point out the mistletoe that he's trying to reach for.

"Y-yeah That's there... Um... So listen you don't have to if you-" You were done hearing it as you kissed him on the lips. Thanking his self-restraint that day for swallowing his internal screaming. But he couldn't do much to hide the blush on his face as he smiled. "Forward aren't you... Save some for me." Four words that he will be regretting for the rest of his life.

Fine, the mistletoe can stay... For now, he'll have to thank his sister later.

Von Lycaon

To him a mistletoe is childish, Even as a younger pup He thought it was a little stupid. But with that bright smile on your face how could he refuse. Why spoil your fun? You look so happy to see him and you're cute face always makes his tail wag.

"where would you like my lips to lay?" He asks. When you appoint to your lips his eyebrows flick up for just a second before his smile widens. "Who am I to turn down such a request." He can't help but give you a little extra pressing his nose against your hand before moving to kiss your lips. Now he definitely understands the appeal of mistletoe.

Asaba Harumasa

He would probably take the mistletoe that is tied to the ceiling and bring it over to you. He taps your shoulder and jiggles it in his hand with a smug smile. He will regret this for the rest of his life, but who cares? He has a little alcohol in his system, and you're right there. His heart could burst when he felt your lips against his. He wanted more so badly. He tried to pull you in closer. His eyes were half-lit as if he were under a spell.

He had to stop himself from going in for another kiss. Your lips were so perfect. He wished he could do more than a quick peck, but with people watching, he couldn't just slip his tongue in your mouth.

[postmoe]

Can you do a Yandere ZZZ men getting rejected. like the genshin version same reason that they just weren't their type and misunderstood. Also I saw this art about Seth older brother.

https://x.com/yougei_/status/1872198958057169238

omg pls if Seth's brother isn't something cool like that. They bring him up slightly in Harumasamasa story and I was so O.O tell me more.

Happy new year everyone! Welcome 01/01/2025!

Wise, Ben, Billy, Anton, Seth, Lycaon, Lighter, Harumasamasa - drugging, fighting, suggestive themes, I think i made it pretty gn so it could go either way, knocking out.

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Wise:

It takes a lot of courage for someone introverted like him to speak up about his feelings. He goes through all the possible scenarios before even bringing this up, deciding that if he's going to be true than he will shoot his shot in person and not message you the dozens of deleted texts he had initially typed.

That's why when you say 'no', it's very disheartening but he's not all that scared about the consequences.

"The city is a terrible place, you know? Generic crime is the least of its worries, not when corruption is rampant in every security and business corporation that exists."

You're not really listening to his rambles, shoulders shaking as you cry through the gag in your mouth, saliva ripping down your chin. Your arms are tied tightly behind you, around the back of the chair you're sitting on and preventing you from moving freely. When Wise finally removes the blindfold from your eyes, the room around you is blurred by your constant tears. He has the generosity to wipe them for you, seeing your a concrete room with a few necessities. A bed in the corner, a small couch, a television with some movie tapes (nothing too scary), a small, wooden coffee table. You see a mini fridge ahead and the bottom of a staircase. There's no windows, though a mirror behind a plastic sheathe in front of you shows a room behind you with a toilet and possibly a shower.

Despite your spit coating your face and the hyperventilation through your nose, he tenderly cups your chin and kisses the corner of your mouth, almost shyly if it weren't for the heated glint in your eyes, "Humans can adjust to anything, with time. Don't worry, you know I'll always keep you safe, with or without your consent."

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Billy:

"What do you mean?! It's because I'm a robot, isn't it? That's low, starlight, suuuper, suuuuuuper low."

You shake your head, smiling innocently with your hands up to indicate that that's not the case at all. "Billy, you're one of the most charming people I know-"

"- Then date me! C'mon, I promise I'll be the perfect partner for you. I'm your knight in shining armour, after all! Literally," he taps against his chest to make a 'ding ting!' sound.

You refuse the laugh that bubbles up, thinking back to all the times he has 'coincidentally' been there when you needed it most. "Yeah, about that... I wanted to talk to you..." How do you say this? 'Billy, be honest, have you been stalking me?' It is probably best to just be out with it, "Have you been following me, Billy? It's kind of weird that we keep running into each other all the time, especially whenever you seem to think I'm 'in danger'." Which could literally be you mis stepping and having him rush over to you in worry from seemingly nowhere.

As a robot, you'd think one of the better things he was capable at was lying. However, the animated nature of his gives him away too easily. He knows that all too well, deciding it was easier to just come out with the truth. Billy nervously rubs the back of his neck, "Ah, Anby said it would come across as creepy... But, you have to understand from my perspective, starlight! You're made of breakable materials. Flesh, bones, muscles, meat, it's all something that can be so easily taken advantage of."

With a sigh, you shake your head, hoping to get through to him since he obviously has the wrong idea about your species, "No, we're not that fragile. Humans-"

"-No, but, see, you are!" He's too into it now, grasping your wrist with little effort. You step back in shock, wincing at the pain, asking him to let go but he doesn't. Billy's voice is softer, the yellow lights of his eyes narrowing in on the pained expression your face so easily portrays, "I'm not even using a lot of pressure here. If you listen closely, you can hear the splitting of your bone. No, seriously! Put your ear to it," he holds up your wrist when you start to cry, looking around desperately for anyone nearby. It's late, not even a bangboo in sight.

With a loud 'snap!', your voice chokes and your crumple to your knees, except Billy doesn't let you fall to the ground. He picks you up in his arms and holds you to his cool, metal chest. He's cooing over you as you cry and cradle your wrist. You look up with such a hurtful expression, "W-Why did you do that? I need a hospital."

As if something clicks, he quickly changes mode and started fretting, holding you tighter, "Oh, shoot! Dammnit, starlight, why'd'ya make me do that? I didn't mean to go that far. Hah... Come on, let's get you home and fix you up. No more late night escapades, 'kay?"

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Ben:

The guilt riding him when he takes you is immeasurable... He knows it's for the best. Statistically speaking, you're more likely to get hurt without him around to protect you. It's just unfortunate it had to go this route.

At the moment you were in a cage in the corner of his home office, shaking with anger and cold as he had stripped most of your clothes in punishment, your arms restrained behind your back and a blindfold to keep you more sensitive. He checks the time on the corner of his computer; it's only been 20 minutes.

Once you rejected him, he had seemed to take it in stride. It wasn't meant to be, sometimes you see a juicy fish just too late and miss it, he had to move on.

But he couldn't.

Your fiery attitude and boisterous laughter filled the calm void inside him. You are everything to him.

So one night, when he's walking down the street to clear his mind, he sees you getting off work late. When salmon travel upstream to go home, it's the bear's job to catch it. Or, something like that. With the way his mouth salivates and his body jitters in excitement, he can't help but compare you to a delicious meal, even if he doesn't want to devour you - in that sense.

Once you wake up, you fight, of course you do. He doesn't necessarily blame you for it, but, bad behaviour needs to be punished. It's when you tried to bite through his thick fur did he snap. Intentionally hurting someone is a no-go. Though, it is your first offence. Another ten or fifteen minutes and he'll let you out.

"I don't want to keep you trapped here forever. I'd like if we could go out together, too. We just need to be civil about this," he states, hoping to appeal to you with calm incitements.

Instead, you grit your chattering teeth and curse, "Fffff-uck yo-ou."

His shoulders sag, his frown deepening as he turns back to his monitor to continue working.

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Anton:

He and his bro had spent countless hours rehearsing and none of the answers to come out were negative. So, how is it that you say anything but a resounding YES?

"I dunno," you say, shyly rubbing your arm as you avert your eyes, "I just always thought I was one of the guys. Whenever you introduced us it was always 'Anton and his two bros'."

His jaw goes slack as his brain catches up. It takes a moment of cogs turning and mathematical calculations as every moment he's ever 'friend-zone'd you comes flashing in his mind. Then, he bursts out laughing, his large hand coming to land on your shoulder, "Dude, no way! Okay, I can see where you might think that." In a completely different display of affection, one you haven't exactly experienced from a man like Anton, he runs his hand down your arm and catches your own hand in his, collecting your other as well to intertwine his fingers and hold you close. He swallows the lump in his throat, as though saying it a second time is harder than the first, - though in his defense, he and his bro had concluded that you would say yes after the first confession, this wasn't in the script. "I really do like you, (Y/n). A lot. I'd do anything for you."

Anton truly is one of the sweetest people you know. However, "I'm sorry, Anton. I think our lifestyles are just too different to begin with. But hey! I'll always be your bro!"

It's getting awkward, and you have to tug a few times before he lets go. With a small farewell, you turn on your heel to leave and give you both some time to think. He will be okay, Anton always bounces back, no problem!

Except, he doesn't. In another turn of events for someone like him, he zeroes in on a nerve near the back of your neck and hits it hard. Immediately, you collapse into his arms, unconscious.

The drill on his hip shifts from the adjustment he has to make to carry you, causing him to look down before averting his gaze with a guilty conscience, "What? Don't look at me like that, they were getting away! Besides," the smile of his is unparalleled as he stares at your sleeping face, "We just need to show them their place with us; they'll come around."

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Seth:

He knows it's wrong, it's so wrong. The stalking. The lying. The manipulation. Saying something as, "Wow! What a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here, (Y/n)." is enough to make his heart hurt with deceit. You deserve better, you deserve the word.

But you just won't listen.

You run down any empty alley to help someone who calls for help and have been scammed and attacked four times this month because of it. Yes, he knows he does it too, but, he has the skills to deal with it! It also means your money gets stolen easily and you're left with cup noodles every night for a week because you can't afford a proper meal. Not to mention your sleep schedule taking a toll because you refuse to close up shop if a customer is taking their time because you don't want to 'hurt their feelings'. Or what about that cat bite that struggled to heal because-

Seth takes a deep breath, calming his racing and distraught thoughts. His superior Zhu Yuan said it herself, "If someone I love kept putting themselves in danger, then I'd step in, no questions."

He's offered countless times to handle things, to get you to call him in any sort of emergency, and wishes so badly that you would accept his feelings rather than saying something stupid like you'd get in the way of his goals.

Why is he so scummy?

The sound of the lock to your shop is loud in the empty street. It's 11pm, you usually shut at 9 tonight. You're so tired and unconcerned that you don't even jump at his presence when you finally turn around. Your parted lips spread into a smile, tired eyes crinkling as you greet him, "Officer Seth! What a lovely surprise, are you out patrolling?" When you step forward, you notice that he's hunched in on himself, a prominent frown on his usually cheerful face, ears back and looking solemn. You come even closer, unaware of any possible signals he could be giving you to stay away, "Seth? Are you okay, what's happening?"

Instead of saying anything directly, he just walks forward until his body meets yours, collapsing into you for a hug. You let him melt in your embrace, hands coming up to rub his back gently and pet the soft tufts of his hair, murmuring how you're there for him. He has to stop his hand from shaking when he holds up the injection pen, calmly moving your hair away from your neck as though he was simply returning the favour of comfort. "I'm sorry," he mumbles into your skin, his own tired eyes closing to shut out the world, allowing it to be only him and you, "It'll only get worse if I do nothing, and it's already so bad now."

You don't have time to ask him what he means, the sudden pressure in your neck causing you to yelp. The sting comes after the shock, you try to pull away but he doesn't let you move, only continuing to squeeze you against him as your legs buckle and go numb. "Seth...?" You whisper his name, looking up with such a worried expression that he can't help but smile softly.

"No, dummy," he lifts you up when your arms go paralysed next, walking in the direction of his car, "You're supposed to scream for help when something happens."

Your lips wobble as you begin to cry, unsure of what your dear friend is planning by doing something like this. His car comes into view and you shift your head against his chest, voice weak, "Help."

"Shh," he hushes you, savouring your warmth in the quiet night, "It's too late for any of that now. You'll be safe with me."

For weeks he had been dealing with this dark, malicious substance oozing through his veins at the prospect of doing something so criminal. Now, though? Now, as he holds you and feels you and sees you in front of his, he feels like everything is suddenly right with the world. He must've been overthinking everything like usual.

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Lycaon:

You shouldn't be so surprised to see that Lycaon has such a nice apartment. His job isn't exactly middle class and he rarely spends money outside of his fur upkeep products.

Still, as you sit the wet umbrella in its plastic sheath - curtesy of the building staff - next to the door way, you can't help but look around in awe. There's no a lot going on, a large lounge that has enough space for at least ten people, accompanied by a larger tv that is currently off. An open kitchen, hallways to the left and right, an upstairs with a balcony over half the floor plan.

And a lovely table and chairs by the floor-to-ceiling windows that looked over the city of New Eridu, which was currently pouring with rain and being illuminated by lightning.

