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FIC: Remembrance of Times Past, Part 1 of 3
Title: Remembrance of Times Past, Part 1 of 3
Rating: R overall
Fandom: Boku no Koe, Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Tanahashi/Kokubu, Kikuchi/Onozuka
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Word count: ~4,870
Sequel to: Moving Day (See my Fanfic Masterlist for the complete series listing.)
Summary: Kikuchi and Onozuka take on guest-starring roles in a BL anime that Kokubu is working on. An unexpected past connection between Kikuchi and Tanahashi is revealed, which causes problems for both couples.
Author's Note: This was inspired by Snapelike's Yuletide gift fic to me, Sleepless Hearts. So this could be considered an unofficial sequel of sorts, which I'm gifting back to her!
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Kokubu smiled as he bit into the omelette that Tanahashi had just set in front of him. Somehow it was always better to eat a meal that someone else had cooked for you than one you had cooked yourself. It wasn't that Kokubu disliked cooking, exactly, but neither did he especially like it--he saw it as a necessary chore while Tanahashi seemed to take a genuine pleasure in it. So Kokubu was quite happy to reap the benefits of Tanahashi's hobby and enjoy the home-cooked meals that his lover prepared for him.
Being able to call Tanahashi his "lover" made Kokubu smile a little wider. For a long time now, he'd had feelings for his manager but had presumed they were unrequited. However, it had turned out that they weren't, and in an indirect way, that revelation was due to Jouchi.
Kokubu had put a brave face on when he'd gotten the news that he'd been bumped from his pre-assigned role in "Guardish" by the newcomer Jouchi Wataru--the damned pizza boy, of all people! He had tried to act mature and responsible, as he knew Tanahashi would expect of him, but the rejection had shaken him much more than he'd let on, and he had emotionally fallen apart--in front of Tanahashi, to his shame. But Tanahashi had not scolded or lectured him, and had instead taken him home and fussed over him like a mother hen--or a solicitous lover--by cooking him a hot meal and tucking him into bed for a good night's sleep.
Except that Kokubu hadn't been able to fall asleep in spite of his exhaustion, kept awake by the glances of veiled longing Tanahashi had cast in his direction when he'd thought Kokubu wasn't looking, and by the very explicit BL manga that Tanahashi had given him as research for his next assignment. Honestly, it was almost like Tanahashi had been asking for Kokubu to slip into his bed that night, and Kokubu had been more than willing to oblige him. Tanahashi had put up some token resistance about "taking advantage" of a client, but Kokubu wasn't a kid any longer and he'd made it clear that he wanted Tanahashi just as much as Tanahashi wanted him, one consenting adult to another.
They had been dating for a few months now--very discreetly, because Tanahashi was still concerned about Kokubu's reputation. More than Kokubu was, actually, but he played along to pacify his lover's fears. Besides, Tanahashi's protectiveness was sort of sweet, even though he was no longer a kid in need of protection.
Kokubu's professional life was going pretty well, too. In order to make up for the lost "Guardish" role, Tanahashi had lined up two lucrative contracts for BL drama CDs. The jobs weren't quite as prominent as the TV series would have been, of course, but they had paid well, and Kokubu had rather enjoyed taking on roles more explicit than his usual fare. It would almost have been worth it to work for free just to see Tanahashi blush when he'd performed the moaning-in-the-throes-of-ecstasy scenes! And since his sex life was very active these days, he'd been able to make the moaning very realistic.
Even better, the author of one of the manga series had come in to observe the recording of the CD, and had been so impressed by Kokubu's performance that she'd recommended him for the lead role in a new anime series based on another of her popular manga titles. So if it hadn't been for Jouchi stealing his role, Kokubu wouldn't be working on this new series, and more importantly, wouldn't be spending his nights in Tanahashi's bed, so he supposed that he ought to thank the pizza boy. Except that Tanahashi didn't want word of their affair getting out to anyone, and especially not to the other actors at Sigma Pro, for fear of provoking accusations of favoritism...
"Kokubu-kun, are you listening to me?" Tanahashi demanded, his voice shifting from that of the concerned lover to professional mode.
"Ah...sorry, Boss," Kokubu said sheepishly, snapping back to reality. "Haven't had my morning dose of caffeine yet."
