Yosuke's POV:
"...You and Shin looked quite cozy," I mutter.
"Huh?"
"...Sorry," I grunt. "I didn't...— I mean, I know it's not your fault."
"I didn't mind it," he shrugs. "Shin being here."
"...Oh."
"Not like that," he sighs. "He just... knew what to say, I guess."
"I'd like to think I would have known, as well," I frown.
"...You wouldn't get it. Not like he does."
I swallow hard.
"I'm sorry." He reaches for my hand. "I'm... Just glad you're here now."
"...Thank you."
"Today was... a mistake," he admits.
"What?"
"I was stupid, okay? I admit it. I... Let some petty thing ruin my day."
"Yu..." I breathe.
"I shouldn't have, Yosuke. I should be stronger than this."
"This isn't your fault," I whisper.
"I can control it. Trust me."
"You and I both know that's not the case."
"Yosuke—"
"I'm not mad at you," I sigh. "I'm just... so fucking glad you're okay."
"...I don't want this to happen again."
"...I know, Yu."
"I don't want to ruin us by... doing stupid shit."
"That's not gonna drive me away," I promise.
"I never wanted to hurt you," he says. "I know this impacts you, as well."
"...I'm sorry if you felt like you couldn't reach out to me."
"What?" He splutters.
"I'll try harder, so that—"
"Oh, that's bullshit," he scoffs. He turns his body to face me, clasping my hands in his. "I know you have my back. I'm just... shit at giving you it."
"I understand."
"You'll stay with me, right?" He asks sheepishly. "No matter what?"
"Hell yeah," I nod. "I'm in it for the long run."
He laughs. "Yosuke... I always knew there was something special about you."
"Oh, really?" I raise an eyebrow.
I wait for him, and he does not hesitate.
He clasps my jaw in his hand, and presses his lips against mine. My heart flutters as I rest my hands on his shoulders, and he pulls himself closer to me.
"You..." I breathe, between a few parting kisses. "Still taste of booze."
He finally releases me with a heavy breath, pressing his fingers against his lips. "My bad."
"Don't worry about it," I smile.
"Let's do our best, okay?"
"For real."
"And... about Izanagi..."
"No," I shake my head. "I made a promise. I'm not going back on it now."
"It's... really not a big deal," he sighs.
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With You (Souyo)
Fanfiction(Prolly still has a shitton of typos, feel free to point them out) Yosuke has never really been great at expressing how he feels. Certainly not to his partner, at least. He'd been... thinking about Yu differently since he left. And now that he's com...
