Naeleon week Day 1- confession (non despair au)
Makoto and Leon had been best friends since the start of their time at Hopes peak. They started talking to each other when they were placed in most of the same classes their first year.
It started when Leon tossed a note to Makotoâs desk, joking about something the teacher said that sounded weird out of context. At first, Makoto decided not to read it since he was in class, but as the kid next to him kept tossing more and more notes, he gave in.
Makoto read each note, each one making him smile without fail. He glanced back at the boy tossing them to him to give a chuckle, only to see who it was.
Before hopes peak, the lucky student had done some research on the other ultimates who were soon to be his classmates. He recognized that particular boy as the ultimate baseball star, Leon Kuwata.
Funny since he didnât remember Leonâs hair being as scruffy as it was in his pictures.
Makoto was taken aback by this for a second, but responded with a small chuckle.
He took out a paper of his own from his notebook and a pen to respond to the other.
âWhy are you throwing notes to me?â He folded the note neatly and slid it to the baseball player sitting across from him.
Leon noticed the neatly folded piece of loose-leaf paper slid over to his desk, and reached down to grab it.
He opened the response from the smaller boy who sat across from him and smiled a bit at it. He picked up his pencil and scribbled a response before attempting to replicate the neat folding of the note when it was passed to him before passing it back.
Makoto saw the response, and tried to resist smiling ear to ear. Someone cool and popular like Leon wanted to make conversation with someone as basic as him? He stared at the note feeling his face heat up, before picking up his pen to send a message back to him.
They continued their chat throughout the class introduction, agreeing to meet up at lunch. They had been best friends ever since.
Now it was December. The two had been best friends for 3 months now. They were each others confidants, as well as best friends. Leon sometimes jokingly called Makoto his soulmate, since they understand each other so well.
But that statement was more than just a joke to Leon. He started to notice he was growing feelings for the brunette. Feelings way more intense than heâs felt for any other girl heâs ever met.
He could try and deceive himself, say itâs just what a true friendship is. But at the bottom of his heart he knew he had it bad for Makoto.
Midterm season drew close, which had everyone stressed and dreading the exams.
While Leon could usually care less, Makoto really wanted him to do well. So for him, Leon studied for the midterms. While it wasnât too much, he still wanted to make Makoto happy.
The two even studied together in their dorms and in the library. Leon still got distracted a lot, but he was actually putting in effort. That made Makoto really happy. And afterwards, theyâd walk off school campus to the coffee shop down the street and hang out.
Exam day came, and just walking into the exam hall, it was easy to tell everyone was stressed, tired, anxious, or all of the above. It was freezing outside. Snow was falling at quick speeds in high winds. Some people brought blankets or extra jackets into school. Others huddled into themselves or simply ignored the cold. Nonetheless, it was frigid indoors and out.
Makoto sat down in his assigned desk and took out his phone for them to collect, in order to ensure nobody cheats or gets distracted.
The desks were placed 4 by 4 rows, and students were sat in alphabetical order of their last names.
Aoi sat in the very front of the first row of desks. Behind her was Junko, who sat in front of Chihiro. In the back of the first row was Hiro, and in the front of the second was Mukuro, Junkoâs twin sister. Sitting behind her was Kiyotaka, who appeared to be the only person who didnât look like a zombie. Actually, he seemed quite eager to receive the first exam paper. Behind him sat kirigiri, who would be the runner up in The Who-Looks-The-Least-Lifeless challenge. She kept her calm and quiet nature constant, but appeared slightly tired nonetheless. In the very back of the row was Toko, who was too busy reading something to be paying attention to the cold. In the front of the third row was leon, who, unlike the two diagonal from him, looked like he was going to fall asleep any second now. Behind him was Celeste, who sat in front of sayaka, who was wearing a fuzzy looking hoodie with bear ears at the hood. She definitely looked comfortable. Makoto sat behind the three, and he looked exhausted. He brought a blanket into the exam hall and was wrapped in it, still shivering a little in the cold. At the front of the fourth row was Sakura. She appeared a little tired, which was odd, but not as odd as it would be in the situation they were in. Behind her sat Mondo, who had huddled himself into his jacket, and was trying to hide it. Togami and yamada sat in the two chairs behind him. Both, like toko, seemed too invested in a book to care about their surroundings or the cold.
Jin kirigiri came to the front of the exam hall designated for class 77B and loudly clearing his throat to silence the low chatter, turning the room silent.
From the corner of his eye, Makoto could see kyoko furrowing her eyebrows a little bit at her father. She mentioned once that he often overworked her to the point he refused to let her see her mother as she was on her death bed. The two had rocky relations ever since.
