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Aki had her phone on do not disturb most days, but a single person was allowed to pass through. Yusei’s text message was short and to the point, asking her if they needed anything from the store. Aki lightly bit her thumbnail as her brow furrowed, considering this. “Chat, what do you think I should ask the boyfriend to get from the store?”
She noticed Anzu’s reply first, a quippy response about the new headphones Aki’d been wanting to get. Most of chat wound up agreeing with her, and Aki laughed. Emojis were now flooding the chat, with a few people asking if they’d missed a wild Yusei spotting. “I’m not asking him to buy those new headphones, they’re ridiculously expensive,” Aki said, shaking her head and glancing back to the paused game. One of the quests was detailing out a need to grow and sell a hundred potatoes. “How about we ask him for some potatoes? Might help us out on this quest, right?”
Leaning back in her chair, Aki quickly typed out a reply back to Yusei, a small smile forming on her lips. Aki adjusted her headphones, turning back to the game with a new vigor. “Let’s do this!” Aki unpaused the game, heading back into what she’d been doing before. As she started chatting again, she’d completely forgotten what she’d texted Yusei until she heard the front door close. “Oh, guys, the boyfriend’s home!” This time, Anzu mentioned that Atem should be home soon and she needed to head off. “Alright, Anzu, tell your man I said hi! I’ll message you later, okay?”
“I’m home,” Yusei announced, not exactly a yell but definitely loud enough for Aki to hear him anywhere in the house. Not like their house was that large - Yusei was always so practical. He was concerned about what would happen if everything came crashing down. It wasn’t something Aki tended to focus on, and she was grateful that he did. “Aki, where are you?”
“I’m in the den,” she called back, turning back to see the chat was now more or less going haywire. Her brow furrowed, trying to follow the new line of conversation. The mini game, as a result, ended in a loss. “Oops!” She paused the game immediately after, tracing back the line of conversation and deciding it wasn’t worth commenting on. “Hey, Yusei, can you bring me some water,” she said, just loud enough for him to hear her. No need to accidentally blow the mic out. “I’m running low here!”
It didn’t take Yusei long to arrive in the den with the water, and in the monitor, Aki could see Yusei’s eyes go wide as he realized she was currently live. He ducked out of the camera’s view, heading towards her. “Sorry, didn’t realize you’re streaming,” he murmured, now to the side of the camera. He glanced at the chat, rolling his eyes. “I see this joke isn’t getting old.”
Aki, for her part, had started giggling. “It is a little funny,” she said, glancing back at him. “You look like a deer caught in the headlights!”
“I suppose if you’re having fun,” Yusei said, attempting to sound like he was scolding her, but the smile on his face gave him away. Aki grinned back, and he leaned in to quickly press a soft kiss to her lips. Aki’s eyes went wide in response, and he chuckled. “See, there’s that look you were teasing me for. Let me know if you need anything else, okay?”
Turning back to chat, it was a mess as usual. “Shall we continue?”