30-day OTP challenge: NaguSuzu

#8: Sleeping in

This was written on a plane and sloppily edited. It's also extra short™. Please don't kill me :P

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Beep! Beep! Beep! B-

The covers rustled as a wary hand reached out from underneath and pressed on the stop button. Nagumo frowned slightly as he was woken up by the rude noise; still keeping his eyes shut, he pulled the blanket up further onto his face, wanting to shut out the soft sunlight streaming in from the other side of the curtains. A shift on the other side of the bed told him that Suzuno has just gotten up, and the low shuffles were probably from his slippers trailing on the ground.

Still half asleep, Nagumo laid with his eyes closed and listened. He could hear the bathroom door opening and closing, then the rustling of fabric that told him Suzuno was getting ready to shower, and then the door of the shower opening and closing. For the next 10 minutes, the air was filled with the calming rumble of water hitting the shower walls. Nagumo distantly wondered if he should get up and join his boyfriend, but the bed was still too warm and comfy. Plus, it was a Sunday, so there was no reason for him to get up by the command of an alarm clock.

The water shut off, and it was silent for a moment, before the redhead could hear the swishing from Suzuno's teeth-brushing. Nagumo turned onto his back, still refusing to open his eyes, in the hopes of falling back to sleep. But the emptiness of the bed now irked him a little — it just never feels right if it's not both of them in there. They've grown accustomed to each other's warmth and silence, to the usual shifts and whispers, or even screams in the night. Whether the other one was there to endure it or put a stop to it, Nagumo knew, for him it has always been, and will always be Suzuno.

The bathroom door clicked open, and Nagumo instantly willed himself to stay still, faking sleep. A pleasant, minty smell wafted across the room, along with the shuffling of Suzuno's slippers, this time less sluggish. It came to a stop right next to Nagumo, before a cool hand was brushed across his forehead, sweeping stray locks of hair out of his face. It traveled down to his cheek, then his shoulder, before trailing along his arm. Then it disappeared, and the redhead couldn't help but reach out after it. Finally opening his eyes, he saw the amused smile of his boyfriend:

"Thought you were asleep."

Nagumo has caught the grayhead's hand, his warm fingers interlacing with the other's cooler, softer ones. He gently pulled, making said man sit down on the edge of the bed:

"Why are you up so early?"

"Oh, I have some work to finish, so I thought I'd just get it over with." Suzuno explained, his thumb slowly rubbing the back of Nagumo's hand. The redhead wrinkled his nose:

"Work? On a Sunday morning, this early?"

"It's already eight." Suzuno smiled again; it wasn't his fault that Nagumo is the cutest when he's sleepy. The usual sharp glint in his eyes are gone, replaced by a soft gaze and an equally soft voice. Unlike himself, who becomes really cranky whenever his sleep gets disturbed, the redhead is actually the most bearable when he's feeling drowsy.

"Eight?" Nagumo's groan brought the grayhead back to reality. "You're crazy. Don't waste the perfect opportunity to sleep in. Come."

Inching back so that his boyfriend would have some space, he tugged on Suzuno's hand, urging him to lie down onto the bed, to which the teal-eyed male begrudgingly followed. Putting and arm around his torso, Nagumo planted a gentle kiss onto his boyfriend's lips, his half-closed eyes smiling. His bare legs quickly became tangled up with the grayhead's own underneath the covers, locking Suzuno in place; one hand came to a rest near the small of his boyfriend's back, while the other was folded close between their hearts. Said boyfriend protested:

"Haruya, I'm already awake!"

"Hmm, I think you're perfectly capable of falling asleep again."

"But I just showered, and my hair's wet. It's gonna get all weird if I go to sleep now."

"I'll lend you my hair gel."

"I have my own hair gel!"

"Problem solved, then." Nagumo smirked, before he snuggled up against Suzuno, the top of his head just below the grayhead's chin. "I think this is only fair, since you disturbed my sleep. Besides, you smell really nice..."

"What does that have to do with you wanting more sleep?" Suzuno complained, but already he could feel the steady rise and fall of his boyfriend's chest. "Aaand you're asleep. That's nice, Haruya, just dragging me here against my will and making sure I can't leave. You're such a baby..."

His fingers have already found their way into Nagumo's fiery red hair, stroking, twirling and petting it. His boyfriend still smelled of his usual shampoo and their detergent, and he was warm in a sort of comforting way, like how a corn bag, or a fresh mug of cocoa might feel. Sighing in defeat, Suzuno closed his eyes as well; if he couldn't do anything about it, might as well just use his Sunday morning for other useful purposes, such as enjoying a sleep in, with the cutest, most childish sleepyhead ever.

You're such a baby, but you're my baby...