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He was supposed to be working.
Head down, glasses sliding low on his nose, fingers tapping against the keyboard with focused precision. The glow from his laptop screen bathed him in blue light, casting shadows over the sharp line of his jaw, the furrow of his brow. His hair was slightly tousled from running his hands through it, tension in his shoulders from hours of sitting still. He hadn't said a word in over an hour, only the steady clack of his keys filling the quiet room.
And you couldnât stop staring.
Youâd tried to behave. Really, you had. But every time he shifted in his seat or exhaled through his nose in that sharp, focused way, it made heat curl low in your belly. You watched the way the muscles in his arms flexed with every movement, how his thigh bounced occasionally under the desk, thick and strong where it stretched the fabric of his joggers.
He was so close. So focused. So completely unaware of how much you were squirming on the couch across from him.
You padded over quietly, slipping behind him with a slow smile.
âBaby,â you whispered, hands gently landing on his shoulders.
He didnât look away from the screen. âWorking, sweetheart.â
You hummed, bending down to press a soft, lingering kiss to the side of his neck. âThought I could help you relax.â
âYou relaxing usually ends with me not getting anything done,â he muttered, though his voice had already dipped a little lower.
âThen you better finish fast,â you teased, sliding your hands down his chest.
Before he could argue, you climbed into his lap, straddling one of his thighs. You didnât straddle him fullyâjust perched on the broad muscle of one leg, your arms wrapping loosely around his neck. His fingers paused above the keyboard as your weight settled over him.
âYou're distracting,â he said flatly, but his hands found your waist anyway.
You leaned in and kissed himâsoft and slow at first, lips brushing his with teasing patience until he tilted his head and deepened it. His tongue slid along yours, slow and claiming. You whined into the kiss, rocking your hips forward just slightly, testing.
The pressure was perfect.
Your thin shorts did nothing to hide how wet you already were. You could feel the fabric of his joggers rough against you in the best way, feel the strength in his leg as it tensed under your movement.
You rolled your hips again. His hands tightened on your waist.
âThat needy, huh?â he murmured, breath hot against your lips.
You nodded, eyes glassy. âPlease, Shugo.â
He exhaled slowly through his nose, jaw clenching. Thenâ
âRide it. Go ahead. Take what you need.â
Your breath caught.
You started moving, slow at first, dragging your core along the firm curve of his thigh. The pressure, the heat, the drag of your slick fabric against the muscle he kept deliberately flexingâit sent shivers shooting up your spine. Meian tensed his thigh even harder, locking it in place, and you nearly cried out.
âThere you go,â he muttered, voice like gravel. âYou feel that? All for you, baby.â
Your nails dug into his shoulders as you rocked harder, faster, the friction building with every shift of your hips. You couldn't stop the sounds leaving your throatâlittle whimpers and gasps, punctuated by desperate moans every time he tensed his leg and gave you just a little more.
âFuck,â you gasped, forehead pressing against his. âIâm gonnaâShugo, IâmâŠâ
âThen do it,â he growled. âMake a mess on my thigh. Let me feel how much you want it.â
It snapped something in you.
You came with a high, breathy cry, body seizing up as pleasure exploded through your nerves. You rode it out, grinding helplessly through the aftershocks, fingers clutching at his shirt like you were afraid to let go.
He held you there, solid and unmoving, breathing heavy as he watched you fall apart.
But even as your body sagged against him, spent and shaking, you felt the tension still coiled in his muscles.
You felt the hard line of him pressing into your hip.
And then his hands were gripping your ass, pulling you against him with a growl.
âYou think weâre done?â he muttered, low and dark.
He stood, lifting you effortlessly into his arms as your legs wrapped weakly around his waist.
âI let you come once. That was me being patient,â he said, mouth brushing your ear. âNow it's my turn.â
Oikawa Tooru was used to attention.
From the moment he stepped onto the court, eyes followed. Girls sighed when he passed by in the hallways, classmates lit up when he so much as looked in their direction. He had charm, he had skill, and he had a smile that could make anyoneâanyoneâmelt.
Except for the manager.
And it drove him insane.
When she became Seijohâs team manager, Oikawa expected the usual routine. A few flustered glances, maybe a nervous stammer or two when he spoke to her. Instead? She barely gave him the time of day. Her eyes never lingered, her voice stayed firm, and when he flashed one of his award-winning smiles, she only responded with a flat, unimpressed stare.
At first, it was amusing. A fun little challenge. But as weeks passed, that amusement turned to frustration. Why wasnât she falling for him like everyone else? Why did it feel like the harder he tried, the more indifferent she became? It was unnaturalâOikawa had spent years perfecting the art of attention, the delicate balance of charm and arrogance that made people gravitate toward him. And yet, she stood there, unmoved, like he was just another player on the team.
It gnawed at him. It wasnât just that she ignored his flirtationâit was that she treated him exactly the same as she treated everyone else. It made him feel⊠ordinary.
Oikawa made it a point to test her patience.
âManager-chan, be honest,â Oikawa mused lazily, twirling a volleyball between his fingers, his tone laced with smug amusement. "Do you ever get tired of pretending youâre immune to my charm?"
She didnât even look up from her clipboard, her fingers flying across the page as she made notes. "Do you ever get tired of being a desperate attention-seeker?"
Iwaizumi choked on his water, while Hanamaki and Matsukawa outright cackled, exchanging wide-eyed looks of glee. Even KyĆtani, who usually ignored their antics, raised an eyebrow, glancing up from his shoe-lacing. Oikawa, however, was left standing there, momentarily stunned by the sheer disrespect.
âThat was uncalled for,â he gasped, clutching his chest as if mortally wounded.
She finally spared him a glance, her gaze flat and unimpressed. "So is your existence, and yet, here we are."
The team erupted. Hanamaki practically slid to the floor from laughing too hard, Matsukawa was bent over the bench wheezing, and even Iwaizumi wiped a hand over his face, shaking his head. "Sheâs got a point, though."
Oikawa scowled, gripping the volleyball just a little too tight. "Unbelievable. I slave away on the court, leading this team, and this is the gratitude I get? A cruel, heartless manager who refuses to appreciate my many, many talents."
"Oh, I appreciate your talents," she responded coolly, flipping to another page in her notebook. "Just not the ones you want me to."
His mouth opened, then closed, irritation flickering behind his eyes. She had played himâso effortlessly, so ruthlessly, and in front of the whole team, no less. He hated how easily she dismissed him, like he was some annoying background noise. It wasnât just about her brushing off his flirting anymoreâhe wanted to rattle her, to break through that ridiculous indifference she seemed to have toward him.
And for the first time in a long while, Oikawa didnât know how to win.
And that was how it started.
Oikawa made it his personal mission to get a reaction out of her. He turned up the charm, exaggerating his requests, leaving his jersey in the most inconvenient places just to force her to interact with him. And through it all, she remained perfectly unbothered.
Which only made things worse.
During practice, Oikawa's patience had started to fray. What once had been playful teasing was now laced with something sharper, something almost mean. He leaned in too close, his voice lower, more clipped. "You work so hard, manager-chan. Doesnât it ever get exhausting pretending I donât bother you?"
She barely spared him a glance. "Not nearly as exhausting as listening to you grasp at straws for my attention."
His fingers twitched at his sides, irritation flaring. It wasnât supposed to be like this. He was supposed to be the one getting under her skinânot the other way around.. Whenever sheâd pass by with the clipboard, heâd throw an arm over her shoulder, lean in just a little too close, and sigh dramatically. "You work so hard, manager-chan. Doesnât it ever get tiring, pretending you donât like me?"
"Not as tiring as listening to you talk," she quipped back, shaking him off effortlessly.
That made the rest of the team howl with laughter, much to Oikawaâs dismay.
But the more she dismissed him, the more he found himself noticing her.
How she always had a spare towel ready for anyone who needed it, how her lips twitched when she held back a smile, how she somehow always knew exactly where to be, exactly what needed to be done. The way sheâd mutter under her breath when the gym got too chaotic, how she pushed her sleeves up to her elbows when she was in full focus mode.
Even worse, he noticed that she laughed at other peopleâs jokes. Not his.
It was infuriating.
The way she treated himâlike he was just another player, no more important than anyone elseâmade something coil tight in his chest. It was wrong. He should matter.
As the season went on, their dynamic became something of a spectacle. Matsukawa and Hanamaki kept a running tally on how many times Oikawa failed to get a reaction from her. Even KyĆtani, normally disinterested in team antics, had muttered once, "Why does he even care?"
Practice was no different.
One day, he strolled in late, expecting to slide by unnoticed. Instead, the manager barely glanced up from her clipboard before sighing dramatically.
"And the king has graced us with his presence," she drawled, flipping a page without looking up. "Should we all kneel? Maybe throw some rose petals while we're at it?"
Oikawa's expression twitched. His fingers flexed around the strap of his bag before he forced a scoff. "You wound me, manager-chan. Iâd expect at least a little appreciation for my presence."
She finally looked at him, unimpressed. "Iâd appreciate it more if you actually showed up on time."
The snickers from the team were immediate. Matsukawa nudged Hanamaki, both grinning like they had front-row seats to the best show in town. Iwaizumi just shook his head, barely hiding his smirk.
Oikawa exhaled through his nose, jaw clenching slightly before he tilted his head, voice dropping just a fraction. "Careful, manager-chan. One of these days, someoneâs going to mistake that attitude of yours for something else."
She arched a brow. "Oh? And whatâs that?"
"Repressed admiration." His smirk was sharp, eyes locked on hers like he was waitingâdaring her to react.
She let a slow smirk creep onto her face. "Thatâs funny. I was thinking the same thing about you."
Oikawa stiffened for a half-second. It was barely noticeable, but she caught it. And it infuriated him.
Hanamaki snorted. Matsukawa muttered a quiet "brutal" under his breath, and Iwaizumi, ever the opportunist, smirked as he crossed his arms. "Yeah, Oikawa. You expecting a parade or something?"
Oikawa rolled his eyes, adjusting the strap of his bag. "I wasâ"
"Stretching starts now," she cut him off smoothly, pointing at the mats without even sparing him a second look. "If Iwaizumi yells at you for skipping, Iâm certainly not covering for you."
Iwaizumi clapped a hand on Oikawaâs back, grinning. "Yeah, Shittykawa, stretching starts now."
Oikawa groaned, tossing his head back dramatically. "You just like bossing me around."
"Someone has to." She finally looked at him, gaze neutral, unimpressed. Then, before he could respond, she turned and walked off, already shifting her attention to something else, like he wasnât even worth her time.
He scowled. Why did it feel like he lost that exchange?
The next few weeks were much of the same. The team noticed, amused by the ongoing battle. They werenât even subtle about it anymore.
"Oikawa, just accept defeat," Matsukawa teased one afternoon, leaning against the gym wall as he watched her deep in conversation with Iwaizumi, clipboard in hand, discussing strategy. She was nodding at something Iwaizumi said, her brow furrowed in concentration, flipping a page in her notes. Oikawa barely heard the words being exchanged, too focused on the way she lookedâcompletely absorbed in the discussion, giving Iwaizumi the full weight of her attention. It was so effortless for her, this back-and-forth, the way she actually cared about his vice-captainâs input, about the game.
His grip on the volleyball tightened. Why did it feel like she never talked to him like that? "Sheâs immune. Itâs kind of inspiring."
Oikawa scoffed, crossing his arms. "I will win. Just wait."
