Ren has been your trusty boyfriend for quite some time now, but there's something you have been keeping from him. One day, he decides to have a conversation with you about it.
≫ A/N: Whoa, it's been a while, hasn't it? I initially had a different fic planned to be my return, but "Do not disturb" has been living in my head rent-free this week. Considering... Stuff... I will not be writing smut for the upcoming time, because I simply do not feel comfortable with that topic right now. However, I am here to deliver a dose of fluffy angst to you! This isn't super long; more a drabble than anything, really. I just wanted to put out something. Also, this is kind of embarrassing to admit, but... This fic is also mostly based on me and how I do/experience things.
Contains: gender neutral reader, angst, fluff, comfort, reader has some serious mental issues (surprise, I know, I write about that a lot), Ren is super supportive and a big sweetheart, uh not much else I think
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Ren has been wondering something for a little while now. It's happened quite a few times where he'd entered your home and heard you talking to someone, as he sometimes heard different voices from your room. When he'd knock and enter your room, he'd ask you if you'd been talking to someone. Sometimes your answer would be "Oh yeah, I was in a call with someone," or it would be something along the lines of "uh, no, not really. Maybe you're imagining things?" Every time he "caught you", you'd be blushing madly, as if you were just caught with your hand in the cookie jar like a little kid. He'd decide not to push on it too much, since you're obviously allowed to have your own private conversations.
But after a little while, he was getting a bit suspicious. Maybe suspicious wasn't the right word, since he knew for a fact you weren't doing anything wrong. But he just had this feeling that something was going on that you weren't sharing with him. So, one day — when he entered your home — he did something he kind of felt bad about doing, but he just wanted to know. He stood outside your bedroom door for a little bit, listening to what was going on. He wanted to know who you were talking to, and why you were so secretive about it. He stood there for way longer than he'd care to admit, just listening to what was going on.
Inside, it seemed like you were having a conversation with yourself, because when he listened more carefully, he could hear that all these voices came from you. You really were talking to yourself in there. It was a conversation about where "you" talked about how much you were struggling with certain things that had been stressing you out lately, and this "other person" would reply with words of comfort or encouragement to hopefully cheer you up a bit, just like your boyfriend would always be doing. Ren was starting to feel a bit sad, actually. He knew he was super busy lately, but he tried to be there as much for you as he could. He knew you'd been through unimaginable, horrible things that had damaged that beautiful mind of yours forever, but were you really that lonely without him there? He started wondering if he had been leaving you alone too much lately. Tears welled up in his eyes that he tried his best to hold back, and then he knocked on the door.
The conversation inside fell silent, and your boyfriend walked in. Just like every time before, a massive blush was covering your cheeks, something he'd gotten used to by now. But when you saw the expression on his face, you could tell something was up.
"You... Uh... How much of that did you hear?" you meekly asked, tears springing into your eyes as you looked down at your hands in your lap.
"I heard quite a bit of it, my love," your boyfriend replied as he calmly walked over to you and sat down next to you on the bed, wrapping an arm around your shoulders to pull you closer to him.
"Oh my god, that is so embarrassing, I'm so sorry you had to hear that..." you said with a shaky voice as the tears started spilling freely.
Your boyfriend was surprised. It wasn't like it was a bad thing, per se. Here you were acting like you'd just confessed to a murder. He was quick to gently take your face in his hands and give you a soft kiss on your forehead, wiping some of the tears away that just kept spilling.
"Hey, hey... Shhh, it's okay. What's on your mind, my love? I know I've been gone a lot lately. I've just been so busy with work. Have you been growing lonely without me that you decided to do... Well... This?" Your boyfriend asked you with a kind smile as he left a soft kiss on the tip of your nose. And then, the dam broke.
"No, no, it's not like that! It's not like I don't enjoy your company or anything, but... But... I've been living in this sort of fantasy world of mine for as long as I can remember. Ever since I was little, I would imagine people or characters in the house with me that would keep me company. Talk to me, encourage me, hug me, all sorts of stuff. I would always fall asleep hugging myself, imagining that I was hugging someone else. Obviously, I know I'm the only one in the room; there's a limit to my fantasy world. I can clearly distinguish fantasy from reality. I can never really clearly see these characters or people, but I do imagine them there. When I'm alone, I imagine others being there, you included, who can talk to me and keep me sane. Sometimes I walk around the area, I imagine them sitting in at that very moment, sometimes I don't. It really seems to depend on who I imagine there and the moment in general, I think. Sometimes I also imagine I have pets that I basically treat like my children. Maybe because I grew up with pets, so I know how wonderful they can be as company. They do often talk to me in my imagination, though. I obviously know they can't talk, but the words of comfort I speak to myself, imagining someone else doing it, has always just brought me such comfort. That's uh... That's basically most of it, really. It's become a coping mechanism that I've developed to not feel so alone, abandoned and stuff. And I guess it just never left," you admitted with a massive blush as the tears just kept coming. Your boyfriend just nodded understandingly and listened to your story.
