#i get butterflies thinking about singing duets and i don't know what kind of attraction that is

[ace-whovian-neuroscientist]

i'm not sure where i am on the aromantic spectrum yet but i do know that i want someone to sing the other part to my favorite lesbian country/folk songs. i want a life partner to complete my duets

[yuujispinkhair]

How do we feel about band AU itafushi?

IT MAKES ME SWOON!!! Ok, we know that they sing karaoke duets in the manga! So I can totally see it! Yuuji is the lead singer, of course. Baby is a star!! And Megumi is good with his hands, so he plays guitar.

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Pairing: Megumi x Yuuji Genre: Band AU, fluff Word Count: 4k Playlist: Itafushi Band AU Warnings: None? Pining, sappy moments, kissing. This is just a fluffy story about two bandmates falling in love with each other. All characters are of age. My blog is 18+, so minors don't interact. The song Yuuji wrote for Megumi is "Let me know" by Arizona. If you like, listen to it when the scene comes where he sings it on stage. I think it is pretty fitting for Yuuji and Megumi.

Megumi has been playing guitar since he was little. He's the type to sit alone in his bedroom and strum slow songs on an acoustic guitar while singing along. He loves doing his own acoustic covers of his favorite songs. But he never uploads anything or shows it to someone. It's just his private little hobby.

Until the pink-haired menace comes into his life and moves in next door. Itadori Yuuji is a music lover too. The walls in their dormitory are thin, so Megumi can hear him sing. But, he has to admit that his new neighbor has a really pretty voice. Just as pretty as the whole boy is.

Megumi didn't plan to develop a crush at first sight, but somehow Yuuji is just so damn cute, and Megumi can't help it. And that sweet voice just adds even more to the attraction he feels.

Unfortunately, the thin walls mean that Yuuji can also hear Megumi.

One evening there's a loud knock on Megumi's door while he's in the middle of a song. He sighs but gets up, guitar still slung around his neck, and opens the door to reveal cotton candy hair and a bright grin.

"Heyyy Fushiguro! Is that you who's playing guitar??"

Megumi huffs while pointing at the guitar,

"What gave it away? The guitar in my hands??"

Other people would be offended by Megumi's rude humor, but Yuuji bursts out laughing and punches Megumi's arm playfully, and before Megumi can even say anything, his neighbor is already inside his room.

"It sounded good! Come on, play something for me!"

Megumi doesn't know what to do. He never played for anyone. This is just his private thing!! Playing guitar, making music....it seems so personal to him. Too intimate to share it with anyone else.

"I... I don't really play for others..."

But Yuuji is already sitting on his bed, looking at him expectantly, his honey eyes shining so happily with excitement. How could Megumi say no to him?

So he sighs and joins Yuuji on the bed.

"Ok.. only one song."

He ends up playing a lot more than one song.

Yuuji looks at him with those puppy dog eyes, practically begging Megumi to play more for him. Megumi doesn't know how it is possible that the pink-haired boy already has him wrapped around his finger, but it is what it is. And so he just keeps on playing guitar.

Megumi can't take his eyes off Yuuji. He basks in the adoration and joy he sees on Yuuji's pretty face. Suddenly Megumi doesn't ever want to stop playing guitar for Yuuji because how could he when his music can put that cute smile on Yuuji's face? He wants to make Yuuji smile like that all the time!

And Yuuji is swooning! His praise makes Megumi feel so warm.

"Aww, Fushiguro, you are so good!! Oh god, that gave me butterflies, I swear!! I bet you would drive all the girls and boys crazy if you actually played for other people!"

And, of course, Megumi plays another song for him after hearing that. He almost faints when Yuuji starts to sing along.

Gosh, who decided it was ok to give this insanely cute boy such a pretty voice on top of his handsome face and athletic body???

It isn't fair! Because it makes Megumi feel all kinds of things, and he doesn't know how to stop.

Suddenly Fushiguro Megumi, the guy who only plays cool music from artists he respects, wants to play the sappiest love songs for this pink-haired sweetie.

Yuuji comes back the following evening, smiling that cute sunshine-smile and scratching his hair and being like:

"Hey, I thought we could maybe make some more music together."

And that's what they do. But this time, Yuuji asks if it's ok if he records their music.

