Najimi Osana X Non Binary Reader Oneshots

(Y/N's POV):

Tadano rambled on about something that he and Komi had done over the weekend, whilst I became distracted by my own thoughts.
Najimi hadn't been in for the whole day. Normally, they were right on time, maybe five or so minutes late, but they'd never usually miss a day unless something was seriously wrong.

Unless something was seriously wrong... I thought. Does that mean...?
I felt my heart fill up with dread, immediately feeling as if I was about to die.

"Uh.. are you ok, Y/N?" Tadano asked, concern evident in his voice. "You've gone pale..."
"Yep! I'm fine!" I nodded intensely, trying to hide the fact that my hands were shaking from fear.
"Is it about Najimi?" He asked.
I forgot how good he was at "reading the room", as he puts it. I'm convinced he's just a telepath at this point.

I sighed, giving a defeated nod. Tadano read me like a book.
"It's just..." I stumbled on my words. "Najimi... they told me that they'd only be off school if something was, well, seriously wrong with them..."
Tadano gave a smile.
"I'm sure they're fine!" His voice was unusually confident. "Najimi usually exaggerates a lot of things. They're probably just ill!"

Though his reasoning seemed perfectly tangible, that nagging feeling never left my head. Komi looked as if she wanted to say something, but started shaking instead.

After school, I began to walk home, as I usually did, but then I passed Najimi's house. The nagging in the back of my head turned into a full blown urge. I wanted to knock on their door, to check if they were truly alright. Hopefully they were just ill.
You should go check! The devil on my shoulder was convincing. They could be hurt! Or worse!
What are you thinking, Y/N?! The angel was quick to counteract. At this time? Absolutely not! Besides, you don't even know if they're hurt!

In the end, the devil on my shoulder won. I speed walked up to Najimi's door, and gently knocked on it, not wanting to bother anyone.

Within a second, the door opened.

(Najimi's POV):

From downstairs, I heard a knock on the door. I already knew I didn't have the mental capacity to go down and open it.
Where do I even begin? I don't know what happened when I woke up, but I knew today was going to be utter shit. I'm usually full of energy, and it felt like all of that energy had been sucked dry from my veins. I even broke down in tears at the thought of going to school.

Within a few minutes of my confusion, I had already begun to figure out where this sudden bout of sadness had come from.
I figured out I was non binary some time in second year, and that came with a lot of self-hatred, for myself as a person and how people used to referred to me. At the time, I could confide in Tadano, though... he's probably with Komi now. I shouldn't bother him.
It's definitely gotten better over the years, but I still struggle with it from time to time.

Today was one of those days. A day where I wake up feeling dysphoric, and don't have the energy to wake up in the morning.

"I'll get it!" Mum yelled from downstairs. She started to talk to someone, but I couldn't hear it very well. I thought I recognised someone's voice, but I was quick to dismiss it as my brain tricking me.
Once their conversation drew to a close, I heard someone coming up the stairs. The door opened, and I sprang upright, a blanket draped over my shoulders.
The moment I saw who was standing before me, a slight glimmer of hope radiated in my soul.

It was Y/N.

"Oh... hey." I gave them a weak smile.
"Hey," Y/N gave a look of concern at my condition. I looked away, a slight blush tinting my cheeks. I felt like I was going to cry.
They sat down by my side, staying close to me.

"Are you... okay?" They asked, hesitation evident in their voice.

The moment they said that, my emotions became too much to deal with, and I broke down in tears. Y/N was quick to react, quickly hugging and soothing me.
"It's okay... you can talk to me..." They whispered. "I'm right here..."
I tried to talk, but only a sob escaped my lips. I wiped my eyes, and tried again.

"So..." My voice was shaking. "Dysphoria struck again today..."
Y/N's face contorted into a look of sorrow.
"Oh..." They replied. "I understand... I've had that before."
I buried my face in my hands.
"It's just... so bad, and-" I stopped myself for a moment. "I don't know what to do-"
"Well..." Y/N suggested. "Why don't we listen to something?"

I paused, eyeing my vinyl collection.
"Yeah..." I breathed. "Let's do that."

(Y/N's POV):

I was quick to stride over to Najimi's record collection. I carefully assessed every record they owned, and pulled out the most recent one.
The album cover caught my eye almost instantly. It was a photo of a person, almost completely shrouded in darkness, pointing a rapier to the sky. I showed it to Najimi, and a hint of a sparkle appeared in their eyes.

"That one's real good," They stated. They sounded so tired. "Trust me, you'll be glad you listened to it in the first place."

I took the record out of its sleeve, and put it on the turntable, lowering the arm down to the very beginning. The familiar sound of the needle drop filled the room, and the record began to play.

Once it had begun, I sat down next to Najimi, wrapping their blanket around the both of us. I let them rest their head on their shoulder, listening to their soft breathing. They looked peaceful.

"Y/N?" Najimi looked towards me.
"Hm?" I questioned.
They looked down, turning a dark shade of red.
"Thanks..." They sounded shy. "I, well... I kinda needed this today."
"No problem. You know I'm always here for you, right, Naji?"

I paused.

What did I just call them?

"Uh- I meant... right, Najimi?" It was too late. Najimi had a smirk painted on their face.
"Naji, huh?" They chuckled. "Never had a nickname before!"
I blushed intensely. Najimi snuggled into me, letting out a sigh.
"I don't mind, really," They smiled. "It sounds good, though."

I smiled. Najimi let out a yawn, and fell asleep in an instant. I was shocked that they could even fall asleep that quickly, but then I remembered that today was extremely difficult for them, so I found it pretty fair.

I soon felt myself falling asleep as well.

(A/N: this idea's been in my head for a WHILE. i'm so glad i finally got it into words! like seriously this is one of my FAVOURITE sorta ship ideas. anyways, the album i linked is the one that y/n picks out for najimi! i recommend listening to it whilst you read! apart from that, see you next time!)