After a little bit of awkward, yet somehow comfortable silence, your boyfriend spoke up.
"It all makes so much sense now. It explains why you were always so embarrassed when I walked in, and the conversation just stopped. It explains why, sometimes, you'd walk out of your room so happy. It also explains why you told me you always hugged yourself when you were sleeping alone," your boyfriend said with a kind smile on his face, giving you another soft kiss on your forehead.
"I'm so sorry... So sorry... I don't want you to feel like you're not important to me, because you really are!" you squeaked as more tears started welling up in your eyes.
"Darling, don't worry about that. I never doubted you for a second, I promise." Ren replied as he hugged you tight, as you soaked his coat in tears and snot.
He just let you cry for a little while. He could only imagine how much of a relief it must have been to finally let out this secret. Something you had been hiding from people for as long as you could remember. After you calmed down a little bit, Ren gently forced you to look at him, giving you a loving kiss on your lips.
"Your secret is safe with me, my love. Talk to these people as much as you want. You don't need to hide them from me. In fact, I'd actually like to know more about this lovely fantasy world of yours. Anything that makes you happy is something I'd like to learn about. So tell me a little bit about them."
A massive sigh of relief left your mouth, and then you enthusiastically started talking about some of the characters that have "kept you company" recently. You also told him about all the fantasy stories you made up with these characters and you being the main characters. You told him about some of the "pets" that had been keeping you company throughout the years, one of which was currently considered your fluffy little squirrel son with white and blue fluffy fur. You rambled on for what seemed like hours, but after you'd told him some of the stories, you felt so relieved to have been able to share this with someone. He promised you once more that he wouldn't tell anyone about this, and that you could talk to these characters whenever, wherever. And he also said he was happy that they kept you company while he was at work, so that you didn't have to be alone. With a big smile on your face, you gave him a big hug and told him you loved him so much.
"I love you too, sweetheart. I always will. Every part of you."
im not even a kyo stan but like 😳 imagining the trope where childhood friends get seperated for a while and when they reuinte again, person a is shocked at how much person b has changed and now person a is confused and flustered around person b 🥺
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character(s): kyo kaneko
note: gn!reader ; fluff ; not proof read!
a/n: oh gosh i haven't written a proper fic in ages... i apologise if this is sloppy ;w; but hey, my first kyo fic o_o despite being a kyomie for a while now lol oops. i actually really enjoyed writing this, it made me feel all soft and warm on the inside hehe. this kinda ended on a cliffhanger, let me know if you guys want a part two!! thank you anon for the idea!! enjoy lovelies ♡
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you were on your way to the coffee shop nearby to get your coffee before heading to work. you take a deep breath of the crisp autumn air as you walk through a carpet of leaves, hearing them crunch beneath your feet. you swing open the door and hear the little jingle of the bell before the delicious smell of freshly baked pastries mixed with the fragrant scent of coffee wafts towards your nose. a faint smile graces your features as you walk towards the counter to order.
"hi what can i get for you today?" the cheerful cashier asks.
"i'll have an oat milk cappuccino with 2 shots of espresso as well as a croissant please." you respond, giving the cashier a friendly smile.
"will that be all?"
"yep! thank you!"
just as you were about to pull out your card to pay, you see someone reach forward to tap their card on the machine. you turn to your left to see who it was. a guy with light blue hair smiles at you and says, "my treat."
as you walked over to the collection counter with him, you were trying to figure out why this guy looked so familiar. did you know him?
and then it hit you...your eyes widened as you looked at him
"kyo?"
he turned towards you with a soft chuckle, "took you long enough."
"oh my gosh...i haven't seen you in..." your voice falters as you try to recall the number of years
"thirteen years." he says as he looks at you with a small smile
"oh wow...it's been that long huh? how've you been? i hope mr. and mrs. kaneko have been well."