But the truth was, it wasnât about winning anymore. It wasnât about charming her or getting a reactionâOikawa realized, somewhere between watching her scribble notes on the clipboard and catching glimpses of her tying her hair back, that he wanted her attention. He wanted her to look at him the way she looked at the others, wanted to hear her laugh because of him.
And that was unacceptable.
The breaking point finally came after a game.
The team had secured another victory, but the entire time, Oikawaâs mind wasnât on the match. It wasnât on his perfectly placed serves, on the points he racked up, or even on the cheers from the crowd.
It was on her.
She had celebrated, high-fiving KyĆtani, clapping Iwaizumi on the back, beaming as she praised the team for their effort. The smile she wore was bright, uninhibited, the kind of happiness he had never seen from her before. She was laughingâactually laughingâcarefree and glowing as if this win meant the world to her.
And she hadnât looked at him once.
He hated it.
Hated how effortless it was for her to shower attention on everyone else, how easily she smiled at them, joked with them, treated them as if they were worth her time. But him? She barely acknowledged his existence, acting as if he was nothing more than a passing nuisance.
His grip on his jersey tightened. Something inside him burned, sharp and unsettled, curling hot in his chest like an ember waiting to catch fire. It wasnât fair. He had worked harder than anyone for this win, pushed himself beyond exhaustion to make sure they came out on top. And yet, when she smiled, when she laughedâit wasnât because of him.
And that was the moment Oikawa snapped.
So when he saw her alone in the hallway after the match, clipboard in hand, he didnât think.
"Why do you act like that?" His voice was tight, laced with frustration that he couldn't contain anymore.
She glanced up, brow raised. "Act like what?"
Oikawa stepped closer, his jaw clenching, heat simmering beneath his skin. "Like Iâm nothing. Like I donât exist. You joke with them, you celebrate with them, but with me? Itâs like I could disappear and you wouldnât even notice."
Her smirk was slow, taunting. "Oh, is that what this is about? You need me to fawn over you like everyone else? Poor Oikawa. Is it finally sinking in that I donât care about stroking your over-inflated ego?"
His eyes darkened. "Thatâs notâ"
She cut him off, stepping forward so the space between them all but disappeared. "You think I didn't know about you before I joined the team? You think I didn't know you'd try with me? I will not swoon and kiss your feet, Tooru."
Oikawa opened his mouth, but the words tangled. He wanted to refute it, to tell her it wasnât about that, but the way she was looking at himâbold, unshaken, challengingâknocked the thoughts from his head.
He groaned in frustration, fingers twitching at his sides before he finally gave up fighting it. Before she could say another word, his hands shot up, gripping her waist as he yanked her toward him, lips crashing into hers.
It wasnât soft. It wasnât careful. It was messy, desperate, filled with monthsâyearsâof unresolved tension. His fingers curled against her hips, pulling her closer, his kiss carrying the weight of everything he couldnât say. It was a demand, a declaration, a fight in its own right.
And the worst part? She kissed him back.
Her fingers curled into his jersey, yanking him closer as if daring him to take it further. He could feel her heartbeat, hammering against his own, and suddenly, nothing else matteredânot the game, not the team, not the rivalry that had defined them for so long.
Just him.
Just her.
When he finally pulled away, both of them breathless, Oikawa rested his forehead against hers, his hands still gripping her waist. He exhaled sharply, lips curving into something between a smirk and disbelief.
"You looked at me just now," he murmured, voice rough.
She huffed a laugh, fingers still tangled in his jersey. "Shut up," she whispered, then pulled him down and kissed him again.
It was just as desperate as before, just as fevered, but this time, there was something elseâacceptance. She wasnât pushing him away, wasnât stopping to argue. She was right there with him, matching his intensity, giving as much as she took. It was infuriating. It was exhilarating. It was everything.
And thenâ
Footsteps.
A sharp intake of breath.
Both of them froze just as Iwaizumi and Matsukawa turned the corner.
Iwaizumi stopped mid-step. Matsukawa, wide-eyed, blinked once, then twice. The hallway fell into a suffocating silence.
Then, slowly, in perfect synchronization, both of them took a single step backward.
Another.
Without a word, they turned around and walked the other way, as if they had just stumbled into something forbidden.
Matsukawa exhaled as they rounded the corner. "Damn. He really did get her."
Iwaizumi nodded. "Yeah."
A beat of silence.
"I hate him," Iwaizumi muttered.
Matsukawa sighed. "Me too."
Kurooâs grandparentsâ house was packed. The warm hum of conversation filled every corner, blending with the occasional burst of laughter and the distant sound of kids squealing as they ran through the hallways. His entire family had gathered for his grandfatherâs birthday, a rare full-family event that happened maybe once a year.
The kitchen was a flurry of activity, aunts swapping recipes and gossip over steaming dishes while his uncles gathered around the dining table, engaged in heated debates over sports. Kurooâs grandmother had you both cornered earlier, askingâno, demandingâwhen you two planned on giving her great-grandchildren, and before you could even attempt an answer, Kuroo had expertly steered the conversation to something else, saving you from the relentless interrogation.
You had smiled, nodded, played your role as the perfect daughter-in-law, but after hours of dodging prying questions and smiling at distant relatives whose names you barely remembered, you were in desperate need of a break. The stuffy warmth of the crowded living room and the persistent hum of voices pressing in from all sides made escape your only option.
So, you slipped into the bathroom, shutting the door behind you with a quiet sigh, pressing your hands against the sink. A deep breath, a few moments to yourselfâthat was all you needed. A little peace, a little space, a moment where you werenât being eyed like a future baby-making machine.
Then, a few minutes later, the door clicked open again.
You barely had time to turn before Kuroo slipped in, shutting it behind him.
Your eyes widened. "What are youâ"
"Letâs fuck."
You blinked. "Wow. How romantic. You really know how to set the mood, TetsurĆ. Maybe light a candle next time? Play some soft jazz?"
His smirk was slow, lazy, dangerous. "Oh, Iâd play something, alright. But I donât think youâd be able to focus on the music."
You scoffed, folding your arms. "TetsurĆ, weâre at your grandparentâs house. At a family event. With people literally roaming the halls. But sure, letâs add public indecency to our marriage rĂ©sumĂ©. That'll really impress your grandma."
He leaned in, pressing his hands against the sink behind you, caging you in. âAnd?â
Your heart pounded. âAnd itâs a terrible idea.â
Kuroo tilted his head, eyes gleaming. âYou remember that bet we made a few weeks ago?â
Your stomach dropped.
Of course, you remembered. Some stupid, petty argument over who could name more world capitals or something equally dumb. You lost.
And Kuroo? He said heâd save his favor for the right moment.
This was apparently it.
âTetsurĆ.â You crossed your arms, trying to look firm despite the way your pulse hammered in your throat. âAbsolutely not.â
He grinned. âYou agreed to the deal.â
âI didnât think youâd cash it in like this!â
He hummed, tilting his head. âWell, itâs the perfect time. No one even notices weâre gone.â
You opened your mouth to protest, but the second his hands slid down to your waist, his fingers pressing into your hips, his body heat radiating against yoursâ
Your resolve crumbled.
âYou wouldnât.â
Kuroo leaned in, lips brushing your ear. âOh, I would.â
And with the way he was pressing into you, his hands gripping you like heâd already wonâ you werenât entirely sure you wanted to stop him.
His fingers trailed lower, teasing, playful, pressing into the fabric of your dress just enough to make you gasp. âYou know, I was gonna save this for something special, butâŠâ he exhaled against your neck, his voice dark, teasing. âI think youâd rather pay up right now, wouldnât you?â
Your breath hitched, hands coming up to push against his chestâhalf-heartedly. âYour Mother is outside.â
His smirk deepened. âAnd? No oneâs paying attention.â
âTetsurĆââ
âShhh,â he murmured, fingers curling beneath your chin, tilting your face up. His lips hovered over yours, barely brushing, mocking. âYouâre acting like you donât want this.â
Your skin burned, and you cursed how easily he could unravel you. The worst part? He knew it. He knew youâd fold for him, knew exactly how to make your body betray you.
âTell me you donât want me,â he murmured, lips pressing just beneath your ear, his breath hot and slow.
You swallowed hard. âTetsuââ
His hands slid further down, gripping your hips, pulling you against him. âSay it, baby. Say you donât want me to touch you.â
You couldnât.
Your fingers curled into the fabric of his shirt, your resolve slipping further with every second.
Kuroo chuckled, the sound low and full of satisfaction. âThatâs what I thought.â
His hands slipped beneath the hem of your dress, slow and deliberate, fingers tracing along the sensitive skin of your thighs. âYouâre already getting warm, baby,â he whispered. âYou sure you wanna keep resisting me?â
You clenched your jaw, trying to fight the way your body shuddered under his touch.
You parted your lips, ready to say somethingâanythingâbut the moment his fingers pressed just a little higher, your breath hitched, and you knew you were done for.
Kurooâs smirk widened. âYeah, thatâs what I thought.â
And then, he kissed you.
Deep, slow, devouring.
Your back hit the bathroom counter, your arms winding around his neck as he took his time, teasing you, making you fall apart without even trying.
âWe have to be quiet,â he whispered against your lips.
And with the way he was dragging you under, drowning you in heat, in want, in himâ you knew that was going to be impossible.
But instead of answering, you simply nodded, your breath uneven, your body already melting against him. His eyes darkened at your silent surrender, and before you could process it, you were kissing him againâdeeper, more desperate, all hesitation gone.
His hands moved instantly, slipping further beneath your skirt, his fingers tracing the sensitive skin of your inner thigh, teasing, waiting. "That's my girl," he murmured against your lips, his grip tightening as he pressed you harder against the counter. "Now, let's see how well you can keep quiet."
His fingers slid between your thighs, parting them just enough before slipping under your underwear, skimming over your warmth with a featherlight touch. You sucked in a sharp breath, your hands gripping the sink behind you as he chuckled low against your lips. "Already so warm for me, baby."
You bit down on your lip as his fingers pressed in, slow but firm, stretching you just enough to make your legs shake. He worked you open with practiced ease, his other hand wrapping around your hip to hold you still as your body responded to every precise curl of his fingers.
A whimper nearly escaped your lips, but you slapped a hand over your mouth, eyes widening as you remembered where you were.
Kuroo smirked, dark and wicked, his fingers moving faster, his thumb circling that sensitive spot that had your stomach tightening. "Thatâs it," he whispered, nipping at your jaw. "Keep quiet for me. You donât want anyone to hear, do you?"
You shook your head, muffled sounds slipping between your fingers as your thighs trembled around his hand. He was relentless, teasing, playing, knowing exactly how to push you to the edge without letting you go over.
Then, just as your breath hitched, just as your body started to tighten around his fingers, he withdrew.
You let out a desperate, choked sound, but before you could protest, you felt the unmistakable press of him against you. Hot. Hard. Teasing.
He groaned as he rubbed himself against your entrance, just barely pushing the tip inside before pulling away.
"Shitâyou're shaking, baby," he whispered, his voice rough, strained with control. "You want it that bad, huh?"
Before you could answer, he grabbed your thighs, lifting you effortlessly onto the sink. The cool porcelain against your skin sent a shiver up your spine, but it was nothing compared to the way he slotted himself between your legs, teasing you further as he lined himself up.
"Hold on to me," he muttered, voice thick with hunger.
Your arms wrapped around his neck just as he pushed inside, slow but deliberate, stretching you inch by inch. A strangled moan built in your throat, but you barely bit it back, eyes fluttering shut as he bottomed out, filling you completely.
