Untitled drabble
Title: Untitled drabble
Series: CLAMP School Detectives
Pairing: Nokoru/Suoh
Prompt: #11 Gardenia
Rating: PG
Word Count: 144
On Suoh’s 13th birthday, Nokoru placed a vase of gardenia flowers on the secretary’s desk. Akira wondered that morning if Suoh would understand the message. When he saw one of the little white buds tucked neatly in Nokoru’s lapel later that afternoon the answer was obvious.
The two of them thought the whole thing hinged on subtlety. In reality they just made it ridiculously complicated. Akira watched them all the time, hiding behind a clueless smile and cheerful eyes. He noticed the lingering touches and the looking at each other when they thought no one else was watching. He’d probably known before they had, honestly. Akira’s heart ached for them but he kept silent, knowing it wasn’t his place to interfere. He understood the wall between them, made of honor and pride and duty and expectation. All he could do for them was hope.