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epitomees · 10 months
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Thank god Yomenaido bookstore was open today. It was his girlfriend's birthday today and he couldn't meet her at Aiya's empty-handed, aside from paying for an extra large beef bowl and anything else her enormous appetite craved. It was all on him. He still had quite a lot of money left from last year.
Yu entered the store and browsed through the various books lined up until he reached the manga section. Now, given Chie's bubbly personality, it only made logical sense to pick something adventurous and fun to read through. Finally, after a few minutes of careful consideration, he found one: Akame Ga Kill, featuring a female protagonist with a strong sense of justice.
He's sure that she will at least find it enjoyable. He paid for it in no time, asked the clerk to wrap it up nicely, and quickly made his way to the Chinese restaurant where it seems that she best him to it.
"Sorry I'm late." He looked apologetic for a moment and sat down beside her, planting a quick peck on her cheek. "Happy birthday, honey bun. I'm treating you today and I also got you something nice to read." He handed over the mystery book with a smile. "It's a long one, but I hope it's to your taste."
Somehow, Inaba's well-known steak skewer and Topsicle combo tasted much better with it being her birthday. Tough, chewy meat combined with the sweet, icy flavors made for one very happy brunette. Her second lunch was complete, and after waving goodbye to the counter clerk Chie made her next pitstop...right next door. Aiya's couldn't be missed on this important day, and this time she expected a guest to accompany her for this meal.
Although...she didn't see a familiar grey bowl-cut hair anywhere inside, not that many people were currently lounging or eating up their fill of noodles. By the time dinner came around, the scenery would drastically change. Nevertheless, she asked the teenage waitress for a two-person table, then patiently sat with her line of sight in perfect view of the door. He didn't forget their meetup. Yu wasn't like that. Friends and family always came first for him. Perhaps he was putting the finishing touches on his birthday gift to her?
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Whatever the case, the brunette hunkered down and kept herself preoccupied browsing the presents in her current stash. Of course, she took a few nibbles of some store-bought sweets and homemade candies from the other shops in the area, just to snack on in preparation for her third lunch. It's after she finished a piece of mochi her chocolate brown eyes casted towards the doorway, hearing the little bell sounded the arrival of her wonderful boyfriend.
"Over heeeere!!" Her shouts carried over the customers' heads and the clattering sounds of a working kitchen, just to get his attention. Once he meandered towards the table Chie rose up quickly to embrace him tightly, complete with an eager smile and light giggle. "My sweet, sweet kitty is finally here, heehee~. Don't feel bad about being late, I was already checkin' out some of the swag I got from Yosuke." She pressed her lips against his cheek, returning his affection in kind and releasing her tight hold. "And I see you brought me something too, riiiiiiiight?" It's snatched away already, paper flying in every direction since someone couldn't hold their excitement in much longer. Friend gifts were special, but a boyfriend gift had that little extra bit of love in it.
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"Oooooooooh, I've heard of this one before...but I never had the chance to start reading it." Chie didn't read too far into the pages, only briefly skimming the first chapter then setting it aside. It's a thoughtful gift, and one fitting the brunette's own tastes too. "Maybe I'll start reading it tonight after we party! Heehee~! I'm glad you wanted to spend some time with just me today, though." Oh she couldn't help herself! Screw sitting across from him!
Chie took the seat aside Yu, immediately locking lips with the boy and letting her arms drape over his shoulders. Did they make a bit of a scene? Ah, she didn't care! "I love you, sooooo so so much, you know? I probably told you that a zillion times now but...it's true." Her nose briefly brushed against his, and she let their foreheads gently rub together.
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"I love you a whoooooole lot. You being here has already made this birthday the best I can ask for..."
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eulaties · 3 years
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FRUITS BASKET FIC RECS ★ YUKERU ★ #14
fics that have an asterisk (*) in front of them are my personal favorites! also, all of the fics listed are completed unless otherwise stated.
NOTE: these are fic recs for the ship yuki sohma/kakeru manabe.
this list was last updated on 11/14/21.
if you want yuchi fic recs click here
if you want general fruits basket fic recs click here 
***the other side of paradise • one-shot
SUMMARY: “why are you all looking at me like that?” 
“because you two are, like, all over each other,” uotani says, incredulous.
“more like he’s all over me.”
TAGS: kakeru obviously pining, yuki not realizing he’s pining until the end, repressed yuki, panicked gay yuki v confident bi kakeru, light angst, coming out, slow burn, friends to lovers, confessions, getting together, touch starved yuki feat. touchy kakeru, so much sexual tension,,,,
NOTES: ahh another one of my all-time favorite fruits basket fics! ive reread this one so much ^^ this author has a really compelling way of writing that makes you feel exactly what the characters are feeling & the slow burn is also so satisfying!!