His fingers dug into your hips, holding you in place as he started to move, deep and steady at first, but quickly growing more desperate. His breath was hot against your neck, each groan rumbling through his chest as he thrust into you, the wet sound of skin against skin mixing with your ragged breathing.
Your legs tightened around his waist, pulling him in deeper, chasing the edge that was already creeping up on you. His hand snuck between your bodies, fingers finding that sensitive spot, circling, pressing, sending white-hot pleasure straight to your core.
"T-Tetsuâ" you gasped, one hand flying to your mouth as your body trembled around him.
"Thatâs it," he groaned, fucking into you harder, faster. "Come for me, baby. Let me feel it."
You were right there, so close, whenâ
Knock. Knock.
Your eyes shot open, panic freezing you in place.
"TetsurĆ?" came the unmistakable voice of his older sister from the other side of the door. "Are you in there?"
Kuroo barely faltered, grinning like the devil as he stilled inside you, pressing his forehead against yours.
"Yeah, be out in a sec," he called back easily, voice steady despite the fact that he was currently buried inside you.
His sister huffed. "Hurry up, it's time for cake. Also, whereâs your wife?"
Your breath caught, but Kuroo? Unbothered.
"Dunno," he lied smoothly, thrusting into you just once, slow and teasing. "Maybe she got lost."
You bit your lip, glaring at him, nails digging into his shoulders.
His sister sighed. "Whatever. Just get your ass out here."
The second her footsteps faded down the hall, you swatted his arm, chest heaving.
"You are unbelievable."
Kuroo grinned, pulling back only to slam into you again, harder this time, forcing a muffled cry from your lips. Your arms tightened around his shoulders, nails pressing into his skin as your entire body clenched around him.
"Thatâs right," he whispered against your ear, his pace unrelenting, each thrust sharp and punishing. "You're shaking so muchâgonna act like you donât love this? Like you donât get off on almost getting caught?"
You tried to glare at him, but with the way his cock was hitting that perfect spot inside you, all you could do was shudder, mouth parting in helpless gasps.
"Yeah, thatâs what I thought," he taunted, watching the way your body twitched under him, the way you clung to him like you needed him to keep you from falling apart.
His fingers slid back between your legs, finding your swollen, desperate clit, rubbing it in slow, teasing circles. The sudden sensation sent a jolt of pleasure up your spine, and you bit down hard on your own hand to keep from crying out.
"That close already?" he murmured, feeling the way your walls fluttered around him, the way your legs trembled around his waist. "Bet you love this, donât you? Letting me fuck you like this when anyone could walk in."
You tried to protest, but all that came out was a broken moan, breathless and wrecked.
Kuroo chuckled, breath hot against your cheek. "No snarky comeback? No sarcasm? Baby, youâre too far gone to even argue, huh?"
His words only pushed you further, the tension inside you winding impossibly tight. His thrusts grew sharper, his fingers working you relentlessly until you finally shattered, your entire body convulsing as pleasure crashed over you.
Your orgasm triggered his, his rhythm stuttering as he groaned low against your skin, spilling deep inside you.
For a long moment, the only sound in the bathroom was your combined heavy breathing, the weight of what just happened settling between you.
Then, Kuroo smirked, pressing one last slow kiss to your jaw. "See? That wasnât so bad, was it?"
You barely had the strength to lift your head, your breath still coming in heavy, uneven pants. Swallowing hard, you managed to rasp, "Never again."
Kuroo only chuckled, brushing his lips against your temple before pulling back. "Come on, there's cake."
You groaned, still trying to reassemble your thoughts, your body tingling with the aftershocks of pleasure. With shaky hands, you reached down, pulling up your pantiesânow soaked with his releaseâand quickly adjusted your dress, trying to look at least somewhat composed before stepping back out into the party.
Kuroo, the smug bastard, was already fixing his shirt, completely unbothered, his smirk not fading for even a second as he reached for the door handle. "Think Grandma will notice how wrecked you look?"
You swatted at him, glaring. "Shut up, TetsurĆ."
But as you stepped out, legs still wobbly, Kuroo just shot you a knowing grin. "Too late. You already look guilty."
You were officially forty-one weeks pregnant.
Forty-one weeks. Not thirty-nine. Not even the neat, ominous weight of forty. No, you had blown straight past your due date like a train with no brakes and were now living in the swollen purgatory of maternity hellâbloated, achy, short-tempered, and so fed up with your body that you wouldâve gladly traded it in for a paper bag and a nap.
Your body ached in places you didnât know could ache. Your back felt like it had been used as a trampoline in the night. Your hips were stiff. Your feet looked like they belonged to someone whoâd spent ten hours standing in a swamp. And your belly? Your belly felt like it had become its own planet, stretching your skin so taut you were convinced you could drum a beat on it.
Nothing fit anymore. Not your clothes. Not your shoes. Not even your own skin, if you were honest. Your maternity leggings had officially waved the white flag. Your bras were lost causes. Your wedding rings had been stashed in a drawer weeks ago, too tight to slide over even a knuckle. And the seatbelt? Daichi had to adjust it for you now, like you were precious cargoâthough to be fair, at this point, you basically were. He was careful and considerate and just a little too cheerful about it all, which made it even more infuriating.
âGot everything?â he asked softly, adjusting the strap of your maternity bag over his shoulder like it weighed nothing.
You didnât look at him. You didnât smile. You didnât even grunt. You groanedâa long, low, theatrical sound of suffering as you slowly lowered yourself into the passenger seat like an elephant easing into a beanbag chair.
He took it in stride. Heâd stopped taking anything personally around week thirty-seven.
Still, he reached across and placed his warm palm on your thigh once you were settled, rubbing his thumb in slow, steady circles. You didnât push it away. You rested your hand on top of his and gave him a tired look that said, If I have to live in this body one more day, I will cry.
The car ride to the clinic was mostly quiet. You sighed a lot. Adjusted the air vents. Rolled down the window. Rolled it back up. Turned the A/C colder. Then warmer. Daichi drove patiently, sneaking occasional glances at you like he wanted to say something encouraging but also very much wanted to survive the day.
The clinicâs waiting room was somehow worse than usual. The chairs were uncomfortable, the light was too bright, and the cheerful wall artâbaby elephants, pastel hearts, encouraging quotes in cursiveâmade you want to scream. You stared at the pamphlet beside you titled âSmiling Through the Third Trimesterâ with a level of disdain typically reserved for war crimes.
Daichi sat beside you flipping through a magazine that he absolutely wasnât reading, occasionally peeking at you with quiet concern while trying not to make eye contact with the receptionist, who kept looking at you like you were a ticking time bomb.
When the nurse finally called your name, you heaved yourself up with a groan and waddled toward the hallway like a warrior going into battle. Daichi followed at a polite distance, like a man who knew better than to walk too close to a woman this pregnant and this pissed.
The exam room felt like a refrigerator. You plopped down on the crinkly paper with another long sigh, then glared at the stirrups like theyâd personally wronged you. Daichi sat in the chair next to the table and gently rubbed your back, his thumb tracing light circles over your spine.
âAlmost there,â he murmured, ever the optimist. âJust hang in a little longer.â
You turned your head to him, eyes half-lidded with exhaustion and fury. âI swear to god, Daichi. If one more person tells me Iâm almost there, I will throw something. Possibly this table. Possibly you.â
He only smiled through it, squeezing your hand like he hadnât just been threatened with airborne furniture.
When the doctor entered, she was all serene smiles and clinical calm, her tone chipper and maddeningly upbeat.
âWell,â she said after a quick check, âgood news is youâre making progress. The babyâs definitely settling into position. But youâre still not quite there yet. Iâd give it another few days.â
You stared at her like sheâd just told you the world had been cancelled.
âMore days?â you repeated, your voice a cracked whisper. âAs in, plural? Like⊠multiple?â
The doctor gave a warm little chuckle. âItâs different for everyone, but yes, could be a few more. Youâre doing great, though.â
Your jaw dropped. You made a noise that was somewhere between a sob and a scream, your hands clenching the edge of the table like it might steady you.
The doctor handed Daichi a brightly colored handout titled âNatural Ways to Encourage Labor.â It had illustrations of smiling pregnant women doing yoga and eating pineapple.
âTry some of these at home,â she said kindly. âSpicy food, gentle movement, maybe a warm bath. Youâre almost there.â
Daichi nodded like the polite, helpful husband he was, tucking the paper into your maternity bag as you stood slowly, moving with the weary determination of someone who had carried life for too damn long.
The walk back to the car was slow and tense. You didnât speak. You didnât look at anyone. The receptionist offered a cheery âGood luck!â as you left and you very nearly flipped her off.
When Daichi helped you into the car again and got you buckled in, you exhaled long and hard, the sound more like a groan of existential dread than a sigh.
âIâm going to die pregnant,â you said flatly, head tipping back against the seat as your eyes glazed over. âThis is it. This is how it ends for me. Swollen and sweaty in the passenger seat of a Toyota.â
âNo, youâre not,â he said gently, lips twitching as he reached over to adjust your seatbelt one last time. âYouâre going to give birth soon, and then this will all feel like a weird dream.â
You turned your head just enough to shoot him a dry look. âA weird dream where my hips feel like theyâre being sawed in half and I havenât seen my own feet in two months?â
He chuckled under his breath, brushing your hair out of your face. âIâm just saying, youâre doing amazing.â
âDonât lie to me,â you snapped, though your voice lacked real venom. âI look like a pufferfish and I cry every time I drop something on the floor because I canât pick it up anymore.â
âI pick it up for you,â he said, unbothered.
âYeah, and I still cry!â You groaned louder, tossing your head back again. âIâm like a feral raccoon in maternity leggings. I canât keep living like this.â
âYouâre not a raccoon,â he said with a straight face. âYouâre majestic. Fearsome. A hormonal goddess.â
You snorted so hard it startled a hiccup out of you. âOh my god.â
âAnd soon,â he added, leaning closer to kiss your temple, âyouâll be holding the baby and none of this will matter.â
You didnât move. You just stared up at the ceiling.
âWatch me die pregnant,â you said again. âTheyâll write it on my tombstone.â
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By the time you made it home, your mood had not improved. You kicked your shoes off at the door, grumbling as you peeled off your coat and waddled into the kitchen, leaving Daichi to trail behind you, pamphlet in hand and hope still stubbornly etched into his expression.
âOkay,â he said as you slumped down at the kitchen table, head in your hands. âLetâs try some of these. Worst case, they donât work. Best case? Maybe weâll get things moving.â
You didnât respond right away. Just groaned into your palms.
He set the paper down gently in front of you. âIt says spicy food might help. We could start there?â
You looked up with bloodshot eyes. âI want something violent. Like pepper-spray levels of spice.â
Daichi raised his eyebrows. âIâve got extra hot chili ramen packets. You could probably weaponize them.â
âPerfect,â you growled. âBoil âem.â
Ten minutes later, you were perched on the couch with a bowl of nuclear noodles while Daichi sat beside you with his own, bravely taking a bite. He lasted all of three seconds before coughing into his fist, eyes watering.
âOh my godâthis hurts,â he rasped.
You, completely unaffected, slurped up another bite. âNothing. Not even a twinge.â
He blinked at you, face red. âIâm going to need milk. And possibly CPR.â
You sighed and set the bowl aside. âNext idea.â
And so began the ridiculous journey.
You drank herbal teas that smelled like dirt and despair. You choked down thick slices of pineapple while muttering curses under your breath. You did the hip-opening stretches the pamphlet suggested, groaning with effort and telling Daichi that if this didnât work you were going to shove a yoga ball down the stairs. He helped you do slow laps around the living room, hand on your lower back while you walked in increasingly impatient circles.
