If Sylus were my husband, no, when heâs my husband weâd celebrate everything together. His birthday, my birthday. Halloween! Valentines! Eid! New Yearâs! National sweets day! Even national crows day (I love crows)!
Iâd be his number one supporter the way heâd be mine.
Genuinely need a Sylus in my life. I must marry a Sylus. Matter of fact, I will marry my Sylus. He needs to be with me and I need him to come into my life asap
I wanted to ask abt ur fic "To Know You" Is it already a completed series with 4 chapter? Or Is there more?
It is NOT complete. I am writing more chapters. I hope to have the next chapter out right after New Yearâs. Maybe even before if time allows.
There is more but Iâm trying to figure out the direction I want to go with the story. Iâm kind of second-guessing it and feel as though I need to write it out correctly??
I would appreciate any feedback with what you all like. There is a direction and storyline I will go with but I donât want to jump in without bringing back ties to the chapters that are already out and details you all particularly like about their relationship.
For example, I like the way Nanami and and the reader are talking things out but still limiting their relationship. They are both figuring out their feelings and realistically people fall in love and face their feelings differently, thatâs what I want to show.
Nanami and reader both have trauma and backstories that they have yet to reveal, and I will mention it in the next two chapters.
EldestSon!Nanami x YoungestDaughter!Reader | Arranged Marriage
Overall this story will have NSFW sprinkled throughout the story so MDNI! Iâm so so serious about this. If I notice you are, I will block you without hesitation.
Marriage had never been on your five year to-do list, until it was handpicked and requested by the sweet lady you bumped into a few times at a bakery. With your average background and average life, you never expected to marry someone like him -- poised, serious, gentle and... rich. You didn't expect to get married, certainly not an arranged one, especially not at your age.
For Nanami, with his love life off-track, he takes a chance. At thirty-something, he's nodding and agreeing to the proposal his parents brought to him. Nothing forceful nor an obligation, but he didn't particularly mind it. Still, he prepares you and is honest.
âI may not be the love you're looking for and⌠I canât guarantee love will flourish, but I will treat you with nothing but respect and care," he said. And for you, considering your own circumstances, it was enough, even if it did hurt. You both were horrifically realistic about life and your situations.
Different habits, upbringings, and birth orders... They wouldn't make too much of a difference... Right? Certainly you'd work it out?
As I have warned before this series will have NSFW throughout the writing, so I donât want minors interacting with or liking my posts. MDNI! Iâm serious.
If you feel weird about 18+ writing, but feel free to skip over it. The reason why I donât put a big warning before each scene is because a lot of it is thoughts and sprinkles, so I am not going to put a warning before every interaction. There will be one before the chapter starts so read at your own discretion.Â
Warnings: NSFW, VERY self-indulgent, mentions of penetration, virgin!reader, fingering, grinding, LOTS of kissing, jealousy, ovulation, horny thoughts and dreams, mentions of sex sprinkled throughout, misunderstandings/miscommunication, emotionally confused Nanami, possessive Nanami, and cursing. Also, Gojo and Geto flirt with the reader!
Big Authorâs Note: It has some South Asian details because ya girlâs South Asian (take it however you want or switch out things in your mind), Iâm a virgin so all of the stuff is literally imagination without experience pfttt.Â
Word count: 15k+ (I went overboardâŚ)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
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YoungestDaughter!Reader who woke up to Nanamiâs body pressed up against her own. Blankets mixed together and him nearly on top of her. His face pressed into the divet of your neck and your legs entangled with his. You groan as you begin to notice how heavy he was. And hot. Youâre really hot. God, heâs like a furnace. Â
âKen- Nanami,â you call out, and he hums, mind still in the sleeping abyss. So, you call out to him again. Then again, shaking his arms the best you can manage. With the ever-so-slight flutter of his eyelashes on your neck, his breath sharpens. He shoots up, arms dipping into the bed to release you from being caged by his massive build. Giving him a tired smile, you giggle before he can speak.
âI didnât know we were going to cuddle already, Jellybear,â you joke, barely aware and the words leaving faster than you can control. You donât know why you called him that. Maybe it was the dream you just woke up from â the one where you were wrapped in the arms of a tan teddy bear officeman. Only waking up to still being in the arms of someone else, same build and heat, the name just clicked.
His face contorts into confusion, âIâm sorry, I didnât mean- Huh? JellyâŚbear? What do you mean?â
âDream,â you quickly reply, âI actually canât think right now. Iâm so tired.â You tried to pick yourself up only to lay back down, huffing as you do. He chuckles, his chest vibrating deep.
âWhy not teddybear? It makes more sense,â he raspily asks as he cracks his arms with his hands clasped and stretched out in front of him.Â
âOh, you know, Jellycats? Teddy bears, but jellycats because theyâre extra soft. Mixed up my words.âÂ
âJellyâŚcats?â he questions, head ticked to the side as his brows furrow with squinting eyes. Yours contrast his as you realize heâs never had a Jellycat as a child. (Neither did you, but knowing about it counts.) You gasp and immediately grab your phone to go on a 5 minute tangent about the different animals and how adorable they are.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who couldnât help but smile at your little mumbles about Jellycats, with tired, glowing eyes and just-woke-up hair. He also couldnât help but notice your shirt riding lower than heâs ever seen, where your bra strap peeked through and part of the lace escaped from its prison. White. But he shrugged it off and shied away from looking at it. He tried to focus on your words instead of letting his mind wander about the type of undergarment you adorned yourself with. Though, he wonât lie that it did send a split second image in his mind, long enough to send a jolt down his spine.
You both get ready together, waking up two hours past your usual work schedule on Saturday. As you rehydrate your hair, Nanami leaves the bathroom to grab his ringing phone. You look at him through the mirror and lo-and-behold he had on sweats and a white t-shirt that clung to his body with a small towel draped around his shoulder. He looks hot. And you couldnât deny feeling a tickle in your abdomen. Maybe a little lower. Think good thoughts. Good thoughts⌠Not about jumping onto him.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who was ovulating and trying not to foam at the mouth whenever Nanami left the shower in the past few days. You tried not to look too long whenever his sweatpant rides too low or his shirt clings to his abs and biceps as he stretches out his tired body. You just close your eyes and look away.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who has never been touched nor quite exactly with anyone because you never had the time nor the emotional trust. And now, for you, it was Nanami or no one. You were going to make it work⌠Even if you two never end up falling in love. Still your attraction to him did not help a single bit. Not when you knew he didn't feel the same attraction. Everyone can see heâs a fine man. Chiseled face with beautiful eyes and a deep voice that beautifully churns your stomach.Â
He returns to the bathroom and your eyes sway. One second focusing on yourself, the next on him. He spoke to someone on the phone, then pokes his head out of the door.
âSuguru is having a small party tomorrow at his place. Would you like to go?â After a beat of silence you shake your head, âI appreciate it, but you should have fun with your friends. You rarely get to see them on your own.â
âWell, Iâm sure Suguru would like to have you there,â he counters, his phone near his ear. Before you can respond you hear a voice loud enough to muffle through his phone. Nanami flinches and places his phone on speaker.
âHello?â Suguru tests and you reply. You swear you heard Gojo yell âTell her I said Hi~ pretty!â
âIâm positive she heard your loud ass already,â he says, chuckling, âAnyways, if you donât come, Nanami is banned from coming.â So yeah, you didnât end up refusing to go.
OldestSon!Nanami who found out you were a virgin (not that it ever mattered) during said party. Tiny one considering it was only Getoâs close friends. You insisted he go alone on the day off, but he insisted you join.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who thinks Nanami is forcing himself to include you, something you didnât want him doing. You didnât want him to pity your long distance from family and friends. But honestly, he actually would rather stay home with you than leave for a party without you. He even showed you proof of Geto texting in their group chat (one they had since high school) warning the others to not let Nanami in or to kick him out if he came without you. They already knew Nanami wouldnât even consider going without you.
You were still a little on edge after the hosting. Of course you werenât mad at them, but you still wanted to tiptoe around what left your mouth. You donât want to accidentally bring up another horrific memory. Yes, you have trust issues, but youâre working on that. And besides, you donât expect everything to be perfect all the time. Marriage has its own ups and down, you just need to go back and work together to patch the open scars and still itchy bothersome flaking scabs.
You look around, every single person familiar with your hosting. Everyone gathered in groups, but still in the same area, particularly Geto and Gojo off to the side sitting together. One was always with the other. So far, you noticed there was never a moment where Geto was somewhere Gojo wasnât or the opposite. Same thing for the junior trio. Megumi, Nobara, and Yuuji were always together, which you later learned was because they spent all of high school and college together. Trauma bonding and training then going into the same company their seniors applied to â Sorcers. (You just found this out from Yuuji going on and on about how much he looked up to Gojo and Nanami, and made it his mission to work under them.)Â
Per usual, to spice up the party, Gojo recommended the adult version of âLetâs Get to Know Each Other.â Gojo absolutely loves card games, especially the bonding one, so he was bound to bring it up in your presence at some point.
The rules were simple. Each person picks a card and asks everyone else the question on there, as long as they answered the question first themselves. No one was really drunk, perhaps a bit tipsy. But since it was a Sunday, nearly everyone laid off the alcohol.
Geto, being the insane person he is, asked the question without any hesitance, âOh, this is interesting. Where was the craziest place yâall had sex? Mine⌠Itâs gotta be the room in the train with the unlocked sliding door.â
One by one his bold friends followed suit. âShit, yeahâŚHonestly, me too.â What? Did they tag te- âHer cheating exâs car.â Woah. âOutside in a high-rise, on his balcony while it was thunderingâ âNearby a cliff!â And so on.Â
You found their answers insane, but to each their own. You have your own wildness. Nanami, despite his initial hesitation, answered with a sip of his black tea, âThe bed.â Queue the bunches of boos and sighs.
âSo boring,â Gojo huffs, only to notice your quiet demeanor. Feeling a little wicked, he waves his hands over to you.
âYou didnât answer!â he announces, making Nanami look your way. And for some reason, he was torn with himself. One part of him wanted you to answer, another wanted you to shy away from it so no one knows. He wanted to figure it out. He wants to be the only one to know.
You meekly shrug, shaking your head, hoping to slip out of answering only for Shoko to ask again.
âWeâre all adults. No judging. Trust me, nothing youâll say will be worse than anything that leaves their mouths. They never grew up,â Shoko chuckles, pointing at the grinning duo with long black hair and wispy white locks.
âI donât have one,â you quickly say, as if wanting to brush past it.
âOh, I get it! You canât choose? Same, it took me a while, but you have to choose! Chop chop! And donât look to Nanami for help,â Gojo hastes. You dryly laugh, looking around as everyone stares back at you. It was a tad awkward being the only one in her 20s, while everyone else was at least in their 30s. People with more experience and first-hand knowledge.
Scratching the back of your head and eyes avoiding everyone, you answer, âI actually donât have one. As in⌠Like⌠Iâve never had sex, so... Yeah.â
Silence. Most of their mischievous faces drop in guilt or surprised. Nanamiâs heart pumped blood more rapidly than heâs ever felt before. He carefully looked at your expression, wondering if you felt embarrassed, and was ready to divert the conversation. He just never expected to indirectly tell people that you two have never even had sex yet. You two were just never close enough to do so.
âOh. Oh, shit. My bad,â Gojo apologized with an octave raised. Profusely, as he glances from you to Nanami and back to you. You chuckle, waving your hand to air out the sudden turn of events
âDonât be!â you say, âI just⌠wanted to, um, wait. I am not rushing to have sex.â
Everyone hums, not focusing too much on your answer. Partially because they knew how Kento was. Partially because they knew this was arranged. You both barely knew each other, and even if you recently got closer, it is a matter between you two. It was not a hidden fact.
And Kento? Heâd never make the move if he thinks youâre not into him. And to him, you were far, far from interested. If he could, heâd gently cup face, pull you into him and swallow your breath away. Steal you away from the room and leave red marks all over your neck and chest. Ask you to open your leg and let him please you. And as disgusted as he felt with himself, his pants grew tight as he strangely marveled at your shyness.
The next set of questions were equally intense, but at least you got to know who would have a threesome and who did what in a public space. With no experience, you had the privilege to skip over answering a lot of the questions. As shocked as you were, you wouldnât be âbetterâ because you know how crazy youâll get once you get a taste. And you would be lying if you said you didnât think of Nanami inside of you at least once.
But thatâs just a dream. You would never force Nanami to be intimate if he did not want to. Husband or not. You can deal with your high libido on your own.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who notices Nanamiâs half-lidded eyes and looks back. You smile with an upward nod. He smiles back, waving his hand with a ânothingâ and adjusts himself in his seat. It took a lot for you not to drag your eyes down his tight dark blue shirt, his chest pressing against them as his sleeves were pulled up. Have mercy⌠You internally chant. And with you currently ovulating? Yeah, not looking good. Youâre now constantly thinking about him â craving him. And needing him to at least touch you.Â
As for Nanami, your dress â satin black with pretty gold jewelry that cinched your delicate waist â did nothing to help the growing flush on his cheeks. You adorned yourself with gold and hints of silver, plenty of jewelry to make you the most beautiful in the room. As you walked about he heard the little clinks of your jewelry. Oh such music they were to his ears. Despite being your husband, he was hesitant to take glances at you. He knew himself. One thought and his cock would definitely show how delicious he thinks you look. If only he could be the one to wrap his hands around your waist instead of that chain.Â
You noticed how much noise your jewelry makes too. Itâs not the attention that you like, rather the way the adornments make you feel. Whole and pretty. The metals clink and clink, grounding you with yourself, grounding you in the present. Youâve kept yourself hidden away for so long, and wonât do that again. The moment you gained the confidence to wear whatever your heart desired, you became unstoppable, perhaps a little attractive to yourself. Self-confidence is never bad. Of course, you limit yourself to what is appropriate to the occasion, but you feel good wearing what you wear and thatâs what matters.Â
And today, you definitely went all out, for yourself and a little for the man who refuses to touch you, even the tiniest bit. Anyways, you knew Nanamiâs attention turned to you whenever you were near, and you knew that culprit was none other than your jewelry, especially the delicate anklet that made the ever-so-soft ring!Â
Yet the first to comment on it was not Nanami, ratherâŚ
âYou sound like a bell when you walk by,â Yuuji grins, standing tall with gleaming irises. He exclaims how soothing you sound when you move about. A real life chiming bell, if you will. He beat Nanami to it, who was going to tell you, sooner or later, that you reminded him of the softest memory of windchimes. And the jewelry that adorned your body, the melodies that sound as the wind passes by. If only he could be the wind to always hear every single sound you made, heâd die happy.
Yet there they were conversing with Gojo and Geto, leaning against the table as they spoke to you. Both on either side, almost trapping you away from Nanamiâs gaze. Gojo looks back, shooting Nanami his infamous mischievous grin of whatâre-you-gonna-do-about-it before turning back to you. The idiot leans towards Geto, whispering something perhaps indecent or foolish, and both just smile like cheshire cats.
OldestSon!Nanami who knows if those buffoons set their eyes on you, Nanami might just be ruined. I canât let that happen. He knew he was good-looking, but those two? Theyâre charming and hypnotically hot. And most definitely a little interested in you by the looks of it. And seeing them lean over you like that, smirk and smiling? His heart ran burning hot. Steaming, actually. He wanted to pull them back by their collar and carry you away to keep you with himself. But he knows the ring on your finger suffices to calm the burning sensation in his chest. He was already your husband and nothing will ever change that.
â-nami,â Shoko finally manages to get his attention. He hums at her and she then hands him a random box of croissants she found in their kitchen.
âI asked if you wanted some.â
âOh, no thanks,â he quickly blurted before focusing back on you. Shoko follows his eyes and it clicks. Heâs preoccupied with his âforeignâ feelings, something heâs perhaps unaware of himself. Otherwise, he would've 100%Â snacked on the infamous croissants from Bakeloft Toasties.Â
As they spoke, your eyes noticed two sparkling silvers in the dim lights, so you looked down. Ring on both their hands. Not just any. Matching ones. A set. Both engraved with SG and a beautiful matching pattern. Suguruâs with a hollow circle engraved and Satoruâs with a filled one.
