i have writer's block so instead of writing for teotw, i'm feeding everyone with one-shots and drabbles :) plus, this oneshot has been on hold ever since this summer 😭 just had to complete it
mr.reckless; terushima yuuji
things to know: one-shot, fem!reader, fluff, angst, idk theyre in college ig, mcd, lowercase intended, suggestive language, the concept of futakuchi, daishou and teru being friends, ending's heavily inspired by in another life
you were pissed. so fucking pissed.
you were heading back to your dorm building after a late swim practice when you jolted and hit your steering wheel. someone had crashed into the rear end of your car. it wasn't serious but it was enough to cause your lip to bleed.
immediately, some rather tall guy with an undercut and dyed blond hair approached your door. he knocked on your window and you proceeded to roll it down. you noted that he was your age.
upon taking a better look at him, you noticed he had multiple ear piercings, a typical black, frat boy zip up and rings flooding his fingers. there was no denying he was attractive regardless of how much it was taking for you to not run over him.
"i am so, so, so sorry," he apologized profusely. you noticed his almond-coloured eyes gazed down to your bloody lips. he squirmed—not literally but his face showed it.
he pointed at the wheel with his eyes and back to you. "was that because-"
"yes. it was," you continued for him, touching some of the blood with the tip of your fingers. you looked away from him in order to find a wipe to clean your hands that were now coated in red.
to your surprise, the new person you just encountered happened to have a tissue in his pockets. who knows how long it's been in there for. he gestured for you to place your hand in his and he cleaned the blood off your fingertips. not so long after, he proceeded to wipe the blood off your lip using his thumb.
his actions made you smile. it also left you an open opportunity to tease him for it. "so you crashed into my car and now you're trying to seduce me?"
you decided you weren't going to report the minor accident because he was about your age. you weren't aware of his financial status or anything but you knew how annoying college fees were already, this could have just made things worse for him.
but, if you weren't going to give him a hard time with the crash, you definitely were going to torment him using this.
"huh?! do i look like that kinda guy?" he raised a brow and was taken back, looking a tad bit offended.
you shot a look at him, head-to-toe. he had grey sweatpants on, the black zip-up and rings you noticed earlier, you also saw a tongue piercing amongst the other piercings. you stared for a moment before nodding. "yeah. you do," you deadpanned.
before he could retaliate, one of his friends from his vehicle started yelling. "teru, are you done yet!?"
"yeah, one second!" he responded. he pulled out his phone and held it in front of you. "what's your number? we'll talk about this later, yeah?"
you took it from him and dialled your number, giving it a missed call. "what's your name?" you asked in order to create a contact.
"yuuji. terushima yuuji."
it was very faint but you were sure you've heard it. you pondered for a moment, "terushima yuuji, huh? i've heard the name before, i just can't figure it out."
terushima chuckled a bit before walking backwards from your vehicle. "i have a lecture with you. pay attention to your surroundings, princess."
you stuck your head out the window as he jogged back to his car. "says the one who hit a car!"
he shared a smile with you one last time before driving away.
you got out of your car to see the damages. it wasn't that bad, besides the fact your hood was severely dented. it shouldn't be a problem.
the next day, you ended up getting to class using uber. you decided to get in touch with terushima before you figured out what you wanted to do with your car.
just as you were about to text him about the minor crash, you felt someone's presence beside you. well, they wanted to make it clear they were near you.
speak of the devil—there he was. this must've been the class he was talking about.
"i was just about to text you," you said, showing him your phone.
yuuji made an 'o' with his mouth while taking his bag off his shoulder to take out his books, "missed me?"
you tried your best to suppress your facial expressions. now that was stupid. "no," you grinned. "have you forgotten you messed up my car? i was just going to ask if you knew a place that could fix that."
