Back to school- Kuroo x fem! reader
genre; pure fluff
words- 0.6k
these lovely dividers are by @thecutestgrotto
warning: none. grammar mistakes, I'll edit once I've slept enough :(
Your husband has been acting a bit weird this past week. Notes everywhere, cheeks heating up, quiet mumbles. something is up. wait what- he has a crush on you?
You knew your husband was a dork. All those years of high school, teenage years, when you were dating—when you weren’t—just proved how big of a sap he is.
But lately, something was off.
Not in a bad way—if anything, it was sweet—but it was... odd. The sudden blushes when you kissed his cheek. The meek little "thank you" when you handed him his lunch. The way his face lit up whenever you called him your husband. And the notes—so many notes—stuck on your fridge, your nightstand, even your laptop.
Kuroo had always been a loving husband—the kind to bring you breakfast in bed on his day off, surprise you with flowers, and wrap you in his arms like a human koala whenever he got the chance. But this? This past week? It’s like you’re back in high school.
In fact, he wasn’t even this shy back then. The playful banter to make you think he didn’t like you, the teasing—it was all normal. So, this? This surely left you wondering. You would have thought he lost a bet had it not been those lovesick eyes of his. But that doesn't mean you'll leave this as is. Something is definitely up.
instance 1:
"Hey, can you open this?"
"Sure."
Smooch.
"Thanks." A kiss lands on your target's right cheek, which immediately turns abnormally red as he mumbles, "No problem!" he squeaks, speed walking out of the room.
This again?
instance 2:
The time you caught him staring at you in the morning before work.
"Take a picture; it lasts longer."
His eyes widen like you just caught him committing a crime. "I wasn’t staring."
You raise a brow. "Oh? So you just happened to be awake before me, watching me sleep, and then turning beet red when I open my eyes?"
Kuroo groans and buries his face in the pillow. "Let me have this."
You grin.
Oh, you were definitely going to make this worth while.
You considered letting it slide for a while, just to see how far it would go. Turns out? a whole long week more.
One lazy Wednesday afternoon, with nothing better to do, you’re curled up on the couch together, Kuroo’s face buried in the crook of your neck. The aircon is on- his warm body on you when he sighs against your skin and mumbles,
"I think I’ve got a crush on you."
Your heart skips.
You blink. "What?"
His head tilts up slightly, lips brushing your collarbone. A barely audible heavy sigh later . "I’ve got a crush on you."
You pull back to look at him properly. "You." A chuckle escapes you. "You? You have a crush on me? Your wife of three years?"
"Uh-huh." His expression is painfully sincere. "Have you seen yourself lately? The way you take down those fuzzy crawlers—"
"Spiders?"
"Yeah, those demons. And the way you haul all the groceries in one trip? And how you completely shut down Mamiya-san when he was being an ass to Yukito-kun?"
You squint. "And that made you fall in love with me again?"
"How does that not play into it? You’re unfairly attractive, and I am but a weak, foolish old man caught in your spell."
Chuckling, you pull him in a hug as a not so small smile spreads on your face.
"So that’s what the notes and flowers were for." You pause, grinning. "So what will you do now, Mr. Infatuated Rooster?"
He puffs out his chest. "Woo you back, obviously. Can’t let someone snatch you away from this old man."
His bravado should be ridiculous, but then he adds, softer this time—"You’re going to be with me till my last breath… and the life after."
Your breath catches.
Heat rises to your cheeks, your heartbeat stuttering in your chest as you only nod.
Maybe you’ll be the one with a crush next.
Forgot to tag: thank you @dira333 for the spider and grocery idea 😭