wouldn’t it be funny if hajime made fun of yusa’s crush on marie but marie would still defend yusa even if she still didn’t truly understand his feelings for her?

Omg he totally would.

Characters from @koyuki-tan‘s “Peace Sign.”

“Aw, is someone hiding behind a girl…or are you really hiding?” Hajime wiggles his eyebrows at Yusa, who cowers behind Kitami Marie. He just caught Yusa rushing alongside the beautiful Quinx, and this is too good an opportunity to pass up. Besides, he wants to impress Marie himself. 

“Shut – shut up,” stammers Yusa.

“Hey, Hajime, knock it off.” Marie puts her hands on her hips. “You don’t have to be mean to Yusa.”

“Aw, I’m just trying to play evil matchmaker,” Hajime says, twirling a pretend mustache.

“What?!” cries Yusa, horrified. His secret is out!

Marie, however, merely laughs. “Hajime, you’re a terrible matchmaker.”

“Hey.” Hajime pouts.

“Now run back along to your Oggai friends, and be nice to Yusa. He’s a sweet, smart boy, and we’re all blessed to know him,” Marie declares.

Yusa’s face is now as red as the iris in Hajime’s kakugan.

“Uh-huhhhhhhh.” Hajime winks at Yusa before skipping away. He immediately whips out his phone.

Yusa’s buzzes, and he winces as Marie smiles at him. “Don’t let Hajime get to you. He’s probably just jealous that you’re in Squad Zero, Yusa.”

“Okay,” Yusa rasps. She walks away, and with relief Yusa yanks out his phone.

I hope you realize what a favor I just handed you, doofus – Killer H. 

Yusa scowls. It’s not a favor unless I wanted it.

But before he presses send, he recalls the warm, tingling feeling of Marie praising him. Maybe, just maybe, this was worth it after all.