Title: Crimson Threads of Fate
Series: Beyblade Burst Quadstrike
Pairing: Shu Kurenai × Valt Aoi
(Continuation)
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The Penthouse – Late Night
The city lights below twinkled like stars scattered upside down, the soft hum of Madrid's skyline only faintly audible through the glass windows of the penthouse.
Inside, the room was warm and still. The chaos of the world—the media, the WBBA, the unending notifications—had faded into nothing but the hush of blankets and quiet breathing.
Valt lay curled against Shu's chest, hair still a little messy, his body completely relaxed in the warmth of post-intimacy peace. Shu's fingers lazily traced the dip of Valt's waist under the covers.
For once… no teasing.
No stolen touches.
Just two heartbeats in sync.
"Shu…" Valt said softly, his voice barely more than a breath. "What are we now?"
Shu didn't answer right away. He held Valt a little closer, like he'd been waiting for that question all along.
"I don't want this to be just a fling," Valt continued, quieter. "I don't want to wake up one day and realize we were just… a scandal. Or a mistake."
Shu inhaled, then turned so their foreheads touched, his hand cradling the back of Valt's head.
"You're not a fling," he whispered.
"You've never been a mistake."
Valt's eyes flickered up to meet his.
Then Shu breathed in again—and let it all fall out at once.
"I love you."
Valt's eyes widened.
Shu leaned closer, kissed the corner of his lips.
"I love you when you're babbling nonsense."
He kissed his cheek.
"I love you when you're blading like your life depends on it."
A kiss to his nose.
"I love you when you pout, when you laugh, when you look at me like I'm the only idiot who gets you."
And finally—
A kiss to his lips. Gentle. Firm. Lasting.
"I've been loving you for a long time, Valt Aoi. I just didn't know how to say it until now."
Valt blinked rapidly, his throat tightening.
Shu gave a small smile. "Ten times. There. Just in case you ever forget."
Valt couldn't stop the tears from prickling at the corners of his eyes—so instead, he buried his face in Shu's shoulder, holding him like his life depended on it.
"…You idiot," he mumbled, voice thick. "I love you too."
"Say it ten times."
Valt pulled back slightly, rolled his eyes—but smiled.
"Maybe later. Right now—"
He picked up his phone off the nightstand, squinting blearily at the explosion of notifications.
"—I should at least check what hellstorm our little romance has caused."
Shu chuckled. "Brave of you."
But Valt was already unlocking his phone. And without thinking—his fingers slipped, muscle memory kicking in.
Click.
And the front camera flashed.
A very clear, very intimate, very shirtless post-passion selfie of Shu snuggling Valt—hair tousled, cheeks flushed, bite mark on Valt's collarbone visible.
And with a tragic swipe of fate—
Sent to the Legendary Bladers group chat.
Valt: (accidentally)
📸😳💙
Valt:
OH MY GOD NO NO NO NO NO NO
Shu:
…Did you just—
Send our afterglow to a group of bladers?
Valt (screaming into pillow):
I'M GOING TO RETIRE
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[Legendary Bladers Chat – 🔥Beyblades & Burnouts🔥]
Lui:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
VALT EXPLAIN YOURSELF
Free:
IS THAT A HICKEY ON YOUR COLLARBONE
IS SHU PURRING IN THAT PICTURE???
Aiga:
NOOOOOOO MY INNOCENT EYES
Ranjiro:
I DIDN'T NEED TO SEE THEM IN BED
SEND HELP
NO SEND BLEACH
Hyuga:
I CAN'T EVEN UNSEE THIS
I'M CALLING THE POLICE
Phi:
Shu looks smug.
I respect it.
Shu:
💅
Shu:
You're just jealous.
Valt:
I'M BLOCKING EVERYONE
THIS NEVER HAPPENED
THIS IS A SHARED FEVER DREAM
Free:
SHARED???
WHO ELSE DID YOU SHARE WITH LAST NIGHT???
Valt:
I HATE YOU ALL
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Shu, meanwhile, grinned like the devil himself and pulled Valt back under the covers. "Well, now they know what love looks like."
Valt, still red as a strawberry shots him a glare: "They know too much."
"Good," Shu whispered into his ear. "Now they'll never try to steal you again."
"Remind me again why I didn't yeet you from the balcony??," Valt asks with a done face.
Shu chuckles and whispers like a menace while kissing valt's forehead. "Cause you love me ~"
Valt sighs and chuckles kissing shu's lips softly. "Maybe Mr. Hottest blader of the blading world."
