hey hey!!! can you do 8 for yuumika and 29 for mikanoa???
8.) I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.
*yuumika, canon-divergence for ch. 89 (i’m not ok with any of this)
He could hear him. Screaming, begging. The words echoed in his head, and all Mika wanted to do was to answer Yuu’s pleading, but the blood was thick in his throat. He could feel it spilling from his mouth.
“Ngh…” The sound was more whimper than grunt, his body not responding to his racing mind. He wanted to wipe away the tears running down Yuu’s face. He felt awful for having made Yuu cry again.
“Mika, yes! You’re still alive!” Yuu’s smile was wide and bright despite the desperation in his eyes. Yuu had the talent of finding hope in the middle of hell, of finding worth in a twisted creature like Mika. It was at that moment that Mika realized he didn’t regret a thing. The chance to see Yuu smile at him that way was worth everything. He wanted nothing else, needed nothing else.
Time was running out, he could feel it slowly ebbing away from him, but he couldn’t die without Yuu knowing. He needed Yuu to know why he’d done everything, why he’d fought, why he’d survived all these years.
“Shhh, it’s okay. I’m here, Mika. You’ll be fine just-” Yuu’s warm arms were cradling him, comforting him. It was perfect.
“...I-I love you.” The words were easier to say than he’d have thought. He had nothing to lose now. He wanted to reach up, wrap his arms around the boy, but his body was far too weak. For the first time in a long time, Mika felt the soft edges of drowsiness. Yuu’s lips were moving, but Mika couldn’t make sense of the words reaching his ears.
“I’m...sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.” Mika murmured, words slurring. The face above him blurred into a pleasant, hazy fog.
All he can hope is that Yuu heard his silly decleration, his most precious kept confession, and that when his eyes close for good, peace can finally find him.
