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The dorm lights were dimmed low, the only real glow coming from the TV balanced at the foot of the bed. The tv droned on in the background, Kirara had put on a popular boys' love anime series that Toge had recommended to her for a while - the series Toge had recommended was called 'Given' - while half-empty snack wrappers littered the blankets.
Kirara laid flat on her stomach, chin propped in her hands, kicking her feet idly as she watched the screen admiring the character Mafuyu's voice as he sang alongside his band mates Uenoyama (who Mafuyu most definitely has a thing for) Akihiko, and Haruki. Kirara really adored Mafuyu's voice, how his voice told the story of how he went through love, loss, guilt, and tears, and truly expressing his feelings on the stage like there was no tomorrow in sight. Beside her, Toge sat cross-legged, blanket wrapped around his shoulders like a cape, eyes flicking between the show and Kirara’s expressions as she watched Mafuyu's vocal performance in pure admiration.
Kirara's eyes flicked to Toge's and she smiled brightly at him. "Man Toge-babe, you were so right about this show I can't get enough of it now"
Toge smirked, his eyes giving an obvious I told you so look. "I told you you'd like it" he signed
Kirara laughed as she flipped Toge off playfully
"Tuna, tuna!" Toge started rapidly pointing at the tv, his animated motions giving off a Girl look at the tv or you're gonna miss it! kind of vibe
Kirara's eyes flicked to the tv to see what Toge was stressing so hard about, her eyes started widening at what was on screen
Mafuyu was backstage with Uenoyama, they just finished performing their song. Mafuyu was crying to Uenoyama, truly grateful for all he's done for him
"Thank you, for getting me this far," Mafuyu sniffled.
Uenoyama looked at him with an expression of extreme passion and emotion, he felt like he had to do something to thank Mafuyu for what he did for him
Kirara gasped, her eyes lighting up, her feet started to rapidly kicking her feet on the bed
"Thank you-"
Mafuyu's gratitude was cut off by Uenoyama's act of gratitude. Mafuyu was pulled in rapidly and soon enough, Uenoyama's lips were on his
"Oh. My. GODDDDD," Kirara squealed ecstatically. "FUCKING FINALLY UENOYAMA, TOOK YA LONG ENOUGH!"
Toge started to quietly giggle at Kirara's insane level of fujoshi fangirling
"I had the same exact reaction when I first watched this, I was so happy Uenoyama stopped being a scaredy-puss and finally kissed the boy he loved"
"Ugh, tell me about it," Kirara moaned. "I'm so glad he finally grew a pair and finally kissed Mafuyu, it was so obvious that he was in love with him the second he first heard him sing"
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A little while later, Toge and Kirara were laying on the bed together looking at for you pages, Amazon wishlists, making snapchats. After a bit of scrolling, they were now sitting up on the bed. Kirara was now painting Toge's nails with peak precision making sure the black polish she was applying to Toge's nails looked perfect. As she was painting Toge's nails, the two of them were exchanging gossip right and left.
"So...." Kirara said with a mischievous smirk. "What would you rate Yuta's jealous, protective boyfriend energy out of ten?"
Toge let out a loud laugh at what Kirara had said. Was that even a question? The answer was obvious, at least to Toge it was
"Girl, are you being serious? Yuta's energy would cause a whole malfunctioning error if one of those online quizzes were to rate him."
Kirara let out a soft giggle, "Honestly I don't even know why I asked that, the answer was obvious to begin with," Kirara put the black nail polish back on her nightstand and proceeded to apply the top coat onto Toge's now black painted nails. "I mean, let's not forget the movie night incident."
Toge playfully rolled his eyes, "Ugh tell me about it, me and Yuji both reached for the popcorn at the same time and our hands grazed each other. I have never seen Yuji run that fast in his entire life before, and his physical strength and endurance is superhuman."
"I know," Kirara laughed. "Awhh poor Yui though, at least he's okay right?"
"Yeah, but now the poor thing is too scared to even sit by me when we have movie night."
