Mr. hippo(human au)

Uhh yea here ig

After a long day of work y/n collapsed on the couch while their boyfriend Mr. Hippo, as he preferred to be called was doing something in the kitchen.
"Oh dear I see you're home! How was work?" Mr. hippo asked
"Hell. Im so tired. Apparently no one knows how to do their job without me" y/n replied
"Oh thats no good. Is there anything i can do to make you feel better?"
"Well I wouldn't mind a story right now. I love when you tell them."
"I'd be delighted to."
Mr hippo laid down with y/n on the couch propped up against the arm and sat him on it's lap so he was comfortable. After a quick kiss on the cheek and a hug from mr. hippo he started his story.

"I was - I was having a conversation with my friend Orville. We were, uh.. we were.. - the river. We were sitting by the river watching the fish leap over the falls, and I said to Orville:

🌺"Sometimes I feel like a fish leaping over and over again, always trying to get somewhere. No, I don't know where...or only to find to find myself in the jaws of a beast."

He, of course, looked at me.. eh.. surprised, you know?"

The way Mr. hippo talks with his hands was so funny. The tiny shoves from his expressions always causes a giggle to come from y/n's mouth

"🎩"Have you been in the jaws of a beast, friend?"

To which I said 🌺"No, of course not, Orville."

I said🌺 "No, no, no, no, no. I simply meant that life can seem like a relentless endeavor... Overcome meaningless obstacles, only to meet an equally meaningless fate, regardless of your efforts. Regardless of the obstacles you've passed."

And.. uh.. Orville, he stood and proceeded to drape me with a picnic cloth"

He paused to grab a blanket off the back of the couch and cover the both of them with it, then continued his story

"to which I asked him, I said 🌺"Friend, what - what are you doing?"

He looked at me... very concerned, really.🎩 "I feel like you've gotten too much sun." Indeed, heh. Indeed I had.

He proceeded to pour me a glass of... just... ice-cold lemonade... Ooh. Ever mix it with iced tea? I do like... little half-lemonade half-...oh, it's so - you should try it sometime. But, anyways...

So you may be asking yourself, "How did I go from sitting by the falls to drinking lemonade, to being on the couch with you? "

Well, there's.. uh.. There's really no good answer to that, but perhaps this is my afterlife or my dream - whatever it might be. I honestly don't know... Or... Maybe it doesn't mean anything at all.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything at all"

He looked down to see a nodding off y/n
"Seems today was hard or I'm just a boring storyteller" it said with a chuckle
"No your stories are great. Im just, mmm...work" y/n groaned sleepily
Mr. Hippo picked up y/n bridal style and carried him up the stairs their shared bedroom.

"Rest up lover boy, I'll come get you when dinner's ready" Mr hippo whispered, planting a kiss on y/n's forehead, setting them down.
"Noooo" y/n groaned again tugging on mr. hippo's sleeve "bed"
"But what about dinner?"
"We can order something later"
"Oh well i suppose so"
Mr. Hippo walked over to the other side of the bed and slid under the covers y/n quickly clinging to his side. Mr. Hippo wrapped its arms around y/n burying his head in their neck.