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I Love You

Summary:

How many times will it take for Kanae Shinazugawa née Kocho to say "I love you" before Sanemi Shinazugawa says it? How many different aspects of her body will it take for Sanemi to adore Kanae to have Kanae fully grasp the full extent of his love for her? Perhaps everyone experiences their accidental happily ever after differently?

This story is loosely inspired by Never Knew I Needed by Ne-Yo for Disney's The Princess and the Frog.

Notes:

This story is thankfully completed because suicide almost took the original author's life away...

The original author will no longer be posting on AO3, but they still want their works to have a home somewhere in the archives.

The stories belong to this account only.

The original author's legacy ought to be honored, as they are still alive but no longer desire to be active online.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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“I love you, Sanemi Shinazugawa,” she whispered before sighing repeatedly in pure, unadulterated bliss.

 

If Sanemi Shinazugawa weren’t currently deep inside of Kanae Shinazugawa née Kocho, he would’ve turned into more of a blushing and stuttering mess than he already was. Currently, he was looking at anything but her bright, big, pale pink eyes, avoiding any eye contact. Instead, he opted to brush his knuckles across her cheeks, where not a single freckle or scar was present, which was a far contrast from his heavily freckled and scarred face.

 

“You are one crazy woman,” he said with a grunt. Squeezing her plump lips, he added, “But I’m even crazier because I’m all yours to do with as you please!”

 

She giggled at this.

 

“I love you, Sanemi Shinazugawa.”

 

His large, calloused palms with long, thick fingers to match were careful and precise with the way they gently stroked her dark, long locks. He was no poet, that honorable title belonged to his younger brother, but if he were to compare the color of her hair to anything, he’d compare it to the iris flowers she highly adored with all of her heart because they were similar shades of dark purple. If his hair was coarse, then hers was silky. If his skin was rough, then hers was soft.

 

“I love you, Sanemi Shinazugawa.”

 

Slowly, he caressed her lower abdomen, the underside of her belly, which had a scar from a surgical incision. This was the only scar she possessed on her body, and instead of marring her, it only made her even more beautiful. She was always so beautiful, but this scar made her the most beautiful woman in the entire world, according to him.

 

“Must you always pay attention to that particular part of my body?”

 

She heard no reply from him. Instead, she received several of the most chaste of kisses on the scar, all light, feathery kisses in which she barely even felt his mouth touching her belly.

 

“I love you, Kanae Shinazugawa,” he whispered against her scar, “Because of you, you’ve carried and birthed three angels into this world who’ve given me even more reasons to live, love, and laugh.”

 

“Oh?” Pulling both of his hands, she entwined her fingers with his. “What about me, then?”

 

With a chuckle, he kissed both the pulse points of her neck. “You, my darling, are my fairy angel. There can only be one in the whole wide world, and that is you. You’re the best thing I never knew I needed!”

 

“Did I ever tell you how much I love you?”

 

With a smirk, he answered, “Yes, you have multiple times, but never once do I ever get tired of hearing it.”

 

“Great!” Grinning up at him, she declared, “Because I love you, Sanemi Shinazugawa. I need you here always with me.”

 

Who knew that her words could result in him being so unexpectedly but undeniably happy with her right here with him? He had no idea, but now, it’s so clear that their unexpected happily ever after was even more perfect than it already was.

Notes:

As always, kudos and comments are appreciated! <3 <3 <3 Let me know if this feels true to canon, even though this does not follow canon whatsoever. If not, what can I do for the next time I write SaneKana? <3 <3 <3 Comment down if you'd like to read more mature SaneKana content from me. Maybe I'll write something with lots of chapters and the occasional smut. I'd love to receive feedback on how this story made you feel!

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This story is loosely inspired by Never Knew I Needed by Ne-Yo for Disney's The Princess and the Frog. Sanemi is no Prince Charming, but perhaps that's part of what makes him so appealing? I prefer the German version of this song since we have a duet between Ne-Yo and Cassandra Steen. (I'm not German nor am I a German speaker, but I just adore it when a solo love song turns into a duet!)

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Apparently, three is the maximum C-sections a woman can have. Whether or not this specific amount is widely agreed upon is up for debate, but three is the maximum I've seen and heard amongst the people I know. I personally headcanon SaneKana to have three or four children. Anyway, one should not be ashamed or feel ugly in their own skin because when you've carried life, you are a superhuman for enduring all of that! Your body is beautiful before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth. The body will constantly change, but the soul remains the same.