"i know a place. here, how about we go down there tonight," he offered politely. "i got the expenses covered though."
you smiled. he was nice, you felt bad for assuming he was a typical frat boy. well, he could act like one sometimes. "thanks. but there's no need, i promise-"
he cut you off. "nope. like you said, i'm the one that did it. i mean, paying for the expenses- it's the bare minimum." before you could argue, the professor came in and the class began.
the lecture was three hours long, like always. however, it wasn't so bad because the stupid blond was beside you.
at one point, he stopped taking notes and intentionally disconnected to wifi just so he could play that dinosaur game. what a dork.
terushima also ended up sending you imessage games throughout the lecture. you swore, you would've diverted your attention to your professor if she hadn't gone over this lesson before.
you greeted your professor goodbye and headed out alongside terushima. it was evident his friends were around the corner as they dressed similarly and were loud as shit.
"text me the address. i'll get there on my own," you reminded him before trying to walk away.
he gently grabbed your wrist and pulled you back. "huh? no, you send me your address and then follow my directions."
you sighed. "terushima, i refuse to let you pay."
"do you want you car fixed or not?" you didn't reply, he took your silence as an answer. "good. i'll see you tonight at your place then."
you hated this. you never wanted this to be more complicated than it actually was—and it wasn't. you nodded and the two of you were about to go your separate ways untill you heard him yell across the hall.
"oh, and! call me yuu instead!"
you did as he said. you sent him your dorm building's address as soon as you got back. you decided to finish any pending assignments or notes before he came.
you got the text as soon as you finished showering too.
'I'm outside'
rushing out your room, you got onto the lift and outside to see him. you unlocked your vehicle and started following him.
you trailed his jet black, matte corvette into the night. part of you thought you were being too generous by refusing to let him pay for the damages he caused.
the two of you reached this garage surrounded by diners, gas stations, restaurants, convenience stores, anything that would fit the aspect of a boring city.
you two walk in and you're greeted by a beautiful guy. he had brown, messy, straight hair and the same coloured eyes.
"my man! this is..." he started but paused immediately. he leaned down to whisper in your ear, "i don't know your name."
you closed your eyes shut. what the fuck. "it's-"
"oh hey l/n. it's been a while," the brown-haired guy smiled.
"hey kenji," you replied with a reciprocating grin.
terushima's eyes widened, "this is l/n and i need you to fix her car," he said, now holding onto kenji's hands. "please, please, please."
you stood there in disbelief. you almost laughed honestly. he didn't know your name and only repeated it after futakuchi did.
you've known futakuchi kenji for a while now. you went to high school with him. you two weren't close but you were associated with a similar friend group, therefore, it made him your acquaintance.
"where's the car?" he asked. he got lead by you to your car. terushima spiked a conversation with him while getting there.
he glared at the car, back to you and back to yuuji. "you did this, didn't you?" terushima nodded slowly and nervously. futakuchi sighed, "it'll take some time to fix that up. maybe a week, maybe more."
"that's fine by me. i'll uber," you complied.
once again, terushima felt bad for the inconvenience he caused. "what? no? i'll drop you off to your classes. i mean, we have some in common."
"well, there you go! i'll get daishou and the other boys to start on it," kenji stated before either of you could argue again. "teru, it's 130,000 yen. stop fucking up cars."
"sorry kenji," he apologized, dragging the 'sorry' like a child.
he chuckled, "it's for your safety. otherwise i could care less. i mean, you're keeping us in business with your recklessness."
that was one thing about futakuchi. he always knew how to lighten the mood and everyone appreciated him for it. even if he was a prick sometimes.
you got into terushima's car—no. he opened the passenger door for you and offered to drive you home, again.
"where are you getting 130,000 yen from?" you asked curiously while the answer was quite literally in front of you.
his corvette's interior looked like it was the latest model. he had money coming in from somewhere.
"uhh," he started, trying to sound as modest as he could. "my parents are kinda rich? i mean i work too, but they don't let me use my money. it's in my savings for more important investments i guess."
that was nice of them. you'd wished you started saving your money to invest in your future. "where do you work?"
"at an ice cream parlour. i've been working there ever since high school." his lips were slowly curling into a smile. "i like the people there. especially this one old lady that comes in."
you've never seen this side of terushima. ever since you encountered him (which wasn't so long ago), you just thought of him as a playboy because of how he presented himself.
you weren't necessarily wrong. he was one. but he just didn't seem to be the kind of guy that worked at an ice cream parlour when he was practically loaded.
"is it open right now?" you asked.
he nodded, "24/7."
