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honestly, you found yourself taking a moment just to breathe it all in.
the nerves hadnât completely settled, but they werenât overwhelming anymore. instead, they sat quietly in the back of your mind, replaced by something warmer as your eyes wandered around the stadium.
everyone had shown up.
near the concession stand, yaku and suna stood with drinks in hand while hinata animatedly pointed toward something on the menu, seemingly determined to convince the other two that whatever heâd picked was the greatest thing ever invented.
a few rows over, bokuto had somehow turned the simple task of finding seats into a full-blown event. akaashi calmly redirected him every few minutes while kenma sat on the bleachers, already regretting agreeing to leave the house, and kuroo watched the entire thing unfold with a grin, contributing absolutely nothing except the occasional sarcastic remark.
off to your left, tanaka and nishinoya were kneeling on the ground, carefully sorting through what looked like an unreasonable amount of handmade signs.
âthis one says ârun like they stole your lunch.ââ
âthatâs for the relay!â
ââŚisnât she running the relay?â
ââŚno.â
ââŚoh.â
they quietly switched the signs around.
meanwhile, kageyama and sugawara stood over an open duffel bag, one holding a clipboard while the other checked items off with surprising seriousness.
âwater?â
âcheck.â
âextra spikes?â
âcheck.â
âfirst-aid kit?â
ââŚwhy do we have two?â
ââŚbokuto packed one.â
ââŚthat explains it.â
a small smile found its way onto your face.
somehowâŚ
despite the noise, the laughter, and the chaos surrounding youâŚ
everything felt peaceful.
your eyes drifted across the stands one more time.
almost everyone was here.
almost.
your smile faded ever so slightly.
two people were missing.
one of them didnât surprise you.
the otherâŚ
the other was the one youâd caught yourself looking for all morning.
you werenât even sure why anymore.
or maybeâŚ
you knew exactly why.
you sighed softly, rolling your shoulders before stepping back into another warm-up stride.
it didnât matter.
right now, there was only one thing that deserved your attention.
the track beneath your feet.
the race.
and afterwardâŚ
youâd finally get to go home.
outside the stadium gatesâŚ
tsukishima adjusted the strap of his bag over one shoulder while yamaguchi locked the car behind them.
âdid we get everything?â tsukishima asked without looking back.
yamaguchi glanced toward the trunk one last time before nodding.
âyeah. signs, snacks, water⌠i think weâre good.â
âgood.â
the two of them paid for their tickets before stepping through the entrance.
the sounds of the stadium washed over them immediately.
announcements echoed over the speakers.
spikes clicked against the track.
spectators chatted among themselves.
athletes stretched along the infield.
tsukishimaâs eyes wandered almost absentmindedly across the venue.
thenâŚ
they found you.
there you were.
moving through another warm-up stride with the same effortless rhythm heâd watched countless times before.
focused.
determined.
completely unaware that heâd arrived.
the afternoon sunlight caught the small charm resting against your necklace as it bounced gently with every step.
for a momentâŚ
everything else disappeared.
the crowd.
the noise.
the conversations around him.
all he could see was you.
there was something about watching someone give every piece of themselves to something they loved.
something honest.
something admirable.
heâd always respected people who committed themselves completely to their craft.
watching you nowâŚ
he understood that feeling more than ever.
ââŚyou okay, tsukki?â
yamaguchiâs voice quietly pulled him back.
tsukishima didnât take his eyes off the track.
a faint smileâso small it wouldâve been easy to missâsettled on his face.
ââŚperfect.â
his voice remained as calm as ever.
only his heartbeat betrayed him.
it pounded so hard against his ribs that, for a second, he was convinced everyone around him could hear it.
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the eight-mile route finally came to an end beneath a canopy of oak trees that lined the edge of the river trail. morning sunlight filtered through the leaves in broken patches, warming the pavement that had been cool only an hour earlier. a breeze drifted lazily across the water, carrying the smell of fresh-cut grass and damp earth. the world felt unusually stillâas though even it knew there was something important waiting later that afternoon.
your watch buzzed softly against your wrist.
8.00 miles.
without thinking, you slowed from a run to a jog, then to an easy walk, letting your breathing settle into the familiar rhythm youâd practiced for years. this wasnât the hard part. it never was. the run wasnât about conditioning anymore. it was about routine. about reminding yourself that no matter how loud your thoughts became, your legs always knew what to do.
behind youâŚ
ââŚi think i can actually see the afterlife.â
you looked over your shoulder just in time to see suna fold in half, hands braced against his knees, taking dramatically exaggerated breaths.
âyou alright?â
âno.â
his response came far too quickly.
âiâm filing a complaint.â
âyou volunteered.â
âi volunteered for emotional support.â
he pointed weakly toward the trail stretching behind the two of you.
âi didnât volunteer for whatever medieval punishment that was.â
a laugh escaped before you could stop it.
âit was eight miles.â
âit was eight centuries.â
he slowly straightened, stretching until his back cracked loud enough for you to hear it.
âi think i developed asthma around mile six.â
âyou donât have asthma.â
âi do now.â
âyou canât just decide that.â
âi absolutely can.â
he placed a hand over his chest with all the seriousness of someone making their final statement.
âplease tell yaku⌠he still owes me twenty yen.â
you rolled your eyes, shaking your head as the two of you wandered toward a small convenience store across the street. a few minutes later, you were sitting on a weathered wooden bench overlooking the river, each holding a cold sports drink. condensation gathered against the plastic bottle, dripping onto your fingers as the breeze carried away what little remained of the morning heat.
for a long while⌠neither of you spoke and it wasnât awkward.
with suna, silence rarely was.
he was the kind of person who never seemed bothered by empty space. if anything, he preferred conversations that took their time.
eventually, he twisted the cap back onto his bottle and glanced sideways at you.
ââŚcan i ask you something?â
you nodded without looking away from the river.
âwhen have you ever waited for permission?â
ââŚfair.â
another quiet moment passed.
âiâve been thinking.â
ââŚdangerous.â
âi know.â
he smiled faintly.
âyouâre spanish.â
âhalf.â
âhalf.. yeah, youâve mentioned it before.â
âi have.â
âbutâŚâ he frowned slightly, searching for the right words. âi guess i expected it to beâŚâ
he gestured vaguely with one hand, ââŚmore obvious.â
you turned toward him, amused, âobvious?â
âyeah.â he shrugged, âi donât know, i thought maybe youâd speak spanish more, celebrate different holidays, talk about it⌠wear something.â
âsomething?â you laughed, âthatâs incredibly specific and incredibly vague.â
âiâve got a talent.â
âyou really donât.â
his shoulders lifted.
âi just meanâŚâ he looked out toward the river, âi always imagined itâd be a bigger part of⌠you.â
you followed his gaze.
âit is.â
the answer came quietly.
âi just donât wear it loudly.â
suna stayed silent. waiting.
âmy mom always used to tell me that being spanish wasnât something i had to prove.â
your fingers curled around the cold bottle in your lap.
âit wasnât about how often i spoke the language.â
âor how many traditions i posted online.â
sheâd smile every time she said it.
ââitâs something you carry.ââ
a smile tugged gently at your lips as you remembered.
âso i carry it.â
âin little ways.â
âthe food i grew up eating, the music my family played every sunday morning while they cleaned the house, the way everyone talked over each other at dinner, the way my grandmother never let anyone leave hungry.â
âthe way we celebrated everythingâŚand somehow cried during half of it too.â
suna chuckled softly.
âsounds loud.â
âit was.â
âit still is.â
he smiled to himself.
ââŚi think iâd like your family.â
âtheyâd feed you until you couldnât move.â
âi already canât.â
âgood.â
âtheyâd consider that a challenge.â
the two of you laughed together, the sound carried away by the wind before it faded back into silence.
suna spoke again, ââŚwhat was it like?â
you tilted your head. âgrowing up?â
he nodded.
âyou donât really talk about your childhood.â
your expression softened.
âi had a good one⌠we werenât rich, but we never felt like we were missing anything.â
âmy summers were spent running around my grandparentsâ neighborhood until the streetlights came on.â
âmy cousins and i would race each other through the parks.â
âi always cheated.â
âyou?â
âi had longer legs than everyone else, so technically⌠it was strategic.â
he gave you the flattest look imaginable.
âyouâre unbelievable.â
âiâve been hearing that since i was six.â you smiled, but it slowly faded into something quieter, âmy abuela always knew where to find me.â
âwhenever everyone else was insideâŚi was outside racing somebody.â
âmy cousins.â
âthe neighborhood kids.â
âmy own shadow.â
âi think she knew before anyone else that iâd end up running.â
without realizing itâŚ
your fingers drifted toward the necklace resting against your collarbone.
back and forth.
the tiny charm rolled between your thumb and forefinger almost absentmindedly.
suna noticed almost immediately.
ââŚyou always touch that when youâre thinking.â
you glanced down.
ââŚdo i?â
âmhm.â
he nodded toward the pendant.
âwhy that one?â
your thumb brushed gently over the worn silver.
âmy abuela gave it to me.â
there was something different in your voice now.
softer.
like every word carried years behind it.
âit was the morning of my first real race.â
âi was terrified.â
âi thought if i lostâŚâ
ââŚthatâd be it.â
you smiled to yourself.
âshe laughed at me.â
âi remember thinking she was so mean.â
suna smiled.
âi have a feeling she wasnât.â
âno.â
âshe wasnât.â
you lifted the charm slightly, letting it catch the sunlight.
âshe put this around my neckâŚâ
ââŚkissed my foreheadâŚâ
ââŚand saidââ
your voice became almost a whisper.
ââremember where you come from.ââ a beat passed.
ââyou run faster when you remember where you come from.ââ
the breeze stirred again.
for a long momentâŚ
neither of you moved.
suna looked at the little pendant, then at you.
he cleared his throat.
ââŚyourâŚâ
he frowned.
ââŚabuâŚâ
you pressed your lips together, already smiling.
ââŚabuâŚâ
another attempt.
ââŚabuelaâŚâ
the pronunciation was careful.
awkward.
every syllable sounded like it had to fight its way out.
he looked at you expectantly.
ââŚdid i say it right?â
you laughed, warm enough to chase away every bit of tension that had followed you all week.
âclose enough.â
he nodded once, completely satisfied.
ââŚyour abuelaâŚâ
he looked back toward the river.
ââŚwas a genius.â
the words settled gently between the two of you.
no jokes.
no sarcasm.
just quiet certainty.
you wrapped your fingers around the little charm again, letting it rest against your heart.
âi think sheâd like you.â
suna raised an eyebrow.
âeven after hearing me pronounce âabuelaâ like that?â
you laughed again.
âoh, sheâd definitely make fun of you.â
ââŚthatâs somehow worse.â
âit is.â
another comfortable silence settled over the bench as the afternoon crept closer.
hours from now, thousands of eyes would be fixed on the track.
the pressure.
the expectations.
the heartbreak waiting on the other side of the finish line.
for now, thoughâŚ
it was just the two of you, a river drifting lazily past, and the small silver charm resting in your handâa reminder that no matter how far you ran, there would always be somewhere, and someone, waiting at the place you first learned how.
[ cue more dramatic music and end credits ]
CREDITS â
previous episode â§â* â§â masterlist âÂˇË ŕź next episode
translations đŞ : frijole: bean. / mi media naranja: my better half (rough translation.) / abuela : grandma / comment for any other translations needed.
đŹ , guys im trying, help, my job keeps me busy and literally, it still doesnât help me make enough for bills and providing for my family, im lwk dying and i cant even find another job đ im HAVING A ROUGH TIME, and i thought i could write enough to get enough kofi donations but iâve literally abandoned yall đđ ANYWAYS ENJOY
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the eight-mile route finally came to an end beneath a canopy of oak trees that lined the edge of the river trail. morning sunlight filtered through the leaves in broken patches, warming the pavement that had been cool only an hour earlier. a breeze drifted lazily across the water, carrying the smell of fresh-cut grass and damp earth. the world felt unusually stillâas though even it knew there was something important waiting later that afternoon.
your watch buzzed softly against your wrist.
8.00 miles.
without thinking, you slowed from a run to a jog, then to an easy walk, letting your breathing settle into the familiar rhythm youâd practiced for years. this wasnât the hard part. it never was. the run wasnât about conditioning anymore. it was about routine. about reminding yourself that no matter how loud your thoughts became, your legs always knew what to do.
behind youâŚ
ââŚi think i can actually see the afterlife.â
you looked over your shoulder just in time to see suna fold in half, hands braced against his knees, taking dramatically exaggerated breaths.
âyou alright?â
âno.â
his response came far too quickly.
âiâm filing a complaint.â
âyou volunteered.â
âi volunteered for emotional support.â
he pointed weakly toward the trail stretching behind the two of you.
âi didnât volunteer for whatever medieval punishment that was.â
a laugh escaped before you could stop it.
âit was eight miles.â
âit was eight centuries.â
he slowly straightened, stretching until his back cracked loud enough for you to hear it.
âi think i developed asthma around mile six.â
âyou donât have asthma.â
âi do now.â
âyou canât just decide that.â
âi absolutely can.â
he placed a hand over his chest with all the seriousness of someone making their final statement.
