Harihar 【Harith/Harley】

07 | attention seeker

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attention seeker

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"Harley, I love you."

There was a hum in response.

"Harley, I love you."

"Mhm."

"Harley, I love you."

"Yes, I heard you the first time, Harith."

Slowly, a wide smile crept over Harith's face, and he started shifting against the couch so that he was now outstretched on top of it. Without the Mage Genius' consent, he placed his head over the mage's lap, and he watched as Harley's lips twitched downwards into a frown. Said mage was now reading a book, so with his head over his lap, it was going to be difficult for him to read it.

"I love you, Harley," Harith repeated.

Harley sighed and lowered his book. Harith watched as the mage glowered at him for a few seconds before asking, "What do you want, Harith?"

There was a hint of annoyance in the mage's voice, but Harith merely smiled at it. "Nothing. I just want to let you know that I love you. Aren't you going to say that you love me too?"

Harley's face softened a little, and Harith watched as the mage shook his head while mumbling something inaudible under his breath. He then looked at Harith and smiled faintly at him. "I love you too, Harith. Now, can you please stop disturbing me so that I can study for next week's exam?"

"I'll try," Harith said, but he remained there with his head over Harley's lap. He noticed that the mage didn't resume with reading his book, so he decided to look up to see what was wrong. He found Harley glaring at him instead. He asked, "What's wrong?"

"I can't read with you like this," Harley said, trying to push his head off from his lap. However, Harith didn't budge. "Move, Harith."

Harith tapped his cheek with his index finger to make it look like he was thinking. Then, a mischievous smile appeared on his face. "How about you give me a kiss first? Then maybe I might move?"

Harley groaned, his face now annoyed, and he made another attempt to get his head off from his lap. "Harith, I need to study."

"I know."

"Stop disturbing me."

"I know."

"Okay, seriously, what is it that you really want?" Harley asked, letting out a defeated sigh. The mage closed his book and placed it aside before looking at him. "You've been trying to annoy me for the last one hour, so might as well I find out the reason of it. Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook something?"

Abruptly, Harith frowned. He didn't want to admit it, but he just missed Harley paying attention to him. Whenever it's two weeks before exams, Harley would spend most of his time studying in silence. Harith knew that it wasn't good for him to disturb the mage when he only wanted to study, but he couldn't help himself. He just wanted the mage to focus on him again.

"I'm sorry," Harith said, moving into a sitting position. Harley looked at him in confusion when he did that, but he just gave the mage an apologetic smile. "You have exams next week, and I shouldn't bother you."

Harley stared at his face for a while, his eyes calculating. For a moment, Harith thought that the mage would continue reading his book, but then, he spoke, "Harith, move closer."

Harith looked at the Mage Genius and found him serious. He gave the mage a questioning look, but Harley just gestured for him to bring his face closer. Confused, Harith did what he was instructed to, and he didn't expect for Harley to suddenly press his lips against his. It made him startled, and he almost instantly pulled away, but Harley kept his head in place with his hand, not wanting to break the kiss yet.

The kiss reminded Harith of how soft the mage's lips were. Whenever Harley kisses him first, it would always be so tenderly. This was what Harith had missed dearly, and he took this opportunity to indulge this moment because—it wasn't every day he gets Harley to kiss him like this. Only after a few seconds had passed, was when Harley pulled away. Usually, if Harley was the one who started kissing him, Harith would always find the mage with his cheeks flushed. So it surprised him when the Mage Genius had a guilty look on his face instead.

Harith blinked a few times before touching his lips. There was a large, goofy grin on his face. "What was that for?"

"You were disturbing me because I'm not giving you enough attention, right?" Harley asked, giving him a small smile. The mage then ran a hand through his ginger hair. "I'm sorry for ignoring you these days. You know how I am when it's near exams."

Harith waved a hand in the air nonchalantly. After that kiss, all apologies are definitely accepted. It wasn't like it was the mage's fault anyway that there were exams. "It's okay, Harley. I understand. Education is important."

"Yeah, but you're important to me too," Harley muttered, and Harith's grin couldn't grow any wider. The Mage Genius then turned to look at him before extending his hand. Within seconds, Harith could feel the mage stroking his ear, and he leaned closer to the mage to give him better access. He heard Harley say, "As an apology, I'll pay attention to you today."

Harith hummed, and he could feel his eyes drooping at Harley's ministrations. Harley really knows how to get him to feel like this. For some weird reason, even the slightest of his touches felt like he was giving him so much affection. Nobody else had the same, magical fingers like he does. This effect can only be done by Harley Vance, and only him. If other people does it to him, he was sure it wouldn't work.

Suddenly, Harley chuckled, and it made Harith open his eyes to see what made him laugh. He was surprised to find the mage trying to bat his tail away. "Harith, stop doing that. Your tail is tickling me."

"Oops," Harith said, forcing his tail to relax. He had no idea it had been brushing against the mage's arm. Sometimes, it just controls on its own. "I didn't realise it at all."

"Are you that happy that I'm entertaining you?" Harley teased, the corner of his lips twitching upwards. Harith felt the mage's hands scratching the back of his ear, and he couldn't help but hum in content. Harley continued, "Someone really didn't get enough attention, huh?"

"Yup," Harith admitted shamelessly. No use hiding it now that Harley knows about it. He then gave the mage an innocent smile. "Also, can you kiss me more often? I like it when you're the one who kisses me first."

His sentence was able to get Harley's face to turn red, and he watched in amusement as the Mage Genius quickly averted his gaze. Though, his hands were still caressing his ear. "Why would you ask me that?"

Harith pulled a face. "Because I'm always the one who has to kiss you first."

Harley rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything else. Harith just closed his eyes again and allow himself to relax. All of a sudden, he heard Harley say;

"I love you, Harith."

Harith couldn't help but smile. The mage really knows how to make him happy, and he was so lucky to be able to be with him. Aburptly, he pulled the mage closer by the waist and laid his head over his shoulder.

"I love you too, Harley."

               
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note: i'm sorry for not posting something in a while! i had five different ideas and tried to work with all of them at the same time, which turned out to be a very bad idea. also, i hope you enjoy this very pointless oneshot. i just thought of sharing some fluff before i release another harihar book- with full of angst. :)