Small note in the beginning that the age differences and such will be wrong here in case you're wondering ww The age order from oldest to youngest is Soraru — Eve — Mafumafu — Sou Anyways, hope you enjoy~
The world was filled with colors. Red like roses. Orange like the sunset. Yellow like the sun. Green like the leaves of a tree. Blue like the sky.
The world was filled with thousands of different kinds of colors.
But Eve was never able to see any of them. Not once was he able to see any colors at all. Hearing everyone talk about their favorite colors and how beautiful that one color looked like was slightly depressing. But even so, the mushroom-haired male never let that discourage him from becoming an artist. Even when his parents tried to convince him to do something else.
Because in Eve's eyes, art was something incredible given to the world. There was one piece of art called "Painting into your Monochrome World" which was being painted by a colorblind artist as well. That one painting changed Eve's whole life in a matter of seconds.
Eve couldn't see colors that's for sure. But after looking at that painting, the mushroom-haired could feel as if he could see all the colors that everyone has been talking about for one second.
And after that day, he was set on becoming an artist so that he would be able to feel the moment of seeing colors again.
The mushroom-haired male had been pursuing art for six years now. And many people started acknowledging him and his art as it was inspiring to see a child who couldn't even see colors, draw as if he could see them with even more detail than a normal person.
But even with all the acknowledgement and success, Eve just couldn't be satisfied because in the end, he wasn't able to see his own colors that he had used for his drawings and paintings.
It had been six years now. And even if Eve wanted to be positive, he couldn't help but wonder if he would ever be able to see those colors again that he saw six years ago.
The school bell rang which snapped the mushroom-haired male out of his thoughts. He didn't say anything as he only put his things away silently before deciding to do his usual routine which would be going to his raven-haired friend before going to the art room where he would continue with his newest painting.
Heading down the hallway, the mushroom-haired male could hear some light piano playing. And even if he knew that there was no way that the raven-haired male would actually be playing, there was still the slight glimpse of hope that Eve was wrong and Soraru did find his love for piano again.
Sliding the door open, Eve stepped inside as he was about to give the older male his usual smile and greeting, stopping himself when he realized that there was a slight difference from usual.
One, Soraru was not making the music room a mess for once as all of his papers were laying organized next to him.
Two, the raven-haired male looked even more tired than usually and annoyed which was something the mushroom-haired male hadn't seen in a while.
And three, there was someone sitting next to the raven-haired male as he was cheerfully talking to the older male, not minding the fact that the former pianist looked like he just wanted to get away from him. Knowing Soraru, he must have tried that already but must have failed.
Both the raven-haired male and the albino looked towards the door when they heard it open as Eve only gave them a smile despite being confused.
"Sora-san, did you make a new friend?", the mushroom-haired male asked casually, deciding to not mention the fact that he was one of Soraru's only friends besides a certain brunet and pink-haired male.
"You wish. I met that guy a few days ago and he won't stop bothering me about me playing piano again together with him cause—"
"I'm Eve, a second year and Sora-san's friend. May I know who you are?", the mushroom-haired male asked as he walked to the albino, not feeling the need to hear anything else from Soraru.
The fact that there was someone who was set on convincing the raven-haired male to play the piano again made Eve feel happy.
"I'm Mafumafu! A first year! Nice to meet you, Eve-san!", the albino exclaimed with a smile which was returned by the mushroom-haired male.
"Nice to meet you too, Mafumafu-san. If it's not too rude to ask, can you tell me what you want from, Sora-san? After all, he isn't the best socialist.", Eve said with a smile, ignoring the glare that he got from the older male.
"Because I really love Soraru-san's music! His piano was the one thing that inspired me to become a violinist!", Mafumafu explained as the other male widened his eyes before smiling softly.
"I see... That Sora-san's music could reach you too... is really nice. So am I right to assume that you want to convince him to play the piano again?", Eve asked as the albino nodded.
