Takeru Fortner-Jones
Drawn by the lovely and wonderful @askhenrymorris
At some point I need to really lean in more to the Takeru x Soma nonsense and also I want to introduce Soma's adopted brother Daray, who was also part of the cult, but he was like a kid when he got indoctrinated and Julius actually rescued him a few years before Aria and had him staying with him for awhile, before leaving him with a cousin of his while he took care of events in Aria.
Soma is close to his adopted brother, and I think it'd be cute to just add some more little fluff to this story <3 because Soma deserves some softness for the nonsense I put him through (aka the nonsense takeru drags him into).
Daray being an OC belonging to my friend @justloversrevenge <3 They allowed me use of their OC for this. Anyway I'm just happy that @one-in-a-million-fishsticks allowed me to play with this lovely brainchild they made and also approved of the ideas ive sent them. I am honestly so excited to write silly stuff for this silly lil guy.
I also might focus more on the found family aspect too and probs drum up the silly bullshit again too ^_^ i got so many ideas and i cannot write them all down GRRRR
Sponsored
So something I wanted to note, especially for my fic Slice of Life: University of Tokyo does provide apartments and dorms for students. Also there are indeed events that happen and the after class clubs are called circles. I was busy preparing for some new chapter ideas for Soma and was like "hmmm let me make sure im not making shit up"
So I asked my coworker and she was telling me circles /clubs were msotly to just meet up do a bit of a thing then go drinking or have fun and she rarely studied, but she did say they provided cheap apartments for those who lived on campus AND dorm rooms if they couldn't afford an apartment.
So I am happy to say that yay my research and rabbit hole late night diggings was indeed useful to me. One thing I love about writing is the way i can just go silly with things, but I also wanna make sure i am not talking out of my ass--
anyway i might pay someone at some point to like maybe do some art for me. i just need to see Soma being annoyed with Takeru in art form jrkgnrejkbgerjgh
Chapter 10 - Interlude
Posted on AO3 as well!
<- previous next ->
Soma’s peace was short-lived; life was cruel after the ramen shop. Over the past few days, he had felt uneasy. Every laugh with the paranormal group felt brittle, every shadow seemed suspect. He caught himself snapping at small things, withdrawing, his paranoia bleeding through.
Takeru noticed. He always noticed, which, Soma thought, was absolutely frustrating. Then again, Soma had also been cold to Mina—his best friend, his world.
“Hey,” Takeru said one evening as the group dispersed, his grin softer, more genuine than usual. “You okay? You’ve been… different. On edge.”
Soma muttered something about being fine, but Takeru didn’t buy it.
What unsettled Takeru most was the way his own chest tightened watching Soma walk away. He didn't understand why this boy pulled at him, why he felt the instinct to protect him like he was something irreplaceable. He only knew he couldn’t look away.
Maybe it was the legacy in his veins. Maybe it was something else entirely, but Soma Cruz was gravity, and Takeru Fortner-Jones was already caught in his orbit.
—
The knock came late, after the apartment dorm building had already gone quiet.
Soma sighed, half-tempted to ignore it. He'd just changed into a t-shirt and sweats, his hair still damp from his shower, when the knocking came again, this time followed by a voice, hushed but insistent.
“Hey. Cruz. Open up. It’s me.”
Soma dragged himself to the door, cracking it open to reveal Takeru leaning against the frame, grinning in that lopsided way of his.
“What do you want?” Soma asked flatly.
“Nothing major. Just figured you’d bail if I asked you to hang out somewhere else. So…” Takeru shoved his way in without waiting. “I came here instead.”
Soma groaned but didn’t fight him. He shut the door, and by the time he turned around, Takeru had already claimed the chair by his desk, spinning lazily before propping his feet up.
For a while, Soma busied himself stacking books and moving papers– anything to pretend this wasn’t happening, but Takeru wasn’t the type to be shaken off so easily. His grin faded into something softer.
