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mercymaker · 2 years
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JACAERYS VELARYON & HELAENA TARGARYEN in 1.08 'The Lord of the Tides' "I have felt the… strife… between our families of late, my Queen. And for any offense given by mine, I apologize. But we are one house. And long before that, we were friends. My son Jacaerys will inherit the Iron Throne after me. I propose we betroth him to your daughter, Helaena. Ally ourselves… once and for all. Let them rule together."
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ateezinmymind · 3 years
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Finding out their s/o is pregnant
Ateez x reader
fluff ~yeo lowkey angst
thank you so much for the request @sonnnflower 💓sorry for the waitt!! <3
Hongjoong:
You would be a little nervous telling him at first Doubting yourself, scared that he wouldn’t be happy due to how busy he is
But when he came home and felt your uneasy aura,, he knew something was up. “Love? Are you okay?”Trying to put on your best smile, you just give a “yep” and change the topic. Doing your best to seem as calm as possible, while talking about his time at work
Your nerves would be over controlling to the point where you started to shutter “Joong, I need to show you something”,,Walking in the bathroom where your pregnancy test was, you turn around to show him, and lock eyes “I-I’m pregnant..”
His face would go blank from hearing the news,,Like he would be full on shookkk :O
From the look on his face you started to doubt telling him-“Are you mad?”. Realizing he hasn’t said anything because he was lost in his imagination he quickly reassures you“Noo—baby? No, why would I be mad at you?”
Then tears would start coming,, “I-it’s just that y-you’re busy, and I know t-that you have a lot of things to worry about...and I don’t want you to have another thing to stress over-“ But seeing the biggest smile spread across his face, he softly comforts, “my life at work will never interfere with my life at home, okay? I could never be mad at something so beautiful as this-“
Looking down to your stomach he’d softly place his hand there. “I just can’t believe that we’re finally starting our family”
Seonghwa:
You were sitting on the floor of the bathroom The test in hand, showing you the positive results-you’ve been wondering if you were pregnant for a couple weeks now..You’ve noticed the changes in your body, and you just needed to make sure
A thousand thoughts went through your mind, but when you heard the front door open you quickly got up off the floor and put the pregnancy test in the trash
Greeting Seonghwa with a kiss, he’s first to say, “Dinner ideas y/n? Any cravings? Your wish..my command” The way he treats you like your his treasure, makes you think about what a great dad he’ll be, and while your request moved to the kitchen to be cooked, you tidy up and think about how to tell hwa
Dinner being made and served by your favorite person,, you thank him “Seonghwa thank you, there’s so much you do for me, even after your day at work you come home to take care of me” Pausing for a moment and taking a deep breath,, “there’s some news I need to tell you-“
“You’re pregnant-“
“How do you-“
“Love, do you think I haven’t noticed the times where you get out of bed to throw up in the morning? Do you think I haven’t noticed how you ask me to get the weirdest foods for you? And babe I’m not blind, I’ve seen that cute little bump you have-” Getting up from his chair, Seonghwa walks over and kneels in-front of you, and grabs your hands “I know you y/n, you’re the love of my life. I notice things, and this..well this has made me want to make sure I take care and am there for you even more,,”
Placing your hands on top of his, which are placed on your stomach he quips “You’re going to be the most wonderful mother to our child, and quite frankly..the hottest” *wink wonk*
Yunho:
You’ve talked about having kids in the future with Yunho,, but you never made an official decision
Until now
He knew you haven’t been feeling well lately,, so he wanted to make sure you had a happy day together You two would spend the day raiding stores, buying too much food, and of course laughing
It was when you went through an aisle that had pregnancy tests, and it made the realization spark,,that you might be pregnant. Grabbing two, you caught up to Yunho and tapped his shoulder-“I kind of want to try it and see??” He immediately smiles at the fact you’re going to do a pregnancy test, and the fact that there’s a possibility of you being pregnant..
