Home - A Kenma Kozume x Fem!Reader

Chapter 15

**TW: Mention of trauma, bullying, neglect.

After Kuroo walked in on you both in the practice room you didn't really pick up where you left off, the both of you realizing how quickly things picked up just then.

"....I'm going to need a cold shower." Kenma sighed to himself when you both set out from the gym. His comment made you giggle but you felt similarly, still feeling the feeling of his hands on you. Of his lips on yours.

"Do you need to go home right away?" It was getting a little late but you couldn't help trying to invite him over. Sneakily, you seized his hand while you both walked, waiting for a response. He shrugged his shoulders at your invitation.

"I can come over." He gave your hand a gentle squeeze, to let you know that you weren't going unnoticed in your advances. After the mutual confessions you felt like a weight was off your shoulders, able to feel comfortable with his short responses and silence again. The walk home you kept his hand warm while talking about this or the other thing, about games like LOL and FE.

Although you didn't intend it, Kenma ended up staying overnight after you let him borrow your shower. He knew that you wanted to be close, crawling into your bed with you after dinner and letting you watch him play on his switch. There was a calm in watching other people enjoy themselves so you didn't mind him gaming rather than engaging with you since just being in his company made you happy in the first place.

To Kenma, you seemed to know him better than anyone ever has. You listen to him when he speaks and understand him even when he doesn't. Kuroo gave him similar attention but with you it was different--you stimulated him in a sense. When he realized how tired you were getting he took the initiative and clicked the console off, rolling onto his side and wrapping his arms around you. You didn't plan to go to sleep until he did and he knew that.

"...It's okay to fall asleep." Kenma pulled you a little closer, your head against his chest while he had his arms tightly around you. "I'll still be here in the morning." He kissed the top of your head, his voice lulling you without you even realizing it. Kenma didn't know if you'd been abandoned by someone you loved before but he did know that he would never become that person to you. You meant too much to him to ever leave from here on. "I'm still here." He whispered to you, his hand rubbing your back gently.

He was warm, almost warmer than your blankets while he held you. Something about the way he was breathing and the sound of his heartbeat but you at ease. Sleeping next to him threw all anxiety and sleeplessness out the window. You closed your eyes, snuggling in and took a deep breath to try and catch some sleep before tomorrow. Although you've slept against him before it felt like it was the first time again for him, his mind still running long after you'd fallen asleep. He was nervous and calm at the same time, still working through his nerves to actually fall asleep with you. You were like an anomaly, able to make him feel conflicting emotions and feelings while simultaneously making him feel in control of everything.

Sleep felt like a blink to you, you were put to sleep so quickly that rest actually felt proper. When you did wake up though, you hated how it happened. Kenma's phone was buzzing and ringing to a melody that would normally be nice to hear if it weren't so early.

"Kenma…" Exhausted, you didn't move from Kenma's arms when you spoke to him. "Kenma. Phone." Between the ringing and your fatigue you were ready to chuck it across the room to get those few extra minutes of sleep. Kenma seemed that way too, groaning and letting out a long sigh when he reached across you and picked up his cellphone.

"What?" Kenma answered in a sleepy voice but still sounded annoyed. On the other end, you could hear a familiar voice, not even needing to see the caller ID to know who woke you up.