By Zephyria “That’s because it suits you.”
“Huh?”
Koi’s eyes widened at the sudden remark. Ashley had expected his reaction, as he clearly hadn’t considered it at all, but seeing it firsthand still left him dumbfounded.
“You never considered that possibility?”
Seeing Ashley burst into laughter, Koi felt a sense of relief despite his bewilderment. He chuckled along and shook his head, saying, “But I’m bigger now… Cute clothes don’t suit me.”
This time, Ashley’s eyes widened as he pulled Koi into a tight embrace.
“That’s not true, you’re so small.”
As he said, Koi’s face was soon buried in his chest. He thought of himself as quite manly now, but compared to Ashley, it was a laughable notion. Of course, he was aware of it himself, and Ashley’s words made sense, but he couldn’t immediately accept it.
“You’re saying women’s clothes suit me, that’s it?”
Koi asked again, feeling somewhat empty at the answer, and Ashley chuckled once more, replying, “Of course, that’s not all.”
Ashley stroked Koi’s thigh over his pants, and Koi tensed up, anxiously awaiting his answer. Startled by the sudden caress, Koi heard a grumbling voice from above.
“See, it’s not easy to touch you when you’re wearing pants.”
“…Huh?”
As he wondered, Ashley suddenly embraced Koi and knocked him down.
“Ah!”
Koi gasped in surprise, but it didn’t end there. Ashley, with an incredibly nonchalant and indifferent expression, reached for Koi’s pants, unbuckling his belt, lowering the zipper, and trying to pull them off.
“W-What are you doing, all of a sudden!”
“Look at this.”
Ashley suddenly stopped and spoke to Koi, who was desperately trying to get up. His face was contorted, as if he really didn’t like it.
“It’s so hard to take them off like this. If you were wearing a skirt, I would have been licking your legs already.”
Koi stared at him blankly for a moment. He wondered if he was joking, but Ashley’s face was too serious. He clicked his tongue and continued, “It suits you, I can touch you without taking it off, everything’s perfect, so why wouldn’t I make you wear a skirt?”
“B-But skirts are for women…”
“Forget those old stereotypes, Koi.”
Ashley mercilessly cut off his last protest.
“Everyone has the freedom to wear what they want, what suits them. If you want to wear a skirt, you wear it. What’s the point of dividing women and men when it comes to wearing heels or stockings? Koi, don’t you think that’s a very outdated way of thinking?”
It was easy for Ashley to convince Koi, even without using his full power as the best lawyer in the East. He achieved his goal without even using a hundredth of his ability. Seeing Koi’s eyes already wavering and starting to agree, he added one last thing.
“In ancient times, both men and women wore skirts, and even in modern Scotland, they wear skirts. And of course, they don’t wear underwear either.”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, the skirt he had worn today was a short, plaid skirt. The design, which even looked like a private school Uniform, had bothered him so much that he had ended up here…
Was it Scottish attire?
He couldn’t remember what the traditional clothing looked like, other than it being plaid.
“Now you understand? How stuck in your ways you’ve been.”
Koi was easily swayed by Ashley’s stern tone. He nodded, saying, “Uh-huh,” and Ashley delivered the final blow.
“More than anything, why should I hide these amazing legs in such terrible rags?”
Koi, embarrassed by the question as he pointed to his old jeans, stammered in response.
“I don’t really like women’s clothes…”
“I like you wearing them, not you.”
Nodding in agreement, Ashley changed his tone and asked gently, “So, you’ll wear them for me, from now on?”
Koi blinked and looked at Ashley. He had already been completely won over. As expected, Koi nodded, making a dazed sound, and Ashley smiled brightly and kissed his lips.
Koi, pushed onto the bed by Ashley, closed his eyes and focused on his kiss. He felt foolish for wasting the day with such silly thoughts and felt pathetic. Because of that, Koi hurriedly apologized to Ashley, taking advantage of the brief moment their lips parted.
“I’m sorry, Ash. I misunderstood…”
As he spoke hesitantly, Ashley bumped his forehead against Koi’s forehead.
“You still don’t believe I love you?”
“Sorry…”
As he apologized in a fading voice, Ashley suddenly shot up. Startled by the sudden emptiness, Koi awkwardly sat up, but Ashley, who had already gotten out of bed, spoke.
“I’ll prove to you that the reason I like you is because it’s you.”
“A-Ash?”
Koi called out his name urgently at the sight of his back as he suddenly turned and left. Fortunately, Ashley didn’t take long to return.
Koi, who had been secretly relieved, paused when he saw the box he was carrying. It was about the same size as the boxes that Ashley always sent through his secretary before leaving work, and he felt a sense of disappointment.
Ashley placed the box in front of Koi, who had unconsciously slumped his shoulders, and simply gave a command, and soon a bright light filled the room. He sat on the edge of the bed and waited for Koi, who had momentarily squinted and blinked, to get used to the light before asking.
“What do you think is in here?”
Could it be something unimaginable that he would ask such a question?
Koi’s heart began to flutter, but he couldn’t figure out what it was. He just shook his head, and Ashley smiled at him.
“Guess, come on.”
Feeling like he wouldn’t easily give him the answer, Koi had no choice but to rack his brains, but nothing came to mind. Koi, who quickly gave up, smiled playfully and asked.
“It’s not another skirt, is it?”
He said it thinking that it definitely wasn’t, but unexpectedly, Ashley’s answer was off the mark.
“Well, it is a skirt.”
“Oh…”
Suddenly feeling deflated, a weak sigh escaped his lips. What, it’s just another skirt anyway, so what’s different? Ashley chuckled briefly at Koi’s reaction, which clearly showed his disappointment, and grabbed the lid of the box.
“This is a special skirt.”
Even after hearing that, the extinguished anticipation didn’t return. Thinking that it would only be special to Ashley, he waited with lifeless eyes, and finally, Ashley opened the box.
When Koi first saw it, he didn’t immediately remember it. He blinked, thinking it looked familiar, and after a few seconds of silence, he finally exclaimed, “Ah!” and jumped up from the bed. Ashley chuckled again at the sight.
“Do you recognize it now?”
Koi alternated between looking at the inside of the box and Ashley’s face with wide eyes. How could he not recognize it? Wasn’t this the first skirt he had ever worn?
“My Cheerleading uniform…! You still had it?”
As he asked urgently, taking out the clothes, Ashley replied nonchalantly.
“Of course, I would never throw this away.”
“Ah…”
Koi hugged the clothes, filled with emotion. Forgotten memories vividly resurfaced. He quickly erased the embarrassing memory of walking around the ice rink wearing this, and the scene of Ashley scoring a goal, the music and cheers filling the arena, Ashley running towards him, and the passionate kiss at that time unfolded before his eyes like a panorama.
“I miss it so much.”
Koi, who had unconsciously spoken out loud, hugged the Uniform tightly again and buried his face in it. He never thought he would see this again. So, we still had something to bring back memories. Thinking that, his eyes welled up with tears. He couldn’t bear to look at the dolls he had given Ashley because it hurt his heart, but this was different. His heart seemed to swell with the Uniform, which contained the happiest memories.