Treasure Trove Challenges

Monthly Challenge 2, Romance: Lawliet's Submission

Credit: Lawliet_Aftermore

"Mmm, bacon~..."

He groaned, the delicious smell waking him up. It wasn't often that his better half would make a more "Western" breakfast, but he absolutely loved when it happened.

He sat up, swinging his feet over the edge now that his bed was too cold for his liking since it was emptier than it had been last night. He got himself up, ignoring the cold floor and quickly making his way down the creaky stairs still in his pajamas. As he descended he was greeted with a scene that made him smile and roll his eyes in indignation at the same time.

His partner was serving a to-go cup of coffee to Yongen-Jaya's resident doctor, whom was looking a little more worse-for-wear than usual.

"Here you go, Tae-chan. I promised Akira we wouldn't open up today, so this is the only cup I can give you." Mae said with a kind smile. The tired doctor nodded and took a sip of her cup, humming in delight as she enjoyed the drink before turning to see Akira looking at the two of them from the stairs.

"I'm sorry for interrupting your morning, Mae-kun, but tell my little guinea pig I said good morning." She said with a smirk before going to leave the small café.

Mae grinned. "Sure thing, I'll let him know. Have a good day, Tae-chan." He waved her off as she left.

Akira felt it was time to make himself known, so he walked past the bathroom to finally lay eyes on his significant other who was wearing his hair up in a messy ponytail, a lock of silvery-gray hair framing each side of his face as he scrolled through his phone with a fangy smile plastered on his face.

Akira found it absolutely adorable.

With the stealth skills he gained in the metaverse he moved over and behind the counter without making a sound before draping his arms lazily around the smaller boy's waist and resting his head on Mae's left shoulder. Although, when the boy didn't jump or even react the slightest bit, Akira huffed in annoyance. "No sneaking up on you, huh?"

He felt Mae's body shake lightly in a chuckle. "Of course not. I knew you were awake before you probably knew you were awake." He continued scrolling through his phone, answering a text from Ann as Akira began to sway them from side to side.

The ravenette pouted and buried himself Into the crook of Mae's neck in defiance. "Sensing Ki is unfair..." He complained, even as he began to - again - become sleepy from Mae's warmth against him.

Mae put his phone down on the counter and grabbed Akira's hands with his own. "All's fair in love and war, Handsome. Now..." He turned his head and kissed Akira on the cheek before slipping out of his grasp. "I need to finish breakfast, so go ahead and sit down." He commanded, giving his lover a pat on the cheek as he moved to the small kitchen and turned on one of the gas burners.

Akira went to offer his help, but before he could even get his mouth open Mae's hand was up and already dropping him from speaking. "Nuh-uh, you made breakfast yesterday morning, it's my turn today." Remarkably, he was managing to do this scolding and crack eggs into a pan, all while keeping eye contact with Akira.

He huffed and crossed his arms as Mae continued to work. "All I made was oatmeal and coffee..." He rolled his eyes and tried to enter the kitchen, but was quickly stopped in his tracks by a poke in the forehead by his boyfriend.

"You don't even have your glasses on, so go and sit down..." He walked up to Akira and cupped the back of his neck, leaning up until Akira could feel his breath tickling the area just behind his ear. "Please... Joker~?" He didn't bother waiting for a response, instead walking back into the small kitchen area and leaving Akira where he stood, blushing profusely.