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bubblegum - clairo
having a pet is a hard job, and so does having a boyfriend.
but it's even harder when the two chaotic beings are mixed into one.
you come home to the house being a huge mess. with the pots of your favourite flowers all turned upside down and the newspapers on the table covering the once shiny clean floor, all you can do is grunt silently with your keys tightly held in your hand. the pointy edges of the keys are close to leaving cuts in your hand, but that doesn't matter at this moment.
you close your eyes, hoping for all this to just be a silly game your mind decided to play on you, and when you open your eyes, everything will be just like how it was before you left. with the flowers sitting properly and the newspapers beautifully stacked on the table again. and most importantly, your boyfriend—
your boyfriend. or pet. or both. chifuyu.
you open your eyes and just as you thought, the environment is still a sight not pleasing to your eyes but right now, the important thing is chifuyu, who you haven't seen yet. usually, he would be running to you and drowning you in his huge hug. "wait. no way. he can't be..." wild thoughts run through your mind as you frantically take off your shoes before actually stepping in your house.
the tapping of your footsteps are loud as you slowly jog to your bedroom after seeing no sign of him in the horrible-looking living room.
"chifuyu!" you swing the door open and you almost fell to the floor, sighing in relief when chifuyu is seen sleeping soundly on the bed. you smile to yourself seeing him without a top, arms holding a pillow close to his body as his tail waves around in the slightest motion, probably dreaming about something.
the calm image of him sleeping is soon interrupted when he suddenly moves and is woken from his deep slumber, possibly from your panicked shout of his name just now.
"...you're home?" his voice is low as he rubs his eyes. sitting up and taking in the fact that you're actually in front of him. a long yawn escapes his mouth. you jokingly put your index finger into it and he bites it, leaving you half laughing and whining from the pain.
you stand up to change into a more comfortable attire but is stopped by chifuyu clinging on your side, his warmth sticking on you. "chifuyu i need to change," you softly push his head to get him off you and a small mumble of protest is let out from him. you want to further push him away, but you know exactly why is he acting this way.
not only were you late to come home, you also didn't greet him in the morning before going to work because his sleeping face was too precious for you to wake him up.
"i hate you," he mumbles into your shirt. he normally would receive a small flick to his forehead for this behaviour, though, this time you just can't get yourself to be mad. you gently touches his silky hair, fingers running through his soft locks and earning a purr from him.
you decide that changing can wait as you have a much more important business here. he pulls you on the bed with you allowing him. he sets you lightly on the mattress and he finds a comfortable spot on top of you before pointing at his ears.
"please," a simple word to signal you to scratch his ears, bossy and demanding yet still having the slight tenderness in him to ask for it properly. maybe it's the human side of him. you yourself isn't that sure of it.
without wasting any more time, your hand fly straight to his soft ears and scratching it with just the enough amount of pressure the way he likes it. it doesn't take long for him to let out a whine, slowly increasing from a slow purr to a loud moan with his tail wrapping around your arm as he sneaks his head into your neck to hide his satisfied face.
you can feel him calm down after you stopped as his arms went around your figure to give you an embrace. "i'm sorry i'm late. and for not talking to you this morning," you admit to him about your mistakes with an apologetic look on your face from the guilt you feel.
the hand you were using to awkwardly scratch your head is now tightly held back next to your head, as well as the other hand, by chifuyu. a soft sweet kiss is given on your lips tasting like his favourite candy. a giggle can be heard from you when you realise he must've ate them all for him to be active and ending up messing the living room.
he is slightly confused as to why you are grinning after his supposedly manly hot kiss, but is completely distracted after you return it with a kiss on both of his cheeks that are now burning from the affection.
having a pet slash boyfriend is hard, but never in your life would you complain about it, not even once, because the smile that appears on his pretty face every time he sees you home is a sight to die for.