Lycaon was standing by the lovely table, placing down the teapot down after pouring two cups before turning to face you. In an unusual turn of events, he wasn't wearing his signature uniform which you have grown accustomed to seeing, instead, he was in a simple black, buttoned down shirt and long pants. He hadn't changed the patch and belts on his face, however, which he regards with a tender touch and explanation, "Apologies, I barely had time to change before you arrived. Even though I invited you over, it's unforgivable of me."

You purse you lips at him, walking towards the set-up and stating, "You said you had feelings for me and yet you still talk to me like I'm one of your clients."

The corners of his lips tick up in a dejected smile, "I suppose it's habitual at this point. Besides, I'm still a little unsure how to go about this."

He pulls out the chair for you to sit, your body resting in the comfortable cushion on the hard seat. It takes you a moment to realise that what you said probably wasn't the best call right now. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that... I was just trying to lighten the mood."

This time, his smile is a little more sincere, "Please, do not worry about it. Our previous meetings have been a tad awkward so I understand."

This relaxes you greatly, your shoulders sagging in relief. You turn your attention to the hard rain hitting the windowsill next to you, the home is warm but you're close enough for the cool air on the window to still hit you, "It's really coming down, huh?"

"Indeed," he agrees, not that he could really argue against it. Lycaon takes your cup and opens a small sugar bowl, taking a spoonful and stirring until it all dissolves, "I believe the forecast stated that it would be storming all week."

"I hope the outer circles are okay, they tend to flood easily," you mindlessly pray, accepting the teacup once he's placed it back on the saucer. You both enjoy a silence of words as you sip from your respective beverages, the rain soothing your mind.

Lycaon's ears flicker every-so-often to the sound of thunder, an endearing attribute to witness. You wonder if days like these would be common if you had said yes. It would be nice, but, you know now just isn't the right time for something like that.

Lycaon considers differently.

He clears his throat after a while, once you both had enjoyed a substantial amount of tea, "I must admit, my reasons for inviting you over are not quite... honourable."

You finally look away from the drowning city lights and to your friend, "What do you mean?"

He sets his palms in his lap and takes a deep breath, exhaling from his mouth to steady any unease, "I'm afraid I won't be allowing you to leave here, (Y/n). I've contemplated back and forth about my actions and decided that this was the most favourable outcome."

Confusion hits you before any sort of fear or anxiety, "Huh? Are you going to kill me?"

When Lycaon stiffens at that, you can't help but feel like your joke wasn't exactly off the mark. It's only until he shakes his head, almost exasperated, that you finally remember to breathe, "Goodness, no! I would never entertain such a thing. I merely mean that unless supervised by myself, you won't be leaving the premises."

You roll your eyes and play along, "Okay, so, do I have to find a hint to unlock the door? Is this a new thing for your business-" everything suddenly blurs and you double over in exhaustion. What the heck? It takes a moment to recover but when you do, you stand abruptly from the table, both hands steadying you as your body is overcome with unease, "Actually... I don't wan'na to play anymore..."

One step turns to two, and perhaps you get another half in before you're knees are collapsing beneath you and Lycaon is holding you up. He's kneeling, carefully monitoring your condition to make sure you go down as simply as the drug entices. He's talking calmly, saying something to soothe the process, perhaps, but you'll never know beyond the jumbled noise being muffled by your own hearing.

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Lighter:

"You're not taking this seriously!" You shout at him, charging forward to get one good, hard punch to his cheek.

Lighter easily sidesteps you, grabbing a hold of your arm and twisting it backwards. You yelp in pain as he pins you down, finally doing something other than dodging your attacks, "Oh? Is that better or, do you want me to punish you more?"

His knee rubs suggestively between your thighs, your eyes tearing up in frustration as you thrash and kick. Mercifully, he retreats off of you and you you're quick to stand in another defensive position, "What is your problem?! If you're going to fight me than fight me properly!"

"I think you've forgotten that you're the one who issued this challenge," he pushes his sunglasses up his face nonchalantly, refusing to take them off despite the fact it's nighttime.

You growl and rush in to deliver a swift kick to his shin - which he artfully evades, "Only because you won't leave me alone! I'm fine by myself, I've always been fine by myself! I only ever started having troubles when you came into my life!"

He tuts and shakes his head, jumping back from another attack, "You know Big Daddy says it's not okay to tell porky pies. Little pigs like you who do get in big trouble for it."

That makes you falter, stepping back in bafflement and frankly a bit of discomfort, "What?"

Lighter is quick on his feet, stepping aside you, kicking out to trip up your ankle and catching you from behind. He spreads your legs with his own and holds your wrists behind your back, "If it weren't for me, nobody in the outer ring would look twice at you before robbing you blind and leaving your body dead in a ditch. Vulnerable city folk like you aren't exactly welcome here."

"Why go through all that trouble for someone like me, then?" You try to get out but this time, he isn't faltering, so you relinquish yourself for a moment of clarification, "If you guys hate me so much then why did you step in?"

"Because I like you. I really, fucking like you. And all I wanted was a bit of thanks and appreciation," he leans down to mumble in your ear, biting the lobe not all that gently. Again, you're pushed to the ground, his hips easily keeping you down without so much as breaking a sweat, "I win. Now, as per our agreement, this time you have to say, 'yes'."

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Harumasamasa:

You're hands are shaking so badly that you can't hold a cup of liquid without spilling it. Your head is swimming with nausea and you seeing double of everything. How long had he been doing this without you knowing? Was this why your back didn't seem to ache the same way anymore, or your knees or your shoulders?

The door to your cell opens and you're greeted with the man himself. It's amazing how easy it is for people with power to abuse the system. "So, how're you feeling, honey? Changed your mind yet?"

"Y-You're a monster," you spit, stuttering not because you're scared or cold, but because your teeth won't stop chattering from withdrawals.

Harumasa laughs, closing the cell behind him and crouching down so he's at the height of your quivering body on the bench, "Awh, I never claimed to be a good guy! But, I wouldn't go as far as say 'monster.' Still," he reaches out and gently tucks back some of your hair, "In this scenario, you might not be wrong."

You jut your head back, smacking the brick wall with the back of your skull, 'thud!', "Fuck off."

"Oof," he winces, eyes cringing, "That had'ta hurt. C'mon, baby, just say yes and I can make all this disappear."

You're swaying from lack of balance, gods you think you might throw up, "Can't you find someone else to force your love onto?"

He stands abruptly and the motion makes you fall back, only being supported by the construction that was now the cause in your skull, "Nope! I want you. I have since I started dosing you with these." He pulls out a baggie of colourful tablets, his medication for his rare affliction. Sighing wistfully, he cradles the rainbow meds against his cheek, "If it weren't for these bad boys than I wouldn't have been able to get you do addicted to me. No one else can help you now, honey. I'm all you've got."

"Someone will come," you wish under your breath, body falling forward while you clutch your stomach in pain, "Someone will notice."

Harumasa purses his lips at you, humming in thought. With a defeated moan, he pockets the medication and stretches his arms above his head, "Welp, let's see how strong your will is after another day in the cell." Striding to one corner of the room, he grabs the little, plastic rubbish bin and brings it between your legs, "Here, you're gonna need this. The next 24 hours will not be fun for you."

You only notice he's gone when the shutting door echoes through the room, too lost in trying to keep your withdrawing body from keeling over.

[vonlycaonwife]

Wise, Ben, Lycaon, and Harumasa w/tomboy/Masculine dressing reader

Note: So there was an anon that gave a request for something similar to this, but I didn’t know how to go about it because the wording was throwing me off (not anyone's fault, I'm assuming it was a language barrier issue) and had some details I couldn't work with. So I'm making this it's own post and if the anon reads this and is happy then I'm glad! If this wasn't what you were trying to ask for please clarify in my inbox!

Warnings: none

Wise isn't really one to care about how you dress and such. So he won't really make any comments or say anything when you happen to dress more masculine.

Honestly if I was allowed to sneak in my own headcanon agenda, I would say he's more attracted to you because in my eyes Wise is definitely a bi guy who happens to particularly love those that play with their gender expression. So he's not making any complaints.

But that's not to say he doesn't find you attractive if you did decide to wear something more feminist for an occasion, he's still going to be just as gobsmacked as him seeing you in a suit for the first time!

Plus I would think that the fact you act more masculine too probably helps him with talking to you more. And what led to you both getting together!

This lovable bear man is also someone who wouldn't really care how you dress. Honestly I would say he actually enjoys going shopping with you no matter the style.

Though let's say you typically wear more masculine because they can be cheaper and have better pockets, he's especially in agreement with that. 

I can see him making calculations on the difference between masculine and feminine clothing prices. I feel like that's just a habit he has since I can imagine him being a big thiren could lead to him seeing possible price jumps for his specific body type.

Though if that's not a reason, and you do it just because. He's still happy to accompany you on any shopping you do for new outfits, and if need be he can be scary backup if someone stupidly decides to bother you.

Can I say you're gonna end up gifted a ton of fancy mascara clothing? Because you definitely are.

Lycaon isn't one to judge and honestly a part of me can see him be slightly excited if your style was similar to that of Victoria Housekeeping. Honestly you might even get a honorary uniform if you that matches Lycaon's if you didn't have one already.

Though that is not to say he is upset if one day you decide to wear something more feminine for something special, if anything he probably already had bought something for you just in case you needed to change that was like you typical clothes.

Also the compliments, this may seem out of character but I just know this man will give compliment after compliment. They can be more subtle or straight up calling you handsome or beautiful (depending on what you prefer) at every given chance. 

Personally I think it's just his thiren instincts going mad when seeing you in clothes that match him, so enjoy seeing his tail wagging.

Ah, this guy. Your resident clothes stealer.

Because trust me, if you happen to be the same size, he will accidentally wear a lot of your clothes in the morning rush to work. Neither of you know how it happens, but just be expected to buy extra shirts and pants. Though even then you never know if you'll find a new hole in them or not.

He lets you steal his clothes in return! And honestly with how enthusiastic he is you almost have to question whether his accidental clothes stealing is less accidental and more so a scheme for him to share clothes with you like some cheesy romantic.

Though if you aren't the exact same size, he still does it. But it's more obvious when his shirt is a bit more undone because it's too small or if he has to roll his pants up for being too long.

To be fully honest, I feel like out of everyone in this list he probably would want to see you dress more feminine. Not in a forceful way! But more so he's just curious how it would look on you, since he's so used to seeing you being masculine. It's not the end of the world if he never sees you dress feminine, but if you did it once for him as a treat…yeah he can die happy.

[jiro-sensei]

I JUST WANT THESE BOYS TO BE HAPPY!!! 😭😭😭

[reddblight]

New chapter of Cat & the Canary out!

Missed a couple weeks bc i got real sick and then real busy lol (wish me luck finding job that isnt a fuckin pyramid scheme). But we back with the boys. Enjoy some fluff and filler :3

Harumasa was having a bad day today. Was that new? No. Did that help? Also no.

Ya see, Seth had scheduled their apartment tour for today. It’d been a week and a day since their after work coffee meeting. He had tried to set up a few more meetings since then in the name of ‘getting to know each other better’ but Harumasa really hadn’t been in the mood. He’d been busy at work, Yanagi had him doing a bunch of stupid paperwork that had been due yesterday (Friday grind, what's to love), not to mention packing his apartment up after work. His landlord was being a dick about certain appliances that Harumasa had bought, claiming they were his and he was fuckin sick of it all.

Speaking of being sick, the busy week had him dealing with pain flare ups, which is why Yanagi had him on desk duty to begin with. It was just one big ball of ‘fuck you Harumasa’ this week. And now he had to tour apartments on a Saturday at 11am.

Seth, of course, seemed energetic. He’d practically been vibrating with nerves as they met outside the door that would lead into the apartment complex. He’d never done this before and his tail was flicking and curling with anxiety as his ears stood straight up. The thiren looked like he was about to sweat through the button up he was wearing as he rolled up the sleeves and undid the top button.

Harumasa had done this enough not to care about the impression of clothes, plus a tight shirt on his chest right now sounded like hell. He was in a hoodie about 2 sizes too big and a pair of joggers.

“I just- you know what to ask right? Because I studied what to talk about but I don’t really know what a lot of it means and-“ Seth basically cut himself off with a little yelp as his foot hit a small step in front of the entrance and he nearly tripped over. He balanced himself by immediately shooting his arms out perpendicular to his body and flailing for a minute. If it wouldn’t hurt him to do so, Harumasa would’ve laughed at his expense.

He settled for a small sigh and put a hand on Seth’s shoulder, meeting anxious lilac eyes with his own tired golden ones. “Yeah dude, I know what to ask. Not my first rodeo. Also there aren’t any wrong questions. I can see the gears in your head turning, so stop stressing. If you don’t know what it means just ask for clarification.” God knows Harumasa was in no mood to explain shit today, so it’d have to be the landlord’s problem.