"Well, I won't stop you then.", the mushroom-haired male said. "Oi, are you not going to help me out or something?", Soraru asked as the younger male merely flashed him a closed-eyed smile.
"No. I am sure Mafumafu-san will help you out. Also, there is a painting waiting for me to finish it so I'll be going now.", Eve reasoned as the albino looked at him curiously.
"A painting?", Mafumafu repeated confused as the mushroom-haired male nodded. "Yes, I'm more or less an artist so I am in the art room everyday after school. You could visit it one time. It would be nice to have someone there once in a while.", Eve said.
"Eh? Are there no other members?", Mafumafu asked as he was about to question things some more but was stopped by the raven-haired male who shook his head, silently telling him to not ask anything further.
The albino was confused but decided to listen to the older male and not ask anything further.
"It was nice to meet you, Mafumafu-san. I will be taking my leave now.", Eve said as he gave the two of them a last smile before exiting the room.
There was a short silence before it was the albino who broke it. "Why did you stop me from asking, Soraru-san?"
"Because it would have been insensitive to talk about it in front of him even if he knew that you didn't mean any harm and tell you that it was fine, he would still feel slightly hurt being reminded of it.", Soraru said as he packed his things, Mafumafu quickly following suit as he took his bag and the violin case.
"Feeling hurt? What do you mean?", the younger male asked as the older male hesitated for a bit before deciding to answer.
"People who love art and such admire Eve. But people who are artists themselves, people who are something like rivals and pursue art as well but aren't as successful as Eve, are jealous and don't want to have to do anything with him.", Soraru explained.
"Eh?! Just because of that?!", Mafumafu asked shocked. "No, it's because he can't see colors but still managed to get successful.", Soraru told him. "E-eve-san is colorblind?", the albino asked as the older male nodded grimly.
"They are telling him things like how it is unfair for someone like him to be able to get successful. The insults don't make any sense and all. Luckily, Eve gets along with pretty much everyone else so they defend him. I was going to suggest doing something about this but Eve insisted that I shouldn't.
So in the end, all the people from the arts club quit after Eve joined and now he is basically alone in there. I would have joined but he told me not to join just because of him. And look where we are now. He is all alone in that room everyday after school.", Soraru said sighing.
"That sounds sad... I just hope that Eve-san isn't too lonely.", Mafumafu said as he looked down. "Don't worry, that guy is pretty positive. I mean, despite not being able to see colors for his whole life, he is still determined to change that. He'll be fine. I will make sure that he is by checking up on him once in a while.", Soraru said.
"I see! Soraru-san is really nice after all!", the albino exclaimed. "Oi. What do you mean by that?", the raven-haired male asked as the younger male only giggled in response before answering.
"Nothing~ Ah! Soraru-san, can I come over today?", Mafumafu asked. "No.", the older male immediately shot down as he walked out of the music room, the albino quickly following after him. "Ehhh? Why not?", the younger male asked.
"Why? Because you are annoying is why.", Soraru reasoned. But even after his rejection, the albino didn't give up as the raven-haired male could only sigh, knowing that today would be a long day as well.
*****
The sounds of a paintbrush brushing against a canvas. The light scent of the acrylic colors lingering around the room. The afternoon sun shining through the windows. The students playing baseball outside and the silence in the art room.
This had grown to be Eve's daily routine. The mushroom-haired male had grown used to that though and he didn't mind having the whole room for himself as he could use all the supplies by himself.
Even if there was no one in the art club because of him as the artists despised him, everyone else in his class still decided support him so it was fine.
Eve was someone who decided to just see the positive aspects of life. This was how he had always done it and this was how his art managed to make everyone happy because of the positivity it gives.
With these thoughts, the mushroom-haired male continued to paint his canvas with the colors that he couldn't identify.
A soft knock snapped him out of his thoughts as he stopped painting and looked at the door confused. Usually, only Soraru or a teacher would visit with some classmates. But even then no one would come at this kind of time.
Even so, Eve decided that he should probably answer so that the poor person outside wouldn't have to stand there the whole time.