“You’ve been weird lately. Weirder than usual,” he said. “And don’t give me the ‘I’m fine’ crap. You’re wound tighter than a cursed spring.”
Soma’s hands stilled. He stood there, shoulders rigid, before finally slumping onto the edge of his bed. “…I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Cool,” Takeru said lightly, though his eyes stayed fixed on him. “So I’ll talk, you’ll sulk, and we’ll call it quality bonding time.”
Something about his casualness broke through the wall Soma had been building. The words tumbled out before he could stop them.
“…I feel like I’m being watched. Like there’s something moving around me, trying to get close. Last week, I– ” He cut himself short, pressing a palm to his forehead. “Someone pretended to be… someone I trust. And I didn’t notice. I talked to them like they were real.”
The silence that followed pressed on him, heavy and all consuming. He had said too much. His throat ached.
Takeru whistled low. “Heavy stuff. No wonder you’re twitchy.” Then, as if trying to lighten the mood, he added, “Careful, man. Keep this up and people are gonna start calling you Drac Jr.”
The words landed like a stone.
Soma snapped, “Don’t call me that.” The sharpness of it shocked even him. He stared at the floor, heat crawling up his neck. “…Sorry. I just… I’m stressed. It’s too much sometimes.”
Takeru leaned back, hands raised in surrender. “Okay. No more nicknames.” He let the quiet settle before adding, “So… want me to shut up and just hang here?”
Soma blinked. “…You’re really going to just sit here?”
“Yup.” Takeru stretched out, folding his arms behind his head. “You already adopted me, remember? Your emotional support stray? This is part of the package deal.”
Soma let out a laugh. It was small and tired, but real. He didn’t tell him to leave. He didn’t want to.
So they stayed like that, the quiet of the room settling in around them. Soma on the bed, Takeru in the chair, the hum of the dorm faint through the walls.
For once, it wasn’t cults or chaos or the weight of Dracula’s shadow. It was just two boys sharing silence, one holding himself together, the other keeping watch without asking for explanations. And though Soma would never admit it aloud, it helped.
Chapter 10 preview for Slice of Life! Takeru is so fun to write. I love him.
The knock came late, after the halls had already gone quiet. Soma sighed, half-tempted to ignore it. He'd just changed into a t-shirt and sweats, his hair still damp from his shower, when the knocking came again, this time followed by a voice, hushed but insistent. “Hey. Cruz. Open up. It’s me.” Soma dragged himself to the door, cracking it open to reveal Takeru leaning against the frame, grinning in that lopsided way of his. “What do you want?” Soma asked flatly. “Nothing major. Just figured you’d bail if I asked you to hang out somewhere else. So…” Takeru shoved his way in without waiting. “I came here instead.” Soma groaned but didn’t fight him. He shut the door, and by the time he turned around, Takeru had already claimed the chair by his desk, spinning lazily before propping his feet up. For a while, Soma busied himself stacking books and moving papers—anything to pretend this wasn’t happening. But Takeru wasn’t the type to be shaken off so easily. His grin faded into something softer. “You’ve been weird lately. Weirder than usual,” he said. “And don’t give me the ‘I’m fine’ crap. You’re wound tighter than a cursed spring.” Soma’s hands stilled. He stood there, shoulders rigid, before finally slumping onto the edge of his bed. “…I don’t want to talk about it.” “Cool,” Takeru said lightly, though his eyes stayed fixed on him. “So I’ll talk, you’ll sulk, and we’ll call it quality bonding time.”
I just really like the idea of grumpy paranoid Soma and Mr. Orange cat gremlin <3
Chapter 9 - Understanding
Summary: Genya's feeling a way about a certain cult and a certain someone who has become closer to Soma is setting off alarms, but can he really be upset, when this is the first time in a good few weeks that Soma seemed calmed and...happy. Except Mina weighed on his mind, even though Soma seemed to have moved on. Genya did not.
