❝ you're not burdening me, my love. taking care of you is my responsibility. ❞
with kazutora, but a found family kinda relationship
prompt: "you're not burdening me, my love. taking care of you is my responsibility." + kazutora hanemiya
nana's note: how adorable :( comforting kazutora 24/7 on this blog <3 did i butcher the found family trope? maybe yes indeed so but i really hope i did okay </3
"kazu! you forgot your lunch idiot," you laugh, jogging to chase him down the quiet halls of his apartment. the jaggle of his lunch shakes in the brown paper bag you outstretched towards the door.
just short of exiting the room, kazutora turns to face you with a shocked expression. "ah shit!" he grins gingerly, reaching out to grab the bag heavy enough to keep him full for a day and a half.
he glances over at the dirty dinner table, the pile of dishes stacked in the sink, and looks at you with guilt washed all over. "i wish i could stay and help clean," his eyes flicker down to his shoes.
"are you kidding me, kazu?" you give him an entertained look. "you need to get to school, and i've got time to spare unlike you." you place a hand on his shoulder, shaking him gently as you usher him out the door. "now go before you're late again," he smiles at your feigned anger. "and don't worry about me, okay?"
he nods, and takes a deep breath before telling you that he sometimes felt like he was a burden to your life. kazutora hated feeling like this; like he was incapable of taking care of himself, but he knew you were causing more heal than harm to his life. and he was truly grateful for that.
"you're not burdening me, my love. taking care of you is my responsibility." you say quietly, hands crossing as you lean against the doorframe. you were facing him now, and he found himself facing you, too. he knew you were telling the truth, and the truth made kazutora immensly happy.
he nods, and with a smile—a genuine smile—, he waves you goodbye and treads his way to school with a warm feeling swirling in his chest.