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Kanade thinks she isn’t deserving of Mizuki’s love.
They go out of their way to do so much for Kanade. Taking care of her, constantly checking up on her to see if she’s eaten, showered, or slept. Buying her gifts and always calling her all of those cheesy pet names which never fail to make Kanade blush.
They do so much for her.
But.. what does Kanade do in return?
Of course, she expresses that she loves Mizuki too.
She loves them so, so much and could not be more grateful that they’re in her life.
But Kanade doesn’t constantly check up Mizuki like they do, she’s more often than not calling them Mizuki or Amia, and doesn’t exactly go out enough for gifts to cross her mind.
Kanade is so undeserving of this.
So why? Why is she being cuddled by Mizuki right now? Why are they running their hand through her hair so gently? Why are they—
“You’re so tense, Kanade, relaaax..”
“O-Oh.. sorry..”
“Hehe~ don’t worry about it, I just want you to feel at rest is all.”
There it is again. What did Kanade do to deserve all of this?
Kanade squirmed, snuggling herself more into Mizuki’s chest. They giggled, continuing to run their hand through her hair, in an attempt to get her relax.
And, without a doubt, it’s working.
Kanade hummed, closing her eyes and relaxing, like Mizuki wanted.
“..Kanade? Are you asleep?”
She didn’t respond.
“Haha.. guess you are.”
The hand running through her hair paused, nearly making her whine.
“I.. honestly don’t know if I’ll ever have the courage to say all of this in front of you but..
You deserve so, so much Kanade. The entire world even.”
Kanade stiffened.
“I can’t- I can’t even begin to explain how much I love you- or- or how good of a person you are. Despite everything, you’ve always been here, haven’t you? You..”
Mizuki paused. Kanade can hear them slightly lick their lips trying to find the right words to say.
“You’re such a hard worker, and you’re so dedicated. You deserve to be rewarded for everything you’ve done.. seriously.
Your voice is so calming.. I always find myself melting whenever you talk, especially when you’re talking about music, I love hearing you speak about your interests.
And you’re so, so beautiful. Your hair is so smooth and silky, when you wake up you gotta tell me your secrets, hehe.
I can’t even explain how nice your face is.. God that sounds a little weird saying it out loud.. your eyes are just so nice to look at, they’re nearly identical to the ocean.. ahh that’s so cheesy. Your lips are.. a really nice pink. Erggh.. you’re asleep and I’m still blushing and stammering while saying this.. they’re really soft too. I don’t ever want to overwhelm you, but if I could, I could probably spend all day just.. erm. Kissing you, probably.
I just.. mm.. love you a lot Kanade. I’ve loved you as K, Kanade, a composer posting their songs online to save others, I’ll love you no matter what. I’ll always love you for you.”
Oh.
Oh.
Oh my god. What. What. What just—
“I really do hope I can say all of this to you one day.”
Kanade can’t— she can’t even—
Kanade sniffled, impossibly pushing herself closer to Mizuki.
“ E-eh? Kanade? Are you okay-“
A sob came out of her mouth, she tries to muffle her cries from the fabric of Mizuki’s shirt.
“Do you— do you really mean all of that..?”
“YOU HEARD ALL OF THAT?” Mizuki’s cheeks turned red instantly, “Ah— ahah- of course I did. I uh. Hope it wasn’t too much. Ahaha..”
Mizuki slowly pushed Kanade away, just far enough for them to be face to face. They brought their hands up to her cheeks, wiping her tears away with their thumbs.
“Aaah.. why are you crying, K?”
Another sob.
“I just—“ Kanade wiped her face with the sleeve of her hoodie, “I don’t— I don’t know what I did for you to.. to love me that much..! You- you so much for me and— and— and what do I ever do back?! I just— I just sit here and compose and compose and—“
A kiss, planted right on her forehead.
“You heard me earlier right..? I love you for you Kanade. I do all this for you because I want to! It’s how I express my love for you! I don’t think you notice this yourself but.. you always do return the favor, Kanade.”
“N-no- you don’t have to- c-comfort me or anything-“
Mizuki cut her off, “You always make sure if I’m alright whenever on Nightcord, you always make sure I’m not overworking myself or I’m upset. You work so hard to make songs to save people, gosh, you even made a song that saved me.”
Again, another sob. And another. Sob after sob, Kanade can’t hold it back anymore.
And Mizuki, sweet, sweet, Mizuki. They did nothing but pull Kanade back in, placing her head on their shoulder and running their hand up and down their back.
“Shh.. you’re okay Kanade.”
She sniffed, wiping the tears on her cheeks with her sleeve. Pulling back, she made eye contact with Mizuki.
“Mizuki, I.. thank you— thank you so much. I can’t.. I’m so grateful… so grateful to have you in my life. I love you.”
They smiled, “K.. ahh you sap!!”
Mizuki pulled Kanade in for a tight hug, securing her in their arms.
They placed another kiss on her forehead, and one her nose.
“I love you too, Kanade.”