"Well, drink your coffee and pay attention," Tanahashi ordered, and Kokubu obediently took a swig from his mug. "I was going over your schedule for today. As I was saying, we'll leave directly for the studio after breakfast--"
"Are we going together?" Kokubu echoed, a bit startled. "You don't want me to catch a cab on my own? And you don't need to check in at the office first?" Kokubu was still officially living in his own apartment, but more often than not, he spent the night at Tanahashi's place. Even so, Tanahashi usually insisted that they arrive separately, even when they were both heading to the office or to the same studio, saying that it would cause gossip if they were seen coming in together in the morning. Kokubu had reluctantly agreed that they should be cautious, but still secretly thought that it was a waste of cab fare, not to mention the extra time that they could spend together during the drive to work.
Tanahashi gave Kokubu an odd look that he couldn't quite read--surprise mixed with a hint of guilt, perhaps? "We can make an exception in this case," Tanahashi said briskly, slipping back into professional mode, his expression calm and collected once more. "No one at the studio will know that I didn't pick you up at your home or the office, and it's very important that we arrive on time this morning."
"To greet the new mystery actor?" Kokubu asked. "You really have no clue who it is?" Shortly before the series had been about to start recording, the actor playing the villain in the first two episodes had unexpectedly fallen ill, and the director and producers had been frantically scrambling to find a replacement. Then last night the director had called Tanahashi with the news that recording would begin on schedule and that the replacement was a big-name actor--not "just" a voice actor, but someone well-known in live-action films and TV dramas.
"It's all very hush-hush," Tanahashi sighed, sounding slightly annoyed by all the drama and secrecy. "But apparently it's someone famous--the director seemed torn between excitement and fear that the deal might fall through. So we will both be there early, ready to pay our respects to the mystery star."
"Why would a big movie star agree to take part in a BL anime, anyway?" Kokubu asked skeptically, wondering if the "star" was really some B-list or even C-list actor.
Tanahashi shrugged and replied, "The star's manager owed the director a favor or some such. It's only a guest role, little more than a cameo, and I suppose that gay love stories aren't that scandalous these days, given the success of Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Youji."
"Hey, wouldn't it be funny if Iwaki or Katou were the mystery actor?" Kokubu laughed.
"I'd be thrilled if that were true, but I highly doubt it," Tanahashi replied with a smile. "Even if they wanted to do it, they're in such high demand that it would be impossible to squeeze a last-minute project into their busy schedules. In fact, filming for Katou's movie must have fallen behind while he recovered from the shooting. It's not his fault, of course, but every day that filming is delayed costs the studio a great deal of money."
"True, but think of all the press he got for the film by heroically saving his lover's life on live TV!" Kokubu said with a grin. "No amount of money can buy that kind of publicity!"
"I suppose you're right," Tanahashi chuckled. "In any case, we'll be meeting our mystery star soon enough."
They finished breakfast, and Kokubu couldn't help but notice that Tanahashi glanced around almost furtively as they exited the apartment. "You're acting like a married guy having an affair," Kokubu said with amusement. "It's not like we're doing anything wrong, and even if we were, I don't think your neighbors are going to tell anyone at Sigma about it." Tanahashi was an intensely private man, and up until now had never mixed his professional and private lives. Kokubu was quite sure that none of the other actors or staff members at Sigma had ever been to Tanahashi's home before, and he was immensely proud of the fact that he was the only one who had been granted that special privilege.
Tanahashi blushed adorably and muttered in a gruff voice, "I'm just trying to be discreet, that's all. It's for--"
"The sake of my career, I know," Kokubu finished, and Tanahashi gave him the stern glare that he'd often used on Kokubu when Kokubu had been a stubborn and rebellious young rookie. Back then, he'd had a habit of getting drunk or getting into fights (or both) with alarming frequency, and he often wondered why Tanahashi had put up with him. Kokubu had asked him once, and Tanahashi had smiled wryly and replied that he'd seen enough potential in Kokubu to make it worth the effort of grooming an ugly duckling into a swan.
"If you know, then behave yourself," Tanahashi said sternly, and Kokubu feigned meekness as they got into the car. During the drive, they discussed the current project: an anime based on a BL manga about two gay cops who fought crime while trying to keep their relationship hidden in the not very liberal Metropolitan Police Department. The premise had sounded a little silly, but the manga was surprisingly well-written with complex, three-dimensional characters, and it dealt with prejudice and the pressures of remaining closeted in a pretty realistic manner compared to other stories in the genre where the plot was merely a vehicle to get the characters into bed with each other.
