Doctor Strange Imagines

(#18) Guess what day is today...

Requested by calm_katrin_ Requests are open and as always, thanks for reading.

You watched as Stephen ate his breakfast, your head leaning on your hands as you watched him intently. He cut another piece of his pancakes, taking it to his mouth and closing his eyes for a moment as he enjoyed the flavor. You sighed slightly, turning away from him as you rubbed your eyes and faced him once again, sitting in front of him.

"Hey Stephen" You started off hesitantly, smiling at him even though you felt somewhat crushed on the inside. Five years, the time you both have been married and he has forgotten your anniversary every single time. You were the one to remind him those four times, but you were getting tired of it. You felt he didn't care about it.

He looked up from his pancakes, humming in response as he continued chewing. You waited for him patiently, your gaze fixed on your hands which were set on your lap. He soon swallowed and wiped his mouth, taking a sip of his tea. "Yes (Y/N)?" He asked you.

"Guess what day is today Stephen!" You exclaimed enthusiastically, trying to make him remember that today was a special day for you both. Or at least it was for you...

He seemed slightly taken back by the question, taking a moment to think of it since he saw how excited you were. Was it your birthday? No... he clearly remembers it was on April... or May? He stayed still for a moment before he replied. "Uh... today is Tuesday?" He answered.

You mentally sighed as you merely nodded in response. "Yeah, I guess today is Tuesday..." You answered, your smile not as enthusiastic and your figure slightly slouched from sadness and disappointment. You decided to shake it off and ask him later. Maybe he will remember by that time.

You waited until he finished his breakfast. He stood up, grabbed his things and went to the training grounds for his session with Ancient One. You picked up his plate and set it on the sink, sighing as your smile became a frown. Not even a kiss he gave you before going out to train everyday. It made you wonder if sometimes you were just annoying him.

You spent the day doing what had become your daily routine. Wash the dishes, take a shower and fix the always messy bed of you both as always each morning. Your sessions were not until six, so you had plenty of time which you spent in reading or watching them train.

Around two, you set your book down, seeing it was time for Stephen's free hour, which also meant it was time for lunch. You hurried to the kitchen, seeing him already there and with a spoonful of mashed potatoes in his mouth, his attention directed intently on his sorcery book.

You walked in silently, opening the cupboard and taking a glass and filling it with water. You set it down in front of him, expecting to at least receive a thank you.

He didn't say a thing.

You sat down in front of him, leaning your head on your hand as you watched him for a moment. Stephen could sometimes be forgetting. And you knew what you would be involved in ever since you met him. Coping with his forgetting ways and huge ego was really challenging, but sometimes it was so worth for you.

Maybe you were just overreacting. It is just an anniversary... But what if it is not because of that? What if he is just getting tired of you and you are merely distracting him when he can be by his own?

Before those thoughts could go further, you were snapped out into reality as you shook your head, still refusing what could be the truth to all of this. As you focused on what was happening, you noticed Stephen was looking at you as he took a sip of his water.

You took the opportunity to ask him again. "Guess what day is today." You spoke, this time less enthusiastically and you smile a bit forced. He furrowed his eyebrows, his brain trying to think of what important event there was to celebrate. He shrugged when yet he had nothing in mind. "Today starts another month?" He asked, taking a different direction in his answer.