it was another usual day of class for class 3E. Right now everybody was up and going around, talking with their friends. Itona was with his usual group with terasaka and his group. itona is sitting on Terasaka's lap like it's completely normal*

Terasaka , already used to it , just let's itona sit on him while talking to the others*

Itona listens in on their conversation without really adding anything, as he usually does. Terasaka's arm is around itona's waist and he's just leaning his head back against Terasaka's shoulder. This is the most comfortable seat in school*

Itona eventually gets bored and starts poking Terasaka's cheek to get his attention*

Terasaka : *he huffs and looks down at Itona* " what ? "

Itona's expression was blank as usual, but Terasaka could tell by the small glint in his yellow eyes that he was in a rather playful mood today*

"I'm bored."

Terasaka: so what do you want me to do about it ?

Itona rolled his eyes. Of course he's gonna ask that... He puts a hand on Terasaka's face, squishing his cheek*

"Pay attention to me of course."

terasaka let's out a little sigh at itona's words but couldn't help the little amused smirk that formed on his face*

Terasaka: you are sitting on me , what else do you want ? I'm already paying attention to you

Itona huffed, rolling his eyes*

"Your attention was on the others while I'm right here."

He poked at Terasaka's cheek again*

"Paying attention and being a seat aren't the same thing, moron.."

terasaka let's out a little snort at that. The other guys and hazama are looking amused , already used to Terasaka and itona's banter*

"You are a real nuisance , ya know that ? "

terasaka pokes itona's nose in return with a little smirk*

Itona huffed at Terasaka's words*

"You're the one who keeps letting me sit on your lap and sleep on your chest though..."

He stuck his tongue out at Terasaka before pinching his cheek*

terasaka let's out another scoff*

"And you are the one that constantly keeps wanting to sit on me and use me as a pillow. So who really is the Moron here , hm?"

Itona rolled his eyes*

"You're the Moron for letting me do that in the first place"

terasaka let's out another scoff and lightly flicks itona's forehead.*

"Shut it you damn Brat"

"Ow--!"

Itona rubbed where Terasaka flicked him, though his expression hardly changed*

"Don't flick me, idiot!"

terasaka smirked a little at itona's reaction. he couldn't help but think that itona was just too cute to handle*

"Maybe if you stop being such a brat i'll stop"

"I'm not a brat!"

Itona protested in an indignant tone*

The others in the class were trying and failing to hold back chuckles. It's too damn entertaining to watch their banter. Hell, karma even pulled out his phone to discreetly record it*

terasaka's smirk grew even more as he looked down at itona , who was protesting his words.*

"You are a brat , you can't even deny it"

He glanced over at Karma , noticing him filming and giving him a little glare*

"I totally can deny it-!"

Itona protested even more but was interrupted when he noticed Karma as well*

"... Karma. What are you doing..?"

Karma: "oh nothing, nothing. Just enjoying the show"

karma looked unfazed by the glare directed toward him. He even smirked a little bit*

Itona huffed*

"Don't you dare send that to anyone.."

Karma: "oh, I won't...~"

Karma hummed, though he could always tell by his smirk that he definitely will and has already*

terasaka let out a 'tch' sound at karma.*

"You are totally gonna send that to people"

terasaka turned his attention back to itona, smirking at the little annoyed look on itona's face.*

"He totally is..."

Itona mumbled in agreement, still glaring at karma. He hated that guy...*

Meanwhile, karma was still recording. Though he found it adorable how itona and terasaka seemed to act like an old married couple at times*

terasaka saw the glare itona was giving to karma , it was pretty cute when itona sulked.*

he looked over at karma , noticing him still filming and felt the strong urge to get up and grab his phone from him , but he couldn't do that with itona sitting on him.*

he just groaned a little , before turning his gaze back down to itona , who was still sulking and glaring at karma.*

he couldn't help but think about how cute it was and how much he wanted to ruffle itona's hair and kiss him...WAIT ?! KISS HIM ???*

Terasaka quickly shooks those thoughts off. Why was he even thinking about that stuff? Itona was his friend. Not only that , but they are both BOYS. Boys shouldn't like other boys.*

he tried to dismiss these thoughts , but he couldn't help but notice how adorable itona was , being so small and sitting in his lap like it was the most normal thing. Terasaka internally cursed himself for even having those thoughts*

Itona noticed Terasaka go silent and looking deep in thought. He tilted his head with a little frown on his face.*

"What're you thinking about..? You suddenly went quiet."