The headmaster began stating the exam rules and expectations, which, very little people paid much attention to.
âPlease power off anyelectronic devices and place them on your desk so I can come around and collect them. You will get them back as you leave the exam hall when youâre dismissed.â
School bags and satchels could be heard unzipping almost in unison at that statement. Soon, phones and laptops were placed at the corner of nearly every desk, soon to be confiscated and replaced with a thick packet of papers and a #2 pencil. With that, the exam started.
It was like that every day of that week, leading up to Friday. Every day it snowed buckets, and every day people came into the exam hall cold and tired, and every day they took a midterm exam.
Friday afternoon. Makoto was one of the last ones in the exam hall, finishing his last part of the midterm. The only other people with him were hiro, leon, and mondo.
despite there being no windows in the gymnasium, Makoto could hear the snowstorm picking up.
âI hope everyoneâs okâ he thought to himself. He was especially worried since this was when students began to clear out for winter break. His parents werenât going to be able to come until Sunday, so he was glad theyâd be safe.
He finally got to the last question. To his delight, it was a question on a topic he was really familiar with.
With eagerness, he aced the last question and got up from the desk, walking to the front table to turn in the finished exam.
Finally. His exams were done. He was so tired, physically and mentally. Finally. Heâd be able to take a rest.
Makoto drowsily walked back to his dorm and flopped down on the bed.
He tried to nap, but he couldnât sleep. His mind was racing. A lot of things were fuzzed together and racing thorough his head. He was stressed, tired, overwhelmed, and worn out.
But, there was one thing that remained constant on his mind. Leon. Heâd recently been having dreams about him quite frequently. Dreams where he asks him out and he says yes. But he always wakes up from them knowing that will never happen. It was pretty clear to him that he had a crush on the redhead. But he never had the guts to say anything. But for whatever reason, he wanted to be close to him more than anything in the world.
He stayed in his dorm, gazing blankly at the ceiling; occasionally glancing at his window to watch the snow storm. It was pretty bad outside. Close to blizzard speeds, quite frankly.
He checked his phone to make sure the weather would be clear enough to get home Sunday when he heard a knock at his door. He got up and shuffled towards the door to open it, feeling a wave of cold corse down his body as his feet touched the floor. He turned the doorknob and opened it to be greeted by Leon standing in the doorway, looking excited about something.
âYouâll never believe this, but when I got my phone back, I checked my notifs and saw I got a B on my first two exams! Isnât that awesome?â Leon said sounding proud of himself.
Makoto could feel himself beam ear to ear, pulling his friend into a tight hug. His entire body coursed with pride. Heâd seen how hard he was working and it paid off.
Leon hugged back almost instantly squeezing the other out of pure excitement. Both boys were smiling ear to ear.
âLeon thatâs amazing!â Makoto said pulling away from the hug.
âI know right?â Leon paused briefly. âShit man itâs cold in here. Wanna come to my dorm? Itâs a bit warmer in thereâ Leon then added.
Makoto thought for a brief minute. He was really tiredâ mentally and physically. But on the other hand he really wanted to spend time with Leon before winter break. âSureâ
Makoto picked up his phone and weighted blanket and fallowed him to his dorm, trudging a little. They made it to the Leonâs room and both sat down. âThose exams were exhausting, huh?â Leon stated.
âYeahâ Makoto said with an exhausted sigh.
âI dunno about you but Iâm exhausted. Iâm gonna-â but just as Leon was about to finish his sentence, the lights to the dorm room went out.
âShit was that the power?â Leon muttered under his breath. The entirety of the dorm building appeared significantly darker, and the tv that was on in the background of the dorm had completely shut down. In addition, the winds from the ongoing snowstorm had seemed to have picked up over the past few minutes.
âYeah, pretty sure,â Makoto replied, slightly more interested in checking out the window and watching the leafless trees swaying violently in the storm.
âDamnâ Leon paused. âWait, that kills the heater too, right?â
âOh god,â Makoto said starting to panic.
âWell shit!â Leon cursed. âSmart move bringing that blanket, man. But damn that isnât goodâ
âWell, maybe we could have a sleepoverâ Makoto stated optimistically.
Leon turned his head towards him in curiosity. Makoto could tell that was kind of spontaneous, especially to someone who wasnât komaru.
âWell, when I was younger and weâd lose power, komaru and I would always stay in the otherâs room and have little âsleepoversâ where weâd stay in each others rooms and build pillow forts. We donât have to do any of that but maybe we could just talk?â Makoto offered.
