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itoshi sae x reader

— “ un homme et une femme. ”

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dating the known prodigy itoshi sae was sometimes a surprise to you. it felt like you were from two worlds apart — you, a university student with a dream of opening your own flower shop one day; he, the ‘reviver’ of Japanese football. you always found that nickname silly, especially due to the fact that sae’s intentions weren’t even closely related to what people of thought of him at all. And often, thinking about the way you met it seems a lot like fate had it written in the stars for you to be together. Well if you ignore the fact that Oliver Aiku is the one that led to you meeting.

he had asked your friend on a date, typical of course. What he didn’t realise is that on the same day of their supposed date he had also told Sae that he’ll pay off one of his many favours with a meal. Similarly, your lovely friend and colleague who you have covered shift for two times in the past week also told you she’ll be taking you out to a ‘fancy and filling meal, all on her.’

so instead of cancelling the date as normal people would, and paying off their favours, they decide to bring you both along with them.

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Sae remembers the first time he saw you like it was yesterday. At first he had regretted agreeing to Oliver’s request. He couldn’t care less about getting anything in return, since as proved, even that brought more trouble than pleasure when involving yourself with the man. But who would’ve known it would turn out to be the most life changing day of his life.

Sae had scored many beautiful goals. Played for all the teams he wanted to. Became a worshipped player in Japan and surpassed even the most difficult challenges in Spain. Yet none of these things were as fulfilling as looking into your eyes for the first time. No kidding. They were like jewels, shining beautifully in the low lit room. Sae could’ve sworn that his heart stopped for a second. It must have. And you were the angel that brought him back to life. Because there was no other explanation to how refreshing and enchanting the ambience turned as soon as you entered the room.

You were just as nervous as he was. Having complained about your outfit while getting ready, on the way there and while you entered the truly fancy restaurant. You knew your life wasn’t exactly boring, but this was not your typical every-day situation. I mean on a random Wednesday afternoon ? Truly not. But free food definitely sounded rewarding after reminding yourself of the hellish week you had covering for your friend. Now, what you didn’t expect was seeing the familiar red-head next to the cute brunette who had asked your friend out.

Everyone knew Sae Itoshi. The reviver of Japanese football, a prodigy, a celebrity and supposedly the most unreachable man that was ever to exist with how packed his schedule was. So how the hell was Sae Itoshi in the same restaurant as you, at the same table on a random Wednesday afternoon. You had no idea and while you were freaking out about the whole situation, you weren’t going to show it. That was the plan. Right before you made the most intense eye contact known to man with no one other than Sae.

Okay, now you were freaking out. How were his eyes so green ? How could you even focus on that from such a distance ? Why was he looking so much ? Also why does he seem so shocked ? Why isn’t he looking away ? Why weren’t you looking away ? All you knew was that this must be the love at first sight they talk in about every rom-com you have ever watched.

Before you realise, you were already nearing the table, eyes moving towards the brunette who immediately got up a smile on his face as he hugged your friend.

“ hey there gorgeous, and __ if I remember right ? ” he adds with a bright tone as he puts his hand out for you to shake.

You smile back unconsciously. Immedtaiely understanding why your friend was so excited about meeting him. He definitely had his fair share of charisma, however he did seem like the player type.

“ it’s nice to meet you Aiku. ”

There is a little more small conversation before Oliver decides to introduce Sae. As if anyone needed to. You think to yourself as your gaze turns towards the red-head.

“ this is sae, my buddy. It’s funny how all of our calendars clashed right ? ” oliver says, putting his arm around sae as the red head eyes him with a look that just showed how done he was with the overly excited aiku.

“ it’s all your fault—” sae begins pulling away from him before aiku shuts him up again.

“ now, we should introduce ya’ guys right ? Sae this is __ , and __ this is Sae, he can be a little harsh but don’t let that get to you that’s just him. ”

Sae yet again gives the man a pointed look before nodding a hello to your friend and turning to you. And why is time seemingly stopping again ?

“ hey, it’s nice to meet you. ” he says in possibly the softest tone you’ve heard him speak tonight and was he turning red ?

“ hi, it’s.. nice to meet you too. ” you reply, matching the same tone and putting your hand out immediately regretting it after. God it’s gonna be so embarrassing he’s not gonna shake hands—

But your train of thoughts is interrupted when you feel a much warmer hand touching yours. And you couldn’t help your heart from doing flips at the small contact. His grip was firm and soft. Looks like those stupid magazines weren’t exaggerating about that.

