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Yuji walks in your shared apartment, taking his shoes off by the doorstep before continuing into the living room. He then pauses as he sees you sitting there on the carpet on your sweats and t-shirt, drawing on the coffee table. He slings off his backpack and puts it on the sofa, catching your attention.
"You're here early, I thought your classes end much later?"
You look over to him "The prof ended class early, said he needed to leave for an emergency so he instead gave us this" you put your hands away, showing him a portrait drawn in charcoal. Almost only a quarter away to finish.
He moved behind you, humming in thought before responding with small smile.
"Looks really good but you kinda have something over here" he taps his cheek, pointing at the black smudge on your face.
"Hm? Oh...mind wiping it? I doubt it'll work out if I do it with these... hands after all" you show him your soot covered hands, a clear victim of charcoal.
He chuckled shortly before heading to the kitchen "ok ok".
You smile faintly as he comes back with a napkin, he crouches down to your level and mutters a quiet 'excuse me' before gently tilting your chin up and lightly wiping the charcoal off your face. He then pulls away with a satisfied grin after cleaning your face, stuffing the napkin in his pocket.
"There we go, soot free"
You smile at his warm expression before going back on drawing "Thanks Itadori"
"No problem" he answered before silently watching you work. He then breaks the silence after a long while of observing.
"Still...it's kinda new seeing you use charcoal, how come I've only seen it just now?"
You shrug, showing your dirtied palms "Probably cause I've only used it just now? Its really messy so I try not to use it as much as possible"
"Hmm...true, you mostly use color pencils, pens and markers as far I've seen " He gently takes one of your hands by the wrist, inspecting it before continuing.
"Yup very messy, you look like you fought with a coal demon and lost"
You couldn't help but chuckle lightly at his remark "coal demon? Well that's new, I guess I wasn't much of a challenge given my hands are covered with this much soot huh?"
He chuckled back as you played along with his childish remarks "uhuh, I'd say you lost petty badly, you literally looked like you went in a fireplace"
You huffed playfully "Yeah yeah, you should wash up already, I'm pretty sure you had your fair share of demons as well, what? Training demon?"
Yuji chuckled in response "alright alright, I heard you, I do need a shower, I probably smell like a demon myself from all of that training" he grins and continues "though unlike somebody, I was actually triumphant against my demon given how exhaustion is not in effect, still a champion it seems"
You huff in amusement with a small chuckle "ok ok, off you go smelly champion"
He grinned and let go of your hand before standing up and stretching "Alright I'm going, can't let the smell of victory linger too long"
He then walks towards the bathroom, closing the door behind him and leaving you alone to draw.
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He comes back after a few minutes, dressed up in comfier and clean clothes, sitting down behind you on the carpet. He then proceeds to wrap his arms around your torso and rest his forehead on your shoulder.
"Y'know...you haven't given me a welcome hug yet like the usual" he mutters
You paused for a second before letting out a lighthearted chuckle as he lightly pull away, letting you turn to face him.
"Awh, well isn't that tragic?" You open your arms, raising your hands "c'mere you clingy champion"
Yuji smiled warmly, clearly satisfied with the invitation then hugged you tightly as he rests his chin on your head. You smiled from the warm embrace but you don't hug him back given he just got off the bath.
He obviously notices the lack of warmth of your hand on his back with how you aren't hugging back.
"Y'know, I don't really mind if you get charcoal on me, just saying" he whispers into your ear
You huffed playfully before whispering back "Well I mind, you just took a bath and changed into a new set of clothes, I know better than to dirty you"
He pulls away a bit with a small chuckle to look down at you with a small mock pout.
"Well aren't you considerate? Still as I said I really don't mind"
"And I mind, I'll give you one after this, k?" You explained which gave you a sigh in exchange.
He huffs playfully before reluctantly letting go "fine, just promise me you'll give me a proper hug once you finish, alright? Can't have you avoiding me with those charcoal hands forever."