At that Harumasa buzzed into the small lobby, just barely holding the glass door for Seth behind him. It was a small room with a tiled floor and a large area rug in the middle of the room. There were a few potted plants in the corners of the room and a front desk with a young woman sitting behind it. The walls were wood paneled, only interrupted by the elevator door, the stairwell, and a door behind the small desk.

“How can I help you?” Asked the woman behind the desk. She seemed short, hard to tell sitting down. She has mousey brown hair and glasses. Looked nice enough at a glance.

Harumasa directly leaned onto the desk with his elbows and met her eyes, which now seemed a bit surprised at his comfortability. Dang, guess full leaning onto the desk would maybe be a weird move. Whatever, too tired to care. “We’ve got an appointment with the landlord to tour two apartments today.”

Seth, seemingly aghast at Harumasa’s overly-casual approach sputtered, waving to get the woman’s attention before she was completely appalled by Harumasa. “My name is Seth Lowell, I set up the appointment. Please forgive my friend, he slept poorly last night.”

Seth didn’t know that what he’d said was true, but it seemed to assuage the woman all the same. She turned to her computer and began typing. Seth was sort of pulling on Harumasa’s hoodie, trying to stand him upright again. He was beginning to succeed honestly. Harumasa felt like a scruffed kitten.

The woman turned back to them with a smile, “I do see your appointment! I’ll go grab Mister Yoshi for you.” She gets up and walks into the back room, closing the door behind her.

Seth whips around on Harumasa now, wearing a frustrated scowl but with a concerned tilt to his eyebrows. “Dude?? The heck? Are you actually that tired today? Are you feeling under the weather? We could’ve rescheduled if you are.”

Harumasa scowls back at Seth, “I’m fine, I’m fine. Just slept poorly last night, like you said. I’m not gonna like, throw away our chances of moving in here or whatever. Just wanted to lean on something.” He pouted as Seth gave him a sympathetic look.

They waited about 4 minutes, an awkward silence sitting between the two of them as Seth let Harumasa lean on him. Harumasa begrudgingly thought to himself that the muscular shoulder was actually not the worst head rest he’d ever had, though he could maybe do without Seth’s tail flicking at his ankle before seemingly remembering he was there and moving away over and over again.

Were they close enough friends for this? Is now the right time to be thinking about that? Does Harumasa want to let himself literally lean on this dude? Wasn’t the point of this not letting Seth know he was sickly? ‘Fuckin hell, Harumasa you are a loser and a failure.’

After their wait the short woman and an older man hunched over a cane made their way out of the back room. If the two of them happened to see Harumasa quickly lean off of a blushing Seth, well that was none of their business.

“Ah, you must be Seth, thank you for coming.” The older man started with a fond smile. “My name is Yoshiki, but most people just call me Mr. Yoshi.” He was short with age, wearing a presentable sweater over a button down and some well loved slacks.

Seth walked to the man, a hand extended and met in a handshake between the two. “Hello Mr. Yoshi, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for this opportunity.” He gestured to Harumasa after breaking the handshake, “And this is Asaba Harumasa, he’s going to be my roommate if or when we move in here.”

Harumasa spared the old man a polite wave and a tired smile. He was like, one of those old people you look at walking down the street sometimes and think to yourself ‘aw, a cute grandpa’. Contrasted of course with the ‘why aren’t you dead instead of legislating my life’ genre of old person. He looked nice. That's what Harumasa was trying to explain to himself in a weirdly drawn out way. Tired brain.

“How do ya do?” He asked the little old landlord. Having lost Seth as his support beam he was kind of awkwardly leaning into his own hip and crossing his feet.

“Oh, I’m well. Thank you for asking, young man.” Mr. Yoshi said with a smile in response. “Now why don’t we get this shindig started! Follow me boys, I’m sure you’re more than capable of using the stairs, but these old knees can’t quite cut it anymore so we’ll be taking the elevator.” Harumasa internally sighed in relief. Honestly he had a feeling that Seth was more of a ‘take the stairs’ kinda guy and he really didn’t feel like putting himself through potentially 5 flights of that shit today.

The boys followed Yoshi into the elevator after a moment of waiting for the door. It wasn’t much to write home about, standard elevator. Little small, 5 people might’ve been cramped, but 3 was a good number. “Now boys,” Mr. Yoshi started, “We’ll start on the 5th floor apartment and work our way back down to the 2nd floor apartment.” The older gentleman pushed the 5 button and the elevator doors shut. “What made you think about 6th street for your new living arrangements if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Oh, no mind at all!” Seth seemed content to chat with the landlord on both of their behalfs which was nice. “We both need a new space, though I guess that part’s obvious.” The thiren trailed off with a slightly nervous chuckle before picking back up. “And we also happen to have some friends in the neighborhood, so we’re familiar with the area. It's a lovely neighborhood.”

Yoshi looked up at Seth, his eyebrows raising in what could’ve been excitement or curiosity. “Oh I’m glad you like the area. I’ve been here for quite a while and it’s always wonderful to see the younger people being invested in the community. We have had an influx of younger people in the past few years as well, it’s been nice. Do you mind if I ask who in the area you know?”

“We’re both good friends of the managers of Random Play just across the way.” Seth was listening contentedly to the older man, nodding when appropriate and smiling when needed. Had it been anyone else Harumasa might’ve assumed they were just entertaining the man, but he was pretty sure Seth was actually enjoying the small talk. At least the old guy seemed friendly. Probably too soon to really tell, but Harumasa didn’t wanna deal with another stuck up prick for a landlord, just too much fuckin effort arguing over the little shit.

“Oh! Belle and Wise, good ones those two.” Mr. Yoshi’s smile widened at the mention of the two part time proxies. “They always help me find the right film for an occasion, and they uploaded some of my old home CDs into files. Now I always have a copy of my daughter’s growing up videos with me. You two must be trustworthy if those two like you.” The old man waggled a finger at them conspiratorially, like they were in on a joke. Hearing about the proxies helping around the community was nice though. Good to know they really do just help anyone they can.

“Oh that reminds me, what do you folks do for work?” Pretty standard question for this kinda thing. He probably just wants to double check that they’re able to pay the rent, and if they’ll fit into the community nicely.

“I work for H.A.N.D.” Harumasa would put him at ease by bringing up that he worked for a government agency. Landlords loved that shit. Steady income, and a connection to law enforcement could be useful to have around. That's why his last landlord moved him in anyway. “I’m actually a part of H.S.O.’s Section 6 team.”

“And I’m a Public Security officer.” Seth added. Smiling down at the old man. Right about then they readed the 5th floor and started moving out of the elevator and towards the apartment.

“Oh well that is very good! It would be very nice to have two strong reputable young men move in. I can see why you chose this building too, we’re right near the Metro station. Strong and smart.” Yoshi chuckled to himself as they came to the door of apartment 5E and he looked through a small key ring on his belt.

After a moment the three of them entered a rather nice looking apartment. The door led into a moderately sized living/dining area. The floor was wood tiling and the furniture mostly neutral toned greys and browns, but it looked nice. There was a couch, tv, and coffee table set up on the far end of the room in front of them, and a dining set. It had a vaguely modernist feel to it, which wasn’t really Harumasa’s vibe, but whatever. Directly to their right was a kitchen area with all the amenities and a floating island with a sink & dishwasher.

As they walked further in, Harumasa could hear Seth and Yoshi chatting a bit as the older gentleman gave his sales pitch. Harumasa was more interested in seeing the space for himself. He wandered a bit, taking a look at the furniture, the corners of the room, checking the inside of the oven, fridge, & dishwasher in case mold was hiding somewhere. Seemed pretty spotless.

“-and here to the left of the door is the wash closet, it has the washing machine and drier. Further in here are the bedrooms and bathrooms.” Harumasa rejoined the little tour now, noting that Seth was taking notes in that pocket journal of his, tail flicking in concentration, ears perked up. “On the right side here, in this small hallway is the smaller bedroom and bathroom-“

Yoshi continued on about the space as Harumasa took it in. To his left was a bedroom, the bed in the middle took up most of the space. Looked like a full size mattress. There was a closet space and a bedside table, but not much other than that. The floor of the bedroom was carpeted. The bathroom on his right looked pretty standard if a touch cramped. Again he walked into the bathroom, just checking for any mold or discrepancies. Seemed all clear to him.

Yoshi took them across to the other side of the apartment where they saw the master bedroom, which had an ensuite bathroom, and finally to see the small balcony at the back of the apartment near the couch. He stepped outside to answer a phone call from his wife and let the boys look over the space more. Harumasa didn’t really see any issues with the place. He knew from his previous discussions with Seth that this was the more expensive of the two they were looking at. It was within their estimated budget, but pushing a bit close to the top. The space was nice though.

Harumasa was leaning on the floating counter in the kitchen looking over some paperwork that Yoshi had in his pocket about the apartment when Seth walked up and leaned next to him. “So what do you think?” Harumasa looked up to meet Seth’s eyes, he still seemed a bit nervous, but it looked like talking with Mr. Yoshi had helped assuage his anxiety a good bit. It was clear that he cared about what Harumasa thought though.

“The space is nice,” Harumasa started, resting his chin on one hand. “No mold or anything, very well kept. Based on the level of cleanliness I'd assume the other apartment will be kept to a similar standard. He hasn’t given us the run-around about anything, and he’s been clear about the amenities and expectations thus far.” Harumasa offered a bit of a shrug.

“Why shrug… you don’t seem convinced. Is something wrong?” Seth leaned in a bit, before stepping back and reeling in. He’s so excitable, it’s kinda funny.

“No no, there's just a lot of space in this apartment. I also don’t love that one bedroom is so much bigger than the other and has an ensuite bathroom. Feels kinda power imbalance-y. Also do we really need a balcony? I definitely like this complex, and Mr. Yoshi seems like a good landlord, I’m just interested to see the other space before making any decisions. This apartment is nice, but it's also close to our budget limit. Might be better to see if the lower one is as nice if a little smaller, could end up saving money. Plus if we get this apartment I have to figure out what I’m gonna do with some of my old furniture. Let's just not jump the gun on making a decision.” Harumasa gave a small chuckle before looking back at the paperwork.

“That makes sense.” Harumasa looked up to see Seth smiling with a nod, his tail wagging just slightly. He seemed happy he’d found a good opportunity for the two of them. He met Harumasa’s eyes and blushed a bit before turning to look at the counter space. Probably just embarrassed he was getting stared at. Harumasa internally shrugged with a smirk making its way across his lips.

A few minutes later they were whisked back to the elevator and headed down to floor 2 to see apartment 2B. Seth and Mr. Yoshi continued their small talk, while Harumasa occasionally chimed in. He’d get to know the man better if/when they ended up moving in. He felt a little bad not chatting so much now, but he could give himself a break since he was having a rough pain day. Or he could try anyway, sometimes it still felt like he was just using it as an excuse. It wasn’t, but the dichotomy of the human brain was bullshit and guilt was a bitch.

As they entered 2B Harumasa could immediately tell that this apartment, while smaller, was as he had expected, just as clean as 5E. The overall square footage of this apartment was smaller and it didn’t have all the features that the other apartment had. For one, the living area was pretty much bare. The space immediately in and to the right was the living/dining area. There was a small dining set with two seats, but otherwise there wasn’t much. A tv stand with no tv, and open floor.

Further in was the kitchenette. There was less counter space, but it still had the big amenities, including a smaller dishwasher. Past that was a moderately sized bathroom with tile flooring and a small washing closet at the back of it.

The bedrooms were much more comparable in size in this apartment, one was still slightly smaller, but only slightly. Otherwise the aesthetics were mostly the same between the two apartments. The walls were an eggshell color, the flooring a beige wood tile, and the window drapes were a neutral grey. It was bare bones, but that wasn’t bad. The space definitely had potential.

They’d have to buy a couch, but Harumasa had a TV and coffee table from his old place. He had the extra kitchen amenities, cutlery and plates, etc. other than that bedroom and bathroom stuff was mostly personal purchases anyway.

Seth asked a few questions about the space, neighbors, and pretty much anything else he could think of as they toured the smaller apartment. Harumasa may be biased but he seemed a bit more at ease now. They both seemed more comfortable with this space.

Eventually they both found themselves sitting in the empty space where a couch would probably go had there been one. Harumasa was cleaning back on his extended arms, legs splayed in front of him. He was looking up at the ceiling, making out nonexistent shapes in the smooth paint.

Seth was sat criss-cross opposite from him, leaning forward looking at the documents for this room. Obviously they could’ve sat at the dining table, but queers gonna queer.

