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Kanae is pulled from the brink of sleep by a knock on the door. He slides out of bed with a quiet groan and shuffles over to the door. There’s a half-hearted attempt at fixing his hair to be somewhat presentable before he gives up.
His muscles ache as he moves, a painful reminder of how long the day has been. Being pulled away from his rest only made it all the worse. Seeing the other livers in person was always fun, as are all the performances, but right now he just really, really wants to stay in his hotel room until the next scheduled meetup.
He opens the door slightly, catching a glimpse of light orange hair before opening it wider. “Hima-chan?”
“Ah, Nii-yan, have you seen Kuzuha?”
Kanae laughs, “You’re looking for him in my hotel room? What do you need him for, anyway?”
“He wasn’t in his! Mama wanted to get together for dinner, but he didn’t answer the group chat.” Himawari tries to peek past Kanae and into his room, but her view is blocked by Kanae raising his arm and resting it on the doorframe.
“He’s not here, have you sent him more messages? He might’ve gotten distracted.”
”He probably forgot to turn his phone back on,” She shakes her head fondly. “I’ll go call Papa and see if he found Kuzuha. Sorry to bother you, Nii-yan!”
Kanae waves the cheerful girl off and shuts the door. He turns to head back into the room, smiling when he spots the sleeping figure on his bed. As he reaches the bed, he extends his hand out to gently run his fingers through soft, white hair.
Kuzuha mumbles something in his sleep, unconsciously shifting to give Kanae better access. The bed creaks quietly when he lays back down and slides under the blanket quickly, pulling it up higher to ensure Kuzuha stays warm. Kanae gently wraps his arm around the vampire to pull him closer. Roto ends up sandwiched between them, Kuzuha having held onto the plush cat when Kanae went to answer the door.
He sighs, content, as he allows his eyes to shut once more. They’re both much too tired to socialize right now. He’s grateful that Kuzuha came to his room for a reprieve. After all, it means that he’s the most comfortable with Kanae, right?
Not that he had any doubts about that.
Kanae smothers his smile into the pillow and hugs Kuzuha tightly. He feels the other man nuzzling his face into his chest just before sleep overtakes him.
“So, tomorrow?”
“Mmn, anything is-“ Kuzuha is cut off by a weight falling onto his shoulder. He blinks, glancing down to find Kanae asleep and Roto beginning to slip from his hands. Kuzuha quickly pushes the plush into Kanae and tilts the other man back so that he isn’t in danger of falling forward and off the couch.
Kuzuha sighs, “Really? You’re such a pain…”
He sets his Switch down and tilts his head back to look at the ceiling. There was no way he could carry Kanae to bed with his lack of muscles, not that he would if he could. The other man desperately needs the extra sleep and Kuzuha isn’t about to risk waking him up.
It’s warm, he realizes, and Kanae's comforting weight against him is nice. Kuzuha sighs, softer this time, his head lolling to rest against Kanae’s. He tamps down the laughter bubbling up from the situation.
It’s silly, really, how he knows he isn’t going to be moving from this spot until his partner wakes up. Kuzuha can feel the dumb grin on his face but he doesn’t care. No one is around to point it out, anyways.
Might as well take a nap, it’s not like he had any plans for the rest of the day. Or night, considering the time. His sense of time is skewed from streaming and any hope of a normal sleep schedule has long disappeared.
He links his arm through Kanae’s and presses closer, burying his face into soft, brown hair. Despite the upright position, it’s comfortable here, mostly. But they’re probably going to regret this tomorrow when they go out on their date. Sleeping in this position is just asking for a sore neck.
Whatever.
They can suffer together.
“Kuzuha?”
“Hmm?”
“Are you sleepy?”
“Mmn..”
Kanae laughs, reaching out to ruffle Kuzuha’s hair. His hand slips down to brush across the other man’s face gently, “It’s time to go to bed.”
Kuzuha leans into the touch as he mumbles something. He still doesn’t move from his position where he’s slumped over the desk.
“What was that?”
“...’ere..”
Kanae leans down to try and catch Kuzuha’s words, “What?”
The vampire lifts his head slightly, “‘m gonna sleep here.”
He laughs again, “You’ll be a lot more comfortable if you lay down.”
“Noo—“ Kuzuha draws out the word in a whine. He ignores Kanae trying to tug him up and buries his face into his arms instead.
“Come on, let’s go.” Kanae wraps his arms around Kuzuha’s torso and tugs him backwards.
“Wait— Ah!“ Kuzuha’s head shoots up as he feels the chair tilt under him. His hands scrabble at the desk before he gives up and holds onto Kanae’s arms instead. The other man kicks the chair hard enough for it to topple and Kuzuha is left struggling to get his feet under him, his weight mostly supported by Kanae.
“Let’s go~!”
“You! I could have died—“
“You would’ve been fine, I’m right here.”
