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The bed is empty next to Ritsu. Feeling around for something to grasp on to, and yet his hands can find nothing... It causes him to stir awake, sitting up slowly to get proper bearings.
The space really is empty next to him. But clearly, someone was there before, with how the comforter has been pushed aside to make way for a person who had woken up way before Ritsu had. The vampire looked up towards a window in his room, recoiling at the sudden glare of sunlight streaming in through the curtains that adorned the windows.
The space next to him is empty, but still so full of something else. Ritsu inhales a sweet scent. The smell of strawberries from a particular brand of shampoo, one that he was quite familiar with. The natural odor of someone who Ritsu has always known. Sighing into the bed sheets, Ritsu inhales his scent... But where did he go?
Forcing himself to pull away from the comforting warmth that was his bed, he slipped out of the sheets slowly to sit at the edge of the bed. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, Ritsu yawned, before standing up to stumble his way out of the bedroom, not really caring to change out of his pajamas just yet... Not like he really had much on besides a messily buttoned-up shirt on.
Leaving his bedroom and entering the living room, the distinct smell of cooked egg and bacon wafts through the air, attracting Ritsu into the kitchen. Sniffing at the air, Ritsu finds himself wrapping his arms around the familiar scent of strawberries.
“Oh, Ritsu, you’re awake?”
“Mmn. Good morning, Maa~kun.” Ritsu nuzzled into Mao’s neck as the other boy laughed at the sleepy yawn that followed.
Mao placed a hand on the head that rested on his shoulder, ruffling Ritsu’s messy hair as he turned his head to leave a quick kiss on the vampire’s cheek. “Good morning, sleepy head. Are you going to stay like this for a while? I can’t cook well if you’re clinging onto me like some sort of koala, you know.”
Ritsu’s embrace tightened, burying his face deeper into Mao’s neck. That was all Mao really needed to know what Ritsu’s intentions were. Ritsu always enjoyed the sweet smell of Mao’s strawberry shampoo, so he wanted to relish in the scent once again, now that he had the person within his grasps instead of the lingering scent embedded into his sheets. Plus, Mao was warm.
Mao simply sighed, turning back towards the stove to finish flipping over the omelette in the pan. However, a soft smile found its way onto the red haired boy’s lips, humming one of his unit’s songs as he took a few steps away from the stove, shutting the oven off with a ‘click’ of the knob. He was used to the extra weight on his back, considering he grew up with Ritsu constantly being picked up by Mao like that. Rather than some sort of heavy burden, Ritsu was more like a comforting heaviness, like a warm blanket wrapped around you.
“Come on now.” Mao shifted Ritsu’s weight on his back, in hopes to get the sleeping bear to wake up more properly in order to eat breakfast together. “We can’t eat together if you’re still on my back.”
“I can’t just eat Maa~kun for breakfast?” Ritsu bares his fangs, definitely intending to take a bite of Mao’s neck, but is instead hit over the head for his antics. A soft pained whine leaves Ritsu as he pouts, detaching himself from Mao’s waist. Ritsu huffed, before leaving to make his way into the living room proper, flopping onto the sofa in the middle of the room.
Mao sighed, rolling his eyes a bit at his boyfriend’s dramatic reaction. “If you’re going to be like that, couldn’t you have at least put on any pants? Are you really that lazy still?” The red haired boy shook his head in disbelief, as he continued to plate their food. Putting dirty cookware into the sink, Mao picked up two plates of breakfast to walk towards the living room, placing them on the coffee table in front of Ritsu.
The raven haired boy rolled over, before eventually sitting up. He hummed, adjusting the edge of his—rather, Mao’s—shirt to cover himself again. “I’ll get dressed later~” Ritsu cooed, “Plus, if I’m like this, it’s easier to do things, y’know?”
Mao picked up a couch cushion and shoved it into Ritsu’s face, the vampire catching sight of the other flushing a red similar to his hair. A muffled whine left Ritsu as he tried to swat at Mao’s hand, the cushion eventually falling into his lap. Ritsu pouted, and emerald eyes refused to look back at him.
“Are you that horny?” Ritsu could tell Mao was rolling his eyes just from his voice.
The vampire laughed a bit, picking up the plate Mao had set down. “I can’t help myself when I’m with you~” A playful smile spread across his lips as he took a piece of sausage on the plate and popped it into his mouth.
The red haired boy had settled next to Ritsu on the sofa, sighing a bit before giving him a quick peck on the cheek. “Eat first, then whatever happens, happens.”
“Oho? Does that mean Maa~kun’s horny too?”
“I can leave anytime I want, you know.”
Ritsu pouted, before leaning against Mao’s side as he continued to eat. “Meanie. You wouldn’t do that to poor old me.”
Mao gave a soft laugh, “You’re right, I wouldn’t.”
A hand found its way onto Ritsu’s head, feeling as it brushed through his black locks and giving him a comforting pat. One that certainly caused him to purr a bit, nuzzling into Mao’s hand.
“I love you, Ritchan.”
“Mmhm, I love you too, Maa~kun.”