"You know, I have this youtube channel where I post my cover songs, and I would love to upload a song with you too. Only if you are comfortable with it, though!"

Megumi already accepted that he can't say no to Yuuji, so he agrees.

"Ok, I'll play guitar, but I'll stay out of the video. I don't want to show my face."

Yuuji laughs,

"That's too sad, though! We would get so many clicks if you showed your pretty face. But sure, you can stay out of the video. No pressure!"

Megumi is sure that Yuuji can hear the frantic beating of his heart. Pretty face? Oh god... Before he can make a fool of himself by saying something dumb, he quickly starts playing the next song.

They spent the rest of the evening perfecting one of Yuuji's current favorite songs. Megumi has to admit that even though it is from a super famous mainstream artist, it actually is a pretty good song. Maybe it just sounds better when Yuuji sings it.

Yuuji uploads the video to his channel, and Megumi watches over his shoulder how it keeps getting likes and comments. Yuuji's account seems to be really popular. Megumi can't help but feel a bit jealous when he sees people commenting on how cute Yuuji is. But right when he thinks that, Yuuji turns his head to smile at him and reaches out to ruffle Megumi's hair.

"We're a boy band now, Megumi! Look, people love our song! Thank you for letting me upload it!"

A small smile finds its way onto Megumi's face. He feels a bit stupid for being jealous of some internet strangers who leave comments on Yuuji's videos. After all, Yuuji is sitting on his bed and smiling at him.

Once Yuuji has left for his room, Megumi spends the majority of the night stalking Yuuji's youtube channel and watching all his videos, falling more and more for his cute pink-haired neighbor.

Yuuji is just so sweet! His voice is like honey, and the way his eyes sparkle with so much joy when he sings really does something to Megumi.

And then there are those videos where Yuuji does questions and answers, and he is just the purest and kindest guy Megumi has ever met.

He has to lie down and put a hand over his eyes, trying to calm himself down. Shit. Why is Yuuji so cute?

He falls asleep that night with Yuuji's voice playing on his headphones.

Their video becomes a big hit, and people keep commenting that they want to know who the mysterious guitar player is. Megumi has to bite his lip when he reads the comments and Yuuji's replies.

musiclover113: Omggg, that was so good! Please tell us who played the guitar!

pink_menace: Thank you!! That's my neighbor Megumi! He's amazing! I'm such a fan!!

yuujistan1: We want to see the mysterious guitar player, please!

pink_menace: I hope I can convince him to show his face! You are really missing out!! He's very pretty!!

sing4meyuu: Do you have a boyfriend now, Yuuji? :((

pink_menace: hahaha, he's just my bandmate. For now, at least... ;)

Megumi's face feels so hot. He has to close the laptop and leave the room to get some fresh air.

Yuuji visits him almost every night now, and they start to work on more songs. First covers, and then they even try writing their own songs.

Yuuji keeps uploading songs to his youtube channel, and his fans keep saying they want to see Megumi. It's actually pretty sweet, especially the way Yuuji always replies "maybe one day". But he never pressures Megumi and is so respectful about it. So that's what makes Megumi say one day:

"If you want, we can do the next video together. I mean, so they don't just hear me play, but also see me."

The happy smile that spreads over Yuuji's face would be enough to make Megumi's heart race. But Yuuji even falls into his arms, hugging him tightly and screaming into Megumi's chest. It makes Megumi feel like he will surely get a nosebleed or die of a heart attack or maybe do something foolish and reckless like kiss Yuuji.

He barely regains enough composure to remember the chords for the song they want to record. He's so nervous! Hopefully, Yuuji thinks it's because Megumi shows his face too. Only Megumi knows that this isn't the reason for his nervousness.

Rather it's because Yuuji is sitting right next to him, their thighs touching. His large warm hand sometimes lands on Megumi's knee to pat it reassuringly, which has quite the opposite effect, and instead of calming Megumi down, it makes his pulse flutter.

He doesn't know how he manages to perform the song without messing up, but he has to admit that it really sounds perfect, and the video looks pretty ok too. Yuuji knows how these things work!

That's how Megumi becomes a famous youtuber.

Yuuji's fanbase goes crazy about their video, and his follower count explodes.

The comments under their video all seem to agree that two cute boys are even better than one. Megumi blushes hard. He knows he's not bad-looking, but all those compliments are a bit much for him.

