#taimitsu

TaiMitsu

"So?" he asked, an eyebrow arched. Draken run his hands through his head, messing his braid.

"What do you want me to tell you."

Mitsuya sighed.

"Listen, I can't say I didn't see this coming. And I'm happy for you, if you are, because I think this is what you wanted." He looked at him in the eye, with this expression of sympathy Mitsuya made, like he understood everything, that Draken hated sometimes. "But you need to do things right. Does Emma know about this?"

Draken looked away, feeling caught. Shamefully, he shook his head no.

"How could you?" Mitsuya said, crossing is arms, sounding angry. "You know she's in love with you. You're all sweet and attentive with her and then you are kissing her brother-"

"And what about you?" Draken asked in the same voice tone. He felt sick of being lectured about something he already knew was wrong. Coming from Mitsuya, of all people, talking like he had moral level to be talking about siblings. "Does Hakkai know you're going out on secret ice cream dates on the other side of the city with his older brother?"

Mitsuya looked like he had been slapped, and Draken felt bitter satisfaction.

"How do you..."

"How do I know, right? When you're taking all the trouble to not be discovered." Draken smiled and it felt mean on his lips. "I saw you with my own eyes, all friendly with the oldest Shiba."

It was Mitsuya's turn to look away.

"We're not dating. At least, not yet," he admited. Draken was actually surprised to hear Mitsuya recognizing he wanted more than friendship with Hakkai's brother. "Taiju asked me to not tell Hakkai yet. He's working on his relationship with his siblings and doesn't want to make Hakkai think he's taking me away from him or something."

"Hakkai really likes you," Draken said, voice small, his anger quickly appeasing, physically leaving his body as he slumped against the wall.

"I know." Mitsuya had an ironic, sad smile in his lips. "I want Hakkai to know I'm friend with his brother. I want to tell him I think Taiju and I could be... something more. I don't want to be hiding, you know? I feel like, if Hakkai finds out from someone else, he could think I was hiding it from him, and I'm not. I don't want to. I want us to come clean about our feelings and face them. I don't want him to be pining forever when I'm interested in his brother."

Draken felt his chest swelled with pride and admiration to be hearing Mitsuya talking like that. He had to admit, at least to himself, that Mitsuya was the voice of the reason in their friend group for a reason.

He also felt shame washing over him, wishing he could be clear like this with his own feelings, could be honest with the people he loved.

"I know it's hard," Mitsuya said, smiling a little at Draken, who got lost in his thoughts. "I know how it is, I shouldn't have been so harsh with you. I didn't want to make you mad, I'm sorry."

"I'm not mad. At least, not at you," he clarified. "I'm- with Mikey, I- well-"

Mitsuya laughed at Draken's blushed cheeks.

"I know."

"Ugh, now you know everything, don't you?" Draken questioned, exasperated. Mitsuya shrugged, still smiling. "I wish he'd listen to me. I'm... I know I'm-"

I'm in love with him.

"I want him, no one else. I wish he'd stop trying to convince me otherwise."

"Maybe you should stop listening to him and talk with Emma. She deserves to know your heart is... not available for her."

This conversation felt so embarrasing, but Draken could tell he needed it.

"I don't want to hurt her."

"Maybe she's already hurting waiting for you with her hopes up."

Draken looked down.

"I'm afraid of losing Hakkai's friendship. I wonder if he'd still want to be friends when I'm Taiju's boyfriend."

Draken snorted.

"You're so sure you'll be his boyfriend."

"I'lll be," Mitsuya stated, cocky smile and cheeky wink.

Draken wanted to tease him telling him he was being overconfident, but he saw how Taiju was looking at Mitsuya when he found them by coincidence. It was just a matter of time.

"I don't want Hakkai to be mad at me."

"He won't," Draken assured. "He's forgiving his brother for everything he did to him and their sister. How could he be mad at you when you've been nothing but good to him?"

Now it was Mitsuya who looked down.

They fell in a contemplative silence, until Mitsuya soft laughed.

"Please remember exactly what you said and apply it to your situation, okay? Emma would never hate you."

Draken sighed.

"I think Mikey is terrified by the prospect of it." Draken messed up his braid a bit more. "I kinda am, too."

"I think Taiju is afraid of being gay," Mitsuya commented, and Draken found it so funny he laughed out loud.

"He sure is," Draken laughed, thinking about Taiju, his big form and the big cross hanging from a rosary around his neck.

"Draken," Mitsuya started with the same sympathy expression from earlier, but Draken felt comforted now. "I'm always here if you need to talk, okay?" His expression became mischevious. "And I want to be the first who knows when you two become official."

Draken gave him a playful push, feeling flustered thinking about Mikey and him being official. Being boyfriends for the whole world to see.

"I also want to be the first one to know when you become Taiju's boyfriend."

"You won't wait for too long," Mitsuya said smug.

Draken rolled his eyes but smiled nonetheless.

Tokyo Revengers S2 E04 - Taiju &Mitsuya