21 + jeno
prompt: “The moon, and the stars, are nothing without you.”
note: this is short but sweet!! ily
he’s laying on his back, using his forearm as a pillow as he stares up at the inky night sky. the thin blanket underneath the two of you doesn’t do anything to keep the harsh hardness of the rooftop from bothering you, but you do your best to pay it no heed as you shift, turning onto your side so you can see jeno better.
“didn’t know you were interested in the stars,” you say, small smile adorning your face as you trace his side profile with your gaze. “never brought it up.”
“because i’m not, not really,” jeno replies easily, turning his head so he’s looking you in the eyes. “i’m into the peace and quiet, though. and the night sky is pretty to look at.”
“just the night sky?” you quip, watching as his eyes fold into crescent moons as he smiles kindly at you.
“i mean... sunsets are nice. sunrises, too,” jeno says, reaching the hand he isn’t propping himself up on out to graze his fingers against your cheek. you feel as if there’s something he’s leaving unsaid for now, but you don’t chase after it - he’ll tell you whenever he’s ready. “but the world is just more still at night.” this last part comes out as a whisper, falling from his tongue as smooth as honey as you lean into his touch.
“you’re right,” you say, circling back to what he’d said before. “the night sky is pretty.”
“almost as pretty as you.” jeno riffs off of you as if he’s practiced at it, though, you suppose, after one whole year together, he is. his earnest, teasing sweetness makes you cringe even as your face burns slightly from the compliment, and you find yourself rolling onto your back so you don’t have to keep staring into your boyfriend’s roving eyes.
he notices. he chuckles at your haste.
“sap.” you grunt out, only causing jeno to finally laugh outright. he throws his arm over you, pulling you into him so he’s half on top of you, his warmth engulfing you.
“maybe so,” he murmurs, hand idly stroking up and down your side as his lips brush against your ear. “but that doesn’t change the fact that i’m right. the moon and the stars are nothing without you, and definitely nothing compared to you.”
“anniversaries make you mushy,” you respond after a long minute, trying your best not to show that he’s making your heart contract with his saccharine words. “noted.”
jeno snickers into your neck, and you squirm in his hold at the way his hair brushes your skin. he only holds you tighter, pressing a kiss right underneath your ear.
“i love you,” he says, and you swear the stars twinkle brighter in that moment. you finally move onto your side once more, shifting until you’re sure he can see your face in its entirety. jeno lets his hand rest against your hip as you raise your own to cup his jaw.
“i love you, too.” you tell him, and you finally close the distance between his lips and your own.
the universe may be lightyears across, but your universe is right in front of you.
