30 - Too quick, mumbled into your scarf with KyouSuga :D:D
This was for, if I recall correctly, one of the ‘ways to say I love you’ lists. I hope this is good!
The air is chilly, but not quite cold, a relatively mild winter day, perfect for a date of wandering the nearest park and sitting in a cafe for something to eat. Koushi smiles over his hot chocolate at Kyoutani getting cream on his nose from the pastry he’s chosen. It’s frankly adorable, and Koushi has to try very hard not to bring attention to it, because he already knows that Kyoutani will just scowl in his usual expression to the outside world. Kyoutani hates letting most people see any other side than the strong, capable front that he uses to his advantage.
Koushi switches his attention to his own plate as Kyoutani finally looks up, and Koushi just catches the slight widening of Kyoutani’s smile that he doesn’t think Koushi can see. They finish their food in quiet, looking out the window and looking at each other (when the other isn’t paying attention) and generally enjoying themselves.
When they leave, walking side by side to the small park, their hands brush between them but neither of them makes any move to grab the other’s hand. Koushi hums as they walk, and he watches as Kyoutani hurries forward to ask an elderly lady if it’s okay for him to play with her dog a little. She agrees and sits on a bench to watch, and Koushi sits easily next to her to do the same. He listens as she tells him about the dog, and about herself, while they watch Kyoutani throw a stick for the dog to catch over and over.
They stop when the dog is pleasantly tired, and the old lady thanks Kyoutani for playing with him so well since she can’t do as much at her age. Kyoutani’s cheeks turn red, and Koushi knows if he mentioned it that Kyoutani would just say it was from running around. It’s a good thing Koushi knows better. They keep walking then, and unsurprisingly Kyoutani finds four more dogs to pet and coo over on the walk home. They hold hands once they come out the other side of the park, and Kyoutani hums in pleasure.
They get to Koushi’s apartment, and Kyoutani leans down to press a gentle kiss against his lips. Koushi buries his blushing face in his scarf before speaking in a rush of barely intelligible syllables. “I love you.”
Kyoutani blinks at him and smiles widely, and Koushi knows that it wasn’t too garbled for him to make out. He leans their foreheads together. “I love you too.”
