my type? (rin itoshi x reader)

𝙲𝚑. 𝟻𝟺

"...."
"Hello? Sasaki?"

Your eyes were wide, staring up at Rin in disbelief. He was slowly getting more uneasy the more time passed that you went radio silent.

I think I broke her...

"Sasaki–?"
"S–Seriously?!"

He has to cover his ears from how high-pitched your scream is. You're covering your mouth with a shaky hand, your eyes glistening. He tries taking a step forward, but you take one back, almost tripping on your own foot.

"Wait wait wait! M–Me? I'm your type? You're not joking around, right?! Is this a prank? Kuni or Hyouma didn't put you up to this, right? You're being for real, right? Oh my gosh... Is this one of my dreams? Am I dreaming right now–"

"You dream about me?", Rin scoffs in amusement.

"W–Wait, forget you heard that!", you cover your face with your hands, "G–Give me a second I just... Umm..."

Rin stares at you pacing back and forth, muttering and gesturing to yourself about how this didn't feel real.

"S–Since when?!", you blurt out, hands outstretched at your sides in a questioning manner.

"Are you asking me since when have I liked you–?"

"You like me?!", you peek through the cracks of your fingers.

"I thought that was obvious", Rin awkwardly shuffles his feet, trying to get closer to you, "You know, considering I just said you're my type–"

"I–I know!", your voice cracks, "I just didn't expect to hear it so casually from you!"

Rin stops trying to walk towards you, as it only makes you step further away from him, "I don't know the exact moment... But I think it was back on the subway"

The... subway?

You remember the small smile he had shown you that day. You remember going home and squealing about it, being your delusional self. Turns out you weren't so delusional after all though.

"S–Since then?", you repeat his words, hands over your cheeks to cover up the warmth you're feeling, "You've liked me since then?"

Rin sighs, nodding in response, "Yes, since then... But... I didn't come to terms with it until the party last night"

BA-DUMP!

And suddenly, a wave of realization hits you. All of his ugly stares towards Reo, his sour mood at the party when you were with other guys, the dancing, the fact that he took care of you... It was all in front of you, and yet your stupid brain didn't seem to comprehend it.

"Wait! So when you told me last night that you liked me... You meant it romantically?"

Rin wants to facepalm, but takes a deep breath, having patience for your naive brain, "How many times are you gonna need me to say I like you for you to understand?"

"S–Sorry!", you wave your hands frantically, "I–I'm just trying to wrap my head around it! I mean I've been saying that I've liked you for such a long time, I was sure you were sick of it! S–So I tried toning it down but I couldn't because I realized I really REALLY like you. And now that you mention it, I guess I did start realizing you were acting differently, but I didn't think it was because you liked me!"

Rin stands there, blinking profusely as you ramble on and on, walking around him in circles as you explain to him your reasoning for being so slow. He listens to every word, his pupils following your hands as you wave them around, a bad habit you had when you were explaining something.