âYouâre engaged. Married?â you suddenly question, wide eyed and open lipped. No wonder they were always together, glued and unrippable. Two peas in a pod.Â
âOh, you didnât know weâre married?â Geto smirked, already knowing the answer â it was fun to see you process it in real time. âThought you were into it. Double the fun, eh?â Gojo chuckles at the interaction, liking the frazzled look in your eyes.Â
âInto it?! I- Whuh?â you blabber, caught off-guard for the first time in a long time. They both let out raspy laughs, Gojo nearly setting his head on your shoulder.
âKidding. Kentoâs watchinâ and it's fun to tease him,â he whispers, signaling his head backwards. You look past his shoulder and notice Nanamiâs gaze pin straight at you, or Gojo, or Geto. Or both. Or all. You donât know. But you did know that his unwavering, deadly stare made your stomach churn out of excitement and worry. This is the first time heâs reacting like this. You are partially right. Itâs your first time noticing it, but has turned green several times already.
âHeâs got to be jealous. Look at âim holding the glass,â Geto mocks Nanami, squeezing his hand into a tight fist around an invisible glass and hunching over with squinted glaring eyes. You couldnât but burst a loud baha! at the gesture, only to cup your mouth out of embarrassment for the way it left. They duo turn to look at you and then cackle at your blushing cheeks.
And boy, were you in for it because Nanami's eyes went from pin straight to wavering and low, looking away as if he interrupted something. You know that look, you knew from the thousands of stories youâve read and dramas youâve watched that he was reading too much into it. You knew from the indirect words and gestures within family arguments that this will cause some misunderstanding.
So you excuse yourself from the white-black haired couple and quickly walk over to Nanami, planting yourself right next to him.Â
âUm, is everything okay? I noticed you were a little frazzled,â you ask, cutting to the chase. His brows twitch as he looks back at you, before nodding.
âYeah, itâsâŚÂ I donât want to say it right now, but,â he leans in, lips whispering into your ear, âIt seems like everyone makes you openly laugh except for me. The kind that leaves your belly aching. It sounds childish, but are you not⌠happy? â
âNow thatâs wrong,â you whisper back, âWell, sort of. I laugh and smile freely with people I like. Itâs not that you donât make me laugh or happy, itâs justâŚâ You donât know how to say it.
âItâs just?â He asks, voice low and tickling your neck. You focus sorely on him and blacking out anything outside of the view you have. His eyes quiet and softly squinted, lips glistening from the lick of his tongue, and body brought forward but head tilted to look at you. You suck in a sharp breath, looking away from his thick gaze.Â
âI donât want to laugh weird in front of you. I laugh weirdly, not into the quirky Iâm-so-uniquely cute way. Sometimes itâs quiet and twitchy, other times itâs shaking the room,â you say, your voice reaching him despite the growing banter in the background.Â
âI want to hear you though,â he whispers, âquiet or not. Laughter and everything else. Let me hear you.â And you turn your eyes and meet his hazel sunkissed ones. Again, your stomach flutters and the saliva in your throat makes its way up and down your throat, lodging for a split second before you gulp it down.
Your mind plays an unfair game with you and flashes an image of Nanami choking you as he roughly kisses you and ravishes your body. So quick that you couldnât think of how or why it even happened.
Heâs talking about expressing. Nothing dirty. Why on Earth are you thinking about it right now?
Maybe it was the atmosphere or your ovulation or your overwhelmed mind, but for some reason, you hover your hands over Nanami's lap, shaking it to sound the bracelets and bangles. Jingle! Jingle!
âIs this good for now?â You smile, showing some teeth. He chuckles and wraps his hands around your wrist, a visible gap between his fingers as he does so, and pauses. When you donât take your hand back nor complain, he shakes your arm. Jingle, jingle! Jingle! Trying to make the noise again himself.
âYouâre the prettiest windchime,â he mutters, brushing the back of your hand, with a soft smile and a bit of his teeth poking through. And your heart skips a beat before your body burns hot.Â
Iâm so not ready for the future. You knew you were trampled the second those words left his mouth. How can you ignore the way your heart races and skips with him? How can you ignorantly say you only look at him without any thought to it? How? When you look for him the moment you come home. You spend your night in ache wondering if heâd ever lean over and wrap his hands around you. You try to force the overflowing feelings into Pandoraâs box only for it to be true to its myth. Now you can only hope he, too, began to love you the same.
And with the way he looks at you, right this second, youâre curious if itâs momentary or forever.
âWell,â you whisper, leaning away from Nanami, âMaybe if youâre the wind, youâll have me chime the melody everyday.â
âIâm the wind already. Am I not?â he says, lifting up his hand to show the silver ring.
You firmly press your lips together to stop the huge grin from plastering onto your face. You heat up rapidly, looking away to hide anything that shows how easily that got you.
âYouâre so annoying,â you blurt out, hand combing through your hair, as you bend away from his view. Heâs going to kill me.Â
âIf Iâm the only one that is, then Iâm honored,â he says, and you can just hear the teasing grin that plays on his face â the same one that your siblings used on you to further annoy you. You donât reply, but you do grunt.
And what doesnât help is Geto and Gojo giggling up with each other on the couch as they look straight at you. You just shake your head with a psh!
Taking a deep breath in, you decide to tease back (even if it was too late), âYou can make me feel more if you took the risk, but not anytime soon I guess, hm?â
Nanami, too, could not control his mind from showing a far-from-appropriate scenario. He clears his throat, pulling away from the ring of whispers you two created. A bit to the lips before he smiles at you, eyes sharper than expected and a glimmer that you couldnât quite place into a category. Teasing? Excited? Humored?
False. All Nanami could envision is the snapshot in his mind. Oh how pretty youâd sound if he thrust into you as his hands wrap around your bangle-adorned hands. Clink! Clink! Clink! with your dumbed-down mind taking his fat cock. Cut scene.
âIâll hold you down to your words then. Someday,â he softly says, so casually you go to war with yourself to decide if he intended that with or without the connotation.Â
The drive back was not silent per-se, but you two were avoiding meeting gazes and keeping minimal conversation to boring topics. Work, what to have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and so on.Â
You couldnât help but remember the lingering grin on Geto and Gojoâs face as you two drove off. You donât even want to assume what was on their minds.
âGoodnight,â you whisper, placing your feet under the sheets as Nanami turns off the lights.Â
âGoodnight,â he whispers back in the dark. The bed dips from his weight. Recently, perhaps two weeks ago, you two developed a habit of talking about something before sleep, but today itâs dead silent. The constant tick-tock tick-tock of the clock louder than your own breath. You don't speak, nor does he.
That night you and him slept facing away from each other. Not out of petty anger, distrust, or distance, rather out of the dangerous, dangerous tension that threatens to turn the silent room into a fit of bucking hips, begging, and hazy kisses.Â
Nanamiâs resolve was made of iron. Once he sets his mind to a goal, ideal, or method, itâd take an eternity to break it out of him. But even iron has its melting point, and his is you â your eyes, your smile, your allure, and a single touch of your skin. His resolve to not love you, not want you, not desire you, teeters at the edge of an abyss. Once heâs in, heâs in, and itâll take hell and back to bring back his resolve to push you away.
One small touch, one word, and one single shift would be enough to change the tides. A slice of heaven you were aching to taste, but maybe itâs too early to have a sweet tooth. And maybe you werenât ready to face the fire in your heart just yet.
You woke up on top of him, back faced up and nearly half your body used his as a bed. Your eyes flutter open to see Nanamiâs eyes twitching underneath the hand that laid over it. The other one planted right next to your hips, centimeters away from caressing it. You think itâs a mistake when you hear him curse, lips glistening after he licks them.Â
I mustâve moved around in my sleep today. Usually not the case, but occasionally happens. Feeling your eyelashes tickle the divot between his neck and jaw, Nanami slowly looks down, already awake from whenever he woke up. His blown eyes beeline to yours. Before anything is said, you try to get up, yourself up by the arms. Your open hair splays to one side of your face, curtaining the sunlight, some of the strands hitting Nanamiâs face. His eyes close from the impact and out of instinct he brushes it away.Â
âSorry,â you whisper, climbing up a bit more. Your thighs brush against his as you do and your face lines up with his. Lips inches away and noses barely touching.
Initially he was only going to move the strands away from his face, but the second he got a feel of your hair, his fingers combed its way up to the side of your face. His fingers feel the burn of your cheek and the divot underneath your jaw. You could swear you stopped breathing for a second. You lean in ever-so-slightly wanting more of his touch, lips parts to finally let the breath escape. Unconsciously, you move up more, your crotch barely sitting on his thigh with your lips dangerously close to his. Eye to eye, then eyes to lips. It would take only one more inch for your lips to touch. I shouldnât, but-Â
âCan I kindly ask you to get off it? I donât⌠Itâs difficult for me⌠when you move likeâŚâ his words died down. Huh? With cinched brows, you almost ask him, âget off what?â but it punches you in the gut. You feel the throb! of a semi-hard something against your upper thigh. The same thigh that wiggled its way in between Nanamisâ legs in sleep. Itâs his-!
âSorry! Iâm so sorry! I didnât mean to do that! Sorry. Iâll, uh, get dinner, no, breakfast⌠breakfast started,â you shout, face running cold as you bolt out of the room. You heard him call out your name, but you pretend to not hear. No way were you going back there. Your hands shake as your brain accelerates the overthinking. I made him uncomfortable. Iâm so stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Heâll be so mad! On and on and on and on your brain goes.
You donât speak to him when he enters the kitchen, facing away and refusing to even look at him. Hints of disgust at yourself and your desires. A small part of you wished to know if he got hard because of you. If he was holding back from grinding himself on you. But if he asked you to move, then that possibility is out the door.Â
âLook, about this morning⌠Rest assured, Iâll forget it. Donât beat yourself up about it,â he says, standing behind you as your finish breakfast.
âIt wonât happen again. Iâll make sure we donât touch each other. Iâm sorry,â you mumble, gulping down the guilt that eats up at your brain. Sighing, Nanami leans over you, trying to make you look at himself. You tilt your head up, your eyes connecting with his soft ones.
âYouâre allowed to touch me. If youâre worried about making me uncomfortable, then that is not why I told you to move,â he says, eyes scanning your worry-striken face.
âThen why?â you ask, softly. He doesnât respond, lips parted, but no sounds make it past them.Â
âItâs okay if you did-â
âI did not want you to feel obliged to assist me with my issue. We may be husband and wife, but our marital duties do not need to include sex if you donât wish.â
Taken aback, you plainly stare at him, âMarital duties? Wha- Issues?â My eyes twitch at his wording, wanting clarification.
âYes. We vowed loyalty and to spend the rest of our lives together, but I wonât trap you into activities you do not wish to partake in. You already do the same for me, no?â he hums, leaning against the counter with his palm. Nanami couldnât quite understand your confusion. After all, he thought the rules and roles were already stamped down. Husband and wife. Partners for life, or for however long you two please. No promise of love, but loyalty remains. Simple, no?
âWell, yes, but then what does our marriage mean?â you ask, looking back at the toast, stuffing the pieces with arugula, tomatoes, and eggs.
âIt means what we already established since the beginning, does it not? I did not marry you with the intention of mutual love, nor did you. Or did that⌠change?â Ouch.Â
âI know. Yes, I know that. Nothing changed⌠Just- Then, are we not allowed to have sex because of that? Certainly weâll eventually have to explain why we donât have children.â
âDo you wish to have them?â my ears perk at his question, eyes squinting. With you⌠I donât mind.
âHuh? Yes, I suppose, maybe. It wouldn't hurt, but I donât want them if weâre not in love. That will mess with their perception of marriage and love.â
âRight... Right, yeah. So what do you wish for? I canât change my perception of this marriage overnight, but I want to work towards what makes you happy and content. âÂ
Say it. Say it. Heâs not going to get angry.Â
âBe my husband without fear,â you say, cutting the sandwich in perfect halves, âYes, ask me for my worries and limits, but you can feel what you want, do what you want. I donât care if itâs lust, anger, or a little in-between of whatever weâre going through. Hold me, joke with me, be a little mean â anything. Hell, touch me however you want, youâre my husband. If I have an issue, I will tell you..â
You stare back at him, brows stitched together, after setting the knife down. Why should you hold back when the line was already drawn? If he didnât like - love - you, so be it, but you craved touch and affection like any other. Even if itâs loveless, you want him to touch you, tease you, and treat you like someone who will stay. Not dance around whatever square of needles he boxed himself in to stop himself from being forward. You know he must have desires and needs of affection, so why can you both just⌠be intimate?!Â
âI⌠I see. Iâm sorry. I singlehandedly decided our boundaries for marriage,â his gaze turns solemn and foreign, âWhat is it that is okay and not with you? Hugging or kissing or-â
âEverything is okay. Iâm your wife, Nanami. No one else's. Who- Who else will I go to? Whatâs so bad about doing what you want? I wonât run away.â
He sucks in a sharp breath, eyes traveling to your lips, eyes, and lips again. He knows he can. He knows heâs allowed. You handed him the green flag, flashed the green light, and turned in all proof of consent, but he canât. His hands shake and heart pulses erratically. Scared. His voice trapped in his throat when he admits to himself itâs not that he doesnât want to, heâs just scared to touch someone so⌠you. All that you are â beautiful, kind, thoughtful, and effortlessly you.Â
âI take that as you wanting me to initiate intimacy?â he asks for clarification, clearing the clogged lump in his throat. You nod, licking your lips and brushing off crumbs from fingers. Again, you avoid his gaze. Youâve never been good at asking for things you really wanted from others. Hell, you sometimes fail to recognize what you want from them too. Be it emotions, time, Â
Youâve always been a-okay with everything others give. If thatâs what they can give you and want to give you, you wonât ask for more.
âIf you want to. I also donât intend to force you into intimacy and sex, just because weâre married.â
His eyes travel back to your lips and then up to your eyes, noticing a couple clumps of hairstrands draped in front of them. His brows twitch at being unable to see your pretty eyes, so he lets himself reach up. He lets himself tuck your hairstrands behind your ear, sliding down his hand down to cup your face and-
Peck.Â
You close your eyes at the tickle of his breath on your left one. You bite your lips, face and neck burning hot. Youâe only heard of this happening in books and movies. Never in a million years did you think heâd kiss your eyes â so gently and with that soft look. His hazel eyes held affection and care for a thousand years ahead.
âI want to. And Iâll be better about this. I promise.â
âYeah⌠Yeah. Okay, Nanami.â âKento. Weâre married so call me by my name, okay? Don't be so formal.â
EldestSon!Nanami sure knew how to tease. Years of practice made him perfect at it.Â
Days pass from that day and neither of you had the guts to make another bold move. Your conversations with Nanami werenât different per-se, but you noticed the tweaks. His head didnât lean forward to listen to you a little more, his eyes were more focused on other things, and his answers were shorter. But youâll admit you, too, were avoiding the strange blossom in your heart â the flutters, the kicks, and the sudden trembling.Â
How do you stop your heart from slowly becoming his? Even after establishing that touch and intimacy was okay, how do you even start?
EldestSon!Nanami who has lived without attaching strings or feelings to people. Heâs done it once only, and it hurt like hell to have lost them, so he carefully, hand picked who he lets in his space. Even then, not too much, not too little. What if you turned out to love another man, despite being his? Just like her? He trusts you⌠He does. So why is it so hard to let his heart open its door to you? He can only pray that this insecurity, this insanity, of his does not diminish what he has with you. He never wants his past to write out his future with you. Not you.Â
And he, too, at thirty-something, knows youâre not someone to deceive him nor to play with emotions. So at night, when youâre deep in sleep and he wakes up for a glass of water, he makes it a habit to kiss your eyes. The very eyes he felt his heart crack open a door to, pulling you just a little closer to, at least, physically feel how close you two have become.Â
One regular afternoon, the tides change. Nanami worked in his home-office while you made some earl grey tea, setting out some croissants for him to chew on. He had been there for a few hours and you thought he could use a break. He wasnât going to eat lunch for another couple of hours either.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who shows a portion of her care through giving and making food for others and doing small things to make their days easier. Earlier that morning, you already did the laundry and dried them, knowing heâd probably want to wear that black shirt tomorrow. And lo and behold he told you he is looking for it since wants to wear it (only for you to tell him itâs already drying) and thanks you for washing it.
