Title: Unmasked, Parts 22 & 23
Rating: NC-17 overall
Fandom: Haru wo Daiteita (Embracing Love)
Pairing: Kikuchi/Onozuka, Iwaki/Katou
Characters: Kikuchi, Onozuka, Iwaki, Katou
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Word count: ~8,470 for Part 22, for Part 23
Sequel to: Unexpected Opportunities, Comeback (
Part 1 and
Part 2),
Forgiveness,
Firsts, First Date (
Part 1 and
Part 2), Going Steady (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4,
Part 5,
Part 6), Audition (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3), Cookout (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3), Press Conference (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3),
Sanctuary, The Prince vs. the Groupie (
Part 1,
Part 2), and Family Visit: Tokyo (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4,
Part 5), Gigolo (
Part 1,
Part 2), Yoshizumi's Night Out (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3), Family Visit: Okinawa (
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4,
Part 5), and
Interlude. The series also includes two side-stories that are outside of the main timeline:
Valentine's Day Surprise and
Strictly Business.
Summary: Kikuchi and Onozuka discover that their relationship has been revealed to the media.
Part 22,
Part 23, and I also made a
separate post with some cultural notes and meta rambling that was too long to fit in the Part 23 entry.