On the other hand Sae felt as if he was going to jump out of his chair. Your hand was soft and a little cold, but most of all it felt so fitting in his own. He couldn’t help but get lost in the moment over the moon with the silly thought of making an excuse just to hold your hand longer.

Unbeknownst to you, this interaction was being eagerly watched by the two other people on the side of the table, who were giving each-other knowing smirks as if they knew this would happen at all.

“ lover, remember the first time we met ? ”

“ hm, of course I do. I still love that colour on you. ”

“ did you realise we were kind of matching ? I mean the colours we were wearing. ”

“ Yes I did. And I couldn’t be more glad of it that night. ”

“ it must have been fated for us to meet. ”

Sae smiles back faintly before you guys’ moment is stopped by a phone ringing. You’re both immediately out of it as Sae looks at the caller ID, pointing the phone in your direction as you both erupt in small laughter amongst yourself reading the screen.

Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve.

Sae Itoshi x reader

a/n - for the sake of this pretend Sae had gone to Spain just a LITTLE later. 🥹✌️

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— Sae knew he was in love with you better than he knew anything else in the world. Whilst he wasn’t sure of his feelings in multiple different aspects, when it came to you it was just different.

He remembers each and every memory you had together, growing up.

Your parents were family friends, so it was inevitable that you’d eventually meet each-other anyway.

And to be completely frank, at first, the boy childishly believed you two wouldn’t get along.

From the moment he saw you playfully teasing a much younger Rin about his weird passion of dinosaurs and football, and ‘sucking’ up to his parents like you’d get a prize for it.

He didn’t want to acknowledge your presence which was already blending in with his life more than he thought it would.

You were too much.

Too friendly, too smiley, helped out beyond need; it didn’t seem honest, it made him slightly suspicious of your intentions.

Luckily, it only took Sae a few more meetings to realise that was just how you were by nature.

Maybe it was because he wasn’t surrounded by ‘mature’ children. He himself, even being the oldest wasn’t that serious about anything at the time.

And maybe when he saw you he even felt a sense of competition and envy.

Because you were so kind and caring. And you’d only met his family a handful of times so how could you be so comfortable in such short timing.

Many times in your childhood Sae tried to find even the slightest crack in your ‘perfect’ behaviour.

Even after you became friends. He was always trying to find anything, an emotion, an event, an action, one that would make you any less perfect in his vision.

Because you don’t think about how a friend’s hand will feel in your hold. And you don’t admire your friend’s eyes when they look out the window in class. And with a friend you most definitely don’t make sure you always have something to impress them with.

And he foolishly thought that if he did find any of your flaws or vulnerabilities it would make these emotions go away.

It would make the butterflies fade. And his heartbeat wouldn’t quicken each time you looked at him.

It would justify his arguments against even considering to like you.

But it didn’t.

Because with you, Sae had found that even the ugliest emotions could only lure him in closer and closer.

The first time you came to him crying he felt as if the world was collapsing on him.

He felt his breath halt momentarily as he tried to make sense of what happened to you and immediately acted upon his instinct to teach whoever made you cry a lesson.

But when you just held onto his sleeve and pleaded for him to stay, how could he not ?

How could he not hold you and draw circles in your back as you cried into his shoulder.

How could he not feel his heart break with each sob he heard.

And how could he not fight the boy who dared to make you cry after comforting you.

Your first heartbreak.

And Sae’s first fight.

He was suspended but he couldn’t care less, because it felt like he took revenge for you. For every tear that soaked his shirt and for every painful emotion you had felt.

But of course it wasn’t that simple.

Because it also marked your first serious argument.

You were upset he got into a fight.

Of course you were upset. You didn’t like violence, you didn’t like people hurting, you didn’t like hurting people.

Which he thought was so you.

And so unlike him.

Sae didn’t mind telling things as they were. Hurting someone back, straightforwardly and rightfully.

You on the other hand did.

Which landed him two weeks of silence followed by a knock to his room from his mom that he has a visitor and a nervous looking you on his couch with a teal bag in your hands.

That night you made up and re-watched your favourite films together.

And maybe it did make him feel a bit smug after you claimed to be upset that he, got hurt in the fight.

And possibly, for the next few days Sae might have worn his bruises like badges of honour.

Half of his focus was football, the other you.

Sae couldn’t fathom a life without you. But he was also just a confused teenager at the time.

Unknowing that a few words will change everything for both of you.

“ you like [name], right ni-san ? ” Rin asked as he looked up to Sae from his spot on the grass, grinning teasingly.