You maneuver the two cups in your right hand, setting the tray of croissants on the hallways table, to crack the door open with your hand. You then pick the plate back up and bump! the door open to scurry inside.
âNanami, sorry for disturbing you,â you start, gaining his attention, and walk to his desk to stand to his right. You set the early grey and the plate of croissants down, before taking a step back.
âI wanted to drop this off and Iâll be on my way out,â you say, noticing the two documents open on his computer. But before you can turn, Nanami clasps your wrist.
âYou can stay. I- Itâs a little too quiet in here. Iâd appreciate it if you also joined me for tea,â he says, pulling on your wrist to drag you closer to himself. You slowly nod, setting your own cup down. Quick on his feet, Nanami scoots his chair to the side and grabs a chair for you to sit right beside him.
You were the best person to focus with. You ran a strict policy of not talking until the work was done, and you werenât about to make Nanami lose focus by asking him questions, even if you were incredibly curious. However, ever-the-older-brother sown into his bloodstream, Nanami notices your antsy gaze crawling all over his screen, practically showing the question marks over your head. A smile tugs onto his lips. You reminded him of the college days when he finally came home. His siblings would plop themselves near him and laptop, and ask on and on and on and on about his research.
EldestSon!Nanami who curses at himself for previously believing youâd be a spoiled child, having been the youngest and flashiest of your siblings. A month ago he wouldâve considered you cold, picky, and reluctant, but he now sees the small ways you carry yourself and look out for others. You remember how many tea biscuits Nanami likes with his tea. You donât let yourself sway in certain matters but you still hear people out and understand their perspective. You always make more than enough for meals and baked goods because you anticipate sharing with friends and family. And you continuously make space for others.
He sighs at misjudging your character, perhaps it was also why he was unconsciously averse to being intimate.
Taking a sip of the tea, his heart warms up at the perfect amount of sweetness. Occasionally, he turns to look at you, taking in the flutter of your lashes and the trail of your invested eyes. He wonders if youâd ever look at him the way you look at books. He out-of-the-blue cups the side of your face, pulls you closer, and pecks your eyes. Once again, your face heats up and you touch your lids. A low whine escaping your throat, âYou always⌠Canât you do anything else?â
âDo what? It's a thank you for the tea,â he hums, a tad bit confused. Is he not allowed to kiss your eyes? You stay quiet, stumped by his cluelessness, mumbling a ânothing⌠nevermind,â before going back to your reading.
His brows raise as he speaks, âAnd if you were curious, Iâm finishing up a report on the most recent case. Further details are confidential, but I discovered this case matches withâŚâÂ
Oh, how ignorant he was to your gaze at his lips and his eyes.
OldestSon!Nanami who brought pints of ice cream the day you casually dropped that you âcrave ice cream all the time.â Already becoming like his father, he brings home pints and pints of ice cream - â enough to last half a year. When you smile at him, thanking him over and over again for the ice cream, he has to turn away to hide the red that reached his ears. It didnât help that you practically squeezed him into a hug, nearly tearing up at the gesture.Â
He who, for a split second, wondered how your cold, ice cream-slicked lips would taste. Like vanilla? Like strawberries? Or would he get to taste you? He has to bite his lips and leave the living room to not kiss you, desperately and deeply.Â
He, who was seconds away from tossing your spoon and ice cream to the side to add his warmth to your frosted lips. Pull you so close into himself and coat your lips with his own substance. But he feared his own desires. How can he dare to touch someone so precious? How dare he have such thoughts about you?
You, who was stumped when Nanami didnât respond to your offer to share. He was there one second and the next he wasnât. You, who didnât know Nanami locked himself in the guest room, hands over his eyes as he needs to hide you away from his gaze. One more moment with you, be it speaking, looking, or just nearby, and heâll tear down any barrier he still puts around himself.Â
Nanami and you had a normal conversation the next week, and it was normal until it wasnât. It was about Gojoâs shenanigans, which was fine. Fine until you reveal that you had plans with him that evening. Plans to go to a bakery. Nanami found himself green-eyed and heart pounding erratically. He also liked bakeries. Scratch that, he wanted to take you to his favorite bakeries, but he didn't complain. He also wasnât going to snatch away your excitement to meet Gojo at a bakery. You were working at your at-home work desk and he was reading in the chair planted to your left, listening to you.Â
Every time you look at him, you find him staring at you. Odd when he claims to be reading.
âAre you reading or are you observing me?â you mumble, a light jut of your bottom lip.Â
âA man canât look at his wife as she speaks?â he raises his brow, tilting his head. You let out a huff, rolling your eyes, âNot that. Youâre staring at me as if, you know, youâre staring too hard. I feel it.â
âIâm simply admiring you,â he casually drops, eyes still pinned on you, and takes you a minute to reboot.Â
âDonât give me the evil eye,â was the best you can come up with in the panic. Youâre quick to reel the conversation back to the outing.Â
You mention that it was a certain bakery youâre exploring with Gojo. âMama mako,â you mumble. Nanamiâs favorite one (but you didnât know), the one he wanted to take you to. He just planned to take you there a month later, when they have their seasonal menu back up. He wanted you to like them too. Still, it was fine. Maybe (it really wasnât). Humming to yourself in confusion at someone on your screen, you got up to reach for something and he got up with you, for reasons he doesnât even know. He just wanted to be near. Your fingers wrap around the yellow sticky notes, grabbing it to make notes of reminders and work changes on your desk.
Then you mention, while chuckling, âHe said weâd split all the desserts and eat it together. You know, for a taste test the same slice or something.âÂ
Thatâs what got him. His mind flashes images of you sharing the same desert from the same spoon. Then quickly flashes Gojo, licking off the cream on your lips, pulling you into a deep kiss.Â
Nanami found himself trapping you between himself and your desk, his book long forgotten on the chair. Your body freezes as the bundle of sticky notes in your hand drops onto your desk. His hands grab your waist â not rough though, no. Yet, thatâs why it was a little scary. It has your heart jumping â his touch gentle and completely opposite to his dangerously low voice.
âDonât go,â his lips whispered into your ear, making you gasp. Your hip accidentally bumping to his as his breath tickles your skin.
âDon't want you to go. If you must, I want to go with you. And donât eat from his hands,â he says, gently turning you around to meet his gaze. His eyes travel to your collarbones and you felt him fighting against his own fence. His fingers dig into your hips and he leans down to peck your eyes. So, for another push, you daringly respond.
âAnd if I⌠want to eat from him? Weâre not kissing or anything. Maybe tasting it with him wonât be so bad.â Your eyes looked up at him feigning innocence, but he knows this look. The spoiled-brat look that believes you can get away with this, but he wasnât about to let it slide. His jaw tightens and he leans down closer. His hand runs up to your neck, sliding up your jaw, and then tips your head up!Â
âThen I will taste you before he doesâ he whispers, eyes traveling to your lips, his thumb brushing it. His Adamâs apple bobbing up and down as he pulls down on your lip, nearly sticking his finger into your mouth. His breath shaky as he pecks your cheek then right at the corner of your mouth.
He knows you donât mean that Gojo would taste you. Hell, he knows you wouldnât even eat from the same spoon. He knows! But boy, did the thought of it rile him up. Your breath shakes as your neck heats up against his own. He pulls you closer and closer, leaning down to tickle your breath. A whimper escapes your throat and your hands snake up to clutch his shirt.
âDo you object?â his lips were millimeters away, eyes hungrier than anything heâs ever felt.
You donât have a chance to finish shaking your head no as he swallows your hitching breath. Taking your lips between his and you donât even have the chance to prepare. His arms grab your waist, pressing himself flush against you. You raise yourself up on your toes to match his height, but it's not enough. He pulls up on your thighs, lifting you and snaking your thighs around himself as he pulls you close. Closer and closer, yet nothing could be close enough. The distance between skin was stifling and he wanted you to be intertwined with himself, until your souls were one. He was going insane at the taste of your lips, intoxicating and, damn it, he couldnât believe it took this long to kiss you. Curse his scared heart. He shouldâve tasted you the second he saw them lick the ice cream off the spoon. They are just as sweet, a hint of strawberry and vanilla.
âWaited- ngh- so long to taste you.â
His kiss was both gentle and rough, slow but mean. Biting and pulling on your swollen lips as he leaned your head back to go deeper, deeper, and deeper! Â Your nails dig into his shoulders as a whine rumbles through your throat.Â
âMph-lease! More!â
He pulls himself away, seeing your eyes hazy and you shaking breathlessly. Pwah! Your lips were spared, but then your neck wasnât. He bit, nibbled, and sucked, did everything and anything he felt like. Leaving any mark he could because you were his â his to taste not Gojoâs. The chains were left behind, unshackled and broken to the point of no return. His lips tugging then tongue soothing the skin on your neck and collarbones. He needed there to be no chance at all of Gojo forgetting you were taken, that you were his. (He knows Gojo would never, but fuck did those damn thoughts get to him.)
Ba-bump! Ba-bump! Ba-bump! You were sure Nanami could feel you pulsing on his abs, but he was not doing any better. His cock practically begging to escape his sweats â a steady beat of ba-dump ba-dump ba-dump against your butt. Up and down, up and down, he lightly teases both you and himself by rubbing you against himself. Your bodies are sensitive, but not enough to let you two have a taste of ecstasy. I want him. I want him so bad.
âDonât lose your mind yet,â he whispers, chuckling, âWhat do you want?â
Your session, however long it was, cut short with a ringing phone, especially yours. You glance to see Gojoâs name plastered on there. Vibrating and vibrating. You wiggle in Nanamiâs arm to have him let you down to pick up the call, pushing away on Nanamiâs chest. Wait, your eyes tell. With your frazzled hair, messy lips, and two unbuttoned pajamas, you speak into the phone, rather quickly.
âHello, Gojo? W-whatâs up?â you speak, an octave higher. Before you notice, Nanami pressed his own ear onto your phone.
âHey, pretty! Are you leaving yet? I can pick you up since Iâm already driving there,â he says, revving his car to resonate it through your phone. You look up, only to see Nanamiâs eyes glowing, his lips red and swollen. A depth of desperation and dark green jealousy boiling through them.
âN-no,â you breath, âI have yet to get ready and-â
âIâll drop her off. Focus on driving competently.â
âOh! Haha! Yikes, he sounds like heâll kill me,â he laughs, before bidding goodbye.
That day, you left the house to meet an appalled Gojo, who not only noticed Nanami glued to your side, but also the button-up shirt you wear, when you rarely, if ever, button up your shirt all the way up your neck. You avoiding looking at Nanami also gave him all the context clues he needed. Looking back and forth, Gojo gives a knowing wild grin, nudging Nanami in the stomach with a bounce of his brow.
That day, Gojo also left with a pout when Nanami refused to let him split desserts with you. Even when he tried to feed you, out of the kindness of his heart, Nanami instead snatched the fork from his fingers and handed it to you. Nanami stomached the remaining half pieces and bought you brand new ones. Jealous bastard wonât even let me buy her anything, Gojo internally complains. He really did want to befriend you one-on-one, but Nanami clearly was opposed to that.
OldestSon!Nanami who has to deal with Gojo giving him a knowing smirk for the rest of the damn week because, âYou felt jealous of me! Married man to married man! Do you think so highly of me that you assume Iâd impress her?â What got Gojo to finally shut up Nanami sharing your handmade flan with him, only if he lets it go â he took the flan and listened.
âSo⌠you like your wifey a lot huh?â Gojo teases, chuckles echoing the hall. Nanami freezes, eyes scrunching inwards, âNo. Not in that way. I am simply protecting our marriage.â
Gojo stares at him through those black circle sunglasses with a question mark over his head, â...Right.â
OldestSon!Nanami who didnât know how to deal with the tingling heat on his face whenever you were around him. You two had conversations throughout the week, but heâd respond with blunt sentences and a cold face. If he was and is angry, you donât know from what or why. You hoped heâd come to you, but so far, he hasnât.
As you two drove home, back from his work party, you slid the window down feeling the wind on your skin. Tonight was a little different, youâve felt the change in the atmosphere. After that kiss, heâs been a little more distant, a little more reserved. Did he not enjoy the kiss? Did he regret it?
He surrounded himself with his friends and coworkers, rather than sticking to you. Now, you donât expect him to be with you every waking second of the party, but he didnât interact with you at all. You were left with Gojo and Geto and then he vanished on his own. It didnât help that your eyes were continuously looking at him, only for him to not even spare you a glance. Frankly, you felt embarrassed.Â
Even when you asked him if you two can get a refresher together, his only response was, âYou can get one for yourself. Itâs right there.â Itâs not that deep. Yet, the tone and his ignoring eyes swung a spear through your heart. That was all. Nothing else the entire night.Â
You were used to the treatment. Little to no eyes on you since you were young. After all, you had the intelligence for it. Your academics, your slightly mature demeanor, and knowledge made up for any child-like habits you had. The gifted one of your family. The one who doesnât need help.Â
The way Nanami thought you could grab the drink by yourself, in the sea of strangers at his office party, was perhaps because he knew you were capable and carried yourself well, but a little show of care wouldâve helped. Maybe, just maybe, a part of you, just like little-young-you back then, wanted him to guide you through the bunch of people new to your day-to-day life.
âLetâs turn the music on,â you say, trying to lighten the mood. You touch the bluetooth to connect your phone to the carâs speakers. The first song playing turned out to be a Japanese song, the beat a little more sensual than you expected for the first song of the car ride to be.Â
Considering the lyrics you remember from the music video⌠Kento definitely heard lines less savory of a regular car ride. Oops.
Without looking at you, his focus on the road, he clears his throat, âCan we shut the music off?â
âOh. Yeah, thatâs fine,â you whisper, cheeks flushed, turning the bluetooth off. You had a playlist ready for car rides, a mix of songs you both would enjoy. You recently learned that you two surprisingly have similar music tastes, about a 80% match. You just didnât expect the sexy one of the group to play first. Maybe for another day then.
As he drove with one hand, he kept tilting his head, almost as if to crack or massage an ache on his neck. A roll of his shoulders before another tilt to attempt to crack it. Unable to stop yourself, youÂ
âPlease- What are you attempting to do?â he flinches away, as if your touch burned him. You retract your hand, surprised by his sudden⌠irritation?
âI was trying to help your neck pain,â you say, folding your hands in-between yourself, hot blood rushing to your face.
âJust- Please donât.â Nanami doesnât know why his pounded heart and warm skin decided to control his speech opposite to how he felt. I want you to caress me. Your touch feels like heaven on Earth.
âAlright, I wonât. Iâm sorry,â you nod, not arguing. So we can kiss, but not touch? You donât mind his boundaries, but figuring them out is just like looking for Waldo. Why is kissing okay, but not this?
As you two come to a stop at a busy red-light, considering it is a Saturday night, you gaze at the bunch of people out-and-about, giggling, pushing, and enjoying themselves. A group of women with their partners passing by and then what seems to be a separate group of guys.Â
âPlease roll the window up. Itâs chilly out,â Nanami suddenly demands. You turn your gaze to stare at him. If youâre not cold, he definitely isnât. He is a furnace himself. So why the sudden change?
âIâm hot.â
âI will turn the AC on, so letâs roll the windows up,â he tries to bargain.
âNo,â you reply, attempting to match his cold responses all night. All week actually. You thought you were going crazy because he was still kind, but his voice and words hinted otherwise. Doing your dishes and laundry, but only humming and shrugging to respond to you instead of full sentences. If he was going to act this way, you werenât going to tolerate it.
