Say my name - Sakura Haruka
Normally I'm bad with titles but without further ado! A ficlet(?) about Sakura struggling to call his lovely partner by their first name! It's SFW (but still under the cut) btw
I tried to keep it they/them for neutrality but if you find a stray 'she' somewhere that's my bad
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“I really don’t know what to do with him Suo! Every time he tries to say it he just freezes and sputters until he calls me ‘you’ or he changes it to another word last minute. Last week he tried so hard he nearly turned purple and gave himself a headache!” whining, you practically drape yourself over the table in defeat.
“Wow…our captain really is shy when it comes to that stuff, huh?” Suo’s holding back but you can tell he wants to laugh. Once Sakura shows up he’ll throw a teasing remark or two in but you’ll still be at square one.
“Maybe a nickname? Or what if you don’t look at him when he says it? What if he spells it out-“
“I don’t think we need to go that far,” interjecting gently before Nirei could start going through an insane list of things that may or may not actually work for the present problem, Suo leans forward, looking at you from across the table. “There’s something we can try that might work if you're up for it."
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It’s not a bad plan actually, if more simple than you thought it’d be. You’re waiting behind the support wall in the middle of Cafe Pothos, obscured from anyone just walking in. Nirei and Suo are at the same table near the front that you were at before, and Kotoha is cleaning dishes at the sink, though she knows what’s going on and has a ear turned towards the main stage of this event making sure she doesn’t miss a thing.
From where you’re peeking before Haruka opens the door, you can see Nirei’s tense shoulders, both trying and failing to appear casual not that your boyfriend will pay it any mind. Sometimes you're afraid he'll end up like Hiragi and his nervous stomach issues. Suo is the picture of tranquility as he eyes Nirei’s notebook before greeting Haruka. You hear your boyfriend stop, possibly looking around for where you said you’d be waiting for him earlier.
“Where’s-”
“A-ah…”
“Bathroom~,” Suo singsongs smoothing over his partner’s stuttering. “By the way, Nirei’s been wondering about their first name! It seems the notebook page he has on them is incomplete without it…” he’s drawing attention, not to the boy himself, but the pen and notebook he’s gripping on to waiting on Sakura to take the bait. Nirei had opted for silence as he clicks his pen and as if to write it down.
"It’s-" a short pause before he actual says the full weight of your name, matter of factly too, without fumbling it at all and you’re suddenly too giddy to contain yourself.
“S-Sorry I wasn’t listening. Could you say it again?” Nirei squeaks out.
There’s annoyance in his voice as Sakura says it again, and before he can get anything else out, you’ve decided this is your cue.
“Yes, Haruka?” You blink looking at him, poorly portraying innocence but you can tell blood is rushing to your face and you cannot rub your smile off if you tried.
“Oh my~ Sakura you’re so bold calling your partner by their first name!” Red eyes glittering wickedly as he taunts “How romantic!” He gasps with a hand over his mouth. Looking flustered but proud is Nirei, nodding vigorously, and Kotoha giving Sakura a pat on the back in congratulations. You’re proud of him yourself, despite having to coax your name out of him with the help of his vice captains.
He's wide-eyed going between you and Suo, gears clicking in to place that he'd been set up as he settles for firing at the brunette "Wha- you- I'm GONNA KNOCK YA-,"
"Oookay we're heading out now!" Before he starts a fight, you link an arm through his and begin leading him towards the door. He’s puffed up like an angry cat but his body completely yields when it’s you who’s maneuvering him away the cafe after saying a quick goodbye to everyone.
It's quiet, the path you take through town on the way to your house and he doesn't look at you when he mumbles a quiet apology. You aren't quite sure what he’s apologizing for but you stop walking and wait for him to start speaking again.
“Sorry fer takin’ so long to say it.” He’s still not looking at you but your heart breaks a little at how small he sounds. You touch his cheek enough for him to turn and look at you, uncertainty clear in his bi-colored eyes.
