A/N: Thanks to my lovely reviewers kaorixra(sorry for forgetting you dear, keep reading!), Miera-chan(ehehe, I still haven't finished the other story *sweatdrops*), SuzukiChiyeko(hands you internet cookie), Sakura(here's more!) and Alana-kittychan(thanks for the follow and favorite! And yes, I love that scene too!), you get a new chapter! Oh, and if you're on Twitter, you can tweet me a request for a new drabble too~! I'm AshleyTangerine(cloudsakura) on there as well :)
Jealous Misaki is jealous :))) And everyone who's read the minicomics will know what 'homework' Takahiro's helped him with :P
4.
Misaki loves his Nii-chan very much.
Nii-chan has raised him since he was eight. He was barely an adult too, but he took responsibility. He has taken care of Misaki when he was ill and helped him with homework. He's made sure Misaki was happy and secure.
Misaki knows that his Nii-chan's always been a little oblivious. It's glaringly obvious- especially with people's feelings. Nii-chan's not an idiot- far from it, his grades were perfect, he was always among the top five in his class back in school, and he's efficient at work, if his boss' praise is anything to go by. And he does care in spite of him seeming like a ditz- he just doesn't look beyond the surface.
Misaki stumbles upon the correct word almost by mistake.
His Nii-chan is- an impersonal empath.
Perhaps it's a blessing, he thinks, or Nii-chan would never stop worrying about his state of mind ("Just my math test!"). About a bruise or two from the random bully who harassed him ("I tripped, Nii-chan, it's fine!"). About that smiling handsome face which has the audacity to laugh at the bumbling, dreamy-eyed description of his lovely girlfriend.
Misaki will never understand Usagi-san, he reflects, as the man claps his Nii-chan on the back and urges him to pop the question. To love someone like that...
How can he not see it? Misaki wonders, as Usagi-san looks deep into Nii-chan's eyes. Nii-chan, he loves you. Probably always will.
Misaki has no idea why that thought causes his chest to constrict. Like it's difficult to breathe.
He pauses in his work and looks into the steel dish he's washing. His eyes aren't like Nii-chan's. Nii-chan's eyes are beautiful ash-blue. His are a dull shade of green. He's heard a saying that the brightness of someone's irises reflects their intelligence.
He's kind of wishing he hadn't heard that saying now.
"Misaki?"
Misaki looks up from the dish. Both men are looking at him questioningly, but his gaze is immediately drawn to violet irises. He blushes.
"Ano- My eyes were giving me trouble, sorry," he answers as honestly as he can. Usagi-san is still staring, and his hands are beginning to shake at the intensity of the gaze.
"Are they all right?" Nii-chan asks, oblivious still.
"They're fine," Usagi-san answers for him. He doesn't break the gaze. "They're just fine."
The dish Misaki's washing clatters into the sink. The spell is broken. Usagi-san looks away and turns towards Nii-chan. "Speaking of which, have you gotten yours checked recently? You said you were having some difficulty..."
As they engage in conversation, Misaki turns back to washing the dishes. His hands are still shaking.
Eighteen year-old Takahashi Misaki loves his Nii-chan very much. But he has a feeling that the above fact isn't much use to him when he wants to scream at him.
End drabble four.
A/N: Oh, the UST is giving me such happy feels :')))) who else agrees that Romantica should have had more chapters with our couple dancing around each other? :D