Regular Shots

Holding Hands |Rantaro|

just a heads up this is on my quotev account, too but with a different title lmao
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You weren't a very expressive person, to say the least. It took a lot of wit for someone to figure out what you felt. Past relationships have ended because of your lack of affection, but one person has remained by your side.

Your current boyfriend, Rantaro.

It still surprised you that he asked you out, he never really seemed that close to you, but you'd be lying if you said you weren't attracted to him just a little.

You were about ready to give up on dating but decided to give Rantaro a try and that was probably the best decision you've ever made.

It's been months since you first dated and while you still were shy, you had confessed to Rantaro way more things than you did with your parents. Despite all that, you still felt guilty.

No one knew the two of you were dating and you could tell it upset Rantaro even if he kept saying it was fine. He was proud to call you his girlfriend the issue was he couldn't announce to the world, he had to remain patient for your sake. Also, people would constantly hit on you two, it resulted in some jealous moments.

So that's why you decided to take the first step in hopes of showing you cared no matter what.

🤎

"Seems like the rain won't stop, will it?"

Rather than voice your thought, you silently nodded as your boyfriend looked at you.

School just ended and it's been raining since lunch. You hoped it'd stop but it only got worse with each hour. If you stuck your hand out from under the roof it would instantly get soaked. Neither of you brought an umbrella so you were stuck standing in front of the school doors, huddled close against the wall so the roof would protect you. You couldn't even hide in the school, they already locked it and it wasn't worth trying to break in.

"If you want, we could risk it and run to my house." You stared at him. "We can stay at my place 'till the rain stops."

You both let out a smile at the suggestion. As tempting as the offer was, the logical side of you knew to refuse.

"Sorry, I have a test tomorrow, can't afford to get sick."

"Shoot, that's right," he groaned. "I didn't get enough time to study."

You let out a giggle. "If the rain lets up soon I can help you study."

"That'd be great." Smiling at your words, your face burned as he kept staring at you. Eventually, you had to turn away, causing him the chuckle.

"Cute..." he muttered. Your face felt like a volcano at that moment.

Alright, just relax, (First name). You can't let this change your plans. Just relax...

You placed a hand on your beating heart, trying to control it and your breathing. Luckily, you managed to calm down quickly before Rantaro could notice.

It's just a simple hand holding, nothing too serious. I think.

Despite saying that it still felt like a big deal. If you did that in the cafeteria everyone would instantly stop and gasp, staring at you. Thankfully, you were alone with no one to gawk at your actions.

Bang!

"What the—?!"

Without meaning to, you screamed and brought your hands to your chest. As much as the rain brought you joy, you had a bit of a phobia of thunder.

"(First name)! You okay?"

Looking at Rantaro, you saw how worried he appeared and your guilt from earlier only seemed to worsen at that. He even held his hand out, about to hold you but knew better than to do that.

"Y-yeah, fine... But can we just—"

About to ask what you wanted, you grabbed his hand, wrapping your fingers around his palm.

It felt... nice. Compared to how cold your hands were and how warm his were, it felt good to have some warmth in the cold rain.

"(First name)?" He leaned his head towards you.

You looked off to the side, hiding your face from him. You were feeling confident to take the first step, but not that confident!

"Can we..." You squeezed his hand. "Stay like this?"

For a moment, all was silent. The only noise being the pitter-patter of the rain and rumbling in the clouds. It put you at ease. But what really made everything feel okay was when you felt your hand get squeezed.

"Of course, (First name)." He slid closer to you. "We can stay like this."

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ahh he seems so ooc i'm sorry! but to be fair he barely had time in the game lmao
but god i love him so much wtf is up with me??