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making mental notes of what changed, as well as what had remained the same. he was still just as perfect as he had always been in satoru’s eyes.

“ .. i hope you know you’re stuck with me, suguru. i’ll stay by your side, no matter what happens. ”

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but more than anything, it was comforting to have him here now. to be able to look past all of the pain of their past and start anew. to look towards the future instead.

his eyes shined, taking in each and every feature of suguru. ᛎ⭏

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he knew and understood suguru better than anyone.

he understood the pain of not being able to protect the ones they loved, being labeled the strongest while surrounded by the corpses of their friends.

it could have changed any one of them. ᛎ⭏

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to having no knowledge of if his best friend was still alive.

whenever he heard news of him, he was grateful. he was alright, he was alive ― it didn’t matter to him how the world perceived him as evil, as beyond redemption. ᛎ⭏

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to give him the comfort he so desperately needed. he hadn’t done enough.

every day since then was a constant worry, suguru plaguing his mind ― where was he? what was he doing? going from spending nearly every day together, ᛎ⭏

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gently tracing along it.

“ y’know, it’s .. i still can’t believe you’re here. that you’re safe. i don’t know what i would’ve done if i’d lost you .. ”

he’d already lost him once. for years, cursed himself for not being able to see through him, ᛎ⭏

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doubts plagued his mind.

nobody else had ever come close to making him feel the way suguru did. but all he could feel in this moment was how his entire heart remained devoted to 𝓱im. to each and every moment they spent together.

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even through the fabric .. it made him feel as though he were burning. none of their past mistakes mattered anymore. all he wanted, craved, was to belong to him. to be able to make up for all the time lost between them. to ward off whatever ᛎ⭏

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other arm moving to carefully wrap around his waist. he tilted his head slightly, deepening their kiss; now that he’d finally gotten something he dreamt of for so long, he never wanted to part from him again.

suguru’s hands tracing his skin, ᛎ⭏

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but there’d always been the underlying ache of wanting something more, and knowing it was more than likely an impossibility.

“ i’ve got you .. ”

words softly uttered against the ravenette’s lips as he felt the grip on his shirt, ᛎ⭏

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between the most tantalizing eyes he'd ever seen to lips he’d practically 𝘣𝘦𝘨 to have on his. and when the distance was finally closed .. he leaned in to return it. eager. desperate. he’d hoped for this for what felt like forever.

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“ yes we will. ”

he barely had time to indulge in tiktok. though he did find time to support those made by his students, and somehow a few of them copied this one.

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