It's Always Been You

I Can't Believe I Can Call You Mine

—Author Warning this chapter will contain mentions of SH also slightly suggestive

Midorima's POV

Takao and I were now at his front door and I gave him a hug.
"Do you wanna stay the night?" He asked looking up at me, "My parents are on a business trip and won't be back until Monday."
"What about your little sister?"
"She's staying at a friends house till then. They decided I was old enough to tend the house by myself."
"Well I wouldn't want you to have to be alone, let me call my mom." I opened my phone and called my mom. She should still be up right now. She answered and I asked if I could stay the night.

Takao's POV

Midorima was on the phone with his mom and I just stood admiring him. I didn't have to hide how much I loved him now. I wanted him to stay the night because I didn't want this to end. I want to feel this happy forever.
"She said yeah." Shintaro grinned as he slipped his phone into his pocket. I unlocked the door and we stepped inside. I closed the door and locked it up again. We both walked up the stairs into my room setting our bags down. It's not like this is the first time he's spent the night but it feels different this time. This time he'll be sleeping in the same bed as me. This time I can wrap my arms around him and feel loved.
"Pretty boy." The sound of Midorima's voice scared me but the words that came out of his mouth flustered me. His lips connected with mine. Neither of us wanted to stop kissing anytime soon.
The door to my room closed and we clumsily made our way to my bed. He pushed me down onto the bed and he smiled. We both kicked our shoes off and laid down. I cuddled into his body as he kissed my face. His lips felt like silk against mine, he parted his lips slightly and I did the same allowed his tongue into my mouth. He let our mouths dance as I started to feel warmer. I slipped his shirt off and admired his body between kisses. He started his way down my neck kissing my jawline softly. My shirt slowly made its way to the floor and I felt our bare chests touch. His hands started to roam down my body until he reached my pants. While kissing my chest he undid the button on my pants. He slid his hand down onto my upper thigh and I winced in pain. Shit shit shit. I forgot. What do I tell him?
"Baby what's wrong?" He looked up with worry filling his eyes.
"Nothing it's fine.." I hated to see him look so confused but I didn't know what to say. He slid my pants down and saw the lines on my thighs.
"Baby..." I could see the tears start to form in his eyes. I could feel them starting to form in mine.
"I'm sorry. I just I didn't I-I was having a bad night a few days ago and I didn't know how else to deal with it. I- I'm sorry I'm sor.." my words were interrupted by a delicate kiss on my lips.
"Do not be sorry." Tears were slowly falling down his face. I could tell there was a lot he wanted to say but he just pulled me into a tight hug.
"Don't be sorry baby. It's okay. Just please please don't. I wish you would've told me sooner." His arms loosened up on me and he looked at the scars that were underneath the fresher cuts. He gently kissed them and rubbed circles into my hand. I'd never seen him this upset over anything other than basketball before.

Midorima's POV

I wasn't sure what to do in this situation. How had I never noticed them before? He always seems so happy...how long has he been doing this?
"Kazunari. Please...let me know whenever you feel like this. I'm here for you." I looked up at him. There were tears like shimmering crystals painting his face. He looked so beautiful and I saw through his facade. He was struggling, he wasn't as happy as he seemed.
"Shin-Chan...please don't look at me differently. I love you." He started crying again, all I could do was hug him as tight as I could.
"I would never look at you differently you're still my beautiful boyfriend who I love more than anyone. You don't need to be perfect for me to love you Kazu..I'll think that you're perfect no matter what."
We sat in silence for a while just hugging as I kissed his face and tears. I kissed anywhere I could and then kissed his soft lips with as much love as I could. We cuddled into each other and I grabbed his remote that was on his nightstand. I took off my pants and pulled the covers over top of us. I put on a movie and laid his head on my chest. I rubbed his back as he slowly drifted off to sleep. Running my fingers through his hair I began to doze off myself. My eyelids slowly became heavy and I kissed Takao on the forehead before falling asleep with him in my arms.

—authors note, thanks for reading! This chapter was a little shorter than I wanted it to be but I want to prioritize reaching main plot points. How do you feel about the way Midorima handled Takao's SH scars?