"take me there, i want some ice cream."
the two of you arrived at this small ice cream parlor. it looked plain on the outside but as soon as you walked in, there was colour everywhere.
black and white tiles, pink, red and purple seats, red booths. it was well organized too, definitely put a lot of thought behind it.
"hey! hana, kazuma!" yuuji called to the two people working there.
hana had short brown hair accompanied by short bangs as well. her eyes were the same colour as her hair. she was very well put together and seemed quiet as she nervously waved back.
"hey teru."
kazuma on the other hand was the opposite. he was much taller than her and had messy brown hair. he had a smug look on his face.
terushima pulled out a chair in one of the booths. "take a seat."
you did as he said while kazuma came along not so long after. "you guys wanna order something?"
"just get me a vanilla scoop and um.." he paused and looked at you. "what do you want l/n? name whatever, we have it."
you wanted to challenge his statement so you tried to think of an ice cream you don't usually see at parlors. "mocha macchiato?"
you eyed terushima. he had his hands holding up his chin while he looked at kazuma. you saw him glance at you before looking back at his friend.
"coming right up."
kazuma left and yuuji could not keep his eyes off you. "caffeine fiend?"
you smiled, "oh, of course i am. the worst."
"just letting you know though," he smirked, "starbucks is nothing compared to this place."
"yeah? i won't doubt it."
his friend came back with the ice cream rather quickly. "vanilla for you and a mocha macchiato for the pretty girl."
terushima scrunched his brows at his friend and kicked him from underneath the table. it got him to scurry off, but as he did, he was giggling.
before you tasted the ice cream, terushima stopped you. "say," he begun. you can tell he had some ulterior motive as his smile looked malicious. "if you like the ice cream, how about you go on a date with me?"
you looked at him and the ice cream in your grasp. "thats a little unfair, don't you think? everyone likes ice cream."
you swirled the dessert with your spoon and picked it up, moving the spoon closer to yuuji's mouth. "plus, i think i can consider this as a date," you smiled.
he was stunned. you were just as smooth as terushima was and he loved the energy you returned.
"she has more game than you do!" kazuma yelled as hana snickered beside him. the both of them were watching you the entire time.
what made you laugh though was how offended terushima looked. "you're gonna catch it."
the two of them chased each other around the empty ice cream parlour.
hana walked up to the booth and sat across from you. "i think he really likes you," she mentioned.
you brushed it off. "pfftt. i don't think he's serious."
"i think he is," she continued. "don't take this the wrong way but he's been with a lot of girls. he's never brought any of them here except for you."
you kinda expected he'd have a lineup of other girls. it was pretty obvious. but what hana told you did make you feel a tad bit more special until you remembered. "i asked him to bring me here though."
"it makes no difference, l/n. he told you where he works, he never does that." she smiled at you, "he likes you. he's your dumbass now."
and hana was right. he was head over heels for you.
after leaving the parlour, yuuji confessed you had his attention way before the minor accident.
it made you wonder why he would be so interested in you. it's not like you were noticeable, you never attended parties, neither were you popular. all you did was sit in class and take notes. you also just happened to be on the swim team but it was never anything more than that.
you didn't think you were special, but he still made you feel as if you were.
terushima insisted on dropping you off again. he parked in front of your dorm building. "here we are."
"i had fun today. after a really long time actually," you said. "thank you for everything terushima."
"i told you to call me yuu, l/n."
"okay yuu," you exaggerated while smiling. "you can call me y/n."
the both of you were closer than you realized. still sharing smiles, he graced your cheek. you looked down at his lips and back into his sparkling almond eyes again.
you tilted your head a little and he did the same. before you knew it, you slowly attached your lips to his. the prolonged tension and compatibility led to this moment.
he cupped your face with both his hands as yours rested on his chest. you could've sworn you felt his heart beating rapidly—it was insane. you could taste the hint of vanilla ice cream on his lips as the two of you moved in sync, passionately kissing each other.
"hi," he smiled once you two pulled out of the long lasting kiss.
you were trapped in his eyes. they were so bright you could see your reflection in them. you accidentally glanced at the time projecting in his car and didn't think it would be so late. 2:22am. time passed by so quickly around him.
you lightly tapped terushima's chest and laughed. "look at the time."
he let go of your cheeks and sighed while tilting his head back. his jawline was a sight to see.