Later that day you decided to do the tests-both of them..coming back positive-Mind immediately going to Yunho.. oh how he’s going to be so happy-“yuyu?..” peeking your head out the bathroom seeing him on the bed playing with his feet while waiting “Oh oh y/n,,tell mee tell mee!!” Trying to hide your smile behind the door, you think about playing a little trick with him,
“baby, I’m sorry I guess I just have a stomach bug..it came out negative-“ and from the moment those words came out of your mouth, you deeply regretted it. The sadness washing over his features and the small ‘aw’ that came out of him made you burst out the bathroom and into his arms
“I’M PREGNANT!! Babyyy I’m sorry I was just wanting to see your reaction..I-I I’m pregnant..”Hugging him- you hear a sniffle,,quickly looking up and holding his face. Tears gliding down his cheeks causes you to tear up “Y-y/n, I cant believe this“ —thinking he was mad you start apologizing..
“IM GOING TO BE A DAD!!”
Yeosang:
You knew that you were pregnant,,it’s just that Yeosang didn’t-it wasn’t that you were hiding it, but just because you didn’t know how he was going to react
You two rarely mentioned having kids, frankly you thought he wasn’t fond of the idea, so you tried to keep the topic out of subject—But tonight when you two were sitting on the couch together, eating sweets. Him on his phone, and you staring off at the wall-shoving food in your mouth
“You know I have something I need to tell you...I don’t know how your going to react,but please hear me out-“ lifting his head up attention now on you, “I haven’t told you this yet because I’m scared, but..” looking straight at him, then moving your gaze away from nervousness-“I’m pregnant Yeosang”
Not hearing a words come out of his mouth you start rambling,,”I just don’t know what we’re going to do. I don’t know what is gonna happen..I-“ head turning, your faced with a frozen Yeosang...
Trying to get his attention back, shaking him lightly, patting his cheeks, you give up. Not knowing what he’s thinking right now, why he won’t answer-tears slide down your cheeks, sniffling grabbing another piece of food and shoving it in your mouth you just sit there
“Wait, how long have you kept this from me?”—snapping your head towards him, teary face, and chewing food, “probably a month now..” Yeosang then stands up and throws his phone on the couch. “Come here.” gesturing his hands towards him, you get up yourself—then immediately brought into a kiss
Wrapping his arms around your waist and giving a very light squeeze, he pushes his head in your neck.. ”babe, I can’t believe you didn’t tell me...I want to do this with you so bad—I want to be there for you so bad. Please let me”
Giving out an apology,, he’s quick to jump and look you in the eyes while holding your stomach—“I would’ve gotten CHICKEN!! ahhhhh we can’t have our baby not taking after his daddyyy~”
San:
It was when you woke him up getting out of bed to throw up.. San quickly following after you-one hand holding your hair, the other caressing your sides
always being there for you, wanting to do everything he can to take care of his baby he tries so hard to give you the best comfort—”love , are you okay?? did you eat something bad?”
Ever since that morning, he definitely noticed the more mornings to come..by the third time this happened he’s the one that suggested it-“Y/n, love,, do you have any ideas of why you’ve been sick?”
You’d honestly be oblivious, but San-is obsessed with you and probably knows everything about you before you actually do..yaknow because you’re his babygirl
So when you kept saying you’re confused on why you haven’t been feeling well—San just straight up tells you, “You might be pregnant-“
And then you tense up and realize..OMG PREGNANT-but seeing the smile and the cutest dimples on his happy face,,you know there’ll be no regrets
“Oh..wow, well should we buy a test? To uh make sure-“ he’d give you a fast ‘got it!’ And rushed out the door like a mad man
Coming back with more tests you needed, he couldn’t wait..”y/n, if these don’t come back positive..I’m going to have to take you to the bed—“
“Because I can’t stop thinking about this now,, I really hope you’re pregnant” then ushering you to the bathroom he kisses your nose and closes the door “I love you”
When you came back out with positive results,, you got a high pitched scream, and a grown man running around in joy..
your beautiful journey together only starting..
