maniac! ★ t. kuroo

╰ ⊹˚.⋆ STRAWBERRY SUNDAE

"SMALL PROBLEM."

kuroo says, glancing at you. "i ordered a medium strawberry sundae, but their portions are huuuge - and there's no way i can eat this monster by myself." he explains, sitting down.

"so you want me to share it with you?" you ask, resting your head on the palms of your hands.

"i would appreciate that, but you don't have to," he replies, glancing at his upside down reflection in the spoons set on the table you're sharing.

after the ice skating fiasco, the two of you headed out to get some ice cream at sprinkles - with you suggesting this place since it was super popular with other people at nekoma lately.

"i don't care, i'll have some." you shrug, taking a spoon from him, "thanks for the sundae, you wanna half it?" he nods and splits it into two, and the pair of you dig in.

it's loud, as people stream inside the building to grab a cup of some sweet desert. every single table is full, and you find yourselves in a nice little bench outside the store.

"mm, this is actually good," you turn to the boy besides you, and he nods. "it's really nice, you have great taste." you laugh as he takes another spoon to his lips, "something funny?" he raises an eyebrow.

you shake your head, "you've got strawberry jam on the side of your mouth." for a second, he looks embarrassed, before replacing his surprised look with a more suggestive one.

"y/n, you should wipe it off my face like those romantic manga scenes." he smirks, pushing the napkin towards you.

"ew, get your crusty hands away from me." you scrunch your nose at his antics and the boy sighs, "you really break my heart."

"and i'll break your face if you don't shut up," you retort, taking another bite of the sundae.

kuroo closes his eyes, sighing wearily, "you honestly shhh...? i—"

your eyes snap to his eyes from his lips as you gently wipe them with a napkin, leaning over the table to reach the bed head who genuinely looks like he just won the lottery.

"shut up. i swear you need a bib to eat," you set the napkin down and move back into your seat, "like those fucking annoyingly adorable toddlers."

at the mention of those two faced monsters, you shiver in fear.

"yeah." kuroo blinks, "hate those fucking annoyingly adorable toddlers," he says, golden eyes trained on you as you take another spoon of the strawberry sundae.

"as you should." you nod in agreement, "now quit staring at me and eat. i know i'm hot but you're making it too obvious, my guy." you sneer at the boy in front of you.

kuroo shrugs, snapped out of his daze by your words. "you're hot, but it's definitely my looks that are carrying this friendship." the boy apologises, "sorry y/n but you can't have two pretty best friends."

when silence falls over the tow of you for a few minutes, the bed head looks back up at you and his eyes widen at the eerie smile painted in your lips.

it was at that moment he realised...

he fucked up.

"i can't believe you got us kicked out from the ice cream parlour." kuroo whines, "i really wanted to eat that strawberry sundae, it was so good!"

"quit bitching tetsu." you roll your eyes at his antics, "you literally started it, rooster head. you can't say shit like that and expect me to take it, and cheer up. you didn't eat it but we can always go for another sundae some other time."

"rooster head?!?!?!?"

"i said what i said."

the boy gasps, slapping a hand over his mouth as your words and offer sink in. "y/n did you just, very discreetly, ask me out on another sundae date?"

he can barely contain his excitement as he grins and you can't help but think it's the cutest thing ever.

"i love your smile." you let out without thinking twice.

the two of you pause for a second before a smirk slowly creeps up onto his face and he wiggles his eyebrows.

"oooh y/n~ you like my smile?" he asks you, leaning in so that your noses are mere inches apart. "thanks, yours is pretty cute too." he laughs when you cover your face in embarrassment.

"shut the fuck up." you mumble, "please just shut the actual fuck up, tetsurou." you sink into yourself, avoiding his eyes and he just smiles, reaching out and ruffling your hair.

"you're cute."

"hands off!" you exclaim, swatting his hands away from your messy hair. "you ruined my haiirrr!!" you frown, trying to smooth it down again, which to your frustration, doesn't really work.

kuroo chuckles in amusement, pointing to your messy hair and then his, "now we're matching! we both look like we just woke up — it's sweet!"

"you're so lame." you let out with a huff.

"sorry." he says, smile faltering.

you sigh wearily and reach out to grab his hand. kuroo blinks in surprise and looks down at your intertwined hands as you shake your head.

"don't get me wrong, you're lame but it's cute. in a weird way, you're a dork, but i like it, uh, yeah. so anyways. soft hands." you say, panicking.

kuroo sighs contently, swinging both your hands back and forth slowly with a lopsided grin on his face. the two of you walk by each other's side in silence, the presence and mere company of one another is enough comfort.

eventually, you both pause and his grip on your hand tightens as his eyes flicker down to your lips. "can i?" he asks softly.

"always." you breathe, as he leans down, the boy pauses for a second. you see hesitation in his golden orbs until he moves away from your lips and presses a chaste kiss to your forehead.

"holy shit y/n." he takes both your hands in his and pulls them to his chest. "can you feel how fast my heart is beating right now?" and you can hear it, the fast paced rhythm of his heart underneath the palm of your hands.

"yeah," you let out, "it's really fast." you muse, a chuckle slipping past your lips as you meet his gaze. "you must really like me, huh?" you tease the boy.

he throws his head back and laughs, letting go of your hands and slinging an arm over your shoulders. the boy ruffles your hair again, but this time you don't say anything, only melting into his touch.

he presses another kiss to the top of your head, "and what if i told you i didn't really like you?" the boy shifts his body to face you, "what if i told you i loved you?"

"love is a big word, tetsu." you say quietly, trying to calm down the erratic beating of your own heart. it's so loud that you swear kuroo can hear it.

"you know what else is big?" he smirks.

"i'm asking haru to pick me up." you sigh, pushing kuroo's face away and walking ahead of him. "ya just had to ruin it, didn't you?"

the bed head frowns, "nooo, come back y/n! i love you!"

"you're a simp, tetsu." you roll your eyes, but he sees the smile you're fighting.

"only for you y/n!" the boy grins.

only for you.