Ship: Kagami Taiga/Kuroko Tetsuya Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke Major Tags: None Other Tags: Angst, ex boyfriends Word Count: 432
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The first thing Kagami realises is that he can still see Kuroko coming. His lack of presence hasn't changed at all, and Kagami can see him anyway, just as he always could.
The second thing he realises is that this is the only remnant of their relationship that has stayed the same. Kuroko's expression is as blank as it ever is but when Kagami could read it at a glance before, he's looking at it now and can't recognise any of the subtleties he sees in it. He doesn't know what that slight amount of tension around Kuroko's eyes means, or why he's pressing his lips together into a thin line, the way that he is.
Maybe it's a critical look. Kagami isn't sure, though, and it's an uncomfortable realisation that settles in his chest. He's looking at the other half of something that used to make him whole and he doesn't recognise it at all, doesn't know how to fit himself against it any more.
He knows that he's not meant to, any more. He knows that those times are behind them both and that's fine, because it's the way things needed to happen, back then.
"Taiga," Kuroko greets him, and it would feel like no time has passed at all, if only Kagami could recognise the person standing in front of him.
He wonders if Aomine felt a little bit of this too, in the time that passed between middle and high school. He wonders if he could stand on a basketball court with Kuroko again and know exactly where to look, where to be, and what to do, all without even once having to talk about it.
He wonders if Kuroko feels the same kind of dissonance looking at him too, or if Kagami's just too easy to read that it doesn't make a difference on his end, and this is just a weird, one-sided shock, like he's reached out to his side only to find nothing there.
"Taiga," Kuroko tries again. "You look kind of miserable, with that expression."
Kagami laughs quietly. "Do I, Tetsuya?"
Kuroko looks up at him curiously, and Kagami's stomach swoops with the realisation that maybe they both can't read each other any more. It's not just Kagami. He isn't sure if that makes him feel any better, or if it just makes him feel worse.
At the very least, he knows that he's grown since the last time they knew each other properly. He pushes the hurt aside and smiles at Kuroko.
FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, G
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Angst, ex boyfriends
Word Count: 432
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The first thing Kagami realises is that he can still see Kuroko coming. His lack of presence hasn't changed at all, and Kagami can see him anyway, just as he always could.
The second thing he realises is that this is the only remnant of their relationship that has stayed the same. Kuroko's expression is as blank as it ever is but when Kagami could read it at a glance before, he's looking at it now and can't recognise any of the subtleties he sees in it. He doesn't know what that slight amount of tension around Kuroko's eyes means, or why he's pressing his lips together into a thin line, the way that he is.
Maybe it's a critical look. Kagami isn't sure, though, and it's an uncomfortable realisation that settles in his chest. He's looking at the other half of something that used to make him whole and he doesn't recognise it at all, doesn't know how to fit himself against it any more.
He knows that he's not meant to, any more. He knows that those times are behind them both and that's fine, because it's the way things needed to happen, back then.
"Taiga," Kuroko greets him, and it would feel like no time has passed at all, if only Kagami could recognise the person standing in front of him.
He wonders if Aomine felt a little bit of this too, in the time that passed between middle and high school. He wonders if he could stand on a basketball court with Kuroko again and know exactly where to look, where to be, and what to do, all without even once having to talk about it.
He wonders if Kuroko feels the same kind of dissonance looking at him too, or if Kagami's just too easy to read that it doesn't make a difference on his end, and this is just a weird, one-sided shock, like he's reached out to his side only to find nothing there.
"Taiga," Kuroko tries again. "You look kind of miserable, with that expression."
Kagami laughs quietly. "Do I, Tetsuya?"
Kuroko looks up at him curiously, and Kagami's stomach swoops with the realisation that maybe they both can't read each other any more. It's not just Kagami. He isn't sure if that makes him feel any better, or if it just makes him feel worse.
At the very least, he knows that he's grown since the last time they knew each other properly. He pushes the hurt aside and smiles at Kuroko.
"Hey. Do you want to get lunch and catch up?"