"oh yeah i've been busy, got a job that literally takes up all of my time. my parents are doing good though, thank you for asking about them."
"so...what brings you back to our quaint little town?"
"well...my mom and dad wanted to meet some old friends and catch up with them. i've been working tirelessly for months without a break so i decided..."
kyo's voice drifts off, melting together with the background ambiance of the coffee shop as you stare shamelessly at him, noticing the changes in his appearance since you last saw him.
oh wow, when did he get his ear pierced? his face changed a lot...it's a lot more defined now. also, he shot up so much what the heck?! i was taller than him when we were kids...that's so unfair, why do guys get so much taller after puberty...wait, was he always this handsome...?
"hey...hey y/n...are you done checking me out?" kyo's voice gets clearer again as you snap out of your thoughts. you feel your cheeks heat up after getting caught staring at him and because of the close proximity between the both of you. he leaned in to get your attention and now both of your faces were just a few inches apart.
you avert your gaze to compose yourself and mumble, "i wasn't checking you out..."
he leans back and chuckles, "uh huh...so tell me what i said then." he teases, a smirk evident on his face.
you stay silent because obviously you didn't hear what he said, he chuckles and flicks your forehead gently, "you haven't changed a bit, always spacing out."
you move your hand to rub the spot he flicked with a pout, "quit it, you're still as annoying as you were back then." you giggle after and he laughs too. it felt nice to joke around with him again. your heart swells with happiness, you've missed him — more than you thought you did.
the barista calls out your name and you go to grab your order.
"i'm assuming you're headed off to work now, where do you work by the way?"
"oh it's just 3 blocks down, that massive office building?"
"oh yeah, i know which one you're talking about. what time do you get off work?"
"6pm."
"oh perfect, i'll see you then. we need to have a proper catchup. dinner's on me too." he says with a boyish grin.
"no that's okay, i can-"
"nuh uh uh, no can do. um...i'm sure you have to start walking, it's almost 9am. you don't wanna be late to work do you?" he says as he places his hands on your shoulders and swivels you around to face the direction of your office.
you click your tongue and start walking, turning your head back to respond to him, "we'll see mr kaneko. i'll have my card ready this time."
"byeee! good luck at work! i'll see you at 6!" he calls out as he waves at you
you wave too and turn back around with a sappy smile on your face, your cheeks flushed. well that's something to motivate me to get through work today
≫ A/N: Hello darling! You got it! One super cute Ren fic coming up! This isn't super long, sorry! This was the last one out of all the request I got, and some ideas immediately hit me, so I had to start here! I hope you enjoy! ❤
CW: nothing much really, this is incredibly seiso compared to other stuff i write lmao, oh there is one, reader is one of Ren's kouhai's
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You sing so well!
You had joined Nijisanji EN recently, and you had met most of your senpais by now. Out of all of the ones you met, Ren was definitely your favourite, though. He loved singing, just like you, and his voice just sounded blessed by angels to you. So, you had asked him if you were allowed to either record a song with him, and maybe do a karaoke stream together at some point. And luckily, he said yes!
He decided it was gonna be a duet version of Casket, just like he had done with Shu on his 3D debut, and you loved the idea because you were infatuated with that song. You both decided you were gonna meet up to record it. You were incredibly nervous because this would be the first time you would meet your crush face to face, but you knew it would be fine. You had heard nothing but good stories about all the others meeting up with him, so you weren't the slightest bit worried.
You arrived at the airport, and you were greeted by your senpai, who was holding a cute dinosaur balloon and some flowers. You ran up to him and flew around his neck. He greeted you just as happily as you did, returning your hug and patting your head after he handed you the balloon so he would have a free hand to do so. You gingerly took the bouquet of flowers from him, whispering a flustered "thank you", and you smelled them. Ah, what a lovely scent. Fresh yet seductive, just like Ren himself. But you would never admit that to him because you were way too shy.
The two of you went over to his house, where he had already prepared some snacks for both of you to eat. You munched on some of the snacks together as you talked over your recording plans once more. When the two of you felt ready, you went to his recording room. He set everything up on his pc, and his equipment as well, and the two of you got to work.