âI donât want the AC,â you grab the window glass, a childish part of you adamant to get your way.Â
âStop being so stubborn,â he says, harshly calling out your name, âPeople are out there staring at you.â
âOkay?â
âMen are out there staring,â he mutters, clenching the steering wheel. You stare, dead straight, stare at him in utter confusion. As the green-light strikes, Nanami steps down the quiet road that leads to your house. You had at least 15 minutes of driving left.
âYou werenât even talking to me at your office party, but you want to pay attention to every man that stares at me?â you ask, crossing your arms, turning your body towards him.
He sighs, slowing down on the empty road, âItâs- Iâm trying to protect you from guys with indecent imagination. So please roll your window up.â
Your brows, âWhat- No oneâs here,â you point out to them now, empty road.
âOkay, fine.â
âWhy are you acting so weird?â you ask, genuinely lost.
âLetâs talk about it at home.â Fuck that.
âStop the car,â you demand, squeezing his hand. He listens, pulling into a random street parking, turning to face you. No one was around other than the bushes and trees.
âWhat-â
âWhatâs the issue? Iâm confused too, you know?â you complain, voice hushed low. You unbuckle your seatbeat to sit comfortably. Knowing yourself and him, this wonât be a one minute conversation. He pulls up all the windows, knowing the same.
âItâs- Itâs,â your voice slightly cracks as your frustration and embarrassment seeps through, âItâs confusing when youâre nice one day and distant the next.â
Nothing can describe how hard you had to bite your tongue all week, to not scare him off with how quick you were to notice his behavior. It sure did hurt like hell when you gave a big part yourself to him only for him to not spare you a glance the next day. He even stopped kissing the lids of your eyes.Â
âI know it is hard adjusting, but Iâm lost too. I don't know how to act with you or whatâs okay and whatâs not. I wonât do things you donât like, so please⌠Please stop being so hot-and-cold with me. If youâre confused, tell me. Iâve said this before, I donât mind how you feel as long as I know.â You said all in one breath, spilling it out before you scare yourself into balling it all up again.
âIf you hated kissing me, thatâs fine. We tried it and itâs not for you. We donât have to-â
âWho said I hated kissing you?â his face was worthy of capturing a photo of. The most horrified look, thus far, printed directly on his face. Eyebrows cinched in, eyes wide, and lips twitching. A neck vein popping out a cherry on top.
âW-well,â you stutter, âI thought- You didnât kiss me anymore after that, so I assumed it. This entire week you just did a 180. No eyes kisses. Nothing. And⌠Just now you moved away as if Iâm disgusting.â
âI-â he takes in a deep breath, wide chest rising a fall as he unbuckles his seat belt to turn to you.Â
âIâm horrible at my approach, but please know whatever horrible thoughts you have about the kiss we share are utterly wrong.â
His hands were planted firm on his thighs, playing, âI acted out-of-line and Iâm incredibly sorry. This entire week, my behavior is uncalled for. There is no excuse for that and itâs not usually how Iâd act. I know my actions should speak louder than my words, but trust me when I say I donât hate kissing you.â
You nod your head, only to part your lips to ask, âThen why wonât you kiss me anymore? Youâre avoiding me.â He doesnât reply for a second. Your brain immediately freezes up and you swallow the hurt building up inside.
âItâs okay. You donât have to make up excuses.â
âItâs not thatâŚI donât have the right words to describe it,â he says, hands wiped over his face.Â
âDescribe what?â
âThat I feel like I need to kiss you for hours. Every single day. And I donât want something short and sweet. If we kiss, if we touch, I know Iâll keep going and goingâŚÂ I look at you, thatâs fine, but eventually my thoughts draw me back to the kiss. I feel like Iâm a crude teenager again.â His voice low, almost ashamed. You look up at him, not even knowing what to say or react with. Your stomach flutters and tingles.
You lick your lips, eyes skimming down his shirt, âWell, weâre all still our crude teenager-self, just more mature adults. And if your concern is time, then I donât mind long kisses⌠As long as you donât ignore me the next day. âÂ
âI wonât. I shouldâve known better. Iâm sorry,â he looks up at you, his eyes dim and regretful.Â
âI know⌠Thank you. And Iâm sorry for being extremely pushy about this, but I had to get this out. I didnât want this building into something bigger.â
âNo! Please, donât be sorry, certainly not about this. Iâm glad you did so,â he softly says. A beat of silence passes by before you ask another question.
âWait, so you donât want to kiss me or be near me because you want to kiss for⌠a long time.â
âYes, but I suppose thereâs more to it,â he answered.
âLike?â
âMy hands will wander. I will wander. I canât do that to you,â his hands go out to pull at the designed string on your sleeve, playing with it. There is a hint of reddish-pink blush on his cheeks.
âThen wander,â you whisper back, your hand pulled on the same hand caressing your shirt with, "Youâre the only one stopping yourself." Cue the silence and then he moves, leaning forward.
âCome over here,â he sighs out, reaching out to pull on your waist. You hiccup, mind not anticipating the command, but your body listens. You grab onto his shoulder, legs awkward shifting over the separating barrier. You try to smoothly sit on him, but it does not go as smoothly as you wished.
âOkay, wait- Ow!â you yelp, your knee lightly ramming into the driversideâs door with a thud! He maneuvers his hands to rub your dull knee. Admittedly, it didnât even hurt, not enough for you to yelp out. It was just a loud bump, but you werenât complaining, especially not with the rewards. His hand rubbing your knee as his furrow brows and soft eyes question your hurt.
âAre you okay? Iâm sorry. I shouldâve thought that out better,â he whispers, his right hand going from your waist to your cheek, caressing the skin. You nod, adjusting your seat. Said seat being Nanamiâs lap.
âSo? Are you⌠going to kiss me?â you whisper back, breathing ghosting over his lips. He smiles, hands planting itself on your waist to pull you closer.
âI want to. But I donât have your permission yet.â
âMe sitting on your lap is permission, Kento,â you grumble, pulling on his collar. He looks at you with a âreally now?â look at his brows.
âIf you donât⌠I âm just going to call Gojo or Get- Eeow!â you jump as fingers pinch your waist.
âDonât test me,â he says, tightening his grip on your waist, pulling you forward.
âI donât like sharing,â he kisses your lids, hands sliding up to pull you closer. His lips ghost over yours, then he smiles into kissing you.
Slow and steady for the first few seconds, but quick to grow desperate. His hand leaves your neck wandering elsewhere off your body. The other pulls you closer to himself, waist to waist, chest to chest. As close as possible. You donât even notice, but you feel it. His seat draws back, and you lean more and more on him. Your stomach flutters again, the kind that leaves your body growing hotter. His lips donât leave you for even a second, even as you grow breathless. Breath heaving and lips growing into greed. You practically caged him in, rather he made you cage him in.Â
From the eyes of any voyeur looking in, you seemingly took the reins, but they couldnât be more wrong. He was the one with wandering hands, just like he said they would. From your waist to your thighs to arms, his hands explored and guided every one of your limbs. He was the one that pulled on your neck, to pull your lips in more and more. He was the one wrapping your arms around his shoulders, so you dig your nails into his shoulder as you whine. And he laughed at your breathlessness after every interval. His soft chuckles angelic compared to the throbbing you feel under yourself.
Maybe it was the way his warm hands calmed you down or the way his kisses grew more tender after the long session of desperation, but you were growing tired. Heâd be a fool not to notice the way your lips fought tooth and nail to keep up and moving.Â
âIs my wife sleepy?â he chuckles, looking up into your eyes. You hum, eyes fluttering open. You nod your head before hugging him with your head dipping into his neck.
âI guess you have to drive home like this then,â you jokingly insist, eyelashes fluttering on his neck.Â
âAs much as Iâd like to, that is a road safety hazard,â he whispers, voice low to not break your steady, tired breaths. You groan, huffing into his neck. You swear he had a built- in heating system because even with the AC on your body felt toasty on his. Lucky him.Â
âCome on. Time to leave,â he taps your waist with his thumb to signal you awake.
âFive minutes,â you tell him, mumbling something that barely made sense to him. Frankly, those five minutes were not five minutes because the next thing you know, you wake up in your bed. Your clothes changed, makeup cleaned up, and hair done just the way you would for sleeping. How in the world?Â
And Kento? He was sleeping turned towards you with his hand over your waist, holding you closer than any day previous to that moment. On that Sunday morning, you woke up warmer than any other day.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who overhears your conversation with Ophenia. He didnât mean to eavesdrop. He returned from work to a laughing duo and music playing in the background, so he decided to let you two be. Quietly passing by before said conversation forces him to glue his feet to the floor.
âGirl, TMI but have you guys fucked yet?â she asks, so casually he almost thought he was mistaken.
âYou act like we havenât shared worse, but no. Not yet,â you reply, taking a sip of your tea. Ophenia gasps, swinging her body to face you.
âYou- What?!âÂ
âWell, listen!âÂ
âNo, okay let me calm down. Itâs literally your marriage. My fault, oopsy daisy!âÂ
You chuckle, shaking your head, âYeah, it just never happened.â
âYou donât think heâs attractive?â her voice raises an octave at the question, lips thinning into themselves. Nanamiâs heart raced, dreading your answer. He doesnât think heâll bear hearing the opposite. You stay silent for a second before, âGirl, huh- what?! How many times have I told you about how hot he is? I think about fucking him everyday.â
âThen go seduce him or something! Heâs yours already!â she raises her arms in the air before slapping it down on the couch with a loud thud!
 âOphe, I canât! He probably doesnât think Iâm hot!âÂ
âPuh-lease! If you're not hot, who is?! Rumpelstiltskin?â You two burst into a fit of laughter and thrashing â his own smile pulling at his lips.
âWe kissed though⌠A couple times,â you shyly admit, âThree⌠FiveâŚâÂ
âWhat?!âÂ
âHeâs a good- great kisser.â
âMm. Disgusting,â she gags.
âTsk! You literally asked!â you whine out.
So maybe, just maybe, he did purposefully leave the shower a little extra drenched that night â his towel barely hanging from his hips with his V-line poking through. Pretending as if his boxers werenât tucked underneath, just for your eyeâs innocence if the towel happens to fall. A small smirk tugs onto him when he sees you avoiding his eyes, looking everywhere but him as he speaks to you.
âDo you know where my blue shirt is?â he asks, feigning confusion as he looks down to where you sat. He actually knew where it was. He just wanted you to look at him. And you do. Surprisingly.
He will admit, he did want you to react, take a jab at the line you both seem to still be tiptoeing around. The fine line pretty much nearly disappears into nothingness. So when you hand him the shirt and return to your book, acting normal and cool, he isnât just disappointed, he is devastated and heartwrenched. He really wanted to see those panicked doe eyes. The same ones that leave his chest a bit full. The same ones that looked for him amongst the crowd of strangers at your post-wedding reception. The same ones that left him wanting to kiss your lids. Begrudgingly, he turns around, shirt in hand and shoulders dropped.
OldestSon!Nanami who leaves the room unknowingly leaving you flushed and heart-raced. You did beeline to the room and simply go back to your book, but how else would you act normal and stop yourself from tripping over your own words. His abs and chest were on full display and your eyes wanted to zoom in, zoom out, and roam. Your hands flush and tingly from your need to feel them under the pads of your fingers. Once he was out of sight, you cup your face into your hands, letting out the deepest sigh of your soul. Youâre really unfair, Nanami.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who had a wet dream that same night, of getting a taste of your lips and your body. Your nails dig into his back as you wrap your legs around him. Your cunt clings around his cock as you cry out his name.Â
âKen-Kento please! Anh!âÂ
He wakes up breathless with his thick, hard cock trapped under his sweatpants, hesitant to even take care of himself because you were right there next to him. Your peaceful sleeping figure made him even more disgusted with his dream, with himself. He gets up and escapes the room, choosing to go to the guest room shower to take care of himself. Pumping his cock to the thought of you under him, taking his cock and pulling him closer. How good youâd look with his cum running down your thighs. How good his fingers would fuck into you. Fuck! He muffled to himself, holding his shirt between his teeth as one hand pumped and the other grabbed the wall.Â
Need you. I need you. So bad. So bad!
Oh, you must taste heavenly. From your sweet lips to your slick soaked pussy, he wanted to see your face overwhelmed from pleasure. Blushing and hot. He wanted you writhing under him, cock-drunk and clawing at his back.
âFuck,â he quietly grunts, pumping out streaks of cum that dribble down his hand and washed away by the streaming water.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who goes back to the room ashamed of himself, face laced with a bright shade of red. Namami, who gets hard again when the blanket slips down from your movements â your grey panties with a white lace trim peeking out of your loose pants. All he does is tuck your hair behind your ear, peck your eyes, and go to sleep right beside you, ignoring the throb between his legs. He, who was unusually losing control and composure around you.
From then on, any time heâd get hard, heâd ignore it. He felt dirty thinking such thoughts. So what if you were married? He couldnât do that to you.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who got rock hard every time you two kissed, but couldnât find it in himself to suggest anything further. Kissing was enough. He could wait however long you needed. But what he didnât know was that you too were waiting for him. For him to signal that he wants more, just like you.
YoungestDaughter!Reader werenât better⌠Not at all. Youâve seen his veiny arms in short sleeved white shirts before, and his muscles tight against those dress shirts. Your eyes quickly etch that into your brain. Youâd imagine his hands wandering your arms, your waist, and your body. His hands pushing you up against a wall, couch, counter, anywhere, to fuck you. Hip to hip, bucking and bucking. His face in the nook of neck as his pounding shows no mercy.
Youâve caught a glimpse of his abs when crouched down, peeking into the hole of the neckline. You memorized the shape of his waist, the way his pants tented up when he walked, and the soft groans thatâd escape his lips when heâs frustrated.Â
Who can blame you? Heâs insanely attractive. And you? You were weak for him. So on nights where Nanami would work overnight, you head to your home-office, sit on your couch in the dark, and touch yourself. Of course, youâd never directly ruin your couch and you did feel guilty and dirty about doing it there. You place a bed sheet under yourself for⌠reasons. Your hands reenact what youâd imagine him to do, to feel like, to fuck you with.
What his lips would whisper into your ear as he circles your clit with his long fingers, what position heâd lock you in, and his hips bucking into yours. Plap, plap, plap! A low whine leaves your lips as your head leans back on the couch. Would he ever come into your studio and finally fuck you? Would he shove you up on the desk and kiss you until you canât breathe? You donât know how it works or how it would feel, but your imagination suffices for now.
Heavier breaths and biting your lips more as the string tightens and tightens. So close
Then, you hear familiar footsteps, the distinct pattern and heaviness already embossed into your brain. Nanami!
You jolted off your couch, before you could cum, so you were frazzled to say the least. A light sheen over your chest, heat running down your back, breath heavy, and eyes glossy. Your lips were already puffy from biting yourself quiet. He was over an hour early.
You heard him make his way through the house with muffled words that you canât quite hear. Absolutely panicked, you pull your shorts back on, still wet and unsatisfied. You walk towards your door with a shaking body, only for it to shoot out and nearly collide into you. Had it not been for your reflex to quickly step aside, you wouldâve bruised up your forehead purple.Â
âOh fu- Sorry,â Nanami nearly curses, eyes widened as you stumble into him. His hands plant itself on your hips to hold you up as you're pressed up against him in the dim lights. Your thin pajamas did absolutely nothing to help the situation. Without a bra on, your nipples were already pebble hard. You were 1000% sure he felt them on his own body. Why else would he freeze?
Already sensitive from the activity, your breath hitches as his hands slide up. Nanami was banging his head against the wall in his own mind. He looks down to see your shiny eyes looking back with upturned brows and puffy lips. In your pretty black pajama set, silk shorts and a slightly unbuttoned top â the lacy kind. His first thought was to question if youâd been crying, but he hates himself for the way his cock jumped as your breath got heavier. He could see the way your skin stuck to your pajamas and feel your body shaking hot.