âplease tell yaku⌠he still owes me twenty yen.â
you rolled your eyes, shaking your head as the two of you wandered toward a small convenience store across the street. a few minutes later, you were sitting on a weathered wooden bench overlooking the river, each holding a cold sports drink. condensation gathered against the plastic bottle, dripping onto your fingers as the breeze carried away what little remained of the morning heat.
for a long while⌠neither of you spoke and it wasnât awkward.
with suna, silence rarely was.
he was the kind of person who never seemed bothered by empty space. if anything, he preferred conversations that took their time.
eventually, he twisted the cap back onto his bottle and glanced sideways at you.
ââŚcan i ask you something?â
you nodded without looking away from the river.
âwhen have you ever waited for permission?â
ââŚfair.â
another quiet moment passed.
âiâve been thinking.â
ââŚdangerous.â
âi know.â
he smiled faintly.
âyouâre spanish.â
âhalf.â
âhalf.. yeah, youâve mentioned it before.â
âi have.â
âbutâŚâ he frowned slightly, searching for the right words. âi guess i expected it to beâŚâ
he gestured vaguely with one hand, ââŚmore obvious.â
you turned toward him, amused, âobvious?â
âyeah.â he shrugged, âi donât know, i thought maybe youâd speak spanish more, celebrate different holidays, talk about it⌠wear something.â
âsomething?â you laughed, âthatâs incredibly specific and incredibly vague.â
âiâve got a talent.â
âyou really donât.â
his shoulders lifted.
âi just meanâŚâ he looked out toward the river, âi always imagined itâd be a bigger part of⌠you.â
you followed his gaze.
âit is.â
the answer came quietly.
âi just donât wear it loudly.â
suna stayed silent. waiting.
âmy mom always used to tell me that being spanish wasnât something i had to prove.â
your fingers curled around the cold bottle in your lap.
âit wasnât about how often i spoke the language.â
âor how many traditions i posted online.â
sheâd smile every time she said it.
ââitâs something you carry.ââ
a smile tugged gently at your lips as you remembered.
âso i carry it.â
âin little ways.â
âthe food i grew up eating, the music my family played every sunday morning while they cleaned the house, the way everyone talked over each other at dinner, the way my grandmother never let anyone leave hungry.â
âthe way we celebrated everythingâŚand somehow cried during half of it too.â
suna chuckled softly.
âsounds loud.â
âit was.â
âit still is.â
he smiled to himself.
ââŚi think iâd like your family.â
âtheyâd feed you until you couldnât move.â
âi already canât.â
âgood.â
âtheyâd consider that a challenge.â
the two of you laughed together, the sound carried away by the wind before it faded back into silence.
suna spoke again, ââŚwhat was it like?â
you tilted your head. âgrowing up?â
he nodded.
âyou donât really talk about your childhood.â
your expression softened.
âi had a good one⌠we werenât rich, but we never felt like we were missing anything.â
âmy summers were spent running around my grandparentsâ neighborhood until the streetlights came on.â
âmy cousins and i would race each other through the parks.â
âi always cheated.â
âyou?â
âi had longer legs than everyone else, so technically⌠it was strategic.â
he gave you the flattest look imaginable.
âyouâre unbelievable.â
âiâve been hearing that since i was six.â you smiled, but it slowly faded into something quieter, âmy abuela always knew where to find me.â
âwhenever everyone else was insideâŚi was outside racing somebody.â
âmy cousins.â
âthe neighborhood kids.â
âmy own shadow.â
âi think she knew before anyone else that iâd end up running.â
without realizing itâŚ
your fingers drifted toward the necklace resting against your collarbone.
back and forth.
the tiny charm rolled between your thumb and forefinger almost absentmindedly.
suna noticed almost immediately.
ââŚyou always touch that when youâre thinking.â
you glanced down.
ââŚdo i?â
âmhm.â
he nodded toward the pendant.
âwhy that one?â
your thumb brushed gently over the worn silver.
âmy abuela gave it to me.â
there was something different in your voice now.
softer.
like every word carried years behind it.
âit was the morning of my first real race.â
âi was terrified.â
âi thought if i lostâŚâ
ââŚthatâd be it.â
you smiled to yourself.
âshe laughed at me.â
âi remember thinking she was so mean.â
suna smiled.
âi have a feeling she wasnât.â
âno.â
âshe wasnât.â
you lifted the charm slightly, letting it catch the sunlight.
âshe put this around my neckâŚâ
ââŚkissed my foreheadâŚâ
ââŚand saidââ
your voice became almost a whisper.
ââremember where you come from.ââ a beat passed.
ââyou run faster when you remember where you come from.ââ
the breeze stirred again.
for a long momentâŚ
neither of you moved.
suna looked at the little pendant, then at you.
he cleared his throat.
ââŚyourâŚâ
he frowned.
ââŚabuâŚâ
you pressed your lips together, already smiling.
ââŚabuâŚâ
another attempt.
ââŚabuelaâŚâ
the pronunciation was careful.
awkward.
every syllable sounded like it had to fight its way out.
he looked at you expectantly.
ââŚdid i say it right?â
you laughed, warm enough to chase away every bit of tension that had followed you all week.
âclose enough.â
he nodded once, completely satisfied.
ââŚyour abuelaâŚâ
he looked back toward the river.
ââŚwas a genius.â
the words settled gently between the two of you.
no jokes.
no sarcasm.
just quiet certainty.
you wrapped your fingers around the little charm again, letting it rest against your heart.
âi think sheâd like you.â
suna raised an eyebrow.
âeven after hearing me pronounce âabuelaâ like that?â
you laughed again.
âoh, sheâd definitely make fun of you.â
ââŚthatâs somehow worse.â
âit is.â
another comfortable silence settled over the bench as the afternoon crept closer.
hours from now, thousands of eyes would be fixed on the track.
the pressure.
the expectations.
the heartbreak waiting on the other side of the finish line.
for now, thoughâŚ
it was just the two of you, a river drifting lazily past, and the small silver charm resting in your handâa reminder that no matter how far you ran, there would always be somewhere, and someone, waiting at the place you first learned how.
[ cue more dramatic music and end credits ]
CREDITS â
previous episode â§â* â§â masterlist âÂˇË ŕź next episode
translations đŞ : frijole: bean. / mi media naranja: my better half (rough translation.) / abuela : grandma / comment for any other translations needed.
đŹ , guys im trying, help, my job keeps me busy and literally, it still doesnât help me make enough for bills and providing for my family, im lwk dying and i cant even find another job đ im HAVING A ROUGH TIME, and i thought i could write enough to get enough kofi donations but iâve literally abandoned yall đđ ANYWAYS ENJOY
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the eight-mile route finally came to an end beneath a canopy of oak trees that lined the edge of the river trail. morning sunlight filtered through the leaves in broken patches, warming the pavement that had been cool only an hour earlier. a breeze drifted lazily across the water, carrying the smell of fresh-cut grass and damp earth. the world felt unusually stillâas though even it knew there was something important waiting later that afternoon.
your watch buzzed softly against your wrist.
8.00 miles.
without thinking, you slowed from a run to a jog, then to an easy walk, letting your breathing settle into the familiar rhythm youâd practiced for years. this wasnât the hard part. it never was. the run wasnât about conditioning anymore. it was about routine. about reminding yourself that no matter how loud your thoughts became, your legs always knew what to do.
behind youâŚ
ââŚi think i can actually see the afterlife.â
you looked over your shoulder just in time to see suna fold in half, hands braced against his knees, taking dramatically exaggerated breaths.
âyou alright?â
âno.â
his response came far too quickly.
âiâm filing a complaint.â
âyou volunteered.â
âi volunteered for emotional support.â
he pointed weakly toward the trail stretching behind the two of you.
âi didnât volunteer for whatever medieval punishment that was.â
a laugh escaped before you could stop it.
âit was eight miles.â
âit was eight centuries.â
he slowly straightened, stretching until his back cracked loud enough for you to hear it.
âi think i developed asthma around mile six.â
âyou donât have asthma.â
âi do now.â
âyou canât just decide that.â
âi absolutely can.â
he placed a hand over his chest with all the seriousness of someone making their final statement.
âplease tell yaku⌠he still owes me twenty yen.â
you rolled your eyes, shaking your head as the two of you wandered toward a small convenience store across the street. a few minutes later, you were sitting on a weathered wooden bench overlooking the river, each holding a cold sports drink. condensation gathered against the plastic bottle, dripping onto your fingers as the breeze carried away what little remained of the morning heat.
for a long while⌠neither of you spoke and it wasnât awkward.
with suna, silence rarely was.
he was the kind of person who never seemed bothered by empty space. if anything, he preferred conversations that took their time.
eventually, he twisted the cap back onto his bottle and glanced sideways at you.
ââŚcan i ask you something?â
you nodded without looking away from the river.
âwhen have you ever waited for permission?â
ââŚfair.â
another quiet moment passed.
âiâve been thinking.â
ââŚdangerous.â
âi know.â
he smiled faintly.
âyouâre spanish.â
âhalf.â
âhalf.. yeah, youâve mentioned it before.â
âi have.â
âbutâŚâ he frowned slightly, searching for the right words. âi guess i expected it to beâŚâ
he gestured vaguely with one hand, ââŚmore obvious.â
you turned toward him, amused, âobvious?â
âyeah.â he shrugged, âi donât know, i thought maybe youâd speak spanish more, celebrate different holidays, talk about it⌠wear something.â
âsomething?â you laughed, âthatâs incredibly specific and incredibly vague.â
âiâve got a talent.â
âyou really donât.â
his shoulders lifted.
âi just meanâŚâ he looked out toward the river, âi always imagined itâd be a bigger part of⌠you.â
you followed his gaze.
âit is.â
the answer came quietly.
âi just donât wear it loudly.â
suna stayed silent. waiting.
âmy mom always used to tell me that being spanish wasnât something i had to prove.â
your fingers curled around the cold bottle in your lap.
âit wasnât about how often i spoke the language.â
âor how many traditions i posted online.â
sheâd smile every time she said it.
ââitâs something you carry.ââ
a smile tugged gently at your lips as you remembered.
âso i carry it.â
âin little ways.â
âthe food i grew up eating, the music my family played every sunday morning while they cleaned the house, the way everyone talked over each other at dinner, the way my grandmother never let anyone leave hungry.â
âthe way we celebrated everythingâŚand somehow cried during half of it too.â
suna chuckled softly.
âsounds loud.â
âit was.â
âit still is.â
he smiled to himself.
ââŚi think iâd like your family.â
âtheyâd feed you until you couldnât move.â
âi already canât.â
âgood.â
âtheyâd consider that a challenge.â
the two of you laughed together, the sound carried away by the wind before it faded back into silence.
suna spoke again, ââŚwhat was it like?â
you tilted your head. âgrowing up?â
he nodded.
âyou donât really talk about your childhood.â
your expression softened.
âi had a good one⌠we werenât rich, but we never felt like we were missing anything.â
âmy summers were spent running around my grandparentsâ neighborhood until the streetlights came on.â
âmy cousins and i would race each other through the parks.â
âi always cheated.â
âyou?â
âi had longer legs than everyone else, so technically⌠it was strategic.â
he gave you the flattest look imaginable.
âyouâre unbelievable.â
âiâve been hearing that since i was six.â you smiled, but it slowly faded into something quieter, âmy abuela always knew where to find me.â
âwhenever everyone else was insideâŚi was outside racing somebody.â
âmy cousins.â
âthe neighborhood kids.â
âmy own shadow.â
âi think she knew before anyone else that iâd end up running.â
without realizing itâŚ
your fingers drifted toward the necklace resting against your collarbone.
back and forth.
the tiny charm rolled between your thumb and forefinger almost absentmindedly.
suna noticed almost immediately.
ââŚyou always touch that when youâre thinking.â
you glanced down.
ââŚdo i?â
âmhm.â
he nodded toward the pendant.
âwhy that one?â
your thumb brushed gently over the worn silver.
âmy abuela gave it to me.â
there was something different in your voice now.
softer.
like every word carried years behind it.
âit was the morning of my first real race.â
âi was terrified.â
âi thought if i lostâŚâ
ââŚthatâd be it.â
you smiled to yourself.
âshe laughed at me.â
âi remember thinking she was so mean.â
suna smiled.
âi have a feeling she wasnât.â
âno.â
âshe wasnât.â
you lifted the charm slightly, letting it catch the sunlight.
âshe put this around my neckâŚâ
ââŚkissed my foreheadâŚâ
ââŚand saidââ
your voice became almost a whisper.
ââremember where you come from.ââ a beat passed.
ââyou run faster when you remember where you come from.ââ
the breeze stirred again.
for a long momentâŚ
neither of you moved.
suna looked at the little pendant, then at you.
he cleared his throat.
ââŚyourâŚâ
he frowned.
ââŚabuâŚâ
you pressed your lips together, already smiling.
ââŚabuâŚâ
another attempt.
ââŚabuelaâŚâ
the pronunciation was careful.
awkward.
every syllable sounded like it had to fight its way out.
he looked at you expectantly.
ââŚdid i say it right?â
you laughed, warm enough to chase away every bit of tension that had followed you all week.
âclose enough.â
he nodded once, completely satisfied.
ââŚyour abuelaâŚâ
he looked back toward the river.
