With Megumi Fushiguro, everything starts in his head.
He overthinks your tone. Your expressions. The way your fingers brush his sleeve.
So when you’re the one who reaches for his hand first?
His brain short-circuits.
You lace your fingers through his without warning.
He freezes.
Actually freezes.
Eyes widening just slightly. Cheeks flushing faint pink.
“…You’re sudden,” he mutters.
But he doesn’t pull away.
He never does.
When you wrap your arms around him out of nowhere, pressing into his back, he stiffens for half a second.
Then his hands come down to cover yours instinctively.
Holding them there.
Grounding himself.
“You didn’t even warn me,” he says, but his voice is softer than usual.
You feel him lean back into you just a little.
He likes it.
He just won’t say it first.
And when you lean in and kiss him before he’s prepared?
That’s when it really happens.
The first second — pure shock.
The second after that?
*He’s kissing you back.
Fully.
His hands find your waist quickly, pulling you closer — careful, but firm. Like once he realizes you want this, he stops hesitating.
He might be shy about starting it.
But when he responds?
He responds completely.
The kiss deepens gradually, like he’s gaining confidence with every second you don’t pull away.
His fingers press slightly more securely at your waist. He steps closer. Closes the space.
If you don’t stop?
He won’t either.
He keeps kissing you, slow but intense, until breathing becomes the only reason to separate.
When he finally pulls back, it’s barely an inch.
Forehead resting against yours. Breath uneven. Lips still close enough to brush.
But his hands?
They don’t leave your waist.
Not even slightly.
Because when you take the initiative, it reassures him.
He doesn’t have to wonder if he misread you. He doesn’t have to analyze every micro-expression.
You choosing him first?
That means everything.
It softens him.
Makes him braver.
And once Megumi realizes you want him just as much as he wants you?
He’ll meet you halfway.
And he won’t stop until you’re both breathless.