Aokuro for pairing, and the word is "closeness".
Oooooh, youāre making me think with this one. I like it!
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Closeness can be defined as both physical and emotional. There is a closeness when two people are holding each other, and there is a closeness when one person opens their heart to another.Ā
So to a stranger, their relationship could be seen as something that reached a level beyond mere closeness.
Aomine and Kuroko were soulmates. Soulmates in the sense that their hearts were drawn to each other, in the sense that their bodies fit perfectly against one another, and in the sense that despite their flaws, their differences, their odd ends, they refused to leave one another.Ā
Their relationship wasnāt perfect by any means. Theyād argue, disagree, and bicker. Theyād spend nights turned away from each other in bed, fed up with the other for the evening. Theyād complain about each other, the little things they couldnāt stand, but theyād never leave. Their hearts were not suited for other people, after all.Ā
The closeness they had developed in mind, body, and soul was not something easily gained, and they werenāt going to give that up for a chance at something more pleasing to outside eyes.Ā
After all, at the end of the day when they were settled with heavy hearts and racing minds, Kuroko would crawl his way into Aomineās lap, nuzzling just right into the crook of his neck and breathing in the scent he had grown so addicted to over their time together. Heād mumble an apology for something he had already forgotten about, and keep himself close enough to feel the otherās heartbeat against his own chest.Ā
Aomine would wrap powerful arms around Kuroko to keep him close, burying his nose in soft blue hair, allowing himself to get lost in all of the emotions he struggled to convey.Ā
They were soulmates in the sense they knew the otherās heart without words. They had struggled for years to get to the point they were at now, to a closeness untouched by anyone before them, and a point that no one after them would ever be able reach.Ā
So beyond their petty arguments and sleepless nights from heavy hearts, they knew the love they had for one another. They knew that despite their differences and the baggage they carried with them, they werenāt going anywhere.Ā
They had reached a level of closeness only meant for soulmates, after all.Ā
When loving you gets hard
I will love you harder
I knew it from the start
That your love would be hard earned, baby
Trust your love is good for me
And I will love you equallyĀ
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Thank you for the ask, @caped-ace !!!! I really hope you enjoy it even though itās a really short one.Ā
The lyrics at the bottom are from the songĀ āLoving You Gets Hardā by Alexander 23