He almost loses it when Yuuji smiles at him and is like:

"See, they are all in love with you! Told you that you are too pretty to hide away!"

"Stop it. You are the pretty one."

Yuuji's mouth opens in a silent O, and suddenly he's the one blushing. Well, that's interesting.

Yuuji recovers quickly, though, when he looks at all the comments that keep getting added under their video.

"I guess we have to upload more songs, Megumi! Read those comments! They all want more! Look at that, they are asking if they can come to see us play! They want us to perform on stage!"

And that's how the idea for a band is born.

Yuuji can't be stopped, and his enthusiasm is contagious, so Megumi agrees to look for bandmates. He can't help but really like the thought of being in a real band with Yuuji.

Standing behind him on stage, watching his cute, round ass when he makes his sexy little dance moves. Sharing a microphone with him. Throwing an arm around his toned sweaty body when they bow to the audience at the end of a gig.

Yes, Megumi is too far gone to ever go back.

Soon Megumi can get his cousin Maki on board, who plays bass guitar, and Yuuji grins victoriously when he meets Maki, asking her for her Instagram.

A day later, his old friend Nobara suddenly agrees to join them on the drums after Yuuji had already asked her to join repeatedly for two weeks. Apparently, all it took was a "badass pretty girl" like Maki to join.

"Your family has good genes, Megumi. That really makes things so much easier!"

Megumi rolls his eyes but inside, he is screaming. Yuuji's compliments always make the butterflies in his stomach go crazy.

Their band Lost in Paradise becomes pretty popular quickly due to Yuuji's already existing youtube fame. The following months go by in a rush. Megumi never expected that they'd get booked for so many gigs.

Half a year later, Lost in Paradise plays gigs every weekend and some weekdays too. They get booked for local events like street festivals or gigs at bars and lots of private celebrations like weddings and parties. They mostly perform cover songs but sometimes also play some of their own.

Megumi's crush on Yuuji has grown even more during those months. All those nights spent together in Megumi's room, practicing new songs or even writing songs together, have made them really close.

Yuuji regularly falls asleep on Megumi's bed, and instead of waking him up, Megumi just puts a blanket over him and lies down next to him, watching the sleeping boy with a smile on his face.

Sometimes he thinks that Yuuji might like him too. At least he always compliments Megumi so much. And not just his guitar skills. He also comments on Megumi's eyes, his face, his hands, his height... he looks deeply into Megumi's eyes and says in that cute sleepy voice things like:

"You're so beautiful, Gumi. Do you even know that? You have such a beautiful heart and such a beautiful face too. Everything about you is beautiful... aww shit...do I make sense? I'm so tired..."

Megumi just smiles and pets Yuuji's hair as the other boy drifts off to sleep. He doesn't know how to respond. Megumi is bad at taking compliments. But his heart is beating so fast, and he can't stop smiling. He wishes he could tell Yuuji how beautiful he is too.

Maybe one day.

Maybe they are heading that way.

The songs Yuuji suggests lately all seem a bit.... suspicious. The lyrics are always about someone falling in love with their friend. Maybe Megumi is reading too much into it, though.

But then, one night, they are working on another cover song, and Megumi tells Yuuji to put more feeling into the hook.

And all of a sudden, Yuuji is right in front of Megumi's face, looking deeply into his eyes and singing to him about shutting someone up with a kiss.

His gaze strays down to Megumi's lips, and he starts to lean even closer...

Megumi's breath hitches. His lips open slightly, and he catches himself moving closer towards Yuuji too. It's going to happen! Yuuji is going to kiss him!

"Guys!! We had the best idea!!"

Yuuji and Megumi jump apart when the door slams against the wall, and Nobara and Maki burst into the room.

Megumi can only glare at them and curse himself for not locking the door.

So close. He was so close to getting his dream come true! But now, the moment is gone. Or was it just a figment of his imagination? Did Yuuji really want to kiss him? Maybe he was just trying to get the emotion of the song across?

Megumi will never know.

Being on stage isn't something Megumi ever imagined for himself. He isn't made for the spotlight.

But Yuuji is. And getting to see him shine is enough reason for Megumi to happily enter a stage too.