Kirara pouted, literally pouted "My poor little Yui, the next time I see him I'll be sure to give him a nice big hug"
Toge smiled, "You're just like an affectionate big sister, that's what I like about you Kira"
"Heh, why thank you, I try," Kirara laughed sarcastically. "I like how much of a freaky little gremlin you can be"
Toge scoffed playfully giving Kirara an elbow to the shoulder, "Oh, fuck you"
"Fuck you too, babe"
The two shared a laugh and a half, exchanging playful elbows and teasy comments. Toge positioned himself behind Kirara with her hairbrush in his hand, gently brushing her silky black hair - Toge gave extra attention to Kirara's teal streaks, that was his favorite part of Kirara's hair - and maneuvering his fingers with precision to make sure he gives Kirara the perfect braid
"Okay but real talk though," Kirara said getting back on topic. "I think Yuta's protective boyfriend energy might be even more than Kin's energy"
Toge's ears perked up, "Oh really? Spill girl, I spilled an incident about Yuta, you spill an incident about Hakari"
Kirara giggled softly, "Okay where to start," she paused. "Oh! I got the perfect story,"
Toge smirked, getting interested by the second, "Spill the tea."
"Well, this one time when we were at Starbucks, I was chatting with the barista after I finished ordering my drink," (Kirara always orders an almond milk matcha latte, she even got Toge hooked on them) "Before I knew it, Kin appeared behind me putting both his hands on my shoulders and gave the barista a dead look like he was a guard dog, I've never seen a barista make my almond milk matcha latte so lightning fast before." Kirara burst out laughing just thinking about it.
"Oh damn girl, Hakari is down bad"
"You think Kin is down bad?" Kirara laughed. "He's nothing compared to your man"
"True."
Kirara snorted laughing out loud, falling backward onto the bed kicking her feet rapidly on the mattress.
"Okay, okay," Kirara laughed catching her breath. "Besides being overprotective and jealous, how is Yuta when he's with you?"
"Oh, when he isn't all scary and eerie, Yuta is nothing but a soft little puppy when he's with me."
"Oh my god, stop it," Kirara squealed. "Kin's the exact same way, you wouldn't believe how easy I can convince him."
"We're both dating puppies." Toge signed with a smirk
"Literally," Kirara agreed. "We should totally experiment on that or something."
Toge's ears perked up, his violet eyes gleaming with mischief, "How so?"
"Well I mean, we could make our boyfriends jealous,"
"Go on..." Toge smirked
"And right when they're on the brink of cracking, we call for them and we see who'll turn puppy first"
Toge let out a laugh, falling backward on the bed to join Kirara still giggling to himself
"That sounds totally stupid, I'm in"
Toge and Kirara spent the rest of the night laughing and gossiping about their little experiment, come tomorrow, Yuta and Hakari would be in for a ride
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Toge and Kirara looked at each other and smirked, it was time to put their experiment into motion. Yuta and Hakari were at the other side of the common room, probably discussing the missions they were assigned earlier. This set up was just too easy
The experiment was simple. Toge and Kirara would just start laughing and gossiping, saying anything that would turn Yuta and Hakari into ticking time bombs. The strategy was way easier than Toge and Kirara thought, especially given the fact how easily jealous Yuta and Hakari could get. Toge and Kirara were going to make Yuta and Hakari on the verge of exploding that just when they were about to break, they'd call them over and see which one would go puppy mode first. Yuta or Hakari
"You ready?" Kirara whispered with a mischievous gleam in her eyes
"Girl I was ready last night" Toge signed with a smirk
Kirara suppressed a giggle, turning her body just enough so her voice would carry across the common room.
It was showtime
Kirara and Toge began laughing and kicking their feet like they were girls at a sleepover. Yuta's ears were the ones that perked up first, seeing Toge laughing like that to Kirara was kind of heartwarming, Yuta was grateful that Toge had a friend like her in his corner
"What's with that smile?" Hakari asked as he downed a shot - he most likely snuck alcohol in -
"Nothing, it's just that they look so happy. I'm glad they have such a good friendship." Yuta's smile grew so bright it could light up the room. Toge was right all along: Yuta really was a puppy
Hakari nodded in agreement as he raised his shot glass like "Cheers to that."
Little did they know, Toge and Kirara had an ace up their sleeve.
It was time for the experiment to start.
Kirara leaned closer to Toge, voice dropping just enough to pretend it was private—while still carrying perfectly across the common room.