LOOK FAM TWO UPDATES. lol I actually had 7, 8, 9 and 10 all written, but I felt bad for Soma so have some comfort <3 i rly love the ghost hermit crab. my fave character thus far.
----0000-----
The semester had rolled on, weeks stretching into months with no new horrors clawing at Soma’s throat. Arikado’s quiet watch still lingered, Julius’s stern shadow pressed close, and Takeru was monitored more tightly than Soma himself. After the events of the hold where Takeru had found them ( apparently Soma had not been aware that Takeru somehow found the hold that was rebuilt years ago) Julius had made an offer: No more summonings, no more going into places alone. If the paranormal club were to go anywhere either himself or Genya would go as insurance, because Takeru’s penchant for danger was becoming a hazard to not only Soma, but others. Of course the club only grew, and Takeru agreed because with it growing and shrinking randomly they could no longer do spontaneous trips.
Chapter 8 - Warehouse
Note: I'm going insane with this Alu x Grant so time for more Soma focus for now!
Summary: Soma's very tired and whatever has been itching at the back of his mind finally shows, and Soma's come to the conclusion that something else may be going on, something deeper and all he wants to do is scream, because fuck him of course. He's Soma Cruz, why wouldn't he be able to enjoy something silly as a haunted warehouse without becoming more?
**Will be cross-posted to Ao3**
<- previous next ->
#fic: slice of life but hard mode#traumatizing soma is my kink#but also this poor boy#anyway i think it'd be funny since takeru being who he is#and the cult being who they are#that anytime soma does things someone from behind the scenes wouldn't be trying to pull something to make soma let go#luckily he won't#but he really is just having the worst timeTM#but no worries Takeru is here!#Mina later on having a time on her own because what do you mean you forgot to tell her where Soma went Julius?#Genya pretending he did not have a thing to do with this because for some reason Mina's wrath just lowkey reminds him of someone he knew.#anyway enough of my rambling.
Reblogged
Matching outfits Soma and Mina should wear and have worn. Soma put their outfits together, but they want you to know they aren't dating though!
Im very normal about their situationship--
Yoinks my headcanon post and totally gonna have a chapter dedicated to the besties slaying together in clothes Soma picked out.
Itll be a nice reprieve after Soma's experience at the warehouse where something tries to come into oir world and it wants Soma and Soma breaks down before being saved by Genya uwu or was it julius? :/
One of them rescued him. Anyway i just think they're neat.
Chapter 7
Title - Beach Day Summary: The beach was loud with laughter and gulls, sunscreen in the air, and waves breaking in steady rhythm. It should’ve been simple. Easy. Normal.
Soma Cruz hated it.
Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 <- you are here
As always credit for the idea goes to the darling @one-in-a-million-fishsticks <3
Anonymous asked:
Are you going to write more Soma centric stuff? I really don't see enough and I love your one fic for him. Seeing Soma be treated as normal despite his canon is so fun and I love the hermit crab. Will it be constant? Like will it just follow him everywhere? Also do you have it in mind for Mina x Soma to be ebd game? Its my fave ship!
No Mina x Soma for you. While I adore the ship as well, Mina being relegated to just Soma's girlfriend because we have main protag need love interest, just doesn't do it for me.
I do, however, intend to explore their relationship through the fic itself! While they will not end up as a couple I plan to still give them their time to just exist with each other and build that bond. Maybe in an omake I'll give them that romance, but for now I am keeping them platonic besties who refuse to acknowledge their situationship because they are content where they are.
I also lowkey enjoy the idea of romance not being the main factor. I do plan to do more with the hermit crab though!
He's gonna be Soma's little personal cheerleader!
I also have like a few more chapters written with one giving us the horror that is Castlevania because people forget Castlevania is a horror genre related game and Menace is horror if I ever saw. Also the abyss? WALKING ON PILES OF COMPACTED BODIES? BODIES ON THE WALL? THE CIELING? the stench of death and rot and decomposition? You telling me that what Soma faced was not straight out of a nightmare?
