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Daichi knocked on the door three times. It took him three minutes by bike to get to Suga’s house. Like those three thousand arguments and shouts that rendered him enough. Like those three aunts that ganged up to his mother, slowly making her ill by the second.
Daichi knocked again. He knew it was 1 in the morning, but his thoughts of running away ringed louder in his head. He knew Suga better than nobody else, and Suga knew him better than no one. The older boy knew how rough things had been getting on Daichi’s home, so he provided a safe space for him.
It was a silent agreement. Many nights ago, Daichi followed Suga all the way to his house, instead of parting ways several blocks behind. Suga had seen how tired Daichi had become recently, but in the hums of prudence, he didn’t ask anything. That same night, Daichi told him the whole story. He had known bits here and there from the times they spent lunch and practice together, but nothing too major.
Over time, Daichi used Sugawara’s room as a place to hide from the world, a place where the only ones were them and them only. Now, at 1 am, he wanted to hide as well.
“Daichi?” Sugawara asked, his bedhead showing and him rubbing his eyes. Truly it wasn’t a time to show up, Daichi thought, but everything in his house was eating him alive.
“Sorry for it being too late, it just…” Daichi stopped, not wanting to say more in fear of making himself cry.
Sugawara softened his face, eyes relaxing and hinting at the faintest of smiles. “Don’t worry, big boy.” He signaled his hand inward, telling Daichi to enter. “Come in, go to my room and wait for me there, I’ll make us both a snack”
Daichi smiled at him too, lowering his gaze as he crossed the door. As soon as he was inside, he felt a hand up his back. “C’mon man! Quit that face of yours!” Sugawara shouted at him, beaming a big smile at Daichi.
“This is your safe place after all” He said, lowering his gaze, staring at Daichi’s jacket arm.
Daichi nodded, tossing his shoes off and arranging them correctly next to Suga’s.
When he got to Suga’s room, he quickly changed his outside clothes for more comfy pajamas. During one of those nights that he stayed there, he put some extra clothing he had in Suga’s closet for when he wanted to stay the night there, like today.
Suga knew what Daichi really wanted, so he brought just a little plate with some grapes in there. And even with those, they really didn’t eat much, as that a few minutes later, Daichi rested his head on Sugawara’s legs, him slowly massaging the younger’s scalp.
Daichi just told him a little bit of what really happened, as he didn’t want to relive the moment.
Sugawara readjusted himself and Daichi, now both lying on the bed. He brought the covers up to them and snuggled together. Suga’s legs now wrapped Daichi’s, his arm over the younger’s neck, and face close to each other.
Like this, they both drifted off, and once again, Daichi felt at ease.