Late Nights | Kurro Tetsuro
Pairing: Kuroo X Reader (gender neutral)
Genre: late night fluffy to help you sleep
Author's note: uh hi! i haven't written in so long this is so bad oof
The sound of your papers echoed through the empty space of the library around you as you shuffled through, looking for the notes you had written on the previous lecture recording
It was late but there were just a few night owls scattered throughout the library at this hour
Many took claim to the whole tables compared to the sunlight hours when you would be lucky to even find an empty table
You were no different from the few others, taking claim of your own table
You sat alone in one of the more unknown corners of the library with the tall reference shelves basically hiding you from the rest of the library
despite the scholarly masochism you put yourself whenever you came here
your corner was the one part of the library where the tables had booths instead of actuak chairs, compared to the rest of the library
though there were other libraries on campus that had these tables
but this libtary was your favorite
it was small and cozy and above all, quiet
You held the flimsy paper in your hands, your eyes burning subtly from the dryness after staring at your laptop and paper for the hours on end
You lost track at this point
You didn’t even know what time it was anymore
But you knew you had to keep going
A little break never hurt anyone though :)
You put down the paper and shut your laptop and leaned into the cushioned back of the booth
You pressed your palms into your eyes, rubbing them, feeling the stinging relief as tears welled up as you stifled a yawn that turned into a sigh
you stared at the mass of papers and notecards all around you, the array of pens and markers you had scattered all around the table
if the librarian could see you, she would’ve probably thrown a fit
you leaned back, resting your head on the top of the booth, feeling the tensions of your shrimp-form curved neck being relieved
you stared up through one of the tall windows that stretched from the floor to the ceiling, only seeing the reflection of the library lights on the glass
not a star was to be seen nor the moon
You adjusted the hood of your hoodie, the coziness of it, paired along with the relief your body was feeling after no longer being hunched over was amazing
blissful drowsiness began to wash over you as your eyes grew heavier, and you were drifitng off
it felt like only a minute when you could feel in your sleep a warm begin to seep beside you, as well as the cushion of the booth sighing as a weight pressed down upon it
“Y/N,” a gentle, familiar low voice sounded distant as you drifted
“Neko-chan~” his voice, clearer now, sounded like silk
Your eyelids and mind protested as you began to wake, forcing yourself out of the drift you were in
You sat yourself up, instantly seeing the hazel eyes locking with your sleepy ones
Kuroo Tetsuro
a warmth slowly spread through your body from your chest as you woke up a bit more, a small smile pulling at his lips seeing you awake
“what are you doing here?” you asked with a yawn, giving up on shaking off any more sleep
“You told me you were going to study..” he spoke, honey dripping off his words with his gentle voice
“but you told me that seven hours ago.”
He had his chin propped on his elbow, his body turned toward you while the other free hand played with yours, drawing smooth circle shapes as he loosely held your hand
“oh”
Was all you vould say
You knew you could and would study for hours but not that long…
“I texted you but you didn’t respond so I had to come make sure you were okay, neko-chan. I came and you were asleep,” he huffed slowly, though not disappointed nor upset with you
relieved
“Mmhm,” you pulled your sleeves past your hands, holding them as you leaned onto his broad frame
“Let’s get you home, hm?” his voice was just louder than a whisper, kind to you as he brushed the loose little hairs out of your face
“mmokay,” you murmured, already feeling yourself drift off against Kuroo
he was your favorite place to rest
The way his arms would always make you feel safe, the way his massive frame would envelop you whole
“Come on,” he playfully nudged you just the slightest, knowing you were already more than halfway asleep already.
“I’ll carry your things and it’s bedtime,” he shook you slowly, his arm wrapped around you, squeezing lightly as he did so
“Okay,” you drawed out, slowly nodding yourself awake, sitting yourself back upright, no longer on Tetsuro
He helped you gather your notes, organixing them into a neat pile, wrapping the cord of your laptop and placing them into your backpack as you tyed a rubber band around the stack of your index cards and organized your stationery back into your pencil pouch
He zipped up your backpack, smoothly sligning it over one of his shoulders while the other held your hand
The two of you began to walk our the library in silence, and walked into the darker campus past the library doors
“You worked hard.” He leaned down, pressing a kiss to the top of your head, and petting it after
the two of you walking through the campus back to the shared apartment right off the edge of campus, his body warmth seeping through your hoodie, which kept you warm against the cool breeze of the night
Bonus?? - Kuroo POV.
The keys jingled your hand as Y/N held on to the hem of your own hoodie, while your other hand held onto the strap of their backpack
after feeling the sheer weight of their backpack, now you knew why they were so short
“In you go, neko-chan~” you pushed open the door, but let them step in first, you following after, shutting and double checking the locks were done
Y/N was already trudging their feet past the kitchen and about to enter the hall, but you were quicker
You went behind, and swooped them off their feet, literally
They let out a gasp but adjusted, their body relaxing in your grasp as you carried them toward the bathroom
The two of you followed the nightly routine each other had, doing each other’s own thing
but your routine was much shorter than theirs
You leaned with your arms crossed, a small smile on your lips as you watched, adoring their reflection in the mirror as they sleepily brushed their teeth
you could feel your heart melting, despite your unchanging expression on your face
how could someone be so adorable just being hygenic
when they finished, they just padded across the bathroom, to the entrace toward you
you looked down to their freshly cleaned face, heart reassemling, melting all over again
Your body moved faster than you could think, bending down slightly and picking them up effortlessly like a baby
well they were your baby so
You got into bed, y/n still latched to you like a koala as you turned onto your side, draping the blanket comfortably around your bodies
“Sweet dreams,” you whispered, your lips brushing against the forehead you loved kissing, giving one more
You laid there, brushing your hand to the back of their head, petting them, your other arm already going numb as they used your upper arm as a pillow
but worth it
you drifted off into your own sleep
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