“Honey I never meant to rush you. If you’re still working on it that’s okay! I never wanna make you feel uncomfortable,” brows knit together in worry now that you’re holding his face in both hands, searching signs that you took it too far.
“I think I’ll be able to say it now - especially if it makes ya look as happy as ya did at the cafe. Not all the time, but when we're alone I think I can." He’s almost fully settled into your hands now, melting into warmth he’d been craving since he woke up this morning. He always wondered how such soft hands could touch something as rough as him and still continue to make the effort to hold him. You wait for him to finish soaking up his much needed affection for a few more minutes and then you're both walking again, slowed by the urge to stay close for as long as possible.
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"...and she popped out from behind the pillar and said "Yes, Haruka?"" Kotoha mimics your voice as she's giving Umemiya the rundown of what he missed.
"He's growing up so fast!" He wails theatrically wiping a tear from his eye.
"He's changed a lot since he came here, and even more since they started dating. I think he's getting soft with how fast they were able to drag him away without a fight."
"So he went from alley cat to house cat huh. Nothing wrong with that." he grins digging into his omurice. Kotoha smiles and hums in agreement. Nothing wrong with that in the slightest.
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Percy Jackson as things my sister has dared to voice:
Percy: That’s some Appley apple juice
Nico: Y’know with how small the chicken wings are, they’re probably just killing the babies
Annabeth: He’s kinda cute, I’m kinda warming up to him
Leo: Why is it the only time I’m part of a conversation in the group chat, it’s to defend myself??
Will: You’re not allowed spicy food because your kidney hates you.
Thalia: ive been eating too much vegetables and shit and like… I just need to poop
Jason: Why do the big cucumbers get sent to become pickles? Why can’t I just have a huge ass cucumber instead of it being sent to be soaked in vinegar??
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#2 Incorrect Batman: Vigilante (My AU)
Poison Ivy: I think I need a hug...
Harley Quinn: Good thing I'm hug shaped!
*45 minutes later*
Poison Ivy: You... you can let go now.
Harley Quinn: No, I absolutely cannot.
*****
Two Face: Not trying to brag or anything, but I can wake up without an alarm clock now simply due to my crippling and overwhelming anxiety, so...
*****
Mad Hatter, talking to Scarecrow on the phone: Did you preheat the oven like I told you to?
Scarecrow: You bet!
Mad Hatter: At what temperature?
Scarecrow: 535.
Mad Hatter: That's the clock.
Scarecrow:
Mad Hatter:
Scarecrow: 536.
*****
Joker: On the count of three, what's your favorite cake? One, two, three-
Joker and Harley Quinn, in unison: Chocolate cake peanut butter frosting with chocolate chunks!
Harvey Dent: Our turn, Two Face! One, two, three- vanilla!
Two Face, deadpan: I've never had cake, what is cake.
*****
Riddler: While I’m gone, Scarecrow, you’re in charge.
Scarecrow: Yes!!!
Riddler, whispering: Mad Hatter, you’re secretly in charge.
Mad Hatter: Obviously.
*****
Harley Quinn: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast?
Two Face: Several traffic violations.
Poison Ivy: Three counts of resisting arrest.
Joker: Also, that’s not our car.
*****
Poison Ivy: If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.
Harvey Dent: What if it bites me and it dies!?
Two Face: Then you’re poisonous. Jesus Christ, Harvey, learn to listen.
Harley Quinn: What if it bites itself and I die?
Scarecrow: That’s voodoo.
Penguin: What if it bites me and someone else dies?
Riddler: That’s correlation, not causation.
Mad Hatter: What if we bite each other, and neither of us die?
Joker: That’s kinky.
Poison Ivy: Oh my God.
*****
Two Face: Schrödinger's cat is overrated. If you wanna see something that's both dead and alive you can talk to me any time of the day.
*****
Riddler, trying to get friend with Penguin: I am an expert at identifying birds.
Penguin: Okay, what about those ones flying over there?
Riddler: Yeah, they're all birds.
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