âI- Uh, youâre back!â you blurt you, shaky hands pulling up your shorts again. He clears his own throat, nodding along, âYes. I apologize. I shouldâve knocked⌠But I got back a while ago and noticed you werenât in bed. I thought youâd appear after my shower, but no⌠I just wanted to check on you.â
âWhat were you doing up?â he asks, reluctantly removing his hands from your waist. You donât know what you exactly said, honestly. Something about prototyping an idea for your teamâs next project.Â
Then, you see his eyes roam your room only to land behind you. His eyes examine the unlit room, everything tidy and put together except for two spaces and the bin in the corner and the couch. Not your table, that you claimed to be working on, but the couch. The bin had always been like that, storing all the miscellaneous items. But the couch, which was always tidy, had a random crumpled grey sheet in the middle and dark spots on said sheet. Prototyping in⌠the dark? You always do it with lights partially on.
He looks back at you, only to notice you looking away, biting your bottom lip with furrowed brows. Your left hand was tucked into a fist hiding behind the folds of your thin shirt and a sheen over your waterline. Ah.Â
Looking back up you see his eyes on your hand, the same hand that was down your panties. Then your eyes meet. Still and neither of you move. His dilated and shaky eyes, and yours unintentionally seductive and inviting.
It takes every single ounce of gentlemanly composure in his body to reluctantly turn around. Heâs not a fool, he can figure out you were taking care of yourself. Yet the thought shook him â you laid down on your couch with your hand inside those cute shorts and moans leaving your lip. Your fingers swiping your nub to relieve all desires and needs. And if he didnât leave now, heâd snap open the binds and swallow you whole. Why not come to me- Wait no. Stop it.Â
But then you call out to him, daringly so, âYou- Uh, You donât want to stay?â Eyes yearning and hand reaching out to tug on his sleeve.
âIs that an invite?â he looks back, glimmering eyes of desire peering down at you in the dim light. WellâŚ
Now here you were, sprawled across your couch, underneath Nanami as he fucks his fingers into you, long deep strokes as you claw at the sheet beneath. Head dizzy and legs open for him, with his tucked under yours. His gaze stuck solely on your wet hole, drinking in every flutter of your body.Â
It happened utterly quickly. One second you thought Nanami wouldnât have it in himself to ravish you and the next he pulled you into a desperately rushed hot kiss and pushed you back into the couch, fingers pulling at your shirt and shorts.
âânami! Please, just, anh!â Your voice was music to his ears. Trembling fingers wrapping into between his locks as he leans back up to see your face.
âTake it fâme,â he moans, breathless and pounding his chest as his cock pulses against his sweats, âMy wife sounds so pretty just for me.âÂ
His long fingers nimbly worked it way down your folds, gliding in and out, in and out, as his thumbs rubs gracefully at your clit. Your eyes lose focus every so often as he changes up the pace, keeping the tempo steady before going off-beat. A little faster here or a little slower there. He paid attention to the smallest sound you made â the hitch of your breath, the shudder of your sighs, and the hiccups as his pumping overwhelms you. Â
His eyes were blown wide, entirely amazed by the way your body reacted to him. He was no conservative, but boy did he get rock hard knowing he is the only one who has seen you like this, felt you like this! How could he not? He is the only one who gets to make these kinds of noises escape your pretty lips. Not Ophenia, not Gojo, and not Geto. No one else. Only him.
He slows his fingers, sliding them out to rub your puffy clit a little faster. You hip buck as your mouth opens in a circle of hiccuped breaths. Raising himself to meet you face-to-face, he pecks your lips, swiping his tongue, before tugging your lips into a kiss. His body cages you in, one arm settled right beside your face as the other is nestled between your thighs. Pulling away, he sets his face mere millimeters away, his breath tickling yours.Â
âDo you feel good?â he whispers, his index and middle fingers dragging up and down at your clit and folds. You nod your head with a hum.
âSo good, really good,â you whimper back, throat tickling from the sensations.Â
âYeah?â his eyes locks in on yours before scanning all the way down to see his fingers, once again, get swallowed by your tight hole.
âYea-anh!â you choke as he thrusts his fingers inside, his thumbs matching the steady pace on your clit. Your arms claw at his biceps as he chuckles on your lips. His breath mixes with yours.
âYou couldâve just come to me, you know? Instead of suffering with your needs,â he says, voice oozing in dark jealousy, âDonât go against what you preach. Tell me what you want from me. Mild or filthy â if itâs you, Iâll oblige.â
You two barely fit on the couch, more-so him and his large frame. If you were even a little conscious, considering the haziness of pleasure, youâd notice how Nanami is practically unable to fit the depth of the couch. His only support being his forearm and bent left leg.
ââm sorry! I will,â the cry leaves your lips louder than expected, the uneven pacing making your mind loop between almost cumming and right back to not.
âYou have to. Haah! I canât believe you keep this pussy away from me. Sheâs sucking my fingers in! Look,â he moans, urging you to look at the view he was seeing. And you do.
You look down to see your hole greedily swallow his fingers, clenching and melting at his meticulous work. How can you not wet nearly the entire sheet when heâs finger fucking you until your brain melts.
âNgh! ânami, wait! It's 'oo much,â you plead, nails wrapping around the front of his shirt pulling him into a semi-hug, your face resting in the crevice of his neck. You smell a hint of amber wood and lavender, a mix of his body wash and wardrobeâs natural scent of cologne collection.
âLet me take care of you, hm? You'll feel goodâ Your blurry vision tries to make out his face, only to see an outline of messy hair (your fault) and eyes and the pads of your fingers feel the thin sheen of sweat as you pull on his neck
âNana- Fuh,â you cry out, overwhelmed by the quick rushing waters that flow through you. Nanami notices the fast clench of your hole. Your nails digging deeper into his shoulders and your feet point out as the pleasure envelops you.
âCome on. Come on. Cum for me, pretty girl. Cum,â he kisses your neck, soft breaths urging you closer and closer to the tightening string. Your head goes dizzy from the high as your arched back connects you to him, chest to chest.Â
Low whines emerge from deep inside you, noise and moans you never knew you could make. Youâd always thought youâre a quiet one, but his touch taught you something else â not quiet with him.
âThere we go,â he encourages, pumping and pumping and pumping, letting the end of his thumb complete the job.Â
âMy wife did so well for me.â He kisses your closed eyelids, the same ones that forced shut from ecstasy. With slowing heaved breaths, you pull on him, wrapping your arms around his back to grind yourself on him â your unclothed pussy onto the open skin right above his sweats.Â
âWanna feel you more,â you breathlessly demanded with glossy eyes.
âMm, youâre such a, ah, fuck, hpmh, tease,â he groans, grabbing you by your hips to pin it back down onto the couch. He pulls down the sweats and boxers confining his cock. No matter how many times youâve seen his massive cock outline his pants, denting it as he walks, nothing couldâve prepared you for how thick and long it was. How⌠How will it-
âIâll go slow. I promise. We can stop at any time. I swear by it,â he says shakily as he pumps and pumps his cock, looking into your eyes. You nod your head, yes.
 Using the slippery liquid from your tiny hole, Nanami pumps his already stiff cock, a groan slipping from his mouth. Licking your lips, you grow wetter (if thatâs even possible) at the view. Your husband flushed red as he fucks his own fist with your juices, hmphs and moans leaving his lips too.Â
âDo you want it? Do you want me?â You nod at his questions, opening your legs wider to let him make use of the limited space.
âPlease? I canât wait,â you beg, and he loses any shackles heâs kept on. Pulling your hips, he slides you towards his cock, a gasp leaving your lips as he does. The tip of his cock grazes the nub of between your slit.Â
âIâm going to ruin you,â he mumbles to himself.Â
He lays his cock on top of your folds, running it along your clit and sliding it down your folds. For a moment, he does just that â thrust his cock on top of your clit. Then, circling back his thick and rounded tip against your tiny hole. Adam's apple bobbing up and down, saliva dripping down his throat at the mere thought of finally getting to have you. If only he could push it in a littleâŚ
Then before he can pass through, he stops, âI canât.â His arms retract his cock back. His mind snaps back into place, into reality and rational, as he realizes where exactly you two were.Â
âI canât have you⌠like this,â he breathed, tugging his pants over his hard cock.
You collect your breath, brows twitching and pinned together, âDo- Do not want to? Am I not-â
His hands glide down your waist, âNo, god, I want to. I truly do. Hah- You look so beautiful, itâs difficult not to, but not here.â
You sit up, tugging on his armsleeve, âthen take me to bed,â voiced laced in honey. Your tongue licking your bottom lips, the soft glistening saliva coating it, âPlease? I need you.â
Honestly, it wasnât a big deal. Youâve lived with compromises and changing up your preferences to ease others. He could take you right here and youâd call it the best way to finally get a taste of it. Unconventional, but if itâs him, it's okay. But Nanami wonât - he couldnât. He didnât want to risk anything with you. Not with you. The one beaming light in his strenuous lifestyle. He was not going to have your first memory of this be in a dim office-room on the small, cramped couch.
So he lifts you up in one swift motion with his left hand as his right arm carries your house slippers. You donât even need to worry about falling with his firmly gentle grip on your body, his taut muscles against the thin layer of pajamas or the lack thereof. Needy-you was different and more open. You kept pecking his jaw, wanting the attention that he already happily gave you, sliding your hands around his shoulders to skim your lips down the side of his neck. He effortlessly walks across the hallway with you in his arms. You always were a sucker from strong men.
Thud! The bedroom door slams against the wall as he doesnât even bother to close it shut. Who will watch? His chest heaving and rock-hard cock strained against his sweats. He tosses his phone and your slipper somewhere, not caring where they land. Gently laying you on the edge of bed underneath himself, Nanami leans down to pull you into a deep kiss. Once, then twice. Then repeat and repeat. His hips bucking against yours and yours raising to meet any friction possible.Â
âPlease! Please, hurry!â you whined, spoiled pout displayed on your face. Brows frowning as you tug his shirt. He chuckles at your rush, but he was not doing any better. He was sure heâd cum right then and there the moment you two connected. His hands desperately wander, squeezing your breast down to your thighs and back up to your hips.
âHowâd I get so lucky?â he whispers, eyes half-lidded and oozing in desire.
But before he can tug his pants down to free his constrained cock, aching to fuck you, his phone rings, vibrations roaring through the bedsheets. He ignored it the first time, but once it rang again , he knew it was an important one. One that definitely calls for overtime.Â
âGodâs sake,â he sneers, snatching his phone from wherever it was thrown.Â
âHello? What is it that requires such a late night call on a weekend?â he faintly yells, brows knitted together and eyes peering at a random corner in anger. You laid there for a second before getting up to lean back on your hands.
His eyes apologize as his voice busies itself with responding to the call.Â
âFine. We can get on call and discuss it in five. Half an hour is all youâre getting,â he says before hanging up with formal goodbye.
âWork?â you ask, glossy eyes and hazy mind clearing up by the second. He pinches the bridge of his nose and nods.
âFiles lost by one of the interns and he accidentally deleted all of its backups from the officeâs cloud software trying to copy it. I donât even know how thatâs possible,â he shakes his head, adjusting the strain in his pants.
âOh, what? Thatâs horrible,â you mumble, feeling bad for all the workers involved.
âDo you have the copy?â
He sways his head, âWell, I suppose, yes. I have a backup on my USB, but it will take a while since it hasnât been updated. Thatâs why Geto wants to get on a quick call to fix it so we donât have to bother over the weekend.â
You hum, nodding your head, âGo ahead. Work is work. The quicker itâs over the better.â He gives you a straight lipped smile and huffs.
âIâll be back. Catch up on sleep, okay? If youâre too tired, Iâll clean you up the moment I get back,â he says, leaning down to kiss your cheek.
Your cheeks burn up, âIâm fine. Iâll do it myself, hm? Donât worry. Just come back soon.â
So, unfortunately that night you both went to sleep a little (more than a little) unsatisfied. By the time Nanami came back it was almost a quarter past midnight. After freshening up, you were absolutely knocked out from the way Nanami worked you up well, so Nanami couldnât help but smile at your sleeping state. For once, youâre sleeping at a reasonable time.
Tucking himself under the bedsheets, he immediately goes to close any distance you two have. Nanami, who usually got nightmares of the past at least once a week, had not gotten any that entire week. Who slept more comfortably that entire week than anything in the past two decades. He does tie it back to you. With you near, any tense muscles and all contained emotions unleashed and melt away. You had to have some sort of magic to you. He was sure of it.
âSorry, it took over half an hour,â he whispers, wrapping himself around you. His arm cinches your waist, planting his chest to your back. As close as possible. You sleepily moan from the movement when he hugs you even more.Â
 âMissed you all day,â he whispers, knowing it would not reach your ears. He kisses the back of your head, hoping it would indirectly make up for the lost time.
As deeply as he missed you, Nanami feared labeling the emotions he felt. Always the one to be sure of himself and his decisions, he hated contradictions. So if he liked you, he needed to be sure. 100% sure it would be for a lifetime and not simply from the proximity or marriage title. And as horrible as it sounds, he is not 100% sure yet. His heart flutters at your gaze. His brain melts every time you leave the room in your beautiful outfits. His fingers hesitate to touch you in fear of wandering. But all that could not boil down into a word or an emotion. What is it? Admiration? Care? Loyalty?Â
One wrong move, and things could go wrong. As sure as he was, that you will stay, he couldnât afford to hurt you from his confusion with what he believes this overall feeling is. Heâs done it before, and heâll spend his life in regret if he hurts you worse than that.
So all he can do at the moment, as someone who grew up with the responsibility of his siblings and parents, is protect the stable present, slowly work his way to create something that will last. Heâll place the blocks in the right areas so as not to topple over the correct ratio.
Whatever you need, heâll get it. Whatever you wish for, heâll grant. He may not know his feelings or the status of this marriage, but he knows one thing. He wants you to stay and heâll do whatever it is in his power to make sure you will.
âIf you wish too,â he mumbles, hugging you tight.Â
A little extra with the side characters, after Geto's house party:Â
As Satoru and Suguru watch you two leave, sly grins on their faces, they eye each other.
âBet they will.â âBet they wonât.â â... Damn it. Youâre right.â
âMâyeah. Do you think everythingâs okay though?â Suguru wraps a hand around Satoruâs shoulder, pulling him back into a back hug.
â100%. Theyâre just in a limbo. Itâs not our business though. Theyâre adults. Theyâll figure it out⌠Hopefully.â the white-haired shrugs.
âYou look hot when youâre serious.â
âYou know who else was hot?â Satoru grins.
âMe-â
âHer. Oh- Haha! Yeah, her. No offense, if I met her before you⌠Trust I would go for- Ack!â Satoru says.
Suguru pinches Satoruâs hip, a little bit of jealousy rising in his chest. Jealousy and greed, because maybe he also found you irresistible. You mesmerized him with the way you speak and carry yourself. Maybe too sweet on the tongue. Actually scratch that, not just maybe, he did. And Nanami would be a fool to lose youâŚÂ
âYou would too.â âI would too.â âBut sheâs his.â âYeah⌠sheâs his, alright.â
Nevermind. Kento Nanami, ever-so possessive and sure of himself, would never ruin his chance. Heâll go to hell and back for you. He just needs to quit setting a limit and realize.
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Thank you so so much for waiting! I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Itâs one of the first times Iâve fully committed to smut and posting it so⌠a little nervous, but I hope it was good! ^^
hiii ! i love your older son nanami x younger daughter reader series so much â¤ď¸â¤ď¸ you captured it perfectly. just wondering would you do a post like masterlist for the series ? so like people (me lmao) can reblog it? but if you can't, its fine too !
Hi!
Yes, I just got done with the most recent chapter, so I'll make a masterlist. Y'all, I SWEAR I'll post today. Your girl just got super busy with post-grad life oopsiiee
No deadass, I am extremely sorry for how inconsistent I've been. I don't want to rush any of my pieces, so I'd rather take my time to post it than rush out something half-assed.
Tyy so much for waiting. Wait a few more hours and it'll be out!
