The End Of It All | Akutagawa Ryunosuke x Any! Reader

{Chapter 17}

A small slither of sun squeezed itself through a gap in the curtains, landing upon the eyes of the man lay upon the bed, stirring him awake. Once his eyes opened, he shifted his hand to shield his eyes from the light threatening to blind him. He tried to shift his body to move his face out of the sun; however, a weight was holding him down. Looking towards his chest, he found a sleeping figure, one he loved dearly. He moved the hand which wasn't shielding his eyes to their hair, running it through, causing his lover to cuddle up to him more, gripping his shirt before their eyes slowly opened. 

"Good morning." Akutagawa said, his hand still resting on top of Y/N's head. 

"What time is it?" They asked, aware that their partner had a mission later in the day. 

"Half eight."

"What time are you leaving?" 

"Five." 

The two lay there for a while, soaking in each other's presence. After about a quarter of an hour, Y/N moved up Akutagawa's torso until their face was directly above his. They caressed his face with their right hand, moving down towards his jaw before they hooked their finger below his white tuft of hair and began to twist it. Akutagawa smiled softly, looking into his partner's eyes as they continued to play with his hair. His heart started beating quicker by the second, his breathing getting shorter, causing him to bring a hand to his mouth and cough into it, resulting in a concerned look on Y/N's face.

"I'm fine, don't worry." He said. He placed his hand where it was previously before moving his other to cup Y/N's cheek.

Y/N managed to work out what he wanted and began to lower their face closer towards his. They closed their eyes and placed their lips in contact with their love's. Y/N moved their hand from the tendril of hair which framed Akutagawa's face to the rest of his hair, pushing their hand through it and grasping it between their fingers. The slight pull elicited a hum from Ryunosuke, vibrating against Y/N's lips.

"I love you, Y/N." Four words. It only took four words to send Y/N's heart into a state of frenzy.

"I love you too, Ryu."

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The evening came far sooner than Y/N wished it to. The desire for their ability to have the power to slow time was palpable. They could only stop time for half an hour from their perspective and doing it for the maximum time would knock them out for most of the day so it was not worth it just to get half an hour extra with the man they loved dearly. 

The two stood on the top of the Port Mafia building where there was a helipad, an awaiting helicopter there waiting to take Akutagawa to the Moby Dick which was circling Yokohama as they spoke. 

"Be careful." Y/N said as the helicopter blades began spinning, indicating that it was time for Ryunosuke to leave. 

"I'll make it back alive, I don't know about being careful though." He smiled at his partner before boarding the helicopter. Y/N watched as the door slowly closed and the vehicle began to take off which caused their hair and coat to fly about due to the displacement of air. It slowly rose, rising higher and higher, towards the huge metal whale in the sky. Staring intently at the helicopter, a slight tear formed in Y/N's eye which was wiped away quickly before anyone could notice. Never before had they been separated on a mission due to orders. They always worked together. So why was it different now? Did the Boss not think that Y/N could defend themself against the Guild or did he think that they were too precious to the Port Mafia that he could not risk one of the Guild members being more powerful and result in them being captured? Or was it neither of those? Had he deduced that the two of them were beginning to fall for each other and he didn't want personal feelings getting in the way of business? All Y/N knew is that they wanted to be on that helicopter, supporting their partner with anything that comes his way. How? They were not sure. Their main ability would not work on the Moby Dick due to it not being connected to the ground in some way. So maybe they wouldn't have been of help anyway. Despite this, it still pained them to be grounded and unable to help.