Karma was still recording, though he noticed terasaka and itona's whole interaction with a smirk on his face*

Itona leaned in a bit and poked Terasaka's cheek, trying to get him to pay attention.*

"Hellooo? Earth to Terasaka..?"

Karma: "he's probably having an existential crisis or something" *he muttered to himself*

Terasaka snapped out of it when itona poked his cheek. He quickly shook his head*

"It's nothing , don't worry about it... "

Karma's comment , which he clearly heard, only made him even more frustrated and annoyed*

"Shut up ! Im not having an 'existential crisis' "

Terasaka shot another glare over at Karma*

karma just shrugged nonchalantly at the glare*

Karma: "whatever you say then~ "

terasaka let out a 'tch' sound*

he then looked down at itona , still sitting on his lap. How small and light he was ...it was seriously messing with his head at this moment*

Itona's slight frown returned as he observed terasaka. It's pretty obvious something was bothering him, but he couldn't tell what it was.*

karma was still recording, looking immensely amused by the scene. Though now, he found it more amusing that terasaka was visibly conflicted and itona was clueless*

terasaka realized that itona was looking at him with a slight frown. he really didn't want to explain to him what he was thinking about*

Karma was still filming , the amused smirk on his face making him wish that he could just go over and slap that smirk off his face*

He took a deep breath and then spoke up*

"Seriously karma , STOP RECORDING DAMNIT"

Korosensei intervenes to calm the situation*

" now now now , calm down , it's time for the next lesson anyways"

Terasaka let out a scoff and nodded*

" Yea , fine..."

he then gently moved itona off of his lap , even though his inner voice was telling him to pull itona back on his lap and just keep him there. Maybe even cuddle him*

Itona grumbled at being removed off of Terasaka's lap. He pouted, looking like an angry little kitten being forced off their favorite spot. He crossed his arms as he took a seat at his desk, still pouting*

Karma snickered to himself, pocketing his phone after stopping the recording. Terasaka was so obviously fighting himself over something and it was hilarious to karma seeing him this conflicted.*

The class continued as usual , karma and the others were trying not to laugh at the whole situation*

Itona wasn't paying any attention to the lesson , and was instead staring at terasaka. He was still confused about what just happened, and why terasaka suddenly got all weird on him.*

Terasaka tried to focus on the lesson, he really tried... But it was hard. He could feel itonas eyes on him and could hear the others trying to hold back their laughing. And karma, that damn smug bastard, was having way too much fun with the whole thing*

Terasaka tried to push away the thoughts that were running through his head. This wasn't the right time and place to be thinking any of this. But his mind kept wandering back to itona*

Terasaka stole a quick glance over at itona , seeing that he was still staring at him. The sight just made his thoughts even more confusing and chaotic. He tried to refocus on the lesson again, but his eyes kept wandering back to itona*

The urge to pull itona up onto his lap again was getting stronger and stronger*

Itona was still staring at Terasaka, unable to understand his odd behavior today. He was acting weird earlier and it made itona want to know what was going through his mind. His gaze was still following terasaka around the class as he fidgeted with a pen , a habit that he had since quite some time*

After class is over, they can finally go home , itona, Terasaka and his friends walking home together*

Itona was walking in between Terasaka and Yoshida , the whole way he was just silent. His expression was blank as usual, but everyone can tell that he was still thinking about the whole incident. Meanwhile, everyone else was going on about something that itona didn't listen in on*

Terasaka was walking silently with everyone else, stealing glances at itona every now and then*

He was still fighting himself. The urge to grab itona's hand was strong, but he held himself back. he was feeling more conflicted than ever*

his group mates were still talking to each other, but terasaka couldn't bring himself to listen. His thoughts were solely focused on itona.*

He stole another glance at itona , noticing that he was still quiet and seemed deep in thought. he wondered what was going through itonas mind at the moment*

Itona was still thinking, now also wondering about what terasaka was thinking and why he acted so odd earlier. He was zoning out at this point, now not even paying attention to the conversations around him. He was thinking about asking terasaka about it, but that would require him to actually confront him and he's never been good with confrontation...*

He let out a little huff and poked at Terasaka's arm to get his attention*

Terasaka snapped out of his thoughts when he felt itona poke his arm. he looked over at itona*

"Hm? what is it? "

Itona looked up at him, expression as blank as usual*

"Can I ask you something..?"