"It takes quite awhile to get to the sex, actually," Kokubu said. "I don't do more than kiss my boyfriend until the fifth episode." He grinned at Tanahashi and added with a wink, "So there's no need for you to be jealous--at least, not yet!"
"I'm not jealous," Tanahashi said gruffly. "You're an actor, and it's inevitable that you'll have to do love scenes from time to time. Work is work, and that's completely separate from our private relationship."
"You're no fun, Tanahashi-san," Kokubu pouted. "You could at least pretend to be jealous!" While the car was stopped at a red light, he leaned over to kiss Tanahashi, saying, "But I still like you anyway."
"I've told you before, not in public, Kokubu-kun!" Tanahashi scolded, pulling back to avoid the kiss.
"It's not like anyone's going to see us in the car," Kokubu defended himself, pouting again.
"You never know," Tanahashi said sternly. "Besides, we agreed that we would act professionally while we're on work time."
It would be more accurate to say that Tanahashi had laid down the ground rules and expected Kokubu to go along with them. To be fair, Kokubu hadn't really argued against it at the time--he certainly agreed that it was important to focus on their jobs during work time, and it wasn't like he wanted to have public make-out sessions at the Sigma office, but occasionally he thought that Tanahashi was being overly paranoid.
"Fine, Boss," Kokubu sighed, emphasizing Tanahashi's title a little more than usual. "I'll behave myself."
"See that you do," Tanahashi said sternly. Then as if to soften his words, he added, "I'll make dinner for you tonight. Think about what you'd like."
"Sukiyaki," Kokubu announced without any hesitation.
Tanahashi laughed, breaking the brief moment of tension between them. "I'll have to stop by the grocery store later to pick up some meat and vegetables, but since it's to celebrate the start of your new job, we'll indulge tonight!"
"Then make sure you pick up some good beef, not the cheaper stuff," Kokubu said with an insolent grin.
"Don't be a brat," Tanahashi scolded, but his lips curved in an indulgent smile that said he didn't really mind a little brattiness. After nearly a decade of working with Tanahashi, Kokubu had a good sense of just how far he could push the other man without making him angry--although in his younger days, Kokubu had tested the limits of Tanahashi's patience and temper many times.
Tanahashi reached out to run his hand through Kokubu's hair, deliberately mussing it up. (Or mussing it up further, since Tanahashi claimed that Kokubu's hair was perpetually messy; Kokubu preferred to call it "casually windblown" and paid good money at an expensive salon to have it styled that way.) Because Kokubu liked that gesture of affection, he decided not to point out that Tanahashi had just broken his own rule about professionalism. Or maybe not--Tanahashi used to ruffle his hair that way occasionally back when Kokubu had still been a rookie voice actor, little more than a kid. ("My problem child," Tanahashi used to sigh with fond exasperation.)
"I spoil you too much," Tanahashi murmured.
"You don't spoil me enough," Kokubu retorted playfully.
"Brat," Tanahashi repeated in that familiar fond-but-exasperated tone. Kokubu let him have the last word in order to prove that he had matured since those old bratty days, although he wasn't sure that Tanahashi appreciated the distinction.
They arrived at the studio early, but even so, most of the other actors were already there, including Yaogi Shintarou, who was playing Kokubu's partner and lover in the anime.
"It's good to see you again, Yaogi-kun," Tanahashi said politely, and Kokubu was secretly disappointed that he didn't seem the least bit jealous. Not that there was any reason for him to be jealous, since Kokubu had never been interested in Yaogi that way even before he and Tanahashi had started dating. Yaogi was good-looking and Kokubu liked him well enough as a colleague--they had worked together in the past, and sometimes went out drinking together with Kurokawa and Hosaka. But there was something about Yaogi that Kokubu didn't quite trust, though he couldn't put his finger on exactly what bothered him...a certain air of calculation, perhaps? In any case, while Kokubu was fine with Yaogi as a co-worker and casual drinking companion, he didn't trust Yaogi enough to sleep with him. Besides, Yaogi had a girlfriend and Kokubu had Tanahashi, so the point was moot.
Still, it would be nice if Tanahashi could show just a tiny bit of irrational jealousy...
