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ᴋᴜʀᴏᴏ ᴛᴇᴛsᴜʀᴏᴜ ([personal profile] kuroo) wrote2015-12-10 11:28 pm

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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-01 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Daichi gives himself a couple more strides to go after Kuroo stops, just because he knows what he said was a lot and part of him wants to keep going. The bigger part of him is better than that, though. He's not going to run from the consequences of this.

It's a good sign, he thinks, when he turns around and Kuroo doesn't look grossed out. He looks confused but Daichi was prepared for that. It was easy to dismiss everything at Valentine's Day as just landlord interference, but Daichi's certain there's more to his side, at least, than just that.

He's not surprised that Kuroo doesn't immediately dissolve into shojo sparkles and run to him. The response he gets is actually half-encouraging. At least it gives him room to keep talking. He's already jumped off the cliff. Anything that happens now is just a matter of determining what happens when he lands.]


Yeah it did, but things have changed a lot since then. Or I've changed, anyway.

And it was only easy because you didn't know you were doing it so you weren't trying. [The fact that Kuroo wasn't trying was probably a huge part of how it happened in the first place. The idea of Kuroo wooing him is odd. The idea of Kuroo being himself and Daichi realizing that that self is a great guy seems natural, now.

He's not going to deny being won over but he is going to leave room in case somehow it was on purpose.]
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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-02 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's not worrying all the time but Daichi's seen too many people leave to never think about it, either. If he was comfortable with the idea of people leaving, he wouldn't be having this conversation right now.

Kuroo's reaction gives him pause. The last thing he wants is for Kuroo to walk away from this with the idea that Daichi's turning this into a joke. There's something about Kuroo's tone, though, and especially the way he comes closer and mock-punches him that says he's not serious. Any other time that might be enough to get Daichi to relax but not until he's sure he's been understood right now, even if Kuroo doesn't feel the same way (which is the expected outcome, really; Valentine's Day likely started off just to see how Daichi'd react, and it was only the roses that made it something more).]


I'm not making fun of you any more than you're making fun of me. If this was your plan all along then I never knew and it's pretty rude to just leave me in the dark.

[He returns the punch with one of his own, right to the center of Kuroo's chest.]

That'd make you the asshole.

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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-04 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[He didn't plan it but it just made sense. He'll get at Kuroo's heart one way or another.

It's surprising to at least hear him admit he'd been making fun, but rather than respond Daichi just listens when Kuroo answers back. The answer's pretty fair, at least assuming this wasn't Kuroo's plan. He's still not totally sure about that but he's not going to press the issue, especially not when Kuroo's response--both the touch and his words--have Daichi's heart speeding up.

Leave it to Kuroo to be smoother than he is at his own confession.]


You can have time if you need it, but you know you can't promise not to leave. [That sounds a lot more bitter than he meant for it too. He turns his hand over, still leaving it against Kuroo's chest, and grabs just one of Kuroo's fingers.]

It just means every minute counts.
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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-06 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is not what he was expecting at all. How he came to a point of caring this much about Kuroo while still not always trusting him is beyond Daichi, but it's where he is. Maybe it's a good thing because it means things Kuroo does, like pulling him in to be hugged in the middle of the jogging path, will continue to be pleasant surprises.

Daichi loops his free arm around Kuroo, too, resting his forehead against his shoulder. Kuroo isn't Suga but that's fine; he's something else altogether, both in general and in Daichi's life, but he's still helping to alleviate the loneliness that came with not finding Suga's name in his phone this morning. After a couple breaths, Daichi huffs out a laugh without lifting his head.]


Somebody's got to make sure you don't get lazy here.
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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-10 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Daichi's never yet been putzing around. He's been a victim of the landlord and he's been confused, but it's never been for want of an attempt to figure it out. Of course, the fact that it was Kuroo he was trying to figure out meant nothing about it was easy, but that just means that the outcome--acceptance and even a kind of reciprocation--feels more like something he earned.

Finally, Daichi does lift his head, butting it against the bottom of Kuroo's jaw.]


I wasn't pretending. If you need more time, you can have it. Every minute counts for me and I didn't want to spend any more of them not... telling you...

[His voice gets softer the longer he speaks because holy crap, that's the most embarrassing speech he's ever given. It sounded a lot smoother in his head but Kuroo's never going to let him forget this. Ever. In any universe.]
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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-14 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Kuroo's quiet is just that much more embarrassing, really, but on the other hand there's something... nice about his hand on Daichi's back. That realization is finally enough to get him to start to stand up straighter again. Kuroo's hand on the back of his head is almost enough to get him to lean back in again, but he needs more air than those close quarters allow.

He's careful not to actually pull away, though. Kuroo's hand--hands, now--can stay if he wants them to.]


Yeah, and if it's up to you I'll just keep talking till I've dug myself in nice and deep. I've said my part, though. [He pauses, huffs a little.]

So I hope you remember that speech because I'm not doing that again.
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[personal profile] steadier 2016-05-15 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[That just confirms what Daichi already suspected, but unlike getting caught on camera in his work uniform or making an ass of himself while hopped up on landlord magic, he finds he doesn't mind so much. The feeling may last or it may not but right now it's good. Doesn't mean he doesn't roll his eyes though.]

I don't know, I can still see the sky from here.

[There's something so genuine about Kuroo's response that it takes Daichi by surprise. It also sounds vaguely sinister, so really, it's all pretty standard Kuroo. ...once again it's Kuroo who takes him by surprise.]

I know I won't because you're not going to let me.

[And with that, Daichi tugs on their joined hands. C'mon, bedhead. It's getting cold standing still.]