A/N a non-texting chapter!

"Two matcha fish buns, yes." Matsukawa confirmed his order and watched as the man behind the counter poured the green batter onto a fish shaped pan-thing.

This was a day he never thought would come. How many nights did he cry over the fact that Makki didn't come that day? How many days did he regret not being able to meet the one person he liked? All this was about to change, his heart was already trying to escape his chest.

The weather was surprisingly nice, treating them with warm sunlight and a few interestingly shaped clouds, like one that sort of reminded Matsukawa of a pringles can, but we'll talk about that later. The wind was surprisingly tender, blowing ever so slightly to make the curls on Matsukawa's head shift places.

Kyoto was full of temples, and all of them were incredibly pretty. Magnificent colours, outstanding design... it felt like he travelled back in time. He also saw a considerable amount of people dressed in traditional clothing. He wondered how Makki will look like, will he wear something traditional as well? Or perhaps just simple clothes, like jeans and a sweater? Knowing Makki, he could show up in some onesies.

Matsukawa stopped for a second admiring his own attire. Simple black boots, Chelsea's to be exact, ripped dark jeans and a dark button-up. He was rocking his natural curls and had put on glasses instead of contacts. Between you and me, he was wearing his Spongebob boxers, just in case. In order to really spice his appearance up, he even put on his golden earrings and a watch. He ended up looking like a real modern man, a model if you will, getting stares from the ladies passing by.

It had rained the night before, so the air was as fresh as it could be, so Matsukawa decided to wear something "fresh" as well, he wasn't used to these kinds of outfits, he was more of a hoodie & sweatpants kind of guy, but his desire to look good for Makki was too strong.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone. Even standing from this far away you could tell that the person was making a fashion statement. Black boots with stars on them paired with blindingly bright white skinny jeans, a surprising crop top which said something on the front, rosé heart-shaped glasses which looked perfect with his wild pink-dyed hair. That was definitely Makki, no doubt.

Matsukawa rushed to his direction, his heart kept beating faster and faster with each step he took in his direction. Makki was typing something on his phone, a glittery phone case sparkled in the sun. Mattsun's phone soon buzzed, a message read "I'm here, look for a pink haired boy", he sighed before rushing to Makki.

"I know you're here!" He exclaimed as he got Makki's attention, the other turned to him, now facing Mattsun in full glory. To say that Matsukawa was love struck would be an understatement, he was pretty sure his heart had stopped beating at this point.

"Wow.. you look so good!" Makki walked closer to Matsukawa, admiring his outfit. A small smile played on his lips as he finally looked Mattsun in the eyes. "You never told me you were a fashionista"

"You're making quite a statement yourself, I mean, you look gorgeous..." Mattsun was in complete awe. Makki chuckled before playfully punching Mattsun's chest.

"Oh you... Let's go! I know a cafe that you would like!" Makki grabbed Matsukawa's hand and started practically dragging him. His skin was so soft and gentle, while Mattsun's was rough.

The two of them talked about this and that in their way to the cafe, avoiding talking about the past as much as possible. It was a sensitive subject after all, they just recently started talking again after years of silence. So neither of them wanted to ruin the friendship that they had right now.

The cafe proved to be exactly Mattsun's taste. Quiet, very old-style and away from the main street of Kyoto. Of course, Hanamaki was here for tutoring, not to hang out with Mattsun just for fun, however as they started going over the questions Matsukawa noticed that Makki already knew the answers to them. He wasn't even paying that much attention to the tasks anyway, he kept staring at Mattsun, making the other feel weirdly self-conscious.

"You keep staring.." Matsukawa said, making Makki immediately turn away and blush at the accusation. "If you want to say something then go ahead"

"What do you think would have happened if we met that day?" Hanamaki finally blurted out the question that had been killing him for the past two hours.

Matsukawa turned his whole body to face Makki, he gently placed his hand on the other's cheek, caressing his soft skin with his thumb. He looked straight into his eyes, they sparkled ever so slightly. "I think... I don't think it would have worked out, we would have went our own ways and lost contact in the process.. so I'm a little bit glad we had the chance to meet right now.."

Makki's cheeks turned pink as he found himself having trouble maintaining eye contact with the older male. Matsukawa was....extremely charming in his eyes, mature, handsome and reliable - but his heart had not healed yet. He could still feel the pain, he could still clearly see his reflection in the hospital mirror, dehydrated and malnourished. He was conflicted.

His cheek was hit by cold air and Matsukawa moved his hand away, he noticed Makki fidgeting in his seat - he must have made him uncomfortable, at least that's what Mattsun thought.

That wasn't the  truth though.. being next to Mattsun brought Makki warmth and the feeling of safety, he was unlike anyone he had ever met, the first one to compliment his crazy outfit. Other people he had met up with dressed like that were embarrassed, but Mattsun even asked for photos.

The conflict inside his broken heart grew bigger and bigger. He shouldn't like him. That was wrong. After all, he has someone right? Tomoda, he's dating Tomoda so he can't like Mattsun.

But his heart kept reaching out. Desperate for Mattsun to heal the wounds and bring the life back into Makki's inner world.

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Well, here it is. The main problem of our precious fanfiction  - Makki is already dating someone while Mattsun is over here falling head over heels for the boy.

I wonder what will happen next.

Here are outfit reference pics I used (middle ones for hair reference, jimin is cute)

MATSUKAWA

MAKKI

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! A few of these non-texting chapters will be included to move the story line, I hope you're fine with that. And for those who have not read my non-text works: this is how I always write. Texting fics are a luxury for me.

See you next chapter!

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Hatari.