#yumeteru

The 3rd official redraw of this Chiyokoko piece!

January 2025 & September 2025

VERY Long yap below 👇 (brace yourselves)

omg okay…

a little difficult because i (we…) keep finding new pairings and they’re AMAZING anyways

1. ToriKai

2. ToriSai

3. KuboSaiko

not much to say on the first two i love toritsuka we been knew BUT kubosaiko grew on me so quick they’re so cute dude oh my goodness

honorable mention probably YumeTeru hashtag yuri idk i think they’re super cute together

[Idk how many of these Ill be doing but I got this cute idea or this one. Anything I do will probably be short drabble fics like this. Enjoy!]

The mild mannered Yumehara could never be a hero in her own right. She was far too timid and plain for that. No, she wasn’t destined for great things like saving the world. She would be the one getting saved. She was a pretty naive love interest. Whose? Well, clearly, the Jet Black Wings. The brave and mysterious hero who had swooped in and captured her heart. She wasn’t going to question why a hero like him would fall for a shy school girl, because that’s just the way things went. She knew they were destined to be together. Fate just kept drawing her to where he was. That, and a psychic friend who loved the drama. “What happened next?” Mikoto asked. The two girls sat on either side of a school table. Class had just ended and they were chatting. Yumehara recounted what had happened to her the night before, after following Mikoto’s lead on where she could find the Jet Black Wings. “We just kinda sat on that roof and talked for a couple hours.” Yumehara explained. “I started to get tired so he carried me home and dropped me off on the balcony.” Yumehara found it easy to talk to JBW, her nickname for him, it felt familiar. Almost like she’d known him longer than she had. It felt nice to just sit and talk to him in that cold night air. She was happy with how close they were. Mikoto, on the other hand, was not impressed. “That’s it? You gave him cookies to thank him for saving you, then you just… talked? He didn’t even try to kiss you when he dropped you home?” She asked in a frustrated tone. Yumehara shook her head. Mikoto sighed. “If it was me I would’ve grabbed him by that cowl of his and dragged him into my room to-”

“That’s too much!” Yumehara interrupted. Mikoto was only just starting, but stopped for Yumehara’s sake. Mikoto knew way more about romance than Yumehara did, and wasn’t shy about it. That’s part of the reason why Yumehara had asked for her help in the first place. “Do you think I ruined it by not kissing him?” Yumehara asked. Mikoto reached into her bag and pulled out her crystal ball, bedazzled with small colourful rhinestones. “Let’s find out!” Mikoto said as she placed the ball on the table. She moved her hands around it, gesturing to it to bring an image forth. Yumehara liked this bit, the anticipation of waiting to figure out what would happen next. But it also made her feel… useless. Between Mikoto and JBW, she was surrounded by strong extraordinary people. But she was just… normal. Less than even. Mikoto got a glimpse of something in her ball. No faces, just a bright light. And a feeling. She jumped back, excited. “Oh you definitely didn’t fuck it up.” Mikoto finally spoke. “Is it good?” Yumehara asked. She couldn’t see what Mikoto did in the ball. She had to wait for her to say it. “Tonight, around midnight, your soulmate will confess their love to you.” Mikoto predicted. Yumehara lit up and let out an excited squeal. It had to be JBW, there was no one else she’d talk to that late. “He loves me?” Yumehara asked excitedly. Mikoto still couldn’t make out who was in the prediction, the light was too bright. She knew Yumehara had to be one of them, it was her destiny, but she couldn’t actually see anyone. It had to be Jet Black Wings though, they’d worked so hard over the past month to get him to love her. All the schemes, all the late nights. Finally it had to pay off. “Apparently!” Mikoto concluded. “You have to see him tonight!” Of course Yumehara would! Knowing this, she couldn’t wait to see him! She couldn’t contain the happiness. She got up and shook her body happily. 

Teruhashi saw this as she walked in, she grabbed Yumehara’s shoulders and joined the little happy dance. “You’re clearly excited for our sleepover, Yumehara!” Teruhashi said happily after a minute of dancing. Yumehara froze. She’d forgotten about that.

“Our sleepover?” Yumehara asked. She looked down at Mikoto, who shrugged. 

“You were gonna come over and help make the fondant flowers for my mother’s birthday cake.” Teruhashi explained. “Since we didn’t know how long it’ll take we decided that you’d stay the night. I bought a copy of that movie you mentioned for us to watch.” Yumehara felt guilty. She could just help Teruhashi with the flowers then leave, but they’d already been planning this sleepover for over a week and Teruhashi was clearly very excited. She didn’t want to be the kind of girl who would blow off her best friend for some guy. Especially one she didn’t even know that well. Yumehara sighed and forced a smile. “Can we stop to get snacks on the way to your place?” Yumehara asked. Teruhashi lit up again. Mikoto slapped Yumehara on the arm, Yumehara shook her away. If JBW loved her then he would wait. Her friends were just as important.

The fondant flowers ended up being tougher than thought, even for someone like Yumehara who had experience making candies. It took awhile for them both to get a hang of it. Then they had to make enough to cover a whole cake. But, many flowers later, they had done it. It was about half past nine when they finished. They collapsed onto the bean bags in Teruhashi’s room to start the movie. The snacks were broken open before the screen was even on. Teruhashi moved her bean bag close to Yumehara’s and started the movie. Yumehara had seen a trailer for a cute romcom about a cat that tries to bring together two people. She only mentioned it in passing to Teruhashi because she thought she might like it too. It was a fairly basic romcom. Cliched in some spots even, but that didn't make it bad. It was more enjoyable if anything. 

