* weird little mitsukou oneshots </3

* Kou angst 1??

Cw: mention of ab^se, Teru slander, n br*ises!! Stay safe <3

* I'm terrible at starting stories but I'd like to think the writing gets better as it goes on </3

Summary: Mitsuba notices that Kou has a massive bruise and he won't go back to sleep until he finds out what the fuck happened

Mitsuba shut off the movie that he and Kou were watching, humming slightly to himself as he turned around, cuddling right into his slightly shorter boyfriend's arms, making Kou laugh. He wrapped his arms around Mitsuba, squeezing him a little too tight, like usual. Everything was normal. Kou shut off the lamp, making the previously dimly lit room completely dark.
"Goodnight, Mitsuba. I love you more than anything." He hummed, placing a kiss onto Mitsuba's forehead.
"I love you more." Mitsuba yawned.
Mitsuba moved his arm, squeezing Kou a little tighter. Kou flinched, but he just laughed it off. Mitsuba stared forward blankly, immediately feeling something off. He moved his arm away from the spot that made Kou flinch and cuddled into him.
A little while later, Mitsuba moved his arm, making Kou flinch again. And again. And again. Mitsuba soon learned that the painful spot seemed to be taking up his whole side.
"Hey, Kou? Do you have a bruise here or sumthin?"
Kou noticably tensed, "Do I? Haha... I must've fell."
"...Can I look at it? You never disinfect your wounds, I don't want you to get a gross infection. Then you'll be gross to cuddle with." Mitsuba said, sitting up.
Kou looked nervous, "What? I mean, if you want to.." he laughed.
He grabbed the bottom rim of his shirt, hesitated, before taking it off and allowing Mitsuba to look at the bruise. He made sure to cover the ones Mitsuba had yet to notice with his arms.
Mitsuba stared at his side blankly, before his eyes widened, "What..." He gently ran his finger over it, "...Where'd you get this?"
"I told ya, I must've fallen." Kou laughed nervously.
"You sure fell on that singular spot a lot...." Mitsuba leaned back, removing his hand from Kou's bruise, "...This isn't all from one day."
Mitsuba elaborated, but Kou wasn't listening. Kou knew all that already.
"-Hey, are you even listening? ...Kou...? Wh-" he looked to Kou's arms, "...What are you hiding?"
"Wh- Nothing!! I'd never hide things from you!!" Kou said, his arms shooting up in defense, completely forgetting about hiding.
Mitsuba's face just looked more worried, "Kou...? Whered you get those ones?"
Kou wanted to tell Mitsuba. He did, he just,, had never thought he'd have to. Not like this.
"I fell."
"No you didn't."
"I did."
"Kou-"
"..."
"Kou...?"
"Teru."
"What?"
Kou looked down. He did it. No going back now. He wrapped his arms around himself and made himself look smaller.
Mitsuba stared at him, a sympathetic look on his face. His hands reached out, before returning to his sides again again.
"Ah... Uh... Kou... Can I,,, Hug you?"
"...Hah... Y-Yeah, I think i'd like that," Kou laughed weakly, fighting the tears that threatened to escape his eyes.
Mitsuna scooched forward and pulled Kou to him, hugging onto him. Kou grabbed onto Mitsuba's arms and shoved his face in his boyfriend's chest, breathing growing frantic. He wasn't allowed to cry, what if Mitsuba got annoyed? What if he hit him? What if he yelled at him? What if... What if he clawed at Kou's hand injuries to make them bleed? What if-
"Kou Jesus Christ you're going to pass out if you keep breathing so fast, here, follow my breathing."
Mitsuba held Kou's head closer to his chest, exaggerating his breathing. Even after Kou's breathing was normal again, Mitsuba still didn't let go of him. Kou liked the comfort. It was getting harder to not cry. Kou hated crying. He felt vulnerable. He was vulnerable. When he cried at home- ....Nevermind.
"...Kou what are you doing? Are you like,, straining yourself so you don't cry?? You know you're allowed to, right?"
"...Hah... Hah... Uh... U-Usually when I c,,,cry im not,,, haha,,,, treated the best... im not... supposed to... hah.."
"...Kou, I've cried in front of you plenty of times. And when that happens, you always comfort me until I feel better. Please let me do that for you."
Mitsuba slid a hand onto Kou's cheek. The boy let out a single sob, but didn't continue, instead he continued to strain his breathing to prevent crying.
"...Hah... Sorry... Im not trying to be difficult, im sorry, i-"
"Kou?"
Kou looked up at Mitsuba.
"You can talk to me, okay? I'm your boyfriend, I'm here for you, always. Let me help you the best I can."
Kou took a deep breath, opened his mouth to argue, before closing it and crashing into Mitsuba's chest for a hug, immediately sobbing into his shirt.
Mitsuba jumped slightly, caught off guard by the sudden movement, but he hugged him back, squeezing him fondly.
Mitsuba stroked his back, whispering affirmations, but not making him stop yet.
"There, there. Its okay. You're safe right now."
"Thank you Mitsuba."
"Nono, shh... Dont thank me," Mitsuba pulled Kou off his chest, holding onto his arms firmly, "I'll always be here for you, Kou. If you ever need anything, don't hesitate to call me. I love you."
"I love you, too. So much." Kou sobbed, looking down aggressively.
"Now, can I bandage up your wounds? You're bad at taking care of them."
"Oh, nono! You don't need to do that! You've done so much for me already!"
"Kou, shut up. I'm going to anyways. As I said before, I don't want you to get an infection."
Mitsuba gently washed Kou's wounds with a warm towel, before bandaging up a very flustered Kou carefully, making sure any sign of an injury was completely treated.
He then clapped his hands and smiled softly, handing Kou his shirt back.
Kou slowly took his shirt and put it back on, still red in the face.
"T-Thank you, Mitsu. Thank you so much, I dont know how to repay you-"
Mituba put his finger over Kou's lips, making him stop talking, "You don't have to repay me, dummy. I'm your boyfriend, i care about you. I'll do this as many times as I have to," Mitsuba sighed, "All I ask is that you reach out to me more. Even if I can't help, I can listen to you. I'll always be here for you, Kou."
Kou gave Mitsuba a wobbly smile, holding onto the hand Mitsuba wasn't covering his mouth with. Mitsuba smiled, tackling Kou into another hug.
They got back into a cuddling position, throwing the blankets over themselves.
"I love you, Kou."
"I love you more, Mitsuba!!"
"Not true."
"It is!!!!"
"No. Goodnight!"
"No!!!... Goodnight."
The two giggled, before drifting to sleep.