𝒦𝒶𝑜𝓇𝓊 𝐻𝒾𝓉𝒶𝒸𝒽𝒾𝒾𝓃

Lenny took a seat on the floor across from them, sitting on her knees. She placed her hands into her lap. “W-Well, the c-club is quite n-new. W-We m-mostly spend our time h-helping out at the animal shelter.” she explained. The club only met once a week, on Thursdays. 

“Y-Yes. I l-love b-both art and animals.” The nerves she’d once felt were slowly dissipating. Talking to Kaoru was really helping her to forget the nervous and anxious feelings that had been running threw her mind and body. “I have t-two c-cats actually.” she added.

“Th-The — H-Host club?” Curiosity filled her facial features as they mentioned the club. Lenny’s heard of the club they spoke of, but she didn’t know much about it. She just knew most of the girls at this school swooned over the boys in the club. She didn’t understand what the big deal was. “Wh-What does the host cl-club do exactly?” she asked curiously.

“Yes, it’s n-not that h-hard. Two of my clubs d-don’t m-meet up many t-times a week.” she answered. The club that met up the most was the drama club.

       Volunteering at the animal shelter? Wow. Usually students would find opportunities to show that they were involved in their community but never that type of work. It’s not like helping out spray animals would get anyone anywhere in their business oriented world. She truly cared for the living beings and that was pretty adorable. “ You have a big heart, Lenny. It’s admirable work. Your cats, did you adopt them from a shelter? ”

       When the Host Club came up, Kaoru shook his head and chuckled, “ Oh wow. I’m going to look pretty bad compared to you. The Host Club is a place where students can stop by to talk to and hang out with the Hosts. We keep our guests entertained with conversation, games, cosplay, and fun events. People think we do that type of work just to be fawned over by girls but we’re really there to build new connections and make our guests happy. You should stop by sometime. ” All of that was true but they also enjoyed the flirting aspect of the role even if they had no interest in dating girls.

Hiro was a bit taken aback by the other’s words. He wasn’t sure why, but he expected the other to argue with him, that maybe they’d start a FIGHT. Almost something akin to volatile, the same way he’d probably be around Kyo-nii. He knew most people didn’t like his attitude, coming from a young and rude kid like him. He wondered if his INSECURITIES would be something he’d eventually grow out. That he’d stop and think before he spoke and stopped saying such rude things the way he often did. He almost says something sarcastic back, even though the other’s words didn’t warrant it, but he bit them back. They weren’t trying to start a fight with him, so he knew better than to do so. After all, even if he was initially irritated by them, they weren’t doing anything right that that made him feel that way.

“Why? I’m young, sure — but I ain’t a LITTLE KID. I can look after myself just fine.” Perhaps that was all his false bravado. Trying so hard to act like he was more mature than his age but only acting more childish than he intended. He wasn’t expecting the other to offer to walk him back to his place. He can feel himself stiffen at that. Outsiders weren’t allowed on the Sohma Estate, so even if he’d let them, he didn’t want to get in trouble, nor to put his parents in a bad place for an outsider coming to their house. “I don’t need a guide, I know how to get back to my own house, thanks.” He waved his hand dismissively. Not meaning for his words to come out SARCASTIC, but they did. A defense mechanism he seemed to develop to those outside of the Sohma household, outsiders who didn’t know of their curse. It was better this way, to keep everyone at ARM’S LENGTH.

       Not a little kid? Well, they’d beg to differ. The boy looked like a kid and acted like one, too. But, Kaoru would keep their mouth closed. Better to avoid the arguing and instead, doing their best to focus on the real problem. Trying to figure out whether they should guide him home or somewhere more safe. “ Good. I’m glad you can look after yourself but y’know, it’s not a bad thing to let others look after you, too. Doesn’t mean you’re less capable of taking care of yourself. Everyone needs a little help and maybe some company, from time to time. ” They really were trying to make up for the bad attitude they had earlier. And also, trying to let the kid know that they really didn’t want to walk away from him. Not yet, at least. Kaoru felt iffy about leaving him alone without any adult supervision or some friends.

     ★━ A click of his tongue at being called BIZARRE, but he knows for a fact it’s a colossal understatement. " So then why the hell are they called LADY bugs if they aren’t all ladies. That doesn’t make sense. Why not just call them spotty bugs or something? Y’know… they got the spots on their backpacks. “ As if it’s going to make his point clear he does a weird poking motion at the air as if he’s poking the spots on the lady bugs… no wonder Kyoya thinks he’s a freak. Naota realizes this and blushes, turning away from Kaoru back toward the sketchbook and busying himself with drawing a little ladybug on the corner of the page.

