Tsuyoshi walked into the office happy but fatigued the next morning with dark bags under his eyes. He greeted all of his seniors loudly and enthusiastically until he got to a particular senpai: Kurokawa Maki. The man who seemed to have a sharp sixth sense…until that intuition fell flat.Tsuyoshi internally groans and mutters out a weak, “Good morning, Maki-san.”“Oh, mornin’. Tsuyoshi, What’s up with you today? You look extremely tired, got huge bags under them eyes of yours. But you’re also smiling. Hmm… my sixth sense tells me that you got some action last night!!”So far his intuition was correct, but he didn’t really need to shout it that loud. Now every group member will become interested and ask who he was, how he looked, and if he was a good lay.He didn’t want to divulge his love life to his senpai, but he would have no choice if they forced him to by using their higher standing o
“About yesterday… I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have doubted you as my friend and brother!” There, he manned up and said it.“It’s fine. It was in the heat of the moment, after all. So I won’t hold it against you.”Takeo let out a breath he hadn’t known he was holding at finally being forgiven and having his friend and brotherly figure back.“You should take a shower. You’re probably covered in sweat.” Tsuyoshi moved closer to him and played with a strand of his beautiful black hair."Your hair is growing out. You should trim it, you look like a player with this hair length.”He ignores the insult. “Since your hair is down right now, you like a lot more like Hajime-san like this,” he said as he smoothed down the loose strands of Tsuyoshi’s damp hair.Talking about Hajime wasn’t a taboo topic between them when considering that he lived a most
“Azuma-chan, wait!” Sora shouts as he sprints toward the walking Azuma after their classes are over, huffing and out of breath, dropping his books once he reaches the stopped figure.Azuma bends down to pick up his books for him. They haven’t spoken since the whole heat incident. Azuma stays silent.Sora catches the air back into his lungs and begins, “I’m sorry about what happened because of my heat. Tsuyoshi-san didn’t do anything, so if you’re angry at him, please don’t be because he wasn’t cheating on you.”“I already know. He explained what happened to me.”“Oh. Are you still mad at me?”Sora looks sad at being given the cold shoulder by his close friend. Azuma pinches the bridge of his hard.“I’m not mad. I’ll call you later today.” He smiles forgivingly at Sora then walks away.Azuma is at the group’s headquarters,
Tsuyoshi and Azuma are alone again tonight in Tsuyoshi’s room. A heavy silence looms over them but Tsuyoshi decides to stay silent until Azuma finds the words to speak.He did say he wanted to discuss something. I wonder what it is. Maybe he’s still pissed at me after all for the whole Sora incident? No, I already apologized and dispelled the misunderstanding. So then is he mad about something else?Tsuyoshi hears clothes rustling besides him and looks down to see a small key in Azuma’s hand. He looks up and sees the corresponding hole in Azuma’s collar.The key to his collar?“Sen-san… I want to give you the key to my collar so that you can…“ Azuma was tense and turning an intense shade of scarlet.Tsuyoshi knew what he was trying to say and therefore spared him from the embarrassment but his face’s shade was starting to imitate Azuma’s.Azuma wanted him to have t
Tsuyoshi and Takeo are doing patrols of their group’s turf and collecting money from shopkeepers and business owners a week later.As they walk side by side returning to the group’s headquarters before leaving for the day, Tsuyoshi asks, “How’s Sora?”Takeo, slightly caught off guard by the question answers, “He’s fine.”Tsuyoshi chuckles for a short while before his seriousness takes over, “Lately I’ve been thinking about Tou-san a lot. Do you still have nightmares too?”“Nightmares about Hajime-san? I have them sometimes. It must be because you are bonded now. You probably just miss him.”“I keep seeing his crying face in my dreams.”“Hajime-san… was happy most of his life. I’m sure if he was still here, he would've wanted you to be happy too.”
“Kashira, I have a favor to ask of you. Please hear me out.”Tsuyoshi is in dogeza position and alone with the Kashira in a closed off private room.The Kashira sends a glance in his direction. “What are you being so humble for? It’s rare for you to be on your knees and asking for a favor. The last time you were like this, you begged me to let you join the group after your dad’s death, if I remember correctly. So, what do you need this time?”“Please, give me a raise!” Well, that caught the Kashira off guard.“A raise?”“Yes, sir.”“Ah yes, I almost forgot, you are bonded now. You’re giving off a different scent. You have a mate to take care of, huh?”“Yes, sir.”“Do you intend to start a family in the future?”“Yes, sir.” Tsuyoshi is still keeping his eyes on the floor in a submissive position to
Seven years earlier.“Drive me home.”“Yes, sir.” A 25 year old Takayuki is working as a chauffeur for a certain high ranking politician. Day in and day out, all he does is drive the politician to shady dealings here and pick him up from meetings there. It’s an easy enough job though albeit one that lacks excitement.When he’s not driving the politician around, he’s just being ordered around to act as a gopher and go pick up dry cleaning or deliveries for the politician or escort a member of his haughty family to places.He doesn’t necessarily hate the job, he makes good money for easy tasks, but he doesn’t necessarily love it either.One fateful night, the politician orders him to drive him back home earlier than usual. He usually went back home at around midnight or later from his meetings but on this day he is going back home at 9:00 PM.He never makes small t
Bang!Minori’s door is slammed in and the politician strolls in arrogantly as if he owns everything in the room, Minori included.“How long do you intend to sustain this personal revolt? I have grown tired of dealing with your whims. Are you trying to starve yourself for a month to prove your love? Don’t be foolish.”“Tell me what you did to Takayuki-san.”“You can’t possibly be in love with him, you’re just deluding yourself. Forget him. Low-class men like him only want young beautiful boys like you for one thing.”“That’s not true.”“It is true. All you are alive for is to bear the Masayoshi family male heirs and for making me a wealthier man. Throw aside everything else that is foolish and unrealistic like your idiotic relationship with this ‘Takayuki’.”The politician’s monologue passes over Minori’s head. He do