To Know You Pt.3 | OldestSon!Nanami x YoungestDaughter!Reader
Note: I truly appreciate all the support I get. Although this piece is very self-indulgent, I know many of you can relate (one way or another). I want to make this into a series (with versions on Gojo or Geto, but that depends). How does that sound? Let me know!
Also sincerely sorry for how long this took. I wrote two different parts in one so I can post them close in date.
Also, I do know ChatGPT uses a lot of em dashes and big words, but I promise I donât use ChatGPT or AI for writing. Writing has been a huge part of me since I was little and I find it disrespectful to my passion to use it. That being said, I like using em dashes, semicolons, and other (sometimes I am grammatically wrong... I'm human). I was scared to use them in my first two parts because I didnât want to be asked if I used AI when I donât. But now that I'm over that fear, I can only pray writing continues to be cherished without being suspected of AI assistance. Remember: AI copies us humans, and can never replace us.
Letâs get into it! <3
Word count: 9k+
Genre: Angst, Hurt, Comfort/Fluff, A touch/sprinkle of suggestive content (MDNI),
Warnings: Grammar mistakes (I'll fix it), COVID, cursing, fighting, mentions of father issues, and talks about food
Part 1 Part 2 Part 4
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OldestSon!Nanami and YoungestDaughter!Reader having growing differences and unspoken issues. Usually youâd sort it out, but Kento being a little too dismissive of his past and you being too avoidant about your worries quickly snowballed. As you bottled up your hurt, Nanami assumed your behavior to be hinting at your disinterest and slightly spoiled nature. As Nanami stayed hesitant on letting you in, you assumed he was set on staying âprofessionalâ with the marriage. And assumptions were never good. Better to communicate, right?
OldestSon!Nanami and YoungestDaughter!Reader taking turns with making meals. With their busy schedules, it is difficult to cook and eat together, but they try.
OldestSon!Nanami who wakes up earlier than you one day, seeing you exhausted from the night of hard work. Heâs noticed you like to take on a lot of responsibility, rarely asking others to do things for you and always willing to help others. Maybe it was your lack of trust in others? He didnât know. What he did know was that it spilled into the home. Youâd be working on it at home! Heâs done that too, but youâd dedicate half the day for it!
Youâd skip meals and just⌠work. Heâs seen you make breakfast, lunch, and dinner, only to eat barely half and leave to work. Only the universe knows how much you eat, if at all, at your workplace.
Do you even know how to balance your life? Have you never been taught to? Why are you so⌠willing to give you all for everything else, when you leave nothing for yourself?
OldestSon!Nanamiâs work ends much early on a random day and after noticing your empty lunchbox at home, he decides to give it to you. He fills it up with his own recipe, quickly whipping up something to feed you. Your husband of two months walks into your workplace, asking the front desk for you, only to see their shocked faces. He assumed it was because it was almost 5 PM and he just brought your lunch.
âSheâs married?â Or notâŚ
They whispered amongst themselves as he left to your floor (he heard them). The other one just shrugs with a nod, âYeah, I dunno. Wish she wasnât.âÂ
He could help but glare at them a little. Who are they to talk about your marriage? Then he hears a familiar voice. OldestSon!Nanami notices you at someoneâs desk (a man but that didnât matter to him), seemingly helping him with his work. Another person is behind you, also looking like theyâre waiting for your attention. Nanami tries not to shake his head. You and your workaholic behaviors.Â
Nanami notices the silent, exasperated sigh that leaves your lips as you take the mouse from the manâs hands, easily taking control. You effortlessly glide around the screen, mocking up an impressive fix for the content. âThere,â you say, âPlease turn it in now. Theyâre waiting.â
OldestSon!Nanami who noticed you see the man mark the document with only his name. You didnât seem to care. You only turn around, telling the other person, âGive me 10 minutes.â Nanami, who calls for your name and many heads fly to him. Okay. What the hell?
âOh, hey⌠Whatâs wrong?â you ask, walking to him. He shakes his head, lifting up your lunchbox and your gasp. He felt that way your hands trembled when gently taking the full-packed lunch in your hands.Â
âAw, thanks. You didnât have to,â you whisper, and he could tell from your voice that you were utterly exhausted and beat. The tinge of usually sweetness was replaced with its fake compensating syrupy one. Had he been someone else, he would think youâre fine. Youâre not.
âDid you not take a lunch break?â he asks, not skipping a beat. Your brows twitch up, your head moving millimeters to the right, looking around him.Â
In a low voice you reply, âIâm just a bit caught up between work right now, so I forgot.â
âYou seem to be forgetting your meals a lot these days,â he sighs, pulling at the cuff of his sleeve. Without giving you the chance to reply, he fans his arm out, signalling to start walking, âCome. Youâre eating with me.â
âNo- I- Wait,â you whisper, pulling back, âI canât. Iâm busy.â You look behind you, awkwardly smiling and nodding at your concerned juniors. One good look and Nanami could already tell, half of them only wanted to talk to you for help. (In their defense, their boss was a little too mean and scary to ask for help.) Are you the only leader?
âYouâre the leader, right? Take a half an hour break and come back. Simple,â he replies, tone unwavering and clear. To him it was simple. What needs to get done, needs to get done. No ifs, ands, or buts. If you need a lunch break, you take one. If you need to monitor tasks, you do that.
âIt's not that simple, Nanami,â you say. And hell, his name falls off your mouth so prettily. If he could he wouldâve dropped on his knees to hear you whisper his name again. But now was not the time.
âNot that simple? Itâs already 5 PM, 5:37 to be exact. And if I do not pick you up, you usually board the subway around this time. So, whatâs keeping you busy? Why not even give yourself 5 minutes to relax?â
âWork is work. Iâm helping a few juniors get back on track after their break.â Before you can take a proper step, your phone rings, the phone vibrating on the marble table. Your eyes trace back to the device, thinking to answer it. But before you can reach it, Nanami stands in front.
âEat,â he mutters, quiet, but stern. You look up to see his arms crossed and eyebrows raised. You look back at the crowd that forms around one work computer.
âThey can wait. The company wonât run dead if youâre not there. It shouldnât,â he says, pushing your phone further away from you. You stay silent, seemingly weighing out your options. He doesnât push anymore. If you truly werenât hungry, he wasnât going to force feed you. StillâŚ
âI made it,â he whispers and immediately he sees your eyes widen with a glow. Your hands reach out to grab the cuff of his sleeve, voice pitched higher, âIâll eat it!â
âYou shouldâve started with that,â you whisper, your hair drapes in front of your eyes, covering them from his view. Nanami chuckles at the tiniest purse of your lips. He reaches out to almost, almost tuck your hair behind your ear, but he stops. Iâll scare her, he thought, retracting his hands to scratch his neck.
Without missing a beat, you tell him to follow you into your office. Nanami notices the stares you two get as you both walk by: surprise, curiosity, and envy. Some even a mix. His tongue silently clicks in annoyance at their nosiness.Â
One particular man â the one âdiscreetlyâ eyeing him up and down â did bother him, who looked as if heâd been stabbed and flung around by his necktie. When you wave at him, passing by with a kind smile, he hurriedly waves back, as if youâd slip away. Heâs into her. Or⌠just a weird guy.
OldestSon!Nanami who pulls a chair for you without even thinking about it, something heâs grown up seeing his father do for his mother. It stuck with him too. Nanami would do it often when you both go out, but not so much at home. I should though. Now that he thinks about it. Why do you always make sure you sit last? Even when Nanami served. Not much to think about either. Itâs bare minimum to pull a chair for someone.
But oh, brother, were you taken aback. He wondered the reason behind the slightest glimmering twitch of your eyes when you shyly sit down in the chair. Despite offering him bites, Nanami shakes his head, pointing for you to eat it all. Until the end, he ensures you eat each and every bite, watching you like a hawk. You felt like a kid being scolded by their parents for not eating.
You attempt to make a conversation throughout the one-sided lunch (or dinner perhaps), asking questions such as âHow was your day?â âDid you eat?â or âHow is work going?â An unfortunate, but decent set for you two, all which end up in near silence. You werenât going to make him talk if he didnât want to. As you hide the bigger-than-you-expected last bite with your hand, you miss the way Nanami grins. A full-set of teeth grin at your full cheeks that you desperately tried to hide from him. You miss the mutter of âcuteâ that leaves his lips.
When you finally leave at 6:22 PM, OldestSon!Nanami picks you up. Two cold drinks in the front seat â one with ice. He does not give you the cold shoulder nor does he point out how long youâve made him wait. Your apology was acknowledged and then he tells you to nap in the car. To him, itâs just you that matters, not how long youâve stayed behind. He cares, but he wasnât going to make you feel as though you could not care for yourself. (Even if a part of him wanted to scold you for ignoring your health, he knew his boundaries with you.)
You were in and out of consciousness, barely remembering what you said in the car. But Nanami remembered. Color palettes, typefaces, and spreads. He carefully listened to your half an hour long of mumbles and silence, finding it quite interesting that you speak more now that youâre tired. Isnât it usually the opposite?
 If there was one thing Nanami never experienced nor expected, it was the sleepy mutters about warm white being different from cool white â you claimed it was important for the look. Regardless, you somehow ended up in your bed a couple hours later as Nanami sat upright beside you, reading. Noticing your stretching limbs, he gets out of bed, returning with the same refreshment in his hands.Â
A couple glances exchange between you two before he points to the drink, âI took it out of the fridge 10 minutes ago.â After that refreshment, you were out like a light, body relaxing in his presence.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader, the next week, brings Nanami food, surprising him. He already had the lunchbox you made him, but she brought desserts. You hold up the brown bags, waving it at him when he sees you.Â
You pass by all the employees that look at her with questions and curiosity, wondering who she was. Their murmurs and whispers in the space come to a stop once Gojo yells across the room, âWell if it isnât Nanamiâs sweetheart!â
Then the room gasped, mouth hung wide open with flies to enter. Nanami discreetly curses out Gojo as he firmly lays a shoulder on the white-haired manâs shoulder to stop him from running towards you. Sheâs my wife, not his.
Gojo reconvenes to his beeline towards you and succeeds in gently shoving away Nanamiâs hold. Before he can ask, Gojo beats him to it, âWhatâs in the bags?âÂ
His figure looming over you, curiosity oozing out of him. He pokes his nose towards the two brown bags, only for you to pull it away.
âI made croissants and cookies.â You hold them with care, worried about accidentally dropping them. That was all it took for Nanamiâs stomach to jump into flutters. Gojoâs eyes widen as he begins to ask for one, requesting, âI havenât had anything sweet since yesterday.â Lies. He had caramel drop a couple hours ago to ease his sweet tooth, a daily routine between him and Geto.
With a giggle, you hand him the bags, whispering, âI couldnât make enough for everyone, so I put names on them. I figured all of Nanamiâs friends and juniors work here, so why not give it all at once. Can I trust you to discreetly hand them out?â
Gojo gives you a snap of his fingers and nods his head, âOn it, Boss.â Gently taking away the bag in your hands, he passes by everyoneâs curious gaze without giving it much thought. Heâs not oblivious to them, he simply did not seem to care. You suppose it is a part of his popular, alway-coming-out-on-the-top background. Nanami watches as Gojo takes away the treats that he thought you made for him.
Much to Nanamiâs relief, as much as he tried to internally deny feeling dejected from not getting pastries, you pull out a small brown bag to give him. A cute ribbon sticker sealing the bag. For me? He thanks you and takes it into his hands, telling you heâll eat it when he goes on break later. Part of you wished to see his reaction live, but you didnât want to risk making things awkward.Â
As you ask Nanami if you can host a party for friends, your phone vibrates with an influx of messages of gratitudes and detailed appreciation of your baking skills (Gojo and Yuuji). Nanami nods his head, giving you a calm, âGo ahead,â on hosting.
YoungestDaughter!Reader, who likes hosting but rarely gets the chance considering most of your other siblings insisted on being one the to do so. So you jumped on the inside at his nod, praying the house party goes well. Back in your college days, you were surrounded by friends who were always willing to hang out as a bunch â a little family you could say. One day at Opheniaâs, one day at yours, and so on so forth. Now, you rarely get the chance to hang out all together, as you were all busy with your individual lives. The promise to hang out every year at least once all together, still stays true nonetheless.
Hosting was easier said than done, especially when inviting people with busy schedules. After a series of texts and âhow abouts,â you land on the Saturday the week after, giving you about a week and a half to prepare.Â
It was a big day for you, bigger than most because you needed to make sure everything was perfect. The food, the drinks, and the house. Top-notch perfect. If it isnât, then you believed theyâd hate you, would hate coming over. You invited all his friends over, the ones from his incredibly tiny, prestigious high school and his juniors from said high school (most also in his company or partners). Â
To put off some pressure, you invited one of your friends, Ophenia, but to your luck she has to leave for a business trip that evening. Instead, she comes over with a packed bag to help and then head out to catch the subway. So sweet of her.
As for Nanami, he worked from his home office, sending emails, writing reports, and contacting his partners. You hadn't said a word to him since the morning, except for the âhelloâ during breakfast. Seeing your slight glare as he accidentally got in your way in the kitchen was enough to send him right back out. A light shudder went down his back as you watched him grab a bowl of nuts, eyes sharp and face devoid of emotion. He could help but wonder if you are acting this way because you are annoyed and stressed about hosting.
To answer: Nope. You are fine. Maybe a bit nervous and obsessed with perfection, but you arenât acting out of stress or anger.Â
The instances where he did go back near the kitchen (not inside), he witnessed your work method. Prep. Start. Clean as you go. Next step. Repeat until done.Â
OldestSon!Nanami saw you work like a robot, refusing to let him help even when he suggested. You have seen him cook before and know what it tastes like, so why not?
âWell⌠I canât focus if someone else is in the kitchen,â you said. Fair, but why? Are you used to having a room to yourself? Is it that much of a bother if someoneâs there?
Ding dong! Opheniaâs presence graced you with what you needed, a familiar connection and calm support. Looking at the recipes you set out, she knew to get to work on finishing touches. You already made sure everything was set. Youâd prepped the table and most of the entrees and appetizers were done, except for the desserts.Â
As if the kitchen elves couldnât laugh enough at Nanamiâs terrible kitchen luck, his heart burned when you easily let Ophenia join you in the cooking adventure. But how can you possibly tell Nanami that him standing nearby scared you? Not from fear, but the nervousness about his focus on you.Â
Ophenia, seeing your laser-focused eyes and quick pace, knew what to do to quell your worries. Put on nostalgic music, crack a joke when the time is right, and just do the work. In your own words, ârest is for the weak.â
âRemember that one time- bahaha!- In the late night bodega, that one time- hahaha! the guy was like,â Ophenia did a huge motion with the bowl full of batter, one hand scooping up invisible air and the other mixing the bowl.â Next thing that fills the kitchen are both of you dying laughing from one of the thousands inside jokes you two share.
âIt was definitely- hahaha!- a gesture. I literally never expected that, not from the cook,â you respond, eyes teary from laughing breathlessly. Nanamiâs never heard you laugh so wholeheartedly before. In the 2-3 months youâve been together, heâs never made you laugh â not the kind that has you wheezing for air. Heâs only heard breathy, light giggles. From that moment alone, despite smiling to himself from your contagious laugh, Nanami felt his heart burn from a foreign sticky ache.
YoungestDaughter!Reader has a whole list of items to serve: Tiramisu, cookies, chicken sandwiches, curry, meat platter, yellow rice, flatbread, salad, and a strawberry lemonade. You were booked and busy. No time to spare.
Then it happens, the tray of cookies is left in the oven for too long and... Theyâre too hard â inedible for hosting. He saw the disappointment spring from your eyes, the tiniest sigh as you immediately went to toss them away. Beelining for the trash.
âDonât,â he says, calling out from his seat. Your brows furrowed and you huffed, sliding the overbaked cookies in the tray.