You even tried the dreaded castor oil. One teaspoon. Two. Mixed into orange juice so it wouldnât taste like paint thinner. You gagged, glared, and gagged again. Daichi looked horrified but held the glass steady like he was assisting with a medical emergency.
Hours passed. The sun dipped lower in the sky. You had tried every single item on the pamphlet short of hiring a witch to chant over your uterus. And yetânothing. No contractions. No discomfort. No sign the baby had any plans of evacuating. Just the same heavy weight in your belly and the constant ache of your ribs.
You threw yourself back onto the couch with a long, miserable sigh, your belly rising and falling like a dramatic mountain of defeat.
âThis baby,â you declared, voice scratchy with exhaustion, âis never coming out. This is it. Theyâve made a permanent home. Theyâre going to graduate college still inside me.â
Daichi, kneeling next to the couch, chuckled softly and leaned over to press a kiss to your forehead.
âCan you blame them?â he murmured. âYouâve made them a pretty amazing home.â
You blinked at him, half-touched and half-annoyed. âThatâs not helpful.â
He grinned and sat back on his heels, picking the pamphlet up again with exaggerated patience. âWell, if theyâre not leaving on their own, weâre gonna have to evict them.â
You groaned dramatically. âWeâve tried everything. Iâve eaten enough pineapple to singlehandedly wipe out Hawaiiâs exports. I drank that weird tea that tastes like boiled weeds. I took castor oil, Daichi. Castor. Oil. Nothing works.â
He hummed, eyes skimming down the page.
Then he paused.
You watched as his brow arched just slightly.
ââŠWhat?â you said slowly.
He cleared his throat. âWell, technically⊠we havenât tried everything.â
You narrowed your eyes. âWhat do you mean?â
He turned the pamphlet toward you and pointed at a single line with a very straight face.
âIntercourse may help induce labor.â
You stared. Then looked at him. Then back at the pamphlet.
Your eyes narrowed, your lips pressing into a line as the wheels in your head began to turn. For a long moment, you didnât say a word. But something changedâvisibly, unmistakably. Your posture shifted. Your breath stilled. Your entire demeanor settled into something focused, determined, just a little bit unhinged.
Daichi saw it immediately. He watched the transformation like someone witnessing a weather shift, like a man whoâd seen the sky turn before a storm. His back straightened. His eyes went wide. He held up one hand as if you were a wild animal and he needed to de-escalate the situation.
âBabeâletâs just think this throughââ
You sat up slowly. Deliberately. Every movement a signal.
Your voice dropped, calm but commanding, your eyes locked on his.
ââŠGet upstairs.â
Daichi followed you up the stairs like a man walking toward something both holy and terrifying.
You didnât speak. Just kept your back straight, your breath steady, your feet deliberate on the steps. Every part of you radiated heatârage, desperation, need. By the time you reached the bedroom, you were already tugging off your shirt, grumbling under your breath as it got stuck around your chest. You were a force of nature, belly full and breasts heavy, skin flushed with exertion and irritation.
âHelp me,â you snapped, voice breathless.
Daichi was at your side in a second, pulling the fabric over your head, his hands lingering for just a second too long on the bare curve of your shoulder. It had been a while since the two of you had made loveâbetween the fatigue, the constant discomfort, and the way your body had become less your own and more a vessel of life, intimacy had taken a quiet backseat. You missed it. Missed him. And he missed youâhis touch tentative and reverent, like he was savoring the moment as much as you were. You turned to him, eyes burning.
âThis baby is coming out tonight,â you said, voice low and deadly serious. âSo get on the bed.â
He hesitatedânot because he didnât want to. He wanted to. God, did he want to. But his eyes kept flicking to your belly, the way it rounded out so full and taut, the faint sheen of sweat already glistening along your collarbone.
âAre you sure?â he asked, hand resting against your waist, careful and reverent. âI donât want to hurt you.â
âYou wonât,â you said, grabbing him by the wrist and guiding him toward the mattress. âAnd if you do, I wonât care. I need this.â
He let out a shaky breath as you pushed him down onto the bed and climbed over him. The tension between you was thick, every inch of skin electric. Months of abstaining made everything heightenedâyour nerves tingled where his fingers grazed your hips, and his breathing hitched every time you shifted above him. His hands went instinctively to your thighs as you straddled him, palms warm and wide and trembling just slightly.
You leaned down to kiss him, hard and fast, teeth scraping his bottom lip as you ground your hips against his crotch. He gasped, his body already responding beneath you.
âFuck,â he groaned, pressing his forehead to your shoulder. âYouâre gonna kill me.â
âGood,â you muttered, dragging your fingers down his chest. âThen weâll die together.â
He chuckled breathlessly, then hooked his fingers in your waistband, easing your underwear off your hips with slow, reverent care. When he touched you, his fingertips sliding through the wet heat between your thighs, he exhaled like he was in awe.
âYouâre soaked,â he whispered, voice tight, eyes dark with restraint.
âIâm ready,â you breathed, rolling your hips into his touch.
He didnât argue. He pushed his boxers down and kicked them off, his cock thick and flushed against his stomach. He gripped it at the base, ready to guide himself in, but you brushed his hand aside and positioned yourself with shaking thighs.
âLet me,â you murmured.
And then you sank down, slow and deep, the stretch sharp enough to make you gasp. Your hands clutched his shoulders, fingernails digging into his skin as you took him all the way in, inch by aching inch.
Daichi groaned, low and guttural, his head tipping back against the pillows. âJesus, youâre so tightâfuckââ
You paused, hips resting flush against his, just breathing. The fullness was overwhelming, perfect, exactly what you needed.
When you started to move, it was unhurried. The sensitivity of not having touched like this in weeks made every motion feel magnifiedâevery grind, every squeeze, every brush of skin set fire to your nerves. You both gasped more than once, surprised by how much you'd missed this, missed each other. Deep, rolling thrusts that had you grinding down with every motion, drawing small sounds from your throat as your body adjusted to the rhythm.
Daichiâs hands moved to your waist, holding you steady, thumbs stroking gentle circles along your skin.
âYouâre incredible,â he murmured, his voice shaky. âYouâre carrying our baby, and you still want me like this?â
âI donât want you,â you corrected breathlessly. âI need you.â
Your pace picked up, just slightly, each roll of your hips drawing gasps from both of you. The bed creaked under the rhythm, your swollen belly brushing against his chest every time you leaned in to kiss him, desperate and messy and aching.
He slid one hand up to cup your breast, thumbing over your nipple until you arched into him. Your moan was sharp, needy, your body clenching tight around him.
âFuck, sweetheart,â he groaned, fingers tightening on your hip. âYouâre soâgod, you feel so good.â
You chased the friction, riding him harder, faster, the pressure building between your legs in thick, pulsing waves. He met your thrusts now, his hips lifting off the bed, his face buried against your neck as he groaned into your skin.
When your orgasm hit, it slammed through you like a tidal wave, your body locking up around him as you gasped his name, trembling all over. He held you through it, rocking you gently, murmuring praise into your shoulder until your shudders turned to aftershocks.
Then he flipped you gently onto your back, careful with your belly, bracing himself above you as he drove into you with long, deep strokes, chasing his own edge.
You watched him through hooded eyes, heart racing, mouth parted in a soft, dazed smile. He looked wreckedâsweat-damp hair, flushed cheeks, jaw clenched with restraint as he fucked you slow and deep.
âIâm close,â he warned, voice fraying.Â
You cupped his face, nodding, heart still thudding from your own climax. âItâs okay. Come inside me. I want to feel you.â
With a broken sound, he buried himself to the hilt, groaning your name as he came, thick pulses filling you, his body trembling with release. You wrapped your arms around him as he collapsed slowly beside you, one arm still curled protectively across your middle, his breath hot against your shoulder.
Neither of you said anything for a long while. The room was warm and quiet, filled only with the soft sounds of your breathing. His hand smoothed over your belly, the rise and fall of it still unsteady. You were both flushed, glistening with sweat, chests heaving.
You turned your head toward him slightly, letting out a huff of a laugh. âWell⊠at least I feel better.â
Daichi huffed a laugh, his voice still rough. âHonestly? Same. Not sure if we jumpstarted labor or just obliterated our spines, though.â
You both lay there for a beat longer, catching your breath, limbs tangled, and the faint hum of calm settling over you.
Eventually, you shifted, groaning softly as you sat up on your elbows. âOkay,â you said, voice still breathy, âI should probably clean upââ
And then it happened.
A sudden, warm rush.
You blinked. Froze. Looked down.
ââŠOh my god,â you whispered. âDaichi.â
He sat up slowly, still half-lost in the afterglow. âHmm?â
You stared at the sheets beneath you, soaked through in a way that was definitely not from sex.
âMy water broke,â you said, blinking again. The shock in your voice cut through the air.
Daichiâs head snapped toward you.
âMy water broke,â you repeated, louder this time, voice rising in panic. âDaichi, my fucking water broke.â
The adrenaline that had left your limbs warm and loose now twisted into pure, electric panic.
He was moving before you could spiral further, sitting up and cupping your face with both hands.
âHey, heyâlook at me,â he said quickly, steadying your breathing with his voice. âItâs okay. Weâre okay.â
You nodded, dazed, still processing the rush of adrenaline and disbelief. Just moments ago, you had been begging for something to happenâfor anything to finally signal the end. And now that it had, now that it was really happening, your heart felt like it might explode with the sheer weight of it. You had wanted this so badly. You had cursed the waiting. And yet now, the second it arrived, you were caught somewhere between terror and awe.
âI wanted this,â you whispered, almost to yourself. âI wanted this to happen.â
Daichi brushed a strand of damp hair away from your face, smiling warmly. âYou did. And now itâs happening.â
You exhaled a shaky laugh, voice cracking. âIâm terrified.â
âI know,â he said, cupping your cheek with a hand as steady as his voice. âMe too. But weâre ready. Youâre ready.â
You nodded again, tears welling in your eyes, this time from joyânot just from fear or exhaustion. You were going to meet your baby. Tonight. Maybe in just a few hours.
Daichi pressed a kiss to your forehead before swinging his legs off the bed, already grabbing the overnight bag he had packed and repacked a dozen times.
âLetâs go meet our baby,â he said, voice warm and certain.
And this time, you smiled through the chaos. Because it was finally happeningâand you werenât doing it alone.
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heyy first time requesting from you but i looove your work so if you donât mind can you please write a timeskip!kenma x female!reader where reader is sick w high fever and kenma takes care of her and everything but two or one n a half day in she starts feeling really needy but is too tired embarrassed to tell kenma but he eventually finds out about what getting her so fussy and moody (other than the fever) and gives her what she longs forđđ»đđ» I apologize if this is too long i mean no pressure at all you dont have to do it but i love the way you write fics please make it as long as possible thank youuu<33
I think I've ticked all your boxes hehe NEVER apologize for a request I love every one <333 thank you for your lovely words of encouragement! Enjoy!!!
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Kenma had never liked seeing you sick.
Not in high school, not now, not ever.
He wasn't the overly expressive typeânot with words, not even with touch unless promptedâbut he was attentive in the quietest, most precise ways. It was in how he brewed your tea with exactly the right amount of honey, how he remembered which corner of the blanket you preferred, how he adjusted the thermostat a degree lower without being asked. It was in how he never once complained when you sneezed directly onto his hoodie and then apologized like you'd committed a crime against humanity.
