Horror Movies [Kuroko x Reader]

The credits finally rolled, and slow eerie music permeated throughout the darkness.

Your heart pounded in your chest. Your blood went cold. Your breath came in short pants.

You regretted picking this movie: why this damn horror movie? You were so easily scared of them, so what in the world urged you to do so?

Popcorn spilled over the couch, and you clung to your boyfriend, as if everything depended on it.

“Holy shit! Holy shit!” you panicked, burying your face in his arm.

Kuroko brushed aside strands of his blue hair from his eyes.

“Hm,” he replied. Nothing more, nothing less. He just took the remote and switched off the television set.

Brows furrowed and bottom lip protruded, you studied his face. Every muscle in his face was relaxed. His shoulders drooped, and occasionally, a long sigh floated from his lips.

How did he manage to watch the scariest movie you had ever seen in your life without batting an eyelash?!

“So, Kuroko,” you began, clearing your throat and sitting back up. “W-What did you think?”

Munching on a few escapee popcorns, he just shrugged.

You raised an eyebrow.

“So?” you asked again.

“It was okay,” he said after a loud gulp.

You simply blinked at him, watching him eat away the remainder of your snack. While brushing off his hand, he yawned, groggily rose from his seat and stretched his limbs.

“Going to bed now?” he stated blankly.

Your eyes widened.

“What?! How can you possibly say that?!”

“I dunno,” he folded his hands. “It’s almost 2 in the morning.”

“How can you say that after watching that movie?!” you immediately snatched the nearest pillow  and clutched it as if your life depended on that very pillow. “

Kuroko sighed and rumpled the top of his hair. He was never the type to be rattled. Even before huge games, he always kept his cool. Even when his teammates were in a state of panic or rage, in the case of Kagami, he not once broke a sweat due to anxiety or fear.

Why he ever wanted to date a skittish, easily paranoid girl like yourself was beyond you.

You never considered yourself an unhappy person. In fact, you thought yourself relatively content!

But, one thing you despised more than anything? Pranks, jump scares, horror movies, anything taking an element of fear, you despised it. You hated feeling scared. HATED IT. Anyone that dared to disturb that equilibrium, they remained on your shit list for as long as you saw fit.

Kuroko was the only boy in your class that refused to engage in such silly behavior. Despite being a shadow in his class and on the court, his mesmerizing eyes and messy hair never ceased to catch your attention. Though he never expressed it with much excitement, he loved that about you. He conversed with you intelligently, sat peacefully with you at lunch. He even walked you home if he was free from practice.

Not long after a month of this, you started a steady relationship. Easy, quiet, no drama, this was everything you could have ever hoped for in a guy. You loved to come and watch his practices. Despite the blush always tainting his face, he gently took the tips of your fingers in his hand, urging you a little close, claiming you as his own.

You couldn’t imagine when you were happier.

But, seeing you in this state, fearing something that didn’t even exist, you wondered why he kept you around like this. It just seemed...so stupid.

Swallowing the lump in your throat, you glanced away from his gaze. He studied you in return, his expression completely unreadable. With a smile, he reached down and softly stroked your hair. Your heart jumped in your chest as you raised your eyes to see the sweetest of smiles. It was small,almost delicate.

But, it was enough to put you at ease.

“Don’t worry,” he said, almost in a whisper. “I already checked the bedroom. There are no serial killers behind the doors or curtains, and no monsters under the bed.”

Heart fluttering even faster, you giggled and took his hand.

“Oh, well, aren’t you my hero?” you said as you followed him to the room.

“I have to be,” he replied, blushing just slightly. “I am your boyfriend after all.”

Horror movies or no, he would always diminish your fear.

You could always find peace with him.