You chuckle at his condition and nodded "ok ok, I got it"
He grinned "good, I'll hold you on to that"
Yuji then stood up and plopped down on the sofa, silently observing you as you began to pick up your tortillon (blending stump/stick) and got back on finishing your work.
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You then stood after half an hour, heading towards the kitchen. Yuji who was scrolling mindlessly through social media then puts his phone down, following you to the kitchen. He leans against the doorframe with his arms crossed and a grin as you start to wash off the charcoal off of your hands.
"You done?"
"Not yet" you answered with a chuckle as you wipe your hands dry with a kitchen towel before turning to him with open arms and a small smile "Yeah...done, c'mere"
He chuckled and walked towards you, not hesitating to immediately wrap his arms around your waist, resting his chin on your head with a sigh.
You smile at his sigh, hugging him back this time, lightly patting his back "satisfied?"
He hums and nods "mhm...very"
He takes a deep breath as he closes his eyes, inhaling the familiar scent of you, feeling a sense of peacefulness wash over him. He could stay like this forever, holding you close and feeling your body against his. He runs his hand over your back, rubbing small circles, wanting the moment to last a little longer. But of course some things just have to come to an end, he reluctantly pulls away a bit to look down on you who has been quiet for a while.
"You tired from drawing for so long?"
You shake your head, looking up at him as your arms are wrapped loosely around him "nah, I drank coffee earlier"
"Ah that explains it, seems to be working pretty well too" he smiles softly down at you before gently ruffling your hair.
You scoff lightly, looking up at him with a playful glare as he messes with your hair "having fun?"
He grinned in response and nodded "very"
You playfully rolled your eyes at his smug grin before giving him one in exchange. He's not exactly that far from average, it's just that you're that small that you had to stand on your tip-toes just to reach his head ruffling it in response to his own. You put your other hand on his shoulder stabilizing yourself as his hand slides down to your hip having the same idea.
Yuji couldn't help but chuckle, thinking how cute it is that you had to stand on your tip toes just to reach his head.
"Having fun?" He said with a grin, almost mocking you with the irony of your same question earlier.
You chuckle lightly, giving his head a few final pats before going back down on your heels as he loosely wraps his arms back on your waist.
"Uhuh, what you gonna do about it?"
He playfully glares in response" cheeky aren't ya?"
"Not always, better feel lucky, it's not everyday I grace you with a hair ruffle given your height" you gave him a cheeky grin.
He playfully rolled his eyes before looking down at you "uhuh very lucky"
You chuckled shortly, the soothing sound filling his ears as you gave him a warm smile "Good, you better be"
He huffs lightly before going silent, his attention focused on the warm expression you're showing as a smile makes its way to his face.
He then cups your cheek causing you to pause "You're really cute huh?" He said in a quiet tone, just barely above a whisper. He wanted to pull you close and hug you again, smother you in affection, maybe then his heart will calm down.
It was unexpected which made your response a second late, you snapped out of it. Chuckling softly as you try to distract yourself, not wanting to melt then and there with his warm hands cradling your face.
"Yeah? Well aren't you sappy, you sure you're not tired from all of that training?"
"Well, can you blame me? I'm standing close to a pretty girl with charcoal smudges on her face and her breath on my skin"
You raise an eyebrow "charcoal smudges?"
"Yup, right here" he says, his thumb brushing over a spot on your cheek, wiping it off just below your eye before continuing.
"You managed to get yourself all smudgy again when you continued drawing earlier"
You huffed playfully "alright alright, anyways you done being sappy? I wanna sit down"
He puts his hands down back on his side before sighing. "Yeah, jeez, you really know how to ruin a moment"
You chuckled as you head back to the living room with Yuji following you from behind. You plop down on the sofa with your back against the arm chair.
He looks down at you with an amused smile "comfortable huh? Getting all ready to take a nap?"
