Awkward Words - KenShuu
Wow, two fics in one day...amazing. Maybe Warped Tour yesterday gave me some motivation? :P
Written for 24hour_themes. Table here.
Theme: 06:00
Title: Awkward Words
Fandom: Bleach
Character/Pairing: Hisagi Shuuhei, Muguruma Kensei, Kensei/Shuuhei
Category: Relationship - Romantic
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: BL.
Disclaimer: Bleach and characters belong to Kubo Tite.
Summary: Verbal expressions of love were not his thing.
When Shuuhei had confessed his love, Kensei could do nothing but nod in acknowledgment - verbal expressions of love were not his thing. He did love Shuuhei, much more than he would ever like to admit even to himself, but he could never work up the courage to say so. Kensei was not a man who easily expressed his romantic feelings, the mere thought of it sent his mind spinning and that usually led to the overwhelming urge to empty his stomach. Some things were better left unsaid if that would be the outcome.
Yet Shuuhei continued to tell him those three words almost every time they got intimate, which was all too often. Kensei knew it hurt his lover when he did not return with the same, he could see it in his eyes, and he could not help the guilt that came along with being the cause of Shuuhei's sorrow. That was an even worse feeling than the formerly mentioned.
But it was not until Shuuhei began saying it before he left for his lieutenant duties did Kensei realize he needed to say it back. It was merely luck that Shuuhei happened to be an unusually patient person - anyone else may have left him already - and it was unfair to his brunet to leave him unanswered like that. He imagined Shuuhei must have began to feel some sense of insecurity on whether his love was returned or not and Kensei no longer wanted him to doubt his emotions.
The alarm rang at six-thirty as always and Shuuhei slid out of bed, sleepily making his way to the shower. Normally Kensei would fall back asleep for another couple of hours, but today was different - he just had to say it. He waited quietly for Shuuhei to reappear and when said man slid open the door to their room, he was rather confused as to why Kensei was awake already.
"I'm sorry if I woke you, Kensei," he apologized.
Kensei smirked. "Nah, don't worry about it. Figured I should get an early start, anyways."
"But I won't finish the remaining reports for a while, there's no point in getting up yet."
"That's alright, I feel like practicing. I'm getting a bit rusty...you remember what happened the other day."
"Alright, I'll see you soon, then," Shuuhei said, ready to leave. "I love you."
The Vizard took a deep breath. "...L-love you, too."
Shuuhei had one foot out the door as he turned around, eyebrows quirked in question.
"What did you say?" he asked softly, not sure if he had heard the other man right.
Kensei felt light-headed, his heart was pounding much too hard in his chest, and his stomach was getting queasy...but he had done it once, he could do it again.
"I said..." He locked eyes with Shuuhei, who was looking devastatingly hopeful. "...that I love you, too."
All it took was that unbelievably complicated phrase for Shuuhei to rush back and give Kensei the most heated kiss they had ever shared, which led to another...and several more...and clothes being removed...and paperwork was suddenly not that important anymore.
Written for 24hour_themes. Table here.
Theme: 06:00
Title: Awkward Words
Fandom: Bleach
Character/Pairing: Hisagi Shuuhei, Muguruma Kensei, Kensei/Shuuhei
Category: Relationship - Romantic
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: BL.
Disclaimer: Bleach and characters belong to Kubo Tite.
Summary: Verbal expressions of love were not his thing.
When Shuuhei had confessed his love, Kensei could do nothing but nod in acknowledgment - verbal expressions of love were not his thing. He did love Shuuhei, much more than he would ever like to admit even to himself, but he could never work up the courage to say so. Kensei was not a man who easily expressed his romantic feelings, the mere thought of it sent his mind spinning and that usually led to the overwhelming urge to empty his stomach. Some things were better left unsaid if that would be the outcome.
Yet Shuuhei continued to tell him those three words almost every time they got intimate, which was all too often. Kensei knew it hurt his lover when he did not return with the same, he could see it in his eyes, and he could not help the guilt that came along with being the cause of Shuuhei's sorrow. That was an even worse feeling than the formerly mentioned.
But it was not until Shuuhei began saying it before he left for his lieutenant duties did Kensei realize he needed to say it back. It was merely luck that Shuuhei happened to be an unusually patient person - anyone else may have left him already - and it was unfair to his brunet to leave him unanswered like that. He imagined Shuuhei must have began to feel some sense of insecurity on whether his love was returned or not and Kensei no longer wanted him to doubt his emotions.
The alarm rang at six-thirty as always and Shuuhei slid out of bed, sleepily making his way to the shower. Normally Kensei would fall back asleep for another couple of hours, but today was different - he just had to say it. He waited quietly for Shuuhei to reappear and when said man slid open the door to their room, he was rather confused as to why Kensei was awake already.
"I'm sorry if I woke you, Kensei," he apologized.
Kensei smirked. "Nah, don't worry about it. Figured I should get an early start, anyways."
"But I won't finish the remaining reports for a while, there's no point in getting up yet."
"That's alright, I feel like practicing. I'm getting a bit rusty...you remember what happened the other day."
"Alright, I'll see you soon, then," Shuuhei said, ready to leave. "I love you."
The Vizard took a deep breath. "...L-love you, too."
Shuuhei had one foot out the door as he turned around, eyebrows quirked in question.
"What did you say?" he asked softly, not sure if he had heard the other man right.
Kensei felt light-headed, his heart was pounding much too hard in his chest, and his stomach was getting queasy...but he had done it once, he could do it again.
"I said..." He locked eyes with Shuuhei, who was looking devastatingly hopeful. "...that I love you, too."
All it took was that unbelievably complicated phrase for Shuuhei to rush back and give Kensei the most heated kiss they had ever shared, which led to another...and several more...and clothes being removed...and paperwork was suddenly not that important anymore.