𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

『Cuddling』

It was dark in your bedroom, and you had surrounded yourself with warm blankets and pillows like a mini-fortress in your own bed. It was quiet, save the sound of the ceiling fan spinning quickly above your head, making a small buzzing noise. You had your arms wrapped around a pillow as you tried to fall asleep.

Your husband, Kiku Honda, was finishing up a bath since he had a long day at work and needed to unwind. Being alone in the bedroom wasn't that different from when Kiku was with you because he liked to stay up in the corner against the wall, making it seem like he wasn't even there. In fact, you wouldn't even know he was there if it wasn't for the rhythmic sound of his breathing that often lulled you to sleep.

The sound of the bathroom door opening caused you to turn your head back slightly to look at your husband. He turned off the light quickly, but you saw he was already in his sleepwear. He walked slowly to the bed, not turning on a light in case it would disturb your sleep. Kiku often did little things like that, always putting you before himself in everything.

You felt his half of the bed weigh down a bit and saw his dark silhouette crawling up to his spot. He was slowly trying not to bounce the bed too much and wake you thought you hadn't even gone to sleep yet. "Kiku.~" You mused quietly making him stiffen and turn to you slowly making his way to his spot at a much faster pace. "(Y/N)-chan- I thought you were asleep." Kiku said as he pulled a blanket over himself. "I didn't wake you, did I?!"

Whenever he was worried or showing a lot of emotion like that his Japanese accent would thicken just slightly mostly making his l's sound more like r's and a few other tweaks and you found that adorable. Shaking your head and you held the pillow in your arms closer to you. "No, I was waiting for you to come to bed before I went to sleep." You said softly and nuzzled your head into another pillow you had.

Kiku blinked his brown eyes as he laid down, situating himself to get comfortable. "You didn't have to do that..." "I can't sleep without you here anyway..." You said looking down with a shrug. "I listen to your breathing and just knowing you're here helps me fall asleep." Sometimes you just wanted to cuddle up to Kiku wrap your arms and legs around him and lay your head on his chest to listen to his steady heartbeat.

But he didn't like such physical contact like that even if you were married. Normally he was off and on with those kinds of feelings making the first move if he was in the mood, and even then, he didn't do very intimate things. He also tried to adapt to your traditions of saying 'I love you' out loud more and giving you little kisses every so often.

You weren't going to push him since his culture didn't permit a whole lot of hugging and cuddling and that's what he grew up with. You were fine with where you were even though you loved to cuddle. "Oh..." Kiku said softly then he looked over at you and smiled a little. "Well I'm here now, so we can go to sleep, alright?" You nodded. "Alright~ Goodnight~" You mused and shut your (E/C) eyes to go to sleep. "Oyasumi, (Y/N)-chan." Kiku replied quietly.

The Japanese man actually felt like he wanted to cuddle with you, and he knew you wouldn't reject him if he tried... in all honesty, he didn't mind it when you hugged or kissed him, and he actually loved your affection. He just wasn't sure how to initiate his own actions of love toward you. After glancing to the side in thought, Kiku put his hands on the pillow you had pressed against your chest and pulled it from your grasp making one of your eyes open. "What are you doi-" You were cut off when Kiku suddenly pressed himself against you wrapping his arms around your waist and putting his face into the crook of your neck.

You blushed a deep red color as he did so since he didn't often do these things. "Kiku..." "I love you (Y/N)-chan," Kiku said quietly and shifted himself so you were looking at each other, sharing the same head pillow. You blinked at the sudden actions of your husband and smiled, slowly putting your arms around him as well, "I love you too Kiku-kun~" You said and pecked his lips with a small chuckle. He was so close, you could feel his warm breath on your skin, and even feel his heartbeat, which was moving at a quick pace. "There's no need to be nervous.~" You chided and shut your eyes again, even more, ready to go to sleep.

Kiku was already blushing worse than you were, "I just wasn't sure how I should cuddle with you..." he admitted. "Since I never cuddle, and you always cuddle a pillow..." "Please, Kiku. You're a better cuddlier than any pillow could ever be.~"