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↳˗ˏˋwords cut like a swordˊˎ˗ ↴
SAE was never the affectionate type. if anything, the closest thing you'll ever get to love from him is just a quick glance. this caused many of his fangirls to go crazy, because as they say, " cold stoic men are sooo hot "
you would love to agree with them, but unfortunately that would make you another one of his fangirls.
for the longest time you have ever known, you hated sae. you hated him for being such a rude person. you hated him for hurting rin, and you hated him because he hated you. despite being related to sae, rin was never as cold to you as sae was. he would worry for your well being, even if it means he has to be rude about it.
though, you never took his words too hard, and knew that he was just worrying for you. unlike sae, rin has a heart. one filled with ambition and affection, whilst sae's heart was nothing but being #1.
sae has never told anyone this, but he had taken interest in you when rin first brought you home. you were injured and crying. rin had taken you to his house to treat your injuries. that was when sae first saw you. how he had adored your face when you wiped your tears and told yourself to " be strong. " sae could only wish for the same optimistic personality as yours.
but over time, the three of you drifted apart. soon after, sae left. it was the cause of rin's downfall. it was the reason why you resented sae.
but you can't help but admire the older itoshi for his love of soccer. you knew, that compared to him, you could never compete. you stuck by rin as he progressed in his soccer career, never once leaving his side.
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sae had called you to meet up with him. he said it was important. you reluctantly decided to go. you wore your hoodie you stole from rin, and some black, tight leggings.
you checked your phone, and read the location sae had told you to meet him at. you wondered why you still have his number unblocked, especially since you cut off all contact with him a few years ago.
shrugging it off, you headed towards the location, preparing yourself to finally speak to him after so many years.
-AT THE LOCATION-
sae waited patiently. surprising, as it is, but sae will always have time to be patient for you. he then saw your figure walking elegantly in the cold weather, hands in your pockets like you dont give a damn about what will happen.
sae couldn't help but admire you. you had changed, so much over the years. he felt blood rush to his cheeks, and coughed it off awkwardly.
" what did you want to talk about ? " you asked. upon closer inspection, sae saw you wearing his brothers hoodie. for some reason, he felt upset. it should be his hoodie you were supposed to wear, not his.
" i just wanted to apologize, for my actions, for my sudden change, and for leaving. im sorry i left you and rin for my career, i was too blinded by soccer that i completely forgot the two most important people in my life. " sae did it. he told you about his bottled up emotions. he could only hope you will accept his apology.
you sighed. thinking, you came to a conclusion. " you dont understand how broken rin and i felt when you left. all the pain you caused- "
" i know and i'm sorry. " sae interrupted. you glared at him. " hush, i wasnt done. anyways, its true, while rin may not accept your half assed apology, i will. i hope you dont disappoint. "
you confessed. somehow, it felt relieving to say all of that. you accepted his apology so easily, almost as if your heart is screaming at you to.
sae smiled, it may not be visible, but he did.
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over the past few months, you and sae have gotten to know each other better, and talked about what you two did when he * ahem * left.
you placed all your trust in him, as he did for you. it was like a rope of hope, the rope never once breaking.
as you left the cafe, sae watched your retreating figure with a smile on his face. as you were out of sight, that smile turned into a frown. " ugh, it was so hard trying to win her trust. it was so naive of her to believe me. " sae mumbled.
its true, sae never really meant his apology, he just wanted to get closer to you so that he can get rin to trust him again.
realizing you forgot your phone, you hurried back into the cafe, pausing as you listened in on sae's rambling.
" gee, she is so stupid. why would she think i'd want to be friends with her again. i was just using her after all. " you then heard a chuckle. you stared at the floor, wide eyed. fuming, you stomped back into the cafe.
" o-oh ! y/n your back. " sae stuttered. ' shit. did she hear ? '
as if you could read his mind, you replied, " yes i heard. i cant believe you sae ! i trusted you. " you said, starting to sob. sae got up. your eyes darkened as you slapped his face, hard. " i hate you. "
" wait !- " but sae was cut off when you suddenly grabbed your phone and ran out.
he sighed. why did he say all of that ? he felt a piece of his heart being taken out, leaving a big empty space in what was the place in his heart he held for you.
you cried, all night. you cant believe yourself, crying over a man. rin shh-ed you as you began to calm down.
outside your apartment door, sae held a bouquet of flowers. he was going to apologize, although he didnt expect rin to open the door.
" what do you want. " rin glared daggers into the older itoshi's eyes. if looks could kill, sae would already be dead.
" i just wanted to see y/n. " sae tried to reason with his brother, but it was no use. rin was not going to change his mind.
" you fucking broke her, sae. did you ever think once about how y/n would have felt ? no you didn't, you monster. she loved you, dearly, and this is how you repay her. i dont ever want to see you near her again. " and with that, rin slammed the door in sae's face.
sae's head lowered in shame. as if on cue, it started to rain too. he couldn't believe it.
