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y/n was exhausted.
she sighed heavily as she stared at her laptop's screen, fingers hovering above the keyboard. she knew this essay wont finish itself, but her brain decided to freeze at this very moment out of tiredness.
"well fuck," she cursed as she stood up from her seat, and stretched her numb limbs. this essay is due tomorrow, and she's already halfway through. but the time is already 11 in the evening, and she highly doubt her brain would cooperate with her after this.
it was her fault, though. the task has been given five days earlier, and she had worked for it step by step. but on the third day, her period came around and boom! it was a rollercoaster of mood swings from then on. which leads to a lot of procrastination, and eventually her not being able to finish the essay.
she walked out of her room, and head straigth for the kitchen to make some coffee. her cramps were not helping either, but she's going to push it.
as she poured the hot water into a cup, her phone buzzed in her pockets. furrowing her brows, she took it saw the caller's ID on the screen. upon seeing it, a small smile managed to found its way on her face.
"hey, kitten. why are you still awake?" he greeted, his voice made her relax a bit.
"yeah, I haven't finished that essay, Tetsu." she groaned, and she could hear Kuroo muttered a 'shit' on the other side.
"under other circumstances, I would laugh and tease you about it. but knowing bloody mary is paying you a visit, I won't do that. but instead, I'll be over in ten minutes."
at that, y/n who was sitting by the counter stood up.
"no! you dont have to!" she practically shouted, and Kuroo chuckled.
"I insist. my babygirl is having a hard time, and how could I not help her? dont worry, I have evening classes tomorrow and all my homework is done."
as much as y/n wants Kuroo to be by her side, just being around her without doing anything to be exact, she knew that it is selfish. but Kuroo insisted, and she kinda hates the part of herself that is happy about it.
"okay, Tetsu." she sighed, "just call me when you're outside." she eyed the door of her apartment, and sipped on her coffee.
"actually," Kuroo said, and y/n noticed he was kind of out of breath. what is he doing at a time like this? "I'm already outside."
surprised, she was silent for a few seconds. then she smiled widely, as she sprint to the door and opened it, revealing her boyfriend of almost four years.
"Tetsuu!" she couldn't help but immidiately wrap her arms around his figure, and Kuroo chuckled as he pat her head.
"you should've called me earlier," he said as they enter her apartment, going to her bedroom after Kuroo took his shoes off. he was already familiar with the building for he has visited around hundreds of times, including sleepovers.
"of course I can't. we're approaching finals, how can I bother you?" she said, and sat on her bed as Kuroo followed suit. turns out he brought a plastic from their favorite chinese diner, and y/n's expression lit up at the sight.
"did you seriously buy that?" she motioned at the plastic, and Kuroo opened it. "of course." he then turn to his string bag, and opened it. inside, was a few snacks and of course, chocolates and kit-kats. all were y/n's favorites, and damn the bloody mary to make her pheromones go wild, but she teared up.
"what did I do to deserve you?" she cried, as she crawled over to Kuroo's side and curled up. usually, Kuroo would tease her here and there till he pissed her out, but on this occasion, he'll be the most caring and patient boyfriend to exist.
"ssh, don't cry. I don't deserve you either, so to sum that up we are simply meant for each other." he cooed, wrapping his arms around her. y/n was basically sitting on his lap now, head resting against his chest.
"you can call me anytime, kitten. I know finals are crazy and shit but I can always make time for you. and I know you would do the same. we've been together for four years, there's literally nothing I don't know about you." Kuroo said again, as she sniffed louder. oh boy, he always had a hard time dealing with the girl on her period.
outside the bloody mary, she would be as energetic as he is, and throwing snide remarks here and there at his teasing. to the point almost all their friends cant handle them together, but at the same time knew that they were indeed meant for one another.
"but all I keep doing is bothering you, and I can't even deal with that goddamn essay." she cried again, and Kuroo let her. he just stayed there, arms wrapped around her body and kissing her forehead multiple times.
"if you were bothering me, I wouldnt be here in the first place. and don't worry about the essay. we can deal with it easily." he said, cupping her cheeks in his hands and titled her head upwards so she was facing him.
"nothing could stand in our way, when it's against the both of us." he said, hazel eyes staring into her dark brown ones. at that, y/n smiled.
"yeah, thank you, Tetsu. for being with me since day one." she said, as she leaned into him to kiss him. Kuroo kissed her back, his lips pressing against her gently. his hands were still cupping her cheeks, and her arms are around his neck as she pulled him closer.
before things got way too heated, anyways, Kuroo pulled back, and he almost lost his control at the sight of y/n's face. she was flustered, cheeks all red and lips a little swollen. she pouted, almost giving the bedhead a heart attack.
"there's another time for that. now, let's do your essay." Kuroo ruffled her hair, and she leaned into his hands almost in a cat-like way. again, Kuroo's heart hammered in his chest. the good thing about y/n's shark week, is, she got clingy and needy which rarely happens when she's not on it.
so Kuroo tried his best to save the image in his memory, which he will cherish forever.
the two of them then work on her essay on the bed, surrounded by lots of foods. by the time they finished, it was already half past one in the morning. y/n slept away right after she clicked the save button, and Kuroo let her.
he shut down her laptop, cleaned the plastic on the bed and tidied everything up. then he turned the lights off, not forgetting to set an alarm for the morning. he then slid next to her on the bed, and put the covers above them.
as if she could sense his presence, she shifted closer and cuddled by his side in her sleep. Kuroo didn't waste his opportunity to take a picture of the situation, then smiled as he engulfed her in his arms.
"sleep tight, kitten."