Altho while one of the chapters and its following will have this, it will not be all horror based, but trust me when I say it'll all come together nicely! I'm very excited just...gotta edit them and like ignore the lament brain rot that is threatening me right now. Thank you for the ask!!
Also ofc all ideas are ran by @one-in-a-million-fishsticks since this whole au is their idea and it is because of their lovely little brain and their blessing i been allowed to work on this.
Soma's just a lil guy doing his best and we're gonna make sure he gets something equating normal. Even if it involves ghost hermit crabs and absolute chaotic nonsense.
Chapter 6 - The Graveyard summoning
Summary: Soma absolutely hates his life and he hates Takeru and his sparkly glittery ass and he most certainly did not agree to have something lurking at the edge of his mind, pushing against the summoning circle made with crude symbols and even cruder butchering of...whatever the hell Takeru was spouting from that old book he carried.
It's fine though because Julius was there as insurance.
note: I'm to tired to link to the other chapters previous, so please note this will be cross posted to my AO3. This takes place directly after chapter 4 and is Soma's first club outing outside of the campus.
---
The graveyard was colder than it had any right to be. Soma shoved his hands deep in his coat pockets, glaring at the cracked headstones like they’d offended him personally.
He wasn’t supposed to be here. He’d said no at least seven times, but Mina bribed him with her best puppy eyes, and Julius had warned him that if he didn’t keep an eye on Takeru, “something catastrophic will happen, and I will hold you responsible.”
Now he stood in the damp grass, watching Takeru whirl around in mesh, glitter, and platform boots like he was leading a rave for the dead.
“Okay, everyone, circle up!” Takeru sang, waving a Hello Kitty thermos like it was a holy relic. “Tonight, we call forth Aiko Fujimura, the tragic beauty who—”
“Tripped down a flight of stairs in 1982,” Hiroto muttered.
“DON’T ruin the drama!” Takeru barked, pointing at him.
The “ritual” began. Salt circle? Crooked. Symbols in dirt? Wrong. Candles? Already sputtering out in the wind. Soma stood stiffly at the edge, arms folded, his face set in an expression of long-suffering doom.
Then the air shifted.
He felt it first: a weight pressing against the edges of his consciousness, like someone testing the locks on his soul. Cold flooded down his spine.
“Shut it down,” Soma snapped.
Takeru beamed. “Oooh, spooky boy feels something!”
“I said shut it down!”
The planchette on the ouija board twitched violently. The dirt shivered. A ripple of something dark crawled under Soma’s skin, reminding him of Chaos, reminding him of the times he’d almost lost himself.
Mina reached for him, worry in her eyes. Julius straightened, already muttering about how he needs Genya to pay him more for taking this job on (I am to busy to play baby sitter right now). Julius grumbled. Too busy his ass—
A shimmer broke through the circle.
Everyone braced. Takeru threw his arms wide, dramatic as ever. “Yes! Spirit of Aiko! ”
A crab crawled out of the dirt.
A glowing, translucent hermit crab with hollow sockets where eyes should be. It scuttled toward Soma, stopped at his feet, and raised its claws in victory.
The silence was deafening.
“…What,” Soma said flatly.
The crab clacked its claws like pompoms.
Mina slapped a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing. Yuzuha doubled over immediately, wheezing. Hiroto muttered, “That’s it? That’s the big ghost?”
Julius pinched the bridge of his nose. “I should’ve stayed home.”
Soma just stared down at the glowing crab, which circled him once, then plopped itself stubbornly by his shoe like it had claimed him. He sighed. Long, deep, and with every ounce of a man who had accepted his fate.
“Hard mode,” he muttered. “Always hard mode.”
The crab clacked again, louder this time, as if cheering.
And just like that, Soma had a new… companion. The presence he felt during the summoning faded, but now he had to wonder. What exactly was it? This was the second time he felt it. The first time was in the classroom when Takeru had started to chat and now this. Whatever it was it seemed when Takeru did anything it responded. Which is something he would need to bring up to Julius. He didn't want to cause issues and he was worried.
