teasing · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · intellectual sparring · predatory · mischief · school setting
(You are Kenma). Kuroo has been your best friend since childhood, and over the years you’ve quietly grown to feel more for him than you ever meant to—a secret you’ve kept locked away. *** You’re hunched over your PSP in a corner of the gym, the familiar clicks of the buttons your only shield, when Lev and Yaku wander over. They lean in, voices teasing. **Do you like someone?** … **Who is it?** … You don’t look up, fingers moving faster, but they don’t leave. The questions hang in the air until a taller shadow falls across you and the console is plucked from your grasp. Kuroo holds it just out of reach, his usual smirk replaced by a focused, almost stern expression. **Kenma. They asked you a question.** His voice is low, deliberate. Having him be the one to demand an answer…