***set it free • multi-chapter (10/10)
TAGS: fake dating au, kakeru obviously pining, yuki not realizing he’s pining until the end, fluff, light angst, first kiss, touch starved yuki, background kyoru, confessions, getting together, kakeru finding out about the curse
NOTES: another one of my favorite yukeru fics that i’ve reread a lot! ^^ this one has more fluff and it’s so cute sjhjkfhj,,,normally i don’t like fake dating fics but this one is actually really good :) and the ending is so wholesome <3
*student council naptime blues • one-shot
SUMMARY: “kakeru, for once, isn't very tired. yuki is strangely exhausted. kakeru tries to help, and is faced with some wayward feelings.”
TAGS: kakeru realizing he has a crush on yuki, yuki just napping during student council, unrequited pining, light angst, fluff, bittersweet ending
*favorite • one-shot
SUMMARY: "no, yuki had never been anyone’s favorite before. which was why, when kakeru said it to him so casually that one evening after yuki begrudgingly offered to do his share of the paperwork so kakeru could leave student council early for a date, it stuck."
TAGS: angst, one-sided pining, sad rat boy
and oh my love remind me (what was it that i said?) • one-shot
SUMMARY: “he didn't love her like he thought he was supposed to, but he did feel that way about someone else.”
TAGS: mutual pining, bisexual kakeru, gay yuki, fluff, confessions, kisses, soft fic!!
*if truth is north then i am true south • multi-chapter (1/?)
SUMMARY: “kakeru wakes up in a strange bed and, no, he hasn't been kidnapped. probably. but why is honda calling him yuki?”
TAGS: yukeru body swap au, humor, kakeru being confused as hell
NOTES: unfortunately, this is an unfinished fic, but i still really love the premise (as well as the first chapter)!
you and i will walk together again • one-shot
SUMMARY: “yuki doesn't know what to make of kakeru. but maybe, just maybe, he's the kind of guy he wants to be friends with.”
NOTES: friendship, fluff, pining
confession • one-shot
TAGS: messy confessions, angst, immediate regret, lowkey kakeru runs away before yuki even responds, kakeru is absolutely whipped
rats don’t dance • one-shot
TAGS: yuki can’t dance, fluff, humor, open-ended ending
two skeletons • one-shot
TAGS: timeskip, yukeru trapped in a closet, friends to lovers, confessions, mutual pining, both of them think their love is unrequited lmao
built like cities • one-shot
SUMMARY: “yuki fixates on kakeru's chipped nail polish at some unholy hour of the night.”
TAGS: late night conversations, bisexual kakeru, gay yuki, mutual pining, confessions, first kiss, getting together
CW: underage smoking
*caffeine and copperplate • multi-chapter (2/8)
TAGS: coffee shop/college au, libraries, slow burn, barista!yuki, fluff, humor
NOTES: this fic is unfinished but still really good! :)
easy • one-shot
SUMMARY: “nothing else matters in that moment. it's just yuki and kakeru and the easiness of being in each other's company.”
TAGS: fluff, friendship, first kiss
let’s throw our bones away • one-shot
TAGS: friendship, yuki tells kakeru about the curse, angst, can be interpreted as platonic or romantic yukeru
*portraiture • one-shot
SUMMARY: “kakeru comes over to study. yuki studies him in turn.”
TAGS: college au, yuki yearning for kakeru, angst, open-ended ending
i wanna ruin our friendship (we should be lovers instead) • one-shot
SUMMARY: “kakeru isn’t an idiot. sure, he’s awful at some things and is occasionally a bit slow on the uptake, but he isn’t an idiot; he knows what touch starved looks like, and yuki is the fucking blueprint. so he sets out to fix it.”
TAGS: touch-starved yuki, kakeru knows what he’s doing lol, confessions, kisses, kyo and tohru are protective of yuki!!
*curled and closing • one-shot
SUMMARY: “soft laughter floating down the hall stops kyo’s hurried shuffle. it’s late, but not that late—lots of clubs are still in session, so the voice itself isn’t what stops kyo. what stops him is that it’s coming out of the student council room. and that the laughter sounds like it belongs to yuki.”
TAGS: background yukeru, heavy angst, hurt no comfort, unresolved tension between yuki and kyo, arguments, open-ended ending
sugar be sweet • multi-chapter (3/6)
SUMMARY: “five times kakeru gives yuki a kiss (+ one time he doesn't).”
an infinite deal of something • multi-chapter (1/?)
SUMMARY: “kakeru wakes up in yuki's body. yuki wakes up in kakeru's. kyo is also there.”
TAGS: bodyswap au, humor 
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