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一虎 • Kazutora
Their first meeting is chaotic. Kazutora is standing in front of a burning car, with his new friend next to him. Despite the heat and the overwhelming smell, despite how weird this guy is, Kazutora feels that this is probably one of his best birthdays ever. Which is not really that hard, all things considered, with his father never acknowledging his birthday and his mother forgetting most of the time.
"Let's go before the cops arrive, Kazutora!" His new friend – Baji Keisuke – exclaims.
Kazutora doesn't remember anyone ever saying his name with this much sincerity before. It's always full of reproaches when his parents say it, and it was always so fake when his previous "friends" said it. This guy is earnest. Kazutora has the brief image of a sheepdog flashing into his mind, its tail wagging with excitement. But looking back at the burning car, the boy is too wild to be a dog. A wolf, then. His sharp canines glint in the light of the flames, showing that glee and danger go hand in hand for Baji Keisuke.
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千冬 • Chifuyu
This is not special in any way. Everyone calls Chifuyu by his first name, except his teachers and his non-delinquent classmates. But apart from them, everyone calls him Chifuyu, never Matsuno. And yet, when his first name is voiced by Baji, Chifuyu feels it differently. This is not one of his friends casually asking him to hang out after school. This is a mark of trust, this means that Baji acknowledges him. Chifuyu spends his nights turning in his bed, thinking back about Baji's lips forming his name. Then he berates himself for thinking like that. He gets used to it, but even so, it feels good every time Baji calls his name. Because it means Baji trusts him. It means Baji looks at him. It means Baji...likes him? Chifuyu doesn't dare think more than that, lest he starts getting ahead of himself.
"Chifuyu! Let's go eat some peyoung yakisoba after school!"
"Yes, Baji-san!"
Just like he is Chifuyu to Baji, Baji is Baji-san to him. The first person he ever felt like following, the first person who was ever worth being polite to.
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一虎君 • Kazutora-kun
"Long time no see, Kazutora-kun. Need a ride?"
Kazutora never expected anyone to pick him up, least of all Matsuno Chifuyu. Last time he had seen him, the boy – no, they were both men now – the man still had bleached blonde hair. His eyes had still been full of badly hidden resentment and grief. But Kazutora can't see any of it in Chifuyu's eyes now. He seems confident behind the wheel of his expensive car with his equally expensive suit. And he says Kazutora's name so easily, without a grudge. Of course, hearing what happened to Toman explains it. Chifuyu needs him.
The reason doesn't matter. So long as Chifuyu needs him, he will stay by his side. He will devote the rest of his life to this man.
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千冬 • Chifuyu
"Aaah, Chifuyuuu..." the moan is whispered at the same time as the grip in Chifuyu's hair tightens.
Kazutora is never very loud. As if he's afraid of taking too much space, of being a bother. Chifuyu doesn't mind. His hand on Kazutora's hip is firm, but gentle. I want you here, you're not a bother. He doesn't say it, but his other hand goes over Kazutora's hand in his hair, keeping it in place as his head bobs up and down.
"Chifuyu, Chifuyu, Chifuyuuuu..." he's a bit louder now, lost in his pleasure. Good. Chifuyu loves hearing Kazutora say his name with abandon, when he forgets to be scared of his affection.
He swallows as Kazutora's body shivers.
They don't say anything else, but Chifuyu pulls his body next to Kazutora's on the mattress, takes a sweaty strand of dyed blonde hair and tucks it behind Kazutora's ear. He kisses Kazutora's throat as Kazutora moves his hand to stroke him, never too lost in his own pleasure to forget Chifuyu's.
They stay in their own little bubble for a while afterwards, in a comfortable silence. Tomorrow will be another normal day at the shop. And one day at a time, Chifuyu hopes to make Kazutota understand his worth.
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"社長'' Manager
“Hey, you two! Are you watching cute animal videos instead of working again?”
Chifuyu berates them while they're slacking off. A common sight at the shop.
“But manager, there's no one in the shop, and we already fed the animals, it's fine!” Baji grins as he pockets his phone.
“Then shouldn't you study for your exams or something? You'll never make it out of vet school at this rate.” Chifuyu says in a mocking, but not uncaring voice.
Kazutora – that traitor – laughs. “Manager is right, Keisuke, it's a wonder you even got in in the first place!”
Baji picks up some paper from the wastebasket and throws it at his two colleagues to shut them up. It makes them laugh harder.
“Fine fine, I'll go study in the back. Yell for me if you need me!” he picks up the paper that he just threw and proceeds to kiss Chifuyu and then Kazutora on the lips.
Well, that did it, they finally stopped laughing. He waves at them with his characteristic wolfish grin as he heads for the back. Chifuyu and Kazutora both have big smiles on their faces too, accompanied by a slight blush.
“I swear, it's a good thing there weren't any clients...” he hears Chifuyu mutters as he closes the door behind him.
They may tease him all the time, but Baji will never tire of working with his boyfriends.