You'd caught a fever two days ago. High. Dangerous enough to make him drop his controller mid-stream, tell his viewers he was logging off, and shut everything down without a second thought. His fans could wait. You couldn't.
Now you were curled up in bed, cocooned under three layers of blankets, face flushed and eyes watery. Your hair stuck to your temples in damp strands, and your lips were dry despite the water and juice he kept coaxing you to drink. A warm haze clung to you like a second skin.
Kenma sat on the edge of the bed, gently brushing a clammy strand of hair from your forehead, his brows drawn together with a soft, worried furrow. You looked so small like this. Fragile in a way he hated.
"Do you need anything?" he asked, voice soft.
Your response was a quiet humâtoo soft, too weak. Your hand barely moved when you tried to reach for him and gave up halfway through.
He sighed. "Iâll take that as a 'no' then."
He rose and padded barefoot to the bathroom to change the cool compress on your head. When he returned, you winced slightly at the shock of it against your heated skin but gave him the smallest of smiles. That smile was all he needed to stay planted beside you for the rest of the evening.
The first day was simple: fever, rest, more rest. Kenma read to you in a soft voice when you couldnât sleep, half-watching the screen of his Switch when you drifted off. The second day, the fever didnât break. Your cough got worse. You started getting whinyânot in a mean way, just more clingy, more fussy. You tossed and turned, grumbled at the blanket for being too heavy and then too thin. Kenma adjusted it each time without complaint, wordlessly refilling your cup when it was empty.
"Donât leave," you murmured once when he stood up to grab your medicine.
"Iâm just going to the kitchen."
"Still. Donât."
He paused. Then slowly sat back down. "Okay."
You fell asleep not long after, your fingers curled in the fabric of his sleeve like a tether.
By the start of the third day, the fever had started to dip, but something was off. Not worseâjust different. You were moody. Restless. Your eyes kept drifting toward him, then away. You fiddled with your sleeves, pulled your legs up under the blankets only to stretch them back out a moment later. You werenât saying much, but when you did, it was to complainâyour pillow was too soft, your tea was too sweet, your shirt was itchy.
Kenma didnât mind. He never minded when it came to you. But the inconsistency in your behavior pinged in the back of his mind like a notification he couldnât swipe away.
By mid-afternoon, he closed his game console and leaned forward, placing it gently on the nightstand. His golden eyes watched you with subtle intensity as you fiddled with the edge of your blanket.
"Okay," he said flatly. "Youâve been squirmy and weird all day. Spill."
Your eyes widened, and your faceâalready flushed from the feverâsomehow turned redder. You immediately turned your face into the pillow.
He waited.
You groaned. "Itâs nothing. Iâm just... tired."
He didnât buy it. Not for a second. "Youâre not tired. Youâre needy."
Your breath hitched in your throat.
Kenma blinked, letting the silence stretch for a moment as he watched you squirm. His voice dropped lower, a little softer, more curious than accusatory. "...That it?"
You buried your face deeper into the pillow, voice muffled and near-incomprehensible.
"What was that?"
You turned just enough to peek at him with one eye, your lip trembling slightly. "I just... I wanna be held. But Iâm gross and sweaty and disgusting, and I didnât wanna bother you."
Kenma stared at you for a long beat. Then he gave a soft sigh, scooting closer until his knees bumped the side of the mattress.
"Move over."
Your eyes widened again. "Butâ"
"You think I care about sweat?"
"I literally sneezed in your hair yesterday."
"You did," he admitted. "And Iâm still here."
You shifted slowly, cautiously, your heart fluttering like the fever had sparked all over again. Kenma climbed into bed beside you, the mattress dipping under his weight. He was careful not to press against you too hard at first, but once you leaned into him, he wrapped his arms around you with a slow, deliberate tenderness, pulling you close until your head rested just beneath his chin.
You melted.
The warmth of him, the steady rise and fall of his chest, the way his fingers settled gently against your spine and started tracing soft, grounding linesâit was everything you hadnât been able to ask for.
"Better?" he murmured.
Your voice cracked. "Yeah."
He kissed the top of your head, barely a brush of lips against fever-damp hair. "Next time, just say it. I canât read your mind, you know."
You made a weak, embarrassed sound. "I didnât want to be annoying."
"Youâre always annoying," he mumbled, brushing his thumb against your arm. "But youâre mine. So itâs fine."
Despite the congestion, the soreness in your throat, the heat in your cheeksâyou laughed. A breathy, tired little sound that still managed to be real.
He felt your smile against his collarbone.
Kenma held you tighter.
Neither of you moved for a long time. Minutes passed, then maybe an hour. Eventually, you dozed off in his arms, breathing soft and slow, and Kenma didnât dare shift or get up.
He stayed right there, running his fingers along your back, as the fever began to retreat.
The medicine was working.
But more than that, you had finally let yourself rest in the place you needed most.
With him.
Youâve finally reached the end of your rope.
With seemingly everyone in the universe knowing, it was only a matter of time before Fushiguro found out too. You had doomsday approaching, but you didnât know when.
And this was the worst kind of psychological torment.
Now that Gojo was in on it too, this added a whole new layer of terror with him being a whirlwind of unpredictability. You quite literally did not know what to do.
But you did know what you wanted to do.
You burst into one of the common areas, one that you knew where they were. They both jumped at the sound when they turned around to peer at your rage-induced state. You watched your fellow first-years go wide-eyed as they could feel your ferocity ebbing off you in waves, flames of fury practically swirling around you.
âWho. Did. It?â You asked, voice terrifyingly calm, looking is slight satisfaction as you watched your friends (tentative at the moment) squirm and sweat. Itadori stuttered, while Kugisaki only avoided the question. âWhat are you talking about? Did what?â You walked up to them, not breaking eye contact as you grabbed the sorcererâs shoulders, grip so tight she couldnât pull away, eyes boring into her soul.
âI am seconds away from collapsing in on myself like a dying star. If you donât tell me right now what happened and why, I will do everything in my power to take you down with me.â You actually saw her gulp before Itadori stepped in. Arms up at the ready to prepare for any hellfire you might reign down upon them (though he was genuinely terrified he wouldnât be able to stop you).
Before Itadori could say anything, Kugisaki finally spoke up, her voice trembling slightly. "Okay, okay, fine! We may have let it slip to Gojo-sensei that you⊠have a thing for Fushiguro." As Kugisaki and Itadori nervously awaited your response, you felt a tidal wave of emotions crashing over you. Your mind was a whirlwind of frustration, embarrassment, and sheer disbelief at the mess they had dragged you into. You took a deep breath, trying to keep your composure, but it was like trying to hold back a flood with your bare hands.
"Are you kidding me?!" you finally exclaimed, unable to contain your frustration any longer. "Do you have any idea what you've done?!"
Itadori winced, holding up his hands in a gesture of surrender. "I-I'm sorry, [Name], we didn't think it wouldâ"
âOh wow, Iâm not surprised! Like you two havenât run me through the mud five times over!â You snarled. âI said one thing! ONE! And now Iâm suddenly being shipped to marriage?!â You had yelled, but just the absolute ridiculousness of the sentence, once it had run through your mind, made you burst out in only slightly insane laughter. Your classmates only looked at you in bewilderment as you wheezed, tears welling up in your eyes as you sighed with the realization.
âIâm gonna have to tell him arenât I?â The question was mostly asked to yourself, with neither Itadori nor Kugisaki answering.
âTell who what?â It was his voice that snapped you out of hysterics, head whipping to Fushiguro standing at the open doors, confused and concerned. The three of you made eye-contact before the brightly hair-coloured duo stumbled through their exits with shitty excuses such as âI think I hear Jennifer Lawrence calling meâ and âI need to run to Home Depotâ before scurrying off like rats.
True to form.
âWhat was that about?â Fushiguro asks, still confused as hell. You huff out a chuckle, before shaking your head. âWho honestly knows with those two?â You ask rhetorically, before meeting the sorcererâs eyes to find them already staring at you. âI heard yelling. What were you chastising them for this time?â You smile to yourself, mentally preparing for what you have to do. What you needed to do.
For some strange reason, you felt a wave of calm over you. You realized that really, deeply, it wasnât that big of a deal.
It never was.
âTheyâve been tormenting me over a secret I have. About you.â At his mentioning, he tilts his head, eyes unreadable. Your smile widens emptily. âI stupidly told Kugisaki I had feelings for you. You can imagine how that went.â You chuckle, devoid of humour. You refused to meet his eyes as you continued.
âDonât worry, I donât expect anything from you. I just figured itâd be less awkward if it came from me instead of Gojo.â You shivered at the thought. âI just knew that I had to tell you to not lose my mind.â You shrugged at the end, before sighing.
âIâm really sorryââ
âWhy are you sorry?â His words made your heart stop. Face flushing with heat and surprise, you look up to him finding his face attempting to be neutral, but an extremely strong blush flooding his cheeks. âThis isnât really big news, either. I could sort of tell.â You gasp, somewhat jokingly.
âWas I really that obvious?â You rub your cheeks in embarrassment, âWell, I promise there wonât be anything else like that.â Fushiguro didnât say anything, only walking up towards you so close you could feel his body heat and smell him. Of course, he smelled amazing. You looked up meekly, not knowing how to react.
âOur profession is one filled with loneliness and pain. It only makes sense that when you share that profession with others youâll form any and all feelings. You want someone to stand still when youâre in constant motion.â He explains, and youâre not quite sure where youâre going with this until he looks away from you.
âI⊠Wouldnât mind standing still with you.â You could tell your eyes shined at his words. Never in a million years would you have expected to hear that.
It wasnât exactly a confession, but you sure as hell wouldnât want anything else. His reassurance was like a balm to your frazzled nerves, soothing the turmoil within you and offering a glimmer of hope in the midst of the chaos. And when he confessed his own feelings in his own quiet, understated way, you couldn't help but feel a rush of emotion overwhelm you.
It wasn't the grand declaration of love you had always dreamed of, but it was something real, something genuine, and in that moment, it was more than enough.
As you stood there, basking in the warmth of Fushiguro's presence, you couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude for the unexpected turn of events. Despite the messiness of it all, despite the chaos and confusion, you couldn't help but feel grateful for the opportunity to stand still with him, if only for a moment.
You couldnât believe after this broken telephone, you finally got a message you saw truth in.
Itâs been a week since it happened.
A week since youâve spoken to him.
Seven days since you felt his corrupt lips on you. Since youâve felt his poisonous yet addictive hands.
The whole situation had been burned into your memory the minute you walked out of his door. Seven days youâve been in complete emotional turmoil.
Youâre nothing short of furious. Youâre furious over the fact that all this happened over a stupid photograph, youâre furious that you allowed it to happen for so long, youâre furious that you canât forget his stupid smirk. His figure leaning over yours, the look in his eyes making you see red. But for the most part, youâre furious over the fact that you canât bring yourself to truly hate him.
You canât hate Tsukishima Kei. No matter how hard you try. You canât stop yourself from feeling your insides heat up when you remember his lips on your neck, your fingers combing through his hair. The tiny sounds he tried to repress when your lips were locked on his. The shivers that rake your body when you pass your fingers on the almost healed hickeys on your neck.
Youâd be lying if you said that it hasnât made you lose sleep.
But he lied. He lied through all of it. Kei didnât like you. Hell, you doubt he even could even give you the time of day. That bastard only cared for himself. Heâd do anything to win, to get what he wants. No matter who he hurts along the way.
He was selfish.
