synopsis » the moment rinne realises he's in love.
requested? » no
genre » fluff
a/n » this is for march's birthday 🫶 ( @rinnelovebot ) highly recommend listening to 'soft spot' by keshi while reading this btw <3
rinne doesn't think he's ever uttered the words "i love you" to anyone before. after having lost his maternal figure at a young age and being thrust into the role of village chief, he can't say his life has allowed for any emotions of the like.
yet you make him feel so many things he never even knew he was capable of experiencing — you taught him how it felt to be alive. when he's with you, he's not just surviving; he can feel the thrumming of his heart against his ribcage with every breath he takes.
it's different from the thrill he gets when he's betting on a card hand at the casino, different from how exhilarating it feels to be on stage with his group. your gaze feels like the sun gracing him with warmth on a cold winter day. your touch is far too gentle for someone like him, he thinks; but he can't get enough of it.
so even if he thinks it's selfish, he allows himself to melt into your embrace after a draining day, allows himself to tear up a little and bury his face in the space between your neck and shoulder as your fingers run through his hair. he can breathe a little easier when he's with you — there's no judgement, even though deep down he doesn't understand how you can look at someone like him so adoringly.
he doesn't know how to convey his affection for you in words, so he settles for a searing kiss against your lips, praying to dear god that you understand just how much you mean to him. when he pulls away, he locks eyes with you, and his world freezes for a moment as you wipe away the stray tears collecting beneath his lashes. you don't say anything, but you don't need to — your smile, that he could only compare to that of an angel, tells him everything he needs to know.
he's overwhelmed with a sentiment that he doesn't quite understand, and before he knows it, the three words slip out like a prayer. "i love you." a mere whisper, though it weighed heavy in the silence of your shared apartment. there were no fireworks in the background, no grandiose confession, but it was soft and earnest and it was him.
it was a verbalisation of his devotion to you, how much he appreciated you for never leaving his side, even when things got difficult. your fingertips trace along his jaw softly, and when you whisper the words back to him, he decides right then and there that every hardship he's ever gone through didn't matter. because he had you.
rinne is brash, impulsive, and unpredictable, but more than any of that, rinne is yours. you make him want to be a better man, someone that deserves a heart as pure as yours. and as you kiss him again, he thinks he finally knows what love truly means.
synopsis » rinne has never been one to hide how much he adores you, and he hides it even less on your birthday.
requested? » no
genre » fluff
a/n » happy birthday march <3
rinne loves every single thing about you. if somebody were to ask him why he's so deeply enamoured with you, he'd go on a tangent about how happy he is in your presence, about how your smile brightens his day, about how oh-so endearing you are, about how you're the one who completes him as a person.
he has never been afraid to show you how in love he is, always brazenly giving you his affection no matter who's around you both. now of course, this factor only intensifies on your birthday. on this day, he's more than determined to let you know that you're the most important person in his life.
as the sunlight peeks into your shared bedroom through the blinds, rinne's sleep is interrupted, but he's much too excited about what's going to happen throughout the day to sleep in. he glances at you who's peacefully asleep in his arms and he can't help the smile that graces his face.
he discreetly gets out of bed, knowing that he can't delay too much on his surprise since you're an early riser. cooking has never been rinne's strength, but with a month spent on perfecting your favourite breakfast (with niki's assistance, of course), he was confident enough to not ruin it.
the appetising smell of food cooking is what wakes you up and the absence of your boyfriend next to you in bed alarms you immediately. you get up and make your way to the kitchen, beyond surprised when you find rinne in an apron placing food on the table.
"happy birthday, baby," he says with a grin on his face, walking towards you to engulf you in his loving embrace. his smile widens further when you thank him for having cooked breakfast for you and he places a chaste kiss to your lips.
he leads you to sit at the table where your food is and he watches with a lovesick gaze as you dig in happily, complimenting him about how well it was made. he can't help but kiss you again after you finish your meal, pulling away only to pepper kisses all over your face and hear you giggling.
when you smile warmly at him, it's like his world stops completely to admire you. rinne decides at that moment that would do everything possible to see your beautiful smile for the rest of his life.
he loves you more than anyone, more than he had ever thought was possible. he's completely and utterly infatuated by you, and he knows that he'd do absolutely anything for you, the love of his life.
