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Fuyumi Todoroki was a strong and independent woman with many talents, such as teaching, listening and cooking. The latter was the talent she made use of the most, and something like making chocolates for Valentine’s Day wasn’t a problem at all. At least when it had been for her friends and colleagues. But this year, it was the first time she spent it with her boyfriend. And of course her boyfriend had to be a hero. But not some low rank hero, no no. He had to be the number two hero Hawks.
It was the first Valentine’s Day the couple spent together and to say Fuyumi was nervous would be a huge understatement. She didn’t even know why because they were dating for several months now, out of the Honeymoon phase. But somehow, on this day, the pressure was definitely on. It had to be perfect.
She knew she was being ridiculous. They had talked about this day, that it wasn’t that important to him and that she shouldn’t stress as they both never had a partner on Valentine’s Day. But, being her, instead of calming her down, this fact only made her more stressed.
The kitchen was a mess. There were sprinkles on the floor and somewhere underneath her clothes, Keigo probably wouldn’t mind cleaning that up. There was also chocolate all over the counter, on the stove and her arms and, of course, her face. She didn’t even know why she was that messy, as she never made as big a mess while cooking. But the pressure for it to be perfect and the anxiety that he wouldn’t like it certainly wasn’t helping.
After another two hours, the chocolates were finally finished to her liking and chilling in the fridge, now all there was to do was cleaning this mess. Thankfully, Keigo wouldn’t be home until later, so she still had enough time…
Or at least she thought, because just as she scrubbed the chocolate off the counter, she heard a muffled sound from the balcony. Oh no, he was home early. Like always he used the big window to come in, but she didn’t blame him, she would do the same if she had wings.
Her heart stopped and her eyes widened in panic, but there was no recovery. She wouldn’t be finished in time and Keigo would see the mess. He would see her, which unsettled her the most. Not that she hadn’t seen him in far worse situations, like with his wings burnt off, bruised and bloody. But somehow in Fuyumi Todoroki’s brain, her boyfriend seeing her in his messy kitchen and covered in chocolate and sprinkles seemed a hundred times worse to her.
“Yumi I’m home”, his dreamy voice resonated through the apartment, followed by the sound of boots being dropped on the floor. “You’re home early”, she answered, her voice shakier than she wanted. She heard him chuckle as his footsteps came closer, until his big red wings came into sight, followed by his pretty face and trained frame. “Yeah you know I’m fast, so I managed to come off early for Valenti-”, the rest of the sentence got stuck in his throat as he stepped foot in the kitchen and saw the state it was in. Far more important, the state his girlfriend was in. Not gonna lie, there was something endearing about seeing the woman he loved like this. Normally she was very composed and put together, but her disheveled hair and the chocolate and sprinkles on her face definitely had something.
“Am I…interrupting something?”, he asked, unable to hide the upcoming laughter in his voice. Fuyumi tried to hide her face by covering it with her hands. “I’m sorry but I’ve spent the whole day making chocolates for you, they’re in the fridge. And I wanted to clean up the mess before you came home but you’re early and I’m nervous because it’s our first Valentine’s Day and we agreed to not make it a big deal but that makes me even more nervous and-”
She was stopped by his hands, gently pulling hers from her face. He planted a kiss on them, then on her forehead. He smiled at the way her shoulders relaxed. He pulled her closer, making her look up in his golden eyes. “Babe. I know you’re someone who can’t help but stress at things, and I won’t tell you to relax as this isn’t the right response, but you know I enjoy anything you give to me. Even if you had no gift, it would have been fine. With the little freetime I have, spending time with my wonderful girlfriend is more than enough. Okay?”
A small smile formed on her face as she nodded. He didn’t hesitate to capture her lips in a soft kiss, not caring about the mess.
“And now let's get you cleaned up before I lick it off you.”