Moonlight's Hero // Aizawa Shouta x reader

20| Questions

I sighed once again as I looked at the clock. It was almost five in the morning and tomorrow is a Saturday so it means no school, which means that if Shouta does show up I won't have any excuse to cut our conversation short and postpone it to another time.

I let my fingers run through the fur of my cat that was lying on a pillow on my criss-crossed legs. I hummed lightly as Taco purred with content and rubbed his head against my fingers, letting me know that I got a sweet spot.
So I absentmindedly continued to scratch him as I took a sip of my already cold tea and looked at the TV that I had on mute.

At first I watched some news without sound and then when I started switching through the channels the remote batteries died and I got stuck watching Animal planet.
I sighed as I watched a lion get it on with a lioness and cursed myself for not thinking of having spare batteries around.
And it's not like I could get up and turn the TV off manually as I wouldn't want to disturb my sleeping cat.

"Get it Chad, make Bethany your bitch..." I mumbled under my breath as I watched the lion dominate the lioness completely.

Okay, so maybe I got a bit invested while watching this channel for a few hours, so what?
And maybe I did give them names because I couldn't listen in to what those experts were saying, after all, I turned the sound off myself.

"Look out Chad, Luke is coming for you, after all you did steal and fuck his bitch just now..." I continued commentating to myself as suddenly a light knock sounded through my apartment.

I looked at my door and tilted my head.
"It's open."

There was a short silence before the door creaked open and a tuff of black hair appeared.
"You know it's dangerous to leave your door open..."
He mumbled as he closed the door after himself, making sure to lock it.

"I knew you were coming over and I knew I'd be too lazy to open the door." I shrugged as I watched the male slowly walk towards the couch.
"And I always have something to defend myself with, somewhere around my apartment."

"For example?" he asked and plopped down onto the couch next to me.

"A gun and knife, in here." I tapped the small nightstand next to the couch and grinned softly.
Though I must have moved to much as Taco suddenly got up and left.
"No, baby, come back..."

I pouted as I watched my cat walk towards my bedroom. Shouta cracked his eye open and glanced at me before sighing and letting his head plop onto the pillow in my lap, lying down on the couch.

"What are you doing?" I asked as I looked down at him with a raised brow.

"I'm tired and need to lay down." He mumbled.
"Are you even allowed to have a gun in your apartment?"

"Yes, I have a permit." I answered as I sighed.
"You're bleeding, what happened?"
I lightly touch the sensitive skin around his cut and he scrunched up his nose.

"There were a bit too many and I suddenly got extremely dry eyes, but it's only a scratch." His voice sounded already far away, as if he was going to fall asleep at any moment.
"How come you have a permit?"

"Shouta, my parents were killed and the police can't exactly be assured that I won't be the next target as I am their child. Plus, they can't really keep watch over me 24/7 for several years, so they allowed me to have a gun in my living space, as long as I really only use it in emergencies. " I answered as I turned back to the small nightstand and opened a drawer filled with first aid stuff.
"Did you already use your eyedrops? If not I could help you with that..."

I pulled out a few bandaids and alcohol wipes. Softly I started dabbing his cuts and he groaned silently.

"No, thanks, already took care of that." he responded.
"How come you have everything in those drawers?"

I chuckled lightly as I also found a cream that I could apply to his cuts.
"I go out at night and fight criminals like you. And I can't really go to a hospital or something when I get injured and I won't always have the strength to go to my bathroom so I at least have some first aid stuff close to the door so I can treat my wounds before resting. "

"I guess..." his voice was even sleepier than seconds before and I sighed as I carefully placed the bandaids on his face.

"Take a nap, Shouta." I caressed his cheek lightly. "You seem like you really need it."

"We'll continue talking when I wake up... alright?"

"Of course, now sleep." And I didn't have to tell him twice as his body suddenly relaxed and his breathing slowed down.
I lightly chuckled at how fast he fell asleep but I figured he was really exhausted.
"When was the last time you slept...?" I mumbled quietly as I subconsciously started to run my fingers through his hair like I often do with my cat's fur.

My eyes widened as I continued playing with his hair.
It looks so scruffy and untamed that it really surprised me that it felt so soft and fluffy.

And as I continued to bask in the presence of the stoic male I could feel myself feel content. It felt as this was something I have always been longing for, just being around someone I feel comfortable around and enjoy moments like these.

And just like that my heart started to thump in my chest a little faster. I knew exactly why but I didn't like it one bit. It may be making me happy right now but I'd be heartbroken if it didn't end well.

Should I try and kill my growing feelings for this man or should I let them grow and possibly hurt myself in the process?