Because of course Soma would be worried: He did not want a fourth repeat of what happened and the Grimoire incident still had him feeling a way because he realized how easy it was to slip and that...that spooked him.
An insistent clicking and clacking of claws alerts him and he crouches down, poking the ghost crab. What even was a hermit crab doing being buried in this part of the graveyard anyway?
Slice of Life - Hard Mode now on AO3
Come read the shenanigans as Soma tries to be a normal 20 year old going on 21 as he navigates university as a fashion major while trying to not go insane or crash out.
Summary: Your name is Soma Cruz. You are 20 years old and the reincarnation of Dracula. You were 18 when you first awoke. You almost failed three times, the second time you actually killed. Not that you meant to, of course, but lucky for you Julius was there to beat your ass! Now that things have settled you think you can relax, except you are Soma Cruz and you cannot have a normal life as the Grimoire incident showed, but it's fine: You're just living life in hard mode now.
Link to AO3 story here
mccnhimeAug 6, 2025OC's relevant to Slice of Life, but hard mode: Takeru - son of celia fortner and graham jones. No idea of his mother's involvement with the cult of light, but knows his dad was insane and thought he was dracula. Obsessed with Soma, but in an innocent way. Declares himself Soma's best friend and his personal support stray. Yuzuha - Takeru's cousin, no involvement with the cult, but is aware of it and things its absolutely dumb. doesn't know about soma's part in it. She becomes Soma's like older sister figure. Hiroto - Yuzuha's boyfriend. Thinks Soma is dramatic, but genuine in his desire to keep the club from being total chaos. Left to right: Yuzuha, Takeru, Hiroto picrews: one, two threeTakeru + the other two are the main people soma interacts/will interact with in the fic during club shenanigans. as I was i was coming up with ideas, I realized that you can't have a friend group without the mom friend, the chaos tamer, the grumpy and the sunshine. Mina plays role of being Soma's sanity check. Genya has grievances against the club itself, and thinks something is off about Takeru. Julius is pleased to see Soma making friends outside of Mina, but even he's a bit skepetical about Takeru, as something seems just off enough to alert him, but not enough to be concerned. Yuzu and Hiroto are just happy to tag along, and have known takeru for years. #fic: slice of life but hard mode#castlevania fanfic12
mccnhimeAug 4, 2025Honestly thinking about it, Soma should have been more offended that Graham thought he was Dracula. Like once Soma knew he shoulda been cruel. Pull out that gen alpha nonsense to fivk with him and then beat him up/kill him. Anyway Soma being friends with Takeru (OC) the son of Graham and Celia and not realizing til later on (he will find out eventually) but he just lets slip one day to Takeru: "Yeah this man had the audacity to think he was Dracula. As if one can know they are"And then he tells takeru to ignore that but they drunk and at kareoke when this happens so-- @one-in-a-million-fishsticks #fic: slice of life but hard mode
mccnhimeRebloggedAug 3, 2025belmonts-finestJul 1, 2025FollowI cannot find the picrew, but have Julius being so for real done with these cultist weirdos trying to kidnap his son Soma. Leave him alone. mccnhimeAug 3, 2025Relevant to "Slice of Life, Hard Mode" lolAlso ignore my julius rp blog shhhhh#im kinda just downbad for this dilf dont mind me#fic: slice of life but hard mode415
mccnhimeAug 2, 2025Chapter 5 - Bestie DateNote: Little slice of life drabble series based off @one-in-a-million-fishsticksone-in-a-million-fishsticks silly idea. Summary: No reason for this other than I just think Mina and Soma are precious and the world needs more platonic soulmates ( also makes me happy to write fluff even if I excel in pain)Table of Contents
Chapter one
Chapter two
Chapter three
Chapter four
Chapter five <- you are here Keep reading#fic: slice of life but hard mode#mina x soma#besties#BESTIES YOUR HONOR
