30-10-2016

"tetsuuu," oikawa whines, "i'm bored, come talk to me."

"i'm studying," kuroo reminds him for the twelfth time, clicking his pen twice, "go watch a movie."

"i'm done with movies, tetsu, so so done, please, take a break?"

kuroo glances up at him, raising an eyebrow. "that depends, what am i taking a break for?"

"to spend time with your stunning boyfriend, duh," oikawa grins, "c'mon tetsuuu, i'm bored out of my mind."

"fine, fine," kuroo sighs, knowing he's too weak to resist him anyway. he lets oikawa drag him up and towards the couch, where he pushes him down and wraps himself around him like a sloth.

"you're such a baby," kuroo comments, running his fingers through oikawa's hair.

"tetsu, that's rude. i don't deserve this."

kuroo smiles and hugs oikawa, figuring it was a good decision to move out together, even though oikawa can be quite distracting. it's nice, having him there with him whenever he wants, not having to say goodbye every night. it's reassuring, in a way.

"hey, tetsu, can we go out sometime?" oikawa mumbles, glancing up at him.

"tooru, that's n—"

"yeah yeah, heart failure, i got that," oikawa groans, "you know cpr, right? i won't die. i just wanna go out for coffee with you."

"tooru..." kuroo sighs, gently rubbing his back through his sweater with gentle touches of his fingertips, "you know how i feel about that kind of stuff."

oikawa buries his face in kuroo's chest. "yeah. i do. and i want to do things without you outside of this space. we can go get starbucks and drink it here, if you want, i just want to go outside again."

"we'll walk to the starbucks nearby, get something to drink there and walk back right after, got that?" kuroo says sternly. oikawa looks up at him with a radiant expression.

"thank you, tetsu-chan!"

7-11-2016

oikawa and kuroo walk in to the coffeeshop, hand in hand, oikawa completely wrapped up, courtesy of kuroo and his caring qualities during the cold months of late fall and winter. he, himself, is freezing, with a thin coat only.

"what're you getting?" he asks oikawa, glancing at him.

"i don't know what any of this is!" he smiles back at kuroo, seemingly proud of it as well.

"you want coffee or something sweet?"

"i don't really mind," oikawa shrugs.

"hmm..." kuroo ponders, "i think frappe's are too sweet for your liking, so maybe hot chocolate?"

"ooh, get the one with hazelnut."

"sounds good," kuroo nods, placing their order, adding in a brownie to split.

"now," he announces, "i'm going to be paying for this, because i'm a kind and generous boyfriend, and because i hereby kindly request you not to harass me anymore during study time."

"promise!" oikawa replies, grinning broadly.

they sit down after they receive their order, across from each other at a table next to the window. oikawa's shoulders slump as he carefully sips the hot beverage, perking up a little.

"that's good."

"that's four bucks worth of hot chocolate. it'd better be." oikawa sticks his tongue out in return.

he yawns slightly, smiling apologetically. "sorry. tired."

"should we go back?"

"i'm just not used to distances like that," oikawa chuckles nervously, "i'm sorry."

"don't be sorry, you idiot," kuroo scolds, "it's not your fault."

"i just..." oikawa sighs, "i wish we could go out. to amusement parks or the movies or whatever. you know, sneak off and make out in a parking lot, do stupid teenager shit. but if we do that, i'll just die. i'll literally die."

kuroo takes his hand. "i know you're upset about that," he tells him, "but in all honesty, i love you, i'm in love with you, and i don't miss those kind of dates. we have our type of love."

"our type?"

"private, quiet, tranquil, serene, pure," kuroo elaborates, "it's really ours, in our own little world. our little world made for two."

"you think so?"

"that's how i feel."

oikawa smiles softly as his eyes slowly drift shut, head lolling forwards. kuroo helps him by laying him down on the table, still holding his hand. oikawa sleeps soundly and kuroo sips his drink, hand in hand. he feels amazing, he feels spectacular and he feels in love, absolutely in love.

9-8-2020

"so, you're applying for the research laboratory?" oikawa asks, running his fingers through tangled, black hair.

"mhmm," kuroo replies lazily, "i'm gonna create crazy shit. i'll mention you in my nobel prize speech."

"i'd greatly appreciate it," oikawa chuckles, pressing a kiss against kuroo's foreheard, snuggling closer to him. "time went by so fast. you already graduated, and it feels like it's only been days."

"mhmm," kuroo hums.

tranquil, that it is.

"let's go on another date," kuroo suggests.

"really?" oikawa asks, smiling up at him with eyes that contain the stars, represented by the colour of a venti hazelnut hot chocolate, pure joy radiating because of his suggestion.

it's moments like these that make kuroo fall in love all over again.

"yeah, it's been a few weeks since we went out," he shrugs casually, playing off the barely noticeable blush in his cheeks. they go out more often now — he lets oikawa sit on his back during push-ups on gym dates, they go sit on the swings in the park, go to starbucks or small restaurants nearby. kuroo's saving for a car and his license so they can travel more; so he can show more of their small universe to his magnificent lover.

"that'd be great!" he says excitedly.