ao3 fics

• In a Better World by FaelynWalker

In the wrong timeline, Inui and Kokonoi still find a way to come together.

• Keeping your Promise? by blueanthology

Koko decides he needs a break from Inui but he takes longer to come back that usual. Inui has fallen into an unlikely friendship with Draken over their interest in mechanics and for the most part is doing well. When he finally comes back Koko is less than thrilled about Inui's new friendship and surprisingly possessive over the boy he swears is just his friend.

Set at 17 years old.

• it's a cruel summer by RaqEli

“It’s 37.6,” Seishu reads.

“Does that mean I’m dying?” Koko asks. Seishu stares at him blankly. Dramatic bastard.

“No,” he says. “It means you have a fever.”

Alternatively: Koko gets sick, and Seishu starts wondering if he’s a misplaced theatre actor dressed in a gang uniform. He sure acts like getting a cold is the end of the world for him.

• Not even death can do us part by Leuqar

Inupi thinks this is all a game they’re playing, a test of endurance on who will give out first, who will break first. Like an endless tug of war, only if they hang on the rope long enough to realize it’s meant to tear them apart.

• where do we go from here (hint: jail) by windgod

It's surprising enough that Inui received an order for a bike addressed to Hajime Kokonoi, an executive of the top syndicate Bonten. What's more surprising is that Inui didn't have the urge to report it to authorities as much as he had the urge to share a drink and tell him about his life, just like old times.

• pawn × queen by popsky

There’s a word for what they are.

• Heart to heart by yuutaokkotsucanwalkonme

“Stop looking at me like that” he blurted, still holding eye contact.

“Like what?” Kokonoi frowned.

“You're looking at me the way you were looking at akane.” Seishu sighed, looking away.