#the dummies guide to relationships
Brushing Hands (Fuji Shuusuke) The Dummies Guide to Relationships
- Genre: Fluff, Friendship
- Word Count: 319
- Pairing: Reader x Fuji
- World: Prince of Tennis
When she brushes your hand…
grab hers.
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“Man, Shuu, how did you get so good at pool?” you scowled as you walked down the sidewalk, hands stuffed into your pockets. “You totally smoked me!”
Shuusuke chuckled, bringing his hand to his mouth. “I’ve been playing for a long time now. You were really good, though.”
“But not good enough, ne?” you nudged his shoulder with your own. “Well, next time I’m gonna beat you, just you wait.”
He smiled, cocking his head to the side. “I’ll be looking forward to that, Y/N-chan.”
You had a lot of fun spending the day with him, even if he did annihilate you at pool. These days, it was rare to be able to spend time with him because he was always busy with tennis or schoolwork, preparing for high school. You understood this, of course, so you took full advantage of these rare opportunities that you got with him.
You glanced over at him, watching the wind lightly ruffling his brown locks. A smile sat on his face for no reason at all, but it just made him more attractive, in your opinion. You bit your lip as your hand brushed against his own, so light that you wondered if he had even felt it. You wanted to hold his hand but you didn’t want to cross the line or make things awkward between you, so it was easy to resist the urge to just grab his hand. He did notice though, sending you a curious look. You turned your head away quickly, feeling your cheeks heating up.
To your surprise, he slid his hand into yours, lacing his fingers through your own before bringing your hand up so he could press a soft kiss to your skin. Despite the heat of your face, you couldn’t hold back the smile tugging at your lips which he returned, his cerulean eyes shining with warmth and love as they met yours.
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Text Back (Tachibana Kippei) The Dummies Guide to Relationships
- Genre: Slice of Life
- Word Count: 535
- Pairing: Reader x Tachibana
- World: The Prince of Tennis
If he doesn’t text you back…
don’t jump to conclusions.
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You sat with a couple of your friends at a local cafe, enjoying the Saturday afternoon since you had no other plans. Your boyfriend was missing in action at the moment, but you weren’t too concerned, figuring he was just busy with practice. While your friends were chatting excitedly about the latest fashion trends, you were sitting across from them, quietly sipping your drink. You were the farthest thing from a fashionista so you really had no clue what the hell they were going on about, but you also didn’t want to be rude and try to change the subject when they were having so much fun.
Your phone vibrated in your pocket and you tugged it open, smiling when your boyfriend’s name popped up on the screen. Being the nosy friends they were, Naomi and Ryuu exchanged a look before sneaking up behind you to read the message over your shoulder.
[Kippei <3: Where are you?]
“Suspicious~” Naomi sang, glancing over at Ryuu who nodded in agreement.
“Why does he need to know where you are?”
You rolled your eyes at their dramatics, sending a reply to let him know you were relaxing at the cafe with your two idiotic best friends. Five minutes passed by without a reply and they returned to their seats across from you, sending you looks of sympathy that had you quirking a brow. “What’s that look for?”
“Don’t you get it?” Naomi frowned, sending a look to Ryuu.
“He’s totally cheating on you.”
“What?” you blinked, tilting your head to the side in confusion. What were they going on about?
“Think about it,” Ryuu commented, taking a long sip of his drink. “He asked where you were, right? Why would he do that? Because he wanted to make sure you were out of the picture.”
“Then he didn’t respond,” Naomi continued. “Why? Because he’s too busy with his side piece now that you’re not around.”
You resisted the strong urge to slam your head against the table. What was wrong with your friends? And more importantly, why were you still friends with them? “That’s ridiculous, guys. He’s probably just busy with practice, it happens.”
“Whatever you say,” Ryuu replied haughtily. The two continued on, whispering to one another as if you couldn’t hear them talking about how sorry they felt for you and how horrible men could be. They said this, but they had a new partner every other weak, which made no sense to you.
While they were distracted, they failed to notice your phone vibrating again with Kippei’s reply.
[Kippei <3: Me and the boys are busy with practice. When we’re done, we’ll meet up and have dinner, ok? Maybe we can catch that movie you’ve been wanting to see. I love you :)]
You smiled softly at the message before composing your own, ‘Have fun and be safe. I love you too! <3’ Satisfied, you slid the phone back into your pocket, smiling like a fool as you propped your cheek in your palm, watching your friends. They were now bickering about who wore the best outfit at some award show. They were so strange and could often be infuriating, but they certainly were entertaining.
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Don’t Let Go (Hisoka) The Dummies Guide to Relationships
- Genre: Fluff
- Word Count: 384
- Pairing: Reader x Hisoka
- World: Hunter x Hunter
When she pushes or hits you…
grab her and don’t let go.
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“You’re such an ass, Hisoka. Everything is one big game to you,” you scowled, glaring at the red-headed male on the other side of the hotel room. He simply chuckled in reply, leaning against the wall as he watched her closely, nothing but a fluffy white towel around his waist. “You’re so damn infuriating!”
