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Reki's POV
"Hey, Langa?" My voice came out as more of a whine than I had intended, but my boyfriend whirled his head over to me with the most loving look in his eyes nonetheless.
We had just woken up, so I knew already that Langa's morning voice had the potential to destroy whatever control I attained over the flutters rising in my stomach.
He booped my nose lightly, a pretty blush dusting his cheeks. "Hm? What is it angel?" The butterflies in my abdomen started up as soon as our gazes had clashed.
Langa could always do that to me - 'that' being, making me feel all happy and fluttery inside.
"You wanna listen to our playlist?" I had kinda whispered it, enough so that Langa went up right next to the side of my profile, smirking just the slightest bit as he did so.
It would be no surprise to me, if my face was about the same color as my hair, given the way Langa's hand was also travelling about my waist. At any given time he saw I was getting anxious, he would caress up and down my sides to calm me down, a feeling that ushered sparks in my mind.
"Speak up sunshine~" The constant use of nicknames Langa would use for me, colliding harshly with his morning voice, was making the feelings in my stomach rise all the way to my head.
It didn't matter that we had been dating for a year or so. This guy could make me inexplicably happy by simply being present, even by giving me the slightest bit of affection.
All I knew, was that I wanted to cuddle up next to Langa while he ran his perfectly svelte fingers through my hair. I wanted to shower him with ceaseless kisses until I lost my breath. I wanted him to hold me so that the mellow hum in his voice drifted through my body with the rush of wonder that it always would.
I was so sincerely and devotedly in love with Langa, that I could never put my feelings into intelligible words.
Resting my forehead on Langa's left shoulder, I felt his arms wrap around my waist gently, pulling our bodies together into a tight hug. "Reki.. what's wrong?"
Having hoped that he wouldn't ask that, I murmured a sigh, as I found my answer would be pretty damn stupid. "Nono nothing wrong! It's uhm.. just- the butterflies in my tummy are... overwhelming-? I- I feel so happyyy it's like my heart just-" Letting my voice trail off, I hid my face in the crook of Langa's neck while my face burned a deep pink, the surge of flutters returning to my chest.
Langa chuckled at the way I became so clingy all of a sudden, getting unduly flustered by his touch to the point that I couldn't finish my thought.
"Reki baby, look at me for sec." I felt a gentle poke at the brink of my blushy face, making me lift my gaze up to my boyfriend, who already peered down at me lovingly. Humming in response, I let him speak instead.
"To answer your question from before~ yes, I wanna listen to our playlist," My face perked up for a second, scooting slightly closer to him while he finished his thinking, "cuddle you for hours, shower you with affection, and so many kisses that I'll lose count."
He chuckled breathily as he said the last sentence, that somehow being twice as attractive as his morning voice in general.
My expressions revolved from whatever they held in that moment before, back to the fake pout I could easily use against my boyfriend, knowing full well he thought it was adorable for reasons I had no idea of.
"So you did hear me- Langa you.." I was thinking of throwing some random insult at him, but I couldn't get myself to do that either, so it ended with my words trailing off into nothing as Langa pulled me back into his arms.
"Awh I'm sorry baby~ you were just being too cute to not get you even more blushy." Langa's soft rosy lips pecked my own. "Hmm.. cuddles then~?"
Without a moment to lose, Langa pulled both of our bodies back to the mattress, also taking out his phone to bring up our playlist. I held his palm in mine snugly, grazing the pad of my thumb up and down the top of my boyfriend's hand. He's so pretty-
He handed me one of the earbuds, taking the other one himself. Draping my leg over Langa's, I cuddled up closer to him so that I was taking in his scent that made me feel indescribably at home. He pressed the first song on the list, melting into the embrace with a little sigh of relief.
♪♪ 'But when he loves me I feel like I'm floating' ♪♪
Out of nowhere, Langa left a tiny kiss to my forehead at those lyrics, making a breathy giggle escape my lips.