Yuuji is a star! It comes naturally to him. Anytime they go on stage, Yuuji grabs his mic, waves happily at the crowd, and greets them with his big smile, instantly winning everyone over with his sweetness.

And once he starts singing, everyone is enraptured. They couldn't ask for a better lead singer.

Yuuji has such a beautiful voice, and he exudes so much good energy. Big smiles and sparkling eyes, and he looks sexy as hell when he dances while singing! No wonder Megumi can't take his eyes off his bandmate!

Megumi does the background vocals, and he lives for the moments when Yuuji comes over to him to sing into Megumi's mic.

He's so close to Megumi then, and he smiles only for him, and his pretty honey eyes look so deeply into Megumi's while the words Yuuji sings are about being in love or confessing his feelings to his crush. It makes Megumi's heart flutter nervously in his chest.

He wishes he could just tell Yuuji how he feels about him. But Megumi isn't good with words, and so he remains silent.

He stays in the second row, watching his pink-haired whirlwind shining brighter than a million stars, winning over every crowd with ease just like he won Megumi's heart a long time ago.

A week later, they play a gig at a local bar. Of course, Yuuji is amazing again, and Megumi can't stop drinking him in with longing gazes.

But something is different tonight. Yuuji doesn't once come over to Megumi to sing into his mic. He barely looks over his shoulder at Megumi. It makes Megumi anxious. Did he do something to upset Yuuji?

Their performance is coming to an end, and Megumi is grateful for it. Maybe he can find out what's wrong once they are off stage.

He's about to walk towards the front of the stage so they can do their usual goodbyes for the audience. But he gets stopped by Yuuji's voice addressing the crowd once again:

"Ok, listen, here's a brand new song that I wrote! It's very special to me, so I'm a bit nervous. I hope y'all like it!"

Megumi frowns. He doesn't know anything about a new song. They didn't write anything new, and also Yuuji didn't mention a new song when they planned the setlist for tonight!

But then Yuuji looks over his shoulder at Megumi and finally flashes him one of those sweet smiles, and Megumi sighs in relief. So are they ok? He smiles back and decides to just let his band leader do what he wants. Maybe Yuuji scribbled down a new song idea during lunch and wants to see how the audience likes it.

But to Megumi's surprise, Nobara and Maki start playing their instruments. Megumi seems to be the only one who didn't get the memo. This is strange... or maybe he was too distracted fantasizing about Yuuji. He really has to get a grip on himself! This is getting out of hand!

And then Yuuji starts singing, and Megumi forgets about everything else.

Yuuji doesn't look at the audience. Instead, he is looking straight at Megumi. His voice sounds so beautiful, and there's so much emotion in it that it makes tears prick at Megumi's eyes. And the lyrics...

If you love me, love me, love me, love me, let me know 'Cause I've been thinking about you, baby, when I'm all alone And I know that you don't like to be so vulnerable But if you love me, love me, love me, love me, let me know

Megumi just stands there staring at Yuuji. His heart is almost beating out of his chest.

He knows. He just KNOWS the song is about him. For him.

Because why is he the only one who doesn't know about this song? And why is Yuuji looking at him all the time? He literally sings it to Megumi!

And those words that Yuuji wrote... It's like he looked right into Megumi's soul.

Yuuji keeps on singing. He's so brave, wearing his heart on his sleeve like Megumi never could. There's no doubt. The song is definitely for Megumi.

He feels dizzy. His heart is beating way too fast, and his hands feel sweaty. But he forces himself to look into Yuuji's eyes. Let him know that he understands. That he knows the song is for him.

Yuuji sings his heart out, and it's the most beautiful thing Megumi ever saw and heard.

There is so much emotion in Yuuji's voice, but he doesn't come closer or anything, which warms Megumi's heart even more because Yuuji just gets him. He knows Megumi isn't the type for public displays of emotion.

It's not that Megumi doesn't want to go over to Yuuji and pull him into his arms and tell him that yes, he understands and yes, he loves Yuuji! But he can't do it. That's not the person he is.

But god, does Megumi WANT to do all kinds of things to Yuuji right now!

He waits until Yuuji has finished the song, and they all bow down to the audience just like every other night before leaving the stage.

But as soon as they are backstage, Megumi slams a hand in front of Yuuji to stop him from walking away.

"Yuuji."

"Hmm, yes?"

