𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬

tetsuro kuroo was annoying. unfair. because the smartest 3rd year by far at nekoma high should NOT have been this charming. or attractive. why couldn't he just be stupidly intelligent and leave it at that? why did he have to be the team captain for a national level volleyball team? why did he have to look like THAT, stepping out of the locker room, hair wet from a shower and sticking perfectly to his forehead. you so badly wanted to tell him to put the hair gel DOWN. but oh well, he still looked hot alright with that stupid hairstyle that should not have worked for him. but still did. not only that, but he just had to go and be a nice person as well. couldn't he have been a douchebag? he had EVERYTHING else going on for him! but nooo he had to just be this loyal, hilarious, and supportive friend, student, teammate, and captain. it was infuriating.

and it was bad enough that you were thinking this way about him at all. because it meant his "attempts" were working. to be honest, they'd been working probably even before he'd started trying. but these attempts had you giggling like a ridiculous 13 year old every evening. never in front of his face though; you didn't want to widen that stupid adorable smirk of his any more than necessary.

see, you and him had known each other ever since junior high, and you've always had a teensy, tiny little crush on him. along with every other girl who'd ever come in contact with him. and you were close-ish? close enough that you'd wave and smile if you saw him, but you never had a conversation with him for over 10 minutes. not to mention, you'd sure as heck never initiate an interaction with him. and you liked it that way! it was fun just admiring someone from afar, never having to worry about anything becoming real- until the universe decided to flip your life entirely upside down.

it had started 3 months ago with a note he passed during advanced biology.

"y/n, are you made of copper and tellurium, or can i just call you Cu-Te?"

you stared at that scrap of paper for about a minute before sputtering and throwing it back at him, pretending like your cheeks weren't the same shade as his tie. he'd laughed, far too loudly for a class that half the students were failing, but you supposed when one was that smart and had even the professor obsessed with them it didn't quite matter. you even told him to be quiet, which he did, but not before winking and grinning to himself even afterwards.

the next incident happened in the lab that same week. he'd leaned over, seemingly waiting to use the microscope after you. but after he'd tapped your shoulder and gotten your attention, he whispered, "i'd kill to be the cell under that microscope. you know, getting all of your attention." you'd then choked on absolutely nothing, leading to him gently patting your back, making some excuse to your professor about how the magic of science just caught you so off guard. and of course, your poor, clueless professor just laughed it off before going on about how he once experienced something like that... but none of that registered to you because tetsuro's hand. was. on. your. back. his extremely strong hand that you'd seen hit countless volleyballs, the hand you'd stared at one too many times in class, the hand that you'd love to hold someday-

another incident happened the exact same day. this time in history class. you had been learning about latin concepts, beliefs, how they impacted daily life, all that. then tetsuro walks around the classroom, yet another note in hand, dropping it at the corner of your desk on his way to the pencil sharpener.

you take a deep breath, begging yourself to stay calm as you unfold it and read it. "i think i believe in the concept of axis mundi now. because you're the center of my universe ;)" not the wink. he did NOT draw an adorable little wink emoji onto that paper. he was going to actually KILL you.

more and more incidents came in the days and weeks after that.

"i'd cross a cell membrane without transport proteins just to reach you."

"are you mitochondria? cause you're the powerhouse of my heart."

"if you were a triangle, you'd be acute one."

"are you an asymptote? because I find myself getting closer and closer to you."

"i'm so attracted to you that scientists will have to discover a fifth fundamental force."

and somehow, with each pick up line, you grew closer and closer. he opened up a bit more, and you laughed a little easier around him. he pretended to need help with certain subjects just to spend more time with you, and you genuinely saw yourself improving because of how much he'd study with you. and though you wouldn't find out until one fateful day, he was falling harder and harder every day. what had started out as a little silly crush on his side became a full on unrelenting desire to be with you, make you laugh, and make you feel, well, happy.