You donât know why youâre so surprised now. Itâs not like you didnât know this fact. Youâve seen the way he interacts with others. Whether it be his classmates, his volleyball team, Yamaguchi, or even Akiteru. He never once cared for their feelings.
You canât be around someone who treats other humans like that. You refuse to.
Youâve avoided him like the plague. You pretend like you donât know who he is during school and lock yourself in your room at home. Tsukishimaâs mother had come back a couple of days ago, so you had to say that you werenât feeling well to avoid having dinner with them. You didnât even talk to him for the rest of the project. Just sending your part of the work you had completed, and he took care of the rest. Youâll be forever grateful that you didnât have to present that assignment. You really didnât know how you would manage that. Of course, there were times when you would cross paths in the corridor, because to your dismay its impossible to avoid someone you live with, but you did your best to see right through him. You refuse to meet his eyes, to give him any sort of chance. He doesnât deserve it.
Another week passes like this, then another and another. By the time a full month passes, itâs become routine. He doesnât see you and you donât see him, just like when you first started living with his family. Your anger has faded significantly over the course of the month, but thereâs still some unchecked emotion swirling around in the deepest parts of your self conscious. Whether you want to believe it or not, Kei had become part of your life. A tiny one, but a part nonetheless, and without him, it almost seemed dull. Like something was missing from your day. Empty. You assume itâs because you never got closure from the situation.
Yeah, thatâs why.
Youâre thrown out of your thoughts when you hear your name called from a distance. You stop your exit from the building, when you see familiar friendly face waving in your direction. You feel a soft smile force itâs way on your face.
âYamaguchi-kun, what are you doing here? Arenât you going to be late for practice?â You ask as when he reaches your person. He rubs the back of his neck bashfully. âI told Tsukki to tell the others I was going to be late.â The sound of Tsukishimaâs name leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. No matter how sweetly Yamaguchi can say it.
âOh. Well, did you need something?â
âYes. Actually, itâs about Tsukki.â You feel yourself tense up slightly. âI just figured you would be the best person to ask considering youâre around him the most.â Is that really how he saw it?
The thought gives you pause. You had to admit that from a distance it did look like you were close to Kei. Closer than others at least. Youâve talked during and between classes, sometimes waited for him to finish practice and walk home with him. If people didnât witness the insults you used to constantly hurl at each other, and the glares of pure annoyance and hatred, they probably would have thought you two were friends.
Maybe even more.
You shake off the thought as youâre about to tell Yamaguchi that you havenât spoken to Kei in a month, and that you know nothing about anything that has to do with him but decide last minute to hold your tongue. You were curious to say the least. What could be bothering the unbothered? âIs something wrong with him?â Yamaguchi looks off, thinking for a minute.
âWell, Iâm not sure, thatâs what I came to talk to you about. Over the past month heâs been acting off.â You tilt your head slightly.
âHow so?â
âHeâs been acting cold lately. More distant. Picking more fights with the rest of the team. Heâs more irritable. Heâs letting little things bother him.â Yamaguchi lists off. You snort slightly.
âYamaguchi-kun, thatâs how Kei usually acts. Iâd start getting worried when he stops acting like that.â Yamaguchi gives you an uneasy look. âI still feel like somethings wrong. So do the rest of the team. Something is definitely bothering him. His performance in games is also being affected. Itâs almost like he canât focus.â
Could it be about before?
No⊠He couldnât possibly be upset about what happened⊠Could he? You subconsciously shake your head. You canât bring yourself to believe that he could. Kei was the reason all this shit happened in the first place. But, looking at the boy in front of you, you can feel your heart sink. Yamaguchi really was a good friend. You could see the genuine worry in his eyes as he spoke about Kei. You have no idea how Kei managed to gain a friend like him. One of the worlds greatest mysteries, you muse.
âI just wish he would talk to me.â Yamaguchi says, defeated. You wanted to say something, anything to help him out of his miserable state. You decide on one thing that minute.
You needed to talk to Kei. To tell him to get over himself and stop fucking over everyone around him. That whatever is going on with him needs to be dealt with him and him alone.
Maybe you could get that closure you wanted in the processâŠ
âIâll talk to him, Yamaguchi-kun.â You see Yamaguchi eyes flicker with something you could only assume was hope. Heâs about to thank you when he hears the late bell ring. Yamaguchi turns his head to the school, obviously not expecting the conversation to last this long. âGo, I donât want to hold you any longer. Iâll talk to him as soon as he gets home.â Yamaguchi flashes you a boyish smile, before shouting a quick thanks and jogging over to the gymnasium. You let out a sigh of relief as he jogs away.
During the walk home, you canât help but feel a pit in your stomach.
~~
The more you think about it, the more irritated you get as you wait patiently (or impatiently) for Kei to return. Keiâs mother had left once again, leaving just you and Kei in the house, like usual. Over the course of the months you had gotten used to being by yourself, so you really didnât mind it anymore. However, by being constantly alone, you were left at the mercy of your thoughts.
And all of your thoughts were consumed by Kei.
It felt like all of the emotions you had laid to rest had come back in the few hours you were left alone. But you have self control, and unlike Kei, youâre able to keep your emotions in check.
You hear the sound of the front door opening and closing. Before everything happened, heâd usually announce his arrival, but now that you two arenât speaking, he just enters and walks straight up to his room. You take a small breath. You can feel your heart thrum nervously as you try to catch up to him.
Well, itâs now or never.
âOi.â You start, trying to sound unbothered as possible, when youâre anything but. You watch as he stops walking and turns around slowly. Kei gives you a look you canât decipher, but you can tell that heâs surprised youâve said anything to him. You donât want to give him time to think about and get straight to the point. You want to be done as soon as possible and go back to ignoring him. But you hesitate under his stare, giving him an opening. His gaze hardens, as you watch the grip on his bags tighten. You stand your ground. Youâve seen and witnessed his micro aggressions firsthand; itâll take a lot more than this to intimidate you.
The air around you two is tense. The emotions that were swept under the rug are out in the open, suffocating you.
âWell, this is interesting. Deciding to talk to me now? Iâm so grateful youâve chosen to bless me with your words.â His cold words are laced with so much venom and bitterness that you almost take a step back. Youâve never seen this before. The Kei you knew was always calm and collected, smart with his choices. Knew what to say and to do to play people right where he wanted to. This Kei seemed more⊠emotional? Unhinged?
You donât know. But the look heâs giving you isnât exactly filling you with confidence. Still, you stand strong. You wonât let this asshole make you vulnerable. Heâs done it once before; you wonât let it happen a second time.
âDonât get too happy. I donât want to waste my breath talking to you. Iâm only doing this because Yamaguchi is worried about you, and unlike you, I actually care about his feelings.â Kei looks away at the mention of his best friend. The tiny action brings you slight satisfaction. âHe told me youâve been acting off lately. Picking fights and acting like an all-around asshole. Now, I donât know whatâs going on with you, but you need to get your shit together.â Kei scoffs, gazing down at you. Patronizing. Your fists clench.
âI donât need you to tell me what to do.â He had said it with such coldness, you actually had to fight a shiver running down your spine.
âI wouldnât have to if you acted like a decent fucking human.â You snap right back. Kei takes a step toward you. You donât back away. He leans slightly, making it so youâre at eye level in a way that is so obviously condescending.
âStop acting like youâre such an angel. Itâs pissing me off.â His honesty surprises you, but you donât let it show. You know Kei wasnât easy to anger, so you knew you were getting somewhere. But, at the same time, his sentence bothers you.
From the very beginning, you always tried to be nice to people youâve met here. You wouldnât call it sucking up to others, but you were slightly nervous people wouldnât like you. During your program that anxiety had faded, but being that Kei was the first person you met who was your age, he significantly decreased your confidence. So, in turn, when school started you were the kindest you could be, always studied the hardest you could, and so on. You had made a name for yourself, one that Kei didnât seem to like.
âItâs easy to act like an angel when youâre the devil incarnate. And you have no right to say anything about my behaviour, you prick. Iâm not the type of person to use others to get what they want. Iâm not the type to bring others down to feel better about my sad sack of a life. And Iâm definitely not the type that would take advantage of someone to win. So, I suggest you have a cold hard look in the mirror before you go criticizing me.â You bite, voice filled with anger. Itâs like all the emotions youâve held in the pits of your stomach are now flowing through your veins. Each item you list off is like rocks falling off your tense shoulders. You stand taller, move closer, and refuse your eyes to leave his.
The hall is quiet for a while, but itâs the loudest silence youâve ever heard. So much tension and emotion hanging around in the air. You and Kei share a staring contest, both breathing slightly heavy. Even if you wanted to break the gaze, you couldnât. Keiâs hard glare had so much emotion, so much that you couldnât figure out. You canât help but bring your mind back to when this moment felt a little too familiarâŠ
You wait for Keiâs reply, knowing that not even demons straight from the pits of hell can stop Kei from saying something, anything, back. But to your utter surprise and disbelief, he backs away. You canât hide your confusion as he stays silent, lips in a thin line and a look in his eyes you canât make out, as he turns around and walks away. You stand there, slightly gawking as you watch him retreat up the stairs. Brain frozen until you heard the door to his bedroom close.
âŠ
What the fuck just happened?
Did Tsukishima Kei, THE Tsukishima Kei, just walk away from an argument? Without an insult, or even a sarcastic comment?
Did you just win?
âŠ
It doesnât feel like youâve won.
You canât help but still feel⊠Off. You had gotten what you wanted. To say something and have him be silent, but itâs definitely not as satisfying as you expected it to be. Not like the hours you used to spend daydreaming about a moment like this. You felt empty. Like you were expecting more.
To have him care enough to respond.
You feel tears start to well up in your eyes.
Never in a million years, would you have expected this.
You were crying over Kei. Over that sick bastard.
Why did you feel like this? Why did you feel so disappointed when you watched him walk away? You shouldnât need him to care. You donât.
So why are you so sad?
You put your face in your hands, willing the need to scream out your frustrations to leave.
Even like this, he still wins.
~~
Itâs been a couple days since your talk with Kei. You had pushed down all of your newly found feelings right back down into the depths of your soul.
Like that worked so well last time.
You were done with him once more. You didnât want to have to deal with these new feelings. Or him in general.
Just a fresh start. Without Kei in the picture.
You had expected things would be exactly the same with him. Heâd ignore you and youâd ignore him. Like clockwork. But ever since your argument, the atmosphere around you two has changed. Into what, you werenât sure, but it was definitely off-putting.
And extremely frustrating.
The very next day after your argument, Yamaguchi had told you that whatever you said to Kei mustâve worked, because heâs started to return to his old self, (Whatever that means). And while you were happy to see Yamaguchi smiling, you werenât able to get the pit in your stomach to leave.
New problems you didnât expect were starting to arise.
Whenever you and Kei had the displeasure of being in the same area, youâd feel his eyes on you. Staring at you. His eyes locking onto you in a way that left you utterly confused, and completely flushed at the same time. You couldnât help your heart beat a little faster every time you saw him in the halls of his house, or at school.
You werenât able to stop the pulse of heat that would rush through your body either.
Either way, to say you were a little displeased with this advancement would be an understatement. But, what could you do? Just march up to him and tell him to stop staring?
Normally you would. But with what happened last time, you were a lot more than hesitant. Youâd dig your own grave and bury yourself alive before having the tiniest chance of crying in front of Kei. That was more than your worst nightmare.
So, you decided the only possible solution was to get your mind off him. Just like the previous month, youâd go back to acting like he didnât exist. If you could do it once, you could do it again.
You were feeling confident about your plan. At least until someone up in the heavens decided to completely fuck you over just for the hell of it.