Mingi:
When you missed your period, you didn’t want to think of what was going to happen—the both of you were cuddling next to each other when you went down the rabbit hole that started from listening to Mingi’s heartbeat, to thinking about snacks, then a little more down to the realization that you haven’t had your period
He nudged his head into the crook of your neck,, a satisfactory sigh leaving his mouth-“I love you so much babe...” awww mingi is my baby, my cute—BABY...your heart beating faster, “I love you too b-baby—“ then hoisting yourself up to hold his hand
“So I just realized I haven’t had my period,, and I know you remember that n-night because..who wouldn’t,” rambling on about him his eyes go wide. “Wait y/n, you’re saying that-“
“I don’t know,, it’s a possibility and I don’t want to risk not knowing for sure” so that’s when the both of you-hand in hand-walk into the store to get your needed supplies. And that’s how now Mingi-on the other side of the bathroom door is humming a little tune waiting
Calling him in, he asks if everything’s alright when he sees you on the floor- “y-yeah..it’s just. I’m pregnant”
:O
Mingi then starts giggling, “y/n you know I always thought I was going to be the baby—TURNS OUT WERE HAVING A BABY?!”
He’d pick you off the floor and take you back to bed and cuddle you so more,, “we should name it monkey after her mommy~” bursting into laughter, the only thing that could be heard was you slapping Mingis leg..then a following “OWWWWEE Y/N IT WAS A JOKE!!”
Wooyoung:
When you asked for some ice and chocolate Woo literally thought you were on cocaine,, “I’m sorry? You said what?” He needed to hear you again-“I want some ice and chocolate! Oh and now that I’m thinking about it,, how about some chips too”
He literally just stood there in confusion-“well go on!” Hearing your demand he ran to get your cravings. Before he came back out to you, still trying to figure out what’s wrong with you—he brings out his phone and types. ‘why is my wife/gf craving ice and chocolate’
When a thing for pregnancy cravings came up he quickly brought the food back to you,,not wanting to keep you waiting any longer-
“How long have you been wanting these weird cravings??” Trying to watch your show, you tell him ‘not for long’..”well the internet said that weird cravings could be because of pregnancy-COULD THAT BE A REASON?!”
You haven’t really thought about why you’re feeling the way you have been, honestly you just thought your body was changing because of weight gain..but hearing pregnancy come up you’re like-DUH
Wooyoung brings up going to the doctor,,and you agree-because you want him to be quiet about this so you can go back to watching
-sitting in the waiting room, currently talking about the pattern on the floor and the interesting choice of wall art. You two are interrupted by the doctor calling you back in..sitting on the chair he starts, “congratulations you two are parents..”
On your way home WOOYOUNG WOULD NOT SHUT UP saying ‘I told you’ and ‘always trust the internet’. But when you sat on the couch he came in right beside you, and held your stomach,,
“I really can’t believe this is going to happen, but I’m for sure happy I’m here for you” KISSES AND SCREAMING LAUGHTER followed as he tickles your legs
Jongho:
You mentioned feeling odd, when talking to your mom. She thought nothing of it, but when you kept coming to her...she gave you advice you weren’t ready to hear
“Hey y/n-baby, what’s going on?”
“You know how I haven’t been feeling good? Well, I’ve been talking to my mom about it-“ taking a deep breathe and covering your face, “a-and she says I might be pregnant..”
You feel the bed dip in from his weight, Jongho crawling up to your frame. He gives you a kiss on your stomach, then holding your hand-“wait-really? What do you think about that?”
“I don’t know what to think, I mean I’m happy it’s with you, but I’m scared..and I-I don’t know” irrupting you with a kiss “don’t be scared, I know this is new-but I’m never going to leave you, and I’m hear for you always..”
Later when you two confirmed with a test, you spent the whole day snuggling, “I can’t wait to tell my mom hehe-“ giggling Jongho says happily. “You’re going to give birth to a little apple..and we’re going to be the most powerful-“
“Jongho,, stop..it’s a baby—not your little play toy” but he only snuggles in closer, “we’ll see y/n, we’ll see..”
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averyonelovesjack · 6 years
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cost of friendship ~ daniel seavey
requested: yes
Hey! Could you do an imagine about Daniel and Y/N dating but they keep it a secret because they don't want to ruin Y/N's friendship with the other guys? Thanks love!
summary: y/n goes to hang out at the wdw household during the storm and in the midst of a power outage, daniel and y/n reach a new level of their relationship.
warning(s): cursing, i also changed it a little bit sorry
word count: 2103
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Storm clouds flew low above my head and the wind was strong enough to push my hair into my face and make my eyes water. I pushed against it and try my best to make it up the street to the house without looking like a complete disaster. The air wasn’t cool, either, though. The humidity made the day even more miserable and the growling storms didn’t leave me with much time to make it into the house. 