Shu Blushes kissing valt back. "Only for you jann. And if that kris tries to get close to you again-"
Valt shuts shu off by pulling him under blanket and laughing softly as their sound of their laughter mixes with the morning air, making the atmosphere serene, soft, filled with laughter and happiness.
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A few minutes later cause chaos apparently has a knick for finding our power couple.
Scene: "The Group Chat Was Not Prepared—Double Destruction Mode"
(Continuation)
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Penthouse Suite – Morning After the Morning After
Valt's soul was halfway between "flee the country" and "throw the phone off the balcony."
His face was still beet red as the Legendary Bladers group chat continued to combust in real time from the accidental selfie he'd sent—a post-passion masterpiece that showed him flushed, shirtless, bite-marked, and snuggled into a very smug, half-asleep Shu Kurenai.
Valt sat up in bed, phone in hand, blanket clutched desperately around him. "I can't go to a tournament ever again. They'll never stop talking about it."
Shu, lying beside him, yawned lazily and stretched—sheets sliding down his chest to reveal all the reasons the group chat had lost its mind.
And then he made everything worse.
"Should I say something?" Shu asked, reaching for his own phone.
Valt's head whipped around. "No. No! You've done enough. The photo says everything."
Shu smirked and began typing anyway.
"Shu. No. Shu.!"
Shu didn't even look up.
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[Legendary Bladers Chat – 🔥Beyblades & Burnouts🔥]
Lui:
I WILL NEVER UNSEE THAT IMAGE
YOU TWO WERE DEFINITELY—
Free:
No way they weren't. Look at Valt's face. That's not post-nap glow. That's "I was up all night" glow.
Phi:
They're not even denying it.
Ranjiro:
I think I blacked out.
Is this what trauma feels like?
Aiga:
WHY WOULD YOU SEND THAT PHOTO VALT
W H Y
Hyuga:
🔥🔥🔥 [Hyuga has left the chat]
Drum:
Wait wait is Shu shirtless?? And purring???
Lui:
WAIT THEY'RE STILL IN BED TOGETHER??
DON'T TELL ME—
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Shu Kurenai:
WE WERE TOGETHER TOGETHER LAST NIGHT.
YES. THAT TOGETHER.
🙂🛏️💋💥💥
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Valt:
SHU WHAT THE HELL
Lui:
DOUBLE DESTRUCTION
🚨🚨🚨🚨
Free:
I KNEW IT
I NEED EYE BLEACH BUT ALSO… RESPECT
Phi:
I'll never trust quiet people again.
Ranjiro:
I'm calling WBBA. I think this breaks multiple rules of reality.
Aiga:
Wait… does that mean… the noises I heard last night from the hotel walls—
Valt:
NOPE. NOPE. STOP. DELETE THIS ENTIRE CHAT.
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Valt threw the phone face-down on the bed and glared at Shu with all the intensity he could muster.
"You are the worst."
Shu, looking like a model draped in nothing but smug satisfaction and a silky sheet, leaned in slowly.
"I just told the truth."
"Loudly. Boldly. In emojis."
Shu shrugged. "They were going to assume worse."
"They were already assuming everything!"
"Then I confirmed it."
Valt let out a strangled groan and hid under the blanket. "I hate you."
Shu leaned down, found the exposed part of Valt's neck, and kissed it gently—exactly where the brightest mark was.
Valt shuddered.
Shu grinned against his skin.
"Liar," he whispered, then kissed the corner of Valt's lips.
Valt peeked out, his glare slowly dissolving into an utterly defeated blush. "Fine. Maybe I hate you a little less."
Shu kissed him again. "Mmhm. You'll forgive me by lunch."
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Meanwhile, in the Legendary Bladers Chat
Free:
I'm starting a bet.
How many times did Shu say "mine" last night?
Winner gets Valt's autograph.
(If he survives.)
Lui:
My guess: 47.
Phi:
He said it 12 times during ONE battle. You're lowballing.
Aiga:
I'm still crying.
Valt:
If you guys think of starting an intervention against us just remember I'm the current 5 times world champion till now 🙂. So DON'T EVEN TRY.
All other bladers: 😶😶😶 Y Yes captain.
Shu:
Shit baby you sound so hot while threatening ❤️🔥
Everyone: FOR GOD SAKE SHU 💢💢
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To be continued…
(Next: WBBA sets a press conference for "relationship clarification"—but Shu hijacks the mic, and Valt is once again betrayed by his own heart… and Shu's hand on his lower back.)