pairing: &team taki x reader genre: fluff, a little angsty warnings: none
you were 15 when you met him, 19 when he asked you out, 23 when he got down on one knee and made you his to be. it was pathetic really, knowing how long he chased you, how much he loved you, how much he cared; but you still held doubts in your mind. you knew he would never hurt you, you just couldn’t believe how he still loved you, even after so many years.
“Why is it me you give all this love to?”
a question you asked him all too often, thoughts clouded by insecurities as you looked in the mirror with him beside you. you weren’t ugly, he was just perfect. perfect face. perfect smile. perfect body. he was just perfect. you weren’t.
“Because it’s you,”
he’d say, placing a kiss on your cheek as he admired your reflection.
“Because I love you.”
“I love you.” words he said all too often which you found hard to believe at first. it was something hidden in his eyes — the way his face would change, displaying his feelings of adoration, distorted by another you could never see but always felt. You told yourself it was happiness. it felt like grief. or regret. or sadness. it haunted you, constantly lingering in your mind. yet, you chose to ignore it, because he loves me.
authors note - this is kinda good. my laptops on the floor which is soooo far away so I’ll add the coloured text later when i’m bothered to stretch my arms and get it