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sakusa is rich, it comes as no secret, and thatโs why you tell yourself this was never bound to work. and youโre pretty sure heโs got plenty of trust fund family friends that are after his heart anyway, so his options are plenty open.
yet, why heโs incessantly knocking on your door, you canโt seem to figure out, the pounding sound ceaseless as he stays persistent. youโre nearly at your wits end after thirty minutes, stomping over to open the door and face him.
โkiyoomi,โ you growl, glaring daggers his way, but he only shoots sharper ones at you through his eyes, piercing you with the obsidian orbs you know all too well.
it feels like he can read right through you, and you hate yourself for letting him get so closeโletting yourself get so attached.
โwhatโs your issue?โ he presses.
sakusa is probably the most stubborn, hardheaded, determined, and pettiest individual youโve ever met. and itโs not exactly a surprise, youโve learned heโs the youngest and wealthy, so it makes sense, but still. youโd never expected someone as stoic as him to be so borderline bratty at times.
โmy issue? iโm not the one pounding on a door at eleven pm with no pause. whatโs your issue?โ
โyouโre ignoring me,โ he pouts.
and there it is, the look that made you really realize how smitten you truly are for the man before you, and how far from your reach he really is. youโll never fit in with sakusaโs crowd, and youโre pretty sure heโll never understand yours, and the inevitable heartbreak seems more crushing later rather than sooner.
so, with the utmost self control you never knew you could demonstrate, you force yourself to pull your eyes away from his faceโthatโs too handsome to be fairโand look at your feet.
โkiyoomi, listen,โ you begin, and his face falls immediately. and so does your heart, all the way down to the pit of your stomach at the look.
โyou donโt like me anymore?โ he asks almost like a child. โbutโฆi didโฆi thought i did all the right things. the moviesโฆit worked in the movies,โ he insists.
โwhat movies?โ you ask, face twisting in confusion. he looks down bashfully, face a light shade of pink as he clears his throat.
be still your beating heart, you think, at the sight.
โiโฆiโm not really good at this,โ he admits. โi thoughtโฆj-just you know, i didโฆsomeโฆresearch,โ he finally blurts out, voice strained.
and if it werenโt for your current predicament, and the fact that you know yourself well and you know you wonโt pull away if you lean in, you wouldโve kissed his lips senseless at this very moment.
โromance movies?โ you grin slightly. he huffs, turning his face to the side as he shifts on his feet.
โyes, romance movies. we were pursuing a romantic relationship, and their genre is romance. it makes sense,โ he mutters. and despite the way your head screams to end this conversation before youโre too in deep to let yourself pull away, you chuckle, smiling bigger as the flush of his cheeks only darkens.
โthatโs cute,โ you mumble to yourself. โreally, really cute,โ you admit.
โso then whatโs the issue?โ he raises a brow. and it all comes crashing down again, making your smile dropโand he notices, he notices right away.
sakusa kiyoomi may be a bit sheltered, but heโs quick on his feet, heโs perceptive, and heโs a fast learner. heโs learned all your signs and quirks faster than you could hope to teach him. all on his own.
โlook,โ you sigh, deciding to rip the bandaid off, no matter how bad the wound might sting. โmy background isnโt like yours. iโve never had to use more than one fork and iโve never had a bread plate.โ he crinkles his brows, staring at you bewildered.
โso? iโm dating you, not your forks.โ groaning, you rub your temples, mentally rolling your eyes at how dense he can be.
โkiyoomi. your friends and family probably expect you to bring someone home that grew up like you, donโt you think? someone whoโs from a bit more wealth?โ he ponders your words for a moment before shrugging, nodding at them as though they were any normal topic.
โyeah, they probably do expect that.โ you blink.
โwell iโm not that, am i?โ you ask bitterly, flashing him a pained smile. it finally dawns on sakusa what you mean, his eyes widening a fraction before he quickly steps closer to you.
you should pull away, you really, really shouldโbut you missed his warmth so much. indulging in one more moment with him couldnโt be so bad, you think.
โyeah, youโre not. but they never gave me anything even with all that money. nothing like what you give me anyway,โ he shrugs. โi like you. a lot. i thinkโฆi think i might evenโฆyou know? love you?โ he asks the last bit in a quiet voice, almost like heโs asking himself.
and under any other circumstance, youโd raise a brow at a man questioning his love for you, but itโs not like that with sakusa. you know him, and you know heโs trying to navigate what love feels like, heโs trying to find the warmth of its embrace in your arms.
it makes your heart skip a beat.
โwhat?โ you breathe. and despite the palpable fear in his expression, sakusa presses his forehead to yours, staring at you with a hard determination youโve grown to admire.
the same one he sports during games, and practice, and watching recaps to find his mistakes. he gives you that same passion, if not more.
โi thinkโฆno. no, i do. i love you,โ he whispers. and sakusa kiyoomi is a star athlete, heโs got a car thatโs worth more than your entire life savings at the moment being, heโs got trust funds waiting for him, and heโs got a snobby rich family back at home, but heโs got barely anything if not nothing at all without you.
the words knock the air out of your lungs and steal your breath.
โis this you trying to be like the movies?โ you murmur.
โi wanna be better than the movies,โ he whispers back. โbut i kind of need a love interest for that.โ the watery chuckle you let out makes his heart un-tense, the relief rolling over him in waves.
he knows itโs a good sign. he knows everything about you. and even if youโre scared, you canโt help but trust him blindly.
โokay, omi. letโs be better than your stupid romance movies,โ you grin. โi love you too.โ
and youโre glad heโs not starring in a film, you donโt think you ever want to share the stupidly handsome smile he gives you with anyone else to see.
i know he lives in japan and the forks and bread plate reference was a bit unrealistic but this is a fiction drabble so donโt fucking bring it up or iโll block you. enjoy it or leave. k thanks <3