ā5+7ā -Ā Chapter 12
Fandom:Ā One Punch Man Pairing:Ā Genos/Saitama Rating:Ā T Word Count:Ā 80k overall, 11k for this chapter Tags:Ā Fake/Pretend Relationship, Developing Friendships, AU where Genos is the top ranked hero, Saitama still does odd jobs for hire, Genos hires him to be his friend, Weird Fluff, Touching, King ships it, Platonic Cuddling, Saitama is bisexual, Genos is gay and just wants to pet a shark, Mental Health Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Depression, Autistic Genos, Genos has OCD, Trans Saitama, Fluff and Angst, Happy Ending
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"So the TerrorĀ doesĀ have a heart," Genos remarks. Tatsumaki's face turns a shade closer to red. "Don't you have some stupid-looking boyfriend's face to go suck?" It would be an almost childish, laughable sort of comeback, if not for the fact that Genos has no idea if Saitama is still his boyfriend or not. Orā they'd never really been dating, actually, so it's more of a question of whether he'll even be let back into Saitama's life or not, and that's depressing. "Don't you?" he counters instead. "No,"Ā Tatsumaki answers coldly, drawing herself up to her full height with her arms folded across her chest. The fact that she's floating six feet off the ground helps tremendously, of course, as otherwise her 'full height' of four-foot-nothing isn't very imposing. "And I never will. That's your problem, robot boy. Love makes you soft." Maybe that should rile him up, but Genos can't really take it as an insult. HeĀ hasĀ gotten softer, while he and Saitama were together. But he doesn't regret that. Loving him is the best thing he's ever done. It had given him something to look forward to, something to go home to. It didn't make it harder to fight. It gave him something worth fighting for again. And even if he'll never get Saitama back, Genos knows that it is something that has irrevocably changed him. "Yeah. I guess so," Genos agrees, a wistful smile tugging at his lips. "I hope you'll find someone who makes you feel soft some day."
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