You always loved singing, and you weren't too confident in your abilities, but Ren managed to ease your mind a bit. "You're doing really well, reader-chan! You sing really well; I don't get what you're so insecure about, to be honest." Ren said as he gave you the almighty wushu wushu. He gave you a few pointers for some of the parts both of you thought you could do better, and after that, it went much better! After you had recorded your parts, Ren started with his. And you were allowed to watch the master at work. His vocal control was out of this world, and his range isn't that large, but whatever he sings sounds so incredibly good.
After Ren was done recording, he gave you the thumbs up, and you gave a cute little happy fast clap, like you were his biggest fangirl and you had just met your idol for the first time, which was kinda true. You ran up to him and almost tacklehugged him. Ren did not see that coming, but he didn't mind one bit. Because the truth was, ever since you joined Niji, he was absolutely in love with you. He had already bought a lot of your merch, including voice packs where you sounded kind of sussy, and he got so happy every time he looked at it or listened to it. It kinda made him feel things, but he tried to tuck those feelings away every time he had to collab with you.
Having you in his arms made his heart leap out of his chest, and a soft pink blush tinted his cheeks. You looked up at him, also having a tiny blush on your cheeks, and all of a sudden, there was an undeniable tension between the two of you. You leaned in to kiss him, but he suddenly pulled away, saying, "Sorry, I should finish the mixing for the song first. After that... Uh... We can do whatever, really. In the meantime, you can go check your guest room, if you want. It's up the stairs, second room to the right. I left you a special present on your bed." Ren said as the blush on his cheeks deepened. You happily nodded and skipped up the stairs, going to your room for the upcoming days. On the bed was a box of chocolates and a dinosaur plushie. You squealed from joy and ran up to the bed to fall down onto it and hug the plushie close. It smelled like him, and it was absolutely intoxicating. You loved him so incredibly much, you would do anything you could to make sure this plushie would keep this smell forever.
After a little while, you went downstairs to check on Ren, plushie in hand. You saw him hard at work, the tip of his tongue sticking out adorably while he was super focused on the screen before him. You walked up to him and softly poked him on the shoulder. Ren got scared and quickly took off his headphones to greet you. "Hey reader, it's going quite well over here, but there are a few more things I need to do, and then it should be all done. Do you maybe wanna pick out something to order from one of the places nearby while I finish the final parts?" Ren asked you, you happily said "yes" and took out your phone to order something.
"Hey Ren," you asked, "is there anything specific you'd like to eat tonight that I can choose between? There are too many good options nearby," you said as you paced around the room, looking at your phone. Ren told you to pick whatever you liked, that he didn't mind. You continued scrolling on your phone and eventually found a restaurant that offered some smaller, tasty-looking dishes, and also his favourite dessert: lemon meringue pie. You placed your order before Ren could even give you some money for it, and you moved to sit down on the chair next to his. After some hesitation, you softly put your head on his shoulder. You watched him work on the recordings, you just did like it was the simplest thing in the world.
After some time, Ren was finished, and according to your phone, dinner should be here soon. The two of you got up to walk to the living room to wait there. When you were just about to sit down, the doorbell rang. Ren went up to the door to get the dinner and came back a little bit later, inspecting the bag. "Hey, reader, what's in this thing? It smells sweet." Ren asked you. "Just check the bag, I'm sure you'll like it!" you replied with a giggle. Ren put the big bag on the coffee table and then took out the little paper bag. When he saw what was in it, he blushed once more.
"You know, you really didn't have to do that for me..." Ren said timidly as he sat down next to you, unpacking all the other food. "Well, I want to make my favourite senpai happy! Because... Uh... Because..." you whispered while fiddling with the hem of your shirt. "Because, what?" Ren questioned as he slightly tilted his head. "Because... I like you..." you replied, so nervous that you were close to tears. Was he going to deny you? You wish you could look into his head, but you didn't have to wait for your answer for very long.
Ren moved closer to you, and gently cupped your face in his hands. He whispered: "You know... i really like you too." and then he gave you a gentle kiss on the lips. You happily put your arms around him to pull him even deeper into the kiss. After you broke the kiss, a happy sigh left your mouth. You were so incredibly happy that he liked you too. You had a feeling that the upcoming days would be super fun.
✦ Ren
You sing so well! ➤ You meet up with Ren-senpai, and the two of you record a song together
I'm locked away here in my make-believe ➤ One day, you tell your boyfriend about your fantasy world.
✦ Aster
I don't think I wanna write for him, considering... things...
