eternally yours

Ten

You go about your business as usual, figuring that he'll come back when he wants to (much like a stray cat as you come to realize), and when you come home from work in the evening you find him sitting on your couch wearing your clothes with his bare feet on the cushions, the remote pointed at the tv as he scrolls through your Disney+. He glances at you briefly when you come in before turning his attention back on the tv. "Hey. How was work?" He asks casually, like him letting himself into your apartment was the most normal thing in the world.

You shut the door behind you quickly. "How did you even get in here?"

"You forgot to lock your window. You should be careful, you know." A corner of his lips lift in a sly little smile. "Some shifty lowlife might break in."

You roll your eyes. "Oh no, that would be horrible."

"Tell me about it."

The blue rindou is still sitting in it's makeshift vase on the table when you pass by on your way to raid the fridge. "Thanks for the flower." You mention, hoping he gives you something more to go off of regarding why, but all he deems necessary as a response is a short grunt.

Figures.

The next day, it's well past midnight and you're sprawled on the couch watching a movie when you hear the slide of your kitchen window opening and light footsteps coming from somewhere behind you. You glance back to see Touya closing the window behind him before shrugging off his jacket and folding it over the back of one of your chairs in the kitchen. He comes around the couch as you move to make some room for him and he plops down next to you without a word and leans his head back, closing his eyes as he lets out a sigh and stretches out his legs in front of him.

You shoot him a glance. "Will you be paying for your stay at Chez Solar with cash or card tonight, sir?"

He heaves a heavy groan, which you translate as fuck offfffffff, and doesn't say anything else so you continue watching your movie in silence until he lifts his head to look at the tv. "What is this?" He grumbles, looking completely out of it.

"Lion King 2. Now shut up, this is the villain song and it slaps and I don't need you ruining it."

He blinks. "Wait, there's a second one?"

"And a one and a half."

"What the fuck does that even mean?"

"Shhhhh."

Later on, as Kovu and Kiara sing their obligatory Disney love ballad onscreen, you risk a glance over at Touya to see him staring at the tv in rapt attention, his brow furrowed, looking way more invested in the cartoon than he would ever admit to be. Your brain immediately starts drawing parallels between him and Kovu: the daddy issues, the scar, dark color scheme, power...

You huff a little chuckle through your nose which catches his attention. "What?" He narrows his eyes at you. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

With a completely straight face, you respond with, "I was just so captivated by your ethereal, heart stopping, absolutely breathtaking visage, I couldn't keep my eyes off you."

Instantly he cringes and stares at you like you've suddenly grown a 3rd eye before saying, "That's literally the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in my entire life."

"Good." You grin and the two of you continue to watch the movie in silence. As the night wears on you find yourself under the same blanket as him, the two of you scooting closer and closer together until you wind up with your head on his chest and his arms around you. A little bit passes before Touya immediately goes rigid and he lifts his hands off of you. He looks at you and you immediately say, "Shut up."