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he spends all of high school getting to know him inside and out, good and bad, all of the little secrets and random dumb quirks that you only get to see when you like someone a little too much. rin gets to know osamu just the same and he's so happy to finally have a best friend. he spent his childhood moving between schools, towns, prefectures, parents, everything. but now he has osamu. and osamu’s not going anywhere.

they go to their classes together, they eat lunch together, they walk home together, they sneak out for late night convenience store runs together. they'll sit on the floor of the twins' bedroom and do homework together. osamu will make fun of rin's english and then help him with his vocabulary. rin will bitch about osamu's reading comprehension but quiz him on his kanji until he gets it right. they'll go up onto the rooftop late at night with ice cream and too many stories to tell. they'll lie down, a little too close to each other to just be friendly, and talk until osamu's yawning more than he's speaking. rin will call him an old man with his grey hair and early bedtime and osamu will threaten to push him off the roof. they'll climb back inside and squeeze together on the bottom bunk because they haven't pulled out the futon for rin since their first year.

they'll get closer and closer until they graduate and moving apart feels like losing a limb. osamu will keep quiet as his feelings grow and he'll wait for rin.

when Onigiri Miya is stable to stand on its own; when Rintarou's exercise has toned down to walks to the nearby park and partaking in the morning aerobics, after which they would stop by the well-loved and local bakery, picking up some bread for an afternoon snack; breakfast with a spread of miso soup, mixed grain rice, and a side of fish, prepared by Osamu, who had always been efficient in the kitchen.

When Rintarou had been delegated boiling the kettle for their tea—or coffee—and placing it on the table; when they could spend more mornings together without the rush of their building the careers; without the pressure of chasing their dreams.

Osamu would note how the days are quieter—the tv running the morning news, the jingle of their cat's collar as she made  her way to her feeder, and the occasional comments from his partner—who was pretty much scrolling through his phone to see updates on whatever SNS platform people are on.

He'd look at Rintarou, whose face contoured of that of amusement, with the smile lines and wrinkles more apparent than ever, and he’d find himself smile.

Rintarou would look at him weirdly and ask the reason for that serene look on his face. 

Osamu would just shake his head and answer "Nothin,"

Rintarou would reach out, his hands meeting with Osamu's, as his finger would softly tap his knuckles. 

"That isn't a look of nothing, " Rintarou would smile, eyes glimmering with interest. Osamu couldn't help but think about how those green eyes never lost their shine. 

"It's nothin' really—just didn't realise how fast time flew by,"

"We're old now, Osamu, " Rintarou had his phone, face down on the table. Eyes fully on him, 

"Am I still as good-looking as when I was younger? " Rintarou batted their eyes, dramatically, 

Osamu would roll his eyes and laugh,  "Yer even better lookin' now," 

"Flirt," Rintarou commented before taking a sip of his coffee, "We really took our time to reach this point, "

"It wasn't easy," Osamu added, as he brought his chopsticks to his mouth, 

"But we made it didn't we?" Rintarou smiled at him, and Osamu thought he was going to choke—the morning sun filtered through their kitchen window perfectly and enveloped Rintarou in it's warm glow; it was a view that he could look at for a longer if it weren't for the fish and rice, that decided to go down his throat and block his breathing.

A flash of panicked appeared on Rintarou's face as he stood up, 

"Are you ok?" 

Osamu let out a cough, and a slight thump of his fist towards his chest to clear his throat,

"Yer too breathtaking, Rin, tone it down—" Osamu paused to cough, "before ya actually kill me," he smiled at him, 

Rintarou laughed, and Osamu noticed the faint blush on his cheeks—somehow his corny lines still managed to make the other fluster, even if he was good at hiding it, 

"I can't really stop that—you just have to get better at withstanding it, " Rintarou smiled, gentle and sweet, and sat down. He extended his arm and motioned for Osamu to do the same,

"I think I can manage another 30 years with ya," Osamu held Rintarou's hand—his hand perfectly enveloping his, as if it was moulded to compliment itx

"Will you?" Rintarou asked, even with the joking nature of his voice, Osamu knew his answer was the truth,

"I'd spent this life and my next one with ya, if you'd allow it, " 

Rintarou shook his head and retracted his hand, "Let's finish our breakfast," 

Osamu laughed, "Ya still get easily flustered," 

"It's cause you never know when to stop with the flirting–tease." 

"Not my fault—I love ya, and I want ya to know it, " Osamu smiled, 

"I think living together, with our cat, is enough for me to know that,"

"Still doesn't encapsulate how much I love ya," 

Rintarou rolled his eyes, "I know—i love ya too,"

"Enough to spend 30 more years with me?"

Rintarou placed his hand on his chin, "I'll think about it," 

From nearby, Osamu could hear the footsteps of kome-chan. As soon as he saw the white fluffy tail appear near, he scooped her up, as she let out a tiny meow, and placed her on his lap. He kissed her on the forehead, made her face Rintarou with him, 

"Yer so mean, and after I pour my heart out. Look, kome-chan, your other father might leave us after 30 years—he's so cruel, " 

Kome-chan seemingly engaged with the conversation and let out another meow. 

Rintarou immediately used his phone to snap a picture of Osamu and their cat, "Teaming up against me in this household,"

"2 against 1, yer going to be with us forever, Rin."

"Wouldn't have it any other way— I love ya too, even if you're a big baby who would use our cat against me," 

Osamu was about to say something but he was cut off by Rintarou, 

Heavy in my a/b/o arc and I also wanted to write an arranged marriage fic so here we are

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