♪♪ 'When he calls me pretty I feel like somebody' ♪♪
To me, listening to music was an experience in and of itself. But listening to it while holding hands and cuddling closely with the love of my life was even more wonderful.
Just to add to the happy feelings, Langa would occasionally like to either hum or quietly sing the lyrics along with the song to me. Not only did he have the most lovely complexion that mirrored who he was as a person, but also an angelic voice that I could listen to forever.
♪♪ 'You will always be my favorite form of loving' ♪♪
Hearing him sing softly to me almost made it seem as though time had slowed down, leaving me to bask in the love I held for him. As the song ended, and the next was beginning to play, I reached over and paused it, sitting up to look him in the eyes.
Langa could most likely tell from the look in my eyes that I was highly animated over his singing, which I was without a doubt. "Langaaa your voice is so pretty~" At that, a deep blush rushed over his face as well as a tiny grin, that he tried to cover up with the backside of his hand.
"Hey hey don't hide your face- you're too beautiful to hide ittt." I said, while prying his hand from his face gently, planting a kiss to the tip of my boyfriend's nose. Startling me just a bit, he leaned forward to do the same, except his lips landed on mine instead.
"I love you Reki~" I could never explain how I felt from those words. No matter the number of times we said it, every 'I love you' felt like the first, bringing lovely feelings through me. "I love you too babe~"
After going back to our music, Langa continued the humming and soft singing to me during songs he loved most. While I cherished the moments of skateboarding beside Langa with my whole heart, spending mornings like this was something I realized we should do more often.
Another song began, my boyfriend continuing to get happy over every one he particularly liked.
♪♪ 'You said you love me exactly the way I am' ♪♪
Langa sang that part gently, bringing our hands to his lips, leaving a kiss to the top of my ring finger. I could have simply melted right there, but instead let the side of my head rest on his shoulder.
♪♪ 'Cause I have a sweet tooth for you' ♪♪
At some point, he had returned to humming the song, until the very last verse.
♪♪ 'I like you'.
's ay it back' ♪♪
"Mm.. Nope~ I love you." I blushed, planting yet another kiss to his forehead. By now, we had both completely showered each other's faces in butterfly kisses, and I couldn't complain for a moment.
A little while passed, I couldn't tell whether it was minutes or hours, but Langa eventually had to use the bathroom. He left a kiss to my forehead, before getting up to leave the room. A few moments of silence passed, when I got a notification, which startled me the slightest bit out of my thoughts. A text from my 'little brother' as I would call him, which he also surprisingly never held hatred against.
-Texting now-
tiny bro miya
REKI
MIYA
tiny bro miya
i got an ~idea~ for ya
well.. u and langa both ig
ok ok what is it?
tiny bro miya
u have to promise me you'll do it
and record it too
sounds.. like i should be concerned
but continueee
tiny bro miya
shut up
so is langa with you rn?
yuppp
he's not in the room rn tho
just tell me alreadyyy
tiny bro miya
impatient ass-
but k that's perfect for this
for whaaaat
tiny bro miya
so when he gets back
yell 'i love you' rlly loud at him
and see what he does
and i wanna see too
i-
strange idea..
BUT ILL DO IT
id go on abt how much i love him
but u dont wanna hear it smh
tiny bro miya
maybe some other time
but u better do this
think of it as a dare
i will i will
see
u know u love us 😩😩
tiny bro miya
yeah yeah whatever
okay i think langa's coming back
bye byee
-End of texting-
As soon as I sat my phone back down beside me, remembering that Miya told me to record this idea of his, Langa walked back into the room and shut the door behind him.
For a moment, I couldn't help but notice how cute he looked when still sleepy, his face a bit flushed. Despite him simply wearing the baggy flannel pants he would wear when we cuddled, and one of my hoodies that I gave to him, my boyfriend still looked stunning. He always did.
Langa was seemingly trying to put his hair up in a half-up half-down ponytail, just to get the various strands of blue away from his face. He was still beside the doorway, struggling with his soft hair when I glanced over (I knew better than anyone how soft it was, seeing as he'd let me make little braids in it sometimes).
