Title: somewhere else than here Ship/Character: Kuramochi Youichi/Kominato Ryousuke - one sided Additional Characters: mentioned Kominato Ryousuke, mentioned Miyuki Kazuya, mentioned Sawamura Eijun Fandom: Daiya no Ace Major Tags: none Other Tags: kinda angsty, kuramochi is homophobic and also bisexual, implied miyusawa, mostly introspection Word Count: 447 Remix Permission:See Permissions Sheet
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Ten minutes from the onset of the new year, and Youichi would rather be anywhere else than over at Miyuki’s place.
For one thing, Miyuki and Sawamura are being… let’s just say, gross. If it were between any other people, he might’ve named their... whatever they had going on as flirting, but he’s not even willing to entertain the idea with those two.
Rather than flirting… they’d been flitting around each other since Sawamura’s high school graduation, Youichi supposes, like a pair of insects. Mindless, incessant, and constantly buzzing. They’re also a pain in Youichi’s ass, honestly, more so than the hamstring strain that nearly ended his college freshman career. There’s not a doubt in Youichi’s mind that, whether or not they knew the extent of the other’s feelings was beyond them. Frankly, all sense of knowing the occurrences between Miyuki and Sawamura were beyond Youichi himself.
But they’re… not really the ones on his mind at the moment, if he’s being honest.
No, he’s thinking about a certain other half of his impervious keystone duo; an upperclassman that Youichi had been all too eager to outplay, at first. That “eagerness to outplay” soon transformed into something else, though - something high school Youichi had internalized, and subsequently denied, for what felt like an eternity. Flash forward to now, and Youichi’s not even sure Ryousuke would recognize him. Time has taken so much from them; the once comforting text messages they once exchanged daily have since dwindled to nothing.
“You’ll call sometime?” Youichi had meant to say, before things took a turn for the worse. “I can tell you everything ridiculous Sawamura and Furuya have done since you left. And I promise I’ll make sure Furuya doesn’t try any funny business with your brother.”
Youichi chuckles, leaning on the edge of Miyuki’s balcony. He only barely managed to escape their… buglike squabbling - he’d only have a few moments before Sawamura undoubtedly came looking for him, Miyuki in tow. Before this moment of repose before the New Year would come crashing down.
“Where are you now, Ryousuke?” Youichi whispers, to no one in particular.
It’s been so long since they’d played on the same team. Would they still work well together, if put on the same diamond? Would they remember the other’s silent cues - their signs? Would they keep their damn-near perfect caught stealing record?
While the thought may be comforting, Youichi’s not sure he can find any comfort in it. They haven’t spoken in so long, Youichi doesn’t even know if Ryousuke even plays baseball anymore.
As time ticks on, Youichi finds himself back with his squabbling mosquito-friends. If he misses Ryousuke, he doesn’t say anything about it.
FILL: Team Seijoh Third Years, T
Ship/Character: Kuramochi Youichi/Kominato Ryousuke - one sided
Additional Characters: mentioned Kominato Ryousuke, mentioned Miyuki Kazuya, mentioned Sawamura Eijun
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: kinda angsty, kuramochi is homophobic and also bisexual, implied miyusawa, mostly introspection
Word Count: 447
Remix Permission: See Permissions Sheet
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Ten minutes from the onset of the new year, and Youichi would rather be anywhere else than over at Miyuki’s place.
For one thing, Miyuki and Sawamura are being… let’s just say, gross. If it were between any other people, he might’ve named their... whatever they had going on as flirting, but he’s not even willing to entertain the idea with those two.
Rather than flirting… they’d been flitting around each other since Sawamura’s high school graduation, Youichi supposes, like a pair of insects. Mindless, incessant, and constantly buzzing. They’re also a pain in Youichi’s ass, honestly, more so than the hamstring strain that nearly ended his college freshman career. There’s not a doubt in Youichi’s mind that, whether or not they knew the extent of the other’s feelings was beyond them. Frankly, all sense of knowing the occurrences between Miyuki and Sawamura were beyond Youichi himself.
But they’re… not really the ones on his mind at the moment, if he’s being honest.
No, he’s thinking about a certain other half of his impervious keystone duo; an upperclassman that Youichi had been all too eager to outplay, at first. That “eagerness to outplay” soon transformed into something else, though - something high school Youichi had internalized, and subsequently denied, for what felt like an eternity. Flash forward to now, and Youichi’s not even sure Ryousuke would recognize him. Time has taken so much from them; the once comforting text messages they once exchanged daily have since dwindled to nothing.
“You’ll call sometime?” Youichi had meant to say, before things took a turn for the worse. “I can tell you everything ridiculous Sawamura and Furuya have done since you left. And I promise I’ll make sure Furuya doesn’t try any funny business with your brother.”
Youichi chuckles, leaning on the edge of Miyuki’s balcony. He only barely managed to escape their… buglike squabbling - he’d only have a few moments before Sawamura undoubtedly came looking for him, Miyuki in tow. Before this moment of repose before the New Year would come crashing down.
“Where are you now, Ryousuke?” Youichi whispers, to no one in particular.
It’s been so long since they’d played on the same team. Would they still work well together, if put on the same diamond? Would they remember the other’s silent cues - their signs? Would they keep their damn-near perfect caught stealing record?
While the thought may be comforting, Youichi’s not sure he can find any comfort in it. They haven’t spoken in so long, Youichi doesn’t even know if Ryousuke even plays baseball anymore.
As time ticks on, Youichi finds himself back with his squabbling mosquito-friends. If he misses Ryousuke, he doesn’t say anything about it.