Yuuji looks at him with big honey eyes, chest heaving heavily. He looks so scared, poor baby. Why is he so nervous? Doesn't he know that he is all Megumi thinks about?

"I liked your song."

"You did? Aww, I'm glad...I.. well um...I don't know whether you could tell... but um... I wrote it for you..."

Yuuji is such a cute nervous mess! He's gesturing wildly with his hands, blushing and rubbing his nose, looking so sweet and embarrassed.

"I could tell."

"You could? That's great! That's cool! I... um.. oh god, I'm so nervous right now! I don't know why! Sorry...was it ok that I did that?? That I sang that on stage? I didn't want to make you uncomfortable! Shit, I hope it wasn't too much...Oh god, it was too much, right? I was too much...I shouldn't have...I.."

And that's when Megumi just grabs the front of Yuuji's shirt and pulls him against him, making Yuuji yelp loudly, and then he finally shuts up when Megumi presses a firm kiss on his lips.

For a split second, Megumi is terrified that maybe he misinterpreted things after all. Perhaps it was just a friendship song. What if he is making a huge fool of himself? What if he is fucking up their friendship?

But then Yuuji's fingers are in his hair, and his soft lips move against Megumi's, opening slightly. And Megumi feels like all the weight of the world is lifted off him. He twists his fingers in Yuuji's shirt and is delighted to hear a cute whimper coming from Yuuji when Megumi deepens their kiss.

He slips his tongue between Yuuji's lips, groaning softly when he feels Yuuji flick his tongue against his, licking it so gently.

They pull apart after a moment, both panting slightly.

Yuuji's pretty honey eyes open, and he blinks dazedly at Megumi. God, he looks so beautiful. Megumi can't help but smile at him.

Yuuji clears his throat and licks his pink lips with the tongue that was in Megumi's mouth just a second ago. It makes Megumi almost go feral.

"Wow... Megumi...what?...Wow...I...."

"That's what you told me to do, didn't you? That I should let you know. Well, this is me letting you know...that... that I... "

Why is it so hard to say those words out loud? But Megumi gets saved by Yuuji's body pressing against him, strong arms wrapping around him and hugging so tightly that it's kinda hard to breathe.

But it's perfect! It's everything Megumi wanted! His arms come up too and wrap around Yuuji tightly, holding him, making sure he won't go.

And then Yuuji is the one who says it:

"I love you too, Megumi."

Megumi is sure that the world stops spinning. There's only Yuuji. Only his pretty face, warm eyes, and his nervous cute smile. And his words!

He loves Megumi. He loves him. Itadori Yuuji loves Fushiguro Megumi!

It's too crazy to be true! But yet, here he is standing in front of Megumi, being so brave and handing him his heart on a silver platter.

Megumi's feeling dizzy. He opens his mouth, wanting to tell Yuuji about all the emotions running through him. The overwhelming longing that he has felt for months already, the giddiness anytime Yuuji smiles for him, the warmth in his chest when Yuuji leans against him and rests his head on Megumi's shoulder while they work on new songs. The craving he feels when Yuuji changes his clothes in front of him.

He blinks several times, totally at a loss for words. This isn't right. They didn't do it in the proper order. He was supposed to say it!

"I didn't even say it yet..."

"It's ok. The kiss counts too. Take your time. There's no pressure. Say it when you're ready."

How is Yuuji always so sweet? Always knowing Megumi so well, always going out of his way to make introverted Megumi feel comfortable and not asking too much of him.

Suddenly there's a lump forming in Megumi's throat. He's so in love with this cute pink-haired boy in front of him. He would be an idiot if he didn't let him know! He takes a deep breath.

"I am ready..."

Megumi cups Yuuji's cheek with one hand, gently tilting his face up. Blue eyes meet golden ones. And before he can lose his courage again, Megumi quickly says:

"I love you, Yuuji. Have been for months already, and I don't think I can ever stop."

And then, before his blush gets too big, he quickly seals Yuuji's sweet lips with another kiss.

Something tells Megumi that they will write lots of new songs now. Lovesongs, all of them. Probably really sappy ones.

Thank you so much for reading! It was so nice to write Itafushi again! They are one of the ships that own my heart, and it makes me super happy to write them! I hope you enjoyed my sappy little story. Please let me know what you think. Comments and reblogs make me happy!