Was Seth Queer? Harumasa looked Seth over again. Hmmm… Yeah probably, he could see it. Got that whole twunk thing goin on, not exactly bad looking. Honestly he wasn’t that invested in actually finding out or caring, he was just a little bored and trying to keep himself distracted from his lung pain. God he wished he didn’t feel his lungs, nobody should, it sucked.

“Seeeeth~.” Harumasa broke the silence with a sing-song voice, aiming for nonchalant and not constipated. “I like this apartment. It’s clean, more in our budget, and we already decided we liked the location.”

“I think it could be the place too!” Seth looked up from the paperwork and gave Harumasa a bright grin. He had nice teeth, was that a weird thing to notice? “I can already see it! I didn’t know just seeing the place would be this exciting.”

“I don’t know if I’d go as far as exciting, but it's cool.” Harumasa let himself slide into a laying down position on the floor. “We should probably tell Yoshi we want to make an offer on this one.” The wood tile was cool on the back of his neck, the stiffness of the floor a momentary distraction from the thrumming chest pain.

“Let's do it then!” Harumasa could hear the Thiren’s excitement in his voice before the telltale scramble of Seth getting up. Suddenly Harumasa was being offered a hand. “Come on!”

“Ufffff nooooooo, the floor is so nice though.” Harumasa flopped onto his side, removing the offending hand from his frame of vision.

“Dude if you rent the place you can lay on the floor whenever you want, but we gotta put an offer down first.” Harumasa heard Seth chuckling as he explained what Harumasa already knew. The floor really was comfortable for him right now though. Plus he’s being hilarious obviously.

Then he felt a hand on his ankle and screeched as Seth dragged him through the partially furnished room towards the door, his palms dragging futilely against the floor creating a squeaking sound. Once there Seth crouched down and fully lifted Harumasa to his feet, which woah, talk about manhandling. Though it was nice not to have to get up himself. Perks. Harumasa lightly laughed at his own antics along with Seth, careful not to laugh too hard. Their eyes met and Harumasa had to wonder why he’d written Seth off so quickly in the first place. Well he knew why, but you get it. After a few seconds of eye contact Seth turned red and quickly turned away.

“Come on! Let’s find him!” Seth declared before running down the hallway. Harumasa would not be chasing his sorry ass, but followed nonetheless. What a loser. He couldn’t help but chuckle, even if it hurt.

•••••

After they finished the apartment tour, Seth had to head back to his family’s place for some kind of event or something. Harumasa kinda zoned it out, sue him. Seth was the only Lowell he really tolerated so who cares what the rest were up to.

They had made an official offer to Mr. Yoshi about the apartment and were going to discuss it further soon, but for now Harumasa had the rest of the day free. So he decided to go bother the closest people in the vicinity.

Harumasa strolled his way across the street and into Random Play. The video store had a few perusers, but wasn’t too full yet since school was still in. Heddy and Bangboo 18 were manning the checkout and seemed to be playing tic tac toe. He gave them both a little nod and salute before sauntering to the back room door and hitting it with his signature single knock.

He heard some banter from the other end of the door before stomping footsteps moved closer to the door. He watched smugly as the door swung open, Belle huffing at him. “I swear Harumasa, you are the only bastard I know who’s lazy enough to only knock once.” Her nostrils flared in faux agitation. The look in her eyes gave away that she wasn’t actually frustrated, just playing with him a bit.

Harumasa just smirked and raised his hands in surrender. “What can I say? I’ve got a way of doin things.” He lightly chuckled and slipped past Belle. Looking around the back room he saw a paused thriller flick on the tv and Wise jacked into the HDD with headphones on. Harumasa made himself right at home, laying on the entirety of the couch and getting comfy.

Belle scoffed and closed the door behind him. “You’re ridiculous.” She rolled her eyes and blew an errant strand of dark hair out of her eye. She lifted Harumasa’s legs out of her way and plopped back down on the couch before resuming the movie. “Why are you here again?” She asked, not even looking at him.

“Just finished apartment tours with Seth across the street. Didn’t have other plans, chest hurts, wanted somewhere to lay down. Do you need any more reasons? I could make some up if you do.” Harumasa droned teasingly, watching the movie with Belle now. There were some guys hiking through the woods and they kept hearing something following them. “What’re we watching by the way?” He laid his legs back across Belle’s lap.

“The Port Peak, it’s based on a true event. Bunch of college kids went into the mountains and got butchered by a robotic monster called ‘The Lumberjack’” Belle picked up a smoothie from a side table and took a loud sip before continuing. “How’d the tours go?” She didn’t pry about his chest, the managers were good like that.

“Pretty good actually. Seth was nervous at first, but got into the swing of it. The complex was nice. We made an offer on an apartment.” The guys in the movie were being chased up the mountain now by a strange figure that was darting from tree to tree, never quite getting a good look at it. “Mr. Yoshi might call you asking about us by the way. What’s Wise up to?”

“Oh dope, we’ll let Mr. Yoshi know you’re good people. Wise and Fairy are working a commission with the Cunning Hares. He was too much of a baby about my movie so he put the headphones on. He’ll probably be done soon.” She chortled at her brother’s tendency to dislike anything he thought was scary. Belle offered Harumasa some popcorn from the large bowl she was eating out of, he took one and popped it in his mouth. It was a bit buttery for his taste, but whatever. Too tired to complain and ask Belle to get salt.

“Thaaaaanks” Harumasa dragged out as the first guy in the movie got run through with a chainsaw. He and Belle made simultaneous ‘oo’ sounds. For the next hour the two of them just lounged, watching the movie and waiting for Wise to finish working. They shared some idle chit chat about the movie and apartment stuff, Belle volunteered both her and Wise to help move boxes n’ all that.

Eventually, after they started a second movie, Wise finished his commission and joined them on the couch. Harumasa had to sit up to make room for him, which sucked, but whatever. They’d started something Wise found more palatable, Oh~ Sweetie. It was a romance or something, they were mostly chatting with the movie on in the background.

“So,” Wise started, “I think we’ve been a little out of the loop lately with you. When did you and Seth get all buddy buddy?” He was turned on the couch sitting crisscrossed so he was facing Harumasa, who was slouching low, feet splayed on the coffee table. Wise had an inquisitive look in his eye that Harumasa didn’t love. Oh boy, here we go.

“God, don’t start with the teasing on this one dude. Seth texted me a couple weeks ago because he heard I was looking for a new place and he was too. We met up last week to chat about it and I apologized for being a dick. Since then we’ve just been chatting about apartment stuff and whatever else he rarely texts me about.” Harumasa sighed and looked at Belle, who was giving him a mischievous smile.

“I mean, Seth’s a pretty good looking guy though. Isn't he?” Belle retorted, looking to her brother to tee her up for something undoubtedly horrible.

“He is indeed, sister of mine.” Wise nodded along, hand on his chin smugly. “He’s athletic, pretty fit, and great at looking out for people. Just the kind of guy our poor sickly little gay friend needs.” Uuuuggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh harumasa wanted to barf at this obviously pre planned razzing.

“Please stoooop.” Harumasa whined, pressing his hands to his eyes as the siblings laughed. And lightly poked at him.

“Why? We know he’s your type! Besides, you deserve someone as great as Seth.” Belle egged on. She was smiling and patting at Harumasa’s left shoulder.

“Dude he’s gonna be my roommate! I don’t wanna fuck that up and lose another place to live. Plus you know I don’t date.” Harumasa rolled on his side towards Wise, who was giving him a sympathetic look.

“I still think that's silly. You deserve to be happy, we know you want to date.” Wise leaned over Harumasa, giving him a weird sort of hug.

“You just think that because you’re a huge simp for your boyfriend.” Wise squaked and Belle fell into a deep chortle at her brother’s expense. Wise and Lycaon had been together a while now and the boy was absolutely whipped. “Besides, it wouldn’t be fair for me to date. We’ve been over this.”

At that the room got a bit quieter. Harumasa felt the siblings' hands on his shoulders, but refused to look up at the sad faces he knew they’d be making. It wouldn’t be fair to put someone through that, to make them deal with him…

“Harumasa,” Wise’s low voice took a more serious tone now, clearly a bit upset. “That’s not fair. We don’t know for sure that there's no solution for you. The medicine your master made that saved you, the hospital still has the toxicology report, they might be able to recreate it.” There was an edge of hope there. Harumasa hated it.

“Plus, even if they can’t, you deserve love!” Belle refused to let Harumasa give up on himself even if he knew better. “You can’t just slam the doors on every opportunity when there might be someone who wants to share these years with you regardless!” He heard her slap her own legs in dramatic punctuation.

“We’ve discussed this before. No matter what anyone says, I would be a burden. Can we just drop this please?” He didn’t wanna talk about all this again. He was already so tired. He didn’t come here to argue about stupid bullshit with his friends.

Wise and Belle looked guilty now. They met each other's eyes and came to an understanding. “We’re sorry Harumasa, we didn’t mean to upset you. We just want you to be happy. We won’t bring it up again, but at least think about what we’re saying please?” Belle nodded in agreement with her younger brother.

Harumasa had to sigh, he dragged a hand over his face before responding, “Fiiiine. Fine, I will think about considering it.”

“That’s all we ask.” Belle added. Leaning back into her seat before her stomach grumbled loudly. The girl blushed as the other two boys found themselves distracted from the previous topic of conversation, laughing. Harumasa, laughing only lightly, careful to keep from hurting himself.

“Let’s go to General Chop’s for some dinner.” Wise said after he finished laughing. The trio got up and made their way out of Random play to get some food and sate their stomachs & nerves.

Harumasa didn’t know how he felt about the managers feeling so strongly about his love life, but it was nice that they cared, even if they were annoying bastards. Maybe he’d think about it. Maybe.

[bunni-v1]

Something that's been on my mind for so long is lighter/harumasa x chubby! Reader, coming from someone chubby I hate how my body doesn't fit multiple outfits or my rolls whenever I sit down. But oh my goodness it's been on my mind o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

🍓Every time a chubby bitch (affectionate) feels insecure a fairy dies. Not to be weird but I fucking love chubby people, they're so fucking hot, I will burn down all of society for them. These r short btw, sorry. I personally have had the opposite issue weight-wise my whole life, so I didn't wanna pretend like I knew what you go through lol.

Lighter Lorenz

-Lighter prefers his partner to have more meat on their bones, I'm 100% sure. (Hoyoverse told me). Having more of you to hold and love would never be a bad thing, and it irritates him when people insinuate their partners being bigger is a bad thing.

-He doesn't really leave room for you to feel insecure about yourself, because he's so very in love with all of you. If you even utter a negative word about yourself he's looking at you with this adorable pouty glare, getting ready to kiss you stupid so you'll shut up.

-He's great for your self-esteem because he makes you feel so amazing and pretty. He peppers you with kisses, especially over parts of your skin you find particularly ugly. He will shower you with love until you also love yourself as much as he does.

-If you're worried about being too heavy for him to hold or anything, that's not a problem either. Lighter is strong, and easily lifts you up regardless of how heavy you are. You weigh nothing to him, honestly, and it's not even a challenge.

-It's not just him, though. The girls also love you, and they won't let you feel bad about the way your body looks. Lighter comes with your own personal hype squad attached, it seems.

-Help the stupid soul that makes you feel insecure. Lighter is like your valiant Knight in Leather Armor. If someone has an issue with you, they have an issue with him, and he's happy to prove that to them if need be.

Harumasa Asaba

-Harumasa is, how do I put this... weight blind? He's just not the kind of guy to really give that much of a shit about little things like that. Life is too short to be picky about the person you fall in love with, and he honestly wouldn't want you to change anything for him anyway.

-Chubby, skinny, tall, short, whatever, it doesn't matter that much to him. You are you, that's all that matters right? Well, if you're feeling bad about yourself, then it matters a little bit. He doesn't want you thinking he doesn't care about your feelings.

-Always, always assures you that you look so good in everything -- and equally, he's always willing to prove that he thinks you look good. He can't promise the clothes will survive, but if it'll make you feel better the clothes can be nobly sacrificed.

-And, yeah, he uses the "You're more comfortable to cuddle," argument on you all the time. It's true, though. You are very comfortable to lay on and sleep with. The soft squish of your warm tummy is the perfect resting spot after a long day of work.

-If someone's bothering you or making you feel bad, he's the type to come over and flip it around on them. He's very good at finding people's insecurities, after all. If they want to make you feel bad, they should know what it feels like too! It's only fair, right?

[tinum]

Sandwiches - Wise x Reader (Crack fic)

Summary: Reader ventures into the scary land known as Wise's kitchen Warnings: Suggestive(sorry but it was all i could think to put at that spot), not proofread Word Count: 954 Notes: I wrote this at 3 am... It was definitely not what i had in mind but i thought it was kind of funny so why not post it? ALSO Harumasa angst fic soon!! I BEG can someone request? I dont have my rules up rn but if i dont like ur req ill just ignore it.. i write for hsr, zzz, gi, wuwa and pgr. AND i write for women.