Just as I stepped onto the front porch, the front door opened and quickly I hurried inside, a loud clap of thunder striking and sending me shrieking as I stumble into Daniel’s arms. My friend laughs, helping me stand up straight as it takes more arm strength than normal for him to push the door closed. 
“Made it just in time, I guess,” He commented about my brief introduction to the storm upon my entrance to the house.  
I can’t help but smile at his comments, “Thankfully, you were there to get me in before I was struck by lightning.” 
The rain began to pour down onto the house, causing loud clattering noises that made us all start talking a little bit louder. 
Daniel walked me into the large house shared by the five member band, “The pizza guy came like five minutes ago and I tried to get them to wait for you, but no one listens to me anymore.” 
“You guys didn’t have to wait,” I tell him, throwing my bag down on the countertop in its usual spot, “It’s not like I expect anything less of you. Except for you, Dani. The only person in this house who cares about me.” 
“Does anyone hear a fly?” Corbyn comments, looking away from me as I take the seat next to him. Jack sat to my right, the aforementioned member to my left, and my closest friend, Daniel across from me. The other two boys were scattered around Daniel. 
I gave Corbyn a playful punch, which only fueled them up some more. Jack started to add to the situation, “No, no. Wait it’s too high pitch to be a fly. Maybe it’s a mouse.” 
“A tiny mouse,” Corbyn continues, “With absolutely no arm strength.” 
“Oh wow, fuck you all.” I pull a slice of pizza onto my plate. I make eye contact with Daniel as the other boys continue with their teasing. We both sent each other playful eye rolls and went back to eating our pizza and listening to my close friends torture me. 
“Hey! Maybe we can watch Stuart Little and get the mouse to come out so we can get it outside.” Zach suggests tonight’s first movie option.
“We can’t put the mouse outside; The storm is a lot worse than they suspected. If we put it outside, it might get hurt,” Daniel decided and I’m not sure if this is the more logical answer, or not. 
“I thought you were on my side!!” I looked at Daniel, whose face dropped and then he looked at me, quickly making up for it.
“N-no, of course i am! i’m just saying, if there were a hypothetical mouse, then we couldn’t put outside because it would get hurt.” He responds and I laugh at the hypothetical mouse. 
“Yes, Daniel. I suppose that is true. We couldn’t put the hypothetical mouse outside in the storm. It’d be cruel,” I go along with what he was saying. As long as he isn’t going to mess around with me like I know that all of the other guys will do.
The boys lost their little joke when Jonah asked me a question about school. A loud chorus of ‘jONAH’s came across the room, as well as some frustrated grunts. They could try to come back from it, but as soon as one of them recognizes me, then the whole gig is over. 
“We’re not watching Enchanted again,” Zach looks from across the couch as we all brainstorm movie ideas. 
“that was a fucking cute movie, don’t even with me zachary dean,” I scold, “One of the best movies every created. I’ll say it. Plus, Patrick Dempsey.” 
“It’s a princess movie,” Jack added, “I see enough of those when I go home, I don’t need to see them here too.” 
“Alright, you guys are so picky about your movie choices. It’s literally a perfect movie so stop attacking it,” I retort and Jack laughs. 
“What are we watching, then? Since it’s already 8, and if y/n is getting home safely tonight, she should probably start watching soon,” Daniel states. He is usually the more logical one in situations like these, especially when it comes to safety. He’s always been such a teddy bear and when he gets someone to recognize him for who is really is, that person is going to be the luckiest person in the world. 
“You know what I haven’t seen in a while? Spider-man Homecoming with my man, Tom.” I admit and Zach rolls his eyes at me.
“When was the last time you watched it? This morning?” He played; all of the boys understood my love for the marvel movies, especially the very handsome new spider-man. 
“Last week, but good try,” I look at him, “But I do own it on my amazon account.” 
“Which means it’s a free movie that I haven’t seen,” Daniel adds, “Ok, I’m down to watch it. Everyone agrees?” 
