A/N: This is inspired by Seth telling Roman, "Thank you so much." when he pinned him at Wrestlemania.
I just wanted to write a short little ficlet because that moment was so adorable!
Make sure that you check the Author's Note at the bottom!
Here's the summary for this one-shot: Seth is thankful for everything that Roman has done for him.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the wrestlers, they all belong to WWE. If I owned Seth or Roman, I'd never leave my apartment.
Thankful
Seth can't stand still as he watches Roman and Brock's match backstage. He cringes after every suplex Roman takes and he hates seeing Roman's mouth bleeding. Seth takes a deep breath to calm himself because his heart is beating wildly in anticipation. Tonight is the night. It's the night that he's been waiting for since he was a little kid. Seth's adrenaline is pumping as he runs down the ramp to finally cash in his Money in the Bank.
It all happens so very fast. One minute he's on Brock's broad shoulders and then Roman is tackling Brock. It's a blur when Seth's foot comes down on the back of Roman's neck and he hits the perfect curb stomp. He bends down to cover Roman and Seth can't help the rush of emotion that almost overwhelms him. This is the best night of his life and his dream is coming true.
"Thank you so much," Seth whispers directly into Roman's ear.
There are tears of joy still running down Seth's face when Roman eventually makes it to him backstage. He's just holding the belt and staring at it with a warm, genuine smile on his face. Seth sets it down on top of his duffle bag so that he can properly hug Roman. Roman's big strong arms feel perfect wrapped around him. When they pull away from each other, Seth notices a tear on Roman's left cheek.
"I'm so fucking proud of you, Seth!" Roman exclaims.
"I'm proud of you, too! You put on such a great match out there. You definitely quieted your haters," Seth tells him.
"I had to play the part of looking disappointed and pissed off, but I wanted to just hug and kiss you in front of everyone. I'm so happy for you," Roman replies.
Seth leans his forehead against Roman's. "I know that I thanked you already, but I feel like I'll never be able to really thank you enough. This moment wouldn't be possible without you. You gave up your fucking Wrestlemania moment so that I could have mine. There's no way for me to truly express my gratitude for that."
"I know that I'll have my Wrestlemania moment. I just wanted to make sure that you got one, too. You deserve this so fucking much. You've worked so hard for this. You are the champ right now because of you," Roman lets him know.
"Don't act like you getting Creative to change their plans for tonight wasn't important. I'm eternally grateful. I'm never going to forget this sacrifice that you made for me, Roman. Even when I'm an old man with dementia. I'll remember this and you forever," Seth remarks.
Seth and Roman's private moment is interrupted by the sound of loud voices approaching them. Roman shoots Seth one last loving look and he gives him a quick kiss on the lips. The rest of the roster invades Seth's locker room with cheers and applause. John is even carrying a cake that says "Congratulations, Seth!" on it. Seth is sure that his mouth is going to be sore from all the smiling that he's doing.
"You guys didn't have to do all of this for me," Seth mentions.
"Yeah, we did. Or Roman was going to kill us," Daniel Bryan half-jokes.
Roman puts his hands up in mock surrender. "I never threatened anyone. Just strongly suggested that they make tonight special for you."
"Thank you all so much," Seth responds.
A few guys ask if Seth wants to celebrate and go out to have a few beers. Seth politely declines. As much as he wouldn't mind going out with the guys, Seth just wants to spend some quality alone time with Roman. They finish packing up their belongings and they head toward their car.
"You sure you don't want to go celebrate? You can still catch the guys," Roman states.
Seth shakes his head. "Nah, maybe some other time. I just want to be with you right now."
"Good. Because I really didn't want to share you," Roman says with a smirk.
A/N: My important announcement is that I'm taking a break from writing Wrestling fanfics.
I'm not sure how long the break will be because I'm currently writing on AO3 and Wattpad for another fandom right now.
I have some short little prompts and one-shots like this one that I haven't published before, so I will try to upload those in my absence!
I love and appreciate all of you guys so much and I'll probably be back to actively writing sooner rather than later!