Sae looked down with a scowl before scoffing. “ of course I do..we grew up together after all, she’s like a sister to us both. ”

But when he said that he didn’t think you’d be there listening. And he didn’t think that would be one of the last things he’d ever get to say about you in your presence.

After that it became awkward. You both knew it was more than that.

But Sae also knew you’d never say anything about it.

And he wasn’t brave enough to confirm his real feelings for you.

After that he left for Spain.

And then he lost himself and you simultaneously.

Spain meant football, focus, quiet, and nothing else.

Spain meant you wouldn’t get to continue going to high-school together and graduate, and he wouldn’t be there to shoo all the guys approaching you, and comfort you when you’re having a bad day, or have cheesy romantic interactions under the guise of being friends yet falling deeper for each other.

It meant no more movie nights and cooking dinner at his house, and playing video games with Rin because he insisted on both of you joining.

But Sae already came to terms with that in a way.

The first time he came back everything seemed more dull.

He was so conscious about every little change in his life.

His family was just overwhelming now, everything was. It was felt like he was being silenced.

He didn’t feel the same as before.

Snapping at Rin, and just wanting to leave as fast as he came.

It was so unlike him yet he didn’t know how to act anymore.

Most of all, you weren’t there anymore.

You had moved. He never heard anything about it.

You didn’t tell him, Rin didn’t tell him, yours or his parents didn’t.

And it was all because he had to be focused on his growing career.

That day Sae lost you all again.

And that day football didn’t seem as likeable as it once did.

Maybe it would have been different.

If he told you he liked you, really liked you.

And if he tried to reach out to you more and be a better person, be more like the old him.

“ I’d like to think that you don’t know me very well but I think you know me better than I know myself ”

itoshi sae x reader

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- family dinner with the itoshis’ was always something you looked forward to each sunday. it couldn’t be said the same for sae, your boyfriend. while he loved his family in his own way, he disliked those 3 hours in which he had to listen to his parents nag at you both for the most unimportant reasons, as he deemed. why did he need to marry you to prove that he loves you ? yeah, it was something you both considered, but you were young and had all the time in the world, he didn’t see the hurry. It’s not like money were a problem, if he wanted to, if you wanted to, you’d get married right there. but it was something you both decided to wait on. now if it wasn’t marriage, it was the other topic which he despised first and foremost. children. they were never a topic you and him really touched. for the same reasons of course, you were still young. you both still had your careers to pursue, it was a really big thing that none of you have decided to properly commit to, willingly so. but when his dad makes yet another not amusing comment about you not being able to coax him into any of those things he loses it. he feels your hand gripping his own shaking one under the table yet it isn’t enough and he immediately looks up, glaring at his dad ready to say something nasty in return. but before sae can even mutter anything you immediately grip his shoulder with a cry. gaining everyone’s attention and cutting through the growing tension. “ sae..I really don’t feel good. feel like m’ gonna throw up. ” you whisper leaning more into the red head, which he immediately responds to by gripping your waist with a worried expression on his face. “ we should go, if it’s okay. ” you feign worry by looking down at your feet. sae of course, takes you up on that standing and coming to your side of the table helping you up as you keep hold of his arm and him your waist. you give an apologetic look to the other members in the room before you both make your way out. as you reach the car sae moves to your side in a hurry, “ we should go to a hospital, or, do you want me to call a doctor at home..what-” you interrupt him by pressing a quick peck to his lips. “ sae, baby. I’m fine, but I thought it would be better for us to get out of there before the situation escalated. you’re not mad right ? ” you say while squeezing his shoulder and peering at him curiously. sae’s expression softens, maybe it’s the fact that you look so cute in this moment, or that calling him ‘baby’ makes his heart bubble up with love, but he’s mostly sure it’s the way you know him so well that makes him realise just how truly grateful he is for having you in his life. sae was a lucky man, and he would rather die before giving you up for the world.

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rin messaged you after you left whining about the fact that you didn’t take him with you ( he hates family dinners just as much as sae )

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summary : In which you write and release a song for your long distance boyfriend, Itoshi Sae, and to your surprise it seems to have a much more impacting effect than you originally thought it would.

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— As a music lover you always knew to notice and appreciate when singers would dedicate their songs to their special ones.

Whether it would be out of pity, disagreements, love, appreciation, admiration and so on. So growing up made you have a knack for being extremely open to people. Through your writing of course.

