Oh, no.
Akabane Karma is a genius delinquent. He gets into fights to protect the bullied or defenseless and he lives on his sadism, shoving his tubes of wasabi, mustard and hot sauce up the nostrils of people. He has abusive parents who he spits and curses at. He is a depressed fighter who cuts. He loves pranks and mischief and-
He can't be...
He can't be having a crush.
He can't be having a crush on Asano Gakushuu of all people.
Yet-
Yet it's there.
He likes being near the perfectionist, likes talking to him and teasing him and likes his perfect looks like his smile and his eyes and his face and hair and...
Well. He likes him.
Shit.
Karma runs his hands over his face. He's been laying on his bed since he woke up, deciding to skip school to contemplate on his newfound crush on the chairman's son.
And-
Gakushuu is...
What does he see in Gakushuu again?
Well, Gakushuu is smart and strong. He's good looking, and he's sarcastic. He's not afraid of Karma, nor is he afraid to banter and fight with him. In fact, he's quite on par with Karma in academics. Karma's not sure if Gakushuu's on par with him strength wise, but the student council president is certainly strong and athletic. He's not perfect like he pretends to be, and he's so similar to Karma in so many ways- even more so than Nagisa and Karma are similar. And maybe Karma can admit that he likes Gakushuu.
Well.
Fuck.
Karma definitely has a crush on Gakushuu.
Well, actually, more like...
More like he's...
He's in love with Gakushuu.
Oh no.
Karma is laying on his bed, wearing an oversized Monokuma hoodie (he loves the game!) and comfortable gray shorts that end just above his knees (though you can barely see them due to the sheer size of the hoodie- can you blame him? It's so comfortable when they're oversized!).
He's hugging one of his biggest pillows as he looks through games to play on his phone, when suddenly-
He gets an idea.
Smiling evilly, Karma grabs his laptop, laying on his stomach while still hugging the pillow. He uses his laptop to hack into Nagisa's phone.
Cackling happily, he does his task, before logging off and placing his laptop back on his desk.
He's such a genius.
Karma wakes up to hear the ringing of the doorbell echoing through his house. He groans, burying his face into his pillow, ignoring it. Hopefully the person outside will get the hint and leave.
They don't.
The doorbell rings again.
A pause for a few minutes.
His phone vibrates.
ASS-A-NO
Akabane.
I know you're in there.
Open up.
Oh, it's Gakushuu.
Karma gets out of bed, still hugging his pillow, before leaving his room and trudging downstairs. He opens the door to see Gakushuu standing there, an annoyed look on his face.
"Yo," he says. Gakushuu looks at him, mouth opening to say something, before his eyes drop lower and he closes it, raising an eyebrow.
"You don't even have the decency to cover yourself, Akabane?" Karma looks down. Ah, right. The hoodie and shorts.
"Nah, I'm wearing shorts underneath," he says before pulling up the edge of the hoodie slightly to reveal the gray shorts underneath. "Why are you here?"
Gakushuu glares. "Why weren't you in class today?" Karma rolls his eyes. "I skipped school, obviously," he says. "Didn't feel like going."
Gakushuu narrows his eyes.
"You better be in class tomorrow, Akabane," he threatens. "Or I'll make sure you are put as part of the preparation staff for the next school festival."
Karma grimaces.
"Fine," he grumbles, hands slipping inside the extra long sleeves of his hoodie.
Gakushuu stares at his clothing, before scoffing and turning away.
(Karma thinks he says a faint flush on the other boy's cheeks.)
"You can come in if you want," Karma says lazily. A part of him silently snarks that he's going too fast in the relationship. He tells that part to shut the fuck up.
Gakushuu raises an eyebrow but steps in, removing his shoes. Karma yawns as he closes and locks the door, before ruffling his already messy hair and hugging his pillow tighter. He sits on the couch, both arms around the pillow as he snuggles into it. "I'm going to cook later," he murmurs. "Just stay quiet for now and I'll sleep."
He doesn't see Gakushuu narrow his eyes or study him closely as he lays down and buries his face into the huge pillow.
(When Karma wakes up, it is to Gakushuu working on his homework. The school jacket is flung over the armrest of the sofa, and Karma can see fresh white bandages on Gakushuu's left arm. Ah, so new cuts.
Karma sits up drowsily, blinking at Gakushuu as the other boy stares back, before yawning and getting up.
"You're still here?" He asks. Gakushuu raises an eyebrow. "You're the one who invited me here, Akabane," he replies.
Karma nods, before leaving the pillow on the couch and heading to the kitchen.)
After cooking and eating, Gakushuu leaves. Karma waves goodbye to him lazily, before closing and locking the door. It's definitely real now. He likes Asano Gakushuu. He must have terrible taste in men. Whatever. He'll just hint at his crush, and if Gakushuu doesn't pick up on it, he'll get more obvious. If he still doesn't understand for whatever reason like the dumbass he is, Karma will just outright confess or ask him out. Great. Now he knows what to do.
But, well...
Karma wonders how the others at school will react.
He grins.
(Later on that day, Nagisa texts him complaining.
Nagisa
Karma!
What did you do?!
Why are all my searches of kids' toys and bouncy castles?!
And why do I have new apps on my phone?
They're so childish!
MY PHONE BACKGROUND IS A UNICORN
You weren't even near me at all today
You didn't even have my phone
How
Me
oh poor naive Nagisa
theres a thing called hacking
and im a genius
hope you like your new gifts Nagisa :)
Nagisa
KARMA
WHY CAN'T I CHANGE IT BACK
WHY CAN'T I DELETE THEM EITHER
Me
:)
Nagisa
KARMA
Karma cackles happily.)