ââŚwas a genius.â
the words settled gently between the two of you.
no jokes.
no sarcasm.
just quiet certainty.
you wrapped your fingers around the little charm again, letting it rest against your heart.
âi think sheâd like you.â
suna raised an eyebrow.
âeven after hearing me pronounce âabuelaâ like that?â
you laughed again.
âoh, sheâd definitely make fun of you.â
ââŚthatâs somehow worse.â
âit is.â
another comfortable silence settled over the bench as the afternoon crept closer.
hours from now, thousands of eyes would be fixed on the track.
the pressure.
the expectations.
the heartbreak waiting on the other side of the finish line.
for now, thoughâŚ
it was just the two of you, a river drifting lazily past, and the small silver charm resting in your handâa reminder that no matter how far you ran, there would always be somewhere, and someone, waiting at the place you first learned how.
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đŕ§ pairing : megumi x fem!reader âĄ Ý â . 𣲠word count : 435
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the hallway outside jujutsu high is quieter than usual, the kind of quiet that makes every small sound feel like itâs being watched.
youâre sitting on the edge of the steps with your notebook open, but youâve been staring at the same line for five minutes without reading it. the problem isnât the homework.
itâs the black-haired boy a few feet away.
megumi fushiguro is sitting on the steps below you, elbows resting on his knees, looking like heâs doing absolutely nothingâyet somehow still completely focused. shikigami training, probably. or thinking. with megumi, itâs always hard to tell.
a light breeze passes through the courtyard and flips one of your pages.
âyouâre not doing it,â he says suddenly, not looking up.
you blink. âdoing what?â
âstudying.â finally, he glances over his shoulder at you. his eyes are calm, but thereâs that faint hint of judgment he never quite hides well. âyouâve been staring at the same page for ten minutes.â
you huff. âi was reading it.â
âyou werenât.â
you press your lips together, caught. âokay, fine. maybe i got distracted.â
thereâs a pause.
megumi turns back forward, like the conversation is over. âthatâs inefficient.â
âwow,â you say, leaning back on your hands. âyouâre really warm and comforting today.â
ââŚi didnât say anything wrong.â
you watch him for a second, then slide down one step so youâre closer to him. âyou always do that.â
âdo what?â
âact like youâre not paying attention, but you are.â
that actually makes him pause.
for a moment, he doesnât respond. the wind moves again, soft against the trees above you. then, quieter than before, he says, âyouâre distracting.â
your heart trips over itself for half a second.
you try to play it off. âme? distracting you? iâm literally just sitting here.â
megumi finally looks at you again, and this time his gaze lingers a little longer than usual. âexactly.â
you stare at him.
he looks away first.
ââŚthatâs not fair,â you mumble.
he shrugs slightly. âitâs true.â
silence settles again, but itâs different nowâless empty, more⌠aware.
you lean your shoulder lightly against his. he doesnât move away.
after a second, he says, almost reluctantly, âfinish your work. then we can go eat.â
you smile without meaning to. âis that your version of hanging out?â
ââŚif you want to call it that.â
you pick up your pen again, but this time it doesnât feel like studying is the only thing happening anymore.
and when you glance over at megumi, still pretending he isnât paying attention, you think maybe heâs not as quiet as he looks.
just careful.
about everythingâincluding you.
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Hi hi thank you so much for your last sb fic (the adhd one, I keep reading it when stuff gets hard đĽş) I have another request if you donât mind <3
so I also have nightmares bc of stress sometimes and itâs hard to wake up from them but when I do I just sit up quietly but my heart is pounding rlly fast and I kind of get the thousand yard stare until I calm down and trying to stop thinking about it is hard too since it feels like Iâm still in the nightmare sometimes :( so I was wondering if you could write something where the saja boys help the reader through something like that since I deal with them on my own? Thank you again and I hope it doesnât sound like too much :â)
NOTHING CAN REACH YOU HERE â SAJA BOYS
đŕ§ pairing : saja boys x fem!reader âĄ Ý â . 𣲠word count : 2,130 𣲠genre : fluffy, romance, comfort â Ë âš á° đŁ˛ content contains : nightmares, stress-induced nightmares, anxiety attacks, crying, hurt/comfort â . Ë
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ABBY ęŤáŞ
abs wakes up confused at first because heâs used to you moving around in your sleep sometimes.
but this is different.
he sits up groggily, muscles shifting beneath his tank top, only to immediately notice the way youâre staring blankly ahead with your arms wrapped tightly around yourself.
your breathing sounds uneven.
panicked.
âhey,â he says quietly, voice still rough from sleep.
you donât answer.
absâ entire expression changes instantly.
he moves closer immediately, large hands settling carefully over your wrists where youâre holding yourself too tightly.
âbaby, look at me.â
your eyes finally shift toward him.
glassy.
terrified.
his heart sinks.
ânightmare?â
you nod weakly.
abs softens so fast it almost hurts.
âcâmere.â
he pulls you directly into his chest without hesitation, wrapping both arms around you completely until youâre practically folded into his lap.
warm.
safe.
solid.
one of his hands cradles the back of your head while the other rubs slowly up and down your spine.
âyouâre okay,â he murmurs against your hairline.
âiâve got you.â
your breathing still shakes.
so abs just keeps holding you tighter.
steady enough to remind your body youâre here now.
not there anymore.
âfeel me?â he whispers softly.
you nod against his chest.
âgood.â
he presses a kiss to the top of your head.
âstay here with me for a minute.â
and you do.
until your heartbeat finally stops trying to escape your chest.
JINU ęŤáŞ
jinu notices before heâs even fully awake.
the tension.
the fear.
it lingers in the room like smoke.
his eyes open slowly to find you sitting frozen beside him, staring at nothing with tears silently slipping down your cheeks.
you look haunted.
thatâs what makes his chest ache.
âlittle one,â he says quietly.
your shoulders tense immediately.
still stuck halfway in the nightmare.
jinu sits up beside you slowly before reaching toward your face with impossible gentleness.
his thumb brushes beneath your eye, catching a tear carefully.
âbad dream?â
you nod once.
his expression softens into something heartbreakingly tender.
âcome here.â
he pulls you against him carefully, one arm around your waist while his hand smooths slowly through your hair.
your breathing stutters against his chest.
âit felt real,â you whisper shakily.
jinu presses his lips against your forehead.
âi know.â
his voice stays low and soothing beside your ear.
âbut you woke up.â
another kiss.
âyouâre here.â
his hand settles over your heartbeat gently.
âand iâm not letting anything touch you now.â
the words settle deep inside you.
because he says them with complete certainty.
like nothing in this world or the next could take you away from him.
jinu ends up humming softly while holding you close, fingers tracing slow patterns against your back until the distant look in your eyes finally disappears.
BABY ęŤáŞ
the first thing baby notices is the silence.
not normal silenceânot the comfortable kind where youâre just tired and curled into the couch cushions beside him while the television hums quietly in the background.
this silence feels wrong.
heavy.
he wakes up to the feeling of movement beside him, eyes half-open beneath messy teal bangs, only to see you sitting upright in bed completely still.
your breathing sounds uneven.
your shoulders are stiff.
and your eyesâ
god.
your eyes look far away.
baby pushes himself up slowly, careful not to startle you. the room is dark except for the faint city glow bleeding through the curtains, enough for him to see how your hands tremble slightly in your lap.
ââŚhey,â he says softly.
you donât answer at first.
your chest rises too quickly.
he can practically hear your heartbeat from here.
it makes his stomach twist.
because he recognizes that look now. the one where youâre awake, technically, but not really here yet.
still trapped somewhere ugly.
baby shifts closer carefully, like approaching a frightened animal. he doesnât grab you immediately. doesnât overwhelm you. he just sits beside you quietly first, grounding his own breathing on purpose so you can hear it.
slow inhale.
slow exhale.
again.
again.
ânightmare?â he asks gently.
your throat moves when you swallow. then you nod once.
tiny.
weak.
his expression softens immediately.
you look exhausted. terrified in that quiet way people get after fear settles into their bones.
âstill feels real?â he murmurs.
another nod.
thatâs what gets him.
because he understands that feeling too wellâthe awful fog after a nightmare where your body doesnât realize itâs over yet.
your fingers twitch against the blanket like youâre trying to pull yourself together manually.
baby finally reaches for you then.
slowly.
giving you time.
his hand slides over yours first, thumb brushing against your knuckles before he carefully laces your fingers together.
warm.
real.
steady.
âlook at me for a second,â he says quietly.
your eyes move toward him after a moment.
glassy.
distant.
babyâs voice stays low and deep when he speaks again, soft enough to cut through the panic without overwhelming you.
âyouâre here with me right now.â
his thumb strokes slowly over your hand.
ânothing from that dream can get to you here.â
you squeeze his fingers suddenly. hard.
like you needed confirmation he was real.
baby immediately shifts closer.
âcâmere.â
he pulls you carefully against him until your forehead rests against his chest. one arm wraps around your shoulders while his other hand moves up and down your spine in slow motions.
not rushed.
never rushed.
your breathing is still uneven.
he can feel your heartbeat hammering against him.
so he keeps talking.
quietly.
steadily.
âyou woke up.â
âyouâre safe.â
âiâve got you.â
over and over.
like a mantra.
you donât realize tears are slipping down your face until baby gently wipes one away with his thumb.
âsorry,â you whisper hoarsely.
his brows pull together instantly.
âfor what?â
âwaking you up.â
baby actually looks offended.
âseriously?â
you shrink a little at that.
he exhales softly through his nose before pressing his forehead against yours.
âdonât apologize for being scared.â
his voice drops quieter.
âyou donât have to deal with this stuff alone just because youâre used to doing that.â
that sentence nearly breaks you.
because he says it so simply.
like it shouldâve always been true.
your hands grip weakly at his shirt while your heartbeat slowly starts settling beneath his touch.
baby notices every tiny improvement immediately.
the way your shoulders loosen.
the way your breathing stops catching.
the way your stare finally starts focusing properly again instead of looking through him.
âthere you are,â he whispers.
and god.
that almost makes you cry harder.
he ends up keeping you against him the rest of the night, laying back down with you tucked against his chest while his fingers continue tracing lazy patterns across your back.
every time he feels you tense again, he presses a kiss against your hairline.
still here.
still safe.
still real.
ROMANCE ęŤáŞ
romance is the type to wake up instantly the second you move strangely beside him.
one minute heâs asleep with his arm around your waist.
the next his eyes are open.
sharp.
alert.
because the sound you madeâ
that tiny broken inhaleâ
didnât sound right.
he lifts his head immediately only to find you sitting at the edge of the bed staring blankly at the wall.
your whole body looks tense.
frozen.
your breathing sounds shaky and uneven like you just ran a marathon.
âbaby?â romance says softly.
nothing.
his chest tightens immediately.
he sits up quickly, reaching toward you before stopping himself halfway when he notices how distant your expression is.
you look terrified.
not dramatic terror.
not crying.
just⌠hollowed out by fear.
like part of you is still somewhere else entirely.
romanceâs voice becomes impossibly gentle.
âhey. hey, look at me.â
your eyes flick toward him slowly.
unfocused.
his heart breaks instantly.
âbad dream?â
your lips part before you nod faintly.
he notices your hands shaking next.
thatâs when he moves.
immediately.
romance slides off the bed and kneels in front of you so he can look up at your face properly.
âcâmere,â he whispers.
his hands settle carefully over yours, warm and grounding.
âyouâre okay.â
your breathing catches painfully.
âdoesnât feel like it,â you admit quietly.
god.
the honesty in your voice destroys him.
romanceâs expression softens so deeply it almost hurts to look at.
âi know.â
he rubs slow circles into your knuckles with his thumbs.
âsometimes nightmares stick to you after you wake up. your brainâs still trying to catch up.â
you stare at him silently.
still overwhelmed.
still trapped halfway in the dream.
so romance starts grounding you gently.
âlook around for me, okay?â
his voice stays calm and warm.
âtell me something you can see.â
you blink slowly.
ââŚyour necklace.â
âgood,â he says immediately, smiling softly. âwhat else?â
âlamp.â
âyeah?â
he brushes his thumb over your skin again.
âwhat color is it?â
âgold.â
âgood job.â
his praise is so soft it nearly cracks something open inside you.
little by little, he guides you back.
back into the room.
back into yourself.
back into reality.
and the second your breathing starts evening out even slightly, romance leans forward carefully and presses his forehead against yours.
âthere you are,â he murmurs.
his hands slide up your arms slowly, soothingly.
âyou scared me.â
your face crumples immediately.
âiâm sorryââ
âno.â
his response comes fast.
firm.
âdonât do that.â
his fingers gently tilt your chin upward.
âyou never apologize for needing comfort from me.â
the sincerity in his voice makes your eyes sting again.
because he means it.
completely.
romance pulls you into his lap after that despite the awkward angle, wrapping both arms tightly around your waist while your face hides against his shoulder.
he hums quietly under his breath while rubbing your back.
slow.
steady.
patient.
every few minutes he presses kisses against your temple and whispers little reminders against your skin.
âyouâre safe.â
âiâm right here.â
âitâs over now.â
and when you finally fall back asleep against him, romance stays awake a little longer just holding you.
making sure the nightmares stay far away this time.