When you were younger it often was a case of letters, poems and even stories at times. Yet you never thought you could write songs.

Despite your love for music, your insecurity played a huge factor in how far you thought you could get with it.

Because you loved and breathed music, but it was a lot harder to create it. You hadn’t wanted it to be meaningless. You wanted your music to have the same impact on someone else that you felt through your younger years. You wanted it to ground people in the same way it did you.

To no one’s surprise..

These were the thoughts you had before you became a small town but very adored artist.

You were simple really. Writing music that came from your heart and soul, that felt right to you; not following a certain trend or rhythm of anyone else. People admired that in a world where everyone desired to be the same.

You weren’t like that, you had a serene spark apart when it came to your music, especially when people knew so little about you.

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And if they did get to know you they’d find that what keeps you so grounded is your childhood sweetheart, Itoshi Sae.

While it may seem like you guys are an odd pair, it made sense to the people who do know you.

You grew up as friends, first and foremost. Your parents had been close themselves so it was often that you would meet each-other. Later on you even attended the same education until highschool. And of course, started dating along the way.

It was a dream come true. You never thought of yourself as particularly charming ( Sae would thoroughly disagree ! ) but you were happy. And you had met someone who you could be happy with.

While you supported and admired Sae all throughout his career, he did the same for you. Being the object of all of your writing, your muse if you must. Enjoyably so.

So it was no surprise when Sae woke up with a bunch of messages from you from hours ago ( que the time difference ) that you had made yet another song that was to be dedicated to him. Only he would not get to listen to it immediately as you wanted it to be more special and perform it at your upcoming concert.

That soured his mood slightly. He was always the first to hear your songs. Songs that were made for him. Songs that made his heart swell with joy and admiration for you. Even as the ‘more’ famous one between you too, Sae never missed a chance to puff his chest out when it came to showing you off. He felt like the luckiest man alive to experience you. And he wanted others to know that whenever he could. Showing off your newest songs, wearing your merch in public, making the paparazzi go crazy as they tried to decipher if there was something between you two..with Sae not shutting down the dating allegations but also not exclusively confirming them, he liked this. In a country that was not his own, he was glad he could still carry his one special connection around.

So of course it was a surprise when a particular clip from one of your concerts had blown up world-wide. His first thought was that you would be immensely shocked by this, keeping in mind to listen to you rant about it next time you called, as you always did. Then he wanted to call or message you, to congratulate you and tell you how proud he felt and that he was beyond sorry for not being able to make it due to the demands of the football season he had to meet.

But one particular comment caught his eye, making him unable to move for a fraction of a second as he read it over and over.

-@user5673 : ¡Parece tan enamorada 🥲🥲 una chica solo puede soñar !! [ She looks so in love 🥲🥲 a girl can only dream !! ]

Now that made him stop. What do they mean ? He was NOT there, so how could they know about your love life.

With the other bunch of questions he had piled up in his mind he immediately searched up your full concert to check for himself why people were reacting the way they were.

And boy was he in for the biggest surprise of his life.

The first thing he noticed was how ethereal you looked. Hair adorned in the two cutest space-buns with whimsical pins all over.. along with your intricate outfit that made you look like the prettiest fairy.

Sae could not help the little laugh bubbling up his throat as he admired you. But what completely took him out was your following words..

" Hi everyone, this next song is my newest addition, and to be completely honest.. it's for my special someone, who I dearly wish was here tonight, but it's okay I know he'll still hear this. Without further ado here is 'Nobody new'.

As you start singing, the words were like little jabs at his soul, making him enticed as he listened to your tantalising and sweet voice, luring every emotion out of him, even ones he didn't know he could feel to this extent.

But he could not have been prepared for the next verse as his mouth immeditaelly drops a little, vision getting glassy without the redhead even realising.

Aquí estoy otra vez sin tu amor Siento que me cuesta ya respirar ¿Qué más da? Si no puedo olvidarme de ti Pido a Dios que me haga feliz Sin tenerte a ti..

Sae could not help but grip his phone unconciously as he replayed the verse over and over again, like he wanted it engraved in his mind as much as it was in his heart.

The next day, you were ready to call your boyfriend before an article popped up about said boy.

Announcing that : “ the one and only japanese prodigy, Itoshi Sae had been unexpectedly injured and will be regretably excused for the rest of the season.”

Before the information can even click in your head you hear the gentle and familiar knock to your door.

Which told you all you needed to know as you practically skipped to the door, unable to control your growing excitement.

There’s really no one like him is there ?

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