"Say it Y/n! Say it!" Sodo laughs as he straddles my hips, tickling my sides mercilessly, "Say you yield!" I laugh uncontrollably, tears pricking my eyes, "S-Sodo-hahaha-s-stop!" I shout, withering underneath him, "Say it Y/n! Say it and I'll stop!" He taunts, I don't know what came over me, but I yell,

"I love you!"

He pauses, "Y-you love me?" I flush, my eyes go wide, did I really just confess my love to Sodo?

"I-I do, I really love you Sodo." I admit, feeling myself turn red, I couldn't look into his eyes, I could tell he was in shock, maybe he didn't feel the same. I prepare myself for rejection, but I feel him shake slightly, I hear him sniffle, "Sodo?" I open my eyes, he's crying, he's staring at me and crying, "Sodo, are you okay? Did I take it too quick, I know we just officially started dating but I-"

"You actually love me?" His eyes softened and stared into mine, a slight look of pleading behind his gaze,

"Yes." I place my hand on his cheek, he nuzzles into it, "With all my heart, I love you, Sodo." I whisper, he throws himself into me, his head purring as he sobs into my neck, his arms wrap tightly around my torso. I cradle him close and kiss his head, playing with his hair, "I love you so, so much, my love. You are my everything, Sodo." I comfort, he only sobs harder.

I knew he had trauma and was an annoying little prick as a defense mechanism, but the way he holds me tells me no one has said they loved him...ever, "I love you more than anything, more than myself." I keep comforting him, I don't know how to help him, I don't know how to let him know that I am being honest, that I am in love with him.

"Sodo?" I ask him to start to calm down, "Can you talk to me?" He nods 'yes' into my neck, "Why are you so emotional about me saying I love you, did you think I didn't?" He kept clinging to me,

"N-no one has told me that before." He whispers into my neck, I pull back to look down at his tear stained face,

"Look at me." I demand, he looks up, like a lost, sad puppy, "I love you, I will love you forever, I have loved you, and I will love you in the afterlife whatever that is," he smiles, "Do you love me?" I ask, anxiety filling my own heart at his future answer. He smiles more,

"I say it to you every night when you fall asleep, yes, I love you, I love you so, so much Y/n, I'm just so worried that I'd scare you away." He admits, burying his head back into my neck, he starts to leave tender kisses on my neck,

"Let's sleep, I think we've both had a long day," I offer, noticing the time, "Would you like me to stay with y-" before I can answer my question, I feel him snore lightly. I laugh and gently lay down, Sodo still gripping my waist tightly, "I love you, Sodo, I love you." I whisper, kissing his forehead. I pull the covers over us, and fall asleep, finally at peace knowing that Sodo loved me back.