EIGHT

you were sitting in the passenger seat of sakusa's car, the soft sounds of the radio filling the silence between you two. you were so shitting nervous that you literally forgot how to speak like the total dumbass that you are. 

sakusa had one hand on the wheel, and the other rested comfortably on his lap. how you wished it was on your thigh instead... 

oh fuck that boy makes you weak.

finally he broke the tension:

sakusa
"how's your leg??"

y/n
"oh it's much better now thanks"

sakusa nodded, keeping his eyes on the road ahead of him. you were thankful for that. if he were to look at you surely he would notice how you were frantically rubbing your palms on your jeans in a desperate attempt to stop them from sweating.

not that you'd be holding hands or anything. or...???? 😏😏😏

finally you pulled up at the ice rink. sakusa killed the engine and climbed out. to your surprise, he headed over to the other side of the car and opened the door for you.

y/n
"oh! thank you."

sakusa
"all good"

y/n
"let's go then!"

sakusa
"yep you lead the way"

you nodded, heading towards the entrance with sakusa trailing behind you, his hands in his pockets. taking a deep breath to prepare yourself for the hour or two ahead, you stepped inside and surveyed your surroundings.

sakusa raised his eyebrows.

sakusa
"geez this place is packed.
is there some sort of special
event going on??"

nice worker lady
"hi guys! yeah, it's actually
couples friday so we're
super busy today. we have
special deals for people who
come as couples!!"

sakusa turned to you with a confused expression. you open your mouth to say something, but the nice worker lady interrupts you. 🙄🙄🙄 wtf lady know your place

nice worker lady
"sooo... i'm assuming you
guys are a couple? if you follow
me i can-"

y/n
"umm actually we're not-"

sakusa
"yep we're here for the couple
thing."

your eyes widened as you turned to look at sakusa, bewildered by his response. had you heard incorrectly, or did sakusa kiyoomi just refer to you guys as a couple???? 

the nice worker lady who interrupted you grinned and gestured for you both to follow her.

nice worker lady
"perfect! just come with me and
i'll sort you guys out."

huh???? you mouthed to sakusa, but he just shrugged and followed the nice worker lady.

nice worker lady
"alright if you could just write
your names down on this form..."

she passed a pen to sakusa, and he took it, before filling out the form and sliding it towards to lady.

nice worker lady
"thank you! today's 2 hour session
will be just $30 - and that includes
matching couple beanies and gloves!"

did she just say MATCHING COUPLE BEANIES AND GLOVES??! 💪😈💗🧐😍💥

you started rummaging through your handbag for your wallet, but sakusa placed his hand on yours.

sakusa
"i got it"

before you can protest, sakusa tapped his credit card on that thing that you tap your card on.

your face went beet red. sakusa with that physical touch and acts of service combo 😫👌 *CHEFS KISS* 💋💋💋💋 

y/n
"thanks sakusa, i'll pay next time"

sakusa
"next time?"

OH FUCKING DAMMIT Y/N

y/n
"SORRY I MEAN-"

sakusa let out a breathy laugh. you couldn't tell exactly what he was thinking with that mask on, but from his eyes, you - an empath - could tell it was a positive emotion.

sakusa
"no we can hang out
again. if you want."

y/n
"really?"

oh godammit y/n u sound like a child

before he could reply, the nice worker lady came back and handed you your couple items, which you both put on. it was almost as if you were actually a couple.

nice worker lady
"here you go, now you can go
can go find your size, collect your
skates and have fun!"

y/n
"thank you so much for your help"

the nice worker lady smiled and waved, and with that you followed sakusa over to where the skates are.

on your way, you sneaked a peek at the form. and oh my god

HAPPY COUPLES FRIDAY! 😍🥰 LOVE IS IN THE AIR
date: 01/23/2022 
name of person filling out this form: sakusa kiyoomi
name of significant other(s): y/n l/n

you knew deep down that this didn't mean anything but... but... sakusa had written your name down as his significant other?!!! those stupid little butterflies were in your stomach again. you urged yourself to calm the fuck down. 

he doesn't like me that way. he just said that to get the couples discount.

after finding your size, you collected your boots and sat down on a bench to lace up.

sakusa
"need help with that?"

y/n
"uhh no it's okay... i got it"

you fumbled with the laces with your tongue between your teeth in complete total concentration, feeling utter humiliation.

sakusa
"let me"

sakusa sighed and knelt down at your feet, taking the laces from you carefully and tying them and you watched.

sakusa
"there"

he got back up with a small grunt and extended his hand to you. you hesitated, then took it, wishing you too had a mask so that he wouldn't see that you cheeks were dusted pink.

sakusa
"come on then"

to your great dismay, he let go of your hand as you stepped onto the ice. despite your struggle with the laces before, you'd actually been ice skating a number of times before and you could skate well enough at a pretty good speed.

y/n
"have you skated before?"

sakusa
"eh, once or twice"

y/n
"okay just carefully step out
and grab hold of the rail to-"

but sakusa was already gliding away, graceful as ever with his hands buried in his pockets. he halted and spun around with ease to face you, waiting for you to catch up.

your jaw dropped, before making your way over to sakusa - clumsily and slowly in comparison to what he had just done. hella embarrassing. and to think you were about to give him some of your "tip and tricks" to stay on your feet. 

y/n
"why are you so good?!"

sakusa
"am i?"

y/n
"yes! you said you'd only
been once or twice"

sakusa
"maybe it's more like i took
lessons for one or two years
back in middle school"

y/n
"huh. sakusa kiyoomi is a skater."

sakusa
"well i wouldn't say that"

two hours and lots of bruises later, you're very exhausted and very embarrassed. you were very stupid to suggest ice skating as your first "date". now sakusa had seen you fall over more times than you'd like to think about. he did catch you once though. 

after sakusa drove you home and said bye, you carefully placed the beanie and the gloves in a box for safekeeping.

a/n

so first update in what like six
months LOL i don't know why
but i suddenly had the motivation
to write today 😂😂😂 

not sure if anyone will even read
this but if u did i hope it was okay

pls don't expect another
update anytime soon (i'm not
saying it won't happen but it's
...not gonna happen)

unless.