Terasaka felt his heart skip a beat at itonas words. he nodded*

"Yea , uh , sure. Go right ahead"

Itona hesitates for a moment before asking...*

"Why were you acting so weird earlier..?"

Terasaka froze for a moment. He had hoped that itona wouldn't ask about it*

he tried to come up with an answer quickly, but he couldn't think of anything that sounded good enough*

"I uh, don't know. I was just feeling a bit off today. "

he was aware that the answer wasn't really good , but his brain couldn't form any other words at the moment.*

Itona gave him a deadpanned look, clearly not buying that as an excuse*

"...Are you serious? You're a really bad liar you know that?"

Terasaka let out a sigh, knowing that he sucked at lying*

"Yea yea, I know. I'm bad at it. But I really don't know how to explain it. "

he was mentally cursing himself for not being able to come up with a better explanation. The last thing he wanted was to tell itona the truth about his confusing thoughts*

Itona didn't look satisfied with that answer*

"Why do I feel like you're not being honest with me..?"

Terasaka let out another sigh, cursing to himself again. he knew that it wasn't easy to get past itona's sharp senses.*

"I'm telling the truth, I swear. It's just...it's complicated I guess"

he was trying his best to downplay the situation, but he was getting increasingly worried that itona would force an answer out of him.*

Itona's expression remained the same, clearly not convinced by his words*

"

Then why not at least try explaining it? It can't be that hard to explain."

damn it. itonas not gonna let this go, huh?*

Terasaka felt his heart pounding as itona kept pushing for an answer*

"I...look it's complicated. I don't know how to explain it. Just drop it alright..?"

his voice came out more defensive than he had intended. he was getting more and more agitated, he did NOT want to talk about his confusing thoughts*

Itona huffed at Terasaka's defensive tone, clearly a hint that he struck a nerve with him*

"No. I'm not gonna drop it that easily. You're acting weird and now you're being defensive about it-"

Terasaka felt his frustration growing with every word itona said. He knew he was digging himself into a deeper hole with his behavior*

"Damnit itona, it's personal. Just leave it alone"

he tried to keep calm and control his increasing agitation, but it was becoming more difficult by the second*

Itona sighs and just leans against Terasaka's arm while walking*

" Fine, then don't tell me "

Terasaka's behavior was confusing itona and he just wanted some sort of answer from him. Was it so hard? he thought*

Terasaka felt itonas weight pressing against his arm. And despite his growing frustration , he still liked having itona leaning against him...*

Terasaka was internally conflicted. He wanted to keep his thoughts to himself , but he also didn't want to alienate itona*

He sighed and gently placed his hand on top of itonas head , running his fingers through that soft white hair*

Itona let out a soft huff at the feeling of that and he subconsciously leaned into Terasaka's touch. Terasaka has a habit of ruffling itona's hair and itona loves it every time*

He felt Terasaka's hand on the top of his head, and couldn't help but let out a small, content sigh*

Terasaka's heart skipped a beat whenever itona leaned into his touch, and the sound of itonas little sigh just made him want to ruffle his hair again. He continued to run his fingers through that silky white hair, unable to help himself*

"You're so damn cute sometimes... " he muttered to himself, not really meaning to say it out loud.

Itona let out a soft hum in response, feeling satisfied with the head pats and ruffling. He didn't reply to what Terasaka mumbled under his breath and just leaned a bit more into him*

"...Your hand is warm... "

Terasaka softly chuckled in response, enjoying the feeling of itonas head leaning against his hand*

"yea? you like it when I ruffle your hair, don't ya? "

he continued to run his fingers through that white hair, gently massaging his scalp*

Itona gave a hum and a nod in response to the question as he closed his eyes, enjoying the hand ruffling his hair*

"Mhm..."

