kamelika

[kamelika]

A Soothing Touch

(childhood bestfriend!reader x yukimiya kenyu)

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a/n: honestly im just using my pent up feelings as an excuse to write smth comforting, *sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh*, forgive me, society. synopsis: angst w comfort

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You trudge back home after a tiring competition. You managed to secure 2nd place, but deep down, you know that wasn't good enough. Because no matter how hard you try, there's always someone who puts in less effort than you but manage to get higher than you. And the fact that they shrug it off like it's nothing infuriates you. You just want to grab a fistful of their hair and- *ding!* A notification slices through your thoughts, the sound piercing your ears. You take out your phone, and immediately, almost all of your pent-up feelings withers away as soon as you see the notification was a message from Kenyu. "You did so well, I'm so happy for you, Y/N!" You couldn't help but smile at his message, although that smile didn't last long 'cuz your despair decides to come crawling back. "Not good enough, though." You unconsciously type. You eventually snap out of your trance, but not fast enough to prevent yourself from clicking send. You sigh at yourself, putting the phone back in your bag and proceeding to trudge back home again.

You lay on your sofa, fatigued. The more you think about it, the more you sink into darkness. You hated yourself for not being good enough, for being overshadowed, for hating yourself. You silently cry, cursing yourself over and over again- but those thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.

You groan, getting up from the sofa and groggily walk to the door. The door opens with a slight *creeeek* and lo-and-behold, 'tis Kenyu, himself! "Kenyu?" His name rolls off your tongue. "What are you doing here??" You interrogated him. "Well, you seemed really disappointed through text, so... I just wanted to offer some company. Isn't that normal with friends?" He gives you a gentle and teasing smile, one that melts you with ease. "Ah, well, uhm... Come in, then." You invite him in. "I brought snacks, by the way." As soon as he mentioned snacks, your eyes lit up and you questioned him. "Where?!" Causing a chuckle to come from him.

The two of you sat on your sofa, eating snacks in each other's presence. Kenyu was the first one to speak up. "Y/N, are you... Disappointed in yourself, perhaps?" You briefly stopped munching on your snack, being caught off guard by the question. "Yes." You answered straightforwardly.

A sigh rolls out of him. "Don't be, Y/N." You click your tongue, "Easier said than done. It's not that simple. I lost, to someone who gives less effort than me, and that's that. That proves where I stand. That proves-"

"Stop that." He interrupts you, pulling you into an embrace. "Not everything is based solely on results anyway. You tried your very best, and that's what's important. Whoever wins, wins. Whoever loses, loses. There's no use dwelling on the past, so focus on the future. On your next competition, so you don't lose again."

Tears begin emerging from your eyes, making his shirt wet. You sniffle, and sniffle, and sniffle, before finally reaching your breaking point and reducing yourself into a crying mess. He strokes your hair gently, comforting you. His touch seems familiar, you think, before finally realizing something.

That's the same touch you used when you comforted him the day he was diagnosed with optic neuropathy. That day, he cried into your arms, in which you replied with embracing him with love. You ran your hand through his hair, patting him.

This was his chance to repay you that day.

That day you showed him a soothing touch, a gentle embrace and a comforting presence.

Today, he showers you with a soothing touch, a gentle embrace and a comforting presence.

[kamelika]

someone PLSSSS help 😭😭😭 im crashing out...💔 im trying to find a yukimiya kenyu smut where the reader is liek, realllly pure and untainted. then yeah it goes the way you expect it to go and kenyu ends up breeding her. pretty sure the next day isagi asks why there are so many scratches on his back or smth idk 😭 plz help