“ Thanks for that. I could have just done that myself but I forget I can like… google stuff. Hey! I have a tek dek in my backpack! Wanna see if we can get a bug to skateboard? “

       “ Naota, no one is stopping you from calling them that if you want to call them that. ” If Kaoru cared enough, they would have looked into why they were named that. Too bad that they disliked insects so that type of research would never happen unless someone came up to them wanting an answer. Ladybugs weren’t so bad though so as they watched their friend drawing one on the page, they allowed it to happen. Maybe it would inspire something. “ Yeah, don’t mention it. Glad we could both figure that out together, thanks to Google. ”

/ @selfshadows

       Oh, they were stuck here now. No way to escape. Forever glued to their seat so their boyfriend could get some shut-eye. Good thing they had a distraction. But would their social media keep their attention and help them fight the urge to move around? They really hoped so. Kyoya was always working so hard, sometimes pulling all-nighters, so he deserved a nap. If he felt comfortable enough falling asleep with them and relying on them to be a good pillow... Then, dammit, they would be the best pillow. Kaoru wanted their boyfriend to receive a moment of peace to rest up and recharge. Hopefully, that would happen without any disturbances from their friends or from the Hitachiin themself. 

@selflesstwin​  ❤ ‘d

      ★━ “ Hey, I need you to clear something up for me. Momo says that all lady bugs are girls, but Oda said they’re not and now they’re REALLY mad at each other. So which is it? If they’re lady bugs, then they’re all ladies, right? “ Oh this poor, idiotic boy. It’s sad because his question is genuine and he needs an answer soon so his friends don’t end up… well, ending each other, and Kaoru is the only one he trusts to help.

“ I wanted to ask Kyoya, but I feel like he’ll judge me. “

       The question certainly caught them by surprise when it really shouldn’t have. This wasn’t out of the ordinary for their friends outside of the Host Club. But still, to receive such a weird inquiry when they were busy working on a new sketch idea. Oh well, time for a break. “ Kyoya-senpai probably would judge you and then he’d judge me for my bizarre choice of friends. ” But did they regret their decision to befriend them? Not at all. “ To be honest with you, I don’t know the answer but I imagine that they’re not all female. We can look it up. ” By we, they meant themself.

Sending a bunch of love to my fellow NB mutuals and a big thank you to everyone here. As someone who lives in a household where I am constantly misgendered and dead named, it fucking tears me apart inside all the time... But, you have no idea how fucking validating and wonderful it feels to log onto this site and to see/hear my friends, my mutuals using my name and using my pronouns. It really means the world to me. Thank you for the love and support!

Damn Kyo was really going through with this wasn’t he? Kyo was surprised at himself. He had really grown to trust Kaoru through one way or another. It must be Tohru’s influence, or so he’ll tell himself. Her helping him lower those angry walls he always has up at all times. Thus he braced himself as he stared down at the dye mixture in question giving it a nod of approval. “That’s fine. We can start there. I just—hope it don’t look too weird, tryin’ to go over my orange and all. Ya know plenty of people think I dye my head as it is.” But hey what was some change? if not a slow welcoming embrace. “And um–thanks Kaoru I guess. I don’t know how I’m trustin’ ya to do this but I am. So thank ya.” 

“No you aren’t getting out of this one.”

/ @tohruuhondaa

☠ “Thank you, it means a lot..” Nekozawa replied looking around, but not really seeing where they meant. “If you don’t mind to help me.. admittedly I’ve worn my arms down from looking around for once…”  He had wheeled around so many hallways by that time, his shoulders and elbows were aching in pain, visible by the every subtle shaking. A prestigious school indeed, Ouran. 

@selflesstwin​ from x 

      “ Bein’ a deviant makes life interesting— as if ya would even know anythin’ about havin’ fun. Besides, I’m glad you’re being so open today. Now, I know what your type is. ”

/ @nckczawa

       A good question. A very good question. 

       “ Fall for him? You’re jumping the gun there, stranger. It’s a crush. ” Could they see themself falling for him though? Yeah, probably. “ So, why am I crushing on him? Let’s see. He challenges me, he’s pretty funny, he’s good looking, he’s playful, somewhat nice on good days, and even though he’s a complete idiot... I find that pretty cute. ” Good answers, right? 

      “ One, I dunno what imbecile means. Two, don’t look at me with those judgy eyes—I know ya got a secret list somewhere ! ”