“You were the reason I almost died!”
Kanae shrugs and begins to walk backwards, Kuzuha scrambling to keep up in his arms. “You should have listened to me and gone to bed yourself.”
“Okay, okay, I get it! Slow down!” He clutches at Kanae’s arms around him, hissing when his foot hits the fallen chair in a desperate attempt to get his bearings. Kuzuha feels the other man’s grip tighten around him as they speed up instead.
There’s a thud as Kanae pushes the door to the bedroom open with his own body. Kuzuha has gotten the hang of being dragged at this point, backpedaling to keep up. But a yelp tears out of his throat when Kanae tilts over sideways and onto the bed without warning.
“Fuck—!”
“Shh, it’s bedtime, Ku-chan.” Kanae rolls over, dragging his partner further up onto the bed as he goes.
Kuzuha groans, burying his face into the sheets. He’s too tired to fight the nickname right now. Surprisingly, despite the ordeal he went through to get here, nothing hurts aside from the lingering pain of hitting the chair earlier and even that's fading.
“I’ll get you for this.” He mutters, turning to glare at Kanae. The other man is laughing softly, a pleased glint in his eyes.
“For helping you to bed?”
“Ugh, you know what I mean.” Kuzuha reaches out to swat at Kanae’s face only for his hand to be caught.
Kanae kisses his palm, smiling into it when Kuzuha tries to half-heartedly tug it free before giving up. The vampire sighs, lacing their fingers together as he shuts his eyes.
“Good night, Kuzuha.”
“Mmn, good night, Kanae.”
“Hey, Kanae, have you seen my phone?” Kuzuha peeks into the other man’s bedroom. His eyes immediately go to the empty desk before falling on the sleeping figure in the bed.
Kanae has the back of his hand over his eyes, the other holding onto Roto like always. He’s on top of the blankets as if his exhaustion won over being warm. Kuzuha walks into the room quietly, a small smile forming on his face unconsciously. He turns off the lights before making his way to Kanae.
He carefully tugs the blankets free from underneath Kanae and tucks both him and Roto in. The other man doesn’t seem to stir despite the inevitable jostling from the vampire’s messy movements. Kuzuha brushes some stray strands of hair away from Kanae’s face before realizing the other man hadn’t taken his hair tie out before lying down. He gently slides it free and places it on the desk before turning to leave.
He mutters a hushed, “G’night, Kanae.”
But a hand grabs onto the back of his shirt before he can get too far.
“..you’re not gonna give me a goodnight kiss?” Kanae, who has rolled over to face Kuzuha, asks slyly.
“You’re such a pain.” Kuzuha scoffs, looking away as if it could hide the blush on his face. But he promptly turns around, forcing Kanae to let go as he kneels by the bed. He leans in, one of his hands coming up to tilt Kanae’s face towards him.
Kanae shuts his eyes, smug and satisfied that Kuzuha is doing what he asked. He waits to be rewarded only to feel the gentle brush of lips on his forehead. He opens his eyes once more with a pout.
“Kuzuhaa~” Kanae drags out his name in a whine. “That’s not fair.”
Kuzuha laughs and rests his head on the bed, “What do you mean?”
“You know what I mean.” Kanae reaches out and cards his fingers through Kuzuha’s hair, smiling when the vampire leans into the touch.
“I don’t. I did what you asked, didn’t I?” Kuzuha tugs the blankets up higher, “So go to sleep.”
“I can’t sleep unless you kiss me.” Kanae widens his eyes, trying to look cute to tempt the other man into doing what he wants.
“You’re such a pain.” He rolls his eyes fondly. Despite his complaint, he props an elbow up on the bed to lean forward once more. “At least come closer..”
Kanae laughs at the growing blush on the vampire’s face and shuffles towards the edge of the bed to meet Kuzuha partway. He sighs, content, at the soft pressure before the other man pulls away.
“Happy now?”
“Yes, thank you~” Kanae brings Roto up to hide his grin. “By the way, your phone is in the kitchen.”
Kuzuha blinks, surprised at the sudden subject change. “Oh, really? Thanks!” He stands up to go get it so that he can get back to his stream. He’s triumphant for a moment, of course Kanae would know, it’s why he came in here to ask before looking around himself.
The vampire stops in the doorway.
“...Kuzuha?”
“You were awake the entire time?” Kuzuha whirls around, his face flushed an embarrassed red.
Kanae stares up at him innocently, “Maybe. But Ku-chan was so cute, I didn’t want to stop you.”
“Agh!” Kuzuha groans, facepalming as his actions flood his memory. Realistically, there’s no need to be embarrassed. He’s sure he’s caught Kanae doing something equally as sweet but right now he can’t think of anything. “I’m going back to my stream!”
“Okay~ I love you!” Kanae calls out, satisfied.
“You..” Kuzuha sighs, pausing before he can shut the door all the way. “...I love you too.”