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male!reader x sano manjiro
"i'm not going anywhere!" you shouted.
"i don't want you here! can't you understand that?" mikey grabbed you by the collar with both fists, slamming you against the wall. his dead expression peaked into your soul.
you shook your head in disbelief, searching for the humanity in his dark eyes, "i don't believe you."
"don't you get it? as long as you're with me, you aren't safe," he spat through gritted teeth.
"i promised you i'd always be by your side and that's exactly what i'm gonna do," you stated, maintaining eye contact so he knew how serious you were being, "so stop trying to push me away. it may've worked on everybody else... but it's not gonna work on me."
"it was selfish of me to make you promise something like that," mikey admitted,
"we've been best friends for more than ten years, i've had your back since the day we met. doesn't that mean anything to you?" you pushed, trying to find the guy you used to know behind this facade of ruthlessness.
"i'll only ask you one more time... get away from me while you still can or face the consequences," he leaned closer to you, his voice lowered, in a way, more threatening.
which convinced you to take the nuclear option.
"mikey," you spoke precariously, darting your eyes to and from his lips, "in the next minute, you're going to realize why i'm not going anywhere."
your words struck a confused look on mikey's face, but before he could speak any further, you crashed your lips onto his, knowing full well this could've signed your life away. but you needed him to know just how important he was to you. for a moment, you had your eyes squeezed shut, waiting for him to either sock you in the jaw or kiss you back.
but instead, he only pulled away from you, his surprised expression making you momentarily regret kissing him at all.
any anger that was previously embodied inside him evidently faded. and then he pulled you back in for another kiss.
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you stood at the sink of your kitchen, finishing up the dirty dishes that needed cleaning-- absentmindedly, might i add. all you'd been able to think about for the past week is the kiss you'd shared with mikey that night. you hadn't spoken since then, and you hoped it hadn't ruined your friendship. but you were beginning to lose hope as the days went by. he hadn't called or texted and you were too afraid to do it yourself.
with a sigh, you wiped down the last plate in the sink and placed it onto the dish rack, heading over to the couch to put something on the tv. but before you could sit down, you heard someone knock on your door.