You shake your head, correcting him as you open your arms "cuddles"
He pauses before chuckling lightly as he sits on the opposite side of the sofa and opening an arm, inviting you to snuggle to to his side. You immediately shift, crawling to him and positioning yourself between his legs. He wraps his arms around your waist as he looks down at you while you wrap your arms around him as well. There was a hint of nervousness in his eyes, as if he wasn't quite sure where the boundaries are given you aren't really a thing but he brushes off the feeling for now.
"Who's clingy now?" He teases
You roll your eyes, ignoring his smartass remark then burying your face on his chest, relishing in peacefulness of the situation with a sigh.
He smiles down at you before gently stroking your hair "comfortable?"
You look up at him with soft smile before nodding, earning you a chuckle.
"Good, I'm comfortable too" his hold tightening bit.
You give him a warm smile "good"
He looks down at you for a while then sighing in content, you stayed like that for a while before the silence was broken by Yuji. He gives your waist a gentle squeeze before asking his question, his tone casual but there was a hint of seriousness behind it. He says looking down at you, meeting your gaze.
"Why do you always put up with me like this? You know, let me get so close to you, hold you like this, mess with you and all that..."
You slightly tilt your head to the side as you look up at him curiously where did that question come from but answered regardless.
"Cause you let me do the same?"
"That's not what I mean," he clarifies, his tone lighter now. "I just...I guess I just wondered why you're so okay with me being so close to you like this. Most people would probably hate it, especially coming from someone like me."
"Huh? Why? What's wrong with you?"
He raises an eyebrow at your question. He was used to people being put off by his attitude, his energetic personality. As sweet as he is, not everyone appreciated his laidback and carefree attitude.
"What do you mean 'what's wrong with me'? I'm not exactly the most charming or careful person around. I'm pretty sure most girls would find me annoying, careless and rough..."
You couldn't help but raise an eyebrow from his words before looking up at him seriously, shifting to sit up and cup his cheeks. You then took a deep breath, looking into his eyes before ranting in firm voice, wanting him to understand your certainty and genuine thought.
"What do you mean you're rough? You're literally the sweetest thing there is, helping an old lady cross streets, putting kittens down trees, if anything you're like a big puppy. Also your energy and friendly demeanor isn't annoying, if anything it's what makes you so approachable. And sure you're a little clumsy but careless? you wouldn't be bothered by things like this if you didn't care about how I feel at all, now answer...what made you think of this?"
He paused at your speech before letting out a lighthearted laugh causing you to go silent this time. It was genuine and warm, a sound enough to make anyone melt especially coming from such a very sweet cinnamon roll like Yuji. Your heart skips a beat as his own hands covers yours, looking up at you with a endearing smile.
"Nothing much, just from the fact that you don't seem to mind me doing those despite us just being roomates, I just thought you were just pressured and you feel bad if you did otherwise than to reciprocate"
"Well that's cause really am comfortable and cause I really do don't mind besides what kind of fuck wouldn't like hugs?" you smile faintly.
He goes silent after that, observing your face. The melody of your chuckle, your endearing and cheeky smiles, your soothing smell, your warm embrace, he just wants to engrave it to his memory and never forge- ...ah...shit-- He pauses at the realization...yup, he's totally smitten... His thoughts then spiraled on...when, where, how, why? Leaving him to snap out of it when he realizes, he was silent for a long while, his cheeks turning to light shade of pink.
"You really are something else huh?" He mutters, his hands sliding down to your wrist as he nuzzles to your hand, a poor way to hide the spreading warm on his cheeks. 'You're really something else huh?'‐ what was that Yuji?! He cursed himself internally before snapping out of it with your response.
"Hm? Something else...than a human?" You question with an eyebrow raised, amused by the random remark.
He pauses then chuckles at your comment, shaking his head in amusement. Leave it to you to find a way to turn the situation into a joke.
"I er-...I mean you're different from any other girl I've known. Not in a bad way, by the way. It's...refreshing, no one has ever defended me or said things like that before."
"Oh so now you're comparing me to other girls you've met?" You tease earning you an eye roll, a smirk on his lips.