“yeah, whatever,” Jonah agrees. 
“How has she forced me to watch it and not you??”Jack looked at Daniel in shock, “You guys are inseparable and yet, i’ve seen the movie?” 
Daniel and I look at each other and he has a slight rosy color on his cheeks, and i know i do too. I turn back to jack after a second, “Daniel wasn’t home when we watched it.” 
The six of us take our seats on the couch. Zach sat on the big chair, while Corbyn and Jonah sat on the first couch. Jack sat on one end of the second couch, and daniel and i sat in the corner of the other one. The lights were already turned off and I set up the movie, excited. 
I practically drooled at the site of Tom Holland throwing his shirt off during the specific part of the movie. My eyes watched as he threw off the spider-man suit and then turned around, following each of the steps that i’d memorized from watching the movie so often. 
Just as he turned around to face Ned, the television turned off, as did any remaining lights in the house. I gripped onto the blanket a little bit harder and Zach let out a screech. 
Everything paused for a second, until Daniel turned on the flashlight on his phone and quickly mumbled, “fuck.. i think we lost power because of the storm.” 
“and we’d just gotten to the good part,” i tease and i could almost see daniel playfully roll his eyes in the dim light. 
“Well is it coming back on?” Zach asked.
“Probably not for a while,” Jonah tells him, “if we lost power, that means most of los angeles has lost power and we’re not gonna get it back until the morning, at least.” 
“Don’t we have a generator?” Jack questions, trying to figure this uncommon situation out. 
“Yes, but unless you want to go into the garage during this storm, it’s not going to work,” Corbyn states before standing up, “I’m going to bed.” 
“It’s only like eight thirty?” Daniel says, staying put next to me. The other boys begin to move like corbyn.
“Is there anything better to do?” 
“we could all hang out, yaknow?” He suggests, but they all start to pick up their shit.
“In the dark?” Zach questions before moving towards the stairs. Just before he steps up, he turns around looking at me, “See you later, y/n. Safe trip home.” 
the others start to leave daniel and i alone and i mumble to myself, “fuck. how am i gonna get home?” 
“Well you’re not going home in the storm,” Dani shares his thoughts and I stare at him through the dark.
“I don’t want to be a nuisance, dani,” i tell him and he shakes his head.
“Y/n, your apartment probably doesn’t have power either and driving home in the storm risks too many things. We have extra blankets and places to sleep, so just wait the storm out, okay?” He told me and I sigh, giving in to my favorite person, “You can stay in my room, since everyone else seems to have wandered off.” 
“Thanks, daniel. I don’t know what I’d do without you,” I admit, sending a friendly smile his way. 
“Of course, y/n. Only the best for you,” There is a moment of sympathetic silence before Daniel stands up, “I’m pretty sure there are some candles around here, do you want to help me look for someone so we can actually see each other?” 
“yea, let’s do it,” The two of stand up and turn the flashlights on our phones on. We begin to wander around the house, searching in different rooms together until we could find a couple candles. It took around ten minutes before we found ourselves back in the living room with three candles and a lighter.
Daniel set them on the table in front of the couch and lit them as I sat back on the cushioned seat. 
“What a great day for a storm,” He says, “But at least you’re here with us, rather than home alone. I don’t know how I’d feel if you were home alone. I mean, what if something happened to you?” 
“Yeah, I guess it’s better to be here than by myself at home,” I tell him, “Thanks for caring about me so much, Daniel. I’ve never had a friend quite as good as you and I don’t know if it’s a connection between us or that I’ve just had really shitty friends my whole life and then you have shown me in every way that you’re not like that, but having you as a friend makes me really happy. You are one of the sweetest guys I know, and you deserve someone who can make you as happy as you make me.” 
“You make me so happy, y/n,” he says, “our friendship, or whatever. i don’t know, but you’re such a fun person to be around and i love you for it.”
there was a brief second where i caught a sparkle in his light blue eyes. until then, i was looking for a sign. any sign. and then the sparkle rolled gently over his eye and within seconds, i pushed my face against his and let our two sets of lips touch. 
he’s predictably surprised by this sudden motion, but takes a second before placing his warm and gentle hand on my cheek and kissing me back. as the seconds go on, i smile into the kiss and the two of us separate. 