Leon thought for a second. He wasnât used to friends wanting to spend that much time with him. Heck, he wasnât even used to people heâd dated wanting to spend that much time with him.
âYeah sure,â Leon replied with a slight smile.
Makotoâs face visibly lit up.
The two stayed up a few hours playing uno and other sleepover games and wearing those soft hoodies you never want to take off and are super comfy.
Before bed, they both snuck down to the kitchen where sayaka, mukuro, and kirigiri were all talking and holding lanterns.
âOh, hi guys!â Makoto said seeing his friends.
âOh, hello Makoto,â kirigiri stated calmly. âNeed anything?â
âNope. Just getting some cocoa,â Makoto replied cheerily.
âWait Sayaka, werenât you going home today?â Leon asked his friend.
âMom couldnât drive in the weather. Sheâs probably gonna come pick me up tomorrow, or at least when the storm calms,â Sayaka replied.
âCool. Stay safe dude!â Leon said to his friend.
They made some cocoa and headed back upstairs to the dorms, where the awkward question of sleeping situation came up. Being as the beds in the dorms are somewhat small, theyâd either have to smush together and share, or one would take the floor. While both secretly kind of wanted to lay together on the bed and share body heat, Makoto decided to sleep on the floor.
Makoto took his blanket and an extra pillow from the bed and laid down.
âNeed anything, Iâm here, ok?â Leon said before turning off the lantern that illuminated the room.
âOk. Nightâ Makoto replied, shifting in his blanket to get comfy.
It was midnight. There was still no luck with the power, and the temperature had only dropped more. The winds were still strong outside, and snow was piling up. On top of that, Makoto was tossing and turning in his sleep, letting out slightly distressed mutters. He curled up into his blanket more to preserve body heat, but was still undoubtedly cold.
Leon is a light sleeper. The slightest changes can wake him up, so hearing the constant shifting and shaking was enough to begin to wake him up.
Eventually, he couldnât fall back asleep anymore. The constant disturbance was enough to shake him awake, and once he realized the source of the noise, he became worried.
He glanced down at Makoto shifting anxiously in his sleep, letting out almost inaudible whimpers.
Leon contemplated waking him up, but he didnât want to be overbearing or annoying. He didnât want to lose this friend. But his worries got the best of him and he gently shook Makoto awake.
Upon waking him up, Leon was met with a pair of drowsy eyes looking up at him.
âHey, you ok? Sorry for waking you man, just saw you shifting a lot. Wanted to make sure youâre doing alright.â Leon said placing a hand on Makotoâs shoulder.
Makoto looked up at him wordlessly before throwing himself into a hug with him.
Leon was taken aback by this. He clearly did not expect that.
âIâm sorry! Iâm so sorry Leon, but I canât take this anymore! I like you! I like you in a way thatâs more than I would like a friend! Iâm in love with you, Kuwata! Iâm sorry I couldnât take the dreams and the falling and the embarrassment I couldnât take it! Iâm sorry for being so selfish, but I like you,â Makoto blurted out. Tears started forming in his eyes; purely out of anxiety. Did he really just blurt that out?
Leon stared at him for a moment, completely shocked. But then, he didnât yell. He didnât leave. He didnât even tell him he didnât feel the same way. He hugged him tighter.
âSo Iâm not weird, huh?â Leon said somewhat under his breath.
âLook man, I like you too. I donât know if itâs weird or not, but yeah. Never thought youâd like someone like me,â Leon said resting his chin on Makotoâs head.
âYou mean it?â Makoto asked, his face lighting up.
âWouldnât lie to ya, man. âCourse I mean it.â
There was a silence. But not an uncomfortable one. It was actually quite pleasant. The two held each other for a while, enjoying the otherâs company and warmth.
âWell, if itâs not too quick, would ya wanna come sleep in the bed with me? Floors gotta be cold,â Leon said breaking the silence.
Makotoâs face flushed. But he wasnât going to say no. He could really use that right now.
They climbed into the bed together. Makoto dragged his weighted blanket along with them, and Leon pulled it over the two for warmth.
He pulled Makoto into his arms and rested his head upon the otherâs. Makoto returned the embrace, holding his new lover tightly and intertwining their fingers.
This was nice. It felt warm. It felt safe. It felt ok. They love each other so much. It felt nice to finally be able to channel that onto the other.
Barely 5 minutes had passed and Makoto could hear soft snoring coming from the other. This was a calming sound that he could get used to. He fell asleep soon after.
By around 6 in the morning, the power for the school came back on. It was warmer now. But that didnât disturb the two. This was the closure they both needed.
