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"Yuuta?"
Startled at the sudden voice, Yuuta turned his head around and was brought to ease immediately after Yuuji's pink hair came to his vision. He had nearly fallen asleep only to be awaken every few minutes by the cruel winds of the cold night. Trying to catch a nap under the stars in a harsh windy night didn't seem as fun as he thought.
Yuuta let his own gaze trace the shape of Yuuji's figure, seeing that he dressed ready for bed in a very loose sweatshirt and grey sweatpants with a white towel hanging around his neck, clearly having just come back from taking a shower. Yuuta felt himself smiling at Yuuji's visibly blow-dried hair - he always chastised Yuuji for going to bed with wet hair and then waking up the next morning with a runny nose and complaining. He listened to him for once.
Yuuji brought him back on earth. "What are you doing here?" His honeyed voice spoke, sweetly.
Yuuta shrugged. "Looking at the stars." He was dressed in his pyjamas, sitting with his legs spread out in front of him on a sunlounger right before the swimming pool. The moonlight made the reflective water of the pool glint prettily. It was a bummer that they were only there for a night, Gojo must have dropped a hefty sum of money to get them a room booked at this hotel.
Yuuta shivered slightly as the night breeze brushed against the skin of his feet. He was honestly surprised his feet haven't gone numb. Wearing pyjamas out on the rooftop wasn't the wisest decision, he discovered.
Yuuji raised his eyebrows. He turned his face to the sky for a moment and gave an appreciative hum at the brightened stars in the black of the night sky. Taking off the towel around his neck and placing it on a nearby stool, he climbed over the arm rest handle of the sunlounger and plopped on the plush chair right in front Yuuta with a huff. Yuuta chuckled as Yuuji rubbed his thighs and grunted about the cold leather adorning the plush chair. He leaned back against Yuuta's chest and let out a content sigh, nuzzling the nape of Yuuta's neck and dropping a kiss on his chin. Yuuta's arms automatically went around Yuuji's torso, hugging him and pulling him in. Yuuta closed his eyes and breathed in his scent, which faintly resembled vanilla and sandalwood, unmistakably the fragrance being of the shampoo Yuuji insisted on bringing with them for his dyed hair treatment.
The back of a hand gently caressed Yuuta's cheek, the fingertips grazing his cheekbone. "Are you alright?" The tone of Yuuji's voice held sincere concern. Yuuta cracked an eye open right as Yuuji's hand went upward to tug Yuuta's ear lovingly. Using his other free hand, Yuuji intertwined his with Yuuta's around his middle.
Yuuta lightly bumped his forehead at the back of Yuuji's head before nosing at his shoulder. "Just a bit tired, that's all." The day was exhausting, Gojo had sent them both out on a mission to take care of three Grade 1 curses. Yuuta would've been fine on his own but Gojo had him take his boyfriend with him in the name of training, which both Yuuji and Yuuta were more than happy about, especially because of Yuuta's busy schedule, every single moment he got alone with Yuuji was precious to him.
The curses weren't too troubling to take out but they were a tad bit too intelligent - one managed to lock Yuuji in a building and play a gruelling long game of hide-and-seek and tag just to fuck with him. It was another two hours before Yuuta was even able to come to his aid which Yuuji wasn't too happy about. It wasn't all too bad though as Yuuji just cutely grumbled about the mission later on while on the ride to the hotel and Yuuta just listened to him, staring at him tenderly with his chin resting on hand.
Seemingly Yuuji remembered the events of the day at the same time as he let out a long, belated sigh. "Yeah."
The serenity of the night almost felt a bit too odd after running around the whole day, high on adrenaline. The glowing blue tips of skyscrapers illuminated around them, the lighting not being harsh enough to drown the glitters of stars across the sky however. The sound of shoes hitting the concrete of the sidewalk could be heard indistinctly. It was enough late at night that the flow of traffic had calmed down too.
Yuuta truly couldn't remember the last time he was so much at peace and being able to take comfort in a loved one. He rested his chin on Yuuji's shoulder, wanting to relish the moment for as long as he could before the cruel reality of his world pulled him out again.
Yuuta exhaled loudly. He shifted his head to the side, gazing upon Yuuji's soft amber eyes and long eyelashes. "I think I'm more tired from running around trying to find you than I am from fighting those curses."
Yuuji gave him a look like he wanted to smack him. He instead nudged at Yuuta's ribs, not too terribly hard and then scoffed, not unkindly. Yuuta let out a soft laugh, tightening his grip around Yuuji's waist. He only quipped a chuckle in reply, his hand sweeping up the loose dark hair strands that fell on Yuuta's forehead and carding through them. Yuuta responded with a keen sigh.
A minute or so passed with Yuuji stroking Yuuta's scalp. "You know I would've been fine even without your help," Yuuji declared.
Yuuta raised an eyebrow and grinned. "Or maybe you just wanted me to sweep you off your feet like your knight in shining armour," Yuuta teased. Yuuji rolled his eyes fondly.
Yuuta carefully tilted Yuuji's face towards him with his finger, grazing his lips with his thumb. Yuuji's big eyes blinked in wonder and curiosity. Yuuta placed a short but firm kiss on his lips, lightly tugging on his bottom lip with his teeth, before pulling back. A bloom of rosiness dusted along Yuuji's cheeks and the tips of ear turned to somewhat of a bright tint of red, his eyes darting away, uncharacteristically bashful.
To be fair, they haven't been dating for too long, Yuuji was mostly just unused to him being very forward with affections. The first few conversations of their relationship consisted of Yuuji stammering and breaking eye contact every few words while clutching on Yuuta's hand very firmly. He was being very adorable.
Yuuta let out a chuckle at how shy Yuuji was being. Kissing a spot on Yuuji's shoulder, he gently began patting his stomach, Yuuta remembered him mentioning before that he felt calm whenever anyone did that. There was no verbal response from Yuuji but Yuuta looked at him from the corner of his eye as the corners of his mouth stretched to a sweet smile.
Yuuta felt drowsiness seeping into his bones. He let his eyes close as Yuuji snuggled up close to his neck again.
The night was cold but it felt warm as Yuuji slowly kissed him along his jawline. He was content.