hold me in your arms (like the night hugs the moon)
contents ౨ৎ ⋆ m. fushiguro x reader. fluff. no pronouns mentioned. ★ midnight cravings lead to hearing something unexpected.
“Do you think about me?”
You bite your lip, inwardly cursing at the hopeful tinge in your voice. Where did that even come from? You just came to the kitchen to heat up your ramen, how did you get here?
Doubt claws at your insides as the intoxicating smell of his faint mahogany cologne that you’ve always thought smelled more like spiced apples and the honeysuckles from the hand lotion he likes to use tickles your nose. You try not to breathe in the familiar scent too deeply even though you really want to.
With his body still pressed flush against yours, Megumi studies you.
“Do you think about me?”
Your heart thumps uncomfortably in your chest. “I don’t.” Liar.
“I do.”
Your hopeful eyes flit to his, searching his face for any hint of a joke and his serious gaze stops you in your tracks.
“You still don’t get it, do you?”
And then suddenly he’s all over you.
Your brain numbly manages to process just how tall he is when he softly molds his forehead to yours. Like he can’t get enough of the warmth seeping through your flimsy pajamas and into his bare skin, and if he stopped touching you he’d start dissolving into ash.
It’s also getting even harder not to think about how good he looks. He’s just wearing his usual black, oversized shirt but you tell how hard he’s been training from the way his arms feel under your fingers right now.
You swallow, your mouth suddenly feeling very dry under his intent stare.
“Don’t get what?”
“Everytime I look up at the stars I see your eyes instead. When there are flowers growing on the side of the road, I can’t help but think of how much you’d like them.”
Megumi pauses, taking a moment to gauge your shocked expression, letting his gaze linger on your lips before looking directly into your eyes again.
“And whenever I pass by a stand making those stupid little custard filled fish, I remember that time you came whining like a baby to me about how bad your stomach hurt, even though I told you not to eat so many.”
His eyes stay on yours as you continue to gape at him. “So yes, I think of you.”
Your mouth opens once, then closes again, before you finally regain the ability to speak.
“You mean taiyaki, idiot. And I wasn’t whining that much!”
“You were. And I know what it’s called, smartass.” Rolling his eyes, he brushes his thumb against your cheek, trying to get something off.
“Hold still,” he murmurs. “Eyelash.”
“Oh.” Your voice doesn’t sound like yours when you speak. His touch feels so tender on your skin. “Thanks.”
“You’re welcome.” He leans in with a rare, tiny lopsided grin, which is way more attractive than it should be on any human and laces his fingers through yours. Oh.
He's so pretty that it hurts, and everytime he’s this painfully close your heart feels weird and more jumpy than usual and you swear that he knows what he does to you.
So close that you can see just how long his thick, dark lashes are which you’ve always thought just made him cuter ever since you went on your first mission together with him last year.
“You’re an idiot, by the way.”
“What?” You blink. Now he’s calling you dumb?
“I was planning to tell you all of this later at the cafe I mentioned in class yesterday.” He snorts, placing his hand on your head. “You know, at a normal, socially acceptable time to confess. Do you always need to be so impatient?”
Warmth flares in your cheeks. “No one told you to say all of that!”
“Really? Huh.” Megumi’s mouth twitches slightly. “Guess I’ll pretend this never happened, then.”
“That’s not what I meant.” You’re twisting the ring on your pinky finger.
He lifts a brow. “What did you mean then?”
“I mean… I like you too. A lot.” You mumble. Megumi’s free hand squeezes yours in response and your stomach flips.
“Good.” His lips quirk up. “Now put your ramen in so we can go to bed.” He nudges you in the direction of the microwave.
“But yours is still in there!” You protest, feeling a little light-headed from the sudden change of subject. “I was going to let you heat it up first.”
Megumi scoffs. “The microwave’s big enough for the both of us. Hurry up.”
The small smile that blossoms on your lips causes Megumi to look away and hide the growing blush on his face. “Okay.”
Right after you put your ramen cup next to his and press the timer’s button for three minutes, Megumi loops his arm under yours and around your waist, tugging you to his side with such ease that your brain goes numb.
“Hey.” He murmurs against your ear.
“Hi.” You say shyly, resting your hands just below his shoulders.
Megumi looks right into your eyes, before he speaks up again.
“I adore you.”
The words are so simple, and he says it so plainly like it’s the most obvious thing in the world. The moon rises and sets, fire is hot, the earth is round, and Megumi adores you.
You shiver when he brings you even closer, closer than before, making you exhale shakily against the column of his warm neck while your fingers grasp the fabric of his shirt tighter.
Megumi’s lips skim across your forehead with an aching softness, brushing against your skin as he murmurs once more before the microwave dings, signaling that the both of your cups of ramen are ready.
“Don’t forget that, stupid.”
megumi ‘igaf’ fushiguro
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Bruce Wayne is definitely that person who randomly buys gifts for his friends. He'll see his friend eyeing something for a little longer than usual, and the next day he shows up at their house with that exact thing like it's nothing. (Bonus: he absolutely sucks at getting people gifts on the occasion, like holidays and birthdays)
He'll catch Barry staring at a cool outfit in the window display and show up at this man's house the next day with that exact outfit, perfectly tailored (bc of course this freak has his friends' exact measurements).
Bruce, shoving a bag in Barry's face, utterly deadpan: Here, a late birthday gift.
Barry: What the- Bruce it's been a month since my B-day, but thank you, you really didn't have to!
Bruce: Nonsense. Oh, if you don't like it btw I can return it or get it refitted or whatever, no big deal.
Barry, opening his gift: Oh WOW- dude!! This looks expensive!! You REALLY shouldn't have.
Bruce: I can take it back if-
Barry: NOno, I love it!! Thank you, Bruce!
Bruce: :)
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