FAMOUS SINGER SENGEN AU FIC 💚💜
(where no petrification occured)
(Insecure Senku so,, kinda out of character)
Gen is a famous singer and Senku a lab rat.
They've been boyfriends for a long time. Gen always helping Senku with his experiments, and Senku always listening to Gen's songs. He often fell asleep with his head in his boyfriend's lap. The mentalist stroking his hair as he sang him sweet lullabies to calm the red eyed man from a tedious day at the laboratory. He truly had an amazing voice.
One day, Gen got discovered and his carrier skyrocketed. With his schedulded changing so abruptly, it was going to be more difficult to see each other. But they still managed and Senku accompanied his boyfriend to his recordings or photoshoots whenever he could.
Soon enough, people in Gen's surrondings started talking and pushing Senku away from Gen. At first it was just little comments, looks or jokes. But they started to rub off. The scientist grew preoccupied. These acts were keeping a toll on him.
Day by day they were drifting apart and Gen was entering a world where he was not welcomed. Truth is, that wasn't what worried the young man. They could keep the flashing cameras for themselves. Please. He didn't want fame like that. He knew where his happiness truly was. And it wan't on top of a stage. But... What if being with Senku caused struggles in Gen's carrier?
The thought of him not being good enough for the mentalist, of being an impediment for him to get where he wanted to be.
All this pressure made it clear to the Ishigami that the best was to break up so his loved one could accomplish his dream.
Senku started with acting distant and a little mean; it wasn't easy to behave like this, but he thought it would be needed for when the breaking up happened; so that the mentalist would be more okay with it.
There was a fight. Gen was screaming demanding answers and Senku was acting like douch. This had never happened before. So of course Gen left at the end.
Good.
Farewell.
That's what Senku wanted, wasn't it?
If so... why was him here?
Hiding at the back of one of Gen's concert after so many days without speaking to one another.
He wanted to believe Gen wouldn't know he was in the audience. But the mentalist knew him far too well.
A song starts to play and the message was clear "no matter how much you try, you won't get away from me. Because I know you. Because I love you. Because you do too."
Their eyes locked in and Gen extended his arm, pointing at Senku with his hand open.
"I've cast a spell on you. You won't forget me."
It was true. He could never forget about Gen. The artist was the owner of his heart and thoughts from dawn to dusk.
"I know that I can love you, but you just don't let me. You are such a fool!"
He got down the stage, walking the few stairs as he kept singing. Opening his way across the people, as the light from the roof followed his steps.
"I'll follow you down till the sound of my voice will haunt you."
He locked Senku in place. The scientist was with his arms folded. The mentalist was in front of him, a hand holding the microphone, the other resting on the wall, next to Senku's head.
All eyes on them. There was no scape.
Gen grinned. And, after holding his sight for some really long seconds, Senku mirrored.
"You'll never get away from the sound of man, the man who loves you."
Gen cut the distance fast. He was kissing Senku in front of all his fans.
The scientist thought about pushing him away. But what well would that bring? The damage was already done. To hell with secrecy and keeping Gen's carrier safe.
He pulled him closer by the hips, as the singer wrapped his arms around Senku's neck. Microphone still in hand.
The band was still playing in the background but the song was long forgotten. Everyone was screaming, gasping and taking pictures and videos at the passionate kiss their favorite singer was sharing with a complete extranger.
As they parted from the kiss, both with red cheeks from the lack of air, they stared at each other in awe. Soon Gen smiled like the bastard he was, winked at Senku and made his way back to the stage. Singing and swinging his hips with one arm up as if nothing happened. As if everything was part of his plan.
The concert continued with a song or two more, but Senku wouldn't know. He had disappeared from the crowd.
In the backstage, after everything had ended; Gen was entering his camerino with a bouquet in his hands and a big smile in his face. The door was open, so he came inside easily. But after him, the door closed itself. Senku was hinding behind it.
Gen knew but paid no mind. He was still happily humming one of his songs until Senku made his way closer to the singer and reached his arm to touch him.
He couldn't say anything because as soon as he opened his moth, he was hit in the face with Gen's flowers.
- YOU FOOL!
- Dammit, mentalist! - Senku rubbed his nose. - What's with the surprise attacks today?
