Ship: Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal Major Tags: none Other Tags: minor injuries Word Count: 432
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Teshima knows he'll never forget the feeling of the first time he and Aoyagi finally managed to ride in sync with one another. They've been training for months, and more often than not, he's left practice convinced that they're never going to manage to pull it off, that he's only holding Aoyagi back.
Aoyagi won't give up on him though, and neither will Tadokoro, and somehow, that's enough to keep him going. He keeps bringing new ideas to practice of things they can try. Sometimes, they work. Sometimes, they fail miserably and end with one or both of them falling off of their bike in a tangle of limbs.
They've picked up more scrapes and bruises than Teshima cares to count by the time they finally make it work for the first time. He's not sure what's different this time, but he feels it the minute he gets onto his bike. The air feels almost charged between them, and he can't decide if it feels like it's going to pull them together or push them apart.
The strange tension holds as they set out, but it's not until they're nearing the end of the course that it finally blooms. There's another couple of riders in sight in front of them, and Teshima wants to pass them. Aoyagi does to; Teshima can feel it. They both nod, not even having to speak to make their desires known anymore, and somehow, they fall perfectly in sync with one another. It's like they're no longer two riders but rather one rider with four wheels and four legs. There's no wasted motion between them, and Teshima rides harder than he ever has before, pulling Aoyagi as close as he can to the finish before Aoyagi breaks free.
It's the first time they win, and even though it's only Aoyagi up on the podium, they both know that it's a victory for both of them.
They've picked up a lot of other things in the process too. After spending so long together, Teshima finds himself more aware of Aoyagi than he's ever been of someone before. He thinks it goes both ways too; he notices the way Aoyagi will sometimes pick up an extra juice with lunch, or offer his class notes before Teshima can even ask when Teshima is stuck on a homework assignment. Just like when they're cycling, he's not sure when they suddenly fell into rhythm together so well.
He's still not sure the night after their first victory when Aoyagi kisses him for the first time, but he knows that feels right too.
FILL: Team Imaizumi Shunsuke/Kinjou Shingo, G
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: minor injuries
Word Count: 432
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Teshima knows he'll never forget the feeling of the first time he and Aoyagi finally managed to ride in sync with one another. They've been training for months, and more often than not, he's left practice convinced that they're never going to manage to pull it off, that he's only holding Aoyagi back.
Aoyagi won't give up on him though, and neither will Tadokoro, and somehow, that's enough to keep him going. He keeps bringing new ideas to practice of things they can try. Sometimes, they work. Sometimes, they fail miserably and end with one or both of them falling off of their bike in a tangle of limbs.
They've picked up more scrapes and bruises than Teshima cares to count by the time they finally make it work for the first time. He's not sure what's different this time, but he feels it the minute he gets onto his bike. The air feels almost charged between them, and he can't decide if it feels like it's going to pull them together or push them apart.
The strange tension holds as they set out, but it's not until they're nearing the end of the course that it finally blooms. There's another couple of riders in sight in front of them, and Teshima wants to pass them. Aoyagi does to; Teshima can feel it. They both nod, not even having to speak to make their desires known anymore, and somehow, they fall perfectly in sync with one another. It's like they're no longer two riders but rather one rider with four wheels and four legs. There's no wasted motion between them, and Teshima rides harder than he ever has before, pulling Aoyagi as close as he can to the finish before Aoyagi breaks free.
It's the first time they win, and even though it's only Aoyagi up on the podium, they both know that it's a victory for both of them.
They've picked up a lot of other things in the process too. After spending so long together, Teshima finds himself more aware of Aoyagi than he's ever been of someone before. He thinks it goes both ways too; he notices the way Aoyagi will sometimes pick up an extra juice with lunch, or offer his class notes before Teshima can even ask when Teshima is stuck on a homework assignment. Just like when they're cycling, he's not sure when they suddenly fell into rhythm together so well.
He's still not sure the night after their first victory when Aoyagi kisses him for the first time, but he knows that feels right too.