"Wiseeee," you call, stretched out on the couch. Wise had invited you once he had finished the commission for the day. Since then, you two had done nothing other than watch TV, not that you minded; any time spent with Wise is time well spent. "I'm so hungry."

"Then eat something?" He responded, his eyes glued to the television, not bothering to spare a glance at your childish whining.

"But there's nothing to eat," you pout. Sure, there was stuff in the fridge you could make, but it just wasn't the same. You require something with a certain taste only achieved by cooking with someone you love.

"I'm not sure what you… want me to.. do then.." he looks to the side quickly, trying to figure out what you wanted. Surely, if you were as hungry as you said, you'd have just gotten up and made something already… It's not like you didn't know where the kitchen was. His gaze slowly falls to yours.

You stare at his face before you dramatically sigh… nothing. He raises an eyebrow, eyes returning to the television. You dramatically sigh louder this time, throwing your arm over your eyes.

"Um… I can order some food if you want?"

"Y'know Wise…" You deadpan at him. "You're not really wise like the name implies. Woah! I totally just rhymed there."

"…what?"

Ignoring him, you jump up. "C'mon! Let's go make something."

"I'm not really hungry. You can go ahead though."

"You will be once you smell the food!" You hold your hand out in front of him. Taking your hand, he couldn't help but smile. He could never say no to you, especially when you look at him as warmly as you do.

Leading him upstairs, you excitedly bump open the kitchen door, letting go of his hand. "Alrighty, let's see what we got." He watches as you shuffle from pantry to fridge, looking at all its contents, which are not as diverse as one would think.

"Okay…" Opening the fridge you are greeted with a sight most unusual, it was filled to the brim with different beverages from energy drinks to sugary cola but that wasn't the strangest sight held in the iron box. In the corner were stacks of uncooked… noodles? "Wow, you guys really like noodles… Who even puts these in the fridge?"

"What can I say? It's good storage." Wise shrugs, as he looks through the pantry you left open. He grabs a can and flips it in his hand in a mirage of business.

"Right… And the cabinet next to it isn't?" You eye him from below.

"We are here to make food. not critique the locations I store my food." He glowers. He thought his idea of storing the cups of noodles in the fridge was rather ingenious. It makes the process of grabbing the noodles and additions in one fell swoop a whole lot easier.

"Pft okay, weirdo" a dismissive hand goes over your shoulder. Your gaze returns to the cold. You click your tongue as you scan the fridge again, hoping your eye will catch something new. You sigh as you move to your final hope… the crisper.

Your hand shakily reaches towards the drawer. Sweat drips down your brow and your mouth becomes unbelievably dry. Alright.. it all comes down to this.. the one and only solution to your starvation or a bitter betrayal.. time seems to slow as the crisper slides, and a sickening squeak fills the room. The sides of your vision begin to blur, ears are set ablaze. A blinding light emanates from the crack of the ever-opening compartment.

Wise notices your silence and looks towards you. Your face was in deep concentration, eyebrows furrowed, tongue sticking out the side of your mouth. "Umm…"

Once the locked chamber had finally been pulled open, you let the hiss of a serpent. Your arms shoot up faster than wise when you- shielding your face from the three white doves that fly out. Somewhere in the distance, you hear a choir of angels begin to sing. Your heartbeat quickens this was surely a sign of fridge gods smiling upon you.

Your arms fall from your face as you slowly inch your head towards the opening…

Huzzah! You begin to cry tears of joy as you cradle the contents of the drawer. The fruits of your labor… the sweat of your brow… the-

"Lunch meat? You just want to make a sandwich?" An untied balloon suddenly seems to enter the room.

"Hey! In your fridge, you gotta take what you can get." Wise shrugs before he pulls out a loaf of bread. The plates are then placed as you begin the assembly. It was a hard rigorous process, and by the end of it, you looked like you had been caught in a windstorm.

You wipe the sweat off your brow, taking a step back to admire your masterpiece. A smile rises to your lips. Behind the counter, you see a spectral figure give you a thumbs up and slowly nod before it fades out of existence. They were perfect.

"Wow, look at that wise! Bet you're super hungry now!"

He scratches the back of his head in embarrassment "To be honest, I kind of am."

"And you have my wonderful culinary skills to thank for that!" You raise your hand for a high five, Wise shakes his head and smiles, hand coming down to slap yours.

"Ahah! Too slow!"

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You both return to the TV, plates in hand. Once you are both settled, you and Wise both look at each other, a singular nod. You take a bit of the sandwich…

"Hey, this kinda sucks right?"

"Yeah.. let's just order something."

"Good call."

[thetruetism]

DEEP DELVE TIME INTO HARUMASA X LIGHTER

Just everything that I have scoured (Read: stumbled across) the game for (WARNING: Huge ass paragraph below)

In one of Lighter's trust events (I haven't done it bc I don't have Lighter), Harumasa calls Seth blind for thinking Lighter was the guy on a wanted poster (He was but still) and scolded Seth for chasing Lighter down in Lumina Square, Harumasa then teased Lighter for being a "good citizen" and "putting up with it", then Lighter just told Harumasa to calm down then Harumasa just listened, no questions asked. In one of Harumasa's trust events, Harumasa and Lighter bump into each other at Lumina Square, then Harumasa just calls Lighter's jokes cheesy and said it had been a while since they saw each other, Lighter then said, and I quote "You're too kind, I was just giving someone a taste of their own medicine." THEN WE GET THE FKN OPTION TO SAY "Are you two...?", "Is there some tension between you two...?" or "You guys have such a great relationship" WTF?!?! Lighter apparently doesn't really go into the city btw and he feels like the whenever he does, he meets the whole world. Then Harumasa says "You're not trying to say that running into me and Belle/Wise is troubling, are you?" then Lighter hit back with the "If you insist on thinking like that, there's nothing I can do about it" THEN HARUMASA CALLS LIGHTER A THORNY ROSE!!!! Also turns out, Harumasa frequently hires Lighter to take care of commissions (Read: Do the fighting Harumasa doesn't want to) and blah blah blah stuff that he doesn't need to follow up on a thing anymore. Bro still pays him for nothing tho then says "like usual" proves Harumasa hires Lighter often so they see each other often. THEN HARUMASA SMACKS US IN THE FACE WITH A "Belle/Wise should know, that I actually have quite a connection with this guy, in a way. He want's to die but can't and I want to live but can't" Then he says he's kidding, saying that we wouldn't take it seriously. Blah blah blah, Harumasa says he has to go before a colleague finds him and drags him back to work.

If that wasn't gay, I don't know what is

I hope this wasn't too long, I just needed to rant about them bc they are so cute (In my opinion at least)

[bitter-me]

Now, welcome to the theater!

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Bungou Stray Dogs/Gaiden

Armed Detective Agency

Osamu Dazai - Falling Behind

Ranpo Edogawa - Coffee

Osamu Dazai - A Seraphim or.. | M. Reader as Sunday [Honkai Star Rail]

Port Mafia

Special Division for Unusual Powers

The Guild

Decay of Angel

Fyodor Dostoevsky - God-ish

Hunting Dogs

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Honkai Star Rail

Astral Express

Dan Heng . Imbibitor Lunae - The Never Ending Rain | M. Reader as Neuvillette [Genshin Impact]

Dan Heng . Imbibitor Lunae - I Hate/Love You

Welt Yang - Love Me, Love Me, Love Me!

Part Two : The Other "You"

Part Three : Yes, Your Excellency

Caelus - General Headcanon | M. Reader as Alastor [Hazbin Hotel]

Dan Heng - Extreme Weather | M. Reader as Neuvillette [Genshin Impact]

Dan Heng - Night Terrors | M. Reader as Xiao [Genshin Impact]

Dan Heng - The Past Defines You | M. Reader as Wanderer [Genshin Impact]

Herta Space Station

Jarilo VI - Belobog

Xianzhou Luofu

Jing Yuan - Everything Stays

Jing Yuan - A Blessing or a Curse? | M. Reader as Baizhu [Genshin Impact]

Jing Yuan - Golden Hour | Reincarnation AU

High-Cloud Quintet Troubles | M. Reader as Xianyun [Genshin Impact] (Platonic)

Penacony

Sunday - Charm You Later~ | M. Reader as Satoru Gojo [Jujutsu Kaisen]

Gallagher - The Duke of the Fortress of Meropide | M. Reader as Wriothesley [Genshin Impact]

Sunday - Like Father Like Son | M. Reader as his child (Platonic)

Boothill - Absolute | M. Reader as the Absolute Solver [Murder Drones]

Boothill - The Water is Fine | M. Reader as Arlecchino [Genshin Impact] (Platonic)

Others

Blade - Shanti

Argenti - Beauty in All

Dr. Ratio - A Waste of Talent | M. Reader as X [Reverse: 1999]

Dr. Ratio - Sweet Dreams | M. Reader as Layla [Genshin Impact]

Aventurine - Kilmer | Child M. Reader (Platonic)

Part 2 - Shama | Child M. Reader (Platonic)

Aventurine - Lucky Bunny! | M. Reader as Yaoyao [Genshin Impact] (Platonic)

Dr. Ratio - Well Deserved Rest | M. Reader as Medicine Pocket [Reverse: 1999]

Aventurine - Once Upon a Dream | M. Reader as Malleus Draconia [Twisted Wonderland]

Dr. Veritas Ratio - The Prodigy of an Outcast | M. Reader as Middle school Rui Kamishiro [Project SEKAI] (Platonic)

Dr. Veritas Ratio - Hitchcock | Gender Neutral Reader (Platonic)

Dr. Veritas Ratio - The Logical Man and the Religious Man | M. Reader as Fyodor Dostoyevsky [Bungou Stray Dogs]

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Zenless Zone Zero

Others

Wise - Want You Gone | M. Reader as GLaDOS

Lighter - Flustered Biker Boy | M. Reader

Harumasa Asaba - My September | M. Reader as Mei Shijima [TBHK]

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Wuthering Waves

Others

Scar - A Red Herring | M. Reader as Sparkle [Honkai Star Rail]

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Reverse: 1999

Others

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Genshin Impact

Mondstadt

Liyue

Xiao - The High Elder | M. Reader as Imbibitor Lunae [Honkai Star Rail] [Platonic]

Inazuma

Kabukimono - Homage | M. Reader as C!Philza [Minecraft] (Platonic)

Sumeru

Wanderer - I Remember You | M. Reader as Ice King [Adventure Time] (Platonic)

Fontaine

Wriothesley - Who is He..?

Lyney - Mortals and Fools

Neuvillette - It's Punishment Time!!

Others

Alice in Wonderland | M. Reader

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Twisted Wonderland

Heartslabyul

Savanaclaw

Savanaclaw Characters - Another Lion? | M. Reader as Lingyang [Wuthering Waves] (Platonic)

Octavinelle

Scarabia

Pomefiore

Ignihyde

Ignihyde characters - The Game is On! | M. Reader as Sherlock Holmes [BBC]

Diasomnia

Malleus Draconia - The All Seeing Eye | M. reader as Bill Cipher [Gravity Falls]

Others

Yuu and Grim - Stray | M. Reader as a Professor (Platonic)

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Project Sekai

More More Jump!

Leo/Need

Vivid Bad Squad

Akito Shinonome - General Headcanon | General Neutral Reader

Wonderland X Showtime

Rui Kamishiro - The Lonely Alchemist

Wonderland X Showtime - It Only Takes a Taste

Nightcord 25

[migiatlas]

That Fateful Night

Wise x Asaba Harumasa (fanfic)

Synopsis: Both men are in love with each other, but neither of them has the courage to make the first move. Until one fateful night when Harumasa makes a plan.

Word count: 5,5k

Content warnings: explicit sex scenes, bottom Harumasa, top Wise, fluff, happy ending, set after Harumasa's agent story

I hope you like it!

It's tonight. Wise has been invited by Asaba Harumasa to a small party with his coworkers, and it's tonight. He can feel his stomach burning and he's feeling kinda nauseous, but he tries to breathe deeply while he waits for Harumasa to show up — the guy promised to pick Wise up, even when Wise insisted he could drive there.

After Wise saved Harumasa from that incident with Kirishima, they've grown pretty close. They often hangout at Lumina Square to have snacks or go to the cinema to watch movies together. They've even watched movies inside of Wise’s own room. And Harumasa has been asking Wise to accompany him to buy medicine at the pharmacy or to pretend to be his family member during calls with his doctor, claiming he trusts Wise and feels safe around him.