mccnhimeAug 1, 2025Chapter 4 - Soma Joins a ClubNote: Little slice of life drabble series based off @one-in-a-million-fishsticks silly au idea Summary: Soma needs to join a club because Genya and Julius think it'd be good for Soma, to help him feel something akin to normalcy, since well, Soma is not normal and never will be anymore. Mina is excited and Soma gets recruited for a Paranormal Club. It's chaos. Table of Contents:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 <- you are here Note 2: Most of these will be bouncing between early spring (when its still chilly out) and summer and in between. As noted these are not in any order and are written on a whim (after being ran through by the lovely fishticks~). Keep reading#fic: slice of life but hard mode#soma cruz21
mccnhimeAug 1, 2025Soma's face when he realizes that the thing that's been trying to poke through the barriers is actually Menace, but he won't recognize it until AFTER the fact and by then he's just a mess crying into his boba tea and whining to Mina about how he just wants ONE SEMESTER. ONE MONTH EVEN, of normalcyand ofc menace will recognize Takeru <3 after all his mom was sacrificed for it. Hehehe~ Anyway not me adding some little drama in between these silly little slice of life drabbles. #fic: slice of life but hard mode
mccnhimeAug 1, 2025Time to focus on happier shit, like Soma being harassed by the son of Celia and Graham and not knowing who he is, but this glitter covered gay boy loves Soma and you bet your ass he will worm his way in like a stray cat. Soma once more wishing for normality, but he is Soma Cruz and he doesn't get that~ A knock on his dorm door. Takeru.
Wearing sunglasses indoors. Chewing bubble gum. Holding a duffel bag full of salt, EMF meters, and what looked like holy water in a Hello Kitty thermos.
“We’re going to a haunted graveyard tonight,” Takeru grinned. “And you’re coming with me.”
Soma stared. “Why would I ever agree to that?”
“Because your aura is screaming, and you’re weirdly hot in a ‘dark sorcerer’ way, and honestly? I think we need you. Also I bought extra pizza rolls.”
Soma closed the door in his face.
Five seconds passed.
Then another knock.
“I KNOW YOU’RE STILL THERE.”
Mina texted him moments later:
Mina: pls go. he’s going to camp outside your door.
Mina: also he bribed me with mochi
Soma sighed, deeply.“Fine,” he muttered, pulling on his coat. “But if I get possessed, I’m blaming everyone.”#fic: slice of life but hard mode#soma cruz#mina hakuba#soma x oc#soma x mina3
mccnhimeJul 30, 2025Chapter 3 - Soft MomentsChapter 3. based off an idea by @one-in-a-million-fishsticks. This is pretty much a collab effort between us now, but all credit will remain to them. I simply run ideas by them and hope they like them Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3 <- You are here Soft moment between Soma and Mina and then, later, Genya and Soma. Just some bonding, some softness. Because the next few chapters will just be chaotic shenanigans' when Soma joins a cult club. Idk when I'll get them posted, but I used up my creative energy for these last two chapters. Keep reading#fic: slice of life but hard mode#soma cruz#mina hakuba#genya arikado#this was soft#so soft#im crying1
mccnhimeJul 30, 2025Chapter 2 - In which Soma hates history @one-in-a-million-fishsticks Table of Contents
chapter 1
chapter 2 <- you are hereNote: The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement,was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 September 1555 in the German city of Augsburg. It officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christianity permanent within the Holy Roman Empire, allowing rulers to choose either Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism as the official confession of their state. Calvinism was not allowed until the Peace of Westphalia.The Peace of Augsburg has been described as "the first step on the road toward a European system of sovereign states." The system, created on the basis of the Augsburg Peace, collapsed at the beginning of the 17th century, which was one of the reasons for the Thirty Years' War.Full article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Augsburg Note 2: Cardinal Richelieu - Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu, commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religious affairs. He became known as the Red EminenceFull article: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Armand-Jean-du-Plessis-cardinal-et-duc-de-Richelieu Bohemia - Historical region in the Czech Republic'Trust me when I tell you i got stuck deep diving trying to figure out what to write for this history wise because the idea amused me at the soma being caught slacking. Keep reading#fic: slice of life but hard mode#thats the title of this silly au#soma cruz#mina hakuba#genya arikado
