𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅-𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃

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SPOILER ALERT

HIORI JUST CARRIED TF OUTTA BASTARD MUCHEN VS UBERS

you hadn't talked to Bachira much since the tryouts had started

and so it was awkward when the two of you met on the training field at night

you remembered how much Bachira loved to sleep and so it kind of shocked you seeing him of all people training so late

"N/N!" he jumped towards you, engulfing you in a hug "I missed you! did you miss me? i know you did!"

"as energetic as always" you smiled at the male's behaviour "yeah I somewhat missed your presence"

Bachira froze as he jumped back "what did you say"

"as energetic as always?"

"no the other one"

"I somewhat missed your presence?"

"YOU FINALLY ACCEPTED YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME!" the male jumped in joy as he tackled you to the ground and basically hugged you to death

"hey hey, don't get delusional!" you tried to pry the male off you but he wouldn't budge "you're suffocating me!"

the male let go of you as you sat up and he got on his knees in front of you, holding your shoulders with a bright smile on his face

you smiled back at him and he finally calmed down and sat next to you

"you've gotten more expressive than before" he leaned his head down to get a better vision of your face from the side

"I guess I've gotten more comfortable with the people here and there's no reason for me to stay closed off" you looked at nowhere in particular "I had to drop that fake mysterious girl act at some point"

"I can see that" he chuckled "not only are you famous outside of Blue Lock, you're already popular in here"

"popular? i just talk to a few people" you raised your brow

"a few people? more like the entire building" the male spread his arms to demonstrate how much he meant

"I mean technically, I have to talk to people since I get paired up all the time for the tryouts" you stated the obvious before mumbling the last part "and being a singular girl in a building full of guys isn't something everybody can miss"

"what was that"

"never mind" you sighed "anyways, you seemed to have changed"

"oh yeah? what do you think has changed about me" he stood up and started playfully flexing

"well it's appearance for sure" you chuckled as the man deflated and sat back down next to you

"it's more like you've matured, you feel like a different person" you looked into his eyes

he stared at you for a couple seconds before responding "remember that monster I used to talk about

"vaguely" you looked down "the one you said you saw in Yoichi?"

"yeah that one" he smiled but this time it looked like a distant smile "i finally got rid of it"

"rid of it?" you looked at him puzzled "i thought you said that monster was what you were chasing after since you were young"

"that's what i thought i wanted" he laughed "i thought i wanted someone who could play like the monster did"

"but all that monster did was hold me back and give me false fantasies" you looked back at him as he began explaining what he had realized during his last match before passing the second selection

"seems like changed quite a bit" you layed on the ground as bachira layed next to you "unfortunately for me, I've stayed the same since you last saw me"

when you received no answer, you turned to look at bachira only to be met with his big eyes staring right back at you

his face was pretty close but not too close for you to get flustered

he removed on of his hands that were under his head as he brought it to your face and with his index he pushed your face lightly

"liar" he said

"huh?" you were confused

"you just lied" he repeated

"how?"

"i know I'm unserious all the time but i know you've never played seriously since the beginning of Blue Lock" he stared at you seriously "matter fact i know precision isn't your actual skill"

"if it's not then what is it" you questioned him

"i don't know yet but you've shown us glimpse of it" he sat back up but still faced you "our first match against team X"

"everyone ignored and forgot about what you did but I've been thinking about it" this might've been the first time you'd seen a dead serious expression on Bachira's face

"everyone froze, i don't know how you did it but they all looked terrified" he stood back up "and i know precision doesn't have any form of intimidation"

you stayed quiet as you listened to Bachira's justified suspicion

"you won't grow unless your at your best all the time" he stretched his arms with a loud a long yawn

"well I'm tired, goodnight" he began walking to the door while waving back at you

you stayed sat on the floor pondering for a few seconds, maybe he was right

but then again, you had never been put in a situation where you needed it

moments with a favourite man-child and a bit of tension at the end

not proofread, let me breath i beg