“So anyway,” she said casually, twirling a strand of her hair, “remember that time during that mission when you got partnered with that guy?”
Toge’s eyes widened for half a second—then he caught on.
He smiled.
Oh.
We’re lying now.
He signed deliberately slow, exaggerating his expressions. "Which one?"
Kirara’s lips twitched. “The tall one. I think his name was Daichi, he kept complimenting your cursed technique and saying how ‘pretty’ your hands were.”
Across the room, Yuta froze.
…Pretty?
Hakari glanced over at him, immediately clocking the way Yuta’s posture stiffened.
Kirara looked back at the two of them trying to hold back a laugh. Yuta was already getting ticked off and they hadn't even started yet
Toge continued signing, acting thoughtful. "Oh yeah it was Daichi, he was a nice guy."
Kirara nodded enthusiastically. “Yeah! Super nice, totally into you. He even asked if you wanted to grab coffee after the mission, remember?”
Yuta’s smile cracked.
"Coffee?" he thought to himself. "Since when does someone I don’t know ask my Toge out for coffee? And—why didn’t Toge tell me?"
Yuta's grip tightened around the cup in his hands, cursed energy prickling just beneath his skin. He forced his smile to stay in place, even as his thoughts spiraled. Hakari shot him a sideways glance, instantly clocking the shift. Yuta’s shoulders were tense now, posture rigid like a coiled spring.
"You good there Okkotsu?” Hakari muttered.
Yuta nodded too fast. “Yeah. Fine.”
Hakari didn't even need to think twice
That was an obvious lie.
Meanwhile, Kirara leaned back on her hands, eyes sparkling as she watched Yuta’s reflection in the TV screen.
Oh, he noticed.
Good.
She nudged Toge lightly with her knee. “Oh! Speaking of missions,” she said, voice casual, almost bored, “remember that one in Kyoto?”
Toge’s mouth twitched. He signed, slow and deliberate. "Which one?"
“The one where you and that other sorcerer had to take shelter together because of the storm.”
Yuta’s breath hitched.
Kirara continued, clearly enjoying herself now. “You never told Yuta about that, did you? How the two of you were stuck alone for, what—three hours?”
Toge kept going, his expression soft, almost fond. "They shared their jacket with me," he signed. "It was very warm."
Yuta’s cursed energy spiked so sharply that the lights flickered. It was such a spike of cursed energy, Toge and Kirara could even feel it from across the common room
Kirara bit her lip to keep from laughing, Toge as well.
They weren't done.
"But enough about you Toge-babe," she laughed. "Did I ever tell you about this one guy that complimented my teal streaks? He kept running his fingers through it and everything, a real charmer."
Hakari’s grip on his glass tightened just a little too much.
“And,” Kirara added lightly, “he asked me to get a drink with him.”
Hakari’s smile vanished completely.
Kirara shrugged. “I said no. Obviously. But… he was cute.”
It was time for the final blow before getting the boys into puppy mode
"I mean, I've been hit on sure but," Kirara paused, she was definitely going to get an earful from Yuta for this later. "I don't think I've been hit on as much as you have Toge-babe, you're like a magnet."
Yuta snapped, the aura of his cursed energy stronger than when he executed Yuji
Hakari snapped, he was heated up sure but not like Yuta was
Kirara and Toge looked at each other and laughed quietly. It was time for puppies. They turned their heads in Yuta and Hakari's direction pretending that they weren't as jealous and pissed off as they were.
"Kin-baby there you are, I was wondering where you were!" Kirara squealed sweetly - pretending like she didn't just cause all that drama -
Toge's violet eyes lit up, Yuta's gaze softened but not completely - Toge's cuteness was one of Yuta's weaknesses after all -
Toge knew exactly how to get Yuta into puppy mode.
"Yuta!" his small voice called out, his mannerisms very excited and happy
That did the trick completely
Puppy Mode: On
Yuta made it to Toge in a heartbeat hugging him in his arms planting a kiss onto Toge's soft silver hair
Hakari however was the opposite, his gaze softened like a teddy bear and Kirara made her way to him planting a kiss onto the tip of his nose
Kirara and Toge's hypothesis from the other night was correct.
They really were dating puppies.