But if he said such a thing, Tanahashi would scold him for being childish. So Kokubu greeted Yaogi with a carefree, friendly smile and said, "I'm looking forward to finding out who this big star is!"
"It seems that there will be two new actors, although I'm not sure if the second one is a star or not," said another actor named Arai. He didn't have a major role in the series, but was voicing several smaller roles, some of them consisting of only a single line or two.
"He was just told that he was bumped from the role of Takagi," Yaogi explained, referring to a minor character who was one of the villain's lackeys.
"I'm really sorry," Kokubu told Arai, then added wryly, "I sure know how that feels!"
"It's okay," Arai said philosophically. "It was only a small role, anyway, but Sugihara-kantoku felt bad about it, so he promised to give me a bigger part later to make up for it--a drug dealer in one of the later episodes that hasn't been cast yet. So it's actually a much better deal for me in the long run!"
"As long as you don't get bumped from that role, too," Yaogi said cynically.
"Perish the thought, Yaogi-san!" Arai laughed, a bit nervously.
They speculated for several minutes over the identities of the mystery actors and why Arai had unexpectedly been bumped, but fell silent when Sugihara, the director of the anime, walked into the room, beaming from ear to ear. "Everyone, please greet our very special guest stars!" he announced dramatically.
Kokubu knew that both of the roles were male, so he was puzzled at first when a woman walked through the door. But then he took in her business suit and briefcase, and realized that she was a manager--with her glasses and stern expression, she reminded him of a female Tanahashi! She stepped to one side, allowing the real stars to take center stage, and Kokubu's jaw dropped open in shock when he saw their faces.
"Allow me to introduce Kikuchi Katsuya and Onozuka Yuu," Sugihara said, rather unnecessarily since you would have to be living under a rock not to recognize the gay celebrity couple who had made the headlines in every newspaper and tabloid in the country ever since they'd been dramatically outed after the shooting at the Academy Awards.
Onozuka bowed with a sense of grace that even a real prince might have envied, then said humbly, "I'm pleased to meet all of you. Voice acting is something new to me, so please be patient with me and lend me your guidance."
"Nice to meet you," Kikuchi said more casually, with his typically rakish grin.
The other actors and crew members were staring in awe at the pair, and Kokubu glanced over at Tanahashi, curious to see his reaction--surely even the unflappable Tanahashi-san would be excited or at least surprised to see two of Japan's biggest and most controversial stars.
But Tanahashi's face showed not just shock but recognition, and he turned a little pale as he stared at Kikuchi like...well, almost like a man who'd just seen a ghost. No one else seemed to notice--their attention was naturally fixed on the two movie stars, but Kokubu noticed, and he frowned.
On second thought, maybe someone else had noticed, after all. Onozuka's gaze flickered over to Tanahashi for just a second, then back to Kikuchi, and he slipped his arm through Kikuchi's--it probably seemed like a casual gesture of affection to everyone else, but to Kokubu it looked like he was staking his claim on his lover. "Kikuchi-san, do you two know each other?" Onozuka asked sweetly.
Kikuchi looked genuinely confused by the question and didn't seem to know what Onozuka was talking about at first. Onozuka glanced at Tanahashi, and Kikuchi followed his gaze but there was no sign of recognition in his eyes--at least, none that Kokubu could perceive, but Kikuchi was an award-winning actor.
"I'm sorry, have we met before?" Kikuchi asked, still looking slightly puzzled. "I'm afraid that my memory isn't what it used to be," he added with a self-deprecating laugh.
Onozuka rolled his eyes comically and said, "Yes, because you're such an old man!" From the way that they both laughed, it seemed to be an old joke between the two of them, and Kokubu felt a brief pang of envy, wondering if he and Tanahashi would ever become the kind of couple that could share little inside jokes like that.
By now, everyone else was staring at Tanahashi, who grew flustered by all the attention. "No--well, yes, sort of," he stammered nervously, then managed to pull himself together and turn back into the cool, collected manager that Kokubu was familiar with. "I'm Tanahashi--we met at a party years ago," Tanahashi said smoothly. "But we only spoke for a few minutes, so there's no reason for you to remember me."
