Ship: Kagami/Himuro, Kagami/Kuroko, Kagami & Alex Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke Major Tags: TAGS OMITTED Other Tags: TAGS OMITTED Original Work:link by kiyala Word Count: 416
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“Taiga,” says Alex, and he knows what’s coming next, so he cuts her off with a frown.
Her face softens, and she reaches over to smooth the hair out of his eyes and then her face shifts back so taht she’s giving him a very stern look.
“I know you’re hurting, but it’s awfully obvious your heart’s not in this.”
She doesn’t have to be more specific for Taiga to know she’s talking about his relationship with Kuroko; she didn’t even have to go this far for him to know that. It’s always on his mind, when he wakes up in bed with Kuroko next to him and the bed still feels empty and it still feels like he’s betraying Tatsuya. When his hand is in Kuroko’s hair and it feels so horribly unfair that he’s pretending, that he’s not trying hard enough to really fall in love.
“Do you think he knows?”
“Kuroko? Yeah. Almost everyone does.”
“Shit,” says Taiga. “He hasn’t called me on it—”
“It’s because he likes you,” says Alex. “He wants to believe that one day you’ll just wake up liking him back and he has to be patient, but it doesn’t do either of you any good to wait for that when it’s probably not going to happen.”
Taiga sighs; he doesn’t have to say he’s still not over Tatsuya. “Does Tatsuya know?”
“No,” says Alex. “He’s—well.”
“He's what?” says Taiga.
“He wants to believe you’re happy, so that’s what he’s going to see.”
“Funny how he didn’t believe that when we were happy,” says Taiga, casting a bitter look at his fries, as if the potatoes were still raw.
Alex hums, not in disagreement. And Taiga supposes they hadn’t been as happy as he’d thought, that that had been what he’d waited his whole life for and he’d seen what he’d wanted to see. Tatsuya had hidden his discomfort, but Taiga hadn’t looked for it. He hadn’t been proactive, even though he should have known, because he knows Tatsuya. And right now Tatsuya wants to believe he’s happy, and.
“Does that mean—does he still want—”
“Ask him,” says Alex. “You two have to figure this out for yourselves. I’m looking out for you, but I’m not going to do this for you.”
“I know,” says Taiga, chomping down on a fry perhaps more viciously than necessary.
Alex smiles at him, soft and tired but still firm. “But you need to clear things up with Kuroko, okay?”
FILL: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU, T
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Other Tags: TAGS OMITTED
Original Work: link by
Word Count: 416
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“Taiga,” says Alex, and he knows what’s coming next, so he cuts her off with a frown.
Her face softens, and she reaches over to smooth the hair out of his eyes and then her face shifts back so taht she’s giving him a very stern look.
“I know you’re hurting, but it’s awfully obvious your heart’s not in this.”
She doesn’t have to be more specific for Taiga to know she’s talking about his relationship with Kuroko; she didn’t even have to go this far for him to know that. It’s always on his mind, when he wakes up in bed with Kuroko next to him and the bed still feels empty and it still feels like he’s betraying Tatsuya. When his hand is in Kuroko’s hair and it feels so horribly unfair that he’s pretending, that he’s not trying hard enough to really fall in love.
“Do you think he knows?”
“Kuroko? Yeah. Almost everyone does.”
“Shit,” says Taiga. “He hasn’t called me on it—”
“It’s because he likes you,” says Alex. “He wants to believe that one day you’ll just wake up liking him back and he has to be patient, but it doesn’t do either of you any good to wait for that when it’s probably not going to happen.”
Taiga sighs; he doesn’t have to say he’s still not over Tatsuya. “Does Tatsuya know?”
“No,” says Alex. “He’s—well.”
“He's what?” says Taiga.
“He wants to believe you’re happy, so that’s what he’s going to see.”
“Funny how he didn’t believe that when we were happy,” says Taiga, casting a bitter look at his fries, as if the potatoes were still raw.
Alex hums, not in disagreement. And Taiga supposes they hadn’t been as happy as he’d thought, that that had been what he’d waited his whole life for and he’d seen what he’d wanted to see. Tatsuya had hidden his discomfort, but Taiga hadn’t looked for it. He hadn’t been proactive, even though he should have known, because he knows Tatsuya. And right now Tatsuya wants to believe he’s happy, and.
“Does that mean—does he still want—”
“Ask him,” says Alex. “You two have to figure this out for yourselves. I’m looking out for you, but I’m not going to do this for you.”
“I know,” says Taiga, chomping down on a fry perhaps more viciously than necessary.
Alex smiles at him, soft and tired but still firm. “But you need to clear things up with Kuroko, okay?”
“Okay.”