Unhealthy obsession (Haikyuu AU)

Chapter 26

Atsumu slowly opened his eyes, feeling even more exhausted than before. Despite this, his body felt warm and his muscles were relaxed; he was calm, at peace, and he felt his back covered by another body. An arm encircled him across his chest over the blanket he had over his body. He didn't remember very well where he was or what had just happened, but his mind didn't seem to care too much, because he didn't feel in danger and or anxious at not being in his own bed.

Everything seemed to remain part of the dream...

"Hey," a soft voice murmured. "Do you feel good?"

Atsumu turned his head suddenly to see Sakusa's face looking at him questioningly from above and examining his face carefully as his fingers gently stroked his blond hair. His expression was serious but there was a bright spark of kindness in his eyes.

"Don't make any sudden movements, stay still. You fell asleep for a few minutes, have I been too hard on you?" Sakusa asked.

Atsumu gulped as all the memories came to his mind: he didn't know exactly how long he had slept but he still felt the prick on his nipples after being caught with clamps for almost an hour, his lower body felt heavy as if was anesthetized, he felt the rope that held his wrists as Sakusa...

His cheeks flushed a deep red and he looked away in embarrassment, curling up between Sakusa's body and the black velvet sheet that covered his clean but still naked body. He hid his face as a choked sound of embarrassment came from his throat.

"No, sir," Atsumu whispered hoarsely between his fingers.

"Good," Sakusa said with a small smile, still stroking his hair.

Atsumu's reaction after realizing what just happened was cute, even a little... adorable? No, that was not the word Sakusa was looking for.

Lovely.

Yes, it was lovely. After moaning and begging until his throat was almost ripped, Atsumu was embarrassed on his lap as if he were a child.

He still has a lot to learn, Sakusa thought.

The man continued stroking his hair until the boy seemed to relax again in his arms and removed his hands from his face before turning slightly to look at Sakusa. His eyes shone almost innocently as he gazed with fascination at Sakusa's face: his eyes, his mouth, his nose, the line of his jaw...

"I was going to fix you a bath, but I didn't want to go away while you were asleep just in case you woke up," Sakusa said, allowing himself to be watched.

"You're more handsome in person," Atsumu muttered casually, ignoring what Sakusa just said.

The hand that had kept stroking Atsumu's hair the entire time suddenly stopped, a slight smile appearing on Sakusa's lips as he raised his eyebrows. Atsumu blinked a few times before he was aware of what he just said, then tried to cover his face again, but Sakusa was quicker and grabbed his wrists delicately before he covered himself.

"Why are you embarrassed now? You already said it, it's useless to regret it after you said it," Sakusa said holding his hands.

His expression was serious but he seemed amused at the situation and Atsumu blushed again, cursing himself a thousand times for being such an idiot and saying things without thinking. In the end everyone was right, he was a loudmouth without measures, he didn't know how to shut up and he always got in trouble for being a damn charlatan. Who did he think he was talking to? That was Sakusa Kiyoomi, for God's sake!

"And by the way, thanks for the compliment," Sakusa said, releasing his hands. "Can you stand up?"

Atsumu nodded and slowly got up from the bed, exposing his bare back. Up until that moment Sakusa's body heat protected him, but now that he moved away and the blanket only covered the front of his body, Atsumu felt a chill that made his skin crawl. Also, his limbs felt heavy—although he could move well—so he sat on the mattress with his feet flat on the floor. Sakusa stood up and held out a hand which Atsumu grasped gratefully.