Yumehara anxiously watched the clock. The move was about two hours which would bring them through to just before midnight. If she played her cards right, she might still be able to make it out of there. She had planned on staying over but she could make up an excuse. In a particularly quiet part of the movie, Teruhashi began talking.

“How are things with you and Jet Black?" Teruhashi asked. Yumehara was startled. Could she read her mind? Teruhashi knew she was flirting with JBW. It's not the sort of thing that you hide from your best friend. Even if she tried to at first. Teruhashi seemed happy for her when she did find out though.

“I stayed up late talking to him last night.” Yumehara admitted. She debated telling Teruhashi about what Mikoto had predicted, but decided against it. She didn't want to make her feel guilty for keeping her from him. She'd seen Teruhashi go to Mikoto for love advice a few times but it seemed like she mostly tried to do it without being spotted. Given how many admirers she had it was understandable.

“Wow, you must be getting close. That's good.” Teruhashi said. There was something rehearsed about her voice that Yumehara noticed. It felt… odd. She shoved a chocolate in her mouth, awkwardly. “You must be tired though, staying up late two nights in a row.” Teruhashi was always so perfect and considerate. Yumehara hadn't felt tired until she had pointed it out.

“Oh it's fine.” Yumehara said, stifling a badly timed yawn. Her plan to leave was becoming less and less viable by the second. Teruhashi moved closer and put her head on her shoulder. It wasn't unusual for them to be this close. 

“It's okay, I won't make fun of you for falling asleep during the movie.” Teruhashi joked. There was something about Teruhashi, it was almost like she had super powers. Everything just seemed to go her way. But what she said gave Yumehara an idea. Towards the end of the movie she would pretend to be asleep. Teruhashi would also go to sleep, then she could sneak out. She didn't have to go home, if she was wandering the dark streets then JBW would be sure to find her. She could come up with an excuse later to tell Teruhashi.

Yumehara chatted a little as the movie went on, mostly questions from Teruhashi about JBW. She’d ask something, Yumehara would answer, then they’d go back to the movie silently for a bit. As the movie began to reach its happy ending, Yumehara gently collapsed her head onto Teruhashi’s. She tried to look as restful as possible while her heart went a million miles an hour. She hated the idea of sneaking around Teruhashi like this, but love was on the line. That's about as close as it gets to life and death for teenage girls. Yumehara couldn't tell how much time was passing. The movie ended and the credits rolled with a soft pop song. Teruhashi didn’t move. Yumehara expected her to have moved up to the bed by now but Teruhashi seemed in no rush to pull away from her. She stayed there, cuddled between Yumehara's head and shoulder. She didn't have to rush too much, Mikoto had only said ‘around midnight’ so it wasn't a strict limit, but she was impatient. She wanted this sooner rather than later. She briefly considered if Teruhashi had actually fallen asleep. She wondered if she should risk opening her eyes to check. Her eye lids were so heavy though, and laying like this was so comfortable. Before she could work up the energy to check, she finally felt Teruhashi move. Her body jostled hazily as Teruhashi moved her head away. Yumehara allowed herself to fall gently back onto the beanbag. The position she fell into was a little uncomfortable but she couldn't bring herself to move.  At this point she wasn't sure if it was an act or if she was genuinely falling asleep. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, surely it was getting close to midnight. Teruhashi laughed gently. “I can understand why you like him, Chiyo. He’s mysterious and cool, being with him must make you feel so… special. All the danger and late night meet ups. It’s all so extraordinary.” Teruhashi started. Her voice was barely above a whisper but in the silent room it could be heard clearly. “I can’t offer you anything like that. I can’t whisk you away on a late night rendezvous, or offer you the suspenseful mysterious love story you have laid out in your mind with him where the amazing man falls in love with the normal girl. I don’t want to do that. I’m just a normal pretty girl. All I can offer is cute cafe dates and cuddling during movies. I’m not even brave enough to tell you how I feel, probably because I know you’d never feel it back.” She sighed. Yumehara wanted to stop her, it felt bad letting Teruhashi go on like this when she thought she was asleep. But it was too late now, and she had to know what was coming next. “You’ll always be looking up to him, dazzled and amazed. But… I just want you to be half as in love with me as you are with him. I don’t want to be special. I want us to be normal together. I love you, Chiyo. And that’s all I can offer.” The bean bags shifted again as Teruhashi moved up into her bed. Yumehara was frozen, both in mind and body, she couldn’t tell if she was even awake. Teruhashi was more than her friend, they were best friends. Sure, she felt more towards Teruhashi than other friends like Mikoto and Mera but wasn’t that normal? After all this time, trying to escape to see JBW, Teruhashi was the one confessing to her. 

She had to do something! She had to move!

She started by wiggling her finger, just to get a muscle moving. Then she moved her hand, then her arm, then she pushed herself up off the beanbag. She opened her eyes and looked over to Teruhashi, the dark room only illuminated by a streetlight outside. She was ready for whatever would come next!

Teruhashi was sleeping soundly in her bed. For a moment Yumehara thought she imagined it, that it was a dream. But it wasn’t, it was a real confession. From her real soulmate. But it was too late. She’d missed her chance. Yumehara sunk back down into the beanbag.

Yumeteru

750 words

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Summary:

Summary: Saiki Kusuo doesn't have friends, there's just people who hang around him a lot. He doesn't fritter with emotions, he has no interest in romance. His life is secluded and that's just the way he likes it. That all changes when Teruhashi rescues him from his brother and he gradually learns to stop lying to himself. Apparently even super-powered genius psychics need friends. (And if love just so happens to bloom? Well, it's a pain in the neck but he supposes it's not the worst thing in the world.) Of course his life can never be that easy, though. Kusuke was never one to give in without a fight.

Author: @oatmealcrisp-freak