Wise thinks tonight it's one of the situations where Harumasa needs to be safe with him, but his sister Belle thinks otherwise. She claims Harumasa is into Wise and wants to take a step further.

“Wise, believe me, no one takes someone to these kinds of social gatherings as friends. Especially when he insisted on driving you there. He's totally into you!”

“I told you, Belle, this is just one more of those situations where he needs my support because he's nervous. That's all.”

“I highly doubt that. He flirts with you all the time. He hugs you frequently and touches you a lot when talking. He laughs a lot when you're around him. Hell, he's even been inviting himself to watch movies with you inside your room, and you really think he just wants to be friends?!”

“If he really liked me like that, he would have made a move.”

“Maybe he's afraid of scaring you away? Or maybe he has been making moves and you haven't noticed it. And, honestly, that seems possible, given how clueless you are.”

“Ouch…?”

“I'm not kidding, bro. I bet he's gonna make a move tonight. And if you push him away, I'll kill you.”

“How much do you want to bet?”

Before Belle can answer, they hear a knock on the door. A single knock, nothing more. That single knock is very characteristic, and has Wise jumping nervously while he feels his stomach turn upside down.

“It's him!” Belle says. “Ok, you've put on cologne and combed your hair nicely. You look decent.” She adjusts his shirt and hair, then punches him lightly on his shoulder. “Good luck, lovebird! He likes you, trust me!”

Wise rolls his eyes at his sister.

Belle has been trying to be their cupid for months now, ever since Wise told her about his crush on Harumasa. Or rather, ever since she lowkey forced him to tell her. Wise had been daydreaming about dating the executive officer frequently, and Belle noticed he'd been acting distracted, so she was worried and insisted on asking him what was happening, until he eventually had to admit it.

Wise is convinced Belle is just saying Harumasa likes him back because she wants to be nice. She worries about Wise because he's been a loner ever since his teen years, and hasn't been successful in finding a boyfriend. Yep, she's definitely just trying to be nice.

His phone vibrates. It's a message from Harumasa saying he's outside.

“Ok, I'm leaving now. Goodbye, Belle.”

“Goodbye and good luck! You got this!”

Wise opens the door and is surprised by a wonderful view. Asaba Harumasa isn't dressed in his usual work uniform. Nope, tonight he's wearing a brown suit and doesn't have his usual yellow headband on his head. He's still wearing a choker, though.

He looks stunning.

The gray-haired man can feel his face heating as Harumasa approaches him with that damned beautiful smile on his face. Wise extends his hand for a handshake, but Harumasa ignores it and hugs him instead.

Harumasa smells nice. So nice that Wise gets distracted in the hug and forgets about the world around them. He just wants this moment to last forever.

They stay there, hugging each other for a while until Wise comes back to reality and pulls apart.

“Ahem... Good evening, Harumasa.”

“Hey, Proxy!” The executive officer wraps his arm around Wise's shoulder. “You're looking good!”

Wise laughs awkwardly. “Um, thanks. You look good too.”

Harumasa smiles in a satisfying tone.

“You ready for tonight? As I told you, it'll be just a boring social gathering. Sorry to drag you into this, but you know the drill, I have no one to come with me and it'd be lame to go alone.”

“It's alright, I can handle it.”

I can handle anything if it means I'll be with you for a while, Wise tells himself.

“Cool! Let's go before it's too late, then,” Harumasa says as he puts his hand on Wise's lower back, guiding him to his car.

***

A moment earlier… [Harumasa's POV]

Harumasa has had a crush on Wise ever since he woke up on that hospital bed after he almost died and Wise was the first person he saw.

Harumasa has no family. No one to be with him during hospital visits. Still, Wise was the one who held his hand as he woke up there.

And, god, Wise is so extremely kind. He's genuinely a good person. He supports and comforts Harumasa no matter what. Harumasa knows can always count on him for anything. No wonder he feels so safe around Wise.

Harumasa likes Wise so much it hurts.

It hurts because such a nice and decent person like Wise does not deserve someone like Harumasa in his life. Someone who won't live longer, and who will definitely hurt him. Wise deserves all the best in this world.

Still… his heart and body speak louder than his rationality, and he can't help himself. He's been flirting with Wise for months now. And it irritates him a bit, because Wise seems to be so clueless. He even invites himself into Wise's room, and they watch movies together on the sofa, with their arms touching and everything…

Is Wise not gay at all, or…?

No, that can't be it. Harumasa's gaydar never fails. He’s seen the way Wise blushes around him, how kind and welcoming he is to him. He wouldn't hug Harumasa so often if he was straight, let alone allow Harumasa to get into his room.

Yep, Wise definitely likes him back.

So tonight, Harumasa has decided: at some point, he will take Wise to an isolated place and will make the ultimate move; a move so obvious that not even clueless Wise will be able to let it slide.

He just hopes his intuition is right, and Wise does like him back. If Wise responds positively to the move, Harumasa will take him to his apartment. For this plan to work out, Harumasa needs to drive Wise to the party in his own car. This means he cannot let Wise drive to the party by himself.

And he successfully managed to convince Wise to let him pick him up. Good. One step closer to victory.

Now, he has to take care of his appearance. He has spent a considerable amount of money on this stupid brown suit, so he sure hopes Wise will like it. He decided to ditch the usual headband he wears, it doesn't really go well with the suit. The choker, though… it also doesn't really go well with the suit, but unfortunately he can't ditch it. No, he can't risk people seeing the ugly scars on his neck.

Besides, he's wearing a cologne he thinks smells nice. He hopes and prays Wise will like all of his effort.

He looks at himself in the mirror and sighs. He has done his best, now it's up to the universe to make his plan work.

***

They arrive at the party. There are some people Wise recognizes, like the other members from Section 6. They spot Wise and Harumasa and greet them.

“Harumasaaa!!!” Soukaku comes running. “There are so many snacks here! Look!!”

“That's nice, Soukaku,” he kneels down and hugs her.

“Good evening, Asaba.” Yanagi says. “And Wise. I had a feeling Asaba would bring you.”

“Really?” Wise asks, surprised.

“Of course! He talks about you so often. He said—”

“Ahem!” Harumasa interrupts.

Yanagi seems to let out a faint “sorry!”

Then, Miyabi and Zhu Yuan come to greet them as well.

“So, you guys are dating now, right?” Wise said. “I'm happy for you.”

“Thank you,” Miyabi replies. “And I see you and Harumasa are also—”

“AHEM!!” Harumasa interrupts again. “Me and my friend Wise congratulate you on your relationship, girls.”

“Oh, so you're still friends…” Miyabi says.

“Still…?” Wise asks.

Before anyone else can say anything, Harumasa speaks up. “Anyways, Wise. Would you like a drink?”

“Hmm. A juice, maybe? I don't really drink alcohol.”

“I didn't expect that! I'll join in drinking juice, then. I don't drink alcohol either. You know, with all the medicines I take, I can't really do that, hah.”

They keep chatting and drinking. Wise doesn't really know how to talk much and spends most of the time just nodding and smiling. Harumasa, though, who usually is a very chatty person, is awfully quiet. Not only that, he actually seems nervous and stressed out, fidgeting the whole time and shaking his legs.

Is he okay…? Wise wonders.

When the conversation quiets down, Harumasa takes the opportunity to finally speak.

“As much as I'm enjoying this conversation,” he said, with a polite smile on his face. “I’m afraid you're gonna have to excuse us for a while. We’re gonna take some fresh air, but will be right back.”

Wise wonders who Harumasa was talking about when he said “we”, but before he notices, the other man is taking his hand and leading him out of the gathering. The sudden touch of Harumasa's hand sends a shiver down Wise's spine. His hand feels cold, but nice. He can feel his face heating a bit as they walk towards the elevator.

“Where are we going?”

“To the rooftop,” says Harumasa after a deep sigh of relief. “I just want to be away from these people for a little while,” he rests his head against the wall and closes his eyes.

At this moment, Wise realizes they're still holding hands. He clears his throat and runs his free hand through the back of his head in slight embarrassment.

As they get out of the elevator and enter the rooftop, Harumasa lets go of Wise's hand and stretches his arms.

“Ah, alone at last,” he says, then shoots a smile at Wise, making him feel butterflies in his stomach.

Harumasa looks marvelous under the moonlight.

“So, um…” Wise says, clearing his throat. “Are you okay? You seemed a bit stressed back there.”

“Yeah, I'm fine, I just… hate these social gatherings so much,” he looks at Wise with a smile and takes both of his hands. “That's why I brought you with me. I feel calmer when you're around. Thank you for keeping me company.”

Harumasa rests his head on Wise's shoulder, which makes the gray-haired man shake a little from nervousness. He can feel Harumasa's breath against his neck, and it feels so, so good.

Before he realizes, he's already running one of his hands through his friend's hair.

“I'm glad you feel better when I'm around you. I actually share the same sentiment. Being with you feels nice.”

Harumasa wraps his arms around Wise's waist, and they fall into an embrace.

“Does it? Hm, I'm happy you feel the same.”

Suddenly, Wise feels warm, wet lips landing a kiss on his neck. It startles him, making him jump a little. Harumasa notices the sudden reaction and backs off.

“Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to startle you,” he says, with an awkward chuckle. “It's okay if you don't want—”

“Don't be sorry,” Wise interrupts him, pulling Harumasa close again. “I apologize. I was just caught by surprise,” he strokes the other man's hair, while feeling his own heart beat so fast it feels like it might actually jump straight out of his mouth. “You can continue if you'd like. It feels good.”

Harumasa chuckles. “Feeling needy, are we?”

“Don't tease me,” Wise whispers, now caressing his friend's cheek.

The dark-haired man plants more kisses on Wise's neck; slowly at first, but eventually he intensifies them. Upon hearing Wise's faint moan, he then starts licking and slightly sucking his neck.

“Harumasa, this… this feels good…”

“Didn't take you for the kind of guy who enjoys neck kisses,” Harumasa teases.

“Shut up.”

Wise takes the other man by his chin and kisses his lips.

What am I doing? Wise thinks. And where the hell did I get the courage to do this?

As Harumasa tilts his head to deepen the kiss and buries his hands on Wise's hair, the gray-haired man feels his brain short circuit. When their tongues meet, Wise finally finds out what Harumasa's kiss tastes like. It tastes bitter. And it is so amazing. He never wants to stop it.

So Harumasa does indeed like him back. And Belle's guesses were right, she wasn't just trying to make Wise feel better. All those times Wise spent daydreaming about kissing the executive officer are now becoming true; not like he expected it would happen, but still, it's burning him up from the inside out.

He runs his hand through all of Harumasa's body. Both men keep getting their bodies closer and closer to each other, as if they can never get close enough. Before they realize, they are passionately making out as if their lives depend on it.

As if his body has lost all its commands, Wise pins Harumasa against the wall behind them, lifting him up by his butt. Harumasa immediately wraps his legs around Wise's waist. Slowly, Wise starts rubbing his growing erection against Harumasa's, paying attention to the other man's reaction. When his friend starts to faintly moan under the kiss, Wise smiles and rubs faster. Soon, they're dry humping like little rabbits, with Harumasa breaking the kiss to moan a bit louder on Wise's ear.

“Fuck, this… this feels so good, Wise. Keep going, don't stop… ah…”

The cries of the other man made Wise feel like he had died and gone to heaven. He would never expect Harumasa's feelings for him to be reciprocated, let alone hear him beg for more sexual intimacy like that. It almost feels like a dream.

Harumasa groans in frustration as Wise stops humping and puts him down on the floor, making the gray-haired man chuckle at how needy Harumasa is.

He kisses Harumasa again and grabs him by his ass. “You're so perfect, Haru,” Wise says in between kisses.

Harumasa breaks the kiss and guides Wise's hand towards his belt. “Can you…?”

Wise gasps. “Are you sure?” He looks around to make sure no one is watching them. “What if someone sees us?”

“No one will see us, they're too entertained at that lame ass party. It's ok if you don't want to, though.”

“No, I want to, I just…” Wise sighs. “I wasn't expecting to see a dick tonight. Especially not your dick,” he looks away in embarrassment, hoping he doesn't sound pathetic right now. “I didn't… didn't expect you to reciprocate my feelings. This is all happening so fast…”

Harumasa laughs. “Seriously, Wise? I've been flirting with you for god knows how long. You didn't notice I wanted you to bang me? Hah, you really are clueless.”

“I thought you were being nice to me…? Look, I'm not really experienced in this kind of stuff, okay?”

The other man laughs again, making Wise blush more and more by the second. Harumasa pushes Wise by his collar and kisses his lips tenderly. “Well, now you know I like you, Proxy. So, are you gonna suck my dick or not? It's ok if you don't—”

“I will,” Wise interrupts. “I'll gladly suck you dry, if that's what you wish.”