“i take it you got the hint,”  he smiles like a child given candy. 
“we’re probably going to regret that after tonight, but i’m glad i did it.”
“why would we regret that?” he looks confused.
“because you’re my best friend and so are the other guys. maybe you won’t regret it, but if something happens between the two of us, i don’t want to affect our friendship or any of my friendships with you all.”
“that’s the last thing i’d want for you y/n. i know how much you mean to the guys and i, i wouldn’t want to do anything to ruin that.” 
“you didn’t do it; i did.” 
“yeah, but at the cost of friendship, y/n. was it worth that?”
“i wish i could say kissing you wasn’t worth losing a few friends, but as much as you guys mean to me, i think that kissing you is something i would do again if put in this situation.”
“i really like you, y/n. a lot. you make me feel alive again, like how music makes me feel, and that means so much to me. but your friendships. that’s something that no guy should be worth risking.”
“and yet you are,” i give him a small smile, “and i think i want to make this work.”
he smiles back, “i do too, y/n. and if we’re gonna do this, we need to set some rules.”
“we can’t tell the guys,” i state, letting out a deep breath and waiting to hear his response. 
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karabites · 7 years
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Here’s the second draft for ch5. this one is a lot closer to how I originally planned it? but again, realized I didn’t like how it was going and scrapped it. this one picks up right at that first break when karamatsu wakes up and runs for… 2k…. and it’s very mushy and self-indulgent… enjoy…
When Karamatsu awoke, the apartment was still, unfortunately, as dark as his future.  The stressful dream that awoke him was fast fading from his memory, his eyes were still glued together by sleep and his limbs felt like bags of wet cement.  He laid in the futon wordlessly, flipping and rolling over to try to find some comfort for a few minutes, before sighing and pushing himself up.  Even as the dream slipped from his memory, the anxiety it induced lingered, barring him from the sleep he so desperately needed.  A few hours of being unconscious and not having to worry about the hole he’d dug himself into would’ve done him good.
He forced his eyes open and allowed them to adjust to the low light of Chibita’s living room.  They’d set up their sleeping arrangements in the same room, which Karamatsu appreciated.  He was used to sharing a bed with five other men, so sleeping without anyone else nearby was still rather new to him.  Chibita didn’t mind either way.  He was nice like that.  Karamatsu felt himself fall a little bit in love with him again, but this time, the usual fears did not follow; he just let it happen.  No fussing, no worrying, just love.  What was the harm in it?  His sleep-addled brain pushed away all of his previous objections like they were nothing more than silly inconsequential daydreams.  Chibita would be flattered by his affections, not frightened, his brothers’ teasing would end, and his parents would be so happy for them.  Really, it was fine.
Chibita was snoring quietly on the couch a few feet away, bundled up in a thin blanket with a pillow squished between his arm and his cheek.  Karamatsu watched the rise and fall of his chest and traced the outline of his hips and ass with his eyes.  He was so cute.  He pulled himself across the floor and leaned against the armrest of the couch.  He had such a cute friend.  Was he always this cute?  Did he always want to plant soft kisses, tokens of his adoration, across his round cheeks and his always-wrinkled brow and his big, soft lips?  Probably not, but he really wanted to now.  Ah, this was dangerous, wasn’t it?  He was such a sinful man, wanting to tangle so intimately with his sweet little friend.  But again, he was too tired to really care that much.  Being sinful wasn’t so bad.  Chibita was cute.
Karamatsu readjusted his position against the couch, and his movements must have been louder than he thought because he looked up to see Chibita’s eyes crack open.  He opened his mouth to say something, but Chibita cut off whatever he was planning with a grunt and a tired smile.  He lifted his arm and rested it heavily on Karamatsu’s head and said, “Can’t sleep, Karaboy?”  His voice was thick and heavy with sleep, like his words were made of honey, and Karamatsu wished there was a way to kiss his voice too.