âTheyâre bad. I can't serve this.â You mutter to yourself, picking up one of the cookies and tossing it back onto the tray. Nanami stands up from his seat, carefully making his way to you. As you attempt to, once again, toss them in the trash, he holds you back with his fingers firm on your shoulder, âBreathe. Theyâre just cookies. It wonât make a difference.â Wrong reply. Okay, maybe not wrong, rather it didnât help the situation or quell your worry.
Had it not been for the snicker from Ophenia he wouldâve thought you were beginning to calm down for how quiet you were.
âDonât worry. Iâll get more chocolate chips. Iâll get store bought cookie dough and you bake them however you want,â and Ophenia is out the door.
âYou could have asked me to help, you know?â he says, âBut I guess youâre picky with who.â It wasnât meant to be serious.Â
You donât reply, not having one to give him. He accidentally takes it as you being angry with him. He wasnât wrong, but he wasnât right either. You want it all perfect and to be able to do it all yourself. Without any help. Although Ophenia did help, you barely let her do 30% of the workload, she was there for moral support and to hang out. To help you breathe in the chaos of your mind. After the long seconds of silence, he gently takes the tray from your hands and sighs as he packs them in a tin.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader, who knew herself inside out. As much as you loved cooking and baking, if one step went wrong, youâll begin spiraling.
One time you yelled at your sibling for getting in your way in the kitchen, feeling overwhelmed from the constant in and outs of your family when you were baking. Never again. You guys fought as young kids, but the older you got the more calm you all became, especially with all the yelling that already went on in the household. The moment your voice raised, you felt like the one person you swore to never be like: your dad.
He, too, calmed in his anger as he grew older, but it doesnât change that he did raise his voice. Raise it with such undefeated power, it makes you stop out of fear â not respect or understanding of wrongdoings. So, as foolish as it seems, you never want to raise your voice or be short with Nanami. Not him. Not the man who vowed to be with you through thick and thin. Not over some baking. And certainly not right before his friends were about to come over.
So as Nanami prevents you from wasting cookies (that were just a little overbaked - hard really), you can feel the souring mood of the house. So you try to make it better. It was your fault, no?
âThank you for packing them up,â you whisper, stirring the pot of chicken curry beside him. He hums, nodding his head, âBetter to save them for ourselves instead.â âYeah.âÂ
âDo you like cookies?â âNo, not really.â You hum at his answer and then silence. Then should I be the only one eating them? Donât want to force him to eat them just because I made it. The room becomes totally silent with the light music in the background, until Ophenia comes back with the dough.
Ophenia notices the deeper furrows of brows and tense mood. Glancing at Nanami, she puts two and two together, but decides not to push it. Sheâd rather talk to you separately and listen. Instead, she gives you space and sets the napkins on the table and puts up some decorations. Nanami helped set up the plates, noticing the time was ticking and the guest could arrive anytime. He also did not want to be completely useless.
As Ophenia left, you gave her a bag of fresh cookies and containers full of food. You touch her shoulder and wish her the best, âHave a safe train ride! Thank you so, so much for today. I wish you couldâve stayed.â
She coos at you, âAw, of course, cutie! And itâs okay! Next time, Iâll join.â And once she leaves, the calm gets replaced with an eerie cold. Neither you nor Nanami talk, not until the doorbell rings. You were setting the food and drinks dining table and the common room.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader, who takes a deep breath, trying to overcome the hurt left behind by the silence. Treading behind Nanami, you both greet your first guests: Yuuji, Nobara, and Megumi. They were already in the area, shopping together â most just Nobara and Yuuji â but they came a tad early to help set up.
âThatâs truly kind of you all, but everything is already set,â you smile. Megumi hands you a gift bag, which you accept with grace.
âItâs not much, but weâd hate to come empty handed,â Nobara says, with Yuuji vigorously nodding along at her. Nanami smiles, thanking her. He tells them to come in and sit wherever.Â
Slowly the others trickled in. The next guests were Shoko, Utahime, Maki, and Yuki, followed by Choso and Yaga. A while later, Toji, Sukuna, and Uraume come, then, eventually, Gojo and Geto, making them the final guests to arrive. The others had other business to take care of. Each group brought a small gift for being invited.
YoungestDaughter!Reader, who immediately tells everyone to eat and take however much they want. And once they saw the food? Flabbergasted. All of this? Prepped and cooked all for them. The kitchen counter was filled with food, leaving the dining table nicely decorated with the tableware. The desserts were left to the side, to have anytime after dinner. You donât sit with them, encouraging them all to sit at the table. Yuuji, Nobara, Maki, Yuta, and Megumi voluntarily go sit in the common room, something you assumed they did growing up â you did too. You remember being told to sit in the kidâs section. Fun times really.
YoungestDaughter!Reader, who notices Nanami also not sitting down. You hesitantly go to him, leaning up on your toes, to whisper, âYou should sit and eat.â He looks back down at you, eyes dropping to your lips to understand, amidst the noise, âYou too.âÂ
But there is only one more seat, so you tell him to sit first.
YoungestDaughter!Reader growing up in a household where those older than you have to eat first, then the younger ones. Usually, the children and young adults sit at a different table or room. Assuming it was the same for everyone invited, you don't question half the guests going to the common room to eat.
 You somehow manage to make Nanami sit in his seat, to eat with his friends, and catch up. Still, it doesn't take long at all for Nanami to notice your sly plan. He leaves to room only to return with another chair, albeit it looked out of place, for you to sit and eat, right beside him.Â
OldestSon!Nanami who would never involve personal feelings with your health. Yes, he was kind of put off by today, but thatâs for him to deal with and understand with you later. You hadnât eaten all morning and evening, and he was worried you were going to faint. You didnât even get yourself enough food, but he isnât going to force you to eat more than your fill.
He leans into your ears, whispering, âDonât you want some more?â You look at him to say, âIâm waiting for everyone to get their fill first.â Hmm⌠Still, you need to eat, he thought, but only mutters a âGet more when you can.â
YoungestDaughter!Reader who is a little on edge, terrified of making the hosting a horrible one, so you ask each and every person about their well being and day. Fast forward to everyone sitting in the common room â some on the couch, some on the floor or chairs. Yuuji went to ask if he can explore the house, letting him do so with Nobara. You even tell them about the games in your office. They come back out with Uno and a couple board games, letting the games be to join the conversation. You all were chatting about memories and jumping through random topics. One minute it was about volleyball, the next it was about college. What you didnât expect was to talk about high school.
OldestSon!Nanami who never fully got over his high school trauma. He dismisses any talks about the high school incident, especially from those that did not experience it firsthand. All he says is, âThe past is the past.â Heâll give a couple sentences about it, max.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader who also will never forget your high school life. Rather than dismissing anything, you only bring out the good parts and forcibly hides away the rest. You tried to get over it â it was so, so long ago. Besides, you lived through college, making high school just a little easier to forget. Until someone brings it up.
âWait, college is too recent for you. What were you like in high school?â Shoko asks, pushing her long hair away from her face. You look in the air, pondering for a bit about who you were, the version of you that became less prominent under the layers of new yous.Â
 âI was actually kind of, well, goth and an introvert. Still am with my music and style. And I kept to myself a lot because of my studies.â
âYou wouldâve fit right in with Nanami then,â Shoko jokes, sipping from her glass. Geto chuckles, nodding along, âTrue, but both of you are introverts so no chance of talking.â
You take a glance at Nanami, only to notice him zoning in on his beverage, not looking up from it, as if he wanted to not be there.
âWait, when did you graduate?â Yuuji asks, jumping from curiosity. You reply with your year and Nanamiâs friends all gasp. âSo young... I'm old...â âJust like us.â
âMy final year was a bit intense,â you add on, picking at the little string at the end of your sleeve.
âTell me about it,â Gojo dryly laughs.
âHow was high school for you guys? And did graduation end up okay? No one missed it, right?,â you ask, hands holding onto your plate of cookies, extremely curious about Nanami's high school life. Maybe a little too excited with the glimmer in your eyes. Wrong question. You immediately felt the tension pull into the room.
âGreat, good. Yeah⌠We all went to the same high school, so you can only imagine the chaos. Graduation was fun too, right? I don't think anyone... skipped it.â Gojo answered, offering you a kind smile. The rest hum along, busying themselves with their drinks. You noticed Geto particularly drifting off, his demeanor changing entirely as he chugs down the strawberry lemonade, chewing the bits of strawberry.
You attempt to ease the mood with fun memories. Your high school was⌠pretty bad, but you still remember the good memories. Youâd rather never speak about the horrible ones. You buried them in a casket not a time capsule.
With a smile plastered on to lighten the mood, you comment, âNothing exciting? Any trips or crazy events? I remember my high school ended off with a bang too.â Another mistake. All eyes widen and gather around to solely focus on you, including Nanamiâs furrowed ones. Your stomach twists as no one utters a word for a couple seconds. They all stare as if youâd committed an unforgivable deed.
âThatâs one way to put it,â Geto scoffs, âGreat joke you made there.âÂ
Your stomach sank as Getoâs eyes slightly bore into you, his purple eyes holding fire in the light. Gojo elbows him, whispering something into his ear. Looking around you try to understand what went wrong. Was it me? Did something happen during high school? Whatâs going on?
Your eyes go to Nanami, hoping for an explanation, only to receive a look of distance. His jaw clenched and eyes dragging low to the lemonade in his hand.
âSo, how exactly did your school end with a bang?â Geto calmly asks, a kind smile strapped to his face. If it werenât for the enunciation of the end or the tiniest sharp glint in his eyes, you wouldâve thought he was truly curious.
âGeto,â Shoko calls out, looking at him with a warning before looking at you.Â
âHope it was fun,â Shoko interrupts, looking at him with a warning before looking at you, âHigh school was an up-and-down journey. Growing, you know?.â
Still, you adjust in your seat, answering the question as if nothing was wrong. Thatâs something you were good at. Acting.Â
âOh, yeah. I somehow graduated at the top 1% of my school and managed to make the most of whatever happened. COVID was still affecting my class, so our graduation was less than great, but we all survived,â you giggle, picking at your fingernails and heart racing a million miles.Â
Yet another mistake.
âYouâve got to be fucking kidding me,â Geto whispers under his breath, perhaps hoping to be quiet enough, but it still reaches my ears. The chill in the room travels straight down my spine as the quietness immediately after tells me what to do. To shut up. Whatâs wrong?
âStop it,â Gojo whispered to him, patting his back. Behind him, Yuuji asks himself, âSomehow?â However, you were too busy looking at Nanami's friends â none looking back â to notice or answer him.
Sighing, Geto gets up from the couch, claiming to get another glass of lemonade in the kitchen. Gojo follows suit. There is no lemonade in the kitchen. Itâs only here.
âIâll refill the lemonade. Thereâs more on the kitchen counter,â you lie, taking the empty jug in your hands. Albeit it was in the fridge, but no one knew. With a glance at Nanami, you notice his clenched jaw and tightened lips. With a shaking breath, you enter the kitchen without making much noise, a light back-and-forth conversation reaches my ears.Â
Geto held the plastic tight in his hands, so tight it cracked, âWhy the hell would that be a good joke?!â Gojo shrugs, rubbing the otherâs arm, âIt was probably unintentional.â
âThree in a row?â Geto glares, seething, âThree!âÂ
Your eyes lock with Gojo as you fully step inside and he clears his throat. Pretending as if you heard nothing at all, you give them a gentle smile.Â
âI thought you wouldnât be able to find the lemonade,â you say, walking right past them to the fridge. With no eye contact and quick on your feet, you pull open the fridge. As silence spreads through the kitchen, you decide to quietly refill the jug. Pulling a new cup, you pour the lemonade, placing a lemon on the rim, and try to hand it to Geto.
âI donât need it,â Geto snapped, voice more curt than usual, âBut thatâs kind of you.â
Looking up, you nod, âOkay, uh, are you sure? Itâs refreshing.â
âIâm refreshed enough for the day,â he says, tightening his lips and staring back with grim eyes. Is he mad at me? You donât know how to quite respond, entirely confused about what happened in the span of 5 minutes.Â
âWeâre okay,â Gojo attempts to smile, but you can see the corners of his lips twitching, âWeâre talking about something private, so weâd appreciate to be alone.â Oh! Right.
Your eyes widen and you quickly nod, rushing out with the jug of lemonade in your hands. Just when you exit the kitchen you hear Gojo hiss, âThat was mean. I know her joke was out of line but-â
Your heart tightens as you head to the common room, everyone still gathered, but the space was duller than the beginning. Nobara, Yuuji, and Megumi were talking amongst themselves, huddling to play a game of Uno, having their own fun as Yuuta and Maki played chess. Nanami was nowhere to be found and the others were talking amongst themselves, their eyes immediately going to you when entering.Â
âI got more lemonade,â You say, setting it on the table with a light thud.
âHey, can I ask you something?â Utahime asks, stroking her neck. You nod back a yes.
âWere the jokes intentional?â Her voice laid out. Not curt but not light.Â
âThe jokes about my high school?â you question, brows flicking up. They all nod in return. You take a second to think of an appropriate answer, âNo? I made the jokes, yes, but it only had to do with my experience. Why?â
Shoko shakes her head, âNo, I think we all misunderstood your jokes. Sorry about that. Something- I think itâll be best if you and Nanami talk about it.â
Tilting your head, with squinted eyes, you look back. Before you can say anything, Shoko gets up and walks to you, whispering, âHe looked a little put off? Iâm not sure. I donât want to assume, but you might want to talk to him.â
My lips part and I nod, âOh, I wondered but didnât want to assume either. Thank you. And Iâm sorry for making you all uncomfortable.â
Shoko smiles and you and the party brighten up, until Geto and Gojo return. As hard as they try to hide their behavior, the room immediately grew cold again, at least for those aware of the current predicament.Â
The next 15 minutes go by in a blur, barely any conversation and most of the noise coming from those playing board games. You hesitate to initiate any of the talks, deeply afraid of saying the wrong things.
When you try to talk to Geto, all you get back are sentences that end the conversation right then and there. Even Gojo seemed to be avoiding your gaze, so you turn passive in the dimming mood. Nanami comes into the room, not uttering a word and sitting in silence.
A couple minutes later, Shoko tells you she must leave to rest up until her early meeting the next day. Once she said so, everyone else also began to pack up to leave. You hear shuffling, but no banter, something that you were not used to.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader who was used to banter and 20 minute stallings before someone left. But with the awkward air, you decided not to make people stay longer than theyâd like to. You notice Geto and Gojo particularly trying to leave earlier than others. Bidding you a quick goodbye and a slightly longer one to Nanami. Even though you rationalize it yourself, that they know him more and feel more comfortable, you know better. They must be angry about earlier.
As everyone begins to leave to the front door, you notice the line of desserts, untouched. No one ate the desserts⌠But I also didnât remind them
You call out for them and tell them all to wait, âJust five minutes. It wonât take longer. I promise.â You try to ignore the burn in your heart at the way the hosting ended â horrible and embarrassing. Packing each one of them some desserts and some of the leftovers, you try to soothe the ache by telling yourself that maybe they at least enjoyed the food. To make them look pretty you fetch scissors and ribbon from your studio, quickly tying the desert box with a bow.Â
One by one, they all left with the packed food, some a little quieter than the others. Every so often, you look at Nanami to gauge his reaction, but he bid them all goodbye normally. Geto and Gojo were the last to leave, despite being the first to want to leave. They bid Nanami and you â more so Nanami â goodbye again, avoiding eye contact with you. Immediately as the front door shut, Nanami walked away towards the room.
Partyâs over.Â
With that, a hole is left behind in your heart as you stand with your head lowered. Before they can fully enter the car, you open the front door and call out for Geto. He turns around, the same look in his eyes, ones that you knew to read. He wanted to stay away from you, perhaps finding you annoying or repulsive. You step out with slippers, nearing them.