“And yet you haven’t left me,” he laughed that creepy little laugh of his, pushing off the wall and closing the distance between the two of you. “I wonder why that is.”
You scoffed, eyes narrowing at him. “Don’t get cocky, I can leave whenever the hell I want to.” To prove your point, you shoved past him, heading for the door with the full intention of leaving, at least for a little bit. Being locked up in the same room with him for so long was driving you up a wall and you needed a break.
Hisoka didn’t miss a beat, roughly pulling you back against his naked chest, arms secure around your waist and nose buried in your hair. You tried your hardest to pull yourself from his grip, but he was much stronger than you and you knew it was fruitless unless he chose to release you.
“Let go of me.”
“No.”
You could hear the pout in his voice and you rolled your eyes, pinching his arm with your nails but it had the opposite effect, his grip tightening. “I’m serious, Hisoka. Let go.”
“Don’t leave.” His voice was so soft, so vulnerable, that you almost didn’t hear it and you had to question if you had heard him right. “Please.”
It was rare for him to show this side of himself to you, not wanting to appear weak even to you, and it made your heart melt. He was an infuriating male and you oftentimes wondered if he actually loved you or if he was just playing with you for his own damn amusement but you’d be lying if you said you didn’t love him. He had fully captured your heart, whether he meant to or not. With a huff of defeat, you let yourself lean back against him, his body relaxing at the movement.
“You’re such a pain in the ass,” you muttered, earning a chuckle in reply.
“I’m your pain in the ass.”
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- Genre: Fluff, Slice of Life
- Word Count: 392
- Pairing: Reader x College! Atobe
- World: Prince of Tennis
If he wants a guy’s night out…
don’t complain.
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Keigo walked into the living room of your apartment, seeing you relaxing on the sofa as you watched a movie. For a moment, he just stood off to the side, clearing his throat to try and get your attention, but you were so engrossed in the movie that you weren’t paying him any mind. Holding back a huff, he moved to stand between you and the TV, his arms over his chest.
“Come on, Kei, it was just getting to the good part,” you complained, trying to see around his body.
“I’m going out with Oshitari and Kabaji tonight,” he announced, his eyes scanning your face for your reaction.
You simply shrugged one shoulder, still trying to peer around him. “Alright, have fun and give them my best. Now move~”
Atobe chuckled, pecking your lips before heading to the door to put on his shoes. He glanced at you again to check for your reaction, but you were focused on the movie, not looking the least bit upset. What had Oshitari been talking about? He had mentioned that you would most likely be upset that Atobe was going out with his friends instead of spending time with you, but you seemed completely normal and unbothered by his decision.
You loved Atobe and you enjoyed spending time with him, but even being in love didn’t mean that you wanted to spend every second of your life with him. He had his own life, his own friends and you frankly didn’t care what he did. You trusted him, knowing that he wasn’t the type of man that would cheat on his partner. As long as he made time for you, which he always did, you didn’t mind him going out and enjoying his life with his friends.
He had his own life to live and you weren’t going to stop him. The thought of being the reason for his regrets was more than enough to keep you from trying to control him. Besides, you also had your own life to live, even if that meant just relaxing on the sofa and watching an action movie alone.
Atobe paused in the doorway, glancing back at you once more with a loving smile on his lips. “I love you, honey. I’ll be home in a few hours.”
You returned his smile. “Love you, too. Be safe.”
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Introduction
This was a challenge I started around 2017, I believe. I can’t remember if it was a Quizilla challenge or if it was just some random post that was shared with me on Facebook, but I knew as soon as I saw it that I just had to write for it. Because these are so old, they are short and may honestly be cringy or just terrible haha Though I will try my best to update them so they aren’t too bad. There are two separate parts to this challenge; the boyfriend’s guide and the girlfriend’s guide.
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Table of Contents
- Walk Away Mad (Izaya) Durarara /
- Get Closer (Ryoma) Prince of Tennis /
- Staring at Your Lips (America) Hetalia /
- Guy’s Night Out (Atobe) Prince of Tennis /
- Don’t Let Go (Hisoka) Hunter x Hunter /
- Text Back (Tachibana) Prince of Tennis /
- Brushing Hands (Shuusuke) Prince of Tennis /
- Does Not Care (Akutsu) Prince of Tennis /
- Offered Jacket (Kirihaya) Prince of Tennis /
- Keep Him (Romano) Hetalia /
- Talk First (Reborn) Katekyo Hitman Reborn! /
- His Clothes (Germany) Hetalia /
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The Prompts
The Boyfriend Guide
- If she walks away from you mad…follow her.
- If she stares at your lips…kiss her.
- When she pushes or hits you…grab her and don’t let go.
- When she brushes your hand…grab hers.
- If she’s cold…give her your jacket.
- If she doesn’t talk to you first…go talk to her.
The Girlfriend Guide
- If he pokes you…get closer.
- If he wants a guy’s night out…don’t complain.
- If he doesn’t text you back…don’t jump to conclusions.
- If he doesn’t say anything…don’t think he does not care.
- If he is ticklish… he’s a keeper.
- If he lets you wear his clothing…he likes you in his stuff.
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