𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🎃
(minnie series - very fluffy, soft, pining.)
black cat!reader x yuugi itadori
Training had ended a while ago, but Yuji was still going at it like he had something to prove. His fists slammed into the reinforced sandbag with loud thuds, his breath ragged, his body slick with sweat. His shirt clung to him in a way that made it very clear just how much effort he’d been putting in.
You sat on the stone wall at the edge of the training grounds, your legs crossed and your chin propped lazily on your hand. The cicadas hummed in the background, the air sticky with humidity of fall nights, but you hardly noticed. Watching Yuji like this was distracting in more ways than you’d ever admit out loud.
He was too bright for his own good. Always smiling, always running headfirst into things, always wearing his heart on his sleeve. And for some reason, he had glued himself to you since the moment you met. It was almost pathetic. Almost.
You tilted your head, pretending to look bored, though your eyes had been following every movement he made. His messy pink hair stuck to his forehead, his muscles tightening with every punch. He was ridiculous. And you hated how much you liked looking at him.
Finally, he slowed down, breathing hard, wiping his face with the back of his arm. You caught him sneaking a glance at you again. He always did that. Like he couldn’t help himself.
“You look like you’re about to collapse,” you said, your voice smooth, deliberately calm. “Should I go call Gojo, or do you want to dramatically faint on your own?”
His head snapped toward you, eyes wide, his face already flushing.
“Wha— no, I’m fine! I’m totally fine!” His hands flailed a little as if to emphasize his point, which only made him look more like the golden retriever he was. “I was just—uh—resting my eyes! For like… a second. While standing up. People do that sometimes!”
You let your lips twitch into a smirk. “Resting your eyes while staring directly at me?”
His mouth opened and closed uselessly. His face turned a deeper shade of pink. “I-I wasn’t staring! I mean, maybe a little! But not in a creepy way! Just like in a normal way! A normal… totally normal friend way!”
You raised an eyebrow slowly, savoring the way he squirmed. He was hopeless. “You always get this flustered around me,” you said, letting the words drip out casually. Then you leaned back, pretending to look disinterested. “It’s cute.”
The sound he made was somewhere between a cough and a choke. His eyes darted to the ground, his hands gripping at the hem of his shirt as if that would ground him.
“C-cu-cute?!”
You couldn’t stop the little laugh that slipped out, soft but pointed. Watching Yuji unravel over the simplest things you said was addictive. The way his shoulders stiffened, the way his ears went red, the way he looked like he wanted the ground to swallow him whole.
But what you’d never admit is that you liked how he looked at you. Like you were gravity itself, like you were something he couldn’t pull away from no matter how hard he tried. You sighed then smiled and stood up to walk away and go home for the night.
“Y/n, wait!” he blurted suddenly, his voice louder than expected.
You blinked at him slowly. “What.”
“I… uh…” His fists clenched and unclenched at his sides. He looked like he was gearing up to fight a curse, not talk to you. “I need to tell you something.”
Your lips curved faintly. “That sounds serious.”
“It is! I mean—not like… life or death serious. But important. Really important.” He took one hesitant step closer, then froze, his mouth opening and closing again. “You smell good.”
You tilted your head, your eyes steady on him. Calm, patient. “You’re stalling.”
“I’m not stalling!” His voice cracked a little. He pressed a hand to his chest, like maybe he could physically push the words out. “I just… need to say this the right way.”
Your smirk widened. “At this rate, I’m going to fall asleep before you get to the point.”
“I’m trying!” His face was bright red now, his whole body tense, like a bowstring pulled too tight. His breathing was shallow. You could practically feel the nervous energy radiating off of him.
He looked ridiculous. He looked like he was about to combust. And still, something about the way he was looking at you, like you were the most terrifying and beautiful thing he’d ever seen, made your chest tighten.
You walked over to be closer to him slowly, brushing imaginary dust off your uniform, stepping close enough that he froze like prey caught in the open. You could see every flicker of panic in his eyes, the way his throat bobbed when he swallowed. You let the silence hang heavy between you for a beat, savoring the tension.
Then you cut him off before he could self-destruct. “W-wo-would..” You look at him raising an eyebrow. “doyouwannagoonadatewithme!”
Yuji’s brain seemed to short circuit on the spot. His eyes went wide, his mouth fell open, his entire face turning scarlet a semi akward smiling while holding his eyes shut in preparation for the embarrassment of rejection.
“I’d love to itadori.” You said simply, watching him flail. “Just you know don’t tell anyone, I wouldn’t wanna be caught out with you. You know?”
“I uh yeah no I won’t tell a soul, my lips are locked” His voice cracked again. He rubbed the back of his neck furiously, like he could scrub the embarrassment off.
You stepped even closer, close enough to see the way his chest rose and fell too quickly, close enough that your words brushed against his ear when you spoke.
“Im messing with you, I dont care if anyone knows yuji. In fact, I’d love people to know.”
He made a strangled noise, half groan, half laugh, as his hand flew up to cover his face. “Oh my god. I can’t believe this. I can’t believe you just— I’m— this is—”
You leaned in, your tone dropping into a teasing whisper. “Relax. You can give me your big speech on the date. I’ll even let you finish a sentence this time.”
Yuji peeked at you through his fingers, his entire face a shade of red you didn’t know human skin could reach. He was grinning though, wide and uncontainable, like he couldn’t stop even if he wanted to.
“Bye yuji, text me” You plant a kiss on his cheek and walk off leaving him utterly shocked and love struck.
And you couldn’t help but feel the corner of your mouth tug upward too an emotion you often never feel.
I just absolutely adore this duo, this will be a Minnie series not like a story but like a specific pair of you know what I mean <3 welcome to fluffy fall + kinktober!
What’s next?
Yugi and readers date?
Toji x baby mama!reader taking Megumi to an apple orchard?
Nanami kento x reader fluff?