outro ;; starstruck
AKAASHI KEIJI WATCHED the exchange in the parking lot from his window with an estranged, pained gaze. His best friend Bokuto gasped softly as he studied the same view, reflexively tugging the former setter away. Akaashi didn't protest when the wing spiker dragged him off, numbly following in his footsteps.
The two adults sat down on the couch, Bokuto silent for once as he struggled to find the words he knew his friend needed, the phrases and ways to comfort him. "'Kaashi–" he began, but the editor cut him off with a shake of his head.
"It's fine, Bokuto." His voice was soft and fragile as he struggled to maintain his composure, forcing the lines of his face to maintain their strict, stoic positions. "I'm alright."
Bokuto watched his friend with sad, golden eyes. "It's fine if you're not," he whispered softly, watching as Akaashi lowered his head to face the carpeted floor. The wing spiker could only begin to imagine how the editor must've felt at the moment, watching the person he'd fallen in love with choose somebody else over him.
It must hurt like hell, thought Bokuto sympathetically.
It was a moment before Akaashi raised his head, smiling bitterly, his steel blue gaze lovelorn as he looked into the distance, eyes searching the past. "I loved her, and she loved me. Two grand, otherworldly years of a love that originates from a world unbound by the infinitesimal words of the dictionary; That was enough, for someone like me," he finished softly.
Bokuto could feel himself tearing up at the man's words. "Akaashi..?" For once, he pronounced his name right.
Akaashi Keiji refocused on his best friend, smiling a closed-eye smile as a singular tear ran down his cheek.
"It can be enough."
. . .
It was the first time the starry-eyed Suna twins had been taken out stargazing. It was late, by their standards, and a little sleepy, yet they were excited nonetheless.
"Ohh! Ms. Tsukimi! What's that star?!" called Riko excitedly pointing up at a large, shining one. The astronomer chuckled to herself, shifting so that the child in her arms could sit more comfortably. "That's Betelgeuse," she explained kindly. "It's one of the stars in the constellation Orion–do you see it? That's his belt," she traced the shape of the constellation to the young girl.
Meanwhile, Riku and Rin were a few feet away from them, observing their own. Suna watched fondly as Tsukimi explained the story behind Orion and the Scorpion to his daughter, observing with an affectionate gaze his daughter's tired albeit excited expressions.
Walking up to them, Suna allowed his son to tune in on the conversation while he wordlessly studied Tsukimi's face beneath the moonlight.
The middle blocker had finally begun to officially court the fiery astronomer, introducing her presence more and more often to his children. At this point in time, underneath these starry night skies, it almost felt as if they were a family.
And that was more than enough.
Tsukimi turned as Riku tugged at her sleeve. "Can you point out... my mommy?" he asked sleepily, desperately trying to stay awake but his amber eyes were growing more and more tired by the second.
The astronomer smiled and was about to reply when Riko cut her off: "Idiot, our mommy's right here," she mumbled sleepily before dozing off. Riku merely rolled his eyes at his twin's antics before shutting his eyes himself, leaning against his father's chest as he drifted off to sleep.
Tsukimi's breath hitched at their words, reflexively turning to gaze up at Rin. But he was already watching her, his pale amber eyes sparkling joyfully beneath the moonlit glow.
No words were shared between them, but they already knew.
The two adults turned silently to face the constellation Aquarius, breathlessly looking up into the night sky, studying the star that had embedded itself into the heart of the water-carrier, the one that had brought them to one another.
One astrophile turned to face the other, both smiling at each other. It was undoubtable; They were undeniably...
starstruck.
–fin.–
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