Without a moment to waste, Wise unbelts Harumasa's pants. He slowly starts masturbating the other man, then fastening his pace gradually.

At some point, Harumasa lets out the most erotic moan Wise has ever heard in his life, and he could feel himself dying right at that spot.

“Ah, gosh, it feels so much better when you do it, Wise,” Harumasa whines.

“God, Harumasa, you're gonna be the death of me if you keep sounding like that.”

Wise smirks and kisses Harumasa senseless. He can feel his friend squirming under his touch, and it feels so nice.

“You're so beautiful,” Wise whispers in his partner’s ear before finally getting down on his knees.

Harumasa gasps as he feels Wise's warm tongue licking his tip. This is too good. He covers his mouth with his hand to not moan so loudly as Wise takes his dick in his mouth, sucking slowly at first and gradually fastening the pace. To his surprise, Wise can deepthroat him easily, making his legs tremble.

“Wise, you're so good at this, oh my god…”

The gray-haired man suddenly stops sucking and grabs both Harumasa's hands and puts them on his head.

“Harumasa, fuck my face,” Wise begs.

God only knows for how long he has been wanting to say those words.

“Oh, are you— are you sure? What if you—”

“Please, Harumasa.”

Harumasa can feel his stomach turn upside down at Wise's begging.

“Okay, then. If you insist. Please tap my leg twice if you need me to stop.”

Wise nods and takes a deep breath to get himself ready.

Harumasa slowly inserts his dick inside Wise's mouth. First, just the tip, and then he gradually inserts more and more, still surprised by how deep Wise can take him.

He then starts fastening the pace, closely paying attention to his partner's reaction. Before he realizes, he's already facefucking Wise senseless. He can feel Wise moaning against his dick, the vibration making it even better.

Harumasa tries to hold back his moans so no one can hear him, but he still lets out a few moans here and there. This is too much. Wise’s mouth is so warm and wet, he's taking his dick so well, and looking down at him and watching him take him makes Harumasa reach his climax faster than he thought he would.

He comes inside Wise's mouth, his legs trembling as he can barely keep standing. Wise swallows Harumasa’s cum immediately, which makes everything even hotter.

Wise stands up and helps Harumasa clean himself with a few napkins he had in his pocket. He then opens his bag and takes a few sips of water from his bottle.

After Harumasa gets dressed again, Wise hugs his partner while he catches his breath.

“Thank you,” Wise says, kissing his friend's forehead. “You're amazing.”

“You suck good dick for someone who's allegedly inexperienced.”

Wise laughs. “I have my secrets.”

They keep hugging for a while until Harumasa breaks the silence.

“What about you?”

“Hmm?”

“You've pleased me. Don't you want to be pleased as well?” Harumasa says, lightly pressing Wise's dick through cloth with his hand.

Wise gasps in surprise. “Oh, um, I'm fine. No big deal. As long as you're satisfied, I'm okay.”

“That's cute,” Harumasa says after leaving a little peck on Wise's lips. “But I don't want you to feel left out…”

Wise can't deny that being sexually pleased by Harumasa is indeed a good idea. He wants it. Actually, he yearns for it really, really bad.

But…

“It's just that… we've been on the rooftop for too long. Someone might come after us to see how we're doing.”

“They won't, I always sneak out on these kinds of gatherings. People are used to it.”

“Fair enough. But… now you've sneaked out with me. People might be suspicious.”

“Oh, so you're afraid they'll find out we're together?”

“I don't have a problem with that! I just don't want you to become a subject of gossip.”

“I don't mind if I do become one,” Harumasa laughs. “But, well, if you're uncomfortable being here, we can go to my apartment. I can tell them I'm tired and leave.”

Wise thinks for a while. If he goes to Harumasa's place, he'll probably spend the night there. It would be nice to sleep with him, it's something he has wanted for a long time.

“Alright. Let's go to your place.”

***

The two lovebirds have barely stepped inside of Harumasa's apartment and they're already making out intensely, clumsily bumping into the furnitures and walls, laughing while they try to avoid stepping on the cat on the floor. They even forgot to take their shoes off, but neither of them seem to mind. They're just focused on each other right now.

When they get inside Harumasa's bedroom, they make sure to close the door so the cat doesn't intrude.

As they're taking their clothes off, Wise is still processing everything that is happening. It's unbelievable. He had thought tonight would be just a lame party he would attend with his unreciprocated crush, but now, he's inside his crush's own room, kissing him and taking his clothes off, probably about to fuck him. Or be fucked by him. He doesn't mind either.

“By the way,” Wise says. “Are you a top or a bottom? I'm fine with either, to be honest.” He realizes what he had just asked and freezes. “I— I mean, I'm not implying we should have anal sex, but, y'know, just in case—”

“Oh, boy, I'm strictly a bottom. Nope, no topping for me. It's too much work.” Harumasa runs his hand's through Wise's bare chest and kisses his neck. “And I do believe you should fuck my ass tonight, sir,” he whispers in Wise's ear and bites it lightly.

Wise breathes nervously. Oh, this man will drive him crazy. Just the thought of being inside Harumasa makes his legs tremble and his chest get heavy.

“As you wish, executive officer.”

Wise helps Harumasa get rid of the rest of his clothes and takes his own clothes himself. Although he notices there's something still missing.

“Won't you take your choker off?” Wise asks.

“Oh…” Harumasa replies, touching his choker with both hands. “I'm… I'm fine!” He smiles. “No need to take it off!”

“Are you sure…? It might get uncomfortable.” Wise kisses his partner’s jaw, slowly sliding down to his neck. “Besides, I want to have full access to your neck,” he whispers, reaching his hand towards the choker.

The other man slaps Wise's hand, startling him.

“Wise, I've told you before why I use this choker,” Harumasa says in a serious tone.

The gray-haired man suddenly realizes.

“Oh… oh! Right, right. The scars on your neck. Of course,” he pauses. “But, you know… I don't mind your scars.” He gets closer to Harumasa and caresses his cheek. “I think you look perfect the way you are.”

For the first time, Wise watches Harumasa blush quite a bit intensely.

“Th-thanks. That's nice of you,” Harumasa says. “But… I don't know…”

“Baby, it's ok if you don't want to take it off. I just want you to know you're safe with me, okay?” Wise kisses the other man's cheek and hugs him. “There's no need to be ashamed of yourself in front of me.”

Harumasa closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

“Alright. Since you put it like that…” He takes the choker off and tosses it on the nightstand beside the bed, suddenly feeling embarrassed by his exposed neck.

Wise smiles and gets closer. “Good boy,” he reassures him. Then he turns Harumasa around and kisses the scars on the back of his neck, making the man gasp as he feels Wise's tongue on the sensitive spot.

“You are marvelous,” Wise's whispers in his ear. “Now, let's get started, then.”

Harumasa nods and quickly grabs the lube and hands it to his partner.

“Get on your hands and knees for me, baby boy.”

Harumasa excitedly does as Wise commands. Wise then inserts his lubed index finger inside his partner and immediately goes towards the prostate. A pleased, satisfying moan from the other man indicates he's reached it. He smiles and starts circling his finger around the entire perimeter of the prostate, fastening the speed and intensifying the pressure gradually.

“Does this feel good?”

“Y-yes… ah, it feels so good, Wise… please, keep going…”

Wise smirks and inserts a second finger. He keeps circling the prostate until he feels Harumasa is comfortable enough to handle a third finger.

“Wise…” the dark-haired man cries out. “I'm ready. Please, just put your dick inside me.”

Wise can't help but let out a brief laugh. “You're so cute when you beg for more.” He takes his fingers out and pours lube on his cock. “Lay on your back, please, honey. I want to look at your beautiful face while I fuck you.”

He immediately does as Wise commands.

“Are you sure you're ready?”

Harumasa nods. “As I'll ever be.”

Both men moan in tandem as Wise slowly puts his dick in.

“Ah, Haru, you're so tight…”

Wise makes sure to watch for Harumasa's reaction while he takes his cock and starts slowly thrusting.

“I'm not made of glass, Wise,” Hurumasa says. “You can thrust harder.”

Wise laughs briefly. “As you wish, sir.”

He does as Harumasa asked and starts thrusting harder and harder gradually, satisfied by his partner’s needy whines and moans. He then leans down to suck on the man's neck.

“Ah, fuck yes, you're taking me so well, good boy,” Wise whispers in Harumasa's ear, making sure to bite on the sensitive spots of his scars.

“Wise, hnng, this is so good… I'm so close… ah..!”

A few more thrusts and there you have it, Harumasa cums, for Wise's excitement.

“Come inside me, Wise… please…” Harumasa grabs Wise's hair as he feels the bites on his own neck intensify.

The begging alone is enough for Wise to reach his climax, and before he realizes, he releases it inside of his lover, both men groaning as it happens.

As he catches his breath, Wise takes his dick out and falls on the bed, hugging Harumasa until both of them come back to their senses.

***

Wise and Harumasa are bathed and well rested in bed, both enjoying each other's embrace. Wise is wearing the pajamas that Harumasa carefully separated for him beforehand.

“Just to be sure, I'm gonna stay the night, right?” Wise asks.

“Sure you are. Unless you want to run away from me in the middle of the night.”

“Of course not. I'd love to sleep with you,” he kisses Harumasa's forehead. “I just need to do something first.”

He sits down, grabs his phone and immediately sees a message from his sister.

[Belle]: Wise, are you okay? It's getting late and there's no news from you.

He feels slightly bad for forgetting about her.

[Wise]: Hey, Belle. I'm fine. I just have to let you know that I'm gonna spend the night here.

He gets a response almost immediately.

[Belle]: Huh? Here where?!

[Wise]: Harumasa's place. I can send you the address.

[Belle]: HUH

[Belle]: WHAAAAATT????

[Belle]: I FUCKING KNEW IT LMAOOO I WAS SO RIGHT

[Belle]: I won the bet, lil bro. You owe me one!

Wise rolls his eyes.

[Wise]: Sleep well, Belle. I'll see you tomorrow.

He tosses his phone away and goes back to Harumasa's embrace.

“Was it Belle?”

“Yep. Same old Belle as always.”

They keep chatting under the bed sheets, both too awake to sleep yet.

“How did you find out you were gay?” Harumasa asks at some point.

“Umm… It was in my teenage years. Every boy around me would drool over girls, talk about how hot they were and masturbate to them. I just couldn't relate, not even if I tried really hard, watching porn and stuff…” Wise sighs. “I thought it was a lack of libido on my part. Guys would call me gay as an insult because I was more focused on gacha games than getting a girlfriend, but I'd just say it was nonsense. Then… I had an online friend who was gay and was telling me his experience. I told him I related a lot to him. We had a brief online romance… I talked to Belle about it. She is bisexual, and she told me her experience of liking all genders, and I couldn't relate. So yeah, that's when I knew.”

He intertwines his fingers with Harumasa's, who is listening attentively.

“How about you, Haru?” He kisses the knuckles of Harumasa's fingers. “How did you know you were gay?”

Harumasa sighs. “I'm afraid it was much later than you. You know I had lived isolated from the world as a kid, due to my illness and stuff, so I didn't have time to think about my sexuality. I didn't think I would live much longer anyway, so yeah…”

He starts to avoid eye contact. Wise gets closer to him and kisses his forehead, as if trying to comfort him.

“Anyways. I got into college. There was this guy there, my classmate. We were close friends. I thought it was normal to like this friend in a way that I thought about him all day and wanted to see him all the time and got nervous around him.” He laughed. “I was so naive. And then one day, the guy kissed me, and I… I didn't want to back off? I actually liked it. We had a sort of situationship for a few months, and it was good while it lasted, but…”

Harumasa frowns, closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

“I didn't tell him about my illness. And I didn't want to. So I ghosted him and we grew apart. I thought he would dislike me if he knew. I mean, who in their right mind would date a guy that won't live longer?” His voice starts to tremble.

“Don't say that,” Wise intervenes. “No one knows how much time we have left. You're already a miracle for living this long, and I know you're gonna live a lot more. I'll be by your side, ok?” He kisses Harumasa's lips and hugs him.

“I really like you, Wise,” Harumasa says. “Actually, I like you a lot.”

Wise smiles and caresses Harumasa's cheek. “I really like you too.”

“But…”

“But…?”

“I don't want to burden you. I'm not gonna live longer, we both know that. I'm gonna turn into an Ethereal one day, and you're gonna be hurt. I don't want to hurt you…”

Harumasa's voice cracks and a tear falls down his face.

“Hey, shh,” Wise says, hugging him again. “You’re not a burden, and never will be.” He kisses the other man's forehead. “The future be damned, I want to be with you now. Let's not worry about what happens after, alright?” He cups Harumasa's face with both hands and stares directly at his eyes. “You deserve to have a happy life, Harumasa. If you like me, then be with me. Live happily.”