Karamatsu nodded and watched the way Chibita’s lips turned up just slightly.  “You’re used ta sleeping with all th’ others, right?” he asked.  Karamatsu nodded again.  Chibita hummed and let his hand slip down off Karamatsu’s head, trailing down to the back of his neck and off the curve of his jaw.  It was a clumsy, tired motion, but his fingers ran so lightly over his skin, it felt completely deliberate.  “Tha’s alright,” Chibita slurred.  He looked like he was struggling to keep his eyes open.  “You’n sleep with me tonight.”
Chibita pulled back the blanket and shifted back to make more space on the couch.  “If it’d help,” he added, “but y’know, if you don’ wanna tha’s okay too.”
He knew he shouldn’t.  He would be taking advantage of his friend’s trust and—.  Karamatsu clambered onto the couch and wrapped his arms around Chibita’s waist.  Why not?  It’d be fine since Chibita had invited him.  Plus, it was actually very comforting.  Chibita chuckled softly and rearranged the blankets around them, the two settling with Karamatsu all but laid on top of Chibita with his cheek on his chest and Chibita’s hand running slowly through his hair.  It was nice.
Chibita leaned back into his pillow and sighed.  “You feelin’ better?  From before?”
Karamatsu nodded and grunted quietly.  Those things didn’t matter, did they?  The worries of a desolate future, of being forsaken by his nearest and dearest companion—a volatile angel of a friend that could terrify and comfort him in the same breath.  This mattered, though.  This cramped oasis of warmth in the cold silence of Chibita’s apartment,  this quiet exchange between the beats of Chibita’s heart against his ear, this security and compassion and this love Karamatsu felt.  He adjusted his hands over Chibita’s soft, soft waist and turned his face into his chest to press a half-kiss into his shirt.  His cheek was resting just over Chibita’s breast and Karamatsu let his thoughts drift for a moment to wondering what it would be like to kiss the bare skin there, warm and soft and sensitive.  Hmm, that probably was the wrong kind of thing to think.  But he was the kind of man to think wrong things, wasn’t he?  There was no point in pretending otherwise.
He hummed contently and whispered, “Chibita?”  
“Hm?”
“Thank you.”  
Chibita snorted and blew at a couple of Karamatsu’s hairs near his face.  “I’m not as mean as you guys think, yaknow.  I’m not gonna ignore if you’re upset.”  He was sounding a bit more lucid than before and was tracing shapes in Karamatsu’s scalp with his fingers.
“I don’t think you’re mean,” Karamatsu mumbled.
Chibita shrugged under him.  “Y’all kind of treated me like the devil when we were kids.  And you run away when I get mad.  So, I kind of figured you do.”
“I don’t.  Sorry.”  Karamatsu readjusted against Chibita’s chest.  “Mostly for when we were younger.  We’re… I’m pretty awful, aren’t I?  ‘M dangerous, huh?”  Was he?  Not only were they awful with how they’d treated Chibita when they were younger, but how bad was it to take advantage of his trust now?  Half-formed thoughts about betrayal and alienation and love and friendship floated through his head, fleeting and confusing and too much for him to understand right now.  Right now he wanted Chibita.  He wanted Chibita to love him.  That had to be okay.
Chibita’s hand stilled in Karamatsu’s hair. “Oi…”  He slid his other hand over his cheek and tilted his head up to him. The blanket rustled in the quiet as Chibita adjusted their positions. “Karaboy, it’s fine.  We were kids, yeah?  We all did stupid shit.”  In the low light, Karamatsu saw a soft smile grace Chibita’s lips.  He felt his thumb move slowly against his cheek and leaned into it; it was soothing.  “And besides,” Chibita continued, “I don’ know how I’d get through the day without forgiving people.  If I always held grudges, I’d have no one left to talk to.”
“Hmmm,” Karamatsu rumbled, putting on his bravado as best he could through a whisper, “does that mean all is forgiven?  From when we were young?”
Chibita nodded tiredly, leaning back and settling into the pillows.  “O’ course, Karaboy.”
Karamatsu mirrored his movements, laying his head back down against Chibita’s chest and adjusting himself to be comfortable.  He looked down at Chibita’s hand resting next to him and pulled up his own to idly thread their fingers together.  He listened to the quiet pattern of Chibita’s heartbeat against his ear and felt the rise and fall of his chest become slower and deeper.  He wasn’t sure when the last time he’d felt this peaceful had been, this content and secure.  Maybe he never had been.  “Chibita?” His voice was much quieter than he thought it could ever be.
