→ 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 (𝐧𝐚𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢)

xviv. teasing

togami lay awake, holding the sleeping naegi close to him. he hugged the boy with both arms, nose buried in his hair as he scrolled through the mounds of posts on his instagram. a side-by-side picture of naegi as a baby and naegi on his fifteenth birthday, naegi and a younger girl he assumed was his sister, naegi at an animal shelter absolutely beaming. togami couldn't help but smile as well, listening as naegi talked in his sleep.

"mm... no, i don't wanna..." naegi mumbled, his grip on togami tightening. "he's my... togami... my boyfriend... i..."

togami gently kissed the top of naegi's head, running his fingers through the boy's hair. naegi's soft murmurs quieted and he fell silent again, his tense shoulders slumping against togami's body. his chest rose and fell in a soft, slow pattern that relaxed togami just looking at it. his warm breath tickled togami's neck.

i'm so lucky, togami thought. naegi is here with me. he's alive. and he likes me too. he was even talking about me in his sleep. he called me his boyfriend. with a contented little sigh, togami took off his glasses and closed his eyes. everything was right.

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togami woke up the next morning feeling colder than usual. he opened his eyes and reached for naegi, only to find a handful of blanket. "naegi..?" he asked, delirious from the previous night. as togami began to wake up more, he realized naegi wasn't in bed. "naegi?!" he called, voice raising to a frantic shout. he whipped the covers off himself and shoved his glasses on, smashing his password into his phone only to see no new messages from naegi. "naegi!!" he shouted. "naegi, please—"

"what's up?" naegi's head popped out from behind the bathroom door. he had a toothbrush in his mouth and his hair was messy from sleep. he was wearing togami's sweater and boxers.

"you scared me," togami sighed in relief, walking over to naegi and wrapping him in a soft embrace. "i thought you left. is that my toothbrush?"

naegi took the toothbrush out of his mouth and looked at it. "it was in the cup," he said, trying his hardest to talk around the toothpaste foam in his mouth. "i'm sorry," he mumbled, going back to the bathroom to spit it out. "i had no idea. but if you have anything i have it now too because we made out a lot last night, didn't we?"

togami snickered. "that one is an extra. but if you really want my germs that badly, i guess i can grant you that."

"oh? and how would you happen to do that?" naegi smiled at togami, stepping closer and playing with the buttons on togami's nightshirt.

togami's eyes trailed down naegi's body, eventually coming to rest on his lips. "i'm sure i could figure something out," he whispered, watching as naegi caught on.

"i wouldn't mind that," naegi flirtatiously slid his hands under togami's shirt, his lips brushing togami's neck. "what a way to spend a saturday..."

"saturday? naegi, it's friday."

"what?"

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it was half an hour into class when togami burst into the classroom followed by naegi, who was still in togami's sweater. "ah. nice of you to join us, boys. please, take a seat." togami looked at naegi, who blurted out a quick "sorry, sir" before running to his seat with togami in suit.

the lesson progressed slower than normal for naegi. he couldn't stop thinking about the previous night. togami's hands on his hips, on the brink of slipping underneath his boxers. the hot water running down his bare chest. his soft, strong arms lifting him into bed. naegi couldn't stop stealing glances at togami for the entire lesson. he could tell his cheeks were redder than ever, but he didn't mind. as long as he could stare for a couple more seconds...

"naegi. eyes on the board."

"y-yes sir. sorry sir," naegi stammered, his eyes flicking over the classroom. maizono was sulking in her seat next to asahina, who was giggling with junko about something. ishimaru and oowada were silently arguing about something. hifumi had his nose stuck in his laptop, typing away at something. nobody seemed to notice naegi's distraction aside from togami, who tore a corner out of his notebook and passed it to naegi.

nice view?

naegi couldn't help but break out into a grin. he scribbled on the paper and pushed it back toward togami with his pinky finger.

yeah <3

togami smiled ever-so-slightly, resting his hand on the top of naegi's. the spark that formed every time togami touched naegi set off once again, sending shooting electricity through his body. he let togami touch his hand, enjoying every second of it. he leaned over to whisper into his ear. "i want to kiss you."

togami smiled, leaning in to whisper back. "i want to kiss you too," he smirked, deciding to almost let naegi's lips touch his. naegi's eyes began to close.

          "don't tease me," he whispered, breath tickling togami's cheeks. "we're in class..."

          "i know," togami murmured. "i just want you."

          "togami..." naegi shoved himself away, stealing a flirtatious glance at togami before turning his attention back to the class. he couldn't keep the smile off his face.

          as the bell rang, naegi stood up. "it's friday," he said. "let's go on a date tonight. just us two. on me?"

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a/n: hiii! i felt like writing another chapter tonight, so enjoy! <3