ryuji crushing on an artist
pairing: ryuji sakamoto / skull x gn!reader
tags: classmate!reader, wholesome fluff, slowburn romance, oblivious!ryuji x oblivious!reader, idiots to lovers, accidental confession (in a way) + actual confession
ryuji has been crushing on you for quite a bit! he never had the guts to really approach you, but he's been watching you for the longest time, daydreaming about you during all of his classes…
he first noticed you during art class, when he complimented one of your drawings! it was the first time he talked to you and seeing you get all shy at his praise not only made him fall for you, but also made him too flustered to talk to you again–
since then, ryuji always watched you from afar, sketching away into your sketchbook! he wanted to get another glance at your art, but now he was too much in his head to approach you again, like he did the first time…
it wasn't until you ended up losing your sketchbook and ryuji overheard that you were searching for it, that you two would finally grow closer!
ryuji decided it would be the perfect excuse to talk to you! if he'd end up finding it, he could give it back to you and maybe sneak a glance inside, to find out what you like to draw the most! then he'd just have to talk to you about that!
well, his plan almost worked flawlessly! ryuji ended up searching the entire school, until he eventually found your sketchbook! but he wasn't prepared to see what was inside…
his face flushed red in an instance as he realized that half of the pages were filled with drawings… of him!
ryuji did end up returning the sketchbook to you, but by how red his face was, you knew immediately that he had seen what was inside. there was no more hiding it…
it was a lot of trying to stutter out explanations on both sides, but eventually you two ended up confessing your mutual interest in each other, that all started with that one interaction during art class back then…