"Come in.", he said, barely loud enough so that the other person could hear him. He could hear some sounds outside which got louder until the point where he got worried.
Eve finally decided to see what was going on as he walked to the door to open it. But as soon as he reached it, the door opened by itself as a person stormed in.
"U-um, excuse me! I-is this the— Hya?!", the male exclaimed as the mushroom-haired male felt a sudden force hitting him causing him to fall backwards.
Despite falling, neither of them closed their eyes though which made the mushroom-haired male look directly into the eyes of the blond male in front of him.
And it might sound cliché, but the artist felt as if everything was played in slow motion just like in the movies as they gazed into each other's eyes.
Eve wasn't one to be fazed by anything. But he couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw something twinkling in the other male's eyes which made them stand out from everything else.
Instead of seeing the usual grey, black and white, he saw something else.
A color that the mushroom-haired knew, was once described as the color of the ocean by his raven-haired friend if he remembered correctly.
In Eve's perspective, it was one of the most beautiful and fascinating things that he had seen. And just as fast as it appeared, the color disappeared again, making the mushroom-haired male wish to see more.
"I-I'm so sorry! A-are you alright?", the shorter male asked him which snapped the artist out of his thoughts. "Ah, yes, I'm fine.
Don't worry about it, it was also my fault for walking to the door all of a sudden.", Eve assured him with a soft smile as he stood up before helping the blond male to get up as well.
"Is there anything you need here? Are you maybe a new student who got lost?", the mushroom-haired male asked as the younger male only looked at him unsure, not knowing what to say.
"I'm Eve a second year here and am in the arts club.", he introduced himself, hoping that the other male would feel less nervous with that.
"A-ah, I-I'm Sou... A first year... Nice to meet you, senpai.", the blond male said as he quickly bowed which made the older male smile slightly.
"No need for formalities like that. You can just call me by my name.", he said as the younger male looked up and tilted his head.
"Th-then... Eve-san?", Sou asked as the older male nodded in response, giving him an encouraging smile. "I-I actually came here because I wanted to know if I could sign in for the arts club?", the younger male asked as he looked up at the older male nervously who couldn't help but look at him shocked.
"You... want to join?", he asked as the younger male nodded in response. "I-is that bad? Or a-are there too many members?", Sou asked unsure when he saw how the mushroom-haired male didn't accept on him joining.
"No, that's not it. I am just surprised to see that someone would join after such a long time. Of course you can join. That is if you don't mind having me as a member in it.", Eve said as he walked to the drawer and pulled out a paper.
"O-of course not! Y-you are really kind and I want to learn a lot from you!", Sou exclaimed as the other male halted before flashing the younger male a small grin.
"I see. I look forward to having you here in this club then, Sou-kun.", Eve said as he handed the shorter male the application papers.
Sou took them and nodded several times before returning the grin with a bright smile. "Y-yes! I look forward to being here!"
Eve was someone who decided to just see the positive aspects of life.
Even if there was no one in the art club because of him as the artists despised him, everyone else in his class still decided support him so it was fine.
But deep inside his heart, he still always felt strangely empty, not knowing why. He should have been happy to have supportive friends and nice classmates who defended him from people who were jealous of his talent.
But he still couldn't help but feel like something was missing.
On that spring afternoon, working on his painting in the empty art room, he had met someone who was willing to make art with him.
It was just as if god had heard the mushroom-haired male's wish and decided to fulfill it.
Call him childish or delusional but Eve truly believed that the blond male would be the one who could finally fill the emptiness in his heart.
And for the first time in forever, Eve saw the light of hope again that he might finally be able to enter the world of colors as well.
As you can see the second chapter was from Eve's perspective ww I will do my best to continue this series so I hope you guys will continue reading it! Can I just say that we need more Evesou? ww Like they are so precious and all, we need more of them ww Anyways, that's all for this chapter~ I will be going to sleep now so Oyasuminyasai~