MYSTERY ęŤáŞ
mystery doesnât speak immediately when he wakes up and finds you sitting rigidly in bed.
he just watches.
silver-lilac hair falling over his eyes while moonlight catches the sharp lines of his face.
you look⌠gone.
like your body woke up but your mind didnât.
your breathing sounds wrong.
too fast.
too shallow.
mystery notices the way your fingers clutch the blanket hard enough to hurt.
he notices everything.
quietly.
carefully.
then he moves closer without a word.
the mattress dips slightly beneath his weight.
you flinch.
his chest aches immediately.
mystery reaches out slowly before resting his hand lightly against the middle of your back.
warm.
steady.
you inhale sharply at the contact.
grounding.
real.
ânightmare,â he says softly.
not a question.
you nod once.
your eyes stay fixed ahead.
thousand-yard stare.
he knows that look.
mystery shifts closer until his shoulder touches yours. his thumb moves slowly against your spine through your shirt in repetitive motions.
you shiver.
âstill stuck in it?â he asks quietly.
your voice barely comes out.
âyeah.â
he goes silent for a moment after that.
thinking.
then his hand slides from your back into your hand carefully, untangling your fingers from the blanket one by one before holding them gently.
âfeel this,â he murmurs.
you blink.
his thumb presses lightly against your pulse point.
âthatâs real.â
another press.
âthis room is real.â
his shoulder nudges yours slightly.
âme too.â
your breathing falters.
mystery isnât overly talkative, but when he does speak, every word feels deliberate.
important.
he brings your joined hands toward his chest quietly.
lets you feel his heartbeat.
steady.
slow.
alive.
âmatch me,â he whispers.
you try.
god, you try.
your chest still hurts from panic, but eventually your breathing begins slowing little by little to mirror his.
mystery notices immediately.
his thumb strokes over your knuckles once.
approval.
âgood.â
your eyes finally focus properly after a while.
when they do, mysteryâs shoulders visibly relax.
he lifts his free hand and brushes messy hair away from your face carefully.
so gentle it hurts.
âwelcome back,â he murmurs.
something about those words makes tears spill down your cheeks silently.
mystery wipes them away without hesitation.
no embarrassment.
no awkwardness.
just quiet care.
then he pulls you against him.
completely.
arms wrapping around you while your head rests beneath his chin.
he holds you tightly enough to feel secure but loosely enough you never feel trapped.
and he stays like that for as long as you need.
even after your breathing evens out.
even after your heartbeat slows.
even after the nightmare finally loosens its claws from your mind.
his hand continues moving slowly through your hair while the room settles back into silence.
safe silence this time.
the kind that lets you rest instead of fear.
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SYNOPSIS : after being invited (forced) to their school first track meet of the season by hinata and nishinoya, tsukishima begins to wonder when did they even have a track team ? and how did he not know about the schools track star ? and after judging her little habits, does he get a taste of the spice in her life.
GENRE : fluff, comedy, romance
FEATURING : nishinoya, hinata, kageyama, sugawara, tanaka, yamaguchi, yaku, suna, akaashi, bokuto, kenma, && kuroo (sneak peak a red head)
soobin do personal ish requests make you uncomfy :(( bc Iâm kinda going through it rn since I just found out I have pots and Iâm having trouble getting out of bed and leaving my room đ I wanted to submit a kpdh/saja boys request about it but not if it sounds too weird đĽş
im not too uncomfortable! iâm almost always ready to write to comfort my readers! :)
đŕ§ pairing : yuta x fem!reader âĄ Ý â . 𣲠word count : 5,716 𣲠genre : fluffy, romance â Ë âš á° đŁ˛ content contains : pregnancy, implied sex, yuta and reader try to get freaky, soft angst (w/comfort), pregnancy complications, hospital, and a cat. â . Ë
. đĽ Ý Ë đŕžŕ˝˛ itâs just a streetđŕžŕ˝˛ â Ë âĄ .
the house still smelled a little new.
not in a bad wayânot like paint or chemicalsâbut in that faint, almost invisible way where the wood hadnât fully settled into their lives yet, where the walls were still learning their laughter, where the floors hadnât memorized the exact rhythm of their footsteps. it had been a year, and yet somehow, it still felt like something gentle and growing, like the house itself was stretching into them.
you liked that.
you liked that it felt like something you and yuta were building together.
the soft hum of the kitchen light filled the quiet as you moved back and forth between the stove and the table, placing down dishes one by one with careful, habitual movements. the plates matchedâfinally. the glasses too. even the cutlery had a satisfying weight to it now, not like the mismatched, half-bent pieces you both used to own when things were⌠tighter.
three years of marriage.
a year in this house.
and nowâstability. comfort. warmth.
a small, quiet life that felt almost too good sometimes.
from the living room, you could hear the faint rustle of movementâpages turning, maybe. yuta had been sitting on the couch for a while now, something resting in his lap, though you hadnât really checked what it was. every now and then, the cat would chirp or shuffle, claws lightly clicking against the hardwood as it wandered aimlessly between rooms like it owned the place.
(which, to be fair, it did.)
you smiled to yourself, adjusting one of the plates just slightly so it lined up better with the others.
âdinnerâs almost ready,â you called softly, not loud enough to break the calm, just enough to let the words drift.
there was a pause.
thenâ
ââŚmm.â
his response came quiet, thoughtful. not distractedâjust⌠somewhere else.
you didnât think much of it.
comfortable silence had always been your thing.
it settled around you both easily, like something familiar slipping over your shoulders, warm and weightless at the same time. there was no need to fill it, no pressure to speak just for the sake of it. you existed together in it, and that was enough.
you carried the last dish to the table, setting it down with a soft clink.
and thenâ
a sigh.
soft. long. deliberate.
you paused for half a second, glancing toward the doorway, but you didnât turn fully.
ââŚyeah?â you hummed back, almost instinctively, voice light as you reached for the napkins. âwhatâs up?â
another pause.
longer this time.
you could practically feel him thinking.
ââŚiâve been⌠thinking about something,â yuta said slowly.
you nodded to yourself, still focused on folding a napkin just right. âmm, that sounds dangerous.â
ââŚhey.â
you smiled a little. âsorry, go ahead.â
he shiftedâthere was a faint creak from the couch, followed by the soft thump of something being set aside. the cat padded into the kitchen then, tail high, weaving between your legs before circling once near the table.
ââŚyou ever think,â he started again, quieter now, âthat it might be nice to⌠have something else around here?â
you blinked, glancing down at the cat as it meowed expectantly at you.
ââŚwe already have something else around here,â you said, nudging it gently with your foot. âand sheâs already spoiled enough.â
ââŚnotââ he hesitated. ânot like that.â
you hummed, misreading him completely as you reached for the food again. âohhh. you want another one.â
ââŚanother one?â he echoed.
âyeah,â you said, completely serious. âlike a kitten. orâoh my god, waitâare you thinking about a dog? because i told you, if we get a dog, youâre the one waking up early, not me.â
there was a very long silence.
you didnât notice.
you were too busy mentally planning what kind of dog heâd pick, already picturing something soft and clingy that would follow him around the house like a shadow.
ââŚi donât think,â yuta said slowly, âyouâre⌠understanding what i mean.â
you finally paused, turning your head just slightly toward the living room, brows pulling together in mild confusion.
ââŚnot a dog?â you asked.
ââŚnot a dog.â
ââŚokay.â you turned back to the table, processing. âso⌠what? a bird? absolutely not. i am not living with something that screams at 3 a.m.â
ââŚno, notââ
âa fish?â you continued, fully committed now. âbecause i feel like youâd get emotionally attached to a fish way too fast, and then if it diesââ
âitâs not a pet.â
you stilled.
just for a second.
the quiet shiftedânot broken, just⌠different now. softer, but with something underneath it.
you slowly turned around this time, fully facing him.
yuta was standing just at the edge of the kitchen now, one hand lightly resting against the wall like he hadnât even realized heâd walked in. his hair was a little messy, like heâd been running his hands through it while thinking, and his expressionâŚ
gentle.
but nervous.
ââŚoh,â you said, softer now. âthen what are you talking about?â
he looked at you for a moment.
really looked at you.
and then he exhaled quietly, shoulders relaxing just a little, like heâd finally decided to stop circling around it.
ââŚi was thinking,â he said, voice careful but warm, âthat maybe⌠we could have a baby.â
the words landed softly.
no drama. no rush.
just⌠there.
you blinked.
once.
twice.
your brain, very helpfully, decided to replay the last five minutes of conversation all at once.
another one.
something else around here.
not a pet.
you stared at him.
ââŚa baby?â you repeated, like you needed to hear it again to make sure it was real.
yuta nodded slightly, almost shy now, his gaze dipping for just a second before returning to you.
âyeah,â he murmured. âa baby.â
you looked around the kitchen instinctively, like there was suddenly going to be one sitting there on the counter.
ââŚyou meant a baby this whole time?â you asked.
ââŚyes.â
ââŚnot a dog.â
ââŚnot a dog.â
ââŚnot a fish.â
he huffed a quiet laugh, the tension easing just a little. ânot a fish.â
you stared at him for another second.
and thenâ
you laughed.
soft at first, surprised, a little breathless, like the idea had caught you off guard in the most unexpected way.
âyuta,â you breathed, bringing a hand up to your face. âi thought you were trying to convince me to get another cat.â
âi figured,â he admitted, smiling faintly.
you shook your head, still laughing under your breath, the sound filling the room in a way that made everything feel warmer somehow.
but thenâŚ
it settled.
the laughter faded into something softer.
your eyes found his again.
ââŚa baby,â you repeated, quieter now.
he nodded.
there was no pressure in it. no expectation.
just a quiet hope.
âwe donât have to,â he added quickly, stepping a little closer. âi justâi was thinking about it, and⌠i donât know. things are⌠good right now. weâre okay. better than okay. and i just thoughtâŚâ
he trailed off, searching for the right words.
ââŚit might be nice,â he finished softly.
the house was quiet again.
but it wasnât the same quiet as before.
this one felt⌠full.
you looked at himâreally looked at him this timeâand something in your chest shifted, warm and deep and a little overwhelming.
three years.
a home.
a life.
and nowâŚ
this.
you glanced down at the table youâd set so carefully, then back at him.
ââŚyouâre serious,â you said gently.
âi am,â he replied.
you exhaled slowly, your shoulders relaxing as the idea settled into you, not all at once, but piece by piece.
ââŚyou want a baby,â you murmured.
âwith you,â he said, without hesitation.
that made your breath catch just slightly.
of course.
of course it did.
you stepped toward him then, closing the small space between you, your hand finding his without thinking, fingers sliding into place like they always did.
ââŚyouâre lucky i love you,â you mumbled, though your voice was soft, fond.
he smiled a little, squeezing your hand.
âi was hoping that would help my case.â
you huffed a quiet laugh, leaning into him just slightly, your forehead brushing his shoulder.
ââŚi canât believe i thought you were talking about a fish.â
âto be fair,â he murmured, âyou were very passionate about it.â
âbecause i thought you were about to emotionally bond with a goldfish.â
he laughed thenâsoft, warm, the sound settling into the walls like it belonged there.
and somehowâŚ
it did.
everything did.
even this.
you tilted your head slightly, glancing up at him again, your expression softer now, more thoughtful.
ââŚwe can talk about it,â you said quietly.
not a yes.
not a no.
but something real.
something open.
and yutaâgentle, patient yutaâjust nodded.
