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teume week - day 5 - favorite t-map episode

there are seven words that have been seared into your brain from the moment you were able to make sense of their meaning: “you don’t get out much, do you?” you know what they are--they’re the first words your soulmate will ever say to you. at a young age, you’ve already resigned yourself to the unfortunate fact that your meant-to-be is probably an insufferable asshole.

you’re proven right when you hear those words spoken by futakuchi, the lifeguard who saves you from drowning. (in hindsight, those warnings about not getting into the water right after you eat are entirely valid.)

alternatively, a soulmate au in which the reader has terrible luck with the ocean and kenji is the one who stops it all from crashing and burning. (mostly because if anything goes wrong during his shift, he’s gonna have a hell of a lot of paperwork to fill out.)

this snippet takes place in the timeline of the fic luck of the draw, but can be read as a standalone sjdkfsdf 

"hello again,” kenji greets. you nod at him as you take a seat at the edge of the old clock tower. “glad you could make it. must be tough, penciling little old me into your schedule.” it’s odd to see you get here so late; it’s past midnight. he didn’t know if he was going to see you tonight.

(and he didn’t quite know what to make of the knot that had twisted in his stomach when he arrived and you weren’t waiting for him.)

you don’t take the bait, so he decides to needle you a bit more. “it’s funny,” he starts, ignoring the warning glare you give him, “i pegged you as the punctual type. what happened?”

“take a guess,” you grumble. he’s not sure if you mean that or if you would swoop in to answer the rhetorical question, but the words hang in the night air for longer than they need to.

“you’ll find that i don’t like guessing games.” he earns a snort for that, some remark about irony and luck falling from your lips. “but knowing you? it’s probably something with work.” you stiffen, and he feels a smile begin to play at his lips. you’re such an easy target that it’s almost cute. “oh? tell me, what happened?”

“suddenly, i don’t want to tell you anything.” you’re leveling him with what he’s sure must be your meanest glare. to him, it’s about as menacing as a small dog’s bark. but the tension in your shoulders and hard set of your jaw doesn’t escape him. he drops the issue, laughing it off.

(you were so clearly feeling down that night, but you came anyway.

in my head kenji is like a . high school or college sort of love . not high school TO college unless he was Really Dedicated but high school OR college. sorry, it’s the fear of commitment 💔 whether he’s better as a bf during hs or college is um . hard to say JDJKSKSK expect a lot of movie nights at his place, nestled so far into his side and against his chest that you swear you’ve created a you-shaped mold . he’ll snark throughout the movie unless it’s smth w heavy action . i’m begging you to make fun of him when his grip around you tightens during the scares in horror movies. rarely says the words “i love you,” but you’ve been with him this long—you know he knows that you know. it’s instinctual, the way he watches your expression when making a jab at someone else or a joke for a group of friends. the type to sometimes Actually forget semi-important dates (“who keeps track of monthaversaries after the year mark?”), but if he’s Pretending to forget, expect a good time; he knows you better than you might expect him to.

akinori is much of the same but i can see him being hs sweethearts so you don’t have to worry abt commitment issues 🤝 show him off and make it clear to the world that This Is Your Person!!!! the one that makes your heart sing and butterflies cause mass destruction in your disgestive system the WHOLE nine yards........i promise he’ll laugh it off in public but i know he appreciates being someone’s Number One. isn’t super heavy w pda but will stay in close proximity. likes to tangle his fingers with yours, whether he’s holding your hand properly or not (is there even a proper way to hold hands? he doesn’t care). the type to drop something off for you in between his own classes as you study in the library (written on the cup in his chickenscratch handwriting is a message of encouragement, every time). probably doesn’t share it with you for a while, but he has a playlist of songs that makes him think of you or things you’ve experienced together. the only person he wants to wake up next to (no matter what, for as long as you’ll have him) is you.

i love you bestie !!!! (but well . you already knew that. hee ♥

confession headcanons for: seijch

it's the classic friends-to-lovers .....

you've been close friends for a while (you met in chemistry class, when you were tearing your hair out over titrations and he offered to help you out and be your lab partner .... suddenly squeezing drops into a beaker one by one didn't seem so bad After All...), and you've developed a routine of accompanying each other to a variety of activities

he pops by the shoe store during your shift once in a while to buy the shoes you've been badgering him to get, and you pretend not to know him while silently gloating in victory as you ring up his jordans JSDFLKSDF

and while he makes his presence known at your workplace, you regularly stay with him after practice to cheer him on from the bleachers. (and also, walks home without him just aren't the same. but you would never let him know that.)

it really is just a regular practice, him repeatedly blocking spikes from taketora that has the latter mussing up his extraordinarily bleached mohawk and kicking metaphorical rocks in frustration while screaming

but it just so happens that in one particular instance, a complete shut out block, kuroo turns to you and goes "did you see that babe!"

standing man emoji. kenma facepalms 💔