.-• Kissable Scars.. •-. (Kazuscara<3) (honestly i suck at making titles)

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The sheets of my bed wrinkled around us, engulfing the two of us into its mattress. My arm was going numb from a delicate head sitting on it, but I couldn't care less. All my focus was on the sleeping boy next to me.

Kuni. He slept, the gentle rising and falling of his chest soothing my mind. After we finally confronted the confession, and he reciprocated my feelings, I hung around for a while. We messed around, doing things as we usually would. Expect, there was an unseen awkwardness. We still hadn't done anything about our feelings for each other, were we dating now?

My mind shook with running questions, but I forced myself to calm down. I didn't need to be thinking about all of this, not right now. Not when Kuni was resting next to me so quietly.

I raised by hand, slightly trembling. I brushed Kuni's hair with hand, weaving my fingers through the soft shine of his indigo hair. I traced over the same spot, careful not to wake him. It was so rare to find peaceful moments like this, where Kuni's face isn't dragged down by his anxiousness.

With a singular swipe through his head being a bit too rigid, he flinched. Kuni's eyes slowly started to open, his face scrunched in response to the dim light that illuminated on his bedside table.

He looked at me, his face heavy with sleep. "Hi." I breathed, my voice quiet so only Kuni would ever be able to hear it. A faint smile drifted onto his face, his half-awake state just stared at me, as if he were amazed by something.

Kuni snickered, obviously chuckling to himself about how stupid I sounded with my greeting. And I do admit, that yes, I did sound pretty dumb saying hi like that. I just felt so awed by his morning state, the way a strand of his hair lightly covered the bridge of his nose, the way his usual tired eyes seemed so much more drowsy.

I gazed into his eyes, and for a moment it felt as if the world had stopped around us. We stayed like that for minutes and our breathing was the only thing heard. Abruptly, he sat up. I followed him, leaning my back against the board of his bed. God, the scent of him and his room was dizzying.

My shoulder lightly fawned over his, and I could still feel my heart racing. "I don't think... that I've ever told you how much Heizou really affected me." Kuni finally spoke, his voice hesitant but seemingly a bit sure of himself. "You can probably already tell from the way I act around him, to be honest. But, I want to be honest about how I feel for once."

I remained silent at Kuni's speech, yet I left a reassuring hold on his hand, squeezing it gently. He cleared his throat, "Right after the incident, I had recurring nightmares. They eventually went away... but sometimes, when something reminds me of him and the event, I get them again. And it's like reliving it all over again." He swallowed, taking a pause before beginning again. "I just want to be free from all of the this. I hate that any of this happened, that I dragged you into it. I really hate that I'm not strong enough to deal with it on my own."

I felt him turn his hand around, engulfing my hand with a tight grip. "I act really cocky all the time, like I know what to do, but I really don't. Kazuha, I have no idea what to do anymore. I don't know how to deal with him, with all of this." Though his words had started off strong, they had slowly gotten more shaky, his voice trembling slightly with each new vowel that arose.

I took a deep breath, pulling his head into my chest. "Thank you, Kuni... for telling me all of this." I stroked his back in comforting circles as I spoke, "Kuni; you're so, so amazing for going through all of this and still being the way you are. You're such a beautiful, strong, and wonderful person, and I want you to know my views on you will never change. We will get through this, you will get through this. No matter what." My voice was soft, yet firm in the places it needed to be. I just needed my message to get across to him. I really couldn't take Kuni being like this anymore, I just wanted to see him happy. I didn't want to see him fretting, breaking a sweat over some dumb teenage boy who couldn't keep his dick in his pants.

Kuni stayed quiet while absorbing all I had said. After a moment, he snuggled into me. My heart thundered so loud I swear he would be able to hear it.

I traced patterns on his back, trying to calm him. Oh, how thankful I was he came to me with his feelings. Kuni was finally opening up, finally trusting me enough to spill some of his emotions over into words. I suddenly felt possessive over him. I didn't want anything to hurt him like Heizou did ever again. I needed Kuni to be safe. I needed to keep him safe.

Kuni began to speak again, tensing more as he spoke. "Ahem... uhm, and one more thing." I could feel his heartbeat spike as he laid against me, "Heizou... is blackmailing me." I jerked, grabbing Kuni's shoulders to look at him. He looked so ashamed. "When he— when he did stuff to me. Sometimes he would record it. I never knew he did until recently, so I don't know how many videos he has of me."

I was quiet for a moment, processing what Kuni had said. Just when I thought the things with Heizou might be getting better and might be able to get rid of him, things got worse. I took a breath, calming myself so that I could focus on Kuni's worry and not my own. "How long has this been going on for? I mean... him blackmailing you?"

"Almost a week."

Okay, there was still time then. If it hadn't been going on for too long, it should be easier to make Heizou drop it.

"Kuni, listen to me. We need to..."

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Hey guys so like Wattpad is glitching so it's been hard for me to write, but sorry for the late update once more. Also guys lowk how long have yall bee n reading my fic for? Like what chapter was I on when u started reading bc i feel like it'd be interesting to know. My fics been going on for over a year so like idk 😭 anyways thank u guys for reading see yall next chapter!!