âyeah,â he said. âwe can.â
and in the quiet that followed, standing there in your kitchen with your hand in his, the idea didnât feel so sudden anymore.
it felt like something that had been waiting for you both to notice it.
and well⌠it got noticed.
it wasnât eight and a half months later the way people usually tell it.
no long, drawn-out âwe talked all night and made a careful decisionâ kind of story. no slow planning, no calendars spread across the table, no hesitant what-ifs stretching into morning.
it was supposed to be a discussion.
you both had every intention of sitting down after dinner that night, maybe curled up on the couch, your legs draped over his, voices soft as you talked about timing and readiness and all the things people usually talk about when theyâre about to change their lives forever.
but insteadâ
you couldnât stop looking at him.
it was something small at first. the way his sleeves were pushed up while he washed the dishes. the quiet focus on his face. the way he kept glancing at you like he had something on his mind but didnât want to rush you.
and then it wasnât small anymore.
it was everything.
the warmth in your chest, the way your body leaned toward him without thinking, the sudden, overwhelming need to be closeâto touch, to feel, to have him.
you didnât know why.
not in that moment.
but yuta did.
of course he did.
because yutaâgentle, thoughtful, terrifyingly attentive yutaâhad been quietly keeping track of things you barely even noticed yourself. little patterns. dates. changes in your mood, your energy, your body.
he knew.
and he didnât say anything.
he just looked at you the way he always didâsoft, a little shy, completely in loveâand when you reached for him first, when you closed the space between you with something breathless and certainâŚ
he didnât stop you.
he never would.
and somehowâ
it only took that one night.
yuta liked to pretend he wasnât proud of it.
he really did.
he would hide it behind soft smiles and gentle deflections, shake his head a little if you teased him about it, act like it wasnât something he thought about at all.
but sometimesâŚ
sometimes youâd catch it.
in the way his chest lifted just slightly when someone mentioned how far along you were. in the quiet, pleased hum heâd make under his breath when he rested his hand over your stomach. in the way his eyes softened with something deeperâsomething almost awedâevery time he looked at you.
like he still couldnât believe it.
like he couldnât believe he did that.
and maybeâjust a littleâ
he was proud.
you didnât mind.
not when heâd been⌠this.
perfect didnât even feel like a big enough word for it.
he oiled your belly every night with slow, careful hands, like it was something preciousâlike you were something precious. heâd kneel at your feet after long days, gently massaging away the ache without you even having to ask, his touch patient, unhurried, like he had nowhere else to be.
he bought you clothes that actually felt good on your changing body, soft fabrics that didnât irritate your skin, loose fits that made it easier to breathe. and when you stood in front of the mirror, unsure, adjusting something for the fifth timeâ
he was always right there.
telling you how radiant you looked.
how beautiful you were.
like he meant it every single time.
because he did.
he helped you get dressed when bending became harder, carefully guiding your arms through sleeves, steadying you without making you feel incapable. he learned how to do your hairâclumsy at first, fingers fumbling through strands until he got it right, until he could braid and smooth and pin things into place with quiet concentration.
sometimes heâd even try your makeup.
not perfectly.
but gently.
like everything else he did.
he took over the kitchen completely, making sure you ate properly, learning what you could and couldnât stand, adjusting recipes without complaint. when certain smells started making you nauseous, he didnât hesitateâhe switched detergents, cleaning products, even the soap in the bathroom, anything that might make it easier for you.
and when it didnât helpâ
when you were kneeling on the bathroom floor in the middle of the night, body trembling, stomach turningâ
he was there.
holding your hair back.
rubbing slow circles into your back.
whispering soft reassurances like you werenât falling apart right in front of him.
he didnât flinch.
he didnât pull away.
he just stayed.
even when you were embarrassed.
even when you laughed weakly afterward, apologizing for things you couldnât controlâlike the gas that slipped out unexpectedly, the way your body changed in ways that felt unfamiliar and sometimes humiliatingâ
yuta would just laugh softly with you.
never at you.
always with you.
like none of it made you any less beautiful in his eyes.
if anythingâŚ
it made him love you more.
and somehowâ
he balanced all of that with being a sorcerer.
late nights, unpredictable calls, the quiet weight of a world that still needed him.
but he always came back.
always.
and nowâŚ
it was just another evening.
or at least, it was supposed to be.
the house was dim, wrapped in that soft, golden quiet that came just after sunset. the air felt still, calm in a way that usually settled your nerves, but tonightâ
your body wasnât letting you enjoy it.
you shifted on the couch, fingers gripping the fabric beneath you as another wave rolled through your abdomen, tighter this time, sharper.
âyutaâŚâ your voice came out strained, barely above a whisper.
he was there immediately.
he always was.
âhey,â he murmured, kneeling in front of you, hands already finding yours. âitâs okay. iâm right here.â
you squeezed his hand instinctively, your breathing uneven as the discomfort peaked.
âit hurtsâŚâ
âi know,â he said softly, thumb brushing over your knuckles. âbut remember what the doctor said? itâs normal. just grab my handâyeah, like thatâand breathe with me, okay?â
he guided you through it, his voice steady, grounding.
âin⌠and out⌠slow, youâre doing goodâŚâ
you followed him as best you could, focusing on his voice, on the warmth of his hands, on the way he never once let you feel like you were facing it alone.
and slowlyâŚ
it passed.
your body relaxed again, tension easing out of your muscles as you slumped back against the couch, exhausted.
ââŚokay,â you breathed.
âyeah,â he whispered, brushing a hand over your hair. âyou did so good.â
you let your eyes close for a second, just listening to him, feeling him there.
then, quietly, he stood.
âstay here,â he said gently. âiâll be right back.â
you didnât argue.
you couldnât.
a minute later, he returned with a familiar bottle, already opened, pressing it into your hands.
kombucha.
you let out a weak, teary laugh.
âyouâre obsessed,â he teased softly.
âdonât start,â you mumbled, already taking a sip.
youâd been hooked since your second trimesterâsomething about it just worked, and yuta, of course, made sure there was always some in the fridge.
you drank slowly, your hands still a little shaky, eyes stinging from the lingering discomfort.
ââŚyuta,â you whispered after a moment.
âyeah?â
ââŚsit with me.â
he didnât hesitate.
he slid onto the couch beside you, immediately pulling you closer, adjusting you carefully so you could rest against him comfortably. his fingers slipped into your hair without thinking, gently combing through it in slow, soothing motions.
âiâve got you,â he murmured.
you melted into him, the tension leaving your body piece by piece under his touch.
âyouâre so strong,â he continued softly, almost like he was talking more to himself than to you. âyouâve been handling all of this so well⌠iâm really proud of you.â
your eyes burned again, but not from pain this time.
ââŚstop,â you whispered, though there was no real protest in it.
he smiled faintly, pressing a soft kiss to your temple.
âyouâre beautiful,â he added quietly. âyou know that, right?â
you huffed weakly. âi feel like a mess.â
âyouâre not,â he said immediately. ânot even a little.â
his fingers kept moving through your hair, steady, comforting, grounding.
and for a momentâ
everything felt calm again.
safe.
soft.
untilâ
something shifted.
not the pain.
something else.
you lifted your head slowly, looking at him.
really looking at him.
the warmth in your chest came back, sudden and overwhelming, curling low and deep in a way that made your breath catch.
ââŚyuta,â you said, quieter now.
he blinked, a little surprised by the change in your tone. âyeah?â
you didnât answer right away.
instead, you moved.
swinging a leg over him, settling yourself carefully in his lap, your hands finding his shoulders as you leaned in, pressing your lips to his with sudden urgency.
he froze for half a secondâjust enough to process itâ
and then melted into it.
âheyââ he murmured softly against your lips, a hint of breathless surprise in his voice. âare youâare you okay?â
âi want you,â you whispered, words warm, insistent, your forehead resting against his. âreally bad.â
his hands came up instinctively, steadying you, concern flickering in his expression even as something softer, deeper, responded to you.
ââŚright now?â he asked gently.
you nodded, already leaning back in, your kisses more desperate this time, your fingers curling into his shirt.
and yutaâ
yuta, who had never once denied you anything you truly wantedâ
let himself give in.
carefully.
gently.
always mindful of you.
always.
but just as the moment deepenedâ
just as his hands settled more securely at your waistâ
you froze.
completely.
your breath caught sharply in your throat, your body going rigid as something unmistakable spread beneath you.
ââŚyutaââ
your voice broke.
and thenâ
you started crying.
soft at first, then harder, panic rising too fast for you to catch it.
âheyâhey, whatâs wrong?â yutaâs hands immediately shifted, concern snapping into place as he tried to steady you. âdid i hurt you? what happened?â
you shook your head, tears spilling over, your grip tightening on him.
âiâi donât knowâsomethingââ
and then he felt it.
the warmth.
the realization.
everything clicked at once.
yuta stilled.
just for a second.
ââŚoh,â he breathed.
his hands softened immediately, one coming up to cradle your face, the other still steady at your side.
ââŚhey,â he said gently, voice calm despite the sudden shift. âitâs okay.â
you looked at him through your tears, confused, overwhelmed.
âitâs okay,â he repeated softly, brushing your tears away with his thumb.
a small, almost disbelieving smile tugged at his lips.
ââŚyour water just broke.â
the words hung in the air.
real.
impossible to ignore.
and suddenlyâ
this wasnât just another evening anymore.
the hospital lights were too bright.
not harsh enough to hurtâbut enough to make everything feel sharper than it shouldâve been, every second stretched thin, every sound just a little louder, a little too real.
machines hummed. shoes squeaked against polished floors. voices overlapped in low, urgent murmurs that never quite settled into silence.
and in the middle of it allâ
you.
hours had passed.
yuta had stopped keeping track somewhere between the first wave of real pain and the moment your fingers started gripping his hard enough to leave marks. time didnât feel like time anymore. it felt like a series of breaths, a series of pushes, a series of moments where all he could do was stay exactly where he was and not fall apart watching you go through it.
âyouâre doing so well,â he kept saying, over and over, his voice softer than everything else in the room but somehow the only thing you could really hear. âiâm right here⌠just like that, youâre doing perfectâŚâ
he didnât let go of you.
not once.
his hand stayed locked in yours, the other brushing damp strands of hair from your face, his touch careful even when everything else felt chaotic. he had changed into scrubs at some pointâhe barely remembered doing itâbut now they were slightly wrinkled, sleeves pushed up, his hair messier than usual from running his hands through it again and again.
he looked just as overwhelmed as he felt.
but he never let you see it.
not fully.
because this wasnât about him.
this was about you.
and you were everything in that moment.
outside the room, the waiting area felt just as tense.
the other sorcerers had gathered without needing to be asked, drawn there by something unspoken, something that tied all of them together in quiet concern.
no one was really sitting still.
megumi and yuji pacing. toge and panda shifting. maki and nobara glancing toward the closed doors like they could somehow see through them if they tried hard enough.
they could hear pieces of it.
not everythingâbut enough.
enough to know it wasnât easy.
back insideâ
âokay,â one of the doctors said firmly, voice steady but urgent. âyouâre ready. we need you to start pushing now.â
your body trembled, exhaustion pulling at every muscle, but you nodded, barely able to form words anymore.
yuta leaned closer immediately.
âiâve got you,â he whispered, pressing his forehead lightly against yours. âjust like we practiced, okay? youâre not alone. iâm right here.â
you squeezed his hand.
and thenâ
you pushed.
time blurred again.
minutes, hoursâit didnât matter.
just the rhythm.
push. breathe. hold. again.
your voice broke more than once, your body shaking under the strain, but every time you faltered, every time it felt like too muchâ
yuta was there.
âyouâre so strong,â he murmured, voice thick with emotion he couldnât quite hide anymore. âjust a little more⌠i know it hurts, but youâre doing so good⌠iâm so proud of youâŚâ
and you believed him.
even when it felt impossible.
âone moreâjust one more push!â
you cried out, your grip tightening painfully around his hand as you gave everything you had leftâ
and thenâ
a sound.
small.
fragile.
alive.
the room shifted instantly.
the tension broke, replaced with something lighter, something almost disbelieving as the doctorâs voice cut throughâ
âthe babyâs here.â
your chest heaved, your entire body going slack with exhaustion as the sound filled the room againâsoft cries, real, unmistakable.
yuta froze.
completely.
for just a second.
like his mind couldnât catch up to what his ears were hearing.
ââŚsheâsââ his voice broke. âsheâs hereâŚ?â
you barely managed a weak, tearful laugh.
ââŚyeah,â you whispered.
he let out a breath he didnât realize heâd been holding, his shoulders dropping all at once as something overwhelming washed over himârelief, disbelief, joy all tangled together so tightly he couldnât separate them.
he leaned down immediately, pressing a soft, lingering kiss to your forehead, his hand cradling the side of your face.
âyou did it,â he whispered, voice trembling now. âyou did so good⌠iâm so proud of youâŚâ
you closed your eyes, leaning into him, too tired to say much moreâbut you didnât need to.
he understood.
he always did.
not long afterâ
after the baby was cleaned, after the initial rush settled just enoughâ
yuta stepped out into the waiting area.
the door barely had time to open before everyone looked up.
the silence that followed was instant.
heavy.
waiting.
yuta stood there for a second, his chest rising and falling, his eyes a little glassy, his expression softer than theyâd ever seen it.
and thenâ
ââŚsheâs here,â he said.
that was all it took.
the room eruptedânot loudly, not chaotically, but with relief, with smiles, with something warm and shared between all of them.
questions followed, of course, overlapping, excited, but yuta just laughed softly, shaking his head a little.
âtheyâre okay,â he added quickly. âboth of them.â
that mattered most.
it always would.
he didnât stay long.
he couldnât.
he needed to get back to you.
to his family.
he turned, already reaching for the doorâ
but before he could step throughâ
it opened again.
a doctor stepped out.
âmr. okkotsu,â they said quickly.
yuta paused, something in their tone making his chest tighten instantly.
ââŚyeah?â
the doctor hesitatedâjust for a second too long.
ââŚwe need you to stay out here.â
everything in him went still.
ââŚwhat?â he asked, quieter now.
âthere are some complications we didnât detect during the pregnancy,â they continued, already turning slightly back toward the room. âwe need to address them immediately.â
the words didnât fully land at first.
complications.
didnât detect.
immediately.
ââŚwaitâwhat do you mean?â yuta stepped forward, panic rising too fast, too sharp. âis she okay? whatâs wrongâcan iââ
âwe need space,â the doctor said firmly.
and thenâ
the door shut.
hard.
final.
yuta stared at it.
his hand was still half-raised, like he hadnât processed that he wasnât allowed to go back in.
ââŚno,â he breathed.
his chest tightened, something cold creeping in where warmth had just been moments ago.
ââŚno, no, noâŚâ
he moved again, faster this time, reaching for the door like he could just open it, like they couldnât actually keep him outâ
but a hand caught his shoulder.
âhey.â
he turned sharply.
and there he was, gojo, for onceâserious.
