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(This fic takes place in chapter 34, or the chapter where Sasaki got sick and Miyano came to visit)
Miyano placed his hand on the doorknob, opening it slowly and peering inside, showing him a sleeping Sasaki lying on the bed. Miyano walked inside and closed the door behind him, careful not to make any sound, adjusting the mask on his face. Cautiously, he approached the futon, sitting down next to it with his legs folded under him.
Miyano studies Sasaki’s resting features, from his eyelashes to the tiny little holes in his ear from his piercings. Affection blooming in his heart, he let himself indulge at the sight for a few more seconds before almost shamefully glancing away, scolding himself internally. He wanted to smother him in little kisses until he was awake, but Sasaki was sick right now, and he needed rest.
Forcing himself to stare intently at Sasaki’s hair, willed determination turns into loving admiration. He carefully reaches out his hand, hesitating for a second as he hovers over the orange strands before gently caressing it and tucking it behind his ear. For some reason, looking at his face this time left Miyano breathless. How could someone look so gorgeous while both asleep and sick?
“I love you,” Miyano sighed under his breath, even more covered up due to his mask. The message was meant for Sasaki, but it was more for himself. It was a phrase he’s been wanting to say again after the first time, when he confessed.
Sasaki grunts and Miyano swiftly returns his hand to his own lap. He watches his lover shift a little in his bed, a little nervous about what his reaction might be if he woke up, praying he won’t be too freaked out at the fact his boyfriend was suddenly in his house without warning. It also wouldn’t be good for him to wake up with shock while he was sick, but it was inevitable.
Miyano watches as Sasaki opens his eyes, revealing silver irises, only making his heart beat faster, now out of both tenseness and endearment. But the sight of him waking was something Miyano wanted to see every morning for the rest of his life.
Sasaki immediately jumped and sat upright in surprise.
“...Nice to see you’re awake,” Miyano comments, forgetting momentarily about the thought he had.