written for ꕤ @dodgeryaps !!!! notes at the end <3
characters ꕤ sugawara koushi, gn!reader
cw/tags ꕤ FLUFF, coworkers to lovers, work christmas party, gift giving, sugawara koushi written by luunii, mistletoe
you sighed as the last student left your room for the day. for a whole week, finally. winter break couldn't have come soon enough. you leaned back in your chair and closed your eyes, taking a minute to relax before you cleaned up. you had to stay late for the christmas party anyway, so what was the point in rushing?
you jumped out of your seat at sugawara's voice, opening your eyes to glare at him. "a warning would be nice!" you exclaimed.
"sorry!" he didn't look apologetic though. he was laughing, with the most evil look in his eye you'd ever seen.
"you are not!" you grabbed the nearest soft thing, a plush gift you'd gotten from a student that you kept on your desk, throwing it at him.
he laughed even more as it hit him in the chest. "i am, i-" he shook his head, doubling over and leaning on his knees. "i promise!"
you stood straight with your arms crossed, watching as he laughed and laughed at you. "are you done?" you raised a brow.
he smiled wide at you, the laughter finally stopping. "i am." he spoke with a boyish happiness. you didn't know him in high school, but you could probably guess that he'd hardly changed.
"well? you were here for a reason, right?" you asked.
he nodded. "you ready for the christmas party tonight? did you buy me a gift?" he asked innocently. you scoffed. "i could just keep the gift i bought you to myself, if you're gonna act like that." he shrugged.
"oh, i'm sorry, suga, i could've gotten you something but santa says you're on the naughty list." you smiled at him.
he gasped dramatically. "i am not!"
"sorry to break it to you, but it's best you know now before all you get is coal." you shrugged, starting to clean your room up. little did he know, there was a small gift sitting in your desk for him.
"you scared me! and then laughed about it for–for a whole minute probably!" you exclaimed.
"i can feel your gift magically turning into coal in my arms." he said.
"you're a child." you laughed, going over to him to retrieve the plush toy you'd thrown. you then noticed, he did have a gift in his hands. you didn't even see it when he had come in, but in your defense you were busy having a heart attack.
he grinned. "sorry, you can't have it." he winked.
you didn't respond, going over to your desk and grabbing his gift. you were at least grateful you'd be doing the gift exchange here, instead of at the party. certain nosy coworkers would definitely stare, and think something was up.
well, you also sometimes thought something was up, but you chalked that up to being delusional. sugawara was just a close friend. he never showed any real sign of romantic feelings for you.
you walked over to him, holding out the small gift bag. he grinned. "you do like me!" he said happily.
"hurry up and open it." you chuckled.
he did, very quickly actually. you took the bag from him, and your own gift as well, so that he could hold it properly. he grinned wide at you. "is this for valentine's day?" he asked with a wide grin. you got him a tie, with hearts all over it. he looked in the box again, gasping. "you didn't!"
"you're always wearing plain ones, and it felt too out of character." you smiled. "that one's for tonight." the other one was christmas themed. "it felt pointless getting you a christmas one, when it is christmas. you'd only wear it tonight. i had to get two."
"i'll still be wearing it as soon as we're back."
you laughed. "of course you will!"
he grabbed the gift bag back, moving over to your desk and starting to put the christmas one on. "open yours, hurry up!" he said excitedly.
you smiled, walking over to set your things down. while you had given him a gift bag, he gave you a very neatly wrapped box, maybe a bit bigger than his hand. "did you wrap this?"
"yes! after five thousand tutorials."
you laughed, shaking the box and humming. "doesn't sound like coal."
"okay, fine." you grinned, quickly unwrapping the box. you furrowed your brows as you opened it. first you saw a card, which you opened and started reading. he got all sappy in the card, talking about how nice it had been to work with you and meet you. he wrote about how lucky he was to meet you, because he would've switched schools if he hadn't. inside the box was a mug that had pictures he'd taken of both of you all around it.
"i have one too." he smiled. "they sent two on accident."
you pulled it out. "this is so nice." you said. "and i got you ties!"
"i love the ties!" he said. "don't insult my ties."
you laughed, setting your things down and giving him a hug. he happily wrapped his arms around you. "thank you."
"santa didn't turn it to coal fast enough." he joked.
you pulled away. "we can't have one heartfelt moment?" you raised a brow. he just pointed to the card. "that's all i get?" he nodded innocently. you shook your head at him, cleaning up the small mess you both made. "come on. we're probably late."
"let me drop this off in my room." he held up the heart print tie. "i'll be there in a minute."
you nodded, going to the break room by yourself. everyone was already there, not including some others that you knew weren't going. you wouldn't have gone either, but sugawara was going, and he basically begged you to be there. you told him he owed you, but that heartfelt gift was payment enough.
you walked in, getting one of the cookies and socializing a bit. the room was decorated nicely at least. someone brought in a small christmas tree, and everyone brought their own little ornament to decorate it with. sugawara's and yours were right next to each other. yours was one you bought, but his was made at work, with his students. it was silly, but sweet. a good representation of his personality, you figured.
finally, and strangely coincidentally, you met sugawara the exact moment he walked in. he was right outside the doorway, and you were inside, right in front of him. "finally." you smiled. "isn't it funny i caught you right as you got in?"
he grinned, pointing up. "you're telling me you didn't plan this?" he teased.
you looked up, face heating as you noticed the mistletoe. "no!" you exclaimed, shaking your head.
"what do you–" you furrowed your brows. "you actually want me to– suga–"
he took one step closer to you. "tradition is tradition." he shrugged.
you swallowed and took a step closer, meeting him directly under the mistletoe. "you planned this. pervert." you grumbled. he chuckled. "hurry up before too many people notice."
"that's not very romantic." he reached up to cup your cheeks, so gently, and it felt like his hands belonged there. "you're okay with this?" he asked, voice soft.
you blushed, staring right at his lips. you were more than okay! he didn't already get that? "yes. hurry up." you looked around, then turned back to him, letting him hold you again.
he chuckled, leaning into your lips and giving you a small, but perfectly gentle kiss. it simultaneously felt longer and shorter than it was. you were afraid you looked too obviously disappointed that he pulled away, until he whispered, "i've really liked you for a while."
he leaned in, kissing you again. you reached a hand behind his neck, pulling him closer to you. you felt sugawara smile against you as he pulled away. "are we gonna need to get a room or what?" he joked, but went back in for another kiss.
you stopped him. "we could." you grinned.
he blinked, mischief flashing across his eyes. "you just want to go home."
"maybe!" you grinned, turning to leave and grabbing his tie. he followed happily. "you're really just gonna follow me like that?" you laughed, letting go of his tie.
he shrugged. "i meant it when i said i really like you." he caught up to be walking right next to you, taking your hand in his. "if being with you means you drag me everywhere, then i will happily follow. especially because i get to be by your side." you blushed, pulling him closer to you. he chuckled. "don't get nervous on me now." he teased.
"shut up." you nudged him, making him laugh.
like he said, he followed you wherever you dragged him. into your home, and then, into your heart.
a/n ꕤ YAY MERRY CHRISTMAS + HAPPY NEW YEAR!! omg you don't know how excited i was to write this especially after you told me you loved my suga, i got your name and was like I KNOW EXACTLY WTF I'M WRITING, that's how i got it done so fast :3 I HOPE YOU LIKED IT, i personally do really like it, still nervous though!! I LOVE YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS !
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