âyuta,â gojo said, voice lower than usual, steadier. âtheyâve got it handled.â
âi need to go in there,â yuta shot back immediately, his voice shaking now, panic bleeding through no matter how hard he tried to hold it back. âsheâs in thereâi need to be with herââ
âand you will be,â gojo said, firm but not unkind, his grip tightening slightly. âbut right now, you being calm is more useful than you trying to break through that door.â
âi donât care about useful,â yuta snapped, his breathing uneven, his gaze locked on the door like if he looked away something worse would happen. âsheâsâshe justâshe was fineââ
his voice broke.
just slightly.
ââŚshe has to be fine,â he whispered.
the hallway felt too small.
too quiet.
every second stretched againâbut this time, it wasnât filled with your voice, or your hand in his.
justâ
waiting.
and yuta had never hated waiting more in his life.
a couple of hours had passed.
no one really noticed when one hour turned into twoâtime in the hospital had a way of stretching, of becoming something unsteady and unbearable when all you could do was wait.
the hallway had gone quieter.
not emptyâbut quieter.
voices had softened, movements had slowed, and even the usual confidence that surrounded people like themâsorcerers, fighters, people used to facing the worstâhad dulled into something more human.
worry.
real, helpless worry.
and yutaâ
yuta hadnât moved much.
heâd sat, stood, paced, stopped, ran a hand through his hair more times than he could count, his eyes never straying far from that door like it might open the second he looked away.
like if he stopped paying attention, something worse would happen.
he didnât like that feeling.
he didnât like not being able to do anything.
and thenâ
finallyâ
the door opened.
every head snapped up at once.
a doctor stepped out, their expression tiredâbut not urgent anymore.
not panicked.
something in yutaâs chest shifted immediately.
âmr. okkotsu,â they said.
he was already standing before they finished speaking.
ââŚis she okay?â his voice came out rough, like he hadnât used it properly in hours.
the doctor nodded.
and just like thatâ
the tension snapped.
âsheâs stable now.â
the words settled over the room like something warm, something needed.
behind him, the reactions came in wavesâ
relief, quiet laughter, someone exhaling a breath they didnât realize theyâd been holding.
megumi relaxed just slightly, shoulders dropping. inumaki gave a soft, relieved sound under his breath.
gojo leaned back with an exaggerated sigh, hand over his chest. nanami adjusted his glasses, tension easing from his expression. maki crossed her arms, but the tightness in her stance loosened.
yuji visibly brightened, and choso closed his eyes for a brief second. nobara let out a quiet âfinally.â and todo actually whispered something about âbrotherhood triumphing again.â
but yuta didnât hear most of it.
because the second the doctor stepped asideâ
he was already moving.
the room felt different when he stepped back inside.
quieter.
softer.
like everything had been reset.
and there you were.
propped up against the hospital bed, looking exhausted in a way heâd never seen beforeâbut there. awake. breathing. safe.
and in your armsâ
the baby.
his chest tightened instantly.
not painfully.
just⌠full.
too full.
ââŚhey,â he whispered, stepping closer like he was afraid the moment might disappear if he moved too fast.
you looked up at him, tired but smilingâreally smilingâand it hit him all over again.
you were okay.
ââŚhey,â you echoed softly.
he reached you in seconds, his hand coming up to gently cup your cheek before his eyes dropped to the small bundle in your arms.
â⌠sheâsâŚâ he trailed off, his voice catching slightly. âsheâs so smallâŚâ
you huffed a quiet laugh. âyouâre one to talk.â
he smiled faintly, but his eyes didnât leave the baby.
âcan iâŚ?â he asked, almost hesitant.
you nodded, carefully adjusting so he could see better, your fingers brushing his as you shifted.
for a momentâ
he just looked.
taking it in.
memorizing it.
like he wanted to remember every detail exactly as it was.
after a bit, the doctors spoke again, explaining things more clearly now that everything had settled.
there had been complications.
ones they hadnât been able to predict.
the baby had come earlyâtoo earlyâand your body hadnât been ready, hadnât been able to stabilize the way it shouldâve after birth.
it had been dangerous.
closer than anyone wanted to admit.
but nowâ
now you were okay.
and the baby was okay.
and that was enough.
more than enough.
yuta let out a slow breath, his shoulders finally relaxing completely as the weight of it all lifted just enough for him to stand without feeling like he might collapse.
ââŚokay,â he murmured. âokay⌠thatâs⌠okayâŚâ
it couldâve been worse.
and that thought alone made everything feel lighter.
the quiet didnât last long.
because, of courseâ
they came in.
one by one, then all at once, filling the room with warmth and noise and the kind of presence that made everything feel just a little less heavy.
questions followed immediately.
gentle ones. excited ones.
and thenâ
the inevitable.
âso,â yuji started, practically bouncing where he stood, âwhatâd you name her?â
you and yuta exchanged a look.
just for a second.
one of those quiet, shared moments that didnât need words.
and thenâ
you spoke.
ââŚtsumiki.â
the room stilled.
just slightly.
like the name needed a second to settle.
ââŚthatâs adorable,â gojo said immediately, way too loudly, hands coming together in exaggerated excitement. âthat is dangerously cute. iâm offended, actually. how am i supposed to compete with that?â
you laughed softly, shaking your head.
âwhy tsumiki?â yuji asked, tilting his head.
before you could answerâ
maki spoke.
âitâs the street,â she said simply. âthe one they always used to go to.â
tsumiki lane.
and just like thatâ
yuta was gone.
not physically.
but his mindâ
his heartâ
it slipped back.
that street.
it wasnât anything special to anyone else.
just a quiet corner, tucked away far enough from everything that it felt like its own little world.
but to himâ
it was everything.
he could still see it.
the first time he met you thereâawkward, unsure, standing a little too far apart like neither of you knew what to do with the space between you.
the first time your hands brushedâcompletely accidentalâand how neither of you pulled away as quickly as you shouldâve.
the night you both got caught in the rain, laughing breathlessly under a broken streetlight, your hair soaked, his jacket draped over your shoulders even though it didnât help much.
the way youâd sit on the curb together after missions, exhausted, leaning into each other without thinking, your head resting against his shoulder while the world stayed quiet just for a little while.
your first real fightâvoices raised, emotions too big, both of you saying things you didnât fully meanâ
and then making up right there, words soft, hands hesitant before they found each other again.
the first time he kissed youâ
nervous, unsure, pulling back too soon before you laughed softly and pulled him back in, showing him it was okay.
late nights where neither of you wanted to go back yet, so you just stayed there, talking about nothing and everything, your voices low, your fingers intertwined like it had always been that way.
the time you fell asleep against him on that very same street, your breathing soft and steady while he sat there, completely still, too afraid to move in case he woke you.
the quiet moment when he realizedâ
really realizedâ
that he loved you.
and thenâ
the night he proposed.
standing under that same dim light, hands shaking just slightly, his voice softer than it had ever been as he asked you to stay with himâ
forever.
and nowâ
that same name sat in the air.
held by something new.
something small.
something theirs.
yuta blinked, the memories settling gently as he looked back down at youâat your new baby girlâat the life youâd built together.
ââŚtsumiki,â he repeated softly.
it felt right.
it felt like everything had come full circle.
like all those momentsâevery laugh, every tear, every quiet second on that streetâ
had led here.
to this.
and for the first time since the panic, since the fear, since the long, endless waitâ
yuta smiled.
soft.
real.
completely at peace.
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Hi soobin! Hopefully your requests are open but was wondering if i could request a fluffy college! AU oneshot(or twoshot ) of female reader x sukuna?
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YOU TOOK MY SEAT â RYOMEN SUKUNA
đŕ§ pairing : college student au! sukuna x fem!reader âĄ Ý â . 𣲠word count : 6,670 𣲠genre : fluffy, slow burn â Ë âš á° đŁ˛ content contains : college au, academic stress, guarded character personalities, typical sukuna behavior
the first thing you ever said to him wasnât softened by nerves, wasnât dressed up in politeness, wasnât something you turned over in your mind a dozen times before letting it leave your mouth. it wasnât careful, and it definitely wasnât kind.
it was blunt.
âyou took my seat.â
your voice didnât trembleânot even a little. it didnât dip into that instinctive politeness people tended to use around him, didnât carry the usual hesitation or second-guessing that came with speaking to someone like him. instead, it came out steady, almost absentminded, like you were pointing out something mundane, something obviousâlike the sky being overcast or the professor running late. there was no challenge in your tone, no bite meant to provoke him. and somehow, that made it worse. because it meant you werenât intimidated.
the lecture hall, which had been buzzing just seconds before with overlapping conversations, rustling backpacks, and the low hum of pre-class chatter, fell into a sudden, unnatural silence. it wasnât gradualâit dropped all at once, like the air had been sucked out of the room. the kind of silence that pressed in on your ears, heavy and expectant.
because everyone knew him.
everyone knew sukuna.
not just in the way people knew a name on a roster, but in the way they recognized a presence without needing confirmation. he carried himself like the space belonged to him, like the rows of seats, the worn desks, the very air in the room bent around him rather than the other way around. there was something inherently sharp about himâthe kind of sharp that didnât need to be loud to cut. his gaze alone had a reputation, known for lingering just long enough to make people uneasy, even when it wasnât directed at them. professors tolerated him with thin patience because his work was flawless, because correcting him often meant being wrong themselves. he came and went as he pleased, spoke when he felt like it, ignored what bored him.
and no one questioned it.
no one dared to.
until you.
sukuna didnât react right away. he remained exactly where he was, slouched back in his chair like the world moved around him and not the other way around. one arm was draped lazily over the backrest, fingers tapping in a slow, idle rhythm against the woodâunbothered, unhurried, like your voice hadnât quite reached him yet or simply hadnât earned a response. for a moment, it almost seemed like he might ignore you entirely.
then, graduallyâdeliberatelyâhe turned his head.
the movement was slow enough to feel intentional, like he was choosing to acknowledge you rather than reacting on instinct. his eyes found you easily, and when they did, they didnât flick away. they dragged over you instead, taking in details without urgency, without shame, like he had all the time in the world to decide what to make of you.
ââŚmy seat?â he echoed, his voice low, edged faintly with something that resembled amusementâbut not quite. it sounded more like he was testing your words, turning them over, deciding whether they were worth entertaining.
you adjusted the strap of your bag higher onto your shoulder, your expression unchanged, unimpressed in a way that felt almost⌠dismissive.
âi sit there every class.â
simple. direct. final.
another pause followedâlonger this time, stretching just enough for discomfort to bloom in everyone else but you. it seeped into the room, into the rigid stillness of the students watching from the corners of their eyes, into the quiet tension coiling tighter with every second that passed without resolution.
someone behind you muttered something under their breath, too quiet to make out but loud enough to betray nerves. somewhere off to the side, a soft, strained laugh slipped out before being quickly swallowed. the atmosphere grew thin, fragileâlike it was balancing on the edge of something, waiting to tip.
sukuna leaned back slightly, his posture shifting in a way that shouldâve read as casual, but didnât. there was a deliberateness to it, a subtle expansion of space, like he was settling in not to yieldâbut to observe. to watch you a little longer, to see if youâd falter under the weight of the attention now pressing in from every direction.
ââŚthen sit,â he said.
you blinked once.
just onceâquick, subtleâbut enough to show that you hadnât expected that answer. not resistance, not compliance⌠something in between.
âyour stuff is there,â you pointed out, gesturing lightly toward the notebook sprawled across the desk, its pages open and careless, his pen resting diagonally across it like it had been dropped without thought.
his gaze flicked downward briefly, acknowledging it, then returned to you just as quickly.
ââŚmove it.â
no bite. no warning.
just indifference.
like it didnât matter to him one way or the other.
you exhaled through your nose, the sound soft but edged with irritation now, and without asking again, you stepped forward. your fingers brushed the edge of his notebook as you slid it asideânot aggressively, not hesitant eitherâjust enough to create space for yourself. the paper dragged faintly against the desk, the sound sharper than it shouldâve been in the silence, drawing attention you didnât acknowledge.
you didnât look at him as you did it.
didnât wait for permission.
didnât hesitate.
you simply⌠made room.
and then you sat.
right beside him.
close enough that the space between you barely existed, that the heat of another person was something you could almost feel if you thought about it too long. your elbow hovered near his, your shoulder nearly brushing his arm. it was a proximity most people avoided with himâcarefully, deliberately.
around you, the room stayed quiet for a second longer, eyes lingering, curiosity mixing with disbelief.
and you didnât acknowledge any of it.
not the stares.
not the tension.
not even him.
you settled into your seat with the same calm indifference youâd shown from the beginning, pulling out your notebook, flipping it open, the soft rustle of paper the only sound you contributed. your focus shifted immediately, like the interaction had already ended in your mind, like he had already become irrelevant.
like he was nothing more than a minor inconvenience youâd already dealt with and moved past.
and thatâ
more than the audacity, more than the lack of fearâ
was what caught sukunaâs attention.
and kept it.
it didnât happen all at once.
interest, for him, never didâit was never sudden, never reckless, never the kind of thing that struck like lightning and demanded to be acknowledged. sukuna wasnât impulsive in that way. whatever caught his attention had to earn it, piece by piece, until it settled somewhere beneath his skin without permission. and with you, that interest didnât arrive as a realizationâit built itself quietly, in fragments so small they were almost meaningless on their own. a glance here. a moment there. things that, individually, couldâve been ignored.
but they didnât stay separate.
they stacked.
layered slowly, subtly, until they formed something he couldnât quite brush off anymore.
he noticed it first in the way you reactedâor rather, the way you didnât.
people were predictable around him. they stiffened when he spoke, shoulders tightening just slightly like they were bracing for something sharp. they laughed too carefully at his remarks, even when they didnât understand them, eager to stay on his good side. they watched him out of the corners of their eyes, measured their words, adjusted themselves in quiet, almost instinctive ways that betrayed just how aware they were of him.
you didnât do any of that.
when he spoke, you didnât tense. didnât falter. your attention shifted when it needed to, but not because it was him. when he said something biting, something that wouldâve made someone else shrink or scramble for a response, you didnât laugh unless you actually found it funnyâand more often than not, you didnât. you didnât try to keep up with him in conversation, didnât push yourself into his space with forced confidence or subtle attempts at approval.
you didnât orbit him.
you didnât gravitate toward him at all.
you just⌠existed beside him.
steady in a way that felt unshaken, unbothered by the weight of his presence or the reputation that followed him so closely. you took up your space without asking, without adjusting, without caring whether he noticed or not.
and somehowâ
that unsettled him more than anything else ever had.