mccnhimeMay 8, 2025Drabble based off the little idea by @one-in-a-million-fishsticks Post Dawn silly idea prompt! Julius - 57
Soma - 21
Mina - 20 ---xxx---Soma’s pretty good at following a schedule, very mindful to be on time to classes. Since the events of the previous year he’s found it hard to adjust. The weight of knowing at anytime if he pushed to the extreme he could lose himself was…terrifying to be honest. He’s absorbed chaos into him, absorbed the darkness and it settles, deep in his heart, waiting. Not only that he’s…honestly not sure how to feel over the fact the souls he’s absorbed are now still part of him. If he thinks of a certain one it’s there. Just *poof* and suddenly he can do the thing. Of course Julius has warned him not to mess with it, nor any other abilities that had been manifesting (abilities that manifested when he was younger, but then seemed to fade, things he never noted or realized until now).“Good morning, Soma,” Mina’s voice breaks through his thoughts and internal monologuing. Her smile is warm, like the sun and it makes his heart melt just the tiniest of bits.“Morning, Mina,” he replies back, easily falling into step with her. “I heard there is a new history professor.”“That so?”“Yes. Apparently everyone is going crazy over him, especially the girls.”Soma didn’t see the appeal, but he had to admit he was curious as to who their new professor was. Was he hot? Would he be mean? Ugly? If he was ugly, then people wouldn't be swooning. So now he's picturing them in his head and then, then he stops. Soma turns to look at Mina, then, watching her lips, the way her eyes light up. She’s perfect, he thinks. If anyone should go crazy over anyone it should be Mina. Still the protective nature of being her best friend shows itself and he immeditely pushes the thoughts to the side. No, perhaps having people fawn over his only friend would not be good. So he's fine with them fawning over this professor. It's not like they were hot anyway. Probably just average looking adult like anyone else in his country. Just as Soma begins to settle in his seat once they arrive he stops because he knows that man standing at the front of the classroom. He knows that face.Those eyes.That hair which should be golden, like the sun.The eyes which should be equally as bright and not the dull gray that they were.The visceral reaction Soma has as memories flash briefly in his mind’s eye. He, himself, stood infront of mirror. Clean shaven, dressed in robes and furs. He did not look like Dracula, no, but more…close to Genya. Because that who it was. Genya looked like…him? No, not him and not Dracula. The man…the man who would be Dracula.“Soma?” Mina whispers, noticing the absolute look of shock mixed with horror and something else entirely. Such an intense gaze.“Yes?” His eyes never left the stone gray which now captured his own. Everyone was staring.“You’re…um…being watched.”Oh.Well.Fuck.“S-Sorry,” he mumbles, breaking eye contact and forces more memories away. Memories of Genya as a child who was just so sweet, so precious. A sudden, empty hollowness before it's pushed back, a guilt he feels that is not his own becomes quickly quelled as the voice speaking to him cuts through the sudden haze--and brings him to reality and away from that dangerous trip down memory lane...memories that did not belong to him. Memories he did not wish to think about in this moment. “Well, it look’s like we meet again, Mr. Cruz,” Genya says, and he swears he sees the tiniest of smirks on that dumb face. “I do hope you will pay attention instead of staring into space." Soma wants to scream. Mina laughs."end me--" he whines as Genya walks away. This is going to be the most painful school year, he can feel it. #this won't be posted in chronological order#just little various oneshots#soemtimes two-shots#just#having fun#btu we had to do a little set up#i hope this makes you happy!#fic: slice of life but hard mode3
