[It's such a rush of emotion. He'd expected tears, or cries of joy when he'd walked up those long stairs to Sun Garden's entrance. He'd almost expected the banner and everyone to be lined up to congratulate him, with Midorikawa at the center and probably the one to organize everything.
He never expected the kiss, or the confession, or the way his mind feels like it's buzzing around in his brain and seeing everything and yet so static at the same time. It left him breathless, and not just from the kiss, and he can feel his heart wanting to practically burst from his chest.
Midorikawa's head rests on his shoulder, and he's ready to nuzzle into it to properly respond...
And then those words leave Midorikawa's mouth, and it hits him how long he's wanted to hear that said to him. From father, from Hitomiko, from anyone...
For him, and not just because he reminded everyone of another boy.]
I...
[Arms throw themselves around Midorikawa's shoulders, tears forming at the corners of his eyes.]
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He never expected the kiss, or the confession, or the way his mind feels like it's buzzing around in his brain and seeing everything and yet so static at the same time. It left him breathless, and not just from the kiss, and he can feel his heart wanting to practically burst from his chest.
Midorikawa's head rests on his shoulder, and he's ready to nuzzle into it to properly respond...
And then those words leave Midorikawa's mouth, and it hits him how long he's wanted to hear that said to him. From father, from Hitomiko, from anyone...
For him, and not just because he reminded everyone of another boy.]
I...
[Arms throw themselves around Midorikawa's shoulders, tears forming at the corners of his eyes.]
I love you too, Ryuuji...!