âyouâre wrong.â
his voice cut through the quiet of the lecture hall one afternoon, low but clear, slipping between the soft scratch of pencils and the occasional rustle of paper. it wasnât loud, didnât need to beâpeople heard him anyway.
you didnât react right away.
your pen continued moving across your notebook, the ink flowing in steady lines as you finished writing out your thought before even acknowledging him. only then did you glance sideways, your expression composed, though there was a faint hint of irritation in the slight pull of your brows.
âabout what?â
sukuna shifted just slightly in his seat, the movement subtle but intentional as he leaned closerânot enough to close the distance completely, not enough to touch, but enough that his presence pressed into your space in a way that couldnât be ignored. it was deliberate, the kind of closeness that demanded awareness.
âthat formula,â he murmured, tapping the end of his pen lightly against your paper.
the contact was brief, a soft, rhythmic tap against the page, but it drew your attention immediately. you frowned, your gaze dropping back down as you scanned over your work again, more carefully this time.
âno, iâm not.â
the response came out automatic, confident in a way that suggested you trusted your answer more than you trusted him.
a quiet click of his tongue followedâsoft, almost dismissive.
before you could react, he reached over, his hand moving into your space without hesitation. the edge of his sleeve brushed lightly against your arm as he pointed to a specific line in your notes, the proximity brief but noticeable, grounding his presence in something physical.
âyou skipped a step.â
you followed where he indicated, your eyes narrowing slightly as you retraced your work, line by line, slower now. for a moment, it looked like you were going to argueâyour posture still, your expression focused.
and then you saw it.
small. easy to miss.
but enough.
the realization settled in quietly, your shoulders easing just slightly as you exhaled under your breath.
ââŚoh.â
it wasnât dramatic. no frustration, no embarrassmentâjust acknowledgment.
sukuna leaned back again, withdrawing just as easily as heâd leaned in, the space between you returning to what it had been before. there was the faintest shift in his expression, something subtle at the corner of his mouthânot quite a full smile, but close enough to suggest satisfaction.
âtry to keep up,â he said.
there was a trace of mockery there, light but present.
you rolled your eyes, turning back to your notebook without bothering to respond, your pen already moving again as you corrected the mistake.
and that shouldâve been it.
just another moment.
another small, insignificant interaction to be forgotten as quickly as it happened.
but the next dayâ
when you arrived early, like you always did, and set your things down in your usual spotâ
you placed your bag in the seat beside you.
not absentmindedly.
not by accident.
but deliberately.
leaving it there.
waiting.
and when sukuna walked in later, his gaze sweeping the room in that same quick, instinctive wayâ
it landed on you.
and the empty seat next to you.
and without a word, he made his way overâ
and sat.
it wasnât discussed.
not onceânot in passing, not in implication, not even in the quiet spaces between conversations where something like that might have naturally slipped in. there was no acknowledgment of it, no moment where either of you paused and said this is becoming something, no agreement spoken or unspoken that defined what was happening between you.
and yetâ
it settled into place anyway.
routine, for sukuna, had always been something loose, something he bent around his own convenience rather than followed. but thisâthis formed with a strange kind of consistency, something quieter, steadier, built without effort and without permission. it happened faster than either of you wouldâve admitted, faster than it should have, slipping into your days until it felt less like a choice and more like something inevitable.
you were always there first.
the lecture hall would still be half-filled, the low hum of early arrivals lingering in the air, sunlight filtering in through the tall windows and stretching lazily across the rows of desks. youâd take your usual seat without hesitation, setting your things down with a familiarity that came from repetitionâbut there was always that one detail, that one small, deliberate act that never went unnoticed.
your bag went in the seat beside you.
not tossed there carelessly, not dropped in absentminded habit, but placedâpositioned in a way that was intentional, claiming the space without drawing attention to it. it wasnât defensive, wasnât meant to keep others away out of discomfort.
it was reserved.
quietly. confidently.
like you didnât feel the need to explain why.
like you already knew who it was for.
and then, without failâ
heâd show up late.
every time.
the door would creak open mid-lecture, the sound just loud enough to interrupt the flow of the professorâs voice, just enough to draw a few irritated glances from students who had already settled in. it was a familiar disruption, one that came with the same muted annoyance each timeâbut never surprise.
because it was him.
and sukuna never cared.
not about the looks, not about the brief pause in the lecture, not about the subtle tension that followed his entrance. he stepped inside like none of it mattered, like the room would adjust around him the way it always did. his presence shifted the air without effort, drawing attention whether anyone wanted it to or not.
his gaze would sweep the room once.
quick.
sharp.
instinctive.
it didnât linger, didnât wanderâit moved with purpose, cutting across rows of faces and scattered notebooks until it found exactly what it was looking for.
you.
always you.
there was never hesitation after that.
no second glance.
no consideration of any other seat.
heâd move through the rows with an easy, unhurried stride, slipping into the space beside you like it had always belonged to himâas if the seat had been his long before you ever decided to leave it open.
and neither of you said anything.
not a greeting. not a comment.
just the quiet shift of space as he settled in, the faint creak of the chair as he leaned back, the subtle brush of movement as your presence adjusted around his without thought.
it became natural.
effortless.
dangerously easy.
sometimes, beneath the narrow desk, your knees would brushâjust barely, a fleeting contact that couldâve been avoided if either of you had tried. the first few times, it mightâve been accidental. something that happened in the cramped space without intention.
but after thatâ
neither of you moved.
the contact would linger for a second too long, long enough to be noticed, long enough to be acknowledged without wordsâand then it would remain, subtle but present, like neither of you saw a reason to pull away.
other times, your elbows would bump as you both reached for something at the same timeâyour notebook, a pen, the edge of the desk. small collisions, brief and light, but close enough to feel.
and stillâ
no apologies.
no awkward laughter.
no retreat.
you didnât flinch away.
he didnât either.
the space between you never widened again.
if anythingâ
it only grew smaller.
áá
âyou donât talk much.â
you said it as the two of you stepped out of the lecture hall together, your voice slipping easily into the quiet space between footsteps and distant chatter. the heavy doors swung shut behind you with a dull thud, cutting off the muffled echo of the professorâs voice, and outside, the late afternoon had softened into something golden. sunlight stretched long across the campus walkways, catching on the edges of buildings and spilling over the pavement in warm, uneven patches that lengthened your shadows beside you.
students moved around you in loose clustersâlaughing, complaining, already shifting into the rhythm of the eveningâbut the space between you and sukuna felt strangely separate from it all. quieter. more contained.
he glanced at you then, just briefly, his gaze sliding sideways without turning his head fully. his hands were tucked into his pockets, shoulders loose, posture relaxed in that same effortless way he always carried himselfâas if nothing around him demanded his full attention unless he chose to give it.
âi talk enough,â he replied.
his tone was flat, dismissive in that familiar way, like the conversation didnât hold much weight to him, like your observation was something he could brush aside without thinking twice.
you hummed softly in response, the sound low and thoughtful, but not convinced. your gaze stayed forward, following the path ahead as you adjusted the strap of your bag higher on your shoulder, the motion absentminded, practiced.
âno, you donât.â
there was no challenge in your voice, no edge meant to provoke himâjust quiet certainty, like you were stating something youâd already decided was true.
for a moment, the only sound between you was the rhythm of your footsteps against the pavement.
thenâ
his gaze sharpened.
it wasnât obvious to anyone else, not something loud or dramatic, but it was thereâthe subtle shift in the way his eyes settled on you again, more focused this time, more intent.
âwhy do you care?â
the question came out low, edged just enough to suggest curiosity wrapped in something more guarded. not defensive, not quiteâbut not open either. it lingered in the space between you, heavier than your original comment had been.
you didnât look at him right away.
you shrugged lightly instead, your fingers brushing against the strap of your bag as you adjusted it again, the movement small, casualâlike the answer didnât require much thought at all.
âjust an observation.â
simple.
uncomplicated.
and somehow, that made it harder to read.
sukuna didnât respond immediately.
his steps slowed just slightlyânot enough to stop, not enough to fall behind, but enough that his attention shifted more fully toward you. his gaze lingered, studying you in a way that stretched longer than necessary, longer than what the moment called for. like he was trying to find something in your expression that didnât quite match your words. like he was searching for an underlying reason you hadnât bothered to say out loud.
but there was nothing there.
no hesitation. no hidden meaning.
just youâcalm, steady, and entirely unbothered.
ââŚyou talk too much,â he muttered finally.
the words came out quieter than before, less sharp, almost like an afterthought he felt obligated to offer in return. there was a faint edge to it, but it lacked the bite it mightâve had with anyone else.
you smiled.
and it wasnât the kind of smile people gave himâwasnât teasing, wasnât mocking, wasnât forced or overly bright in an attempt to smooth over tension.
it was soft.
genuine.
warm in a way that settled rather than stirred.
you didnât argue. didnât defend yourself. didnât push the conversation any further.
you just⌠smiled.
and for a moment, something about it caught him off guardânot enough to show, not enough to disrupt the steady rhythm of his stepsâbut enough that it lingered, quiet and persistent, somewhere just beneath the surface.
the conversation moved on after thatâfaded into something else, or maybe into nothing at all.
eventually, your paths split the way they always did, the campus stretching out in different directions, your footsteps slowing as you turned away from him with a casual, âsee you,â like it was something expected, something certain.
he didnât respond right away.
just watched you for a second longer than necessary before continuing on his own path.
and that shouldâve been it.
just another interaction.
another forgettable exchange.
but laterâlong after the sun had dipped lower, long after the noise of the day had softened into something quieterâhe found himself thinking about it again.
not the words.
not the question.
just that smile.
and for reasons he couldnât quite nameâ
it stayed with him.
áá
the first time he walked you home, it wasnât planned.
it wasnât something he decided on beforehand, wasnât a thought-out choice or a quiet intention he carried with him as the evening stretched on. if anything, it happened the way most things between you seemed toâunspoken, unannounced, slipping into place without either of you acknowledging it as it formed.
it was late. later than usual.
the campus had thinned out in that subtle, gradual way it always did after dusk, the earlier energy fading into something quieter, more hollow. the hum of voices that usually filled the walkways had dulled into scattered murmurs in the distance, distant laughter echoing faintly from somewhere far off. streetlights had begun to flicker on, casting soft pools of warm light across the pavement, leaving stretches of shadow in between that felt deeper than they shouldâve.
your footsteps filled the silence around you, steady and unhurried as you made your way down the familiar path toward your dorm. there was no rush in your pace, no sign of unease in the way you movedâyou walked like you belonged there, like the quiet didnât bother you, like the late hour was just another part of your routine.
you didnât notice him at first.
didnât hear the subtle shift of footsteps falling in line behind yours, didnât catch the presence lingering just out of your awareness. he was quiet when he wanted to beâdeliberate in the way he moved, his stride easy but controlled, his attention fixed without needing to announce itself.
not untilâ
âyou always walk alone this late?â
his voice cut through the quiet behind you, low and sudden enough to break the stillness in a way that made your body react before your mind could catch up. you flinched slightly, your steps stuttering for just a fraction of a second as you turned, your breath catching faintly in surprise.
âohââ your eyes landed on him, recognition settling in almost immediately, the tension easing from your shoulders just as quickly as it had appeared. âyeah. i do.â
sukunaâs expression shifted as he looked at youâsubtle, but there. something darker slipping into place beneath the surface, not quite anger, not quite concern, but something that made his gaze linger a second longer than necessary.
âstupid.â
the word came out flat, unfiltered, like he hadnât bothered to soften it before saying it.
your brows pulled together instantly.
âexcuse me?â
there was a sharpness to your tone now, not defensive but questioning, caught somewhere between confusion and mild irritation.
he didnât answer you directly.
didnât explain himself, didnât backtrack.
instead, he stepped forward, moving past you with that same easy stride, his shoulder brushing just close enough to yours to be noticed without quite touching. his pace didnât change muchâslow enough that you didnât have to rush, measured enough that it felt intentional.