"please drive safely. i'll see you tomorrow." you kissed his cheek one last time before leaving. "good night, yuu."
you were his, at last.
terushima and you had been dating for approximately a year, a little more. he changed his ways for you and adapted to whichever schedule you had.
you did the same though. you decided to start getting out of your comfort zone for him, started befriending his friends such as futakuchi, daishou, and kazuma. you were naturally closer with hana though because you were both sick of the boys' shenanigans.
you started letting your social butterfly loose again. along with being a top student, you learned how to balance your extracurriculars and personal time all thanks to terushima.
he would get you to tag along with him to parties he'd been invited to, even if he wasn't allowed a plus one.
you were grateful for him.
terushima yuuji was probably the best thing that had ever happened to you.
"you look good," you called out seeing your boyfriend dressed a slight bit decent. terushima looked good regardless, it was a part of his charm.
"hey," he greeted, pecking your lips quickly. "i'm going out, it's kazuma's birthday today. i know you don't really like parties but do you wanna come with me?"
"i'd love to yuu, but i have a shit ton of work to do tonight." you felt bad for declining the offer. you genuinely wished you could go out with yuuji but you couldn't afford to do so. you had a huge test the next day and a lot of cramming to do.
"tell him i said happy birthday though," you smiled.
he returned it. "i'll stop by later if you're still awake. i love you-"
your eyes widened and his did as well. you weren't expecting to hear it coming from him.
"shit," he cursed, thinking your reaction was a negative one. "it just came out, i'm sorry. you don't have to-"
you shut him up by pressing your lips on his. it eased him and you could tell by the way his hands naturally found your waist.
"stop freaking out yuu." you held his face close to yours. he smiled against your skin, glad he didn't mess anything up between you two. "i'll see you tonight. have fun and stay safe, okay?"
he kissed you again before walking out the front door. you waved and he did the same back.
you honestly didn't even realize when you fell asleep. the first thing you did was turn your phone front side up again to check the time. 3:43am.
shit. you had a few more hours until your test and you fell asleep in the midst of studying.
not to mention, you were supposed to see teru as soon as the party was over.
you felt so bad for falling asleep on him. you unlocked your phone to check if he sent you anything, but there was nothing there.
well, you didn't have to feel bad anymore. perhaps the party didn't end yet. but considering it was a wednesday, you'd assume terushima would be a little more responsible to come back earlier.
you weren't bothered though, it was one of his best friend's birthday anyway. you completely understood.
it wasn't until a few seconds later when other texts started flooding your phone.
why?
the first chat you decided to read was kazuma's. you thought you were going to see videos or pictures of your boyfriend being stupid, if not, a 'thank you' after you wished him happy birthday.
but oh, you were so wrong.
'something bad happened y/n'
'answer your phone'
'please'
'teru got into an accident'
you quickly checked your call log and saw kazuma called you twenty-seven times. you slept through it all.
the second chat you looked through was futakuchi's.
'i'm so sorry y/n'
no. this couldn't be happening. your hands couldn't stop shaking.
you quickly called kazuma. he didn't pick up until the second call. "kazuma, please tell me this is some sick joke."
his voice was shaking and he was definitely crying. "y/n, you need to come to the hospital right now. it's bad."
"i'm on my way." you got up as fast as you could, not bothering to change or grabbing a coat. you snatched your car keys off the table and ran out the room.
you couldn't afford to get on the lift, it would've taken way too much time so you ran down the stairs. "kazuma, are you still there?" he responded, thankfully he refused to get off the phone with you. "you have to make sure yuu's awake. at least until i get there, please."
he heard how desperate you were over the phone—the sounds of you running down floors, your keys jingling and your breath becoming staggered as you cussed.
you got into your car and rushed to the hospital kazuma told you to reach. "what exactly happened? please be honest with me."
