Pairing: Ushijima x Tendou

Setting: College AU, set in the current modern world.

Disclaimers: Strong language, alcohol and marijuana use.

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Fortunate Souls

"tendou satori finds himself at a party he didn't want to attend, but little does he know he is about to meet the person who has saved him once...and will save him again..."

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Under all the clouds of weed, amongst the bottles scattered on the floor, sat a boy. No, a man. Someone who really wished to leave, the only one who had negative thoughts after smoking. He held his knees close to his chest, avoiding the stares of people passing by. To be truthful, he was afraid to stand up, to go somewhere he is not supposed to be, to be caught by someone he doesn't like, to even be recognised. So staying down seemed like the best option.

Tendou looked his watch, staring at the numbers, struggling to understand what they mean. His vision was rather blurry. 'Going to this party was a mistake...', he thought to himself as his eyes finally understood the numbers in front of him. 02:47. He sighed loudly and wiped the sweat off his forehead. Tendou had chosen a great place to hide in, away from people to were dancing like some drunken idiots (which they were), though the music still hurt his ears. 

'What am I doing here... I should go... I need to go...', he thought, but his legs had given up on him. A weird sensation ran through them as he tried to move them, it felt as if a million tiny needles poked his legs all at once. "You'll find love here, I promise", he mocked his friends words.

Love? In this place? 

The party started off relatively nice, people were sober and respectful, until one guy had to ruin everything - he brought some weed with him and suddenly the party to a dark turn. Everyone started drinking and smoking as if it was the end of the world, when in reality it was just a couple of days before the new academic year starts. Tendou didn't want to feel left out, so he also took a few hits, drank a couple of glasses of some cheap beer, but instead of feeling euphoric and going off with some person to a bedroom or a bathroom - he was hit with all negative emotions at once. Sadness, sorrow, pain, guilt, shame, frustration, anger, envy and jealousy. Before he knew it, he was in a corner of the room, hiding from everyone.

It was his own fault, really. He felt heartbroken and really thought that this party would help him feel better. You see, Tendou had recently ended a 4 year relationship with this girl that he really liked. Isehime was everything he ever wanted, but he wasn't good enough for her, at least that is what she told him. He tried to make their relationship work, and he did a good job for four years. Tendou bought her flowers and cute things that she would like, took her out to dinner and movies more times than he can count, stayed with her through her tough moments, helped her move on from toxic people in her life, he even went as far as travelling to Portugal to surprise her when she went on an exchange program... seems like that wasn't enough.

Of course, who is he to compete with a guy who has everything that he doesn't? Isehime found him in Portugal, an opposite of Tendou, a guy who can qualify as a "straight girls dream" as she said so herself. Tendou could see why she would go for him, he was way more handsome, stronger, richer and smooth than Tendou could ever be - but Tendou possessed something that he didn't... a kind heart.

With another sigh Tendou tried standing up again, but his legs were yet to awaken. This time, however, a helping hand reached out to him. Tendou grabbed onto it and felt himself being pulled up, the saviour then helped him go upstairs into an unoccupied guest room, free of marijuana smoke and bottles of booze. Tendou found himself falling onto a comfy bed, snuggling into the soft pillow that he had been blessed with. 

"Are you okay?" a voice asked, making the redhead turn his head towards his saviour. "You looked like you were having a bad time."

"I was...", Tendou stared the guy, he was way too handsome to be in a shithole like this. "What is handsome gentleman like you doing in a place like this?"

"I was told it would be fun. It isn't"

"Looks like we are both in a same boat buddy"

"We are not in a boat? This is a house"

"Its a metaphor..."

He was dressed rather casually, rocking a simple black t-shirt and dark pants, but something about him made those two simple pieces of clothing look exceptionally good. Who was this charming stranger anyway? "Hey.. what's your name?" Tendou asked, eyes sparkling with interest.

"Ushijima, you?" 

No way. 

No fucking way.

This was Ushijima? As in Ushijima Wakatoshi, the guy Tendou has been texting on Instagram? The guy who posts cute pictures of animals and has a whole garden in his dorm room? No way...

"Ushijima Wakatoshi?!" Tendou shot up and stared intently at him, noticing the little things that he knew from many photos that he posts, such as a scar on his left hand, which he got when he accidentally approached an angry cat and ended up being scratched.

"How did you know?" Ushijima looked him in confusion.

"It's me, Satori! Tendou Satori! I am the one who posts obscure pictures of weird places here in our town!", at last joy washed over Tendou as he found himself scrambling to get off the bed and see this man up close. He almost tripped over himself, but Ushijima caught him at just the right moment. 

"Seriously?" Ushijima himself couldn't believe it.

Tendou looked at his face, even though he had strong and defined facial features, he had such a soft expression on. He couldn't hold back, he wrapped his arms around Ushijima and buried his face in the crook of his neck. Ushijima was a bit taken back, but soon returned the gesture. 

How could Tendou not be happy? This guy, this precious soul is the only one who helped him after the break up, he listened to his endless rants about Isehime, he comforted him, even if it was all just through a phone calls and texts. And here he was, finally, in front of him. As Tendou pulled away he was met by Ushijima's eyes. The two stared at each other for a while, without saying a word, but it wasn't awkward at all. It was...peaceful and calm.

"Thank you... you save me once more..." Tendou whispered as he softly pressed his palm against Ushijima's cheek, an intimate gesture that only made the other blush.

How could he not blush? Tendou was... unlike anyone else. Ushijima looked forward to talking with him every day as he was the only one who understood him and actually treated him as an equal. He didn't find his gardening hobbies funny, he actually helped him research many plants. He didn't think that taking pictures of animals was a girly thing, he would always compliment him on them... and finally, he was a real friend. Ushijima wasn't very prone to making friends, well, he didn't know how. He was strong, yes, but all those talks about girls, parties, some weird TV shows and stuff like that didn't matter to him - his course mates didn't really know what to talk about to make sure he is included in the circle, so they just... ignored him.

But Tendou, he always supported him, and before Ushijima knew it - talking to Tendou became the most important part of his day.

And now that he was here, in front of him, pressing his hot palm against his cheek, Ushijima had a hard time controlling himself, but for once maybe he should be the one to take risks. He leaned in and before Tendou could understand what was happening, Ushijima placed a gentle kiss on his lips. Then another one. And another one...

Tendou... wasn't disgusted. No, actually, he liked it.

He couldn't help but recall his friends words "You will find love here".

Perhaps he was right...

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A beginning of a truly beautiful love story uwu.

Anyway, how did you like it?

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Hatari.