if that ain't love then i don't know what love is
synopsis: he says i love you for the first time.
characters: shuji hanma, keisuke baji, manjiro 'mikey' sano
genre: fluff
warnings: none (i think...?)
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shuji hanma
shuji hanma loved everything about you - every single piece that made you you.
the way your eyes sparkled when you talked about something you loved. the way you styled your hair. the little happy dance you did before eating your favourite food. the way your smile bloomed when he brought you flowers for no reason at all. your kindness, your warmth, your voice when you called him name.
he loved it all. every laugh, every sigh, every heartbeat that came from you.
but there was one thing he adored more than anything else - the way you looked when you were mad at him.
there was something dangerously adorable about it - the way your pretty face twisted into a little scowl, your brows furrowed together, lips pursed, eyes sharp. you looked like an angry kitten trying to be intimidating, and it made him want both laugh and pull you into his arms.
"you can't just climb up my window every time you get in trouble, hanma-"
"shuji," he corrected with a lazy grin, hobbling on the snack you'd given him earlier as if he hadn't just scaled your house like a wanna be spiderman.
"-shuji!" you were pacing around your room. "my experience in treating injuries has its limits! you can't show up here every night - what if my neighbours saw you? worse, what if my parents saw you?"
"they won't see me-"
"maybe i should start locking my windows-"
"don't lie to yourself, princess," he said, smirking "you won't lock me out-"
"...you're right-! ugh, you are so frustrating!" you groaned, rubbing your temples. "but i'm serious about showing up here half-dead. don't ever do that again. i might want to lock you out sometimes, but that doesn't mean i want you dead! you're... you're nice company. and I don't want you to-"
shuji stayed quiet, his golden eyes studying you with a lazy half-lidded softness he only ever had when it was just the two of you.
you were still rambling - still pacing, still adorable - wearing his oversized shirt that almost swallowed you whole, with christmas pajama pants even though it was months away from december. the sight made something in his chest ache in the sweetest way.
he didn’t even remember standing up - one moment he was sitting on your desk chair, the next, he was crossing the small distance between you.
“shuji? what are you-”
before you could finish, he caught the back of your neck and kissed you - hard and full of warmth. you stumbled, hands instinctively gripping his shirt, but quickly melted into him. his “sin” hand rested behind your head, gentle yet possessive, while “punishment” pressed against your waist, holding you close.
when he finally pulled away, his breath ghosted against your lips. “god, I love you so much,” he murmured, voice rough and low, his thumb tracing your cheek. he leaned in again, kissing you softer this time.
your face was flushed, lips swollen, and your heart was racing so fast you could barely think. you looked up at him and all the frustration you had moments ago melted away.
"i love y-"
"i didn't say it because i wanted you to say it back, princes..." shuji placed his hands on your cheeks pressing one last kiss on your forehead, "i just needed you to know that i love you."
you looked up to your boyfriend with heart in your eyes, completely forgetting why you were arguing about. you softly smile at him before tilting your head up to press a kiss on his jaw.
"i love you too, idiot"
keisuke baji
keisuke baji had faced gang fights, near-death chases, and enough chaos to last a lifetime - but nothing, absolutely nothing, compared to how nervous he felt right now.
His palms were sweating. His heartbeat was going faster than his motorbike on full throttle. He had rehearsed every possible scenario in his head - every line, every reaction, every word - he was ready.
Or at least, he thought he was.
"hey, kei'! i was looking everywhere for you-"
aboard mission. aboard mission right now!
"h-hey, (y/n)!" his voice cracked embarrassingly high, "y-you were?"
you smiled, the corners of your lips curling in that way that always made his chest tighten. without hesitation, you slipped your arm through his and pressed a soft kiss to his flushed cheek.
“yeah, i thought we could eat lunch together. is that alright?”
keisuke’s brain short-circuited. he nodded stiffly, trying to remember how to walk like a normal person while the warmth of your touch lingered against his skin. as you walked down the quiet hallway, you noticed how fidgety he was - his eyes darting everywhere, shoulders tense, grip tight around a paper bag like it contained something precious.
“is everything alright, keisuke?” you asked softly.
he stopped in his tracks. the bag crinkled slightly in his trembling hand. his dark eyes flickered toward you, unsure and nervous in a way you rarely saw from him., "(y/n)... i-.."
"are you breaking up with me?"
his eyes snapped to meet yours, his free hand immediately reached for yours , holding it tight, "no! never! i swear- it's just that... i have- i need.."
"i'm joking, kei'. don't worry" you laughed, the sound nekting away his panic, "how about you tell me what's going on in that pretty head of yours?"
pretty. she thinks i'm pretty.
keisuke hurriedly grabbed what was in the bag, pulling out a heart shape box of chocolate with a hand made card. he gave both of the gifts to you, immediately looking away once you realized what he had given you.
"is it our anniversary?!" you panicked, "i'm such a bad girlfriend- i forgot our own anniversary- oh god!"
"what no!" baji explained, "i just thought that you might like it so... just read the letter already."
you opened the letter your boyfriend freezing when you realized what he had gifted you, "y-you wrote me a love letter?"
keisuke rubbed the back of his neck, clearing his throat, "yeah... chifuyu helped me with the words and stuff so sorry if there's some mistakes or- why are you crying?!"
you threw yourself in his arms, "i have the best boyfriend in the world- thank you so much, keisuke!"
the said man automatically wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you closer to him, inhaling your scent, "i- i love you a lot, (y/n)"
"i love you too, kei'"
manjiro 'mikey' sano
it was one of those rare days where manjiro woke up of a nap before you. he tilted his head to the side trying to ignore the warm light streaming through the window in your room.
he blinked his eyes a couple of times, adjusting to the light, slowly registering that something was wrong.
that's when he realized that your back was facing him. he wasn't cuddled in your arms like how he remembered you two falling asleep.
he frowned, his eyes glaring daggers in the back of your sleeping self. he had never glared at you before- he never needed to. you were his light in the dark world he lived in.
but how could you do this to him? mikey tried to remember what he did wrong... did he kicked you in his sleep? did he accidentally bit you like he did that one time? (the time where he dreamt he was in a pool full of dorayaki).
a good 30 minutes later, you started to drift back to life, not yet aware of the state your boyfriend was in. you turned around, expecting to see a peacefully sleeping mikey, only to find him narrowing his eyes at you.
you were now fully awake, a smile spreading on your face at your boyfriend's morning self... even if he tried to look serious while looking at you, his morning hair betrayed him, "good morning-"
"are you mad at me?" what a good way to start the day...
you frowned at his words, "no, why? did you do something you shouldn't have?" then you remembered a nightmare he talked to you about not long ago, "did you have that dream where i ate all of your snacks? because i didn't-"
"what no-!" manjiro frowned with a pained expression on his face, "don't you like me anymore? is that why you turned your back on me?"
you suppress a chuckle that threatened to come out, "aw i'm sorry, 'jiro... i must've turned in my sleep... i won't do it again, i promise!"
he suddenly put both of. his hands on either side of your face, bringing you closer to him, "i love you a lot, alright? i need your face to be the first thing i see when i wake up- so don't turn away from me again- ever."
i love you a lot
those words kept repeating themselves in your head like a mantra.
"(y/n)? are you still with me?" manjiro asked you, bringing his face even closer to yours so that your nose were touching.
"you love me?" your face slowly growing hotter and hotter after every passing seconds.
"um? of course i do- didn't i made it clear when i shared food with you last week?"
you tilted your head to the side pressing your lips against his, making him hummed in content. "i love you, manjiro..." you mumbled when you pulled away for air.
"of course you do!"
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