"Oh, come on. You know I didn't mean it like that," he laughs, his hand giving your waist a playful squeeze before continuing.
You chuckle "ok ok, I'll stop..."
"...I just meant that you're...I don't know, unique? There's something about you that's captivating. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I like it."
"You like it?"
He grins up at you and nods, his arms slightly tightening as you continue to cradle his face with your hands, kneeling between his legs.
"uhuh damn right I do, Your humor, the way you see me, how paint, ink or soot get smudged on your face every time you work, the fact that you have to stand on your tip toes just to reach for my head, yeah...I like it".
You paused at that, wait what? Your heart flutters at his words as your hold loosens on his face before brushing it off with a chuckle.
"Oh my, is that confession?" You tease, your hand letting go of his face but is still held by the wrist with his.
He laughs at your teasing tone, his heart fluttering with a mix of nervousness and excitement. Was it a confession? It hadn't consciously crossed his mind, but maybe it was.
"Maybe it is...maybe I'm confessing right now, that I may or may not like you more than a friend. That I maybe like being around you. That maybe...I really don't want to think about you being with anyone else other than me."
Ok now you're the one speechless but it was only a short moment before you huffed lightly and playfully glared at him.
"Keep saying maybe and maybe my answer will be a maybe as well"
He leans a bit closer, his arm around your waist tugging you closer to him.
"And what if I don't want your answer to be a maybe? What if I want it to be an absolutely and positively, definite yes, Can it be one?." He mutters and looks up at you.
"Give me an absolutely and positively, definite confession then and maybe I'll give you the not so maybe yes you're looking for" you mutter back but with a warm smile, clearly challenging him to say it.
His expression softens at your warm smile, his heart fluttering with newfound courage. He gazes up at you, his eyes locking onto yours.
"Alright then..." he mutters before taking a deep breath then speaks with the sweetest smile, voice serious and genuine.
"I, Itadori Yuji, am confessing to you, with certainty and absolute certainty, that I am completely, utterly, without a single "maybe" involved, completely taken by you. There's no way I want you with anyone else, I want you and you only, I really like you L/N Y/N, would you mind if we become more than roommates and good friends this time?."
Fuck god- What is this angel in front you??? You lightly flush at his words. Suddenly...you're all too aware, he's so close, it's literally not even half a meter anymore!. And was he always this handsome?! You've always seen him in the cuter side, you know...the type that gives you cuteness aggression...not make you flush and nervous like this. His warm brown eyes, fluffy pink hair...slightly tanned skin, the flowery smell of his shampoo from just being in a shower, his damn smile- You're literally leaning down at him, his hand on the small of your back gently pulling you closer. You quickly tried to snap out of it when you saw his expression go a bit nervous at your silence, you gave him a sweet smile and a small chuckle.
"Is that so? Well then Itadori-kun, I, L/N Y/N, accept this confession with no "maybes" that I too reciprocate your feelings, I too like you and would like no else to have you but me, and no, I do not mind becoming more but I'm gonna have to ask you to specify to what exactly you want us to become." You tease at the end.
He grins up at you, guiding your hand back on his face then nuzzling into it "Well since we already know alot about each other, meaning we dint really have to date..." He meets your gaze and kisses your pulse point before muttering against it.
"Miss L/N Y/N will you be my girlfriend?"
You honestly look so cute right now especially in his eyes, it's almost like you probably had a tomato as a mother (well I don't blame you, my nose would probably bleed tbh). Your heart might just jump out of your ribcage at this rate, is this even Yuji??? Where did your shy cinnamon go? Sure hugs and hair ruffles aren't really below friends but you both dint mind. It was like a teasing or playfully gesture but this? This is obviously with intimate intentions.
You paused before nodding with a small smile.
He chuckled at your flushed state before pausing "hm...? You still have a smudge, here lemme..."
You raise an eyebrow "Again? Wher-"
And just like that, you were cut off with him pulling you even closer and connecting his lips with yours.