I'M SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOUR LOVE.

It isn't often that Sakunosuke gets to wake up with his lover in his arms, knowing how light of a sleeper Osamu is. But when he manages to wake up before the brunette?

It reminds him of why he's stayed alive all these centuries, tasting so bland and nothing like the curry he usually prefers. It reminds him of the many kinds of love: the one you'd kill for, the one you'd die for and, ultimately (the one Sakunosuke and Osamu have), the one you would live for.

It's never been easy, protecting Liyue, that's for certain. And yet, when he sees his lashes flutter, turned honey-gold in the sunlight, to reveal the gentlest hue of brown you could ever picture in your mind: he remembers, day by day, how he fights for Osamu too.

"Mornin'," he whispers, voice a tad rough and still soft nonetheless. "How did you sleep?"

"Peacefully," Sakunosuke answers, and it's the truth, as it is every single time he asks him. "What about you, love?"

"Mmh, same. I'm hungry though," he adds after a little while, rolling onto the redhead's chest and using his bare arms as a makeshift pillow. Their bodies slot together in all the right places, the white linen sheets caressing their naked skin, the light pouring into the room and over them.

He smiles at him and props his head up with an additional pillow. "Wangshu Inn, then? I heard they were trying out Crystal Shrimps out now."

He nods and presses his cheek against his chest, listening to the steady heartbeat right there, and taps his fingertips in time with it. "Sounds wonderful. Maybe we get Atsushi to make us a bit more for free," the brunette teases, smiling when he feels Sakunosuke's chuckle reverberating through him.

"As long as you don't fall into the river like our first meeting-"

"That was four years ago! Come on, I was a merchant, of course my cart was heavy!" he exclaims, puffing his cheeks, to which the older man can't help but place his hands on them to draw him in for a kiss.

When they part for a second, he whispers, "My idiot merchant." Smiles again. Follows the curve of his lips with his fingers and the curves of his body with his mouth. Takes the entirety of his love and paints it onto Osamu.

Each morning, he also remembers this: Osamu's heart is a biosphere he'll always be glad to thrive in. Always.

Unconditional.

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if ANYONE gets which song the bold lines at the top and bottom belong to, i will hug you fiercely

also yes, i am Once Again blessing everyone and myself because i am growing to find myself pretty cool as a person

HAVE THIS ODAZAI GENSHIN AU BECAUSE THEY GIVE ME LIFE AND PEACE OF MIND