Title: ☆ yesterday, today and a few days later。
Author:
quaint_storiesCategory: one shot
Pairing: Junno x Tatsuya;
Rating: pg
Genre: twisted fluffy feelings
Disclaimer: I only own the story...
Summary: There's a recent rumour in the tabloid about Junno, and Tatsuya itches to find the truth out.
Word Count: 994
Note: Based on
this tabloid photo/rumour . This was supposed to be a few lines drabble but, well ♡ ~ Happy reading
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… then a few days later.
“Did you see it?”
“No. But my manager told me about it”.
“And?”
Junno pauses and gives Tatsuya a meaningful look and says, “And what?”
Tatsuya retreats behind the kitchen counter and pours himself some apple juice. Junno walks up to him, leans over and asks, “Is there something you want to ask?”
Tatsuya rolls his tongue around the edge of the glass looking down into space as if, until at last he lifts his stare and asks, “Is there something I should know?”
Tatsuya may be the one drinking but it’s Junno who swallows, his index finger tapping on the counter makes Tatsuya uneasy.
“It’s true”.
Tatsuya’s eyes make a sudden burst in surprise, his knuckles draining to white from him tightly gripping the glass and in a flat voice he asks, “What’s true?”
Junno doesn’t even hesitate. There’s no need to lie or waste time in the bush so he replies, “I met with her”.
The now empty glass ends up crashing into the sink harder than Tatsuya intends, but still with his exterior composed, save for the harden black holes in his eyes, “And?” he asks again, making no attempt to draw close to Junno.
So Junno walks over to him, instead, takes his hands in his and looks down at him and raises his knuckles to his lips.
It’s a soft swift kiss Junno gives him.
And Tatsuya shivers, but not a single tear slips from his eyes because big men don’t cry. And crying is the last thing Junno wants to see Tatsuya do. And though it pangs him that Tatsuya casts doubt about Junno’s commitment to him, Junno completely understands because he knows Tatsuya knows that once Junno loves - be it once or twice - he loves with his whole being - with everything he’s got and everything he hopes to receive. And not so long ago, that woman was fed with Junno’s everything - so Tatsuya can’t help but shake with worry and jealousy. After all, a man and a woman are worlds apart. Everything is different - the beauty, the voice, the way they think, the body… their future.
At times, Tatsuya is glad they’re idols and are not expected to marry. This way, with them being ‘single’ would be the norm. And then his and Junno’s relationship could be like an evening primrose flower that at least gets to bloom at nights.
“I met with her”, Junno repeats, his thumbs softly pressing along the lines of Tatsuya’s cheeks.
But there’s no sort of relief or calm in Tatsuya’s face. His stare is even sharper than ever as he balls his fists into his palms so as to anchor whatever comes next, “And?” he asks again.
“And I love you”, Junno simply says, and when Tatsuya cringes, taking him for a tactless liar, Junno says the whole thing again, “and I love you. That’s all there is to it, Tatsuya. I love you”.
Tatsuya bursts away from him with anger raging in all his body parts shouting, “Don’t insult me, Junno! I’m not a fool. If your loving me was all there was to it, then why do I feel so uneasy? Why did you meet up with her? Why do you two look so damn good and cosy in the photo? If you love me then why does it make every bone in my body hurt, huh? Tell me why---”.
“It was goodbye”.
“Huh?”
“I was telling her goodbye”, Junno says, walking closer to get another hold of Tatsuya who’s breathing heavily, furious with red eyes, tight jaws and red trembling lips bruised from nervous biting. “I kept it from you because I didn’t want to unnecessarily upset what we have, but for weeks now she has been calling and sending me messages wanting to get back together”, and he pauses here before going on, watching the sudden tension overcoming Tatsuya, “but of course I refused her. But she wouldn’t listen and insisted that if I’m going to reject her then for old time’s sake I should do it face to face”. When Tatsuya didn’t say anything and only looks at Junno wishing him to hurry and make things clear, Junno continues, “the truth is, she wanted to sway my feelings, but then she said the moment she looked at me, she could tell I’m irredeemably in love with someone else”.
“Someone else?” Tatsuya asks, the look in his face seems to be one of relief and something else.
Unease, maybe.
“Junno, who are you in love with? Who do you love?”
The question shocks Junno into gaping. How could Tatsuya ask him such an absurd thing?
Without a word, he grabs hold of the man before him, one hand around the waist and another tilting the chin up and with a face relaxed into part smile and part worry, “you’re an even bigger KY than I am”, Junno says, smiling with a tenderness that melts Tatsuya’s hardness into tears.
But Tatsuya asks yet again, “Junno, who do you love?”
And among his internal frustration of being asked that stupid and painful question again, Junno wants to climb Mt. Everest and shout the name of the man he loves to the folks of heaven and demons in hell and the people crowded on earth and in the whole universe.
But he does the opposite, instead, and whispers a tune so sweet and melting in Tatsuya’s ear, “I’ll tell you again”, he says with a cuddle warm and fuzzy and the sowing of a kiss that roots passion deeply, “I love you, Tatsuya, and that’s all there is to it. I love you. Right now, I can only love you”.
Tatsuya kisses him.
An old love, no doubt, must’ve been a wonderful thing. But, it’s the new love that counts. And it’s this new love - hard and petite and uniquely beautiful and jealous - Tatsuya, is the single most thing that wonderfully makes Junno’s heart beat yesterday, today and many days later.
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☆ yesterday, today and a few days later;
junnosuke x tatsuya
A/N: ...! So how was it? The mood in this fic is so different from the one I wrote about the last rumour maybe 2 years ago XD. But yeah, if tabloids can have their own story, then so can we ^^