n. a recurring thought that only seems to strike you late at night-an overdue task, a nagging guilt, a looming and shapeless future-that circles high overhead during the day, that pecks at the back of your mind while you try to sleep, that you can s...
the truth is sometimes you can both do better - atticus
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i felt my eyes close, and as i struggled to keep them open everything went black.
i woke up to the touch of fingers on my shoulder, and the gentle rocking that steadily came with it. when my eyes opened i was met with silky grey hair, and a soft spoken smile.
"morning," suga chuckled, before peering out the window. it was dark, and he sighed softly. "how was your sleep?"
i smiled at the male, tapping the seat beside me as i grabbed out a carton of apple juice and milk, two slices of banana bread accompanying the drinks.
"it was good. how was practice?" i ask, softly drinking my apple juice as i handed koushi his milk and bread.
"it was good, thanks." he relied, smiling tightly. he took a bite of banana bread and i watched his face light up. "this is really good!"
"you probably would've gotten more if you had ate lunch with me." i glared at him, before dropping the subject and looking away. "i gave chiaki most of yours."
"nooo," he whined, before moving to look at me, his palms pressed together. "please bring me some tomorrow!"
"you're lucky you're cute, koushi." i chuckled, moving to kiss his cheek. "i'll have some for lunch. do you want me to make you anything for after practice?"
this was our routine. i fell asleep on the city transit and sugawara woke me up when he got on the transit. we always ended up sharing snacks i had brought from home, and i thoroughly enjoyed these small, short lived moments between us.
"ah, koushi!" i rely, grabbing his hand softly. "this is our stop!"
the doors to the transit shot open, and the pair of us exited calmly. this was usually where we separated, but when i moved to let go of koushi's hand he wouldn't let me.
"let me walk you home?" he asked, smiling at me with those big doe eyes and that cheeky smile. who was i to tell him no?
"if you say so," i respond, looking back at him. "let's head off then, my grey haired knight."
"i thought i was the priest?" he calmly responded, chuckling as i sighed.
"you're everything koushi," i relied, looking back at him. "mostly the damsel in distress, but you didn't hear that from me."
"does that make you my knight in shining armour?" i looked at him cockily as the words left his mouth.
"i sure am!" i announce, raising my fist. "as your knight in shining armour i must guarantee your safety!"
i quickly crawled between his legs, wrapping them around my torso carefully. his hands instantly fell on my shoulders, before moving and tucking their way across my collar bones.
"to safety, my lady."
we reached my home quicker then i had hoped. i knew that when i stopped at home that i wouldn't see koushi till lunch tomorrow, if he even showed up.
"hey," suga pointed, poking my cheek warily. "what's wrong?"
i set him down on his feet, crawling out from between his legs as a stubborn look crossed my lips.
"why have you stopped showing up for lunch?" i coo, looking anywhere but his eyes.
"i was eating with the team, but i promise i'll be there tomorrow." he smiles, grabbing my hand.
"you're too good to me." i respond, pulling him into a hug as i nuzzle my cheeks into his shoulder. i breathe in tightly, before carefully tugging koushi into a hug. "i love you, koushi."
"i love you." he murmured, pulling away from the hug and pressing our lips together.
the kiss was short and sweet, and everything i looked for in a goodbye kiss. i wave to suga as i walked up my my steps, opening the door to my house and walking inside.
"honey," my mom said, appearing at the front door. "who's that boy?"
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small little a/n, i guess. this is probably my favourite one out of all the entire oneshots i've wrote. you're also probably wondering why suga said "i love you," and not "i love you too."
i feel like the too on the end of those words make the whole thing feel like more of an agreement then a statement, and i feel like koushi would never want the reader to feel like their love was just an agreement.
anyway, thanks for reading this book! and for five hundred reads! you guys are awesome!