âkeep up.â
you stared at his back for a second, caught off guard by the abruptness of it, by the way heâd shifted the moment without giving you space to question it further. your lips pressed together briefly before you let out a soft huff under your breath, your steps picking up just enough to fall in beside him.
ââŚare you walking me home?â you asked after a moment, your voice quieter now, threaded with something almost curious.
he didnât look at you when you spoke.
âdonât make it sound special.â
the response came just as easily as everything else he saidâshort, dismissive, stripped of anything that mightâve hinted at intention.
but he didnât leave.
he didnât slow down to let you walk ahead.
didnât speed up to put distance between you.
he stayed exactly where he wasâmatching your pace without ever acknowledging that he was doing it, his presence steady at your side, close enough that you were aware of him without needing to look.
the silence that followed wasnât uncomfortable.
it settled around you both in a way that felt⌠natural. the sound of your footsteps blended together now, falling into the same rhythm, the quiet of the campus stretching out around you like a shared space rather than an empty one.
every now and then, your shoulders came just a little too close. not quite touching, but near enough that the space between you felt thinner than before. neither of you adjusted.
neither of you said anything.
and before you realized it, the familiar outline of your dorm building came into view, its entrance lit by a soft glow that spilled out onto the pavement, warm against the cool dimness of the night. the light brushed over both of you as you stepped into it, softening the edges of everything, making the moment feel quieter than it already was.
you slowed slightly as you reached the door, your hand hovering near the handle as you hesitatedâjust for a second.
ââŚthanks.â
the word came out softer than you expected, quieter, like it carried more weight than the situation technically called for.
sukunaâs gaze shifted away almost immediately, his jaw tightening just slightly as if the acknowledgment caught him off guard in a way he didnât care to show.
âyeah.â
short.
dismissive.
but not careless.
you lingered for a moment longer, then pushed the door open, stepping inside as the warmth of the building wrapped around you. the door closed behind you with a soft click, the sound echoing faintly in the small entryway.
and outsideâ
sukuna stayed where he was.
just for a second.
two.
long enough to make sure you were fully inside, long enough for the light from the entrance to fade slightly as the door settled back into place.
only then did he turn, hands slipping back into his pockets as he walked awayâhis pace as steady and unhurried as it had been the entire time.
like it hadnât meant anything at all.
even if, somewhere beneath thatâ
it had.
it settled into something quieter after that.
not dramatic, not suddenânothing that demanded attention or forced either of you to stop and recognize it for what it was becoming. it didnât announce itself, didnât shift the air in any obvious way. instead, it softened everything around it, smoothing the edges of your interactions until they felt less like separate moments and more like a continuous thread running through your days.
it was in the small things first.
shared snacks that were never explicitly offered, never accompanied by a âdo you want some?â or even a glance in the otherâs direction. youâd pull something from your bagâchips, candy, something quickâand set it on the desk between you without thinking too much about it. and heâd take from it just as easily, without asking, without hesitation, like it was already understood that he could. sometimes it went the other wayâhis hand reaching into his own bag, pulling something out, setting it down in that same unspoken middle space. you never questioned it. never thanked him. just took what you wanted and kept going.
it was quiet.
easy.
like it had always been that way.
and then there were the moments that happened without eye contact, without acknowledgment, but never went unnoticed.
when your pen ran dry mid-sentence, your hand pausing just slightly as the ink faded into nothing, you wouldnât even have to look up before another one slid across the desk toward you. the motion was smooth, absentminded on his partâlike he wasnât thinking about it, like it cost him nothingâbut it always arrived at the right time, stopping just within your reach. youâd take it without a word, your fingers brushing briefly against the desk where his had been moments before, and continue writing like nothing had happened.
he never looked at you when he did it.
you never looked at him when you took it.
but it happened every time.
and when he driftedâbecause he did, more often than people realizedâhis attention slipping just enough for his gaze to lose focus, his posture loosening in a way that suggested his mind had wandered somewhere else entirely⌠you noticed. always.
your hand would move without much thought, nudging lightly against his arm, just enough pressure to pull him back without startling him. it wasnât forceful, wasnât insistentâjust a quiet reminder, grounding him back into the moment before he missed something important.
he never thanked you.
never acknowledged it out loud.
but heâd straighten slightly, his attention snapping back into place, his focus returning to the lecture like the lapse had never happened.
and somehow, that was enough.
even outside of class, it followed you.
messages that started out shortâdry, almost reluctant. a single sentence. a brief response. words that felt more like obligation than interest.
and yetâ
they stretched.
slowly at first. replies coming a little quicker, a little longer. a second message sent before the first one had fully settled. conversations that shouldâve ended continuing for no real reason other than neither of you choosing to stop them.
it wasnât obvious.
not at first.
but it grew.
line by line. day by day.
until what started as something minimalâsomething that couldâve been nothingâbecame something that lingered, something that carried weight in the quiet spaces between everything else.
neither of you named it.
neither of you questioned it.
you didnât sit down and define what this was, didnât draw lines or set expectations or try to make sense of the way it had woven itself so seamlessly into your routines.
you just let it exist.
let it build.
let it settle into something that felt natural without ever needing to be explained.
and somehowâ
that made it stronger.
because even without a nameâ
it kept growing anyway.
áá
âwhy do you hang out with me?â
it came out like it hadnât been sitting in his mind for longâbut there was something in the timing of it, the way it slipped into the quiet between you like it had chosen the exact moment you couldnât avoid it. no warning. no lead-in. just a question dropped into the space as if it belonged there.
you paused where you were sitting on the campus lawn, the late afternoon light warm but fading, spilling gold across the grass in uneven patches. the ground beneath you was cool where your palms rested against it, blades of grass bending slightly under your fingers as a light breeze moved through. around you, the campus was softer than it had been earlierâless noise, fewer footsteps, the day slowly loosening its grip as it drifted toward evening.
you looked up at him slowly.
not startled.
just⌠curious.
âwhat kind of question is that?â you asked.
your tone wasnât defensive. it didnât rise or sharpen. it was simple, almost puzzled, like the question itself didnât quite make sense in the shape of your understanding of him.
sukuna stood a few steps away, hands tucked into his pockets, gaze fixed on you in that steady, unreadable way he had. the sunlight caught the edges of him, outlining his shoulders, his profile, the faint shift of his expression as he waited.
âa simple one,â he said.
you let the silence settle againânot uncomfortable, just present. your fingers absentmindedly picked at a blade of grass near your knee before you stopped, letting your attention fully lift to him.
you tilted your head slightly.
studying him.
not in the way people usually studied himâcareful, wary, measuring distanceâbut like you were actually trying to understand the question instead of avoiding it. your eyes lingered on his face, not searching for danger or hidden intent, but something closer to meaning.
and that alone seemed to make the moment shift.
he didnât look away.
you didnât either.
after a pause that stretched just long enough to feel intentional, you spoke again.
âbecause youâre not as mean as you pretend to be.â
it was said gently. not teasing, not accusatory. just⌠matter-of-fact, like youâd been observing it for a while and had finally decided to say it out loud.
for a brief second, something changed in his expression.
subtleâbut there.
a tightening, a shift in the angle of his gaze, like something in your answer had landed in a place he hadnât prepared for. the ease in his posture didnât disappear, but it sharpened at the edges, something more guarded slipping into place beneath it.
âyouâre wrong,â he said.
flat. immediate.
but not dismissive.
your lips curved faintly, not in amusement exactly, but in something softerâsomething that didnât challenge him so much as acknowledge him.
your eyes stayed on his.
steady.
âam i?â
the question wasnât pushed. it didnât demand a response. it just existed there between you, quiet and unforced, like you were leaving the space open for him to decide what to do with it.
sukuna didnât answer.
didnât correct you again.
didnât argue.
he just stood there for a moment longer, gaze still fixed on you, the wind moving faintly through the grass around your feet, the world continuing on in its slow, unbothered rhythm.
and thenâ
he didnât leave.
he simply stayed where he was, hands still in his pockets, eyes still on you, as if moving away wouldâve required a decision he wasnât willing to make.
so he didnât.
he stayed.
áá
finals week wore you down faster than you ever expected it would.
it didnât happen all at onceâno sudden crash, no dramatic breaking pointâbut a slow, steady unraveling that crept in through missed hours of sleep and half-finished meals, through the quiet strain of trying to keep up with everything all at once. nights blurred into mornings, mornings into afternoons, until time itself felt thin and stretched, measured less by clocks and more by how many pages you had left to review. sleep became optional, something you told yourself youâd get later, something that slipped further out of reach each time you chose to keep going instead. meals turned inconsistentâquick snacks when you remembered, forgotten entirely when you didnât.
you spent more time in the library than anywhere else.
it became your space without you realizing itâthe same corner, the same table, surrounded by towering stacks of textbooks and loose papers that spread outward in a quiet kind of chaos. your notes were scattered, layered over each other, lines of ink interrupted by streaks of fluorescent highlighter that bled across the pages in uneven swipes. everything blurred together after a whileâwords, formulas, sentences youâd read three times and still couldnât quite hold onto.
your eyes burned.
your head ached.
and eventuallyâ
your body gave in before your mind did.
thatâs how he found you.
slumped forward at your usual spot, your posture folded in on itself, your head resting against your arms in a way that looked less intentional and more like youâd simply run out of energy mid-thought. your pen was still loosely held between your fingers, tilted at an angle against the paper, as if youâd meant to keep writing and just⌠hadnât.
for onceâ
you were quiet.
completely still.
no shifting, no absentminded movements, no soft sounds of turning pages or tapping your pen against the desk. the restless energy you usually carried had faded into something softer, something unguarded in a way he wasnât used to seeing.
sukuna slowed a few steps away.
then stopped.
his gaze settled on you, lingering longer than he meant it to, longer than it should have. there was something different about you like thisâsomething that didnât match the version of you heâd grown used to. you looked smaller, somehow. not physically, but in the way your guard had slipped away without you realizing it, in the way your usual steadiness had softened into something quieter, more fragile at the edges.
he didnât like it.
not because of you.
but because of what it did to him.
he clicked his tongue softly under his breath, the sound almost lost in the stillness of the library, irritation flickering briefly across his expressionâbut it wasnât directed at you. not at the way youâd fallen asleep, not at the exhaustion written into the lines of your posture.
it was at himself.
stillâ
he stepped closer.
slowly.
quiet enough that the movement didnât disturb the silence around you, his footsteps softened by the carpet beneath them. he paused at the edge of the table, his gaze flicking briefly over the scattered mess of your notes before returning to you, lingering again in a way that felt heavier now.
he didnât think too hard about it.
didnât give himself time to reconsider.
his hands moved almost on their own as he shrugged off his hoodie, the fabric shifting quietly as it slipped from his shoulders. for a second, he hesitatedâjust a fraction, barely noticeableâbefore leaning forward slightly and draping it over you.
carefully.
more carefully than he wouldâve admitted.
the hoodie settled around your shoulders, the weight of it light but present, the warmth immediate as it wrapped around you. it carried the faint scent of himâclean, subtle, something familiar in a way that didnât feel overwhelming, just⌠there.
you stirred almost instantly.
your lashes fluttered, your brow shifting slightly as your eyes opened just a fraction, unfocused at first as you blinked against the dim lighting. it took a secondâmaybe twoâfor your gaze to find him, for recognition to settle through the haze of sleep.
ââŚkuna?â
the nickname slipped out easily.
unfiltered.
soft in a way that only came from being half-asleep, your voice barely above a whisper as it reached him.
and he froze.
completely.
the sound of it hit something immediate, something unexpected, locking him in place in a way nothing else had. youâd never called him that beforeânever shortened his name, never softened it like that. it felt⌠different.
too different.
your lips curved faintly, your expression still blurred with sleep, your eyes barely open as you looked at him.
âyouâre nice.â
the words came out just as easily.
just as soft.
and something in his chest tightened in a way he didnât recognize, heat creeping up the back of his neck before he could stop itâunfamiliar, unwelcome, and entirely out of his control.
âshut up,â he muttered quickly, his gaze snapping away almost immediately, his jaw tightening as if the only way to deal with it was to cut it off before it could settle.
but he didnât take the hoodie back.
didnât move away.
he stayed.
and at some point, your eyes closed again, your breathing evening out as sleep pulled you under properly this time, the warmth of the fabric and the quiet of the library wrapping around you both in something softer than before.
when you finally woke again, it wasnât all at once.
it came in slow, hazy piecesâawareness returning gradually, your senses catching up one by one as you shifted slightly, the stiffness in your neck making itself known first, followed by the faint rustle of fabric around your shoulders.
his hoodie.
you recognized it before you fully processed why it was there.
and thenâ
you looked up.
and realized the second thing at the same time.
sukuna was still there.
sitting across from you like he hadnât moved at all, one arm draped lazily over the back of his chair, his posture relaxed but his attention fixedâon you. his gaze was steady, quiet, unreadable in that familiar way, like heâd been watching longer than he intended to admit.
you blinked at him once.
then smiled.
softly.
genuinely.
the kind of smile that didnât ask for anything, didnât tease or pushâjust existed, warm and easy in a way that felt natural despite everything else.
and this timeâ
with the softest baby pink hue, he was the one who had to look away first.
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