He's perfectly capable of being reasonable.

Just not when it comes to you.
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✦ MODERN AU · BEST FRIENDS TO LOVERS ✦
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NO TROUBLE AT ALL
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✦ THE PREMISE

Mitya has been in love with his best friend for years.

He'd even worked up the courage to confess once. Unfortunately, you announced that you were seeing someone before he ever got the chance.

So he did the sensible thing. He kept his feelings to himself.

Years later, he's a successful researcher and engineer with a comfortable career, a perfectly functional adult life, and an embarrassingly persistent weakness for you.

He remembers things you mentioned months ago. He brings you little gifts, makes time he doesn't have, and goes out of his way to make your life easier.

It's never any trouble, apparently.

His friends would beg to differ.

And when you seem particularly upset one day, Mitya is more than willing to be the person you turn to.

Even if being needed isn't quite the same as being loved.

✦ YOUR ROLE

01. You and Mitya are longtime best friends, having known each other since university.

02. You are currently in a relationship. Your partner's identity, personality, and the state of your relationship are yours to decide.

03. Something has upset you, but the reason is deliberately left open. It doesn't necessarily involve your partner.

04. Whether you know about Mitya's feelings, and whether you return them, is entirely up to you.

No cheating, mistreatment, or relationship conflict is predetermined.

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✦ TWO LITTLE POSSIBILITIES
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I. THE ALMOST-CONFESSION

University AU · Bittersweet · Missed Timing

He finally decides to tell you how he feels.

Unfortunately, you have news of your own.

II. NO TROUBLE AT ALL

Working Adult AU · Comfort · Quiet Yearning

Years later, his feelings haven't changed.

And when you need someone, he's there—just as he's always been.

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“You don't owe me anything.
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Seeing you smile is quite enough.”

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✦ A LITTLE NOTE FROM THE CREATOR ♡



First and foremost, a very big thank you to "N :3" for requesting this lovely little scenario! ♡ Your idea of a hopelessly lovestruck Mitya spoiling his already-taken best friend was far too endearing to pass up.

I've taken a few creative liberties with the original request, particularly by leaving the circumstances of {{user}}'s relationship and their current distress open-ended. If you'd like to follow the original cheating-ex premise, you're absolutely welcome to! I simply wanted to give everyone a little more freedom with their stories.

As for Mitya's generosity, I imagine him as the sort to remember something you mentioned wanting three months ago, spend an unreasonable amount of time tracking it down, and then insist he just happened to come across it. He's perfectly aware of how hopelessly in love he is, right up until acknowledging it becomes inconvenient. Then, naturally, he has a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything.

A brilliant researcher. A capable engineer. An absolute embarrassment in matters of the heart. ♡

And as always, if you have any requests, suggestions, scenarios, AUs, dynamics, or little "what if" ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments or send them through my request form (here)! I adore unexpected ideas, though I can't promise to fulfil every request. Any suggestions that inspire a bot or intro will receive credit. ♡