"i'm so sorry y/n-"
"kazuma! snap out of it and stop saying sorry. nothing's going to happen to him," you yelled. "tell me what the fuck happened."
he sniffled, "he left the house at around 1am. w-we were watching him up until the lights. when they turned green, he slowly started driving again b-but a truck just collided into him at full speed."
your eyes started getting watery. "please tell me he wasn't drinking."
"i swear, he was sober. he was telling me he was gonna see you after so he can't drink," kazuma explained. "but i think he was looking at his phone too. maybe texting you. i don't know- i don't know what to do y/n."
your heart sunk and tears were falling onto your lap. you tried getting there as fast as you could—speeding, overtaking cars, shortcuts, anything that would get you there sooner.
he couldn't die on you. not like this. you still didn't tell him you loved him.
hospital parking lots and their fees pissed you off. you just needed to get in there as soon as you could so you parking at the side of the road, not caring about getting a ticket.
you practically sprinted into the hospital and reached the hall kazuma and the other's were located.
"where is he," you said quickly.
kazuma pointed weakly at the door across the hall. you walked towards it and peeked through the window.
there he was. terushima was surrounded by multiple doctors as they tried to stop the bleeding and trying to see if he'd wake up. he was in horrible shape to say the least.
you stepped away from the door, you can no longer look at your boyfriend in that position. it was killing you on the inside.
you slid down the wall and broke into tears. futakuchi and another friend of his and terushima's sat next to you.
he didn't know how to comfort you, but futakuchi sat next to you and pulled you into a hug. "he wouldn't wanna see you like this y/n."
kenji was right. you knew he was but the thought of terushima being in a critical situation in between life and death was tormenting you. you hated how you couldn't do anything to help him out of this mess.
if only you got out of your comfort zone and went to the party with him. the work and test did not matter to you anymore, you just wished you went with him.
maybe he wouldn't be in this shitty hospital right now.
hours passed by and no one came out of the operating room. it was starting to make you anxious but you knew you just had to wait this one out.
on the other side of the room, you took a good look at the other friend. you recognized the guy that resembled a snake.
it was daishou suguru, another person that was at the garage the same night you and terushima were consulting futakuchi. he also happened to previously go to school with you.
you were surprised you didn't notice him around and felt horrible about it. "sorry, hey daishou. i didn't see you there."
he opened his eyes again, he seemed to have been praying discreetly because he definitely was not napping. "don't worry about it. you were stressed."
down the hall, you saw kazuma pacing around. kenji and suguru looked in his direction and understood your concern. ultimately, daishou went to go calm him down as well because futakuchi was taking care of you.
it wasn't long until the doctors came out. they'd been in there for hours working nonstop trying to save terushima's life.
you eagerly got up and looked at the doctor waiting for an answer.
"we're sorry. he didn't make it."
you stayed in bed, heartbroken in despair for a week. you didn't want to face anyone or attend class anymore—you knew that empty seat in class would cause you an excelling amount of pain.
hana would bring over food for you because she knew you weren't eating properly. she'd often bring kazuma with her so the both of you can heal together.
kazuma couldn't look you in the eyes for a while. he thought it was his fault while you thought it was yours. you had to have a conversation with him one-on-one for him to finally get over the guilt.
daishou and futakuchi would come over together. they'd come over to check up on you and usually ended up making you smile the most with their snarky and rude comments towards each other.
you missed him. you missed his smile that lit up the room, his eyes you would find yourself getting lost into, his presence that eased your soul. you would do anything to see him again.
you finally slept well after an entire week, but it came to an end when you jolted in your sleep.
you had a dream—a dream about yuuji.
your head was aching and your eyes were barely open. you turned to your front desk and looked at your phone. 4:44am.
when you turned around aiming to fall asleep again, you were startled by a figure.
it was blurred but you could make it out pretty damn well. terushima yuuji.
he had the same sparkling eyes, the same beautiful smile, his healthy hair was still in tact, and his touch felt so real.
he placed a hand on your jaw, caressing your cheeck gently.
you smiled at terushima, a single tear slid down your cheek and onto your pillow. you saw him scrunch his brows and shake his head in disapproval as he wiped the tear stain away.
"i love you," your voice trembled. "i love you so much yuuji."
he smiled ever so dearly.
"thank you for loving me, y/n."
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