Conveniently creating a small window of time for me to go through with the dare, Langa accidentally dropped the hairtie to the floor, growling ever so quietly as he went to pick it back up. All of a sudden I was internally cursing Miya, as I grew embarrassed of the situation.
Chuckling under my breath, I raised my voice hesitantly. "LANGA!!!" His head whipped up from whatever the hell he was focusing on in the moment, and gave me a look of pure confusion. "Eh-?"
Thankfully, we still remained across the room from one another, so I wasn't destroying his eardrums. Plus, Langa's mom had already left earlier that morning, so I also wasn't about to get her worried.
My boyfriend's facial expressions made it all the better, excluding the fact that I wanted to burst out laughing. "I LOVE YOUUU!!!" I carried out the last word, for more effect, watching as Langa's face changed from disorientation to 'now processing'.
After a few short moments, he blinked a couple times at me, before sending the same energy back. "I LOVE YOU TOOOO!!!" Now I began to feel better about this whole thing, seeing as Langa was blushing from ear to ear, stifling a laugh.
"I LOVE YOU MORE LANGAAA!!!"
"I LOVE YOU MOST REKIII!!!"
Fake pouting for a moment, earning me a playfully smug look from Langa, I decided to carry it on just for the fun of it. Plus, seeing Langa get all adorably enthusiastic was making me even more happy.
"I LOVE YOU INFINITELY THEN!!!"
"hm.. THEN I LOVE YOU INFINITELY AAAND AFTER THAT!!!"
Langa barely got the words out, before he broke down laughing, covering up his mouth with the backside of his overturned palm. Instinctively, I followed right after him in a fit of giggles.
We probably didn't look completely sane in the moment, but it wasn't like either of us could care. His little laughs that he was failing to hide, might have been the cutest thing I had ever seen, and it would be an understatement to say his smile was absolutely breathtaking.
While I was catching my breath, Langa had made his way over to the bedside, and crawled in under the covers next to me. Snuggling his face into my stomach, he murmured a few things that I couldn't make much sense of, but sounded an awful lot like a couple more 'I love you's.
I ran my fingers through his silky hair, allowing him to wrap his arms around my figure. "Hey Reki.." Langa lifted his eyes to me, face still pressed against my body, yet I could hear the smile in his voice, "what was all that about?"
Giggling softly, I pulled out my phone to show him the texts from Miya. After taking a couple seconds to process, Langa let out a breathy laugh, also giving me permission to send the video to him. "You still love me though~" Continuing to stroke my fingers through his hair, I responded with a hum in my tone. "Alwaysss, I love you so much. I'll never stop saying it~"
Langa mumbled a few more 'I love you's, before letting his head fall against my chest once more. He told me some time that he liked to lay and listen to my heartbeat, and how he would just sit and appreciate my being alive. Adorable..
Remembering a few minutes in that he still hadn't gotten his hair up the way he wanted, I spoke up somewhat under my breath. "Can I help do your hair Langa?" He nodded against my chest, propping himself up slowly beside me.
"Can I braid ittt~?" Turning his head back to me, Langa kissed the bridge of my nose with a smile on his lips. "Of course angel~"
With that, I started forming two little braids from the front strands of his hair, pulling them both back and tying them. My sister Koyomi had taught me how to make braids, and I couldn't have been more happy to use my 'newly adapted skill' for Langa's hair.
I sent the video to Miya, with which he responded, 'that was... disgustingly.. cute-? anygays, ur welcome for getting u two together !!'. He would never leave us alone about that part, but I didn't mind. Langa and I were happy and that's all that mattered to me, no matter how much playful teasing came our way from it.
Slightly fixing up the braids I had done in my boyfriend's hair, I abruptly pulled his back to my chest, wrapping him in a hug. "I really love you Langa." Nuzzling my nose into his neck, I felt him chuckle at the sudden affection.
"I love you too Reki... You know I will forever~"