"I love you."
At first Kaito thought he was imagining the whole thing. Kudou Shinichi was not standing on his front step soaked from head to toe by the rain.
Kudou Shinichi was not looking incredibly hot with his sapphire eyes staring intently at the magician, water dripping from his bangs, cheeks flushed red with his chest rising and falling as if he had ran the whole way to his house.
Kudou Shinichi did not just confess using those three simple but extremely heavy words to him, Kuroba Kaito. Not his alter ego, Kaitou KID but him, Kuroba Kaito, aspiring magician, broke college student, joker extraordinaire.
I love you.
Kaito blinked several times at the man before bowing his head, one hand clenching the door knob tightly in an attempt to stop the tremors. He took a deep breath and said slowly, his voice cracking just the slightest, "What?"
"I. Love. You." Came the confident reply, the detective stressing each syllable with care.
"Again."
"I love you."
"Again."
"I love you."
"Now with my name."
"I love you, Kuroba Kaito."
Not once did Shinichi lose his confident and self assured tone. Not once did he falter, hesitate or stutter. He spoke perfectly and with such determination, making sure his feelings and thoughts were articulated correctly to the man in front of him.
It was like music to Kaito's ears.
His shoulders started to shake as he released the door, pressing both hands over his mouth and quickly dropped into a crouch much to Shinichi's surprise. The other man stepped forward in concern, one hand extended towards Kaito, when the magician suddenly launched himself forward.
Tears were streaming from indigo eyes, a wide, ear splitting grin covering his face as threw his arms around Shinichi's neck. The two stumbled back down the steps and into the rain, the detective holding the magician tightly as Kaito's lips came crushing down against his in a bruising kiss.
Kaito had to make sure that the man, his crush for the longest time, was not imaginary. That this was the real deal.
Only when Kaito was satisfied did he change tactics and started planting quick fervent kisses all over the man's face while muttering happily and giddily between breaks.
"I love you too, Kudou Shinichi!"
Author's Note: Another word prompt from my friend, Syn. Articulation. In exchange for you giving me such a frustratingly hard prompt to work with I give you a romantic scene between two guys. Suffer SYN!
As for everyone else... I hope the fluff doesn't kill you!
Articulate / Articulation : An act or the process of articulating.
1. uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2. capable of speech; not speechless.
3. using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.
4. expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought.
5. made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
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