the kittens next door
tetsurou kuroo x reader
word count: 1065
the neighbour that you dislike brings in kittens
you kind of disliked your neighbour. it wasnât that he was rude or anything, if anything he would smile at you every time the two of you came across each other. a smile that you only returned weakly. because you just wouldnât have it. he had taken over your crushâs home.
it was silly really, your crush - your college classmate, used to live in the space across from yours. he had been kicked out by his landlord for âbringing too many people over.â he was a college student, for christâs sake.
so the next person who took over was kuroo tetsurou, a working man who was three years older as per your flatmateâs intel. sure, he was hotter but you missed your crush. gone were the days of small talk in the hallway of your apartment building.
kuroo tetsurou (office worker, 24) was convinced that the cute uni student next door hated him. what he had done, he wasnât sure but the lack of response whenever he tried to greet you made it quite obvious. he shouldnât care really but not being liked by a stranger for no reason was unsettling.
however there were more pressing matters at hand. he parked his car in the basement and opened the backseat door, pulling out a small cage. tiny mewls could be heard from it and kuroo let out a sigh at what he had gotten himself into.
he took the cage upstairs, unlocking his apartment with one hand and placing the cage on the living room floor. he quickly changed into comfortable clothes and sat down on the floor in front of the cage. prying it open, he looked inside. three tiny pairs of eyes stared back at him.
two hours later, you opened the door to your apartment, looked around the hallway and closed it again. this was the third time you had done it this evening. where the hell was that damn meowing coming from?
you loved cats. the prospect of a cat hanging out in the hallway of your apartment building excited you. you were so sure it was there and then you would open the door and - nothing.
it was the fifth time that you opened the door when you finally realised it. the sound was coming from your crush kuroo tetsurouâs apartment. your body moved on its own and you rang the bell. you had no idea what you were going to say.
kuroo opened the door and peeked out. his eyes widened in surprise. he flashed a small smile. âgood evening, how can i help you?â
you hesitated, âumm this may sound weird butâŚany cats in there?â
âoh yeah, um,â kuroo opened the door wider for you to peek in and spot the three kittens on the living room floor. you immediately cooed and looked at kuroo with slightly pleading eyes, âcan iâŚ?â
kuroo chuckled and let you in, âof courseâ
you immediately beelined towards the kittens and kneeled down on the floor. âyou keeping all three?â you asked.
âiâm keeping none. iâm only looking after them for a few days till my friend finds them a permanent home.â kuroo explained.
you pouted at that. cute, kuroo thought. âyou like them?â
âi love them,â you lightly brushed your finger against the black kittenâs head as it approached you curiously.
âtake them thenâ
you deadpanned him, âdo i look financially stable enough?â
he chuckled, âfair enough.â he took a seat on the couch as he watched you. the kitten had now climbed into your lap and you were trying to usher the other two closer.
âi could help you with the food and everything. you donât have to pay for it. just keep them,â kuroo suggested.
âyou hate âem or something?â
kuroo smirked, raising his hands in surrender. âi love them but thatâs a lot of responsibility. iâm gonna have to work from home for the first few days and then come back home every lunch break for a month at least till they find someone to take them in. having you in on this would make it a lot easier on me. and i know you only have classes for the first half of the dayâ
âyou know an awful lot about me,â you narrowed your eyes.
âhey, itâs not my issue that your roomie talks to me and you donâtâ
you just hummed and held the black kitten to your chest while the orange one tried climbing onto you.
âso what do you say?â kuroo asked.
you took a moment before turning back and extending a hand towards him, âdealâ
kuroo chuckled and took it, shaking it firmly. âiâm a dog person anywayâ
you scowled. âi hate you even more now,â you blurted before you could stop yourself.
kuroo raised an eyebrow. âyouâŚhate me?â
âi didnât mean thatâ
kuroo poked your shoulder, âcâmon, tell me about itâ
you groan, âokay fineâŚmy crush used to live here before you moved in.â
kuroo let out a teasing âooh~â
âshut upâŚâ you blushed, forcing your attention back to the kittens.
âyâknow the apartment was full of roaches before i moved in?â
you grew flustered, âthatâs just how boys live!â
âi wasnât like that in uniâ
âhe was a nice guy!â
âif you say soâ
you huffed, turning to face him while holding up a kitten. âheâs being mean..â you mumbled to it.
kuroo laughed, taking it from your hands and placing it on his thigh. he pet it gently before looking back up at you, âso you in this 100%?â
you nod, âfinancial part on you thoughâ
âno worries,â he handed the kitten back to you before grabbing the bag of kitten food and toys that he got from his friend.
the two of you took the kittens and their sparse belongings to your apartment. after making sure they werenât in the line of fire of any dangerous object, you left to see kuroo off.
âtake good care of them, alright? iâll come over every evening,â he leaned against the doorway of his apartment as you leaned against yours.
you nod, âme or my flatmate would be here.â
kuroo nodded and turned to shut the door. he looked back at you one last time.
âoh and y/n? you can still have a crush next door. i donât mind,â he winked before closing the door in your reddened face.