They stay in silence, hugging each other, with their legs intertwined, only hearing Harumasa's sobs. Wise starts humming a song, and after a moment, Harumasa seems to calm down.

“By the way,” Harumasa finally speaks again after several minutes, with his usual cheeky tone in his voice. “The guy I mentioned earlier, my former classmate? You actually know who he is,” he giggles.

“What? Do I?” Wise giggles as well, happy to see his partner fine again. “Who is he?”

“Seth.”

“Seth…” He thinks for a while, then realizes. “Wait, you mean Seth Lowell?! THE Seth Lowell from PubSec? You dated him?!”

Harumasa bursts into laughter.

“You must be kidding me,” Wise says.

“I'm not.”

“Asaba Harumasa!!!”

The executive officer can't stop laughing. “Whaaat? Are you mad?”

“I'm not mad, I'm just surprised! I'd never imagine—”

“What, you think a guy like me couldn't pull a hot catboy with my irresistible rizz?”

“It's not that! You are irresistible after all… I'm sure you can pull any guy. I'm just… baffled, that's all.”

“Hah, don't worry. It was a while ago, and he's apparently got eyes on that Jane girl right now.” Harumasa caresses Wise's hair. “And I've only got eyes on you.”

Wise smiles and kisses the other man. “I'm glad.”

“What about you? Any past relationships you want to talk about?”

“Nah… I've never had serious relationships. Just one night stands here and there with guys I met on dating apps.”

“Ooh, it's good to know I'm the first one.”

“Wait… so we're in a relationship now?”

Harumasa frowns. “I mean… you don't want to?”

Wise laughs and hugs him. “Of course I want to, silly!” He kisses Harumasa on the lips again. “You're so perfect. I'll gladly be your boyfriend.”

“Good. It's settled, then. As of today, I'm officially dating the manager of Random Play video store from Sixth Street.”

“And I'm dating the hot and irresistible executive officer from Section 6. Wow, I'm so lucky. What will your fans think?”

“They can think whatever they want, I don't mind. As I said, I've only got eyes on you.”

They keep chatting, laughing and kissing into the night, until they eventually fall asleep in each other's arms.

[bunbitti]

rules and stuff

I take ~3 requests at a time, also don't rush me pls

Taken: 0/3

Long ahh rules only bc it would waste less time for all of us to have ppl asking for stuff I can't write well for

Main interests at the moment (for tldr):

Honkai Star Rail

Zenless Zone Zero

Return of the Blossoming Blade/Return of the Mount Hua Sect

Male characters

Fandoms I know/might write for (may be updated later when I think of more):

Honkai Star Rail

Zenless Zone Zero

Return of the Blossoming Blade/Return of the Mount Hua Sect

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

The World After the Fall

Detroit: Become Human

Maybe other manhwas/series if I've read them (you can try asking if it's not on the list, I can and will write for side characters if I'm attached to them enough lmao)

Fandoms that are a maybe:

Jujutsu Kaisen

The Avengers

Naruto

Attack on Titan

Haikyuu!!

Harry Potter

Undertale/Deltarune

Fandoms I don't write for (this means I either definitely have not read or interacted with the series or don't see myself writing for it much/at all, so that you don't waste your time asking)

Miraculous Ladybug

Boruto

Percy Jackson

Disney, Pixar, etc. movies and stuff?? I didn't have a childhood if you couldn't tell already, and I also don't really watch movies

other sports animes (I'm sorry I just never watched them and I wouldn't have the time to start)

Characters I can do (predominantly male, I can't guarantee any quality for female characters):

HSR - Gepard, Sampo, Dr. Ratio, Aventurine, Boothill, Sunday, Jiaoqiu, Moze, Mydei, MAYBE Jing Yuan, Argenti, Luocha, Dan Heng, Welt, etc.

ZZZ - Wise, Anton, Billy Kid, Lycaon, Seth, Lighter, Harumasa

ROTBB - Lee Songbaek/Isongbaek/이소백 (x reader-only for him, no ships; there's not enough x-reader and plenty of ship fics for him already), MAYBE main characters/anyone else

ORV - most people, just not x-reader beyond platonic because I can't really see it

TWAF - Carlton/Karlton, maybe others

DBH - Connor, RK900, Hank, Gavin, others maybe

Topics I can do:

sfw, fluff, headcanons, etc.

nsfw (I might not be so good at the explicit stuff, but we can try)

AUs - soulmate, college/modern, royalty, etc.

depression/similar topics (only because I'm likely depressed)

character x reader, if I like that character enough and/or could see them in a relationship with the reader; platonic and romantic both allowed

some ships, only if I'm confident I can pull it off

Topics I won't do:

dubcon/noncon/toxic/abusive stuff (especially between shipped characters or in x-reader relationships) beyond what is already in character, I've had enough of that abusive stuff irl, I don't need it in my writing (having it in a backstory is ok as long as we're doing recovery/healing from it or something)

gore? idk

pedo/zoo/etc.

nsfw if the character(s) is/are minor(s), regardless of if they're shipped with another minor

mental illnesses/other conditions that I'm not familiar with and wouldn't be confident in getting accurate

aging up characters (unless we're talking about canonical versions that exist, like post-timeskip in Haikyuu where characters have jobs and/or are in uni)

whatever I'm not comfortable with

x reader:

unless otherwise requested or stated, will be gender neutral

if it's important to you, you can specify details about the reader (height, size, other physical characteristics, backstory, etc.), otherwise unfortunately I am not a mind reader

likely in 2nd or 3rd person, very unlikely to be 1st person

General:

the more specific you are in the request, the better (sometimes I worry about not getting things how people were thinking of it in their heads lmao)

will probably be short-ish (see the lengths of existing fics) unless by some miracle I have more inspiration

I may be inconsistent af, haha

Don't request nsfw if you're a minor, and don't interact with my nsfw content if you're a minor

Uhh yeah, this should be it, I'll update it when rules change

[missrosiesworld]

Masterlist

Started: 06/12/2024 Last Updated: 2/3/2025 Total Work: 66

Yu-Gi-Oh!

How the Boys from Yu-Gi-Oh Would Kiss Their Partners

Yugi Muto

Unspoken Truths, Unseen Hearts (x OC) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Joey Wheeler

All That I Am, All That I Was (x OC) Part 1,

Blooming Panic

Nightowl

Blossoming Love (x OC)

Blushing with Love (x OC)

Painting Love on Nails (x OC)

Check Out My Completed Story, Blossoming Love (x OC)

NakedToaster

The First Dance (x OC)

Touch (x OC)

Flustered (x OC)

Heartfelt Connections (Headcanons)

Quest

Michelangelo (x OC)

Entwined Roses (x OC)

XYX

Ride to Love (x OC)

Golden Sunset (x OC)

Dr. Stone

Senku Ishigami

Beyond Calculation (x OC)

Orbiting You (x OC)

Something's Wrong with Sunny Day Jack

Sunny Day Jack

My Heart's Sunshine (x OC)

Nick

Shot at Love Chapter 1 (x OC)

Shot at Love Chapter 2 (x OC)

Ian

Heartstrings (x OC)

Shaun

A Symphony of Healing : Part 1 (x OC)

A Symphony of Healing : Part 2 (x OC)

Lies of P

x Reader

Heart's Tender Whisper

Stargazing Whispers

Headcanons

Gentle Gears of Affection

Sweet Whispers

x OC (Elara)

Moonlit Whispers

Rhythms of the Heart

Embraced in the Shadows

First Encounters

Passionate Unfolding

Zenless Zone Zero

Lighter

In the Hollow's Silence (x OC)

Asaba Harumasa

A New Year's Embrace (x OC)

Wise

The Proxy is Crushing? (Headcanons)

A Thoughtful Heart (Headcanons)

Von Lycaon

Gentleman's Heart (Headcanons)

Moonlit Confessions (Headcanons + Short Story)

Bonds of Love (Headcanons)

Tender Vigil (Headcanons)

Gentle Guidance (Headcanons)

Waiting for You (Headcanons + Short Story)

Seth

Heartstrings and Wagging Tails (Headcanons)

Billy Kid

Starlight Flutters (Headcanons)

Rina

Graceful Flutters (Headcanons)

Nicole

Cunning Hearts (Headcanons)

Repurpose

Noel

Fallen Embrace Chapter 1 (x OC)

Fallen Embrace Chapter 2 (x OC)

The Luckiest One (x OC)

Eternally Forever (x OC)

Ramon

It's a Trap (x OC)

A Night to Remember (x OC)

Persona 5

Akira Kurusu

Cafe Connections (x OC)

Check Out the Completed Story (x OC)

Stardew Valley

Sebastian

Whispers in the Rain (x OC)

The Kid at the Back

Beneath the Surface ( x OC)

Original Characters ID From Beneath the Surface

Forbidden Love (Sol x Reader/You)

Destiny 2

Crow

A Moment of Peace (x OC)

Unbreakable Bonds (x OC)

Palia

Reth

Bonds of the Heart (x OC)

Jel

Moonlit Embrace (x OC)

When the Night Comes

Ezra

Lunar Festival with Ezra (x OC)

Kingdom Hearts

Pure Heart (x OC)

[yierrem]

What are your rules for requests? Thanks!

hallo!! i did say i was gona put up rules for requests on my pinned after finals but i never did so…(￣▽￣;) hehe thats my bad… i’ll put them here for now, though!

request rules ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

the usual assortment: absolutely nothing with incest, pedophilia, rape, or anything of the sort.

i will usually write character x reader (gn unless gender in the request is specified. i might lean more towards m!reader for male character requests but i will try my best if there are any f!reader requests ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡)

on that note, i’m taking both romantic AND platonic requests. i love platonic hcs and thoughts so if u have any please do send them.

i am absolutely open to character x character requests too (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) i’ll add a list of ships and characters i’ll be most likely to write for towards the end!

nsfw/smut requests might be a hit or miss because i’m ace so this blog isn’t exactly the best place to ask for em (；ω；) apologies… HOWEVER i’m still open to them and if you wanna take a shot at requesting you could (all or nothing. heh.). my only condition is nsfw requests for x reader are strictly going to be gn!reader only and i will not be taking heavily gendered nsfw requests.

this is definitely not the place for yandere requests… i have nothing against the trope, but i’m just not well-suited to writing such scenarios (；ω；)

for character x character: i will not write anything romantic between two individuals who possess a significant age gap or familial relationship.

i don’t want to be too strict but i have the right to refuse to write any requests i deem uncomfortable or inappropriate.

hehe that’s all :D

[romantic] ships i would write for under the cut ☆〜（ゝ。∂）

honkai star rail:

anything between the astral express trio (march 7th, dan heng, caelus/stelle) (take ur pick heh)

ratiorine / aventio (dr. ratio and aventurine)

jingrenheng (jing yuan, blade, dan heng) (also take ur pick from any pairing)

argenthill / guns and roses (argenti and boothill)

galladay (sunday and gallagher)

zenless zone zero:

lighterwise (wise and lighter)

lycawise (wise and von lycaon)

zhuyabi (zhu yuan and miyabi)

sethjane (seth lowell and jane doe)

haruseth (?) (seth lowell and harumasa)

genshin:

kaejean (kaeya and jean)

jeanlisa (jean and lisa)

haikaveh (alhaitham and kaveh)

cynonari (cyno and tighnari)

wriolette (wriothesley and neuvilette)

i might add more ships i usually gravitate towards but these are the ones i can think of off the top of my head!

[jiro-sensei]

MY THOUGHTS ON PART TWO OF HARUMASA'S AGENT STORY... ...let's go...

1. ...

Hold on, I need to fix this one...

Better! ❤️

2. Wise be up here sticking up for his man! 😭😤❤️ That smirk on Harumasa's face!!!

3. He knows Seth so well 🥺😅

4. Evidence of flirting 🫦

5. I love how wholesome Seth can be and how kind hearted and... OMG HE JUST FULL NAMED HARUMASA LIKE A MOM! 😭🤣👏

6. WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! God damn it, Hoyoverse, if you don't give us Big Brother Lowell I will riot!!! 😡🔥

... ... To be continued cause I'm not allowed to add more pictures 😅❤️

[xxgoldie]

100 follower alphabet event : masterlist

unlinked letters have been requested, but not posted yet <3

main event page

Zenless Zone Zero:

Lighter Lorenz

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q,R, S, U, V, X, Y, Z

Asaba Harumasa

B, C, G, H, I, J, L, K, M, P, S, T, X, Y, Z

Wise

E, J, K, M

Seth

P, Q, Z

Misc:

Mammon (Obey Me)

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