He lets out a content sigh as Terasaka continue to ruffle his hair and his scalp. The massaging feeling was just nice, he almost forgot about their prior conversation from before*

Terasaka chuckled again, enjoying the moment with itona. he couldn't help but notice how cute itona looked, his eyes were closed , completely relaxed under his touch. it made him feel strangely satisfied.*

without realizing it , Terasaka found himself gently bringing itona closer to him. wrapping one arm around him , pulling him to his side*

Itona was caught a bit off guard when Terasaka pulled him closer, but he didn't mind it. He leaned his head against Terasaka's side ,still humming softly at the hand ruffling his hair.*

He didn't care that the others were looking at them now, probably wondering what's going on. All he cared about now was the warm feeling of being close to Terasaka*

as Terasaka pulled itona closer , his senses were completely overwhelmed with itonas presence. The feeling of itonas head leaning against him, the sound of his soft hums of contentment, and the gentle scent of his hair... all of it was making it difficult for him to think straight*

he could feel the gazes of his friends on them , but he couldn't bring himself to care about it. all he wanted was to keep itona close to him*

They continued walking like this , with Terasaka protectively keeping itona close to him. He couldn't tell if it was his own desire to keep itona to himself that caused him to hold him this close, or if it was just a natural reaction to the situation.*

He just knew that having itona this close felt really, really good. His heart was beating faster than usual, and his thoughts were a complete mess*

Itona was enjoying the closeness , and Terasaka's protective hold made him feel safe and comfortable. He felt himself letting out a small yawn as the day's events were now catching up to him.*

soon they all arrive at Terasaka's home and hang out there for several hours until the others go back home and Terasaka and itona are alone again

(itona lives with Terasaka and his parents since he has no where else to go)

After the others left , Terasaka and itona were finally alone. He noticed that it looked like itona was feeling tired*

"You look like you're about to fall asleep right here. "

he chuckled to himself, gently ruffling itonas hair again.*

Itona hummed softly, leaning into the hand ruffling his hair again*

"i'm not tired… " *he mumbled, though his eyes weren't showing much of a convincing look. Terasaka could clearly tell that he was indeed tired*

Terasaka gave a soft chuckle, amused by itonas denial. He knew damn well that itona was tired, and it was adorable to see him trying to deny it.*

"sure you're not. The bags under your eyes don't tell a different story though. ypu always stay up too late to work on your robotic Projekts , that's not good for you you like gnome"

he teased, still ruffling itonas hair gently*

Itona huffed softly at the teasing, but didn't say anything. He knew it was true, he worked on his projects nonstop which messed up his sleeping schedule , mhh, as If he even has one- *

"Shut up, I'm fine. "

he leaned a bit more into Terasaka, as if silently asking for more head pats*

Terasaka raised an eyebrow in amusement, clearly enjoying messing with itona*

"You're fine, huh? You look like you're about to pass out on me. "

he teased, but then chuckled again as he noticed itona leaning into him*

"Someone's a bit needy for headpats, aren't they? "

Itona huffed again, looking away in a slight pout. He didn't like being called out for being needy, even if it was true*

" I'm not needy... I can go without head pats... "

his words didnt really match his actions, as he was still leaning into Terasaka, silently asking for more rubs*

Terasaka couldn't suppress a soft laugh at itonas reaction, finding his denial adorable*

"oh really? You're not needy, huh? Then why are you leaning into me, clearly asking for head pats? "

he teased, raising an eyebrow again, but then smirked as he continued to gently ruffled itonas hair*

Itona rolls his eyes*

" ugh, be quiet. Maybe I just happen to enjoy your hand in my hair..."

he mumbled, stubbornly not wanting to admit that Terasaka's hand in his hair makes him feel save*

Terasaka's smirk only grew wider at itonas stubborn response. He continued to run his hand through that fluffy white hair, finding great pleasure in how soft it felt*

"Oh, you just happen to enjoy my hand in your hair, huh? How convenient."

he teased again, clearly amused by itonas stubborness*

Itona huffed again, still stubbornly refusing to agree to Terasaka's words. He mumbled something under his breath*

"Shut it.. you're so annoying "

despite protesting, he leaned even more into said hand , a small content sigh escaping him*

Terasaka couldn't help but find itona's stubbornness adorable, even if it was really annoying at the same time*

"Oh, I'm the annoying one? Then why are you leaning into my hand like you can't get enough of it, even though you're trying to deny it so hard?"