#(come back)

ׂ ִ 💬 satoru gojo ఌ︎ fem!reader sfw   fluff   crack sheher pronouns   college au   he’s so awkward and silly 1.1k wc

it was raining outside. the soft patter against your dorm window mixed with the sound of an old teen drama playing quietly on your laptop.

you and satoru sat shoulder to shoulder against the headboard with your ramen bowls balanced on your laps.

“i don’t understand why you like him more,” you said, watching a charming vampire flirt with the empathetic high school girl. “he’s literally the reason why half of the bad stuff happens in the show.”

“he’s just more entertaining,” he shrugged. “the other vampire is sooo boring.”

“he’s better for her though…”

“doesn’t make him any less boring.” he shoved another giant mouthful into his mouth, slurping loudly and shamelessly. you winced and scooted over when broth splashed onto the blankets.

“oooh… toru,” you said through your teeth.

“what?” he glanced up at you, words muffled.

he was such a messy eater. did he even eat before coming over? you sighed and looked back down at your bowl. “um… nothing.”

you both continued eating. after a moment, a piece of cabbage and a little broth clung to his cheek, yet he kept eating like nothing happened. completely oblivious.

after a few minutes, you glanced over again, and it was still there. you wanted to tell him, but your mouth was full of noodles. if you tried to talk now, it’d either come out as complete gibberish or you’d choke.

instead, you reached over and gently tapped his broad shoulder.

he looked at you, still chewing. “hm?” you pointed to your own cheek, silently trying to tell him: you’ve got something on your face.

he blinked, trying to figure out what you meant. then, his mind went somewhere completely different…

wait… does she want me to kiss her?

his ears immediately turned pink. his heart started pounding so hard he swore you could hear it. he glanced at your laptop, and the two main characters were kissing.

is this show making her feel romantic? does she actually want me to kiss her??? there’s no way.

he swallowed. to you, though, he was just staring at you blankly. you rolled your eyes, assuming he was just being difficult again, and looked back down at your ramen, deciding to just finish chewing before explaining.

as you gathered another bite with your chopsticks, you suddenly felt a large, warm hand cup your face. before you could even look up, a soft kiss landed against your cheek.

your eyes widened. you completely froze, chopsticks still suspended in your hand. unfortunately, when he pulled away, there was now a tiny smear of broth on your cheek because he transferred it.

“there,” he said, trying to sound cool even though he was smiling nervously.

heat rushed to your face. your lips were parted as you took in what just happened. “toru...”

he looked back at you hopefully, his face bright red. “…yeah?”

“i meant…” you said quietly, awkwardly pointing toward his face. “your cheek. there was broth on it.”

in silence, you watched the smile on his face disappear in real time. he reached up and wiped his face. when he looked down, there was indeed broth on his fingertips.

“ohhh…” his face got even redder, embarrassment flooded through his body. “so… you weren’t asking for a kiss?”

your lips twitched, trying your best not to laugh. “i couldn’t talk because my mouth was full,” you said, shaking your head.

satoru groaned, and you burst into laughter. he finally kissed the girl that he’d been crushing on for months and she’s laughing… “you could’ve just waited to tell me!” he groaned, scratching the back of his head.

“i thought you’d understand!” you said honestly, wiping the stray tear from your eye. “apparently not…”

he let out a defeated sigh, wiped his face with the sleeve of his sweatshirt, and forced his attention back to the show he didn’t even care about anymore.

you avoided each other’s eye contact and after about thirty painfully awkward seconds, satoru suddenly stood up.

“where are you going?” you asked, watching him as he grabbed his coat. “to my dorm,” he said plainly.

you never saw satoru be this embarrassed before. he was usually always so confident, so charismatic. seeing him like this was actually kind of adorable…

“…your ramen?” you reminded him, picking up the bowl that was still half full.

“i’m not hungry anymore.” he slipped into his coat before hurriedly shoving on his shoes. you frowned. “toru, you’re seriously gonna leave?”

he didn’t answer, he just reached for the doorknob instead. “satoru!!” you called after him, laughing.

“goodnight!” he rushed out, and shut the door. he was the only person in the hallway, so he leaned against the door and covered his mouth with one hand.

fuck, he really just kissed you. he kissed you because he thought that you wanted him to. but you didn’t. was this going to ruin your friendship? would you avoid him tomorrow? would things be weird now?

his thoughts spiraled so fast he slowly slid down the door until he was sitting on the floor, knees bent, face burning.

“…satoru?” he looked up and saw shoko standing there wearing shorts and an oversized gap hoodie, holding a convenience store bag that was probably full of snacks.

“what’re you doing in the girls dorm… by yourself?”

“shoko! i—“ his mouth opened and then it closed again. she looked down at him, then at your closed dorm room door behind him. “what happened?”

he covered his face with both hands. “…i kissed her.”

shoko blinked, brows raised slightly. “you what…?”

“i thought she wanted me to!” he blurted out, stumbling over every other word. “she pointed at her cheek and i thought she wanted me to kiss her!”

he groaned into his hands. “but she was just trying to tell me there was broth on my face… and then i got broth on her.”

shoko sighed with an unimpressed expression, shaking her head. “you’re such an idiot.”

“i know,” he mumbled.

“did she kick you out?” she asked. he thought back on it for a second… she actually didn’t. he left because he was too embarrassed to stay.

you hadn’t shoved him away, you hadn’t yelled at him, you weren’t even upset! you just laughed and smiled. looking as pretty as you always did.

“…no.”

“oh. then you’re probably fine,” she said, patting him on the shoulder. “now get up. who knows how dirty this floor is.” she grabbed his arm and pulled him to his feet.

inside your dorm, the show was still playing but you haven’t paid attention to a single line since satoru walked out. you stared at the door before touching the cheek that he kissed.

you wiped away the little bit of broth with your fingertip, then you thought about how his smile disappeared the second he realized he’d misunderstood you.

how red his ears had gotten, how quickly he’d run away… a small smile spread across your face. you absentmindedly sucked the broth off your fingertip.

“he’s so cute…” you laughed quietly to yourself.

“but so stupid.”

so much left unsaid