"I'm sorry, I meet so many people at those parties that it's hard to keep them all straight," Kikuchi apologized. Once again, he sounded sincere, but Kokubu noticed that Onozuka tightened his grip on Kikuchi's arm, digging his fingers in hard enough to make Kikuchi wince slightly before he covered it up with a polite smile.
"You must have met at an industry party--Tanahashi-san used to work for one of the mainstream talent agencies before he moved to Sigma Productions, which specializes in voice actors," the female manager explained, surprising Kokubu for the third time that morning. He recognized her now as the manager who had been Kikuchi's date to the Academy Awards, although she looked much less glamorous today.
"Ah, then you've met Tanahashi-san before, too, Kojima-san?" Onozuka asked.
"You never told me that you knew Kikuchi Katsuya's manager, Boss!" Kokubu exclaimed, trying his best to sound more curious and star-struck than accusing. Maybe he was being paranoid, but there was something a little off about Tanahashi's reply to Kikuchi--it sounded plausible, but Kokubu knew Tanahashi well enough to sense that he was lying, or at least glossing over the truth.
"Kojima-kun worked as an intern at Sigma for a short time--that was before you signed on with the office," Tanahashi replied, and this time his response sounded more natural. "I was very happy with her work, but she got a much better offer from Starlight Productions, so I had to give her up and wish her well."
"That was my doing, I'm afraid," Sugihara chuckled. "I saw that Kojima-kun was a very bright and ambitious young woman, so I recommended her to the president of Starlight, who just happens to be an old friend from high school. My apologies to you, Tanahashi-kun!"
"Not at all," Tanahashi said politely. "I'm very glad to see that Kojima-kun has done well for herself." He smiled with a rare glint of mischief in his eyes and said to Kojima, "You looked very lovely at the Academy Awards."
"The less said about that, the better," Kojima said tartly as she glared at Kikuchi, who just grinned at her.
Sugihara chuckled again and turned to address the cast. "And that explains what I'm sure you've all been wondering! When I was in a bind over the casting issues, I turned to Kojima-kun and called in that old favor, and she kindly persuaded Kikuchi-san to help us out." The director winked at Kojima and said, "I think we can consider that debt paid now!"
"Oh, I think it's a little more than paid," Kojima retorted. "I not only delivered Kikuchi-san, but Onozuka-kun as well, so I would say that now you owe me a favor!"
"You always drive a hard bargain, Kojima-kun!" Sugihara laughed, unoffended. "But indeed, I do owe you for that!"
"You'll have them until noon today," Kojima said, looking pleased that Sugihara had acknowledged the shift in favors owed. "And I managed to clear their schedule for all day tomorrow--which took quite a bit of re-arranging, I'll have you know. If you still need them after that, I'll try to squeeze in a few hours over the weekend, but they're booked solid for the rest of the week."
"I've also re-arranged our recording schedule to focus on Kikuchi-san's and Onozuka-san's scenes first," Sugihara replied. "If we all work hard, we should be able to finish by tomorrow."
"I'll let you get started, then," Kojima said, and she and Tanahashi took seats in the far corner of the room, where they could unobtrusively watch over their clients without getting in the way or distracting the actors. Sugihara introduced the rest of the cast to Kikuchi and Onozuka, who greeted all of them in a friendly manner, without any of the condescension that might have been expected from a big star being forced to work with "mere" voice actors.
They all sat down together to do a quick rehearsal before the actual recording, mainly to give Kikuchi and Onozuka a chance to familiarize themselves with the script, Kokubu suspected.
However, the two actors delivered their lines with enough emotion to show that they'd taken the time to read over the script and think about how they wanted to portray their characters, even though they couldn't have received the script more than a day or two ago. In fact, Onozuka had obviously memorized his lines and barely glanced at the pages in front of him--though to be fair, the number of lines he had were few and wouldn't take long to memorize. Still, Kokubu was impressed that he'd gone to such effort. As for Kikuchi, he referred to his script more closely but delivered his lines smoothly, without any hesitation or stumbles.
"Wonderful!" Sugihara exclaimed. "I know that you haven't had much time with the script..."
Onozuka smiled modestly and replied, "Kojima-san gave us the scripts and manga that you sent over, and we looked them over whenever we had a free moment between our other appointments. And last night we sat down and read them through together at home and practiced our lines. We didn't want to inconvenience the sound crew and the rest of the cast because we were unprepared."
