Prompt: A Heated Argument
Fandom: Free!
Pairings: Rin/Sousuke
Rating: T
Word Count: 500
Warnings: This is a little less fluffy than I would have liked lol... whoops

Day 20: A Heated Argument

"God Sousuke, I thought we got over this! What else have you been hiding from me!? Anything else you 'can't' let me know?" Rin's hands were flying through the air, fury palpable in his voice.

"You know there isn't! Will you stop already? I get it! I would have told you if I knew this was going to happen," Sousuke yelled, shoulders and face tense.

"If you knew this was going to happen," Rin spat, "what the fuck does that mean? Am I just some burden? My opinion doesn't matter to you at all, does it? Should I just leave!? Is that what you want!?" Rin roared, anger building up with every word.

Adrenaline was pumping through his body and his throat hurt, his head was pounding. Sousuke was standing at the other end of the room, but Rin could still see the exact moment his defenses broke down. The way his body seemed to drop, and the look in his eyes, the stubbornness, flying away as quick as it had reared up.

"That's not what I want," Sousuke whispered, voice broken. Rin's anger dissolved, his eyes stinging as he walked over to Sousuke and pulled him into a hug. He felt Sousuke's hands gripping at the back of his shirt, and his heart ached. "Please don't leave."

"I'm not going to, I'm sorry I said that," Rin said, pulling back and wiping his eyes. Sousuke let out a deep breath and leaned down, touching their foreheads together. The heat from earlier was gone in a rush that left them both breathless.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made it that big of a deal. I just, I didn't want to accept that I did that again. I didn't mean to hide anything from you, and I don't want you to," he breathed, voice shaky as he squeezed Rin tighter. "I don't want you to feel like I don't trust you. I'm sorry."

Rin frowned and squeezed Sousuke back, reassuring him. He felt his throat clenching as he listened to the guilt in Sousuke's voice. It rang in his ears.

"I know it's hard for you, I shouldn't have attacked you like that," Rin conceded, swaying them as Sousuke often would. "I was just frustrated. It does worry me that you think some important things aren't important, or that I don't need to hear them. Sousuke, you know you can't just decide that for me, don't you?"

"I do," he agreed, "I'm sorry."

Rin gave him a wobbly smile and pulled him over to the couch where they curled up around each other. Rin grabbed Sousuke's hand in his and glanced back at him. Sousuke was observing their fingers, face solemn and thoughtful. Rin kissed his jaw, smiling when he saw the surprise in Sousuke's eyes, before the look of affection settled in.

"I love you," Rin mumbled against Sousuke's lips. "I always will, you know?"

Sousuke's smile then was all Rin needed to see to know that he believed it.