Chibita made a soft questioning grunt, but didn’t move or respond further.
“Would you forgive me if I did something that terrible now?”
This time the grunt sounded a bit more annoyed than questioning.  “What kind ‘f…?  I ‘unno, depends on what you do.”
“Heh.”  A lot depended on what he did now, didn’t it?  He ran his thumb over Chibita’s knuckles and thought about kissing the pads of his fingers.  He thought about Chibita pulling his hand away but he also thought about Chibita letting their hands and their legs and their bodies tangle up at dinner.  He thought about how he’d squeezed his hand and smiled and never once moved away.  He thought about how love didn’t feel as flashy as the movies made it seem.  
It was probably too long of a pause before he replied. “What if I broke your heart?”
Chibita scoffed and mumbled something like “don’t know what I expected” and sighed and brought his other hand up to run through Karamatsu’s hair again and said, “You really think you could do that?”
He hummed, pausing more to watch the patterns his thumb was tracing into Chibita’s hand than to actually think.  Was it normal for friends to hold hands like this?  “I don’t know,” he mumbled.  “I would never want to, but perhaps by accident—“
“Nah, nah,” Chibita cut in, sounding amused.  “I mean, d’you think you mean that much to me? That you could do that?”  
“Huh?”  There was a beat where he processed the question, then another, “huh?”  He adjusted himself to better see Chibita, and could just make out him looking off to the side, chewing on his lower lip. He cleared his throat.  “Well I… I thought maybe…”  He let out a breath and turned his head back down to mumble into Chibita’s shirt, “You’re that important to me.”
He thought he could hear Chibita’s heart pick up at that, and he felt the rise and fall of his chest still for just a moment before he let out a fragile breath.  His hand felt shaky against Karamatsu’s scalp but when he spoke his words were steady and deliberate.  “Ain’t this kinda an awkward time to talk about this?”
“Heh. The concept of Time itself is awkward, no?”
Chibita chuckled nervously and mumbled an “I guess.”
They were quiet for a long time after that. Karamatsu wondered if Chibita had fallen asleep, while he himself only felt more alert.  How could he sleep when he could feel the warmth of Chibita’s body pressed against his, when he could hear the softest hint of his voice in his tired breaths just above him, when his own heart was beating so hard at the suspense of the situation?  How much of this crossed a line?  How much of this did it take before Karamatsu was no longer just a friend in need of comfort and instead a man with hidden motives?  
He readjusted himself, hoping to get more comfortable and push those troubling thoughts away, and heard Chibita make a small sound of protest.  He lifted his head and looked up at him, hoping he hadn’t woken him, only to see him wide-eyed and watching him.  He seemed to startle when Karamatsu noticed him and opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out.  
Had he been just as sleepless?  
Karamatsu felt his body move without thought as he propped himself up on his hands.  Something about the way Chibita was looking at him, something about laying with him like this, something about being up so long in the witching hours, these times of unreality and no consequence, moved him.  
Had Chibita too been affected by their closeness?  
Chibita stilled beneath him and his mouth closed into a small uncertain triangle.  He couldn’t read what he was thinking, but he saw his eyes dart up and down Karamatsu’s body. His cheeks were red.
Did he feel what Karamatsu felt?  That love, that passion?  Did he mind?
Chibita found his voice.  “O-oi, Karamatsu…”  It was small and cute and not warning or nervous or confused.  It was just his name and Karamatsu very much liked how it sounded when he said it.
He thought about how much he wanted to kiss him. And then he did.
The consequences far from his mind, he leaned down and kissed him like he’d wanted to do all night, like he might even had wanted to do a year ago if he’d been asked.  Chibita’s lips were soft and after a moment’s pause he felt them press back against his.  Chibita seemed to relax into the kiss, seemed to sweep his own hesitations away as easily as Karamatsu had.  
And then it was over.  He pulled away, loving the tiny sound of their lips separating, loving the shaky breath that Chibita took, loving the lingering taste of Chibita on his lips.
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