- Shut up, I'm still mad at you. - Senku looked down and rubbed the back of his neck with a sigh. Gen left the flowers on a vase and sat on the sofa. He pointed to the space next to him and strictly indicated to the other one - Sit down.
It was time to apologize. And he really wanted to, but organizing his words for this kind of moments was not his strength per se. Logic, think. How do you feel? How do you express what you feel? And what you felt? What comes first?
He didn't know where to start because now everything sounded ridiculous. The cat was out of the bag and all that harm he cause in his mentalist was for nothing.
He looked at Gen.
His expression was serious but he seemed... calm.
- You knew it all along? Why I did it all, huh?
Gen started to play his act- Of course I knew, Senku-chan! Who do you think you are talking with? - The mentalist was acting as if the hurtful part was the assumption of him not knowing Senku's intention; and not the fact that Senku had treated him like that for the past weeks.
Senku left a big sigh go as sinked his back in the sofa. His hands in his face. Gen came back to his original posture. - But then why-
- Do you remember...? Earsyay ago, even before we started dating. We were in class. I was asking Yuzuriha-chan and Taiju-chan if in a dangerous situation they would save a friend, their lover or themselves.
- Yeah...
- You said - he giggled at the memory - "I would save them all!" - Gen said faking a super hero voice. Then he relaxed once again with a gentle smile. - Maybe it was there when I fell for you.
Senku's cheeks reddened. Gen laying his head on the top of the sofa, watching his lover with tender eyes. Lost in the memories.
Senku looked at him and copied his posture. He was deeply enamorated by the true self of this manipulative creature, wasn't he? And how could he not? His true smile felt like home.
No matter how much he had tried to mentalice himself about letting him go. He could never do so.
Now, looking at each other with so much love and the room full of silence, Senku was expecting for Gen to make his point. Although they could also stay like this forever and he would not complain about it.
Gen reached out to him and put one of his rebel hair strands behind his ear.
- You said everyone should be safe. Everyone should be taken care of. Their well being. Their dreams. For years and years, I made everything in my hands to help you with your science dreams, didn't I? - Now he started to act dramatic again. - And now, that I start with mine, you were gonna leave me? Are you not gonna care for me like you promised? Eh? What a eaniemay you are, Senku-chan~
Senku straightened his back, eyebrows furrowed. - No, Gen. Listen. That was not-
- I know, I know. - Gen flipped again. He climed his way up Senku's lap. The arms of both young men finding their usual place.
Gen was stroking his cheeks. Words, actions and facial expression not matching at all. Was he mad? Senku didn't know if feel anxious or relaxed with these caressing. But he felt like melting. - Gen, I... I did it because you deserve so much more. - Senku's grip on Gen's hips strengthened. - Your coworkers kept telling me how you should be with someone worthy of you. And that you shouldn't be seen with someone... someone like me. That it will damage your public image. I didn't want to-
Gen still smiling. - I know. - Senku looked at him. Gen's smile amplifying in a way that his eyes closed. - That's why I fired them.
- Eh?
- Oh, come on. - He wasn't smiling anymore. - You really think I couldn't hear them? They were so utterly uderay~ I kicked them out of my team as soon as I could.
- But-
- I'm sorry you had to suffer such ehaviorbay, really. Truly uncalled for. But I am mad at you for listening to them! I expected you to be smarter, Senku-chan.
Funny enough, Senku did not feel smarter at all at that precise moment.
Gen pressed their bodies together, hiding his face in Senku's neck.
- If anything like this every happens again, you come to me, understood? - Senku was also hiding now in his lover's neck, hugging him tightly. A soft yes was all he got. - I love you, Senku. You are the most precious person in my life. I want you to always be by my side. Don't let anyone make you believe otherwise.
- I love you.
- I know, you fool. - They separated so they could kiss. Reassuring their feelings for one another. - And now everyone knows it too! Hahaha. I can already picture the news with our pictures. Oh, dear, and soon I'll have an interview with a magazine that loves this kind of romantic moves. You are coming to the interview too. I won't take a no for an answeryay.
Senku laughed. - Oh, for Pitagoras. Where have I gotten myself into?
Gen paid no mind to his boyfriend complain. - I'm going to show off my boyfriend so much from now on hehehe. - He cupped Senku's cheecks and rubbed his noses together.
Then finally kissing each other again.