âI donât know what I said, I think it was the comment about high school. I just want to apologize. I know we're not friends and I donât know what you went through, so Iâm deeply sorry. I didnât mean to cause anything discomfort,â you say, hands clasped behind you.Â
âYou- You donât know?â he quietly asks, closing his eyes and scratching the bridge of his nose. Quickly glancing at the white-haired man behind him, you shake your head. Know what?Â
âHuh? Like that you were Nanamiâs upperclassmen? Yes, I knew.â They both look at each other and then me, a big sigh leaving both their lips. You donât push for an answer or explanation.Â
âAbout, um, nothing, nevermind,â Gojo licks his lips, adjusting his shirt.Â
âOh, okay. But, um, yeah, I wanted to crack a joke, but Iâll do better. Iâm really sorry. I was, um, I hope you still enjoyed the party. Please let me know about things like this. Iâm totally fine with you calling me out if I make you uncomfortable and all.â
 Getoâs eyes soften almost immediately as you apologize again. He was at a loss for words, assuming Nanami had already told you. They all thought he did, especially because of Haibara. His anger quickly dissipated as his heart squeezed remembering the tone he used in the later half of the night
âCrap, no itâs my fault. I- Iâm sorry. I shouldâve asked you straight up. I'm a grown man,â he admits, scratching his neck. Gojo nods along, verbally agreeing. He ruffles your hair and apologizes for not meditating better.
When the atmosphere got much better than before, you remember something. After telling them to wait one second, you return with another plastic bag. This time it was filled with strawberry and apricot thumbprint cookies.Â
âI made extra the day before but didnât make enough since the first batch had no sugar. But I remembered you really like them so,â you trail off, hands offering the cookies to Gojo to hint itâs his to take.
Gojoâs eyes light up, glimmering in the sunset. With a growing smile, he holds his arms out, immediately hugging you and taking you by surprise.
âI shouldâve been the one to wife you up,â he cries out, whining. He swayed you back and forth in his arms, crying about your being his sweetest girl, which you couldnât help but heat up at â out of embarrassment and odd appreciation.Â
âYouâll give him a sugar rush. I canât deal with him tonight,â Geto jokes, ripping Gojo away from you by the back of his collar. The white-haired man pouts as he is forced to do so.
You tilt your head, wondering, âWait, do you guys live together?â After a beat of silence, they both nod, Gojo replying with, âYeah, weâve been roommates since high school. Itâs like weâre a couple.â He flashes you a playful grin, showing his canines.
âThatâs a really long time⌠Wow,â you hum, pondering in your thoughts. One thought jumps to another and you ask yourself⌠Are they-
But before your thoughts go anywhere, you realize how long youâve stalled them. You quickly let them go, telling them to drive home safe and sound before going back inside. Gojo continues to wave, yelling one last âthank you!â as he drove the car with one hand.
After returning, Nanami didnât utter a single word to you. You both cleaned up the place immediately, but no words were exchanged. Only the music in the background prevents the house from being dead as a cockroach. After an hour, only the desserts were left to pack, and you do just that. Nanami went in and out of the area, seemingly looking for something. You cannot make out the mutters he whispers to himself as he paces around the different rooms. Then heâs gone for a few minutes before he comes back.Â
âPlease donât touch my pictures next time,â he ordered as soon as he entered the room, clear and cut-throat. You were in the middle of putting away the tiramisu and with a twist of your neck, you tilt your head. But I didnât. I only went there for scissors and ribbons.
âHuh? What? I didnât touch it,â you say as your hands stop moving.
âJust- Itâs childish and rude. I know you really want to know more about me, but just donât touch my things next time,â he mutters, wiping his face. Heâd gotten used to his siblings touching his things as teens, but he never did like it.Â
Hurt by his quick judgement, especially after the silent treatment, you snapped with an arm on your hip, âOkay, but I didnât. What did I even do?â
âNothing,â he quips, his eyes piercing through you, âClearly nothing.â
Your lips twitch as you stare at him with widened eyes, âNana-, where is this coming from? I didnât touch anything.â
âIt was in your office. You donât have to lie about it. I donât know if you got curious from the weird comment you made about high school but donât touch my photobook. Not this one, alright? Please.â and without giving you a chance to reply, he leaves the room. Leaves you standing with an aching heart and burning eyes â holding the tiramisu that you specifically made for him and he never ate.
âOkay. I wonât,â you whisper, not sure if Nanami even heard you.
You always hated when people assume things without knowing your side, especially the ones close to you. You hated having to swallow your words to not sound as though you were trying to argue or prove yourself correct. Even if you were in the right, you feared accidentally hurting others. So, when fingers were pointed at you, youâd stand your ground while eggshells surrounded you. Carefully choosing your words and looking at their reactions. Crafting a response to ease the situation. After all, thatâs also what youâve done growing up. Carefully crafting your reaction and response whenever your parents fought and came to you for an ultimatum. Careful with your words and actions as a kid so your older siblings do not get in trouble, because âthey are in charge of you.â Over 20 years later, the habit diminished, but did not disappear.
OldestSon!Nanami who later that night gets a text from Yuuji reading, âNanamin!! Iâm so so sorry but I opened your photobook thinking it was your wedding pics! If you canât find it, MAAAYBE it's in the studio office. I asked about it and she said to ask you but I couldnât find you so I just chose the white one that said best moments. â
âTurns out it WASNâT so sorry! I forgot it when picking up board games with Nobara from the studio,â Yuuji typed, sending a picture of a random man bawling his eyes out and his hands clasped over his head.Â
I messed up, Nanami thought. And he was right. He did.
When he quietly enters the kitchen again, he catches you on the phone talking ever-so-softly. His heart aches at the way heâs noticed you settling with the eggshells all around you while adjusting to this⌠loveless? weird? limboed? marriage. You leave the room when heâs about to sleep and have yet to quell your hobbies. You joke with hesitation, as if one joke will bother him. You never mix your clothes. Never sit too close to him. Never ask him for favors. Never expect much. Never even tell him your worries.Â
Never anything too big, just the tiniest favors, like buying bread on the way home. But never more.
âI messed up so bad,â you whisper, hitting your own head with your palm.Â
âNo. I know, but I- He was clearly embarrassed. I said all that in front of his friends.â Every time you spoke, you spilled guilt from within, as if you committed the worst crime.
Turning your head, you notice Nanami standing there. You quickly bid Ophenia goodbye, telling her youâll talk later, and get up to walk towards him.
âI thought you were sleeping,â you say, voice laced with a distant edge. Nanami shakes his head, biting the inside of his cheek as you even avoid eye contact.
âI packed away all of the food and dessert. You don't have to eat them if you donât want to, but I would appreciate it,â you mumble, standing right beside him. Before you can leave he turns and calls your name.
âLetâs head out together tomorrowâŚÂ like usual,â he says. He wants to say more, but the words get stuck in his throat. What do I even say? And all you do is nod before heading to bed.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who does stand up for herself, but not in the ways itâs seen or bold. If you told someone the truth, why break your back over trying to prove yourself? If they believe in a lie, even when you told them otherwise, then so be it. Youâd never beg someone to believe you or take you back. As relaxed and calm you may be, it doesnât mean you are easy to manipulate or hurt.Â
Nanami is not any better. He, too, has his doubts and walls. He believes you wouldnât like him, not in the way he once wished to be in his 20s. Heâs older now and he has realistic expectations.. Now that you are married, he would never look at another woman. Never. Out of respect and a shame in his heart. He believes youâre the most beautiful, kindest out there. And others?
They⌠arenât you.Â
And whatever this sticky feeling was, Nanami didnât want to jump in it. He doesnât love you. He just⌠would never look at another. Never. Cross his heart and he hopes to die.
OldestSon!Nanami who gets chewed out by Satoru and Suguru because they couldnât believe he hadn't told you yet. They canât believe he let you feel cornered, as if you were in the wrong. Yes, itâs a sensitive matter, but they assumed in the two-and-a-half months, he at least made proper conversation with you. About the past, about him, and about who he is. Even just a little but no! Work, âhow was your day,â and meals. Thatâs it. That's 99% of your conversations.
âYouâre an old man making her cry about something you never even told her for fucks sake,â Geto grumbles. Gojo agrees, vigorously nodding along, âYeah, this is on you. We already apologized for being assholes, but you? Work on talking to âer, man. Build the trust.â
OldestSon!Nanami who comes back to you sleeping on the couch while sitting upright, seemingly waiting on him. There was a book in your hands, your phone right beside you. As he goes to wake you up, his hands accidentally turns on your phone and he reads notifications from Ophenia.
 âHow are you supposed to know if heâŚâ [never told you??!!]Â
He shouldâve stopped reading, but he was too curious and wanted to know what had you so stressed. He can already guess.
âCall me when you can!! Iâll listenâ *Missed Call*
âMb! Forgot about time zones! GetâŚâ [some sleep first!]
Before he can lift you up, just like last time, your eyes shoot open and you suck in a breath of surprise, âYouâre back.âÂ
âI am,â was all he could come up with, surprised at how quickly you noticed his presence. Truly he felt ashamed. He hadnât confronted you yet â not about the awkward turn of events for the house party.Â
âNanami?â you call, and he looks at you humming in return. Eye-to-eye.Â
âI want to apologize for my jokes or comments at the party. I know I stepped out of line with your friends, and Iâm incredibly sorry,â you say. No excuses. No defense. A full apology.
A pause, then you continue, âBut, uh, I also didnât steal your album. I donât know how it got there. Maybe I moved it thinking it was mine? I canât remember. Iâm sorry for-â
He presses his lips together and sighs as he sits down on the couch. Daringly, he cups your face and brings you closer.
âNo, Iâm sorry,â he says, eyes glistened and mellow, âIâm sorry for putting you in that position and making you believe you made a mistake when you didnât. Itâs my responsibility to build a place you feel happy and comfortable in and Iâm not doing that. You have every right to joke around as youâd like.â
You look back with widening eyes, pupils dilated and breath increasing. He feels the light warmth of your flat cheeks on the pads of his fingers.Â
â Youâre my- Youâre not tied down to any expectations, so do as you please. Rule this house however youâd like,â he softly whispers. His words linger on your mind and breath as you sense his thumb brushing across your cheeks.
âI- And Yuuji told me that he was the one to misplace my album⌠Iâm sorry for assuming itâs you,â he admits, looking at you with downcasted eyes. You take a moment looking at him, trying to comprehend the day before and your emotions.
âIâll take your apology, but⌠that hurt, you know? I understand that you were anxious about it, but letâs talk through it next time. I donât- I would never step over your boundaries or space," you say, licking your lips and clenching your pajamas.Â
He nods, brushing his thumb on your cheek again. He stupidly wants to hug you profusely while apologizing, but he knew you werenât affectionate with your friends and family. Would it be too much for you?
So he holds back, talking with his hands now shifted down to your shoulders, âI will. I promise I will. And beside, our lives are mixed now. You have a right to wonder who I was. I noticed⌠I noticed you adjusting to my habits and I never want you to feel like you have to, okay? It should be mutual.â Your eyes widen before going back to normal. He⌠noticed?Â
You didnât mean to do so. You liked who you were, you were content with yourself, but you feared this marriage breaking because of you. You wanted him to be the one you end up with for eternity. Did you love him? You donât know. But was he very important to you and did you start feeling inklings of feelings? Definitely.
âTell me your worries. Tell me everything you need and want. This house is ours, not just mine.â he says, tilting his head towards the array of picture frames on the shelves. You nod along as he spoke.
âYou too,â you say, playing with the hem of his shirt, âYou have to also tell me everything. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but I want to get to know you more⌠More than anyone else.â
You whisper the words, hesitant that they would scare him off. Knowing he didnât love you, but wanting him to tell you his secrets as if you were lovers. You speak carefully and low, âIâm trying my best to understand who you are, but if you donât let me in... How will I know you?âÂ
He closes his eyes, nodding along before opening them, âI will. I promise, hm? I have my regrets with how I acted, but Iâll be better.â
After a beat of silence, you let out a breath of air, relieved. Your heart rate went back to normal and your brows were no longer in a semi-permanent furrow.
âI will too. Todayâs probably not the best time to speak of the past, but Iâm always here to listen,â you tuck your hands between your legs, unconsciously leaning into him.
âI am too, please donât ever think you donât matter to me. Weâre married and I want to make sure you feel taken care of,â he gently says, and again, almost reaches out to hug you. Almost reaches out to comfort you on how emotionally distant you two still were, but he doesnât actually do so. He thought it went unnoticed, so he clears his throat, moving on. After you two have another five minute talk on fixing the issues, he gets up and tells you heâll make dinner.
âHold on , wait,â you stop him. âSorry, I know we were having a serious conversation, but you did this little,â you stretch your arm out to lightly flail it, âthing. What were you trying to do?â
He bites the inside of his cheek, a little embarrassed for being noticed mid-flail before stopping himself from hugging you.
âI was⌠going to hug you, but⌠I decided against it. It was to hopefully ease you.â
âOh, aw, thatâs sweet,â you breathe, smiling downwards before questioning him, âYou donât like them?â
âNo, I do. I get them a lot from Yuuji. Unprompted, but I think they're nice, so I almost did it out of habit,â he says, scratching the back of his neck. You shuffle in your seat, giggling, âOkay- haha- Okay. Thatâs cute.â
âAre you okay with hugs?â he returns the question, âI donât want to cross your boundaries.â
You ponder to yourself, playing with your fingers as you shrug, âA little. It takes me a while. I am horrible at hugs and those things, but I wonât bite if you do.â You looked so serious as you said it, too. Nanami couldnât help but laugh. His body shook as the big hahaha! left his chest.Â
âWhat?â Your hair covers a part of your face as you speak, hiding you from him. It did so when you looked up at him.
âNo,â he smiles, sitting back down onto the couch. This time he reaches for your hair, but before he can tuck it behind your ear he simply slides it away from your cheek. âJust⌠Youâre adorable.â
You lean back, eyes flickering and mouth parting as you shout, âWhat?! Huh? Why?â
âYou looked so serious when you said you wonât bite me,â he gives you a lazy smile, the one with his head tilted as he shows his canines. Iâm going to jump his bones, you think.Â
âI just have a serious face. Deal with it,â you huff, âbothered,â trying to hide the building warmth of your face.
âHey⌠You can bite if you want,â he comments, lips tightening to stop himself from smiling.
âYouâre weird, ugh,â your brows furrow as you pretend to be disgusted. In reality, it reminds you of the days of banter with your friends and how filterless you were. Now, he felt like the cozy fireplace youâve always dreamed of having growing up. The warm fire you bask in while the world spun in cold circles. You grew up desperately trying to keep up the fire in relationships, to keep the warmth and closeness. And looks like you were no longer the only one adding wood to this fire.
YoungestDaughter!Reader who wakes up the next day and sees a new picture among the range of pictures frames. Your wedding photo inside the most beautiful frame of them all in the dead center. You donât know if it was intentional or not, but that photo was your favorite from your wedding album. The one where you both gave each other the shy-and-awkward smile, both of you a little blushy because you both just became husband and wife. There were petals being thrown in the foreground. No one was in the way at all. Just you two with the gorgeous decoration, hand-in-hand. The frame had a floral look â a mix of white peonies, blue forget-me-nots, and lavenders.
A big flutter rushes through your body as you imagine him picking the frame, taking out the photo, and setting just right. Knowing him for however long you did, you assume he took a while on this matter. A downwards smile tugs onto your face and your day is made. You know it's bare minimum, but still... He's sweet.
OlderSon!Nanami who comes home to see his favorite dish made for dinner. A surprise to him because he didnât know you remembered the comment in passing. He only said it once, and that was during your hectic post-wedding party. She remembered.Â
YoungestDaughter!Reader and OlderSon!Nanami who slept a little closer that night. His arms reaching out, but not quite on you. Hesitant, but getting there. Both your blankets were nearly mixed and no longer separate. A part of your blanket on his legs and a part of his blanket on your hips. Itâs getting there.
I am guilty of overthinking what I write and how the story goes. Iâve rewritten many of the scenarios and went in circles. Plus, the past few months have been crazy, but it's calming down. Let's pray it doesn't get worse.
I will try to be more consistent in the future with the chapters. But since I also want to post other stories, it might go differently.
Any feedback is appreciated! See you all next time!
NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.