It was the end of school day, and while most of the students rushing out the doors eagerly, excited that they had the rest of the day to themselves, you were clearing out your entire locker frantically. Each second passing with you getting more and more nervous of the outcome you hoped to any of the Gods that wouldnât happen.
Oh God, please tell me I didnât do thisâŠ
Yes, you did. You had lost the keys to the house. You almost punch a hole in the nearest wall, but you do slam your head against your locker. What did you do to deserve this?
You take a couple of deep breaths, trying to find any other possible solution then asking Kei for his keys. Maybe⊠picking the lock? Or popping a window opening? You sigh heavily. Who were you kidding? You could barely open your phone most of the time. You werenât exactly keen to brandish your breaking and entering skills. To make matters even worse, all of your friends either had clubs or had already went home. You were far too awkward to call them up and ask if you could crash their night, and far too tired to wait for those who had clubs up until eight at night.
You let out an agonized whine, seeing no other option other than to drag yourself to the boyâs gym. As you approach you could hear sounds of boys screaming and laughing. They must still be stretching, as you hear no noises of balls slamming into the ground. You take a deep breath as you stand in front of the doors. Just get in, take what you need and get out. Even though you keep repeating that mantra in your head, you still found yourself on the other side of the doors, too nervous to open them.
âCould you let me through please?â You hear a soft voice from behind you. You whip around to find a rather beautiful looking third year. She must be their manager. You didnât realize you were staring until seconds later. âOh, yes. Sorry about that.â You give a nervous chuckle as you move out of the way. She walks up the stairs gracefully and goes to open the doors but stops, turning to you.
âDid you need something?â You tense up slightly at the question, âI need to talk to Kei.â You somehow managed to say evenly. The third year looks at you confused for a second, before her eyes light up in realization. âYou mean Tsukishima-kun?â You nod. You usually forgot that most people (Well, everyone apart from his family) called him by his last name. Everyone except you. You pause now, thinking about it.
Why did you call him by his given name?
Why did he let you?
âFollow me then.â You were about to tell her that you really didnât want to, but she slid the doors open with practiced ease. She walks in, ignoring two particularity rowdy voices yelling âKiyoko-san!â, as she motions you to follow her. You gulp, and not wanting to disrespect a senior, you duck your head to enter the gym in shame. All eyes are suddenly on you, curious. Your heart beats slightly faster under the eyes of the team. You were never good at being in the spotlight. You manage to glance in Keiâs direction.
If looks could kill, youâd probably be six feet under the ground right about now.
He always made it clear that he didnât want you anywhere near the gym when he was practicing, making sure that if you had to wait for him, heâd make you wait in the library.
You never understood why, but you didnât question it.
âTsukishima-kun. Someoneâs here to talk to you.â Kiyoko spoke for you, only adding to the embarrassment that was this situation. All eyes that were on you, snapped to Keiâs form. On the outside he appeared unbothered, but his eyes spoke the true annoyance he was feeling. He makes no sound as he briskly walks to you, grabbing your wrist quite tightly, making you wince, letting a hushed hiss escape your mouth as he practically drags you out of the gym. The second you leave everyoneâs prying eyes, you whip your hand anyway from him, practically snarling at him. âThat hurt, asshole.â He makes no comment at that, only glaring at you.
âWhy are you here?â He sounded genuinely frustrated. Join the club pal.
âI lost my keys.â He scoffs. âIâm failing to see how thatâs my problem.â You clench your fists. You really didnât think this through. What were you expecting? For him to be a nice guy and hand you his keys? Willingly? Yeah, right.
Well you arenât giving up without a fight.
âItâll be your problem when you find your window smashed in.â Empty threats, and Kei knows it. Kei sighs tiredly, and it only makes you more upset.
âListen, either wait until my practice is over, or figure it out. Why donât you go and ask one of your little friends? Iâm sure theyâd love to have you.â He spits out the last part, and you narrow your eyes at his pettiness.
âOh, trust me. I wouldnât have come to you if I had any other choice. But sadly, here I am talking to you. Now, you could do us both a favour if you could just stop being an all-around jackass for once and let me borrow your damn keys.â You try to say without hitting his very punchable face. Succeeding, you add. Kei only rolls his eyes, âTempting, but Iâll pass. Iâll text you when Iâm done. If youâll excuse me.â He smirks that god-awful smirk, before walking back to the gym, leaving you enraged. You go to attempt to say something but find yourself at a loss for words.
Why even try?
You clicked your tongue in annoyance. Fuck him. Was your only thought as you left the school grounds.
No way in hell were you waiting for him. You doubt you could even look at him without sending him to the emergency room.
This is going to be the death of you if things continue like this.
~~
You took your sweet time walking your way back to the house. Admiring the changing colours of the trees, stopping by the convenience store. After all, you did have a couple hours to kill while you wait for the asshole to come back from practice. You had only wasted two hours by the time you reached the house. The time you had spent trying to get your mind off him only left you more frustrated. He really knew how to piss you off.
Yes, it was your fault that you had lost your keys, and he didnât necessarily have to give his to you, but what harm could it have done? What did he expect you to do? Lock him out of the house? You pause. Not a bad idea. Your thoughts only continue as you cursed the existence that is Tsukishima Kei, and sat outside the steps of the house, pulling out your phone and start playing around with it, trying to forget about the slight wind chill that comes with the start of Fall. You sat there, trying to cover your legs from the wind blowing past them. Every time you got a strongest burst of wind, you thought back to Kei.
I hope a volleyball smashes him in the face. A smile finds it way onto your face as you think of that. As time passes, boredom fills you as you feel yourself getting slightly drowsy. Being angry really wasnât helping you conserve your energy. You felt your eyes getting heavier with every passing second. It wouldnât be a problem if you closed them for a bit, would it?
Apparently, it would.
~~
You donât even realize that youâve dozed off, being woken by a buzzing in your pocket, your shivers and a dark night sky. God, how long had it been?
Groggily, you answer your phone, sleep clouding the need to read the caller ID. âHello?â Your voice was surprisingly hoarse. Probably from lack of use.
âWhere are you? You arenât in the library and Iâve searched everywhere.â You could only pinpoint that aggressive tone to one person.
âK-kei?â
âWhere the fuck are you?â Normally, you wouldâve come back with something, but you were far too tired to think of anything smart to say. âIâm outside the house.â You hear him curse under his breath. âIâll be there in ten minutes.â And with that, he hangs up.
You sit there, slightly dazed before shivering. The night sky wasnât keeping you as safe from the brisk wind like the sun did, and you were still in your school uniform, which consisted of a light sweater and a skirt. You removed your phone from your ear, only to be blinded by the notifications blocking your phone screen.
You had twenty-five missed called from Kei, and more that thirty messages. You scroll through them.
**Iâm finished with practice. **
You arenât in the library, where are you?
**Seriously, answer me. **
where are you?
God damnit answer my calls
I swear if youâre at home
Iâm coming home and if youâre not there, you will be sorry
You furrow your brows as you scroll through the rest of them. Was he⊠Worried about you?
Your thoughts are cut off by severe shaking. Damn it was cold. You take your sweater off, leaving you in short selves, to cover your legs. You figured it was better than nothing, but it did leave your arms to the strong winds. You curse outwardly.
After a couple minutes, you see the asshole himself, jog towards you, face slightly red and panting heavily. Was he running? You donât think too much about it as you hear the heavenly noises of the keys jingling.
âIdiot. I told you to wait for me.â Kei breathes out, you scoff at him calling you an idiot. âYou said w-wait or figure it o-o-out.â You cringe at how vulnerable you sound. The stutter definitely doesnât help. He huffs out a sarcastic laugh. âAnd this is figuring it out?â
âS-s-shut up and open th-the damn d-door.â He doesnât respond as he finally manages to open the door. You let out a breath of relief as you try to get up, only to have your knees buckle; sitting down in the crouch position you were in plus the cold werenât exactly the best for your joints. You almost fall but feel warm hands grip your waist to prevent it. Your head turns to find Keiâs extremely close, staring down at you. The same expression he wore when you glance at him looking at you. You feel your face slightly flush as you step away and walk through the doors, welcoming the warmth of the house. You hear Kei walk in after you, closing the door behind him.
A few seconds of silence pass before another violent shiver passes through you. Guess itâll take a little more than the house to warm you up. You hear a sigh, before feeling those warm hands grip your wrist for the second time today. This time was a lot gentler than the last. Your brain freezes as Kei pulls you to the living area and sits you down on the couch before leaving to retrieve something from the other room. âJust when I thought you couldnât get any stupider. You go and pull shit like this.â You hear his slightly distant voice, and you grit your teeth. This asshole just couldnât help himself, could he?
You go to defend yourself when you feel something warm and fluffy lay on top of you. Kei had just thrown a blanket on you. All comebacks die in your throat as he turns to you and fixes the blanket to make sure not a single area of skin is exposed. Kei makes sure to not meet your eyes when heâs satisfied with his job.
âStay here. Iâm going to make some tea.â Youâre at a loss for words as he turns to the kitchen.
Are you in some sort of parallel universe or something?
Was Kei⊠Taking care of you? Maybe he just feels bad because he left you in the cold, but still. You had never seen this side of him before.
This boy was just full of surprises. Whenever you thought you had seen it all, he comes back with more.
Confusion swirls your thoughts, but your broken out of it when you see Kei walk back into the room with a tray. It consisted of two cups of tea and two servings of strawberry shortcake. Keiâs favourite food. You remember the day you found out it was his favourite food, you remember the teasing and the laughs, with Kei turning slightly pink and telling you to shut up.
Youâd be lying if you said you didnât miss those days.
âSurprised youâre still here. You usually have trouble following simple instructions.â He jabs, as he sets your tea and cake on a table in front of you. You narrow your eyes at him. âWell I did make a promise to the never follow the Devil.â You find it hard to say your comebacks with your usual venom. He only rolls his eyes in response. Kei sits across the table on the floor, having his portions in front of him. He stares at you. âEat.â
Usually, you wouldâve said no, because you hated listening to him, but you were starving. The snacks from the convenience store could hold you for so long. âHow do I know this isnât poisoned?â You ask, suspicious. He couldnât be this nice to you for no reason, there has to be a catch. Kei doesnât even look up at you as he responds, âIf I had that, I wouldnât waste it on you, thatâs for sure.â You click your tongue, and with half hearted annoyed look, you go and take a sip from your tea. Surprisingly, Kei did know how to make some good tea. You felt the it go down smoothly, warming you from the inside out. And the strawberry short cake wasnât at all bad either; a little sweet for your taste, but youâll take it.
The two of you ate in silence, the tension getting to be too much for you until you decide to break it. You had decided that minute that things needed to change. You couldnât take this anymore. You needed the truth. âI donât understand you.â You canât manage to look at him, poking at the rest of your cake, but you know heâs looking at you.
âYou go from not wanting to talk to me, to annoying the hell out of me, to ignoring me again and now this. I just donât get it. What do you what from me? I need to know, because if things keep going on like this, I donât think Iâll be able to handle it.â A beat of silence follows your speech.
âI donât want anything from you.â
The evenness of his voice makes a piece of your heart break. You didnât know he had the power to destroy you with a simple sentence until he just did. You could tell that you had somewhat of a deranged smile plastered on your face. Something akin to disbelief and pain. You take a deep and shaky breath in. âYou know, for someone who âdoesnât want anything from meâ, you sure do go the extra mile to include yourself a whole lot in my life.â Kei remains silent, and for some reason that sets you off even more.
