#what to call it? hmm. toukaomi?

[lurkerwithcomputer]

Hug Me Like You Mean It

A/N: Ever since I read @hamliet 's TG highschool AU I've thought about something similar but with ghouls still being a thing.

"Would you go out with me?"

She puts her tall glass of blood down on the counter, with a clunk. The question makes her feel like the world is on pause for a moment, although there's not much action going on in the dorm's common room to even pause in the first place. It's dead empty, actually, and probably a good time for asking someone out.

She can't help but wonder what kind of human would ask out a ghoul.

She doesn't know that many humans. At least, not on friendly terms, except for Yoriko, and a few people from her dorm - her roommate Akira mostly. She's not counting the ones who used to be human - they still confuse her, tying her feelings into tangled knots.

But Yoriko's middle school friend, Takeomi, is standing across from her, cheeks a bit pink. She's seen enough of him in gym class to know the logical reason he'd ask out a ghoul, instead of the human girls he seems pretty popular with. As humans go, he's a rare kind of strong. The ghoul kind of strong. I bet he'd like someone he can give a real hug to without cracking her ribs. On the other hand, he could've asked out any ghoul. She knows her personality is all spikes and sandpaper on the outside, so...

"Why me?"

He winces and his shoulders slump.

Shit. I gave him the wrong idea.

"Hey. Look at me. This isn't a no, really I think you're a good, solid kind of guy. I'm just curious, 'cause you could've asked anyone, and I know I'm pretty abrasive."

He's quiet for a moment. She can almost hear him thinking through her words.

"Two reasons, I guess. One is that Yoriko says a lot of good things about you. The other is a piece of dating advice from my dad: 'if you find a good woman who doesn't know it, pick her and show her' is what he always said."

She feels her face go hot, she has to be bright red.

"Well I think it's working, because I've been much less grumpy with you than I usually am. One more thing," and she watches Takeomi perk up, "I bet I know why you asked out a ghoul."

He blushes heavily but doesn't say anything. She opens her arms wide.

"Come here and hug me like you mean it."

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