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🏔Takanobu Aone🏔

🌱Humble Beginnings🌱

If you were being honest, the only reason you chose to go to Date Tech was because your childhood friend, Kenji Futakuchi, wanted to go

Something, something, “Best volleyball defense in the prefecture”, something

And while you hardly ever made your choices based off of Kenji’s, the high school you went to had no bearings on the things you liked to do

You would still go to the same small dance company every other day. You’d still walk the same scenic trail to walk your dog (and scare yourself with your own existentialism lol)

And regardless of where you went, you’d still treat Kenji like your rambunctious teenage son. Making sure he’s keeping up with his homework, volleyball, and self-care needs

Besides, the curriculum seemed flexible enough so you didn’t have to be weighed down by excessive schoolwork

While we’re on the subject of schoolwork though, one of your teachers seemed to have an obsession with “group collaboration”

((Which you clearly dreaded on the regular 😓))

Normally, you’d stick to Kenji’s side while he momentarily teased you for “being obsessed with him”. But, things were being mixed up for one particular project

The teacher would pick your partners for you

…Yaaaayy…🥲

While Kenji was paired with a girl you remember him thinking was pretty not too long ago, you were paired with one “Aone Takanobu”

The name was vaguely familiar to you, mentioned once by Kenji while you were on the subject of volleyball. But, it was only in passing. You couldn’t put a name to a face

Well, that is, until a tall shadow loomed over you and your desk

The boy behind you was what you assumed to be your partner, big and built like a solid brick wall. His face seemed permanently stuck in an intimidating and contemplative expression

But…you could tell that he was trying not to scare you by the way he slouched, or make you feel too small compared to him

He looked awkwardly off to the side before speaking

“I’m…your partner.”

The fact that you knew Aone was trying to show himself friendly comforted you. So, you decided to put in the same amount of effort that he was into making him feel safe with you

However, after the period, you were specifically warned by Kenji:

“Aone…he’s got a habit of looking more scary than he actually is. Judging by how you guys worked today, I can tell he likes you. But, don’t let him intimidate you too much, okay? ‘Cause he takes that kind of stuff really hard.”

Of course, while you weren’t worried about being scared away by your partner, you understood Kenji’s concerns. His warning was an indicator of something that’s happened multiple times. And you saw it firsthand while you and Aone worked together

You saw how people refused to sit next to him on the train, how mothers pulled their children close when you and him walked by, how most women and smaller men would go out of their way to move to the side of the street you and Aone weren’t on

And while Aone seemed used to it, it didn’t keep him from looking upset every time it happened. And in turn, it made you upset

Not because you pitted him, but because you knew Aone was so much more than the monster under their beds

Without even telling him, he picked up on your schedule for dance practices, waiting just outside with his jacket and a bento from the convenience store Kenji mentioned that you liked

((“A…thanks for offering to do most of the speaking” he said the first time he did it. The most he had ever said to you at that point))

You realized that he hated ordering for himself at restaurants, so you made sure to ask for the foods he liked before going to work at the café you’d meet at sometimes

The first time he went to your house was to do the final touches on your project, and your parents and your dog absolutely loved him

((Your mom made an out of pocket comment to you about you and Aone “making cute grandchildren”, to which you blushed and insisted you and him were just friends, hoping that Aone didn’t hear))

(((He did)))

You and Aone did wonderfully with your project, passing with flying colors. But…even so. Aone wanted to see you more, in whatever way he could take

Kenji mentioned how he’s tried to get you to become the volleyball club’s manager, but has declined because of dance and other responsibilities

But, you did start working at the library so you could check out extra books on certain days. And you did tutoring for English and Spanish to rack up volunteer hours

And suddenly, Aone had an idea

🌳Flourishing Love🌳

Now, Aone has had a crush on you since you worked on the project together. But, now that you regularly see each other for English tutoring, it’s been getting a lot harder to hide it

Every time you brushed up against him, he’d get so hot that he would begin to sweat

The more Aone learned about English, the more he appreciated the corny puns you made, even cracking a smile every once in a while

And appropriately for someone so quiet, Aone loves to listen to you talk about your aspirations as a dancer and interest in literature

There was just so much to love about you, Aone had to let it out somehow

((Of course, Kenji knew all along, but stayed quiet to indulge in the whole “will they, won’t they” thing))

On your end though, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The only change you’d note would be Aone opening up a bit more

((Which was saddening because you were bitten by the love bug too but shhhh-))

However, you picked up on something going on during your tutoring sessions with Aone

The notebook that he often used during your time together? He started being a lot more secretive, selective about what he let you see in it

You saw that Aone would quickly flip over certain pages. And he never let you see the inside of the back cover

But, after one particular session, Aone offers to walk you home, since Kenji was busy

As you walked and talked, Aone only got more and more antsy about confessing to you

You just looked so beautiful in the evening light…

But, how would Aone ever put his feelings into words?

Until he realizes that he already did

When you finally get to your place, Aone hands you his notebook, completely red-faced:

“Look through it. Don’t hate me…”

And before you could reply, he had already left

You weren’t sure what you expected to see, but it certainly wasn’t what you actually saw in the notebook

Tons of crossed out love confessions to you (In English and Japanese). Doodles that you hardly believed were of you, evident by the big, doe-y eyes people said you had

But, what sealed the deal for you, was on the inside of the back cover

“Aone (F/N)” with hearts and stars doodled next to it

You were quick to call Aone, and ecstatic when you said the first thing to him:

“I love you too!!”

And you did, that was a fact

Everything about Aone, from the silent comfort he provided when something got on your last nerve

To the questions he asks about the things you love, no matter how small

But now the gentle giant was yours, once and for all. And you were his sweet little doe 💙

Bonus: Your first date was at a small ramen place after one of your dance recitals! Aone lended you his jacket, and you felt like you owed him something. So, you gave him a quick peck on the lips under the guise of “broth on his face”. Talk about a flustered mess!

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