Takes The Cake || Fafnir x Takiya

Discovery

"Fafnir-kun, aren't you enjoying being so close with a human?" Lucoa squeezed Shouta in her arms, paying no mind to his yelping.

The long-haired man was brooding on the subject, realising that he may have underestimated the struggles. He didn't understand anything about birthdays other than the fact that he was entitled to get a gift for the other person. And said person in question was... Takiya, his housemate.
After a moment of contemplating, he hummed tiredly and propped his chin in the palm of his hand against the table. "It's slightly delectable. However, I'm not sure what his birthday will entail." He admitted, and Lucoa tilted her head, along with Shouta.

The blessed ex-goddess released the purple-haired pre-teen in her arms and stretched them to the sky, her breasts bouncing voluptuously as she sniggered in thought. "Well, you two are friends with benefits, so why not prepare something special for him under those standards? After all, he seems very attached to you." She explained, and Faf's face lit up with a slight understanding.

"'Friends with benefits,' you say? What is that, Lucoa-sama?" He was interested now, and had his mental notepad ready to jot down some notes in.

The lime-haired enthusiast went on..."Basically, friends with benefits are people who can confide in one another for beneficial activities for the both of them. For instance, you and Takiya-kun often play games together to help each other." She adjusted her sweater, still under her personal rule of not showing too much skin in public. "Why don't you surprise him coming home from his job on his birthday, Fafnir?"

The dark-haired brood-enthusiast glanced around the café they were in, watching Elma and Takiya talk while in line to get pastries. "I suppose I will. I'll do some research so he doesn't find out." He folded his arms over his torso and flipped his hair back over his shoulder, annoyed by the prickling fibres at his face. If today continued on being slow and sluggish, he would just have to do his research another time. Perhaps he should spend time around these friends of his anyhow.

     "What are you two talking about?" Takiya questioned with a gentle smile, sitting directly next to his dragon companion, who only seemed to stare him down inexplicably. "Um... Faf-kun, you okay?" He tilted his head, eventually noticing a red tint on those pale cheeks.

     Fafnir averted his gaze and folded his arms, closing his eyes and basking in his arrogance. "Why should I tell a mere human like yourself?" He blurted out, not even thinking of the outcome. However, as usual the brunette just shook his head in response. "If you must know, I'm brooding." He lied, the smallest of smug grins appearing on his face.

     The human male sighed at the reply and picked up a cream-filled bun from his plate. He took a small bite out of the side and then hummed in delight as he chewed the bread. "Faf-kun, you want a bite?" He held the pastry out to the other.

     The dark-clothed dragon finally put his attention back on Takiya, staring at his face to analyse his emotions. "Alright." He finally agreed, leaning closer and taking a bite out of sweet as well. A bit of cream ended up dripping onto his chin, which his companion almost immediately wiped off with his thumb to stop it from falling. He was slightly astonished at the sequence of events, especially when Takiya licked the cream off of his finger... and yet his stoic expression remained.

     "You two are pretty close, aren't you?" Elma asked as she dug into her own pastries, her cheeks puffed out because of the food. "I never thought you'd eat something like this, Fafnir." She mentioned.

     "It's not like I ate it because it was Takiya's." Fafnir replied in a mumble, averting his gaze once more. Lucoa giggled teasingly at his reaction.

     "You sound like a tsundere again." The other man accused, pushing up his imaginary glasses as if he was about to go into fanatic explanation mode.

     The male dragon clicked his tongue and pushed a strand of hair behind his ear. "In your dreams." He scoffed in response, propping his chin up in the palm of his hand as his elbow rested against the table. The air was suddenly awkward... and it didn't seem as if it would alter anytime soon.