"And as we're on a tight deadline, neither you nor we can afford any delays," Kikuchi said practically.
"I'm very grateful to you for putting in so much effort on such short notice," the director said, bowing deeply.
"Oh, it wasn't that much of a hardship," Onozuka assured him good-naturedly. "I liked the manga--it was fun to read. The characters were interesting and the mystery part of the story was exciting, and..." He smiled shyly, blushing slightly as he glanced over at Kikuchi and added, "I liked the romance part of the story, too."
"The police procedural details were fairly accurate as well," Kikuchi said with a grin. "My dad always complained about how unrealistic my detective shows were!" Some of the actors looked confused, although Kokubu remembered reading somewhere that Kikuchi's father had been a detective. "My dad's a cop," Kikuchi explained a moment later. "Or rather, was a cop--he's retired now."
"I don't imagine that there were too many gay cops in his department," Kokubu said wryly, and Kikuchi laughed.
"None that I know of! But I suppose they could have been closeted, like your character is."
The recording process went well, with relatively few pauses for re-takes. Kikuchi and Onozuka were both very good actors, but working on an anime required far more precision than a live-action drama because the dialogue had to be carefully timed to match the onscreen characters' mouth movements. They initially had a few problems getting the timing right, but much less than Kokubu had expected, and as the recording went on, they seemed to get the hang of it and performed alongside the others like old pros.
During a short break period, Kokubu complimented the pair on their work, and Onozuka smiled at him graciously. "Thank you, Kokubu-san. We've had a little experience with this sort of thing, looping over dialogue for scenes where there were problems with the original sound track--mainly outdoor scenes where it's hard to control the noise level. But to perform every line of dialogue perfectly on cue for an entire series or movie--that's pretty tough!" He took a swig from a bottle of water offered to him by an assistant, then raised the bottle in salute. "I really admire you guys after working with you today. I think many people have the mistaken impression that voice acting is easier than the type of acting that Kikuchi-san and I do because you 'only' have to use your voice. But now that I've done it, I think it's actually harder, because you have to express the character's emotions solely with your voice, without being able to rely on facial expressions or body language."
And with that speech, Onozuka had won the devotion of the cast, who all too often heard their profession dismissed by "real" actors. Except maybe for Yaogi, who smiled with cynical amusement as he watched the others crowd around Onozuka, eager to share stories about their work and frustrations, or maybe just to bask in the glow of the Prince's presence. It was possible that Onozuka was just buttering them up to make himself look good, but even if that were the case, Kokubu couldn't help being impressed that he'd go to that much trouble to win over a bunch of voice actors. Either way, it meant that he valued their opinion, whether it was because he wanted their respect as colleagues or simply because he enjoyed the adoration. Although if it was only the latter that he desired, he could get that easily enough just by looking pretty and batting his lashes, so Kokubu chose to believe in Onozuka's sincerity.
Kikuchi looked amused at first, but as the cast gathered around Onozuka, he frowned slightly and moved in to wrap an arm around Onozuka's waist in a distinctly possessive gesture--which was in character with his new public image as the Prince's protective and slightly jealous lover. The other actors backed off a few steps, then relaxed as Kikuchi joined in on the conversation, seeming content now that they'd recognized his claim on Onozuka.
Kokubu looked around to see Tanahashi's reaction, and only then realized that Tanahashi was no longer in the room.
Part 2, Part 3
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Afterword: The fictional anime drama that Kokubu is working on was inspired by both FAKE and Otodama--I liked the idea of gay cops working together (like FAKE), but in a more serious setting (like Otodama). Also, when I needed a name for the agency that Kojima and Kikuchi work for, I looked up some real-life Japanese talent agencies and found one called "Stardust," and altered that slightly to "Starlight."
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heyy great idea to mix boku no koe's universe with this one - haven't read the manga for a while, made me wanna reread it ^^. i liked the breakfast scene with Kokubu/Takahashi, the meeting of the actors with the "mere" seiyuus, and Onozuka's princely game, enjoing basking in the light & adoration but playing humble. Both his and Kikuchi's possiveness is so funny now, since their secret is out and they can claim their stakes.
And naturally, i really wanna know what is Kikuchi's-Tanashahi's connection! Tanahashi acted like a fanboy.. hehehe, i wonder if there's one unrequisited infatuation there ^^ *jumps to #2*
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