Youâve come to realize that you despise when he does that. That youâd much rather have him bite back or snarl an insult at you, when just a month ago you wouldâve given anything to have him rendered mute.
Maybe its because it gives an easy reason to hate him. But right now, heâs given you more than enough.
âSo, if you donât want anything from me, why do you go so out of your way to bother me? Make me so angry I want to rip your head off? Make fun of anything that has to do with me? Stare at me every time you get a chance?â Youâve stood up now, throwing the blanket off you in the process, voice getting louder with ever question. You were no longer cold; Instead, overheating with frustration. But you werenât even close to be done. You chuckle humorlessly.
Kei just sits and listens to you, face blank and unable to read. The look causes tears to well in your eyes, but you will them with all your life to not let them drop.
You donât even have the time to try and stop the next words that come out of your mouth.
âWhy did you kiss me, if you donât want anything from me?â You hear your voice crack at the last question. You were beyond furious at this point, and your rage had caused you the throw out the real reason you were upset. The real reason behind all of it. The reason you had tried to hide so badly from yourself.
When Kei had kissed you, you liked it. And you were devasted that he didnât.
You liked Tsukishima Kei. You liked that sarcastic asshole. And there was nothing good about it. At the epiphany, you canât stop the slightly strained laughs that escape you.
What a ridiculous situation youâve gotten yourself into.
âI shouldâve left the night it happened right? I shouldâve known that since you hate me with your entire existence, of course youâd choose the one thing that would cause me the most emotional turmoil. Well congratulations! I no longer want anything to do with you! Youâve won, okay?! Youâve gotten me to fall for you, and subsequentially ruin me!â You laugh at little more, not even realizing the tears falling down your face.
Thereâs a long silence between you two, only being filled with your heavy breaths. You wait a couple seconds for a response, an apology (yeah right), simply anything. But he stays silent, not even giving you the courtesy of looking you in the eye.
At the feeling of tears warming your cheeks, you turn and attempt to go to your room, mortified that your literal worst nightmare is occurring.
When you for the umpteenth time today feel a hand grab at your wrist, pulling you with a force. A sense of urgency.
You turn to him to immediately feel his lips on yours. Your eyes widen in surprise. With a sense of Déjà vu, you feel your entire body freeze.
His lips are forceful on yours, like heâs putting every emotion heâs ever felt into that kiss. It was quite literally searing, as if you feel your lips burn. And despite every rational part of your mind screaming at you to slap him, bite him, kick him in the balls or any other action that would result in him backing away from youâŠ
You find yourself kissing him back with an equal amount of ferocity. Even going as far as to forcefully deepen the kiss. On your terms, unlike the last time. You canât stop the moan that enters his mouth when you feel his tongue rub on yours.
You him groan through the haziness. Whether in satisfaction or surprise, youâre not sure. But all youâre sure of, is that you could never get enough of that sound. Your fingers go to rub his neck, then travelling into the soft curls of his hair, tugging hard whenever you felt he wasnât close enough. You feel his hands, the hands youâve thought about for nights on end, going to wrap around your waist and under your shirt, lightly pressing into the small of your back, which causes a heavy shudder to go down the length of your spine. You could feel the pride ebbing of him in waves, to much he earns a rather harsh tug.
When you both pull back for air, a string of saliva following you both, you find his long but strong arms wrapped around your waist, and yours his neck, pulling each other closer. Silence is filled by both of your pants.
âStill want nothing to do with me?â He asks, foreheads still leaning on each other; Still so close you can feel is breath on your cheek. Only amplified by the tear streaks. You continue to close your eyes as you pull away further, cheeks heated and red, knowing full well that heâs got you right where he wanted.
âYou⊠Are such an asshole.â You breathe out, yet still choosing to remain in his arms. He rolls his eyes. âAnd youâre a bitch.â His tone was so smug, like he had just won the lottery. You couldnât help but threaten him with attempting to remove his hands from your waist, to which he applies strength to his hold, keeping you in his arms.
Youâre almost scared at how your heart flutters at the action. You scoff, ignoring your feelings of dread at how easy he managed to get you back in his hold.
You were certain that this man would be the death of you. The thought brings a sort of clarity to you.
âWhere do we go from here?â You ask, still slightly breathless. Kei only gives you an indifferent shrug.
âI know what I want to do.â He mumbles, taking his hands once again and sliding them under your shirt, feeling his calloused fingertips on your back. You immediately grab his wandering hands. He sighs at you stopping him, giving you that look of âwhat an inconvenienceâ again.
Even in moments like these, he still manages to irritate you.
âYouâve done way too many things for that to be your choice tonight.â You say, only seriousness in your tone. Youâve acknowledged your feelings sure, but that doesnât mean youâll do what he wants when heâs screwed you over like this. You refuse to be used like that.
âYou hurt me, Kei. In more ways than one. A simple kiss wonât fix anything. If you want us to be on better terms, you need to start by showing that youâre sorry.â Kei gives you look that you canât decipher, before letting go of you to fix his glasses that were starting to slide down his face.
âWhat do you want me to do?â Honestly, you were taken aback by his abruptness. You didnât expect him to agree so soon. You didnât even know what to say.
âIâm not sure yet.â You reply honestly, and he gives you an annoyed gaze, to which you narrow your eyes. âThatâs something youâll need to figure out on your own, but you need to start with changing your attitude towards me.â To your surprise he takes in what you were telling him, and nods. Then immediately goes to leave the room. You sputter and jog after him.
âWhere are you going?â
âTo figure it out. Iâll be doing that for the rest of the night so make sure to tidy up the living room.â You hear his voice distantly, to which you turn to the living room, remembering the plates, cups and blanket that was now your responsibility.
âI canât believe I like that asshole.â You grit to yourself, beginning the process of cleaning up.
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You finally finish cleaning up the living room, and retreat to your bedroom practically flopping on your bed. You realize that you were still in your school uniform, so you groaned as you got up to get dressed into for bed. When you go to your dresser trying to find something to sleep in, you find something that isnât yours on top of it. It was a large black binder.
Curious, you pick it up and sit back down on your bed. You open it and find a small note at the beginning.
Show this to the team and Iâll kill you.
You flip through the first couple of pages. It was a photo album.
Tens and tens of photos with Kei as a child. The same child that makes your heart swell three sizes bigger. A lot of volleyball related photos, and a lot of ones with him and Akiteru. You flip through more and more, feeling the biggest smile on your face.
You didnât go to sleep for a while, you wanted to commit each photograph to memory.
For what itâs worth, Tsukishima Kei did have hope. Whether he knows it or not.
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Helloooo another request because I absolutely love your Favourite position series! Can you write one about Atsumu because you write him so well. Not just him honestly all the characters you write are so accurate and well written. Take your time and thank your for blessing us with your writing!!đ©·đ©·
Heheh I've had this one cooking for a long time. Thank you for saying I write him well that makes my day since he's like my husband đ©đ©·
Enjoy <333
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Atsumu Miya was a performer.
On the court, in front of a camera, with strangers or friendsâhe knew how to put on a show. He thrived on reaction, on praise, on the high that came from being watched and admired. And in bed, it was no different.
He liked it when you were loud.
When you praised him with gasps and whimpers, when your nails dragged down his back and your voice cracked saying his name. When your legs trembled, when your thighs clenched, when you saidâagain and againâthat no one made you feel like he did.
But one night, in the quiet hush of your shared bedroom, you laughedâsoft, teasingâand said something he couldnât let go.
âYouâre good, Tsumu,â you purred, voice sugary sweet, brushing your lips against his ear. âBut I donât think youâve ever made me scream.â
He went still. Blinked once. And then he smiled.
Not just any smile. That one. The cocky, infuriating, competitive smile he only wore when he took something personally.
âOh, is that a challenge?â he asked, voice deceptively light.
You shrugged, smirking. âIâm just sayingâŠâ
And that was how you found yourself like this.
Laid on your side, one leg lifted and draped over his shoulder, the other pinned beneath his weight. His hand was anchored under your knee, firm and steady, keeping you stretched open for him, keeping you exposed and exactly where he wanted you.
He was already deep inside you, hips grinding in slow, devastating strokes that had your breath stuttering and your mind unraveling. The angle? Perfect. He hit that spotâyour spotâover and over, like he had it memorized, like he could find it with his eyes closed.
But what got you mostâmore than the rhythm, more than the stretchâwas the way he watched you.
Eyes locked on your face. Focused. Determined.
He wasnât teasing. He wasnât playful. He was proving something.
âYâre not gonna be able to talk when Iâm done,â he muttered, voice thick with effort, lips brushing against your jaw. âGonna make you scream so loud, the whole fuckinâ neighborhoodâs gonna know.â
You gasped, your hand flailing to grip the sheets as his cock hit that spot again, again, again. Every thrust angled perfectly, timed like he was syncing it to the beat of your pulse, to the rhythm of your gasps.
Your voice cracked. âT-Tsumuââ
âOh, now yâcanât talk?â he chuckled, dark and pleased, hand dragging down to press your belly. âThought yâhad somethinâ smart to say.â
Your leg trembled on his shoulder. Your body jolted, overwhelmed by the way he kept striking that same devastating spot inside you. It was blindingâwhite-hot heat coiling tighter and tighter, an ache that started deep in your belly and spread like fire under your skin. Every thrust sent sparks shooting through your nerves, your muscles drawn so tight you thought you might snap. You couldn't think. Couldn't breathe.
The only thing you could feel was himâAtsumu, filling you completely, dragging you closer to the edge with every roll of his hips. Your walls fluttered around him, desperate and pulsing, your vision starting to blur at the edges. Tears prickled in the corners of your eyes, pleasure cresting into something dizzying, something raw.
And still, he didnât let up.
His pace quickened, hips snapping forward with more force, each movement sending a shockwave through your body. The pressure was unbearable, unbearableâand yet, you craved more. You needed more. Your hands clawed uselessly at the bedspread, searching for something, anything, to hold onto.
âSay it,â he growled, voice right by your ear now, his breath hot, cock still driving into you at that perfect, devastating angle. âSay whoâs makinâ you scream.â
You barely managed it.
âAtsumuâoh my god, Atsumuââ
You shattered.
Your cry echoed off the walls, louder than youâd ever been before. It ripped from your chest, raw and helpless, your entire body locking up. Back arched, fingers clawing at the sheets, thighs quivering violently as your orgasm tore through you like lightning. Raw. Messy. Loud. It didnât stopâwave after wave crashing through your limbs, pulsing around him with a force that left you sobbing.
Atsumu groaned, curse muffled into your neck as he fucked you through it, hips stuttering before he came hard, hot and deep inside you, his own orgasm pulled from him with a strangled moan. He rode out every last pulse of it, buried deep, clinging to your thigh like his anchor.
He didnât move right away.
Just stayed there, your leg still draped over his shoulder, chest heaving against the back of your thigh, his hand still gripping you like he didnât want to let go. His face nuzzled into the curve of your chest, lips ghosting over the swell of your breast as he pressed soft, open-mouthed kisses thereâgentle and slow, a quiet contrast to the way heâd just wrecked you.
When he finally leaned back to look at you, his smile was smug, but his eyes were warmâstaring down at the wrecked mess he made.
âStill think I canât make you scream?â
You didnât answer. You couldnât. You were too far goneâeyelids fluttering, mouth parted, body twitching with the aftershocks.
And as he looked down at the wrecked mess of youâeyes glassy, hair clinging to your forehead, body limp and tremblingâAtsumu realized something.
This position?
Yeah. It was his favorite now.
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