Project: Astray (Arknights x Male Reader)

3 | A Day Out

Terra, Town of Aschutal

The sun rose brightly over the horizon, illumating the streets of Aschutal with its benevolent haze. The bright rays of light shone throughout the darkened streets, illuminating the town and shining through a certain pair of windows.

Those of a certain man's house.

Twitching, (Y/N) slowly raised from his bed, his hair in disarray as his eyes slowly wandered around his room, before yawning lowly. Turning his gaze to his side, he saw a familiar mop of silvery hair, seeing Talulah's peaceful face, seeming to be having a peaceful dream.

With his lips quirked into a smile, (Y/N) reached out a hand towards the sleeping woman, adjusting a stray strand of hair from her face. Talulah stirred slightly in her sleep, a soft grumble leaving her lips, but gracefully she hadn't woken from her slumber.

"Hah, cute." (Y/N) admired Talulah's peaceful face for a moment, before silently getting off of the bed, leaving her under the blankets as he shuffled out of the room, grasping his towel on his way out.

A few minutes later, now fully awake and having taken a shower, (Y/N) wandered into the living room, his hair disheveled as his eyes wandered around the room.

"Mostima's probably still asleep. Hmm...it really makes you wonder why the hell I decided to wake up at six in the morning." (Y/N) remarked casually to himself as he entered his kitchen, a soft hum echoing from his throat as his gaze swept across the room.

The sunlight peered faintly through the drawn curtains, illumining the otherwise dark kitchen in a faint layer of light. Though he considered turning on the lights, (Y/N) merely shrugged to himself before he perused through the cupboards, settling to the task of making coffee.

A few moments later, however, as the hum of the glass coffee maker echoed through the kitchen, (Y/N) glanced over his shoulders as a newcomer waltzed into the room.

"Oh? You're awake already? I didn't wake you, did I?" (Y/N) paused for a moment, seeing the familiar-yet-unfamiliar Messenger wandering into the room. "If I did, I'm sorry for that."

"Hm...nah. Don't worry about it, waking up this early is pretty normal for Messengers." Mostima held an amused expression as she took a seat on the counter.

"Fair enough." (Y/N) shrugged at the claim. It wasn't  necessarily wrong — at least if he took to mind the few other Messengers he'd met. "Coffee?"

"Mh...sure." Mostima glanced over him once. "Mind if I use your shower?"

"Not at all. Go past the stairs, and the second door on the left. There's a few spare towels there." (Y/N) motioned towards the opening beside the stairs as he spoke.

"I'll see if I can find some of Tal's clothes for you." After a momentary pause, (Y/N) added the comment as he crossed his arms, leaning back against the counter as the coffee maker's soft hum echoed behind him.

Going purely by physiques, it was clear Talulah's clothes would be a bit large for Mostima...but, whatever worked, he supposed.

However, Mostima shook her head in response.

"No need. I'll go get some spares from my van. Be right back~." Mostima waved him off, grabbing her coat from the rack beside the door and putting on her shoes.